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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
New YORK Observes.

Nothing Is more noticeAble ~ I
grimy jewelry. and no matter ~
BILE the diamond you veal.
sparkle and CLEAN unless kt}k
few moments spent upon IT,
ments once a week win keep - =
and bright Plain diamond ~
kept bright by rubbing then q!
tissue paper. worstsd OF wNlM
yarn. consider the yarn Detl3 t.
worsted or other wooden ths143
can be SO easily threaded Int -
apertures. Hold the wisp of -
yarn between tho teeth and -
hand. and with the right haad IL
ring back and forth; pfuceed mi
opening has been brusbed beseine
such position that tho hack = ~
is brushed as much a. IL aoM
the top with a bit of tissue pap6 4
channels. Intricate settings " l
he washed, but on no accouue e.. ID,
mon soap or brushes b. une4 1
softest of hair bristleS may -
ire Of the jewel. Use teacua ?.
the diamond for half an honf
a strong suds of warm wAuf
soap, setting the cup upon ~ 49,:
the stove. where the suds
cold. After this, clean the leNN
ing 1t briskly about In the en-
collected dust will be WASHES
in warm water and polish
about I'm a box of jewelers. - r! w.
bright and perfectly dry. = ~
Is valuable when cleaning cna1
or jewelry entirely OF g0lds
much chasing or filagree.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

Sometimes wife settles down into 4
dreary domestic routine. honestly believ-
ing that until her husbands finances i'm
prove there is no other course for her to
pursue" writes Helen Jay In the January
Ladies Home Journal In this matter,
as in many others concerning home life.
the false standard Of money obtains rather
than the simple law of common sense.
The very fact that many people can at
ford elaborate entertainments does not
imply that they cannot enjoy simple ones.
Novelty is the charm Of life, as variety is
its spice, and very often the guests who
come from luxurious homes are the most
easily pleased. Competent housekeepers
are generally the most generous In their
estimate of the efforts of Others and the
young housewife who through fear of crit
icism refuses to invite her richer or more
experienced friend TO her home is simply
cheating herself of much pleasure. In fact,
the real breaks OF social intercourse are
quite as apt to come from self-deprecia-
ton on the part of the woman with the
small income as from any feeling of supe-
riority on the part of her more wealthy
friends.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
Converted BY Mdll
Detroit Free Pr,sa.

Beware OF the female politician : =
ed the old stager who Is always 49, =
flee either by election or appointnncl +
is keener than a twosedesd eugl1 /
mightier than an army With bonnegs {
Il happened to be one OF a auAlnnr6
Southern Kansas when Mr.. Lean nv
center of the stage and was dong tAel
ing. Her sentiments weYH not urlh17
to me and | confess that chafod
appreciative demonstrates q q
ence. At the close OF her addnG r
nounced willingness to answer
tons that might be propounoo II +
sense had been equal to ny
would have kept my seat. Buk
one of the lords Of creation, r.
upon 10 extinguish the 'uns<xo4
But she was not extinguIdx
audience was with her. and that
whole lot. My hits were =
menacing silence. Hers ELECTED r
applause. Figuratively speaking
ped the hall with me.
THAT evening at the hotel IT,
preached by man OF gigantic -
a mass of beard that respected ~
his eyes. nose and iofoAG
was chivalrous giant.
announced that It struck
how you might have thco1
couldn't do nothin'. bein' q f{A
woman, and you might Ike t. 4
the hide of some man. I'm WIN
right by what she said and hain4
particaler about what style ~
your satisfaction in. 6
What did do? Weakened. NJ
Mrs. Lease had converted M -
a months salary at the bar.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
To Prepare Oatmeal for the Table.

Ladles Home Journal.
Where hard coal is used for cooking plIr-
poses. oatmeal may be- put over the fire
al o'clock in the evening. brought TO
boiling point. and kept at this temperature
over night. go that IL may be ready to
serve In the morning. Where soft coal
wood or gas is used for cooking ptlr-
poses. II Will he necessary To put the oat-
Neal over the fire at noon when tho
luncheon or dinner is being prepared Put
four heaping tahlospoonsfui Of the steel
cut oats into one quart Of cold water. add
half teaspoonful of salt and put Ii over
tile fire In a double boiler: cover. and
cook continuously for one or two hours
Then IL may be pat aside until the night
meal is being prepared. aud cooked again
as long as the ire is burning. and then
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
A Cat Hotel.
Golden Days.

A New York lady and her daughter re-
Gently opened a hotel for cats and il
seems to have turned out a paying con-
Germ, for they receive n large number Of
both winter and summer boarders The
cats hotel Is situated close to the Hudson
river. and rejoices In the name OF Naura-
shaun farm. For 81 a cat is boarded for
one month, and there are no extras.
Each cat has its own little home, and
even its own yard, which is turfed Pussy
is an exclusive creature. and often d.
likes to be made to eat. or indeed to mix.
The only other boarders are parrots and
canaries.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
LESS STRiCThESS IN DRESS
FOR AFTERNOON CALLS
We Gan Nov Pay Calls Without Being Specially Gotten Up for the &C.
casioD-Tbe Kind Of Costume Permissible Those
New Designs in Shirt Waists.

very elegant also and will appear in
February on those fortunate women who
fiirt southwark to escape the most trying
Of our winter months.
In collars We see little beside the
straight styles varied in some instances
by curved fronts sloping slightly for
ward.
In neckwear butterfly bows are a little
more butterfly. Ascots, puffs and mar
row four in hands vie with ties. The bay
adore striped Roman silk with fringed
or straight ends are selling rapidly at the
best shops. No. 6 in our illustration
wears one OF these. These Roman RIB
bons are worn by those who can afford
them as sashes with fine shirt waists.
One OF the prettiest made up in sort OF
peasant girdle effect for dress wear can
easily be gotten up at home. A flye-nch
ribbon is tied about the waist over Il
lining band, which keeps ii in shape, but
which is rot, of course. visible. AT the
back the ribbon falls in two long ends
edged around entirely by an inch pleat-
ing of black chiffon. Two outstanding
loops, also edged with chiffon finish the
back. In front the ribbon is folded into
four points which are boned and stand
upright forming a sort of peasant girdle
reaching nearly TO the breast A care
less bow with short ends is set at the left
side.
faSn1OuS Oh lou 1eUrS AkO.
The languishing maiden attlred in book
muslin, and wearing a dropping leghorn
hat, which old prints and illustrations
present, is coming to the fore again. Be
sides the tailor-made girl and the golf
player we are to see women wearing the
Shepherdess hats, which enhance n wo-
mans beauty If she knows how to select
the color and trimming. This shepherdess
idea will be carried out in many of the
Ale , t,I, rt~ -,
the fact, brims being bent down in front
mushroom Llims and those that scoop
down all around. and give such oppor-
tunities for underbrim trimming: these
are only "a few hints of the urendng hat
plan. Then there are the "Pompadour'
hats 10 be worn with that particular style
of hairdressing. These have the failing
off, effect which we have seen In the WIN
ter styles. They are all, whether toqucs
berets. roll front. caIots or side roll round
hats. perched far back exposing the face
and front hair. Low CROWNS are on all
these shapes. but the trimmings stand up
well and give a chic air 20 these dressy
shapes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

put aside to be reheated 'at breakfast
time. The kettle should be covered close
-, and the oatmeal must not be stirred
from the beginning 10 the end of the
cooking, otherwise the grains viii be
broken. Stirring oatmeal seems to de-
strOy its flavor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

Nine. du Bos d Elbheco a member of the
French Society OF Literary Persons still
writes stories at the age of 80. She lives
In convent al Anglers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

EW YORK, Jan. give can
drop in on our friends now in
the costume donned for shop
ping, or in a tailor made pure
and Sirnnle This sounds de-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

A mum is a precious etcetera of a visit
Ing costume; it serves as a handy recep-
tacle for the necessary handkerchief, gen.
orally mountaineering from the inacces-
sible pocket: and it solves the problem OF
what TO do with our hands. which. absurd
as it seems. are sometimes in the way
even of a past mistress in the art of de-
pertinent. l should like to enlarge on
this subject promise myself l shall
some day, If more women knew how to
enter a room better they would add con-
siderably to their social reputation, and
do fuller justice TO their dressmaker. AS
it Is. the proportion of women who do
know is very small. Finally, l would ask
a hearing for every essential maxim;
whatever else you omit from your calling
clothes do not forget the French saying:
Isl on est bien chausse ct bien gante, Ia
reste ne yaut rien." Do not brand your
self in the eyes of the observant by wenr-
ing clumsy boots and soiled. ill-fitting
gloves. To the majority. of course. such
advice is out of place, and to them ten
der my apologies: but my excuse is that
this is a heinous crime committed day
after day by those who ought to know
better. The prestige of white gloves Is
on the wane; the pendulum of popularity
seems TO have swung them too near the
hands of the million: now pearl gray and
delicate fawn are preeminent.
some NOOelS IN Snlrt WalStS.
The waists we illustrate are some of the
daintiest designs shown at the shirt waist
opening of one of the largest New York
dry goods houses.
No. is guy plaid mostly red, but the
red is so toned down by side lines of green
and black that the effect Is becoming TO
blonde and brunette alike.
No. 2 is white Madras striped with
pale pink.
No. a percale rladed in floral laven-
der stripes and black bars.
No. wears a light pique lightly fig
-ured in spots and dashes.
No. 5 wears one of the new euarter-inch
checks In Madras Bingham. These come
in lovely colorings. Pink and white
lavender and white, red and white. yellow
and white. and the prettiest are made
like our model, the. fronts tucked down
from the yoke for about three inches.
No. wears a cream striped with gray
White cheviots are being bought up by
swell wonlen until one would imagine that
the summer resorts will present this year
the appearance of continual fete. A clear
fright red Madras waist is considered
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06

Al recent meeting of tho Ro
Photographic society IN London Prof
or Gabriel Lippman described hir
tenn OF color photography, whes
photograph showing the colors OF
IN obtained by direct process
one exposure Of the plate
which might DO Of any sc
stance, he explained, was exI
veloped and fixed in the usua4 i,
Two conditions, however, must il Of
served--the film must in the first INao
be transparent and grainless and in tht
second 10 must be in contact with n rlle.
tallic mirror during exposure. The e.
feet Of the mirror, which was fornle
by running layer of mercury in be
hind the plate, was to reflect back th,
incident colored rays and ahus make thl
incident light waves stationary. Tbesf
stationary vibrations, falling In eAr1
terror OF the sensitive film, impq
their own structure upon II, and IN
tue OF the structure thus iDparttJN
the brown deposit Of silver, when
by reflected white light. appeared
with the same colors as were II
by the image in the camera, T..
were produced by interference,
same way W. those Of the soap bubbi-
or mother Of pearl. That this was thei
cause, NJ. Lippman said. was prove
by the fact that the tints of negati,
changed IL 1t were damped In cons,
quence Of the gelatin swelling Sights
and thus altering the structure Of tk.
silver deposit. The oolors produced b,
this process were true and bright pro
vided that exposure and development
had been properly conducted. They
were. moreover, completely fixed AND
resisted the action Of light and time.
He had not yet succeeded In taking
prints from his negatives. but was con
vinced that TO do 80 would be fount
possible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
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Ia Is a 80 4 saIS sol oSIs so liso|.'
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Executed with neatrfess,.. 1872 !.

Yearly advertisers will be allow
change four times during the year. wi.
charge. Advertisements should be M.
with time and space they are TO oAcu :.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06

They were out for q stroll. She No
d her husband throw 9 slancea ht

They were out for q stroll. She nd
d her husband throw 9 glance at hi
then look abeT% be ground In
\ = decided woer-, as though /
search Of soEr rag. He appeared per.
picked.
What Is the matter, James2'' sh
inquired, beginning to feel anxiou
Have you lost anythinRf'
II am looking to see II / can find
7hy II Is, was his response. "It 10
omprehensible TO me and l should ;,h
have IL explainede
What IL itf" sheS.A quietly. She
)egan TO grasp the siIeN.o 4. She had
'lad similar experiencesA 8 mt to get
wen at the first chance No.
II can't understand Ne you are
holding your skirt with one hand Your
lress isn't long and careful look round
fails to reveal any sign Of mud. T.
hasn' rained for O week"
"Oh, that is easily explained" re-
turned the lady sweetly. 81 do that b
cause have no trousers pocket to 8
INTO. Us
He muttered something about
ing useless to talk to woman, r.
hands out Of his pr
}hem about to the
.edestrians.. ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06

Did you say, sir, that was not
man Of veraoityf' II
mo. sir. said you were liar"
II supposed 80. It IL not possible 70
You TO make the simplsss statements o.
taot In gentlemanly manner DE.
uoit Free Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06

No matter what representations are made to you
matter who button holes you-let your own
good, sound judgment carry you whore you are
sure you get what you want as it should be for
what it should cost-not penny more HERE
in THE LARGEST MEMS, WOMEN'S AND
CHILDRENS OUTFITTING HOUSE in WASH
INGTON-in the entire South for that matter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06

GUARANTEED,
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DERSONS intending to use PAINT will
find FULL aud COMPLETE stock Of
LONGMAN q MARTINEZ
GUARANTEED
DURABLE PAINTS,
in 6rst assorted shades for household uses,
and also In quarts, half-gallon and one gallon
cans, as we'll as 10 bulk.
These Paints will be guaranteed by US to
be equal In every respect to the hest and sold
as low as any frst class paint in the market.
To the COnsun,ers Of our
Pure Prepared Paints:
Any building that 10 not satisfactorily paint
ed with our Pure Prepared Paint, or upon
which its use has not cost less than II other
paint had been used, will be RE-PAINTED
AT OUR EXPENSE.
This guarantee Of satisfactory result, as
surfing the highest degree Of excellence 10 the
finished work, and ct less cost than II done
with inferior paint, Is an agreement which we
authorize every dealer who has the sale of
our paint to fulfill, and to use for such pur-
pose the funds which he has belonging to our
frm
may l-F LONGMAN h MARTINEZ.
The herald., 1898-03-27

words translated into our own tongue,
having taken only as much liberty as
to connect the sentences into stricter
sequence than they had when falling
from her lips in reply to the questions
that were showered upon her.
You will never be Victorious she
said, 'if you attack them openly as
you have been doing. They are too
strong and too numerous. They are
well prepared for such attacks, be-
cause they have had to resist them be-
fore Their enemies from Ceres have
attacked them here.''
But there must be some point" said
Mr. Edison, where we can"
Yes, yes," interrupted the girl
quickly, there is one blow you can deal
them which they could not with
stand"
What is that?" eagerly inquired the
commander.
You can drown them out"
"How? With the canals?"
''Yes, l will explain to you. I have
already told you, and, in fact, you must
have seen it for yourselves, that there
are almost no mountains on Mars. A
very learned man of my race used to
say that the reason was because Mars
is so very old a world that the noun
tains it once had have been almost
completely leveied, and the entire sur
face of the planet has become great
plain. There are depressions, however,
most of which are occupied by the seas.
The greater part of the land lies below
the level of the oceans. In order at the
same time to irrigate the soil and make
it fruitful and to protect themselves
from overflows by the oceans breaking
in upon them, the Martians have con-
structed the immense and innumerable
canals which you see running in all di-
rections over the continents.
'"There is one period of the year, and
that period has now arrived, when
there is special danger of a great de-
luge. Most of the oceans of Mars lie
in the southern hemisphere. When it
is summer in that hemisphere, the
great masses of ice and snow collected
around the south pole melt rapidly
away.
Eyes, that is So" broke in one of our
astronomers, who was listening atten-
lively. MANY time have seen the
vast snow fields around the southern
pole of Mars completely disappear
as the summer sun rose high upon
them"
with the melting. of these SHOWS"
continued Alma, "a rapid rise in the
level of the water in the southern
oceans occurs. On the side facing these
oceans the continents of Mars are
sufficiently elevated to prevent an
overflow, but nearer the equator the
The herald., 1898-03-27
The Best Man at a Wedding.

During the old days Of Sweden there
We're several best men, and the term
was applied in it's full literal sense,
The duty of the best men in those times
was to defend the groom and his pros
pective bride from a rival, who, accom-
panied by several retainers, was sure
to appear while the wedding procession
was on its way to church and make a
stubborn fight for possession of the wo-
man.
The Scandinavian warrior considered
1t beneath his dignity to court maid
ems favor by gallantry and submis-
sion, and therefore generally preferred
to wait until she was on her way to be
married to another man, when the at
tempt was made to carry her off by
main strength. 1t was then that the
best men-if they were the best men
came into good play. Hence the custom
is still preserved in the best man Of
to-day,
The herald., 1898-03-27
"The Young Lady and Great Progress Make Already"

astonishment, for this rough soldier
was not much given to poetry or
music:
"Who has not heard of the Vale of
Cashmere,
With it's roses the brightest that
earth ever gave;
It's temples, it's grottoes, it's fountains
as clear,
AS the love-lighted eyes that hang
over the wave."
Mr.. Sidney Phillips, standing by, and
also catching the murmur of Colonel
Smiths words, showed in his handsome
countenance some indications of dis
tress, as if he wished he had thought
of those lines himself.
The girl resumed her narratives:
Suddenly there dropped down out of
the sky strange gigantic enemies,
armed with mysterious weapons. and
began to slay and burn and make desc
late. Our forefathers could not with
stand them. They seemed like demons.
who had been sent from the abodes of
evil to destroy our race.
"Some of the wise men said that this
thing had come upon our people be-
cause they had been very wicked, and
the gods in Heaven were angry. Some
said they came from the moon, and
some from the far-away stars. But of
these things my forefathers knew
nothing for certainty.
''The destroyers showed no mercy to
the inhabitants of the beautiful valley.
Not content with making it a desert,
they swept over other parts of the
earth.
1.-The traditions say that they carried
off from the valley, which was our ma
tive land, large number of our people,
taking them first into a strange coun-
try, where there were oceans of sand,
but where a great river, flowing
through the midst of the sands, created
narrow land of fertility. Here, after
having slain and driven out the native
inhabitants, they remained for many
years, keeping our people, whom they
had carried into captivity as slaves.
And in this Land of Sand, it is said,
they did many wonderful works.
"They had been astonished at the
sight of the great mountains which
surrounded our valley, for on Mars
there are no mountains, and after they
came into the Land of Sand they built
there with huge blocks of stone noun
tains in imitation of what they had
seen, and used them for purposes that
our people did not understand.
"Then, too, it is said that they left
there at the foot of these mountains
that they had made. a gigantic image
of the great chief who led them in
their conquest of our world"
At this point in the story the Heidel-
The herald., 1898-03-27

| tion declared that you were inhabi-
tants of the world which they had in
vaded, come, doubtless, to take ven
geance upon them.
Some of my people who were per-
mitted to look through the telescopes
of the Martians, saw you also and
recognized you as members of their
own race. There were several thousand
of us altogether, and we were kept by
the Martians to serve then. as slaves
and particularly to delight their ears
with music, for our people have always
been especially skilful in the playing of
musical instruments, and in songs, and
while the Martians have but little mu-
steal skill themselves, they are exceed
ingly fond of these things.
Although Mars had completed not
less than five thousand circuits about
the sun since our ancestors were
brought as prisoners to it's surface, yet
the memory of our distant home had
never periShed from the hearts of our
race, and when we recognized you, as
we believed, our own brothers, come to
rescue us from long Imprisonment
there was great rejoicing. The news
spread from mouth to mouth, wherever
we were IN the houses and families Of
our masters We seemed to be power
less to aid you, or to communicate
with you in any manner. Yet our
hearts went out to you, as in your
ships you hung above the planet, and
preparations We're secretly made by all
the members of our race for your re-
ception when, as we believed would
occur, you would effect landing upon
the planet and destroy our enemies.
But in some manner the fact that
we had recognized you and were pre-
pairing to welcome you came to the
ears of the Martians.'
At this point the girl suddenly COW
cred her eyes with her hands, shud-
dering and falling back in her seat.
"Oh, you do not know them as l dol"
at length she exclaimed. 1.-The mon
sters! Their vengeance was too terri
BILE! Instantly the order went forth
that we should all be butchered, and
that awful command was executed"
How, then, did you escape?" asked
the Heidelberg professor.
Alma seemed unable to speak for a
while. Finally mastering her emotion
she replied:
zone of the chief officers of the Mar
tians wished me to remain alive. He
with his aides, carried me to one of the
military depot of supplies, where I was
found and rescued" and as she said
this she turned toward Colonel Smith
with smile that reflected on his ruddy
face and made it glow like Chinese
lantern.
BY" muttered Colonel Smith,