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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
A Puzzle Bracelet.

One of the most novel pieces of jewel
nv is the puzzle lock bracelet, the chain
of which is secured by lock formed OF
three revolving pieces engraved with
figures or letters. Only by arranging
these in some particular combination
forming a private code can the lock
be opened. and as the figures may make
an immense number of combinations,
the open sesame" is well nigh impos-
sble of attainment. except by the owner.
The idea of this device is that the brace
let can be taken off and used to chain
a bicycle to the ratings while the rider
is in a house or a store, as fastening
to a travelling bag and for many other
purposes of the sort. Most people would
be apt to suffer qualms of anxiety in
leaving it as lock to a bicycle but for
the makers assurance that these brace
let's which are made in variety of de-
signs. are so strong as to render the
length of time required for filing them
through a risk which the bicycle thief
would not venture to incur. while il is
impossible TO break the lock or open
it in any other way than by the mys-
FERROUS code.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
Household Fancies.

A novel effect was produced in the
punch bowl at a recent tea There was
a large cake of ice In the center of the
bowl. and on this lay one OF the biggest
punches OF white grapes probably that
ever grew. its stem tied with q pink
satin ribbon. Although this may not
seem artistic TO read OF. the effect Of the
pink OF the ribbon. the red of the punch.
with the gold OF the lemon and the
clear absinth green OF the grape against
the crystal Of the ice was not at all
bad.
At a recent wedding hangings OF red
gaIze yelling mirrors and at doors and
windows. draped over mantels and. in
fact. wherever opportunity presented
were accessories that were not as the
atricai as IL sounds TO tell of them. The
flowers were splendid red tulips and
magnificent Jack roses. and. as the
drawing rooms and halls We're done in
pale empire colors. this riot of red real
ly gave a very rich and imposing ef-
feet
cooking teacher advises that very
thick beefsteak should he put in the
oven and allowed TO warm through be-
fore being broiled- Except over the
very clear. strong fire OF the hotel or
restaurant range. ii is almost impossi-
BILE TO cook four inch steak well-that
is. without an actually raw streak
through the center-by the usual brotl-
ing process
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
!; MRS. ANNA K. ROHLFS.
Better Known by the Name Of Anna kath-
arne Green, the Writer of
Defective Tales

ever visited a police court. a coroner's
office or any other place where the ma
chinery of detection and punishment of
crime is worked. Naturally she feared
that her descriptions of inquests and
trials and police methods might be
technically inaccurate.
So" said Mrs Rohlfs to the writer.
after the story was finished asked my
father. who was lawyer. TO read it and
correct where he thought correction
necessary. He read ii. and" with an
expressive gesture. che just tore some
of ii TO pieces on technical grounds.
Then after 1 had fixed IL up again I
took it to friend of the family. judge.
thinking that if he said the law i'm the
story was all right ii would be safe TO
submit ahe manuscript to publisher.
The judge made only one suggestion.
and that related TO my use of the word
equity Then I thought my troubles
were over, so far as The Leavenworth
Case was concerned. but the publisher
said the story. which contained $50 900
words. was one-third too long. He
thought il interesting. however. and
said that If / would cut il down he
might publish il. i did not see how a
single word could be left out. but did
cut it down. and ] am free to admit that
condensation improved il. When the
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III
Burmese Girls.

In every household the daughter has
her appointed work. In all but the
richest merchants houses the daugh.
ter's duty is to bring the wafer from
the well evening and morning. 1t is the
gossiping place of the village. this we'll
and as the sun sets there come running
down all the girls of the village. AS
they fill their jars they lean over the
curb and talk. and it is here that are
told the latest news. the latest f1irta-
ton. the latest marriage and the little
scandal of the place. Very few men
come Water carrying is not their duty.
and there are a proper time and place
for filtration. So the girls have the well
almost to themselves.
Almost every girl will weave. In ev-
cry house there will be a loom, where
the girls weave their dresses and those
of their parents. Very many girls will
have stalls in the bazaar. Other du-
ties are the husking of the rice and the
making OF cheroots. OF course in the
richer households there will be servants
TO do all this. but even in them the
daughter will frequently weave either
for herself or for her parents. Almost
every girl will do something if it be only
to pass the time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
Wrought Iron Work.

In spite OF the talk OF the new wom-
an. house proud is term still de-
served by many matrons. With the re-
turn of a prying sunshine there is the
annual furry to put in new carpets.
rugs and curtains. Artistic ironwork
has become a veritable epidemic. The
old patterns OF medieval Italy are being
reproduced everywhere. and in the
homes Of people of wealth and taste
hall door panels are often replaced by
ironwork against frosted or muffled
glass. For the woman who loves win
dow boxes there can be nothing more
delightful than the bent iroE stand or
rack. which may be securely fastened to
the sill and which hides the plain, I'M
lovely box or pots in which the brigh,
hued plants are growing. A wrought
iron frame for an unused fireplace, in
which are set growing vines and bios
SONS. is another pretty device Of the
modern times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18

publisher looked it over again. he said:
Il wish you would get Rossiter John
son to read this manuscript. II he says
that it will go. we will publish it,
so Mr.. Johnson was asked TO come
over from New York to my father
house in Brooklyn. OF course / could
not ask him to read the story. but /
suggested that he should let me read a
chapter or two 10 him. He acquiesced
and lay back comfortably in a deep
armchair. I read the first chapter. At
its close saw that mis- eyes were closed.
when / paused he opened his eyes and
said one word. More Then read two
chapters without stopping.
When / paused, he opened his eyes
and said again. More" That was re-
peated. with intervals for meals. until
the story was finished To be strictly
accurate, there was also one interval
for sleep. since. although / had con-
densed the story. it was too long to
read at a sitting. and did not succeed
in finishing ii until the next day.
need not say that my voice suffered
considerably from such a prolonged
strain. and. as you know. Mr.. Johnson's
err
Mrs Rohlfs has her favorite among
her characters. as most authors have.
OF them all she says she likes the de-
tectIve Gryce. who appears in all her
books. best. and. next TO him. Amelia
Butterworth, the old maid character In
her latest story. That Affair Next
Door" Few who have read this story
have failed TO be impressed by the hu-
NOR that is infused into the delineation
OF the self appointed old maid detective
who from the beginning to the end Of
the tale attempts 10 solve the mystery
OF the murder Of pretty young woman
and who. although mos; OF her theoriz-
ing is incorrect. al the last contributes
as much 10 the unravei;ng Of the nsyz-
terry as Gryce. the detective. Mrs
Rohlfs created the part Of Amelia But
terwoYih because Mr.. Irving Brown OF
Buffalo once said TO her that. like most
other woman writers. she could not
create humorous characters.
Mrs Rohlfs. although q writer IN q
field almost exclusively occupied by
men. Is not in the least new woman"
She belongs 70 a few clubs. OF ccurze
but she does not believe in ecuz. suf-
frage rights or n the AFFILIATIONS OF
those Of her sex who desire for them
selves all the freedom in cerfainsdirec-
tons that j. tacitly accorded to men.
Nor does she believe that The present
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
FOULARD
AND OTHER
MATERIAL
FOR GOWNS.

Fculard is so essentially feminine
material. with its soft curves and folds
and inevitable lace accessories. thae ev-
cry one is rejoiced &c see it safely es-
tablished as a favorite among less de-
serving materials.
The illustration as a case IN point de-
notes lettuce green foulard. with a de-
sign in white. made up into a skirt
which proudly carries three rows OF rib
bon to match sewed on in unduIated
rows. A dainty lace yoke over pink
silk. which is continued with square
epauiets and edged with ruchings of the
,affeta. is excessively successful. to be
somewhat rapturous. but not unde-
servedly.
A fussy and much fused collar Of silk
ribbon and lace gives the necessary
touch without which sll necksear is a,
the moment impayable. and. as an en-
inently becoming finish to the some
what plain sleeves. cuffs cut into
point and supported plenteously with
lace and ribbon at the edges complete
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He can loop a fourth hand scarf so
that it is perfectly even. shows that 1t
has been tied by hand and not bought
ready made.
He can get the links in his cuffs with
out licking the backs Of the button
holes.
He can find more fault in half an
hour. upset a household quicker and
make more women cry than any other
living animal.
He is gifted with a greater knowl-
edge about everything than an ency-
ciopedia and is more willing to dissent
nate it than a book agent
He believes in himself implicitly. and
that's the reason he gets the better OF
everything feminine.
He is a man. and he regards that as
an excuse for every folly he commits.
And really. between you and me. I don't
know but it is. But. then. I haven't
what the suffrag1sts call real spirit. /
am what they would describe. as q
downtrodden worm. However.sI was
built that way. and you can't change
your spots. can you? And from the
very beginning ] was spotted as a wo-
man. and nobody who knows would
ever credit with being anything else her
whose signature in early English or YER
ttcally is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
Ethel BARRYMORE.

The appearance of Ethel Barrymore
on the stage makes actors and theater
goers feel that they are growing old.
Why, ii was only the other day that she
was toddling youngsteri She is a
most dainty bit OF charming femininity
and also gives promise of fully realiz-
ing the hopes of her actor family.
There is an amusing little story in
which she was an unconscious actor at
an age when she still said her prayers
at her mothers knee. One evening dur
ing the execution OF the nightly devo-
lions her father. who was present.
gravely prompted her thus: God bless
Uncle John" referring TO John Drew.
his brother-in-law) and teach him how
to act" In spite of the mothers pro-
test. the petition was insisted upon
nightly by the fun loving Barrymore.
who delighted In an opportunity for a
friendly joke at the expense OF the well
Known. persevering and cultured actor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18

Mrs. Anna Katharine Green Rohlfs.
known to the world as the only woman
writer OF detective stories that are pro-
nounced practical" byfsprofessional
hunters OF criminals. is the mother OF
three beautiful NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
aged nearly II; Sterling. 10; Roland. 5.
They all take the most intense interest
In their mothers work. 1t was when
she was only "wee bit lassie" that
Miss Rosamond was one day seen with
pencil and paper in hand scribbling
away for dear life.
What are you doing. child?" asked
the mother
"Oh. I'm writing The Leavenworth
Case!'" was the ready response. See!
And I'm going to get lot OF money.
too. mamma"
Mrs. Rohlfs Is so devoted to her chill
dren that she would much rather talk
about them than about her books. al
though sometimes TO her friends she
tells how she came TO write fiction.
Originally her ambition was to write
poetry. and. although it is likely few of
those who admire her detective stories
know It. she has published book of
very creditable verses. She began writ
ing in rhyme and rhythm when she was
a mere child. and her brother. who had
toy printing press and a font OF type.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18

used to set up and print her childish
effusions. Here is copy of the first
stanza Of a poem written by her when
she was years old and preserved by
the boyish printer. The title is The
Marriage"
See! The day comes on in his path so
To claim the hand Of the beautiful night.
See! They meet each other now face TO
face.
And around the bright and glorious place
Flow curtains of sunlight rich and fair
Curtains blue and gold, looped with stars,
hang there.
Some of her versified productions
were rhythmic narratives Of involved
and intricate plot, and one day the
young girls mother urged her TO write
story. The result Of this suggestion
was long tale which never saw the
light. but which contained the germs Of
The Leavenworth Case" After this
first girlish attempt at novel writing
was finished il was laid aside for several
years and finally destroyed. but there
came time when the main features of
the plot were utilized. 1t was fully two
years after The Leavenworth Case"
was rebegun before 1t was completed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
Bah WRITES OF FADS.
She Tells About the FrWoities and Fancies
Of Pretty Maids and ComeIy
MatYOns.

hard il either results in something OF
she thinks the curl out Of her hair) she
has come to the conclusion that there
lis a new occupation open 10 man. IL
is that OF lady's maid. The reason OF
its existence is what every knowing
person calls the shirt habit. 1t had It's
birth in the shirt waist. But every
fashionable girl understands that the
masculine shirt. pure and simple. has
become a necessity in the wardrobe OF
every woman who wears a cloth skirt
and Jacket Putting on this shirt. how
ever. involves a mental as well as a
physical struggle. This is the way il
comes about: Lovely woman, wishing
to look particularly smart and TO have
an air OF absolute trigness. goes TO a
shirtmaker "a really rightly shirt
maker. and announces with consider
able swasger that she's come to be
measured for some shirts. Ten to one
she never had a shirt on before The
whole time that wretched man is meas
uring her she bothers him by announc-
ing that they didn't measure her that
way in Paris and that in London they
fitted her differently. Whenfinished her
shirt is exactly like those belonging to
ception-that is. II has a string run in
the back, which. after pulling the gath
ers into place. is hauled around and
tied in front If opens down the front
and has cuffs and collar firmly on it.
and when it and the rest of them come
home they look as smart as possible,
though the shirtnaker. being of his CEN
fury, charges 50 apiece more than he
I Lii Sn i.f
This is not because they required less
material, but because they were made
for a woman.
Now begins the occupation OF a man.
The lovely woman has IL cloth skirt
and a cutaway coat to he worn with
these shirts. A shirt is put on. and the
first thing heard from her dressing
room is a call for Charley 70 come and
see what makes the collar tickle so.
After Charley has examined the collar
and has assured her it's because it's
we'll starched she lapses into silence.
Then she says in a low and very plead
ing voice. Would you mind putting
the buttons in for me-" He doesn't
mind, and after that he ties her scarf
as ii should be, sticks the pin in after
the proper fashion, and then she shows
him the little tab with her initials on
which she fastens to the band of her
skirt. Charley rather SCOTS AT this.
but after she's all dressed and he sees
her beautiful delight in the shirt that
is really and truly like a mans he
wouldn't object tS accepting the posi-
ton Of lady's maid to every charming
girl who has really rightly shirt"
The newest hat seems to be somewhat
after the shape OF that worn by the lady
warriors of Egypt. which consisted of
one bird put just in front. with his
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tendency Of thought among women Is
likely to continue. 1T is the same old
woman's heart" she says. and il can
not be changed"
In her judgment Hall Game Is the
greatest living English novelist She
enjoys the writings of Mary E. Wilkins
better than those of any other Amer
lean story teller
Mrs. Rohlfs' story. The Leavenworth
Case" has. as is well known. been
dramatized. and the stage version of
the tale is an intensely interesting play.
The part OF the private secretary is
enacted by Mr.. Charles Rohlfs. the
husband OF the novelist. who is an ac-
tor of some repute.
Any one who has read the novel will
recognize the possibilities OF this char
acter in the hands OF competent ac-
tor and Mr. Rohlfs is more than that
he is an extremely good actor.
After his marriage Mr.. Rohlfs left
the stage for seven or eight years. but
returned and made a success OF his
ventures. l. d. MARSHALL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
Asparagus Fern In Decoration

At a luncheon recently given the
whole surface of the square table was
covered with asparagus fern in dia-
mon6s of about inches from point To
point. crossing and recrossing to form
an exact square. leaving border abou;
il inches for the plates. glasses, etc
This network was made by fastening
the vine at regular intervals with mi
mute safety pins to one side of the cloth
and carefully keeping true diagonal
lines TO the opposite side. after the man
ner of an old latticed window. Through
il marguerites. full blown flowers and
many buds were thickly strewn, SO
placed as 10 raise their heads clearly
and having the most starry. youthful
look of gayety. such as flowers have in
a meadow. and yet dainty air which
was well suited to the young guests.
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STERLING RoHLFs. AGED 10.

wings shaping toward the sides and a
collection OF the tails and wings of
other birds standing up in the center.
This doesn't sound as if the new hat
We're pretty. and yet ii is. but it does
impress you as being distinctly Egyp-
ti2n. II must be entirely white. For
that reason brunettes will look better
in il than blends. Did you ever think
that. while they seemed TO have fancy
for wearing the sacred bird and the
sacred flower on their heads in Egypt.
there exists no record of hats? Do you
suppose they went out in the burning
sun hatless. risking freckles and tan.
or do you ir.aSine that they staid at
home and had everything come TO
them? And will you please tell me how
Cleopatra could have had a joyous life
unless she bought a new Easter bon
net? To be sure. Easter wasn't in
vogue then. but there must have been
something that correspondent to it. Eve
undoubtedly made herself j bonnet of
viOlets and tied il on with "A ribbon
grass that was in perfect harmony with
her fig leaves and the delicate ferns that
formed the fringe on the edge OF them.
Eve certainly was g woman OF more
or less good taste. else she would not
have chosen that fig leaf shade for her
first toilet. That particular green is
so especially becoming TO a clear white
skin. and yet when she had so many
colors TO choose from she was woman
enough and artist enough to select the
proper tint, Adam took what she did
and illustrated IN this way tha; from
the very beginning, as the typical man.
he was an initiative creature.
And yet a man is clever. There are
so many things he can do that prove
this
He can wear q stiff linen shirt and
button il with his fingers without break
ing the linen or his finger nails. where
put in the same position. woman
would call 8 glove buttoner into use
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OF with . stout. ttubsy broom and cold
water. scrubDtng 70 veil and using
plenty % water.
The white % az egg fza a tendency
10 cozEBizfe sra = ilsD De 70 disagree
Wits The stomach - as invalid zhen
the yOik may - perfectly harmless
n meal should never 10 snnruac-4
Until everything - IN feaaIs~ss
.Crznzs fs4ee - ore ~ fsse p~sf dress
lExs for b{zsk sap-s az n-oass TAX
z,iee o. a guzrTsf 81 an .sra-lr@ aus rsfb
IL CO The shc< - bos. .ae. 81. a..-h
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off carefully with soft cloth briskly.
Patent leather shoes should not be pol
ished with backing. These are the
hardest kind of shoes TO keep looking
well and require constant care They
may he cleaned with damp sponge and
Immediately dried with a soft cloth.
with occasionally a little vaseline or
sweet oil. They must never he donuAd
in cold weather without heating or they
viii crack as soon as exposed TO the
cold air.
For the summer veranda an artistic
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-iih sos; brsssh rEfn the She shsEes
liks iooklng xiass- Tass "a an Esxilxa
Tecirr.
A canton flannel sli~sc< sloth makes
yss- sasiecissh k-Sk sz8nltsiy hznd-
sofzsr
f.saT egg ayr NOR wholesome than
fs3s~ bas1-l CT nsssrhrs- Fre~h erxs
are sn1rr siz-sab.e thzn fnose ~htrh
have s--sa eager kept
Th- ie8f mss 20 clean See Sezsrsrg q
- isfrss 3 uita IN Sad 20, &. bcx-
nsss zsE sEss - dry.
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They Are New Women.
'even hundred girls attending public

Seven hundred girls attending public
schools recently received letters from
swer tho question. What person Of
whom you have heard or read would
you most like 10 resemble. and WHY"
In remarkably large number Of cases
the answers revealed desire 10 resem-
BILE some great man rather than a ia
nous woman. and an impressive ma
jority OF the writers expressed the de-
sire TO be strong and brave rather than
10 possess the qualities generally re-
garded as peculiarly and properly fem
mime. One 13-year- girl wrote. II
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as well as useful biz of furniture is a
huge. tail screen made o. one or more
oread;hs of dark red mating set IN a
frame OF dark wood or that which has
been stained This shuts of a too con
spicuous part OF the porch when after
noon tea Is served there. /; protects a
certain portion from III. sun ard serves
as an excellent background for light
gowns in conjunction with silver green
japanese piazza curtains ar rich blue
awnings and with pretty cushions helps
TO make . gay scene inside the vines.
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which are an essential par, Of ali ideal

which are an essential part Of ali IDEAL
yeranias-
The stone steps % houses situated on
the shady side u the street particularly
x the Sesssa l. AT All set one are ia
be 20 haze a green. 1sossy coiofsng cor1s
on them Il Is Said that chloride CT lime
pfil effectuaiIy remove !; = :sse lime -
mixed with cold water untfl &, = Ike
4 Thick whifevash- \ stick s50cid t.e
used for stirring WITH an oid b-usa
apaty shis tricky over The s;eys Leave
IL on foE several hours and thea xzss &.
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believe that I would rather resernble .
man than a woman. because the deeds
Of women, although sometimes great.
self sacrificing and brave. sink into Insig-
nisicance when compared with the yaior-
Gus deeds Of men" The instructor The
had charge Of this Investigations wo-
man. By the wsy-deduces from the re-
plies received that the ~zeitge!st Is
surely and irresis'ibiy impsiiing our
girls 20 an absorption of chsfacteris-
tics hitherto deemed masculine. Coed
uca;ion Is undoubtedly greatly acceier-
ating this consummatioa-"