Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 27, 1910, Page 38

FAULTS OF GIRLS' SCHOOLS Points Wherein the Modern College is Falling Short. FUDGE HOLDS EDGE OVER “MATH" VYoung Ladies Prefer to Shine in Ball Toom Rather Than Cla: Tea | ropular, present-day college for girls 1s A asure and social excitements nk far more about fudge than ph points out Madeline Z Doty, LI.D., In the Delineator. Endless wire-pul eted posi of making a soclety is done to galn When it Is a question the methods employed and excitement aroused remind on of a political campalgn, and particularly of the methods of Tammany hall. Large sums of m re spent luncheons, flowers and candy in order to focus atten tion upon the giver and bring her Iv'u‘ prominence. The poor father must often be astonished at the amount of money & daughter can spend even In a small town And, alas! it Is such maneuvers that for the average girl are the m affairs of college life, | The best dressed girls are the ones who are given all the showy positions, suchq as that of usher at junior prom, dramatics | or commencement. The moral, therefore, is, wear good clothes; get them somehow, anyhow—and If you haven't money enough | to make a display, you must at least dress | in the fashion to be tolerated. ‘ Today the essential garment Is a fur-| lined coat, most convenient in hiding any | defects of tollet when summoned to morn- | ing chapel or early morning lecture, In my | day it was the capacious golf cape and jaunty tam-o’-shanter, while as far back as a quarter of a century, when colleges for n firet opened, it was the old plaid shawl. Not to follow the prevailing custom |s almost a crime. i ing Is another all-important entertain- | it is fortunate that healthful | out-door exercise Is the vogue, uxhorwmul‘ what col ution could survive the after- | noon tea rooms? Between 4 and § an ex- odus to these haunts begins, where, alas: not only tea and toast, but ices and fudge- ke are devoured with passionate de- light. Nine o'clock In the evening is the favorite tudge-maklng hour. Some one | reads a thrilling novel, some one else stirs | the fudge, while the little multitude sit| around in blissful and breathless antici- pation. When purchased supplies have | lven out, then the pantry must be raided. | Tra & Hushands for Housework. ' The married man, even If his vision s more or less impaired, can foresee all kinds of trouble If the wives of the country tak seriously a proposition just advanced by Miss Marlett of the home -economics de- | partment of the University of Wisconsin, that husbands should be trained to do housework. Miss Marlett not only declares that husbands should be so trained, but| she adds, with all the assurance of & ipinster who is a teacher, that the woman who s at all clever can superintend this | training In a way that will enable her to sgcape practically all of the drudgery of | housework Miss Marlett may not know it, but the married man who does not belfeve that he can beat any woman in the world cooking the dishes of which he is specially foud Is a pare specimen. But that does not imply by any means that he is willing to do his share, or any share, of the work In the cufinary department of the home, ob- serves the St. Paul Ploneer Press. 1| ally he feels proud of his accomplishment and secure In the possession of it, and re- sents any suggestion that he demonstrate his abllity in the cooking line, preferring to act in the role of critic und draw Invidious comparisons with what the results would have been had he had time to prepare the dishes himself. Married men will contend with much rea- son that Miss Marlett is proceeding along faulty lines in her desire to accomplish a reform. The husband worth while must appreciate the element of Arudgéry that enters into some features of the household work, but we insist that no lasting good can be accomplished by efforts, however successful, to shift this drudgery from the housewife and plunge the husband into it. We contend that Miss Marlett would ac- complish much better service to her girl pupils If she could teach them how drudgery could be lessened or abolished, instead of acknowledging the existence of it and laying plans to have it borne by mere man. Great progress Is being made In the sclence of household economics and the housewife's burdens are growing lighter each year. There is room for advancement along those lines, and efforts in that direc- tion would come with better grace from a teacher than do such propositions as that proposed of making cooks and chamber- malds of the husbands of the country. Soclal Leader in Washington, The March American Magazine contains an interesting sketch of Mable T. Board- | man, who Is a great social leader in Wash- Ington and hus a strong political influence. Part of the sketch about Miss Boardman | 18 as follows: “Miss Boardman is the most conspicuous woman at the national capital today, for ehe occuples an important position in sey- | eral fields. Her parents, the W, J. Board- mans of Cleveland, have been in Washing- toh long enough to take a place among the most exclusive of the cave-dwellers—they call the old inhabitants who scorn the re- cent arrivals of officialdom—and their fine home off Dupont Circle has long been a soclal center for what is really the best in Washington soclety. Thelr daughter has made a place for herself in cirele. “Then she 1s & close friend of the presi. dent’s family. She went with the famous on entous wor ment, and Taft party to the Philippines and so ac- | quired & more than ordinary acquaintance with members of congress. The members of the party, headed by the president, HILL'S HEUMATIC A Wonderful Remedy for all |the perfect oval of her face,” this select | called on her one night last spring and gave her a watch in memory of the jour- ney to the far east; which shows her stand- Ing in that part of Washington soclety known as the official set. 1t {sn't an every- atfair for the president and leading senators and representatives call and leave & watch at somebody's house Besides, Miss Boardman is a the executive committes of 1a member of the Red | Cross of which Mr. Taft {s president and, | |In addition, Room, | Most | she Is interested In all sorts of movements for soclal betterment “It takes a rather unusual combination of qualities to be successful In such varied lines of activity to be sought after at once |1n soclety and philanthrophy, to be at the |#ame tme distinotively iIntellectual and | yet nothing of a bluestocking. And Miss |Boardman is just entering her prime—a woman of more than medium height and rather slender, with a liking for modish gowns and the details of the business of the Red Cross. “'If this thing keeps on,' the member congress already quoted confided, the backing of Miss Boardman in a politi- | deal I8 going to be more important than the support of half a dozen ordinary congressmen.’ “'At least It may be conceded that if the #alon is ever to become an important de- velopment in Washington life, the Board- man home in P street is likely to prove Its center.” An Imperial Exile. At Farnborough, gbout forty miles south- west of London, s living a woman who for many years has been pointed out as the most traglc figure in Modern history, the ex-Empress Eugenin, widow of Napoleon 111, designated by Victor Hugo “Napoleon the: Little” (n contrast with his uncle, Napolcon the Great. Tho ex-empress, widowed and childless, will be 84 years old In May. Nearly seventy years ago Wash- Ington Irving described this then Spanish beauty: “Her clear brow, shining with youth and grace, her gentle blue eyes, sparkling beneath long lashes, which al- most conceal them, her exquisitely formed nose, her mouth, fresher than a rose bud, ete. That sort of description was quite the thing In that earller time. Thank heaven, the pho- tograph has done for It for two genera- tons, Poor old woman, for poor and lonely she 18, though ono of the wealthiest women in Europe, for the third Napoleon cast an anchor to windward and planted many mil- lons safely before he fled from France, Her heir will be her nephew, Victor Na- polean, who may have hopes of heing Na- | Ppoleon IV ahould the republic go to pleces, | Tugenle, as empress of France, was even | more extravagant in dress than Josephine, relates the Indlanapolls News. When Eugenfe fled from France those who rummaged her wardrobe were astonished at her possessions. Fifty parasols were found In one drawer; her furs were valued at $160,000, and the entire wardrobe at $1,000,000, an almost incredible amount. Four years ago, and since, the ex-em- press has been tempted by great sums of | money to furnish material for a book of | memolrs from letters and documents she has in her possession. But Eugenie h been afraid to open thls Pandory She knew thoroughly well that Napoleon 11T would, with further disclosures, be more and more contemptible, and as a wise woman, if she ever entertained the jdea | of publishing the story of her times, she gave it up. Yet rumors continue that thess “mem- | olrs" will soon be given to the world, and now It 18 said to be at her request that M. Jules Claretie has made public that any such memoirs are spurious, The ex-empress always dresses in deep mourning, and in walking leans heavily upon a cane. Among her treasures is a White perambulator, a gift to Rugents from Queen Vietoria soon after the birth of the prince imperial, the boy who later recelved the “baptism of fire” at the hands of the invading Prussians. This young | man, it will be recalled, was to be educated as a soldier. He was with the British army in South Africa and was killed by a Zulu assegal in 1879, When this boy was born, Napoleon 11 | announced that he and the Empress | Eugenle would stand as sponsors to all children born in France on that day. The empress, It is sald, keeps an exact list | of all her godchildren and has set aside | a legacy to each one of them, and they number about 3,600, Obstacles Spur to Effort. A young girl of 20 decided to become a plano tuner, notwithstanding the opposi- son of her family, relates the Chicago | Tribune. She played the plano quite well, | and was advised to take up plano teaching | for a livelihood, but she was opposed- to traveling the beaten path. She wanted to strike out for herself in new fields. She | reasoned out that a tuner gets from $1.60 | 10 83 for a tuning, and he can tune several | planos a day. She therefore felt if she succeeded she could earn a fine competence, She finally won a reluctant consent from | her family to &0 into the work, 8he planned to take lessons from their Own tuner and arranged to go downtown dally to the plano house where he was regularly engaged. The house at first ob- Jected to having a woman around, but the tuner explained that he would be respon- sible for any damage his apprentice might do and that he would not let her work on | any but old instruments until she would become proficient | In six months she had completed her training and was ready to undertake tun- Ing professionally. She made known among | her friends that she would tune planos for them at the regular rates, but her friends had no confidence in a woman tuner. It Was an Innovation and people don't take kindly to innovations, as a rule. This was & great disappointment to her. She then gpplied to several music houses, but, despite speclal inducements which she offered, they didn't seem to care for a woman tuner, and so turned her down. She dreaded the “I told you so" of family |and frlends, Her determination wouldn't let her give It up, however dlscouraged she might be, 80 she resolved upon a further effort and a new expedient. She decided | to apply to every house In the city, ana it | she could get a hearing to offer her ser- | vices until her work would prove her worth. 8he finally succeeded in gaining an | interview with the head of a house in | Wabash avenue. Her talk was eonvineing, {and he agreed to give her a trial. She | made good and was engaged as regular | tuner for the house. A new difficulty now arose. When pat- rons wanted @ tuner and the woman w isent they refused to have her because they were prejudiced against & woman | tuner. They called up the firm and said, Discases caused y URIC ACID IN THE BLOOD These pills cleanse the whole system and bring shout & new sense of health and strength. The manufacturers, Belden & Copp Co., Minneapolis, will send you a sample ab- solutely free. The :,-lu priceis $1 a box. For sale by Myers-Dillon Drug Co. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER “don't send us a woman tuner, send us |& man' The house protested that the | woman was competent and gave great satistaction In her work, and recommended |them to try her, but prejudice is impery- | 1ous to reason and business policy requires | that satisfaction be given to customers, |80 the house was obliged to send & man and could only give her the work in the ware room, She feit that her field was too limited, and, by dint of hard thinking, evolved a plan whereby she could enlarge the scope of her work and her income as well. She found out the population of country towhs nearby and sent letters to leading citizens, to musio schools, stating that if five would agree to have their planos tuned a tuner would come out and do the work, signing | them with great su |ing? !in hand, THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE because of the prejudice she knew she would suffer under, She felt that being & man or woman had nothing to do with the quality of the work, and she went to them not as a woman, but as a tuner. She rea soned further that a woman had just as| much right to sign her In‘tials as & man In her prospectus she stated that she would come at regular intervals and tune | their planos and keep them in good con ditlon. Country towns often have difficulty securing tuners, so many of them engagements to have the tuning done. She charged §2 & plano in nearby towns and $8 whers the distance and expense of travel was greater, ' When she arrived there was always sur prise to find the tuner a woman, but where there is no competition there is not much choice, and she was sure she could give satisfaction despite their misgivings and went right ahead. Being a good performer, she often entertained them when her tun- Ing was done, thus demonstrating how well she tuned Women have entered many fields new to #0 why not tun- Busineas Girl ns House Builder. A young business woman Invested her hard-earned savings In a lot, which as the city Improved, greatly Increased in value She had been paying taxes on that lot a number of years when the thought oo- curred to her that here was an outlay and no income. Why not build and finally make it pay? The more she thought about it the miore convinced she felt that it would be the best thing to do. She reallzed she would run some risk in the undertaking and talked the matter over with some friends who had building experiences, All these friends dissuaded her, saylng It is no undertaking for a woman. But she was Imbued with the 0ld maxim, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” and she rushed to profit by her friends' experiences, A8 hor position left her free after & made | | &iven | guardian, | the | tim o'clock in the afternoon daily, as well as Baturday afternoons, she had this time to | devote to looking after the construction. She applied to & bank for a loan, which the bank granted, found a first class archi- | Mect, although aware that contractors some- | times plan as well as construct houses at a | saving in cost Her business experience taught her that there Is less risk In having the best In an undertaking, which she did not fully understand, than in saving the architeot's fee, as she might by employing the contractor only and paying more at the other d. | Bhe thade efforts to post herself, read the buflding news, thereby learning the names of experlenced architects, and made n- quirles as to the satisfaction given by them, 8he chose one, who, though charging a large fee, was known to be responsible | both financlally and professionally. | They went over the plans together. She | enjoined upon him that one of the main considerations In the house was that every room must be light and every closet must have ventflators, as well as light. She helped him plan many little comforts In the way of cupboards, cozy nooks and corners, such as would be a drawing card for a tenant. They agreed as to price, cutting out all non-essentials. She had the land sur- veyed so there could be no possible en- croachment on neighboring property and specitied that only the best material should be used In construction. The contract was drawn up carefully, specitying price, time in construction, num= ber of payments, and when each payment was to be made. Plans of the house with detailed specifications as to materials to be used, etc., and then the contracts were duly signed. During the construction the young woman studied the plans and specifications when at home, famillarizing herself with them and visited the structure every other day. In time the bullding was completed and the architect informed the young woman that le had thoroughly Inspected the premises and found everything in accord- ance with specifications and plans and that the house was ready for acceptance. She went there, specifications and plans to examine minutely before ac- cepting. All seemed satistactory until she reached the bathroom, when, to her sur- | prise, she found there had been no provis- ion made for gas. She pointed out this omission to the con- tractor, who went over the house with her, and he replied that contract did not call for this. Showing him the clause in the specifications, black and white, he remarked it could not be helped now, as the walls would have to be torn down to | put in gas pipes. The young woman re- marked she would not accept the house until this was rectified, and, calling up the architect, told him he would have to settle the difficulty without additional cost to her. ‘Without much loss of time the pipes were eventually installed, after the archi- tect and contractor had it out with each other. The bullding was well put up, and soon rented, ylelding a good income which was applied on the mortgage, as her posi- tion paid her living, and when the mort- gage was lifted sho was enabled to retire and live on the Income from the house. Thus resulted a business girl's undertak- ing, despite warnings of friends, because she would do her own thinking. Reaching for the Dollars, Despite the warnings given out by the Department of State at Washington from time to time against such frauds, the Spanish swindle cases continue, and re- cently these attempted frauds have in- creased to such an extent that the State Department recelves several letters a | week from people who' have either been victimized by these schemers or who have received letters from them. These | swindlers have preyed upon residents of | the United States for more than twenty- | five years and have secured thousands of dollars from Americans. They are | located, in various parts of Spain. Thelr method of procedure s to write to some person in the United Siates respecting the imprisonment of a relative and the guardianship of his child, The stories vary in detail, but the most common one is that a distant relative of the person | to whom the letter Is written Is a po- litical prisoner from Cuba, who has been | in prison for several years, sent there because he was accused of using funds belonging to the Spanish government to ald the insurrection in Cuba. It is said that the Spanish government has confis- cated all his property which couid be | found, but that there is still a large sum | of money on deposit in the United States, FEBR The certificats of this deposit, the letter states, fs hidden in a valise in an arbor somewhers near the prison. This ecom- munication is from a supposed priest, Who I8 the confessor of the prisoner, the latter being represented as very il at the writing and “suffering torture” as to the fate of his only child, a beautiful young daughter. Will his beloved rala- tive in the United States undertake the guardianship of this child, whose for- tune is anywhere from $30,000 to $100,- 0007 One-fourth of the amount 18 to be td the relative who becomes her The whole schema is presented in such a plausible manner that 76 per cent of reciplents of such letters send the money, and In many instances people have been known to mortgage their homes to comply with the request of the swindlers. Several Americans have gone in person to bring the daughter, only to lose sight of the priest after the money had been paid; and in one case the vic recelved a letter after his home, telling him how much the wang had enjoyed his money. It is generally supposed that there are confederates in the United States, who obtain names and learn something of the persons who are selocted as victims for them. Recently the Department of State has recelved u report on the subject from Consul General Hill at Barcelona, who has had the varfous consuls of Spain in- vestigate the swindles, and this activity on the part of our officials there has caused the gang to change the story somewhat, and now the Imprisoned rol tive is a noted banker of Russia, who absconded and fled to Spain for refuge. The change of characters, however, Is immaterial, for the scheme is the same. —Leslie's Weekly, The Homeymoo; The epooniest ship that ever left New York {s the Oceana, which salled February 19 for Bermuda. The Oceana has been char- tered for the Bermuda season by the Que- bec Steamship company from the Hamburg- Amerlcan line. It had 33 cabin passengers on the voyage beginning today, and of that number sixty-two are newlyweds—thirty- one brides and thirty-one bridegrooms. Hundreds of friends of the bridal couples swarmed on the Oceana before salling time and littered the decks with rice and old shoes. With the pecullar flendish Ingenuity of good friends the well-wishers managed to label every bridal pair so that the other passengers were sharers in each of the thirty-one honeymoon secrets. t About Women. A photograph of Mrs. Bdward Kittle bérger of Akron, found 1 the homa of her aunt in Newark, N. J., had the effect of bringing her an estate of between 35,000 and $10,000. Miss Mary Hayden of Dublin, recently appointed professor of history in’ the Dub- lin college of the new Catholic university of Ireland, is one of the Ieaders in tho Gaelic reviyal. Her apphintment was ob- tained by & competitive examination. Mrs. Judson Harmon is pushing the cam- paign of the clubwomen of Ohio, asking the leglslature for $400,000 for & bullding for the Industrial School for Girls, at Oela- ware, O. She addressed the teachers in Cincinnati last week, asking them to use thelr Influence. Miss Mary Spires, a clerk in the office of the surgeon genardl of the army. will succéed Miss Alice Blech ad social s tary to Mre. Taft, about the first of March. Miss Blech will become the wife of Lieu- tenant Richard Walnwright, U. 8. N. this spring. Mrs, Margaret C. Munns of Seattle Wash, has been appointed a member of the com: mission whose duty it is to investigate the condition of children’s homes, home find- ing assooiations and similar societies. The board was provided for by an act of th last legislature and the appointments w made by Judge ‘Frater of the juvenile court of Seattle. Miss Pearl A. Billings is said to be the youngest hotel woman in Chicago, perhaps in this country. Beveral years ago she in- herited from a cousin the leass, furnishings and good wiil of the Newberry hotel. By good management Miss Billings, has made it a success without a bar, a thing which the hotel men of Chicago told her would be impossible. Mrs, Herbert H. D. Peirce, wife of the American minister to Norway, enjoys the reputation of being the most successful fisherwoman who has plied a hook in the fjords. In the last summer Mrs. Plerce landed a salmon which weighed 3% pounds. and In so doing she sprained her wrist and has been In the hands of an ostepath ever since. Mrs, Hannah Jacober, a widow and the mother of three children, has just been graduated at the Wallen High chool, in Chicago. During the three years that she attended the high school, Mrs, Jacober had a hard struggle against poverty and misfortune. To provide for herself and her two children and her husband and one child having died, she kept a boarding house, working early and late. Miss Nettla Podell has been appointed superintendent of the Woman Suffrage Settlement house, recently opened in New York. Miss Podell is sald to have sug- gested the settlement house to Mrs. B mont, who liked the idea so well that she not_only furnished the money to establish it. but supports it. Miss Podel] is a gradu- ate of the New York School of Philan- thropy and for two vears affer her grad ation served as probation officer in Phila- delphia. Leaves from Fashion’s Notebook. A new material for blouses is tolle de sole. . Rows of glit bullet buttons trim tallored coats. Gray vi together. Shepherd plaids are appearing once more in all colors. There is a steady tendency toward nar- rower skirts. A girl can have her hat as large as she wants it now. Some of the new hats have embroldered velvet crowns. Linen serges and linen diagonals will be worn this year. Cactus red, a very brilllant tint, of the late colors. Latest fur handbags, to match the hat, have chain handles. Borders are wider than ever on many of the summer fabrics. The knee sash is a striking accessory of many handsolne gowns. Indications are that the bolero ang Eton will again come into favor. Fringe is belng used on many of the tur- bans of draped straw or silk The coming season Is to give much im- portance to thin stuffs of all kinds. High shoes of white buckskin promise to be very popular the coming spring. Great round bolster muffs are rivals to the flat and large envelope affairs. vet and silver buttons look well is one Dyed lace of simple pattern Is worn un- | der the top blouse of sheer material, The Russian blouse is one of the promi- nent features of advance spring styles. Flowers for the new hats are lovely when fashioned from tulle, braid and lace As long as the tunic remains In vogue, border trimming will continue to be liked. The marabou handbag, which matches the turban, Is one of the newest things to | arrive. Dresses of colored embroidery on white | will be among the unusual gowns for sum- The Slim Woman Is Winning| The day of the slim woman's triumph | has arrived. “The thinner one is the more | stylish,” say the dressmakers. | This wouid have been sad news for the fat woman & year ago. She would have had to try dieting or exercise. Nowadays, however, the woman who s too fat for the styles goes to & druggist and geis a | case of Marmola Prescription Tablets, one | of which she takes after each meal and | at bedtime, and so reduces her superflu- | ous fiesh quickly. Theso tablets, belng made in with the famous prescription, fectly harmiess and they ar most economical preparation a pe buy, for they cost only case, one of which is frequently enol to i person to losing fat at b of 13 to 14 oun day. Pretty n but ‘should yours be sold out, ber initial to her name. It was not with One Dollur & Year, the intention of decelving the people, but - every druggist k this tablet you e easily obtaln & case by sending (o the makers, the Marmola _Company, 33 Farmer Bldg, Detrolt, Mich.—Adv, mer wear. The newest theater bags are of gold cloth with a raised embroidery of gold cord in a pattern, Worn with auto coats are gloves of brown or gray chamols or reindeer, with wide gauntlet cuffs., It is not unusual to find four, five and even six kinds of lace in combination on a single gown. Silk and cotton and silk and linen mix- tures are to be much In evidence in the spring materials. Not only are nets, gauzes and grenadin sown with bead but also the velv satins and brocades Some of the white leghorns being seen at southern brim faced with black. Black and deep blue velvets have been constantly resorfed to as becoming con- trasts In Paris neckwear. Handwork more elaborate than ever be- fore is shown to ad Antage on coats and gowns of wash material long buckles of marquisette, ching one's evening gown In color, are an adjunct to many a costume. which are resorts have the return | SINGLE COLOR SCHEMES RULE | One Wedding of the Spring to Be All Yellow. |FASHION SETS NEW PROBLEM Florists Often Have Diffieulty in See curing Enough Flowers of One Shade—Many New Sha Now Grown. NEW YORK, Feb, are tabooed in this semson’'s fashionable color schemes. This applies particularly to floral decorations and women's cos- tumes and extends to house decorations, draperies and furniture. From toe to plume the well dressed woman in her new spring clothes will pre sent a consistently harmonious color scheme and the ster brides will be sur- | rounded by a color scheme which to the | last detall represents complete harmony In expression. One year ago, for a briet season, trasts hetween hat and gown were advo- cated by the fashion makers, and women Just from Europe appeared in mauve gowns and blue bats or blue gowns and mauve hats. This arrangement was called st but lasted only a short time. This spring there will be no contrasts in the color schemes advised by the leading authoris tles. The varletles of new tones of color with wonderful names which are produced In dress fabrics are also produced in every- thing else appertalning to & woman's cos- tume. Hosiery, gloves, artificlal flowers, plumes, laces, shoes even, may be had to agree with the gown, which In turn from undermost ‘underlinging to topmost layer of lace, chiffon, beads or metals, is self- toned or & combination of slightly varying tones of the same color, The well dressed woman will be known by her harmony in color. Nor is it likely that that ordinarily familiar sight, brides- | maids in pink or blue or other color gown topped with a big black hat, will be seen | at the fashionable church weddings. | At the marrlage soon of a well known | young woman, for example, whose fav- | orite color Is pale yellow, the maid of | honor and bridesmaids will wear costumes | and hats of that tint made over a still | paler shade of yellow, and their bouquets | will be of yellow flowers. The decorations at the church, in the drawing room, In the dining room, entrance hall and foyer will be of yellow flowers with southern smilax. It is only in reception and cloak rooms that flowers of another color will be per- mitted, and then only If the florist's supply of yellow blossoms glves out. Fortunately, as one florist explained, orders of this sort are placed several weeks ahead; as soon, In fact, as the wedding date is fixed, which allows the florist In, turn to contract in advance with whole- sale growers. When, as happened the other day, 200 dozen roses of a certain bright shade of plnk are needed for one wedding reception, a florist must do some careful managing beforehand In order not to disappoint his customer. He must find out how many blooms of the kind required he can get from one and another grower or it he can get any at all. If a large order or several orders for the same flower have been received ahead of his, a grower may refuse to promise to the last comer more than a dozeh or two of it at the time mentioned. “Very well,” says the florist. count on you for two dozen, if you can spare them." ] The florist then communicates with two, three or half a dozen more nurseries, not stopping till he has secured promises for enough flowers of the kind required at a given date. Even more distinctive, If possible, s the dinner color scheme, which no longer pers mits flowers of one kind and color on the table and another kind In other parts of the room. In fact, at present the floral framing of a fashionable dinner is a dis- tnet art of which comparatively few florists have the secret. These few are kept busy. Broad ribbons, or what look like ribbons, made entirely of flowers, orossing the table at intervals from the center and drooping over the edge of the tables to the lower edge of the cloth, together with a low, circular centerpiece, Is a design which one hostess recently ordered made from salmon pink rosss, which color she said must be adhered to in the dining room and drawing room decorations. To the uninformed this doesn't represent an order particularly hard to fill at short notice, but as a matter of fact salmon pink roses are never plentiful and to get other blooms of a color to match Is ex- ceedingly difficult. The florist did not re- fuse the contraet though, and the lady had | her floral salmon pink color scheme car- ried out entlrely to her satistaction, Forlunately the propagation of all sorts | of flowers has reached a stage which pro- | duces shades of color unknown to the florlsts a few years ago, especially in the pinks, yellows and purples, the latter now showing every variety of shade from the palest pink mauve to deepest biue purple, In place of the half a dozen shades of pink of & few years ago there are now dosens of shades, and the same thing holds good in yellow flowers, ranging as they now do, frow an almost brown to a | deep cream, with gold high lights Before long, one grower thinks, florlsts will be able to compete in colors with man- ufacturers of silks and satins, con- ‘L shall say, and mgre KICKED BY AN ELEPHANT| What Happened to the Man Who | Leaned Againet the Cir- cus Tent. | ald a one about a “Among Lincoln's circus stories,” Cincinnat! veteran, ‘‘was Delaware tough. “A cireus, Lincoln's story ran, visited | Newcastle, and the town tough turned out, the afternoon of its arrival, to ses what sort of & clrcus It was. “A_ canvasman was making his round, shouting, usual ‘Oft the guyropes, there. 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