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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

ing matter. Still, it is sure to be read by
mothers and educationalists, for there is
nothing else of its kind. It is the pioneer
in its method of child study, which is the
historical and philosophic rather than the
literary.
I'VE are indebted chiefly to loyHrs of
children, or at least to lovers of what is
simple, childlike and intuitional in maturer
hearts and minds, for our best literature.
This is especially true of Shakespeare and
Goethe, though neither used child life it.
self except as an unimportant accessory.
1t is true that Goethe's choir of child an
gels in heaven at the close of the second
part of Faust is the most delicate touch
in that strangely suggestive vision. The
wise man is he who does not lose his child
heart says the Eastern sage, Mencips;
and Jean Paul Richter's declaration. L
love God and little children won for him
more friends than all else he wrote a.
Locking back to classic literature we
realize that the Greeks and Romans did
not have the same idea of child rights that
We have. 1t was the custom, as we know,
10 expose to wild beasts or TO the elements
sLpcrfiuous or unwelcome infants. Still. the
higher law. the sanctity of childhood and
! vague conception of the Divine paternity
made itself felt. To illustrate we have
only to recall the fact that the noblest
Greek trilogy and most famous Roman
Tradition both owe their origin TO the prov
erbial rescue OF abandoned children-Oedi-
pus and the mythical founders of ancient
Rene.
THE Greeks and Latins never made
childhood direct factor in literature. Still.
Hector's child is one of the most beautiful
memories Homer has given US; and little
Ascanius could hardly be spared from the
Aereid. Perhaps there is little room for
children in an epic poem; but since we
have made the acquaintance of ]. NJ. Bar
ries Grizel we are changing our view OF
the literary possibilities of child life Vic
tor Hugo. Wordsworth and Barrie have
revealed to us potentialities in the bud
ding human life that angels might envy
To these three names let US add Dickens.
George Eliot, Mrs. Browning, George Sand
and Robert Browning. In such subtle.
delicate way do these writer's portray
child life that it quickens the readers
insight and at the same time makes him
recall the almost forgotten experiences of
his own childhood. This modern treatment
of child life is part of the romantic move
n,ent revivifying literature at the begin
ming Of the present century. The new de-
mocracy of literature proclaimed the es-
se1tial dignity of everything human, of
every soul endowed creature. Gods little
children. with the dew of heaven fresh on
their souls, naturally appealed to the awak-
ened hearts and conscienees- of the new
school OF writers. These little ones had
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
GRANT RoUGHs 1T.
Slept in n Pig Pen After the Battle of
the Wilderness.


The general and staff bivouacked upon
the ground. The night was quite chilly,
and q couple OF fires were lighted to add to
our comfort. General Grant lay down with
his officers beside one OF the fires; without
any covering; when asleep, an aide quietly
spread an overcoat over him. For about
four hours We all kept turning over every
few minutes SO as to get warmed on both
siGes. initiating with our bodies the diurnal
motion of the earth as 1t exposes its sides
alternately to the heat of the sun. When
daylight broke IT was seen that q low
broad structure close to which the general
in -cfief had lain down was a pig pen; but
its former occupants had disappeared. and
were probably at that time nourishing the
stnmachs of the cavalry troopers OF the
vsding army. Unfortunately the odors
OF the place had not taken their departure
with the pigs, but remained to add to the
discCmforture of the bivouackers- Sheri-
the afternoon before. in which he had de-
feated the opposing force. and the ground
in the vicinity. strewn with the dead, offer
ed ample evidence OF the severity OF tho
struggle.
At daylight on the morning Of the sth
active operations were in progress through
out the columns. General Sheridan had
ordered his cavalry TO move by different
roads to seize the bridges crossing the Po
river. General Meade modified these orders
and directed n portion of the cavalry to
move in front Of Warren's infantry on
the Spottsylvania Court House road The
enemy were telling trees and placing other
obstacles in the way, in order to impede the
movement. and the cavalry was aftsrward
withdrawn and the infantry directed to
open the way.
About sunrise General Grant. after taking
off his coat and shaking Il to rid IL of some
of the dust in which he had lain down
ratiOns. and then seated himself on tns
ground by the roadside to take his morning
smoke.-"Campa1gntnS with Grant" by
General Horace Porter, In the January
Century
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

tarily ones thoughts center upon it. 1t is
a wonderful construction. There is a yell
low rose trembling on a long stem with
every movement of the wearer's head, and
one begins to calculate the extent of its
arc. There are punches of feathers, dis
posed, apparently, with the view to pre-
venting anything from being seen between
them whichever way the hat is turned
And there are stalactites of ribbon. upright
and immovable, which still further OBJ
scLre the horizon. Occasionally one gets a
momentary glimpse OF the hand of the
preacher as it is stretched out in gesticula-
ton, but it seems a mere detached frag-
meat useessly beating the air. The preach
er himself has disappeared as If he had
never been seen. The only thing visible
when the hat is turned for moment is
another hat oc the same kind further on.
philadelphia Times.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
venetian Wedding Present.

From the Westminster Budget.
An interesting and somewhat original
wedding present has been sent to the young
Princess of Naples by the aristocratic la
dies of Venice. 1t is a sunshade covered
with q magnificent piece of Venetian lace
which is ingeniously draped so IS to avoid
cutting the priceless cover at all. The
handle is OF a single piece of tortoise shell.
round which winds a serpent covered with
brilliants The serpent's diamond eyes are
fixed on the royal crown OF gold. iniaid
with diamonds and rubies, which forms the
top of the handle. knot of gold Is fixed
to the lower part of the sunshade. on
which, encrusted in diamonds, the words
are engraved: lie Signore Veneziano,
1896" The sunshade is placed in a case of
olive wood ornamented with silver.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
HOT WATER FOR BEAUTY.
But Alcoholic beverages XIII the
Complexion.

Women who are uncomfortable because
they fear that their complexion is becoming
florid should be careful of their diet. One
of the worst things a woman can take for
her complexion is alcoholic beverages. BY
this it is not meant that only excesses lead
to red, rough faces and Illuminated noses
The women who take glass of wine with
their dinner and glass of whisky and
water at night occasionally when they feel
cold or out OF sorts soon find that their
noses are becoming red at the end and that
their cheekbones have an unpleasant flor
idity, which may be traced entirely to the
small quantities of liquor they consume
All alcoholic drinks are death to the COM
plexion.
A blunt physician said the other day 20
society woman who confessed that she took
glass of whisky and water as a sleeping
draught as regular thing: Leave out
the water and your face will soon be pur-
pie" ..-.
Other things that arc bad for the COM
pleXion are opiates. narcotics. sleeping
draughtS other than ordinary alcoholic
beverages. strong tea and coffee. and any
thing that tends TO heat the blood. Hot
blood means an infiamed counteuance. and
this many times repeated may make the
Inflammation permanent. 1t is a simple
fact in physiological science that any wom-
an should understand and would If she
stopped to think.
Ii the sensible woman viii use a little
self-denial and substitute plain hot water
for the other stronger drinks. she will soon
become used TO it and her complexion will
praise her every time she looks in the
mirror.
With regard to the general health. 1t Is n
recognized principle that different tempers-
ments require different treatment. A slen-
der, bilious brunette, with thin blood. may
eat underdone beef. gravies and plenty of
butter, but the blonde, who is predisposed
to scrofula and has a fiorid complexion,
must restrict herself to eggs. milk, bread,
light broths and fruit. One of the greatest
improvers of digestion, and. therefore, of
the complexion. is fruit. 1t should be eaten
plentifully whenever it can be procured
fresh. Stale fruit should not be tolerated
for Il moment. 1t is poison.
A well known writer says that to obtain
bodily perfection one should study Greek
models for the head. English for the COM
pleXion, Irish for the hands, American for
the finger nails, Hindostanee for the feet
and Spanish for the gait.
The great secret of beauty is health. Tn
less each organ of the body performs its
functions there cannot be perfect health.
II one part of the human machine is out
of order the whole is thrown into confusion
and refuses to work. Keep the stomach in
good condition and there is fair likelihood
of a woman retaining all the beauty with
which she has been endowed by Dame Ma
ture.-New York Press.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27


Cities from which nothing good can be ex-
tracted Tor want or proper cooking.
A great luxury in France and Germany
IS the bread. and many different kinds of
bread rolls Most of these are simple bread
made in different forms; but there are
some that contain little shortening, as
the little horseshoe shaped ''pistolet," for
example. There is also delicious 'souffle''
bread which has eggs as an important in
gredient, and is exceedingly light and deli
cate.
The griddIe cake except in the form of
n flour pancake used as dessert is un-
known abroad. breakfast on the Continent
being a very light meal and simply intend
ed to 'break" the fast of the preceding
night. Some Americans. after acquiring
the babit of taking a roll and coffee break
fsst abroad keen IL I'm after returning
home. hut these are usually confined to
the people who possess wealth and leisure,
and who can order their lives without ref
erence 10 work or business and the princi-
roI dIstrac ct,on of whose morning is the
later breakfast or ..deiuener,'' which, when
IL comes at midday. takes the place of
luncheon. and to which friends can be in
vited And the formal evening dinner is
often ,receded as in England by o'clock
TOO az &c in GERMANY bv afternoon coffee
Rut thfs means business of eating for
which the majority have neither the time
nov tho resources
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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

After the luncheon and business meeting
Of Sorosis last Monday afternoon at the
Waldorf, Miss NJ. E. Ford delivered an ad-
dress on Child Life in Literature which
was the feature of the after meeting. Miss
Ford's views of her subject brought about
an animated discussion. since many of the
members did not agree with her, says the
New York Tribune. Many mothers thought
fairy tales and stories of fancy and fiction
positively harmful fo- children TO read.
while stfll others believed that history and
science and philosophy were beyond their
children's comprehension. The numerous
opinions advanced and the discussion in
duced proved to be extremely interesting,
Miss Ford's friends and allies heartily In
dorsing her views, while those opposed
TO them argued their side with good ma
tured eloquence. Both views claimed
strong grounds for sound argument Miss
Ford said in part:
Just at present attention IS attracted to
child HE in literature not only because
Christmas draws nigh and everything per-
tanning to children is peculiarly interesting,
but because OF the recent publication in
this city of two deservedly popular books
dealing with children. refer to 'Senti-
mental Tommy and Sonny, MIR. Barrie
has given us the most complete and sug-
eestive study of child life ever attempted
IN fiction. It is the romance Of childhood
as revealed through imaginative Tommie,
while in the mastery portrayal of the
character and sufferings of Grizel we are
made 10 realize how. even to q child, life
may become n tragedy
Mrs. Ruth McEnery StuaFt's Sonny IS
series OF inimitable monologues impress
sionistic sketches, developing the character
OF an exceptional but very lovabIe boy
from his birth to his marriage 1 should
like to call attention also to the unique
publication sent out not long since from
the Mcmillan press. a kind of compendium
of child history In all ages and among all
nations. II is entitled The Child and
Childhood In Folk Thought by Professor
Chamberlain. OF Clark University, wor-
cester. 'Tss. II would seem to belong
rather 70 the kind of books classed by the
French as Pour Servlr' for. though IL is
a rich storehouse from which future philo-
sophie writers on childhood may freely
draw. and moreover shows patient re-
search, analysis. and rare fund OF in
formation, IL does not possess as a book
that vitality or artistic Integrity that
would make Il Interesting simply as read
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
Five O'clock Tea

Saucers and insincerity;
Chatter of tongues and spoons;
Gossip and spiced asperity.
Atmosphere-good for swoons.
Move. if the swift dexterity
Known TO the clown be thine.
That's what you see
At a o'clock tea
Served in a social shrine,
This is the game Society
tSpelt with big. big s.
Plays TO dispel safety,
WEAKNESS dispossess.
Tannical insobriety
Varies the dreary round.
Therefore you roam
To a crammed At Home,
Carefully groomed or gowned.
'Awfully glad to see you!''
"Awfully good to comet
The rest, as the damsels tea you,
Is lost In the 'wildering hum.
Nobody comes TO free you
or saucer and spoon and cup;
So you stsnd and smile
In a vacant style
And long to be out and up.
Give me an A B C shop.
Lead me to LockhaTt's bowers:
, Take me to any teashop
Scorned by the. social powers.
Rather. I swear by Aesop.
I'd MUNICH at a penny bun,
Than the cakes and gush
OF a 5 o'clock crush.
Where hard days work Is done.
London Sketch
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
wALTZING ON THE ICE.
"Swedish Scissors Is the Name of the
Very Latest Figure.

Waltzing on the tip of the toe and cutting
the Swedish scissors, a figure recently in
rtroduced by European skaters, are the
achievements most sought after by experts
on the ice. To skate merely, no matter
with what speed, is not regarded as giving
sufficient eclat TO suit the tastes of those
whC strive TO stand in the first ranks,
The waltz while difficult, is learned by
many. and requires only perseverance but
the scissors, according to an eminent in
structor. is one of the most trying feats
known.
All really fine skating is done to music.
and what is known simply as the promen-
ade is in reality Il two-step, which must be
executed with precision and nicely 20 get a
good effect The outer edge and the cross
roll are the first fancy steps taught. but
familiarity with them is supposed to make
all future effort comparatively simple, and
with two-step music the schottische or
waltz is appropriate, and is used. Once
woman can execute these steps with ease
She is on the nigh road to become an eX-
pert, and to reach that state of perfection
which allows of a long continued waltz
during which only her toes must touch the
ice.
An elaborate figure known as the grape
vine is also much in vogue and much
thought OF. To describe it. or, indeed. any
other figure, is almost an imposSibiIity but
the looker-on has an impression of a series
OF graceful curves. twined and intertwined
that are not inaptly named. Few women,
1t is said, learn the figure to perfection.
Dut those who do make a graceful picture
that has a rare charm. In fact, an hour
spent as iooker-on at any one of the i'm
door rinks shows many attractive scenes.
The scissors has, as yet. been cut by but
few. Even to the expert il is a difficult
task, and the instructor himself admits
that It was tax upon his rare skill.
Nevertheless it is the thing 10 do and per-
haps because of its very difficulty. is the
goal OF all ambitious fancy skaters.-New
York Journal.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
Returned wedding Gift..

parts OF Italy. and hundreds of worthy
persons are quite cast down because the
wedding gifts sent by them to the crown
prince and princess have been returned
wiki thanks" There is no denying that
tentions, and were intended to prove the
widespread interest in the young pair. But,
on the other hand. there is usually so
much self-seeking mixed up in this kind of
offering as a rule that naturally no excep-
tion can be made, and royalty has to pro-
teet itself without being able to regard the
feelings of those who really mean kindly
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
Where,s Mother.

Bursting in from school or play,
This is what the children say:
Trooping. crowding, big and small,
d. On the threshold. in the hall
Joining in the constant cry,
Ever as the days 20 by.
Where's mother?'
From the weary bed of pain
This same question comes again:
From the boy with sparkling eyes,
Bearing home his earliest prize;
From the bronZed and bearded son,
Perils past and honors won;
where's mother?'
Burdened with a lonely task,
One day We may vainly ask
For the comfort of her face,
For the rest of her embrace;
Let us love her while we may,
Well for US that we can say,
Where's mother?"
Mother with nntiring hands
At the post of duty stands.
Patient, seeking not her own,
Anxious for the good alone
OF her children as they cry,
Ever as the days go by.
where's mother"
Good Housekeeping.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
Grand Musical Programme by
Auditorium Orchestra.

when they send these presents. Three
enormous store rooms at the Quirinal were
filled to overfowing with a motley collec-
tion of articles, from costly diamonds down
to knitted comforters, and such perishable
commodities as flowers. eggs. cakes. and
no one knows what else besides. Numbers
of the ''disinterested'' donors enclosed con-
gratulatory letters strongly resembling
begging epistles-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
THE Rig HAT IN CHURCH.
1t Fills the Whole Universe for the
Mnn Behind II,

This is what happens to the man behind
the hat The preacher disappears until
nothing remains but voice says the OBJ
server. And With the hat standing against
the spot where the voice is and the modu-
lated sentences breaking against it, how is
attention to be fixed upon the sermonp The
mind grows lax, the quiet and sweetness
of the sanctuary tend to distraction. the
hat fills the whole universe, and inVolun-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
The OId-Fashioned Oriental w,x

They send no glittering statements out
When bank goes to smash In China.
To show tits solvent beyond a doubt,
When a bank goes to smash in China.
No plying tears you see them shed.
But they take big cheese knife instead
And amputate the presidents head,
And banks never break in China.
Chicago Tribune,
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

st. Louis Globe-Democrat. Oct. 20. 90
Dazzling was the vision which greeted
them as the curtain rolled up and dis
closed the most beautiful woman OF this
day posing as Helen of Troy beside the
ruins of Troy. The vision was Nine. Yale,
the high priestess of beauty, whose fame
has spread over the whole world.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
she Hadn't Though. of 1t.

We'll" said the sarcastic man, as he
walked out of the theater between the
acts. I'm ever so much obliged to that
girl who sits in front OF me. don't know
but I'll tell her So"
You mean the one with the frightfuiIy
big hat2"
YES"
for - "'t
For not raising her parasolg'-washinE-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
STUDY YOUR CONSTITUTION.
Don't Take Your Meals When Other
People Do for Forms Sake If
Your Stomach Calls for Them
Mt Different Periods

Sensibly chosen and properly cooked food
will go far toward contributing to our gen.
eral health as well as to our enjoyment
There is no better evidence of ignorance
and fnexperience of the world than the dis
position to condemn habits and customs
which differ from those to which we have
been reared: and when one person goes
into ecstacies over French methods of
and both unite in declaring that there is
nothing Mt to eat in England and plenty to
eat but no cooks in America, or that Amer
ica is the only place where anything can
be obtained that is fit to eat the broad as
sertions must be taken with many grains
OF allowance, A little study of the sub
Ject would show that the habits of diff
1erent countries have grown out of their
conditions and necessities, and that it is an
evidence OF the adaptability of human ma
ture that II can live and thrive, in time on
whatever Is not actually poisonous.
one or the great and marked distinc-
tlons between American Lying and that
or almost any other country is the ouan-
tity and variety of food seen on tables of
the working classes-that is, those who
earn their living by hard labor The
wealthy everywhere acquire much the
same methods. dinner of courses in
London. Paris or Berlin does not differ ma
teriaIly from q course dinner in PhiIadeI-
phia, except that in Paris alone the num-
Der OF dishes Will be smaller the quantity
less. and there will be degree of refine
ment and delicacy in the cooking rarely
FOUND IN other cities even when French
cooks are employed. For in Paris market
ing Is done on a smaller scale, and MANY
elements of nicely in cooking are readily
obtainaofe that are difficult TO find else
where
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

Miss Cora L. Turner, of Cincinnati, o.,
has invented and patented Il marine boiler
which promises excellent results in the
economy of fuel and also in the saving of
-space ocupied by both boiler and fuel.