1 FIRST WOMAN
Story of a Chicago Ciri Who
IT wns perhnpi nntural that the
dozen or so correspondents, artist
and explorers who bad- been dodg
ing volcanoes on two Islands for a
week should feel that they were the
only passengers aboard, and that ev
erybody should love them for the dan
gers they had passed. There Is no
doubt about It, some were a trifle
"brash," and there was much talk
about eruptions, pillars of steam,
mountains of ashes, rivers of mud and
cities of ruins. They had not been
nbonrd a day, and had not yet got well
"shaken down" with the other passen
gers. A sunny-faced Ultle woman of gentle
speech, with fluffy white billowing all
iiboiit her In the light breezes, reclined
rent fully In a steamer chair outside
lie starboard staterooms of the deck
rahln. She listened courteously to the
irrson.il experiences of halt n dozen
men who bnd Just "been through the
ruins of St. Pierre," murmuring from
lime to time, "How very Interesting!"
It was the Blueuose skipper who Hist
yave mo the hint. I thought I saw a
wicked gleam In his eye as he over
flowed In a Bermuda chair nearby,
and bis five feet (elrcumfereiitinlly) of
wlnd-lanued seaman quivered all over
in silent mirth.
"The Joke, O worthy mariner," I
quoth, skirting his flunks, "give me the
tip. Let me In. Tut me next. I enjoy
comedy, and I lack cheerfulness.
Wherefore those mirthful body
quakes?" "young man." he said, slowly, "some
of these boys have gone full steam
ahead without looking at the chart or
taking soundings. There arc other
hookers than the Madinna bumping the
sad sen waves. Do you fall over
board?" I thought I did. and respectfully
withdrew. That afternoon I cast an
chor by the deck-chair of the sunny
faced woman In white and said gently,
but firmly: "I should like very much
to know what you saw, and how you
felt. In the ruins of the dead St.
Pierre."
She laughed. "Well, let's go up on
the roof of the back porch, as I heard
the young man from Indiana call It
this morning."
And so, on the hurricane deck of the
Madlana homeward bouud from Barba
does. In the shadow of the cloud
crested peaks of the Dominican Moun
tains, I heard the story of the first
woman to visit the desolation of the
burled city at Martinique, and the only
woman yet, so far as I know.
' "When the news of the catastrophe
reached us at St. Kitts," said the
woman In white, "my husband, D:
Joseph Ilaven, who represents the
United States on that Island. an
nounced his intention of going to Mar
tinique at the earliest possible oppor
tunity. I thereupon announced my In
tention to the same effect. He didn't
want mo to go, of course, out of course
I wont. You know I'm a Chicago girl.
We caught the Madinna at Basse Ten e
on Wednesday, May 14, and anchored
in the harbor of Fort de France ca
Friday night.
"On Saturday morning we went
ashore and wandered through Fort Cp
France.
"All Saturday showers of line ns!i
fell from time to time over the town.
They came in gusts, blinding our eyes
nnd streaking our facta. I kept up an
umbrella most of the time in an effort
to shield myself, but the ashes sifted
down the back of my neck Just the
same. I had used umbrellas for ninny
sorts of purposes, but never thought I
would use one to protect myself from
a storm of allies from a volcano. The
houses were covered, nnd the people
In the streets looked like ghosts In a
fog. The statue of the Empress Jos
ephine was completely draped In the
ghostly mantle.
"We had Intended golns down the
coast to St. rierre on Sunday, but
the captain of the Cincinnati declared
that It was unsafe. I spent the day In
visiting the hospitals.
"On Monday morning at C o'clock we
went aboard a tiny stcamlmat which
iJr. Haven had charlercd. There were
about half a dozen in the party.
"Dark clouds were rolling out of
Mont Pelee as we. drew near. We
steamed up nnd down the roadstead
three or four times, in front of the
ruined city. The grim, ghostly desola
tion of the scene, as viewed from a
distance, was too much, almost, for my
mental grasp. There was no detail to
seize upon. It was a relief even to
look at the menacing outpour of steam
and vapor from the volcano.
"We went ashore at the extreme
southern point of St. I'ierre, where a
littlo strenm separated the city from
the village of L'Anse, that lay under
the slope of Morne d'Orange, on the
top of which was the splintered statue
of St. Mary the Virgin. The littlo
.steamer ran closa In shore, and we
Were landed on the beach by a small
boat. I bad to Jump, but took the right
moment, and got ushore -without a
wetting. How was I dressed? Oh, I
wore Just ordinary womankind clothes,
with a sLort skirt, the 'Italny Dnly'
skirt you call It lu New York, and stout
boots.
"At the first step I slumped In ashes
to my boot-tops, and ufter that every
thing was ashes. Great, gray-coated
walls, that rose In Jagged edges to the
first story near where we lauded, they
told me were the ruing of the rum dis
tilleries. "Wo made our way pa'nfnlly over
the ruins, and crossed the ash and
mud choked bed of what bad been the
little stream that divided St. Pierre
from L'Anse. There, on the slope of
Morne d'Orange, under the statuo of
the Virgin, had been two very fine
estates, the homes of Dr. Barbe and
M. Leon Marie. Their estates Joined,
each having Its handsome, solidly con
structed chateau, Its servants' lodges,
and Its niaguificent grounds, gardens,
walks and driveways.
"L'Anse had uot felt the full effect
of the blast that came from Pelee on
thn morning of May 8. The ash Hue
that marked the desolated zone from
the zoua of safety ran Just beyond on
IN DEAD CITY.I
Explored St. Pierre' Ruins.
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the crest of Morne d'Orange. But there
was nothing left of life In L'Anse.
Chateaux, lodges, walks, and walls
were blended lu one gray ruin. The
big Iron gates that had opened to the
grounds of the Barbo estate lay prone,
broken and twisted as by some giant
strength.
"Just Inside the gates lay a gray,
charred form, perhaps the body of a
servaut who had got that far In his
rush for safety. All around, as we
proceeded toward the chateau, lay
other gray, charred forms. I couldn't
think of them as the shells of those
who but a little before had breathed
the breath of life. The sight of one
dead body may be grewsome, oven
horrifying, but in the presence of hun
dreds, thousand, of them, the Impres
sion Is too general; It Is so much as to
benumb the sensation of particular and
Individual horror. They seemed to me
at the time as so many ashen mounds,
'Tclee's wrath had been frcnkful.
Massive stone structures were demol
ished, but here before us, a hundred
yards or so from the striekeu chateau,
was a frail lodge, oue of the Servians'
quarters, standing Intact, with not an
Inch of the wood of Its shingled roof
scorched. My husband pushed open
the doer. Into a little room perhaps
12x10.
"The single article of furniture In
the room was a box-made cot against
the fclde of the further -wall, with a
little extension running out from the
head, like the bnse of an L. On the
cot lay a negro woman, in an attitude
of sleep. Her face was calm nnd un
marked. The white garment she wore
was not oven blackened.
"A short, black clay pipe hung from
her lips, and rested with the bowl ou
her breast.
"On the table pnrt of the cot stood a
half-filled bowl of gruel, with a spoon
still In It, a part of a loaf of bread, uud
a little tin oil lamp.
"Lying on the floor beside the cot
were two little children, perhaps throe
nnd Ave years of age, the head of one
resting ou the breast of another. Their
single garments, little slips, were not
oven scorched. It was as If they had
fallen down while at play and gone to
sleep.
'-'The mother had evidently had her
morning meal and lain down ou the
cot to smoke, with the children playing
about tho floor. They were not
crushed, they were not burned. They
must have been killed, sharply nnd
suddenly, by some very deadly gas, as
quickly and mercifully as by a light
ning stroke.
"Dr. Barbe's fine chateau we. found
In ruins almost complete. Broken walls
were standing to the second door, and
part of the roof still remained. The in
terior was a mass of broken stones and
ashes. Dr. Barbe, with bis family und
all his servants, perished.
"Wo had a mournful mission to tho
ruins of the estate of M. Leuu Marie
Signor raravacleno, the Italian Consul
at Barbadoes, was one of the party,
nod he was looking for tho body of his
daughter. This young woman, who
was one of the most beautiful girls lu
Buibadoes, had been at school at the
convent on the heights of -Morne
Itouge, back of St. Pierre. She was
about finishing, and her family, who
Idolized her, had been making all sorts
of preparations for her homecoming.
Her brother had imported a new car
riage from England for a coming-out
gift, and her father had built a new
residence especially in her bono".
Plans were In preparation for a grand
fete when she came home.
"On the day before the disaster the
nuns sent her from tho convent to the
residence of M. Marie, thinking that.
In Its much further distance from the
volcano, she would be safer there than
at Morne Rouge. The convent was un
touched, while every soul In und about
M. Marle'g place perished.
"The Marie estate was an extensive
one. M. Marie e itertulued lavishly,
and had a corps of forty servants. On
the very eve of the destruction of St.
Pierre he had a big house party from
the society folk of the city. None of
the merry guests who drove through
the big carved gateway that night
ever went out nga'i. Half a dozen
big elegant carriages were found In the
courtyard. Under one of them lay tho
body of a man. All about the grounds
were other bodies, some of them lying
ia heaps. They were charred and un
recognizable. Bodies of horses, cattle
and chickens were strewn about. In
the bed of tho little rivulet lay a
dozen cattle, with the herdsman's body
among them.
"The Marie chateau was a heap of
stones and ashes, surrounded by Jag
ged walls perhaps ten feet high. The
Italian consul, with a force of work
men, conducted a systematic search
for the body of his daughter and re
covered it. In addition to other means
of Identification, this body was cor
soted. Martinique girls do not wear
corsets usually, and never lu the morn
ing. 'Tassing over the stone bridge over
the rivulet, we mad-? our way toward
tho city. The road was strewn with
bodies. On some of them tho clothing
had not beou burned; other bfldles
were charred so as to bo uurecognlz
able as human forms. In one place
we saw the bodies of a man and a
horse lying in the roadway before a
gate. One of tho mau's legs was
thrown partly over tike horse, as If
he had been In the act of mounting
to flee when both man and steed were
overtaken by the deadly breath of the
volcano.
. "From the ruins of tho city -we saw
the Potomac steam in and cutters
laden with men put ashore from her'.
It was the lauding party coming ashore
to rescue the bodies of Mr. Prentls,
tho United States consul, and Mr. Jap,
the British consul. A few minutes
later the big British cruiser Indefatl
gable steamed Into tho roadstead and
luy to without anchoring.
"Mont Pelee began to look threaten
ing. Tho clouds, that arose from tli"
volcano got denser and blacker, au't-'
seemed to be rolling down over '
mountainside toward the city.
decided to embark again and put off
to our little steamer.
"This took some time, nnd the as
pect of Peloo momentarily grow more
awesome. Suddenly a huger gust than
usual surged upward from the crater,
and billowed down toward us. The
sky grew overenst, crashes of thunder
smote our oars, and bright flashes like
lightning played through the dense
ness that now enveloped the great
mountain's flanks. A deluge of rain
came suddenly, nnd the air was sharp
with a sulphurous odor.
"Tho steam whistle of the rofomao
began shrieking wildly, nnd we wore
near enough to see her enst off her
linos from the landing buoy. The cap
tain of our steamboat had lost his
entire family at St. Pierre. With an
exclamation that not all the riches of
the world could tempt him to stay a
moment longer cear tho accursed spot,
ho beaded full speed seaward.
"For a moment or two the Potomne
bended away from the shore. We had
been lying very close to her nnd could
see all thnt went on nboard. Then a
big fellow rushed on deck, Jumped to
the pilot house, there was a clanging
of bells, nnd tho little tug began to
swing her nose shoreward agiiln.
"At that Instant tb siren of the In
defatigable omitted the most blood
curdling shriek I have over heard, or
ever hope to hear. I nearly Jumped
overboard. Then tb? big warship
dashed for the open sea. It was for
all tho world like tho flight of a gront
Hi Ing monster suddenly nnd badly
wounded the siren cry of pain, and
the precipitate rush for safety.
"Then, the grandest sight of nil
thnt made my patriotic soul forgot for
n moment our terrible peril. The
blnoic pnll bnd come down so that we
couldn't see the city.
"Right Into tho Inky wave of black
ness, this Stygian pit, plunged the
little Potomac, like an Intrepid soul
charging nlnne nil the forces of sheol
Ono Instant we saw her silhouetted
ngainst the velvet wall, the neJt she
was swallowed up In Its awful gloom.
It was full speed ahead, not away
from the peril for the Potomac, but
Into the face of it. Her commander
nnd other officers nnd men of tlie
United Stntes Navy were ashore in th
path of the volcano's fury, nnd the
littlo Potomac know her duty.
"Hot ashes shrouded the docks of
our little steamboat before we got Into
the sunlight ngnln." New Y'ork Sun.
Th lrop of n Penny,
Have you ever noticed the Interest
that money attracts, even If it Is only
a single cent? The next time that you
see a copper coin dropped lu a street
car Just obsorve. Every eye In the
car will turn to the spot where it
dropped, and there will be manifested
a real general concern over Its' recov
ery. Two or three bends are likely
to come in contact over the point of its
disappearance, uud then their owners
will draw suddenly back nud try to
appear unconcerned; but lu another
second they are again leaning for
ward. The man who dropped tho cent Is
usually the first who appears to hnve
brushed memory of the trivial occur
rence aside, but Just us soon ns the
eyes in the car have turned from bin)
his own are sure to go back to the
floor In tho hope that the truant coin
will be seen.
When bo has gone there Is a re
newed interest among the passengers,
for the stage of "Anders keepers" has
arrived, and those near the spot of
disappearance become quite diligent
until they life nware they make a
centre of attraction. But Interest in
that little coin is not lost while there
Is a passenger left, and when flit car
Is empty the conductor takes his virn
and resunvets the cent. Chicago Trl
buue.
Terrier With GUn f.ye.
The owm.i'8 of the prize Boston ter
rler. Uoland, who caught the distent"
per lust year and lost the use of an
eye, buve seut to New York for a
glass eye, on the advlco of vetefl.
mirluns who believe It will Improvo
tlie appearance of the animal for ex
hibition purposes.
It is believed that this Is the first
attempt ever made to give a glass eye
to a nog, nud the outcome Is awaited
with Interest.
Uoland weighs eighteen pounds, has
n three-quarters length fail, and Is al
most perfectly marked lu brludle and
white. He is u brother of Itoxle, on-.'
of the finest terriers In the country.
In 18!i8 Itoland won a reserved prize
In tho novice class at Bralntree; the
sauw year he won first prize in tho
novice clnss at the pet dog show lu
New York.
January. 1S09, at Providence, he won
second in limit class, also third in
limit class at Boston terrier show.
The same year ho won a reserved prize
lu limit class and third lu oik'U class
at Boston dog show.
At Providence the same year he was
first In limit class and reserved in
winner's class. Last year he won first
in limit class at 11 ivldence and re.
served In limit class In New York.
New York Herald.
ftjrlen Asphalt.
Asphalt is found in the provinces of
Syria ou the banks of the Dead Sea,
flouting on the surface of Its wuters.
Through the action of earthquakes the
asphalt has been tort) from the bottom
of the sea and driven toward the
shores, especially to the eust. The nar
ratives of the Oreek and Human his
toilan to the effect that asphalt ui
small Islands was upheld by the salt
water and driven over the surface of
tho sen are without doubt true. This
asphalt, and generally the oriental oi
Egyptian, Is pure and expensive, and
used principally lu the manufacture
of a certain kind of varnish, but foi
general purposes, owing to Us brittle,
ness as well, is useless In the asphalt
Industry. American Asphalt Journal.
Children nnd Ruhool.
It Is curious the difference la tb
regard children have for their school
and school work. When a fire started
in the Warren street school a little
girl went sobbing down the street,
with Mtiviiiiilug eyes, because sin
feared hor school was to be destroyed,
V moment later a boy came tearing
lown the street ou bis wheel working
shouting, "Hurrah, kids,
. ou tire!" Toledo
ANIMALS' SUMMER GARB
WHEN FURRED AND FEATHERED
CREATURES CHANCE ATTIRE.
Soma Drees In Accortlnnr. With Their
Age Cotmn Depends on Cllmnte
Thick Wrnne of Winter (lire Wny to
something Cooler,
It seems almost a pity that It did not
occur to Horr Teufelsdrockh. when he ,
enriched the empire of thought by his
famous "Philosophy of Clothes," to
add a few remarks on the summer
garb of animals; for In the reasons
which lend so many furred and feath
ered creatures to change their attire
once at least lu every year the learned
professor might have found ample ma
terial for deep musing.
Many of these animals, of course,
merely moult, throwing off the old coat
for no other purpose than to put ou a
new one. In some cases they do It by
degrees, as every one knows who l.ns
enjoyed a ride In a dog cart behind a
white pony. In others the change Is
more rapid. Witness tho nntiunl peel
ing of sheep which are never shorn.
But no matter how long the toilet tuny
last in such cases, the fashion never
varies.
Other creatures dress In accordance
with their age. They seem to hold
strongly thnt costumes suited to Juve
niles are out of place lu the case of
ndults. So lion cubs are brindled like
tabby cats, nnd cygnets are clothed In
smoky-gray Instead of In white. Cer
tain sea birds are even more particu
lar, for their young are called upon to
wear four successive changes of rai
ment, equally different from ono an
other nnd from the plumage which de
notes maturity. This last plan must
be a great convenience, to parents who
find it dlfllcult to remember the ages of
their offspring. They have only to
glauce at tho feathers of the little ones
lu order to know.
Far more frequently, however, the
summer change of costume depends
upon climate. The thick wraps of win
ter have to give way to something
cooler and lighter; so the ermine, to
wards the middle of spring, Is meta
morphosed Into a stoat, and remains n
stout until the latter part of autumn.
It Is bard to realize that the costly
fur which marks the Judicial dignity,
which peers of high degree are proud to
wear has been stripped from an animal
Included by every gamekeeper in his list
of "vermin." Yet such Is lu truth the
case. In northern countries, where the
temperature for months together Is a
minus quantity, they become yellow in
autumn aud perfectly white a few
weeks later, the mnzzle and tip of the
tall alone excepted, while In spring
nnd early summer they puss ngaln
through yellow back Into reddish
brown.
Arctic foxes follow their example
partly, perhaps, for the sake of
warmth, dark clothes being better con
ductors of heat than light ones of the
same thickness aud qualify, lu winter
they are us white as the driven snow
Itself, but In summer they become
gray, or brown, or smoky blue, accord
ing to their individual Idiosyncrasies.
Nansen tells us in his "Farthest North"
that the Arctic foxes were at times the
plague of bis life, not only Invading
bis camp by night uud carrying off
every particle of food which they could
find, but repeatedly stealing his ther
mometers. The reason tor this larcen
ous behavior battled the great ex
plorer altogether; he could not under
stand what foxes could possibly want
with scientific Instruments. But their
annual change of attire may explain
it. No doubt the animals in question
are keenly interested In the variations
of temperature, and anxious above all
things to know when It is time to think
about putting ou their summer cloth
ing; and, of course, a thermometer
would be a guide.
Among the birds the most notable
change of plumage for climatic rea
sons is that of the ptarmigan. No one
looking for the first time npou n
ptarmigan in its summer costume, side
by side with another In Its winter
dress, would dream that the two birds
were Identical. One Is ashy gray,
mottled nud marbled with chestnut
and black, the other Is perfectly white.
The reason Is that ptarmigans lu sum
mer have to crouch among rocks whic h
are covered with mosses and lichens,
while in winter they sit upon snow,
nud nature dresses them to suit their
surroundings. The resemblance In
each case is exact. 'You might stare
Bti-alght at a pturuiigau lu wuuiluer
from a dozen yards away and be ut
ttrly unable to distinguish It from the
rocks, while lu winter yuu would be
equally unable to discern it upon the
snow. And at tho same time the bird
ia the satisfaction of being clothed
I:i accordance with the thermometer.
The olack headed gull, too, Is black
beaded only lu summer All through
:o rest of the year its head nud neck
.e as white as the rest of Its body,
ho change takes place Just about the
itne the birds desert the seashore lor
the great inland marshes in which they
breed; and the odd thing Is that uo sort
of moult is involved. The feathers
slowly darken until they become al
most black, and black they remain till
the summer Is over; then the dark hue
gradually fades aud in about a fort
night's time the birds are entirely
white once more.
But a far mure common reason for
the summer chauge of clothing is the
desire to look well lu the eyes of the
opposite sex. This donlre la practically
restricted to the mules, wbonouopolizo
till beuuty and color of form, aud
whose great Idea of winning tho af
fections of their soberly tinted mates
Is to strut In brave array before them.
The palm In this respect is borue away
by tho ruff, Inning the autumn, the
wiuler aud the first two or three weeks
of spring this bird is one of the most
luslgnillcunt of the feathered race.
But no sooner does Us fancy lightly
turn to thoughts or love Ihnu it dons
a special costume lu which to go
a-courting. Its bill becomes orange
yellow, Instead of brown; the whole of
its plumage seems to brighten. A tuft
of loug feathers grows on either side
of the neck, and the throat Is swathed
in a mass of douse plumes, which are
always gay of hue, but are differently
colored in every Individual. Theu the
bird parades slowly up and down bo
fore tho particular lady ou whom his
affections are get. Other gallants.
equally desirous to please, do tho sa'nr,
and the nntural result is a row. Day
after day ruffs moot by dozens to fight,
while the reeves look calmly on.
Plumes are torn nnd feathers fly, fill
half the combatants, perhaps; own
themselves worsted. Then ttie gentle
beings for whose sweet saki the battle
IThs boon waged bestow the 'selves up
on the conquerors, and it" and reeve
go happily off together t.i enter upon
the Joys of matrimony.
Mallards adopt slmll'" tactics bar
the fighting when they feel the pangs
of the tender passion coming on. but
can scarcely be snld to play falriy;
for no sooner has their gayety ol
plumage had tho desired effect and
won for them partners of their Joys
nnd sorrows than '.hoy throw off their
brilliant garb and appear In the sombre
plumage of their nintps. Ono cannot
but feel sorry for the ducks, who
choose their suitors purely for tiiolt
good looks, only to find Immediately
that their beauty Is not oven skiu
deep. The Itev. Theodore Wood. Nat
uralist. In i lip New York American aud
Journal.
CURIOUS FACTS.
Tho largest coral reef In tho world
Is the Australian Barrier reef, which
Is 1100 miles in length.
In Japan archers test their arrow:!
by balancing them on the nnils of ihe
second nnd third fingers of the left
bun 1 and rapidly twirling them by the
feathered end with the fingers of the
right hand. If the arrow makes a
whirling sound It is crooked and must
be straightened.
An old English law provides that In
default of payment of certain taxes by
flic church tho rector shall be put In
the stocks. The other day tho rector of
Corby, In Lincolnshire, In order to save
his church the payment of this tax,
voluntarily submitted to sit with his
legs In the stocks, while a crowd of of
ficials nnd oilier parishioners witnessed
the singular ordeal.
A remarkable dlsovcry linn been
made at (Jirgeh. In Upper Egypt, in the
unearthing of human remains at lctist
8000 years old. These represent the
most ancient of prehistoric periods, and
Dr. Elliot Smith, of the Medical School
at Cairo, lias gone there to Investigate
the remains. Tho remains nre In a
remarkable state of preservation, due,
perhaps, both to the dryness of the cli
mate nnd the excellence of the em
balming. It Is said that In severs!
cases tho eyes are so well preserved
that the lenses are Intact.
A curious discovery has Just been
made by Mr. Fuller, of Y'ately. Hamp
shire, Into whose possession there re
cently passed a richly embroidered
tablet, representing King Charles II.
nnd Queen Catherine, Neatly concealed
in the back of the tablet he found the
parchment will of Thomas Hodgklns.
a London merchant. The document Is
dated April 14. 1048. and Is now In pos.
session of a vicar of Ridge, Hertford
shire. It is believed that it will lead
to the discovery of an accumulated
sum of many thousands of pounds for
the poor of that parish. In whose favor
the will is made.
During the tour of tho Now South
Wales Minister of Lauds along the
drouth-stricken region of the Darling
Biver ho had to pass under an extra
ordinary triumphal arch, which had
been erected at n station called Darling
Hotel. The arch was composed of the
skulls of bullocks, tho horns of cows,
sheep aud rams, together with the
hoofs, ribs and bones of these animals,
while It was surmounted by the skulls
of a bullock and a goat. The legend,
"King Drouth," had a prominent po
sition ou the arch, which was meant as
a practical illustration of the terrible
effects produced by the lack of rain.
An Oht Huat Kzcamtrnt at St. I.ouli.
In excavating on tho site of t ho
World's Fair in St. Louis, workmen
have discovered uu old bont. which
must have been burled theie many
years. It is built of zinc and copper
from stem to steru. with only here nnd
there a fragment of wood. It has a
length of some twenty feet, n depth of
perhaps five foot, nnd a width of sK
feet. , That It could ever have been
used ou the Ulver des Peres, excepting
in seasons of high water, is thought '
Impossible. It has the appearance of
having lie n made for use ou the sea,
and is ko large uud heavy that if can
not be readily associated with the
neighborhood in which it now lies. It
has been entirely buried, with the ex
ception of a few inclK's of tlu bow,
which rose higher than any otlior point.
Its grave was on a lilnh bank close to
u bend ill the Ulver des Peres. Work
men finding the bow 'projecting from
the ground, had their curios'ty moused,
and culled the intention of Cli'ef of
Construction Isaac S. Taylor to their
discovery. lie luvestigat k. nnd had
u detail put to work unearthing the
craft. No oue can offer any sugges
tion as to the history of tlv craft. The
ground about It Man packed, and had
uo indication of having-b;en disturbed
for many years. The iiii.i,,.' of the
craft, which had evidently been
stumped lu the metal side, has been
cut out. The bottom, U3iir the bow,
has been stove lu by gone; cause, and
was evidently the att chaptev lu tuu
history of the boat.
lut-loriia UUouae.
Ia the discussion ut the recent con
gross of surgeons lu Berlin on the 'li t
aid to the wounded on the battlefield
It was brought out by Burns, B.irlels
ii i n n a and oiliers that the danger in
modern warfare is not so much from
primary Inflection by the suiall-callber
ptojectile of rapid-fire rilleg as from
secondary Infection by contamination
of the wouud from the clothing or the
dust of the battlefield. The effect of the
field surgeon is, therefore, more to ex
clude septic aud tetanus germs than to
disinfect the wouud. But to come
nearer home, the duuger ol (lust Is em
phasized by the report that New York
City hag over 450 street sweepers ou
the sick list with diseases due to the
Inhalation uf Infectious dust. A num
ber of Itilectious are so coinmtnly
conveyed lu dust as to merit the desig
nation of "dust discuses." Of tucso
cercbro-spinal meningitis1 ia of frequent
occurrence lu ei'.ies during the gprlug
mouths. -American Medlclno- .,
New York City. There are almost as
nany styles of Gibson waists In the
lew assortment of blouses as the regu
ntlon shirt waists, these broad-shoul-
.lereil effects belllif vel'V nonllllir nt
present. They nre worn by stout nud
slender women nllko, but are far more
becoming to the bitter. Heavy wash
fabrics are usually employed for their
levelopment lu order to keep the pleats
In shape ncross the shoulders.
In the blouse Illustrated heavy grcon
madras Is used, the collar and cuffs
being embroidered lu black silk.
Two deep pleats extend from shoul
Jer to belt back nnd front. They form
a V lu the bnck.
The fronts close In double-breasted
style, the right side fastening on the
left with small cut Jot mittons. a piain
embroidered collar completes the neck.
It Is trimmed with n lace protector.
The bishop sleeves nre shaped with
Inside seams only. They fit the upper
arm closely nnd nre quite full nt the
lower edge. The narrow waistband Is
finished with n flaring cuff.
WniQta lii thta mode fire made of nor-
cale, madras, pique, linen or duck. The
. MISSES' ritOM
style is also appropriate for taffeta,
noire, French flannel or penu de crepe.
To ninke the blouse In the medium
size will require two and one-quarter
yards of forty-Inch material.
An Attractive Coatnme.
White batiste, embroidered In marine
blue polka dots, is used for this attrac
tive costume, with blue satin nud ecru
lace fot trimming.
The yalst Is made over a glove-flttet,
feather-boned lining thnt closes In the
centre front. The bastlste Is drawn
smoothly across the shoulders lu the
buck, aud displays slight gathers at the
waist.
The skirt Is shaped with frvo well
proportioned gores fitted smoothly
around the waist nnd over the hips
without darts. The closing Is made In
visible at the ceutre buck under two
inverted pleats that are flatly pressed,
aud present a perfectly plalu appear
ance. The front plastron of lace is perma
nently attached to the right lining, und
closes invisibly ou the left. It Is com
pleted with a plain collar. The sailor
collar Is square in tho back nnd tlulshes
the edges of the plastron In front. It
Is trimmed with u broad band of blue.
The full fronts ure gathered and ar
ranged ut the lower edge of the plas
tron, forming a stylish blouse over the
belt. This rastens nt tho left side un
der a rosette with long ends. Inside
seams fit the sleeves to the upper arm.
They flare at the lower edge over full
puffs thut are arranged .on narrow
bands.
The flounces ure of circular shaplug,
but slightly full at the top, where they
are gathered and arruuged on the skirt.
A broad bund of blue41u!sheg the up
per edge, und lnco Is applied ou the
hems.
They are narrow lu front, nud grad
uate toward the bnck, providing u
smart sweep to the tower edge of the
skirt.
Dresses In this mode are made of
linen, pique, madras or cotton cheviot
for summer weur. It Is nlso an appro
priate mode for satin, foulard, I ml la
silk, crei do chtnc, nun's, veiling or til-batross.
'
ladies' fanct ainsor w.ouse.
To make tho waist for a miss fow
teen years will require one and on
quarter yards of forty-four-inch mnbu
rial, with one-half yard of contrasting
material for puff and plastron.
Attmlrnhle Inrtln Linen.
There are some of the loveliest sltlrt
waist suits In India linen, which art
delightfully sheer nnd cool. Many ol
them are far from being plain, too. In
many cases oven elbow sleeves figure,
which, of course, takes them out o(
the regulation shirt waist clnss. 0n
pretty nffnlr hns n blouse In nll-ovet
pin tucks. A smart little hemstitched
tie, with stock to match. Is the finish
Pin mnrks In clusters of five accent
ench of the nine skirt gores, with twn
rows of hemstitching In addition. F.m
broidery square nrp let In nt the
flounce top. the same figuring on tin
blouse nt the bust line.
A White f-hlfrnn C'ollnr.
A deep collar of white chiffon fin
Ishcd with several rutlles of the snnif
material hns over tho upper plain pnrt
a basket work of narrow black velvet
ribbons, and set Into the long chiffon
ends Is nn Insertion of the narrow vel
vet In crosses nnd making a wide open,
work band.
A New Illume.
The Tuxedo blouse Is new. It Is cut
lew nt the front to show nn expanse olt
shirt front nnd a prim collar and tie
The- narrow flat rovers round widest!
at the bust nnd narrow to a point.
w lint For loU.
The new hat for golf nnd outing Is a I
wlde-brlmnied Bajutn straw trimmed j
with a long striped senrf.
Tlalnlr Shirt WWt.
This dainty shirt wnlst Is made otj
pongee embroidered lu pale blue spots. I
Tho black velvet collar Is trimmed!
with a blue chiffon stock and cravat.
The wnlst Is mounted on a glove-1
fitted feather-boned lining that closeij
ENADE COSTUME.
In the centre front. This- may fci
omitted. The bnck Is drawn smoothl;
across ihe shoulders und displays gllgl)
fulness ut the waist arranged lu tinjj
pleats.
The fronts arc gathered nt the necll
nnd blouse prettily over the black veil
vet belt. They close Invisibly undc:
the ceutre box pleat. The pluiu collar!
fastens nt the back.
The sleeves are made In one piece!
gathered nt the shoulders and nt tltd
elbow, where they are completed Witt!
flaring, pointed cuffs embroidered lij
blue.
Waists In this style ure n docldol
chauge from tho severe tailor-mad!
models and the short sleeves give then.
au ulry, summery appearance that I'S
very acceptable nt this season of ttiJ
year. Flue wash fabrics in white aui'j
pale shades of blue, pluk, violet, yelt
low nud grceu are used for waists l;
this mode. lu some the collar, cuAJ
nud box pleat ure embroidered, Willi!
SHIRT WAIST WITH El.noW BLUEVES. !
the rest of tho waist la plain, Squartj
and motifs of lace are often Insert"
across the front nud ou the tops
sleeves , I
To make tho waist In tho medlu'1!
size will require oue nnd threo-quutu
yards ot thlrty alx-lucb material. ,