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New Yonn Citt (Special). Are wo
k wear panniored dresses?
Panniered dressed Lave leen
brought from Paris. The shops show
them; they Lave been worn at the
A DRESS WITH PANNIERS.
operas, at restauranta and at evening
parties by a few extremists or experi
mentalists. Will they be accepted by
women in general?
No one expects it. s
; The panniered dress is a freak, a
whim, and is likely so to remain. Yet
fashions are as uncertain as the stock
markets. Panniers are worth watch
ing. The qnaiutest and moat piquant of
the Watteau dresses yet finished show
flowered underskirts, with overskirta
Df different materials, opening in
front and draped on the hips. They
assimilate themselves to the prevail
ing mode by a lavish use of tucks and
plaiting.
A model dress of this order is made
of Venetian cloth, of a mauve so pale
as to be only a shade or two removed
from white. The front of the skirt
has a panel of figured panne of a
deeper mauve tone; the sides and
back are of oloth laid in fiat plaits,
stitohod down. Small panniers are
laid in fine folds about the hips, seem
ing to be hold by largo silver clasps
at tba waist in front and behind.
The bodice of this dress has a vest
of panne; Venetian cloth is draped
HAIR SBKHSIXa
fichuwise about the shoulders and
carried in fine tuoks down to the waist
line.
Panniers will show more vagaries of
decoration than distinct novelties of
dread. The dominant note will be an
insistence on the perpendicular line.
Dresses are tucked from top to bot
tom, and the variety of tucks ia limit
less. Hair Dreiilua; Hlvlea,
One of the moat absurd ideas we
women are possessed of is that we
must adopt a now style of ooiffure, no
matter how unbecoming, because it is
the latest thing out, Harriet Hubbard
Ayer recently remarked.
Wince the pompadour made its ap
pearance I believe more women have
been sacrificed to the Juggernaut of
fashion than ever before.
Now, the pompadour is becoming
to women with rather low foreheads
and round faoes. It is, in its unmod
ified form, wretchedly unbecoming to
hollow cheeked women with high fore
heads. Before settling on the style of hair
dressing she is to adopt a woman should
take an account of her head, fuce an I
figure after this fashion:
A short, fat woman should dress
her hair so that it will give an ap
pearance of additional height to her
figure.
When the head is round the hair
dressing should always be high.
A very round head with the hair
gathered in a pug at the nape of the
neck gives a woman an utterly iuaue,
goose-like look.
The height of the forehead, the
size of the uose, the shape of the head,
the general type expressed must be
carefully considered.
A woman with a Madonna-like face
is almost a sacrilege in puffs aud
frizzes. She is quite out of place ex
cept with her hair in bandeaux.
On the contrary, a girl with a pug
Dose, short upper lip and generally
piquant make up, masquerading iu a
Cleo de Merode coiffure, deceives no
ose. She is only an imitation of the
type she aims at, and a very palpable
one at that.
It is w,ell to recollect that the hair
"dressed forward," as the coiffure ex
presses it, makes the features appear
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mm gtif fetf
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to recede. If tlio features really pro
ject, the forward stylo of hair-dress-ing
modifies tins defect and is be
coming. In the large engraving six styles of
dressing the hair are shown, They
may be described as follows:
No. 1. Elaborate lioir-dressing be
coming only to women of regular fea
tures. No. 2. Modification of the Ma
donna style.
No. 8. For short women with high
foreheads.
No. 4. Becoming to one with a
long, narrow face.
No. 5. Becoming to an ovul-facod
woman.
No. 6. Becoming to women with
round fuocs and low foreheads.
With Ueinl-Treln.
A cool gown for summer wear is ol
old-blue crepe de chine. The skirt
has a "demi-traiu" and falls in long
graceful lines. The only decoration
is the groups of fine tucks which are
cunningly managed to make the beat
display of tho natural lines of the
figure, and to give additional height.
The waist is a modified bolero slmpc
in front, edged with creamy lace,
whioh aocentuatos the outliue of the
two jaoket fronts. The lace seems to
run upward nuder the armhole from
the deep points in frcut. A vest of
white- chiffon over cream satin shows
its narrow line in front. A high
girdle of old-blue panne velvet rises
beneath the jacket fronts. The plain
sleeves are edged at the flaring cufl
with laco.
An edition de luxe in negliges is a
China silk affair in cream white, with
pink posteresque, wall-papery bou
quets strewn over its surface.
It has a llchu collar, edged with a
frill of lace, the right side being drawn
over to the loft, where it is hooked a
little below the waist line.
From this point it falls to the floor
in graceful, unconflned folds, there
being a piotnresnuo Watteau plait in
the back.
Tbeso silken lounging robes are
very delightful, both to wear and to
look at, and no end of comfortable to
wrap one's self in between dressings.
Catntltchlng-.
Catstitching is used to finish tho
hem of the fine tucks whioh run the
length of the cashmere waist for house
tvearofamorniug, It is not particularly
new, bnt it is extremely pretty and
always looks dainty. Catstitching is
also used to fasten bauds of ribbon on
a bodice in much the same fashion. It
you look closely at a black taffeta
gown you may notice that the bretelles
THAT BECOMES.
of ribbon that adorn the bodice are
also catstitched iu place.
Kofi, Silky, (Satin.
Manila braid lines the brim of the
new sailor hat, which is sewed of silky
straw, aud has a softness unknown to
the brusque old-fashioued sailor.
These soft little developments of the
sailor shape are iu request just now
for young girls, and will appear wilt
the first weariug of wash frocks.
A Subitum For tlie "Falia Front."
Enter the gilet! No cause for alarm
however, as gilot is but French fo
waistcoat.
It is a deceut substitute for the
"false front," an abomination attached
to a stock and forever escaping itf
mooringH.
The gilet does away with all this.
The one worn with tho black mohaii
dress pictured is of white taffeta and
laatens plainly ilou u the middle of
the back. The shaped stock aud th
trimming covorinrf the front are of
white mousseliue with ecru lace appli
ques, the design picked out with nar
row black velvet ribbons.
This stunning black mohair dress,
as you see. has its novel and modish
little jacket bodioe fairly covered with
stitched taffeta strapping, a white
mousBolineyoke showing Huffy under,
A crushed t allot a bow finishes the
back of the mohair skirt at the bolt.
A wide black taffeta plaitiug edges the
shaped mohair skirt.
THE FASHIONABLE CILET.
7H
, PHOEBE A. HEARST.
A Mlssniirl Olrl Who llncune Fmnnniu.
Her Devotion to Children.
"About fifty years ago Mrs. Hearst
was born in Missouri. Her namo was
Phoobe Appcrson, and she came of
good Southern stock, her father a Vir
ginian, her mother a South Carolinian.
Her parents and the parents of Mr.
Hearst were neighbors, and the little
girl, horn to tho Apporsons, was named
for Mrs. Hearst, mother of the boy
who was to be her husband. Young
Hearst went to California, found suc
cess, and returned to make his Mis
souri sweetheart his wife, taking her
to California while she was still in
girlhood. Before she was twenty, her
son was born the only guild she has
had. Mrs. Hearst says she regrets
that she has hod only one child. She
would like to have raised a family of
sons and daughters, but as she has
brought up several nieces, and has
educated and reared the children of
hor kith and kin, to say nothing of
the countless children for whose edu
cation she has provided in the kinder
gartens she has endowoil, and the
young geniuses she has schooled in
Europo, she scorns to have done Lcr
full personal duty to humanity.
"In appearance Mrs. Hearst is slight
and not tall. She ives an impression
of fragility which is scarcely carried
out by her ceaseless activity. Some
times tho nervous exertion tells nu
her, and she is forced to delegate
social duties to hor assistants. Al
though she employs a corps of secre
taries, Mrs. Hearst always opens her
letters. It is characteristic of the
thoroughness of the woman. Aud
this, although hor mail runs into hun
dreds of letters a day. Most of them
are bogging letters from people who
do not know that this sympathetic and
charitable woman is too wise to give
except through organized channels.
"Mrs. Hearst's hair is pale brown,
lightly silvered with gray. It is parted
at the middle and ripples away at the
Bide in a Madonna-like coiffure very
becoming to Mrs. Hearst's benign ex
pression and regular features. The
uose is straight, regular and rather
small, the eyes large, full and gray,
and the forehead well shaped and pro
nounced in intellectuality. The lips
are rather thin, delicately curved and
almost colorless. There is very little
color in the cheeks.
"In spite of her life in the public
eye, and the importance which her
position has thrust npon her, in spite
of the responsibilities of her wealth,
Mrs. Hearst has a horror of publicity.
She has been interviewed many times,
and has been misquoted many times.
She cannot see why she cannot bo loft
to lead her life in her own way, and
she does not understand why the pub
lio should be interested in all she does
and says. She is quite sincere in say
ing that she does not see that she is
at all extraordinary. She has not yet
realized that an unselfish person, de
voted to the public good, with no
thought of self aud no desire for self
aggrandizement, is the most romark
ablo being on earth. " Ainslce's Maga
vine. The Question of the Koie.
Mothers should care for the noses
of the children and see that they grow
properly. The soft tissues of tho or
gan cau be mouldod iu early life. A
thick nose' can be made thiunor by
regular treatment, such as compress
ing it daily, either with the fingers or
with instruments made with springs
aud padded ends so as to clasp the
nose. A clothes-pin has been used
and so adjusted as to bring about the
right amoun. of compression. Many
noses are wrung and twisted out of
shape by the vigorous use of the hand
kerchief. The delicacy of the struc
ture of the noso is not appreciated.
Tho shape aud size of the nose are
often of a character to cause great dis
tress to the person, aud tho deformity
for in some instances it really
amounts to this is borne with forti
tude and resignation as something
which cannot be remedied. The im
portance of the nose in its relation to
appearance has been appreciated by
the modern surgeon, and he does not
regard it as beneath his dignity to per
form operations for the improvement
of this feature. Noses whioh are" nat
urully misshapen and those have been
made so by blows and accidents are
restored, or modified to assume n
proper shape. Usually a deformed
nose interferes with the air-passages,
uai rowing or blocking them, and the
operation is a matter of necessity as
woll us of appoarauce. Persons do
not hesitate to spend time, money and
much endurance to have their teeth
straightened; it is often quito as im
portant to the health, aud more im
portant to the looks, to huve the uose
straightouod or to have it restored to
a more desirable form. Dr. Grace
Peckham Murray, iu Harper's lia.ar.
The Lateat 111 Slilin.
The changes in skirts seem to con
sist principally in still more careful
sloae-Utting around the hips aud not
in uuy roduced quantity of material
roquired, or any waning popularity for
the plaits which are so much in evi
dence just at the moment. The grace
ful tlare, which adds bo much to the
beauty of outlino, will bo increased
rather than lessened, and plain skirts
evidently will be quite out of the ques
tion. The trained effect appears on
all the models which are as yet being
sent out from Paris.
The newest rouud skirt from Paris
is either goffered, tucked or gathered
at the waist and over tho hips. Other
skirts are tucked at the top and then
accordoou-plaited. This kilted cloth
is ohio and has the advantage of nov
elty, but unless carefully manipulated
it will develop iut au unwieldy gar
ment. If the skirt is plaited, the
plaited waist will be en suite. The
plaits ou gowns for different wearers,
and iu the use of different fubrios.will
be widely diversified from the finest
aocordeou width to rather broad box
plaits, whioh graduate to almost a
point at the top on some of the French
skirts, and widen proportionately at
the top of tho waist, tapering grace
fully from the chest to the bolt.
A skirt whioh attracted much atten
tion on the street the other d.y con
sisted of a pluin back satin skirt foun
dation, with au applique of cheuillo
trimming around the foot. But over
it. fell au overskirt of blue plaid Irish
suiting, rough and heavy, a most strik
ing contrast to tho underskirt. Thi(
stylo will bo frequently seen during
thojeoming year. Moreover, it has a
recommendation of coouomy to the
woman skillful with her noodle. Vou
can cut off an old dress skirt, scallop
it around the lower edge aud uso it
for an overskirt. Tho underskirt can
be your oldest silk ono carefully re
bound and rejuvenated with a baud
in tho popular stitching.
Vogue of thn l'lour tin Lis.
The vogue of tho fleur de lis is as
great as it is pleasing.
No more statelv or matrniileent
blossom is to bo Heon, wo ween, than
this sillty, velvety bit of floral splen
dor which many of us call a "flag."
Its colors are superb, whether we
gaze upon the creamy white, tho gold
en yellow, or the wondrous veiuings
and its entrancing shadings.
We can't get enough of it for bro.
cades! It is a wonder that tho de
signers have given it so loug a rest.
In wrought metals it figures to great
advantage, fitting right into the splat-tor-dashy,
modern art crao.
For embroidery one can't chooso a
more olTective pattern.
On many of tho now hats In the
violet shades these flowers play a
splendid part.
Iu conventionalized forms they may
oven bo found on printed goods. Ouo
challis thus be-flowered is fairly a
poem.
And yet there is not enough of
them to weary the eye. Most of
thoso desiqns come iu the more ex
pensive fabrics.
Tho Queen ot I'nrliignl,
One of thn handsomest and clover-
est queens in Europe is unquestion
ably the Queen of Portugal, who, hav
ing begun the study of lnodiciua as a
uohby, has taken hor decree of M.
D., aud is now the chief physician ol
her consort, herself and hor children.
Hor Majesty, who is also considered
one of tho best dressed women iu the
royal families of Europe, is woll
kuown in Eughsh society, aud het
traiuing and tastes are thoroughly
English, for, having been born at
Twickenham somo thirty-five years
ago, she has also spent a great part ol
her life in this country, lastly at the
famous Stowe House, iu Buckingham
shire. As may be generally known,
Queen Amelie is the eldest dauchler
of the late Comte de Paris and the
Comtesso Isabelle, and married, at
Lisbou, thirteen years ago, on May
22, the then Crown Prince, Duke of
Bragauzu, now King Carlos I.
The Ve of Sealing Wax.
The use nf snAlinor war linn linnnma
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so generally fashionable that before
Ions it mav bo considered vulvar to
seal envelopes with gum. Who knows
out tuere may ue a revival, too, of
those mysterious lovo signs which
were rampant in the good old days of
yore? Sixty or more years ngo
flaming red wafer was used by a de
spairing lover when sealing a letter
to iudicato a distressed and bleeding
heart; a yellow one when jealousy
was rankliug iu his breast; a blaok
one indicated auccr and resentment.!
a green one, fickleness; a violet one,
faithfulness aud constancy, and a
blush pink, blissful contentment and
happiness. Quaint old seals engraved
with mottoes, with crests and mono
grams, have become much sought
after, aud tho most fascinating of all
is the old fashioned set of seven seals
with a motto for each day of tho
week.
lraniUoiiie New Gmrni.
Somo of tho urettieat new cow ns
avo of black net or grcuadiue over
block silk, with the overdress pro
fusely milled. The ruffles number
from threo to live, and vary in width
from four inches to six. Thev are
applied cither straight around tho
sunt or curvinar Bliehtlv unward to
the back. A charming effect is pro
duced bv edema tho ruffles at both
upper aud lower edges with narrow
white or colored vol vet ribbon, re
peating tho treatment on tho waist.
The Newent I-hMiIoik.
Light colors of all kinds are fash
ionable.
The old-fashioned blond lace with a
pattern scattered over it is revived
again for veils.
White gloves, except with black and
white costumes, are not worn so much
as the varied tints of fawu, biscuit,
nickel gray, cream, hlao and a green
ish gray.
Belts are essential features of all
the new gowns, which means that most
blouses will be worn outside of tho
skirts, the belts being u portion of
tue bodice.
Laco flounoings of Benaissanoe and
Venetian, as well as other kinds of
lace, come all ready shaped in the
circular form, fitting the cut of the
skirt perfectly.
Silk skirts with silk jersey voice
tops which cliug closely to the figure
are ono of the desirable novelties.
Aud then there are China silk waists
in all colors prettily trimmed with
lace.
Iu the new effects of old styles is a
knife-plaited black silk skirt, with a
little short apron overskirt, rounding
up short at the waist in the back, and
trimmed with application of bluck laco
around tho edge.
Thin fabrics of all kinds will be
fashionable, suoh as voilingii and cre-
pous. 'ihe most desirable thiu stud's
have finely embroidered dots and fig
ures, and the mixtures of silk aud
wool are most attractive.
Khaki letter paper is the latest, and
being linen, it might be made oift of
the very material made mto uniforms.
from its appoarauce. This may not
nnan that it is altogether beautiful,
but it means something, aud a great
many people will find it indispens
able. Lace, tulle, chiffon and lace straw
are prominent features of the new
millinery. Toques made entirely of
lace over chiffon and completed with
a bow of blaok velvet or a bunch of
flowers are among the prettiest hats
in sight. Pure white satin, finished
straws, almost transparent, are very
in ucu in eviueuce.
JYellow chrysanthemums are tho
newest lauin millinery. Chrysanthe
mums of every shade aud color, iu
doed, are popular, even those of black
silk petals. Flexiblo straw braid and
horsehair laoo are among the novelties
for trimmiug, aud ore combined with
mousselinn de soie, velvet or t nil q
with excellent effect.
NEW MEXICO AND ITS PEOPLE.
loin ot hi iie of ihe I'enple, Thitlr Iloimce
nutl Manner of Living.
Somo fifty of the teachers of Doug
las County gathered at tho courthouse
;o listen to the lecture of Professor
Davidson, of the State University, on
"New Mexico and Its People." Hav
ing spent some years in New Mexico
is a professor in tho Agricultural Col
lege thore, he had his subject woll in
hand and spoko most entertainingly
for au hour or more, holding the close
attention of all present.
The professor launchod out by de
jlaring that ono going to Now Mexico
ijets the impression of being in a for-
sign country, whioh is due to the fact
that of tho people soventy-flve per
sent, are of Spanish descent and that
ninety per cent, speak the Spanish
language. There the methods are
those of the foreigner and the customs
are thoso of Spain.
Speaking of the country it was de
scribed as ono great garden, especially
in the valleys where the soil has been
irrigated. Fruits of all kinds, espec
ially those that would be found in a
Semitropical country, grow in great
abundance.
The people, for the soke of illustra
tion, the professor divided into three
classes. The first was designated as
the aristocracy, consisting of the rich
and those who traoe their ancestry
back to noble birth. The second class
consists of those who nre eminently
respectable, but not so wealthy, whilo
the third and last class consists of the
great laboring class, the members of
which are poor as poor as can be
found in any country under the sun.
The first two classes go well dressed
and make a good appearanco, doing
the business of the towns and cities,
while the members of the third class
do the hard work and tho drudgery.
All of tho houses of the poor and
nearly all those of the rich are of
adobe sun-dried brick. While those
of the well-to-do, although bnt one
story in height, are comfortable those
of the poor are mer6 huts, or dirt
boxes teu to fifteen feet square, into
which from fifteen to twenty people
are crowded. They have no floors,
are without furniture and are ou the
whole most uninvitiug places. The
food of these people consists almost
wholly of cornmeal aud red peppers,
the latter forming the principal art
icle of diet.
There being no almshouses and no
provisions mado by State, counties or
cities, for caring for tho poor, New
Mexico, the speaker said, is a land of
beggars. They are in the country,
upon tho ranches aud iu the towns.
Beggiug has becomo such a feature
that each Saturday is recognizod as
"beggars' day." Each Saturday the
beggars go from place to place asking
alms and every person is expocted to
give. Omaha World-Herald.
New Vork'i Greatest Contractor.
John B. McDonald, who is building
New York's 35,000,000 underground
rapid transit system, was born iu Ire
land, fifty-six yours ago. He was a
fifteen-year-old boy when he arrived
in this country and had a primary od
uoation only. 1
His oducatiou was continued in the
public schools. . His first occupation
when he began to work for himself
was that of timekeeper at the building
of the Boyd's Coiner Reservoir in
Putnam County, New York. Later
he was inspector of masonry on the
building ot the tunnel iu Fourth ave
nue, Now York City.
When he went into business as a
contractor he was successful from the
start. The first contracts ho received
were from Dilloji, Clyde & Co. He
was interested in the High Bridge
branch of the New Jersey Central
Railroad, tho Georgian Bay branch of
tho Canadian Pacific Railroad, the
Boston aud Iloosio Tuucel, tho Buf
falo extension of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad, and al
so did extensive work on the West
Shore road.
Ho constructed the tunnel of a mile
and a half through Ballimoro, Md.,
for the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad,
which was a work of much magnitude.
It was the largest siugle undertaking
he accomplished before he secured the
contract for the Jerome Park Reser
voir several years ago, whioh is a $7,
000,000 pieco of work.
CoiiBreMmen'e l'erqiileltieii.
The salary of a Congressman is
$5000 a year. There are many ways
in which this sum cau be increasod.
In the first place, there is au al
lowance of $125 for stationery, whioh
can bo commuted aud taken out in
cash. Many Congressmen do this.
They forage their letter paper and
envelopes in tho lommittee rooms, or
buy the cheapest paper iu the depart
ment stores. Other mombers sell
their quota of garden seeds, while
still others inako it a praotice of dis
posing of their public dooumeuts.
Another sourco of revenue is the $100
a mouth which tho Oovornmeut al
lows to each Congressman for clerk
hire. In very few instances doos this
money go outside of tho Congress
man's family. No receipt is given
except by tho member himself, aud he
can put tho amount in his pocket or
give it to his wife or daughter for pin
money. If publio record had to bo
mado of the person to whom the mouey
is paid, the practice of keeping it in
the family would not be common.
It is estimated that a thrifty Con
gressman can add from $1000 to
$1500 a year to this regular salary,
and there are many who do not lose
the opportunity to do so. Washing
ton Post,
Cromwell as nil Idol,
"It was not until 1015," says Mr.
Morley, iu the Century, "that Crom
well hud begun to stand out clear in
the popular imagiuatiou, alike of
frionds and foes, as a leader of men.
He was now the idol of his troops,
He prayed and preaohod among them:
he played unoouth praotioal jokes with
them; he was not above a snowball
match against them; he was a brisk,
energetic, skilful soldier, and he wat
au iuvinoible oommauder. In Parlia
ment he made himself felt, as having
the art of hitting the right debating
nail upon the head. The Saints had
an instiuct that he was their man, and
that they could trust him to staud by
them when the day of trial came. A
good commander of horse, say the ex
perts, is as raro as a good oommaurdu-in-chief,
he needs so raro a union ol
prudeuao with impetuosity,"
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Spectroscopic, and other observa
tions show the fixed stars to be self
luminous bodies suns to the other
systems of planets, An analysis of
their light indicates the presence of
the same chemical elements that exist
iu our own sun and earth, together
with others unknown in our solar sys
tem, Tho news from Lick observatory
that the North star, 255,000,000 miles
away from us, has been found to be
not one star, but three swinging
nronnd in great orbits like the moou,
earth and sun is another remarkable
result of the application of photo
spectroscopy to the telescopio study
of the heavens.
In some interesting experiments by
English botanists, "sleeping" plants,
or those which had taken their noc
turnal position, were placed in a dark
room. On "awakening" next morn
ing they took in tho darkness their
usual positions by day, even when
tUat position had been made oblique
by oue-sidod illumination.
Several years ago at Brownhelm,
Ohio, near Lake Erie, there were dis
covered some remains of a mastodon,
aud now, under the direction of Pro
fessor A. A. Wright, of Oberlin
College, a series of systematic- exca
vations have been commeuced with the
object of recovering all the parts. Al
ready tho jaws, head, both tusks, and
a number of ribs aud vortebris have
been obtained in a good state of pres
ervation. The bones aro much scat
tered aud lie upon a clay hard pan at
the bottom of a muck-bed four feet ia
depth.
At the Laboratory of Hygiene of the
Vermont State Board of Health at
Burlington, it is proposed to make
systematic chemioal and biological
examinations of the publio water sup
plies of the cities and towns of the
State. It is the intention of the board
to conduct examinations of the prin
cipal streams of tho State, and also
all supplies serving twelve or more
families. It is considered that this
work, iu addition to being a direct
benefit to the people of the State, will
also serve to make the various resorts
and country towns more attractive to
people from the cities during the sum
mer, as the danger of contracting dis
ease from unwholesome water will be
roduced to a minimum, sinco tho exact
conditiou of the water of any towu
may be readily ascertained.
Mr. .1. M. Bacon, the Englishman,
who with his daughter mado a lofty
balloon ascent to observe the meteor
shower last November, tells some in
teresting things about the souuds that
reached their ears. At tho height of
5000 feet the ringing of horses' feet
ou a hard rood could be heard. At
4000 feet the splashing sound made by
ducks in a pond was audible. The
barking of dogs and the crowing of
cocks could be heard at 7000 or 8000
feet. These sounds ponetrated through
a white floor of cloud which hid the
earth from sight. In the perfect Bi
lence of the air around the balloon
they were startled by what seemed
stealthy footsteps close at hand. In
vestigation showed that this sound
was caused by the stretching of the
ropes and the yielding of the silk as
tho balloon continued to expand.
Napoleon on Wellington.
The 'Century quotes from Dr.
O'Moara's unpublished "Tulks With
Nupoleon" at St. Helena, this judg
ment of the imprisoned Emperor on
tho general who finally overthrew
him: --, .U" i-".J
"I asked him if ho thought Lord
Wcllingtou merited the reputation ho
had gained as a genoral. He said:
'Certainly; I think ho does. He is a
very excellent goneral, aud possossed
of great firmucss aud talent, but he
has not yet done as much as- some
others. Ho has not conquered upon
bo largo a scale.' I observed that he
had shown great judgment and caution
latterly, but that at first he had been
too precipitate in ndvanoiug into Spaiu,
Ho said that he had showu a great
deal of ability in the campaign of Spaiu.
'It is impossible,' said he, 'for man
not to commit some faults. We are
all liable to it, aud the geucral who
commits the fewest iu number is the
greatest goneral, and bo has certaiuly
committed as fow as any ouo.' I then
observed that still he was scarcely to
be equaled to himself. 'Why, cer
taiuly,' said he; 'ho has-not done so
much as I have done. He has not
conquered kingdoms in the manner I
have dono, but be is au excellent gon
eral. His operations have not been
upon so great a scale.' "
Htage Ritow fitorme,
"You might not think it," said a
prominent glove manufacturer of
Paris to a representative of the New
York Commercial, "but the theatres
have to come to our back door to got
material to help them out iu their
beautiful stago effects. Waste glove
clippings are now almost universally
used for making snow in winter
scenes. Every wouderor oud outcast
you see shivering through these iieroo
Siberian buow storms is perishing in
a shower of clippings of whito kid
glove material.
"Theatrical people tell mo these
clippings of kid gloves are much hot
ter thau the paper suow formerly
used. I think the superiority of kid
glove clippings over paper is that they
cliug better to the clothiugof the per
ishing outcasts.
"The knowledge of this bit of stage
illusion rather destroys the effect of a
stage suow storm for me, and I find
myself involuntarily selecting plays
that have nothing but warm weuther
iu them." Glove Makers.
, Ulfllcult Hoitoueie,
A Boston woman recently entered n
Chinese, laundry aud said as loudly as
she could:
"Me gotoe shortoe waiste for washes,
washee, mukee samee stiff ou cull'eo
aud in front eo."
The celestial gazed astouiched,
almost paralyzed.
. "Mukee alje sameo cuffoe stiffeo,"
repeated the lady,
"Madam, I cannot uuderstandjwhat
you are trying to Buy, aud I'm not
hard of hearing," nemarked the man
from the Orient in the best of English
us soon as he caught his breath. Bos
ton Journal.
THE OLOUAR.Eu-
We lolloreil whore strain, of i
Mot tho hreath ot th R
The years h.l bn k , , T l""1'"'
mill. st.l. show,,, ,' ,
We hn.l gone from end, olhnr i
That nlKlit In the loni?, , " 'J k
I whs wn.iiK and was re,lv ,f
Tho lights Kllmm.,r,),l ','' i:
I caught her Rlove.1 hnn.l a,l t h ,
"Forgivn mo," I cried b"11
Ami 1 was a cwar,l fr yin""'"
mi umiKSJ sia to y,i t,, , ,
81i
he thought for a motif,,, t "'
Half llll,r I,,.- , " "'" Hk.
"What was It you s,il,l"' ,-' ""t
And then we strolled lir k
-H. K. Wiser, ,n Chin,-
HUMOROUS,
"I feol rather rocky ll,i,
remarked the infant iB
Millionaire fiiiirnlii, ... i .
of his wealth)-I tell yo 'V '11!
Hinds man I y. "'. 1 ' i
, MI wilder .'j,.
hear itso there's nobody.,8
can blame. 1 ""
He-Why should yon
because I stole one little ki,."
But I told you to stop. He V
that was after I had taken it
Yes, aud you stopped !
Willie I wonder whafj n,,
with my finger, man,,,,!, ,
every time I squeeze it. m
Don't squeeze it, Willi,'
How am I to know if it im
Saphead -This dog of lui
-very intelligent, .i,ss K -conldu
t begin to tell , '
knows. Miss Kosli,pie.sllr t
can't arguo from that thut tu '
intelligent. '
"Wretch 1 There's a letter i
coat pocket I gave you to ,"
mouths ago." "Jt nm't be ,
in ' 1V1... .i lL
'Because I'm pretty sure J i
had that coat inore'u ten ne-tj,
"My health niu.st ho il,,.ii.,it,
I'm growing piilor;
iMy work Is too eonMuing
lieniarked th j,iiii.r.
"Tllftrrt'R a mm, ...1
- - ....... nuui i e
-wiiy, is ue lieu - "So, not
but he has acriuirpd m, i, i,,..
interested and at the same ti J
uour a word while other mm
telling him about their n
meuts. "
TTntnl "r.. ,!. il , .
...nu V""" lUUIKS Ueilt
aowu liis butcher) Sav, 1 m
Heart and a liver, eight iil,j i
snoulilor. Now, 1 want 'm
away. Bail way OuWwuu-Uu
connected by mistiikej-Sorrj,
but the wreck has hou cleared '
"Always remember, chiWrei
the Htout teacher, "that 'ma:
tlnugs spring from some sunlit
Now, can any bov give meauei
of that?" "I'lease, sir," S11,
briirht bov. "like vnn an rutin
thiit little piu on vonr euair h
nay.
"Before I give my auswer,
the careful parent, "I would I.
ask a question. . Cau vou sum
family?" "I cau, sir," reptie.!
.trembling suitor. "That iiefc
l'uke her at once, my bov.
mother and invself will
soon as you set up housekteiiiof
Prospective Tourist (at the bo.
oitice ot a great ocean liner
stateroom is near the steru of tli
sel, isu't it? Agent Ye, nir.
snective Tourist Yon ottcrht t
charge me full juice for it. kp
vwtynot? I'rospective Tourist
cause when the steamer comejti
I'll have to walk half nmilel
ashore.
Men Who Clini ee Willi n Smin
The mention of Kansas rerain
of a remark that (101161111 MacV
mado to 1110, when we passed 1 ;
ot Kansas men one day at run
uando, I asked him it' thty lit
been peculiarly during, "lei,
said, "those fellows will put 1 1
brush through their liut-luiii
charge with a smile straight to
dom come, if it is necessary; A
added General MacArtuur, 'It'
just tho type of whut all the rti
the soldiers out here are.
That phrase, "chargiug withiM
is not a fanciful one, but the
meut of a truth. I saw (leuenl
ton order the Twelfth reguU
charge at 'fay t ay. The defer.'!
this stronghold were knowulo'
(client, and it was also suppo'dl
about 3000 of the best soldiert is
Filipino army wore behind tin
tienchmeuts. Desultory fliinf
been going 011. A little time l
two men had been killed ehotth.
the head, on the very spot 'het'
erul Lawtou stood when It oi-l
the charge. It was across u '
space, perhaps a third of a niilt
011 level ground, intoir upteit m-:
little rice ridges. The men
with a smile. "
The same phenomena hM
ticed time aud ugaiii. Souie'i'
a kind of a grin. J tliiuk no1
looked to mo more like a suiile 0:
pleasure. Fortunately, i
stauce. the Filiniuos hud, 0 to
utcs before, evacuated, uml "
1: ,. . ., . l'h,..
iias lesuiiea at mill inuc
phia Huturday Evening l'ost.
The (JeoBiHpli.t of N"""'
The geographical position
th southern li
the peuiusnlur projection 0"'
which separates Kotzolme "
the north from Boring sea on
...i ......... t.,.,,-,1 in
I'vinnn nf VVnlno tlirt flstellt V
North Aiiiniieiiii nmitiui'llt.
rect line of navigation, it '
SJOOO miles northwest or !"'""
170 miles southnast of bil")rii
HHfll-rtHt Hot.tlAlllMltt. f)f
it prior to 1877 was .St. Mhl"1';
miles to the southeusr, t .
point of the steamers for 11 ;
river; but during the 'fr V
ficriri-mrntiiiiia ..f milling I"!
hud built themselves up in close'"'
and reduced the isolation
civilized world by some til)
Nome district as settled centra
the lower course of the t'Uli, .
... - . uti-eso ''
tundi course, which euieig1 1
butlly degraded Hue or niuw'--' j
. . . ... ...tnntl
and schistose mouutniu 1
ally not over 700 to l'JOO W
tion, but backed by lf"er fl(
hoights, and discharges iuto
at a position 13 miles
Nome proper. Three u',eli , v
this mouth is the discharge ,
river. Both streams b'8 ,
course of several mile'"''
Popular Science Monthly.