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Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
oMENs IN WEDDING COWS.


Fashion. that inexorable "She VINO must
be obayed,' has one foe whom she has never
wholly conquered in the matter of wedding
dresses.
1t is custom that brings superstition as
an ally even into this end of the century.
How strong is the sway of This power behind
the throne is evidenced by the CONSERVATION
which a little bit OF sinister green adornment
wrought In a nuptial celebration at Oneonta.
relates the New York Herald. While the
prospective bride, with the off-hand calmness
and deliboration which are supposed to stamp
the woman of the period, was waiting for
the miAister to find his place in the marriage
s-rN.ce, she picked up a newspaper and
glanced through it's columns, just to put the
remainder OF tho interested persons at their
ease,
Her eyes instinctively found a paragraph
in a collection of superstiti0ns which an
nounced that "a bride should never b. mar
rled in colors if she wishes to be happy. The
most unfortunate colors are yellow and
green" Az she looked down aud saw some
green trimmings on her wedding gown she
refused to allow the ceremony to proceed,
and was so obdurate to persuasion that she
chose TO have the engagement cancelled
rather than nave the marriage service read
under such inauspicious circumstances
The children OF the rural districts learn in
their earliest play, in the game song which
rehearses the quandary about the wedding
dress of Miss Jennie |. jones' that
green means forsaken, and thai will never
do and that white is to marry IN"
In all ages and among all civilized people
white has been chosen for the drsss Of the
bride if she is a girl, but in different sections
Of the country a particular significance is
attached to various bits of color in the way
Of accessories. The mandate that a bride
must wear Something old and something
new, something borrowed and something
blue" is so generally recognized that the
efforts to comply with 1t often cost much
mere concern and manipulation than plans
for eyaaing the vsXing word "obey."
That fortunate dlms5l who inherits a lace
OF her g~rsrlnothers has no trouble In full
filling the first condition. She nnds II harder
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
Ecut of II Wirc-WOund Gun,

That's a big piece" said the old man in
military trousers and a sweater, who was
experimenting the transfer of a great ten
inch gun from the wharf to Fort Hamilton,
says the New York Sun. But the world
has never known what was accomplished
with the Andrews w!re-wound gun. When
we went down to prove the gun we all
thought it would be a failure. We set the
target, a ten-inch nick | steel plate. a mile
from the gun. The missile smashed the plate,
wsnt through twelve feet of solid pine lum-
bsr behind it, then through seventeen f:et
Of sand bank, then Travelled three miles down
the shore, ricochetted on a cliff. went six
miles out 10 SEA on an angle, cut thu bot
tom out of a big three-masted schooner. and
sank her where she lay. The newspapers,
of course, obtained the fact that the schooner
was sunk, but. say, we concsal.d from the
press the real performance of the gun. II
was too big a thing to let out"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
DELFT FURNITURE.
Quaint Dutch Designs Painted on
Chairs and TnbIes.

| QuNint Dutch Designs PAINTED on
Chairs and Tables.
The rage for delft designs in two shades
of blue has now extended to furniture, which
may be used with charming effect for fit
ting up a sunny room for a young girls oc-
cupancy or as a guest chamb;r Be very
sure, however, that the apartment selected
for this scheme of decoration has plenty
of SUNSHINE, since these blues against .
white background produce a v.ry cool effect.
The articles are a table, STOOL and
screen; similar decoration could be APP
piled to the head and footboards of
a bedst5ad, the top of a bureau, etc.
or, still better, would be for the latter and
the washstand, linen scarfs embroidered in
delft landscapes, with the two shades of
blue.
The furniture is first painted in white oil
color, to form the background in which tn
littls landscapes of windmills, water, boats.
ETC., are executed, the edges bsing finished
with the design Of oval and round patterns
given, done in dark blue. This appears in
the legs of the stool and tabls, the edges of
the shelves, etc.
This dimensions for the articles of furniture
are as fellows: The screen, whose two
halves are united by hinges, is forty-ive
inches; each Of the frames twenty inches in
width. with strong square holdings one
inch BROAD. Have the upper parts filed with
a thin panel Of wood eighteen and one-half
inches wide, and the lower strip of molding
three inches from the floor. The little stool,
whose triangular top measures fourteen and
one-half inches along each edge, has three
legs, each fifteen and one-half inches long,
fastened by cross pieces nine and three-ffths
inches long and three-ffths of AN inch wide.
The top of the table is seventeen inches
square, the height twenty-five inches. Two
of the four triangular shelves, half an inch
thick, and nine and ons-tifth inches by six
and one-half inches on the sides, are placed
opposite each other, the first set three and
three-ff hp inches by ono inch below the
pieces supporting the top of the table, the
| second eight inches below.
The lower panel Of the screen is to be
filled with silk, cretOnne or any pretty ma
terial in plain pale blue or figured blue and
white, either smooth or gathered, as indi-
vidual taste may dictate.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
SOME COSTLY SHIPPERS.
Footwear Adorned with Diamonds
Worth $3.50. poo.

at would surprise most people," said a
West End m to the New York jew
elers' Review, to know Of the huge sum.
which some of the rich arissocracy spend on
shoes, and especially on slippers, Only tn
other day a countess, whose name is familiar
to every one. had a pair of slippers made
which were decorated in a pictur= pattern,
like a pair of worked slippers, with precious
stones, these being largely rubies, emaralds,
and diamonds. Tho result was exceedingly
beautiful. but the cost was over $500.
There is one accomplished workman in
London whose sole occupation is that Of
mounting fancy slippers with jewels. The
present dowager countess of X soma years
ago had made-her husband was then alive
and gave the Order-a pair Of slippers, in
which she war to appear Us Cinderella at a
fancy dress ball. given by he duke Of Man
chester. The slippers were enc mass of dia-
monds, the value of the stones bEing con-
sidsrably over fl2. 600, while the cost of
mounting them was upward Of fl50.
"A South American gentleman not long
since presented to a foreign singer, then in
London. a pair Of slippers crnamentsd with
two butterflies of different pat ems in prs-
c!ous stones, th5 cost being nearly "a, coo.
But, in reality, it is quite 2 common thing
IOr slippers ornamented in geld threads and
Jewels, and valued at from ons to a thousand
%guineas, to be supplied; and many brides on
their homogeneous are furnished with even
ordinary bOo.s, shoss and slippers to the
value of 1900 CT So"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

1T ALL said papa, with emphasis, happily
more sensible. wen let her foot ievslop
precisely as he Lo;d intended, ard perhaps
ALL" H.rB
So this wise father, relates the New York
Tribune, sought out the bsst bootmaksr in
the city, a ligh-p:ic:d person, as befltted one
vino put good material into good shape and
charged a good sum for his in elligent wcrk-
manship. The bootmaker YVES commissioned
to maxi Miss Baby's shoes from the meas
uromsnts of her own dimp.ed feet instead of
the hit or miss r:ady-made fit which is gen
orally the fate of infancy.
Year by year as the little feet changed in
size and shape, the bcotmaker's measure
msnts altered to suit their individuality.
Winta. and summer the walking boots were
Of calfskin, laced to keep the ankles slim
pliable for comfcrt, yet strong enough to
support the soft bones and prevent in after
years that unsightly bulge near the instep
which ruins many a slippered foot after party
DAYS arrive.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
BIALITtEs.

a i7-year-old husband was divorced from
q l6-year-old wife In San Francisco the other
day. The husband was a messenger boy.
Tho feud among the Nanderbllts has at
tanned so bitter a stage that the Cornelius
Nanderbilts will have their daughters we'd
ding strictly private and unostentatious
simply to be different from the Willie X.
Nandsrbilts. Therefore, young Miss Ger
trude will be married only in the presence
OF her immediate family. w. X.
viii be invited, his wife, never.
1t is a curious fact. noted by the New York
Sun, that dancing and l1ya-making seldom 20
hend in hand. Between Christmas and
Easter there are few marriages and fewer
engagements. In the early autumn, after the
summer waEderings, and thtn again when
Easter dissipates the gloom Of Lent. young
mems fancies turn most readily to thoughts
Of love. In the winter time, q ballroom
Irritation is all there is time to think Of
and as. in spite of this closing century's
advanced views, WON n must still wait to be
chosen. but few engagements may be expected
the next three months,
Mayme Pence and Frank Stanley of Ander-
son, Ind, are about to be married, putting
an end to a romance in which bloodhounds
and all kinds OF stage effects have played
a part. Stanley, during the time he has been
paying attentions to the young lady, was con-
stantly harassed by his rivals, who stole
his horse and buggy en- several occasions,
ItCtSSlNdllUk MIN u swirl lnt river EOlIE
home. They assaulted him, and as a last
resort they cut of and stole Mayme's golden
tresses one night while she was asl ep.
Bloodhounds were engaged in what followed
and two damage suits and half a dozen
other litigations have followed. The hair
was never found.
New Workers are telling one another of a
good joke en- Rev. John Wesley Brown. rec
tor of 81. Thomas church. previously rector
Of St. Paul's of Chicago. His part In the
ceremonial of the Paget-Whitney wedding was
to rad the service. Either he had marked
the wrong place in the prayer book or the
singing disconnected him.; at any rate the
wedding party was amazed to hear his rich,
full voice utter the words: IL am the resur-
rection and tn lie" Heavens and earth!'
calculated Bishop Potter in a whisper behind
him. The rector at once awoke to the fact
that he was reading the burial service, and,
after one br,athiess second he proceeded with
the proper ritual.
Some thraa months ago a 7O-year-old groom.
who was making his third debut into matri-
mony in Milwaukee,. handed the minister a
500 bill. Great was the rejoicing in the min
listers household, and the rejoicing did not
cease till a few days ago. Then the minister
received a letter from the venerable groom to
the effect that in the excitement attendant on
a third marriage he had mistaken $50 for S.,
and now respectfully requested the return Of
the SIS change. The obliging preacher mailed
the change at once. Along with the receipt
which had been tied had not been productive
of unalloysd bliss-in fact, there was more
alloy than bliss-and the old gentleman
thought it only fair that he should receive
the interest on his SIS for the three months
the minister had 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

be of a bright cloth, a rich red or a zouave
blue. and with these gilt or black braid is a
handsome addition to the fur.
Black fox, sable or Persian lamb are furs
that will combine with either cloth, though
chinchilla and silver braid would perhaps be
the more charming trimming for the zouave
blue. In this case a muff and cap Of the
chinchilla would be handsome additions, and
a scarlet quill across the front or at the sides
would be a gay note in the cap.
A skating suit shown by one of our smart
est men d~ressmakers would BE- a splendid
model, where price is not considered. This
consisted of an anlue-length skirt and tight
fitting Jacket, with basques that fell below
the hip, of cardinal-red cloth. The trim
mings were a skirt panel, collar, cuffs and
pocket flaps Of Oriental embroidery in black
and gilt and black Persian lamb fur. This
edged the Jacket all round In a narrow roll
and frogged the front in cords that looped
over small heads, used as buttons.
There was also a ro-l of the lamb at the
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

exclude all colcr from the brides apparel,
even to the little bits of jewelry about her
person.
The rings are taken out CT her ears and
buds from the bridal wreath suspended in
them by means of white thread. Less c5n-
servative brides have used silver wires to
fasten the buds to the ears, but these ars re-
garded as a violation Of the custom prohibit
ing colors or jewels. The green leaves Of the
wreath give the only tint CT color to the outfit.
and in that connection are REGARDED as a
necessary accessory slgnify!ng hope fer the
future.
The old superstition which makes it UNI
lucky for a bride to use in her wedding at
tire any pins which have done duty in any
similar office is found to exist in other ma
tionalitles than American.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
Keeps TAB ON Your Purse.

The newest thing in the way of invention,
says the New York Herald, is the pocket
cash register. 1t Is a little tin affair. manu-
featured after the style Of a watcn. Its face
represents 81. Whenever sou spend 5, 10 or
80 cents-as the case may be-you simply
press a button attached to the affair and
1t registers the expenditure. 1t adds each
time you register and whenever you care
to see how you stand with yourself you
can readily do so,
The register Is a n~9yelty-and a neat one
but | fear II will never come in popular favor.
For instance, | bought one the other day and
when | pulled 1t cut to register an expsndi-
ture of 8 cents a friend wished to see II.
Just to see how the thing worked" he
registered 90 cents and then | had to spend
that much.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

skirt bottom and up the sides of the en-
broidered panel, which was at the left, and
u muff and boa of the same. The head
covering was a small toque Of the red cloth,
laid in folds, with two lamb heads and a
black paint brush algre:te at the left front.
This superb gct-up, together with a pair
OF knickerbockers of black channels, to be
worn under the skirt, had been designed for
n New York bzlle of pale brunette coloring.
with all accessories. gloves and boots eX-
cepttd, its cost wa $3.50.
A SuBERB COSTUME.
Another skating suit, shown by the same
tailor, though palmer, was, if any, hing, even
more ravishir-.
The material Of this was broadcloth. with
the seams strapped, and a bright magenta
silk lining, The skirt was in 7 cores, a it,
tie below ankle-langth, and faced AT the bot
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

short Jacket. which was loose and single
breasted, were hidden with a fly strap. and
10 be worn under the jacket. ana T. show al
resting moments there was a sauE double-
breasted vest OF magenta cloth. that fastened
with polished gilt buttons.
The fur advised for this costume was black
Thibet goat. but an enchanting accessory had
been provided for the throat. This was a
scarf at least ihree and a half yards long, ana
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
SKATING SUITS.
Smart Costumes In witch to Skin
over the lee.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-When the skating
season comes round It is Interesting to see
how many stunning and suitable rigs have
apparently evolved themselves out Of opace.
Naturally each modiste or tailor has her
own opinions and models. one declares that
an ordinary walking dress, made in warm
textures, cut snugly aud trimmed with fur is
all that is necessary for skating. The skirt
should perhaps be a little shorter and mar
rover than for walking, and a brilliant touch
OF color. in the hat or at the throat, is in
keeping.
II liked. indeed, the entire costume may
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

10 put twice around the neck before being
tied.
Opals are the most interesting Of gems.
and are in great demand. They are tn most
beautiful OF gems, varying in iridesconce not
only with tbs temperature, but the mood OF
the wearer. The Hindoo believes opals change
with sorrow and JOY. and that they are the
children Of the sunbeam and the moonbeam.
Muffs Of velvet to match the hat are very
fashionable with any costume, and they are
made round or HAT. as you choose. but quite
large. The fiat ones. with wide dropping
ruflss Of velvet at either end. are the prct-
test; others are shaped like a butterfly, with
q fur body and large wings Of velvet bows,
and large velvet peoples or orchids which
harmonic in color are ussd for decoration.
Gayly colorsd and decorated round hats
are sold in immense numbers. One imported
model is quieter in effect than by description
1t would be possible to suppose. The shape
is large, and the full. soft crown Of orange
velvet is surrounded by a fiat, wide brim,
over which black silk velvet is smoothly
draw a gathered frlll Of s~pangled black
chiffon e~nc!rcles the crown, the remaining
thinning consisting OF full black ostrich
tips.
Marie Antoinette fchus give a quaint touch
to many of the new evening gowns. In
shape they are like 2 hree-Cornered shawl,
one end being fastened to the bodice at the
waist line in the back, while the other two,
after being drawn over the shoulders, are
crossed over the corsage in Quaker-like
simplicity, or arr merely drawn over the
front Of the bodice at each side, then fas-
tened at the waist line, and the ends allowed
to hang over the allir'.
Rovsrs of many of the new waists are not
only bound with braid, but almost entirely
covered with a braided design, while basques
are deliberately braided, and sleeves receive
their share Of this trimming. Black and
narrow gold braids arr wrought together in
effective design, and silver braid is also used
in combination with black to good advantage,
while braided designs showing two different
colors are one of tho novelties Of the season
not to be ignored.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
SHE HAD BEAUTIFUL FEET.

BccnMac Her Pnrcnts We're WIG
Enoug to Let Them Grow.
what a dear little foCti' remarked a
woman Of the world. admitting the tiny foot
Of a little 2-year-old. Nov. you must al
ways keep her shoes a little snug and she'll
have pretty feet when she's grown mot
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

Of science from Cornell univ 5rsity. This is
a distinction bestow d only for original work.
She is of New England parentage. a native
of San Francisco, a resident Of Santa Cruz,
and a graduate of the California State UNI
versity, where she was the first woman to
receive the degr Of bachelor Of science in
the college of mechanics. She Is at the head
of the science department Ct the California
Sshool of Mechanical Arts, and superin-
tends laboratory and shop work. Shs is also
a clever machinist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Alonzo Hayes and Nancy
f.. Hayes, his wife, of the County Of
Audrain, State OF Missouri, by their
certain deed of trust, dated February
18th, 1884, and recorded in Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, In
deed of trust book V, at page 13S,con-
veyed to John Nj. Marmaduke trustee,
the following described real estate
situated in Audrain County, State of
Missouri, to-wit:
The northeast fourth of the northeast
quarter of section five (5) i'm township
fifty-one (51) of range seven % west,
containing forty-two acres more or
less as per U. s. survey thereof save
and except sixteen feet off of the east
side of the above described tract,
which said conveyance was in trust to
secure the payment of the promissory
note in said deed described; and,
whereas, the said note described In
said deed OF trust remains due and un-
paid; now, therefore OF the request Of
the legal holder of said note and by
the authority of the provisions OF said
deed of trust aforesaid, / will, on
Friday, the Ttoentiefh day of Sep
TENDER, A. d., 1895,
at the east front door of the court
house in the City of Mexico in said
Audrain county Missouri, between
the hours of nine o'clock in the force
noon ana ffve O'Clock In the afternoon
of said day, sell the above described
real estate at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash to satisfy said
debt and the expenses of executing
taid trust.
JOHN NJ. MARMADUKE,
S2-tdS. TruRtee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
BLAND KEPT QUITE BUSY.
The Old Silver Champion Has Many
Engagements-To See Gov
ernor Stone.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 2.-Ex-Con-
gresham R. P. Bland came here last
night and will remain until tomorrow
evening, leaving then for Maryville to
fill an engagement to speak Wednes-
day. From Maryville he will 60 to
Paola, Kas., to speak Saturday. From
the Sunfiower state he will proceedto
Oklahoma territory, where his en-
gagements will keep him busy all
next week. The demands on him are
SO and insistent from all
parts of the country that he see no
rest for fully a month.
1t is understood that the main pur-
pose of Mr.. BANDS visit to st. Louis
is to meet and confer with Governor
Stone relative to the free silver cam
paign to be inaugurated in Missouri in
accordance with the general plan
adopted by the recent gathering of
Democratic leaders at Washington.
In an interview the ex-Congress-
man said: "The situation is clearing
up rapidly, and though the friends OF
silver have hard fights ahead in some
localities, there is nothing apprehen-
sive in the situation in Missouri. No,
I shall not go to Kentucky. / had in
tended to. visit that state and stay
there about a month, but the platform
adopted by the Louisville convention
was so at variance with Democratic
coinage principles in it's indorsenent
of Cleveland and Carlisle that l con-
cluded it would be best to cancel my
engagements there"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
STONES WORK FOR SILVER.
The Governor C0nfers With Bland
Committeeman for Four
States.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 3.-Governor
Stone, who had a conference last
night with ex-Congressman r. P.
Bland on the silver question, said to-
day:
"We merely talked over in an in
formal way the work of organization
of the friends of silver in accordance
with the general plan adopted by the
recent conference at Washington. At
that conference l was appointed a
member of the provisional committee,
with instructions to confer with lead
ing free coinage Democrats in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa
with regard to the selection of a COM
mitteeman in each of those states to
take executive charge of the work. /
have opened correspondence in pur-
suance of that idea and as 500 as the
free silver Democrats in the states
named indicate to me the men for the
work l will report the to
Chairman Harris of the national COM
mittee, who, l suppose, will issue a
call ior another meeting of the friends
of silver in order to perfect the or
ganization of the silver forces in the
Democratic party for an aggressive
campaign.n