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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

A charming and extravngant folly IL
TO mount yellow lace over pure white
moussollne dc sole Tho effect is softer
than when the lace Is mounted over
satin. Another idea is 10 veil a white
foundation under black lace, with .
fine net TO give Il O softer effect. For
example. chic frock of black net is
draped with another net skirt between
Il and the white satin foundation.
About the bottom Of the skirt are sew
cral tiny rufiles OF black lace. and in
serted in each seam are broad bands Of
lace insertion that permit the white TO
gleon through. The bodice has the in
serticn let iatc the net horizontally.
and little lace frills hcnd each band.
A dainty deinito.lct juet imported Is
OF black lace mounted over white satin.
the lace on the sxirt being arranged In
three nounces. each edged with . tiny
rune OF heavy yellow lace. TIE sleeves
are Of the white and ruffied on the OUT
side Of the arm by . line CT yellow In
sertiep. The hsdics is Q blouse OF white
accordion plated mousssline de sole
with q Jacket OF the yellow lace over It.
A scarf Of the mousesline de scis 10
olaborassly trimmed with tho ycliov
lace ana forms sash-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23
BABS BREEZY BUDGET
OF FEMININE GOSSIP,
Every Woman Her Own Dressmaker Discusses the
Good and Bad Qualities Of Bonds and Brunettes.
The Full Measure Of Woman

sense Of honor whatever. were usually
women or extremes-women as dark
as Italians or as dead fair as Swedes.
Betweenities did not seem TO count.
The blondest woman i knew upset my
life for at least six months by her wick
ed tongue. A very dark woman by her
lack OF honor made me lose belief in all
womankind except mothers. So now
adays IL ] have a secret that / must
tell somebody i confide in man. If
/ am in a bit of trouble where / need
the sympathy of woman. / 60 to my
mother, and IL need help In anything
i ask one of these two"
You may think that these women
were horrid, abominable and altogether
unIikable. They were not. They were
agreeable women. considerate women
and delightful women, and yet each
confessed that the greatest hurts she
had ever endured had come from wo-
men. as well as the greatest rudenesses
and the greatest Misunderstanding
Being wise, they did not become dis
agreeable women. They simply when
they met a woman took care to be-
ware OF her.
The blond girl--that is. the fairest
one OF the three-said: THE trouble has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

45 feet. 1t holds $4,000 gallons OF water
and is three TO six feet In depth, there
being a gradual descent from one end
TO the other. The water is constantly
changed, every precaution being taken
TO keep IL fresh, filtered and warm
while the shower baths prevent the pos
sibility OF taking cold.
There is tradition which has never
been chased TO Its primitive lair that
New York city is given over to men
folks after 3 in the afternoon. The
Turkish baths are closed at that time
TO the feminine sex, and so / was not
surprised when i was assured that
when / took a swim I would have to
come before the third hour after noon-
day.
A friend Of mine, stopping a few days
in Lucerne, was attracted by the In
describably beautiful hue of the lake,
for which there Is no appropriate word
in the language, 1t being neither tur-
quoise. cerulean, azure nor silvery, but
a combination OF all. To see and admire
was not enough. She must feel II. AS
Lafcadio Hearn says. she ionged to
abandon herself TO the long. Quivering,
electrical caresses Of the sea-"
She went into the natatorium, secured
the nondescript garment called BATH
ing suit, which could safely be worship-
ed, as il resembles nothing IN the heav-
ems above. In the earth beneath or in the
waters under the earth, and inquired
the way into the lake.
The bathing mistress stolidly planted
herself before the entrance with a this
rock shall fly from it's firm base" air.
Madame cannot go into the lake."
she said. as If the lake privileges were
In her guardianship.
My friend expostulated to no pur-
pose.
The argument finally reached the
question. why not?'
Madame. there are men bathing
there"
That ended it. Against that face and
figure. backed by cons of Swiss virtue.
my friend felt persuasion would be OF
no avail. She retired into the natato-
rum and. shut in from sea and sky,
swan like an imprisoned goldfish In a
glass globe.
The question OF men and women
swimming in company has never reach
ed the dignity Of anything more than
an occasional sporadic argument in the
pumpkin colored journals. 1t certainly
HdS hot III III. kSouo estoSiiShAhShei
where after in the evening one car
swim alone or with masculine escort.
I asked concerning the desirability OF
the breast or side stroke, that much
argued question.
II am an advocate of the simple
breast stroke" the attendant assured
me. more can be accomplished, / be-
lieve. with that in the way OF endur-
ance and speed"
believe Captain Webb. who made
the longest swim on record across the
English channel, used the breast stroke
almost entirely.
GERTRUDE r. LYNCH.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

me gallantly about the establishment,
with the satisfied air OF one who Is
master OF the situation, the only point
Of view where one can be truly genial,
to tell me some OF the names OF his pu-
pills who have earned credit In the
swimming school
He mentioned the names of Miss de
Forest Miss Dorothy White, Miss
Louise Carpenter and Mrs. Bainbridge
Smith, with others. While we were
talking he pointed out the younger son
OF George Gould. a fine, healthy young
ster, who swims like a fish, apparently
inheriting his fathers love OF aquatic
sport.
We first visited the instruction room,
where beginners are taught the baby
motions of first trials by means OF
ropes and other apparatus, an arrange
ment which prevents them from becon-
ing scared by the contact OF the water,
which, viewed with the freedom Of old
acquaintance at other times, seems by
some mysterious mental upheaval to be
able To throw the unlearned into con-
vulsions OF fright at their initial at
tempts. even though Il only reaches to
their knees and they are held by able
bodied teachers. The private instruc-
tion room IL an aniable concession 10
tlIis wntcry fear.
Thon we went TO the gallery. From
the ledge. about IL feet from the pool.
expert divers take plunge, spring.
boards, trapezcs. etc. affording opp"r-
tunity for the less daring or less skilled.
The gallery extends around three sides.
and from opposite points Is stretched
the trolley" an apparatus which is
fastened TO the pupil on the occasion
OF her graduation from the instruction
room and which holds her in the water.
wisely refusing Co move unless tho
proper arm and leg motions are made.
Opposite TO the entrance. ncrcss q
smooth expansc OF shinins water.
through mesh Of horizontal bars,
Horses hanging rings, trapezss. etc..
ono sees n charming cyc1oranic euect
Of real rocks. on ovcrshot wheel around
which the water plunges In crystal
stream and a scenic background Of
mountains fading into q dim pcrspcc-
tive of snow capped peaks beyond-as
far az Forty-sixth street. should
think.
! The dimensions OF the psebsrs sc ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

been that woman has been put on
pedestal and her virtues extolled until
man seemed a miserable specimen be-
side her. Now, II is about time that she
was knocked off this pedestal and alittle
good sense beaten into her head. When
l want to do any worshiping. l am go
ing TO worship a man. He is bigger,
stronger. naturally better looking, has
a greater respect for truth and decid-
edly more charity for ones weaknesses
II cannot get man to worship, / be-
lieye j will give my affection TO dog.
but certainly not TO woman. oh, you
think / am irritated about something!
Oh, no. I am not, for I know there are
good womenl Thank God. there are
millions of them. but they are not the
women vino go In for ecstatic friend
ships. They are the ones whose friend
ship has grown up with you. The
friendship that springs up like a weed
in the night deserves 10 be jerked up
and thrown away the next morning.
but very young girl ought 20 be told
OF the women she should dread. Some
body should say to her: Beware OF tho
woman, my dear girl. who tells you all
about herself when you first meet her.
Beware OF the woman who announces
10 you that she has never said a dis
agreeable word about another woman.
Gracious goodnessl The air will be green
when she does begin. The woman who
never says a dlsagreeable word is like
the dog who never barks, He bites. and
bites TO kill. Beware OF the woman
who is very rich In her caresses to you.
BY all the laws of nature woman
ought 10 kiss a man. and she is wasting
the time OF two women when she fools
about this sort of thing"
Here the sewing stopped. for lunch
con was announced, and as the busy
workers went into the dining room one
OF them said, our taif sounded o 1T
tie biz like a sermon. didn't it?"
And I. who was one of the three
(guess which onc). added. well. we all
have our time for preaching. and the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

Mrs. Mary A. Cookery, who has been
chosen president OF the newly organ
lied Irish woman's club of Chicago. Is
a splendid representative of the wide
awake woman of the day. Not only is she
a well known clubwoman. having been
presiding officer of the National Catho-
lie Woman's league, but she Is clever
as o woman of business. She Is widely
known in the workaday world as the
president OF the Chicago and Indiana
Coal company, an immense concern
that handles large contracts in Chica-
go. Like many a woman OF a practical
turn of mind who has become widowed,
Mrs. Cookery assumed her husbands
business affairs at the time of his death
four years ago and has since superin-
tended IL with success. Almost every
day she spends part Of her time at
the big Offices on South Canal street.
where she has not only held her own
commercially, but with clear headed
management has greatly increased the
business. Between times of assuming
this unusual role Mrs. Corkery finds
diversion I'm the philanthropies OF club
life and the pink teas OF society. She
is a good looking woman Of digniiied
bearing.
Inspired by the recent visit of the
young Irish girl. Maud Come, Mrs.
Cookery is anxious in this new organi-
cation to build up the interests of the
women of Irish birth and descent who
reside in Chicago. One OF the special
plans In prospect is the commemoration
of 1898. the year of Ireland's strife. The
literature OF that land will be regularly
studied, and whatever pertains TO the
betterment OF that people, particularly
the working women. will be undertaken
by these fair patriots OF Ireland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

Judging by story told OF Mrs. InEer-
soil. wife OF the famous agnostic. Il Is
no more difficult for man to be ~ or
dinary hero to his valet than vs. for
husband 10 be an oratori~sf hero to
his wife. Mrs. Ingersoll Was recently
spending an evening with a friend.
About O'Clock, after smothering sew
eral yawrs. she apoioglzed to her friend
ns follows: "yuu really must excuse
me: but, you know. dear that ! have
accompanied the colonel or recent
lecture tour and have I'm consequence
got into the habit OF falling asleep At
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

sermons are often meant to be kindly
little ones" Perhaps you think when
preach IL is like fool jumping up ana
shaking his cap so that the bells ring
and the jangle draws the crowd. But
sometimes the FOOLS sermon Is good
one And the sermon which Is deduced
from the talk OF three women about
other women has ended with the old
text, for in this case the text comes
after the sermon. Honor thy father
and thy mother" though what the
preacher wants to emphasize is. Honor
thy mother" She suffered for you, she
loves you. and she knows you, her wo-
man child, as nobody else in the world
does. There are good many things
that deserve TO receive honor that don't
get IL.
II you give honor and politeness to
your children, they will give you honor
and respect in return.
Ifyou are polite 20 the traveller on sea
or land. you will get respect and con-
sideration in return.
IL you are polite and considerate to
those you employ, you Will get honor
and respect in return.
III you honor and respect the laws OF
a corporation or state. you have right
to proper treatment. Perhaps you will
get It,
II you honor and respect every man.
woman. child and dog that you meet in
your daily, walks. IL you give them the
courtesy due them, you can be very
certain that respect will be shown you
The dog you kick is going to bite. The
woman to whom you are rude Is going
to snub you. The child you don't con-
slider worth politeness is going to be
impertinent Where you give honor and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23
AND NATIONS
IN THE SWIMMING BATH.
How Gotham Society Prepares For Its Summer Plunge
Visit to Famous and Fashionable Natatorium
In New York City.

baths in attractive surroundings at q
moderate price.
Society folk frequent this natatorium.
On the register saw well known names
Gould. Wilson, Belmont, Van Rensse-
laer, Kip. etc. Going out l met Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. the poetess OF human
nature, with its strength and weakness.
who is a regular attendant
I asked the attendant who escorted
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23
[copyrIghl. 1881

In the spring the young girls fancy
begins to lightly turn. Among other
things 1t touches in its swift revolution
is the preparatory gymnastic exercise
which is destined to do away with all
the unpleasant effects of winter IN
dolence and put her. so to speak, In
fighting trim, ready for the annual on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-23

respect. my friend. you will get them In
return and many time a leaven Of
real liking.
The text Is good. the sermon is meant
to be, so because OF the intentions DE
charitable TO the preacher. who does not
dare to put prefix or afiix to her name.
but calls herself only
The herald., 1898-04-11
MADE Scene IN CHURCH
PROVIDING AMUSEMENT FOR
STAID OHIO PEOPLE
Marie Wilson, Once in Los Angeles,
Ends Her Four Y ear Chase in
the Toledo Workhouse
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
SPRINGFIELD o., April 10-Fremont,
Ohio, has had the biggest sensation during
the past three days known for years. The
cause was Marie Cicotte Wilson of Los
Angeles, Cal, formerly of San Francisco.
The woman was recently arrested and
tried at Cincinnati on a charge of perjury
in swearing she was the wife of p ]. Bur-
roughs of this city, one of the best known
auctioneers in this country. She was ac-
quilted on a technicality and on Thursday
she and her alleged mother, Mrs Wilson,
went to Fremont, to Burroughs home,
and drove his aged mother from it, claim
1t was hers. Warrants were sworn out
and the women were finally located and ar
rested in st. AIMS church while services
were in progress They had preliminary
hearing and created a scene by tearing
up the affidavit and roasting the mayor
Saturday evening they were given a trial
and dramatic scene occurred. They
were sentenced to ninety days in the To-
ledo workhouse and fined $25 and costs.
They were taken to Toledo. The Cicotte
woman has pursued Burroughs In every
state from California to Ohio for over four
years.
The herald., 1898-04-11
IN THE HOUSE
Intense Interest in the Presidents
Cuban Message

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Upon the pre-
sumption that Spain's offer of an armis-
tice to the Cuban insurgents will make no
change In the plans of the administration
and that the presidents message will go
to the house tomorrow, the house this
week will make history
In anticipation of stirring scenes and
momentous action, every congressman has
been besieged by hundreds of friends for
tickets to the reserved galleries, and the
general multitude that must take its
chances in the public galleries on the prin-
ciple of first come first served, is prepared
to assault the capitol at dawn tomorrow.
1t is likely that hundreds will camp out on
the marble steps all night, so intense is the
desire to be present when the message Is
read. The public generally regards the
message as the prologue of drama which
may end in war before the curtain goes
down.
After the message is read tomorrow It
will probably be referred to the committee
on foreign relations without debate Such
is the program to which both sides have
practically assented, with the tacit UNDER
standing that the committee will report on
Tuesday the resolutions upon which the
house will be expected to act. Any indi-
vidual attempt to Illustrate this part of the
program will prove abortive.
With the gravity Of the situation cor
The herald., 1898-04-11
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IN THE SENATE
A Hunt for Harmony in Advance Of
Action

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The week in
the senate probably will be given entirely
to the Cuban question. The presidents
message is counted upon to arrive soon ar
ter the assembling at noon tomorrow. II
will be referred promptly to the committee
on foreign relations. and the present un-
derstanding is that no report will be made
by the committee before Tuesday. Tho
report may, in case Of the development CT
| radical differences In the committee, be
delayed to even later day.
| There Is a decidedly strong disposition
| on the part Of many senators who are uoS
members Of the committee to have the
senate as a body take up the subject Of
| shaping the committees report, contem-
poraneously with the committee, and 1t IS,
not improbable that a secret session Of
the senate may be held with this purpose
| in view. The purpose Of this movement
| is, as has been frequently stated, to secure
| as near an approach to harmony IN tho
| senate as possible, and it is believed this
can best be accomplished by having the
senate agree upon the form of the resolu-
| ton before 1t goes to the senate for action.
| The present tendency in the senate is to
confine the congressional illumination to a
| declaration for armed intervention, leav-
! ing the recognition of independence 10
come later, and it now appears probable
| that the foreign relations committee will
| report in favor of this course, though not
without some dissent. If the meeting Of
| the committee to be held before the re-
ceipt of the message should develop that
such action can be secured from the COM
mittee, and in a way to insure harmonious
action on the report in the senate, then
| there will probably be no occasion for a
discussion of the form of the resolution be-
fore taking up the real question at issue.
| Senators, as rule show very slight In
| cination for each other, and the chances
are that If the senate does not adjourn
| soon after receiving the message, the Gu
ban question will come up in some shape
tomorrow. Yet it is barely possible that
the whole matter will be deferred until tho
| foreign committee can make its report. A
resolution scarcely can get through the
senate without arousing some discussion,
as there are senators who are opposed to
any action at all, whether for intervention
| or independence. Senator White of CAL
| ifornia is one of these, and he probably
will discuss any resolution reported. There
! are several senators who now say that
they will insist upon the recognition of in
dependence in any action taken, and that
| they will be head from in opposition to any
measure that does not provide for this.
If opportunity appears, the sundry civil
appropriation bill will be finally disposed
Of, and it is possible the naval appropria-
| tion bill will be reported from the commit
tee and taken up later in the week.
The herald., 1898-04-11
ACTION OF THE SENATE
TO COMMITTEE
FINAL DISPOSITION IN DOUBT
Advocates Of Intervention and Inde-
pendence Will Fight Hard for
Their Special Views
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
4 WASHINGTON, April 1O-The cabi- 4
4 net, after three hours special ses- \
4 sion, called by the president In view Of \
4 the armistice issued by the Spanish \
4 government, adjourned about 1:40 4
4 o'clock. The proposal for an armis- \
4 tice, 1t was subsequently announced 4
4 by one of the members, had not =
4 changed the situation in the slightest !
+ degree. and the presidents message !
4 would go to congress tomorrow not \
4 withstanding the armistice decision !
4 of the Spanish government. \
+ There was another meeting Of the \
4 cabinet to review finally the presi- \
\ dents message before it goes to con- \
4 gress with the changes made at to- =
4 days session. The night meeting ad- \
+ journed at 10:45 p. m. The president \
4 read to the members the addition to \
4 the message necessitated by the last \
4 note from Spain. 1t will go in at noon !
\ tomorrow. =
4 4 AAAAA L Il 4 ~ IL 4 4
The herald., 1898-04-11
Headed for Home

NEW YORK, April 10.-The cap .
tain of the steamer Aller, which ar Q
rived here today, says that at d. m, Q
April 7th, his vessel was within ten q
miles OF two war vessels, both of q
. which were painted white The lead Z
ing vessel was rugged with three Q
masts and the other with two. Both Q
were bound west, and appeared to be Z
going at the rate of ten knots an Q
z hour. The vessels were sighted IN Z
. latitude 40.45, longitude 43.4S. These 3
vessels are evidently the New Or .
leans, formerly the Amazonas, and {
the San Francisco, which sailed from 8
Gravesend, Eng. two weeks ago to- :
day, :
The herald., 1898-04-11
+ +++++++ +++*++4+++++++44++ + +
INDEX
TO TELEaRAPHIc NEWS

+ Spanish offers of armistice will not
!, delay the presidents message, nor
+ is it at all likely that it will delay ac-
!. tion toward solving the Cuban ques-
!, ton.
+ Consul General Lee and many
+ Americans leave Havana amid cho-
+ rus of Spanish jeers. General Lee
+ reaches Key West and Immediately
r departs for Washington.
+ Cuban reconcentrados, availing
+ themselves of Blanco's bando. or per-
+ mission to return to their farms, are
+ followed by Spanish soldiers and
+ ruthlessly massacred. Weyler's pol
/, icy Of determination is in full force.
+ Sixty-nine bodies of victims of the
+ Chilkoot pass avalanche have been
r recovered, and the number of dead
4. Is expected TO reach hundred before
+ the work Of excavation is completed.
+ The number of dead will never be ac-
+ curately known.
+ Gonzales Quesada presents the
+ claims of the Cuban republic for rec
+ ognition; since the beginning of the
+ rebellion the military has been SUBJ
+ ject to the control of the civil power,
+ and the reports of Spanish officials
I. In Cuba to the home government have
+ repeatedly recognized the existence of
+ such civil government.
+ Representatives of the powers at
+ Washington insist that Spain has
+ granted all that the United States
+ has demanded, and that America is
+ thus put in bad position diplomat
+ ically. Senators and congressman
+ seem inclined to take quick action.
+ Archbishop Ireland ventures the opin-
+ Ion that the only path to peace lies
+ through declaration of war.
+ Minister Polo presents to the United
+ States state department a decree for
+ an armistice in Cuba, the details and
+ duration to be arranged hereafter;
+ regret Is expressed for the destruc-
! ton Of the Maine. and request made
+ for arbitration of the matter. the con-
+ clusions of experts to be agreed upon
\ being accepted in advance.
The cabinet met yesterday after
+ noon and evening, and 1t is finally
X decided that the message will go to
+ congress today at noon; an effort will
+ be made to secure the report by the
+ committee on foreign relations of a
1 measure upon which all can agree: in
+ both house and senate advocates of
+ intervention or of Independence. of
+ both or OF neither. will struggle hit
+ terly for the adoption of their particu-
+ lar views
4 k**fff r !. 4. **t 4 + ~. ~.