Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19

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heart of each daisy a small gem appearo'
like a dew drop. Sometimes the leaves are
also studded.
The months of May and June are known
throughout the world as those IN "hich
more marriages take place than IN any
others. SAYS the London Chronicle. 1t is
interesting, therefore,, to note that the choice
Of white for wedding dresses Is compare
lively a modern fashion. The Roman brides
wore yellow, and in most eastern coua..5es
mink is the bridal color. During the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance brides wore Grim
son, and most of our Plantagenet ana Iudor
queens we're married in this vlVIa nue.
which is still popular in parts CT Brlttahy'
where the bride IS usually dressed in GRIM
son brocade. 1t was Mary Stuart who first
changed the color Of bridal garments. AT
her marriage with Francis l. of France, IN
155S-which took place not before the altar
but before the great doors OF Notre Dame
che was gowned in white brocade, with a
train of pale-blue Persian velvet SIX yaros
in length. This innovation caused quite a
stir in the fashionable world OF that time:
II was not, however, until quite the emu q
the seventeenth century that pure WhlteL
the colors hitherto worn by royal Frence
widowe-became popular for bridal gar
ments in this country.
Sister Beatrice, who has charge OF the
Ieper colony at Indian Camp, La, lett Lower
Mass. to end her life among a class OF Yer
rIble sufferers. BY her voluntary saCrlnce
she deliberately cut herself on from All ner
old associations and became as much OF Il
Doriah as any of these to whom she is now
ministering. Recently the state of louisiana
has established near New Orleans an lnsltu-
ton for the care of lepers. Dlmculty Was
found in securing nurses, but hnaly tne SIS
ters of Charity offered themselves anu were
gladly accepted. A call for volunteers wac
made to the houses of the order. Sister
beatrice was among those who responded
sister Beatrice has been a Sister OF Charlty
many years-long enough, in iact 10 nave
performed her first charitable work on the
battlefield during the war.
Far the benefit of women with small sums
of money to invest, Mrs. Hetty Green, who
is the richest woman in America, recently
made the following statement:
81 would advise any woman with Sooo al
her command to invest in real estate. She
should buy the real estate at auction on oc-
casions when circumstancese have forced the
s,le. II she will watch for such an oppor-
tunity. it will surely come, and she VIII hnd
that she can buy a parcel OF land at one
third its appraised value.
81 regard real estate investments as the
safest means of investing idle money. 1t
does not always bring a steady interest, but
II is less likely to depreciate in value than
stocks. which are always somewhat uncer-
tain. A woman with tact and ability Will be
on the alert to learn of a mortgage about TO
be foreclosei. In such cases she should nego-
tiate with the owner of the property and give
him enough TO clear his debt, thus saving |
him the costs Of a sale. Many a woman has
by an opportunity of this kind.
"Of course. If a woman has $500 in cash
and wishes to speculate, she may branch out
more broadly and take greater risks, with
the prospect of greater returns. But she
should bear In mind that real estate is the
collateral to be preferred to all others"
In the comfortable way Of social life the
French certainly are thoughtful. The latest
is the happy thought Of two new forms OF
the tete-a-tete and the double tete-
a-tete. The old fashioned tandems will now
be left to racing teams Of athletes; indeed, a
tandem was anything but sociable. A tete-a-
tete is two ordinary machines connected by
light steel rods, and a double tete-a-tete Is
two tandem machines fastened side by side.
To be sure, the lady and gentleman occupy
ing the rear saddles Of the double have a lit
lie the advantage of the people in front, !
For afternoon riding a gayly striped awning
II silk Is carried upon very lght steel rods,
md adds a setting for the fancy costumes Of
he riders. The two tandems side by side
make it possible to use a light wheel, and
he addition Of the canopy does not make the
weight that one would imagine. The other
lght a double tete-a-tete rolled slowly along
II one Of the suburbs, and the leading couple
rad tenor and soprano voices, the following
alto and bass. They were singing
ONE OF the popular songs Of Paris, and the
fleet was very pretty.
A chemist who is nearly as learned as the
iedici in all the subtle secrets OF scent, said