ONEWOMAN SPOWER Mrs. Blaine Holds the Des tiny of the Eepublican Party in Her Hand. SHE EULES HER LOED ind Piatt, Clarkson and the Rest Bad Best Bow Before Her THE SEX HAS GOVERNED FRANCE. Influence of Madame Pe Maintenon and Madame Pe Tompadonr. IlCr WEBB DATS' WORD AIAVATSWEXT IWRITTEJC TOR THE DlSr VTCH.l The -woman in the case of the Republican nomination for President, it appcars.is Mrs. Blaine. If she consents to hare James G. run again, he will not refuse to answer favorably the importunate prayers of Clark son, Quay, Piatt, Fassett and the other bosses. Mrs. Blaine then, it will be seen, holds the keys of the kingdom. Only through her influence, we are told, can the country be saved to the Republican party. Harrison cannot be re-elected, they say, and the only chance of winninjr is through Blaine, the popular idol. The magic of his name and his personal mag netism will draw all men unto him. In view of all these assurances and hopeful utterances, it is hardly likely that Mrs. Blaine will refuse to save the party and pre;erve the country from the Democracy. It is not to. be sup posed that she will not use her power to keep the Cleveland', or the Campbells, or the Bnces, or the hitneys, or the Gormans out of the White House. It is scarcely to be thought that she will forego the honors mid prerogatives of the position of "first lady" wth the additional "satisfaction of having tlie Eepublican party tied to her apron strings by virtue of her supremacy over the President to be if James G. gets there. ot Make the Mistake Cleopatra Did. Cleopatra lost JIarc Antony the world. Jlrs. Blaine will hardly be willing to lose the proud position of the Presidency for her husband if she holds any faith in his power to gain it. Through him she could rule the country and hold firmer sway for four Tears than Victoria herself, if the stories concerning her influence and ambi tion are backed up by truth. She could set her feet metaphorically speaking, of coure upon the necks of her enemies and his if she chose to do so. She could lay stumbling blocks in the paths of ambitious wen and trample on the pretensions of the spoilers and place hunters. "With the spirit niliine. she could get even with the society women who ay mean things about her by snubbing them, frowning down their friv olous affectations and marking her contempt oi their small minds by her own superiority. Women have ruled great nations before to-dav. When the hope of wealth and honors depends upon a woman's tavor and influence men are as servile and obsequious to her as to the strong in she may con trol. A Woman Kalpd All Franc. Louis XIV., the grand monarch of France, was a despot whose possession of power was absolute, but the noman behind his throne was Madame de Maintenon, who, by her infinite tact and agreeable manners, had charmed the King. She was the prime minister. State affairs were discussed in her room, and her advice was frequently a'ked for by the King with all his ministers round about hiin. By her talents and judg ment she contrived to control the affairs of the nation, to rule the court, and manage the Kinr. So powerful was she that she made pietv the fashion. Madame de Pompadour ruled France for Louis XV., who preferred amateur cooking, working tapestrv, amusing himself with a school boy's playthings, to bothering with siate affairs. She was the most beautiful, talented and gifted woman of her day. Her salon was frequented by the most eminent philosophers and men of letters. All who were ambitious were fully impressed with the conviction that the road to distinction was through her favor. Judged by the moral standards of to-day, she would have been shut out of respectable societv, but those were different davs. The nobilitv of France found no fault with Madame de Pompadour on the score of morality. but always on the ground that she, not of noble birth, should bold the place in the King's councils and affections that should more properly have been assigned to some one belonging" to the high nobility. But the King bestowed titles upon her and gave his courtiers to understand that he proposed to do as he pleased, and "after him thedeluge," ior all he cared. She Overshadowed the Queen. Madame de Pompadour thus became Prime Minister of France. She was mistress of the art oi flattery. Her powers of persua sion were enhanced by her beauty, vivacity and tact. The Queen had no influence what ever. She was dull, wearisomely pious, given to long prayers aud melancholy hymns. Madame lc Pompadour, on the contrary, was brilliant, entertained in enchanting style, and had as her guests the witty, the wise, and the most intelli gent Her feasts were triumphs of art, beauty aud refinement, and her chef was so impressed with the importance of his culinary art, that "he thought it had more influence upon the fate of nations, than the wiliest policy of the ablest diplomatists in the world." To the careful study given bv her to the tastes of the Kinc is owinc. says a recent writer, Madame de Pompa dour s omnipotence in tne anairs ot i ranee fur over 20 years. But this woman, who had such control over the feeble mind of the Kins, and whose great talent for govern ing was given to state affairs, had a taste lor, and a comprehension of great subjects. It is related that later in life when she had reached the conclusion that all is vanity and vexation of spirit, her pbvsician was wont to remove the oppression of jiieiaucuuiv, anu cueer ner spirits ny dis cussing with her the teachings of political economr, particularly as to free trade in the enhancement of the greatness of France. In the course ot her long career as Prime Minister, Madame de Pompadour estab lished schools, and hospitals and manufac furies. She nominated the chief com manders ot the armies and all the high officers of state. She found admission to the honors of the French Academy ior favorite authors, and secured cardinal's robes for obscure clergymen who pleased )ier. All the affairs ot the Nation were dis cussed with her before the King ever heard ot them. :he encouraged science, did much j or art, established the porcelain factories jit Sevres, which produced such marvels of beauty as have not been surpassed. A M oman oj Another Class. Eugenic was another woman of France whot6saed to take a principal part in its affairs behind the scenes. She had not the brains ot a Pompadour, however, and made a most lamentable failure. She was chiefly famous lor her extravagance and devotion to drpss. Politically she was biased by her religious opinions, aud when the great crisis in the affairs ot France was reached she plainly showed she did not understand the gravity of the situation. She is credited with the responsibility of the war with German v, which desolated arid humiliated the French nation aud drove her family Jato exile. Jt is surely not to be admitted that American women are not as "smart" as French women, and as capable of governing as those who have held sway in other coun tries. Presidents' wives hive not distin guished themselves in this line to any great extent. The storr goes that Mrs. Fillmore made her husband's fortune and that her ambition was the primal cause of his ele vation. Her Traces as a teacher sup ported him while studying law, and her influence put him into politics. But no wife of a President ever had a finger deeper iu the pie of public affairs than Mrs. Hayes. She had firmness enough to with 'stand the whole Cabinet, especially upon the subject of serving wine at the State dinners to foreign diplomats and ambassa dors. Secretary Evarts talked and im plored in vain. The President had nothing to sav as against her decision, and she car ried her point in this matter, as in most others if she set her mind to do it Impress ten by Lucy Hayrs. During her reign, for reign it was. the tone of society was improved. Her inde pendence andpolicy discouraged the shoddy and mushroom element who had the idea that money would atone for lack of culture and 6erve as an excuse for vulgarity. Some one has said that "Old Hayes wouldn't do anything without consulting Lucy." This, if true, may account for the impassible, non-committal manner, and lack of posi tive assurances of which politicians. and office seekers so continually complained. If Mrs. Hayes had to "pass" ' on them first, it would account for most of the disappoint ments of prominent place hunters during the Hayes administration. Mrs. Logan is said to have been the poli tician of her family. That to her active and far-seeing mind was due the honors General Logan won as a statesman, and nothing short of the Presidency would have satisfied her ambition for him had death not smoth ered it with the funeral pall. Since women are not permitted to occupy the throne in this country, who is to deny we may not have an Isabella, a Maria Theresa", an Elizabeth in a President's wife? The political tact of Elizabeth is said by those who have studied the inner history of her reign to have been unerring. Says Green: "She played with grave cabinets as a cat does with a mouse. She hoodwinked and outwitted every statesman in Europe for 50 years." Mrs. Garfield, it is written, had "a com plete mastery of politics," and would have had much to say "behind the scenes" as to the management of public affairs upon the statre of action had not death buried her hopes and aspirations in the grave. They Mnst Work With Mrs. Blaine. Xo-, as reports go, Mrs. Blaine is just the woman to back up her husband in the Presidental business, and it would seem to be the duty of the political leaders who represent the masses of the Republican party to win over Mrs. Blaine to their de sires, and James G. will "fall in" with their "stampede-to-Blaine" idea without further trouble and uncer tainty. The Blaine have been through all the hardships of a campaign, and had all the mud thrown at them that would stick. The leaders have the measure of the Democracy, and can rate exactly the force ot the opposition. They know the thin places and weak spots as developed in the former campaigns and can guard against them in the cominc struggle. They can see to it that the building in which the nomina tion is held is supplied with light, so that an adjournment cannot be forced at the supreme moment in the darkening twilight by lack of gas, or shortage in candles, as was the case at Cincinnati, They can guard against any such slip as Burchaid's "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" by having no fool preachers around. They can in short profit by the experiences of the past and secure victory to the magnetic man of Maine and the spoils for the party if they can secure the co-operation ot Mrs. Blaine, who, if the reports aic true, now holds the balance of power. Without her they will have to fall back upon Harrison and lose their golden opportunity to "get even." A very pretty ana interesting game it is for the outsiders who don't cire a cent which wins. Bnssin BRAMBLE. THE GREEN LEAF SALADS. If Doctor Were Paid for Keeping Us In Health They Would Prescribe Them How to Treat Lettuce There Are Lots of Good Materials. WRITTEN" FOR THE DI8PATCII.1 If our medicos in America were paid, as is the custom in some countries, for Keeping us in good health, the first thing those learned men would prescribe in the spring of the year would be green leaf salads. But at present there is nothing so palatable (and so efficacious) in their pharmacy for the prevention of maladies. To those whose knowledge of salad vege tables is confined to the lettuce nnd celery, I would say that the range is "much more varied. There are endive, chickory. sorrel, dandelion leaf, mustard leaf, garden and water cresses, and there are tomatoes and cucumbers for slicing, and a flavor may be added to any or all by the use of the small and fine herbs that are in season, such as chervil mint, tarragon, pimpernel, chives, balm, etc. Or all these seasoning herbs may be combined and eaten as a salad by themselves. lira Indlsprnsab'e Attentions to Lettnce. To serve a fine head of lettuce with its tender, shell-like leaves dripping with water is a barbarism often perpetrated. In default of a spherical basket made of wire, in which you may place the leaves, and by twingiug the basket shake the water out, put them, after a careful washing and pick ing, into a dlean, coarse towel; gather up the ends loosely but securely and swing gently; get tbem as dry as possible even if you have to absorb the moisture ot each separately with a soft cloth. It is easy to "crisp" lettuce if one but knows how, and the difference is great in appearance and taste. Hold the head of lettuce by the root and dip it into a deep pan nearly full of very cold water, dip sev eral times, then shake well and dry as directed; pick off the large outer leaves, discarding all not perfect and leaving the heart intact; fold in a soft, light towel very loosely and set in the ice box until needed. Stale and wilted lettuce should no more be eaten than cold soup. To dress a lettuce salad, certain ingredi ents and certain conditions are absolutely essential to have it good. First arrange the leaves carelessly in a salad bowl, large enough to admit of turning them over and about; on top lay a handful of seasoning herbs. Use Wood In Making Salads. In purchasing a salad fork nnd spoon, I trust you have not permitted yourself to be beguiled by artistic inventions in silver, but that you have invested in the simplest procurable wood, without carving. For dressing, the ordinary vinegar of commerce cannot be depended on; it is usually too strong. The very best acid to take its place is the juice of lemons. White wine vine gar comes next. But lemon juice is the most simple and delicate acid nature pro vides to dress her green leafage in salad. Do not purchase ready ground pepper at the grocers'. Grind your own pepper corns the white tellicherry is best in a plain little wooden mill that you turn by hand and that costs a few dimes; grind "only a small quantity ot the time. Troublesome, you think? My friend, unless you are will ing to take some trouble don't attempt a salad. Put in a saucer a saltspoon of salt, a sprinkle of the fragrant white pepper and enough lemon juice to dissolve the salt, and mix with the pepper. Having cut the herbs into bits and scattered them over the let tuce, sprinkle with the mixture and toss the . salad well, until the seasoned lemon and the shredded herbs are thoroughly distributed. Then add as much olive oil as you like and lightly toss the leaves again until the oil is distributed equally. A dressing that can be prepared before hand and poured over the lettuce imme diately upon serving is made as follows: Mixed Mustard Is the It-nt When through you must taste and add seasonings or lemon, as you think best Authorities who profess to know what they are talking about differ as to the use of dry THE or made mustard; as my aim in writing is to make my instruction entirely practical to those who read I only tell what I have learned iroui actual experiments. I have found it the best to use mixed mustard that which has been first slightly moistened and rubbed smooth with a little acid and then sufficient acid added to make it the consistency of a thick, smooth custard. Added thus to the mayonnaise it is far less likely to curdle it. 'If by ill luck suoh a calamity overtakes you set aside the bowl, begin with a fresh" egg and oil. in a clean dish, and add the curdled saiice by degrees to the new it will come out all right. This mayonnaise may be made into a red sauce by the addition of the pounded coral of a lobster, and should be in this form to complete the serving ot a lobster salad. You sometimes see salad receipts calling for tarragon vinegar. To make this, simply put a branch of tarragon in a wide-mouthed glass jar, fill the jar with vinegar and let it soak; it is preferable to using the tarragon itself in dressing salads. A Nice Dressing for Lettuce. Mash the yolk of a well-boiled egg by well-boiled I mean one that has been boiled 10 to 15 minutes, thrown into cold water and shelled after thoroughly cooling with half a teaspoonful of made mustard, a pinch of salt, a few tablespoonfuls of olive oil, and lemon juice to make it sufficiently aoid. Cut the white into bits and sprinkle over the lettuce, and pour the dressing over, mixing very, lightly. It is quite impossible to give definite quantities exactly; tastes differ as regards condiments. Chicken salad is not perfect without a mayonnaise dressing, neither is lobster, nor, in fact, anv of the heavier salads. Toma toes are delicious when sliced, alter having been on in some time, with a mayonnaise, but as a rule this rich sauce should be reserved ior fish and meat salads. A dis tinction should be made between green leaf salads and those containing meats; the former need only oil and acid, while the THE latter may have a thick, strong spiced dressing. There are reasons whv so few amateurs succeed with a mayonnaise; they, willnot use enough oil, or they pour it too rapidly on the egg. Arrange if you can to have someone who is not hurried" pour the oil or rather drop it directly as yon stir. But if you have to do it yourself, sit down and arrange a rest for your arm and the bottle, in order that you may drop the fluid steadily and slowly with the left hand while the right stirs with a regular rotary motion, never ceasing for a moment, and always in the same direction. The eggs should be fresh and cold and the yolks freed from every particle of germ and white. Stir the egg for a minute before beginning to add the oil. Then begin and continue, a drop at the time; after using about a gill put in a tiny pinch of salt, a spat of mustard and a few drops of lemon juice one-at a time, with the left hand, stirring smoothly and without cessation with the right I'lUtlnc In the Latin Touch. An addition made by gourmands, which finds favor with all tlie Latin races, is the touch of garlic, imparted in the most deli cate imaginable way. Cut a small crust of bread about an inch square and rub the pun gent garlic all over it, then put this crust, called a chapon, into the bowl and in toss ing and turning the leaves each receives its slight aromatic flavor. Sydney Smith, in his celebrated recipe for "a perfect salad, says: "Let onion atoms lurk within the bowl, And, scarce suspec ed, animate tho whole." That same bon vlvant also recommends "A magic spoonful of Anchovy sauce." Water creis, endives, chicory, corn salad, dandelion salads are prepared as directed for lettuce. Asparagus tips, string beans, cauliflower, Jerusalem artichokes and okra are boiled, cooled thoroughly, carefully cut and dressed with French dressing. A de licious early spring salad is of equal quan tities of cress, pepper grass and chervil, well picked and washed, drained and dressed exactly as lettuce. These grasses can all be grown under glass. Some scald tomatoes, before slicing; this is wrong; it ruins the color and destroys the quality. Emma. L McLagan. A GBEAT MAN OF LETTEBS. Portrait of Talne, the rnmons French Historian and Critic M. Taine is, perhaps, with Jt Eenan, the greatest man of our time, says a Paris cor respondent, and, outside his works, is certainly the least known and least accessi ble, the only man who can invariably baffle the most cleverly plotted stratagems of re porters, has a horror of his privacy being invaded, and carries this reserve so far that, at the present moment, he refuses to have a superb portrait uhich Bounet has just completed of him exposed iu the Salon. He mixes little with the public, except for the hours consecrated to the constitutional walk and necessary exercises to which, for Henri Talne. hytjienicreasons, heforces himself. Herarelv quits his den, changing merely from hfs great arm chair in the chimney corner, to the cane chair before his writing table by the window. In Paris he leads the same life, and while his wife and daughter who are fond of societv and very much courted frequent balls, dine out, etc., Taine re mains at his fireside. BAILWAY BUILDING IN STJBATBA. Streams Made to Construct Important Em bankment by Transportation. In describing the 110 miles of Govern ment railway now being constructed in the island of Sumatra, a French exchange says that the country is so hilly that important embankments have been made by utilizing the adjacent streams for hydraulic transpor tation. Small canals, up- to a few miles long, are made, and into them the laborers shovel earth, which the water carries to great distances down the steep slopes. Wherever an embankment is desired they construct a b-tmboo dam, which permits the water to flow through, but precipitates the earth; gravel, saud and other solids in a bank firm enoueh to sustain men and horses. The waste of material is said to be from 25 to SO per cent ' PITTSBURG DISPATCH,' WHAT WOMEN CAN DO. Plans for the Building Set Apart for the Bex at the Big Fair. MEN ONLY DID THE HEAVY WORK. Fair Hands Unaided Will Complete 'Jt, Decorate It and Fill It. SCHEME OF TIIE NOYEL EXHIBIT rcomtzsrouDEUCi or xmt dispatch, l Chicago, May 27. Barring the heavy work of construction as relates to wood and mortar, the Woman's building of the Columbian Exposition is a building for women, by women. It was designed by a woman, the decorative finish will b.e done by a woman, and the exhibit therein ii to be that of women's handiwork and women's brain work only. . This exhibit will mark the first participation of women in a national enterprise of such importance, and will be a telling object lesson, showing their progress in every country in the world dur ing the century in which educational and other privileges have been granted them. Also, will it show the increased usefulness that ha resulted from the enlargement of their opportunities. In no other way could the world be given an adequate idea of the extent aud value of what is being and has been done by women in the arts, sciences and industries; and in no other way could the bread winners, fight ing unaided the battle of life, learn of the WOMAN'S BUILDING FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR. many avenues of employment that are con stantly being opened to women, and in which of these their work will be of the most distinct value by reason of their natural adaptability, sensitive and artistic temperaments and individual tastes. All Sentiment Strictly Barfed. With this end in view the women of all countries have been invited to participate in this great exhibit of woman's work. Ex hibits to this building will be admitted only upon invitation, which will be considered equivalent of a prize. Sentimental sym pathy for women is not to cause the admis sion of second-rate objects, I am told, but that the highest standard f excellence is to be here strictly maintained. It is the work of auxiliary committees to find these women workers and to recommend objects ot special excellence. It is proposed by the Board of Lady Mauaeers, who fully ap prcciate the golden opportunity now in their hands, to make such an exhibit in the Woman's buildiug as shall clear away all existing misconceptions as to the value of women's industries and their inventions, both pat and present The fact will be es tablished that while women have been since the beginning oi time largely occupied as home makers, and have not been trained for either industrial or artistic occupations, vet their successes in those directions have been important, but thoroughly unappre ciated. But this Exposition is to be woman's inning, and she is to set herself right before the world. It will be shown that women among all primitive peoples were the orig inators of most of the industrial arts, and that after they had sweated their brains in originating these helps for the world then men stepped in and- stole their ideas and pocketed the profits, and the women were J pushed in the background. What Primitive Women Found Oat. While man, the protector, was engaged in fighting or the chase, woman constructed the rude semblance of a home. She dressed and cooked the game and later ground the grain between stones and prepared it for bread. She cured and dressed the skins of animals and fashioned them, awkwardly, of course, into garments. Growing out of the necessity for its use she invented the needle and twisted fibers of plants into thread. Kext she invented the shuttle used in weaving textile fabrics in which were often mingled feathers, wool and down, contributing both to the beauty and warmth of the material. It will be shown also by this exhibit that woman was the' first potter; that with her delicate hands she molded clay into jars and other utensils for domestic purposes, drying them in the sun. She also originated basket making, and these things will be shown in such an infinite variety ot beautiful forms, colors and decorations that modern produc tions will be put to shame. The work of women through classic and medieval times will be illustrated by illu minated manuscripts, books of poetry, ro mance and history, textile fabrics, elaborate embroideries and drawn work, the various laces and tapestries which have been pro duced in every country and epoch. The old Bayeux tapestries, made by Matilda, of Flanders, will be either exhibited in the original or reproduced. I am sure it will be a revelation to many women to learn that these tapestries are the best history extant of the conquest ot England by Will iam the Conqueror and that they are con stantly referred to by every authority treat ing of military science, array accoutre ments, customs and manners of the day. Ktd the Bal'dlns Is Womanly. But about the beautiful building that is to be the showhouse of woman's capabilities, in regard to whioh no picture can give you a correct conception. It is a struoture not only good to have been done by a girl of 28 years, but one that would do credit to any man in the profession. But to me even the building seems womanly. Miss Hayden seems to have put her sex in the work. Its distinction of line and ornament, its grace of symmetry, its pretty proportions and neat courts cause it to differ from the other buildings, which are of more robust cast, just as the delicate apparel and high-bred grace of a woman differ from the more mus cular and sterner proportions of a man. Italian rennaissance, as seen in Southern Europe, is the style represented in this building. It is said by those who know that it is done with force and vigor, and it certainly calls for learned, sympathetic and congruous decoration. Its strength is in the round arches, which are Eomaa; its grace, in the pillars, which are Italian; while its outer decorations incline to the Moorish. Mrs. Palmer is abroad at present to se cure, if possible, a, woman artist to decorate the.interior of this Woman's building. Al though our women have been painting plaques, carving wood, scratching metals, striving in sculpture, etc, and, although America has furnished some excellent woman psmters, who have not only ap peared to advantage in this country, but have been recognized in the Paris Salon, yet it seems we have no one who can be called a mural or architectural decorator. Madam Alma Tadema and Louise Jopling will have the honor of declining or of accepting Mrs. Palmer's proposition to come over and put the finishing touches to the structure. lliat Mnch-Talfced-of Bronae'Door. , .Also, while on this mission, Mrs. Palmer will secure the consent of the German Go v- SUNDAY, MAT 29, ernment to allow the great bronze door of the Strasburg Cathedral to be reproduced for the door of the main entrance of the woman's building. Of course, it is not contemplated to do this in bronze, but with perfect faithfulness in some other material, possible papier-mache. To SaDlna stein beck, sister of the architect of this great Cathedral, the world is indebted for the in troduction of those graceful, flowing lines which so beautifully replaced the inflexible stillness and medieval angles. She both designed and executed' this door, and cer tainly nothing could be more fitting than a reproduction of It for our Woman's build ing. Should the German Government consent, then the Imperial Commission will be re quested to name a German woman who is equal to the task of reproducing the doors. Should no German woman beriound for the work, then the "Woman's Board will en deavor to find the one in America best qualified for such an ambitious under taking. The Woman's building could not have been given a prettier situation in Jackson Park than has been given- it. Directly in front of it is the lagoon which here takes the form of a bay; from the center of this bay a grand landing and staircase leads to a terrace six feet above the water; crossing this terrace other stag-cases give access to the ground floor four feet above, on which, about 100 feet back, the buildingis situated. Inside the Bis Itnlldinc. The first terrace is designed in artistic flower beds and shrubs. The principal fa cade has an extreme length of 400 feet, the depth of the building being half this dis tance. The first story is raised ten feet from the ground. A wide lobby leads into an open rotunda, through the height of the building, and is protected by a richly orna mented skylight This rotunda is sur rounded by" a two-story open arcade which is intended to produce an itanan court yard effect and to admit abundance of light to all rooms facing this interior space. On the left of the first floor is a model kinder garden, and on the right n model hospital. On the first floor and its gallery will be the exhibits. In the second story are located ladies' parlor, committee rooms and dress ing rooms, all leading to the open balcony in front The roof gardens will of course be the center of attraction, since the greatest novelty and doubtless the bc-it place to rest Then there will be a clubroom and a great assembly room, with an elevated stage, and a room for the press women, where they can find chairs upon which to rest, or all con veniences for prosecuting their work. And there is to be a model kitchen and a library, upon the shelves of which can be found only books written by women, and here it will be shown for how many years women made no use of their talent in this direction; and but space forbids. In this brief description' and enumeration I have merely skimmed the top of! a full pan, but enough can be seen and learned of women during the great Fair to swell to the bursting point the heart of every woman with any pride in self or sex. Mary Temple Bayard. A MEMORIAL DAY STORY. rwntTTEN TOR THE DISPATCH. Tho hail was long and dim and bare, With windows high and shuttered air. And there an orjan's notes rose sweet, 'Hid flitting forms and echoing feet. And singers sung in voices low An English chant of long ago, That once the thoujthcof England. led To Fontenoy's immortal dead: "How sleep tho bravn who sink to rest Ily all their country's wishes ulestT" The choir whs led by John CagiU Of tho Eighteenth Corps from Malvern Hill And old Bermuda Hundred. Tho platform piled with flowers stood. The floor with evergreen was strewed, The choir rehearsed and,, one by one, Dark lorms stole In from out tho sua And laid their floral offerings down: A snow-white cross, or living crown. Marked with the names of ttioSe beloved Whose fate their loyalty had proved, The choir still chanting sweet and low That haunting strain of long ago; "How sleeD the bravo who slnfer to rest By all their country's wishes blet?" "A noble hymn!" said John CaiU Of tho Eighteenth Corns from Malvern Hill And old Bermuda Hundred. - Some comrades of old soldiers dead Marched in, by tatteied banners led, To twine some flowors for wreaths of fame , Aud maik each offering with a name. To lay with dirge and chant of sorrow Upon the greening graves to-morrow; Gray widows enme, and orphans lair, And left their floral tributes there. And heard the choir rehearsing low The mellow chant of long uso: 'How sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blestt" 'Tis almost night," said John Cagill. Of tho Eighteenth Corns, from Malvern Hill And old Bermuda Hundred. The shades grew long: the red sun lay Resplendent on the hills of May. Without, the ring-doves cooed rtmong , The sun-set twigs, and led birds sung, Tho last rays through tho shutters' irames, Illumed the old flags of tho James That long had hung within the hall. Above the pictures on the wall; When through the door two late forms came, A colorod girl, an old slave dame. Bearing a wreath ot flow ers as white As ever drank the morning lizht, And on tho platform laid it down, Beside a new-made cross and ciown. Then paused to hear the musio flow Along the sun-set arches low: 'How sleep the brave wno sink to rest By all thefr country's wishes blestt" And on the two gazed John Caglll Of the Eighteenth Corns fiom Malvern Hill And old Bermuda Hundred. "Wheroare you from?" the veteran said: The withered nejrress bowed her head And answered, hlle the sunsot flames Fell on the banners or the James, And all tho people paused and wonderod: "I lived at old Beimnda Hundred, And was a slavel" "What name shall we Inscribe upon your wreatht" s-ald he; 'The one most dear to you who died Those old VirainUn waves besidet" She leaned upon her daughter's arras, Her form a prayer, her face a psalm "Write sir, his name who made me free, And gave my children haok to me!" The choir Bane on that strain of old: "When spring with dewy fingers cold." "Whose name was that!'' said John Cagfll .Or the Eighteenth Corns from Malvern Hill And old Beimuda Hundred! A reverence on the people fell And hushed the choln "Good mother, tell For whom you brought that wreath or flowers, Whose worth and beauty rivals onrs. And we will maik the offering fair And to his tomb the tribute bear!" She bowed her head to answer make: "I brought It, sir, for Lincoln's sake!" The west winds stirred the sun's last flames Among the banners of the James, Dim grew the eves of John Caglll Of the Eighteenth Corps from Malvern Hill And old Bermuda Hundred. The room was still, men held their breath; The veterans choked; no floral wreath Stirred In the maker's hand, but, low, They heard the May winds breath and blow Then rose the organ's notes again, And sang the choir In throhblngetraln; "So sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blet!" And stood apart old John Cairlll And wept to think or Malvern Hill And old Bermuda Hundred! II EZEKIAn.BDTTEBWOBTH. BuTyonr diamonds, watches andjowelry where you can not the best selection and lot est prices. Call and he convinced at M. G. Cohen's, 33 Fifth avenue. Carrara Awttmos Don't fall to see them If you want awnings. At idamaux & Son's, 039 Penn avenue, Tel. 1772. Than 1892. DEADLY SEWER GAS. The Fear of It Having an Influence on. the Furniture of Homes. MODERN FAD FOR WILD FLOWERS. A Progressive Conversation Party a New Thing for iociety. MARGARET II. WELCH'S FRESH GOSSIP rWMTTET TOR THE DISPATCH, t The sanitation of houses is a question which appeals to every house mother. Plumbing, which the average woman knows very little about, is something she is always questioning and investigating, and sewer gas is a grewsome mystery she dreads more than smallpox. Many fine houses are being built now with the plumbing centered in an isolated part of the house, and the needs of the family supplied with water carried by hand from that point; still more are care fully planned so that every toilet room shall open directly to the outside air and close with tight doors, not divided by portieres from the sleeping rooms. One occasionally hears of a house built with no connection with the public sewer main, an individual system of sewage being maintained. The increased offering of washstands, with all styles of furniture suits, is cheap and costly, perhaps the most pregnant indication of the trend of public opinion in the matter. "With this view of the case thus empha sized it is some consolation to those of us who mnst live in rented houses with ob durate landlords who won't take out plumb ing at the whim of each succeeding tenant to recall that the most eminent authorities differ as to the deadly power of sewer gas. f583 A Dainty Drctsing Tab'e. Dr. "William Hammond does not feel at all certain that sewer gas is poisonous, and cites in evidence the notoriously robnst health which sewer rats enjoy. Why should they thrive in a place surcharged with a poison fatal to man? Men, too, em ployed to work in sewers do not appear more liable to illness than those who do not. Another authority declares that "damp cellars are more fatal than defective plumb ing" all of which uncertainty is not with out a measure of solace to the great majority who are trying to fight an ambiguous and invisible foe. . A dressing table daintily draped and lace trimmed imparts an indeseribable touch of prettiness to a woman's room. The one shown has one or two novelties which give it value as a model. The slightly rococo mirror is a concession to the prevailing Louis Quinze effect and the small circular top around which the material is arranged in full pleats that project above and a, little out is a change'frotn the usual manner of draping. The frame of the mirror mav be made by a carpenter, painted, gilded or covered with the material with which the table is draped; afterward a piece of mirror glass fitted in. A straight support goes from the floor to the circular top in the middle back of the table. In arranging the drapery the cretonne or muslin is drawn away and fastened to the tops. The caprices of modern culture certainly take on some very delightful phases. One of these is the study of wild flower lore which, in the rush of these swirling times, might easily become a lost art. Staten Island and Long Island have their Arbutus clubs, whose mission is explained by their name, and other suburbs are equally active in organizations intended to develop a fond ness for and knowledge of the floral treas ures of wood and field. Very recently the Storm King Club gave a brilliant social function at Cornwall on the Hudson largely attended by Hew York fashionables, which was a wild flower reception, the clubrooms being lined and banked with the many varieties ot wild flowers to be found in the valleys and slopes of famous old Storm King. The pretty tea cosies which milady affects on her 5-dock tea table, in cone and miter shapes, have got to go. Tea connoisseurs An Easel Fire Screen. say that they injure the flavor of the bever age in not permitting prompt evaporation ot certain deleterious vapors. Truly we put a fine point upon everything in these days. A progressive conversation party is a fresh device by which entertainers seek to prevent their guests from sinking to the depths of plain conversation. The' chairs are arranged throueh the rooms in conversa tion pairs. On entering eaeh guest takes a numbered card from a basket in the hall, the women picking from one basket, the men from another. Every woman takes one of the pair of chairs, and the man who held a corresponding number becomes her com panion for the opening tete-a-tete, whose subject is duly announced when all are ready. Every three minutes a bell sounds, and the man moves on to the next woman, the subject is changed, and the tongues wag again or "eyes discourse most eloquent." No talking across groups is allowed, and all conversation must be in a sufficiently low tone not to distract the attention of others. "When love, marriage, travel, the drama, the weather et al, have been duly discussed, an excuse for the inevitable prize is found ax follows: Everv one writes on a slip of paper the three subjects he has found most P interesting, and the award goes to the one whose list Is made up of the three winning topic. Twenty to mib suojects mate a sui ficiemly long list. An easel fire s'creen, which may be a fur ther suggestion to a correspondent recently answered in -this column, is the one illus trated herewith. It is intended largely for summer use and conceals the empty grate withont hiding the encircling tiles. The frame of soft wood can be made by any cabinetmaker or skillful home carpenter and furnished to suit the design of banner and decoration of apartment where it will be used. The one shown has banner of crimson brocade embroidered in gnld thread, with fleurs-de-lis; the frame Is gilded. This may be varied indefinitely. The frame can be ebonized or painted in any of the shades of -enamel paint and the banner embody any scheme of embroidery. This is lacd to the frame with cord and finished with loose cord and tasseb. The millennium of decorative painting stems to be approaching now that we are assured of washable colors. Heretofore the art has had its sharp limitations and many women skillful with the brush lay it down with a sigh to take up the laborious needle, when it is a question of ornamenting arti cles whose freshness must often be renewed. It will not be long, however, before tea cloths, bureau covers and all the long list of such belongings may be rich with painted flowers and vines and yet be eligible to the wash tub as welL A suggestion to housekeepers who use fnrnaces is to have the tin heating pipes disconnected in the spring, thoroughly cleaned and stood upright in the cellar un til fall. The soot and dust which accumu late in these pipes will, it left, rot away the inner lining and cause them to wear out much quicker than if properly cared for. The furnace should be carefully cleaned out and the tools used ahont it, poker, sbovol, ash scraper, etc., looked up and put inside. If they are lying about the cellar, they run the risk of being buried under the coal usually put in during the summer, be sides offering too great temptations to the boy of the house on his periodical rainy day cellar visits. A parlor duster is as everyone knows a thing that has a distinct canse to be. "While the world may not possess any more dust than formerly it is certain that there are more surfaces to place it in evidence, and eternal dusting is alone the price of even average cleanliness. The little bag or basket tied by ribbon to the easel, a grass palm leaf with a pocket attached, make holders for the old silk handkerchiefs than which there is no better duster for polished furniture. One voung woman who scorns '"trumpery" as she calls it, keeps her dust ing piece in a lovely Imari vase that stands on a cabinet. "Wherever it is kept.however, it may be used as salted almonds are served, in every pause. In this connection, the idea of a distracted housekeeper who found her baluster rails always grimy, she said, is worthy noting. She made a couple of ponehes of rich bro cade and hung one just behind the newel fiost of her staircase, and the other on the anning where the rail fitted against the wall. Each holds its duster, and "every time," she says "I or my maid go np or down we take one out and use it oyer the hand rail, dropping it in the bag at the other end. By this means the dusting goes on forever." A feature of wedding gowns at the mo ment is the high straight close collar, ex actly like one inclosing a tailor-made bod ice. This more than any other adjunct of the- wedding dress contributes an air of se vere simplicity that is rather trying to many brides. It is getting to be very much in t ogue to have no wedding reception immediately after the ceremony. Instead, the bride's mother issues cards for one or two "at home" days about a fortnight later, at which the bride and groom receive with her. This will strike many as a very sensi ble innovation. Gold, silver, wood, tin and rice-covered low shoes with high French heels and Spanish arch instep are used as flower holders for wedding feasts, the silver and rice-covered ones being for the original cel ebratioq, the others for its succeeding pro totypes. They are gracefully filled with flowers and grasses. At a late London wedding a younger sister of the bride gave her away in de fault of other relatives. One more instance of the way women are stepping into men's shoes. Margaret H. "Welch. ilraet k NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. 'VEinHIa Of perfect purity. Lemon -I Of great strength. Ahliond Zf Economy In their u9a Rose etftrl Flavor as delicately and dsllclously as the fresh fruit' THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE This season in the best manner of paper hanging. "Paneling" is coming in, and many ceilings are now merely tinted, instead of papered. CONSULT US And we can show the very fash ionable dark effects in old Leather and Tapestry hangings, which are ' now de rigeur for '"; "i"-..., J-'"S """"" dining rooms. Prices moderate. I WM. TRINKLE & CO., FINE WALL PAPERS," Wood St and Sixth Ave. Telephone 1324. a pnictfe y DELICIOUS Flarta myt7-su 13 To the Ladies. w EISSEK'S POPTTI.AK. STOBBS; 135 ilAKKET Siau"-'' Weisser's Closed All Day To-Morrow (Decoration Day). Will Open Tuesday Morning, When 500 BLAZERS and REEF ERS will be placed on sale at Sl-84r. This is less than manufactur ers' cost price. These are new, stylish garments, with Jthe fash-, ionable embroidered or plain collars. These Blazers are all wool, in Ladies' and Misses' sizes, in all the new shades of tan, with embroidered collar. 500 LADIES' ALL-WOOL REEFERS, former price $6, NOW $2.48. 500 LADIES' ALL-WOOL BLAZERS, former price $5 to $S, NOW $2.48. 800 LADIES' PERCALE SHIRT WAISTS, laundered collars and cuffs, regular 'price $i, we will sell during this sale AT 48 CENTS. Remember, these prices are FOR TUESDAY ONLY this week. Weisser's GREATEST BARGAIN STORES, 435-1IABKET STKEET437 my37-103 uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiinuimiiaiiiiniiiiiiiiUij LOVELY FACES, 1 WHITE HANDS.! Nothing wCV g WHITE?? and CX&AR 3 tho sua so qulokrj u Derma-Royalei Tho new dlscoTerr fordis-5 Th. ymi j4!a.rv M fnfflf.3 s loWIng and remoTlnz dlicoloratlons from the en- 3f E tide, and bleaching and brightening the complex-3 EMon. In experimenting" In the laundry with a 3. new bleach for fine fabrics It was discoTend that 5 E all ipotg, freckles, tan and other dlecoloratlona 9 E wers quickly removal xrom tne nana ana arms ;;. g wuuoui tne eugiueet injury to mo aain. xao ais coTBrr naa buuuiiilbu ld udciicuccu xb1umjiu- fiata and Physician! who crfcarej for ui the; E formula of the marvelous Derma-Royals, thiei i KITZK WIS ASTTHISQ J.IKE IT. It IS POIieCtiy 9 harm! and id lmnla a child can use It. Annlr I B at night the Improvement apparent after a single 5 g application will surprise and delight yon. alt 5 s quickly diuoliea and removes the worst form! of 9 s mota-patcues. Drown or liver spots. rrecxies,t E blackheads, blotches, sallowness, redness, tan: C .nd sverr discoloration of the cuticle. One bottle 1 completely removes and enres the most aggravated a , case and thoroughly clears, whitens and Deautlfles a B the eomDlexion. It has never failed rr ciitkot a prAlt. It is highly recommended by Fhysiciansa P and itfsure results warrant ns in offering a , E ;nf"i REWARD.-To assure the public of Its 3 3)pmj r. ": merits we agree to forfeit 3 B Five Hundred Dollars cash, for any case of moth. B patches, brown spots, liver spots, Diacxueaas, ugiy a g or any other cutaneous diseoloratlons. (excepting S E birth-marks, scars, and those of a scrof nlona or a E kindred nature) that Derma-Rorale will notB E quickly remove and enre. We also agree to forfeit g Five uunarea uoiiars to any person iruuae ejua a can be injured In the slightest possible manner, g E bad it may be), will not be cleared, whitened, lm-1 proved and beautified by the use of Derma-Boyale. 'fc Pmt p hi eUgaat rtjle la larte lgtoae kattW HI or to anyone wnoee compioaiuu iuu manor nuwa Price. 81. EVERT BOTTLE QUA1ULNTHBD. ( . ilCliUB-ltVjBivgiuetuauj bhiuuhhii; .vu ea T i T?nala sent tnattv arT ) ?! THMaViul aria apcnrcii Keucu iruui uusaiTTauuu. uiiiugiitbit m rn a ran teed, on rece.Dt of price. 81.00 ner bot- 8 E tie. Send money by registered let tor or money 5 CVIUCi niU juut tun tyvaa vuit.B BUUItii nn.tu 5 plainly; be anrn to eireynnr County, and mention g c Postage i tamp received the same as caih. 5 lAC-E!;:2V'Ai;iED--:;7i;!13ADA7.1 iliPfiiiiiiwiiPQ Hiilaffiiiiii89 KiH IHHii&'iiSlfa li I.lA -m&4iF i awBPw j AMituTho DERMA-ROYALE COMPANY, 1 i fc Ceraer Baktr sad The 8U. dHCDJJJATi OHIO. nsimniniininiiiHiiHiiiiiiiuiiuDuiiiiiiiHniwHrtS J r -i-7 .'--." ? f . I . I t V-.WS mfxCV-- (!Tu.c 'j JfL, -.- lfL. & Xj- w-, -.1 c f. .JtPjM w SfZ -f. - . tJS.'mW-.-Xtm - -f-W AirfBWtfc. JgajaCsantt, Cfrftji, -M1V 'JPHrfr.. . ,. -.fci AMiHiHBbl?SAaaHaaaaMattaSaaaa &A
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