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Evening star., 1902-02-22
Collars Made at Home.
From the New York Telegram.

ffom the New YORK Telegram.
The girl who Is expert with her needle
can fashion her own collars, and there is
no doubt that she will excite the envy of
her girl friends by her unique and becom-
ing designs. Colored linen makes very
pretty collars, and as one sometimes desires
a change from the popular and ALWAYS
pretty white band. these colored linens in
pinks. blues. lavenders and greens are
numbered among the smart young woman's
neckwear.
Collars have not escaped the epidemic of
French knots. In fact. this odd embroid-
cry forms the chief trimming for them at
present. The scallop doesn't seem to be
quite the finish for these bands, SO instead
q scroll design showing an almost straight
edge Is done In buttonhole stitch, and
above that Is bit of embroidery, follow
ing out the same design, with a sprinkliug
of French knots.
A delft blue embroidered in this style in
black Is smart and effective. The blue lin
ems, by the way, will be found much more
serviceable and generally becoming than
thing youthful looking about the neat
white or colored band running around the
top Of the collar, and almost any woman
will find the style suited to her. The only
way to keep these protectors unrumpled
when worn with a ribbon Is to have an un-
derneath foundation OF pique or stiffened
stock. Lace itself Is not considered quite
20 smart for collars. but the honiton and
lace braids. put on in straight bands and
held together with a fancy lace stitch.
make an effective trimming.
Evening star., 1902-02-22
ROADS TO HAPPINESS
DANGERS FOR THE GIRL ON THE
PEDESTAL.
Lige Downs Estimate of Aunt
Hotties Vir-
tues.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening star.
Every true woman wants to be consid-
cred little better and brighter and sweeter
than all others by the man she loves. But
unless she will be quite satisfied with her
own company for the remainder Of her
days she must not allow him to put her
on pedestal In fact. if she values her
happiness, and, what is more to most wo-
men, the happiness of her beloved, she
must be "a creature not too wise and
good for human natures daily food"
A statue is all very well in it's place;
but a marble lady Is not a sympathetic
companion. There is not one man in twenty
who does not prefer a warm hearted. quick
tempered, faulty and forgiving friend to
one too good to sympathiZe with him when
he comes back penitent and miserable from
his wanderings from the way
Something, maybe 1t is the divine side
showing through. makes even a bad man
love and reverence goodness IN woman.
But that goodness must be the kind that
comes from within; not the schooled calm
hess of the feminine prig OF Pharisee He
may like to boast of his mothers serene
character and the tranquil disposition of his
wife. But when a sorrow or a sin has
taken hold on him and he wants help and
strength. he is not going to turn toward an
untried saint with his confession: but to-
ward one who has suffered much and con-
quered much and can look upon his hurt
with the feeling of a comrade who has
known the smart of wounds.
We are all great at playing poSSum
We are not very good hut having beer
taught that men love us better as we get
near to angelhood, we try 10 make them
Evening star., 1902-02-22
three years ago: Chop them off and leave
the professionals to guess again.
Styles for Children.

1t has come to this that the luxurious
We might say effete, American child wears
frocks cut from the same roll off which its
mothers gown has been taken; and one
miss OF ten, who went shopping with her
mamma and who was shown some ex-
tremely pretty lace. gravely dismissed the
very idea of its purchase by reproachfully
regarding her parent and saying decisive
ly: "Yes, it's quite pretty but as I never
wear anything but real lace, yon need not
buy 1t for me-"
That settled 1t, and docile mamma bought
something more pleasing to the small
critic at so yard. 1t was used to deck
a cream silk warp nuns yelling evening
dress. which material has been selected by
the Juvenile for gaslight wear. 1t is very
pretty and very transparent and as a rule
Is dropped over colored Slip while the
cut is preferably in princess shape Girls Of
ten and upward have unanimously elected
to wear their hair in colonial fashion, and
the little Mamies and Pattfes and Ethyls
display big pompadour rolls just like big
sisters rolls, with rats under them to give
the required reliability to the puff The
girifsh locks are then drawn softly down
on the neck and there fastened In a real
queue with a wide-winged black velvet
bow. the backbone of which is made solid
by buckle of brilliants. Other little girls,
too young to have their minds made up on
questions of frills and furbelows, and who
wear Just what indulgent mamma thinks
ft continue to patronize the sweet old
baby1sh fashion Of banging tresses and
Haunting ribbon bows set on the crown
over one temple. Their little frocks are
charmingly childish, too; sashed or belted
at the hips. short of sleeve, fiat In the neck
and the whole costume, for the evening
is completed by strap slippers and Isle
SOCKS. MARY DEAN
Evening star., 1902-02-22

"Mawnin, missy" he replied taking hfG
hat from his knked white crown.
Are you going away" 1 asked
'fessum, he answered .'Yessum"
Where's Aunt Hootie? Is she going,
too?'
Nome, she amt gwine wifi me- | amt
no httin cumpny fer dat woman no how"
Why, what is the natter / asked,
amazed Il always thought Hootie was the
best wife in the world
Iessum. OATS wat she shorely is But
pore. mis- bic sinneh like me kain't STAN
so much goodness. Dat woman nevah did
know the power of sin: an de parson his
sef KANT come UP to huh for prcachin' De
nun cabin shines wifi glory but mel aim
muffin but a black spot"
Why, Uncle l.ige. you cannot leave Your
Wlfe because she's good I said; that
would be strange cause for divorce
Deys lots of um does It. missy | aint
no objections TO huh being good. But when
anybody gifts so good dat dey amt got no
feelin's for nobody. what dcy wants is q
ca bin to dere selves
The black spot moved down the sun,
flecked road toward other blacker spots
that waited for him in the village
Evening star., 1902-02-22
MUSL|NS IDEAL lied
Crispy and Gay June Day
Dresses.
READY FOR SUMMER USE
ROSE-WREATHED HATS WILL
DOMINATE.
Evening Frocks for Frolic-Some
Babies Pretty Neg
liges.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, February 20, 1902
1t requires very acute powers of percep-
tion to discover the one particular fashion
that is bound to dominate the slowly de-
veloping season. There is nothing new or
striking in sleeves. trains collars. fit of
skirts or fullness of waists. No positively
novel materials have been as yet displayed
and pastel tints and primitive tones con-
test with usual liveliness for supremacy.
The whole art of dressmaking just now
seems to lie in taking one feature from
each of the past productive seasons. and
welding all the pecularities together in
an euphonious costume. 1t doesn't matter
in the least if befo' de war sleeve is
nung on to an empire coat basque, or
habit backed skirt is worn with a Louis
WI waist for variety is the spice of fash
ion, and every woman Is privileged to con-
suit her own tastes and figure and dress
accordingly
Swiss Muslins.
There is by no means an unaccountable
enthusiasm felt and expressed at the mo-
ment over the Saint Gall and Zurich mus
Inns that are just out of their Swiss pack
ing cases. The art of the perfect muslin
still dwells in Switzerland and those for
rign manufacturers have risen nobly to the
present demand for something refreshingly
interesting. A beautiful embroidered Swiss
muslin is an investment much the black
silk was regarded in the old days before
we all walked in silk attire. These mus
lfns are not cheap, but they are very, very
beautiful and they worth every cent
put into them 1t is a sort of fad among
the rich women to have lots of Swiss
things made up. as a few years ago the
rage was for ginghams. While snow Is on
the ground exquisite cloudy mnslins are
worn as informal afternoon-at- home
dresses and by hostesses a quiet lunch
cons, etc.
These are made high in the neck and
long in the sleeve, and are garnished al
most wholly with ribbon A very clear
notion Of the way the Swiss muslin and
ribbon is brought into harmonious connec-
ton can be gained from the sketched group
If three afternoon frocks. The one to the
left is a particularly lovely bright peach
pink ST Gall muslin embroidered in small
gray figures. Black peau de sole ribbon
neck and at the elbows, are the only con-
trasts used with this, and yet the result
is gay and crisp and full dress in the ex-
treme. To the right charming lilac mus
lin embroidered in delicate black cobweb
lines is garnished with black liberty satin
and with ribbon of the same type.
All these muslins are founded on crisp
med with bands of coarse cream white or
ecru braid lace, while their full recipe calls
for plentiful use of Venetian bead chains
in the most bizarre colors and shapes.
Bead Neck Chains.
1t is as well to mention here that in col
cred beads they are making not only the
Evening star., 1902-02-22

and ourselves believe that we are quite
above the common run of folk. So we run
after ideals as children chase firefiies;
and they lead us far away from the home
ground when perhaps some one We love
better than all the world is fainting for a
touch of a human hand or a look of under
standing sympathy.
A man may put the Only Girl on pedes-
tai and look up to her ia, adorangiy a as the the
statue he had created. But there comes a
time when he wants her to come down,
alive and human, with her head no hlgheT
than his heart He wants to tell her of
his hopes and fears, his successes and de-
feats, and know that while she has praise
for the one she will have no reproaches for
the other Nearly every woman thinks II
she were a man she would be great i'm
movement on all the samples that have
come under her observation. But sometimes
she admits this opinion to Others and that
Is a great mistake.
A Speechless Rage.
knew man who fell into a rage,
which I should be glad If I could truth
fully describe as 'speechless,' not SO
much because he lost his collar but
ton at a critical moment, but because his
wife told him he should rise superior to
tri1ing annoyances. He did not want to
rise superior to them. He wanted to bang
around in a believe temper un-
I'll he found the elusive collar button. and
then 20 out to meet and master some big
and important thing without word or
whimper. But the tone OF the reproach
inundated him and sent him out sullen
and miserable man ready to confide in the
pretty ear Of his typewriter that he was
misunderstood and unappreciated az nome.
Last winter, In the mountains or Nortn
Carolina. met old Lige Downs, familiar
character OF those hills. trudging toward
town with bundle tied In red pandana
siun9 over his stopped shoulders.
Good morning, Uncle Lige." said.
Evening star., 1902-02-22
The Inevitable.

I like the man who faces what he must
with step triumphant and heart Of cheery
who fights the daily battle without fear;
Sees his hopes fail, yet keeps unfaltering trust
His plans work out for mortals; not a tear
Is shed when fortune. which the world holds dear
Falls from his grasp-better, with love, q crust
Than living In dishonor, envies not,
Nor loses faith in man; but does his best.
Nor ever murmurs at his humber lot;
But, with q smile and words Of hope, gives rest
TO every toiler. He alone IL great
Who by q life heroic conQuers fate.
Sarah x. Bolton.
Evening star., 1902-02-22

razor and used to pare away corns. Any
cailous places or rough skin are rubbed
down with the powdered pumice or emery
paper and the cold cream is rubbed over
any tender parts of the feet or the feet
may be massaged with the emollient inn
mediate1y after being taken from the bath
AMI before the pedicurng process begins.
O.. instead they may be rubbed with ar
MICA or alcohol. The toes must be kept as
straight as possible; when there is a ten
derey to crook or overlap each other 1t Is
well to place thin splint under them at
night, tied closely against which they can
be held in place
An alcohol foot bath is a method of Sc
curing by absorption. very exhilarating
effect. A gallon of 90-proof alcohol will
suf11ce for several baths. and as the only
accessories are a hot brick and little
logne, this latest idea is not an expensive
one. The method of procedure consists in
dropping the hot brick into the alcohol
previously perfumed) about fifteen or
twenty minutes before using: then, after as
certaining that the liquor Is Just hot enough
not to burn, the feet are immersed in the
foot bath, and after covering the tub with
cloth, to prevent any escape of the vapor,
you sit and reflect upon the bliss of exis-
tence.
A warm bath with a handful of sea salt
in it. is about restfu as a nap. Paddle
In it until 1t cools dry with a rough towel.
put on fresh stockings, have a change of
shoes II one could take the time in the
middle of the day, to change the stockings
for fresh pair we should not hear so
much about cold feet or rheumatism.
One relief from fatigue is to plunge the
feet in ice cold water and keep them i'm
mersed until there is a sensation of
warmth A bandage, wet with alum water.
and put on when retiring. is excellent for
strengthening tender feet.
1t is said that nervousness is kept out of
the celestial empire by the use of soft-soled
shoes. The hard soles worn by the Anglo
Saxon race are the cause, in "a measure.
of the extreme nervous temperament Would
3mia and therefore more
beautiful, if we wore soft soles, at least,
when at home?
Evening star., 1902-02-22
No Presidential Bee.
From Puck.

Elderly Party-"Never mind, my boy,
some day you may be President OF the
United States"
The Boy-...Awl haven't any more show
than Bryanrs
Evening star., 1902-02-22
EVENING FROCKS FOR SMALL CHILDREN

mendable evening novelty Is the use of
gariands of big or little roses made wholly
of white baby ribbon and glittering with
spangle hearts. A deft fingered woman can
make these roses herself, and they posi-
lively glorify a simple gauze or net gown
into noticeable splendOr.
The White Shirt Waist.
The white shirt waist. made Of every
thing from lace lawn to the heaviest bur-
laps, promises to push the colored blouses
off the counters. Nearly all Of them are
tempting in shape and finish, and their only
formidable rivals in color are striped wash
silk blouses, after which the heart Of wo-
man strangely bankers. With the white
waist any sort of fancy neck decorations
is suitable, and while belts, of leather, that
can be cleaned with pipe clay, of stitched
linen that can be starched, or silk are any
one Of them the proper waist finish. Every
shirt sleeve is completed with soft and
fancy cuff, and it is only the woman who
is very young and slim who Is trfie
behind the times who wears her blouse
buttoned in the rear. As rule, American
Evening star., 1902-02-22
Rose-Wreathed Hats.

On the crest of the wave that is bearing
us toward spring weather are rose
wreathed hats in numbers that defy COM
putation. The muslin violet has retired to
the poetic shadow of the green cotton leaf
hedge to mourn, perhaps, over it's lost
popularity as millinery link between win
ter and spring; in her stead wreaths upon
wreaths of white roses reign. So far back
as in January hundreds of toques and tur-
bans completely wrought of big white
roses, nodded cheerfully above storm col
lars of mink, sable and Persian lamb, and
every woman whose plumes looked little
the worse for winters wear hed her
down to the nearest shop and had bunch
of white beauties stuck in the ostrich
feathers place.
Professional prophecy insists that white
roses by the hundreds of dozens, will gar
nish the straw hats. touch of green TO-
liage and few graceful bows of black vel
vet ribbon are all the ingredients required
for the smartest and most useful May
headgear. Professional prophecy also holds
that streamers are as inevitable as the tax
Evening star., 1902-02-22

collector. Good, long ones, too of the
doWn-to-your-W waist and even-sO-far-as-
your knees variety are openly threa tened,
Professional oracles, however, do not al
ways take into consideration the strength
of feminine opinion. for, if the women don t
take kindly to streamers, they will mete
out to them the treatment they received
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
A GIFT TO cLERMoNT.
Ex-Governor Larrabee Presents Home
Town With Lincoln Monument

Ex-Governor Larrabee Presents Home
Town With Lincoln Monument.
DEBORAH, Nov 29.--There has been
erected In little park opposite the
railroad station at Clement one OF the
finest monuments IN the state, the gift
of Ex-Governor Larrabee to his home
town. The monument, statue and his
toric bronze tablet cost more than
$4,000. This work is of more than or
binary Interest from the fact that 1T
has been constructed under the almost
personal supervision of the governor
and his own ideas. The heroic figure
of Abraham Lincoln. standing feet
6 inches, and the four tablets, all In
imperishable bronze. were executed by
Bissell, the noted New York sculptor,
and are worthy of especial note Mr..
Lincoln holds in his hand the emanci-
patton proclamation and he looks as
tho he meant every word of 1T. The
tablet on the west is a reproduction of
the room and group of all those as
sembled in the McLane house at Apo
mattox accepting Lees surrender. The
tablet on the east represents leaving
the war" the central figure in the bas-
relief being Thomas Henderson, brother
of Col. d. b., who was killed at Shi-
lob. The tablet on the north is a scene
at Pittsburg Landing. In the fore
ground is surgeon from Clermont, the
late DR.. Lewis, in attendance on a
wounded soldier; while at the head of
his company is another Clermont hero.
Captain Warner, who died rather than
surrender. The south tablet is a scene
on board the flagship Hartford in Mo-
bile bay, Admiral Farragut dashed to
the rigging and the then Lieut.. George
Dewey in charge Of a gun crew. The
relief for this grand monument were
planned by the governor and the in
scriptions selected by him: and taken
altogether we doubt whether there is
another monument in this country con-
tanning so much local interest. The
pretty park In which the monument is
located is ornamented at each corner by
a piece of heavy ordnance such as was
used in the civil war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
MONUMENT BOX DEcAYED.
Records Placed in Soldiers Shaft a
linton DESTROYED.


Upton Destroyed.
Cedar Rapids, Nov. 29.-While re-
the soldiers monument at Tip
ton to make space for the public IL
brary, worklnen employed by Nj. Nj.
Hall came across and removed the tin
box that is supposed to have contain
ed the mementoes of the occasion when
the corner stone was laid. The box
is a small affair, and was made OF tin
Of common quality. This was set in
the foundation, below the monument
proper, and has been exposed to the
moisture until eaten through in many
places by rust. The box was placed
In position in 1857. The contents have
been destroyed by the ordinary pro-
cess of decay. Small and crumbling
pieces of paper still show the imprint
Of type, and it is supposed that cop
les of the local paper were inclosed.
Other pieces of decayed paper of rec
tangular shapes and illegible, altho
better preserved than the print paper
so far as texture is commemorative
the impression that the box contained
among other things. shin plasters OF
the period. The lesson to be gained
is that such boxes, when placed in the
same manner and where they can be
reached by moisture, are not durable.
and il the builders OF monuments
would preserve records, other means
should be devised.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29

would not be more than $4,000. The
extras of the evening papers contained
kilograms reducing the cost to 100000
Now, what was the actual loss? / do
not know. but I have distinct recol-
lection of the agent for the express
company coming to our bank the next
morning and asking if we had received
a package containing $4,000 in cash.
supposed we had, but upon asking one
of the clerks I was told the package
di not arrive.
Well" remarked the agent in q
whisper you'll not get that package,
The train was held up last night and
your package was one Of several 9TH
ers.''
According to the reports of the ex-
press and railroad officials, the loss
was only $4,000. Yet our bank had a
package for twice that amount taken.
The train carries money for Clinton,
Cedar Rapids, Boone. Council Bluffs,
Sioux City and Omaha. The $4,000
consigned to our bank was twice the
sum reported to have been taken. Ii
the company lost $4,000 for Des Moines
alone, what do you suppose was the
actual loss? Perhaps 100000 when 1t
is considered that banks in each of the
cities l have named had similar pack
ages consigned to banks located in
even two or three of them. 1t would
not be at all surprising, if the facts
could be learned, that the robbers who
held UP the Rock Island train the other
night, secured nearer $4,000 or $4,000
than a few municipal bonds and several
articles of jewelry.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
MAIL COACH ABLAZE.
Great Western Passenger Train Pulls
Into Waterloo With Flaming Coach.
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SpGC1dl 10 lliliSS~AASpophSohs
Waterloo, Nov. 29.-Had No. /, the
midnight c. G. w. passenger another
mile to reach a station Thursday night,
mail coach would have been entirely
destroyed by fire. As it was, the coach
was blazing when the train pulled into
the depot, the night agent was startled
by it's appearance. However, the flames
were confined to the interior of the car
and were easily extinguished by the
chemical engine kept at the depot.
None of the trainmen were aware
that the coach was afire until the train
stopped at the depot. 1t was an extra
mail car and only the rear portion of
it was used. The stove was in the front
end and the mail clerk had built fire
as he had to work in the coach a short
time. Later he went back to the regu-
lar mail coach and did not pay any at
tention to the fire in the first one. Some
loose paper about the stove ignited, and
from this the interior of the car was
soon enyeloped in flames. The car was
separated from the rest of the train
when the night agent discovered 1T and
the fire alarm sounded. However, by
the use of water and the chemical en-
gines, the flames were soon extinguish-
ed. The windows of the car were crack
ed by the heat and the interior badly
scorched. Only few mail pouches
were carried in the car and these were
in the rear end, farthest from the
flames, and were not damaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
The Grinnell News.

superintendent Fellows, Of Clarion,
visited his parents over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. D. e. Allyn died yesterday morn
ing at 1880 after a prolonged illness.
The art exhibit at the high school
building closed today. The proceeds of
the exhibit will go to getting pictures
etc. for the different school rooms.
Most of the tickets have been sold thru
the individual efforts of the scholars
themselves, and they will think great
deal of the new pictures.
The court has instructed the jury in
the case of VIM. Vogs VS.. the city of
PENDANT. Mr.. Vogt will appeal the
case.
The "Frisco" Epworth Leaguers
held banquet in the Metropolitan
parlors last evening.
The Public Improvement Society has
prepared for an elaborate bazaar to be
held in the Armory during next week.
Pretty things for Christmas will be sold
and plans laid to make the occasion a
great social event. The queen Of the
doll bazar is now on exhibition in a
store window, where it is the admira-
ton of all little folks. 1t is to be given
away to the litrIe mother receiving the
largest number of votes. Any one can
vote as often as he pleases at 10 cents
per ballot. This society is entitled to
the credit of having started the move
ment that resulted in the building of
the Colonial Theater. It's purpose is to
improve Grinnell in every way possible.