Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, September 04, 1896, Image 2
> NE Denali Bellefonte, Pa., Sep. 4, 1896. THE STARS IN THE FLAG ARE SIL- VER. BY N. P. BABCOCK. Out of the West from the land of the grain, Comes the sound of a song men are singing; High on the mountain and over the plain Is the flash of the flag they are bringing. Welcome the banner, 'tis no foreign rag, Look ! they are silver! the stars in the flag. Now at the shop and the forge and the mill With the beads on her brow Labor standeth : “What is this army approaching at will ? And what is the thing it commandeth ? Would it ‘Old Glory’ from battlements drag ?” Look! they are silver! the stars in the flag. Hark to the cry from the loom and the fields. ’Tis a cry like the ery of a mother : “Men of the East would you raise golden shields “In a war on g friend and a brother ? “Who says oF blir is Anarchy’srag 2’ * Look ! they are silver! the stars in the flag. Silver ! not gold are the twoscore of stars, And they tell for our country its story. Down with the hand of the Shylock who mars. For a measnre of gold, our “Old Glory !” Here's the reply to Plutocracy’s brag : Look ! they dre silver! the stars inthe flag. HOW LOVE WON. BY MARY SPAULDING HATCH. The editor of Fresh Breezes wanted a bright story from my pen, and to that end I had conjured my brain by every device in my power. In vain had I scrutinized the pages of Puck and Life, and other sug- gestive periodicals of that ilk, but no glow- ing idea came. Thered pods of the flower- ing bean tapped gently against the open window, and the yellow leaves of the cher- ry lazily floated earthward, whose action my sluggish mind persistently imitated. The little fire upon the hearth crackled and blazed briskly, trying its best not to feel lost in the throat of the great, old- fashioned chimney, for the early autumn mornings in the Tennessee hills were cool enough to make a small fire welcome, es- pecially so as country people in that cli- mate are loath to keep closed doors ; so the door to the porch stood open, and opposite that was the kitchen door, also open, al- lowing the odors of an appetizing break- fast unrestrained admittance. I leaned against the high mantel, study- ing the fire, with that peculiar, downcast feeling that comes to one seeking inspira- tion, and finding circumstances utterly ad- verse. Finally the andirons riveted my atten- tion—the andirons that Minnie had scoured the day before till they shone as bright as the glowing logs they upheld ; and the an- dirons, together with the sound of the quick, light steps of the girl in the kitchen busily preparing the morning meal, led my mind over the recent events at the farm house. Minnie was in love with an honest country lad, and it happened that her fa- ther did not approve of him, or pretended he did not. He could raise no objection to the young man’s character, nor to his steady, plodding life—but he was slow— ‘‘all fired slow,’’ growled Minnie’s father, ‘besides, his family ain’t much, an’ his farm ain’t wuth th’ scraping uv a plow. Minnie could do better—a heap better. Any how there ain’t no call for her t’ jump at such a chance, considern’ she ain’t 20, an’ since her ma died I can’t git long without her,’’ was the emphatic comment of that usually taciturn man, offered to me in return for a word I had spoken, with the intention of casting a stone from Min- nie’s path. Well ; of course, it was none of my busi- ness, though I couldn’t help being interest- ed in the girl. Minnie had borne patient- ly with her father, for, several times be- fore Hiram’s advent her ‘‘company’” had been shown by unmistakable signs that it was useless to settle to anything like regu- lar business ; but Hiram’s staying quali- ties seemed unusual — besides, Minnie liked him. One night after her father had significant- ly wound the clock, and made other prepa- rations for retiring, and, seeing no disposi- tion in the young man to do likewise, he slowly turned out the light. Without a word Minnie immediately relit it, and re- paired with her young man to the wide hall. Her father followed with his pipe, smoked for a while, then yawned ominous- ly, and finally fell into a state that admit- ted the issuance of an unearthly snore, which only served to give the young peo- ple an excuse for drawing near each other, and conversing in whispers. That angered the old man, who started up, kicked the dog till he howled, and in his clumsy attempt to eject the animal, managed to turn ever the lamp, setting fire to the bare floor. A bucket of water did its duty to the accompaniment of all sorts of invectives and growlings about ‘young folks what didn’t have no better sense n’ter set round an’ burn coal oil enough ter git a man in debt, an’ try ter burn th’ house down ter boot.’ Hiram was roused at last, his eyes gleamed, he stepped foward with an angry ejaculation, but Minnie quickly intercept- ed with a commanding gesture, and the entreaty : ‘Don’t say a word ter daddy. Go out onter th’ gallery n’ Ill come in er minute. Now. daddy,” she began, ad- mirably controlling herself, ‘‘ye kin hev th’ fire, an’ the light, th’ hall, an, th’ hull ‘house—th’ gallery is good enough for me an’ Hiram, but ef you drive him away from that, I will go, too.” The old farmer gazed stupidly at his daughter, She evidently meant what she said, and he was not prepared to carry hos- tilities further that night, so he uttered no word as she shut the door ‘behind her— carefully avoided slamming it, but it closed nevertheless with a certain emphasis. Hiram kept up his visits regularly for more than a year, and through the father’s reception was always markedly cool, he never again attempted to insult him. One night the suitor ventured to say : “I’m a comin’ for Minnie some day.’ “Well, ye needn’t, young man ; an’ ye won’t ef ye know when ye’re well off,” was the gruff retort. At one time Minnie tried to reason with . her father, but was unsucccessful, I knew by her red eyes and lagging steps. She seemed in deep thought for a few days, then she brightened, and went about her duties with unusual lightness and song. I could see that her father watched her every mood, and that he really doted on his motherless daughter, for an expression of immense relief appeared on his face as soon as she was light-hearted. One morning he came into the kitchen in a towering rage, accusing Minnie of in- tending to elope with Hiram. She met him calmly, even smiling a lit- tle triumphantly, I thought, as she an- swered, reassuringly : ‘‘Ye needn’t fear, fa- fhe I ain’t going ter do nothin’ uv the ind.”’ ‘“‘She’d better not,’’ he fumed ; ‘‘if she would be fool enough to do such a thing, he’d turn her out of the house, he’d disin- herit her, he’d never look at her again.” Somehow the storm did not dampen the girl’s spirit. She hummed a tune as she set the meal on the table, and the old man as if ashamed of his passion, praised her for a mighty good dinner. But again in a few days he heard the story repeated ; this time twitting her of it half jocularly, though he studied her furtively, as she re- plied mirthfully : . Most any girl with such a cross old dad- dy would do it, and no one would blame her,’’ she said. Noting his frown, howev- er, she added, wistfully : ““I’d ruther hev my father’s consent ter being married.” He did not seem quite satisfied, and though he said nothing more, he sat smok- ing meditatively for a long time. : After that I often heard him pace the “gallery,” as they called the long front porch, until late at night, a sign that he was troubled, or watchful, his custom was to retire almost with the chickens. He was often up till after midnight, for, being a light sleeper, and my window wide open, I was easily disturbed by his clumsy lounging in the shrubbery, or his peculiar laryngeal efforts that resembled the rasping of an insect. One evening I overheard a conversation. A young man from an ad- joining farm had come over on some errand. I paid no attention to what he was saying to the farmer till he mentioned Hiram’s name, then it occurred to me that he was one of Hiram’s friends, and that his sister was a bosom confidant of Minnie. He was saying : ‘“Ye’ll hev ter be hextra keerful t’night, fer I heerd one o’ the hands a talkin’, an’ he said thet Hiram’s nigger said thet th’ ’lopement was planned fer half arter one o’clock ter night, sure’ “I’ve heerd ye say most th’ same thing afore, ’an I'm half o’ th’ mind thet ye’re a lyin’ ter me.”’ ¢‘Call it lyin’ then,” retorted the other indignantly, ‘‘but whut I sh’d be tellin’ lies fer is more’n I know ;”’ then he re- sumed with evident good will : “Ef I wuz you I’d put er stop to it someways ; why, it'll worrit yer life aout ; ye look now ’sif ye hedn’t had a speck o’ sleep fer weeks.” There was nothing about Minnie at the supper table that betokened anything un- usual. She was neither hilarious or dull ; simply her pleasant, thoughtful self. One thing, however, I noticed, she did not ap- pear to see that her father left his meal al- most untasted, and that he studied her de- meanor anxiously. Sometimes, amid the feminine chatter that she-and I kept up, I fancied she glanced at her farther with a sudden gleam of cunning craftiness, which, as quickly changed to something like ten- der remorse. Minnie’s room was next to mine, and a slight noise was easily heard through the thin partition, but everything was so abso- lutely still that night I thought I could hear her breathe. The offensive smoke of the farmer’s pipe greeted my nostrils as the clock struck one. Its reverberation had hardly ceased, when, from my window, I watched his dark shad- ow creep around near the corner, under the shrubbery, which offered a point of vantage of his daughter’s room. Slowly and silently an hour passed, and the clock in the dining-room loudly tolled, ‘‘one, two.”” The old man waited ten minutes longer, then dragged himself from the bushes. I could clearly distinguish his tall, lean figure as he stood, apparently gazing up to the window of his daughter’s room. Something dropped from his hand, clattering as it struck the ground, and he started into the house. He shuffled off his shoes in the hall, and with awkward cau- tiousness ascended the stairs. There was a slight jar, a sudden rustle in the adjoining room, then I distinctly heard the girl’s regular breathing. He neither stopped to listen or knock. The door must have been open for he en- tered immediately. A chair stood in the way ; he stumbled over it, making a great racket on the uncovered floor. Minnie’s voice came sleepily : ‘‘What's th’ matter ?’’ but at the sound of her fa- ther’s gruff, anxious: ‘‘Air ye thar, dar- ter ?’’ she sat up, wide awake, exclaiming : “Why, daddy! whut’s up? Air ye sick ?”’ “Yes, I air sick—sick to death o’ this cussed business.’ ‘Why, whut,s th’ matter wi’ you, fa- ther 2’? (She called him father when very affectionate. ) ‘Minnie, tell me true—tell yerol’ dad- dy, didn’t ye hev no notion o’ runnin’ away ter-night ?”’ ‘‘Not the least in th’ world, ye pore ol’ honey daddy ; whatever put it into yer head ?’* ‘‘An hev ye no notion o’ whippin’ off wi’ Hiram—ain’t him pn’ you comin’ no game on yer ol’ daddy ?’ ‘‘A fair enough game, father ; ye know well enough Hiram an’ me hev been sweet- hearts a long time, an’ we hev been wait- in’ patient fer yer consent. I shant never like no other man like I do him, an’I think sometime my dear ol’ daddy ’ll give in, fer he’s right clever at heart ; an’ ef we kin wait fer his consent, when we might run off easy enough, don’t it look like we'll stand by ye as long as we live ? don’t it, daddy ?’ I could imagine how Minnie caught his hands, and how the poor, wornout old man succumbed, just as his artful, loving daughter expected ; for I heard him give a broken sob, then her low, comforting tones reassuring him. The old andirons reflected Minnie’s brightness as she stepped to the door, and announced breakfast that morning ; and perhaps it was no wonder that I could think of nothing more inspiring all day than the girl’s happiness and loyalty, as she excused herself for making the meal a trifle later than usual. “‘I was bound ter give father somethin’ good this mornin’—he’s deservin’ it, fer he's promised to set me an’ Hiram up in housekeepin’, an’ ter stay by us all his life,’’ she said with a tender glance at the old man, who, hastily gul down his coffee, declaring jocosely, he’d take it back if she failed to continue to feed him on the present excellent fare. - ——A midsummer calico hop is .the latest form of entertainment which will soon be given in Harlem, Any woman who attends the festival wearing any other than a calico gown will be fined, in pro- portion to the degree of her disobedience. The men will also be required to wear cal- ico neckties and to carry handkerchiefs of the same material—figured, and the larger the figures the better. The gentlemen are contemplating hav- ing dress suits of the calico. There will be a reception, an entertainment and a dance and ladies in other localities are expecting, to have similar affairs. ——The New York Journal says that while Bryan, ‘the boy orator,” ered New Yorkers argument and statistics, Cochran, the much lauded statesman, gave | them billingsgate and bombast. The Cliff-Dwellers House. The rooms of these great dwellings were apparently not all built at one time, and in size, shape, and arrangement conform to the exigencies of the situation. Some of them are many feet across, some so small that a person can hardly stand upright in them and can reach from side to side. Some communicate with one another by low openings, through which one must crawl on hands and knees ; others are en- tered only through holes in the ceilings. Some of the rooms are so small that they could have been used only for storage. The great sloping arches of the caverns in which the larger Cliff houses are built shelter most of them from above. But when rooms were exposed or were built one above another, the roofs are supported by timber girders, whose rough ends wit- ness to the toilsome processes involved in their shaping with such tools alone as men of the stone age could command. Upon the heavier timbers they laid smaller sticks tied osiers and cedar bark to these, and plastered the whole over with thick layers of mud or mortar. A large part of the timber is well preserved. : Within, the masonry is usually coated with a thin layer of plaster, and the sweep of the rough palms of the old artisans is still plain on many a chamber wall. They had tiny fireplaces in the corners of some of the little rooms. In others the fire was in a pit in the floor in the centre. The smoke from the fires found its way out as best it could through holes in the ceilings. So the walls are often very black, and from some of them you can rub off the soot upon your hands to-day. But when the wall got too sooty a thin fresh layer of plaster was laid on over it. In some of the larger rooms one can count sixteen, and perhaps more, thin layers of fresh plaster, with the soot in streaks of black between them. Furniture there is no trace of, unless one reckon as such a low stone step or bench which runs around some of the larger rooms. — Many of the ruins contain large round chambers with the narrow stone bench along the wall, and a pit in the centre for a fire. These rooms have usually a pyra- midal or domelike roof of large timbers, whose ends rest upon stone piers which project into the rooms. The walls of these rooms, which seem to have been places of assembly, are usually very sooty. In them too, one finds such evidence of an intelli- gent provision for ventilation as shames some of our practices today. Flues, often of considerdble size, are built into walls, leading from the open air down into the chambers, and opening at the floor-lev- el. In front of this opening, and between it and the fire-pit, was usually & stone or wooden screen, which apparently kept the draught from direct access to the fire and from the people sitting around the walls. Little square cubbies were not in- frequently made by leaving a stone out of the masonry. These are especially com- mon in the large round chambers just mentioned, and small utensils and orna- ments have been frequently found stowed away in them. Many of the walls have wooden pegs built into the walls, apparent- ly for hanging things upon. * The stout timbers which form the floors of the higher rooms were sometimes left sticking through the masonry outside the walls, and small cross-sticks being tied upon-them, they made excellent balconies —a little dangerous, perhaps, if some skulking marauder with a bow and arrows should happen to creep to the nearest cliff edge above,” but airy and with command- ing outlook. Firesticks have heen left, with round charred ends, such as the early folks the world over were wont to twirl upon softer woods, and so win fire. Little bunches of cedar-bark strips closely tied with yucca threads, and burnt at one end where they have been used as tinder, are not uncom- mon ‘‘finds’’ in the rooms and in the rub- bish heaps.—From ‘‘A Summer among Cliff Dwellings,’ by T. Michael Prudden, in Harper's Magazine for September. An Ugly Record. Statistics compiled by the state board of charities dating back from 1895 one hun- dred and thirteen years to 1778 show that 328 persons were hanged in Pennsylvania. Of these 5 suffered the penalty of death for high treason, 8 for robbery, 14 for burglary, 3 for assault, 1 for arson, 4 for counterfeit- ing and 7 for unknown offenses. On April 22, 1794, the death penalty was abolished except for murder in the first degree. The greatest number of persons hanged in any year was in 1877, when 16 were executed, including 6 Mollie Maguires in Schuykill county and 4 in Carbon. The past 20 years the number of executions of murderers in the state hed 112." Of course 32 ex- piated their‘crimes on the gallows in 1877, 1878 and 1879. Before 1834 hangings took place in public and since then in jail yards and oorridors. The number of persons tried in the courts of Pennsylvania last year was 17,499, a de- crease compared with the previous year of 876. The number of convictions was 4,417, a-decrease of 381. The amount of recognizances forfeited was $204,398.55 an increase of over $21,000. The convictions in Allegheny county were 476, a decrease of 140 and in Philadelphia 924, a decrease of 124. Of the 4,417 convictions, 1,106 were for larceny, 939 for assault and bat- tery, and 226 for violation of liquor laws. There were 12 convictions for murder in the first degree, 13 for murder in the sec- ond degree and 11 for manslaughter. ——The malignant gold Shylocks claim, on the one hand, that with free cof owners of silver bullion can take it to the mint and get 100 cents for 50, and, on the other, that with free coinage the silver dollar will be worth 50 cents. When they are asked to explain, they say the bullion owners can use these 50 cent dol- Iars to pay their debts with. And the bul- lion owners will also be obliged to receive them in payment of debts, won't they t Intelligent Administration of Law. ‘‘That was tough on Davis.” “What 97 . ‘‘He stepped on a banana peel, fell, and was arrested for giving a street performance without a license.”’—Zruth. A Very Prosperous Nation. France maintains $800,000,000 of silver in circulation on a parity with gold, and has $900,000,000 of gold in circulation, and France has only half the’ population the United States has, and-6nly about one- third of its wealth. | THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. The Pyramids, first, which in Egypt were laid : Next, Babylon's Garden, for Amytis made ; Then Mausolus' Tomb, of affection and guilt : Fourth, the Temple of Dian, in Ephesus built ; The Colossus of Rhodes, cast in brass to the sun : Sixth, Jupiter's Statue, by Phidias done ; The Pharos of Egypt, last wonder ot old, | Or Palace of Cyrus, cemented with gold. oP | sedan chair. Notable Honors for the Celestial Dignitary on His Disembarkation from the St. Louis in New York. Attired in Yellow Jacket and Peacock Plumes. Cheered by the Crowds at the Dock and Along Broadway. The White Squadron Salute the Visitor —@General Ruger and a Distinguished Staff form the Reception Committee. His excellency Li Hung Chang, Am- bassador of China, senior guardian of the heir apparent, Prime Minister of State, Earl of the First Bank, with the title of Su-Y, attended by a Viscount Counselor, a First Secretary, a Viscount Secretary, three plain, simple, secretaries. seven attaches, two copyists, nine guards and twelve ser- vants arrived in New York Friday. New York was genuinely glad to wel- come Li Hung Chang, and extended its welcome in a breezy, booming, joyous man- ner, in which the heavens and air and earth and sea seemed all to join, for it was a most joyous day, weatherwise speaking. From the wharf he was escorted to the Waldorf by a company of distinguished Americans and a troop of United States cavalrymen. There he was received hy Gen. Ruger, Hon. John W. Foster, ex- Secretary of State. Mr. Foster, it will be remember, acted as adviser to the famous Chinaman during the negotiations for peace between China and Japan in the late war. Col. Fred Grant and other personal friends. ~ LI RECEIVED BY CLEVELAND. President Cleveland received Li Hung Chang at the residence of ex-Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney, Saturday. ball room of Mr. Whitney’s home on Fifth avenue. The Chinese Viceroy was escort- ed from the Waldorf to the Whitney resi- dence by the troops of the Sixth Cavalry, that have been detailed to do such duty. Among those present at the reception were Secretary of the State Olney, Assistant Sec- Carlisle and Secretary of War Lamont. The remony, which was very brief, was pre- fac y Li Hung Chang handing to the Preside 1is credentials from the Emperor of China, an elaborate document, written on Chinese garchment and wrapped in yel- low silk, upon which was the Chinese drag- in red, blue, green and white. Li made the following address, which was translated’ by his interpreter : Your Excellency—It affords me "great pleasure to have the honor to be presented to your excellency. The reputation of your highly-esteemed virtues is widely known throughout the world, and in you the citi- zens of the United States of America have invariable placed their confidence, conse- quently both the interior administration and the exterior relations of this great re- public are in a state of prosperity. It will always be the desire of my august master, the Emperor of China, to maintain the most cordial relations with America, whose friendly assistance rendered to the government of China after the China-Japan- ese war, and whose protection for the safety of the Chinese immigration in America are always to be highly appreciated. Iam now specially appointed by my august master, the Emperor of China, to present to your excellency the assurances of his most friendly feeling toward the United States of America in the hope that your ex- cellency will teciprocate his sentiments and co-operate with him to promote friendly intercourse between our two countries for the cause of human kind. I trust that your excellency’s govern- ment will continue to afford protection and kind treatment to the Chinese immigrants in America, and to render friendly assist- ance to the Chinese government when re- quired. May the peoples of our two nations enjoy the benefits of a perpetual peace. The President made this reply : Your Excellency—It gives me great pleasure to receive from your hand the per- sonal letter from your august sovereign and to greet you as his personal representative. Since our two countries became better acquainted many incidents have occurred calculated to increase our friendly relations, and not the least gratifying of these are the friendly expressions contained in the letter of your emperor and the visit to our coun- try of his most distinguished subject, who has been so honorably and prominently connected with public affairs in his own country and with all that has been at- tempted in the direction of its advance- ment and improvement. Your visit to us at this time is made more impressive by the thought that it serves to join in one suggestion the most ancient civilization of the Eastand the best type of a newer civilization in the Western world. Notwithstanding the widely different characteristics of the two countries, the welcome which is tendered you by the government and citizens of the United States illustrates in the strongest possible manner the kindship of nations. We feel that in the arrangement of your tour you have not allotted to your sojourn among us sufficient time to gain an adequate ob- servation of all we have accomplished asa nation. It will not, however, escape your notice that a rich and fertile domain has here been quickly created by those who were assured that they would reap where they had sown ; that a strong and benefi- cent government has here been established by those who loved freedom, and that we have generous and patriotic people who love their government becanse it is theirs —contracted by them, administered for them and protected and saved from harm by them. We heartily wish that your stay with us may be most pleasant, and that at its close you may enjoy a safe and agreeable return to your home and your field of duty and usefulness. : Mr. Cleveland soon after sailed on the yacht Sapphire, to return to Gray Gables. Li Hung Chang was the guest of honor at a banquet given at the Waldorf, Saturday, night by former United States ministers to China. At the table he barely nibbled the delicate dishes sat before him and would not touch the wines. This was noticed by his hosts, and in a few moments chop suey and chop sticks were placed hefore him, and he ate with arelish. LI VISITS GRANT'S TOMB. On Sunday Li visited Gen. Grant’s tomb on the Riverside drive. He arose early in the morning and at 10 o'clock received 30 Chinese merchants attired in all the splen- dor of their oriental dress. The start for the tomb was made at 2:10 o'clock Li held his famous umbrella over his head all the way. He received an enthusiastic ovation from the 30,000 or more people who lined the Riverside and Morningside drives. A solitary police- man stood guard at the gate of the tomb, in which had been placed earlier in the day a wreath from Mrs. U. S Grant Sr., consisting of white roses and galaxy leaves tied with a white satin how. Li Hung Chang and party drove up Riverside drive opposite the tomb at 4 o'clock. There was a short delay while one of the Chinese attendants hastened to Li Hung Chang the Great, Arrives. The reception took place in the splendid retary Rockhill, Secretary of the Treasury | a rear carriage to bring Li Hung Chang’s | When it arrived he was car- | | ried by four policemen from the road to the tomb. The heavy iron door leading to the tomb was thrown open. Li, after taking in one hand his floral wreath, entered the crypt and placed it on the iron casket. Before so doing he made a profound how. At his side were Col. Fred Grant, his bro- ther Ulysses 8. Grant, and his son U.S. Grant, Jr. as well Li Hung Lu, the Chinese interpreter. Li’s wreath was about four feet in diameter and consisted of bay leaves and white mauve orchids tied with yellow velvet. The - occasion seemed to effect Li deeply. In conversation with Col. Grant he referred to his warm admiration of the late general’s qualities. One of the leading reasons, he added for returning home by way of America was to visit his friend’s grave. Through the interpreter he made inquiries about the mausoleum, toward completing which he forwarded John Russell Young a check for $500. The entire party then were driven to the residence of Col. Grant in East Sixty-sec- ond street, where he was received by Mrs. Grant, widow of the late general. Mrs. Grant and Li are old friends, and the meet- ing was affecting. He spoke feelingly to Mrs. Grant of the great loss she ~had—sus— tained in the death of her husband, and said that he would always cherish the gen- eral’s memory. Then the Viceroy present- ed Mrs. Grant with several pieces of valu- able brocaded silk, a rare Chinese vase and FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. Miss Enid Wilson, who was without doubt the most beautiful of the girls pre- sented to London society during the last season, made her bow in a simple white muslin gown, about the waist of which was wound long stems of a lily, with the blossoms resting on one shoulder. Separate waists, we were told a year ago, were going out of fashion. Again it is stated positively that next winter they will be entirely out of date. Undoubtedly the very handsomest and newest costumes that are made will have waists and skirts to match, but the fashion is one that is too useful to pass entirely out of sight, and there are a great many new styles which are bound to meet favor. The changeable silks are made up very much just now in waists. An exceedingly pretty one of . changeable blue and green, fashioned to wear with black satin skirts, is folded, sur- plice fashion, into a most perfect fitting black satin corselet. A ruche of black satin with a frill of the changeable silk and an inside ruching of white lace is made to Lawvear with this waist, or separate from it if so desired, and it is as smart a garmentas could well be devised. Another waist of white flowered brocade has a front and cap pieces over the sleeve of fine white mull with strips of Valenciennes lace insertion, and is trimmed with lace to match. The a number of chests of tea. He also pres- ented U. S. Grant, Jr., son of Col. Grant, with a valuable jade stone. Refreshments were served, but Li contented himself with taking two cups of tea and smoking a few cigaretts. When Li was on the point of leaving Mrs. Grant presented.him with a large steel engraving of her husband. On Monday Li was taken down the bay to view the fleet. After the naval inspec- tion a visit was made to West Point where the cadets drilled and paraded for the im- periabguest. On Tuesday the Merchants Club gave him a lunch at 2 o’clock, after which the police, fire and street cleaning forces paraded in Union square. Later in the day. he visited his own peo- | ple in Mott street and on Wednesday spent | the day in Brooklyn. Thursday he and his suite were taken to Philadelphia, where they received much attention from the city sleg@es of the silk reach only to the elbow, but” from the elbow to the wrist are the oddest wrinkled sleeves of white mull, for all the world like those seen in the fashion plates of years and years ago. The com- bining of this mull and lace with the bro- cade is extremely effective. Another smart waist just finished is of black and white checked silk cut in a pointed yoke, or rath- er a three-pointed yoke which goes away dowh over a blouse of accordion-pleated black mousseline de soie. The sleeves of this are much like the other, with the long under-sleeves of the shirred mousseline de | soic and the uppersleeve of the silk. These under-sleeves of fine sheer material are a revival of olden times, but make the arm look very long and thin. The more ex- aggerated ones extend over the hand. They are made quite separate from the sleeves, officials and James Russell Young. To-day to which they are fastened with invisible | the journey to Washington was continued, Falls from whence he starts for home. buttons and loops, as they must needs be, | there he stays over Sunday and on Monday | for, like many other attractive fashions, “ening. leaves for Vancouver hy the way of Niagara | they need constant renewing and fresh- Bicycling for Women. What it Has Done to Improve Their Physical Condi- tion,—Wheeling Possesses Charms that Are En- Joyed by No Other Form of Sport—The Danger of Attempting Too Much at First. Mr. Isaac B. Potter, Chief Consul of the New York Division, League of American Wheelmen, has an article on ‘‘The Bicycle Outlook’’in the September Cenfury. The following is an extract : After a close study of the question for five years, Iam ready to express my be- lief that the use of the bicycle will do more to improve the physical condition of American women, and therefore of the Amerian people, than any other agency yet devised. Argument on this point has giv- en way to demonstration. Women are riding the wheel in all parts of the coun- try, and their increasing numbers testify to its benefits and its popularity. The av- erage woman loves to be out of doors ; she enjoys the change of scene, the gentle exer- cise, the delightful companionship of con- genial friends, and the exhilarating benefits of contract of the pure air and bright sun- light, which the knowledge of cycling brings within her reach. To the woman, as to the man these features, possessed by no other form of sport, comprise the foun- dation on which the popularity of the bi- cycle will rest. The only possible danger in cycling for woman lies in the fascination which some- times tempts her to undue effort. In com- mon with every other form of exercise, bi- cycle-riding may of course be overdone, and as well by women as by men ; but un- der proper advice from the family physician, supplemented by such practical suggestions as may be had from an intelligent instruct- or or from an experienced rider, any wo- an in a fair condition of health may under- take bicycle-riding with a feeling of cer- tainty that the result will be delightful and helpful in a measure that was never anticipated. A mistake commonly made by women riders, and indeed by new riders of both sexes, is that of undertaking too much at first. Overexertion induces discourage- ment, and recollection of a tiresome ride has been known to deter new riders from repeating the attempt. The real pleasure of bicycle-riding can be had only by keep- ing in mind this little truth. No new rider should continue the first trip to such a point as to feel weariness. A half-hour is in most cases ample for the first road ride, and it should not be continued beyond that time, except by the strongest and most capable rider. The tyro exerts more pow- er than the expert, and in consequence be- comes more rapidly tired. He pushes the pedals with undue force, fails to sit erect, fails to sit still, and tends to follow what seems to him an erratic motion of the wheel by a swinging and wobbling of the body which not only tends to increase and make real what was only an imaginary difficulty, but insures also the quick com- ing of fatigue, that might otherwise have been avoided. The new rider should sit erect and to sit still, and in the early stages of his road practice avoid long rides, remembering that the exertion which he puts forth in his first efforts will be more than sufficient, as soon as a little skill has been acquired, to pro- pel his wheel many miles farther than cov- ered by his first trip. If the first ride is wearisome, it should not be repeated on the next following day, but rather upon alternate days, until such skill is acquired as will enable the new rider to enjoy his outing without suffering too much fatigue. Bicycling for women has received the endorsement of our leading women and our best physicians. The bicycle-dealers of most of our large towns state that the num- ber of bicycles sold to women is daily in- creasing, and that the established popular- ity of bicycling is assured. The tendency of the bicycle market to lower prices, even of wheels of the reliable grade, will doubt- less increase the use of the wheel among women, and enhance its aggregate benefit to the sex. When the time comes that the delightful country roads and shaded lanes can be so kept as to make more general the practice of touring during the vacation season of the year, the wheel will have gained its true measure of value as a health restorer, and will attract thousands of riders from among the women of the land" who do not yet know the joys of a hearty appetite and of refreshment induced by sound sleep. Peasant—I spoke to our herb doctor and he advised me that I should— Doctor (interrupting)—Oh he gave you some idiotic advice, I don’t doubt! A peep.at the new fall styles in coats re- veals but few radical changes except in minor points. ~The sleeves are less bouffant at the shoulder, with little or no fullness at the elbow ; the slope of last wihter is entirely cut away so as to give more the effect of a coat sleeve. The long rage for pale tints has entirely done away with any fancy for them so far this season ; the new shades are still more or less dark, and of rough cheviots or Scotch mixtures that are made to stand no end of wear. A pretty coat is made of a soft tone of brown showing a gray thread running through it. It is quite short skirted, and has a full box-plaited back, stiffened to stand out like a postilion. It is double breasted and fastens with large flat pearl buttons. The plain coat collar is faced with dark brown velvet and the seams are all beautifully strapped. The sleeves are in coat effect, with a velvet-faced cuff to match the collar. The entire coat is lined thoroughout with a dainty striped taffeta in shades of blue. Another pretty model is made up ina black-blue cheviot, with wide strapped seams, and a number of smart little pockets trimmed with tiny pearl buttons galore. Underneath the rolling coat collar is a wider one in sailor effect, with strapped bands laid across as a decoration. All shades of brown are exceedingly fashionable and are profusely trimmed with fancy braids in black, brown and gold. Time and fashion work wonders. A few years ago all the traveling gowns were made of woolen material, and women, to fellow the fashion, made thémselves miser- ably warm with gowns of this description, and above all places a railway train is the warmest on a hot day in summer. The day of the new woman and the athletic girl has changed all this, and now almost all traveling gowns are made of wash ma- terials, cotton goods, mixed with silk, crash, plain, figured or striped grass linen. The going-away . gown of one of this month's brides, the daughter of a multi-million- aire, is of silk gingham, trimmed with em- broidery and velvet. Of course this only applies to the warm months, the wool gown is still worn at other seasons of the year, and the shirt waist and skirt is worn, too, but is not nearly so dressy as a costume with skirt and waist alike. What could be more comfortable, cool and appropriate than a grass linen, with a fine brown polks dot, Zouave jacket, front lined with brown satin, stock and girdle of brown satin rib- bon ? With such a dress one feels well, dressed, and if stopping over-night at a hotel or friend’s house, can go down to dinner conscions of presenting a better ap- pearance than ina shirt - waist and skirt. There are two things in a woman that the man of refinement admires equally as much, if not more, than beauty, and those are a pleasant voice and a cheerful disposi- tion. . : It is now considered, and rightly, most womanly to meet trials and troubles, both small and great, cheerfully. If your troub- le is a great one, however, you may risk telling it to your best man friend, be he lover or brother, feeling sure that he will do his best to aid you, but never venture meeting him with a bundle of imaginary woes. With such you may be sure he will never trouble you. Miss Christine Blanche Labarraque, of Berkeley College, California, is the first blind woman of the State to receive legal honors. She will soon be a thoroughly equipped lawyer. Although blind from birth, she has been a great student. She took a full course at the California Blind Institute, and graduated from the State University of California. Narrow rows of black velvet are used on evening gowns. A gown of blue moussel- ine de soie is effective with many ruffles edged with the line of black. A skirt of pink brocaded silk with lines of black in it has a corsage of pink mousseline de soie. The stuff is beautifully pleated, not in the usual sharp accordin pleats, but in soft round ones, as if large knitting needles had been used to make the pleats. The waves go.up and down in the blouse and are circular in long, tight sleeves. Over the top of the sleeves are ruffles of plain mousseline de soie, edged with narrow black velvet, and the little square de- collete is finished by a quaint ruching of mousseline de soie and upright loops of Peasant—He advised me to see you. a — > Ses narrow black velvet.