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VOL XIX.
rriTSBOito, Chatham county. tjitksday.fi-: imuAitv is, is.n
no. 2:.
PRINCESS TQM.
RICIINST AM) MOST UK.MAKK
AlUAC WOMAN IN ALASKA.
It lie ltullt Vp Her Wealth by Suc
cessful liuslness Ventures -He
llouso Is Killed Wit!?
Valuables.
THE orvtts dalli, the Koeky
Mountain white sbeop, is one
of the rarest of North Auieri
(, can inummulia, writes Profes
sor Lewis H. Dycbe iu the Chicago
Times Herald. It is so rare that not
one specimen of it is to be found in a
museum in tho world. These sheep
)vo been described by Government
i:oieutists and named iu honor of Dr.
William 11. JJall, of the Bmitbsoyian
Institution, 'and fragmentary speci
mens have been brought to civiliza
tion by Indians aud hunters, but a
romplete aud perfect specimen was
not tecu, save on its native heights iu
the mouutains of Alaska, until 1
brought buck seventeen last fall.
I left Lawrenco Juno 1 last for
Alaska, where I hoped to find the
white sheep. 1 went from Scuttle to
Sitka, aud thence to Juneau, where I
had the pleasure of meeting the most
remarkable woman in Alaska, Princess
Tom, tho Ilctly Urecu of (ho North,
who welcomed we to her home and
showed me her manifold treasures, as
well as her lvtct husband.
1 was introduced to Princess Tom
by Miss Florence Campbell, a teacher
and missionary at Juneau, who was
graduated at the Haskell institute for
Indians nt Lawrence. Princess Tom
speaks only commercial Luglivb, and
unly enough of that to euahlo her to
drivo a trade, at which she is very ex
pert. Therefore I lift 1 to cuiist the
MTSCESS TOM.
cervices of Miss CampljcU to interpret
my expressions of regard.
I'riueessTom is short aud squat and
about sixty years old. Kho is keen in
her judgment of men, and took (piite
a fancy to me, although she could not
understand why I had journeyed so
far for a few paltry bbcopskins, while
1 might have taken back the much
mora valuable peltry of sa otters and
blue foxes. When Mian Campbell ex
plained to her that I was impelled
more by scientific interest aud love of
hunting tli ii a tho lovo of dollars, sho
marveled still more, because tho while
men slio bad met were hunters of dol
lars. "See, I buy a man," said Princess
Tom to me through Miss Campbell.
"1 pay r0K blankets for him to marry. "
iSho pointed to a grinning, fat-faced
young fellow, who was her tifth hus
band. ".She says sho will buy you,
too, if you are for sale," said Miss
Campbell, laughing. And when I said
I was not for sale, she took from her
linger u silvor ring, shaped liko a
make, wonderfully chased in tho
Alaska fashion aud set with a tur
quoise, and placed it ou my linger as
a token of good will. Then sho set
about to show mo her treasures aud
allowed mu to photograph her. Hho
ilrsircd mo to photograph her fat
young husband also, but ho ran off
like a bashful boy and bid himsolf iu
the town. Her house, a very comfort
able frame structure, niodernly built,
is full of every description of Indian
treasure, bluukots, skins, baskets of
wonderful workmanship, copper ket
tles and domestic utensils fashioned
by tho IiiisiMMis iu the days beforo
American possession. Her chiofost
treasure, besides tho pood American
$20 gold pieces, nro her sea utter
tkui Ik iv otUr fur ii tu eourt
HMttli1Mf m: mm
liVOHK AND HIS SnEEPHDNTINtt EXPEDITION IS CAMP.
fur of both Russia ntr I C'ljins, mid fs
therefore iu great dim .ltd ut ruinous
prices. The sea otter Iish been so
assiduously hunted and is now so
wary that good skins, rough dried,
aro worth anywhere from SIM to $'l)0
each. In one room of her Iioui?o this
Alaskan Princess has piles of cedar
chests full of sea otter skins, of which
she is in no hurry to dispose. In all
sho must own about ') skius, and
PCF.SrfKI' AOAINST THK MO.H'l t'O VIAdVE IN AI.K.
sho has a largo number of native
huutcrs out iu her sloops constantly
looking for more, so iusutiablo is her
desire for them.
To an Alaskan Indian a blanket is a
tangible token of wealth as a pony is
to a prairie Indian. Warmth and food
is tho end of successful existence to
tho fat Aliukan, hence a blanket means
something to him. Passage over the
great stretches of iinwnlkuble prairie
is uectstary to tho Indian farther east,
and to him wealth is best represented
by a pony. A blanket aud a pony ; a
blanket aud u kyak, a skiu canoe, is
tho acme of wealth to both types.
Princess Tom iias enough kyaks and
blankets for an Alaskan king's ransom,
if there were such a person. Home of
the Alaskan blankets are very beauti
ful, and Princess Tom owns only the
choicest, which sho keeps iu piles in
her treasuro room.
Tho Yakutat Indians of Alaska aro
the most expert basket makers of tho j choicest sea otter skins out tor my in
North. They weave them of grasses spec! ion, aud displayed au iutimato
nud tender willow wood split into long
silky strips. Their decorative methods,
when they forsake totems, aio very
similar to those of thcYaipii and other
Southern Indians. Home of their bas
kets aro so closely woven that they
will hold water. Princess Tom, being
a Yakutat, has a passion for baskets,
aud is the owner of some of the finest
specimens it has been my fortune to
see. The mark of tho totem is over
all of Princess Tom's treasures,
whether blankets, baskets, furs, chests
or ships that go dowu to tho sea.
Princess Tom was a yountr woman
when Bhe began to trade. Tho trading
instinct was as strong in her as ever it
was in Jay Oould or in PiihscII Huge.
Sho began by peddling the furs taken
by her husband, aud tiudiug that she
was skilled iu trade sho also made deals
for tho husbands of her friends anil
neighbors. Then she saw a good
ehaueo to mako good trades for her
self, and bought furs from other In
dians aud took them to tho trading
posts. Meanwhile, she hecuinc a col
lector of blankets, cupper kettles and
that sort of thing. In tho course of a
few years she amassed a vast amount
of Indian wealth, tut learned that
whito man's wealth was butter. Ho,
as soon as possible, she sold her Indian
stuff for silver money. Later it came
to her knowledge that gold was better
than silver, and she trailed her silver
for gold, of which she now owns about
$15,0011 worth in $M pieces. Uesides
these sho has innumerable bangles,
bracelets, necklaces and other orna
ments made from tho shilling yellow
coin of the Uuited States. Homo of
hor bracelets have as many as fifteeu
gold pieces in them, aud when
Princess Tom decks herself out iu hur
golden coin jewelry she is a per.sou of
weight. Her golden treasure is hid
den, aw.iy iu a variety of places, nud,
ns sho never spends any of it, it is
getting to bo a burden, especially as
she cauuot look at it very often for
fear of attracting covetous eyes to its
resting places.
Princess Tom's mail is something
encrmous, considering all things. Im
pecunious persons who have henrd of
her and rely upou her being a simple
Indian maiden with a lot of inonoy sho
does not know how to impend, write
begging letters. Mius Campboll reads
these to her whenever a sullieient num
ber have accumulated to make it worth
whilo. A'ter the fashion of writers of
beggiug letters, most of thoso begin by
stating that the peraou who writes has
heard of the good and beneficent Prin
cess Tom, aud admires her for her
ability aud wealth. This sort of thing
tho princess enjoys, because sho really
bliv iu kuuiftu utur, but iooa J
m the reader comes to that portion of
the letter whicu begs or deman d
money the princess Ihes into a ra,ro ,
and will hear no more of it, for the '
old Judy loves her wealth exceedingly.
As the employer of n Iurge number j
trailers, hunter!1, boatmen aud agents I
and the owner of a number of virtual
slaves, 1'r incogs Tom is kept reasona
bly busy looking after her affairs. Her
husbuuds, of which there aro live,
are graded in her estimation. The
oldest does no work, those of the middle-aged
men who pos-.ess sufficient in
telligence assist her in managing her
affairs. Tho youngest and latest is be
ing "raised a pet," aud ho seems to
realize that ho has a good position.
I hud several interpreted talks with
Princess Tom and found her to bo an
uuusuully intelligent Indian woman as
well as a good American. Her obser
vations about American aQairs, and
particularly those relating or of inter
est to Alaska, showed good sense and
morj information than one would bus
pact. Hho hoped, she said, to seo tho
timo when Alaska would bo more
closely govercd and tho vast interests
of tho territory opened to intelligent
trade. IS Lie knows intimately the de
tails of hunting fur-beuring animals,
aud J judge that i-ho could not bo
easily fooled by her agents and mid
dlemen. She brought some of her
knowledge of their u-:u iu other coun
tries and their value. Hho also insisted
that her photograph bo taken with one
of her sen otter skins hanging over her
arm. Hho carries a gold watch, of
which she well knows the uses, and al
though she owns a good deal of jew
elr.v, seldom wears any of it. tier
clothes she has made iu tho American
fashion, as nearly us Aluskau schilh
treses can copy it.
I asked her if she intended visiting
the United Htates, aud described to
alaskan nnr.mtr.N.
her tho ea.-e of traveling across tho
great strctehci of country lying bo
tween tho Pacilie and Atlantic coasts.
She said that sho knew all about that,
and had heard of Chicago aud Now
York mid Washington, aud knew their
populations, but she was now too old.
When younger travel was not ho easily
accomplished, and she was not so rich,
but now she could not loave her busi
ness and tho East must get ulong with
out her.
Hho docs not mako friendships eas
ily with while men, and baa never al
lowed anyone to photograph her.
Through the good ollicos of Miss
Campbell, however, 1 was enabled to
establish such eonlidenco that she
readily granted my request to photo
graph hor, and grow quite interested
iu it, although she insisted ou looking
into tho camera as soon us 1 had takeu
it, and could not or would not under
stand why this was not possible until
after tho plate had been developod.
At Juneau I made tho uceptaiutanoe
of two ludiau chiefs whJ aro great ad
mirers and friends of Princess Tom.
Ouo of these, Chief Thin-Tech, of tho
Kah-wan-tau elan, was a most inter
esting old chap, who wore a high silk
hut and store clothes with a great deal
of jauntiiiess. ilo is as naturally boru
to politics as au Irishman, aud lives iu
a good pine house with his numerous
wives and progcuy. Another chief
was quito amusing with his proton
sionsof fashionable maimers, creased
trousers aud other evidences of opu
lence, to my nothing of tho gold
hoaded cane ho always carried. His
house was furnished very comfortably,
and in his parlor hung picture oards
and littlo gimeracks, besides innumer
able colored prints of saints and tho
Christ, preseutod to him by tho priest
of the llu-Hiti'i-tlreek church, of which
ho is a devout member.
Wheat Dooms in I'ligbunl,
Throughout tho southern part of
Liuoolnshire, Uuglaud, including the
fens and marshes, there is a very much
larger aercago of wheat sown this sea
sou than has been known for many
years past. This is the sequel to the
recent high prices obtained by farmers
nt the Lincolnshire, corn markets.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho total output of the Cripple
Creek district from lH'lli to ls:i,", iu
olusive, was $1:1,700,0 Hi. It is ex
pected that this year's output will
reach 810,000,000, making a total of
TOD.Oiil). It is claimed that of
this year's output, r00,00') will be
uut profit to tU owucm.
mm
0J JJTTLE FOLKS.
-
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Ki.iuc'.tiiiiK "" wi" J"-"" Ju
venile Members of Every HuiiHrhuM
- yiuiint Actions aud HrigM Suyiiiv"
of Slany l ute and Ciuuii" Children,
l-'or Fun at a I'arty.
When the fun ut the party lags start
up ami teli Hidsi' present .piiin eoiiti
ilentl.v that you enn plaee a .1ns: of
v:i''T ''M i ho lalilc no that no no can
remove It without upsetting it. f
course, every one will hy thai you
can't do It. Without waiting for ex
planations till a Klass to the brim ami
cover it with u piece of paper, which
comes well over the edges. Leave the
paper lint. Place the palm of llie
haul over It. ami ly a quick-movement
turn It upide down upon the
table. With draw the pnper gently.
The water will remain in I ho glass,
but no one ran move the tumbler with
out spilliiKT i'. With a little practice
any buy or irl enn jn this trick very
easily.
Kin'liiiK Wlicro Ihe Wind Is From.
How iiuiuy of our boys and girls
know how to tliiil the direction of lh
wind? Of course, if it is blowing a
gale any one could tell. Kut supposs
only n gentle breeze Is stirring hard
ly enough to make the fickle westher-eoi-U
decide which way to point then
what would you do?
In such a easo an old woodsman or
hunter will thrust one linger into his
mouth, welting It well, and then hold
It up Iu the air. The stde which feds
coldest shows which direction the
wind conies from. The reason of this
is plain. The more rapid movement of
the ulr from one direction cnuses the
moisture on that side of tho Auger to
evaporate with Kivat rapidity, thus
giving the sensation of coolness. Try
II and see.
Hoys and Girts' Favorite Dock.
Hf all tho different kinds of dogs,
a-hat Is your favorite"
A vote was recently taken aiming
over l.(KH) boys .'11111 girls of Houston,
Tex., as to their favorite dog. It Is
hardly surprising that 407 of the to
tal nuinbio- deelared In favor of the
penile, knowing, beautiful shepherd
dog, or eollle. If you have among
your friends a phaggy whepherd dog,
you aro fortunate, indeed. Th New
foundland, big, black and brave, came
next, with .'170 voles, and then the
Kt. Bernard, with 17't votm. This
shows that ihe young folk of Texas
havo 11 decided preference for large
doffs. The fourth In favor was the rat
terrier, with ftfl votes; then Um Kngllsli
mastiff, with 2f votes; the bulldog,
with 7 votes; the common hound, with
Ti votes; the Scotch terrier, with 4
vote; the pointer, with 3 votes; the
common spaniel, the water spaniel and
the pug, with 2 votes each, and the
seller, bloodhound, bull terrier mid
greyhound, 1 vote each.
Where does the poodle come it. any
way? Perhaps he Isn't n Liygrilo In
Tcvas.
I'ome-Made Tors.
We know that about tho lii-.st tiling
11 real baby has Is n little cradle, n lei
us make one for our doll baby. This
can be done by getting a piece of wood
ls;it iiiie-elghth or one-quarter of an
inch thick, 1'J inches long and eight
Inches wide, mid 11 real sharp Jsekknil'e,
or better, a keyhole smv. There are
the parts to Ihe cradle- head, foot, two
sides mill the bottom.
To make Ihe head of the cradle, cut
n pattern from paper in ihe shape you
wish, first folding the paper iu the mid
dle so as to cut both sides alike; Ihen
lay the pattern on your plei-es of wood
ami draw around it with pencils. 1
made my patterns qulto dimple, having
the nwkers attached ns iu figure I.
Tho foot of the cniilje Is made In the
same way, except that It mut be a lit-
THF. DIAOHAM.
tie lower than tho head. Tho two Hides
nre very easy, Itoing In the shape of
llgure And now comca tho bottom,
which Is only 11 rectangular phvo, like
llgure ;t.
As wood buniinir, or poker-paiutlng,
as It Is called, Is iietl so much, the
cradle may be mado very pretty by
burning some little deslgu on the differ
ent pieces. The way this wood-burning
ran be done Is by taking some etoj't
knitting neeUeti which are tinted right
In the llame of a spirit lamp, and draw
ing the design with them. If the de
nlgu is first lightly troced on the wood
It can be more aivurately bumi-d Iu
with the needles.
After the pnrtH nre nil nleely out mid
burued, glue them together or fasten
them with tiny nulls, and dolly will
have a comfortable resting place,
A Wolf Child.
A writer, Mr. K. W. Hok, tells of the
discovery In India of a real Mowgll, or
wolf child, Mich as most of you have
reJid of In the Jungle latoks of that de
lightful Htory teller, ltmlyard Kipling.
ThLs curious little creature was found
ft number of year ngo by som natlY
it t f't"f, V 1
who wire tunning a wolf. When he
aw thPin hi- rcii lu'o a cave, but was
speedily capiuivd They decided 1
vas ii wolf boy about h-voii years old.
a little fel..w s!c. bad undoubtedly
been carried op by lb.- Wolves when .1
baby, and itiM-.-ol of helm.' eaten ''a. I
Is'.'tl nursed and prelected by the moth
or wolf jusi ns the Mwwgliof Kiplinu'.-1
stories was. He naturally became
more airin.il than hoy. niiiiiilig on li s
nrmy and hvs nud living like the wild
Is as.ts of ihe jungle lie was put in
an orphan asvlmii and a great, effort
was made to te.-i-h Join to '"',i human
being, but it wa no' very sue o-ful
'He mill liver.." -1.V.1 M IV I '.ok. "Hlld '
' only naif lioimui. He eats bis food
' from the ground witli his icctli. rmi
! ohiclly on all fours, and will war 1.
' He ..r no clothing. A doctor who ba
e. ii him Kiys that ,U head W Minall.
his brow uncommonly low iiml on-irm-ied.
while his eyes are gray, rest
less and squlii'ing. He has :i small,
wiinkhd face, on which are nejirs -marks,
doiibil.-... of m-vciv biles receiv
ed from animals, lb- stands about tie
feet two lnehe iu height and is par
tially eoverd with ihh k hair. II" has
never been able to tell his story, so hi
birth and his life among the inihci i"
main n mys'ery,"
When Willie Went Wulniitliuir.
Wisconsin's wild winds were whist
ling when Willie Wade went walniiting.
Warmly wrapped was Willie, with
woolen wrapper, wadded waistcoat
with wristlets.
Winnie Wide woiidcrcl why Willie
wouldn't wait warmer weather, when
Winnie would walnut with Willie.
Willie wandered where Walter West
was wheeling wood, with wonderful
wheelUirrow, wishing Walter would
walnut.
Without wasting word.s. Walter whis
tled, "Whew: walnuts will wall; whilu
wood won't."
Whore walnut woods were, woodmen
were working with wabbly-wheeled
wagon, with worn, weary, wretched
work horse, which was wasted with
weakne.ss, which w as well worn out
with work.
Woodman Wheeler waggishly
wrenched Willie's waier pail, w hereup
on waier wei Willie's winkers; Willie
wept woefully.
Woodman win worried "Why wee)..
Willie? Weak women weep with wee
woes. Whistle, Willie!"
When winkers were wiped Woodman
Wheeler went with Willie where wnl
nuis were. Willie's wooden water-pail
was well tilled, while w.-e wrens war
bled, wonil-pigeons whl.zed.
Willie warily watched while -Woodman
waged war with wnsps- which
wasn't wise. Wasps were waxing
warmer, whereupon Willie, with water
pall, went where Widow Wnlman, Win
nie's washerwoman, was, who well
washed woolens with warm water,
with washing machine, wringing with
wringer.
Willie went within wash room, where
Widow Waliuau wclconjisl Willie with
warm wheat w: allies, wlih wholesome
whoitle-lrerrli'H washed well wlih
water.
When well warmed Willie wandered
J
where water was, willows waver
where, when weather was warmer,
while waxen water lilies were w itness
ed. Willie waded where web fooled wat
er tow 1 was; waterfowl wouldn't wait
Willie's welcome.
Winnie was win. low watching, won
dering where Willie was, whereupon
weary Willie, w ilh well filled water
pall, was w ilni-SM'd
Winnie warmly welcomed Willie.
When woods whiten with winter,
when windows weir wonderful white
frost works, Winnie, with Willie, will
welcome waluuls. will want warm Wnl
. Yoiiil.V Companion.
1 1 ii milling-Mini's t'liilu'elln.
A writer iu the American Sportsman
tells a remarkable story aboin a hum
ming bird :
Iu front of a w indow where I work
ed last summer was a butternut tree.
A humming bird built her nest on a
limb that grew near ut.' window, and
we had an opportunity to watch her
closely. In fan, wo could look -lght
Into the nest.
One day, when there was a heavy
shower coining up, we thought we
would see if she covered her young
during the tain. Well, when the first
drops fell, she came and took In her
bill one of i wo i-r liuee large leaves
growing clove by, and laid this leaf
over llie nest o as completely to cover
it; then she Ib-w a way.
tin examining the leal', we found a
hole In It, and in the Mile of llie nest
was a small stick iliat the leaf was fas
tened to, or booked upon. After tiie
storm wiisi over, the old bird eau.e
back and unhooked ihe leaf, itul the
nest was perfectly dry.
t- ilMililo
Young lady
VaehtiiiK Continue,
Hav e j on Lathing Miitk
here?
Waterman Yes, mum
Young lady -Ami cork life preserv
ers '.'
Waterman Yes. mum. (iolng sodling
with seme o' these young city chaps, I
n'pose, ilium, ihiod News.
So Hard Worked.
Mrs. A.-I n m surprised that yoni
husband earns so little if he works as
hard as you-say. What does be do?
Mrs. H. The lust thing he did was
to calculate how many times a clock
ticked In the course ol 1,000 years.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Hoy Nutnre.
When n boy nay "no" nt the (able It
doesn't mean no; it means that he l
trylng to he polite. Atchison tilobe.
She-Is it not Wie that two people
can live as cheaply: one? lie Yes. if
they ore inarrins), Not if they nre ill
jAged.-Puck. -
IV AllKHtCAS OI I'K'-.
Miaj Ilila Collins will bo the fust
American woman laised to a throne by
I marriage. tier nance, v.uiouei ooiiu
ifjlbs, I'uigu-s over the people of the
Jilka Islands in tun Now Hebrides
group. Colonel H jbb.'i has had a life
f :ii ul strange adventures, and is now
king over l.-'io pouplo under the
viaule . f ' t;imu'.;iej.
miaU: vt efn-
The t.iuceu of Portugal a:i i iuocu
Hegont of .Spain have distinguished
themselves by saving Jib.- Ihe form
er threw herself into thuTugns ou one
occasion to save hur children from
drowning and received a medal iu
recognition ot her bravery ; the (( ieou
I'eent of .Spain rescued a little girl
not long ago from a railway train that
was bearing down ou the spot wherq
tho child was heedlessly ploying.
A IltYISil l-OIFrfltP.
To meet the requirements of the
liow stylo of haii-drossing many hats
huvo btiiuys which cross nt tho back
uml tie at tho left side. Flowers and
rosettes bio not s-o generally seen be
neath the brim, but rest on strings at
tho back midway between tho ucck
au'l the hat. The prominent jug-handle
htylo of coifl'uie is now wholly
pas.-c. Tho center coil conies closer
to tho head, and often the hair is car
ried to the top of tho head, aud nr
ranged eu pompadour iu a series of
soft puffs, braids or coils, arranged in
some original fashion that bust suils
the face. It is quite the stylo to again
part tiio hair ou the left si. le and wave
it ou both sides of the purling. A few
women w ho admire classic modes nre
arranging their tresses a la (Irecque.
This is always a most trying coiffure.
--Chicago Times Iletuld.
A TA' I Ki t. WOIMN.
Ciotieral Sir Ibmry Norman, who
1ms put been appointed ollioiul agent
in Jem don for the Australian oolouy
of t.hiecu-liiiid, bus until recently been
governor ul that colony, and it is ex
tremely unusual for au uflieor who has
held so high a rank to accept fio stib
ordiniilo an otii.v. Sir Henry, it may
be remembered, wue appointed by
Mr. ll.iids' i: o tho ofllco of viceroy
ol ludia, but utter having accepted it,
was eompi lied lo decline a few d ivs
later i.u attention being called to the
tact llial, vv iny
being ii I ' ir ei in
offspring of a uni
u:i I a I'lir.ipeitn-
to Lily Norman
that is to say, tho
i between an Indian
.er position id Cu'.-
cultii would not only ha
but absolutely impossibl
iutoleruble,
It was in
coii-H que'in-o thereof that the Earl of
l.lgln wnsappi'ii.tcd v icavy, while the
gallai.t oid gciier.il wi.s appointed
to the governorship of Queensland,
w I eio people aio less particular, aud
where llie tunny chaiiniug qualities of
Lady V. iniau were appreciated at
ihen true w. rth. New i rlcnns Picny
.i in..
e i r.K I KAt lV KAl'S.
Ill Spain even tho youngest girls
paint and powder absurdly, whilo iu
Venice the celebrated Titian red hair
is still the rage and is obtained by
chemical mea't -. Tim women of the
lsh.o.1 of Natal, when yoiiii;-. nre dec
orated with a c..p of r-; to ten inches
high, lM-i'lo I: .'ii the s-didilieii tat (f
oei!. : v.r t ,;;s ti.eir hair it trained
to grow and u'livd by more grease.
I This ni l .iieoiocnl remains for life.
The Mgantr.es have au even tnoro ab
surd hail ires,. They cany on then
heads a piece of board a foot ill length
nod six inches wide. Their hair is
trained over this and fastened with
wax. They can neither lean backward
nor lie down without keeping their
neck in one position. Twice a year tho
wax is melted and the hair takeu
down, combed, washed nud put up
again. Paiutiug tho eyes and eyelids
is considered a great aid to tho fascin
ation of the fcinalj nibs. A Circas
sian to be really lovely must, iu addi
tion to b.v.ng very corpulent, havo
golileu hair and j- t black lashos. Ale
Htill'eiu-.l with kahl kohl is also used
by tho lYiHiun and Armenian women
to lengthen their eyes. Tho bazar
women and Nanteh girls of most east
ern countries dye their li.-iger nails
with henna, and where they wish to bo
thought gritt ladivi they allow their
finger nails
lengths aud
to grow to
keop them
wrought gold sheaths.
utii km mi Aiir.iticAv wirt:
A weird tile comes lr..:u I'miv of
tho tricks risuitud t ly the ti'.Ju.l
husband of a wealthy girl in order to.
raise the wind. The biid.j was show ing
a fiind of hers over her g o-goouv
ly furnished hotel, nu I in the drawing-room
drew her attention to tho
inagtiifioGiit chandelier. I'..piul by
her lacs, of emhusiaMii, the. bill; re
marked: "Well, you don't seem to
say much about my tiventy-thoican d
dollar chandelier 1" ''Twent , -1 ii-u
sand dollars! ' said the friend, w-itii u
polite sneer; "isn't that piling n up
ralher high? That very chandelier
was offered to mo for el veil
thousand live hundred dollars." T hat,
afternoon tho brido drove to tho shop
from which tho chandelier came, an 1
began an indignant speech about tho
wickedness of charging her one hun
dred thousand francs for a chandelier
offerod to some one elso for littlo morn
than half. Tho dealer interrupted
her: "Madam, you are mistaken ; that
chandohor was chosen by your hus
band, was it nut?'' "Yes," B'1Q re"
plied, "I never saw it till it was put
up." "And you gave him one hun
dred thousand francs to pay for it.
with?" "Certainly." "Wo offered it
t j 1 1 1 in fur fifty-live thousand frnues.but.
he beat us down to tifty thousand, and
that's all we got. You h id better iisk
him to show you tho receipt. I think
you wilt find he has lost it.'' Shortly
after the bride received a bill for forty
thousand francs for a pearl necklace.
Tho husband hud givou it to her as a
biitluluy present, and she was pleased
by the kiudly thought, although she
knew woll she would havo to pay. Sho
was rather startled by the price, siuce,
though tho pearls were lino, to rows
did not eeem to represent anything
like so largo a sum ; so she went to tlie
jeweler's to remonstrate with him for
cheating her husband. "Cut mu
dume," said tho jewoler, "really, tho
price is very fair; tivo rows of such
pearls, nud very fair pearls, aio not
dear at forty-four thousand franc i."
"Hut thcro are only two!" "Pardon
me, madamo, tlvo wheu wo sold tho
necklace. 1 can show you our book,
with the description and number of
p.iurls.'' He showed her tho book,
and she is now thoughtful over her
husband's kind attentions.--Argonaut.
KAsutov Mum.
Tho correct walking boot is to havo
a broad sole this winter.
Huilor hats, trimmed wilh plaid
taffeta ribbou, nro very popnU' for
fall wear.
A dress of spottod taffeta is one o!
the uioht tisnfiil additions to a woman's
wardrobe, (liven a silk of good qual
ity aud there are few more satisfactory
investments.
Very largo hats of tau-oolored le t
aro trimmed with a profusion of black
plumes aud black velvet ribbon. A
very largo hat of tan felt bus a brim
of bilvcry beaver aud trimming uf Indian-red
velvet and velvet nutuuri
leaves.
Ladies who have become weary oT
renewing stlk petticoats will find it to
their advantage to try tbim) made of
alpaca. M ulc tip w ith ruilljs of the
Mtiuo material or of silk, and edged
with lace or velvet, they nro exceed
ingly pretty u.11 .1 stylish, as well us
very durable,
Bright red waists are fashioiuiblo
and becoming to bruuettes. They ma
specially pretty for dull nud gloomy
weather, and when worn with black
skirts make very serviceable and prac
tical costumes. Tho brightest of them
may bo somewhat subdued by full
fronts of lace mixed with black velvet
ribbon.
The wealthy sooiety girl is eujoyiug
a new aud sparkliug gurinout kuowu
as tho jewelled jacket. It is bolero iu
shape, and consists of a foundation of
coarse croam laoe, so thickly studdcl
and incrusted with jewels it is impus
siblo to see tho luce threads. They
cost auy where from 81,000 up, aud are
far to.) expensive ever to become com
mon. They are very rich and Orion-
I tal lookiug, woru with handsome
j vvt Ami silk gown.
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