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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
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At the present moment. tortoise-shell

At the present moment, tortoise shell
ornaments are very much in evidence.
The word large hardly seems to ex-
press the dimensions of the back combs
at present, and they are made either of
a solid, severe piece of curved shell, or
they are most Enthusiastically carved.
Cupids drawing chariots and swans
flying about appear to be favorite de-
signs. OF course, it would only be cor
rect to wear them in the evening, and
even so, it is far from being every style
of face that finds them becoming
Bows to pin in the hair, modelled from
those made of wired ribbons that of
late have been so popular, are also
late novelties. For such purposes the
shell is used very thin and is quite
transparent.
To hold up the willful little scolding
locks at the back of the head, orna-
ments m shell can now be bought in
almost any fantastic design, they have
become so popular. 1t is now not IN
usual to see a yourg tortoise of high
polish and beautiful eolors calmly re-
posing upon the back of some fair
head. A long pin of shell passes
through the turtles body on the under
side and fastens it securely.
The same material is being much
used for the handles of parasols, and
very beautiful ones are to be found in
the fashionable shops The handsomest
one that has yet been seen was brought
by New York woman from Switzer-
land. where she had it carved to order
1t represents a turkeys claw holding
a ball. The ball revolves as though on
its axis; but it could be readily seen
that the whole thing had been carved
out Of one piece of the most exquisitely
marked she'll The parasol that it up
held was lined with white and covered
with a rare bit of black lace Hares
and ducks heads are also made in tor
toise shell for paTasol handles. or rath-
er for the handles of the small UNI
brella parasols that are called by the
French en- tout cas-, as they answer
equally for rain or shine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
A FEW INCIDENTALs.

lace and crepe de chine over chiffon
that would cost $1,000
A FEW INCIDENTALS.
And then there are her furs, her
opera gowns her dinner gowns, her
reception gowns, her tea gowns and
her negligees. The cheapest gown that
Mrs. Astor ever buys costs $50 to $3.50,
according to the person who makes
most of her clothing.
And yet Mrs. Aston is never tlashily
dressed 1t would be impossible for
one to estimate the value of any one
of her costumes, because she is well
dressed.
AS for evening gowns there is no
limit to the amount to be paid for one,
and every wealthy woman has at least
a dozen. The price all depends upon
the purse of the purchaser One can
readily see how the price could be run
into the thousands when a gown is
trimmed with even imitation jewelry.
Then too, tailOrs and dressmakers
charge women what they think they
will pay. Sometimes the woman who
dresses on $4,000 a year is better gowned
than her neighbor. who spends $4,000
in the same direction. The first one
has better taste, has better economical
ideas and makes some of her own
clothes, which really is the secret of
fine dressing
But to get to the original proposition
of not how much can rich woman
spend a year for dress, but how little?
These figures are given as authentic
for Mrs. j. j. Aston:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
SINGS TO THE QUEEN.

Nine. Albani, who sang before Queen
Victoria at Balmoral a few days ago,
has been made the recipient of a costly
present from her majesty. 1t is a pho
tograpn of the Queen mounted in green
enamel, in a silver case. The other
men and women of the musical party
who were present and performed at
the same time have also received valu-
able souvenir of the occasion, Miss Ada
Crossley being presented with a pearl
bracelet, Ben Davies with a large silver
cigar box. f. A. Sewell with a silver ash
tray and M Wolff with a silver ink
stand.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
so TIRED.
Why One Heart-sick Woman induced
in Few Salt Tears.

~ CIV odtt ears,
Il am SO tired of people who will NOT
mind their own business, and of peonIa
who cannot talk for five minutes with
out dragging in the domestic affairs of
other people, said a weary woman
whom found on the verge of nerves
the other day. Il am tired of the nm
necessary noises of the streets. noises
which some inventive genius migbf
and will some day, turn into mofive
power. ] am so tired of seeing horses
driven with blinkers. '09
Il am so tired Of hearing ero,,ns 90
men on street corners make audible 70
marks about every woman who masses
| am very, very tired of seeing We,
men handle their skirts awlxy9ardI,,
and so making caricatures of theno,
selves. | am so desperately tired Of
the quotation fiend. -
II am so tired of the intense, naon1a
who VIII not themselves, or allow az
ers, to drift with the current bu+ ~
sist on always rowing up stream
am so tired of married flirtE ard ,ie,
gnng' siangy girls, and Of women Who
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
EARLY ENTERTAINING
1t Possesses Marked Adva ntaqes for
the Hostess.


The wise woman gets in her tea re-
ception or what not early in the season.
advises the Cleveland Plain Dealer She
avails herself of all the gossip while it
is fresh and enlivening; she has the
benefit ofz the new departures of the
caterers, the latest repertory Of the
mandolinists, and the lustre of spick
and span new toilets She doesn't wait
until the guests become blase and re-
mark scornfully to each other Same
old set here today. suppose?" Same
green and white china" ooh. yes, pink
decorations; it's easy enough to know
VINO caters. I'm tired of that deadly
lot of music why are we bored with
music, anyway" The getting out of
early invitations does away with this
criticism, which is bound to reflect upon
Woman's powers as hostess Then she
avoids comparisons, odious always. She
doesn't have to struggle to offer her
guests a profusion of American Beau
ties when their popularity and the
weather make them a dollar apiece. If
she sends her cards out before Thanks
giving she stands for anything she likes
in the matter Of detail without bringing
upon herself the avalanche Of why's"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

litetle Dartmoor ponies, and sells them
at high prices. OF late she has de-
voted her attention to breeding ponies
suitable for polo, and many of her
sturdy, spirited little horses have dis
tinguished themselves. The titled
woman stock farmers are two sisters,
and the Shetland ponies which come
from their farm at Edenbridge, in
Kent, are renowned for beauty and
breeding. The farm was started as
fad, but has proved a profitable invest
ment. The two farmers are veterinary
surgeons and accomplished whips,
driving miniature tandems and four
in-hands with success-a difficult feat
with capricious and skittish ponies to
handle
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
Poker Work on Embroidery.

Poker S
proVement on embroidery a fad for
be busy, as it is productive results and
not at al hard on the Few crafts
CURED
tus benzon etecan be bou ght with book
specimens Of work that give her credit
vser Wood first the favorie practice
burning variety
whte-Nood articles
which
admirably
published especially
Tracing leather is almost
difficult The Christmas
prefers not
md amesl ookp
The shaky letters the
English she needn't
yellow
An evening cape pale velvet
bold design of chrysanhemum
the entire garment Another cloak aspiring
the Virginia To heghten were tinted
yellow
brush created a odd and pretty design ~ anu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

Whites Work Cheaper Than Cinnamon.

Iuined by Caucasian cheap labor"
Mongoan fruit packer during ended discharged
his Chinese
consent work ~
rms Chinese boss could induce his
eP Inc ptance
thought OF thing
in theirra
Lew Kings establishment
peaches under the supervision
rev masters outside of a slave of doing
n If the
eldest woman looked of
was little who seemed
az serving their Monaghan
should M under his dspleasure and
coveted FAVOR of working less than Chinese
The oecoe assaulted vapors of decav
but
Women and children ply their work
steaming the
dread to the close of the canning
TO livelihood
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
A LITERARY PRINCESS.

Few people are aware that the prin-
cess of Wales is an omnivorous reader.
She is fond of novels in their place. but
she enjoys more truly the perusal Of
some serious book, as her secretary and
librarian would tell you. But her chief
love, as everybody now may know, is
for music. Wagner is her musical idol,
and she positively delights in his operas
And the princess herself may fairly be
called an executant Of no mean order.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
LOVELY nooK EREE.

only few copies left, send today. The
volume is gorgeousy illustrated With nu-
merous engravings Of mining scenes and
the grandest scenery in the Rocky Mbun-
italns the edition cost $1,000 to publish II
Merely to Introduce our big Illustrated
family weekly we will send a copv OF the
anove fine book free to all sending US
n n.,h 23eent stamps for a 10 weeks trial
Sn,u ,,1St our paper publishes each
we week stories of adventure, ali the latest
minus news and Illustrations ofspcenery.
s LenLh year, Clubs of three for SO cents,
a aGEgI soT W. " bill Mention The Spy and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
THE HIGHER FILTRATION.

The advantages of the new system
are mainly for the intelligent, says
Norman Hapgood in the December
Atlantic. Many girls will fail TO COM
prehend the higher Irritation, and pro-
coed in the same old way and men
will ignorantly marry the piquant face
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

and "sames" that gather volume in
women's minds during a series of
functions, to finally pour themselves
upon the head of the luckless entertain
err hurrying to discharge social obliga-
tons before Lent comes in.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
HER CLOTHING BILL.

The above is given as a CONSERVATIVE
table and does not include the enor-
nous fortune that society women spend
annually for jewelry.
1t is estimated that hundreds Of wives
of millionaires spend $4,000 year for
jewelry. A poor girl can worry along
on much less than Mrs. Astor ct al,
and in many cases be just as happy,
but there never was woman since the
time of Mother Eve who didn't believe
that fine feathers made fine birds"
at least-as far as the-female birds were
concerned
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

, ~, Idatta arrh caused difficulty in speaking
t ,,1,,a use Of Ely's Cream Balm dropping OF
b b1ucus mas ceased voice and hearing
hH4 tx..e greatly improved-J. w. Davidson,
AZ At Law, Monmouth. III. o,,t
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

lace and crepe de chine over chiffoi
that would cost $1,000
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30
PASSING PLEAsANTI,IES.

Ella-So you saw Belle when you were
In Chicago? Has her husband changed
any? Cora-Yes, several times.-Puck.
Does Jamaica rum comes from ia
maica. Long Island. pope" mo. my
son: but some Of 1t goes there."-Yon-
liers Statesman.
NO" he said. rnnectively. this isn't
like mothers pie. And why not?"
she waspshly ASKED. Because" he
mildly explained. mothers pie always
had ants In 1t "-CleVeland Plain
Dealer.
Il see by the newspapers" remarked
Reeder. that the miners In the Klon-
dixie are sending ont appeals for wives"
rs that so?" exclGimed Henpeck. in an
eager whisper. They can have mine"
-Tlt-Bits.
"ENcoose me. sare, but a-r-r-e you
not Fr-r-renchman?" II am not q
Frenchman." 'Excoose me once more.
! was about to ask you II you would
not SO kindly undertake re Job Of FORM
Ing new cabinet. Bon jour. sare."-
Cleveland. Plain Dealer.
In Many 1nstances-''Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan" said the free silver
man. thinks that woman should thor
oughly understand our system OF gov
eminent" I'm that case" replied his
sound money wife. polntedly, "she
would have distinct advantage over
man."-Chicago Evening News.
Women are very hard to under
stand" he remarked. sententiously
We'll" she answered. "men have their
curious ways. too. l have known
some OF them to agree perfectly about
how the Alaskan and Venezuela bound
aries ought to be settled, and then get
hopelessly irascible over a party wall"
Washington Star.
MY dear" said Dawson, the other
evening, looking up from his paper.
here is an article from the pen OF an
emient physician, In which he says
sleeping in the daytime Is very injur-
ious 10 the health" well, that's Just
like man" answered Mrs. Dawson,
They are always trying to trump up
some excuse for staying away from
church."-Chicago News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

Gratitude is an expectation of fur:
Their favors.
The woman and the dog who are pro-
perry bossed are happiest.
A girl can never understand how q
man likes to be in n hammock alone.
a woman likes to have man the way
she likes to have him without any rca-
son for 1t.
Not one woman in thousand ever
did anything but scare man to death
in her bathing suit.
It wasn't that Eve ate the apple. but
that she pu. on clothes that made
Adam begin to wonder about a lot Of
things.
Every married woman has photo
graph around somewhere Of n man
whose heart she thinks she broke when
she got married.
No married woman ever feels that a
mans friendly relations with another
married woman can be quite as limo /.
cent and harmless as they are with her.
Most any woman who talks with u
mother who has house full of sick
children can pretend to be so sympa-
thetic that she can almost fool herself
When n woman want; to find out
what you think about n man. she asks
you about all his friends, and thinks
you are q fool If all your answers are
not about him.-New York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30
The Street Car Strike Settled.

The public, and that means everybody
and all classes. hail with satisfaction
the news that the long strike of the
street railway employees, which has
proven so disastrous to the city In so
many ways. has been satisfactorily
brought to an end and that the resump-
{ ton Of traffic will at once begin. The
terms OF settlement were the best that
could be devised under the circum-
stances, and are on the lines Of the set
Element of much worse condition,
though shorter lived, at Cleveland. The
old employees, so many of them as de-
sire, will be restored to their places,
shorter hours of work are granted, and
increased compensation per hour will so
into effect.
Those who interested themselves in
Z bringing about q peaceful settlement
49, StSih4Nb ~ S-OuAts oiiN Lie liiltIH-
gencer feels that It reflects the senti-
ment Of the whole community in con-
graduating the representatives of the
railway company and the employees that
they have been able to meet on con-
scrVative grounds and arrange all diff
ticulties.
The relief from the strained business
situation is not the least important of
the results. When the history of the
past many weeks is considered the ben
efits in this particular are almost ines
!imable. Let us hope that 1t will be
many day before another such condi-
don shall be brought about in Wheel
Ing. The details of the settlement will
be found in the news reports this morn
Ing, and 1t will be heartily welcomed
in every part of the community and
neighboring towns and cities.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30
The Real Money Basis,

Z The Romney Times, having faceti-
ously remarked that "if the price OF
copper keeps on booming. the Demo-
Gratis win be advocating free coinage"
the Parkersburg Sentinel is Innocent
enough 10 take Its South Branch con-
temporary seriously, and with its char
acterstic and statcsmanlike familiarity
OF the financial system. INDUCES in the
following able comment:
The foregoing Is a fair sample OF
+. Republican idiocy in referring to the
money question. But the fact Is that
the Republican party Is the one that
contends that the price" OF gold Is the
reason why II should be the standard.
The opponents of the single gold stand
ard are able to prove by the history OF
thousand years that gold was always
commodity with price. and 1t was
never the standard Of value. Even dur
ing the civil war the price" OF gold
was as high as 81 50. If gold were the
standard here could 1t have any price"
other than the even dollar itself? Other
things might have prices" but II the
argument OF the gold standard people
were true. gold Itself would be firm and
immovable. always the same.
What would the Sentinel make the
standard OF value but gold In shaping
q currency system? Does the Sentinel
know OF country with uninpeachable
credit in the financial markets OF the
world that has any other standard?
Does the Sentinel know OF govern
ment with silver basis whose currency
does not huctuate in value? Does the
currency OF the United States nuctuate
in value? Isn't the silver dollar and
the silver certificate equal in Its pur-
chasing power to the gold dollar at the
present time? Isn't the same true wher-
ever gold Is made the basis? Is It true
where silver Is the basis? Does the
Sentinel actually believe anybody when
he tells 1t that the market price OF gold
as 1t comes from the mine Is the basis
Of the currency. or does 1t understand
that confidence In the stability OF the
standard. makes It the safe standard?
Docs the Sentinel not know that con-
fldence Is the real basis of money, and
that confidence In silver as n basis has
no existence? Does 1t not know that 4
country doing an enormous foreign
trade, and whose exports are increas-
ing by the millions cnch year could not
do safe business or maintain Its cred
Il With a depreeiated currency? Does
the able parkcrBburg Bryan organ
know of the fact that the reason why
grcenbncks and national bank notes
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30

In the gold basis Of our money that nre.
serves the integrity Of cur credit and
our national currency. When the act
providing for resumption OF specie
payments went into effect In 1879, six
years after the repeal OF free coinage
OF silver. previous to which our cur
rency was unstable, matters were In
so good condition that It was proven
practicable at once. The passage OF the
resumption act In 1875. four years pre-
Vlous. did not raise the greenbacks to
par-they were still deprecated money
Tor, based on the system prevailing,
gold was at d premium; but the ac-
cumulation OF S7o,Ooo.ooo OF gold coin in
the treasury brought down the gold
premium, and the negotiation Of $780,
100000 Of bonds for s5o.OOo.OOO Of gold
coin finally extingulshed It.
Here Is where the point OF the argu-
ment comes In. The credit Of the gov
eminent was perfected, not by law, for
law does not create value, but by fnan-
cial operations which rendered resump.
lion practicable, established the gov
eminent currency in the confidence OF
the people and among foreign flnanclers
and nations, who believed in the hon
esty and intelligence and the resources
OF the country. That conAden.e has
never been shaken. Our national credit
is soundcr to-day than ever before.
coming legislation which VIII make
reforms In the system on the gold basis
that are needed will Increase that con-
hdence and insure the safety OF the
credit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30

Governor Roosevelt Is having n series
of enthusiastic ovations on his tour,
kee, where he received n decided boom
for the Presidency in 1904. To use his
own expression. 1T was the jollcst time
he ever had" New York's governor has
great possibilities ahead OF him. 1t was
the record made by n New York COVER
nor that gave the Democratic party the
only President It has been able to elect
for more than forty years. II Roose-
welt Keeps up his record. there Is no tell
Ing what might happen five years
hence.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30

Con fcssion ofa AIIlliopnIrc

A millionaire confessed the secret OF
his success In two words-hurd work,
lie said he put In the best part of his,
life In gaining dollars and losing health,
and now he was putting in the other
half in spending dollars to get bncit
health. Nothing equals lostctter's
Stomach liitters for restoring health to
the overtlrcd body and brain. It gets
Mt the starting point-the ,Itomnch-nnl
Overconcs nervomnncgs, ylccplcssncss,
dyspepsia and indigestion
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30

July ,, 4. s and the Wheeling Il Lake
Erie will aell tickets to Detroit for
Christian Endcnv0r Convention Mt very
low rates for round trip. with long re-
turn limit.
a solid special train will leave
Wheeling ut i:45 y. M. Tuesday. July T.,
and run through to Detroit without
change Of cars, via Toledo & L. 8. &
NJ. S. Railway. Make your arrangements
to join the official train.
Telephone No. 92i for Information or
call on ngenis.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30
BALTIMORE s. ONO RAILROAD:

Excursions TO Atlantic City and Sea.
shore, At Very Low Ratcst, Thurs.
days, July 13 and 81, August 10
and 81.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad have
arranged n series Of popular scashore
excursions. to be run Thursdays. July
l3 and 81. August 10 and "a. to At
lantic City, Cape May. Sea Isle City,
Ocean City. N. j.. and Ocean City. Md.
Tickets Will be good fifteen Q5) days,
Including day Of sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip ut Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to New Jcr-
sey resorts and ut Baltimore and WASH
ington on tickets sold to Ocean City,
Maryland.
Tickets viii be sold on above dates
from Wheeling for $1,000 round trip for
trains leaving ut 1926 and 5:25 n. M,
$40 and 5:20 p. m.
Call on or address T. C. Burke, pas
scngcr and ticket agent Baltimore &.
Ohio Railroad for tickets and full In
formation.