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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16

The third most brilliant figure was
an auction sa-e of CEarmi g girls b dIea
wholly inside OF huge Christmas stock
ings. Ten young ladies would be- called
up and carried into an adjoining room.
They were persuaded to step into ea0r-
nous stockings made Of different goods
silk stocking, another a brilliant glf
no, another a plain stout yarn AZ
fair, a fourth was an old style white
stocking with a pink top. fifth was
baby's sock, sixth showed wonderful
clocks, a seventh was a clowns stock
ing, an eighth was an open work
Frenchy has de sole. the ninth was
blue stocking. and the tenth was an
old stocking, patched and worn.
Every man at the ball was allowed
freely to comment on the appearance
and possible usefulness Of the len
BTObdingnag hose, while the auction
eer swung his hammer and highly rec-
commended the contents of these strange
Christmas stockings. Cheerful. glgg.es
and pleased comments OF indignant
protests issued from the top Of the
stockings as the crowd criticised
laughed, peered or guessed at the iden-
tity Of the persons inside. and finally
when the bidding was over. the many
COlOTed bags were opened, TREMENDOUS
surprise SnSueQ, and the gentlemen "'-'
had bid highest Waited off with their
purchases, Who were pleased or re-
prOachfuI in accordance with the g2ol
prices they had brought.
BY eliminating the money tor-eL.s
the American hOstesses viii use me
plan Of this cOtiIIiOn just as II STANDS,
calling down blessings on the heads Oh
the two women by whose ingenuity -
much gaiety has been added 10 the
Christmas reveITies.
FANNY ENDEES.
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enVtable waists given here show how
lace and the bOlero shape rather dom
mate all other materials and styles.
The first meniOned garment is made
Of lace that is One-haif Irish and the
other half pure gold. Broad straps of
black velvet ribbon bring the fronts
together below a shower Of cream white
chiffon frills. and the companion to
this is of cOrnhOwer blue panne, gar
nished with gold needlewOTk in a Louis
XVI. pattern.
Evening Couture.
4 whole batch of new and commend
able cOiffures are under probation just
now One woman combs her hair a Ia
Marquise, with a big black bow IN .;
another affects the SeVigne cuTls, and
sill another tries the couture le BTun-
II any one wishes to know how the le
Brun is done it viii only be necessary
to look long and carefully at the well
known picture Of the beautiful Madame
Nigee Ie BrUn clasping her pretty lit
tie daughter to her bosom In her cluS-
tering curIs Madame Vigee has twisted
scarf of gauze and with varia-
tons on tho COiffure of that portrait,
women today are following this lead.
a scarf Of soft black or white silk mus
lin is the best material ana color TO
use. and where there is only a little
hair left TO tell the tale of a once lux
urIant croD Of sil1en tTesses the scarf
works delightful miracles.
When the hair is dressed q Ia Mar
quise it is ,5mbed high, parted on one
side. and a loose. full lock is draped
curtainWiSe over the forehead, while
the length Of the uresses are knotted
tidily, Ioftily and small on the top Of
the head About the base Of the close.
tall knot. jeweIed combs or a wreath Of
silver leaves are made fast.
Very fresh young girls do vel Ito fol-
IOH neither style as described above,
but cCil the rich abundance Of the
siIken locks low on the white nape, and
after waving richly all the loosely
corlbed hair that covers the head,
place on it Greek wreath At the
hairdressers' shops they sell these made
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A DESERTED PALACE.

The report recently printed in a New
YORK paper of the position occupied by q
near relative Of the Duke OF Hamilton,
who was once a favOTite in New York and
Newport society and is now a pianist in
a Boston orchestra. recalls some curiOu
fea lures of the downfall I'm out two gen
eratiOns, Of the wealthiest and first in
precedence Of the Scotch nobility. But
fifty years ago, owing to the rapid devel-
opment or the coal mines on the Lanark-
shire Han-ltc estates, the duke of that
d.. tenth in order Of succession. might
well have regarded MS means as mex
Being, however, a man of princely
tastes. like many millionaires OF more re-
cent date, il was the building Of a house
"a s2l-ncid palace on the banks OF the
Clyde, near the town of HamiltOn-that
f--.-- began to eat ravenously as Well as
I4Alously mo tHe immense LoIIune- SUI
G-t1-,s will give some idea Y what the
or---nal cost Of Hamilton Palace must
have been. and the heavy burden upon
the tenant for life it must be even to keep
such a palace in repair.
Built TO accommodate a thousand per-
sons, with stables attached for 800 horses,
the front porch alone cost a fortune, be
- designed after that Of the celebrated
temple Of Jupiter at Rome. sixty feet
h:-h and 260 ieet in length. Within are
miles of superbly decorated galleries and
salons, in which the owner expended mil
lions in gathering together the rarsSt ART
treasures from all parts of the world. a
few years ago the pressing needs OF the
i@t@ duke neCessitated sale or some OF
tuGSG tnetISy the amount LteA@SI
S1,500.000 yet a casual visitor unless m
for-,->a of the fact would imagine that
the palace was still crammed with price
less works Of art.
Fancvfthe main entrance, down a state
~ avenue about mile III length, STANDS
the Hamilton family mausOleum, built IN
the style of that of the Emperor Hadfian
and costing 81, 5000. Circular in form,
the roof of the interior is SUPPORTED DIV
pillars of verde antique and decorated py
the finest painters Of the time; but That
which chiefly attracts the visitors atIsn-
ton are the richly embossed silver cohlsS
of nine of the Dukes OF Hamilton Staho5
marble, as IL silver, however, was not a
sufficiently precious material TO contain
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ties. tulips. etc. that make up the
floral loneliness in grace and color.
Every woman dressmaker is loading
the evening gowns with garlands of
rich blossoms, and so strong +he in
f1uence Of the flowers that -a Ns
are given the names of the Z
exploit
One orders, for example. an orcntd
dinner dress, or a geTaniUm ball toilet,
or an iris opera frOck, and the whole
color scheme OF the costume is laid
down with q view to harmonizing with
the tufts and festOOns of brilliant
blooms. Enormous shoulder knots of
velvet roses or big pastel tinted pc
onies ornament every black dress, and
not content with garlanding the gowns
the women pin mighty nosegays on
their evening wraps, on their ostrich
feather and chenille bOas and on their
chiffon and ermine muffs.
To render the flowers even more tri-
umphantly conspicuous by gaslight,
they are spangled, or glitter with sill
yer dust along the edges of their vel
vet and silk muslin petals. This very
frankly announces the floral garnitures
as artificial, but does not detract from
their beauty, though one Of the oldest
and most interesting speIses of this
false flora is the charming wilted
blooms that one artistic and enter
prlSlng manufacturer has produced.
His wilted flowers are made of liberty
SILK and are SO amazingly natural in
appearance that only by actual touch
and close inspection can the deception
be discovered. A chiffon gown trimmed
with pale yellow and pink wilted
roses was voted the first prize by the
women at a fashionable ball in New
York, where no less than a couple of
bushel baskets of artificial blossoms
We're used in the characterization of the
costumes
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beads; many Of these fine garments are
decorated with the oldest and most PIC
turesduc spider webs. or holly leaves,
or small sunbursts Of paiettes in varl-
-,9us hues; and, with Jew exceptions, the
Low necked bOdices are gaTnished with
shoulder knots Of exquisite muslin
flowers, the petals Of which sparkle
with crystal dust.
Dress for matrons.
In all the majesty of velvet is the
chaperonc arrayed, and the superb
cbangeable velvets that have been in
PRODUCED this winter have not failed TO
secure all the admiration they merit.
They are strictly OF French manufac-
ture. and for evening wear they are
black. changing in the folds to white
o. Nile green. or flame blue or royal
purple. There is a trick in the WeaY-
ing that produces this effect, ana ali
the handsOmest velvet costumes are
embroidered. It almost goes VI out
saying that many Of them are ny
worked in gold, but the best an )st
studied effect is gained by the al "a
ton of an elaborate pattern Ia 4 aVy
Russian or Irish lace. in which some
of the threads are twisted with gold.
Quite an ideal costume of this type
IS shown IN an accompanying sketch
Of q splendid evening dress of black
velvet, shot with rich violet tones.
About the base Of the simple skirt, and
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round back hair brooch has been re-
placed by the long, narrow art non
veau clasp cut from shell, or made of
gold that is jewel studded or enam-
eled. A spray of exquisitely enameled
flowers is pretty freak with which to
tidily catch up and make fast the rear
wild hairs; e begemmed dragon fly is
another admired motif, while a long,
slender greyhound of diamc1ds the
jeweled head of a hare set on a bar, or
a rabbit stretching his little topaz set
slegs as If flying for his life, are among
the devices that make the rings of
pearls and the circlets Of diamonds look
very commonplace indeed.
A pin measuring two inches and a
half in length is not a bit oVerlong
just as chains that wind three times
around the neck and then reach in an
easy loop to the waist line have not a
link to spare. There is a wholesale re-
vtVal OF the quaint fine gold chains.
punctuated with gold tasselS, that were
worn in 1850 and 1860. Long strings of
mummy beads that may be from the
once faultless throat of Cleopatra, just
as your capacity for credulity may de-
eide, are novel among the novelties.
and pretty too, and over from Venice
they are sending some exquisite glass
beads to slip ron chains.
1t is a matter of no moment at all
whether you hang your watch or your
lorgnons on the end of your chain
Minute bejeweled watches are made to
string on neck chains and hang free
that is, not tucked into the front of
the gown or made fast to it in any
way. 1t goes without saying that there
is no timekeeping intelligence behind
the fact of such a watch; instead, the
back of the bauble springs open when
pressure~is brought to bear in the
proper place, and a little instrument
is disclosed which is supposed to be
able to measure the force of the wear
er's prevailing sensation. By looking
at the back of her thermometer a shop
per can tell whether her vitality is
sufficient to permit her to continue
the fascinating pastime Of measuring
samples or whether she is playing out
entirely and needs a cup of tea at once
Women who don't carry thermometers
on their neck chains have taken to
wearing small enameled or jeweled
stop watches, which they use to time
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Her Art was Wasted.
CWaghinrf0n posf \

Talk about corduroy roads," said
young actress who played here last week
lust let me tell you about the jolt the
chambermaid dealt me this morning She
has been letting me overdraW my towel
account right along, so I felt that I was
due to show my appreciation and I gave
her a pass to the show. She had a seat
just to leeward of the orchestra leader
and COPIED her out for my bull s-eye the
minute I came on ] don't want to give
---Self curtain call, but 7 do get them
going the minute / cut in. in that part
and there's something doing the whole
time ] am on the stage. I worked over
t--.o last night showing that chamber
maid the real thing. I was il. [ made
the hit of my life. This morning / met
her in the hall.
g Did you enjoy the performance last
night?' I asked, giving her the cue to
hand me out few well chosen testimo-
malls.
oh, yes. said she. 7 thought it was
Did YOU? 1 asked getting ready to
bow my thanks
MY, yes. sfe. Wl.5 GA. just liked it
ever so much. The scenery was Just per-
fectly grand.
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THE ADVISORY CLERK
A Christmas Innovation of an Up-to-
Date Shop.

Date Shop.
The advisory clerk is a Christmas
convenience in one Of the big shops in
New York. The management of this
particularly large department store be-
gan to get ready for their holiday trade
a long time ago, and when engaging
their extra help in preparation for the
expected rush they picked out a half
dozen particularly amiable, able young
women and gave into their hands the
especial duty of assisting any willing
but uncertain Christmas shopper to
make up his or her mind. To every
advisory clerk has been given a small
neatly typewriter little book, in which
is listed, under a half dozen different
heads, all manner of novel, useful or
beautiful articles that could be sug-
gested as holiday gifts. One page
shows a list Of 10 things that would
suit the needs of a bachelor, fifty-five
presents are suggested on another page
as appropriate for an elderly lady; and
there are equally lavish assortments
for invalids, elderly gentlemen, for sis
tiers and sWeethearts, for young boys
and girls and young ladies; and OPP
posite every article its price is clearly
set down.
Now as soon as a customer of either
sex blows in through the swinging
doors of this great department store
and begins to wander up and down
the alsles, wearing a harassed express
sion Of cOuntenance, and pricing every
thing, from statuettes to stove lifters,
the floor walker glides up and wishes
to know if the worried shopper wouldn' Z
ike to consult an advisory clerk.
At first the customer is apt to think
that the floor walker is trying to perpe-
trate joke, but when that long suf-
fering generalissimO of the cash girl
and Saleslady forces, explains what the
functions of an advisory clerk are, the
shyest man or the haughtiest dowager
yields delightedly to the possibility of
securing such invaluable assistance.
And her assistance is invaluable be-
cause she takes you night under her
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Petticoat falls upon taffeta fOunda-
ton and is usually accordion pIeated in
curious shallow folds. All over the soft.
white material small figures in silver
spangles are worked. and then the
black net oveTdTeSs is dropped upon
this Sometimes q pretty pattern in gold
threads l. elaborated upon the black
yelling and sometimes the pattern axes
chef form of sprays of mistletoe com
pIeted with pearl beads.
There IS an excellent sketch given of
girlish dancing dress done in white
illusion upon an underdress of chanel
ion silk. As the wearer Of such a gown
moves the cOlOrS in her silk underdress
change from palest rose 10 the deepest
green. and the spanEIes that glitter on
ever- breadth are equally vivid and
versatile in tint. This pretty frOck is
set of with small bow knots of bright
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16
How to Treat a Man

BY A HOtlNLl-
If a man drops from illness, eXHals5
ton or slipping. Immediately prof. -
to pound him with a club and hl-A ---I'
in the belly. his
strength, or don't traVe. Ia9l elt-'7
to suit you. try the CLUB rell5us.
know of nothing better for sueH d s'I'
born beast. ,z,-a
II a man won't drink when you go
him a, chance, don't offer MN r- .,s,
again for two or three days lie me- NJ
be taught to drink when You want i-''''
TO. whether he is thirsty or not tt.
God didn't put mans head vi j bi5
shoulders to suit US horses. 80 - his
head back with a -ap ana l4 4-- him
eyes up to the SUI uSt 10 L-,lA, Fi,r
look fine" If he las 90 hauI .t ,s
load or run fast, DO not sAoi '1--
strap. nth and
Put an ugly BIZ in his moug" 80 he he
yank the teeth oUt of his neat = -
makes a motion or a step t1aJ ,'l ~ u
suit you. y man surely "--.-- we
able TO read his driver lll-"''
horses are expected TO do Jhat- --.f-5--.r,+
Never think of driving a man !. -
a whip. and if yOu expect MN ~ -F-a7,
life or action use the ""-t
and hard. -.--= rferes
Half blind the man with naIu -,t,,r7lIIZJ
Of leather. and then lies MN NJ Una
if he stumb!es or is frightened a. a. tbe
noise behind shat he cannot .s,..s .
cause of. It viii quiet his ne I,,+ TSi
If a man gets frightened al M 4-.' rar-0r
thrash him good and hard L..,+-aTized
inspired by what he sees Is IA q, your
by the torture Of the whip anu
man feels neither. mt a
If YOU would clOthe 4 ln@-, A. not
small blanket on his back ohlS .,'aro1Is
cover him with a good: E-an5er'
blanket. for it viii make nm - -,[- fell
These suggestion I give yS ~ -5I. As
lows because Of m IonG e1Npg.-.t, ar
a mans servant Vow INC --..i5g5ea m.
master. l am T6Gf 10 achiLo In anf
intellectual sUpe-i-.iLy Oh - - 1,ssr 70 ds
b % I me ~ What Via is good for horse mus
be good for man.
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themselves and put the amount =.
'.l money money or promises 10 nav ~ ~ ae-
poor box at the door. pay IN The
For the second figure fs,--.-
sale, that Is to saw The $50, were for
passing up to the favor tabfa ~, When
lowed TO choose from amoTrr ,, w ere al
displayed; but on the hal ne -s TITLES
pretty gimcrack a number No, vi every
from a penny to the amount of = Lp@Sled
and that sum the person .ea1artf-lL-ol oa4
Obliged TO put in the poor bov Vas
mendous amount Of guessing a-5 Il ne
ter went on at the favor table -, nut
n oSt elegant favo-s some-fnas' 51 1.-l Jas
ed only a penny. while The llT1,, Ina ll-
number would be found arrscGaG Dig
silly bow of ribbon. 10 Z
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half peel snippels of citron, then fill with
the batter ana bake quickly. Make a
frosting Of the whites of eggs, stir fresh
cocGGs.ut into half OF it, and frost half
the cheese cakes. Frost the other half
plain but before the frOsting hardens
strew blanched almonds lightly over it
Christmas Spice Cake.
Cream a pound of butter with half a
pound OF yellow sugar, and add gradually
q pound of Drowned -four. Next beat in,
one At a time the yoIks Of twelve eggs
Stir a scant teaspo0nful of baking soda
in three gtlls of good dark m0lasSes. and
add to the cake batter while still fOaming.
Then add two grated nutmegs, 'One table
spoonful each of powdered black pepper
and just a dash of red Mix all well
through the batter; then, at the very last,
add gill of whisky or brandy, we'll col
Ored with burnt sugar Line your pans
with three thicknesses Of creased paper.
fill a little more than half way, let rise
an hour in slow heat. then bake. and let
cool in the pan, as 1t should De light
enough to be in danger Of breaking if
taken out hot.
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fatal boUgh. One couple WIS appointed
by the leader to- dance alone, then he
called up ten couples 10 waltz about
and try to force the first couple to
pass under the chandelier; after this,
he called up ten more couples to defend
the first couple from the strategy OF
the aggressive ten. A very pretty game
of waltz foot ball ensued, under the
rules that everybody must keep dane
ing al the time, and that when the
first ten. after eight minutes. failed to
force the pursued couple under the
mistletOe, it was their duty to collect
the sum of the whole forfeit among
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IT, C,,It,1red Conductor.

cleveland Plain Dea 5L Curse an
S,.9 drew 2 dime from HgL Ebs crowd
e Pdi back b. SS' NE hen contents Of the bag ana
snapped il shut. ,o along she
We. the conductor CANT 10 ana ex-
tool. the coin from her IHOU'"
h saw the action and at Ion, once ne oiI 1ooE
q nickel between his lips ~, l,irl-si
"a fair exchange, ma an nc PC
cot WHAT" she haughtiIiy aS b5d nasse5
of microbes, he replleU' az
alOu~.
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as a decoration for the decoIIete bodice.
chrysanthemum PATTERN of royal Rus
sian lace is laid. The heart of every
lace flower is wrought in gold threads
for it is well nigh impossible to avoid
the geld issue in any costume.
A Group of Bodices.
Even the furs. that is. the short
haired ones, such as ermine, broadtail
and Persian lamb, are embroidered
with the bright threads and often in
tEe bOldest patterns, while the theater
bodice owes half Of its charm to tinsel
Ornamentation
In proof OF this. let the reader. glance
at the group Of excellent and becoming
little waists given in the large double
column sketch. The two conspicuousiv
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A CHRISTMAS COTDLLLON
Dance Given by Lady Curzon Offers
Excellent Suggestions.

Until this year Christmas trees,
waits, sleigh-rides and fun with the
mistletoe bough carried a country
house party along with exhilarating
hustle, but the inventive genius of her
grace, ConsueIO of Marlborough and
her excelIency, the Vicerene of India
have introduced fresh fun and PAS
times new. Last December the yOung
duchess relieved a good deal of the
gloom hanging over smart English So
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When Statesmen Unbend.
Washington dispatch in New Yorl

World.)
During a lul at the cabinet meeting
this morning the subject OF six hats
came up. There were half q dozen Of
them in the room.
when was younger, the president
said, and silk hats were not so Dlenti-
full az they have been since, 1 wore one
of course. | discovered. what every
owner Of silk hat has discovered. that
If you get rain spots on il you have to
get 1t ironed. 1 discovered also that il
d hat was wet all over instead of being
spotted, IT could easily be brushed into
DreseutaDle condition So whenever I
got my hat rain spotted I took my hand
kerchief, dipped it IN water and wet the
silk thoroughly. Next morning il was
quite easy 10 get the requisite gloss on
it. But. as We were saying, gentlemen
concerning the Hay-Paunsetote treaty.
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A CHRISTMAS HAM.

Choose a flesh ham weighing eight to
ten pOunds-one round and slightly lean
Of fine grain. Score flesh side deeply IN
half a dozen places, crowd in thin slices
OF garlic, skew up the scores and rub the
h2->- well with a handful of salt a tea
spoonful of sugar and half teaspOOnfuI
or red and black pepper mixed. Lay it
upon trivet, IN a roasting pan, pour in a.
little hot water, turn another pan over
II, and cook it in a hot oven four hours
Take up, skin, turn neatly, take out the
tTivet. empty the bottom pan and return
the meat to it, then pour in a pint of
god claret and set back in the oven for
ten minutes Draw out, sprinkle the top
thickly with sugar, grated nutmeg and
black pepper. Bake half an hour longer
uncovered Take up in dep dishDan the
wine around 1t and let stand till cold.
Christmasettes.
These are really a sort of glorifed
cheese cakes Cream very light pound
of butter, beat into it a pound Of moist
sugar, then add the yOlks Of twelve eggs
beaten very light, and beat the whole
over hot water for ten minutes. Line
shells with puff Tkste relied very thin;
arrange seeded raisins staTWise in the
botto--- of half of them. In the other
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SOME CHRISTMAS CLOTHES.
Toilets For Old and Young Ladies
During Holiday Festivities.

For holiday balls. theater and opera
parties. the dressnialKers have been Ia
BORING with a visOr that recalls the
Easter season Every debutante must
have a fresh and charming costume for
the Christmas dances, and the prevail
ing preferences is for delicate net or
tissue draper toilets. a white chiffon
gown yelled with one thickness of black
silk Brussels net is the smartest com
b-natiOn yet seen. The chiffon under
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ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.
Last and Supreme Triumph of the
Manufacturer.

Dame Nature must spare no effort
rext spring If she hopes to Guido Dame
Art in the production OF flowers Of the
field and garden. The velvet gera-
NUNS, pelargoniums, roses, peoples,
fuchsias, chrysanthemums, marquee