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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

workmen. who keep up the British me
cbanic's old-Gme fame as a hard
drinker.
Even in this country Monday IS a
slack day following the too frequent
SUNDAY debauch, though native Amer
lean workmen and most wOrkmen other
rnan those of British origin do not stay
at home on Monday to finish the sun
| day celebration.
Englishmen in India keep not only
their own but also the native holidays
There is Holi, a carnival OF license
when the natives 90 about striking
each other with bags Of red powder,
and their white garments are busted
as with red pepper.
There is Dipwai, the feast OF IAN
terms. celebrated IN gorgeous 1ashion
NOT only all over India. but in emma
and japan. a beautiful and, to the stran-
ger. marvellous holiday.
There is Dasera, when all the animals
are decorated with flowers, and mas
ters are expected to give presents TO
their servants IN recognition OF me mol
idav. This corresponds to boxing DAY
i'm Great Britain. December 20, When
postmen. street sweepers, servants ana
employees of every class expect presents.
Nearly every country has such gilt
| expecting day.
The Saturday half holiday IS one that
has existed in fact for a long time IN
various parts of the country. For
many years it has been the practice OF
working DeoDle on the eastern shore OF
MARYLAND to quit work at noon on Sat
urday and TO spend the rest OF the day
fishing. hunting, or carousing.
That is the day when the country
negroes come TO the villages; indeed,
when all country folks visit the town.
Tt is sometimes called public day, being
the day when country folks drive 10
town to make Their purchases. Inc
village stores keep open later on Satur-
dav night than any other night in the
week. and every considerable village be-
| comes sort of business and social eX-
| change.
There is a disposition in New York
civ to extend the Saturday half holi-
day through the whole year, and many
seif-emp,oying men quit work at noon
of Saturday the year round, in order to
make excursions into the country that
|. shall last over Sunday
Whit Monday IS a holiday among
Southern negroes. They commonly call
it 'Whistling Monday
In those Southern States largely set
tied by Catholics or Ep.scOpalians, the
colored people still celebrate feast days
and fast DAYS. The old New England
fast day seems to be dying out.
There IS hardly a week in the year
when some one Of the many nationali-
ties in this city is not celebrating a
special holiday. The opening of The
new year is celebrated at four or five
different dates.
There are French. Italian and Ger
man political holidays, so to speak.
There are national saints days, along
with Lenten and Christmas celebra-
tons of half a dozen sorts.-New York
Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

J21 to-day they would certainly vary
.le m3no,0ny of p0Ece court life. which
Is largely composed of @ ~ Grafton eff
drunk and d-sorteriy. If some POI
-cenan. when me ARA gned his prisoner
ac the bar. exclaimed TO The Justice.
when asked for The charge. Suite cup
shot, Your Honor, or "wh.pt the eat.
Your Honor. The culprit a- least would
enjoy tle emotion of as-Oui shment 1t
would also afford @ pleasing relaxation
-o the headline writer's on newspapers.
"1o nightly tackle the problem of Gre
a.irE something new for q drunk and
disJrierly case.
ALL HAD To DRINK.
During these Christmas celebrations
mo- one was perm tied 10 shirk the bowl.
and various ar-ful measures were adopt
ll 90 guarantee that each man in q
party should im5ibe his full share. Two
sa..an-s who started out one Christmas
morning In tbe reign of Queen Bess 10
celebrate the day I'm BETTING style made
mutual pledge that in even. OF one
Lowing amy "heel--aps I'm the glass the
ether would enjoy the privilege of
tasnIng he dress In his face.
Br- history informs MS that the two
gentlemen were SD scrupul0us I'm OBJ
serving -he custom Of the day thar the
integrity of the shirt bosom Of neither
suffered during Lle long day.
Another custom 90 guard against any
tricsery on Che part of any mn mber of q
drinking party. was a regulation waicl
provided -b3- 90 HE end of e3cl round
all the gentlemen were to- Tip their
glasses bottom upward with the rim Of
the glass resting ON the thumb nail
The nal Of each was then examined by
tae most sober member and If more
than q drop of liquor were found the
cu.pr.- had TO- pay heavy fine.
a more exciting me mod was 20 stick
@ pin i'm the bottom of q wooden cup.
Dle cup was tleu filed with liquor and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

day, Whit Monday, the first Monday in
August, and December 26.
In Scotland the legal holidays are
New Years day, the first Monday in
May. the first Monday in August and
Christmas day. Christmas day and
Good Friday are holy days, but not
legal holidays in England On these
days all the theatres are compelled to
close. The custom is being observed
in New York by some managers. New
Years day is the great holiday in Scot
land. 1t is much more widely OBJ
served than is Christmas day, while
New Years day is not observed at all
in England.
Guy Fawkes day, November 5, is
kent after a fashion in England, but it
is not a dav that Catholics care to re-
member. since it recalls a time when
1bev were hated and suspected.
The French observe New Years day,
Jour de Tan, in great pomp. The
glory of that day has faded in New
York. and New Years calls are about
extinct. except that in some of the
old American quarters over on the
West Side in some of the long ago
fashionable streets, the day is still re-
membered. The people keep open
house. eggnog and other drinks are
Droyided. and there are callers all day
long
The queens birthday, which is to-
tally neglected in Great Britain and
Ireland is observed and great enthu-
siasm in most of the colonies, espec-
tally in Canada. 1t is TO the colonial
Briton rallying day that comes near
err the Fourth Of July than any other
in the year. The Canadians also have
an annual Thanksgiving day, generally
a week earlier than ours.
Scotchmen of all classes rally on st.
Andrews day. and this is really very
imnortant dav in the English colonies,
for Scotchmen have in large part made
the colonies Of Great Britain, and they
are strong. the world over, wherever
the British flag flies.
ST Andrews day is celebrated in
China i'm Malaysia. all over India, in
South Africa. in Australia, IN canada,
and i'm a hundred Insignificant islands
and small settlements.
Burns birthday is another Scotch
holiday. though. of course, not a legal
one Ii is celebrated wherever Scotch
men are. and especially in this city
ST. Patrick's day and Orange day are
familiar-to all sorts of people wherever
the warning factions of Irishmen are
found.
The Welsh celebrate st. David's day
at home and abroad. There is a small
Welsh colony in this city with a few
churches. where the pastors preach in
the Welsh tongue.
Many English workmen not only keep
the Saturday half holiday, but even
Monday. ST. Monday, as it is called.
This day IS sacred to those English
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

and are worthy of Cecil Rhodes. He
has furnished material for their eyes
from his keep mines. There is one bug
known to the trade as the Cecil
Rhodes gold bug" It has a ruby body,
diamond eyes. and emerald antennae,
set upon gold filiaments, which are
sunken into the head of the bug. lmi-
tatiOns of this bug are easy to find anu
are very satisfactory.
The h.g ha. of beauty requires a veil,
but. oh, such an ETHEREAL veil it is. Thin
as fibre, perfectly transparent and soft
as the silk from the worms cocoon. 1t
can be bought by the yard and twined
around the head and throat until beau
ty is a yelled lady of the city. These
very thin wells are discarded by very
smart young women after one wearing.
After that they make trimming for
hat or neck or belt, but are not stiff
enough for the face again. The lit
tie backbone they have comes out with
one wearing.
AS foreheads have come in, so ears
have gone out. In a days walk you
hardly see an ear. The ear is hidden
uuQeT the sue locks OF the NalT- WHICH
are banded down to the nape Of the
neck of twisted in the curls in a funny
little way, like a pink sea shell lost in a
tangle Of weeds.
Earrings have lost their occupation.
though there occasionally peeps out Of
a mass of ear curls a diamond screw ear
ring The effect is as if a wel-headed
pin had been stuck through the back
of the head and come out at each side.
Yet it isn't so bad
Both blondes and brunes are in style
again. The blondes are very dull.
their locks being shampoOed until not
a trace of shine remains in them; all is
lightness and flufiness. The brunes
shine light midnight: being not sham
pOoed at all. but brushed, massaged and
perfumed
And over both set the great spread
ing hats Of the season In their eyes
shines the BRIGHT irideecent. whoIlv
irresistible light that was the charm Of
the i'll fated Queen.
MARIE PORTER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

ences, grumbled her friend, and
nOlhIng ever happens 40 me. 1t all
comes Oh having tnOse Dlg appealing
eyes and mat umId air wnCh you're
not even AFRAID OI mouse
ON. put inns was really an awful eX-
perleuce, ana I've a mlHd not 10 cell
you a word about IL.
Ill you dOn III think it is because
it is 100 Dau 10 tell.
On, you mean lning; but l must tell
SOMEBODY, and 1 know all your secrets,
so you won dare 10 teil.
20 on Jhen; put uOn expect me TO
sympathlze.'
wen, you know, | went with NAM
ma 10 the dentists to-day and
"Oh, II was inc dentist, was it?"
mot at all. / had my lovely silver
handled umbrella with me, anu / lean
ed it against chair IN the waiting
room, determined not to lose sight OF IL.
A lew minutes laJer IN came splendid
looking Ienow, win sucn mOustache
that couldn't help cminng just lit
tie at him.
OF course
"Well. ne leaned his cane against the
same chair ana 1t knocked my umbrel-
la down. We bOth stopped 10 pick 1t
up and our hands met and he said,
Thank you.
Il hope you had the, grace not to look
at him again"
Weller, only once or twice, and
each time he was looking at me in such
an admlring way. AT last mamma
came. As we went out / forgot my
umbrella and had to 90 back Tor IL, and
oh. Dora, he stared up and seemed
about 10 speak and / just flew out TO
where mamma was waiting. ] knew L
would never hear the last Of it If she
caught me"
and serves yOu-"
con. and Dora, when We got out and
| looked back and he was actually fol-
lowing me"
81 hope YOU"
81 did until mamma told me she was
not walking for wager and at last he
caught up to us and lifted his hat"
What impudence"
He was holding ont something 10
me and saying: Il beg your pardon.
Miss. but this is your umbrella, and"
you don't mean 10 say
q do. l had been carrying his cane
down the street and he had been chas-
ing me TO get it back
well, never" said the other girl
Chicago Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

from the fact that they were obliged TO
make a half circular leap, owing to a
big rock at the base OF the fall, which
gave an outward curve TO the stream
and divided the river in two.
I'VE had watched them for moro
than IN hour, when l became imbued
with desire to photograph one while
it was in the air. They were only seen
for an instant, and the small camera
had at my service was entirely insult
ed for the purpose. After many at
tempts | was gratified in catching ona
just as it reached the top of the fall"
The other picture obtained by Mr..
Burckhalter gave several views of a
dangerous looking rattlesnake in the
act of striking. Mr.. Burckhalter had
been trying TO secure such a picture for
many years past, and is highly elated
over his success.
THE popular fallacy that the rattler
coils into a ball just before striking is
disproved by the picture ! obtained"
he said. while crossing a high ridge
OF the Yola-Bolys we came upon one
coiled up in the sun and undisturbed
by our approach. In that attitude I
photographed him and then while one
Of our party shook him up with a stick
I prepared to take a snap shot at him
while in a fighting attitude. Instead
of coiling around he doubled up in the
form of a letter IS and struck at the
stick with lightning rapidity. Kissing
terrifically at every blow. Phew! he
was mad, and every time he struck the
poison fairly few IL was just on the
instant that his head was drawn back
TO strike that l got the picture Of him.
He was nonplused TO find that his
furious attack was unavailing and be-
gan a retreat. very C'gnified, however.
He moved away from us in the form OF
a loop. with both mis- head and tail to-
ward us. and while he balanced HIM
self on one-half of his body he struck
with the other After toying with him
for a time we finally captured him, and
prying open his mouth, poured about a
tablespoonful of tobacco juice down his
throat In twenty minutes he became
very sick and rolled over on his back.
In two hours he was dead.
Later. however. / managed TO catch
another. even larger than the first,
and this / brought home with me. To
put him in fighting condition it is only
necessary to give him a little whisky,
when he swells with rage and fights fu-
riously for long time. San Francis
co Examiner.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

Thanksgiving comes nearer even tAan
The Fourth of July to being a legal ma
r0nal holiday, for although the Fourth
of July is celebrated in some parts of the
country where Thanksgiving Day is ne
elected. the Presidents proclamation
gives 10 the latter a sort Of Official char
accer that the former has not obtained.
To is not for the Federal Government
70 tell the people Of the United States
when they shall quit business and take
20 pleasure. Ii IS a matter for States 10
establish legal holidays. The President
I'm his Thanksgiving proclamation mere
ly recommends that the people, neglect
ing their ordinary y0catiOns, observe the
day with proper ceremony.
AS q matter of fact the people Of the
United States work harder and have
fewer holidays than any other people n
the world This is especially charac-
ter.s-ic of democracies, however, for the
Australian colonies, which are hardly
less democratic in their local govern
men- than the United States. keep more
holidays than any other country in the
world An the important sporting
events, whether cricketing or racing,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

Paris, December 1--we find that,
looking in the shop windows, Marie
Antoinette is in popular favor, and that
fashions are trending back to her time.
All the shapes, colors and materials
are after the models of Marie Anton
cites day.
The shop windows at which we stop
ped this morning, and a girl artist OF
New York, U. S. A, might have been
a reproduction of Little Trianon or a
scene in the gardens of Versailles when
the queen, with her ladies around her,
enjoyed the last taste of autumn wealth
er in The country.
The hats were all moulded in one Of
two or three styles. There were small
diversity, and that offered by mater
ials and a slight degree Of individual
fancy.
SUCH LARGE HATS.
The hats are all large. In New York
I hear they are wearing the sidewalk
nuisances with brims a foot wide. No
less are they doing so here. The Marie
Antionette shape is guiltiest of all.
The crowns of the hats are nearly all
Of velvet. l am astonished how many
velvet crowns you see forced upon hats
that had no dream of velvet when their
shape was moulded. The velvet is
placed around the high part Of the
crown and gathered, not shirred, in
great folds. This makes pleasing
fairness to the great velvet middle. 1t
is very much like a Tam, as we hear
about it, but quite different when you
come to see it.
In the Marie Antionette the velvet
hes under the crown wei towards the
brim. In many of them it quite covers
the top of the brim, lying like great
ornamental bag down on all sides of the
top of the hat.
The familiar trimmings are wings
stood up smartly in front with a coro-
net of rhinestones fastening them to the
hat These wings are mostly white,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives
the best satisfaction Of any cough med
icine | handle, and as a seller leads all
other preparations in this market
recommend it because it is the best
medicine l ever handled for coughs,
colds and Group. A. w. Baldridga
MillersYllle, IL
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pam MD FANCY CAPEs.

Short capes are much worn, and are
made in velvet. silk and plain or fancy
cloth. trimmed with ruchings Of lace.
ier and feather trimmings or with bands
of fur. Short. tight-ftting jackets are
worn by young girls, and are made Of
cloth or tweed or velvet. They are
sometimes tight-ftt!ng in the back and
loose in front
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15
MAIDENHOOD.

Happy heart. devoid Of care,
Shines from azure eyes.
Personated innocence
In a maiden's gulse.
Waving locks Of curling hair
Straying Ger a face,
Where each curl and dimple holds
Smiles Of winning grace.
Dropping lashes. resting oft
on a cheek that CLOVIS
With the softest, richest unts
OF an autumn rose.
ChildhOOd's free and Joyous grace,
Shining face and form.
Tempered with sweet dignity
Woman's priceless charm.
Heart so eager 20 possess
Cares not understood.
Sweet, pathetic innocence
This Is maidenhood.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15
HER EXPERIENCE.

As she stepped into a Clark street car
every man in it turned to look at her;
she greeted another girl effusively and
sat down beside her.
"Oh. Dora, I've had such an expert
ence." she painted, as she cast coquet-
fish glance at the young man opposite.
You always are having expert
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

What They Are the Wide WOrIl
Over.

Louisiana Has More of Them Than
Any Other State-PoOr Great
Britain Has No Fourth of July.
The Southern Negroes Observe
"Whistling Monday Every Ma
ton Has Its One Great Important
Festival
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15
BEAUTY 5 BURDEN.
Paris Correspondent Writes None But
Large Hats Are Seen in Shops.

Ox-Blood and Turquoise Poems.
Countess Castellane Buys a Marie
Anton tie Brin Of Ruttled Felt.
Crushed Velvet Tops Are Pretty.
Inflated Queen Responsible for
the Seasons Great Extravaganza.
Paris Modes to Travel Here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15
OSTRICH CAPES.

These capes are made by fastening
the feathers together to make a collar
cite in the ordinary way. The cape
part is made by putting On the ostrich
tips until they lie fiat around the shOul-
ders. The longest tips are at the top
of the sleeves. The longest tip reaches
from under the ear Of the wearer down
10 the elbow. These feathers have a
warmth of their own and make very
pretty capes and quite seryiceable
ones, too. They are used for two wide
ly different purposes. One is for dress
ing up an old gown until it looks hand
some, and the other is for providing
warmth for a decollete gown.
The most brilliant bugs are seen in
the shops, and the girl who spies them
shouts aloud shout Of joy. They are
the beetles of the South African mines
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

is strange but true. The hats are posi-
lively elegant. They are cot so very
new in shape, but are absolutely new in
material.
| stepped up to one lovely hat with
outstanding brim and great loops at the
sides. 1t was a pale magenta, 50 very
pale that | thought it pink. yet It had
the touch Of wine in t. The velvet was
heaped upon it as upon the other hats.
The side loops were a still paler shade
of magenta. with an open-work edging
of velvet trimming, black and magenta.
At The back were great, loose
things that looked like begonias-and in
front was a wine c0lOred bug.
We tried to find out how the hats
were made Few women but like TO
make one hat a season, and what so
great a triumph as we make a Paris
hat. We ascertained that a large hat
frame is necessary. The kind that are
being sent over now are to be drawn
slightly upward at either the back or
the front. They are very large and
are meant to be entirely covered with
velvet Over the velvet goes an ever so
tiny trimming of black jet beads, put
on in rows and rows around the brim.
The crown has a great folded cover
ing. To do it we'll stretch the velvet
and begin at any place along the edge
and fold in folds three inches wide.
Double the folds under each other a
little to make more fullness, and pretty
soon you are around your two or three
yards strip. The only art in the cover
ing lies in putting on this crown piece
so that it looks as if it had been a great
round piece like a cart wheel instead Of
being one long strip.
The boas this autumn are of black
feather tips, the coicest one being tip
ped with color Ox-blOod, magneta
turquoise are the favorites. The Shout
der capes are of ostrich feathers and
are very costly But they are neat, and
that cannot be said of all ostrich feath-
erS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-09

The weeks services in connection with the
celeb. alton of the fifteenth anniversary Of
the Israel Baptist Church were brought to
close last evening. The pastors of the other
Baptist churches here have assisted in max
irg the celebration a successful one. A
large committee of members of the church
had charge of the entertainments in con-
nect,on with the anniversary celebration.
The Israel Baptist Church is located on 18th
street between and G streets, and although
small, 1t has large and growing congrega-
ton. The present pastor is the Rev. w. H.
johnson, one OF the best-known -colored
clcrgymen here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-09
Revival mt North Capitol Church,

A successful revival meeting is being
conducted at North Capitol NJ. E. Church
by Rev. Prof. Palmer Stanton and wife.
Crowds are in attendance, and much Inter-
est is being manifested. Yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Stanton addressed the Sunday
school. At IL am. Prof Stanton preached
to large congregation on why Revivals
Are a Necessity" At 7:30 pm. Prof and
Mrs. Stanton spoke on Eternity" Mrs.
Stanton sang, by special request, Fair
Portals and other impressive hymns, ac-
companying herself on the harp. An appeal
was made, and many went to the altar.
Ten were reported as converted.
Rev. Chas. l.. Pate the pastor, received
seventeen into membership in the church.
The deaconesses from the Deaconess Home
and workers from Hamline and other
churches assisted in the services. The
chorus, choir and orchestra furnished
music, under the direction of Mr.. Edward
SaXton