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SOME CHRISTMAS CLOTHES.
TOILKTft KOK OLD 4*o YOt
LADIM |M HIM; HILID4I
rr.*n\ ini A
i hnrniintf >rw U * • of |>re*-
ing tkr Hair Uhm in
|)rr.%ii|irrh I ta nut • * Ir \ rhu
Worn %• Hirona and l'alri<*
Mghlt a* %lr 1 hat in* Popular
Ilk I>*••*taa
New York. r*r 14 For holiday balls,
thaator and ofirr * part i>* the ir* - ‘maker*
have been l<t k wlih a \ u-t re
call* the Eastern ceaaon Every and bu
tante mu t have a fresh and cl arming
r.sttimr f-r •tv r.*me Isn -a, a:.4
the pr vat re prefer; eis for dbettcate
net or tissue drapr<) toilets. A white
hifTon gown veiled with on# t xn>i of
.| k xi k Hr net *t the tnari**t
oomhir.ation yet ean>. The chiffon under-
f.i .* a taffeta foundation
and Is tt* ally arsons ion pleated *h u
-riou* shallow folds. All over the soft,
w hlte stoaS f.gur< a Jr. stiver
fclrx are and then the b!a k
i ei overdrew* la drop,-oil upon this. Sonit—
time? a pretty pattern In r >ld threads ts
*•!>'< txnee th* pattern tnk* tb<* form o*
upon the black vexing arnt
s(trays and mistletoe completed with peerl
beads.
Thera la an excellent sketch given o* a ‘
<1 v/A:
- tlllf. IJUPT-3WPWWIiII limilll—nil I■ , fasa.lW —IWHgS II V
Three Opera I v—here.
fftriiflfc dat Inf dr*!- don*- in wntt* lllu
upot an r4 Cham-lion
•ilk. Aa th® w. it of auch a (Town
rwvca i he color* Ui hor **ik imd**rdr®
• hanfe fr<m pal#t ru®#* (o blur and
!?r*en. un<\ th® tpar.gir* r&a: a l:i®r < n • v
ery breadth an* equally vlvvl and ver *
tile tr> tint Thla pretty fTock la set off
with email bow knot* of bright heals;
many of tb** fine garments are decor- |
led mltn ha odd***l and tnaM p|ctut>q ie I
-r.iler wet*, or bally leave*, or armll
*i burota (4 r*tte* in varloue huea, an*!,
with few fto ptlftfis, the low neck'd t*v!-
e* are *•** l*he*l w!t‘i shooMf-r kno of
iquisite tnul.n flowr* the p* tala o'
which eparkie with crystal dua.
I>re*a for
To all lha majewty of v* Ivet la the e> -p
--rrr>M arrayed, and the supeib rhitiiv* .)e
\el vet* that have t*en Ittrodoccd th®
winter have not fallal to rc-cure ail tna
•dmtration they tr; rll Thev *r® tri> ly
of Fren.ti manufacture, and for aventi*
wear thty are b*at k c! tnatng In th*
folds to whlta or Nil** green, or name
oiu* or royal piirji.f T * i a tr k in !
tha wearing that produce. thU effect, and ,
aU the handsome velvet coMume r en I
broldercd. It almost goes without s tying ‘
yWky
Qoan of whlta Illusion embroidered with bow knot® of bright bead*.
that many of them ate richly worked In
*0.4, but the boat and moat *tudh and •<-
fact la gained by the application of an
• a borate pattern In a heavy Ituaelan or
Irlah laca. In which >omt of the thread*
are twitted with gold.
Quite an Ideal coetume of thl* type la
> town In on * .ompuinylriK nketch of a
aplendtd evening dreat of black velvet,
ehol with rich violet tone*. About the
*■ of the *imple tklrt, and at a deco
iatlon for the decollete bodice, a chrya
i riorum pattern of royal Kutalan laca
- laid The heart of every laca flower
wrought In gold thread!, for tt la well
, i impossible to avoid the gold laaue In
iny coetume,
A l.rnnp of llodleea.
Keen the fur#, that It, the short-haired
. auch at ermine broadtail and ,*er
i ii lamb, are einhr .in re I * th the ; rl.ht
• Mrrada and often In the boldeal pattern*,
walla the theater bodlc< nwea ball of Its
riierm to lintel ornamentation.
In proof of Uila let the render glance at
>he group of escelleut and becoming lit
ila waist* given In (he large double-col
umn sketch. The two conspicuously en- I
clou* waist* given here ahow how lace 1
oral the bolero ehape rather dominate all
-■*>r out writ a and styles. Tot first-men
tioncd garment Is made of lace that Is
one-half Irish and the ocher half pure
gold, I trued *irp# of bleu* velvet rlb
t hr < th*- front* together besow *
hower f crt#m white chiffon frtk*. and
irriaak* to this ta of uoen flower
lu- i 4:.ne. garo.thed with Co.d need.#*
work in a Boats XVI nattern.
A whole twitch of new and cow>t***deble
o.ffure# are yrnlw probatloat Just now
woman coenbs her hair ala ilantuU*
w. hit 1 ; .4 k low In It another effect*
the He% wis curls, end >n:i another tri**e |
• c\>iir r- I* Brur; If env ,-ns i#i e* tu j
know h w the le Erun I# done It all only |
I e ne‘‘*‘sary \o look lotMR and rare fully at i
the well-known picture of the beautiful
Mft-Ume Vtg* e te Hrun her pr t
i) little daughter * ier In h-r
metering cur. Ma.lsm> Vlgee lots twist.
•4 a scarf of gttoee. and. with variation*
*n the coiffure *f the |*wtrait. won>* n tev
•Joy *re t m.v rg th:* |e<a<i A ssrf of
soft bij k white .‘•:1k m i*ltn is t k *e best
material aid -<>or to use. anil whore tber*
l* only * i ' •ba tali
■ ' • ••' • . k* t. ?rWM i
scarf work* delightful ml mole*.
" hen In# I :* l* dree-*d ala Msrqti
nt 1 f t r, * .•, Of * *ide n
a loo***, full leek i ki ipod curtainwf
■ . tbo tem
treeves are knotted tidily, loftily rd
Id • MR ' t• *• i \}, .• i
■ of 11*• a* . i i*i knot pwibd ccenia
or a wreath vf silver l ves ar* mad
f.nt,
\ ‘rv f r* ‘h yo*:nc girls ‘lo well to follow
neither style a* h .•*crih*'d above, but coll I
II • r: •' •ir,• 1m ■ of h** silken lo'ks low
on lh* white nape, and after waving
rl hly all the !>.>*•!>■ <om!d fislr that
the hv.l, place on It a fir-*k
wreath. At the halrdes-rrs' shops they
seII the-- mode of silk or velvet leave*,
or In friici e god and silver Mlagree A
proper Greek wreaih 1,,m1* the hgad
broadly and is p an'times set with pearls.
Miry I>ean. i
THE .till ISIIHI ILEHK.
V 1 hrt-tmaa Innnvßtlnn f An t p-to
llnle Shop.
New Tork. De 14.—Tne advisory rlerk
Ia (Tirlctmas convenience tn one of tha j
big (hope In Kew York. Tii* manage.)
ruent of this parti ularly large depart*
merit store began to get ready for tho
holiday trad.- a long tine ago, and whin
.i gap if lie Ir evlra help In preparation
?..r the expe-ded rush they p. k*d out a
ilf )|..<-n particularly am table, able
io‘in Women arid gave mto their han.le
- >ie 1.11 duty of any wi ling
11 nnc. riam (’hrlrrma- whopper 10 make
■ hi- or her mind To every advisory
1 rk has hes-n given a small neatly type-
1 written little bonk, in which la listed,
un<ler a half ilocen different heads, all
manner of novel, useful or beautiful ar
ticles that could be suggetied as holiday
gifts one i age shone a list of one
hundred and ten things that would suit
the needs of a bachelor, fifty-five presents
are suggest'd on another page as appro
priate for an elderly lady, amt there are
equally lavish assortments for Invalids,
elderly gentlemen, tor skttem and sweet
hearts. for young boys ami girls snd
young ladles: and opposite every article
It* price ts clearly set down.
Now as soon as it customer of either
sex blows In through the swinging <tours
of this great department store and be
gins to wander up and 'town the aisle*,
wearing an harassed expression of coun
tenance. and pricing everything, from
etatuettes to stove lifters, th* floor walk
er gildm up and wtehes to know If the
worried shopper wouldn't like to consult
an advisory clerk
At flrat the cu*tomer la apt to think
that the floor walker Is trying to perpe
trate a Joke, but when th.*t long suf
fering g* nersliaslnst. of the cash gl-l
and saleslady for e-. explain* what th#
functions of an * .vtsory cletk are. th
shyeet min oi tbe hnughttea: dowagar
vivid* delightedly to the possibility of
TITE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER lrt. 1900.
se uiing Mich IrvalueMe aaelMar.ee. An I
her assistance la invaluable because she
takes you right under her wing and Into
.* t M *!,- £• There you
v'oc.ft Ve to her al your obligations as a
Hume r m*. the wie*. ag*e* and p efer
, rnen of your various friends and reia
: tire* tud juat ah ui th*' am unt In money
you propose to esi**nd on the gif?" fl
each ore It doe* n<it m.ke the east dlf
fereu's whether It Is y ur wife - mother,
•r your nl*> * e thir l tatty, o a fahhful
* a*b e* m• il *!)“*'• p . |ble e*i tatloits
.tre puas.lng y. . **>•■ haft a page of ftug
gesttoi.s for ihtn ell.
Her li* <over* every pr>.sihle desire of
the h.iman h* art for a holt lay r*-nicm
t*ranee rar from baby g aiul pijn >i
to the chea(et (’hrUtm •* card, arc! when
\ou have retched your >d*lon she tl Mly
lists your S'lectioni and goes with you
from counter to counter, see* t .at you
are walled upon and that none of the
a HI else she baa recommended fall short
of your expectations, f! >e wli. advise
list as seriously aid carefully on cmft
;• ir 'base as on a dosen. and In all tho
f radd ning ntsh c*f clamoring women ah-?
t* warranted to rirv In ami ibis and
> lining t i *tful and resourceful, ami. in
!iort, f lay the part of guardian angel to
* hO Irate and dtotrxctod OflMlteur at the
'hrlsimas berg in cjunter.
innridAL u iltkir ri^ownNi.
1 key Are flie I **t ntl fttipremr Tri
umph of Ihe Mnnufnclnrrr.
New V rk He 14—Dame Nature must
spare m effort neat spr.nif if she ho;es to |
outdo !*ime Art In the production o'
flown >• of the fl< \| an I ear-ten. Tlu* vel
vet geraniums. peia r g<n!um. p's®*. jk>i*-
plee. fticha<a*. -hry-,nlhemurfis. mi -
guerlt*r, tu!ii. etc., that nek* tip th*
il ral display In the chop* juM now ..t
mangle of lov In* in gra e and <*o!or.
Kvery woman <f emak®r i* loading the
evening g*.wn with garlamla of rich M *-
aoma. and *o strong I* the Influence of
the flowers ihnt the gown* ®r® given the
names of the v-r*lts they oxp'olt.
One orderh. for ex mp!*\ an orchid din
ner dress, 01 a geranium laill to| et. or an
Irla o|M-ra frock, and the whole color
scheme of tha ooctume la laid down with
1 *w'
J. Ala M irqulse.
t. Tli- Orvfk Wreath.
S. The lr lirun.
■ sriew t" | i Ml g wi:h Ihr niftii and
feetoons of brllllunt bloom.-. Knormou*
shoulder knots of velvet roses or big paa
tel tinted peonies ornament every black
dress, and not oonlrnt with garlanding
the gowns the women pin mighty nose*
gay* on their evening wrap., on ihetr os
trich feather and chenille I-jus and on
their clilff >n and ermine muff*.
To render the flower* even more trl*
umphantly cosisptcuous by gaslight, they
•re spang’ed. or glitter with silver dust
•long the edges of their velvet and allk
Press of changcabt* velvet with applique
of Russian lac* and gold
muslin petals Thl* very franky an
nounces the floral garnitures as artificial,
but does not detract from their beauty,
though one of the oldest amt most Inter
esting species of this false flora la the
-harming wilted b'oom that one artistic
and enterprising manufa-lurcr has pro
duced. Hie wilted flowers are made of
liberty silk and are so umusingly natural
In appearance that only by actual touch
•ud close Inspection can the Uv.cption be
dkrovi red. A ehifbn gown trimmei en
tire.y with pule yellow aad pink wtltet
roses wa* vote*) the first prise by th*
w mei .it a f. fdd> übl- ha.l In New York,
where no IfM tb .11 a -oufue of bushtl
tssekets of artificial bl.-i*. m* were utsl
in the ornaaci. ta Nun of ihe cofttumes.
4 t HHIftTH %s (OTILUOi.
’lhe |>n**hess of llsrlknmuftk's \V S*
derful 4 ole l og l*Mldlna
Near York. Dr 14 l'tiHl this year
1 diristmas tree- waits, s.etah-ridrw aid
l fun with the hough • rfie.|
•ountry lioum |a*rt.v along WMh exhliarat-
Ing bustle, hut tie inventive genius of
Her Urace Consudo of Mar'.tiorough and
Her Excellency the Y’lcerene of In*li.
have introduced fre*h fun and r- imea
new
relieved a guod ical of the gloom hang
ing over smart Kr.giish society, by get
ting up a line *hrl-tm;s house (sarty at
Dn-nhetflU. glie nad a sp*‘iial. amusing
The Socking Fiauro.
irptlOO pr*| .r for h* r .ru m- #v. i .
lav. feeding the a;>pr- iative Prince ami
Per **nd Pe**reseei on American blue
i*ointH, Baltimore terrapin, can van ba k
and prairie chicken; or and dellght*d them
on Christmas day by a wonderful dinner
served in the great library at Blen
heim. In th* • -ntcr of the huge targe,
that nnasur.d twenty fee: in length, was
. moriMer yule Uu; from w hich *j*>titcd
ham- * m t ie most realistic faehioi). Wnen
the moment for dessert t am* round the
■ir fell apart, and *ii?Hiosed II Sll|H rit
.m |’inkling wearing u holly crown ;. 1
• lowing in a *d of hit*** brandy flames,
t i- th:•* rhr.x’nisi dinner that the hos
t • : *tf n any ui trn* ik*an country
pro-** . to Imitate
In rui .id -trlcta a most m.usual pro
:..g will tak*- (*lh *• in contie ton with
.( 1 .ii tm ii *
will be u sort of reversed surplice party
Th# qu<c of (h Chrlfttmiift tre#.
A select committee chooecs th* hoatess at
whose house the tree Is lo be located, and
on <Tirlrtmar eve, Ihe entire neighborhood
turns out to find It.
About dusk of the twenty-fourth totii**
one. who 1# let Into the secret o* to the
whereabouts of the tree, will head a pro
cession of > uir.g people, armed with tin
horn* md whistle.** and drum* and torches,
and deliberately mislead them In their
sear h. When after wandering anal in
quiring and prodigious noise, and the use
of many Are crackers, and assaulting and
searching many houses, th* jsirty discov
ers the tree, a general Jodlfleatlon Is to
follow with a dam* that may resolve Itself
Into a Qymkana cotillon.
Direct from Ihe vice regal home and fer
tile brain of lanl.v Curxon a-omes this
peculiar dance. Lady Curxon keeps
Christmas with great splendor In India,
but lest year ahe quit* surpassed horse'f
for she gave,"aliiring holiday week, an en
tertainment that not only pltesd her
guests hugely but netted a very ntc* sum
for Ihe famine sufferers
It wa# a cotillon with a contest, ifh
auction, or sale of favor* for every fig
ure. In ihe center of Ihe ball-rcom
hung huge bunch of mistletoe anal a
solid money forfeit imd lo be paid b> any
couple who were so unlucky a* to he low
ed by other couple# under the fatal bough
One couple was appointed by th* leader
to dance alone, then he called up ten
couples to wait* about and try and force
the nmt couple to p#* under th- chan
de.ier; after thl* he called up ten more
couples to defend the first couple from Ihe
Strategy of th# aggrrs-Ue ten. Avery
game of wait* f*tb*H ensued, under the
rulea that everybody must keep dancing
all the time and that when the first ten,
after eight minute*, failed lo force the
pursued couple under th* mistletoe. It wa
thetr duty to collect the sum of the who'*
forfeit among themselves and pul the
amount, tn actual money or promises to
pay, in tho iw)r bo* at th# door.
For the < imd figure favor* wet# for
sale, that ta lo •>' the i-ouples. wtun
pairing up 1* the favor table, were allow
ed to choose from among th* trlfloa dis
played, bui on tha back et every pretty
gim rack a i.amber was paateil from a
j*enny to the amount of a |*©und. and that
•um the |*erson selecting wn- obliged to
• Mitt in t . poor taox A tlemei.dous ntnoifi’
*< gueftsuig i*l flutter went on a: the
t-vor and the most elegant favor*
**'r u.. den.si 1 only a ; • any wht
unlu ky big number would b* found
attached to a * ly >'w of rl *t)on
ac*t bri.llart hgjre was vn
auction ta e u l c aming glrlt hidden
wrnolly huge ChrlfttOMM slot'klngi*
len you g lad;.* would be veiled up a>l
carried nto an adjoining rim They
ws -s p;uadeJ to step Into enormous
U> k <ig* made of different mo.b One
w i* supposed io reproMet e eilk stocking
another a brutal.: golf hom*. another a
pain stout yarn affair, a four h w* an
od style white stocking witn a pmk top.
a fifth was a baby’s sock, a r.lxfh v.'iowui
ftvon lerful lo< ion seventh wa• a clown's
stockir* an e'gith was an opeti work
Frein h> hap d* sole, the ninth was a blue
stocking, and me * nth was an o.d stock
ing iwuhed and worn.
Every gun at tne Util woe allowe>
freely to oomm*nt on the appearance an*i
IK>sihie usefu'ncs? of the ten llrolxtlng
rag ho** w a lie the ae tioneer -wung hie
sminer and h'ghiv recommended th*- con
tenta of these s range Christmas stock-
Cheerful giggles and pleased com
ment-* or if.digi.in* proterra Iss-sed from
the tup of th*- s*o< ki*- a- t e crowd rrlt
*. .*) wughed. peered or kui **‘d at th*‘
iderttl v of tne pc>rsons inside, an*i flnrHy,
v hen the holding w. over h * many col
ored fwgs ivtr# open..!; (rrm- ikliiuii sur
t-rl-e en-ued and the g.-ntlemeo who had
bid highest waits**! off with their pur
cnases. wan were pi- asod r reproachful
In a--.-orounce with the good pn *w they
ha*l brought.
Pn ‘i:m!ntinr he money forfeits the
Amer! an hostesses will us. the plan of
this otli.Cn Just a- It t .'Oillr.g down
blessings on the he i) of the two w'*>-
m*n by w nos# Ingenuity *.. much gaiety
has been a<khd to the Chris'nssa revelries
Fanny Fnders
A REDEMPTION BY WOMEN.
Its %\liat the I htnese Fnipire Has it
High! to llo|- for.
By Isaac Taylor Headland.
C hlra may hope that her women will
give to the empire, what she has gven
the poet 4 000 or more years, a hardf
rare, with a power of endurance b*yond
that of almost any other people. With
unlimited power over her boys She will
make them into *elf-r*j*pertlng and tru***
worthy citlxen. Bhe has done much to
ward mul. tv: the Chinaman the reliable
•tiftim -ft man of the lUaA. of wh*n it Is
ft *ll in the ports of Jnpan, that *'A Chi-
word Is as good as h!s bond,
v hlla a Japanese's bond Is no belter than
his w.*rd.” Tho dignity and diligence oi
th* Ch i inian. and his reliability as a
busiti man 1* due to his mother
much as ta'Confucius.
Our preconceived noums often mislead
u* in things Chinese. Very many p**opl*
think the Chinese w .man a lat>ur-l>ur*J*n
* I slave. T.iat a larg** pro|*orlion of the
girls ur** put to death In Infancy, f- rget
tlng that ther.- are etiough left to allow
*v- ry man a wife ai l A h. is rich ur and
can afford it. c* second one an-l s number
of concubines, b* .-ides women servants.
It was a Chinese woman who wrote
the first book in any latiguagc for the
Instruction of girls. In that book, this
remarkable woman who was contempor
aneous with K.ilnt Paul, has these word*
(listen Jen. hou ehl) "lirl others, then
yourself" It the principle which should
govern (lie woman In the home.
The Chinese woman Is ready to sufYer
death isth-r thm lose her vlrtqa.
During the Chlnese-Japan -# war a
large number of Chinese lad|.-s c.me to
consult my wife ns to whit they ought to
do If Pekin should be i kfn m.j tho
Japanese soldier- s’ould enter the city.
My Wife advised them not to do anything,
then was revealed th# rem<rkable fa t
that each of those w mien kept upon her
person a sufficient am >unt of p<>lo to
enubb- her to ci mmit suicide In case the
should fall Into the bands of the enemy
The report now rom*s that after the al
lies had entered Pekin, and they began
to loot the Chinese homes, two or more
Ist lie- of Chlneee women were four*.l m j
single well.
F* w women In the world have great
er power of endurance than the Chinese
woman.
one day I went Into the hoenital In Pe
kin while a woman of perhaiw tw-n v.
five years was being operated on for h lr
||J. ghe refused to take an tnr thetlc
preferring rather to endure tu
The physl lan with a pdr of *c|,„ „
clipped the two sides of the lips, , in <i
then stuck pins through-** I thoug t
very dull pins from the way they went
through—hut not a sound n**r compl Int
was heard further than a groan to at
tract hi* attentive! when ahe wished to
spit out a mouthful of blool.
One feature of a Chinese woman’s In
struction la:
"Of prenatal education give attention
as a mother.
For the Influence ta mutual of
upon the other."
During this pe lod of her life ( j, e j,
evpeetrd to be so rsreru! as "to think no
evil thoughts, see no vulgar eight* n „ r
hear any ohocene aounns" Indeed aho
Is never to eat meat which has beer,
t hopped carelessly Instead of In n-at lit
tie cubical blocks, and Is not to sit down
d|vn a bat or tug that u awry. In a
THE TURN OF LIFE.
It* Probable Effect on Woman’*
Health and Happinettt.
Women look with •pprehemion qpoo
that time generally known * the
<* i-hanK* of life.” Observation hi
ihown them that sometimes -.'uet change
is so Ur-rcachine that it involves both
ninrt and body in auffennß. At such a
time the mirror sometimes show* grrat
changes in the face; changes which
mark the pain and suffering which are
being endured. Often, too, in these
dolorous days there is sltnoat complete
physical collafwc The sufferin'; woman
drop, into a chair and with closed eves
struggles against her weakness. The
suffering of this critical period In
woman’s life often leaves its lasting acara
on the mind as well as the body. This
time of trial and trouble has been passed
in and happiness by women who
had learned the wonderful value of that
woman's medicine. Dr. Bierce's Favonte
Prescription By the use of this remedy
THU M CHANGE ” IS CHANGED
from a time of distress and misery to a
time of coml'ort ami happiness
" It is now two years since 1 first began
to use your medicines," writes Mrs.
Charles 1.. Thompson, of Georgetown,
F. ldora.lt> Cos., Cal "I first tried the
‘ Favorite Prescription ' and found that
before I had taken one Ikvttle I was im
proving. When I commenced to take
the medicine I thought I would never
live through the 'change.' I suffered
from all the troubles one conld have and
live. 1 hail stomach trouble; lived on
dry bread and hot water for three
months, not being able to keep any food
on my stomach ; had conatipation and
awful headaches ; was bloated at times
in the 1 jewels, hail pain in the chest and
harking cough, but, thanks to Dr. Pierce
I atn not troubled inv more. I used the
' Pellets' and the ' Golden Medical Dis
covery ’ in connection with ‘ Favorite
Prescription.' aud find all of them Just
as Dr. Fierce recommends them to be.
"Since last October I have traveled
over hard, rocky roads in farm wagons,
and felt no return of any of my old
troubles, and I know that before using
Dr. I'tercc's medicines I could not have
stood half of it. as the least Jar would
have caused aching from head to foot.
"I most highly recommend all of Dr.
Pierce's medicines, and I hope all ladies
suffering from female complaint will try
Dr l’icrce’s Favorite Prescription."
The claim made for Dr. tierce's Fa
vorite Prescription that tt makes weak
women strong and sick women well is
a comprehensive one ami covers every
form of womanly weakness or sickness
which medicine can lie expected to cure.
" Favorite Prescription ” establishes reg
ularity and dries the offensive drains
which weaken women. It quenches the
fire of inrtammation, heals the gnawing
nicer, and cures the backache aud bear
word rhi l never to do anything that
would tend to Impart a careless di po
sition to her offspring, for .-he Is told th t
"a chtlil In physl l feature* Is like its
father tut In difpoeiiloti D hko da
mother.”
of Chinese women It has been said that
"not one In sen thousand can read."
Some years ago we questioned this
slattment aid Investigated the matter
We found that the Chinese have Four
Root • fur Girls crr>'*i>ondliu; to the four
tVtnfie ian classics We translated these
Four Books, and were led to believe that
the general estimate of her intelligence
was too low We began a systematic ln
vetl*a*lon and whenever a company of
Chlne.e wom-n came to call al our home
we went Into the parlor and In every In
stance we found that some of the com
pany could rrad. Wo kept up this inquiry
when we visited Chinese hi ones and found
some woman in every home we visited
who could n ad. None of these women
had learned from foreign* rs. and 1 si-cak
only of non-Chrbtlan women of the mid
dle or better classes. I Inquired also of
Chinese scholars who told me at various
times that one In ten of the middle class
Is able to r<d Rtatlitlcs, however, are
unreliable. Th* consul In New York tells
me (has lie studied when a boy with five
of his girl cousins, and he showed me a
letter from one of these young ladies set
down in the Chinese character as well as
a teacher would have written It.
We have been asked whether tho Chi
nese woman ink* s any part In war
Those who have read much of Chines*
literature or history will have run uisjw
the remarkable story of Mulan the Chi
nese maiden who when hcv father was
too Old 10 take the lewd of his troops,
dressed herself Ilk* a lioy, took charge
of the army, aral like Jean of Arc, let
them to vli lory During the Talptng re
tielllon female brigades were formed f*
s*l*t the rebels, and we have It In one
of the war sons* of balers translated In
l>r Matin's new I took "The Siege in Pa
kin," thla couplet:
"We, the brothers of the Long Sword,
will lead the van:
Our sisters of the lied I-anfem will bring
up the rear guard."
There are many Instances tn Chinese
history whe.-e women have taken upon
themselves the duty to avenge their mur
dered father, brother or hue hand.
A < till I STM It* II tit.
three Capital and t snaual Dishes
for lapretewiloua Christmas Din
ner.
Choose a fresh ham weighing eight to
ten i*sind-one round and sightly with
f.rm white fat, and clear ruddy loan, of
line grain. Score of flesh side deeply In
half a docen places, crowd Ui thin alices
of garlic, skew up tha score* and rub
the bam well with a handful of salt, a
teaspoonful of sugar and half a teaspoon
ful of red and black pepper mixed. Lay
h upon trivet, tn a roasting pan, pour In
a tittle hot water, turn another pan over
It. and cook In a hoi oven four hours.
Take up, skin, turn neatly, take out the
trivet, empty the bottom pan and return
the meat to It, then pour in a pint of
got"! claret, and set back In the oven for
tu-. minutes Dtaw out. sprinkle the tup
thickly with augar, grated nutmeg and
black pepper link* hair an hour longer
uncovered. Take up In a deep dlehpun tha
wine around It and ltd It stand till cold.
Chr.stmasclies.—These are really a sort
ing-down pains inseparable from fetnal.
weakness Mothers find in "Favont*
Prescription -a wonderful tonic, impar
ing great physical strength, promotion
the appetite and inducing refresh, nr
sleep. It keep* the prospective moth-,
in health ami strength and nuke, u,
baby's advent practically painless.
CLAIMS VS. Ct'ltKS.
It is very much easier to make clafa*
than to make -cures. It is by it* c <ire!
" Favonte Preacnption -' is to be judind
and by the multiplied testimom-**7,
these cures given by the grateful women
who have been restored to perfect health
and strength through the use of t n „
great medicine. "
r About five years ago I had verv
health." writes Mr*. S. E.
Holden. Johnson Cos., Mo. "After (W
toring four years with our town doctor*
they give my case up; said tbev had
done all they could. 1 had been , 08 .
fined to my bed half my time ; the .>th„
half could hardly drag around. I had
•uch pams in my back and abdomen I
could not stand on mv feet for mors
than a few minute*. Mv fe-t were cold
or burning, and my periods came too
often. The doctors said it wa* ,h*n
of life, to, as 1 had beard of Dr Pierce.
medicine*, my husband got me a bottle
of ‘Favorite Prescription.’ I took
and it hciped me in aome ways „ j
wrote to you and followed your' adv ,-e
I commenced * Favorite Prescription •
‘Golden Medical Discovery' and th*
Tleaaant Pellets,* as 1 wu so const-,
pated all the time and pill* would
weaken me so that l would have to , 0
to tier To the great surprise of ever*
body I got well, and when 1 met mr
friends thev would say -1 never thought
jrou would be here now.’ But 1 can sav
It was your medicine, which no doubt u
the best in the world. Have no use for
doctors since I tried your medicine '
Dr. Pierce’* Favorite Preacripu
purely a vegetable preparation and can
not disagree with the weakest constitu.
tion. It contains no alcohol and is •*>
lutely free from opium, cocaine, and all
oilier narcotics
Accept no substitute for " Favorite Pr*.
acnplioa" if you wish to be cured u
others have been. Insist upon the remedr
with a record for the cure of weak and
sick women.
Women suffering from disease is
chronic form are invited to consult Dr
Pierce, hy letter, free. All correspond
ence is held as atrictly private and
sacredly confidential and the writtrn
confidences of women are guarded bv
the same strict professional privacy ob
served in pcrsoual consultations. Ad
dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting
physician to the Invalids' Hotel ana
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
" FORKWAHNED—FORK IKMgn.’
That saving has a most forceful appli
cation to mailer* relating to dis-ase and
health. To be forewarn-d against dis
ease. to know its cause and its care, ts to
arm the health beforehand against many
maladies Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense
Medical Adviser is a hook of forewarn
ing. It teaches how to protect and pre
aerve the health. This valuable work,
containing 1008 large pages and over
700 illustrations, is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay ex(>en*e of mailing
only, bend 31 one-cent stamps for the
cloth-bound volume, or only it stamps
for the book in jwper-covers. Address
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
of glorified cheese cake*. t"re:jtn very IkM
a pound of butter, beat Into It a pound of
moist auKsr, then add the yo,k of t>*v
eitas bra-til very light, nfld tea, th*
over hot water for ten minute* Lin
t-hell* with puff inste rolled very thin
arrange *eedd raisins eiarw.s- tn the
bottom of half of them In th- other half
I**l snippets of citron, shvn fill with the
batter, and bako quickly Make ™ frost -
Itat of tha white* o l eggs, *tlr fresh ce
eranut Into half of It. ami fro-t fi!f the
ch.ese cake* Knout the oilier half plain
• •tie before the frosting hardens
blanched almond* lightly over it.
Christmas Hnicc I'ak*—Cream a pouni
of butter, with half a pound of jrthio*
sugar, and add gradually a pound of
browned Hour. Nest beat In. on# at
time, the yolks of twelve egg* Stir
*. ant teaspoonful of Liking sola In hf
gill* of good dark molasses, and add to
the cake batter while still foaming Then
add two grated nutmegs, one tablespoon
fill each of powdered clove#, cinnamon
alsplcc, ginger, mace and lemon peel,bah
a teaapoonful powdered black pepper at *
Just a dash of red Mix ail well ihrour*
the barter, then at the very last adl •
gill of whisky or brandy, well colored
with burnt sugar. Line your pan# wH' l
three thicknesses of greased paper fill
little more than half way, let rise an
hour In alow hewt. then bake, and le’
cool In the pan, as It should b- ltfH
enough to be In danger of breaking ;
taken out hot.
The Leopard's Kres Ear.
Major Brunham, In London D*Hy New*
If the te<mard were not auch an Irrer
ponslble beast he would make a wonderful
scour, but you can't depend on his char
acter, although you can depend on hi
senses every time. A friend of mine !>*<
a tame leopard which 1 watched with In
terest. He could hear m wagon approach
ing on the veldt long before even <•
could hear tt—and a dog can hear H •
mile and a half—and he could dls 1 *€'■"*
fits master’s step at a distance of on#
hundred yards
ABBOTT’S
EAST INDIAN
Corn Paint
Cara* Coral, Bunion* aad Waru
Speedily aad Without rale.
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