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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
Is An Art
Difficult to
Learn.
HARD FOR MlDDLE-AGED PEOPLE.
Teachers Frequent the Bath
House-Girls in Teens
Most Proficient.

An accomplishment that all women
would like to possess and which but
few do, is the ability of emulating the
mermaids and yielding oneself to the
embraces of Neptune and still not be
In danger of his wrath. The women of
this city have the opportunities at their
door for learning this mysterious art,
and every day they can be seen at the
bath house at the lake reserved for
the gentler sex, where lessons in swim
ming are taught by the expert swim
mer in charge, Mrs. Anna C. Wallberg.
A Spy man called at the bath houses
the other day to see for himself how
the art was accomplished, and was
surprised to see the way some pupils
took to the water like ducks and others
were afraid of wetting the tips of their
pink toes. Mrs. Wallberg, when she
saw The Spy man plunging down the
steep incline from Belmont street, he
gan to wave the danger signal and
called out that the bath house was for
women only. The reporter assured her
that he had no desire to mingle with
the placid waters of the lake for some
time to come, and stated his purpose
in calling.
Mrs. Wallberg gave a brief history
OF the bath house since it was con-
structed, when it was used for both
men and women. Last year the house
was opened June 30 and attendants
averaged about 30 a week. This wear
the house was opened June 5 and the
attendance at the house is between so
and 100 every week, which shows the
increased interest taken in the exhil-
arating sport.
Mrs. Wallberg, when asked how the
novice acted when she was first intro
duced to the water said: II have the
greatest difficulty with the middle
aged persons, who come quite fire.
quently. The younger people are the
easiest to learn, but the middle-aged
people are the most chary of entering
the water. They CRY out when the
waters creep about them. After thev
nave entered the water they seem to
lose good deal of the fear and make
q brave endeavor to master the art.
Ihen comes the hardest part of the
entire instruction. | can not for the
life Of me make some people take the
horizontal position in the water. That,
or course, is the true position of a
swimmer. The older women do not
like to leave the bottom and to trust
themselves out of the ordinary upright
position, even though supported with
a cork belt which will not allow them
to sink.
Another thing that gives me the
the greatest difficulty in overcoming
is the inability Of the middle-aged as
pirant for swimming honors ia use
her lower limbs with any degree OF
dexterity. They depend mainly on the
use Of their arms which is Of course
insufficient to keep them af1oat."
Mra WaI1horp chOuod fba
about the bath house and explained her
method of teaching the ladies' Row tc
swim, and also what is of more irl-
portance, how to bring drowning per.
son to life after being taken from the
water in state of Inconsistencies
The beginners are given their first les
son on the float inside the bath house
which is enclosed from all prying eyes
Then the pupil takes her initial dip
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09

By way of introducing these abbre-
waited garments to English eye and
fancy, the London merchants have been
clever enough to get a number of meek
young women with harmless faces to
sit-or rather stand-for their photo
graphs in the shortened costumes.
. These pictures are sent broadcast,
with the solemn announcement that
Messrs. Think and Act have determined
to make prettier bathing dresses in flu
ture. The pictures illustrate their in
itial efforts in this direction.
They look like SIM exclaimed a
New York man to whom the drawings
were shown. Remind me of roof gar
dens you go to when your wife is out
of town."
But such disapproval need not dis
courage. 1t has been the first COM
ment passed upon all the recent Curl
osities In women's dress; our imitation
jewels, which every woman wears; our
skin-tight skirts Of which nearly the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09

tune sandals with crossed ribbons
around the leg, the fashion favored by
French women.
Bathing shoes of any sort met with
little success in this country. Usually
they have been found so ugly. The san
dial with ribbons may fill a long want
unconsciously felt, if we come to think
of the bathing dress as one which may
be beautified. Up to this time the study
of the woman of refinement has been
not to please in her ocean gown, sim
ply not to offend.
I have my permanent doubts about
the success of the French bathing
dress, which is made in peasant fash
ion with a white cotton blouse and
leaves the neck exposed. Ones neck
must be kept free from sunburns so
that her evening gowns may be he
coming. However, the effect of the low
neck is pretty, if one is bold or brave
enough to sit beneath a parasol On the
beach in such a costume.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
Flowers Should Form
the Finishing
Touch.
HIGH DECORATION BEST.
Concentration Of Effect
Should Be In Centre
Piece.


Eben Rexford is an acknowledged au-
thority on the culture of flowers. When
he talks on the arrangement of them,
his opinion and Judgment are equally
worth having, In the July Ledger
Monthly he has something to say about
arranging flowers and foliage for the
dinner table, which will be found par
ticularly useful in this season Of plenti-
full blossoms.
The flowers we use on the dinner
table, says Mr.. Rexford, are supposed
to add the finishing touch to the appear
anee of it. They form the climax of'its
attractiveness. Therefore, they should
be SO arranged as to be the most. prom
inent feature of it, while cut-glass and
silver and beautiful china are acces-
series. We therefore arrange the flow
ers we use for table decorations in more
elaborate designs than those we use
on the table in the parlor, as a general
thing. - 49,
The most satisfactory arrangement. of
flowers for the dinner table is that
which is arranged in tall vases, SO that
the line of vision across theftable Is not
be obliged to twist their necks out of
shape in order to look at a vls-a-vis,
and ! sprightly conversation cannot be
carried on when the one with whom
you are conversing cannot be easily
seen. Because of this, we find tail
vases vastly more satisfactory than low
ones. Such, a vase, well filled with
tastefully arranged flowers, also gives
dignity to the table, which it would
never have If bowls of flowers or other
arrangements having more breadth
than heighth were depended on
If were decorating dinner table,
/ would depend upon the centre piece
Of flowers for the effect aimed at, in
stead of scattering flowers here and
there and everywhere that. there was
room for them, as is so often done.
To my mind these smaller floral decora-
tions detract greatly from the effect of
the central decoration because they
force one to divide his attention be-
tween them to a considerable extent,
and they add nothing to the beauty of
the table, because their splashes OF
color interfere with the effect which
can be produced with the furnishings
Of the table. Here, again, comes in an
argument for the concentration Of for
al decoration, with its rich tones Of
color, in the centre piece.
A flower at each plate may be ad-
missible, for its position is far enough
removed from the centre piece to dc
away with all suggestions Of rivalry
and II is never prominent enough tC
obscure or detract from the beauty OF
cut glass and other delightful and at
tractive features Of the well appointed
table.
There are so many charming things
made for holding flowers that one he.
comes bewildered when one tries tc
make a selection among them. Right
here let me give a suggestion which
will be found q valuable one: Never Sc.
lest vase or bowl for flowers for its
own individual beauty. The vases we
display about our rooms for our visitors
TO admire were never meant to be flow.
er holders. They were meant to be ad.
npired for what they are. But It is quite
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
White of Egg and.
Water Mixed Is
Her Formula.
NO MORE STRAIGHT HAIR.
But You Must Be Careful
How You Twist Your
Tresses.

The nice little girl with the jabot
looked so happy that the rest of them
insisted on knowing what was the mat.
ter
I am happy" she confessed, land
its because have found a way to keep
my hair in curl. No more starting out
ON damp day with my anbrosial
locks smartly curled and returning
with them as straight as candles for
me; no more yachting in smart
breeze, with my hair falling in a mel
ancholy fringe over my eyes,
: 20, do tell US what it Isl chimed the
Its simple, and that Is almost the
pest OF it. l have fused around SO
long that ! don't want to look at any
complicated or unpleasant cosmetic
s stH' take the white of an egg and
dilute 1t with a third part of v alter.
Then 7 moisten my hair in this mix
ture, divide my hair into strands and
wrap 1t around on long kids.
This must not, however, be done care
iessly' or the hair will eventually pre-
sent a Jumbled, crinkied appearance
very different from the symmetrical
waves which are to be desired. Herein
hes another secret. Each strand must
pc as tightly twisted as a cord before AZ
Is wrapped around the kid. In this wav
the waves are induced to form of the
same size and to follow an unbrolen
line across the head. About SIX kids
TOUR for the front and sides and two1for
tne back hair, are the number that are
USED TO give an all-over curled effec4
Inc remainder of the hair, that about
me crown of the head, is what is taken
up ana arranged in the knot on the TOP
of the head. N''s w
When in the morning the hair sds
cpmbed out, it will appear to have in
.ctlreasedi doubly in quantity owing, to
lhe application Of the white of the egg
and water, and will be found TO possess
y stability and firmness which has hith-
ietto been unknown to it, Each, hair
STANDS out away from the head and in
texture is very similar to that .whirh
cufIs. naturally. If managed properly
no trace of the white of egg is to he.
seen During ordinarily warm weather
even though the head is apt to persnfre
TINS tIhls performance need only to be gone.
night" Aoursh p
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
CARE OF SUMMER CLOTHING
Easy Ways of Keeping Ones Garments
Clean and Sweet in Hot Weather.

Easy ways OF Keeping On0sS 0sImentS
Clean and Sweet in Hot Weather
A sprinkling of orris root in the lin
ing of a blouse or bodice, to be shaken
out before it is worm will be found a
convenient means of keeping these gar
ments sweet during hot weather.
Blouses, or shirt waists should be
turned inside out when not in use, and
sponged with alcohol and water under
the arms. Sun and air will do much
toward keeping clothes odorless and
clean in warm weather. Peroxide of
hydrogen sounds formidable. but if a
little be sprinkled on the corsets or
underwear which are then exposed to
sun and air, the results will be found
excellent. Shoes may have their up
pers turned inside out and may then
be placed in some sunny or breezy
place. The following method for keep
ing skirts in good condition is sug-
gested: Skirts should have small loops
sewed in under the rufiies, where the
heels of the boots or slippers will not
CATCH and they should be hung upside
down every night, or as soon as they
are taken off. If they are trimmed
with long farthingale hounces, the
fiounces will have to be carefully
pinned to the foundation, and they will,
by hanging twelve hours in the oppo-
site direction from which they are
worn, regain sodle of their original
freshness and charm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
ABOUT SKIRTS.

Skirts show no gathers In the back
and are made up without stiffening OF
any sort around the bottom. Velvet
binding must be used on handsome
frocks not intended for evening wear
braid is a concession to economy
and has no place on dainty, expen,
sive dress. Brush braid outwears ev-
cry other kind, but must be used in lis
place. A band of velvet or braid or
several narrow ruffles will lengthen
nicely skirt that is too short and
olten VIII add TO the prettiness.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
HAVE YOUR FRYING PAN HOT

Always heat a frying pan before
cooking anything in It, Food laid in a
cold pan which is then set over the
fire is certain to stick and to lose its
flavor. besides soaking up fat. With
breakfast bacon this process is partic-
ularly deadly. 1t is possible to test the
pan with a drop or two of water, which
will dance about in little Kissing
globule when the pan is just right, that
Is to say, when 1t is kissing. but not
scorching hot
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
MRS. M'kINLEY's $4,000.

Mrs Mckinley has $4,000 which she
uoes not know how % spend. Congress
approprlates a sum every year for the
White House expenses. Mrs cievslanS
used IT for a carriage way Mrs. Har-
r r invested It in dishes and linen
MIS- Mckinley has he'd many s,ig-
sestlohs from her friends az Ia TIE
pest way of laying out the monsy. one
hho o drinking fountain for the
cement OF sightseers. A young riri
maze plea for an ideal tennis court
a ,r' western senator recommended q
e etVa'e smoking room for the presid-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09

portant point. The waist is bloused
and the sleeves come at least half way
to the elbows. Usually there is sailor
collar of white and vest of it. Stock
ings invariably are black, though they
should have soles of canvas Some
women prefer black tights to knickers.
Both are in best form
But the oilskin and the rubber cap
are among the insufficiencies of life.
The water creeps beneath them and
hurts the hair.
A big square of rubber wound tightly
is the best protection. Over that, one
knots becoming kerchief. And that
kerchief not infrequently has a fringe
of hair which waves naturally, sewed
into the part which comes above the
forehead. Margery Daw.
''What did your uncle, the famous
surgeon, give you for your birthday"
IA III
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
STOPPING SHOULDERS

Ordinary cases of STOPPING shoulders
are benefited by having the victim
walk straight, holding the head erect,
keeping the eye on level with peo-
pies faces and expanding the chest
and sleep with one small fiat pillow un-
der the head. Walking with book or
other object balanced on the head Is
also good, and the back board that one
reads so much about in English novels
is warranted to cure If used faithful
ly.
Sick headaches would often disappear
were simple meals substituted for the
rich food many persons live on, and
enough exercise taken. Rich food and
an inactive life go i'll together. Sub
stitute plain meals, with dessert fruit
for the meals OF rich gravies, pastries
and buildings and you will SEQ less
sick days Nature abhors idle people.
and still more, idleness accompanied
by gourmandizing. Those who live an in
doors, sedentry life, do not need the
food of an ice man or hod carrier and
they cannot digest such heavy food.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
TEACHING A CHILD TO PLAY,

1 believe that every child should be
encouraged, IL not required, to play
alone during some part of the day. Any
close observer of children will note an
unexpected tendency to Stiffness when
a number of them are at play together.
There are likewise dangers in an over
supply of adult society. Children are
more Influenced by indirect suggestion
than we are apt to realize, and we may
keep them by us too closely, and thus
affect unfavorably their will power and
their Independent development-Elain
Goodale Eastman, in the May Woman
Home COMPANION.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09

The Colonial Danes of Massachusetts
offer prizes of $3.50 and $3.50 for the best
two pictures or compositions embody
ing the spirit Of the colonial and pro-
vincial periods.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09

MANY man." said JJncle Ehan
he h,a IKE, de mistake oh gon' aroun telIInl
hi is troubles troubles when he orter be advertiam,
iAs business. w Washington Star. ''1a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
WOOD Il STUBBS, isaIs'IiIs G.

Senator Goebel and Mr.. Black
burn have finished { triumphant
tour of Western Kentucky counties
and at no appointment did they
speak to less than 1900 people and
at Paducah the crowd was esti-
mated at 5000. The out-pouring of
voters in this busy season of the
year means that the people are
awake to the Importance of doing
their whole duty. Not even in 1896
was there as much interest shown
at this stage of the contest. 1t must
be evident to all that the tide that
is setting towards Goebel will elect
him by 10000 majority.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
BIFFl BIFFI
Hon. w. r. Howell Hits the Re-
pubIicans and Brownies Hardl

Last Saturday afternoon Hon.
w. r. Howell, of Hopkinsville,
spoke in behalf of the Democratic
ticket in the court house in this
city. And that he put in some
sledge hammer blows tor the ticket
was attested by the frequent APP
plause he received. His speech
was not a classical production,
from literary standpoint, nor
did he in his eloquence take flight
to the clouds above us because he
realized that was not the direction
to go if he nwanted ito bitt the Re-
publicans and Brownies. But for
enthusiasm and fun it was all that
his hearers desired and he kept the
audience in an uproar from the be-
ginning to the end of his speech.
He biffed the Republicans and he
biffed the anti-Goebelites and that,
it seemed, was what the crowd
wanted.
While here Mr.. Howell was en-
tertained by Congressman H. ID.
Allen. Morganfield Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as thew cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inhaned condition Of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tubes, When
this tube is inhamed you hove rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed. Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in.
fiammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition bf the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls catarrh lcure. Send foy cir
F. J CHENEYi& co, Toledo,SO
Sold by Drug4ists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the besk
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12

Senator Goebel and Capt. Jim
Blackburn will speak together this
week and next in the mountain
counties, Joe Blackburn having
been called to tne East on business
for ten days. Goebel and Black
burn will begin another list of joint
appointments at Versailles Sept. Is
and about October 1st Col. Bryan
will join them and the three speak
ers will travel together for ten days.
The KENTUcKIAN has positive as
surance that one of the set speeches
by Col. Bryan will be in this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
Mr.. Harness New Stand.

Mr.. A. P. Harness, the popular
druggist, has moved from the
Ragsdale, Cooper g. Co., block to
the stand lately vacated by Jas. M.
Howe, at lib South Main Street.
The fixtures and shelving from the
old stand were used in the new and
the store is one of the handsomest
in the city. Mr.. Harness invites
his friends to Gallon him in his new
quarters.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12

Senator Gobel's position on the
Separate Coach law commends
itself to all. He is opposed to re-
pealing the law, but is in favor of
compelling the railroads to furnish
the same kind of cars for both races.
With equal accommodations, the
colored people would be satisfied
with the law. Now let us know
how Taylor stands. Perhaps he
will define his position next week
when he visits Hopkinsville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
What Mrs. Thomas Says.

Mrs. J. p. Thomas disc1aims any
intention to move seven Of the
Mercer cabins to her lot on South
Virginia street, as reported in Fri.
days Kentuckian. She says she
intended to move one and perhaps
more in order to use the lumber in
constructing cottage to be occu,
pied by a white family. Mrs.
Thomas says nothing was further
from her purpose than the erection
of houses for a colored colony on
her premises.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
Pea Hay Crop.

A Guthrie correspondent says:
The pea hay crop is flourishing and
will soon be ready to harvest. 1t is
a noticeable fact that army worms
have no taste for this species Of
vegetation. but will go round a
pea field to reach other crops.
Owing to the great scarcity offruit,
but little has been dried and that
little will sell very high.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12

Dreyfus has been again found
guilty by French court martial
by vote Of 5 to 2. The verdict is
a farce, for the whole world knows
that the prosecuted Jew is an in
nocent man. His sentence was ten
years in prison, but as he has all
ready served Ave years in solitary
confinement, which counts double,
1T is confidently believed that he
will be pdrdoned by the President.
An application for a revision of the
case has been made.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
Lectures To-day.

c. M. Hanna will deliver a lect-
ure at the Court House this after
noon on the subject of agriculture
and the promotion of good roads.
He will be sent here under the au-
spices of the State Agricultural
Bureau and an effort viii be made
to form an agricultural club among
Christian county farmers. Every
body invited and "a special invita-.
ton is extended to the ladies to at
tend,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
Welded In GAINESVILLE.

Miss Rosa Roake, of this city,
and Mr.. Samuel Rutherford, of
GAINESVILLE, were married in the
latter place last Thursday evening
by Rev. ] b. Erwine, The event
occurred at the residence of Mr..
Herbert Roake, brother of the bride,
where Mr.. and Mrs, Rutherford
will make their home for the pres
emit
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
Mr.. Perry Accepts.

The nomination of Dennis r. Per-
ry for Representative from Chris
tian county was ratified by amass
convention held in the city court
room at l:30o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Perry wss recommend
ed by the county committee and
was nominated by reclamation.
He has accepted and will make an
active contest
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12

Hon. La Vega Clements, an able
and eloquent young lawyer of
Owensboro, will make three
speeches in this county this week.
He is fluent and polished talker,
well posted and entertaining
speaker and he should be given a
large hearing at each ofhis appoint
ments, one of which will be in this
CITY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12

Mr.. George A. Jones, the veteran
newspaper man of Louisville, died
suddenly last week. He was a
crippled veteran of the Union army
who refused to accept pension,
upon the ground that he was not an
object of the governments charity,
though he lived and died poor
man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12
rlonster Melon.

One of the largest water-melons
ever seen in this section was brought
to the city Friday by Mr.. j. d.
Shepherd, OF Fairview, who grew
the immense melon. 1t weighed T6
pounds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-12

Theodore Hallam was booked for
a speech Saturday at the "Mouth
of Mud Creek. AS he has been
throwing a good deal of mud, it was
probably a stop-oyer appointment
to enable him to secure a fresh
supply of speaking material.