W A S H IN G T O N
M IN D F U . OF. T H E
C^ssiUs ML C l /5,y
O
NK and a h alf wilt** went o f the
postoffice iu W hite H all, K y„
stan d s tile $(>b.iMMi m ansion of
G en eral C assiu s M arcellus ('la y , the
g re at abo litio nist, who fought a duel
w ith K obert W iokliffe, killed Si T u rn e r
w ith a bowie kn ife, carved W ill Brow n
w ith the *aw e weapon, m aking him an
Invalid fo r life, served through the
M exican w ar w ith d istin ctio n and a c t
ed as P resid en t L in co ln 's M inister to
K ussia during the lute w ar. T h e G en
eral named It "W h ite H all,” and
through the cou rtesy o f the son o f W ill
B row n, who w as iu the Poatoffice D e
p artm ent, he succeeded in having th is
postoffice called a fte r his fam ous home.
T h e house w as built w hile he w as M in
iste r to K ussia, and Is one o f the larg est
and most com m odious residences in
K en tu ck y . T h e draw ing-room is by fa r
th e largest south o f Mason and D ixon's
line, and on Its w alls a re hung som e o f
Ih ech o lcest paintings by the most noted
R u ssian , E uropean and A m erican a r
tists. It Is here that the venerable G en
e ra l is liviug with his child -w ife, D ora
R ich ard son, fo r whose lam ent he is try
ing to get a pension from the U nited
¡States G overnm ent.
H is friend. S e n a to r Lindsay, not long
ago introduced a bill in C on gress giving
G eneral Clay a pension o f $100 |a*r
mouth in con sid eration o f his serv ices
a s a M exican soldier. A lthough G en
eral Clay has been Im portuned fre
quently to apply fo r a pension, he has
stea d fa stly declined to do so. He ow n
ed nearly 2,000 a cre s o f the finest land
In M adison Com ity, uml when his first
w ife, who w as a M iss W arfield, o f L e x
ington. secured a divorce front hint he
divided the land am ong his child ren.
B u t he c o lle cts a nom inal rent fo r each
o f the farm s, and the hom e place, in
cluding W hite H all, he reserved fo r his
ow n use. It co n ta in * abo u t 1MJ0 acres.
A portion o f It is in cu ltiv atio n , b u t the
most o f it is iu g rass, on w hich the
G en eral raises the finest Southdow n
sheep iu A m erica. E a c h fa ll he ships
Ills m utton to E a ste rn m ark ets, and on
sevpral o ccasio n s he has sen t m utton
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HO / f e .
to E ngland to gruce the Q ueen's table.
G en eral C lay w as sued fo r divorce by
bis first w ife. T h e G en eral m ade no
tight ag ain st M rs. C lay, uuil the p eti
tion fo r ab so lu te divorce w as granted .
•Under o rd in ary conditions th e w ife has
a life tim e Interest iu her hu sban d's
property in K e n tu ck y , but It ap p ears
th a t in th e G e u e ra l's c a se his present
w ife can su rely hold an in terest In his
e s ta te should he die first. It Is to guard
a g a in s t h er being unprovided fo r thnt
th e lnde|M*udent old sold ier has finally
agreed to apply fo r a pension.
T h e m arriag e o f the "S a g e o f W h ite
H a ll" to his 14-year-old house girl o c
curred on Dee. 1.1, 1X1M. T h e re wen*
m any pecu liar fe a tu re s w hich m arked
th e w edding and m ade it one o f the
m ost re m a rk a b le m arriag es th a t ev er
occurred Iu K en tu ck y . A bout tw o
y e a rs befo re the w edding D ora R ic h
ard son . accom p anied by her m oth er
ant) little bro th er, w as cau g h t on th e
railroad bridge w hich spnns the K e n
tu ck y R iv er a t V alley V iew , by a
fre ig h t train . Dorn pushed her little
b ro th er off the tra c k and saved him .
She then clu ng to the tre s tle and saved
h e rse lf, but h er m other w as killed be
fo re her eyes. T h e story o f th e traged y
and o f the heroism d isplayed by D ora
touched the heart o f G en eral C lay, and
he d eterm ined to give the m o th erless
g irl a home. At th at tim e he had In his
em ploy
a g ia n t shepherd ess. M ary
T o o n ey. who he had im ported from
S co tlan d to c a re
fo r
hi*
South-
down sheep. M r*. Toouey at first w as
very kind to D ora, but w ithin a y e a r
a ft e r sh e w as tak en into th e household
th e child Imd to su bm it to seven* t r e a t
m ent at th e han d s o f th e shepherd ess.
W hen G en eral C lay h ean l o f th is he
w as wild w ith an g er aud he su m m arily
d isch arged Mrs. T o o n ey aud em ployed
1 »ora's eld er b ro th e r to c a re fo r the
■beep.
W hen G en eral C lay first proposed
m a rria g e to D ora she ran from bint
and w ent to th e hom e o f a m arried sla
ter, crying . S h e did not w an t to retu rn
to W h ite H all, but when th e G en eral
exp lain ed to h er b ro th e r th a t he w as
In e a rn e s t; th a t he bad rh oseu h is first
w ife from an a ris to c ra tic fa m ily , and
had found th a t m arriag e a fa ilu re ; th a t
b e wished >o tnarrv a r s 'u a ~ * to ta k e
his bride from the hum ble w alks o f
life, a s he believed th at such a w ife
would give him th at love and affectio n
w hich he sought fo r In vain am ong
I those o f nobler birth, her b ro th e r w ent
to her aud told her th a t the G en eral
w as actuully Iu earn e st, aud advised
her th at a s she w as an orphan it would
Is* best fo r her to m arry G en eral C lay,
n o tw ith stan d in g th at he w as so high
aliove her iu social ran k, and th a t th ere
w as such a d isp arity in th e ir ages. T h e
child, having a lw a y s been treated kind
ly by the G en eral, finally con sented to
liecom e his w ife, aud a few m onths a f
terw ard It liecam e gen erally know n iu
the nelghttorhood th at G en eral C lay
would m arry D ora R ichnrd sou w ithin
tw o years.
B u t the G e n eral's son, B ru tu s J . C lay,
heard o f Ills fa th e r's eng agem ent and
tried to break It off. He called on his
fa th e r and urged him not to ta k e such
a foolish step. T h e interv iew ended In
the G en eral d riving his son from the
house and tellin g him to nev er set foot
on the place again a s long as he lived.
T h e G en eral sa y s th a t B ru tu s then
offered a rew ard o f $">(Mi to anybody
who would ste a l Dora aw ay so th a t his
fa th e r could not m arry her. W hen the
G en eral heard o f th is his old-tim e fight
ing blood w as soon at boiling heat. He
sen t fo r D ora’s b ro th e r to com e into his
lib rary . He told him w hat he had heard
B ru tu s w as going to do. anil in stru cted
him to h ire fo u r fe a rle ss men who w ere
not a fra id to shoot and kill and report
to him th at aftern o o n . In the m ean
tim e the G en eral w ent to Richm ond,
bought th re e W in ch e ste r rifles, tw o
double-barreled sho tgu ns and five large
revolvers. H e laid In a larg e supply pf
am m unition and returned hom e w ith
his arsen al. He arm ed each o f th e men
w ith a gun and a pistol and instru cted
them to shoot any suspicious |**rson
seen on the plací*. T h e G en eral h im self
would not re tire to bed to sleep, but
would keep w atch In his lib ra ry , cntch -
ing a nap now and then w hile sittin g
in his n rm chair.
T h e w ildest rep orts w ere noun in cir-
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eolation iu tile neighborhood, aud it
w as not long till everybod y in th a t end
o f M adison County had heard th at
"C a s h ” C lay, a s he w as called by the
n ativ es, had gon e crazy and had an
arm ed guard around his house, w hich
had been in stru cted to shoot the first
m an ttint ca m e on the place. K now ing
tin* d eterm ination o f the G eu eral, the
nclghlM>r* w ere a fra id to go n e a r him,
but his ch ild ren sen t a w ell-know n m in
iste r to talk the m a tte r ov er w ith him.
H e g av e the m an o f God n ca re fu l
hearing, but w hen he had fin lsh d t the
G en eral told him th at he had m ade up
his mind to m arry Dorn R ich ard so n ,
and he intended to do so.
T h e n ex t day the G en eral w ent to
Richm ond to g et his licen se to m arry
the ch ild ,secu red the serv ices o f u m in
ister, and th e n ex t m orning they w ere
m arried . H e found his brid e nn ignor
an t cou n try girl. S h e could read a little,
but could sca rc e ly w rite h er nam e. He
employed a g o v ern ess to teach her. and
had a m usic te a ch e r to give her lessons
on th a t Instru m en t. T h e governess,
finding she could n ev er teach her
ch arg e any o f the h tgher acco m p lish
m ents, abandoned the ta sk . T h e G en
e ral is now in his eig h ty -sev en th year.
H e know s his child ren w ill not take
c a re o f IVira, th e re fo re he w au ts a pen
sion.
O b tain in g F r e s h W a te r.
A lexan d er G raham B e ll's la test m e
ch an ical device Is In the Hue o f p ra cti
cal u tility , like m ost o f his Inventions.
It Is Intended fo r the fisherm en who
a re fre q u en tly cu t off from th e ir v es
sels by fog, aud lose th e ir liv es a s fre
qu en tly by lack o f d rin k in g w ater as
by exposure. T h e invention constata
o f a g lass cy lin d er o r bottle, through
the neck o f w hich is a sm all ru b b er
tube. T h e g lass is su bm erged , and a
b ra ss cylin d er actin g a s a bellow s
through the rise and fall o f the w aves,
pum ps the atm osp here Into the su b
m erged bottle. T h e re It becom es con
densed. and a supply o f fresh d rinking
w a te r is a lw ay s to be obtain ed.
No m an ever m arried a «econd tim e
w ithout th e women say in g be w as
mean to bis drat wlfs.
A St*team an
C O U N TY
HORSES.
N a r r a t e « a T a l e o f Mia
T rials and
Tribulation«.
“A prophet is not w ithout honor,
sav e In his ow n co u n try ,” quoted the
W ashingto n S t a r rep o rter to a d istin
guished statesm an .
“ Nor a m em ber o f C on gress sav e in
his own d is tric t,” responded the s ta te s
m an to whom he w as talk in g , aud who
happened to be u re p rese n ta tiv e from
a S ta te whose nam e sluill uot be m en
tioned here.
"A re they so bad a * tliatT *
"W e ll,” laughed the s ta te sm a n , "b e
good f o r a few m inu tes and I ’ll tell you
a story. W hen 1 w as running fo r C on
g ress in my second race , th at Is to say.
fo r re-election , I hud one appointm en t
in the m ost rem ote cou nty , to w hich 1
had to go alone, uiy tra v e lin g couipan-
lou having lieen tak en sick. I knew
only a few o f the people, us It w as very
stro n gly the o th e r way. aud 1 did not
c u ltiv a te it very zealou sly, aud
I
scarce ly knew the co u n try at all. H ow
ever, 1 got iu a speech one night, and
a fte r it w as o v er w as pickin g my way
back to flic house when* I w as to sleep,
ln th e c o u r s e o f uiy w an d erin g s I stru ck
an old s h a ck of a railin g, and the next
th in g I knew I had gone th n u igh it and
dropped into a w ell o f som e kind, very
larg e and with perh aps fo u r fe e t o f
w ater iu it. 1 w asn’ t h u rt, but 1 w as
scared , and I set up a lu sty shout,
w hich soon brought a couple o f m en to
the re scu e ."
•' 'W h o ’s th a r? ’ called oue o f them
down through the d ark.
" 'I t ’s m e,’ 1 an sw ered . ‘Colonel
B lan k , th e m em ber o f C ongress. Help
me out o f th is.’
“In response to th is th ere w as a con
su ltatio n . m ost o f which I heard.
“ 'Oil, 1 say, B ill,’ laughed the one
who had first (•.•.lied, a s if ta lk in g to
som e one fa r th e r aw a y . 'I t 's th a t Con
g ressm an th a t's lieen ¡linkin' the pow
wow a t Qie school house.’
" ‘G o sh arln y ,’ haw -haw ed the o th er
one; 'le 's let him sta y th a r. I'll only lie
one C on gressm an less, and him the one
we w ant to b e a t.’
“ 'D e n i e f 1 w ouldn't lik e to,’ said
th e first, h esitatin g ly , 'b u t e f we do It'll
spile the w ell, a n ’ w h at’ll the bosses
and cow s do fe r d rin k in ’ w a te r?’
"W h a t o th er p leasin g reflectio n s they
m ight have ca st U[>on m e," concluded
the g en tlem an , " I don’t know, fo r 1
tiecaine Im patient and set up such a
row th a t they w ere forced to eom e to
my a s sista n c e in a hu rry .”
H A TC H ET.
S T A T U E O F CH O A T E.
T h e H is to r ic J u r i s * and S ta te s m a n to
He H o n o r e d .
T h e m em ory o f Rufus Choate, the
histo ric Ju rist aud statesm an, Is to 1**
honored w lth a n appropriate monument
lu bronze. David C. French , the noted
New Y ork sculptor, has Just completed
a life-size s ta tu e o f Choate, which is to
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UNDERSTOOD B U SIN E SS BETTER
H RO U G H the business women
other women are com ing to 1,11
dei-stand more about the value o
money. It lias alw ays to*en one o f the
most cherished masru lim 4 theories t u\
women are entirely Imrapable <> 1111
derstauding any thing about finance, a
rath er, who had hundreds of thousands
o f dollars to leave to Ills daughters,
would let them grow up iu such abso
lu te ignorance o f such m atters that
when they cam e into possession o f then-
fortunes they did not know w here
abouts on a . heck to sign th e ir nam es.
A man harassed with business losses
will let his w ife go on Ignorantly spend
ing money and m aking bills lie cannot
pay. The result lias lmen th a t women
have been the v ictim s of all sorts o f d is
honest men. who have robbed them of
their money because they had not been
taught to take cure o f it. T h e business
woman knows better, and it is largely
through her influence th at it lias eome
to tie looked upon a s silly, not in te re st
ing. for a woman uot to understand the
rudim ents a t least o f financial tra n s a c
tions. In New York oue of the fad s of
the w inter am ong fash io n able women
Is to Iielong to liookkeepiug c la sse s.—
New O rleans Picayune.
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S T A T I K OK BC FL'S CIIOATK.
erected in the new ly built court bouse
in B o sto n . T h e stau te iu the clay lias
been Inspected by Jo sep h Choate, tin*
d istingu ished nephew o f tlie g reat man.
aud it is said th a t lie has pronounced
it a most ad m irable portrait. Isitli in
fe a tu re and figure. T h e statu e depicts
Mr. C h o ate iu one o f his ch a ra cteristic
attitu d es. H e is standing erect, one
hand g rasp in g the lapel o f ids P rin ce
A lbert coat, the o ilier holding a num
b e r o f pages o f notes, from which lie is
D e co ra tio n s o f T issu e P ap er.
speaking. T h e pedestal on which tin*
In a certain elegant bank th at eaters
bronze figure w ill rest is to lie of m ar to women there is a cozy corn er that,
ble. and the to tal height o f pedestal w hile intended fo r work a s well as
and sta tu e w ill be about fourteen feet. play, Is very effectiv ely furnished iu
T h e m onum ent is a g ift to the city of brillian t green. T h e re is a broad lattice
B o sto n by som e person who does not ov er the doorw ay aud a cu rv ing a r c h -
d esire th a t his nam e shall be known. a ll of tissue paper. And th ere are rugs,
R u fu s C h o ate w as a nativ e o f M assa pillows and vases entirely o f the fra-
c h u se tts and w as born in 17!»!». He w as
a d escen d an t o f th e old P u ritan stork.
.jfaíü r
H e w as edu cated at D artm outh, stud
ied law , and. like his nephew, devoted
the b est w ork o f his life to its practice.
As a law y er he w as pre-em inent. He
w rote som e m em oirs th a t a re still read,
anil lie m ight have been great ns a
U n i q u e 1‘ la n o s.
sta te sm a n had he had the am bition to
All m an n er o f a rtic le s In p lace ol pursue polities. H is c a re e r as C ongress
wood have beeu used In the m a n u fa c m an and S e n a to r w as rem ark ab le In
tu re o f pianos, say s oue o f the g re a te st
an era o f g re a t men. He died in 1859.
E n g lish [ilauo m akers.
P erh ap s the
most su cce ssfu l o f th ese Is paper, of
A FLO W IN G P E T R O L E U M W ELL.
w hich m any pianos o f e x q u isite torn*
aud a p p e a ra n ce hav e lieen made. T h e P o w e r f u l E x p l o s i v e l a L o w e r e d a n d
D uke o f D evonshire has one o f l In?
F o r c e « O u t a T o r r e n t o f O il.
finest sp ecim ens o f th e paper piano,
Among the Im pressive oil region spec
th is being o f F re n ch m ake, and d eco ta c le s the shooting o f an oil well a l
rated most o rn ately w ith p ictu res by w ays ta k e s fro n t rank. T h e well that
F ie n c h a rtists . T h e duke gav e live is to be shot has beeu drilled to the oil
hundred gu in eas fo r this, m ainly, no producing s tra ta o f sand rock, and
doubt, on accoun t o f th e o rn am e n ta th ere the oily fluid is held ill I he pores
tion. 1 suppose you know th a t pianos of the rocky fo rm atio n . In som e in
fo r very hot and fo r very cold clin u itcs sta n ce s the g as pressu re is sufficient to
—all In stru m en ts fo r export, in f a c t -
blow the oil into the hole drilled in I he
fi
hav e to 1 m * s[M*ciHlly m ade, and iu tins rock, and no o th er m eans Is required to
d irection all m an n er o f exp erim en ts g et the oil to the top o f the ground.
COZY conxRK.
hav e I mm * ii tried. A m ong o thers, i sort
g ile yet firm m aterial. T h e la ttice is
o f cellulose, one fa c to r in w hich is a c
m ade over strip s of thin pasteboard.
tu ally com m on m olasses, from which
T h e strip s are cut au Inch wide and the
su g a r is m ade, is em ployed, and a eoni-
crinkled paper glued on. B ra ss nail
IMisition m ade from the c h e m ica l tr e a t
heads d a m p the sla ts iu place. When
m ent o f guttn pereha and le a th e r pulp
huug it Is-firm and lasting, and looks
lias been tried. Ivory pianos a re by r.o
precisely like the green arb o r of child
m eans uncom m on, and the d ow ager
hood recollections. T h e rug is made the
C ountess o f Dudley lias a m agnificent
sam e, w ith the paper doubled tw ice
carved specim en. P ia n o s o f Ivory are.
over the pasteboard. T h e vases are of
1 might say , m ade every y e a r In nnm
wood covered with paper, aud the pil
hers, hut chiefly fo r Indian princes an*!
low s are of two thick nesses of tough
rich Sp an ish A m erican s. M any pianos
C hinese rice paper, w hich is untear-
o f solid silv e r have I mm * ii m ad e; Indeed,
able. T h e corner is m ightily admired,
one w as only recen tly com pleted by n
and lias the great m erit o f not being
London firm fo r the niznm o f H aidura
too expensive to throw aw ay a fte r one
bad, and piano ca se s have at various
is tired o f it.—C hicago Chronicle.
tim es 1 m » c i i m ade o f bronze, a sp ecies of
alm uluum , glass, p orcelain, and in com-
L a t e s t in D r e s s S l e e v e s
biuatiou m o th er o f pearl.
T h e first o f these three new sleeves
D ream s.
T h e follow ing a re m edical sig n s of
d ream s, a * published In a m edical
w ork: L iv ely d ream s a re In gen eral a
sign of nervous action. S o ft d ream s a
sign o f slig h t irrita tio n o f the b ra in ;
often . In nervous fev er, ann ou ncin g the
approach o f a fa v o ra b le cris is. F r ig h t
ful d ream * a re a d eterm in atio n of
WHK5T T U B TORI’ KDO EX P L O R E S .
blood to the head. D ream s abou t bliMnl
and red o b je c ts are signs o f Inflam m a T ills is only in excep tio n al cases. T h e
tory conditions.
D re am s about rain g en eral way Is to low er a long torpedo
and w ater a re often signs o f diseased so a s to p as* insid e o f the casing, down
m ucous m em bran es
and
dropsy. to the bottom o f the hole. T h e torpedo
D ream s o f d istorted form s a re fre is a tin can o f p robably 10 fe e t in
quen tly a sig n o f ahdouilnul o b stru c length.
In sid e the can the sp ace Is
tion s and d isord er o f the liver. D ream s filled w ith ultro-glyeerine. A percus
lu w hich th e p atien t see s any p art o f sion cap on the top o f the can is so a r
the body esp ecially su fferin g Indicates ranged th at the dropping o f a w eight or
d isease In th at part. T h e nigh tm are, go-devll c a u ses the device to e x p i r e .
w ith great sen sitiv en ess. Is a sign o f T h e rock is rent o v er the bottom o f the
d eterm in atio n o f blood to the cheat.
w ell, and a basin Is form ed which be
com es a re se rv o ir to putnp from when
A S i m p l e T e s t f o r I m p u r i t y In W a t e r . the well is read y fo r th at p art o f the
D ecayin g o rg an ic m a tte r Is never business. T h e c u t show s the to rrent o f
found In ap p reciable q u an tity in pure oil th a t ru sh es from the su bterran ean
w ater. I f to a glassfu l o f such w ater d ep ths w hen the torpedo or “sh o t" Is
a few drops o f su lphu ric acid am i a exploded.
few drops o f a d ilu te solu tion o f p otas
A c e ty le n e .
sium p erm an g an ate lie added, a p er
" T h e E xp lo sio n aud D etection
of
m an ent pink colo r is produced; b u t if
the w ater co n tain s d ecayin g org anic A cetylene lu A ir” Is the title o f a [wi
m atter, then the pink color becom es lier recently read before the C h em ical
fa in te r, and finally d isappears, in the S o cie ty : and a s many p erson* a re In te r
hands of an exp ert th U is an Im portant ested In th is new illu m in atin g gas. a
te st, but It cannot a lw ay s be relied on short accoun t o f the resu lts arrived at
w ith a novice, sin ce ferro u s sulphate, by th is e x p e rim en te r will not 1 m * out
hydrogen sulphide, snd o th er reducing o f place. A m ix tu re o f acety len e and
a gen ts. som etim e* p resent In w ater, a ir becom es exp h *d ve when a s little ns
produce s im ila r resu lts. B u t, when a th re e per cen t, o f th e gas is present,
w ater show s an e x ce ss o f chlorin e and and th e tend ency to explode |»»r*i*ts up
blen ch es potassium perm an gan ate. It to elghty -on e p er cen t. T h is range is
1* certa in ly suspicious, and should be e x tra o rd in a rily wide, and exceeds that
o f an y co m b u stib le gas known.
analyxed by an exp ert.
P e a r l* .
In China the uilunte*- penrl* a re o ften
used, ground into dust, a * m edicine. It
Is lielleved to he a sp ecific fo r sore
eyes. Slid, Indeed In th e high er p har
m acopoeia. powdered p earls Is a con
at a n t Item o f the prescription.
Novelty In Headgear.
A lum inum h elm ets hav e uot proved
su cce ssfu l In th e G erm an arm y, the
sa v in g in w eight bein g m ere than on’,
set by th e m e ta l's storin g heat, even to
b listerin g the fo reh ead s o f the s c s j
era.
secure the re a lity o f th at *—n W
by ask in g the c o n se n t of uis tm
bride's p aren t« o r gu ard ian*.
It is co rrect to s e e the parent*
w rite to them , u n less tin* latter n *.
is i.lie only one [M»*dble to take, ^
consent Is giv en the ('rig<tjemn<
looked upon a * u settle d tlioig, ^,< 1 -
uext thing is to m ak e It knowii.
T ills should he dune lu the very,
instance by th e bridegroom expert”
who announce« It to ids family
should w ithout d elay call np^,
fiancee, e xp ressin g th e ir pleasure n
new s, niul a ssu rin g h er of a weK
am ong them .
T h e se culls should ! k > returned, ■
le tte r* an sw ered , w ith promptly
and now the g e n era l p u blic Ls iufun
o f the even t. T h is m ay 1*. dig* ,
w riting to d is ta n t frien d s uml tell<
o th ers by word o f m ou th. It Is q_
to send a n o tice o f th e engagemeut •
certa in papers, w here It Ls likely t0 -
widely seen.
T h e brid egroom 's first care should’
to provide the en g ag em en t ring, ,■
outw ard sign and sy m b o l of tig. pr
Lse exchanged. It Is usual to kg
1 ¡ride’s ta ste s e le c t It. iukl he
eith er a sce rta in h e r preferences t*(.
buying it, or send a tr a y from the ;
elcrs for her to s ele ct from .
Friend s and acqiu tiu tunees. ,g| |
ing of the e n g ag em en t, should at os
send th eir co n g ra tu la tio n s and
wishes. T h is m ay e ith e r 1 m * dot*
callin g in |M*rson to d eliv er them, or*
writing. Calls o f con gratu latio n «in*
Is* returned and le tte rs answered
few words o f co rd ial thanks are
th at Is required.
During an en g ag e m e n t some of i
s tric te r rules o f cliap ero n ag e are
laxed. Engaged [>eople a re allowed'
ride, cycle and w alk to g e th e r ¡matte
ed. though not. o f c o u rse , so pubUdjr
uecessltates a ch ap ero n n s welL
T a k in g C u re o f t h e Teeth.
I f your d en tist Is h o n est—and
of them are—he w ill tell you that
people would only e x e rc ise ordlnir
care they would m a te ria lly reduce I
Income and that o f o th e rs lu the i
profession. T h e d e u tlst should be tk
ited about once e v ery th re e months.'
this way the teeth c a n be kept in
condition, b ecau se th e dentist ls
to d etect the first sig n o f trouble
may take m easu res to prevent its
Ing too far.
W hen a tooth b eg in s to decay i t .
only affects itse lf, but th e teeth i
are next to It, and it also affects
breath iu the m ost im p leasau t ma
It also causes lud igestion. The
w ay to prevent th is d ecay Is to seet
no food Is allow ed to lodge between
teeth. You should not only brushy
teetli thrice a d ay, b u t a f t e r every :
B ru sh them from * th e gums to
crow n o f the to o th ; in th is way the[
tid e s of food th a t a re lodged lM*tw::
the teeth will tie dislod ged . I f the tei
are only brushed len g th w ise, us Is j
erully the case, th e food, instead of i
Ing brushed out, w ill be more fir
lodged than ever. You should keep'
skein o f dental silk a lw a y s beside j
to [»ass betw een th e teeth aud
them effectively from nnytliing lit
lias got between them w hich the to
brush canot reach. G r e a t care must;
taken of the gum s, a * i f these becor
spongy they a re apt to recede from i
teeth and leave the ro o ts exp osed ,!
decay sets in very rap id ly In conse
quence. I f the gu m s a r e kept in prop«
order the teeth w ill re m ain healthy and
iu good condition.
has a very high cuff, slashed w ith c h if
fon p laiting let in the slashes, Aliove
th is th ere is a sm all, plaited puff of
silk, and o v er th is an epaulet o f cloth
wf the sam e m aterial as the dress,
w hatev er it m ay be. T h e second is
w hat is culled a coat sl(M*ve, perfectly
plain, the only trim m ing being a broad
binding on each seam ; the binding
broad ens out and is cut into epaulets
slashed to form a sort of rever a t the
shoulder. T h is Is very popular upon
tailor-m ade d resses. T h e third is a soft
silk sleev e; th is Is suitable fo r India or
any o th er lig ht sum m er silk. The
sleeve is lu sm all g ath ers all the way
up to the shoulders, w here It lias one
big puff, below w hich a lace ruffle falls.
Gros grain silk ls revive*
A pretty appearan ce Is given by pulling
a strip o f silk out through the sleeve in dressy gown* by -m atronly
Irish lace is very popula
and epaulette e ffe cts on fou
and Is used In edging and
well.
S(*r|>emt skin is a new tr
tailor made gowns, and It I
for entire revers and tin y b
cloth revers.
I alley little liolero Ja c k e t
of ecru linen, w ith a s a ilo r c
file back, and e la b o ra te ly e
" Itb gold thread.
R o l l s o f chiffon la c e and
very fashionable In F a r ts , a
made high nt the b ack , w it
in front and a deep flounci
around the shoulders.
Vtomen who have to m al
point o f com bining use am
their gowns, and w ho f o r o i
another do not c a re fo r c o a t
ed with the new o p en -fn
which are m ade o f lig h t-t
*r*M E n sle ev e s .
rlcs. with m eagre lin in g . 1
such a way as to form little puffs
v made from Yale blue eanva.
ruff o f double chiffon com plete- the H ack taffeta silk T h e walsr
w rist.
. fitted lining, the silk betog
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sam e pattern a s th e outs
E n g a g e m e n t Kt q a rtte .
cloth. The blouse is held
J which
E V ts ma"
Ua" nerHv,*d
«nsw er the belt with a d ra w in g at
conventionally supposed
have m ade h t a ,h e h a r p ie s W re a tu n the hip is a sm art fr ill, w hir
with the belt; fo r th e blot
in Ute world h i, first
in,id e the s k ir t