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PRINCESS TOM.. BICHKSjT AND MOST RKMAItK- AULK WOMAN IN AL.ASK<U tjhe Diilit Up Hep Wealth hy Suc cessful Iluslness Veutures—Hee House Is Killed With Valuables* v/4. I 4/1 ml s Il l riUNOSSS TOM. for of both Itoseia an I Cljina, and Is therefore in great dcra * id at ruinous prices. The sea otter has been ko assiduously hunted and is now so wary that good skins, rough dried, are worth anywhere from 3100 to 3300 each. In one room of her house this Alaskan J’rincess has piles of cedar chests full of sea otter skins, of which she is in no hurry to dispose. In all she must own about 500 skins, and T as the reader comes to that port on of i the letter which begs or de uands j money the princess Hies into •* rage | and will hear no more of it, for the old lady loves her wealth exceedingly. As the employer of a laruo -lumber traders, hunters, boatmen and agents and the owner of a number of virtual slaves, Princess Torn is kept reasona- ! bly busy looking after her affair*. Her husbands, of which there are five, A CHILD’S FROCK. flTYLE OK GARMENTS WORN BY JjlTfLE GIRLS. ness at the neck is collected in gather* while at the waist line is a semi-girdle of dainty ribbon stylishly bowed. The close-fitting back showt the lines of Charming Frock for a Tot of Six Years and Under—Oalnty Little Nightdress for a Child. T HE orvus dalli, the Bocky Mountain white sheep, is one of the rarest of North Ameri can mammalia, writes Profes- Bor Lewis 8. Dyche in the Chicago Times Herald. It is so rare that not one specimen of it is to be found in a museum in the world. These sheep l»ave been described by Government weientists and named in honor of Dr. William H. Dali, of tho Smithsonian Institution, and fragmentary speci mens have been brought to civiliza tion by Indians and hunters, but a complete and perfect specimen was not seen, save on its native heights in tho mountains of Alaska, until I brought back seventeen last fall. I loft Lawrence Juno 1 last for Alaska, whore I hoped to find the white sheep. I went from Hoattlo to Hitka and th<*nco to Jnneau, where i had the pleasure of mooting tho most remarkable woman in Alaska, Princess Tom, the Hetty Green of tho North, •who welcomed me to her home and showed me her manifold treasures, as well as her latest husband. I was introduced to Princess Tom by Miss Florence Campbell, a teacher and missionary at Juneau, who was graduated at the Haskell Institute for Indians at Lawrence. Princess Tom apeaks only commercial English, and only enough of that to enable her to drive a trade, at which she is very ex pert. Therefore I had to enlist the n 6, I* in DRESSED AGAINST THE MOSQUITO PLAGUE IN' ALASKA. aervices of Misa Campbell to interpret my expressions of regard. Princess Tom is short and squat and about sixty years old. Hhe is keen in her judgment of men, and took quite a fancy to me, although she could not understand why I had journeyed so far for a few paltry sheepskins, while 1 might have taken back tho much more valuable peltry of sea otters and blue foxes. When Miss Campbell ex plained to her that I was impelled more by soientifio interest and love of hunting than the love of dollars, she marveled still more, because the white men she hud met wore hunters of dol lars. “See, I buy a man,” said Princess Tom to me through Miss Campbell. “I pay 600 blankets for him to marry.” She pointed to a grinning, fat-faced young fellow, who was her fifth hus band. “She says she will buy you, too, if you are for sale,” said Miss Campbell, laughing. And when I said I was not for sale, she took from her finger a silver ring, shaped like a snake, wonderfully chased in tho Alaska fashion and set with a tur quoise, ami placed it on my finger as a token of good will. Then she set about to show mo her treasures and Allowed me to photograph her. She desired me to photograph her fat young husband also, but be ran off i like a bashful boy ami hid himself in she has a large number of native hunters out in her sloops constantly looking for more, so insatiable is her desire for them. To an Alaskan Indian a blanket is a tangible token of wealth as a pony is to a prairie Indian. Warmth and food is tho end of successful existence to tho fat Alaskan, hence a blanket means something to him. Passage over the great stretches of unwalkuble prairie is necessary to the Indian farther east, and to him wealth is best represented by a pony. A blanket and a pony ; a blanket and a kyak, a skin canoe, is the acme of wealth to both types. Princess Tom has enough kyaks and blankets for an Alaskan king’s ransom, if there were such a person. Homo of i tho Alaskan blankets are very beauti- I ful, and Princess Tom owns only the S choicest, which she keeps iu piles in her treasure room. The Yakutat Indians of Alaska are ! tho most expert basket makers of the North. They weave them of grasses ; and tender willow wood split into long | silky strips. Their decorative methods, j when they forsake totems, me very similar to those of the Yaqni uud oth< r Southern Indians. Homo of their Las- kets are so closely woven that they j will hold water. Princess Tom, being ; a Yakutat, has a passion for baskets, and is the owner of some of tho finest specimens it has been my fortune to | see. The mark of tho totem is over all of Princess Tom’s treasures, whether blankets, baskets, fare, chests or ships that go down to the sea. Princess Tom was a young woman when she began to trade. The trading instinct was as strong in her as ever,it was in Jay Gould or in AiejMMiau by ueddlin ft waajskilled in trade she illso made deals for the husbands of her friends and neighbors. Then she saw a good chance to make good trades for her self, and bought furs from other In dians and took them to the trading posts. Meanwhile, she became a col lector of blankets, copper kettles and that sort of thing. In tho course of a few years she amassed a vast amount of Indian wealth, but learned that white man’a wealth was better. So, as soon as possible, she sold her Indian stuff for silver money. Later it came to her knowledge that gold was better than silver, and she traded her silver for gold, of which she now owns about 315,000 worth in 320 pieces. Besides these she has innumerable bangles, bracelets, necklaces and other orna ments made from the shining yellow coin of the United States. Home of her bracelets have as many as fifteen 320 gold pieces m them, and when Princess Tom decks herself out iu her golden coin jewelry she is a person of weight. Her golden treasure is hid den away in a variety of places, aud, as she never spends any of it, it is getting to bo a burden, especially ns she cannot look at it very often for fear of attracting covetous eyes to its resting places. Princess Tom’s mail is something enormous, considering all thincs. Im pecunious persons who have heard of her aud rely upon her being a simple Indian maiden with a lot of money she does not know how to spend, write are graded in her estimation. The oldest does no work, those of the mid dle-age 1 men who poa-ess sufficient in- tolligouoo assist her in managing her affairs. Tho youngest an I latest is be ing “raised a pet,” and ho seems to realize that ho has a good position. I had several interpreted talks with PriuccEs Tom and found her to be an unusually intelligent ludiau woman as well as a good American. Her obser vations about American affairs, and particularly those relating or of inter est to Alaska, showed good sense and more information than one would sus pect. She hoped, she said, to see the time when Alaska would be more closely govered and tho vast interests of the territory opened to intelligent trade. Hhe knows intimately the de tails of hunting fur-bearing animals, and J julgo that she coaid not be easily fooled by her agents and mid dlemen. Hhe brought some of her choicest sea otter skins out for my in spection, and displayed an intimate knowledge of their Use in other coun tries and their value. Hhe also insisted that her photograph be taken with one of Lor sea otter skins hanging over her arm. Hhe carries a gold watch, of which she well knows the uses, and al though she owns a good deal of jew elry, seldom wears any of it. Her clothes she has made in the American fashion, as nearly as Alaskan seams tresses can copy it. I asked her if she intended visiting tho United Htates, and described to ALASKAN OIItLDKEX. 7T CHARMING little frock for a /\ girl from one to six years is depicted in the large illustra- tion. In the present instance, says May Manton, the material chosen was decked woolen novelty showing colors of petnnia and moss green. The pointed yoke, epaulets, wristbands, collar and deep band bordering tho skirt are of moss green Sicilian silk and the decoration is narrow silk braid. The garment, simply made, is gath ered at the top and joined to a short body lining at square yoke depth that closes in ceutre back. Upon this yoke the material is applied to form a pretty pointed yoke, above which is a close standing band. The beauty of the little drees is further enhanced by the pointed epaulets that extend well over the sleeves that are gathered at the top and bottom, where the fulness is confined by round cuff bands. Cashmere, serge, Henrietta, Zibeline and all other woolen fabrics will de velop prettily, while velvet, silk or contrasting material may be employed for trimming. To make this dress for a child in tho medium size will require two and one- lourth vards of forty-four inch wide material. DAINTY LITTLE NIGHTDRESS Dainty little nightdress of white cambric for children of one to eight years. It is shaped by shoulder and the figure to the best advantage. Be low the waist line the gores widen perceptibly, producing finte-like folds that flare in graceful fashion. At tho neck is a plain standing band over which a pretty stock of ribbon is worn. A striking feature is the handsome collar, of unique shaping, falling deep ly both back and front and extending well over the sleeves. This collar may be fastened permanently in the neck of the gown or made adjustable and worn with various costumqs. The sleeves are of the newest of the season’s models, shaped with smooth-fitting uu- ders, and the uppers close-fitting to a goodly height above the elbow where the material is arranged in the short full pnff of universal favor. The wrists are shaped with Venetian point DYCHE AND HIS SHEEP-HUNTING EXPEDITION IN CAMP, tho town. Her house, a very comfort able frame structure, modernly built, is full of every description of Indian treasure, blankets, skins, baskets of wonderful workmanship, copper ket tles and domestic utensils fashioned by the Ruarisns in the days before American possession. Hor chiefest treasure, besides the good American $20 gold pieces, are her *w* otter •kies. The spa plL r fer is f be court Legging letters. Mies Campbell reads these to her whenever a sufficient num ber have accumulated to make it worth while. After tho fashion of writers of begging letters, most of those begin by stating that the person who writes has heard of the good at^l beneficent Prin cess Tom, aud admires her for her ability aud wealth. This sort of thing the princess enjoys, because she really believe* in human nature, but as soon* 1 her tho ease of traveliug across the great stretches of country lying be tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Hhe said that she knew all about that, and had heard of Chicago and New York and Washington, and knew their populations, but she was now too old. When younger travel was not so easily accomplished, aud she was not so rich, but now she could not leave her busi ness and the East must get along with out her. Hhe does not make friendships eas ily with white men, and has never al lowed anyone to photograph her. Through tho good offices of Miss Campbell, however, I was enabled td establish such confidence that she readily granted my request to photo- graph her, and grew quite interested in it, although she insisted on looking into the camera as soon as I had taken it, and could not or would not under stand why this was not possible until after tho plate had been developed. At Juneau I made the acquaintance of two Indian chiefs who are great ad mirers and friends of Princess Tom. One of these, Chief Tlan-Tech, of tho Kah-wan-tau clan, was a most inter esting old chap, who wore a high silk bat and store clothes with a great deal of jauntiness. Ho is as naturally bora to politics as au Irishman, and lives in a good juuo house with his numerous wives aud progeny. Another chief was quite amusing with his preten sions of fashionable manners, creased trousers aud other evidences of opu lence, to say nothing of the gold- headed cane ho aiways carried. His house was furnished very comfortably, and in his parlor hung picture cards and little gimcracka, besides innumer able colored prints of saints and the Christ, presented to him by the priest of tho Bussian-Greek church, of which he is a devout member. Wheat Booms m England. Throughout the southern part of Lincolnshire, England, including the fens and marshes, there is a very much larger acreage of wheat sown this sea son than has been known for many years past. This is the sequel to tho recent high prices obtained by farmers at the Lincolnshire corn markets.— Chicago Chronicle. Tho total output of the Cripple Creek district trom 1892 to 1895, in clusive, was 318,700,090. It is ex pected that this year’s output will reach 310,000,000, making a total of $28,700,000. It is claimed that of this year’s output, 33,500,000 will be net orofit to the owners. A CHILD’S DRESS. under arm seams and deeply hemmed. The fulness at the neck is gathered into a band over which a narrow frill of embroidery falls. The Bishop sleeves are gathered at the upper and lower edges and finished at the wrists with narrow bands and frills of em- 1 broidery to match the neck. The dosing is in the centre-back with but tons and button holes. Nightgowns in this style can be made of muslin, percale, linen, lawn, cam bric or nainsook, embroidery furnish ing suitable decoration. Outing flan nel m striped or cream white make comfortable nightrobes for little folks, and finished with a dainty frill of lace. Soft clinging textures may be employed in making in costly or inexpensive weaves, care being taken to select col ors most becoming to tho wearer. The decorations may be of silk, velvet or lace, or the lace may be substituted by a fine knife-plaiting of either silk or mousseline-de-soie. To make this gown for a lady in the medium size will require six andtbree- fourtbs yards of forty-four inch wide material. child’s bishop nightgown. with feather stitching as a finish; in fact this soft pliable outing flannel has superseded canton flannel to a certain extent as it is soft and warm, easier to launder and quite as inexpensive. To make this nightgown for a child of four years will require two and one- fourth yards ot thirty-six inch wide material. NEW NECK FTRS. Wide scarfs—called “necklets” in i London, 1 believe—are very fashion able this winter, and will be worn through the spring and summer. A warm scarf is quite a necessity at the seashore, or at the mountainside, and can be appreciated even in towns on chilly evenings. These new scarfs arc flat—not round, like the old-time boas —and are frequently of one fur about the neck, with tails of some other fur forming tiic scarf ends. For example, a neck band of seal is finished with scarf ends of sable, either with tails at the end or a cascade of tails from throat to belt. Another favorite neck fur, new this season, is the Elizabethan ruff. This also is fashioned from two furs—the pleated neckband, being of broadtail (baby lamb), while ermine is twisted through the centre of the raff, to hold the pleats in place, and forms short scarf ends in front. Lace jabots are a feat are of seal and Persian jackets, the creamy lace being pleasantly decorative on the dark far ; but it must be exceedingly good lace. A cheap lace, against such a back ground, would be intolerable. A rare old bit of Mechlin, or any yellowed relic in your treasure casket, will be found most effective.—The Pnritan. HANDSOME HOUSE GOWN. This charming house gown is car ried out in violet-colored canvas cloth. The deep pointed collar is of helio trope velvet over which is applied cream lace, and the free edges are trimmed with a full ruffle of lacc. Tho garment, out in Princess style, is ar ranged with a fitted lining-front of basqne depth, having single bust darts, and closing in centre. Upon this lin- ing the loose fronts depend; the ful RED IN HIGH FASHION. Bed in every tone and semi-tone is in high fashion, not only as a promin ent accessory, but forming entire gowns, wraps and head coverings. Formerly American women employed this color with greatest cantion, and left red to be lavishly and artistically used by the French. All that is changed, and the gay Parisienne is no more prodigal with brilliant colors than are Americans. It costs Great Britain $15,001 year to maintain the Queen’s pack deerhounds. The people are petiti ing her to give them up. I’OITLAU SITEACff. Scarlet flowers stand drought belter than any others. The camel has the most complicated system of digestive organs. The tire.-, the machine and the clothing of the cyclist are very liable, to become soaked with rain, affording an excellent conductor for the eiec- tr.Citi bolt. The fa-te-’t locomotive ever con structed a ill not reach the speed of the frigate bird, which will tty about 1*25 miles an hour, or across the At lantic in one day. Pos*ibiy some observing scientist, watching the motions of the bird, may get at the secret of its great speed, and reproduce it in some practical way, which will make the air, instead of the earth amt water, the great medium of commnnicaiion from one part of the world to another. There are eight storage battery roads in Europe, four of which were installed daring the past year. The largest system of this type comprises three roads iu Paris, operating nine- t .-a storage battery c:ir j , some of which have been doing duty since 1^92, and tho addition of a third road last May seems to indicate that ior the conditions there existing the storage battery has proved satisfactory. Attention to a curious property of certain plants has been called by an American botanist, E. J. Hill. It ap pears that the larger part of the leaves, especially the younger ones, of silpbinra laciuatum aud silphium terebinthinuoeum turn themselves in a norih ant south direction. Sir Joseph Hooker, it is said, noticed the peculiarity, and was able when travel ing to tell when the train changed its direction by looking at these plants on the plain. In the Polar regions Dr. Moss found that at a temperature of thirty-ffve degrees C. a candle would not burn regularly; for the wax would not melt, being cooled at once by the sur rounding air. The flame then burned feebly, and sank down into a kind of tubular hollow ; aud on boring holes into this the •Same sank down so as to leave a tubular shell, which was ac tually not melted by the flame. The continuous current of very co’d air induced by tho flame was not heated sufficiently to enable it to melt the wax above the flame. Beauty of New York’s Central Park. Its character, so wonderfully evolved from stubborn material, is full of beauty, with all the simple pastoral charm of natural scenery. Owing to the conformation of the ground and the various demands of the public it was fonnd’necessary to make a number of small picturesque scenes, rather than to furnish a single broad expanse of turf with groves of trees. It was, however, tho efforts of the designers to furnish the largest open spaces practicable, and at great expense pro truding masses of rook were blasted oat at the lower end, and the spaces left were filled with loatnr."~'To thid w* owe a peaceful meadow, with its vague borders lost iu the shady recesses of the tress, giving an idea of unlimited extent by the glimpses of grassy slopes seen at intervals beyond, though the green contains but sixteen acres, and the ball-ground only ten. In the north meadows there is a greater sense of freedom and space, though only nineteen acres could be secured even there, but the disposition of the roads and paths is so skilfnl that the fields produce upon the imagination the effect of far greater expanses, and are above all restful and satisfying with their suggestion of seclusion and coun try charm. A distinguished authority, defending it warmly from an unfavor able comparison, remarks, “In no Enropean city, we can safely say, is there a park conceived in so purely naturalistic a way and kept so free from inharmonious details as the Cen tral Park.” -AtlanticMonthly. All iu the Family, A few nights ago a prominent Evan- stonian, who lives in a handsome home in Lake street, was working overtime on the North Hide, and when his busi ness was completed boarded a North Shore electric car for home. Ho was enjoying the last of his box of Ha vanas and was contemplating how much the next box would cost when tho conductor came out on the front platform for fares. The thoughtful man jammed his hands into his pock ets, end in his dismay discovered that he had only a counterfeit dollar,which he had been carrying for months. Ten miles from home, away from friends and “broke” was the unpleasant though that had fiashe 1 through bis mi ad, so he passed up the counterfeit coin and received his change. Before the ear had traveled a mile the con ductor came around again with a sus picious look on his face and said: “Either you or a lady inside gave mo a counterfeit dollar.” “It was the woman, of coarse,” re sponded the embarrassed gentleman; “they are always doing such things.” The remainder of tho journey was not very pleasant to the man who was beating his ride at the expense of an innocent woman, but he buried himself in thought and tried to forget, j He left the car at Lake street, and had started for home on a brisk walk when he heard footsteps behind him. Turn- ing, he saw nis wife, who rushed up and in the most mertified tones saicj: “How I wish I had known you were on that car. The conductor accused me of giving him a counterfeit dollar and made me give him a new dollar before all those people.”—-Chicago Times-Herald. (lood Authority. A Boston authority on lingual mat ters says the name Maceo should he pronounced as if written Me-thav-o, with the accent on the second syllable' —Boston Globe.