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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
Queen vIctorIa's maids Of Honor.

The eight unmarried ladies' who hold
Office as the Queens maids Of honor
have some privileges. They are given
the prefix of honorable" and, on mar
rvinR, receive from the Queen the gift
OF e., 900. One or two maids OF honor
reside for a fortnight AZ a time at
Windsor or Osborne. but Her Majesty
seldom takes more than one 10 Scot
land. The distinctive badge worn by
the maids of honor is 3 bow Of scarlet
ribbon on the shoulder, while the ladies
in waiting wear a white bow with the
Queens cameo portrait. The doWry OF
a maid of honor has been given for at
least one hundred and fifty years, but Is
according 20 Her Majesty's pleasure, As
10 1868 it Was refused 70 one lady who
engaged herself in marrIsge without the
consent Of her royal mistress.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
SHOE TALK
A new shoe for TravsIsrs-HiEh Heels
Notes
'LoREScs WILSON.


Ia visiting or travelling ladies are
often Inconvenience by the trouble OF
keeping their shoes clean. To such, a
shoe recently designed will come as .
deslderatum. IL is In black Russian
leather, and can be kept clean without
trouble or the use Of backing brushes.
A little care and the occasional use OF
a sponge are all that Is necessary 70
keep the shoes neat and presentabIe.
Whatever may.bs'said from 4 bygienic
standpoint about the undesirabilitY Of
high heels, IL is certain that low, nat
heel 10 q ladies', shoe detracts from its
becomIDgness. Even In dancing
shoes, high heels are an advantage, as
the toes are called into rsquisitIon and
lightness Of tread 10 essential.
A new ladies' shoe, which is certain
to become popular. has q pointed toe
and a deeD flap secured By . rounded
buckle. A pair Is shown made In q 10
trcpe brocads, the buckle being p
thysts. which match the color Le
material.
Another shos tbr evening YEA =
strap over the fnstep. tho top Pc
shos being shbEoldeFed with r
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
WHAT WOMEN MUST WEAR
Linen skirts, Bsutles. Jackets 'and shert
skirts WIN be Popular FAds.

Linen 2AlEIts - 84NAcuI D~~-~~~
skirts WIN be Popular Fads-
There seems to be no indication as
spring approaches US with its new and
beautiful fabrics that now NIL AL the
shop windows, and make the tables In
the ladies' tailor establishments sroan.
OF any diminution in the width OF
sleeves, on the contrary they grow
wider and fuller, for they are now
placed in the shoulder with nat box
pleats, and fastened at intervals TO the
lining. The fullness is mainly Just
above the elbow joint.
These large sleeves are almost I'M
possibIe TO wear with jackets. Conse-
ouently capss and long NANTES are
mostly worn. The high stiff slightly
rolling collar is Indispensable TO all
nantes.
Shoulder seams are growing longer as
spring approaches aud eventually We
Will reach the long seams worn so
many years ago. =
SHORT SKIRTS.
Short skirts grow more and more IN
favor and spring will find all demi. trains
for street wear discarded entirely, ex'
cept for middle-aged ladies or an oc-
caSional grand cermony. The skirt is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
orleln of the sandwIch.

The seductive "sandwich" was named
for a gambler nobeman Of that name
After playing for fifteen hours ne
found himself very hungry, and not
wishing to leave the game ordered
some bread and some cold meat, which,
for convenience, he placed between the
slices OF bread, and ate as he played
The thing was so palatable that he
recommended it to his friends, and Its
popularity never waned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
cl.rsrne.. OF UrIy woman.

The ugliest women in the world are
the cleverest, according 20 Sir CrichtOn
Browne. He fears that what woman
gains intellectually by the higher edu-
cation now in vogue she viii lose in
beauty and grace, and often In health,
TOO.
Among the Caro- nation, a people
dwelling on a range Of hills between
Brahamapootra and the SO0rma valleys,
the women are supreme.
They WOO the men, they control the
affairs OF the homo and the nation, pro-
perty descepds through them, and In
everything they are dominant, but
note the sequel-they are the very
ugliest women on the face Of the earth.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
EADS OF TIE FAIR

Two new ideas come from England
one % send ones picture, got up on
Christmas card land the idea is move
able TO Easter greetings) around 70 ones
friends. The other Is a recipe for
becoming cold weather veil, which is 70
line your favorite spotted yelling lace
with the the finest OF tulls Of q flesh tint,
taking care that it is done imperceptl-
Div, and presumably with some sort OF
tissue glue. This combination is said
20 do away with the frozen, pinch look
that 90 cold weather even the somewhat
ameiiorating spotted veil does not
wholly eliminate.
A very pretty fancy FOR one TO whom
q plain black gown Is unbecoming IS
crimpled chOker OF velvet, turquoise
blue, scarlet, or solierinO-making the
only bit OF color about the gown. They
are often made detachable, so that a
variety may be worn. They are wide
strips OF velvet. unlined, and crushed
through a curved buckle Of steel or JET
IN front, and they hook invisibly at the
back. With a handsome jeweled
buckle they are worn about the throst
with a sQuare-cus dinner cOrsage. This
is a very clever plan for one who has
beautiful shoulders but rather thin
neck.
Channels skin is the incest thing in
the world % use for cleaning silver
rubbing polished furniture and busting.
but &c soils rapidly. To cleanse 10 make
a strong lukawarm soapsuds-use good
soap and no ammonia OF boraX-and
rub the chamOis gently, then leave 70
soak for q few minutes. Rub vigorously
and give 10 another "suds." III 10 still ro-
fuses 20 take on pristine richness, treat
10 90 another soap bath When clean
hang In the sun. When drying manipu-
late 10 gently every few moments, and
when right dry, pull and rub it we'll;
Is will be as soft as new. Numerous
washlngs thicksn 10, but it will remain
soft. DO not rinse it. Clear water
t0ughens and hardens TO-
Home decoration is as necessary TO
well being as the clothes we wear. In
this Advancement OF civilization it has
come TO well-furnished rooms, and peo-
pie gain by these schemes OF color,
these textures OF brillancy, courage 90
pursue their vocation under pleasant
surroundings But 20 an decoration
lovers a word OF advice may be given.
Look well 90 the tones and tints. Let
the beginning have unity OF purpose,
and believe what the author OF My
House" asserts. "It is certain that
we'll chosen drapsriss enrich an apart
ment, and not only enrich, but give it
peace and that sense OF restfullness
which wearied minds and Wearied
bodies seek for Therefore let the
hanglngs be OF melting coiors; for tha
bright hues OF the past have graduated
into the old blues, ,the soft and tender
terra Gotta, the charming browns, and
the creamy vsIl0ws. The people of the
East teach as &C an times lhe great
lessons in colori0gs, and blend ia APP
parent confusion the whole range Of
those tints (which are 80 Pull OF mar
veI0us beauty, and by these examples
homes can be tasteiuily decorated.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
Harmnnr In Color.

"My dear, said the husband to the
wife before the glass, "pm ashamed
10 see YOU put all that red stuff on your
cheeks.
"Oh. don't worry about that" she
replied, sweetly, sic matches the color
OF your nose admirably, and harmony
IS what makes the marriage relation
IDEAL. n-ILt-HlLS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
MRS. CHILDS' QUIET LIFE


In all that has been written Of the
late George w. ChIlds, Of his charities,
his philanthropiss, aud Of the deapth
and breadth OF his great love OF all man
kind, there has been but the msrest
mention Of Mrs. ChildS and the place
she occupied in the life OF her diStin-
guished husband.
PhiladelphiaHs, IS rule, know very
little about her. They can tell you that
she was Emma Bowler Peterson before
her marriage, aud the daughter Of the
publisher in whose establishments her
husband made his early start Ia life.
Beyond this only select few possess
any information OF the domestic life in
the Childs mansion AID the personal
ity of its mistress.
Emma BOWLER Childs is q slender
little woman, small featured, dark COM
plexioned and OF an exceedingly ner-
Vous temperament. This finds express
sion in the anxious solicitude with
which she regards the most trihing de-
tails OF her household affairs. Al
though provided with a competent stan
OF servants, Mrs. Childs insists upon q
general personal supervision OF every
thing. One OF her marked pecullarities
ia most intense aversion for dust, and
much OF her time Is spent while az
home Ia minute inspection OF furniture
and hanging to discover II possible the
slightest spsck left by the maid alter
the regular morning busting.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25


Note
by means the full gather
velvet
rendered in
in bOde black
velvet The trimming
inside while eas OF velvet on the
equally
the figure will in graceful style the material
variety
could fail look we'll dressed when is on
likely fashion tme
would
the fashions will be
periods the past when all that was
most cost obtained
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
A Dear wife.

First Gent-See, there comes Low
anbaum's wife in a ball costume Of the
latest fashion. She wears a new dress
&c every ball, and always looks most
fascinating.3
Second Gent-Ies; and do you know
whatI like best about her2
First Gent-NO.
Second Gent-That she isn't my wife.
-HmOrigtiScbe BlOtCr.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

Mrs. Childs has never been what
might be called a society woman. She
enjoyed the friendship Of the most dis
tinguished families OF Philadelphia, the
Cad walladers, the Princes, BiuIeys,
the Blddles, the Rosepgarteus and
Others OF equal social distinction, but
fashionable functions az her town or
country house we're practically un-
known. IL VISA her custom 70 lunch
two or three times a week with these
intimate friends. In these visits sho
was AIN, Q; always ACCOMPANIED by her
niece, Miss Peterson. who lived Win
Mr.. and Mrs Childs from childhood mp
TO the time OF her marriage 10 Robert
ii. McCarter.
Mrs. Childs closest friends were the
daughters Of the late General Rooert
Patterson, the old Mexican war hero.
She probably viyited there more than
anywhere else In Philadelphia. Gener-
al Patterson lived 10 a spacious OLD
mansion at Thirteenth and Locust
streets. II was laid out on the plan Of
an English country house, with court
YARD, servants halls and immense kitch-
en- fireplace. II had open CRATES, and
candles were given to the guests, 20 90
to bed with. or the Patterson girls
Mrs. Chids was very fond, onfet them
especially. who afterward became NJ Z
John Sims. Her conversation at those
informal luncheons both at home and
abroad was confined largely TO discus
sion OF Mrs. Childs' latest benefactlous
These were go numerous, so varied, aud
often brought out such peculiarly
pathetic stories Of suffering, that they
formed fruitful theme day after day
and week after week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25
PURELY FEMININE.
SONB THINGS TRAIT ARB SURE TO PLEASE
TIE LADIES

Dads Of he Tair-To Jili or not 10 Jli-Csysr-
ness Of Ugly Womsa-Hins On Needle
work-Sunjay Good Living-Hinh for
Hoas0wiVB-Liils Thing for Little OnaA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

Neither Mr. nor Mrs ChIlds accepted
any invitations 10 dinners. 10 was
found necessary 10 make this rule
about fifteen years ago, and lt was at
Mrs. Childs' suggestion. She found the
Invitations increasing so rapidly thnt
10 accept even a third OF them would
take her away from home every night
IN the week aud every week 10 The year.
This did not suis her IDEAS az at, ADD
the result was that all calls 20 dinner
partles we're thereafter declined without
sny exceptlOu. Her evenings have
AWAY been spent az home. In tho sum
mer the Philadelphia mansion az IUen-
tv.second and Walnut streets bas been
closed and the country house ~
Walton opened. Mrs. Childs spent
most her time 10 that charming place,
Mr. Chllds running down occasionally
10 bis Long Branch cottage from
Phlladelphis for day or Two, and then
pack % Woott0n.
Mrs. Chllds Is q member Of s. James
Protestant Episcopal Church. Of when
her deceased husband was yesifyman,
AnvtblnR Ike ostentatious displays has
slwavs been distastefu % bcr tQd 10
has been her custom FOR many years 80 f
reach church early, enter tue pc"
oujetly and st the conclusion Of tha
services spend very little time IN social
s,cbauRes II was n no sense any
desire 10 be exclusive that prompted
Mrs Chllds 70 avoid people; 90 the con.
trary Il has always been mater Of
regrst With her that her nature was 80
retiring. she naturally sbrunk from
becoming the prominent center OF any
group. ADD with the years this feeling
.moantsd 10 actual tlmidlty She IL
rarely seen on the streets Of Pbiiadel-
CHA. and IL Il altogether probable thas
her face Is a. unfamiliar 70 tbs masses
as her husbands was well known.
Iisuow said 10 Philadelphia BY per.
sons who are close 70 Mrs Chiids ana
the Drerel family Is a social way, that
The splendld white marble manfion Of
,ba deeeased millionaire viii very short
" IL odd 70 SIR. John Dretcl, tbe.eides
.on Of the late A. j. Dre1si, 50 1T
cbIlds has said that she caunos end
tbs idea OF living there IN the -
and will probably make WOotsA
regular residence.
Since the death Of A. J. Drezs
,oo. A. J. DrsIel. Jr.. has purcha
sne house 10 the heart Of the "a,
sbie section, and for some time jf-
n,srel hat also been cerditsd with
ing about for a city house.
poth have hitherto lived Ia
pbiI.delphia, which IL neizhoofh
c6nsIderably removed from the ba1i
- fssb.Sn. although many Of Phi'ads
Dbis's pnr HHdred reside there. !,
Z % lihan slY thai this rnnor
.m ~tc true. and that hr.
~ By the beginning %
season, have left ~
8srmanentlg.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

into which green tinted stones have
been introduced. It can be made In
any variety OF satin, that in light ap-
pie green being especially attractive.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

The widow OF the dead phllanthroplst
came to possess, probably by constant
association, many OF her husbands
traits and characteristics. Her servants
have been with her for a generation.
Such a thing as dismissal is absolutely
unknown. From the sculery maid 20
the butler every servant was sure OF q
leberal present at Christmas, and the
family physicians serviSoSswere alwa-ks
ready IN case OF Illness.
carried out the same genel.
in her home as her husband
Office OF the Public Ledger. faA~ -.
became lncapaciatod by illness or In
Jury he or she was pensioned of for NE
and not lnfrequenuy provided with q
little home. II marriage Instead OK
illness-and II wasn't very often-Mrs.
Childs took pleasure Ia giving the girl
a substantial wedding present 70 starr
in life with, and on sucn occasions Mr..
Chllds generally stepped 10 himself and
added something handsome. Tho same
rule OF kindness aud consideration eH-
tended from the household 70 the
stable. II was an lnvarlable rulo or
Mrs. Childs that her carriage horses
should never be out OF their stalls after
dark. II conveyance was needed IA
the evening II was hired from the near
est liveryman.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-18
Electrical Muscle Making.

Some recent scientific experiments
which, according to The Electrical World,
can doubtless be trusted show that the
weight of muscles of animals was increas-
ed 40 per cent by proper periodic applica-
ton of an electrical current, the growth
being q true development Of the muscle.
According to this, it will now be possible
to increase to order the size of any desired
muscle without tiresome gymnastic exer-
cises by simply lying in a soft chair and
having the current applied. This, it is
suggested, might be done at night by an
automatic apparatus, thus saving time.
Persons who are improperly developed
may now be balanced or ''trued up;" mus
Giles shrunken by age may be made plump
again Calves which nature or exercise
has failed to develop sufficiently will now
no longer be drawback to wearing knee
brooches or the short boomers of the fe-
male bicyclist. The question naturally
suggests itself, What will happen if this
process of developing muscles electrically
is continued still longer? If some way is
then found to develop the bones, the man
ufacture of giants by electrical means will
be an easy matter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-18
GoopM1@a2 ;
agATfHERETH
20 W. ~
MICROBES IN GREAT CITIES.

In the Small Hours of Night Fewest Germs
Are Found In the Air.
Some interesting researches have been
made by NJ. Miguel, a French scientist, in
regard to the relative abundance of micro
organisms in different places.
1t is stated that one to the cubic meter
of air is the proportion at the top of high
mountain In the Pare dc Montsouris,
in the south of Paris, NJ. Miguel found
400 micro-organisns to the cubic meter Of
air, while in the Rue de Rivoi the pro-
portion was 3, 4S0. In a new room in the
Rue Censier he found 4, 500 to the cubic
meter-more, that IS to say, than in the
center of Paris in the open air.
In the hospitals the proportion was so
high that counting the number of mi
crobes in whole gram of dust was found
to be impossible. The dust is the great
conveyor of micro-organisms. At 2 a. M,
when a city is most quiet, the fewest
germs are to be found in the air; at a.
N. the industry of domestic servants and
dustmen has already made the air TEEN
with germs; at P. m. the proportion has
again fallen greatly; at p. IN. 1t is once
moro high, for many houses are being
''tidied up;'' besides sundry kitchen opera
tions are unhygienic Thus the small
hours" unfavorable in many respects to
patients lowering between life and death,
are the least septic of the "a. The day
proportions indicate that household duties
cause moro septic diffusion than is excited
by traffic and industy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-18
Making Dead Men Breathe.

Many methods of restoring the ap-
parently dead have lately been advocat-
ed, but the most original plan is that
inaugurated by DR.. de Baum. DR.. &c
Baum took it upon himself to state that
If a man died simply for want of breath
there is no good reason why he should
not live, and the medico proceeded to
prove his assertion. He passed small
rubber tube through the nose of an ap-
parently dead infant and down into the
throat. Closing the mouth, he forced
air through the tube from rubber
bag, initiating the lungs. He then re-
leased the pressure from the mouth and
found, as he expected, that the elastic
ity of the muscles of the chest caused
Immediate contraction of the lungs,
forming complete respiration. This
is said to have been kept up for 40 min
utes, at the end of which time natural
respiration was restored, and the life
of the child was saved. The success of
this experiment. induced DR.. de Baum to
make further tests, and he is reported
to have discovered that animation may
often be restored by this means within
Is minutes
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-18
WHAT FREE WOOL WILL Dol
a Great Thing for the American PEG
pIe-Cheap Clothes


ple-Cheap Clothes.
The Washington Post prints the
following interview with The repre-
sentative of London house that
makes garments for city swelIs in
America who affect foreign styles and
fabrics. He says:
The new tariff law will not make
much difference in the price OF mems
wearing apparel, the tendency being
to somewhat cheaper the cost. A
$50 suit after the 1st of January
next can b furnished for about $55,
or perhaps Il little less. What will
make great difference in the course
OF few years is the adoption of free
wool. The abolition of a duty on
wool is the greatest thing ever done
for the American public. lam sorry
as an Englishman, and looking at it
purely from a selfish point of view, to
see your Congress put wool on the
free list. Itmeans a larger consump
ton OF the raw material, more wool
en- factories, better prices for the
sheep. raiser, enlarged demand for
labor, and finally it will, inside of
ten years, completely drive European
ia brics from this country. You will
make fine grades of cloth before long
that heretofore it has been impossi-
BILE to manufacture in this country,
and become a competitor of England
and other countries in the markets
of the world.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-18
The Apple Cure

From the New York Evening Pos
It argues great insight in Eve to
have preferred the apple to all the
other fruits of the garden, for inst at
present it is being exploited by
physicians and food authorities as
one of the most healthful of fruits.
It's chemical composition has been
found to consist of vegeta BILE fiber,
albumpn, sugar, gum, .chlorophyl,
malic acid, gallo acid, lime and
water, and the German analysts add,
ga larger amount of phosphorus
than any other fruit or vegetables
The phosphorus, writer in the
"North American Practitioner"
claims, is good for renewing the
nervous matter of the brain and
spinal cord, and the acids for the
liver that finds difficulty in doing it's
work. The fruit may be eaten I'M
cooked, baked or stewed, without an
excess of sugar. 1t should always
be pared before eating, even when
baked, though pains should be taken
to pare it very thin SO as to avoid
waste, and also because one of the
best parts of the apple lies Just next
to the skin. Physicians consider the
skins of the apple constipating.