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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
the CONTEST FOR s14NLEYS PROPERTY
THE MANY ALLIANCES OF CLAIMANT no. 1-soME
OF HER TESTIMONY.

THE MANY ALLIANCES OF CLAIMANT no. 1-sOME
OF HER TESTIMONY.
Referee Kneyals moved his little court to No. 925
Paik-a,e yesterday to take the testimony of Mrs.
Stanley No in the reference ease to determine who
shall take letters of administration for W. G. stan
cys estate The witness is woman of slight figure,
but with restless piercing black eyes. She testified
that she scventyyc years old and that her name
was Eliza Conquest Stanley. She wa, married to Rich
ard 1omb- bat left him for Stanley She never knew
of any paper, being served upon her in divorce suit
brought 10y Tombs but supposed that If there was any
suit it was instituted in her behalf. Sometime in 1870
or 81. Stanley said to her.
" Dick i. dcad. can get married"
Then he got Barney" Osborn Justice of the Tomhs,
who hc said had been stealing with him and hon he
hal In his power u 10 their rooms nj No. az
Broadway 10 marry them. There were two witnesses.
but Mr. Stanley destroyed the certificate which Justice
Osborn wrote ont The witness also tc~tcd mar 7ho
was introduced to hr. S'ancys brother Edwurd. HOY
crnor of North Carolina. ~ his wife. In 1876 the
Stanley family of which she formed part, was broken
mp The cause ACCORDING to Witness testimony, beng
that Mr.. Stanley anxious To sct mp another 's'an-
lshmeut with Mis-, EmmI Grcscttc, daughter "i n
Sixth ave. drr.suaacr n the pre.icing DIVINITY.
MANY letters we're offered IN evidence" in which stan
lev referred to Mrs. Eliza {. ~ Mama aud " VI y
Dear but peer los the name OF VIE. - dldh !
take steps to make him support me aiier 'cpmaloh'
said Nrs S1nlcy No. !, " because J was alrald ot
him He wa, a desperate man. | was afraid OF
physical injury lie laid lie could control the press
aud buy M any judge he wanted to. lie ""s the
ON eros. animation she said she married hen
sivtacn wear, old to Nillim II. Coutaut, wealthy
New <cr.~ She was separated by a woman ~;
ne, or heard of any divorce. II there was one her
fnthcr attended 10 IT," The rest of great volume OF
testimony referred 10 the prrcgrinauou' OF Mrs Con-
tant omb-. stanley after Mr. stanley bad ceased TO
love and cherish her the opposing counsel g'nE tn.
attention to breaking down her character aud testi-
mouy ia al out equal parts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
MISSING rRou HolE FoR 1HREE WEEKS

The mystery surrounding the disappearance
NJ lame, T. stevens OF No. 2i3 West Fifty-lt'st SUI
remain. uncxp planned. Active search Is being made ny
MI. father wife and friends aided by the police IL Is
now three weeks since he kissed MS WHO
and two little children and bade them goou-
BY lie left his home to pay some WoiA-
no, engaged in building for him down town Hay
ING mid them no met by appointment man named
kennedy living In West Fortysxth-st,w who handed MN
OF 600 as payment I'm part a building contract upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27

norts to ADMIRAL Davis on October 80 that Mr. Alan,
sud TO be an American subject engaged III trade III
Pnlaman under the British North Borheo nag was mur,
dered by the n ,tivcs-On August - admiral DAVIS Eau
requested the Consul give him any further lnforIua-
lion Obtainablo in regald 10 Allan's citizenship
Consul Birch at Naglsaki had Informed Admiral DAVIS
on November that the port Of Nagasak had been de
clared free from cholera. -, ~.
Lieutenant +. h. NJ. Mason reported to Adnlral Davis
for duty on November "A and ordered 10 the ITen
tom Everything quiet on the Aslatlc station ana
the health Of the squadron WAS goOd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27

POSSIBLE APPOINTEES OF THE NEW SHERIFF.
Sheriff elect Grant Is engaged III examining
the character and qualifications OF the candidates rec
commended to him for deputy shers' ana whether their
-, or. such AS will be satisfactory. Each deputy
t ,ives bond 10 the sheriff In the sum of $40. 900,
gith two sureties. 1t is pretty well settled that Cor
Win viii he the head of the Order OF Arrest
oo ad The appontment OF Under Sheriff lies between
Teau Cnuinr ,nd Joel o. Thomas +. Gilroy
viii nrobably be the Deputy County CLERK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
TIE SILVER QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Ihe str this even
ing says that impossible to Judge of the strength or
weakness of either of the silver coinage question III
the House. Many of the members 1t says are III douot
and the opinion generally expressed that heher sue
has ma ority as it stands but that the balance OF
mower Is held by those who have nos yet auc up ter
minds The fight will be 10 win these dOuDtIui NoleS
and some compromise is likely to come III Tor
sunport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27

The Mayor has not signed the resolution
passed by the Aldermen their last meeting amending
the dog ordinance that all dogs running at large Sh"
he muzzled Tfis Wonld practically Keep me aog
ound omen all the year The Mas Il inclined 10 mink
fayoraby OF their resolution and Will act OIL 'ooi
row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
wn,r TIE worKMrN AEE rAID.

How mitch do tho miners makof he was asked
arhcy get q, high "a, - - = day, and from that down
TO 81 Some of the labor must be skilled you know
"Is that AS lgu rate they get III ;odl ahd "thcr
mines,
Ycs quite IA his and this work Is safer than that ia
co, mines Ihayc family and wouI mt wora ~ sash
a Place. The nrc-,lamp ana tie natural gases ""l'H
vegetable decomposition generates take nc almost WIZ
out ans cai-c 80 FAR can bee. In fact, have
known cases Of real spontaneonsconhn-toI.'
You seem 70 he pretty vel cuucHtc"F
aNo Laycn'G what YOU call ~ iti' II at ID. Hhi
learned 10 read aLi do good deal %. o. SH"" al
a!ort this business anyhow, IN ~ ~ ect n'." wat"
than any other III the tunHc fnJ ny "'' - % :"
day for ten hours work
"Whcrs do you live"
"ln that farm. house yonlcr. 1 co"llh', Il Wi td'
slanties They amt tit for COW houses
Isn't the blasting dangerous"
swell can't say it an'. you've got to get oul "
the way We've only killed one man IN this SHAFT 80 lar
which IS a petty good record. Few Of the deaths happen
because OF tho blast Tho men know that IA dangerous
and consequently they look out for it. Fatal accidents
are usualiy-not always, mind you-thc result OF the
mems own carelessncss OF course, they amt To DC
blnmed when a shaft caves In nor when bucket iope
| breaks But when man falls out OF bucket you can
reckon that didn't take proper care to keep In
SLOW many deaths have occurred on the line OF the
| aqueduct"
81 can't tell you They try to hush Those things up
| Dd teo, them IA ouiet as possible You couldn't fed
thai oat unlt you all OF the twenty-five shafts
and nosed around among the men quietly understand
that one OF the shafts record OF nineteen, which Is
several more than enough"
THIS miner is not type. Ie is an exception Few OF
them approach him In Intelligence. But dangerous
ouarrelsome fellows are allowed the work IL Is
too crous 10 be trusted who do not value their
own lives or those Of others when they get little liquor
IN them or take site against the foremen Ihey are
paid in the middle of every month for the preyons casn
lar months work. This Is in order To Keep away anps.
The anpro,ches 10 the shafts by the very nature OF tue
land are picturesque Besides the pess ana seep,ns
snanties there are house ana tOrpnhiH quar-
an oil honse a powdcr. house. blacksmiths shop anu
an engine room The shantles are placed AZ sou ,s
are where their sudden explosion wonld 90 as shgn
damage "A possible, and blaeksmiths shop snd engine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
Beauty,s Home SURROUNDINGS.

RepouSSe brass work is the newest fancy
occupation of women of leisure who are ar
tistically inclined.
The size of the new solid silver ice-pitch-
erS, without which no collection of bridal
presents Is complete, looks as if people were
going TO be very economical in the matter
of ice hereafter.
What is called the cathedral camp chair
Is the newest, as if people in camp need to
be reminded of ecclesiastical things. 1t
has high back, and is as much of a puzzle
TO open rs those found on steamboat decks
The Improvements made in representing
flowers In Keller have been very great, and
many jars and pitchers NAV be seen decor
ated with porcelain flowers so deiicately
constructed that at little distance it would
be hard TO distinguish them from the natural
flower.
EtchingS upon which any value is set
should always be mounted on mats of card
board or heavy paper. If mounted fiat on
cards tissue paper should be placed between
them, otherwise the ink in the heavy lines
Will be rubbed and the print injured, if not
spoiled.
Palm-leaf fans may be made very pretty
by decorating them. As a suggestion.
paint the fan on both side PrGssian blue,
and decorate with bunch of poppies, tie a
blue ribbon around the handle and suspend
in some spot which requires a touch of
color.
The fashionable garden of the period is
close-ciipped, arranged on a certain pattern,
looks rs If ii were relied out on occasion.
and taken indoors when it rained to keep
it from getting damp. 1t has set form,
made of perfectly graded hueS. and is called
the Oriental style OF gardening This
style is said to have originated in England,
but ii has been universally adopted through
ont France and Germany as well as in this
country. The plants used most largely to
produce the effects desired are geraniumS
and those comprised under the head of
foliage plants, and small border growers
of various kinds. LObelia is utilized for
outside borders to a great extent because of
its brilliant blue blossom and continual
Towering.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
Fashions for Babies.

Babies have fashions as well as other peO-
pie, and their fashions are subject to more
changes than others.
a few years ago babies were bundled up
in the tighteSt of linen bandages and long
flannel petticoats that were folded and
pinned mp so the poor little things couldn't
move even so much as toe.
Now they wear the sOftest of flannel
bandageS with the edges turned up, and
little shirts hand-kmtted out of the SOftest
wool. Then they have full flannel skirts
only half as long as those formerly worn,
say just a yard in length for ordinary pur-
poses. Their hOuSe-slipS are about the same
length and are made of linen, which lasts
better and feels nicer.
Children are put i'm short clothes as soon
as possible. 1t IS much better for them.
Then-they have much more liberty of move-
ment and are less awkward to carry.
Beautiful christening robes have entire
fronts and waists of lace. One is of
NalencienneS lace. The lace is worth $500,
and is of a very rare pattern. Another
robe looks equally as pretty and will last
just as long. but this entire front of pretty
Egyptian lace only cost So.
y very pretty and novel dress for child
is made of blue and white zephyr cloth
Down the front and perpendicularly at in
tervalS on the skirt are very wide button
holes Through these buttOnholes are run
strips of blue. These strips are separated
by wide box plaitS or clusters of narrow
kilt plaits. The cuffs are trimmed in the
same manner. White linen froekS may be
made in the same way and run with any
color. Black strips are used for mourning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
The Dress rornnncinr.

The dress for dancing this season is
cheap, canvas grenadine. with five pleated
fiounces in the front of the skirt, airy
draped pufiings ut the back. round draped
apron, plain cOrsage with full tulle kerchief
sOftening its outlines, and shoulder knots
of white ribbon with short ends. To this
add for one evening a ZOuave pocket of
maroon velvet, fringed with bronze beads
and chenille, and immense sash ike il. with
perhaps a slender panel of velvet on the
skirt and cluster Of elyetribbOns with long
ends and bows nearly as long. Again. wear
the same white dress with full garniture of
pink hawthorn. mingled with small cherries
in bright and dark red. the flowers forming
almost a panel on the skirt. and trained
across the cOrSage from the right shoulder.
A third occasion may see the thin dress
worn over color with garniture of lace and
ribbon puffs. bows and ends, in primrose
buff and purple, green and cOchineal, in
digo and pink, or fancy pinks. purple and
pale yellow. the effect aimed at being the
color of flowers without their extreme fes-
tiyity. The ribbon decoration is especially
pretty for girls who no longer wish to
look in their first season. Ii looks vely
fresh and young, without seeming To in
tend IT,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
Butterfly Screens.

Black satin is the most suitable material
for these convenient little screens, as it
gives pleasant shade and can be decorated
with painting or gay-cOlored embroidery
silks TO resemble very closely large but
terly. 1t is best to cut paper pattern of
the design and try it on the lamp. for.
while the screen should be large enough to
be useful. IL must not be so large as TO be
out of proportion to the size of the lamp.
When you have the pattern just right,
cut the wings first from the satin, as they
are made separately. The lining may be
of the black, or else of some bright color,
as may be fancied. Sew the outside and
lining together in seam on the wrong
side, then turn them and press with warm
iron. Fasten r fine wire in the edge to
keep the wings in shape. Make the body
of the butterfly of a little roll of cotton.
cover it with satin and faSten the wings TO
it. and paint or embroider them as pre-
ferred. A piece of stout wire, by which To
hang the screen on the chimney or shade. Is
then fastened on the under side OF the
wings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
LESSON IN TENNIS.

They played at tennis that summer day
Where was it Oh, call it Mount Desert
The place matters not; / viii simply say,
They were playing tennis that summer day,
And she wore a short and striped skirt.
He played but ill-'twas his first essay
And she his partner and coach was both:
Though perhaps not ''up" in the points of
play,
Yet she knew the game in a general way,
And TO give him points seemed nothing
He did his best, but his best was poor,
The balls served to him on his side staid;
And thus it went on for a round or more,
Till, anxious, he ventured to ask the score.
1.-The score? Why, it's Thirty-Love," she
said.
land Love? What is lover he fam would
know
Yet blushed to ask ii, for he could see
What pardonless ignorance he must show:
But she calmly answered him, speaking low,
"Why, Love is nothing, you know" said
she.
The sun of that summer day Is set;
That season has gone as seasons go,
But his heart was caught in that tennis net,
And they might have been playing partners
yet,
Had she not given her answer, 'No."
He plays no tennis at all this year,
But he mopes and means and sighs-heighoi
That fate is so hard, and life is so drear;
And, worse than all else, he remembers clear
That Love is nothing'-she told him so.
C f. Coburn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09

unreasonable tint patronized by those who
Ignore artistic beauty for freak of fashion
One might imagine flock of fiamingoes
were dispOrting in the surf. The sleeves
OF bathing suits are short and wide trousers
fall straight below the knee. OF the sew
eral new fabrics twilled flannel retains its
old place as the most agreeable and com
Portable. There are other col0rS introduced
this season; shades of brown, gray, sage.
olive, green and dark buff, but the familiar
dark blue and white iannels are in the
majority. and follow the general fashion of
trimming wool dresses with a number of
rows of white braid. The abOve-described
turret cot edge of the skirt is sometimes
seen laid similarly over another color in
strong contrast Another late style
is the Union garment, sometimes
made of jersey cloth, and over this
the skirt is fastened on the waist
band. The waist is plated like dress
waist with yoke attached. but usually the
loose blouse waist is preferred. These are
generally made simply OF dark blue serge
or flannel, trimmed with many rows Of
black braid, as the least conspicuous. The
variety is infinite, and for two or three
women 10 battle in similar costumes seems
TO be considered an unlawful proceeding.
There is, in a general way, certain stand
ard as guide, but the varieties which may
conform to this standard are legion and in
dependent. There are bathing suits ca
gerly sought for of red and white, blue and
white, green and white striped serges, 9th
ers of white with blue braid deliberately
laid on in designs and embroidered on the
collars with blue anchors; again these gay
styles OF stripes are combined with the
plain, as in a dress. Stockings match the
color of the fabric. There is no change in
fashion of the sandals of white canvas fur
nished with cork soles or oil cloth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
WooIen Undervests.

The advocates of silk underwear next to
the skin have much TO say. writes Jenny
June, in regard TO the irritating effect of
wool upon a sensitive cutiele. They admit
the superior sanitary influence of wool, but
assert that upon a fine and delicate skin the
hair shirt of penitent is not more intOl-
cradle than contact with ordinary wool.
This is pure nonsense, and creates bugbears
where no bears exist. \ silk shirt in sum
mer is uncomfortable because nOn-abSorb-
ant. and it Is So expensive that II Is non
existent for the majority. II also rapidly
deteriorates b. being subjected 10 the wash
ing process. so that il loses much of its
beauty and'SOftness before it begins To wear
out. For these and other reasons silk I'M
derwear is not desirable in warm
weather, and the majority are 10 be
congratulated upon not being tempted by
il, and upon being provided of late years
with soft and fine ''gauze" wooden under
wear of which even the ordinary grades (50
cents per Yest) will not iTTitate the finest
and most sensitive skin. These vests are
high and lOw-necked. long and short
sleeved, with a very narrow rim of silk EN-
brOdery around the neck. They absorb all
moisture, can be changed twice or thrice
week, or every day if preferred, and keep
the corset and cotton or linen combination
from contact with the skin. They are not
so much to wash as a pocket handkerchief,
and add no appreciable warmth to the cloth
ing. They are, i'm fact, a boon to the ma
iOrity, and should be so considered, for
though not an incumbrance. they are still
protective, and preserve the chest and
lungs from slight exposure and incidental
changes of temperature. We do not SUI
ficiently appreciate the modern tendency To
adapt the best thing to the largest number.
This availability renders the good thing a
double blessing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09

not step out of doors. opened the front
door for me, and Estrella came running up
behind her to welcome me with one of her
remarkable kisses, which are unlike any
others l ever heard of, though you may be
sure my experience is limited. 1t consists
of series of little bites on my cheek, like
what rapturOuS mothers give to pudgy
babes, then there is a contraction of the
lips that makes me feel as if the blood
would be forced from my pores, and then
the end comes with pop like the miniature
sunset gun on a gentleman's yacht, mile
or two away.
''Oh, like it., say when see her big
brown eyes open at the expression of SEMI
dsmay on my countenance. Il like it, but
! don't ever kiss gentleman that way, that's
all"
Il kiss ala de gentemen ioost re same"
she says, but / only know three gentennen
papa, my brother and my uncle" Poor
girl, she has nothing to do with the forming
of her own fate. Two or three Cubans
have asked her father for the right to court
her, but their blood was not of the right
shade of bueness, and so all she knew of
their lOyerlike intentions was after her father
had told her lie had sent them away. How
ever, with girl so rich, SO beautiful and so
lovely the time must soon come when the
proper prince will come along and be per-
mitted to sit with her in the parlor. with the
family, duenna and all, looking on-until at
| last he
CARRIES HER OFF AS HIS BRIDE.
''You must be real Cuban" she says, and
| takes me TO her room, where she saws must
disrobe. She wears a beautiful blue close
lifting flannel wrapper with an edging of lace
| down the front, at the sleeves and around the
bottom. The mate TO it, but pink in color
she losses on the bed for me, saying as she
does do: Il wear nothing else except my
slippers and stockings all day until / dress
for dinner, but / suppose there is no use
asking you to do SOL wish you would, it
is 50 comfortable"
No use, indeed; I should hope not. /
tell her | think it is awful. and that
should be afraid / should be found dead.
and so on. But she laughs and shrugs her
shoulders as she replies that there is nobody
at home to find her dead but the duenna.
and she adds that she rather suspects that
the first few years of her life she seldom
wore anything at all in the house. 1t is
Just as hot here as in Cuba, she saws. and
she can't think why everybody does not
dress as she does. Really. l must say as |
look at her that she looks as completely at
tired as do when | get her robe over my
| undertaking and single skirt. though
she shows an absence of corset that makes
my back ache even to think Of il. There
are two great padded seats like lounges.
one on a level with each window of her
bedroom, looking out upon the street We
throw ourselves upon them, and a delight
full breeze pours through the half-cIosed
blinds. CLARA BELLE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09

are distorted by steadily increasing buSteS.
and the growth of these eXcrescences has
been such since the dresses were made that
hens are quite generally lower in front than
behind.
Returning to town and seeking fornoveltv
of costume in the theaters, l find that the
current shows are in comic opera, where
the clothes are not generally models for pri-
Vate wear. Sadie Martinez as Nanon. a
rural inn-keeper in ''Nanon," wears a blue
sateen with panieIs of figured stuff, peas
ant waist with short sleeves and hat of
jaunty red. Pauline Hall, as the truly
naughty Ninon FEnclos, blaZes in riding
habit of light blue satin and golden brown.
The petticoat of satin is draped high at one
side with velvet, a big hat is heavily plumed
and gauntlet gloves complete such a rig that
no self-TeSpecting horse would permit
woman to mount him in. Pauline also has
a gorgeous evening costume of brocaded
satin, with petticoat and train combined
with low corsage.
I suppose you know that if you were in
balloon,
FLOATING ON THE ToRRID SHEETS
on one of these hot midsummer nights. YOU
would see tens of thousands of persons
sleeping, or trying TO sleep, ON the house
tops. We read with great curiosity that
the people sleep thus in Jerusalem and the
East, but get very little interest in the Gus
tom at home. The fact is that all over the
east side of New York, and wherever there
are tenement houses on the west side, the
sitting heat below stairs drives young and
old, with their pillows and blankets to the
roofs, where they lie on the wooden graf
ings that cover the tin, and rejoice as they
feel the lazy breeze from the bay fan their
thinly clad bodies. 1t is not very pretty to
think of man opd xvOman oDd oriy.lc ond how,
of many different families thus jumbled to-
gether in the dark in undress, but one can
not be overnice if one is too poor to afford
it. But it's better than some things we
know of here in this human beehive l
went with my big brother into Baxter
street, and those other highly aromatic
thoroughfares that crowd one another at
the Five Points, the other night, and there
/ saw not only the roofs crowded like ships
forecastles, but men were sleeping i'm the
business wagons drawn up by the curb