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uous fastenings that can he found, and the only saving grace is in their num- Der, which is so great that it becomes unreasonable to suppose that the gown. so trimmed, fastens in all the places that are finished with buttons. There are strips of velvet trimming to be bought now, which have little. enam- eled buttons sewed at intervals of four or five inches; these are sold by the yard, but one seldom purchases more than the half yard, that is necessary to go down the front of the waist.
 But to return to the Japanese girl and the silks of which she makes her gowns. The Japs who design the silks sent here must be of mathematical turn of mind, for they seem passion ately fond of geometrical figures. One hardly ever sees flower in silk that comes from Japan, and the lines are apt to be straight rather than curved
 A pretty tea gown of Japanese silk has blue front to match a peculiar shade in the pattern. The back of the gown is also panelled in similar man. ner, and has train of the plain ma terial A high rurhe finishes the neck and the sleeves are ordinary leg O mutton.
 A house gown, which shows the pop ularity of the Louis XVI. waist. has loose, full front of soft cashmere, which also forms the demi-trained skirt. Down the sides of the skirt are a couple of rows of gimp trimming. The Louis jacket is kept in place by a silk scarf draped around the waist and tied in front.
 At the beginning of the season some one prophesied that the separate waist would soon be a thing of the past. But no such state of affairs is indicated in the show-rooms at the shops. Novelties in waists are being constantly shown, and, indeed, so long as it is necessary to buy seven yards of serge for one dress skirt, the separate waist is sure to stay with us.
 Some of the shops exhibit Persian handkerchiefs of enormous propor- tions which can be draped into waists with small puffs for sleeves.
 Plaids still rage in everything from a stocking to a necktie. The plaid with large checks is preferred, and blondes are very fond of the designs in which pale blue and green prevail. There are ribbons which exactly match the silks, and these are used for neck trimmings and belts.
 Dresden silks are by far the greatest fayorite for separate waists. They are more popular than the Dresden
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He is, it will be remembered, the grand- Pierce Butler, son of the senator of that name, q member of the constitutional convention of 17s9 Mir. Mister is thus
 the great-grandson both of Senator But Ter and of Charles kemble, the distin- guished English actor. His mother,
 Miss Butler, married member of the
 Mister family of Philadelphia, where 1 he was born in 1860. As a boy he was
 sent te school for short terms in Eng.
 land, Switzerland and Rome, finishing his preparatory course at St. Paul's
 school in Concord, N. H. He took 2.
 course in music under Prof. Paine at Harvard, and with the advice of Lis2t.
 whom he met several times, studied,
 music for year with a leading Frenek composer at Paris. He was, however, l obliged to give up this study, and, fall- ing into ill-health during the winter of i6S4-5, he was ordered west the follow
 ing summer, which he spent in the ranch country of Wyoming At this time the ranch business was still ex- ceedingly prosperous, as misfortune had not then come to those engaged in it. Mr. Mister did great deal of camp ing and good deal of shooting big game, and still more of missing big game, as he puts it in talking about his experiences. Returning cast, he com pleted a course at the Harvard law school, taking his degree, and settled down to the practice of his profession at Philadelphia. His continuous trips to the Rocky mountains gradually de- veloped an inclination for writing. His first stories were written in 1891. and since then lie has been living in Phila- delphia or travelling in the west, prac- ticing less law and writing more stories.
 Mir. Mister comes over to New York occasionally, and on one of these visits be was persuaded to talk little about his observations of western life and conditions.
 "one thing I have noticed,s he said, regarding the east and west It can be expressed briefly, although it will require explanation afterwards. In saying that the head of the country seems to be in the west, I may perhaps mean that the west seems cruder, al- though I never phrase it to myself in just that way, but in travelling about out there one is struck continually with the kindness of everybody, and with their interest in all people who ara
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our New York, there is almost posi- tive depreciation of home talent in Phil adelphia."
 In fact, from that time on until ten years ago, Philadelphia authorship, outside of purely local writing, sug- gested to the mind little beyond the work of MT. Boker, Dr. Furness (the Shakesperian scholar), Dr. Weir Nit chell and Mrs. Rebecca Harding. Davis, all of whom were steady contributors to the highest class of literature. MT. Stockton and MT. Janyier both early re- moved from their native city, and thus became altogether identified with the New York group.
 have more than once taken occasion in this correspondence to refer to the far-reaching influence of the little so- ciety of Philadelphia writers known as the Pegasus club. This is more ap- parent to an outsider perhaps than to those closer at hand. The members of this club and their friends have formed the nucleus of a constantly growing lit- erary movement, and have made pos- sible many large enterprises in the world of letters recently established in Philadelphia. Among the members of this group who have gained or are gain ing more than local reputation are such poets as Weir Mitchell, Harrison Nor ris, Charles Leonard Moore, the late Charles Henry Luders, Florence Earle Coates, Frances Howard Williams and Langdon Mitchell-such critics and es- sayists as Agnes Repplier, Talcott Will Hams, Anne Hollingsworth, Wharton, Felix Schelling and Charles Conrad Abbott-such writers of fiction as Richard Harding Davis and Owen Wis ter, although MT. Davis might properly be cIassed as New Yorker by adop- tion. Last, but not least, any account of the Philadelphia literati would be in- complete without a reference to Mr. Edward ". Box, of the Ladies' Home Journal, of whom it would not by any means be correct to say that he is not literary himself, but the cause of lit erature in others, although the latter part of this statement is unquestion- ably true. There can be no doubt either, that he has contributed largely to the better remuneration of our au- thors as a class, by his energy and en- terprise.
 There is 1auch of romance in the percentage ard career of Owen Mister.
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1 in trouble. Their knowledge and good feeling also are not confined to their own part of the country and what is going on there, whether it be prosper l ity or diversity, but their interest ex- tends to the east. That is to say, if you go to Chicago or San Francisco, or wherever the centers of population are, you will find that most people you talk with are familiar with things in New York and the east, and are interested to know what New York and other large eastern cities are doing, while on the other hand, when you return from western regions to New York and Phil adelphia, people in those cities seem very much less concerned with other parts of the country and are more con cerned with their own immediate sur roundings and life, almost, l should say, the least national, although far more civilized.
 What I have especially noticed about westerners, however, is their extreme kindness which I have met in every grade of life. I have wandered about a great deal, you know, camping, hunt ing, etc, and l must say that am deep ly impressed by their kindness"
 "How about big game"
 q have killed every species of big game in the Rocky mountains except ing the mountain lion. I have also missed every species of big game in the Rocky mountains, including the lion. 1 am not in the least a good shot and I suppose it is the outdoor life and rid ing that go for. Ithas lately been my habit to let all animals go that are not needed for food"
 What part of the west do you like best, MT. Wister?"
 "I have been out west Is different times now, and for the purpose of pleas ure 1 find the country of Wyoming and the Wind river mountains more beau tiful and more full of fish and game than anywhere else 1 have been. Of course, going so often, I have made many. acquaintances there. My familiarity with the army came about through these various trips when I encountered the officers and became acquainted with them. That led. you know, to friendship, and when they come east do what little can for them, and when l go west, they place their horses at my disposal. Their hospitality cannot be surpassed" ARTHUR STEpMAS.
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an indoor gown. The large patterns are rather loud for indoor wear, though in combination with plain materials they are often seen on the street.
 Here is an exquisite tea gown in which it's owner actually served tea for there are a great many costumes that go by the name of tea gown in which their possessors would hesitate to receive their friends. This is a white silk heavily brocaded with large punches of roses arranged to form sort of diamond pattern. Around the bottom is a flounce of wide point de Venice lace with a heading of plain silk corded with pink velvet to match a shade in the roses. There is a soft front of plain silk which is attached with velvet rosettes to the edges of the gown proper. These edges are trimmed with lace like that at the bottom or the dress. But it is the sleeve that IS the distinctive feature of this gown. 1t is really tight-ftting sleeve, such as we used to wear, or used to see our big sisters wear ten years ago. But from the under arm seam there is draping or plain gauzy silk which knots at the elbow and gives the effect of large sleeve puff. This gown has a loose vel vet strap at the waist to confne the fullness of silk that hangs from the neck. But the loose edges of brocade give the desirable sweep from the shoulder.
 Japanese and Chinese silks are fa- Vorite materials for ordinary house gowns. They are usually combined With some plain, dark color, and after the Japanese maids own fashion, have no visible fastenings.
 In this, think the damsel of the ori- ent IS in advance of us button-worship- Ing Americans. Anyone who gives the subject real thought will admit that buttons are inartistic and vulgar. They call attention to the details of the make up of gown. instead of "concealing art as all good art is supposed to do.
 Nevertheless, this does not deter the leaders of fashion from emblazoning their garments with the most conspic-
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ribbon which has become common of late.
 Lace enters into the composition of most waists, and is either appliqued on the reyers or fuffed around the collar in some way. It is never out of place, no matter how much trimming may have been already used.
 Of course the blouse waist involves the necessity of a belt, and dealers have not been slow to provide in this line.
 One of the newest things have seen is a scarf belt made by folding plaid silk handkerchief to the width of three or four inches and then running the ends into a handsome silver buckle.
 The new neck scarf is tied with one loop and one end at the top, instead of two loops above and two ends be- low, and the ends are fringed. Some of these little accessories will be very useful to the donor ofpresents, he finds himself within a few days of Christmas without any letter to Santa Claus" to guide him, for nothing is so acceptable to member of the fair sex as something that is pretty to wear.
 ALICE AMoRY.
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copYRIGHr ISo5,

There is a prevailing impression, among those who don't know, that the new woman wears pajamas in her bou- doir. This is an idea that is entirely illogical; for however much may be said in favor of bifureated street gar ments, they are neither graceful nor comfortable for indoor wear. Even men prefer the long-skirted dressing gown with it's cord around the waist. and that alone would be sufficient req son why the new woman should have a preference for flowing robes
 Moreover, even in the newest of wom- en, feminine traits are bound to crop out in the seelusion of their own apart ments, and there is no woman who has been sufficiently "evoluted" not to take an interest in the artistic draping of her own figure. The tea gown offers such opportunity for those long loose folds from the shoulder to the floor which give even the shortest of women an appearance of stateliness. For this reason most of the indoor gowns are made to drape from the shoulder, without even so much as a ribbon belt at the waist, as this would break the graceful line from the throat to the tips of the slippers. Trimming run ming up and down is also added to in crease this effect, and the new braids and passementeries now in the market are bonanza to the designers of such costumes.
 The new silks and crepons are tempt ing materials for house gowns. No where does a silk with large figures appear to greater advantage than in
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A Pnint Ahont Tea.

If only one pot of tea can be made for family taking their luncheon at different hours, every housewife should see to it that the tea does not stand with the tea grounds in it longer than from three to five or seven minutes. After that time pour the tea into an- other pot and throw the grounds away. If you have only one teapot, infuse the tea in some other vessel, pottery of some kind is best, and pour into the pot In this way the injurious effects of the tannin which is drawn out of the leaves after a longer infusion is avoided, and you save yourself, your friends and family from becoming tea maniacs.- N. Y Post.
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stand how to open a bird so carefully that the plumage will not be marred, and also the right amount of arsenicaI soap to employ in dressing the skin, but the really difficult work does not begin until you prepare to mount the animal. The settings of the claws, the posing of the head and the spreading of the wings in a manner to give the effect of life and motion is the real art of taxidermy and involves a love of nature as we'll as a knowledge of natural history Now adays, when go off on hunting party, north or west, always go prepared to To work as a taxidermist if the neces- sity arises. My outfit consists of long, full apron of some stout material, with half length sleeves such as are worn in studios, an ordinary sewing table that
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hl Berlin the fire companies must be drawn up in military fashion to salute their commander before they can start to the scene of Q fire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-28

pills and instructors, more than is de-
manded by simple "order" OF reeita-
tions and songs.
And after all, as we study over the
feast, our heart is touched with a sym.
pathetic interest in the school far out to
the extremity of the city limits Manton
Avenue. II is small school in a
shabby school house, and there are only
three fellows In the graduating class.
But they are giving pretentious exhi-
bition this afternoon, and we should like
to be listening to it and seeing ii. "The
Courtship OF MILES STANDIsH" is the
subject, and it is presented in seven
scenes, telling the poetic story of the old
romance. OF course the graduating class
OF three is compelled to enlist the SER
vices Of the undergraduates in the pro-
duction.
SO, we are not at all sure that we
should not be sitting out in the hall OF the
Manton Avenue School, If we had our way,
this afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-28
TIE TOY REPUBLIC.

The effort, which the recent Nicaraguan
incident revived with some enthusiasm,
to bring the republics of Central America
into some sort of a federation for offensive
and defensive purposes has failed for the
present and is not likely to be renewed.
A recent conference Of the Presidents of
the republics was unable to come to any
conclusion, because the strongest person
ality, the President of the biggest of the
five republics, declined to participate.
Guatemala, on the extreme west of the
chain of toy republics, is the biggest in
area of the lot, and besides it has nearly
as large population as the other four
republics al put together, Salvador, the
smallest, but most densely populated of
the states, coming next with 700, 900 per-
sons, about one-half that of Guatemala.
President BARRIos OF Guatemala 1t is
said, has aspirations to become the chief
tian OF whatever federation nay be or
ganized. And at the eastern end of the
chain OF republics is the president of
little Costa Rica, who is likewise re-
ported to have bee of the same kind in
his sombrero, and he failed to attend the
conference. So the presidents OF Saliva
dor, Nicaragua and Honduras talked the
matter over and that is the last we are
likely to hear from it for some time. The
proposed plan, providing that a general
congress, with limited authority, should
be established; that each republic should
retain its separate autonomy, and that
general executive, possessed of defined
powers, should be elected, the govern
ment of the United States being taken
as model, looked very attractive
ON paper, but the reconciliation of state
debts, interstate diplomacy, and the NUM-
berless matters necessary to be ha armon-
lied for reorganization of intercourse be- |
tween the states, to say nothing Of the |
evident purpose OF Guatemala to figure i'm |
the new federation with the prominence |
that Prussia enjoys i'm the German fede- |
alton, were very practical obstacles in |
the way OF the proposition and are likely |
TO continue to be SO.
1t is a pity that our South American
cousins cannot get together. Salvador,
Honduras and Nicaragua used to be joined
In federation half century ago and
they, at least, seem disposed to return to
The old system. The entire population
of the five republics Is probably less than
.wo millions and a half, too small to be
when they are divided only by
neighborhood lines and are all of the
same race and language.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-28
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
NOTICE.
Headquarters Fire Department.

Omce OF the Board OF fire COmmlssionere
City Hall Providence X. l.. June 4, 1898.
the consequent danger attending the use OF Fire
Crackers aud Fireworks on that day, the Board OF
Iire Commissioners desire to call the attention OF
the public 20 the following extract from Chapter
tl6 OF the Ordinances OF the City of Prov videnee!
CHAPTER e2a
section II. The officers and members Of the
fre Department, acting under the direction Of the
Board OF Fire Commis siohers, shall examine all
places where shavings or other combustible mate
rails are collected, or deposited, and shall have
authority TO enter all su0h places for that pur-
pose. and whenever said board shalt consider that
the materials so collected or deposited are liable
to cause nre, they shall order the tenant
or occupant OF the place where they
are deposited or kept 10 remove them
and IL such tenant or occu pant neglects or refuses
10 comply with such order. the said Board shall
cause suoh materials to be removed at the expense
OF such tenant or occupant Whoever neglects or
member Of the Pire Department while in the dis
charge Of this duty. shall for each offence pay Inc
OF not less than i've nor more twenty dollarsb
The Board earnestly request that the public will
cooperate with them in the endeavor TO prevent
the occurrence of fires, and they would suggest
that, as a precautionary measure, all waste paper
rubbish and other coinbustible materials DO ro.
moved from the premises as often as possible.
They also desire that all persons having kuowi-
edge OF places where such materials are allowed
to accumulate will promptly notify the Board in
oIdsr that action may be taken TO secure its re-
moval At once.
sTILLMAN WHITE. Chairman,
WILLIAM II. LUTHER,
DEXTER GORTON,
Bosrd Of Fire Com missioners
JOHN w. MORROW, Olerk. !i-in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-28
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.

The annual repo of Principal WILSON
OF the State Norma School, marking the
close of the Gath year of the establish
ment of this fine institution, which grad
yates its doth class today, is comprehen-
sively informing. 1t appears that the 1876
pupils at the school the year just closing
include representatives from "a of the 81
towns in Rhode Island, these figures alone
indicating the schools right to its title
Of a State institution. Besides the Rhode
Islanders, there are young women from
other New England States and one each
from Missouri, Florida and Nova Scotia.
1t eppears from the report that the Nor
NAL School is fulfilling its mission so far
as possible in the limited space OF the old
quarters, the fact being that the demand
for properly trained and equipped teach
crs is greater than the school can supply
and indeed the pupils are drawn upon in
considerable numbers for positions be-
fore completing the course. OF the 10
graduates one year ago all but two were
employed before the school opened In
September, the two not caring to tako
positions at the time.
The training department, the report
states, has, ia the two years Of its opera
tion, proved valuable adjunct to the
course of study, and the experiment Is al
ready demonstrated success.
We should say that the Normal School
-ean show the best of reasons for moving
into new and improved quarters as early
as possible. II fails TO fulfill the demands
upon u from outside simply for lack of
room and facilities inside. Tho school
system OF our state needs moro teachers
than the Normal School can now turn
out and they can utilize the product the
best equipped school quarters can give us
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-28
THE "BlUE BOOK"
House Directory and Shopping Guide
Ia q Fine Volume.

This years "Blue Book" of the city of Pro.
yidence which II. ". G.. White, manager for
Sampson, Murdock a. Co., the Directory pub.
lishors, has now ready for sale Is a mighty
handy volume. IL contains "a complete list Of
names of residents, and % individuals, firms
and companies in business. in Providence
arranged in regular succession by numb ber =
upon the street; also list Of principal rest
Dental streets, officers and members of the
prominent clubs. churches, charitable irsti.
tuti0ns, hospitals. libraries. places Of amuse-
mcnts parks, hotels. banks etc, and a com.
plotc improved street directory. Fire alarm
boxes halls, blocks, etc, calendar. Gem oteries,
steamers, railroads, express and telegraph
companies offices, carriage fares street car
routes, population. with shopping guide"
~ wind up.
This House DIRECTORY Is the fourth issue, and
u more complete in detail and moro compre
hcnsive than any OF its predecessors ,rhe
type, paper. printing. binding and everything
Incorporated In tho volume for the convent.
oncc and uses OF the public. will doubtless bo
appreciated and the book cannot but he OF
grnat yalue In thu home we'll ns infthe ofnce
and will undoubtedly bo placed IN many
drawing rooms and libraries OF citizens.