Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-23

He liveth! No moro am weeping,
 n But M still, where & Gods angels are fair, And he smiles on me there!
 Frank L. Stanton. UNDERGROUND WITH CAMERA.
 A lady who has achieved unusual sue cess in the line of photography is Mis- Frances B. Johnston of. Washington, D. 0
 After @ course of study in the art school of Paris, Miss Johnston taught in the Ar Students League at Washington for thre, years, beginning there her work as an il lustrator of magazine articles. Convinced of the usefulness of photography in con nection with this branch of art she pro cured camera and her evident ability and enthusiasm in this new field procured fol her the courtesy of 8 course of instruction in the photographic department of the United States Museum. Going abroad in 1890 circular letter from the Museum gave her access to foreign photographic exhibits, where she made studies in the in- terest of the Museum.
 Orders for illustrations for leading pub lications kept her busily employed, but when it was suggested that she should furnish the articles as we'll as pictures she took up the pen with pronounced success. Her paper, Through the Coal Country With Camera" in the March number of Demorest's Magazine, is as noticeable for graphic and vivid description as for its excellent illustrations. In this article are two pictures taken by hash-light in the in terior of the mine, 8 rather difficult and nerve-disturbing experiment, but in this instance admirably successful.
 As the first woman to attempt under ground photography Miss Johnston has shown as much courage as ability. Her fssh-lght pictures of the Mammoth Cave are considered the most perfect ever taken in the depths of that marvellous cavern. The latest results of her energy and in- dustry are given to the public in the April issue of Demorest, being descriptions and views of buildings and their ornamenta- tion at the Columbian Expedition.
 Miss Johnston possesses not only culti- vated artistic taste and remarkable apti- tude in focusing, but the mechanical skill to develop and perfect her pictures. These joined to good degree of literary ability has opened to her ambition a sphere of activity as delightful as it is profitable.
 Are there not in this same field opportu- mites for other women who combine the artistic gift with the energy of enthusiasm It is not yet crowded, and to those who succeed the reward will be abundant.
 BOW KNOTS.
 It is said that the woman who has not yet been bitten with the souvenir-spoon collecting mania soon will be, or if moi, she will fall victim to the bow knot craze. MT. Heydt of Tiffany's alleges that while it took the spoon over year to win the favor of the fashionable world, the bow knot, in one city at least, -sprang to the pitch of popularity in a single night. The morning sun rose upon bow knotless New York; before it set every working jeweler was being driven to supply the demand.
 It is difficult to explain the fasclnation of this bit of enameled metal, and it is the easiest thing in the world to feel it. It is simple in form, modest even when a-glitter with jewels, and tasteful enough to satisfy the most fastidious. Su say some of it's admirers, while others declare that they are attracted by the very pertness of the little upstarts.
 The enameled ribbons are triumph of the jewellers art. The satiny surface a ribbon perfectly and a rib bon in two tones at that, as in the turn of the loops the contrasting color of the back is revealed. Then there are knots of dull hued Roman gold, and bright gold with brocaded ornamentation, little bows so clustered as to form flower shapes, and others all crusted with pearls and turquoise or diamonds.
 The design is not limited to brooches, but is found in shoe buckles, garter clasps, hat pins, chatelaine bows for watches, scarf pins, hairpins, sleeve buttons and rings. Gold or enameled bow knots clasp the girdle, and little fllets of mstal, end ing in bow, of course, are worn around the head. Entire belts are made of the flexible metallic ribbon, so gracefully bent and tied as to deceive the ribbon expert. Then the design is carried into binding stamps for books, wall paper, dress goods, note paper and embroidery. Only the his- toric feur-de-lis, so long in favor, disputes the sway of the bow-knot, and in many designs they are found supplementing each other in the most amicable fashion, as grace and strength, in art as in life, will always support and beautify each other.
 HILARY