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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19

jected to this search. Indisputable evil
dence is generally secured before this
is resorted to.
One of the women, who has been for
many years in the employ OF the Gus
tom house I'm New York, told me that
the means resorted to by women snug
glers in their efforts to get goods into
the country free of duty were so in
genious that they compelled admra.
ton.
THE woman smuggler." she said. "is
the nerviest type of criminal. AS a
rule, she is working in colIusion with
some man, although there have been
instances where dressmakers have at
tempted 10 smuggle in iaces and things
of this sort entirely for their own gain
The hustle vas one OF the most fayorite
modes of conveying smuggled goods
ashore. and when the very large hustle
was used season or two ago IL was
possible for a woman 10 get i'm whole
pieces of silk and rolls OF lace in this
way.
Then Innings were utilized 90 sew
lace and other fancy articles in, and I'm
some cases so secure did the would be
smuggler feel Of herself that she hardly
made any effort to conceal the decep-
ton; at least IL would seem so to tho
trained eye of the inspectress. who
could at once detect something wrong
In the hang of a skirt or the set of a
jacket.
when detected. the woman smuggIer
as rule resorts TO tears and then
gives away her male accomplice. but
If she be an old offender her manner Is
that of all criminals. cool and defiant
These women are invariably richly
dressed and have plenty OF money ana
jewels. so IL would seem that they make
IL pay in spite of the precautions that
are taken.
"One of the strangest cases we have
had was that OF a German IMMIGRANT
woman whose baby's body was wound
around with more than 80 yards Of lace
She had been employed by a woman
smuggler in the cabin and hardly un-
derstood what her offense was when
she was confronted with the evidence
OF 1t. This baby. by the way, was the
youngest smuggler on the records be-
ing only 13 months old II was allowed
to go with a reprimand
The restrictions that are employed
at present by the customs officers make
smuggling a more difficult task than
ever before. The examinations are no
longer superficial and there is special
watch kept on board ship during yoy-
age No doubt women OF respectable
appearance who are clever enough to
avoid suspicion will always he able to
get In small articles such as lace fans.
jewels. etc, for IL would not do TO ac-
cuse people wrongfully. But since the
employment of women as inspectresses
the woman smuggler has ceased TO be
as daring as OF old.
There are some important cases of
attempted smuggling on the part OF
women who are about to start from the
other side with goods which are to be
smuggled into this country II possible.
and in some OF these cases cable will
call an inspectress to the port from
which the suspected woman is to sail
She is observed closely during the voy-
age and her acquaintance sought for
by the inspectress, masquerading in
some other role for the time. In this
way many smugglers have been de-
tected." KATE MASTERSON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19

sive beef is that labeled From Amer
ica." and English housekeepers, when
they see the amount of fruit and the
variety OF vegetables and the good
things that are so plentiful and so
cheap in this land OF freedom, clasp
their hands and say. "What an easy
time the American housekeeper must
have!" And yet the American woman
does not appreciate the condition of af-
fairs. Bad food has made more trouble
than anything else in this world. 1t has
driven men 10 drink and, worse than
that, 10 dyspepsia, while IL has ruined
the looks OF many "a pretty woman
Overdone meat, expressive butter,
weighty bread and badly set tables
have made men murderers mentally If
not i'm actuality.
1t does not cost cent more TO have
a decent dinner than to have bad one.
IL is true ii may take a little more
time and thought, but that time and
that thought are well expended. The
average woman belonging TO the proper
sort of society. which is the one ! sug-
gest should be started, would take
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19
ICopyrIght. 1881

AS Lent is essentially an improving
time, the average woman joins a GER
tain number of classes and is asked TO
drop in as a visitor at a number more.
Being that very common thing. busy
woman, / do not regularly belong TO
any classes, although i go to several.
carrying a bunch of violets TO give the
president as q sort OF ticket OF admis-
sion.
In this way one learns an immense
amount. One learns how to listen with
ones eyes shut when the Egyptologist
talks about the meaning of the queer
hieroglyphics and impresses upon your
mind that Cleopatra was n very or
dinary looking little woman, with fair
hair and snub nose. whose chief
charm to the Egyptians was her good
complexion. That lecturer wonders why
his class is so small the next week and
does not realize until afterward that
because of this reference 10 the skin OF
Cleopatra woman. tickle woman, love-
1y woman, has gone in a body of 10 or
20 to hear a beauty teacher talk about
slow to Manage the Skin"
Then I have learned to stare straight
into vacancy while the woman OF the
present bangs a gavel and talks about
''the woman OF the future" and / can
be quietly enthusiastic on the subject
of dress reform. / was not always so.
There was a time when TO listen TO the
dress reformers made my angry pas
sions rise and wanted to go up and
tell them what / thought. But now
when some woman who has been living
on overdone beef. on too much pastry
on oatmeal eaten in Jumps or too many
preserves gets up and tells about a
we'll fitting corset being an invention OF
the devil and pretty gown an impos-
sibility as connected with brains, sim
ply smile and give myself a satisfied
wriggle, which means that there is
comfort in properly made corsets.
A speaker OF this kind invariably
meanders of and asks with much ex-
element, What will the coming gen.
GRAFTON be when the woman of today
is satisfied to be merely beautiful?" and
! sit there and think of DIR. Schenck
and of the fact that beauty is hered-
:tary and remember handsome fami-
Hes like the Mays and the Cuttings and
the Works and the Carys, and there
come to me visions of the loveliest.
healthiest babies / have ever seen--ba-
bies who inherited their beauty from
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19
The Ideal Hostess.

Ideal hostesses are rare, and opinions
differ as TO what constitutes them, no
two definitions being exactly alike. In
a recent discussion of the subject sew
eral society women recited their ideas
of the various qualities an ideal hostess
should possess. as follows:
She must make you feel Individually
that you are the favored guest. She
must make you feel perfectly at home.
She must see everything and yet pos
sess the art of seeming to see nothing.
She must never look bored. She must
know how to keep conversation always
going. She must never let any one be
slighted or overlooked. She must know
when to ask the amateur musician to
display his or her talents. She must be
perfectly unselfish about her own pleas
ures. She must not neglect her guests
and at the same time must nod give
them too much OF her society. She
must remember that nothing Is SOY \tire-
some so surely death TO all enjoyment
as the feeling that ,one is being Sf4
tertalned" we
In short, the ideal hostess m vii
above everything. possess patience EEr.
that almost indescribable quality knd, a.
as tact. -l Tvs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19
WOMEN DETECTIVES.
Nine Bright Wmmew did Uncle Sam In
Guaralmg Ne70 York against
Female Smugg7eys.

no restriction against younger women.
They must pass the civil service exami-
nation with success 10 be eligible for
the post Of woman inspector and are
paid at the rate OF 50 a day. working
seven days every week. The work,
while requiring keenness of perception
and intelligence, is comparatively light,
the days duties being completed, ex-
cept in rare instances. before the after
noon OF each day.
Through the courtesy OF Surveyor
Croft of the custom house l was ena-
bled TO learn the names of the women
at present acting as customs inspectors.
They are Eliza Ellis, Mary McQueeny.
Marie l.. Stuart, Annie A. Walsh. Mary
w. Clark. Ella NJ Cleary. Christine x.
Allen, Gepnie Ferris and Mary Dar-
ragh.
All of these women, with few excep-
tions, have held their positions for sew
eTal years, Marie Stuart, one of the
most recently appointed, going on the
list in september, 1895. Eliza Ellis has
been inspectress since June, 1887: Chris
tine Allen, since August. 1887; Gennie
Ferris, August. 1887, and Mrs. Mary
Clark. July. 1887. Mary McQueeny has
been in the employ of the government
since December. 1886. and Annie
Walsh's and Mary Darragh's appoint
ments are dated respectively June, 1856,
and June. 1887.
II is not every day. OF course. that
women suspected OF smuggling arrive
on the ships from abroad. In fact. IL is
the exception when such cases occur.
In other instances two women are de-
tailed to watch the immigrants who are
brought in tug To the custom house
dock. AS they pass down the gang
plank their bearing and appearance are
noted and any suspicious rotundity Of
person results in an examination.
As a rule. the immigrant woman is
lightly clad. and an examination is cas-
lily and quickly concluded. In cases
where the evidence justifies n case of
smuggling the woman suspected is
obliged to disrobe. There is no dis
courtesy OF treatment. and this last
emergency is only resorted to in cases
where there is actual evidence of at
tempted smuggling.
y woman inspectress also observes
the cabin passengers as they land on
the dock. Where there is suspicion in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19
4 NEW DINNER DRESS.

proper pride in ner dinner table, would
get TO know the delights of hospitality
and would make her home the greatest
enemy to the barrooms and all the un-
desirable and wicked haunts that at
tract men.
BY the bye IL you are feminine, and
the chances are ten TO one that you
are, you will be interested in three
dresses that are absolutely new, OF
which j inclose you the pictures. The
girl in the walking dress has on a
satin cloth OF the new shade of gray,
trimmed with black braid and black
silk. Her parasol is gray chiffon and
her hat gray straw, trimmed with white
gauze and black wings. Isn't that white
dress n darling? / mean the one that is
made entirely OF lace Insertion and dot
ted muslin. The other gown is a dinner
dress OF chiffon, embroidered with white
pearl beads, with accordion plated
chiffon on the shoulders The hat, which
makes it certain that the dinner is at
some fashionable restaurant. is OF cerise
velvA embroidered i'm pearls. with n
bunch Of cerise chiffon on one side and
white ostrich tip just behind IL. How
well those Frenchwomen pose! How
careful they are to get the right sort OF
background They know how to have
the harmonies in life. But there il
nothing after all like being i'm harmony
with your background, with yourself
and with your fellow man. There are
some things we are all in harmony
about.
We are all i'm harmony about the
beauty of the close fitting cloth suit IN
worn by the right woman. whose curves
are caught on TO even by the irreverent
messenger boy.
We are all i'm harmony about the
value OF the telegraph, though we fail
to sec why the ordinary operator can
not spell correctly and n our name is
katherine with X insists on spelling
IL with G.
We are all I'm harmony as 10 the
beauty of a new bonnet, even IL its
value as rated by you and me be diff
ferent from that as rated by the mil
liner.
We are a pretty harmonious lot take
us all in all. for nobody Is anxious 10
go 90 war, but II war does come we
will meet the people who want TO fight
and show them Just how valuable we
are in n fight won't we? OF course we
VIII Your neighbor thinks so. and so
does hor neighbor, who is next door
neighbor 10
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copyright, 1881


! New York March TO- - When a big
steamship from some foreign port an
chors at quarantine for the health off,
GERS visit, the would be smuggler, man
or woman. must certainly experience a
thrill of nervousness at the idea that
the crisis of the'voyage is at hand.
If II be the amateur with some small
article slowed away i'm his trunk or Sc
creted on his person he probably viii
feel more fearsome qualms than the ex.
perenced smuggler, the lining of whose
garments may be padded with fine lace
or unset gems or who perhaps has dis
tributed his goods among the baggage
of immigrants i'm the steerage hired for
the purpose of bringing over contraband
goods.
Many people have claimed that there
is "A certain unique pleasure i'm amateur
smuggling; that the idea OF eluding the
laws vigilance imparts an extra flavor
TO cigars and liquors, and that satins
and laces ON which no duty has been
paid take on an added luster in the
wearer's eyes Women have always
been fond OF smuggling. but ii is only
within comparatively recent years that
they have made il a profession, acting
in collusion with men who get thou
the country each year free of the Gus
tom house charge.
Uncle Sam keeps a watchful eye on
this department, however. and il was
not until women began TO smuggle as q
trade that he found his duties more ex-
acting than ever before. The style OF
the dress Of women allowed fuller scope
for the secretion OF goods. and the OBJ
stacles in the way of accusing and
searching women passengers were
many.
II was then that Uncle Sam engaged
the services OF women detectives, OF
| inspectresses, for the purpose of OBJ
serving women passengers as they left
! the steamers and examining those who
might be suspected of smuggling.
Twenty years ago women were not
feared as smugglers as they are today.
While there were precautions taken and
examinations made when suspicion JUS
titled ii the profession of women inspect
ors was as yet in its infancy. Within
the last 10 years there have been so
many attempts on the part of women
to smuggle goods into the country that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-19

tho number of women inspectors has
been increased Co nine. who are at
present employed by the New York
custom house.
These women have nearly all occu-
pied their positions for 10 and In some
eases for ~ years. They are all women
over IS years Of age, although there is
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
ssGirl From Parts'' Mt Wal1ack,s
Theatre.
QUARTETTB CLUBS SITzUNG.
Musical Satfres OH Members of Ho-
bokenss City Governments.

The annual carnival sitzung of the MEM
Ibers of Quartette Club, Hoboken. was
held last evening. The members turned
out in large numbers to participate in the
festivities. The hall was t%astefully dec
Grated with bunting and silken banners,
tiny colored incandescent lamps
adorned the walls and ceiling. Five large
tables were placed in he centre of the
hall. They were loaded with refresh
ments of all kinds. Each man wore a
fools or testers cap of bright material, to
north end of the hail was a platform on
Grated with flowers, eandelabra and rich
and dainty viands.
President F. w. Bender and the officers
of the club occupied this table. A pro-
gramme of humorous e songs, recitations
and speeches was rendered, the songs and
music being composed by the members of
the club. Many of them dealt with topi-
cal subjects such as the government OF
Hoboken. the city officials. etc. One in
particular was good. 1t was entitled "Ho-
lboken Dutch" and told all about the
Mayor and Councilmen, about Commits
sioners and other officials. The festivities
lasted until midnight.
The committees in charge OF, the affair
were:-Reception Committee-F. W. Ben
der C. Rittmeyer, Louis Hooba, A. j.
Volk. F. Reichert, D. Mullen, H. Lohn-
nan, Charles Helm. Floor Committee.
Kogge, O. Seeger. M. Muller. Press Com
mfttee-A. Merkel, A. r. Drumann. FL
nance Committee-A. f. Stamburger, e.
Steudtner and F. Dellevie.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
TWO WEDDINGS CELEBRATED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gantztlorn and MR.. and
Mrs. p. Ksu Congratulated.

There was a double wedding celebra-
ton at Gantzhorn Hall, Beacon avenue,
Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Gottleet
Gantzhorn and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kau
were the hosts. The two young couples
were married December 80 and it was de-
cided to hold a dance and reception fol
the friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs,
G.. Gantzhorn received many handsome
presents. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kau re-
ceived, among other things, a hand
some fancy flower basket. Over 2a
guests sat down to supper at midnight.
The following ladies had charge of the
arrangement:-Mrs. NJ. Miller, Mrs. Dob
erkow and Mrs. Senig.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Stamm. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lob
man, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Freitag, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Voorhees,, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Maui
hansen, Mr.. and Mrs c. Dogherty, Mr..
and Mrs. F. B~urghacher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Fehrens. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Zim-
norman. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dillinger'
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Ginger, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Mertz, Mr.. and Mrs. ": Pick; Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. E.Moors,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Rupert, Mr.. and Mrs.
C.. Creitzberg, and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
CITY NEWS T

The members of the Acme Wheelmen
nave completed all arrangements for
their progressive euchre to be held at
their headquartersNo. 81 Fourth street
tomorrow night.
The board Of Directors of the Catholic
Club will meet this evening at So'clock
and will probably fix the dates for the
events that will occur next month
The annual election of Directors of the
Second National Bank will take place at
the banking house tomorrow morning
the term of n year.
The revival services that have been
going IN at Trinity M. e. Church on
York street for the past three weeks came
to a close last Saturday evening, and
services were largely attended and proved
a great benefit to hes church.
Justice Lippincott was not at court to-
day. and no cases We're ready for Judge
Nevius in the Circuit Court, consequently
business was rather dull.
Some of the constables at the Court
House are very sociabie. They don't mind
looking over a reporters shoulder to see
what he is writing and asking him a lot
of questions just when he Is busiest. The
reporters appreciate their s~ociability. but
eanno admire the quality OF their cul-
ture.
Police Justice Nevin returned last night
from Old Point Comfort very much inn
proved in health, He presided over the
First Criminal Court this morning.
Justice of the Peace Mccormick on
Saturday fined John Rockford, of No. 9
Rutgers place, New York. $40 and costs
for beating his horse with the butt-end
of a whip.
John Handy. sixty years old, of No. s
East Thirty-fourth street, New York, fell
while crossing the street at Henderson
and WAYNE streets, at Z O'Clock. Satuf-
day night. and received a severe cut in
the back Of his head. He was taken to
4the City Hospital in the police patrol
wagon.
The awning In front Of the shoe store
of Michael Goldridge, No. 70 Newark ave-
Ing from an electric light wire. The
flame was quickly ~extinguished by
Roundsman Noonan and Patrolman
Keefe, without giving q bell alarm. DAM
age triftn2.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
M0NTRoSE CLUBS BALL
Some of Hoboken,s Young People
Make Merry In Masks.

The Montrose Club. an organization
composed of Hoboken young folk. held
its annual masquerade ball Saturday
evening at Russack's Hall. Bloomfield and
First streets. The attendance was large
and the affair proved a most enjoyable
one.
Some of those present Invertebrates
Miles, Miss S. Addinson, Fred Wohlis.
Miss L. Muller, Emil Won Bruum. Miss
D.. Schitzle. Fred Bluminsteck. Miss T.
Koop. Joseph Kardel, Miss B. Walker, w.
Roenbeck, Miss l.. Schitzle. Joseph Har-
rington, Miss Harrington, Charles Weiner,
Miss L.. Muller. John Harrington. Miss
e. Weiner, William Sehutt, E. Kardell,
Miss P. Doty, William Sieben, Miss s.
Davidson. C. Minow, Miss L. Howard, j..
Lehres, Miss w. Hayes, l.. Kaufer, Miss
G.. Hyoki, o. Kort. Miss L. Decker. w.
Plattscheek. Miss Eta Back, f. Move,
Miss Hannah Piattscheek, J. Murdick,
John Hyatt. Fred Wohlis. Emil Won
Bruin and Miss NJ. Boylson.
The officers of the organization are
Charles W. Miles, president; Fred Woh-
lis, vice president; Charles Werner, treas
urer; Joseph Kardee, financial secretary;
Fred Heitnann, recording secretary;
Blumenstiel, sergeant-at-arms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
INJURED SHADE TREES.

William Colegan, a carpenter, twenty
one years old. of No. q Manning avenue,
was employed on Saturday to place some
front of William Harvey & Sons real es-
tate office, at Grove and York streets.
Instead of making the signs to fit the
trees he cut away the trees to fit the
signs, thereby destroying the former, md
was arrested by Policeman Connolly
charged with violation of city ordinance.
AS he acted under the orders of Harvey
& Son, and was ignorant of the law, he
was let Off by Police Justice Nevin with
a. fine of 81
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
NOTICE TO COAL DEALERS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, January 81. 1898, at two o'clock p,
NJ, in the Assembly Chamber of the City
Hall, for
FURNISHING AND DELIVERING ABOUT
L. 600 GROSS TONS OF BITuMINOUS COAL
AT SERVICE PUMPING STATION
OF THE JERSEY CITY WATER WORKS,
on Summit avenue, in accordance with speci-
fcations for same on file in the office of the
Clerk Of said Board:
Blank forms Of bids and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City. N. ],
The coal to be furnished shall be from one
Of the following mines:.Poeohontas, New
Field or other mines equally as good.
The Board will exercise the right to be the
sole judge of what constitutes the best coal
for its purpose and reserves the privilege of
proposal submitte or of rejecting any pro-
posal if it considers that the best interests
of the city can be conserved thereby,
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of suretles be all
lowed,
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Coal d.
rected to mr.. James Nolan, Chairman of Com
mittee on Pumping and Reservoirs, " and handed
to the Clerk Of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order of business re-
lating to sealed proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874. of the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become eff
feetive or operative until the bonds offered by
the contractor have been approved as to sufi-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel. the =. President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
na4aa Ja,say rity Jap,arv 81 1sae
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
MR.. RANKIE's HEROULEAN TASK
A Revlvalfsi who II Trying to Re-
form Hoboken.

A large gathering of men, representing
nearly every business and profession,
f1ocked to the Lyric Theatre, Hoboken,
yesterday afternoon. The attraction was
a mems revival meeting. Evangelist w.
H. Rankin, who is at present engaged in
conducting a revival for the union
churches Of Hoboken. had charge of the
meeting, the early part of which was de-
voted to song service.
Mr.. Rankin,s discourse was purely doc
trinal. In the beginning he referred to
infidelity and skepticism, but did not
offer or advance any in favor
of Christianity. He said Christianity was
the most practical thing in the world and
that a man could never do a more manly
thing than follow the teachings of his
Savior. He interspersed his remarks
with many stories gathered by him in the
course Of his experience in evangelistic
work. His discourse was attentively lis
tened to and made a strong impression
among tho men.
che Rev. Mr.. Bluhm closed the meeting
witl prayer. An effort will be made to en-
also TO hold another meeting Tho, Union
ministers were much pleased with the
good spirit shown by the men In attending
the meeting IN such large numbers.