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BY MRS. WILLIAM KING.
[All letter* to this department and The Young Folks’ column must be addressed to Ml*
William King, 480 Courtland avenue, Ga.j
My Darling’s Shoes.
God bless the little feet that can never go
astray.
For the little shoes are empty, in my closet
hid away.
I sometimes take one in my hand, forgetting
till I see
It Is a little half-worn shoe, not half large
enough me;
And all at once I feel a sense of bitter loss
and pain,
As sharp as when, long years ago, it cut my
heart in twain.
Oh, little feet that weary not, I wait for
them no more,
For I am drifting on the tide and they have
reached the shore;
v And while the blinding teardrops wet these
little shoes so old,
I try to think my darling’s feet are treading
streets of gold.
\, v <'' them down again, but always
turn to say
“God bless the little feet that now so surely
cannot stay.”
And wliile 1 thus am standing, I almost seem
The little form beside me, just as it used
to be.
The little face uplifted, with its soft) and
tender eyes.
Ah, me, I might have known that look was
born of Paradise.
I reach my arms out fondly, but they clasp
the empty a’r.
For there’s nothing of my darling but the
shoes he used to wear.
jOh, the bitterest of parting cannot be done
away
Vntil 1 meet my darling where his feet can
never stray;
When I no more am drifting upon the surg
ing tide.
But with him safely landed upon the river
side.
Be patient, heart, while waiting to see the
shiny Why,
For the little feet in the golden street can
never go astray.
A Visit to Experiment Station—T he Pri e o
Georgia.
There are, no doubt, a great number of
my readers who are not aware of the fact
that in each of our states and territories
there has been established, by our govern
ment, what is known as experimental farms—
they are supported by the government and
are intended to advance agriculture, horti
culture, etc.-and hence experiments of all
sorts, conducive to the perfection of farm
and garden products is resorted to.
About four years ago, one of these farms
is established in our own state, Georgia.
' te gave $15,000 towards the building—
■’G gives the rest. $15,000 a year,
•nos for repairs, the rest for
■''t,„ property now lie
‘h. $40,000. The
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■ i -director of the station,
i.ig was in the agricultural depa t
[ the state, and was unanimously
„>sen director without ever having applied
for the piece, the fact of his not having in
the state an equal as a practical :i r ric>iltiirist
being well knwon. together with his being a
aigldv cultivated ami intelligent man. Beside
the dlrectof. there is the horticulturist, agri
rnllurist. dairyman and chemist, each officer
fully capable of ailing his place.
Having just returned from a delightfu visit
to this farm. I thought it might be of inter
est to my readers to possess some of the in
formation gained through the courtesy of
folomT K J. Redding, who kindly explained
he management and workings of the station.
I xvisli 1 could describe the beauty of the
place first- It is about two miles from Griffin,
and is approached by a good road, and com
prises 130 acres. The director’s house occu
pies a beautiful situation; on each side is the
3ome of the agriculturist and horticulturist.
To the left of the latter, the dairyman s beau
tiful heme is just being completed. There is
ilso a beautiful office for the director and
iffi.crs a handsome laboratory splendidly
►quipped, a postoffiee and dairy, and one of
the most imposing buildings is the large hand
p.me barn that shows up in the background.
Hie dwelling houses are all modern in archi
tecture. and fitted with every comfort and
convenience, and they are surrounded by
irn-imontal grounds under the highest state
»f cultivation. To the front of the dwe lings
• run three railroads, the Georgia Midland,
Central and Carrollton, ami the place is
•nlivened bv the passing of eighteen passen
e"r ears a day. not to mention numerous
freight trains.
Rut I must hasten on to the farm '1 he morn
ng was an ideal April morning, the ’7'ghtost
»f sunshine and the purest of
•nough to make a walk pleasant. The lots
we laid off in acres with a broad road around
•aeli square acre, so one could ride or walk
wound each acre. This is done for the con
venience of the experiment to be tested,
"ffionei Redding first explained the different
nodes of fertilizing- etc., which I would not
uive room to enlarge on here. I saw one
Jeee of ground which had been ugly, murky
and which formerly they could do nothing
xith had been, by under draining and heavily
manuring. made to produce, first
Ifter this treatment, ten tons of grt.i n .rn
•o-age for silo One part of th.- farm is terraced
Phis is to illustrate the terrace system and
>-event land from washing, and the effect of
his is very beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
rhe specimen of grasses and alfalfa or lucern
,rc wrv tine-the blue grass of Texas Is
bund to be mm h better for our climate than
iq... Kentucky grass. The cares devoted to
Vts and rve were beautiful. There were
mnv varieiies; among others, the Burt,
"inter turf. and the Aupjpr One acre of the
at ter had produced I<«> bushels of oats. The
u-re of rve is now thirty-two inches high and
nnhi hold ut> a stiff hat—the old proverb is
a go r"e will hold up a straw hat. It
?as a lov.-ly sight to watch the graceful
raving of the rye as It bent to the breez—
t was as if clouds of smoke were passing
,ver the my admiration, so
►xact and accurate wore the cows, look
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?xneriinent of soiled and subsoiled was being
tes P mi-three rows soiled, the next three sub
' I'l'-il a’so explained to me the coulter effect
of fertiliz'd"-s'"> pounds r,) first thr( “‘
rows 1.01 KI to the next. 1.500 to the next
and 2,000 to the next and repeated. I saw one
u Pre O s corn that had been . planted
from one ear of corn nine inches mug; the
ear had been cut in three part and different
rows planted to see the difference of the corn
produced from each end and the middle.
The privet is used for the beautiful hedges
that are seen on all sides. This shrub is at
icnst the most satisfactory for hedges. The
specimen of vetch shown is very tine, and is
„ v ornamental as well as useful prixluct.
I would like to linger longer among the agri
cult uml products, but must hasten on. I
soon found myself among the fruits. I'irst
came the most perfect peach orchard I had
ever seen, all fertilized alike, and planted
with scarlet clover underneath, every tree
planted in an exact line and all looking as
If they were aware they were on exhibition.
THE WEEKLY ATLANTA. GA» TUESDAY. APRIL 25,1893
for they were perfect in shape and size,
all line varieties, always three
rows of a kind. These trees had
been banked the Ist of April, having had the
roots exposed all winter to kill the worms and
freeze all eggs, then banked to circumvent
the borer, so hurtful to peaehtrees. Next
came the grapes. The different methods of
cultivating the vines were very interesting,
some were on one stick, others on horizontal
bars, others the vine brought up and turned
like a bow and many other methods. Some
trained fan shape, others on parallel wires,
etc.
I would fain linger over the acres of other
fruits, too numerous to mention, figs, filberts,
foreign plums, Japan persimmons, cherries,
pecans grown from seed and grafted on quince
roots, and raspberries of every kind and the
beautiful vines of the cultivated blackberry.
When I exclaimed at the quantity of blooms
on these bushet*, Mr. Redding told me he
har picked a quart from one small spray.
They are large and luscious. They pay chil
dren 1 cent a quart to pick these berries and
sell them at S cents a quart.
I thought I had expended all my adjectives,
but when I arrived at the strawberry bed
I used all I had ever heard and think I coined
a few new ones. I never expect to behold
anything more beautiful than the sight that
greeted me at this bed. When I tell you it
took five hands eight days to plant this
half acre, you will understand how accurate
every plant, was. There were forty or fifty
verities. The rows were 209 feet long, three
feet"apart and every plant one foot apart.
The branches were in full bloom, and now
and then a crimson berry peeping from be
neath the glossy leaves. You can imagine
how beautiful they were.
I spent half a day visiting other interesting
points. The hydraulic ram, the pastures for
the beautiful Jersey’s (which I shall tell you
of in my next letter), the tobacco acre and
many other places I would like to mention,
but I must close.
I wish every farmer and farmer’s wife
in our state could visit Experiment; they
would be benetitted and profited in many
ways. It seems to me, as this station is for
the benefit of farmers, that the state ought
to run free excursions, and pay their ex
penses, so they could all see it; the country
editor who farms should go, and, for the
benefit of his neighbors, write it up. If every
editor who has a weekly could only go and
see, and tell his readers what he sees and
learns, how soon would the people learn what
progressive farming was; as it is, I doubt if
half the country people in Georgia know
there is such a place. It makes me feel
proud to know that directors from other ex
periment stations in the different southern
states come to Georgia and almost all admit
that the Georgia station is ahead and this
Georgians owe to Colonel R. J. Redding, who
has, in four years, done’ an amount of work
no oilier man could have done, and brought
the experiment station of Georgia almost to
perfection.
Ready sale is found for all the products of
•lip farm—the fruits and berries are in de
mand in Chattanooga, Savannah mid other
places. There are seven laborers employed,
and everything kept in perfect order. I have
necessarily left out a great deal 1 would like
to tell, and shall reserve until next week my
visit to the gentle-eyed Jerseys and magnifi
cent llolstoins. Mrs. Wm. King.
CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE KINGDOM
A Gossipy Exchange of Views Among the
Eadies for Themselves
Note— Letters written on both sides of the paper
cannot be printed.
Notice.
Will eiio correspondents of this column please
address their letters te 480 Courtland avenue,
and not 400. This is the ne w number of my
house, and all letters must be addressed to No.
480.
Read anil Remember.
We cannot advertise in this department
Several letters have been received this week
offering articles and mentioning a fixed price;
we leave out all such letters ; do not object to
simple exchanges, but other offers will be left
out.
J. M. Sherrill, Sylacauga, Ala.—Will some one
give me the address of Mrs. Sherrill of Sherrill
Ford. N. C. If she sees this and will write to me,
she will confer a favor.
Mary A. Bender, University Park, Portland, Ore.
—I come asking if there Is any one that can give
any information concerning a Mr. McManus that
was looking for a girl in New York, by the name
of Mary A. McManus, in the year of 1875. The pa
per stated he was from the south. 1 was advised
to write to the Atlanta Constitution. Address as
above.
Mrs. L. J. Randolph, Springtown. Texas.—Will
Aunt Susie, or some member of her household, tell
me through the Woman’s Kingdom, where J can
find a book called "The Rebel Spies and Smug
glers of East Tennessee?” or any book of like im
port?
With many thanks for favors received, I am a
constant reader. Address as above.
Mrs. Dr. J. P. Brown, Ashpole, N. C.—Will some
one from Texas please write me what they will
take in exchange’for one pound of the genuine
Texas blue grass seed. Also, tell me if it is too
late to sow it now, and will it do well with ber
muda. My yard is lovely now with bermuda, but
is not pretty much during winter, and I have been
advised to try the blue grass. Pleas answer soon.
Mrs. A. W. Hagerson, Roney, Ga.—ls Georgia
represented in the Columbian exposition? Who is
the one to send to? I have an old Bible I could
send. The date is lost, but the Bible has been in
the family 101 years.
I cannot say too much for your paper, or your
patience. May you stand in as nigh place in heaven
as on earth.
()T E.—Georgia will not be represented at the
Columbian fair.
Miss T. J. G., Mooringsport, La.—l would like
to know it any of the sisters have ever tried
or know any thing of Dr. L. C. Harmon’s
Spanish System of Physical Culture of San
Francisco, California. Am desirous of giving
him a trial, but would like to find out something
about him.
Note— This question has been answered and the
system pronounced a complete humbug.
Miss Niel O’Conner. Nance’s Creek, Ala.—ls Mrs.
Lyle will boil a little molasses in a brass preserve
kettle, and set it away where the roaches can get
to it. thev will all be in the bottom of the kettle
next morning; or, just sprinkle borax around and
thev will leave.
1 will send a recipe for putting up fruit by the
California cold process to any one sending me ge
ranium cuttings or other flowers. If they request
it. 1 will send them any other recipe they may de
sire. The cold process is the cheapest and easiest
way known .or putting up fruit or vegetables.
Bessie Nuckolls, Gambetta, Ya.—ls any of the
members of the Kingdom know the addrass of a
lady (1 do not know whether she is Miss or Mrs.),
whose name is E. .1. Morgan, and will sendit tome,
they will confer a favor, and I will return the
postage, or, if the lady sees this and will write to
me, 1 will be pleased to hear from her. She was a
reader ot our favorite paper a few years ago, and
1 think is a. southern lady. Address as above.
Mrs. A. C. Elliott, Homer. Tenn.—Spring with
her assimilating sunshine and breezes is here. The
farmers and gardeners are merry and hopeful, for
th • seed they have sown are already springing up
into plants’ and fresh trees are waving their
blooming boughs.
How grateful we all ought to be to our kind
Father who giveth us all those blessings, and pre
serves our lives day by day.
In the exchange list of The Constitution of
March 14th, Mrs. E. Howell offered to exchange
seven yards of calico, or two yards of bleached
domestic, for two yards of crocheted lace two
inches wide. I wrote to her but have never re
ceived any answer, and suppose somebody else has
supplied, and 1 have the lace and will send it to
any one for seven yards of calico, five yards ot
ginghams, or one yard of black velvet. 1 also have
some cancelled stamps I will exchange for any
thing useful.
TV ill some please tell mo where I can get a copy
of “The Standard American Poultry Book.” We
had one we got with Tire Constitution but it was
misplaced.
Mrs. J. M. McDow, Kymulga, Ala.—l, like many
others, come asking information. I wish to know
the whereabouts of my mother’s brothers. A Mr.
John i’erkins, when last heard from was in, or
near, Thornton, Texas.
She lias two other brothers and three sisters in
Texas, when last heard from, but 1 don’t know
what part. If any one seeing this, can give
me any information I will return postage if de
sired. I also wish to know the whereabouts of a
Mr. Zack Chaney. When last h< ard from was in
Indian Territory. He was a widower, with four
children, I think.
Wm. E. Pleasants, Williams, Ariz —I have been
a reader of The Constitution from time to time lor
years, and no one appreciates the value of it more
than I. It lias followed me across the Mississippi
and across the Rocky mountains, and now it finds
me in an Indian village away down in the Grand
canyon of the Colorado.
I want something substantial to read—in fact, I
want a library of school books ami scientific liter
ature-old books will do. lam not able to buy
fine ones, but if any one can help me out I would
ajipreciate it highly. I will exchange Indian
curios, specimens of mineral, or will pay a fair
price in money. Address as above.
Mrs. William Sharp, Turnersville, Texas.—l wish
to enquire through the Kingdom of the sister
that sent me a box ofcape jasmine. They were
packed in a wooden box with wet dirt at the roots.
There was no letter, and the post mark was so
blotched I could not tell what it was. If the sis
ter will write to me 1 would be glad to return the
favor.
We are having pretty weather now and the gar
dens and flowers are looking well.
If any of the sisters will exchange a rooted
snowball I would be glad to hear from them, either
through the Kingdom or by letter.
1 must not close without telling you that I have
ripe strawberries now in the open garden.
Mrs. W. S. Sale, Gordon Springs, Ga.—l thought
I would call in a few minutes this morning to have
a chat with the many sisters of Woman’s King
dom. Spring has < ome and how glad we are to see
it after the long cobl winter.
How busy we all are with our flowers, gardens
and chickens. lam interested in chickens espec
ially this year. I want to see how many I yan raise
from twenty-five hens. I also have guineas. I
want turkeys, but do not know where to get them.
Will some of the sisters who have the bronze tur
key, or any other good kind, please write to my
address; I want to get eggs.
1 have not gardened any yet, but will in a few
days. I would like to get a few geranium cuttings
from some one who has them to spare.
Mrs. Mamie Lazenby, Thomson, Ga.—lt is need
loss for me to express my appreciation of onr page.
My heart goes out in sympathy to all those who are
sick and afflicted. Onr kind editress wields a pow
erful influence tor good. May God keep her ever
under the shadow of His wing!
1 will give a remedy for whooping cough: Take
of pulverized alum 1 ounce, water! pint, beat the
water until the alum is all dissolved; add 1 pound
of refined sugar, siimner until a syrup is lormed :
then strain and let it cool. Hose, from one to two
teaspoonfulls a day, as the case may r quire.
If Mrs. Fannie B. Thompson, New Edin..burg.
Ark., or any one else will write to me enclosing
self-addressed stamped envelope, 1 will ■-end a
recipe for a liniment that has been successfully
used for rheumatism and sciatic pains.
Mrs. N. M., I would be glad to hear from you
again.
Mrs. A. Dickson, Vollers, N. C.—lt has been some
time since I visited these columns I live int.be
country and lead a busy life. We don’t have very
many visitors, but have lots of company all the
same—most welcome ami entertaining guests, viz:
books, periodicals, etc., and who could desire
more select companions than our best writers of
tacts and fiction?
Reading is a duty (as well as a pleasant pastime)
which every mother owes to posterity, for the
broader her'knowledge the better equipped she is
to mold the taste, haliits, etc., of her children. If
all the little scraps of time were thus utilized,
what a wonderful stride the rising generation
would make.
I extend my sympathy to the lady whose hus
band is a country physician and necessarily ab
sent from homo so much. If you have little ones,
they will soon grow up for company and protec
tion. How easily I recall the lonely evenings
-pent, while living among strangers, when my
husbaml was away ministering to the suffering.
How often have I burned tlie midnight oil, with
books, etc., my only companions, listening every
moment tor his footsteps, which, perhaps would
not greet my ear till the -‘wee small” hours.
But now we are surrounded by a bevy of bright,
healthy cliildren, and noisy are they that it iz £.
difficult matter to hear bis footsteps at all unless
they are enveloped In the arms of Morpheus.
In addition to the cares of a family, I have the
postoffiee to look after. Have also had a class in
lessons on piano, and now have a lot of bees to at
tend to, and must confess I am a novice at the
business. Will some one kindly tell me of a good
work en the subject, or, perhaps some one has one
to exchange. Some how, lam not afraid of bees,
but my husband is more afraid of a stinging in
sect than the most awful pestilence, and jokes me
a good dealabout my bravery; he expects to see
me converted to his views before long.
1 would be pleased to hear from any of the de
scendants of Albert. I'iekett. the Alabama histo
rian. He was closely related to my husband’s
family and he was named for him.
JKXCHANGE JLIST.
Mrs. J. Ella Tasse, Dalton, Ga., has Pekin
duck eggs to exchange for calico, gingham, and
worsted pieces. .Write for particulars.
Mrs. Mollie Boatright, Brownwood, Tex.,
has black tips, silk ribbon and plush album
to exchange for sheet music and calico scraps.
Write ami send stamp.
T. F. Burnside, Lake Burnside, Miss., has
war history, “Deeds of Daring by Blue and
Gray,” to exchange for Plymouth Kock, Lang
shun or light Brahma eggs.
Correction—The exchange should be 'Miss
Lucy Hardy, Hardy Station, Miss,; not Handy.
Miss Kittle Hoffman. Weir, Miss., has spider
lilies to exchange for Calla lilies, geraniums,
or words to song “Separation.”
Write to “Palmetto,” Box 402, Dalton, Ga.,
for exchange; rooted geraniums, begonias,
fmhlas, lantanas, heliotrope, plumbago, blue
and white, and other fine plants.
Miss C. C. Johnson, Abingdon, Va., will
exchange remnants of satin, silk and woolen
goods ami many other things for duck, turkey
or hen eggs, garden seed or Howers. Write
first.
William T. Bush, Hyram, Ala., will ex
change old coins and other things for Indian
relics. Write what you have.
Anna D. Stephens, Danville, 111., has a
world's fair album, picture cards and flower
seed to exchange for postage stamps used be
fore 1871. Correspondence solicited.
Rosa B. Miller, Bentleyville, Ala., has
worsted, gingham and calico scraps to ex
change for geranium cuttings and other
flowers.
Mrs. F. E. Granthan, Whitney, Tex., has
for exchange a resident lob in Midland City,
Tex., for a pair of Essex pigs. Write for par
ticulars.
If any one has odd silver spoons (solid silver)
or forks, would exchange a hand-painted
placque or plate, in either oil or china colors.
Address Mrs. C. K., Box 10, Garland, Tex.
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The Irrepressible Question.
Two thousand rank republicans of most offen
sive hue.
Are holding jobs that honestly to Georgians
are due,
And now the question will arise—the answer
should be plain—
If democrats the victory won, where Is the
proof of gain?
For thirty years the state has been in pub
lic place ignored;
’Tis time her loyal dues were paid, her equal
rights restored;
So honest faith with democrats who’ve kept
the flag afloat
Demands the pirates be east out and they put
on the boat!
There are two thousand offices—to Georgians
they belong
By ev’ry right of conquest—the logic of it’s
strong.
And what the people' want to know is why
the enemy
Is kept on guard when they decreed for
straight democracy?
-SAM W. SMALL.
She Knows Now,
From The Neuer Schreib Kalendar.
At. parting. He—And what would you do,
mein fraulein, if 1 were to steal a kiss from
you?
She—Dear me, how can 1 tell beforehand?
THE OUTLINE OF THE GOWN.
How to Cut the New Skirts—Some Chic
and Beautiful Dresamaking.
Paris, April 16.—The outline of the fash
ionable gown needs more study than usual
this year.
You may make your dress of silk ftoni
Tussore, all embroidery of gems, and if it
has not the correct form it is as naught,
but if it is of teii-cent muslin ami cuts
tlie air with the approved “profile,” it will
rank in fashion above all richness.
This is always true in the main, bul it is
especially so at this moment, because
“forms” have radically changed.
The “profile” is nearly everything. A
certain amoui t of fabric is disposed in a
particular way. And as a good deal us
fabric is needed, do not make the mistake of
skimping your material to put money into
quality or tj'iniinings, but rather take a
careful look nt the fashionable woman as
she has stepped out from the hands of some
great couteriere ready-made for the tri
umphs of the warm season, and see what
sort of silhouette she makes.
What She Looku hike.
Her waist, to begin with, looks very
small. The appearance comes from the
great width of the gown above and below.
She has a skirt growing enormously wide
at bottom that takes the form of a triangle;
and a round bodice that, including the
sleeves, grows exaggeratedly wide ns it
ascends, gives another triangle. She looks
something like an hour glass; in fine, she
has a modified 1830 appearance.
Tint in the “triangle” which encloses the
bodice and sleeves the greatest width is
not at. the top of the shoulders, as it was
jecently, but has dropped to the level of the
bust. Note this, for it is a change of im
portance.
The Correct Sleeve.
The sleeve has taken a new departure.
When the present sleeve began its ca
reer it laid flat up against the arm and stood
nearly up to the tips of the ears, like the
folded wings of a tired cherub.
After tiiis it bulged out on the turn of
the shoulder like a balloon, giving a width
in the line of the collar bone that was
very unpretty on a woman, because it was
characteristically masculine.
. Now tlie balloons have al! but disappear
ed, for though there is fullness across the
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shoulders it is not the great fullness. Where
heretofore all the lines were upwards, now
they ail droop and fall downwards ajid
outwards, and Hie sleeve finds it greatest
width near the elbow, or as 1 have said,
somewhere in a line with the bust.
Tl'is at any rate gives a more feminine
outline.
As to Skirts.
The excitement about wearing hoop
skirts was premature. By which I moan
to say that steels have not at this writing
been sanctioned by the Paris dressmaker
or won't by women dressed from Paris.
Dressmakers here arc interlining tlie
skirts with a stiff cloth woven of horse
hair. This cloth resembles moreen, but is
stiffer. Also it is expensive, a not unin
teresting item. It runs nearly or quite to
the top in the back and half way up in
front, and it makes the skirt stand out in
flute-like rolls at the bottom, like a half
opened umbrellaTir the scalloped edge of a
cake dish.
Having taken great pains to produce
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this haircloth nothing worse is anticipated
in Paris for the jiresCnt.
Bur. even this is a tall from the ideal.
The ideal was rather good, by the way.
A dancer with a skirt forty yards wide
round the bottom inspired • if.
When quiet this skirt hung straight an 1
clinging as a Greek robe, but in motion
had infinite possibilities It did' not draw
round the feet when lifted, b'lt fell o\er
into the new folds and was limitless. Ft
had the interesting ami beautiful qualitj
of infinity. A very different thing from
the mere hoop skirt distention.
Pity the dressmakers could not let well
alone! But if there is anything notorious
about modern dress it is that wo like to
make ourselves into geometric figures. Uns
is why M. Worth, having made a gown of
sixty yards, qiTestioned how it coilfA fie
worn satisfactorily; for the ordinarj wo
man dares not whirl like a dervish and
rush madly about to make her gown stand
out at curious angles.
The horse hair solved the problem.
Whether we like it or not, this is the
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Used in Millions of Homes — ao Years the Star laid
skirt for the summer, and Mrs? Cleveland
will wear the. stiffening later, although she
very properly refused to lead the innova
tion. So also will the princess of Wales,
who returned to the Birmingham dress
makers all the gowns they hud prepared for
her Riviera trip, to have the horse hair
taken out. The princess is very keen af
ter fashion, and if there is an approved
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FOULARD AND LACE.
angle in Paris she is sure to have it, thouga
she does want the name of patronizing an
extreme.
• Hie New Cuts.
There are many ways of cutting the new
skirt, but they all have the same end in
view—a small top ami a wide bottom, with
a very round effect, on the model of the
umbrella.'
As now being made at Paris, this skirt
when doubled and laid flat has the lines of
back and front at right angles, and the
edge describes a quarter circle, or rather
a quarter ellipse, since the back is some
what longer than tin 1 front. The angle at
the middle of this quadrant is hollowed out
for the waist.
When the cloth is wide enough its width
is taken for the length of. the skirt in front,
and there is a seam only in the back. Tiiis
back seam is straight, and the cloth falls
diagonally only on the sides.
When the cloth is narrow many gores
are used. Ati approved pattern for narrow
cloth is in seven pieces; a front slightly
gored, and three pieces on each side, leav
ing a gored seam to come in the back.
Each piece is gored on both sides, but. the
side turned toward the front, is very slight
ly gored.
When the skirt is of thin material it i
not lined with the bors•> heir, but a separ
ate horse hair petticoat is worn. This
petticoat is plaited all the wav round, but
the upper half of the front is < f soft mate
rial laid smooth. Aba Bache-Conk.
HUMBERT’S SILVER WEDDING.
Arrival of the German Emperor and Empress.
Great Rejoicing.
Rome, April 20,—The weather is brilliant
and the city presents an extremely ani
mated appearance. It is estimated that
not less than one hundred and fifty thou
sand visitors are in the city. The decor
ations everywhere were most sumptuous
and everything indicated a desire on the
part of the people to show their loyalty and
joy over the coming twenty-fifth anniver
sary of King Humbert's marriage. Tlie
German emperor and empress arrived at 1
o’clock this afternoon. King Humbert
and Queen Margharita met the imperial
visitors at the station. The greetings be
tween the emperor and King Humbert and
the empress and Queen Margharita were
most cordial.
After the greetings were over the pro
cession formed and drove t<> the quirinal.
The people along the route hailed the im
perial and royal personages with great en
thusiasm and bands. All the regiments
played the Prussian national hymn.
Royal Nuptials.
Florence, April 20.—The marriage between
I’rinee Ferdinand, ruler of Bulgaria, and i’rin
cess Marie Louise, eldest daughter of the
duke of I’arma, took place today at the villa
I’ianore, the ducal residence, near Viareggio.
The ceremony was marked with much pump.
The groom is thirty-two years of age. The
bride is twenty-three years of age. The couple
will maintain a magnificent court at Sofia.
A Great < rush.
New York, April 18.—George Robert,
earl of Craven, and Miss Cornelia Martin,
only daughter of Mr. and Airs. Bradley
Martin, of New York, were married at 1
o’clock this afternoon by Bishop Potter and
Rev. Dr. William li. Huntington at Grace
church in the presence of over 2,01)0 of the
elite of New! York and English society,
with all tlie pomp suggested by the nobility
of the bridegroom and with ali the magnifi
cence allowed by the millions of the bride.
Os all the international marriages that
have occurred so plentifully in the last
twenty years between scions of
the foreign nobility and American
heiresses the Craven nuptials have
aroused the most widespread in
terest. The Bradley-Martins have been
conspicuous in the millionaire set of New
York for the past dozen years or so since
Airs. Alartin’s father, Isaac Sherman, the
Troy cooper, left her $10,000,000 derived
from fortunate railroad investments. Airs.
Alartin immediately began to shine as an
entertainer and has been recognized as one
ot the leaders in New York society. The
family spent a good deal of time in Paris
and London. The bridegroom, besides his
nobility, is the possessor of a fortune that
brings him an annual income of $-100,CMK).
He is twenty-five years old, in appearance,
youthful, tall and fair. His bride is barely
seventeen years of age.
The announcement of the wedding set so
ciety agog. The arrival a few weeks ago
from England of the Bradley-Martins and
earl was described at great length.
The Martins paid no duty on the large
amount of clothing that they brought with
them, claiming that it had all been worn,
and society people were shocked at the
idea that Miss Martin, in wedding the earl,
would wear a gown that had, in the official
eye, at least been soiled.
The ceremony occupied just thirteen min
utes and as a start was made for the car
riages, the huge crowd outside had managed
to break into the church by one of the side
doors. I’p tibe side aisles they came pell
mell, mostly women. They fought and strug
gled for place. Some lost their bonnets tn
the melee and not a few dresses were torn.
“Shame, shame,” came from the persons
who were inside on invitation.
The police Avere helpless and the unbidden
crowd came inside much to their own evi
dent satisfaction and every one else's dis
gust.
~A Noble Effort.
From The Somerville Journal.
With puffed sleeves, crinoline, chignon and
high hat, lovely woman is evidently going to
be lovelier than ever this season, or burst a
stocking supporter trying.
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Mention The Constitution.
GOLD WATCH C
The Finest Assortment Tver Offered—Sold
to Subscribers Only.
After long consideration and considerable
revision we have determined to ol'A-ren
tirely new lot of gold watch chains. he have
now several dillorcat Kinds, so in.it < , ... :>-
scriber may purchase the kind i ; st sui ed to
his own requirements, an Iwe know th.-it ■ h
chain is positively the best of its ,k>i-d that
has over been manufactured, These-gowfe■ -ve
purchase direct and there is no p.Uiii to yay to
middlemen, and, therefore, wi arc nine to
oiler these goods at one-halt the urici < usu
ally charged by lirst-eiass rets ii . !1. -e
goods are of so high a grade tluft only tp '
better class of dealers can ud. ,4 r 1
them, and if our subscribe: . wi'
parison between the goods '
purchased by. t’>»«i.”
will invar!:’/
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that we can i'*s .
world, but after seeing :iu
chains in every conceivable gt.ei.
cided that the eight chains offered j>i,
tiele are the very best for our sm, ~,-j-ibi-rs n.
purclia.se. 'l'l,e prices below include free de
livery I'i sai isfaj tory eonditi
ji-r may submit’his chain to an expe
chooses, ami if it is not fouml to b,- um-r j
to our guarantee it may be retur ed witidti
three davs from receipt, in which c; the
purchase money will be refunded in full.'
No. 1939 is a man's heavy cable chain. It P
gold filled and guaranteed for five y. irs. ■ ii«
same as No. 1914. Price delivered, $1...0.
2. No. 1914 is a man's rolled gold filled trace
chain. It has open links and it is in ev try
way a beauty. The manufacturers guarantee
this chain to wear five years if properly used.
Price, delivered, §l.
3. No. 1985 is a man’s seamless gold filled
rope chain. Tin- manufacturers warrant it for
t went v years, 'i bis one is lie h
chain’in‘the list. It has the app' g.-.im ■■ of a
golden rope The str.unis ate - .a...- of gold
wire in such away that tin- hnitati.m is per
fect. Price to subscribers, including free de
livery, $4.75.
4. No. 198(1 is a man’s stylish chain made of
long and short links combined. It is sesmb-ss
gold filled and guaranteed by the manufac
turers to wear twenty years. We cannot r> c
ommetid these chains too highly. Price, de
livered, $4.50.
5. No. 1990 is a lady's Victoria watch
chain. It is gold tilled and warrant d by tile
manufacturers, it has a neat bar and swivel
and a. charm wrought in gold to represent an
artistic vase. The workmanship displayed on
the charm is real elegant. The ordinary price
of this chain is $2.50. but we semi it to any
subscriber, delivery guaranteed, for $1.25.
(>. No. 1991 is a gold tilled \ ictoria chain.
'The bar and swivel .ire very artistic and the
charm is a round ball of hammer, d gold. This
is one of the very handsomest till-, d chains it/
the world. The ordinary price is $3. We will
semi it to any subscriber, delivery guaranteed,
for $1.35.
7. No. 1992 is a handsome solid gold Victoria
chain for ladies' wear. The gold is beautifully
wrought into artistic shapes. The solid gold
covering of the eharm is reinforced with com
position metal inside which gives it a heavy
backing ami keeps it from being dented when
subjected to pressure. In tlte front of the
charm a genuine pearl is imbedded in rhe gold
and its delicate color adds new richness io
the s-'fl vellow of the gold which surrounds it.
The ordinarv retail price of this chain is $lO,
and it is cheap at that, bur we will s'-nd it to
any subscriber, delivered free, for only $4.
8. N<>. 1994 is n lady's Victoria watch chain,
the ordinarv retail price of which is sl2 to sl4.
The bar and the chain are very stylish and
the 14k. gold composing (very part of the
chain and charm Is magnificent ly polished aiTti
finished. The charm, which resembles an
acorn, is made of four distinct pi. os. so uni
ted that thev make one <>t tlm most beautiful
of ornaments thJ we have ivor soon
bv any manufacturer. Wo ha\e Jai% ;.i a large
siinrdv of these chains, because wo know that
they will be in great demand. Price, deliv
ered to any subsetiben SB.
Men’s Solid Gold Watch Charms.
Every man who has a watch chain needs
i charm to make it complete. By special
arrangements with a uinnuiacturer’s agent
we tiro able to offer several at the lowest
prices on record.
Any charm may be returned within three
days after receipt, provided the purchaser
thinks it is not up to our guarantee.
The Onyx Special.
No. 3390 is a real onyx charm. The
stone is square ami very clear. In the
front a Greek head is cut. The setting is
made of solid gold guaranteed to be stand
ard United States assay. The stone with
out the setting is over one-half an inch
square. Price, delivery free, $2.
The Golden Onyx-
No. 3391 is a ha ml some onyx charm.
The stone is guaranteed genuine and may’
be used as a seal. It is round and clear
and the cutting in the trout is beautiful.
A beautifully convoluted band of solid
gold holds (lie stone. This charm divided
popular favor with No. 3390. Price, de
livered, $2.
“Mexico’s Pride,”
No. 392 is a beautiful round charm
silghilv smaller than No. 3391 anil very
much like it in general appearance. This
charm is desirable in every way. The
stone is genuine and the setting solid gold.
Price, delivery free, $1.35.
Send vour orders for above to
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