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The times., 1897-08-22

nationality, save possibly the French-L
have counted fifty baldhea DIS in a row al
the Grand Opera the American woman has
more hair as rule than either the English
woman or the French woman.
The English woman buys most of her hair
in shop and ties it on the back of her head
after much wea risome labor. The French
woman brushes up her har-by strangecon-
trast To ter com nplexion 1T is really her own
tying 1t into little knot on the top OF her
head about as big as a baby's fist. How
the American girl does up her hair, again
nobody knows probably by Intuition, which
is her great strength. Also, with Ter fin
gers, of corrsel A few deft touches and
she has done the deed that seems the work
Of a great artist.
This American girl has also made a trIe
ant OF holding up her skirts. The French
girl holds up her skirts a little high, with
both hands, which isn't nice. The English
girl gets an awkward sort OF saiIo-'
knot Oh her back skirt. Again, the Amer
lean g!h's way is just right, and is &c
complished by her usual wonderful and in
explieable method.
The English girls facets toolong aud thln:
her upper lip TOO naughty. Too often .he
The times., 1897-08-22

IN this country she purchased palace at
Poonah and endowed the Sharada Sadana,
which is really sort of Kindergarten school
where child widows constitute the majority
OF the pupils. OF these, there Is dn annual
attendance OF seventy. The school has
fiourished Sioriously, and the little professor
has become famous throughout her own
conatry for her wisdom aud her faculty for
teaching. Thus, in opposition to the OBJ
.duracy of Oriental tradition, she has
created a class among women interested
in advocating the education of their sex,
and class among men demanding intelli
gent wives-an ever widening Influence
pointing ultimately to universal Conformity.
Ramabai had been wanderer and a
sufferer in her C hildhood ring the
famine OF 1874. and the appearance OF
plague and famine iii the central provinces
was to h er, in whose heart memory quick
ened sympathy, an irresistible call, com
peling shccor. She filled the Sharada
Sadana to oyerfiowing with faDishing
high-caSte child-widowa, in all 300, whom
she placed in charge of the assistant teach
ers. Returning to the streets OF Poonah,
she passed day and night among the
stric ken people, visiting homes, relief
camps and poorhouses. encouraging the i'll
The times., 1897-08-22

The latest belts are of flexible, rosefin-
ished silver gilt, with large jewels the
size OF the end of mans thumb, about
two inches apart These jewels are set
la fiiigrec silver gilt, and connected by
two braided ropes OF silver gilt, while
loops Uf silver gilt chain suspend smaller
Jewels midway between the larger ones
Another s,elt of FURNISHED silver is made OF
three strings Of silver beads, held in place
al intervals of about four inches by solid
silver pieces two inches wide and heavily
engraved
Yet another belt is a succession OF silver
shells, enameled in the natural cuiors and
held in place by what appear to be genu-
inc hits of seaweed Chatelaine VIII be
more fashionable than ever. On one new
one the design is fleur-de-Ils in bright silver
and blue. Another shows a full-blown this
tie, with stem and two leaves i'll their nat
ural oolors Chateiaines also show many
Jewels After the jewel designs perhaps the
most popular are those with enameled min
iatures OF floral designs The shapes OF
the va rious chateiaine accessories are about
the same, but there is a purse with what
is styled bead web net with bead or
naInents This purse, which comesi i'll either
thuse Of last season. and another advantage
is that it opens square, and not In a point,
thereby holGing more coins.
To he stylish next season il would 81 EN-
t!iat every woman must have a bag of
some size, shape or material. The sill sr-
smiths cater TO this demand by making
these bags in silks, veiyets, moiie. leatlr
ers and beaded net in all sizes, ranging
from an ordinary size hand saGchel Ia a
medium, size purse. Ali Of then. are silver
mounted in the three popular finishes, the
hands0mest are jeweled. and may be had
with slender chains for wearing around
belts. Among the leather ones, the most
popular seems 10 be OF elephants hide or
rough japanese leather.
EIdecoinbs for next season come in sets
of three or four; sometimes all hinged TO-
gelhc- These little coInhs are no longer
worn only on the side Of the head, but on
top or the head, above the knot and Just
beneath it Those for next season are,
perhaps, more ornate than ever before.
the edges all showing considerable fill
gree work and many jewels The teeth
are somewhat larger, ana the combs them
selves trifle longer. For bicyciists there
is new matchsafe. W whichis strapped to the
front of the wheel, and guaranteed to force
out a match by simply pushing spring,
and cigarette case, worked much after the
same manner Both Of these little affairs
are made in silver for the first time, and the
more elegant ones coiue in silver gilt. with
jewels
The times., 1897-08-22
HEAD AND TAIL PIECES.

The designing of head and tail pieces
for books as branch of art is often
overlooked or forgotten, possibly because
the general public have become rs accuS
toned 10 seeing these little sketches at the
beginning aud cad OF volume as the
words preface" and '.finis" But, like
every other branch Of art, head aud tail
pieces lave history. To the initiated
the masters of this branch of art and Their
work are as well known as the famoas
artists in The more conspicuous fields
It's history and growth are traced Dir
Tectly from the Illuminated manuscripts OF
the old monks Many Of these manuscripts
show sketches more or less elaborate. at
the!i beginnings and ends. The earliest
printing shows the lack of these pieces,
winch gives them peculiar, bald appear
;ince. This fact must soon have been no.
ticed after the printing of books began,
and typefounders We're the first TO attempt
to supply the need. The earliest examples
were used by the famous Paris bookbinders,
and consist of simple though clumsy crowas
of roses, myrtles and bay leaves or OF
harps, miters, etc. The most famous tail
aud head pieces OF this period, possibly
little later, were those of Louis Luce,
typefound del to Louis XIV. These designs,
which are without exception exceedingly
foTbidding, were declared by Luce to be
perfect in every respect, and he never lost
an opportunity to boast of them.
The best examples or early English head
and tail pieces can be seen in the Caxton
books. While Of German artists, those of
Albert Duer rank first. These areless clumsy
than those OF Luce and are perhaps the first
TO show any direct connection with the text
they were used to ornament. Early IN the
eighteenth century hollow initial letters
came into favor along with head and tail
pieces, and were used in sets. These ini
tials consisted of ornamented bord ers whose
letters could be changed at will. The head
and tail pieces were designed to match
the borders OF the letters and give TO the
text uniformity, though no artistic beauty.
Charles Whittingham m seems 10 have Teen
among the first 10 fully appreciate the
capabilities of head and tail pieces as
examples OF taste and art. To appreciate
the TACT that while they should he deco
rative they should not be illustrative,
though they should in measure have some
significant connection with the text they
We're designed to ornament. lie saw the
dhierence between appropriate decoration
and illustration His selections OF the Tory
borders andcf the Hoheln and Duer designs
In the Queen Elizabeth prayerbook show an
enlightenment Of taste and Appreciation
of the text lac sought to decorate. Char
lotte Mhittingha m's designs, engraved
iy Mary Byfield, are among the most
famous Of this period. Many of them
FeIe first used in Bell and Daldy's Elze-
vir and pocket volume series. Hundreds
Of these early head and tail pieces can
ise seen In the Planrin- -Moretus Museum
anu .n the collection of the Oxford Uni
yefsity Fress-
For modern Illustrations OF the art.
The times., 1897-08-22

all sorts of distinguished people, AM d tray
cled about from city 10 city, telling folks
all about the women of her country, how
ba:ily off they We're, and always would be
If they weren't helped. So great was her
success that she was a ble to collect SS1.-
07o.99 among charitable Americans, and
thus aimed she went lack TO India To
start her reform--not, however, before she
had written a book, entitled '.The High
Caste Hindu Woman entitled The High
complete set of school books into Ma
rathl, besides taking a course in me thods
of teaching a t the Phila delphia kinde rgarten
training school, and Jranslating the games
so to speak, into Hindustani-a little col
lection of tasks which she accomplished Ia
the short period of eight months.
Thus armed and equipped, financially as
well as mentally, Pundita Ramabai went
back to storm the citadel of ignor.
ance and superstition which imprisons
the women of India in condition of
degradation from which there can be no
escape. except death, save through the
avenue OF education and enlightenment
which one frai woman has opened up to
them.
1t is toward the unhappy child widows
that her efforts have been chiefly directed;
for Ramabai has been one herself, and
knows well the sorrows and fluctuations
attendant uIon that condition-and this
is what she did FOR them.
With the $4,000 which she procured
The times., 1897-08-22
WONDERFUL HINDU WOMAN.
The Greatest Reformer in India a
Daughter of-the Wilderness.


Philadelphia, Aug. 20. The greatest re-
former in India is woman, and she was
boTn in the Jungle the one called Gunga-
mul though it's name doesnt tmatter much
at this distance. Her own name, Pundita
Ramasai, S more important, because it is
one that IS well known in England ana
nnt wholly unfamiliar TO Americans.
We flatter ourselves that We have the
only woman professors in the world housed
UP in this country but though We have a
right to take great deal of credit to
ourselves in this respect, We must ad-
nit that there are others, when the fact
is forced upon Us that this little Punditis
Ramabai, in her white Indian hood and
her wooden shoes, was a college professor
herself at the British college OF Chelten.
ham. Not many women in the world have
had such distinguished pupils as mad she.
Gladstone and Prof. Max Muller Went
To her to learn Iindustani, and Queen Vic
tona herself invited the Pundita over to
Windsor Castle in order 10 show off her
own knowledge OF Ben ealee.
At the same time that she occupied the.
chair 0f Sanskiit in Cheltenham, she was
learning everything else laid down In
the curriculum Of that institution of learn
ing, and it 81 happened that just as she
was ready to graduate there, her cousin,
Anandibai JoShee-who was also Of the
new woman" class, in spite of that inn
possible, Oriental name, and had been
over here in Phila adelphia learning to be
a doctor--scnt her an invitation TO come to
America and witness her graduation from
the women's Medical College Of Pennsyl
vania.
While mere she delivered lectures before
The times., 1897-08-22

peihaps the best may be seen in tine pub
licai Ions of Copeland s Day. These head
and tail pieces are al of them works of
art iii their way, and many of them show
the initials of some of our st-Enown
artists. both English and American. The
publications OF the Groier Club also show
fine illustrations Of the work, many OF their
head and tail pieces. together with their
acoonpanying initials, being designed 10y
members of this famous club
The best work of American artists are
shown in the books of Howard and Kathe.
Iine Pyle, who illustrated and orranented
their own writings For works OF Boston
designers, who have particular school OF
their own. MIR Berkley Updike's puDlica
tons inthe Merry Mount Press perhaps give
the finest examples. While the best de-
s'gners of head and tail pieces among liv.
Ing woneI, artists are Margaret and Helen
Armstrong and Amy Richards, all OF them
American women, who make a specially
OF this branch of their art
For pamphlets and the cheaper classes
of magazines and books dies OF head and
tal pieces are furnished by the type
foundries. These, OF course, have no con-
nection with the books or articles they
| are used Co ornament. and are frequently
used merely as space filters -as, for in
stance, When an article in one Of these
shoddy magazines does not fill a page,
| in preference to leaving blank space,
a tail piece, more or less elaborate, is
ased. There is no connection between
the design of the tail piece and the text
OF the article, the only object being to
I'LL blank space. With the high class
publications, OF course, such is not the
case, as the head and tail pieces used
are especially designed for the article,
and have an indirect connection with the
text
The times., 1897-08-22
The Sole Survivor of Alamo.

Nine. Juanita Candeleria, who is the only
survivor Of the massacre of the Alamo by
Santa Annals army in 836. has Just passed
her 113th birthday, and is bright aud spry
in mind and body. She lives quiet life in
her humble home in the Mexican quarter OF
the city OF San Antonio, Tex, and is sup
ported by the donations of tourists who
visit her every year.
This remarkable old lady seems TO have
taken a new lease of life since the Cuban
war began and she watches the progress of
the Cubans struggle for liberty with deep
interest. In spite OF her Spanish nativity
her sympathies are all with Cuba. Calves
ton News
The times., 1897-08-22
THE BEST OF ALL.
Uncle Sans Daughters the Mosr
Charming Oh Earth.

American scientists and historians haven't
done their duty. They have missed the
greatest opportunity OF their lives, though
they have sat at table opposite this op-
I,ortunity courted IL III shiIdowy lanes, and
fallen on their knees before it. some
times it has refused to have anything to
do with them. But not always. Thou
sands of scientists and historians have been
accepted and have not profited by their
good luck. Probably this is because the
scientists and historians are men.
As an American woman Is modest, she
cannot well write about herself. Further
more, it would detTact from her charm
if she knew the secret of it. she doesn't
know. | don't know, and 1 don't care
much if she doesn't know, as long as she
will be herself-that is, be charming while
/ am around
But, my fellow -couHtrymen. fame awaits
the scientist who will tell US just why the
American girl is the finest girl the world
has ever known. There awaits the HISTORIAN
who will record the American girl dOings
The times., 1897-08-22
story of the Queen of Spain

A Story Of the Queen of Spain.
Here Is a story which shows how one
reigning monarch maintains her popularity
among her subjects. While the Queen Re-
gent of Spain was out driving one day al
old beggar womal in attempting to throw
a petition into her majesty's lap came too
near the horses and was knocked down.
The Queen immediately descended FROM
her seat and assisted the old woman into
the carriage, directing the coachnian to
proceed at once to one of the hospitals.
There she procured for the poor creatur e
every attention possible. On the follow
ing day she visited the hospital to inquire
as to the patients welfare, and left II
considerable sum OF money for the woman.
The people of the capital Were greatly
pleased at her majesty's action and crowds
gathered about the hospital TO cheer her.
The times., 1897-08-22

French girls face is not her own. The
diff erence between an American tad
French girls face is the difference tetw zen
the hand -painted scenery OF theafer and a
real landscape. II faces are any test,
the American girl is healthier than her
tea-drinking English sister. The AMIR.
ican girl knows how to smhe and how 20
talk. and the English girl doesa't.
AS A young member OF Parliament once
said TO me; do you know, really, IL
had to talk an houI with woman. l
should uuchprefer aIiAmerican woman"
The times., 1897-08-22
The bird Cage Settled II.

''Jorkins broke his engagement with
Miss Loyeleigh.' :.
s.W us he justified?''
Eyes; he found out that her mother was
one Of those women who never travel with
cut taking q birdcage along."-Chicag go
Record.
The times., 1897-08-22

to seek hospitals, persuading friends to
give up their dead. restraining the strong
from snatching away the food of chill
dren and the starving, and instructins
weeping mothers how 70 prepare the
strange, hard grains sent from the West.
The times., 1897-08-22
PUNDITA RAMABAI.

movement is permitted and the feneer who
loses his temper is himself lost, as every
thing depends upon the ;tlertness which can
be skillfully exercised only when the brain
is perfectly calm and the hand steady
The times., 1897-08-22

Blue ard white cotton can be pure hased
at any shop where japanese goods are
sold The gown is made loose wiGR flow
ing sleeves. \ red cott ton sash is tied in
big butterfly bow in the back. Arrange
the hair high and stick into it any little
knickknacks you can find, such as pins,
Iny fans or little paper parasOls
America in red, white and blue IS al
ways popular. ANY coInbin alton will 10,
but the prettiest is TO make the skirt n
red and white stripes and the bodice OF
tlIe bearing the white stars. \ title
crown Of silver stars is pretty, unless the
red liberty cap is preferred. La France is
also red. white and blue. This is pretty
made In alternate wide stripes of the
three colnTs. with dainty bodice of whi.e
and white fan shaped sleeves at the ton
OF the bare arms. A tiny red cap should
complete tie costume and TO carry d Fre,,ch
flag would add effect.
An old witch is provided by making a
red skirt with gay pannier of figured
calico or dimity, folded neckerchief n
pointed Hack cap and large buckles on
her shoes. Her skirt might lie decora-
ted with black bat OF two cut out OF
cambric and sewed or pasted upon H,
and she should carry a broom. A snake
charrncr c0nld be attempted by a gre N
tarletan dress, 4 scarlet bodice orna q
mented with gold paper trimmings, q
profuSion of beads. bangles and chains.
red Stockings, slippers and paper snak.s
twisted about her dress. Boys can be
easily dressed by trimming their suits
with a bright color, and adding cape
or mantle. will make them knieb-s m r
kings. They can be turned easily into
soldiers or sailors, and Mother Goose chaf-
acters, such as Little Boy Blue or COsk
Robin. Yellow stripes On ordinary clothes
and pair OF wings wIllpToduce humble
bee, AID a few splashes of color and wings
a butterfly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-24
PERMISSION ASKED FOR.
Reasons Why the Knitting Mill Should
Be Operated.

Assignee Moffatt today made appli-
cation to Judge Severance at St..
James for permission to operate the
knitting mill. He sets forth several
reasons for the request. The terri
tory covered by the mill includes
Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North
and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas
and other states, and large numbers
of orders for goods are untitled, and
unless they can be filed within thir-
ty days the result will be loss of GUS
tom that will depreciate the value of
the mill by $4,000, and the mill will
be liable for damages. The mill is
clearing $4,000 year. Much OF the
machinery is liable to rust and deter
ioate in value one-half if left idle for
four or five months. The automatic
sprinklers cannot be kept ready for
use unless the building is heated at
nearly sufficient cost to operate the
mill. Unless the sprinklers are ready
for use the $4,000 of insurance pol
icies are void and the building can
not be reinsured. 1t is difficult to
get men to conduct such a business
after they are scattered.
Mr.. Moffatt asks permission to at
once start the mill up, and that an
order to show cause why it should not
be operated until it is sold be granted,
and date fixed for hearing. 1t is
believed that the order will be grant
ed. 1t will mean employment for a
large number of people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-24
THE TARIFF AND TRUSTS

An overstock of goods. an under
stock of money. Everything at a bar
gain during our special sale, which
will last only thirty days. Model
Clothing and Shoe House.
The Morris Sun thinks that one
the evils of the Dingley law is that it
puts an embargo upon trade and leads
to the formation of trusts. Perhaps
there are more trusts being formed
now than have been during any period
of the past three or four ~ a
times are growing better. But we re-
call very distinctly that trusts
1ourished greatly during the Cleve-
land administration, while the coun-
try enjoyed (?1 that step toward free
trade. That is there were a great
many trusts organized, and great
many went to pieces. Something of
course must be responsible for this
growth of trusts, and the free trader,
when driven into the last corner.
seizes upon the idea of holding the
tariff responsible for them. His
charge would be much stronger were
it not for the fact that free trade
England is plastered all over with
them. The Free Press has
disposition to defend trusts.
There is much about them that
is dlstasteful and which ought to
be corrected, but we believe
them to be an economic factor in GU
civilization, and the sooner this fact
is recognized, the sooner will the evil
arising from them be corrected. The
tariff may aggravate some of these
evils, but II trusts depended upon
protective tariffs for their existence,
they would be much shorter lived
then at present. Rapid communica-
tion lies at the base of the success of
the trust, supplemented by vast ag-
gregations of capital. Take away
steam and electricity and the trust
would disappear with them, for its
most potent agent would be removed.
Remove the tariff entirely and trusts
would soon accommodate itself to the
new order of things and move along
as usual. When these economic Rfacts
are thoroughly recognized the evils of
the trust can be more easily corrected
in so far as it. lies within the power Of
legislation to deal with the matter,
which after all is only to limited
extent. The real trouble is, however,
that the demagogue and the narrow
partisan care nothing for economic
factS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-24

For thirty days only. Prices about
what smaller merchants pay for their
goods. Call and see for yourselves.
Model Clothing and Shoe House.
A proper respect for your purse
should lead you to at least investi-
gate claims so persistently and conf
IDENTIFY made as ours. Model Clothing
and Shoe House.
The cartoon designer of the St.
Paul Dispatch is evidently not per-
sonally acquainteGea~ith Hon. John
Lind. Last event. Dispatch con-
tains cartoon in wnIch Mr.. Lind Is
represented as being in the prize ring
with both hands encased in boxing
gloves and had apparently been en-
gagged in bad scrimmage. Mr.. Lind
has but one arm, which fact seems to
haze escaped the mind of the car
toOnist.
Suits and overcoats at astonishing
ly low prices. We are overstocked
and must unload. Special sale for
thirty days only. Model Clothing
and Shoe House.
When we've got tomake sacrifice
we do it in business like way, and
no tears shed. Bargains unheard OF
during our special sale for the next
thirty CavS. Model Clothing and
Shoe House.
A dispatch from Chamberlain. 5. d.,
says that Geo. H. Lang, a prominent
business man of Mankato, and Miss
Rose Rowe, daughter of Register
Clark S Rowe, of the United States
land office, were married there last
evening. They will return to this
city and take up their residence. and
will receive the congratulations of
many friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-24
HOLIDAY NU uBERS.

The Mortified News issued a very
handsome holiday edition we'll filled
with choice reading matter, and ad-
vertising. The News is paper that
Mortified ought to be proud of.
The latest Christmas number to find
it's way to our table, is the Mobiles
County Democrat. 1t is 26.paged
paper, including colored cover, and ID
credit to the push and enterprise of
its publishers. Adrian is good town,
but it will have to get hustle on it
to keep up with Bro. Kings sheet.
The Winona Herald also issued an
enlarged Christmas number, showing
prosperity of the maid on the Mis-
sissippi. 1t is getting to be hard
word to keep track OF all the holiday
issues this prosperous year is bringing
forth.