ELLEN OSBOftN'S LETTER.
Glimpses of Ornat.e Costumes
Worn at the Charity Ball
The Word "Charity" Is One Often Heard
at Present—Economy and the
Having for the Poor Are
the Rule.
ICOPYRIOHT, 1894.1
The new word for the new year is
charity.
Much to the surprise of the world of
fashion—for it is a busy world, intent
on the things near at hand and does
not always probe the future keenly—it
finds itself suddenly confronted, not
with the usual amount of poverty wo
have always with us, but with pitiable
destitution among tens of thousands
usually self-supporting. And the
great, warm pulsing human heart that
is in the fashionable world in spite of
all its frivolities is making noble re
sponse to a need thnt has at last be
come insistent.
You can see the difference in the
garb of women who are well dressed.
They have not ceased ordering fashion
able raiment—to do so would be mere
ly to throw yet others out of work.
Hut I am very certain that they are
dressing .more quietly, more soberly, I
less ostentatiously. The winter's
styles two months ago bade fair to be
a blaze of color and a riot of fantastic
form even out of doors. The gayety
is hushing; and in the pocket of braided
wrap or natty jacket you'd find, if you
could look, two visiting lists, and the
second contains names and addresses
not in the society list whereof investi
gation is to be made by the wearer as
almoner of funds saved by some per
sonal sacrifices, or as volunteer mem
bers of charitable organizations. And
the gayest talk has in it a recurrent
undernote: "The poor; what can we
do for them?"
I think I see, too, that some fashion
able women are doing their little to
keep American mills at work by buy
ing American cloths. I think the
word "imported" has lost for the pres
ent a little of its charm. I think fash
ionable ladies are serious minded in
their way. One of them said to me at
the opera—she was a vision of sweet
ness and a pleasant savor of roses hung
about her—"l'm so glad roses arc
grown in America. I should hate to
give them up."
And the fruits of the things that are
given up? Look in the tenements.
Not that there is any Lenten austeri
ty in the social gatherings of the !
DEBUTANTE AND DOWAGER.
changing year. Society went out of
town for the New Year as usual and is
to-day returning. There was lavish
entertaining at country homes. There
are to be brilliant fetes and festivals
in town, and pretty dresses are being
concocted for them. Most brilliant is
the great charity ball this evening,
just beginning as I write. I know
some of the costumes which are there
to be displayed. There are the dumpy
dowager and the dainty debutante, the
Titian blonde in "Princess May blue"
and the stately brunette in festoons of
real roses, all putting their draperies
in place with tinal touches as the or
chestra begins to sound.
There are violets to be worn as
decorations on pretty dresses—always
violets. One dress that 1 can see again
as I pause and close my eyes has
bunches of violets in the folds of the
black ribbons. It is of shot-green vel
vet, and there are just a few pale-pink
roses at the bosom to nod good even
ing to the violets as they rise and fall.
There is another violet-decked gown,
or many for aught I know, of simple
tulle, frilled and fluted to hide a slen
derness rather too ethereal. Here the
violets are worn in festoons of classic
languor about the wuist and at the
skirt's bottom.
There are violets which are not vio
lets at all, but persistent forms of un
yielding wax, yet hardly will these bo
seen at the charity ball.
better not attempted, for if one cannot
do a thing thoroughly it is better to
persuade one's self that it isn't to be
done at all.
Here is another charity ball costume:
Bodice and skirt of yellow satin, broad
collar edged with black about the
pointed neck opening, two lines of
black satin ribbon sweeping down the
front to meet in a point near the bot
tom of the skirt. The waist is guilt
less of belt or band. Another taking
and somewhat similar costume will be
in fan and black, but less simply com
bined.
A marvel of ruddy tone is to be worn
by a dark belle from the south. It is a
gown of butter yellow satin, with fes
tooned deep cherry ribbon about the
hips and at the skirt bottom, each poiut
of the looping- marked with a big cherry
red bow. About the waist is a little red
edged puff of the yellow—for my lady
is slender—and up the front and about
the opening of the low cut bodice runs
a border of cherry red. At the bosom
is another big bow, and the balloon
sleeves arc gathered at the elbows by
two others. Perhaps 1 should not say
cherry red. It's darker than that.
One more only and a very beautiful
one. The skirt js untrimmed from
waist to hem, where a narrow frill
or flounce of white lace sweeps the
floor. The material is a lustrous white
satin. Elbow gloves of white reach
not quite to the puffed shoulder sleeves
and over these falls a broad and pe
culiar collar. Its material is the white
satin of the bodice rolled over loosely.
Large figures in rich raised embroidery
are ranged along the edge, whence
falls a heavy frill of white lace. At the
bosom the loose folds of the satin col
lar are knotted by a band of the same
material. The effect is beautiful, but
something of this is no doubt in the
wearer's charm.
And one more (I said that last time,
I know, but—). It is of white moire,
with gold sequins running down the
seams of the skirt. There is u twist of
golden yellow satin about the waist,
fastened by a mock buckle of jeweled
gold; and there is a touch of very pale
green velvet in the lapels of the pretty
low bodice, and gold embroidery more
delicate than the sequins but recalling
them in color, and a lace ruche borders
the skirt and oreamy lace falls from
collar and sleeves.
The blouse has proved refractory. It
was ordered to go but persistently re
fuses. It sta3's because it is pretty and
convenient and always fits, or rather
isn't expected to fit, and—because it's
cheap, perhaps. For informal occa
sions there's nothing prettier than a
blouse of shot silk, wine color or pink
or cherry red, or gray with green, or
sage colored. The skirt is usually
darker, and always, of course, cloth,
ami with the combination is worn any
one of a considerable variety of jack
ets. No necessity for saying that this
garb is for informal, free and easy use,
though I have known a blouse of pink
crepon to be worn with black satin
skirt at a dinner of some state.
A glimpse at the colors of the new
year confirms the vogue of red and
brown and all the tints between,
which have been so prominent in the
winter shades. Most in favor seem the
lighter browns, shading off toward
golden and saffron ami chrysanthe
mum yellow, and Van I>yok brownish
yellow and Girofle brown, a trifle
darker.
New colors in green are capicnne, a
bright sea green; marcotte and roseau,
greens with a considerable whitish
tinge, and a new nile green with a
faint tone of blue, not like the nile
green we know, and fougere green,
with a decidedly yellow tone. Maize
yellow and trappiste reddish brown
are good combination colors, with each
other or the former with dark green.
Aubusson pink, an old rose shade, is
delightful for evening use. Java, just
the color of ground coffee, represents
one of the darker shades of brown.
Blue is to have only a limited vogue,
iu spite of Princess May, but Mate
hit blue is always useful, and ciel,
or sky blue, has its uses for delicate
blondes. Until spring pink is assured
of unbroken popularity as an evening
color. Many of those named above are
rather prophetic than present.
The trying greenish blue colors of
ghastly suggestion known by Loie
Fuller's name are to bo worn some
what. When worn at all they are best
in sheer material of impalpable thin
ness, simply made and voluminously
redundant of skirt.
In general the prospect is good for a
continued reign of solid colors with
little resort to stripes and checks and
figures. This does not bar brocades
and embroideries, which are to retain
their popularity.
Teacoats of delightfully fluffy and
lacey appearance; moire satin for out
doors and in; sleeves as big as ever be
fore; frilled skirts, triple overskirts;
basques, fur trimming for all purposes,
sequins, embroidery, natural flowers—
these are popular.
There are still muttered threats of
crinoline. The modistes hate to be
balked of their prey.
The season in London will be less
gay than heretofore. Hard times there,
too ELLEN OSBOIIN.
Tlo Knew.
"How can I fly with p-.oo?" asks she,
As to his neck she clinKS.
•*'i lie way is plain to ine," quoth he,
"Have not thy riches winffs?"
How They Rent.
Wibble—l wonder what it costs pel
day for a bed in the hospital?
I'otts—They don't rent 'em by the
They are rented by the weak.
HENRY WOODFORD'S WIFE.
A Ohanoo Bit of Gossip That
Changed Her Life.
"Well, tell me about Henry Wood
font How did that match turn out?"
"lladly enough, thus far. He is the
same delightful, good-natured fellow,
always ready to do u kind thing. Put
that woman will be the ruin of him."
"Ilow? \\ hut is the trouble?"
"The trouble is, she fancies herself
un invalid; lies around, does nothing
but read—ha,s every foolish whim grat
ified; and, in fact, 1 don't see how he
stands it."
"Did she have any property?"
"Not a cent It was an out-and-out
love match. Bhe has expensive tastes,
and is indolent and extravagant. Why,
his carriage hire is a big item of itself.
She couldn't possibly walk a block, you
know."
"Perhaps site is really a sufferer."
"Nonsense! She had that fall, you
remember, at the skating rink. At
first her spine was thought to be seri
ously injured Woodford paid out sev
eral hundred dollars to have her cured,
and the doctors discharged her well,
they said. Hut it has pleased, her to
drag around, a load on his hands, ever
since. It is thought that he is much
crippled financially; 1 know positively
that he has lately mortgaged his inter
est in the firm. If he can't manage to
make or save five thousand dollars by
the end of this year it is all over with
hiui; and he will never do it at his pres
ent rate of living."
"Why doesn't he tell her? Has she
no sense of feeling at all?"
"None, except for herself; and he is
o fond of her that ho will indulge her
to his very last cent."
"1 thought ho looked a little bit
down as he passed us this morning."
"Yes, he is beginning to realize that
he has gone too far; and, poor fellow,
it is tugging at him hard."
Did she hear aright? Was it of her,
Eleanor Woodford, that they were
talking? Swiftly she sped out of the
Jark, heavily eurtaiued back parlor of
the stylish boarding-house, and into
her room, a gorgeous alcove apartment
on the first floor. She could not mount
the stairs on account of her weak
spine. Weak spine? She forgot all.
about it as she paced the floor, angry
tears gushing from her large, brown
eyes. It was shameful—it was wicked,
—to be so abused! She had never in,
her whole petted life been found fault
with. As to money, what did she know
about it? Her father, before his failure,
and death, had always gratified her.
licr husband had never made any dif
ference. Yet these were friends of his.
Her bitter sobs ceased, and her wound-t
od vanity gradually lost itself in better
thoughts. Did all the world think of her
with scathing criticisms like those of
the two chance callers, who thus killed
the time while waiting for some one to
come down to them? She began to
feel glad that she had overheard it.
The merest accidcut had sent her into
the back parlor. Was it true? What
could she do? Ller dear, kind husband
in trouble and she the cause! Oh, she
must help him, somehow! Long she sat
buried in thought, and when the well
known step sounded at the door, her
face was radiant with a new resolve.
lie came to her large easy-chair with
a step somewhat weary, but his kiss
was us usual. "All right, Nellie. Had
a good day? Why, you look—let me
see—how do you look?" he said, cheer
ily
"1 look as if I loved my big boy very
much, don't I?" she responded, mer
rily
Ilis answer was another kiss, and as
ho turned towards his dressing closet,
her heart ached with unspoken tender
ness.
ller dinner was brought up. Shi
was uot considered strong enough to
bit at the table. For this service an ex
tra charge was made.
Later, when he opened the eve:dug;
paper, she sat and watched hiin.
Surely those lines of care were new
now that he was not smiling fondly on
her. Oh, foolish wifel Rising gently,
her long, handsome tea gown trailing
behind her, she stood beside him, one
slender white hand upon his shoulder.
Then, playfully putting by the paper,
she sat down upon his knees.
"Well, dear, what now? Another
new gown?" he asked, with his old,
sweet smile. __
She pressed her lips slowly upon tho
broad white brow, another pang at
her heart Then she spoke:
"Not this time. Harry, dear, let's go
to Mrs. Wickham*s to board."
"Mrs. Wickham's!" he echoed; "why,
J* ou wouldn't stay in her dull little
place a week." Hut even as he spoke
there flashed through his mind, in rapid
calculation: "Twenty dollars a week
there; forty hero; eighty dollars a
month saved; neat ly a thousand dol
lars a year."
"Don't you like it here?" were his
next words, as he glanced around the
luxurious suite.
"Yes," she said, "except that there
are too many people. It is so noisy."
"Very well, then, we will try it—any
thing to please my darling;" and he
wrapped his arms around her as he
would have lulled a restless child.
The move was made, and Eleanor
found that she was not GO much fa
tigued as she had often felt after a
day's lounging with a novel. Her hus
band thought it only a now whim; but,
us it was not an expensive one, he could
not complain. When he wanted to
take her driving, she playfully told
hiin she was learning to walk—horses
were not safe.
The first step, she thought. Now for
tho next. It came to her almost by
magic. In a little rear hall room sat
Margaret Dewees, clicking away at her
typewriter. A strong, clear-headed
girl who had maintained herself these
ten years, and had put by her savings.
She was soon to be married to a stal
wart young farmer, the lover of her
early youth. They had worked and
waiied. From the first she took an in
terest in the young wife, and it was
given to her energy and common sense
to help a, suffering sister. Together
they plotted an 4 planned Eleanor's
lassitude passed away under vigorous
rubbing and brisk walks.
Margaret's trousseau was a thing to
be considered. From Eleanor's surplus
stock of stylish gowns and garments
the country girl's outfit was deftly con
cocted. Eleanor could sew neatly and
rapidly. When all was ready the snug
sum of two hundred dollars lay in her
writing desk. Her grand piano, too
large for the new quarters, was re
moved from the storage room to a
dealer's and was sold for three hundred
dollars more. She wrote to an uncle in
Kuusas City; told hiin of her little ef
forts, and asked what she should do
with her mite. He was a real-estate
man, and promptly invested it in a lot
; in the rising town of Duluth.
In exchange for her services as seam
! stress, Margaret taught Eleanor tin*
i use of the typewriter When she mar
ried she left the instrument, for the
I MI turner months, in Eleanor's care. A
■ nominal rent was agreed upon, and
j this was easy to pay, as Margaret's en
i gagcmcnts were transferred to the new
j operator, while Margaret herself at-
I tended to chickens and cows, and her
six feet of husband.
Eleanor's energy did not stop there.
She obtained pupils on the typewriter
at five dollars each. She shipped a lot/
of old party dresses, crushed and out of
style, to the costuraer's, and saved the
proceeds. Every time her husband
handed over her allowance of pin
money, she put at least half of it in her
"strong box."
It was bard to hide all this activity
and checrfulnesj from him, but she
did. With her woman's enjoyment of
a little my.stery, and her high resolve
to show herself worthy of him, she
kept in the old rut as nearly as possible
when he was at home, lie saw that
she Was stronger, however, and it
lightened his labors.
"My little woman docs not ride or
read any more," he said one evening,
in the indulgent tone he used toward
her.
"Why, yes, Ido read. Don't you see
my little library there?"
"Yes, but it seems to me I luiss
something." He missed the litter of
trashy novels he had been wont to see.
"I told you I was learning to walk,"
she added, with a smile. "I ically do
walk somewhere every day."
"That pleases me most of all," he
r.aid, in his cheering \oay; "but what
will Dr. Iluell think?"
"1 don't care one bit I have cut his
acquaintance."
Tlfe end of the year rolled round.
Eleanor watched her husband's face
with ever-iuereasing anxiety. One
evening ho sat buried in thought, from
which all her endeavors could not
rouse him. He did not feel well, he
said. All night he tossed and muttered.
Calculations and figures wore upper
.mosit
lie was up early, as usual, and away.
Eleanor hastened her preparations and
carefully counted her little hoard—the
earnings of months. Early in the after
noon she cnino home with the proceeds
jf her lust batch of typewriting, glow
ing with exereise and the happiness of
jontributiug at least several hundreds
to meet licr husband's creditors. lie
was there, lying on the sofa, pale and
hopeless. Forgetting all else, she flung
herself beside him with a sob.
"Oh, Harry, my dearest, what is it?
Tell mo what it is that is killing you! I
have a right to know."
"It is ruin, Eleanor. I have brought
you to poverty —you wis rn I would
have died to make happy I"
"You are talking in riddles, Harry,"
she exclaimed, rallying from her
alarm. "Am 1 not the happiest woman
in the world? An I don't you see how
well and strong 1 am? '
She coaxed the whole story from his
lips. Then, with affected lightness,
i.he said: "Is that all? Why. you
frightened mo terribly; I thought you
were ill—had caught some horrible dis
ease or other. See here!" As she sp die
nhe ran to her desk, look out her treas
ure and poured it into his hand in her
impulsivo fashion.
"Eleanor! What is this?"
"This? Why it is only your wife's
selfishness and holiness in another
form."
Then her story had to be told. Their
combined efforts still fell short of the
required sum, but she triumphantly
produced the deed to the western land.
For a season there were caresses, and
even tears of mutual love and thankful
ness.
"My precious wife!" he fervently ex
claimed, and he clasped her close.
"\\ hat a treasure 1 have in you, if all
the money in the world should fail!
Hut your piano!" he raid, with regret
overcoming his appreciation of her .sac
rifice.
"Let it go," she said merrily. "I
could not play worth listening to- -you
must acknowledge that. It was an ex
pensive toy—that's all."
Next day the balance of the debt
was borrowed upon the security of the
western deed, and Henry Wood.ord
was a free man once more. When the
live hundred dollars jumpjd to thou
sands in a sudden "boom," he bought a
ueat home. Margaret, the valued
friend, supplied their table with prod
uce from the farm. Eleanor was
never quite content till llarry had
looked up her two maliguers and
brought them to the home where she
presided, and which her painfully
awakened energy had helped to buy.
In time she told her secret, and thanked
them fur that ten minutes' gossip. In
time, too, sons nnd daughters came,
and found a mother prepared by self
denial for the exigencies of life.—N. Y.
Observer. •
A Self-I'oNHcssr-u Trajodhn,
A melodrama of the most btlrring
hind was being- given at a theater in a
small provineial town. In one of the
critical scenes the hero suddenly be
came aware of the fact that lie had
come upon the stage minus his poniard.
Without a moment's hesitation he made
a dash at the traitor, exclaiming: "Die
villain! I meant to strilte thoo vvitli
my dagger, but 1 left the weapon in
my dressing-room, and will, therefore,
strangle thee in tile presence of this in
dulgent audience!"-' London Tid-Uita.
—The world annually manufactures
*3,21)0,000,0'J0 \vorth of textile fabric*
FUNNY PAGE HOLDERS.
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An ingenious device, not only pretty
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the musically inclined, a book
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One of these holders—"musical nt- j
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musical friend of either sex.
To make one, select two clothes pins |
that are perfectly smooth, and spread ;
widely at the open end, and gild them '
all over or enamel them in any delicate j
tint. Glue to the top a solid pad made
of narrow strips of muslin or cambric
wound into a round ball nearly an incli
.in diameter, pat it down around the
top of the clothes pin, wind a bit of
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needle and thread and a drop of glue'
on the shoulder of the pin. I'aint tliej I
faces as represented, using oil or water
colors; or simply sketch the features!
and lightly outline the hair with sepia.
Put a ruffle of embroidered silk or
pretty lace around the neck, finishing;
it at the top with a shirred heading or!
a ribbon tied in a bow at one side.
Mount the pins on a slender gilded or!
enameled hard-wood stick, passed]
through them as seen in the sketch,
and glued to position; then, with tiny
tacks and glue, fasten the back side of,
the falling sleeve-ruffles to the ends
and middle of the stick.
Open a music-book, slip the pins over
.the top, one on each side, and see how]
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those who can draw but little may'
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Single pins make pretty opener, for
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It ft
TWO PACSK nohnr.as.
frowning, spectacled t.V.i lent. It waft
designed for a fun-loving maiden
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These single pins are so easily
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child. These were laid diamond wise
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pieces much easier to care for than the
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the suggestion that if good-sized milky
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joined by a very full frill of thin silk,
which thus forms a puff. Around the
upper piece is sewed a ruffle, uot very
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ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, January 27.
THE GREAT
POWEtI
and his clever company of aids in bis original
program same as given for 207 performances in
New York City.
New Mysteries!
New Wonders!
New Illusions!
New Magic!
"SHE" a living human being burned to ashes
in full view of the audience. If you art! not
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Reserved seats at Christy's book store.
Keiper's Steam Marble Works.
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Monuments, Headstones,
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1 uesdii.v of February, IKW4, being the 2Uth day
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i wit: One person for director to serve three
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■ A " L| SMAN, - Directors.
"A. S. MONROE, t
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Kings. Silverware and Musical Instruments
of all kinds.
FREE ENGRAVING ON ALL GOODS
PURCHASED OF ME.
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Corner Front and Centre Streets.
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