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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
WASH YouR HANDS.

II has recently been claimed thai
cases OF infection that could Be ac-
counted for in no other say have ben
explained by the fingers as vehicle.
In handling money. especially of paper.
doo,knabs hsnisters. car straps ana .
hundred thing that every one must
frequently touch there are chances in
nun,sral,is II picking up germs % ~
nbold srarietins. dlphthsria. EinalipoE
etc Yet some perEons actually put
.,eb things IN their mouths. " not to-
large Before eating o. touching that
which - eaten the hands should - I'm
r1s<ilafeIy and HcYupalousiy WASHED
We hear much about general eisanll-
ness a. next 20 EodHnsss- u may D.
added that here in particular u 10 siso
a haad % health and safety. Ire JsEs
made no mistake IN that excerpt they
srashsd they ate not u g. a sanitary
ordinance as vel az az ortinsnes Of
good mRrnsrs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
A WORTHY FRAILTY.

at is delightful to be imbued with q
tiny bit Of vanity" said little woman
tying her veil before the glass.
That's a most unorthodox sentiment
madam" laughed her companion.
do you think so?" said the little ro-
man. putting on her gloves meditative-
~. Il am not so sure OF that. I-know
that 1 should not be able to face the
people I must see today or accomplish
the mission l have in hand II were
not conscious that my toque was pref
~. my dress and gloves dainty and well
fitting and all the other little details OF
my get up irreprOachable. AS Il r..
know look nice and that people like
to see me. So / can please them and
get what want. Is that vanity? Fer
haps there is some other name for It,"
1T sounds very like vanity" said her
companion. but perhaps there is some
more up TO date name for IL. When I
was young and I looked TN the glass
and admired the becomingness OF my
clothes, was called vain"
There. dear. just button my gloves
for me. and l will tell you what I
lHiIh, Teplitu lut uAttt WolhAu II
may be vanity. and IL so l don't care.
shall cultivate 1t, and. moreover. ]
shall try TO make you do the same. II
can't be wrong 10 try TO make oneself
look pretty. and IND sure II Is not
wrong to know what II pretty. Lots OF
people only want a little bit OF conf
dence in their own powers TO become
charming women. IL would be a chart
ty to set to work to develop them. and
really believe that 10 Is my special mis-
sion TO do so. Don't look shocked. for
I'm going to begin on you. You know
you are not half as handsome as you
might be II you made the best OF your
self. so shall take you in hand. and
am sure you will be grateful to me-
Her companion laughed. but when
she found how much confidence and
attractiveness she gained az a disciple
OF the good natured exponent Of vanity
she felt that she had good reason e
thank her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
HOW THE CORSET CAME.

Catherine de- Medici first introduced
the corset into France. Her example.
however was not followed by Mary
Stuart or Diana Poitiers. though Il was
admitted by all the ladies OF the French
court that II was utterly Indispensable
TO the beauty OF the female figure. In
those days the corset was I'm It's infancy
and was fashioned more after the style
Of a knights culrAss than anything
else.
The framework was made entirely a.
iron, and the velvet which decorated
the exterior only served 10 hide fright
ful and cumbersome article Of torture
This state OF things. 80 ruinOus e
health and personal convenience. coule
not last long. and the artisans Of those
days gave much time and thought to-
ward rendering the metal more Hight
and pliable.
The corset found great favor IN the
eyes Of Louis XIV. but in the following
reign Il was threatened with entire
Punishment from the toilet. Fashion
took a rural and simple turn. many az
the court celebrities being guided by
the taste 81 Boucher. in whose pictures
many OF them appear as shepherds and
shepherdesses. when the painter de-
parted. however, fashion returned ones
more TO the eccentricities and extraya-
gances Of former times.
CCrsets were again forgotten durins
the Revolution. being practically Ia
booed BY the fashionable world. The
beauties Of the day went IN for classic
al fashions. Roman dress being held IN
especial esteem.
The empire did away with the classic
fashions. but did not take the corset
back into favor. High waists were az
the vogue. and the more decoiiete
costume the more fashionable was
considered. With the fan - the en-
plre came the fall Of the waists. ana
then. as a matter % course. the return
IN the corset followed.
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snake. which she psrrhased on tbs
hanks Of the nile Ehii~ "a her ho1sT-
mOoh- It ls 50 taEns that vhsE she ap-
pFgachea g crazfs toward ber.
Royalty gsFs more calling cards than
any other eiaszz az peoDie- SeesrsaTiss
are engaged 20 - that All egnErasula-
ttona. regrets. etc. sTe arkrgHIsdgs-i.
for stiSFuests ~ one % the dates -
royalty. Tb< PYines % WEi~s asFs tsso
sets q cards Hs hss cns f9r katss
uke. On whlch - written -AIt~Tt Ea-
ward. AEd tbs 01her for 1ahEnas 90
= Heb u IA title. Ia E'EiBes O. OaIlsa.~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13

TN THE summer soap is an impor-
tant question because we are for
the sake Of personal comfort COM
PEELED to make more frequent use of
1t than we do in the winter, when
there is no dust or perspiration to
cause us misery, and no golfing or
rowing or driving or tennis to make
us untidy. The soap we use is of
grave Importance always, but es-
pecially so then. Those who know
anything about the manufacture of
toilet soap are aware that the natural
color of pure soap is white. When it
is of any other shade. it is because
coloring matter has been added to it.
Most of the perfumed toilet soaps are
especially injurious to the skin. dam
gerous oils being frequently used in
giving them their scent. The effects
of the oil are very bad on the skin.
There are scores of indicated soaps
on the market recommended to cure
the skin Of all imperfections and
transform the user into n being of ra-
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and night IN order TO catch up with
the demand
TIE following extract from the ad-
vertising columns Of = New Zealand
paper is rather startling Ethel Il
benjamin. barFistsr and solicitor. Dune
din. has trust moneys TO lend on APP
proved security" New Zealand has
always been conspicuous IN the woman
movement
An exceptional aczdsmscai distinction
has been conferred CT Airs Agnes
Smith-Lewis Of Cambridge. England.
By the University Of Halle. This lady
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bership will be that any fair applicant
must be quite s feet in height II Is
believed that there are a sufficient num-
Der Of women with the requisite quail
ifications TO make this novel institution
q success.
Queen Victoria has been quite out
done by the Emperor Francis Joseph in
the matter Of the bestowal Of titles.
orders and decorations az Jubilee In
three days Austria's ruler gave away
4.5eo CT these baubles. and fer weeks
past the only two firms in Vienna which
make them have been working day
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
Famous Collection of Orchids
Owned by a Woman.

: IRIS. GEORGES B. WILSON of

K YRS. GEORGE B. WILSON Of
MI Philadelphia, who owns the lar
@s@ gest collection of orchids in the
country, ana whose Conservatives are
the Mecca Of the horticulturists OF
two continents, has recently lost a num-
Der OF her choice specimens through the
jealousy of rival collectors.
In spite Of the elaborate precautions
to guard her irreplaceable plants, two
orchid bulbs from Mexico of an abso-
lutely unique species which cannot be
duplicated have been stolen. There can
be no absolute money value put upon
them, but they could not have been
bought for $4,000.
This theft redoubled the care taken to
watch the visitors from all parts of the
world who travel to Philadelphia sim
ply to view this collection. Yet recently
a still stranger thing happened. On that
occasion Mrs. Wilson had visited the
conservatory as usual, and her orchid
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tention. wrote it simply because
felt the force Of the suggestions
sought to convey in its pages" Its sue
cess assured a welcome for her follow
ing works: "WormwooA," "Ardath, :"
Vendetta" etc. Miss Mackey is a
tiny woman with petite features, sug-
costing sweetness rather than strength
She is really about 40 years old, but
looks much younger, and to see her in
one Of her favorite simple dresses Of
light blue or pure white one would sup
pose her to be still in the twenties and
would find it difficult to realize that she
was the author Of many powerful
novels.
know, Aunt Hetty's letter will TEEN
with foreign information regarding
dress. which shall be happy to trans
NIT to you. She is a keen observer and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13

has been made a Doctor Of philosophy
and master q the liberal arts h02crts
causa b. the philosophical faculty -
the above named university in c0nsia-
Grafton OF her being eminent sFnosg Al
women. not Onfy IN her oEn country.
but ia the whole world. FOR be- l@arn-
ing
The young Duche%s ~ NsFiboso1ge
has a strange sssortrn.nt q pee AZ
BIenheirl she has st 50 a r1enzgsTs-.
containing two ostFiches. ssvsras saE!r$
and vuItures and an IBIS Bet tnF
strangssf n TIE eclleettSs - 9 garter
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most aristocratic families in the coun-
try. and this fact gives a ludicrous side
10 the decision.
Kentucky has a turnpike queen in
the person OF the handsome DR.. Kate
Perry Cain OF Covington. who owns and
operates the Covington and Independ-
ence turnpike. one OF the busiest high
ways in Kentucky.
II is rlmored that two or three ladies
In Lonoon. each Of whom boasts a stat
une which would entitle her TO Join the
Life guards. intend TO found a club for
women, OF which the condition of mem.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13

Lady Roberts-Austen. the wife Of Sir
William Roberts-Austen, chemist and
assayer at the Royal British mint. has
been appointed chairman of the Wo-
nersh parish council for the ensuing
year. This is said to be the first time
a woman has been elected to a similar
position in the country. WOnersh Is a
Surrey village. near GuilfOrd, and Lady
Roberts Austen has manifested keen
interest in its welfare. particularly re-
speeding sanitary manners. She Is also
a representative of WOnersh on the
Hambledon rural district council.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
Women In All Chimes.

The difference between the new wo-
man and the old man was never more
clearly exemplified than in the cases
of Mrs. Otto Guidice and John r. Mar
tin, both Of New York. When Mrs
Guidice went TO her club early in the
afternoon one day and did not go home
until between / and 3 o'clock in the
morning of the next, she found her hus-
band and other relatives waiting on the
corner to receive and welcome her with
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ON THE BEACH AT NARRAGANsETT.

expert, a Frenchman, who, with two
assistants, cares for the almost priceless
treasures, took special pride in showing
her a magnificent specimen of a rare
variety of the Laelia. Three of it's "a
buds, worth 81 per bud, were about to
flower. =
Tomorrow the blossoms will ap-
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tears Of joy. When Mr.. Martin went
to his lodge and failed to return the
next morning, Mrs. Martin put an ad-
vertisement in the papers TO the effect
that he need never come back
II is said that late decision OF the
court of appeals in Germany. whereby
ladies in waiting at the Prussian court
are classed as domestic servants. has
caused no end OF amusement. The Ga
dies" are invariably members OF the
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diant beauty. These are all secret
preparations which when analysed
are nearly always found to be COM
mon caustic soda soaps cleverly per-
fumed, medicated- and furnished with
handsome wrappers. Such soaps
should be carefully avoided. The
best soap have found in years of ex-
perience is a pure. first class, import
ed Spanish olive oil soap.
Soap and water used alone on the
face will in time make it dry and yell
low. and my experience and expert
ments have taught me that even with
a pure soap a good cold cream is
needed afterward. The woman who
values her complexion will try to get
distilled water. Pure rain water will
serve the purpose, for It contains none
of the mineral matter that ordinary
water takes up from the soil and
which is bad for the skin. On the
face no more water should be applied
than can be taken up on a Turkish
toweling washcloth. upon which
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
ooeoooooeoocccooccoeeeoc -
WASHING THE FACE IN SUMMER.

some Of the olive oil soap has been
rubbed. Water Of the same temper
allure as the body is best. Before
washing the face a good face cream
should have been rubbed into the
pores. II these precautions are OBJ
served, the face when washed during
the summer will look fresh and clean
and the skin will feel soft and much
refreshed.
All mechanical appliances such as
massage rollers and face scrubbing
or complexion brushes should be
Stunned. as they are too Irritating
and have the effect Of overstimulatins
and relaxing the muscles. thereby
producing the much dreaded fiabbi-
ness which is now 50 frequently seen.
11s;,&;&G<-.
New York.
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25
THERE is NO UNBELIEF.
(Lizzie York Case.)

(Lizzie York Case.)
There is no Unbelief!
Whoever plants seed beneath the sod
And waits to see 1t push away the clod,
Trusts he in God.
There Is no Unbeliefl
Whoever says, when clouds are in the sky,
Be patient, heart, light breaketh by and by,
Trusts the most High.
There Is no Unbelief
Whoever sees meath Winters fields of snow
The silent harvests Of the future grow
Gods power must know.
There is no Unbeliefl
Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep,
Content to lock each sense in slumber deep,
Knows God will keep.
There Is nc Unbelief
Whoever says tomorrow, the unknown,
The future, trusts that power alone
He dare disown.
There Is no unbelief!
The heart that looks on when dear eyelids clos
And dares to live when life has only woes,
Gods comfort knows.
There Is no Unbelief
For thus by day and night unconsciously
The heart lives by that faith the lips deny,
God knoweth why.
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25
THE ORPHANS FRIEND.
(Will Visscher.)


Think you I'll sing love song?
Indeed I will, and sweet,
And from my heart as true and strong
AS in its throbbings might belong
Had it younger beat
I'll sing of love that none have seen
Since Christ paid all the debt
Till came sweet charity's own queen,
AS humble as the Nazarene,
Big-hearted Margaret.
A welded maid and peerless,
With beauty-none at all
But soul as pure and fearless,
And as crystal in it's clearness
AS Ewes before the fall.
Her spouse was simple Tenderness,
Her babes the waits and strays-
The fatherless and motherless
Tie little ones of dark distress,
Along life's rugged ways.
The good, above. will greet thee,
And He who said of old,
Let little ones come unto Me-"
And blessed them at His holy knee,
Will take thee to His fold.
Thy statue and thy monument
In loving hearts are set;
The emblems of thy good intent
The work to which thy soul was bent,
Love-sainted Margaret.
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NO.. 5.

reproduction of her ungraceful figure in
marble, caressing an orphan boy.
"Whatever is in any way beautiful
hath its source of beauty in itself, and is
complete in itself; praise forms no part
OF it. So it is none the worse or better
for being praised" No words of praise
can add to the beauty of this noble
woman's life, but so long as there is
love of the good and noble in the human
heart the memory of Margaret" will
be honored among men.
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25
RETROSPECTIVE.
ERoN b. HOPE.

It's sweet to sit at close Of day,
And backward gaze
Upon the dreamy, distant past,
The olden days.
when storm-clouds hurry athwart the sky
Fond hopes to blast,
Gladly the weary, watching eye,
Turn on the past.
Ihough fate extend to me the cup
OF bitter pain,
And sound the knell of youthful hone.
III not complain.
For memory will then revive,
With magic power,
And sweet aroma yet distill,
From faded flowers.
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25
How Thew Call II.

Mrs. Smallwit-"Such lovely after
noon. Wish could take drive!'
Mr.. Goodheart (consolingly)-"Wait
till next summer and I'll take YOU to
ride in my automobile"
Mrs. S.-"Why wait till summer to
get an autumn-obile?"
Mr.. G. (innocently) )-"It's auto M
ability to get one now" (Exit.-S. E.)
Gov. Tanner and party, of Illinois,
were in Chattanooga this week. They
came to dedicate their State monument
at Chicamauga park.
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25
dear, but unreasonable. Can you blame
me that misunderstood?

dear, but unreasonable. Can you blame
me that l misunderstood?
So distinctly now I remember youl
last words at the ballroom door. hat
turned angrily away to leave you.
tried not to hear, but you made me
Tonight | am needing those words az
again they ring through my soul: "Cal
me back again when you will, little
Marjorie, and I will come, if need be,
from the uttermost part of the earth,
But not till you've called will I come tc
you again. Marjorie, you have hurt
me more than you can ever know. And
believe me, this has been no mere sum-
mer's pastime on my part"
An, these words have burned so long
and SO deep in my memory. But could
never break my pride and acknowledge
and l thought you WOULD come back
some time. But, Justin, these five long
years I've waited in vain.
| laughed that night as 1 left you and
joined John Reynolds in the wooing
waltz. Next morning l hoped you
would note how merrily l could flirt
with John at breakfast, but you had gone
on the first morning hack.
Tonight can see from my window
that the ballroom again is ablaze.
Now the cake-walk has ended and
bright, beautiful faces fit past the
windows and smile; the music steals
sweetly, pathetically into my soul and
pleads with my pride. I am softened-
to tears. o, Justin, don't look at me
so, am weeping. Only come back and
forgive. MARJORIE
"How weak to send out tear-stained
letter. | wonder if it is too wet to
burn?"
She held the light of match to the
dainty white pages that fluttered from
her finger-tips. Slowly, slowly the
words wrung from her heart were con-
sumed in the torturing flame, and the
life OF her being seemed to have spent
itself as the last shriveled page fell and
crisp, blackened heap-in
her hand.
She looked at her watch. 1t was ten.
Helen was still in the ballroom, and
once more Marjorie took up her pen.
Calmly and with steady hand she Wrotel
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25
STORY OF CHARLES LAMB.

Lamb received an invitation on a GER
tain evening to be present at breakfast
at Rogers the following morning, to
meet young author, whose first vol
ume of poetry left the press that day.
He went trifie early and reached the
waiting-room while it was vacant, Rog-
ers not having come down and none of
the guests having arrived. On a table
lay copy of the young poets new
book. Lamb picked it up, ran through
it, saw that it contained nothing of any
special mark, and then, in few min
utes yet remaining, amused himself by
committing to memory three or four of
the short poems it contained.
The guests arrived-among them the
young aspirant for honors. Some of the
leading men of the London world of let
tiers were amongst the number. Rog-
ers descended, the young man was in
troduced and the breakfast was served.
Some literary matters came under dis
cussion, pending the after introduction
of the vonno nont,s boolx
With the oravest of faces after q few
minutes, lamb said. "T d-don,t think
g-gentlemen, | h-have ever r-repeated
to you one of my b-best poems. What
s-sav2 Will Won h-hava itou Nohodv
ouite understood what was comino but
all could read the miscellaneous fash in
the eve that was usuallv 60 kindly. and
the demand for the noem was GENERAL
Lamb onietlv >reneated word for
word. one of the noems from the vouno
mans hook THE lrav was furnished q
the rest. when theV saw the voanp noe.
chair. as astonisbad ID if.tbnnd ors+ ,,,,,l
and as helpless as if naralv4od Iond
cheers, elappino of hands and demands
for mono lamb bowod h;s +bo,,.,
tended not tn rememhar anv+bipr olso
+bo+ bo bod ,,.,,;4.o,, ,...,
-"Uoi'' anu UHoh'
unuer urging, repeated another, and
wv "o'i0l Vi 'le Poenls from Iue
Souns lii"n oooh-Che pudolng poet
'S III l''oli9 VI "ouoU "neIner he
i."0 e"iiS "iiVUeii 'lie poenis up 10 Ihat
Viiiio iie ii"u oeileVeo lie hao-untll he
.ie"ru u u d iii'sn ueciallnlng Cnem ana claim
iis Vneiii lor HIS o"h' d man VINO could
,'oO even nave seen MS unpuolshed
pooA' louuer cneers' anu stlll louder
uoiii'lu lor seV anoCher' Inc nun, with
One oi' ''iis HOW thoroughly instruct
eo' pesan W gro" las1 ana FURIOUS "
i."ii' VIII nau previously retained MS
siUVlns Nv poeiVloii' now rose ana SAID:
"sen'ielileh' h-haVe only been
giving you S-sone ol l-llt1le olts OF
i-niy P-poeur9, ou1 h-haVe a p-poem
oii"O "li q ilUVie p-prouo ol' lW-wrote
II sooo iii-iii"ly years ago lhls Is
Ai-ii0" ~ oes LIS
oi ~. n-ln"n liiS' oiSooedience ana the fruit
Rronsbt d,deoth in+o tha o,lla a., va. '"s,0 ~
woe"-
The recitation was doon,od 70 no No
further For tho nrev;onS fow r,inrto,
tho vopno moot o,o,oa u,i+h ro.ao
and yet in some way aware that in some
DnnppOlDta hlp W1y hn Iyac baiprr pohhal
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-25

At the seventeenth annual convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps, which
was held in Philadelphia, the treasu-
rer's report showed that during the
year S161, ,0l9.67 had been expended for
the relief of veterans.