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Eugenics Dianiond Pen. Whenever the Empress Eugenie, o I'rance has occasion to write anything about her lamented husband she ab ways uses the diamomd pen which signed the Treaty of Paris, who participated in this historical oc- But 80 keen was the Empress on pos sessing it that she begged that only one pen should be used, which thought she had a right to retain ns a souvenir. This was agreed to. The pen takes the form of a quill plucked from a golden eagle's wing and richly mounted with diamonds and gold. A Bright Western Woman. One of the bright women of the west is Mrs. A. 8 Horne, who is a member of the Utah Legislature. At an early age she graduated with high honors from the University of Utah an! the Deseret University, and has since been an active member of the Alumnae Association of the first unl versity and its vice-president. Be- sides taking a deep interest in educa tional work, Mrs. Horne is prominent in art. music and Hterary circles. She is said to be a typical daughter of the ploneers, and with her knowledge of parliamentary law, it is predicted that she will be a useful member of the lower house. Diress Fronts On most of the redingote and many of tue princess gowns for dressy afternoon functions the famil jar straight fronts are avoided, and the edges cut in long curving scallops ~thus, when the length of an ordi nary coat is reached a curve is made gnd the material cut away épace of threeelights of a more. When two-thirds of a yard of he skirt-length is traversed another backward scallop is made as before, terminating at the skirt edge The hodice portion is usually open-fronted and low cut, above a gimp of shirred Ak muslin over silk or satin, gather # into a beaded band around the neck. At a public entertainment of 4 fashionable hotel recently a gown exactly after the style described was worn. A narrow line of otter fur lurnished the edges of skirt and waist; gown gray. repped silk and wool, and the gimp of pink, crim son and green matelasse on a deep cream ground, yard or the was of G:orgia Honors a Woman Artist. Miss Adelaide Everhart, an Atlanta girl, has just received a commission for a portrait which will place her name on the list of well-known Ameri can painters. The last Georgia Leg islature appropriated £500 for a full length oll painting of the late Senator Charles VF. Crisp, hung in the corridor of the State A num ber of distinguished artists have been working for the honor of painting it, but the committee awarded the work to Miss Everhart. Miss Everhart is already one of the Dpest-known artists in Georgia, but this picture will surely carry her fame outside the state. In 1801 one of her peitures took first prize at the Atinnta Exposition, as the best origi nal composition in oil, Miss Everhart is the daughter of an Episcopal minister, Mr. George M. Everhart. Her early life was spent in Kenosha, Wis, where her father was for a time rector of St. John's Church in that town. Dr. Everhart to be Capitol gomery, Ala. and it was there that Miss Everhart received her education, She had the finest advantages in art, earliest childhood. art for some time under the best in structors in Cincinnati and York. Beautiful Viennese Woman. Vienna, the capital of Austria, Is Jhiefly noted for producing three things—coffee, music and women the morrow take care ot itself. She is quite as good a housekeeper as her German sister, but not quite so par. ticular; she is quite as economical, but dresses herself more artistically; she Is just as good a mother, but a more loving wife. She is somewhat nervous, and the quarrel with her husBand is as regular as the amen in her prayer. The truest and prettiest type of the beautiful Viennese woman is that which comes from the south. In common with the majority’ of her European sisters, the Viennese makes marringe her goal, but retains her girlish ways, her jolly spirit and much of her beauty, and even to guess at her age, Is not only a erime, but an England's Future Queen. Queen Victoria recently admitted that of all the members of her royal family, excepting only her youngest daughter, the Princess Beatrix, she has most love for her successor, the by personal favoritism, She admires who married “Dodo,” and could have secured for him almost | any position, but she was either too indifferent or too careless to ask, and the viceroyship which might have | been filled by him to<day belongs to | another, The Queen, who knows every | tine of the possibilities of her states. | men, has ever been a politician, look- improved service, civil and military, but Alexandra has never worked along political lines and never will; she is pot that kind of a wo man. Alexandra has her little weaknesses all womanly ones. She is fond of novels, on thing the Queen despises, unless of the classic sort. She dis- likes famous people, such as authors and artists, for she is timid in the face of genius, while the Queen will have nothing to do with any other. Alex- andra loves fancy work and can our line a worsted dog to perfection, I Asquith, Alexandra potes the hang of the skirt and the cut of the sleeves, is calmly oblivious copt court dress. Alexandra has been | preserving herself to have her royal insist upon it.—Chicago Tribune, The Tailor Made Girl's Troubles, The man should laugh to scorn an assertion that the tailor made girl bas quite as many tantaliz- average herself for that “simple smartness” characterizing her, as he in arranging He doesn't dream how well femininity has many times a week to suppress wrath akin to that which =o | freely | because of the prices of an | button. It never enters his mind that the fetching Ascot has perhaps caus. same aggravating ca- her mirrors, calling on { come down and help her tie the thing He knows well enough the feuces of his own neckgear wrath with which he has pounced up- on his laundry king, but the shy little thing at his side—why, does not know what trouble is, The tailor made girl has to avoid the least suggestion of flutliness.” Her hair should pot look fluffy, nor the feathers on her hat is hopeless If not thoroughly and her tie must receive just the right twist One girl red wrestling lars that first one, ached, and her gOVETe, ently spent a solid hour with stiff col refused to bution, another Her arms neck was scratched with the trying. When, at last a tractable buttonhole was discovered the tiny gold button disappeared and had rolled under rug or behind the cosey corner. Th 8 search for that began, for pened that she had no other button. It was simply that or pone After a long search, at last in a hat box. What tailor made girl has not stood before her mirror hopelessly entan gled In the meshes of an Ascot tie that simple little string that persists in twisting itself into an knot, or wriggling the out? The desperately simply then wn discovered wrong made girl's boot string of her tailor ing a hurried tollet. Her hair positively times to part straight, and one per sistent tress makes her a half hour inate at the play. A button deliberately flies coat as ah: starts for the door, or she will find a most deplorable dent in her bat crown. It is wholly inexplicable, But it is there.—New York Herald. New Fashion Faacies Ribbons with gauze piped edges will be used for trimming purposes. Coral necklet sets with occasional favor. A superb variety of fancy silk hose has been designed for wear with even ing slippers. White poplin reception costumes heavy lace have a handsome appear: ance. Long fichn scarfs of lace, net or Liberty with shirred, frilled or lace: trimmed ends wear prettily on the ueck. and bold vine designs in many color combinations will be in style, Zephyr gingbams in all the newest slik patterns, including checks, plaids and stripes are intended for the shirt waist woman, Some of the names of the mont tffective brands tha will be used in effective braids that will be used in fashionable spring hats are “Cuba” “Japanese,” “Jumbo,” and “Italian.” What is called gold straw, though not gilt, has been woven into many fantastic shapes. It is, however, the well-known yellow straw that was so much in vogue several seasons ago. a The Eye of the Crocodile. The erocodile has a remarkable oye. It ean arrange the pupil to a vertical or horizontal position at will to suit Its requirement by day or night. bas a special natural protecetion xr the eyo, and throngh a “duct” escapes. the fluid when the “monster weeps” in fact, he i a peculiar brute alto: n— S21 Clemente, off the Const of California, le Barren and Lonely. About fifty miles off the California, nearly opposite Ban Diego, Hes the barren, lonely, and half un known island of San Clemente, trip is usually a rough one, summer-time, at least, if one knows the locality well it ix not hard to land on the steep strewn beach. From the shore bare hills rise abruptly on all sides, The the island and confirmed by a study of its struct. ure us a whole Is that of a great block of the earth's crust, tipped up on the side toward Catalina, and very little altered by erosion. Ban Clemente forms a pasture for thousands of shebp and a smaller num ber of cattle, and Wilson's Cove is the headquarters of the sheep herders when they are on the island. That is in tae spring and summer, for the rainy season not only do the sheep need less care but the Isl and is often unaproachable on account of rough weather. At such seasons one old man, who has lived there for used to have the island to no human face months at a time. His cabin above the shore at Wil and near it are the few buildings used by the sheep The place is usually knowo as Gallagher's. The only water supply here is raip caught during the winter season a tanks. The days of living in this fav- ored spot are further enhanced in summer time by strong winds which flow through a gap in the hills, ing from the naked slopes clouds of rough bring The more level regions of the island constantly of the desert no trees except a very few in some of the larger canons. In the spring there are flowers, but they soon and the summer aspect of the island seems its normal onc. In some places there is grass, in others only cactus, or a little low underbrush, and mesembryanthemum, called “salt grass” by the which are Not only camp sites, but stone im plements and human bones remain in cohisiderable numbers to testify to the former occupation of this ixland by In dians, The desert-like the isl and is intensified by the almost lute stillness. Birds of all sorts are than on Catalina. Except crows—seldom heard--there smaller birds, such as linnets and sparrows, which the canons, There character of abso for a few seem to be none but the also unknown there, but in their place are multitudes of silent, sun-loving lizards. In the canons one may catch an occasional glimpse of a wary fox; but generally the only large rnimals seen are the herds of wild goats, and the sheep and cattie scarcely less wild, which are pastured here, The features of the next to the ter most striking cut across them. There are no gradual ridge to canon, but a warning s&cross its walls these walls is in most cases an utter Even at the most fa. vorable points the path which winds down to the bed of the canon and up again on the opposite side is so steep and rough that only a mountain-bred animal could follow it. The hard-rid ing Mexican herders will not trast themselves to their sure-footed horses in crossing some of the canons, and any one acquainted with the class knows that a trail which will make a Mexican wismount must be bad in deed, : In the dry season not flowing anywhere on San a stream is cut in the solid rock and the immense boulders which are scattered over their beds can give any idea of the force of the torrents which foam and Neither words por pictures can do justice to the wildness and immensity of San Clemente's topography in gen eral. The depth of the canons, the broad expanse of the terraces. the height of their cliffs and the rough- ness of the coast are all belittled in any general view, and figures are powerless to measuring grandeur, We sailed out of the cove in the san. Clemente; the waters around us silver blue, the rugged cliffs rising above them, black againe! and nestled in the shadow of those beetling hills, the little cabin, pathetic in its loneliness, with the sturdy old man sitting on the porch, his dogs and fowls around him, watching the vessel out of sight. arya ar Originality of 8 Schemer. Sl a shoulders like a Hercules, walked into a department store late one after noon, and, after gazing about a min ute, stepped up to a salesman and made known his wishes to buy a shirt. A couple of samples were shown him and he informed the salesman thateith. er one would do. It was an article thay wold for $1.50, and in making payment 4 huge roll of bills. He apparently small bill, but he could not find one sr “Oh! 1 govss it's all right; nnd you ean give that shirt to a porter it.’ All 1 wanted was the change. You Good day Philadelphia ecord, NST HOW DREYFUS RECEIVED THE NEWS, pression on Him, How did Dreyfus receive the good his case was commanding universal attention, and that the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation had taken It seriously in hand and was conducting an exhais tive investigation? It will be remem. bered that in his reply to the telegram which his wife was allowed to for- ward to him be xald that he rejoiced with them all and was in excellent physical and moral condition. What- ever particulars may have been re French Ministry of the Colonies on this subject, have however, been carefully’ withheld from the pub- lic, but as matters stand at present this was rather to be expected than otherwise, as the officials here are not in the habit of taking the world into thelr confidence. Now, a person occupying an lmpor- tant position at Cayenne, and well in- formed as to what is passing at the lle du Diable, has arrived at Pais, and in the course of conversation on this very Interesting topic, he posi tively declares that the ex-captain of artillery received the glad tidings very and did not appear to be at all impressed or excited, The reason which he gives for this is a melancholy Although the unhappy man en- deavored to his family in the affectionate which 1 have referred, be is. according to this au thority, in a very prostrate state, “Dreyfus,” he goes on to explain, “is in a spirit of great intellectual depres. and it is pot possible that this should be otherwise. Only think! He has been for nearly four years cut off from all intercourse with his fellow creatures, as no one is allowed to even to answer his it Is a long time anything. as a mere waste of breath. In the earlier period of his life at the lle du Diable, Dreyfus work. ed a good deal at algebra, but now he rarely up any intellectual task. i can, declare in the most positive that whenever he to proclaim his inno- But as nobod vy is permitted to reply to him, discussed ceived at the coolly, ¥ 0° Assure message to sion, im, or Moreover, since he has asked about this would have speak fo questions been takes however, manner does speak it is Cenee, this question cannot be Moreover, he sees only his are a dozen of them. and they are replaced every three months. Besides them only four per sons can get near Dreyfus. They the Governor of Guiana, Director of the the Com- I=land and the doctor. “Well,” «oncludes this gentleman, “apart what 1 have mentioned it is utterly impossible to furnish de- tails about the position of Dreyfus. He keepers. There are the Penal Administration, mandant of the from nounced stoop, and his mind has be come enfeebled. This 1s all that | can way about him, and as a matter of fact, with the single exception of the people who can get to him, no one could add one new or interesting par- ticular.” The Cape Bastards. Two of the most beautiful of the les. sor Cape bustards of South Africa are the Vaal and the Blue koorhaans birds of splendid form snd coloring, good epunlly for sport or for the ta- ble. Another very beautiful bustard ix the Bush koorhaan, a denizen of bush and forest country, with its no- table pinkish crest, its Intense black underplomage, and its handsomely speckler black and rufour back, This bird gets up most silently before the gnuner, wavers through the trees with and affords not only pretty shooting, but excellent eating. The paauw itself may well be term. It ate tains a leogth of more than four feed, a wing spread of eight feet four ine ches, and a weight of as much as fifty pounds. The weight depends, of poll the bird's feeding. Average well-fed specimens will scale this magnificent bird feeds greedily upon the gam ox- on flesh and fat in a quite amazing manner. In biz locust years, too, the paauw gains flesh with great rapidity. At such seasons well-fed male speel mens will attain enormous bulk asd fatness, and are to be found ranging between thirty and forty pounds. many colonists say even as much as fifty or sixty pounds—in weight. The flesh of this splendid game bird is do liclovs eating, and a pasaw Is one of the greatest Inxuries of the hunter's Made From Sawdust The town of Deseronto, in Canada. where there are several large lumber mills, is partially lighted by gas n from sawdust. The sawdust charged In retorts, which are wh by a wood fire, the gas from the r torts passing Into series of cof
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