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recent past; no peace to the ashes Of the
choking uncomfortable nuisance!
The new sleeve is uncompromising
only in non-essential articles of faith.
1t will admit shoulder cape; or it will
make headway by cunning evasion of
the issue. as in an evening gown have
seen exhibited, whose sleeves are mere
folds of chiffon drawn rather snugly
across the upper arm, leaving the shoul-
ders bare but for magical black satin
straps with big cherry bows on top. This
gown was covered with spotted net in a
tint, the bodice folds were drawn up to
Il big bow and rosette just below the
left shoulder, there was a cherry red
sash, and am very sorry to be compelled
to add that at the bottom were four or
five such 'tucks' as careful mothers
used to put in little girls gowns so that
they could be "let out" as the girl grew;
and oh, l wonder why we never see any
of those careful mothers nowadays.
Those variants of the new sleeve are
all l can describe in detail, but there are
others. There is general preference
for transparent effects in the sleeves Of
teagowns and ball dresses. l have no.
ticed:
Tight sleeves of pale blue glace silk,
with two chiffon frills at wrist and two
at shoulders.
Tight sleeves of dull red satin, loosely
yelled with black spotted net.
Tight sleeves of pale blue, with yelling
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was ushered into salon where, before
long, Madame Lockroy and her daugh-
ter made their appearance. Madame
LockrOy was the wife of Victor Hugo's S
younger son, Charles, who died twen-
ty-four years ago. Her present hus-
band, M. Edward Ilockroy, is a promi-
nent and popular figure in the political
world of France.
Madame Jeanne Hugo is quite
young, and possesses warm, unconven-
1tional manners. In her brimming,
translucent brown eyes her grandfather
found forget-me-nots. She is endowed
with the Hugo strength of physique.
1t is easy to understand why he adored
her, for he was only fond Of healthy,
robust women and girls. OF course, the
conversation revolved around the poet
as our theme. The walls were enriched
here and there with his grotesque,
unique drawings.
"Yes," said Madame Lockroy, cnthus-
|iastically, "he was always making
drawings at Guernsey. He rarely used
a brush and paint-he worked with ink
and pen-sometimes with match, and
a great deal with his thumb. He would
usually begin drawing by dropping a
blot of ink on sheet Of paper. The form
of the blot with it's rays shooting out
suggested his subject-a chateau in a
rainstorm, a church and spire in the
| twilight or what not. So he developed
the sketch, with chance and caprice for
his guides. In that drawing (pointing
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hem is narrow line of black Persian
lamb. The lining and the face of the
lapels within this black strip are of
yellow cloth. and there is cascade ia
bot, l believe they call it. of tullc and
lace, and big enamel buttons plenteous
in number and size. The hat worn with
such white suit is of white straw with
n black edge, white frills of chiffon.
black edged, and three black plumes.
The SWEETEST of open coats will linger
in my dreams, fear. 1t Is black, with
q lustre of satin. About the neck along
the shoulders and down the front run a
continuous collarette and stole of beau
tifnl brecade, pale pink ground, with
richer red and pale blue flowers, all
edged with close shirred chiffon, which
forms at the bottom of the stole heavy
pendant quite to the hem of the skirt.
The cuffs show the same brocade and
the same edging of chiffon frills.
The tucked, frilled and fiounced skirt
is here, in increasing numbers, worse
luck to it! The draped skirt threatens.
Big, short, loose jackets of velvet, Jet
and fur, will be worn late into the spring
which promises to be not precocious in
the matter of weather.
A boys costume:- A frilled shirt of a
very narrow stripe Of white and hello
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bly, ugIy--as il by some accident an epau-
let had broken loose and slid down the
arfn-but l could not make them seem
30, and know the total effect was quaint
and charming, of the gown itself and of
her who wore it,
The afternoon tea is but pretense
We have no five meal, meat-fed men,
In Mr.. Kipling's phrase. Our newspa-
per and business offices do not serve tea
at 5 p. M, and suspend work for an
hour for laughter and chatting. The
high tea is purely domestic institution,
gaining ground rapidly, almost for wo-
mems sole use, land hence mere parade
for gowns. So it was not surprising that
the new sleeved girl should have had a
new-sleeved caller. And as the teagown
Is lissOme thing, it's wearer looked soul
full and intense, and the conner from
without was clipper and birdlike in a
picture hat of frilled satin surmounted
by satin ribbon, striped of black and
white, and her satin gown had three
nink-edged capes and five rows of trim
ming at the hem, and three basque
fiounces without the fur. The sleeves
We're of wrinkled satin, the belt was
black and very wide, witha huge buckle.
and a simple lace tie replaced the elabo-
rate, bow-adorned stock collars of the
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( tors and medicine, but he had faith In
hygiene and cold water. In the after
noon, lie read his mail, trifled about the
house and amused himself with his
drawings; from five to seven he always
went out for a walk"
Here are my brother and I in this
photograph" said Madame Hugo. 1--WE
are standing before the David dangers
bust Of grandpa. And here, too, Is an
categorical picture of grandpa, Georges
and me, by Benjamin Constant. Be
hind us is symbolic female figure, you
see; you can just make out, in the shad-
lowy background the names Of some Of
grandpa's books"
And thus, until the close of my call,
the laughing, handsome granddaughter
of Victor Hugo chatted and showed her
keepsakes. She will remain one of the
most famous of all the maids Of whom
he sang in his twenty-five volumes Of
verse. those maids whose A b G, he de-
clared, sis to be beautiful, to touch the
depths of the deepest hearts with
merely a nothing--a bouquet, a ribbon,
a smile-and to be, by the side of mo-
rose man, gentler than the azure, roster
than the rose"
STUART HENRY.
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FAC SMILE OF ONE OF HUGUS
. SKETCHES.

to sketch about 1x2 feet in size) you
see the brown spots--that is coffee. He
frequently turned a drop or two of
coffee on the linked paper, for he was
apt to indulge in this sport when finish
ing his cafe noir after breakfast"
"And was he indeed the image of
kindness to you?" asked, addressing
the question to Madame Hugo.
30, he was simply angelic to me-
she replied. II have none but the hap.
piest memories of him. Yes, nearly
all those little incidents which he yer.
sitied in 'L'Art d'etre Grand Pere' were
true,-for instance, the promenades
with his two 'marmots,' as he called us
Still never was locked in q dark clos.
ct with only dry bread for my repast-
oh, non! non!-he invented that storyr
1t will be remembered that the poet
recounted this childlike pleasantly in
poem Of twenty-four lines. Jeanne
had been imprisoned in q dark closet
because of some misconduct. Hei
grandpa-compassio soul--was sly.
ly slipping in Il pot of confitures to her
He was discovered by one of the law.
and-order parties Of the household and
was to undergo like punishment fol
this allotment Of lawlessness. Where.
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PLENTY OF BOURBON ON HAND.
No Likelihood of a Whisky Famine for
10

No Likelihood of Whisky Famine for
Year or Two to Come.
| The aspect of the fine whisky market
is by no means CHEEKY in spite of the
fact that stocks are being gradually re-
duced by the consumptive demand. In
this paper recently there were published
some statistics which indicated relief
in prevailing conditions, but neverthe-
less there remains the ugly fact that
consumption appears to have decreased
and overproduction continues.
June ! there were in bond 100000
gallons of bourbon whisky, and Octo-
Der 1 there were little over 100000
gallons in the hands of the wholesalers.
The amount in bond has not been great
ly lessened. and it is fair to say that the
entire stocks are between 100000
and SO,O00.000 gallons. The Withdrawals
during October were 1,200,657 gallons
and the distillery production $1,000.
The most conservative estimates are
| that the production for the current year
will be from 230OO,OOO to 25,OOO 900
gallons. The Withdrawals indicate a
consumption of about 100000 gal
Ions per annum. so that at the end of
the fiscal year will probably find us with
larger stocks than ever.
| That prices would be cut and demor-
alization prevail are not surprising un-
der the circumstances. AS the demand
for bourbon has lessened that for spirits
has increased and while the jobbers arc
busy the distillers are made the victims
of the depreciation in prices that re-
suits. Heretofore the holder of bourbon
whisky could always make himself easy
with the reflection that every year add
cd enough to the value of his liquor to
pay the carrying cost. 1t is not SO
when the demand is lessening and the
consumption of blends" and quick
aging" goods is increasing. The distill,
ers lay the blame on the increased tax
which most Of them thought such a
good thing two years ago, and are dis.
cussing plans to bring about legislation
that will relieve them Of the situation
1t is questionable that congress will lis.
ten to any more amendments in the
laws. and the evils so complained OF
will have to be left to cure themselves
Manufacturers are unwilling to cease
production, which, they argue, would
only go to increase the value of the
stocks they have already sold. The job
bers would like nothing so well as q
general shut down, but all efforts to Sc.
cure one have been unsuccessful. In the
meantime the spirits distilleries ought
be making money.-LOuiSvillc Courier
Journal
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ton where there was no game when the
feminine amateur filled one poor, little
fowl with dozens of shot and rejoiced
that she had brought it low.
So the up-to-date huntswoman scorns a
shot gun. When her brother or her
lover smiles now it is at her clever aim
and no longer in derision.
A popularity of this modern Diana is
that she is getting to like facts. The
poet who began a famous poem with the
line "God knows what a fact is worth
could never have given utterance to such
a sentiment if he had been in the habit
Of handling firearms. And not only Goes
the feminine Rimrod learn to understand
the value of q fact; but she discovers that
pluck aud endurance are actually femi.
nine 1raits-if once cultivated. She
finds to her surprise that, where she can
not control circumstances. she has un
consciously learned to adjust herself tt
them; and she realizes that any woman
who fancies herself ward in chancery
of Providence is bound to meet with
bitter disappointments.
The shops for sporting goods are max
ing specially of firearms for women
Every variety of rife, shot gun or pisto
is manufactured with view to feminine
trade. Hunting suits are often gotten
from sporting goods establishments
rather than the ordinary modistes. Hats
gloves, hunting boots, and leggings car
all be found at the same shop where the
rifle and cartridge are purchased.
Probably the ''fact" which the sports
woman grasps last and likes least is
cleaning her firearms. According to the
old fashioned method it was dirty, un
pleasant undertaking and sports
woman is still a dainty creature in spite
of her intelligence and independence
But her domestic knowledge has served
her well and instead of polishing up the
metal on her gun with various rags
powders etc. she finds the tiny bit OF
witchcloth with which she cleans hel
silver, the simplest, neatest method ir
the world. OF course, she must still
swab out her gun with oil-soaked wads
but even this operation, which is unusu
| ally reserved for the long evenings by
the fireside, can be made comparative
ly delicate undertaking with plenty ol
clean cloths and sweet smelling oil.
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chance to have one. 1t is not an unusual
sight during the fall months to meet one
Of these Dianas, short of frock. red of
cheeks. athletic and happy, hurrying
down Fifth avenue to take an out of
town train towards Maine or the Adj
rondacks.
But she is not necessarily a society
woman. A woman does not need to be-
long to the 400 to be intelligent, fond OF
nature, and in excellent company when
alone, and these are three necessary
qualifications Of the Sportswoman. If
she were not intelligent it would never oc.
cur to her to step out of the dull routine
of her daily domestic experience; if she
were not fond of nature she could step
a long way without bringing down any
game, for one must be familiar with
the air trees and very soil to track
game. A woman who can fall back on
her own resources and interest herself
on long. silent tramp at daybreak for
waterfowl or during a midnight vigil
listening for the whistle of an elk OF the
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weird love call of the moose, is bound to
hunting party.
The choice of gun is matter Of no
little Importance for the sportswoman to
master. Special grades and weights Of
guns are now being put in the market,
and women who actually hunt in ear
nest for the love of the sport would nc
sooner have their husbands and bro.
theirs but their rifles than they would
delegate them to select their bonnets OF
lingerie. The first thing to learn is to
avoid bargain counter at sporting
goods store. Cheap guns are poor, fol
the material and mechanical work in
fire arms must be Of the best, and that
means, at least moderate expense
Expert guns" that are largely adver-
tised in this country, can be gotten as
low as $500, whereas gun for $500
would scarcely be safe venture.
There are serviceable guns to be had
at moderate prices and the best and safest
way is to buy only of reliable parties
after thorough examination and testing
Of the piece. 49,
The weight of gun is serious mat
ter to a woman, and very often the no
vice will fatigue herself early in the
day. spelling fine chance of sport by q
needlessly heavy gun. And it must be
remembered that rifle that seems com
paratively light for target shooting will
seem several pounds heavier after ter
or fifteen mile tramp. The lightes
weight gun that the nature of the spor1
will permit, even though the recoil i:
greater, is the best. The smallest gun
and one that is favorite with womer
is 2S-gage and weighs AZ pounds
This miniature firearm is very popular
in England with all sportsmen, and il
America is often preferred by men fol
hunting partridge, woodcock and simi
lar small game.
The weight of gun should lie betweei
the two hands. There it balances well
A well balanced gun always appear!
lighter than one of equal weight whicl
balances poorly. A good gun wheI
placed on end will be found to stand up
right, or very nearly so.
Women speedily learn to fill their owl
shells and no hunting outfit is complete
for a woman without powder flask, lea
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I of pale green; or pale green and pale
pink; or red net over gray or black.
Perhaps this use Of a diaphanous veil.
ing over a snug sleeve may serve to
bridge over the awkwardness of trans
itory period; but as fashion is always in
such period, doubtless she needs no
such assistance. Meanwhile the average
woman. not the first by whom the new
is tried, may rest positive that big sleeves
will be in the decided majority for
who knows how long? And that the
tight ones will for the present be worn
much oftener indoors than out.
Reassuring to one who has her ward
robe for the present complete and her
allowance spent, is the spring jacket.
Big sleeves lend themselves to luxury in
the evening. "smartness" by day. Aud
smart enough is street suit of rough
white cloth. made with piped seams, with
a plain, full skirt, big-sleeved open coat
along whose collar and within whose
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lpon "Jeanne," with sympathetic
,ratefulness, whispered to him: Then
will bring you confitures."
Grandpa" continued Madame Hugo,
was always very quiet; he rarely
lughed. Here is the only photograph
the world which shows him laughing.
t"ind TO sing or whistle to me,
'' nontry. He told
me a story occasionally, but no ghost
stories-nothing that would frighten
me"
"Hauteville House at Guernsey,
where we all lived most of the time"
added Madame Lockroy, was said to
be haunted; and when our people first
went there-early in the 50s-they be-
Came Interested III spiritualism and had
go. r.-.s. Yet do not
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THE NEW NARROW SLEEVES

cunning.' said Miss Wilkins, with par
donable enthusiasm, speaking of the
pretty girls present.
Just cunning" too, is the new sleeve,
mainly because for some time. we have
been quite unused to it. 1t is quite
tight. 1t may be wrinkled transversely,
la mousquetaire. 1t may be masked
at the shoulder by cape, or at the elbow
by frill. but its own blessed self is ca
ressingly snug. And who could blame
1t, in such case as that of the divinely
tall and most divinely fair young girl
in the teagown, strong in the self-com-
mand to which some women are born. the
big figured stuff of her gown caught at
the bosom and falling thence in Il wat
teau plait, but elsewhere close-fitting;
the decolletage filled with soft lace; the
hair falling in golden mass about the
head like framing aureole? ] am sure
the three stiff frills at the bottom of her
elbow sleeves must have been abomina-
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THE FIRST CHINESE TRAMP.

Oakland has ChlneSe tramp, the nrSt
on record in the country. He was ar
rested for vagrancy in Berkeley yeste-
day, asleep near the gate of DR.. O'Toole,
and when brought to the county Jail
gave the name Of All Lee.
On being searched by the prison off,
cials for stray bits of opium or knife.
his outer blouse was removed. Nothing
was found beneath it but shirt. This
was taken off and revealed another
shirt. When this was removed third
shirt was found, then a fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh. The unkempt Mon
gol grunted when his last garment was
removed. He said:
keep him warm"
Three pairs Of baggy Chinese panta-
looms and two pairs of socks were re-
quired TO keep his nethe limbs warm.
When asked why he didn't work, he
replied:
''No job. No likce look. No likee too
much trouble. San Francisco Chroni-
Gle
The herald., 1896-02-26
A friend of mine had written a sto

>~s-o -
which appeared in certain North
British weekly. AS that paper had long
ceased to exist--at least, under its then
form-I am not violating confidence by
stating that it's terms were five shillings
per column, and that the editor did NOT
care for stories which exceeded the
measure of six columns. Also, he liked
to print the principal story on the MD
die page Of the paper, SO that the whoie
of it came under the eye at glance.
NY friends story had tragic catastro-
phe, which did not occupy very mucn
space in the telling, but, nevertheless.
overlapped the appointed page, and
would probably have run into smiling
or two on the other side-not to mention
with interfering with other copy. The
editor remorselessly cut away the
whole of the unfortunate hero's dying
moments and substituted in their place,
THE heroic soul had fed"
The author was not pleased. Some
people are SO unreasonable.-Lond
Speaker.
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AN ELECTRIC HEN

An electric hen has recently been in
vented, which is claimed to be superior
to the natural article Of flesh, feathers
and blood, except that it cannot lay
eggs. When the electric incubator has
produced the chickens, an electric fos
ter mother takes them in charge. The
upper part is devoted to the freshly
hatched. while the lower part is SO ar
ranged that the young can run around
on the ground and at the same time fine
heat and protection when they require
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ELLEN oSBORN'S LETTER.
The New Sleeve in Some Of Its Many
Manifestations.
IT Is TIGHT AND JUST CUNNING
Cleverly Yelled by Net or Masked by
Shoulder Frills-Does 1t Mean
the Collapse of the
Balloons?
toop,ughtisse, by Bachelor. johnson 4 B.che,ler.

The new woman sleeves-for morning,
afternoon and evening are still oddi-
ties, but they are absolutely the only
element of novelty or of menace in the
changing season.
The new sleeve is not thing of COM
promises. 1t knows no halfway meas
ures. 1t is take me or leave me-" 1t
is whose is not for me is against me-
When Mary Il. Wilkins came to New
York the first winter during which the
big sleeves were worn, she went to Il
literary reception, and that remark of
hers which was quoted most widely was
no question of problem novels or of ideal
ism in art. Aren't their big sleeves just
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trope; tan knee breeches and black
stockings; short tan jacket with clouded
white buttons.
The sable tails. which are not easy to
counterfeit, have had triumphant run
this winter. and this is one reason why
women with slender purses will welcome
the spring.
A gown in terra Gotta red: Smooth
cloth skirt, plain; velvet bodice with a
pouched front, and yoke and tiny vest
of white satin, with cream lace over black
liSSe.
We are all preparing for dress goods
woven with the biggest of big figures
and flowers. ef
ELLEN OSBORN,
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ON HER WAY TO THE TRAIN IN
HER HUNTING CLOTHES.

ON HER WAY TO THE TRAIN IN
HER HUNTING CLOTHES.
a hunter to use both cartridge and shell
while carrying only rifle. If a skin OF
small animal is to be dressed neatly 1t
must not be torn with a heavy cartridge
and with the use of taxidermist gun
the sportswoman can be ready for any
kind of game.
Many sportsmen prefer to carry sep
arate guns for different purposes; but
this involves weight of firearms to
which the average woman is not yet
physically equal.
The real sportswoman has long ago
abandoned the use of shot gun for
small game except. of course, where she
wishes to preserve the skin intact. She
discovered when she first began to hunt
for grouse and woodcock that only the
novice sprinkled her gamewith shot; that
the expert hunter relied upon his aim
every time whether on the trail of a
deer or on the alert for tiny bird. And
she also noticed that the expert hunter
sometimes turned his head in the direc-
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Me-" SHE REPLIED.
think grandpa ever really believed in
it. This is a photograph of us at Guern-
sey. 1t was taken soon after the war
grandpa, Georges, and Jeanne and I.
Yes, that is Hauteville house in the
background. The window at the right
hand in the roof was where he wrote.
1t commanded a view Of the town and
sea. He rose at dawn, poured Il pitcher
of cold water down his back, swallowed
d raw egg, drank some coffee, and then
worked until breakfast time-noon. His
habits were English rather than
French. Ha had little confidence in doc.
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Customer (lookinp ot himself in tf

Customer looking at himself in the
glass)-The trousers are not the kind
they are wearing this season, are they I
They seem to me to be out Of style.
Clothing Merchant-Mcin friendt dose
pants vas all right, but your legs vas
yoost liddle out Of shtyle.- Chicago
Daily Tribune
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HER ,LADXSHlP

ther bag, cartridge belt, and innumera-
bic pockets. all leather lined. In fact
leather is a most necessary adjunct to
the hunting costume throughout. The
leggings should be Of stout leather and
the short skirt should always be faced
with a broad band of soft leather The
gloves, when any are worn, should be
of buckskin. and bag to be swung
over the shoulder. to carry lunch and
field glasses, must invariably be Of lea
ther.
Taxidermy is delight to a genuine
sportsman for it involves keen intelli-
gence and an artistic temperament. The
object of a taxidermist gun is to enable
The herald., 1896-02-26
The Modern Sportswoman is Independent
and Carries Her Own Rifle.
FEMININE FADS IN FIREARMS.
The Best Costume for Hunting -
Fashionable Girls Who Go
A-Gunning It's All Fun
But Cleaning the Gun.

HE end-of-tl
century woman
hunts. She is a
sportswoman Of
the first water.
She carries her
own rife, brings
down her own
game and asks
no favors from
hor A.nar$ &c e1,n
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VICTOR HUGo'S FAVoRI7E
A Delightful Interview With Madam
Jeanne Hugo in Her Home.
CHARMING CHAT ABOUT THE P
His Whimsical Ways With Chill
Queer Little Sketches NJ.
With Thumb and Match-T
Inspirer of His Verses

INDEPENDENT
or any incidents
or events in her
own career, Mad
anne Hugo is and
will ever be a
AnaI G liz III.