The herald., 1896-10-11

me-not, or a cluster Of heliotrope, would be
..s=. a mantel or high shelf. Put the
delicate blossoms where their dainty color.
forms and perfume can appeal to every one.
while the massed and gaudy splendor of the
large flowers may serve to deck dull cor
ner. or light up a shady. somber ROOM"
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Says a celebrated woman physician:
"The first thing say to a woman when she
comes to me for advice and suggestion IL
Turn your back to me- 1t is remarkable
how few women present a good-looking
back. straight and shapely. with shoulder
tips in line. elbows not poking, hips even.
and no protuberant shoulder-blade. One
has so many resources to conceal an Ill
fitting front-one's arms and hands. bow
of ribbon. and the like; but the back is
hopeless. and must be above reproach. The
back IS not only the crucial test Of wo-
mans gown; It is also the test Of her gen.
eral appearance. A good back is very rare.
Watch women In the streets, and you will
be surprised to see how few own one."
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Jewish women are by no means unrepre-
| sented in the worlds progress.
The first woman resident physician in a
general hospital in New York was Jew
ess. DR.. Josephine Walter. The FIRST wo-
man dentist Of Germany was a Jewess,
DR.. Fanny Sternfeldt The fifth training
school for nurses established In this ccun-
try was founded by Jewess, Mrs. Alma
Hendricks of New York. The largest
scholarship ever bestowed on an art stu
dent was given by a Jewess, Mrs ]. H.
Lazarus Of New York. May Abrams has
become the first woman factory inspector
In London. and the latest projected move
ment in New York to empower trained
nurses to become inspectors of tenem ent
districts has been started by Jewess.
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A Glasgow lady has had a singular ex-
perience. About the beginning of Novem-
Der last she paid hurried visit to her busi-
ness premises, and while there lost the
diamond from favorite ring. Search was
made everywhere for the precious stone.
The chop was given an extra sweep. the
dust placed in a hair sieve and washed.
but not trace, OF the lost Jewel was got.
Concluding that the diamond waa gone for
good the ring was reset. and; the loss al
most forgotten. when, the owners daughter.
who had accompanied her to the shop on
the occasion. remarked. sMofher, = there's
something In the heel Of mF right boot
which catches the carpet every step take "
"See what 1t u.s." was the reply; and there,
firmly imbedded in the solid leather was
the missing diamond. singularly enough,
during the past two months the young
lady had been at the country and walked
over the hard. macadamized roads. Dia-
mond, in no way injured, and boot heel,
are to join the heirlooms Of the family.
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"These people who are raising such a
to do about the Capitalization of capital
are after the wrong lot Of people when they
attack Wall Street," remarked the worried
looking man who was looking over a pile
Of bills and figuring. o-.s.
"Do you think the money is all in
Europe?" asked his wife.
mo. What they want to do is to look
after the men who kept hotels where we
lived this summer"
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The newest fancies in spoon-holders are
fat and of cut glass
Very pretty sugar sifters are Of cut glass
with sterling silver tops.