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The morning times., 1896-12-06
NEW FAN TALK.
Was Brought Here By a Spanish
Teacher.
To Show Pretty Finger in a
Filtration.

This is about the art learned by the
SIX famous debutantes of the season go
and 's7, the art OF welding the fan.
IL Is all expressed by a rhyme written
upon the back OF one, kid fan with
SIX priceless paintings upon the front. In
spite OF the desecration of the paintings
There has been a legend Iettered I'm gold
upon the reverse. The legend saws:
This Is the fan that Edythe bought,
TINS Is the heart that lay under the fan
mat Edythe bought! This is the girl who
hardened the heart that la y under the fan
liiat Edythe bought! This Is the love tai,
tattcred and torn, spoken by the chapuie
al foriorn. that gaZed On the girl that
hardened the heart that lay under the
ian that Edythe bought!
Two clever sketches showed a heart
AN tattcred and torn and the fan that
Edythe bought
Another fan legend was lettere,I ON the
oacK OF leather ian. IL Is the property
OF MISS Morton This fan is one of the
Morton priceless collection 1t Is haIf
leather and half feathers. the feathers
HhisilinG the leather 1t is round and
fastened upon sticks like a plain TILE
IAN Indeed. most handsome fans are in
this shape. Upon the back of Miss Nor
toms fan, in feather work, there runs this
line:
%, squaw. incline this heart Of thine
To every little breeze OF mine
Inc explanation OF 'squaw'' is that the
The morning times., 1896-12-06

and manages her Conversation. with it
Shoulder puffs and fans ere supposed TO
collide. but this fan works directly With
the shoulder puffs.
l1ts sways back and forth easily it means
am well contented where 1 am" But
hit is used in little. jerky motions it means
trouble on the debutante's mind The fan
lifted suddenly has closed the mouth Of
many a bore who, proud to be shut I'D in
that way, has laughed and gone away i'm
ihehSeiy pleased at the success of his IoI<..
drawE-)ut story, while the de buta nte smiles.
showing she had nipped ii in the bud with
the Shut-Jff fan.
Inc debutante code Of signals begins
WIN the fan held in both hands like n
prayeT-boOk. This indicates: Il am So
anxious to be success. Do heln me-
HELD backward at the side so that it show,
as she walks, it indicates: II am now at
leisure and would De glad Of an escort Held
against the mouth 1t shows 'timidity and an
uncert ainty.''
The fan in certain nations is used as
part OF speech 1t shows anger, love
hate, pleasure and rain-aII the emotions
are depicted by it.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
CARD REVELATIONS.
Society Now Tells Its Own Fortune Day
by Day.

BY no means sufficient unto the day are
the evils thereof for the girl Of the mo
ment She not only wants to know what
VIII happen tomorrow and the day after,
but her curiosity goads her to discover W hat
fate is to follow next month, or in the year
ninety-scven, and she is sure she has found
the true way to look into the future.
Palmistry? Dear me, no! The chro-
mancers, who did n rushing business twelve
months ago, in artistic, diiniy-iighted,
brocade hung studios, are hungrily look
ing for any small salaried positions. The
horoscope vendors are just about as hardly
pushed ms the palmists. while the fashion.
able mediums are distinctly down on their
once nourishing luck.
TINS exceeding depression among the
once plutocratic dealers in futures is en-
ureiy owing 10 a rising belief by wome n
IN fortune telling by cards. In a uuiet
way, anu especially among otherwise ape
minded, level headed. society girls, who
are at once bellies, beauties, and Gebuta ptcs.
Consulting the cards has become one of
the most important duties in life. Nv
means OF 1T they positively guaraUtee
TO cast the shadows of coming events
naihR one OF nine mystic schemes of card
fortune telling.
mat there are exactly nine WAYS Of
reading fate from the pretty pasteboar,Is
ever! GIN Knows, bccausc some o her
The morning times., 1896-12-06

fan is an Indian one. made in the long d go.
when Indian work was the high art Of
this country. and the Indian merchant
having this rhyme made for him, inter
preted IL upon the fan in his Jwn best
light. That is one debutantc's fam
story that goes with it is OF warning
against mans wiles. The fan is an en-
chanted one and sends rustling breezes
forth in time OF need.
The Misses bTiCe, Gebutantes in that they
have just feen presented at court, carry
fans SO beautiful that one might easily
carry on a c,Eyersa on by means of them.
The elder yOuIfg lady has satin fan with
a bowknot OF diamonds The significance
Of this is not kL own. But there is painted
upon the fan q picture Of the garden OF
Little TTianOn, showing the path by the
fountain where Marie Antoinettc walked
The front Of the fan isioveIy in little dia-
;nUnds. But behind the scenes. as 1t were.
oil the back, there is 4 motto. Hope
tells of things Leyond these months and
Gays" This is properly a sun-dial motto.
An out-of-theway one, You might say, when
these months and days are bringing
such delightful things to pass. But the
motto has 4 touch OF the serious nature.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
Signals Used By the Debutantes,
One with an Indian Rhyme
Of Warning in Feathers
on the Back.

which is not had thing for the society girl
to bear in mind
IL would appear that the debutantes of
the winter have invented their own signals
Perhaps their finishing school has invented
eG'tc ana c6ac3arti tiietn ia Ill lanEuage
be that as IL may, you see the same signals
employed by every girl in the drawing
room.
The fan doubled up and laid across the
heart. clcse TO the breast, signifies MY
heart is not susceptible IL Is no use TO
try your destinations UPON me I hfeak
hearts. but mine cannot be broken" Look
out for the girl who carries her fan this
way She is cOquettish and COY and sauev
and demure, but she has her heart pr
tecte.i. Her fan does it for her.
DebutaEtes mist have invented this
code upon secret system of their owl,
Ike he passwords for railroad employees.
where one who Goes not know all the signs
can 60 On inven'ing from the alpha tetical
code furnished him.
painted fan carried by one of these
debH antes Is Of the sort that is in Stats
itdnes not CT ose, but ii looks as ifft would.
II lies out in little ripples as though half
folded. But the painter never intended
that hts works of art ST ould lie closed from
view. With this fan the debutante does
rare work She swings il frCn the shoulder
The morning times., 1896-12-06

girl showed her how, but WHO is directly
responsible for the revival OF this ancient
superstition 1t would be hard 10 find out.
Perhaps the blame or praise OF it may
be most surely attributed to certain
damsei of high degree, who says she so
her ca rd lore directly from an old Spanish
gypsy. She moreover owns a queer dirty
old pack, which she soicmnly asserts once
belonged to the great and only Madame
LIE Normande, and the possess. on OF which
she is sorCly envied.
Never.neiesS, there are compensations in
telling fortunes from pack of the very
new cards that come In perfumed Russia
leather cases, framed in gold or silver; or
in equally sweet smelling green suede bags.
brocaded over In weird yellow silk Romany
The morning times., 1896-12-06
Utilizing the Dogs.

A well-dressed woman with an English
setter puppy under her arm met an ac-
quain'ance as she stepped off an Oakland
ferryboat.
''what in the world are you doing with
that horrid dog?" she inquired.
oh, I'm Just shopping
Shopping? / should think 4 nasty pup
would lie he last tiiIhg you would WANT
with YOU
An absolute necessity. my dear. 1
couldn't go shopping without it My hus--
band spends SO much money en- his kennels
that can't get cent out Of him, So Low
when l want anything l have TO steal one
of his puppies and sell il to Il fanCier be-
fore 1 can get any change''-San Fran
cisco Post.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
FITTED WITH A CAP.
Playing Little Cuba on the Billiard
Table.
The Balls Are Liberators in This
q. M.

opposite side, he can play all night without
moving along. He has his balls IN uif-
ferent sections, and that is not contrary to
the laws of the space game.
Two very nice billiard tables were sent
to George Gould at Lakewood. One is a
pocket pool table aud the other Is for carom.
These are both inlaid with ivory and are
beautifully carved. They stand upon great
cIaw-like rect and legs, and are Immensely
expensive.
Every fine house has its private billiard
table The pleasure of playing on q rainy
night is great. Lack of space keeps many
who would otherwise own billiard tables
from indulging in one. Others do not know
that billiard table of standard size. with
The morning times., 1896-12-06

broadcloth, good balls aud fine rubber. can
be bought for $T5 to S10O But billiards
is game that will never he common at
home, no matter how cheap the table, be
cause an immense room is required. and
few want in these days of landlords, to
pay rent for q billia ri table.
The bicycle has cut into the billiard table
trade and into the amusement of billiards.
Bowling has also knocked il out in . way.
When it is pleasant. people cycle evenings,
aud when IL rains they like TO bowl. Private
The morning times., 1896-12-06

SisIis. These are ii" t--c v-lvs the girls
have of carrying their cards, from which
hSilt nor 'it dis Zee ) ia .... au.r w '"n
are exceedingly costly Costly because
most of them are imported. and ii is re-
Earded as BY no means an eXtrava gancc to
pay six, eight or ten dollars COR a beautiful
pack.
And they are beautiful. too. Distinct
WORKS Of art: tie cards them selves So thin
that the fifty-two make a pile only half
inch thick and their edges silvered or
giidcd. OF courSe, they are as flexible as
willow leaves and decorated with exquisite
taste. If you ask TO have your fortune told.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
The Player Must Carom to Hit
the Cap and Scores Ten for
Her Precision-SPace
Game for Some.

"Little Cuba" is the name of a new
game OF billiards.
A dealer in billiard tables has an order
for a queer ball to be used in this game.
The ball has an opening drilled in the
side. Into this opening is fitted a per-
cussion cap. Back OF the cap is a little
powder The game is to carom SO as to
hit the cap. This explodes with sharp
little report, and the powder behind it
makes enough smoke To be interesting.
No great damage is done, and the player,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
he GOT EVEN.
A Virginia Justice Who Had Grudge
Against Washington.

A Virginia Justice Who Had a Grudge
Against Washington.
A Washington man who had some
business before one Of the smaller courts
in Virginia county went down there
on recent Saturday TO attend to it.
He found the judge before whom the
matter came and as it was merely
pro forma proceeding he had no antici
patton of trouble i'll getting it done.
When the matter was presented, the
judge said:
mo, sab. If transact that business
for you, | will have to open cot, and
will not open cot for any Washington
man on Saturday"
"Why not?" asked the astonished
Capital City man.
Because, sab, went down to Wash
ington on Saturday not long ago, and
not single judge was sitting in the
cot. am an attorney, sab, an attor-
ney admitted to practice in Washington
It's, and yet because it was Saturday
was not allowed to practice there,
sah when 1 had some vital points to
make, sah
well L am not to be blamed for that, "
said the man from Washington. "You
ought not to hold me responsible for
what the judges do or do not do"
at makes no difference, sab; you are
part of the system, devilish bad sys-
tenn, sab, and you must help to reform
it, sab, and you are the first man l have
had opportunity to impress my views
upon, and I am going to make them felt.
Go home and reform your system Of
Saturday cots, and then come to me,
sab. "
And Virginia got even with Wash
ington in one case. Washington Star
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
Not Eager For Service In Cuba.

Spanish soldiers are betraying an in
surmountable aversion to IA campaign in
Cuba, and assertions have been very
frequent of late. This has led to the
adoption Of an extremely strict surveil-
lance along the Pyrenean frontier, and
all the trains running to France are
carefully scrutinized by the Spanish
gendarmes, to the annoyance and dis
comfort Of many of the passengers.
Young men are subjected to a severe
examination, and those who are unable
to establish their identity or give sat
isfactory explanation of the motives of
their journey are compelled to alight
and are conducted to the gendarmerie,
where they are again piled with ques-
tions, all the deserters detected III this
way being at once handed over to the
military authorities. This often entails
considerable delay, and in spite of the
watchfulness of the officials many young
soldiers still succeed in making their
way into France. London Telegraph.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
JUVENILE LITERATURE.
Tn France 1t Is Prim to the Extreme of
Insipidity.

Insipidity.
Literature in cur country not having
as its aim either instruction or amuse-
ment, but the production of works Of
art, is forbidden to French children. l
except fairy tales. Perault has written
masterpieces; Nine. d'Aulnoy and 9th.
ers have followed him. The fairies of
other countries may have been more
poetic, but they have never been as wit
ty as the French. Leaving fairy tales
aside, children We're obliged for long
time to be satisfied with the very slight
collection bequeathed by Berguin,
Bouilly, Nine. de Genlis, those clever
people and who know how to coat moral
lesson with thin layer Of pictures, as
bitter pills are coated with sugar. In
fact, this is the French parents very
ideal in the matter of story books, aud
to please them the lesson must not be
too well coated or hard to find, for the
spirit of investigation is not encouraged
in young readers.
During the past 20 years, however,
the meager library at their disposal has
grown wonderfully, Celebrated pens
I
mention Jules Verne, whose scientific
fairy tales have, alas almost completely
| dethroned those that appealed to the
/ imagination alone. But neither in his
| books, nor in those of any of his COM
petitors will you ever find what both
English and American writer's currently
| permit themselves to do-namely, to ar.
raign a relative, as, for instance, the
wicked uncle in kidnapped, or tC
make teachers hateful, or merely ridicu-
| lous, as is the case in Dickens works.
/ This would be an outrage upon the re.
| spect due them i'll the aggregate. Fol-
this reason translations are nearly al.
ways expurgated. The friendly adop.
ton of poor Laurie by the four girls il
Little Women" would be considered
very unseemly. Yet, for all that, they
were good little New England girls. L.
| b. Aldrich's STORY of Bad Boy" was
deprived of one of its prettiest chapters,
the one about his childish love for a bis
girl. ''It is useless, they say, "to draw
attention to that kind of danger.
Authors and editors are often greatly
perplexed before this severe tribunal Q.
French parents. The difference between
the books children are allowed to reaC
in France and those sought by thei,
elders, the contrast between the taste
less pap on one side and the infeIna
spiceneTs Oh the other, must greatly as
tonish both English and American read
ers, who nearly all accept the same lit
erary diet, young and old, parents anC
children. TIL. Benton III Century.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
Health Suggestions.

women gives the following directions for
securing the best results, which naturally
must be modified by individual character
lstics and circumstances: "Sleep nine
hours out Of the "a. battle in cold water,
exercise five minutes daily with light dumb
bells, drink a cup of hot liquid before
breakfast, spend half an hour every day in
outdoor exercise, make the best Of bad
bargains and always keep your temper"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
Sole Agents for the Hawdiidn Islands

The building papers are 1, 2, 8, and 4
ply. They come in rolls, each roll con-
tanning 1000 square feet. They are
water proof, acid and alkali proof and
vermin proof. A house lined with build
ing paper is far cooler than one that. is
not. There is also cheaper grade of
paper adapted for use under mating
keeping out insects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
]. &. ROCKWELL.

Have you a leaky gutterH If you
have, make it perfectly clean and dry,
apply a good coat of No. p. and b.
Paint over the leaky spots; then take a
piece of stout Manila paper, or a piece
of common cotton cloth, paint it well Oh
both sides; lay it over the first coat, Civ
ing the whole a final coat, and theIe
will be no more leak there. Or if the
whole gutter is bad. make it clean and
dry, and apply paste of P. RIB, Paint
and Portland Cement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30

Mrs Tiddledewinks (from behind her
paper)-I wonder what this means In
describing Miss Cupids wedding the
paper says she was married in the sex
tracing room"
Mr.. Tiddledewinks-Her father wrote
the account, 1 fancy. He is a dentist,
you know.
Mrs. iddledewinks-But 1 don't
quite see.
Mr.. iddledewinks-He probably
means drawing room. Washington
Times
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30
HONOLULU, July Goth, 1895

hONOLi LO1 OuiJ ~Obh1 iO""'
MEssRs. w. G. IRWIN & Co., LTD.
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your in
quiry as to how the Ideal Roof Paint
you sold me lasted; would say that
painted the roof of my house ~ months
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint
and find il is as fresh and bright in ap,
pearance today az when first applied
looking as we'll as others lately painted
with other paints. l am more than
satisfied.
]. &. ROTHWELL.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-30

"I'll never ask another woman t.
marry me SO long as live.
"Refused?"
mo; accepted. London Tit.Bits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10
Market Gossip.

New York: The four ports cleared
wheat 100, $50; corn 154, 967; oats 232, 955 ;
flour SO, 539 packages
Chicago: Estimated receipts tomor-
row. wheat $50; corn $50; oats 100; hogs
IL 900 head.
pounding market. J. A. Baldwin just
sold a lot al 551a@5sc. Good deal want
ed at 551ac.
Chicago: Most of the wheat buying
has been against puts. Clifford has
been best buyer. Selling by Linn and
Cudahy.
Chicago: Puts sold at 58c; calls 6O1hc,
good next week.
Chicago: Some samples of wheat here
from Minnesota which are loaded with
rust.
Chicago: Corn easier on selling by
elevator people. Geo. A. Seaverns sell
ing oats.
Chicago: Everingham bought wheat
at 557sc but Logan sold freely breaking
market to $3.50.
Chicago: Beerbohm estimates that
the wheat crop of Hungarian has been
damaged to the extent of half million
acres loss out of a total of 8 million
acres.
Chicago: Provisions steady. More
disposition to buy. c. P. & P. Co. buy
ing ribs.
Minneapolis 178 cars, last year 81
cars; Duluth 24O cars, last year u cars.
Chicago: Wheat opens steady at yes
terday's closing price but Barrett,
Pringle and same old bear crowd ham
mering it.
Gable: Berlin wheat Il to I'D lower.
Chicago: The secretary of Kansas
agricultural department says there viii
be no July report issued for July. Sec
rotary of the Indiana department also
wired that no report had so far been
issued by him and indicated that there
would not be much change this month
from the month of June. The June
condition was 50.
Liverpool spot wheat firm; demand
poor; holders offer moderately; prices
unchanged. Corn quiet, I'd lower.
Chicago inspections: Wheat 161-89;
corn 391-332; oats 1851.
Chicago: Puts. September wheat
$3.50; calls, September wheat 561hc;
puts, September corn 265sc; calls Sep
TENDER corn 267sc; puts, September pork
$3.50; calls, September pork $6.75, curb,
September wheat SEC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10
TODAY's MARKET REPORT
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, July 10.-Wheat was again
inclined to weaken and interest in con-
vention disposition to wait for govern
ment crop report were both narrowing
influences. September though opening
unchanged at 561s@Ac, soon weakened
and declined to 555sc.
Corn opened weak on liberal receipts
and favorable weather, but reduction
in east bound freight rates was sus-
tanning influence. September opened
&c lower at 263zc and held steady at
abOuve that figure.
Oats weak with corn September
opened a shade lower at 151lc, and huc-
tuated but little on narrow trade. Pro-
visions opened unchanged. Hogs re-
ceipts small and helped to sustain
prices on a quiet market, September
pork opened at Sc so on a quiet market
advanced to S657@660 September lard
opened at $3.50 and advanced to 1921
@p3.65. September ribs opened at $3.50
and advanced to $3.55.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town

The races and horse show are at
tracing society's attention this week
and each afternoon many drags and
carriages, occupied by beautifully
gOwned women, carrying dainty fluffy
parasols visit the fair grounds present
ing a most pleasing panorama
one of the most attractive turnOutS
yesterday was McCurdy's fOur-in-h hand,
occupied by Mrs. U.B. McCurdy, Misses
Jessie ShelIabarger. Florence-and Olive
Lewis.
Charlie Moon gave party to his
young friends last evening in honor of
Misses Ella Nye and Sarah Wilder of
Hiawatha- Dancing and games form
ed the amusements for the evening.
Five tables were arranged in the large
dining room for the guests who form
ed their plans by matching flowers.
Miss FlOssie Moon and Miss Lillian
Tefft, Warren Akers. and Ralph Moore
assisted in entertaining the young peo-
pie. Those who were invited were:
Misses Ethel Davis, Lulu Evart, Lizzie
Anderson, Frances Dodge, Bessie Dav-
idsOn, Allie Fuller. Annabel Tice, Fran
ces COfran, Ethel Butterheld, Alice La
kin, Mary Bucklin, Ethel Rector; Dana
Davis, Don Mulvane, Porter Anderson,
Samuel Lalxin. Charles Lewis. George
Elliott. Albert Elliott, Glen Davis, Pc
ter Laird, Arthur Hudson, Tom Rag
land, Hobart Mills, and Merrill Mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10

wick; shupe & Chittenden. Peabody.
Kan.
Frank Erwin, by Goodwood Jr., Flat
mont; F. B. Campbell, Butler, Mo.
Ruby Ryan, by Robert Ryan; Ben
Bliss, Olathe, Kan.
2:27 TROTTING.
King Byron; A. II. speer, Hiawatha
Kan.
Dora F'arnsworth, by Brewster;
Storrs & Bowman, Burlingame, Kan.
Helen, by Waterloo, Blackwood; J H.
Jarvis, Holton, Kan.
Scraps, by Karatus, Novelty; H. E.
Wiedemeyer, Marysville, Kan.
kluto, by Pluto, Mambrino King; F.
Andrews, Olathe, Kan.
Lady WestbroOk, by WestbroOk; N.
A. Yeager, Augusta, Kan.
Reckless, by So Long, Jr.; Zack
Ransdell, Topeka
Rara Avis, by Si1verthorn, Joe Young;
Shupe & Chittenden, Peabody, Kan.
Myers Invincible, by Invincible, J.
NJ. Myers, BeIoit, Kan.
Silver Simmons, by Simmons, F. r.
Campbell. Butler, Mo.
FREE-FOR-ALL
Daisy Despair, by King PharO; L. o.
Swope, Independence, Mo.
Otto w, by Dial Brine, K. Abdallah;
L. H. Westerman, Ellsworth, Kan.
Billy the Twister, by Grey Harry,
American Boy; F. Richardson, Wichita,
Kan.
Peto, by St. Joe. John Sellers, Holton,
Kan.
John Kinney. by Aladdin, Round
Sprague; ]. M. Grant, Oswego, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10
st. Louis Races.

St Louis, July 1O.-Ace was the only
winning favorite at the fair grounds
today, an outsider and four second
choices capturing the other events
First race-Six and a half furlongs,
selling: Nellie H. won, W. G. Hard
ing second, Tim Irwin third. Time %
Second race-Nile and 20 yards, sell
ling: Rhett GOode won, Cherrystone
second, Our Maggie third. Time, 1:4415
Third race-Six and a half furlongs
selling: Dave Fac won, RoundeIay
second, Ozark, Jr.. third. Time, 1:2215.
Fourth race-NIile and sixteenth, sell
ling: Ace won, Jane second, Whisp
third Time :4SA
Fifth race-Six furlongs: Johnny
NIcHale won, Leader Ban second,
Dorchwood third. Time, ia
Sixth race-Handicap for year olds:
five furlongs: Oman Wood won, Juan
ita second. GIadys third. Time. 1:O2.