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The Washington critic., 1888-03-24

Paul nincs's bats have arrived in In
dianapolls. "I express you my bats,
postage prepaid he wrote Manager
Spence. Paul is dead set on playing first
base.
on, OF The itO or 10 players under CON
tract TO the American Association not a
single man wears full crop of whislscrs.
unless, perchanCe, some Of them have
sighted their BARRIERS since they went
into winter quarters.
King, the pitcher, refuses to sign with
the Browns for less than 5000. He re-
ceived &l70O last year, aud Won der Ahc
Is willing to give him about $500 but
King says that isn't enough, considering
the sl,ili he has devcoped. Chris SAYS If
he does not accept what is offered he can
SO back to laying bricks.
Down in New Orleans they call Jim
Mutrie's colts the "Junior Joints.
Hadbourn reported in Boston Tuesday.
He says that he supposcs hc will have to
play ball somewhere the coming season.
and he viii come to Boston tO make such
arrangements therefor as hc can.
There Is nothing newin the Garrison
matter although negotiations are still
pending between Presidents Soden Of BJs-
ton and Spalding.
The Athletics have certainly much
stronger team than last season, aud there
is every indication that they will prove
important factors in the championship
struggle.
Harry Wright will practice with his
team. lie takes OIL his four-eyed glasses
when he practices
The Chicagos arrived in New Orleans
Tuesday. Goldsmith and DAILY remained
nt the Springs DAILY Is still under the
weather
Sutton has signed his Boston contract.
The first edition of 5000 OF Mike
Kclly's book, "Play Ball. will be issued
April I.
ComsRy will have entire charge of the
st. Louis team this summer.
Nash and Wise have signed contract,
to play, ,in Boston during the coming sea-
son.
Visitors are not allowed 10 sec the Bos-
tons at practice.
The season in st. Louis will open next
Saturday with a game between the st..
Louis Brown and the Western Association
mines.
The international Association umpircs
appointed are Jerry sullivan. late of the
League, William Hoover of Philadelphia
John Sheridan of San Francisco and Bob
Emslie of st. Thomas.
The Boston baseball reporters last week
agreed to substitute the total base column
lOr the stolen base column. to put the
stolen bases in the summary, to reject
bases on balls rs fuClors in scoring earned
runs and toput the "unaccepted' chance
on the shelf.
Jim White has signed for Detroit
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24

cations, pclliaps, and it is adopted
ban tie old pictures. II was intro
duced IN Paris last season by Jane
llading, who wore little curl
down The middle Of her forehead in
stead Of a twist. Everybody adopted
il whether il was becoming or not,
and now, in its present form. it has
ueIt over here. The hair for ordi.
nary day time wear is comGcd simply
ard twisted on top Of the head. Most
of the ladies' who used to bang their
hair and frizz it now let the bangs
grow and take that hair and turn it
up over the forehead and only curl
the sides little, which is rather more
becoming to long faces than round
ones.
Boots and shoes this scason are to
be far more ornate, and will be made
frequently with two kinds of leather
Of contrasting colors. One will be
open-worked and stitched, which
shows the two colops. There will be
many laced boots worn, with fancy
tassels on the tops and fancy stitching
wherever it can be added. Slip.
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any of the seasonable goods can be
made very dressy by having several
different styles of vest fronts pre-.
pared, and with the collar to match
and the cuffs, which also can easily be
made detachable, lady can have
much variety at a very reasonable
cost. A good dark woolen dress of
cashmere or any of the materials in
vogue, can have pique vests of differ
ent color or form, or velvet ones, silk,
or even what is very handsome and
stylish, vest and cuffs of chamois
skin, braided or embroidered in dark
colors, or to match the gown. Beaded
vest fronts are very elegant, with high
beaded collars. For dressy occasions Il
fichu, or plastron, can be made of any
filmy, gauzy material, and this, with
lace and alittle delicate ribbon, trans
forms the whole into handsome at
tire.
Many extravagant ladies spend u
fortune in having one or two dresses
for every occasion, but they do not
look bit prettier or more attractive
than those who use little ingenuity
and taste and keep on hand, often
made by their own deft fingers, a sup
ply of these useful accessories to toilet.
These are far more durable than they
appear at first, and are source of as
great comfort to the wearer as the be-
holder. They give variety and fresh
ness without the care of large ward
robe. Those who have large numbers
of fine dresses find them heavy
burden.
1t has often been asked how much
money woman actually needs to be
able to dress well and keep measur-
ably near the prevailing fashions.
Some will tell you that it requires
$4,000 year, and others say they
keep nice with an actual cash outlay
of not over $50. If woman who can
make her own dresses and bonnets
and isn't "hard on her shoes" wishes
to practice economy and good judg
ment she can dress nicely, even hand.
solnely, on 500 year; but, of course
the woman must know the full value
of dollar. OLIVE HARPER.
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decorated as fancifully as the wall
paper, and the Isle thread and silk
ones are embroidered with intricate
and marvellous designs in gay colored
silks. Nearly all Of the finest hosiery
has the tops ofanother color from the
lower part.
Black hose, with embroidery done
in yellow silk of any shade, is very
pretty; and cream colored ones, with
moss green vines and pale pink flow
ers, are exceedingly dainty and nice
to look at. The upper parts are
usually in solid colors, though some
are striped lengthwise or around.
Vests in the waists of dresses will be
very popular all next season, and can
be made in the waist, under 1t or
postiche. to button or fasten on from
the outside. Bodices to dresses of
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24
STYLES OF THE SEASON
They Take a Backward Leap of
Fifty OF Sixty Years.
CHANGES IN HAIR DRESSING
Old-Fasbioncd Dresses with Some
Modern improvements.

New YonE, March 23.-I have q
lady friend whose taste in dress is
perfect, and who is always habitcd in
tbg very newest and prethest styles.
Indeed, think she would rather go
away and die on hard park bench all
alone in the cold than to allow another
woman to wear new fashion before
she does. So when made the start
ling discovery that we are slowly but
surely drifting toward the fashion of
1887, / went TO see her, carrying my
authority along.
found my pretty friend dressed in
a delicious toilet Of soft striped surah,
with a gracefully draped front, and
the Whole garnished with exquisite
lace, and enjoying the comfort of
knowing that that was one of the
prettiest and latest morning gowns
imported this season, and that the
garnet surah and the pale blue Grape
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24
blaine AND sHgf,alAN-
Tune-"NarcbIas Through Georgia
Bys.N. IIorNEs Syracuse. N.


By n. IIonNEs Syracuse, Ny
Sing the song Of Freedom, boys and let
is echoe, ring
Marching with our banner likcthe e,rie,
Get all your ballots ready which victory
shall bring
Voting for Blaine and tor sherman.
Come on. come on, the Boy. that wor,
Come ON. come on an Freemen, tried and
true
Then wen sing the Chorus and with bal
lots win anew.
Voting for Blaine and for Sherman.
When the vote are counted, boys, youIl
hear the joyful sound.
That the People voted from the work
shops oil around
And Republicans have won and Freedom
ha, been crowned
Voting for Blaine and for sherman
CHonrs-
Come on, come on the Boy that wore
the Blue, etc
Let the good old cannon, boys, reyerberate
And 50 glycthe Democrats the everlasting
blues,
Then the Union soldiers will get honest
pension dues,
Voting for Blaine and for Sherman.
Come OBJ come Of the Boys that wore
the Blue, etc
Hence the rule shall always be for liberty
aud right
Just the same for every one as settled in
the fight,
And free ballots will decide for justice in
her might
Voting for Blaine and for sherman
Cuorrs--
Come on, come on. the boys that wore
the Blue, etc.
In due time will Congress sit, to say that
we have won,
And they'll then declare it, a, the ballots.
too, have done
That Republicans shall rule as heretofore
begun,
Voting for Blaine and for sherman.
CHoEUs-
Come ON: come on, the lioys that wore
the Blue, etc
Then the fourth of March will come, In-
auguration day,
And with Blaine as President while
Cleveland goes away,
Sailing up salt River, as the Peoples bal
lois say.
Voting for Blaine and for Shermaa.
CEOHus
Come ON. come ON, the Boys that wocc
the Blue,
Come on come on, all Frecmen, tried and
true
Then we'll sing the chorus, and with bat
lots win anew,
Voting for Blaine and for Sherman.
March, 1888.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24
AT THE THEATRES.
RoncicanIt nt the NnfinnnI

Boucicault at the National.
Mr.. Dion Boucicault, the ineXtinguish-
able, will present his celebrated sporting
play 1.-The Jilt'" at the National next
Monday and continue it during the week
This play made a hit last year at the Ma
tional and will do 1t again, of course. 1t
will be presented under Mr.. Boucicault's
personal supervision. The cast is MS fol-
lows: 1iyies o. Hdra of Ballinahinch, Dion
Boucicault; Sir Budieigh Woodstock, Frank
Roberts; Lord Marcus lVylie, Herbert
Leonard; Colonel Tudor, Mr.. Padget; Mr.
James Daisy Gus Reynolds; GeQBrey
Tudor, r. A, Roberts: ReU Mr.. Spo0ner,
Fred. Corbett Jliicor, Herbert Colby
Kitty IIoodstock, Miss Thorndyke; Lady
Miiccnt, Miss Gordon Mrs. Heltcr, Miss
Barker; PhiHis, Miss Stewart; Mrs. Pin
cott Miss Rowland.
AIbaugh's-Richard Mansfield.
Mr.. Richard Mansfield will appea April
2, at Albaughs for one week, and will
not be seen here again before his season
at the Lyceum Theatre, London, Septem-
ber, October and November, next. Mr.
Mansfield will appear Monday and Tues
day in "a Partisan Romance"
After his Washington engagement Mr..
Mansfield visits Norfolk, Richmond,
Baltimore, Jersey City and Brooklyn, and
then goes to the Boston Museum for the
month of May, where he may, perhaps,
produce his new classical drama, by Mr..
I, Russell Sullivan, entitled "NeroS'
Mr., Mansfield will appear during the
month of June at the Madison Square
Theatre, New York. He will then sail
for Europe.
Harris's Bijou Theatre Sid. France.
Mr.. Sid. @. France will begin weeks
engagement at this house Monday after
noon in his popular melodrama, "Marked
for Life" Mr. France will take the part
OF the faithful darkey Skid, part he has
assumed for score of years. The story
OF Marked for Life is very interesting,
and the construction of the play has been
improved in a number of ways since il
was last produced here. All the strong
sensational features have, however, been
retained, and the olio which precedes the
play deserves the success il has received.
The vocal selections by Miss Ada West,
Miss May Johnson, and the Electric Trio,
composed of Messrs. Kerr Edwards, and
Bryant, add greatly TO the success of the
| piece. The burning forest, the thrilling
| locomotive scene, and the picture show
ing the interior of the cars are as realistic
as ever.
Kernan's-- Lily Clay.
Beginning Monday afternoon next Lily
Clay's Colossal Gmety Company, entirely
reiuyenated from the Providence fire, and
with new costumes and effects will run
the week out at Kernan's, Among the
| attractions are thirty dashipg ladies, eulled
| from European capitals, presenting the
| gTandest galaxy of novelties under the
| sun; reyels of the quarter Latin, elghl
| beautiful ladies from modern Athens, the
| Champs Elysee ninuet,four nauteh dane
ers OF Herat grand minuet de Boulanger
six bewitching daughters of Sparta; ths
whole to conclude with "The Littl,
Devils Reyeli or Apollo in Eden" It..
| daisy.
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STYLE
and rich yellow lace made 1t very be-
coming. / at once came to my sub
ject and showed her the picture of the
new style. She gave gasp and with
distended eyes looked at it in horri-
fed manner, saying: "Neverl I'll
never wear such a rig; yet, if could
be the very first to bring IL out might
after all. 1t would be almost as good
as going on the stage. Leave me the
picture and I'll think il over"
And left her studying every point
and detail. | have not the slightest
doubt that she will be the first to wear
it, although she declared so forcibly
against it at first. 1t is like the vice
the poet speaks of: "We first endure,
then pity, then embrace"
All this season we have been drift
ing toward renewal of the fashions
of long ago, and just now there is the
drollest mixture Of styles offered that
could be imagined. There are short
wasted, narrow skirted gowns, with
the big poke bonnets, and cloaks,
scarfs, slippers and belts, which prop
erly go with the directoire mode.
There are other robes with drapery,
copied, as nearly as the present exi-
gencies of fashion will allow, from
the old Greek classic costumes; and
there arethe Puritanical garbs Of fifty
or sixty years ago, all of them mod
ernized a trihe, or adapted" as the
modistes call them.
The hats and bonnets for this sea-
son are decidedly after the style of
100 or more years ago, and the man
ner of dressing the hair is copied
direct from old portraits and books of
times long past.
Even those street costumes which
are now offered as the Every newest
thing out" give the wearer a sort of
quaint air Of extreme modesty which
sits i'll upon the girl of the period, and
when one dons one and goes out she
finds herself the observed of all the
other girls, who, however, in time
viii come to adopt the same Priscilla
dresses. Between the ultra modest
young lady, who walks along the
street in so prim manner, and the
bright mischievous air of the glrl who
wears the Al Alpine hat and English
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24
MADONNA BOW.

walking jacket, there is wide diff
ference, considering that they are
both of the same century and season,
but in spite of all our talk about meek
ness and modesty we rather like the
other girl best.
The styles for dressing the hair are
to undergo a radical change and fol-
low the old modes as nearly as possi-
BILE, and we here present two of the
most striking examples which will be
the leading types.
The first of them represents front
and back of the style which was
known some sixty years ago, was
told by an old lady, as the Madonna
bows, and it was in those days long
past very popular, and was considered
as highly becoming. These bows
must be held in place by wire-gauze
ribbon, over which the hair is brushed
closely and then turned into place and
fastened. At the sides OF the face are
loose curls, and the short hair in the
back of the neck is also twisted into
curls. 1t looks pretty in the picture,
and it looked pretty when worn by
Miss Genevieve Stebbins recently.
She has set the seal of popularity
upon it.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24
Lndics, Hlstorical soeicly.

MISUNDERSTANDING Of the Ladies
Historical Society was held yesterday
morning at the residence Of Mr.. IIorauu
King, when Mrs, J. b. Edmonds presided.
Mis-. J. c. Black opened the meeting
with a short recitation, after which q
scholarly paper upon Socrates was read
by Miss l.. q. Talbot Miss Lehman read
aselection from Plato's Republic, Mrs
Smedley Darlington read Alcibiades' de
scription of the character of Socrates;
after which followed clever paper upon
Nantippe, by Mrs. q. ID. NJ Sweat Mrs.
w. Ross Browne read an original article,
entitled "Then and Now Mrs. Vance
read by request translation Of Blon =
"Adopis,' by Mrs. Browning; Miss brad
ley sang two beautiful songs and Miss
pike's rendering ofa Polonaise by Chopin
was greatly enjoyed by air present. The
next meeting will be held April 6, wheh
MIs, W, N, springeg will preside,
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24
A Local Priest Honored.

Rev, George w. Deyine of st, Peters
Parish. Capitol Hill, has been selected by
Cardinal Gibbons to fiji the vacant Office
of Monslgnor, caused by the death of
Monsignor MoManus. Father Deyine
will be stationed at st. Paul's Church,
Baltimore, where M0nsign0r M0Manus
was al the time of his death. Rev. Eaiher
OIlrien Of Woodstock. Md, will, succeed
Father Dcyine at st. Peters.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24

The second representation of style
in hairdressing is of ball coiffure,
which resembles a fox-gloNe flower
set in a pile of doughnuts, twist Of
one falling over the forehead ans
another in the back, This is q style
more striking than beautiful, but ii
is intended to be adopted foTeYening
and dinner toilets, with some modif
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24

pers are orna-
mented in every
conceivable way
and the imported
ones all have high
heels, while the
American made
shoes of all kinds
have low, fiat
heels, W hich,
while not being
quite 50 "chic,"
are still much
more comfortable
and they look
just rs small. In
deed, one can
wear n smaller
shoe with u low
heel than with n
high one, as IL
docs not crowd
the toes forward
so much. Stock
ings are to be
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24

SAD SEt8uEL.
But listen to the sequel. After
working until their tools wore out, the
brave fellows built boat with which
to descend the river, loaded it down
with nuggets and rich specimens
(burying what they could not carry)
and started down stream, intending
to float by night to the Yellowstone,
and thence on by daylight, and night,
too, until civilization or a settlement
was reached, The plan was then to
return with sufficient men and sup
plies to withstand the attacks of the
red men and to work the new mine for
all there was in il.
Had they known that the camp
which they intended to steal past al
midnight was the largest ever gath
cred together ON the North American
continent, stretching up and down the
river for more than three miles, and
The Washington critic., 1888-03-24

Saturday and the Washingtons meet the
Jacksonville team on the home grounds
tomorrow.
Every one is we'll and the utmost har-
mony prevails among the men.
Gardner, | still think, is too weak at the
Init
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-15
A HOggish Fraud.

The Wichita Eagle has a CORES
pondent who has been laying for Mr..
Grounding for the last eighteen years,
and now comes out in an announcement
branding his hogship as fraud. Here
is the record he has kept since 1870.
Feb. 2, 1870-Clear, frosty. Good
crops.
Feb. 2, 1s71-Clear, cold Splendid
crops.
Feb. 2, 1S72-Cloudy until 10 o'clock;
clear rest of day. Good crops all over
Kansas.
Feb. 2, 1S73-Cloudy and clustering.
Excellent crop of corn and oats.
Feb. 2, 1S74-Clear, white frost.
Fair wheat, no corn and good crop of
grasshoppers.
Feb. 2, 1s75-Cloudy and cold. An
excellent crop of corn, oats and wheat.
Feb. 2, 1S76-Clear and cold. Aver
age crop of wheat; corn, light crop;
oats, good.
Feb. 2, 1S77-Clear and warm. Very
wet all through May and June. Fair
crops.
Feb. 2, 1S7s-Clear, white frost.
Crops not very good in some places.
Feb. 2, 1S79-Clear and warm.
Wheat. light crop. corn and oats, a
fair crop.
Feb. 2, 1sS0-Clear and warm. Crops
good.
Feb. 2, 1SS1-Bright sunshine and
very windy. Good corn and oats crop;
wheat not very good.
Feb. 2, 1SS2-Clear. A good crop of
corn and oats; wheat very light.
Feb. 2, 1S83-ClOudy; sun did not
shine during the day. A good crop of
corn and oats; wheat failure.
Feb. 2, 1SS4-Clear- Good crop OF
everything except wheat.
Feb. ., 1685-Cloudy and fOggy in
forenoon and clear in afternoon. An
excellent crop of corn and oats; wheat
fair.
Feb 2, clustering; snow ten
inches deep. Crops fair.
Feb. 2, 1667-Cloudy and foggy in
forenoon. Poor crops.
Feb. 2, 1SS8-Cloudy; sun not seen.
A splendid prospect for crops.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-15
A FEW STARTERS.
A $4,000 FOUNDRY AND MA
CHINE WORKS AN AS
SURED FACT.
Other Enterprises for Great Benc
in Sight and in Prospective.
Great Bend Foundry & Machine
Company.

This enterprise is now an assured
fact. A stock company has been Or
ganized, with capital stock of S25, 900,
and every thing will be done TO push
the foundry and machine shops to an
early completion.
At meeting held last week at
John F. Lewis Office the following
board of directors, comprised, as will
be seen, of our solid and careful busi-
ness men, was elected, viz:
George II. Hume, George n. Moses,
G. L. Moses, d. n. Heller, w. w. Z.
Clement, Ira d. Brougher, w. M. Ire
land, G. F. Culver and Joe Troilet.
Mr.. G. III. Hulme was made temporary
chairman of the board of directors, and
a meeting will be held at an early day
to elect permanent officers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-15
The Latest Move.

Rush county is not yet out of the
woods. On Saturday last between
three and four hundred of the citizens
of La Crosse went in body to Walnut
City and gathered in the records and
other things pertaining to the county
seat, and took them back to La Crosse.
The Kansas City Times of Sunday has
the following special from La Crosse:
Judge S. j. Osborn issued a writ of
mandamus which was served on all the
county officers of Rush county to-day,
commanding them to remove their
Offices from Walnut City to La Crosse.
ALI Obeyed, and all records, papers,
safes and other property of the county
were moved this afternoon, about 800
farmers with wagons turning out and
moving the county seat. Three hours
after the writ was served the county
offices were in La Crosse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-15
A Promising Specimen.


At Captain Lewis Office can be seen
a specimen of coal found about three
miles from town, northeast, on section
IA. 1t was found cropping out of the
side of small bluff, and is i'll thin
vein. Its position is said, by those
who are versed in the mysteries of coal
ology, to be a good indication of a
stronger vein in close proximity. On
this section, we believe, is where the
prospecting drill will be at work with
in very few days, and it will not be
such great surprise, to some of our
citizens at least. if it should, disclose a
good vein of coal before going any
great distance. 1t is a well known
fact that farther north, in this county,
coal of good quality has been found
in digging deep wells.
By-the-way, we hope to see the ma
chinery at work in the prospecting well,
and making good headway on OF be-
fore the 18th inst, as at that time we
will probably have lots of strangers in
the city and we want to show them
that we will let no treasure escape US
for the want of searching for it..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-15

THEY TELL down east of a poor fel-
low who owned remarkably fat hog,
and who also owed a rich man. The
hog was about all the property the poor
debtor had worth levying upon, and the
law exempted mans only pig. One
day the creditor meeting the debtor,
said. .'You need another pig; let me
send you nice little one" The poor
man was astOnished. "Why, owe for
the hog I've got now," he stammered.
''Never mind, you need another one
and I'll send it," and he did; and the
little pig was put in the pen beside the
fat one. In less than an hour the con-
stable came and levied on the fat hog,
and the law was appeased and the rich
man got his money.