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A woman may possess wealth un
told, she may have the kindest of
hearts and the brightest of minds, but
jntess she has absolute control of her
feelings there will be some time |n
aer career as hostess that she will A
play annoyance or flurry, and the etM
•igloo spreading to her guests, \vW
•ause an otherwise successful enter
alnment to die out in undisguised fail
re. A model hostess must to all ap
pearances be made all of good"humor
JO far as disagreeable happenings are
Hjnccrned. Even though a guest or
jandess waiter inadvertently breaks
k bit of china which can never (>e re
placed, she must smile on as though
the loss of the entire set would but
emphasize the pleasure of the evening.
Her well bred calm Inspires her guests
with a feeling of confldence, and
though In her heart she may be very
iuftlous about certain Important de
tails of her dinner or dance, if she
loes not show her anxiety everything
will pass off to a happy conclusion. A
lurried hostess or nervous host, whose
touutenances but sadly conceal the
worry they feel, can do more toward
naktug the guest uncomfortable than
if the soup were serv\l stone cold and
the salad dressing wdre ruined by a
too bountiful quantity of vinegar. An
Imperturbable calm and a ready tact
*re the two important factors in the
making of a model hostess. Secure
these and you need never fear for the
lueeess of any of your entertainments.
—riiilndelphia Ledger.
How to Make Your Canary Happy,
A lady of our acqualnrance, suspect
lug her canary might have lice, took
it. In the early evening, after it had
fone to roost, and sprinkled It well
with the Insect powder usually sold at
bird stores. She then covered the top
t the cage with a towel. In the
course of the evening she picked one
hundred and fifteen Uee from the
towel. She made that bird happy by
killing one hundred and fifteen lice
that were living upon it. We have
found by experience that nothing adds
more to the hapi.ncss of our canaries
than to buy little ten cent mirrors
•nd bang them on their cages in such
a position that neither the sun nor
Ught shall dazzle the birds. They ap
parently take as much pleasure In
looking at their pretty selves as any
young lady or gentleman who reads
this article.—Dumb Animals.
For nottloa When Travolliig.
Rottles of medlelnp, hair wnsh or
•tent are troublesome things to pack,
>nd there Is always the danger, on ar-
riving at one's destination, of finding
that a treacherous cork has come out
even if the bottle remains uncracked),
mil the contents run out, to the sad
.ictrimeiit of the garments, etc., in the
trunk.
A cylindrical tin can always be ob
tained, nr.d in most houses there is a
store of the thick fluted paper which
chemists use when their bottles have
to be made up in packages.
Cut the bottle paper to fit the inside
:>f the tin, with a disc of the same for
ti'e bottom; fasten It In with glue or
cum, ami you soon have a safe recep
tacle for your bottles and pots.
Don't Carry CHUVHO 11 iturlkrrclilefn.
The fresh, dainty-looking girl or wo
man suggests delicate lingerie, and a
discrepancy between outward fineness
of raiment and underneath coarseness
of texture gives the discoverer a dis
tinct shook. This includes the matter
of handkerchiefs as well as lingerie.
Carrying u coarse quality embroidered
handkerchief is a vulgarity no refined
woman should be guilty of. If ex
pense is an object the plainest possi
ble bit of linen Should by selected.
Few things disgust a refined hostess'
as much as the common handkerchiefs
occasionally found in drawing rooms
after a crush of the well-dressed. The
glove, the shoe, the lingerie and the
handkerchief are unerring Indicators
as to the possession of elegance or the
tack of It.
Womn ■■ Rottwny Guards.
Russia Is not generally looked upon
as a progressive country, but, so far
•s women are concerned, they certain
ly do keep abreast, If not a little
ahead, of the times. The latest step
forward taken by Hussion women is
to become railway guard a With the
female porter or signal woman France
hns already made us acquainted, and
a very quaint figure she cuts. The
new field of labor upon which more or
loss fair Russian has entered seems a
little odd at the first glance, but a mo
ment's consideration will show It to
be a not Inappropriate calling after
all, since the duties of the female
guard are confined to attendance upon
the compartments reserved for ladles.
Creaiufld for ltreakfut.
A nice breakfast dish Is creamed
eggs. Line the bottom of a hot dish
with slices of fresh toast, fiiice the
whites of a dozen hard-boiled eggs
over this. Wtb the yolks tllruugh a
sieve and put over the whites. Wake
n cream sauce as follows: Boil one plut
of rich milk; take a heaping spoonful
of flour and rub to a cream with a
tablespoonful of butter and add to the
milk. Season with pepper and snlt,
ar.,l lot boil up once. Pour over the
tuust and serve hot.
Do not intersperse your conversation
with foreign words and high sounding
terms. It shows affectation and will
draw ridicule upon you.
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
DISCLAIMED THE STAGE.
Bernhardt Say. She Wa. Horn To Be a
Fainter and Nothing EDo.
It seems to be given to few mortals
to succeed In the line of life which
they most love. Even the greatest act
ress of her time, Bernhardt, named of
the public the divine, says: '-I have
never -thought that I was born to be
an actress. I was born to be a [winter
and nothing else. Of all things in this
world I love painting best. Circum
stances made an actress of me; first,
a very poor actress, for all the critics
could not have been mistaken, and
there was not one who did not join
in ray condemnation. Then I mink into
comparative obscurity, but I worked.
What was before me I did not like,
but I would not consent to being a
failure."
The real genius is the one who is
strong to conquer environment, and so.
because the little, thin, red haired girl
made up her young mind to do tile
best she could with a profession not
wholly congenial, Mme. Bernhardt is
such a Camille, a Theodora, Fedora,
Cleopatra, Adrienne, Izeyl, Donna Sol,
Marie de Neuberg and Lorenzeccio as
the world never saw before. The story
of Bernhardt is familiar—how she
trembled before the tribunal of the
Comedie Francalse, and afterward be
came tts chief glory and la grande
tragedienne. Her eccentricities, her
violent outbursts of temper, her brus
querie and her fine diplomatic feeling,
MME. BERNHARDT,
her moral peccadillos, her artistic
achievements and -her extravagances,
have been the talk of the civilized
world. She is upward of 50 and a
grandmother, but age has not even
lined her face. It has been said that
great as Bernhardt is, she has only
two notes—a feline caressingness.
which may pass for love, and a tiger
ish passion, which does duty for ha
tred or revenge. For all that, no one
disputes her place ns the first of liv
ing actresses. Millions of dollars she
has earned, yet she has not grown
rich, and probably all she owns In the
world is a summer home on the rock
bound coast of her beloved Brittany.
SHE WROTE THE PRESIDENT.
Wanted Her Papa Who Had Killed the
Spanish Men, To Come Home.
Marguerite, when she learned that
her father was at Camp Wlkoff and
that she could not see him, wrote a
letter to Fresident Mc-Kinley. This
letter was written and mailed without
the knowledge of any member of her
family. She says that It was her let
ter which brought her father home.
The letter reads:
"Mr. President: Please send ray papa
home. I have not seen him since lie
wenif with Uncle Sam to kill the Span
ish men. lie has done what you want
ed and I am crying for him to cotne
home. I love him nnd will send you
a kiss for sending hint to me ana
mamma.
Tour friend,
"MARGUERITE WEED."
"153 Madison ave.. New York City."
A Responsive Hesrer.
Guests had arrived unexpectedly at
the country pnrsonage on Suuday
morning. The weekly supply of but
ter had run short, so the hospitable
host dispatched old Joe, the colored
man, to his neighbor, Mr. Paul, whose
dairy always boasted a surplus. The
parson proceeded to the church with
his well-prepared sermon on some of
the best sayings of the great apostle,
and was well under way with it when
old Joe, returning empty-handed, con
cluded he would quietly slip In and
hear his master preach. Just as he
entered, the preacher stretched forth
his hand In a most impressive inter
rogation of voice and manner, and
called out: "And what did Paul say?"
Distinctly sounded through the church
old Joe's reply: "He say, Ma rater, he
ain't goin' to let you have no more
butter till yon pay for dat last you
got"
"This is the fourth time you have
asked me to marry you," said Mlas
Cayenne, rather impatiently. "How
often do you wish m& to refuse you?"
"Well," replied Willie Wishlngton.
"I think three times quite sufficient"
BRIDAL AND BRIDESMAIDS' GOWNS
The Attendant. Dre.sed In Fair., Kaol
Couple In a Different Color.
(By special arrangement with the N.T. Bun.l
Materials for bridal toilets, brides
maids' gotvus, and wedding reception
costumes were never before so rlel)
and varied as tliey are to-day. Ivorj
satin ducliesse is still the fuvorite ma
terial for bridal goWns, though a rich
heavy, white gros grain silk, such as
our grandmothers took their marriage
vows in, is bidding for favor. White
satin Is exceedingly unbecoming to a
plain woman and not at nil suited to
n very young bride unless draped with
lace chiffon or tulle. Gros de Londres
is an old weave returned undfer a new
name and is being utilized to some ex
tent, and so are heavy corded silks in
rep and bayadere effect.
Bridesmaids' dresses change so con
stantly in fashion that it can rarely
lie said that any one style is the thing.
Usually bridesmaids' gowns depend
upon tfhc Individual taste of the bride,
who decides this question. Just now
it is the proper thing to have th
bridesmaids dresiwd in pairs, each
couple being In a different color. Gros
grain silk, which is softer and wears
better than taffeta, has to a large ex
tent supersedod this material, and of
course the delicate shades are the ones
usually selected. At noon and after
noon weddings, the attendants do not
wear decollete gowns, though they not
Infrequently appear in transparent
yoke and sleeves. Big picture hats or
poke bonnets covered with feathers
or flowers or short veils of tulle or
lace are worn as a headdrgss.
Black silk gowns will be mofe worn
than they have been since the time
when the black silk gown was consid
ered the swellcst of ail. This calls foi
a return of Jet, which promises to 1h
nlso much asod on gowns other than
black silk. As a matter of fact trim
mings for reception gowns and othei
"lahoratc toilets are n match for fash
ionable materials when it comes t<
mngnlficence. Garnitures, in blouse
effects, handsomely spaugled or em
broldcred with dazzling Jewels an
employed on both day and evening
gowns, and the bands of trimming tt
match are so exquisitely wrought thai
they cost almost as much as if worked
with precious stones.
Tailor-made gowns will be rendered
less severe by means of braid and
cloth applique trimmings and Rome
very handsome garnitures made en
tirely of mohair or silk braid are as
signed to cover capes of cloth, silk oi
velvet. Black chenille, with Jet, ot
with black or colored spangles, is quite
effective on dressy black gownß of a
wool and silk mixture, and perhaps no
color is more generally Introduced Into
trimmings of ail sorts for gowns of
every style than national blue, which,
strange to say, tn most coses has a de
cidedly purple cast about It
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WASHINGTON.
Prom our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 189 S.
The covert threat to re-open the
war by sending a strong fleet to the
coast of Spam, sent out from Wash
ington last week, was ostensibly in
tended to scare - the Spanish Govern
ment into directing the Peace Com
missioners, at Paris, to speedily ac
cept the propositions made by the
American Peace Commissioners, but
its real object is to try to make votes
for Republican candidates for Con
gress by stirring up the war spirit
among the people, and asking them
to stand by the administration, be
cause the war isn't over. It is a
queer sort of voter that this sort of
thing will influence. That the Span
ish Peace Commissioners will quibble
and delay as long as possible is the
natural thing to expect from Span
iards, but every fairly-well informed
person knows that Spain is just as
much bound to accept the terms of
peace imposed by this Government as
Greece was bound to accept the
terms imposed by Turkey last year.
The war with Spain will not be re
opened, and it there is any bluster in
that direction, it will be solely for po
litical effect. "
* *
War Department officials are un
duly elated because the testimony of
Gens. Joseph Wheeler, H. V. Boyn
ton, and Fitz Lee, taken by Mr. Mc-
Kinley's Commission, this week, has
been of the not proven order. That
is to say, neither of the Generals
named were personally cognizant of
any mismanagement or neglect. It
is beginning to be pretty well under
stood in Washington that the work of
the Commission.is to be so managed
that no damaging testimony is to be
taken until after the Congressional
elections, unless it shall be given by
some witness who gets marked " all
right" by mistake.
*
• *
Representative Dockery, of Mis
souri, who has been making speeches
in more than thirty counties, outside
of his own Congressional district, was
in Washington long enough this week
to say that Missouri would give one
of her old-time Democratic majori
ties next month, and that the Legis
lature to be elected would certainly
re elect Senator Cockrell.
* *
-In a long reply to questions asked
him concerning his branch of the
War Department, by Mr. McKmley's
Commission, Adjutant General Cor
bin attempts, by implication, to throw
all the blame upon Admiral Sampson
for the troubles the army had in con
nection with the movement against
Santiago. He doesn't, of course,
charge that Simpson was responsible
for Shafter's making the movement
before arrangements for the welfare
of his men was completed, but his
reproduction of the following dts-
OASTORXAT.
Bean the _y? Tha Kind You Have Always Baugfrt
! patches from Sampson, dated July 7,
implies jusi iliiu. I'iie first dispatch
reads : "If ten thousand men were
here the City of Santiago would be
ours in 48 hours," and the second:
" Only await arrival of troops to re
duce Santiago." By the same sort of
implication Sampson is made to ap
pear responsible for the cooping up
of our troops on the transports dur
ing the week they were delayed in
Florida waters by reports of danger
Irom a spook Spanish fleet. Whether
correct or not, the impression is now
growing that Gen. Corbin in writing
his answers tried to make Sampson
the scapegoat for all the mistakes
made in the Santiago campaign, tak
ing it for granted that Sampson's un
popularity would make the public
take kindly to the scheme. It may
stir up enmity between the War and
the Navy Department that may lead
to uncovering some things which
were thought to be safely buried.
The public does not need to be in
formed that Sampson is a pet of the
Navy Department.
* *
Aguinaldo's man, Agoncillo, who
has just left Washington, is as good
at concealing his disappointment as a
professional gambler. Although he
received from the administration
neither promise nor recognition, he is
out with a published statement de
claring himself pleased with what he
has accomplished in Washington, and
announcing his intention to go to
Paris to lay the claims of the insur
gents before the Peace Commission,
and his belief that the independence
of the Philippines is assured. If he
doesn't succeed in getting more at
tention paid to Aguinaldo's claims in
Paris than they have received in
Washington, he is wasting his own
time and somebody's money by go
ing over there, and there isn't the
slightest probability that he will. The
American Commission will have their
orders from Washington long before
he gets there.
*
* *
Another very decided difference of
opinion between the War Department
and General Miles, commander of
the army, has become known. Sec
retary Alger has repeatedly said that
the volunteers who have not been or
dered mustered out would be kept in
i service to do garrison duty in Cuba,
i Porto Rico and the Philippines for an
indefinite period. Senator Berry, of
Arkansas, who has been trying to get
some Arkansas volunteers mustered
1 out, was also told that by Alger.
1 Senator Berry then went to see Gen
-1 eral Miles, and was told by him that
Jit was not intended that volunteers
j should do garrison duty to any ex
j tent, and that was absolutely cer
tain that all of the volunteers would,
be mustered out shortly after the
treaty of peace was signed.
Hoax—"l noticed you were shrewd
enough to refuse Col. Buncombe's
cigars. Been there before, eh?"
Joax —"Oh, yes ; I kn'ow the ropes."
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