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THE Mi COST T7SL.* J.PH: MOENINO, K« V'iMX42R , £5?i
<* iBT Y husband has such an un-
8 Viy B even disposition!’’ I heard
1 If g a wife complain the other
A 1 A day. “When he feels all
right ho Is perfectly charming, and then
suddenly you go up to speak to him
and you And that he has completely
changed. You never know when to ex
pect It either."
I pitied her, for 1 have seen some of
that sort of thing myself. The man in
question was the most good natured
thing you ever saw, big and roily poly.
Children could play with him, and he
wouldn't bite no matter how much they
mauled him. Oh, yes, I am speaking of
a man, but somehow dog similes come
to my mind. Then all at once he would
change. There would be first an omi
nous quiet, followed by grunted an
swers to questions, and then a pro
nounced lit of the ugly sulks. You
might ask him what was the matter
until you were blue in the face, and he
would Invariably answer: "Nothing,
why, nothing. What’s the matter with
you?" Then he would relapse into
sulks deeper than before. The next
time yoA met him he would be all right.
When anked at a propitious moment
the reason for his latest attack of the
sulks the answer would invariably be,
“Oh, everything Is the matter!" or else
he would rake up something out of the
past,
He certainly was a wonder for fram
ing excuses about his fits of bad tem
per. It he had displayed that ingenuity
“Oh, everything ts the matter!"
r
wasted over the divorce evil. For one
thing, it would hardly exist.
school for tempers, and for only
children—-ah my friends, what a grand
missionary field opens out before us!
I would make the only boy in the
family also attend the school for only
children. His case is just as bad, and,
in fact, a little worse. While the only
son of the widow occasionally shows
handy qualities much appreciated by
the lady he honors with his heart and
hand, beware,
oh, iny innocent
friends, how you
tamper with the
youth who has
been brought up
In the shadow
of half a dozen
petticoats! He
is njd to be a
tyrant, and the
habit of judg
ing for several
feminine and
therefore weak
er minds makes
him think his
way is Invaria
bly the best.
More than that,
turn the tMl <11,poll- ho has been ac-
tlrn In tto world." customed all his
life to being
looked up to as the only pair of trou
sera In the family, and this is enough
to cramp the disposition of the best
man that ever breathed.
A friend of mine supplies this Inter
esting Information. She rushes ovei
nearly every day to confide her woes to
me, usually about lunchtime.
have almost decided that I shall
never marry. If she comes over anoth
er time to spoil my lunch I shall be sure
of it. But If I do, witness hdftven the
oath, It shall be the seventh son of a
seventh son who has been well knocked
about and punched by his brothers.
However—
In making money he would have had a
happy and contented wife Instead of a
divorce.
A Novel Finishing School.
In the ideal republic 1 sometimes
dream of founding—er, by your permis
sion— methinks thero ts going to be a
finishing school for the smoothing over
of tempers so that the human race will
be able to live in peace and harmony.
Were that school in operation In these
days there wouldn’t be so much talk
Not Conducive to Friendship.
Speaking of tempers, did you
meet the good hearted maiden who in
speaking of herself modestly says,
have, the best disposition In the world.
I never bear malice. When I get angry
I atn simply furious, but then 1 get
right over It." Oh, me, and also oh,
my! I have met her. I also am not on
speaking terms with her. It’s awkward,
but I couldn't help it. In one of her
perfectly spontaneous “all over In a
minute” outbursts she delicately man
aged to insinuate that I was—that I
was—well—er—that I hadn't spoken
the truth.
Then she got all over it
Unfortunately I did not. and as apolo
gies never occur to people of this warm
hearted and Impulsive temperament,
why, I have to play she is as Absent as
the apology.
What a nulsaneo it is for people to
express their feelings openly! I don’t
believe In telling lies except to shield
other people. (I hope I am not tread
ing on any one’a principles, but you
know we shall all be judged by our
consciences.) Sometimes, also, I own
to the idiocy of fooling people, but only
when the fooling is of such a trans
parent nature that the foolish deserve
to be caught, and I am even getting out
of this childish trick as I grow sadder
and more sedate. But—and here comes
the big but—when I detect a fellow
being making a statement which I know
Is on the bias, but which forborne oc
cult reason she believes is necessary, I
thank the powers that made me that I
have the sense to tuck my tongue be
tween my teeth and in silence admire
the lie as a work of art.
Besides, there Is a chance that even f.
the infallible one, may be wrong for
once.
And, anyway, I haven’t jarred the
peace of the surrounding atpioaphere.
for which I deserve a vote of thanks.
There are two female characters that
ought to be “cut out.” You hear of
them oftenest in the schoolroom—the
little girl who says, “I seen you,” and
the little girl who says, “You lie!”
Usually in polite circles this ungram
matical and this forceful statement are
both very early nipped In the bud. but
sometimes, in the cose of the warm
hearted and very impulsive people, they
linger on in a disguised form and make
a bit of trouble now and then.
Well, I would also send the impulsive
and the warm hearted to my school for
tempers.
Dainty Vision With Substantial Appe
tite.
To leave behind us a painful subject,
yesterday my eyes were blessed with
the sight of an incongruity. I was seat
ed in a restau
rant nibbling
away at u late
lunch when In
trailed a vision
In ermlno and
fine linen. Bhe
was evidently on
her way to a re
ception and had
rushed In for a
hasty bite be
fore the ordeal.
She carefully
studied the hiil
of fare — rather
an expensive
one, I nm bound
to admit—then
sho turned out
the loose change
In her cardcaso.
In trailed a vision.
In a dismayed manner and read the
menu again. Suddenly her eye lit on
dish miraculously within the limits of
her change, and without even winking
an eyelash she calmly ordered—corned
beef and cabbage!
While I sat watching her with horror
stricken eyes she sat there eating every
shred of that cabbage, which she pilot
ed dexterously so It wouldn’t fall on her
WHICH HAD MOST TO
BE THANKFUL FOR?
A SMART SEPARATE WAIST.
Hutton trimmed straps and plaits fashion this most attractive waist of
striped herringbon© flannel. The sleeves nro gathered at the outside of the cuff
and fall In a pretty droop at tho elbow.
tulle bow or nmr the whiteness of her
huge ermine tippet.
The Craze For Ermine.
Ermine, by the way, Is worn to on ex
tent never before seen. It figures In
every shop window both on evening
and afternoon gowns. It appears in
wide stoles. In tippets with tlhy ermine
heads. In four-In-hand ties edged with
fringe and In tiny military collars with
lace Jabots. Some of the more up to
date shops make a. specialty of ermine
sots far dresses consisting of collar and
front pieces and cuffs, and every shop
keeps ermine trimming by the yard.
The cheapest way, however. If you
want an Irregular piece of ermine for a
hat or for a trimming ia to buy the
skins, slit them with a sharp knife,
stretch them on a board and then slit
the tail so as to form two or three tips
to bo sewed Into the fur Where they
look best. The tall must bo slit with
care, because a strip of skin must ex
tend clear down to tho black hairs. But
It Is not at all hard, and ermine is a
skin that sews very easily, because it
does not tear like chinchilla.
Ermine skins cost all the way from
92.70 to $5, according to size.
Try a touch of this lovely fur on your
evening hat. KATK CLYDE,
Now York.
LINEN WALL PANEL8.
There Is considerable scope for the
nlmblo needlewoman In the present day
fnney for embroidered linen wall pan
ols, For n boudoir or morning room or
n girl's “den”-nothing could bo moro at
tractive. Panels of white or soft cream
worked In a variety of shades are un
doubtedly tho prettiest, but certain soft
greens or delicate bluea or, for a room
of sunless aspect, a combination of yel
lows would bo equally admirable In re
sult. Glrla who are clover In design us
well mh In embroidery always tako
much plonsure in working tliiu modern
kind of tupestry for tho adornment of
their rooms.
I N honor of Thanksgiving the Friend
ly Circle club resolved that at the
mid-November social meeting each
member should tell tho rest what she
thought she had real, solid reason to
bo grateful for. Some of the ladles had
never hitherto considered they had any
thing to be grateful for, so the proposi
tion sent their minds exploring in new
fields, which was In itself a matter emi
nently thankworthy.
Miss Faddish opened the programme
with: “Madam President, fellow mem
bors and guests, I am grateful at this
Thanksgiving time to announce that
at last I have found the Truth.” (Mis
Faddish pronounced it with a capital
T.) “My life has been devoted to the
pursuit of Truth. When the Yoga
breathing system was fashionable
went In for It with all my might. I rose,
at daybreak, and. with my face to thd
east, I practiced breathings, posturings
and saying my man trams. That went
out of fnahlon, which showed it
not the Truth. Then came the Mys
tical Memberhood of the Peacock I3lue
Magi. It, too, dri pped out of fashion,
thus proving It was not tho Absolute
Truth. Then we who follow Truth
found out about thought transference
and enlarging the solar plexus and the
pineal gland. Wc kept at the practice
enjoined by Azwashtur Thingummy, our
master from tho orient, till we fairly
felt our pineal glandH thump in our
heads. Then we found out Azwashtur
no oriental adept at all, but just a
smart ex-valet who had Imposed on us
Bit. My, but we dropped our solar plex
uses in i\ hurry! Hut now, my sis
ters. 1 feel I have found the real Truth.
It Is the cultivation of Theopneusty.
have Joined the Doubled nml Twisted
Order of the Ancient Theopneustlcs.
Oh. the Joy of Being!’’
'Well, of nil things! Thankful for
the blessing of a new fad!’’ murmured
Mrs. Pruxu.
Milts Faddish rolled her eyes pitying
ly over those of her audience who were
not Theopneustlcs. Mrs. Motherly,
gentle little woman, said, with a slight
timidity, as coming Immediately after
Miss Faddish:
“For years, I confess. I’ve longed for
Perlan lamb Jacket with chinchilla
trimmings, For the past year, too, I’ve
wanted so much one of those beautiful
white, gold banded china dinner sets
with monogram In tho center of each
piece. This Thanksgiving I've got both,
and I'm perfectly delighted.”
Mrs. Goodlovo said:
“All this year of 1804 I’ve been read
ing In tho papers perfectly horrid
things about husbands. Bomethlng
must have broken loose among the
planets that has driven husbands to be
dreadful. Homo of them have killed
tholr wives; others have beaten them;
others have stolen their money and
run away from them. I never heard the
like of such horridness of men toward
women ns there has been this year. Ho
I’m thankful above hII elso for a per
fectly perfect husband. He’s Just ns
nlco and pollto and sweet tempered to
mo as ho was before wo wore married,
He lakes every care off my shoulders,
so that I nm not worried about money
r business or even things that go
rang In the house. What I'm most
grateful for thiH Thanksgiving Is that I
have the best husband in the world.”
Miss Ha rah Ann Hplnster rose. She
was a stately looking woman who car
ried herself well. Sho had i clear,
steady eye and a face with no nonsense
In It. She said:
'I’ve much to he thankful for. I nev
er had a husband to take any cares off
me, so I had to learn to manage finan
cial matters myself, and I can do It
with the best I never had a human
being to earn money for me. I learned
to earn It for myself—all I nerd and
something more. I’m particularly
thankful I have my own money to
spend. I never had a chance to cod
dle myself by staying indoors in
storms, but had to bo out In all weath
ers and get used to It. I never take
cold when I get my feet wet I have
good health. I can take care of myself
under all circumstances. If every dlmo
I have wore swept away I could imme
diately go to work and earn more. I
believe In my heart I’ve moro to be
grateful for this Thanksgiving than
any of the rest of you.”
JANE MOSES.
A SMART TAILOR COSTUME.
The costume pictured Is of brown
face cloth of a lovely chestnut shade.
The natty little Jacket Is ornamented
with gulloon, and tho suede vest has an
Inset of velvet find fastens with fancy
gold and bronze buttons. Tho leg of
mutton sleeves huve a cuff trimming of
braid and velvet. A band of tho same
trimming adorns the skirt, which la
laid In stitched plaits about tho waist.
WAIST OF NUN’S VEILING.
* p«t Manx ext would bring good I the put few years have been patented [water end a little ginger. Bod them for
luck to the royal household. lby women, not women of great gentu ia quarter of in hour, then add thr«-e
Boiled photograph* may be cleaned by and wide rclentlflc knowledge, bu'jpo'md* of huh, and wh-n u is cold
being sponged with ©old wst*»r and mainly clever working girls or won a put In the Juh . of the lemons. Strain,
dried by laying them face downward [who own shops pr women who are in- land It Is ready for u«**.
on a soft cloth and pressing their backs I ten at* *1 In agriculture and t n<r.il Km • V > > » suits of frieze or cordu-
with the palm of the hand. The mounts farming. Iroy ora smart.
should be previously, rubbed with | Wedding cards are large and hea vy to I Lamp tmrn-rs bolIM for half an hour
crumbs ot stale bread. [fit tho lettering. The English style of |ln soda and water win cause a tap t»
It Is the opinion of a patent expert 1 engraving requires much room. I burn with renewed brilliancy,
that a majority of the nv> \ profitable I To make sherbet pe*-l four large lem- rw :»u*. • t. * i... .... light m
Inventions put on the market during ons and boll the peal in six quarts ot I effect and dainty.
apostle of pence came of a line of sol
diers. Two of her father’s brothers
were also military men of the runk of
general, and her mother was of the
family Which produced Theodore Koer-
ner, the poet soldier. Yet her horror of
war showed Itself in some of her first
writings.
Bertha Klnsky was Countess KJnsky
In her own right. Her fnther died when
she was nn Infant, and hor mother edu
cated her thoroughly and brilliantly.
Mmo. von Ruttner Is one of the most
accomplished women of her time. Bho
speaks English exquisitely—so admira
bly thut one who hears her wishes with
nil his heart American women could
speak their native tongue as well as she
does.
Countess Bertha Klnsky’s first be
trothed, Prince Adolf Wittgenstein, was
a rare tenor singer, lie started to
Amerlcu to make a concert tour through
the country, but died on shipboard and
was burled at sea. After a number of
years Countess Bertha married Baron
Arthur von Buttner, seven years youn
ger than herself. The tnarrlngo seems
to have been an Idenl one, although tho
young couple were poor. Both, howev
er, became writers, and both wero suc
cessful.
At first, owing to the tprejudice
against women writers, Mme. von Butt
ner used simply the nom de plume U.
Oulot. None who rend her books or
sketches dreamed a woman was the au
thor, so fearless, brilliant and original
were these. A fine largo surprise there
fore overcame her readers when they
learned the feminine authorship of the
lltorury productions which had so
aroused them and set them to thinking.
Bertha von Buttner** character, her
writing and her tlfo work have In con
tinental Europe done much to widen the
belief In the Intellectual capacity of wo
man. LILLIAN GUAY.
BRIDES’ HEADDRESSES
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The German village maiden goes to
tho wedding ceremony wearing a curi
ous crimson erection upon her heud.
This Is generally covered with tinsel,
gold and sliver coins and dangling
chains nml is rather an ugly kind or
headdress. But a wreath of myrtle,
rosemary and white roses makes It look
very much prettier, nnd It la no wonder
that the Imppy brldo Is particularly
proud of this part of hor Wedding cos
tume.
Hpnnlsh girls generally choose carna
tions or pink and white rosea for their
wreath, flowers which are most becom
ing to their dark complexions.
Many u brldo adorns her hair with
garlands made of gold or silver leaves
instead of natural (lowers. Of course
these are not nearly so pretty and are
often much moro costly, but, then, that
does not matter If tho custom of their
native land demands it. Besides, they
never fade, and, if they are expensive
to begin with, they can bo hnndcd down
from one generation to another. In
Norway they have a convenient way of
overcoming the difficulty. It Is always
posslblo td hire a handsome silver
wreath from tho church for tho sum
of 95.
Many Interesting religious nnd social
rites have clustered themselves around
these wedding gurlands.
RUDENESS AT THE TABLE.
To n nervous pernon vulgar wanner:i
at tho table nro the most Irritating of
all things. It takes away the ploasura
of eating, the relish for food nnd In a
measure unfits the digestive organs for
their work. Tlpo fact is that It does us
absolute harm to he affected In this
way during the process of digestion,
and persons habitually annoyed by
such things are sure to suffer seriously
from It. At no other placo do the hab
its of vulgar people appear so vulgar
us at the table. Women who set them-
selves up to be teachers of morality
and who condemn coarse or rudo talk
in others ure guilty oftentimes of man
ners at the table that would really
shock them If they knew how they uf-
foe ted others. The matter Is one that
demands consideration from young and
old, and If there are persons who know
of themselves that they ha vs rods
habits at the table, whether It Is of ono
kind nr another, there should bo no
time lost In correcting them.
WOMAN AND HER AFFAIRS.
Phe skirt to a velvet dress must not I wife of a former bank president of
too long, for there is nothing more {Monroeville and was chosen to fin the
Ucult to manage than a velvet dress same office herself,
ith a Innir train. The moot beautiful
man bank ! the fattest one and the one who h
|r*. Annie! face as round as a moon and very
onroeville. O, has a
ildent in the person ©
U many Umes. Mrs. Btens was tbs 1st astronomy ora
E. Waiter
the wife of
and it la acknowl-
of his success
been due to
to keep in their
It is consider*"!
to be seen by other
to give them sH a chanet to get to their
own quarters.
An old fowl will cut quite tender If
boiled for two hours slowly, then roast
ed and hasted well. When cooked thus
it will taste like a chicken.
Chiffon la one of the prettiest mate
rials for young girls’ party frocks.
Queen Victoria cherished a number of
tlltons. and among them she be
enters the gate be is I bevel that the removal of her wedding
supposed to shout out, “Women, away!”'ring would surely bring calamity and
U NFORTUNATE It Is for civi
lized peoples that a single
ono of them neither intuitive
ly understands the languages
of the rest nor has time to learn these
tongues. Thus many of the rarest gems
of literature are lost to all but one na
tion and genius the most illustrious has
little appreciation outside of Its own
land. Were it otherwise America would
long since, have rung with the fame of
Baroness Bertha von Buttner** book,
“Lay Down Your Arms” (“Dio Waffen
Niedcr”). In Its original German “Die
“Lay Down Your Arms” was publish
ed lute in 1889. A German writer says
the uppcarunce of the book was meteor
ic nnd made a tremendous Impression.
Violent criticism and enthusiastic
praise alike greeted It, and comment
was heard on every hand, but the praise
exceeded the criticism. In a session of
the Aus trian parliament the minister of
finance
“A German woman has recently de
picted war In a way to make one trem
ble. I bog of you to devote some hours
rrading her book. Ho who then can
Waffen Nlodor” has passed through I still cherish the passion tor war, him
thirty-one editions. It has, besides, cun I only pity.”
been translated Into eleven languages.
MME. VON BUTTNER.
one of which is Hebrew. There I* sn
English translation of this remarkable
book, but it is much better known In
Great Britain than in America.
In brief, “Die Waffen Nieder" Is a
fiction story written In the Interest of
peace among all nations by the most
distinguished advocate of human broth
erhood in Europe. Perhaps the visit of
Its noble, beautiful and eloquent author
to America to attend the international
peace congress will bring her, her mis
sion and her writings more to the notice
of Americans.
Count Muravieff, one of the minis
tors of Alexander III. of Russia, gave
him the book. The czar read it. bade
Muvavieff vhllt the baroness and hear
what uhe had to say concerning arbi
tration and peace among nations. The
interview was reported to his master
by the count. The czar was so Impress
ed that he called tho first universal
peace conference to meet at The Hague
and invited all civilized nations to send
delegate*. Thus it ia that a woman
was behind the first definite and large
movement for arbitration Instead of
war among tho nations. Fittingly so,
too, for women suffer tnost from war.
Nleder” Mme. von
gait. From that day
been speaking and
peace. Bhe was one
most eloquent speakers at the re
cent Boston International peace con
ference. Following that conference she
in various cities of the Union,
still peace, glorious peace,
will preserve human life Instead
of destroying it, which will cause glad
ness Instead of weeping among women,
| will bring prosperity to the
world’s nations.
In Washington Mme. von Buttner was
to call on President Roosevelt,
knows how to put his “big
s pocket and that-his sln-
desfre is that arbl-
shall take the place of war. that
there shall reign the universal brother
hood of nations, and he believes the
world Is coming to IL Bhe finds that
King Edward, too, Is one of the great
est of peacemakers.
Like all really high bred people. Bar
oness von Buttner Is extremely simple,
kindly and sincere In her manners. In
our country she sees civilisatlon’i
greatest opportunity, bat regrets that
old world social snobberies should have
somewhat lafd hold on us. She says:
“Everything good should come first in
your country, unfettered by old ways.
You can be an example to us; you must
not oar example. Your women can
Nun’s veiling will be very much used for waists this season, and the dainty
little blouse Illustrated Is made of this material. The front lx laid In four bo.
plaits shirred on the shoulders. Between each box plait Is a cluster of hand run
tucks. The sleeves ore shirred both at the top and bottom above a tucked turned
back cuff.
have the greatest strength In the peace
movement, but they must bo educated
to know that war Is not a necessity.
This congress bos greatly encouraged
me.”
Like a light shining behind alabaster | a new humanity will be bom. 1
To women the most lnt«
physical proportions American women
excel others. They are taller and slen
derer than European women. I believe
this Is owing to physical culture. I be
lieve this country to be the soli where
ODD ORIGINS OF WORDS.
Titter originally meant courtship,
Ooodby Is a contraction of “God be
With you/’
Deuteronomy Is from two Greek
words meaning second and law. The
fifth book uf Moaes la to called from Us
being mainly a repetition of law pre
viously enumerated.
Fashion was the old name for a cer
tain disease of the horse. It Is alluded
to )n "The Taming of the Shrew,"
where Petruchto’s horse le eald to be
"infected with the fashlona." The com
plaint le a common one, but not among
horses. *
At first sight there appears to be lit
tle connection between flattery and the
wagging of a dog’s tall. Yet In nearly
ail the northern languages the same
word rilgnlliea both, and flattery Is cer
tainly derived from the word signifying
shine the genuine soul sympathy and To women the most Interesting of all
the Intellectual life through the face of will be Mme. von Hut trier's Ideas on tho
this beautiful, stately woman. Bhe I future development of the feminine sex.
spoke of the butchery of manhood, the I To this she puts no limit. Bhe says:
very flower of it, in the present Russo- "In the development of the new race
Jap war. women will strive for the so called
“It ought to sicken the civilised I manly' virtues, such as courage and) 10 wag the tall. In «*d Norman
world," said tbs baroness, "but people | force, men for the womanly virtues, so flagra signifies to flatter and also to
are so callous! In private Ufe if one | called, becoming gentler and moro sym- | Wtt *
man dies other men have pity and are pathetic. Hitherto It has been conoid- I
sorry. But when 90,000 men die In war ered excusable in men to be rude and I HE DID NOT MIND,
the pity Is not 30,000 times greater, but harsh. In women to be weik. cowardly I “Oh, Mr. Aron," said a pretty girl
30.000 times less." land excitable. In the new race none of I artist to an innocent countryman
Her fine face lighted with a wonder- 1 there faults will be excusable in either I “would you mind letting me *t«nd In
ful brilliancy as she spoke of the future sex.” I your garden for an hour or two occa-
of this country and of American women. | The baroness* private history Is ro- |slonally? 1 would so much like to
Of the United States and Its feminine
type she said:
“Everything is ^ in big proportions.
ho work do more
nations. Even in
| sketch those lovely frees i
“Not at aall. hlnney."
mantle and as Interesting os her
fascinating personality. Hbe was VHV—
in Prague, Bohemia, In 1849, the 'laugh- [reply. “Ye are welcome to otan' there
ter of Field Marshal Minsky of the anil day an' Ivvory day. It'll save
Austrian army. It U odd that this I the bother o* puttin' up a scarecraa.
MRS. PHILIP CARPENTER.
Federation of Women's Clubs, Is n
case winning a suit Involving 971
leading club women of New York <
charming public speaker, being e:
For several years she was preside
Bhe is also a member of Borosis ai
Baroness Bertha
Von Suttner
ADVOCATE OF UNIVERSAL PEACE