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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-31

j. belongs a little On one side OF her
head, and vet she's the dernurest girl
living. She won't talk TO any one OF
the twenty. That's why they End her
eyes and her rosy brown gown 50 inter
esting.
There were some fine gowns At the
annual dinner Of Sorosis Wednesday.
The good ladies let men in only once
year, and 50 they dress better than
common on that occasion a pale-pink
silk striped with white satin family
patterned with pink carnations is one
that remember. The booice was Of
white silk with dainty edge OF maid
en- hair ferns about the low corssge-
\ white embroidered chiffon was
even prettier. II was drsp ped over white
silk and caught I'd both on the sSo-rt
and on the full, simple bodice with
roses and green leaves
A. one OF the fashionable church
weddings this week the p-ettlest
bridesmaid wore piquant gown II
was Of pzle-g-een six with a Smart
rcdingote embroidered IN gold and
edged with sable fur. A pointed belt
.orde-ed with black velvet and gold
embroidered serred mainly as the
starting point for two velvet ribbons
which ran I'D throzgh The smart little
shoulder cape or oolla-et.e, piercing
he silk. holding it down and tying o.
he shoulders.
It's embarrassing 70 try 20 tel about
fad and forge, what the fad is- Ali
he women pose nowadays with ore
ar1a aAimbo- hand On the hip But
there's right WAY and 3 wrong way 20
10 t. oae way - called '-=-S.e.
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national reputation, having been sum-
moned for jury duty, entered the court
in wheeled chair. He had no doc
tors certificate. but made such demon
STATIONS of pain every time his attend
ant moved him that his presence on the
jury was seen to be a positive impedi-
meut to justice. So he was allowed to
go. A month later q similar scene was
repeated in the case Of another million
aire. But by accident 'tip' reached
the court officers that this was all q
trick and the man was not allowed to
make an exposure of his chair, al
though he escaped service on another
plea But this is not the only way in
which people Of means, who are in no
way physically incapacitated, avail
themselves of the invalid's chair. Many
lazy old fellows like to be wheeled
through New Works streets in this
fashion. One can get courtesies on the
strength of ones evident illness and
thus be a privileged person in crowd
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adequacy there. DERs-
The American consul, Mr.. F. C. PEN
field, has been called upon to arbitrate
a difference that grew out of very hot
fight to possess certain attractive vii
La for the winter. Mr.. Whitney
tried to lease the property only
to find through Mr.. Penfeld that
the Pullmans had already secured
refusal of it. Mrs. Pullman,
knowing that Miss Whitney is very i'll.
and learning of Mr.. Whitnsy's wish to
have the place, informed Mr.. Penfeld
that he could tell Mr.. Whitney to take
possession. But meanwhile Mr.. Whit
ney had secured another place. and
when he found that he could have it for
all the Pullmans cared. secured an
English family. the Viyians, lease Of
it. When the Pulimans found this out
they felt hurt, but Mr.. Penf1eld is try
ing to smooth matters out by declaring
that it was all a misunderstanding.
Poor Mr.. Whitney is by no means
strong himself. He has been making
himself conspicuous by wandering on
the shores of the Adriatic in heavy
mourning and gazing solemnly at the
moon.
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trample, but that's because so far this
frock is of consequence and not the.
men. And so l must tell you about the
girls gown.
1t begins with buckle at the throat;
large square gold buckle set into
black velvet band. Out from the cppo-
site sides of that buckle there run bows;
four bows, long bows, black velvet
bows that reach even TO the shoulders.
Down from behind the four bows there
falls on each side black velvet end.
That end comes nearly to the waist and
stops under fat ro3ette OF black vel
vet baby ribbons. The waist itself Is
very trim fitting. 1t doesn't appear to
have any seams. The girl just growed
in it, like Topsy, apparently. It's made
of pale rosy brown cloth, that's warm
and delicate at the same time. 1t has
sleeves You know sleeves, though
they say you can cut them presently
first pun was ever guilty of, pom honor.
The sleeves are of black and brown and
apple green checked silk; shiny and
changeable-
There's little bonnet, too toque
/ suppose / odgh: to call it. It's black
velvet bow, some lace and an s!grette-
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for even snow ball Papas who can
afford it have been giving the carriers
fair price for their cart loads. In the
lew little gardens OF New York an &C.
casional snow man had been chslleng-
ing the admiration of neighborhoods.
Some carriers have even been ringing
door bells where they knew children
lived and Offering to leave their ablen
wares for q consideration The police
are very watchful for these fellows,
however, for II Is q misdemeaaor to
empty a wagon load of snow in New
York street. It is not unusual for
STOW to be heaped up at dinner table
On some silver tray or other. with roses
and other flowers arranged about it.
Mrs Sloane very effectively adorned
recent dinner OF hers in this man
Ter. DAVID WECHsLER
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POLITICS. The fol- o " in 2
week Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Aston
and the Sloanes are to be dined in tho
executive mansion. When Dir. Cornell
JUS Vanderbilt goes abroad It is moro
than likely that one OF the governors
daughters will accompany the family.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt and Miss
Edith Morton have grown to be very
intimate friends. They play duets to-
gether on the piano and both are
equally fond Of horseback riding.
They carry on their conversations
entirely in the French or Ital-
ian languages, in both of which
they are proficient. Both are
rather shy misses, with comparatively
little taste for social crushes- There
has been much talk regarding the in
timecy between Cornelius Vanderbilt
and Levi 2. Morton. Political signif-
canoe has been attached to the grow
ing frequency Of their reciprocal social
attentions, but the whole oomradeship
has been the result of the friendship be.
tween Miss Edith and Miss Gertrude
This in turn was cemented by the fact
that they had the same music teacher,
q perfect master of his art, but comical
with all in view of his personal eccen-
tricitios and the coatortions he went
through at his piano. The maestro,
however, was impressed by the similar
ity in the musical tastes and aptisrdcs
Of his plutocratio pupils and advised
that they study together. So the girls
became friends and their papas sec
much of each other, too.
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anu the otner Is olo-fashioneo and
worthy only Of your washe-woman.
It's pity can't remember which is
which. but believe you shouldn't let
the thumb and hand ride astraddle,
but have the whole hand come for
ward
At any rate. at all the girls iuncheons
and the formal afternoons you will
get the somewhat independent effect
of the fashion Its way the new
woman has of emphasizing uncon-
sciously her consciousness OF her posi-
tioa- Possibly too. it's sleeves. 1t sets
them out, certainly. At one of the re-
cent functions I watched a Young
married woman In whose case il
seemed TO be the pride OF matrcnhood
and-a trousseau. Her froclS was of Q
blue shade Of steel called Valkyrie,
with round. ciose-ft.ing waist, full
collarette and epaulettes Of lace. big
sleeves striped of blue and steel, dark
blue velvet throat band and blue velvet
rosettes dotted wherever there was op-
portunisy.
Another up-to-date costume worn q
bit Electrically wasof smooth red cloth
OF the shade OF the American Beauty
rose, made with q partially open JACKIE.
to show vest of emerald green velvet
Double waist hounces below the bodice
were OF the cloth and Of the contrast
ing velvet. Velvet ribbons trimmed
epaulets and sleeves
Aubrey Beardsley and his wonderful
blacks and whites have got into the
fashions. His startling Lady of the
Camcllias," with her an-developing
cloak, could be picked out in almost
any reception; and recently l saw a
woman painfully unbeautiful. but
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Not Right

Some time ago a man went 10 vizt a
friend who was an inmate Of lunatic
asylum After q prolonged chat in q
humorous IL no, very edifyiag vein, the
visitor thought it about time 70 go.
SIS that clock right, Jockr" he asked
of the inmate Jock ga.ed q. him for Q
minute or 50 In speschless arnazeDsnA
then. laying his hand compa.sionstely
on his shoulder. said:
Man, dee re think Il wid be here II
L was riyht2--HousehOld Words.
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lection of what is becoming. In plao
mc the two requisites in this order /
nav be criticised for mentioning
fashions FIRST, but do it Intentionally;
for hold and have always held that
one should allow the modes of fashion
and be conventional above all things,
aud next to that comes becomingness
To illustrate exactly what I mean 1
will give TN example: Suppose were
10 GO into the street in Josephine
gown of pale blue swans down with
ostrich tips around the neck and hat
of the trailing feathers. Of the be-
comingness of this garb there would be
no question, for the delicate blue and
soft white exactly suit me. But it
would be bad taste to dress like this,
because the Josephine days are past
and swans down AMI feather trimmings
should be kept for ones tea gowns
and boudoir. Yet there are very good
people who affect these eccentricities
of dress, giving as an excuse they
Rre becoming to me.
remember once sending to my book
seller for q much advertised book upon
Dress" Inc writer had peculiar views,
and, as she was well known, thought
ii would do no harm TO read what she
had to say. Upon opening the book
the first words my eyes fell upon were
these:
"a wol,a,i should never rest until she
has determined upon the style Of dress
:i.at best suits her style of beauty; and
having once found it, she should cling
to It and fo-sake all others. Her friends
should be able to distinguish her by 1t
In crowd; and seeing her from dis
nance should be able to say: There is
Miss A. know her by that very be-
coming hat che always chooses
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laid down the book and laughed
heartily. Upon the stage, if a woIcan
were to selling to one style of dress,
people would very soon get tired of &C
Ing to see ber. and l do not see why
they should not have much the same
sentiments off the stage if there is never
D touch OF novelty about her.
know a very delightful lady who al
ways wears 4 short bodice. She thinks
her gowns airs always more or less IN
style, the short bodice is sure to be q
feature Of them. And know another
who never makes public appearance
upon the streets or in her drawing-room
unless wearing a gown with long
roatlike basque. She thinks this
makes her slim and tall. No matter
how often you see these women the
effect, as you first glance at them. is
the same And in a crowd of ladies
your attention wanders from their tot
lettes to those of the others who may
have Spent less than a third of the
money, but who have something new
and pretty to show
After woman has conformed to the
prevalent styles IN dress and has Sc
lected becoming colors, then comes the
opportunity for n display of tas'e-
her own personal taste. And in doing
this she has as much chance TO show in
dividual talent as though she were to
sit down with pencil and paper and
draw new style of sleeve. The indi-
viduality at this stage makes her q
wel-dressed woman or merely a pass
able one. And here again l can best
show what j mean by an illustration.
Not long ago l had occasion 10 de-
sign a brides dress for the stage. and.
though this is usually considered an
easy thing to choose from its small
aatitude of selection, did not regard
it as such. and literally lay awake
nights thinking and thinking about
that dress To get white satin dress
and adorn myself with flowers and a
veil would be the simplest thing in
the world But knew my friends and
the public would expect something
new, and to give them something new
Twas determined.
At last, after much thought and wor-
~, m idea occurred 10 me. Patti is said
to have found her sweetest trill in the
toe Of her slipper My dress inspira
Jon came Ia a troubled dream ths.
elosed with a vision of angels IN SHIN
nefAng robes. Next day l ordered my
nA4age out and drove to my modis;e
losdered great quantities of satins and
silks to be spread out before me. And
WHEN l came home that day, tired but
0attsfed, i felt that had made a selec-
ton worthy Of the sleepless nights put
spcn it.
Upon the evening OF my first appear
AuOe in that gown / trembled little as
khs curtain rose upon me standing II
~ middle of the stage: for never
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is To Appearances

You are eying me. sir. as If you
thought l had designs on your umbrel-
Ia" said the lean passenger. as tie
train drew into the depot DO look
like man who could be capable Of
stealing an UMBRELLA
Since you ask me the question, sir.
answered the Fat passenger, Il am eo'n-
PEELED to s.y TIA. think you do.
And you look as II you might posi-
biz be gentleman end a nan % de-
cent ho-Se-serse. retorted tie other.
How deceptive appearances sometimes
arci-'-ChicaGo Tribune
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happy when she gets en- on she wants
to embrace al mankind.
The girl l mean has dark brown hair
that ripples in loose heavy waves down
over her ears. Her eyes are brown,
too. and as big and innocent as q
baby's.- They seem 70 mean lot
though she never says anything. And
her mouth. Ii smiles when she has a
rose or a ribbon, and twenty men
would like to think it smiled for them.
She blushed yesterday when we
looked at her in her new frocll and
then the twenty would have lain down
70 be tranplsa upon. She wouldn't
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PAUL'S PERPLEXITY- months past. IL
even appears that Mr.. Astor has been
asking why his annual income has
shrunk fully five hundred thousand
dollars since be went abroad. This de-
plorable loss is due to the vacancy of
one great hotel and about thirty Fifth
avenue houses. Hard tines has made
the well-to-do take up their residence
IN side streets. Then. too, Mr.. Aston
PROPOSES to bring one of his children to
be educated in America. The fact that
he is now in mourning obliges him TO
shut up Cliveden and his London
houses He will pass some very dull
moments in England this year.
This coming summer Mr.. Aston VIII
spend in the south Of France. The
reason for his sojourn there can be
seen in an intination that has reached
him that Mr.. John Jacob Astor will
visit England early in June or July. It
Is worth while pointing out that Mr..
John Jacob Astor made formal over
tures of reconciliation to his kinsman
but the latter repulsed them with Posi-.
tive scorn. Itappears that the message
conveyed to young Mr.. Aston was OF
such a tenor as to make it impossible
for him to attend the Astor funeral
with self respect. The Paul family and
the vikings, which contributed wives
to the Astor family, are, further. not
on quite cordial terms, and this has
tended to tighten the tension. The
man who holds the key to the situa-
ton and is most powerful with all the
contending factions is James W. Paul.
Jr., Of Philadelphia, brother-in-law OF
W. W. Astor. He works pretty hard in
his banking Office and has superb coll
lection of bric-a-brac and objects OF
art. He is quite democratic and very
popular with all classes Of people 1t
is stated in New York, and believed,
that Mr. Paul is the arbiter selected to
reconcile everybody and bring about
peace Already he has accomplished
much in Strengthening out the tengle.
He is, as is well known, nearly related
by marriage to the great house OF
Drexel. For a man of his wealth and
social position he is quite profound
scholar and very etudious. 1t seems
that he now does very little but sit dis
trectedly among his books wondering
how he can reconcile those warning fac
tons He has been dragged into the
controversy very much against hiswiu.
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of the commod-
ity finds buy
ers at tolerably
fair prices. The
passion for maxi
ing a snow man
is strong in the
breasts OF all
boys, but when
snow falls in d.
ninutive modi-
Gums. as II does
in the metrop-
oils, the youths
have hard work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-31

What with tho
Whitneys there
now, Mr. Fred
eYick ". Wander
bilt On his way
there, the Pull
mans, who are
half New York
ers, not far be-
hind, and other
multitudes plan
ming to go, the
Nile-loved m o.
tropolis is nc
curing an Amer
lean fame. But
trouble has been
caused by the IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-31

- Gear Young lady said the old
fsnsieG2sa ~ the matinee. leaning
sor~srd. would yoE obsest 20 taking
q your h2t7 eaE'; s-e tie stage ca
sccount Of e.
Ce-isinly rot, si.. replied the ysrrs
Lady. removing hsr h1..
Then Abe spoke IN clear. suetsilsa
voice 20 the yoaag rz-Aa ~ font 81 her:
Nay ask y0C, ,;-.7 az. .~sa. to
eat yoSg 2os1p~&sus do~xg eaa0
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/ think women who desire to look
well make a mistake when they allow
their maids to dress them. AS for my
self, unless very tired, or i'll. dress
my own hair and array myself almost
unassisted. My maid often says to me
that she does nothing more than but
ton my boots / think by dressing her
own hair and adjoining herself, putting
the finishing touches to her toilet, =
woman puts into it touches of her own
originality, that. while trifing, are not
without their effect in the whole make.
up,
( In the selection of colors would ad.
wise the woman who wishes to be con-
sidered beauty to strive to wear all
shades. Let her tone down her COM
plexion a little with complexion cream,
and face washes, if she desires TO wear
greens, heliotropes and bright reds.
And if she be too pale let her walk and
get color for the blue, the gray and the
pale pink so much admired. Nine.
Recamier, and the beauties of all ages.
have adapted themselves TO al shades
of color; and / do not think q woman can
long hold her own as beauty unless
she does this.
In selecting materials for gowns l
must advise silks and shiny things.
once read a purported interview with
Bernhardt in which the maschless
Frerchwoman declared that silks and
diamonds take away from the hrilliancy
of ones complexion. Bat | have never
found them TO do this IN my case. And
the admiration which may have been
fortunate enough TO excite has come
in greatest volume when srrayed
IN sheen of satin and silk and with
my jewels all upon me. To my eyes
woman's eyes shine brighter when
there are jewels in her hair and on
her corsage; Just as turquoise get an
added luster when Sc. around with dia-
monds
In dressing well a woman should
strive TO obtain the latest authentic
fashions. She should lead a little in
new things and she should more than
all try to adapt them to herself. / re-
member once setting tiny aigrette in
the top Of an Alsatian bow because It
made 1t more becoming. It IS touches
such as this, II is in following the con-
ventional modes and it is above all in
keeping ones self iutelligently in touch
with ones dress and ones friends.
whether at the dinner table. or behind
the footlights. that one becomes what
the world calls "a beautiful woman
LILLIAN RUSSELL.
Henry she said. thoughtfuIlv
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At Staroia, IN the gorernmen. a
SoTgorod, Russia, a girl Of fourteen
years WA lately arrested On tie charge
OF s'rsngiing g twoysar-old child.
which she was employed 10 look after.
she thereupoa confessed 20 having
killed sixteen children in this way. and
gave Is her reason uz. abe Gid nc, lixs
The trouble they gave her.
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The ENABLES. living col. ever foaieA
IL tire United States made ia appear
ancs a. Hartford City, Ind. Ia isea-
When two days old II measured inches
from tAe name 70 tho root Of The tail.
~ss only Il inches high, aud weighed
but ~ IouEdA IL ~ss % the shss.
land lsre<r
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the father of the
young e arl OF
Ava is in decli1-
ing health. The
first reports cir
c ulsted were
that the parent
in question, who
Is now q re a I
Britain s ambas-
sador 20 France,
was 5 u fl t ring
from an advanc-
io- naip6v that
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Ailby-Do you 20 in FOR athletics per
b0laIly N you- class ~ college?
YsrTzrd-You bet I'm AK hundred
bones ahead on fosesb@iI bets alone ia
sezsoo 30 Ia, b sa6;-S. Y NO-!d
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Readily App.reor

xabel-T-d refuse the very las. noble
r1ao who dared propose % me-
AsUce-Of course, dear. ioz1 voald
already be married 70 the srst who pro-
posed Record
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This much can
be stated on the
authority Of his
New York rep
re en- t ati YES.
The nillionairc's
affairs are not IN
the most -four
ishing condition
The real estate
has not been
renting TO the
best advantage
for tw e w e
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Morton, of New
York, is growing
apace. The gov
ernor, his wife
and one Of his
daughters hav-
Jag di1ed at Mr..
Vanderbilt's pal
ace, the courtesy
will be returned
early ia Febru-
airy, when the
Vanderbilss be-
come the COVER
norfe ~nnzfc
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p os 81 bl q evil
dence of sickly
condition. B u t
there is reason
to believe that
the valid DIS
chair has been
used very sue
ce S lily by a
few famed mill
1ionaire s as a
means OF eseap-
ing jury duty. A
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A Frll Hyuaa.

Hamlet played 20 full house lasA
night
Yorick-You DID,
H.mle;-Ysp- There was only one
man in the house and he xaa full
Syracuse Post
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y Ainnesots sheriS spent n GO and
ra's'sd SEQ miles TO capture q nan
who sole 80 Wheel lie re- The can
and lie wheel.
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Rather u. rs.s Than Yeand.

William Ann-When you lost vocr
way, Why didn't you ask a policernan7
Uncle Treetop-Atraid bed put q
bunco s.eerer on 70 Ere.-S. Y. word
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When BsSy v-as SEX, ne gave he- CsstoriA
When she Was Child. she cri>d for C@s-oClA
waen she b>carae MIS-. sbe CHING 20 cIs-oria-
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A Ss,.ltr "a prr Goa,

Hare roo -: EnesssngeT boy czllioor-
'-&esssnEsT-bsoy calico. snadzr.s-
why. yes. The k.Ed yrerEn.sea ros
10 ~. ycs kA.gg.<-11s.5
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WHAT ELLEN SEES
About e Girl and Her Peculiarly
Interesting Gowns.
y rosis' Dinner Gowns-Aubrey Boards
ley's Blacks and Whites Have Got
Into the Esshisns-The Tristan
Bonnet Declines.
iCoPYsIGHr. 1895

I'D yeu ever
5 { uGy a girl?
j u ST = girl?
It's interesting.
She needn't be
pretty, though
she can't help
it if she's the
right kind. A
girl wko likes
frins because
they ere fri.ls
aud who's so
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OF some bitterness in New York scciety..
He is very brilliant and his success
among the women is arousing consid-
cradle enmity in all directions.
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Ga the RIalto

Onelef-While on the road did you
confDe yourself 70 one-nizkt stands?
Hamlet-Yes, and zll-dsy w&Iks-T.
Y World