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NV di find more of ro- mance in another matrimonial af- fair, which, it is said, will C111111i- nate in a wedding within a couple of weeks. The novelist has never woven a tale of more improbability than the plain, unvarnished story of the life and social triumphs of Mabel Wright. from the time of her introduction 'to the innee! circle of New York society, her capture of it and one of its most exclu- sive members, to her separation and ili- voree the other (lay in a Dakota town. and her prospective marriage to the heir presumptive to one of the oldest and foremost tontines of a European court. It ja almost Cinderella in teal American life. Mabel Curtis Wright :was the daugh- ter of a carpet designer, a man who had only a moderatt income, and lived In a fair, but not arietoeratic, New York boarding house. There was ab- solutely nothing in her origin nor sur- roundings to warrant any expectation of more than the ordinary, hum -drum life of an American woman of the mid- dle class, except her beauty. That at- tracted attention, and her good flaillre and good sense completed the conquest of those who came in contact with her, She was introduced into \society\ at Newport, and, for once let it be said . to the credit of New York \society.\ usually the crualed and most shoddy of all flimsy creations, she was received and welcomed for the sake of hem own sweetness, was paid attention by all the swells, and at the last was won by one of the best \catches\ of the sea- son, Mr. Fernando Yznaga, the mar- riage taking place in March, 1890, in the comparatively humble apartmenta' of her father and mother. As the wife of a millionaire Mrs. Yznaga had en- tree to all the social functions of New York, and spent much time in Europe. meeting the very best people on both sides of the Atlantic. But fi(r. Yznaga had already bee» divorced from one wife—at her instance—the sister of Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. before he married Miss Wright. Two years ago there were rumors of differences between thk Yzangae. Early this year, while in London, they separated. The wife came om er here and settled in Dakota, where she secured a divorce last week. Her husband was represented by counsel. but made no defense, and the cause was \incompatibility which may cover a multitude of matrimonial sins. Now comes the continuation of the romance. Where Count Bela Zichy and Mrs. Yznaga first met does not appear, nor is it material. That they met and that they loved is certain. For some time the name of the count has been\ whispered in connection with that of the beautiful American, but, to the credit of both let It be said, never in an offensive way. The Hungarian nobleman has borne himself most chiv- alrously and with rare discretion and delicacy. But no sooner was the di- vorce announced than it was said the two would be married, and of that there seems no doubt. NS hilt. the lady was with her father in Dakota her lover was here in New York in strictest retire- ment, awaiting the time of her freedom from the bonds of matrimony binding her to Yenaga. contrary to the usual custom In such cases, quite in contrast with the Marl- borough Vanderbilt affair. In this in- stance the foreigner Is not after American dollars, hut American beauty, and for love alone. It is he who has the millions, while his bride will bring him but little but her own sweet self. Count Zichy, though at present only a Lieutenant in the Austrian army, Is of the 12th Haller -Hussars. one of th• most aristocratic regiments in Europe. Me Is a brother-in-law of Count An- MABEL WRIGHT YZNAGA. drasay, es prime Minister of A estria, atiul will, neon the death of his mother, be , orne the head of the Zichy family. 1hr second family of Hunger) , in social sepreinary, with Helios of millions. If nothing untosard shall interfere the poor Ainerisen girl will beconie one of the Shining rights of an (titi World im- perial coort. People who route froni the West with ri proper spirit of pat riot km anti love for their hirthplate are apt to find it grow on thorn after a season In New York. ' Things are different .- A lady who sit months ago CAMP from t'hieago - not that Chicaeo is the best place in the West to hall from or to remember and be patriotic about—has a pathetic and simple tale of woe to tell about such a simple, little thing as tke trim- ming of a hat that will surely strike aympathei:c chord In the gentle bo- :fonts of her sisters along the Mississ- ippi. ''l went aown to an estblishmetit on Sixth avenue the other (lay,' said she, \and selected a hat I liked untrimmed. le -calla.. I wanted to use some feathers I had ott hand. Then I took it upstairs to the trimming department. It was a long time before I could find anyone to wait on time. When I did get attention it was from an arrogant girl with her hands on her hips and a swagger that was made for a duchess and so wan a misfit on her. who refused utterly to touch my hat. I finally haul to undo it and ehow her what I wanted. She W a so insolent about It that I gave her a bit of my mind and went away. I went to another place, and then to another, and yet another, until I was tired be- yond expression., Do what I could I was unable to get that hat trimmed! At last, worn out and desperate, I naked one girl: 1Viii you tell time why I can't get a hat trimmed here In New York?' The answer wee that tailless I COUNT ZICHY. bought at least $5 worth of trimmings from the firm or all the material in the first place. no 'house would touch it. Then I wanted to know if it was pos- sible to get such a simple th'ig done In the city, and was told that it was not expected. I went home in disgust. I have plenty of money. I have lived In several cities and never before had any such trouble—they always charge enough to make , it very Profitable. Finally, Istook a Sunday paper, anti at last found an advertisement of a wo- man away down town who did such a thing. I took that hat from West One Hundred -and -Third street to East Twenty-seventh street and had it done nicely and to my perfect satisfaction. But, ray, what a time I had—and such a simple thing too. MALCHI.\ HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Stone Practical Intelleallaa. That At Housewives Should Appreciate. A roasting pan made of paper is new. The paper is compressed and coated with a wax preparation. In appearance it resembles parchment. The inventor claims that paper can be used for bak- ing, and where the fire does not come in contact with the pan it will be found to be far superior to iron. Clean kid gloves with naphtha, remembering that it is very explosive If exposed to fire or lamplight. Put one glove on. dip a piece of clean white flannel in the naphtha and rub over the golve, rub- bing the spots very hard. Then rub fay with a second piece of flannel ant( hang in the air until the odor has\ evaporated. To keep the color of the cranberry sauce right. cook In a porce- lain-lined dish. Allow a pint of water to a quart of cranberries, cover and boll for ten minutes. Add one pint of granulated sugar and stew for ten min - Wee longer, covered all the time. Stir with A wooden spoon. Strain and squeeze through everything but the seeds and tough skins. A good little wafer for occasional use is made from two eggs beaten light without separ- ating, a cephil of brown sugar added to the eggs gradually, and a pinch of late *Aix two tablespoonfuls of flour with the batter, then add a cupful of walnuts chopped fine. Bake one, and if not stiff enough, add a little more flour. The batter should drop easily from the spoon. Grease tins, and drop on in spoonfuls. Hake five minutest in a quick oven. A delicious dessert Is made from sponge cake and preserved pineapple in the following way: Drain off the syrup, flavor it with kirch and cut out the Interior of the cake, leav- ing a thick wall. Use the prepared syrup to flavor it. pour in anti over it, but 9lo not 11Fr enough to soak the cake .0 that It will break. Fill the inside with chopped pincepple mixed with whipped cream flavored with orange flower sugar and heap the ceeam on too of the cake. Good Florian.. Scarce. Louisville Post: There has been a greet falling off in breeding throughout the went, and, as a conseme nee. horses are getting scarcer every day, and prictat west are advancing coraespond- Ingly. We have to pay from $10 to $20 more for them this year than last, and prices have not advanced erirrosporul- Inaly east, bat there will ho a eaare au yanks before long, and within two years I expect in see ordinary horses higher than ever before. Flow Do I account for that' Why, the question is easily seised lesportatien, increatted popela lion anti other changes will make the drill/1111 more Make. and this. conplell with the deereaffe in breeding. is bound In have a marked effect Then, too, mom of the to rub stock line been picked lip, 011.1 a bettor FillAS of horses is bound to follow. anil coerse. the petille will have to stand the result MANY ARE PITIFULLY YOUNG. bliss WIlliard Writes sof Iter Visit to this Anchorage. Miss Frances E. Willard, her heart filled witim sympathy, has Jost visited the Florence Crittenden Artchorage at Chicago. Of the good belsg done there, and the needs of the lustitution, ape writes as foliose: To the Editor.— I have visited the Florence Crittenden Anchorage fur Girls, on Wabash Ave- nue, folinded 'mome years ago by the Central W. T. U.. I found there thirty-five women, sonic of them Piii - fella young, and twelve with babies in their arms. it was a sight to make careless hearts thoughtful and stead)\ eyes dim. The poor child who was de- ceived, betrayed, and robbed a few days ago by the man she trusted, anti who tried to take her own life, was there. At last she had found those whom site could trust, anti who told her the.y would do all in their power to help her to hilt ti her wrecked young life anew on the foundations of industry, purity and honor. Soule of us talked to these forgotten ones as helpfully anti kindly as we could, and then they spoke to us with tears of gratitude for a home se friendly and mother hearts so shelter. ing as those of Miss Annie Bond, who Mots stood by the work for years with a heroism that knew no defeat in the darkest hours: Miss Lyman, the matron, who has the love and good will of every person connected with the aneborage: Mrs E. P. Vale, whom they term \the mother of tts all,\ and other true and noble women who make this home their special work. It has no endowment and these devoted souls are obliged to col- lect each month enough to pay the cur- rent expenses of that month, which amount to not leseethan $300. I make this plea because I feel sure that Chi- cago has enough good and true men and women to pay this stun for these de- ceived and defrauded ones, if only the facts are brought to their knowledge. Ail money should be sent to Miss Alice Bond, Evanston, Ill., who is a woman of independent means anti has given her services for years without money and without price, or to Mrs. M. E. Kline, treasurer of the mission, The Temple. \He gives twice who gives quickly.\ Let us remember our sisters who are \in bonds,\ as bound with them. Let us not forget that our blessed Lord was more considerate toward the Magdalens than toward any others, because they most needed the comfort of his pres- ence and the strength of his uplifting spirit. Frances E. Willerti. HOW TO REST. Scone tit the Simpler Exercises Pre- scribed by Calturista For those who,sit much, anti most women _do, either over their sewing, at a desk, an entice!, a piano, or an em- broidery frame, some of the simpler ex- ercises that physical culture teachers prescribe, or similar ones that the indi- vidual may invent at will, are valuable to keep the chest from contracting and weakening. The work should be left every few hours, a perpendicular atti- tude assumed, anti a few motions gone through a ith, for counteracting the stooping posture. Stand with the feet in ahe military position—heele slightly apart and toes at an angle of sixty de- grees—with the knees straight and the heels about six inches from the wall. Pitt the tips of the fingers on the chest, and while slowly collating four, throw out the arms front the shoulders hori- zontally across the wall, bringing them back with nother four count to their original position. Repeat the exercise, this 'time turning the wrists, that the palms of the hands may lie fiat agains:. the wall, and bring the hands hack as before to the original position. The one, two. three, four, should be very deliberate, and the ex- ercise even net er hurried or jerky. Then, in the same position (military), with the beele a few inches from the wail. Lean backeard, with knees rigid, slowly. until the. top of the head toucher the eat!, and then, on time count of four, is gradually brought back to the rurtural position. Repeat this exer- cise of touching the top of the head to the 9+411. at the same time rising on the toes, pressing the hands on the body, the thumbs under the armpits, and the Engem; forward on the chest. The lungs thus expand very perceptibly, and the bail effect of considerab:e stooping if eff aced. A Weil Acts queerly. A bored well at the home of Robert Martin, in East Sedalia, Mo., has acted most peculiarly since the recent earth- quake. .at times the water will rise to the top, bubbling anti foaming, end making a rumbling noise, and then sill( again to Its normal level or below. CURIOUS FACTS. Irritating drugs- such as salts or ar- senic, copper, zinc and iron- -should es - flatly be given after food, except wheri• local conditions require their atiminis Batton in small domes before eating. The most easterly point of the Limited States is Quoddy Head, Me.; the most westerly. Alto island, Alaska; the most northerly. Point Barrow, Alaska; the moet southerly. Key West. Florida. In the Argentine Repetilic, inetead se lining a drunkard, they sentence htn to sweep the streets for eight days. anal a elmilar puniehment exists in St. pe- tereberg. lint the drunkard maker goes Scot free Eben E. Rexford writes In the Home Jotirnel that ante do not harm plants to F1 fl‘ great extent. Indeed, they are of heitent In most Instances. as they catch the inset Is which, If left to them- selves estuilui soon damage the plants greatI,I Jets of air (Uncharged from flovihto ho , .o are made to do the sttrk of tun 110Me, whisks and cloths In removing duet end cinders In passenger tars The hove may readily he earrind to Any part of a ear, and is Ilse(' in the se nun man - tier Is an ordinary hove eLrry Ing water. coped from slavery. One morning be- fore daybreak in ;Ottie•ii the allesiselp• pi in a entail boat e.uttii a fusillade of bullete, boarded a Chueago & Alton train and in twelve hours was in Chica- go looking for a job. He found work in P. W. Gates' foundry on the West Side, lind in three months had sal,eil $150. Then he bought a horse and went Into the expreesing business. Soon after- ward he married. sent for his mother and cared for her while she lived. Bates often matte $50 a week with his wages. lie bought a lot for $2.000 and paid ter It In one year. The night of the first big Chicago tire he made (h) moving trunks and furniture. \And I would have made more,\ he. says, \if I hadn't taken pity on some po' colored folks an' moved emu' for noth- Bates is small, gray -bearded and al- most black. He dresses so poorly that he would not 'attract attention any- where. His money has been made by hottest saving and shrewd investments in Chicago real estate, lie is very eco- 'minket, always busy and never gets lonely. He belongs to no church, takes no interest in politics, anti, save a few distaut relatives, has no heirs to in- herit his wealth. Next in wealth among the colored citizms of Chicago comes Mrs. John Jones, widow of Commissioner John Jones, who was a life-long frieud of the late Frederick Douglass. Mrs. Jones is worth $300,000. She owns a four-story brick banding at 119 Dearborn street, has property in various parts of the city and resides in her own tastily fash- ioned home, amid the most refined en- vironments, at 43 Ray street. Mrs. Jones is a good-looking, mother- ly old lady. Her fortune was left her by her husband, with whom some thirty years ago she came to Chicago. She is progressive and refined, a leader among colored women and is interested in eY- erything pertaining to the colored race. Iler granddaughter, Miss Theodora Lea, is an accomplished girl and is one of the most popular singers among her people in Chicago. Mrs. Jones keeps a coachman and a servant girl. Her household consists of her daughter, Mrs. Lea, her granddaughter and her- self. A young white woman recently got a verdict of $22,500 against Mrs. Jones for injuries sustained in the elevator at 119 Dearborn street. When asked what action would be taken about the verdict, Mrs. Jones replied: \Oh the money will be paid, I guess, if Dm courts order it.\ ('. H. Smiley, the colored caterer, is probably the possessor of nearly $200,- 000 in cash and real estate. Ten years ago he came here from Philadelphia without a dollar in his pocket. , For a time he worked for Kinsley, but soon MRS. JOliN JONES. opened up a place for himself. When his place was furnished lie haul just 50 cents left, lie was not long in building up a fine business. Now he is gener- ally regarded as one of the leading caterers iu the country. His ball room at 76 Twenty-second street is one of the finest in Chicago. Ile employs over 100 men, Is charitable, and wears the same sized hat which he wore when he came to Chicago. Daniel anil Andrew Scott, brothers, are among the wealthy colored people of ('id -ago Daniel Is perhaps, the better off, lit' ii easily worth $100,000. He ()WAS cral restaurants and a great deal of choice real estate in Chia cages besides a splendid stock farm In Michigan. Mr. Scott has lived in Chi- eago a great many years and is fa- miliar known as \Uncle Dan\ among his aequitintances. Andrew Scott has upward of $80,000. Ile owns a new apartment house on Dearborn street valueil at $50,000. He ale° owns other Chicago property, and, like his brother, has a big farm in Michigan. Both of the Scotts are widowers. Ex -State Representative J. W. E. Thoes, the colored lawyer, who re - at 3308 Indiana avenue, pays (Ikea on $25,000 worth of Chicago real estate, and is worth $75,000. Like the Scott brothers, he owua a farm in Southern Michigan. air. Thomas was bore in Alabama forty-eight years ago. lie came to Chicago in 1869, taught a school for a time, then went into the grocery business, and was fast ac- cumulating property, when lie lost $15,- 000 In the big tire. After the tire he began the practice of law anil was three times elected to the state legislature, being the first colored man to enjoy the dietinction in Illinois or In the whole Northwest. Thomas was one of the 103 members of the gen. J. E. W. THOMAS. eral assembly that elected John A. Logan to the United States senate when Logan won by a majority of one --that one being Mr. Thomas, lie is the father of the civil rights bill in Illinois, his wife writing the bill at his dicta- tion. In 1881 Mr. Thomae held a clerical position in the second auditor's office at Washington, and in 1887 was elected south town clerk in this city ae a Republican. Mr. Thomas' family consists of a wife and four children, two girls and two boys, lie has been married three times. and was only 17 when he led his first bride to the altar, lie is a tall, splendidly built man, with massive head and impressive features, and would be pointed out in a crowd as a man of consequence. With Other.' Molars. A Boston dentist who was troubled with non-paying cestomers has hit upon an idea which made at least one debtor come to time. After reminding his debtor of the antiquity of the account and in time eegulation manner he finally wrote a letter in these words: '•I don't intend to ask you again for the sum you owe me, but there is one thing want to tell you; every time you cut off a piece of steak and pass it to your who I want you to remember he is not chewing that beef with your teeth or hers, bet with mine.\ The pungency: of these words had the desired efkee. and a check was the result. The hus- band was obliged to succumb to the maativat ion of those doubly false teeth. Rather Difficult. A soldier leaving barracks is stopped by the corporal of the guard. \You can not go out without leave.\ \1 have the merbal permission c' time captain.\ — Show nie the verbal permission.\— Oakland Times. THE ARMORED CRUISER NEW YORK. MANY RICH NEGROES. LIVE IN CHICAGO, WHERE THEY OWN MILLIONS. kylble t•reere ol Colored People Hut, ibm Hove. I' rout Slavery to Affluence More I ii,' Si ar —Lewis Bate* . itootent le Life. - (Chicago Correspondences OR several years after Abraham Lin- coln issued emuneipatien proc- lamation, a colored mall who was worth 51,1)00 was a rarity; Now the colored people pay taxes on millions of dollars' worth of property in the .United states, and in Chicago alone there are several colored people who ale worth over $250,000. Lewis Bates, an ex -expressman, who lives all alone in one plain little room at 400 1)earborn street, is probably the wealthiest col- ored person in Chicago. He is worth nearly $500,000. lie owns the large four-story brick in which he lives, and his name is carved in a gray stone cen- ter -piece over the door Bates het an - a• -•'\ 4.4, •'\—\\ 411. 10 . \ • / •ea,, - LEWIS BATES. other house Just like It on Plymouth place. Both are within a stone's throw of Polk street depot, and including the lots on which they stand, are each -vat ued at $75,000. But this is only a small part of Mr. Bates' possessions. Out on State street near Thirty-sixth, he has just completed a seven -story and base- ment pressed brick and terra cotta apartment -house worth over $100,000, which he rents entirely to white ten- ants. Besides, he is said to be interest- ed In several commercial schetnes and to carry a large, inm Ring bank book in his inside pocket. Bates is a peculiar character. There is a touch of pathos and a romance in the story of his life. Born a slave in North Carolina, he was sold away from his parents when a babe. After being sold Into nearly every state in the South he was finally purchased by a trader, who brought him to St. Louis, where he was afaln offered for sale In common with a miscellaneous lot of slam es. Bates was then a young man. An old \auntie\ who had been let out to a wealthy St. Louis ler/Illy on trial, told him that where she had worked there was a colored wonian named \Aunt Fannie\ who resembled him enough to be hits mother. \Does you know where yo' mother is?\ the old \auntie\ asked. \No t \ replied Bates. \I hail some parents once, I guess, but that was so long ago I wouldn't know 'em now.\ \Well honey, dat woman is yo' moth- er, sho.' an' de good Lord dun fotch you here to nteet her,\ returned the good old soul. Bates told the trader what he had heard, and upon investigation it was found that both his father and mother were owned by a wealthy St. Louis man, who, becoming interested, very humanely purchased the son also, anti thus the little slave family. aftei twenty Years of separation, was again united. At the outbreak of time war Bates es - ,e .e * -, • _ \\Sllof 10- - The , aboie is one of the new 9thli lions to the United States nem , . Time New York is not dettigned for active battle on the high gem. She Is a corn men* destt tit or pits' and simple. and in - .ogres'' - as s.e.• - • that respect will Ile capable of great servit e In carte of war with England. The New York has a speed late of 22 khots per hour, anti could keep mit of effective range of net battle ship in the British locum The officers number 40, men WO !MAO/cement 8,000 toms Dreft 24 feet Beam 62 feet. Built in Brook)) n oat yitrd Commissioned la 1494. \ • • • •
