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The herald., 1898-04-17
WOMAN AND HER HANDS
To American women belongs the distir

To American women belongs the distinc-
ton of having the smallest hands in the
world. Next come the women of Austria,
Spain, France and Italy.
Russians have long but beautifully
shaped hands, while those of the Spaniards
are often spoiled by the thickness of the
fingers, which are apt to round at the tips.
The hands of aristocratic Englishwomen
are weli-shaped, but are somewhat long
and frequently hard. No one, perhaps,
takes such good care of her hands as the
French woman of fashion. German wom-
en- usually have large, flat hands, with fiat
fingers.
A remarkably beautiful hand is that of
the present Duchess de Mouche. 1t is very
small, indeed, beautifully modelled, and h as
taper fingers curved a little at the extrem-
tiles. and almond-shaped nails. The hand
of the Viscomtesse de Gallard is perfect,
recalling those of the statues of Canova,
which are even more beautiful and distin-
guished looking than those of the famous
Greek models.
charming Russian hand is that of the
Duchess de Sesto, while Lady Randolph
Churchilfs lovely little hands are an ex-
cellent Illustration of those of Americas
fair daughters.
Two of the Austrian archduchesses are
remarkable for the beauty of their hands.
They are the Archduchess Elizabeth.
mother of Queen Christina of Spain, and
the Archduchess Maria Theresa, sister-in.
law of the Empress Francis Joseph. Mines.
de Yturbes and Mieri, though Spaniards
have hands as perfect as their feet, and
another peninsula beauty, the Duchess de
Morny, is the possessor of beautiful hands.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The herald., 1898-04-17

and pursuits of their inhabitants are about
the same, and the issues which separate
the voters are alike Missouri, Arkansas
and Texas have Democratic governors and
Virginia continues to adhere to the Demo-
cratic column by lead so large that the
Republicans did not deem it necessary to
make a nomination at the last state elec-
ton, Notwithstanding the fact that North
Carolina to the south, Kentucky and West
Virginia to the west, and Maryland to the
north of Virginia have all of them Repub-
lican governors.
The states which choose governors this
year are: New York, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts, Alabama, Arkansas, California
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho
Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North
Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota
Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and
Wyoming.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-04-17
NEEDLEWO Effects ON MANY PARTISAN NOVELTIES
the Arms Is the Mhen-Bconnng

yoke of tucked batste with lace inserting
appears with collar and revers of white
silk. White kid belts with elaborate
buckles and clasps are to be worn with the
handsome day waists.
In turquoise satin of light weight and
supple texture a waist has pointed yoke
at the back ending squarely at the shoul-
ders, with the front laid in three double
box plaits; bishop sleeves with narrow
cuffs and a stock collar of the same with
a tied bow; studs and sleeve links of tur-
quoise and gold.
Another design shows quarter inch tucks
two inches apart in lengthwise rows, with
the sleeves tucked from wrist to lower
part of the top fulness; collar in tucks with
lace as a top frill. cravat and wrist finish
One model actually closes with tiny pear
buttons down the center front of the
tucked white waist, the fronts being edged
with applique passementere.
The slowly reviving fashion of two mate.
rials to appear in every gown will have
several illustrations in our next weeks
issue,
The herald., 1898-04-17

The newest covering, however, for the
arms is the mitten. This is very new; il
fact, 1t may be spoken of as coming, hardly
come as yet. 1t should be of lace, reaching
right up the arm to within a couple of
inches of the shoulder strap, to which Il is
connected by piece of jeweled ribbon.
Dear mitten! Somehow suggestive of
quaint old world days, when things were
less artificial and unreal than now, when
our grandmcthers' principles were as up
right as thei. high-backed chairs. We can
imagine them going out to tea, equipped
with the mitten, on a long talk intent; we
can picture them wearing the mitten
when they sailed into the garden to clip
roses, perhaps attended by our graudfath-
ers. 1t was very pretty not conceal!ng a
white arm as glove would, and allowing
full display Of sparkling rings. think we
shall give the mitten a sympathetic wei
come back.
Remembering, further, the d:stressful
plight of those whose necks needs must be
left bare in the evening, whether thei,
bones are covered or not by nature, fast
ion has come once again to the rescue and
has sanctioned the wearing of various
necklets and bows of lace, tule and chif.
fon draped lightly around the throat ans
tied at the back. These bows have an ex.
ceedingly smart and chic effect, and they
soften down very successfully those awls
ward corners which are known sometimes
as salt cellars" and which have also beer
compared, somewhat unkndly, to rock
at low tide. In fine cream net. drawn
through narrow diamond slides and fin.
!shed with frills of lace. these collarettes
are particularly pretty.
Some new styles in silk waists are toe
charming to be left undescribed. Those OF
French make have the usual blouse front
with a yoke and very small vest of white
taffeta, plain or in clusters of cross tucks
AS tiny white pearl buttons are on one side
of the front edges and buttonholes on the
other, it gives the appearance of having
the vest buttoned on.
Another design in blue and white striped
silk has yoke, collar and two revers turned
down from the yoke of white MORE. T,.
The herald., 1898-04-17
Children Visiting at the White House

After President and Mrs. Mckinley re-
turned from an hours drive yesterday af-
ternoon the quiet of the executive mansion
was unbroken except by the merry laugh
ter and patter of little feet running to and
fro In the childish game of hide and seek.
Mrs Morse of California, a niece of the
president, accompanied by her little daugh-
ter is paying the occupants of the Whit Q
House a visit. Vice President Hobart S
gallant son had run over to help entertain
the little fiaxen haired tot and they were
engaged in play when the president re-
turned from his drive. He did not hurry
through the lobby, as usual, to his private
apartments, but tarried a few moments to
enjoy the fun of the little folks. The pres
idents love of little children is proverbial.
-Washington letter.
The herald., 1898-04-17
A FoGGY MORNING ON THE FARM


The mist hung heavy on the barn, 1t looked
a-lhinder low'rin,
An the fish above the ridge-pole said the
day would sure be showerin;
We'd hay down in the upper field, corn
needed second hoein,
An the new ground in pertaters into weeds
an tops was growin'.
Uncle on the door-stone raised his hand
up, silent, thinkin';
Fog fuzzy on his coat-sleeve, as ~ dark
ened, heart a-sinkn';
"Winds to BASTARD, jake" he said to our
man. Jacob Cough;
Jake he turned an twisted, said he thought
it might burn off.
But uncle he thought different. still he
didn't feel quite sartin.
He said, about that auction grass he'd
| bought of Ezra Martin.
| Barefooted, twelve years DID, a boy, ear
nestly was prayin'
A day had come, day to rest two tired
legs in haydn.
listened to them talSin', all the time in
silence wishin';
An at last l just suggested that 'twould
be good day for fishin'.
Two eyes above the door-stone and two
| above the path
Looked down on me in scorn to see the
subject of their wrath.
"Fishin'!" snarled out uncle, shakin' rain
drops from his collar,
''If ye lives old Methuselar, ye'll not be
| wuth a dollar!
Work all behind, an fishin! Don't ye
know there's hay a-spilin',
An that We got to work an work to keep
the pot a-bilin'?"
He turned from me to Jacob; as he did
there came sprinkle;
| 1t pattered on my old straw hat and gave
| my eyes a twinkle.
But they lost some of their brightness
when uncle now said, "Well,
If 'taint day for hayin', s'pose there's
| corn to she'll"
james Riley in the Youths Companion.
The herald., 1898-04-17
GOVERNORS OF STATES
Curious Changes and Contrasts in Ex-
isting Political Conditions

There are forty-five states in the Union,
and heretofore those in the west and north
west have usually had Republican and
those in the south and southwest Demo-
cratic governors, while the Pacific states
and the Middle states have oscillated, the
two parties winning alternately. New
England has generally been Republican,
though in recent years, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, the three
southern New England states, have had
several Democratic governors. At the
present time these conditions are totally
changed.
Three states, previously Overwhelmingly
emocratic-Kentucky, West Virginia and
Maryland-have all of them Republican
governors. On the Pacific party lines are
much mixed. California has a Democratic
governor, and so has Washington. though
Washington is strongly Republican. Ore
gon has Republican governor and Nevada
has Free Slverite governor In a strip
of territory stretching from the Missouri
to the Rocky mountains and including the
three states of Nebraska, Kansas and Col
orado-a region settled originally by New
England men and their families-there are
no Republican governors. There is a Dem
OCrdC dC LHe Hedu OI aILalTS III COlOraQO,
and there are Populist governors in Ne
braska and Kansas. North Dakota has a
Republican governor; south Dakota has a
Democrat; Utah, lying midway between
Colorado and Oregon, has a Republican
governor, though in the presidential cleo
ton of 1896 Bryan polled more than 50 per
cent of the entire vote of the state. New
Jersey, which almost uniformly from the
beginning of the civil war had Demo-
cratic now has a Republican governor and
North Carolina, which has almost uni
formly been Democratic, has Republican
governor. All the states of the Ohio val
ley, including Ohio. Indiana and Illinois,
have now Republican governors. So have
Wisconsin and Michigan, and one of the
most surprising manifestations of the ca
price of party sentiment ana preference
is this-that in Illinois, long close state,
the Republican majority at the last elec-
ton for governor was 113,O00 votes, where
as Minnesota, which since it's admission
into the Union in 1858 has been solidly Re-
publican, gave the present Republican gov
ernor a majority of only $500. There is a
Democratic governor in Delaware Idaho
has a Democratic governor, Montana a
Populist governor and Wyoming a Repub-
lican governor, yet these three states have
interests almost Identical, the character
The herald., 1898-04-17

NEW YORK, April 11.-(Speclal Cores
pondence of The Herald.) Many of Dou-
Gets costumes owe much of their attrac
tiveness to needlework Above the hem
of skirts of yelling, detached from the silk
foundation except at the waist we find
a design in drawn work. This is repeated
in a smaller form on the cuffs, collar and
portions of the bodice. The threads are
drawn and worked over precisely as in the
time e-honored linen work Foulard
dresses have diamond shaped pieces cut
out on the skirt, and smaller ones on the
bodice and sleeves these are filled in with
medaiions of embroidery or lace secured
by thorn stitch on the edge of the silk.
Net lace insertion, sewed into the form
of bows ornaments heavier silk gowns
The silk is cut away beneath this lace and
silk of another color or several layers OF
gauze placed beneath. Panels and bands
OF contrasting fabrics on the latest mode
gowns have their edges worked in buttor
hole silk, and sometimes scalloped
One of the newest ideas is to have the
skirt of the gown plain TO the knees, thef
finished out with plaid in the shape of q
founce. or simply the skirt continued ir
this manner beneath the Vandyked points
of the upper portion.
From all these styles of trimming it il
only a step to the adoption Of the tunic oil
overslirt. A few models actually have
shaped tunlcs Of lace yelling, the sides ana
back of muslin. Laferriere makes tunics
copied from the Greek, open TO the hips
and falling low back and front. The
blouse and skirt reign for evening wear
unless there is a corresponding link be-
tween the two. is over, and the woman
who SO apparels herself cannot be accused
of undue aspirations towards style.
Fashion has shown herself very kind of
late TO those whose figures err on the side
of slimness. In the first place she dis
t!nctly encourages them to cover their thin
arms discreetly with those dainty sleeves
in Sauze or lace chiffon, which can be
gathered and drawn, and ruched and ruff
fled, until the plumpness Cor the reversed
of the arm beneath is left entirely to the
imagination
The herald., 1898-04-17
Musings Of Wisdom

The contented mind has a continual
feast.
Kind words, like fragrant flowers, are
admired by all.
Don't waste todays strength fighting
tomorrow's battles.
Love is like convex mirror-it broad
ems what we see in it.
There is much of both the lion and the
donkey in everybody.
The more heart we put into hard task
the lighter our toll becomes.
Duty inquiries, "What must do?" Love
asks, "What may I do?"
New circumstances often show us what
strangers we have been to ourselves.
When a man begins to suspect that he
is a fool, it will not be long before he knows
it.-Ram'S Horn.
The herald., 1898-04-17

AFTER DEATH

All through the unseen realm of air ] float;
The souls that, passing, mount to God,
note;
Each flashing through the void like fiery
mote,
BY fierce wind blown.
Death makes an anvil of our pigmy world,
And drives these sparks-these spirits up
ward whirled-
That glimmer on till all the dark is furled,
Before the throne!
I would look back and linger, linger yet
What can l feel but passionate regret?
When ] remember thy dear eyelids wet,
What shall atone?
But, borne by some resistless force, go
To learn what but immortal spirits know
Or faint and fading into darkness flow.
Dread path unknown.
The earth becomes distant waning star.
What. is this all? A memory floating far;
My conscience for the dreaded judgment
bar;
And this alone?
No dazzling ranks of angels choirs appear,
No bands of waling spirits damned are
here;
merely silent. lonely, misty sphere,
Forever shown.
Where darts that restless flame, my naked
soul?
But sometimes yet at thy fond thoughts s
control
can return, thy faithful heart my goal,
My love, my own!
Know at thy tears tremble, almost wane,
Thy sighs revive my smouldering fire
again,
The best of life, our love, may yet remain,
Eternal grown.
But II thou canst forget my light will pale,
When no regret of thine seeks my lost
trail,
Then, only then, within dim depths fail,
Expire, alone!
Emma Frances Dawson in "An timer
ant House."
The herald., 1898-04-17
BRINGS Them Out

I cannot help but notice,
AS down the street go,
How well a stocking black
Doth go
Against the pearly snow.
-Up-to-Date.
The herald., 1898-04-17

Sir Claude Macdonald, British ambassa-
dor at Pekin, has attained the questiona-
BILE notoriety of being "the worst informed
diplomat in China" Though but 46. he has
seen military service in Egypt, and has
been consul general in both Zanzibar and
West Africa.
The herald., 1898-04-17

The River Nile has its rises, but those
that do mischief are not frequent. During
the last 1000 years, there has only been one
sudden rise of the Nile, that Of 1923, when
80 900 people were drowned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
The CIRCUS COMING.
Some Extracts From Canadian
Papers on Its Excellence.

In view of the coming engagement in
this city, Monday September 18th of the
big circus, Walter l.. Main Consolidated
shows, a few of the comments from the
press of the cities where the circus has
already exhibited this season are submit
ted:
The St. John, N. b., papers of Saturday
June ., comment as follows: The Sun
says: The street parade was fine the
attendants courteous, menagerie clean.
and finest ever seen, trapeze work and
riding undoubtedly the best ever wit
messed here; clowns good, and specialtes
excellent" and concludes by adding that
Mains is the best show ever brought to
the Provinces. The Telegraph says;
The horses were the finest ever exhibited
here, and the best circus we have ever
had" The press of Moncton was equal
ly loud in its praise, and Halifax, y. s.,
papers enthusiastically praise 1t more
than any show ever exhibiting there.
There must he merit in this big show. The
papers would not so universally commend
It otherwise. 1t comes to Burlington
Monday, September u.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
BIG DAY
At the Franklin County Fair at sheldon
junction, W., Friday, sept. ., 1893.

junction, W., Friday, sept. ., 1893.
There will he a complete exhibition of
everything that goes to make up an ideal
liberal in extent and amount. one of the
best fairs in Northern Vermont.
ON Friday there will be awarding of
prizes on all articles in Floral Hall by the
judges 4 cavalcade of all the horses and
prize stock drawing premiums on the
track. The exhibit in Floral Hall will be
as good as any in the State and to the
ladies and others interested in fancy work
it will be a sight worth seeing.
Horse races, purse $3.50, at 80 p. m.
PAS class, purse $50; 2:2S class, purse $500;
2:N class, purse 500
The North Troy Cornet band will fur
rish music at the fair
/ The Central Vermont railroad will sell
round trip tickets to Sheldon Junction and
return at the following low rates: Bur
| llngton 70 cents, Winoosk Is, Essex juno
ton 70, Colchester Is, Milton 70, Georgia
e., North Georgia 80.
Special trains will be run to Sheldon
Junction and return as follows:
! Time table, going-Leave Burlington
! 1890 p m, Winoosk 1898, Essex Junction
l2;47. Colchester 1855, Milton 1l0, Georgia
l:l9, North Georgia l:29, st. Adams 1:40
arrive Sheldon Junction 2:GJ.
Time table, returning-Leave Sheldor
Junction $3.50 p. m, arrive st. Adams s
North Georgia G:l0. Georgia G:19. Milton
6:2S Colchester 6:43. Essex Junction 6:52
Wiroosli 7.l2. Burlington 1920.
Tickets will be good only September .
1895 2OS,3t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
DEWEY'S NEPHEW HONORED.
Members of tho Alpha Tau Omega Frater-
nifty rendered Him u Banquet saturday.

a banquet was rendered to julius f.
Dewey of Company II, LIST Vermont volun-
teers. Saturday evening by the members
which Mr.. Dewey Is a member at their
rooms in the Equitable building on Church
street. The banquet was given to Mr.
Dewey in honor of his membership and In
recognition of his relationship to mis-
uncle. the hero of the battle OF Manila,
Admiral George Dewey. Preparations had
been made to have present all of the rep
resentatives of the several college frater-
mites who are enlisted in the regiment,
but the illness of large number prevent
ed this from being done and the banquet
was confined to the fraternity. Friends
of the members were invited, and as Mr.,
of the Vermont regiment, entered the hail
Il chorus sang the star Spangled Ban
ner' and he responded in few we'll
chosen words. At the close of the ban
quet appropriate remarks were made by
several members. At the kind invitation
of Mr.. Henry II. IIagar, Mr.. Dewey ana
about 10 of the party were invited 10 take
u ride in his launch, "Onnajay." The col
cred quartctte of the Fort Valley High
and Industrial school of Fort Valley. Ga.
were aboard the boat and their banios,
mandolins and guitars and songs added
much pleasure TO the occasion. The full
moon and smooth lake were charming and
II was not until a late hour that the party
returned to Burlington. thus ending an
| exceedingly pleasant evening
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
EXCITING RUNAWAY.

There was an exciting runaway on
Church street Friday little before
noon. The team belonged to Mat Hallor-
an of Winooski and was driven by a ~
year old boy, William McCue. At the cor
rer of Church ard Cherry streets the
horse became frightened at passing cleo
trio car The boy, as might be expected.
was unable to manage the frightened ami
nal. The horse ran across the street on
to the sidewalk in front of Henry j. Nell
sens furniture store, overturning the
wagon. The animal dashed along to the
Red &C." where he made another stop
and got mixed up with the display Of
clothing In front of the store After scat
tering things he continued up the street,
but got no further than Willett's barber
shop, where a crowd had gathered TO
capture the frightened animal, The
wagon was considerably damaged. The
little boy, who had the pluck to hang ~
the reins. looked as II he had been In n
rough and tumble scrimmage, His clothes
were badly torn and when asked by one Of
the bystanders If he was frightened he
thought for moment and said; NO
wasn't, but who's going to get me some
new clothes?"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
FOR COUNTY COURT.
List of Grand and Petit Jurors For tho
Coming Term.

The list of the grand and petit jurors
for the September term of Chittenden
County Court are as follows
Grand jurors--p. j. Davis of Bolton, G.
A. Rumsey. Van A. Nye, George II. Bah
cock and William w. Walker Of Burling-
ton, A. A. Bylngton of Charlotte, M. w.
Newton of Colchester, Samuel Keeler of
Essex Centre, William j. Finney Of
Hinesburgh, r. A. Norton of Huntington,
ID. b. Bishop of Jericho, A. C. Fay of MIL
ton, p. l.. Towers of Richmond, Joel b.
Bartlett of Shelburne, Eleazor Taft Of
South Burlington, George G. Dunton OF
Underhill. John Allen Of Westford, Mar
win w. Clark of Wlliston.
Petit jurors-N. Il. Han and w. G.. Pres
ton of Bolton, James r. Sculy. Hiram G.
Gilbert, John Robey, William Fitzgerald,
w. j. Edgecumbe, James Truman, Fred
erick Gay and L. A. Drew of Burlington,
X. C. Beers and Il. II. Converse of Char
lotte, S. Nj. Plat and John Rolfe of Col
chester. f.. *. Pray and George Beecher
of Essex, A. G. Jodovin and S. c. Ray
of Hinesburgh. j. It. Sprigg and B. e.
Morrill, of Huntington, Il. S. Whitcomb
and NJ H. Packard of Jericho, w. C.
Blake and George w Granger of Milton,
Il, d. Andrews and William b. Hodges of
Richmond. Henry Goodsel and F. ]. Pal
mer of Shelburne, Frank V. Prior of
South Burlington, Robert Forbes of st.
George, Abraham MARROW and l.. p. Net
calf of Underhll. Il. r. Whipple and NJ.
y. Kenyon Of Westford, Sanford Mar
shall and Hiram Isham Of Willston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
SEALING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
An Ordinance of Interest to Merchants
and other Vendors.

The revised ordinance of the city of
Burlington relative to weights and mea-
surcs (chapter 80, page 14D provides that
all scales and wet or dry measures,
weights, steclyards or any instrument.
machine or article used for measuring
goods, either for buying or selling. shall
be tested and adjusted by the
sealcr of weights and measures
and # correct, sealed by him.
The penalty for neglect or refusal to COM
ply with the requirements of this ordi-
nance IS go for each offence.
Mr.. a. b. kingsland, with the G.. S.
Blodgctt Co., No l9l College street, is the
scaier OF weights and measures. He will
as fast as possible, either in person or
by deputy. make n canvass Of all bust
ness places and examine, test and seal
all scales. measures, etc, as required by
ordinance
All vendors of milk. vegetables, or pro-
duce, which is sold by weight or measure,
must bring their measures or scales 10
the scaler to be tested, adjusted and seal
ed, under penalty as above stated.