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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
FURNISHING A BEDROOM.


In these days of luxury the furnish
ing of bedrooms requires certain
amount CT close attention, for fashion
changes in this line as IN all others.
and to keep everything uniform
throughout the house the bedroom
needs its Furnishings in the latest
style.
Bedsteads are much decorated and in
many instances display very skilled
workmanship. The most beautiful and
expensive kinds of wood are used and
are made into beds with seemingly no
limit to the variety Of shapes and style
of decoration.
Cid mahogany beds, which for a time
We're net so popular, have again their
place of prominence and, with repolish-
ing, look as well as the new ones. The
new beds of mahogany are made on
nearly the same graceful lines as those
of years ago. They are an expensive
luxury, but when used in a room with
the furniture to match they certainly
are tie lhanjscmest.
The coverings Of these beds must Of
course be in keeping. Rich lace over
silk or satin and the finest OF linen with
hand embroidery are used
White bedstea6s with geld trimmings
and painted designs and beds OF light
eolorei woods are very beautiful in
their decorations Many appear in the
Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and Pom
padcur styles, but we have seen very
pretty wooden beds painted white and
blue or any color wished that smart
young women have decorated them
selves to suit their own fancy.
Enameled bedsteads with brass trim
mings and brass beisseads are also very
Popular. They always lock neat and
can easily be kept clean Another fea-
ture in their favor is that they can be
SO daiEtily trimmed The spreads for
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

man system, produces sallowness by
causing the liver to become over
worked and thereby prevents it from
taking all the different poisons from
the blood, including the coloring mat.
ter of the bile. These coloring matters,
or dyes, remain in the blood until ma
ture eliminates them from the system.
Sallowness of the face in short, is only
the coloring matter deposited in the
from the blood. In coming in contact
with the air it is oxidized and is then
very hard to remove.
As preventive OF saIlowness a great
deal can be accomplished if one will be
careful of the diet and never eat any
food that is unlikely to digest readily.
Eat meals at regular hours and take
about the same amount of food each
day. Plenty Of fruit, oranges and occa-
sionally lemon before breakfast are
good. Sleep in a cool. we'll ventilated
room; take plenty of exercise, espec-
tally walking in the open air.
MARY SCOTT ROWLAND.
New York, June 2.
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DIVORCE WITHOUT LAWYERS.

In Burma, though divorce is la
mentally common, it is managed
without all the publicity and conse-
quent scandal which are inevitable in
a country where such matters are set
tied in the law courts and are carefully
reported in the press. If divorce must
be, it is pity that it cannot be as
quietly managed everywhere as in Bur-
ma
There, if the husband and wife fail
to live happily together, she goes out
and purchases two little candles of
equal size, which are specially made
for the purpose. She brings them
home, and then she and her husband
sit down on the floor, placing the can
dies between them. The candles are
lighted simultaneously. and one repre-
sents her and the other him. Anx-
iously the pair watch the burning
tapers, for custom DEGREES that he or
she whose candle goes out first is to
leave the house forever, taking moth
ing but the clothes worn at the mo-
ment
The one whose candle has fiickered
even a second after the other was ex-
tinguished remains in exclusive pos
session of the house and all the prop
erty.
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THE VILLAGE BELL.

How sweetly peacefully sadly rings tho
village bell.
How sweetly when the bride TO altar
How peacefully when on the Christians
ear II falls,
And to worship calls,
How sa6iy when ii tolls the funeral
knell.
To bride it sings OF life-of happiness-of
hope
A life likened to one glad sweet song.
Who fain would have such happiness
prolong,
TO eternity as long.
With love, content through dungeons
gloom 10 grope.
To Christian. bids the time with God
commune,
Leaving behind the world ami glare OF
fame
Happy IN their meekness with reverence
for His name,
Sung ia sweet refrain
The words no man can doubt or dare
tmpugn.
To sexton It bids open the wants grim
visaged door,
TO receive deaths new Tenant 10 the
tomb
To sleep. TO wake perhaps not In tho
centHries's noon.
But for all that--soon.
Though dead and memory be but for
@oHAHI1Es EMERSON McPEAK.
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MOTHERS OF THE PRESIDENTS.


The following is a complete list of
the maiden names of the mothers Of
the presidents of the United States
printed by the Boston Transcript:
Washington, Mary Ball; John Adams,
Susanna Bowlston; Jefferson, Jane
Randolf; Madison. Nellie Conway;
Monroe, Eliza Jones; ]. @. Adams, Abb
gail Smith; Andrew Jackson, Eliza
beth Hutchinson; Van Buren,, Maria
Hoes; Harrison, Elizabeth Bassett;
Tyler, Mary Armistead; Polk, Jane
Knox; Taylor, Sarah Strother; Fill
more, Phoebe Willard; Pierce, Anna
Kendrick; Buckhannon. Elizabeth
Speer; Lincoln, Nancy Hanks; John
son, Mary McDonough: Grant, Hannah
Simpson; Hayes, Sohpia Orchard;
Garfield, Eliza Rallou; Arthur, Malvina
Stone; Cleveland, Annie Neal; Earri-
son, Elizabeth Irwin; Mckinley, Nam
cy Campbell Allison.
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ROYAL DINNER PARTIES.

The queen of England's dinner hour
is o'clock, but royal dinners are
served with commendable rapidity, so
in spite Of the lateness Of the hour the
banquet is over by 10. Her majesty
precedes her family and guests into
the dining room and again heads the
procession on leaving the room. This,
by the way, is the arrangement in all
royal households. Even when the
Duke and Duchess of Fife have a din
ner in their Portman square establish
ment the Duchess of Fife goes into
dinner alone and before instead of
after all the guests.
When the queen is entertaining anil
the party have reassembled in the
drawing room or reception corridor,
she addresses a few remarks to each
guest in turn. The latter in every case
wait for the sovereign to initiate the
conversation and merely respond brief
ly to her remarks. By II o'clock the
function is at an end.
At the dine and sleep" parties at
Windsor or Osborne and also at San
dringham departing guests are expect
ed to leave by an early train, not later
than IL. No formal farewell is ac
corded them; in fact, they are suppos-
ed to disappear as silently as spirits.
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fashionable doctors-one, indeed. who
has very large practice. 1t seems that
he has telephone in his bedroom.
One night recently, when the weather
was particularly stormy and the emis
nent physician and his wife were both
fast asleep, the telephone suddenly
rang. and over the wire came the mes
sage:
please come around at once to
Berkeley square; Lady B. is very
ill.,"
The physician uttered an ejaculation
which was distinctly supplementary.
and, handing the transmitter TO his
wife, said, Say l am out of town."
which, like an obedient wife, she inn
mediately proceeded to do.
The following afternoon the physi-
clan called at Lady BIS house, and,
meeting her husband. exclaimed:
so sorry l was not at home when
you rang up last night
But were you really not at homer
inquired Lord B.
"of course not" replied the physi-
clan with a most unblushing effront-
cry.
Then my dear DOCTOR" spoke Lord
B., who is a bit of wag. in the
most earnest and sympathetic manner.
Il must sympathize with you in your
terrible misfortune. for I distinctly
heard a mans voice in your bedroom
talking to your wife
The face of the physician Is stated
to have defined description. all the
more as Lord B. hurried off the
moment he had said this, without
giving him time TO utter a word
Philadelphia Times.
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4 A.
Only Eat Wcmsa win H4vse II xurkisk
Theatres.
IN Turkey the most beautiful and
desirable woman is the one who
weighs most" writes an American who
has been soiourning in the sultan's
domains.
A thin and willowy creature would
have no social standing in Turkey and
would be total failure on the stage in
Constantinople. Unless a woman is
fat she cannot secure an engagement
in a music hall and the fatter she is
the more enthusiasm she arouses and
the larger is her salary. On the even
ing after my arrival in Constantinople
| went to the Concordia Music Hall
and there / saw more feminine breadth.
depth, thickness, heft and circumfer-
ence than had ever before seen under
one roof. The first woman who sung
was fat; the second was fatter; the
third was-no, not latest, although
she was much heavier than No. ..
She was merely the promise of what
was yet to come. They were holding
back the really big artists for the
finale. AT last these two came on.
They were sisters" and they made a
large family by themselves. The
house arose in joy as the vast, egg
shaped objects appeared on the stage.
The Turks, who had been sitting stol-
idly in the boxes looking with dull
unconcern at the frail vocalists who
weighed less than three hundred, now
Strengthened UP and clapped their
hands,
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tious woman the reputation CT being a
good dresser DAISY MAY.
MRS. ROWLAND ON
Wells AND SALLOW SKIN.

1t seems propesterous that any wo-
man should need instructions as to the
care of the skin of the face, but it is
true that most women cannot see their
own defects as others do. l had lady
say to me: Madam Rowland, do you
not think have a lovely complexion?
And l never use anything on my face
but soap and water" My answer
was: You need not have told me that,
as yeur skin speaks for itself" Her
pores were filled with blackheads, be-
sides being badly wrinkled. No wo-
man can be called even fair looking
if she has not a clear. clean, healthy
complexion. How often do we hear a
woman say, my hat or my gown is
so unbecoming! when it is not the
fault of the hat or gown, but of the
skin.
Wells are largely responsible for the
blackheads and the poor compilations
of ladies of the present day. Prob
ably no fashion more deleterious to the
complexion could have been devised
than the close mesh wells worn next
to the face. This fine lace mask--for
it is nothing else-hinders the circu-
lation to some extent, but does far
more injury by keeping the lace
heated. Thus when the dust from the
street blows in the open pores receive
it. Without the veil friendly breeze
would very likely carry away most of
these dust particles. The dye used in
the manufacture of yelling adds its
portion of deleterious matter, and the
veil retains so much more of the dust
that each time it is put on it has
deposit to sift upon the face. If you
doubt the truth of this statement, take
any veil that you have been wearing a
few days and put it in water. The
muddiness which is produced in the
water is the dirt that is helping to give
you muddy complexion. If veil
must be worn occasionally. when high
winds prevail. in order to keep the hair
from being disarranged. let it be Of the
most delicate of open mesh. A veil of
real lace and light color is the least
harmful, as it can be frequently wash
ed. Always wear it so loose as not TO
impede a free circulation of air.
Black and other dark wells should
be frequently renewed. Too many
ladies wear them continuously for the
sole reason that they do not show the
dirt. A woman on entering the house
should at once remove her veil. Some
wear wells all day. l have seen girls
twelve years old allowed to begin the
wearing of a veil, and have never
seen a wearer of a black veil whose
skin was not filed with hlackheads.
Ny advice to al women who value
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

their looks n 10 eschew ire habit alto
gether.
Moth patches, or Liver spots (chloas-
maj, is 4 term applied to difruse cir-
cumscribed and well defined discolor-
ations of the skin in shades of yellow,
brown and even black. These appear
On the face and neck and are symD-
tomato of some disease of the liver or
other internal organ. These spots
usually remain after the internal trou-
BILE is cured and require treatment Of
the skin to remove them. Before re-
firing wash the face thoroughly with
tepid water, using pure olive oil soap.
Then apply a mixture OF lemon juice
and pulverized sugar in equal parts.
Allow it to remain on over night. In
the morning again wash the face as be-
fore and annoint it with pure retir-
ing cream-as much as the skin will
absorb. Then cover the face with a
pure powder.
Sallowness of the face is, in bad
cases, called icterus, or jaundice. This
is caused by deranged liver. This
arrangement is in turn brought about
by eating indigestible foods or eating
too heartily especially late at night.
In some cases it comes from drinking
tea, coffee and too much wine. Any
thing which disturbs the action of the
liver, the great laboratory of the hui
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

them are 81 silk, satin. lace linen a.
muslin Is as elaborate. simple and
design as you please.
Linen bedspreads with = deep border
of drawn work and drawn center
make very attractive covers when plac-
ed over bright cofored foundation.
With this kind of spread, large square
pillows are preferred, with pillow slips
of the same design as the spread Mus
lin is perhaps the least expensive ma
terial in bed furnishing and one that
gives very satisfactory effect. Fine
dotted muslin over a bright colored
silk. with deep ruffle for the valance
and caintiiy dTaped curtains for the
canopy top, makes neat and pretty
bed for any young persons room. The
draping of the curtain gives, to great
extent, the smart appearance to the
bed. These curtains can be hung from
a curved, square CT Shield shaped top.
The curved and shield shape allow Of a
prettier arrangement.
1t is quite the fashion to have sleep
ing rooms hung and upholstered with
tapestry or any enc of the many mate
rials used for upholstery purposes.
Denim is often employed, and, when
it is, the bed covering. canopy and va
lance are of the same material, with
white linens in various tints and jap
anese cottons in soft, harmoaizing blues
and greens are in great demand for
this purpose.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

lscs IS chdircu. Fors the trrhan II nj
gllsh walking hak dotted ~ plain ash
net Is and must b tied neatly IN the
back, with 10 icose ends Visible. For
dressy chapeaux mDusseaine de sole or
fancy nleshed yelling is draped about
the brim, tied at the back so as to fall
in RIPPING folds to the nape of the
neck. With the picture hat tulle of
enc or two thicknesses in the same con-
tnasting cobors is brought we'll under
the chin, crossed at the back, with the
long ends brought around to the front
and tied in big bow.
The newest net wells are interlined
with tlalle, and the latest separately
woven veil with border has four big
spots, which, when properly adjusted,
Oct either cheek, the point Of the chin
and the middle of your forehead. Col
ored maine wells come dotted or plain,
but 1t behcoves woman to study well
her complexion before she ventures to
wear any Of them. Brown and gray
are the most favored colors fer ordi-
nray wear, and if Of spun silk are worn
over fish net wells of the sameccl7r.
The woman who ties her veil when it
should be pinned, or the reverse, COM
mits a grave offense against millinery
law.
Strict attention to the small details
of dress wins fer many an unpreten-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

NO SKULL FOR AN IRISH FAIR.

IN Ireland recently quarrel had
taken place at a fair and a culprit was
being sentenced for granddaughter.
The doctor, however. had given evil
dence to show that the victims skull
was abnoInaily thin. The prisoner.
on being asked il he had anything TO
say for himself, replied: NO. yer
honor, but would ask was that a
skull for a man to go to fair wid?"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

On Neckweor, Ribbons Millinery Appropriate to the
Summer Season
Summer Season.

member of the same clique who intends
to take her turn at tooling the coach
will be Respondent in a bright green
outer garment cut exactly on the lines
of a mans paddock coat. Perhaps
the most startling costume of all is a
pale blue taffeta tucked and stitched
into the seyerest of tailor skirts and
bolero jackets, with violet blouse
and toque composed of the fragrant
blossoms. Pongee silk in its natural
tan shade combined VIA a soft blush
gray was the least aggressive of the
half dozen gowns and was charmingly
put together in the guise of a princess
dress with the adorable wisp train. A
Tuscan straw turban with cluster of
immense rosettes in gray chiffon IS
the hat provided for wear with it.
On frocks for midsummer gauze
ribbon, wide and narrow, spreads itself
in broad bands at intervals or appears
in flirting frills enc upon the other.
Straight lines receive no consideration
whatever. Dress trimmings, whether
of ribbon, silk or lace, are put on in
points, scallops or irregular lines suit
ing some freaky fancy Gold buttons,
chased or enameled, are used for fas-
tening the bodice. Bullet buttons of
steel are seen ON the latest tailor
gowns. They appear in two rows
down the front of the coatee and in
double or triple rows up the side of
the skirt. On blue serge the effect is
very pleasing, particularly if steel gray
blouse and hat accompany the gown
The usual assortment of fans of
high and low degree are in evidence
Those ca Silk and satin have hand
somely carved ivory sticks of white,
otherwise wooden ones of contracting
color. For instance, pale blue gauze
will have black stick, pink chiffon
will stretch over one of the amber hue
and one of yellow over dark green OF
the Japanese fans there are many
unique and original in design. One
tiny open and shut affair is composed
of dozen boys in costume, each fas-
tened separately to stick. Opened,
you have an audience of small boys
grotesquely grinning at you; closed,
fat chap with the same laughable ex-
preston on his face. The small or
empire fan is fashionable. Big fans
are not seen except of ostrich feathers,
and then there are only two or three
long plumes tied into shape or bound
by pearl handle
Gloves show few changes since early
spring. The enc button style heavily
stitched is still favored. The Vandyke,
or gauntlet, is making little Roadway
during this hot weather, but no doubt
will win deserved recognition in the
autumn. Yachtswomen are affecting
them because they are English and are
therefore presumably smart
Woman may indulge her weakness
for pretty wells with slight effort. On
every hand are to be seen lovely ones,
which will without exception beauti-
fly. The etiquette Of wells is an in
tensely interesting subject. BY their
wells shall they be known is familiar
quotation Of the milliner. This die.
tatcr OF modes lays down a few rules
to govern veil wearing. On sailor hats
wells must be pinned to hang straight
down from the brim and be of wash
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

THE QUEEN AND THE LITTLE
GIRL.

When the Queen was cut driving re-
Gently in the south of France, her car
riage passed little girl crying bitterly
by the roadside. Her majesty, whose
attachment to children is proverbial,
and whose sympathy for suffering is al
ways acute, ordered the carriage to
stop and sent to inquire If the child
was lost or what was amiss.
The messenger came back and report
ed that he could not find out the secret
of the child's distress, but he had given
her some sous and that she had ceased
to cry. so long as nothing serious is
the matter" replied the Queen, II sup
pose sous will make her happy" The
child hurried home to tell her mother
that La Refine d'Angleterre had taken
notice of her.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

BY June the more serious problems
Of dress for the summer have been
solved, and women turn their atten-
tion to the smaller accessories which
triumph during the month of roses.
OF neckwear there is an endless varie-
ty- something suitable for everyhody's
gown. Among the dainty things are
tulle bows, both in white and colers.
These are sometimes fastened to stocks
draped in tlllle, or they may be worn
with velvet or silk ones in contrasting
hues. Silk stocks with a moussehne
plating on the upper edge and double
ends of the same falling in front are
among the rrettiest in the seasons out
put. Lace scarfs are mounted ON
stiff lining to form a stock and are
crossed at back to be tied at front in
a sailor knot. Fancy squares of silk,
caught up in the center by a buckle,
form a pretty neck piece. Among the
serviceable kind are those of taffeta
with a butterfly bow hemstitched on
all sides. Fer the cotton waist are
pique ones fashioned into Tecks, four
dn-hands or string ties.
Adjustable revers of white satin
noire, lace and pique may be had at
small cost ready made to smarter up
last years bodice. The Marie Antoin-
cite fichu OF embroidered muslin with
sash to match is designed to wear with
organdde 1rocks of puritanical simplici-
ty. All over lace sleeves, which fit
skin tight, are ON sale side by side with
neckwear novelties. Stocks need not
match your shirt waist or bodice but
must bear close relation to your hat.
The lace furore increases day by day,
and we have lace stockings, lace frocks,
lace wraps, lace hats, lace parasols and
even lace mits, to say nothing of the
Spanish mantllla and broad scarf,
which would fain be regarded as a
wrap. Many of the cid time laees are
again popular, chantilly being espec-
tally modish. Bcas of lace and chiffon
are made by using three quarters of a
gard of chiffon shell plating, to which
are fastened two lace ties, fashioning
one end into rosette where they join
the chiffon ruche and letting the other
fau free. They may also be construct
ed entirely of mousseline or chiffon.
In this event IA yards of chiffon are
required for the tie ends, the width be-
Ing split in two. The tie ends are i'm
proved by ruffles of marrow gauge rib
bon across the bottom four or five rows
Beep. Boas of this description are cas-
made at home at a Gfstlnot exceed
g IS, while the Nshops are asking from
70 S12.
BOaS are 10~be the rage, and one is
supposed to have a bit of filmy stuff
Eewed into this shape to match every
diaphanous gown in ones wardrobe.
Feather boas are favored only in light
colors for summer wearing.
AS the season advances high colors
become more conspicuous. Neutral
tints seem to have no showing.
Apropos of this saw among the gowns
made for race wear by a fashionable
avenue tailor a rose colored home
spun The stylish dame by whom it
was ordered is to wear it with big
brimmed black hat of fancy strewr
with the inside of the brim covered
with stemless tea roses. Another
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BIGGEST BELL IN THE WORLD.

The greatest bell in the world is in
an edifce before the great temple of
BuddEa, at Toxic. It weighs LOO, 0eo
pounds and is four times greater than
the great bell Of Moscow. whose cir
conference at the rim is nearly Is
feet and whose height is u feet
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HIS TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE.

A story is current in London just at
present concerning one of the most