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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
NATURAL FEET SOCIETY.
Mrs. Little Tells of the Origin of
the Movement in China.

The origin Of 1.-The Tien Tsu Hal" or
Natural Feet society, is said to be due
to the enthusiasm and unremitting labors
of Mrs. Little, an English woman, who
lives at Chung-King, China, on the Up"
per YangTss, about 1900 miles from
Shanghai.
1t was in June, 1895, during the excite
ment caused by the Chinese-JapaueSe
war, while in Shanghai on a visit, that
Mrs Little formed this society. She en-
listed the sympathies of the foreign res
ident women appointed committees in va
rious places to aid in the distribution OF
literature, held meetings and offered
prizes for essays.
In the fall Of the year the American
Episcopal mission held a meeting at
Chung-King, in favor of this movement,
embracing nearly all of the foreign COM
munity A local committee was formed,
with representative of each English
speaking community upon It, These mis-
sionaries agreed to unite in the work, and
were Joined by some Chinese who had
been previously interested. The result
was the formation Of an Anti-footbindlng
society, with foreign and a Chinese sec
rotary. Mrs. Little says:
I'VE of the society try to influence pub
lie opinion by literature, and leave 1t to
missionaries to make individual converts.
American missionaries are particularly
Jealous and successful
This custom Of footbinding dates back
1000 years. and, until the women of China
are released from this terrible bondage.
endured only to please the men, there IS
no hope for China.
1.-Two and one-half inches is the proper
length for a Chinese woman's foot. Little
girls, while undergoing the binding. are
tortured for three years. the bandages
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
With deep fringe the color of the silk.

with deep fringe the color of the silk
dot.
1t has taken a surprising length of
time to discover that a+taffeta blouse or
waist Of any cut or style Is always de-
sirable That is the garment, not the
fabric of which it is made At length
we have decided that the soft firm makes
Of satin shall be constituted for the
glace silks which in one sense are as
ephemeral as butterfly. A pliable satin
is easily manipulated. and 1t survives
wear in a most satisfactory manner, for
it does neither cut nor wear thin in
places as taffeta invariably does Satin
that is only moderately glossy is much
more becoming than highly glazed silk,
a merit not. to be overlooked. In making
a choice
An Easter gown made by a fashionable
city dressmaker was gagged for some
inches below the belt. 1t was called
shocking, the shirring being done in
fanciful form. An other costume show
ed the lower half of the bodice gagged
to resemble a wide Swiss belt, the direc-
ton taken by the gathers below the
waist being made to correspond. CASH
mere, nun's-veiling, crepe de Chine LID
erty satin, and similar flexible materials
are used for this style of decoration,
which is newer than plating in any OF
it's numberless forms.
The smart little out-Of-doOr coats or
black silk or satin which have been IN
troduced this season are made more or
less like jacket-bodices, with somewhat
pronounced revers These garments are
open-fronted and should show: a pretty
shirt-waist or blouse vest. OF SILK, rms
means an entire underbodice, for there
will soon come days when the jacket will
be removed during a sudden rise in the
temperature. One of the new Elton jack
ct models has a sharp point at the back.
which adds considerably to the length of
a short-waisted figure.
Now that the upper portion of the
bodice is so generally cut away to show
a chemisette or guimpe, great attention
Is bestowed upon this picturesque article
of dress. China silk, French lawn, Lib
erty silk, or surah, laid in fine lingerie
tucks, are the fabrics most used for
guimpes on everyday gowns. For more
dressy wear, dainty styles are formed of
intersected ribbon, black velvet, for In
stance. crossed with colored satin or two
shades of color in faille ribbon about
an inch wide. A popular combination OH
French dresses is mauve and a lovely
tint of pale blue. Another variety of
guimpe is made of much wider ribbon
and gutpure insertion. This pretty fash
ion admits of almost endless variation.
and the rows of ribbon, tucking, fancy
silk, all-over embroidery, ETC., composing
the guimpe are sewed to a thin founda-
ton, or to light silk underwaist which
reaches to the belt. In any Of it's guises
the guimpe is more than ever in vogue.
1t is easily made and adjusted. and it
gives charming variety to gowns of
the simplest make.
The latest news from Paris Is that the
summer will bring the smallest and most
charming OF little capotes and other tiny
toy oonnets in Its train-stYIes not de-
signed for elderly women, but for youth
ful wearers. Young matrons and girls
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

being frightened every five days. 1t often
causes paralysis, and sometimes the toes
and feet drop off. More than one in ten
die during the operation. In some prov
inces rich and poor alike bind their feer.
It's horrors cannot be exaggerated IGv-
erything in China moves with tremendous
sIowness, particularly innovations, and
the reformers expect 1t will take a CEN
fury or more to make the change COM
plete.
1.-THE greatest problem to be overcome
is the aversion of Chinese men to mar
rying women whose feet are not squeeZ-
ed into deformed objects bearing little or
no resemblance to the natural human
foot. A woman whose foot is anywhere
near the size nature intended it is an out
cast so far as matrimony is concerned.
The men think 1t a disgrace to marry her,
and an unmarried woman is a burden to
her relatives and herself.
THE Bombay Qndia) Gazette says of
this movement: Fortunately, several In
fuential Chinese officials have counte-
nanced the Western Ladies' league aui
are encouraging its operations. The most
serious rebuff these well-meaning women
received was the Chinese woman's retort.
well, IL we do bind our feet we don't
bind our waists
Now, however, a literary graduate
named Chou, resident of Saifu Szechu-.
an, has issued manifest, which has been
indorsed by five other citizens Of Saifu,
and their associates are asked to support
1T. Chou declares that no crime is more
criminal than disobedience to the emperor,
and no injury more painful than the
breaking Of bones and sinews. The En-
peror Shun Chin and Confucius himself !
taught men to respect. not to injure, their |
bodies, and by binding their feet he de-
clared the precepts of the Emperor i5hun |
Chin and Of Confucius are ignored and |
set at naught
Il already know Of two young men Of |
position who say they will not bind their
little girls. feet. There are three little /
girls here who have lost both their feet.
But more than the physical suffering is
he inability to walk, and the hardening
If the mothers hearts to the sufferings of
heir children When unbound, of Course.
he feet do not grow quite right, but the
women can walk and, after "a time, are
rec from pain"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

Mrs F. S. Blodgett received Informally
yesterday afternoon at her home on
West Third street. Mrs. Blodgett will
also receive next Monday and the Mon
day following
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Myers, Of Ashland
avenue, have issued invitations for the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Florence
Mabel Partridge to Mr.. j. Wilbur Van
Kirk, of Chicago. The wedding will take
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
Correct Children in Private.

DO not reprimand your children in the
presence of company" says Miriam E.
Brozman in the Mothers Journal.
spare your guests the modification. Do
not imagine that it shows you are a
painstaking mother, trying your best to
train and bring your children up per-
fectlY.
pany arrives, or after. If your child is SO
very misbehaying, keep him out while
you are entertaining a caller or a~friend
at dinner. There is nothing that will so
as to witness a child get a scolding, and
sometimes even slap in the face or a
Jerk by the ear. ar sent out of the room.
You Will notice that it puts kind of
damper on the good nature of the com
pany. All will wear a guilty look, and
feel that the performance took place in
their honor, and the child, too, in his own
through the influence of the company that
he was thus treated"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

mould, and serve with whipped cream.
While the stalks are young and tender.
as they are at present, the rhubarb need
not be peeled.
To skim sauce the expert cook will
draw the saucepan to the side OF the
fire to stop the boiling, and add a tea
spoonful of cold water, which promptly
causes the grease to rise.
At recent luncheon fruit salad of
bananas and Strawberries was served in
rather an unusual way. The top Of the
whole banana was removed as 1t lay
lengthwise. The meat Of the interior
was taken out and cut in not too small
pieces. Strawberries cut into quarters
were mixed with the banana dice and a.
dressing made of orange juice, a little
lemon juice, sugar and liqueur flavoring
was poured over the mixture. which was
then returned to the oblong shells of the
banana skins and served in them, each
piece resting on green leaf on a plate.
-
Cheese crusts may be substituted for
cheese waters If preferrd. Thin slices
of bread are cut into finger-lengths, butt
tered and toasted over clear fire; each
piece is then thinly sprinkled with grated
cheese busted with very little paprika
or cheyenne pepper, and put on tin
plate in a hot oven for a minute or two
to melt the cheese. They are then piled
lightly on folded napkin laid on plate
and sent around hot with the salad
course.
The double cruet for the salad oil and
vinegar Is puzzle to the uninitiated. The
necks of the two low, broad-bowled bot
ties cross in an ingenious fashion, by
which it is possible to pour. from appa-
rently an opposite outlet, the condiment
desired. Why the double contents are
not mixed or misdirected is a continual
surprise These cruets come in several
varieties of crystal ware, and in quaint,
effective designs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

place at o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
April "A, at, st. Pauls Episcopal church
Mrs. Albert Schuneman, of Portland
avenue will go abroad in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hoxsie, of Summit
avenue, returned yesterday from Florida.
Mrs. T. B. Lynch and children, Of Lin
coin avenue, Will leave the latter part of
the week for New York Mrs Lynch will
sail April is for Europe.
Mrs. George B. Young, of Summit ave.
nue. spent part Of last week at White
Bear.
Col F. +. Welz. Mrs, Well and Miss
Marie Frye, of the Ryan. will leave to-
day for New York. They will sail Thurs
day, April 49, for, Europe, visiting in
Germany and France, and returning to
St Paul in August.
Mrs. w. III. Newman, Of Chicago. will
be the guest next week of Mrs. ]. M.
Hannaford, Of Portland avenue
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

The suggestion that tea added to apple
pie is an improvement, Is emphasized at
the Boston Cooking school In a re-
ceipt for this dessert three tablespoon
fuls Of freshly made japan tea. with
pinch of nutmeg, are included.
&D#S&
For rhubarb jelly the stalks are cut
and stewed gently until tender. To a
quart of the rhubarb a pint of sugar
and a little more than a half box of geia
tine is allowed. Soak the gelatine in
little cold water and add to the rhubarb
while the latter is warm, rubbing the
mixture through a Sieve, pour into a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.

Coral is again In favor, after its long pc
Rod of disuse. The pink coral is The
choicer, from its rarity, but the common
red Is much worn. In Italy coral Is re-
sarded as possessing talismanic proner-
ties. and almost all Roman mon, as well
as women. wear a piece to ward off the
"evil eye" The coral beads are struno,
into Iorgnette chains and necklaces. In
the latter application they are particular
~ becoming to delicate blondes or pre-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
n Is,u Orunettes with clear complex

nounced brunettes with clear complex
ions.
In making up the summer wardrobe the
wise woman, whether old or young, Will
include a handsome gown OF black crepe
de chine, silk-striped barege or Brussels
net, made over a black silk slip. The nee
essary relief from the Slight somberness
that Is distatesful TO some may be found
by wearing vests, girdles and other .ac-
cessories of bright colors. Rows of mar
row chiffon ruching or bebe ribbon are
used for trimming. or the ribbon may he
gathered in the center and applied in
scroll or other simple design.
Quite the newest idea In underwear is
the silken pctticoat with flowers pa.ated
around the foot of the ruffie and scattered
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
RECEPTION FOR SCOVEL
FAREWELL PARTY RENDERED
THE DEPARTING PASTOR.

Members Of the House of Hope chapel
rendered Rev. Carl w ScoveI a. fare
well reception last evening at the chapel
The auditorium was filed with men and
women who had gathered to wish a pop
ular pastor "Godspeed" to his new field
of labor DR.. Paxton, of the House of
Hope church. presided over an informal
programme Of addresses. In an OPEN
Ing address the doctor said he voiced the
sentiment of his congregation at the
House OF Hope church, whose assistant
pastor Mr.. ScOvel has been for six years,
when he declared with what genuine sor-
row he regarded the departure of the
young minister. Brief addresses were
made by President Wallace, of MacaI-
ester college, and D. T. H. Dickson, also
Of Manchester. DR.. Charles E. Lee. su-
perintendent of HolRe of Hope CLw>el
Sunday school. on behalf of the congre-
cation, presented Mr.. Scovel with a gold
watch chain Mr.. Scevel made fitting
response, and an informal reception fol-
lowed. In the parlors in the basement
several rabies were prettily decorated
with palms and cut flowers, and from
them the following women served ice
cream and cake: Mrs Meme, Mrs. Hell
Ter, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. McPhail, Mrs.
Thayer, Mrs. Zimmerman Mrs. Duncan,
Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Halter. They were
assisted by Miss Agnes Miller, Miss KEEL
Ter. Miss Nelson, Miss Mydell and Miss
Rydquist. Mr. ScOvel will leave tomor-
row for Baltimore, where he has accepted
the pastorate Of the Park Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. F. S. Blodgett received Informally
yesterday afternoon at her home on
West Third street. Mrs. Blodgett will
also receive next Monday and the Mon
day following
Miss Cora Angeline Masters left Satur-
day for Lake Crystal, Mimi, where. on
Wednesday, April is, at the home of her
sister. Mrs. J. S. Nelson, she will be mar
ried to y. Draper Ward, of Vernon Cen
ter, MiGn.
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Myers, Of Ashland
avenue have issued invitations for the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Florence
Mabel Partridge to Mr.. j. Wilbur Van
Kirk, of Chicago. The wedding will take
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

Fancy lace necl1wear is receiving some
new development every day. long lace
scarf to carry several times around the
neck and tie in a large bow in front is
one of the popular styles. An entirely
new idea is the use of voluminous scarfs
of tulle, carried twice around the neck
and tied in a large bow at the back. This
undoubtedly may be accepted as a pre-
cursor of the ribbon tied at the back, SO
popular a few years ago
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10
Enster HoIiday Excurxinns

Fare and one-third for the round trim
between all stations on the 500 Line
April 13 and IA. Return limit April 16
500 Line Ticket Office. 379 Robert Street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-10

over 1t in capricious carelessness. A hand
some one recently ordered is of cerise sat
IN decorated with cherry blossoms ami
green leaves.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05

Ir-IDoy dealer The stuff had been sent to No 1s2
che.oa s.st., Perth Amboy after It had been pur-
ma oiased from towboat man for s3s "A The name
arrast 'o"ooat is known TO the authorities Other
hard tbia,S iiaS toIlow. According to Marshal Bern
the Reves RInleves broke open the stewards trunks on
instrumenfTsi @ ana helped themselves. The band
confined tn ,b mat the depredatons have not been
ghoulish tbieve ne Shlps- Charges are made that
was inforICee f"l1ce Captain Patrick Hayes of Hoboken
yesterdaTi i.su py Morgue Keeper James O. 'Donne
up dIiTn INA that seven or eight of the bodies picked
with tbae Ine DAY had been brought to the morgue
Of the bodisss mat they had been rifed On none
forre9 20 ldeatlficaton. The captain uni
wa ~ o1, ottlcers out in boats with instructions
he an nose searching for bodies that they would
ac+ ar aFested az once If they detected in the
the bodies ashore ~ 9
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
SHIPPING INDUSTRY GROWS.
GREAT NUMBER OF VESSELS ADDED TO
THE MERCHANT MARINE


Washington. July 4-The Treasury Bureau Of
Navigation states that during the fiscal year 1900
the total tonnage officially numbered added the
United states merchant marine amounted All, ,034
gross tons About thirty-eight thousand Of
hawaiian vessels and less than thousand tons
OF Porto Rican shipping were admitted TO American
registry 1t is estimated that complete figures will
snow that the actual additions the merchant
Meet during 1900 have been greater than any year
since 1855 The vessels built in the United States
ana onlclalIy numbered during the year aggregate
SS SoS gross TONS record surpassed in 1874. when
4"212o gross tons built. OF the vessels 5S
per cent are steam vessels. The most important
aCdltlons or the year have been the large steel
sells, built for the great lakes The only vessel
quilt exclusively for the foreign trade has been the
Maracaibo, of In gross tons, for the Venezuelan
traffic, while three steamships Of aggregate
tonnage of eight thousand tons for the Porto
Rcan trade are the first maritime results OF the
annexation of that island
Full returns will probably show that the total
tonnage of the United States on June 30. 1900 for
the first time since 1865 has again reached 5000 600
gross tons. The tonnage registered for foreign
trade, however will probably be slightly below
S4S 900 gross tons, the figures for June 30 1899. The
increased of the Alaskan trade, carried on mainly
by registered vessels. has checked somewhat dur
Ing the year the steady decline in American ton
mage registered for foreign trade.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
ACTORS To FORM A TRUST.

WANT TO COMBINE TO BREAK UP THE coMBI-
NATION OF MANAGERS.
The actors going to have a trust Other
people have trusts, and why not they7 They say
the vaudeville managers have combined against
them, have cut their wages, have married some of
the actresses and discharged others and that It is
time to kck-in the metaphorical sense. Accord
ingly. they held a meeting on Tuesday. and drew
up resolutions There is to be another meeting
Monday, and resolutions will be adopted.
The Actors Alliance puts little trust in the fervd
declaration of Mr. Bryan the panacea of the
Kansas City platform. They going to wait
for any boy TO break up the vaudeville syn
dicate. but will take the fight into their own
hands. In spite OF the failure of the farmers
milk trust In which several hundred producers at
tempted TO staTve out few dealers the actors be-
ceSsful
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
REAL ESTATE.
FEW SALES ANNOUNCED ON THE NATIONAL
HOLIDAY-TO-DAY.s OFFERINGS
AT AUCTION

The real estate offices and salesrooms were closed
yesterday, These offerings at auction are sched-
ued for to-day:
BY BY Jamss L; Wells: one hundred nd-thirty-sev-
L1.s'. 80. ~ on map No. go, south side. l50 8
Icl east or Elghth-aye,. l5GX99ll story brick
II"tIH'4N mouse Emma Rener against George T
ROVE et al; Adams * Hahn attorneys: Sylvester
l.. II. Ward. referee Amount due Hi g5: subject
TO taxes, etc, $3.50 81
BY William Kennedy: One-hundred and afteenth-
!I5Hl1ll, three story brick dwelling house Archer
'. Pancoast, as trustee OF George P Bliss against
eczema. wife Of Henry r. Cassel ct Al; Hubbard
eS rice. altorneysi Sylvester l.. II. Ward referee
Amount due. S4363; subject TO taxes. etc 1923 o.
THE RECORD OF SALES
me Two four story double hathouses the north
side Of one hundred and es feet west
or Courtlandt-ave., together with the four story
s!Xueth-st; also fo- Catharine Rupert the plot
SXl on the west side OF Tiffany st 3G5 feet north
OF One-hundred and sixty hfth-St also for Eliza
No J?9 East One hundred a nd -fftieth-st 25x11S
Boehm g Coon are the buyers Of the nine lots in
the sale or which by the estate of Wallace c. An
drews was reported last week in The Tribune.
Jacob D. Butler is reported to have sold to a
building loan operator the plot ll3x2Ol 10 the
north side Of One hundred and -ninth-st running
through 10 One-hundred- -andtenth-st 100 feet west
OF Broadway.
1O0.1l, at the northeast corner of Broadway and
One hundred and -twelfth-st. A building loan OF
is understood that the buver will erect
story apartment house on the plot.
The T p. Ackerman Construction Company, of
Brooklyn. reports the sale of plot O3 6xl0O at the
corner Of Ocean ave and Regent Place. at an
age price Of $40 per square foot
about IS 900. and will be occupied place OF wor
ship
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
SCHWAB REBUKES CAPTAIN NORTON.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD TO ASK REPARA-
TION FOR HIS CHARGES.
Gustav H Schwab. agent OF the North German
Lloyd Company. yesterday issued this statement:

Gustav H. Schwab. agent OF the North German
Lloyd Company. yesterday issued this statement:
This mornings press contains A reference 10 n
meeting held by the tugboat men yesterday at
which Captain George L. Norton. Editor OF The
Marine Journal" presided. Captain Norton is re-
ported 10 have used the following language:
The newspapers doubtless responsible for
the dissemination OF the many incredible stories OF
cruelty, but trust that one Will push the In
quIries as TO who told the yarns to the reporters.
our German friends are known not To be lacking
f. tact when Il comes 10 saving property, and the
rumors may have been circulated for the purpose
Of saving salvage"
In reply this vile calunny, gratuitously
hurled AT US by Captain Norton, would say that
neither I any in authority under has
breathed a word OF criticism to the press upon the
actions Of the tugboat in the awful Catas-
trcphe Of last Saturday have no desire to stir
up the matter to pay any attention to the
many rumors that are being circulated to the
alleged inhumanty shown
must demand from Captain Norton public
traction and apology for the insulting language
that he has used and II not forthcoming ! shall
take steps TO show him that he cannot attack
the honor Of reputable concern or OF n respecta-
bic business man with impuuity.
Captain Norton's Office at No II state-st., was
closed yesterday account of the holiday.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05

NO Of the New-York Central Railroad had
FUSED help appears have been an error, according
TO Captain Timothy Hulsover of the tug. Captain
HulsoVer visited Hoboken yesterday and made
sworn statement to the effect that he the
Slxty -nrth-st. yards until $40 p. m. Saturday.
When ne crossed TO Weehawken and took coal.
afterward returning the yards. He denies that
his tugboat was at the fire
New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
BREAK OUT OF COOM4SSIE,
RUMOR THAT THE BEsIEGED EUROPEANS
FOUGHT THEIR WAY OUT.

London. July A telegram has been re-
ceiVed at the Colonial Office from Colonel Will
cocks. dated Fumsa. July g. saying native mes
sengers from Pekk! who have arrived at Bekwai
announce that the Governor OF Ashantee Sir
Frederic Mitchell Hodgson. with several officers
and their wives and families. has left Coomas-
sic and arrived at Ekwanta, twenty miles
southeast of Coomassie, and was proceeding
through Denkera, his way to Cape Coast.
The messengers add that many were killed in
breaking out OF Coomassie
The rumOr appears to be we'll founded all
though Colonel Willcocks fails to understan nd
why he has not received news from the Gov
ernor The Colonel intends to proceed 10 Coo
massie and retake the place II II Is evacuated