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extravaganza. Be that as 1t may,
some stage folk are living examples OF
the former virtue. The ideas I carried
home with me during my week Of up to
! date dissipation as most charming
were, first, the sash worn with gray
dress, held by six gold buttons and TO-
s2ttes at the back, with rather short,
bread ends; next, a pink tulle chenai-
settle in an evening dress tucked right
into the bodice, and the sleeves of the
gown showing the prettiest possible
milknnaid elbow puffs. Then the adj
mixture of gold and turquoise blue IN
the form of webbing on the neckband
and vest and on the gray gown appeal
ed strongly to my aesthetic soul, and
with the evening gown a big blush rose
of pink tulIe and crystal powderings
silently extolled the virtues of original
ity. Was it not clever to twist wisp
of black tulIe into sash form, with one
long flowing end? The bunch of black
tulle in the hair is also delightful l
saw it employed by several of those sa-
gacious women who viii not change
their couture to suit fashions whIms.
A relief it is to see pretty hair not dis
torted into the side parting and brow
curl decreed correct, but softly waved
and gathered up on the crown OF the
head into coil. while on the forehead
there are a few natural tendrils or
curls.
The beginning of the century, though
not quite so mild and amiabie as the
closing of the last as concerns the
weather, has not affected the vogue OF
frivolous sartorial fancies. Every sec
ond girl who is smartly dressed wears
the fiimsiest and most summerllke
chemisette shirt. In many cases 1t IS
Transparent lace collar and yoke, with
the fur bolero turned boldly back to
reveal the white contrast it frames
Frivolity can go no further than It does
in the alliance of fur and mousseline,
which in Paris are now actually com
bined to make dresses for daytime oc-
casions. 1 think the introduction Of
universal electric lighting has had
much TO do with establishing the per
fectly lovely though foolishly insult
able modes worn at afternoon recep-
lions. Lamp and gas were respectfully
commonplace. but electricity, deity
shaded and cleverly presented in cut
glass candelabra, produces the bril-
liant though softened effect of the
wax candle days of the beginning of
the century when women CARRIED them
selves very much more diaphanously
than even we do.
The easiest way to acknowledge the
new feeling for gauze and fur in com
pany is to order a boa of the former /
edged with the latter. The edging must
be so narrow and delicate that it might
easily pass for chenille. while the
throatlet part may be fussy and big. !
The ends should hang straight and be |
rather more broadly bordered with fur. |
Gold and silver tissues make hand |
some boas, and even an all fur boa may
be glorified by a cluster of gold tissue
poppies with black hearts. This, the
most modern of all demands, is the
rage. Such a bunch worn either on the
corsage to center the muff, in the
toque or at the waist belt is a must"
Boas of this character can be worn far
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COOKING 10 oRnrR.

The family had advertised for a cook
The family lived in 4 mansion.
Throughout the house there were rice
articles Of furniture ana bric-a-brac
which had been picked ~ srom time 10
time in Che f9miiys wandesfnes
through Europe ana other sections o.
the glooe. Nov r. So happened % very
wise person applied for "a place as GA p
of the culinary department in this elc
SAINT household.
What is your nance" asked ghs
family.
Evaneelinc. thank YOU. came In re-
ply from the dusky applicant
~Evangeiine, then. ten noe. are you a
goed cook
IRIS just Ike this. You see. i can 90
SO cooking. SIS cooking. SO cooking.
but
There was an undue emphasis on the
but" and Evanseline glanced admire
ingly about the house EvangeEne
knew her little book wen
1T seems 20 me" she went cr finally.
YOU folks wouldn't Dee satisfied vlth
any other than ms SIS kind"
The family WAS quite taken ahack
but MANAGED 10 recover itself in time to
say IL might live To- eet olone as
starter with about si135 cooking f0r
few months. an my rate.
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Isabel Carnaby." with a second book.
The FaTringdons. which. ike its pred
ecessor. Is notable for witty dialogue.
The above shows the place that wom-
en- have taken in fiction. Other fields
of literature are practically mtrodden
by them. Women poets Of the first or
der are few. There are. however. many
writer's Of popular verse. There are no
great women philosophers or scientific
writer's. Whatever their views or as
versiders. the women of the past cen-
fury have expressed their thoughts Ia
the form OF prose fiction. The tesenti-
eth century WIFI doubtless see iunova-
tions Women VIII make great strides
in ether branches Of literary endeavor.
Some one has suggested that women
are peculiarly qualified 10 90 good lit-
erary work, that they are even so con-
stituted thet they max eventually
usurp men as writers. just as men axe
now crowdiuE cut women from waaz
have been considered her heaven or
dained woes tious-dressrna mllli-
merry and cooking. Even as trained
nurse and housemaid women no ionrcr
monopoize their fields. There IS not
much danger OF women controlling the
field ia literature. for other depart
ments of work VIII open ana other pros
LESSONS win So enlarge char. instead of
every needy or ambitious
woman. literature VIII De taken rr only
by the few who have something 10 sav
and who love IT for ils own sake rather
than its rewards
lfADGE PORTER
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6 6s..z Nay 51 JUBILEE H.. Is !
Modes /?


! ter the mystery of repose, badinage
/ repartee, the sum total of a social cam
( paign, has prohted by an object lesson
and madame has STEPPED the wary old
/ beau's senses in talk intoxicants and
( furnished beauty feast for his eyes.
He is corresponding grateful, and
madame has hopes. At a nearby table
a love comedy is enacted. Slipping rum
my tea, an actress who counts affairs
as the prize duelist of Paris records his
field Of honor deeds, uses her big, blue,
china doll eyes so advantageously that
her northumberland escort is quite OBJ
iivious to the fact that his daughter
quilted the place hastily when she
espied his companion.
And thereby hangs a tale. Is there to
be a Mrs. w. number three?
Quite in the center of the room a
quaint bit of antique femininity-some-
body's Aunt Serena done up in the
latest of fashionable garments, sits
alone. Her bearing suggests that it is
a sense Of duty to the sphere in which
she moves that brings her She may
have come from Pompton Plains or
from South Carolina. She is a guest
Of the hotel. Anyhow she takes her
seIe and surroundings seriously, even
unto the raspberry cordial which the
waiter titteringly places several times
before her.
The evening meal is a sort Of prelim-
mary to what follows after the play.
Eun begins in real earnest at midnight
with absinth and anisette to WOO capri
cious appetites, ending with black cof-
fee one cup of which would make pot
for well to do east side German fam
lily, who know, too what strong coffee
is. II the crowd be of the gay gayest,
the experienced one suggests as the
lights are lowered that Dicks bachelor
apartments are handy, and, with much
TiotOus talking women tuck themselves
into swans down wraps, gather their
beribboned and tinseled pethcoats high
above their ankles and sally forth to
repeat the fifth meal of the day This
is composed mainly of drinks and
chatting dish dainty. By this time rose
clouds which herald the dawn Of a new
day signal the time Of departure.
At the week end I ceased to marvel
at the enormous amounts spent on
clothing. The perishable things weren't
fitted for second wear when they'd been
taken off and put on half a dozen times
during an evening. AS for madame's
gOwn-it would be crushed or spotted,
either condition making it obsolete for
her further use. Immaculate accesso-
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KATRINA TRAsK.

without mention of other English wom-
en- writer's. some of whoIn have a
great vogue in their own country rath-
er Than in this. Among these may be
noted John Strange Winter (Mrs. Stan
naFd), who writes of British army life
Mrs w K. Clifford, whose story, The
Likeness of the Night. aroused SO
much opposition in various quarters.
MRS sarah jeanette Duncan Cotes. au-
thor OF The Path Of a star" Mrs.
Steele. author Of THE Hosts Of the
Lord" Edith Wharton. an American
by birth, an English resident for years.
whose story, "A Gift From the Grave. p
has wide sale in England Lucas Ma
let (Mrs. NJ. X. Harrison. a daughter Of
Charles Kingsley. who in "Gafeloss
Barriers has written a study of SUPER
natural conditions. Ellen Thornycroft
Fowler, who followed her first success.
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Mans Queer
Little Nayc.
By the Enlancipated Woman.

u LADY in Mr.. shuflebotham's
- neighborhood swallowed her set
= of dentists teeth one night. She
sneezed, and, 10, they were noti Now.
teeth can chew things, but the stomach
cannot digest teeth themselves. partic-
alarly teeth made by man; neither VIII
these melt away like ice cream. The
teeth lodged in the lady's throat, where
they would neither go down themselves
nor let anything else go down. She ran
a fair chance of starving.
Surgical science brought all its re-
sources to bear for the unfortunate Ia
dy, and this time, in spite of being Of
the most advanced and skillful kind, it
did not kill the patient. The surgeons
x rayed the lady, found the obstruction
and were able. by means of the latest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20
EUBILEE MONTH" as the chap
pie OF ELnel tower collar and

* EUBILEE MONTH" as the chap
Die of ELffel tower collar and
~ mauve spotted hosiery has dub
bed January, is closing in a blaze OF So
cial and sartoriaI glory. But, oh, what
q difference there'u be-not in the
morning. but next MONTH February IS
given. over to nerve recuperaion by the
indulgent and this year promises
boom for retreats. I have been count
ing the dropping eyelids and other out
ward visible signs of fatigue winch
have intruded themselves despite nerolc
efforts and potent stimulants, and l am
forced to conclude that most men must
SUD alone for weeks to come. Wen, not
exactly that. either, for there are the
fatigue proof ladies OF the stage and
the bubbHng, effervescent, never tired
lobster loving girls of the chorus Who
will have pity on forlorn mankind.
let ms. not cross the bridge until we
come to IT ian axiom oft repeated at
DeTs whom the pace is fastesD, for
there is stuI another week to go the
gait that kills Let's take note Of
events. Just at the moment every
grillroom. palm garden and tea table
corner is brilliantly cOlored by positive
" noisy groups OF men and women who
dawfle over rum favored teacups or
cIipk and empty iridescent glasses with
frenuencv after the musical mornings
now in progress This reminds me to
asl, where have manners hed-the
sweet. old fashioned kind which pro-
claimed the genuewoman at home or
abroad? You don't meet them any moro
anx,u5here. Are they to become extinct
win the newly spent century? Fancy
p proup Of Virginia bellies or north
country. grandes danes 25 years ago
speaking IN tones audible so feet away
PITY it is Good manners are as hard
10 find as needles in hayTicks.
have rummaged, 50 TO speak, fash
ions haunts for the past week and mar
vel that women do not seek rest cures
amer one weeks dissipation rather than
at the end of six. 1t is an unwritten
law that January in town is the hall
mark Of smart association, and in ac-
cordance with the edict country cousins
and leaders from here and there assem-
be with us. ANY evening one may OBJ
serve in a remote corner Of the Astoria
the inexperienced debutante taking her
first lesson in flirting from the adroit
chaperon who has used her as the de-
GOV to bring the unattached elderly
monsieur upon whom she has designs
under the influence of her destinations.
for if there is any one thing in the
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as her own attorney and prepared the
necessary papers herself without the
assistance of a lawyer
Women can now vote in New yea
land and South africa They VIII prob
ably b. allowed 10 DO SO AT tae next
election IN West Australia a7sd Queens
land aaa have been promised the fran
chise in New South wales.
f.os'aEnono 7cf.-sss r. 2 n tive - "
emma only = sears II ses. IS sssssl7lg
her fatrer Dr. hes x..soa.
% give the world TIE first eosaplete
translation 81 the Babyi0nlan Talmua
ever prepared. Fer the last five years
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trodueed a pin ia the house Of delegates
10 sI-nt women unrestricted suffrage.
Queen Helene of Itaiv is about to
bflns our Volume Of poems which are
written 10 her mother tongue and IN
t'Fench and ttalian ana which. accord
loS % some royal critics. are very beau
lfuL As IS weil known. the Prince OF
Montenegre. tle father - Queer He
-ene IS 2 Ro-t q SOME talent. and his
daughter has Inherited his gifts.
Airs. Aunie Ray 81 Oakland. cal. who
lately MED 2 SUR ior divorce. appeared
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ATO CENTURY has been more gens
erous to women than the one that
has just closed. and the twentieth
century's dawn sees women everywhere
to rewards that have been
hitherto considered the perquisites Of
masculine intellect Some of the great
est successes Of the past year have
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20

characteristics OF finished style that
marked her other work Mrs. Trask's
book Of sketches has been most favor
ably received by the critics. She is the
wife OF SpenSer Trask. the New York
banker.
The list Of women who write high
class fiction would not be complete
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20

world upon which old bcaus are "dotty"
Il IS the subject OF youth Who of us
has NOT observed the leaning back
ward movement of EN- when q she in
drsl flush Of w0manhood appeared.
Two objects are accomplished in such
2 combination. The one eager to mas
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ries are the taiisman and untarnished
frocks the peruuisite demanded by
Dame Fashion.
Excessive neatness" is the keynote
or the new century costumes. which.
surnise. is the catchy phrase conniving
modistes have substituted for extreme
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20

into the summer, and when milady has
had her Two or four weeks rest cure
the soft. pretty furbelows win be vast
~ more becoming than when she tod
died OF TO renew her nerves
DAISY NAY.
New York
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19
INSURANCE RATES
may Be ADVANCED,
Fire Chief Nebgen Says Belleville
Is Without Ample Fire
Protection.

Fire insurance rates probably will be
raised in Belleville within the next few days
II the trouble between the city and the wa
ter company is not adjusted and the water
companv does not put on the fire pressure.
prominent insurance man said last even
ing that the risk now was very great, and
that he was merely carrying insurance on
his own responsibility. as he thought that
his companies would force him to raise the
rates Immediately IL they became aware of
the existing state Of things.
Fire Chief Nebgen has gotten out the old
steamers which were used years ago. before
the establishment Of the waterworks sys-
TEN. and he has also had the cisterns in
the city filled with water ready for ire
These precautions are considered almost
worthless should a big fire break out in
Relleville. Mayor Hay Goes not fear the
lack of fire protection. He stated yesterday
that he could call out thousand men in a
few minutes to fight FIRE should occa-
sion arise This statement Is not giv.a
much weight by the insurance men. who say
that water Is of more consequence than
many men In fighting q fire.
Preparations are being made by the wa
ter company to proceed against the city,
and Attorney Borders, 1t Is understood, will
file suit in the Circuit Court to-day. This;
will be followed by mandamus proceedins s
against tho CITY Council.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19
READY TO REPORT ON
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Chairman Kelly Thinks Bill Will
Go to House of Delegates
Tonight.

Chairman Kelly Of the Committee on
Legislation gives assurance that the
Charter amendments bill will be reported
this evening to the House Of Delegates. pro-
vided he can get quorum at committee
meeting some time to-day. The committee
conducted a public hearing on the bill yes
terday morning.
1.-The bill will be reported with two rec
concentrations" Mr.. Kelly said. Zone
amendment will reduce the penalty for nom
payment Of special tax bills after maturity
from 10 per cent to 8 per cent. The other
amendment will eliminate the section au-
thorizinR the construction and Improvement
of small areas OF street Both amendments
are agreeable to the representatives OF the
Nonpartisan Commission for the Public
Welfare
az am in favor Of the bill. think the
people should be given the opportunity to
vote on the proposed amendments. 1t Is
the sentiment Of the committee to report
the bill as 1t stands. with the two minor
amendments. Internationally Charter
Of the city should be permitted to pass
upon them While I should like to add q
few amendments to the bill, believe that
would not be wise, as it is not prudent to
D1 CHAIRMAN Kelly presided at the hearing.
Committeeman Burke and Fontana were
also present, but Committeeman Oberbeck
and Troll were absent: Attorney Harvey
Commission for the Public Welfare. OBJ
sections to features in the bill were ad-
yanced by Attorneys NJ. McKeag. John B.
brought out were Of minor consequence.
The number Of directors has dimished to
the minimum.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19
GOVERNOR At CAMP LINCOLN.
Illinois Militia Pays Its Respects
to the Chief Executive.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,. July 1s.-soldiering in the
heat that attended Governors Day last
week proved too much for many Of the
staff officers. and as result only seven
OF Governor YatesS Colonies appeared to-
day to act as escort.
This afternoon Governor Yates arrived at
camp at 4:3o o'clock. Although the Gov
ernor and his staff rode slowly and picked
from heat.
AS Governor Yates passed through the en-
trance gates he was greeted with the salute
chief. fired by the firing detail of the Sec
ond Regiment. The second battalion, COM
manded by Major John j. Clarity. and ac-
com2anied by the regimental band. met the
tire star across the parade ground and
!nence TO general headquarters. Half an
hours rest was enjoyed there. and then
the staff remounted for the review, which
took place at 5 o'clock.
inc full regiment was drawn UP in line
upon the Parade ground when Governor
Yates and his taft appeared. The mounted
oiicers Of the Second Regiment wore cam
h hSea sn We're in full fatigue, including
white gloves. When the review was over
and Governor. Yates returned to general
nieadquarters. he expressed great sat STAG
ZION with the showing made bv thu Of
ncers and the men Of the Second Regiment.
who, he said were true soldiers
owing to the excessive hsat three or four
OF the men in line were compelled to Grop
out during the review. They were only PAR
TALLY overcome, and recovered after a lit
tie treatment at the Regimental Hospital.
Following the review came the Governors
dinner to the officers Of the Second Regi-
m n,e. their wives and guests. This was
and as soon as 1t was concluded the two
STATS mounted for the evening parade
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19
REALTY AGENTS IN
THE EAST INTERESTED
Local Exchange Receives Inquiries
From New York, Philadelphia
and Chicago About Fair.

At directors meeting of the Real Es-
tate Exchange yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. communications were read from the
exchanges of New York, Philadelphia and
Chicago. asking Information regarding the
Worlds Fair and expressing the greatest
interest in the success of the Exposition.
The correspondence included inquiries as
10 the methods OF the local exchange, and
numerous inquiries were received which IN
dictate thriving business as result Of out
eide capital soon to be sent to this city.
The directors were gratified at the tenor of
the letters and at the general interest
shown in the Fair.
An anonymous communication was re-
ceIved, mailed from some box in the city
and treating OF the rafting Of houses, now
carried on in some sections Of the city. The
exchange intends to look into the matter
and see that illegal traffic in real estate is
stopped. The communication. with the
number of the houses put up for lottery
drawings has been placed on file by As
sistant Secretary Schiele.
Edward Wyman of Malcolm Macbetn's
Office was elected to active membership in
the exchange at the same meeting. He is
one of the well-known young real estate
agents of the city.
A trustees sale will be held on the ex-
change floor to-day, when ]. H. Gundlach
will sell the property of Elizabeth A. Joy.
consisting OF a residence at No. 6059 Maple
avenue with lot 5Oxl5s feet. in city block
No. ssee. Several other, sales are sched-
uled for the exchange foor in the imme-
date future.
Real estate deals recorded yesterday in
cluded the transfer OF twenty feet of prop
erty on the south side of Pine street, be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth. from Alex
ander N. DeMenfl to Amadee v. Reyburn
for &.O0Q This deal was handled by the
Mercantile Trust Company two weeks ago
and is an indication Of the prices now
prevalent in Pine street realty. This thor
oughfare Is the street on which the next
activity in real estate deals Is predicted by
many judges.
Sixty feet on the south side OF Delmar
boulevard between Spring avenue and
Grand avenue, improved with a modern
residence. was sold by Luke Sells, executor.
to Harry 1. Miller for $4,000. A lot on
Clemens avenue between Clara and Belt.
south side, with modern residence, front
ing sixty feet. was sold by Margaret Man
ming to BENJAMIN F. Givens for $lO. 600
The total of deale for the week SO far
has been good, when the intense heat As
considered. Real estate agents predict a
revival as soon as the weather becomes
more seasonable. The largest deal recorded
this week was that Of the northwest corner
OF Market and Eighteenth streets, which
sold Tor $4,000 three days ago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19
DAUGHTERS DID NOT TESTIFY.
Dispositions in the Allen Divorce
Suit Filed.

A batch Of depositions iiled yestssdsy IN
Judge TaIty's court In the divorce suit. Of
George W. Allen against Lydia J. -. Allen
disclosed that Elizabeth and Clara AIiea.
daughters Of the couple. whose dsposftions
were sought to be taken in New York. re-
fused to testify. 49,. (
: They stated they were students At vassar
terial questions. but when asked In rs9Afd
to their mother. refused to give any testsr
m0nys
Other dispositions filed yesterday, which
allegations, were those Of Charles J. o.
borne, Henry B. Needham. Minnie Ce1llno.
Orlando Paul Metcalf and Lucille B01tk0s