The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 11, 1898, Image 2
' THE COUNTY REGROD,
Published Every Thuisday
--AT
. KIXGSTKEi:, SOUTH CAROLINA.
LOCIS J. HltlSTOW, Editor and
Proprietor.
Since April 1 not less than 172 locomotives
have been ordered in this
conntry by foreign customers. Even
Spain is down for six, contracted for
before hostilities besran. Other conn
tries represented are China, Australia,
Argentina, Mexico, Japan, Egypt,
Russia and Brazil.
Boston's latest is a fine innovation.
It is nothing less than putting swimming
in the public school curriculum.
All the public school pupils are to be
taught to swim without charge, the
city furnishing bathing suits. Twentysix
expert swimmers have been engaged
as instructors, headed by the
champion swimmer of the country.
* This is a piece of practical education
that every city might well hasten to
adopt. It would cost no more thaa
some of the wood-carving aud papercutting
courses that now take up the
time of the pupils.
y
Not satisfied with palming off corn
rtarcli on innocent purchasers for
wheat flour, thus lowering the price
of wheat to the farmer and crippling
' the legitimate milling industry, the
flour adulterators are said to be using
a substance known as "mineraline,'*
announces the Louisville Courier-JourTliic
.1 kind nf elav. dried and
powdered, ami shipped from Greensboro,
N. C. The miller who sells
corn starch in his flour because it is
cheaper is likely to use clay because
it is cheaper. Any suspicious flour
ought to be sharply watched. Corn
meal is cheap and good, but the man
who wants corn bread does not care to
pay flour prices for it.
For several years a growing interest
has been manifested in the value of
the study of animals and plants by
mnnff nxl in the improvement of
the instruction in these subjects in
the high schools. Instead of the
time-worn method of the analysis of
plants attention is being turned to
life processes of plants, the function
of plant parts and the interpretation
of obscure processes through some of
the microscopic plants. In the sum?
mer school at Cornell University dur*
ing 1898 special courses are offered
for the purpose of training teachers
for presenting this new method in the
high schools. In view also of the
growing popular interest iu nature
study, ami in the study of mushrooms,
courses are offered in these
subjects.
Every month there is a statement
oK the number of business failures;
but we look iu vain for a statement of
the causes of failure, remarks the
Youth's Companion. It might not be
pleasant reading, but it would certainly
be instructive. We are told
that some men fail because they are
x .v.-o/vtJ.vL, +1ia tripks nf
loo uuucaki IV w
trade and others because they are too
mean to gain and keep confidence;
some because they do not give full attention
to their business, and others
because they drive business recklessly.
Some lines of trade are overcrowded.
In others the strong and
shrewd push the weak to the wall,
and small operators are "frozen out''
by large ones. Competition, which
' ~ 1 * * i 1 _ i? _
is said to be "trie me 01 iraue, is
often its death.
The Minister if Finance of the Re
public of Hawaii has submitted his report
for 1897, showing the extraordinary
increase which has taken place
within the period covered in the Pacific
achipelagu's volume of imports. In
. the aggregate, Hawaii purchased goods
in foreign markets last year amounting
to SS,S38,730, or SI,018,975 in excess
of the sum for the preceding year.
Most of the trade thus represented
was carried on with the United States,
the exact figures covering Hawaii's
purchases in this market for the past
year amounting to $0,800,028. Some
idea of the rapid rate which has marked
the growth of Hawaii's import trade
may be gathered from the fact that in
1843 she purchased in foreign markets
only $223,388, while up to 1894 she
purchased only 8'2.738,213. With respect
to Hawaii's exports for the past
year, they aggregated the enormous
sum of $1G,021,775. These figures
serve to emphasize the republic's marvelous
resources.
"No doqbt." said the lamented Mr.
Gladstone. "I have suffered a good deal
for the last six mouths. Hut then 1
have had one hundred and seventy-six
months -almost without pain." A great
man's acceptance of the reverent
words of an ancient sufferer. "Shall we
receive good at the band cf God, and
shall we not receive evil?"
I FIELDS OF ADVENTOBE.!
| THRILLINC INCIDENTS AND DARINC
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
Iiow ii Sure-Shot Englishman Saved a
Kui'ftian Oltlcer Froin a Horrible Fate
in a Siberian Tiger's Lair?.Ait Unfortunate
Sentinel?Fight With Turkeys.
On tlie Amoor River about 300
miles back from Ylaclivostock, Siberia,
relates a traveler in the New York
Sun, is tbe town of Xoro Tchestra, a
place of some importance on the
frontier. Twenty miles below it is a
native village, with some unpronounceable
name?a little hamlet 'of about
twenty houses lying near the river,
Avith avoocIs and cane jungle all about
it. It was in midwinter, after snow
had lain on the ground for weeks,
that a tiger began to come to the village
from time to time by night and
kill a cow or a sheep. That was bad
! enough, but presently he carried off
an old man, and the week afterwari a >
giil. 1
Some people saw him and told great
j stories of how big he was, and the size
i of the tracks he left in the snow
i backed tip their statements. The
villagers felt that they were not equal
to dealiug with him, and they sent a
, deputation to the officers of the gav1
rison at NovoTchestra asking them to
I get up a hunting party to come out
1 and kill the tiger. That was good
enough sport for them, and four of,
ficers, with ten or twelve private
i soldiers to act as beaters, came to the
I village next day. With them was an
I Euglishmau named Xorris, who
chanced to be staying at Novo
I Tchestro. They brought with them a
; pack of Eussiau bearhounds to use at
a pinch, although it would have been
tlie same tiling as tuning mem uuiright
to set them after a tiger. The
party arrived in the afternoon, too
late to hunt that day. The officers,
with Xorris, stopped at the house of
the head wau of the village. The
soldiers were billeted amongjthe villagers,
and all hands waited for the
! morrow to begin their hunt.
As the party in the head man's
house sat drinking vodki and smoking,
a scream was heard outside and
then a cry of "Tiger." They rushed
to the door to find that a soldier had
been carried ofl' by the tiger. His
cries were heard several times dying
away in the distance, but it was useless
to try to pursue the tiger in the
darkness. It appeared that the soldier
had left the hut where he was quartered,
against the advice of his host,
to visit his comrades in another hut,
He never reached it. Between the
two houses the tiger had pounced on
him and carried him off. In the morning
the marks of the struggle could
plainly be seen in the snow, and the
tracks where the tiger had prowled
watching the houses for a victim.
This was a bad beginning, but it
made every one more eager than before
to kill the tiger. The tracks were
plain on therouto the tiger had taken
wheu the party set out next morning,
so the dogs were left at the village.
Half a mile away, in an evergreen
ticket, they came to where the tiger
had stopped to devour his victim.
Vhat he had left of the body he had
dragged under the thickest bushes as
if he had meant to hide it. From this
spot he had gone straight to the nearest
watercourse and drank, then turned
tc ward a place, three miles away, where
a Buddhist monastery once had stood,
j It nad been a ruin for centuries, hut
j part of the vail with broken arches
j still was standing. The tiger's tracks
I led to a hole where an arch had partly
caved 121 and there they ended.
Mow to get to the tiger or to get him
out was the next question. The soldiers
had their rities along, bat the
order to them was not to tire except by
word of command. As the ollicers
stood before the hole talking over what
they had better do in the matter, Xorris,
who was a reckless sort of fellow
went close to the wall with the idea of
peering into the hole and trying to
rout the tiger out with a shot. Before
he could do this the tiger bolted of his 1
own accord out of the hole straight for
the ollicers and was among them before
one of thorn could tire his ritie.
In au instant he had knocked one of
them down, seized Mm witn ms iceiu
ami turned back toward his den. Xo
one dared fire for fear of hitting the
man until the tiger was at the entrance
of the den. The brute paid 110 attention
to Xorris standing against the
wall, but dropped the officer whom he
had seized by the side so as to shift
bin hold to the shoulder that he might
drug him through the narrow hole.
This gave the Englishman his chance,
and he fired at the tiger at a distance
not three rifle lengths away. The
bullet struck between the eye and the
ear making a bole that looked as if it
had been cut with a die. The tiger
did not need a second shot, but he
clawed the officer's overcoat clean from
his back as he thrashed round, dying.
The officer was not much hurt. Ilis
heavy winter clothes had saved him
from that. Xorris got the skiu and
the glory. You would think he wonld
have kept the skin as a trophy, hut he
gambled it away within a fortnight,
and so it came at last into a trader's
hands. It's a heauty. The tiger was
a fr.U-grown one and not too old to
have the finest sort of skin.
A Lion's Perseverance.
The following incident, illustrative
of the lion's perseverance in watching,
and tenacity in retaining his prey, occurred
to an African hunting party.
The wagons and cattle had been put
up for tha night, when, about midnight,
they were thrown into complete
confusion. About thirty paces from
the tent stood a lion, which walked
very deliberately a few paces further
bebind a small thorn-bush, carrying
something with him which the onlookers
took to be a young ox. They
fire l more than sixty shots at the
bush. The southeast wind blew
strongly, the sky was clear, ami tba
moon shone very bright, so that anything
might be perceived at a short
distance. After the cattle had been
quieted again, and the chief of the c
party had looked over everything, he {.
missed the sentry from before the 1
tent. On calling as loudly as possi- a
ble, but in vain, he came to the mei- a
aucholy conclusion that the poor man f
had fallen a prey to the invader, r
Three or four men then advanced very
cautiously to the bush, which stood
exactly opposite the door of the tent,
to see if they could discover anything (
of the sentinel, but they returned 1
lmHor-ol-oltor fnr tlin linn wlin was 8
still there, rose up ami began to roar. 1
A hundred shots were again tired at 1
the bush, without, however, there be- 1
iug any appearances of the lion. This v
induced one of the men to approach '
the bush with a fire-brand; and as he i
advanced the lion roared terribly and (
leaped at him; but the monster was ?
compelled to retire by the fire-brand, r
which was hurled at him, aud the ?
shots by which he was assailed.
The fire-brand fell into the midst of i
the bush, aud, favored by the wind, it
began to burn with a great flame, so
that those assembled could see into the
bush and through it. They continued v
their firing into it; the night passed 0
away and the day began to break, j
which induced everyone to fire at the
lion, as he could not lie there without t
exposing himself. Some men posted r
at the furthest wagons watched to f
take aim at him as he came out. At j;
last, just before it became quite light, v
he walked up the hill with the dead t,
body of the sentinel in his mouth; j
about, forty shots were fired without t.
hitting him; aud, persisting in retain- j,
ing his prey amid the fire and shot, he c
carried it securely off. But short- ]
lived was his safety, he was followed f
and killed before noon, while stand- T1
ing over the mangled remains of the j
unfortunate sentinel. a
"Sandy .Tim'*" Adventure.
A citizen of Irwin County, Georgia,
Mr. James Fletcher, better known as
"Sandy Jim," to distinguish him
from a cousin of the same name, has a 0
collection that, in these late days of ^
the Nineteenth century, is a unique t
oue. It i% about 300 sets of deer P
antlers, that at one time were arranged 1
in rows under the piazza shed of his 1
residence, one tier above another. 0
The best of it is Mr. Fletcher remem- c
hers the history of each pair of antlers, a
and can tell just where the deer was
killed and all the attending circum- *
stances. And the histories are well '
wort*a hearing, being rich enough in r
adventure to till a volume of ordinary 11
ize. j]
But one of his most memorable ad- 1
4- r, Jo r>/-,+ nnnnanfAil TCI f ll t.llfi t
YCUIUICV* IO UUV wuuvvvvv.
(leer antlers. Mr. Fletcher built a d
turkey-pen down near the edge of the *
river swamp, and going to it one day 11
was overjoyed to find eight fine, fat, I
wild turkeys entrapped therein. In i
his haste to secure them, he decided d
to crawl through into the pen and 0
catch and kill them. But when ho v
got inside, he would have given half 11
his worth to be out again. Did you 1'
ever try to handle a live, wild turkey? 1"
He is a warm member. And all eight
of these were warm members, and as
Mr. Fletcher worked they rapidly became
warmer. At last after making
the most desperate fight of his life, he
came out victorious, and the turkeys 9
were all slain, but when Mr. Fletcher i
slowly and painfully crawled out of > H
that slaughter pen he was not as hand- j '
some as he once was, but he knew ! I1
more. And the scars of the conflict j 1
ho bears until to-day. ' a
I j e
A Fight With Snakes. j 1!
Boscoe Merrils, who is at work for v
C. L. Halliday, of Sebawa, Mich., i ?
bail an experience a few (lays ago tbut ; l
be will not care to repeat. Going
over the swamp for a tamarack polo i
witb wbich to repair the corn marker, c
be ran across a blue racer some seven s
feet long. Having nothing handy to 1
( strike it with he threw his axe at it, a
but failed to bit it, and tbe snake re- ]
fused to run. While debating what 1
to do a second one made its appear- 1
ance, and finally a tbird one some c
eight feet long, and all advanced to c
tbe attack. One ran between bis legs j
and immediately coiled around tliem, c
giving them a bard squeeze and rais- (
ing its bead as if about to strike. \
Catching it by tbe neek witb one n
band he reached for his knife witb i
tbe other and cut it across one of tbe 1
coils, when it quickly unloosened and I
glided off into tbe bush. Being thus
released Merrils turned and ran for
the bouse; getting his gun be returned
and shot one, but tbe larger A
one got away. Iu bis hurry be got a ]
I cartridge jammed into the gun and
had to return to the house to get it
out. Years ago Oliver Brailey was
scared out of this same swamp, lea"ing
his axe, and afterward Lovell
Halladay saw a snake over eight feet
long near the same place.
Killing Grizzlies W*: li a Knife.
The love for free life and the excitement
ol fighting and hunting was
unbounded in "Jim" Baker, the
famous scout who died a few weeks
ago in Colorado. On one occasion he
killed two full grown grizzly cubs
with a hunting knife, while his fritle
I lay unused on the ground. A companion
aud himself saw the two cubs
l as they were passing up the side of a
I mountain. Baker proposed that each
of them should kill one of the cubs
I with a huntiug knife alone, "because
| it would be a great thing to tell about
afterward." Putting aside their guns
j the two hunters attacked. Baker
! killed his cub and went to the rescue
I of his friend, who was hard pressed
j and yelling for help. As soon as
Baker went to his assistance the other
man ran awy. Baker killed the second
cub.
Over 200 patents have been issued
for horseshoes, and not one of them
j has ever come 11110 geuerm u?e. j ,
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
To Make Hugs.
To make good rugs, take old wor
>nt garments, tear in strips, sew t
'ether. knit tlieni, as you do coronu
Liiitting, only 011 two hickory needl
ibont one foot long; knit any leugi
md width desired, then sew to a en
ee sack, and you have a nice, usef
?br
Ammonia in the Kitchen.
The uses of ammonia are man
)ne teasDOonful to one quart of wati
nakes a wash for paint. Will bright*
ilver if used one teaspoonful to 01
tint hot suds, then polish with ch
tiois. A few drops on newspaper wi
>olish windows. Mix a few droj
rith a little hot water, rub on greas
pot, jjlace blotting paper over, ai
ron with warm iron. Good fi
leansing hair brushes. "Will ki
tdd 011 clothes. Add chloroform
ostore color. Will brighten carpe
f rubbed with cloth wrung out in a:;
no'.iia and water. Good for removix
dor of pe: si>iration 011 skin.
A Wlrkcr lOasy Chair.
A novelty in wicker furniture is
ride chair or narrow settle as yi
lect to describe it. It has a vet
ligh back, and is evidently model*
.ftor the high English draught cliai
hat are popular in many drawii
ooms. The new shadings of wick<
nrniture combine almost every tii
n.XVII u'itli linn-Avar the SpalillCT-wr
e 1 ami the forest green still much
vidence. Spanish yellow is anotki
ashionahle color, but with these <1
ided shades come many delicate hue
unking it possible to match any so
if hangings in furniture. The dur
ility and cleanliness of the wiek<
urniture is adding markedly to i
ise as all-around service, while tl
tossibility of relieving it with pillov
nd cushions brings it within tl
imita of upholstered comfort.
The ISlf*fcinj?# of a Summer Stove.
No housekeeper who has once use
me will ever tolerate coal or woe
ires in her kitchen in hot weathe
hough she sacrifice a do2eu other in
un-tont 'w:iuts" in order to seem
innmiiity from their torturing hea
ias stoves are always a possibility i
ities, but in small towns ami in tl
ountry those for gasolene or oil on
re available. Both kinds have bet
ironght to such a state of perfectic
hat there is little or nothing left 1
?e desired in their use. Oil stov<
equire frequent cleaning and trir
ling to keep odorless, so preferem
ies with gasolene. Every farmhoiu
ti the land should possess one, an
he blessings that each would brii
luring tli? eternal summer's eookir
o some burdened woman simply con!
lot be measured. They do not "e:
ilode," as popularly supposed, and i
nvestigatiou will prove, every act
ent is directly traceable to some a
f gross carelessness which, othe
rise directed, would render dangeroi
lany things in common use in tl
lousehold. ? Woman's Home Con
auiuu.
Keeping Meat Freah.
To keep fresh beef, pork or sausaj
luring the hot weather, prepare i
or the table, fry very lightly, pai
loscly iu glass, stone or tin fru
ars, cover with hot lard, seal and s
.way. When wanted for use, opr
ho jar and set where the lard w;
nelt, then take out as much meat i
s needed, reseal the jar and sot av?:
gain. This is much i etter than co
ring with lard in open jars, as t!
neat is almost sure to get strong :
rarm weather, and always does afi
, jar is opened if not used .at one
>ut when sealed it keeps indeliuitel
When pouring on the hot lard, ea
nust be taken not to break glass ja
>r to unsolder tin ones, ami the lai
houlil not he boiling. Those \vl
tave sealed fruit with cotton battii
mtl know how admirably it keeps nu
icrbaps prefer to use straight, ope
aouthed, gallon, stone jars for tl
neat, as they would he a little mo
onvenient than smaller fruit jars,
overed first with a heavy paper, c
ust to tit, then with two layers
otton batting tied on securely, ai
>ver all a stout cloth or paper to pr
ent the cotton being torn,it will kei
is well as when regularly sealed, ai
neats thus treated will be as palutah
ate in the summer as though fresh
mtchered. American Agriculturist
Keceipts.
Fried Carrots Pare and slicecros
vise as thick as a half-dollar thr
lunches of small young carrots at
ook in unsaited boiling water t
ender (about fifteen minutes); dr
l- ATolt in a uniif<
lie CiUiuia raiciiiuj. .hv.v
)im two tablespoonfuls of butter, nt
he carrots ami sprinkle over them
leapi'/g saltspoonful of salt and
lalf-teuspoonful of sugar; fry for t<
ninntes. Serve as a side dish.
Salad or Cold Meat Dressing?T?
ablespoonfuls of dry mustard, tv
ablespoonfuls sugar, one teaspoonf
?alt, enough boiling water to make
hick paste f don't put in too mm
ivater); pour into this one-third cn
"ill melted butter, three eggs beati
horouglily, one codec cupful of mi
)r cream; after putting all togeth
idd one cupful vinegar; boil in doub
joiler until thick, like cream; do u
boil iu tin.
Fig Sandwiches in Rolls?Split
lozen figs,scrape out the soft portio
ejecting the skins; rub this to
paste. Butter either white or brov
bread, then cut the slices from t
(oaf as thin as possible; remove tl
jrusts, spread over, the paste; roll ti
bread carefully, press for a mome
until there is no danger of the r<
opening; then roll it in a piece of ti
sue paper, twisting the ends as y<
would an old-fashioned motto, or
may be tied with narrow baby ribbi
of any color.
I
ft. I
ill Warm Weather Gloves.
)3 | Gloves with perforated finger sii
<e , are a very new and useful additior
id | the warm weather toilet. They
jr | based upon the fact that perspirat
11 of the hand usually starts between
to lingers, and if these are kept cool
ts hand remains cool and dry. T!
a- come in both silk and kit*.
A Useful and Dainty Pin.
A new pin is a violet clasp, w
dainty arms of filagree silver, wh
open by operating a spring at the ba
a The silver or gilt arms arc wide, t
>u open for the stems of these delic
y flowers, clasping them closely, 1
not so much so as to crush
rs stems. Lovers of these sweet tlow
'3 ! ?re able to wear them at least twic<
''r long as when fastened by the bar
ll* cutting pin, which hastened tli
IX drooping. The clasp itself is hig
111 ornamental, a3 well as novel and u
er ful.
c
S A Novel Veil.
rt One of the latest novelties is a 1
a- of cream applique. This is quite
?r unusual style, yet one likely to t;
ts well with the season's hats. Fin
le spotted veils are popular. A new <
i-s if of velontine, and it has a very f
le mesh. It is soft, with tiny dots. T
veil is extremely becoming to
maiden with a bright color. Black s
cream chautilly veils have delic
,,1 little sprigs scattered over the surfa
with the edge riuisbed with a bord
r For the season's service no veils
a[ so serviceable as the ones "that a
??1- '' TU/. M.Uila li.11/v ia nlarv x%rr\
T0 ^ JL LIO n UllC lUilU to Uiou ?TW
t as well as the black, with tiny tlots
[jj black and white.
16 Russian Clubwomen.
v The women of St. Petersbn
11 Russia, have recently establishei
club known as the Russian Wome
? Mutual Help Society, with a iueml
ship of about fourteen hundred.
"* It is only lately that any movem
0 in this direction could be made, as
?? I I 3 _ iV. t li*.
~ itussian law ioroaue iue luruiituui
1( women's clubs, and it is only thror
strenuous efforts and numerous
!? peals to the Empress that permiss
1 has been granted. A letter recer
x* by Lady Aberdeen from St. Pete
13 burg recently said that the Russ
women were developing a lively
1 terest in clubs, which is due larg
1" to the growth of the club idea in E
13 land and America,
le
ll~ The Mushroom Ilal.
The mushroom hat has struck
appreciative chord in woman's bre:
,c It is made out of mull or similar tis,
' and comes well down over the fa
. protecting it from the direct rays
the sun. It is exquisitely stylish, 1
soils so rapidly as to render a clea
ing a necessity every fortnight. W1
:jl most of theso hats are worn plaii
few are decorated with pearl trimm
iy or pearl headings to give the impi
; sion of dewdrops, while others hi
* loosely stitched across the crowr
j cobweb in pale gray silken wi
Prettiest of all in this Held of decc
tion was the design of a modiste v
had embroidered on the top sevt
^ i ? I 1 j
' rose leaves, ami percuea upon
^ stem a butterfly with outstretei
I wings.?Now York Mail and Exprt
10 Pin Money From n Flower lied.
l" Two young women, who wo
Vather earn an extremely modest s
u* of money by doing work that can
ie carried on at home than exhaust tb
re energies by traveling back and fo
^ on trains and standing behind co;
llt. ters or sitting behind desks, are
gaged in raising slips to be sold in
1(* fall as decorative house plants. 1
e" growing of them costs nothing, t
-1' every penny earned will be clear gs
If the gardeners wiil be contenl
'e earn S3 or SI a week they will t
'y that, deducting carfare, lunches, w
and tear on clothing, etc., they wil
the end have as large an accuinula
sum as if they were receiving a g<
s- weekly salary and had alltheexpeu
ee to bear.
id They say that to have the plants
ill good condition by the autumn
i}> slips should be put in inthespringi
e- kept well watered. . When they
Id potted the pots should be sunk in
a earth and if well moistened all sr
a mer the plants will be found wl
211 taken up for sale in September to
well grown and perfectly health j
io New York Tribune.
V ^ Tlie Droit* of Our Great-Grand moth
I dare say that our great-gra
jl fathers were delighted with the
longings of our great-graudmothi
J3ut for comfort one would hardly
jj. lect the eighteenth century str
laced corset. Above it was a cors
'j1 all lined with buckram and whalebc
1 The hoop-expanded skirt wasgarla
0 ed with artificial flowers or other
balas. It was hard to sit down pi
a erly in it. When once the wearer
n? I down, she liked to remain seated.
il bold-upright position was obligate
k U The hair was expected to remain
he disturbed for several days. He
he the necessity, when oue retired
he the night, to be propped up with
nt lows. There was really no other 1
>11 of enjoying a little comfort. The <
i1*- erlets and pillow eases were con
ou ered adjuncts of the bedgown, a n
it luxurious object for the time. T1
on were bath coverlets of embroide
flannel.
The snuff-box belonged properly to
les l'art de la femme. What skill was
i to lavished on it! One showed one's
are rings in taking a pinch of snuff. The
ion taste for scents was not much dethe
| veloped. How could it be when nosthe
1 trils were tilled with snuff? But I
tey can imagine the snuff-box as being indispensable.
Snuff was the only
I deodorizer. Ladies quite gave it up
ith a'ter *^e devolution. It was on the
wane before. La Nouvelle Heloise
cj. di<l not take snuff, nor did Marie Anin
j toinette.?Loudon Truth.
fito _
I ^ I>:mc:er in Ilair Ornament
^ j Many, indeed most, of the combs
: and hair-pins worn by women of the
present day are of celluloid. Indeed,
j so excellent au imitation is it of shell
.' j that in the liner grades the only infal,
1 lible test is that of tire, a test injurious
" j to shell and destructive to celluloid.
The London Lancet, that staid and
sober journal which has never been
accused of sensationalism, warns its
,ej] readers of the dangers of a new comb
au which has recently been patented in
a].e i London and New lork. it is uoume,
ejv being two combs which are joined by
ane i a hinge, and Avhich, when closed, hold
jue the hair tightly in position. A physi|
cian, writing to the Lancet, reports a
the j caHe which the comb, when fastU1(j
eued in the hair, caine in contact with
ate 1 the hot curling iron with which the
ce j hair was being waved, and caught fire,
er' emitlicg dense fumes, i^roducing severe
arg burns and practically destroying the
rill hairrn
The explosive and combustive prop(
erties of celluloid are undoubted, and
it would be well that women should
bear them in mind. The heat of a
curling iron at the point requisite to
rg, curl the hair is quite sufficient to
I a ignite celluloid, and the Lancet asm's
serts that the material burns much
ier- more readily in hair than when out of
it, as was proven by experiments with
ent a wig.
the Severe concussion is also sufficient
i of to produce combustion, and an inigh
stance is given where a blow on the
sip- head by violent contact with an open
ion door ignited an ornamental comb,
red which, however, was easily detached,
>rs- so that the results were not very seriian
ous.
in- Some years since a bride, who was \
ely on her wedding tour, arriving at a
ng- hotel, on openiug her trunk, found **
her trousseau practically destroyed by
tire, the only possible source of which
must have been the explosion of a set
an of celluloid brushes and combs. It
ist. was conjectured that the explosion was
sue caused by its rough handling which
;ce, the trunk received from the baggageof
men en route,
but Under ordinary circumstances celns
luloid may be used with safety, but
iilo car;} should be taken to keep it, like
i a other inflammable substances, at a safe
ing distance from tire, and also from ccnes
enssiou, while ladies who make use of
nve curling irons must be careful not to
i n bring them into contact with celluloid
ire. hairpins or combs. Chicago Timesira
Herald,
rho
__i Fashion Fancies.
^ i Chemises with shoulder liounces of
1G(] I lace or edging arc prettj.
sss. Cloth walking gowns are being ap'
pliqued with ribbon in bowknot effects.
Cloth gowns trimmed with straps of
uru the same material are still stylish and
. pretty.
^ Beading with ribbons run through
un it makes a nice trimwiug for gowns of
wash material.
enthe
Lace flounces finished with beading
and ril)bon make a nice trimming for
lU(j a chemise or waist,
lin. | White chiffon, decorated with black
t to lace applique, is used in veiling taffeta
ind flounces of petticoats.
e?r Accordion-pleated flounces, vests,
1 blouses and even skirts are "the rage"
ted for the season's gowns.
J0^ Short corsets with lace and ribbons
ses for trimming are the styles which the
stores display at present.
th0 A lovely petticoat is made of bright
irfd re't taffeta silk, and has a trimming of
are black laco flounces, edged with narrow
t]ie ! red satin ribbon.
im- i -A new and pretty style of trimming
lieu for light-colored silk skirts is of nar'
i ? e x
be row black velvet nuoon ionneu mtu
| great points, tabs or wavy stripes.
It is predicted that light colors will
j not be as much worn in the fall as at
CI?' I present. Brown will be one of the
,1('* fashionable shades for the season's
gowns.
irs- Rough straw sailor hats with narrow
s.e" brims and wide blue or black ribbon
alt" bands are already much worn. Bands
a?e of two shades of ribbon are used on
?ne. "saiiors."
Effective bicycle hats are of the Al*
. pine shape and are decidedly stylish
I when trimmed with stiff crepe and
upstanding wings, or draped with a
* j plaid silk scarf. ^
uu. ! Hats of mixed straw, prettil^
nce j trimmed with loops of net and jaunty
for | wings, and the sailor shape, with a
pil- : plain black band, are much in favoi
; t'.u- both bicvcle and street wear.
?uy | - ,
:ov-1 An accordion-pleated wrap which
sid- ; hangs from the shoulders to the waist
lost line, with cape sleeve effect, and
lere trimmed with many rows of lace, i<
red : one of the chic garments for the sea1
| son's wear.
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