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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03

said. THE United States is one of the
great powers and cannot escape this
duty"
He did not believe the United States
would ever withdraw its authority from
Cuba, and thought the manner in which
Spain had been evicted from her col
onies and the United States had taken
possession most businesslike. Amerl-
cas- action in compensating Spain for
the Philippines surprised him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
Days of Grace Restored.

Boston, March BY vote of 211 to
the state house of representatives to-
day passed over the governors veto the
bill restoring days of grace to sight
drafts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03

From the Detroit Free Press.
THAT gloomy Mr.. Simpson acted real
cheerful last night.
did you like him?'
mo. he looked so unnatural and silly
that I was glad when he got gloomy
again.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03

From the Detroit Free Press.
Doctor-Can You get pure water at YOUR
boarding house?
Patient-No. not always. ] frequently
detect just a flavor of coffee in 1t.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
Nashville at Santiago.

Santiago de Cuba, March 2.--The Uni
ted States gunboat Nashville arrived
here to-day
Evening star., 1899-03-04

bouquets OF white carnations, tied with
bows of yellow satin ribbon and arranged
30 that the ribbons all meet In the center
OF the table. while the points are directed
toward the guests. The effect is of great
golden-hearted daisy.
Violets, lovely as they are, do not make
pretty table decoration, being too dull in
color. few scattered in the finger bowls
give an air of daintiness and bring with
them delicate fragrance.
Harvard graduate recently gave a din
ner to some of his former classmates, at
which the table was done in crimson. There
was lace centerpiece bordered with GRIM
son satin ribbon, which was tied in large
bows at the corners. Upon this stood
huge silver bowl, filled with deep red car
nations and surrounded by loose strings of
smilax. At each corner of the table there
was a silver candlestick with a crimson
shade.
AT large dinner given a short time ago
by well-known New York society woman,
a number of small palms were clustered to-
gether in the center of the table. Around
these small ferns were placed, while be-
yond the latter yards of smiIax were ar
ranged so as to conceal the pots. Outside
OF all was fiat border composed of loose
punches of pinks, roses and maidenhair
ferns. These were tied with wide pink
satin ribbons, a long end of which went
from each bouquet down to the place of
one of the lady guests, and had her name
painted in gold upon it. There were bouton-
nieres of pink carnations for the gentle
men.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Shoes and short Skirts.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser
The Rainy Day Club hasn't done a great
deal toward reforming the skirts worn by
women on rainy days. but it has done a
good turn to the shoemakers Women's
clubs that are worthy of the name usually
accomplish some good, even IL In a round
about way, but just why they accomplish
the things furthest removed from the fun
damental purpose of the club, before they
correct the errors that they organize for
the express purpose of rectifying, is one OF
those things which lend gleam OF fun to
the otherwise solemn mee tings of these
orscientious-organizatio The rainy day
skirt is not popular feature of woman's
attire, except on the golf links or on a
bicycle: and on a rainy day the links ard
the bicycle share the skirts unpopularity.
Notwithstanding this aversion TO wear a
skirt-for the sake of which dues are paid.
officers elected and speeches made-every
rainy day advocate feels in duty bound TO
buy stout shoes or high boots. She might
md IL in her heart to go forth in the mud
and the rain dragging her long dress after
her, but she could not find a clause in her
code of vanity that would permit her to
wear short skirt with unsightly boots So
she lays in a stock of becoming wet wealth.
er foot gear, whether she intends TO wear a
snort skirt on every rainy day or only on
club meeting days, and the shoe makers re-
Joice. The rainy day boot is usually a
stout cork soled felt lined affair, laced up
the front and reaching three inches higher
than the ordinary walking boot Ii has a
fiat heel and a bulldog toe 1t is a second
cousin TO the golf boot, but no relation to
the bicycle boot.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
ETON JACKETS.
They Will Be a Feature of the Spring
STYLES.

They Will BE a Feature of the Spring
Styles.
Short coats of the Eton or bolero variety,
many of them cut in such a way that they
leave the line of the waist visible all round,
seem likely to be a feature of the tailor
made fashions for the spring. Sometimes
ranged to fasten over on one side with
very large metallic or enamel buttons, the
outer edge of the coat being bordered with
braiding in some contrasting color, bright
ened probably with threads of gold or sill
yer. An arrangement by which three or
four tabs will cross and recross each other
Is also to be seen on some of the prettiest
coats, and this mode may be recommended
TO those who are slight, as 1t is one which
gives width and size to slender figure.
gown of this description looks very
smart in parma violet cloth with a bodice
OF white glace silk and white leather
band drawn through a dull gold buckle
over this white bodice the little coat of
violet cloth is wornd fastening across and
across with tabs, which are interlaced pret-
tliy and each of which is fastened with
three very small antique silver buttons At
the waist the white1underbodice is visible
for some two OF. three inches. This coat is
Dordered with narrow design of braiding
in darker violet silk cord, with here and
there touch of silver, while the same kind
OF ornamentatfon appears at the wrists and
in the form of an epaulet trimming upon
the otherwise perfectly plain sleeve. The
skirt has the usual shaped fiounce all round
headed with a band of the violet and silver
braiding, this fiounce being much deeper at
the back than in front and by that means
giving kind of tablier effect to the skirt
which is very becoming to the figure.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Effect of Colors.
From Pearson's Weekly.


There are colors that are refreshing and
broadening; others that absorb light and
give a boxed-up appearance to a room;
others that make a room with a bleak
Northern exposure or with no exposure at
all appear bright and cheerful: some that
make a room appear warm; some that
make 1t cold.
If a ceiling Is to be made higher, leave
1T light, that it may appear to recede
Deepening the color used on the ceiling
would make it lower-an effect desirable If
the room is small and the ceiling very
high. Various tones of yellow are substi-
tuteS for sunlight.
The thermometer seems to fall six de-
grees when you walk into a blue room.
Yellow Is an advancing color; therefore a
room fitted up in yellow will appear small
certain shade introduced generously into
room will give an idea of space. Red
makes no difference in regard to size.
Green makes very little.
If a bright, sunny room gets its light
from space obtruded upon by russet-coI-
ored or yellow painted houses, or else looks
out upon stretch of green grass 1t should
be decorated in a color very different from
the shade chosen if the light shade comes
from only an unbroken expanse of sky.
If olive or red brown be used in conjunc-
ton with mahogany furniture, the result
is very different from what it would be if
tawny orange lurking in the mahogany
Red brings out in a room whatever hint
OF green turks in the composition of the
other colors employed.
Green needs sunlight to develop the vel
low in 1T and make it seem cheerful.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Insect Lace weavers.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Have you seen any of the wOrld-famous
Fayal lace, from the Azores or western is
lands: This gauzy stuff is manufactured
by women, there being only twenty-five
with the necessary skill on the islands.
The wonderfully delicate lace is made from
fbers in the leaves of the bitter aloe a near
relation of the common century plant. So
difficult has it been to discover persons
skillful enough to make the lace that manu-
facturers have experimental with silk-pro-
ducing insects to utilize their instructive
gift of spinaing. So successful have some
OF these experiments been that a Munich
man has found way by which caterpilars
have been directed to make the lace.
he mikes a paste composed of the bitter
aloe leaves, which the insect is fond Of
After spreading this paste thinly on a fiat
stone he carefully marks with a camels
hair brush dipped in olive oil the pattern
which he wishes left open. The stone is
then placed in an inclined position. and sew
eral hungry caterpillars are placed at the
bottom. Instantly they begin eating the
paste and spinning out their silk as they
progress toward the top. Finally the cater
pillars have eaten all the paste but that
covered by the distasteful oil, and in its
place they have left delicate web of silk
in a pretty lace pattern.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
NEW PRINCESS GOWNS.
A Fashion That Shows No Sign o.
Waning in Popularity.


Waning in Popularity.
The princess robes continue to increase
and multiply. and that, too. in spite of the
fact that they are undoubtedly very unbe-
coming. except to the favored few who
happen to be the possessors of absolutely
perfect figures. In the realms of tailor
made cloth gowns there are now number
of princess dresses. although one hears
great many grumbles as to the difficulty
of making them fit properly. People to
whom they cannot fail to be absolutely un-
becoming will insist upon ordering these
tight-fitting princess dresses and then they
are simply Mortified when they see them
selves not even as others see them) as
their looking glasses reflect them, refiec-
tions which must often be a very sorry
sight. The princess dress as worn in Paris
leaves but very little to the imagination as
far as form is concerned, while to walk
gracefully or sit comfortably in one of
these narrow skirts one requires the skill
of an accomplished gymnast. Nevertheless
and notwithstanding, this form of dress
has made its way into favor and shows no
sign SO far of losing ground
A very effective princess walking dress
for spring. which is unmistakaby of Paris
ian origin, is made in mastic cloth, and
hts the figure from the collar band to the
hem of the skirt like the proverbiaI glove.
1t is true that the skirt widens out consid-
erably half way between the knees and the
ankle and that it is very full and long
round the feet. but except for this fulness
1t has no kind of flounce to account for its
shape. There are two seams on either side
the center of this gown in front, and these
are outlined with narrow bands of mink
trimming which are eventually continued
over the shoulders in the form of bretelles
and brought to a point in the center of the
waist at the back. where they are con-
nected by large bow of dark brown vel
Fet with a diamond buckle in the center.
Round the neck and also edging the hem
of the skirt there is this same narrow
bordering of mink, while a new departure
altogether is made in the sleeves, which are
of dark brown velvet, fitting quite closely
to the arm. To wear with this mastic
cloth gown a pretty muff of the same cloth
has been made, draDed on one side with
folds of dark brown velvet and trimmed
with bunch of mink tails. bow of cream
lace and a bunch of violets and yellow mar
cissuses. A mink toque will also be worn
with this dress. lifted off the hair by a
bandeau of dark brown velvet and trimmed
slightly on side with the same violet
and yellow blossoms, supported by a stiffly
wired bow of cream lace and one or two
loops of brown velvet.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE.
Orange Salad.

Make a dressing with a tablespoonful
OF salad oil. a dessertspoonful of lemon
juice, dessertspoonful of chablis or hook
and pinch of powdered sugar and mix
thoroughly. Peel half dozen large sweet
oranges. remove all the white pith and cut
them into slices from the side. Divide
some tanserine oranges into sections and
remove the pips very carefully. Dip the
slices and pieces of orange into the dress
ing, and arrange the former in salad
bowl and pour over it some maraschino.
Beat the mixture well. and stir in lightly
the stifhy-whisked whites of five eggs.
Butter souff1e tin, fold a piece of buttered
paper round it so that 1t stands two or
three inches above the tin, pour in the
mixture and bake for about forty-five min
utes in a well-heated oven. Ten minutes
before the souff1e is done scatter some icing
sugar over the top. Serve at once with
pineapple sauce in sauce boat For the
sauce make a thick custard with the yolks
of three eggs and half pint of pineapple
sirup, and whip it on ice until it Is cold,
then add half pint of whipped cream fla
vored with maraschino, and ice the sauce
thoroughly before sending it to table.
Mutton Chops With Cheese Sauce.
Brush the chops with olive oil or dip in
melted butter. Broil over brisk fire, turn
ing every sixty seconds. Before broiling
the chops prepare the sauce and let 1t stand
over hot water. For eight to ten chops
parboil two or three onions, drain, cut in
pieces and put over the fire, with two table,
spoonfuls of butter, one teaspoonful of sug-
ar and dash of pepper and salt. Let it
cook without coloring. Add two table,
spoonfuls of finely grated cheese, and when
thoroughly mixed press the whole through
a puree sieve. Just before sending to the
table add a tablespoonful of cream
Partisan Potatoes, Roasted.
Cut out of uncooked potatoes pint of
little balls and cook them in salted boiling
water for ten minutes or until nearly ten
der. Drain and toss into frying pan with
four tablespoonfuls of melted butter and
little salt. Set the pan in the oven, shak-
ing it frequently until the potatoes are
thoroughly cooked and we'll Drowned. Add
a little fresh butter, more salt if needed
and tablespoonful of chopped parsley.
Toss the balls about to distribute the in
gradients evenly and serve at once.
Wine Sauce.
Put a teacupful of water into a sauce
pan and let it boil. Beat together one cup
full of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter,
one tablespoonful of flour and the yok of
one egg and stir into the the boiling water.
When cooked and slightly COOL add one
gill of wine.
Evening star., 1899-03-04

cords on the edges. which look as IL they
were buttonholed on. Then there are
leather belts OF every conceivable shade
and every skin which can be tanned All,
however, are very narrow. Narrow belts
came In with dropping blouses, and as long
as our shirt waists and fancy waists droop
the belt worn with them will be narrow
women who are so slight that narrow belts
are unbecoming can always wear the fancy
ribbons with the beautiful buckles Or
they can take wide ribbon and wrap IL
twice around their waists and make bow
on the side or in the back as is most be-
coming.
One must not forget the new collar clasps,
which are made of gay enamels or set with
fancy stones They are a great help In ar
ranging the new ribbon collar, which is
simply piece OF ribbon nearly two inches
Wide, wound twice around the neck, firmly
fastened in place, and pinned 10 one side
with little buckle or fancy pin. The coll
lar clasps can be sewed one to each end of
the ribbon after 1t has been cut the proper
length, and then the collar can always be
put on quickly and successfully.
MABEL BOYD.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Toilet Hints,

Try lemon juice to remove stains on the
nails. 1t must be well rinsed off afterward
and the fingers carefully dried
Oranges eaten before breakfast have a
wonderfully beautifyinS effect on the COM
plexion and can do no harm If eaten In
moderation.
Sweet almond oil alone agrees excellently
with some skins. Try it for day or two.
Nearly every skin requires different treat
ment, and the only plan is to experiment.
Fruit stains are often difficult to remove
especially when much fruit has to be pick
ed by hand. Oxalic acid diluted will be
found most useful and should be used as
soon as the stains appear.
Nothing is better for sallow complexions
than bathing in elder flower water. AT
night this should be allowed to dry on the
skin. In the morning wash the face in the
usual way, battle with the elder flower To-
ton for few minutes, wipe with soft
towel and finish off with a soft, clean cha
mois leather.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
How to Brew Ten,
From the New York Herald.


Lovers of tea will tell you, with a wise
shake of the head, that tea should never be
allowed to steep for any length of time
and should never be used a second time
The latter rule is particularly insisted
upon, yet the Chinese who must certainly
be looked upon as good authorities on the
tea question, say to the contrary.
The Chinese put tea into their little tea
bowls, let it steep very short time, pour
off the liquid and drink 1t, and then add
more water to the leaves. The tea from
this second brewing is the better they say.
Il has not the roughness of taste of the
first brew.
Good tea. taken in moderation and prop
erly prepared, is pronounced by doctors to
be a stimulant to the nervous system.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Private Property.
From Harper's Bazaar.

FROM harper Bazar.
In some homes one feels that one should
have sign Private Property" attached
to all ones personal belongings. There is
a disregard of meum ct tuum that fills
the visitor. with a wonder that is not ad-
miring. Sisters wear one another's hats,
borrow one another's gloves and even use
the same brush and comb. Husband and
wife have towels in common, and the state
of affairs leads one to almost believe in
the hackneyed story of ''the family tooth
brush"
What a riotous time the germs and mi
crobes must have in such home and how
very uncomfortable ii is for anybody else.
Ones belongings should be used by the
owner, and by the owner only, and the
most intimate friend should feel that he
has no right to make use of one of them
even for Just once"
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Brushing Hair Backwards.


Have you ever tried brushing your hair
the wrong way? I know a little woman
whose hair had long been thin and -scraggy.
She was in despair, having used a host of
different tonics without benefit, when a
French maid suggested brushing the hair
the wrong way, assuring her mistress that
In Paris this was favorite way of groom
ing the hair.
The American woman decided to try the
experiment. Her maid carefully divided the
hair into many small parts, and then, with
a huge and very stiff brush, began her
work. Holding the extreme end of the
strand to be brushed in her left hand, she
started at the bottom of 1t and brushed up
ward toward the head. After each strand
mad gone through this process the maid
snoothed each hair back into it's original
position.
Now the woman brushes her hair in this
manner each night and morning. She de-
ciares 1t has proved more beneficial than an
expensive tonic.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Beaded Purses.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Beaded purses and bags are more in evil
dence than ever. Silver and gold beads are
used freely, while the effort is made to imi-
tate gems with the colored glass beads
which are worked into purses with the met
al ones. The groundwork is of silk, in
great contrast to the beaded design.
Richness of coloring is the aim, and the
effect is heightened by the most elegant
mountings, very freely jeweled to match
the body of the bag.
These bags are finished with the fiat belt
bag clasps or with the collapsible round
tops, and some even with the sliding rings
of the old-fashioned silk purse, but all are
as elaborate as possible in coloring with
conventional floral designs or Persian pat
terms.
Evening star., 1899-03-04

Wife (to husband)-"Arthur, love, / want
you to give Jack good scolding tomorrow
morning"
Husband-"Whatf for? am perfectly sat
isfied with the fellow"
Wife-"Well, you know, he has to beat
the carpets tomorrow. and he strikes ever
so much harder when he's in bad tenn
per."-Tit-Bits.
Employer-"Late again. John; can't you
manage TO get here in timer
Employe-"I can't sleep o. nights, sir, and
am apt to be late in the morning"
HIM, sleeplessness- Why don't You con-
suit doctor and find out the causef'
81 know the cause, sir; 1t Is six weela
old."-Pearson's Weekly.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Swans Are Cowards.
From Good Words.

The greater part of the swans life is
spent in magnifcently concealing the fact
that he is a great coward. except when he
is nesting. for then he is no coward. There
is no passion so weak, according TO Bacon,
'but it mates and masters the fear Of
DEATH, and there is no creature so tmor-
Gus but in defense of its young il becomes
valiant.
gliding into a backwater when swans are
nesting, has been glad to escape without
ducking or worse from the infuriated male
bird. but with this incentive to heroism re-
nervous as q farmyard hen. Yet his dignity
compels him to hide the fact, and for this
purpose he Stimulates extreme ferocity when
he is in the water, and the appearance of a
dog on the bank throws him into paroxysms
of fury.
Evening star., 1899-03-04
TABLE DECORATIONS.
Helpful Suggestions for the Woman
Who Entertains.

From What To Eat
AT recent luncheon, given by pros
pectiye bride to her bridesmaids. the table
was decorated with white relieved by just
a touch of soft green. The large silver can
delabrum in the center of the table rose
out of bed of feathery maidenhair ferns,
which were ir. tiny pots Forming border
around these and so arranged as to conceal
the pots, were loose punches of bride roses
tied with white satin ribbon. Each guest
carried one of these away with her when
luncheon was over. The candles and shades
We're white, as were also the narrow satin
ribbons which tied together half dozen
slices of 'Grisini'' bread at each plate. The
centerpiece was of delicate white lace with
white satin underneath. The ices, bonbons
and icing on the cakes were all white.
A unique and effective decoration for
luncheon table 10 made of long, narrow
Evening star., 1899-03-04
Reason for Her Popularity,

From the TIttsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
81 know young girl who is SO punctil-
ious it is a pleasure to invite her any
where" said a lady not long since. "She
always keeps her appointments to the min
ute, never forgets her engagements, and is
always to be depended upon. She is very
popular with young and old, and there is
little doubt that she owes much to this
praiseworthy attribute. In the matter of
invitations the least one can do to show
their appreciation of the courtesy extended
them is to be prompt"
Evening star., 1899-03-04

For portieres plain silk velours and satins
are in much favor for city houses, while for
cottage furnishings bright fresh chintz in
spring time designs are shown in all the
decorators and furnishing shops. These
come in dainty combinations of white, yell
low and lilacs, gray and pinks, pink and
blue. etc
Evening star., 1899-03-04

Is placed at each cover a small glass dish
about the size of an individual butter plate
on which are number of nut meats-Eng
lish walnuts. almonds and pecans-lightly
sprinkled with salt. These are supposed to
be an aid to digestion as well stimulus
to appetite.
Evening star., 1899-03-04

If you find your salt in the salt bag as
hard as the proverbiai neither millstone,
don't attempt to pulverize it with the ham
mer or potato masher, but, lifting the bag
a foot or two from the table, drop it down
solidy several times, turning it from side
to side until the contents are again reduced
to CRYSTALS,
Evening star., 1899-03-04

Potatoes, say physicians must not be
given to little children. They contain too
much starch and too little nutriment, and
while they may give the child flesh they
will not give it strength.