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Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

made of bunting, butchers linen. sail cloth,
serge, ~crispine. wool damask or French
voilaine, some Of the many pretty goods they
are utilizing for water dresses, beside the
tweeds, fishers twill and light but very
rough-coated pilot cloths, which last are in
corporated into coats, capes and caps for
rough weather. Faithfully following the suit
OF all other gowns, yachting dresses for the
present are most deliberately braided, and
very many of them are made with skirts
that can be adapted to bicycling and golhng;
that is, they are short. fall in straight lines,
have their pockets in front, and button up on
either side. Again, when any fanciful
decoration is INDUCED in, there are free
adaptations made from the smart naval dress
of men. as in the blue and white suit pic
tured, that has the buttoned skirt.
"a white-ribbed silk vest, buttoning up
under one arm and on one shoulder forms
the first part of the waist. !, Either a group
or bands and stars orra yachts name is EN-
broidered in bright red silk across the chest
ofithe underbody, over which is worn a short
middys coat of bluefisher's twill faced with
ribbed silk and further ornamented with a
square sailors collar of silk. Stars and
bands are embroidered on the coat sleeve.
and az back and front the skirt fastens with
many nat black buttons to the little vest.
THE WATCH CAP.
Bright red leather yachting ties should an
pear under the edges of the blue twill killed
skirt and the head can be topped off or not
as preference may decide, with a plaid silk
watch cap ornamented with a huge scarlet
SILK tassel. Watch caps are frankly adopted
this season by all young women who do
not in the least mind TIE hea;iest coats of
sunburn and who know what is eminently
becoming TO a young and piquant type OF
race. Older and more careful women are
clinging va~liantly to the round sailor hat Of
rough straw, higher than usual in the crown,
OF ordinary width in brim and decorated with
a big bunch of flowers, planted directly on
the front OF the brim or bright with a red
and white ribbon, drawn into a small, neat
bow on one side. To the trimmed REFER
another branch Of young mermaids have
given considerable attention., wearing those
made OF pure white suede. the head band
ornamented with three gold stars and perhaps
a bouquet Of white and scarlet. gull wings
fastened to the head band and outstanding
to one side. These women's REFERS as often
as not are made Of ribbed scarlet silk, or
serge, to match some part Of the red cos
tunes worn, and over their broad tops pass
ribbon bands, that in breezy momentsscan be
drawn down and fastened under the chin,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
WOMEN IN DIPLOMACY.
Why Mrs. MRriIIa NJ. Kicker Applied
for n Foreign Mission.

for n Foreign Mission.
the first woman in this country who ever
tried to vote is also the first woman in the
world to seek a diplomatic post-Mrs. Marilla
M. Kicker. She has petitioped the president
to appoint her envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the United States
of Colombia.
Il ask for the place. she says, because
! think the time has come when women
should be recognized In the diplomatic ser
vice. and because | believe / have ability
and strength OF character enough to warrant
my appointment"
Mrs. Kicker is q wOna of immense force
OF character, and no onA who knows her
doubts for an instant that she would do
Uncle Sam credit il the South American
republic. The fact that she il a woman
would make her particularly eager to do her
best.
Mrs. Kicker has this to Say in regard to
thu matter.
There is neither constitutional nor statute
law prohibiting a womsn's appointment TO the
diplomatic service. Article |, section 2, de-
lines the presidents powers In this direction.
The woman's rights resolution, unanimously
adopted by the republican committee and
convention OF June Is 1896, is as follows:
The republican party is mindful OF the
rights and interests OF women. . =
We favor the admission, OF women to wider
spheres OF usefulness
Il assisted In r~eseuing the country from
democratic and populissic misgoyernment
and misrule, by political work, and now /
want to be appointed 20 a wider sphere OF
usefulness
Mrs. Kicker was the first woman who tried
to vote. u went to the seleetmen In my
ward in the city OF Dover, N. H." she says,
and asked to have my name put on the
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
SHE WAS A UNION SPY.
achievements of u Oma During the
Rebellion.

achievements of "a Oma During the
Rebellion.
The casual visitor to the Woman's Relief
| Corps home in Madison, o., is apt to pass
| through the institution and admire its gem
| orally convenient arrangement and the neat,
tidy manner in which it is kept up and
| give no more than a passing thought to the
hundred or so inmates, most OF them bent
with the weight of declining years, who are
seen here and there about the establishment,
Willing away the long hours OF the day In
various ways, as their physical condition
will best permit Some OF these women,
wives or mothers uf those who fought in
the late war, or whose personal acts made
them eligible 70 a residence in the home,
have very interesting life histories, says
One of the fI6ostli conspicuous and I'M
assuming old ladies in this institution Is
| Mrs. Elizabeth wv. Stiles, tho subject Of
this sketch. who has'had an experience that
very few women In this country can boast.
A history of her lhe. with all Its excitNg
Incidents, would make a fascinating kook,
In a recent chat with Mrs. Stiles the follow
ing interesting bTiefsDf her life waG brought
out. tsa o.
She was born in East Ashtabula, O., Au-
gust Fl, 1916. 20 Her father was John r.
Brown, familiAflylo known as Cooker"
Brown, who Is well remembered by many
of the observation-disclosures OF today. Miss
Browns early lifen~as not very eyentful,
but as she neared thestate OF young woman
hood she became quite noted for two accom-
plishments. One was her success as a nurse,
and more than one person gave her credit
for saving their lives. The other was her
ability 20 make cheese just a little better
than others were able to make, and she has
received So a day to teach others her way
of doing II,
MURDER OF HER HUSBAND.
Al tho aVa NJ 81 she went IN Nhicauo
where she resided a number of years. In
1916 she was married to Jacob Stiles, and
thirteen years later they took up their resi-
dence In ShawneetowD, Kan. where, In Octo- |
Der, 1862, Mr.. Stiles was murdered at his own
gate by a band Of 100 guerrillas under the
command OF the famous chieftain, Charles
The rebels came dressed In the
blue uniforms OF Union soldiers. after mid
night, aud the color deceived the Union sym
pathizers and they were taken by surprise. |
Mrs. Stiles had not yet retired, but they got
her husband out OF bed and took him pris-
oner as far az the gate. where their blood
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check list. Three days later I materialized
at the polls and offered the straight repub-
lican ticket-this was twenty-seven years
ago. No women voted at that time. Now four
states-Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho
give universal suffrage to women with
municipal suffrags in other state and school
suffrage in twenty-six states. showing that
the world do move
II am the first woman TO ask to be APP
pointed minister plenipotehtiary to a for
eign country. In the near future | have no
doubt women will have their fair share of
all the important places, although l am still
wandering in the political wilderness with
no glimpse of the promised land-Bogotal
but IL my party will pass a tarin bill that
will pay our bills, l shall find no fault with
the distribution OF the pie.
whether | secure the appointment or not,
I have established a precedent in asking for
1t, and In the future | am sure 1t will be
no thing for women to ash for all
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After the close Gr the war Mrs. Stiles went
from Washington to Geneva, o., and located,
but she did not like the town, and in 1865
went to Niles, VenangO county, Pa, where
she resided with one of her girls until she
entered the Women's Relief Corps home
about a year ago.
Although the lady has passed her four
score Of life's milestones, and notwithstand-
ing the exposures she underwent for love of
the union, she is remarkably well-preserved
and blessed with a happy disposition, which
Is a boon to herself and casts many glances
of sunshine among her associates. Her mind
is perfectly clear and her recollection of dates
and names is remarkable. She is justly
pround of the part she took In putting down
the rebellion, and will sit for hours and re-
late occurrences which never tire her listen
ers. Within a year she has dictated manu-
script for a large book which she will have
published. This remarkable woman has also
served her country in another way. She
never bore any children, but has raised thirty
girls to young womanhood aud seen them
started out on lives OF usefulness. The
daughter" Clara, who was in service with
her, is one Of the many foster children now
Mrs. Clara Seaman of Ashtabula, o.. Mrs.
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capture of a confederate cannon one dark
night, with only her husband and daughters
to assist her, after whole companies OF sol
diers had made unsuccessful attempts to
get it.
In her exploits it not Infrequently became
necessary for the woman TO dress the
wounds OF fallen or disabled soldiers, and
even amputations of small nature have fall
len to her lot to perform. The art Of shoot
ing firearms, which her father taught her
In her early childhood, often served her we'll
In her career of detective.
Clara was Mrs. Stiles almost constant
companion and faithful ally on the many
perilous trips which that woman was COM
PEELED to take and fearlessly shared the ex-
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In order to make everything taut and Sc
cure
A large number of women nevertheless
make no concessions to the winds and their
wayy environment whatsoever and wear on
board their husbands and brothers boats
admirable little square-crowned rolling
trimmed straw walking hats. bright with
flowers OF as many eolors as there were
hues In Joseph's coat. 1t Is really only when
cruising that the sailor watch cap and
REFER are by wise women worn at all. for
II the truth must be told. a day aboard a
boat, or ant afternoon on deck is very much
more becomingly and comfortably spent In
a lowered headpiece. and dotted veil, than
Ia a cap and a coat Of tan.
Wells, CoRSETS AND GLOVES.
The coat of tan brings one around most
naturally to the counters where yachting
gloves and wells are for sale. The first
heavy and In white. navy blue or pale tan
skin. all stitched narrowly with scarlet silk
threads. the ribs on the back of the gloves
snding In tiny scarlet anchors. White or
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
FOR SEA AND LAKE.
Fashions Fnyorite Dresses for Sum
NOR NnchiinE mud noniing.

Fashions Fnvorite Dresses for Sum-
mcr Yachting aud BOATING.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Amid the violence
OF colors with which we have been assailed,
in all their primary tints. this spring. 1t is
safe TO say that none Is so all-p%redominating
as red. 1t is correct to wear red when,
where or howsoever you may please, from
horid cardinal and poppy to pale geranium.
Undoubtedly the latest dash of carmine
adopted by the woman OF nan and we'll
chosen toilets is in her shoes. A year ago
she would sot have dared to show the YER
million clad feet outside her bedroom that
she now proclalms as one OF the p~rettiest
attributes of her country costumes, and, above
all others, prefers with her yachting dress.
That, too, Is red, at least, 1t is more often
red this season than dark blue, whether it IS
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

that, but they guard 1t with sleepless jeal,
ousy. Why? Because they know 1t is the
golden gate to every opportunity and pre-
cisely the kind OF advantage 1t gives to one
sex it would give to the other"
Mrs. Ricker's services have been devoted
10 the republican party for years. She has
used her gifts in ~speechmaking, arguments
tive writing and personal influence unspar-
lngly. Her legal business she has combined
with philanthropy, having done an amount
OF excellent work among prisoners and other
unfortunates,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
R0ST0N STORE.
Nine. YaleS Sunday Letter on Beauty.

% UV IHUTVS OF Vnlhl. NOD
mr while, beauty differs according to individual taste nevertheless it lies in
or power TO remedy the defects so disastrous to beauty, the following advice
VIII be of great value to all those afflicted with dropping cyelds Or a shriyccd.
looses skin surrounding the eyes,.
Before retiring, massage round TIT ewes by first anIviny tbo skin, food
ing the eyes Commence at the inner corner, first passing the fingers oycrt the
each eye. Commence at the inner corner, first passing the fin.
gers owe the eyehaI and then around the cc Contnue
this method fifty times to zach eye The second movement cor.
sits of rubbing the eyebrows upward with the palm of the hands. counting
one hundred strokes After this las ben don. take oc pin of ice water and
add to it one heapng tcaspoonul of table salt. With this satnratr n sri, of
surgeons int long enough to reach from var to ear and broad enough to en-
trey cover the eyes Wiring this III of the sailed wntcra md la IT across tc
eyes and bandage 1t IN with u dry strip 81 flannel and allow it to remain on
all night Continue this treatmen Until he curc is c ommetc N then oca.
sfonaly use. the eyeash rover to increase the eyebrows and lashes
In next Sundays letter l will tell how n double cbin may be reduced and
lost contour Of he face and throat r@to NINE. NJ. YALE
L. S-Adddrcss all questions o Madame NJ Yale, Temple OF Beauty Chi.
n she will cheerfuly reply to same Kindly mention this papcr I'M date
of same. All communications strictly CONFIDENTIAL
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
GIRLS SOUGHT AFTER.
Why Americans Are superior 10 TheiI
sisters.

sIstefs.
With regard 10 the alleged snobblshness OF
the American girl, writes Ex-Allache in the
New York Tribune. 10 is just because she is
not a snob that she is SO much sought after
by the Impoverished nobleman. The daugh-
tiers of Uncle Sam are by no means the only
heiresses In the matrimonial market. There
are plenty OF merchant princes in London,
Liverpool. Manchester, Leeds. etc, who can
give their daughters quite as handsome a
dover as any American father. and who
would be- glad 10 pay heavily in order to Sc
cure the admission OF their children into
Industrious families. But the trouble is that
these English girls do not fit into lllustrlous
families. They eanno adapt themselves
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
SUMMER ZONES.
Elegant, Cool and Lightweight Stays
Designed for Hot weather..

A little zone OF SIX or satIn With Inc
eve possible bones Is the new corset. "For
this decrease In the size and strength OF
stays" says an amiable French corsetlers,
who boasts that she imports and makes only
for women OF very high degree, your new
American passion for the sport Is directly
responsible, madame. and the same thing Is
becoming the case In Paris, l find. Why, l
should say the wheel and the golf club ought
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

of the noted generals, as her frequent
changes from one locality to another brought
her under their direction. She faced death
many times, and her repeated escapes were
generally due to her ready wit and cool
nerve. Therein also lay the secret of her
success as a spy. On one occasion, when
she was arrested at Jefferson city, Mo-,
charged with being a spy, and her horse
was taken from her as she was escorted to
General Price for trial, so well was she in
formed on confederate affairs that she sue
ceeded in making the general believe she
was a rebel spy, and not only secured her
freedom, but was given a better horse and
firearms and sent on her way.
A VACANCY IN THE PICKET LINE.
One dark night when she and her daughter
were out on a long ride on the Kansas-Mis-
souri, border, the daughter fell asleep on her
horse, and did not know when a sentry
grasped Mrs. Stiles horse by the head and
attempted to arrest her. The sound of a
pistol shot awoke the girl, and before she
had time to wonder what had happened her
mother was again at her side, but there was
a vacancy in the picket line.
The lady likes to tell how she directed the
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
LIFE SINCE THE WAR.

posures and unpleasantness Of the expedi-
New-York tribune., 1897-09-03
IiBOR DAY SPORTS.

,aybury. the Wisconsin sprin,er, who SAYS tha'
ho got the worst o. the start in his race WIN
Wei,rs at the resent \. y l. games IS 10 nave :"
golden opoortunity beat :he Eastern flyer at the
ahor nav games OF the New-JerScy \. c. The
one-hundred-y yard dash will be handicap at these
games. with Wefers or scratch and Mayoury and
1rusb allowed a h:lf-Nard start. The track AT
;erper Point is recel ing special preparation. and
i ~ said that II WI. Dc :uly TWO yards faSt"r ihan
In the hrce-hundred- gard run there VII! be 4
good aeld-We,ers. Maybury. Rush. Buck ami
Wef.rs holds the worlds amateur record o. 81 10
seconds Cor the distance. To eclipse these hguTts
bowsver is not MS ambition. but TO lower the
long standing mark Of 30 seconds. made ny Inc
famous professional. Harry Hutehens twenty years
New-York tribune., 1897-09-03
NEW-JERSEY STATE TEAM.
TESTING THE ANTISCILPING LAW.
A TIcKET-BEoKER ARRESTED AND THE CASE
CARRIED Up on HABEAs CORPUS

A TIcKET-BEoKER ARRESTED AND THE CASE
CARRIED Up on HABEAs CORPUS
The tcket-brokers put INTO execution yesterday
plan 10 test the constitutonalty OF the new State
Anti-Scalping law which is 70 the effect that no
one may sell tickets OF a railroad company except
when authorized TO do so by the company. They
had one OF their number arrested yesterday for
selling railroad ticket good for a trip from this
city TO Norfolk. Va. arraigned in a police court
on complaint OF breaking the law. and later taken
Two ttle neWsbovs werS also arrested Yesterday
for selling transfer tick kets OF the Third Avenue
ape road Wednesday afternoon. heir case
also is said to come under the new law
The ;cket-brolsers selected Frederick NJ. Bolles
at No. S97 Broadway, 70 make the test Bolles
was arrested at Lansing's office early IN the dag
SYse,ser SV serpsb pPembrooR ~ co. Of No. S5 Broadway
The warrant was issued by Magistrate Wentworth.
CENTRE Street Court Boes pleaded sly to the
allegation that he had sold railroad ticket 20
railroad company Abraham Gruber and ex-As
sistant District ct-Attorney Terence J. McManus ap-
peared for Boes. who was paroled IN the custody
OF the Warden OF the Tombs until later ir the day
when a writ OF habeas corpus was granted IN the
on o. nv Justice Beach II the supreme Court Tn.
wri; is returnable Wednesday next, when the
Ticket Brokers Association expects an opinion on
In MS application for writ Bolles said that he
bT bTeyed him me Of r hs rights as citizen and that T.
violated the law which gives the United States the
lie also said that il violated an act OF the State
Legislature which allows him TO sell railroad
tickets as a common carrier.
The little boys arrested for breaking the law
wore BENJAMIN Peystr. of No. 203 East One-hun-
dred and twenty ghth-st.. and Harry Wolf. or
No 2il East nc-hundred-and- wenty-fourth-st.
They were arraigned in the Harlem Court. before
Magistrate Deuel. yesterday morning, COM
pIaint OF r. II. Weston. an inspector OF the Third
hvenne ca bic road. who alleged that the lads had
sold on Wednesday transfer tickets issued by
the line. Five tickets were not punched in the
usual manner
The youthful prisoners said that they had
ceived the tickets from conductor Because he
deuel. was compelled 10 parole the little defendants
on their own recognizances until he can look up
the statute
New-York tribune., 1897-09-03
4 FEW WORDS FROM A VETERAN.

1t was a rather moderate gathering OF spectators
which witnessed the races Al Sheepshead Bay yes
terday The track heavy ana slow. and the
racing was not what might be called of historical
Importance. Taral Walker Perkins, Clayton. VIII
Jams and W. Martin We're fined 81 each for dis
obedience al the post. OConnor and White were
suspended for day for offending Starter Pet
tengN
Inomas Griffin claimed Patrick DUNES Es;aca
in the fourth race under the rule. Although he
dlsliked to lose Estacd. Dunno accepted the situa-
,'cn cheerfuly, ana simply remarked: IT'S good
rule that works both ways
The victory Of the shTewdly manipulated Deer
SLAYER nettcd a handsome return 10 several asiulr
tilrfmen who reirained from betting on him In Ms
preyiou races ont who placed their white alley on
him yesterday.
Thc coming meeting Of the horse-owners and
trainers promises TO be Il lively one. II everybody
present gives full expression 20 his views. the
meeting will excel in interest the famous meeting
in Std1isiow ma ie memorable by Bret Hare
Nearly every horsc-owncr ana trainer possesses a
personal grievance which Is Away kept In train
ing and il started every time an opportunity pre-
sents itself. Therefore. the coming meeting Is
fraught with interest. several trainers and some
owners are burning the midnight oil in preparing
speeches for the occasion.
HOmelike who was heavily backed. was lel' al IN"
post in the irst race.
New-York tribune., 1897-09-03
or INTEREST TO ATHLETES.

Now that the amateur championship meeting OF
the A. A. L. is over the eyes OF the followers OF
foot racing will turn TO the games OF the New
Jersey A. G. which Will be held on the New
Jcrsey oval next Monday. Chairman Sullivan has
made n strike In getting as star attractions for
these Labor Day games the entries OF j. II. May
bury and J. II. Rush These two sprlnters OF the
West decided on Saturday night TO remain here
another week. TO keep Themselves In perfect cor
diton and on becoming acclimatcd. TO have an
other try at Bernard J. Wcfers the worlds great
est sprinter. Both the Westerners have entered
the special scratch Scp-yard race. Wefers. who
* AT present In fine form. will continue TO train
under the watchful eye of Mike Murphy. Botn
Mavbury and Rush realize that Wefers Is great
runner and have complaints TO make on hc-
count of their defeat last Sa tGrday. Ihey never
theIess show sportsmanlike spirit and srit IN
remaining for another chance 10 redeem them-
rsves w q Fetterman, the pedestrian or the
Ney-York A. G.. also feels convinced that II ne
has another chance at Leibgold he wall be able
TO turn the tables the latter; and he has en- en-.
tered ia the mile walk. Caldwell. the University
cf Toronto sDrlnter. who was not placed IN Il tne ne
roces last Saturday. IL entered for the luyaru
and the 22o-yard contests Besides the sste sthiee.'H
pGrt OF the programme there Will be iootDau
games Entries for the athletic contests close 70
day with J. f. Sullivan, No. 2h Broadway. New