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The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03
Help Wanted.-Female.
SeashOre and Country.

TO RENT-Furnished seven room cottage, Middle Beach, Madison, Conn. Rent moderate for September. Wilcox, box 226, Madison. Conn. 9-10
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03
Wall Paper Talk.

We carry the best the world produces French, German and English Wall Pa pers. Not few dozen patterns, but an immense and comprehensive line show ing many hundred patterns.
 Rich handsome effects in Dark Reds. Greens, Blues, Tapestries. Burlaps, De- nims, for library and dining rooms, dens and halls.
 Silk and Satin Papers with Brocaded Effects for parlors and reception halls.
 Dainty Floral Designs in Chintz and Dresden Effects.
 Marie Antoinette Cretonnes and Em-l pire Stripes for bedrooms and boudoirs. These foreign goods have an air of ex- elusive elegance, with the entire absence of the gaudy show so often seen in richly colored papers.
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03

WANTED - More students, Moler's Barber School, 3s0 Canal st., New York. Eight weeks completes. All tools don- ated. Positions guaranteed when course IS finished. Write for particulars re- garding free scholarship, board and transportation. S-l0
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Flowers, Birds, Etc.

c. c. MUNSELL, florist, cut flowers and floral designs at short notice; birds and cages, ST Trumbun st., Allyn House Annex, Hartford. If
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03
Miscellaneous.

AGENTS can start an independent business by selling teas and cofees. Address Burns & Reed, importers. 2O9 Hudson street, N. Y. S-lO
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03

IF YOU WISH few quiet weeks on farm come to our home; large, cool sleeping and dining rooms, pleasant scenery, piazza, berries, eggs, milk, cream, ice, garden, trout brook, forest. one-half hours drive frem station. mail every day; $5 per week. Address High land Farm, Freeport, Me. Box 150.
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The Worlds Fur Supply.

Most of the worlds supply of furs comes from the Russian empire. The hunters of Russia and Siberia an- nually capture 5000, ,0oo ermines, 16- ooo, ,ooO marmote, and 25,ooO.o .oee squif- rels.
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03
Help Wanted-Male.

WANTED Help; all towns; work for us; take orders by sample; valuable article; steady money-maker to hustlers; !; write today. Standard Speciality Agency.
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-03

WANTED-Men, now is the time to handle our battery fan motors. medical batteries, belts, etc.; stamp for cataIog A. Empire Electric Works, 9 Sd Ave-, New York. S-l0
Evening star., 1901-08-24
The Girl With the Tan,

broni the NSW 40fk Times.
broadway Is beginning to fill up with
the girl Of tam said the Old Rounder at
one of the hotels yesterday, "and it does my
heart good to stand out and watch them
go by these cool afternoons. What differ
ence there is between the nice girl Of today
and the nice one of some years ago. Then
she went to the seashore or mountains and
cost her papa or mamma q couple of hun
dred for a fine coat Of tan. Then she came
back and hurriedly began running up bills
for face cream. bleaching powder and other
toilet plunder to take the tan off. She
doesn't do that now. She has learned that
If her skin is at al healthy the tan Is do
ing it good, and she comes back proud Of
her Indian-like skin Long may she con-
tinue to do so. It looks whole lot better
than to see a lot Of pale faces with spot
of artificial red on either cheek, and I'm
hoping to live to see the day when the girl
who doesn't finish the summer with a coat
of tan, whether she gets 1t at Newport or
on an Sth avenue trolley car will not
be considered "in it.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Dainty Gowns

Paris Is pleading her hardest for the gen
eral adoption of white frocks, and Is per-
suading us to the direst extravagance with
mousseiines. batistes and linons. all ex-
quisitely embellished with delicate incrus-
tations Of lace or that effective openwork.
broderfe Anglaise The lace she frequently
elects to have OF quite deep. warm tint
ana Is inclined to be very impressive In her
use OF printed or, as the shops prefer to
call these in that grandiloquent way which
is all their own. painted ribbons. The very
cleyerest bows are twisted up and stitched
fiat at the one edge, while the ends either
drape In effective festoon fashion or are
carried up to the waist, when the scheme
Is, perchance, continued On the corsage
finally terminating in bow and long ends
between the shoulders
A sash. or, rather. the arrangement of a
sash, that Is infinitely telling allied to a
fichu is started from the back, crossed high
In front, and carried up between the
shoulders at the back, where it serves in
addition to it's decorative duties to hold
the corner of the ffchu in place, the front
OF the latter tucking itself away in pretty
pouching fashion beneath the crossed rib
bon.
But the most bewilderingly wonderful
trimming Is that brought about by means
OF lace insertion, which is applied in
numberless serpentine, unduIating and in
de chine, outlined by the tinisst black rib
bon velvet or an equally tiny ruche of chif-
fon. Chiefly is 1t the time one pays for in
securing such a consummation. Where
fore, given the time, does not the notion In
spire the aspiring home dressmaker?
Evening star., 1901-08-24
BIZARRE EFFECTS IN DRESS
EXTREME STYLES SEEN ON THE
STREETS.
Women without Taste should beware
of Striking Costumes and should
Read This Lecture.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
The passion for extremes I'm fashion
sometimes leads to most disastrous results
especially where the wearer is not gifted
with that subtle quality called discrimina-
tion. To be perfect in ensemble, no part OF
the toilet should be 50 emphasized as to
attract attention to a single point; all must
blend toward that harmonious whole that
distinguishes the tournure Of the true wo-
man OF fashion.
Since Eve first set the pace for clothes
there has never been a style, however
beautiful, but some one OF her daughters
has felt 1t incumbent upon her to carry 1t
a step further. Take. for example. the
big sleeves that In time attained such
monstrous proportions as to become blights
upon the landscape.
Yet these great sleeves were In the be-
ginning only comfortably loose q reaction
against the skin-tight affairs that cramped
the muscles and prevented circulation.
1t was the inartistic woman who made
them grow, and despite the perfection OF
the present seasons modes. this lady has
offered much material for the caricaturist
In matters OF trimming she is, speaking
definitely, loud" IL we may use the word,
everything being chosen with intent to
show. Her cape collars are deeper than
all others, her colored hose more brilliant
diAu oiiSc SloChIeSS pOulCeS may De worn
In the street, she goes forth In a frock
only one degree removed from low-necked
Such are the vagaries of the woman who
does not know where to draw the line She
Is the scorn of the ever-ready reformer
seeking whom he may devour, rich food
for the funny pencil, and an object Of con-
tempt for all posterity.
So. extravagant ladies, and those really
ignorant of the cult of clothes here are
few hints for your future behavior
II In type you run to the curly and
ample-what the cruel word denominates
as the frowsy and fat-avoid flying ends
picture hats and large patterns.
If your figure Is stiff turn your back
upon hard, straight lines tucks that en-
circle the body and wide stripes, and re-
member that fiat waist is improved by
narrow belt.
Any strings that tie under the chin will
soften a countenance too war-worn for the
hat above it, and unless you find the
most becoming mesh In the world eschew
wells.
The new wells, with their big velvet
patches. golf sticks and criss-cross meshes
are singularly unbecomng. Not one wo-
man in a hundred looks well in them; and
when a black mesh overlays a white one
favorite veil Of the season-with any but
Evening star., 1901-08-24
USES OF ORRIs ROOT.
Beads of the Plant Employed to Keep
Wounds Open.

From the London Times.
The British vice consul at Leghorn, in
his report on his district for the past year.
mentions a curious industry in which orris
root plays the chief part. This is the pro-
duction of beads made from the root, with
q fine hole through the center, The beads
are of many sizes. the smallest being about
that of a marble. Not many years ago
about 2O000008 of these were exported
each year, but now the export has fallen
to 100000. 1t appears that there was once
a medical theory that the best means Of
curing scrofula and certain diseases Of the
blood was to keep an open wound In the
body of the sufferer. and these orris root
beads were inserted into the wound for this
purpose. 1t is still possible to buy at Ital-
ian medical instrument makers the special
wire-grated bandage prepared for the arm
in this process. Orris was probably used
In this way because of its tendency to dilate
in any liquid substance. The practice un-
doubtedly still prevails. though medical
science has long condemned IL.
A factory for making these beads has
recently been established in Paris. and the
greater part of the Leghorn export goes to
Lyons. while part goes to Frankfort. The
use Of the beads is dying out In Italy. but
1t Is not uncommon to meet with people
who have been treated In this way.
Another article made from orris root Is
the QentaFnoiO, or nnSer, Whlcn Is designed
to take the place OF the od-fashioned in
fants coral and assist in teethng. The
juice. of which small amount is absorbed
In sucking. Is said to be excellent d.
gestive. This is a modern and a growing
industry, and apparently reached Italy
from Germany. Now half a million OF
these fingers are sent from Leghorn to
Germany and Austria every year Orris
root grains. colored in blue, red yellow.
green and other cofors, are exported to
the same countries, where they are used
to throw on fires to give an agreeable odor
to saloons and entrance halls. while in the
form of tiny chips the root is chewed,
mostly by men servants, to remove the
smell of tobacco, garlic and the like. 1t
may be mentioned that samples Of these
various articles made from orris root have
been sent home by the vice consul, and
have been transferred by the foreign office
to the Association Of Chambers OF Com
mercA
Evening star., 1901-08-24

this to Jenkinson, but as am not
Mr.. Emley tore open the envelope. The
message was from Paris and read: bad
accident Return in a month. ]. /. Smith. =
"Hurrahi Mr.. Emley. allow me the pleas
ure of bidding you a long adieu. Mr..
Smith, make yourself perfectly at home
for a month, and 1 think it's high time
you became acquainted with your new
ne:ghbors."
Mr.. Smith proved an exceedingly popular
man. Circetown was rather dull little
town, and its elite society was rapidly
boring itself to death. Therefore the new
owner of The Grange was welcomed, ffgu-
ratively speaking, with wide open arms.
And this was not at all strange. Young,
handsome, the poSsesSor of great wealth,
and a long, silky mustache, when mus
taches were scarce. Mr.. Smith was an un-
usually eligible man. Sweet girls smiled
encouragingly upon him, and anxious
mothers deluged him with invitations. The
older men said he was "a good fellow"
and the younger men admired the way he
spent his money-er, that is, ran up bills.
Evening star., 1901-08-24

Mr. Emley was burglar He was how
ever. a select burglar an artist in the pro-
fession. On very dark night in March
several years ago he walked up the front
stairs of the finest house In Circletown.
The house had been sold a few weeks be-
fore to a gentleman In France, and Mr..
EmIey's reasons for visiting the place be-
fore its owner returned from abroad were
known only to himself He was a cool
man, never taken unawares, prepared for
any situation which might present itself,
and If on that dark night he was surprised
to see the door before him suddenly open
no one would have guessed 1t. Certainly
the servant on the inside of the threshold
did not. He started back in dismay, be-
lieving it to be his new and unknown mas
ter who stood confronting him.
Good evening" said Mr.. Emley. raising
his hat.
''Wh-h-hy, We didn't expect you for sew
Evening star., 1901-08-24

THE CARE OF GEMS.
Diamonds Require Gentle Treatment
to Continue Sound and Brilliant.
From the London Express

Diamonds Require Gentle Treatment
to Continue Sound and Brilliant.
From the London Express.
The best Of all jewel boxes are not the
satin-nned, velvet-covered ones in which
the jewelers. alluringiy display their wares,
but air-tight cases simply lined with wool.
Even in such a receptacle diamonds should
be wrapped In silversmith's tissue paper to
keep them of exquisite brill1ancy.
Diamonds, In spite Of their hardness,
must be treated with great care Though
they can hardly be scratched, they never
theless chip, and when roughly used are
easily loosened in their setting, and fall out
at the most unexpected moment. When
they are sent to be cleaned the expert first
tests the settings, and then dips the ring
or pin repeatedly into little eau de CO.
logne A powerful magnifying glass Is used
to detect any foreign bodies in the set
ting. and an ornament that has an accumu-
lation Of dust, grease or soap on Its under
side a blemish that is often noticeable in
rings Is dipped alternately in soapsuds and
eau de cologne, and a very fine soft camel
hair brush pointed like a pencil Is employed
to reach delicately between the claws OF
the setting. When the Jewel Is thoroughly
clean 1t Is buried in jar of fine sawdust to
dry. This Is all done after the gold or sill
yer mounting has been carefully rubbed
with jewelers. rouge, dried, and polished
with a tiny cl1amofs-covered pad
When diamonds and turquodses are set to-
gether the most exquisite care Is taken that
alcohol only Is utilized with whiting to
clean both the setting and the diamonds,
and as little moisture as possible Is allowed
to come near the blue stones. If tur-
auoise has been carelessly treated. and Is
turning green from the effects of water,
the cleaner sets 1t to soak In stale beer,
which treatment will frequently restore the
pure azure color. But old turquoises that
are nearly green have a value all their own.
Pearls require a great deal of human
companionship, and that is why they are SO
constantly worn by their owners. When
they are .sfck" Ito use q technical term)
they are given sun baths, and sometimes
are sunk in the sea in perforated caskets
to be restored to health and Iuster. Pearls
held in a warm. dry hand and drawn Stow
ly backward and forward through the half
closed member are benefited. Some women
have their pearls restrung every season,
and when the owner cannot arrange to
wear fine string of these gems at least
once fortnight the cleaner lays them In
cup of warm -four or lukewarm fresh milk
to keep their skins in good order. Experts
test real diamonds by toucnng them with
the tip of their tongue. Diamonds are icy
cold; paste Is not. Real pearls they can
ddfferentiate from false It Is said by the
touch OF their finger tips, for the skin of
the real pearl has feeling peculiar to it
self.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
most blooming faces. the result is

the most blooming faces, the result is
aging.
Hats cannot be too carefully chosen. Thin
arms require sleeves with soft dropping
effects.
Few women realize the Importance OF
dressing the arm property. To the French
the sleeve is the important part of the
whole corsage. and sleeve spoiled I'm the
making is a bodice marred. Many Pari-
sian ladies who know the requirements of
their figures better even than the Dress
maker insist on looking after these de-
tails themselves. even TO sewing in the
sleeves.
Apropos OF this finished knowledge of
dress, characteristics story is told OF the
divine Sarah. Contrary to command Felix
one day sent home q bodice with the sleeves
sewed in, whereupon the great actress
fndited him the following reproof:
Sir, only two persons in the world know
how to sew In my sleeves-myseif and my
maid"
To conclude. frilled skirts are charming
on tall, willowy figures, but they make q
Evening star., 1901-08-24
The Camph0P Tree.


The camphor tree (Cinnamomum CAM
phora) Is an evergreen, member of the
laurel family. belonging to the same genus
as the tree whose bark furnishes the spice
called cinnamon. and Is related to the bay
and to the sassafras OF the United States,
OF symmetrical proportions. it is one of the
noblest objects In the forests Of eastern
subtropical Asia In Its native habitat II
attains gigantic dimensions. notably in
girth OF trunk, some specimens measuring
ten to fifteen feet in diameter 1t Is said
they have been known to reach as much
as twenty feet. and they may be sixty to
over hundred feet high and live to a
great age. AS rule. they rise twenty or
thirty feet without limbs, and then branch
out In all directions, becoming a mass of
splendid and iuxuriant foliage. Their leaves.
broadly lanceolate in form. are of light
green color, smooth and shining above, and
whitish or giaucous on the under surface.
Small white or greenish-white flowers are
borne from February to April. and by Oc-
tober ripen into berrylike, one-seeded fruits
about three-eighths Of an inch in diameter.
Evening star., 1901-08-24

sally beautifying to be done away with
But perfectly new detail with many Of
the short imported capes is a wide, three
quarters length sleeve, that Is a most be-
coming background for pretty bare arm.
Chinese sleeves" is the name they go un-
der, and some of the Chine silks used for
the little wraps are said to be from China
Other pretty evening capes are made Of
silk popfin in white or pale coors with
which ocher-colored lace is sometimes COM
bined with rich effect.
School Rigs for Small Fry.
For small fry we are glad to announce
that the cheerful plaids so long associated
with children are seen. Indeed, they seem
to reproduce the tartans Of the Scottish
chfeftains more faithfully than ever, and a
salesman up in his business knows all the
names.
Bigger maidens, for the plaids are con-
fined to girls under ten, are to have the
materials Of their elders, the woolly chew
lots mentioned being considered quite the
thing for stout school use.
Red and blue spotted challies, and soft,
plain dela1nes may also be recommended
the Outhtters already showing very smar rt
little school clothes In these materials
trimmings are black velvet narrow ribbon
herrlngboned on with black or colored silk
and white broadcloth. This last Is most
effective, and the middle figure Of the cut
shows the usual method of its employment.
MARY DEAN
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Russian Female Hermits.

Among the villagers on the Volga In the
province of Samara a curious sect of wo-
men has made its appearance. 1t was orig
mated by an elderly peasant woman In
Soznova, called the Blessed Mother"
These women have fled from the villages
around into a remote district. where they
live sfngiy in holes dug out Of the face OF
the hill. They lead life of fasting and
prayer, and believe themselves called from
the world, which they think is shortly
about to perish in a general eonfagration.
The Blessed Mother has ten wise vir-
gins as sort of bodyguard. and the sect
believes that these eleven women are pos
sessed of miraculous powers.
Evening star., 1901-08-24

short. plump woman look like a dumplinA
The combination of black and white carS
ried to excess. gives a look of eruption
painful to behold, and skirt too long In
front would make Venus awkward
In a word, sobriety should be the texg
for all who aspire to elegance in dress.
And If changes are to be made in accepts
ed modes-modes which the best tastes
have agreed upon-iet them be in the shape
or notifications delicate pruning down
that will make the garment possible for
successive seasons. and stamp its wearer
as woman of sense as well as taste
Evening star., 1901-08-24
won Axafnst Her VIII.
the Chicago Record-Herad

From the Chicago Record Herald
am afraid" she said. after he had
called her an angel. that you fatter me-"
He was groggy for a moment, but quick
ly recovering himself, replied: mo. 1 fiat
ter the angels"
Then. being woman, she failed to strike
Evening star., 1901-08-24
A News Agency.

From London Fun.
Mr.. House-''It doesn't seem to me that
our new cook Is great success"
Mrs. House-''Not as a cook. grant you;
but she has lived In nearly half the fami-
lies In town. and her conversation Is 80
entertainment
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Advertise.

From London Fun.
''Why Is a merchant who does not ad
vertise like a man in q rowboat?'' asked
the student.
Keeps going backward" guessed his
friend.
mo: he is trying to get along without
sales," said the student.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
United I'm Misfortune.

From the Smart Set.
"Those two fellows are engaged to the
same girl"
"What are they going to do about itfs
s'They are praying for dark horse"
Daily camera., 1901-10-26
SPECIAL SALE DAYS
At the Peoples Store Sat.
urday and Monday,
Oct. 26 and 28.

Here is a list Of bargains tha, will sur.
prise our competitors and will bring
crowds to our store. Compare our prices
with other sales and you will see that we
oeai them about one hundred per cent
All our standard prints, indigos. blacks
calcutsas. etc, &c quality, 60 the two days
at &C per yard. (Ten yards only)
One case Of outing flannel. heavy Ioc
grade, short lengths. 4 to 10 yards, will
sell the two days per yard Sc. mo rem.
nants cut,
Ladies heavy A.eced union suits. worth
fully 45c. 60 Saturday and Monday at
almos, half. price 75c each.
Ladies ribbed vests and pants, fleeced
quality. others advertise i, as a bargain
at 75c. wha. we call bargain is per gar.
ment tI5-,
Childrcn's fleece lined ribbed under.
wear. cur 25c garments. will sell the two
days at only Isc.
Mems heavy fleece lined underwear.
sells everywhere at soc, special price 33c.
Ladies fur collaret,es, full length
worth $, s., cur price for Saturday and
Monday 81 IS.
Ladies shirt waists made OF black
sa,een. sold a, Ssc. TO surprise you we
will run them the two bargain days at SOC
Boys REFER overcoats, ages 4 TO Is.
sell in every store at ss75. our special
price s. 6S.
Ladies new style jackets, y length,
worth fully $3.50. special for Saturday
and Monday s365.
Chi!dren's REFER jackets. ages 4 to IL,
nicely trimmed. large sailor collar. worth
s,.75. sp cial for the two days 81 60.
Ladies' walking skirts. made Of heavy
skir;ing. would be bargain at s2.75. but
We will run them the two bargain days
at $I6s.
Linen table cloths with fringe, colored
border. worth 81, special price SOC.
Linen napkins. red border, sell at 81
per dozen. here is chance to buy them
at soc per dozen.
Ladies walking hats, new style fat
hat with trimming around. sell every
where for SI.3S. our special price 6oc.
Mems heavy wool sweaters, they
charge $I.a5 wherever you 60, come here
and get them lor 7Sc.
Large size grey bed blankets, full TO- 4
a. 49c.
Extra large sire blankets, ia. yer,
heavy. sell $l.4S. special price oSc.
Large size sateen comforters. botl
sides alike. filled with pure white cotton
sell at sIso. bargain price o7c.
Mems calf shoes that sell for 81. 50, vii
sell Saturday and Monday for sI.oo.
Special bargains will be offered in ou
millinery department. every hat in stool
will be sold at bargain day prices.
lust received ten dozen more of th
Aannelette wrappers. heavy goods Ant
nicely trimmed. wide faunce, worth 81 2
will sell till sold out at CO.. First com
FIRST served, Only I7o pieces in all.
THE PEOPLES STORE.
Boulder's Great Bargain Store.