t I ' . TO. ?? Hpiivorg. Ifie American Institutlonsare not hampered, as in the case pf many European schools, bv dependence .upon private chari ty. And'yet the general public falls into the error o"f clossstving the schools for the deaf with charitable and reformatory iusti . tntions and asylums for the insane. NOT A CHABirgf The education of the deaf at the public ex pense is no more a charity than the oppor , tunitles afforded the hiring child under our " puhlic school system. The injury 'wrought upon the deaf by applying the term asylum to their schools is considerable. Not in frequently people look upon the institutions at places where the deaf ere kept somewhat after the manner of keeping the insane or. idiotic, or if schools at all, yet tho whose dispensations are charitable. It can readily be seen how rcpulsiTe such places must be to a person of refined, delicate sensibilities, and douKtless there are many deaf children who are deprived by these unjust notions of . the benefits such schools offer them. Insti tutions for the deaf are schools and schools only, and virtually a part of the publio school system. Deaf children come to them because special methods must be pursued in their instruction. They cannot be taught by the ordinary methods of the public schools, and to establish & school for them in every district would be obviously im practicable and expensive. It being due the children of deaf parents, who pay taxes for the maintenance of public schools fof bearing children, that the State provide ad equate means for the education of their deaf children, sacn cnuaren arc orougnt to gether, boarded and educated because it is cheaper and more practicable in every way to do this. The false views of the public on this sub- iect operates very strongly against the deaf, la the eyes of many people a stigma rests on the deaf child as soon as he enters the school. He is often regarded and spoken of in the same category as the wards of charity. This is a most unjust sentiment, in addition to their physicnl misfortune, which gradu ates of our schools hare to contend against Aside from a slight defect in language some times noticeable, and which is also common to foreigners who have acquired the Inn gnagc, there is not a whit of difference be tween the deaf and the hearing, with the ex ception that being deaf they seem rather quiet in public. They have the same natures and feelings. They are men and women deaf either from birth or through some illness, and yet in a majority of cases are able to speak intelligibly and to readily read from the lips what is said to them. In many in stances they are educated to a very high de Sree, and become useful members of society, onest, peaceful and law abiding. NOT PEOPEELT ESTIMATED. According to their education and capabil ities we find them successfully pursuing the same occupations followed by the hearing, the more highly educated among them adorning many of the learned professions, in which they have earned reputations as teachers, clergvnien, essayists, chemists, lawyers, editors and artists, as well as in the marts of trade. In every trade "or profession they engage, with one very notable excep tion, they command remuneration according to their merits and abilities. The excep tion, and a very anomalous one at that, exists in schools for the deaf, where the most experienced deaf teachers, in many instances college graduates and distinguished scholars, are ranked in compensation below the most mediocre hearing instructor. The mode of life of the deaf is very much like that of those who hear. They have their societies and social clubs, their balls, parties and picnics for the deaf can dance, and well, too their conventions, lectures and debates, in which the "beautiful lan guage of signs has full sway. They have the same interest in politics as other people, and are Democrats, .Republicans and Pro hibitionists, as the case may be. , Thus they live, and were the general pub lic to overcome the absurd notions they en tertain respecting them, the deaf would rise to a high plane in the publio estimation; wonld be justly credited with overcoming . almort insurmountable obstacles in obtain-,-ing.a'knowledge of the mother language, in - comprehending the idea of God and their duty to their fellow men. It is the hope of educating the public to a sense of what they are that the future holds out to them a goal they are striving for, and which onlv the indifference or prejudice of the public at .large can keep them from obtaining. Thomas F. Fox, New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dnmb. HOT-HEADED PEOPLE. Dear Slates Terr Quick Tempered but Alio Extremely Affectionate. It is a very difficult matter to reply to the queries propounded in regard to the deaf mute as an individual or to deaf mutes as a class, as their habits and mode of living ate identical with hearing and speaking people. Deaf mutes are found in every walk of life, and in what ever station they find them selves, they very quickly adapt themselves to. In the cities you find them adopting the 'same fashions in dress, attending the same places of amusement, forming the same kind of associations as the hearing people do. How, then, shall we classify -them? Not by their habits, not" by their mode of living. "Well, then, what? By their peculiarities and by their idiosyncrasies. Notwithstand ing that the average mute will deny it, I in sist on one thine that is true of them, and that is their almost universal hot-headed-nets. At the ace of 17. when I found mvself bereft of my hearing and a student in an institution for the deaf and dumb, I was surprised to find to what an extent this peculiar habit prevailed. My first few days tas a student were a ays of wonder to me, and I confess of terror, fearing that these mo mentary outbreaks would develop into a riot I remember some or the younger hoys were discussing the merits (?) of two con testants in a prize fight, and nearly all the younger pupils fought this battle over a doien times. Politics, baseball, etc, afford a vast field for these wordy wars. I say "wordy" wars, but they frequently "end in something more. I navo seen the same tendency in clubs, societies, etc., among the deaf, and from the fact that the practice is so general, I conclude that the lack of vocal speech .accounts for it in a great measure, livery gradation of speech can be expressed in signs. One can speak the various tones with the alphabet of the deaf, if he has had any previous knowledge of spoken lan guage, the same as in oral speech, bnt the congenitally deaf mute does not recognize "but two extremes, his ordinary method of expressing himself and the vigorous fight ing attitude he assumes when he wishes to emphasize his remarks. There is no golden jnean. This is only one oi bis peculiarities. AITECIIONATK PEOPLE. But, in general, deaf mutes are not so Tery different from other people, as I said before. I have seen them in their home life, .and their love of home is allied to that of the bearing person. I do not know why it is so, but the children of deaf mute couples are nearly always bright and intelligent, and, no matter nnder what circumstances yott find them living, you will alwavs find a bearing child of deal mute parents "has an extraordinary amount of affection for his parents. At an early age the child begins to realize his mother s infirmity, and bv the time he is 3 years old you find him talking intelligently to his parents. As the child grows up he learns more and more of his parents' language, and some times at the age of 6 you find him acting as a sort of telephone between the outside world and his home. He brings in all the news of the neighborhood, acts as inter preter for all callers, and soon begins to realize that he has an important mission to perform that of supplying hearing and speech to his mother and father. The ties ot filial affection are strengthened in this way, and it is easy to understand why the borne life of deaf mute couples is nsnally such a model One. AN AUSPICIOUS OUTLOOK. As to the future of the deaf, the outlook b indeed auspicious. A comparatively few years ago he was generally found'employed (If employed at all) In-some subordinate , eapacity where the hours werelong. the task "boovyjiP"! the rorapensation-'light. :W'ith J SPV: thejntrodu'ctipribf manual draining into the schools for the d'eaJollShisTias beenchanged. To-day we find vxi deaf mutes in every pro fession, doing the same work' as -hearing people." Some of them finally go in business for themselves and generally with good suc cess. In New York Oity are-'employe'd bun dreds of deaf mutes in capacities that would have seemed absurd 50 years ago. Deaf mutes, artists, engravers, sculptors, editors, designers, lithographers are making a mark in the world and their work speaks foritself. At one time it was the ambition of a good many to get into the Federal offices, and while the custom house, postoffices and other Governmental departments have their quota of deaf mutes, the civil service lajr prohibits their employment Ferh&ps this is a good thing in one respect, since it compels them to seek other employment not so haiardous as clerkships in the civil service. Alexahdeb L, PACHr Easton, Pa.1 FOUND IN ALL POSITIONS. ., . Draf Slates Encased in AH the Professlohi and Trades. Deaf mutes fill various positions.. Some are engaged in the professions, some" are' journalists, artists, bookkeepers, engravers and photographers. Some have governs ment positions; a few are scientific men; many find employment in the ordinary in dustries, and not a few make' a success of agriculture. The peculiar balancing by which the loss of one cense is compensated by increased strength in the others, receives emphatic ex emplification in the deaf mute. While, in common with the rest of mankind, misfits occur in vocations, and a good shoemaker is occasionally spoiled to make a very poor teacher, it is a fact .that wherever a deaf mute works with hand or brain in a posi tion proportionate to his ability, be is gen erally found somewhere near the top. In illustration of the facility to notice and master what would ordinarily escape others, a deaf mute, now a distinguished Pennsyl vania divine, after completing a course in an English university, was exanined at Yale College lor a special degree. The ex aminer noticed that in certain mathematical work the Seaf mute was, especially quick, and after the examination inquiries led to the discovery that the deaf mute had been using a valuable system be bad evolved from his Cambridge tuition; and for an hour or two professor and pupil changed places to the everlasting profit of the former. MThc deaf mutes'of America very easily lead those of the world in intelligence, man liness and ability. They are living in a present whose work renders the future se cure. Their organizations are strong and the work beneficially practical. The schools take more and more the complexion given them by the alumn. Educators of the deaf find th'at the suggestion of the graduate, based on his own experience, is worthy of a place in the plan of gnidancefor futnre edu cational work. While educated by special processes deaf mutes cannot be classed as defectives i. e., persons incapable of being taught to cafe for themselves in the world, as is true of the insane, idiotic and feeble minded. Their schools an part of the common school system of the country, and are cheerfully sup ported as such by the various Common wealths, But as these are schools for the bearing of a higher grade supported by pri vate beneficence and endowment, so snould there be facilities for special scholastic, artistic and industrial education of thedeaf. People should understand that schools for the deaf are in no more sense charitable institutions than is Cornell University, for instance, and that donations and bequests are as much proper and necessary for tho one as for the other. To inculcate thisnrinci pie, and by securing its observance to bring 'to the deaf mute student the, inestimable boon of enlarged educational facilities, is the present leading object of that admirable organization, the "Empire State Associa tion of Deaf Mutes." . FOrt Lewis Sbliney, Editorial Writer the -Borne Sentinel. MAKE GOOD EMPLOYES.. They Have Few Bad Habits and are Tery Ambitions. A large majority of our class are possessed of good habits and a few have bad habits in different ways. This is because of their lack of hearing. They are very attentive io their duties, and as a class are very ambi tious. Several mutes are now filling posi tions as pastors, evangelists, editors, bank clerks and cashiers, professors, teachers, etc. They study just what persons blessed with all their senses study, and they rank ac cording to their abilities. They seem to prefer to work as employes rather than as employers. They enjoy entertainments of all kinds. They nave peculiarities for being keen by observation, from appearances. They are moderate in their food, dress and religion. Their religion is variable. The average of age is moderate. They don't commit any crime as bad as those who can bear, and I have only heard of one case of murder com mitted by a deaf mute. A. Louisa Holmes. Beighton, Mass. USES OP COTTONWOOD. It Ii Crowding White Pine Ont of tho Market for Some Uses. Detroit News. Sonthern cottonvrood is coming into wide use for lumber, .although formerly consid ered useless for that purpose. Cottonwood is crowding white pine "out of the market for certain purposes, and large fortunes ore being made all along the Mississippi river ont of this wood, which was once despised. In New Orleans white pine is worthy $35 per IT, while yellow cottonwood brings $65. For the ceiling of grain barges it is invaluable, as grain cannot sweat in it Every cracker box in use to-day is made of cottonwood, and it cannot be excelled for frnit barrels. Cottonwood will hold nails, and can be used for building. It is also capable' oi a fine polish after certain treatment, and is much prized for interior decorations. There are now men rich be cause they own tracts covered with cotton wood, who, five years ago, would have traded an acre ot it for a yellow dog. A QUEER OLD CKAFT. A Strange Vessel Found Bailed In Sand and Perfectly Preserved. A discovery has been made on the Nantl coke river nt a place called Ellis' Fishing Grounds, about five miles below Seaford, Del. A vessel was dug from under a hill 15 feet deep. Mr. Ellis, owner of the property, has been living there for 43 years, and did not know that the vessel was there until the recent winds washed the sand from under the hill, when a part of her was discovered. It was at first thought to be a stump. Upon further investigation, it was found to be the forward part of a schooner. Her bottom was hewed oat and caulked with something like camel's hair. She is sheathed on the inside, and also caulked with the same kind of hair. She is put together with pegs and without any sails. The largest portion of her still re mains in the bank. She is supposed to be from 90 to 100 toss burden. The wood is as solid as ever. There is no one around who tnovrs anything about her. A Dream of a Dead Cat. Scottish American. ' Dr. Paterson, Bridge of Allan, write, as follows, under date April '18: Daring- last night I dreamt that my favorite pet cat, Turvey, a fine Persian, had died in one , of the outhouses. I saw. bis dead body and was much grieved. When I awoke Iwaa, much pleased toiind it wis only, a dream. You can fancy my disappointment, when one of my daughters came upstairs nad'told me that poor Turvey wps Wing dead where I had seen him dead inlay dream. Caii'any one solve this strnnio dream? j. -.-;- fsm T-M TMGIN m "At ART. Facts Which Show the Growth of the Science of Pharmacy. PROM EARLY AGES TO TO-DAY, 1 Glance at the Old-Time Apothecary, Who Also Dealt in Ploira. milKG OYER THEIR' PRESORIPTIOHS jwRrnis fob thx pisriTcn.3 "FORthe best plows at-the lowest prices go to Jones' drugstore." Sucb.were the words' thai- confronted .' the writer & feWnys ago as he was kokirigovcr the files of a country paper printed half a ceriturv ago. A train A Sixteenth CerMry of thought was started DliAwnnAff Y 4tiH nnitinf ft 11 4fla vertisement A drugstore where agricul tural implements were kept for sale might be considered a novelty- in these days, but not so then. The stores that sold medicines sold also tinware,- hardware, drygoods, molasses, rum, whisky, fish and flour. It took a large population to support a drugstore. Druggists were few, even in cities, and in the country districts the busi ness was almost wholly in the bands, of the medical fraternity. The modern drugstore, now found in every village and hamlet, scarcely had an existence then. It is no wonder that the proprietor of an apothecary shop in the country added plows to bis stock in trade. Most probably there was more profit for him in plows than in medi cines. , The growth ot the art of pharmacy haa been slow because it was dependent on the progress of the sister art of medicin e. Both soienceshad a common origin in the philos ophy of the savage, who recognized a soul in every inanimate object Disease was the soul of one object attacking another, and to eject the evil influence diabolical nostrums, horrible noises, and even strange contor tions of the face and body were employed by the "medicine men" of the day, a practice which still prevails among some of the bar barian races of the present time. The Ue&iceval Pharmacist. JHTSICIANS AMONG THE ANCIENTS. The Egyptians first reached a compara tively great knowledge of the art of healing. A papvrus ot the reign of Sent (3300 B. C.) gives directions for the preparation of pre scriptfons which were to be given to the patient, accompanied by incantations. The Hebrews, from their close association with the Egyptians imbibed a talent for phar macy, and the "art or the apothecary" is spoken of early in the Old Testament. The Chinese were also early dabblers in drugs and nostrums, but thepharmaceutical art in China has remained almost stationary for centuries. The Greeks from an early period, like most Aryan people, had a tinge of pharma ceutical knowledge, An additional stimu lus was given to tne science by the use of a poison by the State for public executions, and the increase of luxury and the necessity the fair ones felt of adding to their attrac tions. An early poem of Theocritus deals chiefly with philters', then a profitable branch of pharmacy, which even in the present day survives in the "love powders" .concocted by unscrupulous charlatans and still in demand in certain deluded districts. Ignoring the fabulous legends of demi god iEsculapius and his wife, or daughter, Hygeia, solid ground is reached in Greece in'the fourth century B. O., when the great Hippocrates first gathered up the most val uable of the observations and experimental data of his predecessors. For this task he was eminently qualified, as he was the last ofsevenofthesame name and family, and the most illustrious of a long line of med ical men. Pharmacy and medicine, which had begun to diverge at this period, were united by him. It is recorded of Hip pocrates that on bis various jonrneys in Greece be always carried bis drugs with him. THE EEVTVEB OF JIEDICINE. Galen, who lived in the second century of the Christian era, was one of the most learned in the knowledge of drugs. He. was the great reviver of medicine after a long period of inanition, and maintained his su premacy for nearly 1,400 years. He united in his, works the various schools, though, according to record, he was but the keeper of a drugstore in Home. His theories as to disease still prevail in a small degree in modern pathology. He was the first to secure the aroma of plants and flowers by distillation. A Drug Store of U0. With the rise of the Saracens into intel lectual prominence they took the lead in medical and pharmaceutical science. The practitioners of medicine were held in high esteem by the Arabians. Mahomet bad a predilection for the healing art, and there ,1s good reason for believing that numerous medical works were preserved from the destruction of the Alexandrian library by the Arabian physicians. It is certain, that the Arabs bad medical schools in Alexan dria more than a century after the library was destroyed. The practice of pharmacy was greatly extended by the Arabians, and among them the separation of medicine and pharmacy was. advocated as early as the eighth century and established by law in the eleventh. As many of the drugs were .imported from the East, dealers sprang up who were distinguished from the regular apothecaries. EAELY EUEOPEAN DBtTG GISTS. During the middle ages pharmacy was, to a great extent, still under the control of the Arabian physicians. Prom contact with them in the East the religions orders (thp Benedictines especially) became proficient 4n tne art. a.ne raoucs, nowever, were for bidden, to shed blood, -with the result that sufgeryfell largely into the bands of the barbers to which fact the origin of the pres ent' tbnsorlal stfiped pole is due. Soon the rise ol alchemy. and.the study of toxicology art of TXiUoalnr which' the fashion of tha .-age dutlv'ated and tJi? arising tastes' for spiees combined with pharmacy,' toxicology una; sac grocery mm cdiiiecirone-ry .easiness liiy fjl hpfa '.'. fjft si I i -,.vv BETTSBTlrf .1WM?0H,tStliT, acty. I2, into a heterogeneous wtiole, which united the salntaryi4hp(1uelur, amTthe crlminaTTn a peculiarly characteristic middle-ago tnan-i ncr. -'-4' The first drugstore inEurope existed at Muenster, in Germany; in .1285 Others soon sprang into being; The. first Tegular npotbeonryshop in London was in-1835. Up to-that period drugs were dispensed by gro cers aud spicers exclusively, and these tradesmen. did not entirely lbso their bold on their side line for a considerable time. A peculiar document dated 1345 is still in ex istence. In it King Edward ILL of England grants a pension of 6d a day to Coursus de Gangland, an apothecary of London, for taking care of and attending His Majesty during his illness in Scotland, In England in the sixteenth, century the position of the pharmacist was a relatively high one. The separation .of pharmaceutical from medical practice was then. almost com plete. Bulleyn (known as Queen Anne Bulleyn's cousin), a, prominent apothecary, laid down the following rules for cotempo rary pharmacists: BUI.ES TOB CONDUCTING BUSINESS. "The apothecary must first serve God foresee, the end, be cleanly and pity the poor. :His garden must be on hand with plenty of herbs, seeds and roots. He most read and study. His placeof dwelling and A London Apolhteary-11M. shop must be cleanly, to please the senses withal. He must have his mortars, stills, pots, filters, glasses, boxes sweet and clean. He must have two divisions in his shop, one most clean for physio and the other base place for cbirurgio stuff. He is neither to increase nor diminish the physician's pre scription. He is neither to buy nor sell rotten drugs. He mustbe able, to open well a vein for to help pleurisy. He is to meddle only in his own vocation, and to remember that bis office is only to be the physician's cook." Long after the division of the two branches of medical practice the apothe caries were restive at their subordination to the medical practitioner, who in turn uses all possible means to assert bis supremacy. Jealousies arose between the two classes which occasioned endless disputes. This controversy is still existing in a modified degree. In France these disputes assumed a somewhat farcical phase. The physicians enraged at advice "being given by apothe caries determined to starve them ont, and by persistently prescribing only simple reme dies from herbalists they subdued the rebels, who were reinstated after taking a Pecksniffian and comprehensive oath. The quarrel assumed just the opposite form in Brutres, where, on complaint of the apothe caries, medical practitioners were forbidden to dispense drugs under heavy penalties. FBAYKB BEFORE MIXEfG MEDICINES. A peculiar phase of the, sixteenth, cen tury pharmacy, especially in Germany; was the instructions and ordinances oi the various pharmaceutical associations and guilds as to prayer. A compounder of pre scriptions was directed to go ,down oh his knees and supplicate before he commenced his labors. It is not definitely stated whether he was required to pray with each prescription or wliether a' single prayer would answer .for a batch. Most of the six teenth century works on pharmaoy contain cnrioui wood-cut illustrations of representa tive pharmacists at their professional devo tions. Cyrucus Schnaus, a Nuremberg pharmacist, published a book 'in 1565, wherein be in person is represented as kneeling on a large mortar before a sacred allegorical picture. It would be' rather startling in these latter days to see the drug clerk kneel in front of th'e soda fountain and repeat worthy Father Schnaus"' prayer, but it might be just as edifying to the customers as caressing his pompadour or in quiring "with or without.' With the close of the sixteenth century what may be termed the modern era of pharmacy began. The introduction of new drugs, the discovery ot the circulation of the blood by Harvey, and other develop ments soon revolutionized the older methods and rapidly led to thehigh standard attained by the pharmacist of 'to-day. WANAMKER'S WASHINGTON HOME. Splendors of the Postmaster General's New Bcildence at the Capital. Boston Transcript The Bepuhlicans useel to be dreadfully worried over the "Jeffcrsonian simplicity" of the Whitney mansion, but now that Postmaster General Wanamaker bas got it, the Whitney splendors won't be a patch upon the Wanamaker splendors. Mr. Wanamaker's daughter-in-law, who did the honors for him in Mrs. Wanamaker's ab sence in Europe, bas goae back to Phila delphia, and an army of workmen have been turned loose in the house. f-The ball room, which Secretary Whitney added to the house when he took it from ex Secretary Frelinghuysenis to be completely redecorated and improved,' and here are hung some of Mr. Wanamaker's art treas ures that be bas already had brought from bis Philadelphia horne. Munkacsy's famous picture, "Christ Before Pilate," for which Mr. Wanamaker paid $120,000, is not in Washington and probably won't be brought here. But there are some beauti ful specimens of modern French art upon the walls of this ballroom. EVERYBODY WANTS ONE. Tile Popular Photograph of a Secretary of the Treaiurr. Gaddis, a Cincinnati hack driver, treas ures a dollar bill of the first greenback issue. The Enquirer of that city tells that Salmon P. Chose, while Secretary of the Treasury, visited Cincinnati. "Shine, sir!" shouted Gaddis, then, a bootblack, to a stranger in the Burnet House lobby. "Do your prettiest," said the gentleman, with a smile, "and I'll give yon .my photo, graph." The boy did not fall in -very heartily with the proposition, as be had no particular use for photographs pf 'his customers, but after a little bantering he took the job. At the finish, the gentleman handed the boy a brand-new one dollar bill. "That's my photograph," said he, walking away. The boy glanced from bis customer to the bill in momentary perplexity. Then the slrong'resemblance which his customer bore to the,vignette in one corner of the green back caught hii, and be knew that the Sec retary of the Treasury had Been having a little fan with him at his own expense. rhjsiclnim Wlse4a. Their Generation. The above class el scientists recognize, and have repeatedly borne testimony tol the effica cy ot Hiratctter's Stomach Bitters a remedy and preventive ef fever and ague, rheumatism, want of Tigor-Ilver complaint ana some other ailments and infirm conditions off the system. Einerience &na obaerratlcm hfi.vf tamrht thus Its value. They but echo the verdict long since jirononnced.by the public and the press.' ObIt the benighted Mm are ignorant of Asierwa's Eonio R"W ;u tempi re. . rjg "l LvftXJirxxJ.wsj :: ' -'" " " '' ' ! . ; c SMriey j)are 8yaI?aM. Masks Were -7v h JJJinzedBttio. . ; SpME BEiUltmiJEW 'COSTUMES. ffotf to Keep frair From itollins -'Out and BakeltSnow-Whlte: WRIKKLE8 CAH BE DB1YEN AWAI rwnmiK ron the ctsmca.! Centennial styles will reign through the year paying the compliment to our ancestors ot recalling their good sense' and taste. Centennial colds have coughed themselves out, and the last case of sunburn from .the naval parade is cureci, although some of the victims who went on the water for the naval review wore faces of acute erysipelas color a week after. Tho cruelty of American sun and wind to complexions leads to serious consideration of dressy face masks as part of outdoor toilet. From the time of Henri Quaiie to that of jthe Spectator, io beauty who valued her complexion dreamed of going abroad without her velvet or lace mask, which Berved her modesty while it protected her skin. It sounds like a fan tastic folly to talk of wearing the mask, but the fashion has a great deal in its favor. Pirst, it Is modest, which I know very well you will say doesn't count for much, but there are women, and modern women, who would find it jusas pleasant to walk abroad without the hard staring met in certain quarters. , Any woman well turned out in dress or figure can have all the attention she wants from Fourteenth street to the Albemarle at the upper end of Madison square, and a neat little opera mask, with a lace fall over the lower face, would prove a very coquettish and convenient addition to the costume. . All cats are gray in the dark, and all women handsome in a mask, and when one comes to think of the women who wonld be irresistible if they only wore one, the last hesitation vanishes. So many women would find a mask becoming if they Only wore it all the time. In sober earnest the mask has so much in its favor that yon need not be surprised to bear some fine day that the belles have donned their ball masks to walk up and down the avenue, and once worn they never will be given up again. They prevent - sunburn, freckles and neuralgia, they filter tho dust from the breath as it enters the month, and yet do not dim the eyesight like n veil, for the mask leaves the eyes clear. If women would have the good sense to dress high in the neck, military style, and wear a neat close mask, their com plexion would be good till 60. THE TEESIDENl'S 'WIFE. Criticism is busy with Mrs. Harrison, not for anything she has done or hasn't done, has said or has not said, but because she ap pears ambitious of filling no higher role than that of Mrs. Ben Harrison, the Presi dent's wife. As usual, even with citizens who never expect to be President or marry them, ill-natured comment is loudest and gets in its sharp work before friends wake up to say the right thing in the case. Mrs. Harrison is not a nonenlty, as these forked tongued gossips have it, nor is she a cold, intriguing, obtuse woman, unequal to the place she has to fill. The plain fact is that sensible counsels prevail in higher quarters, and it has been resolved that feminine influence shall play the part necessary in the White House family and no other. As more than one old poli tician bas expressedit, there has been enough of women trying to run the Govern ment underhand, and, Mr. Harrison has just shutdownon.it. The snobbery, the toady ' ism, the inlrlguo and personality which bas beset the Presidents' wives for 20 years is met by quiet' but determined discourage ment A gross misunderstanding on this' point has been fostered by the snobbery of feminine pens which delight to call the mistress of the White House pro tern, the "first lady in the land," and "the hsad of the court circle at Washington," when she is no more the first lady of the country than her hnsband is'the first and only gentleman, or that Washington is an imperial court. The whole theory is TJNBEPUBLICAN- AND ABSURD, and bas bred more mischief than wonld be believed. There is no first gentleman in a republic. The President happens to bear most responsibility in the government for a time, after which "he will be relieved t by other citizens just as able and good as him self, chosen out of millions just as able and well-intentioned as they are. He is file leader, if you please, for the day, and his wife is just as much to him, and no more to the nationtthan any engine driver's wife on the railway. President Harrison proposes to honor his wife jnst as much in Washing ton as at Indianapolis, as the mistress of bis borne, his comlort and his pride, but he proposes to relieve her of all government responsibility and criticism. His hearty, affectionate salute in the Centennial parade did honor to her as his wife, and that quiet littIewoman, sitting in the Pifth Avenue balcony, absolutely unaware that tho salute of the brilliant parade under the window were meant for her,.held just the part she intends to carry through the ad ministration. All the same if one truth the covert attack and criticism attempts, to hurt this merry-hearted, housekeepy little woman which has visited her predecessors, there will be a resistance from some quiet men In administration which will give gossipmongers and toadies just the lesson they need. Mr. Ben Harrison is a man of good belongings and instincts, and hardly the soldier of fortune that some of her tenants of the White Honse have, and be proposes to bave' his wife, and family as much to himself as any other private citi zen, and he doesn't seem exactly the sort of a man. to meddle with, WHAT "WOMEN -WANT. A correspondent after my own heart in that she says what she means, without hesi tation, writes that she wants to hear only of two things, fashions and cosmetics. If each Eerson who writes me will kindly express er taste in the selection of topics it will be a favor, of real assistanoe in writing these letters, where the difficulty each week is not what to say, but what to choose out Of the mass of interest ready. The most elegant suits seen for visiting are of India.cashmere in narchment color, jnst off the white. One model was a French princess overdress with gold rosette em broidered in the corner of the collar and on the fronts like groups of buttons. Gloves of the same shade and toque of silk, and gold lace repeating the tones of the dress.finished an unimpeachable toilet of first fashion at this moment. The parchment color takes the lead of the silver-gray suits dear to lily like girls. The new Dresden green may be matched in the leaf xf a Marechal Neil rose, a'hd is an exquisite shade for costumes in its soft dead foliage hues. Old rose, com prising the shades of old and faded bouquets, in chintz is chosen for relief to costumes. The Italian blending" of pale green, gold and pinkJs exceedingly choice. Old-white costumes in the discolored tints of white long laid by, are elegant and becoming to the complexion especially with, the borders of Etruscan gold embroidery. For house dresses, empire robes in these dull whites are of supreme taste, and following them the Marie Antoinette delaines and chintzes of the same ground with bouquets of old rose buds or tulips and carnations with a few loose flowers drifted between. This style is quite distinct from the pompadour designs of pink and blue flowers on cream of black ground. After these again come the helie tropebnff and dull blue and leaf greens for walking dresses. CENTENNIAL STYLES Ut-DEESS.. Reminiscences of the reviews-, are seen jn salts combining the light and dark blue'ary eolors with good effect the eyw.of oar artistic glrw.were quics urcsipo.vy,1-i,",?"r .swainyieuiJciBwiyjwii-grBiM.pv.ui fl3"i& sidev the gray of rocks and earth-tints. A graceful-reminder of the. United States mnl iorut is'fttfniiiin yacbt and country dresses ofprit.jBdilgnl having Baped overcoats, blouses aM'vivandiere "skirt for tramping, with thojojd continental button of gold, bearinhel&stkrs. The trlm'toqneof blue strait" with dark ' red and blue ribbon bow hjhint of soldjerilness, and a white wool 84sk'"f6r.th8 waist and white dnstveil add therfatfonal tri-colof to the dress, which is much better thought out as fancy arrange ments usually are. Continental salts with blue swallow-tailed coats and long buff wajiitcoats with cocked hats plumed and faced with moire are gulte taking for school girls, and these seemingly sensational styles are carried out with a good deal of quiet taste. LATEST NOVELTIES. More than one woman bas envied tha comfortable masculine lounging jacket with its bright quilted lining and easy cot, and the Enssian princess in Paris who baa brought it Jiito feminine use deserves grati tude. ITextwewant to borrow the charm ing tennis coat in pale, striped silk-flannel with surah skirt, and long thin wool sash, which replace the "blazers" last year. Those Miles of the field from.--Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Brown mntV.b'e irre sistible in these pale heliotrope; azure or rose-striped suit's, delicate in tint's as the daintiest woman might wear, but the fact is that this season nothing is too-good thing for Jhem, Silk socks in gobelin blue, lilac and pink with lace embroidery; ties prettier than anything we found, for the- girls, neg ligee shirts in the finest silk nnd wool moussellnes, sashes in faint toman, colors, azure, rose and gold, bath suits in with robe, pajamas and slippers of Turkish toweling in fastidious strlpings, furnish the trousseau of the college youth. But for his seniors no extravagance seems impossible. HEBE'S style fob you. I was shown lately samples of the surah silks that had Deen made into nightshirts for five railroad magnates whose names are as well. known to you as your own. Delicate stripes of heliotrope, sky blue and old rose repeated the yacht of race colors of their owners, and these charming garments were made for only $28 apiece. Well, a man wants some such things in case of fire, you know, but these were modest comfort to the nightshirt ot white moire trimmed with point lace made by the same house for an elegant benedict this year. This is not imaginary, for the bills and specifications for these things are written in choice Parisian-English on the books 'of a well-known firm not far from the Fifth Avenue. Hotel, The embroidered shirts in patterns so fine they must be done with magnifying glasses by' the Flemist nnns, cost $9, and 12 for the fronts alone. I will only tax your credulity with mention of the thin scent sachets, a habit, by the way, there is no barm in fol lowing. " The exquisite needle women who showed the scraps of silk nightshirts bad turned them to Use in making these sachets, setting particular store by one which com bined the Gonld, Loriliard and Vanderbilt colors; They say these silk nightshirts don't need washing as often as cotton ones, which may be an economical reason for pre ferring them. ANSWEBSTO COBBESFONDENIS. D. H, H. Better go to a wholesale drug gist's and buy a pint of taraxacum extract and mandrake, which should not cost over ?1 25. Dr. J. H. D. The loofa is the fiber of an African gonrd which softens in water, but regains its crispness and form when dry.and is valuod for friction of the skin in place of a flesh brush. Mrs. A. says: "Do tell ns more about complexions and dresses; that is all we want to hear about," and forwards questions like a sensible woman. L Friction shonld be very gentle to drive wrinkles from the face. Put on vaseline and strike the lines of the wrinkles lightly' to work it into the skin. 2. To enlarge the bust, sing, breathe deeply, rub the chest with sweet oil at night, and1 use light upward friction after bathing1 in the morning. Set the elbows akimbo, clench the hands and wrench the shoulders from side to. side, bringing the point of the-elbpwitt- front oMheohest-at each turn, an exercise which develops and throws out the breast, sending the blood in fall play to nourish it, Bathe the chest with cold water when warm, and use friction with tho loofa all over the trunk when cold. Bemedy any weakness of the hips or back. 3. I dare not recommend any arsenic waifers. 4. To keep your hair from falling out, I advise internal treatment and change of diet. It you can as you say bathe every night, walk six miles a day, and sleep nine hours, and yet have a bad complexion, the fault is in the food. Try the taraxacum and charcoal treatment, eat coarse bread and cracked wheat with each meal, don't eat liver or bacon or pdrk, made gravies or pastry, and continue in your hearty contempt for made-up laces. Let me hear from you again. Hodon: To turn your gray hair snow white, plaster it with the yolk of an egg as often as you can take the time, leaving it on until it begins to dry. This is a safe appli cation for bleaching the hair, but I cannot recommend any more rapid process. To darken the eyebrows permanently use a de coction of walnut juice and nutgalls. Shiblet Dabs. New Yobk, May 10. THE BAZ.UES OF TUm Street Shops Where Sotlcate Colon and Strange Sights Abonnd. , Susan Hale In New York Commercial Advertiser. The bazaars of Tunis are more intricate than those oi all other North African towns. Here was really the East There is an old Spanish flavor, also, at Tunis, the bazaars being bnilt round a mosque, once a church of Charles V. The crooked streets are cov ered with awnings Or archways, with funny little shops like boxes, in which the pro prietor -sits up on his counter cross legged, surrounded by shelves, holding all manner of gandouras, haiks and burnnos. All Tunis swarms by, fine ladies deeply veiled with broad scarfs like Mexican re bozos which they hold before tbem by their two extended arms. -Jewesses more bold, re vealing half an eye from folds of white falling from pointed caps, and tall brown men in stately burnous of all possible deli cate shades. The color at Tunis was won derful. Soft robin's egg, delicate lilac or lavender, vieuxrose, pafe amber. Snch are the colors of soft stuff, that wrapped grave and reverent signors pacing the streets in turbans. In Africa the railways are so new that they are not in the guide books, and it is impossible to procure time tables. All through Algiers we were seeking.'a railway guide, and were always told that the last edition, being wrong, was destroyed, and that the new one was not out yet. Finally, the day we were leaving Tunis and Africa for good, I saw in a book shop the announce ment of "Itinerario della Strada Ferrata Tunislana." Too late. The Gltana was awaiting ns, and we were about to step into a train which would take us to La Goleta. Stateroom Athletics. v Steward What ore yom. trying-tdo, sir ? MrAikerliBf-X ihoBgitsie.wa geisg: to turn Vi tttlitt:JtHBp78n' E J8 eettln',MMvJVsM'wB my feet! , i I iHWiSIMI III ll i Illi i V. - fl.'ja'&iMnk.i.uW ',fe-tJii 2U SWEET ELIMTERRI. .Some Interesting Gossip About the Personality and LIFE OF THE CHABMIKG ACTRESS. Her Great Popularity and Her Komerous Earriaires. HENEI IBYIKG 1EE DBT0TID BLAYB rWBITTIN ton TIT DISf AI0H.J It has curiously been said by some littera teur that Dumas, flls, did not shape bis characters from Parisian. life, but that Paris ian life shaped itself from Dumas eharactew-4n shorfthat Marguerite Gautier did hof exist ber6re'"La Dame aux.'Came lios,"hut after.. Bo the strange' .English Esthetic type the long, jaw, full pouting upper lip, sinuous nect and tha halo of hafr Joined to strange "length 'of fiody, es pecially from.ehoulder to elbow and hip to knee, .may beiafd to have been formed from tb art school, which represented It, instead 1f the school 'beirig'fpunded upon, the exist ence of these types'. I am snre-wer never called Ellen Terry pretty in her youth, but when it was discov ered that her jaw, was like the Burne-Jones saints she seemed, -as it were, to grow up, to' it and become what was expected of her. . She was very young, poor thing, when she married the great artist Watts; she bad always been on the stage, and her bright, joyous personality had even then begun to attract attention. It was not a love match; sLe was bnly 10 and he an old man who would never have thought of marrying, it is said, if It bad not been suggested to him by a friend who lived next door, and who' the gossips were beginning to talk about, saying' that a certain splendid piece of tapestry, which hung in the hall of the Watts house next to ber's when lilted disclosed a sliding, panel. So she thought it wonld be wise to have him marry some raw-boned girl Ellen Terry was selected as the victim, and the grand lady danced at the wedding. So you see her romance commenced very early in life. - CONTBASICTOBZ SI0E1E3. Neither the old artist or the woman of the world understood this strange girl. In fact, neither thonght much about her. She-was surrounded with art influences and left to' grow by heitslt. They had made a mistake in their selection and did not know it She was of a strange, nervous, peculiarly pliable nature, and to live in the midst of all these strange splendors and strange people and strange conversations, was a new life to her, a new education, and she gradually grew up to it, and, ere long, her nature began to expand, to be satisfied with her position, to say to itself, "I, too, am an artist." There are many different versions of the final break up. His friends say that a streak of insanity ran through all her actions, that she was so nervous, so eccentric and uncon ventional, be was at last obliged to put an end to all ner maa pranss; tnat on one oc casion she actually horrified his guests by coming down to dinner in tights. Her friends tell that she bore everything as long as she could, and was a martyr to an old man's whims, till at last one day she lifted" the tapestry in the hall, and disturbed the serenity of the embroidered queens, and pnlledhim out by the heels from under a bed where he bad bidden when be beard her coming. Modern lifels fall of tragedy as well as ancient life, although in less romantio setting. When she left him she was still voutfe and was becinninz to be called beautiful. She was the sesthetio type of beauty that people naa oeen educated up to and prepared to like beforehand in artirtio society she attracted much atten .tion.. AN ESCAPADE. There, was a friend of her family, a young architect of great talent; one night be was taken ill in an old hous.e alone, with no.one near him, and he-tent word by a passing boy for some of the family to come round to see him. They were all occupied excepting the young girl, who without thought, went to tee him alone all the world knowi that she did not return. For many years they lived together in the country, and were very happy in that com plete oblivion of the world which only ar tists can feel who are completely wrapped np in their art and in themselves but he was verv ambitious, be was netted and praised by many noble ladies, his work led him into many oi tne nnesi nouses oi xon don as counselor and friend, be had walked through crowded "ballrooms with corqneted duchesses on his arm, and his soul began to yearn for the fleshpots of Egypt, to feel that he was not appreciated, that his life was too narrow tor him. She watched it grow day by day jhe did everything she could to make him happy, and when she saw the end had come said nobly, without quarrel or reproach: "I know you want to marry a rich wife well, do not let me stand in your way." He pro tested, but the time was not long before the society papers bad to chronicle his marriage with a rich widow. , A CLEVEB BEFLT. Some weeks after the wedding he met her in the street, and in talking with her said: "You know I always feel most kindly toward yon," he weakly apologized for circum stances and said, "I want so much to see the dear children, will yott not manage it some war so that I may meet them occasionally?" She replied, "Why, I really don't know bow it could be managed. Yon see I had to account to them in some way foryour going away. So I told them that you were dead. There is a grave in Kensington churchyard without any name on it, and we all go there every Saturday and put flowers on it, and cryover it and have such a nice time." The reap actress showed itself there. X often picture them weeping over the name less grave and eating their, luncheons around it. All this time she was steadily rising in her career, although no one realized that she would take her place nmoue the first actresses of the world. With all her flighti ness, she was very ambitious and worked very hard at her. art. She bad found a pro tector, a young man named Kelley, who married her and. became a father to her children he died a few years ago, and they were not very happy during the latter years othls life. The widow of Godwin, the architect, has recently married Mr. Whistler it would make a strange "family tree" of artlstio relationship: Watts-Ellen Terry. BDen'Terrr-Godwin. Ellen Terry-Eeiley. Godwin-Mrs. G. Mrs. G.-Whlstler. She is a too nervous,changeable,hyster!cal nature to be really happy with anyone. She needs constant change to occupy her salad. Even at a dinner party she cannot- sit through the entire meal, ont has to get np between the courses, flitting from one room to another to examine the pictures, the bric-a-brac, the decorations, talking nerv ously and gaily all the time. She Is fas cinating like an opal. SUBBOtTNDED BY Z.UXUBT. Her own house is filled with every luxury that art can invent and Wealth can pur chase. Her own. circle is a very narrow one, for almost tha only actress that Ameri can society receives'and for whose presence nt luncheon-and dinner parties even Boston humbly bees she is rarely seen in London society, while American actrenes who are not socially noticed at home are often lion ised' there. Truly, the world is very funny. A few journalistic and theatrical people she fcnbwi intimately, but she Is beloved by all. London, hay. by all the "United King dom, and admired byall the world. Bb is oeeasioaally sees at an academy or a' private view fat saese wonderful eostusae 'aad.is the wosstloaet tie afternoon, for seiesa sea la joejew.-.taereis almost aore M"rteity ee bee eC the stage tboa aayw site - v- . -'., sssHs) Jsrsjt IBk t aWWWPj. ffB ff Jj Vm -tt r emlatnins the princiDleY Greek draping "iff a duchess, Ellen Terry entered leaning, on the arm ot her new hus band and passed between the two. She laughedVas Ahe saw them both, and waving her hand with one or ner exquisite ntue comedy gestures; -turned to her companion, quite as amused as anyone; els&and said, "I thouRht something of this- kind would hap pen." - She has great power with the press, and the London critics always stand' by her. Even her recent failure .as Lady Jfac&efA was not criticised.bat was rather ascribed to her being too sweet and lovely, to play such a horrible character. It was hervirtue and not her shame. . . Henry Irving is her devoted slave, indeed ltl said that his chains tighten everyyeor and that he is now fast becoming only her stage manager and even is sacrificing him self for her glory, everything in. hia; con ceptions being altered to suit her caprice or her capacity. Indeed it is loudly asserted that he has whittled his 3fac6efft down'jjo as to give her greater'prominence, and ithat he does not even attempt to play it asfjho , used to. -, ;. A 'WEAK 1ADY MACBETH. ' 7-fa ' She bas said that'she will sweep the tradi-i?' tions of Siddons from the English stage, butl. she is more likely to make ns forget Lady' ', Macbeth by making her so feeble andco-' -,i'-. quettish. She is a born comedienne' and -her presentation of this moving woman of gigantic purpose is weak in the extreme. ' . A beetle- wing dress, cloaks appliqued with monstrous conventionalized animals, great' braids of red hair hanging to her feet and strung with jewels help to make the part-a sensation, bnt even these toggeries are too heavy for her style, and she moves about outweighted with ber cumbersome draper ies, and-her little comedy gestures appear ridiculous. Tne mounting of the plav does not com pare with that of "Faust."' "Macbeth" Is ' essentially a play of character and action, and is dependent on great delivery of its great speeches for effect, not on its scenery. But people goto the theater to see Ellen Terry, not what she represents she is a loveable personality and brightens up tha scene like a gleam of sunshine, nobody cares what she plays or what she does,ihe is Ellen Terry and they are satisfied. She dresses well in public and private, and has an especial fondness for loose, flow ing robes, like her gold dress In Portia. which she can fasten and arrange different ly .every time she puts' tbem on to suit ber moods. She is a strange, lovely woman, and-has many noble traits.. Ouve Weston;. HIS EIDIS COST HOTIILN'G. A Man Who Conld Beat the Condactor Soyr a Bailroad President New x ork Sun. Six or eight of us wve sitting around tha stove in the old Mansion Honse. in Buffalo one night a decade of years ago, and tha talk finally turned upon-railroads and bow conductors had been beaten by deadheads. One man told a story, to be followed by another, and a New Yorker finally ob served: "Yes, but this was in the past, before there was any real system or much sharp ness. No one can beat a conductor in these days." "That's very true." added a second. "Yoa have got to either come down or get off." There was a quarter of an hour of such talk, and. then a man who had movzd into the circle and remained silent, finally said: "Well, I dunno. I am sharp enough to ride from here to Batavia without paying fare." . "Got a pass, maybe?" 1 "No. I haven't." "Do yon mean to say that yoa can rids without ticket or money?" "I have done it" "Is the conductor a relative of yours?" -"No. sir." "Yoa didn't put up any, personal prop erty?" - .te 'ota thing." --Ws "Welirif-it-can-hedone Pdjike to see'it There are three of ns going down, and' "I'll put up $25 that yon can't ride for nothing." "Yon won't put the conductor on to me?" "Ho." "Well, I'm going that way myself, and I believe I'll cover that bet. The under standing is thai I show neither pass, ticket, nor cash, nor secure the conductor." "That's the size of it Put your money in the bands of this gentleman, Judge Davis, who lives at Batavia." The money was put up, and next morning we all went down to the train together. The man who was to beat the road told ns to go into the smoker and he would presently join us. We got seats and the train pulled out, and we were wondering if our man hadn't been hauled off before the start, when the door opened and he entered with the saluta tion: "Tickets, if you please!" Say, if you keep on you'll be general manager some day I sneered the loser when be saw that he had been roped. He did better than that. A year ago be was made President of a hustling Western road, and is now drawing a princely salary. WHI EEP0ETEE8 1IEE HOT. How Talrang-e Helped a Tired Man lo a Sjnopili of a Sermon. NewTorkStm.1 A Brooklyn newspaper man tells a story about the Ber. Dr. Talmage which par tially accounts for his popularity among re porters. A young man who bad the pleas ant job of reporting the clergyman's .ser mon got over-stimulated one Sunday night and didn't attend church. He bad been working since the morning before without intermission for the necessary sleep, and took a little something to brace him up. When he woke up at II o'clock be dimly remembered that be bad not been to church as usual. He harried around to Dr. Tal mage's house, and was ushered in by the "clergyman himself. He told what had happened to him, and the Doctor immediately sat down and began writing a synopsis of his sermon. Ha chanced to look up a few minutes later, and found the young man fast asleep. He began over again, and wrote a complete report of the services at the church, including, of course, the sermon. He put the manascrir. t into the reporter's pocket, woke hlmfup, and sent him to his office. --- WoIfTsAGMEBfacking CATS ths World. 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