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mems wives.

While they are the objects of the live
liest interest to themselves and their
friends at home, the women are source
of perennial amusement to Washington
society.
There are many types, each interesting
in its own way.
The woman from far western state,
who. perhaps. in her own home has led
Il quiet life, with only such mild diSs-
pations as country fairs or church festi-
walls, becomes tho envy of all her friends.
when her husband is elected to congress.
Possibly as the wife of the mayor of the
town, or the daughter OF its leading mer-
chant. she has been 4 woman of some
prominence and a leader of its social gu
theringS. She looks forward to taking
as conspicuous q part in the gaiety of
Washington. as in that of her own town.
She leaves her home with her head in
a whirl of giddy anticipation.
She and her husband have only vague
ideas as to where they will live. but look
forward to luxurious quarters in a hotel
as the proper thing for people in their po-
stion. 1t takes them but short time
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skirt, chiffon futed waist, big sleeves.
round or square decolletage; or one can
meet half way the spring styles with
frocks of more fantastic material. If
one have the gift for frivolity perhaps
the latter course is better.
| might recommend, in that case, n
plain cut skirt of china silk with fantas-
tic figures running up and down the
lengths: say ecru ground with flower
sprays of pink; pink muslin fichu and
vest with plated collarette. gorgeous
cherry velvet puff sleeves, belt, roset-
tes and ribbon straps down the front:
and there you are. The corntlower
blonde girl might make use of the
same idea in light blue flowers and
blue velvet.
Another ball or dinner costume en-
ploys an arabesque design in silk which
forms Il zouave. with vest front OF vel
vet and chiffon sleeves.
Another uses with plain skirt
sleeves and vest of figured China silk.
over which is worn plum colored vel
vet corselet and velvet straps upon the
shoulders.
In Lent one does not need to wear
sackcloth or strew ashes; it is sufficient
TO improve the mind by attending
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head to the temples. Indeed, it may be
given as an almost invariable rule in
the practice of face massage. to rub in
the opposite direction to that in which
the wrinkles are forming.
Ladies who wish to give the face a
thorough treatment begin, before ap-
plying the skin food, by making per-
haps dozen strokes with the palms of
the hands from the centre of the fore
head toward the temples, pressing
firmly, but gently. This is to efface
the perpendicular lines.
For the horizontal ones. place the tips
of the fingers and thumb of the right
hand. Slightly apart. on the forehead
Just above the eyebrows. drawing the
skin downward. and. with the fingers
and thumb Of the left hand. commenc-
ing just above the other fingers, rub
rle skin upward dozen times.
For the dreaded crows feet at the
corners of the eyes press the balls of
the second and third fingers lightly but
firmly, Just above the eyebrows bring
Ing the second finger down the side of
the eyebrow till it meets the cheek; then
transfer the light movement to the
third finger and continue it around the
edge Of the lower eyelid to the nose.
For Strengthening the muscles Of the
eye lids. go over the entire surface of
the upper eyelid, taking up a small
portion at a time between the thumb
and fore finger and pinching very gent
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to discover that Il Congressman's $4,000
Il year. will not support Il great degree
of luxury, and they settle down very
likely in a boarding house, with the
privilege of the parlor.
Washington is full Of these places.
Most of them are kept by representa-
regalcs her boarders, at table. with stor-
les of her former wealth and elegance
"befo the wah." She is perhaps employ
ed in one Of the departments and leaves
the management of the house to slipshod
negro servants.
In the depth of this typical Washing
ton boarding house, the first dream of
Congressional luxury is dissolved.
On her arrival the new members wife
feels little timid at what she has be-
fore hcr. The undcrwritten laws of
Washington society arc an enigma which
she cannot solve for herself. She seeks
the wife Of an older member, who pities
her ignorance, and patronizes her with
an air Of superior wisdom born Of eX-
perience, and offers perhaps 10 pilot her
through the uncertain shoals Of society
rs She has found it.
The new members wife is dismayed
when she finds she is expected to make
calls OH the wives of the president and
vice president, the eight cal s.et officers.
the nine Supreme Court justices. and the
lightweight senators, before they call
OH her. She hesitates, but finally gains
courage and sallies forth with her new
cards and her best gown. She feels as
she goes from house TO house that she
l,,. fJ ,bo /,
taken the first decisive step into Wash
ing ION society.
But she is not long in realizing that the
dress that was considered 4 triumph OF
the dressnrlker's art at home. is almost
dowdy by contrast with the gorgeous
costumes she sees about her.
She ;nds that instead OF sitting down
and visiting with Mrs. Senator Blank
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dence which is typical of the new Con-
gresham. He has not had time to re-
alize what small figure an every day
Congressman cuts in Washington.
She soon finds herself in the midst OF
crowd made up of everybody who is
prominent in the Capital, either socially
or politically.
The resident society is we'll represent
ed. So is the foreign element, and the
army and navy. She looks enviously at
the women about her. so well-dressed, So
graceful, so entirely at ease. Every mo-
ment she realizes moro the need Of ex-
periencc and training for her new posi-
ton.
After few experiences she feels more
at home, and even learns to ''patronize"
some less experienced sister. This is q
common type.
The wife of the member from the
large city is less open to ridicule, for she
comes with more experience in matters
social, but she frequently makes blum
derS through her ignorance Of certain
rules of etiquette peculiar to Washing
ltOn.
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WRINKLES NEW AND OLD.
How to Get Rid of Them by Easy
Methods
MASSAGE YOUR OWN FACE.
MASSAGE
some Simple Recipes for Homemade c
Lotions and Other Useful Toilet
Preparations-Exe for
Developing Lean Necks
and Sunken Checks.

How to be beautiful is topic that
Will win any woman's attention, and it
Is a pity that she is so often deluded by
false teachers who pay little or no re-
gard TO the natural laws. The sooner
women learn to assist, and not to fight
nature. the better, and such is the Sc
cret of the science of face massage.
II is not necessary to go to n profess
sional massageur. Every woman can
Danish her own wrinkles and restore
her own plumpness of cheek if she will
be guided by few simple directions
and patiently await the result
Wrinkles are not always the effect
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To preserve and restore the round
less and firmness of the cheeks, place
the thumb of the right hand in the
mouth, supporting the under surface
If the left cheek and with the four
fingers Of the right hand make dozen
rotary movements from the outer cor
ner of the left eye over the cheek to
the chin, moving the thumb at the
same time inside the cheek in the op-
posite direction. Then put the thumb
of the left hand inside the right cheek.
and repeat the same movement: This
may require n little practice, but will
soon be easy.
For the chin, place the right thumb
under it and. with the right forefinger
slightly curved, rub the left side Of the
chin. Repeat the same operation with
TIC left hand.
For the lines which form from the
corners of the nose to those of the
mouth. make lightly and firmly with
the balls of the fingers dozen strokes
from the corner of the lips outward and
upward to the ears.
Having thus done battle with wrin-
kles formed and forming 90 over the
entire face. taking up between the
thumb and finger as much flesh as can
be grasped between them, pressing
firmly, but not enough to bruise the
flesh.
Lastly, with theff1at Of the hand, deal
the entire face and forehead n series
of slaps given smartly enough to make
the face tingle slightly, but not too Sc
vercly. No face treatment should ever
be so violent as to leave the slightest
bruise. The glow which, for some time,
will be felt all over the face will prove
the stimulus which the blood has re-
ccived through the whole tissue of
flesh. the best assurance that the fab
by. relaxed muscles, being exercised,
will rean their tension. The whole
process need not take more than twen-
ty minutes each night, and in single
month, the result will be very percept-
ible.
The exercises for restoring the plump
ness of throats are as follows: Shut the
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Velvet is quite the favorte material
for the darker element in ccmbinatio
gowns. Velvet skirts are worn with
light waists of chiffon or silk. Velvet
wraps are very common. Velvet is
perhaps seen in half the smart costumes
for children.
Fichu and coliarette combined will
mark many of the new spring frocks.
The little basques seen so commonly
awhile ago are not increasing in mum.
ber or growing in esteem.
Printed and striped velvets, present
ing somewhat garish appearance for
a material 50 rich. are unaccountably
popular. One even sees velvets marked
in huge plaids generally used for long
cloaks and wraps.
Happy she who can go to Bermuda
or Florida and escape the first coy ap-
proaches Of the northern spring; es.
pecally If she may go clad in light
serge. and have plenty of light after
noon and evening bodices in her trunk.
The Florida hotels shelter plenty of
beautiful gowns.
And still in grim and threatening
prospect the draped skirt!
ELLEN OSBORN.
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First calls have no terrors for her, and
she makes them on anybody and every
body she meets, tearing breathlessly
from hou<, to house. Before the season
is half over her visiting list is as long
as the Moral Law. Her receptions are
well attended, for her table is literally
supplied with daintics, and her punch
bowl is warranted never to run dry.
In her second season she is a little
toned down. She learns to discriminate
in her giving and receiving social favors.
Tho Congressman frequently comes to
Washington, without his family. His
wife, perhaps, has the good sense to rea-
lize what Il very exclusive form of happl-
ness winter in Washington may be,
and prefers to remain in her own house
rather than try to establish one in
strange surroundings for such very
brief term. She finds out who
makes up the eligible resi-
dent. and the desirable transient
population, and while her visiting list
may be shorter, and her receptions less
crowded, she has the satisfaction of
knowing that she has place in the ex-
elusive circle, which takes tact rather
than wealth, or official prominence to
attain. She is in a continual glow OF
happiness at her success; her husbands
constituents bask in it's warmth, and so
she adds to has popularity at home and
abroad.
The woman with daughter OF eight
cen years or more is almost certain to
follow her husband here. Sne comes
with visions Of eligible young men OF
the foreign legations. or II her ambition
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or of the departments.
But she meets with many bitter dis
appoiptment. for the young man Of
Washington is an impossible matrimon-
ial quantity He lives only to be fed
and worshppcd.
MARCISSE MEL.
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LIVES OF ANIMALS.

Button. Flourens, Humboldt and
great many other eminent naturalists,
scientists. ETC.. We're of the opinion that
the natural limit of earthly existence.
among the animal creation is five times
as long as the time expended by them
in reaching maturity. Button gives the
following table to substantiate that ne.
culiar belief; The camel grows for
eight years, lives forty; the horse grows
Tor five years, lives twenty-five: tue
OK grows for four years, lives fifteen to
twenty: the lion grows for four years;
lives twenty: the dog grows for two
years. lives ten to twelve; the man grows
Tor twenty years, lives one hundred.
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of bad habits such as frownins. and
the tricks Of expression which distOrt
the face. laughing, lying on the checks
while asleep in such Il way as to crease
them, but are also due to insufficien.
nourishment and relaxation of the mus
cles. The lines are not merely superb
cial. but penetrate the tissues beneath
Which contain numerous nerves and
blood vessels.
Recently, scientist< have discovered
a substance obtained from the wool of
sheep, which has the property of a
skin food, being absorbed directly by
the pores of the skin, aud supplying
the lost tissue beneath. This has been
used in various preparations under diff
ferent names, but can be far more
cheaply prepared at home by purchas-
ing the lanOline itself and making the
cream as follows:
LANOLINE CREAM.
Obtain half a pound OF lanoline, and
half pint of pure oil of sweet almonds.
Then, putting n tablespoonful on a
china plate, add an equal quantity of
almond oil; mix thoroughly, and add
from half teaspoonful to a teaspoon
full Of ticture of bcnzoin, until the paste
dripS from the knife--a steel case knife
is best for the mixing process-in about
the consistency of very thick cream
All three of these ingredients are abso-
lutely harmless.
The cream should be applied. prefer
ably at night, and we'll rubbed in with
the hand.
TO efface wrinkles as well as to
nourish the skin, when the lines run
horizontally across the forehead, rub
up and down in putting on the cream
when they are perpendicular rub with
both hands from the centre of the fore
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classes or taking lectures-Brownins
Delsarte. First aid to the Injured.
American history. almost anything will
do. so that women are by it brought
| together to discuss things to them of
greater moment. The proper Lenten
gown is Il plain tailor made-well, per-
haps not exactly plain; a little trim
ming of dark fur down the lapels will
not break the spirit of the law. And it's
material is appropriately dark-well,
perhaps not quite all dark: a little vest
| front of light silk or chiffon will do no
| harm: and of course one really must
have an embroidered stock, cuffs and
belt. and those cunning bows at the
back of the neck and an appropriate
toque with plumes-what could be
more sadly appropriate?
! In New York. Philadelphia and Chi.
cago, municipal politics will be favor
ite topic of Lenten study in the wom-
ems classes. Perhaps this. too. is
prophetic, prophetic of the day when
woman takss the business end of the
broom as means of conviction to civ.
ic scoundrels.
Hardly could I leave the subject of
Lent without remarking that 1t should
be Christening to the proud soul to go
abroad clad in one of the smart Eng
llsh coats the shape whereof is paral-
|lelopipedonic and their buttons huge
and their rough surface pestiferous.
But not all is ugly that out of Brit
ain comes. A skating gown worn re-
Gently by Mrs. Langtry was extremely
beautiful for fancy dress at any time.
The pale satin gown with raised de-
signs in velvet golden brown and rich
blue formed bodice and skirt open all
the way down and edged with fur.
Vest and petticoat of white satin, cov-
4, rcd with yellowish lace filled the
| opening. The ends of blue chiffon
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talk of sleeves miraculously less. In
one Of the new models shown a plain
skirt is worn with Il waist of dotted
muslin. Save in the sleeves, it is not
unlike the waists of 1895. There is q
fichu-siiaped front of crinllled plating
crossed by bands of dark embroidery
and borGcred with lace. There is a
stock collar picked out with pearl or
naments and a square collarette, lace
edged. There are epaulets Of the dark
embroidered straps, and at the bottom
OF the elbow sleeves huge full double
ruffles raying out almost horizontally;
but the sleeves themselves are close fit
ting and look, to eyes accustomed to
balIoonery, of almost pipestem slend-
erneSs. The collarette and the tichu
edging of lace over the shoulders help
to mask the fact. but the fact is there.
1t may be symptomatic. The fabric of
the puff sleeve may 20 to pieces all at
once. No one can tell.
| spoke of braiding. One of the
spring blouses-simple things, cheap
and pretty as is the way of blouses.
bless them.-uses II jabot front of
white chiffon with lace edging. and
very wide collarettes of lace. About
the square yoke is Il black braid edg
inc and farther out upon the shoulder
runs another strip of braiding which
forms queer point like a lapel and
then runs to below the waist, followed
by the lace edging which is in two
hanging ends. This costume has big
sleeves of the lego mutton variety.
There are others. among them the hate
full British device of a mass of knife
plating, biggest at the elbow, where it
is drawn in squarely.
In many lines of goods for spring and
early summer. dealers are preparing
for a large demand for bizarre and
striking figure effects, of almost Dolly
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Vartlenesque eccentricity. (Of course
Il is terrible to remember the Dolly
Warden. None of us really can. But
we have seen scraps in the piece-bags)
Yet. whatever the dealer commends, it
will he as unwise as ever it was for any
iit large and snowy women to choose
tie large and snowy figures.
The winter is still with us, but Lent
Is only few Gays away. An Easter
neither very late Hor vcxy early leaves
fair margin for festivity before the
seasons brcaEyp, and it is perfectly
safe TO In4ke for this period party
g,s,~ns upon the present lines-plain
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sash hung well down at the left. From
the puff elbow sleeves hung long angel
sleeves of golden gauze, and the bodice
was tricked out with golden epaulets
and hussar straps. A blue velvet can
with two tiny black tips, great ajc.
rette rising from an emerald clasp was
held in place-who would not be an
actress?-by three great strings of
pearls.
Fur edging is the last recommends
tion OF a skirt in which one is to walk
much. 1t raises q tremendous dust and
is to this extent uncseanly asld not nice
Yet fur holds its favor.
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ELLEN OSDoRN'S LETTER.
Frivoity is the Word for the Fashions oi
the Spring.
LENTEN AND PosT-LENTEN GOWNS.
Figured Muslins for the Future. for
Now, the Velvet Brocades-Early
Designs for BIouses.
loopyriehtlsso, by B.chell.r. johnson B.cheller.

popyrightlssc, by Bacheller. johnson Bacheller.,
about this time"-so say the omin-
ous words struggling down the page
of April in Fashions almanac-"look
out for frills."
The modes for the time of showers
are well within prophetic view. and
they are all compact of furbelows and
fiutterings. Even the plain skirt, badge,
for so long, of correct dress. is in dam
ger. There are hints of drapery; there
Is the certainty of figured goods and
braiding and ruffiing. And there is
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NEW CONGRESSMEN'S WIVES.
How They Struggle Through Their First
Season at the Capital.
SNUBBED BY THE OLD MEMBERS
The Country Legislators Wife, Who
Is Appalled, at Her Visiting List,
and the City Woman Who
Calls Upon Everybody.

Washing ton, Feb. 12.-The usual rush
to Washington the usual army of new
womcn--not the new women of the
comic papers. but the women who are
new to Washington the new congress
mems wiVpS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-17
ALASKA MIGHTY RIVER.
More Than Thousand Miles Long
and Wider Than the Mississippi.

More Than Thousand Miles Long
and Wider Than the Mississippi.
Alaska News.
In a country so vast In extent and
possessing the physical characteristics
Of the territory of Alaska there must
of necessity be very great portion Of
her surface remain a veritable terra
incognita. The interse cold, together
with the total absence Of any supplies
whatever except those that are carried
along by the intrepid explorer, makes
travelling in the interior hazardous in
the extreme. Voyages of exploration
may be made in the summer by water.
but land travel can only be done In the
winter on the frozen crust of the snow.
Over year ago the Kuwak river was
visited by Father Tosi, a Roman Cath
olic missionary, located on the Yukon.
He did not attempt to ascend the river.
as he was told by natives located near
its mouth that there was no inhabi-
tants dwelling on its shores, and that
after leaving tile settlement at which
he was then stopping it would be i'm
possible for him to, get feed either for
himself or his dogs. 1t is generally
supposed the first white man who ever
saw the Kuwak river was Lieut.
George M. Stony, United States navy
who, in the summer of 1883, was sent
by the general government to the Arc
tic ocean for the purpose of rewarding
the Tchukchees of Alaska for their
kindness in feeding and shelterinp the
crew of the steamer Rogers. that was
burned in those waters in 1881. While
distributing the $1,000 worth of pres
ents that had been voted by congress
for that purpose, he heard Of a large
river in the vicinity that was unknown
to geographers. Securing a guide and
an interpreter. he boldly launched into
the wilderness and soon reached the
banks of very large river, which he
assembled for fifty miles. He named
the river the Putnam, after the gallant
Putnam, who sacrificed his life In
search of the Jeanette In the sum
mer of 1884 and again in 1885 he re-
turned to the new river to complete his
explorations
This river, probably over 1000 miles
long, lies within the arctic circle. TAX
ing its rise near the valley Of the
Mackenzie on the British line. it flows
in a general west and southwest direc-
ton, until it empjies in Hotham inlet
kotZebue sound. The delta is COM
posed of hundreds Of channels. one be-
ing mile wide. The channel over the
Hotham inlet bar is thirty feet deem.
and for 800 miles the river IS naviga HE
for boats drawing from five to six feet
of water. Above this point is a long
distance of navigation interrupted by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-17
HAMLET AND FRENCH POLITICS.
Unconscious Joke on
President Felix Faure
Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun.
An occurrence which happened during the
last representation of Hamlet at the Thea
ter Francois in Paris, caused not little stir
and amusement among literary circles In
the churchyard scene Hamlet askes the
gravedigger, How long will a man lie in the
earth ere he rOt?" The answer is: "If he
De not rotten before he die, he will last you
last you nine years" Messrs Dumas and
Meurice, the French translators of Hamlet"
renoer II: corpse may last from three
10 eight years, tanner will last you seven"
Ihere was the rub. President Faure of
France, whose trade Is that of q tanner was
elected for a term of seven years time much
too long for his many adversaries. The man
ayers OF the theater were afraid lest the pass
age might arouse a demonstration. What a
pity that Shakespeare should have mentioned
worse, how annoying that Dumas, in 1847 the
year or the first production of Hamlet in
MS version, should have changed the mine
years of the original into seven in order
TO NJ mis- Alexandrine verses
Inc matter was discussed in secret ses-
sion of the board. Count Rochefort. the most
inVeterate opponent of the present administra-
uon, asserts that meeting of the French
CABINET was called and that Premier Meline
was only prevented by his colleague of the
us partment OF public education who knows
something about prOsody, from changing sept
tsevenl into quatorze (fourteen). Finally the
resolution was adopted for altering "seyen"
to eight" years. But they had made their
reckoning without the actor. In the excite
ment OF the play he forgot the change OF the
text and pronounced the fatal seven, II Is
useless to add that an audible litter pervaded
the audience at the Theater Francois while
the knowing ones exchanged furtive glances.
The whole passage will be omitted at the NEXT
will be spared another Shakespearean raiilerv
at MS bourgeois profession.