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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
MISS KETCHAM WINS THE $50 PRIZE.

The Tribune recently offered prize for the best
design for a cover for It's forthcoming publication,
Occupations OF Women and Their Compensation
The interest excited by this competition has been
quite lively and designs have been submitted by
professional women designers. located all the way
from Chicago TO Boston. Thirty-seven pictures
have been sent In for examination. varying In
artistic excellence and the fidelity with which they
followed the terms Of the competition. one or two
were in coors: the rest in black and white
All OF the designs have been submitted TO COM
mlttee. consisting OF Edwin II Bashheld. Kenyon
Cox Edward Simmons and William NJ Chase all
we'll known artists OF this city TO whose number
was added representative OF The Tribune.
The contest quickly narrowed down TO n selection
from among half dozen OF the designs. Each
member OF the committee indicated his first second
and third choice and on. and the majority vote
has decided the matter
The prize goes TO Mary Ketcham. No. 2G West
Fourth-st.. New-York city, whose design VIII be
utilized in the cover Of the book entitled Occupa-
lions OF Women "
This book will be issued In about ten days from
this Office. Announcement will be duly made In
these columns when copies are ready for sale
The remaining designs will be returned TO their re-
spectve owners. although II has been suggested
that exhibition OF them first might prove Of in
tcrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
HOUSEHOLD INNOVATIONS.

1t Is odd that some one does not introduce the
German fashion OF serving suppers at evening en-
tertanments In this country. or. at least. that It
does not become general. as II probably is not un-
known. Instead. IS the habit here, Of
having the one room set apart for the purpose.
which quickly becomes overheated and overcrowd-
Cd, In Germany a regular mushroom growth Of
little tables appears suddenly in all the apartments
as II placed there by magic. In the ballroom. the
cardroom, everywhere where the guests con-
gregated. these quickly set by the numerous
attendants. who serve supper with the same ceer-
ity, and then remove all traces Of the repast
Even at Court balls this way OF serving q repast
for besides doing away with the dreaded solemnty
Of exodus TO supper. 1t prevents all the discom-
fort Of crowdng and insufficient attendance. which
Is such a marked feature of entertainments at
moderately sized houses.
Although II is conventionay conceded that for q
to tell her servant she is out when she is in
- falsehood, stu II is not pleasant for the Wis
itor to receive direct proof 10 the contrary.
Tho ladies out. sir" said the butler 10 a
young man who was calling; while from the floor
above came an unexpected voice:
steps, and was Just in time TO tell James we were
out. Wasn't 1t lucky?'
Brown" said another young woman, who had
made special appointment with one OF her adj
cept Mr.. 2. When he comes say am at home
and show him into the drawing room II hap
pened that that afternoon several men called. rs
name Mr.. Z-?' asked the intelligent mental. NO
Miss A is not at home" he continued, glibly, on
receiving negative answer and so on da capo
psated, society laughed thereat. and the footman
was discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08

second on the Commission. and Mrs. Faulkner were
also generous entertainers They gave a delightful
od-t house party at their home In Martinsburg.
The Faulkner hospitality Is proverbal In their own
State
Mrs. John w. Foster opened her beautiful home
repeatedly for the entertainment OF the COMMITS,
sion. Mrs. Dngley the wife of the distinguished
Representative from Maine. and her accomplished
daughter were untirng in their efforts 10 add 10
the pleasure Of the visitors.
In return just before the Commission adjourned
for the holidays its members gave a dinner at
the Shorcham in Washington 10 the different
hosts ard hostesscs who had done much for
their enjoyment The Commission will reconvene
about the middle OF January, and IL the women
return with the men of the Commission. which Is
highly probable the festivities In their honor Will
no doubt continue and they will also have the OPP
portunty of seeing Washington season at its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
INDIAN ROOMS THE FAD.
ONE CAN BE SEEN NOW AT A. A. yANTINE
CO.'S NOS s77 AND $40 BROADWAY.

ONE CAN BE SEEN NOW AT A. A. yANTINE
CO.'S, NOS. s77 AND $40 BROADWAY.
Japanese and Oriental rooms may sink into in
Significance when society gets the fad Of Indian
rooms A. A. Van;inc & Co. have exhibition
devoted entirely TO collection OF Navajo
and Pueblo Indian curiosties. things that will
soon be rare as the buffalo. The room is hung on
all sides with Navajo blankets thick and heavy, Of
patterns as bright and gorgeous rainbow.
When one realizes that these blankets are made
entirely by hand. the value will be more thor
oughy appreciated. The squaw shears the sheep
cards and spins the wool. dyes II. and finally
weaves It In rude loom into these brilliantly
coiored blankets Months. sometimes years. are Re-
quired to manufacture one OF the large ones
Small ones are used for saddle blankets A small
loom Is exhibition
The beaded deerskin work will soon be most diff
cult procure. the Indians have almost
tirey given up making II on account Of the high
duty placed on beads and such articles. Moccasins
and blanket belts shown in the bead work.
well AS vests which have queer symbolic patterns.
and pappoose-carriers OF deerskln deliberately
worked. Several war clubs are In the collection.
They are like egg-shaped stone. fastened to an
often gaudily decorated handle. They heavy
that 1t requires considerable strength TO lift them.
The bows and arrows most curious The bows
strung with deer sinews. and the have
a sharp metal point. and are topped with tuft OF
feathers. A buffalo spear at least ten feet long
and plated rawhide ariat other hunting
curiosities. The head-dresses Of eagle feat hers
and other feather ornaments which are hung about
the waist IN the Indian dances are remarkable
pieces OF work.
a collection Of extremely old paintings attracts
much attention. Some OF the pictures are painted
wood and others hand-woven canvas. The
subjects principally religious. there being
erai Madonnas. The origin OF these pictures Is un
known. though they may have been brought this
country by The Spaniards All disigured
through age. the paint IS cracked. and the frames
where there are any are broken and discolored
Two old books In Spanish said TO be extremely
The are OF rawhide and both the
and the interior Of the books are dscolored
and torn. The larger book. which IL evidently en-
titled La Corte Santa" has some quaint usira-
lions A wooden cross inlad with straw Is marked
as brought from the old church OF Bernalllio New
Mexico. A great curiosity is the mummy Of a
cliff-dweller. The two silver mounted brides In
the collection were most difficult TO secure as the
Indians seem 10 have n superstition about selling
them. Often when all arrangements have been
made for a sale they viii suddenly refuse to part
with the cherished bride,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08

When alum is burnt and ground it
makes white powder which looks SINH
lar to a good baking powder. This
makes it SO dangerous.
The only way to be certain against
dancer from alum is to make sure that
you buy and use the Royal Baking
Powder.
The Royal is known by everyone to
be a pure and wholesome grape cream
of tartar baking powder.
The Government chemists SO report
and likewise say it is the greatest, in
leavening strength, and makes perfectly
light, white, healthful biscuit, cakes, etc.
In all quick baking it is par excellence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
A SOCIETY VICE.

Thieving II is called with the lower classes
keptomania Is the veiled title for same offence
with those of higher rank but. all the same 1t IS
and the same thing, and II is not always the
servants who cause stickpins and other attractive
TRIES to mysteriousy disappear from milady's
dressing table bric-A- brac from the dressing
room. Every woman who entertains much knows
the inexplicabie way In which certain articles are
lost and although her guests are OF course beyond
suspicion, she feels 1t is not the servants who
ere always in fault.
II simply cannot keep stickpns in my cushion"
said a society woman recently Many women are
simply without conscience in regard to them
have lost six this winter and several were really
That's not so bad as having a piece Of silver
taken before your very eyes and not daring TO re-
monstrate." said another "One Of my Dutch toys
on my silver table was actually taken by a person
We both know. and ! saw her do II and did not
Another woman who has recently returned from
Europe and whose hobby is collecting odd and
TO some friends recently at small tea she was
giving and found after the company had de-
Sarfed that two were missing and yet there had
1t been q servant in the room. The inference was
asvoidabie
HER VIEWS ON EXPANSION.
Z .ryurrah for the greater American" exclaimed
one of the long-legged pgtail misses of modern
upper tendon. 1T is disgrace any more 20 say
guess and to be fond OF pies. and we are no
longer bothered about trying for English
cent We have nice Yankee governess now. who
speaks little through her nose. II is true. but she
knows everything and there is no nonsense about
hss Poor mammal how she used TO try 10 make
al the older English; they had "A 'prunes
and prtsms' British governess who sighed
every Anericanism. and regarded all n
ntscies Of hopeless 'Yahoos. who never could be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
WOMEN OF THE COMMISSION.
FAIR CANADIANS WHO WERE ENTER
TANNED IN WASHINGTON.
AN 1MpRovIsED "oLE vIEGINNY SHOW" WAS ONE
OF THE AFFAIRS GIVEN IN THEIR HONOR
BY MRS FAIRBANKS.

BY MRS FAIRBANKS.
II the Joint High Commission, which Is now
negotiating a commercial treaty between the United
States and Canada does nothing else 1t certainly
has succeeded in widely extending the acquaintance
OF the American and Canadian cousins and mas
brought about most cordial social relation De-
tween them.
In the party who came over from Quebec were
Lord Herschel. Sir Wilfrd Laurier. the Canadian
primo Minister and Lady Laurier: Sir Richard
Cartwright Minister of Commerce. and his daugh-
fer Miss Cartwright; Sir Louis Davies Minister
OF Marine and Lady Davies: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Charleton the former a member OF the CANADIAN
Parliament and Sir James Winter the Prime MINI
lister Of Newfoundland. Lady Laurier Is cnarHl-
ing gentewoman, OF French extraction enc y
unassuning in her manner and possesses cordial
fly of address which wins friends for her al once.
She and Sir Wifrid have spent most OF the thirty
one wears of their married lie in Quebec. they
have no children and while in Washington were
ofton seen riding out together on their wheels over
the citys smooth asphalt pavement Lady Dawes
and Sir Louis are natives OF Prince Edward ISL
and. She is bright and witty conversauohaist
and exceedingly proud OF her talented husband
The couple have several children and their eldest
daughter has been attending ,he Emerson ochooi
OF Oratory. in Boston. for the last two years, 49,,
Miss Cartwright is a decided blonde, with the
typical English girls exquisite coloring.
Mrs. Charleton is American by BIRTH VINO
spent her girlhood in Portage, n. y
on their return from Canada in November, Sen
ator and Mrs Fairbanks the former Of whom Is
the junior Senator from Indiana and the chairman
Of the American branch OF the Commlssion) tooK
Baron Hersche out to their Indianapolis nome
for few days. on coming back to washington
they gave two elaborate dinners and reception
In the Commissions honor. and one evening, WINE
the men were at a stag dinner elsewhere. Mrs.
Fairbanks entertained the women with an impro-
Hallway Of their Massa chusetts-ave home.
Senator Faulkner. of West Virginia. VINO ranks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
SOME WAYS, OF THE WORLD.
LANDLORDS TRIALS AND TENANT
CAPRICES COMPARED.
u SCHOOLS GREAT JOY OVER THE EXPANSION
PoLICY-Is BRUTAL FRANKNEsS A MOD
ERN CHARACTERISTIC?


ERN CHARACTERISTIC?
The trials OF those who let their furnished
are not generally appreciated by the world at
large. who seem to think the owners lucky to
receive good sum for the of their Lares and
Penates and that 1t is ridiculous to allow senu
ment to interfere with commercial values. Never
theess. II Is most trying to note the ruthless way
the house is turned topsyturvy. and the taste and
arrangement Of rooms ignored by the tenants of
season. who might. It would seem, be contented
with the disposition the owners have made In
gard to their furniture: but the restless spirit of
change completely to possess these transit
tory possessors. who break up bedroom sets put
ting blue washstands with pink dressing tables,
the white enamel bed with the black walnut chairs.
and mixing up drawing room, library and sitting
room furniture in way that apparently only ten
ants can think Of or the unfortunate house mis-
tress appreciate.
Il hope you find the house comfortable" said
Wall Street man whose wife had gone abroad. and
who had. In consequence. leased his domice-the
quiet elegance and comfortable arrangement of
which admitted. one would think. of improve
ment-to rich Weserner who desired to spend
the winter In New-York.
II dare say we will be-" was the answer "as
soon as my butler has finished moving the fur
niture. At present we are all In confusion.
Now, what does that mean, do you suppose?"
said the owner to friend Of his wife. 81 DO not
dare 10 write tndt 10 fancy all Hei pittty
things being arranged to suit the taste of James
Yellowplush.
Another owner. woman who prded herself upon
being a good housekeeper. and who had spent sew
eral uncomfortable weeks cleaning and painting
and putting everything in what she considered per-
feet order greatly astonished TO hear that her
newly arrived tenant had inaugurated general
housecleaning ripping up carpets. scrubbing all the
paint and acting generally as II the dwelling were
unfit for even the temporary abidins-piace of her
family.
How angry you an must be" some one remarked
Nof at al
rather insulting 1t Is true but it's lovely to have
such a cieaning.'-a phlosophic spirit. which 1t
would behoove all who rent their houses TO cuiti-
yate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
"SOME UNTITLED FIELDS"
MRS LUKENs TELLS HOW THEY MAY
BE CULTIVATED BY WOMEN.

WHILE 1T IS TRUE THAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE
NEEDED. 1T IS ALSO TRUE THAT THERE
MUST BE PEOPLE TO sEIzB THEM.
Writing of untitled Fields for the Woman Work
err In THE International Messenger" Mrs Charles
NJ Lukens says: I'm these days, when business is
conducted on such close margins that men who
would make 1t pay small profit have to be
very wide awake. when employees obliged to be
prompt and faithful In order TO keep situations. the
women, like the woman in Proverbs-"who sought
wool and fax and worked willingly with her hands:
planted a vineyard with the fruit of her hands;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
present The friends and patrons OF the Heerew
Eheltering Guardian orphan Asylum are cordiahy

The Philadelphia Chapter OF the Daush'ers OF
the American Revolution has added another rehc
IN ia valuable collection. Mrs. Fiuorway presented
70 the chapter a sword which her father, Colonei
Reading Howell. OF the Continental Army. carried
during the Revolution. This chapter possesses SO
many historic relics that committee mas Desn
hQfiSe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

Emma Goldman, the Anarchist vows that she
will not stop fighting trusts capitalists and gov
ernments until society is revoutonized. But her
critics say she is not original. In spite OF her
yehemence for she was anticipated by the Irish
man, who landed at Castle Garden many years
ago. and said: If there's any Government here
I'm agn it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08

Mrs Caroline L. Macy. who has beQueathed $780,
600 to the Teachers College. was the same woman
who, six years ago gave to it the Macy School Of
Manual Arts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08

A Colonial cande-light tea given by Mrs.
Blocker Bangs and Miss Lucy Cornish at the
home of Mrs Bangs. Madison-st.. Brooklyn. on
Tuesday evening. The back parlor Of the house
was made TO represent old Dutch home by the
Introduction OF a large brick chimney piece and
all the other belongings Of we olden time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
O. HAAS BROS.
SAMPLE BOTTLES FREE THIS WEEK.

to ladies cutting this advertisement mentioning Tne
Sunday Tribune and presenting same at my psrios "
that the Ne Plus Ultra face beauter positively
prevents and wrinkles freckles. liver spos.
biackheads and pimpes. II constantly 10 show my
lady how apply its harmless nats..
and convince that every application improves the s0m
plexion am In dist and am never tsken -
than IS or 40 Sealed circular containing tssy
monisis and price list mailed free Nine; cARoLa"f"
Face and Hair Specialist 223 9th Ave, n. Y.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
SPANISH REPORTERS WORK.
He Gets the News, but Has Trouble
i'm Telling 1T in English.

According to the Spanish reporter, relates
the Times of Cuba, Havana's list of crimes
and accidents is on the decrease. But the
city editor suspects that yesterday was an
off day with the reporter. However, he is
really beginning to like this reporter, al
though he scarcely ever sees him. He usual
ly sneaks into the Office like a cat, looks
cautiously about, and then drops his copy
upon a desk or table and hurries away as
though he were glad to get away alive.
The following is his report as turned in
last evening:
Accident-The black man Eusebio Ona
Garcia suffered various accidental bruises
on the left hand of grave character,
caused by the unloading Of rails at Regla.
Bull Escapes-A bull from the cattle yard
of Don Teodoro Cajigal escaped yesterday,
badly damaging the seat OF the black man
Federico Gonzalez, who was in the act of
attentively watching game of baseball.
The police sergeant Senior Baldomero Gar
gollo killed the bull with great skill, empty
ing his revolver into it in order to prevent
greater disasters. The man whose seat was
hurt will not be able to sit down for some
time.
Fight-They were detained and taken to
the Vivac by policeman No. Sc Don Jose
Preto and Don Jesus Rodriguez, who were
found fighting in the public way Both had
several bumps on the head, which each
had given the other.
D;srespect-The gray man Francisco No
gul was arrested for not respecting the pO-
lice. He was seen making faces at an Of
ficer of the law on a corner when his back
was turned.
Disobedience-The colored lady Amabelle
Gugol was detained and taken to the Vivac
for refusing to live In the arsenal ward set
apart for ladies of her distinction.
Severe Fall-Findffg himself working on
a big piece of timber, Don Pablo Prieto. on
the Regla wharf he suddenly fell, damaging
himself considerable He had been stand
ing on the end of the timber which he was
saving on. G q -
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
NEWEST WORD IN FLANDERS.
EupE0niOus Term by Which HOrse1ess
Carriage Is Known.

Some new words have necessarily been added
to the English language since the introduction
of the horseless carriage, and the vocabulariss
of other tongues have also naturally been SINH.
larry enriched in all countries where such car.
riages have become popular.
With few exceptions all these words are tech
meal and their true Significance is only UNDER
stood by the electrician and the machnist. The
members Of the Flemish academy of Anvers
Gently determined to frame a word which would
be readily Ineligible to all who understand the
language of Flanders and who had ever seen
a horseess carriage, and the result that
after much deep thought they framed the follow
ing word:
Observation-Disclosures neutrality-suspicious."
This euphonious word signifies "a carriage
which is worked by means OF petroleum, which
travels fast which has horses and which
Is not run on rails" That is from one point
of view. a fine example Of multum In parvo but
It max be questioned whether one extraordinarily
long word il preferable to half dozen short
words. The Flemish people, however, think dif-
ferertly and the academicfans OF Anvers have
been highly -complmented hy them on their lin.
gnlstic slgill a. seen In this unique word.
Y0rk Hern1A
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11

generally recognized as parasites, though
opinion II still divided a. to whether they
are sporoz0a or fungi. They can now be
demonstrated In our laboratory to any one
who will take sufacient interest in the
problem to come and see for himself. Their
life history is now being carefully studied
both by culture and incubation work with
results that are in some respects exceed
ingly satisfying and in other respects ex-
ceedingly promising. It will be enough for
the present II say that both cultures and
lnoculattons have been 30 often successful
as to leave no doubt In the minds of those
who are doing this work that cancer is un-
m1stakably q parasitic, !. e., an infectious
disease.
DR.. Parke is not alone in his conviction
that cancer is rapidly on the increase. The
best English and French authorities on
the subject are agreed that the affection
is much more prevalent among their re-
spective countrymen and country women
than it was 20 years ago. Billroth point
ed out in the early 90s how rapid was the
increase of cancer cases in recent decades
in the Vienna general hospital. Nothna-
gel. In 1897, confirmed this report for later
years. and in the colume on Intestinal Dis
eases" in his system of Specific Patholo-
gle and Therapie." reports a conversation
with Billroth just before the great surgeon s
death, in which they were agreed that the
increase in the frequency of cancer was
noticeable not only among hospital pa
tients and the poorer classes, but also in
their private practice and among the wealthy
patients. Nothnagel finds that the ex-
perience Of the last five years has only
confirmed this impression.
1t Is evident then, how important sub
1ect the etiOliogy of cancer is becoming.
State aid has been asked for its investi-
cation and it is clear that the object is
an eminently proper one. A great ques-
tion of public health, one that Is every year
becoming more urgent and serious, is in
volved. If. as Prof Parks investigations,
and his copious gleanings from medical lit
erature all over the world seem to indicate,
ehe cause of cancer is a parasite. it's dis
covery and the investigation of its biological
history would probably confer upon man
kind one of the greatest blessings that med
ical sctnece could bestow. The subject is
most interesting one to medical men, and
while no effort should be spared to make
the personal observations of every cancer
case as complete as possible so that 1t may
be of scientific medical value, every mem
Der of the profession should encourage by
every means in his power the present earn
est effort to make the serious fnvestiga-
ton Of the etiology of cancer one of the
great problems that our Empire State shall
solve for her own and the worlds benefit.