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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-19
COTTON MARKET.
ONE CAUGHT CRIBBlNG.

tai sales 80. 900: market closed steady.
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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY, MAY 80. 1897.

house in one OF our eastern cities, thereby
informing the pnpih, that the occupant OF the
mousse Is readys for a small fee, 10 secure
just the house desired.
Anyone who hhsH undergone the positive
misery OF house hunting will hail with Joy
the advent OF thhs now occupation.
Her charge is aSffIrom the applicant. who
describes the location and kind OF house de-
sired, amount 81 rent TO be paid, and all
the detail. WhBn she has secured a house
that corresponds W fth the description given,
a notice is semitic the applicant, locating the
house. 9dt {
She also receives q fee or commission from
the owner or agent When interviewed on
the subject of her strange occupation she
said: while following a weary quest for a
habltation for myself | would see just what
I wanted, but none would be on my list, aud
the thought IN what a relief 1t would
be to have some one do my house hunting.
One morning | awoke to find myself penni-
less, with a family to support, and. when
racking my brain for a way to earn a living,
the thought returned. l visited the real es-
tate agents, asking what they would give me
to find tenants for their houses. Satisfactory
arrangements were soon made. l then began
to study houses, streets, and, in fact, the
entire city, and, being a keen observer OF
human nature, | was soon able to At houses
to people. and often to At people to houses.
OF course, 1t requires tact. In less than a
year my income was sufficient for all our
wants, and at the present time am entirely
Independent, and have quite a bank account.
My health is better than it has ever been,
owing to the outdoor exercise"
This is the testimony of the woman herself.
why not try 1t, you poor, sickly creatures,
who are housed up all day, sewing or wait
ing on customers, or working in the close
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sages and some mink skins. The minister
could choose from these his fee. He took
the brooms. The happy groom threw into tho
bargain q peck OF beechnuts. The newly
welded pair then drove to- the country store
and changed or paid out all the other COM
modities for a thin cashmere scarf for the
bride. whose scauty clothing had already
excited the sympathy Of the minister's wife.
There is a very touching traditional tale
OF one colonial bride. As soon rs the mar
riage ceremony was over the young pair
started on horseback to ride to the new
home, a log hut in an outlying township. A
gay party rode with them for some miles to
bid them happy g%odspeed, but at last they
tourneyed alone, AS they dismounted at the
door Of the new home a band Of savage In
dams fell upon them, bore OFF the husband.
securely bound in thongs. and knocked the
wife on the head as too hamperiug and USE
less a captive. But she was not dead, as
her husband believed. and after incredible
sufferings was rescued and carried to her
old home, Years of grief finally wore away.
and she died. AS n sad little group OF
friends bore her to the grave there rode into
the village a bronzed man, half in Indian
dress. 1t was the captive husband, returned
after years of wandering in time to take one
last look at the beloved face he had pictured
still In death for many years.
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amongst the pines, and her departure for
Lueerne, where she Was hoping to complete
the recovery OF her health, which, alasi has
frustrated so many of her literary plans
during the last few years. Not a word OF
replning does one hear from Miss Harraden
on this account; she accepts it In a beautiful
spirit OF resignation. and sometimes says,
1T Is folly to repine at God for what Is,
after all, principally my own fault. IL had
not so thoughtlessly overworked my brain
In my college days, | should not be suffering
now" A little longer spell of complete rest,
and Miss Harraden will doubtless be at heT
desk again, fresh as ever.
As this is the first interview which has
appeared with the author OF "Ships That
Pass in the Night" | must, in the interest
OF readers. transgress a little against Mics
Harraden's dislike of publicity on matters
purely personal. She Is slight and dark
with a dreamy, thoughtful expression, and
indicates, by every word, look and gesture,
that she absars conventionalities, society
manners and loves perfect freedom to be
herself.
Her home is on the breezy heights near
Hampstead heath. and there Is a delight
fully quaint, old-fashioned style about the
house and garden, and indication every
where that the rooms are meant for use
and comfort, not as reeeptaeles for orna-
ments. Musical instruments abound in the
drawing room, for the whole family are
musical. Miss Ethel Harraden Is well
known as a musical composer, and Miss
Harraden is herself an accomplished player
upon the violoncello. A younger sister,
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Miss Gertrude, has a hobby for making
pottery, and has devoted much time TO the
study Of old brasses. Several brothers make
up a family which Is distinctly original and
clever, and which owes much of its accom-
~plishments to the lenient and wise parental
control, which has given to each member
freedom to follow out his different tastes
and inclinations.
When | asked Miss Harraden whether she
had early literary aspirations, she replied
that she always knew from her childhood
that she wanted to write, but the demands
of class study gave little opportunity for
her to practice original composition. After
taking her degree, however, she set to work
upon stories, which she sent to Blackwood's
magazine. Mr.. Blackwood evidently was
quick to recognize that the making of a
novelist was in her, for although he re-
turned her first efforts, he did so with a
kind letter OF encouragement, in which he
advised Miss Harraden to continue writing
until she did something which he could
accept. At last the day Of triumph came,
when her first published story, The I'm
brella Member" appeared in Blackwood's
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Offices and earning only a mere p%ittancei
Remember, there is life in the pure air.
COLONIAL WEDDINGS.

Quaint Features of Marriage Cere.
monies In the EARLY Days.
Until this century the grotesque belief OBJ
tanned both in England and in the colonies
that if a widow were married to a second
husband while she was clothed only in a
shift her new mate would never have to pay
any debts Of her contracting nor of her first
husband. Such marriages were certainly
common in New England and Pennsylvania,
and probably in the southern colonies. says
the Chicago Record, and by their frequency
and their being formally recorded by the
magistrates evidently were regarded legally
binding as to the previous debts Of the
widow-bride.
Many such marriages rock place In Yer
mont. Widow Lovejoy of Westminster, Vt,
welded Asa Averill. She was married In
her shift, hidden behind a curtain in a CHM
ney recess. In Newfane, VT, in 1889, Major
Moses Joy married. Widow Hannah Ward.
The bride, with no clothing on. was hidden
in a closet. She thrust her hand out through
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silver-mounted rabbits foot. attached to the
purse chain. 1t is a feature of the shirt
waist period.
Rufus OF chiffon lace and ribbon are very
fashionable in Paris, and they are made high
at the back, with long ends In front and a
deep founce of chiffon around the shoulders.
Berthas and Marie Antoinette hchus OF
silk muslin with pleated frills OF the same,
one falling partly over the other, are always
useful in imparting a. fresh, dainty effect 10
a gown at small expense.
The craze for Victorian souvenirs extends
to the gloves and purses In London. Gloves
have buttons with the queens portrait on
their surface, and pocketbooks are orna-
mented with the rose. shamrock and thistle.
Green In endless shades is used on sum
mer toilets both for Innings under transpar-
ents and for entire toilets. foundations under
short capes OF chiffon, SILK muslin, grenadine,
etc, and in millinery the color Is used to
excess,
Very many Of the new shirt waists In
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granted, and they married each other on
tho 21st day OF November, A. D., 1851.
Attest: WILLIAM LlTHGoW,
Justice OF Peace"
muAr r1In SHOW

WHAT THE RECORDS
In some localities 1t was specified that
the bride must be married I'm her smock.
with no headgear on" and in others the
exceedingly difficult condition was added
that the ceremony should take place on the
public highway. Really, 1t would seem that
any very desirable mate would rather have
paid the widow-brlde's debts than let her
go through that notifying ordeal. But all
men are not generous. or were not In
colonial days, nor were they oversensitive,
so instances of such marriages are far from
rare. We can pity poor Widow Bradley
and wonder what kind OF a second husband
she could be taking when we find that on
a bitter night in February, IVA, In the
bleak winds of a town on the Maine coast,
clad only in a shift, she met her BRIDE
groom at a point in the road halfway be-
tween her home and his. The plying min
lister threw his coat over her shivering
form, and possibly thus saved her life.
In the oldest book of registration of
births, deaths and marriages, now in the
clerks office at South Kingston, r.. l., is
this record:
Thomas Culverwell was Ioyned in mar
riage to Abigail his wife the % Feb. 1880.
He took her In marriage after she had gone
four times across the highway in only her
shift and hair-lace and no other clothing.
Joyned together in marriage by me.
GEORGE HAZARD, Justice"
In Hopkinton, in 1850, David Lewis mar
ried Mrs. Jemima Hill at midnight, where
four roads meet, she dressed only in her
shift, to avoid the payment Of the deceased
Hills debts. In Richmond, r. l., in 1890,
Thomas Kenyon married in the evening twi-
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a lozenge-shaped hole cut In the door and
the marriage ceremony was thus performed,
while her responses issued from the closet.
The gallant bridegroom had previously de-
posted In the closet a costume of bridal
fnery, and after the ceremony the bride
donned this new attire and appeared to re-
ceiye the congratulations of everyone, ex-
eept, possibly, the finst husbands creditors.
Another bride, married In her shift from a
high window, soon dressed In new wedding
garments and descended a ladder to her
waiting bridegroom.
From the record OF the return OF marriages
to the court of sessions of Lincoln county,
Maine, l take this afldaSit:
This is TO certify that John Gatchell and
Sarah Cloutman, both inhabiting on Kenne-
bee river, a little below Fort Halifax, and
out OF the bounds OF any town. but within
the county OF Lincoln. were first published
as the law directs, at the said court aud
there married; said Cloutman, being In debt,
was DESTROYS OF being married with nc more
clothes on than her shift. which was
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lawn, b%atiste, linen, chambray, etc, are still
made with starched collars and cuffs, very
pretty styles being formed of repped cottons
patterned with Oriental designs in beautiful
colorings.
The checkered, brocaded, striped and
barred silk-and-wool materials imported this
season are suitable for any ordinary occasion,
and If tailor-made and stylbshly trimmed,
they form elegant church, visiting and car
rage costumes.
Very bewitching above young and piquant
faces look the Victorian poke bonnets tied
under the chin with strings Of airy net or
gauze, the bonnets trimmed with ribbons,
large paste buckles and ompact clusters Of
flowers and foliage.
Checked taffeta seems to be a ~favorite
fabric in Paris, and many pretty dresses are
made of these checks in various colors. One
in pale gray and pink is quite plain, with a
plated bolero front opening over a vest Of
pink gauze trimmed with yellow lace.
The Marie Antoinette fchu Is most favored,
but all styles need careful adjustment, and
the manner of arrangement differs according
to the form OF the wearer, or should do so.
When the waist Is short the fchu ends
should come down well below the waist line.
1t Is said that Paris has a society for the
aid of d~ressmakers, and NJ. CASTOR Worth
is the secretary. The object Is to assist
dressmakers to tide over the dull season.
when SO often they have no work at all.
Money is lent them without interest in case
Of illness.
Among the vanity Of ~vanities worn at the
buds belt this season is a small square
plate glass mirror, set in a delicate frame Of
gold or silver, often thick with jewels. at
tached to the chatelaine among trophies Of
of all sorts. or course, it's for use as well
as ornament.
Belts of plaid silk fastened with a metal
buckle are popular with English women, and
belts of every sort are a particular feature
OF dress. Leather of various tints forms q
background for all sorts of metal work and
fancy, jeweled designs. A green one dotted
over with turquoise is especially good style.
Etons and zouaves are worn over shirt
waists of every description, from lace and
silk to plain and fancy Bingham. Very often
the eton is black and the stock collar and
neck bow match the Jacket In color. giving
adjoining effect to the waist and modifying
| considerably its severe outlines.
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FANcIEs.
The Lounging Blouse Calico Sack an
white Muslin Tea Gowns.

The LounpinH Blouse, calico sack anu
white Muslin Tea Gowns.
saNEW YORK, May 27.-lt Is the weather
at the moment that rules our fashions and
persuades womankind to prefer muslin.
linen. madras. silk and gingham volantes,
dressing owns, bedroom biouses and flow
ing wrappers to the smartest designs In
costumes that ever made famous the name
OF Worth or Paquin. Nevertheless, that
which Is cool and easy, and now so much
in demand, can still be very pretty and very
becomingly graceful, be it only a calico
combing Jacket, as all the models show,
while some of the muslin toilets strictly
for bedroom wear are beautiful to a de-
gree.
II the honest truth must be told concern
ing these "toilettes intimes,' as the French
women call them, a wrapper Is almost ar
unknown garment in the best-stocked ward
robe. Feminine preference seems about
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BEATRICE HARRADEN AT HOME.

Her Methods of Work, Her Ideals and
Her Accomplishments.
Partly by choice. and partly on account
OF health, Miss Beatrice Harraden Is a bird
of passage, and I was fortunate to find her
In her parental home at Hampstead In the
brief interval between her return from
Bournemouth. where she had been wintering
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A PROFESSION ron WOMEN.

New, Novel and Useful as Well ms
Profitable.
Mrs. NJ. L. johnson, House Hunter" is
The unique sign seen on an u~nassumlng
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Before any sickness comes a feeling OF
general debility and loss OF vitality. Blood
Is vitality. When you feel weak ward ot
disease by strengthening your blood. Pill
Aneemic Pink Is composed largely OF con-
eentIated beef blood. and rs the great blood
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This Is the Motto ofProfessor
Munyon.

Never deceive the sick. A mar who
would commit such n moral crime would
deserve the severest punishment" So
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First among the good things are wool
grenadlne short jackets. in white, rose and
blue. for seaslck individuals TO wear In their
berths. and for inyalids to put on at night
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Gossip or the Ring.

Bobby Dobbs wants to fight any 1875 FOUNDER In the
business.
Tommy White has secured training quarters for his
outside OF London. White will be looked after BY
Billy Silhck and Jimmy Barry.
Paddy Purteli OF Kansas City. who went abroad
several months ago. writes TO a friend here that he
has been matched to fight Arthur Akers at the
olympic Club, Birmingham. next month.
George Reynolds, the American boxer. who left for
England several years ago. ha> gone 10 Paris. Rey.
noids has Issued a challenge TO ngnt any one in Eng
land at l33 pounds for a purse AM side wager.
Spike =" Sullivan writes from London to THE Sun
that his brother Dave Is getting along nicely IN his
training. sullivan thinks that the battle will be Q
repetition OF the Corbett.F itLsimruons contest, and
that Palmer will be defeated.
The result OF the contest between George Dixon
tonight. Is avs aited with Q good deal OF interest by
the many admirers OF both men In this city. The
mill lie for twenty rounds At l2o pounds.
Prot. Jimmy Kelly. former manager Of Eddie Con
molly. will leave for England on next "Wednesday,
Kelly has received a letter from President John
Barnes OF the Olympic Club OF BIRMINGHAM TO the
eject that he anita TO secure two good men to meet
with him Mike Ssars and Joe Films OF Boston.
Fought last evening between Jim Popp. the champion
lightweieht OF Canada, and Frank Erne OF Buffalo.
Both weighed in at the required 1870 pounds. Tho
contest vas the best ever seen here. It WAS thought
that Erne would have no diniculty In getting tho
better OF it The Canadian Is q big fellow and his
long reach helped him. Erne tried TO draw him out,
but Popp was too clever. His ducking was simply
marvellous. He struck oftener than the BunaIo
man. but his blows lacked strength. The referee do.
clared 10 . draw.
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whist.

The whist season of ls97-9s was formally
opened on Saturday night with the first match
for the Auxiliary Association trophy OF the
American Whist League. This was won by New
York at the seventh congress at Put.in-Bay
last July, and was challenged for by the New
Jersey State Association. Each organization
presented thirty-two players on Saturday night.
who were drawn from the various clubs all over
the State. The match took place In the rooms
of the Brooklyn Whist CluD. and the rival asso-
Citations put up a hard fight. The final result
was u victory Tor Now Jersey. Each club was
represented by one or two pairs, and some Of
the best scores were as follows:
Long and Rose, New Jersey, plus 10; Rich and
Faber. New York. plus 8: Edison and Lane. New Jer.
sey. plus g; Wyckof and Downs. New Jersey, plus
o; Spafford and partner. New York. plus 8; Hudson
and Shire, New York. plus 3.
New Jersey owes it's victory TO better team
work. Several OF the strongest New York play.
ers came to the match without any ideR AS to
who they would have for n partner. The result
was quite a disappointment to those living far
away. Hudson and Shire came IRON Buffalo.
Mosher and Boil from Troy. Smith and Snow
from Albany. Davis and Anderson from Bur.
falo. Brill and Wright from Poughkeepsie, and
Esselstyn and Chase from Hudson.
The next challenger will probably be the New
England or tho Atlantic Association, Tho lat
ter includes strong clubs from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington.
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Johnny Reagan OF Red Hook Point were the
next combatants. II was at IL pounds. Reagan
was tall ana lanky. VIII lie McGovern resembled
Dave sullivan to some extent. In the sixth. and
when a knockout seemed inevitable, Police Can
tain Kenny stopped further hostilities. Nc
Govern received the decision.
Chip Morrison of Cincinnati and George
Owens OF Brooklyn were the next TO appear.
They were TO weigh 1873 pounds. As soon as
they put up their hands it was evident that
neither man knew how TO fight. Morrison was
declared the winner.
The last bout was between Nike Lyons Of this
city and Tommy sullivan of Brooklyn. They
fought ct ll5 pounds. Sullivan is a red haired
youth and clever. He received the award in the
eighth round on a foul.
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Baseball NOtSa-

WI J. LL-Three games.
Tho New Yorks played twelve and the BrookiynS
seven errorless games during the season.
In the series between the two tailend olubs the
Louisvilles scored eighty. one runs and the ST. Louis
players nifty. six runs.
Seventy.nine runs were scored by the washingtons
Ani Gfty.two runs by the Philadelphia In the series
between the two clubs.
The CinrinnAtis aud Clevelands almost broke even
in their series, Ew'ng's players scoring nifty seven
and Teheau's men ~flfty.five runs.
ST. LovIs. oct. 3.-The II. Louis team will make a
short West rn tour I'm the state. returning on Oct. 10.
The contracts OF the players run out on the 18th.
Billy Mailman expects to go on the road next winter
as a vaudeville art 81. Morgan Murphy will spend
the whit r AT his home at Providence. Monte Cross
goes TO Philad 'lnhia, and Hart to Cincinnati. Tho
other players will remain here. The Chicago team
will make a tonr through Illinois for a week.
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Other Baseball Games.

AT NEWARK.
Newark. .......0 I o O o o ! Is o b
Brooklyn........2 0 o 2 0 / O o IS 2
B~atteries-carr1ck and Rothfuss: Payne and Burrer.
AT WILLIAMSBURG.
A. A.....o l 8 I 8 o o Ola Is D
Oak +. C..............l 2 I o o 3 l o Oil IL
Bsttertes-Bavie and Mulhall; Davis and Brogan.
AT RIDGEwoop rARK.
Nationals. .......1 o o 0 So II
Merrttts ...........o o l o . o-S 10
Battenes-cummings and stante; Wall and Cos
tello.
AT AMBROSE PARK.
Bay Ridge A. CO 8 8 o-io 10 Q
Brooklyn =. ca 9 / o 3 o-s
Batteries-Martin and Hersey; Howell and HAnisy.
AT HoBoKEH.
Hoboken ........o o o o l o o OIL Q
Baltimore .......S o o ! o l o o 0-5 Q
BAtteries-Smith and Burke; Pond and BaumAn.
AT w~EHHAwKES.
Cuban Giants. ......o 9 9 s Eli IS
Cuban Y Giants 80 : o ! 0 o 8 l. 0 l2 0
Batteries-Jupiter and Jordan; selden and VI
Llama.
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The seaaowbrooL Hunt Club Meets.

HAMPSTEAD. N. y, Oct. 3.-The Meadowbrook
Hunt Club held its opening run OF tho autumn
season yesterday. The run was largely attended
by the hunting colonies OF both the Mcadowbrook
and Rockaway clubs. The run was over twelve
OF the toughest miles of hunting country that
can be found on Long Island. More than fifty
fences were encountered by the hunters. and
although several OF the riders had falls. no ono
was hurt beyond = shaking up. The meet was
al 1 o'clock at Westbury Pond.
The first part OF the run was TO Mr.. William
G. whitney place; ThSn me course crossed the
erly direction TO the country seat OF +. y. Nor
gan, on tho Wheatlcy Hills, where the run
ended. The first in at the finish were Mrs,
James l.. Kernocban. Ralph n. Ellis. Harry
Page; Make STEVENSON and he Two whips. Dayy
and Murphy. Mrs. kcrnuchnn and Mrs. Il. X.
Stow were the only ladies In the saddle.
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At the annual meeting of the Brooklyn Chess
Club on Saturday night these officers were
elected: President. w. II. Hagen; Presi.
dents, X, X. Williams and m BehT;
wick; directors, Josiah 4. MnreRn, 5, II: Cragg,
J. p. Missiler, j. ii. Watson, and A. Sims, Jr,
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NOTES.

ORANGE, Oct. s-The Board Of Goyernors OF the
Essex County Country Cub has decided TO hold an
on, n tournament on Oci. ~. 70. ~ and 30, IL Is eI.
pected that q large number OF crack golf players VIII
enter.
on next Friday aud Saturday the club champion
ship At match play viii 10 held Vt the Tuxedo club.
Dr. T.. L. RushmOrc now has the title. hut X, J, Hunt
ington is.expscted to give him a run for 1t this time.
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Earned runs-CincinnAti /; Louisville. 8. First
base by errors Cincinnati, !; Louisville, ]. Left on
bases-cincinna.i =; Louisville. o. Two;base hits
Clarke. Hoy. Vaughn, Clinginan. Home run-Cor-
coran. Sacrifice hit-Hoy. Double plays Nance.
STAFFORD and Dexter. Stolen bases-Smith. Wagner.
Dexter. struck out-By Rhines. /; by Fraser. 5.
Hit by ~pitcher-Ritchie. First base on baIls-on
Fraser, 3. Wild pitch-FraScr. Ttme-2 hour and
is minutes. Umpire-McDonald. Attendanee-5.oOO.
ST. LOUIS. 10; CHICAGO. 9-PIRsr GAME.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 3.-Tho double-header between
the home team ana Chicago resulted In an even
break. Amid great cheers the first game ended
in u victory for st. Louis. In the second game
Thornton pitched for the visitors, while Hart
was put in the box for the local club. This time
1t was only a walk way for the Chicago team.
The weather was pleasant and a large Sunday
crowd WAS out 10 "rOot." Scores.