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The Western news., 1904-04-06

EVENING STAR, No. SO. l. O. o. F. MEETS
every Wednesday evening in Miles Hall.
Darby All brothers in good standing in
vlte0 TO attend. CHAS. LAWRENCE, N. G.
AUGUST SOLLEDER, Sec.
The Western news., 1904-04-06

victor Lodge No. 20 A. 0, U. W.. meets Sec
henry McVey, M. W.; VIM. Tucker. Recorder
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patterns and new colorings. A straw COM
bining two montrasting coors makes up
into beautiful model where flowers Of the
same colors are used.
A CLINT of gold threads it's way among
the new hats and lends pleasing note of
brightness to the general array. Cham
scllas, the warm red of peoples, have all
found their way into the millinery field and
vie with white for the leading place. The
hats are trimmed with flowers, feathers,
wings, aigrettes and fruit and are daintily
swathed in a mist Of maline and fine laces.
The winter ideas have developed some
new fancies in floral effects for spring,
and most appealing to the eye Of the beau
ty lover will be the shower sprays of tiny,
delcately tinted blossoms, placed around
the wide brim Of the picture hat falling in
artistic abandon toward the back; also the
crowns made Of plated green stems and
finished with garlands of tiny berries or
bell-shaped buds.
A masterpiece in color schemes en-
ployed absinthe green and blush pink, both
exquisitely shaded. The foundation of the
hat was made Of absinthe straw alter
mating with rows of maline. Under the
rolling brim, as il caught there by fairy
fingers, was a large twist Of diaphanous
malnes in shaded greens. Banking the
crown, held quite fiat against it's surface,
were soft medium crush roses tinted from
the tender pink of the morning dawn into
the pale gray shadows Of the summer twi-
light. Long strands of tender green stems
were twisted around the crown and fell
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n " AVE you seen a garden where the
early spring is ushered in with
modest snowdrops, er0 7i;ss j. and md
valley, lilac and hawthorn vie
with each other in purity and beauty, and
over and above it all the sweet, fresh
odor Of the hyacinth? To this galaxy of
beauty only can the new Easter millinery
be compared, SO riotous is it this season in
it's wealth Of loneliness. The style origin
ators have certainly done their part in
providing an array of irresistibly attrac
tive Easter hats. There are so many diff
ferent styles and exquisite effects, it is i'm
possible to decide which is the one most
suitable to crown lovely woman. Difficult
indeed to please will the woman be who
is unable to find a becoming chapeau.
Every type of beauty seems to have been
considered.
There are toques and turbans galore,
jaunty little continentals, and marquis
shapes, broad French sailors and fascin-
ating picture hats on the Directoire and
the Amazon lines. The plain, stiff, una
dorned hat Of seasons past seems to have
taken wings, for even the most severe of
the tailored creations have some distinc-
| tive feminine touch, Somes SWagger new
combination of ribbon and wing to recon-
mend it to the feminine tailored woman.
| One Of the most striking features of the
spring millinery is the great amount OF
rough straw braid which are employed
at present. Very few fine straws are to be
found. These braids appear in a variety OF
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL
ENGLISH WOMAN
Wild Hog on a Texas Ranch in
Mems Clothes and Without the
Sign of Chaperone.

VX1HEN Lady Constance Mackenzie ar
w rived on her famous visit to q
Texas ranch, the agent was pre-
pared to lead her to comfortable box
stall In a private stable, freshly bedded
with mesquite hay, for he understood from
the telegram, Lady Constance due Thurs
day." that new horse was on the way
and prepared accordingly.
It wasn't q horse who stepped on the
train but girl, an English girl, who de-
fed all Of the conventions which the Eng
lish hold dear and rode and hunted In
mems clothes without the sign Of a chap
erone. She killed two savage wild hogs
with her own hands and won the adm1ra-
ton Of every rancher In Texas.
"She sure ought to have been q man. :
exclaimed one enthusiastic COW puncher
But if she's got to be a woman, she's the
best Of her kin"
Lady Constance is % years old. a tall
brunette. and strikingly handsome. She is
a granddaughter Of the Duchess Of Suther-
land and heiress to estates yielding rev.
enue of 100000 a year. But she cares
more for hunting and fishing and swimming
than she does for all the parties Of a Lon.
don season and it would be hard to say
which felt the saddest, she or the cow
boys, when she took the train for New
York to sail for home.
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MRS. WONG's PRETTY CLOTHES

color or shape.
Mrs. Wongs gowns are all cut the same
for there is no change in Chinese styles.
They are always of silk, severely plain in
cut but so rich in trimming. Light shades
are worn in the morning and the darker
colors are reserved for evening but
they are so enhanced with gold and silver
thread embroidery that they glitter and
glisten as tho studded with jewels. The
morning suit Is composed Of fascinating
little jackets and trousers. loose, full af-
fairs and the afternoon gown Of a skirt and
tunic. Mrs. Wong's satin-shod feet are
no larger than baby's and it Is marvel
that she can stand on them at all.
Chinese women are fond OF jewels and
the pearl is Mrs. Wong's favorite. She
has beautiful hair ornaments and combs
Of pearls and strings Of pearls and jade six
Or seven inches long which are worn In
place Of a necklace. There are other
strings Of emeralds, rubies and sapphires
as well as bracelets and earrings galore
But Mrs. Wong like the well-bred Amer.
lean woman, does not wear much jewelry
| unless she Is In gala dress.
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The Wife of the Chinese Commissioner
to the ST. Louis Exposition Has
Created n Sensation with Her En-
broidered Silks and Her Quaint
Manners.

WHO wouldn't like to dress as the
w Chinese women do if they could
have as handsome silks and as rich
embroideries as the wife Of Wong Kai
Kah, the imperial vice commissioner from
China to the st. Louis exposition? Mrs.
Wong herself is very charming little wo-
man and she has already made many
friends altho she does not speak a word of
any language but Chinese.
But 1t Is her clothes that have created
such sensation In st. Louis. for never
were there such embroideries, such needle
pictures, as are seen on her tunics and
skirts. More than two years were spent
In embrodering the butterflies on one
tunio and no two butterflies are alike in
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A WEDDING THAT COST 100000

New York. That meant a great deal in a
city whose social affairs have caused
whole world to gasp with establishment
and 1t was to carry out her plans that Miss
Drexel spent 100000. that she invited
twenty-five priests to stand in the chan
eel and that she had the most elaborate
trousseau ever made for an American.
The service was read in st. Patrick's
cathedral Tuesday and the solos were sung
by the greatest singers in New York. They
were assisted by fifty trained choristers
and a string orchestra as well as an organ.
There was a bevy Of pretty bridesmaids
and a corresponding number Of brave ush-
ception at the Drexel residence. Hundreds
Of branches Of white lilacs thousands of
bride roses and as many lilies Of the val
ley were used in the decorations. The
bride wore for jewels diamond tiara and
pearl necklace. gifts Of her mother, and a
pink topaz surrounded by diamonds, a
present from the bridegroom.
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with shower OF miniature buds well to,
the back.
1t is generally conceded that no moro
graceful and becoming ornament to hat
can be found than the ostrich feather,
and it will be favored for early spring
wear. The entire black hat loses its
greatest charm without the feather. and
who can deny the loneliness Of the gray
hat in soft nickel tones, trimmed with
sweeping ostrich feathers exquisitely
shaded. No matter what the shape or the
material, the majority of the most fetch
ing of these hats display an artistically
undulated brim, with just enough Of that
careless, easy, unstudied effect to make
them very becoming. Tiny straw buttons
are found decorating many of the brims,
while a clever idea Is their use to bank
the three-inch crowns. Straw roses, ex-
ceedingly small, are one Of the new fea-
lures and are used in many odd, pretty
ways. Lace medallions are to be found
inset into the crowns and brims, outlined
with threads of gold and silver in a most
delightful manner. It is predicted that
laces will be greatly in demand.
The hats Of embroidered linen and ba-
tiste are most summary looking. They
are SO pretty in themselves that they need
but little decoration, a bunch Of peoples
or twisted strand of rosebuds is more
than enough, SO great is their untrimmed
beauty. They are soft looking affairs,
generally draped in folds, and many times
finished with rosette or long, bow Of
the same.
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consideration. if one were superstitious in
wearing jewels, gems or stones. polished
or unpublished, and that is that the good eff
feet Of the turquoise be not overbalanced
by the bad effect Of some other stone
which is supposed to counterfeit thru evil
the good acquired. The fair barbarians
are not troubling themselves very much
over this, however.
There is a charm in being outre or I'M
usual in taste, and the girl Of to-day Is af-
fecting it. Swastika crosses, Aztec calen-
dar designs. serpent designs, scroll. cir
cles, triangles and teeth and claws Of wild
beasts are common enough for all to re-
alize the part they play in aboriginal cir
cles. The Mol1i Indians, the Navajos and
other tribes have presented interesting
study along these lines in all directions,
their cooking utensils, their blankets, dec
grafton of tepees, etc. From the primt-
tive ideas, the merchant now repro
duces in dull Metals, pottery or woolens
corresponding articles which serve as dec
grafton or ornament within the home or
upon the person.
/ Therefore, when milady adorns her
charming SELF she seeks appropriate ma
+, terial and harmony of color to accent the
barbaric ornaments which embellish her
! costume. She avoids that which disfg-
! ures, and affects that which enriches and
beauties. She is affable and gracious as
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kitchen table which will change to a writ

kitchen table which will change to a writ
Ing desk at the touch of a spring must
be real comfort to the servants.
The duchess always carries a notebook
so that she may capture any idea which
comes to her at stray moments and when
the idea is elaborated and put into a draw
ing it is sent to model maker who takes
out patent for it in his own name.
Since the fact that she was an inventor
has leaked out the poor duchess has been
tormented by patent agents. At first she
replied to them politely. but now their
letters are unceremoniously dumped into
the waste paper basket. but as even a
duchess can occasionally spend more
money than she has it Is possible that
she will place some of her inventions,
probably the indispensable combination of
kitchen tabye and priting desk, on the
market.
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FATHER OF LIES" PARTY

A novel party for Washington's BIRTH
day is described in the February What
10 Nat. 1t is dubbed "Father of Lies
affair, and the invitations should be writ
ten on red cards with black ink and dec
grated with pictures of Mephisto. Hang
Mephisto posters over the house and pro-
cure the little Mephisto match boxes and
paper weights for favors. Give prize for
the best lie told during the evening, and
nave each one tell under what circum-
stances he would consider lie justifable.
Other topics: 1.-THE Biggest Liar 1 Ever
Knew my First Lie," "Are White Lies
Permissible?" what Punishment Should
Be Meter Out to the Liar?' etc. Finish
the evening with an imitation supper, your
own Ingenuity telling you how to plan sur
prises for your guests.
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THE CLEVER DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH

kee brain for inventing little things which
will add to her own comfort or lessen the
work of her servants.
Social duties keep her grace rather busy
and so 1t is only between q tea and a din
ner or by utilizing the minutes that sepa-
rate luncheon from the opening Of q
bazaar that she is able to devise such
conveniences as a packing case or q
woman's trunk which railway thieves can
not rob, and a bicycle sunshade which
will collapse at the will of the rider and
become a support for the machine. The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
Have the Most Elaborate Arrange
ments and the Most Beautiful Tros-
seaux OF ANY American Girl.

r UST imagine spending 100000 on the
appointments of one wedding. Also
J imagine what manner of service 1t was
which required the presence Of twenty five
priests In the chancel to marry one little
woman to one big man. And then, II you
have any imagination left. try and fancy
what the finest trousseau that was ever
made for an American bride would be
like.
* 1san Miss Josephine Drexel. the daugh-
Ger Of the founder Of the banking-house
which has Pierpont Morgan for its head,
became engaged to ]. Duncan Emmett. she
declared that she would have the most
elaborate wedding that was ever seen In
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IN I barrie metals, the American wo-
wv man has appropriated all the
symbolism, color, handiwork and
material of the aboriginal. Eyes
are fairly dazzled by the primary coors
and designs in the jackets, satchels, bags,
card cases, fobs, chains and bracelets to
be seen every way we turn.
The craze for beadwork is mild COM
pared to that Of metals. Golf sticks and
other trite designs in metal are old, the
rage being for the heavy bracelet, the
tiara, comb, waist buttons, ETC., made by
the Indians. Mexico is SO near, just over
the border. the routes so easily traversed,
the mining and excavating passion so in
tense, that travelling is a luxury, and the
tourist, well informed thru picturesque
official literature, digs, delves and finds
precious stones such opals, turquoise,
perodates and rubies and the ever lovely
matrix, in subtle shades Of green.
AS a consequence, old silver rings are
ferreted out, literally begged, borrowed or
stolen, when the chink of coin is not suf-
ficiently hypnotic, and milady returns to
dazzle her friends with her possessions.
The turquoise and unusual natural stones
which are set within the rings pins and
buckles are really the talismans Of the
savage, as is the coral of the Latin races
for the evil eye. There is but one serious
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
TAK1Ne cARE OF G1ngoN.

The "new' Gisbon girl is told of in these few
little paragraphs, follows:
Mrs. Gibson, the mother Of Charles Dana Glib
son, says that a few days since Dana's little
girl aged Z, came over to see her. After play
ing contentedly for some time she came up to
her and said:
'Grandma must go home now
"Why so soon, dearie?"
well you see. grandma, must look after
papa. He's all alone thefes with nobody but his
wife and the baby
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MENUS FOR A WEEK
From Table Talk.
(By Special Permission.)
HsnNnAv rrr TX

10y opcC1dls fSrIA1SSlOnsl
MONDAY, FEB. Is.
BREAKFAST.
Gluten Grtts, Sugar and Cream.
Dreamed Dried Beef
p,.. CIR, nrea flashed Potatoes. cor..
Potato Omelet Baby PIN O1as.
Toasted Corn Bread. Coffee.
Mutton ColloDs, Tomato Sauce.
Sweet Potatoes. Spinach
Floating Island.
TUESDAY, FEB. 1e.
BREAKFAST.
Cereal, Sugar and Crea M
soile S,, Tr1eo ,k., Delmonce o petatos'.
$500 LUNCH. ~
flashed Meat Toast.
Mull Wsat Ta =, Soup
~ Hscarole, French D Dressing. Dse''
Pancake. with Jam.
Coffee.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. IT.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit
Oatmeal Sugar and Cream.
Fish Bal Balls ar.r, Dropped ppsia Eggs.
Ivy ' LUNCH. ne''
Toast with Cheese Sauce.
DINNER. a'
PURGE Of Peas.
.. ~ Mashed Potatoes.
Brussels Sprouts.
Endive, French Dressing.
Cup custards.
Coffee.
THURSDAY, FEB. IS.
BREAKFAST.
.. Fruit.
Ralston Breakfast Food.
Hamburg Steaks
Pan cakes stewed Pota ce}sss
Potato Chowder. Baby PIN olas
ND'A. DINNER. ieA'
Pepper Pot.
m.s,sd 6r Oil Steak with Bsnanas
Celery hayonnaise.
Lemon Pie.
Coffee.
FRIDAY. FEB. 10.
BREAKFAST.
.. Fruit.
Baked Eggs. Julienne Potatoes.
ofompe'S' LUNCH. c0ffee'
Harlequin Timbales. Tomato Sauce.
Stewed Figs. Cake. Cocoa.
Split Pea Soup.
Lobster Pillau. Satisfy Fritters
Lima Beans
Lettuce. French Dressing.
Peach Taoioca.
Coffee. ...
SATURDAY, FEB. 90.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit
Shredded Biscuit. Sugar and Cream.
Broiled Ham: Philadelphia Potatoes.
English Ng hUNcH Coffee
Hash IN Pepper Shells.
- DINNER.
Mock Oyster Soup.
1'O MA Mashed Potatoes a'e"eu oorn
Cold Slaw
Waters Bread Pudding Cheese
Coffee
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
BREAKFAST
~ Fruit
Wheat Crystals = Sugar and Cream
stewed Kidneys Lyonnaise Potatoe
cream Toast Coffee
DINNER
Clear Tomato Soup
Braized Beef Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Tips
Lettuce French Dressing
Waters Cheese
Orange Ice Cream Coffee
Deviled Crabs Apple Sal,
s- Cake Coffee
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WAYS OF WOMEN

Nine. Amy Sherwin, the gifted Tas- |
man1an prima donna, owes her introduce !
ton to brilliant career to an accident.
One day when she was singing in the
woods near her home, with all the untu-
tored sweetness Of her girlish voice, it
CHANGED that Stgnor Pompei, the head Of
wandering opera company heard her
and succunbed to the spell Of the wood
land voice. He offered the young singer
a place in his company and very shortly
afterward she had Melbourne at her feet
-Tit-BitS.
Mis- Kang Tung the 17-year- old daugh-
ter of the president of the Chinese Reform
association. Is now In the east. Landing
on the Pacific coast several months ago,
she has gone thru California, British Co.
lumbia and other places where there are
Chinese colonies, and has endeavored to
interest the women in the objects Of the
Reform association. Last month she or
ganized the New York Ladies' Branch"
all the prominent women of Chinatown
enrolling themselves as members. Miss
Tung writes for Chinese woman's paper
published in Canton twice month, Of
which her sister is the editor. Several
years Of study In this country are planned
for by Miss Kang Tung. Political economy
and history are the subjects she is par
ticularly interested in, and a course at
Radcliffe college is said to be probability
for this advanced young daughter OF
Chfna.-Woman s Journal.
A well groomed woman lolling in an
opera wagon was driven up Fifth avenue
the other morning. From her too youthful
hat a navy blue veil was draped and she
gazed nonchalantly at the crowds In the
street. This woman, who was returning
from her country home on the Hudson,
was Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. It is doubtful
if New Workers. ever will weary Of the
sprightly Mrs. Fish, who does not object to
the attention Of the public She stands
for the type OF modern woman of fashion
a whimsical. generous. sharp tongued
creature who dispenses a princely income
to amuse her friends. Just now Mrs.
Fish is more interesting than ever. She
had stirred up hornets nest by CRITICS.
ing the other leaders of fashion. In con-
sequence she will face pretty stormy
time. But trust Mrs. Fish. Her return
to town was quiet and unheralded and
now the Venetian palace. as she calls lel
4 home, at Madison avenue and Seventy.
4 eighth street, Is ready for her occupancy
Her daughter Marian superintendent the
labor Of housecleaning.-New York Press
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a MISTAKE OF PARENTS.

To some parents the girl at home never grows
up. and when the college B. A. comes back
flushed with her trtumphs and gloryfng In her
her life as they did yhen she was in pinafores,
writes Alice Katherine Fellows in Good House
their thoughts and the girl who has managed
her own affairs for four years must take with
patience her parents decisions on all questions
Of adaptation uncomfortable, her college training
is scarcely to blame.
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THE goth CENTURY INDIAN GIRL

With the Present Craze for Barbara Metals the American Girl
Has Appropriated All the Symbolism Color Handiwork and
Material Of the Red Men Of Her Native Land-mdan Settle
ments Are Being Ransacked for Odd Bits of Meal-Con
chos Popular Ornamental Piece of Metal With Swastika
Gross It Ornament to Be Much Prized-Fobs Chains
and Bracelets of All of Barbaric Metals and Designs
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She Invents All Sorts Of Little Trtfles
i'm the Intervals of Social Duties and
Carries Note Book in Which to
Imprison Fugitive Ideas.

TT Is a pity that the Duchess Of MARI
borough is not a poor working woman
dependent upon her wits for her
bread and butter instead of using them to
secure social favors, for she has the Yam
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13

Sir Arthur Fairburn, a deaf mute, is
the only holder of an hereditary title
in England SO afflicted.
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eoop-HAruRED BROWN.

An optiimist-he's thankful Tor
Most anything-is Brown.
He cares not what turns UP sir, nor
How often he's turned down.
5F Philadelphia Ledger.
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It'll the present craze for bar
barrie metals, the American wo-
man has appropriated all the
symbolism, color, handiwork and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-15
"JOsh Billinxs' Wit,

There are some who have an idea
that Josh Billings" wit depends
largely upon his il-literary posing
his bad spelling and strained gram
mar, but this is serious misunder-
standing. What these did was to call
attention to the text Tae clown in
the circus says witty things, which
would be- just as witty II he were in
a respectable dress; but the tradi-
tional fool costume makes attention
to him more certain ard continuous.
You can take samples Ut "Josh Bill
lings'" sayings almost Mt random,
and find their pertinencs and shrewd-
ness unreduced, with their spelling
corrected. Here are two: IT like to
see man just as honest when he is
measuring peck Of onions, as when
he is shouting Glory Hallelujah!' -
Some folks brag of their great de-
scent, when their great descent is just
what ails them."-From Josh Bill
lings," by Joel Benton, in Four-Track
News.
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Now why Should she be Angry,

Now Why Should She be Ansrys =
John Billus, found this photograph
In the inside pocket of an old vest Of
yours hanging up in the closet. I'd
like an explanation. Whose is it?"
Cant you see it's an old picture,
Maria? What's the use of stirring I'D
memories that
II want to know whose picture that
u.s."
Rather a pleasant-faced girl, isn't
she?"
II want to know her name"
mo jealous fury In that countenance.
is there?"
Whose is it?''
TITS portrait Of a girl used to
think great deal of, and"
"Her name, sir?'
"We1l, you sat for it yourself, Maria,
about 10 years ago; but to tell the
truth I always did think the pleasing
expression was little overdone. Put
on your spectacles and look at it again,
and then compare it with the reflection
in that mirror over there, and see
what are you getting mad about?'-
Stray Stories.