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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

translated into their language. Conse-
qpently every one OF MacGahan's let
ters had TO be turned into French by
his wife and then cabled to New York
where they We're rendered back into
English before phblicationA After Mrs.
MacGahan translated her husbands
war dispatches she was accustomed TO
prepare a summary in Russian and tel
egraph il 10 the ST. Petersburg Golog
Thus she became a war correspondent
by proxy.
Wars and more war-the Russo
Turkish struggle began in 1871 and 10
the front went MacGahan. his brilliant
young Russian wife with him, camping
out. associating with the war corre-
spondents OF all nations. learning. en-
joying, suffering. but never whining.
What an education It was for the girl!
No wonder the woman does not think
too highly OF book learning
but l saw none of the glory and ex.
oitement of war" said she. II was In
the rear, where I saw all the suffering.
the wounded. the sick the dying"
Among these, helping all she could.
Mrs MacGahan worked. At last came
, the thunderbolt that shattered even
such domestic life as she had enjoyed.
Her famous young husband WAS strick-
en- with black typhus before Constants
nople and died.
Mrs. MacGahan was already a fun
fiedged newspaper writer, and a sue
cessful one. The ST Petersburg GolOs
sent for her at once and made her it's
foreign exchange editor. She filed this
post TIL 1880. Then the paper sent her
TO the United States 10 report the GAR
/ field campaign. and here she has been
most OF the time since. Her son. now a
fine young man. is an electrical engl-
neer and an American citizen.
The name Golos means words and
the words of the Golos became pres
emily too hot for the Russian govern
ment, which accordingly suppressed
/ them and IT, Another journal then se-
1 cured Mrs. MacGahan's services. She
reports for her paper economic. social
and political movements in the United
! States These matters interest her
more than any others. Linguist. writer.
/ traveller and observer she understands
herself and others Keen eyed. critical
and logical, she watches our public
| events. and her brilliant Russian In
| tellect sometimes catches the undertow
in American politics and s2siety before
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

silk. Wasn't that odd7 But what's the
use OF thinking about it? II can't he
mendc1, ana 1 have given n TO Felicie
She says she win make a shirt waist OF
IL for herself.
Daisy tried To console nc by saying
tbst she had seen another skirt very
much like 81 at "a swell lingerie shop.
SO right after lunch we went down
there. / guess the thing had been sold,
or else Daisy fbbei. because we didn't
find anything of tho sort. There was
an ,awfully chic, ncgligee Jacket. how
ever, and / bought that. II IS arlsmade
of finely plated cream chiffon. and
there Is on odd heart shaped bolero OF
white bengaline. on each of the little
fronts single cluster OF pink flowers
IS painted. White silk decorated with
pink blossoms seems 90 be all the rage
There was In the same shop an evening
petticoat all painted Ina pompadour cf-
feet with wreaths OF tiny rosebuds
After we had left Daisy begged me 20
run over with her 20 the milliner's 10
see the now creation she was having
made. III looks a great deal like Mrs
Oliver Belmont's black spangled hat
with the gold buckle across the front.
In fact, IFS such an evident copy that
I shouldn't care TO wear IL myself Mrs.
w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. has a hat Just
like it, and so have half a dozen people
about town whom | might name l
must say / Ike originality in my head
gear.
Right across the street from the mil
liners was one OF those funny little
basement shops. X seemed to be a
new place; SO Daisy and went over
They had quite pretty show i'm the
window---a lot OF ncckwear and FUZZY
things. and there was the sweetest wash
blouse OF pale pink batiste. all laid in
fine handmade tucks and decorated
with insertion and embroidered bow
knots. Daisy gave a look at the sign
over The door. lt was some high
sounding French name. "Oh. how de-
lightfully Parisian" She cried. Let's
go in" ! shrugged my shoulders as |
followed My faith in French names Is
utterly destroyed since found out that
my pet drossmaker-A de
Montmireilwas really a Gilligan. She
spoke broken English. too. and had the
most fetching little FRENCH accent. she
used 20 tell the girls while she was fit
ting them delightful tales about the
beautiful home she had when she was
q child and how she was really a count
ess is she cared 10 bear the title. Ugh.
tho deceitul old thing! But ] suppose
p French name pays, for Daisy gave $40
for that little cotton waist. and she
bought several other things before the
shop people would let us out
BY that time ] was desperately hun
CRY. ] think there Is nothing like hard
work 10 give you an appetite. So 1 sug-
gested that we go 90 the Waldorf and
have n pot OF their special mixture tea
and some toasted crumpets. Daisy
thought IL was n good idea. So half
past 4 found us cozily settled at little
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11
.AE MA
New York.
PRICE OF HUMAN HAIR.
New York.

Every year the BARRIERS OF Europe col
lect harvest OF 10000 pounds OF hu-
man hair
The finest supply of hair comes from
Switzerland. Germany and the French
provinces There is a human hair mar
ket I'm AIerlans. in the department OF
the lower Pyrenees. held every Friday
Hundreds of hair traders walk up ana
down the one street of the village. their
shears dangling from their belts. and
Inspect the braids which the peasant
girls, standing on the steps OF houses.
let down for inspection.
If a bargain is struck. the hair Is cut
and the money paid on the spot. the
price varying from so cents to IS i'm our
money Some OF the very finest human
hair OF a true golden color has been
sold at a price that amounts to a frac-
ton over cents for each hair.
The best of this hair is made up into
wigs and fringes. 4 large quantity is
used for scientific instruments and for
supplying the best and most expensive
dolls with wigs. The longer hairs are
often used for embroidery, and many
OF the elaborate altar cloths in Euro
penn churches are decorated with de-
signs worked in human hair. The short
est and least valuable hair Is used for
stufiing cushions. il being infinitely su-
perior 70 anything else for this purpose
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that as for her being so good, ii was
easy enough for her TO be that when
she had a throne, a husband and every
thing that she could wish for"
Then what she said about the
Beers" put i'm the other.
About the few thousand starving
farmers I'm the Transvaal who will be
immortalized by history and about De
Vets being the greatest general OF the
age and Roberts not in it?' Yes, that
was pretty strong, / admit. but then
she was always great woman for
holding odd opinions"
Humph She had better marry n
Boer IL she's such an ardent sympa-
thizer,"
The other woman gave n little laugh.
Why, there was a bit OF gossip in
London, you know she began, and
then, 10 my intense disgust. she and
her companion rose from their table
and passed out OF the room. | nearly
twisted my neck off trying TO see who
they were, bht in spite OF all my ef-
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we feel Il ourselves She makes and
holds friends among the leaders OF All
ranks, from the socialist to the official
OF a trust she reports FOR the news
paper readers Of the worlds greatest
despotism the experiment OF self gov
crnment In the world greatest republic.
You step forward rapidly she says.
1T is a serious time with YOU. Every
thing is changing The trusts viii ABB
sorb the government or the govern
ment viii have 10 absorb the trusts.
Trusts are the outcome OF the tenden-
cics of the time There is just as muth
sense i'm denouncing the weather as mo
trusts The people are the government.
and the drift Is toward socialism an
American socialism, but what IL VIII be
no one can say.
In watching politics one gets TO be
a little cynical Your trend is certainly
toward Capitalization. The American
socialist wants government TO DO
things But then why find fault with
Russia What is Russia but complete
Capitalization. where the government
does everything? For instance, there
AZ not drinking saloon in all Russia.
The whole traffic In intoxicating drinks
is in the hands OF the czar's officials.
Iiouor is only sold I'm sealed bottles
and must be taken home for use, The
worst thing i'm connection with liquor
drinking here is the American habit OF
treating.
Your trusts cheaper production, but
they only cheaper the price OF the prod
uct TO the consumers abroad-not at
home" CLARA BRANsCoMBE.
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HANK goodness. can spend
AN evening quietly az homei
That's privilege haven't
had for weeks. Yoa mightn't I
think IL. but one grows awfuily
Il tired OF eating other peoples
dinners and dancing 20 the mu-
sic OF other peoples orchestras night
after night. suppose that IL j Were
romantic. would write something like
o.: II havdNj just dismissed Lord AS
hsst. I am sitting alone In my boudoir
gazing at the moonlight and rejecting
Opon the Instability of human affairs"
Doesn't that sound lovely? The only
trouble 10 that / could never keep up
such language for any length of time
Then. too. have the truth 10 confront
sno. Life is SO Isrdssic. In the first
place. I'm not IN my boudoir at all.
don't keep my desk there, ana it's hor-
ild to get all crampcd holding writ
ing pad on your knees. Then. as for
the moonlight--tha shining. | admit
but on what: On thefugly brownstonc
slonts opposite. Did you ever see any
thing romantic in moonlight IN Fifth
arenueY no, indeed II takes Newport
or Bar Harbor for that. The phrase
abcut Lord Ashurs. sounded nice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

THr season or women's clubs IS
on. it is an unusually active
season. a barrel would scarce
w hold the ink shed in writing
papers 60 be read at the ladies'
clubs. ana certainly no scale has yet
been constructed strong enough 20
bear the heavy weight of these pa
pers. When a clubwoman gets
commission 20 read q paper, the first
thing she does is TO go TO her milliner
and order a new bonnet. IL is usually
a pausy or a violet bonnet or a bird
bonnet. but IL Is always love. This
most important point being settled.
the clubwoman attends 20 the second
ary one-the paper. She consults
her pastor on the matter; then she
goes TO the library and plows manful-
ly through encyclopedias for a week.
Then she writes her paper. lt viii
not have its due moral and oratorical
effect unless she has a pair OF brand
new gloves to hold IL and 20 so with
the new bonnet. White kid gloves
arc the proper caper for clubwomen
when reading papers this season.
Stick out your little fingers while you
read.
pleasingness and propriety are the
two effects aimed at in preparing a
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heart was broken. As IL a society girl
Dad any business with such an organ.
cnsered her up and told her that there
were Just as good men az ever in tho
matrlnopial market. even If Margery
Brfscome was such a conscienceles 4
h!rt ] also gave her hint 10 keep
away from potted mushrooms ln the
future. and ! fEally made her laugh by
breaking INFO the new dance character
istiaue. It's simply great. A Few Of
US girls coaxed Nine. Videnar OF the
opera 10 teach il 20 us on the sly.
Just as ! MAS winding UP in a trium-
phaat nfalc what 90 you suppose hap
pened? J Kicked straight through the
embroidered rGfile OF my peach colored
silk petticoat. could have cried with
rage. IL was the dearest skirt Muriel
bought IL for me last fall I'm Paris. The
big nounce, starting from the knee
down. was all held In graduated bands
of shiiring. 10 just allowed the full
ness 10 spring out at the bottom. Be-
tween each band OF shirring there was
an iris embroidered i'm black and white
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

One may keep ones room swept with
that fragrance OF vioets all winter by
setting bowls of powdered orris root
about them The orris root should be
renewed once or twice a month and the
bowls washed whenever IL is changed.
Dainty Japanese bowls and quaint dish
cs and vases make the best receptacles.
and ID is wise 30 cover them during the
night TO preserve the sweetness OF the
powder. BY hanging sachets of orris
root IN the wardrobes ones garments
viii be given an evasive and charming
fragrance.
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WoMAN'S ODD LVTTLE WAYS.


these vital matters lifelong friend
ships may be dissolved. the society
may be rent I'm twain aud its mem
bers only stop short OF Lsir pulling.
but all this is properly -clubwomanly
and not unlocked for II Is only ques-
tions pertaining 10 the progress and
happiness OF the race that must be ta-
booed In women's clubs. Forget IL not.
One trait OF woman never deserts
her, and that Is her consciousness OF
self. have seen girl smile for
three miles I'm street car TO show Oft
"A dimple. and another leave her left
hand ungloved 10 show off her rings.
when lady IL asked to- give her
opinion publicly ON. let us say. the
question OF why men stand on street
corners she reads a paper on it In an
amateurish way and then looks
around 10 see what people arc say
ing about her. She does not take her
task seriously.
Feminine self consciousness Is as
marked in the child as I'm the woman.
The little girl no more than or z
years old already watches TO note the
impression her sayings and doings
and her pretty clothes make on those
around her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

member or q WomanS club, ~
q lady who fills the important
post of political correspondent
- In the United States for lead
ing Russian journal The jour
nal is the MoskOvskya Niedomosti, the
lady Mrs. Barbara MacGahan. widow
of the war correspondent J. a. Mac
Gahan.
At the close OF the Franco Prussan
war MacGahan, who had been with the
French army as reporter for the New
York Herald, went to the Crimea for a
breathing spell. The Crimea is the Ri
viera of the Russians. There till Jan. /
the weather is warm and delightful 1t
was 10 the Crimea that the Russian
ear went during his convalescence last
autumn. There MacGahan mingled in
society and met many Russians OF the
upper class. There. too. he met his fate
I'm a young lady of noble family who
had come with her relatives from their
home near Moscow for the autumn.
Il never learned so much from
books" she remarks of herself. II
don't think so much of book education
anyhow. 1t makes girls priggish. They
tried 20 civlize me. but couldn't
don't care for civilization. 1t makes
people too uniform. Those who are
afraid 10 be different from other people
are not interesting. Wherever one can
be an individual there is liberty"
To be commended to American wo-
men Is her comment on them socially:
Il find American women often not
quite sure OF themselves in society, and
they are afraid OF doing something un-
conventional. But after they know
they are in the first rank socially they
throw off their stiffness and are as
charming, as lively ana as individual
as can be"
Mrs MacGahan herself is ''as indi-
vidual as can be- in this pleasant way,
consequently wholly charming She
finds that American women who have
thrown off their social stiffness are like
Russian ladies.
The Russian bride OF the American
correspondent went TO the wars with
her husband. Al the time of the rebel
lion in Spain he was in the mountains
with the army of Don Carlos; she was
at Biarritz. Although she denies being
educated in the common meaning of
the word. Mrs, MacGahan knows ia
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up my ears.
"Ye-es.' drawl
ed one OF the
women. IS h e
may be a very
clever writer
and all that, but
when 1t comes
to throw in &
mud at good
old Queen Vic ]
object
"She didn't"
interrupted her
friend d snap
pis hly. IS h .
oll.. eta 49,
the queen was
a very much
nNerrated old
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| KATE SHOOTS
!. r,,n- II: FOLLY
L1DE AS 1T FLIES

AS 1T FLIES

there wasn't any of the family left for
him 10 see.
On the whole. this has been a pleas
ant day because. bought lot OF
things, and that's always gratifying.
ran around 10 Daisy Sutphens house
this morning. I found her i'm a very de-
pressed state of mind, though goodness
knows she hadn't any cause 20 be. The
Sutphens have money 10 burn" and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11
TO srIErEN LACE.

Rice starch is best for stiffening lace.
Throw an ounce OF rice into a pint Of
boiling water and let simmer for Ave
minutes. Strain. and while still warm
dip in the lace. See that II Is thorough
lv saturated Squeeze as dry as possi-
bic and spread ON a flannel covered
board 60 dry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

ahxieties which a throne usually In.
wolves.
Miss Aims McKsig % washington
Pa. has been made desuIiof The fafnft
OF Wilson college For Women ia cham
bersbuig, IA.
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stste Of the succcssion 20 his throne it
might be regarded a. certain that he
will marry before the wear j. out. The
Grand Duke William Ernest has Inn
mensc wealth and a great position.
without any of he responsibilities and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11


didn't it? Well,
he's just an I'm :
pecunious sprig
oi nobility who
IS visiting this
side OF the wa
ter strictly in
coEnlto and who
calls himself
plain Mr. As
hurst on his
cards. BESIDES,
he didn't in
tend 20 call on
me nt all. He
came TO sec my
elder sister Mu-
riel. and che
had gone 20 the
Soa1c body or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

Daisy can have
a anything on
G a T [ "a s h @
wants. ] guess
1t was some-
thing she ate
the night be-
fore. The SUIT
phens gave a
din er you
X IA o ", "a n d
n a m ma says
it's as good as
taking your life
IN your hands
10 eat at their
house sinpa
they vc import
cd that new
chef Anyway.
Daisy cried and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

Judge. AIRS. Brady is also the mother
of Airs sidney Harris. the sctrsss.
rhe young Grsnd Duke OF SAKE Wei.
mar. who u now ia his twenty fourth
year. is the best royal match In Eu-
ropc, and. considering the prccarious
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

the premises OF Mrs. Katherins NJ. Bra
dy Of Flushing n. Y, for the pur'
pose ot housing all stray cats who
may chance 90 come along. Mrs Brady
i,s thr wdow OF Iohu y. Grady Who
WAS a brother of the late supreme court
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

never can keep track of Muriel's en-
EageInents. Mamma also was ont, ana
as for dad--he had run over 10 the Mc,-
ropoitnn club. just sent word that l
hoped ! might be excused, .ns had GA
awful headache. (That was q hbD, So.
you see. he had 20 go home because
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

forts I only obtained a back view as
they disappeared out of the door. One
was short stout woman In pearl
gray tailor made. and the other was a
tall. red haired creature dressed In
black. / had never met either of them
before. If l had I would have found
out the end of that story.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11

has been offered a position as teacher
in the schools of Manila. she win IKE
Nv gretpt
\ large caer % fes in length snd no
feei aide, Constructed of wall strips
aId light timber, has been erected On
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miliarly four languages-her native
tongue. French. English and German.
Her husband wrote out his war letters
for The Herald and sent them by cou-
rier from the mountains TO her At Biar-
ritz. They were in English. The
French telegraph operators refused to
cable the correspondence unless it was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-11
BY TABITHA soURGRAPEs.

paper 10 be read by the member of a
wom0n's club. Consequently subjects
and thoughts that shake mankind"
must be ruled out. You may. howev-
er. talk OF events that happened a
million years ago or Of tone color ef-
fects OF OF trS moral influence pro or
con of the bearded or clean shaven
face Of clergyman and like topics.
In delivering something before a
woman's club be sure to read a paper
Never look your audience In the face
and speak what you have 60 say right
out from your heart. IL might wake
the ladies up. Keep your eyes down
upon your paper and read in a level,
ladylike, slightly squeaky voice.
There should be I'm each woman's club
a board OF censors 10 sit upon ev-
cry paper before II Is read, lest by
mischance some social or political
question less than 500 years old creep
in unswaros and shiver the aesthetic
quiet. So may a woman's club snoozo
on peacefully age after age. growing
richer and fatter.
ON some points. however, clubwo-
men may honestly and ladyishly diff
fer. Two OF these are rotation In Of
fee and who shall be president On
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TIE NOHAE THROUGH WHOM
MRS a4 THE RUSSIANS GET THEIR
VIM OPINION OF AMERICANS
| MACGAHAN@ -
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WING quietly I'm New York. 80
quietly that she Is not even n
member OF a woman's club, IL
q lady who fills the important
post of political correspondent
In the United States for a lead
tpes pugefan 4ot,rpai The fo,,r-
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pleasingness and propriety are the
two effects aimed at in preparing a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-21

realized the tremendous opportunity
that the war would open In the east
and who had Dewey, In whom he recog-
nized the right man for the place, APP
pointed to command the eastern squad
ron. And naval officers agree that the
remarkable skill in Workmanship dis
played by the American gunners was
due TO his foresight. He saw the neces-
sity of practice, and he thought II the
best kind OF economy to burn up am
munition In acquiring skill.
A characteristic story. Of the truth
Of which there is no doubt. is told re-
garding Roosevelt's insistence on prac-
tice in the navy. Shortly after his APP
pointment he asked for an appropria-
ton Of 100000 for ammunition. powder
and shot for the navy. The appropria-
ton was made, and few months later
he asked for another appropriation,
this time Of $500, 1000. When asked by
the proper authorities what had became
Of the first appropriation. he replied,
Every cent Of II was spent for powder
and shot. and every bit Of powder and
shot has been fired" When he was
e>ted what he was going to do with
the 100 1000 he replied, use every
ounce Of that too, Within the next thir-
ty days, in practice shooting" When
the Maine was blown up Mr.. Roosevelt
had no doubt that war would follow
and that shortly, and his energies were
bent with redoubled force to getting