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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
RaIl TOssers Touring.

Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

waists. To explain what is meant just
observe the sketch showing a plated
skirt and try to imagine it in one of
the newest Of fabrics, a silver -taffeta
of a deep blue dahlia shade. The
charm of the new phase of taffeta is
that whenever it rises to a fold, or
plat, or wrinkle, or wherever the light
strikes it the actual dye seems to fade
out ard a pure silver glow is the result.
A few of these silks have an odd water
mark in them and some are figured in
large bright flowers.
There is no getting away. these
months to come, from the bolerO that
is rapidly growing into the proportions
of. a recognized house wrap. Many
women have as many as a dozen of
them, chiefly in varying colors of vel
vet, to wear with any and every bodice
and blouse. There is no denying they
are cozy projections against wandering
drafts and a little black velvet bolero
slips as a finish over the plainest waist
of any color. Later on, When fOulards
and ginghams and challies are needed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

finger into the finger of the glove. Be
sure, in the meantime. that the stitch
ing on the back of the glove is also
straight. Now insert the thumb. and
look once again to see if the seams are
all straight. If not. pull the glove of
and begin again. The seam at the tip
of the thumb should be in line with
the middle of the thumb nail. Smooth
the wrist neatly and fasten the second
button first. All of this may seem tire
some, but an expensive and well-htting
glove is worth the trouble of putting it
on carefully, for it will wear twice as
long. In removing a glove, skin it off
quickly, turn the fingers, put d little
powder in them, smooth them neatly
and place them in q glove case. They
will keep much nicer in this way than
if tossed in a drawer.
Never throw old kid gloves away.
They are nice to use, for they save the
hands in many ways, Tor example, in
gardening and busting, and, indeed, If
one moistens the hands with glycerine,
or cold cream, and draws on a pair of
easy, old gloves for an hour the hand
is made astonishingly white, smooth,
soft and flexible. Another use for
old gloves is u cut the backs for pen
wipers. and 20 keep the fingers for
stalls for cut fingers or burns or any
accident to the hands.
There is also a proper way to mend
a glove. ClOVe-needleS can be pro-
cured at any shop where ordinary
needles are sold. and, unlike the latter,
they do not split the kid. If the
seams break or rip, sew up the seam
on the right side of the glove, as much
like the rest of the stitching as posi-
BILE; and if the seam breaks between
the thumb and palm, a little network
made in the buttOnhOle stitch will re-
place the little kid hinge, if one may
SO call the three cOrnered piece of kid.
If the buttOnhOles break away, it is
easy enough to replace the binding, if
you examine the method by which it
was originally put on. Gloves may be
chamOis-skin gloves that are worn in
slipping them on the hands and rub
bing them in lukewarm water, filed
with suds made from ivory soap. White
kid, and even suede, may be cleaned
by gently rubbing them all over with
pumice stone powder. Another way
equally good is to brush them with
benZine or gasoline. and hang them out
in the air One must be careful in this
latter operation to avoid being near
fire, or near a flame or heat, on ac-
count of the explosive quality of the
gasoline Another method is TO put on
the gloves, and to wash them in a
basin of spirits of turpentine. White
gloves may be dyed a good tan by
wetting them with saffron and water,
which have been boiled and standing
ten or u hours.
Gasoline VIII also clean white kid
slippers, and make them as good as
new. ESTHER SINGLETON
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

tailOr-like simplicity to an elaborate
ness that nearly restores the long re-
jectCd tea robe There is in these
special costumes a sort of unconscious
predominence OF gray-nOt of the cold,
white gray, but what is among dress
makers called sunset and swallow
gray, deliciously varying in tone. It IS
especially noticeable in the lovely
zibelines. Some of them are gray,
flushing almost to rose, others shading
in the folds TO a copper hue or to the
always becoming shade of a star sap
phire.
IN BLACK AND GRAY.
An disqualification of a good tailor
made house dress is given in the cos
tune sketched in black and gray.
Strictly speaking, there is another
shade introduced, in the rose-colored
vest Of bengaline, striped with black
silk braid. Though the pattern is of
tailOr's designs, such gown is really
made at the dressmakers, and its skirt
lined with gray ribbon serge, a silk
that is almost guaranteed to drive
taffeta from its stronghold as a lining
Though il does not possess quite the
buoyancy of taffeta, it is a far more
durable silk, and the object now to ar
rive at in hanging a skirt, is to give
the back. Dlaits all the bouffante eff
fects possible. This the crisp silk alone
will not co. so that every perfect gown.
coming home from the modiste. shows
at two points down the back widths
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
A DoUBTING HEART.

Where are the swallows fled?
Frozen and dead
Perchance upon some bleak and stormy
shore
o doubling heart
Far DER purple seas
They wait in. sunny ease,
The balmy sunny breeze
To bring them to their northern homes
once more.
Why must the flowers die?
Prisoned they lie
In the cold tomb, needless of tears or
rain.
o doubling hearti
They only sleep below
The soft white ermine snow
While winter winds shall blow.
To breath and smile upon you soon again.
The sun has hid its rays
These many days;
VIII dreary hours never leave the earth?
o doubling heart
The stormy clouds on high
Ve1 the same sunny sky
That soon, for spring is nigh
Shall wake the summer into golden mirth.
Fair hope is dead. and light
Is quenched in night;
What sound can break the silence of de-
Spair?
doubling heart
The sky is overcast,
Yet stars shall rise at last
Brighter for darkness past
And angels silver voices stir the air.
Adelaide Anne Proctor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
COMBINATION DRESSES.

One way to arrive at novelty of effect
in any costume just now, be it for
house, carriage or street, is to have the
skirt made half of one goods and half
Of the other. You may, as for that
divide your halves as you prefer. You
can have all the front of the petticoat,
clear round to the hips, of lovely rose
gray beige. with narrow lines of zig
gag black narrow black and white
quilted gauze ribbon, that has a taffeta
edge. Another way is to lay the skirt
front in plaits, but not to tack the
folds, and a woman, all artistic deli
cately flesh padded bones, can wear
with it a Bourbon corsage of the same
silk. A big slashed collar must fall
upon the shoulders of it, under which
cream lace should be gathered. Such
lace on a silver taffeta is dahlia or
scarabeus green results in much rich
ness of tone color
SPRING vELvETs.
Just as lovely and promising a ma
terial for the spring season is the
striped liberty velvet. 1t is positively
the only striped goods now on any
shops counters, for there is a sort of
madness prevalent for small. we'll
mixed figuring on every fabric. The
velvet is a great relief from the COM
plicated snares of squares and angles,
and well compounded neutral colors,
or the sprawling pOsies and gaudy arab
esques. 1t has not introduced any
new color on its arrival, and skirts of
it are made quite simple. For wearing
capacity it truly has no equal, and Is a
suggestion of what may be done in
dress pattern of it in hyacinth blue the
sketch is supplied The close basque
fits down to point in front and hooks
up behind. That is no new freak of
the dressmakers for a goodly majority
CT waists have hooked up behind this
winter, and it is a fashion that prom
ises to be carried on out into the sum-
mer styles. One noticeable point in this
suit, however, is the position basque
tails, which as long as a month ago
got official approval in Paris, and have
already come over. Where the front of
the waist is cut in a point upon the
bust, lines of sparkling jet beading
finish the edges. They are repeated on
the cuffs, and the yoke is filled in with
shirred cream net, over white silk. The
collar is net over silk, and just an edg-
ing of these two is set as a finish within
the wrists.
Another use to which liberty velvet
is largely put is in the decoration of
gowns made of solid dark wool goods
A pretty disposition of it is shown in
the dress for young girl. The body
of the braid stripping it and then all
the back plaits of black satin, or white
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
GLOVES.
How to Select, Put On, Mend, Clean
and Wear Them.


and Wear Them.
The French womans idea of dress
is. of course, perfect in all it's details;
but if she must practice economy she
never neglects her shoes and her
gloves. "Bien chauste ct bien gantee"
is her motto, and she lives up to this.
Her gloves are proverbial. She chooses
them with art, she puts them on with
art, she takes care of them with art,
and, finally. she mends them with art.
She always puts on her gloves in the
house, and buttons them as carefully
as any other article of dress. She
never would be guilty of pulling on her
gloves rudely in the street or in a
street car. or squeezing her hands into
gloves several times too small and but
toning them with hairpin. This
would be considered a great imprO
priety. Many people cram their hands
into gloves which are so small that
the glove looks stuffed. and a yellow
kid on a pudgy hand reminds one of
nothing more pOetical than a ham in
its yellow bag. Even people, especially
ladies, with large hands. Oughat to buy
gloves which are larger than seems
necessary; for tight gloves, like tight
shoes, always make the hand swell and
dicious treatment. Tight gloves are
always responsible for redness of the
hands and for wrinkles. Women who
care to preserve the wilderness and
beauty of their hands and arms always
wear loose gloves. Ellen Terry, for ex-
ample, who has a large hand, so large
that it is somewhat masculine, never
congresses it in tight gloves. but Sc
lects d comfortable size which gives
her hand ease and full play.
Now. after selecting gloves-nice
stout, loose ones for street wear. and
others a little closer in fit for calling
and for evening wear-there is d way
to put them on. If there is anything
that mars a woman's appearance it is
a glove with the seams twisted and all
the fingers awry. The first trying on
of q glove is the most important,
because this gives the glove it's set
First shake some powder into each
finger of the glove. Then place your
elbow firmly on the table with the
hand upright and the thumb extended
toward the palm. Draw the body of the
glove over the fingers, and. after seeing
that each seam of the glove is straight
with the line of the finger, coax each
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

all awake to the anxieties and cares and
sorrows of those about her. and awake to
her responsibility to relieve. and full of
loving and tender desire to carry her
full share of whatever must be borne.
And we older people can make no
graver mistake than to shut them out
of our real life whatever it may be. In
the first place the effort is futile for they
read us like q book. and the girl who.
looking in her fathers face. knows
whether or not this is the time for
when that face tries to hide some mighty
weight of care. And it is not only use
less to shut them out. 1t is cruel; and
many sensitive girl suffers more from
feeling that she is not considered clever
enough or kind enough to share the care.
than she would from a full knowledge of
whatever makes the care.
Then. again. the girl. awake both to
things without and deeper things within.
is sure to be awake TO all helpful devices
and opportunities. Her wits are keen.
winged to fly above troubles that cannot
be swept out of the way.
If we older folks only recognize the
fact. we have. in the girlhood of our
homes. such wealth Of inward COM
fort and sympathy and help as can be
ours in time of trouble from no other
source. Let the dear things be ever so
frivolous on the outside. there is within
the girls heart rich or poor. high or
low. that which, If we draw upon it
freely. will not fail. The difficulty is that
we parents have not known. have not
trusted. have not drawn near to the
hearts of our own.
If all parents who read these words
would make new test of sharing their in
most life with frank and kindly freedom
with their daughters, if the daughters
would Danish the reserve that makes it
easier to talk to another girl than to
ones mother, and show their real selves
in all their lO-e anu sweetness to their
own, we should enter upon new and
wonderful phase of girl life. the record
and result of which we should be glad
to hear.
Those to whom it suggests itself to
write of the result of any of the expert
ments suggested in these papers may
serd thei~ letters to the writer at go
West Fifty-ninth street, New York City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

New York, Jan. 1S97.-House gowns at
this season of the year implies prepar-
alton for the quiet informal home
amusements which the not far distant
Lenten season viii bring. The lectures,
club and committee meetings, cooking
classes and small luncheons, for which
the hostess must wear a compromise
between a genuine tea gown and
more splendid and ornate reception
dress. Figured silks, of what are
called silver taffeta, soft brOched
surahs. very short pile liberty velvets,
light weight Zibeiines and lowered
beiges are the most frequently en-
ployed materials.
Anv one of them forms the ideal
house gown. which must be soft. light
of weight, not easily wrinkled and
varying in type of design from almost
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
I CANNOT PRAY.

/ cannot pray tOnight-there is no prayer
Within my heart: tbs only numbness
there.
1t seems as if my life were standing still
/ have no wish, no power; ] have no will
To pray. L murmur Father" and
Amen,
And try to pray but say the same again
Dull aching and cOntented discomfort
Oh, that in common tears it might be
Spent.
What does it matter that my pearls were
Sand2
I cannot pray, but God will understand.
ANNIE PIKE.
Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

ecru lace boleros viii accompany them,
to be put off and on as ones fancy
may dictate, and the smart coat, with
silk or cotton shirt waists, will be a
bit Of a tailor-made bolero. in serge or
tweed or poplin. 1t will be found
much cooler than regulation jackets.
and relieve one at the same time of
that awkward sense of being in ones
shirt sleeves. NINA FITCH.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

silk, or sapphire liberty velvet. Yet
another chance for differentiation over
other women's toilets is to have all the
front of a cloth or silk skirt laid in
broad but shallow kits, turning one
way all around from hip hip.
Slender women have fallen on this
device as a treasure, as well as on the
application of berthas to Louis XVI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

No quarter will do as much good as
the one that buys DR.. Pierces Pleasant
Pellets. This is what you get with
them: An absolute and permanent
cure for Constipation, Indigestion.
Bilious Attacks, Sick and Bilious
Headaches, and all arrangements Of
the liver stomach, and bowers. Not
just temporary relief, and then a
worse condition afterward-hut help
that lasts,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

Telephone 495 for Hewlett's Three
Crown Baking Powder, Spices and
havOrinG extracts. Wholesale oaIy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
SOME HOUSE TOILETS
At Home Gowns Suitable For
Late January.
THE EARLY SPRING STUFFS

Silver Taffetas, Soft Broched Surahs,
Very Short Pile Velvets, Light
weight zibelines and Powered
Beiges Are Being Extensively
Sold in the Shops These Days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

an adjustment of steel hooks. Does
this mean a sneaking revival of the
hustle. of uncomfortable and unhealth-
full memory, or is it just a seasons
freak? Every woman is rather alarm
| ingly asking herself this question, just
as she contemplates with a little heart
sinking an ominOus lengthening of rear
skirt widths. Another novelty in the
making of petticoats is facing them
with velvet suede In reality this is a
bias band of leather finely finished to
show a Yelvety pile, and on house
dresses it is used in the gayest colors.
in place of a dust ruffie One of its
chief merits is that, unlike braid or vel
veteen, it does not tarnish delicate
shoes, and it is said to outlast
dozen other hem bindings.
A LOUNGING TOILET.
Of a tendency toward easy half
Wrapper-like luncheon robes, the pretty
costume in mousseline de sole and fig
ure silk fairly represents what is be-
ing accomplished. This is in reality
sort of adaptation from the easy. grace
full tea robe that French and English
women faithfully wear at o'clock.
The American wOman's innate love of
tidy elegance prevents any introduction
Of straight lines falling from neck to
toe, so that a soft bOwknot girdle of
muslin at the waist line. This muslin,
by the way, in the original toilet, is of
peacock blue, set upon an underdress
of very pale blue silk, while the body
of the robe is cut from pistache green
satin surah, all figured over in pale
green and white and blue arabesques.
A pretty touch is given by a guimp in
tertwisted gilt and blue silk threads.
set on the edge of the robes front and
the velvet waist bow is made all of
plstache green velvet.
This particular combination of green
and blue is seen wherever a frivolous
love of color flashes out. The gayish
little theatre toQues are green and blue;
sometimes turquoise blue with the
pistache, or a girl viii pin in her hair
knot of green velvet, from which
grows out an enormously tall pistache
green plume. Another favorite device
with house gowns, be they for morn
ing or afternoon use, is the wearing
of long gloves. For this a scant puffed
sleeve drops to the elbow and there is
finished by a bow. The loops and
knot of the bow are tied on the inside
of the elbow and then gloves wrinkle
up and are tucked under the sleeves
edges
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-05-12

Well, laws me, you don't say
so! Who stole 'em? Mems over
shirts, for Csc; mems drawers,
2 for Csc; mems undershirts,
for Csc; 500 yds. spool cotton, sc:
ladies' vests &c and sc; ladies
shirt-waist sets, 1Oc, 15c, 2Oc, Csc:
pearl sleeve buttons, 10c; side
combs, sc; clocks, Coo and Csc:
bargain towels, sc; ladies hose,
&c, &c, sc, 1Oc, 15c; ladies' gloves,
1Oc; velvet skirt binding, sc;
dress stays, IL for sc; spool silk.
&c; aluminium collar buttons,
for sc; pint cups. 2 for sc; bowl
strainers, &c, Sc, sc; fly traps.
10c; 4-qt. enamel sauce pan, CSC:
enamel stew pan, TIC; enamel
pudding pan, 12c; enamel wash
basin, 15c.-The Racket.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-05-12
Among the 0zalks.

''The Land of Big Red Apples"
is an attractive and interesting
book, handsomely illustrated with
views of South Missouri scenery,
including the famous Olden fruit
farm of 5000 acres in Howell
county. 1t pertains to fruit
raising in that great fruit belt of
America, the southern slope of
the Ozarks, and will prove of great
value, not only to fruit growers,
but to every farmer and home
seeker looking for a farm and a
home. Mailed free. Address
j. e. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-05-12
1 Look Through South Missouri Free

The Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis railroad company
has just issued a magnificent
book of sixty or more photo
engraved views of varied scenery
in South Missouri. From these
views an accurate knowledge can
be obtained as to the productions
and general topography of that
highly favored section that is
now attracting the attention Of
home-seekers and investors the
country over.
The title of the book is "Snap
Shots in South Missouri" 1t will
be mailed free. Address
j. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-05-12

The Mail and Express in today's
issue, published a long list of let
tiers and petitions protesting
against the action of the county
executive committee in it's recon-
mendations for county commits
sioners. They were sent here
from Tallahassee by Senator
Bitch to the executive committee
and in requesting them to be pub
lished they were of the opinion
that it would strengthen the ac-
tions of the committee. The eff
feet has been exactly the reverse.
Some who had refrained from TAX
ing any part in the affair are sur
prised at the extent of the pro-
test and they will be surprised if
the Governor makes the appoint
ments in the face of these pro-
tests. The letters addressed to
the Governor are all from good
democrats. They give a very
clear idea of the demoraliZed con-
dition of Marion county politics
and finances. The petitions from
the 1st, 3rd, and 4th districts con.
tanned the names of a large ma.
jority of the democratic voters.
A list of names is published from
the first district of alleged persons
who asked that their names be
taken from the league list. We
interviewed Mr.. r. @. Blake
whose name is on this list. His
name was never on the league
list. Says he: Il put my name
on McLeod's petition because
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-05-12
The editor of the Banner in the

The editor of the Banner in the
last issue of his paper makes
another spasmodic effort to stir
up sectional strife. He thinks
that because the editor of this pa
per was not born and raised in
his back yard, he has no right to
open his mouth or raise his voice
against this socialism and calam-
ity bowling rot that has made
the politics of Marion county the
laughing stock of the country.
Because our birth place happened
to be Pennsylvania, editor Harris
thinks it preposterous on our part
to ask for the publishing of the
tax list. In his opinion we ought
to come here and live under the
crack of his whip for about
forty years before we are al
lowed to criticise his democracy.
Then, as if to insult the mind of
every sensible man and woman in
the community, he calls such
principles democracy. The pres
ent condition of our finances and
industries is fair sample of his
teachings. His rabid calamity
bowling, continued kicking
against the financial principles as
established by our government
and his chronic and everlasting
opposition to people from other
states, has been one of the lead
ing factors in bringing the politi-
cal, financial and industrial con-
dition of our city and county to
it's present demoralized condition.
His un-American teachings have
engendered feelings of distrust to
such an extent that very few OF
our people can be induced to make
investments and many of those
who come here from other states
fight shy of our county.