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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-31
NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPHENT
Parkersburg, August 10. Is. d D. Rssl-
road.

Only SI.oo round trip from Sis-
tersville. Train leaves e:2I a. m.
Returning leave Parkersburg 700
D. m same day. Call on agent,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
full particulars. IS tt
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-31

Howard, J L, swearing
viewers road ........... 90
Moore, Calvin, surveying
road from A n Fordyces
to deep Valley .... . 90
Mccoy, J H, printing NOTICE
in regard to Turnpike
bonds ..........,........... &" 10 W
McGinnis, A disappointment
ent S & S Pike, balance. 1879 81
Pyle. S G, late Sheriff, ex-
penses in road matters..... 40 80
Spencer, J L, viewing road
from O. Aliens to H
Thomas ................. .... 80
Underwood, lHiram, looking
after Lazear road......... 2 90
Underwood, G D, road ma
chine for S d S Pike,...,., 26O 90
Warner, J C, surveying etc
roads from NJ Carneys to
Big Moses..................." & 90
Total for roads 8 SO Sc
CONTINUED tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

genuity IN little matters, Ono OF these
quiet little women has within the last six
years made q fortune from selling cake.
OF course, II Is homemade cake, and,
furthermore, the baker olinss to certain
varieties In the preparation OF which she
is particularly skilled. She Is q country
bred woman and lived In q little village
In New York state until Eeyen or eight
years ago. She was known as a good
cook in the district where Il is considered
almost a disgrace for q housewife not to
be good cook. Her specially was cake,
and as she is endowed with more than
average allotment OF intelligence and not
q little talent Of invention, she devised
cake tin that was an improvement over
anything that had been produced before
in tho vicinity. She was shrowd enough to
patent her invention. then che set nb7ut
getting heF patent before the public.
Her husband carao to her assistance here
and trial was made with the village folk
The new cake tin took Then the large
towns in the Vicinity were tried, with an
encouraging degree Of success and the
county fairs gave another opening. After
year or so the woman was advised to
go to New York. and luckily secured
good opening. She has been there ever
since, Just making and selling cakes and
exploiting that patented tin. She en-
ploys several assistants. her husband finds
II profitable to give all his time to man
aging the details of the business, and
trade is constantly increasing If anyone
doubts that there is a demand for home-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
FriIIs of Fashion,

Pearls are employed on everything from
slippers to hats
Cloth applique on handsome lace marks
many new dress.
Gray fox is used with success to face a
new broad tail coat
Old fashioned English wheel embroidery
is as modish in black and colored silks as
In lawn.
noticeable about a lace garment trimmed
with fur.
Marrow silk strapping is the latest adorn-
ment for finely tucked fiounces on silk
Square necks, the corners digging down
deeply. are noted on some of the newest
evening dresses.
strapping on fur. though it seems like
modish garments.
Gay things are the carriage shoes. They
are tail, of velvet, in light or deep shades,
edged with fur, with the high velvet tongue
showing between the front rows, and are
bows
Sheer. soft. turnover collars are becoming
the new things from Paris is of the finest
lawn, the edges finished with Valencennes
lace, with small motifs of the lace in the
bodies of collars and cuffs.
Small favors of the season are cigars,
each opening in the center; tiny, black, tall
hats that have white silk to draw UP in
the center, and silver horseshoes, in natural
size, but something more than natural
thickness, that can be taken apart, one
side from the other.
Every one is interested in bonbon boxes,
and II is necessary to speak Of them fire.
quently in the holiday season, when new
things are coming in constantly Some of
the most interesting are baskets OF fruits
nuts and mushrooms. The baskets are of
good size, five or six inches across. The
contents are of natural size and color
There arc baskets filled with raspberries
with two kinds of nuts, with small mush-
rooms, with grapes and with the larger
fruits. The bottom takes out and there Is
a round pasteboard box for the bonbons.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

out or Immediately after coming in, for II
they do, even though the water they use
be warm, their skin will burn so as to be
painful, and 1t will look red besides.
They may avoid such an annoyance If
cream or camphor ice, allow 1t to remain on
moment or so and then remove 1t with 8
soft old handkerchief, either silk or cam
brio.
Another delightful emollient for the
hands, arms and neck is fine oatmeal Put
1t into a flannel bag, boil it, and then place
1t in the water intended for ablutions, or
1t may be kept dry in a jar on the toilet
table and some rubbed on the hands when
ever they are washed. Honey rubbed into
the skin, while still wet, drying it in as the
skin is dried, is also a preventive of chap
ping.
II hands were dried more carefully there
would be less roughness of the skin. A good
plan is to dry the hands we'll, after using
the towel, with an old, soft silk handker-
chief which will absorb any moisture left
Glycerine is an old friend, but as alone
1t is irritating to most skins it should be
diluted with rose water or pure water; one
part OF glycerine to three parts OF rose
water. II about one dram of aeetie acid is
used to one ounce of glycerine 1t helps to
remove any stains from the hands.
II a woman is wise she will take the pre-
caution to wear gloves when dusting a room
or doing any kind OF work that will soil her
hands.
Not every woman can have a perfect
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
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with the ends This new detail wss lately
displayed in pale gray blonde net, a ma
terial which also formed the outside trim
ming Of the gray felt hat.
Neck AdOrnments.
Unquestionably the smartest neck adorn-
ments Of the season are of fur. but since
these now must lie very fiat the rough imi-
tation furs are not always good purchases.
Better every time a minute neck piece in
real skin than three yards Of boa in imita-
tlon; and II this cannot be managed, get
the imitation in as small quantities Gs pos
sible.
neat little neck scarf in an unclassihed
pelt, Is a short fiat piece. divided at the
ends into two tails, Reddish brown. in "a
very becoming shade is the color of this,
and 81 will buy 1t. Longer neck scarfs, IN
black bear, in the very fiat shapes, can also
be had at reasonable prices.
A fad with all large collars is to wear
them loosely about the shoulders. Some-
times, indeed, they are disposed in a man
ner to suggest the ancient period when
women wore their scarf and mantilla ends
looped over the arms The effect is charm
ing when the shoulder piece is in pelerine
shape in which quaint cape style there are
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

hand, but every woman can have a beauti-
fully kept hand. The perfect hand, accord
ing to Firenzuola. an Italian author Of the
sixteenth century who wrote a Dialogue
on the Beauty of Women" has fingers long,
slender, tapering somewhat toward the
tip. The nails should be transparent, like
pale rubies among pink roses and leaves Of
the pomegranate flower not long, not
round nor altogether square. but OF a fair
shape and with a very little boss, uncov-
cred, clean and we'll kept, so that, at the
base, the little white crescent is visible.
Above, beyond the flesh Of the finger, an
edge should be seen as wide as q small knife
is thick, without the smallest suspicion Of
black at the tip. And the whole hand must
be Of a tender, firm surface, as though 1t
we're OF fine silk or Of the softest cotton.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
For and About Women.

Bishop Potter unveiled a statue to the
memory of Mrs. Rebecca Salome Foster,
The Tombs Angel" in New York City
last week.
Miss Lizzie Sherman, the only unmarried
daughter of the late General W. T. Sher-
man, Will not return TO Washington this
winter but will remain In Paris.
Miss Emma d. Segwick in the ofice of
the quartermaster general at Washington,
has just celebrated the fortieth anniversary
Of her entrance in the service OF the War
department.
Miss Nora Stanton Blatch, a granddaugh-
ter OF the late Elizabeth Cady Stanton, will
take up the work OF her grandmother She
was the first and only woman to enter the
civil engineering department OF Cornell uni
versity.
Mrs Chamberlain, the American wife OF
the noted English statesman, is credited
with having immense influence on her hus-
band, though she is by far the most femi-
nine and retiring OF the many distinguished
women who nowadays play certain part
in the political life of Great Britain. So
great an interest does she take in the secre-
tary's public AFFAIRS that she determined
TO accompany him on his trip to South
Africa Oh the warship Good Hope.
Miss Lucy Kemp Welch, the animal
painter, possesses a small menagerie Of pet
creatures, which serve her as models. AT
her brush I'm the delineation OF equestrian
studies. in which she excels. She combines
pluck with genius, for one day a spirited
studio. escaped into the street, but nothing
daunted, the artist rushed after and cap
tured the runaway, brought him back and
continued her work.
Mrs. Roosevelts preference for white is
evident In her choice of gowns for the COM
ing winter. She has eight new toilets in
white. Including silk. satin and velvet One
OF the handsomest of these Is an elegant
court train Of panne velvet elaborately
trimmed with old lace, heirloom In the
Carew family. This gown will be worn
upon the occasion OF the New Years reeep-
tion should the alterations In the remodeled
White House be completed in time for the
annual function
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
many bewitching effects in lace and chit-
A Model Gown.

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fon.
Model Gown.
Turning from these all-absorbing details
to entire costumes there was a costume
seen the other day on a fashionable street
which in charming originality was perfect
Nothing could have been simpler than its
materials. and nothing could have been
more unpretentious than the model of the
gown whose delicate attractiveness did not
entirely ignore conventional ethics.
Deep plum cloth with narrow ribbon
velvet in the same shade made up this
masterpiece, with glimpses through a bar
red treatment OF the new brownish- yellow
lace. In the skirt this barring took q
curving scallop at the sides Of an over
drapery. which fell over a plain apron
The bodice was of lace covered by a round
Eton of the cloth. made rich with lace
collar and elaborate puffed sleeves. A novel
band Of the transparent barring over the
lace also showed on the sleeves, the top
OF which we're ornamented by a cap effect
made by the collar. Shoulder straps of the
velvet ribbon seemed to support the little
Elton at this point and the fronts were
held together by three tie strings which
were attached to the garment by amethyst
buttons.
With this went hat which one might
describe as "squashy" in shape. A soft
pun OF plum velvet with blackish shading
shaped brim rolling slightly away from
the face at each side. The low broad crown
and the fall at the back we're made Of
satin grape leaves in vivid shade OF green.
individuality In Dress.
Taking this unusual style as one example
OF the growing taste for individuality II
Is quite evident to the student OF dress that
the best eostumed women think out their
| own clothes.
The time has passed when the dress.
maker and the milliner NAV command
everything and, II the woman OF elegant
pretension has any aptitude for dress. che
can cultivate the gift to the highest noint
II should be the duty OF the tasteful IN
set the fashions and not to follow them
| even II the venture may at times REQUIRE
little courage
am so poor" said a clever New york
eirl recently, that have to make nv own
/ styles So from materials that the sbops
marx down as old-fashioned she sometimes
compounds the bewitching creations
handkerchief bodice that she WARS
with a trained skirt in mauve cIo,h -
worthy OF the best French fingers This
win the AID OF sewing woman AT 81 5o
uAy' was eoneocted from three OF the
SILK handkerchiefs, with Persian eoIorinsS
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

adornmerts, as they are so very effective
sctntillating in the light. Many of the
1ne old candlestick forms, hitherto obtain
able only in metal, are now to be had in
glass In their various heights they lend
themselves readily to simple or elaborate
schemes for table decoration.
There are trays for everything. Egg cups
come in sets of the metal, gilt lined, with
spoons, and all on a circular tray There
are liquor sets, with the tiny glasses and
bottles on long tray, and a set of wine
upper part making 1t impossible for them
to be knocked OF
Any number of things of all shapes and
kinds are out In the nickel ware, which is
to be seen everywhere. Everything that is
to be found In silver is made in nickel.
There are of course the nickel chafing
dishes, for they have been seen for a long
time. There. are the nickel trays for them
and the long-nosed alcohol bottle which
everyone who uses a chatting dish should
have. There are also chatting dish spoons.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

made cake in large city a visit TO the
little shop Of this cakemaker will convince
him or her TO the contrary. Half dozen
varieties comprise the output and the
cakes are not cheap by any means. They
are good and they are in demand, and II
Is not unusual during the middle OF the
day to find a double row Of women around
the counter In the little shop waiting to
give orders. II is a wise woman who
knows wherein her talents lie these days
and in most cases she reaps a profit from
the understanding Of her talents and her
limitations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

under-brim trimmings, placed at the left
side Of the head. are the beautifyinR
touches OF the other hats. Short ostrich
feathers and velvet grapes are favorites for
this purpose. On a big, fat turban of
bright blue velvet and sable a bunchy black
tip had been employed for the coquetry.
and another, posed above the crown on the
right. balanced. Purple grapes, used in this
way are very beautiful on violet velvet tur-
bans. which may include lace as we'll as fur
In their makeup.
Laces In High Favor.
Indeed, never was lace more used upon
headgear. and In the delicate blonde and
bizantine webs. which are superseding the
heavier weaves for hat trimmings, one
hnds the most charming deckings. Espe-
cially is this the case when the fragile laces
are cascaded at the back, which effect, II
not the newest in the world, is still sum
ciently In demand to be considered by the
smartest milliners.
Wire hats, covered entirely with these
cobweb laees and trimmed with narrow
edges OF sable and crush roses, are shown
by one fashionable house for evening wear.
Inese ana hats OF stouter laces, fur
trimmed. are considered much more ele-
CANT than those with only lace garnishings
For morning wear a fiat hat OF plain or
fancy cloth, with wing or quill trimmings,
is considered stylish top-piece for tailor
gowns. such head covering. when It is
properly made, however. is by no means
oneap' ANY price in the teens may be
charged for It even II only cloth, a wisp of
velvet and two quills are used.
hrm famous for tailor-made headRear
almost oaIo %
pie hats. The carefulness OF their mako
and the good taste OF the different STYLES
account for their costllness.
Dressy Hats.
For fetching styles in both simple and
dressy hats the afternoon parade on the
most fashionable street In the new world.
New fork's Fifth avenue, is an admirable
ooJect lesson to the woman who is uncer-
tain what to buy. The Unlocking woman
some times wonders II the paraders can all
DO prineesses. so magnificent is the gen.
eral eject OF the show; and when they have
all settled down in some fashionable tss
room-where Is cents will admit even the
nonfashionable onlooker-she is at liberty
to pick them to pieces bit by bit.
At all of these places and in the public
dining rooms frequented by smartly
dressed women. a charming continuity be-
tween the hat and the neck covering is
observed. II the former is one of the big
nat turbans with bands OF sable, as already
described. 1t is matched by a fur set in the
same skin.
stylish set in Alaska sable. which IS
an inexpensive fur. consisted OF fat col
lar with long stole ends, and a big unstuffed
mum Nine fox tails, placed in groups ot
three ornamented the stoles, and the set
was stunning accompaniment to a lonR
box coat in pale tan cloth.
Long soarfs Of white or black lace. or
ssuze OF some novel description, are some
times placed at the back OF a brim hat
with the Intention of mufiing the throat
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30

that were fashionable for waists several
seasons ago. Violet, apple green and a rich
golden brown are the predominating colors
and the old-fashioned look OF the stun is
hidden by an outlining in black bebe vel
vet. Following a very handsome scrolIlng
border of this material runs completely
around the shoulders, with point back
and front. This border is repeated in
band around the sleeves. The yoke Of the
waist is made of the violet borders OF
the handkerohiefs, laid in unstitched tucks.
A band Of the scroll work edges the stock.
and another the wide sleeves, which fall
short over puts of cream lace. There is
also a narrow-tucked vest of this lace,
which is set of at the throat by a cocky
little cravat of the silk. MARY DEAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
Thing. for the Hou.shoId.

There are tea sets OF all styles and sizes
and in extremely pretty designs.
Chinese candlesticks in shape of bamboo
stalks, mounted on old brass, are novel
little decorative pieces.
Among the prettiest things are the little
marmalade jars In colored glass and nickel.
Austrian glass flower holders in the new
est designs are beautifully iridescent,
The newest shaped wine glass is of much
more generous proportions than formerly,
SO they need not be filled to the brim.
The tall champagne glass Is also newer
than the usual saucer-shaped one.
Perfectly plain pottery pieces, more par
ticularly the Japanese, Chinese or Dutch
makes. are best In keeping with the pre-
yaillng United Crafts furnishing schemes.
The plain Rookwood effects, Grueby and
Newcomb, are also admirable for the same
purpose.
Cut glass candelabra and candlestieks are
much favored at present for dining table
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
MIDwINTER STYLES.
So Accommodating That Every wom-
an May Look Her Best.

m May Look Her Best.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2s--Midwinter styles
show a wide choice In hats and neckwear.
In both the models have lost the eccentric
touches which distinguished them at the
beginning OF the season, and so much are
the looks Of the wearer considered that the
woman must be plain, indeed, who cannot
be suited.
The broad fiat hats, which, In some cases,
are trimmed in a way to hide totally the
low crowns, are still prime favorites, but
taunty. side-tilted effects are pressing them
close for popular favor, while the creeping
in OF other brim styles with the old high
back-llft seems TO indicate that this ex-
aggerated natness is on the wane.
Already a concession to becomingness is
made with these plate-like shapes, which
needed to be pushed so far over the face
that they sometimes revealed awkward
lines at the side-head. They are now lifted
NJ the back by a crown band so as to slant
them sharply from this point down 10 the
front Trimmings Of many sorts overlay
the piece and rest against the hair
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
THE HANDS IN WINTER.
Precautions by which ChappIBE May
He Avoided.


he Avoided.
one of the minor ills to which human
flesh is heir when winters chilling blasts
search out and discover weak spots is
roughness of the skin, particularly OF the
hands,
The chief reason of this common, but
annoying accompaniment Of cold weather
is that our skin losing its elasticity because
of a lack of natural secretion at a time
that atmospheric conditions do not induce
perspiration, becomes unduly dry and
contracted and so is liable to crack. 1t is
a tender skin that will do this, because
tender skins are thin and delicate and can
not stand what rougher ones will.
Another cause is carelessness in drying
the skin after washing it,. particularly IL
1t is washed Immediately after coming in
Very many persons in cold weather dare
not wash their hands either before going
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
INVENTION MADE A FORTUNE.

simple Calculating Pan Proved n
Gold Mine.
Small and seemingly unimportant con-
trivanees are frequently the means OF
starting their inventors on the high road
to fame or fortune. There are a few clever
women who have wooed and won afIiuence
by the exercise of their talent for in
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-11-27
Literary Society.

Through the instrumentality of Rev. j. A
Wiegand, of Westminster, Literary Sccie
ty was organized at meeting of the citizens
of Thurmont, held in the Lutheran church
last Thursday night. Seventeen persons
connected themselves with the Society at
that meeting and elected the following Off
GERS: President, Rev. w. L. Orem; Vice
President, Prof II. ]. Kefauver; Secretary,
Miss Lima Michigan; Treasurer, Rev. W. S.
T. Meizger; Librarian, Mr. Rudolph o, Ely.
Ter. Since the organization eighteen addi-
tlonal persons have joined the society, maxi
ing total membership up to date of thirty.
five. The membership fee is one dollar and
as many dollars will be spent for the sub
scripton to the leading magazines as there
are members.
This is COOL movement and should be
taken advantage of by many more of our cit
liens. The amount involved Ia small and
each member receives the same benefit as II
he had individually subscribed for all of the
magazines.
Any of the officers will be glad to give in
formation regarding the Society. A meeting
will be held this week to select the place OF
depository,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-11-27
THANKSGIVING Dinner.

All good housewives should take holiday
today, foregoing the big home dinner and 60
with the family to the Town Hall where an
all around big Thanksgiving Dinner awaits
us. You will have some difficulty In pro-
vldng a dinner at home at IS cents per
member of the family, so on the grounds OF
economy as we'll as convenience the dinner
at the Hall should receive your patronage.
The new railroad buildings and the chang
ed conditions of streets, ETC., around them,
caused some humorous incidents here this
week. A man from Westminster, who be-
fore lived here, got off train and gazing
around hurried for the car again, saying: l
want to 90 to Union Bridge. A tralnman
near assured him this was the place, and be
remained to find 1t 30.
1t required many words to convince a
drummer who had been here before, that the
hotel he wished to stop at was still here, and
In Union Bridge.
When train passed the old station Lin
wooder ran to the car steps 10 jump off,
was told not TO, that it would stop at the
new one and he did. He had worked on the
new buildings Pilot.