The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 30, 1897, Image 6
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THE CREAT MYSTERY.
Could wo but know
* Tho land that ends our dark, unccriain
travel,
Where lies those happier hills and meadows
low.
Aht If beyond the spirit's inmost cavil,
Aught of the country could wo surely
know,
Who would not go?
llight we but hear
The hovering angels high, Imagined,
caurus,
Or oatch, betimes, with wakeful eyes,
and clear.
One radiant vista of the realm before us?
With one rapt moment given to see and
hear,
? Ah! who would fear?
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Were we quite sure
To find the peerless friend who left us
lonely,
JOr there, by some celestial stream, as
pure.
To gaze in eyes that here were lovelit
only?
I ^his weary mortal coil, were wo quite
sure,
Who would endure?
?Edmund Clarence Stodman.
I A Woman Scorned. |
K BT QUULDIXZ WT.t'uNE O'XEIL.
IjioiGioioJoieiOK^jejeiejejoieK^efo^Gi^a^^
?V tC^c) T was rather embarras ?C.
I VJf ^ sing for Maurice Con
V o?* sidine that when he arS'
jjV f /~-i rived at the hotel at
f yY Point of Rocks, having
t come down there in
^ A order to be near his fiau<
was spending
the summer there, he fonnd that the
m'l- p* who had been his fiancee and
whom he had jilted, was also staying
at the Point. For however he justi
. JM his conduet, and glossed things I
; s erer to himself, there can be no
^ doubt that he had acted heartlessly to
? y Bessie Mintoru, and his knowledge of
this and his knowledge of Miss Minhsrn's
ideas of him, did not tend to
uf m his mind with nnalloyed pleasure.
. But he whs agreeably surprised
the moment oame for him to 1
meet his old lore. She was not scornftd,
or theatrically cold to him; she 1
sal Just as gracefully courteous to him
to the othrr men at the hotel, and <
tc all appearances had entirely gotten
. oxer her attack of that dangerous dis- 1
ease of the brain which is called Ioto,
pad which annually makes more fail
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did the Demon Drink. She had become
fast frir.nds with his new love,
little Violet Graatley, and they were '
-wall nigh inseparable; Bessie's man.
war to the little girl was most tender
and even oaressicg, and, though Violet
knew that Maarioe and Bessie had
been/engaged and had parted, she
- could not help bat like her, that is, as
surah as a girl ean ever like the Other
Eft' Woman, the one whom He liked first,
v and perhaps still likes better than
you.
Maurice was much in Bessie's company
during the next month, and he
% even began to think that perhaps he
had made a mistake, for she had im*
proved wonderfully since he had seen
her last; her beauty seemed to have
acquired a richer, warmer type, she
was jollier and more charming, and in
every way fascinating. She puzzled
ldm, she attracted aim, and she annoyed
him, for she did not seem to regard
him as material for flirting, though
ahe flirted desperately with almost
every one else, bat when Maurice tried
to awaken sentimental memories of
old times in her mind, she laughed at J
Mm. "I hare quite got over that otd
3gt,?fan*y'* she aaid, * 'and it is useless for
, 'ym. to tary to revive it. There ore no i
birds in last yev's nests," and she i
t ' langhofl again and went down to the i
pier to look at her boat, the Fly-by- ]
Might
Bat, the truth was that though she
carried a gay, smiling face, .she had
never either forgotten or forgiven
Maurice or the girl who had taken him }
from her. She did not make a show of ,
ker#s?f ss a deserted maiden wearing (
the willow; for she had what is better (
than vhe Christian* virtues, the old .
heathek gift of pride, so that she could
dance aid flirt and joke, while her :
heart was. foil of the blackness of des- (
pair and t^e fires of Tophet.
Given a proud, high spirited and i
vindictive gM who has been thrown ^
over by a Hen, place her in the company
of that man and his new love, j
, and yon have materials at hand for (
nnusual things to happen; yet these 1
three seemed to >e the best friends in j
the World, and tK-e seemed to be no (
happier girl at Pout of Bocks than ,
> Bessie Mirtturn.
There came a da} too hot for any
exertion, whCn one c*ild only lie in
the shade and long ->r evening to
some. The long, wear blazing~day
k came to an end at last, ve stars rose
^ oool-and sweet, the bhjing wbite \
dnst of the roads was laid v the dew 1
W and the hotel guests began ? stjr on<j ^
W ahow signs of animation. Bt,iecame .
to Violet and Maurice in tL (
'Whatdoyou say," said she, ^ ^
cut this place and its stupid he, t
evening and go sailing? I wili^^ ^
out my boat, and we will go on
moonlight. Have you ever been <.f> j
It is a pretty sight."
80 they went down to the pie J
where the Fly-by-Night lay, an,j
Maurice and Violet got in and sat for'
ward. Bessie cast loose the rope holding
the boat and jnmped in. Then she
and Maurice pushed the boat from the
pier with their hands, and together
hoisted the sails and the Fly-by-Night
took the "breeze, softly heeled over
and went creeping down the little bay,
threading the crooked lanes of moonL
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lit water between tbe sea grass. They
reached the outlet and swept .through
into the broad sea, which was almost
smooth, there being just' enough
breeze to till the sails and carry them
along.
Bessie sat at the tiller and held the
sheet. She managed her boat with
perfect command, and the Fly-byYirrht
.qopmr.il tn nhev her like a livitllT
thing. She only moved slightly from
time to time as she shifted the heliu,
and in that light her white yachting
suit and cap made her look like a
marble figure, except when the light
sparkled on her red-brown eyes or the
coils of her red hair, which glittered
like burnished copper.
They passed Gallows Hill, where
the English Governor hanged fortyfive
pirates in a row in the good old
Colony times; they skirted the Haunted
Beach, where they say Captain
Kidd's spirit walks o' stormy nights,
and they drew up abreast with Point
Goodbye. To the east they saw a
brightly lighted bulk coming up
swiftly.
"The Fall River boat, City of
Glo'ster, coming up," said Bessie, and
shifted her helm, holding her boat to
the wind to let the steamer pass. The
steamer came up at speed; they could
see the brightly lighted port holes, aud
the green side lights, near tne rum tiling,
pulsing thunder of t^ie engines
and the steady "cur-ur-ur-urr," of the
paddles. It was close at hand, and
the little boat swung to the surge ol
the steamer.
"Violet," said Bessie, suddenly and
sharply," do you two people love each
other?"
"What a question" said ^Maurice,
with au awkward laugh.
"Xo, but do you?" said Bessie again.
The steamer was so near now that
the deck lights shone on their boat.
Then jealousy raised its head in Violet's
mind. "Of course we do," said
she and gloried in the pang she thought
she inflicted ou the other woman's
heart
"Then," said Bessie, and her vQice
rang like a bell, "kiss each other, for
you are about to die."
She swung the tiller hard over, and
the Fly-by-Night swung as a girl
Bwings in a waltz, the sails filled and
the boat rushed olear into the track
of the oncoming steamer. There was
no time to speak, to rise, to cry out;
it happened in a flash, in a moment.
For one breathless instant the steamer's
lights shone on Bessie's face,
marble white, her eyes shining and
ber teeth glistening between her parted
lips. Then there came one shout
From the steamer's lookout man, and
the thirty-foot stem of the City of
Glo'ster struck the side of the boat a
crashing blow that smashed it as a
paper box crumbles when you step on
it, the mast flew over and whipped the
water and the iron keel of the efeamer
rode on, over and through the boat,
while the "bat-bat-bat-bat" of the
paddle wheels ground it to pieces.
4 The City of Glo'ster ran on a quarter
of a* mile, stopped, reversed and
came back, nearly to the spot. With
a few short orders and some stifled
exclamations some of the deck haudR
InorarArl a hn*t. an officer took the
helm and said, "Give way," and tbey
rowed ont past the circle of the
steamer's lights.
A little group of passengers and
deck hands olnstered at the rail, and
watched the boat as it swept to and
fro orcr the water; no one spoke, and
an awe-struck silence rested over the
men.
At last the boat returned, was made
fast and hoisted, and the officer in
charge scrambled up to the deck.
Did you find anyone?" asked aqnict
voice from the upper deck.
"No one, sir."
"No one swimming or floating?"
"Nothing but a few boards; their
boat was smashed to toothpicks. They
must have gone clean under us and
been out to bits by the paddles."
The same quiet voice said "Go
ahead," a bell jingled in the engine
room, and the City of Glo'ster tore on
its way up the coast, while a few
pieces of wreckage tumbled in the
aake. New York East Side News.
Experiment* In Burial.
Experiments in surface burial hare
been made by Mr. F. Seymour Haden,
the pioneer burial reformer, at his
estate at Alresford, Hants, the resnlts
of which he communicates to the
Times. Laying the body of a calf,
pig or dog on the ground, he "covers
It in every direction with a single foot
of earth," and finds at the end of a
year that only the bones remain.
The whole process is without effect on
the purity of the earth beneath, or the
sweetness of the air around. Deep
burial, he demonstrates, retards the
complete resolution of the animal'
tissue. He has found that bodies
buried two feet deep take two years to
disappear, while at three feet they
take three years and so on. He incites
tuo3e interested to make the
pilgrimage to his experimental burial
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Famous Bible Distributor.
Perhaps the most famous distributor
oi Bibles in the world was Deacon
iViiliam Brown, of New Hampshire.
He began the work in 1849, and kept
it up till his death, a few years ago, at
:he age of seventy-six. During.that
;ime no fewer than 120,000 copies of
die Scriptures were given out by him,
ind despite his age in the two years
preceding his death he canvassed 239
owns and visited over 80,000 fannies.
"frrolve Tears Desil and Cnburled.
The late King Alfonso, of Spain,
-he died twelve jears ago, is still uniried.
His remains lie covered in a
hiding sheet on a marble slab in the
vt] t of the Escurial. It is to be hoped
^disinfectants are used. He will
of lerred when the present King
dies, ,C0|ding to the Spanish custom,
, whicL);ltes 1700,
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Women of Olher Ohj'k.
The fact that women had no prneuoraen,
or personal name, until marriage
sufficiently indicates what was the
social status of women among the
Bomuns. and even when through that
event she acquire:! a personality it
was only to merge it immediately in
that of her husband, the name she
then took being the feminine-form of
that borne by him. Among the Germanic
races, on the contrary, the
frequency of feminine names denoting
war-like qualities - Brunehild.Chriemhild,
Hildebrand, Mathilde (mighty
battle maid),Gertrude (spear maid),
gives evidence not only of a recognition
of woman's distinct personality,
but of her equality with man in a
, sphere of action in which, in our own
' day, she is generally content to cede
him not only pre-eminence, hut exclusive
dominion. Philadelphia Ledger.
A Itod-llrmlod Dinner.
Harper's Bazar says that in a certain
girls' college 20 red-haired nnder
graduates recently gave a"red-headed
i dinner." The red-haired damsels,
all "strawberry blondes" of course,
: wore white dresses with red sashes,
flowers and badges; the table decoraI
tions were red roses and red satin
I ribbons, with red candles and shades
I to match; the menu carets were red,
j each one bearing the Resign of a
white horse. The soup was a puree
| of tomato, the fish, salmon ami the
1 dishes all followed the color as far as
i possible. The affair Avas a great success,
and the following morning, by
permission of the faculty, the "redheads"
marched into the chapel in a
body and sat in the front seats, and
ifter prayers saluted the president
and marched out again in solemn procession.
tVomfn of Finland.
In all the walks of life open to them
the women of Finland are making
marked.progress. In the ^Jniversity
of Helsingfors there are now 200
women students. More than 900
women are engaged as teachers of
A-arions grades, aOout 1000 are employed
in postoffices, railroad and
telegraph bureaus and other departments
of the public serA'ice, nud at
least 3000 are in business. Fifty-tAvo
of the 80 poorhouses have women
superintendents, nil of the dairies are
managed by women, one of the most
importaut industries of the country.
There are 13 p:?pcr mills,seven chemical
pulp factories, three straw pnip
and 20 wood pulp and pasteboard
factories. The number of work people
employed iu these factories
amounts to 5000, and the total number
of paper machine i in the country
it 46. most of them being of English
make.
Might Hare Uw.i EtnpreM.
Accordiug to the Figaro of Paris,
the Duchess of Teek, wno recently
died in England, might have been Empress
of the French. As a matter of
fact, in 1852 Prince Charles Lonis
Napoleon,then president of the French
Republic, asked the hand i.i marriage
of Princess Marie Adelaide Wilhelmina
Elizabeth of Great Britain and
Ireland, daughter of the Duke of
Cambridge, former viceroy of Hanover.
* Lord Palmerston, who was
then prime minister of England, supported
the request, and advised the
marriage. The English court was
disposed to consent, but the young
princess herself absolutely refused
and declared that she would contract
no marriage that would compel her to
live outside of England. She was, and
continued to be, the most English of
all the princesses of Great Britain. In
consequence of thi? decision she did
not marry till 14 years later, when, on
June 12, 1866, she became the wife of
Francis, duke of Teck.and lived thereafter
at Kew. Figaro asks what would
have been the result on the political
history of France in the second half
of the 19th century if the cousin of !
Queen Victoria had been installed as
empress at the Tuileifes.
Birth of a New Fashion.
An English writer is in a state of
amazement about the sudden way in
Lwliieh the whole world will change
its ways. She wonders if the great
Llights of fashion meet in Recret places
and say to each other solemnly: "Let
us invent a new way of shaking
hands." Sot at all; it happens this
way: When a great personage, as
beautiful as she is great, liko the
Duchess of Leinster, for instance
when this grand is in high
feather, with well-fitting satin bodice
and princess lace bertha she naturally
flares away from such elegance as
the arm of musty broadcloth. Some,body
sees it, copies it, and there you
are! Then troubles come to milady
the duke dies, and her widow's weeds
are of no consequence. She is not
particularly glad to see anybody. To
be sure, the duke locked her out one
night when she was late from a ball,
but it was decorous and restful to
grieve somewhat, nevertheless, for his
loss. So, when her hand is grasped
by a sympathetic visitor, she simply
raises it languidly and touches with
linger tips only. Everything the beautiful
duchess does is altogether lovely.
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We cannot slay dukes, bnt we can
shake hands like a duchess. Of course,
we know cur American duty by inspiration.
Who tells us? Nobody.
England and America may have differed
about .small matters a hundred
years ago they are Siamese twins toditfy.
and in the fashionable handshake
they are as one.
A Woman Consul.
Frobably the only woman who has
ever served as a United States consul
is an English lady, wife of Dr. A. J.
Little, the famous explorer. In the
eighties he was studying the province
of Szo Chuen, which lies to the east- .
ward of Tibet. On account of the disorderly
condition of the natives he
left his wife at Ichang during his frequent
absences from that place.
Tl?n Arnnrinnn pntunlni* TV AC
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called away by severe sickness and J
left to visit a European physician who-1
was further down the river at Hankow.
There was some jealousy between himself
and the people at the place, and
the only ones in whom he had confidence
were the lady and her husband.
Her husband was off exploring, and .
so, in order to have some one in charge
of the consulate, he appointed Mrs.
Little ami departed. There is very
little consular business in that part of "
China,and neither he nor any one else
expected that his representative would
have anything to do.
But immediately after his departure
there was a series of local troubles between
the literati an I the American
missionaries, w here the consulate was
called upon for aid and protection.
Mrs. Little, nothing daunted, took
up the dispatch books, and,using them
for models of correspondence, she
wrote a series of letters to the man/lafirto
an oV?am nn/1 r\r%\r? f orl thflr
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promptly caused justice to be done to
the evangelists of the district. She
worked very hard, and what with diplomatic
language, intimations that she
might send for au American gunboat
and timely hints that she might rejjort
the Chinese official to the legation
at Pekin, with a request for their
political degradation, she created almost
a new age for the Christian
workers of that district.
She wa^cor ially thanked by those
she aided, and afterward was congratulated
by her superior and by the
consul general.
Mrs.'Little is a fine linguist and an
able writer. She has traveled with
her husband many thousand miles in
the different provinces of the Mongolian
empire and is said to know the
land better than any other woman of.
our race.
I'anhion Not on.
A,pear-shaped turquoise at the end
of a dagger pin is a fashionable hair
ornament.
Aluminum paillettes are superseding
those of silver, as they are lighter
in weight and do not tarnish.
"Peau de gant" is a newaud supple
dress material which resembles peau
de soie, made of wool instead of silk.
The latest diamond necklace vhas a
flexible setting with a single row of
diamonds, tied in a knot in front with
loose ends.
Pointo de Venise lace in cream tint _
on a silk net in various widths is the
trimming on many of the silk and satin P
evening gowns. a
Guipure lace yokes,edged with three
or four gathered frills of narrow Val- y
euciennes lace, are one of the novel Q
features of bodice decoration. j;
Plaid velvets are made into gowns fi
IoiIi'm Olid u littln finiril) of
kilted silk iu some bright color in the t]
plaid on the bodice is the only trim- b
ming they require. s
The variety in black materials is ex- ?
tensive this season, and the prettiest B
of all are the4* bayadere cords in silk ?
and wool. Black poplius and corded
silks are very much worn. A
Chantilly lace shawls are made into 11
evening wraps by catting them in the T
centre aud draping them over a white ?
satin cape lined with red velvet. Chan- .
tilly edging is used for the finish up
the front and red ostrich feathers for
the inside of the high collar.
Aigrettes, both black aud white, with n
tiny ostrich tips, or bows of velvet
with a diamond pin, are worn in the
hair for evening dress; but one feather
rising from n little twist of velvet is a
most approved fashion. A cut steel if
bow with a white osprey is another t<
novelty. . li
Plaid silk is combined with plain 2
cloth in some of the new costumes, ^
when it appears in folds, vest fronts,
yokes and flounces. Three deep plaid ^
flounces entirely covering a black silk |
skirt are a novelty, indeed, and this
is worn with a black silk or satin
bodice "with plaid blouse vest and ^
epaulets. "
The truly fashionable woman this T
season is a brilliant object to look ?
upon, decked out in both real and imitatiou
jewels, for which fashion has ^
fouud so many uses. They spnrkle in j ^
the folds of lace, glitter in the belt ' ^
around her waist, and help out the ^
scheme of embroidery on her gowns.
Her umbrella handle and lorgnettes ^
are jeweled, and diamond pins gleam
in her hair. ?
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While red is much in vogue for all
Tges it is peculiarly suited, according
to May Manton, to the gowns designed
for children's wear The attractive
. cir.L'fs cosxriiE.
md stylish model shown is of cashmere
11 the brilliant shade known as tulip,
vith trimmings and sash of black
relvet ribbon. The fall waist, whioh
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ouches very slightly over the b?lt, is
tade over a lining that fits the figure
augly at the front, the back* of which
re cut exactly as is the ouf3ide. The
oke portions of snrah striped with
arrow black velvet are faced onto the
*?<? rlontli inriip?.fpr1 The
ill portion is applied, the fulness
rranged in gathers at the waist and
ho pointed edges finished with two
ands of velvet. Thei sleeves are twoe&med
and fit snugly well above the
lbow but show slight puffs at the
houlders which support the full
paulettes.
The skirt is cut in four gores and
its smoothly at the front and hips. It
3 lined throughout and is trimmed
rith double row of velvet ribbon
pplied in points. At the waist is a
elt with bow and ends of wider ribon.
To make this costume for a girl of
welve years will require three and
hree-fourths yards of forty-four-incb
laterial with one-half yard of twentywo-inch
silk for the yoke.
Ladle*' Blouse.
The popularity of the cloth costume
i au established fact, says May Manin.
The stylish model shown in the
irge illustration is well adapted to
ibeline, broadcloth and cheviot, worn
ith a skirt of the same, and over a
birt waist of silk or velvet. As illus*ated,
the material is zibelino in deep
lordeaux-red with trimming o! astra
han and joke of smooth-faced ciotn,
anded with narrow black braid,
ifith it is shown a belt of handsome
lack leather, and a hat of blcck relet
with ostrich plumes.
The foundation for the blouse is a
tted lining made in the usra.l mansr,
and closing at the centre-front,
he blouse proper is fitted by shouler
and nnder-arm seams only, the
ibbed epaulettes being cut a3 parts
I the back and fronts. The joke is
?amed to the right shoulder, and
ooks over to the left. The blouse
ouches well oyer the belt and closes
iriaibli at the left side. The basque,.
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portion is separate and seamed at th?
waist line. The sleeves are two*
seamed and show only slight fijinew
at the shoulders. Beneath the epan*
lettes they are seamed' to the lining .
only, an extra strip of the cloth being
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entire garment is lined with taffeta
silk in a harmonizing shade of red.
To make this blouse for a lady in
the medium sizo will require two
yards of forty-four-inch material. ^
' Ermine is Cowing In. , ,
Among the coming fashions ermine
bids fair to regain its lost reputation,
and will be seen once more on coats
and capes. It had a slight revival .
last winter, but this year its claims are
already noticeable. There is a ques- ' . - .
tionable doubt an to its being becom-" ?
ing?at any rate it can never pom- .
pare with the lovely sable. , i
Petticoats of Silk .Moreen.
Petticoats of silk moreen withtaffetiv
silk ruffles are recommended for wear- .
ing qualities, which the all taffeta .
skirt does not possess. The material
comes in a variety of pretty colors.
Dresx For a Child. . . '
No other style, however good, ever - y
Rnnprsftdp* thn nn? Rhnwn in t.ha illns*
tration. While it is in every way suitable
for a wee child of two it can also
be worn by gills up to the eighth
year. As illustrated the material is
pale pink cashmere with bands of velvet
ribbon of the same color and bole*
roof the material embroidered with
white and edgecl with frills of pink
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IES' BLOUSE.
eatin ribbon, \Hiite goods, snob as i
nainsook. Persi in lawn and the like ' J
are eqnally suitable for dressy gowns,
while ginghams and sundr/ cotton materials
are well adapted to morning
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The full front and back are fitted at '*j
shoulder and under-arm seams only,
but are]|mounted upon a short body- .
lining, which, together with the gown,:closes
at the cen tre-back. The bolero,
which is quite simple, is joined at
the shoulder and under-arm setup. j
The sleeves, of bishop shape, are onei*. A
seamed, the fulness at both shoulders *
and wrists being arranged in gathers.
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child's dbess.
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Frills of the ribbon edged with bands
of velvet make the finish at neck and '
form tiny cuffs. '
To make this dress for a child of.
four years will reqniro two and' onefourth
yards of forty-four-inch or
three yards of thirty-six-incli material.
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