EUGENE CITY GUARD.
, frorleter,
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
how to cnz for fobs.
olnte on Curing fur Skint That House.
keapers Will Appreciate.
Camphor Iim been from time Imme
morial tlie Jiousokeoper'1 weapon of de
fense against the ravages if the moth,
but It I astonishing thut to few people
realize thut thoagh thin it an excellent
preservative after proper precaution of
dusting and beating have been observed
when packing a garment away, it it
really a most undesirable tubKtance to
employ in the care of fun because of the
Injunoua effect that result from iU use,
In a chat with a trading furrier, be told
me that while all high clans furs are ap
propriately worn in the deepest of mourn
ing, a fashionable customer of their bouse
concluded to discard herscalskintduring
the period through which site was wear
ing block, and carefully and securely
packed them away in camphor. When
the opened the box, two years later, the
beautiful rich, dark color had changed
to a decided red brown, and if they bad
been exposed to the hardest wear in the
most violent storms for the same length
of time the result could not have been
more disastrous.
Sable or mink will gradually fade
when It is subjected to the action of
camphor, and it has the effect of turning
ermine, which is again being brought
forward in response to a fashionable de
mand, an unsightly yellow. Moths are
noticed to be lest likely to enter dyed
fur, but the long haired or close curled
kinds are especially affected at a favor
ite abiding place, natural bearer and
otter, sable, mink, fitch, bear, lynx, fox,
and the long, soft and luxurious man
darin presenting most enticing features
to this industrious little destroyer.
The method employed by the dealers
In skint and furs in caring for their own
stock and the possessions others confide
to their keeping, simply consists in beat
ing out the articles thoroughly with a
light rattan stick every week, or ten
days at the longest interval, and in keep
ing them hanging up In closets closed
tightly from dust. Borne folks claim, as
result of personal experience, that
common salt plentifully sprinkled about
la an excellent exterminator of moths.
At the recipe it an exceedingly simple
and harmless one, at well as one which,
by reason of being odorless, present
that desirable feature to persons with
sensitive nostrils, it may be advisuble to
resort to it sometime by wny of experi
ment. It Is an established fact among
accomplished housewives that salt Is an
excellent article to employ In sweeping
heavy carpets, tuch as velvet, Axmin
iter or others with a deep, close pile, as
It tends to preserve and freshen the col
on. If it Hissesse the exterminating
qualities attributed to lit use, the small
particles thnt are likely to remain in llio
nap and in the comers of the room, will
be sufficient to establish the valuo of its
efficacy as a defense against the dimin
utive but dreaded tormentors.
Fun should never be packed into a
box or trunk, as the compression it liable
to break the points of long hulred furs
and crush or mat the hairs so that they
will never resume the fresh, live appear
ance they presented when new. In view
of the recent rise in the price of camphor
It is not undesirable to luurn the most
advisable, manner of preserving our fun,
for with that commodity which wo can
advantageously employ In packing away
woolens, blankets and portieres during
the summer months, every pound, at 00
cent therefor, will produce a seriously
depleting effect upon a not too plcthorio
purse. Uraco Conroy in New York
Star.
ueceuful Woman Eraiigellela.
Women evangelistt of lute seem to be
meeting with more success in the re
ligious field near Ilurrodsburg than their
co-laborers of the other sex. A short
time ago Miss Marimon, an evangelist of
the Methodist church of Sal visa, held
protracted meetings at several county
churches, Iter labors being rewarded by
nearly a hundred convert. She is now
engaged In her work in the eastern part
of the state, and there meeting with her
usual success.
Last week a Mrs, Woolsey, of the south
ern part of the ttato, began ft meeting at
Bethel church that resulted in twenty
five additions. Closing her meeting
there, the left the early part of the pres
ent week for Perry ville, and now hat
that usually quiet little town and sur
rounding country attending her meetings
In great crowds, and almost nightly large
numben are turned away on account of
the church not being large enough to ac
commodate them. Louisville Courier-
Journal
Walking ! the Reel Tunis,
There are many different ways of Ira
proving the skin, and the most successful
one It air and exercise. I number among
my acquaintance young lady whose
commcxion Is the envy of all her friends.
And when asked where she got her fine
rosy cheeks and clear white skin, she
answered: "By walking about two mile
each day. A year ago I was a thin, thai'
low, weak looking creature. The doctor
was consulted, and he prescribed plenty
of fresh air and exercise, 1 followed bis
Instructions, and you see what it baa done
forme. I never take a car if I can walk,
while you young lad let never walk if you
can ride. M. K. Onlln In New York Star.
The Empress Eugenie, It is said, Is as
much of a recluse at though she were
nun. All day long she tits in her sunny
parlor in a little London house, with a
tablet in her lap, sketching or writing
for memorial she i preparing for pub
lication. The book will contain the let
ten of the bite Naolcon and prince, the
proceed from which will go to lb fund
for the relief of the widow of the war of
1870.
A woman was telling about thing that
ah considered smart, and the among
them:
To wear easy fitting glove tight glove
ftre bad form.
To wear bracelets only with full dress.
To have violets, citron, aloe, or any
& 1 n I . m i . ii . .
wTCTaroeuing in ui. no-(
ger bowl.
To sign your name u full initial are
bad.
Far a Laag Kaa,
! Manager Well, tUng look very pros
perous. The new put ha mad a bit.
Puffer What male you think the
piece I a tucceso?
Manager The demand for
America. .
LAND 0' THC BEAUTIFUL DEAD,
(r the hut of th peasant wbtr poverty mmyt
And we to to tower or we sine,
3aa, okiee to h rraula wbura Infancy sleeps,
And Jor Iouj 1 1 Imgi and tint,
Ur a garden of Usui full of beaten perfiuaa,
Wliere new a War drop It abed,
and Ui roe and Uw III ara erer In bloom
Tfc) Iba land of tba beautiful dead.
Caoh moment of Ufa a meenwr oonia
And beckon man over tba war:
fbrougb the heart sobt of woman sod rolling of
drums
Tba army of mortal obey.
few Upt that bar klaaed not a motloolent brow,
A face from each flrasMe bat find.
lut ws know that our kind ones art watching u
now
In the land of the beautiful dnad.
lot charm that wa knew art tba bouod'rj
rroBied,
And we ttood lu the Taller alone;
Hut a trait that w prized In our darllngi la lost
Tbry bare fairer aol kireller grown.
s the Ultra burst forth when the shadows of
night
Into boodaire at dawn break are led.
Bo tbry bask In the glow by the pillar of light,
In the laud of the beautiful dean.
0 1 the dead, our dead, our beam if ul dead.
Ara close to the heart of eternity wed.
When the last levl I duns and the but word
said
We will meet In the land of the beautiful dead.
John Jeruiua Houney,
SEQUEL OF A HANGING.
A Beporter'a Experience with Two llroth
era, One of Wbom Waa Hanged,
In the dart when Horace Greeley wot
booming The New York Tribune, Fred.
Harriott wat a reporter on thnt paper.
In Binghamton, N. Y., a burglary wot
committed by three men. Two of these
entered a store to secure the booty, while
the third wo left outside as a guan'
This guard was vigilant and he saw by
tho movements of a young man who ap
peared on the scene that the burglun
bad been discovered. Prompt action was
necessary and the guard was the man
for tho situation. Bcforo the young
man could give the alarm tho guard hod
grappled with and killed him. Hiding
bis victim in dark corner he waited
nntil his accomplices finished their work
and then, without a word of the deed he
had committed, repaired with them to
rendezvous where the spoils were to be
divided. Y lnlo thut engagod the mur
derer managed to start a quarrel and in
the scrimmage thut followed be killed
his two confederate in crime and took
all the booty hluisolf.
The murderer, however, was not cun
ning enough to elude the officers of jus
tice. He wot arrested, tried and sen
tenced to tie hanged. A few days lie-
fore the hanging Harriott wat sent by
Mr. Greeley to report the affair. Har
riot interviewed the condemned, and
found him to be in many respects a won
derful man. He was a crank of the first
water, and was thoroughly unbalanced
in mind. He was a, scholar of wonder
ful attainments, and as acquaintance
progressed Harriott leamod he had some
manuscript works in original Greek that
any college or institution of learning
Would be delighted to ponsee.
Upon his arrest the man bod given the
name of Rulof, and that was all tho pub
lic knew of him, but Harriott found
more than that In the man, and he be
came so interested in him that ho also
Interested Mr. Orocley, and by tholr
comliinod efforts a respite was obtained
for tho prisoner. Harriott worked hard
to secure the man's pardon, but he dii
not succeed, and Rulof was hanged. The
newspaper man wat the lust one with
whom lie spoke before the cap was pulled
over his head.
Harriott quit the newspaper businoM
and married Clara Morris. He become
ber manager and in that capacity found
himself some yean ago in San Francisco.
Wlille there the actress wished to have
some picture taken, and Mr. Harriott
wont to the well known photographen
of Ban Francisco, Bradlcv & Kulofson
After a few moments' talk with one of
the firm the thought that be had seen
him before arose in bis mind, and he di
rected questions that in turn caused
questions to bo asked. The photographer's
sppeurance, manner and irpeech brought
to hit memory the hanging of Rulof in
Binghamton, and when bo found he wot
talking to Mr. Kulofson bis wonder grew
greater than ever at tho similarity of the
name. Mr. Rulofson drew from him the
whole story of the triple murder and the
banging. He told how he had labored
for tho condemned man and tho Interest
he had taken in him.
The proprietor listened Intently all
through and noted down in a book of
onion the appointment for Mist Morrit
for the next duy. They parted and Mr.
Harriott began a stroll through the gal
lery, looking at the pictures. He had
not been long thua engaged when he be
came aware of a commotion down on
the street below. He looked out of the
window and taw a crowd. Presently it
ported and tome policemen emerged
bearing the form of a man. Even at
that distance Mr. Harriott recognized it
at the man lie had but a few minutes be
fore been talking with. It was Rulof-
son. lie had left Ute gallery and gone
to the roof of the building and delib
erately thrown himself to tho pavement
below.
Rulofson was a brother of the murder
er hanged in Binghamton. Ho had not
heard from his brother for yean, as was
learned a little later. The brother had
been the black sheep of the family and
bad called no end of trouble. He had
been all over the world and had traveled
nnder many aliase. Hi last one wo
Rulof he bad merely dropped the lust
syllable. The story Harriott told was
the first knowledge Rulofson had had of
his brother's fate, and it affected him to
that he committed suicide. Chicago
Herald.
Wore llarnnmUma.
P. T. Barnum wat Introduced to Sir
Arthur Sullivan, at the Waterloo sta
tion, in London. "Sir Arthur," said Mr.
Barnum, "I am glad to have the oppor
tunity of meeting you. You are cele
brated. I am notorious!" It is said that
a rather pompous minister once met Bar
num and said to him: "Mr. Barnum, yon
and I have met before on the temperance
platform, and 1 hope we shall meet In
heaven." "We shall " replied Barnum.
confidently, "if you're there." San Fran
cisco Argonaut
Tba Nparrow'e Nret.
When th sparrow' not la don It la a
well contrived a habitation for th our-
poaea of It occupants a srer an architect
deigned. It U warm, dry and eoiy. not
on, during tb period when the youmi ara
growing, but van In midwinter. Nothing
abort of a bllxtard hat aeriou terrors to th
inmates of a tparrow bouse. New Tork
Sun.
The cons tract between Prosed and
Bremen for the enlargement of th Kaiser
Harbor of Bremerharen will be begun
at once and pushed oa with energy. The
jeott will be fS.TSO.OCA
WOMAN'S WOULD.
GIRLS SHOULD
DEVOTION OF
NOT FORGET THE
THEIR MOTHERS.
ff tat "Shop" To Must Psy-ta
sf Women luffrafe Tea Clot AaU
graph Ulgb Priced Mesa Cards Where
Men Bo; Bonnets Fashions In Toilet tela.
A beautiful young lady asked me re
cently if I liked her new hat a well a
the one she had been wearing previously
Truth compelled me to toy that I did
rot.
"Neither do I, and It I all mamma'
Vault," she exclaimed, while an irritated
unresslon dashed all the beautv from
liter face, a a whirlwind of dut cover
the beauty of a rose tree.
"You never saw tucb a woman
mamma i to (hop with," the continued,
The very first thing I try on she ex-
claim 'Oh, that look lovely on you,
nd she never can discriminate and
fchoof.e, and to I buy the first one I look
at, and after I get home I find I do not
ike it at all. I told mamma today bow
1 despised this hat, and that it wat all
her faultl"
"What did she replyr I askod.
"Oh. the said she wa alwayt in fault
(for my misfortunes according to my
way or looking at, anu men sno nau an
Injured air, and, of course, it was no use
talking about it, so I came away.
"Has it ever occurrrcd to you, I in
quired, "to stop and analyze your moth
er's feelings and motives toward you?
You are her only daughter, and she has
always worshiped you. You are always
beautiful in her sight. She can only wis
to please you, and to save you trouble.
She can have no desire to annoy or dis
appoint you. From your cradle to the
present day she has had no wish but for
your happiness and success. r iirht arte
night she has been broken of her sleep
to watch and caro for you. It was the
proudest hour of her life when she saw
you developing into a beautiful young
woman. What do you suppose can tie
ber feelings now when the hears you
siioak such sharp, sarcastic or selfish
word at rou have just related to me?
How poorly repaid must she Dud her life
of devotion, how Inexpressible must be
ber sense of disappointment!
"I never thought of that before, said
tho young ludy, soberly.
I begin to think that tho average Amer
ican daughter "never thought of that
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
If Vou "shop" Ton Mutt Pay.
It is rumored that a new order of
things for shoppers is to be instituted in
a lurge uptown establishment. At the
doors of the shop are to be stationed
kei-tiers, who will inquire of each woman
as she enten (men will be allowed to
enter unquestioned) whether sho wishes
to "shop" or to buy. If she says she
wishes' to buy, she may pass on, but if
she wishes merely to shop, she must buy
a ten cent ticket, entitling ber to the ir
responsible privileges of the shopper.
She may then pass from counter to conn
ter as she pleases, to and fro In the store
and up and down In it, and may demand
the privilege of examining, if she pleases,
tho very last remnant of cloth and the
last yanl of lace in the cstablishmen
without fear and without reproach. But
if, on tho other hand, she cannot show
the small bit of cardboard, she is expect
ed to buy honestly and discreetly and do-
part.
This shopkeeper is to be hailed as the
real friend of all true women. He says
virtually: "Madam, ull I have is yours,
for the timo. Yours to examine, to com
paro, to cnticlso, to desire my clerks
are yours, their tnno, their strength
their temper for the clerks are not to
be allowed tho free and untrammeled
expression of their contempt, at in the
case of the humble buyer. All this can
be und is yours if you desire it, from the
going up of the sun until the going down
thereof and all for thu sum of ten
oentsl" New York Evening Sun.
The Sneeeta of Woman Suffrage.
Wherever woman suffrage has been
tried, it has proved a success. The testi
mony from English sources it abundant,
that since the complcto enfranchisement
of women in the Ule of Man, the condi
tion of public affairs there has improved;
and this fact Is used as an argument to
show that parliamentary suffrage should
be extended to women in England also.
In the territory of Wyoming women
have enjoyed full suffrage since 1809, a
period of twenty-one yean. Governor
Campbell, who was in office ut the time,
in bis message two years later, said that
the women had conducted themselves in
erery respect with as much tact, judg
ment and good sense as num.
Two yean after, he reiieatcd that the
system of impartial suffrage was an un
qualilled success. His successors, Got
ernors Thayer, Hoyt, Hale and Warren,
hure all borne witness to the same effect,
nd M. C. Drown, United States attor
ney for the territory, says that "woman
suffrage in joining has accomplished
much good, and bos harmed no one.
Pages might be filled with similar tes
timony, not only as to Wyoming, but as
to the othar territories where woman
suffrage has been tried. Mere theoret-
al views in opposition are but as "small
dust in the balance" compared with
iose actual facts. Francis Minor in
April Forum.'
TUItlng nod Mens Cards.
Eve' daughters are often tempted to
become spendllirif t. five hundred thou
sand visiting cards have been engraved
In W ashington this season. One stationery
firm tells me that it has turned out 300,-
00O iu the lust two months, and the
money tcnt here on pasteboard during
season amounts to tens of thousands of
dollars. The most ordinary card cost a
cent apiece after the plate i made, and
mie of the dinner invitations sent out
cost $10 a dozen, A prominent item on
the ripense account of a Washington
belle is her engraving and printing, and
society Iodic who give dinner spend at
time hundred of dollars upon the sta
tionery for a feast,
Mrs. Leland Stanford latclv paid (S3
for fifty cards, to be used as menus for
one of her big dinner. The map of tlx
nited State w stauipeJ in silver on
the cards, and the drawing and engrav
ing were exquisite. At the diuner which
Gen. Breckrnridge car a week or so
go the card cost $1 apiece, and Mrs.
ustice Blatchford cave not long ago a
luncheon the cards for which were
carved by hand at a cost of $18 a dozen.
ho one think of giving a big dionei
without tomething faucy In the way of
cards, and a great many of the menus
are hand painted. Some of the cards
are in raised silver and gold. They bwk j
a though th cold and silver ha.1 hrn
meldaud poured Into Utter Pn the '
cards. They cot 73 centt apiece. Othen
an drawn In black, and it It quit the
thing to make th menu card with each
plate to pretty that it may be carried
away at souvenir. Cor. Philadelphia
Press.
Par of Tonrhen la England.
A pamphlet published by the "Anxious
Parent" of three daughter who have
adopted the profession of governess
gives the following incidents: The eldest
girl, who is 21. holds a senior Cambridge
certificate, speaks French fluently, Is s
fair plan Ut and artist and sings moder
ately well She receives her board dur
ing term time, but earns only $100 t
year, and out of this hat her traveling
expense to pay. The other incidentt are
still ttroeger argument In favor of "bet
ter payment of the lady teacher.
The second is 19. She is very fairly
educated that Is, she can teach the rudi
ments of French, Latin, German, Euclid
and algebra. She holds a certificate
from the Royal Acudemy of Musics hav
ing pushed the senior local examination,
and has taken several honors and certifi
cates for drawing and painting. Sho
teaches in a largo duy school, but at yet
gets no salary.
The third, aged 18, has acquired French
on the continent, is well grounded in
Latin and German, is well up in English
generally and plays the piano fairly well.
She gets ber board and lodging, but,
alas! no pay.
The only remedy for this condition of
poor pay which tho anxious parent can
suggest Is the formation of a charitable
fund for aiding all lady teachers. U
proposes that the girl attending the
schools shall be asked to give a trifle
toward raising such a fund.
Where Men lllljr Ilonnete.
A Wabash avenue saleswoman in a
millinery store: I have been brought up
in this business, and I never before knew
of so many men buying huts and bonnets
for women as there are this season. I
can rememlier when a man would never
have thought of coining into a place like
this, except as a looker on, but for the
last few season men have taken it Into
their beads to do much of tho buying for
their wives, sisters or sweethearts. And
I must say that I like the change. The
average man can pick out a becoming
hat or bonnet for a woman and not look
over one-third of the store. As a general
thing, a man knows Ix-tter than a woman
what is best suited for ber. Very few
hats or Imnncts selected by men ore ever
returned. One of the moht prominent
lawyers in the city ho used to be a jud:e
drove up in his carriage the other day
and brought in his wife's old bonnet and
gave minute instructions as to how it
should bo trimmed. And 1 must say be
had excellent taste. I wus over to Paris
a few week ago, and I found men doing
a good deal of shopping in this line of
goods. Chicago Tribune.
Fanhlone In Toilet fata.
It is a fashion of tho hour to use a num
ber of articles for t he toilet table in richly
cut crystal in place of silver. Silver
toilet article require constant care. The
crystal, moreover, throws over the dainty
drawn work cover of the toilet table and
over the delicate tinted hangings of the
boudoir tho loveliest iridescent lights
whenever a stray lieam of sunshine
touches them. Brushes nnd combs, how
ever, are still mounted in silver in old
repousse and etched patterns.
A Queen Anne bedtime candlestick of
polished metal is preferred to one in crys
tal, but not to one in Berlin or Dresden
porcelain or even blue Delft. The love
liest porcelain toilet boxes are made by
the Berlin factory, mounted in gold and
painted in realistio flower patterns of the
period of Martoline ut Meissen, or in fine
landscapes of old Dresden. The Berlin
factory does littlo work of original de
sign, but makes the best reproductions
from old Dresden patterns. New lork
Tribune.
Antographa nt the Capital.
The newest thing in tea cloths is the
autograph tea cloth. The idea originated
In Washington, and has just crept up to
this city. There are many distinguished
women and men in Washington during
the season whose autographs are worth
having, nnd so an enterprising maiden
hit upon a novel way of acquiring and
preserving them. The cloth seen by tho
writer wus a piece of white linen about
a yard square, just large enough for a
tmall table, and tho autographs are writ
ten in pencil. Over tho pencil line the
fair owner embroidered the autograph
in Kensington stitch. The president's
name occupied the center, and was em
broidered iu gold color; while around
almut him were grouped the autographs
of distinguished army and navy men in
bright scarlet; names of bishops were in
purple and literary light In blue, while
the signatures of eminent jurists ap
peared in black.
Mrs. Martin's Medicine Cheat.
One of the many pieces of luggage that
went on board the steamer with Mrs.
Bradley Martin was a medicine chest, a
box thut bus crossed the sea as often as
the family. It contained about two
pounds of drugs; a dozen vials; plasten
for cut, bruises and beauty spots; water
bags for chills and cold feet; sprays for
isinfecting puriioses; pastilles for per
fuming stuffy cabins and staterooms.
nd various murtinienta for household
purposes, in the large cut glass bottles
le society queen had ammonia, laven
der water and alcohol Smaller viol
contained laudanum, benzoin, paregoric,
glycerine and camphor, while the finger
bottle held quin.ne pills, mild cathar
tic and pellets, lozenges and capsule
or a tonic, a narcotic and the like. The
soaps, tooth and, face powders, toilet wa
rs, creams, balms and bathing (alt
ere in a satchel by themselves, and tke
mil, sponges, brushes and toweling filled
steamer trunk. These drug chest vary
in cost from $3 to $.)0. New York Let-
r.
tklrt for Spring Wear.
The flat has gone forth that soft, light.
clinging material like foulard will be
used for spring dresses, crossing in folds
on the bodice, which they nearly cover,
yrt (bowing the outline of the figure and
falling thence in graceful folds on the
skirt. Only flat skirt without turnure
are seen, though it is predicted that tliU
fashion ha had nearly iu allotted time
of popularity, and they are made much
mgvr than formerlr. The correct t!iin-
only just to show the tip of the toe iu
front and to lay four or five inches on
the ground in the back. The definite
styles of Henry II and Loui XVI are
losing ftvor, and one see only crossway
fold round waists, coming to the hip
itu a small point in front The waist
made long at the back, the gathered
"t -fMtenln 00 to wtu
of ribbon or velvet rosette retain th
draperies and folds. Exchange.
A New Article of Dress.
The roost sensible thing that has come
forward lately is the "Estelle Clayton
shirt' for Indie. It i made of the usual
material of laundered shirts, and is just
like a man's, so far a the bosom, collars
and cuff go, which latter are made on
the shirt. The only way In which it dif
fen from the masculine garment is that
it i shorter and ho a drawing string
that bold it around the waist Erery
woman who like to wear cuff, but who
dislike tho instability and pricksof pins.
will thank Mis Clayton, if she be the In
ventor of this garment, which, by the
way, why not call the "Clayton" without
the name shirt attached? We wear "Son-
tags;" why not Clayton!" New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Blalilt lu Decollate Gowna.
A sensation, strictly original, was
made at the opera the other evening.
In the middle of the second act of "The
Valkyrie," a handsome woman, in a
tremendously smart black tulle gown,
came in with Iter maid, a very pretty
girl, several years younger than her mis
tress. They made considerable stir get
ting settled, and then the maid laid aside
her caje, and every opera glass in the
house was turned on her. She wore tho
ttiffest of caps, a black stuff, high
bodied frock and no sleeves! Long
black gloves came nearly to the shoul
der, but left a strip of the arm exposed.
We may now ex)ect toseo ladies accom
panied to receptions by maids in decollete
gowns. Chatter.
Mine Edwards nnd Roronli.
At the recent Sorosis dinner in honor
of Dr. Amelia B. Edwards Mn. Ella
DietzClymer, president of the club, made
a graceful 8eech of welcome to the guest
of honor. At it close she announced
Miss Edwards as an honorary member of
the club, and pinned upon her left shoul
der the badge of the association, a gold
letter "S," with the word "Sorosis" cross
ing it. This little ceremony brought tears
to the eyes of Miss Edwurds, who took
Mn. Clymer by the hand and kissed her
cheek. And still there are those who
think thut women's clubs are just like
men's clubs. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Women Barbers In London.
A lady whom I know is thinking of
opening a huircutting saloon for gentle
men, and having a trained army of ludy
hairdressers to wait upon them. There
is no doubt that a stuff of ludy haircut
ters would attract customers. There is
no reason at all whv women should not
be emplovcd to "barber" men. Women
barben are largely employed to cut wo
men's hair, and a man's hair is easier to
cut than a woman's. Of course the wo
men barben would have to gain prod
ciencv in shaving. Miss Mantalini ii.
Pall Mull Gazette.
A Bright C.lrl Editor.
Miss Andrea Hofer, a girl of 20, is edi
tor of The McGregor (la.) News. She
carries on the paper herself, doing all the
editorial and nearly half the mechanical
work. Sho has worked in the office since
she was 10 yean old, and has graduated
out of every department. Her helpere,
a boy nnd girl, both younger than her
self, set the correspondence and clip
pings. The editorials, notes, reviews,
etc., Miss Hofer sets in type as she thinks
them out Philadelphia Ledger.
Liver; for Maids.
The novel Idea of putting maids who
wait at the dinner table in livery has
been adopted. The dress is of some dark
green, brown or blue cloth. The skirt
plain in front, with heavy plaits behind.
The waist is not unlike a footman's, but
toned up close with crosswise lines of red
braid, A high, stiff white collar and
cravat, stiff white cuffs and tiny white
cap completo this hybrid livery costume.
New York World.
She Was Tired of Lire.
"I have worked until I ara tired out"
Thus liegan a noto written by Mary L.
Eaglesfield, of Utica. "Bury me in the
Potter's field any where only lay me to
rest." A few more words closed her note,
and then the girl purchased a vial of
laudanum, made her way to theSt. Agnes
cemetery and swallowed the fatal
draught. Some hours later she was found
dead. Rest, eternal rest hud come, New
York Evening Sun.
The Fashion In Itoota,
This high cut boot with a top that can
be removed at will is a novelty for lady
tourists who wish to climb or walk much.
By lacing the top of the boot proer above
the ankle it is drawn tight and act a
a support to the ankle, while the loose
extra top protects the limb without caus
ing any inconvenience. ith the extra
top removed the boot is a stylish one for
rambling or for lawn games. Boots and
Shoes.
What Good Buttsr Is.
The scale for judging butter hat
changed. It hut been often said that
perfect butter is that which, made and
put down today, will be just as good next
June as it is now; but it is not the state
ment that hut to be given at the present
time. To my mind, perfect butter it
that which perfectly suits the taste of
the person or customer for which it it
made and will draw out of hit pocket-
boor the largest amount of cash for it
I do not think we can make butter on
any other bads. Professor Cooke.
Destruction of the Dead Sea Myth.
Arthur Stanley, dean of Westminster.
visiting the country and thoroughly ex
ploring it, allowed that the physical
feature of the Dead sea and its ahorea
mggested the myths and legend, and be
turns up the whole as follows: "A great
mass of legends and exaggeration, part
ly the cause and partly the result of the
old belief that the cities were buried
nnder the Dead tea, hat been gradually
removed in recent yean." Popular Sci
ence. Wanted a Rnt
At Mechanicsburg, Pa., a woman
named Mosher spent the afternoon with
two female friends, and open reachinsr
her home her voice was gone. For three
months the could not speak a lond word.
Her voice then suddenly returned AH
the docton could say about it waa that
the had talked her tongue into being
area ana needing rest Detroit Free
Presa.
T Bachelor Taaaka,
Bmi anew herself a shrew, and rat
leaaltorgat
I mj aapttaias to her.
Twa this wa, air
I asked ha aa to wed. and aha
A WOMAN'S CLUB HOME
r.PAND RAPIDS. MICH., CONTAINS
THE ORGANIZATION.
Skrlrh ut Its lllrth, Growth and Present
urxett Thoroughly Equipped with
liulldliia- llrnutlfiillr FnrnUhed It
Mrets Weekly.
One of the most prospermia and useful
women's club in the I'nited Stute I lo
cated at Grand Rapids, Mich. Onnd Rap
Ms is one of the handsomest cities in th
wn.it. and contain boats of handsome
women. Rut the women are not satisfied
with being handsome; they insist on being
cultivated a welL Hence It 1 tnai ineir
.lull Is not a mere social organization, a
means for exchanging choice gossip,
but a literary club; and hence It is, too,
that it has grown until then is no room
for It to irrow anv more. In fact it became
so large several years ago that it furnished
an "overflow meeting," and the "West
Side Ladles' Literary club," another sim
ilar and prosperous organisation, was
formed. Now, again, it has grown until,
like an athlete, It must reduce Its proor-
tious to secure It greatest efficiency.
The Udic' Literary club, of Grnnd
Ranlds. is the outsrrow th of a class In his
tory formed among the women of Grand
Rapids by .Mn. u a. Stone, or haiuma-
zoo, a woman who nas been instrumental
in forming several other women's clubs in
the west. The history class was disbanded
in the winter of 1871-T3, but the taste for
study had been excited. A meeting of six
women wus held at the residence or. Mn.
8. I Fuller, a wealthy womau widely
known for ber originality and culture a
well as for her charity. These six women
formed themselves into a club.
THE CLCB IS ORGANIZED.
Mn. Fuller drew up a constitution and
Issued a call to the women of the city who
were interested in the project to join the
club. About thirty responded. Ibe first
regular meeting was held in April, 1873.
The membership soon reached 100. Since
that time the growth of the club in num
ben and In influence ha been steady. The
present membership is over 800, and em
brace not only many women of wealth,
but many without wealth, women in
society and those not in society. The aver
age attendance nt the meetings, which are
held every week, is about 300. The ladies
believe that with a membership of more
than 500 the club canuot work to so good
an advantage as with a (mailer number.
They have decided accordingly to limit It
to 500. No new members will be received
therefore until the number falls below 500.
Dec. 31, 1X87, was a red letter day for the
club. That day the ladle dedicated a club
house, erected under their own direction
for their own exclusive use. Up to that
time, alt hough they had a library of nearly
1,01)0 volumes, a large aud choice collection
of photographs, a piano, a considerable
amount of furniture and other parapher
nalia fur club housekeeping they hod oc
cupied rented room. Living in rented
rooms did not satisfy these progressive wo
men. They decided to buy a lot and build
a house of their own. The building fund
comprised 11,500 in the treasury, an annual
income of t00 and a relentless determina
tion. The lust mentioned item wa the
principal resource, for It was convertible
into several times ns much cash -as both
the others combined. A lot was purchased
on Sheldon street, one of the finest streets
in the city, and July 30, 1837, the corner
stone of the new club house was laid. Five
months later the house was dedicated.
TIIR CI.UB HOfSK.
The club house is two stories in height
at the front, with a lofty single story In
the rear for the main ball or auditorium,
It is built of Amherst (O.) bluestone and
Grand Rupids repressed brick, with terra
cotta trimmings, slate roof, turned glass
and French plate glass windows. At the
front on the first floor the main entrance
opens into a large reception hall, with a
handsome, broad, winding staircase leud-
lgn to the "upper room," as the ladies
designate what club men would cull a
banquet hall. Buck of the stairs on the
north side is a commodious and convenient
toilet room. At the left of the main en
trance, on the first floor and fronting the
street, is the club library, a room about
twenty-five feet square. The library opens
into the auditorium, a room about fifty
feet square, with a ceiling twenty-one feet
high, embracing a dome and skylight at
the center. At the further or west end of
the auditorium is a large stage, flunked by
dressing rooms. The floor of the audito
rium is slightly inclined toward the stage.
It is covered with a handsome body Brus
sels carpet, in which a soft, yellowish brown
is the prevailing tint, harmonizing perfect
ly with the beautiful decorations of the
celling aud dome. The library is finished
In oak, and is also elegantly decorated.
The colon are darker than those of the
auditorium, but are complementary to
them. Above the mantel in the audito-
um Is a beautiful plate glass mirror of the
full width of the mantel, while in the li
brary the oaken panel above the mantel
bear the word "Book" in bold, carved
letters, surrounded by a scroll, on which
Is the text, "Round these our pastimes and
our happiness will grow."
THE WEEKLT MEETINGS.
A regular meeting of the club is held
every Saturday afternoon and last two
hours, except during the heated term,
when a vacation is usually taken or the
meetings are limited to one hour. As pro
vided by the constitution of the club, the
first meeting in each mouth is devoted to
the consideration of subject pertaining to
art and literature, to be brought before the
club by a committee of three who serve
for a period of three months. For the sec
ond Saturday of the month a similar com
mittee furnishes topic on education, and
tor the third Saturday another committee
furnishea subjects in history. The meet
ing of the fourth week is in charge of an
"entertainment committee," and whenever
this committee furnishea an evening's en
tertainment not only do all members of the
club have a staudiug Invitation, but each
member may invite oue person to accom
pany her. The houre for entertainment
are from 7 to 10 p. m. The entertainment
generally include plays, music, readings,
recitations, etc Lard and refreshments
are prohibited. When a fifth Saturday oc
curs in any month it is called "President's
day," and on that day the president brings
before the club tuch general topic a she
e flu
The programme committee layout their
work systematically and carefully, and
copies are printed and distributed among
memuan in advance, thus giving members
a chance to study the subjects before tbeir
presentation at th club. Chicago Trib-
Among the various charitr aodetlea of
uoocovr were is one tor the endowment of
poor brides. The funds of the societrsre
constantly increased tj tbe girt or be
quest of benevolent persons, but only the
interest of the money ia used for the desig
nated purpose.
The Antarctic expedition, advocated
to warmly by th Australian, will start
probably during the cummer of 1891 un
der the direction of Professor Nordenski
old. Tbe expense will be (bared hr th.
Australian Geographical society, th
Victoria Royal society and Baron Oscar
Dick son, of Gothenburg, who ha don
to much already for polar .exploration.
Dr. Enow, the German physician who
discovered antipyrine, ia said to bare
made more than a million dollar from
the tale of tbe drag to tafferen from
the grip.
VOICES AND TINTS OP NATURE.
Bow They Differ In th Cold and
Months ef th Tear.
Hot
Many reader have probably at vari.
out times observed two phenomena and
perbapt uever given the tnbject bnt
little thought afterward. Fiwt, that
natural sounds are very different in the
colder than in the warmer montht of tot
year; and, secondly, thut water hav
different tint during the colder and
wanner month.
In illustration of the first we will take
l numlier of exninples. Many of tu
have noticed the contrast in the noise of
the wind in different seasons when it
blows around the corner of the house; in
ininmer what ft soft, mellow tone it han,
and in winter what a harsh, rough
whistle!
Then, again, let ns stroll Hlong the
banks of a stream in May, June or Julv
and we will observe that the water will
then niuke a gentle, bubbling sound,
while in November or winter it will
with no greater volume, make a hoarse
gurgling noise.
Still again, if we nimble in the woods
during late spring or early summer, we
cannot but notice what a softness and
mildness the wind bus when blowing
through the tops of the trees. On the
other hand, whut a roaring it makes in
cold weather. Perhaps the trees being
with or without foliage may cause some
difference, but it will be observed in
May, before the leaves ure out touny ex
tent, there is even then a marked differ
ence between that time and Decemls-r.
Often we buve beard it along.telegraph
wires during summer and winter. Hiid
have noted the contrast
Again, listen to the waterfall on mill
duuw. The water in the warm season
seems to full In smooth, murmuring
tones, but in cold weather it seems luirsh
enough to make chills run down one's
spine. Then take the ocean: many of ns
know while strolling ulong the beach or
sitting on the smid dnrin.-,' the warm sea-
son with wuui a mellow houihI tho
waves splash npou the sandy leach,
while in winter, with no higher tido.
what u roaring and hi-ssinx they make!
Even among birds we olwerve a con
trast in their notes, being mellow in
spnn.'r una summer, out nursii in cold
weather: it may be owing to the differ-
ence in their love, feeding, cull or migra
tion notes.
There is also a corresponding difference
in the notes of insects.
A musician once told tue that to hi
ear the sounds of winds and wuters were
nearly nil in the Ley of U fL-it. Perhaj
some reudcra who luive good can for
music could tell us if thev are so.
Then, secondly, we will take notes of
the vurions tints that waters huve dur
ing different seasons. For example. let
us commence by taking the brook a:,ni!L
As we rumble along its bunks iu June or
July we see that the water lias a silver)'
white look us it merrily dances on its
way, but In cola weather it has more or
less of a bluish tint, on some days quite
a dark blue. The sumo is true of lakes
and ponds. What a soft silvery appear
ance they have in early summer: then ia
November or December what a dull
leaden color!
Still again, take waterfalls or mill
dams, then the wuters seem to full in a
glistening white sheet during the warm
season, but in winter they have more or
less of the blue tint again, sometimes real
dork; although at Niagara Falls I never
recollect of seeing any other but the two
colors, emerald green and white the
white greatly predominating in the sum
mer, but more of the green in lute full. 1
have never seen the fulls biter in the year
than November; even they, too, may
have the bluish tints during the winter.
And lastly, take the ocean; we have
noted particularly the difference in aspect
there, in summer pale green and silvery;
in winter a much darker shade of green
or a dark blue.
But whichever way these voices and
tints of nature are, we all like to hear
and to tee them, don't we? Forest and
Stream.
Senators and Women.
The senate reception room always hat
ft number of ladies on its comfortable so
fas, and not infrequently a half dozen
senators are seated beside the fair ones
discussing their cases. This room is one
of the beautiful rooms of the Capitol,
and the claimants do considerable work
in it Most of the senators are very kind
to women, und the only thing thut angen
them is the professionul book agent, who
calls them out with an engraved curd
and then asks them to bny a ten dollar
volume of "Pictures from the Holy
Land." Washington Cor. New York
Star.
Queen Victoria aa a Colonel.
The queen has sent a magnificent sil
ver punch bowl to the officers of tin
Prussiun regiment of dragoons of which
the is colonel, and Angeli is coming over
to Windsor from Vienna shortly to paint
a portrait of her majesty, which she in
tends to present to them. The queen
ought properly to be painted in the col
or of the regiment, with as many of
the accouterments as a lady can wear;
but I suppose that she will insist on be
ing represented in her usual black and
white, with the orders of the Garter,
Black Eagle.nnd Louise of Prussia. Lon
don Truth,
The girl who wears a bunch of violets,
who is gowned in violet and who uses s
violet perfume, has for her correspon
dence cards those of lilac with a gold
monogram upon them. The monogram
is also on the outside of the large square
envelope in which the card is placed.
The contrast is a decidedly pretty one.
and it given the young man who likes to
make a joke an opportunity to say thai
of course whatever she write will bi
kept inviolate.
Women have started in London a pa
per called The Women's Penny Pap
and are making a fuss because their rep
resentative, ft woman, was denied ad
mission to the press gallery of the hous
of commons. The sergeant-at-arms re
fused the admission upon the literally
true ground that there was no room, but
the women assert that she would not
hare been admitted even had there bee"
room, and upon that issue the fight i
fought
Mrs. Ann Leek, of Kiplin, Yorkshire,
has died in her 101st year. She was mar
ried in 1809, and had lived in the tam
house ninety-nine years. There is another
Mr. Leek living In the neighborboo-1
who ha attained the same age.
It ia alleged that In a back district In
Manitoba there ii in the tax book tlr
entry, referring to ome crown lani-
Owner, Victoria; occupation, que0!
residence, England. "