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Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-08

other foreigners. Mr.. and Mrs Kee havs
! gone on wedding journey to China.
Mrs, Alice Oldham, the honNable secre-
tary OF the Central Association OF Irish
Schoolmistresses, has Won from Mr. Lecky.
the historian, an expression of opinion on the
adyisahtlity OF extending university teaching
ana degrees to women. lie writes in reply
mat he is In complete accord with the moye-
ment. which, as far as he can learn, has
done great good and no harm, and he sim
cerely hopes that Trinity college may soon
adopt It.
New Jersey is interested Just at present in
watching with interest the career Of its first
woman lawyer Miss Mary phlbrook She
made her first appearance In court few days
ago al Elizabeth, and the onlookers were en-.
ecuraged to note that she bore none OF the
outward and visible signs Of Advancement"
She wore dark green dress, a black coat
and bonnet, and was altogether modest and
bu9,ness-like young person.
MIS-. Henrietta Turner. who has lust died
at Mt. Vernon, n. " was the last survivor
OF the flower girls who met Lafayette al
Woodbridge. n. j., on his last visit to this
country in 1924. Mrs. Turner was then Hen.
rietta Pryor. She was less than years old,
and was the youngest OF the sixteen girls
who. attired in costumes OF flowers, formed
the words. Welcome. Lafayette" She
represented the last E In 1.afayette's name,
and was clad in marigolds
Miss katherine s. Ceiling has Just been
society. She is only IL years Of age, but
while she was bathing on the coast OF the
Isle OF Man last summer she saved a life
under particularly difficult circumstances.
She saw another young girl Ellen Powell.
out OF her depth, and sinking. Miss Ceiling
was at this moment burdened with a child
she was teaching to SWIM She could not
desert her little pupil, and So she swan, car
rylng her on her back to the drowning girls
assistance, and managed by great efforts 10
get them both TO shore.
A newspaper woman who went up to make
a study of Lizzie Borden, when that famous
woman was on trial for her life. said that
the first thing she noticed the afternoon OF
her arrival in the court room was that but
ton of one OF Miss Borden's shoes had worked
loose with the play Of her foot against the
rung of The chair. In the course of the after
noon the button became altogether detached
and rolled away: the next morning II had
been replaced, and one or two other loosened
ones frightened 1T was small thing, of
course said the woman who obs rived it,
but 1t made an impression on me as indl.
cative Of the methodic New England nature,
which, under such stress of circumstances,
could note and replace stray shoe button.'
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7TElT5IDlTslEsIETAlIs,,i
pREss CoMnINATIoNs.
Charming Effects In chiffon, spnngIes
Fur. NcINci and Lncr.

fuT, NttNct anu Inccs
NEW YORK, Dec 5,--stuffs that never in
ihe history Of fashion were known to COM
blne before now, go together with ease and
becomingness; fur, lace chiffon, velvet, tinsel
smbrolderles and heavy wool being the com
ponent parts Of many costumes. Indeed
French fol-de-rols are the order Of the day.
With the passing Of prlm tailor gowns therc
has gone that once strict interdict against
jewelry for the street. and in this direction
fashion certainly makes some astonishing
revelations.
a year ago a broast-knot Of real flowers
was considered the only possible ornament.
consistent with good taste, for street
gown. Now earrings are coming In again,
long affairs with tnkllng bits of gold that
touch tho shoulders, and If you are lucky
enough to own a pearl necklace Of several
strings, II Is quite the proper caper to wear
II around the high neck of your carriage
frock Then there are jeweled watch chains
that hang long around the neck and that
are more delicate and ravishing than mere
Imagination can picture The chain Of these
is Of gold or platinum In delicate hair links.
This Is set all along with gems en- cabochon.
q pearl, a diamond and a sapphire alternat-
Ing at three-inch distances; the watch In
this case being tiny, fairy affair, of sap
phlre blue enamel trimmed with the same
stones.
Indeed so much Is the rage for gems that
in Paris fine women are taking to wear
Ing one more splendid rings outside the
glove
But this fashion, the saints be praised, has
not yet reached New York And those de-
scribed can never become popular; to be cor
rect the jewels must be real, and we are not
all Fortunes children, alas!
NOVELTY COATS.
A velvet coat made warm with wadding
and with fur collar and other fur trap
pings. is feature Of some of the handsome
street gowns.
In shape, Louis XVI model that fits
snusly and with basques that cover the hips
is favorite for good figures. For very
slight figures, or those too big-waisted, there
are loose velvet coats that hang pleated from
n yoke, which may be entirely of fur, or the
same velvet, or perhaps white satin so richly
tetted that only a reflection Of white is seen.
The skirt that combines with these coats
is most in keeping when of broadcloth,
though zibeline, crepon and English serge
are seen as we'll
For carriage use. the thealer or visiting,
the skirt is often of the same velvet or black
satin.
The furs used are sable, chinchilla, stone
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| taught the serfs Of the Conquarors, and the
! descendants OF these poor serfs have pre-
served and improved upon It, until now many
| OF the articles are as dainty as cobwebs and
as exquisite as the frost on window panes.
Center pieces, doilies and sets for dressing
bureau and toilet table are perhaps the ar
tieles most in vogue at present, though 1t en-
ters largely into all bed and table linen, and
has even been used to form the cross on the
surplice Of an eeclesiastlc.
EXTREME POVERTY.
Except for a very meager livelihood,
through the natural products OF the soil,
With many Mexican families, the sale OF this
work furnishes their only means of subsis-
tence; and 1t naturally follows that their liv
ing must be Of the most primitive sort A
very usual house with them is the one which
they make out Of dry goods boxes putting on
thatched roof and filling up the holes with
stray tin cans and, Of course an earth floor
They live almost entirely upon the tor
tilla, a sort of corn cake and frijoles. We
have read about the two women grinding
at the mll'' in Palestine 1000 years ago, and
just 90 the women grind in Mexico today.
They soak the corn in lye to remove the hull
then lay 1t on fiat stone called metate,
and with another stone they grind the corn
to paste. This paste is patted into thin
cakes and baked quickly on another fat
stone or metal plate. The frijoes are kind
Of brown bean, and form the principal
food Of the people They spread the
beans on the corn cake, holding the cake
as plate They double up another cake for
scoop, with which they convey the beans
to their mouths when the beans are gone
they eat the plate and scoop, thus avoiding
any great amount Of dish washing. They are
really very. dirty people, and 1t is a mystery
how they keep their beautiful work so
clean. Doubtless because they have learned
that 1t is very much more difficult to find
sale for it, If 1t requires to be laundered.
Kindly nature supplies the patterns for
these women. They reproduce In lace the
various delicate touches of nature about
them, such as the spider web, the birds nest,
leaves and fruits. They are very ambitious
to originate new designs, and when one is
evolved, a great fete is given, and the in
ventor is crowned with flowers and honored
in every manner within the range of their
limited possibilities
All grades of linen are used for this work,
from the butchers linen to the dainty hand
spun linen lawn and Chinese grass linen,
and thread from No. 80 to $50, the last pro-
ducing work as delicate as the finest Mechin
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FASHIONS IN SHOES.
Fetching Novelties in Feminine FC
wear-TriIby Pussc.

Fetching Novelties in Feminine Foot
wcar-TriIby Pusse.
Trilby's influence upon the American foot,
though potent while it lasted, has finally
succumbed to the rival claims of a much
more important person. Trilby, of course,
was only blancheuse, while her rival was
great queen, who, even though she were
born under an unlucky star. is entitled to
more consideration in questions of taste than
one who at the very height Of her popularity
was no more than singing woman.
Poor Marie AntOinette lost her head for
starting eXtravagant styles for which the
French public objected to paying, and what
a waste it would be to become martyr to
a fashion that dies out in a few years to
give place TO an ugly common sense shoe, for
instance!
Besides, Trilby's fine figure and the foot
that went with IT may have been all right
for the posing that she did so well; but
when it comes TO dancing, who would care to
trip the light fantastic in anything like pair
of discarded army slippers.
A year ago there was a slight tendency
to make the large foot fashionable, and the
sensible began to cheer up and congratulate
themselves that reform was here. But now
their hopss are dashed and their kettle liter
ary kicked over by so small and dainty an
object as the -heeled French dancing Slip
per. And the heel Is not merely high, 1t
has that deadly slope towards the middle OF
the sols Whlcn gives physicians such a lucra-
tive business.
All the new slippers are made after this
pattern. and 1t will be impossible for the
common-sense girl to have any other style
unless she has her last as well as her shoe
made to order There are plenty of slippers
likely to be made on the regular French last
In spite Of protests The slippers that are
ordered in this way are made to match the
gown with which tl.ey are to be worn. 1t
takes about half yard of silk brocade to
make pair After the shoe Is decided upon
the stocking is ordered to match, and the
may cost anywhere from 81 to $25, according
to its elaborateness.
The shoe dealer tells you that you can
wear black shoe and stocking with any
kind OF gown, provided the shoe be patent
leather. These are so elaborately gotten up
that they are certainly well suited to evening
wear. They have the trimmings of brilliants
and cut steel, which invade every adjunct
OF the toilet. Some have cut steel straps
across the angle, but most of them have
buckles of brilliants or steel as ornaments
to the low yamp.
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THE OMAHA SUNDAY, DECEMBER s. 1898

| a very high price. In charge Will BE- a bevy
| OF young girls, who will explain that the
tree when dressed is to be, sent to a chill
dren's charity, and the markets" visitors
| are solicited TO pay for and contribute to It's
| branches any OF the goodly store heaped up
in the surrounding boxes Each purchaser
will be asked to hang upon the tree his or
her Donation, but this act Is not to be in
sisted upon, as the young attendants are
ready and willing to perform that task.
Another novelty will take the form Of an
orange tree-that Is, big evergreen will be
weighted down with whole cargo Of the
brilliant fruit, and the buyer will be allowed
the choice of plucking any orange that may
suit his fancy.
A booth that will surely delight the heart
Of the feminine householder is to be dubbed
the housewives paradise" where every ar
ticle that can be found that is supposed to
pertain to the woman's kihgdom--pckes,
homemade jams, jellles, preserves, tomato
catsup, mince meat, marmalade, pies and
cakes as well as busters, clothes bags, iron
holders, busting caps aud aprons and host
of equally sensible wares.
There will be no raffles, grab bags, or any
Of the usual catch-penny devices generally
practiced at bazaars TO fleece the poor un-
chance.
Special attention will be paid to the selling
of useful things at moderate rates. so that
the customers will find themselves enabled to
procure what they really like.
There Is to be a stationery table, an art
stall, and In a bower of holly, mistletoe and
laurel, long table will be loaded with COM
forts for the inner man, and the score Of
willing attendants will explain that the pur-
chaser may satisfy his own cravings or he
may buy some of the goodies and give them
to his favorite charity, as large hampers de-
signed for various well known or deserving
homes, missions and hospitals will be packed
with the donations of the market clientele,
and sent off at the close of the fair.
Subscription books will be opened for the
annual subscriptions to the new charity. Lit
tie donations toward the price Of cot in the
new home, or for mattress, sheets, blankets
or pillows, that any one may go home feeling
that she has helped out the provision for
one unfortunate individuals comfort and
this is the time of the year more than any
other when thoughts for others welfare are
uppermost, when the desire is strong that on
earth there should be peace and good will
toward mon
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rever tabs Of the round neck being yellow
satin, under black gupire; basques, that
cover the hips only, are attached to sepa-
rate belt
The bodice buttons over satin and chiffon
vest, and the cuff portions of the dropping
puff sleeves are also covered with black
chiffon, shirred. Boa and muff Alaska sable /;
hat black velvet hat with ostrich feathers.
With gown almost the twin sister of
this last one was seen lately very hand
some cape. 1t was Of black velvet, with a
shaped, jetted back, that fitted into the figure,
the rest hanging loosely from jetted yoke
1t was at matinee, and when laid aside
there was a famous pearl necklace discov-
cred holding up the lace at the ladys throat;
three rows of pearls, uncommonly big, and
held together by diamond sldes
1t was very beautiful, of course, but in the
broad daylight it quite took ones breath
away.
Gray broadcloth, with vest of white satin
and chnchilla trimmings, composes the cos
tune with the snug coat and ornamental
pieces down the front.
The one with the loose coat in box pleats
is Of green cloth, the coat being green velvet
with jetted yoke.
On the skirt fur bands headed with a vel
vet piping, and black fox boa.
The last design will give to the practical
mind the best suggestions Of any. 1t is
shown in the short double breasted coat with
the wonderful fur set, which is Of long haired
Gtone-marten.
of broadcloth in the same shade, and entirely
without trimming.
The color of stone -marten, which Is a rich
glossy brown, makes the fur most becom-
ing, and it is exceedingly effective with
brown or green. NINA FITCH.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-08
Feminine Notes,

Mrs. Sidney Lanier Is still delighting audi
ences with readings from her husband S
works.
The Princess Maud Of Wales is said to be
an expert dairy maid. She learned milking
and butter making at the model dairy at
Sondringham,
Mile. Dumas, an old maid, who lately died
at Paris, has bequeathed 1000 francs to the
policemen patrollng the district in which she
resided.
Miss Edith Oakley graduated from the
Veterinary College of Toronto, Canada, being
the first woman to win diploma She has
hung out her shingle at Sandoval, O.. in the
center Of a rich grazing country. Diseases
of-milch cows have been Miss Oakey's special
study. She has done well and employs three
male assistants, who relieve her Of much Of
the manual labor.
Mrs. Sarah Grand is described as tall,
slender woman, with big blue-gray eyes,
whose habtual expression is one of sadness
rather than vivacity. Her hair is browa
culiarly becoming to her oval face, being
drawn back and held in one loose curl at the
nape of the neck. Mrs. Grand is charm
ing hostess and possesses that excellent
thing" low, wel-modulated voice.
Mrs Craige, "John Oliver Hobbes," the
English novelist of American birth, confeSses
to a fondness for dress. II like beautiful
gowns just as l like beautiful surroundings
of any sort" she says. She also sensibly
thinks that limited means need not preclude
tasteful and becoming dress. 1T does not
cost any more to dress in good taste and
with due regard to neatness than 1t does to
wear gowns in slovenly way" is her die
tum.
Mrs. Langtry has become an ardent BIZ
cyclist. She says that she is charmed by
the exhilarating exercise, and adds: II
wear a short skirt that reaches to the ankles.
1t may not look graceful but l find it ad-
mrable for riding. ! wear CATERS, and the
costume suits me. i do not like boomers
or rational dress. have never seen anybody
look nice in them, though for cycling there
is no doubt they are the safest to ride In"
Ophelia Ivey, who recently welded Sam
Kee at Waco, was given away by her sister,
who also married a Chinaman fourteen years
ago. She testifes that her husband has been
everything that good helpmeet ought to be.
The New York Sun says that the American
girls who marry Cinnamon do better as a
rule than those who take the chances on
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THE BEST NEEDLEWOMEN.
Superiority of the Mcxicans, Persians
and HindOstans.

ana HtndOstans.
| In Mexico girls are educated in fancy work
from their earliest childhood, and there is
scarcely a Mexican cottage that has not
among its women one proficient in drawn
work Children are put to drawing threads
until old enough to handle the needle skill
fully.
Considering the almost priceless artistic
value of some of these products, they are
sold for an extraordinarily small sum, owing
to the cheapness OF Mexican labor. You can
get Mexican woman to come TO your house
and work for 25 cents day and her dinner,
although they, as rule, prefer to work at
home, as they depend upon their noon siesta;
besides, they are not industrious and object
to being held steadily to their work all day:
they get TO nodding over their frames, and
resort to various methods TO kill time In
their own homes they work only three or four
hours day, and are often employed year
upon one piece or work which retails at $50
They have no sense Of values, and will part
with an exquisite piece Of work for what
over they happen to be wanting at the mo-
ment, II pair OF shoes, well and good; but
II, on the other hand, they are longing for
pony, a pony 1t must be,
A SINGULAR FACT.
1t is rather curious fact that Il has al
ways been the semi-civilized people who have
particularly excelled In needle work. The
lower class Persians, Hindostans, Mexicans
and even Indians have shown wonderful
cleverness In this direction, when every other
department Of needle work was sealed book
to them.
The origin OF Mexican work ir ratber
clopded In the filmy traditions surrounding
the conquest OF Mexico by the Spaniards, WHO
had learned this work from the Moors. who
In their .urn had learned II In the far east
1t Was somehow transferred to Mexico and |
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marten, caracol and baby lamb and occa.
sionally will be seen splendid vest and COL
lar made of the silky breast Of that curious
duck, the grebe.
With any of them. the grebe excepted,
there will be turn-back cuffs of the same
when the velvet coat has bishop sleeves
In the way of fur combinations seal and
Persian lamb pull together harmoniously, and
cbinchilla collar with sable tails is the very
height OF modish agony.
snug black velvet coat lately seen had
\ collar in these two rich furs.
1t was short ripple shape, very high at
The throat and made Of the chinchilla, with
the sable tails fastened in punches each side
6f the front with great dull gold button
richly chased
Other fur collars come well over to the
Shoulders, cape fashion, frequently having
turn-back reveres edged with another skin.
THROAT MUFFLERS.
Boas are no longer the modest little ami
mails that once tickled our fancies.
boa much in favor Is an enormous black
fox, that is commonly worn uIadOrned, but
may have jeweed eyes, or be tied at the
throat with knots of colored velvet. A null
tiplicity Of sable tails that hang at each end
from single animal far below the waist is
another Still another is thick rope Of
Alaska sable tails that falls almost to the
skirt hem, the tails being held together with
rosettes of velvet, monster one at the back
of the neck. quite reaching to the hat edge.
Many Of the small boas. the single skin tip
pets. have clumps Of tiny black ostrich
feathers placed behind each ear.
This makes a most becoming background
for the face; and, besides its desirabIlity,
such a boa is quite within the bounds of mod
est purses. .t.
The others. to Judge from their prices, have
been designed for crowned heads or the
people in fairy books
GOWNS ILLUSTRATED.
In the way Of textures and color combina-
tions for gowns the costumes illustrated may
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wearily into sheets that are fresh and fra
grant from clean water and oxygen. How
restful to place the weary head on pillows
that are thoroughly shaken, and how COM
Portable 1t Is to draw around one bedclothes
that are satisfactory, not too thick in one
place and entirely untucked in another.
Out of one hundred housemaids, ninety-nine
will throw the bedclohes down over the foot
of the bed, then throw them up again in
few minutes This should never be permitted.
Every article should be taken off and laid
separately over a chair, and strong current
of air should be allowed to circulate through
the room before the clothes are replaced.
The mattress should be turned daily and from
end to end, as this insures 1t being worn more
evenly, and they Will not sink In the middle,
which spoils the looks of any bed, no matter
how beautiful its cover.
The new fashion of steel chain springs is
great improvement over the heavy old style
spring, which, when once taken upstairs,
was bound to remain there a long time. The
careful housewife will cover the springs of
her beds with linen, so that 1t may be taken
of and washed. This saves the mattress all
chance of rust marks from the metal. Clean
newspapers will answer the same purpose.
II is only the hardest sleepers who can
enjoy their slumbers when, by scanty sup
ply Of sheet, the blanket scratches face and
neck Narrow bedclothing is even worse,
especially where the barbarous custom of
sleeping two in a bed holds good. One drags
the clothes one way, the other exhausts
strength in clinging to them for dear life, and
neither is comfortable. A simple remedy for
this discomfort is to place one blanket
lengthwise across the bed. In this way there
Is double advantage-less weight on the
shoulders and plenty of chance for a firm
tucking up Good housemaids are quite
liable, in placing three blankets on bed, to
turn down a great piece. giving you six on
your shoulders and not one sufficiently
tucked In on the sides.
A restless child might be prevented from
many cold II blankets were placed across |
the bed. 1t is the careful watch of detail in |
home life that makes 1t differ from a hotel, |
and nothing is more satisfactory than a well |
m ada nod
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be accepted as few of the best examples

be accepted as few OF the best examples
OF what swelldom Is wearing
stunning frock for either theater, visit
Ing or high promenade occasions is of mixed
brown and green wool with bodice of green
velvet.
This hangs below the waist in front in
looped tabs at each hip, the long gauntlet
cuffs being also OF the velvet.
The upper portions OF the sleeves and part
OF the bodice, as can be seen in the cut, are
Of the wool.
splendid collar OF chinchila fur, made
separate adds warmth and distinction TO the
bcdy; and the uninitiated may learn here
that this silvery skin is. according TO French
taste, quite the most catchy thing for green
or brown. A curiously shaped turban of
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nEDs AS THEY SHOULD DE.

Some Points About Making Well
Arranged Place for Siumbcr.
How few persons there are who really know
how to make bed well. Perhaps in these
days Of cycling and public speaking women
have not much time to look after this detail
of home life, says the New York Herald, but
it is, after all, the details which go to make
up the total of home comfort and what more
important for ones comfort and health than
ones very own "dodo, as the French chill
dren say?
Nothing is more delicious than to creep