Some Business Women. There are few fields in which wom en are not represented. Some of the fcess usual are found in the south, where it would be hardly expected, and in the west, where all things are j possible. Shreveport, La., has a worn- | an as clerk of the police court. Mrs. , Durringer receives the same salary as , the men who have held the place, and as she has held it many years it maj be assumed that she deserves it. An other Shreveport business woman is ; Miss Delia H. Jacobs, who holds the post of assistant secretary of a build ing association, and personally man ages most of the clerical and business affairs of the company, which is large aud wealthy. Miss ltosa Kelly is secretary of a cotton mill company, and fills her ofiice [ with as much ability as any man could. Chicago rises to present a woman as president and general mali nger of a large brass and copper works. Outing Gowns. There are for the autumn some good gowns being turned out in cheviots, , covert-cloths and the double-faced j cloths. There is not a great deal of j difference noticeable since last spring in the cut of the skirts; some have the double box-pleat, others the invert ed box-pleat, and there are some with an almost plain habit back. 1 lie new - est have one box-pleat, stitched flat | to the skirt itself with rows of ma chine-stitching that form a point to- , wards the belt. This is supposed to be more becoming than the straight ; lines of stitching. Another model has three small box-pleats that are shaped j to be quite small at the belt, and are stitched flat on either side for a short , distance below the belt, and it the ; .•loth be heavy it is cut away under , the pleats. The jackets are tiglit-fit- . ting, rather short, and made like tlie j old-fashioned dress waist with a round basque at the back, and opened at the t throat with small revers and turned down collar. —Harper's Bazar. At the Bauble Shop. nuge turquoises of clear pale blue or of greenish-blue, streaked with cop- i pery veins, are set in dull gold, and i make handsome and strikiug orna ments. The conventional turquoise, surrounded with diamonds, has been done to death, and is no longer be loved of the smartly dressed women. Among pretty novelties in brooches are rosettes of diamonds, with a pearl in the centre. Two of these rosettes are united by chains of pearls and gold wire, and make a most adaptable sort , of brooch. Pearls and diamonds will lead this season. Even the craze for emeralds and the revived furore for coral seems to have given way to the colorless stones in vogue. Etruscan de signs for pendants and charms are the greatest favorites, but diamond serpents, lizards, birds, lucky beans, shamrocks, cats playing with pearl balls, flying foxes, terriers and wish bones are fanciful favorites. Enamel brooches, circular shamrock and heart shapes, are bordered with pearls and bear a diamond device on the surface. Bows with pendant ends in diamonds and pearls are pretty aud novel. -* Qcr Own Manicure. A girl whose nails are noticeably well kept explained to a group, of com panions the other day that she was her own manicure, ami that her im plements were few and not at all the expensive or showy outfit that most persons—particularly dealers and man icures—consider necessary. "To begin with," she said. "I never use nail scissors, not even cuticle-scissors or knives, but nail-clippers. These never produce hangnails, while scissors or knives may. My manicuring box holds some boards, a stick ol orange wood sharpened to a thin broad point, a piece of pumice stone, half of a fresh lemon, a jar of amandine, a tiny jar >f rose paste, although a box of pow der with a polisher, or a bit or cha mois unmounted will do as w 11. Once a week 1 'do' my hands thorough ly, and with a trilling daily cart! tbey are well kept. The pumice stone re moves ink and other stains; the lem on Is the only bleach needed, and Is better than any other, as it will not thicken the nails as most of the pre pared bleaches made from mineral acids will. For the weekly care of my nails I soak my fingers a few minutes n tepid, soapy water, trim the nails with the clippers, using the emery board to SIUI|K> them. I clean them only with the orange wood stick, never with a steel cleaner or anything rough, keep the cuticle pushed down, and finally smear with the least bit of rose paste and polish with the powder and a |>ollslier or piece of chamois. 'I im amandine is to nourish and heal the nails, and l use that occasionally ut night."- Detroit Free Frew. lull* In M illulur,-. The newest fan Is a revival of the old time watteau model, and is very small, says the l.oudoit 1 »nlly Mall. The designs painted on satin, slik, gau*c uud luce are among the more eSpenstve, but even lln me oh the cheaper fans are often exquisite, The fan hits the acetic with the llgtiri-* and llower gardens, green trees and tint ed skies painted on Its face, and lite clouds. tn-es ami greensward r< pro duced uu the buck, only oiuttt.ng the figures and Ouwvr beds. Then there is another model, a tiny Watteau medallion set in the midst of most exquisite sprays of mignonette, clusters of violets, witli here apd there u daintily colored butterlly or a be spangled binl. An Empire 'an is shown of black, red, white <>r dark green gauze, with lace figures And de signs over it, outlined with tin/ span gles, which catch the reflection of the lights and throw out iridescent rays as the fan is waved to and fro. Most costly of all are the weblike affairs of Ilonitou, with a plain me dallion in the centre, upon which is exquisitely painted a Watteau scene. The roses on the bushes are so in finitesimal as to resemble pin points, and yet they look natural enough to plucu.. Tue gowns of the ladies are of the richest satins and brocades, the sky tints are truer to nature than in many a larger painting, and the dash of pretty coloring in the centre of the flimsy, web-like lace pattern makes the fan perfection. » The newest fans are mounted on mother -of-pearl, amber, bone and wood en sticks. The pearl, amber and bone sticks are beautifully carved and out lined with gold, and the wooden sticks continue the violet, heliotrope and for get-me-not designs of the fan. Italy's New Oueen I* Smilele**. It is said that Queen Helene of Italy lias not yet learned to smile. She is beautiful, but cold. A correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette furnishes the following information about her: "Of shooting, the queen is past mis tress. In a lard where every one shoots, where it is said the children, boys and girls, are born with rifles in their hands against the Turks, she is considered an exceptional shot. Her father, Prince Nicola, is intensely proud of her achievements, and says he would willingly let her shoot an apple off his head if she could only be induced to try. 'lt is much easier for Ilclene to hit than to miss,' he says; 'it is instinct that she sees straight;' and that straight regard is one of her characteristics in intercourse with peo ple. No wavering, no roundabout ways; she looks you straight in the eye, addresses you a simple question, and expects, and usually receives, a direct answer. She employs, perhaps, | less of the suavity usual in courts, and is rather terrible to moral backsliders, j I ut she is honest, and. perhaps better, 1 good. My own opinion is that she will I not be very popular at flrst with the j nation at large. "She is handsome, but not of a beauty to appeal particularly to Ital- , ians. Tall and graceful, with a small j head, she lias a complexion almost j yellow in its sallowness, with large i eyes, round rather than long, and of j ail exceptional beauty of expression. \ Put she lacks graciousness of manner, j her serious face, as she drives through the streets, certainly not adding to , her popularity. "Her position for some time will be j of exceptional difficulty, taking, as she j does, the place of Queen Marglierita, ! who smiles on the people as though j she were delighted with them, and is j ever accessible to the calls of mercy, j Queen Helene is so, too, I am sure, ■ but she has yet to prove it. fFo The entire dress of velvet the prom ised greatest novelty. Long plume effects in fancy feathers, long breasts in Amazon style, quills and wings used for hat trimming for fall wear. Violet-cloth blouses, fastened with crystal buttons, have collars, revers, and cuffs of silver-fox, chinchilla, or very dark mink fur. The bell flare model made with five or seven gores, sometimes with a single or double-breasted flounce, the popular coining skirt model. A novelty this season is phosphorlsed silk, so called because the surface lias a phosphorescent effect, intended to suggest the glimmer of the sea. Heavy all over lace, with colored silk lining, will be used for evening and dressy waists. Tiny rhincstone ornaments in profusion will serve for decoration. A novelty is panne metallque. A special girocess gives a metallic sheen to tin' panne and it is highly effective Changeable strip d and b roc lie ;«nne is also shown. Ostrich feathers are already showing themselves In the millinery establish ments In all colors, and they can be found to bleiul with the suft shades of the handsome new cloths. The lace shoe is if anything Increas ing in popularity in these mannish Muivs. There is no call for the nar row toe in any of the stores, though there lias iK-en but little chung" In the general run of lioots. For fall wear black velvet waist coats will he popular. They are cut low. and fastened with lar#> rhlne j stone or enamelled buttons, and are Immensely effective under the bolero of a white suit. It Is predicted that the painted fabric of last ." will be more In evidence than ever In In.- coming season. Whole panels of painted Velvet gowns of painted chiffon and every painted ornu« MlHilatioli will !«• seen. Natty French Ja< Wet* of covert cloth are made with loose fronts without dart seatus, double breasted, am) finished with tLrce graduated tlrtulsi should* ' capes, the mil of the llniiiu kliowliii like a silk or satin piping st , the ektreiuu edge uf each cape #? WyPeR On Scraping Cooking Utensils* No cooking utensil should requtre, It properly handled, the vigorous scrap ing to which it is often subjected. Very few of our modern dishes can long stand such usage. Many clinging sub stances may be removed if hot water is poured into the vessel and it is placed over the fire for a few minutes. Many good and neat cooks never wash cake or bread-tins. They are carefully wiped out with clean brown paper, some blunt Instrument being first used to get off any remaining particles of the compound baked in them. Something New in Floor Covering*. A western man has invented a ma chine for making tilling of prairie grass from which very pretty matting is made. The difficulty hitherto in util izing this material has been the im possibility of carryingalong the lengths of grass so that the twisted rope to be used for woof would not be uneven or have rough emls showing. This ditli culty has been overcome by the use of the new patent. The dry grass is of a pleasant light olfve color and when woven with a warp of scarlet yellow, blue or green makes an attratcive floor covering somewhat thicker than a China matting. Up to this time only the western prairie grasses have been util ized, but the salt grasses on the Atlan tic coast, or even some variety of mead ow grasses, are equally available for the purpose. Attempts have been made at various times to use the salt grass, but without success. The C*re of Your Piano. The piano is the one piece of furni ture that should be especially cared for. Many piano owners have never learned how to protect their instru ments properly. Keep a space of ten or twelve Inches between the piano and the wall. That will improve the tone, and the instrument will be safer from dampness and changes of temperature. Never put books, music or bric-a-brac on a piano. That deadens the tone and often causes unpleasant rattling. When the keys grow yellow they may be cleaned by being carefully rubbed with a very fine sandpaper. Another way is to dilute nitric acid in . soft water, half an ounce of acid to five ounces of water. Apply to the keys by rubbing well with a brush. Then wipe every key carefully with a flannel dipped in clean water. Accord ing to a wholesale furniture dealer, the best furniture polish is made of one third alcohol and two-thirds sweet oil. Apply the polish with a soft cloth and then rub dry with another one. F * sc/f3ES Sweet Cucumber Pickles —Take ripe cucumbers, cut in two, scrape out the seeds, cut into strips and soak over night in salt water. To every quart of vinegar add one pound of sugar boil and skim; boil the strips in the vinegar till tender and quite transparent. Take out pickk's; strain the vinegar. I'ut it over the tire with a small muslin bag ! of mixed spices; boil two hours. Pour | over the pickles, cover and put away. Tomato Toast—Take large tomatoes, put them in boiling water for two min utes, peel and mince them very fine with two red peppers, a little salt and i a small onion. Put half an ounce of butter in a saucepan with a dessert spoonful of milk; add the tomato mix ture, cook for a few minutes and mix in a well-beaten egg. Cook until the thickness of scrambled cgus and s >rve on slice of toast or fried bread; garnish with parsley. 1 Blueberry Puffs—Beat two PKKS until light and thick without separating; add half a cup of sugar and half a cup of milk; sift together three level teaspoon- I'uls of baking powder, half a teaspoon ful of salt and two cups of flour, stir into the liquid Ingredients; then stir in one «up of blueberries. Turn Into but tered cups ami steam halt' an hour. I'lte batter should drop easily from the end of the spoon. Serve hot with i cream and sugar. Eggwlches -Cut the top nearly off of ' live rolls that are a little stale; remove all the crumbs and soft part possible and fill with a stuffing of cooked chick en (veal, tongue or any meat desiredi, finely ehoppM with a teaspoonful of ! celery salt, a tablespoonful of minced | parsley, pepper If needed and half a j cup of melt -d butter; to each roll allow : one egg yolk, hard boiled and mushed with the other Ingredients. Fill the rolls, shut the top. moisten all over I with utllk and place in a moderuto oven for 'Jo minutes. Beefsteak a hi Jackson Select t%vo pounds of thick. Ju'.cy steak and broil I It over a ele-ir tire. Hhuke over It one teaspoonful of salt, half a sultspoonful of pt-pper and dot generously with but ter. Serve with the following Jacksou sauce; Melt a tablcspooiiful of butter, udd one minced onion, one teaspoonful of sage, a little thyme mid a bay leuf. I gliumer gently; then udd two utble i spoonful* of flour, one cupful of water, , one cupful of cleaned itiushrocßts cut i into qiiurters, one cupful of rich beef i stock, half a teaspoonful of salt and : one eighth of a nutmeg grated Sim | uter 1"» minutes. Heiuove the bay leaf and thyuie and o«ur the t»v«r the j Pl***- REQUESTED TO WED, HE DID. Brief, Businesslike and Bucccs«ful Woo- Ing of Young l*aator DallniMii. The Rev. Albert Dnllmnn is pastor of the German Lutheran Church In Wor den, Madison county, 111., and he is now the liusbund of her who was untU last Tuesday Miss Emma Elchhorn of . Peoria. The story of their courtship aud marraige is unique. It was one year ago that Albert Dall man was called to the pastorate of the Worden congregation. He was a bril liant and promising minister, and at the theological seminary In Milwau kee, where he had studied, lie hnd carried honors. Having bsllt a new church building, a new school and a new parsonage for its pastor, the Wor den congregation thought that its ministering head and spiritual leader should huve a companion. Pursuant to the growth of the idea, a meeting was held and the matter thoroughly discussed. The verdict of the congre gation was what brought Albert Dall man to Peoria in June, and it was from that verdict that Emma Eichhorn be came Mrs. Dnllman. The Rev. Mr. Dallman went to Perola to get a wife and it took him but two days. He called at her home one Sat urday evening in June, in company with her pastor, saw her at the church service the next morning, heard her speak at the young people's meeting in the evening und saw her in her pew in the church auditorium an hour later. The next morning he gathered to gether his courage and took his way < bravely to the home of the fair one who had won his love and admiration, and, like a knight of old, told her how his whole life's happiness was hanging in the balance. It was later in the same day that the fair one told the gallant Dallman that she could recipro cate, and that henceforth his joys should be her joys and his sorrows her sorrows aud that with him through all life she would I gladly go. Thus did Albert Dallman j woo and win Emma Eichhorn. ! The wedding was set for August, and on Tuesday of the second week came j the crowning event to the mandate of j the elders of the Worden church foi | then at the German Lutheran Evan I gelical church of Peoria, the church ai I which the bride worshipped since child ! hood, the Rev. L. O. Hohensteln spoke ! the words making her the wife of Al ! Bert Dallman. | The bride in this romance is the daughter of Peter Eichhorn, and a comely and pleasant girl of 23 sum mers. The husband, who came, wooed I and won so strangely, is her senioi j by just a year, and has been eminently ! successful In the ministry. He is the ! son of Gottlieb I). Dallman, one of the I oldest ministers In the denomination I The gallant young Dallman, when | in quest of a wife, came to Peoria be cause of his long friendship with tlie Rev. Mr. Hohensteln of this city. Mr Hohensteln had done him many a kindly turn ere this and was just the i man to aid in the search. —St. Loui* I Republic. Impractical Project*. Wave motors alid tide power scheme* I have been almost endless in number J The former huve. In few Instances, i been used for light pumping work at ' seaside places, but such pumping out fits have been very far from demon strating that the wave motor could ever be seriously considered as s prime mover where large powers were | demanded; In fact, the wave motor is little better than a toy. As to powei l from the tides, there is little to be said except that much money has been wast i ed in vain endeavors to turn it to prac tical account. The tide power scheme probably al ways will be alluring and also dia appointing. The disappointment comet i from the fact that very few peopU seem to take the trouble to figure ouf ' how much water and how considerable n fall are required to give any useful amount of power. A horse power for o , day of ten hours, for example, would require something like 120 tons of water falling from a height of 100 feet so that a 500 horse power factory, say would need 00.000 tons of water at u 100 foot head. On the basis of 30 cubic feet of water to the ton, there would thus be over 'J,tM».OOO cubic feet of water, and this would make a falrsiz *c pond, say about 1000 feet long, 20C feet wide and 10 feet deep. There is ir these few figures something that may help to open the eyes of the tide powet i plan Inventor and of those who arc I In the habit of putting money into such things.—Cassln's Magazine. Islands finvFi'iieil ut » lllslisncs. I Pi teal rn Island is over 8000 mile* front Sydney, in New South Wales, of which colonv it Is a dependency, al though for legal purposes It is ruled I from Suva :i"oo miles away by the governor of FIJI, acting as high com ! mlssloner for the Western Pacific. The population of Pltcalrn. originally j peopled by the mutineers from the | Bounty, is about 130, and coinmunb ii ! tion with them is extremely uncertain, deluding mainly upon the call of a mail-of-war about once a year. There are many other Islands within the same Jurisdiction, says Pearson'* Weekly, which are over '-'ooo mile* ) from the seat of government. Fanning, ■ Christmas, Exchequer aud l'antyti Islands being among the most Isolated. As Indicating the difficulties of ad ministration. the bark Empire recently arrived at Adelaide and re|»orted th« Inhabitants of Palmerston Island, only tooo tulles from FIJI, to lie dylug of famine, owing to drought and to the fact that no ship had called there far nine months. The owner of the Island, Mr. Willi*um. > "I tied , t * vr VtttloU. Lands Without Official PoitW. Many persons are under the impres sion that the Vol D'Andorra, a strip of no-man's land between Spain and France, is the only portion of Europe which cau boast of the absence of nn official postage stamp. As a matter of fact, n piece of country known as "Moresnet Calamine," which lies where the Belgian province of Liege meets the Prussian Regency of Alx-la Chapelle, is in a like position. As It has been found impossible to agree as to the frontier delimitation, German and Belgian stamps are used Indis criminately. Further, this piece of country has no coinage of its own, and uses that of the latin Union.— London Globe. A gorgeous costume flashed beneath the brilliant lights o£ a ball room. The queen of society is radiant to-night. The nervous hands of a weak woman have toiled day and night, the weary form and aching head have known no rest, for the dress must be finished in time. To that queen of society and her dressmaker we would say a word. One through hothouse culture, luxury and social excitement, and the other through the toil of necessity, may some day find their ailments a common cause. Nervous prostration, excitability, fainting spells, dizzi ness, sleeplessness, loss of appetite and strength, all indicate serious trouble, which has been promoted by an over-taxed system. For the society queen and the dressmaker alike, there is nothing so reliable as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore strength, vigor, and happiness. Mrs. Lizzie Anderson, 49 Union St., Salem, N. 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