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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
THE TAsrELEss PERIOD.

.-Ope can nearly always place the age OF silver
bought within atty years or So" said the young
auchi.ect and virtuoso. lifting UP a sugar bowl
from his aunt's breakfast table. Now this bit"
he continued. somewhat pedanticaly. was evident
~ purchased in the era OF bad taste
Mrs s.. a comey middle aged matron OF the
old fashioned type, bridled. She and her nephew
never got very well. And what age you
call IL may that be-" she asked, sharply, for the
sugar bowl belonged 10 silver tea set given TO
her as wedding present thirty-hve years before,
and was very dear 10 her heart.
oh about 1850 TO 70" he replied. not noticing
her ruffied plumage The taste then was execra-
hle-blaciz walnut dining and bedroom turni-
tlsre ornarnente6 with machine excrescence and
rpouldincs that had raison detre whatever.
Mother has room fun OF 1t now that gives me
the horrors 20 go into-huge Aubusson rugs with
,unposssble flowers. and inharmonious colorings on
tbe drawing room noor-'suiss' lawful word. by the
Vayo OF darnaRk covered furniture every chair
and sofa built O. tbs worst possible lines. Then
tie woman who lived among such usiness-fancy
their dressi their long oagIles and hair In bags
which they called nets WI was II you and
mother used 70 call the aIrangernent-waterfalis.
yrasr'f 10" continued the irreverent young man.
no - mai period were distinctly bad re-
member when I was a tiny hoy eeing taken 70
fsve made = fne drop curtain Tor A theatre, and
being told that IL was the nnest landscape IN me
Nov mis- silver 20 come back TO our moutons,
sleo pzrtskes % the had taste characterlzins That
renaissance scroll work. nothing true about IL or
sonsstsns 1s a, % 70 an. aae 9Sss taking
up mustard Dot i should say y was poSg as a
present MADE 80 her after her marriage. II is
,epousse work not badly done was ms olclufn'
ENC marls NE beginning Of the new art move ss
out has given as a standard OF good taste which
.'of which you are proDhet7" queried his
aunt sarcastfcaiy. ''Of which am tollowef,
be replied mOeestly. but trust not an unworthy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

strictly adhered to. and that the ignorant mall
practices of the past shall be prevented. In
addition to these officials. the council, OF the
Department OF the Seine invited the co-opera-
ton of women of the district who should I'M
dertake TO go round among the women as fire.
quently as possible and both prevent neglect
and give advice Every visit paid to a nurse
has to be marked on card given her by the
Mayor for the purpose. and once a month the
visiting women and the doctor are Obliged to
meet at the town hall TO present an account OF
their experiences and observations.
The result or these measures was soon appar-
ent. In year infant mortality fell from 80
to 80 per cent. Six years later in 1880 IN the
same Department OF the Seine. II had fallen to 10
per cent. To-day il is as low as per cent
Although I'm the first instance these domiciliary
visits were bitterly resented by the nurses they
hive now become quite reconciled to Them and,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

fox terrier of either SEX the Meadow challenge by
Mrs James l. kernochan. Tor the best team OF
value in the eyes of intending exhibitions a''N
of SIS. a second of $40 and third OF Il " AiiS'
The greyhound class hiied especiouv wall
this wear and the terrier classes are aIranyy weh
yond the mark. Hunting and field classss ara
strong. the total of pointers. settlers spanlsls
than 20 per cent Of t the entries whole
will he sbown and the collie class comet w.
over a hundred is far beyond the record Of 1eoS
The bulldog and bull terrier classes make a good
showing, also. .
Though the lists closed october u. a number OF
that date have not yet reached their destination
Foreign entries just received are eight Pomera-
Thomas of Magnolia Mass: nine fox terriers from,
tho kennels Of George Raper Gomersal. England:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

indeed, the new regulations have benefited the
women quite as much as the nurslings. NO
woman is allowed to adopt another persons cniio
until her is seven months old, or until she mats
provided for her own baby n substitute VINO VIII
be subject to the same conditions as herseh.
When once the child mas been handed over 10 d
nurse mother the State makes itself reSponslDle
for the payment of the pension agreed upon,
and whenever It happens that the family OF the
child has neglected TO pay for its keep the GEL
icit is made up by the public authorities. AS
further inducement TO the nurses to pay the ut
most attention to the health of their llttIe
charges the State also provides a reward 1or
every healthy child reared either medal OF
premium of from twenty to fifty francs Onder
these conditions permission to undertake d
nursing is eagerly sought after, and, the COM
petiton being very keen, much Jealousy Is OFTEN
aroused between the SUCCESSFUL and UNSUCCESSFUL
candidates. And the State takes advantage Oh
this jealousy institute kind of natural police
bv Offering a reward for any information thar
may lead to the discovery and prevention OF
abuses The most severe critic the nurse mother
hes to contend with, naturally, is the disap-
pointed neighbor, who will profit by any neglect
that she may perceive in the treatment OF tne
nursing to obtain the next prize for herself
This system is open to criticism. but II Is certain
that ii tends to the further protection OF the
child and may therefore. be said to answer us
purpose
Unfortunately lack of funds has prevented
some of the more distant departments from
adoptine all the regulations, but II is to De
boped that in the near future the government
the requisite funds, that the happy results
already achieved in the Department OF the Seine
may be repeated in every part Of the country.
' c. I. B.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
NURSLINGS IN FRANCE.
Rules I'm posed on Foster Mothers By
the Government.
Paris, October i


visitor to Paris. especially I'm the autumn
season. when well-to-do families return to the
capital can hardly fail to be struck by the
scene presented every afternoon by the Champs
Elysees where hundreds Of fine. buxom looking
country women in long coaks and showily be-
ribboned caps may be seen walking slowly about
under the trees with infants in their arms. These
women are the "nourrices' foster motherD of
the rising generation of the upper classes OF the
nation. and they form n very important unit in
the highly centralized administration of France
The gayly dressed nourrices are. however,
costly; the poorer classes whose conditions OF
life make it difficult for them to bring up their
children themselves in the crowded cities and
towns, send their babies to some country vii
lage often a very distant one, and conilde them
to the care Of some country woman who for
modest pension undertakes to replace the
mothers In the department of the Ardeche
there are SO many women who their liveli-
hood by taking In nurse children that the dis
,r,ct is called "the country of chestnuts and
foster mothers.
This system of rearing young children is an
extremely ancient one in France having It's
roots very far back in the history of the coun-
try In 1850 law of King Jean attempted to
regulate what was already in those early days
quite an important industry. so that when in
1874 the bill known as the Roussel law was
nassed by the Chamber there was nothing new
in the attitude adopted by the government OF
that day. This law enacted that every child
of less than two years placed at nurse or in
ward outside its own home became by this fact
the charge of the public authorities, whose duty
II was TO protect its life and health"
Scarcely a week passes that the skeleton of
the depopulation of France is not brought
before the public by the press. or by
speeches at public meetings, or by the publica-
ton OF statistics. Now there are two causes
that might operate for such depopulation: One
a lack of births, and the other an abnormal
mortality The former of these cannot be legfs-
lated for, but the second is capable of at least
modification At the time when this Roussel
bill was passed. that IS two years after the
Franco German War. infant mortality assumed
such enormous proportions that an inquiry was
established into this very question OF the rear
ing of young children. and the weak spot was
at once discovered to be IN the conditions ex-
listing for children put out to nurse. In the
envrons Of Paris alone, it was found that while
the mortality among legitimate children was 70
per cent. among fllegitimate children 1t reached
the extraordinary figure of % per cent In the
Department Of the Seine, out of twenty thou
ss nd births no less than fifteen thousand died
within the first year. In his own parish Monod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

estimated the mortality among nurse chill
dren at II per cent. 1t clearly time for the
State to intervene: the Roussel bill was brought
forward and sanctioned by Marshal MacMahon,
then President of the Republic.
Local councils were at once appointed, pre-
sided over by the Mayors Of the communes,
who were made responsible for the working OF
the law. Every woman wishing to undertake
to rear a child for price is obliged to apply
for written authorization from this council,
whose duty ii then becomes to keep the woman
under proper medical and other supervision: the
parish doctor is enjoined to pay at least
visit a month, to see that hygienio rules are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
A YOUTHFUL FACE.

wrinkleless face at sxty-six is something TO be
proud Of and something be desired. This is pos
sble, says the possessor OF one-Mme Caroline. No.
20 SiXth-avc.-through the use OF specially pre-
pared washes. which. she urges. harmless
as Invisible. and act a tonic to make the flesh
firm as wei as white. Those, both old and young,
who bewail the tan and freckles. perhaps even
liver spots, and other blemishes brought back from
the country. may, with the aid OF these simple To-
tons. easily and quickly eradicate them time
the social season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

happy and congenial marriage Or. Warner
regards as the highest good that come 10
woman or man; but. concerning old maids so
called. he that there would be OF then,
II they knew what some marriages Involve. lie
l. quite ready to indorse maidenhood as the high
er state for women. until custom and law give
10 the married woman absolute possession of her
self, There can be no deeper Inferno in which to
dwell than that wherein good woman Is by law
the chattel OF the best man." -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
Tome Gays of the tg/orld.

obligations. II all to depend upon the indi-
vidual character. ] know some women who are as
straight and strict in their accounts as man,
but there are others who so carelessly forget
full that the winner OF a game never knows
whether he can count their debts among his assets
or not. Many of them seem TO have absolutely no
feeling Of accountability. II a man does not pay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
SKIN AND SCALP DISEASES.

Every form OF skin and scalp disease as we'll
as deformites of the features. viii be treated in
tho new archaeological offices which have iust
been opened. under the OF the Morey In
sttute, at No. II West Thirty-fourth-st whus
the offices are new the physicians In charge are
said To have many years OF experience behind them
and to work In thoroughly scientific manner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

new.
Every woman likes 20 have Persian rugs on hs'
floors. but she would perhaps rot enjoy them -
much r. she knew that they we're made pOsslos
only by the slavery Of other women. Persian rugs
are made IN Persia under foreign supervision ara
then transported az vast expense 70 this cornu,
only because MahOmetan woman are slaves AR
are satisfied 70 weave rugs for about I've se'S
day. moderately good Persian rus WIZ
brings $50 in the London market could n'- -
made In Europe. says an authority. for less - ,
5000. and the really hne pieces OF work "0'-~
cost something like S2.oe0 prices which no 81
would pay. Fortunately. however. for the hli''
and American householder tho Persian woinSo
stili slave. III ever she Is emancipated or 49, -
out OF the Mahometen abyss % a higher eNe. -
the scale OF existence. Persian rugs VIII eecV.i'
thing OF the past.
One has no idea OF the variety OF beads until GU
has had glimpse OF the stockrOOn Of a bead ~"
chant. says The Modern Priscilla" SAo"oSS
counters and bins are piled high with All Hs'.
of baubies-beads in BAGS. boxes, on strings. an" =
patterns; beads 50 small they sell BY thousarSes us
tiny boxes. beads as large as bantam essS' ths
more Common precious stones. and as 20 me S,sSsd
two hundred and sixty shades are diSeiHs~
and supplied.
The Swedish Society for the Prevention OF - =
city to Animals has devised guiilotine lo' ~,
decapitation Of poultry. and Installed II ~ las
Gottenborg market. where II will be ar ooJsv' aad
IN the humane execution OF n necessNA'
often cruelty performed ta~A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
A PRETTY CHRISTMAS GIFT.

PRETTY CHRISTMAS GIFT.
II IS not too soon for children 10 begin their
Christmas gifts if they would have them ready in
tire without worr1ment Of mind Magazine port
solios are one suggestion that might do for d be-
ginning They are not difficult 10 make, and are
very useful hold the back numbers OF a persoci-
cal. They may be made IN many different ways
pasteboard sides, covered with brocaded silk
side and a corresponding color on the other. in
sshee ON The edge with guimp, embroidered canvas
or embossed leather. which is perhaps the most APP
propriste OF all
Askarer or split sheepskn can be bought from
leather dealer for about s.. Choose a thick one.
with q smooth grain. On this. with pencil. mark
out the portfolio little larger than the size de-
sired al in piece, and cut il out with pair OF
scissors; then sUbmeree the entire piece in water
anc leave it 70 soak for several hours In the mean
time some simple design Is drawn on tissue paper
oak lesres with aoorns, fruit border, or flower
decoration. a conventional pattern-anything
that has simple bold lines. The name Of the mag
erine also be pat in simple, ornamental letters
in the centre II desired.
After the leather has been taken from the water
Il can be left to drain on a board for a couple Of
hours II will then be found to be in ''tacky'
state. il is called. and viii receive an impression
a. end Tone' over wiz a sharp hard pencil. When
rhe paper is taken away il will be found Clearly
;narsed on the leather a small. very blunt ohisel
may be used with a maliet TO mark out the pattern.
7eking care not 10 cut through the skin linen, IKE
repousse brass, the background IS hanrneTeo Win
IN ornamental punch very large nail, With the
rcnElened by bia ckSfnltn, Will uo- ms Will
throw the pattern strong relief and the effect
Sc very good. Leather may be colored by mixing
cniors with Shellac but coat OF simple sheilac
keeps the natural color Of the leather and has even
better effect -
After the design has been stamped II should
have deep, straight line border TO separate
1he stamped background from the pam leathef.
This should be left shout inch from the edge
which then be finally trimmed with pair OF
scissors being taken TO make IL perfectly
straight The portfolio be lined with any pretty
silk While working the leather ~ can be kept in
tho right condition 10y covering IL with wet cloth
y Il gets too dry. Squeeze a sponge over IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

four fox terriers entered by the Sabine Kennels Of
Orange, Texas. whose representatives went 70
England especially for entries for this show, and
two Welsh terriers brought over oy H L. Knowles.
Of the Selwonk Kennels. Magnolia, Mass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
DEBTS OF HONOR

Women are queer creaturesF' grumbled a mas
culine caroplayer There appears 10 be general
standard OF honesty among them IN regard 10 their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
DEAR MADAME .

I,xERCISES WHILE YOU SLEEP
IL frrnish exercises OF all description. imitation
automobile. cycle. ca-rage railway. art
steamship motion. your home fresh ar WIS
you sleep. Free trial from 10 &c 3. MAILMAN MEG.
Co. 40 West 23d-st. Nsw-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

Not very long sgo 81 was considered bad form TO
Appear IN very light colors and ornate gowns In the
street- Women who have no other way Of showing
Of fine clothes them in the street." was then
the fashionable dictu. and the best dressed Amer
scans almost invariably chose dark colors and
lines for daytime costumes. save when they
drove in their carriages. richly attired. TO some
especial function. In England. on the contrary.
very light colors always been in vogue; their
fashionable season being IN late spring has proba-
bly, Influenced the mode IN this respect But In
America x is only for the last year or two that
light gowns have been Peremissible or much worn.
Now however. milady, having allowed herself 10
appear before the public in the daytime In light
1nts has suddenly jumped into the other extreme,
Rnd wears gowns for ordinary wear that a few
years agO would have been considered only fppro-
rriate Tor some OCCASION 81 felt like Cinderella
To-day" said a ''tailor-rnade'' girl returning home
after walk with OF her friends stella was
IL pink. Maud in pale yellow ana Ruth ia mauve
surely street, said her mother. who
retained her oid-fashionee ideas about the dress
of q lady.
They all wear light gowns now, Mamsie." said
the girl. coaNingly. "and I want you TO let me
khve pale blue cloth, with hat to match, for the
Horse Show.
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OF THIS SECTION.

Ifs the other section of the paper that con.
tains those Little Ads. Of the People,
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Andre, aides Hairdresser,

q IVES, 18TH St. adjoining Gllssy HOUSE.
Specialist hair coorfns. Oldnlaton- shar1Doo-s;
rns1fcurfnz scalp treatment facial imported
she'll ornaments. hair goods
And-e, har cnlorng harmless preparation 20 reso-s
gray and bleached har fts original color; al shades
price 81. - 49, ..r.-.
cut; price 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

Some people seem to lose their taste in by
Ing" says authority In the world OF intsrio'
decoration. They buy the unlovey becauss il
new
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IN
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1903-01-02

2s. Gen. Uribe-Uribe. Colombian insurgent
leader, surrendered with his army and
material.
NOVEMBER.
1. Fire: Island of ST. Pierre, off New
foundland, the town of st. Pierre dew
astated loss. $500, 900.
Sporting Pennsylvania defeated Column
bia in the annual football contest at
Philadelphia; score, II to 0.
Obituary J. M. Hutchings, writer and
lecturer known as the Father of the
Yosemite. at Yosemite; aged 80.
Accident: Is persons killed and 70 in
jured by the explosion of election fire.
works in Madison square New York.
8. Fire: factory plants burned at Cam
den, N. j.; loss, $1,000, 000
Sporting: Harvard defeated Pennsylva-
mia in the annual football game at
Cambridge; score, II to 0.
II. Volcanic Eruption: Kilauea, Hawaii,
in violent commotion.
L. Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton at
football; score. IL to 5.
Fire: The historic home of William Gull
len Bryant destroyed at Rosyln, N. Y.
Fire: At Sioux City, Ia, Armour g. Co. q
plant destroyed; loss, 100000.
20. Shipwreck: Danish steamer Knud II
sunk by collision with the British
steamer Swaledale in the Tyne; Dan.
ish seamen drowned.
"a. Sporting: Yale scored % to Harvard
in the annual football match at New
Haven.
Obituary: Frederick Alfred Krupp. the
German gunmaker, at Essen; aged 4S.
Fire: The Wisconsin Central ore dock
burned at Ashland Wis. loss over
$500 000
%. Obituary: Septimus Winner, song com
poser, author of THE Mocking Bird
and other favorites, in Philadelphia ;
aged rs.
Obituary: Cluysenaar, noted Belgian
artist; aged 65. Col. Thomas P. Ocl IL
tree, famous Texan wit, at Hot
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1903-01-02

Springs. Va; aged 81. -
Is. Personal: Joseph Chamberlain, Brltlsn
colonial secretary, sailed for South Az
RIGA to investigate affairs In the Trans
Vaal.
n. Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor
nell in the intercollegiate contest AZ
Philadelphia; score, IL to IL.
N Obituary: The Rev. DR.. Joseph Par
ker, minister of the City Temple, Lon
don, in that city; aged ".
Fire: At Norman, Ont, steamboats,, IL
dwellings and So 900, 900 feet Of lumber
destroyed; loss. 100000
o. Accident: 10 killed and many injured
by a boiler explosion in the plant OF
Swift & Co., Chicago.
DECEMBER.
2. Obituary: James Ethan Allen Gibbs,
sewing machine inventor, at Raphine,
Va; aged 49,
3. Fatal Fire: IA deaths in the burning
of the Lincoln hotel, Chicago.
Z. Obituary: Thomas Bracket Reed, en-
speaker of the house in Washington;
aged &c. Thomas Mast, formerly noted
cartoonist, at Guayaquil, Ecuador;
aged 62.
8. Venezuela: German and British lega-
lions closed at Caracas and the ENJOYS
left the capital.
9. Venezuela: The combined German and
British fleet seized Venezuelan war
ships at La Guayra, the port Of Ca
racaS.
ID. Venezuela: The German and British
warships bombarded and silenced 3
Venezuelan forts at Puerto Cabeo.
Sporting: The 6 day cycle race for the
long distance championship of the
world at Madison Square Garden, New
York, won by George Leander and
Floyd Krebs; record, 2,478 miles. 8 laps.
IA. Obituary. Julia Dent Grant, widow Of
Gen. U. S. Grant, in Washington; aged
&c.