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The times., 1899-04-09
HONEYMOON CHAINS.
They Are the Whim of Fortunes
Favored Eair,

New York April Sentiment is still
ardently cherished in New York society
that votes itself aristocratic. Investigate,
for instance, the jewel boxes Of many fine
ladies'. and you will discover that their
favorite ornaments have a deeper sgnifi-
cance than the desire for decoration. To
substantiate this it is easy to cite the
honeymoon chains, the crystal lockets and
the cameo brooches that appear so popu-
lar a honeymoon chain is sure to adorn
the neck OF every newly married woman,
especially when she comes back from her
bridal trip. Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Clarence Mackay and Mrs. John Livermore,
all have them, the links of gold and the
stones three, seven, nine, fifteen, nineteen
or twenty-one in number and widely va
ried.
Mrs. George Vanderbilt had the first
chain, and the lovely stones in 1t are, some
of them, very precious and beautiful, some
mere brown pebbles. They all commemo-
rate day of special happiness in her hon
eymoon travels, and her husband gave her
every stone There was Il day in Vienna
that is marked by rich emerald, there was
one on the shores of an Italian lake regis
tered by a tiny round shell-white pebble
and one at Capri recalled by ball of the
heavenliest turquoise. When Mrs. Wander
bilt came home with her chain all the dot
ing young husbands adopted the pretty
idea and some of the chains are of gold
punctuated with beautiful polished bits of
black or pink marble, granite, crystal,
agate. moonstones and river pearls reaped
from a bridal tour through our own States.
The times., 1899-04-09
To Glenn Leather Belts.

Leather belts are worn on numerous oe-
casions now. and nothing looks so work
womanlike for golf skating. rowing. walk
ing, or, in fact, any form OF sport. But
while a belt well toned with age is well
enough as an accompaniment to male at
tire, it does not look quite well groomed'
in the case of a woman. Indeed the smart
est dressed girls always seem to wear new
belts, but the expense has to be considered.
A woman who has been experimenting 10
find method OF renovating brown leather
and is eminently satisfied with the re-
suits gives the following: Take four
ounces of yellow ocher, half a teaspoonfui
of sweet OIL and mix them well together.
To this add four ounces OF pipe clay and
one ounce OF starch, pouring on the whole
sufficient boiling water to make a cream.
Spread the mixture when cold on the leath-
er, and when dry rub it in well and brush
il off. Should the operation be nicely ef-
fected, the results are surprising.
The times., 1899-04-09
SOME FUNNY FADs.
The Sorts of Hobbies Some New
Workers Ride.

The Sorts of Hobbies Some New
Workers Ride.
New York, April S.-"Do men cherish
fads, idle little fancies for collecting frivo-
lous pretty things? asked newcomer to
New York at luncheon the other day.
Why, my dear girl exclaimed one epi-
| curienne over her helping of carps' tom
| CUES, have you never seen Mr.. Marie's
collection of miniatures, young Havemey-
er's boxes of eyes or Mr. Otis case full
OF slippers? They are all daft about the
prettiest sorts of fads, and they will go
any reasonable lengths to add another per-
| feet specimen TO their private museums
Mr.. Marie began long ago with old inm-
iatures of beauties. He never bought
miniatures of men, and after the supply of
| antique portraits on ivory gave out, he be-
gan TO look out for ideally lovely living
women. When particularly lovely debu-
tante comes out in New York she is pretty
sure to be asked sooner or later by Mr..
Marie TO sit for her portrait, and when she
consents he has the best miniature painter
in the city take down her fair face in
ivory. No girl ever refuses, of course, for
TO appear in the Marie collection is 10
have your reputation for physical lowell
ness established. 1t also means to be
PSihieu Dy Tue DeSl TO De SumpIu-
ously framed in gold and Jewels and to
ultimately find a proud place in the me-
tropolitan museum among the works of
art. for to the museum Mr.. Marie is going
TO leave his beautiful painted ladies. But
1t is not only debutantes this lover of femi-
nine charms installs among his collection.
beautiful woman, wherever he can find
her, and get her consent to sit TO an artist,
is honored by place among the Marie por-
trait, and the only requirement laid upon
her is that she must possess color.ng and
features far above the average.
Mr.. Havemeyer is also a connoisseur in
female beauty. but while other persons en-
JOY gazing on fair face, this gentleman
Is satisfied If he can only contemplate the
eyes. If a face is marvellous in perfection,
while the eyes are less than splendid he
will pass it over for a photograph showing
plain countenance and splendid orbs. His
invariable custom is TO buy pictures OF
women with glorious eyes and cutting
them out, cast away the rest of the picture,
and dwell, fascinated, on the eyes one.
If he asks for friends picture it is solely
because he admires her eyes and wishes
TO cut them out for his collection. So en-
tirely does he differentiate people by the
eyes that dipping into box of paper
scraps, he will bring up an eye, explain
that it belongs to the late Duchess of Lem
ster or some New York beauty, and pro-
ceed to make a clever sketch of the char
acter of the original of the photographed
orb.
Mr.. Otis case of shoes is popu,arly
known as his Cinderella box, for of the
hundred and fifty dainty slippers it con-
tains, all are trifle worn. and none are
too large for use as watch cases. These
are the soles of fair and fairyfooted wo-
men, of ladies who have danced through
New York seasons and were and are cele-
brated for their round ankles. straight
soles and arched insteps
The times., 1899-04-09
MEMORIAL JEWELS.
A Tremendously Expensive Crystal
Heart Is the Latest.

'htt ~ thC
Queen Victoria established the prece-
dent for the cameo bracelets and brooches.
for ii is the good Widows custom to have
the head Of everyone of her beloved chill
dren and grandchildren delicately carved
and set in Jewels before their marriage.
so in case death or wide seas should part
her from them she can wear and contem-
plate their carved likeness. Now, when
a fashionable woman weds II is her filial
duty TO sit for cameo portrait, set the
little work of art as a wearable ornament
and present the same to the bereaved
mother. Mrs. Oliver Belmont is frequent
ly seen wearing a lovely cameo of her
daughter, the Duchess. Mrs. Letter owns
bracelet showing the delicate features
OF the vicereine OF India, and Miss Helen
Gould has a charming cameo of the Count
ess Castellane.
Most lovely and tender, though, is the
sentiment that clings about the crystal
hearts that are nowadays the substitutes
for the dear, ugly old style hair brooches.
Great ladies in Paris first wore crystal
hearts circled with pearls or diamonds.
The hearts are cut in facets of the clearest
crystal. and In their transparent depths
lock of hair from the head or dead loved
one is sealed. No one knows just how the
hair is placed In the solid lump of crys-
tai. save the French maker. and an enor-
mously wealthy American woman who lost
her son on the hunting field had the first
locket in New York: since then the French
maker has reaped a harvest of American
dollars. There is no danger of the locket
reliquary becoming vulgarized. for il costs
$500 TO have one OF these small crystal cas-
es made for hair without including any
jeweled settling.
The times., 1899-04-09
mo FLOWERS,
One Beautiful Way To Show Love
and Sympathy

One Beautiful Way Ia Show Love
and Sympathy.
We often see in the announcement of
deaths 1T is requested that no flowers be
sent" Yet friends long so to do some
thing, TO show some tangible evidence of
thought for those in sorrow, and then
they are at a standstill
Here is hint of a way out of the diff
Guilty Would 1t not be a pleasant thing
to many-to giyer, to receiver-to the
friends We wish to honor in death-that
when asked not to send flowers, to send
them; but to some one poor, or i'll, or in
trouble. in the name of and in remem-
brance of the dear friend gone?
Few people except those who are often
with the very poor, and sick, at all realize
what flowers mean TO them-in their rooms
and in their sight-their very own.
In the hospitals for the very poor-there
is care, indeed, such as it is-but there
is little that is bright and cheering. But
blossom, Just one-placed in a feeble
hand. or even if the hand is too feeble to
hold it-and there are many such--within
sight of the tired eyes. on the bedclothes,
does more than anyone can dream who has
not seen the effect.
The dreadful ''crucifed' fiowers-the pil-
lows, the crosses. the harps, and crowns,
should be eliminated from the business of
the florists, for they are all monstrosities.
II people who ought to have good taste
Will cease 10 order them they will soon
be out Of date-and they are out of date
now in what is called THE best circles"
The flowers did not bloom from the hand
of the good God who gave us beauty. as
well as all else, TO be tortured with wires
into strange shapes. and the marvel is that
those who really love flowers can and
ever could, endure to see them so arrang-
ed
1t is truly sad that flowers have been
used In such profusion at funerals that
sensitive people turn pale and live over
again sad days and hours of bitter be-
reayement when, at any time, the odor of
many blossoms comes TO them, from sny
source whatever. They should mean joy.
and not sorrow, and while many among us
may still choose to lay about the dear one
gone flowers of their own choosing and
giving, they would surely be gratified. if
not cheered. TO know that in some room
Of illness and trouble and poverty had
come a gleam of comfort, in the name of
the friend they mourn. II the giver de-
sired TO let the friends know of the gift
there are many ways in which the knowl-
edge could be delicately given. card
enclosed in an envelope. saying: with
love and sympathy / sent a few
flowers to-day In the name of -"
1t would not be a parade OF good deed
done-far from II. II done as 1t should be
for # would let the sorrowing know that
their friend gone was at that time thought
of-lovingly and gratefully-in many
places.
And tender thought is the one and only
thing that money cannot buy.
The times., 1899-04-09
what Is Said of Thread-Bitins.

That women who do much sewing fire.
quently suffer a great deal from soreness
of the mouth, and are at loss to aseer-
tain the cause of the trouble.
That half the time it is simply the re-
suit of biting off the thread instead OF US
ing a pair OF scissors for cutting it.
That in the case of silk thread the dan
ger is quite marked, because 1t is usual
TO put the thread in acetate OF lead. part
Iy to harden it. and also perhaps. to in
crease its weight somewhat.
That If thread biting is followed regular
ly, and very much silk thread is used, the
results may be quite serious and lead to
blood poisoning.
The times., 1899-04-09
The anesn,. Fnrorite SOUP.

One cup OF cold roast chicken, chopped
as fine as powder, pint of strong chicken
broth, a cup of sweet cream, half cup of
bread or cracker crumbs, three yolks of
eggs, a teaspoonful of salt. and half tea
spoonful of pepper. Soak the crumbs in
a little of the cream. Bring the broth to
boiling point and add the meat. Break the
eggs, separating the yolks and whites. Drop
the yolks carefully into boiling water
and boil hard, then run to a powder and
add to the soup with the cream and the
seasoning. Simmer ten, minutes and serve
The times., 1899-04-09
GIRL sPR1NTERs.
Little Maids Should Run as Flectly
Rs Boys,


Athletics will save the American woman
from the nervous disease of her sex and
her country So says great authority on
physical strength and endurance.
"The American girl can be saved by
proper physical training from becoming
the American woman with nerves. said
William Blaikie, author of How TO Get
Strong and How to Stay So
This physical training school should be-
gin during the earlier years of childhood.
Take a girl at her fifth birthday and teach
her to run slowly, with erect carriage, as
far as she can with comfort every secular
day until she reaches her majority; sup
pose by fifteen she ran as far as she could
with comfort in ten minutes, would il
trouble her much at eighteen or at twenty
one to run mile at good pace, too?
lis it not likely that even several mi 'es
under favoring circumstances-for in
stance, in hare -and-hounds game-would
not disturb her? Had she been taught to
run properly, never touching her heels to
the ground and springing lightly from her
toes and sole to hold her arms practically
motionless, her chest high-as near her
chin as she could get IL and keep 1t there
do you think that the muscles she used in
running through all these years would be
weak? Would she have half-developed
lungs or well developed ones? Would the
muscles which held her body erect be
easily up to their work, and would it not
be natural for her to be erect or not?
Looking at a girl so trained" continued
Mr.. Blaikie, do we not recall Emerson 5
saying that In all human action those
faculties will be strong which are used? p
She has been intellieently using certain
parts of her body and limbs for many
years; not violently not OVERRIDING them,
but nationally.
This built them up and made them
strong, precisely as it did for her brother.
who ran with her in all these daily
stretches. Her most important muscle he:
heart-thus. also trained to strong steady.
sensible, but never violent, daily exercise
gained steadily in quality, strength and
The times., 1899-04-09

endurance. In short, she has an educated
neart, educated lungs. educated limbs
And 1t has brought her many other
GOOD things; sunny, buoyant. radiant
health-a feeling OF equality TO every de-
mand; magnetism. a personal charm that
none but the really healthy have or know.
Bright eyes, blooming complexion. a brain
fed with healthy blood-not the sickly or
weil-nigh worthless article-makes her
better fitted for all the mental work she
may be called upon to do"
The times., 1899-04-09
SIX DOLLARS A WEEK.
One Woman Lives and Saves on That
Amount.

am salesgirl at the perfumery counter
OF one of the largest department stores
in the United States. There are 1000 wom-
en- employed in this beehive and as many
men and boys. The editor has asked me
to write something about the life We lead
and how such a girl can live in a great
city on a salary of Sc per week, and some
times send home little money to her fam
iley.
In the first place, l work in one of the
best managed stores in the world Every
thing is done to get self-respecting en-
The times., 1899-04-09

the white leghorn hat worn with this was
decorated with pink wings. and had cord
ed white taffeta swathings on the crown.
In some respects these small Easter wor-
shippers outshone their mothers, for nova
days no toilet is considered too splendid
for the pretty American child
The times., 1899-04-09
A WoMAN's BULB FARM.
1t Is Easy to Run and Bring,

1t Is Easy to Run and Brings
Money
Miss Agnes oliyfr is an enterprising
young Southern woman who has made
bulb-growing a profitable business. Her
home is within a few miles of Augusta,
Ga, and comprises between fifty and sew
enty-ive acres of land which, when she in
herited it, the neighbors said was too poor
to sprout cowpeas.
Il had been public school teacher, :"
Miss Oliver explained when asked about
her work, land the confinement and worry
with the children had almost destroyed
my health. Well, this little farm was left
The times., 1899-04-09
wANTEp-woMEN.
Places Where Numbering Angels
Are Greatly in Demand,

Are Greatly I'm Demand.
Women are not always in the majority OF
numbers and where they are found wanting
comforts are not superabundant for the
forlorn man left to his own awkward de-
vices.
Not very long ago women were very
scarce in some parts of America One of
these was Oregon State. In order to get
women to go to the colony there it was
given out by the men that they had some
fine openings for school teachers, house
keepers and the like and most enticing
wages were offered. This advertise
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IL was single Prussian scout who, be-
fore Sadowa, discovered the whole of the
austrian army drawn up in new and I'M
iooked-for position in time for the Prus-
SANS to alter their plans. 1t was another
German scout who brought news of the
unsupported French army at Eionville, and
enabled the Germans to destroy it. But
the services of scouts like Major Colquhoun
Grant in the Peninsular war sometimes de-
termfne the strategy OF a whole campaign
NapierS description of the methods of this
ofncer, in whom the utmost daring was
SO mixed with subtlety of genius and tenn
pered by discretion that ii is hard to say
which quality predominated," agrees close
ly with Col. Baden-Powell's ideal of the
scouts qualities. Grant and others like
him carried out their work in the face of
a regular army, amply equipped with cav
airy. which they observed dressed in full
uniform and relying mainly on their own
readiness and the speed of their horses.
Grants best piece of scouting was his dis
covery that Marmont did not really intend
to attack Almeda or Ciudad Rodrigo dur
ing the siege of Badajoz by the British.
He spent three days inside Marmont's lines,
in uniform, and discovered that the mar
shall had prepared provisions and scaling
ladders for a siege. He then gaiioped
through the French cavalry scouts. after
receiving their fire, and preceded Mar
mont's army. This he watched through a
pass. noting every battalion and gun, and
their direction, which was toward Ciudad
Rodrigo. Still unsatisfied, he doubled back
and entered the town of TamameS after
the French had passed There he discoy-
cred that they had left their scaling lad
ders behind, which showed that there was
no real intention to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.
This news, taken to Wellington, left him
free to bring the siege of Badajoz to a sue
cessful end without apprehension for the
other fortress. which he had just captured.
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in way of producing the most effective
results by being sent to battle under the
generalship of a responsible newspaper.
There are some persons who attribute to
the public an Unborn tendency to kick on
the slightest provocation. Allow me to say
to them that this rebellion is the result of
long. !ong months of suffering and we have
submitted to this kind of thing as long as
We can, much longer than We should and
1t seems to me that the companyNis pur-
suing very poor policy when 1t cumpels
tnose VINO ordinarily use its road to eXer-
else the option of standing in the rain from
eight to fifteen minutes waiting for a yell
low car, or to go out of the way to take
cars of a competing line.
The gentleman who took the initiative in
this movement will not stand a'one He
may be sure that the legions of his fellow
untortunates will appreciate his action and
VIII rally to the standard he has planted,
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
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With profound regret l recently noticed
that Senator Wetmore has introduced bill
In the Senate for remaining the lettered
streets in our District. AS a citizen and ad-
mirer of our capital city believe, that such
act would be Dissertation. No less per
sonage than George Washington, aided by
other engineers, laid out and named our
streets and avenues. This reason alone
should be enough to dissuade any one from
the idea of remaining our streets The dls-
tinguished senator may name newly iald-
out streets or any of those that Will De iali
out in the future. We have any quantity OF
squares of ground yet undivided Extend
our avenues and streets. Prolong That large
sewer in the northeast section OF our city
from the present terminus to the channel of
the Eastern branch. If this large sewer
would be prolonged to the channel the city
of Washington would be great deal
healthier than it is at present. w e certainly
would not have so, much dipntnerla: ~
phoid fever and other diseases arising there-
from Further we are to fill up the East
ern branch fats the pest hole FOR the Gre
alton of breeding diseases. Washington city
would likewise gain hundreds OF acres OF
ground making a fine park for the ENJOY
ment of our people in the northeast section
of our city And what a healthy city ms
would be IL those plans named De carried
out by our Senate and House OF f'epfeseHt-
atives
have an avenue named in its honor ana
all the states should take pride in beautify-
ing those avenues by statues OF tnelr re-
spective iliustrious statesmen, Presidehts'
etc, and to have their circles and parks 10
erect such monuments In remembrance OF
their great men. For instance, as mary
land is our next neighbor, let US begin win
Maryland avenue and extend II to the chah-
mel of the Eastern branch. Ihen nave
fine bridge erected that then VIII give US
better and finer connection with our next
door neghbor. Then let us follow tne same
course with New York avenue ana all tne
remaining other avenues, ana those ne"
avenues to be named in future tune.
Let us all aid in carrying out the great
plans of Gen. Washington. Let senators
and representatives not come with plans
or bills which are degenerating and small
in caliber. Remember. this great nation Is
designated by the Lord our Master to be
the salt of the world. That is. the ~eiviiza-
ton shall be spread from our great coun-
try to foreign countries. to open the eyes
of other nations, to dspel the dark clouds
that have overshadowed them. wish all
the members of the House of Representa-
tives and Senate would have great heart
and love for our city. Strive and follow up
the paths our great-forefathers laid down
for us; strive to have great heart, as they
had for our people and our great institu-
tons. q, A. II. z. HOLSTEN.
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JESSE RIGGS WILL UMPIRE.
Brooke to Referee the Christ
mas Ennt Rail- Game.

mas root BAH tame.
The officials for the foot ball game be
tween all-Baltimore and all-Washington
aGgregadons. which is to be played at Ma
uonal Park Monday next. have been de-
cided upon Mr.. Jesse Riggs of Baltimore,
the former Princeton guard, will umpire
and George Brooke, University of Pennsyl-
vania's famous ex-fulI back, will act as
umpire.
The squad of candidates for the local
team INDUCED in an hours hard practice
yesterday afternoon, under Capt. Cum
nings coaching. Waters, Gallaudet's
sturdy full back, left the city unexpect-
eddy yesterday afternoon, and the local
management was compelled to hustle
around for a man to play the position
Roger Farquhar. local boy, who has cap
tanned and played at full for the past four
years on the Swarthmore College team, has
consented TO don the canvas Christmas.
Farquhar is considered one of the best
kicking full backs in the college world.
Manager Lamble of the Baltimore team
writes that Mcfarland. a former Yale
varsity man, will play with his team.
Mcfarland is studying medicine at Johns
HOPKINS University.