—————— A] A PAI SAN SPS oi ASO OIA “DRUV INTO DECENCY." Policeman's Story of the Chlsnge In London's Wicked Slums, I stood at Seven Dials and heard the policeman's account of what it used te he. Seven Dials is no more like the slum of old than is the Five points today. The policeman’s story rambled among the days when things were different. Then it was danger- ous for an officor to go alone there at night, says the Atlantic. Around the corner there came from one of the side streets a procession with banners, pa- rading in honor and aid of some church charity. In it marched young men 2nd boys with swords and battle- axes, and upon the outskirts skipped a host of young roughs—so one would have called them, but for the evidence of their honest employment--who rat- tled collection boxes, reaping a har- vest of pennies from far and near. I looked at the battle-axes and the col- lection boxes and thought of forty years ago, Where were the Seven Dials of that day, and the men who gave it its bad name? I asked the policeman. ““1ney were druv into decency, sor!” he said, gnd answered from his own experience the question ever asked by faint-hearted philanthropists. “My father, he done duty here afore me in ‘45. The worst dive was where that church stands. It was always full of thieves" —whose sons, | added, mental- ‘vy, have become collectors for church. The one fact was a whole chapter on the slum. London's way with the tenants we adopted at last in New York with the slum landlord. He was “druv into decency.” We had to. Moral suasion had been stretched to the limit. The point had keen reached where one knockdown blow outweighed a bushel of arguments. The rear tenements were chosen for purpose, They were the worst, as 3 were the first of New York's tenements The double-deckers had, with all the evils, at least this to their credit, that the death rate was not nearly as high as that of the old houses. That not because of any virtue inherent in the double-deckers, but because the earlier tenements were old, and bulll in a day that knew nothing of sani- tary restrictions and cared less. The mortality of rear tenement had long been a scandal. They were bullt in the backyard, generally back to back with the rear buildings on the adjoining lots. If there is an open space between them, it is never more than a slit a foot or so wide, that gets to be the receptacle of garbage and filth of every kind, so that the win- dows in these walls become a source of greater danger than if there were none. the Was the Needed the Soap. From the Washington Post: It was at a department store bargain counter for odds and ends. The crush was ter- rific. Women squeezed and elbowed and shoved to get alongside the coun- ter. Frequently two of them happened to pick up the same bargain at one and the same time, and then they both retained thelr clutch on it and looked daggers at each other until the strong- er of the two won the victory or the bargain was rent into ribbons. A haughty matron with an electric seal coat picked up a box containing three cakes of soap for 8 cents at the same moment a humble-looking little wom- an in a faded tan coat had fastened her grasp on the box. “I believe | was the first to take hold of this,” said the matron in the electric seal coat, freez- ingly. The humble-looking little wom- ag helu on for a minute, studying her * ‘antagonist, then she slowly relaxed her hold on the box. “Well, you can have it,” she sald, amiably. “You look as if you need the soap.” The bargain counter is the place to observe how they love one another. Fle Was Mistaken. The young man was telling the young lady that he believed thers must be some sort of affinity between them. And he went on to say that the other day when he was wa king up the street he felt that she was coming up on that next car, nay, he knew she was in that car. Sure enough, when the car rolled by there she set, and not only that, but she turned and saw him walking. A few days afterwards the young man was forced to make a confession to the young lady. He had told her about “feeling” that she waz coming up In another car on another day. He knew that she was coming, and as the rumb- ling and roaring of the car grew nearer he was more and more curious to see if hia premonition was correct. “Well,” sald he, "that came right along and I was as sure as could be that the next instant I would turn around and see you.” “And then?” she asked. “And then” he went on “that rumbling and roaring and bumping came by aad ~no you weren't there. It was a freight car full of cabbages.” Fature Pavements. Teacher—"Now, little girl, I have being paved with good intentions. Now what do you suppose heaven Is paved with?” Little Girl (with a delightful “Ham sandwiches, bananas, an’ ple. '— Harlem Life a St AnoTr, 38 Sone a cine, ~F, M. be eca Bt. ‘Buttalo, NY. May 8, 1804 When a woman gives her reason a man might as well conse 10 argue, Mow Ave Your Kidaeye ¢ oD Hobme’Boaragns Piis cure all kidney tl. garg The clerk in u pharmacy ls 50 good as n farm asslsiant, ; ———— #, Winslow's Xooth rup for children wR aero the ro b Suflaming : ys pain, cures wind colle, » a kL sui, should siways be in an Sesm— OUS FEMININE TOPICS. m— Joubert— Women te Making Wills, etc. etc. Object The Wife of General Joubert, Ars Joubert is rather an educated | for her musical ne- She is known to have | was remarkable complishments. She, like her friend | Mrs, Kruger, revels in domesticity, Women Object to Making Wills. “In this country comparatively few | man lawyer recently, “and the result ig that when they die complications and disputes are apt to arise. 1 think | the explanation of this les in the that woman are superstitious about fact inaking a will hastens one's death.” A Perfumed Bath Perfumed bath tablets are not con: sidered good form, inasmuch as they exhale a fragrance largely suggesynive of musk, and few women of reline ment to carry about with such a strong perfume. However, toilet and a few in the cologne cnre them water is In good | of violet or | are refreshing. taste, drops bath eX ot rosewater Never tonic after hathing. use us a skin Fabrics and Trimmings ft and on the surfaces, ae Camel's hair cloths, so se clinging and ties greatly in cord well w moment, especially in peach green. “YY they ac of new color demand, because RO ith the styles the the and a deed venetinn These look very well in the of princess at the back and a jas front. set off by a Robespierre tibbon velvet is a very favorite trim ming blended with fringe The fringe by {itself for epaulets and the tops of sleeves, wi it edges overdresses as irnperi swallow, brown whieh Ix in new form dress, Le gut REL is employed plastrons, the bodice, For evening tones of yellow figure in the new mat and Aureale snnset and daffodil and a novel golden green are fashionable. Collars and vests are frequently cut in one, ‘he revers with jet applique, fabrics wear well and cost little by comparison, aml many reception dresses being f them in old rose, gray and fawn tone Elderly women are adopting and cedar browns, or the new red lke the It prettier than even Italian red: it sn the complexion which has lost 1} freshness of youth. Washington Sta gowns beut many lasses soft bengalines ”~ covered ep woolen are made o prertuani Pers damask rose, ia Ia The Russian Baby's Bath The Russian peasants have a way of bathing their babies, the principle of | which might well be adopted in our luxurious nurseries, A argo | thick log about four feet long is hol | lowed out, gs to form as deep a | cavity as possible. This is set up on | cross bar sticks at either end, which! brings it to about the height of a Oy to bathe tha baby while standing ap with water, which is poured over 2 flannel sheet which has been Iald at and a small flannel pillow Is placed at | child above the water. The infant is.| In taking him out the flannel sheet ie about him, and he is enrried warm and moist to the fire to be rubbed dry with hot towels, For the Bride-Elect. The bride of to-day is being made the recipient of many social honors. All ber friends pay her tribute by these mald must be ready for her wedding | i spires, for at each of the functions she is supposed to wear one of her trous- | Most of these affairs are | i fincheons or breakfasts, each with al A “linen shower,” for i instance, consists of each guest bring. | ing a plece of linen, a doiley, centor- plece or bureau searf, whatever one chooses, and as the party leaves the table the pieces are thrown at the For a "book shower” each guest brings a book appropriately inscribed tess can use her own ideas in planning her entertainment, and in her invita. tions puts In one corner what each guest Is to bring for the honored one. “Teaspoons,” “cups and saucers,” “plates” and “sofa pillows” are ali ae- ceptable. These contributions go to ward furnishing the bride's new home with memories of her girlhood lars and friends, The “rose shower” should be left for the last affair before the wedding, and as the bride departs an immense bag filled with rose petals is burst over her head, and each maid throws a handful of the fragrant Dlossoma, signifying the hope that her future may be rosestrewn. The bag ls made of tissue paper, and the girls will Times Herald, Lacy Wilson, War Corresponiant- Lady Sarah Wilson is sald to be the first woman war correspondent on record. Known merely as lady Wil son, the significance and importance of her parentage are lost to us. Wilson is n good name, but It suggests noth- ing beyond Wilson, Lady Sarah is the sister of the late Duke of Marlborough and of the late Lord Randolph Churchhill, and there- fore an aunt of Mr. Winston Churchill, who wag last reported as having es. caped from Pretoria. A few weeks This Englishwoman's remarkable king 200 miles across the veldt, her nn. efforts not only in giving tle Red Cross nurse, her an admirable and ipterest- Lady Wilson seems to have inherited characteristics of the great Marlborough and his wife, The lke spirit of the one, and the forcefnl personality of Anne's friend, which have woven themselves through suc generations of Marlboroughs, in the that woman, which, and a Marlborough at cessfully were noble Harper's Bazar, Consoling Facts for Spinsters. Some one hag proposed a husband's what not to the to sinted, founded on lines as School for Wives, lished in England RKtill better are the marriage schools which are being developed in Germany practical lines, They are for and the value of they yet are be protected from Possibly the union is is he the estab on very girls and women only such a training cannot be overestimat. ed, Girls the competent undertake the ment of and of a The girls who have been graduated from schools been extra lucky in getting married, Another ganized in Insurance provide for those leave school to a house marriage these have 80 it is saul which has been Celibacy to either ®iK Ih 1 Noei iy. ily or the 3 INIATR IN Its object is women who caunot or will not provide themselves with nt the age of 13 and end : nt w h it is members will thought of marriage the woman for life. If she she forfeits all her Old the outnumbered thot husbands, The premiums begin 40, an supposed most of § 1 age the abandoned all Such being receives an at have Case, marries any time rights United the 2 2) ww i= popularly maids in States are al- supposed that by bachelors, «¥ is iIXi 3s rary is the ease. To come to there are 7.427.767 bach ul S.224.40 This anthority of a Government Even in Massachs useits, ald » a large proportion : UIEOS, spinsters where is consti as thought that maids they could each find a then not and exhaust stock single men: for there are 226,055 men the of ind only 210.255 women who have not yet entered the bonds of matrimony. New York Btate has 120,000 bachelors than spinsters, Only state in the Union has more male and that Is Tall in which there are 50.450 of ihe The ane fornia, largest excess of forlorn single men 80.537 numbering only 9.181, Out of an equal number of bachelors and widowers between 25 and 30 years thirty bonds of hymen for the first time. For 65, two widows are remarried. facts are eloquent in favor of the ‘om- parative advantages of matrimony. Frills of Fashion, Halr ornaments and pins are now shown in jet, Hand satchels and pocketbooks of cowhide have made their appearance. Dressing sacks in kKimona pattern “re Black is extremely stylish this season and nothing Is so elegant gs black panne, or black cloth with applijue figures of silk or velvet. The very latest freak of fasnion Is to fuck the new and exquisite panne velvet, the greatest beauty of which is Its unbroken satin sheen. The newest material for pocketbooks, ecard eases and echatelaine bags is the thickly woven, gold-threaded, Oriental signs, Many of the solid color gowns are trimmed with white applique work, and shirt walstas are seen with yoke, cuffs and pleat down the front, covered with the same white decoration. The rough diagonal and cheviots for serviceable tallor-gowng look heavy, but they are woven so delicately ind made of such fine pure wool as to weigh but little more than a firm deap dete. Pastel tinte In blue, pink, yellow and opaling are carried ont in the Jew India wilks for spring and summer wear, In this soft fabric the delicacy sdding luster to the tints, The fewest buttons are thueh lous medinm ones are far more in demand than the larger variety. Enameled color toneg are given to button sur- faces with some delicate design there on, Toques with sable erowns and brims | of mirror velvet, trimmed with muslio | flowers, are a feature of millinery. Rozes are the gpecial Kind and the gmaller sizes are much used, a wreath of white roses being the only trimming i on a sable hat, The old-fashioned box plaits are to | be seen as the trimming of underskirtg, A box-plaited ruffle is four or five inch. | es wide, There are or two «inch wide plaits seperated by an equal gpace, and the plaiting Is stitched on an inch or so below the upper edee | i and the top of each plait Is caught | down. | one a————— —— ANECDOTES OF GENERAL LAWTON | A New Version of the Charge by Which El Caney Was Captured who War | Some i served | were discussing Lawton's | { death and in Cuba. One | {of them told the following stories con | cerning his conduct at El Caney where he wore the white helmet which the cause of his death: $#On the morning of July 1 | Lawton was sent with a force {5.000 men to take El ( of the troops to {gaged at San Juan, As dusk ter the first day's fighting { with alarm the blue line surrounded San Juan, Many tired out with the long, National Guard officers in the Spanish-American { { i § 1 General his service was General of about saney, while the | were be en fell af. viewed which | balance we thin of us, hot day's Work, having broken camp that morning 3 o'clock, fell asleep on the dam i side of San Juan trying to gain rest siruzs knew w inevitable { moments’ before the | which we next day i ed if we could hold our posit i the Spaniards, and it Ww il be remem AR Grave doubis were express against 0D bered there was a consultation of offi | cores at which it was suggested that our be withdrawn, a plan which violently and others | troops opposed by About the f w tay Lai SS were awakened with that General Caney with a and th to join our we by daybreak and it i save for this if our troops could have | held their Our joy | somewhat tempered by the fact General El wns ar we pleasing intelligence | captured El I th moving lous, ink five, filly Maly would be dor doubtful i accomplished, HT tot ah position Was yf lLawton's loss at much heavier than at ported. “1 have seen some ¢ the order to Caney, mention sing death of General Lawton of the to him by General Shafter withdraw hig troops from El ia procesding which wonld have i sent { been | disastrous to our foroes, ut have | pever seen the statement | by the same staff officer. | that as General Las ing the troops an {of Gi “General directs you to withdraw “At Lawton ln plussed: then turning to the aid General S your roo first General was non Yous to re lgaid: “This is too serious an order be received verbally and 1 | quire it in writing from General Shaf Hie well knew that General i | Shafter was eight miles in the rear and | that a written order from him could | not be received before the charge was : | ordered. This much Is a matter of | | nistory, but 1 do not believe that the | whole story has been told. ' | “General Lawton knowing that the | | aide would soon reduce the order to | shall | tor. | writing at once sent orders to his offi- | cors to charge. The aide returned in | | about twenty minutes with the writ i | ten order, having only retired a short distance to write and he delivered it to General Lawton just as the whole American force stormed across the | field in that last desperate, SUCCESS | | ful attempt to take El Caney. When | | ie handed the written order to the General, Lawton pointed to the charg. ing troops and sald: ‘As you see, the troops have already commenced to charge. Tell General Shafter that nothing could stop them now.’ “Thus the capture of El Caney was due to General Lawton's perseverance | under difficuliles.” A Matter of Temperature. The little one's mother had sald, “Now doctor, If theres is any rise of temperature” —she was great on tem perature, by the way-—“I will send for you at once. As you know, I have a clinical thermometer, and can take the temperature myself without troubling you to come in for the purpose.” Just as 1 was going to bed 1 was startled by a violent ring at the bell, and, has. tening to the door, saw a terrified do mest, who gasped, “Oh, Sir, please, gir, do come round at once! Miss Mar. jory Is worse, Missus said 1 was to tell you her temperature is 108, and is rigin® fast.” Searcely waiting to put on my hat, { rushed round to the house of my lit tle patient, and discovered the whole family assembled in the sick room awaiting the end of poor little Mar. jory, the mother wringing her hands in agony and crying dreadfully. “What's the temperature now?’ 1 al most shouted In my agitation. “Oh!” sobbed the mother, “1 uaven't dared to look since. My poor darling! It wig 108, and they say that 100 is al way fatal,” and she broke down come pletely. Without wasting any more tie, 1 turned down the blanket, and «found that the thermometer had been thrust between the child's side and arm. and the bulb embedded In a freshly applied hot poultice! — Cham. bet's Journal, Eouschold Mints. If there is one thing on whieh the hous. wife prides hersel?, it is that of haviag bor laundering done niesly, so that the wear. ing apparel may be the admiration of all The washing is a small matter, anyons al. most ean do that, but to have the linens present that flexible and glossy appenr anes after being ironed requires a fine qunlity of starch, J.C. 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