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neck, most artistically decorated In rib
bon. The really smart adjunct which
took my eye was soft sash tied about
the waist in a sailor knot. cannot
be sparing of adjectives If do justice
to the lovely pique frocks in which both
maid and matron appear mornings. A
beautiful one whose charms imprinted
themselves firmly on my mind is of
blue pique spotted in white. A close
fitting skirt and a blouse with shield
striped in blue, a shawl collar, lingerie
stock and buckled girdle conveys little
idea of the ultra smart ensemble. 1t
was made by a tailor who duplicates
no design and it is such frocks that
convert many a $50 bill into his money
channel The Dolly Warden bonnet"
is a quaint millinery conceit which the
young people here are adopting eagerly.
1t is somewhat on the order of your
golf bonnet, and equally becoming.
For fads, 1 say come to Newport. At
this particular time you'd find every
tiny tot born on the sea and every
Iassie a sailors wife, regardless of
what taste or judgment ii is to wear
yachting clothes. remnants Of club
officers are embroidered on sleeves,
while pilot wheels and life preservers
in a continuous chain encircle skirts,
and the wooden merchant. who had
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HOSE who select the mountains
as the place for spending their
summer should be the malarious,
and nearly all city people are that,
though few enough of them realize it.
When they reach their hotel and
are comfortably settled for a more
or less prolonged stay they should
, not imagine that all they must do is
) to sit comfortably down and let ma
ture do the rest. If they wish to be
, benefited by their outing they OBJ
viously must observe reasonable pre-
cautions and take proper exercise.
, otherwise they might just as well
remain at home.
One thing that the malarious should
avoid, and that is sitting i'm the open
, air after o'clock in the afternoon.
In the morning il is best for the
, delicate man. woman or child not to
go out until after : a. IN. Then they
should remain out as long as posi-
BILE. of course. going in before the dew
, begins TO fall. When the dew falls
there is danger of taking a chill and
, with that comes many consequent
, ills.
A morning walk through the woods
is a good thing for those strong
, enough to stand it. Meals should be
taken regularly and the remainder Of
the time should be spent outdoors.
, Always have some bright. light
reading or recreation ready at hand:
for those whose minds are occupied
) will never think of their loneliness.
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society that knows her mother no more.
Mrs. James Brown Potter. as she was
then known, had a taste for amateur
theatTicals: she acted well and often
appeared IN plays at private entertain
ments of the fashiOnables. Some ore
told the spoiled beauty that she had
genius and would make great actress.
She believed this: there is nothing 50
easy as to believe we'll OF oneself. The
life of Mrs. Brown Potter began 10 look
humdrum; she wanted wider admlra-
ton. greater triumphs than a fashion
able coterie could afford her. With her
beauty, social position and talent she
thought she had only to appear TO have
the world at her feet.
Mr.. Potter. with a rare chivalry.
publicly made no protest, although IL
is said his wife's determination broke
his heart, while his wife. much adver-
tised. appeared before the public
Beauty is less rare than genius. and in
some things the world is just. IL re-
sents the one claiming the rewards Of
the other. Consequently people went
to see Mrs. James Brown Potter's
beauty and laughed at her acting.
Kyrle Bellew played leading parts with
her and the combination Of the two
professional beauties made people
smile.
The two then began a tour Of the
! world. Mr.. Bellew. who il an eK-
perienced actor. undertook 20 coach the
one time society woman. He succeeded,
for from year to year her acting i'm
proved. The two came back 90 New
York when they thought they had
achieved success enough 90 win APP
piause from their former critics They
presented Romeo and Juliet" in
which Mrs. Potter Of course played the
leading part, and played IL badly. while
Mr.. Bellew gave a very good Romeo.
She also played Charlotte Corday." but
New York was cold TO her art, and she
is said to have gone away Chsgrinsd
and indignant. After further touring
Of the world with Dir. Beliew she turn
ed up in London. secured an engage
ment % play In Mr. Beerbohm Tres
presentation ~ The Three Mus
keteers." She played the part Of MI
Iadi and dressed u marvelOusiy vel
Lon Son went Wild over her gowns and
the Prince Of Wales praised her beauty.
Her fame was made. In "CarDac sa-
hib.'' a later Production q Mr- Tree :,
she added % her laur@is. although u
Is not quite clear which London ad-
EnIred most. Ms POttsr's gowns or her
acting. As IL has always been her an
bit.On 70 force those who once criti-
cised her u arknoWI'dEe her talent
Il is not unlikely that she may again
b. seen shortly in New York tbeatsrs-
Il Is doubtful. however. " her success
VIII bring society 90 witness her tn
ufrrh. for It's sympathy j. with the
lovely daughter whom Mrs. Potter d.
serted FOR a public career and who Eisre
the time she has been old enough %
understand her raothsr's choice r. Fai1
never % have voluntarily mentioned
her name
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
MY nRi:ssnAKERs.

There were men drrssmakerH before
Worth. Th~ first celebrity who made
his mark !u this particular iine Wa
Rhorni.erg the Hon % a bassrian pea--
an; from the nsiEhborhsO9 q Munich
on. DAP 81 the month 81 SaY. I-sG a
beautiful eguipaEe Uas Feen driving
about Paris with an sscuic hson IN ths
shape - a corset and an open pair p
SCISSORS IN ths middle painted on the
panel Of each dp1r. That vas Rhon-
herz's t0at ~ arms and - told lts own
ta.s. re was a genius In his way. 70
rapidly MADE = fortune. and Irf; hia
heiTs an annual incDrne q E2p8
Under the first empire ard tss Fratgra-
;Icn Leroy supplied ths drssses q ths
ladies q the court ard she higher ru-
biHty from hls EpIes4ld fsaaa.on IA the
Rue Eschsileu
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AEAR DOROTHY-What a mistaken ]
idea it is to suppose that the pOpu- !

NEAR DOROTHY-What q mistaken
idea it is to suppose that the popu-
larity of Newport is on the wane
The Casino nightly is crowded with
handsomely gowned women, and two
men to every one of them, while Master
Manhattan and little Miss Knicker-
booker assemble afternoons to coyly
acknowledge introductions or cast shy
chances; and like mother. daughter is
prone to exhibit her finery. AS a mat
ter of fact, the embryonic debutante is.
in her way, a perfect swell, and the
place to see her at her best is at this
dear old seaside town. I'm overlook
ing the grown ups and am hObnobbing
with girls in their teens and boys in
''our push" which, as a quantity
coiffured grille explained, means "our
set" These sprigs of humanity are
intensely amusing and take to the airs
and graces of their elders as readily as
they do to chocolate caramels. There
is an advantage too in knowing them,
for il frequently occurs you'd like to
learn the origin of some fad, or, per-
haps, why Mrs. 80. B. cut Mrs. z. B"
dead on the avenue. If / hadn't Guilt
waited these friends 1 couldn't tell, but
the reason is Mrs. 20. B." considers the
divorce proceedings and unseemly mar
rage a disgrace to the family and re-
fuses to forgive the offenders. "Peo-
pie in glass houses, "etc., came into my
mind when my informant went into de-
tails. but what's the use of mentioning
these things-one scandal is six years,
the other six months old; the first is
forgotten; the other will be as soon as
a newer one comes up for consider
alton. The Vanderbilt boys, both Har-
old and Alfred Gwynne, are very socia-
BILE. paying court always to the pretti-
est girls around. OF course. Alfred is
much seen with Elsie French, whom we
all know he is to marry, and pom my
soul, Dorothy. she's a thoroughbred and
a typical little Miss Knickerbocker,
with an inexhaustible supply of pretty
clothes, the new walk, fashionable fig
ure and finger tip handshake included.
BY the way-the new figure is summed
I'D in the one wOrd-slenderness This
you must acquire. Vichy and Kis-
sengeen every other day will aid, and
the new stays help along the delusion.
l wished for you particularly the
other night, remembering your fond
ness for turquoise, when the "Budlet"
appeared at her mothers dinner dance
a vision in blue. Truly there are no
little girls any more, just small women;
for here was the dipping skirt, trailing
10 inches on the floor, worn by a girl of
II summers. What a striking contrast
to the way in which we were brought
up! We wore dotted muslins and
white cambria frOcks until Jim made
bold to tell father of your trip to Jer-
sey's Gretna Green-weren't you 10
and then? Let's see. That's how
many years ago? Well, never mind. 1t
was when you were naughty and claim
ed every driving privilege and every
man in sight because you were so many
years older. Now it's different; Ruth
overheard you say to Jack in your most
airily aggravating manner. Yes, I'm
some months Daisy's senior" 1 don't
care nor do 1 mean to be spiteful, but
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bracket shelves of marble, is a collec-
ton. in every imaginable material. of
cows, bullocks and calves-Italian and
Partisan marble, alabaster. porcelain.
terra Gotta and silver-all gifts.
4 long milk can, painted by the
Princess Louise to match the Indian
thing. stands in one corner. and oppo-
site is the head of the princess pet
Alderney, with a silver plate recording
her virtues. Here the princess some
times churns in a silver Churn. and in
the next room the butter for the family
is made up and sent fresh every morn
ing when they are in London.
The days supply is made up into lit
tie pats and scrolls all ready for table.
and the prince requires a special order
Of pats. Not a grain of salt is allowed
in them. and they are made the size
% 4 half crown and the thickness Of
three. with either the crown. the coat
Of arms or the three feathers stamped
on each.
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of days that will be when the hostess
may seek her dOwny couch oblivious to
everything except the forthcoming
check on the morrow.
There is no genuine hospitality ex-
listing any more. Mrs. F. is right; it is
merely a matter of dollars and cents
and your social position is reckoned
according to your expenditures. If
your dinners cost $50 a plate and your
poetic dances 500 an evening, you have
reached the pinnacle. Extravaganza is
the password to society.
Let me know soon. dear, how is the
lame ankle. BY this time roses will
be blooming in your country flower
yard; save me some leaves for a pot
pourri jar. Aunt Hettie dictates the
following directions. which may differ
from your method OF preparation:
Gather your flowers in the morning,
leave them in a cool and shady place
till the dew has evaporated from them,
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lance is about a quarter of a mile. and
the girl is placed third of the distance
in advance of the starting point. If
she be fleet of foot. and does not care
for her sutton. she can easily reach the
goal first. and if she acComplishes this
he may never trouble her again. If.
on the other hand. she wishes TO have
him for a husband. she has only To lag
in her flight and SO allow him 10 over
take her. II she be particularly struck
with him and would signify TO him that
his love is returned, she can run a
short distance. then stop and turn, and
invite him with open arms.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
A ROYAL DAIRY.

Probably the most ideal dairy in ex-
istence is that Of the Princess Of Wales.
in which not only she but her various
daughters have learned to make the
most perfect butter. The walls are
covered with tiles presented 10 the
Prince of Wales. who placed them here
as a surprise 10 the royal dairymaids
They were made in Bombay. and are
of 4 deep peacock blue. The rose. sham
rock and thistle being intsrtwined with
the motto 'Ich diem" A white marble
counter. running round the room. holds
silver pans OF milk from the Attorneys
grazing without. Above this, on broad
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place is better than the best hotel.
The greater quietnesS and freedom
from that excitement essential in
hotel add to the benefits otherwise to
be derived from the location. More
over, there is no question that per-
sonal magnetism exercises a power
full influence over the personalities,
the welfare and the health of many
persons; particularly of those of
low vitality, the stronger, more self
assertlve personality preys on the
weaker, in as subtle and harmful a
way as the tabled vampire. There
are people who are great, strong mag
netic batteries that are constantly
and unconsciously on their own part
drawing on the negative magnetism
or vitality of those with whom they
come in contact. In a hotel where
all sorts of conflicting magnetisms
are gathered together is 10 place for
an invalid who is in a marvellous de-
gree sensitive to all those subtle psy-
Geological and physiological phe-
nomena which the robust are easily
able to resist or ignore. The hustle
and excitement of the hotel, together
with the many antagonistic infiu-
ences that are encountered by those
who come in contact with the guests,
make the public hosiery the last
place in the world that should be
sought by a sensitive and ailing va
cation seeker. :.
MARY SCOTT ROWLAND.
New York.
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oscar q sueeeu =; tn tlfn@ Sc las
graduated from thr Royal EEiEsEuinF
association % stoekbslEs.
Mr.. Mary = i@iSsrmprs says sbs
-ssver f~csiyss5 al hguFes training if
siocstioa or yo.ce CUTTER Yet Nhsrs
- the graduate - any college - ora
tory that eaa e0mpzrs Utfh Esg a. n
apsakcrr
4 daily paper has bseb TeinifnE esif
that wives ar~ literally s9ld isdaE in
EnEiznd- n - nst the husbands. hnz.-
ever. sho boy thea. bgt seu thsm o.
get SO % them
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is called. under the superintendent Of
lady Of the court The stan Is in
creased to the number OF 80 ct certain
seaSons-when court festivities are GO
ing on or the empress IS making prepa-
ratious for q journey. Al court :es-
tivals her majesty appears decked in
brIIliants worth millions
The rather alarming paragraphs re-
gaTding Queen NIctoTia's eyesight
which have been circulated recently are
happily erroneous. Il - true that FOR
considerable time past her majesty >
eyesiEht has been 20 some sxfeut In
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the real estate is not 10 be made UP out
Of the income OF other real estate. but
out Of the personality.
The first thimble seen in England was
made in London less than goo years ago
by metal worker named John Letting.
He acquired 4 large fortune and great
fame in the manufacture CT the De~
accessory 10 the needle workers art.
The implement was at first called a
thumb bell and was worn on the
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paired. but the deterioration has ceased
10 be progressive. and ~ any rate for
The present there is 10 talk % an opeT-
aticn.
The Viennese are at the present time
busily discussing the question q the
second marriage Of the smpero- al
Austria Since he death u the late
empress there has been 10 Lady 10 rep
resent the emperor 1t court. Whsch
makes his position very awkward The
Archduch~ss Otto % Austria ought 70
take The place Of the late empress IN 81
social functions. but q late her health
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CONCERNING WOMEN.

The will of the late Ogden Goelet left
mis- widow an income OF Sl5O.OCO annual
" in lieu of dover. the same TO be de-
rived from certain specified real estate.
IL seems, however. that the real estate
has deprecated and does not yield the
required Si5o.000 The courts were
asked in e friendly suit TO Construe the
will. and Judgment has been rendered
that Sl50.O00 a year must be paid TO
Airs. Goelet, but that the shortage Of
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thumb. lettings thimbles were made
Of either iron or brass, and specimens
Of them are extant. many OF which are
preserved as heirlCOms.
Mrs. Catherine White Of Evanston.
Ills, has left over 500. COS TO the Art In
stitute OF Chicago. besides many other
requests TO educational and philan-
thrcpic institutions, the Hahnemsnn
hospital, Lewis and Armour Institutes.
the Northwestern university, etc.
Twelve dressmakers are kept con-
stantly employed in the Empress Of
Germanv's tailoring deuartmsut. as IL
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then put them in glass jar, sprinkling
salt over each half inch layer. After
this preparation has stood for ten days
mix with IL layers consisting of equal
weights of cloves. allspice and CHINA
mon, coarsely ground; then close the
jar tightly and let it stand in dark
place for three weeks. At the end Of
this time remove the stock to your
potpourri jar. and mix with it layers
composed of the following: One part
mace and two parts allspice and cloves
coarsely ground; two parts of broken
cinnamon. four parts Of powdered orris
root, 16 parts of dried lavender leaves
and a bit of grated nutmeg. A few
drops of essential oils, such as rose.
geranium, bitter almond or orange
blossom, should be dropped over the
leaves, and over all should be poured
some favorite toilet water or cologne"
Affecti0nately, DAISY MAY.
Newport.
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has been too delicate 20 permit hss 90
apG.ear much ~ public 10 g SENS
that the ernrserr can only End way
out Of MS difficulties ~ r-arrying
szain. zad rumgr gives TIE name a
several princesses on whom h.s choice
.iEht fail
xrne. Marion I1i}ensioip< who has
been chofrr D. tar woman Athletic
club Of ChsesE9 - have charEe 81 ihs
swimming baths. j. = famous swimmer
ard wears tao medals. one tar the
cham piorshlp 90 woman aHifnsflef-
And the otheF presented - ssE ~ klag
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1 do want you to know that little
pitchers have big ears so be cautious.
Now for a description of the blue
organdie 1t was of the palest shade
the dyer has mastered, with a ruffie
edged in ribbon frills around the bot
tom, then a group of tucks either side
a Greek scroll design, which was top
ped off by still another ruffie ribbon
treated, followed by a Grecian ribbon
border. The bodice was eXquisitely
simple, with pulled sleeves and round
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MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER.

a MERICA has captured England.
~ This sounds startling, but it is
true. The capture has not been a
martial but an artistic feat, and one
of the American women of beauty and
note VINO have been generating that
campaign of utter capitulatiOn is Mrs.
Brown Potter. who has just made all
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press wishes Of
her p are n I :.
When n sutton
makes his ap-
y e ara c q he
says nothing 10
the girl, nor
does she often
know who he is.
but her parents
inform her that
her hand has
II &c n applied
Tor. Then on 4
day appointed
: n = girl. h 4 T
parents a n Il
friends meet to-
gether and sit
at meat. with
the sutton and
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ruale II ske;ched here. IL may be- worn
b. either a young Of middle aged wofn-
an In the original Tufie ihr founda-
ton material was 90 white chiTOn
edged with black Rauzs rIot9n- This
might BE- varied ~ trimming The chlf-
fon with lavender ribbon. although
black and white il the uodizie's com
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Having assisted joyfully at the birth
Of the tight skirt. the Parisians are now
prepared to DO equal honor TO its OBJ
ssduies. Soft black flowing skirts with
blouses are extremely fashionable, and
the blouse is becoming more and more
a study in itself
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the top OF that artistic ladder up which
the last ten years she has been so
studiously climbing. and has finally
been declared the most beautiful. the
most gifted and the best dressed wO-
man on the stage in the greatest city
in the world.
A little over ten years ago she was
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nOthlnFs Of Chif
fon. lace and
tuiic. That these
fabrics protect
the neck but lit
tie r. a fOreEohe
conclusion. but
they IN some way
give just that
touch % soffncFf
20 the face which
IS nseded-Ht
least by N Ost
American w0u-
en-. who's new
Gus. harp fra-
turc1 faces al
WayH EeeuI % re-
'qulre something
% a background
One particularly
handsome neck
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his intended opposite TO one another
20 that they can view each other $
lace and converse freely.
When the feast is over the company
repair TO an open space where the race
Tor a wife" is to be run. The usual dis
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A PRETTY NECK RTFFLE.

Never have there been seen 80 many
pretty things for the neck as there ar"
this season. The feather bOas that used
to be 80 fashionable for wear on sum
mer evenings over thin gowns have
been quite diEplaced by a thousand airy
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RACING FOR A WIFE.

In Lapland the crime which is pun
shed most severely next Ia murder is
lhe marrying of a girl against the eX-
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the wife OF James Brown Potter. and
al acknowledged beauty IN the eI-
elusive set q New York Four Hun
dr-d. She was the mother Of a lovely
little CIR. little Fin Potter. now
young woman and = debutante IL the
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London pass under the yoke Royalty
has been dining her and nobility fetiuE
her. and during this present season
there IS not more popular foreigner
in the English capital.
Cora UrQuhart Potter has attained
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-18
NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL
Passed by the Senate Yeterday-Sympathy
With the French Republic.

Passed by the Senate Yeterday-sympathy
With the French Republic.
Washington, D. c., February 17.-At
its session to-day the Senate adopted
a resolution in~structing the Vice Presi-
dent of the United States as president
Of the Senate to express to the govern
ment and the people of France the
sympathy of the Senate in the bereave-
ment that has fallen upon the French
republic in the death of President
Faure.
The naval personnel bill, for which
the navy has been ~contending for so
many years, was passed by the Senate
this afternoon. 1t was under discus
sion for several hours, but was passed
practically in the form in which it vas
reported by the Senate committee. Its
provisions have heretofore been fully
given. The remainder of the days ses-
sion was devoted to passage Of bills on
the private pension calendar, seventy
four in number, and to the reading Of
the Alaska code bill. The agreement
under which the Alaska bill was read
provided that no other business than
the formal reading should be trans
acted.