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ParI;ln Marble.
ID, D .,on TAIN Adrn,i,r.

from ne " s'oH fddy Adpotisr.
II has often heen said that the Parlan m arbls
not tho case, The chief Athrnian s%culntor ni
to-day, MIR. Br"utos. uses IL commonly for his
liner work. though he also uses the Peutelsc
marble for large statues and groups. Tho
Iarian is whiter, the Pentelec inclining to gray.
The latter il sandy and gritty rs comIarei
with the l'arian. while tho defect Of tho Parian
marble is its, larger crystalline character.
esrecially II it is not carefully 1uarriod. n
hest OF the modern QuaTriss are free from this
tnuit. and 1t Is this which Prot. Prou,os uses.
His reliels Of the Twelve Gods-hll exceedingly
beautiful. and particularly the Iallas and Mars
paiian marble.
There Is now q chance for somo energetic
American to corner" all the Parian marble
In the world sxc-rt that which has left tho
quarry and heen carved into statues. temples.
a.. An islander OF Paros, who " the mar
Lls mountain. wishes to sell 1t subject to a
lease. which rs not likely to no operative. be-
cause IN" leasing parties have exhausted
themselves in building tracks. elevators. and
such things. IL get the marble out. and do not
Secm to have capital enough 10 go on with the
work of auarry'ng. u is to be added thatit is
the, blocks being well adapted to statuettes
and relisfs OF two or three feet high. such as
the sculptor named above has Wrought 40
ideally snd skilfully.
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thelr nat sandals for wcnisn clogs Eve or ak
In he's hiSh., nni MS their stockings conc up
Jazz sneie. tl,s, are spsft.rel with 1 mud. ." and
they are easily maj ivan; on course II looks
q an, ,,r, si.' .'PT "a III, II Il i. .sT q lot lot. I sr, women g"a BEGIN csn,
g Know thrtp you pDderstanl that theirs IL
the ,Ener ~GhSsty, : ~, though Z !slf think:
necessary to .~.resefve tho exquisite cleanliness
q her robe. and though the working woman.
ccoommfHor'aHHiiys. there I. no Gus .u" Iaf thing mgr AZ s e
They ,ars shocked at,the dseoiiete boilces Of
cur cur TIT ".b,n5, f2Tn 1:s And tb fh Sars shoula"rss AL Fl
lnhics have n much happier eIpsrience than
I Iona L rs1T Jaos In mi hin e" cunt 2 A.inE; . EarSm nnIf.
season aud, his rank, SLIPPED inside the
Other pntil thTy arg Iiko 9 single garment to
beautiful color that thu jap baby must boa
merriost iittis mites We nevor heard Lut two
or three tables cry all tho time We stayed, and
Wore Wore rum runnin HS" sssu vt li Essf ii,tls 90 c ;nr"i and I
SUPPOSE W looked like monsters. all bundled
"a II cur l ii!S'",Hff form ia. tho Keynote of tn.
J SsE S n aI,s s;,,, i is o q long e., l0 Ion, saf S,n
mar" s'H fiSs. si I"DfSo's sh S"Hsn "t and Hat
S aS nev ,Mas tan 'n' initiate THse 'N %o %Eiss T PEOPLE wear wear
the simplest form, ~ the garment. cut shortsr.
made OF blue or blue md white cotton. The
dancing girls and women 81 tho dsni-monds
wear brilliantly colored and elaboratsly bro
caded kimonos. some nearly resembling those
We see in the shops here. Ladies' Of rank wear
and ~vioists, pale green's. gray blues. and
neutral colors. with the edges softly faded out
in tho dyein3 and with sxluisitsly painted
dress is one OF smoke gray silk Grenadins.
ths hems and edges fading out to ralsr gray.
and the design done In soft green's. pAlest
Fellows and shades Of the gray, A bit Of folded
Grape shows at the neck a brightness OF scar
let. These Grape neck handkerchiefs In differ
emit colors arc always found In a lady's ward
robe. SEVERAL imonos may be worn. oneinside
the other, for warmth. and by ladies OF rank.
and frequently the robe Is lined with a con-
trastinR color. showing In the rolls which finish
this. bottom 81 ths earme nt. and, arc stuffed
with cotton. From one to three oftheso rolls ap-
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Wondering what had startled the team"
hunt q way out of a really serious predica-
mont. 1t was pretty dark. but about that time
! became conscious that hero was n big bsa.
close to me. Now l AIN not particularly afraid
OF hears. hut horses always are. and 1t would
have heen unrleaaant for any one to bs left
alone in the mountains with nm overturned
wagon so | kept very quiet The FOUR fooie cd
road agent inspected the outfit in a leisurely
fashion and then waddlsd away. had to feel
for tho road and drag brush and stones out Of
the way; hut somehow l avoided an upset and
at midnight the journey was ended"
For u long tiius Mrs. Lanedon has been O
regular bidder for mail contracts on the Pa
ciflc slope. Once she bid for 1.U5O routes. and
went to washin aton prepared to give bonds In
the sum OF $5OO. 600. She got $50 contracts.
and either carried them out or sublet them.
This business pays when ono knows every
inch OF the ground traversed. rs Mrs. Langdon
does. and Just how much it will cost to traverse
every route so many times a week. And 1t Is
no slight labor to sublst contracts in n noun
visit every station on tho route. and IND the
traversed tho roads and difficult trails OF the
const through Arizona. California. Oregon. Ne
vada. Montana. and portions OF Utah. much Of
the time on horseback. In all .sorts OF weather
and company. And yet" she remarked. Il
do not recall an instance. whore | have been
treated otherwise than with respect and cour-
tesv by even the toughest Of men,"
Once she found that a mail contract from
Palisade to Eureka. Nev.-Mrs. Langdon saga
" Nevahda." and thereby indicates her educa-
tion-was costing her $1,000 q year more than
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to be hauled MP and out OF the dense fog that
overhunr Or0ville before q picture could ns
obiained Then It was sufgested that gsopis
Mrs. Iangdon entered into the sptrt ofthe thing
and ordered two OF her best driyers to rtg
tho stays. They knew just how It wa done.
ha wing been participants In. such eftsirs morn
than once. though on the other side: The re-
suit. az caught by the camera was atriking!y
realistic. Then the .paeudo- bandits made
their Victims alight and finish the programme.
The passengers. all stage drivers. and noun
tatneers,. complied. The call Of Hands un.
everybody" was not a new one to any OF them.
II must be added that Mrs. Langdon hasa
husband who is very much In evidence. To
gether ther own and operate three stage lines
IN the, %sierras. covering 25O miles, and carry.
ing thirty-six mail contracts. Seventy.lve
drivers are in their employ. and a drove Of 100
and more selected horses. Looking from their
cosey home in Oroville; one may see on a clear
day into seven counties. Far away on one
hand .is Shnsta's snowy peak. and closer are
t,ne hif,mresMqe siearsI, WIN a "rf fEe Hhpnnn.""
said Mrs. Langion. the Yosemite. and, the
Yellowstone. hut give me. for my home these
beautiful, mountains, When one has lived
them. as l have. and knows: as
d.. every rond, evor trail. every one OF their
g%llorions pictures. one would not sock another
place to live or die"
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hair Is black and abundant: her eyes are in
tensely black. and as she talks ono notes the
keen. swift quality OF her glance. Usually sho
is CARRIED simply In black, with no ostentation
Of trimming. and her taste In millinery is quite
as PLAIN. She talks rapidly. h~usntly. and we'll:
her voice has the Western ring at times. but ia
not sharp. Her choice OF words rroclains nor
to 10 q woman Of more than ordinary eiuca-
ton. and her accent 10 good. Altogether there
is nothing In her speech or manner to suggest
tho Amazon. which. indeed. she is not.
Though she must DO somewhere near 40. Mrs.
L.angdon looks sevaral years younger.
II think | hav" always hsen connected with
the express and mail business" said the ,wo-
man stage driver TO the correspondent Of THE
SuN. In tho ffties l came to California. con
bit Of a girl. and father and mother had gone
out before from Illinois. whore ! was born. |
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SHE IS A STAGE DRIVER.
zzrE REMARKABLE STORY OF MRS.
LAN0DoN OF THE sIERRAS

Sent to California ss ~ Express
when She Was . Chi,d-A widow nj 10,
with Three Stage Lines on Ser Hands
She Has Thrown Out the Little Dor to
Road Agents More thao Onec-Hcr Mod
est Personality and Her Business. Sue
cssses-some Intcrestinr Photographs
BAN Francisco. Feb 11.-Nervy Mrs. Lang
don holds q place OF hor own in'the class OF
American women who have rison superior to
the Limitations OF sex. The woman stnge
driver OF the siorras Is known on every rail-
road and mail route OF the Pacific coast. from
Arizona to Oregon and way IN on tho trails
OF idaho and Montana. Quite as we'll known
is she In tho Postal Department at Washing.
ton. Mr.. Wanamaker Of Philadelphia will
probably no able to recall her without dinf-
Guilty. Hors is no title OF courtesy. She WINS
stage lines that run for hundreds OF miles
through the regions OF California where noun
tatns are steep and roads are rough. regions
where the railroads have not tcnotrated
and probably mover will: she can and
does rein o plunging. roaring four
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or such experiences as these Mrs. LanGdon
recalls enough to M a volume. In tat,' she
energy and courage. Women" she says.
are quite as we'll Qualified mentally Tor such
a life as men. What / have lone any woman
can do. ! presume. 1t Is not an ideal lie. hut
It has given me ease and independence. and I
ure have taken me across this continent
twenty times and more: | have crossed the
Atlantic several times, and have travelled In
Europe aud South America. At Washington I
have met many eminent Americans. and have
been the reeipient OF many courtesiss."
Mrs. Langdon's recent experience with Mr..
Wanapaker. In which sie accused him of
wilfnl disregard OF the people ~ tn. Pacific
coast IN postal matters. WAS recalled tn her,
mountain routes" soc taii, but Mr.. Mana
makers term IL happily almost ended"
Mrs. LanEdon was induced TO harness up a
four. horse team don her driving costume, and
b photographed tor The Sun Tbs stage had
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IT seems = great pity to introduce our
ysally much more advanced thar, We are. ac-
cording to the dress rciormers. and one won
ders II the sunny. light hearted Japanese
women Tili not lose something Of their swset-
tho Japanese bride takes to her husbands
home all the gowns she will need. through her
lifetime and many that will. bs handed down
TO her. daughters There 10 NO qusrreliing
fffSs .ir 81 tS;p s.'S So not 20 on out thst ssSr.; yyf Hg e.; tSs
season. but so simply are they made that they
Yittlh their Ssaatlitall. felds looking Ike new sS.
hndeed, many Of the ladies are. going back to
and trouble TO keen. up with the fashions. and.
Whenever they are III or weary. they return to
it.9nickly for rest and comfort,
In the holy ofholiss ofthe Enpsror's house
monial occasions the EMPRESS wears the Tor.
IN everything. il is di6icult to GET Euro.
psnn dresses made In Japan, for though the
arsssmakers are very clever It copying any:
darns IN a half-worn garment. they can neither
one place. and they sent the new one tight in
tell them. OF courss at the naval %ststions and
n diplomatic circles there is Q good deal Of
dress among tho foreigners. They send to
Iahris Tor their Eowns, and they come hack
They study b edrsss Of newly arrived travellers
win eager interest, and. Of course. ns every
body reA's their very dowdiest Things 10 travel
IN V mnst discnnTasinG. Any visitor that
pe..fns.t ny TO these isolated women.
the rainy -dsy-dress question. Thsy lust tucE
pslf robes ell W to thstF saess, exchange
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s~psction she found that there was a little used
railway. paralleline a line owned bv D. Q. Mills
and covering the line OF her. contract. She
Permission was obtained to use the rails. and
a railway tricycle. was hauled UP ovsrthe stage
road. The man who was to use 1t said it
wasn't possible. SO Mrs. IanGdon climbed on
the spider" rs railway men cali 1t. ana
made y trip herself to demonstrate that 1t was
possible. Her woman's wit in this case was
worth pretty near $4,000 a year.
Once her travels took hor up on the Columbia
River. A hot box stalled, the train at night
wait. With two mail passengers she set out
on foot. trsstls was encountered. md for
the rough. unevsnly placed ties. The moon
light was too faint to distinguish the ties from
Gus trip. The NEXT day Mrs. Langdon saw
that sixty feet below the ~trestle ran a river
quito deen and wit enough to have drowned
Q practised swimmer.
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only the Southern League. however. and -
Charley still manages to breathe.
The woman who is claiming attention a.
schedule maker is Miss Msyme Flatz OF PiquA.
o. Miss Flatz Ia "a years old. and left school
ten years ago to learn tho art OF typesettinG
IN the ofac Of a piGua weekly newspaper. After
three years exreriance at this work she won't
to Chicago. and hlternated between the case
and reading proof. In September. 1891. Miss
ElatZ accepted q position with the firm Of
Knight. Leonard 4 Co. OF Chicago, Is assist.
ant proof reader. and in March. 1892, had adj
yanCcd so well in her work that she was made
ever. ill-hoalth. caused by overwork. CON.
PEELED her tn resign and return to PiQua. where
she has since remained.
" interested himself in baseball. acquainted
Miss Flatz with tho complications attending
the making up OF q baseball. schedule. For
some unaccountablc reason" Miss Flatz says,
II took an unusual interest In the work. al
though 1t was as new to me as II would have
been to g Ave year-old child"
After completing the schedule Miss Flatz
submitted 1t to Mr.. Genslinger.. who claimed
that i could not be Improved upon. Tho
League shows how we'll heIwork was done.
In the minutes of the nesting at which Miss
Flatzis schsdnlo was accepted appear many
words of commentator OF that bright young
woman's efforts In behalf Of the national game.
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POPULAR IN CONCERT.
Representatives Of a Brilliant
Profession.
Tho Concert Stage Made Popular By
Patti aud Nilsson.
Two Well.known Musicians Have the
Same Experience.

The concert stage. rendered go popular b.
Patti and Nilsson. has several eminont repre-
sentatives in our own country. Among them
few stand more prominent than Mr.. and Mrs
w. Ryno Of Perth Amboy. N. J. Mr.. Ri'no 10 .
violin v~lrtuoso. and his wife Is n sings Of high
merit.
These two musicians have recently passed
through experiences 40 singular. with results
40 identical. that they desire to give the facts
publicity.
II AN n violinist." said Mr.. Ryno. and
for some time / was troubled with a nervous
moss and . numbness In my right srm.
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Advice to n Creduious Man.
from hs 81. Paul Dispair.

Senator Wolcott OF Colorado tells q story OF
man who. while travelling In 9 parlor car be-
tween, Omalia md Denver. fell aaleep and
snored with such intense volume that every
one in tho COACH was seriously annoyed.
Presently an old gentleman approached the
sleener, and. shaking him. brought him out Of
his slum her with 4 start.
What's the matter ? he exclaimed.
Why, your snoring Is annoying every one In
tho car" said the old gentle man. kindly.
How do you know Pm snoring 4" Querisd
the source oil the nuisance.
Why, We can't help but hear It,"
Well. don't believe all you hear" rsplisa
the stranger. and went to sleep again
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DRESS OF JAPANESE WOMEN.
GEOR6Fi o. TELJS IBOUT
THESE DAIN7Y Lf7TLE LADIES.

gueh Ciessiiuess, ssadais. sss Topping
IS Coifures - Powered Robes Of Hue 10
Correspo.d with the wesrerss Age md
~tsh . Mssning In Every Fold.
Over the teacups at Miss Georgin Cnyvan's
AT homes" She chat Invariably centres upon
Japan and it's people. for curious souvenirs 81
her SUMMED journey are scattered all about
the pleasant rooma And when tho hostess.
inspirod by tho interest Of sympathetic llsten-
srs ana her own enthusiasm for the land
OF the chrysnnthcmum and Of gracious
courtesy. talks on in her cngcr. impulsive
fashion. with n happy knack OF reproducing
ineressions and presenting tho salient fea-
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H~AIRDREssINa.

tic you observe that a japanese lady's dress
Ia distinguished by the same conservatism
which marks the dress OF n lady the world
Oversee harmonious and subdued In color
that you notice less what she has on than that
she Is exHuisitely dressed.
1T is enough TO make the angels wesp to sec
them change this dress. which suits them so
beautifully. for the European attire. in which
they lose every vestige OF their piQuaut. dainty
grace. They wear our things as badly as We
wear theirs. which Is saying n great deal. Tho
shoes seem most disastrous In effect for q
Japanese lady walks in Thorn as II she had had
aglass too much. They put our garments on
Gil wrong. lust as we do their things. One
poor little japanese lady who won't calling In
full i%artsian dress on u European lately mr.
rived asked permission to take OF her
corsets as We might ask to take of
our 9loves- In japan tho most elsbo-
rate system OF salptation prevails. The guest
must keep on bowling until the hostess
giyes TIE siGnsI to stop oy not returning the
standing this c1stom. tho guest kept It IN as
out IN sheer exhaustion and took or her cor
sets. 1t was found that the poor little lady had
thsm or. wrong side up.
Another Japanese lady who sent quito Paris
for her outfit directed thatths garments which
vent on first should be packs cd at the top OF
tne eox; the others ~ order. the outside things
Jap way OF doing things the box was opened at
Shs bottom and the result can be imagined.
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tie blocks. which are placed under the neck,
notthe head their beds are mats, sothat with \
little tally Publishing up the couture lasts
dresser TO shampoo our heads. and watched
the process. She hrst comhsl the hair and
scrapsd tho scalp with her odd. l~ong-handle
little comb. Then she wiped out the hair and
cleaned the scaln with, n damn cloth. wtping
out ever, bit Of oil and dust. Occasionally sho
This may have been a mannerism peculiar to
our particular hairtrssssr, hut they are such
that sort of thing with better grace In Japan
than anywhere else. And; having sreas.d
Ssr.h ON our sT b. and az; shd wiped her
. precise fashion with the ro,n'ed handles OF
the comb. ahd after = COMPLEX process pro-
SO greatly admired Of Japanese women.
When 1t Is finished q modest little she'll
coWb holds the fFoet putin place. and lady Qt
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caused. I suppose. by too close application -
my studies, both OF mind and body. I IN
pleased to state thattwo bottles OF DR.. droens's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy cured me
Of an attack that I was afraid would end In
paralysis. and so incapacitate mo from my
calling. The curative powers OF this rsmsdy
are wonderful"
Mrs. Ryno said:
OF indigestion that bRfled the skill Of three
eminent physicians. At times I despaired n
my life. then began taking, Dr.. Grsene's
not say too much in its praise. ALI M
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I'm the old ceremonial dress there was n 20.
cuilar Kind OF long pantaloGns. not now worn.
In which; or rather on which. the people
walked. This ability to walk in things that
trail a.! round Is Y nsver-coasing wonder to
me; The outer coat. Or haori. is worn BY men
Of the kimono form. with the same square
sleeves. but much shorter. i have one in black
silf. with u crest OF white and q wadded lining
OF green. And others / had made Of brighter
coiors. q little iul in the hack. to wear over
evening gowns. The man who made them said
pathsticaIIy: .lou will not wear them on the
and they, are 100 bright A Japanese lady
wears no iswelry EXCEPT the ornament in her
couture. neither bonnet nor gloves are In
clsdGd IN her toilet. and handk.rchi.is are
per ones. But the lady OF wealth. with her
few garments represents . value Il $500. tho
The couture u such an important feature
o. the toilet that II really belongs TO another
story once in three or four days this won
dertul construction Of switches and natural
ranged again. Switches ara sold in Japan as
they are e~verywhere, for even these children
the original plan. Their pillows are stif lit
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Il WOMAN HELPED THEM OUT.

Mise Mayme FIatz Drew UP tho 6ehedulo
for tho Southern League.
Secretary Charles Ebbets of the Brooklyn
Club. who was never known to lose
his head except when his club fairly frittersA
q game ava was completely frustrated the
other day when he heard that q woman had
made up a schedule for Q double baseball
season. ana that 1t had been accepted It Waa
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lures OF her theme. ono feels that literature
lost q genius when tho drama gained an
artist. 1t was OF the Japanese woman and
her dress they questioned her. and she said:
Tho fascination and charm OF the dress Is
The subtle sig publication OF every smallest detail
and tho harmony Of artistic values. Every
fold Of the dress. overy turn Of the snsh. has
its meaning. You can toll tho sex OF the
tiniest baby by Its garments. for tho little girls
have the brightest. gsysst colora. Every
woman 10 a walking biography OF herself. You
know by tho dress. the couture. the sash. her
rank. her age. her position. Tho wifs's dress
differs from tho maidon's. and pure woman
hood has its insignia OF honor which immoral
women may not wsar. We might object to the
dress etiquette which betrays our years IN the
arrangement OF our costume. but in japan 1t
ia considered quito as much OF a compliment
TO ask a woman her age as It would here be
considered an impertinence. She will always
answer you at FIRST by saying. How old do
you Think
Every woman that goes to Japan 10 imme-
diatsly attacked with the kimono fever. and
makes the mistake OF SOLICITING the brightest.
most striking forms OF 1t. appearing before
her Japanese servants in the garb Of a dancing
girl or something worse. at which they 60
of into perfect spasms Of laughter. after the
fashion Of japanese servants. But after a lit
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COMB. POWDER PUFF. AND TOOTH BRUSH.
pear on the edge Of u robe. The extra length
Of tho kim ono Is !ooped up under a string tied
tightly about the waist and under tbs sash or
obi. which is the pride Of the Japanese
and beautiful brocads. bound cruelty tight
about the waist Weighing many hounds and
costing many dollars. The children tie tho
eashes one. way. the ladies another. and tho
demi-monde have tho BOWS and ends Mt the
front. over tho obi is IL bit of bright narrow
stuff that holds the sash in place and adds an
other attractive bit Of color to the dress. Be-
meath the klmonoi Is another garment cut pro-
cisely like it., only shorter. called the Julian.
and fashioned Of cotton, with sleeves Of a color
in happy contrast with that OF tho drcss. for
they are plainly seen inside the loose outer
sleeves
The dancing girls have the julian made Of
painted Grape and OF silks. The pstticoat or
kochimachi, is = perfectly straight. square bit
OF material. not, unlike a .baby's pinning
blanket. hut with no band. which wraps
around the body aud ~fastens on one side.
The koehimachi worn hy girls is OF a bright
and beautiful! scarlet while those worn by
older married women are. usually of white.
Odd-toed stockings or tabi OF heavy cotton,
fastening at tho back and reaching only to tho
ankle. with sandals OF braided fibre. supported
and hold In place by the toe. cover ths feet.
feet. In infancy. They are tiny because the
bodies are tiny. hut they are most useful and
clever members OF society. you will find. II
you ever attempt to manage the Hopping
sandals with your own awkward and un-
trained toos.