Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1887, Page 11

e e ————— S ——— e —— HEARTHSTONE HAPPINESS. How to Make Home a “'Thing of Joy and Beauty Forever." HARMONIOUS HOUSEHOLD HINTS Here's to the Baby—Healthy Conver- | sation—Having Amusements well as Work—Honor's Pros per Resting Place. A Mother to har Baby. Wide Awake, Tothe Sweetest, To a voicethat is sweet as the nest: Toacheek like the flush on the leaf of the rose: “To a dear little tip-tilted love of a nose: “T'o lips that have gathered the glory of bloom From erimson carnations decp spiced with perfume; eyes that are dark as the beauty of night, t iilled with star-splinters of arrowy lizht} To a smile that's as glad as the laughter of dawn When the veil of the darkness is slowly with- drawn To aheart—but what symbol that is not divine Can L elioose for the heartof my dear Vaien- ird’s in the ine? And »?'nxnt words can I frame that will do my Jeliest, That will bearall my love, with a lover's fond e “To the Dearest, The Sweetes® The Truest, he Best! Home First, Mrs, Beecher: “Let home stand first before all other things! No mat- ter how high your ambition may transcend its duties, no matter how far your talents or your influenc: may extend beyond its doors, befor everything else build upa true how Be not its slave; be_its minister! Letit Dot be enough that it is swept and gar- nished, that its silver 1 brilliant, that its food 18 delicions, but feed the love in it, feed the truth i it, feed thought and as- piration, feed all charity and gentlencss init. Then from its walls s forth tize true woman and the I, whoshall together rule and bless the " 1s this an overwrought picture? We think not. What honor ecan be e\rvu(ur than to found suck a home? “hat dignity higher than to reign its undisputed honored mistress? What is the ability to speak from a public plat- form to large, intelligent audiences, or the wisdom that may command a seat on the judge's bench, compare to that which can'insure and preside over a true home, that husband and children and call her blessed?”” To the guiding st the ruling spirit in such a position higher honor than to rule an empire, rue icago Tribune: *‘Entertaining’ ha come to bear a very different significs tion from what it was intended to have in the beginning. Socially used, it brings up the good things to eat, which the en- tertainers will spread before their guests, asif the greatest pleasures the world can afford liein what may be put in their stomachs. A very good way of looking atitis that of a noted society woman, who says that people can buy thei lunches anywhere, but what the culti- vated lady or gentleman wants is mental food. They wunt to exchange their ideas for new ones; they want to talk and laugh, and to have their thoughts di- rected into inaceustomed channels. The woman who thinks she must pamper to the appetites of her yisitors in order to please openly confess either that she no ability to entertain in any other wa or she thinks her guests' brains are ot level with their stomachs. The same lady gives the most charming partie: when all that she has for refreshment is some nice sandwiches and a cup of hot coffee, and this 18 offered wichout cere- mony, although in dainty cups and sau- cers and plates, with fine napestry. There 15 a way, and a way, of doing things, How to Amuse Children. While children are satistied with artifi- cial means of amusements, the simplest and most natural sources of pleasure are often entirely neglected. For instance, a child brings in a handful of field the mother says: *‘What a litter you are making with that rubbish; let’s clear it all away and play with your pretty doll.’” What a source of pleasure and instruction might have been derived from examining the difterent colors, the differentshades of the same color, and the shape and texture of the buds and leaves. . I once saw a child take up a dead spider; the mother said: ‘“‘Horrid, nasty creature; throw it away; never touch these nasty things; you m be bitten and hurt one of these da What an opportunity was here lost of telling the hild & number of interesting and enter- taining particulars respecting the eyes, the feeders, the thread spun by the web, ete. And afterward, what useful lessons might have been given by asking little questions in order to lead the child to re- peat clearly the information it had re- ceived, and to accustom it to an accurate method of expressing its ideas, Something for the Children. In these days of picture books,crayons, blocks, ete., it would seem that the little ones would not lack for variety. But even these at times proye monotonous, and one must resort to some other device. At such times a blackboard is a source of in- terest and oftentimes amusement, and it is not a hittle help i teachiug primary atithmetic and geography. It is not necessary for itto be large, and it will cost but little. Keep a box of colored crayons as well as white, and do not de- prive the children of the pleasure of drawing on the board, as well as writing and ciphvnnq. When small children be- come wearied, it is just as well to release them, or draw their minds off in some other channel. Therefore, it is a good plan to let each little one have aslate and pencil, also a lead pencil and paper, and when they become wearied with other studies let them make letters. Children can not be taught the nse of pen and pen- cil too early, and should be allowed the free use of them, even at the risk of scribbling their books, for by their con- tinued use they learn to write easily and rapidly. Io a Young Housekeeper. One of the best rules ever given by a mother to a danghter just about to begin housekeeping was: ‘‘Always see every part of your house from garret to cellar at least once s day; the servants get to know this, and consequently they never throw thingsinto corners, or leave untidy closets.” This is especially good advice concerning the kitchen. Make a point of opening pantry drawers, lifting the wush- tub lids; take a look into the refrigerator every morning, and see what a difference it will make in the cook’s neatness. A mistress can always manage to do this while she is giving the day’s orders, and in such a way as not to offend the girl's feelings; for some—and the best girls—are very sensitive about being watched, or rather at having their ability to keep & l'nlg kitchen doubted. At the same time, the knowledge that her mis- tress is more than likely to take a look mto the refrigerator at any time will greatly influence the putting away of provisions and keeping the wastepan empty. Young Housekeepers Should Know. That soda will clean tarnished tin. ‘That vinegar and salt will elean copper ‘;l hl:: butter is the best polish to put into starch. ‘That baking-soda put on a burn will take out the Leat. That & heated knife will cut hot bread without making it sogsy. That oil of cedar is ur min which infest chambers. That toilet sets and all chamber arti- cles should be cleaned in cold water, 3 white lead will cement broken ery, a l10-cent bottle lasting for years, Thata small paint brosh should be used in cracks and crevices when dusting a room That discase often lurks in a dirty dish- cloth, a greasy sink, an unclean teakettle and a poorly ventilated oven. ‘hat flannels s 1 be washed in hot soap-suds, and rinsed in hot water con- taining sonp enough to soften it a little. hat a carpet sweepar is invaluable in a dining-room where small children eat, bit should never be used for general sweeping, Ihat silver should be wasned with a chamois skin, saturated with silver soap, ch time after use, thus avoiding a gen- eral cleaning. windows should never be washed while the sun shines upon them, as it is impossible to polish them without leay- ing blue streaks., That prescrving jars should be stood on their heads, for “at least an hour after ing, when the liquor will escape if AT contains air. D] silk dresses should never be d with a whisk broom, but should be carefully rubbed with a velvet mitten kept for that purpose only. death to ver- Conversation, A talent for conversation has an extra- ordinary value for common, every day life. Any one who this gift enters in a social circle anywhere. How anyone's face brightens at hisentrance. How soon he sets all the little wheels in motion,en- ring the resources, of the reserved and shy, subsiding the facile, and mak- ing everybody glad and haopy. I'o converse well is not to engross the conversution. It is not to do all the talking. It1 )t necessary to talk with very great britlliancy. A man v talk with such surpassing power and splen- dor as to awe the rest of the company into silence or excite their envy, and so produce a chill where aim should be to produce heat and sunshine. He should seck the art of making others feel quite at home with him, so that, no matter how great may ainments or reputation, or how 1 may be theirs, they find 1t inse atural and pleasant talking aring him talk. The talent for conversation, indeed, more than any- thing else in life, requires tact and dis- cretion. It requires one to have more varied kum\'lm&zu,- id to have it at an instant and absolute disposal, so that he can talk jus much or just as little as_ the ‘occasion demands. It re- quires the ability to pass 1ns'antly and with ease from the playful to the serious, from books to men, and from the mere phrase of courtesy to the expression of sentiment and passion. . OMAHA MILLINERY SUPPLIES, The Vagetable World Ransacked for ew Colors, The bright sunn bhave given to the streets of Omaha an intensely inter- esting appearance. The architects and artisans, the real estate men and team- sters are busy. Excavations are being made in every quarter for all kinds of structures, and the prospective increase in Omaha’s buildings this scason are such as to deter the new comer and the oldest inhabitant from venturing a guess atthe city's inerease between now and January, 1888, But the interest in the deyelopment of Omaha realty is not the only spectacle that attracts the observ- anteye amid the great multitudes that throng the streets. On Douglas, ks nam, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and other streets multitudes of ladies prome nade, shopping or taking = ex cise. Out of the abundance of wealth in the city, which is changing hands they are sure, as a general rule, of a liberal provision to titthem out in the prevailing styles of the scason. The full ine of spring fashions has not arrived, ~ but 1n the many ery establishments of the city nt has arrived and buen learned to give an idea of the clegance and splendor of the headwear which will be seen on the streets during the spring and summer. The styles, trimmings and colors will be new. The names of the colors to be in vogue are novel, and their combinations and ades will be deli- ate and decidedly pretty. The colors will be benyale, floxine, azalee, cendrillon, anemone, cameli aubu n, Suez, parme, ribes, Charles X, silene, heliotrope, hanoi, vieux rose, scapin, eucaliptus, cobea and sevres. ‘There will be an almost total absence of bird decoration and trimming, but aigrettes, paradise plumes with l‘To S and pon-pons will be the prevailing style. These are natural sized apricots, pliable to the touch in bunches, wild red roses and their green leaves, violets, lilax in sprays, cowslips, crocuses, daisies and roses, large snow balls, geraneum blossoms, chrysanthemums, trailing arbutus, yellow butter cu and nearly all sorts of tlowers in Lr. nches, and large tips and plumes will be u. ally for trimming. Green will be a very popular color, as will also be lavender and_hehotrope. The colors are from the lightest possible tint, incre i depth to almost complete new styles ofF bonnets, of course are numerous, the ‘‘Dandy,” rounded like a Roman soldier’s helmet, at the back and made to fit the head neatly at the sides; the “‘Aurora,’’ with a fancy rim, though of a general Quaker and demure like appear ance, th Arion'’ depressed in ¢ crown, the “Elite” elevated in the bac trimmed with ribbons, grasses and flow- ers, and others. The hats are jaunty and decidedly quiet to suit all tustes. Some are extravagantly large, especially the ‘‘Rossella,”” which sweeps an ample circumference around the wearer's head, aund is dented in a graceful way. The misses’ “Meteor” 15 a broad-brimmed Kyrnmm, the “*‘Dagmar™ a rolled brim, igh crowned affair; the “‘Denmark, brown plaited, colored sa an open bask a flower pot in erown, with t straw brim; the “Genoa, vention, such as excites serious reflection, when seen at the opera house. Omauha milliners declare that the hat is not intended for the theatre or church. This is the position taken now by society generally in the east. T'he bon- i ntial to full dress in a lady as the silk tile to a gentleman. The leading styles will be in the mixed straw and plain _ braid combined, though some prefer the piain Milan, as being the more guiet in appearance. Op- posed to these latter is the fancy poke, which gives a great amount of shade, droops on one side, and tips up on the other and will be the thing for pic-nics and out door exercise. 4 Fancy gauzes of all kinds will be used in tnmming, polka dot, plaided and striped. Crepe of every variety will be a part of the adornment, plaid slks in- termingled with gauze stripes and squares, will shine resplendent from thousands of hats and bonnets on Omaha’s streets in a few weeks. Rib- bons will take the lead, as many as six different kinds being used in trimming one hat. Metal and pearl ornaments of aninfinite variety will be utilized. Amber pins with large “iridescent heads of all colors and crooks and amber 4pins and numerous pretty and attractive novelties will be used. “"As said, the absence of dead birds will be a decidedly noticeable feature, but everything that tlower, or fruit or grmss or grain ean afford will be drawn upon with the myriads of colors and shadings made possible by art and nature. Omaha will have a more than usual as- sortment of fashionable head ware in its stores this spring. SOME CHARACTERS OF OMAHA A Galaxy of Stars With Eocentric Or bits, WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE Their Peculiarities—Spicy Anccdotes —“Whisky Jack’ ~The “Jedge' —“Uncle John"—A Man Tond of Chickens. There are a number of characters in Omaha who would make fitting subjects for the descriptive powers of a Dickens or Thackery. If cither of these gentle- men were alive to embalm them with a preparation of printersink, the result would be a curious, and 1o lovers of the eccentric, a gratifying one, The scope of this article will be to take a few of these characters, and to outline them as briefly, and at the same time, as accurately as possible. “THE SMAYOR OF MEMPHIS,” “That litde Irishman over there was for a tew hours mavor of Memphis, Tennes- see,” said a gentleman the other s poinitng to a man who was just coming out of a Tenth street saloon. The individual pointed out was a littie thickset man, with the typical features of a son of Erin. He was jolly, happy- go-lncky looking sort of a fellow, with a countenance which even a pair of blear-eyes could not prevent from being ('ounc:\{ly attractive. He has quite a story. Shortly after the that's the ex- dent of Memphi ng adray, or doing something of that sort. It was through a city election which oc- curred that he got his name. The repub licans, 1t seemed, put up as a candi for mayor, a man highly obnoxious to the southern element. He was a “carpet- agger.” The democrats to show their contempt for the republican nomination, “put up'’ a scheme to down the carpet- bagger in a most humliating manner, To show the republicans that they could down their man with any name at the pad of the democratic ticket, the demo- s nominated John Dailey.the ignorant man, to be mavor of Memphis. And igh-toned carpet-bagger ority. For twenty-four he remained in the position, and then accented a bribe to resign and leave town said to have received 0 in ¢: s a new dray and pair of mules for making himself searce the day after his election. HE DRANK A HALF GALLON. “Whisky Jack"” is another character. verybody about town knows him. He is an every day sight on the Wabash cor- . or therewbouts, T ‘Jack” from i and you would create an aching void in the heart of every policeman in s city. For the boys in blue have v all had more or less experience “Whisky Jack" is s nickname—Owen Connelly his right one. How did he get the name? The legend—and the writer will not vouch for its accuracy this: One day, vears ago, when Owen was spryer than he is now, he was accosted on street by who knew well his ity to punish whis! He waus asked: how much Wwhisky can you once?"’ y in Omaha.' “How much at?’’ ““Half & gallon.” “You can't do 1t,”” “I can.”” “I'll bet you $10 that you can't and I'll pay for the whisky if you c The wager was promptly accepted and the money put up. Connelly won the wager and the nickname “Whisky Jack.” Jack has reformed many, many time: One pledge he kept for more than a year. Then b :1l. To-day he downs whiske with as much alacrity, if not in as large quantities, as years ago. He has two boys, twelve and sixteen years of age, both of whom ar d to be well fitted to succeed to their father's title and mantle. An article cters of Omaha would be incomplete without a reference to the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph, The reference need only be short, for the *j 1s pretty well known here and h houts. ~ Julius is a dandy, and no mistake—at least in the matter of gilt-edged gall, His thirst for notoriety occasionally makes him the dictim of practical jokes, more or less severe, at the hands of *‘the boys.” is the latest Cooley received last week a bogus in- vitation from a groun of waggisn indi viduais who signed themselyes “T Comnmittee,"” re ing him to deliver a speech at the big K. of L. ball which oc- curred at the exposition building Tues- day night. Cooley was all a-flutter. Aceept it* Why, as Billy Emerson says, “We should smoke a snow-ball that he would.” He prepared a flowery address and donning his Prince Albert, hied him- self to the ball. “What time am I expected to deliver his address?” he inquired of the first ndividual he met at the door. “Dunno,” was the brief and rather uncourteous reply. Cooley suavely in- vuired of other individuals, but none ot them seemed to know anything as to when he was to ak. He might per- haps hav ized that he had been he vietim ag'’ had he not run udge Stenberg He spoke to the judge about the speech and the latter, “smelled a rat,” advised him solemly to 2o ahead and deliver n good address to the laboring men of Omaha. “It'll make you solid forever with the working classes,”” commented Judge Stenburg. Cooley agreed with him. It was half past one o’clock in the morning when he plucked up courage enough to jump on a chair and commence his harangne. He was promptly sed down and left in disgust. The Knights of Labor will probabiy have to do without his services as an orator at any balls which they may hold in the future. i “'CHICKEN JIM"" is a negro. It is hardly necessary to say that he is also an embezzler of chickens. In fact, he secured his nickname through his tendency to make nocturnal, friendly visits to the different hen-roosts in the neighborhood in which he happens to re- side, from time to time. He has been ar- rested times without number for various offenses of theft. He invariably puts on a long face, and makes a plea to the po- lice judge something like this: “‘Iam in- nocent, sah, an’ its a d— outrage dat I should be arrested, san! I nebbah stole dis yer man’s chickens, sah. Me steal chickens! Me! No, sah! Not much!" The judge generally withstands this plea of eloquence, and “'Chicken Jim" goes *‘over the hill,” to the county jal **UNCLE JOHN" STANTON is an Omaha character who can claim rcco{muun from every old settler, and a good many new ones. He is an old, broken down gambler who for forty years or more has been engaged in wooing the ficle Goddess. Every city west of the Mississippi, almost, has been his_home, l_llulll"l for a good man?' years he has lived and gambled in Omaha. He has been a successful gamester in his day, keen, wideawake and up toall the tricks ot his trade. Fifteen yeurs ago, or more than a decade since—he is now about sixty years old---no gambler in Omaha conld ylny a better game of “‘stud” or buck a aro-bank more suceessfully than “Unecle John As the gamblers say, he could fairly make a pack of cards tatk and even at the present time, with his age, dimmed eyes and his hands palsied from the effects of carly dissipation, he is able ACTOSS. to handle the pasteboards with somethin of his oid time skill. The *‘boys" lool up to and respect “Uncle John' for what he was, regarding him somowhatn the Iight of a patriarch. His thirst for liquor they are always ready to allay with sundry contributions of dimes, quarters and halves, which the old man promises to repav to-morrow. Of course he never does it. And “the boys'’ never expeet him to. In fact, for the past few years Uncle John has been supported by the younger members of his profession, who willingly meet the assess- ments made upon them.” Of late he has been sojourning at the poor farm. Here he will probably remain until death ends his checkered career. His picture? It is very easily drawn, Imagine a face purpled and furrowed with disease and dissipation, with a long nose which has a small garden of whis- key blossoms on 1t, and eyes which blur- red and glazed, are always roving rest- lessly from ceiling to floor; a body bent almost to the degree of deformity: clothes which are shabby and tattered; hickory walking stick —join ments together, and you wil v ful picture of “Uncle John™ Stanton. TOM MURRAY, The Omaha public has been made so well acquainted with this gentleman through the local press that it is not nec- essary to say much about him. For years he has been a walking synonym for the word ‘‘procrastination.’ For years hig building ou the corner of Fovr. nth and Harney streets has been a cause of endless an{nnny among the people in the neighborhood, and circled with brick-piles, stone-heaps and mortar- beds, £ source of continual annoyance to the board of public works. But now the big six-story structure has almost completed its growth, attained during a period of fifteen years. And what is more, Tom .\lurru{ can soon claim the right of being enrolled among the publie spirited men of Omaha. i HONEY FOR THE LADIES. The call to arms—*-John, take the baby.” The most fashionable fabrics for spring wear will be of cotton. Anczels of midnight may be horrible lenk- ing things in cucl papers in the morning. Jewelled hoop earrings have returned to favor. Bangles are sold of corresponding de- signs. *“Jane, do you like fish?” *“No. are vou going to fast on then. pickles.’ A news item states that a New York man recently eloped with his mother-in-law. Well, ha deserved it. A sentimental writer thinks that lips don’t ripen nowadays. ‘That may be, but green lips are pretty xood. A Rockland, 1il.,man advertised for a wife recently and ot S0 many answers that he took to the woods in alarm. An Ohio man and his wife have not ex- changed a word for twenty-five years. The woman has done all the talkin; The skirts of almost all walking dresses are mado quite plain, or with a very narrow pleating set underneath the ed:e. Man proposes, but”—— Upon thinking it over we don't believe he proposes half so often as the girls would like him to. Chistian at Work: “The wedding was strictly privata, owing to the bridegroom being s\lll in mourning for his first wite. The woman whose favorite hymn {s “I would not live always"” has spent 30 for patent medicines during the past ten years. No matter how zood natured a young| lady may by her gentlemon friends can look for a (iwfinni when she determines to make a silk quilt. 1t §s said that during the recent earthquake in Nice the beds in the .hotels there for the first time in many years, received a thoroush shaking. The fresh importation of French white toilets, embroidered and lace-trimmed, are marvels of Parisiau skill, art and matchless ghter,” exclaimed a fashionable mother, “is innocence itseif. You can't say anything in her presence that will make her blush,™ “Well, but if you can't bear heriwhat made you propose?”’ “Well, we had danced three dances and I couldn't think of any- thing else to say.” The Judge says that “a valentine mecans a great deal to the widow.” It will in six months mean a mighty sight more to the man who sends it “There is & pleasure in reaching after higher things,” said Johnnie, as he put a box on achair 1o reach the top shelf where the best preserves were kept, An eastern woman is lecturing on the subject *What Tires Us.” She talksand talks, and the audience guesses what it is be- fore she gets through talking. The burglar ' doesn’t generally prowl around in a tobaggan suit, but when he de- parts hastily through a window he some- times wears & sash for a couple of blocks. ‘The httle brother who persists in hanging around the parior when his big sister is en- tertaining her best young man is committing a heinous offense. "It is defiance of the court. She—Your little wife made that cake with her own dear littie hands! He—Well, now, if my little wife will eat that cake with her own dear little mouth I will be satisned. An lndiana woman eloped three times. Each time her husband forgave her, and now she has only to threaten to leave azain and the new bonnet she wants is always forth- coming. Not wisely, but too well. **Wha rule, John, asked his wife at tea, * papers talk of so?” John looked as sad as could be and groaned in utter misery, “I wish L didn’t know.” “Why does that young man clasp that young lady so closely?’ asked Miss Clara of young Pousonby, as'a couple passed them in a giddy waltz. “'It's one of the ways of the whirled, I suppose,” responded Ponsonby, Miss Mary—Well, judging from his appear- ance, 1 should say he had a long life before him, Dr. Bones—Wronz, quite wrong; his lifels not worth a six month’s purchase, Miss Mary—Are you attending him, Dr. Bones? A horrid eastern paper sareastically ob- serves that the Chicago woman’s weapon is ber mouth, but you never hear of her bgini arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, [t can’t be concealed. Miss yennie Gray has a farm of 100 acres in Battineau county, Dak. She works it suc- cessfully. and savs that she could work an- other if the plaguey men would stop bother- ing her with proposals of marriage. ‘The stitehings on the backs of the fashion. able four-button English gloves grow broader and broader and the bullullseonslmlllrv in- crease in size. The favorite is a redish ma- hogany shade, with the stitchings ot black. The general belief that home is a lonely place without a mother we reckon is why s0 wany newly-married young mothers aspire to be mothers. 1f there's anything killing to a woman it's being alone” and not having anything to talk to, A fashion writer says that dresses are to be full this year. We prefer them full. ‘The idea of a dress empty is ridiculous in the extreme. We should like to know what sat- isfaction it would be to a younz man 0 hold an empty dress on his lap, *'A man has insulted me,” exclalmed a lady who had come to the ball in an extremely decollete dress, “and 1 want redress, You certainly do,” replied her brute of a husband, who didn’t approve of his wife's taste in dress. “Re-dress would improve several ladies here.” Grieved Clara—You pretend to love me, and yet you will_not take me out sleigh-rid- ing, as Charley Smith did Luey Hooper last night, Hard up George (not to be crushed) —Well, you know, he borrowed the money of me. That’s the reason 1 could not ask you to-night. membér of the London library lately nted toborrow Rider Haggard's story 'She,” [t was out at the tine, but a tew days after he received a postal which ran: “She has come in and will be kept for you until the th.” " His wife read the card, and for a time there was a tragic air about the house. i Little visites ‘of plush are worn for after- noon calls and to the matinees, and at night to the play. They are of a shape to match the costume sometimes, but more generaily seal brown, which goes well with any eos- tume, They reach only some two inches below the waist line behind, and have sling sleeves, ¢ i “See Lere, Talbot, you told me that Miss Courtney owneq this country seat>’ *No, didn’t, Joe. I syid she owns a country seat, “Wc_!ll. where ‘is the one she owns”’ *I don’t know; I saw her carry it with her when THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. MARCH 13, 1887~TWELVE PAGES 11 WAIT FOR OUR NEW ADDITIONY A Genuine First-Class Investment! I REMINGTON & McCORMICK,{ 220 South 15th Steeet. $250 TO $350 Will buy first class lots in Saunders & Himebaugh's Highland Park. Only one-tenth cash balance five or ten dollars monthly payments. be beat, and we ask investors to examine it before purchasing. those buying by the acre. public is invited: Lots in Washington Square, from $1,800 to $3.000, city water in front of e lot. Terms Lots in Saunders & Himebaugh's Addi- tion to Walunut Hill, from £450 to $1,000. The Belt Line depot is within two blocks of this addition. Lots in Mt, Pleasant Addition, trom £330 to $500. Ten per cent cash, balance in monthly paymeuts, $5 or $10. Lots in Saunders & Himebaughs High- land Park Addition, from $250 to #350. One-tenth cash, balance in monthly pay- ments of $5 or $10. Lots in Kilby Place, $900 to $2,800, _Lots on Saunders street, from $1,300 to Lots on North 20th street, trom $2,000 to $4,000. Lots in Hart's Addition, near Sacred Heart Convent, for 1,500 Myers, Richards & one lot for $550, one-third for three days only. First class corner on Dodge street, now renting for §3,000. Good for a few days for $33,000. Terms cusy. Addition ash, Good For beauty of location this property can’t 10 per cent discount to We also have the following list to which the attention of the ’ 44 feet on Farnam street, in business vortion, for $32,000, or 22 feet for $16,000, On Douglas street, 44 feet, between 13th and 13th streets, two buildings on same 1 for $35,000. A bargain. A good corner on Douglas for $25,000. 44 feet on Farnam, well improved, for $15,000, Good lot on South 16th strect. terms. Call for, Omaha Real Estate & Trust Co 1504 FARNAM STRERT. she went to milk this morning.” “‘Good gracious, Talbot,whatare youtalking about?” A milking stool!” As the happy couple were leavingz the church the husband sad to the partner of his wedded life: **Marriaze must seem o dread- ful thing to you. Why, you were all of a tremble and one could hardly hear you say, 1 will.”” “I shall have niore courage and say it louder next time,” returned the blush- ing bride. Covert coats of light tan and mastic livery cloth, and with the lapped seams, are con- stantly growing in popularity. They are to be found ready-made in the big dry goods shops. ‘The collars are yery high and many of them bution across with "a little strap of the clotk; most of them single breasted and with three pockets, one of them high up on the left breast. There Is in London a tendency to givea hint of the Greek simplicity and richness of drapery in the newest costunes—a result of the Greek plays and tableaux in which many of the fashionable women took p: Some charming ones have been shown in white and daffoail-yellow china crapes that skil- fully combine the beauties of ancient and modern dress. A well-known society lady recently created quite a sensation by lrpen ng at a reception wearing a gown of the most vivid scarlet, every detail of it, from head ornaments to long mousquetaire gloves and Roman san- dals, being of the same brilllant hue, She carried an immense fan of Japanese red ostrich tips, und her tlowers were yellow roses mingled with scarlet japonicas. Her ornaments were garnets of rare worth. A charming travelling costume worn by one of the departures for Europe had a plain skirt of dark electric-blue moire, draped witl: cashmere of the same shade; the tight, round waist had handkerchief fronts crossing over avest of the moire, and full sloaves gathered at the elbow to deep moire cuffs, The waist was belted with watered ribbon. The lon; coat, reaching to the hem of the skirt, was o heavy blue camel's hair lined with brown fur and “the turban was of the same material trimmed with fur, 18 of twelve years wear checked or striped wool dresses, with jacket waists, velvet walsts and revers covered with cord passementerie. The skirt made over a foundation that has a slight bustle has two box pleats down the front, on which the passamenterie is set. ‘The sides are plain and the back has a swinging drapery. Pretty house dresses of scarlet cashmere for young girls have plain skirts, round waists, with leg- o’-mutton sleeves and moire cuffs and a wide scarlet sash ot moire, A feature of the new bead passementerles is the use of open meshes in the iidst of otherwise solid designs. Points and long leaves with one straight edge are the newest patterns in gimps. A great deal of metal cord or gold bullion gimp is shown for wool dresses or coats, and there are cashmere- colored bead trimminzs for silks and velvets, in dark, quiet colors that will not be conspic- uous, For wool dresses are galloons and vointed braids made of narrow plaited mo- hair braid in open designs in one color, or two tones, or in contrast. White gloves are becoming popular for evening wear. Tan are now worn in tho twenty-button lengths only with the darker shades of evening dresses.” Palest pri: 8e, lilac and mastic are the most popular, and de- H?Iw the frequent announcement of elbow { loves, well dressed women continue to wear hem up to the shoulder, To hold them in place uioon slim arms a little elastic is caught to the Inside edge of the glove with a few invisible stitches. It is best to add this even when the arm is plump, as it keeps the glove smooth and saves the injury that frequent smoothing and pulling up causes. e ‘When Lee Broke His Hands. Washington Letter in New York 1 brief chapter of unwritten war history was related by Captain Greene, of Charlottesville, Va., to-day, as he with a group of ex-confederates was studying the panorama of the battle of Bull Run. Said he: "It is a fact not generally known that a serious accldent occurred to General Robert E. Lee the orniug after the second battle of Bull Run. General Lee and Stonewall Jack- son were seated on a log near Sudley Springs when some confe te soldiers who had crossed the ford imagined they had strueck Pope's whole army. They instantly became stampeded and rushed pell-mell by the two officers. General Lee's horse, old Traveler, broke away, and the general in his efforts to eateh him was thrown violently to the ground, breaking Soth his hands. General Lee went tu South Mountain and Antietam in an ambulance, and traveled in this manner torough the campaigns that fol- lowed, carrying his hands in a sling. Acvording to my best remembrance he never fully recovered from tlie injury.” MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Emma Nevada did not take well in ence, Ada Rehan used to teach school at Bridge- port, Conn, “Walda Lamar” is the name of Lotta's new play. Mue. Rhea makes her “first” American farewell April 2, Mme. Materna is now in Russia, She says she will never revisit America. “Rye-Ends-Us,” is the very snggestive title of Frank Dumont’s new burlesque. Sol Smith Russell says he will retire per- manently from the staze January 1, 158, Louis James denies the report that he will be the leading support in tho IBooth-Barrett combination, Eben Plympton’s “Jack” company is dis- banded. Eban was st ong Hme & e sup. port to the late Adelaide Neillson. Mme. Cavalla; the premiere danseuse, {is a follower of 12 Walton, and intends to hold the rod again this summer over the streams of England. Buffalo Bill, with his “Wild West,” will prob- aply remain abroad four or tive years, ~En- gland, Gerumn{. France and probably Italy will be visited. ‘The receipts for the thirteen weeks of the “Wild West” show at the Madison Square garden in New York are placed at the high nigures of $150,37,25. When the prince and vrincess of Wales are at a comedy play together he never lauzns heartily at a joke until he has turned to see if she enjoys It too. G, Herbert Leonard of Rose Coghlan’s au port has been promoted and now plays Joseph Surface in **School for Scandal” and Beauseant in “Lady of Lyons,” A report is current to the effect that Henry E. Dixay will produce next season a burlesque of “Faust,” which he had specially written for himself' while in London last sunmmer. Frank McNish, who hasa little minstrel act that occupies him five or ten minutes a nizht, has made money enough this season to buy a farm and country house near Biug- ton, N, Y. ‘Whistling is very much in demand in Bos- ton. A certain pretty girl who 1s said to have *'a charming mouth for whistling,” is making rather a good little income whistling for private parties. Hereis achance for Gotham'a tong-shanked corner boys: Two hundred men, each six feet, and” all clad in steel armor, are to be one of the features of Mr. Barrett’s produc- tion of “Rienzi’” at Niblo's. Pasha Day, wko does the fmpalemen succeeded in 1mpaling Mlle. Tillie cinnati Iast week with n big carving-knife, which cut a frighttul vash in Ler left arm, St)'m pulled away from the knife and walked off, Mr. Abbey and Madame Patti share the rofits of her present tour as follows: She kes the tirst 33,000, then he takes the next $1,000, then they divide the rest. She has done well'in every town with the sole excep- tion of Chicago. Patti and Bernhardt between them carried away $132,000 for their performances in Mexico. The faneus bull-fighter, it is stated, will also rake in a handsome sum. Never- theless the financial drain doesn’t appear to effect the Land of God and Liberty. Edwin Booth has so far received this sea- son from Lawrence Barrett for his work $128,000, Mr. Barrett will pay him $150,000 bef the season is ended, and will yet him- self make a good deal over $100,000. “ His net profits this season will probably reaci 400,000, Had the late Mrs. Henty Wood received £1 for each performance of “East Lynne, writes a correspondent to the Pall Mail zette, she would have received upwards of £50,000, She never received a penny from the adapters nor for the sale of her books in Anmerica. Eftle Ellsler, It Is stated, will wear some superb eostumnes in “Exypt.” She has always regarded dress a secondary conslderation fn dramatic portrayal: but where art and gor- geous raiment, meet, she does not hesitate to take advantage of the contact. Adelina Patt! will not have Ravelll as principal tenor in her coming opera season. He has telegraphed trom Milan, in relation to Mr. Abbey's offer, “Impossibie to come, Am engaged for London.”” It is now proba- ble that Vicini will be engaged for the Patti season, as he Is under-ux:! to be at liberty, Lotta is the richest American actress. She owns the Park theater and the International hotel in Boston, worth $400,000, She has $700,000 invested in manutactories in York; owns propeity in Akron, Ohio; cago, Kansas City and San Franciso, and is worth considerably over $1,000,000, which her mother watches with a wary tinancial eye. Clark Rose, who died recently in Denver aged 44, had been in the cireus business since 1573, when he began with Dan Rice. He ‘was privilege manager with Batcheller & Doris, John O'Brien and others, and in 1579 Flor- and 1850 was one of the proprietors of Boyd & Peters’ cireus andmenage was part owner ot Carrol astern eircus, | he report that Mr, Joseph Haworth will| play in “The Harbor Lizhts” next season is now denied. kis repertory is announced to) include *‘Hamlet,” “Richard IIL,” “The| Marble Heart” and “Richelieu,” as well a8 Hoodman_Blind,” with the possibility of| Mr. fl. A. Jones' new play, “A Noble Vulfl bond” added. | Dilating upon theatre parties in New York|: a writer in the London ‘lelegraph affirms’ that the company generally ranges from fifty! to two hundred in number, and that the kramme consists of having dinner alfl‘d‘ 0 & Rose's Great monieo’s with a costly bouquet for each matehing the color of her |fnwn. a visit to '-I.ly where all ladies sit in nt under & bower of real flowers with a whisvering ner on the back seat, areturn to Delmonico’s! for supper and perhaps a dance afterward. The laws of Michigan do not allow vosting of certain kinds of show bllls, Eya erything deseriptive of murder is es) | tabooed. 'There must be no upraised kni or cocked gu Even a picture of Virgini in the torum is forbidden. The law 3 *No sign, picture, painting or other sentation of murder, assussination, stal fighting or any personal violence, or of commission of any crime, shall be posted, under penalty of fine or imprisonment. A marked revival of interest In the fencing 18 noted In Paris. Whenever tragedy isenjoying wrun in the Freach tal, the lobby will begin to fill up as the approaches for the villian to meet the hero deadly conflict at the sword, and_ by the tima} the stage duel is well under way the stani X room is all_taken by men who bold thefs overcoats on their arms and watch with the!] most intense interest the fencing of the se-ij tors. This feature was especially no ble | during the long run ot “*Hamlet.” id of Zeke Chamberlaln, the per who recently retired gate of the New York Union Square th that he could foretell the fate of & new by the number of return checks that fall come back to him before the last aeti Louis Aldrich relates that when *My ner’” was first acted, Zeke's verdiet unigue, but correct, as it proved. The man sized up his bunch of checks juss b the last act began. “1t's a big hit,* he “I'm blowed it T lose a check.” CONNUBIALITIES, Cards are out for the wedding of John A. Logan, Jr., and Miss Andrews, at ¥o | town, Ol on March 22, t Business men who marry their ¢, girls are apt to find that the Voung we J’j are not so ready to submit to dictation after| the wedding, The Rev. Dr. Hemphill married nine ples in thirty minutes the other day, kissed all the brides too. Eightoen knots &8 hour beats the best record yet. i Lulu Hurst, the Georgie magnetle girl, married Paul L. Atkinson, of Chattanog When Lulu say “‘Paul, [ wish you wa split up some wood and build a fire,” will say “Yes'm.” “Our Mary” says ‘‘she will not until she leaves the stage, and she leave that until old age compels her to 80.” Now boys, spare your penn Enn:en:w to waste any more boug er. A man out wast has just married his el wite. It Hannah Moore who sald *“nass riage is like a cold bllhi the oftener you it the better you like it.” What a state: bliss this man must be in. -3 A young man In one of the north eo of Dakota had an engagement to marry Ing the late blizzard, the home of .f being twenty miles away. RN A T o T blocked so that he could not voyance, but he took snowshoes the trip ou time, and his wife was proud nis feat. A spice of surprise fave flavor of rom: to the marriaze of Miss Emma N, P Burnett Y. 'I'mnn{, the son of ClI } Tiffany, the New York jeweler. The bel a local peauty at Morristown, N. J., is tw ty-two years old and the daugnter of & wide without riches, It is sald that the onl) fany who knew of the watch was Burnett Y. himself. A Buffalo philosopher says he can Invarig= bly tell a newl rried man when traveling bp watehing Kive his wife a drinl water on the train. If, after she takes little sip, he swallows what remains in @lass with great relish, then he's a captive, If he has been married long pour out the water and get a fresh suj himself. ho, the il has (who, though still youn| inos Wnarried) - Oh, If 1 Were would make a name for myself Tfl 18 husband number three)—~"Strll 3 ou've done pretty well as it is, ) Vnua is the ml¥u nawe you have nul:’ !