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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
A RRIC-A-BRAC SURGEON.
A Profession in Which One Girl Has
Met with Success

From the Baltimore Herald.
The art of mending precious pottery and
statuary has long been an interesting one,
and one that has been followed with more
or loss success: but it is not until recently
that it attracted particular attention.
through the work of a Boston girl who
makes a speciality of repairing all sorts of
porcelain, statuary, fine cut glass and
precious pottery. In one year she patched
up 100000 worth of fragile ware, and as
she got nearly 10 per cent on the value of
the goods redeemed it can be figured out
what her income for a year amounted to.
The girl began by inducing a large de-
partment house to allow her to repair not
only their own fine pottery and glassware,
but to take orders from the customers of
The house who brought their broken ware
there in the hope that there was some one
in the establishment who could fix it. She
vas an artist, to begin with. and in addi-
ton she had good deal of mechanical in
gCnuity.
Later she took a contract from an art
museum in Boston to do such work of this
kind as the museum could supply. This
included many rare vases and other arui-
cles which are dug up in the old world
fields, and which reach the museum a mass
of a thousand fragments The little pieces
are taken to the studio of the bric-a-brac
surgeon, and there the artist mechanic
spends hours, days and weeks in asserting
the fragments and putting them together.
She uses particularly fine kind OF
cement, which is made from the albumen
of eggs, mixed with evaporated whey This
cement will endure heat and moisture, and
is everlasting.
One of the last triumphs of this girl is
seen in a buit-up glass urn from the Val
ley of the Nile. This precious relic is eX-
hibited in a museum. 1t is apparently flaw
less, and through it the beautiful hues of
the rainbow simmer like the dancing col
ors of a Soap-bubble in the sunlight. Yet
this urn came to the museum in thousands
of little bits. So carefully have these frag-
ments been put together that scarcely a
trace of the mending can be seen, even by
the keenest eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

three gills of flour, stirring very gently,
and lastly add the juice of lemon. Bake
about twenty minutes In a moderate oven.
While fruit is not 81 complete dietary in
itself, 1t forms an excellent addition to a.
meat diet. The acid of the fruit in many
cases is of great assistance to the diges-
ton. Pineapple, for instance, is so power
full digester that it is never safe to take
it on an empty stomach The apple is es-
pecially valuable and should always accom-
pany roast pork or goose, the fat of which
is rendered mora assf,nilable by its acid
The peculiar acids of the gooseberry cur
rant. cranberry, ilemony and orange are all
effective adjuncts to the proper digestion
OF game, poultry and meats, the taste, as
we'll as time-honored usage showing which
particular fruit is bestGin combination with
the meat used.
The Importance of dried fruits as food
is not always well understood The nro
cess of drying eliminates a large portion
of the water of which all fresh fruits are
largely composed, leaving its nutritive
parts in condensed form for our use
Dried apples are very close to bread in
the per cent of nutriment they offer, while
dates, raisins, prunes and apricots are val
uaole additions to the dietary. In Germany
dried pears are exposed for sale by the
barrel, and are eaten in great quantities
by the common people. who seem to experi-
ence no difficulty in digesting them.
In Spain, Italy and Turkey, the rfpe or
black olives, accompanied by bread and
cheese. form staple article of diet, on
which the hardy peasantry thrive and grow
fat.
Small cakes are not longer considered a
necessity at evening parties; dainty fruit
sandwiches having taken their place. The
bread Is cut extremely thin and lightly but.
tered: then spread with raisins, dates or
candied cherries that have been chopped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
I sefuI Dresses.

Sensible people in the country are having
tweed, serge, cheviot and poplin gowns
made with skirts just a walking length; but
as this last spoils by contact with the dust,
it l. seldom made up of any undue length
nor is it calculated TO flow gracefully IL
oVeriung. a French gown of this material
is Of lovely blue, trimmed with lines of
camels hair. made I'm the princess style,
With a peplum at the front and sides bor-
deresl with mink, which appears on the
sleeves and collar. This class of gown will
last for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
Hoods,

Women are adopting even the academical
hood as an ad"rnment to cares ana cloaks,
ana many Of the new cloth outdoor gar
mentS have white satin hoods attached
covered with lace, or white cloth hoods with
the new confetti embroidery made in cloth
worked with silk Chantilly lace on black
satin serves a similar purpose and silk
lac" Is very much In evidence for hoods
which mostly entirely cover the shoulders
and almost form an epaulet, opening out
wide and being but seldom of any practical
utility-in fact, intended for ornament, not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
When Cards Are Left for All and
Flowers for Madam.
ESSAY ON A CENGURY'S FASHIONS
What Has Survived of the Styles
Set by Queens,
THE JEWELED MUFF CHAIN


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
PARIS. December III, 1890
The great celebration in Paris is not on
Christmas but on New Year day. Anglo
Saxons make the former their annual fes-
tai day, the Latin nations New Year day
For weeks tho Grand boulevard IL lined
-, -, ~. :.
win small 'oo'hS' seIilhs toys c"haleS and
mowers SOM OF these toys are OF the
mechanical sort-Strangc birds and animals
provided with mysterious mechanism for
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oI Ihe "FlitholoSlcai eAhlpitS Is particularly
wonderful Such birds certainly never sang
on amy growing borpb Tho ronr-foot.lj
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1S 'i'''iiS iii'i mus, anu II
tAer coNhttrraris can anywhere be found
in life they Will be bOons to museum man
ayers.
New Year calls are the rule rather than
the exception In Paris, Ii You wish 10 be
retained on any iady's acquaintance list
on New Year day you had better tax" the
iIt''H S-, " SsHIlls SoIr EaIu Oh d pres S
the exch1ne. Of calls bafwetn relatives and
the most intimate acquaintance only. Con-
CSntion requires that each house where one
calls on that date shall be honored with Il
git for the hostess.
W., no ,b. C,u;,r
women are not required to make calls:
a card or a remembrance is sufficient. But
mon must observe the custom nr their
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"hich the IadE Of the mouse makes up an
nualIy when the returns are all in and
from which She will make I'M her lists If
Invitations for social functions during the
coming year
EVER clerk in Paris. government or COM
nerciaI circles. is expected to paw his re-
spect TO his chief ON New Year day. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

Astrakhan has been employed for enor-
nous muffs, pretty short jackets and three
guarter-length capes bordered with a cross
cut founce set on without any fullness, and
invariably accompanied by high collars.
Sealskin and ,strakhan jackets alike are
trimmed with caScaded revers of mink or
sable, wide at the throat and tapering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
Toilet Creams.

1t is a bad plan to keep quantities of
toilet cream on the table for any length
OF time The heat of the room may affect
the oils. Instead have small salve and
cream jars into which portion Of each
cream may be put, to be renewed as needed.
Put that which is not in use in a cool
place and 1t will last longer and keep bet
ter Jars kept for the use of creams should
be thoroughly cleaned when emptied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

toward the waist. one Of the newest cuts
Tor st'alskinS is cloSe-fitting Jacket with
an added basque urited beneath a hand OF
IN" tur. great many of the cloth gowns
are made with high collars which on tho
OUTSIDE display light velvet trimmed with
handSom" Suipure and black and white an
ph4aes' nut they are lined with iiue broad
tail, and there is quite a new cut of collar
winch VIII either stand up very high at the
back or can be rolled over 50 thar il as
SufneS tho appearance Of som" of the quaint
shapes worn in tho rniddl,, ANS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

tiny basket filled with wee blossoms. to
which card is attached.
If one has any talent for water color
crate the cards which will be very accept
able souvenirs TO be- carried away: hut it is
not every one who can do this sort of work
and for such a single flower thrust through
a card is easily managed and is always
ny lal1a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
A Perfumed Bath.

Perfumed bath tablets are not consid-
cred good form. inasmuch as they exhale
fragrance largely suggestive of musk.
and few women of refinement care to carry
ABOUT with them such strong perfume
however, toilet water is in good taste,
the bath are refreshing. Never use cologne
except as a skin tonic after bathing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

Queen Victoria was crowned, there was no
royal lady to lead in deciding the modes.
Nlctorias court was, in her early years,
brilliant one, and the question of dress was
given an attention that it had not received
in exalted English circles for some time.
The wide, tlaring brimmed bOnnetS, with
their wreaths of roses inside the brim We're
adopted, and the hair that had been curled
and. on full dress occasions. capped by high
headdreSseS. was then combed smoothly
down on each side the head. 1t is to be
suspected that a good deal of false hair
was tucked into those massive braidS with
which the top of the head was sometimes
ornamentcd, but as it was the fashion, what
matter?
Igliest of the Century,
For all her beauty. the fashions which the
Empress Eugene inaugurated were the
most hideous of the century Eugene is n
Spanish woman. and most women of her
nation. when the national costume and
famous mantilla are DOTTED. are usually
found to he sowned in atrocious taste The
second empire was notable for its had
taste. 1t saw the introduction of the crino
me a revival of and an even greater mon
StroSlty than the hoopskirt of Queen Eliza
ottn age. Large sleeves and founced
SKIRTS. too. may be ascribed to Eucenfe's
court Fiat hats that resembled the lid OF
soup tureen and close fitting bonnets
crowned the heads nf the La, 80 -
period. " 'i0'
" hen Alexandra Of Denmark married the
Prince of Wales. the public. with Initiative
zeai: adopted the Alexandra curl a rinclet
~ tht left side of the head which the beau
tfui princess found very becoming hut
winch many other less fortunate. persons
did not The princess bonnet and the min
cess hchu. for which she was resnnnSiiIn
~ ntV- pecn revived from time To time and
If there is any royal leader Of f,sbio,, Gu
DAY II Is certain that the Princess of Wiz
occupies that proud position In EraIa,3
ana America. at least her decisions In 49,
tefS of dress quite outweigh those If r.
Partisan dressmakers who arroe,at, 'tt,
themselves the responsfhfIit,. 60 9 l"
ing fashions The reason Of tbis ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

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with bpkve
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falls in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

In Spain Italy and Turkey, the ripe or
black olives, accompanied by bread and
cheese. form staple article of diet, on
which the hardy peasantry thrive and grow
fa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25
SCANDINAVIAN JOYS.

There are thousands of Scandinavians
in Utah who will enjoy this day-old
folks who remember the festivities OF
the mother country. and young people
in whose homes the customs and joys
are perpetuated by their elders.
Scandinavia is, indeed, a land of Gu
rious myths and poetic memories-ot
yule-log ceremonies, of Christmas stor-
les and legends of Thor and Odin. Then
is the time for skating, sledging. dane
ing and general frolic. 1t is a time
of good cheer and general rejoicing, as
it is in most Christian countries, to be
sure. but in Scandinavia they seem to
throw themselves into the pleasures of
the tide with more abandon than else
where
In all the rural communities, many
of the fishing towns and in some of
the cities, it is customary for every
member of the family to take a bath on
the afternoon preceding Christmas. the
most thorough of the winter season
and Swedish baths, SO celebrated among
missionaries and other travellers. are
Well patronized on this day. Among
the native population, when the eve
comes, the Bible is read in nearly every
household and family service is held
In many villages candles are left burn
ing in the windows all night to give
light to Kristine, who brings the gifts.
1t is also the custom to set a cake
of meal out in the snow as a Christmas
Offering.
Everybody is hospitable- Kindness
beams from every couhtenance, and
generosity warns every heart. Horses
and COWS receive extra attention. Stray
dogs are fed. Even the birds of the
air are thought of. and sheaf of
wheat is placed on pole in front of
each house to provide them with food.
1t is a time for charity and universal
gladness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25
ANNE HATHAWAY's CoVTAGEFRoM THE BROOK.

The melancholy Jaques grieves. at that.
Today my lord of Amiens and myself
Did steal behind him as he lay along
Under an oak, whose antique root peeps
Upon the brook that brawls along this
wood"
We all know the rest, or ought to
know it, by heart. The duo between
Orlando and Adam is so pathetic and
noble that it must have solemn, mu-
steal cadence
and He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, provideEtialiy caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age,
Scene is made up of recitative, light
comedy prose and the lyrical movement
of the duo between CORN and Silvius-
80. thou didst then ne'er love so heartily,
If thou remember st not the slightest folly
That ever love did make thee run into,
Thou hast not loved;
Or If thou hast not sat as do now,
Wearing thy henrer in thy mistress
praise,
Thou hast not loved;
Or if thou hast not broke from company
Abruptly. as my passion now makes me-
Thou hast not loved
Compare the repeated cadence,
Thou hast not loved"
with the repeated cadence in the fifth
act, scene 2
ENTER Silvius and Phoebe)
Phebe-"Youth. you have done me much
ungentieness
To. show the letter that writ to you"
Rosalind-'I care not If have; it is my
study
To seem despiteful and ungentle to you;
You are there followed by faithful
shepherd;
Look upon him. love him; he worships
you.
This is the prelude. How few readers
are conscious of the musical form of
the trio that follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25

sing, if he had a voice. And, as a
boy, his whistling must have pleased
all the creatures of fur and feather
that he met in his long strolls through
the Warwickshire woods. All his verse
is musical, but las You Like IT. is
the most lyrical of all his dramas. And
an examination of this most delicious
of all poetical dramas Will show that
it is not only fantasia. the scene of
which is laid in No Mans Land. but
that it has what, for want of better
name, we must call an operatic form.
Prose in the Elizabethian time was not
a mode of expression BETTING high
thought or dignity. There were many
who, like Lord Bacon, regarded the
English common speech as a pack
horse never to be immortal as the Latin
Pegasus would be immortal And so
prose writing, not then looked on as
the art it is now, was not fit for the
expression of exalted sentiment. When
Shakespeare has anything not worthy
of poetic expression he puts it in prose.
following the opinion of his time.
There is another reason for his doing
this. Prose-even rhythmical prose
such as Shakespeare writes-gave the
effect of contrast, of shade after light.
1t played the part of the recitative in
the opera. In the first act of As You
Like It." for instance, the scene OF the
orchard, in divers house, Orlando be-
gins his exposition in a low key:
LAS 1 remember, Adam. it was upon
this fashion bequeathed me by will but
poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou
sayest, charged my brother, on his
blessing. to breed me well; and there
begins my sadness"
The scene flows on, exposing the mo-
tive of the play until it closes with the
bargain between Oliver and the
wrestler. The light comedy of the Sec
ond scene is in prose, too; but the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25
CHRISTIAN COMMON SENSE.
The Christian Register is quoted il
the Literary Digest as saying:

The Christian Register is quoted in
the Literary Digest as saying:
If the broad ground be taken that con-
greSS has the right to inquire into the
moral qualifications of its members. there
are scores of others who ought TO be I'm
seated before Mr.. Roberts. The con-
gresham from Utah is admitted by all
who know him. Gentle as well as Nor
mon. to be an honest man of sincere con-
viction in his religious beliefs and prac-
tees. 1t has not been shown that he has
married additional wives since the adop-
ton of the state constitution. His offense
consists in continuing to maintain rela-
tons with his plural wives.
Furthermore, says the Christian Reg
lister, it was mistake for sectarian re-
lgious bodies and leaders who have es-
tablished regulations for their zeal in
fighting Mormonism' TO take up a fight
that began in partisanship. It only
makes a martyr Of Roberts in the eyes
of his co-religionists, il says, and what
should be a lesson in law is looked upon
as ecclesiastical jealousy and fanatical
hatred of their church. This is a draw
back to social and religious develop
nent in Utah. and causes the Nor
mons to rally more devotedly around
their own peculiar, though vanishing,
religious and social institutions"
This is more sense than sectarian
publications usually contain. 1t shows
an appreciation of the situation in
Utah and an understanding of Mormon
character that some wiseacres have
failed TO acquire after living a quarter
of century in this section.
Again. says the Christian Register:
THE change in Utah from polygamy
to monogamy could not be a sudden
one without involving the greatest
hardships. 1t involves a social read
justment which only time can effect
But in its outcome it is absolutely Ger
tain; not only political, but social laws,
are working inevitably in this direc-
ton"
In conclusion it observes: with the
growth of education and social inter-
course with outsiders. Mormonism is
undergoing modification which the
power of the hierarchy cannot resist;
but against attack or persecution from
without ii is adamant 1t is unfortun-
ate that the era of good feeling should
by this new crusade have been indefin-
itely postponed"
Here and there a man or woman is
broad enough and fair enough to I'M
derstand the state of Utah and her
people. If there were more who did,
progress would be more pronounced
and the problems here which perplex
the nation would be settled all the
sooner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25
PEACE AND GOOD WILL.

In the neighborhood of nineteen CEN
turtles ago there came out of Nazareth
one preaching the gospel of charity and
humility TO a proud and bigoted world
the leader of a new crusade, which was
ION earth peace, and good will towards
men"
For a thousand years or more this
gospel has been gaining ground-it is
still preached in every cline, on every
continent, and even in the scattered
isles of the sea Men believe it as they
never believed before. Measures to
insure a practical application of this
divine precept are being seriously con-
sidered by the greatest nations of the
earth. The most distinguished schol-
ars, renowned rulers, celebrated clergy
men, profound statesmen and eminent
soldiers in the world are taking an
active interest in the efforts made to
secure an agreement for international
arbitration-half the victory for uni
versal peace.
And. while it certainly seems strange
that the two leading governments in
this reform are engaged in wars-not
in self-defense, to prevent invasion or
to take the part of weaker peoples. but
in wars of subjugation, in wars of con-
quest-it is possible that they are thus
engaged because of the politicians at
the helm. The Anglo-Saxon people, as
a race, are getting nearer to the gospel
of peace and good will, and further
from the missionary work of the sword
which is so conspicuous in the history
of Spain.
The policy which involved England
in war in the Transvaal, and the policy
which involved this republic in war in
the Philippines. will yet be repudiated
by the people who constitute the two
governments. I'VE want no wars of
conquest; we must avoid policies of ter
ritorial aggression" 1t is only a ques-
ton of time after the minds of men
mel, until the reforms begun are carried
out and the right is established. The
civilization of today views with horror
the brutal methods of coercion and
revenge that strong nations some
times try to infiict upon the weak, and
wars or conquest and subjugation are
none the less repulsive because carried
on in the name of humanity
War is a relic of primeval savagery
that enlightment is stamping out. The
shedding of human blood, the bartering
of human chattels. the transfer of hu-
man beings by one power to another,
the destruction of property and the
spoliation of lands-that is war. 1t
may conquer but it leaves a hatred in
its wake and revenge camping ever
after upon its trail
@ @ g
The time is gone when the court of
might is regarded as the court of last
resort There is a sense of justice to
appeal to. Reason wears the er1nine in
this tribunal. The weak are as much |
at ease before such a judge as are the
rich and powerful. This is a requisite
of commerce and communion. The |
schoolmaster is abroad in the land and |
the missionary is establishing little red |
school houses all over the earth. 1t is
an age of commerce; conquest belongs |
10 another era. 1t is time of trade |
expansion rather than extension of do |
main carried on at the point of the bay |
onet. The hum of machinery thrills the
hearts of men more than the boom of |
cannon nowadays The world is NOV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The Herald wishes every reader a
merry Christmas. Wherever this num-
Der goes it carries the best wishes OF
the publishers to hundreds of homes
and TO thousands of hearts.
Thousands of readers have been
placed on our subscription hist since
last Christmas, in fact one thousand
new subscribers have been added dur
ing the present month
The Herald's Christmas gift, one
which it prizes above all others, one
which it will strive to always keep, is
the confidence and support of the pub
lie.
Tos subscribers, advertisers. readers.
friends and patrons of every class The
Herald extends a joyful greeting, and
wishes them one and all, A MERRY
CHRISTMAS.