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Show will only wpiewJidr'tliein, Ona is tha to iecp tho ico warm ia-ffij way to lecop it cooL Apiece of iMnia pitcber, with a pail ovar ifa?ii&$: aiid ajmgover thepait dll 'keep aU jiigTit. A jriece of ico in a refriatOTOfVelwa'w'J'tu Bn8 wIuttolauTSit, will cheat thereody iceman ice-man every duv and snip sawy ftufjers at tho millc that docSjotlJire getosy or tho beflfffteaV mb fau' TliMthijisp artfdniiraMa,wi IJieirvay, ajid ahotllif bo 3 ewjrjr, istbtod, but the grcat3ttrickof ulf iahaR-spai'iew. These is notLing tjuit maftes no gKi a cavo for a block of ico as nflWepap'orn. With plonty of nnwHapBrft'alwre, beiow and on every side, tlw way p piece of ipe will keep is a joke. Kew York World. A Woman' Neertit. Who dow not remember the story of the man who btalt a woman's college vithoirt a solitary clothes clotiet from basement to tower? He was 0110 of tbow) opinionated creatures who Imow everything every-thing abont a womanls wrirdrobe and with more brilliant and practicable theories theo-ries than knowledge. So when someone yeuturod to iwinonBtrate with him upon tho lack of accommodation bis edifice afforded in this particular he replied that he had drivim a peg in each room!( "A peg!" qnoth his amazed auditor. "And pray what good is one peg to a woman'-1" "Plenty," was the reply of Sir Oracle. "A girl Bhonld wear one drew and hang the othffr on the peg. What more does she need?" Chicago Mail. Pretty Good for Home Cooking. Miss Stewart, a Scotch girl of Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, was a few years ago superintendent of the restaurant department of the Woman's Exehango at a small weekly salary. She and two sisters are now running run-ning a restaurant of their own in the chamber of commerce building, where they earn $10,000 a year. They furnUIi but one meal a day, from 12 m. to 3 p. in. It is a business man's lunch, and their sucoesa shows the weakness of the average man for "home cooking," which is their specialty. Now York World. A, Xovcl Snlt. A western lady visiSng Pittsburg haa brought suit against the city for damages dam-ages arising from tearing her dress upon an obstruction in the sidewalk. The amount claimed is only $125, but if this' claim is allowed wfcat is to prevent every fair pedestrian whose raiment is ruined by the mud upon the crossings and pavements from asking the oity to make good such damage? If every claim that could thus be jH preferred were allowed, the ei'jy's treasury would be well drained. Pittsburg Bulletin. A Woman'! Gift to Vermont's Capital. Mrs. M. M. Kellogg, a native of Mont-pelier, Mont-pelier, Vt., who died in New York city during the winter, willed several thousand thou-sand dollars for the erection of a gateway gate-way to Green Mount cemotery here and $30,000 for aehapel in said cemetery, giving giv-ing the remainder of her estate, which it is said will amonnt to nearly half a million of dollars, for the establishment of a public library in her native town, including the erectkin of a building therefor. The Trifle, of Life. A French manufacturer of buckles niado thorn all with one tongue. The women demanded two tongue buckle? or none, and as he wonld not give iu tho merchants imported them in such quantities that the manufacturer had to shut up shop and go to the wall. Detroit De-troit Free Press. Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, the well known novelist, lives a hermit sort of life on the summit of the Storm King mountain on the Hudson. She goes to Europe soon to gather material for a new novel which will deal with the subject of Calvinism. Mrs. BaiT writes all her novols with a typewriter. The wife of Hermann Kaulbaeh, the painter, is beautiful, clever and a notably nota-bly tine swimmer. She has lately received re-ceived the gold medal of the Order of Merit of tho Bavarian Crown for having at the risk of her own life saved a young man from drowning. Lady Anno Blunt, granddaughter of Lord Byron, lives with her husband on tho border of the Egyptian desert, where the family have adopted the Arab dress nnd customs. She is tho only living child of "Ada, solo daughter of my houso and heart." Miss Virginia Long, granddaughter of Gen. Simmer, the biographer of. Gen. Lee, is one of tho disiinjruished beauties of Charlottesville, Va. Geii. Sumner is quite blind, and dirtatss all his matter to his pretty granddaughter. For removing varnish spirits of ani-uiouia ani-uiouia is used. Scraping and sand papering pa-pering can bo employed, buWt must be done carefully by experienced hands or tho surface of tho wood will be injured. Olive Sohreimer, tho gifted author of "An African Farm," lew a cannibalistic lovo for raw meat. She tkes her beefsteak beef-steak juat waxm enough to remove the effects of the ice box. It eeo-ms that Mr. Merrificld,. while a good nsbimd-in-every other way, was in tho habit of ventiiig his displeasuro when amused by outside matfertf by ill humor with his Vtffe. w-foose good nature usually pawd his tofincss by, but on this occasion she repfivd'that, as it was baleful to liim, lie .should never bear hei voice again. Arid-he never did, nor did ' any other pars-m over hfnr it, for, iu ' tpite ot her husband's r-emoroe- and ro-monst'raiiepftftoiu ro-monst'raiiepftftoiu iriondH and relatives, Mrs. MerriMa Jmpther vow.ihcmgh she continued to act the part of a good wife nud mother, fulfilling every duty scrupulously. scrupu-lously. She even bete three children to her husband after this vow wan taken. When comwnnication was absolutely necessary witti those about her Bho used a elate, but reduced slanguage of signs to such perfection in governing her honsehold.and children that it was but seldom that this skito was resorted to. It was thought that when her husband died she would resnnie the ub of her fipeech, but while she sat by hia dying bed, devoted and loving to the last, in answer to his supplications that she speak but a word to him, wrote on tho siato with all tho evidences of grief: "I cannot, I cannot! God forgive and help me, I cannot!" Bat whether It was that she found it impossible to break her will and her vow, or that long disuse had af-focted af-focted her organs so that she really could not uso them, could not be arrived at; but hiv family inclined to the latter belief, be-lief, for it is said that whil on her own deathbed she made distinct efforts to speak to her children, dying with tho seal of silence unreuioved from her lips. Cor. Philadelphia Times, Stunning Boeing Toileta. These are the days when our girl wants a stunning racing toilet. Shall she dress as her French sisters in masses of lace and silk? If so let her take a changeable silk in which old rose predominates. Let her have a vest or stomacher of white embroidered in roso hued horseshoe designs. de-signs. Let her wear white canvas shoes and carry a sunshade of white lined with rose. Cream hued silks trollised with brick, terra cotta and all shades of red make gorgeous racing costumss, and pongee gowns with brown velvet jackets are also worn. But if you desiro to look like an English woman you must wear a tailor gown of gray cloth and a gray tullo bonnet and carry a gray parasol. A dash of violet here and there makes tho costume more affective. I saw a beautiful girl driving a Bpank-ing Bpank-ing team the other day. Her gown was of violet alJd gray gray velvet sleeves and silver trimmings, and a silver aigrette ai-grette glistened next a cluster of violets in her Btnart gray cloth toque. Yon can't bo amiss if you wear gray or mauve this season. A pretty costume for cycling, hunting or mountain climbing, did you say? Well, I beg and besewch you, my sisters, sis-ters, as many as are here present, if you are going to the mountains do not put on trousers. The dress reform ladies are making a desperate effort, I know, to lead you to adopt a semi-masculine attire somewhat like a fencing garb. But don't do it. B girl oven when you are roughing it. Have a plain box plaited skirt of light weight check serge, brown and white, with a box plaited hunting jacket. Trim it with bands of soft suede loather. Wear suede gauntlets and a tourist's cap to match your gown and yon'll look like a lady, not like a What-is-it. Cor. Chiciigo Herald. Wnmnn'a Vngraterulneni. The ungratefulness of womankind for the politeness of men in public places is agitating the discussion of journalists 011 the other side, and it would seem from tho testimony of the traveling Briton that the English matron forgets her man ners quite asoften as her American sister. A gentleman who contributes his share toward railway rovenues says that he always chooses, when possible, the comer seat in the railway carriage, and in this position is obliged to open the door for ladies as they leave. It involves a complicated com-plicated set of maneuvers destructive to continuity of thought and distracting to ono's interest in book or pr.pnr; and yet he declares that not 50 per cent, of the women ho serves ever deign so much courtesy in return as a single "Thank you." For some .years, too, he lived in tho suburbs of a continental city, and crossed a river each day iu a ferryboat. Stepping into tho boat from the jetty involved in-volved a minimum of danger and was a ticklish bit of effort. Consequently it was tho custom for a gentleman to render any woman passenger a bit of assistance in guiding their embarkation. Some ladies wonld acccept his assistance with gracious recognition, quite as many accepted ac-cepted without thanks or acknowledgment acknowledg-ment of any kind, and the other third would sail by and leave him standing cff'kwardly with his hand extended in space. It is the old street car question over again. Tho rain falls on tho just and on tho unjust, and women in general gen-eral aro accused of ingratitude and rudeness rude-ness because of tho few in particular who are ungracious. One sometimes wonders if it would not be well to ro-niind ro-niind erring sisters of their manners by printing iu place of tho advertisements: "Every woman should return thanks for a seat with a bow and a smile." Exchange. ; IE WILD OF WAN. What She is Doing and What She is not Doing What She Expeots ta do end When She will' do it. A FAK0US LIGHTHOUSE HEE0IFE. Uew Outdoor Game A Woman who Ha 1 "Held Her TongWvfor Lo These Many Tears. ' Ruttnifiir from the mainland of the eity of Newport, R. I. , into the westsida cf its harbor is a staunchly btrilt log wharf. Were yoa to find your way to Its end you vauld ere long see from the lighthouse beyond a woman appaar and glance in yonr direction. Presently with agile sfcfep she runs down the narrow nar-row ladder fastened to the stone wall, jumps nimbly into a boat, nnties it from its mooring, takes the heavy oara and with a beauty of stroke all her own pulls with a long and a strong pull that sends her tlyisg toward the steps of tho pier on which you wait. Her back is as erect as that of a young girl, her powerful strength manifest in the great strides tho rowboat makes, and yot when she deftly turns it around and you get a good look at her face it can be seen that it belongs to a woman in middle life, but upon whom time has loft fow telltale marks. She puts out a welcoming hand with a beautiful white wrist, adding a cheery smile and word of greeting as 6he makes ready to take you over to Lime rock as her guast. You have cause for self congratulation con-gratulation in being thus favored by the heroine Ida Lewis. Life on a light house situated as is Lime Rock light is not the grewsome thing generally imagined. With a six roomed house there are cares that fill the day, and, like any other "glide wife," Miss Lewis has her pots, kettles and pans . to attend to, rooms to sweep, beds to mako, papers and magazines to read, letters to write, and all the various etceteras et-ceteras to manage which fill the time of a busy woman. A devoted church woman, she spends Sunday on shore whenever her brother is at home. As the only woman light house keeper In the country and the last one that will be given a light for such is the verdict ver-dict of the powors that be Miss Lewis has other duties that are unique. Exactly at stmdown she mast light her lamp, and precisely at midnight anothor must be substituted. All through the night it must be watched, and Miss Lewis likens this constant .care to that demanded by an infant. Tbewick might flare or burn low, the chimney smoke or crack, or any of the hundred and one accidents happen that are ever taking place with the use of kerosene oiL She can but catch cat naps; hence the nearness of her sleeping room to the light. At sunrise the law requires her lamp, like the foolish virgins', to have gone out, and from this tact she is nn early riser. Tho responsibility is no small ono, for the slightest neglect of duty or accident to her light or lenses would bring a report from the first seaman sea-man who suffered by it. Lives hang on her vigilance, but to her credit 110 light on all the coast is as regularly or perfectly a ttended to, nor does any other gain from tho government inspector so high a report. Miss Lewis keeps a daily expense book, noting just the amount of wick and oil burnt, and the time to a second of the lighting and putting out of the lamp. In addition a record of the weather must be entered daily. As Lime Rock light is a first class light no rations are allowed, the yearly salary being $750 and two tons of coal. Ellen Le Garde In Ladies' Home Journal. A w Outdoor Onme. Mr. J. D. Horn, of Leicester, bas added ad-ded a new game to the already long list that has been placed boforo tho public during the last few years. , In lawn crooketta there seems to be the elements of success, as players will find plenty of skill necessary; and also there is a certain cer-tain amount of exerciso required. This, however, is by no means so violent ns one sees in a game of lawn tennis; so to many this will prove a great attraction. The game can bo played on grass or gravel, or, indeed, on any hard substance, sub-stance, while it is not necessary that the . courts should be always of tho same shape or size, so that in this respect it will suit grounds that might not always be available should tho same sized court be a sine qua uon. The implements required re-quired for the gamo aro not many, being four clocks, four standards, a net anil six balls. The crooks are 3 feet 0 inches long, having tho appears nco of an elongated lawn tennis racket very loosely strung; indeed, the buggy part of the racket is nearly a indies deep. .The standards, 3 feet 0 inches, with cupped tops, are placed so as to form a 6 foot square, the not 3 feet 8 inches high, inclosing this space. The balls in use for tho game are 4J inches in diameter, four, called sentinels, to be placed in the cups on the standards, and the remaining two being the play balls. The service lines are 30 foot long and aro placed 13 feot away from each side cf the inside square called the fold, and then the court is made complete by joining join-ing the fold corners to tko service line rtiTTierH. A Poet Who Docs Houm woik. Mrs. May Riley Smith, in honor of whose birthday Sorosis gave an elaborate elabo-rate breakfast, should have place in the chronicle of literary women who do not disdain homely duties. Mrs. Smith is ono of tho most popular members of tho famous Tvomau's club, nud some of her tender, pathetio rhymes have found echoes in many heart. She is leaving New York to seek health for her son in Colorado, and now that her New York establishment, only just opened after a winter abroad, is broken up, it may be remarked that women with no other oc-cupatinn oc-cupatinn than puzzling their brains about the doings of thoir neighbors have been heard to ak with every appearance of interest how it was that, having a husband of the much envied class who spend a good part of their time cutting oil coupons, and having a house as beautiful beau-tiful and tastefully fitted as a generous allotment of those coupons could furnish, fur-nish, Mrs. Smith kept not a single servant, serv-ant, the truth being that with a family of three the poet was enough of a woman wom-an to prefer the quiet and comfort of an miinvaded fireside and to find it a pleasure pleas-ure to minister to the home dinner table. Now York Commercial Advertiser. About Keeping Ire. If at any time the inborn American craving for ice water instead of cool water puts the precious water jug to rout, there are three or four things that will help to keep the precious nugget of ice from moltinc away i tho hpusejieei)cr Two or four players can take part in lawn crooketta, the greater number ai-pearing ai-pearing to us to enhance the interest shown in the game. The principal part of the play consists in placing one of the balls in the crook, and then standing outside the service line serving tho ball so that it shall pass over tho fold and fall in your opponent's court without his catching it; or you may displace one of the sentinels on the standards, but taking tak-ing care that your ball shall still drop in the adversary's court. The gamo is scored by points; one, two, three or four, called a knave, queen, king and an ace respectively, can bo made from each service, while 50 or 100 points constitute a gamo, according to whether a long or short game is required. re-quired. London Field. She Kept Silent Thirty Years. I The death of Mrs. Susan E. Merrifiold, which occurred at Americus, Ga., revives re-vives interest in one of the mutt peculiar cases ever known of a vow of silence made and kept thirty yearsT"" In" 1S03 Mrs. Mcrrifield, who, it is said, was n little woman of a peculiarly bright and cheery disposition, was telling her husband hus-band of some occurrence, when he requested re-quested her in a very surly manner to be silent, adding that the soundof her voice was hnjcfuljo hira, - . v :' |