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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16
SOME ALFRESCO TABLEAUX.
a Pretty and Easily Arranged Coun-
try House Entertainment.

As the summer advances and house
parties are in full swing, out of door
entertainments make up the season s
functions. For the hostess who de-
lights in special diversions in which
jollity is combined with but little eX-
pense the Alfresco tableaux forms an
important feature. These charming af-
fairs need only the arranging of a few
old buds taken from a country garnet,
where odds and ends are kept, that can
be gathered up for the occasion needed.
In the following examples is shown
hold appointments:
The Haymakers.
In giving tableaux in the open air.
the time selected should be evening"
when the stars lend their presence TO
the scene, and on nights when there is
an absence of moonlight. The place
appointed for the setting may be on
an even part of the lawn, directly in
front of the house, or they can be given
on the porch, while the audience is
seated on the grass.
To make things run smoothly. the
articles used for the scenery of these
gether. and so marked that no confu-
sion will follow. Two young men, or
even one. can be the property man of
the occasion, besides controlling the
red and green fire which acts as a
power for these entertaining pictures.
In the center of a large space a
stump of a big tree can be covered
with grass or hay. which serves as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16

or right side. Silver links or bent but
tons of plain silver fill the cuff button
holes, and the substitute for a hat is
small white pique sunbonnet, usually
carried on one arm. and only utilized
when the sun is hot enough to encour-
age burning. to be followed by she'd
ding of precious cuticle
White shoes and hose are not ordi-
narily a part of the morning suit this
summer, for obvious practical and eco
nomlc reasons Brown ties of ample
sole area, especially about the toes, SEN
sible heels and yellow or bronze hose
TO match. have been chosen for matinee
wear, and gloves, if carried at all; are
usually worn in their brown-handed
owners pocket.
For Midday Wear.
When the afternoon arrives and the
driving and tournament watching. teas.
etc, begin, no transfer is effected to
rainbow glories of Organdie or silk. but
a fresh and quite immaculate study in
white is made. This time the skirt es-
capeS the floor, though IL is not dis
tinctly short. and it may have a couple
of flounces at the foot, with narrow in
sertions of embroidery let in near their
hens. The shirt waist half of the toilet
is pique, but embroidered in groups of
small three-leafed clovers or clusters Of
crescents, ard either a stock tie Of
white lawn is used, or a two and half
inch high linen collar. with an ascot of
stiff pique, showing a very small pearl
pinhead. A white taffeta ribbon does
duty at the waist. and the topping Off
is done with wide-brimmed slanting-
hat of cream vanished traw,
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the next essential thing. In other par
ticulars it is just like any ordinary
shirt waist, though no collar or leather
belt is worn with it.
To have the proper freedom for any
sport that may turn up, a linen collar
and rigid belt are not suitable. so round
her neck the morning girl winds a
white silk handkerchief. She puts it
on so that two corners of it overlap and
hang under her chin, like a small bib,
and in the folds of this bib an orna-
mental little brooch is fastened At
the back of the neck the handkerchief
is tied and again pinned TO the neck
band of the shirt waist. Round her
slender middle this girl draws. a mans
large silk mouchoir. tying it in a firm
knot in front. but a trifie to the left
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16
A CLOSE SHAVE
Narrowest Escape From Marriage on
Record.
washington Starr

Washington Starr
When l first came into the noun
tains of West Virginia to look after
the coal interests of an eastern COM
pany l boarded at little tavern in the
county town presided over by good
looking woman of forty, who, as ! mad
understood, was a widow. She was
keener-witted and more entertaining
than the average mountain woman,
and | rather enjoyed talking TO her.
One evening. after l had been her
guest about three weeks, I found my
self alone with her on the porch of the
house, and we chatted along very
pleasantly about men and women and
life generally.
Amt you married. she asked, in
response to something l had said lead
ing up to such a question.
"Oh. no." 1 laughed; I'm an un-
happy old bachelor.
well. you oughter be ashamed Nv
yerself," she said. with spirit.
Il am l assented. But how is
man to be otherwise when the women
won't do their share?"
But they will. eff they ever git the
chance" she contended.
IT'S easy enough for you to say
that" l said, because you felt that
way toward your husband when he
asked YOU"
My husband" she almost shouted.
Il hain't got no husband, nor never
did have"
''Why-why," l stammered, Il I'M
derstood you were a widow"
We'll, amt"
do you mean to tell me that az
good-looking a woman as you are is
an old maid yet?'
I'm course l am" she said, and her
voice softened. but l hain't no Objec-
tions to bein a married woman"
Goodness knows how l got out of it
and stiu remained star boarder;"
but l did, and l didn't sit out on that
porch in the evening any more, either.
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Glorious News

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days storing in strong boxes her silver
and gold plate. This is merely indica-
tive OF the way the wealth Of our
Americans brings them overwhelming
possessions, for Mrs. Martin, whose sill
yer punch bowl. with its enamel grape
and fruit decoration about the sides, is
big enough for a fat baby's bath tub
and who can serve a small party from
silver in every detail of plates, cups,
dishes. soup tureen, etc, is but one of
the many hostesses that have astonish-
ing collections of the precious uten-
sis.
The very top notch in gorgeous table
service seemed to have been reached
this past spring at the wedding of Mrs.
William Sloan's daughter. From her
cousin. Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt jr.,
came 10 Miss Sloan a set of one dozen
exGuisitely wrought fruit platters OF
gold, as solid and pure as it is safe to
The second most beautiful gold SER
vice is complete tea set of repousse
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lying at the feet Of his companion. If
given on lawn, a clump of trees forms
a fine background.
The Vestal Virgins.
For this tableau the cotton sheet does
duty as Grecian drapery, each one
artistically hung on the four or five
young girls taking part. In their hands
should be small antique lamps, and on
their shoulders tall thin vases can be
held so as to form a picture In fact,
their attitudes may be copied from any
scene found in books on ancient Greece,
or left to the imagination or inclina-
ton of the people concerned.
"While the Cats Away the Mice
Will Play"
BY few draperies for a background,
the effect OF room can be gained.
Near the center place a tall easel, on
which rests a picture frame. Through
this is a pretty face looking out, s5hich
is done by a young girl kneeling behind
the easel. and whose figure is complete
ly covered up by the drapery at the
back, hung there for the purpose. Near
the picture stands a girl on whose face
is q half-amused air. Kneeling in front
of the easel IS a little girl. while close
to the picture is sturdy boy, who
paints on the face a moustache, one
half of which is already done. While
the boy is in the act of putting the
finishing touches to the other half. the
signal is sounded and the tableau is on
view.
These simple tableaux slay be copied
from pictures found in any periodical
of the day Sentimental scenes can be
depicted. provided the hostess is
woman who studies effects and groups
with an artists eye.
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Gorgeous Plate obey Own.
Kngy Treasures Accommodating in the Families of Fabu-
lousy Rich New YOrkerS-Nen and Women Whose
Stables Rival Royalty's Equine Possessions.

gold owned by Mrs. Chester Griswold,
and Mrs. William Astor's set of six
slender gold rose vases for ornament
ing banquet table comes third on the
list. So far among the young brides,
sumptuous as have been their wedding
gifts nothing has surpassed the great
candelabra to which Mrs. Lorillard fell
heir at her wedding, for the deliberately
wrought silver trunks, from which
branched eighteen arms, to hold thir-
ty-siX candles between the pair, rose
exactly to the level of the brides own
head, and the workmanship on these
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and also for ferns and leaves, is made
thus: Take five parts of gum arabic,
three of white sugar. and two of starch.
add little water, and boil the whole
until it is thick and white.
Only those who have mounted sea-
weeds can realize how beautiful and
durable they are. Their retention of
color is wonderful. In the writer S
family are several seaweed albums.
mounted nearly fifty years ago. The
colors are as bright and beautiful to-
day as if they had just left their ocean
home.
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There is no reason to believe that
with the rise of the motor carriage So
ciety will lose one iota of its affection
for the Snowy. housekeeping, swift
travelling horse. In proof of this the
stables of some of our metropolitan
nlidases are yearly growing larger and
more luxurious, and the rivalry to pos
sess the finest nag of its class is as
Keen as ever.
There is not a better instance of the
grip horsefiesh has on the New York
affections than the establishment of Mr..
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table for a pail of water. About this
are grouped several young men and
young women, as If in attitudes of
rest Their costumes should be that
of farmer lads and lassies. The women
look well in short skirts tucked up over
bright petticoats, on their heads sun
bonnets, and handkerchief tied loose
ly around their necks. For the men.
the better the working garb, the better
the picture. Seven or eight people is
all that is necessary for this scene.
One man can be pouring water from
pitcher for the girl beside him; another
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other woodwork, varnish the seaweeds

other woodwork, varnish the seaweeds
with mastic varnish.
Did you ever see bouquets of the
coarser seaweeds? They are really
beautiful, and so far out of the every
day style as to attract the pleased at
tention of everyone who sees them
For these uses they should be dyed in
various colors. and sprinkled over With
tiny shells, gumnled fast They can
also be crystalized by dipping them in
a lturated solution of alum, which can
be tinted with the dyes.
A fine glue for mounting seaweeds
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the popularity of the colored gingham
sprigged organdies. striped lawns and
sweetest foulards. and the pink, green,
| blue or yellow shirt waist, once dear
to the heart of every damself, is cast
aside and forgotten. If You fetch up,
one of these warm days, with a trunk
full of flowery-tinted gowns, at a pre-
tenttous or unpretentious resort. this
condition will. in a single day, be made
perfectly clear. and your pretty gaily
colored costumes will promptly become
almost loathsome in your sight
Even the housemaids in the hotel will
be sure to have caught the infection
and go about their duties in white,
while the feminine dodgers do make as
many as three white toilets a day If
you try to discover the raison d'etre,
they will all tell you that given a good
laundress, there is nothing so cheap
and easy as dressing in the blanched
goods. Any woman with a figure. pro-
vided it is not hopelessly abnormal
when she makes up her mind to array
herself in white. has only TO go to the
nearest dry goods shop. and in an hour
and at the rate of about Sc a cos
tune, lay in a supply of frocks that
Will answer every purpose for every
simple or elaborate social function Of
her season.
Lie I0OlIlllS SOSIUu1G.
If you wish really to know how the
scheme works when in active operation,
let us take one day in the summer ca
reer of a woman in white, and see
how she dresses it. In the morning.
when there is golf, or wheeling or sail
ing. or tennis, or simple lounging to be
attended to, she comes forth fresh as
daisy in a severely plain white kirtle
of pique to her ankles. 1t is finished
by deep hem at the bottom. and if
she is a really smart girl, who keeps
pace with all the evolutions in white.
she has no pockets let into the front of
her skirt high up near her belt, but on
the front widths, just about at the
level where pockets are put on an
apron, two square, capacious pockets
are made by sewing big pieces of pique
on to the surface of the skirt. They
may or may not have flaps to button
down over their tops, but at any rate
there they are, and the owner of them
finds honest comfort and convenience
in their possession. She puts golf balls
and her score book, her keys, and any
thing else she wishes into those big re-
and feels solid satisfaction
in a way she was never able to realize
from a concealed bag in the upper part
of her petticoat.
With this easy going garment a white
shirt waist that has no yoke in the
back, but three wide bOx-pleats and a
little yoke effect on the shoulders, is
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Don't miss the First Regiment band
concert at Saltair Sunday. Two con-
certs, choice music.
The evening times., 1899-12-04
MAY HAVE BEEN ". T. MILLER.
strange Conduct of a Man Wanting
to DO 10 MexieO.

W UV ~ MCAACOs
NORFOLK. Va, Dec. captain Chris
tophersen, of the Norwegian steamship
Fortuna. has reported here the fact that a
man who he suspects may be one of the
members OF the Franklin Syndicate, recent
Iy exposed in New York, applied for pas
sage aboard his vessel. which is bound
for Tampico and Mexican port.
The man said that he had letter of in
PRODUCTION to the captain, but did not show
1t or tell his name. He merely asked if
the vessel was bound for Mexico. and said
that he was going aboard her. Captain
Christophersen told him that the Fortuna
was a ifreighter, and was not allowed to
carry passengers. He answered that he
was going to Mexico. and was going on
the Fortuna. He said that he would work
for his passage. or go as stOwaway, but
20 he would. He was of medium height
and freshly shaven, wore gold spectacles
and fashionable clothes. Captain Christie
phersen's suspicious were aroused, and he
made an appointment with the man. which
the man did not fill, and has disappeared
His brazen manner and the fact that he
offered indirectly to bribe the captain by
saying that he had money enough to get
what he wanted, led the captain to believe
that he will conceal himself aboard ship
and appear after the Fortuna sails, which
she will tomorrow. The captain will
search her before she leaves the pier, as
he believes the man dangerous rascal,
whose discovery aboard would get his ship
In trouble.
If the man is W. F. Miller, the head Of
the Franklin Syndicate, he seems to have
well disguised himself, as the captain says
he did not look much like the pictures he
has sean in the papers.
The evening times., 1899-12-04
TIC Eve of Twa Raffles

The situation in South Africa does not
appear to have undergone much change
since our latest previous news from the
theatre of war: except that conditions In
the western field are rendered more scri
Gus by the wholesale detection of the AZ
rikanders in northern Cape Colony. who
are rapidly joining the Boer commandos.
Two thousand are reported as having ta-
ken up arms already, and the spirit of re-
beliion is still spreading. This state of
things serves to tie the hands of Generals
French and Gataere, and precludes them
from attempting any movement beyond
The Orange River Indeed they appear to
have all they can do to keep the Beers and
rebels from destroying bases of operation
between Queenstown and De Aar. 1t is the
opinion in London that nothing further is
TO be accomplished until the relief of La
dysmith shall release General Clery's force
and enable 1t to move into the west.
Further details Of the Modder River hat-
tie afford a better idea of the circum-
stances surrounding that affair. 1t appears
that Methuen found the Beers strongly
posted in advantageous positions on both
hanks of the river. He had hot engage
ment with the force on the south bank.
finally driving 1t across. As the Beers re-
tired they destroyed the bridge after them,
continuing the fight from the farther shore.
from which. also. they were ultimate
compelled to-in any case, did-retreat
The superstition still is that they have
The evening times., 1899-12-04
A CUBAN ORPHAN HOME IDEA.
An Asylum Proposed fn Honor of the
Late Mrs. ThurstOn.

NEW YORK. Dec. "A proposition 10
build home for orphans and homeless
children in Cuba in memory OF the late
Mrs. ]. NJ. Thurston, wife CT Senator
Thurston Of Nebraska. was submitted to
the congregation of the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church last night, by Mrs.
George E. Andrews, who conceived the
idea and addresses wef. made in favor of
1t by General Eandervoort, the vice presi
dent OF land company. which offers for
ty acres of land for a site. and by Colonel
Ray, of Kansas City. ard the Rev S. How
land, OF this city, who are respectively the
president and treasurer of the association
which proposes to build the institution.
General Vandervoort said that $4,000 was
needed TO put up suitable building to be-
gin operations.
Mrs. Andrews said il was proposed to
have In connection with the home an indus
trial school for boys and girls. where the
boys should receive instruction in scientific
farming. trades. and the professions, and
the girls in house work according 10 the
most approved methods. DR.. Rowland said
that as soon as there was money in hand
Mr.. Andrews would be sent to Cuba to be-
gin operations and that Mrs. Andrews
would follow when the school was ready
for occupying. An appeal was made for
money and collection was made, but The
amount given or subscribed was not an
The evening times., 1899-12-04

l concentrated at Spytfontein and will thee
offer fierce resistance to the British. At
this point. as we have frequently suggested,
| Kekewich may be able to render great as-
| sistance by a sortie from Kimberley.
| Methuen, it is stated. is now on the north
bank of the Modder and about ready TO
move.
What little we are able to hear from
Natal. indicates the imminence of a gen.
eral engagement on the Tugela River line.
The Beers are reported as strongly posted
along Grobler's Kloof. which ridge COM
mands the crossing at Coienso. where the
railway bridge has been destroyed, General
Hildyard has located the positions OF lis
enemy by cavalry reconn0issances, and
knows by this time what is in front Of
him. Should he decide to attack at CO.
lenso. he would have to pontoon the river
| under a concentric enflading fire from the
Boer batteries movement the feasibility
Of which may be opeu 10 doubt
As We have surmsed, General Clery.
with the reserves is stated to be busy de-
veioping a turning movement, and, ii Is be-
licved. from the direction of Weenen to the
east of Colenso. Assuming the correctness
of this report, which may be only conject-
urc based probabilities as viewed by
the military writers, the object Of such a
maneuvre would seem to be obvious The
heaviest investment of Ladysmith Is un-
derstood to be to the north and east Of
that position. An attack upon Joubert's
left from Weenen. by the ford nearby.
would directly threaten his communities
tions with Laing's Mex. 1t would compel
him to detach n large force to repel the
movement-large enough to greatly weak
en- the investment of Ladysnlith, and also
the defence OF Coienso This in turn,
would correspondingly increase the ad-
yantages for offence OF both Hildyard and
White. The former might then essay a
fanking movement toward Dewdrop, and
the latter either move out TO meet him or,
If conditions favored. make 4 sortie east,
taking in reverse the force fighting Clery.
We have been dubious of such a pro-
gramme, under the impression that the
relieving column was not large enough, or
well enough supplied with cavalry and field
artillery TO operate safely in segregated |
Hi'iSiOH- hoI ticStls III i'utH Will que
another. But if there is truth in the latest |
reports Of Buffers strength in Natal the |
possibilities seem all changed in his favor. |
For we are now told that recent arrivals |
have increased the British forces to twen-
ty-three thousand, TO which the nine thou
sand five hundred in Ladysmith under |
White. being added. there is a total Of |
thirty-two thousand i've hundred men in |
the colony. The chances then are that the |
battle will begin, and perhaps today or to- |
with the crossing or attempted |
crossing of the Tugela River by Clery. |
somewhere OF other, at what point, any
body is entitled to guess. Only one thing |
seems obvious. namely. that with whatever |
opening Sir Redvers Butler may start in.
his immediate object will be to tighten the
siege of Ladysmith and bring it's garrison
into the game.
The evening times., 1899-12-04
DAVIS NOT A CANDIDATE.
The West virginian VIII Not RuE
for Governor.

for Governor.
ROMNEY, w. Va, Dec. 4.-Col. Thomas
B. Davis will not be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor. He
made this announcement for the first time
here Saturday night to State Senator Corn
we'll. This decision. which Colonel Davis
says he reached after mature deliberation
and much thought, is final. He says he
feels greatly fattered at having received
hundreds of letters from Democrats
throughout the State urging him to allow
the use of his name and offering him their
support. But for various reasons he says
he cannot allow the use OF his name. The
chief OF these is that his time is entirely
taken up with his business affairs.
He does not regard the talk Of the 2omi-
nation Of his brother, Hon. H. G. Davis.
seriously. for the reason, as he stated. that
his brother is even more engrossed In busi-
ness than himself and would not for mo-
ment even consider the question Colonel
Davis expressed the belief that the Demo-
Gratis will not only elect their State ticket,
IL a good one is selected, but that the leg
islature will be Democratic in both branch
es. When asked whether he would consent
to go to the House of Delegates another
term from his county, he did not reply,
but intimated that he might like to serve
a term in the State Senate from this dis
trict, especially IL Senator Baker. whose
term expires next year, should not be a
candidate for reelection. Colonel Davis
says he expects to be actively in the fight
next year to assist the party to succeed in
the State as he feels greatly interested in
the success OF the party and its principles.