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Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-10

IN DOMAIN.


lmpatiently up and down for the space OF
half an hour or more and then go away quite
detected. This vas too good fun to be re-
linquished. So a little note Of explanation as
to the cause of detention aRd a renewed APP
polntment gave them a repetition Of their
amusement. They continued their corre-
spondence until they became a little anxious
as to what might happen to them in case
they were detected. So, partly to relieve
themselves from further responsibility and
partly for the huge joke of the thing, they
gave their correspondent the name and adj
dress Of a typical. prim New England old
maid, a member Of the church which they at
tended, as the person to whom he had been
writing.
The beautiful denouement Of the whole ad-
venture was that the object of their base de-
ceit went, saw and conquered. And on the
day that the ancient spinster fluttered up the
church aisle in white muslin and blue rib
bons to the tune of the wedding march the
three gay young girls sat together on a back
seat and secretly gloated over the hilarious
result of their audacious prank.
DR.. Arthur Macdonald OF Washington, who
has made special studies in sociology alb
normal types, etc, has published a book
upon Some Women Who Answer Perscn-
ais" In this work DIR. Macdonald publishes
letters from about 100 different women VIC
have answered personals which he has rad
inserted in the principal papers of large
cities, for the sake Of pursuing an empirical
investigation of what he consider abnormal
women.
Eds first advertisement read as follows =
"Gentlemen of high social ami university
position desires correspondence acquaintance
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DEpEw TALKS TO WOMEN.
He Tells Them of the Professional
WOmRn's Hard Lines.

He Tells Them of the Professional
Woman's Hard Lines.
DR.. Chauncey M. Depew, in a recent talk
at Madison Square garden to the graduates
Of the woman's law class of the New Yor!.
university. said:
There is much and lust criticism OF
hard-hearted employers who live and thrive
by cupping the life blood Of their employees,
but in many cases the employers cannot
help themselves. Ninety per cent OF the
value O: every article OF is Ia
bor. Cheap labor-too cheap to give the
opportunity for right living and right thnk-
ing-is one Of the dangers of the future.
1t threatens us from Japan, from emma
and from India, because OF the quick inter-
communication by steam ana electlLciIs,
The manufacturer who can sell his shlrts
at sl2 a dozen may be met by a competitor
who can sell shirts Of the same material
and of as good make for $40. lie does II
because he gets cheaner labor.
'If a brother and sister, equally equipped
go out into the world for employment thero
are ten places open for the brother where
there is one for the sister. The result Is
that. while the brother can hnd employ
ment at remunerative wages, the sister Is
overwhelmed by the surplus or energy ap,,
plying for the things which she Is perihlt'eu
TO DO.
.Jt is a mistake to suppose that the preju-
dice against higher education has died out
II1N
mr. that the feeling against a woman entering
the professions and studying them no iohSei
EXISTS. The young lawyer or doctor or spe-
cialist or engineer is welcomed everywhere.
Fathers look kindly upon him as a promising
husband for their daughters, and mothers re-
ceive him with fattering attention. HIS SIS
ter finds the doors Of society, in a large
measure, closed against her. Society ADMITS
her brilliancy, her proficiency, her right TO
earn a living, but is afraid to recognize her.
nj .aon ,rbn dpaE pOt do 9Dmp Work IN the
United States in business or in the profess
sions, is looked upon with contempt. The
woman who does earn a living has a con-
stant struggle to avoid being regarded in the
same way, because she labors.
'The brother and sister are educated for
business. The brother enters a great bank
ing or brokerage firm in Wall street, and
his sister procures a position with the same
firm. Because of this connection and its
possibilities the brother is a welcome guest
at every gathering of fashion, refinement
and exclusiveness, while the sister finds few
invitations awaiting her. 1t is for you,
young ladies', to preach and work against
this prejudice which is doing so much harm
IN Vonr SiStpTs'
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not necessary with young, educated woman
of high social and financial position. Nc
agents; no %tritlers; must give detailed az
count of life. References relut"ed.'
This letter, unsensatiCnal as II Is in char
acter. brought shoals OF answers.
RESULT OF EXPERIMENTS.
There were some letters from Intellectual,
college-bred women who were evidently
studying along the same lines as DR.. Mac
Donald and wanted to add 70 their collec-
tion of mental curios.
One letter that amused me exceedingly
was from a woman who confessed herself in
full middle life, but could never feel old"
She did not believe in sailing under false
%colors," and acknowledged herself looking
for a suitable husband. 81 Go want a big
warm heart, one who needs just me 20 round
out his life and make 1t complete; ere to
whom l could be all the world, AMI rake
his every hour happy, AMI VINO could va'ue
the wealth of affection I have to teslow."
DR.. Macdonald, after 2 little correspond
nce, called upon this biu8hing widow of SO,
for such she was, and learned that wien a
young woman she had come to the city aud
had answered some personals Just for a
freak" In less than six months she wGs
married to one Of her correspondents ami
vowed that a happier marriage never was"
And now that the days of her mourning were
over, she had gone back to her old methods.
She was quite deaf, but made a great poin;
Of explaining that it was only temporary and
was due to a recent cold"
DR.. MacDonald's final experiment was in
sorting the following advertisement in some
Of the principal newspapers of Europe:
Gentleman ID leducation Europeene) de-
siree to correspond in German, French or
English with lady (gebildete dame or stu
dente)."
Many Of the answers to this advertisement
were exceedingly clever and interesting, be-
ing written by women who had Travelled
much, who had a wide knowledge Of Ian
guages and literatures, and who ay2iled
themselves of this correspondence to obtain
practice in some special language, to get a
new point OF view, or simply to enter upon
a correspondence "amusante ct instructive"
A French woman of esprit, who has Travelled
from st. Petersburg to the Orient and reads
everything from Schopenhauer to Gyp, is by
no means a duh correspondent. In fact,
the letters from England, Scotland, Paris and
Germany made a distinctly interesting collec-
tion of letters quite we'll worth the time
spent reading them
DR.. Macdonald, who wherever convenient
followed up the letters with ii personal inter-
view, concludes that in all cases answering
personals indicates something abnormal
either in the temperament or environment Of
an individual, some of the letters plainly
showing an absolutely unbalanced mind.
That II implies a want of education in the
broad true sense, either a defective home or
want of refined and proper surroundings;
and that the women who resort to 1t are
In some manner out of harmony with their
social environment. MARION DEPEW.
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exultantly bid in some longed-for specimen
no other woman in her club possesses.
over in England book plate making is
vastly cheaper, because the engravers
charge less than ours and a very nice one
can be had for $40 or $40. OF course
when Kate Greenaway or the president of
the royal academy draws the pattern a
book plate is costly enough and English
women are tremendously particular as to
the design employed. Nobody pretends to
use armorial bearings to which they can't
put up a strong claim and have their doubts
decided at the Herald's office. Here, how
ever, women take whatever design suits
their fancy, though it's very much the fash
ion to select some animal, or special bird
to signify ones individuality. a pair Of
doves, a crouching tiger, an owl, or as
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish has ordered, a dolphin
plunging in choppy engraved waves. Mrs,
Van Rensselaer, C~ruger's book plate shows
a serpent at the foot of a bay tree and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt's ex-libris drawn by
Walter Crane, displays a lovely girl reading
aloud to a pair Of genial, intelligent looking
lions crouched at her feet.
1t Is the custom, however, for married
women to use their husbands coat of arms
In book plates as Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Sew
ard Webb have done, while spinsters content
themselves with adapting the patternal arms,
with modification, to suit their own needs.
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Washington land company, and as Il was
property likely to increase largely IN value
with the growth OF Washington, the hold
ers Of the mortgage we're not unintctosted
In enforcing their rights The arrange
mcnt she Was sndcavoring to make was TO
raise a sum sufficient to pay on the mort
gage, the property at her death to 10 to
those who had advanced the money to free
II from ohligatitu. There was at one time
a suggestion that the Ohio society Of thai
city should assume the obligation ont Of re-
spoct for the memory Of her father, but this
plan fell through. although liberal contribu-
tors to the fund were members OF the Ohio
Society Of New York. Mrs. Chase-she is
called Mrs. Sprague now-stil preserves her
youthful figure, and there are traces OF her
old beauty TO be seen. although her hair Is
gray. She dresses in black, with an arecta-
ton Of youthfulnCss In style which Is neither
unbecoming nor Inappropriate. She has lost
none OF her old charm Of manner or breed
lng, and 1t was as potent with the people
who met her last year for the first time
as Il had ever been. Two Of her daughters,
who were reared in luxury, are now depend
ent en- her. and one Of these is a confirmed
invalid. Another was an actress for a short
while, but has left the stage.
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WOMAN TELEGRAPHERS.
Number of Them Engaged for the Re-
nuhIicmn N%mtiOnnI CONVENTION.

Number of Them Engaged for the Re-
publican National Convention.
1t was a girl in 1888 when the last national
convention was held in st. Louis who flashed
the first news of Cleveland's nomination over
the wire to carry Joy to democratic hearts.
She was Miss Mollie Landrigan of the Pos
tai Telegraph company, the best paid female
operator of the keys in st, Louis. and prob
ably in the west, says the st. Louis Repub-
lie. Since that time she has been married,
and 10 no longer mistress OF the keys that
click, though quite as efficient in handling
household keys. She will be called upon to
again participate in the tournament that
carries the news across the country of the
republican nominee in June, for she is one
of the most expert operators in the country.
Nobody except those Who have gone
through conventions as telegraph managers
and operators can conceiyessthe strain under
which these people labor, 1t Is even more
difficult than taking care OF, election returns,
when reports come In as fast as distance
permits, the more remote localities giving
ample time for the reception OF news from
near by points.
In a national convention proceedings must
be flashed across the country instantly.
Combinations may all go aNry in a moment;
forecasts may become fakes before the ink
is dry that has penned the message, and one
single ballot may change the whole aspect OF
the situation. 7''Il4
The shrewd newspaper men, who follow
ballot casting as they would the moves on
a checker board. know generally long be-
fore the entire ballot is cast. who the sue
cessful candidate is. and nearly every in
stance before the roll call is completed that
gives him the coveted plum. the successful
candidate knows his good fortune.
For all this tremendous business, which
comes with a rush, the telegraph companies
are compelled to prepare for weeks in adj
vance.
II 10 a remarkable fact that very little in
diyidual wiring is done by the delegates.
The great bulk of the business is comprised
Of newspaper specials and queries back and
forth. Now ana then a delegate who has a
sick wife or child at home uses the wire,
but the individual convention man pays very
little toll to the telegraph companies.
At the hotels there is a visible Increase
In tho number Of messages sent and re-
ceived, but even this is not as great as the
outsider would imagine. The newspapers
monopolize the business, and even after the
nomination IL made, the delegate refrains
from announcing it to his constituency. know
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DESIGNS.
Prevailing style OF Decoration md
Dainty Rcceptnclcs.

breNutttuE style 81 betuFHttth u
Dainty Rc~ceptnclcs.
One Of the ~prettiest receptacles for flowers
Just now is rather difficult to describe, but
the result is very fascinating. 1t consists of
a small, narrow tin incased in silk; the
handles, rising from each side and meeting
in the center about ten inches or fourteen
inches above the lower part, are formed of
rather broad ribbon, tied in a huge bow at
the top; the flowers arranged in this clever
construction, as a picture in a frame, COM
pletely hide the lower receptacle and look
for all the world as If they were actually
fastened in and supported by the ribbon
alone. The description. as is, alas! so often
the case when such dainty effects are In
question, is most inadequate, bat the novelty
is a charming one and will prove most useful
for similar kinds of decorations. These
baskets can vary in size to form a suitable
set, and, with different colored ribbons to
match the flowers or foliage used, should
prove a good investment to the flower-loving
hostess. AS a distinct proof of the increas-
ing love for flowers, the great demand in
Philadelphia houses for the small conserva-
tories are one of this years features; wher-
ever there is the least available space, out
side the windows looking on to
the back of the houses, for in
stance, existing small Conservatives
are being deliberately fitted up, or
new ones erected, III miniature or on a
large scale according to circumstances; in
every case foliage plants are in great re-
QUESTION, and rockeries, ferns and diminu-
tive waterfalls or fountains are frequently
seen: when family lighted by electricity or
fairy lamps, these Conservatives will be a
delightful addition to an already pretty
room, and in the event of a hot summer,
will contribute a feeling of coolness which
is more welcome than ever. These conser-
vatories and rockeries will doubtless dis
tract attention from the vexed question Of
window boxes, the monotony of which it
seems impossible to relieve. These. how
ever, will not be entirely neglected, and in
another few weeks they should be attended
to, thereby adding a pleasure to the passer-
by, at any rate, says a Philadelphia paper.
The great mistake so prevalent in this
city where indoor decoration is concerned
lies in the fact that people are generally too
anxious to launch out into a display Of flow
ers which are not yet in season. and which,
therefore,, droop and fade at the first touch
Of cold, to say nothing Of dust, which is so
harmful to delicate plants; it is far mere
advantageous to limit oneself, till the hot
months, at any rate, to some well-chosen
foliage plants.
1t is noticeable that, with a view to the
prevailing high style OF decoration, almost
all flowers are being specially grown with
| very long stalks; tulips and hyacinths even.
| which used to be conspicuous by the incon-
venient shortness of stalks, are now suitable
for use in long tubes, and as a result are
much more effective than of yore.
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ANSWERING PERSONALS.
Exnerience of People Replying TO
~Nevspaper Communications.

Newspaper
Even the most intelligent and conservative
NJ us occasionally glance over personals
with a certain curious interest.
Many Of them so obviously bear the stanp
of naiyete and genuinersss that they set us
to wondering what there can be abnormal
I'm the temperament or environment OF m
diyiduals TO make them resort to TINS pecu-
liar method of extending the range OF their
acquaintance.
THE motives for answering these personals
are various. Oftener than not, il is merely
curiosity. with perhaps a coy and sequesIered
hone that one may possibly thus chance upon
the souls affinity. And then there are a.
ways romantic and hysterical young women
who dote upon anything that savors OF mys-
terry; while newspaper reporters and students
OF human nature have resorted 70 TINS
method Of collecting material from time
Immemorial.
Several unique and interesting results Of
these peculiar advertisements have 'ccident-
ally come within the range OF my own per-
sonal knowledge.
AN OLD MAIDS MARRIAGE.
In one of the suburban towns Of Boston
three young school girls, their hair still in
braids down their backs, met one evening
at one of their homes 20 study their lessons
for the following day. AS they were drawn
up around the dining room table a chance
newspaper caught their attention and seemed
10 interest them more than their Latin gram
mars. CHANGING down the columns, they
came upon one Of these weird personals and,
prompted by a spirit Of mischief, they de-
clded to answer II. AS a result OF their cor
respondence they made an appointment 70
meet the unknown individual under a GER
tain tree at 4 o'clock the following Saturday
afternoon. Considerably before the hour APP
pointed these three g~iggling girls were safely
Installed at their point Of vantage, and
nearly screamed with laughter when they
saw approaching a somewhat pedagogical
looking man with a book under his arm, the
sign agreed upon. They watched him pace
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wOMEN's hook PLATES.
The Sex Gently Mad on the Subject of
Collecting Them.

The thing women go in for in these days
is book plate collections. No woman yet
ever felt a genuine interest in stamps and
mighty few Of them care for picking up
specimens Of good book marking, but just
mention book plates at anybody'G afternoon
tea and a half dozen pairs Of pretty pink
ears will be pricked up in a most intelligent
fashion.
II Is the custom now not only to collect
old. rare examples Of sixteenth, seventeenth
and eighteenth century ex-libris, but to have
a book plate OF ones WI make. Any
woman at an afternoon tea can tell you
what a book plate or eX-llbris is meant for,
1t is a richly engraved medallion, shield, or
square, bearing an armorial pattern or mere
graceful figure, ones initials and a suitable
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HER YOUTHFUL LOOK.
II Is stu Preserved by Kate Chase
SnrnEuc-Her Old Home.

The fact that Mrs, Kate Chase sprague
has succeeded in making arrangements by
which she will retain possession Of her
fathers home, near Washington, during her
lifetime, will be gratifying to those persons
who were acquainted with the energetic
efforts that she made in this direction last
summer in New York. She spent several
months there, living in a cheap hotel, and
there was scarcely a day when she was
not to be seen in the business district down
town engaged in one way or another in
furthering the object he then had in
mind. The estate was mortgaged to a
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-10

Blue-sash simplicity is not TO be entirely
the text of the following sermon, but II
may be considered, and it goes without say
ing that a band box freshness should be the
telling note of every summer toilet.
In choosing correct costumes for June more
difficulty is experienced perhaps than with
those of any other warm month.
Though only the beginning of summer
June often boasts some OF the hottest days
of the season, along with a chilly one here
and there. This calls for variety in weight
and coloring. and since suggestion Is neeied
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-10
FOR FAIR JUNE DAYS.
CrIsp, Cool Fabrics Made Tn In RAW
ishing Color Combinations.

Crisp, Cool Fabrics Nnue ~ III w
ishing Color combinations
NEW YORK, May S.-Since the beginning
OF time, almost, a simple white muslin irocK
and a pale blue sash has been the conNeh-
tional manly notion Of an elegant FEMININE
get-up for summer.
Our grandfathers thought this and our
fathers as we'll; and here today are our
brothers. husbands and sweethearts claiming
about the same thing. And though we may
be inclined to smile at the idea OF such
vernal taste, when the bottom of 1t can be
sounded this masculine view OF woman's
dress will be found to have a deeper signif-
canoe.
1t isn't a muslin frock and a blue sash, ex-
actly, that the poor, stupid men want, but
all the dainty simplicity and immaculate
freshness called up by such gentle visions.
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60 Ak the faults and virtues Of the new
modes upon the mind, one often finds after
the purchase has been made that they have
got the wrong thing,
In the accompanying illustrations are given
some smart hints for June. The costumes
have all been designed at the best places for
out Of town resorts and embrace collectively
the possibilities of varying June temperature.
They are also suited to simple morning and
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sunshine more brilliant a hat Of wider btim
will lie necessary to many riders not used to
long journeys outside Of u carriage or car.
As a parasol mr. sun umbrella is out OF the
question. the next best thing Is the wearing
" a Lcghorn or Panama hat that Will shade
tho face, For spring wear a sailor hat With a
light veil over the face was found very COM
Portable. but when the sultry days come a
veil over the face Of a cycler will prove op-
prfNsiyp
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dressy afternoon uses, and on the right type
will, in each instance, be found delightful.
A DARLING CHERRY FRoCK.
Take first the frock with the upper half Of
the skirt, bodice and sleeves laid in cross
wise tuck. This Ia made of cherry-red
linen batiste-just the shade of the delicious
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HAIR
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:

It affords me great pleasure TO call the attep.
which is the hrst and only remedy known 70
chemistry which positively turns gray hair bact
record that Nine. NJ. Yale-wonderful woman
chemist-has made this. most valuable q all
dorses its action and gives the public her solemn
guarantee that II has bsen tested in every con-
eoIvabie way and has proved itself to be the
ONLY Hair Specific: 1t HAIR FALts
ING Immediately and creates a luxurious growth.
IL contains no Injurious ingredient. Physicians
ana. chemists invited TO nnalyze H.. II is nat
sticky or greasy; on the contrary, II makes the
hair soft. youthful. nuify and kesls II in curl
For gentlemen and ladies with hair a little gray,
Streaked gray. entirely gray and with BALL
HEADS, II is specifically
All druggists sell II It. Price. SlOo.
II anybody offers "A substitute, shun them,
mi M. YALE, Health and Complexion
Specialist, Yale Temple OF Beauty. lac Stats
atreet. Chicago.
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one. II have constantly kept the thought
Of this tempe in my mind. / have been
accommodating material for it's construc-
ton; which store l now resign to your
care. When the spoil of war has come
to me, or when surplus could be OBJ
tanned from taxation of Israel, have
added to this devoted offering. | have
now in hand an hundred thousand tai
ents of gold, and million talents of sil
YER; l have brass and iron ia unmeasured
quantity. I have also made an accum-
ulation of timbers and stones,-but to
this store you will need to largely add.
Moreover l have been mindful of the
need of trained workmen; have secured
for your command skilful masons and
carpenters. as we'll as experienced work.
men in gold and silver and brass and
iron. Such is my contribution to the
building of the temple. Arise and be
doing, and the Lord be acith thee"
In Chronicles (ch. %. 29), we are
told how David summoned representa-.
tives of the whole nation, that they
might be charged with the ful6lment of
this, his last will and testament.