The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-21
display of dress was behind that of for

yer braids and rich lace. One or the
most noticeable dresses was of white,
embroidered with gold, over crimson
silk, trimmed with masses of great red
cherries and their leaves A close fitting
robe of black velvet was embroidered
with gold braid, forming a vest in front,
and nearly covering the skirt, worn With
old point lace. All dresses fit closely to
the form. the only drapery being in the
trimming, and the hair j. dressed with
the same severe simplicity. The novice
style spreferred for its conventual plain
ness. The choice ia costumes lies be-
tween cream white and ivory silks and
the dark velyets with contrasting trim
ming. Thus the light dresses are draped
with cordons of rich deep autumn leaves,
while the velvets are covered with over
dresses of white eauze or lace, Superb
flowers are part of every toilet unless the
lace is too rich TO need any addition, and
the fancy ornaments of silver in the
shape of chatelaines. belts and necklets,
find their appropriate place in even
ing costume. Those ladies who have
Genoese silver ornaments will lie glad to
know that these are il style again, after
being laid aside for years.
THE BECKwITH DEFALC ALTON.
She exposure of b. 4. Babbitt's man
aging clerk is fit climax to the cases of
default during the year. Month after
month some new fraud shocks the pub
lie. which business men take with as
much GOODNESS as the failure of a coun-
try customer.
In the case of Babbitt's, as everybody
calls it-as if the criminal had no con
Germ in it, the matter is not TO pass off
with little hard swearing in the.private
office. The defaulter had been living
for two months past in lodgings on Tenth
Street, going out only in the evenings
for air.
How did the deceive find out Mr..
Beckwith's whereabouts? Easily enough.
1t is simply a knowledge of feminine
human nature that is the stock in trade
of all detectives. They don't ask where
is the man" they simply fiEd out where
the woman is WHO is Il part of the man,
and they are morally certain to find the
man as soon as they want him. The de-
tactive who had this matter in charge,
got an accurate description of Mrs. Beck
with, knowing that while Beckwith him
self would keep very close, Mrs Beck
with would be out, not only to take the
air, but TO be his means OF communica-
ton with the outside world, without
which no man can live. How did he
find Mrs Beckwith. Quite as easy. Ap
old thief would know better than to let
his wife show herself, any more than he
would show himself. But yOur default
er is only an amateur. He may be eX-
ceediugly ingenious i'll stealing, but he
has never learned that more important
art of hiding. As his wife'has never
been charged with any crime, he fancies
that it is perfectly safe for her to go as
she chooses, forgetting that the ministers
of the law watch the flight Of the spar
rows as carefully as they do that of the
vultures.
Our detective So IA very accurate de
scription of Mrs. Reckwith, lhe asked
no questions about Mr.. b. and then
went to a friend he had in Stewards
Had he stolen only so, 0h9 he would
have gone to the cheap dry goods stores
ON Sixth avenue, but $500, 900 default
er's wife wouli be satisfied with nothing
short of Ste warts. He had a friend
there, a salesman, (the detectives have
them everywhere } and giving him de.
scription of the woman, asked him if size
came there?
Every day." was the answer.
Let me stand here, by you, and when
she comes iu, nod"
"All right
And there that detective stool all the
day, as patient as a statue Finally,
about four o'clock one day, wonIqn
came in, and the salesman nodded She
III tde some purchases, aud went out,
not kno wing that the gentlemanIy per
son just behind her was following her,
and would follow her should she 20 to
Chicago. Sle.did not go to Chicago,
but she did so home to her husband;
aud thu detective took a room ia the
house opposite, and IIe waited Bnd wait
ed, till one night, at nine, Mr.. Backwith
went out for his airing. and the detect
i've had 10 more trouble in taking him
in than he would in picking up pin.
You see, the catching of criminal is
a purely philosophical matter The de
tective knows that every man has a wo-
man about him, and that tie woman is
certain to go to the man. He catches
he woman first.
An experienced thief, however, is
harder to catch, for he knows all about it
Is well as tile detective does his woman
you'd no more 90 straight to her man
han she would deliver him to the police, |
or she knows that she is being watched. |
She never goes out except when she |
must, and she doubles, and turns like |
OK that her trail may not be discovered. |
t is a sharp detective that can follow
," traci. of an experienced thief's wife
,r mistress She knows that she is con-
iicred a, very important party, and
he watches herself, just as closely as the
hief does himself Bat Beckwith was
lot an experienced thief, and so he
ras caught without trouble.
BUSINESS
Continues worse than ever, if possible.
Why don't the people come and buyl
,on't they wear any more clothesl
)on't they eat Or drink Why is it?
here are a few merchants in the hotels,
nd few buyers seen about the whole
ale houses, but the few that come only
ny just what they have to have, TO say
ley have a stock, and they want that
tile on such terms as no merchant can
We at The change in the rates of
eight, west, will make some difference,
ut fancy the trouble lies deeper than
eights 1t costs t)o much to do busi-
eSs here, and New York will never get