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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNT) AX OCTOBER H. 189a
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SHOPPING L PARIS.
The French Capital Is the City or Stores
Glories of the Bon Marche Even
TVanamakcr's Isn't Comparable TVIth
It Bargain Day Struggles.
troriEsroNPESCE or the dhpatcii.1
Paris, Sept. 2L We have paid tbe
penalty for what is here known as the
American weakness of settinc: our names
in French papers. We have been annoyed
unbearably with cards of invitation to see
the wardrobe of this, that, or the other
actress "now ready;" or for some remnant
of royalty, and lor millinery openings and
for "occasions" at the notable stores. The
first feeling of havin? been complimented
wears ofl, when, after several times receiv
ing a handful of mail, we search hungrilv
for the letter from home and find all are
post marked Paris and all contain circular
letters. When the servant announces that "Mon
sieur wish to see ze ladies," we rush out to
meet "Monsieur" with, heads filled with
visions of a drive and the opera, wondering
the while from -which part of America he
can.e and how he heard of our being here.
Jlaybe you can understand our disappoint
ment and chagrin to find awaiting us, in
dead of the welcome acquaintance from
home, only a representative lrom one of the
stores having sent us card. This new
styled drummer.after some extremely polite
pjeliminary remarks in broken French, ex
hibits samples of jewelry, fans handker
chief and all kinds of small finery,-lor
which he has come to take orders, tince "ze
sight-looking is bo hard, ze ladies may not
feel like ze shops." Was there ever any
where else snch consideration for "ze
ladies!" And bor are we to repay all this
kindness? Xine times out of ten by paying
two prices for his wars".
The Drnmmers Are Very Clever.
"VTc have not the heart to allow such an
elerant lookintr fellow, and one so inter
ested in our well being, to go to such pains
lor nothing, although we were disappointed
at first by him. We failed to notice just at
the time the cunningness of monsieur in
not sending in his card, and are not sur
prised that he knows so much about ns
how long we have been in Paris, what we
have jeen. etc. bnt afterward we wonder
that he did nnt tell us what we had eaten
that evening for dinner!
These "French calls," hy the way, are
commonly made, we have since learned, at
table d' hote hour, since at that time cuests
of the house are more likely to be in. This
is only one trick out of many practiced by
these insinuating salesmen upon suscep
tible Americans. But judging by the
number of our countrywomen we find shop
ping wherever we go they can lis fnlly
trusted to appear at the shops, and once
there, to sDer.d their money.
Pans would be a glorious place to shop,
nince everything one wants is here, if only
there were more English-speaking clerks.
The longer we remain to contend with the
language of the country and city the more
we marvel that a place which beyond doubt
so depends upon English and American
patronage should not furnish more of the
language of those countries. We can only
conclude there is some method in snch mad
ness that does not appear on the suriace.
The "World-Famous Bon JIarche.
In our experience we have found the Bon
Marche the most comfortable place to shop
in Paris, since lurnishing more clerks who
speak English and the best assortment of
goods at the lowest prices. The size of this
tore, even in this city, where most of the
first stores cover acres, is a wonder that
does not grow less, but rather increases the
oftener we visit it. We see that John
"Wanamaker must have borrowed the plan
of his beautiful store from this one,
though the Philadelphia store is an
infant in long clothes compared to the
Bon Marche. Siegle & Cooper, ot Chicago,
have modeled closely after thii great store,
introducing some features which Zlr. Wana
maker left out; for instance, that ot having
a resident physician, with office centrally
located in the 6tore, to attend clerks free of
charge, also fainting women, sick babies or
any person overcome with the heat or
fatigue of shopping. This firm is the only
one in the United States who has gone so
far in providing tor tbe comfort of patrons
and employes, and the only institution
cimparable to it, as far as I know, is the
"Fair," of Chicago.
The Bon Marche, Siegle & Cooper and
Wanamaler all have the caving fund, sick
fund and burial fund and the two first give
their employes an interest in the firm alter
they have been with them a csrtain number
of years and saved a certain per cent of
their earnings. The Bon Marche each year
tends a nomber of girls to England to study
the language, paying all expenses both for
schooling and living while there. These
cirls are selected from among those who
have been long enough in the employ of the
firm to be known as trustworthy and are, of
course, pledged to serve the firm upon their
return. This accounts tor there brine more
girls iu this store who speak EnglU . than
pared to say that either dry goods stores,
jewelry or fancy stores, even in tasteful
Paris, excel in artistic effect the shops of
our first-class American cities.
In just one respect has Paris disappointed
us (it we except hi-r persistence in not un
derstanding our French), snd that il in her
not Hearing her best clothes upon the
"trcels. All those pretty and more or less
elaborate gowns which are sent to America,
and here shown in tbe great establishments
as prmnnade gowns, are conspicuously ab
sent from the streets of Paris. The women
here look very gav lolling in open carriages
cm the Bois de Boulogne, shortly before
their dinner hour, and when taking their
dinner in any of tbe numerous and charm
ing cafes; " but when walking upon
the streets thev are in clothing that
escapes notice. All elaborate dressing is
reserved for theater and ball. At no time
have we seen such beautifully dressed
nnmen as can be seen in any home city
from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon ot a
pleasant day. But then the promenade is
an American institution, lor our women
must walk or remain in doors since we have
no street drives; and, lurthermore, we hare
no pujlio dinner at which to display our
pretty clothes.
IVench Women In the Cafes.
America dines at home. France dines
out and a drive always precedes the dining.
A iranc and a half secures a luxurious car
riage for an hour, while we would pay $3
an hour tor the same thin? in America.
But to get back to the shops and once there
to an "occasion. We were much puzzled
over that word. We had teen it in great
letters on cards in windows and store doors,
but our best guesses had failed to be cornet.
So we were wholly surprised upon a visit to
the mmous stores ot the ".Louvre to hud
a bargain day in full swing. Needless to
say this nas the best that we had lound in
Pins. We fairly clapped our hands for
joy. Here was "sometning we knew all
about. None of ihese blathering French
women, that were hobnobbing or wrangling
over remnants, could beat lis at this game.
So with even more enthusiasm thin we had
yet gotten up for anything "abroad" we
entered the ring.
Whether written "occasions" or "bar
gains," what an electrical effect the word
has upon the mind leniiuinel A babel of
i all tongues! The language of our own
country was there with variations and hold
ing its ground bravely and, it must be also
tola, holding onto the bargains as against
the French quite in homo stvle. But tor
once c did not fight each other over a
remnant, but played like sisters. Instead
of each trying to get the better of the other
as at home we here made it a war of nations
and it was America against France.
The French Army Wins a Victory.
The armies were pretty equallv divided,
but the French, having the clerks with
them, generally came out ahead. How
ever, we somehow or other got some
things that we wanted usually by paying
everyday prices, as we learned later but
to cet anything at all we generally had to
make beliexe we were about to run off with
the goods, forgetting to pay for them. This
of course brought us the attention of the
clerk; then he would say something we
could not understand, and e would reply
in words ho could not understand; then
we would get cross and let the
clerk know it; and the clerk would
get cross and do his French best
to conceal it; we would wish we could swear
in Fieuch, and he nould wish he could
swear iu English as well as he could in
French, and dared to thus emphasize hat
he tl. ought ot us and finally leehng
much as if we had come through a spring
siege ot chills and fever we gather up our
bargains (?) and quit the "occasion," nappy
in the thought that e have left enough
Americans with the French to, avenge us.
My traveling companion saya no more
shopping lor her on "occasion day" in
Paris; and none at all unless she can have a
clerk who can speak English. She can't for
the lite ot her see why it is these French are
so dumb they can't understand English. I
ask her how it is that we are so "dumb" we
can't understand French? Her silence in
answer to this is ot the kind that can be
heard. Hart Temple Bayakd.
Pile it with warm, luxurious cushions and
still enjoy its grace of model and ease of
keeping clean.
Window hangings of thin materials are
prettier shirred on the poles. Make a wide
hem and slip the pole through. This is a
good idea also when a pole shows signs of
wear. Handsome new ends can be got and
the shabby Pole still do excellent duty.
Here is an example of the dangerous "lit
tle knowledge." So you ate going to call
the baby Mary Stuart,"" said a woman the
other day to a young mother. 'It is a good
idea to call our children after the great
writers, particularly the women writers."
A most (esthetic hanging for walls is plain
burlaps of the. usual cream-brown hue. A
wall thns decorated looks as if hung with
silk pongee. One seen finished with a gilt
picture molding, and with a wide frieze ih
wall paper of green and gold leaves, gave a
touch of resttulness to the room that every-
with xnnslin. these two Uwhtlr held
in place with a few tiny upholsterer s tacks
before the outercoveringis neatly laid over.
This may be almost anything in plain colors
that one happens to have or wishes to buy
cloth, corduroy, velveteen or any similar
stnH In the accompanying sketch, two
finishes are indicated, one the nail "work
now much used, done with small gtlt-headed
nails, II this method of ornamentation is
desired the outer covering will need no
other finish' at the edge than be neatly
turned in end the nail border put on. It,
however, the chest is to be plain with ini
tials and embroidered flaps, a narrow gimp
should conceal the edges. Any simple con
ventional design may be used on the flaps,
which are done in cloth of a harmonizing
shade with the trunk cover, lined and at
tached nt the back to hang free of1 the cover
In front t6 serve as handles.
The small boy who has been wearing
white flannel and dnck suits all summer in
the very English and fashionable "man-of-war"
style, will get himself into blue flan
nel and serge for winter, with a pea jacket
exactly like that worn by English tars.,
Boys wear these from the time kilts are
dropped until the age ot 6 here in America,
although the English bovs keep in them
until the Eton suit, with "its short jacket
and absurd little beaver hat is reached at
about 14. The long trousers are particu
larly suitable for the very short legs of the
small bov who is about to have his first
pair, although it must be admitted that
sometimes "the boys on the block" make
hlra uncomfortably conspicuous by their
free criticism. They are warm for winter,
too, much warmer than the knee trousers,
and the effort to use them should not be
easily relinquished.
Margaret H. Welch.
Indian muslin. Folds of ribbon and rosettes
finish It with taste.
Long semi-fitting coats, with high
fur collars and deep cuff, will again be
popular, but sleeves have increased consid
erably in size since last winter, though from
elbow to waist they will be compact
A Wrap for a Fine Dance.
One very elegant wrap just sent to Lon
don for a titled dame is a magnificent coat
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A Styliih Tmrng Man.
body remarked upon entering. In the same
apartment was a curious portiere which will
bear description and imitation. It is made
of untwisted rope, each length forming
three strands, which are dyed different
colors; these are knotted in' o a border made
of several lengths of rope untwisted and
sewed together with different colorrd yarns.
The efiect is charming for bedroom doors
and is something like that of the Chinese
bamboo curtain;. To return to the walls, if
a more expensive hanging is desired, lace
curtains laid on over a high color of paint,
with a frieze of plaited cheese cloth or silk
the shade ot the tempered hue, above the
gilt molding, make a yery handsome decora
tive scheme.
Plush as a factor in the wardrobe of the
fashionable woman has oeased to exist
Bands, revere, rests, plastrons, jackets
anything about the dress of plush must not
be. This is authoritative and final. One
wonders into what department ol the world's
economy the discarded fabrio will retire.
since plnsh lambrequins and table scarfs
have had their day save when ot exception
al richness. Upholsterers' plush, however,
still retains a deserved place among hang
ings and effects within the legitimate seope
ot that trade. '
In putting a fresh oil cloth on a passage
way or kitchen, or any much used space, it
is a good plan to lay it on the old one.
Raise the edges' a little and wipe out the
accumulated dust with a damp cloth, then
let, it fall again in place, and put the new
one over it The latter will wear halt
again as long, as the first cloth protects it
from all roughness in the floor beneath.
'
A further suggestion to
THE FASHIONS OF PARIS.
A Look at the Belles of the Gay Capital
Outside the Shops A Few Sketches
From the Streets and Some Gowns for
Special Occasions.
ironnitsroxnsNCE of the dispatch i
Paris, Sept 21 The unitiated visitor
to Paris at the present time might
infer that every clan in Scotland had sent a
female representative whose badge of office
consisted in n corsage of her own particular
tartan. The craze has risen to levet heat,
and shares with the cholera the distinction
Of an epidemic.
To those who can afford a varied wardrobe,
these tartan bodices o"f cambric etoffe de
Vichy, glace orjwill silk, cut on the cross
ahd closely fitting at the waist with a black
serge skirt, and sleeveless .zouave jacket,
edged with small ball fringe, look smart
and sensible. Another fashion has
been the black chip hat, whose
peculiar charm lies in the clusters of small
plumes, two standing erect m the front
fastened with a diamond paste buckle, but
these bizarre productions are doomed, and
more rationally trimmed gray icits afid
fawn beaver a are already taking their place.
bepteniDer is a month of transition, rather
than of radical change; and such houses as
Felix and Madame Doucet are naturally
reticent as to what their imaginative
genius is devising for the coming season;
but we are promised a veritable revolution
in the form of skirts. They will no longer
be cut on the bias, the necessary fullness
will be obtained by the front being cut
"en tablier," the sides in small pleats over
the hips, and the hack in gathers. Long
skirts will be banished, even tor evening
wear, and Empire bodices will prevail.
These cannot be adopted immediately by
everyone, but by certain concessions
fashion may be followed while the natural
figure is retained.
Married In a Traveling Dress.
A young lady is to be married at the En
glish Embassy here nextweek in her trav
eling dress of bronze green cloth, mtde
with a plain skirt ornamented at the foot
by six rows of dull gold braid above a very
narrow pleating or bronze silk. There is
no opening at the back, but both side seams
aro fastened by dull gold buttons to the
depth of about a foot, and the pocket is
placed in the same Feara, thus avoiding the
VW
should at Once desist, and. too. she should
regard any natural, shrinking from being
stared at
It is hard to imagine Queen Victoria as a
willful young1 girl. She is so described by
an old Scotch landlady to some 'American
todrists, in recalling the royal wedding
trip which was taken in a yacht and ended
at a ducal seat in Edinboro'. The streets
Were gorgeous with flags and flowers, but
despite the entreaties of bridegroom and
attendants, Her Majesty "took it into her
foolish little head" to laud before daylight
afid avoi 1 the crowd. Her reception at
the castle, where the servants were
awakened to admit her, may, perhaps, be
faintly pictured.
T might be the gathering of pine cones.
Placed in a pretty basket beside the parlor
grate,from time to tiaie, a handful can be
thrown upon the glowing coals. The Odor
is woodsy and delighfal, while the custom
has not become hackneyed as yet by general
use.
Instead of "The Ladv. or the Tiger," the
great conundrum iu Italy stands, "The
Lady, or the King." Social etiquette re
quires that a woman should occupy the
right-hand seat; regal etiquette alllows His
Majesty to give place to ho one. Conse
quently, King Humbert and his pretty
Queen never drive out together: both can
not have the seat of honor, and neither can
yield. Euth HALL.
J. Pretty Walking Costume.
of dark snuff-colored cloth, reaching almost
to the ground. The back fits closely to the
figure, but grace and fullness are glvefl by a
Watteau pleat, starting quite from a point
between tho shoulders and gradually widen
ing to the foot. The front is in easy fit, and
fastened from the throat with finely-cut
large jet buttons. A square yoke exposed
entirely of jet beads covers the neck to the
shoulders, and glves'substance to the high
collar. It is lined throughout with twill
silk shot brown and pink, ?nd can be worn
as an evening covering or a smart utility
garment
It goes without saying that furs will be
much worn, though the particular kind to
be fashionable has not yet been divulged.
Last year an attempt was made ro reintro
duce chinchilla, and to those who have
other furs lor useful wear nothing is more
The Fana Iiol'c.
beautiful or b -coining. It goes admirably
with tne various tones of electric and "jar
dine" blue cloth, as does also the shaded
gray astraohan. Astoria.
A COLUMN OF SMALL TALK.
GOSSIP FOE THE FAIR.
Good Results of tho Cholera Scare New
Ideas In Furniture, Wall Decorating and
Carpeting The Cltildren's Lunch Table
Fashions for tho Small Boy.
.WIUTTEJf FJR THE DI9FATCH.I
The cholera episode, as it is now called,
was an unusul phase ot New York life this
autumu; Pittsburg only got a touoh of the
tcare. Its effect penetrated all strata ot
society; the Health Board circulars printed
in half a dozen languages went everywhere,
and the ashman was as learned in bacilli
and preventives as a health officer. The
in any other.
The World's City or Stores.
I think Paris must have proportionately
more stores than any other city, in the
world, and I b-lieve it"is conceded the large
stores are larger than in any other citv,
those ot Chicago and Xew York not ex
cepted. There really are inils in a stretch
of buildings devoted to stores, and it has
fcemed to us about two-thirds of them are
jewelry stores. There are 100 jcwelrv stores
in tbe arcades of the Palaise Roal alone,
and nearly everv other store has its window
or windows filled with such "glittering
generalities." But really I am notpre-
Eandsomc at Well as UttfiiL
miids in the kitchen, some or them at least
kept a watch for the little comma microbe
as if it were a roach or an ant, and a mil
lennium of cleanliness set in that every
housekeeper wished might last Every
child in the city understood the necessity
of boiled water; a tot of 4 years was heard
cautioning a playmate a;ainst a peach he
he was eating with "it's got the kollererj"
people in the public conveyances smelled
of disinfectants, nearly every one carried a
crystal of thymol or some other purifying
drug in her pocketbook; altogether it has
been a very peculiar and nr.vel expr!enoe
lor this generation at least. The effect of
all this individual care is also verv pro
nounced. The city hai never been so
healthy, and if the excellent object lesson
which the community has had is only prof
ited by, cholera, or its approach, will have
been a positive benefit. The same may be
said, only in lesser degree, of Pittsbarsf.
Donft give tip the light and convenient
the ohildren's
luncheon table, a toplo discussed in a re
cent letter, is that of sandwiches. Every
thing nowadays makes a sandwich, and it is
a convenience which mothers of young chil
dren will appreciate, to have bread and
batter spread beforehand instead of taxing
their busy bands with the office dnring the
progress of the meal It must be remem
bered that sandwich no longer means two
slabs of thick bread with a bulging center
of chunks of meat art has laid its trans
forming hand on this edible with most sat
isfactory effect The bread should be cut
verv thin, buttered before leaving the loaf
and heavy crusts out off. Unless baked in
small sandwich loaves, each slice should be
cut in two, and if a real dainty is desired,
little oblotlg and diamond-shaped sand
wiches are especially tempting: The sand
wiches are piled lightly on a pretty plate'
or oroau iraj, uvor wuiuu ircau uaptwin is
laid, and the only question with a company
ot hungry school children is to have enough
of them. Any left-over meats, chopped
fine and slightly seasoned (most children
decline highly-seasoned food), may be used;
if the quantity is not quite sufficient a
eouple of hard-boiled eggs chopped fine
will eke it out palatably. Potted meats,
ham, beef, chicken and the like are always
good. Sweet sandwiches, jam, marmalade
or jelly, date sandwiches,' made by spread
ing dates from which the stones are re
moved, are invariably toothsome to the
small people. Thin slices of cottage oheese
are a good filling if the children like it
the genus merely is suggested, the species
may be varied indefinitely.
The wood used in the very newest furni
ture is white mahogany. It is the natural
wood without filling, and very mnch re
sembles white maple. It is used la bed
room sets and in odd pieces for the drawing
room. A bit of bric-a-brac particularly
dear to the heart of the chatelaine at the
moment, is a French harp ot white ma
hogany to haug or stand in her choice
apartment
A simple adaptation of a more elaborate
decorative idea is borrowed from the old
Italian marriage chests, which are repro
duced at some of the decorative art socie
ties very expensively and elegantly. The
idea may be borrowed and carried out more
simply in resurrecting some old trunk from
the lumber room and putting it through a
treatment which will produce a very satis
factory result at a muoh smaller expendi
ture of time and money. All leather straps,
flaps, handles, etc., should be removed from
the outside of the trunk, and it should be
lined With cambria or lilesia. The out
side should be nrst covered with a
Seen Every Day in September.
rattan furniture because winter appro aonei, I tbia liyer if VaddJag u4 then I
Ealnfnl contortions of the patient pnoket
unter. The bodice is a tight-fitting one,
the vest froni and collar of bronze bengallne
are covered with horizontal rows of gold
braid. An open fronted short jacket has
reverse and turned donn collar all in one
and lined with the bengalino. The hat to
correspond is a flat-shaped bronze straw,
trimmed with an Alsatian bow of velvet
ribbon and from the back three shaded
ostrich tips tower over it Strings oi nar
row velvet ribbon come from beneath the
brim.
A fabrio for a very pretty walking cos
tume is a deep sapphire blue frieze cloth,
made with a simple bodire and a broad
black velvet belt, fastened with an antique
buckle. The yoke placed over the bodice
is of light fawn-colored Swedish leather,
embroidered in silks ot black, blue, green,
mauve and gold thread. A broad baud of
the embroidered leather runs round the
skirt, fastened at the side with three black
velvet button. The hat is of black velvet,
surmounted hy a fantastic bird, with out
stretched wings. A leatner rum round the
neck completes a compact and comfortable
garment
Very Nice for nas) Weather.
Foulards will be worn, as long as the
flue weather lasts, and velvet sleeves give
them an appearance of substantiality. Made
in French gray, flowered with "vieux rose"
and dark green, with a narrow band and
flounce ot velvet encircling the skirt and
an ornamental trimming round the neck,
it is graceful and becoming. The deep,
graduatel volant of lace aaJs greatly to the
beauty ol the costume, but could be omitted
on occasions. Parisians have never adopted
the high, hard collars we know so well, and
now, iu some English bouses also, there is
a disposition to reduoe their height, and to
give pretty throats a obanoe by substituting
soft leathery bordarlngs.
For deml-toilatte lanoy bodioes are mnch
in vogue. A souave of slate gray poplin,
edftd with sttsl, opesi ever rH of
potted foulard or erepe-de-ehUeNllHTM tt
rwT.rrrev ron the diht-atci?.!
Mrs. Lew Wallace wrote lately, with in
genuous wifely pride, to an appreciative
reader: "It is kind of you to say that you
like my writing. I need not ask if you do
not admire that of General Wallace."
A conscientious woman of boundless tact
was asked what she finds to truthfully cay
when adoring parents' exhibit of unprepos
sessing infants or their pictures. The tactful
woman smiled with justifiable pride: "I al
ways exclaim ardently, 'Well, that is a
baby!' And, with dancing eyes, 'it is, you
know."'
Women invariably speak with assurance
of that whfoh is becoming to them and ot
that which is not, and still most of them
frequently err by buying the latter instead
of the former. They do this tor the simple
reason that they shop at random, purchas
ing those colon their complexion is sup
posed to allow without taking into consider
ation the fact that whereas certain shades of
a color may be exactly suited to their stvle,
its other tones may not be at all so. This
unhappy guessing mav be easily remedied
by the shopper's holding the goods under
consideration sgainst the back of the hand.
She can then tell at a glance whether or
not it will be becoming to her skin.
A recent change in custom is that of eat
ing soup from the end of the spoon in
stead, as formerly, from the side.
A charming, and at the same time, inex
pensive way of covering soiled or ugly wall
paper now popular among artistio women
folk is this: Cheese cloth in some pretty
shade if the shops do not display that of
the right tone, white can easily be dyed
the required shade Is drawn tightly over
the walls of the room to be decorated, each
breadth lapping in a single pleat. Ilie pat
tern of the wall paper underneath is thrown
out upon the cheese cloth, giving the latter
the appearance ot being dully figured. The
efiVct is tar richer than that ot wall paper
at $4 or 55 a roll, while the expense is the
merest trifle.
The wife of a noted statesman says rue
ful lyr "When my husband first went into
politics, in my desperate effort to help him,
I tried to please everybody. I tailed Ig
nobly. Since then I have tried to please
noooay ana J. nave succeeded admirably.
Two women were overheard in a street
car discussing their summer. outings. "But
the flies!" cried one. "You just ought to
have teen them. I could hardly see to get
my knile to my niouthl"
When Mme. de Stael asked Talleyrand
which herself Or Mme. Eecamier he
would seize were both drowning, his retort
is said to be the cleverest on record: "But
you can swiml" However, this was nothing
cave a polite way of putting a disagreeable
fact To a young New York sculptor be
long tbe honor ot the most ingenious of
impromptus. To test his dexterity,ai older
woman asked him in the presence of two
girls: "Now, which ol those tuo do you
consider the handsomer?" Without an in
stant's hesitation he replied: "Miss Mary
is undoubtedly the handsomer, but Mi's
Anna is as unquestionably the more fetch
ing!" Ot courso each girl was perfectly
suited without a twinie of envy,
A Washington young lady wears ber
aounaant crop ot nair in 305. curls, one
dedicated to each day of the year. The
owner ot this prolusion of rihgleis attracts
more notice upon the promenades than do
the greatest statesmen.
Amateur horticulturists do not seem
generally to understand that tall is the time
in which to plant or transplant tulips, lilies
and all bulbous plants. If it is not done
until spring they will not blossom next
season.
Before dressing her children in the popu.
lar fantastio garb that turns our little men
and women into Van Dyckplctures, a care
ful mother should ston to ennklder what
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A ROSE FROM THE WILDS.
The Only ZsM Child That Ever Learned to
Speak English-Stories of a missionary
to the Pueblo Dwellers The Duties of
the Sexes Beversed.
IrpKBESPOXDEXCE OJ" Tn DUPATPH..
Cleveland, O., Oct L For the last
few weeks there has been visiting in the
pleasant little suburb of Olenville the only
Zuni child who ever learned to speak Eng
lish. Daisy, whose Pueblo name is Tsaw
ernadertsa, is the protege of Miss Mary EL
Dissettc, sister of Captain J. K. Dissette, of
this city, who for the past lour years has
been in charge of the Presbyterian Mission
School at Zuni Pueblo. The mission was
founded ten years ago, but has not made as
great progress as like work among other
Indians, because of the extreme conserva
tism of the Zunis.
Miss Dissette tells many very interesting
experiences id her work of trying to civilize
these Pueblo-dwellers. During the summer
the Tuni live on their farms and give their
attention to raising grain and stock, return
ing to the adobe village, built house npon
and around house, with on-coming winter.
There are bnt 1,600 persona in tbe villaze,
which is divided into olans hearing animals'
names, such as the Bear and Eagle Clans,
the head men o! which are called Tenientes,
and form a council for the general direction
of the affairs of the village. The Govern
ment trader and the ladies of the mission
are the only whites in the strange com
munity. The mission home, like the Pueblo
proper, is of adobe, and contains four
rooms beside a hall and bath room. The
latter is a very necessary accessory, for rea
sons that will presently appear. Twenty
three children have been gathered here as
the result of patient effort, and an earnest
attempt is being made to win them to civil
ization. It is a difficult matter, however.
The children in their early years run wild
and are allowe I to do about what they
please, not being restricted nntil they ap
proach manhood and womanhood, when
they are compelled to rigidly conform to
the'peculiar customs of their people. This
makes it bard to secure regular attendance.
Coming to School for a Meat
The plan of giving a meal to them at noon
has been adopted by Miss Dissette with suc
cess, but even this appeal to appetite has
not drawn in more than a stnall minority of
those it is desired to reach.
The first. thin? it Is necesary to teach a
Zuni 'child to render it companionable is
cleanliness. The romattce winch has been
woven about these Pueblo-dvvellers very
largely disappears on close contact While
possessing many ordinary traits they are
extremely uuny in tneir naDits ana ins
matriculation formality upon a child's en
trance to the school is invariably a bath.
Later the scholars are instructed in habits
of personal cleanliness and in washing their
own clothes. Few of them make much
progress save in an industrial way, and
those who do, are compelled to give up
much they have learned when they grow
older.
Daisy, the first Zuni who has mastered
English, is a very quick child, bright-eyed
and copper-colored, with regular features
and raven hair. Miss Dissette does not
know her exact age, though she is about 8
years old. It is one of the superstitions of
iue ziuui never to reckon ineirage. j.ney
regard it as showing ingratitude to the gods
who eive lite to do so, and so no one in all
the Zuni Pueblo knows how old he or his
wife or nearest companion is. Daisy has
learned many American wavs and is an at
tractive child, speaking English with a
peculiar but very pleasing intonation. Her
father is a leading man among the Zuni and
unu-iiially intelligent. He was willing to
ha've her leave the village, and wants her to
lenrn all that is taught in the school in order
to be of more assistance to her people in
dealing with the whites, but he revolts at
the idea of her becoming civilized, and will
doubtless undertake to compel her to re-
adopt Zuni ways and creed when she comes
to the proper age. Then will come the real
test of the school work & test o severe it
has not vet been borne satisfactorily to Miss
Dissette and her co-workers.
Odd Superstitions of the Zuni.
Aside from this conservatism ot the peo
ple, the most difficult thing tbe teachers
have to contend with is their superstition.
As sun worshipers, the Zuni are supposed
to keen the fire burning perpetually in the
estrila, but such is not the case. It is only
lighted on ceremonial occasions, such as the
passing of tbe solstices and equinoxes. All
sorts of traditions and superstitions are
mixed up with their religion. One that
hampers the mission teachers mnch is their
theory that the hair ot an animal or a part
of anything tliat injures a person, it burned
and the smoke inhale I, will prove'
a safezuard aaainst serious consequences.
For example,Mi,s5 Dissette tells the follow
ing story: One day a little child at the miss
ion felt lrom a toy wagon. Its most eriou
hurt wa3 a mere buuirv. But the mother
was alarmed and asked for a sliver from the
wagon to burr, aud have the child inhale the
smoke. It was, ot course, refu-eJ. The
next winter the child died of consumption,
as scores Zuni ofchildreud",for the juvenile
mortality is frightfully large, aud the
mother and all the village firmly believed it
was because the request for that sliver had
not been cranted.
Physically the Zunis are small, with
good features, and the women when young
are even very pretty. The work ot tha
sexes is in large part reversed and the men
do tbe sewing and knitting, while the
women grind the grain into meal, plaster
the adobe houses, make the gardens and
work in the fields. The out-door work of
the men is principally confined to tending
the flocks. "
, Making; Dollars of Solder.
They are great lovers of silver ornaments,
and skillful workers on tho white meial.
One of their favorite tricks is to melt the
solder from tinware, run it Into molds and
counterfeit the silver dollar, so skillfully
oniy experts can detect it. Silver coins are
melted down and fashioned into ornaments
so thst ic i ften happens a man will be wear
ing $75 worth ot silver in rings and brace
lets aud all the rest of his outfit be worth
less than a dollar.
In summer the rillaTe is dull, but with
winter it becomes more lively. The Zunis
are great dancers. Miss Dissette says they
are always in one of three stages
during the winter months either
preparing for a dauce, dancing
or recovering from one. The principal
feast ocenrs in November when tha new
houses are dedicated, ami the Tunis fill op
On bad whiskey bought from the Mexicans
or Navajors, the debauch usually lasting a
week. Tney cover their feet with a pre
paration of rosin and other ingredients .
which they atone know, that renders them
insensible to heat. Thns fortified, they
dance recklessly through the firs daring'
their exciting leasts. They anoint their
bodies with the same 'mixture before
scourging themselves with cac.i and other
thbrny plants. 8. G. M-
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contents to fall nut, and the tension of tha
elastic is sufficient to prevent a hand being
inserted in it without attracting the atten
tion of the owner. This cannot fall to
commend itself to ladies who are afraid of
pickpockets.
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