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Fashions of the Day.

The times are changed and we are
changed with them, wrote the philoso-
pher, only he put his idea into the
Latin tongue, VIII ca is not now the
court language Of the world. But his
idea was forcibly brought home to me
yesterday when pay ing visit OF cere-
mony as we'll as curiosity to the bou-
doir Office OF the Bureau of Social re-
quirements, presided over by Mrs.
Ledyard Stevens. at 10 West Forty
second street.
1t is not 30 many years ago that the
avenues open to a woman desirous of
turning an honest penny were limited
to two or three of the heavier drudgeries
of life. which ordinary servants are
both too ignorant and too Sol sible to
take up. Now we find gentlewomen en-
tering the lists in certain lines Of husi-
ness wherein their taste and tact have
an opportunity to come into play,
boldly throwing down the gauntlet to
the lords of creation, and carrying off
the substantial prizes OF success.
Mrs. Stevens, born in the purple Tor
as near an approach to it as our spseudo.
republicanism will admit to it's social
dye-vatsl. and connected by blood and
marriage with about all of "old" New
York, had an original idea. and the
energy and busine IS ability to put it into
execution.
Every one krows that, in even old
established houses. social emergencies
sometimes arise which tax severly the
knowledge and resources Of both mis-.
tress and servants-both perhaps with a
lifelong training in their duties and
responsibilities. The desire to enter
tain is frequently nipped in the bud by
the conviction that a small staff OF un.
trained servants renders it impossible.
Then. too-and this is a matter that
must only be mentioned in whispers
there are in our overgrown society and
on its borders people, very worthy
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at is not the sui ject but the manner OF
treating it that gives offense. Anna kar-
enina. The Scarlet Letter. The Cup OF
Trembling ard Zola's Mana series treat
of the same subject. The difference is
in the treatment.
The short story epitomizes the COM
pressed tragedies of the nineteenth CEN
tury Poe and DeMaupassant we're
masters Of the art. TIE rules which the
former gave for its construction must
be followed by the successful hortstory
writer which now threatens the two vol.
ume novel as the novel menaced the
drama.
"What shall this novel Of the future be
and What shall it contribute to life and
10 human thought! We complain OF
pessimiem, the sordid character Of the
realistic fiction OF to-day. But does not
this mean that there is much that is
sordid and depressing in the social coz
ditions of the century! The supreme
beauty of Greek art was but reflection
of the beauty the artist saw every
where in the real life about him.
When society has solved the complex
problems OF our civilization
and eliminated the evils that
cast their shadows over the realistic
fiction OF the day. then there will come
new and transfgured realism that will
not be content with revealing the tran
STORY and the superficial. This Dew
aud dominating realism will not OILY
seek to give the actual. social realities
OF the moment hut will come into the
kingdom OF the universal experiences Of
the race. The novel Of today fails in it's
purpose when it emphasizes the materi-
alistic and utilitarian spirit of the age
and its greatest opportunity lies in the
direction of quickening our sympathies,
stimulating our ideals and in opening up
new visions Of spiritual truth and beauty.
To do this, the novelist must unite to
the truth Of the realist the vision OF the
poet, who sees life stripped of the mean
ingless and transfgured through the real
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worthy record of the real life OF the peo
pie. Just why the novel has been given
the place Of honor above the drama.
above poetry, above all forms of didactic
writing historical or critical not
even the novelists themselves or
the essayists know. Spielhagen says
that the tendency Of the age To-
wards science ls 90 over powering, 30
threatening to the emotional and spirit
ual that the growth Of the novel is a
measure Of defence against materialism.
Marion Crawfordis theory is that the
French Revolution introduced an emo
tional phase in social history, to which
may be attributed many OF our tastes
and fashions. With it began the novel
in France, and in England it took
fresh start and a new form. Sidney
Lanier ascribes the supremacy
OF the novel to the development OF
personality or individuality. He thought
that the emerging Of the individual from
the macs so that today each stands by
himself, has brought about complexities
OF relations, that tn, older forms OF liter
ary expression were inadequate to icter-
pret. Mrs. Wilson thinks that ''among
the multitude of forces which have con-
tributed to the life and thought OF the
century, two can be distinguished as re-
sponsible for the development Of modern
fiction" vix.; science and democracy
Realism in fiction is the outgrowth of
the scientific epirit, whose shibboleth
is fact, while democracy is one of the
new forces that has given a Few dignity
to the individual, a new meaning and
significance TO the human soul; and it is
this apotheosis of humanity that consti-
tutes the chief tenet of the gospel OF
realism.
The novelist Of today spends about as
much time explaining the merits Of his
own school and attacking that Of others
as he spends in writing novels. Under
lying all schools are the principles Of
realism and idealiem. The supreme
idealism OF the art OF Phidias becomes
realism in the Pergamon marbles, which
illustrate what art becomes. when there
ceases to be a selection Of beautiful,
ide1l types. when there is a minute
copying OF the unimportant and the
ignoble, and q reproduction Of the shock
ing aspects of life." "Idealism sees
man ana nature through the imagine
ton of the poet and insists upon postu-
lating an unconditional truth and
beauty. In fiction this idealizing ten
dency becomes romanticism, when the
novelist chooses for his themes only
transcendental experiences and supreme
moments. Realism attempts to inter
pret life as it really is; to discover the
heroism that is latent in the humblest
human eoul. 1t endeavors to detect
moral worth and spiritual beauty,
whether hidden under the peasants
blouse or beneath the robes Of royalty.
In the works Of Zola and his school real.
ism attempts to bring fiction into the
realms OF science. Zola in his discussion
of what he calls The Experimental
Novel," lie Roman Experimental claims
science, 90 long the avowed enemy of the
imagination, as the guide and ally Of the
realistic novel. Exactly the same
methods are to be adopted by the novel
list that are used by the physician in his
study of physiology. Sd far as possible.
the human soul is to be vivisected, the
human passions are to be subjected. in
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people IN themseivas, who have plenty
of money. but are wanting in ~,
saroir taire, not to speak of the 10 ~
sais quOi, to enable them to acbiar.
social success and to unlock the soc;,,
gates with even golden key. Their on
tertainments are magnifcent-but b,,
baric. There is too much of the aclirL
of gold"
Then there are the lazy folk. the mat.
rons who know just what they want bu,
don't like the bother of overseeing mat.
ters themselves, and don't exactly trust
the ordinary hired housekeeper. There
are mothers who want teachers for their
daughters, who can give them the
cachet of high breeding; in brief, there
are thousand wants and needs. really
urgent ones, covered by the term Social
Requirements" and all of these Mrs
Stevens stands ready to ill for her pat.
rons, whether in or out of town. resi-
dents of New York or in any city of the
union.
With all the apparently inconsequen-
tial vagaries Of that incorporeal some
thing which or who dictates our modes
there is yet generally to be found in
them that little lump of the leaven Of
reason that leaveneth the whole mass
Nothing in all the range of color tones
is cooler than gray. and so the dlctums
OF grays for July is most appropriate, for
nothing can be hotter than July unless
it be July and August. These grays
run in all the varying tints, from stone
to dove gray. They are delicate and very
susceptible to untoward impressions
from foreign substances. but on the
other hand are easily cleaned and hold
their color very we'll. Gray Darege.
cashmere, cloths and taffeta skir.s are
displacing the black and old waists that
have served their time, yet appear 10
freshen up and renew their youth when
worn with soft toned skirt. 1t is color
that blends we'll with every shade. a
veritible peacemaker in the chrOmatlc
brawls that have disgraced our spring
and early summer toilettes. Waists OF
chiffon. in white, cream, pink, blue or
lilac, combine admirably with it. A late
wrinkle is the gray feather boa TO take
the place so long held by the black.
substantial recommendation it has Is
that it does not crock. The grays, how
ever, are not to be worn by everybody
with advantage or even impunity. They
make sad wrecks OF some complexIons'
although the gayety of the fashionable
trimmings TO a certain extent o1sss
their pallor.
Trimmings on skirts and bodlces are
growing more and more elaborate anu
by the fall the plain skirt will rank WIN
the dodo as a recently but thorough!
extinct species,
Very smart and fetching are the little
neckties of net, null and silk. Llnen'
trimmed with lace applique are mucH
worn, even with wool gowns, and with a
happy effect.
All the latest waists are of lace ou.
to be up to date they must be araPe"
over chiffon, which produces SOIL O
coming result. The bolero still re'sD''
the latest being the bolero back :,
The fascinating absorbing game u
golf is responsible for school OF dress
ing all its own. and many OF Inc sun
mer's outing toilettes, if not dlrec',! :n'
work of golf, are at least under go''
= 49,, nc in all things,
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We (tbe realists)

mOrdlty. Dut tno "oiio ~
cept Zola's view and his works are on the
prescribed lists OF our libraries, shunned
and condemned as immoral.
According to his theory the expert
mental novelist must trace every in
herited tendency, must observe and an
alyze the influence Of constantly chang.
ing environment, dissect every action
and motive to find its cause and effect;
then he can give accurately the life OF
man 10 all the changes that mark the
successive stages of his moral degener-
acy; for all of Zola's characters are de-
generates. But what place has the
imagination, the creative power. the
artistic conception in this scheme of the
novel? The experimental novel has been
described as making the novelist enter
the service Of science as police reporter
for the information OF sociology, and
lola says "We novelists are the examin
ing magistrates OF men and their pas
sions." He confesses that a novelist
must possess individual temperament;
he must both produce and direct phe
nomena. And here is the stumbling
block of his theory. Zola attempts the
impossible when he says the novelist
must modify nature without departing
from nature. How can he apply the
method Of observation and experiment
upon creatures of his own scientific
imagination. The novelist must observe
and what novelist. whether idealist or
realist, does not observe? But can he in
the true sense Of the term perform ex-
periments on the human soul as the
chemist analyses the pancreatic fluid?
Passing from Zola's theories to his
works, We find in them masses OF facts,
great and small, in which everything is
given the same prominence and consid
Grafton. There is a constant exasgera-
tion OF environment, and this is what
constitutes naturalism distinguished as
species Of realism. But it is what
lola and his school write about, rather
than the way they write, that interests
the world. These same theories in the
novels Of howells and James give us
works of purity and refinement. lola
goes to the slums and the cutters for his
morceau du rue and 70 theory or
method will redeem them since they
violate the first prize pies of art; they
disgust and depress Father than delight
and inspire.
DR.. Sherman defines the novel as "a
veracious study Of life 10 the end of in
terpreting such beauty and truth OF
character as fairly warrant interpre.a.
tion." This view Of the novel includes
romanticism and realism but finds no
place for naturalism.
But whatever the theory every
novelist knows that the first es-
sential Of his novel must be to
interest. To be literature it must be
a work OF art in form, treatment and
composition. Although, when the moral
of tale is intruded it can not have a
place in literature nothing that lasts is
without moral teaching. Since the
novel is truthful portrait Of life it can
not omit the most rervasive feature O:
life. With the artistic temperament OF
Shakespere, Hawthorne or Stevenson
the author will not label his moral as
+. p. Roe has done in his novels.
"Esthetics rather than ethics must be
the standard by which novel is judged
and the reader must be permitted to
discover for himself the afhical 4-.4h.
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COUNTY NEWS.
For add,.sonai oO.nts Ne.r. see otAe, pas..
West Franklin.

West Franklin.
Frank Bradbury has been to Portland
after a stone job.
The Agnes Mabel" has arrived from
Portland with -four for Mscombe Bros
1t will take more than five miles in
length OF ceiling for the West Franklin
school house.
Edith Butler and Eva Whitaker have
arrived home from Bath. where they have
been employed.
On secoun. Of the continued dullness
in the stone business, number of men
intend to start FOR the lumber woods
soon to dad employment.
The w. 1. MsNVelis arrived at Bar
Hayhor Thursday With load q coal. A.
soon a. discharged she viii proceed To
Franklin to load with paving blocks Ter
J. :. Gordon.
Rev, Il. ". Avery, THs AMERICANS
Egypt correspondent. has moved to Els
worth Fails. where he has purchased q
house. His friends wish him aud hi
family much happiness in their new
home.
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orf> f>EKY FsFNI>G.

tn lean ius Subscribers ct 10
Of the ~ Host-o6oes IN Hancock county;
al IN os-s pape~s an the COUNTY com
5tned do NO reach so mary. The AMIR
rcAH as rat the only paper printed IN
Rancocs county, end has nerer claimed 20
De, bt; il IS tha ou.y paper that can prop
erly 5e taaed COUNTY paper al iae
rest 60 8= " toeal papers. The circiliu-
tten o ISIS AMERICAN, barring the Ba-
Ear5or records Summer dst is larger
thar taotot all the other papers printed
IN HaacgeN county.
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IMPORTANT TO EXHIBITORS.

Eas any fnt7rngttou concerning the
IA, address the Secretary. NAHUM
HlNcKLEY Bluehill. Maine.
Blanks Tor making eutFie- furnished on
application.
Entry book Ter exhibitors Will be open
With the Secretary after sept. Is, lsa7.
All entries FOR the trotting races must
10 madc on or Aetare sept. 3. iS97. a. the
entries for those classes will positively
close on that day.
EatEias :oy tha dratt contests must lie
made al least one hour before the time fer
such contest 10 take place.
Entries Tor all articles. stock, msuu,ac-
lures, produce. etc, must be made before
10 a. m. Tue-d sept. p, and all persons
contemplating making an exhibition Of
sny kind are requested TO give notice of
such intention a. cary Is possible. nam
ing articles, etc, to be exhibited, space
required, etc.
Every article to be exhibited must be
in It, place by Tuesday, Sept. p, and
nothing VIII tie received for exhibition
later than 10 a. IN.
Promrtness on the part Of the exhibit
tors viii save much annoyance and DELAY.
and vii be greatly appreciated by the
managers.
No entrance Zee " N be charged on tx
hl5its 81 any KIND made by residents OF
Hancock county. \ limited amount o.
space ~ II be reserved tor exhibitors cut
sfAe If : he county At reasonable ra,t~ but
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south Deer Isle.
Mrs. NJ. d. Robbins IS quite i'll from the
effects of cold.
f NJ. Warren and Mrs. Eva Warren
and daughter May left for home Tuesday
Sunday evening Mr.. Green, the colorea
man, gave his talk on slave life to quite II
good audience, Notwithstanding the rain
He speaks sgaiu Tuesday, Aug. "a.
The sociA! event OF the week here was
the Sunday senooi p.enic on Friday. /,
was appointed for Thursday but Was
postponed on account o: the storm. The
picnic was on the grounds OF Miss r. G..
Hatch, which " ere very suitable for the
purpose. A tent was made for depos ii ing
the food, which was both abundant and
toothsome. AT sound OF the dinner bell
the classes were seated each by little
flag with class mum Der, and each class
was waited on by its teacher or substi-
tute. Games followed. All seemed to
enjoy he day. To Rev. Mr. Garland be-
longs ne chief credit OF It's success.
Aug. 20. EGO.
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COZ NT1 NEWS.
Fos odas451sf County Sesrs see Other pages

West Trenton.
Augustus :. Hopkins Il very i'll with
kidney trouble.
Ira Getehei has gone to Bangor, where
he is emp Dyed in hotel.
Amariah 2. Mcfarland and wife are re-
ioIo.nz ote. all addition to Their family
a daughter, born Aug. S.
Felix G Haynes and wife, OF Ballard
vale, Mass, and Harry Appelman and
wife are guests OF E, ). Haynes and wife.
Mrs. John Whitaker, OF Neponset, and
Raymond Alley, OF Boston, have been Wis
iting their sister, Mrs. Josephine Kline,
at the Gifts.
Capt. Lyman 5. Clark of Deering, and
George Easter brooks, wife and son Cliff
ton, and nephew Willie Clark, OF Peace
dale, R. l., have been here visiting Capt.
Clark sister, Mrs. ". d. Leland.
A larger crop of hay has been cut In
this town this year than for many years.
Everything except hay is complete
failure. The rust has struck the potatoes
and they are rotting badly. Beans have
rusted There is hardly any fruit. The
outlook Is tad for farmers until another
season at least.
Aug. p. Roy.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOr additional County Netes see other pages

HancocE.
Mrs. W. 5. strstton has returned to
Portland.
Dennet Richardson, Q: Newport, is Wis
ting here.
Misses Lena and Jessie Pe;tengill are at
Mrs. higgins for a short stay.
J. H. Morelen. Of West Leeds. Is visit
ing his sister, Mr.. Willard Colt.
{. \. Crauteee. Of swans Island. spent
a few days here last week. UPon his re-
turn uoms he WIS accompanied by Mrs.
O. B. Fass. Fred MeCuHey, wife snd two
SONS, and L. B. Crahtree.
The eoueer; given in town hall, We'd
nesdsy evening by qaartette, Misses
Megquier aud Roulston, sopranos, and
VI Kisses stevens and Nickerson, contrsltos.
with Miss Hersey, reader, was enjoyed by
small but appreciatIve audience.
This season has been anything but dull.
Never We're summer visitors 50 numerous.
The cottages are all occupied, snd the ho-
te's have "a goodiy nun Der. Among the
guests at The Bluffs, this week sre: J. W,
Mcclure aud wife, Miss Martha L. Me
Cure, Mis- Gertrude B. Mcclure, J. Har-
yey MeCIare, Bangor; Dr.. Z. p. Shaw and
wife, Mss Msrga-e; Shaw, Clsremont,
y. H; Miss Laura (. Peakes and Ms,
Alice VI PesSes, Bangor.
Aup y
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South Brook>viile.
e. a. FRANKS, Of Lexington, Mass,
accompanied by his wife and son, has
been visiting MS brother, Lew Franks.
Mrs. {. Damon and Mrs. {. II. Rams
dell, OF Lynn, Mass, with their mother.
Of Ellsworth, who is eighty-5eyen years
Of age, are visiting their sister Mrs Levi
Franks. They are much pleased with
this resort, and unite in saying that for
pure water, fresh air, boating, clam
bakes and an abundance of vegetables.
fish, etc, there is no place like South
Brooksville.
Aug. 10. o.
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Mount Desert Ferry.
A large number of guests are at 1.-THE
Bluffs.
Miss Lou P. Moore is home from Lowell
for the summer.
Mrs. Jennie oummerfeld, of California,
IS visiting relatives in town.
John Willis, wife, and two children,
OF Salem y. j.. are visiting E. E. Morris.
Aug. 1G. TANKAPOO.
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POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

.,,.,=5
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Best three Plymouth Rock fowl. Il %
second best. 80
Best three Light Brshma fowl. / 90
Second best, 80
Best three Buff Cochin fowl. 90
Second best, 30
Best three Brown Leghorn fowl, ~
Second best, 81
Best three wysndotte fowl, 100
Second best, 30
Best six Brown Leghorn chick, ! o.
Second best, 81
Best six Light Brshma chicks, 100
Second best. -
Best SIX Plymouth Rock chicks, 20
Second best. -
Best SIX Bun Cochin ehjek-, l ~.
Second best, 50
Best * NyEn3otte chicks, %
Second best. %
Best SIX " ttte Leghern= eh eAs, fol
Second best, -
best three Pskih ducks Ioo
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CH'EER.

West BrnoksViIle.
PLEASANT AFFAIR
The lawn party, social snd entertain
ment at the home OF Capt. Jerry Jones
Monday evening WAS complete success
The spacious grounds were lighted with
lanterns hung from the trees Owing to
the dsmpness OF the evening the older
preferred the ample psrlors OF the fine old
house
The STAIR was under the direction OF
the ladies' circle. About seventy five
were present. An interesting programme
was rendered in the large double dining
room. II included recitations, declams
tions. vocal and instrumental music
A fine recitation WAS rendered by Miss
Ellison. Declarations by Mr. Lord and a
visiting friend, Mr.. Clark. students at
kent's Hill, who are spending their va
cation here, we're worthy OF special men
ton, also the singing OF Mrs. Stevens and
Mr.. Cousins. An original musical com
position by the Widow Bedott" and a
scene from the everyday family life Of
MIR and Mrs. Caudlen, were comical and
entertaining.
After the entertainment retres hments
were served. \ goodly sum was realized.
Aug. Il. 5.
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HORSE DEPARTMENT.
DIVISION Class !.

DIVISION !. Class l.
Re-t araft stallion. three year-old or
over, weighing 200 or over. $500
Second best 800
Best draft stallion, year-old,
Weighing COO, 1 Oh
Second best. zoo
Best breeding draft mare and colt, 400
Second best, 200
Best draf, colt, three year-old, 90
Second best 200
Best draft colt, two year-old 800
Second best. 200
Best draft colt, one-y ear-old 3 90
Second best, 200
CLASS ..
Best driving stallion, weighing not
less than 1000, three year-old
snd over, 800
Second best 800
Best driving stallion, twoyear-old, 400
Second best 200
Best breeding driving mare and colt, 400
Second best, 200
Third best, / so
Best driving colt, three year-old, 400
Second best, 200
Third best, 100
Best driving colt, tvo-year- old, 800
Second best 200
Third best, 100
Best driving colt, one year-od, 800
Second best, 200
Third best. 100
Best matched pair driving horses, geo
Best gentleman's driving horses, 200
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Amher>l.
Miss lnez Durham has returned from
Bangor, where she has been employed
Mrs. John Grover and daughter Susie
and Master Crosby have returned home,
after spending a few weeks with Mrs.
Growers sister, Mrs. Vague, in East
Bangor.
There has been a religious revival IN
town this summer, largely through the
efforts of Mr.. Cullens, the Bangor student
who has been stat oned here Mr.. Cullens
returns to Bangor next week to resume
his studies. 1t : hoped to have him here
during the tail and winter
Aug. Is. SPFc.
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