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The Washington times., 1901-11-10
HIsTRIoNIc TRAINING.
Sarah Bernhardt Knows All About
the Subject.

Madam Sarah Bernhardt Is coming
forward as reformer of the methods
of official histrionic training. Herself an
old pupil Of the COnservatoire. where she
obtained a second prize for comedy in tho
Provost Class of 1862. she reverences that
famous institution, despite the criticism
directed against it Of recent years. TT
is" she writes in foreign theatrical pa
per, "an institution necessary for the
preservation of the dramatic art: but il Is
i'll; it is in bad way, and must be re-
formed in a thorough-going manner" The
terrible words written by the leading act
ress are: III est necessaire de faire un
bouieversment complst au COnservatOire.
Now for the reasons. In the first place.
Madame Bernhardt thinks that there is
excessive favoritism. Then the pupils
have too much ''precocious intimacy
with the public: the professors are not
energetic or jealous enough, and there
are too many indiscretions committed by
the press in connection with the Con-
SERVO lnire. The actress is especially hard
on the professors. who. in her opinion.
are inclined to shirk their responsible
work, and to hand it over TO deputies or
uuderstudes who have no notion of art
and no talent" This Is a most terrible
indictment after which the other Bern
hardtesque objections are meek and mild
These refer 10 the indiscipline of the pu-
pills, who come to class anyhow IL they
come at all, which some of them do not.
being. it appears. inclined to play truant
like idle boys and girls at ordinary
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
Two MODELS BY AMY LINKER.

batiste, muslin. and percale; and in win
ter. of rich velvets and stuffs. OF sum
mer dresses she never had less than 200
ranging in cost from go to $50, accord
ing TO the trimmings; and at the last in
Ventory OF her wardrobe there were
tlirty-three winter dresses, in addition
TO countless dresses for hunting and other
purposes.
OF all the toilet processes Josephine at
tached by far the rrcdtest importance to
the dressing of her hair. on which her
beauty (such as was left of iO so largely
depended.
For ordinary occasions her hairdresser
was NJ. Herbeault, "a magnificent
creature in an embroidered costume, with
sword at his side but for any import
ant occasion VI. Duplan, the most con-
summate artist in the world, was called
in NJ Duplan's salary for these occa-
increased later by Napoleon to ~ 900
francs. These two unriyaled artists de-
signed for Josephines benefit no less than
1000 new methods Of hairdressing, each
adapted To the special circumstances in
which it WAS worn.
Much as Josephine loved her hundreds
of costly dresses. she loved her jeweiry
more, and was never happy unless she
was adding almost daily to her treasures
In a few short months she spent half a
million francs on Jewels; and her hap
piest hours at Malmaison were spent in
spreading out her thousands of gems on
the table before her. and gloating over
their dazzling charms.
Her extravaganza was the cause of
many tears and much uphraiding from
Napoleon, who grew tired of paying bills,
many of them reaching almost a million
francs. But in the end he usually sue
cumbed to her pleading and penitence,
and would say to her Come, JosephineI
Come, my little one. Console yourself:
will make it all right" Poor, silly Jose
phinei Poor Napoleoni
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
Yelled women of Malta.

The women of Malta. of the Basque
provinces and the Portuguese women of
Hongkong and Macao are not in the
slightest degree restricted in their daily
liyes-that is, they may go out and about
as they please-still they wear curious
sort of hood with voluminous folds that
are brought over to cover the lower part
OF the face when strange men are about.
The custom of wearing the faldetta in
Malta Is comparatively recent, and its or
igin shrouded in no mystery. y century
or more ago, when Napoleon and his
reckless soldiers landed on the island, the
beautiful women fell easy victims TO the
wiles of the sOidiery. The priests eX-
postulated in vain, and finally ordered
that no woman should go in the streets
without her face covered by the faldetta
The the sins of the mothers might be
visited upon the daughters, the women
were commanded to wear the ugly hood
for 100 years. That time has passed. and
only few fadettaS are now seen in the
streets. and these are worn principally to
church and b. old women who have be-
come welded to the habit.
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tury-the sums of $50 and COS, respcc-
lively. She. moreover. remembered with
Il similar small amount her English gar
deners in CroubcrG.
"All the Other persons in her Majesty's $
service-thc coachman VINO always drove
her, the confidential Kammer-Diencr who
had been for years in her and the En-
peror's service. those faithful servants
who for months had lifted her IN ana
these have not had pfcnniS left them,
not even enough to buy their mourning.
Those of the late Empress dependents
who are in black at ail-and they, Tor op-
vinus reasons. are very few-are wearing
the mourning they had for the Emperor
Frederick or course. mose of them Will
receive pension, but that comes from
the State, aud many would have been
glad to receive a small souvenir-not
necessarily .noney-in recognition Of their
long years of service"
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the Empress had to undergo the process
OF lnassaEing the wrinkles, making the
skin soft and smooth, eEameling, and
rougiug: and had to spend hours daily
under the hands of her pedicure. mani
cure, and hairdresseTs. on rouge alone
Josephine spent considerably over $500 a
wear, and her pedicurc, German Jew
called Tobias Cohen. was parsonage IN
gorgeous uniform. who had the income OF
minister of state.
Josephine's wardrobe was of European
fame even in days cf lavish dressing,
she had 500 complete changes of linen,
and made three changes 4 day. For lace
cdging she paid from l2s for the simplest,
TO "a yard for Nalenciennes and the
Maliues; and her embroideries cost from
30s. to IS "A yard.
She had l5S pairs of white silk stockings,
thirty-two of rose, and eighteen OF flesh
cniorsd silk: and in a single year she
oTI,reJ IA pairs of costly slippers, of taf-
feta. coIOrcd shin, or satin
In summer Josephlne's gowns were oi
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
Some Queens.

Queen Alexandra Is an excellent horse
woman. and in former days followed the
hounds, riding always on the on side
of her horse. She is also a frst-rate
fisher. as are her daughters, the Duchess
Of Fife and Princess Victoria. The Ouch
ess Of Fife proves genuine expert, and
especially clever at making her own flies
The Comtesse de Paris, who, although
French, has lived much in England. IS
devoted to shooting, and renowned shot
both with partridges and pheasants. Many
foreign royalties love sport, and are pro-
ficient at IT, The Queen of Portugal is ?
celebrated markswOman, very daring
with great presence of mind. and has re-
ceived more than one medal for saving
life. The Queen of Italy and the Grand
Duchess of Hesse are frst-rate shots
with revolver as well as with = gun
From NJ A. p
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AN ExTRAvAGANr EMPRESS.
Could Not Have Dressed
ON 500 n Year.

1t is a rare privilege to be allowed to
peep at the mysteries of an Empress
toilet, to ransack her wardrobes with
their treasures of costly gowns, to open
her jewel cases and TO gloat over gems
that would purchase many Il kings ran
som; but when this Empress is the most
luxurious and picturesque woman of an
extravagant age, the temptation is too
strong to resist. says the Golden Penny"
Such an Empress was Josephine, in turn
the spoiled darling ard outcast wife of
Napoleon !, whose star filled the social
heaven of Europe fo- five years. Jose
phine was more than forty years old, and
had already exhausted all the arts of
luxury, when she was crowned Empress
in 1904. Her first beauty had long left her.
and. il is said. she had practiccd the fatal
and fashionable art of enameling until
the enamel would 10 longer retain it's
held on her skin. but cracked and COW
cred her with = constant layer of white
powder
Napoleon. however. was as partial TO
enamel as he was ayersc to scents, and
Josephine was obliged 20 persist in a habit
which no longer aided her charms, but
more rapidly impaired them.
Josephine devoted almost half her wax
ing life to her toilet, and the company of
her waiting women.
At O'Clock cup of coffee or of lemon
ade was brought to her as she lay in bed:
and an hour later she would rise and
enter her bOudOir to undergo the long
processes of being made beautiful for the
day. To her waiting women, NJ. Mason
says, she was always courteous. while
maintaining the dignity due to her po-
sition; and if one Of them dared to pass
the limits of respectful intercourse Jo-
sephine punished her by not speaking to
her for 4 period varying with the degree
of the offence. from one to nine days.
JOsephine's bathing appliances were as
costly as they were numerous. Her bath
was of solid silver. the very boilers in
which the water was made hot We're sill
Yer also. and she had an array Of silver
bowls and basins OF all kinds of the most
exquisite workmanship. After her bath
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tendencies, which she does not always de-
serve, since she sometimes clings to n
mode for years without any sign of shift
ing.
To the separate waist, for example, she
has been loyal beyond all precedent. and
still another season has opened with no
evidence that this item of dress is to be
discarded. In fact. it is growing in grace
and beauty, developing greater possibili-
ties all the time, and is now more aristo-
cratic in style and materials than ever
before.
Embroidery is a great feature of the
waist trimming. ana II Is iippleu 10 the
material itself and to bands, which are
very effective on almost any color, pro-
vided the foundation is white An en-
broidered band edged with rows Of stitch
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
Deciine of the housewife.

Madam Henri Schmahl is an English
woman by birth. who. since her mar
riagc to a Frenchman, has devoted all
her time and energies to the fuItherance
of woman's rights generally in France.
Figuratively speaking. she makes an
onslaught upon the inner man. The
"huuse wife" is becoming extinct. Such
IS her bold statement. Still more daring
ly she adds, so much the better" in her
opinion the modern~Woman is losing botn
taste and capacity for looking after the
house The woman of the future may
consequently be expected to rid herself
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entirely of the "hausfraus' instincts.
She will no longer take the slightest in
terest in supervising the cook. being ut
terly unqualified to do so, while II stands
to reason that she will have nothing
whatever to do herself with her husbands
dinner. except to partake of IL.
Madam Schmahl, says the London
Standard" foreseeS a further and, in
her opinion. a still more benCficent consc-
uuence When the 'nausfrau" dies our.
the cook will vanish from the household.
and with her the kitchen and all its
odors will be abolished. Madam Schmahl
does not go so far. however, as to suE-
scst that the eating of dinners should be
done away with as well, and that nitro
genous tabloids are to take the place Of
varied menus. Her vision of the future
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
A MatrimoniaI Psalm.

Tell me not in idle Jingle
Marriage IS an empty dream.
For the girl is dead that's single.
And things are not as they seem.
Life is real, life-is earnest,
Single blessednass a hb.
Man thou art; to mar returucth,"
Hath not been spoken 0! the rib.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way.
But to act that each tomorrow
Finds Us nearer marriage day.
Life is short and youth is feeting.
And our hearts, though light and CAV,
Still like pleasant dreams are beating
Wedding marches all the way.
In the worlds broad field Of battle,
In the hiyouac Of life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle,
Be 4 heroine and Il wife.
Lives Of MARI ID folks remind us
We can make our lives as vel,
And departing, leave behind Us
Such examples as shall tell;
Such examples that another.
Wasting life in idle sport.
A forlorn unmarried brother,
Seeing, shall take heart and court.
Let us then be up and doing.
With a heart on triumph set
Still cuntriving, stili pursuing,
And each one husband get.
From the outburst, Spokane, Wasl
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
A Cruel Confc.sor.

Pere Monsabrc. the celebrated Domi-
mean preacher. was just going to preach
one day, when n lady begged to go to con-
fession. She was worried about an affair
OF conscience; she felt she would like to see
him, CSC. at " much waste of time she
came TO u-a toint. She was given up 70
vanity very morning she confessed
she ha i.eu IN her looking glass and
yielded 4 ;;le temptation of thinking her
self pretty.
Pere M0nsabre looked at her and said
quietly. Is that ali?''
That's all.
We'll. E'v child" ne replied, you can
so away in peace, for to make a mistake
- not q sin-"-M. A. L.
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
Peeresses in the House of Lords.

England is interested in the preten-
sions of certain English women. who are
peeresses in their own right, and believe
that they can sit in the House Of Lords
If they choose and help govern the En-
pire, says "Harper's Weekly" 1t is CEN
turies since a peeress has done it, but
there is to be a fancy-drcss coronation in
London next year and London gossip
says that certain of these self-regulating
peeresses propose to go to it as members
Of the House of Lords. and have their
trains borne by pages as the peers do.
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
VIII of the Late Empcror.

A writer in Modern Society" says:
Having read in the English papers how
generously the late Empress Frederick re-
membered in her will those persons in her
service. I should like to state the abso-
Lutte facts. Her Imperial Majesty be-
queathed to her head tire-womcn-two
Englishwomen who had been in her conf
Dental service over a quarter of a cen
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merely forecasts the day when all food
and drink will be supplied by universal
providers. Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner
and supper, when required. will be sent
into every household from the nearest
restaurant by contract at so much per
head Der annum.
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
ng or ore row Of black velvet ribbon is a

nice finish
\ mode Of trimming which is very much
used this season is done with round pieces
Of silk Ike the waist, prettily embruid
cred with an opening across n little be
low the centre of each circle Velvet rib
bon or stitched bands may be threaded
through these Sits and used in various
ways for finishing edges or stripping
bodice up and down.
OF course. the embroidered pieces are
arranged several inches apart, and quite
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and ought to be appleuded, not by wo-
man-suftragists alone but by everyone
who likes noble show ftly ornamented.
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Black velvet ReGaining Its old
Time PrestiEc-Decp Collars Of
Embroidery and Lace-Long Boas
The Lovely New Separate Waists.
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dUMOR OF THE HOUR
Notice to Burglars.

A certain Woodbridge street mer-
chant who has been frequently a vic
tim of safe blowers has adopted a nov
ell and somewhat humorous plan of
safeguarding his money vaults from
depredations that might be contem-
plated by individuals of the burglari-
Gus fraternity. After his last dear eX-
p%erience he decided that a safe wasn't
the safest" place in the world for val
uables, and he now makes a practice of
promptly banking his profits and OF
taking whatever. of value is in the safe
at the close of the days business home
with him. He says the ambitious
craftsman that should tackle his safe
now O. nights would find poor pick
ings." Posted over the front of the
safe in black, conspicuous type is this
sign: "Notice.-Please do not blow
open the safe. Here is the key"
And, sure enough, the key to the safe
hangs over the sign. being suspended
from one Of the hinges.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Sham PotticOnts.

Another idea useful for the girl Of
limited means is the new sham petit
coat When the skirt is lifted a little,
the petticoat looks like an ordinary d.
vided undergarment. In reality it con-
sists Of a skirt for each leg. These leg
let's are fastened either just above or
just below the knee and are fixed Sc
curely in place. They are Of silk, ruff
fled and lace trimmed like an ordinary
silk divided skirt. OF course the flare
from the knee is considerable. The
cheapness of the sham petticoat is one
of their recommendations. Another is
that many women prefer to wear no
petticoat with the prevailing tight
skirts. yet long for something chat will
give the frou frou effect about the feet.
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Hats of the Season.

Hats in pale colors, pink or mauve
felt, are seer threaded with ribbons in
black velvet or their own hue in a
deeper shade. Foliage and flowers,
though the foliage is newer are the
chosen trimming. Fur hats promise to
be revived. mostly those of sable trim
med with scarfs of lace. In Paris the
milliners are using laces Of the coarser
kind to bedeck hats this season. A last
years sable toque may be completely
renovated by a gathered brim Of ecru
chiffon covered with a scarf of lace.
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In ninety-nine cases in a hundred indiges-
tion is due to lack Of some of the elements
which constitute the natural digestive
juices, usually to the absence of h%ydrochlo-
rc acid from the stomach. It is by the &C
ton of these juices that food is reduced to
a form in which it can be transformed into
living tissue. With any Of them lacking it
is easy to see that the process Of digestion
cannot be perfectly performed.
pepsia Cure all preparations for the relief Of
indigestion lack certain of these elements.
Consequently they cannot digest. all classes
of food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure contains
them all. 1t will digest anything that the
healthy stomach can digest. Its natures
own cure.
Don't resort to stimulating tonics. Such
drugs simply urge the already overworked
stomach to renewed eXertions. 1t is like
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Cure

Starvation seems a strange remedy for any
disease. Yet starvation by rigorous diet
was once generally resorted to in cases of
indigestion or other stomach trouble. Even
yet it is sometimes tried. Such a
remedy is worse than useless. Every
day of life consumes a portion of the tissues
Of the human body. The food we eat serves
to repair this waste and you can't build up
the system by withholding material for the
purpose. If the stomach is in such condi-
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be performed without the stomach's assist
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food, but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the only
one which digests them all as the stomach
digests them. Man is so constituted that
he needs a variety of food and to reduce this
variety always produces bad results.
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A Smart BOEcro.

Very smart is a little bolero Of black
silk strapped very deliberately with
black panne and arranged in front
with long box plated ends fastened
with ornaments of black glace silk
piped with panne and finished with lit
tie barrels and pendants of black and
white silk. This bolero has a wonder
fully pretty collar Of fine white lawn
closely tucked and trimmed with me-
da1lions of lace. Under this there is a
second collar of black glace silk. The
sleeves are made in a full bell shape
and strapped with panne.-New York
Mail and Express.
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Boston Men,

Barnes-I don't know whether it is in
the atmosphere or the surroundings,
but the effect Of lectures On me is not
always the same.
Howes-Probably not.
Barnes-When Professor Belcher lee
lures down at the Lyceum, | invaria-
bly, go to sleep, whereas when my wife
lectures me after going to bed l am as
wide awake as can be. And I'm not at
all interested in her subject. Funny,
amt it?-Boston Transcript.
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squirting a tired horse. For a moment he
responds. Then outraged nature reasserts
equally ineffective. At first they deaden
pain but afterward comes the reaction and
keener suffering than before. /,
What the stomach needs is rest. To OBJ.
tain it a substitute must be found for the
natural digestive juices. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the only substitute which accom-
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build up the system and at the same time
relieve the stomach from all res possibility.
The rest will restore it to it's natural condi-
ton and soon effect a complete cure. This
is the only rational and common sense
method Of aiding nature.
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Hay Versus Oats.

ST see," said the truck horse as he
looked over the top of his morning pa
peri see tina the price Of oats is go
ing up"
well" said the sagacious old nag
that drew the doctors phaeton. there
is one sure thing. and that is they can't
put hay into it's place."
"And why not?" inquired the truck
horse.
because it would go against the
g:ain," replied the doctors nag
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Gentlemen:-I have been a great sufferer
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Peter Sherman, No. Stratford, N. 81.
Suffered Untold Agony.
Gentlemen:-I want to say that your
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It is the only remedy I ever used with any
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the most agonizing pains with dyspepsia.
For years l regularly tried every doctor and
medicine that l could secure but without
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some sufferer from that terrible disease,
dyspepsia.-Mrs. M. Houston, Omaha, Mo.
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Enra oe fine senson.

Never have furs been used as much
as they will be this season. Every
thing is trimmed with them, and there
will be a wealth Of capes. collarettes.
stoles and mufs, while bands of fur
will be used on almost all kinds of win
ter gowns. Fur mufs are no longer
lined with satin, but with fur, and are
large and soft, with a single beautiful
flower or a bunch of flowers tucked
away in one corner of them.
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Her Circulating Medium.

'She's a very cautious woman, espe-
cially about gossip. No woman ever
heard her retail any scandal"
"But ! am told that stories confded
to her in secrecy do get out somehow"
"Yes, 1 know. You see, she tells
them all to her husband. cleveland
Plain Dealer.