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The herald., 1893-05-24

Sorosis entertained at her May day
festival in New York a distinguished
French lady, Nine. Isabelle Bogelot. the
only woman sent officially by the French
nation to the Columbian exhibition, the
only member of Nine. Carnot's commit
tee delegated to tho congress of repre-
sentative women at Chicago. And this
distinguished guest, sitting at thc right Of
the president Of Sorosis beside the long
table, with its great silver loving cup
overfowing with Nay roses, sail very
graceful things in French about the wo-
men Of America, to which Mrs. Lozier
responded in the same language with
equally gracious compliments to the wo-
men Of France.
What seemed to impress Nine Bogelot
most were the elegance and cleverness of
our women, among whom she felt quite
at homo because of their resemblance to
the French in address and apparel. She
said that in no other country but Amer
lea could women combine in clubs to
take up the work of reform and progress
seriously and yet lose nothing of the os-
sentially feminine grace5 in dress or de.
pertinent.
Later, when the feast was finished and
the speeches began, she told the club,
still in French, of her work among the
discharge women prisoners in France,
benefcence Of which SHE is directrice
generate
The herald., 1893-05-24

An ideal cup of coffee can. it is said.
be made only in one way Tho coffee
must be of the best quality ard must be
roasted, ground Immediately and used
as quickly as possible. Connoisseurs in
coffee assure us that it is out of the cues
ton to mako this beverage absolutely
perfect out Of factory roastcd coffee that
has been allowed to stand in the open
cir any number of hours; and. in addi-
ton, ono iaight say that such thing as
a cup of good coffee from that which is
purchased ready ground is quito an i'm
possibility, The fino aroma of tho berry
evarorates in u very short time.
Given the freshly roasted and ground
coffee, an earthen coiTcepot heated very
hot by being filed with boiling water,
which must be poured out again, ana
coffee bag strainer. Then put in the
COTE, ground very fino, almost to
powder. pour upon it boiling water
not merely hot-cover tightly and allow
the coffee ofilter through. Havc ready
thecups, heated by pouring boiling water
in them put in the required quantity of
cream and sugar, then fill up with tho
distilled nectar from the coffeepot, and
ono has a beverage that is a revelation.
Never expect good results from poor COT
fec or lalzewarn water and half cold
nteasils.-New York Ledger.
The herald., 1893-05-24

Moths begin to fy about in The spring,
and as it is then they lay their eggs it is
then they require most watching. The
damage is not done by The moth, but by
the grubs proceeding from the eggs
which the moth lays in the spring. The
great and most efficient remedy against
these pests is cleanliness. Dust and dirt
encourage them. and once they are fairly
nestled in it is work of time and labor
to get rid of them. Everything put
away should be carefully examined. both
to see that it is free from any trace Of
insect and also that it is scrupulously
clean. Anything put away stained is all
but sure to fall victim to moth. In
secticide. moth paper, camphor, pepper.
bitter apple, and even tallow candle
wrapped in brown paper are all well
known and popular protectors. but they
are almost unavailing unless care is
taken in putting things away. These
should be scrupulously looked over, then
busted with whatever remedy is adopted,
folded up in old sheets and then, if to be
put away for some time, donc up in
brown paper. the edges of which should
be carefully gum1ned down to prevent
the entrance of any pest.
J Valuable furs are better sent to fur
rier, who for certain charge will take
care Of them for tho summer months.
Ordinary furs arc better hung upin linen
bags in cupboard in use, and carefully
looked at every week or so, beaten With
. slight switch and hung ont in the fresh
air. Papcr sprinlsled with paradin or
turpentine can DO pinned or otherwise
fastened underneath chairs, sofas or mat
The herald., 1893-05-24
A e.4utx,a curions history.

''Tkc last Countess Of Ru.aford," 9th
erwise known ~ Mrs. Abigail Buck. is
said TO hnyetiied ut West Paris Me-, O
few days ago A reporter visited the
a@el countess fortnight since. reach
ing ~ ral. sloish and on foot the remote
farmhouse where Mrs. Buck had lived
for many years. carrying on her farm in
the fullest sense By sheer hard work
Bossing tho balls. milking the COWS,
driving the horses, riding into town
seated On piece os board tucked over a
''forc-ex." and every way ! stout. eccen-
trio and self reliant person. And yet
shr began life a petted daughter Of an
accomplished woman. who taught her
Latin and Greek and three modern Ian
gnages and made Eor u musician. and
she wac so beautiful that ut 16, visiting
Bcston, mon stood still IN the streets to
watch her ont of sight
Fer parents when She was 90 opposed
her marriage to tho man she loved, aud
after brooding over this some tisno she
ono day Informed them that while she
mad given up her lover she sho;ld now
marry the first man who asked her A
young farmer, Jabez Back, who had
long admired Abigail iarshall for that
was her natno), heard of her vow, pro
posed and WAS accepted. aad the couple
are said TO have led happy lifc-from
which one infers that Jabez was meek
man Tho old woman who has Just died
told the correspondent that he was one
of natures noblemen. but rather Jealous.
and on his deathbed made her promise
never to marry again.
Since he died" she said, II have had
SO offers of marriage from good men, be-
sides two half cffers. BY half offers
mean proposals from men who had wives
living whom they purposed to divorce.
The aged Mrs. Buck had great GUAM
tity of valuable gowns. stuffs. laces.
paintings, etc.. and the correspondent
heard of two sets of table service, one
solid silver, the other solid gold, besides
many jewels in safe deposit vault in
"a neighboring city," that "have come
from many sources to the last of royal
limo" We forgot to say that Mrs. Buck
was also supposed to have descended di-
rect from Horny VIII. but that is mere
incident. Exchange.
The herald., 1893-05-24
The Crinoline In Paris.

We are Indebted to the correspondent
of The Times in Paris for authoritative
information that the reign of crinoline
is not yet. This cheerful intelligence
comes from two very ligh sources, one
the supreme French drcssmaker of his
time and the other an Englishman of
equally uudoubtcd supremacy. 1t is
characteristic Of their respective races
perhaps that the Englishman csys that
crinoline will not DO used and cites the
decisive fact that ale royal personagcs''
whom he has had the honor to wait up
on fer instructions Us to their warArohes.
have not mentioned crinoline. On the
other hand. the Frenchman says with
equal pride and authority. but Of diff
ferent kind, that crinoline shall not be
used. He viii not permit it. Fashion
able modistes who have just returned
from Paris say tho hoopscirt is not worn
in Paris, nor will it be worn this season
either there or here by women Of fash
ion.
Practically it does not exist in Paris
and is regarded by French couturieres
IS the sensational suggestion CT ultra
Americans and of En5lish dealers not of
the best class. They speak of it most
sarcastically as destructive of al grace
III dress, and thay elggest q return TO
clinging skirts, or at least to those with
out fullness at the top, by way Of con
travening it. There is already reno
ton against stiff and heavy haircloth IL
terlining for supple and transparent fab
RIGS of spring and GUNNER gowns In
its place the more phable crinoline lawn
of foundation muslin is used, and this
extends only to the knee instead Of to
the hips, as during the winter-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The herald., 1893-05-24

&c mantles ct penny each, startled tho
judge into making an inquiry concern
ing the amount of work this generous
sum was supposed to coYer. 1t was
explained that tho work included all tho
sewing of The fashionable nantles Mat
are sold for $s5 each. For Other and
moro elaborate mantlcs sixpence about a
dime) was paid. The defendant admitted
the debt, but claimed reduction ON the
ground that the complainant had taken
away some cloth. The complainant adj
mitted that she had taken some rags
(cuttings), but these were usually con-
sidered as perquisites. The decision was
an order for payment of the claim,
with costs of something over $5.-Lon.
don Letter.
The herald., 1893-05-24
rho Royal Laundry.

The royal laundry, or, as it is more
often called. the queens laundry, occu-
pics the most picturesque site on the
borders Of Richmond park, which, in
spite of its nearness to London, is still
one of the most beautiful sylvan scenes
Ia England. In fact, the garden and
,round on which the laundry stands are
lrscti ally slice cut out of the side of
the park.
The body linen department, which is
practically n separate house, commune
Gates with the other part of the laundry
by door, the key of which always rests
in the superintendent pocket.
SO stringent are the rules that when
some of the gentlemen of the household
wished to go over it, and MIR. Wilson.
unable to forbid it, said they must do it
at their own risk, they did not venture.
1t is difficult to say whether her mai
esty's order arises from the fear of in
lection or from the dread of having her
undergarments criticised and possibly
even Photographed Truth to tell, there
would be little to say concerning them,
for her maiestyb linen, though exquisite
ly fine, is severely plain
The princesses. however, give their
fancy more rein and have beautiful linen.
and they have curious objection now
almost amounts to superstition - to
wearing flannel pctticoat that has been
washed. Once ready for washin, these
become the perquisite of the lady III
waiting.
| All the royal body linen is washed with
special primrose soap, which is pleas.
antly scented and quite free from aka
lies. The only disadvantage it has for
less exalted percentages lies in the fact
that tits extremely costly. London Cor.
New York Press
The herald., 1893-05-24

Why do women with big, full faces
insist on having a scrap of bonnet?
Why do women with red faces wear red
wells and women with colorless complex
ions wear blue ones? Why does any
woman wear veil with sailor hat?
Why do stout women prefer bow at
the throat when small bonnet ties in
bride fashion would look so much better
Why, oh. why, does any woman wear
veil with lace edge? Why does she
plunge into purple and magenta? Why
does she wear big hat to the theater
and small one in the street? Why does
she make o fright of herself in skirts that
flare and sleeves that bulge and weight
her skirts with haircloth Innings? Why
does she put her hands into grass green
gloves and her feet into rcd suede slip
perss Is judgment never to guide fash
ion, and must thousands of dollars be
squandered every yea- in a senseless
change?-B Brooklyn Eagle.
The herald., 1893-05-24
Features For +. e-hn,c,, Fair.

Some variations cf church fair schemes
were scen in a recent entertainment Of
tho rors. Ia lion Of The time honored
grab bag an old village pump, moss
grow and dark with age apparently
flowed favors instead OF water through
its ancient fpo;.t. One Of tho stalls rep
resented a hugo web, with giant spider
enthroned therein. Caught in its naeshes
were all saces Of tempting fancy work
and notions. while from above floatcd q
banner enticingly irlvitinS the pasei'lg
flies to Como into Ely parlor. Morris
town Herals.
The herald., 1893-05-24

The young girls who are to eupervise
the candy, soda water, cigar ard ice
cream sales at tic Chicago fair must as
a condition of employment purchase sea
son tickets, upon each ono of which is
photographed tho portrait Of the holder.
Tho jackson park photographer who
cook thc portraits is quoted as saying,
'Nevcr in ray life have seen such a
large number Of l5cagispl girls in enc
day A MINORITY Of tho girls, he omit
ted to add, do not coma from Chicago
New Ytrk Sun.
The herald., 1893-05-24
serrntr tYo,..ccan Annlied.

Recently a man club of considerable
Importance advertised for o secretary,
and among some hundreds of replies
from men of all grades were seventy APP
plications from women. Sampling wines
and cigars, orgasing buffers and waters.
receiving indignant members and the
like are not exactly feminine occupations,
but tho innovation may come sooner than
we expect, for the club of tho future will
be an association Of men and women,
according to the enthusiasts. New York
Letter.
The herald., 1893-05-24
BALLAD OF AN OLD MAID.

She heard ono Eaying, II wonder why
That pretty old maid was mover we'd"
And she turned aside, with dewy eye,
And sat with her hand TO her Bonded head,
IF they only know" her sad heart said,
And her pleading thought searched the uni
verse through
Again for form that long ago fed,
The gallant form OF boy in blue.
Again were the soldiers marching by,
With eager zoal in their measured tread,
The brave flag Frightening land and sky
With glorious light from itsrich folds shed.
Again the blast of the bugle led
Her heart where blood was tho grasses dew,
And lying low on n hero's bed
The gallant form of boy In blue.
No wedding chimes from the bells on high,
But ever through all the years instead
A toll prolonging the mingled cry
Of woe and triumph that battle bred.
And her heart on no other love was fed,
But ever through all the years was true
To him who fell where the field was red,
The gallant form of boy in blue.
ENVOY.
Prince, who art young, when war times sped
Was many q fatal shot that flew,
And many maiden mourned her dead
The gallant form of boy in blue.
C. l.. Cleveland in Boston Globe.
The herald., 1893-05-24
Rosa ponl,eur Asalnst arlxed schools.

Rosa Bonheur disapproves Of the fem
mime attendance at the Ecole des Beaux
Arts on the ground that the young men
students are too badly brought up and
too vulgar to permit Ct young ladies as
sociating with them. Had we Amer
loan manners" che says. land was there
but little moro respect for women here,
the state might create mixed schools, but
with the character Of the male student
of the day it is wrong to think of TT
The herald., 1893-05-24

Poor Baby Ruth has been so pestered
by kodak fends and curious sightsecrs
when taking her walks in the rear Of the
White House on fair days that the pres
idcnt has had to ortcr the gstes of the
White House grounds to be closed be-
tween the hours of and 4 in order that
she may take the air undisturbed.
1t seems that the sightseers, who are
mostly women, not content with staring
ut the baby. insisted upon kissing her,
while some of them. taking advantage
of tho temporary distraction Of the nurse,
gave the baby candy or opened her
mouth to look at her teeth or danced
her up and down in their arms. One
audacious woman actually tried to sur
rcptitiously snip of lock of her hair
with tiny pair Of scissors. Washing
ton Cor Boston Herald.
The herald., 1893-05-24

trcsses to keep off the insects, and tha
mattresses should be well busted with
some inodorous insecticide when tho beds
get their weekly turnover. LONDON
Queen.
The herald., 1893-05-24
italian women Take Prominent Part

For the first time in the history of the
kingdom of Italy women have contrib
utcd to the national representation at an
exhibition. With the queen herself as
president of the committee, tho women
have gone into their share of the under
taking with a zeal that HIS surprised the
officials Of tho national wolnan's board
and have sent an Interesting exhibit to
the fair under the Countess di Brazza,
the chief feature Of which will be the old
historical lacas belonging partly to the
queen and partly to the government
made in every century since tine birch Of
Christ, with fcw priceless pieces Of
even an earlier datc.-Eolnc Letter
The herald., 1893-05-24
ssiserly PAY OF london scams,resses.

A claim of extraordinary character
was the subject OF naristcrial proceed
mgs at Ctuildhall, London in which one
item of searnstress' account, making
The herald., 1893-05-24

Miss Lillian Smith made the trip from
Herndon to San Francisco not long ago
in boat 81 feet long, feet wide and
weighing 60 pounds, built by her own
hands, probably the smallest craft ever
used for so long journey.
The herald., 1893-05-24

An English woman, Miss Sprules, has
for many years conducted distillery Of
famous Lavender in Surrey. 1t is much
esteemed, and she gives employment di-
rectly and Indirectly to large number
of people
The herald., 1893-05-24

There has been an attempt to intro
duce thumb rings. know of no one,
however. who wears them except Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, says a New York
writer.
The herald., 1893-05-24

On a recent stormy day the girl stu
dents of Ann Arbor (AIieh.) university
appeared dressed in costume which
had skirts reaching half way between
the knee and ankle and long CATERS COW
ering the shoe tops and extending to the
knee.
The herald., 1893-05-24

The executors of the estate of Mrs.
Mary Jeanette Keeney Of Hartford have
been instructed to make certain gifts in
her name and memory to the amount of
between 5000, eco and $500 COO
The herald., 1893-05-24

A branch Of the English Needlework
guild has been established in Brussels
conducted by resident English women.
The herald., 1893-05-24

The stylish woman abroad on rainy
day sees to it that tho lining of her
macintosh cape, her umbrella, her
gloves, her soft felt or alriae hat. her
veil and her spatterdaslies are all of the
same shade, which must be conserva-
tive one, as dark gray or golden brown
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
CLOSED THEIR DOORS.

Collapse of Three National Banks and .
Big Dry Goods House at Denver, COL
Nearly Panic Prevails In the City.
DENVER, Col, July l9.-Never in the
history of commercial and mercantile
life in the Rocky Mountains has such a
state of financial affairs existed as now
prevails in Denver and throughout Col
orado. Yesterday morning 1t was hoped
that the banks which had weathered
Mondays financial storm would be in
such position as to probably cope
with all demands made upon them by
their depositors This hope unfortu-
nately was short-lived. It was dissi-
pated by the announcement in quick
succession Of the failure of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, the Union
National bank and the Commercial Ma
tional bank. The depositors in the
different banks have become almost
completely panic-stricken and long
lines of people are pushing and crowd
ing each other in order to get access to
the paying tellers' windows Of the
dozen remaining banks that they may
secure their money on deposit.
To add to the excitement, the failure
OF the Mcnamara Dry Goods Company,
with liabilities of 100000 was an
nounced. The amount of assets are
not stated, but are believed to more
than equal the liabilities. The failure
was precipitated by the fling of an at
tachment for S7l,7S0 in favor of the
Union National bank. This attach
ment was served at o'clock Tuesday
morning, and shortly before business
hours another attachment for s20,s47
in favor of the Colorado National bank
was served upon the company and the
doors were closed.
The First National bank appears to
be on the best footing of all the banks
1t claims to have on hand over 90 per
cent of their deposits, and have pri-
vate fund of $1,000, 900 in addition to
draw upon, making it impossible for
any demand to go unattended. The
Colorado National bank and several
others claim to be equally well forti- !
ned against any run. Over 90 per cent.
OF the people who are clamoring for
their money are small depositors. The
large holders express confidence in the
banks ability to successfully ride the
storm. AS every bank is crowded, the
clearing house is rendering no assist
lnce, and each bank is compelled to
stand upon its own resources.
The Mercantile bank failed yester-
lay. c. c. Gird, city auditor, is its
president. The failure was caused by
he collapse of the Union National,
With which bank the Mercantile
cleared. The liabilities are $4,000
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
eALLAoHER's "coNFEssIoN." /"

Ho Now Declares II Was False and Says Hs
Was Dragged Into Making the Statement
by Outside PARTIES
PITTsBURGH, July 21.-Yesterday af-
ternoon Patrick Gallagher, the confes-
sor, requested the presence of Warden
Wright at his cell in the penitentiary.
Warden Wright responded at once.
Gallagher said: warden, have been
in hi all night and wish to say to you
now that the confession made by me
yesterday was all hatched-up scheme
and that was dragged into it. wish
now TO retract everything that was said
in that confession and wish you would
send for the attorneys interested, as
will decline to sign the confession"
Warden Wright Immediately notified
District Attorney Burleigh and At
torney Porter by telephone and they
hurried to the penitentiary with all
haste.
After three hours talk with Gal
lagher, District Attorney Burleigh
came out and said that Gallagher had
declared under oath that every state.
ment he made Wednesday was abso-
lutely false, and that he, Dempsey,
Beatty and Davidson are guilty as in
dicted. He broke down and cried like
a child. Warden Wright says Gal
lagher had n big bundle of manuscript
which he took as the foundation Of his
little speech which was prepared for
him on the outside Of the penitentiary.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 1s.-Secre-
tary Mohler has issued a statement
saying that conditions continue favor
able Kansas will have the largest corn
crop in the states history with the
single exception of that Of 1889, when
the yield was 273, 100000 bushels from
an acreage Of 0,s2O,e9s acres. Mr.. Moh.
Ter obtains his figures from county as
SCISSORS, and their reports were in this
year before farmers whose wheat had
proved failure had plowed their wheat
fields and planted them in corn. He
estimates that the acreage will be az
least IL per cent. In excess Of that OF
last year when IL was 5.603,6s acres.