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with lovely white Wedgewood figures. The
doors in this apartment are adorned
that when closed the walls are uniform,
and only one acquainted with the room
can tell where the doors are and find the
concealed knob that springs them oren.
Not only does the carpet and oaksn fur
niture exactly harmonize with the walls,
nut Wedgewood china and the richest
cameo glass are used in serving the din
ners celebrated at Mrs. Pagets hospitable
board
There is no denying New York's social
precedence among American cities. Phil
adeiphia's society may be more truly aris-
tocratic, that of Boston more cultured. Chi
cago's more hospitable but whoever would
reach the very social apex in the United
States must be known in New York. Every
year the population of the metropolis is
swelled by the families of those men who
have made their pile-north, south. east, or
west-and who, equipped with money, de-
sire TO get into" New Yorks inner fash
| ionable circle.
The recipe for achieving this feat is a
question these newcomers ponder long and
| earnestly.
OF money the smart set have enough and
/ to spare, beauty is not so uncommon among
/ them that the possessor of n fair face can
on that alone claim admission; and, there
! fore, many mani or woman eligible to
/ adOrn society languishes without its
/ charmed portals for lack of proper weap-
on with which to storm the door
Still there are ways of admission. One
! is to go in on philanthropys helping hand.
1t is, perhaps, the best way, because your
ambition puts food into hungry mouths
and fuel into cold 'freplaces. To resolve
the method to mere recipe join fash
ionable church. That Is easy. Rent a
costly pew and go regularly in quiet dress
to service. Put good contribution in the
plate, then the minister is your friend and
you get on committees with smart folk.
Go on the committees and work tooth and
nail. letting the fashionable members have
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A DEGENERATED FAD.
The Bead Chain Has Been Initiated
to Death.

Young women who are fortunate enough
to own background of wealthy and dis
tinguished ancestry avail themselves of
every little whim that comes a'ong TO
wear the clothes and jewels Of their va
rious great great grandmas. The old bro
cades and quaint slippers have seen the
electric lights of modern society and
the high tuck combs have had their day
and been returned TO their honorable Sc
clusion to await the rs-reyival that will
come some time in the early days OF the
next century The old-fashioned combs OF
silver and tortoise shell were very becom-
ing but II was a matter OF very few
weeks before enterprising manufacturers
put artistic limitations within the reach OF
maid as well as mistress, so the antinque
adornments were put away and in their
Mace was resurrected the old-timey
strands of coral and amber beads that
used to be worn with patches and white
powdered wigs. They made lovely addi-
tion to the toilet OF the fortunate young
woman who had an heirloom chest TO go
TO, and for a while she reigned in exclusive
possession Of her pretty fad. Then jew
elers caught the idea and strings of pearls
and even diamonds were WON by the
women whose purses were longer than
their pedigrees, and their introduction
among the daughters of the rich only add
ed to the triumph of Miss Aristocracy, who
reyeled IN the fact that her beads were
handed down. Pretty soon the manufac
turers caught on and the first thing 30
| ciety knew the highways and byways were
full OF women around whose necks were
strung imposter pearls and corals and out
/ Of common beads OF everyday glass. And
| the result is that the lovely oldfashioned
beads are going TO be returned to the heirA
| loom chest, along with the tuck combs
and buckles and colonial bags and fans.
and now Miss Aristocracy must go hunting
| among her ancestors belongings for some
other relic Of bygone fashion, and while
| she is about 1t the manufacturers are
doubtless waiting and watching to find out
! what next"
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method. especially with the mocking
birds. for If human hand once enters
their nest the parent bird will kill every
remaining fedgling, and according to Miss
Cheatam, her greatest enemies are these
same parent birds, for they try in every
way to poison a bird which they find
Gagged.
Beagle raising is the means by which
Miss Asch earns a good living. Her home
is also near Aiken. and her work began by
the sale of pet dog. One of the fayorite
amusements of the winter visitors to Ak
en- is rabbit coursing, and the best dog for
the purpose is the beagle. AS both the
game and the dogs are small. the hunters.
men and women, follow on foot, and as a
rule end their chase by a breakfast or lun-
cheon at some picturesque spot in the
woods
1t was to one of these hunters that Miss
Asch sold her first dog. and the price paid
was $35. She at once saw an opening. had
kennels built, and invested her little capi-
tai in dogs 10 breed from. Now she has a
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iIairtlrcssinS.

1t is sad to relate that on the whole
this end of the century has nothing
characteristic in the way of hairdressing
to show The great grandchildren of the
present generation will never bark back
to 1885 as do those of 1885 for some lovely
style to adopt with fancy Dress or bor-
row an idea from us. Go to the theatre
or opera if you like, for even bonnets are
no longer de rigeur. and you will be sure
to observe that the rule of head dressing
is go as you please" Three horizontally
fixed rear puffs is still good way for do
ing the hair for the street, though the
majority of women prefer 10 roll up the
length of their tresses in heavy long
lump and fasten that so low as possible
on the neck. With some women this bag
of hair lies even out on the shoulders, and
with a long. shorttoothed comb. that
crosses the base of the head behind the
ears. everything is made somehow fast.
These combs are nothing more than the
old round pompadour combs put to new
use. One drawback to this head dress
as adopted by day. is that it can rarely
be kept tidy; it is ludicrous with the new
hats and the natural hair grease rubs OF
on the shoulders Of the gown.
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and to appreciate an artistic economy. 1t
is the promise of the woman decorator to
take a few hundreds, or few thousands
If 1t so happens, and achieve the best pos
sible result for the money. And in this
respect they have an immense advantage
over mere men. who are not accom-
plished shoppers by every influence OF
training and heredity.
Miss Mary Tilllnghast. who has acquired
such brilliant name the world over as a
worker in stained glass, is one of the first
women in the world TO turn her talents in
the direction of home decoration. And
her work has more often been on n sump-
tuous scale, where money is no object; and
the curios and draperies from two con-
tinents might be culled from to build up
and perfect the artistic creation Of her
brain. She can give TO the smallest room.
| or most cramped quarters, an effect Of
| beauty and appropriate decoration, because
| of her knowledge of harmony in the size
| as well as color of every object included in
| the arrangement scheme.
Her own apartment in Washington
| Square New York, in which she has re-
ceived the most interesting men and women
| OF every country. where Paderewsh has
discoursed his most bewitching music, and
| which has echoed to the sound of Pol Plan
cons melodious notes, is perhaps as strong
| an tNdiiplt VI CitNtI CutOl SCnShtS Jeui-
/ ciously brought out as could be cited.
| The walls and ceiling are of 4 dark
/ greenish brown. so unobtrusive that they
sink back away from the decorations I'm
noticed, the perfection of backgrounds.
! The predominant color scheme is Turk
| ish, which means red and blue and a flash
| OF yellow. none crude or noticeable, but
| showing that careful adjustment TO each
| other noticeable in an old prayer rug.
| And rugs from Turkish mosques, repeating
| and varying the same tones are on the
| floor.
Window seats and wood divans are up
| holstered in dark red and blue, with
pillows in brown and gold brocades. And
| the windows in winter are drapped in cool
greenish white crepe that suggests some
how green trees just outside, and that
dilutes the sunshine as though it had
| drifted through bosky foliage.
A long vista is given to the room by
a glimpse of second room. in cream anG
gold, that is bedroom, though ona would
never dream it.
Rugs in old moss and yellow lead up tC
a dais, on which rests couch in yellow
brocade. On mirror hangs a bit of gold
silk, and Roman chair in white stands
convenient to the dressing table.
Although the richness and beauty of thi;
room is incontestable. the strongest i'm
preston received is that of home comfort
place to rest and to be happy in room
designed by woman for a woman.
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WOMAN VS.. THE WOLF.
Novel CaIIinrs Recently Adopted by
Tee Sex.

One OF the latest Of unusual avocations
entered upon by woman is the raising
and training of native song birds. Miss
Louise Cheatam lives near the popular
winter resort of Aiken, S. c., and the
idea was suggested by the sale of pet
mocking bird. This bird came to her
through a negro boy whom she caught
robbing the parent nest The fiedging
was the weakling of the flock, and for that
reason the boy considered it worthless and
left it on the ground 10 die. Miss Cheat
am rescued and raised IL, intending 10 free
the little captive when 1t could care for
itself.
But that time never came, for no pet is
more helpless than a mocking bird rear
ed IN captivity.
The second winter of the birds life il
was purchased by a Northern visitor TO
Aiken, who CHANGING to pass the house,
heard IL singing. This sale gave the
young woman an idea which she was not
glow to follow. and now she does a thriv-
Ing business with native song birds of the
South. Miss Cheatam does not attempt
to hatch them herself, but watching her
chance. goes boldly TO the spot where the
parent birds have made their homes and
lifts the nests, with their young broods,
on. This is the best and most humane
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thriving business. which not only pays
well, but is both healthful and pleasant.
since she is fond of dogs and out t-of-door
exercise.
Another Southern woman, Miss Ida Nor
rell near Augusta, Ga, is earning a fair
living by distilling cape jessamines. The
process is her own discovery. and still
secret She has refused good offers for her
recipe.
The cape jessamine, as everyone who has
visited the South knows, is easily grown
and blossoms in the greatest profusion.
Miss Norrell therefore, has no difficulty in
getting all the flowers she can use. The
result of her distilling is a delicious per-
fume but she claims that at present the
supply equals the demand, and it is un-
necessary 10 publish her formula.
Miss Marie Christensen came from Swe-
den TO work as q masseuress. but, finding
no work Immediately, took the first thing
which presented itself. Today she is the
first woman-and, / fancy, the only one
who earns her living by exercising dogs.
Every hour of her time is occupied airing
and exercising pampered canine pets whose
owners are glad TO pay good price to have
it done. OF course, Miss Christensen is
obliged to go out in all sorts of weather
and take what, to an American woman, is
an enormous amount OF exercise. But be-
ing a Swedish girl, ii is no more hardship
to take a promenade on Fifth Avenue in
a driving rain than 1t is to the two or three
dogs that frisk by her side.
California woman. Mrs Henrietta Nc
Donald, claims to be the only woman who
earns a living as wine tester. She is the
daughter of one of the most extensive wine
producers of California when wine making
first became an industry of that State, and
until her widowhood she was the wife of
! COuEeuupufiy when Mrs.
Mcdonald came to earn her living wine was
really the only thing she could count on.
Through a New York merchant she re-
ceived her first job. 1t was to stock the
wine cellars OF family moving into new
house as neither mistress nor master were
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A WOMAN DECORATOR.
The studio Home of Worker in
stained Glass.

1t is the natural, laudable ambition OF
every woman to preside over pretty
home.
1t is an equally impressive truth that not
one-half the women know how to bring
about the best artistic results for the
money they expend. In the past, men who
might have helped them to better things
in color and effect thought ii beneath their
dignity to decorate anything less than n
ballroom, public building or saloon cell
ing.
Since women stepped into the field OF
Industrial art a few years ago and they
have branched out into many new depart
ures and most interesting. most practical
and broadly helpful to women has been
their work as decorators and furnishers of
homes
They have not necessarily confined their
attention to the modest and unassuming
apartment but they have turned their
talents there when desired, and proven
their ability to do good work on a small
scale as well as magnificent work on a
lavish scale. And. besides the actual work
of decorating done. they have taught wo-
men by precept and example how to study
proportion, to understand color schemes,
The times., 1899-03-12
VIENNEsE WOMEN.
So Well Preserved Their Age Baf-
fies You.

Vienna, the capital of Austria. is chiefly
noted for producing three things-coffee.
music. and women. The word jolly
describes the temper of the Viennese wo-
man most aptly. She lives only for oday
and lets the morrow take care of itself.
She is as good housekeeper as her Ger
man sister. but not quite so particular;
she is quite as economical. but dresses her
self more artistically; she is Just as good
a mother, but a more loving wife.
She is somewhat nervous and the quar-
rel with her husband is as regular as the
amen to her prayer. The truest and pret-
test type of the beautiful Viennese wo-
man is that which comes from the South.
In common with the majority of her Eu-
ropean sisters, the Viennese makes mar
riage her goal. but retains her girlish way.
| her Jolly spirit. and much of her beauty,
and even to guess at her age is not only q
crime, but an absurdity.
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much more so are those who. with no ser
wants and delicate wives. are often COM
PEELED to face the breakfast and dinner
getting problem?
Sooner or later every man will find that
a knowledge of cookery helps him over a
hard place at some time, and these classes
are certainly a step in the right direction
for men who have, or are in danger OF hav-
ing the new woman for a wife.
The times., 1899-03-12
A Snripc "DOn't.v

Don't start your spring housecleaning
too soon. 1t makes a great deal of extra
discomfort. and until the spring winds
are gone the dust blows so you really have
TO do IL over again Then, besides, when
summer linens and summer garb gen.
orally is to be put on IT means virtual
second renovation. Why not do II all at
once?
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A sp1NsTER,s ROMANCE.
Loved, But Was Too "Set" to
MQrrv.

Why. Aunt Maria was just as set as
any OF Mary wilkins county characters,
said the distinguished citizen from Bos-
ton, "and she showed 1t in almost as many
queer ways. OF course our family connec-
tions on both sides brought her great
deal into notice when she was young girl
She was undoubtedly a great belle. both
in Boston and in Washington, where she
went with my grandparents when my
grandfather was in the Senate. A portrait
painted at that time shows her to be 6
very good-looking girl-for a member o.
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sufficiently familiar with wine TO act for
themselves. Now she has a regular client
age in a number OF the largest cities of
this country, and makes trips to the va
rious wine producing countries of the
world from time TO time, making direct
purchases TO fill her many important or
Smyrna times., 1899-05-03
WHOLE NO. 2.3Ol.

\ HORSE SHOE CoNprp,r,o,,
combination to control the mannfac-
ure OF horse shoes in this country is in
process OF formation here. At arecan+
meeting of capitalists and prominent
manufacturers the plan took definite
shape. The capital stock of the com
pany has been fixed at s.. 600. 600 and
the following manufacturers. with their
respective ratings, are expected to form
the nucleus of the organization:
Rhode Island Perkins Horse Sbo.
Co., OF Providence, 81, 900. 900; Stand
ard Horse Shoe Co., Wareham and
Boston, 500, 600; Phoenix Horse Shoe
Co., OF Illinois, also of New York
Joliet and Poughkeepsie, 81 900 600.
Burden Iron Co., of Troy, n. Y. 81
OOO,OOO; American Horse Shoe Co. Of
Phllllpsburg, n. j., S75, 900; Tredegar
Co., Iron Works, Richmond. Va. s1
oOo'O)O, Dryden Horse Shoe Co., Of
Catasauqua, Pa, $500, 900; Diamond
state Iron Co., of Wilmington. Del
500, 900; Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works, Richmond, Va, 5000, 900;
Eagle Horse Shoe Co., South Milwau-
kee, Wis, S125, 900; American Steel
ana Nre Co., of New Jersey, which
lately absorbed the Shoenberger Steel
Co., OF Pittsburg, 5000, 900, and the
Crescent Horse Shoe Co., of Max
Meadows, Va.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-03
BOILED 1T DOWN
The Sign as 1t WAS Designed and as
II ADuCared

The Sign as 1t Was Designed and as
1t Appeared.
A JOurneyman halter, a companion
of DR.. Franz. n. was about to set up in
business for himself and wished to have
an appropriate sign to put over his
door. He designed one that bore the fol
lowing inscription: John Thompson.
Halter, Makes and Sells Hats for Ready
Money" Following this was picture
of hat. But he was not quite certain
of the suitability of his sign, and he de-
cided to submit il to his friends for
their criticism.
The first that be showed it to object
ed to the word "hatter," because it
was followed by the words "makes
hats, which sufficiently explained that
he was halter. The word was struck
out.
The next said that the work makes
was useless, because the customers
would not care who made the hats so
long as they were satisfactory and the
price was not too high. He struck that
out also.
The third man said that the words
''fOr ready money" might as we'll go.
as 1t was not the custom to sell hats on
credit; every one who bought expected
to pay. These words taken out, and the
inscription read, John Thompson Sells
Hats
His next friend said ''sells" might as
well come out, because nobody expected
him to give them away. What, then,
was the use of the word? "Sellg" was
accordingly struck cut and "hats'' was
all that remained, following John
Thompson.
Even this, short as it was, was fur
ther diminished, and the sign finally
stood, John Thompson, with the fig
ure of the hat following it-Harper' S
Round Table.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-03
HIS THREE WIVES.
They Were All In One Picture, bu
Did Not STAY There

They Were All In One Picture, but
Did Not Stay There.
Allan Cunningham, in his Olives of
British Painters, tells story of Cop
ley, the father of Lord Chancellor Lynd-
hurst, which reveals what a portrait
painter endures from the vanity and
eccentricity of his sitters
A certain man had himself, his wife
and seven children painted by Copley
in family piece.
''It wants but one thing" said the
man, on seeing the finished picture,
''and that $ the portrait of my first
wife-this one is my second"
But" replied the artist, "she is
dead. What can dor She must come
in as an angel"
"Oh, no; no angels for me. She
must come in as a woman"
The portrait was added, but several
months elapsed before the man again
called at Copley's studio, and when he
did, a strange lady held ON to his arm.
Il must have another sketch from
your hand. Copley." said he. San ac-
cident befell my second wife; this lady
is my third, and she has come to have
her likeness included in the family pic
ture.
The painter introduced the likeness
of wife No. 3, and the man expressed
himself satisfied with the portraits of
his three spouses. But the lady remon-
strated. Never was such thing heard
,e M
artist painted them out; then the man
disputed the price. Copley sued him,
and his son. the future Lord Lyndhurst,
signalized his call to the bar by gaining
his fathers cause.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-03
500 Reward. SlOO.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
strOying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of Testi-
monials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-03
THE BALKY HORSE.
A Simple scheme of the MOtorma
That Made Him Go.

People near the New York entrance
OF the bridge saw balky horse frus-
trated with delightful ease the other
day by a man who openly confessed
that he had no practical or theoretical
knowledge of hCrsemanship He was
the motOrman of Fourth avenue car
bound toward the terminal at the
bridge. The horse was one of those an
gular, cOckeyed, ungainly beasts that
no amount of currying and feeding
could make respectable
1t had stopped square in the middle
OF the track and had spread its feet
apart as though its mind was made up
to hold the street against the world. In
a few minutes four trolley cars were
backed up behind the cart and more
were III sight down Center street. Mo-
tormen, conductors, truck drivers, as
sorted citizens and policeman stood
around and gave the usual advice. The
GrlVer kicked the horse and two or
three men called to the policeman to
stop hlm. Then they in turn made hu-
name suggestions about starting a fire
under the beast S stomach A woman
said that it would be easy enough for
any one to coax him along with a lump
of sugar.
The motorman of the fifth trolley
car, which had by this time reached the
end Of the blocked line, walked up and
surveyed the situation.
''Whose car is thisY' he asked. point
ing to the first car that had come up
behind the wagon to which the balkv
horse was attached
''It's mine, - said another motorman.
who was lingering brass motor handle
as though he would like to brain the
horse with it.
The mOtOrman from the rear hoisted
the cars front fender and strapped il
IN pl2ce' folded against the dashboard.
Now, he said to the motorman
who had claimed the car. Ego ahead,
very easy. Then, turning to the dis
consolately profane driver of the horse,
he said, Get up and take hold of the
reinS
The car ran forward until the fender
reached the tailboard of the wagon.
''Now, said the self appointed master
OF ceremonies to his fellow motorman,
"start up as fast as you durn please,
and don't stop until you get to the
bridge"
The car started. The wagon started.
The horse in the shafts simply had to
start. He slid and showed back for
few inches and then broke into help
less gallop. The car came banging along
behind, giving the horse no chance to
change his mind and balk again. The
spectators cEeercd. The ingenious mo-
torman looked the assembly over with
a sncer
"Sayl' he said. "Sayl Some people
are dead slow, ell New York Sun.