Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1893, Page 15

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUN DAY, FEB A CRITIC 0N COTILLIONS Threatoned Lenten Gayetios Provoke a Canstio Feminine Protest. A WHITE PINE PATRIOT ASSAILS HOOPS Romance of the Deposed Dakota Bachelors—Om Lady Dra r—F Notes and Personalities. wsh Fashion An Omaha lady of en bility, who evidently ha period of lifo when pear stale and frivolous, writes in caus- tic vein concerning contemplated doings in the local four hundred. She “Musings on a Clipping from the Society Columns of Sunday's BEF oxt reads: ““The are ri after | Lent several cotillions will be given by the leaders of Om: LA | But here is the sermon | How considerate in the leaders of Omaha society thus to bring the weight of the respect they owe to publie_ opin- fon to bear on their abstaining, during Lent, from pleasures well nigh irvesisti- | ble! During Lent, when solemn | thoughts, like the joy-killing upas tree, cast their shadow over all, the | leaders of Omaha society will prepare for the eotillions which Easter promises to bring in its wake i In what will this prey ation consist? In arranging spring gow doubtless but this is not a penitential exerc and self-righteousness calls for penanc Now it an incontrovertibl fi which who have been O i well endorse, that the *‘pretti fig- ures” of the ‘‘german,” practiced with a chair, or with one's sister, or with a bosom friend, is st of heroism worthy of the early But in the world of thoughis, so Wd populous, the Yregulations for Lent™ are not promul- gated, and here “imperial waltz, im- ported from the Rhine, may intoxicate the heedless heart.” Some hints as to effective figures may be gathered from society notes of Gotham which tell us that one of the pretti- est figures danced this winter was the | “gpinning wheel A charming girl gat spinning at a wheel.” How consol- in find some of the features of the valiant woman, as portrayed in holy geripture, realized in those whom spite- ful old maids dominate the butter- flies of societ he hath sought | wool and flax and h wrought by | the coun of her hand The editor of the society items lected o put this touch to his picture, and, in- stead, mentioned the trivial details that the spinning wheel was decorated with two bows, one of pink and one of green, matching favors worn by two als. ‘When the wheel stopped its revolutions the color on top decided—not which in- dividual was to have the woven flax, bu which was to eajoy the ilege of & dance with the spinner . the young men should not astonish old ladies, like myself, who cannot keep pace with the rising’ generation march- | ]u;z onward with great strides to the | magnificent goal of social perfectibility, Another “pretty” figure, I pray remarked the quali is a set of hu paces. In my young days hurdle races were one of the contingents of a state fair, and those of the gentler sex who re seated in the amphitheater were “yepuided by their loss fortunato sistors 2 quite advanced thinkers. the times! . Alas, the morals!” Wamen are not only willing to enjoy masculine gports, but must enter the arena as Jockeys, and the mon, not content with claiming descent from the ape, are leased to simulate the donkey and per mit themselves to be driven by the fair jockey. iens All phases of civilization have th, monomania and the ethics of our day are full of confused notions about the proper sphere of woman. Who could ‘ever have believed that she would aspire to the dignity (¥) of driving donkeys? After reading the account of the mc hurdle race I reiterated the remark of Priscilla in Silas Marr “I've no ‘opinion of the men, Miss 1 don't know what you have. mod- ern iter says *haps cople were always as as fhey are now, but this writer can hardly imagine that people alway thought as little as they do at present. One cannot deny that thought is man fostly at a discount now. Men are inter- ested in petty interests, recreated by foolish recreations and allured by ;mbln pursuits. It may be that the rapi %ty with which people live hinders their geeing the depth of anything. just as the enormous superficies over which educ tion strives to extend itself hinders their “belng well educated. 1t is a difficult matter to get the young generation to stop to think even in reading; they have too much to read to permit their sto ing to read the matter over twice, t an old-fashioned notion that shallow ness is tiresome? 1f not we may hope for & change as S00n as we gener avhat bores us when the bore piven point. Until that time ook for any absurdity in— ..o 7 o, which she draws With n 0 potent is the spell That none decoyed into that fatal r calls it and he 1ors that society.” all ne B I'h unn. W we may | York, who once | is to even up and _double | Torn { traftic, | and mining ag | brought | soon by the sonse; that there never was an Austrian sailor lover and husband for Hawaii's deposed queen, but that her majesty's youthful affections were attached to he sompanion from a very earl John Dominis, a native of lived in Boston, and went to Honolulu, whe od in the royal school estab- lished by the American board for the careful Christian instruction and prep- aration of the young chiefs and prin- cesses for their future responsibilities. The little boy and girl, thus thrown together, became inseparable: were mar- ried after days, and when Lilivokalani and Kapiolani were in this country a few years ago, Prince Consort Mr. John Dominis—came too. He gave a reception to his relatives and at which 200 persons were present, and it was altogether a most fami So it was all and there sailor romance Mr. John Dominis [ The tale of the Austrian first given to an unsuspecti about the time of the Kap! but it was overlooked and the not receive the denial which would have been given it had it been brou notice of the inte od parties be their return to Hawaii school Mr ew in 1ildhood school e and proper, for Lilinokalani at all. died about two years Jlani visit 0\ out from South lization of surplus rn states a roblem love A frantic appeal went Dakot ntly for an eq the sexes, South Dakota has of pining bachelors, the ed wplus of women. The grea 1p. The arn a profite e of Manitoba. In 1879 and sha was being opened to settlement and th rush of colonists thither from Ontario and Quebee and from. Great Britain, The settlers were mostly men. Some of them had familics and would send for bachelors lesson from th may sxperic 1880 Ma | them as soon as they had got somewhat but ver hey were makir i naturally th needed wiv Not a few of them we sons of English farmers and nearly all were respectable hard working fellows. They could not afford to go and get wives, and so helpr had to be im- ported for them. Women, guar- anteed as to respectability, were brought over from England in great numbers, and this business rapidly grew to be an important branch of the immigration One philanthropice lady in Eng- land devoted her attention to exporting homeless but worthy girls by the ship- load to Quebee, whence they were for- ed to Manitoba. Trains would come into St. Bonifac river from Vinnipeg, bringi three car- log of ilable wiy a time. The, gard to pro- consigned to the land nts, who eonveyed them them to Winnipeg, wh itable quar tors were provided for their temporary accommodation. accommodation was very temporar, ise they were soon disposed of. “The settlers who were bachelors ap- xd for the girls as fast as they we in. Their applications were not considered unless they were prop- erly guaranteed as to character and ability to support a wife. Few of them came to Winnipeg from a shorter dis tanco than mile Most commonly they were certified by letters from land hat John Smith, for ex- ample, ed on such and such a tract of land, the owner of 1 horses. was sound and kind, and so forth. On making formal application for a wife John Smith w asked what sort of woman he preferred—whether blonde or brunette, tall or short, plump or thin, ete Having stated his preferences he w introduced to one of the available ladi whereupon matters were guickly ar ranged. A remarkable point was that no suitor had ever to be introduced to a second girl. Invariably he was content with the first one and immediately mar- vied her. Appavently the men consid- ered that when they had gone so far as an introduction they had committed themselves irretrievably. n'» The poople of Minnesota are asking: ‘‘Has the awful fate of Senator McHale and his anti-tights bill been forgotten so atesmen who now hold down the seats in the lower house of the legislature, or is George M. Bleecker, the doughty little lawyer who rep: sents a democratic constituency in Min- neapolis, seeking some of the same nc toriety for himself and fellow membe as that acquired by his brother demc crat in the senate two years agc Whether Mr. Bleecker is seeking thi kind of notoriety or not he is in a fair way to secure it by trying to head off the introduction of hoop-skirts in the state and making any woman who wears them as well as the manufacturer and merchant who sold them to her, if they be residents of this state, liable to ar- vest and fine or imprisonment or both. Representative Bleecker introduced the following bill in the Minnesota house, and it was referred to the proper committee with instructions to report as soon as possible, Section 1. It shall be unlawful for an; person to manufacture or sell, or to off | tor sale or to use or permit the manu- facture, sale, or use of any hoopskirt or hoopskirts or anything like thereunto within the limits of Minnesota. See. 2. Any person violating this fixed, many were bachelo | 7 homes for themselves found that the; ots Young 0ss the two « at priety and we pl 5 heaven's peculiar g TOW ¢ ray, but never wise; form but acquire no | viend ; Bolicit pleasure, hopeless of success ; Waste youth in'oceupations only fit For second childhood, and devote old age @o sports which only childhood could exe cute, But w from the srman” and the | the “leaders of | ing this relaxa- what a digression rures of the g self-denia Omaha society” in f tion ‘‘during Lent Doubtless before the forty days are accomplished we shall Tearn, with becoming sorrow, that the health of many of the aders,” which 80 successfully resisted late hours and turning night into day, has succumbed under lentils, long prayers and bodily macerations. e Liliuokalani, in soft and rhythmic Hawaiian, savors so strongly of the Lily of Killarney that the guilcléss reporter, the other ( not unnaturally queried, *‘And is she Irish?” The Kunakas pro- nounce each letter of their words, which {nvariably end with u vowel, Somuch of dreamy romance hovers over those far away isles of the Pacific, that one was not surprised to hear that Honolulu's deposed queen had had he girlish passion and her dashing sailor over. But, alas, cold fact steps in here oo, and ruthlessly tears to shreds the pretty story, just as he has before time aken all the poetry out of that inspi ing tale of Fredéricktown and Ba bara Freitchieo's waving starvy banner; the gallant Keenan's charge, and even the mythical house of the seven gables in old colonial Salem—the queer old house that everybody is trying so hard 0 belipve really did inspire the muse of Hawthorne, in spite of the fact that it is the second, if not the third, venerable mansion to succeed to the fascinating title upon the demolition of its predeces- #0r which bore the name. 50 now eomes the unromantic old resi- dent of Honolulu, who has known Liliuo- kalaina from a prattling babe of three, and declares that it is stuff and non- | incar or in any way ng the violation of any provision of this act, shall be punished by a fine of not than $25 :h offense, and, in defaunlt, shall b srated in the county jail fora per- | iod not exceeding thirty days. Th cheers and | Bleecker and his bill! vernacular of St. Paul, that's the stuff! It may be entirely pardonable for a town to use a little bust to extend her out- skirts, but it is very different with a woman, The hoopskirt is not in harmony with the spirit of our American institutions. Its introduction would kill off the ham- mock industry, bieyeling would lose half its charm, men would be forced out of ars and elevators and be obliged Ik in the middle of the street, and the skirt dancer would find her occupa- tion gone. less | for e *the bold ay in the *"e Unity of action and systematic method insures success in every department of | life, therefore a few of the artists of Des Moines, Ia., and those especially inte ested in the study of art, have recently organized a society to be known as the Practical Art association, the object of which is to cultivate a correct study of whatart rveally is, their aim being to raisethe standard to a higher degree of :xcellency than has yet been attained. This being Columbian year, with its unrivaled opportunitics for study at the World’s fair, wh overy variety of the finest and best in all departments of art will be exhibited, seems 8 most fitting time to start in this grand work. The society wish to ostablish chapters throughout the nited States similar in style to the various college fraternities, leaving out the secret workings: A systomatic course of study will bo provided for this year's work, which will chiefly consist of the works of art exhibited at the World's fair. The planof work adopted will be especiall with reference to art classes, as well as suitable to all who wish to interest themselves i the advancement of their profession. It is also intended to have | | the soc ho | asystom of ort exhibits that will add greatly to the interest and furnish valuable instrue The officers of M. Budd, art school: vice president, Mrs, Cottrell, Drake university cording La : sponding se Pauline Tyler, Dos Moines, Ia.; tr Mrs, Henry Wallace, seor sasure The National Traveler presents this week the portrait of of Des Moines Miss | Marie Stocum, who is perhaps the most friends, | enjoyabie | really ‘wasn't any Austrian | efore did | ht to che | ble | suecessful United traveling saleswoman in the States, Miss Stocum was b in Wisconsin, July 21, 1868, At th of 10 she went with her rents to Hart- ford, Mich., where the remainde childhood days were spent. When but 20 rs of age, having had some ex- pe! A cierk in a Hartford store, she was given an opportunity to make a 1 trip on the road for the Chapman & th company, Chicago. This trial trip ved o successful that Miss Stoeum was immediately engaged by the firm, for whom she traveled over a year, mak- ing ninety-days trips through Iowa and rraska. On September 10, 1890, she accepted a position with the Consolidated Coffee company of Omaha, with which firm she still remains, traveling western lowa, suceessfully vieing with he tleman competitors in a line wh the best ed. Miss Stocum is young lady possessir wgth of char acter and wonderful energy, which, com- bined with her pleasing manners, have caused her to meet with flattering suc- s in her chosen work. v The wife of the Washington, Mme, Suarez, is a_typic daughter of Spain. She has soft s and an olive skin, with a voice th seems to have been made to accompany the guitar. She is a very accomplished pianist, and her music and hor babies oceupy her attention almost to the ¢ clusion of society, for which she cares very little. She was born in Madrid and educated the Mme. Suarez cannot forbear to wonder that Ame ns, ‘‘who are,” she said, Y80 clever in most things, should be so ignorant of Spain. You judge of us,” sh with fine scorn, ‘“from the dancers of the concert halls who come over here to amuse you, and that is not fair. We are not a nation entirely given over to lace mantillas, mandolins and moonlight, with here and there an occa- sional stiletto. Ours is one of the g est commercial countries in the world. We have wealth and power and great men, and we have cast too, that are not chateaux d'Espagne * of anish minister at « In the dressing small children mothers take much pride and spend any thoughts. It probubly was alw ys when the little clothing consisted of a single garment. It is & long step from one garment to the picturesque costumes worn by the tots of the present day, says H 's Bazar. The mothers of today think they have reached the acme of sensible and pretty sthes for childven. Have they? the last fow years small 1 what was called a intle y suit.” It was fanciful indeed, The y's waist was girt about with a sash, of ch the ends flopped at his side. He wore long ringlets, which he abhorred, and a wide embroidered collar and cufls, at which his boyish soul revolted. boys WO! *"x The noveltiesin shoes are many. Here are a few pretty conceits Nile green suede ties beaded with jets, Ties and bedroom slippers of glazed kid. Pink or buff satin slippers beaded in silve White brocaded satin hoots are very much worn. Heliotrope and black with buckles are a stylish combination. Tan suede ties striped with dark brown, which gives the appearance of corduroy. A pretty bedroom shoe is made of black suede trimmed with fur and lined with heavy r ilk. But the daintiest little slipper of them all is of gray suede embroidered in light blue silk and turquoise bea n‘» 3 was woman favored with a grander opportunity to demonstrate her progress and development of that inde- pendence which entitles her to the sov- i hts of citizenshi Let her ut- terly refuse to obey any fashion makor’ dictation as to the wearing of hoop skirts and break the thraldom to which she has so long submitted. If she fails to rebel, the matter of her progressive evolution will still be disputed. Let her cling to the sensible dress as steadfast man clings to his silk hat and pigeon- tail coat. silver N Late Fashlon Notes. Dresden-china brocale in very light eolors are worn ut 1ushionable weddings. The fancy in jewelry is the making cver of old-fashioned earrings into stick 11 Ribbon in large quantities is in de- mand for collarettes, girdles and shoul- der knots. “I do not want a very tight glove” has becomo almost a stereotyped remark at the fashionable glove counte The exceeding chness of cades, satin and moires of the sitates the handsomest of n them. dainty card et bool moroceo, mounted either the bro- present made of white with silver or gold. Pale blue and pink gingham make very pretty petticoats, i le with a couple of small flounces at the bottom, and they have the merit of being wash- able. Evening wraps are of rough surfaced wool goods in very light colors. They are lined with light, tinted or bright brocades and edged with feather trim- ming A pretty and becoming costume is of China silk. The skirt is cut in bell- shape. The waist is made over a fitted body and shirred to the figure. Very full sleeves, with deep-shirved cuffs, are made for this dress. A good deal more ingenuity might be xpended now on clasps and buckles, e and small. These ornaments are used on everything. The more artistic they are the’ more they will be valued and the greater will be the demand. Seamless bodices, flaring skirts and distended sleeves sum up the fashions of the present moment. Seamless bodices, while a pitfall to the amateur dress- maker, are remarkably effective on a graceful figure in the hands of a high class modiste. Spring costumes of homespun and camel’s hair are trimmed with pipings of bright color. These pipings match little flecks and bit fabric, which is frequently on the bou- rette order, or with occasional threads, with irregular patchesof red, green, blue and white. New figured satins designc for gowns made with empi have tiny light-colored pal stars, vine sprays, spangles or other spots ttered over grounds of dahlia, green, ilver, blue, gray, wine color, ete. These are used for visiting and dinner. or often for church dresses. Citron-green and swallow-blue cloth costumes trimmed with revers, capes and edgings of other fur form some of the most elegant costumes sent from Paris. Very dark brown silk and gold bmulinsu severally are used for addi- tonal decorations. Couats of the same d specially ns | of high color in the | features | of her | | low | gowns are | and | breadths | com | mate friends of th. |t fabrie are similarly=trimmed. ’l‘hny‘ have full velvet ~l‘cfi\'cs with braided | cuffs, | Among black silksybesides the stand- ard corded and armyred varieties, are | new corkscrew bengalines and some novel and pretty spfped patterns de- signed for handsome dresses for elderly women, in which widg brocaded stripes of satin alternate with narrower erimpy taffeta stripes, very ntich like those of lust summer's crepond, Besides the stylish'and la made coats with their gracefully gored skirts ensuite, redinpote effects will multiply continually,from this time on to0 the summer season. These, particu- larly for matrons, will take the plac of many of the cumbersome street cos- tumes now worn, as no wrap of any de- scription is needed, or indeed looks well above a redingote dress. Among the new, very soft and beauti- | ful spring woolens are those damassed with small flower-sprays in colored silks. The handsomest have black or very dark 1 grounds, brocaded with 1low cowslips, white-and-pink anemone blos- | soms, scarlet rosebuds, and pink or yel- | button-roses. Costumes made of these fabries have vests and pipings the color of the flowers. The f. ylike tailor hionable colors for evening ach, straw, pink, turquoise blue and Nile green: for morning, brown petunia, with various shades of green, but the novelty lies this year in | th ymbinations. Persian and oriental mixtures obtaing blue, green, deep rved | and yellow are frequently combined, and | blue and green, turquoise and mustard, green and pink, violet and red. A handsome reception dress is made of golden brown cloth, with s and shoulder epaulets, belt and skirt bands of violet colored velvet. Over the shoulders is a cape of white guipure, which falls in long tabs below the belt. A Spanish flounce ot cloth trims the front of the skirt and, the back are much gored in straight | widths, and two straight bands of velvet follow down the side scams. Velvet hats are having i way and there is a pleasing varioty in shape and trimming, so that any can find a becoming back ground if one chooses, Incongruous as it scems many of these wintry-looking hats are trimmed with flowers. Bunches of most natural- looking roses nod on the crowns in close 1y with plumes and quills. Velvet ‘roses are very much worn and the newest Pavisian idea is to have the velvety potals sprinkled with a diamond dust to imitate frost. all their own | What Women Are Dolug. Queen Margherita of Ttaly possesses a coral necklace which she always wears, | day and night. | Miss Mary Wilkins, who is at present | on the toppling wave of literary success, ‘[ | | | is a tiny, shy, little woman. Mrs. imons Blaine has given to the city of Augusta, Me.,”$10,000 to found a lib in of” n wy honor her husband's ‘moi Florence Nightingale, the famous nurse, is 72 years old, She takes her baptismal name fro1a’ the Italian city in which she was born. Lady Evans, wifo mayor of London, wa the Oaks hotel prior to her mar Mrs. A. of the late lord a2 housemaid at Oaks, England, e W. Robertson of Indian cdfpleted the trans- ion of the ¢ testament from the original Greek into, the Muscogee or Creek language. I Miss Daisy Rives, youngest sister of Amelie Riv Chanlér, is said to be something of an artist and a bold rider, although only 16.years old. Animals are her favorite subjects for portrayal. A Denver housewife has au Indian princess doing her housework. The young woman is the daughter of a Paw- nee chief, and her name in English is Rose Howell. She was a student for many years at the Carlisle school, As a memorial given to her mother, Mrs. A. M. Mankly is to build and main- tain a home for destitute women in the city of Washington. She is also to give the Children’s Aid society $30,000 to erect a home in memory of her hus- band. Mrs. James G. Blaine will leave Washington for a few weeks. Her destination has not yet been deci upon, but it is probable that she w to some southern resort. Her hes irly good, considering the long ph | strain to which she has been sub- cted. The princess of Wales is a very grace- ful figure on_ skates and excéedingly fond of the healthful exercise. She wears a peculiar kind of skating boot, laced nearly to the knee, the upper por- tion lined h fur. The heel¥are wide and low, and the skates cov the soles of the boots and have springs under the insteps, the whole under part being steel. Mrs. P of arctic fame, is a tall, willowy woman, whose personality is e tremely attractive. Her youthful ap- pearance is a surprise when her pluck and endurance are recalled. She says her height aroused much curiosity among the Esquimaux women, who are rather below size, and they were anxious to know if all white women were high.” Mrs. Barnabee, who alw travels with her husband in his tours with the Bostonian Opera_company, has a ve happy habit of taking with her nume ous pictures, draperies, books and by rac, with which she malkes the plain- est hotel room look cozy and homeli If they stay but a week in a place sho considers it well worth while to make their surroundings attractiv | Dr. Mary Walker left her overcoat 1silk hat on the rack in the Young Women's Christian Asgociation buildin at Albany a few nights ago and soughta | frugal chamb ujsta Twenty young women saw the masculine articles of attire and did not see the owner, so promptly put their rooms in a state of siege against the posgible invasion of the supposed man and watched vi lantly for dawn. Spofford, onlyJdaughter of the an of congress; salthov of | 's favorites, is wmember ef char- and seientific ¢ d s | a leading spivit in thy Women's Anth r slogical Society of >~ America. Miss Emily Mason, daughtér of the curater of the National museum, is one of the directors of the same'‘dsscciation and a | writer on scientific sulijects. Miss Mary Dean Powell, whose fath Mujor Powell, is a director OF the geological survey, is both a r kable pianist and a student of seienc In Ellen Terry's utiful home outh Kensington there stands over dy a basket full of garments to be madé for the poor, W e the inti- | great actress run in ! for the woman's five minutes call, which | always spols the morning, Miss ey | produces her basket and while they chat | > caller must busy herself with knit- | ting or sewing or crotcheting. The number of garments sent out finished are the best kind of an illustration of how much time the modern woman spends holding her hand. v — The “No. 9" Wheelor & Wilson is the ouly | lock-stitch machine made that will maintain | an even and perfect stitch at different speeds d by Geo. W. Lancaster & Co., 514 5. 10¢h | street, l in shortly ‘50 s one in | manner admirably | reading. | to | wiven 1o every part of the body C“THE STORY OF OUR POSTOFFICE" Marshall Cushing, private secretary Postmaster General Wanamaker, has writ- ten a book entitled ¢ of Our Post- office,” which is a very complote of the management and operatio Tncle Sam's postal department. This great system is divided into many minor departments or bureaus. The writer takes up each of these and explains its work in a simple but clear adapted for popular One of the first ch office of the second general manages the transportation of mails over 2,300 railroad and hundreds of other routes, disbursing about $0,000,00. Two chapters are devoted to the wonderful rail road mall service, which gives employment 400 clerks. It explains that the gowern- ment pays for forty-foot mail cars at the rate of §25 per mile per annum, for fifty-foot s at #40 and for sixty-foot cars at 250, T'his department also has a printing oftice, which turns out 1,500 jobs a year, and, strange to say, prints a da paper, the Bulletin, This journal is filled with inst tions and notices of changes and it has u cir- culation of 1,100, the postmaster pters tells how assistant n be made an The department is sar for theso useful great deal of curious d about the nine osting from 2 ‘nts , always mor about the seaand this holds good in the story of the foreign mails, which tells how contracts are made, subsidies granted and th wducted. rder system began operations flices and cost about §7,000 the The carrier system was begun in forty-nine offices with 450 carriers. growth and improvements in these two systems are recorded up to the present time when there are over 600 free delivery office nug 20,000,000 people The dead letter which receiv 000 letters and s per day, yields a curious and valu- pter on'the omissions and commis sions of Uncle Sam’s childran Postal inspeetors have many exciting experiences, and the & work fill many D assistant postn meral officer of the department, and the handling of stamps, stamped envelopes and postal cards falls to his bureau. The sixth auditor of the treasury is assigued to the postofice department and conduct cording to Mr. Cushing, the urge: unting office in the world His bureau on 300,000 separate counts yearly, which come from nearly 70,000 oftices and involve accounts and claims aggre- gating £300,000,000. Other chapters tell of the work and pay of clerks, the establishing of offi the ap- pointment of postmasters, the making of postmasters bonds and the answering of thousands of conundrums propounded to the department. Five hundred pages, or about one-half the work, are thus given up to this account of the operations of the greatest department of our government. Then follow many chap- on related subjects of popular There are stories of old- : in the service, of Louisiana lottery and its devious ways, of depredations and robberies, of smuggling through the mails, of the women in the service, of carriers and cle their organizations and organs, of difficult uestions of law aud of the passage of postal aws. Considerable space is_deservedly given to the work of Postmaster General Winamaker, who has instituted many reforms and im provements in the sery 'hese are ex- plained, and the worl closes with sketches of Mr. Wanamalker’s life, his business enter- prises and his home life. 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