Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 28, 1894, Page 18

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1894, The Talented Miss Hope, (Covyrighted, 1894, by the Author.) “1 suppose, Mr. Bouverie after ordering a frosh box of cigars and a new round of liquors for his guests, “I sup- pose you, as a publisher, have had some more or less curlous experlences in your day.” “Yes, soveral,” replied the Briton of them amusing, some of them 1t & few of them embarrassing In a sense. Ono poor devil of a poet brought his book into our shop one day and left it for inspec- tlon and possible publication. We hecame in- terestad in it at once and brought out quite an edition, which sold rapidly and was fol- 1owed by another and larger edition. This went off quite as quickly as the first. When tho first royalty date came to hand we sent tho author a check for £50, and five minutes gle, and blown his brains out. learned, he left no family and all his prop- erty went to the government, our check with | the rest of it, and as a matter of fact we have been paying the government from £10 to £50 a year royalty on that book ever since.” “‘Rather singular that,” said Parker. “The fdea of a government getting royalties on a volume of poems strikes me as something new." “The Idea on & volum me as novel anything like try."” “Amerieans haven't time to read that's why,” said Barlow. “Look at me, for | fnstance. I can take a poem by almost any poet in the United States, or out of it, and read it through, but as for getting at the sense of the stuff, that's a thing I haven't time of anybody getting royalties | of poems these days, strikes * said Jemmison. “I don’t think | that happens in this coun- postry, sald Jackson | | | | \ | sketch of her life, for, People here live In a hurry and haven't | after mailing it learned that the fellow had | doze As far as could be | teresting, and despite the difficulties of read- ing a story of that length in manuscript [ went through It from beginning to end In one sitting. “Of course it was published, and the view the reading public took of its merits as evi- denced by its sale was not in any way differ- ent from that which our readers and I had taken, The first, second and third editions went oft like hot cakes, and we were be sleged by the literary causerfe fellows for information as to this new star fn the firma- ment of letters. 1 wrote to the young woman and asked her for some account of her ante- cedents, and recelved within a few days a which was almost as ro- mantic as the story we had published; it was pathetic and humorous, and through It all ran the same delightful quality that had made her book o fetching. Then people be- gan to try to lionize her. Invitations by the were addressed to her In our care, re- questing her to honor literary gatherings with her presence. Others wanted her to dine with them. She was elected to honorary membership in cortaln women's assocations— but as far as 1 could gather never accepted any of them. As time went on I began to think that it would be a good thing If she should pL some of the atteations the world med §0 ready to lavish upon her, and I ventured to write to her to that effect, excusing myself for interfering on the ground that as her publisher I took a great deal of Interest in her career and thought it due to | herself that she should come out of her se- ol as far as she could. Her reply was full of gratitude for the In- terest 1 had taken in her welfar2, but she was firm in her refusal to desert the privacy which she so much loved. She was of an extremely difident disposition, she said She was wrapped up in her work and had no tast: for social diversions. She added that she was engaged upon another book which she expected to send me shortly, and closed by saying that she hoped I would like It as well as I did the first veral weoks later the second hook came to hand. It was no more like the first than & Chinaman s like a ol “HALF A DOZEN MEN I KNEW WELL.” time for puzzles, and when they read, it fsn’t merely for the purpose of exercising thelr eyes. If you verse writers would write the kind of stuff that can be grasped in a minute, at one sitting, as it were, simple sentiment like that in the rhymed adver- tisements in the newspapers or on the ad- vertising panels of the street cars, you'd be much more appreciated. “There's a good deal in what Caddy say; assented Dr. Robinson. ““Most modern verse 18 of the hide and seek variety. The poet se- lects a thought, conceals it in a sonnet, and sends the result out into the world. In Eng- land, where there is a leisure class, there are people who have the time to sit down and work the thing out, but here we have no such class, and what an American cannot comprehend at & glance he doesn't care to havo at all. The average reader of this kind dlways suffers after reading a poem from & Bort of ‘where-am-I-at-atativeness,’ which ho doesn't relish exactly. It makes him feel as if he were suffering from paresis when ‘ho reads a poem and cannot compre- hend it, the consequence of which is that he looks all poetry very much as a spirited horse looks upon a steam stone erusher. g0 any closer (o it than he has to and passes it by on the dead run unless he & serles of guide books to Modern Poets,” suggested Jackson. “Call yourself the Baedecker of the Poet and wade right in.” “I should certainly be pleased to under- take the publication of such a series for England, Dr. Robinson,” observed Mr. Bou- verle, with a smile. “They would form the nucles of a library of humor that I have had in contemplation for a number of years, “Did 1 understand you to say that you had had some embarrassing experiences, Mr. Bou- verle?” asked Lieutenant Gerold. ¢ sald Bouverie. “One or two. One of them was not only embarrassing, but costly. 1 had a book of poems once by Cole- ridge, Wordsworth, Shelley and a dozen other famous poets all ready for publication and had to withdraw it. I had a new reader, a very eharming old gentleman with a bad memory. He got me into very serious trouble by writing so strong a recommedation for the book that I went ahead with it without reading it myself. It was put In type, printed, bound, announced. Orders had been recelved for it, but the day before publication something happened which necessitated its withdrawal. I showed a copy of it to a friend and he expressed himself so strongly and pertinently that I sent the whole edition into the bins in the storeroom, where It lies s day. hat was the trouble?’ asked Barlow. “Weren't Coleridge and Wordsworth and Shelley good cnough?” “Thoy were, Indoed, but thls book was printed with the name of a certain young poetess of great ambition and little moral sonse on the title page—but the most singular inoldent I ever had In publishing was in oonnection with the works of the talented Miss Hope. “Ah? Yes!" said Vadentine. “T know her work, and a most extraordinary person she have been," he was," assented Bouverle. “She took Eondon by storm. Her first book was a novel of very great force. IL came to us in the apeing of '83. With it came a modestly ex- pressed letter in a dainty feminine hand ask- ing if we would give it a speody reading and iF possible publish it, since it was her first effort and she was anxions to get a start #he informed us that she was entirely 4 mdent upon what she could earn by her pen had really no settled home and very fow friends. The simplicity of the let- tor interested me. It was unlike other let fors I had recelved from other beginners, but the diffcrence was In form rather than i substance. What she Lad to say about herself was expressed with great cloverness, d_as for the novel, while it was not great, was far beyond what must writers who ce. It was approved unaAnimously by our readers, and so glowing wers thelr rccommendations that 1 slipped Into my satchel and teok it off to my \”' to read mysol. It was absorbingly in- Frenchman, It was in an entirely different veln, but 6very bit as clover as the first. It was in many ways a complete surprise to me. In the first place, it was a man's book, while the first had beon more of a woman's book than anything else. She dealt with the fortune of a young scion of nobility in the second, and In such a way as seemed to in- dicate that she knew all about the trials and temptations which beset the young men of today, a more or less astonishing acquire- ment in a girl of her tendency to maks a recluse of herself. Of course I published the book, and if the first had -raised a storm of applause the second aroused a hurricane of enthusiasm. The magazines began to take notice and Miss Hope's work was in great demand. She met the demand with a supply that was absolutely marvelous. It made no diffcrence what she undertook, she did it well and showed a grasp on subjects of the most diverse kinds. Her poetry was specially tak- ing and her cssays were written with a touch which even Lang might envy. All her literary business was, at her request, carried on through our firm, and we had some diffi- culty in convincing outsiders that our knowl- edge of the young woman's personality was 4lmost as_slight as that of the world. “When she had written a suficient number of poems to warrant a booklet of them [ proposed that It be issued, and she readily agreed. She compiled them herself; made certain alterations in them which showed that she possessed a nice literary instinct; added a few unpublished verses to the lot and sent them in. As the book was about ready for the press it occurred to me that a photograph of the author would make & good frontisplece of it. Miss Hope demurred for awhile to this. She had never had her photograph taken, she wrote, and was of the opififon that it would add liftle to the valuo of the book anyhow. She wished to be Judged by her work alone. Her personal ap- Dearance had nothing whatever to do with that, and on the whole she preferred not to let the public into the secret of how she looked. ‘This struck me as being sensible and 1 did not press the point, although I was much disappointed. “It happened after awhile, however, that she was forced to permit an authentic portrait of berself to bo published. Some urscrupulous American newspaper syndicate pirated the second book, and in connection with it flooded the United States with a wholly fabricated wood cut of Miss Hope, which would have driven any other creaturs to suicide. One of thes: was sent to me by an American friend, and I immediately for- warded 1t to the fair original with a jocose note, expressing my regret that she should thus have févored the American publle, while denying to her countrymen the coveted privilege of gazing upon her countertelt pre- sentment. This had the desired effect, and within two weeks I was in pogsegsion of & photograph of Miss Hope, with permission to publish it as the frontisplece to a volume of essays which we were making ready. When I saw the photograph I became more interested in Miss Hope than ever, for it was the face of a charming girl of gazcd back at me from the pri peared to be of a blonde type; had ful eyos, a wealth of hair arranged gh, Intellectual forehead: a slightly Irregular nose, and a mouth which Indicated much firmness of character. To me the cssays became the least part of the book whon it was issued with that face opposite the title page, and my susceptibilities made me think of a possible Mrs. Bouverle, who hould bo & weman of exeeptional mould. *'80 a year went on. The popularity of the young authoress suffercd no diminution; it in d rether, until one day I received a short note from her stating that she was in London and would be pleased to have me call, fixing the hour and date. No sooner was this received than a reply accepti mvitation was sent, though when I came ‘to address the reply, which task I did not éars 10 entrust to the hands of a clerk, I was somewhat disturbed to discover where the | fair visitor was lodged. It was in one of the most populous and busy streets of Lon- don, the last place (n the world where a Jowel of humanity such as I ha and then busicd myself with other things until the hour appointed. I dressed with unusual care, called & hansom and sought the houss. [ was recelved at the door by an aged woman who smiled rither broadly, 1 thought, when I asked if Miss Hope was DRESSED WITH UNUSUAL CARE." She said she was, and requested me to e third story front. t you better take my card to her first? I asked. ‘“‘Ho no, sir,’ replled the aged woman ‘My horders was to show you hup as soon as you kyme.' “So up I went through two dark halls, along three dark stairways, and tapped gently upon the door of the front room. Instead of the soft silvery voice I had expected—for I had been thinking so much about Miss Hope of late, that I had a well developed notion in my mind as to her voics, manner, walk gestures and so forth—I heard a gruff, mas- culino voice ory out, ‘come in, and having como close after you the door.’ For a moment | was staggered. Perhaps I had tapped on the wrong door. The thing to do was to apologize and get out. So I openied the door and saw sitling around a table playing cards and smoking profusely a halt dozen men I knew well, Gaston of the “Rambler,” Cholmondeley Phipps of the “Telegram,” and others—all enormously clever men of decidedly Bohemian Instincts. ** ‘Halloo, Bouverie,’ cried Gaston as I en- tored. ‘Glad to see you. This is an unex- pected pleasure.’ “‘qt certainly is for me,’ I well as I could, considering my surprise. ‘I had no intention of disturding you, I am sure. 1 came here to make a call on—on one of our authors. 1 believe he has rooms in_this hous “‘Phipps laughed fn a way I did not fancy very much, and then he said in a way I liked still less, ‘He?' . ‘1 don’t understand you,’ I said. “‘You sald you belleved ‘He' had rooms in this house. Sure its a he, Bouverle?' ““Well,' I said slowly, for an idea was be- ginning to dawn on my mind. ‘I wasu't sure of it when I spoke, but— e are no rooms let in this house, Bou; ' sald Gaston. ‘We have it all. This is our card room—and you are welcome, In fact, Bouverle, you've pald for most of it.’ 7" 1 querled, a little mystified. “‘Yes,' returned Gaston. ‘You and the British public. Those blasted Americans didn’t pay for the stuff, did they Phippsy?" “‘They did not,’ sald Phipps; ‘but they ted our photograph for us.’ “‘Well, I put in. *This is all very mys- terious—unless I have been made the victim of a practical joke. “‘You have,’ said A “‘And you gentlemen then are— “ “The talented Miss Hope at your service, Bouverie, sald Phipps, an®@ then the sextet rose up and salaamed: ~“Po you think our photograph looks like us? they cried. “And so it was. Those six villains had concocted Miss Hope; had written her books; had started the furor for her work in their own papers, and T was their victim.” “Victim or beneficlary?"’ asked Jackson. “A little of both,” returned Bouverie. “‘So much of one that I forgave them for making mo a little of the other; but from that time on the talented Miss Hope stopped writing." —— IMPIETLES. answered as pri A quaint, humor-loving preacher among the early Methodists of southern Indiana was one of the name of Jones, and at one time & visiting minister filled the appointment with him, when during the sermon an amusing incident occurred, which was enjoyed to its fullest extent by Rev. Jones. The minister was lamenting the infldelity of the times, and lifting his hands in holy horror, exclaimed: 'Why, brethren, there aré men in these de- generate days who do not belleve that Jonah swallowed the whals But 1 believe that Jonah swallowed the whale, and you belleve that Jonah swallowed the whale!” Noticing the half amused, half doubtful ex- pression on the faces of his congregation, he warmed up, and, thinking to add a clincher to the assertion, turned to his friend in the pulpit with him: % “‘And you belleve it also, Brother Jones! ‘Without relaxing a muscle, Brother Jones answered solemnly: . “No, brother.' The jaw of the astonished preacher drop- ped; he fairly gasped for breath, and finally cried out “‘What! swallowed the whale?” transposition. “No, brother,” with the utmost solemnity answered Rev. Jonea. “I believe that it was the whale that swallowed Jonah." The blundering minister gazed at him stupidiy for a moment, then suddenly grasp- ing the whole situation, he joined the con- gregation in a quiet laugh. Do you not believe that Jonah Still sticking to his What's the matter with that mulo?" asked a man who was standing on the bank of the capal. “He doesn't seem to be of any ac- count whatever."” “Ho's all right, replied the boatman. “The fpult’s with me. Ye see, mister, he un- derstands every word ye say to him.” “He doesn't pay much attention to what you say."” “That's what shows his intelligence. T've Jist jined church, an’ he thinks I'm a stranger.” “You ought to have been at the prayer meeting last night,”” said Deacon Sowbers. “Bill Abnerford got up and told how he had forgive you fer that hoss you sold him.'" “Oh, yes,' sald Deacon Podberry, fergive me all right enough, but all the he ain't paid fer the hoss." “Was Miss Flimsey pleased with the new minister ?’ “Oh, dear, yes, I'm sure from what she 4. “'What was t? “‘She thought his 'mon was so cute.' ‘“That was a finished sermon,” remarked a lady as she cage out of church yesterday. “Yes, but I was afrald it never would be,"” sald her husband Helen Gould has a fed. Tt is for bowling. Last winter she formed a private class in bowling, which met on Monday nights at the Berkeley Ladies club for practice. There were only about a dozen in the class, and, un- fortunately for Miss Gould, she was either ill or out of town nearly every night during the season. She hired two alleys for her friends, so that the pins could be set up in one while the sport was golng on in the other. Miss Gould is strong enough to be an expert bowler. An alley recently bullt on her Tarrytown premises cost $10,000 and is as beautifully equipped as the bowling alley at Biltimore, George Vanderbilt's North Carolina home. ——— I know nothing sweeter than the leaking in. of nature through all the cracks in the walls and floors of cities. Hospitality is a good deal a matter of lati. tude, A good Geal which in colder reglon ascribed to mean dispositions belongs really 1o meau temperatures. |MADAM BLANC INTERVIEWED Ootave Thanet Reports a Charming Oonver sation with the Fronch Novelist, HER IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY The Philanthropie Side of Chicago—Frenche men Absorbe Women, Americans in Getting Dollars for Women—Great Novelists 61 the Two Republics. fCopyrighted 1991) Of course I%had many conversations with Mme. Blanc, Queinig the two weeks that we spent togethef oii an Arkansas plantation; but of one only did I take any notes, “Tell you what?" said she, "I have told you many timés that I love America. I have only secn the bes, it seems to meo. In Bos- ton T was at Mrs. Fleld’s house. Mrs. Field's Saturdays are delightful. She gathers about her the most interesting men and women in Boston. That house seems to me nearer a French salon of the best time than any that 1 know eut—of France and there flows through it like historical sbhadows such bg- witehing remembrance of those who wefe great men for the whole world; Dickens and Thackeray to speak only of those two. You meet them through their photographs and autographs and through anecdotes, charm- ingly told by a woman who has the gift of enthusiasm—enthusiasm in poetry, in art, in charity, for she is in a quiet way an ever busy philanthropist. “In New York also, at Mrs, Gilder's, T was charmed with the miscellaneous people whom [ got acquainted with; all countries, all creeds and the most various talents meeting in the poet’s home, during one short after- noon of talk, tea and music. We had even a gonuine Indian among us, who was a per- fect gentleman although an Apache, perhaps because #o. Indians can be stately, every one knows it through Chateaubrian. The wonder is to sce them keep their stateliness In a dress coat. CHICAGO PHILANTHROPY. “I talked with some elegant soclety women in Chicago, and with very clever ones, too Don't you like Miss Monroe's poems? And sho has thé face of a poetess, which spolls nothing—there are so many ugly Corinnes and Saphos that it s a relief to meet with & young and fair one. By the way, I met also with an angel, which, you know, is a rare treat—a western angel—of course you have heard of Miss Addams and tlement! “I would have wished to be worthy of help- ing In Hoil houss! Would you"imagine that Chicago soclety men are wiling to go and live there among the poor and the anarch- ists, for days ahd weeks at a time? Yet 1 know of young Chicago lawyers who do that and it is great social work. In the world they gre”perfectly simplé and like other men of wealth and position; but with- out boasting of it, they are lLiving this self- denying life. 1 found that very noble.” “What did you on the whole find most striking in American soclety? I am ashamed of that question but I don’t quite know how to put it better’’ “That woutd ibe hard to answer,” said Mme. Blanc, musingly, “your soclety is Ifke your country, so big, so diversified in its aims and interests. The charm of New Orleans, where I lived like in fairyland at the fanciful time of carnival and the calm sober charm .oty Boston, for instance, a quite different. But one thing struck me, everywhere, in all ithe different social circles’ and it certainly impressed me deeply; that was the part played by women. They are the soclety leadors. And—this struck me too very vividly—the women In your country are so interested in each other; they were as witty, as brilllant at the ladies’ Juncheons whers there were only women as if they had an audlence of men. 1 fear we might get a tte bored, in France, shining for three hours without a man to hear our best things. But your women seem to like it. I find the friendships among women beautiful here, above all when there is not that little touch of exaggeration, which rather spoils them sometimes. Friendship has nothing to do with passion and Is not the less strong, for that, I think, The chief point is to be able to trust each other, and I know we do. Thero Is a great deal of truo, solid devotion between women friends in America. More than once I have seen two of them who spent part of all of their time together. This could hardly be in France. There one would not be likely to have a chance to form suoh a close Intimacy with another woman. Our customs do not encourage it, and French husbands would not be pleased that thefir wives should have very close women triends. The wife might confide too much of his little errors as a husband, you know,” she added smiling. “But," I could not help interrupting, “I should fancy that a woman would be a less dangerous reciplent of her confidences than 4 handsome young man, and her pity would be far less dangeiou; 3 “‘Perhaps,” sald my French friend, smiling; “but h less afraid of the man than of the won ““Women, I dare say, have loss liberty in France, anyhow FRENCH WOMEN UNEMANCIPATED. “They are less emancipated; but 1 hardly think that they have less power. Do you know one thing? Your men are admirable; I am fond of them; they are so kind to women, to women everywhere, irrespective of the woman's youth or looks or conditign; yet [ really don't think they are so fnte osted in women as are French men. When two Americans meet, by chahce, they talk of politics or the business situdtion or the like; they would never think of discussing women,"" “Syrely not!" T cried, opening my eyes, “do You mean thgt Frenchmen would?" “‘The talk would veer round in that di- rection, finally, however it began,” sald she dryly. - The comment came involuntarily from the listener: “'American men have somethin more important to talk about than Afherl women. They have to talk about gettihg the mofiey to support the American woman. But 1 can see that this trait must make a French lover or husband a very delightful person whilo his emotion lsted! Teil mo another thing; do the novelists paint French women truly She grew graver. “May I say that that depends on the Mte of the writer? I do not see how a man whose whole acqualntance has been with a bad type of women can un- derstand the soul of an innocent girl or a pure wite. He is only famiilar with the |1l regulated impulses and the hysterical affec tions of the women whom he has known best He paints with colors dipped out of his own heart; the result: is vivid, impressive, but not aiways true. And It Is of necessity nar row." “I suppose the woman described is usually the Parisienne; is there in France as marked & difforence between the life of the provinces and the city ife as there is here?’ “Oh, quite,” she answered, ‘“provinclal lite Is free from the faults with which Paris is reproached, but I admit there is some duliness thery. . Society is more divided. Thers you will ind always the same little knots, the circle of (he old aristoermoy, of the burgeoiste and fually of the trades peo- her set- ple. And you cannot pass fro into another as you can in It 15 ocountry life that is most after all." “I Buppose It 1s very different from our country 1fe."" “‘Not &o different as you may fancy. are points of resemblances between the ern country life and life in our provinces. ““There is the same hospitality. 1 find many of the same frank virtues and the same ¢pirit of kindliness between different ranks. . Your negroes, you tell me, have the habit of calling their masters and mis- tresses familiarly by their Christian nam 80, too, the French peasants would speak of the sons of the house, calling Monsicur Henrl or Monsieur Louis, although they might have a_title, just as your negroes would say Mr. Henry, Miss Mary.” AMERICAN LITERATURE PREFERRED. I felt encouraged to ask whether the French critics were most attracted at pres- ent by Engl'sh or American literature. And it was pleasant to hear from to good and safe a judge that It was the literature of America that attractod most attention. ““Oh, to bs sure,” she sald, “a man like Kipling will have suddenly a name, but if you will allow me, a novel like Robert Els- mero will never greatly ftere: s “And how about David Grieve “David Grieve has so many mistakes, about the. Paris part. And that sort of wild devil, his sister—why, no woman is so naughty, all the time. It becomes insupportable!” GENIUS OF MAUPASSANT. I laughed; and in a minute she added; “What interests us in France, above all, in your American life, is that it is a new window ed upon the world. It your novel nd then it is your freshness and your honesty. We like these qualitios of American very much. Yes, wnat I think so splendid is your taking, each of you, your own corner and carefully studying it. You are doing for literature what the scientists of this century do in selenc: “Has not Maupassant done the same kind of thing with the Norman life?"" “Yes; but I don't think that he has made us feel a strong love for it, showing us the peasant under rather a comic asp vet, in fact, Maupassant, of all the French writ- crs, was a great provincial. He knew the earth. Zola has siandered her. But Zola, let us do him justice, never belittles anything even in calumny, while Maupassaft some- times belittles nature by his contrasts, as where he compares the harvest fields, un- tidily cut, to the cheek of a man who has badly shaved himself. He has been re- proachod with that Image. It is true, how- cver, now the magnifying eye of Zola would lLave neither seen the harvest field on tho man's cheek, and it would have been true also. There are splendid parts of description in Maupassant's longer novels, but has touched many of the most painful questions of morals—without seeming to call attention 1o them. He, has not preached nor given ad- vice, but he has forced people (o think! Take the tale of Lo Fils, with the man in it who 80 cynically and carelessly wrongs the peasant girl in a vilage through which he is merely passing. He goes away and for- gets; but, years after, when he returns by chance $o-the village, he finds that the girl Is dead of what you would call a broken heart; and working in the fields he sees hor son, & repulsive idiot, in whose hideous fea- tures he perceives, nevertheless, a m- blance to his own. In the remorse that sweeps upon him, he would help the wretch, he would glve him money; but he.cannot do even that; for the idiot fs a drunkard, a debased offspring of viole and lust; money would only be a harm to him! It is a theme of sin, and its consequences that has been treated by innumerable hands; but in none with such tragic power. Mau- passant is very human, there is his strensth. 1 cannot deny his faults. There are many painful things In his tales, many coarse de- tails, much that seems useless in his frank- ness, but underreath it all, there is some- thing that wrings the heart!” “Yes,” T said, “I have felt It a hundred times. Do you not think, also, that more than most French writers he has a sense of humor?" “Oh, surely. He Is a little cruel In his humor, some times, and often he is sad, but it {8 humor, not wit.’ “Mr. Bunner had seen that, I think. In| his paraphrase of Maupassant, called Told in France, he has rendered the Norman | humor most enchantingly into United States | forms; it is awfully good. I find the first story about the French tenor—with a wife!— a little overdrawn. That funny English the Frenchman talks s very funny though. And very true to life, too. Yes, when I read that I-ocan hear myself talking; 1 say that is the way I pronounce words.” She was turedly. t, then,” I answered with honesty, for it s only occasionally | French intonation, as pretty as it is 's attention; while | her mastery of English idloms was a con- tinual wonder to me, “you speak lovely Eng- lish; and you know all the shades in our speech, you always use the right adjective.” “Oh, but I have spoken English ever since a child, and always have loved the English literature since my English governess gave me the Waverly novels to read. My mother would not have permitted me to read French novels, but she has great confidence in the English writers, And wherover in any books sho thought there was something that a child should not read, she pioned the pages together; to this day when I read those books, 1 remember the looks of those pins in the pages.” I led the conversation back to the French writers, to the symbolists and the dgcadents and the realists, but I cannot repeat what Mme. Blanc said; for just then the black man grinned at the door to announce that the cart wae ready; and we went to OCTAVE THAN P — Some very dainty sash curtaing Are made of cream white net, which comes thre yards wide. These are cut one yard in width leaving one yard to be out in ruffigs, which, when whipped on to the edge, is all that is required. An addition to these curtains is to run a pretty design in colored silk on the border and on'the edge of the rufle. A run- ning floral design is very pretty when made io the natural color: ——— Black moire silks striped with gold, nas- turtium red, old rose, magenta, etc., are made up with soft lustrous satins the color of the stripe, these accessories draped with heayy black silk lace or veiled with fine arabesque designs of cut fet. one cirele Parls. Yot THE CHARM OF BEAUTY | 18 everywhere recognized. Beauty and an aged AppCATAnce are ime: o. One woman in & | miltion ity with wray hair, The others must | preserve r balr and their beauty by using IMPERIAL HAIR REGENERATOR It 18 not ful, effci . but a coloring, Iy ¥ clean, health, tores the hair to & wiehy, beautiful « and Tustér, but acls as & hair tonic also. Seven shades, from |ightest ash blond o raven black. Mad. by IMPERIAL CHEMICAL MFG. CO,, 292 FIFTH AVE., N. Y. SOLD BY SHERMAN & MC CONNELL, 158 DODGR STREWT, OMAHA, NBB. interesting Removable and fixed bridge teoth. A full set on rub- ber $5. gas. i warranted to fit, New teoth the same day. Painless extraction without Teeth filled painless. DR B W. BAILEY, SURGEON DENTIST, Graduate of the Uniw ty of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Class 84— SEVEN YEARS IN OMAHA! Offices Only graduate dentists in this office. by Professor Morris, twenty years' of the only off Our Motto living prices: 200 and up. dge T Mo B ris Thin Elastic Dental Plate. o in Omaha whe Silve ecth, $6.00 per tooth and d Floor Paxton Block, 16th and Farnam Sts. Lady Attendant. Telephone 1085, German Spoken. Plates made sxperience, inventor This is tho o those plates can by gotten. All work the best that can be done at fillings, 81.00. Pure Gold Fillings, Gold Crowns $6.0) to $8.00, 22 Gold ttachment. Use Dr. Bailey's Tooth Powder, ¥5¢ per bottle; persons have ing teeth filled CTOR SEARLES & SEARLES Nervous Private AND Special Diseases // Treatmentby Mail, ~ Consultation Frey Catarrh, all di ses of the nose, Throat. Chest,Stomach, Liver, Blood Skin and Kidney discas: Lost —Manhood and all Private Dis- eases of Men, ilon or address, Dr. Seacles & Searles, LLVE: O rowm Sbroot ahi. Nob. T HB= RANCISCAN T DROPS Yegetable. the original formula pre ives of the Holy Land, hay story dating back 600 years. A POSITIVE CURE for all Stomach, Kidney and Bowel troubles, especially CHRONIC CONSTIPATION Price 50 cents. Sold by all druggists. The Franciscan Remedy Co., 184 VAN BUREN 5T., UHICAGO, ILL. . .2 for Circular and Nlustrated Calendar. 2 | Ma esented with a botde, submitted to s entire in the proper form provided by law. for official bals lots, with the words ' Yes, " printed thereon. All of sald ballots having an "X mark following the word *'Yes" shall be counted In favor of issuing sal all of sald ballet: ing an * lowing the word “No™ shail [ T-{\n‘-l as against the boi d_electors unted and uing of said v of sald ng and ntil six o'clock in the day, at the respective wing, to-wit: TFIRST WARD. District—Northeast corner 13th and polls shall be L K all eontinue evening of the voting places First Pacific. cond District—Northwest corner 10th and ter. Third District Vinton. Fourth District ifie. fth District—Northeast corner 8th and Ko Northeast corner 13th and Northeast corner 8th and ¥ Distriot—Northwest corner 8th and t y nth District—Northeast corner-Ath and Plerce. Eighth District Center. SECOND WARD. First District—Southeast corner I6th and nworth nd Digtrict—Northwest corner 19th and Magon. Third District—Northwest corner 20th and oton_avenue urth District—Southeast corner 16th and Pierce. Fifth District—Northeast corner 16th and Center. Sixth District—Southeast corner 17th and William Seventh District—Northwest 16th and Martha Eighth District—Northeast corner 20th and tha Ninth District—Northwest corner 13th and Valley Tenth District—Southeast corner 20th and Vinto ith District—Northeast corner 2th El and Vinton. THIRD WARD First District—Northeast corner 14th and Jackson, Seco Harney. ‘Third District—Northwest corner 14th and Capitol avenue Fourth District—Southeast corner 14th and ch . Fifth District Northwest corner 5th and corner i District—Southwest corner 15th and Northwest corner 15th and t Sixth District—Northeast corner 12th and Jackson. Seventh Distric and Douglas, Righth District—Northwest corner 10th and )1 aven Ninth Dist Chicago. Tenth District—Southeast corner 9th and Farnam, FOURTH WARD. First District- prtheast corner 18th and Davenport ns»;mml District—Northeast corner 22nd and odge. Third District—Northeast corner 25th and Davenport Fourth District—Northeast 25th and Farnam. irth District—Nurthwest corner 18th and Douglas. Sixth Distriet—Southeast corner 18th and St Mary's avenue. Seventh Dietrict—Northwest 1 Leavenwort| Bighth District—South side of Harney, be- tween 20th d 24th. Ninth District—26th street between St Mary's avenue and Half-Howard, FIETH WARD. 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Tel. 1012, ELECTION PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR Proclamation and notice to the electors and legal voters of the city of Omaha of a general city’ election of the oity of maha to be held on Tuesday, the Sixth day of November, 18, for the purpose of electing one city clerk to serve from the frat Tuesday 10 January. 1895, to fil unex- pired term, and one city councilman from each ward of the city; also proclamation and notice of submission to the electors and legal voters of the ity of Omaha of the question of issuing the bonds of the city of Omaha in the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars (§75,000) to pay for the cost of paving, repaving or macadamizing the intersactions of streets and spaces op- | posite alleys in sald city and to pay the | cost of paving tn front of real estate not subject Lo assessment of special taxes for paving p 08es, To the Electors and Legal Voters of the | Qity of Oma 1, George P. Bemis, mayor of the city of | Omaha, do Issue this, my proclamation, and by authority vested in me as such mayor, do | hereby give public notice to the electors and legal voters of the city of Omaha that a fifll\rl’al election will be held {n said city on Puesday, the sixth day of November, 150, for the purpose of eleciing one city clerk 1 serve from the first Tuesday in January, 1895, to fill unexpired term, and one council: man froM each ward of the city; also for the purpose of submitting to sald electors an 1"7” voters the question and proposi- tio) o] lu'lnfv to-wit: “'Shail bonds of the city of Omaha in the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars (§75,- %0) be lssugd for the purpose of paying t cost of paving, repaving or macadamizing the Intefsections of strects and the spaces opposite nlleys in said city, or paying the coft of paving In front of ‘reai estate ot subject to assessment of speclul taxes for paving purposes, sald bonds to run not more than twenty (20) years, and to bear interest | payable Bemi-annually at & rate not exceed- | ng five (5) per cent per annum, with cot pons attached, to be called ‘Paving Bonds, and not to be sold for less than par, the proceeds of which shall be used for no other | pufpose thar aying the cost of paving, re- paving or macadamizing the intersections of Streels and spaces opposite alleys In sald city, or In front of real estate fot sub, to assessment of special taxes for paving purposes? The sald question and proposition shall be EXACT SIZE For sale by all First Class Dealors. | ana | mecting Third” District—Southeast corner 1th and Ohjo. gFouith District—Southenst corner 16th and Gracy Fifth District--Southwest corner 19th and Burdette. Sixth District—Northwest corner 19th and Charles t—Southeast Bth TH WARD, First District—Northwest corner 30t and Ames avenue. Second District—Southwest and Ames avenue. hird District—Northeast corner 45th and i Fourth District—Southeast corner 27th and Manderson. Fifth Distriot—Northeast corner 24th and Spencer. Sixth District—Southwest corner 28th aves nue and Corby. ct—Northeast corner 33d and Seventh Distr} Parker. Eighth Distriet—Northeast corner 27th and Burdette. Ninth District—Northwest corner 27th and Franklin, Tenth District—Northeast corner 224 and Lake. Tleventh District—Southeast corner 2ith and Grase: oy BNTH WARD, First District—Southwest corner 28th and Mason. Second District—Northeast corner 30t avenue and Poppleton avenue, Third District—North side of Center, oppo- site 3th street. Four(h District—Northwest corner 29th and Arbor. Tifth District—Northeast corner 2)th and Hickory Bixth District—Northeast corner 2th street and Poppleton avenue, EIGHTH WARD. Tirst District—Southwest corner 2th and Hamilto Seccnd Distriot—Northwest corner 27th and Caldwell. ‘Third District—Northeast corner 26th and California. Fourth District-Northwest corner 25th avenue and Cuming. Fifth District—Northeast corner 21st and Cuming. Sixth District—Southwest corner 21st and California. o Seventh fitrict-Southwest corner 17th and Cumin, ghth D NINTH WARD. “irst District—Southwest corner 324 and corner corner 42nd District—Northeast corner | california. District—Northwest corner $th and District—Northwest corner 40th and arnam. Fourth District—Northwest corner 32d ave- nue and Davenport. Fifth District—Northeast corner 3ist ave- nue Bix nue and Jac In witness whereof T have hereunto set my band as mayor of sald city of Omaha this 17th day of October, 15 GEO. P. BEMIS, Mayor. outhwest corner 20th ave- Attest: JOHN T. BVANS, City Clerk. Oct17020 Stockholdors' Meotiug. {8 hereby given that a special of the stockholders of the Bouth Platte Land company will be held at_ (he oflice of sald company, In Lincoin, Neb., on the 15th duy of November, 18, for the purpose of condidering and acting upon the inatter of extending or renewing the artle cles of Inccrporation of said company. By order of the boavd of directors R. O. PHILLIPS, Secretary, Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 16, 1694 Ols Ok Notice PERFECT) THE MERCANIILE IS THE FAYORITE TEN CENT CIGAR. Manufactured by the F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CICAR CO,, Factory No. 304, St, Louis, Mo,