Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1898, Page 17

THE EVENING 8TAR, ‘SATURDAY, JULY ‘ 23, 1898-24 PAGES. HAVANA’S DEFENSES Have Been Greatly Strengthened in| the Last Few Years, EARTHWORKS INSTEAD OF MASONRY | 5 Location of the Batteries Which Command the Harbor. SS FORTIFICATIONS HEAVY n for The Evening Star. Ws THE FALL OF the principal strong- hold of Spain in the of the posed the firs ican army of inva- sion would be dir; ed. The expedi to Porto Rico w of course, hold public this time, as will Com- proposed visit to the the conclus of been de ition would ever in ob and inter have improved t improved them today an extrem heavier defe t fro The ela which renders Havar Spanish | its surro ds ed by Amer for a long, nd almost any atta) Earthworks. ed that stone fortifi masonr not the best n Heavy real kind of defer Hy ¥ ere mod Ame his knowle ad rany ons the sland, or at least since the war began work to build modern en sand, mother ear and come to be | h this policy the old defens little, Campos’ < g out his s: 2 old Morro ¢ | | | battery ncipe, which, | tent | and at Santiago, | further to’ and the guns form its battery, ed but a few feet from fifty-foot bluff on wh at is built. Next to the s Cojima 1, about ds away battery nias from the wa s constructed of nd rs edge at a gentle slope upward fer about 600 feet to of the guns—two twelve- se ted from each and. On the land retected by a wall ten through which slots have allow a destructive on an assaulting inch Ordon. er by a de the bi feet in height, been pierced in fire to be down force. € ttery No. 2 is similar in Tuctior to No. 1, except that it is o in form, rrounts tour six-inch rifle: and four eigt-inch mortars, the latter ele- vated Nw ell protected ftom a sea ‘ire. About two miles of Cojima No. 2 is the village vf Cojima, where the Amer- feans and English lanced in 1762, when | they captured He ‘The Spaniards have provided for a landivg force there, how- is an aspect of physical science which has yet to be solved. Catalepsy frequently ot a peculiar form, which is quite as difficult to account for as the disease itself, for the doctors are agreed that somnam: bulism, such as we have described, is a dise: , and that no person in good health ever sleeps for such abnormal periods. One of the most eccentric cataleptics ever known was Elizabeth Perkins, who lived in Norfolk. This old lady spent most of her later life in a state of unconsciousness, but regularly awoke one day in seven, and in the ‘Philosophical Transactions” the case is mentioned of Elizabeth Orrin, who for ten years never slept less than seventeen out of twen four hours, and was perfect- ly sane when awake. Another remarkable feature of this strange ailment is that it seizes {its victims without the slightest warning, and that while it locks some per- sons in slumber for years, others are re- leased after a week or a month. In 1886 a lady fell asleep for seven days, and awoke at the end of the week, as usual, ENTRANCE TO HARE OR OF HAV ng 6,000 regulars at that uttery of field pi is surrounded by w This is the neare f the city New Batteries. New batteries have also been erected the ertran’ harbor, a Morro ¢ three six an Diego, or tien, which commards the and approaches from the been remodeled end at while t harbor also inne st, refitted with modern s sth of these new fortifications ver, to the thick sand banks whicn are or protecting the guns ome as at Cojima No. 1, banks run directly from the water's dge to the muzzles of the guns, making shots on the part of an attac difficult. According to en- thi succe: ing force very gincering exy tyle of fortification n hardly be improved upon. In addition to the main batteries of the new works, they are all provided with rapid-fire one- pounder Maxim guns, mounted at the flanks of the e nents in order to frus- | trate any attem rry them by storm. y fortifications In the with trained gunners ted in them, eriod attacking force, at . The notoriously bad niards, however, will, in uct as a factor in the fight- ing at Hav should the war still con- tinue, when the time comes to devote at- om to that city, just as it did at Manila nd American valor and pluck and, greatest of all, American in- telligence, may be looked for to go still ard evening up matters. stated, of American verful guns Ic almost any kind of ar least from t shooting of the all probabi se EXTRAORDINARY SLEEPERS. A Minnesota Man and an English Wo- man Who Made Records. From the London Glote. Probably the most remarkable sleeper of modern times fs Herman Harms, a citizen of St. Charles, Minn. He has slept almost continuously for twenty years, and is still in the land of the living. He fell asleep in 1875, when he was twenty-six years of age, and s at that time perfectly sound in mind and body, weighing thirteen stone. MORRO CASTLE. greatest amount of improvement, be a alucless in the event of t- ta ner by land or by sea. The work a, therefore, to erecting new three to the eastward of the en- the harbor and four to the west- These are e ally marine fortifl- are heavily defend- ed from the land side as well. The first fortificaiton to the west of the entrance of the harbor is known as the Santa Clara battery, and is the most pow- erful of the seven. It is situated on a nat- ural stone bluff, some sixty feet in height, ccmmanding a’ wide sweep of territory n sea and land. All its guns, and {terns of the most modern ord- point downward, and are able to perfect storm of shell upon the els that may come with- Two powerful 12-inch guns, a 10-inch cannon, two 8-Inch guns and ward. cations, a!though ted in this way, and should the hands of comp gun- our vessels a tough argu- West of the Santa Clara battery is known as the Vedado by . 2 and 3, mounting 6 and $ twelve in all, and built of sand run- from the coast line to the top of the embankments. East of the Harbor. The Nelasso battery, the first one to the east of the harbor entrance, is buflt on the same ledge with Morro Castle, and is in- ced almost under the shadow of the walls of this famous old fortification. Three Though he has been fed systematically as Well as circumstances will allow during the who‘e of his long sleep, he has been re- duced to scarcely half his former weight, being only six stone. Harms is fed usually once a day, but sometimes goes two or three Gays without a drink, all his food be- ing In liquid form. He is the father of a family of five, none of whom display any signs of the unhappy malady which has kept their father unconscious for twenty years. Periodically the sleeper awakens for a short interval, but he invartably relapses again into slumber. In his moment of par- tial consclousness he recognizes friends, and appears to be unaware of the state through which he is passing. A year ago he was awake for some days, and every effort was made to preserve his conscious- ness, but in vain. Harms sank back to sleep in less than a week after he had awakened, and has since slept the sleep of the living. Numerous physicians have giv- en their attention to the case, and various means of arousing the man from his lethar- sy have been tried without avail. Powerful electric batteries have beeen ap- plied to the body again and again, but the only effect has been to cause a slight twitch of the muscles as if the sleeper felt pain, and the next moment he is once more in a dead stupor. All sorts of explanations have beeen offered of this mystery, and doctors have variously stated that Harms suffers from Bright's disease, heart trouble or softening of the brain, but so far no satisfactory conclusion has been arrived at as to the cause of his marvelous sleep. It where a land- | § er of the same y asleep in an English not Ke till the fol- hort SS OF to be sleep. son ex- d_been ars old. At e the child suffered a severe attack of fever, on recovering from w er lapsed into a deep sleep, in which she re- mained more or less until her death, which took place at the age of 26, after she had beeen asleep fourteen years, ring the first few months of her sleep girl awoke twice every twenty-four 8 for about ten minutes; but in her mose wakeful Intervals she appeared anx- ious to go to sleep, and when once soundly asleep nothing could rouse her. She never compiained of pain, but when asleep her hands were always clutched tightly and she apppeared extremely n oceastonally suffering from a violent jerking and twite ing of her muscles and limbs. Several cases have come under notice during the iast few years of persons falling asleep for a week or more. Two policemen on duty Rivoli, Paris, observed a man, apparently intoxicated, walking along, who suddenly ell down at the foot of a bridge. On being Some year: hibition ir In the Rue de picked up he found to be sound asleep, and was taken to a police cell as a “drunk.” As he did not awake, however, the arrested man was taken to a hospital, where he awoke after a sleep of three or four weeks. A hospital patient in Ger- many recently slept for over four months, and then left the hospital recovered; and not jong ago a servant girl at Cheltenham slept more or less continuously for a week in @ local hospital. Buddha's Bones, From Chambers’ Journal. Some remarkable Buddhist antiquities recently discovered in India haye been described in the Allahabad Pioneer by Mr. Vincent Smith, a well-kuown antiquary. Some years ago the discovery of an inscribed pillar, erected in the third cen- tury, indicated with certainty the site of Kapilavastu, the home of Gautama Bud- dha, who lived about 500 B. C. The ruins of this ancient city are now covered by jungie, but are being excavated, and thus buildings more ancient than any previous- ly kmown in India are being brought to light. Another discovery, also in Nebalese ter- ritory, close to the British frontier, is that of a brick tumulus containing Trel- ies of Buddha himself. These are frag- ments of bone, in a decayed wouden ve: sel, with which we found five sinall vases of soapstone and a very fine bowl of rock crystal, all containing gold ornaments, pearls and precious stones, besides various objects delicately wrought in crystal and agete, This co'lection was deposited in a mas- sive coffer of sandstone, buried under eigh- teen feet of masenry. An inscriztion cn one of the vases states that the relics are those of the Buddha, and indicates that grees was constructed about 300 BiG —___+0- In Madrid. From Puck. First Citizen—“It is a wonder that our terpedo boats have not ddéne some dam- Second Citizen—“Well, the trouble is that those people on the American ships are up at all hours of the nigh eee A man always admires one woman for having qualities which he loves another wo- man for not having.—Life. ————_e-___ “An Old Whaler.” (Copyright, 1898, Life Publishing Company.) Sailor Costumes Are Much in Evi- dence at Newport. SEEKING AFTER NOVEL EFFECTS Some Gowns That Were Worthy of Particular Notice. SYMPHONIES IN WHITE Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEWPORT, R. L., July 22, 1898. OU MIGHT SsUP- pose that half the women of the coun- try had enlisted for service afloat to judge from the sailor caps that bob up and down the streets, are thrust over the sides of hammocks or show above the sands of Spouting Rock beach at ail hours of the day. The sailor girl is seen on horseback and awheel. She is in her glory at Red Cross garden parties and bazaars, and when taking shore leave at a clam bake is quite as strictly nautical as when afloat on Atlantic waves. A Red Cress concert given: one morning on board a trim yacht now lying in the harbor brought out an auilience in blue and white serge and pique that might have shipped for a cruise, so completely did it. ex; in attire its enthusiasm for the Amer! navy. Many of the younger girls dared the sim- plicity of severe white pique with w yachting cap and gold buttons. Others added color relicf i the De of a smart cpen coat of blife serge, strapped with white to correspond with the pique. One of the singers, a girl with bright auburn hair, wore a navy blue serge skirt deco- rated with padded white silk embroideries thrown up in diagonal lines from the hem The coat with its square sailor collar and the sleeves were embroidered in white also. Au Elaborate Costame. Of a different order and more elaborate was the costume of a well-known yachts- woman, which was fashioned of a brownish serge like the sails of a fi er. The deep, pointed overskirt, of a trefoil shape, was of green linen heavily stitched with white, and was outlined with gold and white ropes twisted into sailor knots at intervals. The coat was finished with a large turnover collar, also trefoil shaped and roped edged; fis green, white and gold forming a most effective contrast with the tan brown. A silk blouse of rose pink, green and white showed between the coat fronts, and a waist scarf of green and white silk was caught with a large silver buckle. The sailor hat worn with this dress was of green straw, scarfed with green and white ribbon. Almost as novel in effect was the cos- tume of a piquant Chicago girl, in fine white serge. The skirt was cut with a deep flounce, which was finished at the top in curious undulating curves, and caught to its foundation with a rope twist- ed of green and white silk strands. An underskirt of pale green silk seized chances to make itself visible. The short, closely fitting coat was cut away in front and turned back with revers of pale green silk, ornamented with lines of narrow black and white ribbon; it was edged with the green and white silk rope, which formed scroll embroideries on the back and coliar. The blouse of green silk was ornamented with small bows of black y ribbon. A sailor hat was worn of white Panama straw, draped with folds of green silk, ar- ranged in handkerchief points and tied with a big bow on one side. Blue and White. A blue pique dress spotted with white was one of the most effective on the beach this morning. Its skirt was made with a deep circular flounce of plain white, ringed with many rows of narrow white insertion. The bodice was a low-cut blouse of the blue and white; it was edged about the decol- letage with a frili of white embroidery and finished with a biue and white spotted mus- lin guimpe, ending in a bertha collar. The white sailor hat carried a spotted scarf of blue and white and the parasol was in the same colors. Another beach dress was of pale gray pique ribbed like bengaline. The skirt had a narrow circular flounce which rounded up to the waist and was headed by rows of in- sertion separated by narrow bands of bright blue linen. The blouse had revers turned back with blue and frilled with white embroidery on the edge; the collar was of blue, with white insertion; the hat a red straw, trimmed with a scarf of red silk and cherries; the parasol red also. Novel Gowns. A third pique costumé was in bold red and white checks ‘resembling canvas. It was made with the skirt of trailing length and sheathlike narrowness that seems more appropriate «anywhere else than on the sea sands. This was finished with a narrow flounce of fine white linen crossing the front, but forming the full length of the skirt behind. The bodice was a corselet a the checked pique over an underbodice of tucked and lace-trimmed white batiste, with very long and very tight sleeves. Straps of black velvet were added to the corselet. A wide white Panama hat was worn, trimmed with gulls’ wings. : One or two large garden parties have brought out what of novelty is now possi- ble to the popular foulards, as well as some dainty spotted muslins. 4 rose-pink foulard Was made up over a dation of white silk; almost a third of the skirt consisted of a flounce of rose-pink chiffon, which was carried up to the waist on one side. The lice was draped with a fichu of rose and lack chiffon, outlining @ small pointed chemisette of cream-colored lace. The lower part of the bodice was a corselet of e-cdlored gauze, The hat wag a wide- rimmed white chip,with long white ostrich feathers curving away on elther side of a rather low crown. is Worthy of Notice. A dress of cornflower blue mousseline de sole over white silk proved very successful. Its skirt was ruched with blue and white chiffon; the bodice had a vest of white chiffon, trimmed with blue gauze ribbons, and the collar, high in the back, was of blue and white, lined with white chiffon. A powder-blue muslin, spotted closely with white, was arranged in simple but charming fashion with three narrow- shaped flounces hemmed and set on with ran hing boat or dark- } white gauze baby ribbon. A broad white gauze sash fastened the waist and a square white lace collar fell about the shovlders. The toque of white net sewn with small gold beads was turned up in front to chow a bunch of pink roses under the brim. I have seeti a red spotted muslin of some- What similar appearance, trimmed with in- numerable rows of narrow black lace frilled upon skirt and bodice. A sash of striped black and red ribbon gave a finish- ing touch to a bright littie gown. Some pretty bridesmaids’ dresses worn at a quiet wedding were wonderful atfairs of clear white muslin over pink slips, with gny number of lace frills and inscrtions, and with applique designs, representing garlands of roses end rosebuds tied up with true lovers’ knots of ribbons. The tur- quoise-blu> silk sashes were ruched with chiffon, and pink roses were tucked into the waistbands and knotted to each girl's left shou!der, Shepherd. hats of fine white straw wreathed with jasmine repeated the Watteau idea, with their flapping brims, bencath which rested forget-me-nots and roses, Suited to Summer. One of the most effective gowns appear- ing on this occasion was of a fine blue veil- ing, the skirt of which was trimmed with bands of cream guipure and narrow black velvet ribbon. The bodice al- most entirely with pale yellow Maltese and was finished with yellow in rs, edged with black velvet baby rib- roughly ¢ stic of the prese summer was a of blue and whit silk, arranged with a double skirt, which was trimmed with ns of fine black lace. lwith frills of silk, boréered with lac te ribbon. The bodice ‘overed with deep tucks of silk, which in front. The yok ranged with tucks nnes lace alterrately The mother of the bride wore a blue and stiver brocade, with fine black design and a cloud effect in p: the background. The » below th: ery : buttons. re rane d back and frent in the form of br. tel Almost everybody rides a bicycle, and Ina white gown. The prevailing cos- are of white pique, with white or scarlet leather belt and hat band. Instead of hats many wear white helmets: cr solar tepec The effect is much cooler and pleasanter than when ted cust-colored raimen that every shower s OCIETY, Seathing Re rks Apropos of a Case in Court. From Lenden Truth The remarks of Mr. Justice Grantham upon women in what is called “high fife” and who belong to the “smart st” being ready to do anything rather than debar themselves tempcrarily from the pleasures of the London season were not a whit too strong. Every one who knows anything of the “smart set” is awar2 of their truth. The unfortunate butterfly who suffered s terrible a penalty for her folly was the wife of a gentlemen who had suddenly ac- quired wealth by successful sp2culation. She desired—as many such a butterfiy does —to become one of the “smart set.” The mode of doing this is to pay some one hav- ing the entre to the charmed circle to introduce her into it, and this she did. After the approved method, she took a large house in a fashionable quarter in order to practice a lavish hospitality, and she hired an introducer. Suddenly she dis- ccvered that she might have for domestic reasons to put off the campaign. Hence the visit to Dr. Collirs. I have a large measure of sympathy for a poor girl who finds her- self In dang2r of utter ruin and falls a vic- tim to some quack who promises to get her out of her trouble. But,.as the judge point- ed out, if the quack is to be punished, sure- jy the medical ran who risks the life of a rich woman to enabl> her to become a so- ciety queen deserves even a more severe punishment than the quack, But to what a condition has “smart so- ciety” fallen! Any one may becom: a lead- ing light in it, provided that he or she is ready to pay the footing. He or she can at any moment find a person to bid guests to their feasts and any number of guests— guarante2d to be “smart people”—will ac- cept the invitations. A year or two ago an American lady, intent on fashion, teok a large house, and an introducer sent out her invitations. At her first party there were many of her own friends pres2:nt. The introducer explained to her that the right set of people would not come if they were exposed to this promiscuity with thos: who ‘were not in it. Finally it was agreed that the hostess might invite ten friends to each party, but not more. What I have never understood is where th2 pleasure comes in of going to several parties the same evening. Yet there are many apparently sane pcrsons who do this every evening during the season. At each party they probably have to wait at least half an hour befcre getting out of their carriage ani getting back into it when they want to go away. They struggle upstairs, } show themselves, stay perhaps half an hour, and then hurry off to the next party. Why they shouid like this mod> of spend- ing their evenings no one except themselves can imagine. There is no costermonger’s donkey 60 overworked as a woman bent on society. ° Just Like Her Brothers. From the Philadelphia Record. The summer girl of ‘98, dreading mo- notony above all things in her attire, has wearied somewhat of the full, soft blouse and now affects with her tailor-built gown of duck or alpaca a cambric shirt which 1s the exact fac-simile of that worn by her brother, even to the stiff and uncomforta- ble starched bosom. Sleeves are smail, wristbands wide and collar high, while the stiff front is fastened by three studs and a long four-in-hand@ scarf of black satin is as in place by a mannish-looking scarf- In. me the material is striped the bosom of the shirt is made with the stripes running horizontally, and is consequently a very be- coming fashion to women who are inclined to be stout, as the contrast between the crosswise and lighthouse stripes gives an @ppearance of slimness to the wearer. ever used.” housekeeper to one of her friends in the deaf and dumb sign lan- guage. Cleveland Baking Powder Co., New York. (Advertisement No. 4, Langua’ nd Sign Series.) Deaf Mute Language. 7rans/ation: ‘Pure and sure; the best I Cleveland's baking powder, as recommended by a young Cleveland's BAKING POWDER PU Ya EXERERSRNERR FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN | Suggestions as to What One Should Take | on a Oycling Tour, The Great Thing is to Take as Little as Possible — Suits © Shirt- waists—Riding Skirts, Special Torres; NEW YORK, July 21, 1898, The first move in the direction of a b eycle tour is a long and serious contro- versy with one’s luxurious tastes and | habits on the matter of things which must | be left out. For it is a settled fact among | these who now spend delightful weeks every summer in going about the country with their wheels that half of the secret of success and pleasure unmarred by care is the smallest possible amount of parapher- nalia. While riding about their own coun try luxurious travelers may often arrange to have their luggage go from place to place and meet them, but if this ts done every day it entails an endless amount of supervision and the necessity of never go- head of whatever route one ha d out in the morning. Scme of the women who spent two wee! or more on bicycles last summer bought mond frame wheels especially for thet travels, had divided skirts made, and quietly learned to mount under the shad of night on their new steeds. A diam frame solved many difficulties in the ma ter of luggage, for there are which fit directly to the frame. In this all | necessary articles can be carried if mad of the proper material But few women can go to the expens purchasing a diamond frame and learn to it for a short summer tour, though they are inclined to rid 5 the disposition of luggage becomes a prot lem to be solved only by doing without m a two bundles will ha nd their disposition v a matter of thought and perh fri of temper at fi . of course, not expect to get ry ofter a of had a small trunk or large on © may be, sent to some point ahe Suitable Shirtwaists. Silk, flannel and woven goods must be used instead of cotton, as they take up less room and muss less easily. A fresh cotton shirt waist is very alluring, but would put it quite out of com ion, and to carry one in the ver limited packages which can be transport on a wheel would render it unfit fe any society. The flannel called in some of the shops is very light comes in pretty patterns. One can buy j irt waists of this material ready made ired, or can have them made to order ne ordinary flannel shirt waist, wh worn during the spring and fall m quite too heavy for touring. If one pre- fers, wash silk shirt waists may be worn and ff one carries a coat, which should be obligatory in a climate like ours, the silk shirt waists are perhaps the most comfor able. Whether one decides upon silk flannel, or wishes to try both, is quite sure, besides the waist one w there will hardly be room for more than one other. Two very light silk ones might be squeezed in. This is something of a dship and will entail feeing the maids at inns and hotels at night to wash them out, or one must e’en turn laundress her- self for the nonce with a basin for a tub. or one thing So we will start with one or two shirt waists to be snugly packed for transporta- tion. A traveling comb and brush can be procured which will take up very little recom, the toothbrush can be snugly ps ed in a celluloid holder, soap should be taken in the shape of small, thin shee which resemble paper (they can be h. any drug store), an extra pair of stock’ or so should be added, and an extra pair | of union undergarments, which only kind to wear touring, and ¥. be light silk, lisle thread or cotton, which- | ever one is in the habit of wearing. People aédicted to the flannel habit declare that they should be of the lightest weight fla nel. It is not advisable, however, to pu on flannel in the middle of summer unless one is accustomed to it. A night dress of | dark blue or black wash silk will have to be added, besides an extra pair of ‘loomers of silk or linen, and the fair tourist will find she has already quite an array of ma- | terlal, not counting handkerchiefs, which she must have, nor the jacket of her cy- cling suit, which she is likely to need in | the first shower and must take with her. Fresh collars are also a necessity, thovgh they are not recommended for the time when one is riding. Then it is a good plan to have a soft, loose dark ribbon about the neck, or, better still, a soft hand- kerchief, which will protect one from the sun and yet not chafe the neck or inter- fere in the least with freedom of move- ment. Corsets for Wheelwomen. Women who have been accustomed to corsets would tire easily without them, yet it scarcely seems feasible to wear such | tight, hot affairs on a summer tour involv- ing a great deal of exercise. There are various excellent substitutes in the shape | of waists made of thin materials, but she | who is wedded to her idols in this respect had better not experiment leaving off stays for th® very first time when she is attempt- ! | | | Jonas cases built | } | dropped to his knees before | to foot. | grades said to be ape and not at all confining. ather expensive, but one can linen or net stays mede very short which are more sensible than the long ore not to be compar in these the per er figure and 1d down by 1 of the muscles should not be dependent of stays when engaged in r work. bicycle skirts are rather long 4 feel ill at ease in a ° stopping over 1 tted, wel present day uitable for traveling. The of a very good cloth ough to stay in pli a of a ce ich will r The dark coats and rn this summer are han e not adapted for cyc weathers and under all con they show every spot. The jacket be so constructed that it can be t up tightly about the neck in ci den storm. Shoes and Stockings. Low shoes and golf or heavy silk stock- ings are preferable to high shoes, and if one does wear the latter room ald be made somewhere for a pair of s' rs, as feet will need rest y or part of a day ant sight and q eavy weight ly show dust and mud ski ts so much w but the mi in ai ter pe the high This is only a bare ow might ine of what one ong with in one’s own country ort t whose first des an entire and fr of wearing ger. But it is a the individual behind. Almost every sMfent Engait~ of every ch eh: in baby powder, f setting nee mut and n all the regretfully fo: its venient y try thimbie uring necess ea, of heaver be imag like our summer r. H ‘In ed? And why, ? She—“The pro; mi will be about the ws. . Watts we te good if you wo: “Don't forget the gro apolis Journal. Mrs. Gager—“They say our government is at a terrible loss what to do with the Philippines.” Mrs. Teller—“I know it, and they haven't one of them nd what to do with them. in a minute, Boston T t. heart is on fire,” he cried, as he beautiful ."" she coolly replied, “they keep splendid ice cream soda just around the corner."—Chicago News. ‘And when I come back from the war,” said the young soldier, “we will be mar- ried.” “Have you so little time now?” she asked, Thus it happened that a clergyman in the next block got a wedding fee that very to worr, and two people have less cause thicago Post The Cold Sponge Bath. From the Chi Although things, they all agree as to t of the daily bath, and the n that it is best taken cold, unle about advis ma bili cold sponge bath is am excellent tonic a well as an admirable prophyiatic. The summer fs the best time to acquire the habit. U bathing glove or w: yourself rap! nd thoroug? This ought not to tax two or three minutes, from } birg is especially desi both’ as exe cise and for the skin. wash the soap off, rubbing as hard and as fast as you e same can, and then dry in fashion with a Turkish towel, or, still of crash. The bath should ten are many p will not endur y few who would not ; a daily ponge with cold w ning with a rou r round. If you glowing, begin 4 luhewa Tr, using less and less warm water every day until you can dispense wih It entirely. oo —____ It has been estimated that out of the 10,000 professional musicians of various in one-half are women. In likening his household to the London, more than army ing something unusual. There are, how- | a married man declares that his wife is ever, short corsets with elastic instead of | commander-in-chief, while he himself is batiste between the whalebones which are | paymaster. ae i THE GIRL HE LE: FT BEHIND HIM. It takes more courage to stay at home than to run away and fight. *