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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-13

7 Scarlet tartan is another speciality OF
| the season which seems TO hold the
French affections very firmly. for on
every other hat or frock of the first
artistic water these enormous. gaudy
checks are introduced and with great
effect. too, 1t must be added.
Transparent muslins In bright blue.
mauve. green and red. with these afore-
said large checks interspersed with fio-
raj patterns of portentous size, are the
doyen of all smart blouses this year.
Never, indeed. has fashion been more
decisive or single minded. for instead
of the various riot of colors which until
recently overran each other on a single
hat or dress we are now. II inclined TO
be in and of the mode. confined to one
single but brilliant note OF color. so that
as the season advances the race meet
ing or garden party should present a
new and picturesque aspect altogether
engaging.
IL the men would in their turn only
take TO bottle green and plum color. how
much more cheerful the world would
look this summer
The diminuiion in the size of bonnetz
is a welcome change. These new shape
have small. high. ''pottle" crowns. and
the brims are cut up In points and curl
back Ike the leaves OF flower. They
are certainly becoming 10 most faces
and are picturesque also
A new material for bridal gowns has
come in. and 1t is greatly used IL II
Irish poplin. There are many who can
remember when an Irish p0plin dress
was the most fashionable thing bride
could have. But Irish p0plln went out
when satin became cheap. IL has now
come in of a particularly fine texture
and a satiny sheen that makes IL the
ideal cloth. II s. unfortunately not very
cheap. but what does a bride care for
expense when she - purchasing her
wedding dress-th2t is. II she can get
the money
The color combinations ~ .he moment
are new and startling the brightest of
red. with Tnauve. violet and purple
vivid creen being constantly addsd
Csrise. A very brIgh; shade IL almost
"a much In favor as parma violet. and
the two are frequently blended Blue
an1 green though by no means new
color arrangement. II siiEi much worn. !
Piai5s are very fashionable. blues and /
greens pretomlnaiinE. They MAKE IN !
silk admirable b!ous$z. as % tbe black 4.
and white piaics. These worn Titn black 1
canvas. sumner serge or zrenatine 1
skirts are IN excellent taste
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cles are infiarmalle II Is better to use
them in room where there is no fire.
Basic the lace smoothly on a piece Of
thin muslin. being careful 70 leave
good margin Of the muslin on ali sides
Of the lace. Put the gasoline in \
bowl and douse the lace and muslin up
and down in j; rapidly II the easo-
line becomes dirty. put the lace into an
ether vessel ard pour fresh gasoline
over IL Dip II UP and down. being
careful 20 keep the lace on the under.
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A GRAND OLD WOMAN.

All old soldiers who canpaigned with
Grant and Sherman will. remember
Mother Bickerdyke. the old army nurse.
Many will be surprised TO hear that she
is still living at the home OF her son. In
Russell. Kan. and will be so years old
on the 18th OF the coming July.
In honor OF her passage OF the eight
ie;h milestone on life's journey the de-
partment commander OF Kansas has
issued an order 20 the various posts Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic Ia that
state 10 celebrate July 10. 1887. as Moth
er Bickerdyke day and TO arrange for
suitable campfire exercises In tribute TO
the services and sacrifices OF this ven
cradle and distinguished woman
OF the hundreds Of noble women who
devoted n part Of the whole Of the years
of the war to the care OF the sick and
wounded Of the army the name of
Mother RIckefdyke Is given the most
eminent place by all who have written
or spoken on the Eubject. Others were
az heroic and consecrated as che. as
In Iabors and az unselfsh
and self sacrificing. but she was unique
In method. extraordinary In executive
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from where she is sent. She returns
with ii filled with beer, and into the
miserable stuff-it's cheap, poor beer
she puts first one dirty finger and then
the other and greedily sucks Them
An offer was made TO her for holi-
day, q day in the country, provided she
would submit to a bath and TO having
her hair combed. A suit OF decent
clothes would be given her, and besides
the pleasant trip she could eat as many
cherries as she wished. She would have
two good meals, with an interlude of
ice cream and cake. But she declined
the invitation. She said:
Il amt agoin to be scrubbed for no
old day in the country. Anyhow what's
the country like? You can't get beer
there, and there amt no fun in lookin
at trees"
What is her chance for the future?
Still. the child of the poor today-I
mean of the wicked poor, for these peo-
pie are not always absolutely poor in
money-does not differ from the child
that Hogarth drew or that child which
has come down from century TO CEN
tury, the product of ignorance and vice.
Sixty years ago. when Queen Victoria
when they went to the theater sat up
stairs in the dress circle. the lower part
of the house being given over to a diff
ferent class, and well bred women were
not supposed to look at them. Sixty
years ago we did not have Strawberries
in January or oranges selling for less
than a penny apiece. The beautiful
fruits from the United States were not
$lx I,x, rnI ttf.
English appetite. and a pineapple cost
sometimes guineas. sometimes 1 gui-
nea, while we count them costly if an
enormously big one should be dollar.
and 10 cents is the average price paid
for a good pine. In those old days there
was great reverence shown TO old peo-
pie. Things have changed a little in
that respect. even in England. We can
scarcely understand just how much def
erence was shown to the old unless we
read, as I did the other day, in an au
photography sentence like this:
"My father and mother demanded
such respect from their children that
we never dreamed of sitting down in
their presence, and my mother was 81
particular that when we entered the
room in which stood her special arm
chair, whether she occupied it or not,
we bowed and stood"
1t is possible that today mothers and
fathers and sons and daughters are
more congenial and that greater sym
pathy exists between them. If it does.
some of 1t is due to Queen Victoria. for
she made her children her closest
friends, and when her daughters were
mothers every doubt they had was sub
mitted to mamma
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maltese lace, when it will serve well.
mounted on a linen foundation. and
should be completed by bodice entire
ly of lace or OF linen striped with lace.
The most popular method of trim
ming dress is with insertions of lace
set roundward. You may See dozens O..
these. and very pretty they are. too.
looking well either on plain materials or
on those killed skirts of whose charms
II is difficult to write a great deal.
Three OF the latest styles OF London
tailor made dresses are here reproduc-
ed. You will observe that black and
white shepherds plaid IS called into
service for that perfectly fitting cos
tune on the left. It's double breasted
coat shows no crease or wrinkle. In
deed il is irreproachable. both in cut
and style, even 10 those cut steel but
tons which decorate both fronts and
cuffs. y velvet facing. black o. green
as hss, pleases you. relieves the coat
from monotony.
But as all tastes are not alike. and
moreover. as the autocrat of fashion
has decreed that on at least some Of the
gowns braiding must appear, so on that
chic bolero Of fawn cloth accompany
Ing the skirt illustrated in the center
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wife, a loving mother and a great
queen?
| Men who are prone to underrate
queens as rulers say of Queen Victoria
that she has had wonderful men in her
cabinet, men with great brains, TO ad-
wise her; but. nlanlike, they forget that
ii rested with the queen to say whether
these men should be in power. AS
queen there seems to have been in her
decisions none of the small weaknesses
that are attributed to women, while as
woman she has done that best of all
things-set a good example to her ma
tion, and not only to nation, but to
women all over the world. She has
been quick to encourage all that meant
advancement. She has given much
thought and quick oiscoura cement to
all that meant extremes. And I do be-
lieve all coed women are proud of her.
because ber sympathy. her love and her
appreciation have been given to good
women.
And what has happened in the co
years since she was made queen? When
Queen Victoria was crowned, who
thought that on the siXtieth anniver-
sary Of her reign an electric wire would
be fastened to the throne itself. over
which would go to every nation that
acknowledged her as its ruler word
of blessing and good cheer? Who dream
ed so years ago that on the day Queen
Victoria celebrated the siXtieth ami
versary of her reign there could go un-
der the waters of the great ocean a
message of congratulation from Amer
lea to England and that the time taken
for sending that message would be less
than one hour? The whole world has
changed, the knowledge OF the power
of electricity has come to us, and when
the queen flashes a message over the
telegraph, talks through her telephone
or listens to message spoken by the
graphophone she and the rest of the
English nation say, and say gladly,
Look at the wonders that this younger
nation has wrought
When she flies through the beautiful
countries, this great queen knows that
the luxurious cars and the quick en-
gine were made in that younger land
where life is so much newer, where all
the people are younger and where
brains work quicker. In the 60 years
that have passed America has much |
to be proud of. but America can al |
ways do its own Growing. and it has |
never been known to fail in this re- |
spect. Personally, though. it is good to |
feel that so many of the luxurieS of |
life are due to this quick witted son Of |
old England. That's what we are aft |
er all, simply the eldest son, who de- |
clared his independence and made a |
life and a home for himself Sixty |
years ago all life was harder but GO |
years ago people were healthier and, !
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All the world has gained by this good
queen Therefore I DO think that the
women of America should. more than
any others. appreciate the message sent
by the old Irish woman and that each
OF us on the anniversary day should
say. with all respect because of her
goodness as a queen and with all love
because of her sweetness as woman.
God bless the queen,"
And some of us may be glad to know
that the music OF that wonderful song
was written by a woman, an Irish lady.
whose work will last as long as the
world, but whose name. alas. is for
gotten. 1t must be hard 10 do some
thing fine and then have even your own
little world forget you. But what diff
ference does II make. after all? We
think that we will grieve at being for
gotten. My friend. We will not know.
Yesterday l met a young. pretty girl.
who said, Tomorrow is my birthday
and 1 am going TO make a lot of good
resolutions" / smiled as 1 left her.
and I thought, There goes one more
little craft sailing 10 the Land of Good
Intentions"
Who hasn't started for that land? ?
And how many people get there?
1t is the land where you never say
cross word.
II is the land where you never foreet
a good resolution.
1t Is the land where you take good
care of your health
1t is the land where you believe the
best of everybody.
1t is the land where you go to bed
early and get UP with the sun.
1t is the land where everybody does
right.
: How many ships get TO this land? A
very, very few And when they reach
II they are so battered and broken from
fighting against the rough waves in
the Sea of Doubt that they are of little
use. However. il is not bad to make
an effort to get TO this Land of Good
Intentions. You and 1 and everybody
else is helped a little bit by trying TO
do right. We tumble. but we pick our
selves up again. and each time we are
more determined not TO tumble. We
hold ourselves straighter and take
firmer steps.
A woman asked not long ago what
babble was. This explains II: It's a
something that may begin on a Cunard
dock and end in the Land of Good In
tentions. but ii always has at the end
the same signature. that of
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Every preparation is being made for
a warm summer. as thin and transpar-
ent materials are decidedly in the as
cendant. Grass lawn will reign afresh,
and really it lends itself to SO many
charming combinations that its popu-
larity Is natural enough. Then there
are the pretty silk grenadines and the
fancy canvas, generally black, to be
worn over colored glace silk.
In these materials trimmed skirts will
flourish, sometimes decked with a clus-
ter of frills at the hem, sometimes
tucked at intervals and sometimes
edged with deep lace fiounces. Indeed
lace and chiffon frills assert themselves
everywhere, and the graceful fashion
has returned of arranging lace over the
bodices in graduated braces from waist
TO shoulder.
The prevailing color of the year is nom
descript. Shading on buff it is scarcely
yellow. Verging on holland color. il yet
lacks the suggestion of brown in its
composition. 1t is a pretty color and 4
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original bottle green. The skirt, made
with large gathers at the waist, is
trimmed at the foot with seven rows of
silk braid woven in mauve and black,
which is laid on in hoops between frills
CT shot green and mauve taffeta. This
decoration extends half way up the
skirt and is matched on the bodice by
hoopings of braid on the tabled basque
and collar. A pretty, soft vest of cream
mousseline de sole and lace, with ro-
settes of pale green mauve bebe ribbon.
which materials are repeated at neck
and wrist, furnishes one of the pretti-
est possible outdoor frocks.
Gold is to figure largely in all trim
mings for gowns this year. II you have
a dress that you are going to have sill
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SIDE until 81 Is perfectly clean Than
stretch the cloth. with The lace upper
most. on a clean table and secure X
with q few taos CT pins Tn-s should
be Yiaced In n room where no dust VIII
fall on IL and allowed 70 remain al
DAY. for while il Tiil dry II short
:gne DAYS airing VIII De rse-cessa-y n
be r.d II the odor. II thc S2sotine 'fl1;
r-as ben uS=.i Is set aside tor 2 Tex
keurs, the dirt vii: ali settle al the oo.-
tom. and The clear SaSqr0e 1.y ee
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band in northern France. coming TO the
United States on one of the palatial
clipper ships that sailed the ocean be-
fore the days Of steamboats, She
graphically tells now of the storm the
ship encountered-how the waves dash
ed over the ship higher than the mast
tops. From Castle Garden they follow
ed the setting sun. along the banks Of
the Erie canal. she carrying her baby
100 miles at one time on their westward
journey.
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poured CT and ,ised again 90 wash riik-
KID gI0ves or znyih4ns thA; czano. b
washed IN water.
Yet znasher way Is 20 se~ the lace
carefully On 8 bottse Sr some such artt-
&c covered f9g the purpose and sax u
In ho- s.5epS.s5s into which have been
To; q fesE Grops q ammonia or ksso-
se1@ u such case TIE Wz.c- may b
brought 10 boil. bit Eb<Te tA- cosos %
ihe lace = % ~ p-szsrv<d boslInr or
sven exceedingly aot water shoas6 -
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ability. enthusiastic In devotion and In
dornltabie In sill After her plans sefe
formed and her purposes ,natcred sh@
earned them through &. the face q The
most Formidable oyposision. Ess gave
herself % the rank and fiis % the army.
the private soldiers. f0r whom she had
uaDouBdsd Tenderness s51 developed al
most liIifisss resources of help AMI
comfort.
Mr.. PickordYks fHary Am BzfD
was bo~r in Knax county. D. near TIE
present city % Mount Vernon Her ia
;her zas Hiram PzA her mother b~aag
p daughter % Joan Rodgers. a ssEsln-
s,aishrS soldier u ths Revolutionary
var. Her mother died ~h~n HsrT vas
only II raCashs Cd. ao6 st@ szs raise;
bv b. zrarspareEts CT a szrrn near
MsavasId. .. 4: The age % "a she went
10 Oeerisn. o. 70 srboef. working .er
her board an1 attending Ot~Esi5 co.,
ie-e- Later she moved 20 Cincinnati
sEe volunteered ss = rgras Ia on~ q
ihs city hos.i;s,s fsrsex ,he siege =
choSsrs n is7s. Here sss acquired ;sas
SnowIef<e os rDssicsns AE1 skiIi "a
r1rrin- ~htrh rzaos k-r r~rxSces q
S1<h Errst vsfre IN after year.
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yer aad eoIi braid put on. see TO IT
that there is more gold than SILVER. or
you VIII not be fashionable
Woman has long been credited with
an overweening fondness for uniform.
the result Of the gold lace that makes
IL gorgeous. Now woman IS 10 wear
that which she most adE,ires- and ws
may expect 10 see senliHli!i'arF ana
seminautIcal costumes on ali sides
This will particularly be the case n the
REFER suits. which are bound 10 be veTy
popular. For tailor made dresses there
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are many patterns in black braid edged
with gold cord. There are zouaves of
every shape. kind and design. Some Of
these are cut in point in the center of
the back. with gold fringe appended
which reaches to the waist There are
gallons with gold cloth down the center
and bead embroidery of gold on either
side.
When gold is not in favor, steel is. II
is not only employed as embroidery. but
cut steel brooches and buttons and
steel clasps and slides figure on every
thing. dresses. dress bodices. dress belts.
hats and toques. and many of the new
fashioned outstanding ccronet combs
are made OF the same. while steel orna-
ments are supplanting diamonds. There
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Is only one thing about iii's ss'-e1 efzzs
it Is absolutely necessary :" preserve
the ornarenration that rust be re-
iigiously prevented
IBIS pink Is the favo.ite Pa-isian COL
or. and a curious little toque brought
over by friend - q crinkle1 IBIS pink
straw. the crown. very small. surround
ed by 4 drzpery 81 rolled pInk tuile.
while =; the left side a plume Ct wings
IN coral and pink. purpog;ing 70 DC gen
ulne IBIS feathers. STANDS very sreci and
rampant
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| GOOD WIFE, LOVING MOTHER AND GREAT QUEEN"

not know. Asked about his father. he
said, with an oath, that he was serv-
ing out his time. Inquired of as to his
mother, he announced that she was on
a jag. Given the opportunity to live in
the country, to breathe its fresh air. to
see the green fields. he laughed, and,
with another oath, said:
Nobody kin work me out on to any
dern farm, where there amt no teaters
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not realizing what they might have
had, they did not miss it.
Nowadays they say everybody has a
chance. Has he? There's a. small boy
that sells newspapers on well known
corner in this great city and who is not
over 9 years of age. He IS small and
shriveled looking. He smokes. swears
and curses with great fiuency. There
is no wickedneSS about which he does
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just revealed at the neck was of Killed
white chiffon. Crowned with panama
hat and trimmed with scarfs of black
and white tulle and a bunch of white
feathers at one side, the entire costume
was adorable. This light buff Tone for
want of better description, is success
fully treated in linen with insertions of
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and a feller can't even git a cigareet
and has to go TO bed early!"
What chance has he?
Within a block of my own home I see
almost every morning girl child. She
is about IL years of age, dirty, unkempt.
ragged. Her face is that of degener-
ate of the worst type. The jaws are
square. the lips hang. the nose is Slight
ly turned up, the eyes are small, and
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svostef- Wien .te lace has bec0-1<
perfectly clean. tfe bostI~ sh7aii y Fe-
moved from 'se water ard ST ASIDE
or hung Up 90 t-y "a pszos fse~ srs1r
Gust This nssfhod. ;asoEgn p-rhsfs n
Iitfie more t-sisous than tfs osher. -
exceedingly god and rla<ss The ise~
look frszh and nr~ sitAost the Eaz-
pscsoa os za e1a-.
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To be envied :, re woman Who
numbers among her belongings pair
II unique sflver Buckles for her sip
F,ers The ayeraEs ssoeshop buckles
srs 10 longer tolerated Better wear lo~
cut opera slipper o- cTtoFd ties quite
plain than oTnarn@nt them with buckles
that your a<Ii door n=sxabor may d.
r.iezte.
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How TO CLEAN LACE

Nothing is more destructive to laces
than careless washing Where the lace
is rare or expensive CT course il IS al
ways the better plan TO turn il over 10
trustworthy establishment that mai
speciality of cleaning and repairing
such articles, but with the less expeu-
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heeting joy, whether you choose IL in
linen or in cloth.
A pretty wearer OF the color was late
ly seen whose gown was in cloth. the
skirt trimmed with very narrow strap
pings OF the same worked into conven-
tional patterns round the hem. The
bodice was sac boiero. with waist
coat and revers turning back of grass
lawn embroidery, and the little vest
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sive laces the cleaning can as well be
done At home. II is not q difficult or a
tedious task. but ore requiring care
and the use Of proper materials.
Real lace and delicate silk laces are
easily cleaned by the use Of benzine.
gasoline or naphtha, but as these arti-
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the whole expression is that Of sullen-
ness. She drags around with her big,
fat baby. quite as dirty as she is. but
there's no beautiful sentiment attached
to her caring for it. She slaps it when
it screams, and she slaps it when it
doesn't. Occasionally the mother takes
the baby. and a dirty tin kettle is
given to the girl, with box on the ear
thrown in as a warning to hurry back
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Tie wife % Max Orb. Nrs Pzcs
Eicsss. i css of fhs rs<s; k<ierE. hrip-
meets 4 nter4rT E-&1 eesia have. sas
= sscs o5iy n. irzzrizsor os al hsr hus-
hands boozs into Easftsf. o1t an er-
c~I1ent cpox ard IL 20 - nesS a. her
h~E: Uhes sa:srszsnsnx h~r hEsb&nss
fri~ods sssrs Biousf. Sso was ; Miss
lz-s5ess. Ess<ss re~s~4;ina ia dTz1sax
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