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Evening star., 1899-07-08
Facts About Hair.
rom the New York Press

From the New YORK NFreSS
Black hair was most esteemed by the an
cient Hebrews, while the Greeks and Ro-
mans gave the preference to the golden
tints, certain shade of red being much in
vogue among the ladies, who sought every
means of "imparting the desired color to
their dark locks. 1t Is said that those with
dark hair work the best, while those with
fair hair do the most thinking.
People with very fair. almost colorless
hair, accompanied by white lashes and eye
brows, are generally of a weak constitution,
rather stupid, fond of music, cut no great
figure in the world, and, being of harm
less and inoffenSive disposition, are sell
dom badly missed when they leave it.
Black-haired persons. the contrary,
are strong and healthful. but apt to be
quarrelsome. If the hair is smooth and
straight it denotes constancy, but if curly,
great ardor in the beginning of an attach
ment or the pursuit of an undertaking. fol-
lowed by Inconsistency, want of application
and unfaithfulneSS
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rows and rows Of stitchery on some give
them an odd appearance of being embroid-
cred.
Should mademoiselle be a devotee of ten
mis- she orders her tailor to add to her
wardrobe a gown that will be both COM
Portable and handsome for the courts The
most enthusiastically modern tennis gown
which / could select of dark blue wolfe
with waistcoat revers and band trimming
of fine white pique. The collar and revers
were cross lined with bands of blue ribbon.
The TeVers were SD set upon the short
jacket that they seemed to continue under
the wolfe to nearly the bottom of the coat,
apparently forming a double jacket. The
skirt was full and untrimmed. save for
pointed applications of the white pique,
which We're stitched around the lower part
worn plastron of fine white zephyr ging-
ham I'm checkered pattern. A crossed over
waistcoat Of white pique and little tie of
the same material gave the finishing touch
To this toilet. With il was to be worn a
sailor hat Of rather rough straw, around
the bell crown of which was crossed a
band of ribbon bordered with narrow lines
of dark blue and rose.
An English Golf outnt
The gOlfng girls costume Is Just as i'm
portant matter. As a rule she viii buy
II in London. for France is not a golfing
nation. and the Bond street tailor's man"
Is more likely 10 know the latest wrinkles
In soitng fashions. particularly II he him.
self halls from over the border The cloth
Tor the gown must, of course be of check
cred goods, gray and white or dark gray
snd lighter shade combined being quite
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appropriate and in accordance with gray's
present popularity. The golfing dresses
not made so short as they were. In the golf
skirt one sees an approximation of the fit
ted sheath skirt 1t comes we'll to the
ankles and has a short coat of the cloth.
that being considered smarter than the
OF the red jackets introduced season ago
on the Riviera. and, like the golting sun
bcnnets that came into use there shortly
after, early in the winter. now hailed in re-
mote1 corners of the earth as the latest
fashion. Paris however, always away to
the fore. must now have something new.
even if it is less daring and striking than
these fearful innovations a very smart
gown for golfing might follow the design OF
that worn by of the Titian-haired
models who pose for the inspection of visit
ors in the dressmaking shops of the Rue de
la Paix. 1t was of lightweight checked
cloth trimmed with plain white cloth and
white buttons The short jacket had a pair
of deeply pointed fronts faced on each side
with a blocked pattern in white cloth. The
short, narrow, turned-over Jacket collar and
the revers were faced with the white cloth.
The skirt was cut at the right side as If to
show an underskirt of white cloth. closed
with row of small buttons. A tight-fit-
ting front of white cloth, trimmed with
double band of white satin ribbon and rows
of buttons with high turned-over collar, was
worn under the jacket. The hat to be worn
on the links may be as pretty as heart can
wish. For the game one may select one or
those airy creations of MULE or tuile, put a
bit of lace around the rim and let 1t flare
at the side. With few bands of velvet
ribbon and some bright buckles one can
imagine the hat.
hiking Skirts Are Longer.
Bicycling gowns are cut slightly longer
than they were last season. The best mod
els are severely tailor-made, garnished
with none of the frivolities Of ordinary
dress. but depend for their beauty on the
cutter and filters skill and rows of elab-
crate stitchings or strappings. Braided BIZ
cycling gowns are never seen on the boule
wards The coats are preferably the little
waist jackets that resemble Eton coats,
with deep revers that turn back to show
white waistcoat underneath. or some equal
ly simple and Serviceable arrangement
Ribbon and quilts trim the little round
brimmed hats worn on the wheel, combin-
ing simplicity with degree of ornateness
sufficient to rob the hat Of any suggestion
of baroness.
Smart FoOtgear.
Quite as important a consideration as
gowns or hats is that Cf summer out-ds0r
shoes To wear with the tennis frock one
should purchase a pair of low shoes in
white or black canvas. ornamented with
leather and supplied with rough rubber
soles. For wheelwomen there are smart
shoes in tan. calf or glace kid. with ad
Unstable straps in front that allow OF their
being fitted to any instep. A thin plate in
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serted between the inner and outer soles
renders the front part of the foot rigid,
while the rest is extremely light and plia-
BILE. Riding boots are made in patent calf,
while some in tan calf are beautifully fin
ished. Smart walking shoes are made with
stout soles and steel buckles. while others
without either laces or buckles are made to
slip easily and off the feet. Yachting
shoes and those to wear upon the sandy
beach are preferably of white canvas
smartly finished with leather and cleverly
adjusted stitching.
Gowns for Great Occasions.
height. and in spite of the political excite
ment almost every one manages to have
good Ceal of amusement. The races, in
spite of the excitement that marked the
opening, have not lacked fashionable Wis
itors. Pale-coioced cloths are the order of
the day, and are made up in garments that
have an indescribable flow The newest
polonatses are of fine caehemire and are
worn over skirts of the same material The
coiors most frequently used are pale green
and new shade of pink, something like
salmon Ribbon trims the small yoke the
sleeve at the hand and the hem of the
poionaise.
Tight Skirts Losing Favor,
AT last the tide of fashion is turning
against the eel-hke skirt. although, like the
circle In The water made by the dropping of
stone. IT is long time before the waves
of change will reach the rest of the world.
Worth never did favor the tightly fitted
skirt. and set his face against tt as mucb
as he could Some Of his skirts even now
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New SILK Pefticoats.

From the st. Louis Star
The very latest pettieoat. contrary to the
long, slim outlines which have been pre-
dlcted for the summer girl, may be a fore
runner of the hustle. 1t is a biIlowy crea-
ton with deep ruffis. through the bottom
OF which fine reed is run At the hack
@ Inc lower half OF the skirt hangs in folds,
hsre are SIX folds. and through each one
a reed Is run. which makes the slcri stand
cut at the bottom with a stiffness alnosr
aggressive. At the waist line however
the skirt Is very fiat. Women of IA ashiou in
buying SILK petticoat these days order a
shorter silk skirt to match. as we'll a. =
corset Brocade is the silk most in favor
ana both the skirts and the corset are
enlprolaered eNquisitely with the owners
monogram Lace ffounces trim the skirt
ana tiny frill of the same pattern of Iacs
finishes the corset at the top
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Newest Ideas in Riding Habits and
Golfng Gowns.
MOST CORRECT CONE FROM LONDON
Costumes Worn at Recent Fash
ionabIe Gatherings.
SKIRTS SHOW FULLNES

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS, June a. 1899.
Vanity rather than devotion to sport is
the secret of the modern Diara's popular
ity: were Diana's gowns less becoming her
followers would be fewer. Because she
knows she looks well in a riding habit, one
him: Monsieur. I ride very badly, but
look handsome in a riding habit; fit me out
with your latest idea in that line" Busy
fingers go to work and in a few weeks she
comes in and Is shown something like the
following: Material. ash gray coachmans
cloth; the gown cut with waist Jacket,
the front cut in four pieces SO that the
seams come over the middle of the
shoulders and down the front, the button
ed over front of the jacket being below and
cut over to the seam so as to show a
waistcoat of white pique beneath. At the
neck the jacket is cut open, tongue shaped,
showing beneath a white plastron and tie.
The edges of the jacket are ornamented
with stitching. a triangular arrangement
of the fine bone buttons down the front of
the waist completes it. The collar is cut
high in the back and the jacket has a min
iature swallowtail effect behind. The skirt
itself has odd arrangement of side drap-
cries SO that it seems TO be supplies with
an cverskirt of good length With the
gown IS to be worn high crowned soft
gray felt hat.
Length and Trimming.
Such gowns are cut to touch the ground
but without the sweeping trains that char
ecterize street and house dresses. The or
nateness of the fashionable riding costume
Is now one of its marked characteristics
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FROM the St IOris Republic.
Fortunately these round waists require
little change to make them quite the glass
OF fashion. A slight blouse is still very
much a feature Of gowns which are not
fitted and boned. and the French back seems
TO have taken a firmer hold than ever of
popular fancy. AS most waists for some
years past have been made TO wear with
ribbon collars, the necks will be quite right.
and the only difference is that this year
either one has very great deal Of ribbon
Tor DOW, enough to go around the neck
twice and tie, with ends hanging quite 10
the waist line, or one has no bow at all and
the ribbon goes twice around the neck and
enus IN tight little knot, which may be
kept in place with a pin or may be fasten-
ed by the collar clasps which are so preva-
lent and convenient.
OF course, If a change is necessary in the
shoulders or neck of a gown the best pay
is to cut off the top, make little rurfles or
Straps OF the material over the shoulder or
straps OF velvet or ribbon, and wear il with
a white yoke and sleeves
Evening star., 1899-07-08
A Pink-Lfned Veil

FROM me New Orleans Times Democrat
There is decidedly new and novel faea
in wells for midsummer wear. These wells
are called baauttfiers and combine two
articles in one. An attractive example Is
SHOWN In black chiffon veil scattered with
chenille dots, by means of which dots q
pale pink veil is attached as a sort of lin
ing. This provides becoming soft rose
Unit TO the complaxio Another of the
beautiful new wells is of white mousSeline
de sole sprinkled with black silk dots II
is finished with a tiny satin edged frfll of
plated mousseline de sole 1t is consider
ed ohs Quintessence of smartness 10 wear
the ruffle at the top of the veil as IL makes
an effective trimming for the hat
Evening star., 1899-07-08
CoIored and White.

Colored and white children were COM
pared. The percentage of long-headedness-
appearing to indicate dullness when COM
parisons are made among children of the
same race-was found to be twice as great
among eolored as among white boys. bnt this
Is believed to be due largely to the racial
differences. Colored girls heads seemed to
be larger around than those of coiored bows
the reverse of the rule with white children.
and colored girls appeared to have larger
eral, colored Children were found to have
much shorter bodies in comparison with
their heights than white children, ana to
be shorter in stature, although heavier in
weight. The colored children were also
found to be much the more acute In liistin-
gushing temperatures.
The marks of '.duli'' and bright affixed
by the teachers led to some further conclu-
sions Of great interest Girls showed higher
Evening star., 1899-07-08
HaAd-Emb mbr0idered Stockings.


GauZe thread hose and hand-embroidered
stockings are the choice for wear with Slip
pers in place of the luxurious spun silk,
and, though of linen woven, they are no less
costly than the best silken web. Some of
the hand-embroidered hose have tiny green
leaves and scarlet berries strewn on black
ground, or minute butterflies apd dragon
flies are pricked out on the gatAy film of
linen. All these fragile splendors are set off
with low-heeed. perfectly plain black satin
slippers, shaped with wedge toes and cut
as low possInse about the foot
Evening star., 1899-07-08
To Clean Diamonds.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
F.. Just at this season, when the world is
full of brides and sunbursts and stars and
other dazzling gifts of the groom" seem
as common as plain gold wedding rings.
hint on how to clean diamonds artf,llly
may not come amiss. The stones should
first be washed in warm water and yellow
seapsuds,s with small but not too hard
brush. Rinse and dry them carefully with
a soft cloth or silk handkerchief, and nut
them into box containing lockwood dust.
Move them about in this for some time nm
til they seem perfectly dry, free them from
the powder and polish with tissue paper,
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= AEECIKL MNNOOOOPRRWYY~

and one on each side of it, run by q
very powerful triple-expansion engine
I'm front of the second engine room
is placed first group of three double
faced boilers, while in the centre of the
ship are coal bins and the pump room
Further toward the bow is a second
similar group of boilers, and still fur
Their forward is another engine and a
screw"
There is a fourth screw at the bow
for the purpose of lifting the masses of
ice on the eddies it forms and making
the decomposition quicker. The bow is
so formed that if it does not break
through the ice the boat rises on top of
it, when the weight of the craft breaks
the ice.
The Ermacks voyage in the Baltic
some weeks ago, when the ice was still
very thick, showed with what ease she
could break through foes five feet thick,
even turning in a circle with a radius
of less than two hundred yards.
The results attained will be of con-
siderable economic Importance for
northern countries. Ice-bound ports
can be freed, at least at definite inter-
walls, and made accessible to naviga-
ton. '.-----.,
Vessels of the same type but even
more powerful than the Ermack, have
been begun, and will be of great use in
northern ports. One of them is to be
used on Lake Baikal, and will be in
the form Of huge ferryboat for trans
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16
RUSSIA TRIUMPHS,
American Inventors
Solve Her Naval
Problem.
BIG ice CRUSHER ERMACK
Can Now Keep Ports Open
All the Year
Round.
BIG ICE CRUSHER ERMACK

The problem of communication with
the outside world by sea has always
been vexatious one for Russia. For
years her statesmen and diplomats and
warriors have wrestled with the prob
lem with but indifferent success. Should
the car become involved in a big war
during the winter months, his lack of
harbors and naval bases would prove
an almost insuperable handicap in
these days when an efficient navy is a
factor Of ever-increasing Importance.
The car realizes this and is seeking to
find solution. But unlike his pre6e-
cessors, he is not relying upon his arm
les. and diplomats to help him out. The
present ruler of all the Russias places
his reliance in modern science, and the
brains of American inventors.
Peter the great, the virtual founder
of the Russian nation, was the first to
appreciate the need of a navy and a
merchant marine He saw that q land
locked nation could never be a leader
In either a commercial or a military
way. He therefore pushed his con-
quests northward and southwark, and
established seaports on the Black and
Baltic seas, Equally important was the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16
CHARM OF VIENNA.
Austrian Capital Has a Fascination All of
Its Own.

Both history and nature have contrib
uted to Vienna's charm. 1t is an old city;
Marcus Aurelius died there. 1t has been
a Kalserstadt or imperial city" for cen
turtles. 1t is no upstart like Berlin; it has
a certain grandeur, if not that of Rome,
then that of Milan or Ravenna. The seat
of empire, 1t has also for centuries been
a great ecclesiastical centre, as pro-
claimed by its glorious Church of st. Ste
phen. 1t has witnessed one of the crown
ing episodes in European history. when
John Sobieski raised the siege and finally
delivered western Christendom from the
the Gutenberg and trace out the lines of
that tremendous fight when gazing down
on the city at ones feet. Whatever one
may think of certain phases of Austrian
politics. even though one goes the length
of Freeman's somewhat pedantic diatribes
against Austria, one must admit to ones
self as one surveys the city that there is
nothing mean here, that an element of
grandeur shines through and Tedeems vi
emma from that ever-besetting weakness
of our age-the commonplace. Nature has
done as much for Vienna as history. With
the exception of the country toward Mo-
ravia, one cannot quit Vienna without
finding beauty on every side.
From Budapest. from Linz, above all
from Trieste, when one passes over the
Semmering, 1t is all beautiful, Such SUI
burbs can be found in no other European
city. Within half a dozen miles of the
Graben you can be in lovely sylvan soli-
tudes. On the Semmering route you can
be in charming hotel several thousands
of feet above the sea, surrounded by for
ests of pines and birches, within two and
a half hours; you will hear no sounds but
those of nature. you will breathe an at
mosphere every breath of which is luxury.
and you will find the most delicious noun
tain water In Europe The pretty villas
one finds nesting amid trees and at the
edges of Observation-Disclosures as one rolls
into Vienna by train can scarcely be
matched for beauty or situation in any
other city in the world We admit that
the distance of the Danube is a disadvan-
tage. Most people expect to find II cours-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16
"MAc" AND 60"
Meaning Of the Irish Preflxes Explained by
Scholar.

MANY Irish names appear strange"
writes the distinguished Irish scholar, DR..
Philip MacDermott, land uncouth to the
average English reader, though if their
etymology and pronunciation were per-
fectly understood they would be found
truly beautiful and euphonious." The
names of the ancient Milesian families
were prefixed with Mac" and 60" the
latter apparently predominating with
princes and distinguished men. Although
the use of Irish surnames was forbidden
under severe penalties by the English par
Lament, they were nevertheless retained,
and they continued to be used The prefix
to surnames of the Mac and the 90"
has also been retained to a great extent,
and thus united have been borne not only
in Ireland, but throughout the civilized
world.
1t is apparent that in countries which
have been more or less identified as Cath
Ollie, such as Austria France, Portugal
and Spain in Europe, and the Spanish
American nations, Milesan family names
are prominent at the present day, whose
ancestral stock had been deprived of their
landed possessions by political and alien
oppression and forced into exile in the
countries named where their abilities and
their swords have acquired recognition
and honorable reward.
How many such names have become
honored in America and are cherished
with the highest regard?
In the glorious history of our wars dur
Ing more than a century, in the forma-
ton Of our territories and states, as we'll
as in the building up of our cities in the
development Of our judicial system but
more particularly In the building up of
our commercial. our banking and our
manufacturing interests; in the learned
professions and In the development OF
political science;N the Macs" and the
los" representing old Milesian stock,
have held their place in the hierarchy OF
renown. Catholic Quarterly Review.
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was told that it served him right, and
he shouldn't have traded for him.
In the early spring the farmer boy
received letter from the manager of
the show, asking about the camel and
if the animal was in good condition; he
said he would send on after him and
allow five dollars a Week for the cam
els board during the winter.
The boy was in quandary, but new
ertheless he found "BilI' Stevens at the
store and asked him about the camel
Obi" said Bill mournfully, don't
ask me. I'm sick" ... .s.s
How will you trade?" said the boy.
Trade" said Bill. little dazed, did
you say trade. Well, guess 1 will. for
anything you've got
So trade was made, and the boy
received, the camel. The manager sent
on and paid the boy at the rate OF FIVE
dollars a week for the camePs board
all winter, as the camel was a double
bumped one, and as a curiosity vas
very valuable.
The boy told the storekeeper o. his
good luck, and one evening when the
store was full, "Bill' Stevens came up
after his mail, and, seating himself on
a nail keg, proceeded to recite some of
his trading exploits that had long since
become threadbare. "Oh yes" said the
storekeeper, you are great trader to
let boy Is years old beat YOU
HE didn't neither" said Bill. "Oh,
yes he did" said the storekeeper, "y-u
boarded the camel all winter and then
traded him TO the boy in the spring.
The circus men gave the boy five del
lars week for the camers board. and
you boarded him.
"Bill' jumped about four feet, his
ewes turned in their sockets, and he
finally exclaimed.
well 1 VOW" and left the store
But Bill never heard the last of it, and
his dromedary trade was long the story
told in good old Charlton.