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The Washington critic., 1888-02-25
DEGREES OF FASHION.
Olive Harper on Some Of Its Latest
PrOHunclament0S,
THE LATEST IN JEWELRY
Costumes ofRose Elizabeth Cleve-
land and Mrs. Hicks-IIord.

NEW NoRg, Feb, Pal wonder If
men know that fashion dictates to
women how they shall walk and how
they shall carry their heads and
hands2 1t is so, and rather queer
thing, isn't it? Fancy o man being
obliged by that strict law of fashion
to carry his elbows close to his sides,
one hand held out with the palm
downward, and the other with the
palm upward. In this should be the
portmonnaie, which this season is
highly pictorial, and having represen-
tations of bronze lizards, frogs and
toads upon it, or else an alligator
hunt all in embossed leather. So it
requires a purse Offering nearly half q
yard Of surface, more or less, TO prop
erly represent the pattern.
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heads into the hedge and think no.
body sees the rest Of them and they
think their social rivals cannot detect
the old dress under the new cOmbina-
ton. Let them disabuse themselves,
for any woman knows the old gown,
even II there is not more than half q
yard of the material in the new one.
But il is laudable plan. Even
Mrs. Cleveland has had some Of her
old dresses made over, and wears
them, tor, with grace, though, strange
TO say. there are people who think IL a
slight uponlher visitors, as she owes
1t to her position to wear only new
gowns.
The goods that are now being
bought UP for summer and spring use
are of white null, book and Swiss
muslin, and even pique, all TO be
trimmed with deep embroidered
hounces and made with French waists
and belts, the skirts being gathered
in, not plated.
The zephyr ginghams, percales,
crInkled seersuckers, and cotton Grape
and albatross effects are all in the
most exquisite tints, no decided colors
being seen! Delicate pink and blue,
pink and gray, blue and gray, 1ilac
and white, and pale green and white,
are most seen. These are all in
stripes for the skirts, with plain goods
for the waist and drapery. Many
chambrays areseen in pale tints, with
deep nouncings richly embroidered in
white. n1'1
Lace suits, black, white, fax color
and ecru, as we'll as white on colored
grounds, will be even more fashion
able than last season. The style Of
making them will be as near the
directoire as possible without making
them low in the neck. One fashion
will be to cross the fronts surplice
style. Ribbon will be used TO deco
rate them, also wide sashes OF China
Grape, fringed or embroidered at
the ends. Hats and bonuets TO
wear with these will overbalance
the scantiness of material in the
The Washington critic., 1888-02-25
A DIPLOMATIC CLERGYMAN,
How He Advised AN Undertaken TO Pray
for Better Business.
Louisville Post

LohlHNllib Iosis
A good minister was talking to a class
of young people who had become inter-
ested in religious matters through the in
fuence OF the Moody meetings. He was
impressing upon them the idea that a
man should carry his religion into his
business. rDont keep your religion ex-
clusiyely for Sunday. Pray to Him for
success in business. l believe 1t is right
for a man to ask the Almighty to increase
his business and make it prosper"
"But," said a young man present, 81
sn On undertaken. Would it be right for
me 70 "a "a the Lord TO give me boom in
| Inc nhniSer was nonplussed for mo-
ment, ana tll' class evidently regarded the
question az ), . poser. But the divine fin
ally arose 70 Ne emergency and replied .
while l Son't think it would be right
for You 70, isk the Lord to make deaths
plentiful y order that your business may
tnrlve, ~ You could ask that in case OF
any deal IS in the community the funerals
mieht pelarown m your way"
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they should not MONEY.
complain. 1t won't do them any good
to do so, anyhow.
ann not sure whether / mentioned
the fact that gloves are to be reduced
in length to four button only, and
where they are for evening wear the
tops will be finished off with tiny
fall Of delicate lace, or row Of crepe
lisse ruching.
With these wide bracelets can be
worn with medallions, coral or even
jet setting, and they are quite the
style. Canoes also are classed among
the newest things, and those who
have boarded those pretty Jewels for
q generation or so can bring them out
now and be just in fashion. The old
fashioned painted portrait jewelry is
among the high novelties, and the
jewellers offer them for sale
as such. Small pictures and
portraits in enamel or ON ivory,
set round with jewels, are
much sought after. The fine old
Z fashioned, many stranded gold chains
are to be seen often upon those who
value fine things for their own sake,
and are even being copied by the
jewellers for sale, and big hoop ear
rings are seen everywhere IN homes
and at all .unceremonious occasions.
Pink coral is always pretty, and is
now fashionable, and is very be-
coming, particularly to those with
handsome eyes. BY the way, the
chief beauty of a pair of eyes CON
sists in thickly fringed and long eye
lashes. The Oriental women know
this, and take special pains to de-
yelop this rare beauty, and this is
how theydo il:
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Grammar His Strong Point.

Justice of the peace-IIad you ever saw
this man before?
Witness-Yos.
"Had he came before you had went 2'
"No.n
"Is them your eggs what you say was
stole?"
"Nesh
"Would You have recognized them il
you had seen them before they were brung
here ?'
eyes; / would have knowed them.n
"SpealI gTammatic, young man; It ain
proper TO say have knowed'; you should
say have knew "-[Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-25
Languages of the World.

Chinese is the most popular language in
the world. Ii is spoken by 100000 900 per-
sons. Hindostani by upwards of 100000
OO0 English by more than l00,0Q00O0;
Russian by more than 10000, 900; German
by 5s,000,000; Spanish by 4SO00,00 and
French by only l0,000,000. Renan, before
the Paris National Association for the
Propagation of the Freuch Language
Abroad, said: 81 trust to you 10 make the
French language the tongue Of eternity.
If is not am lost. "-[Sciepce Gossip.
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Lent is now here, and all the social
world, %hethers religious or not, has
settled down TO mortify the flesh by
living ON oat meal mush and salt cod
fish, and get its spring and summer
clothes made up and, let it be whis-
pered, made over, for there are really
many of the social stars who do not
feel as If it was moral degradation TO
wear made over gowns. Perhaps they
are like the hens that stick their
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AT other seasons the highest style
is to lay the head back loosely on the
shoulders and let the neck hang in
such a way that the head wobbles
around as helplessly as if the neck
were broken. This necessitates the
half.closing of the eyes, and general
die-away expression is the result.
Imagine man adopting this walk.
The very latest, however, is for the
lady to take one quick, decided step,
stop and wave, and, indeed. seem
about to totter and fall, then give q
kind of an indescribable wiggle and
brace up for another brisk step.
Once in q while you will see o
woman walk along the street with q
full, swinging grace, her feet planted
firmly and her movement like that of
a woman proud of herself as splen-
did specimen of what womanhood
should be, and the contrast between
her and the silly, wiggling, waggling
young Headers of the fashion" is
simply wonderful, and sets one to
questioning whether they are of the
same sex and race.
Fanny Davenport was living exam
| pie of the free. and untrammeled walk
of a superb woman recently, and beside
The Washington critic., 1888-02-25

one of the recognized leaders of New
York society, gave an enormous re-
ception not very long ago, and among
the guests present was Miss Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland, who wore plain
but very effective toilet, represented
here, of dark green velvet and moire
stripe, with ademi-train and trimmed
and draped with Spanish lace,
Mrs. Hicks-Lord herself wore dress
of dark brown velvet, with court train
and very low in the neck, to display
her fine jewels. These two toilets
will be the models from which the
most of the dresses for ceremonious
occasions win be copied, with moditi-
cations in all materials.
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ner walked two
young daughters
of Madison ave-
nue. homes. The
contrast was too
painful to be fun
ny. There Is a
8 triving after
unique personal
effect among the
young ladies Of
the present day
that is greatly to
be deplored, and
1t shows but too
plainly that their
mothers loose
h use slippers
have also given
place to tight but
toned boots and
their giis' dis
cipline has been
neglected in con-
sequence. There
are few girls who
do not abrogate to
themselves the or
dering of their
own dresses, and
so many follies
pass unchecked.
Mrs. Hicks-L
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dresses. There ~
nothing mean
about the milliner
this season. Men
have only Them
selves to blame
for IL, for they
have talked SO
many years about
the snlallness Of
the hcadgear in
comparison to the
largeness OF the
prices, that now,
when their poor
wives are really
getting the worth
of their money,
they should not
The Washington critic., 1888-02-25
The Smoked Variety

Landlady-Dinner is little late to-
night, Mr.. Dumley. | sent Bridget out
for canvasbaok, and she was gone a
long time.
Dumloy (not sure that he ism dream.
ing)-Er-a canvas-back duck, Mrs. Hen
dricks2
Landlady a canvas-haolk ham. It's
late in the season for game, Nh Dumley.
--[New York Sun.
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ann Summer nrinks.

The ice harvest ON the Kennebec River
closed this week, and the result has not
been as satisfactory as was anticipated.
There were sSl 600 tons housed of whiol,
AZ, 900 tons are for the New York market,
42l000 for Philadelphia, 10000 tons for
Baltimore, 10000 tons Tor Washington
2S,Q00 tons are in the hands of specUlatora1
Il Exchange,
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81. Louis or Ck1onro2

Wife Ito husband Who has stumbled
over a pair of her sb6es)-Don't be so inn
patient, John. hever saw man who
has so little self,Afntrol over small things
Husband eayens my dear, you
DON'T qN eau % ya oes small things'do your
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The sympsoms Of Biliousness are nm
happily but 10 well known They differ
in different individuals 10 some extent.
A Bilious man 10 seldom : breakfast
eater. Too frequently, alas. he has IN
excellent appetite for liquids but none
for solids Of : morning. His tongue will
hardly bear inspection at any time; II il
IL not white and furred, Il 10 rough. st all
|evenis-
The digestive system Il wholly out Of
|of order and Diarrhes Or Constipation
may b : symptom, or the two may Al
|ternate. There are often Hemorrheids
|or even loss OF blood. There may Be
Igiddiness and often headache and acidity
Ior fasulence and tenderness in the pit oi
1.-The stomach. To correct al this II not
lefFect . cure try Green's August Flower
lIt costs but tribe and Thousands attest
lie efficacy. April 22-y-e- 0. '.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

Al the Democratic mass convention q
Winslow. on the 1ltb. inst, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopt
ed: Resolved. That the delegates from
Pike county 10 the Democrats judicial
Of the Eleventh Judicial Cir
cult. Of the State OF Indiana. be and ere
hereby instructed 20 cast the vote OF
Pike county - : unit. In said conven-
|tion. for Edwin Smith, Esq.. Of Peters
burg. Ind. for Prosecuting Attorney Of
said circuit"
This was right. Mr.. Smith u young
gentleman IN every way qualified for
said position. Ills habiis are the very
best. and he IL well and favorshly known
TO the people Of Pike and Gibson conn
ties. Gibson county has had the Judge
ship for many years. and Dubois count y
has had Prosecuting Attorney for the
last four years. We think that Pike i
now entitled TO the Prosecuting Atior-
lney, and - we present : young man
against whom nothing can be said. We
hope that Gibson county where he lived
from infancy TO manhood will stand by
him In his candidacy. 1t 10 due both to
him and to Pike county.--Petersbure
Democrat
From the above appeal 70 Gibson
Icounty. alone, IL would seem that the
l''Dcmocrat" has no use for Dubois coun-
lty In the convention. All! therei you
might need her votes at the election
Has Prosecutor Bretz prosecuted the Vi
lolatoss Of law il Pike 100 strongly!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

Mr.. Richard Gregg, who was the NOM
inee OF the Greenback party for Cover
nor Of Indiana in 1850. talked very sen-
siLly with = Sentinel reporter on the
tariff question. the other day. he said
en- = farmer, and ! am the only
sheep raiser in my ne!ghborhood- lam
opposed 10 protection. but have :
Greenbsck neighbor who has no sheep,
vet he 10 . proteciionist. He has no res
son 10 be . protectionist, while 1 hare.
| know that protection on my wool ben
efits me. but I am eatisfed that IL does
not benefit my neighbor. who has no
wool. and il Obliged 10 pay more for biz
because Am protected. While
I am benefited can plaiuIy see that ev'
cry man who Is not raising sheep IL TO-
jnred In the same proportion that am
benefited. / AM in favor Of anything
that will bring the greatest good 70 The
gresteet number; therefore am for tar
iff reform, and | can't see how any think.
ing farmer can conscien;iously favoI
protection.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The Roanoke Times pubIishes the FOL
lowing bit Of rhym evidently from tht
pen Of some fellow mortal who justly sp.
ps ecistes the great sin Of cheating th<
printer. We commend tt 90 the careful
consideration Of Andy r. 6chister:
The man Who cheats the printer
Out Of : single cent.
Will never reach the heavenly Iand
Where old Elijah went
he viii NOT gain admitfance there,
BY deviIs he'll Be driven,
And made 10 leaf his time away
Outside the y Nalls Of heaven
Without . man 10 greet him.
Without pleasant grin.
The happiness that be viii reap
Will Be almighty thin.
He'll have 10 eat the thistle
Or sorrow and roget,
He'll have 20 buck around right omaft
With cnssedness. -You bes-'
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Should BE Forgiven and Forgot

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26--Mr. George
W. Libby. in : communication to the
Richmond Dispatch In regard 10 the
proposed transfer Of the Libby prison
IRON Richmond TO Chicago, writes Is
folio ~: Il would not like 10 zee The old
houee removed, as around IL clusters
some Of the foudest memories Of . happy
youth and early manhood, but il il j. 20
be carried 10 Chicago and converted into
L museum, whose walls are 10 be decor
'ated with scenes and incidents relative
10 the prison, could furnish : pen pic
.ture from facts, which, 90 faithfully pog-
'trayed on canvass, sh6dId hovo . Coz
.spicuous place among them. It is this
An old. gray haired man. whose only
ofTense against the United States Gov
ernment was il having . pris0n named
afler him BY accident, and son in the
CoDfederate array. being carried through
the streets Of Boston, hsndcufIed and fol-
lowed by jeering and hoosing crowd
also. my mother. aunt and sister. the last
with nursing babe in her arms, being
conducted 70 The aims house in NorfoiE,
Va, BY colored guard with drawn
|sabers. But 1 sm now : loyal citizen Of
the United States, and think such scenes
and incidents should b forgiven and
forgotten
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

Stout & Bro. have sold their one-third
interest in West Baden SPRING. 70 Lee
w. Sinclair, Of Salem, rating them q
$4,000. Sinclair will take charge Of biz
interests there q once and proceed 70
build race course and stables and re-
move bis forty head Of thoroughbred
horses. Mr., Sinclair wss : member oI
the last Legislature. and tho man wbc
ferreted out the frauds ID the Southern
Penitentisry, receiving the pIaudits ol
Republicans and Democrats alike he
10 the owner Of -Siiver Tsll7 and otheI
noted fast stock, and the wealthiest msu
in Washington county--Paoii Repub.
lican.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The following 10 the call for the con-
vention:
The National Democratic COMMITTEES,
having met In the city Of Washington
on the 22d day OF February. 1888. has ap-
pointed Tuesday, the sth day Of June
next. at noon. ~ the time, and chosen
the city of ST. Louis q the place for hold
Ing the National Democratic convention.
Each State IL entitled 70 = representation
therein equal 10 double the number Of lie
Senator's and Representatives in the Con-
gress o. the United states. and each
Territory and the District Of Columbia
shall have two delegates All Demo-
cratic. conservative ciiizeDs Of the United
States. irrespective Of past political o.
sociations and differences, who can unite
With us in the effort for pure. economical
and constitutional government. are cor
daily invited 70 join us in sending dele
gates 10 the convention.
Nv. H. BARSUE. Chsirmau.
"FRKDERIcK o. PRIscE, Secretary.
'-NasioDal Democratic Committee-
The committee adjourned 10 meet in
81. Louis on Monday. June 4. 1888.
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It b DO wonder That lhsro q ihd3gna:
tion in TIE Repnblicas ranks over the
common fraud that was praceiced by lhe
wire-puIIers and bosses g the Iefe di1-
lsrict convention st Washingl0d. We
venture that : pore psIbabIo GO Of
srickery and unfair scheming has noe oc-
CURED 10 modern polisics- The whole
'ouscome Of that meeting We eodceivsd
IN iniquity and brooght fooF1h u elm,
and d wso the little game Of tU0 yoke
fellow, one u Davies and One n KnOx,
Who moved aod prompted their petty
satellites - The ~Wooden men" are shift
ed on the checkerboard. TIE Incentive
10 commit : fraud and transcend The
limits Of the lsw governing the conven-
|tion. Was % set back 1he forces odvocaf-
ing Jsdge Walter @ Gresham for Presi-
dent and force on The chances % IittIe
hen Harrison. Who wns bentea By the
people Of Indiana IN 1919, the only dina
they ever had . chance 20 ~go lor him.
It u conceded fact among the people Of
all parties that Judge Gresham Il sfFong
with the masses-ths rank and 6Ie o. the
party-while the srirsocratIc aod blue
blooded General Harrison d stroog With
The bosses To thWart the viii 0f The
Republican masscs. Who w0o1d toeo for
Il man Who cane from and q enc Of
themselves and force the bonghty 0ar-
|ris0n, who has . supreme contempt for
The common herd, this precioos pair o(
Republican bosfes. Smiley Chamber md
Ray Gardiner wo1ld violate al lAw sDd
|prscedsnts. and % they did. No wosder
the Greshsm men are mad.-vineenoee
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The Huniingbnrg Argus closes long
|lirade against General Black, Commis-
|oioner OF Pensions. with the assertion
|thst: Before the next appropriation
lfor pensions Il made. pledges should BE-
lextorsed from the 'Physicsl Wreck fcs
lite fair and honorable Disbursement u
should be borne In mind that the Argus
has no proof OF unfair Or dish0norable
conduct on the part Of General Black.
Those soldiers who have had business
with the Pension Department
under General Black's administration
lWill know how to appreciate this taunt.
ling insult 10 the 'Physical Wreck from
the soldier loving Argus.--PaoIi News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The big gushcr at Tobacco Landing
Harrison county. Il but $50 feet deep
and In aIl the wells IN that county IN
which gss has been struck IL has been
REACHED IN lees than 1000 feet Two
wells were sunk at North Vernon 10 I
depth Of l,l00 feet and no gas found
Then the drill was removed TO the old
town OF Vernon. half : mile distant, and
let depth Of l>7 feet sufzlcient now q
Igae was struck TO supply most Of tn
residences OF the town with fuel and
light. This shallow well has been ID
ln0w Tor several months and instead o
Ishow wing any abatement the gas suppl.
has increased. The. .Moorman we'll, nea
Brandenbnrg. KY, 10 not over 100 fee
deep and has been flowing a abuudan
Isupply Of gss since 1858.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

scorTsBURe, Feb. IS, p. m.-The
Democratic convention today wss we'll
! attended and eDthusiastic. Speeches
we're made BY Hons. A. G. Smith and
Jason B. Brown. The deIegates 10 the
State convention were instructed 70 vote
for Green Smith for Governor. and the
delegates 10 the district convention were
Instructed 20 vote for Jason B. DroWn
for Congress-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

lGr. Henry +. B0fingtou, Of Washing-
ton City. special agent Of the q 8. Bu-
reau OF Labor, Department Of Interior,
Is I'm the city, engaged in taking the g
eiaI statistics Of Floyd county He is
specially engaged in this work and will
visit oil the counties Of Southern Indi-
ana. Be takes the statistics Of marriage
and divorce for period Of twenty years
ending December 81. 1857. The divorce
statistics show the state or county in
which the divorced parties we're mar.
ried: year married; year divorced
number Of years married; cause for d.
vorce; whether divorce il absolute o.
number Of children By the
nnion; husband or wife IibelIant. Mr.
Burlington will probably conclude hiI
Iabon in Floyd county By Saturday
evening. A. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The Chicago Tribune. . strong Re
publican paper, in speaking on the sub
jecf " tariff protected trusts says: Here
are twenty -Iour irusfs organized TO kill
on competition aud then force prices up
and wages down, for the workman can
not strike sgsinsi bis employer buf must
'strike against the whole combination,
with ihe result that IL the works close
the employer is paid ont Of the combina-
|,ion, che ci9siUg itself being ers advsntags
10 limiting production and forcing up
prices. while he himself gets nothing
These combinations wonid not he pos@i-
bile without The war tariff. which breeds
monopoIics aud plumbers the whole peo-
pie
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

Philadelphia Record: .when : sew.
ing woman puts on her thimbIo taxed
IS per cent? and thresds her needle
taxed Is per cent? with thread taxed
IS per cent? and suirs il on with scissor
(saxed IS per cent? and sews . button
(25 per cent.) on her husbands winter
flannel shirts (taxed 81 per cent? she .
quite uucouscious In her effort % 90 o.
II the world how the blessed tariff bear1
down upon her. Probably not one wo-
man IN the land ever thinks Of j. But
II IL high times she should think Of L,
and make her husband, who 10 clothed
with the right 10 vote, oct upon H.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

OUD. III. rafty. prominent nursery-
man In Geneva, n r., has written % in
quiring where he can get : fsw good re-
liable men to solicit orders. He wishes
men 70 canvass and take ordera 61e tEoes;
shrubs and vines for Pail delivery aod
promises steady employment % god
,saIesmen- II any Of our roodog9 0eoirj
4 good posifion- .we would advIoo tAom
20 write 70 Mr.. Patty for i6Il particoIag1-
Address with reference
d. II. PATTY, ErRsERYNAy.
al-ot- GExEvA. n. y.
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Give American Ingenuity :
Chance.

Eluffa 0a1effe-
The reason Americans cannot compete
In more manufactures with foreigner y
because in this country rsw material ts
taxed, while no other country On The fsce
OF the earth taxes e. Let the tax Be
taken On raw material and American In
genulty and skill will ousstrip the world
II most desirable directions, and lsb0I
will bring : better recompense-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

The State Prohibition convention will
be held q Indianapolis wednesday and
Thursday. March 1lth and 18th, % selec!
4 State Central Committee, Preeidens'a!
Electors. sad DeIeGstes 20 the Nst0nal
Convention. The hasIs Of representation
e one delegate and one alternate % each
IS votes or frsciion of l3 votes est fo1
SECRETARY OF State In 1885,