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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

satin of the same blush white and fin
ished with narrow ruching of the same.
over this satin foundation falls the En-
pire drapery. upon which is expended un-
usual taste and fine workmanship.
1t is transparent, being made of fine
white silk tulle, and is embroidered with
stripes formed OF mother-o of pearl Sc
uuins Ia new departure in the line of gar
niture), interspersed with blue turquOises
simili. The delicate iridescence of the
mother-of-pearl harmonizes well with the
blue of the turquoiSes. and the effect is
continued in the deep floral border of
white lace appliques outlined with moth
er-of-pearl and turquoises. over the bust,
band OF grayish guipure. underlaid with
very pale blue satin. and caught at in
tervas by rich silver agraffes of ''nou-
veau art workmanship. and holding a
crossed hllet of velvet ribbon of an old
blue shade, adding not little to the
color scheme. In front two narrow fitted
bands of the gupure descend in grad
uating tablier form over pale blue satin,
and small tassels Of pearls and turquoises
denote the closing. The decolletage is
also draped with guipure and the angel
sleeve consists of grayish guipure lined
with pale blue satin and caught at the
shoulder with q pearl and turquoise orna-
ment. Old blue velvet ribbon holds the
sleeve in place. The high jewel collar
matches the gown and consists of strings
of pearls held by bars of diamonds and
turquoises set in silver and finished with
a diamond and turquoise pendant.
In this time where women'S hairdress
is Il matter of ornament. and new effects
are constantly aimed at, the couture as
worn by Nile. Demarsey Is interesting.
The front hair is arranged into a loose.
curly pompadour. while at the back and
at the nape of the neck the hair is massed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

II it is true that Satan finds some mis-
chief still for idle hands TO do" his Satanic
majesty will probably pass by young
woman of York County, Maine. This
woman was asked to assist In a certain
matter and gave as reason for her wish
to be excused the following facts: She Is
at the head Of an organization of King :
Daughters. she IL an organist in church.
Sunday school and prayer meeting serv-
ices. is The secretary Of ladies aid so
cIety. "A member Of a Bible class. teaches
"a class of sixteen young women every
Saturday afternoon and furnishes them
work for hospitals and the poor, Is one OF
a committee TO visit the sick Of the parish,
takes active part In the getting Up OF
church afI5i public entertainments. is
member of several orders. including IL
hrary assncia ton. and in addition to all
this does all her own homework and tul-
fills her various social duties. The curl
Gus fact is noted that she belongs to no
clubs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
SHE WILL RAISE FLAX.
Mrs. OIberg VIII Develop Fibre Gull
ture in Minnesota.

\ new industry is developing In Mime
sofa which is Of general interest, as II Is
expected to revoutoniZe fax culture in
he production of fax fibre for linen
manufacture. This new departure, says
he Chicago Record" is due to the per-
evering energy Of woman-a woman
who Is an expert in the manufacture of
linen textiles.
Mrs. Oscar n. Olberg, who has spent
he last six months in Europe. has been
making a careful and complete investiga
lion Of fax fibre culture. She has just
returned and been successful in bringing
together the necessary and requisite ele-
ments which will, e properly managed,
revolutionize fax raising in Minnesota.
She visited Belgium and spent several
weeks at CourtraI. the principal flax pro-
Iucing district of that country. She made
4 trip TO Switzerland and visited all of the
linen mills in Belfast.
Having made Il special study Of the mat
ger for several years and having served
as "A Juror In the awards OF the medals at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chi
caco. the Trans Missouri Exposition at
Omaha and in the same position at the
Paris Exposition this year. Mrs. Olberg
became well qualified to look into the sys-
TENS employed in the various fax raising
countries.
She announces. ON her return to Amer
ca that there viii be established at her
home In Minnesota In the very near
future "a fax fibre industry; that the
farmers will be offered and paid prices
for their fax straw which will enlist their
best efforts to bring IL to the market
Mrs Olberg has engaged the services of
Mr.. q. "opens of Neerpt. Belgium, who
will spend the next two years in Amerl-
ca. showing the farmers how TO raise
lax. Two or three inventions for break
ing and retting have been secured and
the patents are controlled by those inter
estod in the enterprise. Finally, and most
important of all. Mrs. Olherg has inter
ested one of the heaviest and best known
capitalists of the east to finance the en-
tcrprise.
Mrs Oiberg learned that in Belgium
an annual rental of $50 an acre is paid
for the fix franchise. In Minnesota thou
sands of acres better adapted TO fax
culture than the foreign soil can be pur-
chased for less than the annual rental in
Belgium.
The Federal Government. through Con
sressional action has made appropria
tons to send scientific experts abroad for
the purpose OF solving the secret pos
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
suME FNTERPRIsING WOMEN
Each l. Famous and Does Honor to
Her Sex.

The world has many famous women Of
whom the sex ia general may be proud.
Some Of them owe their distinction TO the
accidents of birth and environment; 9th
ers have become noted because of their
talents and well-applied energies.
Queen Sophia of Sweden, known by the
royal family as our democratic sister"
and by her subjects as our democratic
Queen IL credited with the simplicity
that marks the court life Of Sweden. Al
though raised at Wiesbadon, she Is very
religious and her husband. King Oscar,
speaks OF her in one OF his poems as an
angel pure and good. An angel she
has been to the poor and sick of her
Kingdom and she founded the great
Stockholm training school for nurses. She
IS a thorough believer in woman's inilu-
ence aud has said OF mothers. THE
worlds history is made in the nursery
Miss Josephine Wright Chapman. Of
Boston, architect OF the New England
Building at the Pan-AmeTican EXPOSE
tion. employs women wherever ii is pos
sible. IN recent interview she stated
that in the drafting department she
had met with great ability among wom-
en- but ii seemed impossible for them to
give their undivided attention to the
work In hand. one reason for this, she
expla iued, Is poverty. one Of her best
UraflgtIt- women tQueSteu a tAli hpldaA
when the work OF the Office was rushed
that she might finish a shirt waist which
sh, needed for coming entertainment.
Miss Chapman made an unfavorable
comparison with men along the same
linCs. but II the draughtsmen We're skill
ful enough to make shirt waists poverty
might tempt them to seek an occasional
holiday TO exc out a small Income.
Mrs. Jane DoNtater. daughter of Mrs.
Nancy Johnson, whose cabiu was removed
from the Touawanua reservation to be
placed in the pan-American Exposition,
bas just made visit to the Buffalo Expo
fitiun grounds TO inspect the village Of
the Six Nations. Both Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. DoNtatcr. aged respectively one
hundred and twenty and niEcty-ilve, VIII
visit the Exposition next summer. These
Indian women have clear recollcctiOus of
the time when their tribe subsisted chief
arrows. wore skins for clothing. mecca
sins for shoes and lived Ia bark wigwams.
4 fan that is notable for its cost and
beauty has Just been given by Mrs JO-
seph DreXel TO the Museum of Arts and
Sciences Of Philadelphia. by special per
mission OF Queen Margherita OF Italy the
fan was made for Mrs. Drexel by the roy
ed to employ their greatest skin with
out limit Of cost TO make unique Hrti-
Gle. The sticks are OF tortoise shell held
together with gold clasps They are exqui-
titely carved and richly inlaid with dia-
monds and pearls, and bear the Queens
crown, set with rIIijies and diamonds
The lace was made at the school which
the Queen established for the encourage
HefIt OF the lace industry. On panel at
one side the Queens autograph. "Marghe-
rita, appears. The fan cost Mrs. Drexel
more thsn $1,000.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
A SOCIETY CINDERELLA.
This Expert Cook Was n High Porn
Lady

Lady Mary Sackville, sister of the pres
ent Earl de la War;, is counted on both
sides of the Atlantic the most versatile
as well as one of the most beautiful
members of very fashionable society. Not
only is Lady Mary a musician, an artist
and an expert yachtswoman; not only
has she explored every part of the United
States, as well as Europe. large districts
Of Africa. Asia, and the South Sea Is
lands. but. she proved to the delighted
amazement of her American friends, that
the fair sister of an English Earl was
far more deeply versed in domestic ac
compishments than many of the wives
of republican millionaires. 1t happened
that on her last visit to the States
says an exchange. Lady Mary made one
in a smart country house party. The
first evening of the guests arrival the
hostess had planned a brilliant dinner
party. An hour and a half before the
feast was due to appear on the table tho
cook in a huff dropped the reins of culin
airy government. and left for the city. The
hostess despair verged on hysteria and
as luck would have it, the cause of dis
tress came to the ears of the pretty Eng
fish visitor, who instantly rushed to tht
rescue. Tying a large white apron over
her tea gown, the tail of which was Sc
cured by pins from contamination by tn,
kitchen floor. the daughter of "A dozen
Earls descended to the basement. TIL,
distracted kitchen maid. who WAS tear
fully protesting her ignorance of the
methods of strange French dishes and
unique salads. was relieved at once of
responsibility. and the titled, but thor
oughly expert cook shouldered herself
with all the cares and honors of the sit
uation. order emerged from chaos. the
demoraIized servants flew about as II on
wings. and. when the butler announced
dinner only the hostess and Lady Mary
knew how the catastrophe and famine
had been averted. The guests. however.
were enlightened when the host arose.
glass in hand, at the finale Of the delicious
meal and toasted the charming and blush.
fgfrN
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
A LITERARY BREAKFAST.
Here is One Way to Entertain Book
ish Guests.

To extend hospitality by way of the
breakfast is now the proper caper. says
the "Pittsburg Dispatch" and to lend
zest aud spiciness to the affair YOU make
it some special kind and arrange all the
details according to the idea selected.
The literary breakfast is a bit novel, and
to render ii more interesting and make
the time spent at table pass pleasantly
the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
proPounds series Of conundrums which
must be answered by the names of Ger
tain writer's, the form Of each question
suggesting the name. while yet being
difficult enough to call for quick Wit and
! a good memory for authors Solutions
are scribbIed down on tiny sheets Of pa
per, representing manuscript, which are
furnished each one, the name appearing
on the upper left-hand corner, serving in
stead of the customary name cards used
at each cover. An enticing reward for
the best guesser ut the board would be =
book. or set of the works of one of the
authors mentioned; but this item of the
party is left for every host to decide for
herself. but at least there should be some
prize for the victorious one of either sex
The writers are chosen with regard t.
their names az In some way suggesting
! the culinary and gastronumic art thu
/ phonetic sound or spelling intimating
some phase of housekeepirp It makes no
difference what The following is a snan-
shot list Of names and others can he
/ easily located in a dictionary Of pran.,y
1 names:
"
Rue'uohs'
]. Gay Like what writer should an tn"
~ ~ ,,.,
> beii-"hat winter announces the arriva! o.
NJ, a.
> holmgsIN W., Is the "Artoerat Of The
Di,'Nis,t Idp.e,
=; "ardcnef-Nho attends to raising our veg
etsDles ana mowers!
.: GORDON NhAt NiiteT describes where til'
spring truck IS grown
.. Nhite Mhat writer covers me dinner table
= Grecne-Nhat writer decorates the clotl
nceltt
:. Ha"thorne-Nhat writer furnishes The flora
adornm'ntE
9. Merriman-What writer makes jolly din
ner oonpanionl
10 Smiles-Nhat writer should hostess gree
her guests with!
j. Castle-What writer should every man
home be TO himy
u. Sterling What writer gTaces the silver o.
: the board!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

sessed by Belgium, Russia and other
fax and hemp producing countries which
are today supplying the United States
and the world with the greater portion
of the linen fabrics which are so uniyer-
sally in demand.
Every year millions Of acres Of fax are
sown and cultivated in the United States.
But few and far between are the linen
mills. Notwithstanding all that has been
done in the direction of inducing farmers
to raise flax, or rather to save the straw
and prepare il for the mills, they are
not inclined TO mike AnN effort.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

lecturer in Hastings enquired dra-
natically: can anyone In this room tell
ne Of a perfect man?'
There was dead silence.
Has anyone he continued, heard Of
! perfect woman?
Then patient-looking little woman
;ose up at the back of the room and an
swered:
There was one. I've often heard or
ser nut she's dead now. She was my
husbands first wife. ANSWERS.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

Since the establishment of the Patent
ONCE nv the act Of Congress in 1880. to
January /. 1901. 500 patents have been
granted to women. The majority of pat
ents were granted for improvements in
wearing apparel and articles for household
use, but women have avn also Invented invented ad-
ricflturaI implements and fire escapes
AS general thing, women take out but
one patent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

Mrs. Meddergrass-Wh was all that
crowd doin' down at the postofiice to-
day?
Mr.. Meddergrass-wh they got one o.
these here new revolvin' storm doors
In the postofiice. an oil Mis- Freely got
to goin round in II. an they had to
git up rescue party. so s the rest o
the town could git their aiI.-Baltimore
American.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

why do you seem to dislike Mr.. siIHl--
son, Mrs. HopknsY'
"Oh. he's the man who never comes to
your house without pulling up the broken
window shade. sitting i'm the disabled
chair or getting the cracked tsacup. -
Detroit Free Press. - -
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Her Reply.

Don't you often wish you were a man,
Niss Bellefeld?" asked young Mr.. Fitz-
gosiin.
Why, no. of course not, Mr.. F'iizgos-
lin.' replied the girl. DO you?'-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04
THE TARIFF ON WOOL.

The esteemed Wheeling Intelli-
gencer of 4 recent date comes to
the rescue of its country contem-
poraries of the Republican pursua-
sion on the wool question, and
really puts them in a deeper hole
than ever. For instance, the Intel
ligencer admits that but for the
tariff on wool the farmer would
to-day be selling his wool at 10 cts.
or less. In fact, according to the
lntelligencer, he would only be
receiving about FIVE cents per pound,
which is much less than half what
1t was under the free trade prices of
the Wilson Bill and the Cleveland
administration. The Intelligencer
speaks of ga IL cent duty and high
protection" under the glorious Nc
Kinley administration. If aI2 cent
duty enables the wool grower to get
but II cents for his wool, the price
1t is selling at here now, he would
get but five cents for it with the
duty taken off, according to the
Republican argument. The flood
of Republican prosperity we hear
so much about ought to carry wool
to higher price than that without
having to place bounty on it. 1t
is high time for the Republicans to
close their mouths forever about
"I5 cent wool and souphouses
under Cleveland" when we have
five cent wool (without the bounty
under Mckinley and but little more
for it, high tariff and all, while al
most every thing the farmer has to
buy, is higher on account of the
tariff enabling the trusts to control
and monopolize the markets and
regulate prices to suit themselves.
So far as the farmer is concerned
the tariff is humbug, and any little
good he may be able to secure from
it is much more than offset, by the
higher prices he pays on everything
he has to buy. There is not thing
that our farmers have to sell that
the tariff can benefit them a particle
on all except wool, while it does
effect the prices of almost every
thing they buy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04
STILL THEY CONE.
More Medical Authority Against
Vaccination.

| Editor ARGUS - In carefully
prepared treatise on vaccination,
DR.. {. O. Amerige, Springfield,
Mass, says 'In 1898 DR..
Edward Jenner asserted the person
who has been thus affected (by his
system of vaccination) was forever
after secure from the infection of
smallpox This has been proven
one of the many medical lies
Jenner claimed there was no such
thing as spontaneous cowpox, but
that the disease was given to the
cows by the hands of men who had
been grooming horses afflicted with
disease called grease, glanden
and parcy,' and which is identical
with pulmonary consumption in the
human,a as DIR. Collins proved by
post norton. Jenner used both
grease ichor and vaccine virus,
and his own son was his victim,
dying of pulmonary consumption.
To a reasonable person it is self
evident fact that the matter is a
malignant poison, which transmits
malignant Diseases" Who thinks
it wise to poison his blood either
willingly or through compulsion
And yet in spite of the fact that
Volumes of evidence are produce
able to show the danger of vaccina-
ton, it is proclaimed from the
housetop. Prejudice and super
stituhon is deap seated and hard to
eradicate. Some one has well said:
Faith, fanatic faith. once welded fast
To some dear falsehood hugs it to the last"
In 1878 the English Parliamen-
tary Returns recorded their say
thus twenty-five thousand chill
dren are annually slaughtered by
disease inoculated into the system
- '"NNiho'iOHt anu ldI greater
number are injured and NAMED by
the same unwholesome rite" Does
1t wonder us that England was
forced to make vaccination optional?
But they did not do it until almost
the whole population was poisoned.
And yet we haye those in our midst
who are clamoring for compulsory
vaccination. When people are
compelled to poison themselves by
law and to furnish the doctors
patients, is it not time that the
sense of justice and of rights and
wrongs should awaken in our land.
"The biggest thing on earth" and
the hardest to down is the United
States medical monopoly.
john G.. PALMER.
Welsh Run, Pa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
Our Back.patting Time-The STYLES.
Welsh Run, Pa.

Festive, fervid and hamboyant,
rises in its might and majesty, the
warlike and wicked frecracker.
Each year we gloat afresh over the
wonderful victory achieved through
many and fearful tribulations. But
wish our independence could
have been declared in the Winter
time. Now, if George Washington
could have crossed the Delaware
river, for instance, on the Fourth
of July, and the fires of our great
triumph could have been started,
say, during the following January,
how much easier for him and his
followers then, and for "we-uns"
now AS it is, our enthusiasm.
noise, fle, fury and smoke are
most too evenly matched by the
weather
1t is most too warm TO talk about
clothes, but, unfortunately, "needs
must" BY years of sad and sultry
experience, we have been convinced
that starch initiates against our
comfort. Hence, we do not take
as kindly as of old TO the shirt
waist whose sizing and severity
constitute its main charm and
smartness. Well, lace and frills
and clinging effects are much more
feminine; and as long as one wears
a well-itting K & G corset, the
outer waist is bound to fall into
harmonious and graceful lines.
Cheviot and frieze golf suits,
rather severe of outline, are very
smart. One in particular, is a
black-and-white check, with sew
eral rows of black machine stitching
around the skirt. Black buttons
and a black binding finish the short
Jacket.
Some of the white batiste gowns
shown by Lord & Taylor, are mod
els OF beauty, showing no end of
tucks, plaits and yards upon yards
of exquisite lace.
A bow tie or a stock only, should
be worn with shirt waist
Circular hounces are very fash
ionable.
Outing skirts are longer.
EVELYN CABLE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04

The Board Of Directors of the
Weston Hospital has been in session
this week and DR.. A. II. Kunst. the
new Superintendent, took charge Of
the Hospital, while DR.. Stathers.
The deposcd superintendent, goes TO
Ciarksburg TO run livery stable.
The Board took water ON the Clerk.
ship and turned down Howard
Post Of Harrison county, after
electing him, at the last meeting. 10
succeed w G. Morris, Of Charles.
ton, who had been promised the
place by White and Dawson. and
who raised such row because
their slate was broken, that the
Board came to it and allows Morris
70 hold the job. Lloyd Lowndcs,
Of Clarksburg, was the Director
who busted the slate, and il has
been reported that the Governor
had called for his resignation on
the account Of it, and SO The Board
comes down the tree. il is not
known yet what they have promised
Post 70 get him out Of the way.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04

The Spokane Review Of Spokane,
Washington, gives an account of
the State Bankers Association in
annual session there recently in
which J.. p. White, an old Preston.
ian and now manager of the Bank
OF Whatcom, took an active part
and was elected Vice President Of
the Association. One Of the best
papers before the meeting was read
by Mr.. White on "The Single
Industry, Relating to Banks" The
manuscript was fastened on a white
pine single and attracted much
attention, all the papers speaking
Of the address in natteung terms.
The shingle industry Of Washington
is one Of the biggest things in the
state.