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Show about 14 years of age, and I had great hopes that he would become a successful and prominent business man." Chicago InUr Ocean. OF FEMININE INTEREST. Small flat wreaths of orange blossoms are now the latest things for brides, and are ivorn with a plain tulie veil. We trust the fashion coming In will not induce people to wear mock pearls, for nothing noth-ing is more discernable. ev;a in artificial light. White gowns, trimmed with silver embroidery, em-broidery, are very fashionable and becoming to almpbt every style where the wearer is young enough to wear white at all. The queeu of England has a necklace of pink pearls, said to be the most beautiful of their kind in the world. The emperor of Austria is the owner of the handsomest black pearls in the world. Pearls are said to be quite the most fashionable fash-ionable form of jewelry at present. Many of the leading beauties, both at home and abroad, now wear strings of pearls round their throats at small entertainments. Large shot velvet sleeves are being much The Empress of Germany was before be-fore her marriage to Emperor William Wil-liam Princess Augusta of Schleawig-Hol-steiu. She was remarkable for the zest with which she pursued ber various studies, and she quickly developed a decided taste for painting and music, the taste and ability for which latter art she has inherited from her mother. History was also among her favorite subjects, but her father was very solicitous to guard her mind from prejudiced and immature judgment regarding any special nationality. If a foreshadowing of his daughter's future destiny was already in his mind, he could not have adopted a wiser course. Amid ail these provisions for mental culture, cult-ure, physical education was by no means neglected. Early rising and systematic bodily exercise formed a part of each day's duty; every species of self-indulgence was rigidly avoided and the prince was ia the constant habit of taking long walks ia all weathers with bis daughters, who were the Terv models of blooming, stately young maidenhood. The luxury of a private carriage car-riage was not included hi the domestic arrangements, ar-rangements, and when a drive became a necessity ne-cessity it was taken in an- ordinary hired equipage. Many anecdotes are related of the Princess Victoria's graceful acts of kindness to her humble neighbors. Now we are told how she once encountered by the wayside a child bitterly crying because a cruel thorn had entered the little unprotected foot. The princess knelt upon tho ground, examined the wound, extracted the thorn with deft and tender skill, and led the child, relieved, consoled con-soled and prattling gayly, to its home. Again, we read of the sisters, Victoria and Caroline, meeting with an old and feeble woman who was making unavailing efforts to wheel a heavy burden toward her little cottage. In all simplicity and with a right srood will the princesses lent each a band, the. wheels moved merrily forward and the Journey was speedily accomplished. Chicago Poit. Th Mother of the Champion. Says Mrs. Corbett of her big boy bo handy with his fists: "I have had eleven children, and ten of them are living, but I am free to say that Jimmy was always my favorite. I was always proud of him because he waa a good-looking lad, and he has always been so good to me. No mother ever had a better .son. L cannot say that I ever had to whip the champion at least, not much; he did not need it. He always obeyed me and was never vicious. I don't like prize-fighting, but I roust say that I don't believe a successful suc-cessful fighter must be a brutal man, for I know Jimmy Is not of that nature. There never was a kinder-hearted boy than he. I never wanted him to be a fighter. W got him into the Nevada bank when he was side are now supplying several varieties of sleeves for the tame gown, as they can be worn over an ordinary dress sleeve, and it makes a change in costume at small expense ex-pense and with good effect. Instead of the done-to-death feather boa, handsome velvet ruchings or quillings are worn round the neck, fastened ia the front with a fancy brooch, or tied front and back with a bow and long streamers. Ruchings or reversible ribbons are worn also. Both those and the velvet ruchings can bo made at home, the velvet ones from piece material mate-rial cut on the cross and folded double. They ought to te very full. Vie are slaves to custom all of us. Why hould wretched women be obliged to wear gloves any more than men if they don't want to Everybody agrees that we would be much happier without them better tempered, tem-pered, and certainly cooler. It is allowed on all haads that they serve no good purpose, pur-pose, and are a great and useless expense, except at those seasons of the year when warmth is a sine qua non. yet uo one who is not already marked out for an eccentric dares leave them off. ".When you're in a hurry, always take your time," is an Irish saying, and one with a eood deal of common sense in it. There, is never any use in being in a hurry, for you gala nothing by it, and lose much vital energy in the process. For instance, rush wildly into a store to purchase some small necessary, and watch the effect your hurry has upon the attendant behind the counter it invariably acts in directly the opposite direction and you have time to cool off before be-fore being handed change and parcel, and make resolutions on your homeward way that you will never, never, be in a hurry again. The Decorative Mania. On the wall hangs a dipper with ribbons all over, A coalUod bcgarlandud stands on tbe floor, A crazy old teapot with gilt on the cover, And wreaths of gay clothspios are over the door. Some household utensil of Mildred's adorning, Bedecked and bespangled, is found every nitch in, Bat the hand-painted washboard is missing this morning, For mamma i using it out in the kitchen. Chicago Tribune. Of Coarse. "You tee, it was this way. They were all three so dead in love with her, and all so eligible, that to settle the matter she agreed to marry the one who should guess the nearest to her age." "And did she?" "I don't know. I know that she married the one who guessed the lowest." Indianapolis Indian-apolis Journal. Not n Oaestion of Aga. "All the girls wear them." "Do you still call yourself a girl V "Why not? My husband is still one of the boyR, though my senior by twenty years." Life. |