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The usefulness Of navy blue serge extends
tlcal and pretty. It is bordered on every edge
with white braid with q pattern Of color
through It and the fitted overdress is secured
the ends of which are embroidered anchors.
4 white vest fllls in the open neck. Among
caps. and dainty shoes pretty pair Is made
OF red CLOTH with toes and heels Of tan leather.
and bars OF red across the foot that reach far
up on the ankle. Tam O. Shanter cars are Of
Jersey cloth. edged with a gathered frill Of
woollen. and are also made Of oil silk, bordered
are made to correspond In color with tho skirt.
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suit ngnins; him, o. il forced to live separately
from him.
In sorno cases married women may testify
privately as tn whether their signatures TO
documents wrro made without fear or favor.
Eulilty VIII assist n wiz II her husband has
made some mistake In executing II power OF
appointment in her favor.
There seems to- he sOnc manifest injustice
on both 81 'cs hMt the wheels ~ legal reform
move slowly, and probably dozen Dickenses
may write u hundred Bleak House" nrraign.
mcntS ~ the powers that bc hefore any
changes will be made Tor the benefit Of either
lnrty,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

trch feathers. birds OF paradise. rows Of pearls.
and precious stones Without the ornamental
ton there is striking smiiErity
between the new adaptations and the
old fancies Of our Rrandmothers. as
mny be seen in tho first cut and the
second. which is formed OF empire bows
Of hair so constructed that they can be added
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
THIS SEASONS BATHING SURF:

Il 10 Exceedingly Modest, and Has Lots OF
Trimming on It-Some Examples.
1t is unusual to find anything new and pretty
In bathing dresses. which for the most part
rarely do much credit to the designer. But In
this exceptional season of styles sea bathing
bids fair to be moro popular than ever with
the fair sex. Not entirely for recuperative
pear in another fascinating costume. FASH
ion has decreed that even this simple
garment shall be subjected to her moods.
ana tho ordinary limitations OF this hith.
erto unsatisfactory costume have been
ourmounted in o most efYectiver manner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

bins for ace.making are ais, in demand. In
the lattnr art an eighth 81 an inch OF lace three
inches wide Is considered goo day = work
Queen wilhelmina o, Holland hns benefited
from her sojourn In Switzerland. and It Is ex-
pected TINT in time shc will quite outGrow her
lelicncy though at present hcr health gives
her mother constant anxiety, The young
Queen is unfortunately. very nervous: and
though that is most common complaint In
ticnt has 40 many responsihitios She is
bright. clever girl. Icc'ionatc and straight
try and people. anil young rs she il. hal an ar
dent desire to do her duty by them.
tablet to the memory Of, Jenny Lind IS to
be placed in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey.
Miss Braddon is said 70 have realized the
clared that he would make ElOOU 900 by fiction
before he ceased writing.
woman's branch OF tho horticultural Col
lego in Kent. England. was established two
years ago. and has now eight students. This
is II comparatively new experiment in the edu-
cation OF women. but it Is said that nll those
who have entered thus fnr seen to thoroughly
enjoy their work. rho young women attend
lectures on the science OF gardening. the prnc-
teal denonstrations Of grating, pruning. and
mnrketinG. bookkeeping. and everything else
I,eccssnry TO thorough efficiency is taught
tneorStlcaNy ana practtcnUV. lnrec hours
each day arc spent IN theoretical work, and
five in the practical application Of theories.
working in the ground rust rs tho young men
do. The college course is two years. hut two
capable young women finished the course in
one year, nnd are now engaged in market
gardening under glass on their own account.
Among the numerous presents showered on
the Princess May is magnificent bed cover OF
geranium red satin embroidered with lilies
and roses worked in solid gold and silver. The
design Is n reproduction Of quilt belonging
to James J.. and was embroidered by the as
sociatcS OF the Royal School Of Art Nccdlework,
TO whom tho Prime ass hna ar Ieured herself
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and coiIinG It up IN n
loose knot at the nape
OF the neck. The pretty
arrangement Of Victor
ian looms in the. illus
tration are infinitely
more graceful and be-
coming than simpl 9
p!aits. and strike the
happy medium between
curls and braids. A
Victorian knot formed
entirely Of tiny strands
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toany ordinary couture.
Decided change In tho
style OF hair dressing
comes about verr slow
~. for women arc not so
willing to ndopt every
new freak OF fashion in
this direction ~ they
mr.. to accept anything
row. however ugly. In
fha s.vlo ofthair DownS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Miss Anne Bayard, daughter Of the low Am
bassador to the Court OF st. JHmes's, is said to
haye been the most graceful and spirited rider
In Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Beethoven's Immortal Beloved" was the
Countess Theresa Braunschwcig. to whom he
was for a long time sccrctly hctrothed. The he
trothal was not made public becnuse the
Countess feared tho effect on her mother who
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

A. pretty. idea for decorating finger bowls 10
20 have a bowl within bowl Of larger size so
that space for flowers Is left between.
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FOR THE H.fIE.

New Adaptation OF Ola Styles that Arc
Finding Fashionable Favor.
The revolution in hair dressing. which seems
to be taking place. is entirely consistent with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

A Moldavian lady 10. at her own expense,
constructing railway from one OF her estates
to the nearest town.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Deep. square collars. sometimes falling In
folds at the edge. will be ono OF the features Of
autumn Jackets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

English ailk woven In Bradford is designed
for Travelling costumes. 1t resembles fine
cloth, Ia aim st without lustre. light in weight,
and has smooth surface that repels dust
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
MEN AND WOMEN BEFORE THE LAW:

Of hair and arranged quite high on the head
is a novel and becoming style to most women.
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40 might be expected the bathing suits follow
means more fulness. excessive trim min9. and
. general effect Of width. Even the craze for
simple gowns. and soft wash silks are some
times used. No doubt these dainty materlals,
after ono dip In the brinV deep. but that does
not signify. A good appearance cannot be
wholly sacrificed even for the beneficial effect
Of Q spa bath.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

HnOth6r. IN order 10
attain complete success
In this art tho shane OF
tho head and tyne Of
features must he taken
into consideration. 1t
ia not enough that the
hair Is dressed hecom.
ingly in front. The side
effect II OF quite. II not
more. i'm portan e.
Only n head iaultless
madOnna-like face
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skirt. One OF the Partisan fancies Is for RlacS
silk gowns trimmed with pinked- out flounces.
Basaues are slowly gaining in favor. but arc
as yet reserved for cloth dresses and travelling
costumes. A fancy style is double basque Of
silk or velvet cut to fit closely at the waist. and
forming series Of fluted plaits at the edge.
The m ost cons picuous feature of tho present
fashions is tho use OF lace. which is introduced
In every imaginable manner in every sort OF q
gown. Whether the dress lie black. white. or
colored. silk or gauzo. there is a plentiful
supply Of this popular trimming. Chiffon
comes next in popularity. and is used in a va
rinty Of ways When made over changeable
silk II is an ideal gown.
The inevitable navy blue serge continues to
be an important dress in every wardrobe. and
something little unusual in style may prove
an acceptable change. The dress in the large
Illustration Is OF serge trimmed with white
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Recently imported silks have raised designs
In chrysanthemums, lilies. and butterflies on q
white ground
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

The "Eulalln" coat is a cream white olotf
Jacket trimmed in various ways to make Il
appropriate for many occasions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

After rerfactin. themselves In one rartic-
ular mode OF arranging the hair. 1t is
not SO easy to hecome quickly inefficient in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

A soft uncruehnble silk called regence is
very popular in Paris.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

M"rrinEc Customs md ToIsen- Descended
from the Good Ola Tome.
1t would not he STRANGE 10 an epidemic OF
matrmony should result from the British
royal wedding lust celebrated.
There's nothing like the force OF example,
Even the most wary OF spnsters and tho most
pessimistic Of bachelors nrc susceptible to
contagion. md II tchnoves them to study dill
gently the treatment they must adort.
In tho first place there are certain dates
upon tho calendar which cannot he fixed upon
Tor the happy day. because hoary tradition
has decided otherwise. II tho subtle fever Of
matrimony Is working in your brain. consult
the following list Of unlucky days and he gov
erneG accordingly: ian. ]. .. 4. =. Z. 10. 10;
Feb. q. Z. Is: March |. q, s: April q. IL: May
.. g. .; June Z. 10: July 3. ~: Aug. II. 10;
Sept. Il. Z: Oct. g.: Nov Is. IL. and Dec. To- 49,
H. These particular days are warranted to
blight tho lives Of the truest lovers ever seen.
But they are not the only snares which
threaten the matrmonlully inclined. Head
this little verse:
Monday for wealth.
Tuesday for heath.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

All the new hats show black wings. either
back or front or at the side. and punches OF
cherries are often used with them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

you. but don't ask me to be burned. stabbed.
fayed alive. and reduced to mincemeat all at
one fell swoop through trying to secure you
samples at the dry goods counters"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Queen Victoria brews her own tea, and has a
decided fondness for orange pckoe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

wrist are the result
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

in shape with a madonna-like face
OF waving tho hair at tho side
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

A. pretty accessory to n gown. and one which
makes an old waist look new. consists OF a
6ounce OF lace falling from the neck band in
straight folds nearly to the waist in front.
forming epaulets on tho shoulders. q collar
Merhisto red English serge makes stylish
yachting costume.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
For Summer Cookery

Royal Baking Powder will be found the
greatest Of helps. With least labor and
trouble it makes bread, biscuit and cake
of finest flavor, light, sweet, appetizing
and assuredly digestible and wholesome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Nine yards Of white wash silk make a very
rather than comfort and care to paddle rather
than fathe for bathing's sake. Three bands
OF wash ribbon in some dark color trim the
skirt and short-knee trousers. and a wide
corselet which forms a sash in the hack Is Of
the same shade, A round. drooping brimm med
hat 10 made oflwhite trimmed with dark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
HaymakIng parties arc tho latest fad.

INTERESTING INFORMd TIOy.
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bottom and up the side seam. A princess
overdress has n full f1ounce Mt the neck and
short slesves edged with braid. Canvas shoes
with blue facing and sailor hat trimmed with
wash silk com rlete the costume.
Another one OF the same blue flannel has full
kntckerboekers caught ut the knee with an
elastic. The entire garment is bordered with
white braid edged with color and the hat is
wash straw trimmed with wash ribbon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Since 1t has become lad for ladies to visit
tho Houses Of Parliament they have especially
disported themselves on the terrace. whore
they can have both tea and talk Lord Ran
dolph Churchill. however. and some othor SELF
ish Legislators have ichelled. and have SUE
c"edcd in rescrring one-halt the terrace Tor
mem bers only,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Tho two women's colleges OF NEWMAN and
Girton have sent a number OF scccessful can
didates to the Cambridge examinations this
1ege rooms OF these to. be-wrnnEers are very
dainty. They are full OF feminine work. lib
orally supplied with mirrors. and look more
like boudora than q study
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

The rage for lace ia greater than ever be-
fore, and from thirty to forty yards OF valen-
ciennes lace is a moderate amount for silk
muslin dress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

certain English gentlewoman has laven-
der distilery in Surrey. Lavender. like SO
many other old-fashionod things. is coming
again into favor. and its quaint sweet scent
Is right welcome. August is the month Of the
lavender harvest. Rose drying is also carried
on by this enterprising woman. whose invest
ment Is quite n paying one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

A ribbon rosetts with long floating ends ex
tending half way down tho skirt, and placed a
one side OF q sauare-cut bodice is q fashion
able dress ornament.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Gertrude Petan Of Bull Creek. Dakota is o
genuine female cowboy. Sho is only Is years
old. but she takes care OF all the cattle on her
fathers ranch. This sometimes takes her
thirty or forty miles from home. When the
cattle become mired in the mud shc must res
cue them from their perilons position. This
she does in true cowboy fashion by fastening
a Iarint to the horns Of the animal while she
keeps the other end tied to her saddle. She
and the pony together then pull the poor beast
gauntlet gloves. is provided with branding
Irons. and rides tho widest bronco.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Mary F. wilkins 'fesses up" to the follow.
ms story about her youthful days: When Miss
wilkins was young girl she was invited to o
party. and she yearned with great yearning
for blue sash to adorn herself for the occa.
sion. But her mother thought differently and
Mary was Obliged to content herself with
blue ribbon tied around her waist But an
other little girl WAS more lucky and appeared
in the full glory OF a wide blue sash. Miss Will
little girl by telling her. in n superior way.
that sashes were ALL oh all out of style. and
ribbons were he only Garpiture 4 self respect
ing waist would acknowledge. Miss wilkins
characterzes this conduct of hers as n piece
OF cattishness" and Processes repentance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

Skirts made OF black crapon and worn with
plaid silk blouses are practical and eHectve
aummer dresaaS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26
JOHNNY BULLS SHOCK.

The walls of the Bank of England may
be just rs solid as ever, but the thieves are
not outside-Boston Record
Now that the Bank of England has lost
on wildcat investment perhaps Johnny
Bull will stop turning up his nose at ou1
American manner of fnanciering-Wash-
ington Post.
After all the fuss, the Bank of England'a
loss through the cashiers loans on bad Sc
curity is but 800, 600. Even our little Mad
ison Square bank can beat that.-New York
Commercial Advertiser
The latest financial scandal concerns the
Bank of England. This is really too bad
Wethought the reputation Of "the Old Lady
of Threadneedlc street" beyond suspicion.
Rochester Post Express.
Whatl Crookedncss in the Bank of Eng
land! Then indeed has the idol of some of
our financial writers been found to be
stuffed with sawdust, and all things mum
dane will seem to these trustful Angloma-
MACS to be but vanity.-Boston Globe.
There is q painful shock in the revela-
lions of crookedness in the Bank of Eng
land The story of the reckless specula-
lions of Chief Cashier May will seem to
conservative Englishmen like an attack on
the bulwarks of the constitution.-Brook-
Ign Times.
Possibly the discussion of the introduc-
tion of IN imitation Of the American sss-
tenn OF governmental bank inspection will
be revived now that it is discovered that
the odd Lady of Threadneedle street"
mods and slumbers in her watch over her
treasures.-Boston Transcript.
1t is somewhat in the line of a new de-
parture to read of troubles in the Bank of
England, and Of possible designations
among it's directors. 1t is seldom indeed
that anything occurs to rufIle the placidity
or disturb the equanimity of the "Old Lady
OF Threadneedle t."-Kansas CITY Star.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26
Ono Inquiring Mind.

"And now" said the learned lecturer on
geology, who had addressed a small but
deeply attentive audience Mt the village
hall, Il have tried to make these problems,
abstruse rs they may appear, and involving
in their solution the best thoughts, the
closest analysis and the most profound in
vestigations of our ablest scientific men for
many years-I have tried, say, to make
them seem comparatively simple and easily
understood in the light of modern knowl-
edge. Before l close this lecture shall be
glad to answer any questions that may oc-
cur to you rs to points that appear to need
clearing up or that may have been over
looked"
There was q silence of few moments,
and then an anxious looking man in the
rear of the hall rose
Il would take it as favor" he said, ''if
you could tell me whether science has pro-
duced as yet any reliable and certain cure
for warts. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26
Butler Took the Case.

II had important law case on, -
said Wakefield gentleman. Il knew
no one could win that case for mo but
Ben Butler. He was in Washington at
tho time. went to Washington, and
after hard scrabbling for two days got
an audience with him. He said he
wouldn't take my case for 81 900 IL day.
He had more work on his hands now
than ho could attend to, and he went
about his work right then.
" General, [ said, was born in the
Same town with you.
He grunted, but wasn't otherwise
affected that l could see.
Do You remember little Miss -?
And you remember the boy who used to
send notes to her, and the boy who used
to take them? l am the boy who took
tho notes.
And l am the boy who sent them,
said tho general. He held out his hand.
1 guess I'll take your case, after all,
no said. and he did and won ."-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26

Miss Finney Of Fort Valley, Ga, aged 3: d,
years, has made i'll quilts-27 the past year,
Mrs. Catherine Murdoch has been keeper
OF Rondout light on the Hudson for 81
years.
Miss Jennie Forsyth of Boston has been
appointed right worthy grand supcrintend-
emit of the Juvenile Templars of the World
The Duchess of Cleveland is so enthusi-
astic botanist that she has gone to South
Africa to add new specimens to her already
line collection of trees and plants
Mrs. S. Van Rensselaer, Cruger, the New
York society leader, usually extends her
hand to her men friends in such way that
1t may be either kissed or pressed.
Mrs. jeff Davis spent part of the summer
under the same roof with the widow of
General Grant, and now has the widow of
General Mcclellan rs her winter ncighbor.
Miss Gertrude Mitchell of Liverpool, IS
years of age, has achieved the first place in
all England and Wales in the examinations
for the queens scholarship. Her triumph
Is gained over 4, $50 competitors
Belle Boyd, famous during the war has
gone on the lecture platform. She is now
past so, and her reddish blond hair has be
come almost white. She has three children,
and is divorced from her third husband.
Nine. Modjeska carries in "Henry VIII"
handkerchief which is said to have been
the property of Queen Isabella. Whether
this Is true or not the handkerchief Is one
of the rarest pieces of old Spanish lace in
existence.
Mrs Stephen Turner is the only Revolu-
tionary pcnsioner on the books of Agent
Mason at Rochester Mrs. Turner is the
widow of Samuel Durham, who married
her in 1926 when she was 10 years of age
and he was 60.
The Baroness de Roques, the mother Of
Mrs. Maybrick, has been visiting friends
in the vicinity of Boston. She is still ac-
lively engaged in raising funds in the hope
of securing her daughters release from her
life term in n British prison.
Miss Pauline Whitney, the daughter of
MIR. William G. Whitney, has recovered
from recent severe illness. Miss Whitney
will preside this winter over her fathers
splendid mansion Mt Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street, New York
Miss Clara Barton of Washington has
been receiving newspaper clippings for
months from clipping bureau to which
she has subscribed, repeating in various
shapes a false statement that she was Cd
the verge OF starvation when she secured q
place in the patent Office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26
Dream Warming of Death.

There is family well known in lit
erary circles in New York of which one
member, an old lady, has had 12 or 10
repetltions of dream that she was car
rying a child q long and weary distance
up hills and over rough paths. When
ever tho dream occurs, some member of
tho family dies shortly afterward. 1t
Is not connected with previous knowl-
edge of i'll health, for in one of these in
stances the death has been that of a per
son supposed to be perfectly healthy, sit
ting at his study table at work, and car
rled or quickly by stroke of apoplexy.
The last instance of this dream was Just
before the death of a we'll known news
paper man in this city last winter
Chicago Post.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26
No Moro Ashes There.

The colored driver Of an ash wagon
stopped his horse in front of humble cab
In on Grove street the other forenoon and
called out and motioned to n woman who
could be seen through one Of the front win
dows. She took her time about appear
lng but finally opened the front door and
inquired:
WAS yo' calm to me, sah?"
WAS [ calm to yo'? OF co'seI was call
in to yo'i Hev yo' dun got any wood ashes
to SELF"
"what dom wild wood ashes around
yereP"
What yo' doinG Why, Dress my soul,
but yo' am gittin mighty peart. Nissus
Slokuml PIE bin calm ycre fur ober three
Vars to git wood ashes an yo' has bin pow
erful quick to sell 'em"
Does folks what hey Sl0 base burner
coal stove tinker around wild wood ashes?n
she severely demanded
"Shoo Got n base burner ehS"
docs folks what hev got doahbell on
de front doah hev to be hollered at frew
the winder9" she continued.
"Shool Got a suah-'nuff doahbell, ehP I
didn't see it, Mssus Slokuu4"
Does folks what hev gos cuckoo clock,
Persian rug an new clothes wringer
want to sell cents WORT of wood ashes an
hev de dust f1yin all ober de houses"
Fur de Lawd's sakep'
docs wilder woman =" she continued,
"a widder woman who dun got her hus-
bands life insurance only two weeks ago
want all de nayburs to see her standin in
de front doah talkin wild an ash man like
she'd got ober her broken heartedness an
was tryin to ketch anodder husband? No,
sahl Ashman, YOU dun go on to de next
housed Oar won't be no wood ashes
around yeredis hull winter gp'-Detroit
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