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the Greek Dress.

Lucasta-"When you advocate Greek
dress you lose sight of another objection,
or rather defect. in il for cut requirements.
It leaves the neck too bare.
Urbane-"I should have said that that is
one of its great merits. The spring of the
neck from the shoulders is one of the char
acteristic beauties Of the human figures
a beauty which the old Greek dress dis
played"
.L.-''Yes. and the cd Greek dress was no
doubt suited To the Cd Greek life and TO
the climate where il was lived, but it
would not suit our ways and our climate
to have the neck bare all day and ali the
year
U.-"Sure.y it is very much a matter of
habit. which may be altered. l have heard
my mother say that in her youth the col
lar of a woman's gown was arranged to
show the collar bones Of the wearer, even
in morning costume. 1 don't know that
there were any more Gods or sore threats
then than now"
LII suspect there were more among
women And it is pretty certain, believe.
that the craze for Classical dress in our
grandmothers' days, during which women
went aboue decollete and barred armed, in
himsy clothes and wintry weather, resulted
in a great increase Of lung and throat all
ments"
U.-'On the other hand. I have been told
that doctors strongly disapprOve the muf-
fling up Of the throat with 'boas' and fur
tippets now so much in vogue"
L.-'True. but does not our argument,
as usual, tend to recommend the just me-
dunn which is always the safest way? Let
there be neither excess nor deficiency in
the amount OF clothing worn. "-Nineteenth
Century.
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An oLD-TI0sE BELLE.
She Was n Washington FayOrite Dur
ing Five Administrations.

The early days of the republic are re-
called by the death of Mrs. Madelena
Van Ness, which occurred on Thursday
at Jersey City flights
She was the widow Of Cornelius p.
Van Ness, the famous Vermonter. whom
she married at Madrid. Van Ness was
then United States minister at that cap
ital
Much of Mrs. Van Ness's life before
her husbands death was spent in Wash
ington, where she was the friend of Col.
Benton Henry Clay, Jesse Benton, who
later became the bride of John c. FIRE.
mont, and other lights of the day. Among
her European friends she numbered
Charles Dickens, Bulwer and Thackeray.
There were few society events at Wash
ington during the administrations Of Van
Buren,. Harrison and Tyler, Polk, Taylor
and Fillmore that were not gTaced by her
presence. Up to the last she retained
the liveliast recollections Of those bril-
liant days, and her conversation was
filed with entertaining anecdotes that
may never see history's pages.-Philadel-
phia Record.
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Mrs. Hawthorne,s Hnppine~r

l am glad you can dwell upon my lot
with unalloyed delight for certainly if
ever there were a felicitous one it is mine.
Unbroken, immortal love surrounds and
pervades me. We have extraordinary
health, in addition to more essential ele-
ments Of happiness. My husband tran
sends my best dream and 40 one but Z
can tell what he must be. therefore, When
/ have climbed up TO him, think shall
find myself in the presence of the shining
ones, for 1 can only say that every day he
rises upon me like a sun at midnoon
And then such children. and now the
prospects of means to buy bread and a
little cake, too! l have written on, and
the sun has set, and the moon has risen
and reveals the fine sculpture Of nature.
Una and Julian and Baby Rose are all
in profound repOse. Not a sound can be
heard but my pen strokes and the every
welcome voice of the cricket, which seems
expressly created to announce silence and
peace. If a murderer would compose his
ear sufficiently to listen to the chirp of a
cricket. do you think he could then go
and kill his brother? I believe he could
not, but III needs a sense unthickened by
outrageous passion to hear Gods crickets
1t even needs a mind unburdened with
care.-F'rom THE Hawthornes in Lenox''
in Century.
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A TrlnI NV Jury.

Some time ago in the Barnett county
q. c. superior court, Judge Ship pre-
siding, the trial of a case had been pro-
tracted till near midnight TIE jury was
tired and Sloppy and showed tagging at
tenion. Willie MUrchisOn, who was ad-
dressing the jury, thought to arouse them,
so he said:
Gentlemen. 1 will tell YOU an anecdote-"
Instantly, the judge, the jury, and the
few spectators pricked up their ears and
were all attention, as MuchisOn was adj
mirable in that line. had fund of anec-
dOtes. and no one could tell them better.
But he soon proceeded to tell one of the
dullest prosiest, and most pointless jokes
possible. Everybody looked disappointed.
The judge, leaning over, said, in an unmis-
taxable tone Of disappointment: Mr..
Murchison. l don't see the point to that
joke. Nor 1 either" replied the witty
counsel But your honor told it to me
on our way down here. and, as l thought
the lack of appreciation must be due to
my obtuseness. 1 concluded TO give the
Joke a trial by Jury"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28

1t is indeed refreshing in these fin de
steele days of feminine fads and foibies to
find a woman pre-eminently domestie-a
veritable home body, if you please-who
believes it is nobler to mold a human heart
than to mold in clay. to dabble in crayons
or to "giggle, gable, gobb.e" at social
functions. On this account the wife Of he
distinguished London reformer and Journal
ist. Mr.. william t. Stead, is all the more
interesting.
Doubtless no more striking eXemplifica-
ton Of radicalism and conservatism may
be found than in the commodious, hedge
encircled country home at Wimbledon,
England, widely known as Cambridge
House. 1t is the abode of that distinctive
man of affairs, who, in his loyal defense
of principle, suffered Incarceration IN a
London jail, and his demure, diffident
wife who finds her chief delight in the
quiet retirement of the fireside. Though
Mr.. and Mrs. Stead are by nature diamet-
really opposed. they are congenial compile
ments Of each others life and love.
For a time Mrs Stead assisted her hus-
band in his journalistic affairs, but her life
has. for the most part, been lived in pri-
vate. Her time and her talents are de-
voted 10 the interesting family of four
sons and two daughters, and in this happy
household she reigns as the beloved and
honored queen Of hearts.
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CoIicky Babies.

Humorous illusions to "colicky babies
are never fully appreciated until the con
dition is observed in each individuals own
offsprins. and then somehow the humorous
side is gone. for Of all rest disturbing
ailments collie takes the lead.
Overlooking is a prolific cause, and very
often by reducing the food supply the ali
ment disappears of Itself, but some quail
ties of the milk will produce collie. 50 that
it is well TO have a cure ready. It nearly
always comes at night, but cannot be
timed invariably, for if the mother en-
nurse count on couple of hours of res,
through the day it is just as likely TO a.
rive then Total depravity'' can be ap-
piled TO collie we'll other things.
The symptoms are sudden, piercing cries
and contraction Of the legs. Some at
tacks are very severe, while others are
mid. Catnip tea and paregoric, the rem
edies Of our grandfdthers. are Of little use
for they only sOothe without eXpelling the
wind which causes the disturbance. Drops
and cordials are useless for the same req
son. Peppermint was about the only thing
then used which removed the cause. and
that was made TO stupefy by adding lauda-
mum.
The remedy now in vogue, with uni
formly good results, is soda mint. The
tablets are sold extensively for indigestion
Get 10 PER cent. solution, and for a child
up 10 a month old take one-ha,f spoonful
of mint TO three of warm water. slightly
sweetened. Increase the dose with age.
The effect Of this simple remedy in most
cases is almost magical The wind is
thrown off in an incredibly short time. and
the after affect Is to soothe the nerves, 50
that s.eep comes swiftly in its train There
Is nothing de.eterious in its composition.
for the sole ingredients are carbonate soda
ammonia and pip. menth0l Enough water
must be added to XII the taste Of the soda.
which is very disagreeab,e.
Hot applications TO the stomach are Of
first importance in this complaint. Flan-
mel bands heated at the fire or wrung out
Of hot water, hot salt wrapped in flannel
or hot water bottle next the skin al
help a speedy cure. but no medicine is
lasting. With attention TO the diet the
number and duration of attacks may be-
come shorter, but it viii very likely be
three months before they subside.-Ken-
nett Wood in ST. Louis Republic.
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He Caught on ut Last.

But you eastern people are so conven-
tional," said the western beauty to a
Boston young man who was regarding
her with half fearful admira ton. Your
language is so unpicturesque. Now,
think our slang is delightful; it is most
suggestive don't you know. You can
would dare to say in ordinary parlance."
she continued coquetishly. "Oh. do talk
slang to me then," begged the youth
fatuously. oh. come off the freight"
she responded at once with charming
smile "Whatw ne answered quite be-
wildered. Get on the passenger, do
she continued laughingly. Il haven't an
idea what you mean,' he exclaimed
despairingly. why, / only wanted to
say that you We're too Slow she ex-
claimed wickedly. Look out for your
SELF" he cried, at last catching on" I'm
on the express. Rochester Gerald.
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Beauty i'm Women.

What constitutes n beautiful woman,
the woman Of whom Amiel wrote, Il am
always waiting for the woman who shall
be capable of taking entire possession of
my SOUL
This question is among the most fasci-
mating. and the answers are as variant as
the dispute is interesting. All types of
physical attraction are quoted favorably.
Tall and short. dark and fair, alert and
languid, plump and diaphanous, every
light of women's eyes and depth of their
shade and tint Of their color are urged
upon US.
And physical beauty is a part Of wom-
ans attraction, but 1t is the least part
The soul which breathes through the mar
bic Of the Greeks conception in Venus
or Minerva" is the lOftier and surer
charm.
Poets and painters who have triumphed
in representing woman's beauty have
made her spiritual element predominant
So they should, for it is not less than an
insult to woman to represent her merely
as one would a handsome animal.
When the sovereign beauty Of soul and
body happens to meet in one personality
that woman is indeed a realized ideal. but
even though the classical outlines are
wanting and the white and red of youth
have faded into the lapse of passing years
a good woman is the truly lovely, and
there are myriads of women who move,
Ike suns in the armament. governing, in
6uencing, attracting in their own homes
homes made radiant beyond knowledge
by the light streaming from their sweet
lives. God did not create his noblest work
in such scarcity as to tantalsze men be-
cause Of their fewness in number. The
man who knows a truly lovely woman
when he sees her need not wander through
life an Illustration Of the Platonic legend
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The Southern Girl.

There is one point at least where the
southern girl $ the superior of her visit
ocs, and that is in her relation to her own
sex, says a wter In the Boston Herald.
Let 4 strange girl come iLto a southern
ballrl9m or reception or afternoon tea,
and she will find herself surrounded with
a spirit Of friendliness and welcome.
Even the ordeal Of the dressing room is
turned from a trial 10 a privilege. She
will find kind faces TO look pleasantly at
her and kind hands ready u render her
any little service, quite independent Of
the question as to whether they know who
she is or not. She will find that she is
not stared at. either, with approval or
severity II her gown is beautiful, there
will be vulgar curiosity about it. and
If it is dowdy or ugly there will be no
supercillous criticism Of glance. Contrast
all this with the manner that obtains in
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His Idea of n Dinner.

The proprietors Of one of the largest
and most high-priced hotels in New
York came into his own lobby late Sat
urday night with an air of satisfaction
rarely seen in greater completeness.
i've eaten more tonight" he observed
comp.acently, than at any one time dur
ing the past year. I've been enjoying
a home dinner in Brooklyn"
What was it?'' / asked, curiously, for
this man commanded the services Of one
of the best stewards and one of The most
illustrious chefs in the city of New York.
Clear soup, lamb chops and peas,
roast turkey and onion salad, what they
call floating island a bottle Of Chablis
and glass or two of MargeauX. Simple
enough, wasn't 1t? But everything was
especially selected, perfectly cooked, and
served piping hot. Each dish had an in
dividual flavor The company was good.
Eight at the table, including two brides
and a bachelor, and the only servant in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
unme Nc,rs from Afnr.

According 70 the Engineering Magazine
for November the supply of natural gas in
Indiana is failing, as is shown by the great
reduction Of pressure, while in parts OF
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio the exhaustion Is
already complete. A pressure of from 225
to $50 pounds at the head of the main line
is required TO force the gas through the
distributing pipes in distant cities. The
pressure is rapidly diminishing in Indiana.
which suggests coming exhaustion. Force
pumps viii be serviceable for a time. but
they cannot long put off the total failure
of the supply. Laws restraining waste
are advised. Brick kilns. for example,
ought not to use the gas, but it ought u
be kent for domestic use II is perhaps
futile to try to restrain individuals having
wells OF their own. Much loss must be in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
Afternoon Tea.

They were at an afternoon tea, and
each held in her eelicately gloved hand a
cup of amber fluid, which She slipped
daintily with a souvenir spoon. But their
technical knowledge OF tea would have
made a tea experts hair stand on end.
II like Fedora best" one Of them was
saying sweetly. do your" said the
other; 'now 1 prefer Solong. because
there is no nicotine in it, Talking of
tea brands?" asked a society bride flutter-
ingly. II just adore Boohoo; it's made i'm
China. you know" well. afternoon tea
is good enough for me-" warbled a society
bud who didn't know anything but real
knowledge, and wouldn't bother her wavy
head with tea kinks But the hostess, who
had served Formosa, and Souchong, and
Bohea sighed 10 think of the ignorance
that sometimes existed in social circles
Detroit Free Press.
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To Hanrin Your kitchen.

Here are some measures worth framing
to hang in your kitchen: Four teaspoon
fuls of liquid equal one tablespoonful; one
pint of liquid equals one pound two gils
of liquid equal one cup or one-half pint:
two round tablespoonfuls of flour equal
one ounce; four cups Of bread -four equal
one quart, or one pound; one cup of butter
equa.s one-half pound; one pint of butter
equa.s one pound; one tablespoonful of
butter equals one ounce: butter size of an
egg equals two ounces; ten eggs equal one
pound two cups Of graduated sugar equal
one pound; two and one-haf cups of pow
dered sugar equal one pound
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
why Women Live Longer Thrn Men.

Women appear to have an advantage
over men in long living. Statistics re-
Gently collected by Prof. Humphrey Of
England in his work on ''Old Age" shows
that. as usual. in records of longevity, the
women preponderate over the men in spite
of many Disadvantages they have to con-
tend with. such as the dangers incidental
10 child bearing and diseases associated
Herewith. He attributes this to the COM
parative immunity OF women from many
exposures and risks 10 which man Is sub
ject. Temperance in eating and drinking,
also freedom from anXieties in references
to labor and business. are on the side Of
the finale sex.
No woman writer has yec taken up tn
subject, / believe, which seems odd as fe-
malls physicians are now a necessity Of
modern times. II has been often stated
and is probably true that the principal
authors on the subject Of longevity have
been physicians, who. as a rule, do not
reach the standard in age Of the average
man. Galen is said to have lived TO his
40 year. but the statement is not credited
nowadays. IIppoCates died at 104 which
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there are no children. she takes $1,000 Of
his real estate absolutely and one-haf OF
the rest Of his real estate for life. If
there are no children nor kindred, she
takes the whole absolutely. She also has
the right to occupy the home for forty
days after the husbands death without
rent.
2. Personal property: Provisions for
forty days and a widows allowance, to
be made by the court. If there is issue
the widow takes one-third. If there is no
issue she takes all up TO $1,000 and one
half the excess above $4,000. If there are
no issue or kindred she takes all.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28

French woman thinks that our country
women are slow 10 remember or think OF
this difference. She says: eff the skin be
OF good quality on all the face, with the
exception Of The nose, and the latter Sc
cretes too much oil. a bath with a sponge
dipped in borax water-wiL keep the nose
In better condition. while the rest Of the
face would be injured and dried by borax.
The wrinkles about the eyes may be sue
cessfu,ly treated with cocoa butter. while
for the other features that treatment
might be harmful. Every woman may try
for herself the action OF harmless cos
metics. but they should be used sparing-
w Y Post
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Keen Il.

The girl in the second upper berth from
the rear shrieked Never! she yelled
unanimously Don't you dare to take
my engagement ring" The train robber
was touched. And do you love him who
gave it?' he asked. recalling the summer
he spent at the seaside and brushing away
a tear. Nit she scornfuly replied. II
shook him." Even with his limited knowl-
edge of female character the bandit per-
ceived at once the futility of further effort
to get her TO give up the bauble, and
pausing only 20 murder the engineer and
front brakeman ne disappeared in the
darlSness.-De.roit Tribune.
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Furniture.

Let no piece of furniture be bought that
is not sold and Of honest strength and
durability. The par.or table may be plain
but let it be so genuine that when pros
porous days come and it is relegated to
the sitting room. nursery or sewing room
to give place to its more elegant successor,
it may yet be useful and substantial. As
near.y as possible buy every bit of furni-
ture with the idea that it is to last your
lifetime and try TO choose such pieces as
will be comfortable and satisfactory twenty
wears hence. Scratches and marks that
use always brings can be dressed OUT of
good wood, but iE-shaped pieces viii be an
ANNOYANCE Decorator and Furnisher
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is not doing any beJter than many day
laborcrers Of our times. Roch5foucauld.
that wise and observan- Frenchman, said
that few people know how to be Cd"
he peraap s thinking himself one Of them.
though he died a. the age Of si,sty-seven. In
some of its aspects no -hi7g seems to be
more clpriciOus and eccentric than the
,aw in regard To longevity.
F'irstborn children, and also those born
lut Of wed.ock, We're formerly believed 10
be more likely TO i've longer than any
other The offspring Of centenarians, if
they would only intermarry with their
c.ass. might in time surpass al other peo-
pie in .angth Of yelrs. but If human beings
VIII not take the trouble that the careful
breeders OF horses and other animals DO
they cannot expect to 60 much over a cen
tury.-William Kinnear in North American
Review.
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A Perfect Judgment.

'sNy father" said the small boy to the
woman who was calling on his mother. lis
a great man. He knows what time ii is
s.What do you mean, Tomme?'' queried
the visitor. "Oh, when 1 holler out an
ask him what time it is in the morning.
he says it's time 10 get up. An when I
ask him what time it is in the evenin. he
a.lus says, time to go to bed. Tommy
Oh. L tel. you my father is a great manr'
Waterbury.
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The Litne schooIma'am.

Speak of queen and empress,
or of other ladies royal,
Not one of them has half the power
Or subjects half so lOya.
As she the little schOOlma' m,
Who trips along the way
To take the chair she makes throne
At O'Clock each day.
Her rule is ever gentle;
Her tones are low and sweet;
She is very. firm and tidy
From her head unto her feet
And il matters very little
If her eyes be brown or blue,
They simply read your inmost heart
Wheneer she looks at you.
The children bring her presents,
Red app.es, flowers galore,
For all the merry girls and boys
This queen of theirs adore
The darling little schooma'am,
Who re.gns without a peer
In a hundred thousand c.assr0Oms
This gayly flying year.
Margaret T.. Sahgster in Harper's 1oune
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vantage will undoubtedly be on the south

vantage will undoubtedly be on the south
ern side.
In her manner of treating the opposite
sex the southern girl has also her own
way. She is more free and easy undOubt-
eddy, but a close study of her will reveal
The fact that she is more apt to put man
on his honor than her sisters of other sec
tons are. She is so unsuspici0us Of the
possibility of danger that that very fact
greatly decreases the danger. The best
type Of southern girls may do in public
what northern girl would consider fast,
but the chances are that her private ac-
tions would contradict such an impression.
She has the southern attribute Of spOn
taneous feeling and warmth of heart, and
this VIII always be found stronger in her
than ConVentiOnality.
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The snnnn OLD sieve.

Mr.. EllIins can always be relied on to
fake a lofty and disinterested view OF
politics just ant present he is deeply so
lici-ous that Judge Goff shall not be
elected senator from West Virginia for
fear that Mr. W. L. Wilson will be APP
pointed 70 the place thus vacated on the
circuit bench. Rather than see this mis-
fortune fall upon West Virginia, Mr..
Elkins would 5ake the senatorship him.
self-N. Y. Times.
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To personally supervise the education of
this interesting flock, sometimes pursuing
a branch of study with them. Mrs. Stead
considers her highIN happy pre-Ogative.
In a word, she makes tleir interests her
all absorbing theme OF thought. Herein
she finds woman's sphere, SO called. Phil
anthropic work in her church affairs of
the Bristol O~phanage and the Salvation
army constitute diversion she enter
taius bu- f=V friends and INDUCES or III
a semi-occ- sicnaI outing. Her life is given
TO the preparation Of six other lives fer
creditable role on the stage Of life.
In appearance Mrs. Stead is unassUming
OF medium stature her face has a sweet,
sympathetic expression that invariably at
tracts. Her eyes are blue. her complexion
fair and her mir waves into simple style
of couture Modest in manner, unpreten-
ti0us in dress. she is typical example Of
an English gentlewoman.