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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
CAN YOU CURE FEATHERS
Likewise, Do You Know How TO
Miroir Velvet.

"Miroir velvet is as popular as ever" re-
marked fashionable milliner who is as
noted for her amiability as for the style
of her hats and bonnets. "And it is not
always easy to get good assortment of
colors, even in large shops. 1t is as well,
then, for one TO know how 10 make it
themselves.
THE velvet is laid on a smooth pressing
board which is not too thickly padded
A large hot iron should then be passed
quickly over it. The iron must be slid
rather than pressed, but using full weight
all the time. Never remove the iron until
it has passed from edge to edge of the
velvet, and always start at the edge, even
If it causes you to go over the same part
twice; and always press the right way OF
the velvet. Every woman understands the
up and down of cloth and velvet and
you must press down the direction of
the pile, and always follow the straight
thread of the velvet. When pressing a
bias piece the iron must always go slant
ing from edge to edge, whereas if it is
straight you press in a straight line.
In the factories where miroir velvet is
made they use large rollers the width OF
the velvet, which prevents iron marks.
When doing ii at home you have the dis
advantage of the small iron to guard
against. but by practicing on scraps you
will soon become expert and find II great
addition TO your possibilities of using old
materials and shades. that are too glaring
Take a sample OF velvet that is apparently
not match or seems too harsh in color;
1t VIII be completely transformed by mi
roiring. 1t will change a faded color,
and it gives beautiful white bloom to
even the cheapest quality.
Every woman should know how to curl
feathers. II is not at all difficult. A lit
tie pains and patience are exercised. To
raise the fiue of feather that has been
worn in the damp air or laid away some
time, hold 1t over the hot top of a stove
or near CRATE fire. gently shaking all
the while. OF course, there are times
when feathers need Steaming. and though
one may be able to do that part success
fully. the drying is more difficult; so it is
best 10 send them TO the dyer. There is
a knife made expressly for curling feath-
ers which is satisfactory. Its blade is
curved so that the pressure of the thumb
on the feather may be perfectly even.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
PROTECTION FROM MOTHS.
The Cedar Chest Proves n DeIusion
and Il Snare.

Nothing is more trying among the small
er ills of life than to have clothing and
furs and carpets eaten by moths. Very Oft
en- articles are not put away soon enough
in the spring: the eggs are already laid
in the stuffs before they are packed, and
hatch in the profound darkness in which
they revel.
There is a general impression that CAM
phor or pepper or moth balls keep away
moths but it is not So They do not IN
the least object to odors, and why such
stuff is used at all is really mystery. Buff
faio bugs seem really 10 thrive on camphor,
and to find especially congenial quarters in
cedar shelves or closets or trunks.
Every article should be carefully brush
ed-all the pockets turned inside out,
brushed and then turned smoothly back
again. and every spot of every description
carefully cleansed-for moths always seize
upon spot of any sort as particularly
choice morsel. Each garment should be
folded separately and very smoothly and
wrapped in old linen or cotton sheets, or
parts of them.
Newspaper is an excellent thing to fold
things in, as for some reason moths par
ticularly object to 1t. The chests that
things are to be packed away in, should
be carefully wiped out perfectly clean with
a wet cloth, SO that not particle of dust
fingers. 1t is well to spread a large old
80, ,na,,,, ,bp s,r,,i,,a ',t.;do -
49, 90 - 80 ~, ~ ,r,,r,.. is
uaci,od for even one moth n,iI1er II If
pi,ns in NAV undo ali vonr ,yorL and care
Nape, Isaya a trunk omen a moment AFTER
II has bean wined out before fnackjnp II
VERY valuable furs should he examined
and haa,en every TWO or three weeks AZ
the outside. 1t is great deal of trouble
and great deal of care to do ALI This hut
neonIa mnst nav for fine possessions and
must So regard the care. Never trust TO a
cedar closet for keepinq valuable wooleus
mr. furs One famous bonsekeener had a
cedar closet built into a new house that
was the envy of every woman who saw II
WITH i,s selves and drawers all enclosed
with tightly ftting doors. that gave out
such SaIicious odor when the outer door
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

bow. With her he shares the daily ter
ror of assassination, and with his people
he laments the fact that the Empress has
not yet given an heir to his throne.
In spite of her beauty and her virtues
the Empress is not loved by the Russian
people nor consulted and confided in by
her husband as her mother in-law, EN-
press Dagmar, the dowager, was. She has
neither the robust physique nor the ambi-
tious interests of the clever dowager, and
court intrigues, squabbles, and etiquette
distress, disgust, and fatigue her 1t is a
fact well known that up TO the very day
before her betrothal she resisted the
change of her religion and
Christian name that every Russian En-
press consort must yield to; again and
again she has tainted at the long recep-
lions, balls and reviews, through which, in
spite of her Illness, she is obliged to stand,
and the only true comfort and solace she
finds in her dreary splendor is the person.
al services and attentions she is allowed
to lavish on her tiny girls.
In sharp contrast to this sad-faced En-
press of the vastest domain in Europe is
the young, pretty queen of tiniest clean
est, freest little kingdom on that conti-
nent The Queen of Holland lives far more
like popular petted young belle of So
ciety than sovereign. While the Tsarina
never puts her foot out of her door with
out the heaviest guard, Qoeen Wilhelmina
goes shopping, walking, skating, and rid
ing when the within seizes her with a sin
gle attendant, and that often but a favor
lite lady in waiting. For all her love of
junketing, dancing, and outdoor sports the
Dutch Queen is a conscientious worker.
and just now she feels deeply interested
in the International Peace Congress that
meets on the 18th of May, in one of her
palaces. the House-in-t the Woods, just out
side The Hague.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
THE SMELLING SALTS HABIT.
Good for Wrinkles. Hut Ruinous for
Young Faces.

An eminent physician has been turn
ing his professional eyes in the direction
of the lady who uses salts. and after deal
Of experimental investigation and research
has reached scientific opinion-has this
10 say about her: IF a young woman
wants to retain her beauty let her give
her viniagrette away. or. better still, save
it until she gets old. for salts encourage
wrinkles.
IF you don't believe me- he said to
a scoffer. stand in front of mirror and
inhale the pungent odor from a smelling
bottle and notice the number of lines that
form about the eyes. nose, and mouth.
Each sniff taken from the bottle causes the
same screwing up of the face, and each
time the unbecoming Lines deepen. Re-
member. also. that it is an unpleasant ex-
perience which has called up these wrink-
les. Those caused by laughing and talk
ing are bad enough, but the wrinkles form
ed by the use of smelling salts give an
absolutely undesirable expression.
But if you are already In possession
of wrinkles which have been produced in
other ways than by the use of salts. then
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

are made on these same lines, and are du-
rable and comfortable beyond words.
There is a very charming air of great
simplicity about the new summer dressing
gowns, combing jackets morning wrap
pers, etc, due to the fact that the ma
jority are made of dotted swiss and fiimsy
cross barred muslin. II is true that many
of them are loaded with lace and threaded
with ribbons, but for all that. with dotted
muslin and the pretty, inexpensive point
de Paris lace, the sweetest sort of bre-k
fast negligee for a hot morning can be
dished up at no price at all.
The point to keep in mind, when MAX
ing up these summer peignoirs, is to get
cape-like effect over the shoulders with
floating sash ends falling from the bust to
the feet. The model for this graceful pat
terms is the CurzoD jacket that Partisan
LINGERIE evolved for the vicereine to wear
in torrid India. Women who are in mourn
ing have their Curzon jackets made of
white dotted swiss with inset edgings of
black lace. and the frills that fall from
the shoulders leave the arms coolly bare.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
PATCHES AND POWDER.
The Old Fashion Seems to BE Com
ing Hack.


II you are keen observer you will have
noted the gradual relics of the days when
powdered hair was in vogue, says the
philadelphia Times" Powdered hair is
in vogue now, among women whose locks
take long time in reaching the stage OF
absolute whiteness, which every woman
prefers 10 gray streaks. and is perhaps one
reason for the temperance of the black
patch.
Ii is not to be worn in daylight, because
IL must accompany the dainty things
which go to make up full toilette. In
der the brilliant electric light or more sof-
tened brilliancy of gaslight. a black patch
adds beauty and delicacy TO the complex
ion. Its common form is square. but a
few clever women have dared TO indulge
in fancy shapes, because they know ex
actly the right place to stick il. This IS an
art in itself requiring considerable study
and numberless experiments.
Powder for the hair is not confined TO
women with whitening locks. There is
the woman with dark hair, who has noted
the becomingness Of white lock which
nature had placed on the head of some
women. and tries to initiate 1t. There is
also the woman whose brown hair is devoid
OF lights, and she secures a fctitions
brightness by the iudicious use of brilliant
powder. AS this is only sprinkled on light
Iy 1t can be shaken of when the hair Is let
down.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
THE GRACEFUL
CURZON JACKET
Black Gowns and AudaciOus
Effects in Color.
Jolly Little Clubhouse Coats for
Golf.
Another Link Novelty Is Coarse
Linen Skirt, Embroidered With
Pack Thread.

New York. April 29.-In the bright lexi-
con of spring fashions there are no dark
colors, no sober effects, no goods of heavy
weight, and though black is going to be a
great deal worn for the six months to fol-
low, 1T will answer merely as background
for most audacious effects in color.
To account for this present popularity OF
black We must turn TO Paris where the golf
fever has but recently arrived at the cpl
demic stage, and this because French wo-
men are only lately alive TO the POSSIBLE
ties of costuming on the links. The Pa
risan golfer warns up to her work in a
smart short skirt of black melton, grip
ping the hips and fiaring at the knee, and
with this she adopts wonderful shirt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30


the school had been founded for hayward
girls. and also TO decline to receive girls
who by reason of any act committed are
liable by law 10 be committed to any of
the state institutions, asylums or reforma-
tories now existing, or hereafter to be es-
tablished; il being the intention hereof
that the school shall be devoted exclusive
ly TO girls whose circumstances and sur
roundings are of such character that they
should be given an opportunity 10 receive
an orderly and systematic Industrial train
ing in all branches of domestic science"
The housekeeping in the tenement dis
tricts. IL indeed a family living in two
rooms can be called housekeeping. is so
faulty that the girl cannot go from her
home into domestic service; or dressmak-
ing, or even mending, she knows nothing;
her cooking if fully as bad as that of the
volunteer soldier; II she is disposed TO be
bright, there are not nearly enough places
where she could learn stenography and
typewriting. To fling wide the doors of
instruction in those branches would be the
work of state Industrial schools for girls
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
THE WOMAN AND THE MOUSE.
Why the Little Rodents Cause Pan
les Among Feminines.

Why the Little Rodents Cause Pam
les Among Feminines.
A mouse has long been known to be the
bitterest enemy of womankind. Just why
the average run of femininity should fear
such helpless, harmless little creature
cannot be explained. During the Civil War
a famous female spy was betrayed through
the instrumentality of mouse. The wo-
man was masquerading as boy and sue
ceeded admirably in deceiving the enemy
until one evening while dining with party
Of men at a farmhouse a black mouse
jumped from a cupboard to the table. al
most in the face of the supposed boy.
With a shrill feminine shrek the spy
threw up her arms and rushed across the
room, and, springing on a couch. went into
Mysteries from sheer fright. The men,
of course, suspected her, and, rather than
be searched she confessed. but by the id
of the loyal old farmer and his wife she
made her escape in the night.
The Chicago Chronicle" says that
wellknown woman physician OF that city
says she can do any kind of surgical work
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

smelling salts are specific for removing
them and causing them to stay away. In
almost every case the wrinkles formed by
laughing and crying are in an exactly OPP
posite direction TO those produced by in
haling salts, and in this case smelling
salts act like charm IN causing the I'M
becoming lines to disappear"
That is what the eminent physician says.
but it does seem to an ordinary person with
no knowledge whatever outside of the
common rules of living that it would hardly
add to the appearance of a woman with the
lines of time set on her face to have them
cross Matched with wrinkles that come
from salts. Enough is always as good as
feast. and if there is anything on the
top of the earth that a woman can do with
out, it is two separate and distinct set OF
wrinkles. No, Mr.. Physician, the lines that
come from years are quite enough.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

by our side of the house. but 1t was intro
duced as fashion for men, and that may
be the reason. really. why all the girls one
knows are taking it up. The collar, to put
il in plain English, is high rundown. and
the tie is one Of those big butterfly bows
made preferably in a silk with half-inch
stripes of uncompromising color. The yell
low and black ones have particularly good
voices, but the university colors are not
quite so loud and rather more popular so
to say. There are violet and white ones
that are simply lovely and for a person
who does not like bars Il do not refer to
the Cherry Hill boarding housed, there are
pretty floral designs on light or dark
grounds
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

This is a capital piece of advice. A very
clever woman, clever because she knew
how to hold her tongue. was once heard
telling a friend. in confidence, when asked
why she had not taken part in a converse
ton OF the previous evening, in which
nearly everyone in the room had Joined,
that she had kept quiet because she was
ignorant OF the subject under discussion.
Whenever / am not thoroughly informed
on a subject, and feel incapable OF talking
intelligently, why. Just hold my tongue.
believe ! have the reputation Of being q
good talker. but II talked about what I
did not understand ! should soon lose it."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Now is the time for the good housekeep-
err and the maiden who looks after her
complexion to turn to the dandelion. just
sending its shoots out of the ground.
There is nothing better or more appetite
ing than a dandelion salad The plants
taken when they are two or three inches
high. the leaves young and tender. and the
stalk from which the leaves grow, just
above the root. crisp and white, cleaned
thoroughly ana served without separating
the leaves. with hard boiled egg, chopped,
and a French dressing. all thoroughly
mixed. the salad is delicious.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
BOTH WEAR CROWNS.
Alix Unhappy, But Wilhelmfna as
Gay ms n Lark.

The evident beauty of the Russian En-
press face is SO overshadowed by an ex-
preston of patient, pathetic melancholy.
that she arouses sympathy and curiosity
in everyone. Undoubtedly the Czarina is
not happy woman. Russian Expresses
have little enough to inspire content, and
this pale, pretty creature with the sad eyes
and mouth, endures daily such tests of her
physical strength and moral courage as
few American women would care or con-
sent, for all the Russian state and power,
to undergo. Her husband, on the whole,
is kindly young man, who is consider
ate, even affectionate, but he can do very
little to mitigate the severe, even cruel,
Russian court etiquette to which she must
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
The ChumIey Collar.

The Chumley collar and the Wales tie.
Isn't that the quintessence Of chapiness,
say the philadelphia Inquirer" The
deah boys are not the only ones who are
sporting the new shapes. however. for
the man behind the counter will tell you
that six out of every ten he sells are
bought by women, and smart women at
that. The style Is one that, between our
selves, looks very much better when worn
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

without a tremor, but the sight of mouse
turns her strangely i'll and thoroughly
''unwomans" her.
Another woman, Mrs. William E. Phen-
nefruk, living in Delaware, Ohio, had such
a terror for mice that she recently went
insane through fright at one of the wee
creatures. The woman was sweeping her
cellar when a mouse darted from under
an old barrel and ran about her feet. She
tried to step on it and beat 1t with her
broom, calling piteo,isiy to her little boy
to help her. But the. boy, thinking she was
in fun, frightened the terrified mouse to-
ward the woman whenever 1t tried to get
away. At length the boy rushed at it in
earnest, and the mouse darted under the
woman's skirts, and the woman fell to the
floor insensible, only TO lose her mind
when at length consciousness returned to
her. f-"t
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-10-05
STATE NEWS.

Murrain is killing Polk county
cattle.
A six~foot vein of coal is being
worked near Crossville.
The corn crop around Cumber
land City is reported the poorest
in years.
Miss surilda Coffee died at the
age of eighty at Fiketon, McMinn
county.
Montgomery county schools are
greatly handicapped by lack of
the new school books
Levee work at Memphis will be
pushed on account OF approaching
inclement weather.
4 water power electric plant will
be pat in near Johnson City and
street cars again started,
The sum of S25, 900 was paid to
Jellico miners, making it one OF
the largest pay days in years.
Hundreds OF people have reach
Chattanooga to attend the exercises
at Chickamouga park this week.
The Hamilton county grand ju.
ry has indicted seventy persons
charged with illegal registration.
A recent storm landed a blue
heron FIVE feet from tip to tip in
the lot OF George W. Kelley, at Ep'
ersoh.
The Columbia chamber Of com,
merce will issue a booklet telling
OF the resources of Maury county.
Some owners of land along Lit'
tie river in Blount county persist
in refusing to give rights of way fol
a flume desired by a company de-
s,rous of erecting large tannery.
Several Sullivan county farmers
refuse to pay taxes until they fuC
out whether they are in Tennessee
or Virginia. as they are located
along the disputed state line.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-10-05

Mr.. G. w. Barnett, of BroadnaX, Va,
says: have used Ramon's Pills and can
say for them that they are the best and
cheapest made. l use them in my fam
lily and sell them also, and always keep
them on hand. have just taken two
of them this week and they made me
feel like q new man. Every one that
buys your Pills gives them the greatest
praise. They say they are the best;
and Ramon's Relief cannot be beat as a
pain reliever. Oct
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-10-05

'foup is proving natal in Brad
ley county
A hHrytes T, filming plant ia talked
Of tor Loudon.
-Four Cases of smallpox are re-
ported near Jonesboro.
New warehouses are demanded
Tor the wharf at Memphis.
There will lie a big confederate
tsoldiers reunion at Fayett, Vile.
An effort will be made TO secure
a curfew ordinance at Nashville.
The phosphate boom in Maury
county is producing considerable
litigation.
Mary Cooper, a negro girl, was
drowned in few inches of water
at Mckenzie.
SPECIAL efforts are being made to
have fine poultry exhibit OF the
Bristol carnival.
The sheriff sold out the fixtures
of the Morristown Telephone COM
pany this week.
A movement is being started at.
Camden TO nominate B. A. Enloe
for congress.
Work is delayed on a new builds
ing for Carson and Newman college
at Messy Creek.
The new railroad chops for the
Louisville and Nashville road are
soon 10 be completed.
Robbers made successful raid
on the postoffice and three stores
at ElktOn Lincoln county.
> New postmasters for Tennessee
are A, r. Pate at Indian Ridge and
Mary Griffin at Sand Hill.
A local stock company has de-
cided to start tent opera house
company at Gallatin.
Senator w. A. Bate was recently
baptised near the old homestead
place in Sumner county
The effort to get free carrier de-
livery in recently annexed suburbs
of Memphis is about to fail.
Memphis has been put in excel
Ilpnt sanitary condition and n,
: fears of yellow fever are entertain
ed.
g Wesley Hargraves, who was a
Santiago, recently returned to hi
!. home in Washington county, an
# was Hobsonized by the women.
The excitement over phosphat
"a mining in Maury county does nc
= appear to have reached a climax
and prices continue to boon
70 The Spanish cannon the govern
If ment has promised to loan Chats
nooga, will not be secured until q
ter the Dewey reception in Ne
- York.
+" J. G. Harris who claims to Ow
=, Reelfoot Lake, has secured an il
! junction against Union City fs
- dealers buying the product of h
waters.
W John Ogden, a temperance az
" vocate, who resides near .Dotsol
vile, in Montgomery county, W
u recently hypnotized by a blaC
eS snake OF extra large size. The re
tile led him to a fallen tree, whe
u its mate was fastened in a linn
ms John instinctively released II
captive snake, when, with its ma
ne they disappeared in nearby cIu
in ter Of weeds.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-10-05
HOlbrOOk Normal College,
NEAR KNOXVILLE, TENN,

has an ideal location near the city with the quiet and health Of the
country Five large buildings almost new 1t has PRE-
PARATORY and COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENTS, CONShkVAIO
RY Of MUSIC ART and ELOCUTION and BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Faculty strong representing leading Colleges and UNIVERSE
ties and four prominent Normal schools besides specialists in Music
Art and Eocuon leading schools of America and Europe
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-10-05


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