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A clever woman who has no doors be-
tween the communicating rooms in the
front part of her house, so that sweep
ing is a care, because of the dust that
will go where 1t should not, has had
dark gray window shades that are very
wide fastened to curtain rollers that
are concealed under the top of the
hangings between the rooms. When
the rooms are swept the shades are
drawn down, and act as a wall or door.
When the room is swept and garnished
they are given a touch and roll up out
of sight.
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news. 1t is enough, as q general rule tn
give to the odd combination of sounds pre-
sented to us in dispatches from japan.
Bulgaria, the Transvaal or Venezuela such
utterances as the laws of our own Ian
guage prescribe. Hit or miss, life is too
short to master the orthoepy of everv
tongue, and we must be content to do
the best we can in our own way. Espe-
cially is this the case with proper names
that have long had place In the English
language and have had recognized Eng
iish pronunciation. 1t is mere affectGtion
to convert Paris into Paree, or ape the Ger
man pronunciation of the name of Wag-
ner, the well-known musician and COM
poser, by giving twistto the first letter.
Paris is Paris and Wagner is Wagner, the
names being common and we'll under
stood. A person in the first enthusiasm
of his acquaintance with a foreign Ian
guage may be pardoned for airing his su
perior knowledge when uncommon names
not adopted in common English speech
are in question, but he becomes ridiculous
when he undertakes to lmpart foreign
accent to familiar names. There is story
of a New York clerk named Gordon, who,
after a months stay in France, became
"Gor-r-rdong" and refused to answer to
any other appellation. His case was n
extreme one, perhaps, but it illustrates the
vice (too common) of using with excessive
OStentatlOn foreign instead of the more
useful and Ineligible English pronuncia-
tions.
With respect to Latin and Greek proper
names stricter rule may, perhaps, be con-
ceded to apply. These languages are the
implements of culture. The rules of pro-
nunciation applicable to words transferred
from them into English are simple and
few, and well within the reach Of every
one who pretends 20 a classical education.
A false accent is. accordingly, unpardon-
able, and among classic scholars correct
ness OF accent is the accepted test of sound
and thorough training. But in the sounds
given TO particular letters there is room
for the manifestation of vanity or i'm
mature judgment. Cicero's name during
the lifetime of the great Roman orator
was undoubtedly pronounced Kikero,
and Caesar was Kaisar. Other con-
sonants and all the vowels were
in classical Latin pronounced in a way
which our English letters once followed,
but from which they have now for the most
part departed. At college it is well to learn
what is thought to have been the true
Latin pronunciation. All knowledge is use
full. But it is unnecessary in quoting Latin
after leaving college to aim at a painful
consistency. In respect, indeed, to names
like Cicero and Caesar, which have been
domesticated, so to speak, in the English
language, the usual rule applies. They are
to be pronounced like English words, only
taking care to get the accent on the right
syllable. The English-speaking American
people accept, IT fact, the common-sense
rule that pure English is always preferable
to potpourri OF German, Latin and other
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
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most ethereal weaves suitable for the
warmest weather. while the snow in many
places is still lying ON the ground.

most ethereal weaves suitable for the
warmest weather. while the snow in many
places is still lying on the ground.
ALI of US are interested in shirt waists,
which are to be as popular as ever, so
Vogue thus replies to a correspondent
who desires to learn what are to be the
newest summer styles for washable shirt
waists: Shirts for the coming season are
to be made of cheviot, linen, percale,
batiste, linen, lawn, or in fact any of the
washable materials. The collars are about
two inches high, and turn over perfectly
straight, with straight corners coming
very close together instead of slanting
from where they turn, as formerly. The
collars are detacha BILE, thus enabling one
to have several for each shirt of the
material of which the shirt is made, and
of white linen. On the shirts of the thin
materials which are to be much worn next
season the collars are of white linen.
Sleeves are very full at the top and finely
altered into the armhole. Where
they join the cuff they are fuller than
last year. Some of the cheviot shirts have
bishops sleeves, but they are not as pretty
as in the thin stuffs, as it makes them rather
bulky. The cuffs are about three inches
Deep and are made of the same material
as the shirt and may have square or round
corners, the square being smarter. The
thin shirts. such as lawn and batiste, have
bishops sleeves and turned-b back cuffs,
with which no sleeve-links are worn, but
buttons only under the cuff, where it is
turned back. If one prefers they may
have embroidered bands to finish the
sleeve. Many of these thin blouses have
fancy fronts, insertion let in, embroidered
bands or fine tuoks, and with them may
be Worn satin stocks and pleated belts Of
different colors.
Girls, do not purchase any more black
crepon for shirts, as those. of black satin
are far more fashionable. They must be
of good quality. and IN the end will prove
less expensive than those of crepon, for the
crepon must be made over good silk, and
soon becomes rusty and dowdy, while the
satin wears well and makes an excellent
foundation for. fiounces of black lace,
grenadines, etc.
also give this week back view of an
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PROPER NAMES.

Pronounced Like English, but With the
Right Syllable Accented.
AS the English language has well-settled
rules of pronunciation and is welt able to
deal in its own manner with almost any
possible combination of letters brought
into it from other languages, it would
seem to be not only permissible, but
proper, for English-speaking people to
pronounce foreign names according to
English analogies. 1t is not incum bent
upon Americans or EDglishmen to famils
iarize themselves with Russian, for ex-
ample, before they may venture to pro-
nounce the name of a Russian diplomat or
study Chinese in order to be in position
to mention casually some Chinese proper
name brought into prominence by to-day's
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02
HAPPINESS.

did not dream, could not know,
That life contained such bliss;
That from a tiny germ could grow
Such happiness as this.
At last read the lesson taught
In joys mys erious eyes
AS In some sweet wild creatures, caught
And brought me as prize.
And this is life-that irksome gift
longed to put away
The headIong force that strong and swift
Throbs in my veins to-dayl
There is a host of secret signs
And symphonies half sung,
As il l read between the lines
In some forgotten tongue.
And through it all a meaning runs
surely used TO know;
must have lived and felt 1t once
Long centuries ago.
sweet new message turks between
The pulsing waves of light;
Dear God, till now have not seen
Thy lovely world Alright. -Scribner's.
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GOWN WHITE SATIN. WITH GREEN CHIFFON scARFs
still seen, especially out here, as it has
numerous ADVOCATES.

An unusually deep cuff is being made
by the swell tailors, and "Harbonow of
London puts cuff five inches deep, with
the buttonhoIe 1A inches from the top on
all his shirts" The square-cornered link
cuff if most worn at present. Scant cuffs,
that reveal part of the shirt-sleeye every
time the arm is stretched, is not to be toler-
ated. G.. G..
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bear close resem biance to the imported
Austrian embroideries.

bear close resemb bance to the imported
Austrian embroideries.
The present fancy for Delft china has
caused the revival of the old onion pattern.
Such designs are not easy of execution, as
the work must be closely EN- broidered in
white silk, outlined with the blue. The
design calls for a round center piece, and
is most effective when fringed. The linen
must be very closely outlined in the white
silk, leaving a margin of two inches; this
can be frayed out up to the circular out
line without fear of raveling when laun-
dried. The onion can be had in different
sizes, suitable for center-pieces, caraffes
and individual plates; the last, of course,
are only used on the bare polished table.
1t is quite wonderful how feurs-de-lis as
a design for table linen retain their popu-
larity. For example, five fieurs-de-lis scat
tered over piece of linen twenty inches
square can be made artistic by drawing
close in white flo floss one way, using the
finest gold thread to darn across. Such a
centerriece should be scalloped in white
with pale yellow shot in, forming an
irregular upper edge. The same design
carried out in white and that lovely new
shade OF dull green is even more to my
liking.
The most exquisite of sets are of the
iASSe l1HSliS duu IdWUS Will ihoCItlcnb VI
Honiton and point lace braid in ribbon
bow-knot and raised rose designs. The
latter is made by the lace being put on in
rows on the linen, which Is then cut out,
that the prevailing color of the luncheon
may appear beneath the roses. These in
sertions and edges may be had in all
widths, doylies being made of the mar
rcwest. One set which caused me most
warmly to express my artistic satisfac-
ton was combination of the lace braids
and the finest drawn work have ever
seen.
a delightful dinner table / also ad-
mired had the Delft pattern carried out
as have suggested, and in the center
stood a tall Delft lamp with futed shaft
mounted on a base of the same supporting
the bowl. The napkins each had tiny
onion design in one corner.
a ulQlo the noueIfias in Delft ware are
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

British rulers of India won't be able to sell
opium 10 the Chinese much longer, in spite
of war to open the Celestial ports to its
sale. The Chinese are raising it for them
selves better and cheaper.
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~ VERYBODY is talking about the
dinner dance and the domino
III party. Both passed off with
IL great eclat. The very youthful
set predominated at the Presidio
and had the most delightful time possi-
Bile. 1t was a leap-year affair and the girls
enjoyed enforcing their authority in fact
their sway is being immensely appre-
eiated by the beaux. One informed me
that three charming maidens were going
to see that he had good time, for one of
them had invited him to dance the CO.
tillon, another had engaged him for sup
per and the third, really [ forgot what the
third had undertaken to do, at all events
this young man deserves lots of attention.
He has such charming manners and is so,
unaffected that his head is not in the least
likely to be turned during '96, and l trust
the men who have been in the habit of ac-
cepting every possible invitation and have
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/ have seen such a number lately, and
from now until Ash Wednesday all the
pretty girls will be dancing their feet off,
and will declare after each dance that they
never had better time in all their lives.
One OF the gowns is novel, the back, which
you cannot see, being entirely of white
tulle over white duchess satin, the front
being OF the satin decorated with trails OF
chrysanthemums, which reach the knee,
and trim the bodice as well. Bands OF
silver sequin embroidery are used with
especially good effect.
The white satin frock is exceedingly
simple, but artistic to degree, the bodice
being draped with pale green chiffon
caught on the bust with diamond orna-
ments and falling with pearl fringed ends
to the hem. The bodice of the third ball
costume Is soft mass OF white chiffon
scattered with rose leaves, upon which
dewdrops OF diamonds appear to have
fallen. Round the decolletage are double
frills of diamond-studded, acc ordion-
pleated chiffon, and the full skirt shows
three inches OF the accordion-pleatedc chif-
fon studded with diamonds and headed
With the rose leaves and dewdrops. This
An Artists Model" which is running in
New York, and IS the creation. of a we'll
known English house. In the same play
is noted pink satin skirt decora led with
gold and silver sequins, with lace on the
hips; and plain skirt of pale green has a
bodice draped like handkerchief, elabor-
ately ieweled; a green and white-brocaded
skirt shows bodice of emerald green vel
vet with an applique of heavy lace, the
top portion OF the sleeves of this being
close-titting, with three frills a Ia Marie
Antoinette, while the belt is white.
A dainty gown of white satin is lined
with pale PINK, having shoulder straps of
roses, the short sleeves displaying the top
portion OF the arm bordered with sable
the bodice of this overhanging the belt,
which is OF pale pink. In the second act
the weary travellers arrive from Paris just
IN time ior the fancy dress ball, and ap-
pear in the most interesting of uisters,
s'all bearing the Directoire indelibly inn
pressed upon their outlines" yet all differ
in detail. One of drab cloth has facings of
black and white striped velvet, another of
gray with yellow facings, and perhaps the
best OF all is cut like redingote and is of
green cloth faced with black. The hats for
these are said to be picturesquely appro-
pirate, all being OF the three cornered, or
punchinelio shape. All the actresses also
wear huge ruffies of black lace with equally
large bows.
Another play which has greatly taken
the fancy of New Workers is much like
"Charlie's Aunt in character. 1t is called
1.-The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown
The character of Miss Euphemia Schwartz,
German girl in an English boarding
school, is taken by Miss Nita Allen. Her
acting is excellent and SO are her frocks
one has yellow satin skirt with trim
mings of black lace, the bodice being gay
with many colored spangles; another of
white has frills edged with black, the
colors being of yellow enriched with gold
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Much is expected of the Mardi Gras ball,
the management being in most excellent
hands, and with such spacious and beauti-
full apartments 1t should be perfect sue
cess and close the season in a blaze OF
pOr-
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

At both of the large teas on Saturday
San Francisco's four hundred are fully
represented.
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been scarcely civil to their hostesses may
be left severely alone and taught few
wholesome lessons.
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Green is the color in London, all bust
ness suitings having mixture OF green In
them, and as for ties the rage is for black
ties with green patterns on them, and the
bright green Tecks are in great vogue, and
even cigar-cases are made of green leather
although cigar cases of polished silver are
considered in good form in New York.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

A cracker jar of crocodile stone and
silver, made in exact imitation of the curl
ing stones used in the north, Is an attrac-
tive novelty for my lady's table.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

The ultra fashionable are again wearing
long frock coats which have at once be-
come popular and look we'll on very tall
men. They are being made in gray with
broad collars of black velvet and cuffs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

Fox-hunting is very popular in Balti
more, the clubhouse of the Green Sprini
Valley ana the kennels of the EIkridg,
Club being well attended.
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Among the novelties in Delft ware are
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

l also give this week a back view of an
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

1t seems entirely too early to begin a
discussion of fabrics which are to figure in
garments for the next two seasons, and
yet Lent has always been selected by those
who .prided themselves on being "before-
hand as the proper time to make up all
the wash dresses at home, SO the dealers
are Fastening to unpack great cases of the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

An ingenious cream and milk pitcher
combined has appeared In. solid silver; it
holds milk in one side and cream in the
other. This will be appreciated by tea
drinkers. as many maintain that cream
utterly spoils tea, while others will have
cream, but if tea is not taken a La Russo
milk is most correct.
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NEW TO-DAY.

plexion. Ihave
sue es S fully
treated til
sands at my
Dermatological
Institute 9Th e
largest in Anne
rica) and have
test i'm onia1s
from many a
happy woman,
-
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'iNever have trinkets been less worn than
this season." is the remark of a New
Yorker, and such is the case as nowadays a
well dressed man never allows his watch
to be visible aud punches of seals are things
of bygone generation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-25
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The New England Granite Company's
works at Mason, N. H., have been de,
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
The nl.-cigarette law passed by the
state legislature of West Virginia has
been knocked out by Judge Campbell OF
the circuit court.
Miss Lansing Rowan, IN actress OF
the Frawley company, now at San
Francisco, has challenged Champion
Corbett to meet her III a scientific spar.
ring contest.
The National Athletic club of San
Francisco has telegraphed Peter Maher
that it will match him against Choyn.
ski for 10 rounds, the contest to take
place in July.
General A. J. Campbell, the well
known Republican orator, has become a
raving maniac, and is now i'll a Califo-'
MIA asylum. Death Of his wife is given
as the immediate cause.
The honorary degree of D. G. L. has
been conferred by Oxford college uptl
Mr.. Thomas F. Bayard, Mr.. JOSEPH
Chamberlain, Mr.. John Morley, NJ. F.,
and Francis Andrew Marsch, professor
of English language at Lafayette col
lege, Pennsylvania, and five others.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-25
ID. II. HOLDRIDGE.


State Of South Dakota, county Of Lake, Sc. In
lice justice of the city of Madison, 8. D. Fred
Kurth, plaintiff We. M. Lewis and A. j. Rudsdil,
formerly doing business as Lewis & Co., defend
ants. Summons. The state of South Dakota
sends greeting to M. Lewis and A. j. Rudsdil,
the above named defendants. You are here
by summoned and required to appear
before me at my ONCE in the city OF Mad
ison in said county and state, on the
2Sth day Of May A. D.. 1896, at 9 O'Clock a. m. Of
said day, to answer the com plant Of the above
named plaintiff Fred Kurth who claims to re-
cover Of you the cum Of seventeen dollars and
forty-eight cents as the balance due him on ac-
and delivered to you at his store at your request
in Madison, South Dakota and for which you
promised and agreed to pay the price then
charged and which are the reasonable prices
therefor and you arc hereby notified that IL you
fail to appear and answer as required above, said
plaintiff will take judgment against you for
seventeen and $500 dollars together with the
costs OF this action. To the sheriff or any con-
stable OF said Lake county, greeting. Make legal
service hereof and due return. Given under my
hand this I'D day Of May A. D.. 1896.
D. d. H~OLDRIDGE,
Police Justice Of the City Of Madison, s.. D.
please take notice that the hearing of the above
entitled action has been adjourned until July
18th, 1896 at 10 O'Clock q. m. at the office Of the
police justice Of the city of Madison in the city
of Madison in Lake county, 8. D., for the purpose
OF allowing the summon herein to be served by
publication. Madison, S. D., May 18th, 1896.
d. D.. HOLDRIDGE,
F. l.. SOPER, Police Justice City OF Madison.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-25
CHINESE WAKING Up.

Beneficial Effects of the Late War on
Business.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-G. w.
NOVEL;, a prominent Shanghai mer-
chant, is in the city. Speaking of
Chinese commercial affairs. he said:
There has been great business
activity since the war, especially at
Hong Kong and Shanghai. Under the
new treaty, foreigners may import
goods. As a result, five great cotton
mills are going up at Shanghai under
German, British and American super
vision. They will probably make ESQ.,
600 bales of coarse cotton yarn a year,
which is the amount now imported
from India.
Bank stocks have greatly appreciated
since the war, in some cases jumping
from % per ent to ls3 per cent.
Another encouraging sign is the build
ing of railroads. The road from Peking
to Hang Chow, and from there to Can
ton, will no doubt be built. The
Chinese We're taught the value Of roads
by the late war"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-25
Mortgage Sale.


Whereas. default has been made in the cor d.
tions Of a mortgage dated the goth day OF Au-
gust, 1883, executed by Allen Perry, Aaron o..
Cram pton AND Emma j. Champion, mortgagors,
to the Dakota Loan and Trust Company Of
Watertown, Dakota, MORTGAGE, which mortgage
was recorded in the Office Of the register OF
deeds In and for the county Of Lake, then terri
tory OF Dakota, now state OF south Dakota, on
the 25th day Of August, 1883, at $3.50 O'Clock ..
m I'm book v Of mortgages, on pages 3sI-s;s;
aod, whereas, said mortgage, together with the
note said mortgage was given to secure, was on
the 14th day of September, 1883, duly assigned to
Edgar Harding BY an instrument In writing,
which Assignment was ON the 10th day OF Nov
ember, 1891, at 2 o'clock p. m, recorded In. the
ONCE Of the register Of deems In and for Lake
county. .. D., In books of mortgages, on page
223; and, whereas, no action or proceeding NJ
law or otherwise has been instituted TO secure
gage or any part thereof; and, whereas, the
whole principal and interest secured by said
mortgage has become due; and, whereas. the
amount claimed to be due on said mortgage at
hundred hfty.seven dollars and nifty cente
q, 957 .5O) principal and interest. Now, there
fore, notice 10 hereby given that by virtue OF the
power Of sale contained In said mortgage and
recorded Herewith as Aforesaid, and in pursuance
Of the statute In such case provided the SAID mort.
gage will be foreelosed by eale OF the mortgaged
premises therein described, at public auction,
by the sheriff Of eaid Lake comfy, or me depn-
the city Of Madison, In said county, on Tuesday
the eth day OF J oily, 1886, at 10 O'Clock In the
forenoon of that day. That said mortgaged
pre- mises are situate In the county 81 Lake ana
mortgage as follows; Lot nineteen (ls) In
| block fifteen (I5) In Madison, Dakota.
Dated at Madison, 8, D., this ed day OF May,
EDGAR HARDING,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
a. FRIZZELL, Atty for Assignee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-25
CITY OF TACOMA BROKE.
Firemen and Policemen Will Quit for
Lack of Paw,

u III anu WIZ Sult IoK
Lack of Pay.
TACOMA, Wash. June 25.-Tacoma
has 81. 250,0 900 owing on outstanding
warrants. These nearly all were illegal
before the supreme court interpreted
the constitutional limit to be ascer.
tanned by counting the uncollected
taxes as assets. Now nearly all are
legal.
Judge Pritchard holds, following the
supreme court, that all of these war
rants must be paid before any cash on
hand al be applied t. the general run
ming expenses Of the city. So, with
about $4,000 on hand the city has not a
cent to pay salaries or other expenses.
The employees have been
Six Months without Pay.
The heads of the departments called
on the mayor and threatened to resign
in a body unless they get some pay
They will wait for the council 10 act,
AS it can do nothing now, under the
peculiar rulings of the court, Tacoma
will likely have no police and fire de.
partments on Monday. Just when thi,
state of affairs can be changed without
a reversal of the courts DEGREES il /,
much mixed question. Tbs city's cash
on hand is likely p 1IQH stea6aly, ant