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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22
WOMAS,S CLUBS.
It Must He Confessed that They Have Not
Proved . Great Success.

It Must He Confessed that They Have Not
Proved . Great Success.
As q social institution for the mutual ad-
vancement OF friendly relations between its
members. the average woman's club Is about
as much OF a failure as Ollie Teall's diffusion
Of Christmas cheer from his celebrated Christ
mas trees. The women who want to meet
each other have no opportunity: those who
desire to interchange condolences and swap
sentiments are compelled to listen to some
ambitious "recitress.' as a London paper calls
tho elocutionlst feminine. to the amateur
yiolinists painful efforts. to the woman
ds6aters: or orators. or plane %soioists;
hustlss to tho woman's club to ride the one or
present the other. while the long-suffering
members sit about on wretched camp. chairs
running their best gowns and wishing 1t were
al over: Now. a club Of bright girls In the
stinct. have devised a now scheme which has
most delightful! results. Once each month
they hold a public club reception where each
member may bring a guest. where the .so.otst
claims. and ali the rest oi.it. Having thus pSr-
chased liberty. once, each week they hold 2
private meeting. No stranger is allowed
within the gates. No business is done. accord
ing to parliame ntary regulations. No banquet
is served: Each member brings rs sents' worth
the big round table. some one pours tea and
allthe others sit around and MUNICH and talk
for tho entire afternoon as only girls, can
munich and talk. Each girl helps herself to
what she likes and sits where she Will. every
friendships are formulated. condolences are
exchanged. and the spirit OF true fraternity
permeates and Rambols.
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NOT FASHIONS RULES ONLY,
But Individual Genius Shape
Triumphs in Dress.
DISTINCTION IN DRESS
Most Easily is Found Through Adher-
ing to One Style or Color.

n, nj. Waning Season, when the Furrier's
ms, Hope Lies In Furred TriiIs and PuTs
md r,n,,-, the Shoemaker Spreads Forth
,ub show OF Daintie.t Foot Genr-How
Good Sense aud Diplomacy Help the Dress
u,Ier.' business = Scrvnnts' wnsteful.
ness, Marriage Proposals, whist, and
womnu's Vanity AFFORD Perennial Topics
Educational and Fashion Notes, and
Other Interesting Information for Women.
or writing modes there is no end. and in
.+udving styles exceeding diligence. But what
does it all profit in the supreme hour when
anew gown is to be selected, nm old one re-
modelled? The fact is that fashion. like all
treat arts. depends upon a large amount Of
individual talent. 1t demands the great
brain and eagle eve" 1t requires the quick
intuition. tho true feeling. You can lay down
general principles for cooking until the crack
O, doom. and the woman not endowed with
fine cooking instinct will continue TO concoct
muddy corce and elastic pie-crust still.
You may formulate fine theories for
the management OF husbands and tho
training Of children-all beautiful until you
FRY them on the particular man you are trying
10 keep home from his club. the cyclone in
pe,ticotts you attempt to subdue. You learn
10 imrrovise detail OF specific relation to the
circumstances in these emergencies. So with
fashion. one may preach and teach. interpret
and exhort-every woman must work out her
own salvation. How? In the first place by
studying her defects. acknowledging the girth
OF her waist line. and not allowing her vanity
10 add one cubit 10 her stature. She must
train her eye to know quickly and surely the
new mode from the old. to distinguish nov
city from eccentricity. style from absurdity.
the true note from the discord. or course
there are women that cannot tell the tune OF
Coronation from "Finnigan's Wake" and
never will know the difference between q Pad
erewski n~octurne and THE Maiden's Prayer"
SO there is occasionally a woman with no
power Of distinction in STYLES. The gods pity
her husband! There are women. too. that
we're not born to be stylish. They might
letter not have been born at all: but one must
live, for suicide Is such an awfully vulgar
thing; such common people to that solu-
ton OF the difficulty because they are hungry.
or cold. or disgraced. 1t is very bad form al
together. Just a shade worse than living and
not being fashionable.
Now, the province Of the fashion writer, I
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fashioned spencer bodice for the waist. These
fur bands. can be replaced, with satin and
material. is light and the Gown intended for
the house. A delightful way Of using up old
evening gowns that are not soiled is 10 cover
the delicate silk Innings with som OF the new
organizes which are already in the shops: and
have floating ribbons tying up punches OF coll
ored flowers, or vines and wreaths and sprays
OF bloom on a tamboured ground OF seeds or
dots or stripes. A very pretty gown OF this
kind. white. sprayed with shadow wreaths OF
violet bloom set in many dull green leaves.
may be made up most effectively oyer q prim-
rose yellow or delicate green silk that has al
ready done duty at ball or dinner. and look as
fresh and cool as q naiad's Garb OF foam spray.
the skirt. big puffs and frills decorate the
sleeves. and the gathered waist is beited
with a double c%einture Of green velvet ribbon
tied in a knot in front and in q bow at the back.
Another pretty model is Of blue and h white Iits
skirt trimmed With ruehes Of blue. a blue
bold revere OF blue overhung with white lace.
The sleeves are OF white. with ,pnffs and deep
wrist rufie s of blue chiffon. and the gown IL de-
signed for q girls fve-oclock-tea costume.
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FASHION r

1t Is BY the thousand and one extravagant
little toilet trifes that the ultra fashionable
girl attains distinction in dress. There is n
now mode in the wearing OF mufrs. even later
than that OF suspending the mutf by u gold or
silver chain set with pearls. and more Genteel.
ribbon. with slides and clasps Of solid silver to
regulate Its length. now takes the place Of the
match the color oi the e'f fmr. t 4 Bunch %i DIFF OF fresh 30
violets ~nestles in the fur Of the muff. or one or
two deep crimson roses may DO worn.
Natural flowers are again worn In the hair
with dressy toilets. and very sweet they look
for the adorning OF fair young girls and
women not too mature in charm.
Hairpins come now in sets OF seven. two
large and Ave small ones. cut from clear am
her shell. with circular tips. Some OF the finest
ones are delicately tipped and inlaid with gold.
The China silk parasol. with huge floral
designs in the silk. a frill about the edge. and
q stick OF ivory or o fDresden China. will appear
with summer gowns OF orgundie and challie.
But the oraze OF the day is for some odd lit
tie triuket to hang in the chain OF the chain
bracelet locked on the arm Of every girl lucky
enough to have a lover. Last year there were
lucky bells. and bleeding hearts, all dia-
monds. with q single ruby drop. but now the
battered hear" is the supreme thing. 1t is
vi Loh koio Will lhc Ihp1 tIi III
the midst. Glass lockets. too. are seen. and
In their transparency q four-leared clover an-
pears. And tiny little lanterns with magic
slides through which the girl that wears Ii.
and she alone. knows how to find tho face OF
the man who carries the key to the letter.
A busy woman much In the street has dis
covered that skirt facinGs Of denim. with a
binding OF velveteen. wears longer and is less
destructive to shoes than any other material.
The brown denim put on the light side out is
serviceabIe gown. to which silk ruftes are a
mistaken luXury. quickly worn out. and In
constant need Of renewal.
China Is quite superseding silver for toilet
and writing appurtenances. China frames OF
Dresden ware or replicas OF Dresden patterns
copied by the home artist. china trays for
bureau and desk. china. powder boxes. ink
stands. and all the para hernalia. even to the
penholder. And this advantage the china has
over the shining metal that It is much easier
the silver Is less easily destroyed In the hands
Of vandal maids.
Silk sheets are an elegant caprice Of women
that find 1t din1cult to spend their income.
They are usually OF plain white and hem
stitched with the monogram cipher along the
lem. But sheets OF pale pink and blue are
also made with q delicate line OF embroidery
along the edge. The fancy is one which will
probably be indulged only by the favored few.
and It's reign. like that Of silk lingerie. will be
sleeping on cool cloud billows to dream he:
tween the cool silken web. IL anything could
make a July night worth living such luxury ID
calculated to accomplish 1t.
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in the pattern Of the satin. Oddly enough. this
quaint old gown has u rhcmisette and sleeves
the shoulders. The revcrs are of velvet. the
border and band Of trimming all 81 fur. How
pieced out in this way by using n plain silk the
color CT tho flowers. and u plated satin ribbon
ruche for n trimming. AEown with a black
rose in the flare Of the skirt. and a ruchinc OF
olive. In some Sf the new evening gowns a
lace or silk 1ounce ia put on hnif way up the
skirt. and suggest more possibilities in the
remaking OF skirts. Last year we were piecing
them all down, now we arc piecing them up.
An excellent model for the bargain lengths
we buy in the. stores. now at such reduced
rates. and. which. alas! shrink so nlnrmingly
the second cut. which shows n full skirt OF one
of tho beautiful woods. as. soft and fine and
round with three bands Of the silky. close
c,urled Persian lamb used this year. The close
only: NIL the rest Is velvet. gathered in pufrs
on the shoulder and in tho form Of an old
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&<6akinsP oWder-
%Absolutely Pure.
@Absolutely Pure.

Two woman sufragist Representatives will
appear among the regular delegates, for the
first time honored with official standing In n
Constitutional Convention. And IL right now
women should be taken out OF their prescribed
class among the idiots. lunatics. and aliene
the nation. tho Empire State would no longer
DO debatable land. but go strongly for the
party whose executive officer and LeRtslature
acknowledged their rights as citizens.
A wenlthy Enelishman paid $4,000 At .
charity ball in Venice for q single kiss from
the Marchioness Pallavaccini.
The shop girls OF Paris are indignant at the
action Of the Chambero Of Deputies for refusing
to extend to women the law for the regulation
OF tho conditions Of work In the workshops.
o Z course the women have no votes. and the
leaders OF tho movement which Is to free
everybody undesirable claim that the Rriev-
ances OF women are not yet ripe for discussion
Tho Paris shop girls remain on duty. con-
stantly standing. thirteen or fourteen hours q
day. receive small pay. and are expected to
900 women earning wages in France and
5000. women doing business on an indepen.
dent footing.
When woman suffrage came up for the fret
time in tho South Canolina Senate. so evenly
divided were tho members that a change OF
four votes would have carried the measure.
Mile. Jeanne Chauvin OF Paris has been
named Professor OF Common Law to the Girls
I.ycees. an appointment which she was given
to understand she would attain even before
she took her Doctors degree.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22
English Beauties Erpio,. Their CHARMS.

The within in England Just now. among the
aristocracy. not the theatrical or professional
beauties. is for fair girls and women. and some
others to whom the adjective scarcely applies,
papers and magazines to be. printed a. types
Of beauty. No names are given. but the fair
to the people they most desire TO have see
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22
PROPOSALS ALWAYs IN ORDER,
Aud the Clever Girl Stands Ready to Land
the Fish When He Bites.

F"U !" VIZ" 81 H''e~'
There Is a fashion In everything from q bow
on q slipper to the announcement Of a be-
trothal. There was q time when the fair
fancee. blushing and tremulous. whispered
tho secret only to her dearest friend. and tho
relatives on either hand. after dscorous delay.
carefully circulated the formal announcement
among near friends. Now the wooer barely
has time to get the knees OF his, trousers
busted before the story 10 blazoned forth at
ment was announced In the crush Of the horse
show; An English girl, Triumphant at the
fSns ,1isnas ss q Of ta amer f SsiI ths as sisa t tidIp 81,
with I'm engaged to Lord Beggy: that 10 he.
the big Mepbistopheles over there. lie pro-
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these were shaken together IN. . hat, from
above the dress suits bore sufficient resem-
blnnce to the bald heads in the muslin baby
was difficult to. trace. ownership. The most
amusing part OF the play was the amazement
q the men when the pictures appeared. for
they. like the ladies. were unawar OF the plan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22
THE FURRIER FLNDETH PROFIT

In Encouraging tho Feminine Fancy for
Fuckers, FrilIs, and Plaits.
Such odd things one secs constantly in furs!
II there Is not method in the madness which
FUCKERS and flutes. frills and plaits tho
precious seal and glossy lamb. there Is deter
mination in the way the ~furriers encourage
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take 1t. Is to suggest every phase Of mode as
quickly as it appears: to sound the note OF
warning when the passing OF dress phase is
imminent: to study the evolution and history
Of fashion. and prophesy and warn: to repro
duce the successes Of one woman for the In.
~spiration OF all women. And the wenrer. this
very big penny having been dropped In the
slot. must do the rest. Not by copying exactly.
but by adapting and individualiZing. are sue
cesses won. The first great mistake made
BY the average woman is that In this one thing
she eliminates the personal equation too de-
cidedly. She copies a gown drawn In n
cut or worn by a shapely woman. As 1t
comes homo fresh from tho dressmaker's
hands. with all its faultless appurtenances
complete. it is divine. But "Oh. what u differ-
ence in the morning" when she puts 1t on
herself. One easy way OF acquiring distinc-
ton in dress. II this grace be not among your
natural endowments. is to wear some ono dis
tinctive color or style. One woman I know al
ways wears a rose in her hat. just one big
loose-petalled bud. which may BIO pink or vol.
low or deep crimson. according 10 her within.
In summer the hats are light and lacey: In
winter, they are heavy with fur and plumes.
put the rose, mods contentedly aloft.
Another lady. has a fancy for gray
gowns OF softly falling stun. always most
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It was lined throughout with scarlet satin. tho
collar Of fur. the mum. and even the pictur:
esque seal Tam o'Shanter had n crimson Gull!
at the side. 1t was the warmest. cosiest OF
gowns. and particularly attractive when. in
the swift. graceful glide OF the exercise. the
bright Fittings OF the facing and the brilliant
Innings tiuttered out bravely.
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How . Bright Hostess Eaiivensd whist.
A novel and mirth-provoking experiment
was devised recently By an original hostess
for the selection Of partners ct . whist party.
ssslls . 5l B q. s :.sas sssss1 sss.. Sc 4 P1 isss
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1t. Some OF the newest coats appear
with the 1880 cane rufle. and enough
fur in the sleeve purs to make a small gar
Dsnt. The skirts. too. are fiared out to great
fulness. and plated collars. with rufied NUTS.
complete q garment that is about as good an
investment as . corner lot on the avenue.
Judging by the prices. An odd little coat of
one-button cutaway coat and shows a
Wuistcoat Of Persian lamb which may be
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Natural flowers are again worn In the hair
with dressy toilets. and very sweet they look
for the adorning OF fair young girls and
women not too mature in charm.
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ANYTHING that will 90 on in strips to tho knees.
More quaint still. put Just one band Of trim
ming around. the skirt at the knees. Looks
like a nico little old-fashioned double skirt
then,
The only thing to do with tho old skirt. accord
Ing to the authorities. is to give 1t to the poor
relatives that 20 have always with We. Still.
IL your conscience can't quite DE reconciled to
such. extrayagance. or ~ the poor relatives
II the dress is not particularly nice, put full
%flounces about tho bottom to give Il an APP
proach tothe fashionable flare. II tho mate
OF the skirt. Their use some prettily con-
material for tire bottom of the skirt
MS in the. first illustration. where n gown of
striped satin in a flower pattern is made up
with the lower rart Of the skirt in mirror vel
vet shadowing on a soft ground all tho tints
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Hairpins come now in sets OF scven. two
large and Ave small ones. cut from clear am
Der shell. with circular tips. Some OF the finest
ones are delicately tipped and inlaid with gold.
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A wenlthy Englishman paid $4,000 At .
charity ball in Venice for a single kiss from
the Marchioness Pallavaccini.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24
Good Night.

There is tender sweetness about
some of our common phrases of ef-
fectionate greeting, simple and un-
obtrusive as they are, which falls like
the dew upon the heart. Good night |!
The little one lisps it as, gowned in
white, with shining face and hands,
and prayers said, she tottles off to bed.
Sisters and brothers exchange the
wish; parents and children, friends
wit h friends. Familiar use has robbed
it OF its significance to many of us;
We repeat it automatically without
much thought. But consider; we are,
as voyagers, putting off from time to
time upon an unexplored sea. Our
barques OF life set sail and 60 onward
into the darkness; and we, asleep on
our pillows, take no such care as
when awake and journeying by day
light. OF the perils of the night,
whatever they may be, we take no
heed. An unsleeping vigilance
watches over us, but it is the vigi-
lance of one stronger and wiser than
we who is the Eternal Good. Good
and God spring from the same root
and are the same in meaning. Good
bye is only God be with you, and
Goodnight is really Goodnight, or
God guard the sight. 1t would be a
churlish household in which these
gentle forms of speech were ignored.
Alike the happy and the sorrowful,
each day, may say Goodnight.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24
How to Dry Wet Feet.
From Harper's Bazaar.

When, without your overshoes, you
bave been caught in heavy rain
storm, perhaps you have known al
ready what to do with your best kid
boots, which have been thoroughly
wet through, and which if left to dry
in the ordinary way, will be stiff, brit
tie and unlevel? If not, you will be
glad to learn what l heard only
recently, from one whose experience
is OF value.
First wipe off gently with a soft
cloth all surface water and mud +;
then, while still wet, rub with kero-
sene oil, using for the purpose the
furred side of Canton flannel. Set
them aside till partially dry, when a
second treatment with oil is advisable.
They may then be deposited I'm con-
veniently warm place, where they
will dry gradually and thoroughly.
Before applying French Undressing,
give them final rubbing with the
flannel, still slightly dampened with
kerosene, and your boots will be soft
and flexible new kid, and be very
little affected by their bath in the
rain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24

A not infrequent cause of preserves
growing moldy is that the jars in
which they are kept are not perfectly
dry when the fruit is put into them.
The jars put away from last year will
necessarily be dusty and require wash
ing, and it too often happens that the
jars are washed the same day the jam
is made. One may imagine they are
dried with u cloth, but probably a
slight dampness remains, which is
enough to cause the best boiled pre-
serves to turn moldy, even if kept in a
dry place. Have jars washed in very
hot water the day before they are used .
and, after drying with a cloth. nut
down in trayfuls before the kitchen
fire to do away with the possibility of
damp. They should then be set aside
in the kitchen until the next day,
covered to keep out the dust.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24
HAMILTON COAL.


According to President Roberts of
the Pennsylvania railroad the poor
have to pay the railroad fares of the
rich. In a recent interview he said {:
at is the extravaganza of the
wealthier classes that makes it i'm
possible to lower passenger rates.
They demand luxurious methods of
travel, making the cost of a train very
heavy. 1t is the men and women who
occupy the ordinary cars and coaches
who really maintain the railroads
passenger earnings. If the fares OF
the wealthy travellers could be raised
to what should be the rate, then the
other fares could be lowered. Take !,
for instance, two travellers going to
Chicago. One for few dollars more
gets luxurious quarters and only a
comparatively few persons can oo-
cupy one OF the cars. He doesn't pay
enough extra. 1t is really the man
riding in the coach who makes the
train pay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24
WASHINGTON: FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. a, 1898.

A bit OF silk once owned by Marie
Antoinette.
One thousand pots of shamrock
from Ireland.
A silver statue weighing two and
one-half tons.
A pole 2l5 feet high, from the State
of Washington.
Plate glass 14S inches by 21i-larg
est in America.
A bridel set in the Irish Village
that cost 81 200.
Smallest watch-less than a hall
Inch 1Ii dianIotor
a machine that makes two thous-
and nails an hour.
Kaiser Williams statue contains
l,5OO silver dollars.
a tanned elephant hide weighing
five hundred pounds.
A fifty-two-ton gun with one thous-
and pound projectiles.
A shoe machine that embroiders
letters in three colors.
Largest hot-rolled steel band-JO
feet long by II inches wide.
The gates OF Germany's Liberal Arts
Building are valued at $4,000.
A New York firms fur exhibit is
worth two hundred thousand dollars.
A lunch counter 1l2 feet long and
ol inches square, made from a single
log from Puget Sound, Washington.
A watch with two faces which gives
the time in the various cities OF the
world, contains thermometer and a
perpetual calendar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24
The Hardest Test.
lions Herald.

Religion is broad matter. 1t con-
Germs the intellect, the feelings, the
imagination, and the will, and, above
all, it concerns the conduct. TO do is
more than to dream, think or feel |;
and it is in doing that a man affords
evidence OF possessing real religion.
1t is the test which will be applied in
making up our final account. "Inas-
much as ye have done it unto one Of
the least OF these, We have done it
unto me-" 1t is the only sure test of
our piety to-day. 1t is easy to dream !;
there is a pleasure in the stirring OF
the emotions, and there are people
whose delight is to wander in the gor-
geous fields of the Imagination; but
in doing we come down to sober,
everyday fact. To minister to the
sick, to aid the worthy poor, to lift the
unfortunate, and to build worthy deeds
into the daily life of the household,
rise to the highest Importance in our
religious life. The Judge will not ask
how you felt, but how you acted.