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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

London Truth.
The American woman has unquestionably
been a success in Europe. She is generally
please those whom she considers worth
pleasing. She has that instinct for the
class above which only they have who be-
long to the class below, and to use Taines
expression, she always stands with shoul-
dered arms and feels herself on parade"
Her affectations and the sins which she
commits against the commandments or
European good manners are overlooked be-
cause Of her American origin. and the
favor accorded to her by royal personages
and the exalted position she sometimes ac-
QuireS by marriage.
With those advantages is IL to be won
dered at that American women have sue
ceeded socially in Europe? But are they
comparatively few American women have
trailed their characters through the divorce
court in England. Social success is what
they aim at, and the exposure entailed by
divorce court proceedings might endanger
this success They are tolerant and expect
their husbands to be tolerant. Society is
the end-all of the life of such an American
woman and since she has obtained foot
hold in England, society has degenerated
from a polite pleasure into a profession.
Has the American woman come to stay?
If the women of this country can maintain
their higher and more womanly ideals and
profit by the education and experience of
modern surroundings, they may await a
reaction with confidence, assured that their
beauty, their home-making qualities and
their disinclination to thrust themselves
under the limelight will be appreciated
when men OF the old world cease to go to
American woman and her ways are no
longer popular novelties IN Europe.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
WOMEN IN MEMS PLACES.


Golfers Weekly.
Woman's progress toward other functions
than the domestic and social is marked
again by some new steps Of Importance,
conspicuous among which is the selection
Of three women associates by the chief of
sculpture of the ST. Louis exposition. The
appointees are Janet Scudder and Evelyn
B. Longman, of New York, and Julia E.
Bracken, of Chicago. Each has accom-
plished work of distinction, the first being
the only American woman sculptor who is
represented in the Luxembourg in Paris.
Miss Bracken designed the decorative work
for the Womans building at the Chicago
exposition, while Miss Longman gained
some eminence for work at Buffalo. With
In the same high field of art, but more on
its material side, is the development in the
vicinity of New York of a considerable at
tention on the part Of women to the making
of violins.
A Brooklyn manufacturer moved by the
desire for greater sensitivenesS in the
manipulation of this very delicate work, led
in in the experiment OF training women 9I en- TO - 1t;
spread until there Is prospect that IT may
grow even into fad. Enthusiasts look
upon the occupation as one that might mt
quite well the fancieS or the Well-to-do, ana
presently take it's place with painting, en-
broidery or sculpture. Somewhat far away
from art, and perhaps with tendency to
impel womanhood in general away from
the idyllic field, is a notable reaction
against school teaching, recent reports in
dicating that dozens of women, firing Of
the small pay and noncontinuous employ
ment of the schools, have taken to stenog-
raphy and the business offices.
The movement has been observable for
long period, but it has been gaining force
distinctly within the past few months. The
fact that ii involves greater interassocia-
tion of women with men in the active af-
fairs of every day may place 1T in some
what the same group of events with the
very interesting incident Of the appoint
ment of the long -wished-for women inspec-
tors in the custom-house service at New
York. In place of being worried now with
the examination of their trunks and pri-
vate belongings by the masculine sex, in
coming tourists and immigrants at Man
haitian enjoy the courtesies and graces of
their own sex. The inspectressses Chamber
up the sides of the vessels with their male
associates and submit to the usual incon-
veniences and limited joys of the life of the
customs inspector.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
To Reduce Her Weight.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser
Some women are making their summer
dresses and others are getting their chill
dren ready for vacation. Some delicate
ones are taking rest cures and others are
improving their minds. but one woman, at
least, has taken the penitentiai season as a
period in which to get rid of a dozen pounds
of superfiuous flesh that has been troubling
her pride. "It is so much easier to take
a time bounded by two special dates" she
says, land then six Turkish baths cost IS.
and one week properly managed may be
counted on to take of six pounds Of
weight" The regimen pursued by this de-
termined woman is simple, but effective
and although Lent Is but two weeks old
four pounds of flesh have vanished under
the treatment. One thing was barred-the
physical exercise which is usually success
ful In like cases For the chief cause that
led to the accumulation OF flesh in this case
was a sprained ankle that prevented ac-
tivity, and even now the strain OF standing
and walking Is not to be thought OF. Diet
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
When You Go Exploring.
Pearson's Magazine,

PEARSON 5 MdBdZIHG.
The choice of tents is extraordinary. You
can have one arranged for transport by
wagon, cart. camel, horse. mule. ass, or
porter. They range from one that can be
worn as an overcoat right up to marquee
of government duck canvas, 100 feet by forty
feet, lined throughout and fitted with pat
ent ventilators and windows. A bucket
canteen for three persons will astound
you when you see it's contents spread out,
and then packed up again. The thing is a
miracle of ingenious fitting and is much
more wonderful than any conjuring trick
you ever saw. One absolutely refuses to
believe that these multitudeS of knives,
forks, cups, sugar. salt, and pepper cas-
ters, egg cups, saucers, dishes and other
articles can possibly go into that neat ves-
sci, no bigger than good sized tea-caddy
The pocket filter-a vital necessity-con-
sists of porous filtering block with a
flexible india-rubber tube attached. With
il you can throw yourself down and drink
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

and baths must do the work. The patients
day begins with glass OF vichy, made py
dissolving heaping teaspoonful OF the
salts Iii glass of water. Breakfast Is one
hard roll or two slices of toast, either being
unbuttered, and a fair-sized piece of steak
or a lamb chop. A cup OF coffee without
milk or sugar completes the meal
She contrives to be late for luncheon. for
Its various compounds are hard 10 resist
and most of them are weight producing.
When she comes in late she takes two or
three soda crackers and an orange. Sne
also drinks at this meal a strong decoction
of sassafras, made from bark, which may
be obtained al the drug store. 10 cents
worth being enough to last for the six
weeks. A handful should be stepped slowly
in pint of water, and the tea produced is
one of the best flesh removers known. IL
has also the effect of purifying the blood,
and Is an all-round good spring medicine
The pint of sassafras is kept on Ice and is
drunk at intervals during the day, fresh tea
being made every morning.
Dinner offers "A wider range of permls-
sibles. Roast meat or fowl, except pork
and veal, and any kind of fish except
salmon, are permissible. No root vegetables,
but green ones; salads prepared with vine
gar. pepper and salt are useful Green
peas, string beans and tomatoes are allow
able, and a small quantity of clear soup
may be taken. Fruit In moderation, with
the exception of oranges and lemons, which
may be eaten freely, but no other kind of
dessert.
Just before bedtime a glass of Kissengen
water maze from the salts WIFI Nlcny IoT
the purpose is taken. This ends the treat
ment, except that the Turkish bath, which
is taken once week, is prolonged as long
as the patients strength endures. The
dieter declares that she never felt better,
and says that the sassafras tea taken at
intervals keeps her from being hungry, SO
that she does not go to her meals with no
more than her usual appetite. and finds it
privation to restrict her diet. She
counts that it is going to cost her just $6 to
get rid of her flesh. The salts, which are
25 cents a bottle, will cost S1-two bottles of
each being required, and the baths will
bring up the amount to Sc. Fifty cents a
pound" says the dieter merrily, as she con-
templates the scales with satisfaction, land
money well spent" says she.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
Beautifying the House.

Home and Flowers.
Two years ago Mrs. Amanda Sigler On
diana) moved to ''the worst looking lot In
town" This is what she writes:
The yard was filled with rubbish. The
barn was in front next TO the street. the
woodshed at the side of the house, near
the front. The cistern and a pile OF clay
were in view also. i was discouraged, nerv-
Gus and unhappy. A friend induced me to
subscribe for Home and Flowers. The pic
lures of lovely homes and suggestions OF
improvement reused my ambition. L per-
suaded my husband to move the barn and
woodshed to the rear and make walks. We
cleared away the rubbish and planted vines
and flowers everywhere. Wild cucumber
vines now cliI,.b over one porch and ma
deira vines over another. Where the wood
house stood a bed of cannas is blooming.
Where the barn stood trees and chrysan-
themums are growing. Between the house
and the barn there are trees and cosmos.
An immense caladium and two oleanders
hide the cistern pump. Where the pile OF
clay lay is now mass of geranums and
verbenas, and the walks are bordered with
petunias. The fence is covered with nastur-
tiums. People say we have doubled the
value of our place. Our yard is beautiful.
and we are happy"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
A Broken Harp.

"a Poet Is Suddenly Silently
When the string snapped-who shall say?
Was IL on some raving day?
When the wind raced with the cold,
When the ffosts teeth bit the mold,
When, unclasped. The fingers clung.
When the loye-songs were all sung?
Was IL on some hallowed night
When the summer moon whiter
When the Wild st longings trod
Abashed before the eyes of God?
When the sanest self, apart
Held the misled heart from heart?
Why the string snapped-none shall know.
Harps. like hearts, break easiest so.
Curious fingers. fain TO mend.
Let the music have its end.
No new string on the old Tyre
Finds Of losD the hearts desire.
Like the Lake Of Galilee,
Harp-shape. heart-shape. fair TO see.
This has had its sacred day.
Put the shattered thing away.
Mays Be gentiei Once IL rang.
The me world listening, while he sang.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. In the Independent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
The Richest Man I'm the World.
Leslie's Weekly.

The late Cecil Rhodes cut so colossal a
figure in the affairs of South Africa that he
quite overshadowed I'm public attention his
partner in a great enterprise that made
both of them immensely wealthy. This
obscurer man was Alfred Belt who was
connected with Rhodes In the working OF
the fabulously rich diamond mines OF Kim
berley, which have yielded sl0.0J0000 a year.
Mr.. Belt, who has been dangerously I'll at
johannesburg. with an apoplectic attack.
from which. IL is believed. he will entirely
recover. Is thought by many 10 be the rich
est man in the world. His wealth Is esti-
mated as high as nearly a billion dollars
while even conservative reckoning makes
IL at least 5000 600. He owns most OF
the Kimberley diamond field. controls the
cutting industry I'm Hamburg. and is In
terested in many other enterprises paying
large profits. He Is the most successful
promoter in the old world. While Rhodes
was the forceful and aggressive partner,
Belt was always careful and touched no In
vestment that did not bring in good re-
turns. Though a quieter and less ostenta-
tious man than Rhodes, ne had greater
influence in South Africa than the "Colos-
sus." Born in Hamburg forty-eight years
ago. Mr. Belt first went TO Africa at the
age OF twenty-five. He worked long enough
In the diamond field 20 see his opportunity
and then returned home and got his father
TO aid him in buying mines. Rhodes. backed
By the Rothschilds. contested fierceiy with
him for a time but they finally mace
peace and joined forces Mr.. Belt has q
magnificent palace In London. but he n
unmarried. and has shown no desire o
enter society.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

its yoke, which was of the embroidery long
loops of black velvet were side by side. The
velvet was two-inch width and the loops six
inches long. Each loop was secured to the
yoke by two little silk covered rings with
a pendant tasseT of white in each. The
whole would make dizzy jangling of loops,
rings and tassels when the wearer walked,
but that is not considered a drawback. Mi
lady soon will come to fit the nursery jingle,
'She makes fine music wherever she goes'
New millinery ranged from dainty pretti-
ness to coarse ugliness. Many extremely
fiat shapes are promised. these so exag-
gerated as to look like dinner plates. Those
who desire to go to the limit in this style
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
What She Could Do.

Brooklyn Eagle.
She had a gawky girl with her when
she appeared in the editorial rooms OF a
woman's magazine.
My daughter Jennie" she announced by
way of introduction.
"A fine looking girl" commented the ed
itor.
Yes, and 1 want to tell you about her."
said the woman. she knows more about
how to do things than any other girl liv-
ing"
''She does?"
in the parlor and give me advice better
than any one 1 ever knew"
Capable, is she?"
with her tongue, she is. L don't seem
to ever do anything just right myself. SO
she tells me. She advises me about cook
Eyes"
And I've been cooking since before she
thing but Judges. She tells me how to
make pretty things out of barrel heads and
old boxes. too."
Most important.
but l don't see that she's able to make
any Of the things herself. And, say! you
ought to hear the advice she gives me on
how to be beautiful. Why, the rules she
lays down wouldn't leave a woman time
for even sleep!'
Its woman's duty to make herself at
tractive.''
But / don't notice that she's worked
herself over into any Venus. And then
there's etiquette"
But why do you come 10 us? Is she
inclined to shirk her own duties? Do you
wish to advise her
Advise nothing! retorted the woman.
'Shes so loaded up with advice that /
thought you might like to give her a job
Seems to me that every woman who gets
hold of pen or a typewriter gets the idea
that she's a regular mine OF wisdom and Is
specially ordained to tell other women how
to do things. / figure that in another ten
years half the women in the country will
be telling the other half what to do and
how to do it, and in twenty years there
won't be anybody left to do anything ex-
cept give advice. That being the case, /
suppose Jennie might as well start in now.
All you've got to do is to give her pen
and bottle of ink and page on which to
spread herself and she'll be in the front
rank mighty soon. She's got the real fem
mime idea"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22
A Good Brew OF Tea.
Good Housekeeping.

Good Housekeeping.
A clever demonstration who gets a large
salary from one of the best known tea COM
panies for showing just how the fragrant
leaf should be brewed gave me these points,
which / pass on for the benefit of other
housekeepers: Measure out the tea, allow
ing a half teaspoonful for each cup of boil
ing water, reducing the proportion when
several cups are required or increasing
them If the tea used is not up to the stand
ard, or if the drinker prefers it extra
strong. Use fresh w0ter that has just come
to boil for the first time. Put the tea in
a cloth strainer and pour through it the
bubbling, boiling water. Cover closely with
a tea cozy and let the tea brew on the back
of the range or at the table from three to
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

TOPPERS are view
ing with amaze
m ent the new
s ( o C X s of wash
suits. for these are
so sheer and so
complicated that 1t
is apparent at a
glance they will not
wash" In fact, il
is TO be doubted
even If some of
these will stand the
cleanser's W k,
they are so frail.
Certainly the clean
ser who can treat
them without in
jury deserves to be
well paid. Lace is
everywhere, coarse
and fine, Of silk,
cotton and wool; no
matter what kind IL
- n
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

The need Of tasteful maternity gown is
one which all mothers know and feel. This
admirable model combines a specially de-
signed skirt with a morning jacket pecu-
Iiarly well suited to the purpose. The or
iginal is made of dove gray foulard, dot
ted with white and trimmed with lace, but
all simple materials are appropriate
The quantity OF material required tor
the medium size is. for jacket. Az yards
q. ss4 yards q. 3h yards 50 or "a yards "A
inches wide; for skirt. 81. yards 2 or q. 6
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

Is plenty Of II. Much of the new lace is in
the shades that just match the dress goods
and is very effective. 1t is a fussy job to
have lace dyed to just the right shade,
but there are those who know how, and it
can easily be imagined that they will
charge very high for doing 1t. One thing is
to be said In favor Of dyeing laces and that
is that it enables woman to have gown
OF cluny. Irish or antique lace she has used
this winter cut up and dyed. Then it may
be used as trimming for a new colored
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

spoonful each Of cloves and salt and
quarter teaspoonful of cayenne. Boil slow
ly till thick, then strain and bottle.
Fruit that is TO be preserved must be
fresh, of fine flavor, without bruise or blem-
ish, and not overripe; for, contradictory as
il may appear the moment fruit reaches
the point of perfect maturity il begins TO
deteriorate in quality. Ii is a prevalent
but mistaken notion which many economy
loving women hold, that the canning season
should be delayed until fruit is at its cheap
est. If taste is valued, first fruits should
always be obtained for this purpose.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

five minutes II the tea is TO stand for
some time, remove the strainer with the
pated and the tannin extracted. One OF the
best things to use for a tea coffee
strainer, says this same woman. is just an
ordinary salt bag, washed and boiled. Make
a hem in the top and slip one of the rings
through il that may be bought for few
cents at any department or hardware store.
These rings slip open just a key ring
does, so that the bag may be taken on and
boiled without the least trouble.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

safely from a river. pond or stagnant
water hole i'm the Australian never
never country; or you can filter the liquid
into a glass on the siphon principle.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-22

yards 32 or S9s yards a Inches wide, without
frils.
The jacket pattern 1866 is cut in sizes for
30. "a. SO. 3s and 40-inch bust measure.
The skirt pattern 1886 Is cut in sizes fol-
"A. Is and 30-inch waist measure.
PATTERN COUPON
For patterns OF the two garments Illus
trated above send 10 cents for each (coin or
stamps)
| Cut out Illustration and incose II In letter
| Write your name and address distinctly and
state number and size wanted. Address
Pattern Dept. The Journal
l. indianapolis. Ind.
Allow one week for return OF pattern
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-31
The New York Tailoring Co

Have opened their new store at 13o North Main street, and beg to call your attention to their fine and large stock of domestic and imported woolens. We are making up gentlemen's suits giy- ing a perfect fjt and first-class work manship. Suits are made from S15 m Fine Trousers are made from S5 up.
 We make speciality of cIean;nr messing and repairing, ,renovating erery ., suit and making 1t look like new. Shit, nressed. soc; suits cleaned and pressad 7Bc; suits secured and pressed. S1 ,5o. trousers pressed, 15c.
 We also make Ladies' Suits ana CO., ments in the latest styles and perfect,r tailor made. Pressing. repairinp ang dTeing any ladies' garments. snits skirts, is also one of our Ieadine sna cialties. Repairing done at haIf-prica
 Send postal and we will immediate ly send a boy to bring and return voI1r clothes, done in first-class condition
 Remember the address.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-31

1 the Orient is serious symptom of i'm pending wa~ but hope of peace will ! not be abandoned until both govern
 ments shall send their agents to Mis-
 souri to buy mules.-Ph Philadelphia Rec ord. ] President Roosevelt has done the
 most daring thing of his administers tion. He has refused to review the an
 nual parade of the police and fire de partments of the city of Washington, 1 notwithstanding that President Me
 Kinley never failed to preside on that great occasion. A president who can decline to review anything that wears uniform must have a daredevil cour- age Springfield Republican.
 At Topeka a man has just been fined $32 for stealing kiss from woman. And we don't see, comments the edi- tor of the Atchison Globe from his vantage point of great age and wide experience, "why anyone wants to steal kisses. A stolen kiss has flavor indi- eating that it was plucked from the wrong tree, and a stolen melon is warm and green. By using little diplomacy a man can do comfortably through life without stealing either SISeH dppleS, WdI1h lnSIUHS4U lSStAS kisses
 These certainly be stirring times times of upheavaI and things happen ing. While our minds are uneasily contemplating the situation in Man. churia we were startled by the report that John Jacob Astor has been seen at the theater wearing black tie with tsclaw-hammer' coat and having the bottom of his evening trousers rolled up Tn the midst of the Macedonian massacres we pause to contemplate the awful fact that Harry Lehr has declared war on the lapel button-hol and sworn to devote the rest of his sweet young life to it's externination.- n.-- New York Press.
 A tinkling of a fire alarm gong caused a panic among employees of a Rockville mill, yesterday, and num- Der were injured by jumping from upper windows. That more such pan fcs have not occurred in Connecticut mills Is due to the fact that they have been exceedingly fortunate regarding fires during working hours, rather than to the employment of cool-headed help or to the practice of any kind of fire drills. Fire drills are even more need- ed in factories than in public schools, stop even for moment turning out product--not even to take precautfon- ary measures which might be the means Of saving life and limb. b.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-31
AUTO CHAIRS FOR ST LOUIS.

Automobile chairs propelled by cleo trfcity -wiHsibe used at the world $ fair at St Louis next year. A concession was recently granted by the exposition to St Louis company. giving them the right to operate the new style chairs within the worlds fair grounds. The chair is the invention of Semple $. Scott, and is the result of nearly three years experimenting and design ing. 1t is said that the machine has a uniform speed of three miles an hour, which is exactly the same running. I'D or down steep grade or on a level. The occupant has no control over this speed whatever. The simplicity of operation Is such that any one can readily run it. The most desirable fea- ture is the fact that the machine is provided with a sensitive guard rail. The latter is deemed the most valu- able invention on the machine If the machine collides with any object or person, pressure of only few ounces pushes this guard rail back and causes the wheel to become locked. thus bringing the chair to a dead standstilI before the machine itself strikes the object or person.
 Each chair will carry two passen- gers. one. of whom, may operate the machine. or. if desired, an operator will be furnished. who will not only run the machine but will also serve as a guide to explain all the points of in +erest. The operator sits on detach- able seat at the rear of the chair. from which point he. controls the machine. the controller and steering bar being removed from the front and attached to sockets in the rear.-Scientific American.