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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-02

Var and vide the Augusta Park Associa-
ton 10 fayossbly known. Its meetings have
slssys been largely attended because the
public 10 certain that the entertainments are
Of high order. The managers sse oil
vsll known business men Of our city Who
have the oonndsncs Of the people. Never
before has track bssn managed 10 Ausus-
to % sueosssfully. The present 10 90
exception. The conditions st this time are
more ,pfopisious than ever before. All
classes ere bsim full. The efficient gate
Keeper scores the largest number Of season
tietsu ever sold. showing that the interest
10 largely on the increase. The 81
stables are found Inadequate to scoomo-
date the horses already on the grounds
While every track 10 the "hnes% and
every other cross road has one, these
grounds are too we'll known to have Any
misrspresentstjous 10 the least deTaot
Large audiences and general Satisfaction 10
the rule at our popular park. Its location
90 easily accessible by steam and electric
rosd to patrons from the three sister cities
also accounts in part for the patronage so
generously bestowed. The season 80
auspiciously begun bids fair to outrival the
past, with good weather we bespsak for the
entsrprising managers great and we'll de.
served success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

A-ASflloNAbLE HABIT.
ing collar and lapels, disclosing a scarf at
the neck and cut away at the waist TO show
Il light waistcoat, is another popular style
A completely new habit bodice is double
breasted, with low reyers, showing a tie,
and In lieu of the ordinary short basque an
elongated one, like a mans dress coat.
dividingu up the center. so that it falls easily
In place on the saddle This has found
much favor with English equestriennes.
Whatever the style of habit bodice may be
the riding skirt remains scant, closely fit
bed at the top and barely long enough TO
touch the floor when the wearer Is on her
feet.
Ladies are permitted choice between the
silk riding hat and Derby hat of felt. The
Blk hat this season has a slightly bell
shaped crown, with the brim curving mar
row at the sides. The gloves are of goat or
doe skin and fasteu with four buttens
New York women for the most part ride
In top boots of patent leather, the riding
trousers being made in form OF kniclee-
bockers. Long trousers may, however, be
worn with ordinary walking shoes. when
1t Is desired 10 economic, as the boots es-
pec,ally made for equestrians are expensive
In this connection it may be well TO ex-
plain that the question of cross saddle
riding for women, which was agitated some
months ago, was settled by the Princess OF
Wales, who considered it immodest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
How to Give Baby Castor OF.

Do not give baby dose every time he is
constipated. If the bowels do not move at
least once every day something is needed
TO make them. After hearty meal in tie
morning lay the baby on the bed or couch.
take OF the diaper and place a warm news
paper and bit of cold cloth under him,
and let him kick for awhile The warmth,
liberty and full stomach will probably
cause the bowels 10 move
II they do not, dip 4 plug OF common
white soap in castor oil and gently move il
up the passage. Baby does not object to
taking oil in this way, and il works Ike a
charm The trouble often IS not so much
that the child Is constipated rs that the
lower bowel Is not strong enough 10 peg
form lis Office, and by oiling the passage
the movement is easily effected Now wipe
the baby gently with the cloth and remove
Ii with the newspaper TO the kitchen stove:
wash. wipe and yaseline baby, and take
him up, happy every time, and ready for
sound sleep.
AS soon as baby's back IS stroug enough
10 allow him 10 sit up place him on the
chair commode at proper times, and habits
OF neatness will be soon formed which viii
relieve you of much disagreeable work,
and the child be less liable 10 attacks II
slckpeSs.-Cor. Ladies' Hone journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

THE YOUNG DIPLoMATE'S ONLY CAPITAL.
countess down the avenue any time after
dark. Just at dusk that evening the adj
venturous little woman climbed into the
perambulator, and was wheeled by the
dignified American gentleman a mile or
more through one of the fashionable
thoroughfares. Of course the countess had
a veil over her face, and no one, excepting
those who composed the merry party and
were in the secret, knew that countess,
over lwhose beauty many a foreign court
has raved, was the baby of this occasion.
/ called one day on q young friend of
mine who is attached to one of the foreign
legations, and found him brushing and
furnishing his court uniform, preparatory
to putting it away in a cedar chest for the
summer. Il sha'n't need it again till
winter" he said, "unless something eX-
traordinary happens meanwhile. am 60
ing to put it in a safety vault" is it,
then, so precious?" l asked "Yes,n he
said, sit is precious. This suit is all my
father had to give me when 1 left home.
1t was the capital on which I started out in
life. This chapeau was worn by my grand
father at the battle of Waterloo. This
sword my great-grandfather carried
through fifty years of military service.
This belt is probably 300 years old. Some
of these gold huttons-you see they are not
all alike-were trophies of battle two cent
uries ago. Take the suit through and
through, and it represents in one
way or another the history and the vicis-
STUDIES of my family. This medal was
on my grandfathers breast when he was
beheaded for a political crime, SO called, by
the very government which now serve as
a diplomatic. 10y family was once very
powerful and wealthy. We had vast es-
tates, which were confiscated. Now we are
so poor that all my father was able to do
for me was to give me an education, secure
me place in the diplomatic service and
start me out with this uniform as my only
capital. Notwithstanding that we had the
sword and many of the gold buttons and
decorations which wear, because l have
the right TO wear them, the making of the
suit cost my father nearly 500. Besides
my title and my pride, this glittering thing
was my only inheritance You can easily
see, therefore, why take such good care
OF it." ROBERT GRAVES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
Wooden Lace.

Lace making in America is still an in
FAINT industry, though the continent can
claim the only lace tree yet discovered.
1t is the laZZette, or lace tree of Jamaica,
whose inner bark can be separated into
layers of very pretty mesh. Queen Vic
toria has had dress of it, presented by
the people of that loyal colony. His
Majesty Charles II had only a cravat.
History does not record if he wore it.
It does tell, though, of wooden lace
cravat that must have been much more
desirable. II was carved by the famous
Grinling Gibbons in imitation OF point
lace, and was so flexible that 1t could be
tied or folded without injury.
The Duke of Devonshire was its first
owner. Gibbons gave it to him upon
the completion of Chatsworth, the mag
nifcent. In some manner it came into
the hands Of Horace Walpole, who de-
lighted to wear it when he had special
guests of honor at Strawberry Hill
New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
Concerning Silver.

Silver mining is older than history, and
the methods described in the twenty-eighth
chapter of Job are much like those fol-
lowed today; yet science is still at loss to
explain the origin of silver bearing lcdes.
The ''sublunation theory" is quite favor
tie with miners-that the metal rose in the
form of vapor, and cooling by contact with
the wall rock cryStallized in seams. To
this sum add ''salfataric action"-that hot
waters carrying minerals left a deposit on
the rocks. Wermer's theory, that the silver
was first in brackish lakes and was thence
deposited in the assures, is still held by a
few, and so is the eruption theory''-that
the metal gushed up in melted state.
Last of all Is the extremely scientific ''elec-
tro chemical theory-that the silver was
concentrated from all the adjacent rocks
by electrical action. There is much to
learn about the matter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

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is to remember him always. for his man
ners are impressive. He appears to take
very little interest in the opera or play, but
sits rolling his large, luminous eyes about
the auditorium. He has eyes like those in
some pictures you have seen, such as the
Beatrice Ill Cenci, +" which seem TO be look
ing directly into your own, no matter at
what point of view you glance at them.
This interesting gentleman, who is nearly
always accompanied by three or four bellies
OF society, is none other than Mavroyeni
Bey, the minister plenipotentiary and en-
voy extraordinary of his glorious majesty
the sovereign Of Turkey. Mavroyeni is a
devoted and popular society man. His
national costume and feZ he has eschewed
entirely, except upon such occasions as a
New Year reception at the White House.
During the last year theater goers have
missed one of the scenes which formerly
Afforded them no little anausement-the
presence IN box, or sometimes two boxes.
OF number OF the gay young attaches OF
the Chinese legation. Since the new min
ister arrived IN this country the young gen
tlemen OF the Chinese legation have given
up the theater aud are rarely seen in So
clety The carrlage rides. the fiirta ions,
the giving of costly presents TO comely
American girls ere TO more. The new
minister would have none Of i. He hiss
even had the cruelty 70 forbid coQuetry in
the park, and the maidens, W no now 20 10
Dupont Circle expecting to have nice
time listening 20 the somewhat awkward
and unin,elhCible Eallantries Of the young
Cinnamon, as they were wont 10 DO a year
or so ago. meet with nothing but diss.p-
pointment.
Since the fine spring weather came 70 Us
| have learned OF a new and pleasant char
acteristic OF the pink faced and comely
Chinese women who 1--we in the biz legation
house on Dupont Circle. Months and
slsoutks ego vsrora 2haIt the strange az
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

up that they present points up the front Of
the skirt; the bodices are cut to correspond.
A new corduroy cloth in soft shades Of
fawn and gray is likely to be popular,
being cool, light and soft, and is arranged
with silk, velvet, and the fashionable jew
eled passementerie, or else made up quite
plainly with q Louis XIV coat and bro
cade waistcoat. These coats are in the
zenith of their popularity at present, and
are carried out for dinner gowns, tea jack
cts and even ball gowns, in the richest
combinations of material and trimming
Anexceedingly stylish garment for street
wear is the Derby jacket, depicted in the
accompanying cut. 1t is in tweed, with
turned down collar and facings in MORE
silk. The three-quarter length fronts are
rounded off and shaped to the bodice by
means of slanting gore, starting from
under the armbole and disappearing in the
pocket. The back view of this jacket is
shown at the figure in the upper corner of
the cut. The low waistcoat worn with this
Derby jacket is in cream or white pique
Little gold studs are worn in the linen shirt
front. The necktie IS in white cambria.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

pearance of these high born ladies stump
| ing about the street on their little feet,
| which in one or two instances are not feet
at all, any more than a pair of stills have
feet. But since the nice weather came l
| have seen these ladies day after day in the
| Circle playing with and admiring and pet
! ting the children who gather there for
romp. My own little girls go there nearly
every day, and are great favorites with the
| oriental ladies, who think blonde, blue
eyed, golden haired American girl the
| sweetest thing they ever saw in all the uni
verse. The presents Of strange bonbons
and handkerchiefs and trif1es which the
| little girls bring home are source of con-
slant delight to their juvenile eyes. One
of my little girls came home the other day
and said "a China lady" had kissed her and
told her she loved her. These Chinese are
not so bad after all.
l come now to a pretty little story from
which l shall have to omit the names 1t
is Of a countess, one Of the handsomest wo-
men in Washington, whose portrait Nun
kacsy once begged leave to paint simply
for the pleasure he could derive in treating
such perfect subject. This countess is a
little mite of a woman, no larger than an
average n-year-old girl, and while calling
at a neighbours house one day she lifted the
baby of the house from his carriage, and
jokingly said she was so small she could
take a ride in it herself. The baby's father
said, while he was, as a rule, opposed to
wheeling perambulator in public, it
would give him great pleasure to push
such lovely child down the most promi
nent thoroughfare at high noon. You
would not dare to take me down Connecti-
cut avenue in the carriage" said the count
ess. "Tll give you a hundred dollars if
you'll let me wheel you from here to the
new Lafayette monument" said the baby's
father
The little countess spirit was up She
did not believe the dignifed and somewhat
elderly gentleman would play such a
prank, especially at such a price. He did
not believe she had the nerve to take the
journey. So both insisted they were will
ing, and then they discussed the hour at
which the trip should be made. Here the
little countess had the best of it. No dis
tinct stipulation had been made as to the
time of day, and she said she would be
ready at II o'clock at night. This the |
other party to the contract demurred to as
being contrary to the spirit if not the let
ter of the proposal; but being finally forced |
TO admit he had set no particular time a |
compromise was reached by which he !
might claim the privilege Of wheeling the |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
IN LILAC TIME.

In hlec time the Moons are stu;
At night we hear the whippoorwiH
The gardens full Of mignOnette-
] wonder how / could forget
What this time means! Remembrance
pain
Transports me to the field again.
In lilac time.
To fragrant fields, where, after school.
l played long in the evenings cool
Until heard my mother call
When shall hear that cadence fall?
When feel those dear arms sheltering me,
To which ran so fast and free,
In lilac time.
In lilac time! We little know,
AZ we are going 10 and fro,
With purple blossoms in our hands,
That some spring day in foreign lands
Their scent will make our old hearts young
Swifter than any song that's sung
In lilac time.
Mary Tenney in Boston Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

One day. not very long ago, the baron
was in a jewelry store on Pennsylvania
| avenue, which is owned by a countryman
| Of his, a Genoese named Desio. The baron
| was looking at some jewelry, and the shop
| keeper, presuming a little, perhaps, on the
| fact that he and the minister were from
| the same country and of the same blood,
carelessly put his hand on his customers
shoulder while talking Of the jewelry, and
said TO him, my dear SIR But he got no
| further With a vigorous and impatient
gesture the proud baron swept the aston
ished Mr. Desio's hand away, and ex-
claimed: How dare you, a mere trades
man, take such liberties with me? |
would have you know, sir, l am Baron
Fava, his majesty's minister. Don't you
dare TO my dear sir mer'
Another of Baron Fava's peculiarities
was his Discrimination to walk. According
to his view it was vulgar for gentleman,
and "his majesty's minister" at that, to
walk through the streets. Consequently
the baron always called cab, even if he
had but block or two to go, and the cab
bies who stand at the corner of Connecti-
cut avenue and NJ street, near the little
Office over the confectionery store which
served as the Italian legation, are mourn
ing his departure from these shores. Our
friends the foreigners are, as rule, good
customers for the cabbies and the florists.
Not many of them are rich enough to own
their own equipages, but they rent car
riages by the week during the social sea-
son, and at other times call frequently
upon the drivers of hansoms and cabs. As
for flowers, there seems to be a natural
affinity between them and diplomacy.
One of the leading florists of Washing
ton tells me his trade among the members
of the diplomatic corps is SO large that
without it he would not be able to make a
cent. As it is, he is getting rich. The
florists is good business in Washington,
where there are few dinner tables without
floral decorations, and few fashionable la
dies at the theater or opera without costly
bouquets at their corsages. How much of
this custom is due to the example set by
our refined friends from across the water
Of course am unable to say, but the fact
remains that in no other city is such a gen
sral and eXtrayagant use of flowers to be
seen.
Speaking of the opera reminds me of one
Of the diplomatic gentlemen whose face is
almost rs familiar to Washington theater
goers as the obelisk erected to the memory
Of the Father of his Country. Almost any
night you may see at the theater, always
in a stage box, and always or nearly al
ways sitting next the proscenium arch,
handsome, dark skinned man, attired in
fauitlesS evening dress. To see him once
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
Riding Habits.

Horseback riding, as taught in the New
York schools and practiced in the east, fol-
lows English methods, notably the rising
trot," which is almost unknown at the
south and west. The eastern women also
borrow the English women's fashions in
the matter of small. fiat saddle and short
stirups and in the riding habit.
Many of the habits are being made in
rough, hairy cloths, though smooth cloths,
diagonals and corkscrew cloths are also en-
p!oyed. The colors most favored are black
and dark blues. The most popular bodies
is closely buttoned in front and finished
with square position back The coat bod
ice, long on the hips and back, with roll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
A Striking Proof

Professor Qecturing)-In conclusion
would instance mental alteration, mania
to which the learned are frequently sub
ject, and occasionally make themselves
ridiculous without knowing it. (After
saying which the professor took-instead
OF his hat-the lamp shade of the bracket.
put II on ais head and walked ouL(-Did-
uctsta
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
Fashion Erhaas

Lace hats are decidedly fashionable
In almost every case the hose matches
the shoes.
The hats are Of fair size, but the bonnets
are small.
For very dressy occasions the fronts of
shoes are embroidered with sold beads and
colared stones.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
How w. ID. HnweiIs wnr,

William d. Howells, having been asked
as to his method Of work. and il his plots
were outlined before, he began writing. is
reported thus: As the saying goes. I usr-
ally know how the story is coming out.
but OF course the detail of the plot is devel-
oped as we write, and often, 200, the Incl
cents OF our daily life are woven into the
aJory."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
NllIi Eagle
THE MODES or THE DAY.

Styles Adopted with Wooden Fabrics in
the Tailor Made Gowns.
The severe style adopted with tweeds
and other wooden materials suggests the
idea that tailor made gowns have it all
their own way at present, and dresses man
ipulated by women's hands are confined to
evening wear. Many of the light wooden
fabrics have large diamonds or looped rings
in couples scattered over them, while others
have what are ironically called London
snowfakes, being of very doubtful white.
Many of the striped materials are so made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
Theory and Practice.

One of Chicago's most extensive dealer,
in real estate died leaving al estate valued
at more than $50, ooo, and every cent OF II
consisted OF personal property. II strike:
me that this is peculiar condition OF al
fAirS-Chicago Mail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

An excellent and simple wash to keep
the hands white and smooth after the oc-
casional dish washing, which comes 70 al
most ali housekeepers, is equal parts Of
vinegar and water l. Is gnod plan 20
keep a bottle of IL prepared and standing
in the kitchen closet. Wash the hands first
thoroughly il warm water. WIPE them
dry and rinse thoroughly il The Eixturs.
The same preparation Is good 70 remove
stains from the hands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

The 6sintsest stockings 20 be wo-n By a
bride are Of fine white six. with 3 medal
Ion Of Vaienciernes lace set IN che instsp.
the design bang one CT orange blossoms
They are as frail as the proTs-bial coose5,
however When one Is golEg 70 save one =
wedding gown and wedding fan & - Just
as well 20 have the beautiful scockI2e1 20
60 with 4, 50 that tie next generation faay
see just whz: mamma wore On ker wed
ding day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

Miss Marguerite Merogtoa, the p-esi-
dent Of the s!1rnns. oE TIE Normal college,
and professor q Greek IA tie college, 10
youug and attractive. Slse a2zs her sisters
were graduated - TIE Normal college e.
the same tsl.e. and they are stated 20 hare
ausong then carried CT a. s-e s.-zes 6.
! c.SSx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
Especial Correspondence.1

Fava's Dignity-The Turkish Minister
at the PIay-Chinese DipIomates' Wives.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, April ga week or two
ago / wrote a letter about the foreign lega-
tons in Washington, taking them AS a
whole and giving some descriptions and
pictures of the legation houses Now l
want to indulge in little gossip about
the diplomates themselves With Presi-
dent Harrison and majority Of the
members OF his cabinet out of town,
society dull and featureless and official life
going on in the most embarrassing routine
manner, one turns almost by instinct to the
diplomatic corps for something of color
and attractiveness. Baron Fava, one Of
the heroes of the recent diplomatic Incl
dent between the United States and Italy,
was noted in the American capital as a
good deal of swell. He was proud and
exclusive man, if ever there was one. and
many stories are told Illustrative Of his
peculiar notions concerning his own i'm
Dortance and dignity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24

Z. r, POWELL. Pre's, @. W. LAnIaEK V Prss's
{. K. FRANZ. Asst CsshisE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-24
ABOUT THE DIPLOMATES.
ROBERT GRAVES GIVES SOME INTER-
ESTlNG PEN PICTURES.

The Corps Furnishes Color When Every
thing Else Is Dull and Lifeless-Baron
Fava's Dignity-The Turkish Minister
at the Piay-Chinese DipIomates' Wives.