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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

green satin pillow, which brought out
its rudy colOring beautifully. 1t was
rather an understood specimen and
crouched very quietly, with its long,
slanting eyes half closed. looking unut-
terably bored. Goodness knows, dom t
blame it!
A most beastly thing happened the
other day at the Banbury- Chiselhurst
tea. You must excuse me- but I really
must say beastly;" I have just been
talking to an English friend. 1t was in
this fashion: Among the debutantes
who helped Miss Banbury- Chiselhurst
receive was the charming daughter of
Professor Flopstock. Now, the vener-
able professor, l regret to say, has a
greater reputation for good fellowship
than for dignity. Therefore when two
college youths struggled in and stood
for moment gazing at the pretty
scene it was perfectly natural for one
of them to exclaim. Il wonder which of
EN- is old Flop's daughter?" To his
horror, stately girl directly in front
of him turned and remarked in icy
tones, Il am old Flop's daughter!"
Sensation.
If there were more of these little Incl
dents, ] wouldn't so much mind going
to afternoon teas.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

where's the muff?" 1t was brought
forth, huge thing with a head hang
ing out of one side and a tail and two
hind legs out of the other. Very stun
ming, but it looked as if you were SNUG
Cling away somebody's pet dog in your
muff. Polly shook her head.
Too pronounced!" she sighed. Show
me something simpler" So they show
ed her Russian sables from $500 up and
Hudson bay sables from $500 up. Final
ly she came down through mink to pine
marten and thence down to common
bear. They threw over her shoulders a
huge boa which reached nearly down to
her feet and gave her an immense muff,
so that when she had the entire set on
there was much more bear than Polly.
Really, very swell" thought Polly,
and it ought to have very inspiring
effect on a certain man, but She
made a rapid calculation. The boa was
$50 and the muff about $40. "Um- m!
Too near the hundred dollar mark.
Let's try again"
The salesman looked at her pretty red
brown hair and had an inspiration.
why don't you try sable fox?" he
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
FoR THE YOUNG WIFE.

Don't forget that. though it is some
times difficult to win mans love, it is
more difficult to retain it.
Don't under any circumstances speak
/ of your husbands faults or failings
You have faults and failings, too
which you would very much object to
4 having discussed by strangers.
Don't, when a man comes home tired
| from business, tell him of all your trials
during the day. OF course you have
them; so does every housewife, and he
knows it. But he doesn't want you to
talk about worry and annoyances
when he is tired.
Don't forget that before you were
married you tried your best to look at
tractive 1t is just as essential to keep
! this practice up now that you are
married. In fact, it is more so.
Don't be glum and solemn. Be cheer.
/ full and entertaining even if you have
to make an effort to do So A man
needs to be entertained at home, or he
will seek such entertainment at his
] club.
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ton. Woman can beat out man ev-
cry time at the nagging business.
Skopley has genius. If he had not
had his nose to the grindstone all these
years because of his family-even with
it, if his wife had been content to live
within their means and give him rest
that genius would by now have brought
him fame and fortune, and Mrs. Skop-
ley would have been able to realize her
ambition, unreasonable as 1t is. But.
no. 1t may not now be. Once Skopley
spoke to his wife Of his dying hopes and
his vanishing inspiration of the mourn
full might have been" He had given
all the strength Of his young manhood,
all his powers, for twenty years to the
task of maintaining her and the chill
dren in a style of living beyond what
they could afford. And she said:
well, what of it? You are as well
off as you were when you married me,
aren't your
1t was an awful speech, and she did
not even know it. 1.-THE years the 10.
Gusts have eaten" the man himself Q
spirit to fine issues finely touched"
but now all broken, tangled and help.
less-it is one Of the saddest pictures
even on this sad planet.
ELIZABETH LEE.
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WHITE CLOTH EVENING COAT.

When you've decided that it's time to
go, stand not upon the order of your
going" but go and don't prolong the
operation.
Don't wait until after you've got to
your feet to knit up the loose ends of
the conversation and give the finishing
touches. You are subjecting your host
ess to an undeserved ordeal. Standing
and waiting are a strain upon the most
robust.
Nothing essentially uncomfortable Ia
good manners. --..-.-
Don't fancy that it's fattering to
your hostess to dawdle at every stage
of the exit. Don't attack fresh sub
ject between the parlor. portieres nor
cleave to it galvanically when you've
reached the newell post nor start over
the ground again at the threshold OF
the vestibule.
IT, as is not infrequently the case, ii
is dif6dence that prolongs the agony
and keeps the final wrench at arms
length. the victim cannot take herself
in hand too promptly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
FASHIONS DEGREES
CONCERNING FURS

merly the front was arranged artistic
ally, and the back was left to itself.
When it didn't curl, and nine times out
of ten it didn't, it was left to straggle
over the edge of the collar or was tuck
ed III with an ungainly hairpin. But
since the invention of the jeweled hair
snap all that has passed away. Now
nothing is too dainty to fasten my
lady's stray locks, and the most costly
and beautiful jeweled pins nestle at the
nape of her neck. These hair snaps are
growing larger, and they favor the
elongated shapes. The gold serpent
with turquoise eyes still continues a
prime favorite, but Mercury wings
thickly studded with coral are the very
latest. The velvet bow which was used
so much this summer has grown small
er in size, and it is smarter to have it
of the same color as your gown. Speak
ing of these trifles, perhaps one of the
daintiest novelties in jewelry is the
flower pendant have just bought one
as birthday present for Maisie Ben
der and I'm sure she will be delighted
with it. Maisie s-favorite Hover is the
pansy. From a plain knot of gold
hang two slender gold chains set with
tiny brilliants, and from the ends of
these dangle two pansy heads of diff
ferent shades of enamel with diamond
centers. At the back of each flower
there is a tiny hook of gold, so that
they may be secured to the gown at
some distance apart. You have no idea
how nice this looks in soft lace scarf
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tion. In each corner of her eyewas a dab
of what appeared like dirt and on her
eyelashes was a narrow smear OF the
same dirty, black, gummy substance
Oh. what fools women are when they
think they can make up their eyelash-
es! 1t never can be done off the stage
without detection. In the first place,
there isn't one woman in ten who can
make up properly, and in the second,
even if she succeeds in giving her
cheeks youthful brilliancy she never
can give it to her eyes no matter how
many lines she draws around them.
By the way, have you noticed that
pale compilations are now the style?
You didn't know that there were styles
in complexion? Oh, yes, indeed, and
they change like those in hair. If you
don't believe me. go out on the streets
and look for yourselves. Last year ev-
erybody, or nearly everybody, had pink
cheeks. Now all the really swagger wo-
men are absolutely pale, with clearly
defined eyebrows and cloudy masses of
hair 1t is a style which is much more
becoming to the middle aged woman,
for she can't rouge; there is too much
Of contrast between her skin and the
youthful blush which she imparts to it.
1t is only the very young woman who
can stand artificial color, because it
blends we'll with her velvety, fresh
complexion. However, thank goodness,
there is no need of anything more of
that sort, and the paler you now are
the better. I'll let you into a secret.
Several women of my acquaintance
who have rudy compilations have pur-
chased whitening lotions, which they
apply before adding a busting of the
finest cream powder. By this means
they tone down their too healthy COM
plexions to the much desired pallor.
Such is the vanity of this world
I think that women on this side of
the water are understanding more and
more the art of dressing. Certainly
they are beginning to realize the i'm
portance of having a smart looking
back This is especially true of the
way in which they fix their hair. For
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WOMANS ODD LITTLE WAYS.

irrepressible one had something on
her mind. She looked all over the ia
BILE, as if missing something familiar.
At length she out with the matter
which was troubling her. She asked
the waiter in a commanding voice:
Where's the toothpicks?"
AT the door, madam, on the buffet,
as you go out" answered the waiter.
The irrepressible one shook her head
disapproVingly and made comment
thus, 'Tain't like that to home"
A look of disgust spread slowly but
distinctly over the face of Mrs. White
puff. She remarked tartly to the air,
No lady or gentleman uses a tooth
pick in the presence of others" The
irrepressible one heard it, but it made
no impression. By that time she was
wrestling in her mind with another
momentous matter. She looked at
Mrs. Whitepuff with a puzzled ex-
preston and inquired:
lis them teeth of yours false?"
Mrs. Whitepuff left the table and
her untasted dessert. Nothing daunt-
ed, not in the least aware she had
given offense. the irrepressible one,
observing the nicely frizzed locks of a
new victim opposite, made a motion
to attract her attention and inquired:
Say, did you ever drop pair of
curling tongs down your back?"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
BY TABITHA soURGRAPEs.

then answered, You don't come from
Cleveland to Pittsburg by water"
Obi" remarked the woman who
asked questions. But Immediately she
plucked up confidence again and ask
ed, Are you married?'
She did not catch the answer, but
thought it was yes and added,
How many children have your
But the roar of the coming train
prevented her from hearing the reply,
and thus one block of that knowledge
which she was dying to acquire was
lost to the irrepressible. Fate, who
delights in grotesque contrasts and
the knocking together of sharp cor
nered people, willed that the lady
with the white puffs and the woman
who asked questions should be berth
mates in the sleeping car and room
mates in the hotel, to the mutual dis
gust of both. The woman with the
white puffs would not answer ques-
lions; the other would ask them. To-
gether they looked on great Niagara.
She of the white puffs gazed, silent
overwhelmed with awe and wonder.
as was proper. She of the questions
looked at the tremendous, tumbling
waters and turned to Mrs. Whitepuff
and asked. Amt it pretty?" Mrs.
Whitepuff's reply is not recorded.
At dinner it was evident that the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
WHEN WOMAN "NAG6'
AND MAN Is PATIENT

She has a way of insisting on this view
that is death and destruction to any
ideal Skopley ever cherished.
Skopleys wife's ambition is not SO
much for herself as for her children.
The Skopleys live next door to a family
whose income is $4,000 year. Skop-
ley's, the best he can do, working every
moment, is only $4,000. In his early
married life, ere all aspiration and in
spiration had been squeezed out of him,
if he sat in his den and began to warm
up to the point of realizing on canvas a
beautiful image the door generally
opened noisily, Mrs. S. exercising the
marital prerogative of doing as she
pleased so far as the feelings of her
own were concerned. She would begin
nagging. Perhaps she wanted pony
carriage for the children, perhaps she
wanted to send them to a fashionable
school, but, whatever it was, she got
it, got it through persistent nagging.
If Skopley showed the spirit of a man
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New York.

THE ladies sat in the railway sta
ton parlor waiting the arrival of
the 10 o'clock train. They were
mostly strangers to one another, and
the irrepressible American female
who asks questions was alive and vi
brant with curiosity. She had TO find
out about her fellow travellers or
burst. Next her sat woman of the
old school, who wore her hair in white
puffs and the first article in whose
creed of politeness was that deli
cate reserve in regard to private af-
fairs, her own and other peoples, is
the distinguishing mark of lady.
The irrepressible one turned to the
lady with white puffs and asked:
Where do you come from" The
lady with white puffs stared, not to
say glared, and answered YEARLY:
"Ch, from all over. From many
places"
As an opening this was not promis-
ing. The irrepressible eyed her neigh
Dor on the other side a moment and
decided that she was a more hopeful
subject.
Did you just get in this morning?"
she asked. The neighbor signitied
that she had.
WAS the water rough between
Pittsburg and Cleveland?" The
neighbor on that side also stared and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

guest of honor, but Mrs. Navarro.
though stunning publicity, attracted
more attention than the leader of the
house of commons. One means of rails
ing money was selling autographs
written by the notables present.
A clergyman in Irvington, Ind. re-
turned to his home about IL o'clock at
night and found a young man engaged
in sweet converse with his daughter in
the parlor. To impress upon the visitor
that the hour was rather late to con-
tinue further love gushings the clergy
man drew a pistol and aimed it at the
young man. The latter took the hint,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

for the price of the muff, by the way,
and the fancy mum will be twice as
dressy as the plain one. Don't you
think that's rather clever of her?
Speaking of foxes have you heard
the news? They are to be the latest
things in pets. Say goodby 10 Fido and
give away pussy, for Master Bushy Tail
is going to be the proper fad. Thus
says Paris, and of course Paris knows
Daisy Van Twiller told me all about it,
and she got the news from Fiji Lam
bert, who has just returned from the
other side and who anyway is always
ultra ultra. She said that Fiji had her
fox enthroned by her side as she pour
ed tea on her last reception day and
that it was most attractively fixed up
with a wide silver collar and a silver
bangle on its fore paw. 1t lay on nile
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

worn than the ecru shades. With
gowns of silk, cloth or yelling they are
much admired. Black velvet ribbon
run through the edges of these boleros
is fastened in front under a huge TO-
settle, round or with long ends that
sometimes reach to the hem of the
gown.
Pretty servant girls are CONSIDERED a
protection against burglars in london.
One of them in a house attracts police
men, and they drop in so frequently to
inquire regarding the health of the
beauty that cautious burglars avoid
such residences.
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FOR FEMININITY.

grave or to ascend the throne. The
sultan's daughters are somewhat more
fortunate, as they have the privilege
of tyrannizing over the husbands who
have the homer of becoming sons-in-
law of Abdul Hamid.
That birds and plumage will be fea-
ture of winter millinery is a foregone
conclusion, but the farmyard and the
sportsman's bag are to be chiefly re-
sponsible for the feathers used. which
win be so skillfully manipulated that
the naturalist will be puzzled to decide
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

accepted the Bible as a present. The
portrait was painted at Utrecht.
At fair in Hutchinson, Kan, there
were on exhibition three girl babies
triplets-who rejoice in the names of
Magdaline, Mandoline and Maudeline.
With them are exhibited three silver
cups. presented to them by Governor
Stanley.
1t is not surprising that lace Jackets
and waists have such an extended
popularity. Unlined waists and boz
leros are a boon to women who are not
hard to fit. They come in heavy laces.
as a rule, and black or white is more
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

and declared he could not afford 1t, she
knew how to bring him to time. NOW
it was a fit of Mysteries, now it was
sulks, not speaking to him all day; now
it was incessant nagging, springing the
subject on him when for a moment he
seemed almost happy, turning his brief
sip of honey to gall upon his lips. In
the long run she always wore out his
nervous energy at last and he surren-
dered through sheer physical exhaus
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

but forgot to take his hat, and in half
minute was scooting down the road
as II wild animal were in pursuit of
him.
Shortly after the arrival of Kruger
in Holland his admirers were anxious
to have mis- portrait painted, but he re-
fused on the ground that he had no
time. Finally, however, Miss Therese
Schwarze succeeded in persuading him
TO sit. She chose the morning hours
from to 9, and she painted him read
ing Bible which she brought to the
sitting Tor that purpose. He was pleas
ed with her suggestion and afterward
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between the rival claims of art and ma
ture.
A strange occupation for young
lady is pursued by Miss Alice Rigg of
Windsor. Ontario. She engraves in
scriptions or tombstones in her fathers
marble works and is an expert at the
business.
Mary Anderson Navarro emerged
from her rural retirement and attend
ed the bazaar given by Lady Elcho at
WickhamfOrd manor to raise funds to
restore Wickhamford church, one of
the oldest and most interesting church.
es in England. Arthur Balfour was the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

Minister WI Ting Fang is quoted as
saying; American girls ought all to
marry, but they don't The American
girl is too particular. She sends away
the men very often. Chinese girls are
different. They marry Very few stay
single Woman ought to marry; that
is what she is made for"
Abdul Hamid has six sons and seven
daughters, who are brought up in mag
nitcent seclusion. The princes in par
ticular are born in a prison, which
they are destined to leave only for the
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said. 1T is one
of the novelties
of the season.
The sable fox
proved to be a
long and glossy
dark brown fur
with a dash of
red. To be sure,
the fox never
sported that col
or originally, but
what of that?
Neither did he
grow two heads.
Polly bought the
scarf for $35,
and if she wants
the muff she
can have it for
$25, but 1 don't
think she will
buy it, for she
has an idea.
She is going to
have a hat and
a fancy muff of
| the same shade
of velvet as the
fur, and they
will be trimmed
with huge choux
or pale blue
chiffon. She will
! get them hnth
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

such as one
must wear with
the new Louis
Q uinze cos
tunes.
p oily Bene-
dict, whose ar
tistic tastes are
far in advance
of her purse.
has been hunt
ing for furs,
and she has
been giving me
the benefit of
her experience
1t appears that
when she enter
ed the shop she
asked, as was
her custom, for
the s W ellie s t
neckscarf they
had. 1T doesn't
cost anything to
look at it, you
know" Polly
confded to me,
and it is on this
principle that
she manages to
copy the most
expensive nov
altieS of the sea
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son. To Polly's surprise, they didn't
bring her sable, but a magnificent mon
strosity with one head and three tails
of silver fox. The price was $4OO.
That's very neat" said Polly, who
hasn't more than half of that sum for
her entire winters wardrobe. but
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

TR HIS morning I saw a delight
fully chic woman. She was
dressed in a stunning gown of
gray corduroy, with very
short bolero showing a puffed
underblouse of yellow, black
Ind gray brocade. This blouse under
waist was pulled out over the belt both
Jack and front, giving its wearer very
youthful look. The little bolero was
fastened in the front by two large
handsome buttons of gun metal and
,rilliants The skirt, quite plain with
he exception of a wide gored fiounce,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

was fairly mold
ed to the figure.
From the top of
the well brush
ed and shiny
ponpadour to
the tips of her
little patent
leather shoes she
was dainty and
attractive with
hui Ona pXppn-
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SAY GoopBY AND GO.

In finishing a call, young woman, yot
should always bear in mind that a
thing "if 'twere done when it's done,
then 'twere we'll 'twere done quickly"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

" A YoMAN, the sex, has the worst
a part of it in this world?
NM Oh, yes, 1 suppose so. But
and this may be the way
- - fate takes tn even things