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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
STRIPED PINK AND EcRU DRESS.
ING JACKETS.

The sketch shows a pretty striped
ecru and coral pink dressing jacket
trimmed with deep ecru lace carried
round the square collar and rufiies at
the wrist. II is tied at the throat with
coral pink ribbon and has a most USE
ful addition i'm the way OF pocket.
For cold weather nothing can be better
than the silk and merino nightdresses
finished off with washing silk embroid-
cred frills. the under petticoats in The
same material. supplemented with lace
insertions and frills. while the skirts
are well shaped. with a godet hounce in
pink, blue or gray merlnos.
The dressing gowns are made after
the style of the Jackets. Crepe de chine
tea gowns in all colorings are most
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
KATE CLYDE'S !!::.' ! :::: !: =: :;::::,: ::
:: :: 9 ;::::;:: :::;::s POTPOURRI

/ tho fated moment arrives aud her chill
\ dren make their bow go society. what
I energy what skill, she develops, Nc
diplomat is more wary. sno business
man more shrewd. All the talent which
IN another sphere of life would have
made her famous the society woman
employs toward this one object Of her
HE
Some foolish person once said that
men are tho hunters and women The
hunted / beg leave 10 correct this
statement Men are the hunted. The
chaperons and mothers the hunters.
, aNd relentless ones too An eligible
young msn may escape the dangers of
ono season and holding his chin high,
~ide himself on his Immunity. but let
him not boast Every season the chap
eror becomes more willy and astute. and
pitfalls of which bis simple masculine
hind does not dream await him.
"Reyoiting,' YOU eXclaim. No. don't
be too hard on the poor woman Re-
member as her only chance 10 score in
HE and think how terrible IL would be
for her 10 be baked,
But suppose the girl herself should
object suppose she should refuse 10
be made the tool nf her mother and
should decide 10 choose her husband
for herself Well. I'm the old DAYS par.
ents We're In the habit of making their
daughters lives "A burden under sim
liar circumstances. Tie offender -.s,,ia
BE- virtually imprisoned ana not allow.
ed 10 see her lover. Result, stolen meet.
ings, an elopement and al the conse.
quent disasreeable proceedings
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25


logic OF the whole thing was unanswef-
able-but she suffered keenly from the
discomfort of her one small room. The
same plan was carried out through the
entire stay. Her mother. under the
kindly pretense OF adapting her 20 her
future life, forced her 20 live exactly as
she would have 90 live were she Jacks
wife. Bred 40 luxury the change was
anything but pleasant. 10 was dreadful
TO have her liberal allowance stopped
TO have 10 walk instead OF riding in her
own carriage. TO wear plain clothes and
10 clean her own gloves and shoes .~~she
found the little garrison town insuffer-
ably stupid. and even Jack appear red
commonplace when deprived OF the
glittering Washington background.
Then, too. the poor fellow was econo-
mixing on account Of the many bou-
Quets and boxes OF candy he had spent
on her during his stay ar the capital,
and | am afraid this did not make him
any the more attractive in her eyes.
Suddenly one day she felt that she
could bear ~ no longer. and she ex-
claimed pettishly TO her mother. "Oh,
for goodness sake how much longer
are we going TO stay in this frightful
place.
The mother saw that her scheme had
reached its proper climax. The next
week they returned TO Washington.
The daughter threw herself into the
gayeties or the capital with zest
born OF long exile. and within a short
time her engagement to the wealthy
politician was announced
So much for maternal wiles!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

ed that as she was tired OF the whirl OF
che social season she thought II per-
haps would be pleasant II they both
took trip out west~to the post where
the lover was stationed. The girl was
Ian raptures. "Oh. TO see Jack again"
She poured condolences into her moth
er's ears about his goodness and his
cleverness, and the little house they
meant 10 have. with vine covered
porch. and how they would forget his
small income In their happiness The
mother only smiled pleasantly. She
could afford TO-
You understand. dear. that you have
been brought IN IN luxury ana that,
without training, you would make a
poor wife FOR man with a small in
come she said. Would il not be well
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

ton. An incident helped her. The young
officer had only month before been
removed 10 a western post There had
been a stolen interview between the girl
and him. with protestations of love and
tears--in fact. she had all but promised
that she would run away from her
hateful. frivolous existence, from her
mother and her importunate suitors,
and join him. The willy mother took
the bull by the horns. She pretended
that she was at last convinced OF the
sincerity OF the girls love. and she add-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

hut wait. There is one ambition, one
serious pursuit which comes for linn
ited time into the life OF every society
woman. She must marry her daugh.
fers we'll Since then infancy she has
prepared herself for this ordeal She
has entertained peopleshe hated In or
der 10 make their future services Sc
cure, she has cultivated friendship with
stupid but influential folks and neglect
ed friends whose companionship she
really would have enjoyed. And when
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
LORD ROBERTS DAUGHTERS.

Very little is known Of The two
daughters OF the English commander
in chief Lord Roberts. Lady Aiiecn
Roberts and Lady Ada. They are very
popular I'm Dublin and much liked IN
Dublin society. bot up 30 the present
they have not appeared much in Lon
don. Their father is particularly deyot-
ed TO them, and they form n very hap
py family party. Owing to the loss of
the commander In chiefs only son,
Lady Alleen will be Countess Roberts
should she survive her father
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
CARE OF THE HEAD.

To improve the condition OF the scalp
start with a thorough cleaning OF The
skin. by means OF hot water and soap
and subsequent rinsing. Dry, then rub
into the scalp about one teaspoOnful Of
the following: Lsn0lins one ounce I:
tincture of Cantharides. one dram: tine
ture OF jabotandl. one dram; olive oil,
half an ounce: castor oil 90 make four
ounces. Use this nightly. Repeat the
washing twice a week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

prettily fashioned on the lines Of ell
ther the princess or empire style, sof-
tened with lace mounted on chiffon.
The silk petticoats tor ordinary wear
have full iounces edged with two frills,
keeping the dress out well. but with no
undue trimming TO get out of order.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

mothers despair,
she fell in love
With a young
officer in the
army who had
nothing in the
world bur his
salary For his
sake she refused
many brilliant
offers and was
just about 70
throw away her
best chance, d
brilliant politi-
cian and multi
mtilio n afre,
when the moth
er etermined
-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

10 begin now TO
adapt yourself
10 your future
circumstances ?''
And. without
noticing the not
altogether pleas
ed look on the
girls face, she
proceeded on
her arrival out
west TO take
rooms AT a mod
est hotel instead
OF the expensive
nrst class one
The place afford.
ed. The daugh-
ter could not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

shares I'm common with bat a few Of
similar rank. ~ is an extremely pic
tuTesuue fashion.
Anna Pierpont Siviter. whose hlstor-
ical novel Nehe' has been favorably
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
kz- Mak
New York.
TO PREVENT MOTHS.

To keep moths out of clothes use
alum. Wash over the crevices of store
boxes with alum water and sprinkle
powdered alum wherever it is suspect
ed that moths may make their appear.
anCe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
Tue Twentieth Century Mothcr

The twentieth century mother is wise.
Listen To TINS for diplomacy. A suee,
young thing belonging TO one OF our
richest New York families spent sea.
son in Washington There to -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

received by the critics. is the only
daughter of the late Hon. Francis n.
Pierpont "the father OF West Virginia"
and the first governor of that state.
Governor Pierpont was the personal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

friend OF Abraham Lincoln. and some
OF his daughters most priced posses
sions are letters from Lincoln 10 her Ia
ther. Nehemiah. the Hebrew prophet,
Is the hero OF Mrs. Sivitcr's book.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

a box plat is n double fold or plsit
formed BY folding the cloth alternately
i'm opposite directions so as TO form a
plait from each side.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

6HE social season II now at It's
height. which means that ev-
cry woman is working her
hardest. And how hard We So
ciety women do work. and for
u what little results. | suppose
the first year a girl comes out
she really does enjoy herself. You see
everything is new 10 her. But after the
first six months she begins 10 wsary
and to adopt the blase look of those
around her. OF all the people on this
earth. society people lead the most mo-
notonous lives.
But you don't have 10 stay In one
place. You can move around where
you Will hear one OF my readers ex-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
WUMEN NOTED. mo 3D. NlMRUDS

TNHE lad emonE 1Nomcn. FASH
fona1,ie and otherwise, for
huntsng ana -ehootihg is not
q diminishing. The chases Of
the various hunting clubs for
u both sexes. such as the Rad
nor OF Philadelphia and the
Meadow brook OF Long Island, are not
famous for killing things other than
time, but for that very reason women
may with all the more propriety partic-
ipate in them. Among the fashiona bic
huntresses are some OF the most Ia
nous horsewomen of this country. such
noted ladies as Mrs. Emily Ladenburg.
Mrs. James l.. KernOohan and Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. of New York
and Miss Cassatt OF Philadelphia. AIRS.
Hitchcock habitually rides astrde.
Nov. 22. 1900, Mrs. Ladenburg in the
Mesdowbrook hunting field put her
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

manner. and 90 is almost impossible 20
Imagine her the mother of married
she prefers Co drive with
positions procecd'ns which she
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

and during thc opera season her box is
rarely empty at CoNent Gardcn.
one 81 The most popular of London
hostesscs is Lady Wimbwne the sister
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

NfuNtu lilih ilbAlAniblAs Al
mon and women single through divorce
or otherwise have their being In the cir
Gle OF her acquaintance, Mrs. Yokem
cannot rest In peace upon her pillow till
she secs them tied up and married so
fast that they cannot get away. " is
not because Mrs. Yokem herself has
been so fortunate I'm the matrimonial
lottery that she wants 10 see al man
kind even a. she is. but she wants TO
sec all mankind even as she Us any
how. she tells her friend Miss Single
ton OF q splendid match In prospect FOR
her when Mr. BatCheler comes on the
scene She tells Mr. Baicheler what a
beautiful. goddessli creature Miss
singleton Is and what an admirable
wife she viii make. how particularly
distinguished she is as a cook. Miss
Singleton cannot turn a flapiack any
more than she can turn back somer-
gault hut Mrg. Nokem duc- not mind n
small point OF accuracy like that She
knows how mems hearts are caught and
that with even PROMISE of good things
20 eat shc viii often fetch them. so she
stretches the truth after the amiab Die
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25

II rs. YoKEM is certainly one
N III of the loyeliest of her sex.
~ with an inveterate pro-
pensity for coaxing driv-
" ing, trapping on otherwise
Il u bringing the unwary un-
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04
QUITE A wAsPY PAIR.


Two secondhand cobs with their
docks and names about eight inches
too long and rugged out in overdrawn
check reins and trotting harness fur
nished the motive power.
Il looked the horses over casually
just to impress the proprietor that 1
knew one brand from another, and
then, to show that there was no hard
feeling, 1 remarked:
Quite waspy pair you've got
there. Something you raised your
self?'
Now that waspy, as a horse adjec-
tive, was a pretty recent one with
me. I'd only heard it a few weeks be-
fore, but I thought I'd try it on the
farmer just to let him see that 1 was
in the know
@"The result was not as 1 had ex-
pected, but it was convincing. He
looked at me for a moment and then
at Catherine.
They're a mite waspy in spots,' he
admitted; but, Lord, they don't begin
wuz, be they, Miss Catherine?'
Catherine had been writing me
what a splendid horseman this farmer
was and for moment she looked as
if sne'd tried to give a blind beggar q
bad dime 1 didn't know who the joke
was on myself.
Il think Mr.. B. has reference
Catherine finally explained after she
had gathered herself together, to the
wasps nest that the horses walked
into the other day in the field. They
were terribly stung."
GATHERINGS brother looked around
inquiringly at the other clerks
Did you ever hear of any one get
ting it handed back to him like that %
he demanded.
we reached the farmhouse he
went on, about the time that the rays
of the western sun, as advertised in
the Bubbling Brook prospectus, were
due to fall aS1ant through the orchard
and all the boarders were on the front
porch to witness GATHERINGS brothers
arrival and to see if he would do. They
weren't much to look at. but 1 never
ran into a group of people before with
so many rich relations.
THE moment we stepped into the
dining room. the Cousin Toms, the
Uncle Dicks and the Aunt CaroIyns
were hurled at US from all sides The
languid lady, who sat nearest the vase
of young onions, and who ate the car
board lettuce with her engagement
finger, started the ball rolling.
She assured the table, through the
deaf boarder next to her that she
could not live long enough to forgive
herself for not accepting Uncle Dicks
invitation to cruise on his yacht
through the Norwegian fjords-
Uncle Dick, You know the Ian
guild one almost sobbed into the deaf
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04

ear. kept his yacht in the Kill Won
kun for almost two weeks trying to
persuade me to change my mind I
told him 1 would be only too glad to
go if George would give his consent
or would even assure me that he
would not be too lonely without me-
The old woman with the ears gone
wrong was a wise one, I guess.
How delicious to see such devo-
ton nowadays she said in her deaf
voice and winked straight at Cath
crime and myself
After Uncle Dicks niece had
handed out her hard-1uclx story, the
lamentations ran round the board
both ways at once The stout woman
on the right declared that if any one
two months before had dared to tell
her that she would not be on a canoe
ing trip through the Rangeley lakes
during the months of July and August
she would have laughed in the per-
sons face. The canoes had been pur-
chased. the guides selected and the
route all mapped out, and then at the
last moment her father had forbidden
her to goi
The deaf old lady looked wise again
and told her to go down and wade in
the brook, as there she probably could
get her feet almost as wet and would
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04

CaptainsO. Bertoletto of the Italian
Barque 'tLincelles,' - in a recent letter
from the chief officer of the Italian
Barque Lincelles, Pensacola, Fla :,
writes:
.4I have suffered for several years
with chronic cafarrh of the stomach.
The doctors prescribed for me without
my receiving the least benefit. Through
one of your pamphlets began the use
of Peruna, and two bottles have en-
ffre!y cured me. recommend Peruna
TO all my friends. 80. Berf0EeffO.
In catarrh Of the stomach, as we'll as
catarrh of any part of the body, Peruna
is the remedy As has been often said
if Peruna will cure catarrh of one part
it will cure catarrh of any other part of
the body.
Catarrh is catarrh whever located,
and the remedy that will cure it any
where will cure it everywhere.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04

- clerks of the young man who
t&&GGaH entered the law office fifty
minutes late with a suit case
in one hand and an over-Sunday tan
on his face
That's a Bubbling Brook tam the
young man replied I've been up
there to see my sister. Catherine, and
incidentally to discover If it was the
place for me to spend my vacation 1t
isn't.
"Bubbling Brook is no longer a real
farm There is nothing more democrat
izfng to honest yoemanry than the
summer boarder from the city, and
Bubb1ing Brook has suffered from this
cause Show me a farmer who has
taken city people as summer boarders
long and I'll show you a farmer who
buys condensed milk and whose dog
has forgotten how to churn-
That's the kind of man the owner
of the BubbIing Brook farm is. He
and Catherine came down to the sta
ton to meet me-
The outfit-barring Catherine who
seemed EN- barraSsed-wa Impressive.
Mr. Bubbling Brook had painted the
running gear of his democrat a livid
primrose, without varnish OF stripes
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04
Joke on Professor.

pretty joke was recently played
on a well-known professor at Berlin by
some students, who walled in his door
one evening with some bricks and
mortar which they discovered near his
house In consequence OF this, much
to the delight of the students, the pro-
fessor was unable to deliver his usual
morning lecture, and remained a pris-
oner in his house until some workmen
arrived and pulled down the wall.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04
Hard-workina German Doctor.

Dr. Doyen, who recently returned
speaks in the highest terms of his
German colleagues and their consci-
entious and successful labors. He
mentions an example the famous
surgeon. Dr. Bergman, who, although
he is 60 years old, begins his days
work at O'Clock and keeps it up all
day, his clinic where he operates be-
fore students being visited by over
200 patients every day
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04

not be so cramped as she would be
in a canoe
After the boarder who sat next to
Catherine and acted as custodian of
the radfshes had informed the other
unfortunates that she had just re-
ceived a letter from Aunt Carolyn,
dated Baden-Baden, and that she had
nearly cried her eyes out thinking how
she might now be doing Baden-Baden
at that very moment instead of doing
Bubbling Brook, Catherine kicked me
under the table and told me it was up
to me-
tI'n bet you answered the gong all
right one of the clerks remarked
Answered it, echoed GATHERINGS
brother why. I had those stricken
women biting their tongues with envy.
They didn't dare whisper their woes
after 1 had finished.
Catherine gave me the cue. Have
you heard from Jim since he went
abroad?' she asked, innocently.
Now, L don't know whether you
have ever noticed it. but when the
occasion demands it 1 am the fastest
shorthand romancer that ever lived
Had a letter from Jim last
Wednesday, said He's changed his
route from Windsor to AIdershot
That pair of harlequin roans 1 put
him on to he is using as his town
leaders, and he says London has never
seen anything like them
0aIneT1n9 was beginning TO look
proud and the others mostly had left
their three-tined forks speared in the
steak when sprung the climax.
6 By the way, 1 went on in a sort of
over-the-br eakfast-coff languor Jim
says the missus is knocked out; must
go to Mannheim, and if we want the
coach in October for tour through
the lake country it's ours. with the
roans and a big pair of wheelers and
his own guard and men. I've spoken
to the old man, and he says go ahead
So, you see, it's up to you
Catherine gave one gasp and then
stood pat
But, Ned she exclaimed I'VE
promised October to Gertrude who
has taken the Carruthers' island in
the St Lawrence. You must remem-
Der my telling you about it How pro-
voking you arei'
How was that demanded Cath
crimes brother of his fellow clerks
for girl who doesn't pretend to be
even an ordinary hack romancer 2''
And she never turned eyelash.
Catherine and spent most of Sun
day looking for mushrooms, which are
about the only truck the farm sup
plies now In the morning we sat
under one of the orchard trees and
watched the villagers down in little
valley below go to church.
Its about the only picture that's
left of the old days-the stiff black
gowns of the old settlers, with their
little parasols and the rustling white
frocks of the younger women. all
forming a prim parade under the
green of the trees Not one of them
raised her head or gave hint of a
knowledge of our presence
Catherine said she admired them
for it. They knew We were city folks
she said, and they looked upon us as
intruders upon their quiet country
side
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04
Cooperation in Germany.

German cooperative societies and
associations can look back upon half
a century OF successful activity. At
present the self-aided trades and in
dustria1 cooperative societies number
altogether upward of 1900 local So
cieties, Of which about 5000 are agri-
cultural, and include more Inan ,o0o,-
900 peasants. Fourteen thousand CO.
operative societies are comprised In
twenty-nine unions.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04

President German Relief Association,
Los Angeles, Cal.
q day at time how 1 would feel the
next day. Five bottles of Lydia E.
Pfnkham'S Vegetable Compound
changed all that, my days became days
of health, and have enjoyed every day
since-now six years.
We have used considerable of your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work, as we find that to restore a poor
mother to health SO she can support her
self and those dependent upon her, If
such there be. is trucr charity than to
give other aid You have my hearty
endorsement, for you have proven
yourself q true friend to suffering wo-
men "-MRs. E. SAILER, 7561< Hill ST.,
Los Angeles, Cal.-S5ooo forfeit If obous tes-
u17o1f1i IS not genuine.
No other perSOn can give such
helpful advice to women who
are sick as can Mrs. Pinkhan,
for no other has had such great
experience-hera address is Lynn
Mass, and her advice free-R
you are sick write heryou are
foolish if you don't.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04
Record Coil of Wire Rope.

The largest coil of wire rope ever
made in Brooklyn was turned out by q
rope company OF that city last week.
It measured 1900 feet in length, or
over three miles, without break, and
weighed 1850 pounds. 1t is for use
IN a bituminous coal mine, was made
of forty-two strands of crucible cast
steel, took sixteen days to manufac-
ture and was valued at $1,000.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04
An Astronomical Probiem

An Astronomical Problem.
To find the relative distance of the
sun and stars suppose the earth and
sun but one inch apart At the same
relative distance the nearest fixed star
would be just eleven miles away
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-04

If a man is able to make bIun at
crying woman viii forgive him any
thing
The miracle is the flash that comes
when God touches man.