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10 "BAB'S'' PERIODICAL GOSSIP ACTORS, ACTRESSES AND CORSETS. Sadaneaa of New York Audience Mans. ' field' New Flaj ll'rmg ol Actors Fan-nl- e Darenport and Mr. Kendall A Chapter on Corsete. Nrw York, Jane 5. Special. I think, without exception, tho New York audi- ence is the rudfet one in the world. Peo- ple who buy tickets for the theater buy them to eee and hear the play. They do rot bay them to form conversation cliques, to talk out very loud, nor ia it supposed that a eheritf ia after every man and woman at the theater, and for that reason it la necessary for them to rush out befora the curtain is fully down. There ia no exception to this last custom. Yes, there Is; there's one. You eo to the extreme east or west Bide, and you will find that tho audience remains in their eeats until the very last word la said, and are pre- pared to cheer the hero and Lisa the villain, as every well meaning person should do. Eut the 400 and 4,000 attached to them and all the rest of the people who go to the other theaters have about as much sense as to what decent behavior to an actor means a3 a gentleman cat haa of the beauties of the moon. This eounda as if I were very indignant, and I am. The other night Richard Mans- field brought out hia new play, "Don Juan ;" a wonderful piece of acting was done by Mr. Mansfield in the last act, and everybody who admired the combination of industry and penius wanted to applaud him and make him understand how pood they thought it was. And they eventually did, but before that a troop of idiots had made it almost impossible for half the audience to hear hishiflt few lines, because they were bo eaper to get into their be- longings and out. I teel much better now that I have relieved rjyeelf on this pub-jec- t. and I want you to rem-mb- er that I am not trying it on anythina, I'm just eayinp what I have to to people who I am sure will sympathize with me. Is "Don" Juan" good? Kichard Mans- field does nothiutr badly. The play i3 full of good lines, the scenery is beautiful, and in the last act Mr. Maur-ticl- does a most perfect piece of acting. It isut't the "Don Juan" you knew; it in't the "Don Juan" we thought it would be, but it ia original and interesting. Iid you ever get tired of heannjc fault found with people? Pidn't it ever dawn on you that the com-plaine- rs in this world are very many, and usually the people who talk the most about being illy treated deserve it? This Is apropos of Mr. Mansfield. I have read etories about bid stern lawa. I have heard bow he even told women they weren't acting well. It has been said to me that he objected to peopie declining to come to rehearsal, and a'l this h&s been ac- companied by a wail as if Mr. Mansfield had not a perfect right to do all thin. The mystery to me is that the actor-manag- er doesn't take half the people who come in by their throats and tire them out. The hiring of actors of either sex ought to be a businens atlair. The manager pays eo much for certain services he demands that the services ehall be good. He also demands a certain number of rehearsals and promptness at these rehearsals. If the actor doesn't like these laws ha can throw up the engagement, but just as long as ehe or he remains in tho company it is right and proper that the laws oi that company should be strictly adhered to. It is juit as easy to be rive minutes before re- hearsal as it is to be fifteen minutes late. "But," somebody 6ay., "an accident may happen." Yes, it may occasionally, and w hen that is the reason the actor-manag- er usually knows that it is so, and be- cause oi the good record of the actor, ac- cepts his explanation. This sounds hard? INo, it don't. "When you or I are paid cer- tain sums by people to do certain things it Is a caae of master and servant. The ser- vant must give good service and show proper respect, and even when the play time comes there must be nothing that w ould cast a shadow on the name of the master. "Do you think you could do all thia?" asks a little eoubrette. I don't know, my friend, but I could try. All this litt.iw preach has come from the nama of Kichard Mats-held- , and it is given because I believe a word should be said in bis favor. He is far und away ahead of the average actor, ?n J one does not hear of him in tar-ro- m lights and newspaper ecandals. And so 1 believe that when genius and gentle manners are combined credit should be given where it is due. Men who drink all night and do their work badly, who lack originality and who eee nothing better on the 6tage than the opportunity to exploit themselves, are for- gotten in a season, but as a people we are not positive enough about giving our ad- miration to men who think out what is best on the stage, who do their best and who show that after all a genius need not be a disheveled, man, but can be a gentleman. Not long ago a lady was talking to me about Mrs. Mackey, and ehe said to me: "You American women are very ungrate- ful to one who has really made for herself the beet social position in London, ho haa done much for her compatriots, and ehe is by birth and education a gentle- woman. The daughter of a physician in the navy and a niece of the poet Bryant, Mrs. Markey'a position is as j;ood as that of any woman in the country. She haa been fortunate, or unfortunate enough, a3 you may. call it, to have a great deal of money, and that is one thing you Ameri- can women don't seem to forgive each other. She is kind and generous and her charities reach very often to that class which needs help so much the shabby-gentee- l. For my own part, lam surprised continually not to have American women ask me if I don't admire Mrs. Mackey, and if I "have not been flattered by my in- vitation to her house." This Btory,true or untrue, is told of her: It is said that Mrs. Mackey has a marvel- ous memory for faces, and although ehe receives so "much, seldom forgets a person whom she has once invited to her house. A cad among men, who was anxious to go to one of her very gorgeous functions, announced at hia club that he should be there whether he got an invitation or not. The night came, and so did the man. He passed up to where his hostess was and greeted her; Bpoke to the ladies who were receiving with her, passed on and joined gome men whom he knew. Mrs. Mackey looked at him, but could not remember where she had Q ever seen him. Then she inquired about him of the ladies with her. None cf them knew him. She sent for her major domo, told him to find out the gentleman's name, and see if it was on the list of invi- tations. He returned, told the name, and said that he had not been invited. Mrs. Mackey gave orders for the music to stop, and when there was perfect silence and everybody was wondering what was the matter, the major domo, standing near the offender, called out in a very loud voice, "Maj. Brown-Jone- s' carriage stops the way." It is needless to say that Maj. Brown-Jone- s made no more efforts to ap-- in society that season. I do not tear whether this h true or not, but I like to think it is, because I like to believe that an American woman is sufficiently courageous to have In her house only the THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10. 1891 TWELVE PAGES, people ehe wishes, and whom either she or her own friends, by her permission invite. I seldom publish my personal letters, but when one woman says a nice thing about another I do like to see it in black and white, and so I quote a little some- thing that was written to me : "I trouble you to spell out three few lines that I may tell you of a charming courtesy paid to us yesterday at the hands of one of our cloth,' aa tho church calls it. I went to the matinee of 'Cleopatra' to see Miss Davenport and 6he had ordered 'God Save the Queen' f o be p!aycd on our ar- rival. Now, can good-fellowsh- ip and gentle thought go further than ttiib? I felt so grateful and quite overwhelmed. 1 have received eo many kindnesses from Ameri- can actors and actrces and this is the last. I felt I mu?t write and tell you, be- cause you like hearing kind things and I love to ted them." This was a letter from Mistress Madge Kendal, most charming of actresses and most loving of women. Crit- icise it yourself. a The time of year haa now arrived when at all the wo ea's clubs and societies they read articles on how to dres health- fully. They are exclusively positive they damn tho cor?et with a large I, and they go over the old story about petticoats being hung from the shoulders, and various other thinas strung around your necic until the woman dressed to suit then i ought to look like a Christmas tree. 1 heard a young woman the other day tell how there had ceased to be great men be- cause of corsets, how wonin were los- ing all their beauty because of cor- sets, how morals were at a low ebb because of corsets, and how all the ills oi humanity miht be traced to corsets. She was a very nice looking girl. She Lad on a fine tailor-mad- e frock that fit her like a glove, and becau.-- e I like to get at the very essence of everything I thought I would ask her her exjerience. I had been trowing very blue ; 1 knew how good I was with corsets, and 1 wondered if I would bo an angel without them. So I said to her inafaintway: "When you first took them ofl wasn't it rather uncom- fortable?" "Took what off?" said she. "Why your corsets," said I. She looked at me with an air that only a woman who has written a very moral p:iper can attain, and the eaid: "Why, I never took them olf at all." I looked at her, and a vague idea of Sapphira went through my mind, and shetaid: "Why, I pay almost as much money for my cornets as I do for my frocks! Why, I should be loathsomo without them." I kept quiet a little while, and then I asked: "Will you telime hat you wrote that paper for? "Well," she answered, "it was "a sort of au experiment, lthoupht I would like to see what I could say for the othfr eidt, and it was intereuting to know how many of the women would be- lieve that I meant it." Now, that's lovely woman to perfection. If it hadn't been that I wouldu't give a straw to kisa a woman, I should hav fallen on her neck and embraced her; but instead I did it as they do it iu IMatonic friendships intel- lect dally. Apropos of corsets the American woman is a dreadful sloven about them, and the first time she goes to have h-- r frock fitted on her, either in I.cnlon or Tans, she be- comes conscious ol" the fact. A corset needs to be made for you just as yc ur frock does; then it is "healthy and wise and you save money and become wealthy, because it doesn't wear out o soon. When women learn that it is worth while paying $12 for a corset to wear with a c"0j frock they wiii be better dreeeed. but I reeret to say that the average one spends Si'.oO on her rtays, and, if ehe is very slender, doesn't think it worth vi ile to give that much. And the consequence is? Well, they are too big for hor in the bust and lap over; they are too long lor her m the hipa and come up too high under her arms. One can't generalize about them, but take a woman who weighs about b, who is live iett three in height, and ehe wants a corset that is tolerubly Jong over the stomach, short over the hipi, low in the bust and which fits her there, not squeezes her so tiiat she looks like a pin- cushion ; not to loose that two hard lumps are formed by their folding, but fitting lur, which means allowing her room enough to be comfortable and yet not so much room that siie wobbles around. If they would only think this out and get a good corset they would all look so much better. "If" is a troublesome little word. If you had the wealth of Croesus, you think you would do no end of goodthiifgs perhaps you would. If the girl of your heart only loved you. you think you would never say an unkind word to her perhaps you wouldn't. If you had a vote, you would give it to an honest man, irrespective of party per- haps you would. If you were a politician, you would never appoint anybody to oifice who didn't deserve it perhaps you wouldn't. If you were a member of the chuich, you would be willing to sit in the lowest Beats and pray with all your heart per- haps you would. It you were a man, you would never drink whisky, or smoke cigars, or swear perhaps you wouldn't. If you were a dog, you would be polite to the people who took care of you and love whoever loved you best perhaps you would. If you wrote abook.it should never have an undesirable word in it ; you would not degrade your pen perhaps you wouldn't. If, well, good gracious! what a lot of things could bo prefaced by it"! Bab. A CATBIRD WIDOWER. The Crlea of H'a Young Induced 11 1 m to Hunt V.t Another Mtt. "There was a nest of catbirds in a tree in ray yard lat summer," says M. F. (jrier-so- n of St. Louis county, Missouri, iu the St. Ixiuis Glohe-Pern- or at, and while the young were still unfledged the female Lird wai killed by a cat For a time tho male sat on a branch near the nest, ap- parently quite disconsolate and unable to decide what, to do. Tho calls of the young clamoring for their supper roused him to a sense of his responsibility, but in place of hunting for food he spread his wings and tiew away. He was gone all d:ty following, and the cries of the nest- lings became quite pitiful. At last he reappeared with a female cat- bird, who at once assumed all tho cares of the establishment, fed th.- - young and con- ducted herself generally as though she understood perfectly what was expected of her. Where the widower found his new wife, whether she was an old maid cat- bird or a tpouse induced to leave her liege lord by the urgeni representations of the widower, and how the bereaved husband communicated to her the state of his af- fairs at home, are questions for philoso- phers to determin , but the moral seemed to be that a widower is able to lookout for himself whether he wears feathers or a Prince Albert. W..-- l V"o ! InnUcrabU War. Why endure It daily, nightly, we had well nigh aid, hourly. They do who are tortured by enronie rhutnatiam. Tha remedr, botanic, pure, safe and prompt 1 at Land. Wert tha evidence la behalf of Hostetter'a Stomach Hitt r collated, I would be found to teem with well authenticated proofs that the medicine la both a prereotira and remedy la llilt malady nf Tarring agoniea and ever present danger. To forestall IU hrooic stage ia tbe dictate of prudence. Renounce dangerous mrdlcatlon. Far more !lete, more certain, mere permanent ia tbe beoenceat eoDeequ-nce- a i the ua of the bittern. Eiperl? ace Indoraes the reeorcmendatlon of physi- cians lai.ction It aae. Begin early, use with ee and expect relief, floetetter'a Stomach Bit-te- ra relieve eonstlpaUon, bilioaane-a- , kidney U. drsoeoeia and malarial trouble. TALKS OVER THE TEACUPS. SUMMER GIRLS READY FOR BUSINESS. Tha Ever Yoong Sister Servla'a Exiled tjaeen. Daughters Inetrveted In an Im-port- ant Matter Sato Your Boa Leares Odde and Eada. The "summer girl" is now before the public. Orfe paper raves over her creamy skin and rippling wav-- s of golden hair, her ruffles, laces and coquettish ways. Another writer plaintively says: "Girls, don't flirt," and does not tell why they mustn't flirt. Little do these people understand the summer girl. For two months she has been preparing for her summer campaign. She has attained her creamy fikia by care- fully rubbing various cold creams and lo-tio- us upon it at night and sleeping in old kill gloves to whiten her hands. Don't flirt! Why, she has bad a seamstress in the house and haa been running to tho dressmaker's and milliner's for months, and they have put their heads together and planned and plotted dainty combina- tions of muslin, silk, and lace with a spe- cial idea to rendering the wearer attract- ive in the eyes of the opposite sex. She chooses picturesque Bhoes and slippers, and lets her fancy run riot in hosiery be-cau- so she expects to swing back and forth in a hammock and her pretty feet and lace-trimme- d skirts wiil show to a good advautage. Any one who believes that women drees for women's eyes should spend about three weeks at some fashionable resort. The young men who stay at the place dur- ing the week do not amount to much, as a general thing. In the mornings you will hear the girls tay: "There are no men around today," and they will don plain seersucker dresses, old hats and thick, sen- sible gloves and take their ease. When the evening train brings the men the same girls are out on the piazzas or at the station, and lo ! the transformation. You wou'd not recognize them in their be- witching costumes, and as for not flirting watch them and see. They have come to have fuu and they are going to have it. The modern girl, as a general thing, knows what she is about, and when the modern young man whispers "airy nothings" to her slje replies in the same strain, and whih? the meu get together at midnight and recount their conquests the girls aro going through the same delightful process in some girl's room. As for breaking the young man's heart, the summer young man is not bothered by any tsuch old-fashion- article. A BANISHED QUEEN. ' An Outline ol the Life of Servia'a Killed Queen. Ex-Quee- n Natalie's expulsion from Ser-vi- a is one of the new sensations of the time. Apropos is this account, condensed from the New York World, of Natalie's love story : "Natalie is tho daughter of Col. Kechko of the Russian imperial guard and one of the richest of the residents of the province of Bessarabia, in southwestern Russia. On his way to the Russian capital during the excitenv-n- t of 1S75, young King Milan stopped at the fine old castle on tbe Truth tf Col. Kechko. Kechko received the young ruler of Servia in royal style. Milan devoted himself exclusively to Natalie from the very moment of his introduction. She was then between sixteen and seven- teen years of ago and was noted for her beauty over nearly the whole empire. "The attentions of her royal suitor sho received with marked coldnese. She had het her affections on a young Russian olii-ce- r; but the marriage took place in the summer of ls75, and Natalie threw herseli with the utmoet enthusiasm into the causo of her new country when war was declared against Turkey tho followiug spring. "At the elo-- o of the war Servia was free and powerful, and Natalie had becomo a mother, tho child being christened Alex- ander. Ile was born Aug. 14, 1876. "All he inborn depravity in Milan's na- ture now began to develop itself. Natalie soon bad cause to reproach her husband with the scandalous life he was leading. This, according to one set of chroniclers, led him to set a trap for his wife, the re- sult of which should leave her reputation very little better than his own. One day, the storv goes, she received a visit from the Metropolitan liishop Michael, who said he came in answer to a note 6he had sent him. She was indignant and declared that a conspiracy was ou foot to destroy her. The king's minions were close at hand and the bishop was arrested for al- leged intimacy with the queen. At the banie time the king applied to the synod. Natalie, while protesting against the in- sult, decided for the sake of her child to prove her innocence, but after this she never lived with him. "Natalie never went near Milan until one day in ISSt, when she besought clem- ency for some soldiers who had revolted. He returned her the brutal answer that they should be pardoned if ehe would come and live at the palace and be cham- bermaid to one of the women he was then maintaining around him." WHAT A SOUI HERNER SAYS. The Gtrla of Dlile Are Dependent, Con- fiding and llelplea. A Kentuckian, speaking of the northern fashion of letting a woman hustle for her- self in public places, says that this is en- tirely due to the demeanor of the north- ern woman herself. When he ia South he always resigns his seat in a public vehicle to a woman, and makes it his bus- iness to secure her comfort whenever possible, regarding the welfare of every woman as the special care of every man. In the South the women are dependent, confiding and helpless. In the North they know what they want and they go and get it with a rapidity that startles the average man. The northern woman buys her own car tickets, checks her baegage, gets aboard, buys a news- paper, looks around for a seat and waits her turn for one with all the independence and courage of any man that can be produced. She wants no faTors and she asks for none. This is so plainly apparent that, as the Kentuckian says, he is afraid to olf'er her any favors for fear ehe may resent his interfer- ence ; and even when he is sure that she will not, and when she looks at him longingly, he himself is half provoked at the general swing of the sex here in the North and would not offer her a seat any- way. When she is north she must hustle as northern women hustle. And when he is north he will do as northern men do. Not the slightest grain of softness is found in his make-u- p for the northern woman unaccompanied by her escort. Not the slightest grain of sternness is felt for the southern woman when he sees her alone. Tho former may do the best she can. The latter may revel in ail the luxury which the chance man may be able to provide for her. All the girls are going in for health and athletics. They must not they simply must not appear sick. They most have a fine color, bright eyes, glossy hair, round elbows and a long, swinging gait that is half a dog-tro- t, or tone one may be led to think that they are not marvels of strength and robustness. A SENSIBLE WOMAN. She Jnatruota liar Daughtere In an Impor- tant 11 ranch of Economy. A writer in the New York Time$ re- marks: There ia a enaible woman np-tov- rn there may be more who are Feasible in thia reipect, but thia oue atanda out, ia the writer'e ac- quaintance, aa a rari'y who inatracta her two daughtere a regularly in tha acience of rhop-pin- n a ahe teaches them cooking and health- ful living. "I rooaider shopping a foieuce," jIjc aaya, "and au important ouu in the boue-ItjI- J eoonomy. liow one reapeoU a clear- headed, aensible woman who kuowt how to ahop rapidly, economically, and well, and how few euch one meets. I take my cirls with me in my rounda of buying, teach them the differ- ent fabrica and quahtiea of fabrics and discrim- ination in the choice aa the aae re- quired. Nobody taueht me thia; I acquired my knowledge by a long line of mortifying and expeneiTe experiences, which I have deter- mined my dauehtera ahall be eared tiom. "1 bare taught tlieci to eroid bargain coun-ter- a aa they would a plaeue and never to he drawn into the punning, jamming crowd which trivf s to buy a dollar pair of gloves for iM cents at an expenie of '!' cents' worth of vital force and eelf-respec- t, to bay nothing of time waated and the possibility, alter ail, that tuey have paid 98 cents for a 75-ce- pair. I have taught them, too, that the best is the cheap s , which does not imply always the moat fasLiou-abl- e nor lb moat expensive. Uimsy, e articles I couaider almost immoral tt.e influ- ence of a pair of honest shoes or a yard of fmt-qualit- y clotn, I think, outranks many a rer-mo- n. "My girls have had their personal allowance sinoe they were fiireen, and they have learned to use it most judiciously. And I am never afraid they will drive so the dry poods (hop for 'a paper of laruinj needles,' as the girl ia the story did.'' WE ALU KNOW HER. The Good S ter Kver Young aad Who I.ovrs to Swing. Robert J. Burdette, in tho Ladies' Home. Journal, says : There's a sister I often meet in my travels. She is tbe good sister who "leels jiibt as young as ever she was." .'he's a kittenish thing, yet she'd be a little more kittenish if she waa leaa elephatine. Fnaky old cnl. how she does love to ciimb into the swing at the picnic! Weighs 215 and nmkts the ewin? creak like a hoit;ru tackle. ''llKiier, .Mr. Thiushanka! Higher! O, higher! You cau't frighten me! I'm tot one of the sary Bort of girls." You bt aha inn't. lias six children, and if you'll mistake her for ber eldest daughter a sweet, slender eirl, with an oval face, spirituelle expression, and rlguie a prtceful as a swaying lily she'll ask ycu to dinner for a week. 1'lays 'Tusay wants s coroer" and "Hunt the slipper." Loves to "teeter." With an eicbtecn-foo- t board you have to pull all but about thirty inches over to your tide of the trestle to make it balance. When the board is balanced rii;ht in the mid- dle, she can tire the whole youug mcn'a bible e'ais up into the air as though they had been fired from a catapult. When her end of the board bane down on the ground it jars all the buds of the trees, i'ond of mouniaiu climb- ing. Usually fastens on to a youn iuao to drag her up. )ldr brethren too wary. They drained her up hills when she waa younger. Ueeidei, the old youngsters retain their old-tim- e prejudice in favor of youcger pirla. They help her daughtera up. Man never mistakes mother for daughter going up mountain. Apt to make that mistake about luncheon-tim- e only. Oh, we know the old-elderl- y that ia, widdlc-ae- d woman who is the youngest of the lot! And, knowing her, we fly from her, that is, as well aa a man who haa lon aiuce ahed bis wings and raised a few acbers of corns can nr. Save Your lloae Leaves. There ia nothinz more refreshing than the faint, fresh fragrance of a properly made potpourri, says the New, York Trib- une. It is now an easv matter to get a pretty Oriental jar iu the orthodox shape for a trilling sum. The following is a weil-teste- d rule, which ia republished by re- quest: Measure out a liberal half-poc- k of fragrant ro.o leaves. I'ack them in a I owl in layers with salt, using a small handful f l line palt to three of rcse leaves. Keep them five days, turning them twice daily. Io this thoroughly. Add to thia mixture three ounces of powdered all.-pic- o and one ounce of ttU'k cinnamon. Let this mix-tur-- 3 stand one week longer, turning it daily. Now put the preparation into the permanent jar, mixing with it ono ounce of allspice, half a pound of dried lavender flowers, one ounce of bruised cloves, one ounce of stick cinnamon, one nutmeg coarsely grated, half a cup of ginger root thinly Fliced, half an ounce of anise seed, ten grains of Canton musk, of tbe finest quality, and two ounces of orris root, ftir all the ingredients thoroughly together, and put them iu a jar of suitable size to hold them. At any time add a few drops of attar of rose, or of any essential oil or extract of flowers. Lvery morning, after airing and brushing out tho parlor and dusting it, open the roso jar and allow its fragrance to Ii tTueo through the room. Iu had an hour's time clo-- e it. ODDS AND ENDS. A Newngo, Mich., girl was given $lf by her lover to purchase a trousseau. She evidently had never heard the word be- fore, for tdie invetied the money in a pair of trousers. Vlcrland World. Iloptess "Now, Mr. Barrows, I want you to mrke yourself perfectly at home.' Mrs. Harrows "Well, I hope ho won't, Mrs. Hicks; it wouldn't be polite in him to swear at your cold cofieeand servants." A. I". ,Snn. According to the researches of a German statistician, the number of dancing women to one dancing man is: In Vienna, '2 ; in l'.avaria, 7; Italy, 15; Wurtemburg, 20; England, 2o; Prussia, 2S: Holland, L'(i; Saxony, 38; Spaiu, 50; Switzerland, 107; Portugal, 110; Denmark, 130; Kus&ia, 150; Norway aud Sweden, 211 ; Turkey, 0,000. "What's the matter with New York women? asks Kate Field in her II Wi my-to- n. I counted six of them at one theater last week with veils drawn tightly over their faces, and it was not a matinee, either. They looked like fools. Are they? "Were they bo made up as not to dare to expose their art to the closer inspection of the men next them? If not, what's the matter? Pictures are now frequently hung with ribbons of a color harmonizing with the decorative motive of the room. A room designed for the young mistress of a beau- tiful country home had pale rose walla upon which pictures in white and gold frames were suspended with delicate blue ribbons. A Persian rug, white cen- ter with a blue border, covered the wood floor, and the white enamel bed and dressing table were canopied in sheer white muMin over rose, tied back with light blue bows. The who efTect waa ex- tremely Frenchy. ' In an old French household in New York there is carefully cherished an heirloom, says the Epicure. It Is a slipper worn by Marie Antoinette in the last days before the French revolution. It was one ot the precious relics in the baggage of a court iady who fled with her huoband when the 6torm broke to Louisiana. She left the tiny faded blue footcovering to ber daughter with the injunction that it should : down in the family, and aiwaya to the eideet daughter, if she never al- lowed herself to have corns. In con se- quence of this promised honor the women of the house have always taken wonder- ful care of their fet. For a hundred years there has not been a pinching shoo worn in our family. There are two daughters growing up now to claim the relic, and both of them have feet as per- fect in shape as infants, the family tradi- tion having accustomed them to such fre- quent bathing end constant attention to their carefully ehod pink toes. THE YOUNG FOLKS' CORNER. ISABELLA'S THREE YEARS OF LUCK. Falling Off the IIoo.ee Top and Down Stairs Two Chicago Yonngatera The Falling Star All by King Children's Wie-da- iu Knotty Problems. There is a baby girl in this city whose hairbreadth escapes from death have made the neighbors believe that her life ia guarded by some Eecret talisman, eays the Philadelphia i'rw. In the three years of her mortal existence the little tot has met with many accidenrs that would have resulted in the death of an ordinary child. Her name is Isabella Geiger, and ber father and mother live at 254 y. Sixth- - et Tho parents are natives of Aleace in Germany and came to this country about a year ago. Isabella got a nice new dress Sunday week and f fie was very happ'. She went up to the fourth story of her home late ia the afternoon and crawled out of the win- dow upon the fire escape. The little one had espied some swallows under the cor- nice of the house, and wanted to get a better look at them. She leaned over the lower railing of the Crc escape, Io6t her balance and fell to the brick pavement. It was a fall of from thirty-liv- e to forty feet. On the descent little Isabella struck a tin watar-spout- , and the concern fell with ber. The little one's mother, who beard the noise, screamed piteously upon eeeing her baby daughter on the pave- ment. Little Isabella was so stunned by the fall that ehe lay motionless, and her mother thought she was dead. Hut tho baby girl opened her eyes upon being picked up aud began to cry. A physician was called. Little Isabella's body was carefully felt, but no bones were broken. There was only a small bruise on the left side. The physician was furprised, but felt that there must certainly be serious internal injuries. He ordered the mother to keep the little one in bed. An hour later little Isabella tired of being bedridden. She crawled out when her mother left the room and lan dowuetairs. When the physician came to the house again in the evening he was thunderstruck at seeing the baby girl playing around the house with her small brother. When Isabella waa a year .and a half old she could walk very well. She ran away froTn her home in Alt-ac- one day, aud while looking from a bridge feli into a pond. Several persons got the little one out of the water. Thev thought Isabella was dead, and wrapped her m blankets. When the baby was uncovered befoie its crying mother it wus breathing and began to cry. Less than a year ago little Isabella got upon the banisters at her Sixth-et- . home and fell down two flights of 6tairs. The little thing suffered no injury beyond a few bruised. TWO CHICAGO OUNG ONES. Claahlnge of Wit by a Brace of Youngs- ters. Percy is six years old and Baby is three. They go to Sabbath school every Sunday. Last Sunday mamma dressed them pre- paratory to 63nding them to the little church on Lake-av- e. near by, says the Chicago Times. Papa gave them three pennies each to place in the contribution-bo- x for the little heathen in India. Percy is a generous little fellow; eo, when Baby wanted all tho pennies, he gave them to her, but not without a feeling akin to compunction. While mamma was adjusting Percy's overcoat for it was not a warm day Taby disappeared. Soon afterward she ranio bick carrying in her tiny arms a paper sack containing six bananas. She had met an Italian peddler in front of tho house and in vested in some of bis stock. "Never mi ad," said mamma as she gave Percy another penny, "the heathen got the pennies away." At dinner P.aby asked for a drink of water ami the girl brought a glass. Percy reached for it, saying: "I'm oldest. 1 want a dwink first." Mamma reprimanded him aud Baby said reprovingly, a she drank the water : "Ladies lirst." Percy became angry. Hociimed down from tho table and sulked in a corner. Baby kept reminding him that "ladies were first." Directly Baby asked for some sugar in a spoon. Mamma refused. Then Baby got mad too. She laid herself on the floor and kicked her heels in the air and cried. Mamma threatened to punish her if she did not cease, but 6he would not. Punish- ment soon followed. Percy from his cor- ner cried out triumphantly : "Ladies first ! Ladies first !" SENTIMENT ON WHESLS. What the Pylng Little Girl Got Her Father to Promise. "My darling." These endearing words, in bright golden letters, stood out in bold relief on the dashboard of a huge tour-hors- e truck in a Broadway blockage of vehicles, says the New York llrald. The driver looked as unsentimental as possible in his coarse raiment and with his rough manners, but he was not profane or brutal toward hia horses. Patiently he awaited the loosen- ing of the jam, while his neighbors filled the air with curses. Finally, his horses becoming restive, he climbed down from his box aud soothed them with gentle words and caresses. Then a bystander asked whv he cahed his truck "My Dar- ling." "Why," he said, "because it keeps green the memory of my daughter, little Nellie. She's dead now, but before 6he joined the nngels she clasped her hands around my neck and said : "Papa," I'm going to die, and I want you to promise me one thing because it will make me happy. Will you prom ise " 'Yes,' I said, 'I'll promise anything. What is it?' f "Then, fixing her eyes upon mine, she said: 'Oh, papa, don't be aDgry, but promise nie you'll never swear any more nor whip your horses hard, and be kind to mamma.' "That's all there is about It, mister, for I promised my little girl I'd grant her last request, and, sir, I've kept my word." Then the blockade was lifted, the big truckman resumed his seat, and was soon lost in the muddy tide of travel. THE BABY KING IIow the Monarch of Spain Got Even with a Small Girl. Alfonso XIII, Spain's small king, has an idea or two of his own as to the privileges of womankind. A few Sundays ago at one of the weekly dances at which he was tho host, a pretty girl of eleven years won his little Spanish heart and he snowed his susceptibility by choosing her repeatedly as a partner. At the end of the dance the children, as usual, began embracing and kissing each other good-b- y. Alfonso made straight for bis diminutive favorite with open arms. She shrank away coquet-tishl- y aud refused even to let him kiss her cheek. Alfonso looked her over, turned his back and walked away. On the fol- lowing Sunday the little girl was present, but the king did not dance with her. When the ball closed, however, she went to him and turned her cheek to be kissed Alfonso took a step backward, stretched out his hand that ehe might kiss it, and said : "I am your king!" Tho Falling; Star. A little mail by the window-ba- r esgiTlv wtcbina falliujc atar. Sheclap-e- her hand with a quick delight, But grew demure as it paased iroia eight. One moment atill a the star now dead; The next she lifted her curly heal, A nd aaid with an earn-atne- as oone could doubt: "I think that a a cannla that (id blew out:" Little Men and Women, Am onw the Wee Folk. Ethel: "It's too bad it's cold. I prayed for a warm day. Does Gcd always answer prayers?" Mamma: "Yes, it" you ask for a thing in the right way, and if you don't he reproves you by not giving it." Kthel: "Oh, I see now. The governess told me to try and eay my prayers in French this month, and "I guess 1 mado mistakes." Life. Three-year-ol- d Alice went with ber par- ents to church one Sunday, and after the manner of little children was restless, and found it bard to understand that she must not talk aloud. When the minister an- nounced his text her attention was caught for the moment, and eho astonished her mother by saving, "Humph! that's noth- ing new. I've heard that before!" Xcw York Tribune. The prevailing tone of a family is some- times reflected in the conceptions of tho children. A lady, hearing a httle girl re- - eating the form of prayer she had earned, told her to ask, as she would of a father, and in her own words, for what she needed most. The child knelt, and, after a few moments' reflection, implored earnestly: "O Ix.rd, please make us all ; very etynsh! Aafe i t'ld t M amm'ft'm. A thoughtful seven-year-ol- d girl who had been listening to her mother and two or three other ladies as thev discussed good taste in dress, heard enough to con- vince her that only bad taste, very bad taste, would dictate the placing of the col-crsblu- e and green together in any kind of a garment. Shortly after, while looking out the window, eho suddenly remarked, "See all thofe bright green tree tops just in front of the blue sky. Isn't it hor- rid ?" Detroit Free l're?. We have an incubator, also a small col- ored boy to run errands, wash dihes, etc.,' writes a lady in the Philadelphia Jlreord. On the arrival of the former the httle darky was very curious to know all about it. He examined the article thoroughly, then at-ko- "Say, Miss Julie, what fur dat 'ar ting?" "That's for hatching chicken?, James," I explained. "Fur to hetch chickens? Whar you put de eggs?" "In- - tide," I answer, "and the lamp under- neath and the water make the necessary heat and moisture." Hi looked quizzi- cally at it for an instant, then asked, "Miss Julie, whar you put de hen?" It is surprising how early the child learns the way of the world. Five-year-o- ld Edith went to bed one night with a good-b- y kiss for papa who was to go away early next morning on a long busi- ness trip. The next day her mamma said : "We must pray for papa while he is gone and ask Hod to take care of him." "So the train won't run off and kill him?" asked Edith. "Yes," replied mamma, "what would we do if papa should get killed?" "We'd cry, that's what," said the little maiden, "and then we'd get married again and have another papa." This same little girl was one day watching her mamma very intently while she was mak- ing her toilet. Attracted by the s'ender figure lefore her, ehe said to herself in a low tone: "She looks like a girl but she ain't. She's a woman and she a:n't stout enough to do anything. J lous keepers' Weekly. KNOTTY PROBLEMS. Onr rwl'rj are Inrltd ta furnish orlfosl enlg-mi- w. charade, riddles, ribuaes. ami othr "Knotty Problems," addressing elloo'.amuulsatioasrslatiTato thia dopartmoot toli. li. Chadourn.LnwUtoa, No. 3,631 Hirtdle. I Entered for Prized I'm r?d or blue, or whlto or black, Just as you choose to make me; I never linger in your track, Yet etill tou ne'er ior?aVe nie, Without my crooked form tiiere would be 'o snake, or terpen U hi.sing; No courtship, neither, would you see, No bliss you'd find in Lining. If I were luissiuor theu tho flower Would ainrly bloom together; I aid tho pleauut, summer noun, But don't control the weathor. In whisperej aecrela I abide, No Sentinel's without rue; In U. S. pottage aoug I hide, The president can't rout me. Bill. No. 3.C33 ltlanka. (Example: My Uvea well an I do. I am very to him. An.: I'a shall, partial). 1. I saw that pert tittle au apple from the duo it I not. 2. It wa a they used in the stage acenery ; but tho plant at tbe center of the ataga was a genu- ine . 3. I have driven the times from tbe pznbj bed today, the ia the most ruiacuievoua lever saw. 4. Dote Ned's to raucb? It seenie to be JJed's anibitiinto be like him. 5. I wonder what gru ige tho me that tbey are aiwaya out of sight when I fish fur them? I never see so much a a of tbeia when 1 am angling. b. We went up country to hunt , bnt when my eomrado fancies there is one near, bo to approach any nearer. Emvu No. 3, fi33 Transposition. Entered for Priie. Isn't it strange That you can change The sweetest female name you kn w Id to a word, Cruel, abhorred, Whose wrongs have dreuched the world with woe? Q. Bubs. No. 3,031 Ilnioo1. Entered for Priie. 1. A letter. An abbreviation. 3. Net-wor- ka (Anal). 4. Hcincloaea. S. To behead. 6L Requital. 7. Beslobbers. 8. ttlest. 9. Leaped. V The goddea of morn. 11. A letter. Dill. No. 3,635 Curtailment. It lsan to try toa'l. When harshly falls each tone; It takes a courage, too, cot small, Incompetence to own. Some never know they can't complete And murder tunea through life; They faney they have voices aweet. Their ignorance is so rife. Bitter Swiet. No, 3,036 Varietieo of Tardea. 1. To turn to coal and one who render assistance. I. To kisa again. 3. A vowel, a nickname for the colored people la the South, and a pet name for a relative. 4. A pin's name, and a pet name for a relative. 6. A preeioua stone. 6. A vowel, out of sorts, and a eonad which mar some times be beard In rejple's pockets. Mas. E. No. 3,637 Curtailed Decapitation. 'Centre this mV Said atingy Paul, 'Rain and eharne shall ua befall. Just took at that A eeonnd bat! Madam, a hat at thia I call 1" A. I No. 3,638 Sambo' Connmdrom. Samba and Porapey were lounging IJly la the shade of a large tree one warm day. Having notn-in- g to do, they were doing it with great dillig no- -. A small dog waa frisking playfully among the abrubliery, and the bouse cat, iu sleepy conteut, aat watching him. At length bniubo, with a great eflort, inquired: "Ht, 1'ompey, why am de cat eo much more aedate dan d dog? Kthvu No. 3,639 Charade. Entered for Prize. Ia making a. is we try to take Advantage or them we'd not make; But this we don't rail cheating. To tat wealth la our foremost thought. And touts a frtt of gold has bought The demon Mbainmon fe' Dg. Bill. Ttio Tuaat Month. The closing month of the prize competition will be of especial interest. None should lose tbe opportu nity of adding to the work done, for, the tweatf prizes being in ten Jed for twenty dif.erent personal there is a good chance for those who make a reeo lute trial to aurce-d- . The valuable gold watch n re to be al ne de light to the winner will be given the sender of th best lot of three original puzzle of any kind. Tot the next bet lot tbe prize ia 10 and a handsome' book for each of fou.teen other lota. For the beat lot of three original square, diamonds or other forma" $j will ba awarded and f J for ho nezt best, and for the best and next be.'t lota of three original picture puzzles 3 and J- - respectively will be given. Answers, 3.f!23 1, Uncle 5am; 2, Stephen A. Donglaa t, B. K iephnsn; 4. Iieary M. S'aolay; 8, Dr. Franklin; 6, Frl of Warwick; 7, Joerph ilopkla-so- n; 8, Johu Er.eson; V. Juiiua Ctf-sar- ; 10, lienry VIII of England; 11, I ran. el We Otter; 12, Thome JtC'eraoo ; 13. Jessie Krowo; 1 Herodotus; 15. M. Helena; 1, John Milton; 17, bir Walter Ccott; IS, Virgiuia Dare; 13, Iukeof Wellington; 2t), Nerot 21, Alula. :,fi21 1, Meats, tames, mates, teams, (team; 2, Rein, risen, Erin's, siren, resin, rinse; 8, Aster, rate, t.tre, 'ears, stare. 3,62" Adiroudarks. sad-iro- n, sink, drink, card Bark, ark, rink, ruck, crank. V-'C'- lure-les- s. 3 rioL 3.i Tatlow, allow. 3, .;: c cor color c o LL I en COLLI' SI ox P O 1 K IM G R i: I M 8 I o o H 3,B30 Sbam-- e. AN OLD LANDMARK OF WASHINGTON. An Old Saloa for Wit ana Beauty New e Ileer Haloon. The old Van Xess mansion, tho oldest houe in the city of Washington, ras eel- - ehrated from the time of its first occupa- tion hv (!en. Van Ness for the hospitality tnere dispensed, and this reputation was kept up to the very year of hi death. It can probably he truly paid of it that more famous men have been entertained within its walls than in any other private houfs in Aa.etica. Several of the earlier presi- dents were gnests here, and every year the owner pave a dinner to the congress of the United .States. Alter hia death the property passed in- to the hands of etranjrers; and the two bui'dinj may be feert today, cottace and mansion alike fdanding, time-beate- n and forlorn, haif hidden by wild masses of un- trained ehrabbery, and deeply shadowed by over-archin- c trets. The grounds are Ptill enclosed by the high aud substan- tial brick wall erected by the original proprietor, but the gate stands ever open, and no porter challenges the few strolling footsteps of the occasional siirhte-eer- . The place is now used as a summer pic- nic ground bv the colored folks of the vicinity, and the basement of the grand mansion is a beer ealoon. Will Ua Canclit Urtw.ro the Dumper. Frankfort Crejcent. The party which is now fiphting a law in thia state, the object of which is the taxation of the property of corporations, trusts, and the tx-dodtrer- s, on an equal- ity with that cf the poor man, is likely to be caucbt between the hampers when the people cet to learn the true inwardness of the former iniquity. One of the Mysterie. N. Y. Reorder. Maud "What do you think of Irene?" Laura "I detest her. And she hates me like poison." "Then why do vou and she always kiss when you meet? "Heaven onlv knows." Too Much Pull. IN. Y. Preai.J "And you are trying to get a divorce from vour wife? Ion't yu pull to- gether?" "We pull well and we pull together, but the trouble is we pull in different direc- tions." For Skin DUeaaea. fPE nOltSFORD's ACID phosphate. Pr. F. Le .Vieur Weir, Philadelphia, Ta., pays: "In certain caes of skin diseases, where the Ftomach is in a condition un- favorable to the diseases, not infrequently have I found it to correct that condition, when nothing else yielded the desired re- sult." Whoa Baby waa sick, we gar ber Caatoria. Whan ehe waa a Child, she cried for Caatoria. When aha became Mias, she clung to Castoriav When aha bad Children, aba gaTe them Caatoria, UP-fFl- G s Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidueya, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispek colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup cf Figs ia tho only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly benencial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable subetances, iU many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one whe wishes to try it. Do not accept anj substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP .CO. SAi FRANCISCO, CAL 0U1SV'U. Kf. AEW YORK. H.f. 1)1 mm a- ' ar a1 w s at ai . of i cum la il .28.000 SOLO AND IM USE. SOLD ON EASY TERMS. CATALOGUES AND INFORMATION FREE. i73 TREMONT ST. BOSTON, MASS CURE FITS ! VTb- -n I eay care I not mean anerely to-- tbo lor a time and then hae tbem rotarn Beam. 1 radical care. I hare made tbe disease t FITS, E. or FaLLIX O SICK.XF.SS a lire-Io- n at udj. I wamnt mj remedy to care the worst can". Beoaaee others bar filled i do reason far " now rMairin a cure. Bend at erase for a treatise and a Free Bottle ot tor Infallible remedy. Gire Errreea aad Post OQoe. II. O. UOQTs 31. Ci 183 Pearl 6U, N. T.

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Page 1: THE STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10. · 10 "BAB'S''PERIODICAL GOSSIP ACTORS, ACTRESSES AND CORSETS. Sadaneaa of New York Audience Mans. ' field' New Flaj ll'rmg ol Actors

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"BAB'S'' PERIODICAL GOSSIP

ACTORS, ACTRESSES AND CORSETS.

Sadaneaa of New York Audience Mans.' field' New Flaj ll'rmg ol Actors Fan-nl- e

Darenport and Mr. KendallA Chapter on Corsete.

Nrw York, Jane 5. Special. I think,without exception, tho New York audi-ence is the rudfet one in the world. Peo-

ple who buy tickets for the theater buythem to eee and hear the play. They dorot bay them to form conversation cliques,to talk out very loud, nor ia it supposedthat a eheritf ia after every man andwoman at the theater, and for that reasonit la necessary for them to rush out beforathe curtain is fully down. There ia noexception to this last custom. Yes, thereIs; there's one. You eo to the extremeeast or west Bide, and you will find thattho audience remains in their eeats untilthe very last word la said, and are pre-

pared to cheer the hero and Lisa thevillain, as every well meaning personshould do. Eut the 400 and 4,000 attachedto them and all the rest of the people whogo to the other theaters have about asmuch sense as to what decent behavior toan actor means a3 a gentleman cat haa ofthe beauties of the moon.

This eounda as if I were very indignant,and I am. The other night Richard Mans-field brought out hia new play, "DonJuan ;" a wonderful piece of acting wasdone by Mr. Mansfield in the last act, andeverybody who admired the combinationof industry and penius wanted to applaudhim and make him understand how poodthey thought it was. And they eventuallydid, but before that a troop of idiots hadmade it almost impossible for half theaudience to hear hishiflt few lines, becausethey were bo eaper to get into their be-

longings and out. I teel much better nowthat I have relieved rjyeelf on this pub-jec- t.

and I want you to rem-mb- er that Iam not trying it on anythina, I'm justeayinp what I have to to people who I amsure will sympathize with me.

Is "Don" Juan" good? Kichard Mans-field does nothiutr badly. The play i3full of good lines, the scenery is beautiful,and in the last act Mr. Maur-ticl- does amost perfect piece of acting. It isut't the"Don Juan" you knew; it in't the "DonJuan" we thought it would be, but it iaoriginal and interesting. Iid you ever gettired of heannjc fault found with people?Pidn't it ever dawn on you that the com-plaine- rs

in this world are very many, andusually the people who talk the mostabout being illy treated deserve it? ThisIs apropos of Mr. Mansfield. I have readetories about bid stern lawa. I have heardbow he even told women they weren'tacting well. It has been said to me thathe objected to peopie declining to cometo rehearsal, and a'l this h&s been ac-

companied by a wail as if Mr. Mansfieldhad not a perfect right to do all thin. Themystery to me is that the actor-manag- er

doesn't take half the people who come inby their throats and tire them out.

The hiring of actors of either sex oughtto be a businens atlair. The manager payseo much for certain services he demandsthat the services ehall be good. He alsodemands a certain number of rehearsalsand promptness at these rehearsals. Ifthe actor doesn't like these laws ha canthrow up the engagement, but just as longas ehe or he remains in tho company it isright and proper that the laws oi thatcompany should be strictly adhered to. Itis juit as easy to be rive minutes before re-

hearsal as it is to be fifteen minutes late."But," somebody 6ay., "an accident mayhappen." Yes, it may occasionally, andw hen that is the reason the actor-manag- er

usually knows that it is so, and be-

cause oi the good record of the actor, ac-

cepts his explanation. This sounds hard?INo, it don't. "When you or I are paid cer-tain sums by people to do certain things itIs a caae of master and servant. The ser-vant must give good service and showproper respect, and even when the playtime comes there must be nothing thatw ould cast a shadow on the name of themaster. "Do you think you could do allthia?" asks a little eoubrette. I don'tknow, my friend, but I could try.

All this litt.iw preach has come from thenama of Kichard Mats-held- , and it is givenbecause I believe a word should be said inbis favor. He is far und away ahead ofthe average actor, ?n J one does not hearof him in tar-ro- m lights and newspaperecandals. And so 1 believe that whengenius and gentle manners are combinedcredit should be given where it is due.Men who drink all night and do theirwork badly, who lack originality and whoeee nothing better on the 6tage than theopportunity to exploit themselves, are for-

gotten in a season, but as a people we arenot positive enough about giving our ad-

miration to men who think out what isbest on the stage, who do their best andwho show that after all a genius need notbe a disheveled, man, butcan be a gentleman.

Not long ago a lady was talking to meabout Mrs. Mackey, and ehe said to me:"You American women are very ungrate-ful to one who has really made for herselfthe beet social position in London, hohaa done much for her compatriots, andehe is by birth and education a gentle-woman. The daughter of a physician inthe navy and a niece of the poet Bryant,Mrs. Markey'a position is as j;ood as thatof any woman in the country. She haabeen fortunate, or unfortunate enough, a3you may. call it, to have a great deal ofmoney, and that is one thing you Ameri-can women don't seem to forgive eachother. She is kind and generous and hercharities reach very often to that classwhich needs help so much the shabby-gentee- l.

For my own part, lam surprisedcontinually not to have American womenask me if I don't admire Mrs. Mackey,and if I "have not been flattered by my in-

vitation to her house."This Btory,true or untrue, is told of her:

It is said that Mrs. Mackey has a marvel-ous memory for faces, and although ehereceives so "much, seldom forgets a personwhom she has once invited to her house.A cad among men, who was anxious to goto one of her very gorgeous functions,announced at hia club that he should bethere whether he got an invitation or not.The night came, and so did the man. Hepassed up to where his hostess was andgreeted her; Bpoke to the ladies who werereceiving with her, passed on and joinedgome men whom he knew. Mrs. Mackeylooked at him, but could not rememberwhere she had Q ever seen him.Then she inquired about himof the ladies with her. Nonecf them knew him. She sent for her majordomo, told him to find out the gentleman'sname, and see if it was on the list of invi-tations. He returned, told the name, andsaid that he had not been invited. Mrs.Mackey gave orders for the music to stop,and when there was perfect silence andeverybody was wondering what was thematter, the major domo, standing nearthe offender, called out in a very loudvoice, "Maj. Brown-Jone- s' carriage stopsthe way." It is needless to say that Maj.Brown-Jone- s made no more efforts to ap--

in society that season. I do nottear whether this h true or not, but Ilike to think it is, because I like to believethat an American woman is sufficientlycourageous to have In her house only the

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10. 1891 TWELVE PAGES,

people ehe wishes, and whom either sheor her own friends, by her permissioninvite.

I seldom publish my personal letters,but when one woman says a nice thingabout another I do like to see it in blackand white, and so I quote a little some-thing that was written to me : "I troubleyou to spell out three few lines that I maytell you of a charming courtesy paid to usyesterday at the hands of one of ourcloth,' aa tho church calls it. I went tothe matinee of 'Cleopatra' to see MissDavenport and 6he had ordered 'GodSave the Queen' f o be p!aycd on our ar-rival. Now, can good-fellowsh- ip and gentlethought go further than ttiib? I felt sograteful and quite overwhelmed. 1 havereceived eo many kindnesses from Ameri-can actors and actrces and this is thelast. I felt I mu?t write and tell you, be-

cause you like hearing kind things and Ilove to ted them." This was a letter fromMistress Madge Kendal, most charming ofactresses and most loving of women. Crit-icise it yourself. a

The time of year haa now arrived whenat all the wo ea's clubs and societiesthey read articles on how to dres health-fully. They are exclusively positivethey damn tho cor?et with a large I, andthey go over the old story about petticoatsbeing hung from the shoulders, andvarious other thinas strung around yournecic until the woman dressed to suitthen i ought to look like a Christmas tree.1 heard a young woman the other day tellhow there had ceased to be great men be-

cause of corsets, how wonin were los-

ing all their beauty because of cor-sets, how morals were at a low ebbbecause of corsets, and how all theills oi humanity miht be traced to corsets.She was a very nice looking girl. She Ladon a fine tailor-mad- e frock that fit her likea glove, and becau.--e I like to get at thevery essence of everything I thought Iwould ask her her exjerience. I had beentrowing very blue ; 1 knew how good Iwas with corsets, and 1 wondered if Iwould bo an angel without them. So Isaid to her inafaintway: "When youfirst took them ofl wasn't it rather uncom-fortable?" "Took what off?" said she."Why your corsets," said I. She lookedat me with an air that only a woman whohas written a very moral p:iper can attain,and the eaid: "Why, I never took them olfat all." I looked at her, and a vague ideaof Sapphira went through my mind, andshetaid: "Why, I pay almost as muchmoney for my cornets as I do for myfrocks! Why, I should be loathsomowithout them."

I kept quiet a little while, and then Iasked: "Will you telime hat you wrotethat paper for? "Well," she answered,"it was "a sort of au experiment, lthouphtI would like to see what I could say forthe othfr eidt, and it was intereuting toknow how many of the women would be-

lieve that I meant it." Now, that's lovelywoman to perfection. If it hadn't beenthat I wouldu't give a straw to kisa awoman, I should hav fallen on her neckand embraced her; but instead I did it asthey do it iu IMatonic friendships intel-lect dally.

Apropos of corsets the American womanis a dreadful sloven about them, and thefirst time she goes to have h-- r frock fittedon her, either in I.cnlon or Tans, she be-

comes conscious ol" the fact. A corsetneeds to be made for you just as yc urfrock does; then it is "healthy and wiseand you save money and become wealthy,because it doesn't wear out o soon. Whenwomen learn that it is worth while paying$12 for a corset to wear with a c"0j frockthey wiii be better dreeeed. but I reeret tosay that the average one spends Si'.oO onher rtays, and, if ehe is very slender,doesn't think it worth vi ile to give thatmuch. And the consequence is? Well,they are too big for hor in the bust andlap over; they are too long lor her m thehipa and come up too high under herarms. One can't generalize about them,but take a woman who weighs about b,who is live iett three in height, and ehewants a corset that is tolerubly Jong overthe stomach, short over the hipi, low inthe bust and which fits her there, notsqueezes her so tiiat she looks like a pin-cushion ; not to loose that two hard lumpsare formed by their folding, but fittinglur, which means allowing her roomenough to be comfortable and yet not somuch room that siie wobbles around. Ifthey would only think this out and get agood corset they would all look so muchbetter. "If" is a troublesome little word.

If you had the wealth of Croesus, youthink you would do no end of goodthiifgs

perhaps you would.If the girl of your heart only loved you.

you think you would never say an unkindword to her perhaps you wouldn't.

If you had a vote, you would give it toan honest man, irrespective of party per-haps you would.

If you were a politician, you wouldnever appoint anybody to oifice whodidn't deserve it perhaps you wouldn't.

If you were a member of the chuich,you would be willing to sit in the lowestBeats and pray with all your heart per-haps you would.

It you were a man, you would neverdrink whisky, or smoke cigars, or swearperhaps you wouldn't.

If you were a dog, you would be politeto the people who took care of you andlove whoever loved you best perhapsyou would.

If you wrote abook.it should neverhave an undesirable word in it ; you wouldnot degrade your pen perhaps youwouldn't.

If, well, good gracious! what a lot ofthings could bo prefaced by it"! Bab.

A CATBIRD WIDOWER.

The Crlea of H'a Young Induced 11 1 m toHunt V.t Another Mtt.

"There was a nest of catbirds in a tree inray yard lat summer," says M. F. (jrier-so- n

of St. Louis county, Missouri, iu theSt. Ixiuis Glohe-Pern- or at, and while theyoung were still unfledged the femaleLird wai killed by a cat For a time thomale sat on a branch near the nest, ap-parently quite disconsolate and unable todecide what, to do. Tho calls of theyoung clamoring for their supper rousedhim to a sense of his responsibility, butin place of hunting for food he spread hiswings and tiew away. He was gone alld:ty following, and the cries of the nest-lings became quite pitiful.

At last he reappeared with a female cat-bird, who at once assumed all tho cares ofthe establishment, fed th.-- young and con-ducted herself generally as though sheunderstood perfectly what was expected ofher. Where the widower found his newwife, whether she was an old maid cat-bird or a tpouse induced to leave her liegelord by the urgeni representations of thewidower, and how the bereaved husbandcommunicated to her the state of his af-fairs at home, are questions for philoso-phers to determin , but the moral seemedto be that a widower is able to lookoutfor himself whether he wears feathers or aPrince Albert.

W..-- l V"o ! InnUcrabU War.Why endure It daily, nightly, we had well nigh

aid, hourly. They do who are tortured by enronierhutnatiam. Tha remedr, botanic, pure, safe andprompt 1 at Land. Wert tha evidence la behalf ofHostetter'a Stomach Hitt r collated, I would befound to teem with well authenticated proofs thatthe medicine la both a prereotira and remedy lallilt malady nf Tarring agoniea and ever presentdanger. To forestall IU hrooic stage ia tbe dictateof prudence. Renounce dangerous mrdlcatlon. Farmore !lete, more certain, mere permanent ia tbebeoenceat eoDeequ-nce- a i the ua of the bittern.Eiperl? ace Indoraes the reeorcmendatlon of physi-cians lai.ction It aae. Begin early, use with ee

and expect relief, floetetter'a Stomach Bit-te- ra

relieve eonstlpaUon, bilioaane-a- , kidney U.

drsoeoeia and malarial trouble.

TALKS OVER THE TEACUPS.

SUMMER GIRLS READY FOR BUSINESS.

Tha Ever Yoong Sister Servla'a Exiledtjaeen. Daughters Inetrveted In an Im-port- ant

Matter Sato Your BoaLeares Odde and Eada.

The "summer girl" is now before thepublic. Orfe paper raves over her creamyskin and rippling wav-- s of golden hair,her ruffles, laces and coquettish ways.Another writer plaintively says: "Girls,don't flirt," and does not tell why theymustn't flirt.

Little do these people understand thesummer girl. For two months she hasbeen preparing for her summer campaign.She has attained her creamy fikia by care-

fully rubbing various cold creams and lo-tio- us

upon it at night and sleeping in oldkill gloves to whiten her hands. Don'tflirt! Why, she has bad a seamstress inthe house and haa been running to thodressmaker's and milliner's for months,and they have put their heads togetherand planned and plotted dainty combina-tions of muslin, silk, and lace with a spe-

cial idea to rendering the wearer attract-ive in the eyes of the opposite sex. Shechooses picturesque Bhoes and slippers,and lets her fancy run riot in hosiery be-cau- so

she expects to swing back and forthin a hammock and her pretty feet andlace-trimme- d skirts wiil show to a good

advautage.Any one who believes that women drees

for women's eyes should spend aboutthree weeks at some fashionable resort.The young men who stay at the place dur-ing the week do not amount to much, as ageneral thing. In the mornings you willhear the girls tay: "There are no menaround today," and they will don plainseersucker dresses, old hats and thick, sen-sible gloves and take their ease. Whenthe evening train brings the men thesame girls are out on the piazzas or at thestation, and lo ! the transformation. Youwou'd not recognize them in their be-

witching costumes, and as for not flirtingwatch them and see. They have come

to have fuu and they are going to have it.The modern girl, as a general thing, knowswhat she is about, and when the modernyoung man whispers "airy nothings" toher slje replies in the same strain, andwhih? the meu get together at midnightand recount their conquests the girls arogoing through the same delightful processin some girl's room. As for breaking theyoung man's heart, the summer youngman is not bothered by any tsuch old-fashion-

article.A BANISHED QUEEN. '

An Outline ol the Life of Servia'a KilledQueen.

Ex-Quee- n Natalie's expulsion from Ser-vi- a

is one of the new sensations of thetime. Apropos is this account, condensedfrom the New York World, of Natalie'slove story :

"Natalie is tho daughter of Col. Kechkoof the Russian imperial guard and one ofthe richest of the residents of the provinceof Bessarabia, in southwestern Russia.On his way to the Russian capital duringthe excitenv-n- t of 1S75, young King Milanstopped at the fine old castle on tbe Truthtf Col. Kechko. Kechko received theyoung ruler of Servia in royal style. Milandevoted himself exclusively to Nataliefrom the very moment of his introduction.She was then between sixteen and seven-teen years of ago and was noted for herbeauty over nearly the whole empire.

"The attentions of her royal suitor shoreceived with marked coldnese. She hadhet her affections on a young Russian olii-ce- r;

but the marriage took place in thesummer of ls75, and Natalie threw herseliwith the utmoet enthusiasm into the causoof her new country when war was declaredagainst Turkey tho followiug spring.

"At the elo-- o of the war Servia was freeand powerful, and Natalie had becomo amother, tho child being christened Alex-ander. Ile was born Aug. 14, 1876.

"All he inborn depravity in Milan's na-ture now began to develop itself. Nataliesoon bad cause to reproach her husbandwith the scandalous life he was leading.This, according to one set of chroniclers,led him to set a trap for his wife, the re-sult of which should leave her reputationvery little better than his own. One day,the storv goes, she received a visit fromthe Metropolitan liishop Michael, whosaid he came in answer to a note 6he hadsent him. She was indignant and declaredthat a conspiracy was ou foot to destroyher. The king's minions were close athand and the bishop was arrested for al-

leged intimacy with the queen. At thebanie time the king applied to the synod.Natalie, while protesting against the in-sult, decided for the sake of her child toprove her innocence, but after this shenever lived with him.

"Natalie never went near Milan untilone day in ISSt, when she besought clem-ency for some soldiers who had revolted.He returned her the brutal answer thatthey should be pardoned if ehe wouldcome and live at the palace and be cham-bermaid to one of the women he was thenmaintaining around him."

WHAT A SOUI HERNER SAYS.

The Gtrla of Dlile Are Dependent, Con-fiding and llelplea.

A Kentuckian, speaking of the northernfashion of letting a woman hustle for her-self in public places, says that this is en-

tirely due to the demeanor of the north-ern woman herself. When he ia Southhe always resigns his seat in a publicvehicle to a woman, and makes it his bus-iness to secure her comfort wheneverpossible, regarding the welfare of everywoman as the special care of every man.In the South the women are dependent,confiding and helpless.

In the North they know what they wantand they go and get it with a rapidity thatstartles the average man. The northernwoman buys her own car tickets, checksher baegage, gets aboard, buys a news-paper, looks around for a seat and waitsher turn for one with all the independenceand courage of any man that can beproduced. She wants no faTors andshe asks for none. This is so plainlyapparent that, as the Kentuckian says,he is afraid to olf'er her any favorsfor fear ehe may resent his interfer-ence ; and even when he is sure that shewill not, and when she looks at himlongingly, he himself is half provoked atthe general swing of the sex here in theNorth and would not offer her a seat any-way.

When she is north she must hustle asnorthern women hustle. And when he isnorth he will do as northern men do.Not the slightest grain of softness is foundin his make-u- p for the northern womanunaccompanied by her escort. Not theslightest grain of sternness is felt for thesouthern woman when he sees her alone.Tho former may do the best she can. Thelatter may revel in ail the luxury whichthe chance man may be able to providefor her.

All the girls are going in for health andathletics. They must not they simplymust not appear sick. They most have

a fine color, bright eyes, glossy hair, roundelbows and a long, swinging gait that ishalf a dog-tro- t, or tone one may be led tothink that they are not marvels ofstrength and robustness.

A SENSIBLE WOMAN.

She Jnatruota liar Daughtere In an Impor-tant 11 ranch of Economy.

A writer in the New York Time$ re-

marks:There ia a enaible woman np-tov- rn there

may be more who are Feasible in thia reipect,but thia oue atanda out, ia the writer'e ac-quaintance, aa a rari'y who inatracta her twodaughtere a regularly in tha acience of rhop-pin- n

a ahe teaches them cooking and health-ful living. "I rooaider shopping a foieuce,"jIjc aaya, "and au important ouu in the boue-ItjI- J

eoonomy. liow one reapeoU a clear-headed, aensible woman who kuowt how toahop rapidly, economically, and well, and howfew euch one meets. I take my cirls with mein my rounda of buying, teach them the differ-ent fabrica and quahtiea of fabrics and discrim-ination in the choice aa the aae re-

quired. Nobody taueht me thia; I acquiredmy knowledge by a long line of mortifying andexpeneiTe experiences, which I have deter-mined my dauehtera ahall be eared tiom.

"1 bare taught tlieci to eroid bargain coun-ter- a

aa they would a plaeue and never to hedrawn into the punning, jamming crowd whichtrivf s to buy a dollar pair of gloves for iM

cents at an expenie of '!' cents' worth of vitalforce and eelf-respec- t, to bay nothing of timewaated and the possibility, alter ail, that tueyhave paid 98 cents for a 75-ce- pair. I havetaught them, too, that the best is the cheap s ,which does not imply always the moat fasLiou-abl- e

nor lb moat expensive. Uimsy, e

articles I couaider almost immoral tt.e influ-ence of a pair of honest shoes or a yard of fmt-qualit- y

clotn, I think, outranks many a rer-mo- n.

"My girls have had their personal allowancesinoe they were fiireen, and they have learnedto use it most judiciously. And I am neverafraid they will drive so the dry poods (hop for'a paper of laruinj needles,' as the girl ia thestory did.''

WE ALU KNOW HER.

The Good S ter Kver Young aad WhoI.ovrs to Swing.

Robert J. Burdette, in tho Ladies' Home.

Journal, says :

There's a sister I often meet in my travels.She is tbe good sister who "leels jiibt as youngas ever she was." .'he's a kittenish thing, yetshe'd be a little more kittenish if she waa leaaelephatine. Fnaky old cnl. how she does loveto ciimb into the swing at the picnic! Weighs215 and nmkts the ewin? creak like a hoit;rutackle. ''llKiier, .Mr. Thiushanka! Higher!O, higher! You cau't frighten me! I'm totone of the sary Bort of girls." You bt ahainn't. lias six children, and if you'll mistakeher for ber eldest daughter a sweet, slendereirl, with an oval face, spirituelle expression,and rlguie a prtceful as a swaying lily she'llask ycu to dinner for a week. 1'lays 'Tusaywants s coroer" and "Hunt the slipper." Lovesto "teeter." With an eicbtecn-foo- t board youhave to pull all but about thirty inches over toyour tide of the trestle to make it balance.When the board is balanced rii;ht in the mid-dle, she can tire the whole youug mcn'a biblee'ais up into the air as though they had beenfired from a catapult. When her end of theboard bane down on the ground it jars all thebuds of the trees, i'ond of mouniaiu climb-ing. Usually fastens on to a youn iuao todrag her up. )ldr brethren too wary. Theydrained her up hills when she waa younger.Ueeidei, the old youngsters retain their old-tim- e

prejudice in favor of youcger pirla. Theyhelp her daughtera up. Man never mistakesmother for daughter going up mountain. Aptto make that mistake about luncheon-tim- e

only. Oh, we know the old-elderl- y that ia,widdlc-ae- d woman who is the youngest of thelot! And, knowing her, we fly from her, thatis, as well aa a man who haa lon aiuce ahedbis wings and raised a few acbers of corns cannr.

Save Your lloae Leaves.There ia nothinz more refreshing than

the faint, fresh fragrance of a properlymade potpourri, says the New, York Trib-une. It is now an easv matter to get apretty Oriental jar iu the orthodox shapefor a trilling sum. The following is a weil-teste- d

rule, which ia republished by re-

quest: Measure out a liberal half-poc-k offragrant ro.o leaves. I'ack them in a I owlin layers with salt, using a small handfulf l line palt to three of rcse leaves. Keepthem five days, turning them twice daily.Io this thoroughly. Add to thia mixturethree ounces of powdered all.-pic-o and oneounce of ttU'k cinnamon. Let this mix-tur-- 3

stand one week longer, turning itdaily. Now put the preparation into thepermanent jar, mixing with it ono ounceof allspice, half a pound of dried lavenderflowers, one ounce of bruised cloves, oneounce of stick cinnamon, one nutmegcoarsely grated, half a cup of ginger rootthinly Fliced, half an ounce of anise seed,ten grains of Canton musk, of tbe finestquality, and two ounces of orris root, ftirall the ingredients thoroughly together,and put them iu a jar of suitable size tohold them. At any time add a few dropsof attar of rose, or of any essential oil orextract of flowers. Lvery morning, afterairing and brushing out tho parlor anddusting it, open the roso jar and allow itsfragrance to Ii tTueo through the room. Iuhad an hour's time clo-- e it.

ODDS AND ENDS.

A Newngo, Mich., girl was given $lf byher lover to purchase a trousseau. Sheevidently had never heard the word be-fore, for tdie invetied the money in a pairof trousers. Vlcrland World.

Iloptess "Now, Mr. Barrows, I wantyou to mrke yourself perfectly at home.'Mrs. Harrows "Well, I hope ho won't,Mrs. Hicks; it wouldn't be polite in himto swear at your cold cofieeand servants."A. I". ,Snn.

According to the researches of a Germanstatistician, the number of dancing womento one dancing man is: In Vienna, '2 ;

in l'.avaria, 7; Italy, 15; Wurtemburg, 20;England, 2o; Prussia, 2S: Holland, L'(i;Saxony, 38; Spaiu, 50; Switzerland, 107;Portugal, 110; Denmark, 130; Kus&ia, 150;Norway aud Sweden, 211 ; Turkey, 0,000.

"What's the matter with New Yorkwomen? asks Kate Field in her II Wi my-to- n.

I counted six of them at one theaterlast week with veils drawn tightly overtheir faces, and it was not a matinee,either. They looked like fools. Are they?"Were they bo made up as not to dare toexpose their art to the closer inspection ofthe men next them? If not, what's thematter?

Pictures are now frequently hung withribbons of a color harmonizing with thedecorative motive of the room. A roomdesigned for the young mistress of a beau-tiful country home had pale rose wallaupon which pictures in white and goldframes were suspended with delicateblue ribbons. A Persian rug, white cen-ter with a blue border, covered the woodfloor, and the white enamel bed anddressing table were canopied in sheerwhite muMin over rose, tied back withlight blue bows. The who efTect waa ex-tremely Frenchy. '

In an old French household in NewYork there is carefully cherished anheirloom, says the Epicure. It Is a slipperworn by Marie Antoinette in the last daysbefore the French revolution. It was oneot the precious relics in the baggage of acourt iady who fled with her huobandwhen the 6torm broke to Louisiana. Sheleft the tiny faded blue footcovering tober daughter with the injunction that itshould : down in the family, and aiwayato the eideet daughter, if she never al-lowed herself to have corns. In con se-

quence of this promised honor the womenof the house have always taken wonder-ful care of their fet. For a hundredyears there has not been a pinching shooworn in our family. There are twodaughters growing up now to claim therelic, and both of them have feet as per-fect in shape as infants, the family tradi-tion having accustomed them to such fre-quent bathing end constant attention totheir carefully ehod pink toes.

THE YOUNG FOLKS' CORNER.

ISABELLA'S THREE YEARS OF LUCK.

Falling Off the IIoo.ee Top and Down StairsTwo Chicago Yonngatera The FallingStar All by King Children's Wie-da- iu

Knotty Problems.

There is a baby girl in this city whosehairbreadth escapes from death havemade the neighbors believe that herlife ia guarded by some Eecret talisman,eays the Philadelphia i'rw. In the threeyears of her mortal existence the little tothas met with many accidenrs that wouldhave resulted in the death of an ordinarychild. Her name is Isabella Geiger, andber father and mother live at 254 y. Sixth- -

et Tho parents are natives of Aleace inGermany and came to this country abouta year ago.

Isabella got a nice new dress Sundayweek and f fie was very happ'. She wentup to the fourth story of her home late iathe afternoon and crawled out of the win-

dow upon the fire escape. The little onehad espied some swallows under the cor-

nice of the house, and wanted to get abetter look at them. She leaned over thelower railing of the Crc escape, Io6t herbalance and fell to the brick pavement.It was a fall of from thirty-liv- e to fortyfeet. On the descent little Isabella strucka tin watar-spout- , and the concern fellwith ber. The little one's mother, whobeard the noise, screamed piteously uponeeeing her baby daughter on the pave-ment. Little Isabella was so stunned bythe fall that ehe lay motionless, and hermother thought she was dead. Hut thobaby girl opened her eyes upon beingpicked up aud began to cry.

A physician was called. Little Isabella'sbody was carefully felt, but no boneswere broken. There was only a smallbruise on the left side. The physicianwas furprised, but felt that there mustcertainly be serious internal injuries. Heordered the mother to keep the little onein bed. An hour later little Isabella tiredof being bedridden. She crawled outwhen her mother left the room and landowuetairs. When the physician cameto the house again in the evening he wasthunderstruck at seeing the baby girlplaying around the house with her smallbrother.

When Isabella waa a year .and a half oldshe could walk very well. She ran awayfroTn her home in Alt-ac- one day, audwhile looking from a bridge feli into apond. Several persons got the little oneout of the water. Thev thought Isabellawas dead, and wrapped her m blankets.When the baby was uncovered befoie itscrying mother it wus breathing and beganto cry.

Less than a year ago little Isabella gotupon the banisters at her Sixth-et- .home and fell down two flights of 6tairs.The little thing suffered no injury beyonda few bruised.

TWO CHICAGO OUNG ONES.

Claahlnge of Wit by a Brace of Youngs-ters.

Percy is six years old and Baby is three.They go to Sabbath school every Sunday.Last Sunday mamma dressed them pre-paratory to 63nding them to the littlechurch on Lake-av- e. near by, says theChicago Times. Papa gave them threepennies each to place in the contribution-bo- x

for the little heathen in India. Percyis a generous little fellow; eo, when Babywanted all tho pennies, he gave them toher, but not without a feeling akin tocompunction.

While mamma was adjusting Percy'sovercoat for it was not a warm dayTaby disappeared. Soon afterward sheranio bick carrying in her tiny arms apaper sack containing six bananas. Shehad met an Italian peddler in front of thohouse and in vested in some of bis stock.

"Never mi ad," said mamma as she gavePercy another penny, "the heathen gotthe pennies away."

At dinner P.aby asked for a drink ofwater ami the girl brought a glass. Percyreached for it, saying:

"I'm oldest. 1 want a dwink first."Mamma reprimanded him aud Baby said

reprovingly, a she drank the water :

"Ladies lirst."Percy became angry. Hociimed down

from tho table and sulked in a corner.Baby kept reminding him that "ladieswere first."

Directly Baby asked for some sugar in aspoon. Mamma refused. Then Baby gotmad too. She laid herself on the floorand kicked her heels in the air and cried.Mamma threatened to punish her if she didnot cease, but 6he would not. Punish-ment soon followed. Percy from his cor-ner cried out triumphantly :

"Ladies first ! Ladies first !"

SENTIMENT ON WHESLS.

What the Pylng Little Girl Got Her Fatherto Promise.

"My darling."These endearing words, in bright golden

letters, stood out in bold relief on thedashboard of a huge tour-hors- e truck in aBroadway blockage of vehicles, says theNew York llrald. The driver looked asunsentimental as possible in his coarseraiment and with his rough manners, buthe was not profane or brutal toward hiahorses. Patiently he awaited the loosen-ing of the jam, while his neighbors filledthe air with curses. Finally, his horsesbecoming restive, he climbed down fromhis box aud soothed them with gentlewords and caresses. Then a bystanderasked whv he cahed his truck "My Dar-ling."

"Why," he said, "because it keepsgreen the memory of my daughter, littleNellie. She's dead now, but before 6hejoined the nngels she clasped her handsaround my neck and said :

"Papa," I'm going to die, and I wantyou to promise me one thing because itwill make me happy. Will you promise

" 'Yes,' I said, 'I'll promise anything.What is it?' f

"Then, fixing her eyes upon mine, shesaid: 'Oh, papa, don't be aDgry, butpromise nie you'll never swear any morenor whip your horses hard, and be kindto mamma.'

"That's all there is about It, mister, forI promised my little girl I'd grant her lastrequest, and, sir, I've kept my word."

Then the blockade was lifted, the bigtruckman resumed his seat, and was soonlost in the muddy tide of travel.

THE BABY KING

IIow the Monarch of Spain Got Even witha Small Girl.

Alfonso XIII, Spain's small king, has anidea or two of his own as to the privilegesof womankind. A few Sundays ago atone of the weekly dances at which he wastho host, a pretty girl of eleven years wonhis little Spanish heart and he snowed hissusceptibility by choosing her repeatedly asa partner. At the end of the dance thechildren, as usual, began embracing andkissing each other good-b- y. Alfonsomade straight for bis diminutive favoritewith open arms. She shrank away coquet-tishl- y

aud refused even to let him kiss hercheek. Alfonso looked her over, turnedhis back and walked away. On the fol-lowing Sunday the little girl was present,but the king did not dance with her.When the ball closed, however, she wentto him and turned her cheek to be kissed

Alfonso took a step backward, stretchedout his hand that ehe might kiss it, andsaid :

"I am your king!"

Tho Falling; Star.A little mail by the window-ba- r

esgiTlv wtcbina falliujc atar.Sheclap-e- her hand with a quick delight,But grew demure as it paased iroia eight.

One moment atill a the star now dead;The next she lifted her curly heal,A nd aaid with an earn-atne- as oone could doubt:"I think that a a cannla that (id blew out:"

Little Men and Women,

Am onw the Wee Folk.Ethel: "It's too bad it's cold. I prayed

for a warm day. Does Gcd always answerprayers?" Mamma: "Yes, it" you askfor a thing in the right way, and if youdon't he reproves you by not giving it."Kthel: "Oh, I see now. The governesstold me to try and eay my prayers inFrench this month, and "I guess 1 madomistakes." Life.

Three-year-ol- d Alice went with ber par-ents to church one Sunday, and after themanner of little children was restless, andfound it bard to understand that she mustnot talk aloud. When the minister an-nounced his text her attention was caughtfor the moment, and eho astonished hermother by saving, "Humph! that's noth-ing new. I've heard that before!" XcwYork Tribune.

The prevailing tone of a family is some-times reflected in the conceptions of thochildren. A lady, hearing a httle girl re--

eating the form of prayer she hadearned, told her to ask, as she would of a

father, and in her own words, for whatshe needed most. The child knelt, and,after a few moments' reflection, imploredearnestly: "O Ix.rd, please make us all ;

very etynsh! Aafe i t'ld t M amm'ft'm.A thoughtful seven-year-ol- d girl who

had been listening to her mother and twoor three other ladies as thev discussedgood taste in dress, heard enough to con-vince her that only bad taste, very badtaste, would dictate the placing of the col-crsblu- e

and green together in any kind ofa garment. Shortly after, while lookingout the window, eho suddenly remarked,"See all thofe bright green tree topsjust in front of the blue sky. Isn't it hor-rid ?" Detroit Free l're?.

We have an incubator, also a small col-ored boy to run errands, wash dihes, etc.,'writes a lady in the Philadelphia Jlreord.On the arrival of the former the httledarky was very curious to know all aboutit. He examined the article thoroughly,then at-ko- "Say, Miss Julie, what fur dat'ar ting?" "That's for hatching chicken?,James," I explained. "Fur to hetchchickens? Whar you put de eggs?" "In- -tide," I answer, "and the lamp under-neath and the water make the necessaryheat and moisture." Hi looked quizzi-cally at it for an instant, then asked,"Miss Julie, whar you put de hen?"

It is surprising how early the childlearns the way of the world. Five-year-o- ld

Edith went to bed one night with agood-b- y kiss for papa who was to goaway early next morning on a long busi-ness trip. The next day her mamma said :

"We must pray for papa while he is goneand ask Hod to take care of him." "Sothe train won't run off and kill him?"asked Edith. "Yes," replied mamma,"what would we do if papa should getkilled?" "We'd cry, that's what," said thelittle maiden, "and then we'd get marriedagain and have another papa." This samelittle girl was one day watching hermamma very intently while she was mak-ing her toilet. Attracted by the s'enderfigure lefore her, ehe said to herself in alow tone: "She looks like a girl but sheain't. She's a woman and she a:n't stoutenough to do anything. Jlous keepers'Weekly.

KNOTTY PROBLEMS.

Onr rwl'rj are Inrltd ta furnish orlfosl enlg-mi- w.

charade, riddles, ribuaes. ami othr "KnottyProblems," addressing elloo'.amuulsatioasrslatiTatothia dopartmoot toli. li. Chadourn.LnwUtoa,

No. 3,631 Hirtdle.I Entered for Prized

I'm r?d or blue, or whlto or black,Just as you choose to make me;

I never linger in your track,Yet etill tou ne'er ior?aVe nie,

Without my crooked form tiiere would be'o snake, or terpen U hi.sing;

No courtship, neither, would you see,No bliss you'd find in Lining.

If I were luissiuor theu tho flowerWould ainrly bloom together;

I aid tho pleauut, summer noun,But don't control the weathor.

In whisperej aecrela I abide,No Sentinel's without rue;

In U. S. pottage aoug I hide,The president can't rout me. Bill.

No. 3.C33 ltlanka.(Example: My Uvea well an I do. I am

very to him. An.: I'a shall, partial).1. I saw that pert tittle au apple from

the duo it I not.2. It wa a they used in the stage acenery ;

but tho plant at tbe center of the ataga was a genu-ine .

3. I have driven the times from tbe pznbjbed today, the ia the most ruiacuievoua leversaw.

4. Dote Ned's to raucb? It seenie to beJJed's anibitiinto be like him.

5. I wonder what gru ige tho me thattbey are aiwaya out of sight when I fish fur them?I never see so much a a of tbeia when 1 amangling.

b. We went up country to hunt , bntwhen my eomrado fancies there is one near, boto approach any nearer. Emvu

No. 3, fi33 Transposition.Entered for Priie.

Isn't it strangeThat you can change

The sweetest female name you kn w

Id to a word,Cruel, abhorred,

Whose wrongs have dreuched the world with woe?Q. Bubs.

No. 3,031 Ilnioo1.Entered for Priie.

1. A letter. An abbreviation. 3. Net-wor- ka

(Anal). 4. Hcincloaea. S. To behead. 6L Requital.7. Beslobbers. 8. ttlest. 9. Leaped. V Thegoddea of morn. 11. A letter. Dill.

No. 3,635 Curtailment.It lsan to try toa'l.When harshly falls each tone;It takes a courage, too, cot small,Incompetence to own.

Some never know they can't completeAnd murder tunea through life;They faney they have voices aweet.Their ignorance is so rife.

Bitter Swiet.

No, 3,036 Varietieo of Tardea.1. To turn to coal and one who render assistance.I. To kisa again.3. A vowel, a nickname for the colored people la

the South, and a pet name for a relative.4. A pin's name, and a pet name for a relative.6. A preeioua stone.6. A vowel, out of sorts, and a eonad which mar

some times be beard In rejple's pockets. Mas. E.

No. 3,637 Curtailed Decapitation.'Centre this mV

Said atingy Paul,'Rain and eharne shall ua befall.

Just took at thatA eeonnd bat!

Madam, a hat at thia I call 1" A. I

No. 3,638 Sambo' Connmdrom.Samba and Porapey were lounging IJly la the

shade of a large tree one warm day. Having notn-in- g

to do, they were doing it with great dillig no- -.

A small dog waa frisking playfully among theabrubliery, and the bouse cat, iu sleepy conteut, aatwatching him. At length bniubo, with a greateflort, inquired: "Ht, 1'ompey, why am de cateo much more aedate dan d dog? Kthvu

No. 3,639 Charade.Entered for Prize.

Ia making a. is we try to takeAdvantage or them we'd not make;

But this we don't rail cheating.To tat wealth la our foremost thought.And touts a frtt of gold has bought

The demon Mbainmon fe' Dg. Bill.

Ttio Tuaat Month.The closing month of the prize competition will be

of especial interest. None should lose tbe opportu

nity of adding to the work done, for, the tweatfprizes being in tenJed for twenty dif.erent personalthere is a good chance for those who make a reeolute trial to aurce-d- .

The valuable gold watch n re to be a l ne delight to the winner will be given the sender of thbest lot of three original puzzle of any kind. Totthe next bet lot tbe prize ia 10 and a handsome'book for each of fou.teen other lota. For the beat lotof three original square, diamonds or other forma"$j will ba awarded and fJ for ho nezt best, and forthe best and next be.'t lota of three original picturepuzzles 3 and J- - respectively will be given.

Answers,3.f!23 1, Uncle 5am; 2, Stephen A. Donglaa t,

B. K iephnsn; 4. Iieary M. S'aolay; 8, Dr.Franklin; 6, Frl of Warwick; 7, Joerph ilopkla-so- n;

8, Johu Er.eson; V. Juiiua Ctf-sar- ; 10, lienryVIII of England; 11, I ran. el We Otter; 12, ThomeJtC'eraoo ; 13. Jessie Krowo; 1 Herodotus; 15. M.Helena; 1, John Milton; 17, bir Walter Ccott; IS,Virgiuia Dare; 13, Iukeof Wellington; 2t), Nerot21, Alula.

:,fi21 1, Meats, tames, mates, teams, (team; 2,Rein, risen, Erin's, siren, resin, rinse; 8, Aster,rate, t.tre, 'ears, stare.

3,62" Adiroudarks. sad-iro- n, sink, drink, cardBark, ark, rink, ruck, crank.

V-'C'- lure-les- s.

3 rioL

3.i Tatlow, allow.3, .;: ccorcolorc o L L I e n

COLLI' SI oxP O 1 K IM G

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H3,B30 Sbam-- e.

AN OLD LANDMARK OF WASHINGTON.

An Old Saloa for Wit ana Beauty New e

Ileer Haloon.The old Van Xess mansion, tho oldest

houe in the city of Washington, ras eel- -ehrated from the time of its first occupa-tion hv (!en. Van Ness for the hospitalitytnere dispensed, and this reputation waskept up to the very year of hi death. Itcan probably he truly paid of it that morefamous men have been entertained withinits walls than in any other private houfsin Aa.etica. Several of the earlier presi-dents were gnests here, and every yearthe owner pave a dinner to the congressof the United .States.

Alter hia death the property passed in-to the hands of etranjrers; and the twobui'dinj may be feert today, cottace andmansion alike fdanding, time-beate- n andforlorn, haif hidden by wild masses of un-trained ehrabbery, and deeply shadowedby over-archin- c trets. The grounds arePtill enclosed by the high aud substan-tial brick wall erected by the originalproprietor, but the gate stands ever open,and no porter challenges the few strollingfootsteps of the occasional siirhte-eer-.

The place is now used as a summer pic-nic ground bv the colored folks of thevicinity, and the basement of the grandmansion is a beer ealoon.

Will Ua Canclit Urtw.ro the Dumper.Frankfort Crejcent.

The party which is now fiphting a lawin thia state, the object of which is thetaxation of the property of corporations,trusts, and the tx-dodtrer- s, on an equal-ity with that cf the poor man, is likely tobe caucbt between the hampers when thepeople cet to learn the true inwardness ofthe former iniquity.

One of the Mysterie.N. Y. Reorder.

Maud "What do you think of Irene?"Laura "I detest her. And she hates

me like poison.""Then why do vou and she always kiss

when you meet?"Heaven onlv knows."

Too Much Pull.IN. Y. Preai.J

"And you are trying to get a divorcefrom vour wife? Ion't yu pull to-gether?"

"We pull well and we pull together, butthe trouble is we pull in different direc-tions."

For Skin DUeaaea.fPE nOltSFORD's ACID phosphate.

Pr. F. Le .Vieur Weir, Philadelphia, Ta.,pays: "In certain caes of skin diseases,where the Ftomach is in a condition un-favorable to the diseases, not infrequentlyhave I found it to correct that condition,when nothing else yielded the desired re-sult."

Whoa Baby waa sick, we gar ber Caatoria.Whan ehe waa a Child, she cried for Caatoria.

When aha became Mias, she clung to Castoriav

When aha bad Children, aba gaTe them Caatoria,

UP-fFl- G s

Both the method and results whenSyrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasantand refreshing to the taste, and actagently yet promptly on the Kidueya,Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-

tem effectually, dispek colds, head-aches and fevers and cures habitualconstipation. Syrup cf Figs ia thoonly remedy of its kind ever pro-duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-

ceptable to the stomach, prompt inits action and truly benencial in itseffects, prepared only from the mosthealthy and agreeable subetances, iUmany excellent qualities commend itto all and have made it the mostpopular remedy known.

Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c

and $1 bottles by all leading drug-gists. Any reliable druggist whomay not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one whewishes to try it. Do not accept anjsubstitute.

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