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tne stone over piece of aluminium. Roth
tiie metal ana the stone should he ahco
lutelN Tree from any traces of grease The
metal VIII give off some of its color ia am
imitation stone. while a genuine diamond
VIII remain perfectly clear and unaffectad
among Jewelers. the final test Is To annIv
uruD OF huohydric acid to the stone nm
oeI suspicion The acid will eat into any
ialse diamond and frost it, while the penm-
ne stones will not be damaged in tha
slightest degree " INC
fernaps the simplest method of all. how
esel; - 10 examine an ink spot on n sheet
" "nile paper through a diamond by hold
ing the upper surface against the eve IF
tne stone be counterfeit the black snot will
appear greatly multiplied or at least dom-
pied. Inc outline. will, moreover. apnear
piurred and indstinct. BY using a magni-
lylhg glass the test can readily be mads
absolute. NC Hiaue
Inc optical test is the best in examining
ruples ana emeraldS. 1t is commonly SIM,
posed mat such stones can be best tested
py rubbing them with a file, that the pen-
ulie stones resist the steel, while the ini
tatiohs only will suffer; but the test is not
exhaustive, The best plan Is to examine
lnen closely with microscope of about 100
diameterS The genuina sto, I ioV
number of minute flaws, whereas the imi-
latlons are likely to be much more rearIv
perfect in texture. ~
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THE MOTHER OF KINGS.
Elizabeth of Bohemia the Ancestress
of Europe's Royalty.


From the London Daily News.
On August 10 in 1896 was born a little
princess, Elizabeth, whom Fate destined to
be the foundress of our reigning dynasty,
as her younger brother, the ill-starred
Charles I, was to be the ancestor of the
elder branch of Stuart From either the
brother or the sister every living member
of every reigning family Is descended. 1t
is little remarkable that James l, the only
child of an only child of an only child, is
the ancestor of every princely parsonage in
Europe, as well as of many others.
Elizabeth, who was named after our
queen of spacious times" was deeply at
tached to Henry. the eldest son of James I,
who died in his fathers lifetime. She
married in 1913 the Palgrave of the Rhine,
who afterward became the winter king Of
Bohemia, and after much suffering, died in
1852, just as Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
who had been a claimant for Elizabeth's
hand, was triumphing. The widowed queen
lived on poor allowances from England
Holland or the Rhine states until she re-
turned to England after the restoration of
her nephew, Charles II. She then resided in
Lord Craven's house in Drury lane, where
she died in 1862.
We cannot now measure what the charms
and wit were which gained for her the
name of Queen of Hearts and the ad-
miration of all who knew her. She was not
clever She was not on the best of terms
with all of her numerous children, many of
whom became Roman Catholics. 1t was
owing to this fact that it was her youngest
but one Sophia of Hanover, who gave US
our present reigning family, for the Due
d'Orleans, now living. is the senior of our
king even as descendant of Elizabeth. Her
favorite child was Prince Rupert of the
Rhine, the royalist cavalry leader, whose
name is renewed today in the second heir
to the throne of Bavaria, to whose house he
belonged
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HOW TO BURN SOFT COAL.
Advice to Housekeepers on Use of
Bituminous Fuel.

From the Coal Trade Journal.
William S. Essick, secretary of the Read
ing Pa. stove works, states that in view of
the fact that there has been SO many In
uuires as to the use of soft coal, and coke
as a substitute for anthracite coal, he had
secured all the information that he thought
was sufficient to assure people that coke
or soft coal can be burned successfully.
when a fire is started with bituminous
coal in the ordinary cooking stove all the
hampers must be open. The coal will then
kindle quickly. Put the coal on in small
quantities or the fire will be smothered
Keep the fire box pretty well filled and free
from ashes.
IN range be careful In starting a fire
not to fill the fire box too full, as the BIZ
luminous coal will swell or expand and
raise the lids. Coke can be burned in pre-
cisely the same manner.
I'm fixing the fires for the night in stove
or heater observe the following rules:
"U) Have good strong fire.
"(2) Put on fresh coal.
"(3) Let the draft on long enough to burn
off the gas. This requires but a few min
utes.
90 Close all the hampers or in other
words. take off all the draft
In the morning stir up the fire well with
a poker, put on the draft and good quick
fire will soon be secured.
1.-The smoke pipe in a range should not be
less than six or seven INCHES in diameter
When less than that the fire is apt to be
sluggish.
The f1ues, smokepipes and chimneys must
be cleaned from time to time, and the SCOT
removed. The accumulation of SCOT in a
stove or heater where soft coal is used is
much greater than when anthracite is used
Experiments have shown" said Mr.. Es
sick, that soft coal can be used success
fully as anthracite, and at a less cost.
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Of wood with silver mounting Ytu might
have handle of onyx and gold; ahd SO on
indefinitely. The stock Of Handles to be
seen In any large manufacturing establish
ment would be found almost bewildering
In its extent and variety, and it would be
found also to contain a great manE objects
of beauty. The fact is that the SAMPLE stock
OF handles of a big umbrella manufacturer
makes really marvellous display.
who invents all the new styles 81 handle
annually produced? Well. there are some
that, as you might say, invent themselves;
that are suggested by some fad or, fashion
Of the hour, as in the case of the handles in
the form of golf sticks. And then, Of course
umbrella manufacturers are constantly de-
signing new handles in the endeavor to pro-
duce good sellers, as one handle or another
may distinctly be. Horn umbrella handles
come chiefly from Austria: fine, fancy, or
namented handles come from France or
Germany, the finest of them from Paris;
though most artistic and beautifully de-
signed umbrella handles of silver are now
produced in this country. OF all the UNI
brella handles used in this country in the
manufacture of umbrellas, taken together
the greater number are made here, and the
proportion of American handles used is in
creasing On the other hand, the handles
imported preponderate in value, though the
relative value of the American handles pro-
duced is, like their proportionate number, all
the time increasing"
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TESTS OF DIAMONDS.
Simple but Scientific Ways of Judg-
ing Gems.

From the London Express.
Any one can tell genuine diamond or
precious stone even from very clever !mi-
tation. There are few household tests
which are practically infallible. The dia-
mond expert. after long years Of expert
ence with gems, can detect an imitation, as
a rule. at a glance. The layman in such
matters. with a few simple tests, takes
more time to solve such problems, but his
Judgment in the end Is scarcely less ac-
curate.
liant as a genuine stone. If your eye Is not
experienced enough to detect the difference
a very simple test is to place the stone
under water. The imitation stone Is prac-
tically extinguished, while a genuine dia-
mond sparkles even under water, and is
distinctly visible. When possible place a
genuine stone beside the possible imitation
under water and the contrast will be ap-
parent to the least experienced eyes.
The glass-cutting test is, of course, more
common. False diamonds are usually cui
more regularly than the genuine stones In
cutting a diamond the material Is saved as
far as possible. In any imitation the mate
rial is itself worthless. and no attention is
made to suit the size or angle Of the facets
to the form of the stone. It can be put
down as a safe rule that when a stone is
cut with great evenness and regularity 1t
is. to say the least, a very suspicious sign.
Another very simple and effective test is
carefully observe the result. The stone
should first be carefully cleaned. On an
imitation diamond the drop, however small,
will deliauesce. The drop will, however.
retain its original shape on true stone.
To make the test quite sure use magni-
the drop.
stiii another test Of this nature 10 to pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
CONDEMNED TO DIE,
A HEARTBR0KEN MOTHER HEARS HER
DAUGHTERS DOOM.
Tragedy In a Pennsylvania Town Happily
Averted-The Mothers Story Now
Published for the First Time.

LIES prospects should be brightest for the Amer
lean girl at fifteen. She feels the charm of the
budding graces of womanhood and the world daily
presents new attractions the awkward days Of
her girlhood are left behind. Can anything Le
more tragic than a girl at this age confined u
bed Of suffering with no hope for the future but
that death may end her suferngsl All too often
the bent and heartbroken mother hears from The
Doctors lips the sentence that the child upon
whom she has lavished years Of tender care cannot
live to brighten her life. Mrs. Ellen Lloyd of 30.
300 Academy street, Plymouth, Pa, is a mother
who has heard these fateful words. but In whose
case the threatened tragedy averted. To
reporter recently she said:
That my daughter Layinia is alive and well To-
day is due entirely to Dr. Williams Pink Pills
When she was in her sixth year she had n severe
attack of scarlet fever which left her in dreadful
state of health. She was thin and pallid and was
tortured with violent headaches and backache. 1t
almost broke my heart to see her suffer SO.
'She would lie on the bed with no strength or
ambition to move speak. She could not
eat thing Her bowels used to swell I'D and The
back Of her head would get SO hot that Thought
her brain would be affected.
1.-Two Of our best doctors treated her, but both
said she would never be cured; that she would
either die Of Bright's disease or her trouble would
turn into quick consumption.
She had been suffering this way for about eight
years and constantly growing worse when, upon
the recommendation Of friend / had her stop al
otueE meoiclnes anu TAKE d. W uHams Plnk fiIle
for Pale People. These pills saved her life. She
began to improve with the taking of the first box
and in short time perfectly WELL since
then she has never been in bed from sickness, nor
has she lost days work.
Results fully wonderful as the above have
been accomplished time and time again by the
marvellous agency Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. They have been proven to be an an
failing specific for such diseases as Iocomotor
ataxa, partial paralysis, St. Pitus dance. sciaffea
fPnrfo NJ fho In
nervous headache palpitation Of the heart. pale
and saIIow compilations and all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Dr. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People are sold by all dealers will DO
sent postpaid on receipt of price. fifty cents box
or six boxes for two dollars and a half (they
never sold in bulk by the hundred, by address,
ing DE-. Williams Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. 7.
Avoid limitations; substitutes cured anybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
WOMEN PHYSICIANS IN INDIA.
Degrees Obtained by Two Deccani
Hindu Students at Bombay.
From the Womans Journal.

From the Woman s journal.
From the Indian Ladies Magazine for
June we learn of two Deccani Hindu med
zeal women. Miss Krishnabai Kelavkar
who passed the last LIN. and S. eXamna-
ton of the Bombay University with honors,
is the daughter of Mrs. Rukhmabai keiav-
kar, the superintendent of the Ahilyabai
Girls School at kolhapur; her father, who
is now leading retired life, was a med
ical practitioner. She passed her matric-
ulation examination from the Poona Female
High School in the year 1894, when she
stood very high. She took up the first arts
course, passed her previous examination in
1855 from the Ferguson College Poona,
and then Joined the Grant Medical College
of Bombay. Here her career has been
throughout very successful Last December
she passed her final examination for the de-
gree of In. and s., and carried off the
Lady Reay gold medal given every
three years; the Queen Empress silver
medal, the scholarship of the medical wo
men for the India fund of 1888 and the
Charles Morehead prize. All these medals
and the scholarship she got by competition
among women candidates but the en-.
prize is awarded to the highest in clinical
medicine among all the successful candi-
dates of the year. During her college
career she secured number of scholarships
from the college and university. AS the
Kolhapur state had given her substantial
help on the condition that she served the
state for three years after passing her final
examination, early in January last, Miss
Kelavkar had to take charge of the new
Hospital for Women and Children at Ko-
hapur. 1t has been her great ambition to
go to England to advance her medical
knowledge, and last April she left Bombay
for England. 1t Is her intention to study
the special subjects of midwifery and dis
eases of women and children, and secure
the LR.C.S. of the Dublin University. For
the present Miss kapadia, a Parsi lady,
practicing in Ahmedabad, is the only In
dian lady who has the honor of being an
LRCS. of Dublin. After her return Miss
Kelavkar has to serve her state for three
years.
An elder sister of Miss Kelavkar, Mrs.
Dwargabai Kamalakar, is studying medi-
cine at Madras.
The other Deccani Hindu lady who grad
varao Nowrange. She was with Miss Kelav-
kar in Ferguson College. The students of
this institution are mostly from the or
thodox circles and not having been accus-
toned to see the women students among
them some of them tried to make the col
lege life somewhat unpleasant to the two
young women. Consequently they had some
unusual experiences such as contriving a
means Of getting over a heap of benches
piled up in going from one class to
other. Miss Nowrange entered the Wilson
College of Bombay in 1897, and graduated
last year. She is the first Deccani Hindu
lady to graduate in arts at the Bombay Uni
versity and is now in the third-year class
of the Medical School.
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she called pair of names high in the
high world
The distinguishing feature of this magnif-
cent gown was the way in which the lace
was put on. Two robe-like breadths, each
woven In a piece, went down the entire
front and the back of the gown, with
break at the waist line. In fact, the effect
was distinctly a princess one. though mar
row satin belt showed at the two sides.
The throat of the waist. which laced at the
back, was cut out in the slightest square and
finished with high Medci collar of the
lace finely wired.
The second frock was OF Brussels net
and Brussels point lace, this forming
dropping bertha TO the bodice. The skirt
showed seam outlinings of insertion. and a
lace trimmed fiounce that hung with a gar
landed suggestion. The bodice of this
was also cut out at the neck, round this
time and sleeves Of both gowns showed the
dropping lower puff now so popular.
The third frock was the point desprit
mentioned, with the hounces of the skirt
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THE OCTOBER BRIDES
What Fashion Ordains for an
Autumn Wedding.
LYONS SATIN LEADS
BUT LACE OF EVERY SORT IS
EQUALLY FAVORED.
The Going Away Clothes Shown in
Variety of Smart
Models.

Jpecal Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October ., 1902.
So much license in individual taste is al
lowed brides nowadays that everywhere
one is greeted with the information that
they may year anything"
Bride textures" say the dressmakers,
the ones whose opinions count for any
thing why. any white material may be
worn by a young girl, and the list includes
everything from the most expensive to the
most inexpensive stuff
Lyons satin. we are tod. is still the prime
favorite with brides who contemplate smart.
church weddings. and who can afford the
handsome laces this rich material involves.
The d-fashioned gros- grained silks come
next. then S0ft-tiniShed taHeta, plain and
embroidered chiffon. Brussels net and point
d'esprit. An a!I-over lace wedding gown
IS considered very splendid. and such cos
tunes are usually in princess style, with
back lacings. They are worn over several
petticoatS of chiffon or net. which in turn
cover a silk skirt. The bodice has also this
gaUzy j. tcrining. which produces more
delicate effect than if the lace came d.
rectIy against the silk.
Wedding trains are still extremely long
four yards in some swagger cases-and
preferably cut round at the bottom.
light iuterliniug of cotton batting is used to
give the plain silk and satin ones look OF
crate dust ruffe of chiffon or mousseline Is
the only trimming. Trains in more airy
textiles me- be trimmed to the highest
notch, an arrangement in founces running
I'D at the back like an apron overskirt
being one charming method used with
point d esprit frock.
AS for the bodice, it is high and long
sleeved, as usual, with an unlined lace stock
generally finishing the throat. If the stock
is dispensed with the neck Is only cut out
slightly, say inch or two below the stock
lire. Any deeper decoiletage is only al
lowed brides who have taken the interest
ing leap before-widOw brides, in short.
And now for two stoCkiess wedding 1rocEs
that YOU may see what fashion is doing in
the orange blossom direction. Both were
imported by a well-known faiseuse for
brides whose nuptal bells Will ring out the
last of this month and the first of next.
The Lace Trimmings.
October and November are great months
for fashionable weddings, you know" said
madame And bringing forth the flower of
the dock-Lyons satin and point d Alencon-
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UMBRELLA HANDLES.
Thousands of Styles Kept in Stock
Many Materials Used in Them.

From the New York Sun.
Umbrella handles" said an umbrella
man, ARE made nowadays in thousands Of
styles, and great numbers Of new styles are
produced annually to keep stocks fresh,
varied and up to date. They are made Of
very great variety of materials; of wood
in many sorts. cheap and costly; Of gold
silver. ivory, rubber. paper, celluloid, bone,
horn. porcelain and of many fine and beau
tiful mineral substances, such as agates
Handles are made also in these days of
variously named compositions, in imitation
Of precious and semi-precious stones.
There have been made umbrella handles
of papier mache in imitation of wood, and
remarkably good limitations of buckhorn
handles are made Of paper pulp, pressed in
molds. such handles costing much less, of
course, than those OF genuine buckhorn.
Any two or more of these various materials
may be used in combination: such handle
In its most simple form, for instance. being
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GoING-AWAY CLOTHES.

are the going clothes, the smart
travelling gown and equally smart coat. A
dashing model in each garment was dis
played by dressmaker who supplies the
fashionable world, including some we'll
known names among her clientele.
The coat seemed especially novel, and
made the tall young woman who tried 1t
on vertiabe goddess. In material soft
Scotch wool in gray and black check, 1t
was lined throughout and trimmed with
what seemed silver fox fur.
But it's only dyed Canada fox" said
madame; which. of course, means an
enormous difference in price.
A Stylish Model.
The model of the coat. which was cut
long enough to train. was a sort of empire
shape, a wide stitched band suggesting the
short waist Of such garments. The front
was in three distinct panels heavily stitched
at the seams; 1t double breasted with two
huge black and silver buttons. The high
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collar and short revers were lined with the
fur, which also trimmed the snug coat
sleeves with a iaring cuff. A huge muff
of the dyed fox will accompany this coat,
and, with it, will be worn fiat crowned
sailor of white felt with big gray and
white bird and a black panne crown scarf.
The gown displayed one of the new
skirted coats. the tail of this one hanging
in three long, square panels. Black and
sapphire blue Zibeline was the material of
the costume, which was appropriately trim
med with fancy blue and black braid.
This formed two rows, widely separated on
the skirt, the first one being placed some
four inches from the bottom.
On the coat the braid was put on in a
border, edging the tails, the double cuffs of
the flaring sleeves and the embroidered
revers. These turned back from a vest of
white mousseline, finished at the throat
with fluffy cravat. Last, but not least
for this seemed a fetching detail-the coat
belted snugly into the waist with a black
satin girdle.
Such a gown will, of course, not permit
the regulation coat, so shoulder cape of
black cloth had been designed for it. This,
when adjusted, seemed a bodice in itself, a
back and front piece attached to a ribbon
belt covering the figure entirely. Three
short capes covered the shoulders, the last
one lying over the gown sleeves like cap.
Odd as all this sounds, it was really de-
lightful, the unique little garment suggest
ing the pelerines worn by our grandmothers.
Pale Silk Petticoat.
Brides of modest fortunes will find a pet
ticoat in pale silk, with lace trimmings,
charming foundation for bed room negli-
gee. Accompanied by a suitable matinee,
nothing could be more elegant than these
pretty skirts, which may be bought ready
made in the very best styles. A pale blue
one at $14 boosted a deep circular fiounce,
barred to the top with saffron yellow lace.
This clever girl bought with the intention
of topping it with belted matinee Of null,
in the yellow of the trimming.
For the belt" she said, Il shall use pom
padour ribbon with long sash ends-pale
blue and yellow flowers"
Apropos of this hint, pompadour ribbons
eXquisitely trim new bridal lingerie. SO
don't forget them when you go for your
trousseau. MARY DEAN.
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Nature His Hired Man.
From the Chicago News.

1t was in the far south.
'How's times?" asked the tourist
Pretty tolerable, stranger. RESPONDED tho
ola man, who was sitting on a stump. IT
mad some trees to cut down. but the cyclona
leVeled them and saved me the trouble"
That was good"
Yes and then the lightning set fire to
the brush pile and saved me the trouble of
burning it,
now?" '' ooiis
waiting for an earthquake to come
along and shake the POTATOES out of tba
ground "
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Those Hieroglyphics.
From the Chicago Tribune,

From the Chicago Tribune.
The Chinaman had refused to give up the
washing.
But" said the man who had called for
1t, this is the right check, isn't it?"
Check all light" answered the China
man, blowing a mouthful Of spray over the
towels he was ironing Man all long.
Check says ugly little man. You ugly big
man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04

n 70 matter how strong n woman Is, she needs
| Y reinforcement at the critical period of
chi dbirth Wine of Cardu Is the best
preparation for this anticipated shock and strain
to a womans system. Nothing enables a
mother to so quickly regain her health after
baby comes as this remarkable tonic taken two
or three times day. Wine of Cardul is good
for every woman of every age. 1t stops the
drains and builds up the womanly organs and
makes the functions healthy and regular Peri
odcal suffering and bearing down pains give
way before this astonishing tonic No woman
afford to be without this successful remedy
In her home when the Wine of Cariui treat
ment means SO much to her physical welfare