A BOER GIRL IN THE ' ill . -oil v rm i imi&mMMr 1 p ' Wbeu yonng, Boer girls are handsome, tnll nnd of good figure. Tlioir eves nro blue, their hair lircht. their fort nnd hands large. JTnnv Boer belles tako ts in men's shoe. They attire gay with ribbon nnd brass jowelry. O03000030D0000C0000000CO00 THE FEARL-EUTTDH INDUSTRY OF THE H SSISSim RIVER. X ooooaoooocoooooecooooocoo , EARTj buttons ere made, for the most part, from fresh-, water mussel shells In loss than three years clam digging for this purpose in the upper reaches of the Mississippi Biver Las developed from nn occa sional pnrsnit into a soioneo. The bivalves taken up resemble the salt water article as much as a rhinoceros resembles an elephant. They ore not fit to eat, they look raw, even when some adventurous tenderfoot boils them, aud they have a taste weirdly compounded of cattish and musk. 'They aro in reality mussels, and they are wanted not for their meat but for the beautiful mother-of-pearl linings of the shells, from whioh buttons and hundred of fancy artioles are made. A thousand men are engaged in this new industry, most of them working on itesemm. ihl mix r p IfT, Pit, 'I task. IJ AiUtldBnOfiTV.-iffci. MUSSEL FISHING THBOUOH -their own hook, and they make from $40 to 9120 a mouth, according to their facilities and application. The shells when dried are sold by .the ton to the local eonoorns that ore known as button faotories, though they do not often make buttons. TUoy 4e in reality polishing shops nnd ore fitted up with a vast uumbor of steam driven wheels aud brushes, emery -airoles, eta., for smoothing the in teriors of the shells and grinding oft ; the rough outer covering. This ma--ferial is shipped East to factories where buttons are made, as well as hundreds of other useful and, iu many -canes, beautiful artioles. Clam sholls from the upper roadies of tho- flliw- - aissippi River aro turned into shirt 'j)BBr.aOBS" M11S1RL WITH DLAHIg CCT our. buttons, the big buttons, sometimes as big is u silver dollar, that are used on women's clonks, cuff buttons, uothor-of-pearl arabesques with which brushes and combs are to be inlaid, backs of pocket-knives, tdiirt studs, ubeap scarf pins, buckles, ear rings, bracelets .and even finger rings. It requires cIomo pxaiu.si-ation by an ex pert to tell this mother-of-peurl from the genuiue Houth be nrtiole, aud thore is practically no difference in atrnotnro ov nppearauoe. The most picturesque fea:areof the industry is the coustnut looking for pearls, Tbournnds upon tboui-auda of Alanit nr flllnliril nntl -.vanitna.1 rt-a jam W -,..-f.,ll ,. . . I ,u. I. discovered, ytt a find of Almost any NATIONAL COSTUME. CN 0 themselves as a rulo in white munlin, sort is apt to pny the searcher for his trouble. The pearls are common cnongh, but centrally they are not lirger than a mustard seod, and aro prarl nrrros saws and saw nor.nKrs. va'ueless. Not infrequently, one is fouuu uiut will fetch iu its ruw slate from ?1 to S10. nnd instnnces are many of even greater trensnre troves. t i i . juusseis uro ouiaiueu wiiu various ft , , t. . s .t Kr-m.. THE ICE. MISSISSIPPI ItlVElt. kinds of apparatus. Those whioh have been or are now in use are the hand rake, the tongs, the rake hauled by means of a windlass, the dredgo operated by steam, aud the bor with hooks. The last named, a very in Bunions contrivance, came iuto use in 18!) 7 aud has largely superseded othor appliauces. It consists of a circular iron bar, six to eight feet long, with from thirty to lifty-four pronged wiro hooks attached at regular intervals in strings of two or three hooks. This apparatus, which is used from a small boat uud is hauled over the bottom by moans of a rope, depends for its no tion on the habits of the mussels. They rest on the bottom, or partly buried iu the mnd or sand, with the free margiu of their sbolls turned up slrcnm nud with their shells separated to admit the water, laden with oxygen and food. When touched they quick ly close their shells, mid if a foreign body is interposed between the valves, it is tightly grasped aud rotaiuod. Anyone who has not witnessed the nso of this apparatus can scarcely realize how remarkably effective it is. Often when the mussels nre abundant, al most every prong will have a mussel ou it, nud -two or three nre sometimes enngbt on one proug. 'When the beds of mussels are compact, one man can take 800 to 1000 pounds in a day, nnd a ease is reported where 2-00 pounds were obtained by ono man in teu hours. The averngo daily catch at present, however, is probably not over D00 pounds. After snllloient ice forms on the rivor, thero is considerable mussel llaliiug through tho ice with "shoul der rakes" and "soissor rakes." For the uso of those appliauces, under such circumstances, a bole two to six feet square is cut through the ice. Preparatory to being used, th mussel Hhells, as purchased from the fisbermsD, are sorted iuto aiaaa. An m If f ml i other preliminary step is the soaking of the sortod shells in barrels of fresh water for three to six days to render them less brittle. Even when only a few hours out of the river the shells become dry and brittle, and crumble or split nnder the saw. The next step is the cutting or saw ing of the rough blanks. The saws nre of Hat steel strips about two inches wide, snd of various lengths corresponding to the sizes of the buttons. These strips after be ing provided with fine tocth along ono of the sides, nre accurately bent into a cylindrical form nnd fitted into heavy iron holders; tho latter nre ad justed to n Inthe in which they revolve on a horizontal axis. As the blanks aro cut tliey puss back into the raw nud holder and drop into n box bo- ncntn the snw, After being polished, washed and dried, the buttons go to rooms where they are sorted into sizes and grades of quality, nnd theu sewed on cards and packed in paste bonrd boxes. Tl'linl A T.IHI f 'lrl Tlionxlif. 1rA party of friendr of the 1st Vice Presidcnt Hobnrt wore visiting Wash ington, nnd of courno spent nn hour in the Hennte chamlior. Among them wns n littlo girl of tan who paid close attention to the proceedings. Two days afterward ho met the cliild, who presently asked: "Do you sit there every day listen ing to those old men talk?" "l'os, denr." . "Po yon have to?" "Yes." "I'm real sorry. It's nn awful thing tobe Vice-President, isn't it?" Phila delphia Saturday Evening Post, How Ilie t!nr lfolible Ifnrpri This is the way Oom Panl's men hobblo their horses to prevent them running away nt night. Every one of the lioer soldiers now fighting the British in South Africa is mounted, and a camp scene showing the ponies grazing while tethered in this way is quite piotnrcsque. The custom is said to be a cruel one, nnd rno doubt tho Socioty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will start a crnsadeagainst it iu duo time. Appnrntns Far Opening Ulfflralt Dnnn. In a new invention a single cell is made to open the most diflicnlt of doors, even at a distance of fifty yards. The apparatus cau bo fixed either inside or outside the door. It will also lift or shoot strong bolts. It works with a single-pressure of a knob. It is especially adapted for asylums or jails, where emergencies requiring just such an appliance aro likely to arise. HenftfUs of Nw Fo-mIb. The introduction of sew foods is an excellent plan for both the health and commercial prosperity of a nation. Nearly all of what are regarded as in digenous frnits and vegetables havo been imported to us from other lands. Of the food plants now in use only pumpkins and a few grapes, plums and berries were originally fouud on the soil. An Appnlllnn Van'. "1 see it stated, " remarked the Horse Editor, "that the monarch of Abyssinia may make trouble for Eng land iu Sonth Africa." "I don't think," added the Snake Editor, "that the Abyssinian Monarch will strike Menelikes for the Boers." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. V A BEEMINGCY JMI'llKU.N AULli 1'USH'lUN i'UB Ultli'lHU ASM AI LEU. It is against such impregnsble positions cs this thot the British have to co. In the fight aronud Coleuso a heavy naval sun bad to be taken up this almost unscalable hill, and in the face a uerg, uonma wuiou vuo ioer inarasmva lay. it coi twenty-six oxta to dtg the gna op the rocky slope. a historic fortress. : Imrnln ftnlns That the llllnn Ho rrnmcnt Will Itrntnre mid Irrm. The imposing ruins of th'o famous Castello Carpinetshehr fteggio d'.Em ilia, the Canossn of, once on ' a time, perched on precipitous rocks, were to CASOSA CASTLE. have been sold by auction recently, bnt the Italian Government stepped in nnd informed tho heirs of the late Connt Vnldrizlu, the. present owners of tho castello, of tho ictection of tho Stnte to purchase tho property. It was within the now dilapidated' walls of tho cnstlo that Emperor Henry IV, humbled himself before Pope Gregory VII. in 1077, by waiting three days, borefootcd nnd in rack cloth, for the papnl pardon. Referring to this re markable incident, Bismarck gave nt ternnco to tho now proverbial words, in his otrnggle agniost the supremacy of tho uHramontanes in 1872, "To Canossn we slinll not go." The castle was partially destroyed by the revolu tionary burghers of Iicggio in 1255, and during the centuries which have since elapsed the touch of time has gnawed mercilessly at tho once almost iuviuciblo stronghold. Kevernl of tho halls 'and chamber of tho castlo are still intact, nnd both tho Italinn and foreign arclueclogieal associations which wore prepared to bid for the historical ruins at the proposed auc tion are now most anxious that the Italian Government preserve tho castlo from further decay in ' default of re storing it to its pristino condition. Swapping HenM In a Zoo. ITorse "swapping" is a dull nnd un eventful branch of industry compared with the gorgeous possibilities that nre within reach of the animal men in Control Park in New York City. Who wo.ild be content with trading a spav ined horso for a blind mnre, when he bears of the trading that the folk iu tho employ of the city did during the last three months? They "swapped" a buck nylghau for two oassowarios, two zebus for five bald eagles, one buck nylghau for two llamas, and, final and crowning deed of all, they exchanged a hippopotamus for a select and valuablo bunch of as sorted beasts, consisting of one lioness, one tiger, two leopards, two pumas aud two antelopes. Fnrixlny'i Sympalhv For Newsboys; A writer in the Century tolls this new anecdote of Faraday: The great physicist and his friend Hoffmann were walking one day . together through the streets of London, where both wero then professors, when Faraday stopped a newsboy and bought a paper. Hoffmann asked him why, with his house supplied regularly with all the papers he need ed, he stopped to buy a paper from a boy in the stroot. Faraday replied: "I was once a newsboy niysolf and sold papers on the street." of a murderous tire from the peaks of NEW YORK" II Designs Tor Costurhes 'ThatHave 'Bo- vui I ivj UJU1Q ill New York City (Special). The shape, material and trimming of jack ets nre the topics thnt nre uppermost in the feminine mind to-day. Two popular novelties appear in the JACKET XOVET.TlrR accompanying cnt. One is in dark brown cloth, criss-crossed with nar row lines in white braiding bordered with yet narrower lines ii black fur. These cover the sleeves, lattice fash ion, as well as the jacket. The fronts nre tight-fitting aud have a lino of scallops down the middle. Tho basque is scalloped as is the high, rolling collar with its finish of narrow black fur at the edge. The other jacket is in bright bluo" cloth and its front fastens over a - narrow vest-like piece in scarlet cloth, stitched in dark blue. Continued npon the shoulders this vest expands into quite a shoulder cape. Tho foundation of stitched waists ArrnornrATE cloth is fairly concealed, howevor, by tho broad inner facing of ermine. Ermine forms the very lui;h collar. The sleeves have onfl's in stitched red cloth. This mode of jacket is pecu liarly chic and may lie reproduced in nuy comhiualiou of colors or ma terials. Adaptable WaUts. The group of waists illustrated in the large engraving affords a good soope to tho clever woman. Either of the ideas will serve for a cotton wai't, and as the coining season promises to be a white season, these styles are particularly adaptable. Any other material would serve for the Bevere shoulder yoke indicatsd in one of the models; tucked lawu with a dainty lace or embroidered edge would conceal the connecting line be tween yoke aud bodice, aud if properly made a waist eonld be produced at a moderate price that would greatly please the weuror. There are two or turee ideas which cau be taken from this ouo model which tho quick eyo of tho dosiguor will teoogmze. The Becond model in this cronn would act well us n midsummer de sign. The insert iu the front would be of nllover embroidery or very fine lawu spaced with Valenciennes inser tion. The remainder of the waist could be closely tucked and the wide scallops that outline the lusert would have a straight liue of iusertiou bunding the edge It is not necessary to conliue the de sign to single tucks. Narrow, that is, one-half iuch box plaits, would produce a beautiful waist. Of course, hue shir ring could be used iu these oft waists, but sbirriugs are so dillluult to launder that such a garment is not favorably reoeived. CspBllna Jlala In Frit. White felt capolines are worn this seauou. The sliape is very elugunt if it is allowed to droop sufficiently over the eyes aud at the back of tho huir. The smartest of them will be trimmed with a twist of black panne around the orowu aud a large bow of the same silky material pieced somewhat on the brim in front, the ends curling toward the baok. Ia order to maku this hat cett w ell upon the hair it is necessary FASHIONS II iu ilKi LI VJJJUI IO. to run a couple of handsome pins through the brim at the back. - Borne .. of them are attached; with a jeweled bar, which is both novel and effective. The large bine turquoises, which afe coming into, fashion again, will look,"; well upon these' white hats, , ' ... - - , Main Jewelry It ill Fnnlilon. Many of the most expensive jewel nre the most simple in effeot. A big gold-brown diamond set with a few small white stones is a pendant for ,. the neck and worn on n slender chain of platinum, which is hardly visible on the wearer, nnd which gives the ornament tho effect of . being a plain bit of jewelry, bnt its price is elab- , orate. The pins for chatelaine ' Watches when they are studded with gems have a platinum foundation, as in ornaments for. the hair nnd corsage, and which is almost invisible. Now Shirt Witlala. The newept shirty waists have tbrqe , narrow box-plaits ou either side of the front, each covered with lace or embroidery, and- small tucks fill in the centre of the back. A voke in the back is no longer considered in dispensable, and"' the prettiest' are: made without this ugly features b"-. Tacking In II lull rTor. ' Everything is tucked. Hilk waists have louj been tucked crosswise,' leugthwise, ou the bias and in the lattico-work pattern; cloth has been . subjected to the samo process, and so hns filmy chiffon nnd even velvet, though it is a pity to distort velvet ' with tnckihg. A ntany Colors a Joa-npli! Coat. There is no shade nor color which flaunel may be dyed which is not made into shirt waists. to thr wiiitb huaro:-!. A Comr-irtabla Chamber Iloba. illustrated herewith is a chamber robe portraying just tho right air of comfort without 'the negligee ease which is so often too evident in gar incuts that must serve for tho break fast room as well as the seclusion ef one's room. The feature that tends towards ob viating this objoutionublo point with many, is the cape collar nnd high , stock. French tlaunel builds the gar ment, which falls loosely from the neck nud in drawn to the figure by heavy cord of wool that encircles the rr.Kscn ii.anmi, chavbvii non. waist. Tho tuly trimming features are the blocks nicund the rape, culls and stork, mbich urelouud with satis ribbon Li3cd ly fcallicr stjlthim. If 1. J
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