Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1887, Page 14

AIDENS,WIVES AND WIDOWS The Average Female Packs a Trunk for the Sommer Resort, NOBLE WOMAN'S EXPLOIT. at the Ball Game—El Wheeler flcox — Things a Woman Can't Do—College Widows—Women, Worthy and Unworthy, Compensation, All the Year Ro e One woman, In furs and velvets; Another in squalid rags; e, rolled by in ler stately carr Tlie other, stood on the Hags. ‘One woinan, alone in her carriage: By theother a little child ‘Who, watebing the prancing horses, Looked up in her face and smiled. She stooped to her boy and kissed him, And gave him a hoarded crust Tiie othier had just lett costly blooms Where her one son lay in the dust. One, back to her darkened mansion, Wealth cannot hold death at bay | One, back to the hut where labor Brought bread for the coming day. Yerhaps, as over the sands of life Time's great tide ebbs and flows, More fates among us are equal Than their outward seeming shows, MRecal and False Modesty, Woman's Journal: It would be well if oung women were taught early in hfe hat there is a false shawme and an affecta- jion of modesty as unlovingly s arditess and which repels as effect brazenness. To be on the qui vive for huendocs, to have asmart ulty ex- acting the bitters of evil from an all wrong and all immodest. To sue arm where harmis not intended, is im- modest. The young woman who thougat he would die of shame be lemen came into t ly a8 nlone with the statue of the Venus bf Milo, who fell into confusion and blushed mightily advertised a modesty hat was possibly only skin deep. A biush 8 something sacred to purc womanhood nd it is a sad spectacle for thoughtful byes to note a young woman so lar gone in the improprieties that she pretends to be shocked at things which imple, unaffected candor is far from hinking on at all. here a i bmodest and virtuous young manage to convey by ‘subtic hat the, nsinuations cious of scenes Inore. d,as 0 great writer as said, that a modest wom must be it all times both deaf and blind. Dis- igreeable happenin sive to_eyes and ears,are attimes incidental to almost every one's life. “LIhe most sheltered ung lady cannot be entirely protected. She may find he f in plac languags re: e objectionnble sy then time for her modesty to take on an armor of dignity; 1t is the time for her ito be both deaf and blind. There are many things in oung women . ought fof, and which if they did now, they would regard as great, solemn truths, too sacre: be giggled over and simp which are ot proper subj nvirsation, but 'which none the le should be well comprehended or a young wo- man--or a young man, either, there 18 no safety in ignorance. The mother assumes life that to know unwarranted responsibility who leaves her innocent growing boys” and girls to be educated in the mysteries of life by unthinking outsiders.” Constant rubbing cannot wear off the delicate hue of the seaserll, nor can the real mriv,{ of the mind, the real modesty o‘t refined wo- manhood, ' be more e: Mock modesty is twin sister to that can- ger-hearted virtue which consists in not being foumd out. Persons who aftect it are sociul ‘‘suspects.” Beware of it, young women, because it deceives no one, and qecause if you do not young men who are 1n search of lovely “wives will beware of you. Women on the Wheel. One of the things noticeable in the rise d progress of the wheel in Washington I8 the great increase within two or three ‘ears of the number of women who ride ricycles. A few vears ago Mrs. Belva wood attracted much notice by ap- pearing on the streets on a tricycle. ~ She was the first woman to try it at the capi- tal. The machine she used,though a new attern at the time,is old-fashioned now. he tricycle of the day is madee with crank and pedals, and a graceful woman who rides properly seems to acquire new grace upon it. After Mrs. Lockwood ap- peured on the street some other venture- some women tried the machine, and used to rido for plensure, chiefly at night. Bome months ago, however, & number of ies, who were enthusiastic riders, banded together in a club, with several intlemen, and every pleasant evening a train of trioycles with their twinkling Iamps, could be seen sweeping along on socme of the wide avenucs of the city. The woman's tricycle club was out. Gradually, however, ladies began to ap- . pear singly on the strees in broad day, NOW & woman on a tricycle attracts o more atlention than a woman on a horse. Probably five hundred of the ‘‘very best” women residing in the cit now take their exercise upon these vehi- cles, many of them owning their own wheels. A Noble Woman's Exploit. And here is an account of another noble woman's exploit, not an [alian this time,to be sure,but of the race which has given us nihilism while emancipat- ing the serfs. A band of highway rob- “bers was the other day bronght before the high court of Potalva, at the head of which stood a noble Iady of the name of Rustanovitch, The band was exception- ally well organized and Mme. Rustano- vitch was in the widest sense of the word head of her people, who blindly obeyed all her orders. She distributed the work. had her agents who sold the results of the work, and diviaed the spoils uqun\ll{ between them, keeping, however,the lion’s share for herself. The headquarters of the band were on the banks of the Dnieper, in the department of Potalva, and the police had for some mr- tried unsuccessfully to capture the dits, the efforts of the most skillful detectives being frustrated by the splen- . did organization. As usual the final capture was due to the treachery of a member, the members, as well as lady chief, presented a bold front to the authorities and received their sentences of imprisonment without a murmur. Nom- Who Go to See Ball Games, ew York Sun: More girls have the base ball cruze this uouluuzumn ever be- . At some of the games on the Polo gouml- there huve been uEwnm of 1,500 | attendance. ‘T'hey make the grand . stand picturesque with their colored sunshades und bright gowns, and nearly all of them display an™ active interest in game. Of course there are here and t in the crowd ladies who do not un- derstand the flnnur they are wives, sis- ters, or sweethearts of men who sacritice iness and the privileges of vacation to ~ the sport, In one case at least an enthu- . mast had brought his mother to the me he 80 much ad- nds to see the ith splendid patience he ex- ous points in the play as | ocourred, informed her when “she ht to be pleased,taught her to despise nd actually came near mak- umpire, the old lady believe that sh ng herself. Mow a Woman Packs Her Trunk. New Orleans Picayune: Man and wife e going away. Man throws_ bis own e Was en- clothes into his own trank about a week before going time, and is ready to go. All seems mm‘:le enongh, Wife leaves her teunk packing almost until the last trump sounds, 'fimn comes the tug of war and the help of man. He takesoff his coat, rolls 'k his sleeves, kneels down before the yawning sarcophagus of a Saratoga and tells her to come on with her things. She places them around him on the floor and chairs in neat piles. Baby's things are here, perhaps. I'he things she will want most when she ar- rives are there. The things she will not want until she gets sottled are yonder. The things she will want before she comes home are in another place. Near by are the things she takes in case she will want them. 1n another pile arc the things she will not want, will have no use for, but takes along anyhow. The last pile is a big one. Things a Woman Can't Do, Chieago Journal: “Have you ever re- marked,” said a friend to me yesterday, “that there are three things a woman can't do—carry an umbrella or parasol without poking the point into some one's eye knocking people’s hats off; throw a stone without, like vaddy’s gun, hitting something round the the corner, or run unless she sees a mouse and then she can distance a professional sprinter, al- though her gait can not be said to be praceful. Especially are the fair sex awkward in the management of an um- brella. Sometimes they will attempt to use 1t as a walking cane, but instead of allowing the point to touch the ground they carry at about two inches above 1t, and slope it at such an angle from them that they must inevitably bark the shins of or trip up every unlucky pedestrian that happens to be behind them, and they do all this with a sweet composure which renders it all the more exasperat- ing to the suffere I think there ought to be a school to teach our ladies this art. With a hair-pin a woman can do any- thing and everything with surprising deftness and ingenuity, but she can’t and never could carry an umbrella. College Widows, Lippincott's Magazine:QThat class of young ladies known as ‘“college widows,” and commonly supposed to have the acquaintance of several gener- ations of collegians, is not larger in New Haven than els: re. Letagirl once get stch a reputation, however, whether justly or unjustly acquired, she can_bid Zood-by to all hopes of wedding a college man. A fellow may cnjoy her company; he may call on her; he may pay her suflicient attention to ordinarily justify a popular suspicion of an engagement; but he rarcly or never marries her. Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s Peculinrities, an Francisco Post: Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who wrote that little book, “Poems of Passion,” which set the ideal world on fire a couple of years ago, could scarcely be called **cold.’” Her draperies are spoken of as “poems 1n fabrie,” her figure called verfect, and her manners are c;.xr ainly charming enough. I have seen t—quite close to him, in chatter away at him for hal at the end of which time he year’s pass in her name and presented it to ker. She charms every one (all men and nearly all women) who come in con- tact with her, and has a special faculty ing stockings. She has almost eyes, like the Cubans, brown and bright, and though she is thirty-eight yeas old and a wite of three years' standing, looks like a girl fresh from the village school house. HONEY FOR THE LADIES sit down beside a railroad presi- fact—and The princessof Wales is fond of tandem driving, and is an adwmirable whip. 1t is thought that Lady Randolph Churchill has too much brains to ever pose as a pro- fessional beauty. White pilot cloth combined with white or sea-green moire, with wide sash_to match, is a favorite stylo of dress at Newport and Tuxedo, In Syracuse,Kan., where they have elected a city council entirely of women, the ride- walks are always kept in repairs, rand the streets are swept clean. Dresses of white Irish linen are made up with belted blouse waists and trimmed with dark blue dungaree bands, on which are rows of white linen braid, A lady in Lexington, Ga., has a ball of yarn that was spun and woven during the revolutionary war, over one hundred years axo, and yet the thread is seemingly sound and whole. How you can always tell about a girl’s lips: “A sure rule on the gum matter is this: if the mouth is kept open, or opens at every other chew, it is gum. If kept closed, it is carmels.” Boston Post: According to Vassar col- lege statistics the girls in that institution of learning last year atg 10,000 buck wheat cakes with maple syrup. That accounts for the “sweet girl zraduates.” lrish linen dresses are used for yachting and tenms, and are commended for their coolness. ‘The dungaree with which they are trimmed is an English fabric of twilted cotton very finely woven. _Some silly gossip savs that many New York and Brooklyn girls consider it quite regle to smoke cizarettes after din We have no hesitation in branding the statement as a base libel on our lovely giris, An exchange tells of agirl who is too poor to own more than one chair, so that when her lover comes he has to bring a chair with im. This item must come from some other planet. 1t doesn’t smack of human na- ure. A pretty wrap to throw about the shoulders whileon the callery in the evening is a three cornered piece of China crape, embroidered witha light running vine pattern and deeply fringed. These come in lovely shades of biue, rose, cream, pale green, boppy red and corn color. Some very pretty hats worn at the seashore call to mind ‘the ‘coquettish headdresses of the Normandy tisher girls. They have high, narrow, round crowns which are cov- ered with shirrea cream colored mull. The brim 1s covered with lace ruflies and a big ribbon bow is placed upon the front, Jeweller's Weuklf ‘The latest in com- bination jewelry is in the shape of a sun, with sixteen ju;n(od rays or flames sprouting from a cluster of eight large stones forming the body of the jewel. The ornament has a beautiful appearance and can be utilized as a pendant, brooch or hair ornament, Black stockings are being somewhat super- seded by those which match the color of the costume. A new idea, but not a very prett, oue, nor deserving of popularity, 1s of stock- ings with front and back of different color, Some are shown with the front of black and the back of red; others are blue behind and olive in front, Mrs. Florence M. Adkinson, a well known western writer, says a very hoveful iIndica- tion of the times Is that women are less dis- Eoued togoin droyes. ‘The brightest and ravest strike out into unbeaten paths. They study the laws of supply aud demand and seek to do the work the world wants and is willing to pay tor, low-throated dresses are very much in vogue at the various watering places; the showing lapped surplice fronts, or those m ished with wide velvet revers,which diminish foa sharp point as they reach the waist. 'lhos:lnmm J‘t‘-‘l’n & whlc:huuol cloth, whlchl sometimes quite covers the upper portion of the shoulders in the back. e ‘The new firm but soft corded silks, made into glove-titting bodlces in jersey fashion, are sivlish and pretty accompaniments for dressy skirts of other materi They fit far better than any jersey of plain stockinet, and lm lk“h% ’alnn ») fiunnee of the regular silk-web jerseys, while costing ver, much less than these in 'prlu. K { ‘I'he belted waist, or “banded bodlce,” as sailors ‘call It, is in great favor for summer tollets. These have & full straight skirt athered to a belt and are without drapery, he sash 18 around the waist and tied i long loops and ends. The loops may be flll'l! folded or there may be loose open lmwu at swings and form the drapery. hite, eream-tinted and yellow sashes are mosi used, though shades of tilleul and let- tueesmn are still liked for black and white lace dresses. Watered nbbonl&. with pleot edges, are the general choiee of these sashes, ‘The vompadour sashes are a novelty, with bands of satin strewed with small flowers of - r:'::" alternating with watered-siik Lace ‘dresses, mado of forty-iuch laces, S AR VM NIAS roda o 2 54350 THE OMABIA DATLY BEE: SUNDAY. AUGUST 7. 1887 “TWELVE PAGES: either black or white, are worn with belted waists of China crape and wide sashes. Sometimes the sasher are of the new Roman moire, which comes in such wide widths that the belted waist can also be made of them, and with the lace skirts have a very bright and pretty effect. The broadest sashes worn with thesw dresses are_fourtesn inches wide, but these frony ten to eleven in width are much more popular, ‘The crocheted white laces and Trish point embroidery are very effectively used asa wide border at the front or side band on the skirt, and as a voke or vest on the waist of cotton sateen dresses, in shades of pale wrn?' heliotrope, or the dull pink known as ofd rose. 'These bordered skirts are always plain around, not plaited, and for many the velvet border is suflicient without the lace, The same methods of trimming are used with ®ood effect on cotton crepes and other cotton fabrics. The new sashes are verv elegant, very wide, and very expensive. Five yards is of- ten used where the wearer 1s tall and elects uis Quinze sash, the enas of which ite to the foot of the aress skirt. Some of the Russian bluses are made of the superb Roman sash ripbons, with very fre- quently a panel or apron drapery of the same on the tront of the skirt, with™ sash at the back, These overskirts ot lace surah or failie are worn at the races, ai tennis and garden parties. Full-gathered corsages are seen In dia- phanous materials, both_tor basques and pol- ses, and there are also tucked V-shl)lm(l pieces let in the front and back, fastened to the dog-collar of velvet or the one belonzing tothe bodice. The new belted bodices of China silk, embroidered muslin, China crape, or surah are all worn with skirts of lace or taney etamine, mounted on founda- tions of silk or batiste, ‘The skirts are very fenrmlly made of one deep flounce when of ace, this shirred to a belt, above which the huge sash Is tied. T . RELIGIOUS. ‘The Rev. Robert Collyer has been *‘doing” the Yosemite valley. Morris Cobb, the first convert of Miller, the Second Adventist, is lying 1n poverty at Cape Elizabeth, Me., aged ninety. Mrs. Clara Erskine Waters, it is reported, proposes to build a chapel in- the rear of her residence on Newberry street, Boston, for the use of the celebrated Brahmin, Mohini. The sum of $80,000 s wanted for the monn- ment to the Rav. Thomas Starr King In Goiden Gate parl, San _Francisco, Senator Stanford and Professor E. S. Holden are at the head of the committee in charge. Reyv. William N. Cleveland, the brother with whom the pre has_ visited at For- estport, i3 a Presbyterian preac! that preachés at three different ch etween them and ery Savbath, I1i . 1, H. Smith, a Methodist minister Who has charge of the Etowah (Ga.) district, i$ t00 poor to own a horse, and consequently he has to walk his circuit, over fifteen mi in extent, to meet his appointments, His salary is $200 a year, The ILLIM)[.A Constitu- tion 'is raising money to buy the reverend gentleman a horse. ezidis are the Kurdish “devil wor- They have no ceremonial ablu- tions, or attach no importance to them, and are allowed to use nothing colored blue. ‘They will not sit down on a sofa having a blue tassel or enter a room containing an ar- icle of furniture covered with blue cloth. r religion prohibits them from serving . Idiers, though there appears to be noth- ing to prevent them from cutting throats on their own account. ¢ The priest of Canicatti, a large town in the province of gentl, Sicilly, recently caused to appear beside him in the Jull))ll a ?'I)Im:.' man whose face was blacked, whose iead was furnished with two large horns, and who had a long tail from the end of which crackers went off. The priest in- formed his flock that this figure was the devil, and a great panic ensued. Women and children present at this unseemly com- edy were iniured in the crusn, The Living Church says: ‘“*Weread In a religious paper an article which begins thus: “Tho pulpit is a sacred place. Itis the altar of God.” ~ We presume not one ot our readers but will be struck at once, as we were, with the incongruity of the expression. Evidently the writer fails to apprehend a distinction as fundamental as christianity is old. He might havesaid: The altar is a sacred place; it is the pulpit of (God, for at the altar God teaclics us the profoundest wisdom, But to cali the pulpit the altar is about as reason- able as to call the sail of & ship its compass.” The Presbyterian Banner says: “The St. Louis Presbyterian ‘soulhern) doss not be- lieve that the color-line question is the great obstacle to reunion between the Soutbern Presbyterian church and our own. 1ts difli- culty is in another direction, and is declared to be ‘insuperable’ In its reply to our monthly, which said: *So far as we are con- cerned we see but one difficuity in the way, and that is the different views the two churches hold in rezard to the African Pres- byterian;’ it declares: ‘Here is another ques- tion—a question that does not take counsel of our antipathies—a question that does not affect our social tastes and comtorts—a ques- tion that involves the honor of our Lord, the purity of his chureh, the power of her testi- mony, the salvation of souls, viz., whether the church shall meddle with civil affairs, Wesay no. The northern church says yes, And 'so faras we are concerned, we see but this one jinsuperaple] difficulty fn the way’ of organic union.” ———— EDUCATIONAL. President Gilman, of John Hopkins uni- versity, has been invited to resume the presi- dency of the university of California. Minnesota is to be congratulated in that she has within her borders several excellent military schools, notably the Shattuck scehool. President D. C. Gilman, of John Hopkins university, has joined Colonel Elliot F, Shepard and his party. and will make with them a tour of Alaska. The death is recorded of Professor August Frederick Pott, of Halle, of the age of 85 years. He was oue of the greatest linguists of Germany, and was the author of numer- ous importont treatises. ‘There are 107,813 pupils in schools of Philadelphia. T mitted to the high school thi is 123, and to the kirls’ normal school 53, he latter Is maintained for the purpose ot educating teachers, Professor A. E. Verrll, of Yale univer- sity, has joined the deep-sea surveying party onboard'the United States steamer Alba- tross, At present the vessel is cruising otf the New England coast, but in September she will go 1o the Pacitic ocean by the way off Cape lorn, ‘The Chinese government Is about to em- ploy A dozen bright youns men as revorters of civilization. They will be chosen by com- petitive examination and will be sent abroad or two years to study foreign countries. Each will take a specialty to work up and will send a monthly report to Pekin. ~ After two years the government will use the ser- Yices ot each in the department 1 which he has done best,ana the more promising young men will be ennobled. ‘Bhe Chicago ‘t'ribune says of the infamous Glenn educational bill, making it a crime to teach a white child in a colored school or a colored child in & white school, which passed the lower house of the Georzia legisliature: It goes without nny!nglnnl it will pass the senate and be signed by the governor. Prac- tically the law will only operate against the Atlanta university, which "has seven white scholars on its roll,the children of professors in the institution who cannot be educated elsewhere in the state without insult or ostracisin because they are the children of ‘“‘nigger teachers.” The university, which is supported by the north, will fight the case in the courts. The school of methods, which has just closed at Saratogs, oviginated with C. F. &lnr. a Boston teacner, three years ago. His method for teaching geography having be- come well known,a Tequest cime to him from teachers in so lllln( quarters to give them lessons that his plun for a summer school was concelved and most successfully rried out. The school has grown in favor and the attendance increases yearly; there were more than 250 hers present as pupils this summer, from a number of siates, from Massachusetts to Colorado. The faculty con- sisted of twenty-five professors, all of them teachers and some promioent in their pro- fession. Mr. King does not believe In re- quiring pupils to commit to memory a multi- tude of dry facts and mames of places in which they haven’t the slizhtest interest; but at his Grst step, proceeds to awaken in the children a great interest in the places, and then the rlmn will tix themselves in the memory without auy trouble. 1n order to do this he brings into the school room many fine books of travel, pletures gathered from all sorts of papers, magazines, books, adver- tisements, ete., and the solar came projects pletures on a screen. 50 uses many charts and other devices of his own the public number ad- wanufacture. SOME MATRIMONIAL STORIES. The Oommendable Enorgy of Leonard | 8wett's Brida, HOW ENGAGED COUPLES ACT. The Blaine County Style—Married to a Count—Savage Marvriages— Regulating a Mistake— The Baby, The Baby, Burdette, The little tot’ring baby feet, With faltering steps and slow, With pattering echioes soft and sweet Into my heart they go; They also go, in grimy plays, In nuddy pools and dusty ways, =3 . Then through the house in trackful ways, They wander to and fro. The baby hands that clasp my neck with touches dear to me, Are the samo hands that smash and wreck The inkstand foul to see; They pound the mirror with a cane, They rend the manuscript in twain, Widespread destruction they ordain In wasteful jubilee. he dreamy murm’ring baby volce ‘Thiat coos its little tune, That makes my listening heart rejoice Like birds in leafy June, Can wake at midnight dark and still, And all the air with howling fill, ‘Ihat splits the ear with echoes shrill, Like cornets out of tune, Leonard Swett's Bride, Chicago Herald: The marriage of Leonard Swett, the famous Chicago law- yer and friend of President Lincoln, to liss Marie Decker, a member of the bridegroom’s law firm, was a strictly pri- vate affair, fewer than a dozen persons witnessing the ceremony. The bride was born in Cologne, on the Rhine, thirty ars ago. Shecame to Chicago with her nts in 1860, Her father had been to do in Germany, and when he came to this country brought consider- able means which he invested in bus n \d property in Chicago. Al w. swept away 1 the great fire and the fumily was left almost without means of support. Fortunately, Miss Decker had been well educated at Catholic convents rermany and Belgium while yet but more than a child, so she possessed the ability write and speak fluently = the ierman, French and English languages, besides many other accomplishients, especially music. When the crash came in 1871 and Mr. and Mrs. Decker were left without home or money, their eldest daughter, Marie, at once became the support of the family. She threw aside her much-loved music and struck out into the world of business. Her knowl- edge of book-keeping and mathematics, her famuliarity with_foreign languages and her energetic spirit were irresistible. From the humble beginning of book- keeper in a small firm, she rose, step by step, first to an important position in the postoftice under Postmaster Palmer, then to the chief clerkship of Mr. Swett’s law fiem, later to a partnership interest in the firm, and finally to become the bride of the great lawyer at whose hands she sought a modest clerkship seven years ago. For liftcen years she served either in the eapacity of clerk, cashier or manager, and during that time has turned over to her parents to assist in the support of the family, in addition to clothing herself, the handsome sum of $10,000. How Fngaged Couples Act, The Kansas City Star gives a number of confessions and experiences relating to engagements. The first to take the witness stand was a protty girl with many admirers. “f have been engaged twice.”” A sur- prised murmur rose from the party. ‘‘And the truth of the nying that there i# no accounting for woman’s taste was fullyverified in mf case, for the two gen- tlemen could not have been more unlike. The first proposal came from one some years my senior. He told his tale with difficulty, and the hesitation with which he talked imparted to me something akin to it, for did not accept himn as quickly as L intended. However, we be- came engaged and remained so for four months. And do you know that during the whole time he never as much as touched my hand.” *'Never kissed you?” asked a petite brunette, in a tone of wondering indig- nation, “‘Never." “The other man was an ardent wooer, and was a_ great stickler for what he called his ‘rights.’ Having been edu- cated, 8o to sveak, in the Puritanical system characteristic of my first engage- ment, I was disposed to resent the seem- ing liberties he took, but I was told that an angaged couple were expected to be more demonstrative to each other than ordinary acquaintances.” “How do you mean?" “Well, there is certainly no harm in a woman permitting a man to whom she has plighted her troth oceasionally kiss- ing her. Itis very frequently done, I know, and when no such \lmlerslnndmg exists an exception to the rule is found.” “I don’t know about that,” was the dreamy observation of a young fellow who was said to be engaged. *‘Iam dis- posed to think the Puritanical system 15 yet very extensively practiced.” “What" is the conduct toward each other of engaged couples?” asked one of the party. “In honest, serious entanglements?’ quired a lady. ‘Yes. W “When a woman 1s truly and lvmestl[y in love with a man she is very careful, indeed, more so than she ordinarily s in her conduct toward him. She is afraid of doing something that will injure her in his estimation. The more ardently she loves him the more reserved, fro- quently, is she with her caresses and en- A‘onrmunm. I speak of the engaged per- iod, of course; marriage it is different. He perhaps es her a few times before they are married. Iam told up north, and even in parts of the south, it is dif- ferent. An engagement becomes a pub- he affair, is announced, and the be- havior of the couple 18 expected to be that of an engaged couple. Here with us it has not yet reached that point. It will some day, 1 am confident, and I do not know that it 18 not the best plan by far. Itis certainly far more artractive to the parties themselves, and it is a ser- ious drawback to fliring and coquetry, which too often charaeterizes young irls. With us a girl likes to be with her gunce but the moment the public be- comes aware of the fact that he is her 1n- tended husband she rather avoids public _appearances in hs com- Pnuy. Just why it is I do not know, but t is frequently the case. I know a lady astand matron, who was engaged fora fcnr before marriage, who requested her fiance six months before the time to re- frain from visiting her. And for six months previous to the wedding she did not see him, though they lived within twelve miles of each other.” The Blaine County Style. A young couple from the back country were married at Brewster, Neb,, last week and the following i8 the account of the affair, as given by the Brewster News: After obtaining a license and wl‘.lmfi all fees in advance the eouple announce: themselves as ready to yoked. The judge squared himself around, and ina tone firm yet exceedingly solemn, said: “Stand up!" They stood. “Cross right bands," said the knottier. They obeyed. “Now, Hugh Kinser, do you swear be- fore thege witnesses that you will sup- port the constitution of the United States and the stute of Nebraska, and faithfully and impartially perform the duties of husbaud 1n the case now pending? Will you provide food, shelter and clothing for this woman, her heirs and assigns for- ever, through sickness or in_ health, also run thirty miles and back after a doctor when the baby falls into the siop bucket and gets choked on votato skins, also get ap and pour out paragoric in a teaspoon by the moonhght, and otherwise assist in the trials and tribulations that wife and children are subject to?" “Y-n-a-s, I guess so,” said the poor mortal, who was shaking all over to think that he had to be father of a family, “‘And you, Mary Kesterson, do you Likewise solemnly “swear that the evi- dence you shall give in the case now Knu-lmz. wherein Hugh Kinser and lary Kesterson are plaintiffs and the state of matrimony is defendant, shall be the truth, the whole trath, and nothin but the truth so long ns you both sha live? Do you covenant and agree by these presents to stay with the senior partner in this case through thick and thin, poverty and sickness, health and prosperity, live or die, survive or peri; sink or swim, so long as you shall unless the contract is sooner dissolved by mutual consent?” ‘I do,” was the emphatic response. ““Then, ‘by the powers that be,’’" said the judge, “and in accordance with my constitutional prerogatives and the right of a few American citizens, I pronounce you man and wife, and if any one has aught to say let him stand forth and say it. Married to a Count. Count Fi anelli Cibo, with his bride, arrived in Racine, Wis.,, Wednesday evening, July 20, direct from Foligno, y. Countess was the wife of the late Reuben Doud, a wealthy lumberman and at one time the mayor of Raci was a popular citizen, known for his no- ble generosity and kind deeds to the poor. Mr.and Mrs. Doud were mar- ried at Oshkosh twenty-tive years ago. Her maiden name was Katherine R, Rey- nolds, aud her residence Cortland, N, § She has a sister 10 St. 1. The late Reaben Doud died five ars ago of brain trouble at the Oshkosh leaving a palatial residence in this ¢ 5 and a fortune of over 200,000, In 1880, widow, with her blooming the young 81\ B UGt Maviiey A TaEH oY BAra) Rey- nolds of New York,and Mrs. McClurg, of Racine, sailed for Europe for a tour of soveral years, In October they went to Munich, and attended a passion play at Ober Ammergau. Here Mrs, Doud’s mother died of apoplexy and was buried in the Minich Cemetery. ‘Ihe party then went to Italy, making their home at Florence. It was here that her young daughter of 16, remarkable for her beau- ty, talents,and accomvlishments,decided, although possessed of ample fortune, to study for the concert stage under a famous meastro of Florence, and until a year ago gave her entire attention to the study of her violin. At that time, it h ing July, they determined to go to Fol gno for the summer in order to see the composer, Sig. Susso, and have his guid- ance and counsel in Miss Doud’s debut. he following year while at Ioligno this young girl met in society Antonio Spir- ola Majoliea, the oniy son and heir of that family, famous and "~ distinguished in the history of Italy. They were engaged to be married and she gave up her ides then of going upon the concert stage. This was in August. They were to be married in the early fall, when she was taken suddenly ill, died, and was buried in Foligno. 1t was feared that her lover would die from the shock, and since then his family huve feared for his reason. He has renounced the world and all fear his life is ruined forever. Before the illness of Miss Doud Si'znnr Antonio Spinola introduced to their little circle in the beautiful town of Foligno the Count Frenfanelli Cibo. Some time after the death of Miss Doud her mother was engaged to the count and their mar- riage took place at Naples April 27 of this year. and since then they have visited friends and at last arrived safely in Ra- cine, where they will remain for two months, returning to Italy in November. The count’s brother married a Miss Wilkes ew York, a member of an aristocratic family of New York, and his niece is the wife “of the Marquis Strozzi of Florence. The count not only belongs to one of the great families of Italy, but has also made a name for hunself in the literary and volitical world. His home is a beautiful one to which to take his American wife. He is of middle age. In several visits to this country he has made acquaintance with some of the most famous people, He has translated into Italian the life and poems of William Cullen Bryant, having been a personal friend of the poet. He has been for several years a member of parlinment in Rome. He is a polished gentleman of attractive manners, brilliant reception to welcome :the pair was given at the residence of Mrs. Mec- Clurg, attended by the society people of the city. Savage Marriages, It may interest women to learn that the islanders of New Guinea are married not according to their own inclination, but those of their parents. They are most frequently aflianced at a very ten- der age, but are afterwards forbidden to associate with each other. Indeed, this is carried so far that the girl may not even look at her future husband. ‘Both must avoid all contact with the members both masculine and feminine, of the fam ily into which they are about to enter. Their wedding ceremonies are character- ized by a re ve and a modesty very re- markable in a savage people of the trop- ies. Adorned with the most beautiful ornaments, the bride is conducted at night 1 a torchlight proc sion through the village. One woman carries her on her back, while anotber binds her arms, as though she were a captive, und leads her by the rope to the house of her betrothed, This is a symbol of slavery--a souvenir of the ancient ervitude which the aristocratic class hus preserved, 'There is nothing of this in the processions of the poor, On reaching their destination the bridegroom is presented to the bride’s relatives, who lead him into her cham- ber. She awaits him with her back turned, indicating that she fears to meet his conquering guze. The young man approaches till within two fecet of her, turns on his heels, and then they are back to back in the midst of a numerons assembly,the men on one side,the women on the other. ~After the entertainment the bride is led into her own room, still not daring to meet the terrible glance of her husband, and keeping her buck turned to the door. Seeing this, the husband also turns lis back on her. The whole night is spent in this manner; they sit there motionless, hav- ing some one to brush away the flies, and without epeaking a word. " If they grow sleepy some one of th stants, who take turns in doing this service, nudges them with his elbow. If they keep wide awahe they are assured of a long life and green old age. In the morning they separato, still without looking at each other,in order to refresh themselves after the fatigues of the previous nignt. This performance is continued for four nights, and on the fifth morning, with the first rays of the sun, the young people may look each other in the face suf fices; the marriage is considered accom plished, and the newly-wedded pur re- ceive the customary congratulations. CONNUBIALITIES, An American girl, who is an heiress, re- cently married a Belzian nobleman, wiio i both wealthy ana good. An Indiana irl who had béen jilted bit off the thunib of her faithless lover. ‘She wanted to secure as much of his hand as possible, Kev. 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Weekly and Monthly Pay- ments. couple in eighty seconds. and it is awful to think so_much damage can bs crammed into such a brief space of time, *T'wo souls with but a single thought” are not apt to soon beat as one in the old North Carolina state, since the legislature has put a [:rueflcallv prohibitory tariff on_marriage icenses by Increasing the price to The Right Kind of a Keepsake—*"Y a keep-ake that will always remind mea?” sha said. derly. “What's the matter with myself?”’ s whispered. There will be a wedding short Celie Forbing, of Kenton, 0., w wnlkhrfi through the new court house at wit! Suddenly she stepped ou of “1 do, darling,” he safd te some young friends. up to the marriage record and dared any young man present to take out the papers and make her his. The challenge was accepted by a young man of the party, and the knot was tied at Festoria the same night. Strong-minded woman to a relative, who has called upon her—My husband has got position in the orchestra. le plays first tiddle, Relative—Not at home, does he? “You bet he doesn’t play tirst fiiddle at home.” “That’s what L thought.” Mother—1 declare I dread the thought of our boy Jlohn getting married. Friend—Oh, that feeling is only natural. You will become reconciled to his loss in t ime, “'1t {sn’t his loss so much ——"" *What then?” “Why, don’t you see, that will make me a mother-in-law, ~ and mothers-in-law are simply dreadful.” ‘There are, writes a Boston Traveller cor- respondent at Washington, two very curious lookinz objects hanging in the house of Mrs. William McKee Dunn, which have a rather eculiar history. Mrs. Dunn was formerly Miss Morrill, the daughter of the late Hon. Lot M. Morrill. After Major Dunn had won the heart of Miss Morrill he was referred to her fatker. ‘The major sat down fand wrote Mr. Morrill a letter, formally requesting the hand of his daughter. Now the major writes a hand that looks like a cross between a Vir- ginia rail fence and a Chinese laundry bill, Mr. Morrill sat_up with the letter several nights and finally guessed the contents. 1f anything, Morrill's handwriting was even worse than Dunn's, e replied, accepting the major as his son-in-law, ~ her of the young people could make out a word of the reply, but they guessed it was favorable. Of IlI the wreat number of visitors at Mrs, Dunn’s house, no one has yet been able to decipher the two letters, RN S G rowt h of the Suburbs of Paris. Paris American Register: The move- ment of the Paris population from within the walls to the suburban communes is shown by the returns of the suburban census, which complete the results for the whole of the department of the Seine. 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