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by an invisible drawstring which is COW
cred by girdle Of spangled and beaded
gold braid which falls in long jeweled
ends in front. Below the waist lire the
skirt falls in deep folds into a moderate
train behind The yoke is of uD.ihed
guipure lace. also richly spangled and
ieweled. and having the design out
lined with gold thread. The full angel
sleeves" are of guipure treated line he
yoke and are siashed along The lack
of the arm, thus proving dainc- back
ground for a dainty atm.
The present fashion accedes in one point
the right TO be sensible as well as stylish,
and that is in the question Of pettjcoa S.
Many women have taken advantage of
these sheath skirts by substituting bloom
ere. more or less heavy In texture accord
ing to weather conditions but always well
fitting and made daintily as possible of
rich silks or fine nannels with knee Goun-
ces of lace. for the ordinary petticUlt
They have found that the wearing of thu
boomers allows the dress skirt to fail
more correctly TO fashions DEGREES be-
sides permitting the trailing of a skirt
without an extra gathering OF dust into the
underclothes.
Most women are conservative however.
and loath to give up these dainty under
skirts. which they are fond of exhibiting
BY lifting the dress skirt. That the mc,I-
eln uDderskirt is more thing o. beauty
than of use is illustrated by model by
Leoty. The upper part Of the skirt is
composed of nile green satin, appliGued
with bands OF black velvet ribbon. The
deep points are finished with a fitted bor-
Ger of yellow guipure which falls over the
rufflcs of pleated black liberty silk UNDER
laid with another rufIie OF pleated nile
green satin. The dainty corset is of lie
green satin striped with black satin
FELIX FOURNERY
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back. but has the flower motif slightly to
one side in front and partly covered by n
full vest of yellow mousselinc de sole
The artistic conception of the gown
reaches its eliminating point in the loose
over-drapery OF yellowish point d'Angle-
ture which falls in soft folds TO the hem
OF the skirt at the back and sides The
decolletage is encircled by a fall of the
same rich lace, and a butterfly bow of
panne velvet OF the same hOrtensia blue is
fastened in front with a diamond buckle.
The narrow folded belt is OF the same
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PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE teaguwn is the one
never affected by any change Of seasons
or OF fashions. No woman, however
strong minded the conditions Of the de-
cline OF the old century or the advent OF
the new may have made her. is adamant
TO the physical and psychicsl advantages
which lie within the possibilities Of this
universally becoming garment. II endows
the plainest woman NTH grace not other
wise possessed and enhances the charms
Of genuine beauty TO a wonderful degree;
hence it produces the best of tempers. for
looking ones best is to the feminine
mind adequate to feeling ones best"
One Of the loveliest teagowns OF the sea-
son is just completed by Doucet for an ar
istocratic brunette. Ii has a tight bodice
and skirt OF pate yellow satin which is rem
dered softer and more exquisite TO the eye
and touch by being yelled entirely with
mousseline de sole of the same maize color
which matches so perfectly the rich hues
of a brunette's skin. The skirt IS closely
adjusted TO the figure and falls with a
very slight fare which ends in a short
train behind. Hand embroidery, which is
the fashionable fad of the moment to those
fortunate few who can afford either the
time and talent to do 1t themselves. or the
expense OF having ii done for them. is
brought into play most effectively in this
instance. Great clusters of hortensia bios
SONS done in the natural blush lavender
shades with stems and leaves worked in
delicate sage greens are embroidered at
all over the skirt and are inter
spersd by dots Of brilliant Jet beads.
The bodice is plain and tight at the
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They say that the best hotel In Texas
is to be found at Bolton, town on the
Santa Fe Road, and ii is kept by seven
sanctifed sisters" as the proprietors are
popularity called, says the Chicago Rec
ord"
Several years ago woman in that place
and her husband quarreled over the best
way of expounding the Scriptures 10
Sunday school class, and were so stubborn
that they separated, and were finally di
vorced. The family controversy was TAX
en- up by the town, which was soon dis
tinctly divided between the adherents OF
the husband and the adherents Of the
wife. The result was large crop Of di-
vorces, and seven husbandless women, In
Guiding the original cause of the commo-
ton. Joined together and rented the town
hotel.
One of them did the cooking. another
was parlor maid. third made up the beds,
and 80 they divided the work among them
and ran the establishment upon the CO.
operative plan. They would not employ
man about the place. although the most OF
their patrons were men. of course. People
say that women travellers preferred 10 stop
elsewhere, and that would be a woman's
way.
The 'ssnctified sisters" made money, as
they deserved 10 do.
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we're no long. heartrending struggles on
bread and water diet for her. Her frs.
publication was a poem: her first grown
up story Two Old Lovers"
II you ask Mrs. Margaret Sangster her
pet recreation or Observation-Disclosures mu-
sic rec ling. the opera. etc.-she replies:
Writing essays he first work was a
collection of religious essays and poems
and was published Without thought of
pecuniary gain but simply as a means OF
enabling her to make few holiday pre-
sents.
Mrs. E. d. Z. N. Southworth used to
declare that her chief claim to distinction
was having been borT in house in which
Washington had liird and In the very
room which had been his. Her first story,
"Retribution," published in 1910. in The
National Era" is said to have been the
first novel published serially In this coun-
try. in public libraries her novels are re-
bound oftener than any other works OF
fiction.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin Riggs chief
aversion before her marriage to Mr.. Riggs
was being addressed as Mrs. WiggIns-the
So lacked to her name being most OBJ
noxious to her. Imagine her feelings,
therefore, when the postmaster at her
home In Bronxvile announced TO her with
an easy elision that both prefixed and suf-
fixed the s. We'll. I've been reading
some Of your books. Mrs. Swiggins."
Madame Blanc's-"The. Bentzon"-the
French writer. pet annoyance is coming
across an English translation OF one of her
own stories. They are so badly done that
she bas never had the courage to read
many. Her first published story, "Di-
vorce." was a novel which attracted i'm
mediate attention. OF divorce she wrote
feelin.ly. for married at sixteen. she was
divorced at nineteen.
Mathilde Blind. the English poetess,
quantity tells her friends that she is sick
unto death OF the very name of Marie
Bashkirtseff--whose Diary" she translat-
ed-for the reason that for long time she
has heard nothing else wherever she went;
at the dinner table. at the theatre, in the
drawing room. she was stormed, in the
conversational sense. on the subject OF the
book she had introduced to the English
public.
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A CENTURY CALENDAR.
Record of Womnn's Progress This
Last Hundred Years.

| The "woman's Century Calendar" ed
tied by Carrie Chapman Gait and publish
ed by the National American Woman Suf-
| frage Association. in its Political Science
Study Series" has a compilation OF facts
showing the progress OF woman step by
| step for century.
The record begins with the year 1900.
! and relates to the privileges or lack Of
privileges accorded to women in this coun
try at that time. and also includes COM
parison with those of other countries, no.
tably in England.
The book states that in that year mar
ried women were not permitted in any
country to control their property nor TO
will 1t away at death. The common law
in operation in England and the United
States held the husband and wife to be
one. and that one the husband. The legal
existence OF the wife was so merged in
that of her husband that she was said to
be dead in law"
Courts in England restricted the thick
ness OF the stick with which man whip
ped his wife to the size Of his thumb. If
married woman worked for wages she
could not legally collect them. At that
time few occupations were open to women,
and it was accounted disgrace" for
women of the middle or upper classes to
earn money. An unmarried woman was
dubbed an "old maid" and she was con-
demEea TO involuntary service in the home
of her nearest male relative
No college in the world admitted women
Public schols we're In many places closed
to girls, and when the girls were admitted
they were dissuaded from studying any
thing but reading. writing. and elementary
arithmetic. Women were not allowed 10
sit by the side OF men in church. and were
forbidden to pray or speak.
In 1903 man sold his wife In the same
manner he would have sold his COW. The
sale took place in the Sheffield (Ergland)
market The price procured was guinea
In 1906 1t was thought to be good form
for girl to faint often. Robust health
was considered indicate and display OF
mirthful spirits immodest-
In 1906 geography was thought to be "in-
delicate" for girls, and they were seldom
allowed to study 1t.
Until 1907 women had voted for every
Presidential candidate. but in that year
they were disfranchised.
In 1908 a man in Knaresborough Eng
land, sold his wife for sixpence and quid
of tobacco, and daily paper spoke of such |
events as growing too common"
In 1909 thirty-five women and children 1
were found employed in factories in the |
United States, and in that year married /
women we're given a right to make will. |
In 1910. Sydney Smith. making plea for |
better educational opportunities for wom-
en-. said: Women may be inferior beings, /
but there seems to be no reason why a /
woman of forty should be as ignorant as
a boy of twelve
In 1915 women were first invited to +
in secret societies in England |
The struggle between men and women
In the typesetting industry began in 1919.
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HYGIENE BABY CLOTHES.
An Infant should Always he Com
fortably Clad

IortubIN tIad.
"A baby's clothing should be drawn over
its feet and not slipped over its head" said
Miss Mariana Wheeler superintendent Of
the Babies Hospital of New York city. -
maids makes her an authority on all sub
jects pertaining to the care OF infants.
Nothing is more awkward than to at
tempt to dress a young baby in a sitting
posture. 1t should lie on the nurses lap
until quite able to sit alone III the clothes
are put on as | describe there will be no
fighting and crying, but instead. the child
will be fond of being dressed. For the first
four months there should be snug flannel
band over its bowels. Later this should be
replaced by ribbed knitted band, of wool
of course, and made like the top of a sock.
II must be drawn over the feet and should
be worn through the second year.
81 am sure that nearly all intestine,
troubles in young children are caused b.
their bowels getting cold. 1t is the one
place which must be protected IL you would
have a healthy child. There are three
weights of these bands which | recon-
mend. medium, thin, and gauze The very
heavy should never be put on. and the same
rule should be followed In selecting flannel
garments.
1T is most important that baby's
clothes should fit the body. II too tight
they frequently produce vomiting after
feeding, while il too large they crum-
pie into folds and cause discomfort. No
pins OF buttons should be used, but all
bands about the body must be basted.
The openings should be neither in the
back nor front. but under the arms, where
f.If hxy fhn
child.
II disapprove very decidedly OF putting
wells over a baby's face. When the wealth
er is so cold or so windy as to render a
veil necessary no young child should be
sent out of doors. but instead given its
airing in n well-ventilated nursery. Wells |
affect the eyes, and are as = rule un-
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WOMEN WHO DO WRITE.
Some Gossip About Literary Ladies
aud Their Ways.

Hud bhe1r ways.
Miss Alice French Octave Thanet) con-
fesses TO taking keen pleasure in carpen-
try. II love the very planning and saving
and measuring and squaring. To be sure,
my carpentry is mostly done by the light
of nature, and there is nothing fine about
1t. except the tools, but with assistance.
l have made two picket fences, one heavy
and three light wire fences, and nine or
ten gates, all OF which can shut" An
other lady who wields saw and plane
with as much skill as her pen is Beatrice
Harraden. While living on ranch in
California, for her health's sake she be-
came quite expert as a carpenter, helping
upon occasions TO build fence, or fences.
She set out with her own hands, a small
orchard and attended TO the grating and
pruning. II was also her proud boast that
she could harness horse as well as any
cowboy.
Very musical, composer OF music, and
a skilled player on the violoncello, Miss
Harrsden was the life OF the ranch. She
is an ardent suffragist. Although Ships
That Pass in the Night" brought her
fame, IL added but little TO her fortune,
as she sold the book outright for trifiing
sum. The story was rejected by Mr..
Blacltwood, Of ''Blackwood's Magazine" in
which her first published story, The I'm
brella Member" appeared. He said that
the story was too sad TO suit the public
taste. Octave Thanet's first published sto-
ry, Communist and Capitalist" was pub
lished In Lippincott's and brought the
writer exactly {42, her first check for lit
erary work.
One OF Mary z. wilkins recreations Is
letter writing, although her penmanship
she herself pronouDces shocking" Once
upon time she made the odd discovery
that in writing 10 her friends she dis
tinctively initiated the writiag of the per-
son she was addressing-a queer circum-
stance. which suggests strange possibili-
ties. 1t is pleasant to know that Miss VIII
kins was successful from the first. There
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vice verandas with the mercury striving
TO beat its own previous tall records. laid
out a small sum in a pink frock and then
made haste 10 my little seamstrese. She
persuaded me into having both skirt and
watct laid in lateral tucks beginning quite
narrow al the shoulders and broadening to
sarly twelve inches at the foot Over my
shoulders she cast yoke of lace With wing
re"ers falling upon the shoulders and With
a small girdle and big breast knot of
Jacqueminot red Liberty satin we did
achieve triumph that once seen will not,
u warrant you. be soon forgotten"
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Hall. When, however, Lydia Mayer takes
the platform and says a few words on ethi-
cal culture or plays a tune on the piano
the silence is profound. She is looked upon
as the genius OF the mission
Lydia is studying law and probably the
world may hear more OF her when she
gets beyond her teens Meanwhile hcr
present title is Mayuress of Brown,ilIe
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Completely sub:ugHteJ.

Poor old Henpeck leads dogs life
with his wife,
well. why on earth doesn't he apply
for a divorce?"
He says he wanted to. but she wouldn't
let im."-Philadelphia Press.
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IL was formerly said TIT for a glove to
be good three kingdoms should have con-
tributed toward Its manufacture. Spain to-
prepare the kid France tn cut it. and Eng
land to sew It. Three nations for one
glove.
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rived and they were enthusinsticallyire-
.ceiyed. 81. H. AfcNabb, OF Wheeling,
In response to a call, stated that the
little mountain state would be repre-
scented as largely, II not,more so. at San
Francisco than 1t has ever been at an
and proceeded to entertain!
the crowd with some very amusing
stories such as only Matt, can tell.
Then the West Ylrginians were wlned
and dined and a promise was made that
they would own San Francisco when
they so there in 1902" Il Y
To show what Detroit thinks OF tho
Pythians in general. the following edl-
.torial from the same issue OF the Free
Press will give the stay at homes" an
idea: II a =. 4. +. I,
Now that the Knights OF Pythias
have mingled with US as welcome,
guests. establishing relations and af-
fording pleasures that will long be q
pleasant memory, we naturally know a
great deal more OF them than we knew
q week ago. Their high standing Us a
fraternal order and the fact that they
were finely represented in Detroit and
Michigan was fully understood, but to
meet the chosen representation OF SO
great body is to more nearly realize
the scope OF It's influence. how closely 1t
touches our life as a people and how
great the power It SO happily directs.
ut was expected that we would have
IN immense crowd and that 1t would be
q pleasing task to entertain them. but
the event forces grateful acknowledge
,ment that they were in reality the en-
tertainers, They added beyond the
power, of acknowledgment to hebright-.
ness and attractions Of our city from
the time ofithelr coming to their going.
They showed us one OF the most magni-i
flcent and impressive parades that,ever
marched through the streets Of Detroit,
and that is saying much. They made
quarter Of million people laugh till
they went home holding their sides.
They showed US perfection OF military
drill. treated us to an old-fashioned
barbecue. and made their camp a center
OF amusement.
Eat the same time they were the
most courteous and appreciative Of
guests, always kindly. smiling and gem
ial. willing. even to blame themselves
were they run down by street car or
carried away on the wrong excursion
boat. They showed the truest philoso-
ply In distinguishing between business
and pleasure. throwing the same earn
est intelligence into both and never ne
glecting one for the other. They are
alike great in numbers and in the most
successful conduct OF a great fraterral
organization. II agreeable to the
knights and their ladies 1t would be the
supreme pleasure OF Detroit to have
them pitch their tents with US every
summer"
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Braunig Dramatic Company.

The Braunig Dramatic Company.
which opens weeks engagement at
the Grand Opera House, next Monday:
evening, Is without the least doubt the
best all round repertoire company on
the road. being fully equipped with ev-
cry necessary >contrivance to give q
first class and finished performance
Unlike great many companies special
attention is given to the staging Of the
pieces; Mr.. Lawrence Marston, who
staged the big production Of ben Hur"
at the. Broadway theatre, New York,
stages each play In the repertoire OF
this organization. Miss Mitchell. the
leading lady, is without an equal In her
line; other people in the company well
known In this city, are Frank Mum
nell. H. Preston Coffin. Butt Werner.
Harry Crosby and William Powell.
Miss LeMoyne, the character woman,
has appeared In this city many times
with big productions. Master Sammy
Brown, the boy soprano. and Miss Lot
tie Zenobla have been specially engag-
ed to break the tiresome waits between
the acts with high class singing and
dancing specialties. The usual matlnees
vii. be given.
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] EAGLE
lGRANDaLODGE.
M' \ j / !, :. 5.
With the Election Of Officers IN the
Afternoon, and a Banquet to
s55s the Visitors. 81
CHARLESTON is THE WINNER
For the Next meeting, Of the Grand
Lodge, Winning Overwhelmingly
Over Morgantown.

The meeting OF the Grand Castle,
Knights Of the Golden Eagle, which has
been; held in this city for the past three
days, adjourned sine die yesterday af-
;ternoon, after the election of officers
and the selection OF the place OF next
meeting. and as a pleasant conclusion
of the convention, the ladies Of the or
der rendered the members banquet
atthe Odd Fellows hall last night, such
as has seldom been enjoyed by any
visiting body OF men In Wheeling.
The most Important business OF the
day was the election OF officers, and in
many Instances Q, Spirited contest took
place, and itjrequired all the morning
session and. part of the afternoon to I'm
ilsh 1t Up. The result Of the election
was as follows:
The New Officers.
Grand chief, c. A. Lester, of Hunting
ton; grand vice chief. D. d. Henning.
of Thacker; grand high priest. w. 7.
Marsh, Of this city; grand master OF re-
cords, L, s.:Wigal, Of Guyandotte;
grand keeper, OF exchequer, E. Kyle. jr.,
Of Glenwood; grand sir herald, W. W.
Minsker. of Charleston; grand first
guard. G.. T. Christian. of oceana;
grand second guard, A. H. Sullivan. Of
Lavalette;5 grand trustees. T. H. Clay,
OF Huntington; G. A. Mccain. Of Cen
trail City, and John Englehart, OF Guse-
man. Supreme representative, DR.. G..
W. Tooley, Of Dingess.
After considerable discussion, mo-
toin to increase the salary OF the grand
keeper, of records to $3.50 per annum.
was adopted. as was q motion to In
crease the appropriation of the grand
chief to the same amount.
For the next meeting OF the Grand
Castle, the fight was between Morgan-
town. and Charleston. and the capital
city won on the first ballot with hands
down.. The date was set for the first
week in September. 1901. After this ac-
ton, a vote Of thanks was rendered to
the local committee for the entertain-
ment and the GRIND Castle adjourned
sine die.
The Banquet
The banquet. prepared by the ladies',
at Odd Fellows hall, was fine one,
and over q hundred and fifty knights
and their; ladies partook Of the hospital
lty.
The. POSTMASTER Of the evening was
Mr.. r.. Woods. OF Huntington. and he
was a good one. Toasts were responded
to as follows,
S"Our, sub castles and the ladies OF the
Golden Eagle" Captain B. 8. Dovencr;
wheeling" Attorney Frank Nesbitt;
1.-THE Central Temple. Squire c. s..
Greer; knights Of the Golden Eagle
and Its benefits" Mr.. A. C. Lytle. of
Philadelphia, supreme master of re-
cords. ~
had finished speaking. the toast master
made a few remarks and turned the
evening over to the ladies'. and they
made the most Of 1t, serving one of the
best spreads ever put before man. and
furnishing an entertainment Of the
most attractive character The hall
was a scene3 Of pleasure making until
after midnight. when the guests depart
ed for their hotels and homes well salts
fled with the good time they've had.
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THE LADIES
OF the Golden Eagle Organize
Grand Temple and Elect Officers,

= =. :
Yesterday afternoon the ladies OF
many; sub castles in the state, met and
organized a grand temple and elected
officers as follows: Past grand templar.
Mrs. William Marsh, OF Wheeling:
grand templar.' Mrs. c. A. Lester. OF
Huntington; grand Vice templar. Mrs.
Kate Run OF Wheeling: grand guar
dian OF records, Mrs. Anna True. OF
Huntingdon; grand marshall OF ceremo-
nies. Mrs. Lockhart, OF Parkersburs:
grand guardian Of the exchequer. Mrs.
Anna B. Thompson, OF Central City;
grand guardian OF the inner portals.
Mrs. Tenny Moreiand; grand guardian
of the outer portals. Miss Emma saun-
ders.: Of Huntington. "a
The next meeting OF the temple will.
OF course, be held at Charleston. when
the grand castle meets.