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Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-29
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AUTUMN RECEPTION GOWNS.
Glowing CoIors that VIII he Found
I'm Drawing ROoms This Enll.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 20. 1S95.-The dress
nakers. like the publishers of magazines
always work a month ahead Of publication.
Your really truly well-dressed woman whose
every gown is Q guide post along the path OF
fashion. is still in the country houses OF her
friends. getting her last wearings out Of
her demi-season things.
But all the while, in quiet October, the
%artistes of the needle are cutting, fitting
and schemlng for what is to be worn dur
ing November. December, and even as late
as January. The model rooms are full Of
lay figures and draping forms, wearing gowns
for horse show week and dinner toilets for
the mad gaities that Immediately precede
and succeed Christmas holidays.
They all, when drawn In battle array,
show a most wonderful, Haunting, daring,
flashing assemblage Of new colorS varying
from the rich deep damson shades. acid
looking reds and clear restful dark ocean blues
to an aggressive Algerian yellow, that none
but the darkest-browed woman in the world
could carry off with anything like effect.
Heap on to these new departures in tints and
tones all the jewels your imagination can con
jure up and you can form some idea of the
splendid picture drawing rooms will present
a little later in ths season.
NEW FRONTS AND LACE FROCKS.
Many women VIII wear velvet and all Of
them. from the tenderest bud up, will use
an abundance Of gems, that along with the
revival Of laces, on a scale never known be-
fore. This promises to be a memorable win
ter In the annals of fashion. This general
glitter and gorgeousness, tits whispered. is
a profoundly able trick Of the master wire
pullers Of fashion to cover the pre-
vailing paucity of new ideas az to skirt cut
ting and trimmings and the absence Of any
thing to take the place Of the bag front
bodice.
But women are going to be very contented
with full fronts for a long time to come,
since like the large sleeves tbs a joy to the
stout sister. a boon to the thin one and on
the basis Of the skirt OF '95 enough variety
is being introduced to warn off anything like
monotony. For example, a great many Of
the new ones are being laid in four, six or
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musicians, having chosen different instru-
ments. Frequently at the musicales Mrs.
DreXcl delights in giving all the music; it is
furnished by the family quartet.
Mrs. Leland Stanford, one Of the richest
widows in America, has deserted Washing
ton, where she used to spend so much of her
time, and lives for the most part Of the
year in California. She is greatly interested
in the great university on the Pacific slope,
built as a memorial to her only son, Leland
Stanford, jr.
Mrs. George Hearst, widow of the Cali
fornia senator, still keeps her old home in
Washington. but spends most Of her time in
travelling on the continent or in California.
Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, sister-in-law Of
Andrew Carnegie, probably has the most en-
joyable time of any widow in the world.
She is the only woman member Of the New
York Yacht club. In her yacht Dungeness
she sails all over the world at will. Her
winter home in Florida, Dungeness, has
game preserves. stables, beautiful driveways
and bridlepaths, besides all Of the feminine
belongings with which women love to sur
round themselves.
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formed on all the questions Of the day.
and prepared and delighted to discuss them.
General Grants widow, Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant. divides her time between New York
and Washington. She has not as yet de-
cided in which place she will buy her future
home. Mrs. Grant realized almost $3.50. 900
from the memoirs OF her husband. and the
government allows her a pension Of $4,000 a
year. So she is quite well to do. She has
four children and twelve Grandchildren, who
make her life a very full and pleasant one.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, the only girl
or the Grant family, was a bride of the white
house twenty years ago. She married a
young Englishman and went abroad to 1--we.
since the death Of her husband the rich
young widow has spent all of her time in
Washington. She has a pretty home on X
street. and her two young daughters live
with her. The only son is at school in Eng
land.
Mrs. William II. Vanderbilt is interesting,
aside from her charming personality, by rea-
son of being the widow Of the richest man
IN America. No capitalist has yet come up
to the 5000, O00, 900 which Mr.. Vanderbilt left
at his death. She lives nearly all the year
round in her palace on Fifth avenue. All
around her on the beautiful avenue are her
children, her grandchildren and the little
great grandson, who is now 2 years old. She
ontertalns very little, but now and then
throws open her doors for some great func-
ton.
WOMEN OF FORTUNE.
Mrs. Ward McAllister. the. widow Of the
late social arbiter, is positively unknown t.
the people of New York. Although her
name always appear d upon the lists of sub
scrlbers to the assembly balls and ether
social functions. she never appeared at O, e.
So retired has been her life that she did not
even preside over the dinner parties her
husband was so fond Of giving. All of her
social duties have been RELOCATED to her
daughter, Miss Louise McAlister, who has
inherited her fathers fondness for society.
Mrs. James a. CART Id is said to be worth
now $500, 600, almost all the gift of the
American people. When General Garfield
died his estate aggregated only $50, 900. Mrs.
Garfield lives in elegant but quist style in
Illinois. Mrs. Madeline Vinton Dahlgreu,
widow of the admiral, lives in Washington.
She spends much Of her time in literary
work and writes for publication when she
feels thn inclination. Two OF her sons mar
ried DreXel girls, bringing with them for
tunes of So, 600, 600 or $4,000 900 each, and
the Dahlgrens were well provided for them
selves. SO the work is merely a labor Of
love, though the publishers are always glad
TO send a substantial check in return for It.
Mrs. John DreXel, the beautiful widow of
the great banker. lives in a magnificent
house on Madison square. She is one of the
best amateur musicians in America, playing
with equal skill on the harp and The piano.
Her three daughters are all accomplished
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-29
QUEEN VICTORIA AT TEA.
E~nglnnd's Sovereign nv the Guest of
am American Woman.

an american ONiHhs
One Of Queen Nictoria's f]avorites is Madame
Albani, and once a year her majesty honors
the prima donna by taking a cup Of tea with
her.
This is when the queen is at Balmoral
castle, usually during September or October,
and Madame Albani is at her country place,
old Mar lodge. an estate which she rents
from the Duke Of Fife, and which is in Mar
forest near Balnoral castle.
This tea drinking is wholly devoid of pomp
and circumstance. The queen drinks her
beverage, which by the way is English
breakfast. quite like an ordinary mortal.
but quite unlike the ordinary English woman,
She does not take a second cup.
The honor of serving tea to her majesty
is one seldom accorded to other subiscts.
For Albani the queen has always had a
particular affection, and she delights to
honor her in various ways.
Upon these occasions of the afternoon
function the queen sends word a day or two
previously of her intention to visit her neigh
Dor. She is accompanied by one of he
princssses and a lady or two in waiting,
and she drives the distance, of about ten
miles, in an open carriage.
After the brief ceremony of tea drinking
is over the queen takes a stroll through her
hostess beautiful garden. Although not par
t~icularly fond of flowers, she appreciates
Madame Atlantis fondness for them, and
frequently sends her superb bouquets from
Balmoral.
The queens dress is usually very simple
a black cashmere or a soft silk. devoid of
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Jcw,Iry nnd siIxcr.

The acanthus leaf is used in the gilt tops
of black combs.
The latest baby pms display a tiny wreath
Of seed pearls or turquoises.
Pineapple ornaments are seen in a cool
deal Of ornament, and frequently reproduced
in a shaded enamel.
Heart-shaped brooches Of silver with CO..
lege, club or yacht flag thrown across have
appeared AMI are destined 10 b. popular.
Hunting scenes e'chcd on match boxes and
cigarette cases arc done with a great d al of
spirit and sense os the picturesque.
A new sleeve button design is a serpent
cooled around a sword. This appears in sill
Yer and gilt around grounds of solid color.
A new design for a brooch is a dainty
enamel foot on a heart. Some very large
bonbon spoons have been brou sht out in d.ll
gold.
A large variety of gold scarf pins rave
bsen brought out this season In amusing de-.
signs. The workmanship in these make
them almost works of art.
New shell back combs have the ornameut
surrounded by tiny god bead ng. When tn $
Is used no other designs in gold appear, the
ornament being cut in the shell.
One jewelers. window is entirely filed with
siiverware shaped from polished psnes with
simple raised borders. The effect of all
these panes throwing off the light of a sum
mer's day is dazzling.
1t is with difficulty, such is the rage for the
grotesque in Pretty jewelry, to refrain from
1t in mourning wear. Lit l. ba X dogs with
jeweled eyes are found among mo r ing
stick pins. Monkeys and tadpo.es are yet
forbidden.
The development of work in enamel is in
teresting to follow, Some recent Instances
are cups and s1ucers covered with white
enamel which makes the background for
the charming reproduction of cup DIS and
groups of angelic boys.
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GIRLS.
Energetic Assistance i'm the Working
of n Coal Mine.

The unusual spectacle of American girls
assisting in the mining and preparation Of
anthracite coal can be seen in the Maha-
noy valley, several miles southwest of
Shamokin, where four young women find
daily employment and perform the work as
signed them In such a manner as would
cause many Of their expert mine brethren
to look upon their strength and experiences
with envy.
Joseph Mans. the owner and operator Of
the mine, says the Philadelphia Press, does
not hesitate to pronounce them the best and
most satisfactory employees he has ever had,
and even the much maligned mine mule
understands that these girls are not to be
trlfled with, even though they have not
adopted boomers or any of the other fads
of the new woman.
These girl mine workers are Kate, Mary,
Lizzie and Anna Mans, aged. respectively.
20, 10, IS and 16 years. They are daughters
OF the mine owner, and are magnificent speci-
lens of womanhood. as they are straight as
arrows. six feet in height, and each tips the
scale In the neighborhood of 200 pounds.
Tight lacing is unknown to them, but their
figures are attractive, and they have never
known a days sickness. They work hard
six days a week, but seem contented with
their lot, as do also their seven younger
brothers and sisters, who range in age from
2 to 10 years.
Katie, the oldest Of the sisters. is known
as the chief engineer or outside foreman OF
the mine. and is fully able to perform the
duties that thus falls to her lot. She directs
and assists in the breaking and preparation
OF the coal, while Mary drives the mu'e that
HOSTS the coal from the slope by means of
an old-fashioned gin. Annie is also an expert
mechanic in her way and runs the pump
that keeps the mine free Of water as we'll
as the engine which operates the breaker
machinery. Lizzie acts as breaker boss and
assists her little brothers and sisters to pick
up the slate and rock from the coal as 1t
passes down the chutes TO the storage pockets.
When working at the mine the girls are at
tired In petticoats and skirts that do not reach
their ankles by several inches, and their feet
are encasei in stout brogans.
This primitive c~olliery that is operated
largely by female labor is located on the
southern side OF the mountain that marks
the extremity OF the Shamokin coal basin,
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waist and twist into bows in front of her
belt. but there must be only a hands breadth
OF woman inside the satin corset to stand
this. else the result will be grotesque and.
where the figure Is rounded out by natures
hand, a narrow belt, fitted down 10 a point
hack and front, covers the line Of demarka-
zion between skirt and bodice.
JEWELS GALORE.
IL is at this belt that the use of Jewels
begins, for often enough the narrow-pointed
girdie is made all Of the skeleton let or
charming colored stones. set in fexible Gilt or
silver frame. Above this line are literally
poured forth the treasures Of every casket, be
they great or small.
a dinner gown made for a debutante has a
pomegranite red silk skirt, creped in tipy
piRk figures and over the bodice falls a
soft kerchief collar Of pink liberty gauge
embroidered on the edges with colored stones
Her fashionably long throat IS clasped by a
dog collar. In alternate strings of pearls and
diamonds. while double strings OF pearls run
out TO catch the bodice and hold it UP on the
shoulder.
Naturally, and by preference. the youth
full element lean TO the wearing OF pearls,
obscuring their soft contours Of neck and
shoulder under ropes Of these beads. and even
twisting them into their hair. or converting
them Into armlets by entwining long strings
from elbow to wrist and fastening one end
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sessed OF considerable wealth, but who really
was bordering upon bankruptcy, had a very
beautiful daughter. who had attracted two
very wealthy and desirable young gentlemen.
The father, with the daughters consent,
brought the young men together and in
formed them that. in order TO test the extent
OF their affection for his child. he was pre-
pared to give his consent for her marriage to
the one who would pay the largest sum for
the privilege. Wine and cigars were brought
into the room, and for nearly two hours the
father conducted a mock auction. and the
young fellows bid against each other. Event
ually, the young lady was sold to one Of her
admirers by a check for fi5, 500. With this
sum the father specialized. and in a snort
time so improved his condition that he was
able to restore the money to his daughters
husband, and, moreover. to leave them a con-
siderable fortune on his death, The affair
was disclosed by the unsuccessful sutton. and
fer a time created a great scandal in a Ger
tain circle.
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preferably.
A SMART LUNCHEON GOWN.
If any question of what is appropriate for
a good luncheon gown should arise a salts
factory solution may. be found in any one
of the October crepons, so called for the very
good reason that their Colors match all the
shades in red, lustreless dark green. plum
purple and brown that the maple, oak and
creped with black, for a black wool warp
comes up through the silky wool and shows
skeleton fern and leaf patterns.
Where the crepon is all Olack worsted, a
wide silk band shows through it, soft
but ridged like a lon2 shining pun. 1t is
with these gowns C2 a morning that there
are worn sweet little hats made of felt and
velvet. braided together like straw and trim
med with big bows of wide-fowCred ribbon.
fringed out at the ends, wings in metallic
shades of blue and green, gold and brown,
and little loops and knots of FAX gray lace.
In place of violets that have served their
turn faithfully as trimming we are one and
all going to wear pansies on our hats for a
time. Big velvet pansies, purple. rust color.
gold, sapphire blue and white ones in lunches
together, sprinkled all along the edge of wide
jutting brims, and the backs of the hats
haring with bows of fringed ribbon. or velvet
repeating in its figuring or weaving the
varying pansy shades.
Not all hats are wide and not all are turned
up. but a very great many are trimmed with
bows of a new form. One of these bows is
~ususally made of velvet ribbon in eight or
twelve hoops that are nearly five inches long,
stitly wired and meant to jut out from the
crown upon the brim, like the old spiked
diadems kings used to wear. Another bow
is little more than a crushed knot of velvet
not larger than an egg and not important in
itself, but when along the extreme verge
OF a wide brimmel black felt, swathed in
brown and yellow plumes, a whole dozen
Of these odd bows are masse1 together and
~ ada . - lt, ,nt,,.t ,Irt ,l.I,- 10 ...a,.
color, the effect is indisputabiy nice and
striking. FRANCES ELLERTON.
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by a jeweled pin to the sleeve. Heads highly
coiled and pulled for evening dressing will
generally be most dainty decorated with
coronets, wings and little plumes Of jet,
worked in very often with fine sprays Of
black curly osprey tips. that against hair
IF any color are most brilliant and becoming
Dinner wraps are what they call the short,
pretty capes made Of embossed velvet and
turned back with white fur. from fronts Of
pale green or blue chiffon creped very deeply
and cut like the best OF the early autumn
capes with one fall hanging in a multitude OF
little round organ flutes by way Of fullness at
the back. All these wraps have two collars,
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ornament or trimming; it is the toilet of
a respectable lady Of the middle class. and
is even more bare of ornament than the
plainest and most simple people Of that class
would average. Dress is a matter in which,
even in her young days, the queen appeared
to be devoid of interest.
Albani has a choice collection of photo
graphs of Victoria, each adorned with her
autograph. She was also the recipient of one
of the jubilee medals, and was the only artist
decorated by the queen herself with the
order.
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PAXTON & VlERbING IRON WORKS,

Manufacturers of Architectural Iron Work.
General Foundry. Machine and blacksmith
Work. Engineers and Contractors for Fire
Proof Buildings ONCE and works; U. p. Ry.
and So. 18th street. omaha.
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Buy it. Try it. You will never change
your brand. Cooks Extra Dry Imperial
Champagne never fails to please.
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80" UR NARY DISEASES
Cures the chlld-,elicves the aged.
MEDICAL BOOK.

Dr.. Humphreys puts up a Specific for every
disease. They are described in his Manual,
which is sent free on request.
Small bottle Of pleasant p~ellets-ats your vest
pocket; sold by drurgists, or sent on receipt OF
price, 25c; or five for SlOO. Humphreys Medi-
cine Co, III and 13 William ST.. New York.
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old rose plaid has an ample Louis XIV.
,w.aistcoat OF plain old rose serge braided In
black arabesques. with stock collar and waist
trimmings OF plain black velvet.
One Of the newest ideas for adjoining the
dining room table is a combination OF silk
embroidery on linen with FISH net. This
work involves very little labor and produces
very pleasing results. Many of the FISH nets
closely resemble patterns used for drawn
work, and these particular patterns are best
suited for the purpose.
The picture hat Is becoming more and more
fashionable, but 1t has its responsibilities
The woman who wears II with a blazer, a
shirt waist. and a manly necktie is guilty of
a heinous ofense. The large graceful lines Of
the picture hat and its soft sweeping piumes
cannot properly be worn with anything either
masculine or even severe in style.
Among the new autumn fabrics just re-
ceived are silk figured French crepons, Jac-
guard. Sicilien, lustre Matelasse, shadow
figured mohair, novel golf suitings, silk-warp
black moreens for outside as well as under
skirts, and rope Diagonal silk and wool
material in which silky mohlir is brought to
the surface in rops-like ridges that impart a
novel effect to the goods.
Undertaking is fashioned very richly and
eXtravagantly. Fine soft foulard is very
much used, adorned with leagues Of lace and
insertion. Dainty lingerie Is certainly to b.
desired, but the luxury and elaborateness
Displayed upon 1t now is certainly overdone,
ana borders on vulgarity, as all excess in
dress does. Tails is especially noticeable
among the fall importation of French skirts.
which are ~fligreed and lace-laden to a ridl-
culous degree.
At a recent reception in a Paris salon the
hostess requested each guest to come in a
gown or costume which should be the wear
er's idea OF what should be fashionable.
Nearly all Of the CYANIDE danes present APP
peared in picture" costumes, such as Marie
Antoinette, La Pompaiour, duchess of Devon
saire or GainsborCugh, and now 1t Is quite
likely that in 1896 picture" costumes in
America will be the fashion at country house
fetes, watering places, festivals. and the like.
even If some of the picture" effects do not
appear upon the promenade.
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NIGHT WATcH. fiRE SER vICE.
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THE OMAHA PAPER BOX co.

Manufacturers Of all kinds Of Paper Boxes.
Shelf Boxes. Sample Cases. Mailing Tables, etc,
Wedding cake and fancy candy boxes. druggist
aud Jewelry boxes. i2os-io Jones-st. Omaha.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20

has attracted much attention to her sing
ing In London drawing rooms this season,
made successful debut in concert at
SteinWay Hall on Monday. Haydn Coffin
and other favorites also sang. Miss Wood
has been highly praised by Henschel.
Nat. GOodwin's Bicycle Tour.
Nat Goodwin Started today upon five
weeks tour Of England. Just before his
departure Mr.. Goodwin read the play
I'm BIizzouri" to VIM. Terriss. who de-
cided 1t unsuitable for English production.
Mr. Goodwin said: II have given up all
hope OF acting in London. The English
do not want American acting. and it is the
Height Of folly to go against those wishes.
England is a delightful place for Ameri-
cans to visit and spend money, but not to
act in
Henry E. Abbey, who sails for New York
today. is also inclined to the same opinion
ac Goodwin. No American manager has
had such thorough experience In London
although he has been bringing attractions
here for fifteen years he is not much more
than even.
Only fer the success of Mary Ander-
son., said Mr.. Abbey, It would be out of
pocket by my experience tn London. Miss
Anderson istthe only American who made
big money shere. The first season she
PLAYED 'herepshs made $4,000 and made
Sio,oOo jefferson and Booth did not make
big money here
Mr.. Abbey also said he never had such
d f1cult task he had in securing pas
sage for Sir Henry Irving and his company
to America on August 20.
.CEoker's Prophecy.
Richard w. Cookers attention was called
to recent speculation in a New York
newspaper regarding the leadership of
Tan,many Hall. He said: 80 far as the
election next fau Is concerned no leader
ship is necessary for Tammany to win.
All that is necessary is to get the tickets
In the hands of the voters and Tammany
can win singIe-handed''
Although Mr.. pwyer expects to sail for
hcme about the LIST of August MIR. Croker
will wait to trot Sly Wilkes at the Dublin
horse show,