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The Washington times., 1894-04-15
w. II. HOeke,
CARPETS, FURNITURE, DRAPERIEs,
Cor. Eighth and Pa. Ave.
PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN.

Green has been distinctive color of the
past season. and blondes and brunettes alike
will rejoice that the new Spring color card is
headed with this favorite hue. A bright
green heightens the natural brilliancy of n
clear. dark complexion. throwing into relief
the red of cheek and lip. and lending to the
eyes a clear. sparkling light.
blonde requires Il softer shade Of green
than the brunette. Too bright n hue would
give 10 the fnir-haired, fair-skinned woman 4
sallow, washed-out look, but Ii is well to
know that This color, as well as all others,
can be softened and rendered wearable by
either type of beauty if judiciously combined
with white.
When eruptions or blotches mar the skin
a dose of toast. tea and rhubarb stale bread,
cafe-au-lait, and berries, or oatmeal and
apple sauce every DAY in the morning will
brighten things. Green soup, green omelets,
green courses, and greens till the roses
come will save youth, beauty, health. and
money.
pretty suit is of light Scotch tweed, and
the coat opens over a fancy vest, but the full
waists are vastly more becoming than these
stiff waistcoats and give the one feminine
touch to the dress which it needs.
Meat mullins may be made from cold NUT
ton. The cold meat should be finely chopped.
seasoned we'll, made into balls, and over it a
cream sauce should be poured.
Bodiees of dresses should be placed on coat
hooks.
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to see once moro the birds and flowers.
thought, as l wandered one lovely morning in
June away from the gay party who We're spend
ing the day among the woods and trees. rev.
cling in picnic of the good old-fashioned
sort. l hate picnics and always did and was
glad TO have escaped them all. Sol wandered
on. stopping now and then to pluck a Wild
flower or an exquisite fern, until, on the verge
of a steep rock. my eye caught n bunch of
loveliest anemones. | spraDg forward. eager
to grasp it-too eager, alasi for my foot tripped
and | fell forward upon the sharp stone. cut
ting an ugly cash in my forehead. 1 think it
stunned me tor the moment. | must have
tainted; but surely ere l opened my eyes.
caught the sound of breathless tones exclaim-
ing: My God. my iarlingr' and felt hot kisses
rain on cheek and lip.
Slowly l unclosed the sealed lids and gazed
into the pallid face of Clarence Withers. Ny
strength came back with my pride, and
drawing myself away, said;
do not be alarmed, Mr.. Withers, it is all
right now. Did you imagine you held Miss
Brooks? Allow me to relieve you
mo. Miss Brooks is fortunately in place
of safety. am glad TO see your accident was
SO trivial Good morning.
And SO he left me. We're those cold. indif-
ferent tones the warm. loving ones / had
listened to but a moment before? No. had
been dreaming; and. staunching the blood
with my handkerchief. which still flowed
freely, 1 walked on, and soon stumbled upon
Mr.. Maynard. hastening to find me.
Oh. how his words OF pity and distress
grated on my ear. 1 answered him petu-
lantly, and begged to be taken home. Ny
head ached. He ordered the carriage at
once. 1 would not allow him to accompany
me, and, with anxious solicitation, he ten
derly bade me good-by, closed the door, upon
me. and was again alone.
All night l lay and tossed upon my bed,
and morning found me feverish and restless.
but with a new. undaunted resolution that
ere I slept again ] should have returned Will
Maynard's ring. and asked him to give me
back my plighted troth.
Yet the words came with hard struggle,
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Anericn's Divorces

From the London Weekly Registerl
Archbishop Redwood has been lecturing at
Wellington on america The New Zealand
Times reports the archbishop as saying:
Every enlightened well-wisher of the
United states must express regret at the
looseness of the marriage tie in the great re-
public. Divorces in the case of nom -Catho-
lies were OF lamentable and scandalous fire.
quency. Between 1867 and 1886 2O0,0
divorces were granted IN the United States.
No doubt. to some degree, the trouble was
caused by difference in the laws of the
various states: but a candid observer of the
vast number OF divorces granted yearly in
New York, Chicago, and more western cen
tiers, could not help seeing reflection on the
public morality and widespread disregard,
not to say contempt, for the sacredness,
natural and divine. OF the marriage tie. Here
was an element OF rapid national decay, un-
less remedy is soon forthcoming"
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A Word of Mnrninr

On no account. writes Kate Chase, expert
ment with advertised hair washes or dress
Ings. Put nothing On the hair that you do
not positively know to be innocuous. Many
of the so-cal!ed "vigors" and "restorers"
have not even the negative merit of leaving
the hair in as good condition as they found it.
Instead they are absoluteyidamaging. injur-
ing the follicles and causing the hair to fall
out. A certain middle-aged woman possess
ing unusually thick and long. dark tresses de-
sired to make them still more remarkable ard
SO anointed her head with one Of those prepa-
rations so extensively advertised thar their
names have become a byword. Almost at
once her hair began TO iall out and it was
soon so thin and lifeless that 1t had to be cut.
She now has only an absurdly small knot and
her hair will never he either thick or long
again.
The same advice is urged in regard to
dental washes. They may be fragrant and
cleansing as the advertisements state. and
they NAV also whiten the teeth. but they do
so by means of powerful acids. and the de
lightfully fresh feeling" left in the mouth is
produced at the expense of the enamel of the
teeth. \ few drops of camphor. diluted car
bolic acid or listerine in warm water. with
the occasional use of some authorized brand
of tooth powder, will keep the teeth in as per-
feet condition as the individual constitution
Will ever allow them to be.
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FASHION FANCIES.

Shirt waists come in greater variety than
ever. and can be purchased with detachable
collars and cuffs.
new departure in draperyis to catch 1t up
directly in the back in jaunty way, as though
it were an accident
Those who do not care to muss their pretty
waists with the regulation blazer jackets can
have cloth capes made to match their skirts.
Turned down white linen collars are very
fashionable for young ladies, particularly If
they are pretty enough to admit of the piim,
severe plainness.
A little variation from the wrinkled collar is
three fiat bows of bias velvet set on a stand
ing band, one directly in front and two on the
sides, which meet in the back.
Jackets of the latest cut are shorter and not
quite so full in the skirt. Black is the most
useful color. but fawn coat with a black
moire vest can be worn over almost any dress
The latest Spring capes are very short little
coquettish affairs, which reach only to the
elbows. and are very fiat and sloping on the
shoulders. Some have double or triple rufies
all around. with tabs falling to the knee.
Black moire and satin. with a little velvet and
much lace, are used for dressy capes.
Much attention is still devoted to the sleeves,
which have as yet lost none of their promi-
nence. and are gathered or plated in the in
side seam to make the fullness even to the
elbow. The lower part is sometimes wrinkled
on the lining a la Bernhardt. which is very ef-
fective if the material is soft and thin.
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Qltce's 11ltstdke.

had thought loved him. had been very
happy as his aflianced bride. and whispered
with strange pride his name, remembering
that some day it would be my own as we'll
But mine was not the nature to work control.
1t was rather an early date. thought when
an engagement was so new thing, not quite
three months old. to be called to account for
my actions. And what had done wrong? Nv
betrothed Clarence Withers. had been absent
for week, and during his absence VIII May
nard had been my escort wherever | had
chgnced to go. l would not have my en-
gagement announced. although it was cur
rently suspected there were many kind friends
to whisper the fact of my so-called filtration
with Clarence upon his return. And so my
first meeting was not. alas, what had painted
it to myself When | went forward to meet
him, glad, oh, so glad to see him home again.
and ready to tell him so if he needed telling
other than the story he could read in my
eyes and ouistretched hands of welcome. he
only took my hands in his and held me off
rather than drew me 10 his heart, where my
head had so often lain. ard said, in cold,
strange tones. so unlike the loving words Of
welcome was waiting for:
Alice, what is this l hear about my wife?"
Your wife. Mr.. Withers? During which of
my sleeping moments have been dignifed to
that title. or you aspired to the authority of q
husbandg'
TO me. Alice, promise made is promise
Kept and from the day you gave yourself to
me have looked upon you as my wife as
solemnly as though a priest had already
blessed our union. You know full well my
opinion OF Mr. Maynard He is a man 1
would not permit TO cross my Threshold; vet
during my short absence he has been con-
stantly and publicly by your side. In fact.
has shown you attentions you had no right to
receive"
Mr.. Maynard is particular friend of
mine" exclaimed. with flashing eyes, Slip
The Washington times., 1894-04-15
The SHARES AND PITFALLS
OF YOUNG H0USEKEEPERS

The young housekeeper, says the Philadel
phia Times. has so much TO contend with that
the writer fully sympathizes with her, know
ing all the snares and pitfalls, the trying situ-
ations and the hundred and one obstacles that
beset her path, no matter how fully educated
in domestic economy she may consider herself
to be. The knowledge of housekeeping does
not come. in its independent sense. until the
woman has passed through the sort of per-
sonal schooling that she must individually
learn, and which never comes by teaching.
The pretty young wife must undergo many
q snub from the illiteratc cook. who knows
full well all the mysteries of bread making
and pie baking. She must be prepared for
many mauyais quart heure with her own
domestics, for no matter how much she
knows, it will be her fate to have to submit
to the dominating influence of servants who
think she knows nothing because she is
young.
She will have to listen to tales of another
mistress methods. Mrs. So-aRd-so never
did this way will be continual song until
the youthful housekeeper assers herself and
tells the tyrant in the kitchen tlht. no matter
how Mrs. So-and-so managed, she intends TO
do as she sees fit.
1t is no easy position, that of mistress of a
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would scorn to strike woman to the core
who pleaded TO him for forgiveness. Go. Mr..
ilaynard. We are quits now. l trust in time
l may forgive you.''
1t was over then-all over And for my
wicked folly was punished. Even Clarence,
l thought, with curling lip. would have been
satisfied l trust his wooing with Miss
been this of mine. Why did l tnink OF him?
What cared l whether it were smooth or
rough? Our paths lay widely apart. The
world was broad enough for both.
Was it9 All. telltale heart that beat with
such strange, choking throbs. then stood still
its channels, leaving me icy as death when
they told me, two short weeks after. Clarence
Withers was not expected to live.
He had been stricken with fever then prev
alent in our midst, and on account OF which
only that day was to have gone into purer
air. And now the physicians said there was
no hope of his recovery. III, dying Well,
what did it matter to me? Did not say the
world was broad enough for both. and il our
paths diverged so widely, what was death but
the medium which severed them still further
apart.
All, no! At last knew he lived. At last
sometimes caught the music Of his voice, the
sunshine of his smile. But where was his be-
trothed? By his side? No; she had gone,
too, leaving kindly message. That was all.
Surely she could not have been his promised
wife, else she would have stayed. oh, my
poor heart! At last 1 knew the truth. and
scarce knowing what I did drew q sheet OF
paper toward me and. with binding tears,
wrote:
Before you die, Clarence-before you leave
me desolate-at least send me one little word
one token of forgiveness. My pride has all gone,
dear l know how. wrong 1 was with you. but
you will forgive me, will you not, And though
in har Ahap
betrothed, you will sometimes think lovingly, if
we can think there, of ALICE"
There came no answer to my note, and
when heard Clarence Withers was not going
to die, that hopes were entertained Of his re-
covery, and SLOWLY hope gave place to GER
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Old-Time Fashions.

Greek ladies had steel and brass mirrors.
parasols, fans. and smelling bottles.
Lay figures for fitting on ladies' dresses
were invented in France about 1890.
Corsets have been found on the mummies Of
Egyptian princesses of the royal family.
In 1916 Francis gave to his Queen the
equivalent of 900 in our money to buy a
hat.
The women of the middle ages always
parted their hair with a small dagger. Whsa
not in use it was carried in the girdle.
Philippe lie Bel. of France. ordered that no
tradesmen's wife should wear a gown made
of stuff costing more than 20 cents yard.
Wire hairpins were invented in England in
1916. Before that time the female coiffures
We're held in place by fine wooden skewers.
The longest train on record was that of
Catherine de Medici on the occasion of her
marriage. 1t was forty-eight yards and borne
by ten pairs of pages.
In the sixteenth century no lady was con-
sidered in full dress unless she had a mirror
on her breast. 1t was oval in shape, about 4
by inches in size.
From 1884 to 17S6 the style of hair dressing
in Paris changed seventeen times. and went
from the extreme OF short curls and skull
cap to hat three feet broad.
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ping my hands from his clasp, ''and permit
me to say l will no longer listen to this ha-
rangue. No right TO receive ordinary courteous
attentions from gentleman You strangely
forget the fact that you call yourself such
when you address me thus. Good morning.
Mr.. Withers."
"Stay. Alice If spoke quickly. forgive
me. But it was so hard to hear all this Just
as 1 arrived home. hungry for your welcome
You know DEAR there were so many aspirants
for this little hand I sometimes can scarce
believe in my own rare fortune. Are you not
glad to see me, Alice?"
"Glad? No. When was glad you sent all
my happiness back into my own heart, and
made your first words words of reproach and
blame. have done nothing to deserve either.
and would do the same again"
mot if you knew it gave me pain"
'Yes, because you have no right to feel
pain. II you have no trust in me, let US
part"
at is not question of trust, my Alice.
But come, be my own sweet girl again, and
promise me to announce our engagement,
and thus put a stop to Mr.. Maynard's useless
devotion"
''No. Mr.. Withers I have seen enough to
know that with such nature as have this
morning learned yours to be l never could be
happy. will return you your letters and
your gifts, and you will send me my letters
and picture. Hereafter we meet simply as
friends"
when / said it was all over-whte to the lips
with anger. suppose. What fiendish tenn
per he mus. possess, and what an incorrigible
tyrant of a husband he would have made!
Well, it is all over now, thought. l am very
glad. although 1 wished the strange pain
would go away from my heart, and could not
think what had caused 1t.
,f, (1,ra yr,@1,a
I had met and parted. and I did not see him
until the night of Mrs. Struther's party. He
was icoking-oh, so handsome-evidently not
pining in secret, for, as usual, he was the life
of the party, and devoted himself to that
pretty Irene Brooks. lWell, did not wear
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Whcu TO Say No.
" h~h ~ - w.
From the Blackburn Times


She should refuse him when she knows his
habits to be Incorporate. for there can be no
unhappier fate than marriage with drunk
ard. Sne should refuse him when there is
any hereditary disease in the family, such
as consumption or insanity, which would
in all probability show itself and cause in
finite misery in after years. She should re-
fuse him when she sees he is in the habit of
associating with bad companions, who may
lead him into gambling, drinking, and card
playing life.
She should refuse him when she knows him
to be that despicable thing-a male firt: she
should reflect that as he. has treated other
girls so he may be apt to treat herself, and no
woman cares to lay herself open to such treat
ment. She should refuse him when she feels
she has no love to give him. and not marry.
as many girls do, for home; no marriage
can be truly happy without love to sweeten
the bonds. She should refuse him when he is
proposing to her for her money or from
pique. A girl can generally distinguish real
love from feigned. and even if she cares for
him should not accept him until convinced
his motives are disinterested. She should
not refuse him when she really cares for him
and knows him TO be steady, faithful man,
who will make her happy and net cause her
heartbreaks, which, perhaps, one OF her more
brilliant lovers might have done.
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tainty. my first glad, immeasurable happi-
ness was succeeded by agony Of shame and
by the breathess query: What have done?
Oh. if / could bury myself anywhere so that
might never see his look OF whitening scorni
Oh, wish l had diedl' was my thought one
afternoon a few weeks later as / sat alone,
and burying my head in my hands the tears,
which had for so long refused to come. burst
forth in bitter. choking sobs. l had not
heard a sound until hand was laid upon my
shoulder, tender, pitying voice said:
'Poor little girl Have you really grieved
SO, Alice?'
Springing to nv feet. confronted the man
of whom l had been thinking. but even
through my tears 1 saw how ill and worn he
looked.
Have you come to triumph over my weak
ness. Mr.. Wthers? have suffered sufficiently,
can assure you, over my poor folly, without
you adding to my misery. wish, wish
that you had died"
Listen, Alicei Be calm. darlingr' he said,
as he drew me down in the old. tender. willful
way which made his very mastery sweet. II
wanted to die, too. until one day a little,
white-winged messenger of peace and hope
came and nestled IN my breast. / was too i'll
to answer it. but 1 kept it there; and when
the fever ragged its highest and almost let go
nv hold OF life. it whispered Of the sweetness
Of the future held for me.
And so 1 battied on, and when / grew
stronger and knew l should once again
look into your eyes I would not let impa-
tience master me. / feared to trust my own
great joy, and waited, darling, until. face to
face, could tell you this. All has been .
mistake between US. No other woman has
ever touched my heart. Irene and l were
only friends, and told her Of my troubles in
all that dreary time. Alice, have found my
wife at last?"
I could hot answer, but he kissed away tho
tears, and sobbed out my confession on his
breast. but when I had finished he only drew
me closer, whispering sweet words OF glad,
forgiying love, while was well content to lie
Jenny Wren in New York Ledger.
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WEST END GOSSIP.


There is young lady in Washington who
thinks Col. Breckinridge is villain. She
found it out herself, and this is the way Il
happened:
few weeks before the trial took place she
was going to Alexandria with a friend who
| was visiting her. While passing through the
b. & p. station their attention was attracted
by two things, first. that Pullman car by the
name OF Madeline was attached to the New
York train about to depart and secondly, that
Col. Breckinridge with his wifc was about to
embark In this very sleeper.
This rather singular coincidence, that
seemed to havo escaped the notice Of the
Breckinridges, caused them to stop for mo-
ment and comment upon 1t. They are both
tall, handsome. and showily dressed.
''Thats Col. Breckinridge," she said to her
friend.
Just then the colonel. seeing that he was
observed by these handsome women. turned
around and gave them the most impish look
The young lady described it as one of those
looks. don't you know, that iirty young iel-
lows sometimes bestow upon women.
We are getting more English every day Of
our lives. II you doubt it, go to some of the
expensive mems clubs or the swell west end
functions and observe how our men talk
with the broad and the fascinating lisp that
substitutes W for r; how they wear bell
shaped frock coats that would serve for skirts
with the addition Of ruffle; how they give the
new handshake that emanates from the
shoulder rather than the heart: how they
would seorn to make any assertion without
supplementing it with, 'Don't cher know"
Last winter there was ball given by the
Misses Pauncefote A New York paper, wish
in IN M nnti tber ,b
wrinkle about the affair. sent young woman
to find out before the ball came off,
As the young ladies of the embassy were
busy the day she called one OF the secretaries
was detailed by them to give her the informa-
tion.
now" she said. before she departed. '.can
you tell me what is to be the most English
thing about the ball?'
The secretary did not know. but he tripped
upstairs for the third or fourth time to in
quire, and brought back the reply from Miss
Pauncefote that she thought MIR. Van Ness
would be the most English thing about the
ball.
The demand for flowers for dinners, teas,
etc., was never greater than during the past
Winter So say the gardeners and the florists.
One of the gardeners at the White House says
that President Cleveland has been obliged to
buy 300 worth Of plants for one Of the state
dinners.
Where do the flowers go? The government
supply is kept for the use of officials and
their friends. The friends seem to come in
for the lions share sometimes.
The wife of a well-known Congressman,
who is handsome and snowy woman, re-
Gently presented an order from her husband
to one of the head gardeners. 1t was hastily
written, and said:
"Please let bearer have the flowers she wants"
Looking at "bearer" eoldly the gardener
said:
Madame, if you were his wife could not
let you have the flowers"
Bearer" being woman of proper spirit,
quickly undeceived the suspicious gardener
and got all the flowers she wanted.