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Show mss SAXNIE ioei from your city bred maiden. Tottr TV OF TQ JllilV TVYR.TION. winners daughters are not duplicates ' KUUGIX ! fash- they? No more are we like the dopper women. The 'doppers' all dress in gowns cut after the same pattern, a cheap print of bright color made Into a short skirt for convenience rake, gathered full around the waist, a blouse simply made with a bow hand for a collar, topped off by a sunbon-n- et On Sundays and holidays they appear resplendent in their gaudiest, brightest and best gowns, with a narrow ribbon of gay color, tied In a Dutch bow short, stiff loops and long ends somewhat like the fashion in vogue in this country several years ago. "We girls of the cities and towns, however, dress as fancy dictates, and It Is no unusual thing to see copies of La Mode, Harper's Bazar and the latest London fashion plates adorning the di easing tables of these city belles. As a rule, however, on ordinary occasions we dress very simply owing to the fact that we ride a great deal, and as we ride astride like the men, we cling to short skirts rather than trailing gowns .To tell you the truth I do not accustom see how American g'-'- v themselves to ride in ihe awkward manner they do and I am glad to see the progressive young ladies in the West have adopted our mode of riding. "Tbe general impression that Boer wives wear a Mother Hubbard and never appear in anything else is a base libel on the race. Perhaps In some of the outlying farms this may he true, but our mothers as a rule wear a two-piegarment, the skirt and waist being simply made, while their children, as I have before stated, lean very strongly toward foreign fashions, and adopt them on all possible occasions. "It is also generally asserted that a groat deal of Zulu blood Is InterminThis is another gled with our race English absurdity We pride ourselves upon our hereditary clannishness and we treat the Zulus and Basutos and Mashoanos simply as servants, to do the drudgery and other labor which they are willing to perform to participate to a slight degree In the influWe carry ences of our civilization. our relationships almost to an ibsurd-itfor a Boer, even If he Is only a fiftieth cousin, Is a relative, but from our ef your daughters of wealth and NIECE OF PRESIDENT COUNTRY. FMfkn tin Tipm from the 1 nwf A loo IN Erlr for Old Afrteoador Mlooo of Lm. ar THIS Kowa Sbe butml Plot Jooberi. (Special Letter.) While President Kruger and Gen. Piet Jeubert are directing every energy towards the defeat, annihilation r capture of the British forces now In Natal and British Bechuanaland, a niece of theirs, far from her native land, is anxiously scanning every war dispatch that gives her information regarding the prowess of the sturdy Boers, whose unparalleled successes hitherto have caused her loyal heart to beat exultantly and her cheek to glow with excitement over each fresh burgher victory. Over a year ago. In company with 'her brother, she came to the United States, where he was obliged to look after an interest he had secured In one of the rich gold and silver mines of Southern Arizona. At that time no. thought was entertained of war or the devoted pair would have remained in the land of their nativity; one to defend his rights, and the other, if need be, to nurse and aid in every way possible her valiant kinsmen, friends and countrymen. Sannie Kruger'a grandfather was a mixture of Boer and English, this combination being brought about before tbe great trek in the beginning of the century, when the Boers and English fraternized, and up to that time had not acquired the deep hatred they have for one another at the present day. Her grandmother was a Boer girl and a sister of the present wife of Oom Paul Kruger while her father was a nephew d of this and resourceful pilot of the destiny Of the Transvaal She is therefore a grandRepublic. niece of both Kruger and his frau On her mothers side she is also a great niece of Gen. Piet Joubert. This condition of affairs has been (irought about from the fact that the Boers intermarry among one another, crossing the" relationship until they exceed in complicity and Intricacy even the -- " THE COUNTESS DELVA SEEKS THE CRAVE. a Narrt(a That Ww a CilaM Wauhoad-- lh Hat al Dark fatot aad Caald Mat Marry tbe Mm It (Paris Letter.) Is a strange, tragically picturesque history, that of Yette dElva, the beautiful New Orleaa girl who In the embrace of death an ugly death which ahe herself has Invoked. What will you not fin) In this teeming, hustling capital when you scratch th surface. go beyond the shimmering outwardness of gayety? Yette dElva has long been recognised as one of the beauties of Paris. She Is twenty-fiv- e not quite; of gorgeous physique-ta- ll, strong, luxuriantly modelled yet y, famed relationship of the West Virginia and Kentucky mountaineers. Unlike most of her countrywomen, Sannie Kruger was educated In Europe, the greater part of her training being obtained In France and Belgium, where she became highly proficient In Krupainting and musie. ger severely condemns foreign customs and a continental training, but the fair slip of a girl he calls his niece has so captivated him that he forgave her this unpardonable offense and even overlooks the slight strain of English blood in her nature, which probably, more than anything else, accounts for her love of travel and her determina-.4,lJO ficeompany 'her brother in his unheard of determination to leave his native country and come to America and hazard hia fortunes in the most countries. progressive of Anglo-Saxo- n She is now residing In San Francisco. In speaking of her kinsfolk Miss Kruger throws much light upon what is generally unknown in this country concerning her people. The Impression that usually obtains concerning the Boers Is that they are purely an agricultural people, with few desire and simple tastes; and from long contact with the savage tribes whose teracritory they took by force, they havecerquired to a greater or less extent a tain barbarity and coarseness not possessed by more progressive peoples. She says: We Boers are plain fota wka few caste and class lines, having a strong national feeling and desiring to be left alone to govern ourselves as best we see fit. The impression that prevails that we are edarse, uneducated and brutal Is due to the prejudices scattered broadcast against us by the Outlanders, who are desirous of taking by book or crook our lands and property which have, contrary to first Impression, proved very 'Valuable, not alone In mineral wealth, but as an agricultural community. Tt Is true that "the doppers as we call them, the plain farmers, who liva on Isolated farms and rarely If ever mingle with the life of our cltloa or towns, are more or les uneducated and plain in their tastes; but in the United States on the Western farms and In fact scattered alt over tbe country you have settlers who are cruder and more primitive In their way of living than our hayseeds are. A "dopper girt dresses and looks as different from a town-bre- d girl as your counter las ai ish attache opened to her daughter the exclusive salons of several capitals, for In Europe tbe prejudice against dark blood dus not obtain. But Mrs. Bush-ne- .l as compelled to witness the of her offspring from afar. She herse'f nas .snored by society. The mowed mulatto s little Islet married Raoul loche, the French dramatist, whose pmvs are still giving Joy Jo the 01 Id In two jear he went Into an iuNiue as,jlum There, after a few week he died She soon followed him, killed at last In her attempt at enjoying all the pleasures of Paris at once Means bile tragic things sere brewing eWwhere. During four year the de la Pledra had lived her new life serenely. She was quite at home in high spheres, an amiable 0i icon of tweuty, sho coached with enthusiasm, entertained sumptuously; whose victoria at the Bois was thei model of elegance, just as her gowns were the despair of imitators. The sudden separation of the young wife from the marquis came as a bolt from a clear sky. And almost Immediately shocking things began to be whispered from ear to ear The husband had not only been grossly unfaithful, but he had been brutal; iu fact, a constant, relentless torturer. The marqula this time bad chosen to go on an excursion with a lady whose love was easily ac yet expensive. To clinch per wavering devotion the Spaniard bad imagined nothing aweeter than io adorn her with roost of hla wlfe'a jewels. The wife drew the line at this trl-uni- ces-dbl- e ce clear-heade- raised in a French convent will; eh went to the sacrifice silh obedient resignation. Her marriage to the Span- Insult. Peremptorily she signified to ter (through powerful attorneys) that all connection between- - herself and his noble person was at an end. But the Marquis did not yield gracefully, There was an awful scandal and nasty revelations. Finally be lost hla wife and had to resign from the Diplomatic Corps. Now the Marqula de la Pledra la living on the Avenue Ntet. husband EDWARD EANFORDl enchantingly sinuous. Countess she was a countess like Anna Gould. She was more. Her husband, for many yean attache to the Spanish embassy of Paris, was the very noble Count dElva, Marquis de la Pled r a, a scion of grandees whose plumed bats wers never doffed to royalty. And yet Any yet. listen! Her name before her marriage was Henrietta Bushnell. She Is the daughter of William BushnelL a wealthy planter and speculator of Plaquemlne parish, Louisiana. Her mother was one of those splendid mulatto girls that you see down there. Her grandmother now living In Paris with Tette d'Elva her grandmother Is black ! - Yes. More easily. .sriito-- , cratlc than the proud daughter., of aristocracy among whom, she once reigned, this young marquise is an Octoroon. In his way of dealing with life, William Bushnell had always been ambitious, rash and lucky. There had oame a time when money-makin- g lost til power of Interesting him,. when the pleasures of his native land had loet all flavor to his palate. He realized on his property, and came to see what Paris could yield In the way of excitement. The whole family black mother-in-lamulatto wlfa and oc toroon Ihlld Burfhnell installed tnrtha palace that Djevad Bey bad built with Oriental magnificence. A novelist could wish for no better environment of his romance than that house while Bushnell and his wife (each quite Independently of the other) kept things humming .At was curious household. lng transformed CeFt aired cf tha ana responsible man into a desire for revenge on the sex at large? At any rate she tegan to play havoc among tha men" who congregated about her. Her mansion became the rendexvoue oba fast set But in the midst of all that dancing and banqueting, to the music of those orchestras, mens careers were being ruined, mens lives wrecked, suicides prepared. . Nobody knew tie extent of this work; nobody will evetknow.J'or.ifone poor young" fellow, Pierre de Fantanea, actually did blow out hla brains on her doorsteps, how many went sway to die? During two years the Countesa d'Elva, superbly gownedr langorous and calm, unmdved, presided over the revels with the same maddening smile. But one night a man came A friend of the house presented Mr. Edward Sandford, of Virginia. VI have come to face the evil genius that they tell me you are. aald he, laughingly. The mistress of the house extended her hand with a languid tmlle, Do my friends give me such a strains of a musical caress, sometimes warmly, amorous, sometimes a moan- lng appeal to mercy. despised by tbe rest I drink to God to show that I am quitting tbe game with no hard feelfngg."' And with the blasphemy on her lips she emptied the" cup of poison before her petrified guests. Three of the best physicians of Paris worked long and skilfully," and saved her for the time being. Leas than a week after, taking advantage of lax of vigilance on tha part of her nurses, she got hold of another vtal of poison and again tried self-murd- THE CZARINA OF RUSSIA in-Jo- ve -- -- Sand-for- new-fangl- tc with dark, pathetic eyes and wistful little mouth. But the Grand Duchess Olga,. tbe eldest, ta snch a hearty. mer-r-y child, everybody loves her. I have often wondered whether she Is destined to be our future queen consort. For I blieve that it is quite true that when she saw Prince Edward of York playing about the gardens at Balmoral with his Russian ccniHliy-thqussn expressed some wish that a la belle alii- sure might be made In year to come. Her rooms at Peterhot the empress has furnished tn English style. I know that not long ago she gave an Immense order for an n chintz to one of our firms tn London. Of flowers she is passionately fond, and her boudoir, like that of th princes of Wales, Is always very bower, and the flowers she likea to arrange with her own nimble fingers Woman at Home. e best-know- Mtt 4Hrii Vina lettiL weeks ago a pretty litUe Parisian actress was appearing at a theater iu Geneva. On the last night man sent of the play a tall, In his card and asked permission to thank hey personally for tha pleasure that her performance had given him. lie entertained her at aupper, and asked permission to see her off at the station on tbe following day. He arrived with his groom, who was carrying a tremendous bouquet of flowers IIs told her that be had telegraphed to his brother, who was In Paris, and wuo had Influents both with the press and the theatrical managers, and that he would meet her on her arrival tn Paris. To ths astonishment of the actress all this turned out to be true, and she found a magnificent carriage at the station. A fine dinner followed, Tbe gtrl was dumb with astonishment. Her host told her that it was all for the sake of his brother, whom he loved dearly, and he epeke pathetically of the beautiful bouquet she carried, and which was made up of the Rowers Culled In the garden, of dhs bid stead. She offered him the bouquet Instantly, and he accepted with a thou- sand thanks Now she baa found out why she wasjtreated so well. She had been the means of smuggling watch springs to ths value of 110.000 Into A few well-dress- kP 0 4 Fat Sa Fapalae She Deserves te S It ha been told that the czarina of Russia is not as popular as she deserves among the people of her adopt" ed country. For all her gentleness, the reputation? is a woman of atrong characFascinating, and dangerous, they czarina ter, and she does hot hesitate to show say. But I do not believe it. her likes and dislikes, or express her It may be Inferred that once again and this tlms more severely than be- disapproval where disapproval Is due. Yette had And there ta. to tell the truth, much fore, tor aha was met with disappointment. A month or that may grieve her spirit In the atof society In 8L Petersburg, to ago ahe returned ' from no one mosphere I Ike her the grand duchess of mother, woa sad, silent, knows where. She Hesse, and her aunt, the Empress evidently ready for another desperate Frederick of Germany, before her, the plunge Into the whirl of wicked pleasczarina Is somewhat of a reformer, ures. The wild associates that and a princess adopted people are alpresence had dispersed flocked ways apt to resent the Two new revels and to her, began. weeks ago Paris was startled by tbe ways of a foreigner. There are those announcement that tbe famous Amerl Russians who speak of her impatiently can octoroon would be on the stage of as the German, and others who call her the Englishwoman. Fortunately, the Olympia, tha music hall of Boulevards des Capuclnes, Clad lu the empress finds every happiness la black satin tights, with a scarlet cloak her home life. The emperor is simply fastened at one shoulder by a Jeweled devoted to her, and knows no happl buckle, she ws a vision f arrogant nes away from her aider To see theta beauty, somber and defiant For tome together you might Imagine them an days the ball was packed, the papers engaged couple," Their three tiny girls full of her name. Then she played are very dear to them, and much of her time Is spenFby the empress'In the nursery. The flower of the ffock, as far as looks ars concerned, of the babies, is Grand Duchess Tatiana, the second child. She Is a real beauty, custom of intermarrying all Boer families are more or less closely related. "'Like all Boer girls, I am an excellent shot and I fervently wish I were back In the Transvaal tnat I might if need be defend our land from tbe relentless attacks of our English Invader. From sheer necessity . we have all teen obliged to learn how to shoot and one of the first prerequisites of our education Is to hit a bulls eye at long range. Our cunning with the gun has been handed down to us through the generations. When treking on the veldt it often fell to the women to the prowling lions away from the wagons, and In time of war our women stand behind the the "base tnaf laagef dr harrlra be, load the guns, tend the wounded and If needed take a hand In the shooting also. We will be defeated In the long run by the English, but we will show that we know how Jo fight. "Here I am continually harassed by th thought that I am needed by my country, and at times so strong la the Inclination to return that I am almost persuaded to commence the long voyage to the land of my nativity so that I may be able to help, if It Is posalble, repeat to the British the terrible lessons we taught them at Rorkes Drift and Majuba Hill. Paris Found Out Why. Ripley (Ohio) Bee: A few evenings since a certain young man called on bis best girl to spend the evening. When about to retun) home the conversation chanced to turn to art, and the young lady said to him that he reminded her of tbe Venus de Milo, whereupon the young man was delighted, thinking surely It was symmetrical form she alluded to. When he got home be -- consulted, an encyclopedia, and In his deep chagrin and mortification found that the Venus de MUo had no arms. He went dowrf In the cellar and tried to butt out his brains on a soft cabbage. Mors bravtiful than before, more rebellious than ever, the octoroon spoke; I drink to the God who glvea happiness to some of his creatures and tortures the others; to Him who mads soma of us white and others negroes Nevertheless it was the one persisted fancy of the Louisiana plantef that his daughter should be kept apart from ths turmoil, educated with aU ths loving care lavished upon ths heiress whose innocence of mind Is held most precious. Bushnell loved Henrietta fondly Yette, Yette at he called who waa budding Into ths beauteous wanner dims flower of th of their native land. No sooner was tha eut of the convent than snltort were legion. And when ths waa near " their love never thought of her vast isnsnsshl Mas, 1 This Suitors were many, hut Buth-ne- ll the Husband wealth. (meekly) week weve had waa on guard. He died suddenly, fourth time this I tinned beef and cabbage, Marla,, and. however, and for some reason hla wife Im a little tired of it Hit Wife gave Henrietta away to ths Marquis Im sure, Thomas, you're very unrea- d la Pledra. That marrlag was a crime. Ths sonable. You know Ive had to corof my new boek. Marquis waa forty; the young octoroon rect tbe proof-she-et eras sixteen. She submitted, as a girl On Hundred Dainty Dinners . hr fsr-sws- y, far away hit wife, content no more The Virginian had corns and the lesser title of Countess appealed to ths Countesa Such condElva, occupies a luxurious bouse in duct was unworthy of her ha said. Is Am I not unworthy of all that the Rue Theodule Rlbot OccasionalNot with Sam ShiIm soS flU Corns. Prof. Iltram Corson of Cornell university, who used to be a reporter fot the United States senate, tells this story about Sam Houston: "We reporters took turn and turn about each for an hour. One day I was sitting idly In the reporters gallery, waiting my turn and looking on. Presently my attention was drawn by Senator Houston. Huge of frame, he was particularly huge of feet, and those extremities were rendered the more conspicuous in those day of boots by being Incased In laced shoes. On this occasion there seemed to be Sn amount of pain to their In those feet proportionate size, Tbe senator kept one on hla knee, rubbing It, with an anguished expression, and periodically exchanging for the other foot. After awhile ha unlaced the shoes and drew them off. Then the nursing of his aching toes continued for a time as before. But no relief came, and at last, to my nttev amazement and amusement, he alowly divested himself of a long blue woolen stocking, and, taking the huge Jackknife with which he was wont to peas the time whittling, he proceeded deliberately to pare his corns In the senate Hartford Poet. of the United State ly, when the pension she serve does good? "Nonsense! You are a good girt, not satisfy him, the old man tends a womvery polite note to his fonder wife, and, despite all you have done, a who forthwith writes an extra check. an of noble Instinct." "But you will not marry ms. They never visit, never see oach J - . No, he would not, could not. Hs was other. and Tette dElva had dark a tha To Virginian Now to go hack a little. frlenda Yette dElva had made in the blood. She did not rebel. She cried was high set she remained just as dear as long on his shoulder, gently; that all. advanced waa for nothing ever; That night at 12, around a magnifiagainst her. But everybody who apdecorated table, she gathered curious a noticed cently soon proached her e of her preferred guests It change In her manners. She became twenty-fivand a Joyous capriciously 'gloomy "or ' unbecomingly wss n Joyous company waa merriment the When, occasion. gay, always Jealously Independent. Waa It tbe Inconsolable grief of hav- at ttfl bright the Countess dElva me Some people make a life study In her hand. ing been cheated In Ilf which ah with n champagne glass came that are of no earthly use. tbs . the things conservatory brood From ought to amuse i ot -- - |