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ly every step OF the treatment. She ate,
exercised, slept and lived according 10 rule
anu, what Is the greater triumph. che went
into English society at the same time with
out society knowing that she was following
the most strict laws OF diet and hygiene
ever laid down for a society woman.
DR.. Schenk's severity In this respect Is
due TO its necessity. Were he 10 fail. not
only his reputation would be lost, but a
great secret would be- buried from man
kind. Feeling certain that the secret Is a
true one and will in time be we'll known
he Is determined to test 1t we'll during these
first five years. and that Is why the pa
tients are selected with SO much care. They
must be people on whom nations hang!
The story that DR.. Schenk Will not take a
poor or an obscure person is In u way
true. though his EXPERIMENTS We're made
tpuon the poor and obscure. But as soon as
the secret leaked out. or Was Whispered, he
saw that his examples must be selected
from high life. and for that reason he CHOSE
those who would be shining marks in case
OF either success or failure,
1t Is claimed that women can not keep
secret. This may be- proved by the fact
that, I'm spite of DR.. Schenks precautions.
the secret Of diet Is no longer az close a
one as II might be. The friends OF the
Countess OF Warwick knew that she was
eating no SWEETS. She took no ice creams.
nor pastries. nor anything OF a Bugary ma
ture. Her dict was almost strictly OF fresh
meat, OF which she ate three tunes day.
This was to produce the requisite number
OF blood corpuscles. for In the male there
Ii q greater number than In tho female,
and this can only be produced by the meat
diet.
She ate tho piainest and most strength
ening articles Of . non -fattening nature and
lost flesh while she gained strength. II
she had been dieting to regain the figure OF
Klrlhood she could not have more strictly
ab1ured everything starchv and sweet.
There are strict rules OF hygiene and ex-
ercise, but these were to assist the dages-
ticn In tts heavy work
Ths strNags cart OF the schsnk story 70
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PLAYED A DOUBLE ROLE.
The story of Two Tiny Doves and a
Child.

Washington Star.
Among the carly autumn weddings was
that OF prominent young physician OF this
city and belle of the West End, The
marriage was a particularly gay one. the
friends of the young couple doing all in
their power TO felcitate the wedding Jour
n5y with shower of rice and slippers.
The carriage in which the bride and groom
made the trip 10 the railway station had
two enormous SPOONS tied With ribbons
attached to the rear, and as parting COM
pliment enc OF tho ushers threw into the
window OF the carriage miniature trunk,
uuon which was fastened two tiny do.os.
TIE groom tossed 1t out, only TO have it
returned with 'fifteen-alP' result Back
and forth went the little trunk like a ten
mis- BALL until the small baggage Was likely
TO reaeNe a literal "smas hing" Finally
1t lanled in the crowd of curious spectators
that lined the street to witness the goilg-
away party. and II was seen no more.
Two months elapstd and the incident OF
the Mttle trunk was we'll nigh forgotten By
the Young cruple until one night 1t figured
in a scene quite the reverse OF a weitng
celebration. and which uhs young husband
will not soon forget
Though the physicians practice is large
he still attends many charity patients. and
from one OF these tho other night thera
came a pitiful summons. The poor wol1su
In question has a lnrgs family. and The
baby. little fellow CT years, was IN. IL
was a nasty night, The wind blew AMI me
RAIN beat down 50 fieI.ceH thst an who
ocsiM remained indnors. The distan - Nas
great, but the young physician is ;an5er
81 heart, and be Went 70 the relief CT the
little sufferer
Only cold at fiuat, said the anxicu,
mother and sore threat, hut he has
grown rapsdly worse. On, doctor. hslrev
my baby Is dying' She WAS weary s,s'
Outraged. pe!hass hardened in some wavs
by her long battle with the woriI. hut H.
mothers love WAS there, and ths aoc.ar
rsccEn2sed Il IN her trembling voice. one
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yet 10 come. II Is that the great physiclan
refused all fees from his royal patients and
declared himself satisfied with his success.
IN me case of the Duchess of Aosta AN at
tempt was made TO bsstow upon him a
quantity of family Jewels OF the old French
court, but these he also refused with the
same excuse
oh application to him his terms are the
support and payment of the assistants willis
they are retained In the household. These
persons receive only moderate fee for
their services and the patient gladly paws
IL. For DR.. Schenk himself there is nntb-
ing.
The great Vienna specialist has an I'M
mense practice IN his own city, for which
ne receives substantial returns He doctors
the hobiilty OF the cocntry. and the moor
also Tor his researches are not now con-
hhed TO the secret OF sex. which he fcels'
that he has already determined. He Is nj
work now upon the secret OF twin prodme.
ton, which he promises soon 10 give TO the
world In his own family he has been
mighty successful along his own lines, In
his own words he says:
IL is by my own choice that am the
father OF six sons four OF whom are alive
and strong. have achieved similar re-
suits In the families OF relatives. friends
and some persons In whose ability to keep
a secret ! had full confidence fourteen
cases In ALL
These facts are we'll known In Vienna and
also that the doctor is veiv successful in
me general health treatment OF his rela-
tiyes and friends. for he belongs 10 a set
In which there IL almost no sickness III,
has certain rules for longevity. which are
being followed, and which include a high
degree of general physical health. All the
''Sohenk set are adheaents to his physical
laws. and a heartier SGT OF viennese were
never seen,
II must not be supposed that all the
world loves a SON. for at least one third
prefers the feminine sex. and to this one
third nr. Schenk advises the eating of
sweets and starchy foods. woman who
70 the mother Of four daughters will almost
invariably he found lover Of paatsy.
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NV new machine Is well financed and
Will be used as money maker for for
tune has been spent upon It.
Color photography has some points of re-
sembiance whenever attempted In my
work the picture is taken upon one plate
through successive screens of yellow red
and blue glass. These produce tho color
combinations. The plate is afterwards de-
veloDed in baths of a solution OF the same
coiois. This hint might aid color pho
tographer along the path of experiment.
Ny highest success has been in old tapes-
tries where the colors were faded and deli
cate. ] have, also been very successful in
taking the faces of children with their
brilliant coloring. Colored people are very
well photographed before the color Mega
tive.
The only thing that ever baffled me was
the necktie OF the men whom / photo
erapEed. The many and complex coiors
became confused and filmy before the
camera. But | am now perfecting a small
attachment which gives me the necktie OF
the DANDY. Albert Bohm
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Vienna. December 1.-The other day.
when 40 abrw&ly closed my studio 10
vici;ors--ihe news OF which was cabica al
morning under the headline, "unpardoDa-
Bile R,sdencsr of Great Scientist 7 it
was bv no means rSdenese, but kindness,
which 80 mpelled me to act.
had at that moment succeeded in pro-
ducins in color an object which had BAL
fled me since the patentips of my color
machine IN 1896.
The object was in front of the camera
Inside was the plate. From my success
lin changing the screens quickly could
tell I had been successful. when "Tap,
tap. came knock at my studio door.
Nere, my Frenchman. was too polite to
refuse a visitor. though he knew me 10 be
in the midst Of a great experiment.
5 did not answer, hoping the caller would
depart. Already that morning had seen
and talked with twenty strangers Eng
lishmen, Germans and Americans: surely
this twenty-tirst one would be considerase
and leave.
A COLOR EXPERIMENT.
Motioning my sitter to remain still, I
frantically slipped in the green screen,
gave the exposure and was about to try he
red. when the door opened and a head
peeped in. 1nvoluntarily my sitter turned
With cry of rage rushed to the door,
nwhed the visitor out. slammed the door
In his face and locked 1t. Dasbing back to
nv instrument | found tho plate success-
fnl-but blurred Blurred by the act of an
idiot.
But my triumph was nearly complete. !
had succeeded in getting a splendid color
photograph OF an object for which / had
long been strivipg-yet one of the most
common, everyday sights. 1t was the
paid necktie of a Piccadilly dandy, he who
walks ont OF an Afternoon with his Sallis.
The tie was red with green changing TO
blue In the alternate squares and yellow
rlsids in small portions every color an
parently WIS displayed in that one tie.
A LIFE STUDY.
Color Photography is a life study took
1t I'D in 1850 at the age CT 30. after twenty
wears of active work on aIueter phn;og-
ralshy Of the most difficult sort For ten
Years worked upon 1t tseeSsiy, finally
With the happiness to produce beautiful
color negative, Bust my object was to get
an indefinite number of color positiyes
his / ut last did and in 1886 was awarded
by the royal patent office of Austria,
which granted me all rights claimed 1or
nv machtae.
MY object now is the Reproduction OF
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tographer, consists in the composition Of
the plate upon which he negative is taken.
The solution in which the plate is devel-
orcd Is yet held secret also. The film
and it's transforence have tfls1r discoveries,
too. all of which will be told in good sea-
son.
NV reason for keeping qpie't Is COM
mercial one. For years / have invented
machines, instruments and appliances for
photographing. but have made no CONNER
cial use of them.
THE FIRST KALEIDOSCOPE.
In 1882 l used small Instrument as a
toy in my family. 1t took successive pho
tographs. filty or sixty minute, and an
other machine displayed them. We used
it for toy. then threw dt aside. That ma
chine Is the kaleidoscope of today, which
America claims as its invention. Mine,
thrown aside in an old corner of my studio.
might have brought me fortune. used
properly, financially.
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| the drapery falls in long soft lines ~
the body; the left hand is held %
side and pushes back the robe, am
right hand grasps manuscript
"That ROBBED flgure,p said MT Pae'a
twas my first sketch. It Is open 70 "
lection that Mr.. Gladstone, thus ~,
was not a familiar figure in the puoN y
Then / thought OF Mr.. Gladstone u ~
dress-open, you observe, to the ~
lection" i.
Anything to cover up or avoid w "
sers?" ].
Exactly. But l had to put him 10 ua1
sers at last; and here he Is MI
Mr.. Pomeroy explained that tnlse WI
tors were invited by the commli.ee y 81
NIT models. The committee did y. II
long to make up their minds. ~
was submitted at II O'Clock, and 49,
ter to on the same day speclssl ~ -.
ger arrived at the studio with ns "
instruction to proceed with lne s su
hope" said Mr.. Pomeroy, 10 np'1
statue in about eighteen months
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THEM FLOWERS

Take a fellow ats sick and ls'a =
shelf. 80 no,A--
All sbaky, and g'anted,, ana pg,eb ,udt
Jes' ali so knocked out he can Z.
witt a stiff upper lip any mon; h IN
Shet him up all alone in the si uvsm
AS dark MS the tomb, and as gnn ns rua
An then take an send him s0'u'
bloom, -. ~ MIN.
And you can have fun out OF n' :.
You've ketched him fore now WIZ
And his appetite notched IKE .ka,rsn sdr' II
A-nlockin' You, maybe; for io.p nsv,
With a big posy bunch In yer fSis bult
But you ketch him, say ~hsA
And he's flat on his back ID Uni ii,iIe mtil
And then you kin trot 9ut you
An6 not be insulted. l guess
You SEQ. it's like this, what n,s ~ DE q
Them flowers make him t mn An%,o,bu
o. his innocent youth, and tna ,a,ss,
Ana the roses she USED 70 asss yyu -
So here. ali alone with tle rod PA fairL 81
Bein' sick and all trelnpiy ~ T. I'D q
MY eyes is, my eyes is, my eys thew ainL
is a-leakin'. I'm blamed e W,h;tcomb
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MIR. GLADsTONE's TROUSERS.
The Trouble They Are Giving tn,
Designer of His Statue.

The Trouble They Are Giving the
Designer of His Statue,
Pail Mall Gazette.
f. w. Pomeroy, who has been commits
sione9 by the committee of the Gladstone
llberai memorial fund to execute the statue
TO be placed in the houses OF parliament.
liVes at Chelsea. where SO mary artists live
and labor. On entering his studio the eye
Immediately arrested by two-foot
statuette OF Mr.. Gladstone, standing on a
pedestal in the oerter of the room.
No." says Mr.. Pomeroy. that's nos the
accepted sketch. though myself prefer it.
Inc committee, over which Lord Tweed
mouth presides, has chosen this" and ne
PRODUCED photograph OF another. which
showed the statesman without the cham
ceHor's robe. as in the first, but dressed
simply IN the ordinary frock coat and lower
garments OF every day--those stumbling
blocks which uraesthetic fashion has nut in
me path OF the sculptor OF the Nineteenth
ceHtury. IT was O vivid presentment of
inc Ola Man Eloquent, the pose graceful
aesplta that frock coat and trousers--which
Phldias himself would have found difficulty
III soitehlng into the lines OF harmony--the
sesture quick with nerve and power, and
.pv tople mead and face. with its keen in
tshectual expression, the outward sign of
the profound workings of the mind n NAV
iuVe neen the latter quality that decided
me ohoice OF the committee of selection.
me attitude Is that OF the orator ad-
dressing an assembly. The firmly closed
mouth suggests a pause in the flow OF elo-
quence; the piercing gaze and almost de.
Mani poise OF the head. the conclusion OF a
Siinohing argument mons may dispute. Hae
oooy Is slightly and gracefully inclined to
he ieit: the right hand rests upon sun
roM over which the robes OF the anceilor
y, =. .ne eSehsquer are carelessly thrown: the
.su nand = raised with the fingers disposed
- II emphasizing . point.
- NJ sesso asurs. already yessrreA -
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{ NG " ausE nrED W. NiNAH' JED

masterpieces In color TO be used for their
commercial values I find that my machine
gives me the Angelus as perfectly as
though II were the original painting. Even
the peculiar hight Is seen. BY photo
graphing 1t with a lens of sufficient size
| could produce an Angelus that world
deceive the art critics, ! have no difficulty
whatever in showing the stroke of the
brush BY scru9lnizing a painters canvas
] could give YOU painting as good as the
original, and one which would deceive the
public. If good faith amounted TO any
thing.
THE METHOD.
NV method is not secret one. fire..
cuently photograph living objects, a lady
holtIng her fan. child picking n flower,
gentleman handling G cane. before an
audience in iny studio. The late empress
and her ladies visited me and I have hal
innumcrable stters of all statione.
The secret for have OF yet placed the
camera mt tie disposal of the practical pho
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Perhaps the Public May Peep.
larper's Bazaar.

or all tho city houses in this country.
perhaps the four Vanderbilt mansions in
Fifth avenue are the most familiar In ap-
ueaance TO the general public. The brown
stone twins" across the corner from ST.
Patrick's cathedral. are Thought by many
good judges to be the most perfect type Of
. Ureat city house 70 be found In New
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-12
A Plan to Curb Garman.
Democrats Who Want to Run d Campaiq n
on State Issues.

Despite the action of tie radical
Gormanites in forcing the free silver
issue at the recent meeting of the
Democratic State Committee, it is
manifest that large number of more
conservative Democrats who support
ed Bryan for President have not given
up the idea of prevailing upon the
Democratic State convention to run
the Gubernatorial campaign upon
State issues. Representative free sill
ver Democrats of the type of >ex-
Judge Krebs, of Clearheld P. Gray
Meek, of Centre James A. Strana-
han, of Mercer George A. jerks, of
Jefferson, and Chauncey F. Black, OF
York, have been giving the subject
very careful consideration, and they
are emphatically opposed to the Gar
man idea.
A number of leading Democrats
have agreed to advocate a platform
which will set forth that in the choice
Of the State officers to be elected
next fall no national issues are at
stake. They ask that attention be
directed to abuses of power by public
officials, extravaganza in the manage
ment of State departments, the crea-
tion of unnecessary official places,
which the party shall be pledged to
abolish, as we'll as to check by veto
all appropriations for junketing trips,
and they propose planks for the plat
form calling for simplfied ballot law
that shall at the same time give Sc
crecy and protection to the voter and
check corruption of electors and
others urging the enactment of legis,
lation prohibiting the formation of
trusts and monopolies which prevent
free competition in trade.
The men in the movement propose
that the State convention shall ex-
press the belief that its delegates
recognize the right of the delegates
to the national convention to declare
the principles and define the policies
of the party on national issues, and to
freely accept these declarations as
binding upon State and local organi-
cations until changed by subsequent
national convention. They hold that
members of the party have the right
to settle for themselves the issues to
be raised in the election of members
of Congress in the several districts,
but contend that no national policies
are at stake in the choice of Gov
ernor at the coming election.--Er.
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generally elaborate a better costume
than professional dressmaker, be-
cause she will have no false notion of
her daughter being a walking adver-
tisement Of a costumeTs art. Above all
things, the girl graduate should be
treated as q sirl. She is not yet in
society, not even as a bud" and the
realm of girlhood is as far as possible
removed from the desire to attract at
tention to physical charms, unless it be
a pretty girlish face.
Big, full sleeves will prevail in most
Of the graduate costumes, and they
will In most cases end at the elbow,
below which they will be tight fitting,
or the arm left bare. The dress shown
at the left of the picture is made of
thin muslin, with a shirred yoke. and
trimming of valercieunes lace and rib
bon, which latter may be white or some
light shade of color as desired. The
other dress Is of cream organdie, with
trimming of lace and blue or pink satin
ribbon.
Our second Illustration shows q SIM
pie and very pretty costume for an
older girl. The material is of cream
dimaty, with a skirt of the fashionable
Seven-gored style. The foundation
skirt is of cream sateen. The dimity
is fulled in the front, and back from
the neck to the waist. The big, full
sleeves, which reach to the elbow, are
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-12
English Women Smokers.

A New York society woman who has
long line Of social connections in Eng
land said i'll discussing the smoking
habit among women over there, about
which so much has been printed lately:
English women whom / have received
ID my homeland 1 receive many-al-
most without exception smoke. 1t is
not giggling matter with them, as it
still Is with our women, to some extent.
1t Is matter of course" And the
cigarette habit is growing fast in femi-
nine circles here. If you don't believe
le, inquire in the stores where Especial
ly made for women" articles are sold.
Smokers outfits for all sorts and condi-
tions of womankind are now on sale.
most of tho high priced ores being i'm.
ported from dear old London. New
York Letter.
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Old RIahogc. v Tables.

The mahogany card tables of our
grandmothers are much esteemed these
days as a bit of parlor furnishing. The
folded top. having been protected from
any but occasional use, is generally a
fine piece of wood, and when the table
is stood against the vail with one-half
of the top supported by it the polished
background is very effective for a little
bright bric-a-brac. 1t is a suggestion
If a fine polish is wanted, to send the
table to a coffin or p ano warehouse for
the process used in the work at either
of these manufactol 'es. A caution TO
purchasers of the tables. too. in some
old New England farmhouse or at an
antique shop is to Keep on looking un-
til one is found with a graceful base,
there being decided choice In the sup
ports. A straight pedestal base is not
80 graceful as tn curved scroll or wild
ened harp design, and 1t is the latter
that should be found IL possible.
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ARTISTIC DINNER GIVING,
The Ideal Dinner Has n Simple Menu and
Perfect Service.

The Ideal Dinner Has Simple Menu and
Perfect Service.
The ideal dinner company is never
large. Six has been said to be the mag
ic number, but eight and even ten are
perfectly manageable, both in the mat
ter of smooth service and in the higher
h2rmonies. Do not conflne your choice
to intimate friends, but add to their
pleasure and your own the fresh expert
cnco of meeting new spirits, whose con-
geniality you have OWNED.
a really artistic dinner, it is the
writer's conviction, should never ex-
ceed four courses, including the coffee.
The scheme Of tho dinner is that each
dish shall be perfect, worthy of the pal.
ate and of the appetite, enjoyed to the
full for its merits, and not trified with
and instantly forgotten. The second
point i'll Importance is that dish shall
he as attractive in appearance as it is
perfect in flavor, that it should be
placed upon the table as an added en-
joyment and Hospitality served by host
or hostess. The third point, also of i'm
portance, is that dinner should be sea-
soraSle-not en- anticipation of seasons
for every chosen article should be at
its very best a lean, half shriveled
January tomato, which has i'll borne its
travels, is bat a forlorn apology for the
plump and luscious summer product
certainly not fitted for an artistic"
appearance. Ella Morris Kretschmar
in Woman's Home Companion.
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held out by an interlining of paper
muslin. The collar is of satin, and is
outlined with flowers, which are cut
from the odds and ends of lace that
trim the sleeves and bodice, and are
felled neatly down to the satin. The
belt is of satin the same as the collar.
1t may be added that these gowns
are equally appropriate for girls wear
during summer for any festival occa-
sion, or for evening wear when in the
mountains or at the seaside. The light
materials make a dress that Is at once
cheap and pretty. The lovely organdies
that now pile the counters of the shops
offer a great variety for the selection
of a girls dress. The sprigged and
fiowered organdles are not appropriate
for graduation, but the plain cream or
white are just the thing, and will be
much used.