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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

A good soul in Ohio absolutely wor-
ships Dickens. even going so far as burn
ing a candle before his portrait. She
reads nothing but Dickens, and when he
came here to read she wrote to inquire
whether he'd visit the west. Receiving
a reply in Dickens own handwriting,
her joy knew no bounds. Her hero could
not leave the east, therefore she deter
mined to go to New York.
Jones, the husband, demurred, but
upon being wakened one night with the
threat that if he did not give her money
to travel like a Christian, she would
walk, Jones succumbed Mrs. Jones
went to New York. had private inter
view with Dickens, attended his read,
ings, and returned home more rabid than
ever.
When the news came of Dickens
death Mrs. Jones was inconsolable. Not
long after Mrs. Jones sister died. but
owing to the illness of this sisters hus.
band, whom she was obliged to nurse,
Mrs. Jones could not attend the funeral.
When the rest of her family returned
they found Mrs. Jones reading "Pick.
wick" to the sick and bereaved man. As
a relative approached the bed, Mrs
Jones burst into tears, exclaiming: "The
saddest part of it all is to think that
dear Sarah died before had finished
reading Martin Chuzzlewit' to her; and
now she'll never, never know how il
ends! Oh, it's too bad!"-Kate Fields
Washington.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

Governor Brown, of Maryland, has
been forced by public opinion in that
state to command Mrs, Brown to put
aside a queenly crown The story is
that Mrs Brown, having some hand
some diamonds, had a mind to have
them reset for the Inauguration cere-
monies and reception. She carried them
to Baltimore jeweler, who suggested
that they should be arranged in a crown
or tiara. After some hesitation Mrs
Brown accepted the design for a crown
In due time the crown was completed,
and was written up by the Baltimore
papers Then the trouble began for the
governor Some papers announced that
Mrs. Brown would wear crown on all
public occasions. Just like a real queen
Others varied the announcement by say
ing that Mrs. Brown considered the
crown as the outward and visiblesymbol
of the social belief that she is the first
lady Of the state.
Immediately the people Of Maryland
caught fire, and asked on what meat
had their Caesar fed that his family
should put on style not authorized by
the constitution. There must have been
a terrible struggle in the governors
mind, for governors are but human after
all. Eventually hestatesman triumphed
over the husband, and Mrs. Brown did
not wear crown, Neither WAS there
any special ceremonies attendant upon
the Inauguration, which were made
severely simple, even Jeffersonian in
their simplicity. Boston Transcript.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

the west, one at Indianapolis and the
other in Chicago, have been established
by Mrs, Mary Wright Sewell, Miss Stahr
and Miss Adams. Mrs. S, h. 0berholtze,
was instrumental in establishing one Of
the first centers in Americ at Morris.
town, and Mrs, Head at Germantown
Center and Miss Leonard, Of West Phila-
delphia, have been untiring IN their ef'
forts for the success Of the work.
Such a center being established, in
struction is given by weekly lectures,
exercises and classes and examinations.
There is also a department Of home
study, with regular courses extending
over three or four years, in which the
student will be in regular correspondence
with an instructor and have his work
tested by college professor. The So
ciety has many eminent university men
on its advisory committee. and q council
OF cultured women and men to direct its
active affairs Nearly 10000 people at-
tended the lectures last year, and the
number has been largely increased dur
ing the present season The essential
expenses Of membership in the American
Society Of University Teaching are five
dollars, and three dollars per year are
the dues of membership in local center
New York Sun.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

One cannot help noticing in passing
through Broadway or Fifth avenue, or
when attending the opera or the thea
tiers, that the metropolis has never known
80 many beautiful women as at present.
stood in the windows OF Fifth avenue
clubhouse the other day and saw the
procession file by for an hour or more.
1t was bewildering, inspiring
But these were not all New York
women, although the danes Of this city
are fair enough in good sooth. In the
shopping neighborhood and on the prom
enades now you will see women from
Boston, from Chicago. from Philadel-
phia, from st. Louis, from New Orleans
and from San Francisco. More than
this, you will see fair danes from Paris
and London Some of the more ex-
perienced critics say they can tell a
woman from Boston from one from Chi
cago, and one from St. Louis from an
other claiming San Francisco as her
home. There is good deal Of humbug
about this, and yet there is a modicum
Of truth in it too. A Boston woman
has, OF course. an individuality Of her
own. She has somewhat lost faith in
Howells. but she still worships idols of
an intense sort and in an intense way,
But she is handsome, and If she does
wear dainty glasses on a pretty nose,
and largely for effect, you must admit
that the effect is good.
The Chicago girl used to be described
as being breezy and loud As a matter
of fact, she is now very like her New
York sister since the latter has gone in
for open air sports The New York and
Chicago girls now have physiques not
inferior to those Of their brothers. In
deed, this is in many cases putting it
mildly As for beauty, they are in that
quality which the New York gamin pro-
nounces out Of sight The southern
beauties are not brunettes to the same
extent as formerly. and any one who
expects the San franciscan to be very diff
ferent from her eastern cousins expects
too much. To admire all these you must
see them together, and then note the
picture. and II you do not admire it |
pity you.-Foster Coates in New York
Mail and Express.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

Mrs. Potter Palmer is considered by
many Of her admirers to be y hand
soonest woman in the Unite States
Mrs. Palmer is certainly the iost am
bilious woman to be found b feabouts
and just now she is devoting a her time
and thoughts and energy, well as
great sums Of money from ter private
purse, to making the great Columbian
exhibition success from every point
Of view Mrs. Palmer is sister Of Mrs
Fred Grant. and last summer, when Mrs
Palmer went abroad, it was noininally
to visit her sister in Vienna. But when
once over on the other side Mrs, Palmer
found SO much that could b done in the
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22


To few of Us is it given never to make
u slip of the tongue. On the contrary
most people have some unpleasant mem
ory or other of some dreadful mistake
they have fallen into, and even although
years may have passed since the fatal
moment when their lips betrayed them,
they are still unable to recall tie cir
cumstances without again experiencing
the agony and their cheeks displaying
the blush which followed upon the first
discovery of the slip. Take a few exam
pies to Illustrate what we have ad-
vanced 1t was but very small and
even insignificant change Of a letter
which rather spoiled the impressive ele-
quence Of preacher, who, warning his
audience againat idolatry, in place of
"Bow not thy knee to an idol" made
false step and said, Bow not thine eye
to a needle"
In the same way the young clergyman
with the correct Oxford pronunciation
in giving the hymn, "Conquering Kings"
merely stumbled over the first vowel,
but being unable to save himself was
hurried over the precipice and startled
his congregation with the announce
ment, 1.-The hymn tonight will be Kin
quering Congs, Kinquering Congs.''
Much the same was the pitfall into
which reverend gentleman walked
when in place of saying Behold the
fig tree, how it withereth away" by a
simple transposition Of two letters he
asked his audience to Behold the wig
tree, how it fthereth away. London
Tablet.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

The italian nation is especially ap
pealed to by the charm of mystery
and all those indefinite possibilities
which lurk behind the secrecy of the
mask. Not but that this license Of
masks was frequently abused Ales-
sandro vi, who with Madonna Lu-
crezia, was SO fond of watching the
maskers go past from the balcony Of
Castel st. Angelo, had to forbid
masks in 1899 under pain of the gal
lows, to such an extent did the fac
tions and i'll disposed at Rome take
advantage Of them to pay off old
scores, and so many people were
killed or seriously wounded every
day in the streets.
Connected with the old Saturnalia,
as we have seen, the masks were the
especial characteristic of the Fabul@
Atellane and the less aristocratic
Mime, and nobody who has seen the
collection Of such antiquities at
Rome, Naples and Pompeii will doubt
the important part that masks played
in the life Of the early empire.
Thence we may trace them down in
the antique farces, which gradually
blended with the sacred representa-
tiOnS of the middle apes until thew
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

University extension, which has be-
come so general and SO marked feature
Of higher education, is Of peculiar value
to women. as it brings to them the ad-
vantages Of the college training which
they have neither time nor means TO seek
outside their homes. The average father
educates his son at the expense Of his
daughters learning, and not infrequent-
ly the daughter contributes toward the
general fund for the brothers education
from her own small earnings The aim
OF the university extension movement,
which was introduced into America from
England less than two years ago, is to
bring regular systematic college work
under specially qualified instructors
within the reach Of people Of small means
and living even at great distances from
college centers,
The methods employed inclnde estab-
fishing centers in towns containing Ii
braries for reference, suitable meeting
places and local organizations for attend
ance. In the establishment Of such CEN
ters women are taking the initiative in
organization and compose more than
half the students. The two centers in
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

On one Of the roof gardens the
other night was surprised to notice,
after all | have said on the subject,
an individual, who at first glance
seemed gentleman and irreproach-
ably dressed in evening clothes,
guilty Of the solecism of tan colored
boots with otherwise correct attire.
! simply feel sorry for such man.
He is impossible and I fear beyond
redemption. Such a man ! believe
would be capable OF wearing a red
cravat at funeral. New York Cor.
Vogue.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

Belt manufacturers are likely to have
Q very busy season, as recent changes in
fashions are playing into their hands
When the summer girl who plays tennis,
goes boating, sailing, ETC., first became
a factor in American life, she wore
pretty much anything that was queer,
but now that suitable outing garments
have become an essential part of femi-
nine costume, blouses, waists and, in
consequence. belts have grown to great
Importance. Last year it was blouses
and sashes; this year it is waists and
belts, the great predominance of waists
both for house and neglige wear entail
ing similar increase in the wearing of
belts.
Bodice belts for women, ring belts for
men, both Of russell leather, are the lead
ers this season A common defect Of
bodice belts, their tendency to break
down and wrinkle, is overcome by the
curved shape. which permits the belt to
fit the form with no greater tension on
the edges than in the center, Mercer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

A new fastening for gentlemen's
studs bids fair to do away with the
unpleasant state Of mind most wom-
en- and men find themselves in after
screwing a stud into a shirt front.
This new fastening is stem that
slips into place by quick push and
bends on hinge when in, SO holding
the studs in perfect security -Ex-
change.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

Tight lacing was indirectly the cause
of the mysterious and sudden death Of
Miss Clara $. Holloway, in Camden, at
card party, according to the opinion Of
the doctors who made post mortem
examination, They found that death
resulted from cerebral hemorrhage, re-
sulting from congestion Of the lungs
superinduced by the tightEess Of the
young lady's clothing.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22
THE DEAD CHILD.

Sleep on, dear. now,
The last sleep and the best.
And on thy brow
And on thy quiet breast
Vl0lets ihrowl
Thy little life
Was mine Il little while.
No fears were rife
To trouble thy brief smile
With stress or strife.
Lie still and be
Forevermore a child
Not grudgingly,
Whom life has not defiled,
Irender theei
Slumber so deep
lwould not rashly wake;
Ihardly weep:
Fain only for thy sake
To share thy sleep.
Veal to be dead
Dead here with thee today;
When all is said,
'Twere good by thee to lay
My weary head.
That is the best;
All, child 50 tired Of play,
lstFpd contest
|, TOO, would come thy way
And somewhere rest.
Ernest Dowson.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

The man who observes and thinks
is mentally stronger and practically
of more use than the man who
merely reads books. The older tri-
umphs Of architecture and hydraul-
les were won before books began
and by engineers and architects who
saw distinctly and reflected logically.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

The flags to be hoisted at one time
in signaling at sea never exceed four,
1t is an interesting althmetical fact
that with l8 yariously colored flags,
and never more than founat q time,
no fewer than 7Se
given.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

One Of the most interesting features
Of the health food exposition is the
great number Of important positions
held by women. In some instances the
entire exhibit Of firm is found to be
managed by woman, the success Of
which is due to her energy and interest.
This makes conversation between ex-
hibitor and visitor easy, so that much
valuable information may be CLEANED.
The exposition comes at time when
Brooklyn women are ready to receive
new suggestions and learn in what ways
they can improve on old methods, They
realize as never before that the kitchen
rules the world" or that the truth Of
the remark "a man thinks as he eats" is
not hard to find. Cooking classes and
lectures are REINFORCED by women who
have become convinced that they do not
understand the first principles of scien-
titic cookery. The domestic department
at Pratt's has doubtless done much to
awaken interest on this subject as well
as several timely newspaper articles.
In whateeer other directions women
are ambitious, if they are married and
at the head Of home their first duty is
in the smooth and safe management of
the household machinery. To allow
members of the family to eat unwhole-
some, indigestible messes day after day
is the surest way to invite sickness and
disease. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

The recent annual convention of the
National Suffrage association demon
strated the fact that there has been a
great increase in the number of young
women prominently connected with the
woman's rights movement. This influx
of youthful talent is attributed to the
higher education and broader informa.
ton of American girls.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

Some new notions in fancy work are
those Of square tea cozy, which, how
ever, adds to but does not replace the
old favorite inter and circular shapes;
s o'clock tea cloths, which are Of linen,
shocked all over, and pokerwork ap-
piled to eggs for stocking darners.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

In the course Of Miss Marsden's work
she has ridden 1000 miles on horseback
and will present the case Of the lepers
to the ezarina when she has finished her
travels. She intends to cross the Cau-
casus mountains and also to investigate
the condition Of the lepers in TiHis and
several other provinces.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

way Of interesting women in our great
forthcoming exposition that she gave
nearly all of her time to this work, fore
going all private and social pleasures
Mrs. Potter Palmer is devoting her
life to womankind, and is leaving moth
ing undone that her countrywomen may
make a creditable showing for them.
selves and the various states they repre-.
sent. Mrs Palmer does this without
hope of reward. But surely, if no other
tribute is rendered her, she may rest Sc
cure in the knowledge that she has the
grateful thought and thanks Of her fel-
low women York Advertiser.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

All of Mrs. WINDOWS horses and car
riages were recently sold at auction.
The secretary left small amount Of
property and money, but it was not more
than sufficient to allow the widow to live
in the most frugal and modest way.
Senators Washburn and Mcmillan start
ed the ball rolling by putting down their
names for 81 900 each, and several other
wealthy senators added like amounts.
Then the list was taken to the Union
League club, in New York, where D. o.
Mills, Chauncey NJ. Depew and Others
added 81 900 items, until the total swell
ed up to about $4,000 1t was intended
that the total should not stop short Of
$4,000. An effort was made to keep
the subscription secret so as not to dis.
tress the friends Of Mr.. Window, and ii
is said that Mrs. Window finally con.
cluded not to be the beneficiary of these
generous gentlemen. Washington Cor.
indianapolis Journal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

A celebrated French cook says that a
turkey roasted with stuffing omitted is
juicier and Of better flavor than If filled
with bread dressing.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

Mrs. A. M. Holloway has secured
three years contract to clean the streets
pf Buffalo in competition with num-
Der of men.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22

A simple, timely dessert is formed Of
red bananas sliced in thin round slices,
with sugar and orange juice over them
and served with dish Of whipped cream.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-10-07
FASHIONS FANClES.

Black lace over white lace is very del
icate and beautiful in effect, especially
in the evening. with diamond ornaments.
Bluets, hawthorn sprays, pink and
white morning glories and black heart
ed meadow daisies of brilliant yellow are
fastened on low hats of open work nea-
politan braid
Graceful little matador jackets for
young ladies are exhibited made of la
dies cloth and also of velvet in one plain
color-deep blue, olive green. petunia.
golden brown and black.
Besides the plain, severe. straight
brimmed sailor hat, matrons this season
wear the shape that in some millinery
parlors is called the Tyrolean, and in
others the Princess of Wales hat.
Some of the newest lace dresses are
made with little train, and very young
ladies wear black lace dresses made in
empire fashion over foundation Of pale
yellow surah or rose pink batiste.
Colored linen dresses are most fash
ionably worn. Holland jackets and
skirts are extremely popular, but look
rather fiat, especially when, as is usual,
they are trimmed with black satin.
Stylish and pretty tailor made direc-
toire vests in linen duck, pique, plain and
figured, and very fine silk and wool mix
lures in dotted, sprigged and shot effects
in blue or black grounds. are often seen.
There are few fabrics that supersede
mohair and alpaca in their dust resisting
and admirable'wearing qualities. These
goods are now dyed in great many of
the new shades and look particularly
effective in rose color shot with gray
and reseda shading into pale golden rus
set. New York Evening Poet.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-10-07
A Prophet That Failed.

The ladies that were with the Gould
party-Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mrs. Shrady
and Mrs. DIR. Harris-are telling of how
they barely escaped couple of wild
western adventures on the trip from
which they have just returned. As
their private car rolled into Arkansas
the train was behind time If it hadn't
been, it would probably have been in
kindling wood long before now, for just
couple of hours ahead of them cloud
burst and cyclone came along and wiped
everything movable off the face of that
part of Arkansas. When this story is
told, the Goulds chuckle as they think Of
State Treasurer Stevens of Missouri.
The world knows how Mr.. Stevens was
on train which was robbed
That afternoon the Gould train stood
in the st. Louis station on the next
track to Mr.. Stevens train. Mr.. Stevens
paid the Goulds call in their car and
as he was leaving assured the ladies they
could subdue their fears as to train rob
bers. las" said he. there are no such
things now in Missouri as train robbers.
You're safe enough" Mr.. Stevens step
ped into his own train, which went the
way the Goulds had just come, and in
less than two hours was stopped by train
robbers. The Goulds went in an oppo-
site direction, and the next morning the
first thing they heard of was Mr.. Stew
ems little encounter. York Press
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-10-07
TURF TOPICS.

Carter Barker Of Wisconsin has bought
Homestake, a:1i4. forse 200. lomestake
won several races for Salisbury last
year.
The fast kite track in Meadville, Pa,
Is n very busy place at the present time.
as there are over 700 horses in training
there.
Geers thinks Nightingale has a good
chance in Buffalo's $4,000 free for all
and he has stronger hopes for Hal Point
er in the 100000 pace.
The appraisers of the estate of the late
W. s. Hobart valued his trotting stock
at S1S0.550. but under the hammer of
Peter c. Kellogg it fetched sl9s,395.
The spring trotting meeting at Vienna
closed with a cab race. which was won
by double team. which trotted two
miles and half furlong to the cab in
6:23-about 3-minute gait
Josh Billings used to say that the pre-
cocious boy never amounted to anything
else. and there are some breeders and
trainers who are beginning to think the
remark will apply as well to precocious
colts
Cricket. 2:1o, by Steinway. is with foal
to Sidney. The produce should be a
PAGER, but horseman suggests that 1t
will have too much speed to pace and will
trot simply to keep from tearing itself
to pieces" "a
Lee Mantle. who was recently elected
senator from Montana, is well known
breeder in that state. He owns num-
Der of trotters-Ilton. 2:2sf; Evening
Star. 2:29, and Dan Tucker. 2:29. being
among the number.
A. II. Moore proposes to encourage the
training of the get of Director. He Of
fers to give $500 each to the owners of
horses eligible to the 800 class that win
the most races and the greatest amount
Of purses respectively. ai1e
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-10-07
ENGLISH NOVELTIES.

Liquor bottles are now being made tall
and narrow in form, with silver plated
tops.
Vases on glass wheels, supported by
lacquered brass, are among the seasona-
BILE novelties for table decoration.
The new brierrose" ware is the name
of the latest adaptation of terra Gotta
fancy goods for painting purposes.
A canoe in lovely shade of art green
glass, with gilded prov and stern, is
among the new shapes in flower vases
for table decoration.
Glass dishes, round, square, oval and
rhomboidical, with a small vase on one
side and larger on the other. are con-
sidered the perfection of art work in
new goods. Circular.