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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02
Among The Club Women.

In 1883 Lady Wolverton, confronted
by the pressing need of certain char
ity, originated the Needlework Guild.
Since that time, in hundreds of COM
munities in various parts of the world.
thousands upon thousands of garments
are collected for the poor every year.
The machinery of this society is so SIM
pie that it is not burden to any one,
the condition of membership-only two
new useful articles of clothing year
was so small a demand that the society
became popular Immediately.
The Needlework Guild of America
was organized in 1885, and from it have
sprung numerous branches. Each
branch controls the distribution of the
garments it collects. In cities they are
usually divided among the various To-
cal charities, the apportionment being
made as nearly as possible according TO
the special need of each society.
There is no caste. no sect, no hamper
ing prejudice. 1t neither Supplants nor
interferes with the work of any other
society. 1t is especially designed for
the number in every community who
do no systematic work. There is room
in it for every one; the busy and the
active, the invalid, the grandmas and
the school girls, and the good it accom-
plishes cannot be estimated. Any one
may become a member by giving two
useful garments year or donation
of money-no amount specified.
member obtaining contributions from
no or more persons and one money
member, becomes a director
The Butte branch, organized on Mon
day last, starts with a fun corps of
officers and II directors. and has al
ready met with great announcement.
The following officers will gladly give
inquirers any further information that
may be required: President, Mrs. j.
S. Hammond; vice presidents. Mrs. A.
II. Jones. Mrs. w. o. Speer, Mrs. James
Broughton and Mrs. ]. w. Gum;
Urea surer, Mrs. E. W.. Wynne; secre-
tary, Mrs. T. w. Buzzo.
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Just ended with Valeneiennes lace. Val
,nciennes lace is par excellence the lace
With which Ia trim all Undertaking,
and for those who cannot afford the real
thing the latest imitation lace, which
Stimulates il with a marvellous fidelity,
may be cordially recommended.
As | have previously observed tie
art Of Undertaking is an important
enc. and is not accomplished when You
have bought chemises and nightgoWus.
Flannel petticoats have been invested
with much charm OF late years. and -ae
most novel style Of treating them Is
with nounCc Of white p5ngNe sllN,
striped with lace insertion and edged
with lace. The Zenana silk, which 5 M
terwoven with wool, and of ribbed sur
face, takes the place Of the flannel petit
coat In the affections of the most fas-
tidinuS.
once again ] repeat the immortal
truth that all silken pettieeats should
be made with C1rsets To match them
and again l mention that this need not
necessarily involve excessive eNpendi-
ture The possession OF a pair ot black
hroeaded silk corsets. Powered III pink
and blue, VIII ENABLE us TO wear q pet
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earth to crisp like broilcd bacon a
more optimistic view, however, suggests
itself. If the sun sends forth another
planet to join the brotherhood and sis
terhood. ii may. i'm its coloring, have
more effect on golden Venus or crimson
Mars than on our good green earth.
or, If il "swims close into our ken.
IL may simply make some alterations
Of an atmospheric or illumindHt ma
ture rather desirable than otherwise IL
may shine on us chiefly by night and
with such splendor as to render useless
the gaseous and electric lights of our
cities and 50 do away with our severHst
taxes. 1T may abolish winter, giving
us a deliciously even and warm a;iu"s-
phere and saving us from the purchase
of heavy and costly clothes 1t may
create a splendid perpetual thirst. such
as Kipling's hero pinned to raise in that
place called Suez where there weren't
no ten commandments" II may thus
produce many soda water millonaires.
1t may do a thousand excellent things
all in the line of comfort and social re-
form. Why not therefore take cheer
ful view as To the future behavior Of
the suns possible new baby II may
not be such an cnfant terrible. after all
The Illustrated American.
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ticoat or the same material in the day
time and a plain blue or pink glace SILK
IN the evening, always suppoSing that
expenditure be an object; for. If not
then l would recommend white satin
brocaded corsets for the evening, over
| petticoat of white glace much
frilled.
A MIDWINTER TROUSSEAU.
The exquisite models described above
are in many outfits for January brides
A trousseau just finished gives valuable
hints in regard to other details. For
the bridal gown itself brocade is still
greatly in favor. The going away dress
in this instance was of the old Parma
velvet shade, but made in a wooden
fabric having the appearance Of being
poundrc, that Is. slightly fecked with
white. 1t was made with a bodice tight
fitting at the back. a little loose in
front. where 1t opened to display rich
piece of plain mauve brocade, bordered
on either side with hand-wrought en-
hrcdery. The accompanying jacket
was lined with the same brocade. and
had two long ends meeting down the
center of the front, worked with black
and gold braidng. 4 Russian gold belt
Cncircled the waist. and the collar was
of double Russian sable, standing up
very high: the skirt was quite plain,
but after the fashion of the day, was
almost more beautiful inside than out
lined with plain mauve shot silk and
edged with double ruche. Another
pretty model was gown of royal blue
cloth, the bodice of plisse crepe de
Chine. trimmed with chiffon and Brus-
sells point de gaze. The outdoor jacket
was in the Moujik style, embroidered
in steel. heliotrope and pearls. 1t had
a deep collar at the back; the sleeves
were of the bishop form, the cuffs
trimmed with the same embroidery. the
hGlt 6ignIJ wing emf steel slides The
embroidered toque was trimmed with
sable.
FLOWER CoCKADES.
Despite the Partisan call for flowers,
New York has been rather slow in re-
spending. They are coming to the
front now. however, as cockades in vel
vet toques. The chief turn is towards
velvet. those marvellous flowers that
people never seem to tire Of This time
the whole tcque is violet in color, with
reddish purple tinge Never were so
many wings, quilts, tails and breasts
worn as they are to-day. Pheasant is
here Il stay, and wholesale millinery
stores predict revival next fall of this
catchy idea This is hint it would be
well to take advantage of.
BAYADERE EFFECTS.
Many new designs have made their
appearance. The majority consist of
undulating lines, produced by jacquard
weaving. While these, however, at the
beginning only showed continuous lines,
they have not been developed into an
endless variety of designs, some cover
ing the ground entirely, while others
show more ground covered with small
spots in the color Of the filling. The
bayadere fashion has evidently not
reached it's full development yet, and is
one of the features which will be taken
up during the coming season.
stair Treads Made of Lead.
From the Boston Journal.
Sheet lead is often used for stair
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TINY FRENCH KITCHENS.
Copper Pans in Abundance, but Only for
Ornament.


In French apartment houses the
kitchen is well arranged for practical
purposes. II is also remarkable for it's
neatness. a recently returned traveller
describes it thus
The floor and the lower part of the
wall are tiled, the sink is a big slab of
building stone followed out, the range
adapted for large fire of coal or a
small one of charcoal. The oven soon
becomes a receptacle for extra pans, for
no baking is done. the fire being allow
ed to die out after each meal. To bake?
Why, the cook would sputter bad
French all over the yard IL you were to
ask her TO. bake anything. What are
the bakeshops for? If there is any
brand of cake that madam is specially
fond of. and she can make the dough
for it. cook will take it to the bakeshop,
and they will bake ii for a few sous.
Or if there is a roast of beef or a leg Of
lamb she will take that out to be
baked: and it is always done to perfec-
ton, at less cost than keeping up the
fire.
In the larger Partisan kitchens the
battery of pans and kettles is the chief
beauty. 1t takes from 40 to so of these
shining utensils to make complete set,
and they are always kept hanging
against the wall. 1t is not in your own
kitchen only that you see them, but in
a hundred kitchens as you go through
many of the kitchens are at the front,
and the cook on the ground floor likes
to open her window and sit sewing
where she can at once see the hustle of
the pavement and let passers-by see the
brlliancy of her pans. There are Ves-
sells of every conceivable size and shape.
and many whose uses male American
can hardly guess. There are some
French secrets. however, about the
battery of copper pans that l am able
to disclose. All those shining things
are for ornament, not for use. 1t is the
custom to have them, and when Ara
bella Melinda marries and sets up
housekeeping she must have complete
assortment, If only to show her friends
that she is able to have them. But the
cook will not use them IL she can posi-
bly, help it. They are extremely heavy:
that is one objection. And every time
they are used they have to be secured,
which is a still greater objection. Ii
takes a great deal of muscle and a bot
tie of acid to make them shine. So cook
induces the mistresSto buy half dozen
common pans of tin or granite ware.
and these are what she uses. They are
carefully slowed away out of sight. but
IL is in the tin pans that dinner is
cooked.
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For January Sails.

treads in place Of rubber, where the
traffic is very extensive but unfortu-
nately. while durable and non slipping,
either wet or dry, it has A tendency to
flow or grow thin al the points of
greatest wear. In new article of
manufacture the lead is cast on wire
wove core and is produced IN thickness
approNimatinE that of eight-pound
sheets. BY adopting this method of
manufacture all the advantages of a
secure foothold are insured. and the
tendency Of the lead to flow or work
thin Is entirely overcome. The combi-
nation is described as being more dur
able and possessing an inherent
strength and elasticity which neither
the steel core nor the lead separately
could possibly give. still greater
field Tor this article Is for roofing pur-
poses lead floors for cOld-storaEe
rooms. magazines and decks of ships.
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SAVED THE SLOoP AND CREW.
Mrs. Mary WincheIl Guides the Anna
Catharinu Through a Storm.

Catnaflnu u
Had it not been for the GOODNESS and
courage of Mrs. Mary Winchall, she
and the 30-foot sloop Anna Catharina,
bound from San Francisco to Alaska,
and its crew of five men. would now
he resting in Davy Jones locker. A
few days ago the vessel put in at Tilla-
NOOK, Ore, for repairs She was with
out masts or sails and looked as though
she had received merciless drubbing
by the storm waves 1t had taken the
sloop % days to reach Tillamook from
the port of sailing. Shortly after leav-
ing San Francisco bad weather was ex-
perienced. When the storm first broke
over the sloop she withstood the waves
fairly well, owing to the heavy ballast
which her supplies afforded. But the
solid resistance of the hull deprived the
masts of a degree Of pliancy and since
they could not bend before the wind
they broke off and went overheard.
The storm continued undated and
every wave seemed to threaten to en-
gulf the dismantled vessel.
The men of the party had given up
themselves to their fate when the
woman interviewed. She was by all
odds the best sailor among the lot.
She had not only a theoretical knoWl-
edge of seamanship, but practical
knowledge, which sometimes does. In
this instance, at least, the practical
sense in the head of the woman awaited
where five masculine headsful of the
cries had lamentably failed.
cut away the ropes commanded
Mrs. Winchell, as the sloop keeled to
one side. pulled by the dragging rig
ging. The men hacked the ropes in two
and the mastess boat righted. Another
foil ND hn
way of the masts.
"Cut away the ropes!' again sounded
the cool command. When it had been
obeyed there were only the hull and
the little cabin left. She called the men
to order and rugged UP a jury mast.
To this she attached an improvised sail,
made up of sacks sewn hastily together.
Then she grasped one of the oars out
of a small boat on the deck, stationed
herself in the stern of the tossing sloop
and prepared to guide the wreck into a
place of safety. She gave her COM
mands sharply and quickly and they
We're executed without demur. To the
credit of the men be it said that they
recognized her superior practical grasp
of their difficulty and were ready to FOL
low her lead out of it. Mrs Winchell
soon had the sloop under management
and after two or three days more
tossing on the water steered her into
port.
One of the crew spoke feelingly on
the subject of his escape and that of
the others of the little vessel. He said
that Mrs. Winchell, the heroine, was
the most wonderful woman he had
ever had the good fortune to behold.
He says that Mrs. Winchell is still
determined to reach st Miehaefs in
their little sloop, and that each of the
crew has signified his willingness 10
accompany her as soon as the rigging
is repaired.
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NOT REPENTiNG AT LEISURE.
HurriedIy Married Couple Grateful to a
Mutual Acquaintance.


Most old sayings have more or less
foundation in fact, and probably of
none can this be more truly said than
of the adage: Marry in haste and re-
pent at leisure" Nevertheless the
fairies are sometimes good to couples
who wed without any conventional de-
liberation. as Is proven by the story re-
lated by the best man at a recent we'd
ding. About as quick q wedding as
ever / heard Of" said he, was one in
which | was the matchmaker 1t was
about four years ago, in a Louisiana
| country town. l won't mention actual
names, but | shall say that Percy Allen
of the country town and Miss Jessie
Milton, a visitor from New Orleans
met each other You know how it is in
the country; young people don't have
to climb garden walls to be able to con-
verse together. Well, in week. Percy
and Jessie were on pretty friendly
terms, but nobody suspected them of
anything more than friendship, and
they themselves had no suspicion of
anything more serious Now here is
| where l come in; it was l who fixed
them for life. By the force of sugges-
ton, as in the case of Beatrice and
Benedict, l caused them to see each
other in an entirely different light. We
three were walking down the street to-
| gether Suddenly l looked with a very
critical eye at Percy and Jessie and
said: What fine couple you would
make. l never saw two persons better
suited for each other Percy laughed
awkwardly, Jessie blushed. I would be
perfectly willing said Percy, but
don't know whether Jessie would have
me- Jessie laughed. I wouldn't mind,
she answered. Get married this even
ing them ] put in. Have snap.
shall get the license to-day But
have no clothes ready remarked Jes-
sic We'll, if you wish to put it off,
| remarked Percy, we shall make it to-
morrow. When we reached the house
Jessie went into the parlor to receive
the visit of young man. Percy came
to me. He was agitated. He said: L
wonder if Jessie was only joking?
wonder if e-woud-have-me?' I
think So | answered, she has told me
that she likes you AS result Percy
waited until the young man left, and
| after half an hours conversation with
Jessie matters were arranged. By noon
Of the next day they were married and
on their way to New Orleans. / ac-
compared them to help Percy out. or
course, Jessie's people raised all man
ner of row, but when they discovered
that Percy was a nice young fellow and
able to support wife, bless you, my
children" followed and champagne
was opened Percy and Jessie are a
happy couple to-day and they probably
wouldn't have had gumption enough to
come together unless l had been there.
Until events proved that 1t was happy
union / was in mortal terror because of
my share in the affair, and you may be
sure | would never play such part
again. Marriage is much too serious a
matter to be entered in that way"
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danger of overlooking their associate
life. woman's club. perhaps more
than any other organization, stands
for the community life, and | often feel
that we, as nation. are rather dere-
lict in our observances of the great
Christian festivals in our duty towards
those of our own city or town. which
do not come within our list of personal
observation. l think this is especially
true of those places which have been
newly settled. The first five or ten
years of those who have left their old
home to become citizens of a new city
are very trying, and it behooves us to
be considerate of such in our Christ
mas festivals. / have often wished
that the club women would unite with
the teachers of the public schools and
give Christmas festival to those little
ones and their parents who are new
corners, and thus help to sustain them
through the holidays. which are such
sad days to those who have not yet
round their place in a community, and
to put into their lives something of the
inspiration of the season. and let us,
above all, remember what Christmas
means that it is the day of the Christ
child, and that it typifies the divinity of
childhood, and that the children are the
nearest to Him who stood one of them
in their midst and said, Except ye be-
come as little child" 1t is emphati-
cally a day for the children. for the
homeless and the stranger. and it is not
a day for the grown people or for feast
! ing, except through the pleasure which
we give to those who are weak, de-
fenseless, less fortunate than our
selves
! wish these great organizations of
the Women's clubs. whose influence
means responsibility. would Danish
from the season all commercialism. all
feeling of barter and sale. of debit and
credit and for the season would keep
in mind the simplicity. the tenderness
| and all which is implied in the Christ
child. Fraternally yours.
ELLEN NJ. HENROTIN.
Chicago, Dec. 20. 1897.
After a recess of one week the
Woman's club again took up its work,
| meeting at the usual time last Wednes-
day. The subject of the paper read by
Mrs Hall was one of the most import
ant and most interesting in American
literature-a study of James Russell
Lowell and His Works" The paper re-
viewed thoroughly and impartially the
literary achievements of this man of
genius, and also gave a sketch of his
brilliant career as a statesman. Low
ellis diversity of talents gave rise to
some discussion among the members,
occasioned by the question whether
such a wide range of occupations did
not detract from the value of his poeti-
cal productions. The roll call Of quo
tations was, in several cases, responded
to by extracts from Lowell's political
poems, his bugle notes of patriotism.
At the next meeting the response TO
roll call with the quotations from Rud-
yard Kiplings poems. Mrs. Powell viii!
review Captain Courageous and Mrs.
Colyar will read a paper on Short
Stories-Their Place and Origin"
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FOR DUTY OFF CAPE HATTERAS.
Lightship M. 90 to Constantly Patrol the
Dangerous Diamond shoals.

From the day that the pioneers from
old England settled jamestown to the
present time Hatteras inlet and Cape
Hatteras have been looked upon with
superstitious horror by seamen. No
point on the Atlantic seaboard is or
ever has been as fatal to shipping or the
lives of the men who so 10 sea in ships.
The natural dangers arising from
sunken reefs and treacherous sands have
been augmented by the frequency Of
fierce storms along that portion of the
coast. II has been so customary for Nes-
sells Ia strike heavy weather and heavier
seas While passing Hatteras that every
shipmastef who must sail by ii always
prepares for bad time of 1t. The au-
thorities have striVen for many years 10
provide some means by which the cas-
ualities might be reduced. Ii looks as II
they had finally succeeded. 1t is the
steam lightship. known ms No. 90, which
will go into commission off Diamond
shoal.
Diamond shoal il the graveyard of the
seas of the western continent More
hanless vessels have fuundered and been
pounded to bits on its reefs than on any
other reef in the Atlantic, on the west
ern side. II projects out from Cape
Hatteras seven miles into the ocean.
Efforts 10 build stationary lights there
have failed. SeVenty-tiVe thousand doll
lars was dropped into the ocean in the
effort To sink "A catSSon there which
would withstand the force Of the seas.
The money is there but the caisSoa
would not stay sunken. The attempts
TO build Il skeleton house for this dan
gerous reef have never been deemed
practical and the necessity of putting
in lightship was enforced by the float.
ing off Of the caisson. Hence the genesis
of the ship now on the way 70 its sta
ton.
No. 90 will he on constant duty At
Diamond shoal. She will anchor in stin
weather and rely on her powerful screw
10 maintain her position during the
gales which sweep her station. She is
equipped with exceptionally powerful
engines and screw, set up for this ex-
press purpose. She is a sister 10 light
ship No s.. now on duty of Fire island,
in New York harbor. No. 90 will show
disappearing lights Of 600-Caudle power
from her Two stout masts 4 l4-inrh
chime whistle will sound in f8ees
weather. and she viii also be provided
with a large bell.
Every comfort and accommodation
that can be thought Of for the crew has
been provided There are sleeping
apartments for 81 men. No 69.s chain
cable has links each Of which are uine
inches long and two inches thick The
only perplexing question Is. should the
crew be compelled 10 cast anchor. haw
long would II hold against the winter
hurricanes that Capt. Hatteras is noted
for2
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One day, when a tenant farmer had
pleaded long and unsuccessfully for an
abatement, he exclaimed as he handed
over the money:
il / had my time over again it's not a
tenant farmer I'd be. I'd follow one of
the Iearn'd professions
THE proprietress gently replied that
even in the learned professions there
were losses as well as gains, and per-
haps he would have found professional
life as precarious as farming.
" All. my lady. but how can that be?'
replied the son of st. Patrick. If you're
a lawyer-win or lose, you're paid. If
you're doctor-kill or cure, you're
paid. If you're priest-heayen or hell,
YOU re paid"
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A NEW YEAR GREETING.
President Henrotin Sends Greeting to the
Montana Women's Clubs.

The following letter from Mrs. Hen
rotin, president of the General Fedora
tion of Womens Clubs, is addressed to
the Montana state chairman of CORE
spondence:
My Dear Madam Chairman: 1t is a
great pleasure to me to send to the
clubs of Montana, through you, COR
dial greeting and my best wishes for
a merry Christmas and a happy New
Year. The clubs of the great Northwest
are rapidly joining the Federation and
new clubs are being organized all over
the country. The spirit of reciprocity
which especially distinguishes this sea-
son. is the foundation on which the
Federation is built. and more and more
the women all over the country are Gull
tivating warm feeling of personal re-
gard for their club sisters.
Just at this season individuals are
often SO interested in their Christmas
celebration that they sometimes are in