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FLOWERED TEA GOWN.

work than men?" To the ordinary mind
the sex of the worker would not appear
To be of so much consequence as the
manner in which the work was done,
and, Of course, If women cannot do the
work as well or as quickly as their
brothers, they neither could nor should
expect to he paid as much; but when
they can and do do IL as we'll il seems
somewhat of a hardship, not To say an
injustice, that they are given and eX-
pected to be satisfied with lower rate
of remuneration. And then, as If TO add
insult to injury, the better paid half of
the community instead of trying to
help their sisters to remedy this injus-
tice, take part against them-that is,
the majority of them do-and actually
accuse women of wllfully and deliber-
ately taking smaller pay--cutting down
prices, the men call it-wth the express
object of getting rid OF them and TAX
ing their places, as If, forsooth. any wo-
man under the sun would take small
er payment than she is obliged to. The
absurdity of the idea speaks for itself.
The truth is that a Woman takes
poorer pay on the principle that half a
loaf is better than no bread at all. She
would take more If she could get il,
to think that women are so enamored
OF work that they want TO take it all
out of their brothers hands into their
own. on the contrary women, as a
rule--indeed it might be said all wo-
men, with a few eXceptions-dislike
regular, steady work. They do II from
necessity. not from choice In her
heart OF hearts each woman, although
she viii not alWaNS acknowledge H.
even 90 herself, would far rather have
her own house. rule her own house
hold and govern her own kingdom OF
love and home than do any outside
work. but even i'm these days of prog
ress and emancipation woman Is not
always mistress OF her own fate. IL
she were there would not be so many
poor. weary ill paid women workers
as there are.
Young girls may think it fine and in
dependent TO take up work and Vie with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

tives and friends. for the bread of de-
pendence tastes as bitter TO the mouth
OF woman as il does To n man. III
must be borne in mind, when consider
ing the question OF women's payment.
that her employers are not always those
of her own sex, but more often those OF
the opposite, and il is they therefore,
who have decided that neither "A wo-
mans time nor her labor is of SO much
value as the time and labor OF men--no,
not even If she works for ever so long
and performs her duties as well.
How or why they have come TO this
decision it would be difficult TO say, but
that they have done so is surely not
the fault OF woman. but her misfortune,
for which she should be rather pitied
and helped than condemned. Not so
very long ago there was an appoint
ment vacant. and among the many APP
plicants for the post was woman. or
women. To one OF them the appoint
ment was given, but with reduced
salary. and the reason for this reduc-
tion was not because she was less fitted
for the post. No, that would have been
reflection upon those who appointed
her. It was because, being a woman,
it was supposed she would not require
10 spend as much on her food and liv-
ING rs man would
If this is the principle on which the
payment OF women is regulated, there
cannot be much said for its Justice
Women do not expect or ask 80 be paid
more than their brothers. but they do
consider IL unfair 10 be paid less If their
work is as good and as quickly done.
The question OF the payment of women
is not one of sentiment but one OF
simple justice and equity--a question OF
merely whether good and honest work
is not of as much value when done by
"a woman as IL is when done by a man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

not mentionable, and he Is delighted
that he can sweat himself down 10 80.
l once knew a jockey who was 90-I
mean he weighed 90--and i'm a poetical
way he told me-for he grew to be con-
fidential one day-that they were a
family OF jockeys, and he said with
the utmost contempt: What, 30 much?
Why. father he got down 20 75 and was
going To ride a winner. and just then
he went off and croaked, and mother,
being "A woman, like a fool cried and
cried, and thought il was because he
didn't wait To croak till the race was
over. but she said she had always loved
John and that that was what she was
crying about. WomeR are poor crit
ters, anyhow. They're kind of lucky
on the turf, and they make the race
course look pretty, but they haven't
any use i'm this world since they took
to cigarette smoking. When I've earn
ed enough on the turf. / am going to
get a clean hearted, clean minded girl,
and your gay young ladies what pats
you at the race track and praises you
and says you are a perfect darling
well, / will drop 'em. i will drop 'em
for my own Susan, my own.
''Oh. yes, I've got a sum I'm the bank
a pretty good onel You see, / was
raised around among the horses and
got acquainted with them, and when
you get acquainted with a horse then
you know something. Monkeys. dogs,
marmosets and parrots and such things
as ladies like To have around the room
where they wear their best clothes.
they amt nothing and know nothing,
but n hOrse--a horse iS a whola solfd
education, who teaches you-well, I'd
like to say "a ID sight more than you
can teach him." / enjoyed the ac-
quaintance of this gentleman and gain
ed from him most OF the knowledge
that he had gained from the horses and
which Travelled over the seas to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30
where Bachelors Were Fined.

Ancient Rome was severe with its
bachelors. who were made TO pay heavy
fines. and were subjected 10 even worse
treatment, for it is on record that Ca
millus. after the siege Of Veil, compel
led them TO marry the widows Of those
soldiers who had fallen i'm battle. In
the time of Augustus married men were
preferred for filling public offices. Ro-
mans who had as many as three chill
dren were exempt from the payment
of personal taxes. and they were paid
instead by the bachelors. Plato con-
demned unmarried men to be fined. and
at Sparta they were driven at certain
times 10 the temple Of Hercules by the
women. who chastsed them in true
military style.
In modern times women were sent
over TO the French settlement of Cana
da after the men. and I'm order TO COM
pei unwilling bachelors 10 marry they
were heavily taxed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30
III
a Husbands Revenge.

A charmingly pretty cyclist recently
attracted the attention OF a certain
French vicomte, well known among the
elegant automobilists in Paris. and he
obtained an introduction to her. She
was the wife of a fashionable dentist
Monsieur T.
The vicomte obtained permission to
call, and was received several times by
the lady in her drawing room. At last.
however. he behaved in such loverlike
manner that Nine. T., being annoyed
told her husband.
ON the following day when the vi
comte appeared. Monsieur T. surprised
him in the midst of a passionate decla-
ration to his wife. and, pretending to
nave heard nothing and to regard the
visitor as a patient. he invited him to
his consulting room.
The vicomte was charmed TO be let off
in this easy manner. and at once said
that one of his back teeth had been
aching. As a matter OF fact, his teeth
were faultless, and he was exceedingly
proud OF them.
But the dentist. making him sit down.
examined his teeth deliberately and
carefully and then. suddenly applying
his forceps, extracted a large molar
"There!" he said. II don't think ii win
be necessary for you to call again. That
trouble is settled"
Then he calmly pocketed his fee of 90
francs, ana the vicomte departed.
sadder, If a wiser, man. He has not
called again.
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the century to which she seems best
suited. Ii is little odd that England
furnishes few picturesque costumes.
At least IL you look at the picture of
Anne Hathaway you are certain that
she was n scold while the women at
the court were at once magnificent and
slovenly in their get up. France taught
us good manners, taught us TO be
dainty and made us fully understand
the charm OF a woman. She Cfor one
always speaks OF France as she) and
Germany are as different as Scotch and
rye whisky. The German style of dress
is essentially heavy, ponderous and
bought with an idea that ii will last
for centuries, The Frenchwoman buys
for chic and wears her furs or her laces
for a year, a day or an hour and then
forgets them or tosses them TO her
maid.
Her great devotion this season is Civ
en- TO furs. and, by the bye. my young
friend. il takes a woman with a pecul-
iarly good shape TO wear a cape well.
one which is deep. with a high medici
collar, is Of black fur. the kind called
caracal, with a border-quite a broad
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

the young men OF their acquaintance.
but women who work do SO from a
higher motVe-they either feel that
they have mission TO fulfill, a talent to
employ for the good OF others. or d
mandate to obey that says i'm plain,
stern tones. Work or starve," and IL is
TO their credit that they do their work
so brightly and willingly that they
make those around them think that
they labor for love and not for lucre.
And the brightness and willingness are
not all pretense. for IL is natures law
that we learn 10 like that in which we
succeed, and it is only natural. there
fore, that women like the success that
attends their efforts, and are glad TO
live without being burdens upon rela-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

Everybody looks at this body, but no.
body speaks TO this body, whose car
riage is the handsomest that drives
around the lake. Another coat is OF
sealskin fitted in the back and having
just down the front one strange band
of a lighter fur that ends i'm an ami
MATS head, while beyond on the left
side is.a puckered rufiie OF the same.
The collar. high up 20 the ears, Is lined
with fancy brocade. The muff is seal,
with a lighter fur puckered on each
side and the head OF an animal that
looks like an intelligent parrot perched
on one side.
There are such things as intelligent
parrots. met one once upon "A time
who died an early and pious death. lie
knew how to say his prayers. but he
sang them 10 the tune of The Star
Spangled Banner!" lie was taken on a
visit TO Paris, got the consumption, was
attended by two monkey doctors and is
buried in Pere In Chaise. His mistress
went into white mourning for him. for
he had always preferred white ribbons
and white wine. For Intelligence that
parrot was what is vulgarly known as a
''corkerH He had his likes and his dis
likes, and his dislikes suffered His vo-
cabulary was enormous. The young wo-
man who owned him had an aunt
Frenchwomen run 10 aunts. Tou Tou
did not like her One evening a large
dinner party was given--that kind of
dinner party that costs a man lot OF
money, but does not trouble a woman.
Tou Tou came in 10 greet the guests,
and, meeting the aged aunt, refused to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30
BODICES FOR EVENING WEAR

lady OF Venice 1t is gorgeous purple,
set back so that IL seems To frame the
mouse colored hair while the trimming
is nothing but a high quill spangled
with steel. This seems the most at
tractive. then there is another. There
always is another-another woman an
other bonnet or another frock, and
when you have got one you always
want the other. That is life.
There was a bonnet made of white
kid, shaped like a square Dutch bon
net with a frill of the kid spangled
with gold all around il and a gold
aigret at one side. The woman who
wore il was fitted TO 1t. or it to her.
That is the aim nowadays.
Every girl wishes il to be known that
she studies out types and that no
dressmaker ever designs her frocks or
any of her belongings. She is particu-
lar TO get her hat so that il is abso-
lutely suited TO her face as well as to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30
The Prince ana His Daughter.

A very deep feeling OF affection ex-
lists between the Prince of Wales and
his only unmarried daughter Princess
Victoria. She has always been great
pet of her father. who used affections
ately to call her "Torie, partly. no
doubt. as an abbreviation Of her name.
but partly also i'm reference TO her
quantity conservative opinions and
friendships During the time that the
prince was laid up after his accident
Princess Victoria devoted herself spe-
clally 10 him. and did much by her care
and attention TO make time of en-
forced inactivity pass as pleasantly as
possible 10 her naturally energetic IA
Their.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

one-of fine chnchilla. The fluffy collar
comes far up about the throat, giving a
soft look TO the skin. Another wrap.
which only FTenchwoman could wear,
and which has the look of the cape
worn by some coquette who is posing as
a gentle Puritan. is of n dark fur with
a cape coming TO the shoulders, the long
ends crossing in front and hanging at
the back. The high collar is open in
front, and a long lace jabot hangs far
down and contrasts well with the fur,
while the turned over collar shows its
lining Of ermine.
Mademoiselle. who stops at the tea
room on the boulevard at o'clock to
get cup Of chocolate and some OF
those dainty little cakes, wears a short,
close fitting sealskin jacket. double
breasted and closed with tortoise shell
buttons. The big revers'are OF white silk
overlaid with green and outlined i'm a
fine pattern with black soutache braid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30
The Injustice
In Payment
Of Women.

Among the many questions concern
ing women and their work, there is one
that does not appear TO be given as
much attention as IL ought when its
importance To women is taken into con-
sideration, and that question is. why
should women be paid less for their
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30
For ENnunpIp.

Women are now admitted to lectures
at Edinburgh university. where they
sit in the front seats. Recently eight
women were attending Professor Taits
lecture on the geometric forms Of crys-
tails. AN octahedron. gerruemen." said
the professor, lis a body with eight
plane faces. For example, Look at
the front bench!" broke i'm a man fro
the safe ground Of the back seats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

Persia is the cats paradise. The shah
possesses 80 OF them. which are un-
der the supervision OF q special over
seer. with assistants at his command.
They are housed in better quarters
than those cf well 10 90 Pcrsions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-30

speak to her. His mistress slapped him.
The guests pleaded for him, but he sud
denly disappeared. Alas for Tou Tou!
Alas for the aunt! She gave one yell
and jumped from her chair while Tou
Tou yelled. "Ain't her legs thing That
night the aunt told the niece that either
She or Tou Tou would leave the house
at once. The niece said II would not be
Tou Tou. AS they had first class chef.
and the wines were good and she wasn't
asked to get up early, both Tou Tou
and the aunt staid. Both were wise in
their own generation, and on the tomb
stone of little Tou Tou, who died Of the
gout. is engraved:
I'm Bon Nlvant
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Tn Epigrammatistc.

IL has always been a mystery to the
average woman as 60 the smallness Of
the average jockey In England he IS
buried up TO his neck in a pile that is
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-07
WASHINGTON WIDOWS.


like gratitude. ] like TO hear of crate
iul people, and an anecdote heard recent.
ly OF one Washington man has pleased me
immensely. He has recently married the
widow of a very wealthy gentleman, and
on the proceeds of the transaction he has
built a handsome house. When the house
was finished and the moving into il was ac-
complished, the wife and her mother fell to
discussing Just where they should hang the
portrait of the former husband. They had Just
decided to hang it in a small room on the
second floor, when the new husband came
in and heard of the matter.
Hang him upstairs!" he said. 'No,
stree. No. stree. That man was my bene.
factor. l owe everything ] have to him. He
shall hang in the place of honor
And husband No. now smiles down
from the mantel of the drawingroom.
But that makes me think of another
Washington widow who has recently be-
slowed herself and her belongings on sec
oDd husband
Its so fortunate" said she to me; "my
first husbands last name began with w,
you know, and so does my second nus
bands first name. All Mr.. WIS handker-
chiefs. are Just the thing for Willie, and |
haven't even had TO have the initial on them
changed. Washington Post
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-07
A CURE FOR FooLIsHNEss.
How BuGon's Family Got Him to He-
sign from the Buckers and
kickers.

Button is rich and proud He comes OF
good old family and is recognized society
leader of Detroit. He. with some of his
swell bachelor friends, organized the Buck
ers and kickers," of which he was made
grand high contortionist The order had no
object but fun, yet il maintained a show OF
mysticism and announced its meetings in
a way to arouse general curiosity.
Button went east for n rest and change.
His immediate family and friends did not
like his belonging to a fraternity with such
name and such doubtful aims. They saw
an opening and proceeded to get even. The
first day Mt New York hotel he received a
dozen letters, and on the envelope of each,
in big type, was his name and his title as
grand high contortionist, followed by the ad-
dress to which the letter was to he returned
il not called for. The clerk noticed it, and
others who were getting their mail could
not but see what was as plain as hand bill.
He was indignant at this use of his official
envelope. and indignation became explosive
called on him, asked IL he belonged to the
"perfesh," and if he were open to engage
ments.
Button fired hot letter home, bearing an
immediate delivery stamp. He informed the
folks that IL was in the worst taste to send
private correspondence in business en-
velope. He wanted no more of it, IL had
cost him great annoyance and he was going
to change his hotel at once But that grand
high contortionist" pursued him like an
avenger until he returned home, raked all
his relatives over the Goals, resigned from
the Ruckers and K:ckers and made a bon.
| fire OK the stationery which he held as grand
high contortionist. Detroit Free Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-07

last night began occupying my
old room Just across the hail. replied
WILDLY. II was sleeping there when
the crime was committed, and | have
had an aversion to IL ever since; but |
was glad 10 find that sleptbetter there
last night than | had upstairs in AN
Other ROOM"
"You naturally would, and y,N; ,yerc
wise TO move back. ~ YOU 90 to bed
with the idea that yon are doing even y
slight thing for self-protection. the
thought will haunt you in your sleep.
II is one of the psychic laws. Would
YOU mind showing me the roomg"
"Not at ALL" The three men rose and
Mnt into Whidby's room
(Which is the chair You spoke of, and
where was it placed that night?" asked
pr. Lampkin.
Whidby drew II from behind screen
la corner.
"You ought not to have placed IL
there" remarked the hypotist. THE
idea of its being pushed away out of
sight will remain with your sub-con-
sciousness longer than you dream Of.
Such things belong TO u wonderful
science that all people ought to know.
| Who're was the chair stnnding that
night. as near as YOU can remember?'
Exactly there" And WILDLY placed
the chair within n few feet of the bed
"Ah, yes" said the hypnotist. ~
see where you touched it that night
with your hand. Now, do AS | direct
you. Leave it exactly where IL is. and
tonight when you go to bed place your
shirt on IL precisely as you did before
! All these things viii aid you to sleep
soundly, and, believe me, that is what
you need above all things just now
Remember when you lie down tonight
that | have told you positively, on my
honor, that you viii sleep better thar
you ever have slept before"
"Nou mean,'' Col. Warrenton inter
posed, "that it will be necessary Cor hin
to sleep well before before the the
test?"
A slight, almost unnoticeable, look %
veNation passed over the face of tn,
hypnotist, but il was gone when h,
began to speak.
''Oh, no, only that il will put him in
better humor. lie is rather too despon
dent for his own good. don't want {,
talk to him about any test now. Tha
win he for the future. Perhaps WI
won't have il at all"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-07
CHAPTER Y.

The next morning after the sensation
at Mayoy Roundtree's, Warrenton called
on WILDLY.
WELL" he began, cordially, as his
friend motioned him to seat in the
library and stepped back to close the
door, you've read about the shooting
at the mayors. That ought to make
you feel better: it is additional proof
that you are not the man"
WILDLY sat down by his friend and
crossed his hands over mis- knee.
"On the contrary, 1 am more miser-
able to-day than ever
"Why, what is the matter?''
annette has just left me-"
''She has been here again? How very
mprudent! She ought not to have
come.'
Poor little girl!" sighed WILDLY.
'She had heard about the shooting at
the mayors, and was so happy over it
that she came right in, regardless Of
consequences"
SWELL. surely there is nothing in such
beautiful proof of her love as that
to make you despondent. You onght
to have been glad to see her happy, you
ungrateful dog!"
unfortunately, she went away more
miserable than she has been since the
murder. / know / acted the fool.
broke my promise to you about keeping
the theory OF my having been hypno-
tized to myself. l could not help it.
old man; don't scold! 1t is done She
L. II. 4
developments, and with that bloody
horror over me / simply could not be
so. She wormed it all out of me final.
ly, and now she is quite undone. She
turned sick and almost tainted in the
library, and could hardly walk when
she left the house. She went home cry,
ing at every STEP"
you might have known that such q
thing would horrify her"
WILDLY groaned.
Poor little darling! She begged and
begged me to tell her what depressed
me so. She knows very little about
hypnotism. and when / tried to explain
that 1 feared i had been made to kill
my uncle with my own hands she
shrieled and looked at me as il she
thought was mad"
II am awfuliy sorry you told her
| at least until we have had the opinion
of that hypnotic doctor. He may prove
to us that you were not hypnotized al
| ALL"
WILDLY rose ard began TO pace thu
floor nervously.
Il shall welcome any advice or opin
ion he can give. i have just begun ts
think / did wrong in not reporting
everything TO Hendricks at the start
/. may have been a very necessary clew