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| "Phillippa.' He throws his arms about
| her and clasps her to him.
| Mr.. Howells offers no explanation for
her turnabout propensities. His silence
| adds weight To his well known scorn for
vacilIating women.
Kate Douglass wiggin strings out the
proposal in her story to column, which
is bad-at least for the article. But the
lovers are forty and thirty-six, so it does
not much matter. Aud they had been
engaged before.
In truth Madge Robertson has pretty
story OF a wealthy young medical stu
dent, who so pities a deformed little child
at a clinic that he finally allows her TO
keep the coveted exquisite silver box OF
bonbous he was about to carry as a
birthday gift to the girl of his heart. He
explains to the Young lady the absence of
any gift from him. When be had fin
shed there were tears in the girls eyes
and she extended her hands. ''You viii
go and see the little thing again. she
said. softly, ''ard II should like TO go
with YOU"
.'Always?'' ventured the young fellow,
his heart beating painfully.
He kissed her hand. Then be kissed
uer dFus teU ne LOOKED up into Der
eyes, and then-he kissed her lips. All
this goes to prove that the way to win
a girl is to find an object OF charity
and bestow on it something interded for
her.
In Lippincott's Mary E. Stickney's novel,
''The Old Silver Trail, has double bar
relied proposal The first does not count,
because the silver mine blows up and kills
the girls father in the midst of it, and the
girl breaks with her lover, W llom her father
hated, because he has ideas about proyi-
dence and its interference. Here is the
second one:
us it really your he fncredulousIy
whispered, with trembling touch caress-
ing the little hands. "You here? Why
are you here, Dorothy:''
''Thc doctor wrote me that you were
SICK" she faltered, her fingers tighten
ing on his with a sort of shuddering tender
ness as at remembered terror.
..And you came for that, Dorothy, sweet
heart? The last time saw you you told
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| its union has had happier consequences
than could have been expected. NJ. Maurice
Bernhardt has settled down; his wife has
kept her fortune and is domestic; and
Mile Simone, their daughter, promises
to be a wondrous being. If there is any
thing in heredity. she would astonish and
delight the world il she came forward
in the sphere in which her grandmother
shines.
Her grandmother ON the paternal side
was the greatest beauty on the Vienna
stage, when she belonged to the corps de
ballet there. After she married Prince
Jablonewsky, and went to live in Italy,
she triumphed wherever she appeared.
Victor Emmanuel was one of her iIlustri-
Gus victims. Prince Jablonewsky want
ing a salaried post, the Princess asked
the king to find one for him.
His majesty passed on the request to his
was told, to give away Cant you make
him governor of some palace" said the
King. Every palace has, sir, governor
and sub-goyernor."
We'll, make him governor of all the
palaces"
This was done. The princess was left,
ohNh ~ MUM t1lC idIBC IbItluc suDSe-
quently divided among her daughters on
her death. She was the most statuesque
woman ever saw.
The grandchild Simone has inherited her
antique profile. II is combined with the
physical distinction of Sarah Bernhardt.
Theemincnt ctress takes prideand pleasure
in letting her friends see TO what degree
the Child is lleiress of her talents. She
is perfecting herself in Fart d'elre grand
mere An example of her proficiency was
given on Christmas Day in her studio. A
giant Christmas tree was set up there.
Scores OF incandescent lamps lighted it
up. crowd Of children entered when
the room was dark. Iu the twinkiing of
neye ii was luminous fairyland. Sarah,
in white satin, looked like a beneficent i
princess. She had The granddaughter be- |
side her. and with a wand seemed to effect |
transformation scenes. Her manner was |
grandmotherly in showing reflected hap |
pineSs.
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PkRlsikN MoDEs CkOeNN
at ThE FRENCH CoNsuh,s TEA.

Nobody could live in Paris aud become
any sort Of social success without willingly
or unwiIlingly contracting the Tea habit =
The habit has an especially strong hold
upon the American colony here. And isn't
The weak beverage OF the French people
that they accept as tea. but it is the
strong. deeP-aBiber colored tea, such as
The English people drink, that is the favored
drink at al the receptions.
A dear, big-hearied old American lady,
who is noted for her delicious, savory tea
served at Ter receptions, gave this recipe
10 q crowd or enthusiasts listeners the
other day:
First Of ail," she said, "you must not
let the water boii: suSt let Il come TO a
boil Have ycur earthen teapot sitting on
the table near ycu, filled with the very
hottest water, so that it shall become thor
oughly heated before the water in the
kettle has come to a boil.
Wipe the teapot out very dry and put
IN the tea leaves. For The best Russian
tea generous teaspooaful to a cup is
the usual allowance, but OF course it is
to be served then in less than three min
utes after the water has been poured on.
Two or three pots of good, savory tea
can be drawn from The same tea leaves If
they are not allowed 10 get cold between
times
She, This dear old lady, heartily recon-
mended every-lover OF tea TO take especial
care TO rinse the teapot in boiling water.
dry II rapidly. put in generous pinch of
The dry tea leaves, and put the pot aside for
The next "at home" The little pinch of
dry lea thus added, she thought. had much
10 do with her gaining the distinction of
brewing the best tea in all the American
colony.
1t takes an American TO drink tea. even
IN Paris.
Mrs. Thurber, the wife Of the Presbyterian
minister here. holds the most charming re-
ccpiiOns every Wednesday. Very often
she has delightful musical programme, too,
aud the great geniuses from America who
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tionS with dark trppon skirts. If the
sleeves are full and the waist is fashioned
with blouse effect, and there is an air OF
great plenty it matters but little what
particular style one chooses.
i notice many all-crepun waists with
lace at wrists and neck, and black vel
vet belt. This tells me mat crcpon is
holding its own in it's wondrous popularity
And the length OF bodices is matter
OF taste, too. great many have the
long iasques, and others are short, pointed
affairs, while some are worn with a skirt
over the waist and a ''crush belt of the
same material. or tasty belt of satin rib
bon with full bows.
STYLISH AMERICANS.
There is another place Just off the
Champs Elysees where every American
finds the warmest of welcomes, the home
of Mr.. Morss, the consul-general. The
receptions there are always tue most charm
ing affairs, and one is sure to see there a
familiar face from the other side. SO
many times during one of these receptions
40 / hear the American men declare that
the American woman is head and shoulders
above the French woman in manner, in
style. in carriage and intellect, and it is
said with an eagerness that carries convic-
tion along with it.
Stout women are wearing striped waists
with the stripes pointing toward the mid
die front of the bet, and, strange to say,
they are very becoming. The long lines
give style" and height, the qualities
stout women most lack.
| actually saw the other evening some
skirts that have threatened TO make their
appearance since early in the fall. Skirts
with fanlike plating set in between the
cores 10 give an additional flare. but they
are by no means general. The full godet
still holds sway. Mrs. Warden PeIrs recent
illness has kept her housed during this
season of great gayety in Paris. but her
name is ever present. at the receptions,
and the kindest inquiries are made on all
sides about her health.
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the mountains. The samoyedes. his only
companions, put on their wiraer clothing,
the fishing boats set sail for ArchangeI, the
ground froze, the sun lost its warmth and
| heavy SHOWS fell. Winter had come in earn
est. On the day when the sun showed itself
| for the last time all hands went out of doors
TO bid it farewell. 1t remained in sight Tor
half an hour only For few DAYS longer
there wasa morning twilight: then this faded
and gave place to black night. The stars
shOne the whole twenty-four hours. The
huts of the colony We're buried under tbs.
snow, of which thick whirlwinds filled
the air. The wind shook the huis TO their
foundations Sometimes for days together
the inmates or different huts could bold
no communication with each other. though
the huts were side by side. If anyone Went
out he was seized by the wind and had TO
be dragged back by means of ropes
In this darkness and desoIation the
aurora borealiS did much TO entertain and
cheer them. 1t lasted sometimes for five
days in succeFsion, with splendOrs OF color
that Mr.. Nossiloff tries in vain to describe.
To enjoy the spectacle he used to remain
for hours in hole in the snow. sheltered
from the wind.
Il have never seen anything more terri
bic than tempest during the polar night
says Mr. Nossiloff Man feels over
wheImed in immenSity" When there
came luI in the storm the men ventgred
out to breathe the air and purge their lungs
Of the exhalations of the smoking lamps
fed with sea oil.
Twilight appeared again In the middle
of January, and on the Goth the sun rose
above the horizon, while the members OF
the little colony stood in line facing it
and fired salute. No one had died or
been seriously i'll. but all had the lCok OF
eorpses and were as feeble as convaiescents
after long sickness. Health returned
with the appearance Of the sun
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woman ana Her wheel.

(After Tennyson, by an 0ld-Fashioned
Fellow.)
Turn, woman turn thy wheel in gar
ments loud;
Turn the wild wheel through dust that's
like cloud;
Thy wheel and thee some love and some
do hate.
Turn, woman, turn thy wheel, through
smile or frown,
OF those who watch they wobblings up and
down:
Thy skill is little, but thy pluck is great
Smile the rude boys and howl behind their
hands,
Frowns the great city; the wording un-
derstands,
Woman is woman, and mistress of her
fate.
Turn. turn thy wheel, amid the staring
crowd; -
Thy wheel and thee arc loud, and yet
allowed; r
Thy wheel and thee some love, but do
hate.
Punch.
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White gloves are worn invariably, and
the newest have only the narrow thread Of
white stitching ut the back. Here, where
you can get them cleaned for cents, they
certainly cannot be rated as an extrava-
gance.
TO slender hands white gloves are dressy
and becoming. but chubby, broad hands
in tight white gloves are objectionable, and
dark suede ones are permissible.
CORAL AND MINK.
A coral velvet waist TO be worn at an
afternoon reception was trimmed in Jet
passemeRterie with bits of mink fur worked
into the design. great tour dc cou of
fluffy black chiffon finished the neck and
the full elbow sleeves were finished with
full fan of chiffon. Long black suede
gloves were TO be worn with this bodice.
Black and white is always such a chic
combination, and in striped material it
is always wonderfully becoming to the
lines Of ones figure. A black and white
silk dress that was very much admired
at one of tie recent receptions I noticed
carefully.
a the front 1t was tucked in fine tucks
down about five inches from the shoul-
der seam. The fulness was caught at
the waist line in fine plaits on each side
OF narrow vest that was filled in with
narrow ruffles of black and white lace.
The sleeves were very fun TO the elbow,
but were unusually close fitting from there
to the hand, they were finished with
small uffie of white lace over the black.
A cerise velvet girdle and high stock collar
gave the color note.
/ am delighted TO see that the Older so
ciety women have not adopted too som
Der funereal coiors just because of the
gray hairs. All OF the many shades OF
heliotrope are becoming and tasteful and
old yellow lace and tie lovely natural
Flowers can lend an air of dressiness If
there is any fear of too great somber-
ness.
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have come 10 Paris 10 add the finishing
icuch before becoming professionals con-
tribute The music.
OF ihe fifteen hundred students studying
here for grand opera heard the other day
The one who is pointed out as by far the
most promising and the one whose debut IS
looked forward 10 with the heartiest en-
ihusissm. She is a Western girl, with
big, full. rich coniralto voice, a rare thing
IN a girl so slight.
At the reception the other afternoon she
Wore a heliotrope velvet bodice with long.
fun basques. 1t was cut away at the front,
and showed a vest Of shirred velvet, with
a yoke OF opaIescent chiffon and a high
stock collar. The broad revers were
edged with strips of passementerie-silYe
and white and two big rhinestone buttons
ornamented each side OF the bodice at the
waist line.
a Medici collar that was quite high ard
rolled quite bit came barely farther than
the shoulder seams in front. but served
as a charming background to the chiffon
collar.
A sCULPToR's WIFE.
One OF tie most beautiful and charming
i
ception New Years Day was the wife of
one of the young American scuIptors who
has just been decorated with the red rib
bon OF the Legion Of Honor. She is a de-
cidcd blonde, with a great deal OF color and
dimplcs that are fascinating.
Her gown was of brown velvet, with a
fun eodet skirt. The waist, of cream satin.
was covered very fun with chiffon beitod
in by bands of jeweled passementerie. The
shoulders We're cut in two long points that
fen epauIette fashion over very full seleves
OF brown velvet and aTerted that con-
tracted effect that is so often felt when the
sleeves and waist are not OF the same ma
teriaI.
tour de cou, very high and rull, of
cream Valenciennes lace, with a natural
pink rosebud tucked in at the left side,
completed this charming toilet. l have
seen great many dainty silk waists worn
hT the young girls at the afternoon recep-
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HOW MEN PROPOSE
Some Examples From Recent Maga-
zine Fiction.
(rhinssOn

zine Fiction.
Chicago News.
1t is said that there are as many ideals
of beauty as there are men. This truism
also applies to other. things, which is well,
otherwise we should be bored. Suppose
every lover proposed in precisely the same
way! One effect would be the demolish-
ing OF the business of the story writer
December authors gallantly vary the in
teresting moment in their tales. Here Is
the way they get around the difficulty:
Mr.. Howells' young lady in Harper's after
fiatly telling the young man that she guesses
she doesn tcare for him, and he can goaway,
says: THANK you. only wished to know
the worst. And you're not going away
hating me?''
mo; loving you more than ever"
She turns her face and ayerts her eyes
'Why-what are you-golng for?''
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TERRoRs OF A POLAR NIGHT.

Darkness Profound and COldness In
tense In the Arctic Regions.
Constantin Nossiloff. reporting in La
Tour du Monde his scientific researches
describing Nova ZeinbI1. furnishes an in
teresting description Of his sensations and
experiences during the long arctic night
which began in November and ended jan
uary 20. September was pretty comfort
able. he says, Then suddenly snow covered
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Not the Only One.

First yestrynan-It must make a clergy
man feel very unhappy to discover that he
has outliyed his usefulness in parish.
Second Vesryman-Not so unhappy as is
makes the people when he doesn't discover
it.-New York Tribune
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The LAWS of Chance.

Much misleading information has been
loisted upon the public by well-meaning but
unobserying scientists in relation to the
laws OF chance. AS an instance of it, let us
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BERNHARDr's GRANDDAUGHrER

Somine Carries Herself With the Dis.
tinction OF the Divine Sarah.
London Truth.
Dumas fills wittily spoke OF the marriage
OF M. Maurice Bernhardt and his Polish
Princess as the union de la Grande Boheme
ct de la Petite Pologne. La Petite Pologne
was thirty years ago to Paris what Tybnrn
was hundred years ago TO London. But
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-21
Names Schools.

The abstract. which we publish IN
another column. of Superintendent
Stetson's first annual report, is graft
flying in the results therein outlined
The feature relating to our rural
schools will lend especial interest to
the publication and will ensure more
general reading of its contents than
otherwise. This can but be very bene-
fetal People will be more ready to
give information respecting the effects
of Z experimental school legislation the
more interested they become in the
matter. The plans for consolidation
among the small schools. we do not re
gard as experimental. Such consolida-
ton will, however, be brought about
slowly as there naturally exists in
many instances a deep prejudice
against the abolishment of the school,
which so many in the district have
come to regard with a sense of owner
ship if not of pride. The fact that the
SCIlOOl VI itSS lIliIl lCi SSHOlftAo ldNNo
incentive for either teacher or pupils.
that it makes poorly paid and very
often poor instruction very expensive
will inevitably have it's due weight
with the sound common sense of tho
people. This report shows that al
ready, while there has been an increase
in the number of scholars and a de-
crease in the number of teachers and
schools, there has been an increase in
the rank and efficiency of the schools.
1t is also noticeable that while there is
slight increase in the wages OF
crease in the wages of male teachers.
We are of the opinion that this read
justment of the proportion existing be-
tween the wages of males and females
is in the right direction, but the fact
remains that the wages of neither are
what they should be and must be if
Maine schools are to keep up with the
times ami be credit TO our State.
Consolidation of schools and awakened
interest in communities will help to
effect the necessary change in this re-
spect. But it is evident from
Superintendent Stetson.s report that
there is opportunity by means of more
thorough examination and careful su-
erintandence to secure greater effiCi-
ency among the teachers in the rural
schools where this need seems to be
greatest 1t also appears from thei re-
port, that, while Names rural schools
will average equally with 'thbse Sof
most other states, there is great need
of improvement in many ways, and
that the superintendent believes much
of this Improvement can be, brpusht
about when once public attention has
been called to the need of it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-21
4 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Bangor.
Tuesday, June I'd, 1896,
A. r..,~ As~u~~k q A
At TWO O'CLOCK p, m,

for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Governor to be supported at the
September election; and transacting any
other business that may properly come
before it. The basis of representation
will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each
seventy-five votes cast for the Rupubli-
can candidate for Governor in 1894 an
additional delegate. and for a fraction of
forty votes in excess of seventy-five
votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city, town or plantation can only be
filled by residents of the county in which
the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be in session
in the reception room of the hall at one
o'clock p. M. on the day of the Conven-
ton for the purpose of receiving the Gre
dentials OF. delegates Delegates. in order
to participate in the Convention, must be
elected subsequent TO the date of the call
for this Convention. s...ss
We invite ALI Republicans and all elec-
tors of Maine, without regard to past
polittostlr differences, who. .;are in favor of
rsse4rfas and main taiatlS 4 I protective
HAkift. who are opposed tG the free and
nfiillnlitel coinage of silver, except by An
tsfnational agreement and until such
MGreemert can he obtained, believe that
stlsc present gold standard should be
,5r.pintained: who belieyei in free popular
seducation, in the promotion of the cause
of temperance: in just and equal taxation: !:
in the restriction of immigration; in a
just administration of all pension leg
islati0n; in whatever Legislation will re-
store American shipping to its former
rank in the world In the preservation of
National honor at home and abroad; in
an economical and efficient administra-
tion of State affairs. to unite with the
Republicans in the selection of delegates
TO this Convention. s
Per order, Republican State Committee.
j. n. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine April 21st 1896. 5s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-21
COMMENTS ON THE CONVENTION.
Out Of the State Comments.
(Boston Journai.)

NbOStOn JOufnaE)
His fellow citizens of Maine have not
eulogized Mr.. Reed whit too strongly.
His is the sure and powerful master
mind in whose guidance the country
could instinctively trust as it trusted
years ago in Lincolns
(Boston Globe.)
Maine Republicans declared them
selves yesterday for Thomas Bracket
Reed. first. last and all the time. and
they supplemented their declaration of
loyalty adopting platform which is
neither to be miscOnstrued nor misun-
derstood in any quarter
+ (Bosten Herald.)
When the Maine Republicans plat
TORN with its open declaration Of war
against free coinage plotters and its
frank acceptance OF the old standard
is aput in comparison with the tricky
and contemplate straddle of the Ohio
Republican platfoTm. the difference ne-
tween the two declarations on the chr.
rency ought to be conclusive argu-
ment with Republican business men in
favor of Mr.. Reed.
Boston Advertiser.)
Ihe tact remains. and cannot be ra-
tionally denied. that, all things consid-
cred, Speaker Reeds nomination opens
up In prospect the safest, strongest
most unequivocal pledge and potency
on behalf of that financial steadfast-
ness that is so vitally essential to the
return no more to depart. OF Industrial
ana commercial prosperity to our coun
try suffering long. under the double III
cuous OF a misbesptten. mongrel tariff,
ana the menace; of Democratic coinage
debasen1ent. In Thomas r. Reed there
Is a tower Of strength.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-21

The effect of electricity upon growing
plants is being very thoroughly inves-
tigated by the professors in the horti-
cultural department at Cornell. They
profess to be deeply gratitied at the re-
suits they have already obtained. They
say they have proved that by using
electric light during the daytime they
can produce lilies fully two weeks be-
l5sr fore II those that are g grown roy under nat
ural conditions. Thsa effret is fully as
nia4ased in the casesof lettuce, but they
found that electricity is positive
detriment to peas. They will still con-
tinue investigation2onsd different plants
and will ascertain n.sheseffects on vese-
tation of the Roentgen rays. They
also intend to experiment on plants oy
electrifyins the atmosphere in WHICH
theysare grown. 80 e-..,-i; !