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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05
'BAB WRITES OF FADS.
She Tells About the FrVolities and FanCieS
OF Pretty Maids and ComeY
MatrOnS.
Matrons.

hard II either results In something or
she thinks the curl out OF her hair) she
has come TO the conclusion that there
Is a new occupation open 10 man. 1t
is that of lady's maid. The reason of
it's existence is what every knowing
person calls the shirt habit. 1t had its
birth in the shirt waist. But every
fashionable girl understands that the
masculine shirt, pure and simple, has
become a necessity in the wardrobe OF
every woman who wears a cloth skirt
and jacket. Putting on this shirt, how
ever. involves a mental as we'll as a
physical struggle. This is the way 1t
comes about: Lovely woman, wishing
to look particularly smart and to have
an air OF absolute trigness, goes 10 a
shirtmaker, "a really rightly" shirt
maker and announces with consider
able swagger that she's come Ito be
measured for some shirts. Ten TO one
she never had a shirt on before. The
whole time that wretched man is meas
uring her she bothers him by announc-
ing that they didn't measure her that
way in Paris and that in London they
fitted her differently. When finished, her
shirt is exactly like those belonging to
the head of the family. with one ex-
NfDAiNi 10, IL mas a. SliluH run
the back, which. after pulling the gath
ers into place. is hauled around and
tied in front. 1t opens down the front
and has cuffs and collar firmly on It,
and when IL and the rest of them come
home they look as smart as possible
though the shirtmaker. being OF his CEN
tury. charges 81 apiece more than he
would for making a masculine shirt.
This is not because they required less
material, but because they were made
for a woman.
Now begins the occupation of a man.
The lovely woman has a cloth skirt
and cutaway coat TO be worn with
these shirts. A shirt Is put on. and the
first thing heard from her dressing
room is call for Charley TO come and
see what makes the collar tickle so.
After Charley has examined the collar
and has assured her it's because it's
well starched she lapses into silence.
Then she says in a low and very plead
ing voice. Would you mind putting
the buttons In FOR me?'' re doesn't
mind. and after that he ties her scarf
as IL should be, sticks the pin in after
the proper fashion, and then she shows
him the little tab with her initials on
which she fastens TO the band of her
skirt. Charley rather SCOTS at this,
but after she's all dressed and he sees
her beautiful delight I'm the shirt that
is really and truly like a mans he
wouldn't object TO accepting the posi-
tion of lady's maid TO every charming
girl who has a really rightly shirt"
The newest hat seems to be somewhat
after the shape Of that worn ty the lady
warriors Of Egypt. which consisted Of
one bird put just In front. with his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

publisher looked IL over again, he said:
i wish you would get Rossiter john
son to read this manuscript. If he says
that it will go, we will publish it,
80 MIR. Johnson was asked to come
over from New York TO my fathers
house in Brooklyn. OF course / could
not ask him to read the story, but l
suggested that he should let me read
chapter or two to him. He acquiesced
and lay back comfortably in a deep
armchair. | read the first chapter. At
its close / saw that his, eyes were clcsed,
and / feared he had gone to sleeps out
when l paused he opened his eyes and
said one word 'More,' Then i read two
chapters without stopping.
when | paused he opened his eyes
and said again, 'Moren That was re-
peated, with intervals for meals, until
the story was finished. To be strictly
accurate. there was also one interval
FOR sleep. since. although / had con-
densed the story 1t was, too long to
read at sitting. and dId not succeed
in finishing IT until the next day.
need not say that my voice suffered
considerably from such a prolonged
strain. and, as you know. Mr.. Johnson's
Judgment was accepted by the publish
er."
Mrs. Rohlfs has her favorite among
her characters. as most authors have.
OF them all she says she likes the de-
tective Gryce. who appears i'm all her
books. best. and, neat to him. Amelia
Buttcrworth. the old maid character in
her latest story. THAT Affair Next
Door" Few who have read this story
have failed TO be impressed by the hu-
NOR that is infused into the delneation
OF the self appointed old maid detective
who from the beginning to the end OF
the tale attempts 20 solve the mystery
Of the murder OF a pretty young woman
and who. although most OF her theorlz-
ing is Incorrect at the last contributes
as much 10 the unraveling OF the nlys-
tory as Gryce. the detective. Mrs.
Rohlfs created the part of Amelia But
terwor;h because Mr.. Irving Brown of
Buffalo once said to her that, like most
other woman writer's she could not
create humorous characters.
Mrs. ROhlfs, although a writer in n
field almost exclusively occupied by
men, ~ not I'm the least "new woman"
She belongs TO n few clubs, OF course
hut she does not believe in equal suf-
frage rights or In the aspirations Of
those OF her sex who desire for them
selves all the freedom In certain direc-
tions that Is tacitly accorded 20 men.
Nor does she believe that the present
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05
STERLING RoHLFs. AGED 10.

wings shaping toward the sides and a
collection OF the tails and wings OF
other birds standing up In the center.
This doesn't sound as IL the new hat
were pretty, and yet II IS. but IL does
impress you as being distinctly Egyp-
tian. IL must be entirely white. For
that reason brunettes will look better
In 10 than blonds. Did you ever think
that, while they seemed TO have fancy
for wearing the sacred bird and the
sacred flower on their heads i'm Egypt,
there exists no record Of hats? DO you
suppose they went out in the burning
sun hatless. risking freckles and tan.
or do you imagine that they staid at
home and had everything come TO
them? And will you please tell me how
Cleopatra could have had n Joyous life
unless she bought a new Easter bon
net? To be sure, Easter wasn't I'm
vogue then. but there must have been
something that corresponded 20 IT, Eve
undoubtedly made herself a bonnet OF
violcts and tied IL on with ribbon
grass that was In perfect harmony with
her fig leaves and the delicate ferns that
formed the fringe on the edge OF them
Eve certainly was a woman OF more
or less good taste, else she would not
have chosen that fig leaf shade for her
first toilet. That particular green IS
so especially becoming 10 a clear white
skin. and yet when she had so many
colors TO choose from she was woman
enough and artist enough 10 select the
\ proper tlntl Adam took what she did
and illustrated In this way that from
I the very beginning. az the typical man.
he was an Initiative creature.
! And yet a man is clever. There are
so many things he can do that prove
this.
He can wear n stln linen shirt and
button II with his fingers without break
Ing the linen or his finger nails. where.
put In the same position a woman
, would call glove buttoner into use.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

ever visited a police court a coroner's
office or any other place where the ma
chinery OF detection and punishment OF
crime is worked Naturally she feared
that her descriptions OF inquests and
trials and police methods might be
technically inaccurate.
80" said Mrs. Rohlfs TO the writer,
"after the story was finished / asked my
father. who was a lawyer. 10 read it and
correct where he thought correction
necessary. lie read IL. and" with an
expressive gesture, "he just tore some
of il to pieces on technical grounds.
Then after / had fixed 1t up again I
took IL to a friend Of the family. judge.
thinking that If he said the law in the
story was all right ii would be safe TO
submit the manuscript to a publisher.
The judge made only one suggestion.
and that related TO my use OF the word
equity Then / thought my troubles
were over, so far as THE Leavenworth
Case was concerned. but the publisher
said the story, which contained 10000
words, was one-third too long. He
thought il interesting, however. and
said that If l would cut 1t down he
might publish H. / did not see how a
single word could be left out. but / did
cut it down. and | am free to admit that
condensation improved 1t. When the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

tendency of thought among women Is
likely To continue. 1T Is the same old
woman's heart" she says. "and II can
not be changed"
In her judgment, Hall Caine is the
greatest living English novelist She
enjoys the writings of Mary Il. wilkins
better than those of any other Amer
lean story teller.
Mrs. Rohlfs' story, "The Leavenworth
Case" has. as Is well known, been
dramatized. and the stage version OF
the tale is an intensely interesting play.
The part OF the private secretary Is
enacted by Mr.. Charles Rohlfs, the
husband of the novelist, who is an ac-
tor OF some repute.
Any one who has read the novel will
recognize the possibilities of this char
acter i'm the hands Of a competent ac-
tor and Mr.. Rohlfs is more than that
he is an extremely good actor.
After his marriage Mr.. Rohlfs left
the stage for seven or eight years. but
returned and made a success OF his
ventures. i. ID. MARSHALL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05
FOULARD
FOR GOWNS

Foulard is so essentially a feminine
material. with it's soft curves and folds
and Inevitable lace accessories, that ev-
cry one is rejoiced to see II safely es-
tablished as favorite among less de-
serving materials.
The illustration as a case In point de-
notes lettuce green foulard. with a de-
sign In white. made up into a skirt
which proudly carries three rows OF rib
bon TO match sewed on In undulated
rows. A dainty lace yoke over pink
silk. which is continued with square
epauiets and edged with ruchings OF the
taffeta. is excessively successful. to be
somewhat rapturous. but not unde-
servedly.
A fussy and much fused collar of silk
ribbon and lace gives the necessary
touch without which all neckgear Is at
the moment impayable. and. as an en-
inently becoming finish to the some
what plain sleeves. cuffs cut into a
point and supported plenteously with
lace and ribbon at the edges complete
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

believe that / would rather resemble a
man than woman, because the deeds
OF women. although sometimes great.
self sacrificing and brave, sink into insig-
nihcancc when compared with the valor-
Gus deeds Of mon" 'fhc instructor who
had charge Of this inves.igation--a wo-
man, by the way deduccs from the re-
plies received that the "zeltgeist is
surely and irreslstibiy impelling our
girls to an absorption of characters
tics hitherto deemed masculine. Coed
ucation is undoubtedly greatly acceler-
ating this contamination"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

cupful Of boiling water and over the
other the same quantity OF cold water
and observe the result. The one over
which the boiling water was poured
stays In shape. compact mass. while
the one with the cold water disseiyes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

When the tablecloth Is removed after
a meal. IL should not only be very care
fully folded in the creases into which
IL was ironed, but it should be laid
away under some very heavy weight.
A small marble slab. II procurable. is
excellently adapted for this purpose. III
the well smoothed cloth Is laid beneath
II three times daily. IL will keep its
freshness remarkably and last much
longer before need OF change.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

Some OF q was written at home. some
at the scashore. some In the mountains,
some on moving trains. When finished.
the copy. as Mrs. Rohlfs describes IT,.
was "A sight TO behold" IL was written
on all sizes. grades and colors Of writ
ing paper for she bought her stationery
wherever she happened TO be without
regard 90 the appearance Of the COM
pleted manuscript. At that time she
had never met a detective. nor had she
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05
HOME, SWEET HOME.

II one asks the reason why potatoes
should always be cooked in boiling wa
rr. try the following experiment for
proof: Take two cups in each Of which
bss been put a tesspoonful Of ordinary
Starch- Pour over one a ousrtsr Of q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

with n soft brush until the shoe shines
like n looking glass. This is an English
recipe.
a fruit dressing for tan shoes Is the
inside OF n banana skin. Rub the skin
an over the shoe thoroughly and wipe
of carefully with a soft cloth briskly.
Patent leather shoes should not be pol
ished with blachng. These are the
hardest kind Of shoes TO keep looking
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

lowed 60 Thoroughly soak. and the chair
Is thcn placed In the open air or where
a strong draft VIII strike IL and allowed
90 dry. n will be found that the cane
scat after drying will be as rigid az IL
was when first put on.
Orange juice IL one of the best dress
ings for black shoes or boots. Take n
slice or a quarter Of an orange and rub
Il on the shoe or boot. When dry. brush
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

ere more digestIble than those which
have been longer kept.
The clothes when brought In should
be separated and folded at once. IL al.
lowed TO lie together. many wrinkles ac-
cumulate
A polished table. II used. should be
spotless.
Fresh paint may be removed by ruiz
bing with gasoline
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

a hard boiled egg Is more delicate in
favor and much more digestible II
cooked 20 minutes or half an hour. IL
should De put Immediately I'm cold wa
ter. IL prevents the egg from turning
dark. and II shells easier In conse-
ouourp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

INTO soft paste. The potato II largely
composed OF starch. and from this trial
any one may draw his own conclusions
cane seated chairs viii get baggy
through use and look unslghtly The
WicEefwork can easily De- made 10 re-
sumo The Former tension by turning tho
ehair over and thoroughly moistenlng
the cane with hot water by means ~ a
large sponge. The cane should BE- al
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-05

well and require constant care. They
may be cleaned with n damp sponge and
Immediately dried with soft cloth.
with occasionally n little vaseline or
sweet oil. They must never be donned
in cold weather without heating or they
Will crack as soon as exposed TO the
cold air.
Raw eggs are more wholesome than
those boiled OF poached. Fresh eggs
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16

In the district Court this morn
ing the boys who confessed to
robbing the store of II. +. Walker
were before Judge Wilcox. All
pleaded guilty. Kali, the native
who induced the boys to 90 into
the affair, confessed to three prior
convictions for larceny, and was
sentenced to two years at hard
labor as an accessory to the crime.
The two Portuguese boys, Antoine
Freitas aud Manoel Medeiros,
aged respectively l5a and Is years,
were given one year each at hard
labor. August Schaefer, the Ii.
year-old German boy, was sent to
the Reform School for year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16
CRICKET.
Match Between Married ana single
for Tomorrow Afternoon.

Match Between Married ana single
for Tomorrow Afternoon.
The match tomorrow afternoon
on the old baseball ground be-
tween the Married" and "Single'
will prove to be a very exciting
one,as both teams are very strong.
Besides the following list of
names of those already seen, any
one wishing to participate will be
gladly welcome. The match will
begin at 2 p. m. sharp:
Married-Herbert, Jordan, Vim
cent, Prince Cupid, r S Scrim-
geour, W Lisbman, Hatfield, Rev
V Fl Kitcat, Dav.y, DE- Sloggett,
F Auerbach, Lycett, Wansey.
Slugle.Dr Murray, Kane, G
Davies, Prince David, A st M
Macintosh, A r Macintosh,
Ahlo, Biddell, w Soper, Shillitoe,
Catron, L Llshman, j Cation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

For Maui and Hawaii, per
stmr Mauna Loa, July 16.-Alex
May, Mr. and Mrs J X Knkaula,
Miss Lizzie Keohi, Jas f Morgan,
J A Rodanet, s Furuya, Miss An
drews, j Coerper, &C f Sine, Mics
4 Whitney, Mrs d w James, G M
Walton, wife and son, Mrs Shar-
rett, Emily Kauhui, Mrs M Kau
Ina and sob, Lucy Sharrett, Mrs w
A Wall, Miss Angus, Master An
drews; Louisa Todd, Fanny Ke-
Iii, Miss A Smithies, Miss A Ke-
kaula and II deck.
For San Francisco, per bk
Diamond Head, July 16-S Il
Whitmer, s III Dowsett and Y III
Mayhem.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16

Native Lana Killed by the ENpl ding
OF a Blast.

of Blast.
Yesterday afternoon about 2:30,
Kilauea, a native luna employed
by Joe Punt, a subcontractor on
the Pail road, was instantly killed
by the exploding of a blast.
Several holes had been drilled,
tamped with powder and the
fuse fired. One of them not ex-
ploding as quickly as Kilauea
thought it should, he went to see
if the fuse had burnt out. AS he
was standing over the hole the
explosion occurred. Kilauea was
thrown high in the air, striking
on a ledge40 feet down the side of
the pail. From thence he rolled
down $50 feet farther. When as
sistance reached him he was dead.
Captain Parker of the police
Investigated the occurrence, but
no inquest was deemed necessary.
The funeral took place this morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The deceased
leaves a wife and baby in INDECENT
circumstances. Messrs. White
head and Wilson, the contractors
for the entire road, bore the ex-
penses of the funeral, sending the
widow $50 yesterday afternoon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16
ADJUDGED INSANE.
A queens Coacbmsn ana q Presi.
dents would.be AsssiIant.

dents wouid.be AsssiIant.
DIR. Emerson has reported to
Judge Wilcox on his examination
of two alleged insane persons and
they will be duly committed to the
Asylum in the course of the day.
Akiona, who was looking for
President Dole with file yester.
day, is certified to be suffering
with acute mania. He is Al years
of age, cook and nurse by profess
sion, residing at Chinese Hospital,
has been 10 years in the country
and is said to have had previous
attacks.
Kaki, the coachman of Dowager
Queen Kapiolani, is certified to
be suffering with homicidal mania.
He is 45 years of age and is said
to be insane because he is silent,
will not eat and seeks his own de.
struction. His mania is said to
be due to intemperance.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16
PASSENGERS ARRIVED

From Hawaii, per stmr Helene,
July 15-Miss Watt, J Watt and
wife, Miss Weight, j K Renton, l
officer and prisoner, g j Falk and
wife and 4 deck.
From Kauai, per stmr James
Make, July IGN V Purvis, Mr.
Wada and II deck.
From Vancouver and Victoria,
per r M s Warrimoo, July 10
For Honolulu: Mr. and Mrs w
II Baird, Miss V May. Mrs L
May, Master G May, Master G
May, Mr. A H May, Rev Alex
Macintosh, A r Macintosh, Miss
NJ s Ross, Miss Cowles, Mrs e S
Mead, Miss 4 J Cartwright, w ID
Wilcox, Mrs V Johnston, j &
Manghan, G A Musgrove, DR. j G
Rand, Mrs f w Hartman. Mrs j Il
Jones, Mrs Maynihau, Miss May
nihan. Through: Lord Ranfur-
ly, Lady Ranfurly, Lady Con-
stance Knox, Lady L Knox, Lord
,Elibank, Mr. Egerson Picker, Mr.
Wood, Mr. and Mrs .Wayman, Mr.
j Metzlir, Capt Alexander, Miss
Schwriter, Mr. Catty, Mr. Godbolt,
Mr. and Mrs Colius, Mr. Geo w
Lee, Mr. II II Aldons, Mr. | Sin
clair, Mr. II l. Holhrook, Mr. r.
Hardy, Mr. Moss, Miss Bruno,
Miss Allen. Miss BAY.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16
THE CURRE>CY QUESTION.
President Cleveland ssa> Message
Ready for This Session

Ready Tor This session
Washington, D. c., July 7, via
Victoria, B. C. July S-president
Mckinley chilled special meet
lug of Il @ cubinet for to-day.
After a discussion lasting over
an hour the crbinet decided that
the president should send TO n
gress II message recommend ng
legislation providing for a com.
m'tee to adjust the currency ques
ton OF the country.
1t is the expectation of the pre-
s'dent that the subj ct will receive
the attention of congress during
the present extra session.
The message itself is written
a, d is short. Its principal feature
is a quotation from the presidents
inaugural address on the financial
subject
The tariff bill was not consi-
dered at the meeting to day ex.
cept in its bearing on the cur
rency commission proposition.
The president will ask authority
to name nine commissioners and
for an appropriation for the ex-
penses of the commission, but will
not make suggestion as to the
political or other composition of
the commission, nor will he make
any suvg- st'on as to the lines of
investigation. He will himself
Gil attention to the necessity of
reform in our currency and Ia
tional banking laws ard state that
in his opinion refnrm is equal
ly important with the enactment
of u protective tariff law.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16
DrpEw oN uRyANisu.
Thinks tho hoy orator VIII ne Presi.
dent ~ Good Times Faii TO
uatertaltse.

Thiuks the Roy orator WIZ ne prcsi.
dent ~ Good Time. Raii,o
uateriaiise.
Victoria, b. c., July 3. - The
London Daily Graphic today pub
fishes an interview with DIR. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, in which he says:
Organism is only another name
for discomfort with existing con-
ditions. For three years the Am.
erican farmer has had no paying
market for his produce or live
stock. Miners and manufacture
have had tentative and spasmo-
die, but not regular business, and
labor has found no steady employ
ment.
"This gave an opportunity for
new men and new fads to say that
they had a patent remedy or fin
ancial cure, all of which will
start the wheels of industry,
and give good markets and full
employment. Organism repre-
sents this alleged cure and hope.
1t was defeated by a campaign of
education and promise of pros
perity with the new administra-
ton and protective tariff; also
stability in currency.
"The disappearance of Bry-
anism in the year 1900, at the next
presidential election, depends up
on the fulfilment of these pro-
misses. If we get the promised
legislation and then have good
times, Organism is dead. If we
do not, then there will be such an
increase of uneasiness and dis
content as will sweep the country
for MIR. Bryan or some other ex
perimenter with financial and in
dustrial theories"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-16

The Secretary of the Navy to-
day, says Washington dispatch
Of July 6, asked the opinion of
the Judge Advocate as to his
power to give contract for q tor
pedo boat to the Pacific Coast,
despite the fact that the three
lowest bids came from the Allan
tic side. Secretary Long express
ed the hope that this could be
done. In case of a decision favor
able, 1t now seems likely that
Wolff a. Zwicker of Portland, Or,
will get a contract for 249 ton
boat. a....