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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05

down stairs. l know man whose IA
vorite story is telling how a huge rat
got caught in his mothers hoopskirt. 1t
is a story that strikes awe to the fem
mime heart, though the feminine brain
refuses to accept 1t. and the feminine
mind thinks that the man is telling u
yarn.
Fashion writers-that is, people who
write histories of fashion, learned peo-
ple-are prone to say, in describing
hoopskirts, that they are dignifed in
effect. Perhaps they are. but to pro-
duce dlgnitled effect In one woman
of about q feet would be required. No,
may tell the pleasant little woman
who wrote that do not think wires or
hoopskirts will be worn. Women have
been looking too well lately to care TO
make any great change intheir appear
ance. The cloth skirt fitting the figure
evenly and easily and the handsomely
trimmed bodice make not only smart
get up, but one that is useful
The reason like the tailor made
froek is that believe 1t to be an in
centive to cleanliness. Any girf who
wears one likes to have her skin look
as white as possible. her hair as tidy,
and, knowing that her boots show as
she walks, she does not permit an I'M
occupied buttonhole. nor is she satisfied
with a broken lace tied into q knot.
She is particular about her gloves. and
If she wears any white linen 1t is i'm
maculate. Fashions may come and
fashions may go. but the wise woman
will retain n smart looking cloth gown
for street wear because there are a
hundred good reasons for 1t and not a
single one against 1t. by the bye. the
letter writing lady also asked some
thing else. She wanted to know. DO
you think decollete bodice immoral"
That depends. l believe that with n
low bodice the neck should be white and
well shaped, and that the frock should
be cut so that the neck and shoulders
show modestly.
A woman may write sanskrit and
speak Greek; she may be at the head
OF a society for tho elevation of wo-
men in Africa. and she may know the
finest line OF difference between furni-
ture made In the time of Louis Quinze
and that achieved In the century before,
but II she hasn't sense enough to know
just how much of her neck and shout
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
This Is For Thin Folk.

Eat for breakfast oatmeal swimming
in cream. Drink not tea and coffee, op'
cocoa. chocolate and milk. Spurn toast
especially If 1t be made Of graham OF
gluten bread. Eat freshly made wnea'
bread, with butter and honey.
Eat fruit for your breakfast but NOT
the tart grape and the tarter crap,
fruit. Eat baked apples, with plenty o.
sugar and cream, and all sorts oil slew
ed fruits which require sweetening.
Eat meats with fat on them. Eat hsh
with white sauces. Eat potatoes corn
starch. simple buildings and ice creams
Drink milk and cream whenever you
happen to want them. If you don eais
for these nourishing drinks, cultivumt
taste for them. Drink beer, but avon
Lemonade lime juice and the IKE
Wear warm, luxurious clothing ou'
be careful not to have 1t 80 warm as "
induce Precipitation, for that VIII Pro's
thinning. Do not lot 1t be too heaV''
either. 1.
Do not take more exercise than -
absolutely essential to health. TAKE Wv
air--yes. But let It be In eatnHs
whenever you can or on sunny pensa
in the park. Violent exercise is w
worst possible thing for the woman "H'
would fain grow plump. v,,
Don't worry. Don't lie awake al ma
to think about your SHORTCOMINGS
other peoples sins. am
Don't care violently for any s"..
Hearts and consciences are opposeu
rounded contours and shapely nseAs'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05

days that come in such quick success
sion there. this garden. only 80 feet
above the sea. and overlooking the vast
blue Pacific, is one of the prettiest. most
romantic and slightly places on the
coast.
But more careful than of all else Is
Mrs. Fish of the great light intruated
to her care. Punctual to the moment
does the lamp always send its clear
rays out across the water, and as pune
tually IL 1t extinguished when the
stronger light of day appears.
Miss Fuller of Tacoma has long been
engaged in newspaper work and has
not occupied the place of harbor mis-
tress for any length of time. While
in office she has done remarkably good
work, keeping all records pertaining to
the extensive shipping business of the
city in perfect shape. Her harbor mas
ter's report for the year will be the first
report of the kind ever made up by an
American woman.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05

every year about this time and yet
which is always surprise. II is funny
now man-lovely man, faithful man,
athletic man-has talked and preached
and had pictures printed in the news
papers OF what woman should wear
As II he knew One group that saw
which bore the signature of a we'll
known artist represented as necessary
lfor woman nine of the most diabolical
garments that the eye OF the printers
devil ever rested upon. Now, / am not
"a reformer, but l have had considera-
lble experience. and In a tolerably long
and rather varied life have never met
a woman who wore nine pieces of >in-
iderwear at one time. Starting with the
fact that ones pettlcoat has u Arm
Foundation, as firm as Plymouth rock
land much better shaped, the average
woman in good health need only wear,
FIRST. II somewhat long silk undervest,
stockings of course. stays and. IL she is
inclined TO be chilly and has tendency
toward rheumatism. a well cut and not
cumbersome flannel pettlcoat, with the
one or two pieces of nainsook that are
displayed in the shop windows. but
which are seldom talked about. The
petticoat may be OF silk, or may be of
moreen, but 1t is never white for street
wear. with your heavy cloth skirt you
need stiff moreen petticoat, that 1t
may be properly held out. but there Is
no use burdening oneself with lot
of unnecessary underwear to oblige the
stupid shopkeepers. A woman walks
well and easily when she has not got
on lot of starchy underwear, and the
line of beauty shows to much better
advantage than when She is overruf-
fled and has strings and belts cutting
her, because she has no stays on and is
altogether Hurried and fiat looking.
The human form divine, especially
the female edition of 1t, does come in
for an awful lot of discussion. The
line of womans figure is talked about
with the JUNCTION OF Dumas. while any
or every where one is liable to face
picture OF Venus. and II is quite possible
TO stumble over her in plaster ON the
sidewalk. Fancy wearing such dra-
peries as Venus worel why. you would
have to put heavy iron weights in them.
which would make them bang against
your knees. and you would sit on them
and be wrstched and would ind your
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
A Word About Muffs

Muffs in ordinary are medium in size
Some of them look even smaller than
those of last season. but there are d.
rectoires and Marie Antoinettes which
are so large and softly built as to be
capable enough to almost lose ones ell
bows in. These muffs are also made up
of velvet and trimmed with not few
heads and many tails. interspersed with
frills and bows.
Then there are long cylindrical NUTS.
composed of bands of two different
kinds of fur. as sable and chinchilla.
mink and ermine, for instance. The
center band is larger skin usually:
sometimes It is whole one, in which
case the head is brought to the top, as
II the little animal had wound himself
about. Chinchilla has become so scarce
In Europe that its price is almost as
high as sable. but the very best quality
only. be 1t understood. is wanting.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
The Language Of Stamps.

Berlin women reached an extreme OF
folly when they invented this postage
stamp language:" The stamp in the
usual place-that is. on the top right
hand corner of the envelope-means.
when upright, II desire your friend
ship" across. do you love me?" up
side down, Don't write me again."
crooked. Write at once" When the
stamp is at the bottom corner on the
right hand. It means, If upright, Your
love makes me happy" When 1t Is on
the left top corner. it means. If upright.
II love you" across. MY heart is an
other's;" upside down. Good day, my
darling" When 1t Is on the bottom
left hand corner. It means. upright. FL
deity will be rewarded" across. DO
not leave me alone in my SORROW" up
side down, you have withstood all
trials" When the stamp is on the same
line as the surname of the address. 1t
means, II upright. Accept my love;"
across, II long to see you:" upside
down, II am engaged"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
Two Women Workers.

On the Pacific coast there are two
women who are holding responsible
places. Mrs, Fish as the keeper of the
Point Pinas lighthouse, at Monterey,
and Miss Fuller as the harbor mistress
of Tacoma. Many miles separate these
two women. but each possesses the
same characteristic-that OF ambition.
When Mrs. Fish entered upon the
duties of her office. she found the light
house a dreary abode, situated as 1t
was far from any neighboring houses,
upon the gray ocean sands. She at once
started in to transforming 1t into
more homelike spot. Within she added
warm draperies. rare china and other
dainty furnishings. Without she in
closed large garden and made OF 1t a
brilliant, fragrant spot. About Its
boundaries she planted the native cy-
press. which is found nowhere else in
the world.
Behind these sheltering trees she
made a broad. velvety lawn and plant
ed tea roses. geraniums and other fra
grant flowers. On the warm, sunny
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05


Always about this time of year the
shop windows are filled with the most
remarkable of white garments, while
the newspapers are filled with adver-
tisements of what they call Cheap un-
derwear," but which is more elegantly
referred to by the saleswomen MS fine
lingerie" Whether II is that the hid
eous dress reform uniergarment is CO.
ing out of fashion. and this has brought
all these denominations to the fore. or
the shopkeeper. approaching that n
reaction has set IN, has concluded that
he had better get rid OF all this old
stuff, or what. nobody exactly knows,
but 1t is certain that some OF he most
hldeous things are displayed. aud I'M
doubtedly some deluded women Will buy
them. What 10 / mean by hldeous
things? Plaitings rufled with abomi-
nations in the shape of hamburg edglng
and overfrilled bits of clothing that
would ruin the figure of Venus. really
the usual sort of trash that appears
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05

Revolt Of the Baronets.

Apropos Of the revolt of the baronets,
the writer of an amusing article in an
English paper speaks of woman's love
for the order. Once on time, even.
he tells us. there was a female baronet.
Dame Maria Bolleo of Osberton. Coun-
ty Nottingham. The rank of baronet's
wife Is not infrequently conferred on
the widow of a man to whom the baron
etcy has been promised, and who died
too soon to receive it.
1t is the novelists, however, who
make the most capital out of the baron
etage. especially the lady writer's. As
an interesting pursuit to women of lei
sure he suggests that Of ascertaining
how many baronets appear in popular
novels. People unfamiliar with the peer
age are on tolerably safe ground when
writing about baronets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
Bah Takes a Look
z. At the Shop WINDOWS.

self wishing that Venus had staid in
the sea and been comfortable. But II
is queer how these people. who are sup
posed to cultivate the mind, or the soul,
or the brain, or whatever is the think
ing part OF people. are continually both
ering about a woman's frills and
frivols.
She must be rather a nice woman,
and don't know what induced her to
write to me-. but she asked. evidently
in all sincerity. do you think skirts
will be wired this year?" or II thought
u small hoopskirt would obtain. Per-
sonally / have always dreaded the
hoopsSirt. l never wore one. and
don't believe would ever learn to con-
troll one. / feel sure that l could never
sit on 1t correctly; that 1t would flare
where 1t oughtn't to and give me a
generally ridiculous appearance. Then.
too, as 1 have very feminine weak
ness for high heels. I should probably
put my foot in 1t, and ''the flying wo-
man. would describe me as / came
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05

ders she should display she is as igno-
rant as the youngest baby in the house.
a wofnnn's arms. round. white, firm
and well formed, are delights. and n
woman's throat. well shaped and
white, is n marble column supporting
the head above IL, which is presumed
TO hold sufficient amount of brains to
hint to the world at large that the own
er knows enough to show that world
only what n modest woman would wish
It to see. Modesty is great virtue,
but II is a complex one. There are
many absolutely modest women and
many who are SO immodest that one
feels ashamed to even belong to the
same sex.
! don't think It is quite right to hear
women talk of their miseries and the
manner in which they are being treated
to the world at large, and yet women
do 1t.
/ don't think 1t is quite modest to
gush over ones friends in public.
Friendship is an exquisite plant. but 1t
is one which can be easily killed, and
IL You want II to be fresh and beauti-
full and a joy in your life, then you
must protect 1t from the vulgar eye
l don't think it is quite modest to
call whoever you may De fOnd OF by
pet names before other people. In
fact. between you and me. don't think
1t is quite modest to let the world at
large see ones inner feelings. You
needn't cultivate horrible frigldity OF
manner. but you can be little re-
served.
! said modesty was complex, and II
is The modest woman is the one who
wears her heart where the DAVIS can
not peck at It and who keeps her own
affairs to herself. She is the woman
who doesn't talk loudly in public and
who doesn't overdress. Modesty does
not cover, 1t simply does not recognize
the existence of. some sins. There are
women who are as exquisitely modest
as the angels, women who could put
out their hands and lift up that other
woman who has fallen and never feel
that they We're soiling the tips of their
fingers. The modest woman is the char
liable one, for charity and purity are
twin sisters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
Parliament's "Tyrist'

Miss May Ashworth. the oihelsi ny,
writer to the houses OF parhA',''
typist they call her in Enslah ,se,
held that position since March n,ent
when she received the appoi,ssn
from Herbert Gladstone. who was '
commissioner of works. ,ss
she has a room set apart for 'ns
of her staff of assistants in St s'sp n'arl
hall, but SO great has been the a "am',nr
for their services that for inc ' Sa set
session an additional room is 70 . ~
aside for this purpose. Miss Aa .,, The
seldom goes to the house herse ot her
office being conducted by ohe -
managers. ,,,ss Ash
In addition to this WORT Mi s;,otars
worth has a large Office IN swut.
street. where she conducts Vp corps
ing school. and also has arr ',r el
OF assistants for the usual sto"y Ian in
and copying work.. She has .ajees
business for ten years, and her TOP
have grown from two rooms W. Aoos
Of the Victoria street mansioA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
Fashions
ID Tears,

Fashions change even In splritus,
matters, and it has been decreed ina,
II IL no longer subject of pathetic In.
terest for women to weep.
Those tender lines of Kingsley,
For mon must work.
And women must weep.
And there's little TO do,
But many to keep.
Enough the harbor bar be moaning.
are ST III true enough when npulls1 IA
the men who so down to the eea 1,
SHIPS and TO the wives, daughters and
sweethearts who wait and witch n.
them. But to the women in town nrd
country the edict has rome for,b
Weep no more" Tho day has passed
when the big, sad eyes. ready to soma
rorth n flood of tears on the slighte,,
provocation. can prove an effectlvA
weapon against refractory man. Va
knows too much about 1t. 1t Is usefri
to woman as relief to her nervous
system-any physician can tell her thu,
1t has its physiological benelts-bu,
masculinity cannot be subdued by thar.
moist methods. When she begins To
show the old fashioned signs Of dis.
tress. man cruelty interferes: Now
don't cry. 1t makes your nose rod and
your eyes ugly. 1t won't change me-" Or
IL he is especially coarse he will shout.
For heavens sake, stop that CRYING
game unless you want to get rid Of mel
l won't stand it,"
A woman enjoys crying. The wise
man is aware of this and is never
heartless enough to attempt stopping
source of pleasure. But 1t is one more
vshV ha ~ t,,.
tears. II they arise from bodily pain or
intense mental suffering, he is all sym.
patty. but the hysterical overflow that
can be produced on an instants no.
tice, that seems to be on tap-because
her dress doesn't fit in one particular
or she lacks n dime to complete one
especial purchase-does not now excite
his interest.
When man cries, 1t Is from the
diaphragm. and the sobs give him ac
tual physical pain. His sex fellows know
this and can sympathize with him. But
women cry from the chest or throat
without the slightest effort, and men
know that too. The old German prov.
erb. Nothing dries sooner than tear"
must have been written by n man who
had had experience with the wles Of
WttpiH6 WOiucll. is IL uuulnI OH
English poem that gives list Of the
various evil spirits that infest this
world and inflict injury upon more o.
less undeserving mortals. and concluds
with the startling statement that y
weeping woman with two black eyes \
the wickedest devil of them ALL"
| The principal point for the considera.
tion of woman is that when she must
have her good, comfortable cry she
should take her consolation privately.
| When not in the presence OF unsympa-
thizing man. she may even forget TO
cry; and, If she remembers, there is
possibility she will forget the cause Of
her lachrymose desires, and smiles may
soon chase away the tears as they did
In childish years. If the sex has re-
formed In this respect, man need not
| claim the credit. 1t Is busy, busting
age, in the cities at least, and there
women have learned to be wise earnest
and strong. as factors in the daily life
of world that demands the best efforts
from them. They are responding brave
ly and intelligently. and there Ii no
time left for crying.
| ALBERT p. SOUTHWICK.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
A Green and Gold Wedding.

At a recent wedding the bride adopted
the somewhat hazardous color scheme
of green and yellow. Palms and SUI
perb chrysanthemums carried out in
flowers the colors selected, and the
bridesmaids gowns were Of yellow pop
lin. with white null fichus. With these
gowns were worn green velvet picture
hats and nodding plumes. Green and
gold is an effective combination, but
is something rather novel in wedding
colors when It is carried through the
gowns OF the bridal party.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05


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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
NEWSPAPER CHANGES.

The stanton Daily Record announces
that it has sold its personal property and
franchises 10 Mr.. X. S. Turk, owner OF
the stanton Spectator and indicator,
and that from the date of the announce
ment the Record will cease TO be pub
lished, and a new morning daily will ap-
pear, to be known as the Stanton Spec
tator.
Colonel Faw, of the Bristol Times, has
purchased the Bristol Daily Courier. and
the two papers have been merged under
the title Of the Daily Times-Courier.
The leading article in this weeks Keys
vile Times is a salutatory, and says
among other things: II announce to the
public that 1 have bought the interest
and good will of the Keysville Times, and
in doing so / do not intend to change the
high tone and character which the paper
has always borne in the community, but
shall endeavor 10 strengthen and main
tain tho reputation which 1t has estab-
lished" BY singular omission the arti-
Gle is not signed. nor can we find else
where in the paper any clue to the iden-
tity OF the new owner. None the less. the
Times gives evidence that ~" intends to
keep his promise.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
A Visit TO San Jose.
(Chambers's Journal.)

During our stay In the capital of the
republic OF Costa Rica we had the good
fortune to hear the President. Don Rafael
Iglesias, harangue the troops on the sub
ject Of the impending war with their
neighbors over the much-vexed question
OF the San Juan river. He is handsome,
hard-working young man. impatient OF
leading strings, and a vigorous opponent
OF the "manana" or laissez faire policy
which too often obtains in the South and
Central American republics. He has all
ready done much for the development Of
his country by encouraging foreign enter
prise. and. among other services. has
completed a contract with an American
company for a railway from T1tives. on
the Pacific coast, TO San Jose. thus con-
Meeting the two oceans by a continuous
line OF rail-.
Another scheme he has carried through.
though OF less public utility than the fore
going. is one OF which the San Joseans
may well be proud-nameiy, the recent
completion and opening OF the new opera
house, built az an enormous cost TO the
nation. We were enabled TO see II under
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
A MISTAKE.

We regret to learn that petitions are in
circulation in the Third Virginia Regi-
ment asking that the regiment be mus
strength Of the movement to attain that
end is not as great as advices from Camp
Alger would seem TO indicate.
The disappointment Of the members OF
the regiment at not having been given
an opportunity to participate in the actual
fighting of the war is to their credit, and
we can well understand that the pros
pect of having to do garrison duty in
piping times of peace is not over plea
SAINT to them. But they enlisted for any
duty that might be demanded of them
during a certain specified period. and are
as much in the service of the United
States as are the regulars. Should the
government decide, of its own volition,
TO muster out the regiment, so well and
so good. That would involve no refiec-
ton upon the command. But for the
regiment to seek to be mustered out is
unmilitary, TO say the least
The Third is a splendid regiment. Had
1t been called to the front of battle. it
would, we are satisfied. have made a
record OF which Virginia would have had
reason to be proud. IL II should be called
to do garrison duty in Cuba or Porto
Rico. II will, we feel assured, acquit itself
to the credit Of itself and its State. But
in the especial matter under discussion.
a mistake has. we think, been made, and
the regiment is not being put in the best
OF lights.
We therefore trust and believe that the
vast majority Of the men will see the
situation as We see 1t. and vigorously
antagonize the movement. Indeed, we
trust that those who are responsible for
the movement will. upon reflection, ap-
preciate that 1t is due TO the regiment
and the State that they should drop 1t.