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The age-herald., 1898-03-06
Wi of the ss sa,.
 } af French People

Much has been written of the bright
 cynical wit of the French; but, although
 we are not inclined to associate the
 trait with these people, there is also 6
 sort of humor of a broadly ludicrous aspect in many of their daily experi- ences and possibly as much about their wedding festivities as any other general function of their lives.
 In Paris, especially among the peo-
 ple"-the bourgeois class-marriage cer- emonies are conducted in accordance i with fixed rule as determined as are
 the regulations governing the conduct of the residents of the Rue Monceau or
 the Quartier St. Germain. At the con
 clusion of the necessary ceremony that
 binds together two loving hearts the invited party hie to some restaurant where lunch has been ordered, and then
 follows a long drive into the country, varied with frequent brief stays at rural cafes. the programme terminating with an elaborate dinner and a dance in some place previously selected.
 Thursdays and Saturdays are the days generally selected, and particular
 ly on the last day of the week, during
 the warm months, crowds of vehicles
 may be seen threading their way
 through leafy avenues to popular sub
 urban resorts filled with gay parties, the air resounding with their songs and
 jests.
 The fronts of all the cafes in the en- yirons of Paris are paved with asphalt for the express purpose of allowing the votaries of Terpsichore to disport them
 selves to their hearts content. There are some, naturally, at all times who care more for the embrace of Bacchus. There can often be seen, when the fun is at it's height, a dozen brides and bridegrooms, each with their troops of lively guests frantically bobbing up and down in the rush of a gay polka or sliding more decorously along in the mazeS of a waltz.
 Generally there is the most perfect good humor, but sometimes the har- mony of the occasion is abruptly de- stroyed by the jealousy of the newly made benedict, who resents forcibly the
 trifing attentions which some male
 guest has considered it de rigueur to offer the blushing bride.
 Indeed there has been more than one instance where these little misunder- standings have ended in pugilistic en- counters.
 The IunnleSI or all IS ldte luclueHt that has been considered of such im- portanee as to be worthy of interna- tional mention. At the conclusion of the wedding banquet the groom candid
 ly confessed that he hadn't a sou to pay for it. The amount was 125 francs about $25. To help smooth over the
 awkward predicament the guests con- tributed the sum of 42 francs. But the
 avaricious landlord would not be sat-
 isfied with the additional promise to
 pay, and, summoning gendarme, had
 the entire party-bride, bridegroom,
 relatives and friends-marched off, sur
 rounded by a heartless and jeering crowd, to the local commissionnaire, where, after an exciting scene between the father of the young woman and his new son-in-law, the elder man paid the bill in full, declining, however, to com pensate the walters An American might have regarded this as an ominous beginning of a marital experience. but the French only laugh.
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is at Hazlemere, suburb of London, where there is a small literary colony. including Conan Doyle and Grant Allen, the author of the famous novel, "The Woman Who Did,"
 Mrs. Le Gallienne was engaged in lit- erary work before her marriage and is at present furnishing a series of arti- cles on Beauty Embroidered" for The Woman, a London publication. She has also written on Danish art for the Lon- don Studio and has been on the staff of the London Star and Morning Leader, corresponded for The Danish Politike, published in Copenhagen, and is at present under contract from number of American papers and magazines.
 Yesterday Mrs. Le Gallienne gave me a few criticisms of American ways and byways, which, while not strikingly original. an impossible task for one who has been with us for so short time, yet showed a power of keen analysis and observation hidden under a placid exterior. T find myself much in touch with the American women," she confid- ed. They are more like the Danish women-more like the women of Ibsen than the English ladies. Each one rep- resents a distinct individuality, with special aims and results, not cut off by the dozen.' like their transoceanic cous-. ins." The men? And in answer to the question she was more thoughtful. Ap- parently the women had been already classified. while the men were still in the dubious border land of present re- fiection. T think the American men," she at length said, fare of extraordina- ry vitality. While their physiques are perhaps not as powerful as English
The age-herald., 1898-03-06
Your Hat, Madam.

The thing to do now is to wear the hat cooked over on one side. No mat ter what kind of hat it is or how the wearer's face is built, she must give her hat a rakish tilt to one ear or the other if she would be up to date. It's interesting to note the different effects this fashion has on different faces. It makes a matronly looking woman ap- pear years older and frivolous, to put 1t charitably, into the bargain. It makes one of those meek, innocent faces look coquettish, and it makes a really CO., quettish face look more vivacious than ever. Men evidently don't like the fash- ion, and neither have they learned that it is fashion. One has only to pay at- tention in the cars, in the shops, in the theaters, on the streets, anywhere, to what is said to hear five out of ten men say to their companions:
 Put your hat on straight"
 'It's intended to be on one side" is the invariable reply. and there is noth- ing left for poor man to do but to let it stay there and remark that he now knows what the college boy means when he talks about sassy hat"
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Discovered by Bab,
Some Parisan Novelties Ln Umbrella Handles and Canes Phases of
 Modern Social Life>

thing as love. Affection? Yes. Pleas ant eomradeship? Yes. But when 1t comes to a question of constancy. l think the things are about even. Love my friend, is a game of toss and go, and the one who goes the soonest is the one who has got the most pleasure out of it''
 A round of applause met this senti- ment, and then the matron had her say. She announced: T am on the side of the woman. Once we love, we love for ever, and we stick to a man through thick and thin we bear with his faults we exaggerate his virtues, we nurse him when he is ill., we are considerate of him when he is well, we want him al ways by our side, we turn to him in our sorrows and our joys and''-
 And" continued the widow. i've let him pay our dressmakers bills. For my part, I think that causes half the trouble in life Not dressmakers bills I don't mean that; but the women who are eternally constant. This sticking by a man through thick and thin makes him horribly weary, and he would be much better satisfied if he were occa- sionally allowed little rope. Women are utterly lacking in sentiment, and the cleverest of them can only assume it. Whereas a man will choke up and his eyes will be full of tears, and when you ask him what's the matter, he may say he would rather not tell you: but eventually he will let you know that he thought it unutterably sweet of you to put on the frock he liked, to pin a flow CT in his buttonhole, or to have had some special dish that pleased him for dinner. Now. you only put on the frock because it was becoming, without a thought of him. You pinned the rose in his buttonhole because you had it in your hand and didn't know what else to do with it, and you had that special dish ordered because you liked it your self. Men are faithful to memories even. And woman, lovely woman, who has every virtue in the dictionary given to her. forgets as quickly as cat"
 Somebody said: "Oh. Constance. how can you say such a thing? Didn't you love your husband?"
 And Constance. with truthfulness
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black accordion plaited silk with wide ecru lace collar and chiffon tie, lace falling far over her slender hands; hair arranged a la Cleo de Merode entirely cOncealing her ears with it's huf1ness q am very fond of the tea gown" she admitted, land always wear it in my own home But here," and she looked around pathetically at the convention ally dressed guests at the Waldorf-As- toria, where she is staying in New York, There it is impossible. I would be stared at for my eccentricity. But don't you think the American women think too much of their clothes? Doesn't this gorgeous attire tend to belittle the personality? Isn't it better to impress with one's soul-with what one is-rath- CT than with what one has on? have never seen more perfect women any, where, but they are creations of the tailor and the dressmaker. Is that not so?" Asked that inevitable question which meets the unsuspecting English woman who wanders guilelessly to our shore concerning her opinion of that monument of greatness, the Waldorf Astoria inn, she made the seemingly am- biguous statement that 1t had more noise and more peace than any of the large hotels she had been accustomed to. explaining this apparent contradiction by the remark that while, generally speaking, there was greater average amount of hustle and life, yet excep- tional occasions were treated as mat ter of course, ball for 2,000 or an enor- nous dinner being given without dis turbing the ordinary routine or infring- ing in any way on the comfort of the guests who resided there.
The age-herald., 1898-03-06
A Strong Young Order.

Connecticut has a recently organized State Federation of Women's Clubs representing a membership of 37 clubs and about 1,700 women. The organiza- tion was practically effected at Bridge port last spring, where the womens clubs of Connecticut assembled at the invitation of the Literary club of that city. The first regular meeting was held on Dec. 8, also at Bridgeport, and gave evidence of deep interest on the part of all concerned and a bright out look for the future. A second meeting will be held in June. Mrs. T. K. Noble of Norwalk is the president of the state federation; Mrs. H. H. Pyle of Bridge port, vice president; Mrs. D. s. Pinero of Norwalk corresponding secretary, and Mrs. W. A. King of Willamantic, treasurer. The chairman of state cor respondence for the general federation Is Mrs. ". R. Hopson of Bridgeport.
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|. IConvright. 1898. l

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 At this time of year the well dressed woman, having chosen her cotton frocks, selects her parasols. Unlike the English woman, the American doesn't long for a very big umbrella with a solid stem and an assertive handle; but. like the French woman, she realizes the value of her movable background. and even as a protection against rain her umbrella is feminine in appearance, al- though absolutely useful. The big par asol that protects her from the sun beams is a veritabe thing of beauty, with it's elaborately decorated handle, its chic trimming and its beautiful ma- terial. Silk in specially dainty shades, decorated with frills, outlined with very narrow velvet ribbon, makes the pre- ferred parasol. But the handles! For them nothing is too fine. Hand painted porcelain, jade, amber, rock crystal, even some of the minor gems mounted in chased gold or silver, all of these are allowed to make beautiful that part of the parasol which is held in the hand of beauty. Oddities are of course much to the fore. and my dearest friend, writing me from Paris. says: "The ducks head, of which have drawn you 9 tiny sketch, is specially liked. It is reproduced in wood, gold, silver or ,rystal, with jeweed eyes and gold col ar, and it has for it's only rival the rab- pits head, which is, however, not near " so chic. Another very smart handle (you see, as l am something of an artist, am sketching these for you) is if natural wood with the natural cher y leaves and cherries, wrought out in some substance that looks like the real hing and which is properly colored. Dresden china handles-some long, some showing the crutch shape and some showing the always fashionable round knob-are in vogue and greatly liked, for they harmonize particularly well with the always useful parasol of white trimmed with black. Speaking of the crutch handle, that is still in vogue for mens sticks or44un1brellas. the ma- terials for them being either natural wood, tipped with gold or silver, or, as in the case of one which siisM uJsoll, of tortoise shell, with band and point or
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Mrs. Le Gallienne is an advocate of the woman's club. She has just resigned from the Pioneers, which has been so written about and exploited for the ec- centricity of its members, but intends to join the Writers, another London club more exclusively devoted to profes- sional women, where men are admitted only every Friday, and where, on the first Friday of every month, exceptional amounts of cakes and ale are distrib- uted.
 Concerning her home life, Mrs. Le Gallienne was politely reticent. She has a stepdaughter of 4, little Hesper, to whom she is devoted, who is now with her grandmother in Liverpool, but whom she expects to join them if their stay in America is unlimited, as present indications point. They have already accepted an invitation to make one of a house party next summer in the New England home of MT. w. Phelps Dodge and expect to do a great deal of travel ing and sightseeing before they return to England.
 The prevailing characteristics of Mrs. Le Galienne, gained in a fleeting visit, are her sincerity and simplicity. not the simplicity of the ingenue, but that of self poised woman, whose content is in herself rather than in externals, who would have sympathy with high aims and would be strong enough to live up to her theories of beauty in life as dis tinguished from the merely showy and superficial.
 Although the name Le Gallienne is French, MT. Le Gallienne speaks of him. self as an Englishman. His great grandfather John Le Gallienne. was {. Guernsey man, and from there the fam fly came to settle in England, preserv- ing the French prefix, but losing the Gallic birthrights.
 GERTRUDE F. LYNCH.
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gold. There must be very little gold or decoration of any kind upon a mans stick or umbrella.
 "No we'll bred man would have such a thing as a jewel in the handle of his umbrella or stick. for then he would look like those overdressed South Amer jeans, who are in the slang of the bou- levard called 'Rastaqueres. Don't be deluded, when choosing your umbrella, into getting that abomination, which, am told, appeared on the streets of New York during heavy rainstorms. the plaid silk one. It Is absolutely bad form, and certainly did not have it's birth either in France or England Paris would laugh at it's unsuitabiity; Eng iand at the fact that it would not wear we'll To the red umbrella there is not attached so much indignation. but, aft- CT all, the well dressed woman prefers to carry in the storm an umbrella of dark green, dark blue or black silk. The umbrellas having watches Sor pencils concealed in their handles are desira- ble as a caprice, but certainly not for much wear. By the bye. if you can only get one parasol, let that be a fluffy looking one of black chiffon or black muslin. If you can add two to your wardrobe. let the second one be of white silk, trimmed with ruffles of the same decorated with lines of black velvet, and only choose colors when your para sols are many in number. Apropos of trimmings, 1t is horribly bad form to tie knot of ribbon or a cluster of arr tificial flowers on your parasol. If you fancy wearing a chou of velvet on the side of your bodice with a glittering brooch just in the center, then a simi- lar chou may be put on the stick of your parasol, but not if 1t is a very elaborate one. Few women realize how becoming a yellow parasol is. And yet all women should understand it, since sunshine is becoming to everything feminine. The old idea that yellow was only adapted to brunettes has died away since Worth proved that Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry, both blonds. but each of a different type, could look exquisite in toilets of clear, pure yell low"
 It was 8 Frenchman who said, "The woman who wears yellow thinks and talks of love-" so possibly that was the reason why, at luncheon the other day, bright woman who wore a yellow chiffon bodice started this question, 'In love, who are more constant-men or women" The argument, which grew very warm, was carried on between young girl, a matron and a widow. Said the unmarried one: 'T must first an- nounce that don't believe in such .
The age-herald., 1898-03-06
A Poets Pretty Wife,
Interesting Interview With Mrs Richard Le GaLienne Her First Visit
 to America,
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r- Copyright, 1S98l
 New York, March 3.-Julie Nooregard Le Gallienne, the wife of the well known English writer, Richard Le Gallienne, to whom she has been married just year, Is charming looking woman, a little over medium height, slight, with hair of nondescript shade, neither brown nor golden, large gray eyes and a figure petite and well formed. She is Danish by birth, having resided in England only six years, the first two of which were spent in acquiring the language, which she speaks with the slightest pos sible accent, just enough to lendpiquan- cy and quite in keeping with her dis tinctive personality. Her English homo
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usual answered, -"Yes. suppose I did, but I really have forgotten what it was like. and. though he was always very well satisfied. I don't think I ever put myself out particularly to please him." Somebody said this wasn't a suitable question to discuss before young girls, so it stopped just there. and to fill the gap told story I had heard the night before-a story told after dinner by a pleasant Englishman. And a pleasant Englishman who has a good fund of stories is the most delightful dinner companion ever created. But here's the story: There is very learned maga- zine published in this country-we'll call it "The South American Record" It is owned by dignified gentleman of great wealth and much fashion. One night this gentleman was boasting that in this day of disrespect. in this day of punning and jeering and testing. no one had ever yet been able to make a pun on his name. and in his stately way he was thankful for it. The pleasant Eng lishman had accepted an invitation to dine with him the next night, but some- thing happened to prevent and he was forced to stay at home. His mother. charming lady over 90 years old, was surprised to see her son, as she had heard he was going out, and looking at him, she remarked in perfect innocence of the wrong naming: 'Oh, my dear. are you here? I thought you were go- ing to dine with MT. Boiled Rice!" Mo- body has ever dared tell the stately gentleman of the innocent pun made on his name but three or four people find it difficult to keep from calling him after the innocuous vegetable. And yet the dear old lady was friend. But perhaps he might think that, innocent ly, she wore the garb of an enemy.
 Who doesn't prefer some enemies to some friends?
 I prefer the open enemy to the so
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, read the street signs. but could make
 her own bargains with drosky drivers and go about without guide. In the course of 12 years she has made six journeys to Europe and learned to speak six modern languages, and she has supported herself entirely by her earnings as a schoolteacher and has paid every penny of her travelling ex- penses. Starting with a painstaking study of the language of the country which she was to visit and. also pre- pairing herself by a course of reading,
 she has made the best possible use of her time abroad.
 The reward for all this energy and perseverance has come in her thirtieth year. Her knowledge of foreign lan-
 guages has fitted her for broader work
 as teacher, and she has left the pub-
 lie schools to take a position as in- structor in French, German and Italian in high school for young women. There may be higher aims than those
 ordinarily involved in foreign travel,
 but the consistency of this American
 girl in carrying out her plans is worthy
 of praise. It is great g$ 'n in any hu-
 man life if it is governed by definite
 purpose and keeps that purpose steadily
 in mind.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
p. j. jackson of LeadviIIe Chosen Presi-
dent.


Denver, Jan. 1.-After three days
sessions, the Colorado Teachers Asso-
citation adjourned at 4:30 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon by electing officers
and closing up the business of the past
year. The report of the nominators,
who were appointed on Thursday for
the purpose of selecting the names of
officers for the coming year, was
adopted by the association, and re-
suited in the election of the following:
President. Superintendent j. p. Jack
son, Leadville.
Secretary, f. ]. Francis. Denver.
Treasurer. Superintendent Warren
Il. Knapp, Denver.
Auditor Homer S. Phillips, Denver.
Director Superintendent ]. +. Keat-
ing, Pueblo.
The nominating board which made
these selections consisted of C. v.
Parker, Fort Collins; J. p. Jackson,
Leadville: J. r. Whitman, Greeley;
ii. s. Phillips, Denver; f. II. Clark,
Florence; +. w. Smith, Grand juno
ton; Mrs. Grenfell, Black Hawk; J..
W. Hamer, Walsenburg: f. d. Ball.
Castle Rock; +. w. Palmer, Cripple
Creek, and j. p. Wright, Victor.
All of the sessions yesterday were
largely attended and the general ex-
preston was that more enthusiasm
has been shown this year in the work
of the association than ever before in
its history.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
AGAINST PENSION ATTORNEYS.
Commissioner Evans Would Like to De-
wise Some Means to Dispense with
Them.

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 1.-Com-
missioner of Pensions Evans has been
giving some attention to proposition
whereby the services of pension attor-
neys engaged in the prosecution OF
claims before the office may be dls-
pensed with and their work done by
officials under government supervision.
Informally he has been discussing the
matter with members of the House
committee on invalid pensions, but is
not vet prepared to outline the details
of his plan. The present system, he
says, is wrong, and should have been
done away with long ago. Discontin-
uing the services of the attorneys
would result in a great saving to both
pensioners and the government, and
liability to frauds in issuing pensions
would be reduced to a minimum. Un-
der government supervision the Pen
sion Bureau would have direct control
Of the persons appointed to look after
the cases, whose business it would be
to see that all honest claims were
promptly and intelligently presented.
The commissioner notes the fact that
$13, 900 has been paid out during
the past thirteen years to pension at
torneys by applicants for the prosecu-
ton of their claims.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

The career of the late Rev. DR..
Houghton of New York abounded in
examples of the truest sort of Chris
tian love and charity. He was known
the world over as the rector of 1.-The
Little Church Around the Corner" yet
his becoming SO known was merely
the result of one incident of his kindly
ministration to all who came to him.
A good story is told as characteristic
of the man. One of the foremost men
in his church was arrested for forgery.
DR.. Houghton hastened to his side and
received a confession of guilt. He ad-
vised him to plead guilty, and within
three days the man was in Sing Sing
prison. During these days the rector
was with him almost constantly. When
the man was released DIR. Houghton
was the first to show his belief in the
genuineness Of his repentance, and
through the good rector's steadfast
friendship the former convict was en-
abled to rehabilitate himself with his
church and in the esteem. and conf
dence of the community.