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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
A New Game.

With the long winter evenings and
the entertainments and parties which
they bring comes the old question,
"Isn't there something new that we can
play?'
1t is always difficult to find anything
altogether fresh and original and some
of the older games, a trifie worked over
and freshened up, will be found quite
as interesting as anything else.
For instance, there are many word
games but not one of them is quite like
the little funmaker known as the ''word
rhapsody.
In playing this game each Of the
guests is called upon to choose one word.
This word is written upon little card
furnished by the hostess. 1t may be an
adjective, verb, common or proper
noun or any other word that may sug-
gest itself. The cards are then gathered
up, and the hostess writesall the words
on large piece of white paper with a
blue pencil, so that when hung up it
can be seen all over the room.
Then each guest is invited to write a
short story in which every one of the
words appears, all Of them being used
grammatically and in manner to make
sense The time of work should be linn
tied to ten minutes. When the stories
are complete, the authors are invited to
read them aloud, or the hostess collects
and reads them herself. The results are
often very amusing The rhapsody also
makes good school exercise.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
THE WRITERS.

Alphonse Daudet had been an invalid
for ten years before his death, and the late
DR.. Charcot, the Paris specialist, predict
ed his death a number of years ago.
Tennyson was greatly interested in the
cause of religious liberty, and one of the
last documents he signed was memorial
on behalf of the prosecuted Stundists of
Russia.
Miss Marie Corelli, the authoress, is
very methodical in her work She writes
from 8 until 2, and spends the afternoon
driving, reading or playing the piano or
mandolin.
Wendell Holmes, was almost unheard of
until his recent severe illness brought him
into public notice. James Russell Lowell
once wrote of him as zone of those choice
poets who will not tarnish their bright
fancies by publication.
A New Zealand author recently applied
to Mr.. Kipling for advice, and received
the following note, which, be says, he con-
sidered encouraging" "No mans adj
vice is of the least benefit in our business
land am very busy MANI. Keep on try
ing until you either fail or succeed.
Francois Coppee, the great French poet,
novelist and dramatist, is an old bachelor,
and is as devoted to his pet cats as the pro-
verbal spinster. An American friend,
who visited him a few years ago, AYERS
that he found one cat in the antechamber
of the poets residence, two cats in the
dining room, four in the parlor and eight
in his study.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Nursed His wrath.

He was Bath boy, who, when Is or
IA years old, went to sea as cook ON a
fishing schooner. One morning he had
the misfortune to burn some mackerel
which he was frying, and the captain
was SO angered at this failure of his
breakfast that he took one of the burned
fish from the platter and slung it across
the table into the boy cook face.
The boy nursed his wrath until with
full fare the fisher boat was tied to her
pier in the home dock, when he packed
his kit, went ashore, and from the
wharf made this little speech to the
captain:
"Cap'n, you've insulted and abused
me on this trip, and sure as I'm alive,
when grow up to be man, I'll lay
for you and lick you if I'm ablel'
Years rolled on, and the boy cook be-
came master of a ship and could thrash
almost any man Of his inches and
weight. In Portland one day he was
passing by the Falmouth hotel when he
encountered, face to face, his former
Grand Banks captain and accosted him
by name. The captain, surprised, allow
ed he had not the pleasure Of the 9th
er's acquaintance. but the former Bath
boy refreshed his memory with the cir
cumstances Of that fishing trip and add
ed:
ST told you after you had struck me
with that fish, cap'n, that I'd whale
you if / ever grew big enough, SO look
out for yourself I'll keep that promise
right off. =
With these preliminaries the Bath
boy 'sailed in" right on the principal
street Of Portland, and, sure enough,
satisfactorily to himself, redeemed his
boyish threat. Butte Independent
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

matter how cheapIy 1t is sold popiln Is
always dear gown, as it is subject to
SO many drawbacks.
In wash fabrics we find lovely ging-
hams, madras, percales in stripes,
checks or polka dots, linens with fine
dots and figures in clusters and dimity
in all the new colors These include
bright purple, lettuce, blue and cardinal
red; also white. These have dots large
or small in black or white Some neat
pinhead checks in percales have red,
blue, black or white polka dots. There
are many grenadines in every imagina-
Bile design, but the prettiest are checked
in various color combinations. White is
offered in larger quantities and greater
variety of weaves than it has been for
several seasons. Piques with fancy
openwork stripes are pretty. Dotted
swisses are plentiful Organdies are ex-
ceptionally beautiful with faint and
artistic designs CT the commoner flowers
mostly in stripes. A very silky cotton
dress fabric has tinsel lines crossing to
form plaids or lengthwise for stripes or
just appearing on the surface here and
there. Printed grenadines are new and
very dainty.
In silks for next season there are some
unusually pretty new designs in printed
pongees and midas. The figures are
mostly small, many having dainty POM
padour patterns in delicate colors. The
bayadere silks have now been arranged
in more taking manner, with waved
thick lines instead of the stripes. But
what the American woman would not
have in her silk gown she has accepted
in her sashes. The Roman stripes, too,
have invaded some of the silks. 1t re-
mains to be seen who will wear them.
Changeable taffetas with frosting of
white will be among the novel silks. 1t
is now conceded that velours du nord,
velours soleil and velours miroir will be
worn all through the spring and velvet
even more SO.
Ribbons are wonderfully beautiful and
embrace every possible effect. Plaids are
still popular. Taffetas with checks and
heavy cords and striped ribbons are all
with us, but gauze ribbons will take
the first rank. They are striped, plaid
ed, fowered, checked and made rides
cent. Some are feather edged. There are
also satin, grosgrain and velvet ribbons
for such as like them. All are in vogue
when Che colors are good.
HENRI1TTE ROUSSEAU.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

There are few persons interested in
things literary who being in Paris with
in the last 10 or 5 years can have fail
ed to hear of the garret of NJ. de Con
court. M. de Goncourt himself would
perhaps have preferred people to say the
garret of "the brothers Goncourt, al
though, as is we'll known, the institu-
tion was originated and flourished only
after the death of the younger brother.
The 'garret' specifically was a charm
ing room, half hall, half library, on the
third floor of the little Louis XVI hotel
at Auteuil which M Edmond de Con
court occupied during the whole latter
part of his life; generically it was the
meeting together of kindred spirits, of
disciples and admirers and friends of
the old maitre, the germ of the academy
which it was Edmond de Goncourt S
dream to establish in opposition to the
academy of the 40 immortals, and the
nursery. as it were, where talents were
grown to ripeness for the honor of adj
mission to that same especial academy.
-Aline Gorren in Scribner's.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

The adoption of human infants by
wild and carnivorous quadrupeds has
obtained more or less credence among
the vulgar from the earliest ages, and
while such today are for the most part
poohpoohed as idle tales the skeptics
have little idea of the evidence that has
been offered in substantiation thereof.
Half century ago the iconoclast
who would have dared question that
Romulus and Remus owed their nurtur-
ing to a she wolf would have been
laughed to scorn by most lovers of the
classics. Twenty five years later the ami
NAL was substituted. on the part of tu-
tors, by woman named Lupa-a most
inglorious conclusion, derived solely
from imagination. Today the tendency
to ignore all sentiment causes such ideas
to receive scant courtesy. and when SEN
timent is introduced as evidence is met
by the undeniable statement that the
same miracle is accredited with preserv-
ing the lives of many gods and heroes
of antiquity. Consequently if single
case Of child being fostered and reared
by animals can be substantiated beyond
question the result will be to rehabili-
tate as history much literature that sole
" on this account has been relegated to
the realm Of fiction -Lippincott's.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
THE CHINA GRAB BAG.

England has her hands full Other ma
tions are following her example of land
grabbing. Indianapolis News
1t is apparent that China's weakness is
proving too powerful temptation to the
great powers thirsting for territorial con-
quest.-St. Louis Republic.
1t is very hard on Japan that she should
have done all the hard work of knocking
the Chinese empire to pieces only to en-
able the European powers to pick and
choose from the remnants.-P Providence
Journal.
England agrees not to interfere with
Germany in China if Emperor William
will not concern himself over British ter
ritorial acquisition in Africa. Now let the
grab game go Manchester IN. H.)
Union.
Uncle Sam has already some interests in
China. These must be protected. But
he will take no part in the European
squabble now in progress to see which ma
tion can grab the most Chinese seaports.
Syracuse Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Pruning can be done when the trees are
not frozen.
Water should never be allowed to stand
around trees.
Mulching should be done when the
ground freezes.
Pansies sown in the fall should be well
protected during the winter.
The ounce is greatly benefited by heavy
manuring applied late in the fall or early
winter.
All trees and vines that are sheltered
from the winds will bud out sooner than
those that are exposed.
1t is claimed that phosphate fertiliArTs
give rich, peculiar flavor to grapes not
obtainable in any other way.
If any limbs of trees should get taken
off by storms in winter, cut off the broken
part and cover the wound with paint
Pear blight is less abundant in orchards
where only fair growth is made than
among trees forced along by strong ma
nures
When setting out trees of any kind,
never put manure of any sort in the hole
made to receive the roots of the tree.-Ex-
change
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

Of them had black silk skirt with large
velvet figures upon it and noisy purple
velvet Cossack Russian blouse reaching
to the knees, This was trimmed with
pointed beaver in shawl collar and
cuffs. The next one wore gown of
ruby velvet hanging in heavy folds from
raised drapiDg at the left side, which
revealed ruffled underskirt of taffeta
silk mottled in red, yellow, blue and
green. There was short Russian blouse
of green velvet with gray fur collar, re-
vers and muff. The next one had skirt
of astonishingly brilliant plaid, where
scarlet, blue, garnet, green and yellow
besides black stripes fought for ascend
ency. The prevailing color was red.
blouse, with green velvet epaulets, stock
and revers collar This opened to
show vest of the same plaid gathered
very full and, like the skirt, on the
bias. The sight of SO much splendor
made the passers draw aside and look at
it, and yet we see just such colors and
combinations everywhere, but seeing
them singly is not likely to cause such
a sensation
Just at present fur and braiding
are the most popular Of all trimmings
for all heavy garments but in less than
a short time fringe will be seen every
where. Fringe is very graceful gar
niture for any garment, but it is so apt
to catch things one does not wish as adj
ditions to ones toilet. One lady went
out walking with splendid velvet cape
on with fringe around it. At the back
there dangled baby's tin rattle box.
The new fringes are made of beads and
spangles, and also of deep, heavy knot
ted silk. One style is full Ia inches deep
and is intended to be sewed straight
around the skirt like founce. Black
fringe will be used ON gowns of any col
or. Narrower fringe of the same design
as the wide is provided for the orna-
mentation of basque or waist. Spangles
shine everywhere, and narrow and wide
gimp trimmings have spangles all over
them. One black satin dress skirt had
spangles sewed on SO that the wearer
looked as if she had stood under a
shower of Klondike gold. 1t was thick
and close near the waist and grew thin
ner aud more scattering toward the bot
tom and made most remarkable gown.
There are gold, silver and aluminium
spangles. Turquoise beads, jet beading
and steel in many faceted forms are seen
on the new set pieces, scroll and bands
for application on to the garments.
Some fringes for evening gowns have
the edge Of metallic spangles and beads,
particularly in the porcelain blue colors.
Others have the fringe of small trailing
flowers, buttercups being the favorite.
Wide bands of silk are tufted and bead
ed and edged with very rich tape
fringe sometimes six inches deep. The
aluminium spangles are in various col
ors and sometimes iridescent, and one
finds piece after piece Of black net fairly
covered with them. This lace is for
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Soap.

The first distinct mention of soap
now extant is by Pliny, who speaks of
it as an invention of the Gauls but be
that as it may, the use of soap for wash
ing purposes is of great antiquity. In the
ruins of Pompeii complete soap man
ufactory was found. and the utensils
and some soap were in tolerable state
Of preservation The Gallic soap of
eighteen centuries ago was prepared
from fat and wood ashes, particularly
the ashes from beech wood, which wood
was very common i'll France as we'll as
in England. Soap is spoken of by writ
ers from the second century, but the
Saracens were the first people to bring
it into general use as an external cleans
ing medium. The use of soap is thus
described: when examined chemical
ly, the skin is found to be composed OF
substance analogous to dried white of
egg; in word, albumen. Now, albu-
men is soluble III the alkalies, and
when soap is used for washing the skin
the excess of alkali combines with the
oily fluid with which the skin is natu-
rally bedewed, removes il In the form of
an emulsion, and with a portion Of the
dirt. Another portion of the alkali soft
ems and dissolyesthe superficial stratum
of the skin, and when this is rubbed off
the rest of the dirt disappears. So that
every washing of the skin with soap re-
moves the old face Of the skin and leaves
new one, and were the process repeat
ed to excess the. latter would become
attenuated. ''-Philadelphia Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
A Thorough Job.

A Philadelphia housekeeper tells this
story in The Record of that city: "We
had at one time in our employ very
green young woman whose nationality
is typifed by an emblem of the same
yerdant color This young woman came
to US through an intelligence (?) office.
She showed her intelligence on the first
day of her service in our family. She
was told TO go out in the yard and take
down the clothesline, which was
stretched among half dozen posts set
up for that purpose She was at the job
for SO long time that we began to
wonder what on earth was the matter
with her. We went out to see what she
was doing, and there we found her
working away vigorously with a spade.
She had already dug up three of the
posts and had almost completed the
work on a fourth when we found her.
She didn't stay with us long. .
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

ding dress all ready--it's grown yellow
in chest in the garrett. But after
awhile the lace took up my trouble
drop by drop till it was gone, and I
couldn't tell you today where it is. So
I'll teach you, dear. These are the three
rolls did in the three years, one for
each. They re yellow now, you see"
Faith opened one and spread it out.
It was an intricate pattern, very broad.
TITS hard to do, she said, but that
is all the better for the forgetting. If
I'd been man, / should have gone
away to Africa I've often thought it
would do good deal toward making
a body forget to see the sun falling
down like ball and the dark come as
if somebody had blown out the light.
But couldn't very we'll, so learned
to crochet. never gave the lace away,
you see, because had worked my trou-
BILE into it, and / was afraid / thought
long time about it when Alice was
married, but | was afraid it would
some way make her sad when she wore
it. So it's all here. This is the first
year s-you see I've numbered it one
and this is the seconds and this the
thirds. There's the three.
Faith handled the rolls over and over,
lost for a minute in the associations
which they revived Her niece seemed
to have forgotten her own grief for the
time and was observing her aunt
curiously as she bent over the lace.
ttrThof}e \ Tios4
"It's very pretty" Faith sat silent for
a time, smoothing out the creases of
the lace and drawing it out to its
length. 1t seemed to have the effect Of
an enchanter's wand, for it summoned
old faces and scenes at will, and Faith
grew blind to the little room and the
needs Of her guest. At last Grace moved
impatiently.
eyes, yes,'' said Faith, like one
awaking, 'to forget This is the way.
Here is the old pattern. / will teach
you.
She bustled about, finding thread and
needle, seated herself at Grace's side,
drew the thread through her fingers
and began her work.
.'There," she said after a minute.
stDo you see how it's done? 1t ism t
hard. Try it.
Grace took the needle he1plessly.
"Do you think could forget SO, aunt?"
she asked hesitatingly.
81 did, Z" said Faith.
Grace had returned to her task and
made one or two awkward motions
with the needle when there came a
ring at the door.
It's Phil" exclaimed Grace, spring
ing up.
"Gracel" said the recreant lover,
standing awkwardly by the door, after
Aunt Faith had admitted him and had
retreated toward her chair. There were
shame and pleading in his voice.
Grace caught her hat and went to
him without another word
"We'll try the crocheting some other
time, Aunt Faith, said Grace. Then
seeing her aunt's half dazed expression,
as if she hardly understood this new de-
velopment of affairs, she ran back and
kissed her. Grace's face bore no trace
of sadness as she turned to Phil, and
they went out chatting merrily.
Faith listened till the last football on
the crust had died away, then carefully
rolled up the lace.
s'She thinks she's happier, !" thought
Faith, "but I'm not SO sure. A man s
heart is uncertain property, but a GRO
chet needle, as she laid her hand ap-
proyingly upon those on the table, sis
always the same - Springfield Re-
publican.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
NUMBER %
BETWEEN THE ACTS.

James J. Corbett is to appear in drama
by Henry Guy Carleton.
Glen Marlborough has sold farce to
May Irwin for spring production.
Robert Louis Stevenson's novel est.
Ives's is being dramatized for Richard
Mansfield.
Elwyn Barron, the Chicago reviewer, is
on the isle Of Man writing play for Will
son Barrett.
Sol Smith Russell was not liked by Chi
cago in ''The Tanning of the Shrew, . but
was aocpeted in ''The Rivals.
Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs Frye, bril-.
liant Boston writer's, have collaborated in
a comedy, Sin Far Bohemia
Sydney Rosenfeld has adapted from the
German farcical piece in which Ada
Rehan will take the principal role.
Edward S. Willard has been playing
''Dayid Garrick, and the critics say that
he was excellent, though not brilliant.
Robert S. Hilliard expects to bring out
a comedy of his own, a New Yorker, !"
with Marie Burroughs as the heroine.
Minnie Seligman- Cutting contemplates
a return to the stage in a play of society
which Clyde Fitch wrote for the late
Carrie Turner.
At charity affair in Denver Nellie Nc.
Henry rode through the streets in car
riage driven by Buffalo Bill She sang
ballads, and he passed his hat.
Lawrence j. Hanley is of irregular hab
its. and when he was i'll with fever in
St. Louis the management announced that
he was drunk. He is suing for damages
David Belasco has written comedy
with part for Mrs. Garter, and she will
also appear in Shakespearean roles after
she is done with ''The Heart of Mary.
land. y
Louis NJ. Thayer is an honest maker of
a comic opera. It is called "Sofani . and
before it's production he published the fact
that it had been compiled from many
sources.
Lady Sholto Douglas, who was concert
saloon waitress in San Francisco before
her marriage to an English nobleman, is
now living quietly with her husband at
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Mans Ruling wish.

There is one wish ruling over man
kind, and it is a wish which is never in
single instance granted--each man
wishes to be his own master 1t is a
boys beatifc vision. and it remains the
grown up mans ruling passion to the
last. But the fact is life is service.
The only question is, Whom shall We
serye?-W. Z. Faber.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

Governor Stephens of Missouri the
other day commuted the sentence of a
negro who had been condemned to
death for murder to imprisonment for
so years. When she heard of it, the ne,
gro's mother was SO happy that she be-
gan to smoke a corncob pipe. Some one
having suggested to her that after all
so years Imprisonment was a pretty
heavy punishment, she exclaimed;
"Wot's SO years? Pshaw, wot's de
penitentiary to Willie? Ain t hea young
man? Wot's SO years to him? Anyways
he amt goin to hang. ] doap have to
stay up nights an go cryin about an
speculatin myself to death. done stop
speculatin. done stop hit. New
York Tribune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

Ladies' Gloves, fine quality, heavy
stitching, 81; in tan, oxford and
black. Cashmere, superior quality.
for 25c and SOC. Silk Taffeta
feese at SOC.
Ladies' Mits, l5c, 100, 25c. Open
back, hand knit, Csc, SOC Silk
Mits, 3Sc. SOC, ST 90 pair.
Breakfast Shawls, 25c to ST 90
Long Shawls, 50 so to $500.
Handkerchiefs. Large assortment
of embroidered edge and plain
hemstitch, sc, SC, l0c, l2c, 25c,
3lc, SOC. Silk initials, 12c, 25c.
Hand Painted Fancy Articles. Pin
Trays, Toilet bottles, Match re-
ceivers, etc.
Pin Cushions, 25c to $l.5O.
Fancy Carriers, Combs and Brushes,
Infants Toilets and three thousand
other items which we can't men
tion for want OF space.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Training of Children.

Do not coddle your children, for it is
a great mistake, and one that is bound
to result in great delicacy and discom-
fort Boys are often made delicate by
overcareful mothers Girls are still
more frequently protected from every
blast that blows as though it would kill
them instead of helping to make them
strong and healthy To mothers of
young children would say, send your
children out in all weathers but heavy
rain, unless they are weak in the chest,
then remember that an east wind will
do your child no good. A great evil in
training girls is that they are not taught
to use their muscles. They should do SO
in moderation, and there will be little
fear of strained backs or any other
mischief.