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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
WHEN STAMPS TALK,
PLANTATION CODE ORIGINATED BY
A CLEVER FRENCH WOMAN.
CONVEY TENDER MESSAGES.
" Course the New Woman of To-Day
Has No Use for Such Nonsense,
but 1t May Interest Her.

maid q, honor IN The court o: the En-.
'f6ss Eugerie when ma; now unhappy ledy
',f . the heydAy q her beatty end sue
.cs "a France, osig!na ed a eide u firra.
.1a by p1stage stamps which became quite
.H rage In fashionable Eu-1psaa crcleH q
.clcrstlon ago. Of coufse. the eenaible new
s0u.an 0. to-day would smile IN d.ssa.u uron
udh frivolous nonEense stfll. IL may in-
crest her 70 know something aoog, the code
nd the way he French s.TlS q tairty o41
'ears ago made known their affections, O!
he reverse. 10 the.s cavaliers.
We can imagine 'ha young woman
night De inclined % send k.se 70 q man for
rhou abe hs1 great Affection, and yet DC re-
strained by uodesty from expressing her &c.
Ire IL plain language. Now. tha code CT
nanlp sigma enables her % DO 90 without
Sriiiug the words. Tor 81 she places me
famp dSgoDaliy n the upper right corner
VITA is long G,de acr5as the corner. X Gig.
si1ez kiEs.
II the stamp iN placed IN the manner az.
,roved by the Fostotics Department which
(, the proper way foF god appearance and
.onTenlenee Of cancellation. that is. tof
'ss Up IN the upper right hsnd corner III
ne envelope. o-e-haif inch from lie edges
L Gignifes thai letters aTe welcome on IN.
teors q business or friendship, or FOR an,
Iiaer cause. without any specis. reierenc,
70 seeciou.
u tie stamp Ia placed ,opsife up an
iouehing The upper line q The enYelope
'rt scIe distance from - sight edge. d
:5cyeys The .uigrn.zuo1 that the sender ba,
tooa1enss Ia The receiver
7: he au1io14 ioEef ls IN doubt a. :,
~ zeal 'eelings u bis love bis uucerialut,
nsy o. act ~ gsft q she understands p5sf
re stamp Gif'at'ope AID places ner staml
TO - n 10 sEifeme upper right ham
.otnsF q The eaYei1Pe, for that posltioi
Ggr3sss 'tF.e 70 yoc"
Tbs iiruid l0Ycr may take courage n h,
.ofs the Eisrpp eGUie distance from the rlgh
I'd 81 TIE erF~l,Pe, WITH one Of Us Ion,
siees ct tbe upper edge. for this poslt.o.
r5eSas "Gant be AFRAID "
Ag25s, II the iesAfIi. hesiia,ing 1--we
sssrt n ask he all important quas iion. be
tan1s as Il uncertain es ~ the anawcr. b
nay safcly csa, ali uncertainty aside Whei
;be WOMAN writes him a Isttes the enYelop
~ wA.cs tegH the stamp turned on Il
ti1s, With ~ top toward the ieft ar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
FOR A LOVELY BLONDE.
superb Costume of Pompndour
Hrocnde and plIssed MousseItnc

A beautiful blond woman. whose name I
DO not know, attracted deal of attention
az the opera the other evening Her COS
tune was combination affair OF rich china
silk in pompadour design and plesed NOUS
eellne de sole. The skirt, sleeves and smart
little basque were OF the Powered silk. while
the body was Of the mousseline. The ground
color of the silk was deep prune color OF
the richest possible shade. and the flowers
we're in great blurred masses OF various
coloe. The moussellne de sole was a still
darke: shade Of prune color. almost purple.
The skirt was made of elaborate iullness.
having masses OF great deep godets crowded
together all round the sides and back, go
that they stuck out stfiiy with their own
voluminousness. 1t was untrimmed.
The bodice was a chic affair, with a little
set on basque. The body was covered com
ple,ely with the accordon-plaited nous
seine de sole drawn down smoothly. 1t was
cut with square decoletage, very low. 10
show a superb throat and bust, and was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
H-asszSS-@E
the ,H0USEHOlDN
Re.-e>.->s.eee>eSe4&
rssh,ona,;c favor has again smiled o

Faeh,ona,fo favor has again smiled on
,ba nrogressiye dinner ,hs season. and the
rav,yai II Is expecting will develop in a
ner,ac, furore for this unique form Of re-
ieytng monotony and making dinner
nroverhially gay, instead OF famously dull
and stupld. AS 1896 is leap year the
dinner il now arranged so that the men
remain In their original seats throughout
the meal. while the women progress with
the courses. The first announcement tnat
the dinner La In any respect different from
the ordinary ceremonial meal Of society is
in the appearance at the hosts place OF a
small silver bell, which he rings at the
conclusion Of each course, and In the quo
tations on the guest card--the line gwen
to the lady occupying the seat OF honor, the
right OF the host--being Westward the
course Of empire takes its way thus indi-
eating the direction OF the progression. The
other ladies' guest cards may read; All
things Journey, We go with them, Pres6
brayeiy onward" Let us then be up and
doing" Onward, onward may We press,
"a lovely apparition sent to be moment S
ornament"
For the cards Of the men, who retain their
original seats throughout the meal, the fol-
lowing quotations will serve: How happy
could | be with either. were t'other dear
charmer away" Welcome the coming,
speed the going guest" I'VE must endure
their going hence, even as their coming
hitler" "Variety's the very spice OF life, "
at Is something to get this fer II one Is no.
permitted to 20 farther" Stay In that sta
ton In which you have been placed"
The rule to be observed by the hostess is
that she must have as many courses for her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
SOME FRILLS.

Waists OF Powered silk vie in favor with
those OF silk appliqued with lace.
Beaded velvet aud printed velvet are high
in favor. Military looking cuffs la Trilby.
are often seen upon walking jackets, with big
buttons and frogs.
The ideal of the skirt OF the short Jacket is
that IL should stand straight out four or 6ye
inches from the figure. and in this II is ma
terially aided. In extreme instances by padded
hips.
The long shoulder seam is working another
onslaught on the citadel OF fashion and may
yet villa an unIuestionet victory. II goes with
the queer. bunchy sleeves in the middle of the
upper arm.
II one does not care for fancy waists but
wishes her gown to be "sincere"-and doubt
less this Is In better tas,s-it Is a fayorite
device TO have the sleeves OF tho same material
as the skirt. the bodice in sharp contrast.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

10000 was paid. II is large carpe. abou,
iwenty feet long by seventeen feet wide.
The background Is dark blue. the design
oeing carried out in noit shades OF gold.
blue. cream and old red, with border Of
gold covered with medallions OF rich BIZ ,.
An interesting point in connection with this
rug is that on each end The seal Of the
maker has been woven In small blue
panel. The carpet was originally made by
the royal weavers for the Imperial Persian
court
A khorassan which Is part OF the fur
nishing OF Madison avenue mansion was
also once the property Of shah OF Persia
and the choice particular star OF my lady's
boudoir Is an indian princess petticoat
used as drapery.
Petticoat. prayer rugs and saddlebsge, Il
Eastern, and antique and costly. are the
choicest OF drapery for ones boudoir OF
morning room.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
A CHARMING FROCK.
OF Rich HcliotrOpe Velvet and Corn
COlored SILK.

That charming woman. Nine. do Per
signy, was present and wore beautiful
gown
Tho body and skirt OF the gown were OF
satin and the sleeves Of velvet the former
being OF pale yellow and the latter deep
heliotrope.
The skirt was made with panel OF gray
ish ecru guipure in front and numerous
deep godets at the back and sides. The
front panel was narrow and straight, and
was set in between two great pipings OF he
lotrope velvet and a similar piping finished
the bottom OF the entire skirt,
The bodice in the back Was fitted without
seams and covered by pointed piece OF
guipure set on smoothly. In front the
satin was pouched with blouse effect, and
trimmed with three pieces OF guipure set on
in points.
The edge of the decoletage was finished
by large roll piping OF helotrope velvet.
and the bottom had a twisted belt OF velvet
finished by large square bow at the back.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
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NANCY's NIGHTMARE.


an the doll thai Nancy bFokel
Hadn't been hers g week.
Ore .itile sHgsezf and ! sseetly spoke;
Rnsy and TAR Nas my check
Nov NY head lies In a corner FAR
Ny body Hes here In the other.
Ana n tkls is what human children are
! neVe. vii. I've with another!
am the book that Nancy read
Tor hneen minutes together;
Se9 IN standing here on ms head
white shes gone 70 look a. the weather.
My Ieases are crashed Ia the cruelest way,
Thpfs'r Jan on lIy opening page;
Ara Z would not I've with Miss Nancy Gay,
Though shouldn't be read tor an agel
an the fTock that Nancy wore
Last uighf AZ her birthday feast
! s'n ne fFgak thai Nancy tore
Ia seventeen places at least.
Mv buttons are scattering far and near
Ny trimming is torn 20 ragR.
And II we're Miss Naney's mother dear
Ia dress her In calico bags!
We are tho words that Nancy said
when these things were brought 10 her view
All Of va ought TO be painted red.
And acme ~ us are not tgge.
We zpuftar and mutter and gnarI and snap,
We snOllder and smoke and blaze;
And " she not meet With some nlshap
Miss Nancy must mend nor ways.
Laura Z. Richards.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

Just how long a child should stay oa n
airing and just at the right time Ri
or Aunt Rebie," as she Is called
Presidents household, always appeu
the warm bottle.
Aunt Reble" takes as good can
Cleveland children as II they wen
from heaven. Not one garment Is pI
TO go into the hands of the laundIts
she has passed on 1t. She declares u
lives Of more children have been ID
garments being insufliciently dry tn
measels or scarlet fever. Around thsl
Of a Cabinet lady the story Is aA
laughter that Aunt Rebie" once I'd
to let the President hold Esther bean
had scolded her for some act Of tenE
this story be true, Aunt Rebie" = N
person who rules the President.
The nursery in the White House d,
the apartments OF Mrs. Cleveland. niS
only room in the White House newt
nished for this Administration. On :
side there are two tiny beds and !
cradle for the three White House chnt}
and on the other side Is large al
bedstead for the nurse. OF course, al Nd
/ In the Executive Mansion are suppllM d
heat, and in the nursery big mo VI
away, and at times when the vifrhl
the day Is sufficient for big peoples n
! full blaze burns there for the ccnias
the youngsters.
Aleue, another nurse. Is Z NOD
woman, who was engaged as Rutht ru1
and has remained with Mrs. Clevelini n
since. Babetta is the French bonnt n
two white women, each with shining 4
and aprons, attend to the children D !
daytime, but Aunt Rebie" Is their q
dian by night.
Ruth is never seen about the Whih u
grounds without some member 4
doll family coddled in her arms. Ihni
several dolls in a family, and each ~
/ has It's own apartment in the nurs!
: doll house. One OF the doll houses %
forty dolls; dolls OF all kinds, conditions
colors, remembrances OF birtndaV
| Christmases.
x Z *
The famous English authoren, 2
Lyall. writing OF her life and early iAta
! influences and work in the January
dies Home Journal" says; From tne \
days of my authorship up TO the ~
time there has always been story % 4
, and writing has become so much p.
my life that II is difficult quite 70 W.
stand what life without a vocation y
be like, or how people exist without y
! children, They cost one much SUNG,
and bring many cares and anxieud,
are not what we could wish, ana "
conscious OF their faults. Still w
our dream children and when tns !. !,
the duh or interest the overworkeao, !.
comes glad sense that 1t has ~
worth while. and we are thankful W.
I gift was given US.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
A Curiou. Dinner Card.

The prettiest possible favors for
party can be made OF transparent paospsl
Of illustrated dinner cards mountee ~ X, Y
silver wire easels. The easel should
six inches high. and can be bought ~ y
cents a dozen. Each one should ~. ~
with smilax. and on one OF the io"s .,, III.
carnations. tied on with a butterII M
ribbons to match in color. When tns r'l
or dinner card. with Its sprigh'ly W., .s.sa,
poetry, that should be as personal = III |,
is placed on this easel and Sc, o. ~. n
ranged around the table. the enecs y
beautiful.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

bordered by a puff OF pale helotrope NOUS
seine de sole. which looked lovely against
the white flesh
The watu. above where tho basque was
set on. was finished by twisted belt of pale
hellotrope velvet with a bow at one side.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

Not Like orr Floods,

The floods Of the Nile ar. 20 regular In their
coming tina, for hundreds Of years they have
not varied ten days In the date Of their ar
fisai at given point Tho Nile mud which
renders Egypt a habitable country is said
% braF striking resemblance 10 that vhici
eF0rY ArarGn o. hrDucnt down by the Missouri
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

The Sultan OF Turkey has taken n ,s,,s
wife Did the Armenians send tns
baked meats to furnish forth MS m''-
tables st Louis Republic. j
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

dinner as she has couples present This is
made necessary by the fact that the progress
sions are made with the COURSES and that
the round must be completed with the end
Of the dinner. She should OF course aim 20
arrange SO that the people who are most
congenial shall be partners during the long
est courses the roast and the dessert. This
may be easily arranged by placing them two
or three courses apart at the beginning of
the dinner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

On first day Of next Mnr
ing tnat we now occupy as
place. and as we will have to
ing erected. we VIII be COMPEL
n order to do this we have
HARDWARE, Stoves, Tinware. "
suns, PISTOLS. Rifles, Ammun
our line II VIII pay you to buy
apcut ~ per cent cheaper than
Saii at our store and be convir
J. s. DUNLAY HARDw
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

the dinner.
An English journal contains the follow.
ing ingenious hint to the little gardeners
We have not tested the scheme ourselves
but II reads plausbly, as follows:
IL Is quito possible to so arrange flowers
IN garden that all the purposes of a
clock Will be answered. In the time n,
fliny forty-sx flowers were known IN
open and shut at certain hours OF Tho
day and this numoer has since been largeIv
increased. For instance, bed of comnnon
uahuellons would show when ii was "a
III the morning and $50 at night resppct-
Heiy' Tor those flowers open and shut at the
time named. frequently to the minuIe
Inc common hawk weed opens at q In tba
morning. and may be depended unon ,e
close within few minutes OF 2 In the af,sr,
noon. The yellow goat's-beard shuts a, 70
ociock noon absolutely TO the minute
sldereal time-that Is, when the smn
at'ains Its highest altitude Our c,octs
40 not follow the sun, but are generaIly n
lew minutes last or slow according n
the longitude OF the place where ibs,.
are The goat's-beard, however Is trua
time all the world over The sowthistie
opens az A. NJ, and closes at liz A NJ
me white lily opens at A. NJ. and closes
az 4. NJ. the pink opens at s A. M. and
c,oses at $50 4. NJ. In the towns few peo
pie Know about such details as these. NOR
AZ we noWer CLOCKS often seen anywhere.
siohaiiy. Even In these days. however
farm servants often take their dinner hn,,r
from the sun. or, failing tnat. from the
!eiioW goat s-beard which is never mia.
'aAeh' whether II can see the sun or not.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

Many OF the most magnificent example,
Of Eastern carpets have found their way 10
New York and are owned by the little
brothers and sisters Of the rich. For in.
stance. Mrs. Goelet has an imperial Khor-
assam court carpet for which something like
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05
Home.
| States.

There are those who complain of the
narrOwness of the four walls of home.
With access to the modern conven.
fences OF civilization the home is the
center of grand system, around
which all earthly pleasure revolves.
The associations of the family circle
are the greatest of all earthly blessings.
Without that home with its proverb.
ial four walls, the guidance of the
father and the love of the mother
would be lost to the world. The dear.
est passion Of every heart is associated
with childhood, father, mother, b:oth.
ers and sisters in u concrete picture.
Even the pessimist who chafes under
the restraints of home would not ex'
change the home memories OF the pas,
for the vain hopes of the future. The
home has its pleasures for every age
and condition in family affection. The
love of husband for wife, wife for hus
band and parent for child are all over
whelmning balance in the account O
comparison. They are the basic prin
ciples which make the home the center
around which the world revolves.
The home in which Intelligence anC
refinement prevails are doubly blessed
Education enlarges the scope of hui
man pleasures. The sciences extend
the powers Of observation to othel
worlds Of thought. Literature bring,
to the home the best thoughts of al
ages. Music and art have u place in
every household and the acuuirements
of family artists have value abov.
gold. The bicycle, the telescope, steam
power, the electric spark, bring the
world to the very Threshold of the
home.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05

Cuban insurgents as belegfahts. The
HOuss is known to be favorable to the
same policy. This recognition affords
the friends of the patriots an open OPP
Iortunity to lend aid to the cause of
liberty. Aside from the general sup
port to the cause of liberty this gov
eminent is justified in recognizing the
right, of the Cubans in "A Just warfare
with Spain That government WAS
not slow in recognizing the Southern
Confedercy during the war of the Re-
bellion. The Cuban patriots have a
well organized republican government
already established and their president
and commander in chief of their ar
mics are good men, noted the world
over for their intelligence. They are
fighting to establish republican form
Of government. The methods of war
fare adopted by the patriots in accord
with the ideas Of civilized people much
more than do the Spanish methods
Gen. Canpos. who commanded the
royal forces was removed because he
was IA humane soldier and Gen. Wey.
Ter recently took his place. AS Sena
tor Sherman remarked in debate this
mans warfare is massacre. He goes
to his post Of duty, boast upon his
lips that he will exterminate all the
Cubans that are fit for duty as soldiers
The effect of the resolution which
Is certain to pass the House as it die
the Senate, is to place the Cubans un
der the protection of the United State.
to the degree that massacre, at least
will not be permitted. Gen Weyler
"the murderer, may not be permitted
to WELD his instruments of vengeance
upon helpless victims, as he has in 9th
er instances, even upon women an,
children, on the fair land of Cuba, it i
too near the border of the Unite
States.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05

" "A declaration of Independence on the
part of the South African Republi, Is
announced as among the political pos.
sibil'ties of the near future. Such an
event would be in many ways inter.
esting. 1t would test the question as
to whether the existence of any mod.
ern nation rests upon the sound foun.
dations Of humanity aud justice, OF
law and order and the recognition! OF
the rights of.man, or merely on the
old basis of brute force. IL would fur.
Their test the sincerity of all those Brit.
lsh professions of respect for the local
sentiment of freedom in the colonies,
and of the complete willingness of
Great Britain TO concede absolute in
dependence to any of its colonial DOS.
sessions whose inhabitants desire il
On the appeal to brute force the new
republic would be helpless. Geograph.
ically it is not inconslderable. In area
it is about equal to Great Britain,
somewhat larger than Italy, some
what smaller than Prussia, much
larger than the independent Republic
Of Sutherland The assartinn of IT,,
complete independence would be no.
table incident in modern history
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05

The receipts of the thirty largest post
Offices of the United States for the
month of January, 1896, amounted to
81 .942, $40, II net increace over the first
month OF 1896 of $2l5,OOO. All the of.
fees show All increase except San Fran
cisco and Milwaukee, where the de.
creases were l$723 and $5,6O8 respec,
lively. New York City heads the list
followed by Chicago, Philadelphia
BOSTON, st. Louis, Cincinnati, and
Brooklyn.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05

A bill has been introduced in Con
gress to make the Fourth of July "A na
tionul holiday. Most people will be
surprised to learn that this importan,
anniversary has never yet been thu.
designated. .but strictly speaking, there
is only one national holiday Thanks
giving Day, and that Is made such. BY
annual proclaim, alton of the President
Federal offices are usually closed on
Christmas, New Years, Memorial Day
the Fourth OF July and Washington's
Birthday, but the closing is simply q
custom, and is not directed by law OIL
Officially. recognized the U. s. govern.
ment. -Globe- Democrat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05

E;There is. no -take,so high, that will
Justify man in cheating the honest
dictates OF his own conscience.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05
Call for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that bids for
the construction ola fence around the
Campus Of the Lewiston State Normal
School, and also for the construction
Of certain sidewalks on said Campus,
will he received by the Board of Trus-
tees up to the 9th day of March at u
O'Clock NJ. Plans, specifications and
terms can be had by application to the
undersigned in Lewiston.
B. +. NORRIS,
Secretary Board Trustees.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05
Immigration Congress.

Governor Mcconnell has called al,
Immigration Con vent;on and the fol-
lowing is the substance Of the official
call:
I'm pursuance Of a plan outlined by
the Northwest Immigration Conven-
ton held in st. Paul in November
last, l hereby call an Immigration
Convention to meet in Boise CITY.
this state, on Thursday. April end.
next.
The objects of this convention are:
First:-To perfect state organization
In the interes. of the announcements
of immigration.
Second:-To give the representatives
OF the various counties, cities, and
towns OF the state an opportunity to
come together, and present the advant-
ages of their respective localities offer
to settlers who contemplate engaging
agriculture, horticulture, stock-raising,
mining, or any other enterprise which
may be named.
l will extend an invitation to the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-05
For Reat

30 acres Of agricultural land, located
three miles from Lewiston. Terms;
One fourth Of crop, apply too,
J. w. DENNY,
Lewiston, Idaho