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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

three tiny rufIles, while the bodice has
4 tucked yoke and a corsage decorated
with frills of valenciennes lace and
insertion. The sleeves are glove-fit-
ting. but trimmed with the lace, while
the crusn belt and soft collar are of
white SILK. Chic? Immensely so.
And VET while it is in the style it does
moi after a servile fashion initiate the
gown worn by Dorothy, Gwendolen or
Cynthia.
Another cotton is made after one of
Anna Helds newest frocks. This
shows a decoration of the dainty ruf-
iias edged with narrow lace. while
hig white parasol is made-in the pho
II III least-to seem a special part of
the toilet. But it is her jacket OF
which the wise woman is proudest this
snrina-the Jacket. over which all
paris is raving. 1t is the dainty little
.oat worn by that wonderful beauty
Marsy in her last new play. 1t is of
bright red cloth, showing lapel fac
mos of white. but the coat itself is
u cut that. though it fits the figure,
there is a certain laxity to the front
which is an ingenious compromise be-
tween the bagging of the ubiquitous
h,orse and the severity OF the classic
Jacket Surely the wise woman could
rot choose three better models than
ebose nictured. for the French ac-
tregs. even on the stage, never goes
- an extreme and always sets the
mode, In England and America the
actress initiates the ladies of the great
world In Paris the most artistic
dressmaker brings all her genius to
hear upon toilet for the stage, since
sbe Il SIRE that il viii be extensively
n1,nied bv the most fashionable women.
AS a natural sequence the French ac-
fpess seldom overdresses, and she
takes a special pride in suiting her
toilet to the exact time and place.
When she is supposed to be the daugh-
Ter os poor but honest parents. she
does not come on the stage wearing a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
Copyright, 1897

n-io me ar is raw and cold and
'Ae ground still showing traces of the
peautilul snow, as il is known in New
OK the shop windows are filled with
tue daintiest, arrest and Gncsr o. fab
TICS wonderful embroidered muslins
s .,h as We're brought yeas ago from
ehe mysterious countries beyond the
ssds, printed musllEs sucn as Mary
washington wore, wonderful contrasts
u color TO the dainty cotton materials
enat seem TO have belonged 10 the davs
q Marie Aucoinette and Petit Trianon.
ana with it all they are 10 cheap'
Nhen our muslin gowns welc brought
ps some travelling cousin from China.
they were really worth their weight in
gold. When domestic manufacturers
were unknown, a cotton froek was al
most as expensive as a wco,en one.
But nowadays, when clever American
girls draw the designs, when wonder
ful American looms weave the mate
rial, the beautiful artistic fabric is
within the reach even of the woman
who has to economic.
She is the wise woman who .,uvs her
cotton frocks while it is yat winter.
Why? Because she has her enoice of
designs, and because she can get her
material While it is yet fresh and be-
fore it shows the effect of passing
through many hands Then. .retring
the material so early, the wise woman
can devote plenty of time to choosing
her decorations, and to selecting tie
modes in which her gowns shall be-
Perhaps she has chosen a dainty white
muslin with little dots thickly en-
broidered upon it. She goes to no pat
tern house for her design. A month
ago there came to her from Paris some
photographs of famous French beau
ties in their summer toilets, and it is
these she will initiate. Her dotted mus
lin will be made after the fashion of
that worn by Mile Yahne as she
emergcs from between two velvet cur
tains. The skirt is finished with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

never leave it. Their duties are sino-
lng' dancing and scattering flowers be-
lore their heather gods. Their relig-
lous duty most difficult of comprehen-
sion TO Western minds, is that of sub-
mission to men. The Golfers of the
temple are supplied and enriched by
TINS money The deyadases may Sc
lect lovers of high caste. Choosing
from The low degree is severity punish
ca. The children of devadases are
reared carefully; females in their own
Work and males as musicians.
Devadases have no sense of personal
inquiry. They are reared to believe
their work sacred. They are welded,
they are told. to the particular idol be-
tore which they dance. 1t is the de-
sire OF considerate parents of high
class that their daughters shall be-
come devadases, and not vulgar stroll
ling dancers
Bayaderes of the second class have
similar duties but live outside the tenn
pie. They are daughters of merchants.
Nautch girls are the wandering bands
of ten or twelve professional enter
tainers, who may be summoned at any
time to deliver their dances. This
dance, and that Of all bayaderes, Is a
pantomime representation Of the eff
feet of the emotions--love, hate, jeal-
ousy, fear-upon the human body.
A traveller tells that the women of
India differ from the women Of Persia,
who are not permitted to express their
affectional preferences.
THEIR COSTUMES.
The costume of bayadere is made
OF a hundred yards of muslin, which
she swirls in cufiously skillful fash
ion, TO suggest various promptings.
The skirt is full, OF ample length, and
embroidered at the hem with gold.
silver and color. This stripe" is the
"bayadere" of the American woman's
spring costume. Tight little wrinklel
trousers are worn beneath the skirt.
even so long that they fall over the
bare feet These trousers are jewsieI
and the ankles clasped with bangles.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

woman, who is popular. Men are
wiser than they look, and they realize
thai II the heroine of the analytical
mover were desirable as companion
she would have been discovered in
solomon time Instead, as the cen
turtles have relied by. men have gone
on loving and choosing the gentle,
woman'y man. and she's the wo-
man he'll ntinue to select. I'm sure
OF this. Generating. he's honest and
brave and kind, and he looks for a
woman who will be congenial and who
VIII bring into his life all the pleasant
little womanly ways that he would
miss if 1t were not for her. Oh, yes,
I've so much belief in man that /
knew he Will choose the right kind of
woman! Bah.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

Ben Hur" He said that Dickens
would be forgotten because his people
are common. Why when "Ben-Hur'
is being used to wrap up slate pencils
people will be loving little Nell. admir-
ing David Copperfeld, applauding the
heroism of Sydney Carton and ador-
ing the sweet womanliness of Bella
Wilfer. | don't believe Charles Dick
ems and Thackeray talked that way
about people who wrote books when
they lived, yet there's man who hap
pened to make a hit with a book that
had history as its foundation. and he
throws mud at men who possessed the
great gift Of touching the heart and
of drawing the pictures of living.
breathing souls Bother! Conceit
may push a book. but it won't make it
live forever. 1t may advertise it, but
it can't make us love it, Each one of
us may read it once, but when the
heart is sad we, don't go 10 it TO be
cheered up as we do go to those liv-
ing, breathing people created by the
two masters of novel writing in Eng
lish. I never did see the use of writing
novels to improve people. A novel, a
good one. is like a beautiful piece of
sunshine-it's going to bring JOY to
you. If you are we'll in mind and body
you appreciate it keenly. If you are
i'll, it comes to you just like the gol-
den ray that peeps through your shut
tiers and. Frightening your abiding
place, makes everything around you
gladder He who can write a good
novel has done more than any other
man to bring happiness to men and
women. And a good novel isn't one
that has 800 pages devoted to what
the writer thinks about some much
vexed question and 1C0 to the story,
but it is one that tells it's story easily,
carefully and in such a way that it is
like a series of pictures. 1t must be
the panorama of life, and for the time
you are the locker on.
The immoral novel is one of the I'M
desirable products of to-day-the nov
els that analyze faith into nothing,
that condemn man until one wonders
how it was possible that God made
him after his own image, and exploit
and make of worth a fool of a woman
who considers it her business to re-
model the world I'm tired of it, This
is a very good world if one will only
take the trouble to look for the good
things in it, | don't blame anybody
for refusing to honor and respect such
women as are pictured in the analyti-
cal novel of to-day. They talk, talk,
talk. until you think that it is the
only mission they have They regard
motherhood as a burden, faith as
folly, humanity as a fraud. They COM
oc e. f,,J Sc
ed children, of unsympathetic friends.
But what have they done to deserve
anything better? Thank goodness,
most of these women are in books.
Only few of them are in the every
day world, and those few are not pop
ular Women can write advocating a
new kind of woman, but it's the old
kind, the loving sympathetic. gentle
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

rhythmicaI, movements of the East III
dian dancing girls
Racine, in his comprehensive Cos,
tune Historique." says that lit sholla
be said Of bayaderes that their credH
ESPECIALLY of Cachemire), that many
among them are cultivated, and nav.
in certain great centres something o.
the social positions occupied by ja7
courtesans of Athens"
Also, says Racine, the greatest af
thority in matters of costume. iHs
bayaderes are literally covered vita
jewels"
How are the gossips and the a.s-
torians and the paid leaders and PREF
fessional philosophers going % clD
ment upon the revival in q Christ. ~
land of the stripes and jewels Oh q
heather cOuntry2
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

Some bayaderes wear a shau1
tended to fall gracefully from .'F
shoulder. Nautch girls seldom ,. Cl'
their heads. The black, straigbt 'g W..
is parted, arranged low on The n NJ. y
and smoothed with coca oil ~
nose is pierced by jewels and o.
bangles of jewelry fall about tbe s' w..
vibrating with every moyemar. 7a !,
the wearer. The forearm is isg., VI
to the elbow. with bracelets NJ I u
quered gilt. Necklaces OF pearls .-g'
gems culver along necks which q I.i
for their dusky skin would he wy w
mindful of jeweled Threats seen d,r.n.
the present opera season.
Devadases arrange their muslin Or,
peries to ornament the head Jaral,
hold the folds in place.
Tam tams, viols, drums and et.l
cups are the usual accompaniment g.,
the rhythmical, sometimes far4a.v
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

This reads delightfully."-. but when
you bring it down to absolute truth
don't you think that a swaying young
woman would look little bit like one
who was too full of enthusiasm? The
mandy PANTY young woman who nes-
ties on somebody's shoulder and takes
the stiffening cut of his collar went
out of vogue with Thaekerays Amelia.
while as for the heroines of the vari-
Gus so-called religious novels they
simply walk into room and sit down
on the settee. have OFT IN wondered
what a settee was. Probably it will
be like a comfortable sleeper in par
lor car. III discover it some day.
| have never been able to get over
the coneeit of the man who wrote
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

were questionable persons with pref
udices in favor Of plain virtues. 9th
ers who caviled were students Of
history They went 50 far as to say
that it7might not be irregular tastes
which led some prominent women to
trick themselves in the styles of law
less beauties; it probably was sheer
ignorance, says the New York Press
History. they said, is not the strong
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

What will they say or the Bayadere?
When several women in New York
high society chose to appear last sea
son at a famous fancy dress ball in
the garb and character Of the Pompa
dour and other left-handed favorites
of kings some DIRECTORS thought that
it was not nice. These critics often
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

bayaderes are the women OF the nall
world of India---the dancing girls
pledged before their birth frequently
to the service of mammon, A fee 70
the priest at the temple, the old Wo-
man in charge of strolling band, ana
the dancing girl is at the command
of an applicant.
Bayadere is the cachet Of the inn
pending mode. Not to be dressed pay
adere will be to clothe oneself unfash-
ionably.
ASK an attendant in a shop where
fabrics are sold what it means, this
.bayadere,' and he tells you, Stripes
running round" Or, stripes"
Stripes of any kind, up or down, or
crossways. Stripes woven in the
goods. or only in effect, as ruffle or
ribbon is sewed On lengthwise.
In the vocabulary of the modes this
notion "bayadere" is the latest
French word for stripe, and stripes are
to rule the spring costuming of wo-
men, as in other times and seasons
the panier, the red heel, the bang,
the blouse, and the chignon have com
manded This fact may be confirmed
at the first fashionable shop. One
merchant already shows little figures
dressed bayadere. On Sunday, now,
at noon. it is to be seen along Fifth
avenue.
The authorities upon the modes de-
| cline to give further information about
the bayadere why tell such things
To women. Why bother them with
The sources of fashions? In this case
| they might not be pleased. Yet they
| viii feel Obliged to accept the style,
since it is current.
Why not tell them? Why not
| bother them2
If the familiarity with forbidden
| things which is met so commonly in
| the new books, the new plays, not to
say ia the manners and speech of Che
worldly. is about to express itself
again in the garb Of every well-dressed
woman. what is the objection to say
ing so?
TT IS NOW WITH Us.
Some women. without eondemning
the bayadefe in her own haunts, may
object to the adoption of her regalia
in a Christian land, vet on the stripe
'bayadere" is the characteristic en-
! broidered decoration OF the full ikirt
| of the East Indian dancing girl on
! bayadere. There is no reason to sup
| pose that in her native country a.
stripe is called bayadere. The
! French, and therefore the Americans,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
What Will Society Say
OF the ''Bayadere' Fashion?
Costumes of the Women of the East indian afWoFsd Sets
the MOde--Will Ii Be Tolerated?

adoption by fine women of the mode of
hairdressing styled after and known
BY the name Of Pompadour.
WHAT THE BAYADERES ARE.
The fads and frolics of Pompador
and d'Estrees at least were related to
royalty; to the acts of kings. AMI
kings can do no wrong. But the bay
adore has no such saving grace. The
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
HIS DILEMMA.

Bass-I suppose you think 10
fool?
That's what troubles me- .
your supposition is correct, then ll'
are a mind reader, and Therefore '
cannot be a fool; and yet--Wplh !0'
understand Boston TRANSCRIPT
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
have adopted the term, since it is a
distinguished feature of the baya-
dere'5 picturesque costume.
THEIR DTFFERENT RANKS

IILE<III DIT E4ftE1N 1tAINFo.
Bayaderes are divided into two great
classes, those who are consecrated to
religious worship in the temples, and
those not The devadases are con-
sidered the highest. They are conse-
Grated to the cult. Below them are
those who take part in the procession,
and, lower yet, the nautch girls.
The devadases are the daughters of
rich merchants. Before birth, their
parents pledge them to the service of
idol worship. But the priests will not
accept them unless they are perfect
bodily.
If found eligible in infancy they are
trained in music and other accomplish
merts.
Once admitted to the temple, they
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
MYSTERIOUS SWORDFISH.
Never Appear Until They Have At
tanned Their Full Growth.

Never Appear Until They Have At
tanned Their Full Growth.
The swordfish come to American
waters grown up. OF course, they vary
i'll size, but no young are ever seen here.
This fact has been clearly set out by
a government report on the subject,
reports the Hartford Courant. The
young are found chiefly in the Mediter-
ranean. After they are able to go it
alone more or less of them strike for the
North American coast-most of these
gathering about Block island. There
they lie and sun themselves on the top
of the water, the prey all summer of the
fishermen and their spears. What in
stinct brings these fish across 5000
miles of water to spend a season and re-
turn?
The swordfsh is fayorite sea food
here in New England. Boston is it's
chief market, but it sells well all about
here. 1t is solid meat, with a distinct
flavor, and very edible. New York, how
ever, doesn't buy it. New Workers, who
things, will not eat it.
How long these queer fish will last
is a problem. They are hunted not
only for the market, but for pleasure.
If the rich New Workers, who are too
fastidious to eat ethem, should estab-
lish the fad of killing the fish and col
Letting the swords, they would prob
ably soon exterminate the creatures,
kill off all the old swordfish, and who
would guide hither those that were
about to make their first trip?
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27

"A writer in the London Spectator has
many interesting things to tell about
popular superstitions that survive in
Ireland. A friend of his who lived in
Connemara states that the belief in
fairies and the mischievous little
people" is still very strong in that
region, and the idea of "fairy posses
sion" is also common. This latter super
stition sometimes works disastrously,
as when sick person is entirely neg
lected by his or her friends. If any
remonstrance is made, the answer is:
"Shure, it's not him Tor her, as the
case may be) at all. It's only an ould
fairy Even medicine ordered by the
doctor has not been given to the un-
fortunate sufferer, on the ground that
ut I'D do no good; it's not thin is in
tn
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
FREEDoM\oF SPEECH
IL the "PFiceless Boon" of Every CAti
Gen of America.

IL the "Priceless Boon" of Every CAti.
zen of America.
Gladstone as a private citizen is at
liberty to say much which it would have
been indiscreet and utterly wrong for
him to say as premier when he repre-
sented great nation, says the Illus
trated American. Any man in posi-
ton of delegated responsibility repre-
scnts not only himself, but those who
have intrusted their interests to him.
private tutor is amenable to a child's
parents for what he teaches, though
before he was hired he had right to
teach that child what he pleased if he
had opportunity. The college presi-
dent. while a larger independence is
given him, Is nevertheless the teacher
hired by the parents, and they have al
ways the right, collectively, to put re-
straints upon his utterances. Freedom
Of speech is the priceless boom of
every citizen of America, but when a
citizen enters into contract with other
citizens to do certain amount of speak.
ing by way of instruction, he volun-
tarily consents to the possibility of re-
straint. There is nothing to quarrel
over in this. No man need forego his
freedom of speech if he does not wish
to. But il he takes another mans
money for his speech, the employer has
an undoubted right to indicate when
the contract shall end, and without
prejudice to the American doctrine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
FLY A SPIDERS UNDERTAKEN.
Digs a Grave for His Dead Foe and
Carefully Burics Him.

Samuel Simon, ST., well-known resi-
dent of Neshannock township, while
strolling near his home one day recent
ly noticed fly about half an inch long
and of dark blue color, with slim
body, bearing large dead spider. The
fly crossed his path and laid his load
down. 1t then went about 1s inches
in another direction and commenced
digging hole in the ground, reports
the Newcastle Pa.) Democrat.
After the fly had the hole dug about
half the length of himself he went to
where he had left the spider and took
his dimensions. after going back to
the hole he found it was not big enough
and commenced digging again.
He did this eight times, and as often
enlarged the hole. After he had the en-
cavation large enough for his purpose
he went for the spider and took it to the
mouth of the hole. After he had the
body in he covered it with fine earth
first and finished by placing small
piece of cinder on top. When he had
finished the work he few away. The
whole time consumed was exactly IS
minutes, as Mr.. Simon says he sat and
watched the whole performance.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
Keuterville Items.

Mrs Theodore Smith is reported
to be very sick.
Prospectors outfits on the road
are quite numerous nowadays.
The last has been stormy
week, rain and snow in abundance.
Henry Bosse made a trip to
Denver after flour last Saturday.
Also II. W. Telft.
Mrs. Mary Laurence NEE Den
ham Of the reservation is visiting
relatives near here.
There is quite a horse roundup
going on around here now. Some
have been sold and others gathered
up by the owners.
Our school board has engaged a
Mr.. M ougbmer to teach school
here this season. He is cousin
of MOughmer Bros. south of here.
Keuterville, May "a, 1898.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
The Kings White Feather.

The Gazette of Moscow says that
while the king of Siam was passing
through the streets of that city white
feather fell from the plume of his he'll
met and was picked up by the peasant
Toukianow, who is in the service of M.
Koch. Toukianow FASTENED to restore
the feather to the chief of police. He
was greatly surprised several days
later upon receiving from this official,
in the name of his Siamese majesty, a
casket containing portrait of the king
and massive gold chain decorated
with token of the same metal bearing
the arms Of Siam in enamel. Toukia.
now has not yet recovered from this
unexpected piece of good fortune.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
Harpster Happenings.

Geo. Blaine, of Dixie, is out.
James Surridge is expected
home soon.
Frank Rice passed through en-
route to Badger.
Arthur Clark, Clearwater, was
in Harpster Saturday.
Thomas Bollman, of Dixie, gave
us a pleasant call recently.
L O'Bannon and Ike Ternan
are in Lewiston this week.
Old Kaintuck, James Dixon,
spent the week in Lewiston.
O'Bannon & Clark started eight
teams Monday to Lewiston for
freight.
J Riebold is putting larger pipe
to his sawmiil, thereby increasing
the power.
Ike Gunter's house, with nearly
all its contents, We're consumed by
fire few days ago.
Surridge Bros. are contemplating
putting several teams on the road
hauling wheat to Lewiston.
A number of mining men have
been inspecting the Green creek
mining property during the past
week.
Messrs Abbott & Parmenter
took some nice views of the high
bar mine and tlume with kodak
Thursday.
Fishing is the all-exciting topic
Of conversation this week, as the
war with Spain is to some extent
getting old.
J c Farr and family, of Pullman
Washington, are visiting Mr..
o. Bannon and G ID Hay wood
Mr.. Farr speaks favorably of the
country.
Mr. Henderson, of Centralia
Wash, arrived here Saturday Ell
route to Newsome. He is mana.
ger of the Newsome Creek Mining
Co., which was incorporated in
Seattle last winter.
Bridgeport is attracting atten-
ton in the outside world. There
are letters of inquiry quite often as
to the future possibilities of the
town; many are intending To To-
cate here in the near future.
A sad accident happened to Mr..
and Mrs. j. Riebo.d last Friday
The little Swear old son Edgar
strangled himself in or with q
roller towel by playing and getting
tangled in the towel, as there was
no one near to help him.