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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

that are costly and handsome looking NAV
be quite Well done at home. and some Part
81 the duh winter DAYS profi,ably employed
in preparing for the fun Of the festive win
ter evenings.
The bachelor girls I'm our illustration are
having little consultation before sitting
down to the Thanksgiving fare provided
for them in the next room. They are
gowned in the very latest models. The
young woman In the chair wears blouse
In cer.se silk. entirely veiie1 in black &C.
Gordon pleating trimmed with jet and lace
edged frills. The bodice Is finished off with
a short basque and ribbon belt. The fair
damsel who is standing and haranguing
her companions wears an elegant P2rsian
dinner toilette. 1t is of nauye tafTeta and
has front breadth of ulauve satin orna-
mented with white bands of eeru lace in
sertions. The bottom has founce of silk
muslin. The bloused front of the corsag e
opens upon a front of Nile greco satin,
crossed by insertions of pieated silk mus
lin. revers and straight collar. with bow in
front.
OF the two seated on the couch the one
nearest the center wears an elegant blouse
OF velvet tucked to form squares. In the
center of each of those squares is set an
ornament of guipure. The third and last
OF the bachelor maids Is dainty and at
tractive In an original blouse of lace
mounted over silk in 4 new shade of misty
blue. The frills on the shoulders are of the
same blue chiffon, edged with tiny rose
ruchings OF baby ribbon. The high belt Is
Of turquoise MORE ribbon. This is an ideal
theater or home dinner blouse.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
EUGENE FIELD.

So much Is left Us Of regret,
While we our tasks pursue:
We think Of all you've left ungunx.
How many hearts have loving clunr
To cen che strain so sweetly rung.
That told Of Little Boy Blue
Your Sun OF life had only crossed
It's monday path OF years,
When came a hush DER ali the land.
grief we scarce could understand:
ouF hearts were c.uicaed as hy a hand
Aud eyes were bathed in tears.
When you we're gone. .. tender soul,
We felt how great the need
The world ha9 OF your heart and pen
Among the lives OF soTslid men.
10 sake them Ger youths path again,
Fer faith In youths bright creed
We know not but yen stiii sing on,
q. gentle heart and 'ruei
We 0rly knox wS miss You here.
We hope 70 yea all things are clear:
We envy You that you are near
And greeting Little Boy Blsse."
MARIE WIEsI>Ow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh have
been ufsearthed. and most frequent among
the treasures brought TO light have been
small terra Gotta figures and many beau-
utui carvings in ivory. which most likely
were fascinating doiiies of little Assyrian
ladies. The puppets with which Greek
and Roman children amused themselves
in ordinary had their being in clay Their
arms and legs were Joined and attached
by threads. and We're TO dangle about on
the doll being shaken UP and down or on
thong or string being pulled from be-
low. Dolls Of ivory and wax were UNI
known. but these, no doubt. were the
playthings of the richer classes. Before
marrying, these maidens OF classic times
would make a sacrifice of their dolls -
Venus or Diana: but il they died as chill
dren the dolls were buried with them.
and most OF those that We now possess
have been discovered in tombs.
The origin of the name doll has hafled
some OF the wisest and most learned, the
majority of whom have at least come TO
the conclusion that 1t comes from Dolly
the dimiuutive of Dorothy" a fayorits
name for girls in England 600 years ago.
The word doll Is not found in common use
in our language until the middle of the
eighteenth century. and as far as one can
discover first appears in the Genteman's
Magazine for September. l15i. and the fol-
lowing quotation: Several dolls with
different dresses. made in st. James street.
have been sent to the czariga 20 show the
manner OF dressing at present in fashion
among the English ladies'" Prior to this
the word used 10 describe the favorite
plaything OF all girls in all countries and
in all ages. was baby" which is to he
found. together with poppet. or puppet,
In this sense In the works of most of the
great early writers.
The earliest English babies were OF
rags or wood. The latter were stiff. un-
jointed things. in which the arms were
only roughly indicated, and the legs, in
most cases. not at all. The way we ar
rived at the wax. china. and more ex-
pensive sorts generally is curious. In tho
middle OF the seventeenth century there
were. no ladies' fashion papers. as now.
Consequently in order to show what was
most being worn on the continent dolls
were accurately dressed up and sent
around to the various European countries
and from the models orders were taken
for costumes by the foreign milIiners The
dolls themselves. rather than their dresses,
attracted people. so that large numbers
of little figures were imported from
abroad, and from the majority and the
best of them coming from the Neither
lands We're called Flanders babies.' A
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ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT TACT.
In All the World Is There Any as
Stupfd as Angus.
Chicago Times-Herald.

The girl with pensiye eyes and sweet.
sad smile allowed both of these features
to have full play as she announced that
her engagement had come to an untimely
end.
Il broke 1t, of course" she said. PEN
sively, land I really don't think any OF
YOU will blame me when l tell you how it
happened. You know that Angus and
were going on that trolley party TO Evans
ton. didn't you? Well. We went, and It
was while We were out there that / def
nitely decided that ali had better be broken
off between US. I'm awfuily sorry for
Angus, but really couldn't help it,
What did he do? Make love too openly
or refuse TO let you fiirt?. queried the lis
teners In chorus, and the plaintive girl
shook her head sadly.
Neither" she responded with meian-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
SHOPPING manners,

Turn where we will. we find a v.., +.
good manners In society: and thar - s
good society. not In the ranks Of IN. 2. =
fessedly uaculs!yased, or at the ~. !.
the only ha,f-cultivated. writes ,s.s.'
observer. You GENE upon these 49,
OF courtesy everywhere and IA an -
etimstances. You write a friendly l.ss..
on matter OF business as the rort,..sa
and you get a brief business acknovl.s.s-
ment of the check YOU enclosed VA.
word or reply-not even an allustan ! 3
the friendliness OF your letter. TNs !.
from one whom else you know vsn =
society and often meet. On the Oh,
hand-we will give all their duA-rs.
have charming letters from nsrtss.
stranger with whom you have ann
business correspondence-lette xhlcs I.
far TO reconcile you 10 the boorishnss. z Z
others. and make you reconsider yss.
sweeping assertion as TO the general ~
universal bad manners OF us America.g
badness or manner which IN no vtse ~.
sopposes badness Of heart, but Il fnss 4.
hoorishness which comes from want J
thought and want of ina gination. IA, !,
be absolutely well-mannered ne MAJ
have sympathy, keanness OF ueresnss,n
an imagination which can transporf A.
selves into another's positiou-see ves
his eyes. feel with his heart, think M
his brain-and thus enable us 10 rsslIs.
all that he mus; feel and suffer. by ~, :
We should feel ana suffer were Ne IN N
place.
We show our bad manners In shopa i,
hotels, in crowds. as well as In tho MAJ.
usual circumstances Of society. How ~
OF US show any real courtesy to shop =
sistants, who yet have to maintain !
smiling face and unruffled demeanof n.
suited as they may he half a dozen lima
a day. We march In with an air q con
querors annexing all that pleases thsr
fancy. We make our desires known xI.A
short, sharp words OF command. with nv.
er please" To soften the verbal aspes.is
We affect. We toss things about the coun.
ter with disdain that expresses itsef q
acrimoniously as IL colors and pat,esns
were moral offenses which gave d
righteous cause for anger. We rive 81
the trouble we can, without thought a
ito the time TO be employed ID puttiaf
away the failures we so contemptuosss
discards and then We stalk out q ths
shop where we have not expended ohfk
ing, and We carry our heads &a "
We're the injured party, not they-shon
poor, snubbed and badgerel shop asoj1l.
ants. This Is no fancy portrait We eaa
see IL realized in good substantial IA
and blood any day we like 10 70 into
large shop and watch the thr6ng passing
To and fro. Whether 1t be from spride
shyness. or downright boorishn&ss, Il II
none the less reprehensibie, andshe vcull
he true benefactor TO hts country VIA
should substitute for our present bearing
something more gracious and more gerhl
more courteous and more ccnsidefstG
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
MAKING N[N GARMENTS O(n Of Old.
This Is the Interesting Task That Engages
the Attention of Clever Women.

from the hem upward. IN which ease each
point might be tipped with little cluster
OF pale blue ostrich feathers. The bodice
In this instance should be principally OF
velvet over soft folds of pale blue tulie.
with feather trimming in the same shade
arranged as epauiets and cluster OF
feathers at one side. II Sufficient guam
tity of the velvet is not in condition 10
make the principal portion OF the bodice,
designs in cream colored lace might be
applied on ii, which would make the dress
look still more fashionable and handsome.
Black velvet gowns are even more usual
possessions than those of color. These
give way to the influence OF time, and
wear more particularly as regards the
skirt. They cannot be yelled because vel
Vet Is too soft and rich a material for that
treatment. but they can be operated up
on with the scissors. 1t may be that the
bad breadths can be removed and enough
left to form a skirt opening over a petit
coat of satin. either black, white. gray,
or contrasting bright color, at the side or
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
Ostrich Conceit.

She always wore white gowns, ana--a
was az Dieppe--the count arrayed ILL., 49,.
10 be ia accord with his wife. HE 80 -
rs toilet was a suit Of white DUCK -" "a
white silk shirt and b tiny sirA~ ~,
Around mis- waist be wore belt - e. =
quoise blue silk, a turquoise blue - =,
and blue silk hose 10 match. While ~ -
had around IL a 5slod u tmrquosss, ~
THIS was the inevitable costume =. ~
PLACE and afternoon drive. and Nas -
pink complexion and blonde cufls
we2rer. the effect was indescr1nsps1 -
The countess always wore the saDs 80
ors as her husband with her wni.s ~
Sometimes this would be varied -
or lavender. but tae ensemble was
the same.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
Anna Gourd'- Changed App,arsseA

NEW DIX WUfIu.
On the Avenue du Bots de bologna b
Paris. there is being slowly built Splsn-
did palace which Is to be the abode Of IN
Count and Countess de Castelana Strita
have been frequent among the worknsA
and there have been intervals when -
work has been done az all. The Paridans
when they see this shrug their shoulder
and remark:
She has refused Roni the money asAin"
Americans who saw the count ~
countess last summer at Dieppe conan
the stories OF the wonderful change u -
appearance OF Anna Could. She ~
turned from n brunette to dectdsa
blonde. and during the transition her con'
plexion assumed a blush. almost mauvA
tint. that the heaviest white wells coala
not conceal.
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bartholomew baby was special kind
sold ut the old fair Of thar name, and was
celebrated for the quantity Of ribbons ana
mock lewelry with which !; was decked
cut The mechanical doll il also an IN
s'ituiien OF considerable standing. Refer
snce 70 them has been found in the ear
Hest editions Of the Spectator. VIII the
custom ever be droppe4q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
The Ancient Deu.

The naufnnatss OF ftfie Egyptian prin-
eesse2. dead now three or fosr thousand
years, have been unwoand. and in their
spicy folds little dolls have been 6iseey-
cred After more than twensy centuries
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

A Design for linen sofa cushion shows
= pretty girl picking daisy petals which
have been blown all over the csIsilsan
He loves ne. ne lows nae not drift
through the design
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

To the klondike free and casn 80
That's the way the Pess-lntensrs -
proposes TO send its friends 10 -
OF gold.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
A LEGEND OF THE STRAND.

IT'S said an author who had starved to
death
Went walking, some years after he hal
lost his breath,
In spirit UP Fleet street, then down the
Strand,
And found himself before a bookman's
stand.
What's this?" he unused, as in his hand
a book
He took
Dear me, my verse; he cried, and kissed
you killed me-cost me hearth and home.
To publish you spent
My every cent.
no man would buy,
And I
Was soon a shadow of my former self,
Whilst you lay snugly my dusty shelf.
Heigho.' he sighed.
Thou vert my pride,
and ruin" Quoth the book: mot so!
You died too soon to really know.
I have become
A rarity, and worth wondrous sum.
And through me now
You wear the laurel on your brow!'
Z EN- as the volume spake
A mortal came, the little book did take,
And as the spirit watched him from the
shade,
Some twenty pounds for it he paid.
-'Egad!" the author cried, as back he sped
To Hades. Il have on my head
Enough Of hay eEtwined to feed horse!
I'm proud CT it-oh yes, am, OF course
But what a shame to decorate
An authors pate
John Keadrick Bangs, in Harper's Maya
ziv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
What Becomes of Them9
ITO BE Continued

It appears that Great Britain keeps
a record of the number of people who
leave her to find new homes elsewhere.
The figures of the immigration of 1895
have just been published and are of in
terest. In all, 1896 emigrants left
the United Kingdom, of whom 112,-
o53 were English, 1927 Scotch, and s., :
4S6 Irish. The total was 1886 more
than in 1894, when there were fewer in
ducements to go abroad, and perhaps
fewer to leave home. The United States
received the bulk of this army of exiles
81, 237 Tnglishmen, Ii, 231 Scotchmen,
and all but about 1000 of the Irishmen.
The other emigrants were almost
equally divided between Canada and
South Africa. 1t seems, then, that this
country receives a great many more
English than Irish immigrants. But
certainly they are not nearly so much
in evidence. What becomes of them
Philadelphia Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
BOYS IN WALL STREET.
Their First Duties-What Is Expected
OF Them.

Wall street boy Is expected to be
Mt the Office at nine o'clock in the morn
ing and remain there as long as his
services are needed, though he usually
gets away about four O'Clock. He ha:
an allowance of half an hour at noon
for luncheon, but the rest OF the time
belongs to his employer. He is expect
ed to be neat in appearance, clean rs
to hands and face, we'll hammered,
truthful at all times, prompt in obedi-
cnce and faithful in guarding the Sc
crets of his employers.
The duties first assigned to him are
TO carry messages, deliver stocks at
ether brokerage offices, and obtain
checks for them. After awhile be is
advanced to making comparisons of
sales of stocks and taking the checks
received from other brokers to be certi-
fed at the banks.
Of late years the stock exchange
clearing house has done away with so
much of the stock delivery by boys that
the number of them on the street is
not more than half what it used to
be. Formerly it was not uncommon
to see from 25 to 100 boys waiting in
line at each of the prominent banks
= y
bank employed a private policeman to
keep the boys in line and in order.
a story is told of a new boy on the
street who once went to make delivery
of stock. When the bookkeeper made
up the accounts at the close of the day
he found himself $4,000 short, and an
examination of the books showed that
one of the boys had failed to bring
back check in return for some stock
he had delivered.
He was perfectly innocent about the
matter, and said that he had handed the
papers in at the Office where he was sent
to make the delivery, and as they gave
him nothing he supposed there was
nothing for him to get His employer
treated him kindly, and told him to be
careful not to make the same mistake
again. He never did. That boy is now
at the head of one of the largest broker
age houses on Broad street.-Harper's
Round Table.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
FELL OFF THE SHIP.
Sailors Who Were Not Accustomed
to the Trolley GunbOat.

to the Trolley GunDOSt.
They were two jolly tars off duty and
making the most of brief relief from
keeping ship" After a conyivial call
up the line they were coming through
Jefferson avenue on the rear end OF a
motor car and smoking their pipes
while they talked with the usual volu-
bility of the sailor in port AS lady
came from the somewhat crowded car
the little fat son of Neptune stepped TO
the street that she might have a clear
passage. OF course he had to touch his
cap and by this ceremony hewas delayed
just long enough to have the car start
with a jerk as his foot was on the step
to rejoin his mate When he hit the
pavement he struck out like a strong
swimmer for two or three strokes be-
fore realizing that he was not in the
water.
Man overheard" whooped the lad
on the platform. Dropped over the
port side of the stern. Slow her down.
man. slow her down and back up" as
he eXcitedly grasped the arm of the con-
ductor. "Give the engineer his BELLS"
and he seized the strap that registers
fares, jerl1ed it at the rate OF five dollars
per minute till it came out by the roots,
leaving the register hanging by enc
screw.
Meanwhile the little fat sailor was
coming like a duck in a foot race, wav-
ing his handkerchief and shouting:
ship ahoy!" as if the fate of Robinson
Cruso would be his should that ear es-
cape. The passengers could do moth
ing for laughing. The conductor was
'ainly striving to suppress the excited
tar aboard, and he was calling upon his
eyes to be blasted and his timbers TO be
shivered if he didn't scuttle the craft
if she didn't come to and rescue his
mate. He swOre, too, that he was be-
ing marooned, for he wanted off to give
the fat one a hand. He was released
At the next corner, where he stood.
shaking his fist while he called the con-
iuctor a bloody pirate till his putting
consort came alongside. Then they
went rolling toward the police station
20 see what the chief commodore"
would afford them in the way of ven.
geance.-Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01

by an effort and speaking with dignity.
you told me that by the kings order
no one could cross; and you arrested
ne because, having urgent need to
visit ST. German, L persisted. Now,
what does this mean, Capt. Pallavicini?
Others are crossing. I ask what this
IleanS?''
whatever you please, NJ. de Pavan-
nes," the Italian retorted, contemptu-
ously. Explain it for yourself!'
I started as the name struck my ear,
and at once cried out in surprise: IN.
de Favannesi" Had heard Alright:
Apparently I had, for the prisoner
turned to me with a bow. Eyes, SIR he
said, with dignity, 81 am M. de Pavan-
res. I have not the honor of knowing
you,but you seem to be a gentleman. )"
Ec cast a whitening glance at the cap
tain as he said this. Perhaps you will
explain to me why this violence has
been done to me. If you can shall con-
slider it a favor; if not, pardon me-"
did not answer him at once for a
good reason-that every faculty I had
was bent on a close scrutiny of the man
himself. He was fair, and of rudy
complexion. His beard was cut in the
short pointed fashion of the court; and
in these respects he bore a kind Of like
ness, a curious likeness, to Louis de
Pavannes. But his figure was shorter
and stouter. He was less martial in
bearing, with more of the air of a schol-
ar than soldier. "You are related to
NJ. Louis de Pavannes?" I said, my
heart beginning to beat with an odd eN-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
Dawn of the New Woman

ITO the stake with her." Numbered
the tyrant. Mercy" implored the I'M
happy captive. Some other deathi
In heavens name, some other deathI"
She entreated deaf ears and heart of
stone. If he could know" she moaned
as she was dragged away, "how hate
to cook!" Even now, ere yet the clouds
Of medieval superstition had begun to
purple with the dawn of a better day,
and more to that effect, the aspirations
of woman were already looking beyond
the merely domestic horizon with which
convention sought to environ her.-De-
trOit journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
4 Dfmcult Task.

Some of the police captains are brave
men. 1 asked one of the bravest what
was the hardest job he ever had. to
which he replied:
stopping prize-fght-"
Thinking to hear an account of riot
Uns proceedings. | asked for the de-
tails.
oh. there amt any ne said. There
warn't nothing disturbing about it.
The trouble WAS with meself. I wanted
10 sec the finish.'-N. /. Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01

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