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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-27
SOGlE STRIKIN6LY
FIGURED FOULARDS.
Brilliant Designs IN White and Blaek, White and
Red, White and Blue, Will RsndeT the Sum-
neT Girl More Conspicuous Than Ever.

sleeves were the first consideration. These
ers carefully unpIcked and then steam
ell ia order that ali marks az stitching.
etc. should be ob.iterafed As | have
said. they were amply fun. and Pie dress
maker whose professional aid We called
ia found no difficulty IN constructing from
them the small coa;-Sleeye which fash
ion rev DEGREES must be worn by all
women aiming 20 re considered we'll
dressed Then easns the greatest diff
cG3ty of au-thai pouch. what WAS 10 be
done with T., and what ultimate shape
should the coat assufueP All at once /
bethought myself OF a model which / de-
scrlbed az some length Ia a recent arti-
Gle The coat In question was cut exact
~ like an Eton ia front, and at the back
lad the tinest and sn1artest Of basqUeS,
extending just 10 the hips. Imprimis, we
ruthcss,y cut Of the basque Of cur blouse
10 PAST the hip line. Then. having undone
the gathers. my friend donned her bar
gain" and the dressmaker. acting under
my directions and with a patience that
was httie short u marvellous. pinned and
pinned and Strengthened and smoothed un-
I'll tnat pouch VAS merged into as neat
and iight-ftting a little garment as the
heart 90 WOMAN could desire The basque
was box pletted over IT the back TIL Il
became quite RS jaunty as its Viennese
Prototype. The reyers we left untouched.
Far they added both grace and distinction
io TIE cTstwfils despised coatee. The
scrapS Of velvet remaining from the
sleeYes were cuuniugIy joined together
and then covered with some old. rather
cotrse point lace Thus utilized they
formed a vest 10 til up the y-shaped space
between the rcyeTs In the place OF COL
lar band-for which there was no place.
by the way-we stitched to the top OF the
vest big cravatte-like Row OF accordi-
Gfk-DtpHFEH "a ell
replaced. and when finished / am bound
u declare that no one would have guessed
the pouched and altogether haggy origin
that giarilea Etonesaue garment But
don't think my friend will rashly in
dulge in de mode models in a hurry again.
This IS n hint for those who own cloth
b4ouses not too heavy for spring wear.
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HOW TO BUILD \ FIRE.
IL Takes II Wise Nan to Bald n Fire
and "a Philosopher to- Keep It,

To start a fire properly requires a 1u-
dicious compound OF orderlness and good
judgment and Sallie joy White has fornu-
lated the following rules for the beginner
in The Ar; of Building a Fire" in the
February Woman's Home Companion:
The first thing 10 be done Is 10 remove
all the covers from the stove and brush
ali the ashes from the top OF the inside into
the fire-boX, this keeps the stove in con-
slant cleanliness. besides making the oven
easier 20 hea;. and also keeps the heat
channel clear. Then replace the covers and
close the dampers This is done to prevent
the fine dust from escaping when the con-
tents OF the fire-boX are emptied into the
ran. Many thoughtless persons neglect
this precaution. and then wonder where
all 'he dust comes from that IS covering
everything IN tho kitchen. When the stove
has been closed as tightly a. possible. turn
over tbs CRATE. letting the contents fail into
The esh-pan below Clean the CRATE OF any
cltnging substance. then turn Il back 10 it's
place Brush ont the oven after the dust
has ceased 10 rise. and then K viii lie
clean Tor use and free from dust when
you are ready 20 bake in #. Remove the
ashes and cinders. ana sift them. This
should always be done before the FIRE Is
h9hted for II the ashes are left In the
pan sparks and lighted Goals wiil drop
'rto Them. and x = then very unsafe 10
remove them. unless ycu have a fTe-prDof
first ~ ala. l30~e pieces % newspaper that
have been torn into strips that is unless
yol happen 20 live where YOU can get
plenty 81 pine shaviCgs. and most people
can't Eet them. 50 they Use paper. these
str5.s go on the very bottom. resting on
the CRATE. use plenty of paper. sn that the
klEd.iuE may have a chance - ght be-
fore .be paper IL burned out. Next iay
small pieces of light wood aeross the box,
leaving small spaces between the pieces:
on these put g lager % kndlug a little
larger thAn the first layer. putt3ng the
sticks at right angles With the lower Ones.
on these again place fine hardwood kind
ling then larger hard wood. and finally a
;hIn layer % small coal. II this WAY you
vii have little trouble In making the FIRE
burn. Each layer as s., burns heats the
one above Il.
sew the Ere ls bull, ana ready 20 lleh;
hat Tree aoasskeeper thinks q her rules
ard remembers that there Is something 70
be q ne FIRST Shc aa@H'f enene5 her damp
ery aor removed ana s.f;ed fte ashes This
she does. then she replaces neF pan and
brushes ,ae duss OF the stove Then sac
}-aak sns her steve lights TIRE Ere ard
% - q SIS beginning 20 burn she poishes
the slove with aer Dry hruss.
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serves to perfection all the purposes Of a
big hot water bottle or an old fashioned
warming pan.
Mrs. Nerkes. the wife OF the wealthy
Chicagoan. Is another woman who possess
es a Rig French bedroom. with the bed set
on a dais, ana the room itself is used ex-
clus!Vely for sleeping. After the fashion
Of royal Freuchwomen OF a century ago.
these fair Americans. who can Afford the
luxury believe that a bedroom should
have a great space. a lofty ceiling and all
day long a current OF air should sweep
over the pillows uncuntaminated by hu-
man lungs. No furnace heat nor eaSiichtS
are burned in these sleeping apaitmenfs
a haif-hour before madame rcrires a IRE
of dry logs is nEhted. 10 take the chl}l off
the atmosphere, by candle or electric
light the woman goes 20 bed and all these
precautions are taken in behalf uf health
20 secure sound sleep and good complex
ions
Mrs. Letter. ~ Washington. rests from
her laNorS Rs the most prominent hostess
OF the capital !u T. wonderful carved Eng
lish bed. without one scrap OF dfaperv
about f.. Too precious and he1uuful is
the ancient decorated woodwork TO hide
under even the richest of hrocadgs. and
Mr. Letter sleeps ou Il sixteenth century
&rrar cement ~ Mattress. Tint IS in
ulace If d spring foundation. SIX rather
thiu mattresses. made alternately ot feit
wool hair. cotton and dried seawesf arc
used. BY a proper disposition OK these a
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Sill MBERIsG IN sPLENDOR.
magnificent Beds Used by American
Women of wealth

The most splendid bedroom in ou Naw
YORK city Is, by both her feminine friends
ana enemies considered 10 be that of Mrs
okden Mills Her sleeping apartment is n
quite exact copy OF an eighteenth century
French state or royal chamber coucher
The room itself Is one OF the largest in her
spacious New York home In that room
THIS leader or fashion performs the one and
only junction OF sleeping. and The bed Is
"ith IN" exception Of couple of small
git chairs and a clock. the single piece of
furniture. This is long. broad aownv
nest. In which four persons could rest
comfortably. and saving the headboard
ana TOP or the canopy not a scrap OF wood
work shows anywhere about H. Every
inch OF the bed proper is hid by magnlfi-
cent draperies OF blue brocaded satin. fur
Their omhellishcd with heavy embroidery
OF gold thread.
Quite complete. this throne-like affair
was made IN america. because after ex-
aiming big beds for sale in the Partisan
brc-a-hrac shops. Mrs. Mills decided they
were all lacking in the conveniences and
comforts the modern American woman
demands for her sleeping hours So she
came home. and OF very plain oak her bed
was built, the lofty canopy frame put up,
the embroderita ordered from an Ameri-
can uecdlewoman. hung and then the
great curtains and coverings were edged
with forty pounds of bullion fringe These
requisites for 4 perfect Marie Autoinette
bed brought the price Of Il far up into the
thousands. but the end was not vet
wonderful foundation Of spiral steel
springs FIRST lined the inside Of the couch.
ON the top of this n thln felt mattress vas
placed. and then ON top a hair bed. slipped
ia big sllk"n coytr. before sheets or
blankets could bc laid on Finally the
hHaAAoard. decorated hy the brush Of an
American artist. was pat into place and
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the appearance Of being a cross between
cat and a mule,
Had not Mrs Henry Sloane worn ths
diamonds thar are Enthusiastically hers she
might have been effsctually disguised in
her headgear, but as il was she was greet
ed by name from behind various masks
in the course OF the evening. Mrs. Stuy-
veSant Fish was also recognized early in
the revel on account Of certain character
istics that are peculiarly hers. and was
forced 10 acknowledge her identity from
behind mask that represented her 20 ee
n white cat OF lansuishing appearance and
delicate Jewels. Mrs A. X. Garfield was
also betrayed" FOR the reason that Mrs
Garfield disguised in any way is her OWN
charming self, ana Miss Anna Sands found
X impossible. although she spoke as sell
dom as she could TO disguise behind
mask an identity that is well known
in New York society.
When the revelry was at its height the
music of the band was accompanied by
eaterwaulng. snarls and feline language
that would have been considered hideous
had II not been for the fact that no
claim was made To the function being one
conspicuous for its beauty. IL was car
nival night. and everyone was at liberty
10 throw the strait-laced rulings of so
ciety TO the wind. and so In for a night
OF enjoyment that carried one back to tbs
The scene when the maskers removed
their domin0s was the climax Of the
nights enjoyment The 'I-told-you-sos"
that could he heard on every side were
mingled with bursts OF irrepressibls
laughter a., from beneath the kittenish
mask emerged the face of n middle-agsd
society dame. while the ferocious looking
tiger cat countenance turned out TO dis.
guise nothing more formidable than the
smiling features Of a young society belle.
So successful was the affair that COM
mittee was appointed there and then 10
originate another function on the Same
lines and IL was decided that the afrair
should be a veritable ball, where every
guest was disguised as some vegetable OF
the common garden variety, such as car
rots, cucumbers. and potatoes. Society In
this city is nothing If not original.
The Four Hundred are mildly excited
over Disgusting themselves as garden
truck Vaudeville has palled. amateur
cake walks. even though led by Wander
bilt. have become a source OF ennui. Elk
Mayor Hewitts daughters pinned for now
city. Instead of turning To the planta-
tions. TO the music hall or TO medieval
Italy. they have boldly sought inspirations
from the social customs OF Oshkosh.
Each OF the guests hidden to the revei
impersonated IL vegetable. and as 10
guests were invited 1t may be readily con-
ceived that the green grocers list OK
wares was drawn upon very heavily.
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NEW YORK SOClETY'S
STARTLING REpELS.
The Exclusive Set DisguiSes Itself in Feline Char
acter and as Animated Garden Trutk and
Holds High Carnival.

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Marriage Anniversaries.

Miss Lutte A. Lyttle who was admitted
to the bar OF Tennessee not long ago, ID
the first colored woman lawyer TO be ad-
mitted 10 any bar in the United States.
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second call.A One seems enough, ani
they drop evefythIng thsy have. been
doing and start for the ship. Mess
gear" has sounded, and the little red
pennant has been bent on. the sdg-l
nal arm. Before the men SIT down
to their repast the officers. are invited
into look at tables. Steamdng turkeys
sucking pigs and different kinds Of Iish
handsomely garnished, are Placed OH
them. They are SURROUNDED with
many Of the -delicacies to be found en-
the tables of the well to do, and on
this occasion Jack feels that he is rich
and must have the best the markets
offer Speeches are made and the Off
GERS are toasted. Two and sometimes
three hours are passed at the table, and
Jacky and his friends enjoy every min
ute of the time. The afternoon is spent
on shore either in the fields playing
games or in the library, where such
games as cards. checkers and chess are
lndulged in. When night comes and
the bugle sounds Stand by your ham
mocks," Jacky is ready. He has en-
joyed every minute of the day and is
satisfied to crawl in" and dream of
the things the next Thanksgiving Day
will have in store for him.
, F. A. VERDI.
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Sioux Indian Nurses.

At the third division hospital are
number of patients, who, when they
get restored to health, can have the
distinction of saying that they have
been nursed back to health and
strength by the work of four sisters,
who are direct descendants of some of
the Sioux tribes of Indians of the Da-
kotas. These four women, had they
remained with the tribes of their an
cestors, would now be uncivilized, in
stead of being the factors for good and
the help to others that they have be-
come for number of years past. These
women are distinctively Americans, and
represent the entire order, the Congre-
tion of American Sisters, as it to-
day exists in the United States. Only
India-I girls are admissible to the ranks,
and they must be American citizens
before they can join The order has
been in existence for the last ten years,
and the reason that the ranks are not
larger in numbers is that the order
depends entirely for its existence on
what the Indians do for it.
These Indian nurses may be aptly
compared with the regular trained
nurses as the regulars in the army are
compared With the volunteers. They
are regular missionaries, used to all
sorts of privation and hardships, and
coming from a race, and being descend
ants of warrior chiefs of renown. they
are Well able to meet and stand condi-
tions that would be too much for the
average nurse to undergo The order
volunteered TO come to the front when
the war broke out, with the end in view
OF following up the line of battle, and
OF taking care of the fallen and wound
ed on the battlefield, but it was only
recently that their proffered services
We're accepted, and so they have re-
sponded and come from the far-away
North, and have begun active work in
the sunny Southland, and viii continue
their work even into Cuba-Jackson-
vile tFla-) correspondence st. Louis
Globe-Democrat
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Thanks for a Tyrant's Fall.

The circling year that brought the rose
And lily haStenS to its close;
Not many times the sinking sun
Shall set before its sands are rum
1t brought us hints in moon and star
OF grim and blood envisaged war
Till over Aprips sky of blue
Was spread its pail of inky hue.
For the Great Power who understands
And holds all nations lin his hands,
Saw tyranny about our shore,
And stricken hearts his aid implore.
And so. as by some angel sent,
War came for just arbitrament,
And haughty Spain's Implying yoke
For purer peace and freedom broke.
For what our warning heroes won
We give a heartfelt benson
And thanks for wars SO swift decree
And human gains on land and sea.
For barns we'll filled and gifts in store,
For Freedoms new extent of shore
And space, may every grateful voice
And heart with thanks this day rejoice.
Joel Benton.
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THE BIRDS OF CUBA.
The War Of the Cuban King Bird
and the Spanish Sparrow.

l saw this morning Cuban eagle or
hawk, called .'gabilan." 1t had a white
head and white tips on its wings. Sew
eral partridges have been about our
camp. They closely resemble ours in
the States, and their call is suggestive
Of Bob Whites" I hear now and then
the notes of mourning doves, and other
doves resembling those common on the
continent fly over the fields occasion
ally. But of these homelike birds there
are few. Parrots-"cotorras" they are
called here-are very numerous, flying
in foclxs with incessant screenings.
There is very beautiful bird. the "to-
coloro'' (abbreviation for "todos colors"
all colors) which justifies it's name by
the hues Of it's feathers. Itllives in the
woods, is very tame, and has a soft
and sad note like the mourning dove.
The bird most in evidence, however.
to both sight and hearing is the Gao"
Before daylight in the morning and
after dusk in the evening it's extraor-
binary vocal performances command
attention It shrieks, shouts, chatters,
and scolds SO much like human being
that the effect is startling. i seem to
trace in it's utterances a, whole string of
Spanish oaths, and somehow the inten-
sity of it's emphasis always makes me
laugh. The Gao is a black bird some
what smaller than crow. and with a
tail so long that it seems to overload 1t.
The Cubans say that it can be taught to
talk, and that it has a magpie's
thievishness.
There are several kinds of woodpeck-
ers, some very large, and the trunks or
the palm trees bear testimony to their
industry.
1 have written Of the kingbird or ''pi-
tire" The name, like that Of many
other Cuban birds, is derived from its
note. "Ptir-r-e! p'tir-r-ei!" it cries as
| it dashes from It's home in the big ceiba
at the vultures sweeping near, and its
great enemy always flaps away in
| haste. The Cubans are fond of liken-
| ing the pitirre to the insurgent fighters
for Cuba Libre. The sparrow ('gor-
rion') is the national bird of Spain, and
was long ago introduced into the island,
where it made its home in the towns, as
the English sparrow does. 1t tried to
extend it's dominion to the country al
so, the Cubans say, but the pitirre
chased it back to the posts held by
Spain, and there it remains beleaguer-
ed. A pretty conceit, even if not quite
borne out by fthe habits of sparrows.-
Captain N g. Gonzalez in the Columbia
Is. Co. State.
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his way by thousands, but he still lives.
Jacky is fond of a holiday, and one of
the things that go to complete a per-
fectly spent holiday with Jacky is a
good square meal with "vittles' of a
different kind than the commiSsary
supplies. soft bread and shore food
are the main parts Of this repast, and
there must be lots of them. While
Jacky enjoys every holiday that comes
along the one in which he finds the
most pleasure is Thanksgiving Day.
This is especially true when the ships
are in some home port or in the navy
yard Then Jaeky is sure he can have
whatever he wishes for.
The regular routine work of the ships
as far as possible is suspended for the
day, and after quarters" the men are
allowed the freedom of the ship. The
mess quarters are decorated with the
ensigns and signal flags, while the long
rows of tables are abundantly supplied
with all the delicacies of the season
from the turkey which the men call
the buzzard' with its cranberry sauce
and other garnishings, to the choicest
fruits the market affords. Usually an
outside cook is called in to- prepare the
meal, for every man in the ship is going
to enjoy the holiday, and no one works
There are other things that occupy
Jacky's mind besides the grub" as he
calls it, for the day is long, and there
are lots of things that can be done. AS
soon as quarters are over the amuse-
ment usually begins with parade and
review, at which all the officers of the
ship are asked to represent It is not a
dress parade, where the men have to
wear rtheir regulation uniforms, nor do
the tactics as prescribed by the Gov
ernment carry any weight. The ami
ferns and tactics are of the men'ssown
get up, and each participant does about
as he likes when the commands are
given. The uniforms are remarkable,
there being no two alike Every color
in the rainbow goes to make up some
part of the grotesque costumes worn by
the men,. This is one opportunity the
men have of showing their like or dis
like for some of the officers in a mild
way. During the drill, which lasts
about half an hour, the commands are
given to mimic some of the officers,
while the men themselves perform all
kinds of queer antics.
After the drill a few athletic sports
are indulged in before the little red
pennant is run up to the signal arm
and mess gear is sounded. They find
a desirable spot for the purpose. Than
football, baseball and other games are
enjoyed. Jacky's speciality is pig chas-
ing and, without a good healthy pork
er, we'll creased, to give him q run
about the grounds the day would be
lost. Often the pig is too lively for the
boys, and many of them get good
tumble before he is finally captured.
Suddenly the familiar sound of the
bugle comes over the water to the place
where the men have been enjoying
themselves. They do not wait for the
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giving as about some method by which
he can have the ribs ironed out of the
roof of his mouth, and his tongue re-
duced to- such a size that he won't talk
thick
The persimmon is a sort of wild plum,
which is however, not as wild as him
that partakes of it not wisely, but too
soon. Small boys find unbounded plea
sure in gathering the persimmon, be-
cause it clings so tenaciously to the
limb that it compels him to throw
stones and clubs among the branches
until he is as sore as one afflicted with
infiammatory rheumatism. The force
expended by boy in knocking down
ten persimmons is about equal 20 that
necessary to chop two cords of wood or
TO learn a page of Latin That is why
he is so fond Of persimmons- If he
.ould pick them in punches like grapes
le would not eat them. Persimmons
IRE like dollars. 1t is the difficulty in
tetting them that makes them so dear.
And they come at Thanksgiving when
the paper rose blossoms in the bosom of
the market turkey and gladness and
Joy perform a double song and dance
from one end of the country to the