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U VSSt, MlZM ft' MZJl "wk. wns her first iiUl'Stl TYoimi for the Homely, gm.u you rather nave or beauty'" is a estlon often asked among wotiifn, mill tho answer la almost invariably .In favor of style, while"' niou ' 'quite ax decidedly .rv(u' " In . favor, jf ..beau ty 8N a mil l lor,' '.of course.. A pretty face alone counts fur but Utile, espe chilly at a lm.ll or uuy other nodal func tion If tlio owner In otherwise dowdy ir Uidly dressed. An ugly woninii with, a good figure ami distinguished t'arrlage will give the Impression of good looks and quite eclipse a lioauty ,wlin Iiuh iii-lt Ik't. even to iniiMculliie per ception, for u man feels tlio effect of etylo, although unable to define what It really In, iiik often unwittingly ealbi It beauty. "A tall, slight woman can make anything of herself she c,hooses," Is a saying quoted from a great. French dressmaker, which 'haw V great deal of truth In It, although. It goes with out saying that In 'addition u woman uiUHt have other qilalitloa to brlug about tils -result.- lishu.inust huve good taste, perception a ltd the great knack of putting on her clothes well, which, by the way, In an art that In not under Htood by nine women out of ten, even the famous Worth acknowledging that to show really to advantage his gowns Uiutt bo well- worn. "That -Is what tries me more than anything else," he nald one day to a favorite customer. "to know that my most artistic con ceptlons are dependent upon'' others and may be completely spoiled by the way In which they are worn." A plain woman, therefore, need never feel discouraged If she Is clever. attendant lid nothing could huve been more ap propriate. Iter place then, If ever, wag by her ulster's side, and the fact that she lias been for two or three years en titled to write Mrs. before her nnme did not mar her right In youthful or elm rul ing nppenrnnco to the role of first bridesmaid. MIIS. I'AIIPEK. Mother of u Fuuioue KvunutlUt Mrs. Hetsy 11 oil on Moodyj the mother vi uwigni ii. aioouy, cue iumoiis evan gollst, was W years old' wheu she-pass- ed away recently. Her life had been a simple one und markcU by many pri- vatlons. Hut In' spite of all that, she reared a family of four sous und two daughters. They are. Isaiah, George, Edwin and Cornelia,' who have always lived In Northlleld, and Dwlght L. and Mrs. .Washlrorue. Dwlght I,. Moody was wont to' say lu the pulpit that to bis mother's early training he attrib uted all his. Success. At. her. .funeral, held In the Congregational Church, East Northlleld. Mass.; tlio eorigregu tlon witnessed the unusual sight of t son completing services over the body of bis mother. ' More than this, they listened to 11 eulogy which had the unusual effect of causing smiles ns well as tears.. Altogether It was an un usual funeral. Dwlght L. Moody Is never theatrical, but upon this occa- MKS, HKTar IIOI.TON MOOOV. slon he delivered a beautiful tribute and allowed more hymns than are gen erally sung at a funeral. Kour hun dred "maids of houor," little girls, es corted the body to the church, and 400 boys escorted It from the church to the grave. lMirlfig that notable address Mr. Moody said: "It was a great bouor for us to have such a mother, 1 caauot prnlso tier enough. She was a wise woman. She knew more than Bolouion. fcihe know how to govern tier owu sons. Kho was so lovlug a mother that when we were away from lionie we worn always anxious to gin back to her. I ler lovo for her husband lasted all her life. For fifty-four yeurs. to my certain knowledge, Widow Moody's light .burned on youdur hill." Such imssagi as these Mr. Moody would follow with a story or bis lxy Ihu experiences with the stern but kind ly meaning woman who whipped him for his boyish misbehavior, and who Insisted upou bis going barefooted to church with shoes on bis arm, to be put en at the door, that the wear and ' tear of the articles might be saved. It waa at such points In his address that tbe congregation was forced to bui1I. Honor for a New Woman. Mrs. I.illie It. Pardee, of Halt Lake City., who has been recently, elected to tbe Secretary of the Senate of the. new State of l.'tnb, was horn In September, l.sill. Hhe Is a native of Ohio and wus graduated from, liuclitel College, whero she received the highest honors ever given to a grnduntc of that college. Until her marriage four yc'ars ago she was professor of Greek and Latin and Instructor In the gym nasium of the same college. Her maid en nniiio was LIlllo It. Moore.' Raines I). Pardee, on attorney, of Salt Lake City, Is her husband and they have a daughter 3 years old. Mrs. I'nrdee Is a type of the younger genoration-'xif Gentile women. She was brought Into proiiiliieiiee during the preparation for statehood though Iter:- gifts s.,nilortt-, tor. l!y reason of. her pnruettt work In-., the Woman's Kcpulillcuu League Bhe was nppolnted secretary of the County' Committee. In private life Mrs: Tar- dee is womanly ami unassuming Irt manner. She has undoubtedly a career. of brilliance and usefulness before her. COULD KILL A DOZEN. HINE3 SHOCKED BY A 2,000 VOLT CURRENT OF ELECTRICITY. REMARKABLE SCENES. lie ! Alive and Toll How It FeH ftocnied a Though Every Nerve Was In II lime Wm Turning on Switch HJ Many Ecaiea From Dratli, Cliurles II. Ilines, the superintendent Cf the Juuthush Llectrioul works in llrooklyu, is 81 years old. He has boon informed by nu ustrolouor who cast his horoscopo that ff be. survived for three months from the date of the nrodlction bo won Id become very prosperous and attain tho nga of 78. Tlio threemonths expired amid such frightful circmh stances as to leave no doubt iu the miind of Air. Hines that his-oscapo from' death on that day wan, little short of miracn Ions and might- be regarded to nortend tno vormcutiou of the astrologer's proph eoy. Air, Hines accidentally came into contact with the two poles of the al teruuting circuit in tho incandescent light deportment of the factory and re ccivod a shock oi 2,000 volts. "I really do not know fidta tt happen ed," he said a few duju aiqce, ''but while I was throwing the-switch1 iii tho temporary switchboard to the primary cirojuc i oecauieconscions or a rngiuiai burning sensation. It seemed to me as if I were being oonsnmed by a flame, which swept through mo from right to left. Ihen there was a momentary blank. My thought's 'were fumbled ' together. The one predominant thought-which seemed to enyplon.aU tho oth.e;8.wa.s fire. "The nextdtbirifj I knew was when I Her Ten Comma ml men to. ' These are the new couiiuandnieiits ten, , '' . '.. Which wives now make for married . men. 1 Itememher that I am thy wife, Whom thou must cherish all thy life. V" ' ' ' ' ' . i ,' 2 Thou shaft not Stay otit'late at night, - When lodges, friends or clubs Invite. 3 Thou shall not smoke indoor or out, Or chew tobacco round about. 4 Thou shalt with praise pies, . ; i i H Nor pastry inado by me despise, receive T my 6 My nirttlftt'thou'slrait strive to please, - And let Jlcf lite With us lu ease. O Kcmctuber 'tis thy duty clear, To dress me well throughout the year. 7 Thou shnlt In ntnuer-ialld and meek, Uive me tuy wages every week. 8 Thon shalt not be a drinking man, Hut live on prohibition plan. 0 Thou shalt not flirt, but must allow , Thy wife such freedom anyhow. lO-Thou shalt get up when baby cries, , And try tbe child to tranquihze. These my pbnnnflds' front day to day, implicitly tuoii Bhult obey. Boston I'ost. their "Calllnit" and "Visiting." YerB ago when there were fewer people, and life and time were not so "short," people visited; but that day long since passed and the Bhort and formal rail baa taken the place of TlsiUu According to the strict rule of etiquette one call a year continues the acquaintance. Married Uahera at Wedding. Married men aa ushers are now bo common at weddings aa to no louger ex cite comment. "Matron of honor," too, U n new term that is scarcely new any wore, so often la it beard and exempli fied In the attendance at the altar of Home close frleud or relative of the Ittide, of a woman who hns already been there as chief actor herself. At the wedding recently In Brooklyn of Miss Dike, ber only sister. Mrs. Mur- Notea of New Faihlom. Shot silks have lost none of prestige. plditTTweb brocades are new and striking.1-) White duck suits are made with tbe belted coat Very pointed toes are seen on the new Oxfords. All shades of green will be In vogue for the spring. Tho spring neckties are In the most pronounced plaids. . Most women take kindly to the skirt with decorated seams. Hlbbon8 figure largely as a trimming on an imported costumes. Hose pink and turquoise blue figure largely in the summer organdies. Linen homespuns will be mndo Into cool and serviceable outing dresses. Black satin ducbesse skirts will con tinue to bo in style throughout the summer. Black sorgo tailor gowns are being ordered by some of our best dressed women. Turbans will be the first millinery forms to be seen on the streets after Easter. House gowns of cotton crepe make a hostesp look picturesque at a trifling ex pense. . White sntln sashes on linen gowns will be distinctively elegant when sum mer days arrive. Some of the new silks look as though an Ink bottle hnd been overturned on a cream white ground.' Certain rich shades of green velvet will combine with nearly ns many dif ferent colors as black velvet A New Pprlntr Outfit. was Btupdiug ,atY,the telephone, lu the omue aua suojxung to 'central' to send to police headquarters for un ambnlauco. ".Then I became abnormally calm. It seemed ouly-a moment afterward that Dr. George Dow liug came in and be gan .to look me over. By that time I of course reulized that I had receivod on electrical shock of sufficient voltage to nave killed a dozen men. Tbe very thought of .it- sickened) mo.. Suddenly things began to grow dim and vagno around me. One object, of tsr.tho other faded away until I was in total dark "When I again opened my eves, was at my home.' h ambnlance had taken mo there, I was told that I had had a convulsion. I folt- tbe fit coming on again and requested to be taken back to the office in order to spare my wife and children such a frightful spectaola The ambnlance accordingly conveyed me to the office, and althongb the distance is only four blocks the doctor fonnd it necessary to give 'me two. hypodermio injections on the way in order to calm me. At tbe office I went into convulsion after convulsion, the interims being fill ed with such a nauseating sensation as made each awakening many more times disagreeable than death. Thanks to the doctor's unflagging efforts for three hours, my equilibrium was at last en tirely restored, and I felt strong enough to go home and go 'to bed. I awoke re freshed in the morning. Tbe right arm, through which- tbe .current bad passed into my body, was stiff, and sore, bnt with this exception I felt quite well and strong. I was able to attend to (my do ties and paid several business calls in New York without experiencing Very much inconvenience.-' :"- 'Cn "I am still a trifle nervous, and the pain in the arm has not altogether sub sided either. Still, I do not think that my experience will entail any perma nent injury either to my mind or body. I feel just as though I'd been bavins a long rest, " added Mr. Hines. "I believe that shock did more for me than $1,000 worth of medicine. It has cured my rheumatism. Occasionally a dizziness seizes me and I feel faint But sinoe striking the air I have improved won derfully, und I feel well and strong. I have suffered a great deal with rheuma tism. I am free from those pains now, and if they should return I would be willing to risk another shock to get rid of them." Mr. Hines is modost and spoke with great reluctance about himself. But his wife und Mrs Ella P. Bines, his mother, are exceedingly proud of him and never tire talking about him. "My son has had many narrow es capes, "said Mrs. Bines, Sr., "and some of them were not less marvelous, per haps, than tbe shock .of yesterday. While putting up an electrical plant two years ago in Tampioo, Mexico, he re ceived a shock which threw him across the room right into tbe flywheel of a dynamo. An injury to the knee was tbe only dumage he sustained. He oame near being shot as a rebel five years ago in San Salvador during an uprising there. His roommate was put to death, bnt Charles escaped and flod on foot across the isthmns. He final ly got to Qnatemala and was taken aboard an American ship. "He was often shipwrecked, and once he slipped from the roof of our house, on Washington square, in New York, and saved himself by seizing the coping with his left hand. Tbe house was four f tories high. Be bad been shoveling the snow from the root" New York Jour nal. Indiana! I'rlaon North I nili-rifolun a Re ligloiu llevlml, Wurdon Ilarlny of tlio Prison North, Miuhigau City, Lid., think if Chaplain Curri of that institution maintains! be good work he is doing nmong tlio con victs for a few ycurs more tho warden und nil the prison employees will be out of u job. "It is remarkable," said, he, . '. 'the good that man in doing with men whom ono would think could not bo readied by any influence to lead 'a bettor lifo. The most depraved men dosporudoes, burglars und murderers huve succumb ed to the good parson s preaching tho 'tidings of peace ou earth and good will to men. i "Their maimers have impro.vejiUtheir obedieiicp to rujes pf the.prisgu.js more general and from a score of colls come the singing of gospel hymns. Hundreds-of convicts pray just before going to bed at night und begiu the day with pruyer. Keuding tho Bible und re ligious papers is a daily occupation with them, and they do it with iutorcbt and sincerity. The chaplain has the utmost conddeiioe of tho convicts. Ihey toll bim thoir troubles, hopes.; and purposes.' If thoy want anything, they send for him, and he does it for thorn with cheerfulness and reudiuess. I bavo I known him to get out of Hull at' mid night walk a mile unci a half to do some trivial service for a con'vicVand -'the worse the man's nature tho .more ready he is to serve him. " . , . . The chaplain has 300 convicts in his Christiuu KudeaVor Bocioty, and the few months he has had '. the position has re ceived into the church 180 . members, who on their re lento -from prison huve pledged to unite with the church of their choice. Among tbe VM some ure Aleth odists, others Presbyterians, still more Baptists and Lutherans. The chapel services on Sunday ure always largely atteuded. A convict plays the organ, and the singing is led by a convict choir, Ihe chupJuin preaclios and prayers are offered by convicts. In the prayer meetiutf'the religions fervor is intense and the testimonies of : hope aud salva tion are strong, full and heartfelt. The other Suuduy the chaplain administered the sacrament to 100 convicts, each re ceiving it in his cell,' taking the sacred bread and wine through the bars from tbe good parson, who knelt at the cell door outside while the couuuuuioont knelt within. Cincinnati Enquirer. VERY FEW NEW FEATURES ARE SHOWN. E ASTE Jl HEADGEAR. ' P whose lirlm li pushed up in the center ami inni is reeniieo as wing very fashionable only n few years ago. One of this sort comes next In the pic tures. Its wee crown In there some where, hut It is not lo bo seen, because of tho sealhipy crisp rucliu of guuao in di'i'Silcu colors und a thousuiiM pleats that Is laid along the top of the brim. Tlio crown is nt tlio Iuimo of tlio light bunch of Mowers that triumphs out of the very center of tills gmizy ninue, but who cares? The flower tiixi the leaves spray prettily over all, mul the muny colored ribbons that are woven Into tho Connote Pee in Ilelitlouiily Dainty and llute Aro I'urky and rresh-Kvcry-thlnix in M'illiuery Now Hum a Do cldodly Hprinuliko Appearance. Hnta of Liito Iiitc, LL the millinery "opeulugs" have bet'ii celebrated, and those who at tended them have settled down to the conclusion that Kustcr headgear will present very few iTIisolutely new features. 'Vet tlio bonnets seem so d e 1 1 e I o usly dainty aud the hills so perky, and fresh that one quite loses sight of- the fact thac there "are 'few change's. In general, hats rasr lighter, 'flowers are spread, brlmsj-nro .transparent, trimming Is crlsiwmd .everything Is as spring like. as cuu be. Flowers aiul ribbons 'tfre the characteristic trimmings .for tho season, and there Is a tendency to cut a)vay from the heavy plumes that have made the winter huts so picturesque. Pleated silks, ribbon and gauze' seem In place? on nil hats; Indeed, one may almost' 'any that no hnt should be-Wirh- out something of the .sort. One of- the few-real novelties Is -a little turban like hut of the sort that conies first In the accompanying illustrations. These are In endless variety. On them are yards and yards of crisp mousselins sit ' ."i:-' lit- vt r '-s - tot THE' GREEN POCKETBOOK. JLatest of Madam Faihion'a Freak aa Seea In New York. The green pocketbook is here. It is oh dress parade along Fifth avenue iu the hands of woniMi of- fashion! The green pocketbook came .'from Paris and bears the closest relation, to the craze in greens, which has been the notable fea ture in the Parisian color trend. With the passing of the spectacular effects in gloves, which are no longer broad stitched and brilliant in hue, according to tbe latest edicts, tbe green pocket- 'book has been, able to assert itself at, its full color value. ..... n is distinctly a raris green not a subdued and dark bottle green, or a ten der gray green' like the tinge on a bank note, bufra bright blue green, like, the back of a lizard, the grass in Jane or. the poison tnat.p used lor tne .exteruiina, tion of potato bugs. There are, to be sure, modifications and shades, but the green -pocketbook is bright and uucom promising in its color. It made its first social debut at the portrait exhibit. The green pocketbook has taken the place of the green cumution as a fad, but the fall enormity of the Paris color will not be understood until it reaches the bargain counters and the hands of the woman who is not careful of con- gruity in dress, and wears a green pock etbook with a pair of ox blood dogskin gloves and a purple gown. And if Paris green in wall paper is to be decried as dangerous, what will be said of the Par is green pocketbook when it begins to retail for a quarter? New York World. 1 CL7 w rfVEV -TlIlS- SAII.OU TAKES Vl.oWlMlS AMB !' ' !' .. OL1TTKK. ... ..... AS IF TOPPED BT-I,IVIt-0 BLOOM. A BIG DEAL. Now Plain William McKlnley. A business letter from ex-Uoveruor MerTinlev to ft ffmitlnnian in fYdnmhnit. O., bears tbe simple imprint, "William ! pealed for Indiana Capltallsti Trying to Control the Oil Market. A oompany headed by Major Doxey, the natural gas king, and several Indiana capitalists, has been formed. They style themselves the Indiana Oil company, and the men interested have already got options and leases on thousands of acres of oil land in the state, now fast coming into the first rank as oil produoing terri tory Major Doxey alone has 13,000 acres under lease and as many more under op tion. They will try to control tbe mar ket, and instead of shipping to Ohio and Pennsylvania to refine will erect large refineries in Indiana. The output at present in its crude state amounts to about $5,000,000 per year. It is thonght that in two years Indiana will be shipping $50,000,000 worth of oil annually. It is looked upon as the great field of the future. Cincin nati Enquirer. de'sole or paper-like taffeta crinkled into the tiniest accordion pleats and cut Into ruffles about a baud breadtKi Wide. Then the ruffles are pinked' 6&t along the edge, and on-a tiny wife frame tbe ruffle, all crinkled "and crlsrt, ls laid round and round :tlll. you carft see where It begins or ends. It seems like a collection of pinks or a smother of crysanthemunis, aud right up out of the center stands an uigntte. Such a headpiece is a hat, a turban or a bonnet,'' Just as you wear It, and if If Is unbe coming, it Is because you have not had sense enough to adjust Its folds to the most bewitching Indorsement of every good point you have. These lit tle affairs are to be very popular. They are as light as a thistle down, and come in all sorts of bright colors, geranium, turquolse-bluc and bright grass-green being three of the pet shades. Ihelr lightness Is not an exceptional recommendation, because all the new hats are of featherweight. This is a comforting discovery, and another one Is that the easy shape so long worn, the one next shown, with a medium crown and a brim scooping wide in front and narrowing to the ears and back, now appears with a wire crown and with a brim of colored trrassp woven la and out between the hair-like wires. A ruche of crisp grass-green tulle Is at the very edge of the brim, a loose knot of sprangly ox-eyed daisies or miniature and ragged sunflowers is laid on the top of the brim, there is a lift of gauzy ribbon all yellow and green, black and white and so on. and a few In-woven strands of colored grass cover tne meshes of the wire crown. That s all, but It Is so light, so pretty brlnt 'throw soft varied lights on tbe pretty fucc beuenth. Tho hats of the season have an air of vouching for tbe prettlness of tbe face beneath, for one feels that only a pretty girl, would put on such a hat, or ut uny rate, that she would be pretty once she got It oh. No sprliigtlino description of bats would do unless the latest demonstra tion of the sailor were discussed. And how . unllJw.: the- simple wiilor is the sailor of to-day.! rI,t will never on earth be burled, aud by. nature It Is toe much home on. the jjiter to ever come to grief there. This season It bus a brim f tough "straw liT iuany.. -colors, or a brlnfof tece' sliftted closely und'wlred, ..q'cone that Is nil woven of theorems of flowers, the flowers themselves addlng to the criss-cross of colors. About tlio crown for a linn. is Jeweled or gold ribbon. The band should be as wido as the crown Is high, nnd It should sparkle oud glitter. Wherever the fancy elects pretty wide-spreading and many looped bows of ribbon are placed, and the ribbon must be multi-colored. Caught with one'of the bows will be a bund) of high standing flowers. Such a hnt':ifiBgf present all the colors of 'the-season that Is, turquoise blue, bright green, soft rose, gray and black and a touch of claret. Of tbe result of all this elaboration you niny judge by . '.glancing at the fourth of these pictures. Q- course there are other sailors, and perhaps the most frivolous demonstra tion, of this completely corrupted kend dresa.is a sailor crown set on an accor- A GLOtllFlED POKE SHAPE. Tbe Way the Wind Blows. The blind chaplain of the house of representatives caused an nnnsnal dem onstration to be made in the house the other day by his prayer for the Cuban cause. In his deep, fervent voice be ap- the success of struggling McKinley, Canton, O." It is understood that he will not engage in the practice of law or any other occupation for the present, and will have no other office than bis study in his residence. Ex Governor McKinley recently said he in tended to employ no secretary, and wonld have no need of one at Canton. Chicago Times-Herald. Cuba in her battle for independence." i Tbe prayer was short, and as soon as it 1 oame to a close there was vociferous ap plause all over the honse, showing that the sympathy of the honse is almost unanimously with the insurgents. Washington Post That rblqnltoas People. The president of the Boers once said, "You may protect yourself against the cold air with weather strips, bat there is no protection against English infiltra-1 (alui important warning and admoni tion." The remark probably holds sood ! ticn to the wives and sweethearts of -Am Excellent Thine la Woman." "She does not talk when I wish to think. " This compliment, said to have been paid by ex-President Harrison to tbe woman he is now about to marry, bai more than a passing value. It con if America is Uloba Democrat. excepted. iU Louis thinkers, real and reputed. New York World, ITS CKOWX LOST TO HI OUT. and so fresh! Think of tbe first rain? Nonsense; It couldn't rain when a girt had on a bat like that; it would be Just monstrous! Another type that was seen In abnnd aace at the openings was the familiar dlon-pleated silken brim, all wired to stand up like a frolic of crysanthe munis. The tendency In big bats Is tewar cutting them close at tbe sides and spreading only in front, but there ar fewer of tho crazlly shaped freaks of traw that were ventured a year ago, and the fashion, always trying, evea to a young face, of turning the brim ap straight from the forehead, no longer claims attention as a novelty. The very piquant and very young girl wha found becoming the touch of audacity such a bat gave may still wear the shape, but most of us will try the de murer brim that seems to shads the eyes and the brow. Among the demur effects of the season, and for that nat ter of several seasons back, is the em pire poke. As seen in the last picture this Is an exaggerated Salvatioa Army bonnet, with lis brim starting upward suddenly in front instead or drooping low, and by the tilt being as much mora saucy as demureness always Is when there Is a twinkle la tbe eye aid a dimple a-lurk under the prim look. Copyright. 1890. There was not a member of the roval family within reach of the Duke and Duchess of York when their second soa was born. The cabinet minister whnu attendance was required by the law, arrived thirteen hours too late. Queen Victoria owus xouo.uo0 worta of china. A Sevres set Is estimated at