El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-25
Ell PASO DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 1899.


Miss Anthony looked over her glasses
at her and said: "Well, Clara. then
go home and put on skirts if you want
to address this convention, and the
woman who believed in violent dress
reform did not get in her say that day.
But Miss Anthony will proba bly, tyran-
nize over "the girls" for many years
to come. She does not propose to die
with her work unfinished, she stoutly
asserts, and her quaint figure and droll
fun will brighten the assemblies for
many, many years to come, it is to be
hoped.
Notwithstanding the enormous
prejudice against Mr.. Roberts OF
Utah, it will be difficult to keep him
out of his seat in the congress. Every
precedent of. the house will tend to
wards establishing him in his seat, and
only positive, sustained, and out and
out work against him will GUST him
from it. In the first place, in Decem-
Der with the opening of congress, he
will have the right which no power
can deny him-to present his certid-
CO te of election, enter, answer to the
roll call and take part in the election
of speaker. When the speaker takes
his oath the names of the. members
elect will be called: when Utah is
reached, If anyone objects to Mr..
Roberts being sworn in he will have
to W ait until the house is organized
and action can be taken on the objec-
tion. During the argument Mr..
Roberts will have the right to hold his
seat, although, mot being sworn in, he
cannot.participate in the business OF
the house. Action on the question OF
his eligibility may be greatly delayed
and Mr.. Roberts has q right to his
seat until final. vote decides beyond
all possible question and doubt that he
Is to lose 1t. This may be for the
greater part. of the session and it is
probable he will.not lose his seat after
all. Il is a hard thing to unseat man
who has q proper certificate OF cleo |
ton.
A great change5has come over the
fashions in riding habits since the
days of the long, trailing, Hopping vel
vet skirts and plumed hats with wav-
ing veils-and always q cha"'A
wards severity, simplicity an
mon sense. Nowadays the fashionable |
women of New York who ride in the
schools there, wear skirts that are very
short, sometimes hiding the feet, but |
even showing the tips of
the toes of the riding boots. These
skirts are either left unhemmed or are
hemmed up on the right side. So
many terrible accidents have occurred
rom fall where the skirt has caught
Ind the rider has been dragged to q
most pitiful death, that it ia a wonder
hat the inside. hens were not done
away with long ago. It is almost al
ways the hem that does the terrible
work. The other parts of the skirt l
will tear away and release the rider, 4
,ut the hem of trebled stout cloth
toutly sewed Is almost like q steer
ope. 1t takes q most capable tailor to {
tut an unhemmed skirt so that it shall Y
lang perfectly, but it is as easy to l
licely hem the skirt up on the outside !
g on the inside-and it's thousand
lines healthier. The silkshat is also '
one away with in favor of the derby t
or formal riding and the fedora or
ailor hat for country rides. ,
1t looks as though the long, slender
hains have become permanent part
( the vanities. of women-young and T
Id. They are used for watches, fans I
nd purses and now that cold weather is Il
oming on, one slings muff on them
instead of on ribbons as of yore. The
ashton of hanging the muf1 around :,
be neck seems also to have become a
ornament one. 1t is much more con-
enient, and one does not loee the mutf !.
early so often as when 1t is simply =
arried in the hands and not tied or
hained to one. q
Professor Atwater, whose ex periments a
With regard to the nourishing qualities c
# different foods are well known
nd form,an important part Of the mod -
I'm study of dietetics, says that though
We may laugh at the New Englander's I
'ork and beans and his Goldfish and
'otatoes. yet that either dish is an al c
most perfect food com binstion. In q q
Ike manner the Scotchman's HAD a
ie," which is oatmeal and fish, is a v
let to produce Drawn, muscle and q
rains, at a minimum of cost.
If fashion plates are to be relied on, r
he Marie Antoinetse fichu Is in favor d
or house and evening gowns. 1t is C