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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17
BY THE GLAD SEA WAVES.

that daughter the desire or her heart.
She wishes her to dress quietly, speak
quietly. look well. gain the love of
good man and have the JOY OF being the
mother OF dear little child. AS the
years go by the Woman with capital
w fnds the daughters home a resting
place. She doesn't know just why. be-
cause the children are making a noise
with their toys, while the little mistress
of the manse sings rs she sweeps and
dusts and does nct-sive a Thought ~
the last new book ON somc erotic ana
disagreeabie topic. but there is n rest
IN that home not to be found Ina the
stiffness ~ he house IN which the Wo-
man with u capital w lives. Hens is
q houae. Her daughter has homo. T'hs
letters arc almost the same. but The
rpirit ~ quite different. l have often
heard Of famous woman writer who
was discovered playing horse with two
small grandsons and Who said she didn't
know when her b-sin had bean 80
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

runs, but she never manages 10 keep
the singularly even, measured step that
never suggests hurry and yet is al
ways in time with that nice fellow with
whom she may have an engagement TO
golf. to walk or merely to saunter. She
belittles little women. she makes the
women who walk badly seem common.
ordinary mortals. and she causes snap
py black eyes to sink abashed before
those great dark orbs OF her own. Don't
imagine by this that she Is stiff and
awkward-indeed, no. for back OF the
still look in those dark eyes is a merry
glance kept for the benefit of her
friends. These two are the most beauti-
ful women at Long Branch.
Long Branch more than any of the
other places is woman ridden. A great
many OF the men are away all day. and
the little village and the various drives
belong to the women and children. Ii
makes me wonder 10 people notice that
woman is swinging In circle. Years
ago che deplored the fact that che was
only asked 90 he lovable. TO be good
hammered and to allow herself to be
taken care OF. She ~ now having a
taste OF the other side of II. She ls
trying TO be businesslike. and she loses
her temper. She is trying to be irnper-
sonal, and she breaks down and crien.
She II trying TO be hybrid. and between
YOU and me. my friend. she Is making
a bit OF n fool Of herself However. the
circle will swing around. and she will
come back q seyentant and better vo-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

the government house. where the lead
er OF the frolic, who is called the king,
reads aloud a burlcsque proclamation
composed for the occasion. After this
comes tire racing.
All day men and women go through
the streets wearing gayiy colorad carni-
val costumes and masks. the ladies' OF
quality smiling and tossing flowers from
their balconies at the populace. which
seems 10 have gone mad for the time
At night there are bonnres and for one
day in the year strict social regulations
are relaxed. and every Darby is seen
with his Joan. Indeed. for a man or
woman TO appear on the streets without
companion OF the other sex would be
to run gauntlet OF boots and jeers and
the suggestion that he or she had been
Tilted by sweetheart.
For three days the houses are thrown
open. and lemonade and wine are serv-
ed to any one who may ask for them, In
less simple and Acadian community
such liberty would be likely to verge
into license, but there is seldom COM
plaint In Porto Rico. Instead. even the
toughest element is on its honor.
The ladies of the country are fond OF
horses and sometimes of dogs. IT is =
climate. however. in which the festive
flea Is not easily banlshed and there
fore cats and iapdogs are not as popu~
lar as in northern latitudes.
One OF the very odd pets OF the wo-
men is the sugar cane bug. The women
fasten tiny gold chains about these in
sects and wear one end of the chain
attached to the shoulder. The bug prom
enades over the face and neck OF the
wearer as the ugly little green lizards
used to Craze over the gowns or ultra
fashionable London Partisan and New
York women. The bug looks like bit
of polished mahogany and has eyes Of q
soft amber tint
The lives OF the peasant class, for
such the negroes may be called. are
very simple. They wear very little in
the way of clothing and have very little
In the way of houses. When one OF the
fierce West Indian tornadoes sweeps
over the Island. down goes every negro
hut. but calmly and contentedly the
men and women go to work to build
new homes. They need to work little,
for plenty OF food is assured them ~
merely turning over the earth and drop
ping few seed now and then into the
ground. Besides. bananas, yams and CO..
coanuts grow wild.
CAROLINE wETHERELL~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17
Bah ENJOYS
The Breezes at
LONG BRANCH.

express the mouth. 1t is riante--that IL.
II smiles its JOY. but never vulgarizes
itself. as the average chorus girl does.
by keeping up a Photographic grin.
Never still for a second. for either the
eyes or lips are laughing, the move
nnents are so quick that II would seem
as IL the pretty lady might put a girdle
around the earth In 40 seconds. Yet
this quickncss so exactly suits the size
is SO intensely individual, that you can
not but wonder how II would be IL a
sudden silence were To come. She has
low. sweet voice and the merriest
laugh with which a woman was ever
gifted. l joy in watching her. 1t is like
reading "a delightful book, and yet IL 10
book with which i have no acquaint.
ance.
The other beauty OF the day Is juno
like in her height, with wonderful dark
hair. eyes that nigh. reflect the mid
night sun and complexion that rivals
the damask rose. Juno does one thing
well. something that few women do
she knows how TO walk well. The aver
age American woman trots skips or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

selves. Saveholding was in existence
in Porto Rico until 1873 None of the
original Indian race now exists.
/ The Porto Ricans are not as a rule
industrious people. yet with all their
languor the ladies arc by no means idle
or tn he imposed upon where their
households are concerned. The well to
do families have trains OF servants. but
nevertheless an active interest is taken
In the work OF these by the housewife,
her part being merely directing or plan
ming. that being considered a sufficient
ly onerous task for any woman OF quail
ity.
The houses are Of stone. two stories in
height with luxuriant gardens OF trop-
ical flowers shaded by tall palm trees
In and out Of which fit birds OF brilliant
pluma2e. many OF them. such as the
mocking birds, beautiful sonEsters.
The low. fat houses are often finish
ed with simple roof gardens. where the
family gathers I'm the evening to catch
the breeze that then sweeps in from the
sea. During the day the dar,s eyed
senoras and senoritas keep well within
doors. lounging beneath the gayly tint
ed screens OF the balconies. These baIcs-
MES are shut OF from view or the OUT
side world partially by the overhang-
ing awnings and partially by the wealth
OF Towering vines that I'm ell seasons
haunt their perfumed blossoms in the
breeze.
The interiors Of the houses are very
simply furnished. The noerp are vsuAllD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

Even in the unhappy ages when peo.
pie knew little OF the bath and it's re-
juvenating properties noted beauties
found out the secret of preserving their
loveIiness by ablutionary aids. Isabella
OF Bavaria heard that chickweed was
good for the skin and had enormous de.
coctions brewed thereof and bathed in
them daily. Diana OF Poitiers was anv
other of the cleanly coquettes and
plunged into a tub of rainwater every
morning.
The eighteenth century beauties like
wise believed in bathing. but they put
all sorts of odd infusions into the wa
ter to improve the skin, such as the wa
ter in which veal had been boiled, wa
ter distilled from the honey extracted
from roses. a preparation OF almonds.
melon juice. the milky juices OF green
barley and linseed distilled with Mexi-
can balm dissolved by the yolk OF ar
egg. These remarkable decoctions were
freely used by the ladies who summed
themselves at the court of Louis before
the revolution.
Queen Marie Ansoinette made liberai
use OF tub" -utting into the water
wild thyme. laurel leaves. marjory and
a little sea salt
Marie Czetwertynoslxa, Russian
beauty who exercised great influence
over Car Alexander I, used to battle in
Malaga wine.
The Marechale Davout, Princess Eek
muhl, was at IS renowned for her
queenly carriage. superb eyes and beau
tiful color. her skin being so white as
to rival the snow OF her abundant locks.
lxfxx I<..&
water on her face, and she always kept
to a very simple diet, even when her ta-
BILE was loaded with good cheer for her
guests
She remained equally attractive to
her last hour although In her youth
she had been one OF the prettiest wo-
men OF her time. Her daughter. Nine.
de Blocquevlle, lived TO be just such
another white haired beauty and was
noted in her old age for dressing with
consummate taste and elegance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

thoroughly cleared out and her ideas SO
freshened.
But | started TO tell you about Long
Branch and its gayety, which is little
forced. its fashions and the peculiaritIes
OF life as IL goes on here. To me the
most interesting spot Is that lovely
house surrounded with well kept lawn
garnished by the brightest OF flowers
and where woman is forbidden TO en-
ter. Do they think that women and
cards are Incompatible? Do they think
that women and roulette do not COM
bine? Or do they think that women
and men are best apart at the gaming
table? A pretty face might cause
man to make false move or an ex-
tremely beautiful face might induce a
man to drop his cards and SIT In cor
ner with her. where they could talk en-
tete-a-tete.
Well, perhaps II is best that women
are not allowed in the gambling house.
for they are gamblers from their birth.
Each will throw her heart upon some.
thing as trifiing as a card and grieve
when It Is lost. She Will back color
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

man. To me there Is nothing so fine as
a gentiewoman, but she is the result
OF the same good breeding that is neces-
sary TO make thoroughbred horses. and
IL you take the trouble TO look at IL you
will find that the women who are clam
oring to be called Women with q capi-
tai w are the first OF their kind. They
are strong In muscle and In brain, and
In another generation they will have
the edges rubbed of by the pumice
stone OF society. for not one OF these
women wants her daughter TO be what
she is.
The most finished actress / know
doesn't want her daughter TO go on the
stage. The best public speaker / have
ever heard preferred that her daughter
should marry young and have a happy
home The Women with a capital w
are the cause. The right kind Of women
are the effect, because she OF the capt.
tai w is quite clever enough to see
her own mistakes and TO bang and
burnish them out OF her daughter The
woman with a daughter shows her
greatest ambition by bringing out in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17
A Pretty Blouse.

Although blouses and shirts can 30
bought at such reasonable prices. yes
there are occasions when the ubiquitous
remnant appeals to us so forcibly thoe
we deem IL worth the labor OF converts
ing IL into a bodice or skirt. as the case
may be. For the former no prettier
model could be selected than the fol-
lowing:
The front rs tucked In sections. be-
tween each OF which is laid a row Of the
new linen lace. The back has tucls run.
ming obliquely from shoulder to waist
where the rows OF lace. laid toward
each other. meet and slightly overlap.
The belt Is Of soft satin. finishing with
and fastening under smart made bow.
Muslin or cambric or even SILK would
look well for this blouse, and it can b
made also of chine silk. with kits %
aerophans In lieu Of lace.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17

for superstition and is able 60 laugh
while there is a funny lump In her
throat at the loss OF the money that
maybe meant so much TO her. No, IL
is good thing that lovely woman and
the roulette table arc not introduced TO
each other, for the contest as 10 which
should rule would be great.
| wonder where the Egyptians went
In summer time. According TO Shake
speare. they enjoyed sitting.on the tops
of the tombs. and The tombs were built.
according to the deep students. with all
modern cunvonienccs. So that life I'm a
tomb on on Il mightn't have been dis
agreeable provided you were supplied
with all the luxuries OF life as approved
OF by
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11
TO MEET HERE.
Inc Unitarian Conference WIFI be Held
Here on April 70.

The program for the Unitarian Confer
ence OF the Middle States and Canada
which will hold Its spring meeting In the
First Uniterian Church this city is as fol.
lJws:
Tuesday evening" April l0-745 o'clock,
service for public worship. Devotional
service conducted by the Rev Joseph May,
OF Philadelphia. Sermon by the Rev,
Thomas X SliCer OF New York.
"Wednesday, April. 20-Morning session !;
1880 oclock, devotional meeting conduct.
ed by the Rev Russell n Bellows, of
New York. Meeting under the auspices
of tho Wonen's Alliance; subject: "What
is Best in tho Religious Thought Of To.
duy?" Papers by Mrs. Alice NJ Coos and
Mrs. Grace b, Pennymakur. followed by
discussion.
Afternoon session: o'clock, COLLATION..
2,3O o'clock. "The Key to Success In Sun.
day School Work" the Rev. W. NJ. Gill
bert OF VineIand, n j.; The Sunday
A. Hinckley Of Philadelphia; Our Young
Peoples Religious Unions the Rev q
J. Prescott of Salem, Mass; "Ths Main
Thing in the Young Peoples Religious
Unions" the Rev. William H. Lord of
baltimore; discussion, led by the Rev.
Russell N. Bellows
Evening session: 7.l5 o'clock, introduc.
tory devotional service, the Rev. William
Il Lord; '"The Religion Of Love to God and
Love to Man-Its Aiirmations'- That 1t
constitutes the only all sufficient basis Of
an inclusive fellowship and oo-operation.
the Rev. ID. M. Wilson OF Brooklyn: That
as our religion becomes more Identical
with that of jesus. it will overcome and
supercede all doglnatic forms of religion,
George W. Stone, OF Boston; That 1t Is the
religion that fully moots the needs of all
classes in all times, the Ror, Minot J.Sav-
age Of Now York.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11
AGE NO BAR.
Everybody In Wilmington IS Eligible,

Old people stopped with suffering.
Middle aged, courageously fighting it.
Youth protesting impaticntiy.
Children, unable To explain It.
Baby crying, can't toll why.
All In misery from their kidneys.
Only little backacho first.
Comes when you catch cold OF strain 1t
Don't neglect a bad buck.
Backache is the first step OF kidney
trouble.
Many complications follow.
Urinary trouble, diabetes. Brlghrs dis.
ease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure baGkacho
Cure every form Of kidney i'll.
Plenty of Wilmington pro )f that 1t is no.
Mrs. j. j. Cox, OF 20l4 Market street,
says: Il have been subject to kidney and
bladder trouble for 20 years; was treatsd
for it by leading physicians here; went to
q specialist in Philadelphia who charged
ne 500; used innumeIable remedies, but
Rll the treatment | ever took never
brought permanent results. noticed
Doans Kidney Pills advertised as a remedy
to cure kidney complaints and nothing
else 80 obtained n box at Danfor.h's
pharmacy some 8 months ago. After tax,
ing the first box procured n secord and
! conscientiously say that Doans Kidney
Pills did moro for me than all doctors
prescriptions and all medicine l hereto
fore used Since l first learned of their
value | have recommended them to
number OF people. don't wish 1t UNDER
stood that am thoroughly and perman-
entity cured for have had slight attacks
Of the trouble since first heard of Doan's
Kidney Pills, but an appeal to them
never fails to help me and tide ma over
what might be serious attack
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all deal
ers. Price 80 cents per box Mailed on
receipt of price by Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents for tho U. s.
Remember the name Dosn's and take no
other.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11

1t Is reported the DuPonts have received
another order to furni,h Sl,500000 worth
of powder to the Government, to be deliv-
cred rs speedily as possible. The rcd pow
is more difficult to ignite than tho ordinary
black powder, and there are fewer explo-
sions.
A new mill is building in the lower yard
to receive a machine for tho manufacture
Of prsmatic powder, which is to bs the
largest for that purpose in the world.
The wages Of the DnPontJ' employees
have boen increased as token Of apprecia.
tion Of their willingness to work over
time.
sa1he Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
put on an extra force of men in their ma
chine shops Saturday to work I'll night
In hutrying the new powder-making ma.
chinery for the DuPonts. Tho men will
work all day tomorrow to have tho ma
chinory completed as soon as possible.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11

| based on the theory that tbs blowing
IN of the Maine was n hostile act and
| n few who are onnosed to ony ootIon
whatever. But tho rea, contest of
course. will be between those who de-
sire to follow what ia pow penera,lv ac-
cepted AS the nrssldnnt,x recommenda-
| tion. armed intervention and those WIN
desire the recopnition NJ the Cuban ra,
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11
ONE CENT.
Funeral OF Mr.. ZebIey.

Yesterday afternoon service over the re.
mains OF Lewis Atwood Zsbley was held
at his late home, No. 1902 King street, and
was well attended. The body lay in q
covered caskct, extension silver handles.
There were flowers In profusion. Ser
vice at the house was conducted by Rev.
W. l.. S. Murray, and a quartet from st.
Paul's Church sang. The service was
concluded at 4 o'clock and the cortege
moved to the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery.
Gao hundred and seventy members OF
the Improved Order of Red Men, and 75
members of Fairfax Lodge, l. o. o.
f., followed the hearse. Tho lodge men
were in appropriate regalia- Tho service
at the grave was In charge of the officers Of
keokuk Tribe and 1t was impressive. Mr.
Lebley was member Of the Great Coun.
Gil and as is customary at the burial of Q
great chief dove was liberated n
The Odd Follows also conducted brief
service. after which all tho lodge men
dropped twig of lockwood on the oasket
and departed after DR.. Murray pronounced
the beneiic;ion. The bearers were: James
Hargus and George X. Guthrie, Of Keokuk
Tribe; John S. Olinger and Robert H.
Hanna, OF Fairfax Lodge; and Edward As.
cbenback and Levin Shockley, of tho Pull.
man Palace Car Company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11

At tho Grand Opera House on Thursday
next brilliant comedy. delightful music,
speciaties and an elaborate scenic produc.
tion is promised by Sanagsr Duncan B.
Harrison in his prese ntation OF the laugh.
ing success. Fun Aboard tho Pacific
Mail, tho successful comedy from tho
pen Of Paul NJ. Potter the famous adapt
er Of "Trilby." Many musical novelties
and specialtiesall OF them new and at
tractivo-will BIS delivered by the excep-
tlonally sCrong company which Mr.. Harri.
son has specially engaged, aad which has
scored marked success in other cities. In
tho company are the following WE'LL
known artists: r. e. Graham, Edward $.
Metcalf, William Riley Hatch, Osborne
Searle, Sydney Price, Charles G.. Patter-
son, Samuel Lewis, Fred Forrest. Charles
B. Powell, Charles Craig, William John.
son, Gus DeVere, l.. NJ. Martol, J. r.
Adams G. g. Ferris and the Misses Mar
ion AbboH, Helene Lowell, Grace Sher-
wood, Ce'ie Ellis, Gerry Ames Carolyn
Cook, Adelaide Burton and others.