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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

In my third illustration Is entitled TO
your closest attention, for IL has points
Of great beauty about it, and yet II
keeps within Polonius definition: rich,
but not gaudy. 1t may be made up
either In velvet or cloth. Assuming this
particular gown 10 be made up in black
velvet. we should need nearly three
yards OF eggplant purple ribbon for the
belt which hooks under the bow. The
skirt has slight train, and must be cut
on the bias to secure graceful fall, be
gored on the hips and finished with a
balayeuse. The Jet embroidered plastron
Is repeated at the back, and the pulled
sleeves ornamented with two bands OF
embroidery. The corsage lining closes
in the middle with hooks, while the cor
sage itself has crenelated basques edged
with iet. 1t has a seam in the middle,
and closes invsibly under the arm.
The tailor-ma 10 this season is more
artistic than ever, being the very per-
lection OF a street co stume. The great
designers have exhausted their inge-
nuity in producing skirt that should be
elegant and graceful, and yet plain and
practical-looking. | present half
figure view OF one of these creations in
my fourth illustration. The material is
gray-blue wooden stun. the skirt being
cut very bias at the top. to secure that
graceful hang so charactt rlstic of these
gowns. There should be one front and
two side breadths. These side breadths
should be full yard wide and lined
with silk, which should be taken in al
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

The large hotels in all the cities Of
this country carry upon their annual
expense account from one thousand
to fifteen hundred dollars chargeable
to paper, envelopes, matches and
toothpicks supplied to guests and
strangers. The strangers use more
OF them than the guests. A square
box, in which are kept dozen neces-
sary things-such as cards, matches,
envelopes and toothpicks-stands on
the counters OF most hotels. This
box has TO be constantly replenished.
hh' o5teI "fuffYienes SINE interesting In
formation regarding the way in which
his hotel Is Systematically robbed by
guests and strangers. Five hundred
envelopes and 1000 sheets OF paper
are required daily. Strangers appear
at the desk, and with the utmost nom
chalance ask for writing materials,
which are furnished If the person be
respectable in appearance. 1t is a
common thing TO see strangers enter
hotel writing-room and I'LL their
fountain-pens from the ink-bottles.
Blotting-paper given away costs $40
Il month. Every visitor TO the hotel
believes himself entitled to tooth
picks and matches. He takes a hand
full of the former and fills his pocket
matchbox at the counter with the
latter. 1t costs Sl5 a month to sup
ply these triiling articles. Pen and
penholders and ink-bottles disappear
at the rate of dozen day.
But, alas! these are not the only
losses to which hotel men are COM
PEELED to submit. The attendants in
the wash-room will tell you that
strangers enter and slip cakes Of soap
into their pockets The small hand
towels that are supplied TO guests are
carried Off at the rate Of hundreds
every year. There is a difference in
the class of men who merely take
what is supposed TO be free and those
who fitch what is known to be the
property of the hotel. The latter
men are thieves! Tides are carried
away from the chairs, and sheets and
pillow-cases from the beds. The
hotels on the European plan suffer
most from pilferers and dishonest
patrons. -Once-a-W Week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
A Brothers Love.

A touching illustration of chill
dren's affection occurred recently in
Paris court, when pretty girl Of
10, poorly but neatly clad, was
brought up on a charge OF vagrancy.
"Does any one claim you?" asked
the magistrate.
"Ah, my good sir!" said she, II
have no longer friends. My father
and mother are dead. I have only
my brother James, and he is almost
as young as / am. Oh, sir, what can
he do for me?"
"The court must send you to the
House OF Correction"
"Here i am, sister, here / am! Do
not fear" cried childish voice from
the other end OF the court.
And at the same Instant a little
boy with lovely countenance start
cd from amid the crowd and stood
before the Judge.
"Who are you?" said he.
"James Rome, the brother of this
little girl"
~Your age?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
A Famous D.re,ict.

The American three-masted schoon-
er Wyer G.. Sargent, which was aban-
doned off Hatteras on March 81, 1891,
has drifted more than three thousand
miles since that date, and has become
famous among North Atlantic derc-
licts. She was sighted last on Feb.
is by the steamship w. 1. Radcliff.
She was then about one thousand
miles west of the Cape Verde Islands,
in fairly good condition and with the
stump OF her mainmast standing.
When abandoned in a water-loggcd
condition the schooner had $40, 900
worth OF mahogany under her matches,
and wreckers have sought in vain to
bring this rich prize into port.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
The Hard Problem.

/ know hoy who was preparing
70 enter the junior class of the New
York University. He was studying
trigonometIy, and / gave him three
examples for his next lesson. The
following day he came into my room
to demonstrate his problems. Two
of them he understood, but the third
IA very difficult ouc--he had not
performed; L said TO him: "Shall
help you?"
mo, sir: l can and will do it if
you give me time" l said: Il will
give you all the time you wish"
TIE next day he came into my
room to recite another lesson In the
same study.
"Wcll. Simon, have you worked
that example,"
mo, SIR" he answercd; "but l
can, and will do it, if you give me a
little more time"
Certainly you shall have all the
time you desire"
i always like those boys who are
determined TO do their own work, for
they make our best scholars, and
men, too. The third morning you
should have seen Simon enter my
room. i knew he had it, for his
whole face told the story of his sue
cess.
Yes, he had 1t, Notwithstanding it
had cost him many hours of hard
work. Not only had he solved the
problem, but, what was of much
greater importance to him, he had
begun to develop mathematical
power, which, under the inspiration
of 81 can and L will" he has con-
tinued to cultivate, until to-day he
is professor of mathematics In one OF
our largest colleges, and one Of the
ablest mathematician OF his years In
our country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

outline, pleasing rather than striking.
The devotee OF modes who insists upon
being loud and sensational becomes the
jester at Queen Fashions court, for cor
rect style Is never sensational. Es-
pocially should the woman OF fashion
refrain from displaying her parlor plum
age in the market place. OF course not
every woman has income enough to
change her gown as often as she changes
her mind; but she should rem ember that
while eccentricity may be permissible in
her own drawing-room, where no one
would have the right to criticisc it, yet
in public-in places of worship or amuse-
ment-there is an unwritten sumpluary
law which controls our dress. One has
no right to create disorder by extrava-
gance Of dress any more than by ex-
travagance OF speech. / therefor pro-
pose to set before you several moGish
outdoor toilets, and where the material
may seem a bit costly, you should al
ways bear in mind that in cloth and
velvet combination the velvet may al
ways be replaced by cloth OF another
shade.
In my initial illustration you Will
find pictured q street costume OF very
graceful cut and make up, the materials
being large check silk and a Russian
green wooden stuff. or Sandman gray III
skirt front and corsage front ana corse-
let are all Of the silk material, while
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
The Books hoy. Road.

The truth is that it is not tn: boys
who read "bad books" who swell the
roll of youthful criminality: 1t Is the
boys who do not read anything. Let
any one look over the police court of
busy morning and he will see that
the style of youth gathered there
have not fallen into evil ways through
their depraved literary tendencies.
They were not brought there by
books, but more probably by ignor-
ance OF books, combined with a genu-
Inc hatred OF books OF all kinds.
There is not a more perfect picture Of
innocence in the world than a boy
buried in his favorite book, obliviOus
to all earthly sights and sounds,
scarcely breathing as he follows the
fortunes OF the heroes and heroines
OF the story.-Kansas City Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
His Mistake.

They had been married for several
years, and had gradually risen from
poverty to affiuence. One evening
Joe settled himself back in his chair
with a self-satisfled air and said:
Things have changed some since we
were married, haven't they, Mary?'
"A great deal, Joe," she replied
quietly. ~The first year was pretty
hard" he went on. Il didn't make
any more than enough to pull us
through. But l told you then I'D
get up; and / have" yes" she adj
mitted, "you have. You've made II
much easier for me, financially
And I've worked hard to do it, he
said with some pride; IL have toiled
night and day; and will do better
still; you shall be even more comfort
able than you are now" you are
very kind, Joe," said Mary, with
faint smile; nevertheless, I've some
times wondered If you quite under
stood the clergyman who married u.s.
"Why, what have / done?" he asked
suddenly, strengthening up in his
chair. Nothing wrong, / suppose,
Joe," she replied in the same quiet
way, "but it has seemed sometimes
just a fancy of mine, perhaps-it has
seemed as though you thought you
had married the Office. 1t sees more
of you than-than-" She stopped.
1t wasn't necessary to say any
more. 1t was only necessary to
kiss him to show that it was not in a
purely faultflnding spirit that she
spoke, and she did that. And the
lesson that honeywell, the lesson
was not lost OH him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

THE scandalous proceedings Of the
divorce mill at Sioux Falls, S. b.,
bid fair to be checked at last. The
recent awarding to a young New
York millionaire OF an absolute di-
vorce from wife, whose sole olfense
seems to be that. she had not been
the equal in wealth or social stand
ing Of his parents, has created gem
eral Indignation and led to Il demand
among attorneys in other States that
Sioux Falls divorces be not accepted
as legal. In that event there will be
several married couples OF the very
highest aristocracy, who married in
haste after the granting of ready
made divorce, left to repent at
leisure and to wonder what may be
their status before the law. The
situation emphasizes the necessity for
a national law regulating divorce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

the seams, which mu st then be dampened
and pressed. In order TO keep the bias
seams s.,sll from stretching, you edge them
feather edging The jacket is double in
front, the inner portion reaching TO the
waist, where it ends IN wide belt,
sewed on one side and hooking on the
other. The fronts are trimmed with
bands of the passementerie. The collar
and revers are sewed on with reversed
seams.
speaking generally on the subject of
moues for the coming season, may say
that ecru, guipure and cream and black
lace will be iavorite garnitures for cor
s lges. The tailor-made will be greatly
o completely shorn of its train, and run
largely in striped g 1ods or Scotch plaids,
always in low tones, such as mauve and
straw, ivory and blue, while changeable
nerveilleux. India silk and crossed fou-
lards will be much affected for summer
gowns. Spotted foulards, too, are quite
a novelty, having a quantity OF tiny
m lny-colored spots. note also pretty
S uffs both in silk and wool, with innu-
nerable fine stripes, or rather lines, in
pale colors on black or dark ground.
In my last illustration l set before
you very stylish gown in beige, with
embroidered corselet The bottom OF
the skirt is trimmed with ribbon ruch-
ing, surmounted by II band of metal
galloon. The bottom of the skirt Ia
turned up so as to form pointed train.
for which, of course. the lack breadth
must be made with the requisite length.
The corsage hooks in the middle, the
black and brown pearled embroidery
making up the oorselet and plastron.
On the left the corselet is included in
the seam Of the side piece. On the right
it hooks to the side piece. The back is
quite covered With embroidery, except
where the wedge shaped applique OF
the material edged with galloon orna-
ments the back, reaching to the waist.
The corselet is framed with galloon
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
beautiful Ice scenery.

Ten years ago the ice scenery Of
the New Zealand Alps was almost
unknown, even to the colonists. But
in 1882 Rev. w. S. Green, with two
flrst-class guides, explored the glacier
region beneath the highest peak
Aorangi, or Mount Cook-and arrived.
after long, difficult, and dangerous
climb, on the summit of that mount
ain. Since then the @Britain OF
the South" has become proud OF pos
sessing the playground OF Austral
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

and trimmed with pearlel fringe. The
collar also has pearltd fringe. The
sleeves are composed Of three parts:
the upper puffs, the cuffs with the en-
broidery set obliquely, and the gathered
puffs at the elbow.
The summer girl will never be able to
get along without the natty and stylish
Jackets with open fronts, and white or
fancy waistcoats. A vely becoming
vest effect is attained by the use of the
mans evening dress style, the vest be-
ing cut very low, with full crepe or
gauze chemisette. Basqucs, too, prom
ise TO retain their popularity, being
very frequently cut on the bias when
the material permits, or else gathered
all around and put under the waist.
Still another pattern has one large box
pleat at the back, or several small
pleats meeting In the center. There Is also
a tendency to cut basques so long that
they have the appearance OF an upper
skirt, and should the skirt be made
double, the effect OF a triple skirt Is
attained.
In the point of headgear the summer
girl promises TO be both picturesque and
original. Her hats will be studies In
crowns, which will be encircled with
pink. green or corn-colored ribbons,
and the tufts of feathers will always be
placed in fantastic POSITIONS and be
fantastic themselves, especially when
the spanged Mephisto plumes make
their way i'm the world of modes. II Is
is yet too early to predict what craze in
the line Of footwear will take the place
OF the ubiquitous white shoes of last
season, but no doubt some one will DO
ingenious enough to devise one, and tho
next day it will find itself the most
trodden-down object in the new world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

FRANCIS WILSON, the india-rubhcr
comic opera maestro, is quoted by one
OF his literary friends as saying; Il
just like to rub my cheek against a
nice book. There's something posi-
lively soft and tender about 1t to me. :"
1t would be interesting to see Mr..
Wilson rub his cheek against the
book of one of his operas" The
sound would be reminiscent Of the
filing OF saw.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
LITTLE BOYs AND GIRLS.
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Quaint Sayings and Doings OF Little Ones
Gathered ant Priatvd Here for othrr
Little Folks 10 Read


BMUys
Darling babyi DImpled fingers
Pressed against the window pane,
Make a sisnui 60 tho bird %
Getting supper In the rain
Little baby! Laughing bright eys-
Looking out upon the earth.
See no cause for care or sorrow,
Only cause for Joy and mirth.
Sweetest babyl Lips of cherry,
Portals 10 the soul within.
Wear smile we all might envy,
It's SO bright and free from sin.
Precious baby! Clustering ringlets,
Round the open brow SO white.
Form halo, bright and golden.
To our wondering, loving sight.
Little feet, so small and cunning.
Pattertng on the broad hall floor,
Run TO give papa a welcome
AS he comes up to the door,
Little soul. so pure and spotlesss.
Image of the God above.
Has no thought OF sin or hatred,
Only knowing how to love.
Darling babyi Waxen fingers,
Crossed above the silent breast,
Made signal TO the angels.
ANA they laid her down TO rest
Little babyi Closed eyelids
Hide the bright eyes from my view,
But beside the heavenly portal
They will watch till come, toe.
Sweetest baby! CHEEKY portals,
Closed and barred forever more,
Still arc smiling with tho sweetness
That they smiled In days OF yore.
Angel baby! Clustering ringlets.
Golden halo round her brow,
Only Swallowed forth the glory
or the crown she weareth now.
Little feet so cold and quiet
Strange that they so still should be-
When reach the door OF heaven.
They will Iun to welcome me.
Little soul, so pure aud spotless.
Stainless still tho Father keeps.
Hush. tread softly. lest your footsteps
Break her slumber. Baby sleeps
-Cottager and Ready Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
SnlnfntIOns.

In some parts of Central Africa II
is considered respectful to turn the
back to a superior. Capt Cook as
serted that the inhabitants Of NAL
liedo, an island in the Pacific ocean,
showed their admiration by Kissing.
The Todas Of the Neilgherry hill in
india show respect by raising the open
right hand to the brow and resting
the thumb on the nose. 1t Is as
serted that among the Esquimaux 1t
is customary to pull persons nose
as q compliment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

THE monument to be erected in
New Orleans to the memory Of the
late Chief of Police Hennessy, who
was murdered by the Malta, is near
ing completion up in Maine, and the
work has all been done by Italian
Stone-cutters. This ought to be q
messenger of peace to the city of New
Orleans and guarantee against fu-
ture race wars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
PIucky Girls.

Two young city-bred women,
daughters OF a prominent wholesale
merchant in San Francisco, named
Lowenstein, are living on and
working land claim in the State of
Washington, between Hadlock and
Port Ludlow. They took up the
claim two years ago and have lived
on it continuously since, built the
cabin in which they live, and have
cleared and grubbed twenty acres OF
land. Their nearest ighbor is foui
miles away.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
Good Old Rose.

Rose is our old dog. Her hair is as
curly as dandelion stems; her tail
waves like great feather buster.
When we say, Good dog" it thumps
like R .t gra99dpas1 % cane a when 3e bSs walks
we call her good old Rose.
One day papa sent Lily TO the
store Lily is years old; the stole
is just beyond the railroad track.
Rose, take care OF Lily" said
papa.
Rose waggcd her tail for Yes,
SIR" and of they went. She trotted
along by Lily's side. Lily felt very
grand to go to the store all alone.
She didn't know that Rose was TAX
ing care OF her. All at once Rose
caught Lily's dress in her teeth.
They we're just going to cross the
track.
LET mo go!" said Lily. But Rose
pulled her back hard. Lily looked up
and down the track; there was no
train i'm sight But Rose heard it
shake the ground. You shall let me
go." cried Lily; bad ROsc" And she
jerked the dress and tore it out Of
Roses teeth, and ran. Then Rose
jumped right ut Lily, and threw her
down on the ground, and dragged her
back again.
Just at that instant the train thun-
dcred round the curve; but Lily was
safe. How the men in the train
cheered! How the ladies waved their
handkcrchicfs. Rose hadn't any
handkerchief, but She waved her tail,
and that is all dog can do.
Wouldn't you pat her Zig head, too,
and call her "gcoi old Rose? For
she did all she could for Lily. Little
Men and Women.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

A STRANGE complaint has arisen in
the army. Bronzcd veterans OF the
frontier-men whose neither limbs
have grown bowed with clutching the
sides of their horses rs they chased
the red foe, observe the same foe,
gaudy in army pants and gilt-buttoned
blouses strutting luxuriously around
posts like Fort Sheridan. They say,
in fine, that this business of enlisting
Indians and stationing them at nice,
easy posts, while their conquerors are
kept on the trying frontier, is too
thin. However, il these soldiers get
mutinous the Government will see
the advantage OF using the now en-
listed friends of the late Sitting Bull
to put down the disturbance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

IN surgical operation which has
just been performed in San Francisco
an electric lamp was put into mans
neck, making the internal arrange
ments of that portion of his body
perfectly visible from the outside.
There is n valuable idea in this.
Among ultra-fashionable people the
possibilities of the decollete dress
have been about exhausted. But it
is evident that, if corsagc is cut
much higher than the extreme Of
last winters sty.e and an electric
lamp of suitable candle-power worn
Gpside the neck with it the general
effect will lose nothing in startling
ness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

INSTEAD OF raising a monument to
Hamilton, the reporter who met death
while investigating the typhoid fever
hospital, the New York Press Club
proposes to pay of the mortgage on
his house. II common sense were az
infectious as typhus there might be-
fewer ungainly monuments in the
country, but there would not be near
ly so many starving widows of famous
men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

THE anarchists In Parisare said to be
contemplating change from dynam-
lite to poison rs weapon against their
enemies. Poison ia the towards
weapon, and IL is therefore better
adapted to the use of the anarchist
than anything else. 1t has been dis
covered that dynamite may kin the
bomb-thrower as well as his victim.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

tue making of explosives for shock
ing the foundations OF society is not
likely to be a popular profession in
Great Britain hereafter. Three Of
the gentlemen who were found max
ing bombs at Walsali have just been
sentenced to ten years penal servl-
tude. England has shown no dispo-
siton to impose the death penalty
for simple dynamiting, as France has
done. She probably acts wisely in
relying on the ordinary laws for the
repression of this class OF crime.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

At one time the number of swans
in England must haye been cnor-
nous. Paulus Joyius, writing three
and half centuries ago, declared
that he never saw river so thickly
covered with swans as the Thames;
and in 1925, when John Taylor, the
water poet, rowed from London to
Christchurch, and then went up the
Avon to Salisbury, he was amazed at
the swarm OF bids in that steam
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

WITH Schweinfurth, prince Mi
chael," and DR.. iced hourishing
among the highly civilized people Of
Michigan and Illinois, it might be
just as well to let the Sioux Indians
have their messiahs this year without
shooting them for it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28
Juvenile PersianS.

In Persia boys and girls never play
together. The little boys have 10
invite playmates Of their own sex,
but their games are never very lively
ones. They generally prefer to sit by
themselves under the shade OF null
berry or pomegranate trees in the
garden and listen to fairy tales,
which their mothers and nurses can
tell very interestingly indeed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

KANSAS CITY, Kan, is probably the
only city in the world where people
60 to an underground station to take
the elevated railway, but Chicago can
point with pride to the phenomenon
of boats running aground on the roof
Of tunnel.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-28

EMPEROR WILLIAM says that he is
only an instrument in the hands of a
higher power, but neglects to say
what kind OF an instrument. The
notion is gaining ground that he is a
sort of tin horn.