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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

semblc results from happy union Of
the two My ichrlh Illustration pictures
one OF thess clePunts garments. the Jet
passementer.c being particularly rich
and effective. Some OF those lace man
ties are very long and are made up on
yokes ADely pleated and Outlined with
double row OF Jet nal'heads, with a
ruche at the neck mounted upon stand
Ing collar. There are epanets OF the lace
with long flowing sleeves
For debut ntes. | th nix pure white
will be much all ctcd the co ming season
made up with striking simp icity; buG
the young married woman Will resort to
lace garniturc In the shape of deep
lounces caught up In various graceful
ways with punches OF pink ribbon.
Alencon lace will be used to drape cor
sages and set In sleeves, while the rib
bon ceinture will aso be trimmed with
lace.
Much has been said concerning the
hands OF American women, namely, that
they lack beauty, that they are often so
bony and knuckly as to be In glazing con-
trast with the extremely delicate type
Of facial love mess so common in this
country Whether this charge be true
or notI shall not undertake to say, but
IL true, then should the fashionable wo-
man be the more careful aud fastidious
In the selection OF her gloves, and very
particular in securing that perfection of
fit which is commonly supposed to be the
characteristic OF glove But the fact
is our women do many things to mar the
beauty of their hands. A celebrated
French woman, famous for the beauty
of her hands, took the extreme pro-
caution OF always keeping them
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

used on the sides of the corsagc, for the
yoke and sleeves. and alsJ for the two
bands of insertion. The embroidery
must be lined with silk of the same
color as the dress material. The cor
sage closes invisibly with hooks and
eyes at the back The sleeves have
bows OF ribbon on the shoulders.
1t Is quite evident that the towering
sleeve has had its day, and that Queen
Fashion will ere long decree its abo.i-
ton: but, in the meantime, what is sur
rendered In height is made up in full
ness at the shoulder, which serves
quite as we'll to give the broad Shout
anocrea -shs~@. 80 Vs~rss-.a~ ~ft~r- ~ thc
woman of fashion. The torsage vest
with its broad revers of lace opening
upon tho light-colored chemlsette. i'm
parts width Of figure without resorting
to the towering sleeve Bands of en-
broidery crossing the bust while the
upper corsage is heavily pleatcG at r ght
angles to them, also give widened
effect to the figure.
With the return to town woman's
thoughts naturally revert TO wraps,
mantles and mantelets. Even II not alb
solutely necessary TO protect from the
cold, stylish mantle is nevertheless an
indispensable adjunct TO lady's ward
robe. They are made uD in ST k or wool,
according TO individual taste. In my
third illustration set before you very
stylish 10 ~ mantle OF bengaline, q deli
cate pearl-gray. 1t is made to fit the
figure and buttons in front. The waist
has only one dart, but tho skirt has sew
eral pleats at the back. The wide collar
is Of the same material gathered and
trimmed with lace, while there is a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17
THE NEW COMMANDER.
Captain John Palmer, of the G.. A. r., and
His CreditabIe War Record.

Captain John Palmer, of the G.. A. r., and
His CreditabIe War Record.
The newly elected COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, Captain John Palmer, Of
Albany, n. Y, was born on Staten
Island, March %, 1912. His war
record is an excellent one. On Sept.
10, 1861, he enlisted in the Ninety
first New York Volunteers, and wac
constantly with that regiment until
it was mustered out July 3, 1865,
taking part in all its engagements.
He was seriously injured at the bat
tie Of Five Forks in the combined
charge of cavalry and infantry. BY
force of his soldierly qualities he
attained successfully the grades of
Corporal, Sergeant, Sergeant-Major,
Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant,
Adjutant, and Captain. Since the
war he has been engaged in the
fresco painting and decorating bust
ness at Albany. He is one of the
best-known and most popular men,
ss,ors OF tire of<lor--vf-s sis -6totey-fs--.
charter member OF Lew Benedict
Post, No. 5, Department of New
York, and was for several terms
Commander Of this post, which, with
headquarters at Albany, is one of
the largest and most influential posts
in the country. He was twice
elected Commander of the Depart
ment of New York. and in 1879 was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

slightest advantage was gained to ar.
rest the progress of the disease, which
is almost unknown to science.
When Solferne applied for admis-
sion to the almshouse he presented a
hideous spectacle. His head was en-
larged to nearly the length Of that Of
a horses. The forehead was high
and broad and the frontal bone pro-
jected far beyond the eyes. The
nasal bone had grown to the size Of
banana, and his ears could scarcely
be covered by an ordinary-siZed hand.
His whole body was affected in SIM
liar manner, his hands being Of such
an enormous size that one could
easily cover the surface of ham,
and his feet were as large as q FIVE
gallon beer keg, with toes grown to
the proportions of mans fist.
The knee joints were about as
large as his legs at the thighs, and
from the waist up his body had the
200-pound men, his ribs having grown
out Of all proportion.
49,. About a month ago Solferne took
to his bed, lost his former cheerful
ness, refused to converse with any
one, became very irritable, and finally
relapsed into lethargic state, from
which he could be aroused with diff
ficulty when it was necessary for him
to take food.
Solferne said that the disease first
attacked him when he was about
20 years old, but thinking it was some
ordinary trouble, paid no attention to
it. But as time passed his extremi-
ties grew larger rapidly. Medical adj
vice was of no value, and nothing
could be done to save him.
The body was buried in the potter's
field. Some of the physicians talk of
resurrecting it and making a thor
ough and systematic investigation of
the cause of the disease.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

pure for collar, yoke and basques. The
skirt was made quite p ain in front, and
had guipure quilts on each side. The
sleeves, which were rather high and
bouffant, had t rec rows of guipure be.
low the elbow
In my last illustration you will find a
very pretty co tums for child, the
material being a white surah, pichly
trimmed with lace The square yoke in
front Is run with narrow ribbon, while
the col ar is so OF lace pleated I'd ruiz
with ribbon, which is tied in n bow al
the front
am told that VIC are to have a novel.
tY this win or int The shape Of ornamental
flies, not art site ones which might
puzzle an cntt mo ogi>t TO name and
CLASSIFY, but real natural ones, with all
their lc IS and oven with the hair that
orna rents some peces That tho fair
lady OF fashion shoud think of deco.
rating lie CT with such Eorrid little
creatures is a surprise to me, but per
hapS these flies vii be no more repul.
sive than the snakes and lizards which
have su h u vogue.
TIC modlsh couture ssiI persists in
being tho CIR ok the cell being used as
a sort of Pm cushion to display several
handsome she pins, which, by the way,
are very styi II and becoming to all
orders OF b'auty. The hair on the fore.
head Is light yctimped and then co nbed
back BIT, so as 70 give the face an in.
tel ectual cast The winter prom SIS to
be very prolific I'm tho line of readings,
lectures and literary amuscments, hence
no doubt this ear y Injunction TO comb
the frivo Gus frizz somewhat of the fore.
head. IL will be fashionable to talk
books and even to discuss the various
reforms Of the age, everything, In fact,
except to wear blue stockings in good
earnest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17
The Wolves of Frnnce.

J. J. Rousseau attributed any
natural superiority that England
possessed over France to her freedom
from wolves. In 1889, 515 wolves
were killed in France, and the
bounties paid for their destruction
amounted to SO, 900 francs, or nearly
20 francs per head. The reward
varies, following the age, the sex and
the ''antecedents" OF the wolf. The
ordinary sum is 40 francs; If she
wolf in young, $50 francs; for a wolf
that has attacked human being,
200 francs. Most wolves were killed
-82 and 76-in the departments of
the Dordogne and Charente. Under
the ancient regime the Lieutenant
for the destruction Of wolves was an
important functionary. To-day he is
the largest landed proprietor in the
forest district chosen by the Project,
and who binds himself TO keep pack
Of wolf-hounds, etc, to hunt down
the wolves in December and March.
In return the proprietor is allowed
two days free shooting per month in
the Government forests. The wags
say the Lieutenants are the natural
friends Of the wolves, in order to up
hold their sporting rights. 1t is diff
ficult TO run to earth an old wolf, be-
cause the animal can run its 100 miles
at pinch in single night. TA4
Prince dc Joinv!lle has ne best pacA
Of wolf-hounds i,i France. Any ere
who captures a wolf, no matter b.
what means, has only to bring the
animals ears and right forepaw TO
the local mayoralty to receive the
reward. The ears are then slit to
prevent second presentation and
the paw is nailed against the Office
wall and registered. Letter to
Pittsburg Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A FEW weeks ago the Rev. t. De
Witt Talmage preached at Green
Mountain Falls, Colo, to large and
enthusiastic crowd. Col. Bob Inger-
soil delivered a discourse the other
day at the same place. He was
greeted by small and scared audi
enco- clondhurst. shada-iastus made
terrible havoc in the vicinity. His
hearers half suspected the lecture
had something to do with it, and
seemed fearful some other CONFUSION
Of nature was hanging over them.
The Colonel's hostility to the heav-
emily powers will be bitterer than ever
henceforth. He will never forgive an
apparent discrimination against him
self and in favor of Talmage.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

1T is reported that the Cunard Line
has contracted for now steamer 600
feet long, which will have a maxi
mum of twenty-five knots and a sea
speed of twenty-one knots. If this is
true, and the new steamer meets the
specified requirements as to speed,
Secretary Tracy's pride, cruiser No.
II, known as the ''Pirate"--now in
course of construction-will not
'overtake with ease the fastest trans
atlantic liner of the day." For the
guarantee of her builders as to speed
is exactly the same as the specifica-
tions of the proposed new Cunarder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

open in order not tn enlarge the
knuckles, and maintained that no lady
of uppertendom should ever turn the
knob of a door, a the wrenching mo-
ton required to do so Is very hurtful to
the delicate muscles and tendons. But
while on this subject OF hands let me
impress upon the minds Of my readers
that no matter how rich, elegant, aud
stylish q costume may be, its effect is
ruined by pair Of soiled gloves. As
certain fashionable woman once said:
Rather fresh gloves than fresh flowers,
for faded towers have beauty OF their
own, while soiled gloves are more mex.
cusable than dirty hands.
IL shall handle you without gloves!"
exclaimed society belle who was
fam us for always wearing soiled hand
Shoes as the Germans call them.
II hope So" was the calm reply OF the
young man whom she had threatened
with her re eminent
Gray will continue to be the favorite
color for travelling costumes, made with
jacket corsage, leg.o'-mutton sleeves
hnttoned at the wrist, straight collar,
edges turned ovcfS Rad black silk tie.
The front OF the shfN- Is perfectly plain,
with fan pleats at the tach.
very uSclu III Rdl IOr ING Idu vi
the year Is a travelling jacket in cheviot
or vlcuna, closing with two large invisi-
BILE hooks. AT the collar and at the
waist there are two tabs with two large
round buttons. Turn-down collar with
small revers; under the collar you wear
a TX cordeier " hich you tie in front,
thus giving style and finish to the
jacket.
coo coma oh N r,nin0 fo,,' n rdc trim, M, Cd
name, art guipure: but the lady Of good
taste is very careful not to make use oil
jet or heavy metal trimming on thin
material like foulard.
A very stylish white crcpon has the
corsage set of by an application OF gui
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

THERE is need for the political econ
omists to revise their maxim that q
L;eh dAeraa of national prosperity
tends to cause high birth-rate. The
results of the recent censuses in Eu-
rope cannot fail to be destructive of
this theory. In five years Germany
has added 2.265, 600 to her population,
Russia 10000, 900. and France scarce
~ 100000 during the same period.
Though the population of Germany is
scarcely one-fourth creator than that
of France it is gaining more than twice
as rapidly. This, too, when France is
enjoying phenomenal prosperity and is
regarded upon all sides as the wealth
lest country OF continental Europe in
proportion to its size.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

chosen Senior Vice COMMANDMENT.
chief, acquitting himself with credit
in all these important positions.
Being thus placed in che direct line
of promotion to the highest office in
the Grand Army, his election was
assured the moment the delegates
from New York determined to unite
upon him as their choice. He is a
forcible speaker, good presiding
officer at department and national
conventions, and has frequently been
placed at the head of important
committees by both State and national
encampments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

Possibly the man who put dyna-
mite between the leaves of books and
sent them to various prominent people
in Paris last week was actuated by
good and philanthropic motives. May
be he knew what French books are,
and thought little dynamite would
soften the shock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

MANY of the fools think they can
beat the lawyer in expounding the
law; one-half think they can beat the
doctor in healing the sick; two-thirds
of them think they can beat the minis
ter preaching the gospel; and all Of
them know they can beat the editor in
making q newspaper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

Francisco solfcrne.
Francisco Solferne, the Italian fruit
dealer whose disease bafiied the skill
OF the medical fraternity, died at the
Almshouse, says the San Francisco
Examiner.
Solferne was admitted to the Aims
house in June, and the disease which
ended his life is called acromegaly.
1t causes an enlargement Of all the
bones OF the body. About all the
physicians could do was to study the
malady, which slowly but painlessly
sapped the life of the victim. It is
known that the cancellous tissue OF
the bones becomes hypertrofied, caus-
ing the extremeties to become enor-
mously enlarged, and not much more
can be told by the physicians.
DIR. Bunker tried every known RENE
dy for kindred ailments, but not the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17
Easily Accounted For.

"Now, just look at those dogsltin
gloves, after wearing them once in
the rain. l don't see why little
water makes them shrink in that
way
"They were probably made from q
dog tnat died of hydrophobia. -
Smith, Graz d Co.'S Monthly
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

IN demonstrating that the casual
ties OF steam navigation are infini-
tesimally small, amounting only to
something like one ten-thousandth
of one per cent, the National Board
proves that the best life insurance
policy is to live on board of a steamer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A LAW to prevent divorced persons
marrying again would do more than
anything else to reduce the number
of applications for divorce. The de-
sire to be free, and marry some one
else, is at the bottom of half the
applications for divorce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

The Emperor of Germany personal
ly conducted the religious services
held on board his yacht, and the
attentive cable informs US that he
STOOD in reverential attitude" while
invoking the divine blessing. This is
important, inasmuch as It may be re-
garded as remarkable concession on
the part of This majesty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

LET us hope and pray that James
Russell Lowell and George Jones can
hear the good things that are said
about them. Rarely has such deep
volumed strain of eulogy risen over
two such widely differing men, as
rarely, indeed, have two such men
passed out on the same dag.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

THERE is q man in London who sells
plots for novels. Judging from the
hackneyed theme of the average En-
glish romance he either has worry poor
trade or is working off shop-worn goods
on his patrons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17


The Girls Of Ninety-one.
They tell me twas the fashion,
OIL long and long ago.
For girls TO look like lilies white.
And sit at home and sew.
Forth strobe their sturdy brothers
On many q gallant quest;
But tho maids behind the lattice
Their weary souls possessed.
To-day the times have altered,
And pretty KATE and Nell
Are playing merry tennis
In sooth. they do 10 well.
They ride across tbs country.
They climb the mountain side,
And with oars that feather lightly,
Along the rivers glide.
II they've not yet been to college.
They are going by-and-by,
To shake the tree Of knowledge,
Though its branches touch the sky
For all their Greek and Latin,
And porting over books.
With faces smooth as satin.
They'll keep their dainty looks.
Doyou want happy comrade,
In study or ia fun?
Be sure you'll find her quickly
Mid the girls of Ninety-one.
She'll keep that bright and steady.
Unharmed In any whirl,
And not n lad will love her less
Because she's girl.
Margaret II. Sdngster
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

AFEM1NINE apostle of physical culture
told her auditors that they should treat
their bodies as they do their souls If
this advice were generally acted upon,
there would be good many dwarfed
bodies among the members of "our
best society,""
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

The Secretary of the Grand Monu-
ment Fund in New York gets a sal
airy Of 81, 400 per year. AS the fund
doesn't increase, the mathematician
Of the Boston Globe are figuring how
long the funds will hold out.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

ExcAvAToRs at Johnstown, Pa, have
found several little boards of money in
tin cans and similar receptacles that
had been laid away by frugal house
holders for rainy day. The day came
at last, but it was far too rainy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

THE breaking up Of the large land
ed estates in Ireland under the ope-
ration Of the land purchase act is the
dawn Of better days for chat country.
The small-farm system has worked
wonders IN Frunc.t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

THE name of the new Minister of
Public instruction in Hayti is Apollo.
He will have to discourse sweet music
to charm the conspiring young Hay
tian spirit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A DENVER couple who went up in
balloon on their honeymoon trip
were nearly killed by the balloon col
lapsing because Of escaping gas.
Escaping gas has caused nearly all
the trouble Of married people sooner
or later.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A New YORK paper inquiries "What
Is blasphemy?" Printing text from
the Bible and tips on the races in con-
tiguous columns comes pretty near be-
ing an example.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

"A SALE of jackets that will interest
every intelligent person in st. Louis"
is advertised in the papers of that
town. Chicago comments are anx-
iously awaited.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

AK inscription eulogizing the works
Of peace viii be put over some OF the
buildings of the Worlds Fair. 1t won't
appear above the portal of the woman's
building. however.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A GEORGIA mother is reported to
have sold her two babies for dollar.
That would be pretty steep price for
babies handicapped with such moth
er's instincts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A RuL has been introduced in the
Georgia Legislature to appropriate SIC,
300 for the establishment of am electric
light plant and heating plaDtt at the
State Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

A WISCONSIN newspaper man has
Just fallen heir to $4,000 and he
may spend the rest of his days in atfiu-
ence unless he starts in to fill long
felt want somewhere.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

CHICAGO papers note scarcity Of
mosquitoes in that city this summer
Vampires, however, are as numerous
as ever. The M ional Capital Build
ing Loan and Investment association,
recently exposed, was fair sample
nj the breed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

THE New York law against suicide
is SO severe that almost everybody
there prefers to kill somebody else.
And then, too, 1t is so much easier to
get away when you have killed only
the other fellow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

BROOKLYN is about to erect splen-
did monument to Grant. If New
York ever gets such a monument 1t
will be by annexing that city.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

AcLEReYMAN has been horsewhipped
by female parishioner for not return
ing her love. But he deserved the
thrashing if he refused to return it, if
in his possession.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17
seasonabIe styles.

LTHOUGH til Q
sex by courtesy
called the strong
er affects TO look
with dlsdain upon
woman's love OF
sue h baub.es as
bits OF lace and
ribbon. ornament
a. pins, curled
feathers and the
lik , yet, even In
this land Of much
Wanted re u b.
simplicity,
how often nova
days do we see the
breasts of mems
coats literally
loaded down with
'badges, m g d a s
an d orders sus-
pended by pieces
of bright colored
ribbon, until this
m. ,,oh.h odQClyad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

As SOON as Chicago is through rails
ing another necessary 81, 900, 600 for the
Worlds Fair she will chserfully chip
in and help New York build the Grant
monument.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

INDICATIONS come from all parts of
the country that the people are tired
of farce-comedy inanities and that they
will demand some sort of merit in the
plays they patronize.