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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

back duck or fat capon? Capon stuffed
with chestnuts too.
Then there comes on a salad, n green
one, which madame dresses after the
fashion OF India, with grated cheese.
And then the servants file I'm. two by
two and line up by the doorway, each
holding a lighted candle. while the two
cooks. walking proudly between, one
carrying the plum pudding, in a perfect
blaze of brandy and the other holding
up an enormous mince pic. To each
one of these good retainers is given a
glass OF punch, and we all stand up.
and everybody drinks TO WHAT they will,
ana the darkies call out in gayest tones,
Merry Christmas missus, merry Christ
mas!" And it is n merry Christmas,
for we all laugh later on over the
Christmas tree and Jest about the little
presents. none costing much, but each
making fun. while we wonder If there
is any place quite SO good as this south
land. And j. who am of IL. | wonder
il there are any people who can so en-
tirely throw aside their cares and be-
come as little children for awhile as
can the people of the south. II is good
thing. | tell you. IL keeps the women
and the men loyal. 1t makes people
love each other and believe in each
other-lke little children IL is good for
us To meet this way each year and give
out greetings as sincerely as we do. II
means a coming out of the hard, work.
ing world and the tresome, everyday
life and having a glimpse of something
better. II makes life worth having.
If you don't believe me. throw your
home wide open. open your purse
strings and ask your kindred and your
E.s... 4 it,
with you. You will find that old friend
ships are good; you will find that il is
worth while TO have about you the peo-
pie who have always known you and
always cared for you. and IT is also
worth while to have a stranger within
your gates: 20 make a stranger, who
may be alone i'm this world. have some
happy hours. You know SO many hum
dred years ago. when the angels sang
their song, il was to strangers Why
should not we, i'm that way at least. try
TO reproduce the old Christmas time
and to make glad those who have no
one 10 make life glad for them? You
can find them without any trouble right
i'm your own fashionable settle man
who would otherwise eat his dinner at
the club: the woman who would 9TH
erwise dine at a hotel and those others
who, because they remembered, would
eat no Christmas dinner. Ask them TO
come with you; be generous in your
hospitality and make your Christmas
a gift giving one, and then be sure you
will never want for a merry Christmas
or a New Year full of pleasure. Who
ever YOU are, wherever YOU may be, II
YOU think as kindly of me as | do OF
YOU or even il you are Indifferent to
me. I wish with all my heart that God
will bless you and give you a merry
Christmas and happy New Year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

tain lavlshly and who do not stint the
terrapin and champagne.
In the evenings Miss Bud Will not
have much opportunity for the theater.
because she will have 10 go TO so many
balls and dinners that all her time viii
be fully occupied. She may go TO the
Damyosch opera and pretend she likes
Wagner. because Damrosch Is fad in
Washington society. But ordinary dra-
matte entertainment, however much
she may like il, can have but n small
place I'm her winters programme.
II Miss Bud belongs To the official
social set. her work is mapped out for
her i'm another way. The rules of prece-
dence have been made in part for her
guidance. She must call on those who
rank her and wait for calls from those
whose social rank is officially inferior.
And If she is "A member of n senator's
family she will have to wrestle with
that inevitable problem OF the relative
rank of the supreme court and the sem
ate. The members of the supreme court
hold themselves superior To every one
but the president and vice president
and their families uphold this dignity
socially, while the senators claim that
as the supreme court justices are con-
firmed by the senate justices wives
should make the first call on the wives
OF the senators. The controversy has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
WASHINGTON'S DEBUTANTES.

hesitate 10 accept or even to solicit IA
vors at the official hands IL despises
So Miss Bud may have TO call on
great many official people as well as on
all the members of Our set" She will
call on the officials i'm an order which
follows the geography OF the city. one
day she will devote TO calling on Capitol
hill, another TO part OF the northwest
section, and so on. This order applies
also 10 the unofficial people who are
receiving; for IL was found necessary
long ago in the scheme of Washington
society 10 divide up the city into re-
ceiving districts and the people into
calling squads. and five days in the
week a squad calls. while on the sixth
IL receives visits from others. Once dur
ing the season, after due notice through
the society columns of the papers. each
woman in society omits her regular re-
ception day that she may have an op-
portunity Of making calls in the Sec
ton of the city in which she lives; 9TH
erwise she would be denied the pleasure
Of knowing her next door neighbor So
cially.
Interspersed with her many calls on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

mas day The giving OF a Christmas
party has become matter of so much
/ Importance that the mistress deVotes
all her artistic taste 10 what shall APP
pear in the dining room and all her
cleverness 10 giving pleasure to her
guests. She does not just say. Come
and spend Christmas with me-" but she
says, Come and be young for a week;
come and he child for a week" And
we who are born old. like that famous
baby OF Mr.. Gilbert's, accept her invi-
tation on our best note paper. i'm our
best English and as quickly as possl-
BILE. She is most anxious. this Ameri-
can hostess, to follow the fashions set
by her English cousins. and ii is pret-
ty TO see how she achieves IL. especial
ly I'm the breakfast room
She has an old house down in Virgin
ia. It is painted that peculiar yellow,
the exact tint Of which is only known
To painters IN Maryland and Virginia,
and there are great high pillars in front
of the house. There is a huge fireplace
in the hall. and after driving l. miles
from the station you stop Just i'm front
of the roaring fire and have a glass OF
something to warm you up. You don't
ask what IL is, you simply know that
IL smells like rum and tastes like nee
tar. That night everybody sits around
and talks An occasional woman van
ishes, and YOU have vague idea that
she is consulting the mistress OF the
mansion i'm regard to the dongs for
Christmas night Tomorrow morning
you lie ia the soft, warm bed and laZily
watch small darky boy make your
fire \ duplicate OF him. except that
Il Is older and feminine. helps YOU TO
dress. and when YOU notice how quick
she is in her movements and how alb
solutely caressing in her touch YOU
wonder that YOU ever cared Cor n
French maid. Ten o'clock finds you in
the dining room The sideboard Is eX-
actly like a great huge piece OF furnl-
turc that YOU remember seeing i'm an
/ English house. on il are delicious look
/ iue cold meats. cold game. veritablc
I game pics. and everybody Is supposed
/ that is. every man body--to get up and
carve for himself and 20 help TO the
good things whatever woman body may
b be at the table The Culored servants
fetch wafIles and hot buCkwhest cakes
AMI somebody helps you 60 kidney.
stewed properly I'm madeira. while some-
body else tries 90 tempt YOU with funny
: looking little sausages that are sizzling
i'm Chafng dishes just in front OF tho
nrc The walls are trimmed with rcd
berries and green leaves. and there are
Christmas greetings wrought out i'm hol-
ly on them. and over every doorway
there Is "A huge bunch OF mistletoe.
You 60 FOR a drive. a whole coach
F. load OF you. and drop in To see "a neigh
| bor rs miles away and TO your surprise
md YOU can eat plumcakc and drink egg
noc a. 30 YOU had had your usual break
rast OF toast aud tea There is some
hing iu this southern air that not only
creates on appetite. but that Induces
you - eaI Ilh food you. who have
d-Clared yourself a dyspepti, years ago.
Home from tie drive yuu hang around
the big hJll nre and nud thdt this air
- 90 wholesome that the .Cung mcn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
The Weight
OF Woman.

Self constituted judges OF the female
form divine" have criticised n state.
ment made recently that womans prop.
er weight is 135 pounds. Now, the aver
age woman must he neither too long
nor too short. neither too thin nor too
thick. Juno weighed probably $50
pounds. Had she lived TO a good old
age she would have weighed $50. Juno
was a great big woman of the heroic
type. Diana was not so large She
weighed, it has been said 100. Venus
was about the size of the average young
woman of today tipping the scales at
l3S pounds. The girl OF 20 who weighs
l35 pounds ought 10 weigh at So years
1i5. and she ought not To allow herself
to grow any heavier.
If Venus were To walk in our streets
today she would probably be mistaken
for cook or chambermaid. A womans
waist generally shows her social posi-
tion. Venus wore the first Mother Hub
bard. IL is called ompeer by most OF
the women with large waists. empire
by the wasp waisted variety and an
piir by the haut ton. No one can like il.
The empire gown suggests the boudoir
and the sickroom and leaves "A great
uedi InpIc 10 the imagination tNaN does
the close fitting waist. Even as things
are now the women keep us guessing
all the time, and woe be unto us If they
push their waists up under their arms.
\ woman i'm an empire gown is aCgra-
vatingly huggable. Ii is next 20 im-
possible for sentimental and impress
sionable man TO keep his arms to him.
self
Women come i'm all sorts OF packages.
in all shapes and sizes. and we love
them every one. Charles Reade. who
was fair lawyer and a readable novel;
list, was perhaps the best judge OF a wo-
man in all England, and one is inclined
To accept his opinion on the subject OF
mating. He once remarked IF | had
the mating of young people. | should
have the husband always tall and slen-
der and the wife Of average height in
clining 10 stoutness." He could not
stand couple of thin people. and a
giant wife with a corpulont husband
nearly drove him crazy. He referred 20
this subject i'm one OF his best novels,
Put Yourself In His Place"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
How Edison Proposed.

The idea of the great electrician Ed
son marrying was first suggested by an
intimate friend. of whom Edison timid-
" inquired who he should marry.
The friend somewhat testify replied.
ANY one" But Edison was not with
out sentiment when the time came. one
day as he stood behind the chair of
Miss Stillwell, a telegraph operator In
his employ. he was not n little surprised
when she suddenly turned round and
said
Mr. Edison. 7 can always tell whom
you are behind me OF near me-" Edison
fronted the young lady, and, looking at
her fiXedly. said:
"Ivc been thinking considerably about
you OF late. and If you are willing to
marry me 1 would like To- marry YOU"
The young lady said she would talk
the matter over with her mother. The
result was their marriage, and "a very
happy one it proved 10 DC.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
Hen Party Is Great Fun.

a new species OF hen party has come
into vogue which entails much merri-
ment. 1t bears no resemblance To the
time honored idea that tea and chit
chat. gossip and smart hats. constitute
the necessary adjuncts TO these partic-
uar gatherings. The interest centers
about real live hen. of feathers, her
chicks and her eggs.
This party originated i'm this fashion:
4 young bride and groom took house
i'm the suburbs and went to housekeep-
ing. A mischieyous friend called to see
them. and discovered on the premises
a deserted hennery, which suggested an
idea TO his fertile brain.
He at once communicated his idea To
other friends, who arranged secretly
for genuine hen party On q pleasant
day the invited guests met at the rail-
way station and proceeded i'm a body 10
the new home. Each one carried a live
hen, a chick or a dozen eggs for hatch
ing purposes.
The scene which occurred when 20
guests arrived with SO installments for
the hennery was decidedly ludcrous.
When the little hostess recovered
breath, she produced her chocolate cups
and tea biscuits. and the groom showed
himself n man OF resources by Offering
a prize for the most laughable incident
connected with the purchase of the
fowls.
one Of the rules OF this now game is
that the hens must not be sent by eX-
press porter or other means OF con-
veyance. but must be delivered by the
purchaser. II is suggested that these
feathcred donations would prove a
great success i'm charitable affairs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
A Bridal Handkerchief.

When a young maiden rs about 10 =
married i'm the Tyrol region, immcdl-'
ately before she steps across the thresh-
old cf her old home on her way To the
church her mother solcmny gives her
new pocket handkerchief. The bride
holds II i'm her hand throughout tho
marriage ceremony using IL 10 wipe
away her tears. AS soon as the mar
riage festivities are over the young wife
lays the handkerchief aside In her linen
closet. and there IL remains as long as
she lives. Nothing would induce
Tyrolcsc wife to use this sacred hand
kcrchlcf " may hc half century or
longer before 70 is taken from It's place
tu. fulnll The second aud last part 90 it,
mission When the aife dies perhaps
as "a gray Dli grandmother th- loving
hAnis 90 ne nCNt of Kin place the
bridal Handkerchief over the face 90 the
dead and it is buried With her la the
grave.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
The Merry Season Of Song
and Story and
Good Cheer.

I'm the times gone by, when Christ
mas day came around, whoever had the
biggest house and the most money
gave a dinner and asked tQ il all her
relations-sisters. cousins and aunts.
and all the masculine contingent as
weil-to eat and eat and eat until eat
ing ceased to be a pleasure and indiges-
tion became certainty That was the
day of the turkey, the mince pie and
the cranberry sauce the big bunches
of celery and the homemade sweet
pickles; the day of the heavily laden
table, warranted 10 take away ones
appetite at once, provided one were at
all delicate i'm ones tastes. But we
have grown civilized. We have chang
ed all that nowadays. To the distant
relations we send n Christmas dinner
with bunch of holly berries and our
compliments: then off we scamper to
the country for a week and invite a
house party for that time. 1t is no long
er the thing 10 be in town on Christ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

the five days that she is not at home,
Miss Bud will find afternoon teas.
There is not a great deal of difference
between a reception and d tea. The
same people attend each. There are
perhaps a few more flowers at the tea.
and a band of music helps To enliven
the occasion.
At the tea or the reception Miss Bud
will meet all the other debutantes and
"A great crowd of women. young and old.
new and experienced, and a select as
sortment OF the idle men of Washing
ton These men are not all young.
though the younger men predominant.
Many of them are old admrals OF the
navy and generals of the army on the
retired list and so absorbed are some
of these veterans in the mild disspa-
tions OF society that IL was said of one
of them that he differed from Farragut
only by the transposition of two let
ters-Farragut was lashed TO the mast,
while this latter day sea hero was mash
ed to the last.
The younger men whom Miss Bud
will meet are the sons of prominent or
wealthy fathers. Some Of them are
ostcnsiby private secretaries, and the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
With all Eye to Christmas.

A pretty gift for the woman who is
clever with her needle is an embroidery
set. Thmble. silk reel, scissors and a
needlecase i'm daintily chased silver
are inclosed i'm q heart shaped case Of
velvet. on the leather cover is the
monogram of the owner.
A useful present is a silver penknife.
Man uses il for what it was intended.
To women il is a far more versatile
possession. IL is a trunk opener, scis-
sors. lead pencil sharpener, ink eraser.
paper cutter, apple peeler and several
other things In fact a silver pocket
knife Is almost as useful to woman as
n hairpin.
The latest trnket for a bicycle wo-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

pears without It's proper accompan,-
ment ON the sideboard there II a lit
tie shoat. roasted whole. n his mouth
is lcmon. and his tail Is tied with
narrow biuo ribbon. O. remind you that
Will. ne was n pig as Gar aF cating was
concerned DE- never drank Goo much.
There are the hearts ~ celery there
are roasted sweet po'atces. there ere
white ouea boiled a- they slould %. n
their Ietti,oats tt-te are delicate Jeru-
salem aitichok,s. any CO., M vegetables
that sou want Eut who cats Vegetable.
when th,y can have plenty ~ canvas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
innovation In Bridesmaids.

IL was something of an innovation ut
wedding latrly 90 have thc brides-
maids enter four hv the right ard four
by the left door cr the church. II was
such surprise that tn wedding party
should thus separate that the oudicucs
did not at nrst notice that two process.
sions wcre simultaneously making tde!i
way 90 the altar. The bride on hcI
fathers arm. entered by the midlls
nislc when her attendants had accor--
plshed about hplr the distance up tht
rcht and let aialoa. Sho was preceded
by iun ushsrs. and h,r naLl IL -hnunc
WHTT--d 1T1nr. 0U0th,r .o.- 60 ''Ghcrg
closing iLy procession. te the h-i'r5.
maids reached thc ,hauc,l 'h'y tosInsd
20 luu- thrcueh hi,h ulc bride SLOWLY
passed o. be mrt "a th' altar -trps -
The groom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

man i1 q tnpe measure RI. oilEen tame
is lnclo-,d ip little bl9ef dsh s. hi-
.S.le about h5lf On u,h high but p,r.
i-.t.y made. with rubber ties etc.. sur.
mounts tni8 pedestal Wien our wishes
Co wind up ~ tape. the bicycle -
tv ted 'ruud. AMI round aa1 tno tape
a.Cs Uacl tU rs icc'.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

government pays them So a day each
for drinking punch ana eating waters
all afternoon. Others of the young men
are attaches of the foreign legations.
As the United states Is almost invaiia-
blv on exuberantly good terms with the
other nations of the earth. all that these
Young men have tn Do fnr their salaries
d % look pleasant and mako them
selves agreeable This some of them
spc.ee,i loo doing g. su'h al extent that
they many u,h American sirls qua
carry them aWBy 60 foretfn Couite. But
/ must warn Miss Bud that if she ex-
pects these gentlemen Go Doe attentive
she must be- amvns the few who enter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

7'h. rrls 1uur h..,r ft.r hus any
more. Tiny have Il klcn liked
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-31
DINCLEY TARIFF
SCORES AGAIN
Another Agreeable Surprise Tor Its
Many Good Friends.
WILL BOON AMERICAN SHIPS
The Discriminating 0uty Nay Apply to
Goods Brought TO tnitsd States Forts
10 fortign Bottoms.
WILL BOOM AMERICAN SHIPS

Washington. August 30 so-Inyolvod IN
tl'e question Of tho Interpretation Of
section q Of the new tartn with regard
10 tho 10 per cent discriminating duty on
foreign goods coming Eao lhn United
statcs from Canada and Mexico, which
is now before the attorney general for
decision. Ia another question oi equal II
NO, greater magnitude. This question has
alnos, rscap~d public nosice. but II IL
Swing she treasury department grea,
concern. Il was referred 10 tla attorney
general by Secretary Gage Tor interpre-
tation. along with the ot,I,r features Of
section 2. which are In controversy. It
involves the question wl,ctisrr this dis
eliminating duty OF 70 p~r osn, docu not
apply to all goods imported In foreign
Sca's,ln landing at u.aicd siAies ports
which are not exempt from dhcrmln-
H,lng tonnage taxes by express treaty
stipulation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-31

proclamation that he ia8ued on taking
batRr OF The 1ep1rtm Ht. Banderae sayF
.hni be- second invasion of The west was
DO compliance Win plans that were com.
plcy~d by Maxine Gomez the general.
ia-oHot himaelf IN June lhgt md that
the march Was effected with little or no
irDubla or molcaatlon from ~. spanish
troops The PROCLAMATION inilmabes that
lLtro have been wb9lysIle t~ssri!ois
from the Spanish army IN Havana into
the Cuban service.
Thc r,st Of the proclamation II d..
rocto1 no the Ncu Of My Race" and
h As follows
~ only remains for me 70 appeal 10
lne mon Of my race. 70 poiei out 70
them that We Owc the libewy Of our
fathers 10 the revolution Of 1865 and it
ls my duty % present 10 ihem the ex-
ample ot that noble figure. Major-Gsn-
crn Antonio Aiacoo who died on III
neld for the liberty Of his country"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-31
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Looking to the Extension OF Commercial
Street East

The city council met yest rday after
noon IN special session to take up matter,
relative 20 the extension Of Commercial
street. Several ordinances vetoed by the
mayor were also taken up. and "a each
case The v"o was sustained. Council.
man Thompson was abssnt
Communication from the Astoria &
Columbia River Railway Co transfer
lrg 10 the city damages assessed IN
favor OF property owners. which had
been assigned to the railway company.
amounting TO t3.2coi &c. and check fos
$40 In full payment OF the amour: Of
benefits assessed against said railway
company for fhc extension Of Commcr-
!al street Read ard nled. This agree.
mon, settles all claims on the CONNER
.id stree, mudile except beneHts due
from o. q, & y. Co. damages Iue
w Welch and Sarah F. Woods. which
cnsct each other. and $50 due ". s.
kinney which the cry viii have to pay
Communication from o. r. & y, CO.
stating thal they would no, hinder the
,xtonsioa Of Commercial street. but as
their property was covered by mort
gage the only way for the city to col
lrct the nsssessment was 10 sell the
properly. Read and hled.
An ordinance to accep: certain orders
Tor benefits assessed IN favor OF certain
properly owners on the extension OF Com
mercial street In payment Of sail street
Carried 10 third reading and passed unan-
mous'y
An ordinance accepting the dedication
,f certain properly for the proposed ex'
aslon OF Commercial stres from Sew
ea.seath street to Twonty-lhird street
Read thirl time and passed by a voie
OF 20 3 Parker. McCreso" and Trul-
llugcr voting no
An rdinanoc authorizing the auditor
10 issue an alias warrant for the eoll'e-
hon Of unpaid assessments on the ex-
tension OF Commercial stree. Read
third time and passed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-31
STARVING MINERS.
A Subscription Raised at Lebanon. Ind.
for Their Relief.

Denver, August 50.-A special 70 the
News from Lebanon, Ind, says:
An immense meeting was held here TO-
right at the opera house in behalf Of
the Starving coal miners in Indiana.
Thomas J. Terhune made statement Of
the condition Of the miners as lhe found
1t while making his Investigation as Gov
,-nor Mounts special commissioner. He
said:
There are s.OoO families in this state
In destitution. Thirty thousand people
who are literally starving. A few years
ago they received sl25 per ton; now the
average price paid is about IS cents per
,ol A good miner can make 81 a day
and is allowed to work two or three days
each week. They are compelled to trade
at company stores and the prices they
pay are left entirely to the mine opera
tors. The miners admit that they can
not live upon the present scale Of wages. .
A large subscription to the relief fund
was raised.