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The herald., 1898-01-04

gain counter-and doubtless this Is the
very object of displaying them, for 1t
is upon the counter within that the
merchant centers his hopes of retriev-
ing the mistakes of his foreign buyers
and his own private designers. The
capes and jackets that did not take,
together with job lots of cheap imita-
tons Of imported styles that succeeded
will replenish the purse which he
poured out in his semi-annual specula-
ton upon popular taste. The woes of
the broker over the fluctuations in the
stock market are as nothing compared
to the grief of the importer at the
freaks of wilful woman.
At the bargain counter both have
their revenge, she, because she gets the
once-rejected garment cheap, he, be-
cause she is compelled to buy it, for
being such bargain she cannot resist
it.
The twenty-dollar Jackets are now
beginning to sell for fifteen, the twelve
dollar ones for eight, and so on. Blouse
suits that sold at the beginning of the
season for twenty dollars are now
marked down to thirteen. Even furs
are growing cheaper, the change being
noticeable as the days drew nearer to
Christmas, in the frantic efforts Of the
furrier to dispose Of his wares as holi-
day presents. Twenty-five-dollar hats
sell for fifteen, and Throughout all de-
partments of woman's dress the reduc-
ton is so marked that those who prid-
ed themselves upon being the first to
bring out a new fashion are now be-
waiting the fact that they could have
bought nearly twice as much for their
money If they had only waited-but
then, one expects to pay something for
the privilege of introducing novelty
Meanwhile, we who were not so fore
handed with our money at the begin
ming are using our savings to the best
advantage among the articles which
are not absolutely cheap. but which
have lost the inflated value which they
possessed at first by reason Of being
novelties. There ere imported ties, for
instance, which sold for a dollar and
a half at first, but which are now worth
little more than the ribbon of which
they are made. Indeed, it is better
merely to buy yard and three quar-
tiers of the Roman stripe ribtDn and
make the tie oneself. 1t passes twice
around the neck and ties in a four-in-
hand in fronts, with ends a half yard
in length.
The herald., 1898-01-04

The same design might be carried out
in any pretty wool goods, using no vel
vet except for the tucked collar and
the piped fold on the skirt.
cape that starts at the shoulders is
the natural outcome Of the fondness
for yoke effects. It is usually pleated
to its yoke with heading, but is some
times edged with fur or other trim
ming. and the edges do not come quite
together in front. 1t would be easy to
have the yoke and front of ones dress
heavily interlined and then have
cape of the same material gathered OF
pleated on at the shoulders, and there
would be jau-ty street suit with wrap
and all, complete. An old cape that is
out Of style can often be utilized in
this way. I have brown one with
fringe which have ripped from It's old
fashioned velvet collar, and which in
tend to pleat around the shoulders Of a
blouse suit of harmonious shade. Then
with silk cord, or buckle, or
Roman scarf to tie it together in front
I shall have a very serviceable street
suit for the days that are not cold
enough for winter coats. Perhaps I
shall have a Medici collar and yoke of
velvet or some sort Of fancy material,
so that the cape may be removed. Some
designers make a bolero front of the
same material as the yoke and collar,
which of course adds warmth over the
chest. The effect o. the cape is more
graceful and jaunty when the edges
stop, say five inches short Of one an
other in front.
Skirt flounces grow more and more
rampant, some Of them standing out at
angles that would seem impossible did
one not observe that they were made
of taffeta or stiff mousseline and pleat-
ed in a million tiny pleats. 1t was at a
musicale the other evening that I saw
such founces as these-three of them,
several inches apart, near the bottom
Of pale blue taffeta skirt. With this
skirt was a black beaded blouse which
was unique, both because of the Jet
butterfly that was perched just above
the waist in front, and because of the
peculiar low cut corsage with it's pleat-
ed founce of blue taffeta standing out
like a fan around it. A grey cape with
ermine lining and lace edge made a
gorgeous setting for such a pretty
gown.
The newest evening shoe is tan kid
| 1t is shaped something like the opera
| toe in front, but has a large buckle
with a wide tongue projecting above it.
A similar slipper is made Of bronze and
also of red kid. 1t is only within the
last year that manufacturers have suc-
ceeded in getting a dye for kid slippers,
and those who have wanted colored
shoes to match gowns have been COM
PEELED to wear either goat or satin
The tan slipper is q very pale tint and
is suitable to wear with a Gown Of any
color. Such a pair Of slippers, even at
the price, five dollars, would therefore
be a good investment for the girl Of
slender purse, as she would be able to
| wear it with all the gowns she may
have on hand, as well as any new one
she may hope to have within the year.
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-01-04
A Painful Decoration

This anecdote is told of the late N
Carnot, President Of the French re
public. Whenever zen tour" he too
with him a collection Of decoration
and other distinctions for distribution
among the notables Of the towns he
passed through. The President Of the
Republic. in order to enhance the value
OF the decoration, was accustomed Il,
min II himself on the breast of the hap
Nv recipient. On one provincial tou
it appears that he made a mess of tn
operation. A statue had just been tin
yelled and the customary speeches de
Nvered, when the persons to be decor
ated were invited to get upon the pla'
form. Among them was fat farm<
to whom the Academic Palms were a
iotted. M. Carnot approached him an
proceeded to pin the blue ribbon n h
breast, but whether the pin was blul
or the cloth Of the farmers coat har
he found the task difficult. Howeve
at length he succeeded. But Judge 3,
his surprise on seeing tie farmer tref
bling and pale as a ghcst. He at Ar
thought 1t was simply emotion, but {
farmer getting. worse, General BRUCE 3
advanced and found that the pin h
stuck in the farmers breast, and til
he was bleeding freely. To extract
was, of course, but the work Of 8, e.
ond, and the farmer recovered; but /.
will be a long time before he forR. y
the first day he wore his decoration.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Some Great Mems Wives.

Ben johnson had a shrew for q wife,
who used to go to the ale room after
him and bring him home. scolding all
the way.
Boswell, Johnson's biographer, mar
ried scold, and in his "Uxoriana" re-
corded faithfully all her snappish say
ings and his own answers.
Rorault. the philosopher. had a wife
whose opinion of him was 30 high that
size sat at the door OF his lecture room
and refused to admit any but we'll
dressed persons.
The great DR.. Cadogan married lady
several years older than himself. She
was Jealous, and in company accused
him Of poisoning her; whereupon he
The herald., 1898-01-04

Soft scarfs tied in butterfly low II
front are very much worn with the
plaid silk or velvet shirt waist Of the
winter.
No bow at the back OF the neck IL
allowable in any sort Of stock or coli
larette. The fashionable world has
grown tired Of 1t and will tolerate It
no longer. If you do not look well with
DOW under the chin, tie your ribbon
under the left cara bow there is less
objectionable than at the back. A great
many girls have solved the question OF
the DOW by dispensing with 1t alto
gether and merely passing the ends OF
RIBBON through pretty buckle at the
back OF the neck. In this case. the RID
bon is much shorter. being only long
enough to go around the collar and
slip the ends through the buckle. The
ingenious and thrifty girl will not be
slo.y to recognize the economy of using
up the good ends Of her old ribbons in
this manner.
Yokes and guimpes continue to -four
ish. They are in order for any kind
OF suit, from a ball dress to rainy
day costume. In the latter, they are
especially useful, because they serve to
brighten an otherwise sombre gown in
a portion of it not likely to be harmed
by the dampness.
The broad velvet collar that Is tucked
is a new feature of the blouse costume.
1t goes with the guimpe, and hence
does not start from the nape of the
neck. but few inches below. 1t is
slashed on the shoulders and at
the middle of the back, and ds about
five inches wide. The tucks are very
fine and look odd enough in so heavy
a material as velvet. 1 saw such a col
lar on a green velvet blouse that was
worn DIT concert in New York's twin
hotel yesterday. There was guimpe
Of turquoise blue velvet and white lace.
and over this the loose green velvet
blouse fastened to the left side, with
lace trickling down the edge. The
tucked velvet collar turned back
around the lace guimpe at the upper
edge of the blouse. The skirt also was
new, for it Tapped at the left side in
fold that reached to the
bottom. Four buttons had the appear
ance Of fastening it together near the
top of this fold. The skirt was made
of fawn colored broaccloth and the
sleeves were Of the same so that all
the velvet used was in the simple,
sleeveless blouse with its tucked collar.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Year Eve, the sauce pans and "pig-
gins" in the little matched cottages
: e rejecting their gala day polish,
and the holly and laurel and ivy in the
window stills are doing their best to
cutshine the sprfgs of mistletoe that
brighten the old kitchen ceiling. Wax
candles of all sizes and colors (having
soft sods of turf for candlesticks)
adorn the upper windows of the house
and light the way of the traveller
along the ''boreen'' or through the
mountain intricacies. Pitches of bacon
are set aside; luclSless chickens C'poor
crathurs'O have their heads taken off;
broad griddle cakes and round oven
cakes are baked over the warm turf
fire with surprising rapidity, and
children are set at stoning raisins for
the New Year cake. They have a
pretty custom in Kerry in connection
with this. If member of the family
has died or has emigrated to America
or the Colonies, a cake is made and
stamped with the name of the absent
one.
Midnight mass is celebrated in the
country chapels, and a more pictur-
esque sight can hardly be conceived
than when hundreds of country men
and women, clad in their brightest and
gayest, make their way along the
roads, some on foot, some in donkey
carts, and some in the jauntng cars
which are the pride Of every Kerry
heart.
After mass the worshipers become
jewellers and along the road to their
homes they sing New Year carols and
beat improvised drums. AS they go,
members of the party knock at the
doors on the way, screaming: Get up
lazy bones, you've slept since last
year" The man Of the house gets up
and gives the visitors "dhrap O. the
crathur' or bowl of goats milk and
holiday cake" and they sing Lis
praises until they get to the next
house. But woe to the inhospitable
one who refuses them entrance, for the
peculiarities of himself and his wife
are enlarged upon, and every mean tale
that tradition has gathered about the
family is. re-hashed and given utter
ance to.
New Year day itself is usually Coun-
~ Fair or Patron Day." the blessing
OF Saint Patrick, the patron saint,
being invoked upon all the sportive
events. Tents are pitched along the
Village streets, with Sally the sugar.
The herald., 1898-01-04

forward and their owners in gaily col
ored caps and jackets enter them for
the great contest. Off they go, heller
SHELTER, girls wave handkerchiefs, the
riders whisper to the donkeys, prod
ding them with their hob-nailed boots
the while. Suddenly one of the four
legged candidates kicks up his heels
and refuses to move, while another lies
down contentedly and turns deaf ear
to all persuasions. The onlook ers
laugh at the luckless ones. and when
the winner arrives at the pole, they
cheer as If he were the hero Of
hundred battles.
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Wild Animals in Oregon.

Partners are reported as very nu
erous in some well settled parts OF o
gon. In Coos County farmer Kill
two In one night, and another had
visit from three Of these beasts at
place on the following night. Deer .
plenty in the vicinity. too, and
hunters say that every deer track
nearly covered with panther tracks.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Not Handsome.

The Bosjesmans. in South Central At
RIGA, are exceedingly ugly, and exist al
most in state Of animalism. They
dwell in holes, live on roots and rep
tiles, and have very much the appear
ance of the ape. The Calmucks of the
great Tartar family are, although more
civilized, extremely ugly. They have
short, fat noses, small eyes, high cheek
bones, and protruding chin.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Beginning Of Season for Ringing
Out Old Stuff on Bar.
gain Counters.
THE NEW SLIPPER.
Tan Kid With Tongue and
Buckle-Guimpes and Tucked
Velvet Collars.

ling out the old, ring in the new"
means very little so fer as fashion is
concerned.
The merchants make feeble attempt
to get folks interested in summer
clothes at the beginning of the rev
year, but too many of us have just be-
gun to wear Christmas furs to be in
terested in such far-off thing as hot
weather. The gauzy stuffs displayed in
the windows make one ~iiver and
hurry inside to get warm at the bar
The herald., 1898-01-04
JAPANESE "NosH1" WITHOUT WHICH GIFT Is COMPLETE

told the company they were welcome to
open her at once and show her mis-
take.
The famous Rev. Andrew Bell had q
virago wife, who left him and then de-
voted her time to abusing him by mail.
she once addressed : letter to him:
s~To that supremest Of Rogues. who
looks the Hangdog that ne u. Doctor
Andrew Ecll."
The herald., 1898-01-04
[N YEAR IN
COUNTY KERRY.
Merry Irish Franks in Honor
Of Father Tines
Anniversary.
IT'S "PATRON DAY"
Town Pump Dance and Donkey
Race the Most Amusing
Features.
IT'S .PATRON DAY"

The celebration of the New Year is
q most important festival everywhere
in ireland, but, perhaps, nowhere more
SO than in Kerry. There It is the day
of fairs and steeple chases-lazy, know
ing looking donkeys being the princi-
pal participants in the latter-and it is
tie day on which the itinerant fakir
bases all his hopes of selling lead for
silver, and washed copper for pure Is
karat gold" At six o'clock on New
The herald., 1898-01-04

piece Of silk to be used for the obi or
girdle. The obi takes the place OF the.
engagement ring with us; it is the
most expensive article of a Japanese
lady's wardrobe and sometimes. being
woven of real gold thread, costs several
hundred yen or dollars.
There is commercial side to this
gift giving. as well as a sentimental
one, as return present must be sent
The herald., 1898-01-04

4 80 - - e N y - 77 n ~ III
for every gift received; + must
be appropriate to the season Or occo-
nion and the rank OF the receiver. and
Invariably arranged according to the
prescribed etiQuette. 10 fail In this
would be to advertise oneself az IA
bred and wanting In respect to the CO.
tablished customs which age has rem
dered sacred.
livery gift must be wrapped In white
paper and must be tied with a pecu-
liar red and white string, MADE OK
strands Of twisted paper. Into the
double bow knot. Is inserted the nosni'
which Is . bit OF dried fish folded IN q
piece Of colored paper. The noshi 10
an Indispensable accompaniment OF
every present, except those sent upon
funeral occasions
The stranger In Japan seeing these
crriously folded bits OF paper tnrust
unoer the Knot OF req ana wnlte coro
wnicn Dinds q gift from irienu OF
tfaoesman. iHtie thinks what an an
clent custom it is' nor OF its sisnin-
cance 20 .nese people.
one u ene pest autnorities ON Japan
ese customs says the nosnisis supposed
y. ~ oe enoieInatic OF numilfty' ana tnat
- 49, 70 useu " remino the Japanese tnat
NY were once race OF poor nsner-
llen, anu .nat oy Deing temperate ana
.lusa. .ney nave risen 70 greatness.
~. '..A mlon eau oniy De preserved
N.a., 70 eAeIc,se THESE virtues
pieces OF the raw hsn' Were
ps' anu ioiueu IN little
st1~e %; ssVera. oI wnicn were strewn
a. e 49, saves VI Trays on wnicn
10y. pen.aiy presents are al
t,,;S,s 49, ~ enes, seHefahy Oh
~ IL ' W. ai"ays acconpan-
"a 4, olplinen.ary paper ioio-
81 st,s =. - . p +Sa La. ananner. ana having
- ~ "o Auous pas'eu On eacn emo
go, .ne pIesen. une tne raw nsn ana
- 81. 80 "eeu' wnicn formerly accom-
pA .,s.. s sne ioiueo paper are NOT IN use;
10y ". VI uiy sea weeo iasteneo 70
~. papel suInces 10 keep up tne sig-
oIo y. INC oherins' which Is maoe
- - ~ .ne common people quite as
"rSn as W .nose Oh tne Detter CLASS
~. inS.ance, your Japanese maio' II
yv ,u 1oIesn iaoy s.ayins IN Japan.
W" e Sou morning GIT Oh Duus
80 ,ieu "s'. 1eu snu wn,ee
.e VIZ Win soiuen enos ano navins tne
lnev s'auie pit Oh 1oiueu paper anu sea
w. M VS. win lne KNOT. Inc
~ eSece VI tne nosni warns you tnat
.ne o.er.ns is git, TOT whicn you
must not, upon any account. one- TO
pay. the time' tnousn iater you
may make q return glit OF money or
SCREENING else as you choose.
Inc cortie VINO mas run with your
'ncksnaw up nil ana down dale. al
ways with nimpie Feet ana cheerful as
pect' VIII upon your departure, bring
you grit. OF no appreciable value
propapiy' put one moving his good
VIII ana knowledge OF the tradition OF
his country, done up In the regulation
manner and tied with the noshi.
Two KINDS OF paper are employed for
wrapping GIFTS the nosho and sugitara,
the hrst oeing the pest ana that usual
~ employed. Two pieces are used and
are secured with the RED and gilt
cord.
This Is tieo IN double DOW knot
anu i IN. WIN .ne nosni placed
The herald., 1898-01-04
Enolish Income Tax.

Since 1912 the English income tax has
been changed eighteen times. Sixteen
pence to the pound Is the maximum.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-24

with one bound he sprung into her lap
BLESS me-" said Miss Matte, "if
hadn't clean forgot you, and you half.
starved, l dare say. There, get down
l never could abide cats around my
victuals."
/ She put Tommy gently on the floor
crumbled some bread into the bowl OF
broth, cooled it carefully and set it
down for him to eat
ITS pretty rich for me anyway she
said, as she made out her supper with
toast and tea.
1t was perhaps we'll for Tommy that
he took an early promenade next
morning around the back yards of the
neighborhood, and secured several val
liable tidbits, for Miss Matte had very
little to offer him. She baked her de-
lightful little puffs of biscuits, and en-
1oyed them INNER sely, finding them
lighter and more digestible without
butter. She read a Thanksgiving
psalm and went about trying to sing in
little chirrupy voice like a brown
sparrow. She brought in the small
basket and flushed over the unexpected
treasuretrove, but took it kindly as a
bit of neighborly goodwill The
sweetbread, white and plump and all
ready for cooking, reminded her of old
Mrs. Morrison, just beginning to sit
up and watch the people go by the
window. What toothsome dainty
this would be for her, and what de-
no oh ha
1t to her as she went to church, yes,
and some of the celery, too, for a rel
ish. The chops were transferred to a
plate on the shelf, the sweetbread
wrapped in fine old napkin and laid
back in the basket with the best half
of the celery, and the biscuits Miss
Matte had saved for dinner.
THE cold bread will go just as well
with the chops" she reflected, and pre-
pared for church with a glow of hap
piness such as she had not known in a
long time.
1t helped to a real feeling of thank
fulness, especially when,she thought Of
old Mrs. Morrison, and how pleased
she had been with the unexpected gift.
She laughed little to herself as she
returned to her own door after service.
remembering how when Sally Morri-
son had commiserated her on being
alone Thanksgiving Day, she had as
sured her she had company invited
Tommy Barnes, from the next door,
who was spending a couple of days
with her, the rest Of the family being
away.
q hope t want a sinful untruth -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-24
Far From Their Owu.

There is no sadder day in all the
year than this holiday to the homeless.
The stranger in a strange city, the
widow left desolate, the orphan bereft,
the old man forsaken-to these the
Thanksgiving bells calling to church
seem more like funeral notes ringing a
requiem over past remembered joys.
Send a cordial note a few days ahead
to Johnnie's teacher, whom you happen
to know is lar from her own people, or
to one of the dear old ladies in the
Home for the Aged" or the new clerk
who looks as though life was far from
being a bed of roses, or the widow and
her daughter who do the best they may
to keep the wolf from their third story
door, and bid them come in" They
will enjoy it-oh, so much-and you
you will hear deep in your heart, In
asmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-24

TUCKED IN THE YELLOW SLEIGH.
she said, smiling at Tommy, who lay
peacefully sleeping on the braided rug,
but if old Miss Morrison had set in
a known how to get away, and she is
to have me stay to dinner, shouldn't
such talker."
With a long, clean apron over her
best frock, Miss Matte began cheerful
ly to make her small preparations for
the Thanksgiving feast. She had
meditated leaving one chop for break
fast, but her walk and happiness had
made her hungry and she decided to
cook them all.
But where did she put these chops
she was getting so forgetful-she could
have sworn she put them on the shelf
could she have left them in the basket
after all? Her perplexed eyes fell from
the shelf to the floor, and there, just
peeping from the wood-box was the
plate, and two small, very small, bits
of bone, gnawed quite clean and white.
Ungrateful Tommy Barnes, lying
there in peaceful slumber, with those
low sides, if justice had befallen you
then and there you might not have
lived to steal again. But into the
midst of Miss Matte righteous wrath
came the reflection that Tommy must
have been hungry, and the fault after
all was partly her own for putting
temptation in his way, though how
anything could have been further out
of is way than that shelf, don't real
ly see," she added, dolefully.
At that minute Tommy Barnes
walked from his nap, transformed him
self in camel, yawned in a fright
fully tigerish fashion, and proceeded
to sharpen his claws on the rug, the
sacred rug into which had been
braided some precious old garments
dear to Miss Mattie's heart. 1t was a
straw too much to have insult added
to injury, and springing from her
chair, she cuffed Tommy in such
vigorous fashion that three or four
hearty blows found their mark before
the astonished sinner could withdraw
his claws and bound out at the back
door, let ajar in the search for the
chops. AT that instant a resounding
knock on the front door sent Miss
Mattie's heart to her throat with a
sudden leap, as if justice were already
coming to take her in hand for unrea-
sonable cruelty.
When Miss Matte was peacefully
pattering about, unconscious of the
cruel trick fate and Tommy Barnes
had played her, Mrs. Deacon Giles was
surveying her husband with a disturb
ed and fearful face.
you dou't mean to tell me-" she
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-24
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