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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Woman, Maid and Child Are Mar
velously Alike in Gowning.
The Style for Children Shows Ne Origin
ality-The Popular Materials Some
Dainty Dresses Describcd-Fancy
Costumes for Little Folks.
iCOPYRIGRT. 1871

ICCPHhIGET, 1885
Everybody looked cold to-day. The
snuggest Of wraps, the warmest Of furs,
didn't suffice to keep Jack Frost from
nipping noses and ears. There was
goodly display Of red noses and blue
lips. One woman, brave enough to
hold her muff over her face, suggested
an idea. Why not have nose-laps, as
well as laps for ears? They could be
made just as pretty and decorative as
any other part of woman's wear. just
tiny piece of fur, made to fl the nose
exactly: it could have tiny gold chains
each side to pass over the cheek, round
the head, hooking among the curls.
Perhaps little pendant might hang
at the back. hiding the hook, and or
namenting the couture. The nose
covering could be of fur, or velvet, or
feece-lined cloth; could match the
dress, the hair. or the eyes; or possibly,
the warm color that Jack Frost adds to
the cheek. Won't some energetic in
ventor act upon the suggestion?
There was but little to attract in
the street gowns, to-day. Heavy
CiOdhS dLu IuIS were 6pOuU al
one could see. A bright green cloth
was worn by one girl who seemed i'm
pervious to the biting wind. 1t was
trimmed with rich band OF soft gray
fur. a tiny black velvet cape hid the
bodice; the small hat was dark purple
velvet, with touch of bright green in
the trimming That dash of color was
striking among the black garments
about her. A black and magenta was
rather unique. 1t was true magenta:
not the cerises which has superseded
it. but the color that we loved so last
winter. None of it was Seen on the
trim black silk walking skirt: but vel
vet stripes of it were laid diagonally
over the bodice, with similar dag
,onal arrangement on the sleeves.
Rather queer revers fell over the
bodice. They were of black MORE,
and they fell from the front of the
neck downwards, in straight, sharp
points.
But / was not looking for the new in
woman's attire. To-day was inter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
to make them suitable and wholly

to make them suitable and wholly
charming.
More ingenuity is expended on the
fancy dress for little folks than upon
the more sensible home gown. The
brightest TWAS in all the world
just five years old apiece-were clad
in this fashion to a children's gather
ing that opened the new year. The
boy was a true cavalier, with his
short casaque Of dark green cloth. his
dainty lace tie. his white leather
breaches and belt, and his gold
helmet with great plumes soaring
above, haring white cuffs, and neat
black stockings and slippers. He car
ried his sword proudly, manfully pro-
tecting the quaint sister that walked
by his side. Her short, blue silk
frock. edged with a ruffie, was COW
cred by sheer muslin apron. A
white fchu made the waist, crossed
in front and with white ends stuck I'M
der broad blue sash. tina: tied at one
side. Her arms We're covered with
queer old black silk mitts. The hat
was the queerest part of her. for 1t
was almost as tall as shea big fare.
with high pufings of silk about the
crown, and circle of broad plumes
standing up therefrom.
A neat skating costume shows a
long blouse in white cloth. falling
over black velvet skirt. edged with
white Monaghan A velvet yoke is in
serted. fur-edged- The child carries
white muff and wears a little velvet
cap.
| reproduce some of the newest
shapes in hoods and bounets for the
younger folk The pretty fur-edged
hoods, with high bows, wings and
plumes, are worn by very little ones;
and the big dropping hats. with broad
brims that are caught in fetching
gathers and curves for the older ones
The ribbon. the plume and the chou
in velvet are most suitable for trim
ming. Eva 4. SCHUBERT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
WRITER'S OF ANCIENT DAYS.

PKIDEAUx's Connection" was offered
to one publisher after another for
several years, none venturing to un-
dertake it's publication.
THE manuscripts of Tasso, which are
still preserved, are illegible from the
immense number of erasures, changes
and emendations.
The only instance of perfectly sue
cessful alteration in English lit
era ure is found in the dramatic works
of Beaumont and Fletcher.
THE letters of Leonardo da Vinci
were allowed by his family to perish
in garnet. Only such were preserved
as were in the hands of others.
The works of Aristotle comprised
more than four hundred treatises on
various subjects. The manuscripts
which survive of his writings were ac-
cidentally discovered in an advanced
stage of decay in an old chest.
KEEPING a diary was a confirmed
fashion among the literary Romans.
Most of them carried little tablets tied
at their belts, in which they kept
memoranda of their doings so as to
forget nothing when they came to
write up the record at night.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
BIG FIGURES,

The exports of breadstuffs during
the eleven months ended November so
amounted to S171. 655 ,202, as compared
with s126, PCS, 500 in the corresponding
period of 1892.
The Bank of England annually re-
ceives e247, 900 from the government
for managing the public debt, paying
the dividends, etc. Its private deposits
range from eco, 900, 900 to $50, eOo, 900.
UNTIL within short time. this coun-
try was manufacturing collars and
cuffs for 10000, 600 people. though it
had only about 65. 600, 600 to be colIared
and cuffed. Foreign markets were
covered by English and German manu-
facturers.
STATIsTICIANs claim that the earth
will not support TO exceed 5,994, DOC, 900
people. The present population is es-
timated at 1,467, OOO, 900, the increase
being eight per cent. each decade. At
that rate the utmost limit will be
reached in the year 2,072.
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on three or four other dresses. There
was cunning little green velvet ruffle
added to each hip. edged with fine in
sertion: over the shoulders fell SINH
lar rufiie, similarly edged; and. above
it, sheer white lace yoke was in
serted, gathered to the neck by baby
ribbon.
/ admired. also, white crepon gown,
with twists of golden brown velvet for
belt and trimmings.
A bright afternoon dress was Of clear
red cheviot. with skirt trimmed with
two broad bands of white cloth, en-
broidered in scarlet shades and edged
with mink bands, The waist was al
most tight-ftting and was more elabo-
rate than is usual. A pointed front OF
white cloth, brightly embroidered, was
inserted, and a broad band of mink
came round the collar and down each
side of the front, narrowing into a
point at the belt. White cloth epau-
lettes, mink edged. fell over the shout
ders, and white cuffs were added to the
scarlet sleeves This was for four
teen-year-older.
In cloaks I saw much of the same
styles as we older folks affect-revers.
fur bands, velyets. pushes, ct al
with the touch of youthfulness added
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
STYLES IN STATIONERY.

CREAM WHITE and blue paper and en-
velopes are the popular colors in fash
ionable circles.
A BROWN paper embossed in silver is
popular among those not we'll posted
in what is perfectly correct.
A SORT Of pepper-and-salt gray for
writing paper is pretty. but not sem
sible, for neither white nor black ink
will be clear on it.
To BE in it your writing should be
adorned either with a coat of arms, =
monogram or an address stamped
across the middle of the top. Silver on
blue and dark blue or red on white are
the favorite colors, though gold is also
used, especially for monographs.
SEALING wax in all possible shades
is displayed, but white for blue paper.
dark blue or red for white and black
for mourning are the colors most used.
Some pretty effects are obtained by
using a sort of clear amber wax mot
tied with silver. Wax, by the way. is
a necessity in these days Of very insult
ficiently gummed envelopes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
STUDIO POINTS.

WITHIN year Eleanor E. Greatorex
has become one of the best-known of
American illustra tors.
RoscoE CoNKLING's statue is to be
placed in Madison square, New York.
This is finally settled, and Sculptor
Wards plans for its erection have been
accepted by the park board.
Mrs. CAROLINE S. BROOKS. the sculp-
tor, is modelling grand Columbian
memorial, detached groups of which
were completed in butter and exhib-
tied IN the Arkansas building at the
fair.
MARY HUGHITT HALLIDAY. a Cairo
r0ll.) girl, educated at Vassar and
Packer, has been elected president of
the Woman's Art Club of Sculptors and
Painters in Paris. Since she went to
Paris she has been thrice honored by
the art authorities there, twice bv
special mention and once with bronze
medal for work done. She has been in
Paris only year and is still very
Young.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

THE Manchester canal. now finished,
has cost the lives Of 15s men. the per
manent injury of 1876 and the temporary
injury of 1,4o4.
A DIFFICULTY has arisen about the
election of a mayor at Hythe, Kent.
England. None of those selected will
accept Office and steps will have to be
taken to compel some one to serve.
The Prrssian minister Of the interior,
Count zu Eulenburg, has sent secret
circular to the presidents of districts,
warning them of the spread of social
ism and asking them to take all posi-
BILE means to check it.
IN Holland women and persons Of
either sex under the age of sixteen are
now forbidden to begin work earlier
than five a. M, or to continue at work
after seven p. m, nor can their work
exceed eleven hours day in all.
In the last twenty years titles of no
bility have almost disappeared in the
French chamber of deputies, there be-
ing but sixty-fve remaining instead OF
two hundred and twenty-five IN 1871.
Then there were thirty marquises in
stead OF three, as at present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

THE king of Italy eats only one meal
day.
A WHITE penny Of ls-7. if in good
condition, is worth 81.
POPE JOHN H.. $50. had ''frst-water
diamond of five peInyweights, upon
which was carved an exact likeness of
Christ"
The women of Belgium and Holland
are noted for their snowy linen: they
attain this desired result by the use of
borax, handful to ten gallons of
water.
CoTToS has been cultivated since
time out of memory. One of the pres
ents received by Jacob. Joseph's father,
from the royal hand of Pharaoh, was q
cotton rope"
The dryest season in half century
in the southwestern sea board counties
of Texas closed week or SO ago. The
oldest inhabitants bear ample witness
to its unprecedented character.
OAK branches make most charming
indoor decoration for the winter. The
leaves, to be sure, lose their brilliant
red and curl up SO as to show their dull,
terra Gotta neither sides, but the ball
like Jumps that the leaves form have
the suggestion OF Louis XIV. curves,
and are highly effective against a suit
able background.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
SHORT AND INTERESTING.

EIGHT cubic feet Of snow produce
one cubic foot of water.
ALL the people in Brazil have un,
usual respect for old age. Young men
take care of Old women, and old men
receive much attention.
TWENTY-FIVE spinsters are numbered
among the inhabitants Of the Cherokee
strip. They have located their homes
and planted their fall crops.
A PUG dog that received injuries in a
recent gasoline explosion at Spokane,
Wash, remembers the occurrence so
wivid]y that he viii not venture within
a square of the place.
WILLIAM HEcKEP, a Swiss baker in
Augusta, Ga, is powerful fellow. He
can break a chain with his teeth, break
Ropes with his naked hands and snap a
chain wound around his arms by sim
ply swelling his muscles.
THE largest engine is at Friedens-
vile, Pa. Its driving wheels are thir-
ty-fvc feet in diameter, the cylinder is
one hundred and ten inches, and it
raises seventeen thousand five hundred
gallons of water per minute.
THERE will soon be music in the air
for Philadelphians. The car shop at
Third and Berks streets, Philadelphia,
is to have a steam whistle that can be
heard twenty-five miles. 1t was made
by John Bowman, of Reading.
EXTRAORDINARY strength was pos
sessed by the Roman emperor Caias
Julius Verus Maximinus. Besides other
feats of strength, he could crush the
hardest stone to powder in his hand.
He was over eight feet high, and had a
wonderful appetite. He often ate forty
pounds of meat in a day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
STRANGE THINGS ABROAD.

STREET-cAR ambulances are used in
France.
A DENMARK old maids insurance
company pays regular weekly 'bene-
fits to spinisters of forty years and up-
wards.
IN the rivers of Surinam there is a.
tish that has four perfect eyes, two on
each side of the head, one above the
other
THrRE is bold ridge of gray vol
canic mountains in the Cape Verde is
lands, the crest of which is said to
form an exact likeness of George Wash
ington.
EXPEDITION ISLAND, a tract of land
thirteen miles long and from one and
one-half to two miles wide. living off
the coast of Australia. has entirely dis
appeared beneath the waves. No one
knows when the island vanished and
there is no cause assigned for its disap-
pearance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
STARTLING EVENTS.

FRED WHITE, of Otsego, Mimi, while
mentally deranged, gouged out his
right eye, and, with an AK, cut off his
right foot and his right hand.
A COUPLE of burglars in Fall River,
Mass, while trying to escape, were
pursued by two football players, who
jumped on them, trampled on them.
and brought other football tricks into
use. This treatment settled the bur
lars.
A SEVERE pain in the ear of Elsie
Mclaughlin, aged seven, at Frank
fort, Pa, compelled her parents to
call a physician. He discovered that
a grain of corn had actually begun to
sprout in the ear! 1t had been there
several days.
A BAKER in st. Johnsbury, Vt,
is kicking himself because he broke an
egg to put it in a cake instead of placing
1T under hen or in an incubator In
side Of the egg he found live and
well-developed frog. Now, if Che egg
had been Matched. a chicken and frog
might have come forth as twins!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
WAYS OF QUEER PEOPLE.

In marriage announcements in Spain
the ages Of both parties are given.
WELSH mothers put pair of tongs
Or knife in the cradle to insure the
safety Of their children.
ReUMANIAN mothers tie red ribbons
around the ankles of their children to
preserve them from harm
AMONG the Bengalese shouting the
name Of the king of birds (garunda)
Is supposed to drive away snakes.
Shouting Ram! Ram! drives ghosts
nway.
The husband does not buy his wife in
Maritele. and although there is sug-
gestion Of memory of marriage by
capture in the details of counting and
In the avoidance of the parents-in-law,
she would appear to remain her ia theirs
property. When children are born the
father has to buy them of his father-iu.
law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
SPORTS AND PASTlMES.

a MAN IN Grayling, Mich. has an
otter which he has trained to dive and
catch fish
SEVERAL members of the Princeton.
Yale and Harvard football teams Of
this year We're but eighteen years old.
BIcrCLIsT of san Bernardino. Cal.
has ten-foot mast and eight-foot-
square sail rugged to his safety. and
claims that with its aid and by care ful
handling he easily makes a speed
OF twenty 10 thirty miles an hour
when running before the wind.
A Bic deer happened casually upon
the town of Nehalem. Ore. recently.
trotted the length of the main business
street, meandered into the back ward
OF citizens house. anbled through
the house and out OF the front door
and then trotted out of the city limits,
The incident excited no particular IN.
tsrest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
FASHIONS FANCiES.

EVERY shade Of brown is shown, both
In silk and cloth
ENTIRE costumes are now made of
accordion plaited silk null
BAsoUEs are at the height of fashion
and round waists are also worn.
DRESDEN china trays are in use for
The toilet, the bathroom, the library
and tho table.
Tom THUMB ribbon, sewed on in
rows, is employed to great extent to
trim pctticoats.
NEW capotes are very small and are
sometimes merely few velvet loops,
= bit OF lace and an airgrette
Two exquisite stones, matching in
Size and color, placed side by side, is
the newest style of mounting a ring.
TIE best street dresses are severely
plain, and even the most elegant cos
fumes have no trimmings on the skirt,
save four or five rows of machine
stitches Just above the hem,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

somewhat similar. Then the simple
berthe. sleeve ruffics, lace ep. .ulettes.
etc, while charming FOR young girls,
were absolutely indispensa be TO the
young child. In the matter OF bodice
only is there any marked difference.
and even here the child's bodice
is like the evening bodice of
the girl-gathered in at waist and
neck. with a deep lace collar or bib fall
ing half way over. Even IN the mat
ter of materials we have no longer
anything distinctive for children. Fog
the morning dress are the warm colors
in woolens-cashmere vigognes and
the like, with red most popular For
the visiting gown. the spotless white,
with exquisite embroideries, the pale
culored crepes, rnousseline dc soies,
and, for very young children. the
heavy corded silks. For evenings, the
child's dress IS generally made of the
fine puekered crcpon. that costs about
two dollars yard but il so wide that
but short length is reg uired
Here is a pretty gown for wee
maiden she held upan accordion
plated crimson. At the bottom were
few silsen stripes of dark blue ast,
yellow, run through the material. The
waist WAS loosely gathered, with
deep accordion plated ruff'e falling
over. almos. TO the belt The sleeves
were bright silk plaid.
Then she showed me dainty after
noon dress, on pink silk. family flow
cred. with fine white satin stripe run
ming between. 1t was quite plain and
full. TIE waist. while maintaining
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

1T is useless to tell boy who has de.
terInined TO become a barber that he
must begin at the foot and it is
equally waste OF time TO say 10 a bov
who intends to he ehiropodist that
he viii reach head some DAY.
"oH, papa" said Wallie. "see nv
horse-chestnut.' That isn't horse
chestnut, my son. IT is too small for a
horse-chestnut' We'll" said Walie,
''see my poUY-chestnut. then.'-Har.
per,s BazsE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
ested only in the little folks. Ibetook

ested only in the little folks. betook
me to my friend. the modiste. and be-
sought her kindly aid.
The little Ones" said she, ARE be-
ginning to lose their identity. It is
fast being merged into that of the
young lady. The fashions Of the day
are very much to blame for this state
OF things. We have loved the quaint,
for children. for long time; and when
1t also crept into the fashions for older
folks, both stvies became necessarily
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
The Two Things Won't Hitch.

II won't do for the man who claims
20 love the Lord Sunday TO be found
selling goods with a shsrt yardst:ck
Monday. Horn.
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very liLeIx.

81 should like 70 have a chance 20
iin him"
i know you would You'd accep.
airl. Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

She kicks alott her pretty feet,
bald head doth adore.
TIC bald heads / Asl shei Ny sveel
Sweet baby, Just turned iczr.
Brook lya Liza
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the same tints, was of altogether diff
ferent MATERIAL pink and white
satin stripe = the stripes running
across, while on the skirt they ran
down; ana noticed this seculiarity
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Notary Seals.

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Stock Certificates for Corporations and Stock Coz
panies, either printed or Autographed
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Job Printing.

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One of the most complete Job Printing Offices in the
Price Lists. Premium Lists, Stock Certificates
Checks, Drafts, Book Printing Etc. News and Job
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Lithographing.
All branches of Lthographing Bonds Checks
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Wedding Invitations and Announcement Cards,
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-02
She PostnoncdIt T Day.

"Jollh Henry" said Mrs. Peddicord to her husSand, r'os soon as you get through your sl Ecr I want you to take up the carpet iogho sitting ruunl, so that l can have it cleaned.
 Maria Jauo," replied John Henry, "let mo tell you of sad occurrence which hap pened few days ago.
 'Wellf"
 IA man whose naIue I have forgotten, but which can Do ascertained if necessary, for the newspaper in which I saw the ac count printed it in full, undertook to take up Q carpet. In some way the tack OK tractor slipped, and a rusty tnck pierced his thumb. He thought nothing of it at the time, but in the night his thumb be- gan to swell. Tho pain became excrucat ing. A physician was sent for, who did his best to alleviate the poor man s suffer ing, but without avail Blood poisoning set in, and the poor fellow died in great agony"
 "Wcll?" again remarked Mrs. Peddi- cord as her husband ceased speaking
 ''Woll, dear, you surely do not still in sist upon your husbands taking up the sitting room carpet and exposing himself to such a dreadful fate. Are you prepared to be a widowi"
 Yes, John Henry, 1 still insist upon having that carpet taken up, but will let you postpone the operation until to- morrow night, so that during the day you may get your life insured for q, 900. "- London Tit-Bits;