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souE C0NsCl lNgIoUs LAPS.
.1,+a1 Artists Garry the Study of Nature to Great Length.
..,ng the Faoo of an ox-Waiting s'1as r,sbt ,rs Months to Get Her Antumnal Fxpression Other Curious
 Anecdotes.
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q
 '. ancient Japan most of the artiStic
 - ordered by the lords of the land Noss s done on their own premises, either VI artists who lived there continually sd formed part of their retinue, or by sne .tarsts who were called for the pur- sPsd and remained in the house of the po4r ,n rntil the order was completed. oitber ease the artist was supplied -..;tb everything he needed - house, .;,,an+ servants, pocket money were s,,mnisbed while he was engaged at his
 r1, and a douceur commensurate 1s .:tb the artistic excellence of the re- ,,l+ of his labor when he completed it. au tbe materials necessary were pro .;aod for him, and he could arrange ,sa honrs to suit himself. It was al- ,gavs mutually understood that his la ,sa'. was to be 8 labor of love. and was nsyer to degenerate into an irksome tsst= h this great empire where every .b;no else had to be done by set forms ond rules. the artist alone was free to follow his mind, untrammeled and un- duestioned' NuiheIous diieSeiOSSs Illus trate this, and show the high-minded devotion of the artist to the loftiest ideals of his art.
 The rich and powerful duke of Has sokana once invited a celebrated bronze worker to his court and asked him to make sword-guard of the finest shaku do (gold-bronze1. It was to be orna- mented with an autumn landscape and an OK in the foreground. It was after the usual New Years festival of nine days, when no one does labor Of any kind. that the artist arrived. He went to work with a will, mixing his metals, made his designs, passed on to the en- graying and inlaying, and in three or four months had his swerd-guard near ly completed. h fact. with the excep-
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long princess effects, the most beautiful any woman of good figure can wear; probably it is a protest against the draped skirt and ruiiles, for which less favored women have an instructive pref erence.
 The princess influence was notable in some of the gowns that the bride who is an intimate friend, showed me after the guests had all gone away, composing herself to restfulness by degrees as she exhibited them. There is a walking gown, for instance, whose material from the velvet collar to the hem sweeps dcwn in one unbroken line of ribbed gray cloth. There is q bolero jacket of close, clinging lace, and black velvet tabs start forth from the side seams at the waist and from the busf, but do not meet 10 mar the meciian line The sleeves are those horribly ugly things with a little pad of puff hung high and at the back of the shoulder, leaving the arm outlined yet disfig- ured
 If some brave, beautiful woman were to east off all these makeshifts and app pear in close-litting sleeves, with neither puff nor cape, nor other friyolity to in terrupt their noble lines, how beautiful she would bel
 There is in my brides wardrobe singular walking jacket. hip length, in tan cloth with almost white lapel facings. Back and sides are fitted to the body, but there is a curious loose
 
 front which falls straight from the bust; an English device, naturally.
 There is wool canvas dress, of course. It has pointed straps of green velvet te match it's own yellowish tint. These straps, by the way, are a feature in very many autumn gowns, almost always in a color much darker than the fabric on which they are laid
 A matelasse gown of blue and silver is surmounted by charming high crowned hat, marked with bars of blue upon white. The blue skirt Is plain. there are little basque coat-tails behind, and the vest and collar are silver out lined with dark braid.
 There were other things; but who can expect to remember all about whole wardrobe?
 The theater bodice is as big fayorite as ever. it's convenience commenting it precisely as with the summer waist. A pretty one has double frill by way of basque, has wide collar of black
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HE STUDIED THE OK FOR AN AUTUMN EXPRESSION.

Fon of the figure of the OK to be inlaid, f was done, to the full satisfaction of |he duke, who, whenever he inspected X was more than pleased.
 But here all at once the artist was |elzed with a fit of laziness. Instead of |ompleting his task he took his book, Pls pipe and tobacco and day after day Eent out into a green lane leading into |ne country, and, sitting down in the |rass by the roadside, amused himself |moklng and reading and looking at the coming into town with Felr horses and cattle. Month after Ronth passed by, the artist drawing his with the most praiseworthy Fgularity, spending his days in idle |ss and his evenings in drinking wine sltn his colleagues, as was the custom. me summer had thus passed by and Fptemherwas at hand, when at last the Eke's patience was slightly rufiied. the artist into his presence. he fked him why, for nearly five months, \ had not even made a pretense of the order intrusted to him. Rply.
 And why could you not?s was the hery.
 Tour highness asked me to make an Fpeuinn landscape with an OK in the Pfegfound. l had never made such a Einpinaton before. When it came to ssAihg the animal I knew not whether e expression of it's face in autumn
 "t not be different from what it @ ~ oOner seasons of the year. I have
 - oue Where the herds of cattle come
 @aschlng them through the spring,
 opgn summer, and now that autumn
 9esan am nearly ready, and in
 ss, lme will complete your high-
 toa. s answer was deemed fully satis-
 ,osy' the artist was not again cues
 ~ or disturbed, and his work, when
 aple9ed, received the praise.
 ,a. looner story of like character also
 +aa 5a1es the artistic feeling that dom-
 ,ea these artists.
 nlnataro Shosho, duke of Iizen sent
 1iapusa Itcho, the celebrated artistof
 4o' request for a picture, the sub
 pe light of Hototogisu wing
 Aer Way across the face of the full
 - lhe request was accompanied
 p''se of 300 gold rio ldollars).
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ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
Things Seon at Wedding Besides
 she Smile of tho Bride.
Princess Erects in Pienty-Theater Bod ices, Hats Trimmed with Birds, New Jackets and Other
 t'ripperies.
[eopYRIonr. lSa6. ]

1 have attended a wedding reception you know all about that; how the bride assured me beforehand that was to meet only few friends of the family and so informal, you know" how the. Tooms were full of a surging throng, the rooms as hot as in midsummer, the toilets elaborate, the comfits sumptu- ous; how the husband strove to conceal his newly gained bliss. and the bride smiled 50 sweetly 1 wondered 1 never before noticed how beautiful she was.
 Well, that is all; except that it was something of shock to think how quickly the year goes by, and the time of receptions and dinners in town comes to Us again; and something of pleasure to be again in the midst of the chatter and push and the faint smell of per fumery and the p1ay of the gaslght up on sifken fabrics and satin shoulders.
 The young wife received. clad in n splendid robe of silver satin. rich enough to do proper honor to her guests, simple enough in it's lines not to betray puf- pose to outshine. The skirt was quite plain-for though one may have drapery
 
 and be modish, and even sport little paniers without being held eccentric, yet the plain skirt still is best--but the bodice was brave with bands of pole blue meeting in q long, low V. the bodice front was decked with pale blue embroidery upon the silver, and the sleeves were mere ripples of crimped chiffon.
 In the throng was another blue and white gown with wide. full skirt, d bodice of white chiffon with tabs of blue velvet, and elbow sleeves. Another was ruby velvet, absolutely plain, with square cut deeolletage outlined with yell low lace.
 Need I say that the wearer was tall and willowy, cultiyating a pensive air. as if q maiden nured in a tall tower waiting for delivering knight.
 There isn't much of novelty in even ing gowns-can't be--but | think no tice strong tendency toward these
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More than ever is attention given to my lady's tresses. They are carefully shampooed every week, dried with q soft towel and touched with the dain- tiest of perfumes Each day the hair is brushed-3o strokes to each part is the proper amount of brushing. The hair should be brushed carefully on each side, back from the temples and up from the neck.
 My lady is now ready for the curling iron. For ordinary occasions no hair falls over the forehead. It is softly waved back and up from the neck. Then it is twisted into the Figure 8 at the back of the head. The figure should ex- tend to within an inch of the neck. On each side of the figure a long side comb should be placed.
 The young girl who is not yet out parts her hair at the sides, takes the upper portion to the top of the head and braids it there. The braid joins a lower braid at the neck. This lower braid is turned under and up, fastening under handsome tortoise shell pin.
 To return to my 1ady's tresses. For evening wear there is a diversity of ways in which they may be arranged. The series of puffs at the back is the favorite, the top one being high enough to show in front. Many still cling to the part in front, but the newest modes show the pompadour.
 Net and tulle head dresses will be worn with tulle ball gowns this winter. rrhav oepesiof of ,.aca4+ac .,,aIa TIT, xr;t !, aigrettes and jeweled pins, and should be of the same color as the gown. Or naments worn in the hair are the pret- tiest on the left side of the head, where they do not interfere with the lines of the face.
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MEIsYII.LE. .BARcLAY
COLOR OF THE EYES.
Dark Ones More General Among Women
 Than Among ATen

Into the realm of sentiment, with heavy footfall. like a ball in china shop or an elephant among porcelain, the se- date and matter=of=faet statistieian ob- trudes himself, intent on dealing through percentages with matters which, one might think, would be ex- empt from such presaic consideration.
 The latest subjects of statistical in- qairy are light and dark eyes, and as the result of sandry responses to ques- tions pfopoanded in various countries and duly authenticated, it has been dis covered (and not merely discovered, but also proved) that, taking the average of Europe and America, 44.6 is the per centage of men having light eyes, in- eluding blue and gray. The proportion of girls and women having blue or gray
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Experiments with tae Germs of Strange
 poilltrY MnlmdY.


 A curious malady attackeI the fowls ill tho poultry yards of Rome, Italy, last autumn. and more than half of it's yic- tims died. Scientific men were puzzled by it's appearance. It seemed to be en- tirely different from hen cholera or duck cholera. Finally Da.. Salyerio Santori, an expert in bacteriology, be- gan an investigation of the disease, and his report has recently been published. He found that this maady, like many others which affect man and the lower animals, was attributable 10 a special variety of bacillus ill the blood of the fowls. The newly-discoyered germ could be cultivated, like that of diph- theria or anthrax, but its color Ga bright red) and it's form enabled him to dis tinguish it from all other known mi- crobes. He gave to the species the name "Eritro batterio." Rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and hens were inoculated with very small quantities of liquid gelatine containing these germs, to see if the virulence of the latter could be softened. The undertaking was only u fresh application of method exten- siyely tried by Pasteur, Koch and other scientists. Dr. Santori was not able, however, to tame the Eritro batterio, much less to use it for defensive pur- poses. He could not produce an anti toxin, derived from the germ, which would render q fowl disease-proof. Though the malady has never broken out elsewhere, and though these tests were unsuccessful, his researches are. nevertheless, highly interesting, as showing the trend of modern scientific thought in connection with disease One of these days we may learn why this and some similar ventures have failed, and discover the secret of curing universally with hair of the dog that bites us.
 Nickel-in-the-slot gas meters are operated at Danville. Ky
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Sneh commission at that time was fully equivalent to a Vanderbilt or an Aster nowadays sending a request for 1T picture to a Messonier or. d Munkaesy. accompanied by a preliminary cheek for S25,00o.
 The duke waited full year for his picture, and when no picture and no re ply came, as a gentle hint that he was still waiting he sent the artist another pnrse of 500 gold rio. This time tbean- swer was not delayed It came at once and with it were returned the dukes l.eo0 gold rio. The artist replied that ever since receiving his highness' com mand he had watched at the period of every full moon for good oppor- tunlty to make tine requisite study from nature, but had not yet succeeded in do- ing so. It was impossible to say when he would be able to do it; it might take hlm five, ten or fifteen years: it mioh+ be that he would never see a fight of such birds in such a way as to be able to reproduce them correctly. ard he therefore returned the dukes magnia- cent present. He would make il his business to diligently watch for such an opportunity, and if it came would make the drawing at once and send t to the duke, who could then remunerate him as he chose.
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u.adaebes from Eve Strain.

Dr. s. Wier Mitchell, in Medical News, says there are many headaches which are due directly to disorders of the refraetiye or aecommodative apparatus of the eyes. In some instances the brain symptom is often the most prom inent, and sometimes the sole promi nent symptom of the eye troubles, SC that while there may be no pain or sense of fatigue in the eye, the strain with which it is used may be inter preted solely by occipital or frontal headaches. The long continuance oi eye troubles may be the unsuspected source of insomnia, vertigo, nausea and general failure of health. In many cases the eye trouble suddenly becomes mischievous, owing to some failure o1 the general health, or to increased sen sitiveness of the brain from moral or mental causes.
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a gown to cover the proof of strong mindedness, which is so objectionable to him. As for the maid, she becomes the possessor. of either husband or a gown. Which, it matters little to her. With one or the other she will be con tent.
 On Twenty-third street, New York, the shops are alive with a glowing mass of gorgeously -gowned humanity. Here and there a poorly -gowned person is seen, here and there a weak, bony hand is held suppliantly to the passer-by. But they are mere spots on the horizon that give the necessary darkness to a picture otherwise rich with life, and happiness and beauty.
 These chilly days have brought. to light many fur collarettes. Beautiful affairs are they, embellished with vel an actual length of less than six inches. To increase its apparent size, however, it has outstanding, reyer-lil1e pieces of soft green velvet The velvet is edged with a narrow TOW of sable. Similar pieces of velvet stand up about the neck to form a collar, and 2 huff, in- tended to be worn on colder days, is also trimmed each side with velvet pieces. They form a cuff-lilxe cover Ing for the hand, and are lined with dainty white silk, sprigged with pink rosebuds.
 Many other capes there are, too many to mention. All have fanciful adorn- ment, giving to the fur a light, spright- ly air.
 And the gownsl Wondrous beauty is theirs. Plainskirts and fancy waists are most popular. A new skirt mate rial is moire brocade, and it will entire Iy supersede brocade and plain satin.
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l eyes is by the same computation 34.2 per cent. In other words, blue eyes are decidedly rarer among women than men, and it is for this reason perhaps that blue eyes, especially in combiha- tion with blond hair, are esteemed so highly as feature of feminine beauty
 Men have lighter eyes oftener than women; but in the intermediate grade of color between light and dark the per- centage of the two sexes is very nearly. though not quite, hessame. In this in termediate category are brown and hazel eyes, neither pure light nor genu- inc black. The percentage of these among men is 43.l, and among women 45.1 The percentage of dark or, more properly, black, eyes is larger among women, being 20.7 per cent. of the whole number, while among men it is 12.3, Perhaps it is the relative rarity of dark eyes among men which establishes the rule that dark-eyed men are esteemed by women to be more fortunate in the color of their eyes than blue-eyed men
 The figures upon which these percent ages are based are the result of inquiries not prosecuted in one or more of the countries of Europe or one or more states of the United States, for, as is we'll known, in southern European coun' tries dark eyes, both among men and women, predominate, while light eyes are to be found in just as high pro portion in northern countries.
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as the silk petticoat. In very elegant

as the silk petticoat In very elegant tolls this is essential.
 Black corsets are no longer worn. With 2 black petticoat a corset of some darl-patterned silk may be worn, but it is not nearly so popular as corset of bright silk figured with black.
 4 corset made for use with a white petticoat Is worthy of mention Of white satin, it was hand-embroidered with 9 vine of tiny pink flowers and green leaves. It had edges of white lace knotted with pink ribbon and clasps of
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woven in narrow lines of quite strongly contrasting eolors are equally favored Pretty belts, but cheap and easily imi- tated, are made of oxidized silver links alternating with bits of blue enamel
 There are to be pretty dark brown eapes edged with sable and trimmed with golden tinsel and brown cord.
 EILEEN QcP0pN
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new corset will do much to give the modern woman q figure like that of the Venus de Medici. The old, stiff corsets are no more. They are entirely super seded by dainty affairs of brocaded silk. edged top and bottom with lace and baby ribbon.
 The preferred length for these cor- sets is from six to ten inches, and the
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gold. Needless to say that this corset is a part of Gotham belle's rousseau.
 Still another corset is made entirely of broad satin ribbon, boned under the arms, but otherwise entirely without stiffness.
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The new material has moire ground, striped with satin, and overlaid with large brocaded figures. Black will be the favorite color. Skirts will be cut on very much the same lines as last season, with slightly different flare, and no fullness whatever over the hips.
 x*
 The edict that waists shall be larger haa upset gowning generally, but the
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MUST DISPLAY HER BLooMERs.
 front gores for the bust now start at the waist lines. This gives long. full effect, very becoming to stout persons.
 Gorsets should invariably be made to order, and may be of the same material
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 MICROBES AND DISEASE.

ELLEN OSBORN.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

injunction proceedings have been so emphat-
ically condemned by public opinion, that the
senate bill providing for trial By jury in GER
tain contempt cases will meet with general
approval.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

OF the country Is justified by the nationst
character OF these highways and the enormous
tonnage borne upon them Experience has
demonstrated that continuing appropriations
are, in the end, more economical than single
appropriations separated by long intervals
The Tariff.
It is not necessary to discuss the tariff ques-
tisn at this time. Whatever may be the indi-
vidual views of citizens as to the relative
merits of protection and tariff reform. all must
recognize that until the money question -
fully and finally settled the American
people will not consent to the con-
sideration OF any other important ques-
tion. Taxation presents q problem which IN
some form is continually present, and a post
ponement OF definite action upon 1t involves
no sacrifice Of personal opinion or political
principles; but the crisis presented by financial
conditions can not be postponed. Tremendous
results will follow the action taken by the
United States on the money question. and de-
lay is impossible. The people Of this nation,
sitting as a high court, must render Judgment
in the cause which greed is prosecuting against
humanity. The decision will either give hope
and inspiration 10 those who toll, or shut the
doors OF mercy on mankind. In the presence
Of this overshadowing issue, differences OF
opinion upon minor questions must be laid
aside in order that there may be united action
among those who are determined that progress
towards a universal gold standard shall be
stayed and the gold and silver standard OF the
constitution restored.
[Signedl WILLIAM J. 7
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

He was standing in front of a thea
ter and surveying the building with
seeming interest when a pedestrian
halted to inquire IL he was looking for
the box office.
"Well, l dunno" was the reply.
''What's going on in there?'
ITS the regular drama"
Anything like a circus?"
''Oh no. You've been to the theater,
haven't your
''Mebbe. I've been around a heap
"Well, then, you know what it is"
Amy bareback riding
NO"
Anybody jump through hoops OF
fire?"
No"
"Offer anybody $40 to ride a bucking
mule?n
Il think not. You'd better go in
and see. There's a matinee this after
noon"
What's that-side show or muse
um?'
The other laughed and made no
reply, and the stranger bristled up and
exclaimed:
I'm on to you, old fellow, bigger'n
a horse! You're a bunco-steerer, and
you thought you'd run up agin a hay
seed, but you just walk on or I'll lay
you out colder'n a barn-door hinge in
January!'-Detroit Free Press.