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The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05
A LAST FAREWELL.
Louis XVI.'s Leave-Tnl<ing from His Wife the Day Before His Execution.


 At eight o'clock the king came out of the turret, and desired that his fam fly should be summoned5 then with Clery he went into the dining-room, where Clery pushed the table into corner, to give more room, and placed chairs in readiness. The king. ever thoughtful and considerate in what concerned the queen, then desired Clery to bring a decanter of water and a glass, in case of need. Clery brought iced water, but the king immediately said that it might make the queen ill, and asked for water without ice.
 The queen, holding the little dauphin by the hand, came in first, followed by Mime. Elisabeth with Mime. Royale. through the cries of the news-venders under their windows. With floods of tears the queen threw herself into the kings arms, and then attempted to draw him into his bedchamber; but he explained that he could receive them all only in the dining-room, where the guards could watch them through the glass door. Clery closed it, and they could at least speak without being heard. The king sat down; the queen took her place at his left, with Mime. Elisabeth on the other side; the chil- dren were before him. All clung to him, and for some time only a burst of grief was manifest. At last the king spoke.
 Ia fAr TD in her narrative, but not through fear of death; he related his trial to my mother excusing the wretches who were about to put him to death. |. He then addressed religious exhorta- tions to my brother; he especially com manded him to forgive those who were the cause of his death, and gave him his blessing, as also to me"
 The child was seen to raise his hand solemnly, the king having required him to take an oath that he would never seek to ayenge his death; and the child did so.
 During the last hours of his life Louis XVI. seemed transfgured. His quiet and calm firmness, his truly Christian feelings of forgiveness towards his ene- mics, his faith, his resignation, are de- scribed with blended wonder and ad- miration by all who came near him.
 The interview, so narrowing to all, had lasted nearly two hours, when. at quarter past ten, the king rose decid- edly, signifying to the weeping women and children that they must leave him to prepare for coming death. The queen entreated to be allowed to spend the night near him, but he firmly re- fused, saying that he must be alone and calm.
 q will see you tomorrow morning." he said.
 You promise this?" cried the queen.
 Yes, promise; I will see you at eight o'clock
 Why not at severn" cried the queen. anxiously.
 Well. then, at seven; but now adieul"
 The word was uttered with such in- tense pathos that fresh burst of grief followed, and Mme. Royale fainted at her fathers feet Clery flew to raise her, assisted by Mime. Elisabeth.
 The king repeated: "Adieul Adieu!" and broke away, taking refuge in his own dchamber.-Anna l.. Bickneil. in Century.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05
WEEKLY STAR. 0HE & SONS, Psbliahsrs.
ARKANSAS.
IAN SUMMER.

winds have ceased to rage
 autumn bowers,
 ,oks and sodden fields
 es of vanished flowers.
 rill and dreamy glen
 presence broods.
 i and unimagined sounds
 ae solitudes.
 is that dot the heavenly meads
 foecters flee away,
 within the sluggish tarns,
 now be heard to play.
 erhy is on the wing,
 ackets sing or leap,
 he weird and tender light
 1anguid valleys sleep.
 the blaze the farmer basks, q harvest toll set free;
 q the wood the squirrel peeps pm out the hollow tree. le one complains of scanty yield, jth all his barns aglut, other, in his messy lodge, :ontented, cracks a nut. sow-whistling quails still haunt the field. Where late the waving grain Upreared it's myriad golden spears The glory of the plain. Along the roofiess woodland isles The robin faintly calls; And monkish rabbits leap and stare At every leaf that falls. Now forests gleam through amber mists, Like pilgrims gray and old; And cliffs and barren hills are changed To temples roofed with gold. Each morn doth seem a sibyPs dream, And when the days expire, The west is filled with phantom ships, That sail on seas of fire. But soon the ruffian winds will take The cedars by the throat; And rain, and hail, and deadly frost Der field and forest gloat: And fog, and damp. and glittering ice, All 1T things in ruin merge. And crows croak out on blasted pines A universal dirgel Augustus Walters, in Frank Leslie's Pop ular Monthly.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05
A Hallway Comedy.

Tom--I kissed Maud last night in the dark while mistaking her for Ethel, and she pretends 10 be very ars.-
 Dick-I suppose she is merely pout ing
 What strikes me as very strange is that Ethel is very angry, too. ."-Up-to- Date.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05
4 Chinese Passport.

The lines of no two human hands arc alike. When traveller in Chine desires a passport the palm of the hand is GOV. cred with fine oil paint. and an impres. sion is taken on this damp paper. This paper, officially signed, is the passport.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05
Electric Tread Cutter.

A machine has been devised which goes by electricity and which can cut and butter 750 loaves of bread an hour, The butter is spread very thin by a cylindrical brush-so thin that large saving of butter is guaranteed.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05

They were happy, blessed as two people must be who love with all their hearts and trust each other from the inmost depths of their souls That their life was all smooth do not aver; but it was like what learned men tell us of the great ocean. The storms only troubled it's surface, and came from ex- traneous agencies, such as no life is free from. In it's deepest depths was a perpetual calm-D NJ Craik
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05

Then came a voice that was like the hiss of an angry serpent. "Re is false it cried. "false to his plighted love. And the brow of Osiris darkened in wrath; the light of pardon faded from his awful eyes; his scourge was lifted.
 I had sunk upon my knees ln my deep humiliation, but now, with su- preme effort, I sprang up and strooe toward the throne.
 1.-The charge is false" l cried. 'NeVer was I untrue to Her. And she her self, Osiris, shall be my judge; in thls thou shalt not judge me-"
 As spoke these words the features of Osiris softened. They slowly melted into a dream of beauty and sweetness. It was no longer Osiris; it was the face of my beloved. She was bending over me with fearful eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05

Explaining Tt.--'T presume the reason why the chainless bicycle isn't as well known as the other kind, retarked Rivers, .Yis that it always travels in cog. Chicago Tribune.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05

My darling" she whispered, "how could you be so reckless. You shall never taste any of their dreadful drugs again. We never should have found you if it hadn't been for Carlo. The stuff had made you crazy, and you rode down an alley straight against wall. I think I should have died if you had raved so strangely any longer. You didn't know me, dear-not even me until at last cried out that you didn't truly love me. For you lay staring in my face as if I were fiend. and it seemed as if my heart would break. But you do love me, dear"
 And she stopped again and kissed my lips.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-05

II du cNpeTlIuenls l ndu IOTBOLlen that 1t was Halloween.
 But it is easy to forget European holidays in Cairo. They seem quite out of place in the land of the Pharaohs and the city of the Arabian Nights-a sheer anachronisn. Yet I subsequent ly had reason to conclude that the witchery of Halloween loses none of its potency there. Why should it in the home of magic and the haunt of mum mies?
 I had ridden my bicycle far up the Muski. Bicycles are no longer novel, ty in the Egyptian metropolis, but they rarely invade the native quarter; and as I slowly pedaled through the tur- baned throng l found that attracted considerable attention. A vociferous and meddlesome mob pushed after me; ; twice I was forced to dismount by don key boys who thrust their superfluous animals across my track, and once almost fell under the feet of bag gage camel whose bulging pack swept the narrow way. At last, vexed and hot and thirsty, I stopped at a small cafe.
 The place was brilliantly lighted and crowded with Arabs. At one end, on a raised platform, sat story teller, twanging on sort of one-stringed guitar and reciting, 1 suppose, some modern variant of the Thousand and One Tales. Soon a waiter approached. I endeavored to order a sherbet, but could not make myself understood; at length, however. he set before me d wineglass brimming with some trans parent liquid. I slipped at it gingeriy; the taste was swedish and spicy. was in the experimental mood; and as I began by saying. I had quite forgot ten that it was Halloween. Its harm less, anyhow I thought-"Here goesi" and l drank it down.
 have no memory of remounting my wheel, but 1 presently found myself upon it. The streets were empty now --singularly empty-and I flew on with elastic touch and effortless speed down interminable lanes of darkness. I had started homeward, but already l was lost in gloomy labyrinth of unknown alleys. I was becoming alarmed but seemed unable to abate my speed.
 At length l issued from the city and shot out under the open sky. Stars glimmered above me; they glinted in the black Nile as I sped across the long bridge; the pyramids loomed in shadow beyond.
 And now 1 was whirling along the edge of the fringe of desert which everywhere skirts the valley beneath the cliffs. I noticed with uneasy curi- osity that the sand seemed unaccount- ably disturbed in many places. Just before me discerned something strug- gling up out of the ground. As passed it stood erect It was mummy.
 fled on in choking horror. But the plain was full of black figures; they were exhuming themselves everywhere. In the dim light l could see them strip ping off their balsamed bandages; felt that they were gathering in hosts be- hind me. I flung all my strength upon the pedals and cut the wind like a rife ball.
 Suddenly I saw i'll front of me an inky opening. l knew at once that it was the mouth of tomb-Egypt is full
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

iawny hat, which is eccentric and pretty to
the last degree. 1t puts over the face In a
point, or is as round or Is as small almost
as teacup. 1t Is pinned as low down on
the forehead as the force Of gravitation will
permit and 1t has one tuft Of plumes that
wave audaciously from a jeweled aigrette
on one side. Only a very pretty woman
should dare to wear 1t until some modifying
influence has softened Its lines and added to
its trimmings.
illustrations Of Fashions.
To those who are In search Of good ideas
for fancy costumes, either for children or
their elders, the set Of sketches this week
Is directed. The costume for an Irish
princess Of the thirteenth century. can be
most effectively carried out In white and
green. Over green silk under r-dress should
fall q jupe, and long sleeves Of white chif-
fon or liberty silk picked out, here and there
with green spangles. A white veil must be
draped from the tall green cap, and in green
spangles, on cap and bodice. feur-de-lis,
shamrock or star, embroidered.
Dutch lady ready for skating is the
second idea yet to be more simply evolved
from warm red cloth and grey or brown fur.
The Josephine 'pelisse has big brown fur
boa, or, better still, one Of ostrich feathers
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

Added to these things the jewelers. sell
chatelaine bags covered only with some rich
brocade, in imitation Of the antique. for
leather and velvet have lost their novelty
and interest and there Is no longer
struggle after antique Dutch silver bag tops.
After all. those were meant only for the
clumsily dressed Dutch woman. The care
fully costumed American prefers something
smaller and lighter and Of silver gilt pre-
ferably, that will not drag her skirt belt all
out Of shape ON one side.
Velvet, however, as a material Of dress
Is as much to the fore as ever. The ex.
tremest expression Of fne taste is to wear
a perfectly plain. limp. longtailed. black VEL
vet skirt with house bodice for morning
or afternoon indoors. The belt worn with
a silk waist and a velvet skirt 10 q length
OF bias taffeta glace or a yard and half Of
Limonshine ribbon, wound twice about the
waist and the ends made fast in front
by a brooch somewhere rather high on The
forepart of the bodice and just under the
bust.
A New and Becoming Veil.
Since the weather has taken on Its De-
cember chill we have new veil, the laud-
able purpose Of which is to protect the face.
It is q black net with very big, close set
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
SOCIAL SHAMS.

Futile Struggle for Recognition in So.
cfety Mars Many Women's Lives.
1T would seem that there could be no
condition more unsatisfactory than that of
being on the edge Of situation" writes
Mary r. Baldwin In the Woman's Home
Companion. "Yet there are many women
everywhere who are clinging to the outer
circle Of fashion, society, accomplishments
or life purpose. In society many a woman
persists in standing just outside the charmed
circle, catching a glimpse now and then of
splendid effects, hoping, sooner or later, to
get inside; watching her chance with rest
less eagerness. resolved to die upon the spot
rather than fall back, to q place where she
might have q nrm foothold.
Home life, health, comfort, self respect,
have been sacrificed to gain the notice Of
society leaders. 1t Is related Of one who for
many years had bowed before social position
and who had reached the round next to the
last In the ascending ladder, that after the
death messenger had arrived word was
brought to her that a popular member of
the coterie before which all her life she had
stood waiting for recognition had come to
see her. She insisted upon being arrayed
in charming negligee robe to receive her
visitor For few minutes she enjoyed the
long coveted honor and then she found her
self Just inside the circle, the death messen-
ger beckoned and the ruling passion had
spent ITSELF"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

Thousands have tried from time i'm
memorial to discover some sfieacious remedy
for wrinkles and other impsrfections Of the
complexion but none had yet succeeded until
the Misses Bell. the now famous Complexion
Specialists, Of 70 Fifth avenue. New York
City, offered the public their wonderful Com
piexion Tonic. The reason SO many failed
to make this discovery before 10 plain, be-
cause they have not followed the right prin-
cipie. Balms. Creams. Lotions. ETC.. never
have tonic effect upon the skin. hence the
failures.
The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic has .
most exhilaratins effect upon the cuticle.
absorbing and carrying OF all impurities
which the blood by Its natural action 10
constantly forcing 70 the surface sf the
skin. It u to the skin what . vitslizins
tonic is to the blood and nerves. kind OF
new life that Immediately exhilarates and
strengthens wherever applied. Its tonic
effect 10 felt almost Immediately and II
speedily banishss forever from the skin
frscklss. pimples. blackhsads. moth patches.
wrinkles. liver spots. roushness. oiliness.
sruptions and discoIoratlons Of any Kind.
In order that all may be BENEFITED BY their
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Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

crossed over the bust, the fiat shoes
are fur trimmed and q cap bound with fur
is worn on the head. A pair Of silver skates
IL usually sluns BY red ribbon from the
arm with this pretty toilet.
The third design Is Of a street musicians
dress In the last century, and this 10 the
simplest Of all the three toilets. A skirt OF
heavy brown Russian crash Is the best se.
lection. striped alternately with bands Of
blue, pink and yellow wool. A rose -colored
or blue Liberty silk nchu goes over the
shoulders and stripes in this can be worked
out In bebe ribbon. A pink silk cap WITH
. blue chiffon kerchief tied over 1t serves
a. hcadgear and BY ribbon or a wreath Of
flowers q mandolin or any lightweight,
small strinsed instrument can be slung over
the shoulders.
Boys and girls lend themselves most DE-
lightfully to fancy dressing and some no.
tion is given hero Of the type Of costume
that Is popular for this Christmas. A Rough
Rider, fisher boy from the Island Of Mar
ken. or a clown are all admirably adaptable
to little boys, while a Dutch girl In sabots
and close linen cap, q peasant miss In vel.
veteen body and striped petticoat or a cir
Gus rider in tulle skirts are any one Of
them most appropriate for misses whose
shirts are still comfortably cut to their
knees. MARY DEAN.
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silk dots at the bottom, growing lighter and
fewer about the eyes. Another nice novelty
is the white and string -colored embroidery
by the yard that makes Of itself into the
sweet narrow turnover neck bands. The
embroidery is narrow as is suitable. Its
edges done In small points, or scallops or
squares, and a touch Of white against the
throat gives light, freshness and interest to
every woman's face.
Sanglier Is an excellent new cloth that
has recently come to market, and deserves
appreciative attention, while those who In
vent new weaves have revived the old style
goods called camlet Camlet 10 q. particu-
larly rich, soft camel's hair, that is all, and
1t Is used a great deal In periwinkle blue,
and the popular grays, enhanced with rich
appllques Of spangles on kid. The chief
charm OF camlet Is that 1t lends itself so
admirably to the cloee-clinging folds and
unstiffened skirts that are now considered
In the best style.
Added to these things we have the Tre-
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FrillR of FaahiOn.

The military style OF braiding and EN-
broidery IL very popular for cloth coats.
A novelty in evening gloves consists Of q
long drawn silk covering for the arm. at
tached to a kid glove Of four button length.
The velvet costumes made by French
ateliers in regular tailor fashion are the
smartest and most elegant creations that
will be seen this winter.
Hats and muffs to match are the thing
and velvet In black or colors is the ma
terial used, and sable tails, cream lace
and violets are the trimming.
One Of tho latest fads is to wear a lorg-
nette suspended from the wrist by means
Of a long chain. It's uncomfortable. but
never mind, It's the thing to do.
Jackets Of heavy corded silk and black
glace are one Of the pretty fashions. They
are lined with fur or flannel and chamois.
to make them warm, and finished with .
fancy vest Of embroidered cream satin and
lace.
When woman Is casting her eye about to
find something to give man for Christmas
she might take a look at the brand new
cigar case, provided he smokes. The aver
age cigar case is apt to be regarded as
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

their parlors enc trial bottle Of their Con.
plsxion Tonic absolutely free; and IN order
that those who cannot call or who live away
from New York may be benefited they viii
send one bottle to any address. all charges
prepaid. on the receipt Of Is cents (stanps
or silvsr) 70 cover cost Of packing anS DE-
livering. The price OF this wonderful tonSe
IL $1.oo per bottle and this liberal odes
should be embraced By all.
The Misses Bell have junt published thsk
new book. Secrets q Beauty" This valH-
sble work 10 free to all desiring II. Tue
book treats exhaustivsly OF tho importance
Of q good complexion; tells how . wemaa
may acquire beauty and keep It. Special
chapters on the care Of the hair; hsw TO
have luxuriant growth: harmless methods
Of making the hair preserve its natural
beauty and color. even to advanced age
Also instructions how to Danish superAusus
hair from the face. neck and arms without
injury to the skin. This book will be nailed
to any address on request.
FREE Trial Bottles Of Wonderful Com.
piexion Tonic free at parlors. or - csnts
(cost ef packing and mailing) to these at .
distance. +rt
correspondsnes cordially solicited. ~
dress
Eth Avenue, New York City.
Soap. SkiA Food ana Des
b. all arUgGlstss
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beautifully modelled little baby hand, q
jointed doll, an enameled golf bail or foot
ball, rabbit and perfectly executed oyster
shell In gord and gun metal with pearl in
the center.
II crystal heart 10 not the thing desired
for the young lady's chain. then a rarely
chased small gold cigarette case may be
preferred. Those for the Christmas trade
are sumptuous in the extreme. They hold
only four small Egyptian cigarettes and by
touching spring, the button Of which is a
jewel, false bottom, which IL case for
wax matches, appears by touching another
Jewel button the whole side Of the case
springs back and reveals a glass pocket for
storing q, small photograph or lock of
hair.
When the Christmas shopper purchases
a set OF. six-link buttons, Of gold, the in
ference must not be that she will neces-
sarily use all six In her sleeyes, but rather
to fasten the now highly ornamented placket
hole Of her cloth or satin dress skirt.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

q nuisance. It ds heavy tears out ones
pockets. ia always In the way when not
wanted. can uever be found when most de-
sired. and Is generally a sort Of white eie-
phant. Not 60 with this new case, which
Is designed for travelling 1t is made OF
very light embossed leather and has COM
partments for dozen cigars. Tucked away
in one corner Is cigar cutter aud In an
other TINY alcohol Arrangement for light
ing man'o comforters. One Of the most de-
sirable features about the novelty is that
it Is impossible for the cigars to be
broken.
There is a revival this season of a style
OF ornamentation used when powder and
patches and cooked hats and knee breeches
were the order Of the day. This is the out
lining Of embossed velvet figures. with silk