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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

nor may she, with good effect, wear
long basques. In a word, you must
study your figure and learn its good
points and its limitations before you can
expect to read your name in the list of
women who may justly be called we'll
dressed.
Ny initial illustration sets before you
very pretty theater jacket corsage, in
ribbed velvet The basques are cut
straight and Joined with reversed seams.
At the frC mt they gap somewhat. The
color of the material is an emerald
green with coral stripes. The ribbons
which fern the belt and collar, and
which are tied as indicated, are CUR
color. The basques. are lined with
brown satin merveilleux. There Is only
one dart, which includes both the ma
terial and the lining; the other is only
made in the lining. The pleats in the
velvet hide the. opening, which is in the
middle. The plastron may be made
eth. r in lace or in pleated silk muslin
The collar clo2es at the side with a
cluster OF bows. The plastrcn is fast
ened to the corsage with fancy pins, and
the sleeves are made lego mutton
The ribbon belt starts from the side
seams.
My second illustration will give you a
very correct idea Of rich combination
gown, for dinner or reception, in silk
and velvet. The velvet corsage in Rus
sian green velvet closes in the middle,
and Is made pointed in front with
basques at the back. The waist is
framed with pearl fringe. The upper
part of the corsage is made in the form
OF yoke, embroidered with Jet pearls
and framed with fringe and pearled gall
loon. The folds reaching from the yoke
to the waist are of Russian green faille.
There is V-shaped cut-out which is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

dress, made up in Russian tulle and
white satin. The tulle overskirt, which
starts at the height of the waist cores,
Is embroidered in a peculiar way which I
will describe farther along. The white
satin underskirt, made princess, Is quite
plain, and only has q pleated hounce at
the bottom. The corsage hooks at the
back invisibly. The breadths of the
train must be cut very bias in the upper
part, and must be made fuller than
usual The back breadths are pleated
and caught on a band. The skirt must
be lined with flannel, crepe, or yelling.
The corsage, lined with silk, is draped
as far down as the waist cores with
white muslin fichu, and the ribbon visl-
BILE in front ends.at the back with long
streamers. The sleeves are made up in
white satin draped with white muslin,
with two puffs at the top. Only the front
of the skirt is covered with the en-
broidery. 1t must be cut straight and
adapt itself to the princess form. Now,
as to the peculiar manner in which this
skirt is embroidered, which, by the way,
Is not shown in the cut: You take a
breadth OF Russian tulle, ere am color,
and five different sizes of satin ribbon,
with which you compose the five bou-
quets Of flowers on stamped paper, and
then transfer the design to the tulle.
Each flower has an eyelet, and the mar.
rover ribbon serves to make the foliage.
The stems are made with silk twist. II
successful. the effect is very rich.
You will find very pretty calling cos
tune pictured in my last illustration,
mad up in pink silk with black spots
and satin stripe. The skirt, which is
quite fiat and plain in front, has it's sides
covered with polonaise with long train.
On the left side you gather the material
somewhat, catch it up and set it off with
a scarf of muslin. The side and lack
pieces furnish the requisite fullness for
the skirt, and below the waist you must
leave enough stuff 10 form the fullness
of the train. The chemisette and iabot
are fastened to the front sides of the
lining, which fasten in the middle; the
lower fronts OF the corsage are cut cors-
let-style, and embroidered with passe-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

THE Rev. T. De Witt Talmage has
put forth his contribution to the lit
erature of the Sunday-closing move
ment in connection with the Worlds
Fair. "The proper solution" says
he, "is to have every workshop, fac
tory and store closed promptly every
Saturday noon during the whole Ex-
position. Give the working classes a
half-holiday every week during that
time. Then Sunday let the great
preachers who will be here from all
parts of the world hold services in all
the Worlds Fair buildings which
will admit Of it," The first objection
which naturally suggests itself is that
this plan affords an opportunity for
Chicago working people to visit the.
fair, but ignores that vast army from.
four neighboring States, who, by
travelling at night, could spend Sun
day at the fair and return to their
homes without the loss of a working
day. II, however, Mr.. Talmage holds
to the religious argument alone one
can not fail to note that in order tc
observe that portion OF the command.
ment which says "Keep holy the
Sabbath day" he is willing to break
its other command, "Six days shalt
thou labor" Moreover, Mr.. Tai
mage's plan necessitatcs seven days
work by railroad men just as much as
if the fair were open. 1t is at least a
debatable question whether engineers
and conductors would not be quite as
righteously employed taking people
to see the great fair, bearing testi-
mony in every department to tho
marvellous work Of Him who created
in his own image man, who accom-
plished so many wondrous things, as
they would be in taking them to hear
the great preachers OF the world
even though Mr.. Talmage should hap
pen to be one OF those preachers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

menterie of steel and spangles, the front
edges being bordered with black velvet
ribbon festoon- wise. The corsage at the
bottom is edged with narrow black VEL
vet ribbon, with bow and long ends in
front. The sleeves are lego -mutton,
with epaulets of velvet, trimmed with
velvet and placed at the armholes.
What fortunate creatures men arc as
to the matter of headgear. They need
not even attend personally at their hat
ter's but simply order derby or high
hat of the la'est style, and there the
trouble ends, whereas WE poor women
are bewildercd at the infinite variety of
shapes and dazed by the endless show
Of tones and shades. In fact, woman
may we'll give whole day to tho qucs-
ton whether she shall wear strings or
no strings, and still be not whit nearer
Adhesion. Theater bonnets grow smaller
and smaller, made up, as / have seen
come, of single large chrysanthemum
and border of quilted lace, the flower
serving for the crown and being quito
fiat on the top. In some OF the spring
models large flowers are placed sidewise,
back to back, with a fat bow. A glgan-
tic poppy made of pale pink velvet and
satin shaded off TO mauve Is treated In
this way, the bow being made of pink
satin ribbon shot with mauve. The two
are placed on q narrow bordering Of
lace-wove straw and tied with ribbon to
match the bow.
Pink is no doubt great favorite this
season-plnk In all shadcs-and IL Is
surprising how many shades there are,
beginning with pale iiesh-pink and run
ming the gamut up to rose Du Barry,
about twenty in all. Pink Is trying
color at best, and you should make
great efforts 10 select the particular
shade which goes with your complexion.
Some, for instance. can't wear deep
pink, but yet they look well in a very
light pink. Cream, ivory and putty arc
favorite shades, 50, also, are corn, am
Der, buttcrcup, very light green and
worry light blue.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

The Scholars View ON Civil service In the
Educational system.
George william Curtis, the Chan
cellor OF the University OF the State
Of New York, In speech on The
Public School and Civil Service Re-
FORM" in Philadelphia the other even
ing, befose the Department OF SUPER
intendence OF the National Education
al Association, showed the exhaustive
study which he has made OF the sub
ject, and among other things said:
Is not every argument for the APP
pointment OF the great body OF minis
terial officers OF the Government by
fitness and character wisely ascer-
tanned Indefinitely stronger when ap-
piled to the selection of school teach
ers? And IL the selection OF those Of
iicers by methods which secure their
independence promote their self-re-
spect and stimulate their interest and
zeal instead of destroying greatly in
creases the efficiency of the public
service, elevates the tone of public
employment, and removes reproach
from the national name, is 1t TO be
apprehended that similar care would
harm the character and efficiency OF
the public schools? Teacherships In
the schools are not popularity regarded
as subjects OF patronage. But they
are not so practically, and is it wise
that they should remain so? To be
properly effective, the examinations
must be uniform, entirely competent,
and wholly independent of the APP
pointing power. The examiners must
be sincerely interested in education,
familiar with the duties Of a teacher,
and with the requirements of the art
of teaching, and capable of conduct
ing an examination to ascertain both
the scholastic attachments and the
specific professional fitness Of the can
didates.
BY City Boards of Education and
County Commissioners, or Trustees,
or Committees, who are appointed by
political officers or nominated by par
ty conventions; these are the author
tiles who examine and certify or IL
cense and appoint more than 80 per
cent. of the teachers. Is this rea-
sonable manner OF securing public Of
flcers qualified for duties so delicate
and important as those of teachers in
public schools? Is it method which.
would be likely to secure the most
competent service Of any kind? There
is, indeed, an examination now, but
the examination and certifying board
is appointed by political officers or
named by party convention. Is a
party caucus generally intent upon
competence in the candidates whom
1t dominates? But as the old English
Judge said to the horse-thief: "You
are to be hung not because you have
stolen a horse, but that horses may
not be stolen, so the spoils system
should be abolished, not because 1T
ness is never considered by it but be-
cause fitness is not its object.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

from the immortal 400 to $50. Some
people have hard things to say OF Mr..
McAllister, but he does not unquali-
fiedly deserve them. Undoubtedly he
is a cad, but he has the distinction
and saving grace OF having reduced
cadism TO profession and Of having
thriven by IL. He may be an ass, but
he is the leader OF his kind, and he
couldn't be that. and lion. Mr.. Nc
Allister is no more to blame for him
self than potato plant which has
shot up white and spindling In dark
and vicious atmosphere is responsible
for its weakness. He is product OF
New York society, and IL one is out
for shams 1t is not the character Of
the leader that is to be assailed. but
the wretched intellectual condition
of the people who suffer themselves
to be led.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10
What u Chance.

A clever teacher, who has the
power of calling out originality in her
pupils, says that she should certainly
have no time for the use of text
books If she attempted to answer all
the startling questions asked In her
class. One day the attraction OF
grayitation was under discussion and
Charley Beale volunteered the opin-
ion that he didn't see any need of ii
anyway"
at seems to me-" said Charley,
there's no particular use in having
the earth attract things. Now, when
the apple fell and made Newton
think out the reason-why, that APP
pie might just as well have stayed
where it was till somebody gathered
it,"
"You play ball, don't you?" asked
the teacher.
"Yes'm."
Suppose you hit the ball very high,
what happens?"
1T falls"
"But IL there was no attraction
toward the earth it wouldn't fall.
Don't you think that might prove
Inconvenience"
Charley did not answer immedi-
ately. His eyes were bright with
the light of a new idea.
"My!" he broke forth involuntarily.
what q chance for a home rum
Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10
Two Versions.

People who are frightened are not
always conscious of what they do or
say at the time; they frequently re-
port themselves to have been per-
fectly calm and self-possessed in
cases of real or fancied danger, while
eye-witnesses tell very different
story. Little Mary Woods had spent
most Of her life in the country, and
she had no more fear of a cow than of
kitten; but when her 17-year-old
city cousin Frances came to the farm
one summer, Mary learned that there
was at least one person in the world
to whom a COW was an object of ter
ror.
Frances had gone berrying with her
little cousin, and as the bars between
the berry pasture and the adjoining
field happened to be down, gentle,
harmless COW had wandered through
the opening till she came quite close
to the children. Frances, in de-
scribing the scene to her aunt, said:
"Of course, Aunt Sally, ] didn't
want Mary to know / was afraid Of a
COW, but / really thought / should
scream when / looked up and saw
that dreadful, glaring-eyed creature
close at our heels. Still / was per-
fectly calm, and I just walked quickly
but firmly to the stone wall, taking
Mary by the hand, and l said, Let's
climb over this wall, Mary; see some
splendid bushes over on the other
side~ and she followed m, right
over.
"She asked me little while after
ward il l was afraid of cows, but l
was very busy picking berries just
then, and the child didn't repeat her
question. l wouldn't have had her
suspect l was SO frightened for any
thing"
That night, when the small Mary
was getting ready for bed, she said,
~Mother, do you know / truly think
Cousin Frances is afraid OF cows"
"Why?" said Mrs. Woods.
"Well," said the suppoSed-tO-be un-
suspecting child, you know we were
picking berries in grandpa's hill-pas-
ture, and Mr.. Fox's Brindle got in
there, and she came close up to us.
Cousin Frances had been busy pick
ing, and she didn't hear Brindle till
she gave little moo And then
Cousin Frances turned just as pale;
and she grabbed my hand, and
dragged me along to the wall as fast
as ever she could, and she said, Lets
climb over this COW, Mary; see some
splendid cows over on the other side!
ut was the very worst place in the
whole wall to get over, and the ber-
ries weeen't big. at all! And" con-
cluded the small sage, Il asked her II
she was afraid of cows, and she didn't
answer me; so 1 persume she didn't
want to tell wrong story"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10
Napoleon,s Remembranoe.

Madame Junot, in her memoirs of
Napoleon" relates many interesting
and amusing anecdotes of the EN-
peror's youth. He was, as a lad,
quick-tempered, sensitive, and some
what vain of his personal appear
ance, but possessed sufficient good
Judgment to control his temper upon
occasion, and to give no evidence Of
injured vanity.
IL we'll recollect," writes Madame
Junot, that on the day when he
first put on his uniform, he was as
vain as young men usually are on
such an occasion. There was one part
of his dress which had q very droll
appearance-thatw was his boots.
"They were so high and wide that
his little slim legs seemed buried in
their amplitude. Young people are
always ready to observe anything
ridiculous, and as soon as my sister
and l saw Napoleon enter the draw
ing-room we could not restrain our
laughter.
AT that early age, as well as in
after life, Napoleon could not relish
joke, and when he found himself the
object of melriment, he was certain
to becomd angry.
"My sister, who was some years
older than l, said that since he wore
a sword he ought to be gallant to la
dies, and, instead of being angry,
should be happy that they joked with
him.
"'You are nothing but child-a
little pensionnaire!' said Napoleon,
in tone of contempt.
"Cecile, who was then twelve or
thirteen years Of age, was highly in
dignant dt being called child, and
she hastily resented the affront by
replying to BonapaTte, And you are
nothing but puss in boOts'
"This excited general laugh among
all present, except Napoleon, whose
rage I will not attempt to describe.
Though not much accustomed to So
ciety, he had too much tact not to
perceive that he ought to be silent
when personalities were introduced,
and his adversary was child.
Though deeply mortified at the
unfortunate nickname which my sis
ter had given him, yet he affected to
forget it, and to prove that he cher
ished no malice on the subject he had
a little toy made, and gave it to me.
This toy consisted Of cat in boots,
and in the character of a footman
running before q carriage. 1t was
very wen made, and must have been
rather expensive to him considering
his straitened circumstances.
"He brought along with it a pretty
little edition OF the popular tale.
'Puss in Boots, which he presented to
my sister, begging her to keep it as a
token of his remembrance. Youths
Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

chimney where the draught is down
ward. The candle in the other
chimney will begin to burn feebly
and smoke, and will go out IL there
are no cracks In the box for air to get
IN. The reason air. does not get TO it
dtwf its Own chinisleyis that Tic up
ward draught there is too strong.
Two boys nay create NpileRf fun
for Che company by making db as a
dwarf. Let one OF them stand be-
hind table and place his hands on
1t, while the other stands behind the
first and passes his arms around him.
The head and body OF the second boy
and the legs OF the first are hidden by
curtains, which can be managed IL the
table be placed in doorway. Boots
are then placed on the hands of boy
number one, and jacket put on over
his shoulders and the arms OF the
hidden player. Then an excellent
imitation OF a dwarf is thus formed.
The face should be disguised as much
as possible, and the dwarf may be
dressed Enthusiastically to represent a
Turk or Moor. sTo add I'd. the fun, a
third person might act the part Of
Snowman and give comic account Of
the dwarf's history. Then the freak
might deliver speech, appropriate
gestures being made by the player
who furnishes the arms. These are
apt to be ludicrous, as the second boy
will probably have trouble in fitting
his actions to the words of the first.
The dwarf can dance and perform
many remarkable feats, such as rub
bling his head with his toe or putting
both feet in his mouth at once. Three
bright boys can keep room full Of
company convulsed with laughter
with this act, but it should be well
rehearsed beforehand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10
The Funeral Was Postponed.

AS an example of unrewarded &C.
centric thrift an anecdote told to
the Journal on Saturday is worth re-
cording, though it does touch upon
funeral joking. Some forty years
ago Massachusetts, good wife lay in
her bed apparently dying with con-
sumption. AS the family lived four
miles from the undertaken and
pastor, and as the roads were badly
blocked with snow, the husband,
when called to the village on business
on Tuesday, decided = thoughtful
man!-to save journey in that Bit
ter weather by engaging the minister
and undertaken at once, and appoint
Ing the funeral for Friday. In somG
was Wednesday the sick woman heard
OF this, and, arousing herself from
her supposed dying condition, de-
clared: "There1l be no funeral in this
house this week." The funeral was
postponed, Friday it took place
forty years after 1t was originally set.
The husband is still living at the age
OF S0.-Boston Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER thinks
that the immigration question could
be settled by the imposition of tax
of 500 upon every foreigner seeking
admission to this country. There is
not much doubt that such a law
would exclude vast number Of un-
desirable immigrants, but any citizen
of the United Statcs-particularly II
he be a resident Of the Northwest
has only to look about him TO sec
thousands of prosperous, intelligent,
public-spiited people who would have
been turned away from the gates OF
the new world had that tariff upon
men been in force a few years ago
NotaN the best citizens Of the United
States are native born, nor did the
best Of our foreign-born citizens come
over in the first cabin Of an ocear
greyhound.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10
How French Girls Are Educated.

The French maiden is educated
after very different plan from that
which governs the American girls
instruction. She enters at years
the school, where she remains for
six, ten, or twelve years, until her
education is finished. The schools
open In September and continue un-
I'll August, with no vacation except
a few days at Christmas and Easter,
and no Saturday holidays. Under
this system the teachers thoroughly
understand their pupils, and lay out
for them a course of study in which,
there is gradual and constant devel-
opment, but no hurry or examining
for promotion into higher schools or
colleges.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

IT is said, apparently on some au-
thority, that the ex-President of q
great transportation company who
lately retired under cloud has ap-
piled to the company for pension.
We have recently seen the President
of great life insurance company re-
tire-if not under a cloud, at least in
sort Of haze-upon munificent
pension. These circumstances, to.
gether with the pregnant fact that
there are now on the Government
pension rolls about as many persons
as there are survivors of the late wal
In the country, suggest that the pen
sion habit seems to be getting tol.
erably fair holt in our midst.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10
why She walked.

One day last summer / was walt
ing In New York ferry house for the
boat that was to take me to New Jer-
sey, when my attention was attracted
by pretty gray-eyed girl Of about
IA, who came limping In as though
she were very tired. Another young
girl, who had been seated by my side,
sprang up and rushed TO meet the
newcomer.
"Why, what's the natter. I've
been here ever so long. How did you
hurt your foot? What in the world
kept you?"
These questions tumbled over each
other as young girls questions are apt
to do as the two seated themselves,
and then Miss Gray Eyes, holding up
lovely, waxen, fragrant magnolia
flower, answered the last question
first.
This kept me-" she said.
"That flower!" exclaimed her friend,
in establishment. "Why, Laura, what
do you mean?"
Il mean exactly what ] say" was
the reply. "This flower made me late
and caused my lameness. And, II
you'll be patient for moment or
two, I'll tell you all about it. You
see, when finished shopping at
Willsy's, had just five cents left for
my car fare to the ferry. But, instead
of paying car fare with 1t, bought
this magnolia and walked"
walked! Way from Fourteenth
street? Laura, you're crazy"
"No, I'm not; I'm only very tired,
and now don't you say another word
till get through. My mother loves
magnolias, especially the kind that
grow South, for when she was girl
and lived in Virginia they grew all
around the old homestead. And,
since she has become an invalid, she
seems to love them more than ever.
Well, you know we can't raise that
kind of magnolia in this part Of the
country, and so she never sees one
except by chance. / thought Of all
this when / saw a boy Offering a
bunch of the lovely things for sale q
suppose he got them from some hot
house, at the foot Of the elevated
station stairs, so / didn't go up the
stairs, but bought one flower, with
all the money 1 had, and walked to
the ferry"
l couldn't help it, girls and boys,
but l turned to that gray-eyed girl,
as the boat came in, and said:
God bless you, my dear, for I'm
sure you are blessing to your
mother"
And before she could recover from
her surprise at being thus addressed
by stranger, l was gone.-Detroit
Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

THE Des Moines Register rises to
exclain that "the patron-saint of all
nurses is the great singer, Florence
Nightingale. Her labors in the
Crimean war have immortalized her
name more than the sweetest songs
that ever fell from her lips" Where
did you get it, Mr.. Register? What
authority have you for saying that
Florence could sing any better than a
woodpecker? Call in your musical
editor, examine your library, and
then blame the whole thing on some
luckless compositor.