The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-03

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The forward violet thus did cide:
Sweet thief. whence did thou steal thy sweet that
smeils
Which on thy soft cheek for complexion dwells,
In my loves veins thou hast too grossly dyed.
The lily condemned for thy hand,
And buds of marjoram had stolen thy hair;
The roses fearfuliy tborns did stand,
One biushing shame, another white dispair;
A third. nor red white. had stolen Of both.
And 10 his robbery had annexd thy breath.
But, for his theft. in pride of all his growth,
A venacful caDker ate him up to death.
More flowers / noted. yet could see
But sweet or color it had stolen from thee.
-WiiiiaDs ShGkspcrc
bell-ringer who has been exceedingly
faithful to his task, and has rung merry
chime on his bells to celebrate every birthday
that Queen Victoria has had since her corona
ton, has received from his gracious sovereign
a portrait of herself
The English people are already planning
celebrations for tho year 1893. the Goth ami
versary of Victoria's crowning.
The German method of preparing cucumbers
is being exploited in all Of the household de-
partments of the papers 1t is not a new method
to many American honsewives-that is, to soak
the cucumbers in salt and water for an hour or
so before they are served on the table. The
SALT water draws out the harmful properties.
Another point is not to use the seedless ends,
and that cucumbers should be sliced as thin as
possible.
Ii Hung Chang is very much astonished that
the English woman insist on wearing gloves,
bnt leave their throats and shoulders bare. He
says he thinks it more reasonable to do as the
women in his country do; they never wear
gloves, but they also never wear loH-cut
frocks.
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Maryland has girl orator, II years old. and
said to be regular Joan of Arc on finance.
All her arguments are for free silver. and she
handles statistics without gloves, and is said to
be quick and logical. She expects ~ make
campaign speeches all over the country. Her
father is her manager. She challenged Sem
ator German to debate on finance, but he
holds that campaign debates are not the proper
sphere for woman's usefulness, and he refused;
whereat she said be was afraid. She claims to
be willing to meet anyone in debate. Her
name is Eugene Cook and she has been max
ing speeches for year or SO. The Maryland
Fopulists treasure her very highly.
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The eternalIy feminine is we'll illustrated in
- H.
the prison yards to fan her husband, who was
in for 30 days hard labor for having most cru
ely beaten her.
Fashions are going back to that old, graceful
method of making q skirt and its lining sepa-
rate, SO that they are only Joined at the belt.
The skirts that we have had for the last year
or so have all been lined in every gore, with
the Innings sewed in the seams. Now the lin.
ing is fitted neatly, faced up we'll, and pref
tily-hemmed skirt swings lightly over it.
xs.
Russian enamel is one of the latest fads in
iewelry. 1t is very bright and pretty for belt
buckles.
There is much talk about ear rings again, bat
| look, and it will all end in talk, as did the big
prophecies of hoop skirts and bustles for last
| year.
The brooch, which for some years has seemed
old-fashioned beside the "stick-pins," is now
| decidedly fashionable.
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Little bolero jackets are pretty part Of the
new styles. Not that bolero jackets are new
| only they are eli" again.
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| Silk peoples are a pretty and fashionable
| decoration for late Summer and Fall straw hats.
| For many hats that need freshening up bit to
make them last through the season. deep
colored fowers-violets, roses, poppies-uill
serve very we'll.
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