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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

TNCINNATI ladies have had a
share in the advancement Of
~ American art industries for
which they have not received
due credit Wood carving as a
wage earning occupation for women
practically took its rise there Mrs. c.
A. Plimpton. an accomplished painter,
was one OF the first 10 establish fur
mace for firing art china and porcelain
Miss VI. l. Mclaughlin actually dis
covered a method of underglaze decora-
ton that produced beautiful and re-
markable artistic effect.
At the Paris exposition OF 1900 one OF
the notable displays was that Of the
lockwood art pottery. Cincinnati. IL
was founded in 1880 by Mrs. Maria
Longworth Storer wife OF the present
United States minister 10 Spain The
lady's father was Joseph LOngworth.
He was one OF the most generous as
we'll as most discriminating patrons OF
art Cincinnati ever had.
Joseph Longworths daughter Maria
Inherited his power Of viii and his ar
tistic tates, with an artistic gift all her
own. In TIE seventies Mrs. Plimpton.
Miss Mclaughlin and a number of 9TH
=
terested in the artistic ceramic posi-
bilities of the native Ohio and Indiana
red cIays, particularly that utilized in
the potteries at East Liverpool, o. One
said TO another: Look at the splendid
glaze that red clay pottery takes. What
a pity il should only be used for beer
pitchers and milk jarsi"
When the ladies said that, then the
rest of the world began TO look at their
cheap common brown pitchers and
mugs, and. sure enough. there was a
shining. rich dark enamel upon them
that sparkled like black diamond.
Then the ladies applied their art
knowledge and talent TO designing use
full objects which were also ornamental
from the common clay Of the country
that took the glaze so magnifcently.
There was then no pottery at Cincin-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

iy would so TO a summer school If
were a woman, I wouldn't.
But the girls who go there are Sc
rious minded: they are present for the
purpose of improving their intellects
and attending the lectures" 1 hear you
say. Are they? That's all you know
about it. I suppose the beginning Of
each summer school was serious and
the opening sessions were attended by
baldheaded men with spectacles and
maidens with plastered hair. but that
state of affairs never lasts long. The
baldheaded men of learning and the
women with plastered hair soon with
draw with dignity before the hordes of
frivolous femininity who are attracted
there by curiosity. And the frivolous
femininity goes and comes as il pleases,
attending the lectures if the professor
IS humorous. and staying away if he
sticks to business and the subject in
hand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

natl or in the west where their wares
could be fired properly Mrs. Storer
had the means TO build and equip one.
An ancient red brick factory in the east
end at Cincinnati was selected and
made over into an art pottery. Mrs
Storer herself (then Mrs George Ward
Nichols managed it. with a woman su-
periutendent under her direction at
first. That was the beginning Of the
famous lockwood ware. now known
the world over. the leading material q
which TO this day is the despised yellow
and red clay from the hillsides q
southern Ohio and Indiana
Some Of the lockwood products were
put on sale IN eastern cities. They
were designed every one by an artist
accomplished. trained. mostly women
artists. the ladies Of Cincinnati They
attracted notice at once b. their beauty
and dusky richness Of coIoring Ready
sale was found for them. Whe=ever an
Industrial exposition wss held in
large city in this country or - Europe
they were shown and became iu ume
almost as well known as the Miut0n
thing OF Wedgwcod output The Rock
wood art pottery became. too in tine
self supporting. Then its founder. see
ing she HaS 10 longer neceaarE - g.
gave tie management into other hands
in which Il prospers well Nay j. con-
tlnue 70 90 so. FOR i IS Q woman's pot
terry,
Meantime Ms Nichols MADE q ro-
mantle and very happy marriage R-lth
Beuamy Storer. Esq - Clncinnau q
brilliant lawyer ard frlend whom she
had known mary years she was fe-
voted 10 him and 70 rs interests. and
when he was elected o. congress from
his home city and bec9r2e Ecn leiia-
ny Storer his wife s. friends sai3
Vow Nrz SforsT Efl - ~ AagninF-
ton and b. engulfei n the aociai e7i-7.
and ARK wiz hear no more ~ her yos 3
see
Ms. Sforer did 20 &c washington. I'D
become an important Tart % re capt
tsTs social lie. buf she dl1 nns forge;
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
ROYAL CHARMS.
Lakeside. "

Most monarchs have jewelry which
they especially value and to which they
attach sentimental or even supersti-
tious interest.
The dowager Queen AIargherita Of
Italy during her happy married life
had fancy for pearls, which the late
King Humbert gratihed by giving her
every year as birthday present d rope
Of them just little longer than that Of
the year before. The queen dowager Of
Spain is fond Of rings, and she is said
TO change them half dozen times a
day for luck. The sultan of Turkey is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

incased in a chain shirt of gold and sill
yer, and his fingers are covered with
rings which he thinks bring him luck
The German emperor has quaint old
ring which has been handed down from
generation to generation of Hohenzol-
lerns and to which is attached an in
teresting legend. Hidden by his cuff,
he always wears a small bracelet
The car has an exceedingly valuable
watch and il is said that whenever it
has been allowed to run down some
misfortune has always befallen the inn
perial family.
The king of the Belgians has hobby
for collecting old timepieces, the most
valuable that he possesses being one
which was once owned by Marie An
toinetfe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

has opal eyes. which glare out AZ you
weird and uncanuy as the obsidian eyes
Of q royal mummy in the British mu-
scum Another II these odd. beautiful
creations shows monkey standing
upon the handle ~ pitcher ard scold-
ing vigorously az a wolf below. The
creatures are so natural you can mag
ine you hear the monkey jabbcT.
This then. is what has been occupy
iDg Mrs Beiiamy storer sH The years
when she seemed 20 be- doing nothing
n The art field She WIS simply ere
ating new path Tor herself in Spain
she has been feivlne deeply INTO the
intricacies and mysteries q art metal
work she could have had 10 better
school ~ learning ln The metal working
arr. for &C. ancient perfect touch ~ The
Moor ls stiu visible ln The exquisite
sreel iron and brass work found - this
day in old Spain This American ao-
man has revived in q way some ~ that
wonderful worx ana adapted 10 20 free
designs ~ har own
Mrs st0rer has been from the begin
ming successful and fortunate ro-
snan-fort llafe ln having 6ra8. artistic
gIfr ~ 8 high ORDER fortunate. again.
in possessing tee means 20 train 81 and
20 crafty her desires fortunate. again.
in The successful aocgnr hrnent ~ her
underfa kings Redwood pottery her
first fmrDrfa ~ Fectlre. now ore4Uias a
uo6lous neT tE. ding on Mount Al
ans above fhe ohia rlEer ~ ctnrlnna-
a. He upst ret overlook. either. tss
fue ferce - character fhat st1i ne
sEriTf frcW rlrrauarE g. beg e3c.al
conditions and booming a r.ers leader
~ fashion ZtrII-I-a WEAVER
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

hospitality extended them they gave a
vaudeville performance in the audito-
rum. At the close they rose to a man
and rendered the pilgrims chorus from
''Tannhauser'' with stunning effect.
Two women back Of me were visibly
impressed. Said one:
What's that they're singing? Sounds
like a hymn"
"S-sshi" retorted the other. They'll
hear you. Don't you know it's their
national anthem ?"
Which shows that not quite all the
learning in the world is imprisoned in
c11rnnnpr schools
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

down to the music room, where they
sat, very stiff. very plain looking, very
uncomfortable. but "Phnadelphese" 70
the last.
The New Workers pride themselves
upon their style and tendency to hustle.
On these two points they can without
doubt distance all competitors, but it
was certainly rash of them to attempt
TO give a book party the other night.
because. as might be expected, a Boston
girl carried off the prize. She didn I
half try either. You don't know what a
book party is? Oh. yes, you do.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

period and follows closely the original
type A conspicuous feature Is TIE
high aarinE leather tongue. which =
lined with leather and forms the back
ground fo- & large buckle.
Point q arabe and other lsces dyed n
q deep acru shade are used on black
gowns IN an effective manner
Long strings - pearls are much
worn. whsle collars and bats q these
lovely Jewels are siso q evidence
Back and white OF white and black
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

AZ the TOD 81 the collar band and q dra-
lorrces or tuDics in manner that ap-
pers unstudied. but is really most care
gully studied in order 10 produce the
best results
Jeweed pink or white roses Tor the
hair are sprinkied virh dewdrops Of
white rhinestores Cthe- floral gifts
are sprays II flowers with long. trail
ms garnitures Of foliage and blossoms
for completing a bah gown These are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
KATE CLYDE SUMNER SCHOOL
ing made

three or more pique skirts being made
al the dressmaker's,
Of course every head would be craned
in the direction OF the victim of this
sally. and loud would be the giggIes, es-
peciaUy from her friends. In this man
ner, by keeping his audiences contin-
ually expectant of they did not know
what, the clever lecturer secured crowd
ed halls until his departure, which was
grievously lamented.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

OF lilies OF the valley. sweet peas roses.
etc
Lace motifs come in assorted sizes.
with fancy collars or boleros 10 match.
These make charming garniture for
an evening toilet
Pearl trimmings ara again 20 the
perry or chou about the front bat the
touch sufsces q break the note o. ar
becoming n1onotony
The colonial lie is the dress shoe for
women. Il IS an imitation OF the shoe
worn by women IL the Revolutionary
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

consequently much back lace or chiffon
Is usea a. wnIte costumes phls iose.y
white aschess= and sizueu iaees adern
exquisite gowns - black wncl Ray o.
worn on - mary osrssioEls
4 uolrette Isl -ha f1esl reffecat %
wears uel. ioaks uel anl arsstes ara
cleans eFell TIE iafss. fash-an ae=
shared ro-ant sflfcnel talo sua fc~-
Izousal -ucss ~ rl1tnxs aa1 doatg
friue1 az the ZEN
Euslre bo1sces - heavy ecru iaeF are
rA6e ever white o. b.le satin. an- tzT-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
W0MAN'S WARDROBE.

Never was the dress world more pro-
life ia trifies than at the present.
Tastes OF late years have grown So las-
ti6ious that il is BOW almost q necessity
that details regarded quite short
while ago as merely superduous a5di-
lions are now positively imperative.
II Is seldom that the attempt 10 wear
unrelieved brown proves a success The
relief may be the merest soupcon OF
contrasting color. perhaps only a fold
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
Frivolous Femininity at school.

Girls, girls, girlsi Never have I seen
so many at one time in my life. There
are no married women TO speak of, and
the rnen-called so by courtesy-are a
handful of calIow youths who stand
abashed before the alteration they re-
ceive. When men are plenty. we girls
treat them as the dirt beneath our feet,
but when they are scarce-ah, I assure
you the demeanor changes. If / were
man and wanted a good time, I certain
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

Of course all the girls at the summer
school are supposed to fraternize-"sis-
terize." it ought TO be. But they don't.
defy any one to put a lot of women to-
gether and expect them to be friendly.
It isn't in the nature Of the sex. They
can no more help being 'cliquey" than
they can help being women. So it hap
pens that the women who live at the
club hold themselves just a fraction
higher than the rest; that the girls in
the Boston cottage look with scorn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

UNI, where the lectures are given, anq
the club, where dances are held and
where there is also an excellent care
1.-The auditorium at one end OF me
grounds and the boozorium at the 9TH
err" as one witty girl put il. And the
saying has taken hold, much to the dis
gust of the faculty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

upon those who
don't use broad
as a n d VIII o
drop an occa-
sional final 2,
and that the
Phila delphians
bun CHI them
selves into tight
little groups for
no earthly rea-
son than be-
I'd use lHey are
Philadelphians.
The other night.
for ms lance,
there was a mu-
sicale given by
a charming wo-
man, a singer.
and to this all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

theSe are past
ed pictures Of
objects or phras-
IS which sug-
gest the names
OF books. And
that reminds
me. No. II had
simply written
on il The Ides
of March. OF
course il rep
resented Mid
dlemarch. but
two girls came
and stood be-
fore IL. biting
their pencils re-
hectively. Said
the more gor-
geously dressed
of the two:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
A GALLANT WRITER.

A recent writer thus gracefully de-
fines maiden ladies:
The undelivered packages at the
express office. They were originally in
tended for somebody, but the parties to
whom they were addressed have never
appeared or else they had the wrong ad-
dress or the address somehow was OBJ
liberated. Often very valuable parcels.
which would have given great joy if
they had been delivered to the proper
consignee"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

taSeS, eacn pa
ed in the center
Of a green lawn
and called aft
er some city
the New York.
the Phila q ell
phia. the Bos-
ton, etc. OF
course the girls
from the differ
ent towns stop
at their respec-
tive Gotta g e s,
and great is the
rivalry. All take
their meals at
a central res
tauTant. There
are two addi-
tional buildings
-fbe auditOri-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

March That sounds familiar"
"Of course 1t does. YOU goose" retort-
"a the other scornfuily- Don't you
know that's from Lady Macbeth
She says rubbing her hands tragicaliy,
Bewa-a-re OF the ides Of March.
And down Il went on the paper as
Lady Macbeth
Another one. a Canadian club visit
ed the summer school. and 10 return the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

%OR the sake of consistency I viii
call it the Lakeside Summer
school. though that isn't its
n name by any means. It Is sit
uated on the shores of a large
sheet of water dotted here and there
with picturesque islands. The school
itself is a settlement of about fifty cot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

The Philadelphia clique the cottages
were invited. They all conversed to-
gether amicably except the Philadel-
phians, who massed themselves in a
solid phalanx on the stairway leading
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

A young lady's definition Of a polite
man was zone who listens to things he
knows all about/when they are told by
a person who knows nothing about
them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
4 Book Party.

About twenty-five sheets of paper
are pinned around the wall, and on
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

Mark Twain in depicting his travels
in Australia cleverly described the
annoyance and confusion arising from
the unceremonious transfer of AimSelt
and baggage in the middle of night,
made necessary by the lack OF uni.
iormity In railroad gauges Throughout,
the country. Now that movement is
on foot to connect the several lines,
the question naturally arises of wat
gauge shall tAe new lines be? Queens.
land has 3.tool 6.inch gauge. New
South Wales. 4.iout \ l-2.inCn.
Victoria, 5.foot Sipch, and Western
Australia, 3-foot 6inch gauge. Now
that the mischief is done the problem
is, what is the most desirable gauge
for the connecting lines. Experience
has demonstrated that the +.foot s ID.
inch gauge is the most economical of
operation and maintenance, and this
will probably be adopted as the gau e
of the new lines. AS result Of this
Independent construction, without -.
gard to uniform standard a Traveller
now attempting to cross Australia will
have to use five distinct trains. The
increased cost of handling freight by
reason of the numerous transfers is
an equally serious matter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

He was popular young dentist with
chenille among the smart women
one Oh whom had been protesting fol
an hour that he was killing her. But
he kept steadily at work with a sooth
ing word occasionally. and as he said
THAT will do for today" he added:
Now, didn't really hurt you, did |
Miss W"
"N-no," she admitted reluctantly
but always felt as if you were just
going to-"
THAT is it," said he. Now there Is
one infallible sign for which a dentist
always watches when he is working on
lady's teeth, and which she gives
involuntarily when she is hurt. She
can't help giving it, and when | see il
[ always stop"
Tell me what it is" she inquired
eagerly.
We never tell he replied with an
inscrutable smile.
"Why?'
because you would Immediately try
to counterfeit it. Washington Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

In referring to recently installed
new system of centrally operated bulk
head doors on some of the steamships,
Cassell's Magazine says: "There Is no
Disgusting the fact. however, that a
door in n bulkhead Is always an ele:
ment of weakness and danger; indeed,
the only safe bulkhead as some very
able experts have commended. is the
bulkhead that has no doors. Most ship
captains and engineers, on the other
hand. say that they must have doors,
and the best solution of the question,
therefore, would seem a reduction of
the number of doors to minimum. the
selection of a good type of door, and
the adoption Of n safe means of oper.
ating it, and. as to this last feature.
1t appears to be afforded by central
station method like the one just
noted"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

The hardest breed of horses in the
world is probably that on Sable Island,
notorious for the number of wrecks
which have occurred upon it. sable
Island, at the end of the last century,
was about forty miles long by two and
a half miles at it's widest. 1t has now
been worn down to length of twenty
miles and maximum breadth of one.
and consists of two parallel ridges of
loose, grey sand, which grows coarse
grass and nothing else. 1t is subject
to most violent storms and the denses.
of fogs. and, lying about eighty-five
miles from the coast of Nova Scotia,
it may be imagined that the climate
is cold one The original horse
stock is supposed to have been intro
duced about the year 1888 by the Rev.
A lie MERCER, Huguenot, who OBJ
tanned leave from the canadian gov
eminent to try to make this wretched
spot habitable, chiefly with the view
of extending aid to shipwrecked
persons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

Ine of group of 90 skeletons, re-
mains of people who were buried under
the eruption of vesuvius in A. ID. 49,
and just unearthed near the ancient
town of Pompeii, is evidently of "A per
son of great distinction, and is believed
to be that of PIiny the Elder. Pliny
was the greatest OF Roman scientists,
a friend of Vespasan and Titus pro
consul in Spain and admiral of the
Roman fleet at Misenus, says the Little
Chronicle. With relinue OF officers
and slaves the admiral left his ships
to approach VesuVius and study the
great eruption. and was suttocated by
volcanic gas. His nephew reported that
the body was recovered and cremated
at Rome, but there is no other account
of the funeral which for a person of
such distinction would have been a
grand one. 1t is believed from the late
discovery that his party carried him
into the portico from which the skele,
tons were taken and that all persisted
there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08
Population OF Canada,

Mr.. Paul Leroy .Beaulieu has recently
studied Canada in the Economists
Francais. In 1901 the total population
was 1883, OOO in 1901. 5,33S. 900, the in.
crease was only 1917 per cent. From
1861 TO 1871 the increase was IN per
cent; to 1881. 10 per cent; to 1891,
nearly II per cent. During the past
ten years Great Britain mot Ireland,
has increased about IL per cent, tina,
is moe rapidly than Canada. The cor.
responding increase for the United
States llS90-10OO is 81 per cent. Aus.
tralia has increased in the same pc.
riod 10 per cent.
In the maritime provinces. in Onta.
rio and Quebec. the increase is very
slow. Manitoba, the Northwest terri.
tory and British Columbia. on the other
hand have increased 62. 116 and %
per cent. respectively in the last ten
years, The falling off in the eastern
parts Of the dominion is chiefly due to
emigration to the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

Most people who have slept on ocear
steamers in the tiny boxes that ar,
called "staterooms." nave wondered
whence tAe magnificent name was de
rived. \ British colonial paper sives
an explanation u' what We have never
before seen explained, On the earl!
mississippi steamboats, tne cabins
We're divided 10y curtains only. But
an enterpliSing owner built wooden
partitions in his boats, and named the
rabilS after the various states OF the
Uni0n. The innovation proved popu
lar, ana passengers coming ON board
would ask: What state are You put,
ting me in this trip The derivation ol
the term is plausible, But were there
rot "staterOoms' on passenger vessels
ltiulr the days OF S,vam?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08

Some great earthquakes in the past
were:
At Catania. Sicily, which in 1ll4
A. u. was overturned, and $4,000 per.
sons We're buried.
At Cilicia. Asia Minor. in September
1868, when 10000 persons persisted.
At LISBON, in 1881 when 1900 houses
were overturned and 10000 persons
buried Several ncighboring towns
We're engulfed.
At Naples and the vicinity in 1925,
when 30 villages were destroyed and
10000 lives We're lost.
At Lisbon, in 1855. when an earth.
quake in eight minutes destroyed the
greater part of the city and 10000 in.
haoitants lost their lives. Several
neighboring towns suffered severely,
and half of Fez, Morocco, was de-
stroyed, with more than $1,000 Arabs.
In Charleston, S. c.. 1856. when II
lives We're lost, and S. 700 900 worth OF
property was destroyed.
In Japan, in 1891, when an earth
quake killed 1000 persons, injured 5000
others, and destroyed $4,000 houses.