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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

New York Sun.
Miss Inez Curtess is young New York
woman who has, by her pluck and energy,
built up large and lucrative business as
visiting milliner. Speaking of her work
to the Philadelphia Press, she says:
Il became an errand girl in one of the
most fashionable millinery establishments
and can remember perfectly with what awe
l used to look up to the trimmers of the
store: Why, thought to be able to sit in
the house all day and twist pretty ribbons
and flowers into hats the most delightful
occupation In the world. second only to rid
Ing III a carriage and wearing the hats.
In time was taken in as an extra trim
mer in the busy season, with. however, the
pay Of girl about the store. worked under
those conditions until the following fall
when my wages were raised. Gradually /
became the one to whom all the making up
OF old materials was intrusted, for, you
know. that even in the fashionable estab-
nshment where / worked there are some
patrons who refuse TO throw away good
materials. 1t was a branch of the business
that the head of the house disliked. and he
only permitted 1t for fear of offending some
OF his wealthiest customers. AS IL was my
duty to use old materials, I had to speak
directly to the patrons and learn their de-
sires. Thus you see, / became so we'll
known TO some of them that they knew
my name and address. One day, after hav-
ing some trouble with the head of the house.
because he refused TO have a hat made over
FOR the NTH season, wealthy customer
wrote to me.
THAT was my first outside order. Later
they increased steadily that all of my
evenings were filled up and 1 began to
make more money at home than in the
shop 1t set me to thinking and last spring
at the beginning of the busy season, I gave
up my job and started out as a visiting
milliner.
II never earned more than SIS a week
while working in the store, and often in
the busiest seasons have put in eighteen
hours day. AS visiting milliner I al
ways receive s. and one, often three meals
day. My hours are from to 6, and have
all the work can do. Every
day has been taken from the
first of last October TO the middle
of next June. So you may judge of how
much have improved my position finan-
cially. not to mention the fact of the diff
ference in my work hours / will leave for
two months stay in Europe about the
first of July and will pass my time in get
ting styles just as other milliners do. have
had all of my time engaged for September
and October, a good many engagements
booked for November and even as late as
year from next June.
do i think other women can succeed in
the work in other cities? Indeed 1 do. In
any city large enough to work up a good
paying practice especially among families
having number OF children. Why I
have patrons in and around New York
where go for week at a time But girls
thinking of this work should remember that
L received my training in the most fashion
able millinery establishment in America and
under the most critical man in the trade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
ODD FACTS ABOUT SMOKE.
Some Strange Things Science Teaches
Us of Its Composition.
New York Herald

Science has calculated that an average
puff of cigar smoke sets free over 2 900 600
COO tiny particles. Whit from pipe liber-
ates over 1.S0. 600 900 of these particles and
one from a cigarette starts $500 10000 OF
them flying through the surrounding at
mosphere. very curious fact concerning
tobacco smoke is the remarkable change in
color which it undergoes after entering the
mouth. From the burning end of a sgar
the smoke issues in deep blue threads
while that which is expelled from the
mouth is of a decidedly brownish. tint. Sir
William Thompson Uord Kelvin recently
accounted for this difference by proving
that the minutest particles have an in
tense affinity for moisture. From this he
reasoned that when tobacco smoke is
drawn into the mouth its smallest parti-
Giles are Immediately detached from the
rest by the presence Of moist surfaces, to
which they fly and lodge
Besides particles smoke contains sew
eral gases and vapors Though Sir Walter
Raleigh won his famous wager with Queen
Elizabeth, he took no account of these when
he attempted TO show her the weight of his
smoke by subtracting the weight OF the
nnal ashes from that Of the unburned cigar.
and his demonstration would not hold good
with any scientist OF to-day
1t has often been quoted that a grain of
nicotine administered all at once would kill
the strongest dog, and from this have been
argued its terrible effects on the body Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

tuce and who spreads mayonnaise Ike
mantle over multitude of mistakes, Ia,
An appetizing crab salad Is made py Doll
ing some hardrshell crabs for about twenty
minutes. then removing the top shells ana
tails; quarter the remainder and PICK on, the
meat carefully with fork The large ciaws
should not be overlooked, nor the fat which
sticks to the shell. Mix the crab meet with
little mayonnaise dressing. Garnish me
crabs in the center and cover with the re-
mainder OF the mayonnaise. II one yearns
to be original, the salad may be served lin IN
the Dack shells OF the crab, garnisneo Win
the tiny salad leaves
Dainty little baskets in which to serve Gu
cumoer or onion salad can be MADE from
about the same size. Peel them and cut
slice from the stem end, then with small
erape out nearly al 5ns In INSIDE Pu b2
sticking a stalk of parsley of the right
length into the opposite sides of the basket.
s SHeum iPs boats are made by Sutsng 1h,g
out the pulp, and filling the empty boat
with finely chopped celery onion, tomato
mayonnaise or French dressing. The tomato
basket and the cucumber boat should both
be served on mats OF lettuce.
A me warm-weather salad Is made by
parlng and chopping two cucumbers. and
mixing with them a little finely chopped
water cress and a few drops of onion juice.
stem end. take out the seeds and iii the
empty shells with the cucumber. Arrange
the tomatoes on lettuce leaves, and pour
over them plain French dressing. A
pink salad" is made of water cress, beets
and radishes Wash and arrange two
punches or cress in salad bowl. Boil a
large red beet and cut ii into fancy shapes
cut eight or ten radishes into four or six
pieces each. Add CROUCH beet juice 10
color the. mayonnaise dressing. Put ia
BILE spoonfuls of il on the cress. and cover
the top with the beet and radishes, arrang-
ing the latter with the red side UP The
beet. juice for coloring may be obtained
by chopping the blood beet fine and boiling
II with little water until the juice is ex-
tracted, then 1t should be strained and boiled
down.
A shad-roe salad is particularly tooth
some at this time of wear. Wash the roes
cover with boiling salted water and allow
TO simmer for twenty minutes. Drain and
put away in a cold place. Just before din
ner remove the skin from the roes. cut in
thin slices. or in dice. Put one slice of
onion in the center Of the salad dish, ar
range around II cups nests of crisp let
tuce leaves. Put large table spoonful of
the shad roe in each lettuce cup. with some
mayOnnaiSe dressing on the TON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

leading under false pretenses virtually to a
Ishmael in this matter, when Christian men
and women recognize the people who con-
tract unholy unions, until the sense OF sane
tity that belongs 10 the married estate has
been destroyed. IL is the surrender OF the
liberty wherewith God has made US free
for the inheritance of the son OF the bond
woman.
Carry out the thought in it's different
lines OF personal application, and bear In
mind that the danger OF to-day is not that
the world Is going to prosecute you and me
with fagot and stake. but that the world is
doing its best TO make US forget and forego
the courage of our convictions: to play with
us and trfle with US, until il can take US
away from the high and holy standards of
what ought TO be the Christian converse
ton and the heavenly citizenship OF Chris
tan men and women.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04


Baby ribbon in black and white mixed
edges the ruff1es on white organdie gown.
Sailor hats made of fancy braid and nm
ished with band of brown or blue velvet
are very stylish
Old-fashioned tatting is coming in again
to be used as an edge for SILK plaitings on
the much trimmed gowns
All button and iacing-cord effects at the
back Of the dress skirt are now being aban-
doned by well-dressed women.
More and more do some Of the new hats
resemble the turhan. Their designers have
thoroughly mastered the art OF folding tulle
as deity as the Turk himself Indeed. the
modern tulle hat is a very close copy OF
its imposing foreign prototype.
Both black and white silk taIeta coats
will be worn with cotton SILK, WOOL ana lace
gowns this season. They are made Of the
soft. thin and consequently expensive .taf-
feta. finely tucked and lined with white.
out rounded points at either side OF the
'front.' while others have the eceuopeo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
AimIess Art Workers.

New York Commercial.
1t is a wonder what becomes of all the
ambitious young men and women who start
off so bravely in the field of art Few of
them have any well-developed idea as to the
ultimate turning of their talents to prac-
teal means Of livelihood. Easel pictures are
not In great demand in the market and
artist artisan work rarely suggests itself to
the majority. They mean somehow to paint
portraits or great compositions in the future
and they peg away for a few years only TO
make part of the hopeless majority of unsuc-
cessfulS. Some OF the women solve ii by
getting married, few Of the men turn to
other pursuits, and very small number get
finally established. Mr.. Low. in an article
in the June Scribner's, gives some statistics
THAT show the immense number of students
now engaged studying art 1t is appalling
There are over 5000 in the cities of New
York, Washington, Chicago. Boston. Cincin-
natl and St. Louis. with Philadelphia San
francisco and many other cities not ac-
counted for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

Demorest's Magazine.

DemorestS Magazine.
A business woman whose experience has
been long and successful said to me the
other day:
IF L were asked to give the best advice
could think of for young women who are
earning their own living, or who have the
cares and expenses of a household 10 look
after. and if 1 had TO confine myself to just
four words. / should say: Start bank ac-
count 1t is an easy matter TO do so nova
days, when both the savings banks and
others offer women every possible con-
venience and inducement. Besides, 1t Is a
good thing to 90, for several reasons 1t
fosters a feeling Of independence and de-
velops business-like habits, two essentials
for q successful business woman. Then, too.
1t is a convenient and desirable. thing to
pay bills by means of checks where 1t is
possible 10 do so. II preserves record Of
the transaction. and frequently prevents an
noyances and mistakes. To my way OF think
ing, a bank account, even though IL be a
small one, should be looked upon as neces-
sity rather than luxury by every woman
who has business affairs of any consequence
whatever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

gradually becoming more numerous, though
still scarce. Whatever it might have been
formerly, photography need now be no more
mechanical art than painting; the ma
both arts, and are no more complicated in
one than the other, and the techniques of
both should be perfectly mastered before
serious work Is begun. The two kinds of art
are there for both artists, and 1 have no
hesitation in adding that the last thing for
use in the first fifteen years of a photog-
raphers artistic training is camera. His
knowledge of art before he begins to prac-
tice photography should be equal to those
who call themselves artists because they use
paint, either with or without art.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
IL Photography a True Art.
faxazine Of Art.

II is a curious paradox that the claim for
photography as ar art is not so much made
6y those who practice II as an art, as by
these who are always arguing against II as
an art. and. am bound to add, those sn VINO VINO
Course. Those who do most towards show
ing by their works that Photography Is an
art are content to have IT called pictorial
photography" 1t Is singular fact that our
subject Of discussion, lis Photography
Among the Fine Arts?'' Is not the burning
Question IL Is called by the writers In weekly
and monthly papers who are always discuss
ing It. These writers usually take into con-
sideration the whole OF its branches. In
fortunately. photography Is so easy in its
elements that the world is flooded by as ga
higher branches are so dificult. and so little
Is produced Of the best work, that but little
Il seen. so the capabilities of photography
for art are not recognised a great photo
graph may present more difnculties OF execu-
tion than painting. but the potenttahties
arc there. We only want more Of those Who
can ada the eua1i1cations Tor any Art 20 the
uatexta1s q photogrepnXs ana Sey -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
The Need of Toll.

I toll to-day and think to-morrow's tide
Will let me hold companionship with men;
fashion out the rambles in the glen,
And far excursions in the forest wide:
The brooklet in its waywardness my guide,
The violet my neighbor and the wren;
toll contented till the time and then
My feet in the paths always tried.
Dear poets! faring in the fields Of rhyme,
From tares Of thought you separate the wheat
Like bees from morning till the evenings chime
You lay up stores within your fair retreat.
That merry makers, on some festal time.
In random gossip may remark, How SWEET"
-AIonzo L. Rice. in Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

chicago ITlDune.
You're a preacher. amt your" asked tbs
caller, lingering his hat.
Yes, SIR" answered the man In black.
"Can be of service TO your"
81 reckon you can. Ne and my girl has
about made up our minds TO get spliced-'
II see. And you wish me TO solemnize
the marriage for you? Am rightT'
why, yes. rejoined the caller, rubbing
his chin. "'Twon't do no harm 70 solemnize
IL all you can. I'm a circus clown and she's
a soubrette."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Summer salads should not be the same as
spring and winter salads. They should be
a bit more fanciful then when the appetite
Graves simply something fresh and green.
but not so rich as those wonderful concoc-
items which are chopped and dressed and
studied ard prayed over by the ambitious
ccId-weather cook, whose watchword Is let
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

DetrOlt JOurnaI
AT sight OF Sigfrid the dragon laughed
with horrid JUNCTION. You are Just in
timei" exclaimed the monster. IT am very
hungry"
You should have brought a sandwich"
replied the warrior lightly. Here IN New
York no one thinks OF going through q
Wagner cycle without sandwich"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
Bargain Silks for
Monday

CREAM AND WHITE WASH SILKS
20-inch width. 35c kind ...........-...25c
:36-inch width, Csc kind..............49c
WASH SILKS-In 2r-inch blue and white
Foulards: also, a large variety OF striped
and checked Wash Silks, 39c and
SOC kinds: Monday, a yard. 29o
CORDED SILkS-A very popular SILK for
Ladies' Waists-in newest stripes and
checks-ali colors. S5c kind. so
pieces on sale: Monday. a yard. 4 DC
4O-INCH CREAM HENRIETTA S-All
wool silk finish, SOC kind: Monday.
a yarQ sbstc
3R-INCH ALL-WOOL ALBATROSS-
Cream and all colors, soc quality;
Monday. yard. .....,............. $50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
June Bargains for a
Big Monday

EXTRA-2O pieces of 33-inch fine Scotch
Zephyr Ginghams, very finest of fabrics
and the best patterns ever produced,
19c and Zoe goods; Monday,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-02
THE DOG IN THE MANoER. q
Man who Carries This Policy Into Mar
rlago Deserves Worst Punishment.

Man who Carries This Policy Into Mar
riago Deserves Worst Punishment.
Between a falling off In the mar
riage rate, an increase Of divorces and
other lamentable circumstances any
thing affecting the welded state bS-
comes not only matter of curious in,
terest, but also Of deep solicltude Thus
a new danger that has come to the
surface in recent Washington suit
calls for due consideration. In this in
stance young woman whose hand waD
sought for by quite number Of candi-
dates, chose whom she thought tho
most acceptable, and In due time the
twain were r1ade one. Allghting at the
station, the husband told his aston
ished bride that he did not want
wife, and had only married her be-
cause he could not endure the idea OF
anybody else possessing her. He then
disappeared. Five weeks have since
passed and she has neither heard o.
nor Seen him. Consequently she wap Is
a divorce on the ground OF desertion.
1t Is hard, OF course, to always grade
the punishment to At the crime, but 1t
would seem that an affair Of this char
acter calls for exceptional treatment,
A groom who could thus carry the dog
in-the-manger principle into the lnsti-
tuition of marriage Is altogether so in
conceivable reprobate that no sched-
ule Of sinners In the criminal codes Is
likely to include him. Besides, as to
afIllctlng an adequate penalty 1t Is
not probable that he can be got at. In
such a state Of affairs the only thing
that seems advisable is to grant the
lady's application for divorce with a
generous readiness that may tend to
give her a better opinion Of men in
general in case she should think OF
venturing on giving any Of them an
other chance. Philadelphia Times.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-02
By Author Of "EIetty," Etc.

music superficial, Of literature superb
clal and school-glrlish, had never in
my life felt myself so entirely unin-
formed. b.a,' .tF
But, II my questloner gradually un-
yelled my ignorance, II struck me now
and then than she looked at me more
humorously than scornfully the while,
and with more kindness.
She stayed for an hour; then she
rose to go. John went slowly with her
from the room,
breathed more freely as the door
closed. Left alone, ! strolled slowly
across the room to the window, parted
the curtains and stood looking out.
The sky, which had been overcast,
had grown clearer by now; It was star
lit. opened the window and knelt
down, my arms on the sill, How quiet
II was! Now and then footstep
passed. heard II advance and heard
II slowly die away; now and then the
distant murmur Of the streets seemed
for moment to grow more distinct,
then seemed far away again.
AS lnelt there, door opened slow
ly; q clear voice struck my ear
"she Is such a child, John! / knew
she was young-but 30 young! don't
approve of your MARRIAGE tell you
frankly"
"You told me that before, In your
letters. They did not surprise me. l
knew you would not approve"
~ had hoped-no, don't interrupt
me, let me say II, John-I had hoped,
now that Lucia was free again, that you
and she at last might both be happy"
"That subject is threadbare, Carrie.
Why discuss 1t any more?"
"No"-with an impatient little sigh
-"it is useless to discuss 1t now. But
what induced you, John"
II wrote and told you what induced
me-"
"But was II a sudden thought"
mot very sudden, The thought first
came to me, own, a good many years
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-02

Some singularly quaint records have
just been discovered in the parochial
registers at Footheld, near Marlbor-
ough, the name OF the parish church OF
which place dates from the eleventh
century. One Ct the earliest entries
decipherable Is as follows: 1852 the
I'd Of DecembGf, buried Robert Water
man, kylled with tree" In 1909, "a
pore man whose name is unknown" Is
mentioned as having died In a "dogge
KENNEL" while in 1912 1t is stated that
ION Tuesday the one and twentieth Of
July, was here entombed the body Of
the Right Hon. Edward Lord Beau
champe, who deceased at week" This
was a son of Lord Beauchamp, who Sc
cretly married the Lady Arabella
Stuart In the reign Of James l., and
was imprisoned in the Tower for thus
wedding a lady Of royal descent with
out the kings consent. In 1876 q
"poore travelling man" was buried;
and in 1908 note is appended to the
registration Of the marriage OF John
Perkins and Mary Overs, stating that
they made rude disturbance and
abused ye people coming out of the
church,"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-02

Say IT,"
Il am not very fond, as you know, OF
girliah simplicity, but there was some
thing In that little wife of yours that
touched me, l asked you to come and
sec Lucia, but ask you now not to
come"
mot come? Why notT
"There arc manifold reasons why
not. You know them as we'll as ].
Kitty is an uniformed pretty glrl-no
more. Lucia is woman-beautiful,
cultured, clever, more than clever
and the woman, John, whom you pas.
slonately loved!"
l had knelt as one spellbound, had
listened In breathless, tremulous way,
with no definite thought that | was lis
tening, with only one eager, overmas-
terlng wish to hear John convince me
once again that he loved me, that he
loved me for loves sake, not for PHYS
sake, or Aunt James sake, or anyono'a
sake, but just for his own sake, for
pure, reasonless passionate need OF
loving me. | had longed to hear thiA
sweet assurance, and instead had
heard-what had | heard?
/ rose from my knees hurrledly In q
Gazed and dlszy way,
Il say, don't come" continued tho
full, clear voice In a warning tone. II
say what | think is klndest, John. Put
the question to yourself-can you trust
yourself to Gomez"
did not hear Johns answer. |
would not hear It, dared not. moved
away from the window, and went back
to my old place beside the hearth, and
stood looking down into the fire.
Presently the house-door shut, and
Johns step came back through the
tiny hall. In another minute he stood
beside me.
"You are looking tired Kitty" he
said In a half-inQuiring tone,
turned my face toward him and
tried to laugh cheerlly. The laugh
was most mlrthless one. was con-
scious that his eyes were observing me
In an anxious, questioning way, ]
must say something's could not think
OF thing to say.
do you think the girls will Gomez"
/ asked him with eagerness, 81 wish
the girls would come; don't your"
"You want the glrls?" he asked.
My voice had trembled; l felt that
must account for. the tremor In 1t, and
for the tears with which my eyes had
suddenly grown dim.
Il want them dreadfully," | cried
"oh, dreadfully"
Ito be contlnued)