Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-02

1t is not often We have the opportunity
for being at once fashionably and mex
penSively attired. But just now the demand
is for yelling of sewing silk tissue. Chlf-
fon. once so modish, is no longer in re-
cheapest form of these tissues, Singularly
Inexpensive. 1t may be blue. green, black,
brown white or pearl gray. but it is sew,
for over the counters. Any woman who has
good hearing may assure herself of the
fact by listening to the demands of fair
purchasers at the veil counter.
North China Herald: A Shansi mission
airy who went to conduct q funeral the
other day narrowly escaped being present
at a marriage. The dead man was a
batchelor of 30, and. fearing that his spirit
would wander companioniess in the world
of shades, relatives had secured the coun-
tryside for a dead maiden to marry to him
and bury with him. desirable bride
had been found some seven miles away,
and was encoffined and prepared for The
double ceremony of marriage and burial.
AS soon as the Christian service was con-
cluded. and the missionary and his friend
had left. the other ceremonies began. Mar
riages of the dead by interested friends
are common in Shansi.
For a great portion of his married life
the late Vice President Thomas A. Hen
law-particularly the former. that the busi-
ness interests. of the family were left
largely in the hands of his devoted and en-
orgetic wife. Their only child died In the
early years of their married life. and Mrs.
Hendricks sought forgetfulneSS of be
reavement in looking after the accumula-
tion of a fortune. The result is that she
is generally acknowledged to be 1.-The best
business woman in Indiana" She made
shrewd investments and she also gave her
husband valuable advice in his political af-
fairs. Since his death. in 1885. Mrs. Hen
bricks has kept up her interest in money
getting and her investments have brought
handsome returns.
Womans Home Companion: Observation
has disproved for me the theory that only
the women devoid of emotional feeling can
retain youthful appearance in maturity.
/ personally know three women who have
passed through heart tragedies and cy-
clones of emotion. and who yet wear the
satin OF youth upon their checks, albeit
their birthdays have long since ceased to
be among the years festivities for them.
They said. like another before them. My
youth and my happiness are gone. why
should ] throw my beauty after them2'
And they straightway began to battle with
time and grief There was scientific mas
sage for the encroaching lines about the
mouth and eyes: there were carefully pre-
pared baths for the complexion and vary
ing food tonic for the wasted pores;
there We're outdoor exercises unlimited.
resting and sleep producing. Strong, great
emotions. such as love and sorrow (and
they walk ever hand in hand. may ravage
beauty for season. but they intensity it
eventually if the exterior is well cared
for.
An artist who painted a portrait of Nine.
Modjeska says that the Polish actress
Smokes very prettily." She is seldom with
out her roll of tissue paper and perfumed
tobacco. and is ill at ease If women guests
at her dinners will not join her. "Oh." she
says. "if you would but smoke with me
then l would be sure of your loyalty. In
Poland one ever says kind things of an
other when they have smoked together"
During the sittings for her portrait the
stately Helena puffed cigarette after Gig
arctic dreamily watching the smoke
wreaths fioat about her and holding the
weed very daintily with the tips of her
fingers Another fad of the great actress is