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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

in front. And, by the way, If tea
gown looks right in front its mission is
fulfilled. The back is most often ex-
pressionless, except of the grace OF the
wearer. and falls in simple folds and
unstudied lines.
Another, and to my mind more beau
tiful, in the same lavish outfit, has a
plain skirt of shot silk, almost white
in one light, light bronze in another,
shirred or plated beneath its plain
bodice and triple be1t-for the future
wearer is a slender woman. Above the
woke, and between the lapels OF amod-
crate eollarettc of lace, appears deli
cate white silk, almost as delicate as
the lace. The sleeves below the elbow
are close fitting and covered with en-
broidery.
Most women who look well jim any
thing look best in white. Shall the
buds have the monopoly OF it, then?
Not so. my sisters!
Hateful beyond measure is certain
class of thin silks which seem to be
trying to initiate cheap calico and sue
coed in being ugly. These with their
dull colors and meaningless designs
have been worn somewhat during the
summer, and they will last this winter
as house dresses-tea gowns, / might
call them, but hesitate to include them
with the daintier textures. No more
expensive than these are the silks OF
fairer patterns resembling the sprigged
muslins of grandmamma's lavender
chests; and prettier fabric than this
never led admiring eye up to low coils
of nut brown hair. and clustered ten
drills escaping from their fellows to
frame a pretty face.
Because it is "cute" in their eyes and
those of men, and because it is trim
and trig and neat and sweet, do wom-
en- love the jacket. Hence the endless
variations upon it. The jacket is al
most always good because it involves
plain or nearly plain skirt, not a
virtue so usual even for outdoor wear
that it is to be taken for granted. One
Jacket know seems almost military
in its trimness, covering but not con-
cealing q double-breasted waistcoat,
and this again cut low enough to show
a high collar, four-in-hand tie and
shirt front of masculine severity. But
the wide-cut deep lapel and the full
shouldered sleeve are of the essence OF
femininity la mode. The material
may be what you like, from the pin
checks of tan and white to dark blue.
Another example from the smart
walking collection: A skirt of mod
crate fullness and the color Of cafe au
lait, this trimmed with shirred rufdes
of the modish dark brown; a wrinkled
belt also of the darker brown-anc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
Saved by a Narrow MarSin.

t'Been to lodge, have you, Absalom?"
said Mrs. Rambo, in metallic tone of
voice.
"Ies, m dear" replied Absalom.
"What time does the lodge usually
let out?"
characterization eleven o'clock"
And what time do you think it is
now"
"Er-It's about twelve, isn't it?"
''It is half-past two. Does it take
three hours and half to come home?"
'Yes. N dear. Lodge bodies move
slowly"
And Mrs. Rambo went gaspingly
upstairs to bed.--Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

here the modiste IS aS fauit, for no
human being was yet born with
waist line to be SO emphasized and in
sisted upon-the bodice light again
and plated in soft wrinkles to the belt;
a collarette of the dark set some little
distance below the stiff high collar;
huge shoulder, pulled sleeves and the
thing is done, and not badly. Both
these walking dresses are simple and
NAV be made by dressmakers of mod
crate skill from cloth of moderate cost,
though in the original examples quite
expensive.
| think it is tolerably evident that
everything goes in plaits this year
knife plaits. accordion plaits, go-as-
vou-please plaits. Here are other things
that will go:
Braided and frogged military great
coats.
Plush, in moderation or otherwise.
for wraps.
Buttercup yellow for evening wear.
alone or with white.
White for nearly all ages.
Lustered, figured and shot silks
Embroidery everywhere.
Black silk striped with narrow lines
of pink; pink silk striped with narrow
lines of anything under heaven.
Irvine color" spotted with pale
blue.
Cream brocade for elderly ladies'
show dresses; turquoise blue.
Low coils of hair well down in the
neck. perhaps anticipating the hated
dreaded chignon.
Lingerie of silk, always silk, be-
wilderlngly gay.
For there is nothing, after all, that
woman likes as well as to know that
she is we'll clad from the foundation.
ELLEN OSBORN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
"A Great Success-He-'I hear y,

"a Great Success-He-''I hear you
are taking cooking lessons?" She
Yes" He-"Have you been success
ful?'' She-"Very. Only one death so
far Detroit Free Press
-Dobbs-"May ] make confident
of your Bobbs-''Why. certainly"
Dobbs-'Well, I'm hard up and want a
flyer" Bobbs-''You can trust me: l
am as silent as the grave. It'd Bits.
There is no use in Americans wor-
rying about the future. Should this
country go to grass we will be able TO
dispose of the hay at from thirty dol
lars to fifty dollars ton.-Little Rock
Gazette.
-Arthur-'When she refused me. I
wasa all broken up William-.'Asy you
were half cracked before. according TO
what the folks say. il need not have
been much Of blow to finish you
Boston TrauscriDt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

Black, -an01rom n grows out n long
black horn, ). somewhat irregular in
shape. ) The lover surface of this horn
is covered. with deep '.gold-colored
bristles, whichsno doubt aid in holding
whatever the beetle seizes. Another
but shorter horn growsi out from the
thorax, and the two form powerful
pair OF pincers. with the body for
handle.
The elytra, or wing covers. are of
dirty dapple gray, while the under
part of the body is black. There are
six powerful legs armed with claws.
which easily sink into the human flesh,
while nip from the pincers is thing
TO be remembered, even when the in
sect has only begun to pinch. Prof.
Beutenmuller has the beetle in his de-
partmentai room ia the museum.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

! Cardinal Vanneutelli, head of an
ecclesiastical party, and who has been
mentioned as Leo's successor. has
resigned his post at the vatican because
of differences with the pope.
The: "benefit of clergy was legal
custom which allowed priests to with
draw their cases from a secular to an
ecclesiastical court. The evidence of
being a clergyman was an ability to
read. If man could read only single
verse he was entitled to the benefit of
clergy.
Since the death of Bishop Crowther,
the negro bishop of western equatorial
Africa, that see has been vacant, pend
ing the settlement of a somewhat
animated discussion. within the juris
diction itself, as to the proper success
sion-whether a white man or black
man.-Churchman.
The Methodist Episcopal church
south is making preparations to cele-
brate its jubilee. June 8, 1894 will
make fifty years since the adoption of
1.-The plan of separation" in pursuance
of the provisions of which the Meth
odist Episcopal church south became
a separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Christian at Work.
Notwithstanding that upward of
$4,000 English sailors visit the port of
Odessa in southern Russia annually,
and that there is a resident English
population there of $50, there is no
Protestant place of worship. An effort
Is now being made to raise funds for
the erection of a church, and the mu-
nicipal authorities of Odessa have do
pated site for the purpose.
One feature of the Worlds fair at
tendance which many visitors remark
Is the presence of so many Catholic Sis
tiers among the sightseers. The monas-
terry of La Ra bida, where the relics of
Columbus and the valua BILE loan collec-
ton of the pope are placed, seems in
teresting to them, and a group of Sis
tiers in their convent dress completes
the picture in the patio of that build.
ing.
-Congregationalists in New Hamp-
shire have gained in membership less
than seven per cent. since 1872; Meth
odists in the same state have gained
but seven per cent IN twenty years. and
the Baptists have gained fourteen per
cent. since 1872, though they have lost
twelve per cent. in 1914. On the other
hand the Episcopalians have more than
doubled in number in New Hampshire
during the last two decades.
The cornerstone of the First Pres
byteran church at Seattle was laid
recently In addition to the articles
usually placed in corner-stones for the
edifcation of remote posterity this
stone contains a blank book in which
this statement is written: "a bank has
never failed in Seattle to date. We
have just passed through a commercial
and financial panic which has been
worldwide There has not been fail
ure of any kind in Seattle"
I'm some mountainous and in
hospitable regions of the west the
most important vacation of the pub
continues from January to April, be-
cause at that season SHOWS are SO deep
and storms SO frequent that most chill
dren are una BILE to make. their way to
school. The summer vaca ton is short
but the hardship of attending and
teaching school in summer time is not
great. as the summers of those regions
are, for the most part, delightfully."-
cool.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

Mr.. Edward E. Aver. of Chicago.
owns the finest collection of works Of
Indian art and the most complete Ii
brary on the native races of North
America of anyone in this country.
The Anthropological building at the
fair holds the better part of his collec-
ton for this summer, and the bead
work of his plains Indians and the
graceful carved spoons of the north
west coast tribes arouse envy in the
hearts of aesthetics and anthropologists
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
BARON SAURMA-JELTSCH.
The First Ambassador Sent by Germany
to the United States.

to the United States.
Baron Antoine Saurma-Jeltsch. the
new German ambassador, is one of the
most imposing figures in the diplo-
matte corps, and is 4 worthy successor
to the late Count Arco Valley, who rep
resented the German empire at Wash
ington for several years. Count Arco
was a man of commanding presence,
but the baron is of even greater stat
ure, while his somewhat naughty bear
ing is relieved by the courtly address
Of man who has spent more than .
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

beetles alive AND TIC huge insect seems
to be doing urcofamonly well. as il has
2 capital appetite and eats peach
every day. IL was caught IN the Island
Of Dominica and brought here by
sailor. II is fully SIX inches long from
the ZIP of the upper branch of its piseer.
to the end Of is body. The head is jet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

-She-''It is no sign because a girl
Is engaged to a man that she is will
ling to marry him" He-''No. But it
IS sign that the man is willing to run
4he chances Vogue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
Germany on the Sea.

The German navy has seventy-seven
warships of all kinds, 5ll guns and 49,
O5l men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29

When Baby was sick, re gave her Castotia-
Whc- she wcs Child she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss. she chung TO Castoria-
When sha had Children, she gave them Cassogic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
THE HERCULES BEETLE.
One Of the Big Insects Vow In New
York City Moscow

York City Moscow
The Hercules beetle (Dynastes Her
cules). one of the largest species Of the
Coleopatra or beetle family, is fire.
quently seen il the cases of the ento-
mologist, but 1t is seldom that one IS
seen alive inNew York. Just at present
william. Beu:enmuiler. professor Of en-
tomology at the Natural History mu-
scum in that city, has one of the giant
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29

married, ms settled himself down to
bachelor comfort In his new quarters.
Hating the pomp and fuss OF ceremonial
etiquettes, he threw open the doors OF
the White House TO the public, well
coming with special delight artists,
actors, singers and good bohemians.
During the two terms of his occupancy
of the White House no complaints or
protests were heard. lie made himself
at home and made all others feel so.
Who knows but that there may have
been a secret cxultation in Mr.. Madi-
sons breast when, in the year 1914. the
British army, under Gen. Ross and Adj
miral Cockburn, having taken posses
sion OF Washington and burned the
Capitol. finally wound up by setting
fire to the Executive Mansion just as
they were about TO retreat to their
ships. One memento of this fire survives
to-day--the so-called Gilbert Stuart
portrait of Washington, still hanging
in the East Room, now known to be
the work of an imitator of no special
fame. The story is still told of how
Mrs. Madison cut this picture out OF
its frame with pair of shears to save
IL from. the enemy when she fed from
the town. The STORY is a pretty one,
but IL is just as apocryphal ~ the
ascription OF the picture to Gilbert
Stuart. In her own letter describing
the fight Mrs. Madison says that Mr..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29
NO BABIES NEED APPLY.
A Little woman's Search for New
Home Handicapped.

A Little woman's Search for u New
Home Handicapped. :
Jones had about como to the con-
clusion that a new ratio should be
established between his income and
board bill. my DEAR" he said to
his wife, .we've got to cut down OK
penses. and that's all there is about
It, We've got to move"
They had been boarding ut an up
town ..family hotel" Jones' family
consists OF himself. wife and infant.
aged 8 months. Bright and early on
the following morning Mrs. Jones.
leaving her baby in charge OF the
nurse, went out In search OF now
boarding place.
She soon found, as she thought. a
desirable place. 1t wasn't much for
style, to be sure, but it was much
cheaper than her present abode.
ON call around tomorrow" she
said to the landlady after the terms
had been agreed upon. But as she
turned to leave the place she suddenly
remembered that the baby had been
omitted in the calculation.
by the way" she remarked to the
landlady, IL forgot to mention
about my baby. But OF course you
won't mind if"
"Mindw interrupted the dispenser
of india rubber steaks. Indeed
do mind. Madam, we do not take
babies here.
This yas n G a nnorar fnr moon NTrs
jones. At the next place she an
nounced somewhat apologetically.
that she'd like to engage board for
her baby" [The infant wasn't to DO
forgotten this time. Incidentally
she mentioned that herself and hus-
band were to be considered in the
bargain.
"Oh, bless me-" was the consider
ate reply given this time, .'we could
not think Of taking babies. Why, al
the young men in the house would
leave"
In this way Mrs. Jones Travelled
from place to place. The result was
always the same. No babies need
apply. Thoroughly disheartcned over
her fruitless search Mrs. Jones re.
turned home.
This is the way she explained it to
Jones:
John, dear, I've tried everywhere.
but no one wants our baby. l have
tried to help you-indeed havc-but
] can see no way out of our difficulty.
We certainly can't place our Gear
little one on storage, 80 I'm afraid
we must remain where we are until
baby gets some size on him."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29
A New Horseshoe.

A new horseshoe recently patented
has for its special object the obtain
ing of better foothold aud the lessen.
ing OF concussion or EARRING effect
upon the animals feet. The shoe. is
made with apertures extending
through it, located between the
positions usually occupied by the nails.
The openings are of dovetailed form
and the usual nail holes are provided
in the intervening solid metal portions
of the shoe. Projecting through the
apertures arc elastic rubber studs
which are fixed on strip of rubber
Or leather intervening between the
metal shoe and the well OF the hoo
and through which the nails are
driven in the operation Of shoeing.
by this construction the grip of the
horses foot is immensely increased,
especially on slippery pavements, and
the tendency OF the horse to leg dis.
ease is materially reduced.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29
Maids. Old Maids and widows.

A woman's chance to marry at from
10 to - years of age Is said to be
fourteen and ono-half per cent From
20 to 20 they are increased to fifty
two per cent; from % to 80 it dimin-
ishes to eighteen; from b to 35, fiji.
teen and one-half per cent. From 81
TO 40 the chances OF an unmarried
woman sink to three and three.
quarters per cent; from 40 TO As a
still further diminution is seen. her
chance being but two and one-half.
From 45 to so the old maids chance
Of getting husband is but three
eighths of one per cent, while from
80 to So she is supposed to have but
one-quarter of one per cent of q
chance. 1t should. however, be added
that the table OF average does not
apply to widows. Accurate stats.
ticians, who would not be caught in
a mistake for the world, affirm that a
widow at any age has at least seven
ty-six spinster drawing power, and
some place her figure up to eighty
two. The widows chances at any
age are therefore seventy-six to
eighty-two times better than that OF
spinster.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29
a SNAKE STORY.
Blind Mans Narrow Escapes FfCI
Poisonous Reptiles.


\ writer in Chambers Jolua|
says that Richard Palmer. 4 Blind
man, was walking in the garden 4
his country place in New South Wale.
led by his little child. about : year
old. In one hand Mr.. Palmer car
ried glass of water.
Suddenly the little boy c"!cd il
alarm. "A snake! u snaker and drop
ping his fathers hand fled to The yer
anda.
Mr.. Palmer stopped. II he moved
he might step on the snake. and h
knew too well that most OF the snake
in that vicinity were venomous.
All at once he felt the scrpen
winding about his leg. The next mo
mont he heard an angry hiss ard
sharp blow was struck on the glas
in his hand. Involuntarily he dropped
the glass and lcaped back By ths
movement he released the snake, Oh
whose tail he had been standing. snt
it glidcd away into the grass.
ne glass nad probably saVed III
life It's glitter attracted the angH
snake and it struck at that instead
ut his hand.
At another time Mr.. Palmer wa
sitting alone at table on which wa
q glass of milk. He was leaning o.
the table, his heal in his hands
wrapped in deep thought, when ~
attention was arrested by the SCUM
of some animal tapping milk from ~
glass. Thinking it was the cat, UT
Palmer put out his hanl TO stroS
her. but instead felt the cold, clamn
body of a snake!
Startled, he sprang to his feet an
called for help. The native servan,
rushed in and killed the snake, whie
measured seven feet in length.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29

THE WHITE HOUSE AS RESTORED IN 1916.
people in those days cared little for
centennial anniversaries. A postpone.
mcnt of the ceremony just twelve days
would have given il a certain historical
appropriateness. The 18th of October,
1899, would have marked the tor-cen-
tenary of the discovery of America.
There is little New England pride
us well as bitterness in the complaint
made by Mrs. Adams that IF the
twelve years in which this place has
been considered as the future seat
OF government had been i'm
proved, as they would have been IL in
New England, very many of the pres
cnt Inconvenience would have been
removed" But she had not much
longer to suffer the inconvenience
which she laid ut the door of more
Southern temperament At the very
moment when thess lines were penned
her husband had been defeated in his
attempt to secure second term, and on
the 4th of March following he was
superseded In the White lIouiy by a
Southern gentleman named Thomas
jefferson.
Mr. Jefferson was person of verv
simple ana Democratic tastes. A
widowcr whose daughters We're both
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29

The funeral as q cal function is
netting new and Is being gravely
discussed by women who do not sccn
wholly brutal or totally devoid of
sense. The mooted question is
whether one sh Iuld attend the ohsc-
quies Of person upon whom in life
.sho had not called on who had moved
in u different set. A woman who
would consider such problem should
b. all odds attend u funcra without
delay. Tho suggestion that it he her
own seems almost supcrhuous.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29
Colonial Furniture.

Perth Amboy, n. J.,,is the repo'i,,
tory of some OF the finest old colonlsi
furniture in the East. The Guy,
which is one OF the oldest ports o.
entry in the United States, still re,
tains few of its early dwellings,anu
some of these are occupied by descel'
dants OF those who built tho houses
many generations ago. The cohse,,
quence is that the old furniture o.
Perth Amboy is never sold save ~
the death OF some venerable i'ec.
holder. and even then is bought oy
vigilant relatives and friends.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29

Ir is observed that rs the ladies',
obcying the cdicts OF fashion, begin
to shorten their trains, the gentle
men. equally obedient to the same ar.
bitter, begin to lcngthcn tho skirts to
their Prince Albcrts. Tho latest cut
Of these attenuatcd garments gives
them tail that almost sweeps tho
ground. At the present pace it viii
not he long before the wcarer Of tho
Prince Albert train will have to aban
don his cane. He will need both
hands TO keep il ont OF the mud.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29

Or all the fools. old or young, who
play their part upon the earth, the
stagc-strnck young woman il by far
tho worst The sentimental female
who worshlps hcro in curly wig
and a property uniform, while not
being abe to appreciate the unob.
trusive heroism OF real life. is fool
Of ordinary type. Many people prefer
shams to reality. The young woman
who gives up n good home to yield to
wild desire TO go en- the stage, &c
become anything from tsay carrier
or a high kicker TO u great TRACED,
actress, Is an>extraordinary fool