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Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-23

LOCAL NEWS.
Some warm days now, for Septem-
ber-Mercury about 90o.
Sorry to hear that Mr.. John Rhea
is lying very i'll at his home here.
Mrs. w. T. Barrow is quite sick, but
glad to hear, was better yesterday.
The Democratic barbecue at DeKalb
tomorrow promises to be quite sue
cess.
Lemen Bros. circus will be here to-
morrow, and the small boy will be
happy.
The Cleveland and Thurman Demo-
cratic club meets tonight. Come out,
every member.
The charming Miss Lizzie Evans
will appear at the opera house here
Friday evening.
Hurrah for the East side Council
the good work of street Improvement
is going on rapidly.
Rev. r. NJ. Powers is conducting
protracted meeting at the Methodist
church. Attendance fair.
Nearly everybody enjoys good
comedy. Then go out to hear Miss
Lizzie Evans Friday night.
w. NJ. Brady, in the popular play,
~After Dark" viii appear at the Chic
Opera House here on Sept. goth.
The Lizzie Evans company came In
this morning. Doubtless large
house viii greet them at the opera
house tonight.
Miss Lizzie Evans, one of the most
facinating and popular commediennes,
will be here Friday, in the play OF the
Little Blacksmith.
NIessrs. Juda Kiser, Frand Compton,
J. S. Ragland and j. c. Smith, have
returned from fishing tour over in
Little River county.
Regret to see Texarkana's candidate
in the Fort Worth Gazette voting con-
test Miss Ethel DeLoach, falling be-
hind. Our young men should bestir
themselves.
In Mayor Arnolds court this morn
ing Pink Fisher (col.) was convicted OF
chicken stealing, and fined 50 and
cost. Deputy Marshall John Paup
captured the thief.
Bryant's Interstate College is one
of Texarkanas winning cards-the
very thing we have long needed. 1t
will open Monday Oct. 3. Let all who
can give it liberal patronage.
Glad to know that the concert given
last evening was successful in every
way. A very good crowd out, who
were charmed with some splendid
music. Concert netted about 1913, we
learn.
We call our readers attention to the
attractive new adv. of the New York
Store. elsewhere. This house carries
one of the largest stocks of goods in
the city, and offer every inducement
to the buyer
Owing to the delay in placing in
position the large bell, and arranging
the apparatus, the Interstate College
will not open Monday, but ON the
following Monday, Oct. 3rd. Remem-
Der slight change in date of opening
We have looked over a copy OF the
new catalogue of the Texarkana FAIR
Association. 1t is neat and artistic
piece of work. and shows up to ad-
vantage the attractions Of the fair
A large number of our live business
men have cards therein.
We would suggest to our city faith
ers in the matter of streets work, that
the center of the streets be made
higher, so that the winter rains will
not wash deep gullies, in them, as in
the past. This is an important mat
ter, as streets will be bettered, and the
work more lasting.
Texarkana, as a good cotton market,
can not be exceled. Wehave the best
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-23

Its business. See our New Fal
Stock. GALLAGITER's
9-10-tf
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-23
Gentlemen Notice.

For the next ten days we will sell
hats at big discount, with the excep-
ton of Dunlap's.
9-21-10t j. w. STUART q Son.
We make speciality of Children
Clothing. GALLAGHERs.
9-10-tf
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is an innumerable host of them. In tact,
pretty nearly everyone is robed in black oil
purple. Both celors are extremely popular,
and will be all winter.
A most striking dress of purple cloth has
a faring skirt edged with black fox; has
fancy lack braid hiding each skirt seam;
has short Empire bodice, with plain belt
OF pale yellow; has queer kind OF over
piece in yellow on the bodice, that is al
most indescribable. 1t forms first stand
ing collar and sort OF loose yoke, that falls
on the shoulders in pretty curves. But
instead Of being contented as q yoke, it
must needs run down back and front in o
long, straight piece, even several inches
below the belt. Where it passes the belt in
front, big gold buckle holds the two to-
gether. All around the edge of the yellow
is design in black embroidery. The lady
wears lovely purple veil with it
So many dresses oflast year are freshened
with three short capes, generally trimmed
with fur, and the longest of them just COW
ering the shoulders On the new gowns,
too, these little pelerines figure conspicu-
ously. Some very pretty brocade ones, OF
a single cape only, can be had for evening
wear They are generally only few inches
in length. are plated in very large folds,
and edged with fur or feather trimming
Perhaps they are still more dressE in vel
vet EVA A. SCHUBERT.
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opened rose. The petals, which are small
and hard to curl near the ''heart of the
flower" are sewed to foundation of silk
which has been stretched tightly across a
circular frame. Two or three buds and long
rubber stems fall gracefully beside the
flower. All the materials can be obtained
at the fancy stores where these are made, as
we'll as directions for the intricate patterns
of passion flowers and orchids.
For banquet or piano lamps a paper
shade, which looks much like silk, may be
made in half an hour, at the cost of 81 80.
The paper, which is of two shades, can be
bought this winter already cut and crinkled
for use. Three inches from one end tie q
ribbon of one of the two shades, and at
regular distances catch the paper over to
its edge. This makes the deep futing at
the top. The other end is finished by
pressing one curved knuckle against the
paper, which is crinkled SO tightly that it
takes whatever shape one wishes When
it is finished the paper stands out tull and
soft, showing both the shades
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in long fringes Some dresses are almost
completely covered with rich pearl trim
mings. A very wide belt encircles the waist
sor the hips, from which fall long pendants,
close together, far down the skirt. Then
two more bands go around the bodice under
tine arms, almost meeting in front with
shorter pendants hanging theretrom. Large
.paulets, with tringes, all of pearl, cover
The shoulders, and pearl collar surmounts
The whole. The effect is peculiarly rich
over heavy corded white silk.
At reception the other evening saw a
particularly attractive dress. It was made
6f a fine black velvet pile on q vari-colored
Ground. which showed through in q puz-
ling wav, so that you couldn't quite make
mn your mind about it. About two-thirds
down the skirt were two bands of lace, laid
head to head, and separated by a number of
tinv black velvet bands. A plastron of fne-
Iv-gathered silk was Joined 10 the bodice
nv a roll of the same, and band of
,rbite -oassementerie ran over the left
rboulder. On the other was an epauiet Of
mucb wider passementerie, which also
formed the ceinture and the collar. The
sleeves of black gauze were absolutely fat
st tbe shoulder, falling in loose puff to
tbe elbow, and edged with deep lace
Hounce.
Eminence purple-how much we see Of it
everywhere. 1t has even crept into the
fine mesh with which we shield our COM
plexians. Let me see-purple used to be
second mourning, didn't It? But If all the
danes that we see these days clad in the
color are mourning departed friends, there
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THE WINTER GIRL.
roorREsroNprxcr or rHE plsrArcH.l !

CORRESPONDENCE or THE DlSPATCH.l
NEW YORK, Dec, 10-The winter girl
has reached conclusions from her long cogi-
tations. The result we see before us-that
wonderful commingling of so many styles
and periods and reigns. The immense pan
niers, the long-sweeping, fiat trains, the
tlaung skirt, tie low bodice, the high waist,
the queer hour-glass sleeves, and the mag
nifcence OF these when appearing in rich
velvet pile and priceless old lace, all pro-
claim that the winter girl may wear the
laurel with a consciousness of victory won.
On the evening gown, of course, she has
bestowed her most careful thought, for 1t is
inthe evening that she expects to score her
greatest triuml hs. She has planned one,
for instance, tor that great event of the sea-
son, the Patriarch's ball, and it will be a
success. For its material is delicate green
satin, to he generously ornamen.ed with
American beauties. The dress of princess
cut viii iasten invisibly at the left, and
will be closely covered at the loot with the
deep-hearted roses, put on in points.
over the closely-ftting, plain. satin
gown will tall a rich tunic of
beautiful lace, plated on the
low-cut bodice, back and front, with an
ample beading above. Then the tunic will
fall perfectly loose to the feet, standing
apart altogether at the lett side, and with
the lace edges forming pretty cascades as
they tall Across the bodice there will be
a single row of roses, and another row
around each of the sleeves, which will be
short-large puffs of green velvet Her feet
will be shod in pink, her gloves will match
the satin gown. the plumes In her hair will
be like the pink beauties that lie in wait
ing, ready to be fastened on the lovely
dress.
No evening dresses must be made with
~ut sleeves. 1t is emphatically not CONNIE il
.aut 10 appear without some sort of puff
or gauze on the arm; the puff may be very
short, or the gauze may be thin and float alto
gether away from the arm, but sleeves
there must be. Pearl is visible everywhere
in gIrdles, in boiices, in shoulder pieces,
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essentials for the process were new cake
OF common kitchen soap, clean scrubbing
brush, with unworn bristles, half pail OF
warm water, with half cupful of strong
ammonia added and several clean, coarse
crash towels
The cleaner first dipped the whole cake Of
soap into the water and then rubbed it
trmiy over the carpet, about three-quarters
OF yard at time, in even strokes and al
ways In the same direction. He next wet
the brush lightly in the water and applied
1t vigorously to the soaped portion Of the
carpet Finally he wrung . towel loosely
out of the ammonia water and wiped of the
lather made by the soap, and then used a
clean towel to make the carpet dry as pos
sible. Another three-quarters Of q yard
was then begun and the process repeated in
detail. The water, so the cleaner said,
should be used sparingly and evenly-with
great stress upon the evenly-over the
surface to be cleaned, and renewed when
necessary.
Those who of choice do not use carpets
Will tell yon that aside from sanitary me-
tiYes they forego them because their alb
sence simplifes the work of the household.
Bugs and art squares may at all seasons of
the year be taken up and cleaned outside.
Even In midwinter they are improved by
laying them in the snoNand sweeping them
thoroughly with it Or should the weather
be windy they may be thrown across the
line and the wind allowed to do the beat
ing.
1t young housekeepers, of limited means,
were independent enough in the beginning
to dispense with carpets (the most expen-
sive thing they have to consider) and
use in their stead rugs, squares of ingram
carpet or pretty mattings-all of which
may be found to suit their means, not only
would they save money to buy more neces-
sary articles, but their labor would be
lessened. And what woman does not want
to lessen her labor? Their homes would be
healthier and more attractive to look upon
for there is charm and coziness in the
bright rugs and highly polished borders oil
wood floors that an entire floor covering
cannot impart. ELLICE SERENA.
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ticIes-for two years or more. When again
needed it was found to be entirely free from
moths, and, besides this, the carpet, by the
action OF the salt upon it, had been nicely
renovated and its colors had taken on new
brightness
In using salt to cleanse carpets, rub the
salt thoroughly into them with a moder-
ately stiff broom, using about a quart OF
coarse, dry salt to large carpet Do not
be surprised il you do not get all the salt
outi in one sweeping, or tor that matter in a
dozen sweepings. Much Of the salt must
remain in the carpet. but if it does, 1t is
doing good work in renovating it and pre-
serving it from moths. The use OF corn
meal for cleaning carpets and rugs is not to
be recommended, especially if there are
mice about the house. A woman of our
acquaintance who used cornmeal tor this
purpose, found her carpet entirely ruined
about the edges before she discovered that
the mice mad been taking their "meals" out
of its meshes..
Alter carpets are soiled and somewhat
worn they may be nicely cleaned and the
colors restored by the use OF soap and
ammonia water. "Tell US something new, I"
perhaps someone will say. But there is a
knack in applying this cleanser if you
would have it do the work well. The
writer once stood by professional carpet
cleaner and watched every movement. The
process was simple enough. The carpet
was, of course, thoroughly beaten to re-
move all the dust possible. It
was then swept and laid on q
we'll covered grass plot in the yard.
with the right side next the grass-for grass
yoa may know is as good to remove surface
dust as damp broom. Then, alter the car
pet was put in place on the floor and
tackled, it was ready for cleaning. The
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GIFTS FOR THE MEN.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. +,

It is a popular and, doubtless, we'll
founded belief that a man loves trife
made by the Geft fingers OF one he admirss
rather than something which costs a small
fortune of her money. So women will be-
ribbon and befowera a piece of silk until
the masculine recipient doesn't know
whether to acknowledge it as a glove case
or photograph holder; which ever it may
be, he is sure not to like it, and will tuck It
away in a forgotten nook. 1t is much more
sensible TO bestow something a man can
comprehend in one glance, and use because
it is convenient
A waste paper basket, which commemo-
rates pleasant summers in the mountains
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A HOMEMADE GIFT.
WRITTEN FOR THE D1sPArcH.r I

Lamp shades seem to be Christmas
favorite this year. Deft fingers can dupli-
cate at home the most attractive beauties OF
the shop windows. Some seen are Of purple
passion flowers, others delicate chrysanthe-
NUNS, others crumpled roses, but the most
of them gorgeous poppies of every hue. In
stead of forming partial screen from the
light these poppies cover the entire globe
of the chandelier or gas jet. They look
but in reality the petals are fastened to a
brass ring which fits around the top of it
The ring is concealed by narrow band of
the pistils OF the flower. The petals are
large and are only one deep to avoid dim
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NAVAL CADETS PUNISHED.

kHxteen OF Them Imprisoned on the Old
santee for Defiance OF Naval Rules.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 10-A squad of 10
naval cadets, charged with 1nsubordination,
have been imprisoned on the United
States frigate Santee. The young men
are charged with violating the rules Of
the Academy by recognizing dismissed
cadet. This cadet, F. L Perkins, of Cali
fornia, it seems, had been dismissed for dis
obedience of orders He had . spite against
Cadet j. j. Bryant, of Pennsylvania, and
the two had not been good friends, and
when Perkins found he would be dismissed
he assaulted Bryant, rendering him unit
for duty.
Some of the students were in sympathy
with Perkins and escorted him to the Naval
Academy gate, in defiance of orders, and
as q result several cadets, nearly all Of
whom are classmates of Perkins, were i'm
prisoned until further orders
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HINTS FOR THE HOME.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH.l ]

The experiment of protecting carpets
from the ravages of moths by the nse of
salt has been successfully tried The finest
rugs and carpets, if well sprinkled with
salt, may be stored away for an indefinite
time, without fear of their being moth
eaten and without the least injury to them
from the use of the salt. A fine moquette
carpet, much soiled By usage, was well
sprinkled with salt and packed away In an
attic-along with other moth breeding ar
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GOSSIP FOR THE FAIR.

WRITTEN FOR THE DTsPATcH.I
The question Of amateur industry, or how
fara woman VINO does not neeI wages is justi-
ted in earning them, lately came before q
woman's club for discussion. Some of the
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makes q most acceptable Christmas pres
ent. A large Adirondack pack basket fat
tened on one side is not too capacious for
the papers of busy man, and it is as we'll
an elective piece OF furniture in a library
The withes may be stained dark red, and q
iringed eage of. leather tackled around the
top, or it may be put in corner with the
leather straps, hanging earelessly as if it
had been dropped there by weary hunter.
Fishing baskets may be decorated with
strings OF perforated shells and used for the
same purposes.
Something for q mans Office desk or
writing table will surely please him more
than a ''fancy dress" article, even though
the latter is made by the slender fingers Of
a pretty girl.
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A Agrowing plant in the room where the
piano stands is said to preserve Its tone,
presumably because of its accumulation OF
moisture. Some of the time plant absorbs
moisture, and at other times gives tending
to preserve an equilibrium in the atmos-
phere. MARGARET 81. WEIGH.
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A TRIFLE FOR THE DRESSER.
WRITTEN FOR THE DrspArcH.i

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.i
A trife for the dresser which makes
most acceptable Christmas gift is
the enameled bamboo basket here
shown. 1t is finished with wadding
The frame of bamboo Is eight inches long
and three wide and stands firmly on four
solid legs. The high straight back is lat
tice of the bamboo site ks. but the recep-
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The spectrum wood" of the fashionable
drawing-room hearth burns with the beauti-
full violet, crimson and gold lights of its
name source. A young woman, watching
it the other day, exclaimed: ''rhe wood is
too pretty for big fireplace 1t should
be cut in six inch lengths and piled on q
chatting dish for table ornament" 1t
comes from the timbers of old whaling
vessels, seasoned by many a voyage, and
saturated with accumulated drippings of
whale oil. As the supply is, to some ex-
tent, limited, it is sufficiently rare and ex-
pensive to satisfy the exclusives.
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400, who made her bow last week in this
city, had an avalanche Of so bouquets
buried upon her by dozens of friends who
thus delighted to honor her. IF the practice
can be confined to the mere debut, it will
retain its graceful Office. 1t is when Young
women are expected to carry numerous
huge bouquets with them to dance, in
order not to slight any donor, that the
fashion becomes useless and vulgarized
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There is a. return to the bouquet display
tdebutantes. One young woman of the
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is lined with silk over seen ed wadding,
The wadding is laid upon pasteboard and
loosely caught to it in one or two places.
The long deep basket will hold handker.
chief, a watch, gloves, pins. wandering
pieces of jewelry, and is besides one Of the
prettiest ornaments of bureau.
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Drawing room salts jars are shown at the
silyersmiths as unique Christmas gifts.
They are of glass, and are of good size with
silver screwtop. They are filed with
aromatic salts, and stand on the parlor
table, to be occasionally opened to fill the
which the cover is tightly replaced They
come in several designs, and cost from SIS
to $40.
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The newest souvenir spoons are the
"Golden Rod" and the "Sania Claus" each
OF exceedingly beautiful design.
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COMMERCIAL travellers invariably provide
themselves with DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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When small, round table is laid for a
dinner or luncheon. the conventional CENTER
piece. either OF flowers or fruit, should be
avoided. It is quite the fashion to use,
with perhaps three candelabra, with their
dainty and ornamental sha.es, two or three
tall vases of colored or engraved glass, in
each OF which nod two or three chrysan-
themums or single glowing Beauty rose.
These Ioll6w an irregular circle about the
table, with greens, asparagus, vine or
smilsx, awning in and about their vases
With the silver bonbon, satted almond,
and other relieve dishes, a graceful effect is
obtained that would be impossible, in so
small a. space, with conventional arrange
tnent.
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speakers held very decidedly to the opinion
that there was plenty of work in the world,
which was not paid for in the coin of the
realm, to occupy the energy and wisdom Of
the women who did not need TO work for
money. This is undoubtedly true. The
leaders and promoters Of the great philan-
thropic movements in which women are
now so often engaged must be women of
wealth, or, at least, must be lifted quite
beyond material want, to have the leisure
for such work. And the woman who raises
the standard Of social culture in her circle
or community fills worthy sphere, which,
as well, must be outside the wage-earning
pale.
The question is really narrowed down to
q more restricted field, that of the women
with comfortable homes, with husbands or
fathers to. support them, who vet find
most acceptable the money which their
talent in one way or another commands
1t seems folly to say that they shall not
earn this money The fact that their talent
is marketable shows its value, and it is this
very universally of competition which has
raised the standard of womau's work. 1t is
q fresh application Of the law o. -the sur
vlval Of the 6ttest. Any woman who can
is entitled TO earn money, always provided
she demands full market price ior her SER
vices To work for less wages because she
does not need them, would be cruel injus-
tice to her sister who does.
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Candy nowadays vies with flowers as a
current coin of polite society. 1t is largely
used in acknowledgment of briet hospitali-
ties. A young man who dimes and sleeps
at country house, Tor instance, makes it
his first duty on returning TO town, to for
ward a three or fve-pound box of bonbons
to the daughter OF the household, or to the
hostess herself The perfection to which.
what some one calls the "cult of candy"
has attained makes the Offering of t ese
sweets one of almost any degree
Of luxury. Candied violets and
other crystallized flowers range
from SIS to $S per pound, while some of the
sursred fruits are nearly as expensive.
When il comes to the boxes which hold the
toothsome goodies, it is possible to pay
bill of sizable proportions for the choicest.
Hand-paintiug. real lace, heavy ribbons.
and even jeweled effects, are not cheap eIe-
ments, and it is these which go to the per-
lection of the modern bonbonniere.