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The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
WOMAN AND HOME.
BEAUTY IN THE BUSH,

Australian Types Becoming Famous the
 World Over-Girls in the Antipodes Imi.
 tate Their English Sisters-Art, Lltera-
 ture and Drama Are Regions Unexplored
 by Them.
 A good deal has been written about the American girl. the English girl and the girls of other countries; but the Australian girl, up to the present, has not come in for much attention. Per haps it is, says London Sketch, that, coming from English stock, she has al- ways been regarded as too essentially British to be dissociated from the daughters of John Bull. Yet she is distinct species, as different from the average English girl us the American girl. Jn personal charms she possesses all the attractiveness, but, owing large ly to the prevalence of sweltering suns and parching hot winds for eight months out of the twelve, her face has not that freshness, that pink, rosebud coloring which are at once the joy and sovereign possession of the English girl.
 But it is in the exquisite contour of her figure, in the smallncss of her hands and feet and in the perfect molding of her features that the daughter of the sunny south is able to hold her own. If her face lacks the freshness of the green fields and pastures of England there is. in it the warm sun of Australia, which gives to the countenance look of perpetual pleasure. The small but clearly chiseled features of the Austra- lan girl are always pleasant in express sion, indicating a light-heart,d, care less, irresponsible character under meath.
 The innate shyness of the English girl has no place in her temperament, nor does she pay much regard to the culture, the sclf-contained dignity, the gracefulness which sit so easily on the girls of the west. The unrestrained spirit of an independent democracy seems to be ingrained in her. She is essentially sociable; indeed, the life of the average Australian girl seems to be made up of a round of social func- tions-balls, 'at homes," parties. She clevates gossip to a fine art, and in the little world in which she resides she will be possessed of an encyclopedia knowl-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
A Roland for an O,,v.,

Husband (reading Sunday
 paper)-Mary. here's something ros'' nsWs' the household line. have had yona .a bakers and grocer's homemade h.'.s your pies and chocolate; here is a wbo,. uml about home made dassl' col' (Thinks he is funny.) a'e
 Wife-You needn't read it. yor get the recipe at your fa,orite huoIa van sho Truth. 'hes
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30

edge of everybody figuring in social circles. She achieves distinction in volubility. "She can talk, but she has no conversation" as Mrs. Allonby re- marked. To her, art, literature, drama and politics are uneXplored regions. Dress is the dominant note of her char acter. And in this, as in almost every thing else, she is an imitator.
 There is little original about the Aus tralian girl. England is her fetich, and particularly the English fashion jour- nals. She will wear cumbersome and trailing skirts under pitiless sun, and with the thermometer over 100 degrees, if they have been worn in England. And in her affections she dearly loves an Englishman. She doesn't stop to in- quire about his character; if he comes from the old land he has the key of her heart. But, above ali these super ticialities, which are unavoidable in a new country, rough and uncultured, there is much that is good and useful and practical about the Australian girl. In her domestic qualifications she is un- 'approachable. Hard-working, indus trious, economical, capable with her needle, good-tempcred, and, above all, generous, the Australian girl makes an ideal wife.
 As the artistic and refining influences of the old world become more and more ingrained in the people of the vast southern continent, the Australian girl, by her grace and winsomeness, will be- come keen competitor with her Ameri- can cousin for recognition in the social spheres of London and Paris.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Jeweled Veivets for Belts.

A beautiful fabric, which is used for broad belts, is made with ground work of shaded mauve and pink pail lettes, overlaid with scrollwork in black. Puce velvet, embroidered with turquoise, amethysts and paste, with pink and blue beads, having a long, deep waving fringe, is ready for the fronts of gowns, while square bodice trimming is of white satin worked in .turruoise and opals.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Suggestive.

"l am very much obliged to v,, James, for this fine writing set, wi,t sH heavy parchment paper" said a .s wealthy MT. Oldbatch to his nen, sus "but really do very little writingn s"'
 "True. uncle," replied the affec,,o
 ate relative; "but I thought you mipb. want to write your will."EBav r;. as Chat. 0y
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Pretty Centerpiece for Table.

A pretty and unusual centerpiece for n table is made os follows: Place in a bowl hollowed in u square of ice enough loosely piled cracked ice to fill the space. In the interstices between the Jumps of ice fasten pieces of smilax which will trail out and over the square block. The effect of the glittering ice and the delicate green tracery is charming.
 An antarctic iceberg has been seen that was 20 miles wide, 40 miles in length and 400 feet in height.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30

rJThe enemies of Tom Reed are over reaching themselves when they accuse him of being ''a do-nothing speaker" When before in the history of congress did that body ever push two more inn portant bills to their final passage, within three weeks after the organiza- tion. than Speaker Reed did-the bond and revenue bills? Such charges against Reed will be boomerang.- Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Crescent-Shaped Bonnets.

An odd little bonnet looks much like n velvet crescent resing upon the hair. It is trimmed with two small curly tips. Very wide ribbons are fastened at the back of the crescent, one at each side. They are supposed to encircle the Eng fish bun coiffure and tie beneath it in . huge bow.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Sticking to Business.

Little Boy tat toy store window)- Mamma, won't you buy me a top?
 Mamma (meditatively)--It is now too cold to spin tops.
 Well then, buy me double ripper sled ana some new skates, and wellle' the top go."-N. |. Weekly.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Professional Pride.

District Attorney Summing up)--Gen- tlemen of the jury, the audacity and skill displayed by the prisoner ill com mitting this burglary exceeds anything in my previous experience.
 Prisoner to Reporter-Now don't for get to get that into your paper.-Dallas CTeX.) Sitter.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Heartrending.

Rural Clergyman (sympathetically) -Terrble accident. terrible, wasn't it :? Six men blown to atoms with nitro glycerine.
 Undertaken (tearfully)- Heartrend- :ng! Not enough left of them for flu neral.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
SOME FANCY STITCHES.
They Win Not Strain the Eyes Like Genu-
 inc EmbrOidery.

They Win Not Strain the Eyes Like Genu.
 inc Embroidery.
 Embroidery is difficult art and one which it is not always advisable to learn. Girls with weak eyes should be content with simple fancy work, which, if done neatly, will give pleasure, and will not strain the eyes like the elaborate details of genuine embroidery.
 There is secret in producing good outline leaf. It is this: Begin always ut the stem end and work toward the tip. The stitches should be reversed, that is, should slant in opposite directions on the two sides of the leaf. Take any
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
WRITING DESK LAMP.

Quito the Latest Fad for Up-to-Date Let
 ter Writers.
 While some conservative people have never given up sealing their letters with wax, it is only within a short time that fashion has decreed it the only proper way to fasten the envelope. Now comes a new fad in the shape of a
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Taking It Literally.

'This morning the doctor ordered me to drink water an hour before every meal, and here I've been drinking for the last 40 minutes; but I'll be jiggered if can swallow another drop."-Hu- moristische Blaetter.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Financial ReasOns.

Wayte-What made you change doc torsY l thought Dr. Pellett was your family physician.
 Browne-So he was; but never like to owe one doctor more than $fo0.- Somerville Jonrnal,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
In for a Trade.

Gan I sell you vase to-day?" in- quired china merchant at the door of a house where a big row was in prog ress,
 ''No, you can't" snapped the woman of the house, unless you want to trade for family jar four times as big as your vase."-Detro,t Free Press.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
PrecOciOus ChiIdran

Come, Mary, let us play father g, mother I'll be the father, and you',I be the mother. with child in you, arms"
 "All right. you begin."
 "Oh, I wish that had never married, What a fool I was!"-Fliegende BIaet. ter,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
N0f Her Class

Mandy Ann-Say, 'Rastus, de Way down furniture store is advuttisin' mahogany ladies' rockers fur $l.s7. Yo' got to git me one.
 'Rastus-Git you ono muffin. Ycu nin't no mahogany lady; yon's ebony. -Indianapolis Journal
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
A Irscful Man,

Brown is weak tinancially.is isn [ ne' "He hasn't much money, but hes'S'' employment to great many men "Who are they?" "Other peoples bill collector" Brooklyn Life.
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Woman in the Case.

Lawyer-YoN say the prisoner stoe yo-r watch. What distinguishing feature was there about the watch'
 Wi:ness-It had my sweethear's picture in it.
 Lawyer-Ah! I see. a woman Ill 'ne ase.--Scottish American.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
No Sleight-of-Hand, Either.

Little Johnnie-Isn't this a funny horn, pa?
 Brown-Yes, my boy; and if you don, stop making that large noise you will come out of the small end of it. Judge.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Too Tame for Her

Maud-I don't see how you can stand being engaged to a man who has tc work nights!
 Marie-He comes to see me after, moons.
 Maud-Pshaw! How insipid, When he's gone, you must feel as though you had been to a matinee.-Puck.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
Danger In the Pastime.

He skinned the glassy surface of the lake And there, in full, his signature he wrote: Just then better skater took the cake He scratched above a promissory note.
 -Chicago Recopl
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-30
A Distinction, a. Least.

''lo was under the influence whe he did it."
 "Of drink?"
 "No; of his wife."-N. Y, World.
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The Modern Ambassador

Tommy-Paw. what is an a''''' dor? ocaip
 Mir. Figg-IIe is used chiefly asS's S.a of which the other country KhoonJ I.J;ep. when it wants to declare war apolis Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
Curing the Rlnshinr nnhIt.

A few years ago | was a blusher Of
the worst type. Advice had in plenty.
go into society,"" recommended one,
with almost ghastly humor. "Culti-
vate will power" said another, with
about as much sense, and so on it went,
each successfully more stupid than the
last, until it became quite evident that
relief from outside was not forthcom-
ing, Upon turning the matter over in
my mind / came to the conclusion that
blushing was not disease, but a symp-
tom-a symptom of defective nervous
system. The sequel showed that in my
case, at least, this was perfectly correct,
and l believe it is equally true of the
vast majority of others. Having got
thus far, l set about removing the
cause. l carefully avoided tea, coffee,
stimulants, late hours and other agents
which are well known to have an ener-
waiting influence, living at the same
time as healthy as possible. The re-
suit was most gratifying. At the
end of few months blushing no longer
made my life intolerable. and after a
further period of time the tendency
almost entirely disappeared.-Boston
Traveller.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
Some New Year Resolutions.

The Farmers Club of Rocky Creek
come together in a called meetin Satur-
day night, and amongst other business
that was turned off we signed up the
followin New Year resolutions:
Resolved, That we will be plain folks
and fellow-citizens this year and let the
general government run itself if it can.
Resolved, That politics are all right
and good enough for people that have
got plenty money and no poor kinnery,
but they won't pay off the feed bills
nor buy new frock for the baby.
Resolved, That the horny-handed son
of toll is as good a man as the horny
tongued politician, and most in gener-
ally a blame sight better.
Resolved, That . fool farmer that
would be fooled by fool politician is
the gonebyest biggest fool in the whole
lot.
Resolved, That if the general gov
ernment will fight its own wars we will
do our level blamdest to meet the great
question of bread and meat.
Resolved, That we will raise more
corn and less sand this year.
Resolved, That we will be honest and
sober and virtuous, and consequentially
happy. RUFUS SANDERS,
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


Among the Greeks, after the time
of Alexander the Great, the portrait OF
that monarch set in a ring was sup
posed to bring the warrior good luck.
Roman dandies in the first, second
and third centuries OF our era wore
heavy rings in winter, which they ex-
changed for others of lighter weight
during the summer.
"A Turkish outrage has been COM
mitted on Bielitz, in Austrian Silesa.
Kiamil oPasha, the new vail of Smyrna,
having forbidden the use of wooden
breeches in his vilayat, has suddenly
cut off the chief market of the Bielita
manufacturers, who are left with large
stocks of unstable garments ON hand,
and see no way to avoid ruin but the re-
peal of the order.
Herr Gatrio, German pastor, de-
clares that there exists in Alsace two
miniatures Of Joan of Arc which are
undoubtedly the work of a eontem-
porary artist. If the German pastors
claim be correct these will be the only
| authentic portraits of the Maid of Or
leans that have yet been found, since all
the representations of her are of a
much more later date than the epoch in
which she lived.
-Riee-throwing broke up a wedding
feast at Preston, England, recently.
The party was leaving the house in
carriage when the rice-thrower fright
ened the horses, who ran away. The
best man was pitched out, landing on
his head, which was badly cut. The car
riage was stopped by the horses rum
ming against wall, when the bride was
taken out with bruised leg and very
much shocked.
On leaving Copenhagen for st.
Petersburg the dowager ezaritsa gave
her father, King Christian, diamond
ring which VS. worn by Alexander II.
when he was Nassassinated. The ring
was on the little finger of the right
hand which remained intact when the
arm and the other fingers were shat
tered by the bomb. As the czar was
dying he gave the ring to his son, and
ON his deathbed Alexander III. gave the
ring to his wife. She probably thinks
it has been connected with too many
misfortunes of the Romanoffs.
"A potato tereentenary is proposed
in England. In 1896 the first potato
was planted in England, in Holborn,
about the time that Sir Walter Raleigh
was planting the first Irish potato at
loughal, near Cork. For two centuries
the potato continued as botanical Gu
riosity. When first eaten it was deli
| cacy, sometimes roasted and stepped
| in sack, or baked with marrow and
| spices or preserved and candied. When
| Parmentier developed the plant in
France Louis XVI. and Marie Antoin-
cite wore the flowers as ornaments.
Frederick the Great had to force the
| Pomeranian farmers to plant potatoes
| by the fear of his soldiers. 1t was the
| famine of 1771-72 in Germany that first
demonstrated the value of the tubers.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
"Spreadin of the News"


81 am now about the most idlest
woman in the round created world per-
haps," says Aunt Nancy to me and
mother that night after supper.
had built on roarin big ire-a reg
lar shin-roaster, you Understandable
with her pipe runnin on full time the
dear old lady warmed up 20 the subject
powerful.
"The hogs are killed and the lard
fried out and the sausengers stuffed and
the meat hung up. Christmas is over
with and it's most too soon for gardenin.
80 l took my pipe and thanky bag and
put on my bonnet and lit out. Whereas
am now jest naturally on the pad,
Rufus-visitin around and spreadin of
the news. / amt no tell tale tattler, and
you will never remember the day when
Nancy Newton went trapsin through
the country peddlin out scandalations.
But | am a woman-a plain female
soman-and in all of your born days
you never saw one Of them sort that
didn't love to hear the news and tell it.
1.-THE tnainest thing in the way of
news that has took place in the Panther
Creek settlement in durin the Christ
mas so far as | know was the scandlous
scrape which old man Lige Runnels
backed his fool self into 1t can't do US
no harm for me to give out the facts up
here | reckon, cause everybody down
there has heard about it, and even to
the children they are spreadin of the
news.
Anyhow, old man Lige he went to
town the day before Christmas, and
naturally of course he waded right in
and got drunk That night he come up
missin, and he remained missin for
three whole days and nights hand run
min. Now as to old man Lige, you all
know him, and don't have to come all
the way up here to tell you that he
amt worth his room in this world nor
in the future hereafter. But his folks
can't help that, and the people in the
settlement got sorry for them in their
grea asArouble and worriment on account
of the old man turnin up lost. Nobody
didn't know what had went with him.
People in town saw him when be started
off towards home, which he had then
climbed up around more busthead whis-
XIV than he could tote without wobblin
considerable. Ben Chris Weaver met
him over there at the Wolf Creek bridge,
which at that writin it took his level
best to stay on his mule, and about first
dusk the mule racbed up to the lot gate
with the saddle and bride on. But old
man Lige he had fell off somewheres by
the wayside and come up missin."
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
When the Lost Was Found.

"The next day was Christmas day,
and to be certainly everybody was too
monstrous busy havin a good time TO
hear the news concernin Lige Runnels.
But on the followin day after that it
leaked out, and on the third day the old
man was still missin, and the settle
ment by that time had got powerful bad
stirred up on the question. All the
men folks turned out and put in to burn
tho woods and sift the ashes till they
found old man Lige. Bless goodness,
they went on horseback and afoot-in
SQUADS and droves-lookin for that
which was lost, whilst all the women
folks got together at the Runnels place
to comfort and console with the widder
and the orphants, and wait for the news
1.-THE sun hit was swingin tolerable
low down towards the western hills, so
to speak, when the men cone back after
the mule and wagin. They had found
old man Lige hid out in pine thicket
in the old fields down theie on this side
of Wolf Creek, but from what they said
LneH blihH hAhi Sh hN'AiN "a't
out a wagin to haul him in. / took it
on myself to go out amongst the men
folks and ask Ben Chris Weaver if Lige
was we'll or sick, crippled or dead. Ben
Chris responded back to me that be was
we'll, and neither sick nor crippled nor
dead. But at the same time they
couldn't bring him home without the
wagin. SO they hooked up the mule to
the wagn and pulled out, leavin me
and the rest of the women folks in outer
darkness as to what was what and who
was who
at was Jest about sundown when
they come back and old man Lige was
settin up there in the wagin as big as
life and cassin more terrible than a
stage driser-cussin somebody we
couldn't tell who, for everything he
could lay Ais tongue to. The women
folks thea lid out on the back porch
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
AN UNEXPECTED GUEST.
Cyclist Plunges Through Window ant
Lands Upon IA Supper Table.

eycllst Plunges Through Window and
Lands Upon supper Table.
To chronicle all the hair-raising es-
capes of eoasting bcyclists from be-
coming a horrible example to unborn
generations would occupy column as
long as the valuable articles on Napo-
leon in a current magazine if collected.
But occasionally one stands out from
the rest that is worthy of history. Such
is the tale of the young man who was
coasting ut an ungovernable rate of
speed down one of the precipitous
streets which run west from lower
Maple street. When he was enjoying
that interesting sensation of the ming
ling of your unmoored vitals which is
produced by rapidly falling elevator
or coast on very steep hill he looked
up to see slowly moving lumber team
start across street Just in front, load
ed with some 16 furlongs of lumber.
He saw Immediately there was a choice
of but two things-he must either be
spattered up against those four-inch
joists or invite a squirmv death on the
pichcts OF II Shafp-polnted renee on the
side by running into the sidewalk. He
chose the latter.
Fortunately when his wheel struck
the curbing he cleared the picket fence
ON the second or third bound. He
passed on through space and a base
ment window and finally landed on a
table, around which the family was
gathered, engaged in tho good old Amer
lean custom of eating. "Why, good
evening" said the young man, this is
indeed surprise"-or words to thatef-
fect-''I never was served in this man.
ner before" Then he borrowed a
basket from his kind host and went out
TO gather up his bicycle.-Springtield
(Mass.) Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
FASHION NOTES.
What 1s Being Worn by Women of
Style.

A superb costume was recently or
dered for one of the coming white house
receptions at Washington. The ma
terial is the new warp dyed silk about
which the fashionable world has been
quite enthusiastic. 1t is in ivory white
with roses shading from pink to dark
maroon. The dress is lavishly draped
with Valenciennes lace and is made
with V-shaped neck filled in with en-
broidered tulle; the sleeves are puffs of
silk and lace, and are finished at the
elbows by lace rutfles. The inner edge
of the hem of the skirt has thick
ruching made of white, pink and MAJ
room silk, pinlxed out at the edges and
plated together, the white ruffles being
next to the skirt
An evening cloak is made of rich
hrocade. 1t has deep yoke and high
rolling collar of embroidered velvet;
from the lower edge of the yoke fall
tassel fringes of fine jet. These are at
least half yard in depth. The sleeves
are very large puffs from shoulders to
elbows with fitted cuffs edged with sa-
BILE. The garment falls to the feet and
is finished down the front and around
the hem with fur; the collar is fur
lined and may be worn standing or
turned bae' upon the yoke.
A handsome collarette is made of
three rows of lace, one falling below an
other. The upper row is attached to
collar of very soft, fine crepon. From
the front corners of the collar are long
scarf ends of erepon that cross over the
bust, pass under the arms and meet at
the back with bow with loops nearly
three-quarters of a yard long, and ends
that just clear the hem of the Dress
An opera hood is made of white plush.
The hood portion fits tic head comfort
ably, is edged with soft, white fur, and
the cape which extends well over the
shoulders, has similar trimming. An
enormous bow of soft ribbon is set on
the top of the hood just back of the
brim, another is at the back of the neck,
and third in the front with tie-ribbons
with long ends.
Long capes of velvet are lined with
bright iridescent satin. Some of the
new eapcs have broeaded Innings, others
have rich silks, with the new warp
printing that is SO popular and at
tractive.-N. Y. Ledger.