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The herald., 1898-08-21
IT WAS A SURE SIGN
A Young Wife's Experiment and the
Proof That Followed

They had only been married three short
months, but one day she made a fearful
discovery. On a particular evening wnen
he came home she was completely startled
when she fancied she detected the odor Of
liquor upon him. At first she held her
breath, she was so frightened. But at
length 1t slowly dawned upon her. She
was almost dazed. STILL and when all in
dications pointed that way, she refused to
believe, and as last straw she asked him
II he had not been to the BARRIERS. He re-
piled that he had not. Therefore at last
even bay rum had to be given up. She did
not have the heart to tax him with it that
evening. She trusted him ever so much
and she thought how chagrined she would
feel and how shocked and offended he
would be if she should proceed on her sus-
picions and they should turn out to be
wholly inaccurate. She resolved to walt,
but in the meantime she set about devils
ing a plan whereby she could establish
upon any future occasion, beyond cavil,
just what the truth was. She thought over
a great many ideas and ways and means,
but came across nothing satisfactory. Just
at this juncture dear friend came in. To
her, after a great deal of preliminary eau
tioning, she revealed the awfulness of her
situation. The very dear friend sympa-
thized heartily and fervently with her in
the terrible calamity, but she suggested
that 1t would be good plan. as the first
had observed, to be perfectly positive be-
fore confounding him with his guilt. On
being interrogated as to a plan, she re-
piled that she had always heard it said,
and she believed such to be quite the case,
thot eli irto Tod Ia
not pronounce words of any length. Her
friend was immensely ratified at this idea.
which she also averred to have often heard
and to retain perfect faith in. Thereupon
it was agreed that the bride of a few
months should make out list of words
and keep them always at hand, ready for
use in an emergency. AS soon as her
friend had gone she got down an I'M
abridged dictionary and made out a list
that she thought would give the matter
fair trial. At last, in a couple of weeks,
she felt sure again one evening that her
husband did not seem just exactly as he
generally did. She made no attempt to
contain herself any longer, but immedi-
ately asked him to read the words she had
collected. Her friend happened to call the
next day. The young wife was In state
of great agitation and collapse. Eyes, yes"
she sobbed Historically, at was just as
thought" Here a fresh flood of tears
choked her utterance. Presently she was
able to proceed.
II gave him this list" she continued.
Here she handed 1t over to her friend. 1t
ran: Phthiss, phylactery, photochromy
hypochondriasis, muliebrity. parachron-
ism, phenakistoscope. plesiosaurus, pro-
cocurantism, diatessaron, antinomianism,
pseudaesthesia.
"And," she went on, while her friend was
reading 1t, che missed nearly half."-N. Y.
Sun.
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sleeves were piped with the black satin
piping from shoulder to wrist md had
ruffles of old lace and orange colored chit
fon. The back of the corslet was adorned
with a softly tied bow and long ends OF
the same chiffon. l am aware that this
sounds rather homogeneous, but the effect
obtained was really excellent, and did
much to soften the severity of the gown.
the accompanying toque being composed
entirely of black tulle, orange-hued pop
pies and single white ostrich tip.
The sunshade provided for this gown
was so beautiful that 1t really merits q
paragraph all to itself. The outer side was
the silk, matching the dress, with chiffon
frills In white, gray and black, and inside
it was just one mass of ruched orange
chiffon, whilst when closed long spray of
orange silk peoples, matching those In the
toque, curved themselves. round In man.
ner whose mystery made its charm, for
you could neither tell where it began nor
where 1t ended.
But by far the prettiest dress OF any
shown to me that morning was one in
tended for a not uncommon type of woman
nowadays, the one with absolutely white
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modern point, set in under a ruching Of
black chiffon. The tigh,-fittlng bodice had
the fullness in front drawn down into
sash of black chiffon, whilst the grill was
a transparent one of black lace over black
chiffon. The sleeves were also of the lace
and also transparent; they finished at the
wrist with accordion pleated ruffles Of the
chiffon, and the entire dress was lined
with silk of its own hue.
toque of Tuscan straw, trimmed
with deep red roses and black cherries was
provided by way of headgear.
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This Is not necessary, as have proved BY
my researches this week. A very pretty
matron of my acquaintance, who has just
brought out" her only daughter, to my
mind hit the happy medium, which is SO
desirable a thing from modistic point of
view, with gown she wore at a recent gar
den party. She Is still quite young look
ing woman, and she very properly refuses
to be considered passee Just because she
possesses a girl old enough to accompany
her mother to parties. The material Of the
gown In question. then. was mousseline de
sole, one Of the new makes In a delicate
shade Of gray, patterned over with oblong
squares Of black. whilst from the center Of
each oblong sprang tiny green rose and
its leaves The foundation was of glace
silk in the same shade of gray, and the
trained skirt was bordered W It'll five rows
Of ribbon frills in black satin. To my
mind, however, the charm of the gown lay
In the cunningly contrived bodice. This
was of ordinary shape. tight-fitting and
pointed back and front, with the full pleat:
on either side of the bust drawn Into
band of green ribbon velvet, finished with
"a bow. But the happy touch lay in the
square grille-what smart bodice is with
out one?-at the top. This was bouilloned
white chiffon, over white satin, and the
broad epaulettes, which extended some
three or four inches over each sleeve.
matched it, and were edged with frill Of
the black satin ribbon.
A very smart gown, intended for we'll
known society woman, who though long
past her youth, is still a markedly beauti-
full woman, was shown to me the other day.
This was of shepherds cloak-check, and
rather larger design than that usually in
ferred by the term, in black, white and
gray. The material was soft, ribbed silk.
The trained skirt was absolutely plain.
save for innumerable rows of black>satin
piping, which reached from hem to waist.
and were set on with tabllerlike effect.
which was chic in the extreme. The bodice
was tight-fitting one with a corslet
belt OF black satin, fastening on the lief.
side with two buckles of cut glass. These
are, I believe, a great novelty; therefore
the fact is worth noting as they have only
just made their appearance. The deep
grille at the neck was square one. bor-
dered with piping OF black satin, and
nlled in with orange colored chiffon.
worked with black sequins Of conven-
eional design Of lotus and lotus leaves The
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sprouts, and both are simmered slowly un-
after being put together. A dozen large
chestnuts may go with about a quart Of
sprouts 1t may be added that the dish Is
particularly good when served with roast
veal or mutton.
The domestic science department OF a
woman's club has found class of boys re-
cruited to be instructed in camp cooking ex-
ceedingly profitable. The boys are from
the families of well-to-do persons, and be-
come remarkably proficient In making cof-
fee, broiling steak, bacon or fish, tossing
together cornbread and preparing eggs in
various toothsome ways. The idea Is
valuable one, now that summer camps for
growing lads are popular. -a
At a pretty green and white dinner given
recently by an economical but tasteful
hostess, the floral decorations were very
effective. A handsome fern, its pot COW
cred with white crepe paper and tied with
white ribbons, occupied the center Of the
table Around the table, in regular rela-
ton to each of the fourteen covers, but not
directly before each, were miniature ferns,
whose tiny pots were similarly encased in
paper and ribbons. Mingled with these, In
artistic irregularity, were the same num-
her Of small cut-glass goblets. IN each OF
which, floating on olive oil, burned taper
such as is used in the Catholic churches.
The effect was excellent.
A pineapple filling for cake Is made by
beating half pint of cream until thick.
The herald., 1898-08-21
{ GARDEN PARTY GOWNS )!
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-(Speclal Core
spondence to The Herald.) AS the season
for garden parties is now commencing.
few descriptions of gowns worn at these
functions will be acceptable. Before I en-
ter upon this subject let me say that
think dressmakers and designers seem to
imagine that the only people who frequent
garden parties are between the ages of ID
and SO. and the consequence is that one Is
frequently distressed at the sight of ma
irons "sweltering"-no other word prop
erly describes it--in every known and un-
known variety of black silk and satin, not
to mention brocades and heavy Bengallnes
with the thermometer at something over
10 degrees in the shade. and looking, with
tl-corcealed envy at the cool muslins, fou-
lards, ETC., around them.
The herald., 1898-08-21
IN the BeUDoIR



A silk waist that can be compressed Into
very small compass. taking up about tbs
space Of a baseball, and which esnerges I'M
rumpled and In excellent condition. y one
Of the novelties OF the. ,sseson that iDspe-
cially useful to travellers. ~
To the pink. green, chocolate and white
cream peppermints 10 now added bright-
blue variety. The shade is as striking as
the fashionable blue of ribbons and silk,
and is obtained by the use OF a harmless
vegetable coloring. The fashionable cream
peppermint lozenge Is very large, at pres
cnt being about the size OF a silver dollar.
A woman travelling In Belgium describes
dish of Brussels sprouts which were
cooked with chestnuts.i She found that tho
sprouts are boiled in sailed water until
about half cooked, when they are taken out,
drained and put In saucepan, witha little
butter and seasoning. Meantime the chest
nuts. those of the large variety being used.
have been blanched, partially cooked and
cut into small cubes. They are AIDED to the
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man." may transform into thing of

man." may transform into thing of
beauty. if not forever. at least for present
needs. Just one word of warning, how
ever, would whisper into the ear of the
intending ana too reckless shopper: Be-
ware Of the, seductions of those short
lengths of chine, glace or other silks, I'M
less you contemplate the utilization there
of for petticoat purposes, for-I regret to
say 1t, but 1t must be said.-the blouse worn
in conjunction With black skirt has seen
its best days. True, blouses do still obtain
III the home circle. and those of muslin
tucked and with great deal that Is beau
tlful in the way of entre-deux Of Valen-
The herald., 1898-08-21
IF SHE HAD A CROWN

IF you some day were made queen"
The anxious lover said,
III you were placed upon throne. =
With crown upon your head,
What thing would you
Propose to do -r ri
The f1rst of all that day
What thought would be =
The first to thee,
And uppermost, pray?"
If were made a queen" she said.
How splendid It would be-
If had crown upon my head
And grand throne under me-
What thing would
Do first. then? Why, -
would leave the hall Of state
Fs< a moment, so
That I might know
If my crown were set on straight"
Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-08-21

ClcuHeS uaVe muCn 10 TeCOnIneuQ tueul
when worn in unison with pique or duck
skirt. but the reign of the blouse for all
smart occasions is over-alack! that !
should have to chronicle it!-and during
the present season It has beeneconspics,ous
by its absence from all really smart ward
robes.
The black coat-Directoire like as to
basque, and made lovely by every variety
of vest, huge (the bigger the better but
tons of cut-glass adjoining 1t on either side
or lending distinction to it's generous re-
vers-has taken its place. SO be on the
outlook for an odd length Of satin, bro
cade antique, or other silken material from
which, IL the prospect pleases you, you or
your chosen tire-woman may fashion you
a garment In this mode, which. by the way,
bids fair to hold Its own through the en-
suing autumn season. For winter we
shall probably have them in velvet of
every hue, with vests Of fur, at least, so
whisper from Paris tells me, although it
is very early days to think of such things
yet. Worn with a skirt of grey or of
mauve grey, and hat whose hues match
the skirt these coats have much to en-
dear them to the hearts of women, and,
maybe mankind, for I steadfasty refuse
to believe that In these days of ultra smart
dressing there lives man with soul so
dead that he does not like. nay. insist. on
his womenfolk being properly turned
OUT
Another type Of garment in high favor
just now is the lace coat. or coatee, so If
you should happen to light on one of these
at price which renders 1t possible for
your purse, take my advice and invest
forthwith, as they are vertically the der
nier chic" In black mounted on white
they are ideal, whilst In white or cream
color-the latter Is, believe, first favor
lite, they are equally charming, II some
what more fragile. The very stout. how
ever. should beware Of their destinations
when in the two light hqies since they are
most distinctly mot for them"
Talking of these coatlets brings me to
the subject Of lace, and would counsel
you to secure as much Of this, when you
come across 1t Of good quality. as you
can afford. This has been most distinctly
a lace season, and the rage for 1t Is in
creasing with each day that passes. Lace
motifs appear in some shape or another
on every second gown one meets. Lace
vests, lace collars. lace capes, mounted on
white satin for preference and much
frilled-these things are exceedingly pop
ular, and you will be quite safe in investing
in any or all of them: whilst the lace robes,
either mounted or unmounted, made or un-
made; are an equally sound Investment for
those who can afford them. If with trains,
so much the BETTER though, as the trained
lace gowns are but just introduced, there
Is, I fear, little chance of encountering
them in reduced state at any Of the
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viskers trim nice Diet keep hes debts all
paid opp.
High priced preacher always look at fall
lars vat pay best ven haze es talkln en- hes
pulpit.
Gerl naver lax nodder gerl vat hat too
many fallers. Aye tank she do not like
monopoly.-Denver Times.
The herald., 1898-08-21
It Makes the Arm Look Whittier

This notion of plain velvet band passed
through paste buckle so noticeable in
summer millinery has extended to woman's
arm. She now wears piece of black vel
vet fastened garterwise through small
jeweled buckle as an armet. 1t heightens
the whiteness of the arm wonderfully
New York Sun.
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900 .
SKIRTS OF BLACK


Just now, while the sales are In full
swing, the women who have the happy
knack of shopping not only well, but wise
ly, can possess themselves, and they will,
of many an odd length of dress material
or gauze lace or passementerie, which
the clever fingers of their pet "little wo-
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hair and a very young face. This special
gown was pale silvery blue, blue with q
good deal of gray in its depth. The mate
rial was of the new make of Bengaline.
which is peculiarly light and soft, and
lends itself admirably to draping. The
trained skirt had single deep fiounce Of
The herald., 1898-08-21
SWEDISH PHILOSOPHY

Eft naver pay to cuss lie rich I r
An yump an yell an holler-
For somtem maybe 70 might want
Som rich mans wicked dollas.
Always keep yore hand on yore con.
science ven politician es round.
Somtems 70 can find faler vat es honest
out fishin, but not vary often.
TIE fallar vat saves money many TENS has
ct to loan to Won vat max money.
ct es not always fallar vat keep hes
The herald., 1898-08-21

Beads for dress trimmings, as well as
necklaces. Silver and gold, pearls and
amethysts, and all the dainty enamels,
are to be worn as edges to collars and
to replace the shoulder puff or ruffle,
which will be de-mode this winter.
The herald., 1898-08-21

The new Alsatian bow hat, trim
ming figured taffeta silk, cut bias
from the pieces, bound with black
velvet and wired.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
When You Me-, a. -.

Nothing Is more amusing than ~
watch two acquaintances salnting n
inc streets of a japanese town. a,
they come in sight Of each other. tbay
slaeken their pace, and approach viii
downcast eyes and avcrted face. as n
neither was worthy OF beholdinp tbs
other; then they bow low. so as IN
bring the face on a level with The lpses
on which the palms OF the hands arc
pressed A succession OF kissing sounds
IS next made by drawing IN the breath
between the closed teeth, inter.
spersed with a series Of complimentary
phrases uttered with great volubnlty
In q sort Of undertoned fnlsetto. enci
trying TO Guido his friend In rapldItr :,
and extravaganza Of language, While
the palms are diligently rubbed. Al
last the climax Is reached, md each
cndeay9rs to give the precedence To the
Other. For some moments, perhaps for
q tuh minute, the polite contest CON.
tinues, then the ceremony abruptlv
ends, as II the difficulty were. cnpablo
OF none but a brlaque solution md
the two pass on hurrledly, with n looL
OF extreme relief.-Brooklyn Citizen
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
CORN FOR WINTER,
Various Ways Of Preparing II for Use
Daring the Celia
Season.

There are two ways IN which corn Is
prepared In the household for use
which are eminently successful II "a
hardly wise for anyone to attempt 10
can corn at home. AL Il requires 10 be
cooked with greater heat than boiling
water. Occasionally canned corn
keeps where II IL put up at home, but
such cases are exceptional and not
the rule.
O~ld-fashioned dried corn was always
excellent, as is the hulled corn which
farmers prepare, when II IL properly
made. We publish three rules fur
nished BY correspondents, The fpllew-
ing recipe is for drying sweet corn in
the old'fashioned mannert The corn
should be taken when Just suitable for
eating and boiled ten or fifteen min
utes-long enough to set the milk.
When cool take a sharp knife and cut
through every row OF kernels (they
dry sooner and soak more easily when
used), then shave the corn OF the cob,
spread II on plates near the stove OF
IN the beating closet and let II dry,
being careful not TO let II brown. II
will dry In two or three days. Put the
corn In glass Jars and II win keep for
two years. When you wish 10 use n
soak II In warm water for q couple OF
hours. then boil in milk, adding a little
butter.
A Pennsylvania housekeeper send.
hetqllowlng recipes, which are slight.
~ differenti "belect fresh Ears when
they are sufficiently ripe for the table,
preferably those you can pick from
the stalk. Free them from husk and
silk, and then With a thin-bladed KNIFE
cut the grains from the cob. Spread
thinly on plates and put In a moderate.
y warm oven. Stir frequently until
dried, u will require from "a 10 Z
hours TO complete drying.
"or with a sharp knife, after prepar
ing as before, split each row Of kernels
lengthwise Of the a and gently prss,
out the milky pulp. Spread on plates
and proceed as before. To be genuine.
HdFfashioned dried corn II should be
prepared Immediately after pluckIn0
from the stalk, and never cooked be.
fore cutting from the cob.s-N. ",
Tribune. r
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
FLIES FAvORITE Triple.
fuvesuisations Of a bartender Indi-
cate THAT Il D. Frrsh.
FoaBing Beer.


A bartender Of this city has spent
many Of his SPARE moments lately in
STUDYING the tastes of lies. and he has
come to the conclusion that they love
intoxicants and delight In becoming
iutc, .eated. He says that he has seen
whole armies OF dies intoxicated in his
place.
All flies that arc fourd In the saloon.
the bartender said, are usually about
the bar or on the ceiling over the bar,
and usually all other parts Of the sa-
loon are without the pests. This
caused the bartender who tells the
story 10 Investigate why the flies pre-
ferred the vicinity Of the bar to other
parts Of the room. He claims to have
rut a quantity OF different kinds OF
liquors and beer on the bar for the
benefit Of the fiiesi in the room. Pretty
soon after the bar was covered with
flies, and from observations OF the bar
tender beer was their favorite drink.
They seemed 10 have a preference for
the foamy beer. too, for they partook
more literally than they did Of any Of
the other samples that were placed
on the bar. The gin, whisky and wine
and other sp%irituous liquors which
were put out for their benefit were
not patronized very literally, and as
500 as the foam had disappeared from
the beer IL was noticed that the flies
would leave and go to other beer that
contained foam.
After the flies had partaken Of the
liquors for some time without being
disturbed they flew from the bar to
the ceiling over the bar, and the bar
tender thought he noticed evidences
OF i~ntoxication among them. They APP
peared less active than before they
drank the liquor, and there were more
of them on the ceiling. To distinguish
the flies which had drank of the beer
from the other flies he threw white
powder over them as they lay on the
ceiling asleep. They were disturbed
oy this action and left the ceiling, but
soon returned TO it, and for several
hours they remained in the same place
on the ceiling, sleeping of the jags.
After the flies had slept of the eff
fects of the liquor they again re-
turned TO the bar, and the ceiling soon
became clear Of the white backs and
:he bar vas covered with them. The
bartender gave them another treat,
but this time he only put out beer,
stale beer without a "head" and some
freshdrawn beer. The fresh-drawn
beer was given the preference, and II
was covered with powdered-bac flies
In a short time. After the flies had
filled up a second time they again went
TO the ceiling. where they remained.
All the time they were watched by the
bartender, and his experiments led him
TO believe that flies are users o flnto1-
cants to Excess and that they delight
IN getting drunk.-Hartford Courant