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BOOKS.

No such collection ever seen under one roof in
Brooklyn before. Not gotten together for the
holidays only. but an all-year-rOund book depart
ment complete in every detail.
When we mention 90, 900 volumes for booll-lovers
we are within the mark.
The permanent department is located on
the second floor front, adjoining the elevators.
Specials for Monday:
Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi. one royal
octave volume. 3l6 illustrations, gilt edge regular
price $500.
Ours for a few days Sl.9S.
What Ais the Rabyp A useful little volume for
mothers, one volume, 16mo, CLOTH published at
so cents: ours 80 cents
Statesmen's Dishes. and How to Cook Them
Practical Autographs Recipes, by Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison, one volume, octave, cloth. published
OF 1925; store % cents
Books-Second Floor.
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NIGHT ROBES.

About 60 pieces Ladies' Flannel Night Robes,
hand embroidered, in pink, Cardinal cream: ex-
cellent value at sass, S3.9s, $3.50 and $500
Underwear-SecOnd Floor.
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TRIMMINGS.

Is pieces of tinsel Gimps, in gold, sill
yer and steel, regular Soc. goods, re-
duced to 25c. yard.
Feather Trimmings and Edges, in
black and colors,. regular $3.50 goods,
reduced to 48c. a yard.
Ostrich Feather Collars in black, cream
and gray, which were 1925, reduced
to S1.10.
Coque Feather Boas, q yards long,
which were $16.5O; reduced to So
each.
Annex--Front, to the left.
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LACE ARTICLES.

ALI sk-colored figured Drapery Nets in rose, Nile.
cardinal straw, sky, and verdurette, suitable for
evening wear or Art Drapery, worth 75c. reduced
to 3sc per yard.
4s-inch wide all-silk black Drapery Nets. S1.10.
Goods reduced to 37c. a yard.
SO pieces all kinds Of Trimming Laces for Dresses
and Fancy Work, 15c. and 25c. Goods reduced
to Sc and SC, yard.
AIl-aIk Spanish Matelassc and Spanish Gupure
Lace Goods and Fichus, regular price S1.75: re
duced to csc. each.
Real band-run Spanish Lace Scarfs and Fichus,
which were $3.50. reduced TO sci each.
Real Duchesse Lace Iandkerchiefs, which were
81. 35 to Sl.75, reduced to 0Sc and S1.20 each.
Laces-Right Centre.
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CORSETS.

A special lot of genuine Thomsons "Glovc Fit
ting C0rsets Of fine Contlle silk Tossed, perfect
throughout; nearly all sizes. white and gray, reg
ular selling price, $500: Monday at 1928.
A special lot of r. F. c. imported Corsets Of black
wool; dOube-side steels, silk Tossed long waist ::
value S2.s5-Monday at $l.70.
Corsets-Tbird Floor
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LADIES' WRAPPERS.

300 Ladies' Tea Gown Effect Wrappers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
BOYS SOC.
PLUSH GAPS, 25c.

Monday 30 doz. Boys SOC. Seal Plush
Polo Gaps with Astrakhan trimming,
ear tabs, will go on sale for 25c. each.
Millinery-Right Centre
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In spite Of the protest Of Of the officers Of
he 14th Regiment, the commission charged with the
election Of a site for that regiments armory has de-
eided upon the purchase Of the block bounded by
seventh and Eighth aves. and Fourteenth and FIT
teenth SITS. On general principles the location Is a
good one, and it Will TO distribute the resimentl
armOries well over the city. The new site. how
ver Is far removed from the present 18th Regiment
rnory, and TO some members OF that regiment no
doubt 1t Will for time al least seem iDconvenent
access. The protest was only mildly supported
BY the colonel of the regiment and Will evidently
have little weight The selection OF site Tor an
lrmory in Brooklyn seems TO be simple thing com
pared with the choice Of plan for the building ana
he other necessary prelminares to the beginning OF
s0rk on the structure At least, that has been the
sse with the 18th and 23d Regiments. The sites for
heir armories purchased something over a
iear ago There is nothing further 10 add.
Editor Peters will probably be glad to know That
me Of his assistants In error the other day when
spoke in "1he Times Of Mr.. Hart. the Democratic
Mayor Of Boston, Unlike Brooklyn, Boston has been
kessed with a Republican Mayor for the last TWO
Tears, and from all accounts he has been remarkably
eood The only regret is that he was not nom
p&tnd f0p third term.
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long excursions in the mountains, and
climbs to heights that would be fatiguing
even to q younger person. On these trips
her companions, besides such of the ladies
of the court as have the endurance needed
for the task, are the Oberhofmesterein Grain
Goess and Oberhofmeister Baron Nopsea.
Her ailment has compelled her to abandon
forever her horseback rides, as that form Of
exercise was largely the cause of her illness.
It was not an uncommon thing for the EN-
press to be in the saddle six or eight hours
day for q week at time, either following the
hunt or for the mere love of the exercise.
Now DIR. Metzger has forbidden il abso-
lutely, and although she looks with longing
eyes at her stables and pats the glossy neeks
of her favorites, she is an obedient patient.
1 had the pleasure Of visit to the Lang
enbeck villa few days ago. Elizabeth has
unquestionably improved much under the
treatment of the great masseur. While
there 1 met DR.. Metzger. He is tall, fine
looking, ruddy-cheekedman of about 30. His
treatment embraces system of thorough
rubbings and movements of the limbs, and
he is q great advocate of the mineral baths.
The Villa Langenbeck is historic. Its
owner, one of the wealthiest and best known
surgeons in Europe, is now dead. For
many years he was chief of the Prussian
surgical staff in the army and afterward
served in thessame capacity in the German
army during the campaigns Of 1864, 1866
and 1870. He had the rank of general
and the grand quot of the Iron Cross and
many other decorations.
During my visit the inmates OF the villa
had pleasant surprise. The Emperor
William Of Germany, who had just arrived
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SHE HAS SHOT HER BEAR.
A New York Beauty Who Is mt Home Will
Nature and a Rifle.

A New York Beauty Who Is mt Home Will
Nature and a Rife.
Clara Bellies New York Letter.l
A well-known society belle of this city
has fitted up a neat little shooting gallery
for her lady friends in her home. During
the summer fitting she turns from all fash.
ionable resorts and buries herself in the
woods with small party of congenial
spirits where, we'll chaperoned and equipped,
she revels in the manly sport of shooting at
living targets. Her skin in small game is
seldom excelled-her GOODNESS at all times,
never. She picks off squirrel from the
tree-tops by sending o bullet through his
head, but she takes no further interest in her
game when it is done, turning quickly away
as if some womanly tenderness contended
with her passion for sport.
Her admirers, however, are led to believe
by her coIdness that she is too thoroughly q
follower OF Diana to entertain passion of a
tenderer nature. This hunter-girl's greatest
exploit was achieved season ago. Her
party had had morning of exciting sport,
the game bags were filled, and the hunters
were resting, deep in the woods, after a
luncheon had been served by their servants.
All were silent, enjoying the delicious re-
pose that follows successful sport, when q
cracking Of dead branches near them
aroused brisk attention. Our Diana's hand
was first upon her rifle, hers was the first
shot. A bear dropped dead in his tracks
with her bullet in his brain. His skin it is
that now holds the post of honor in her
shooting gallery
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A WEsTERNER's UMBRELLA.

They Don't Use Them Out His Way, So He
Took n Good DreHchiua. 49,
New York Tribune.
Charles Sprague, of the Grand Central
Hotel, tells good story about one of his
guests, citizen of Idaho. In Idaho um-
brellas are next to unknown, as it never
rains there. There were but two in his
county, he said. One of these he had tackled
up in his place of business as a specimen of
Eastern civilization, and the other the
judge Of the district kept in his Office as
a curiosity to show his backwoods con-
stituents.
After the gentleman from idaho" had
selected an umbrella to suit him, his atten-
tion was attracted to other articles in the
store and when he got through he had a
good-sized bundle. He paid the bill, and
placing the bundle under his left arm, with
his new umbrella in his right hand, he
started for the Grand Central. The rain
was now pouring down in torrents,
but our Idahoan had his mind
fixed on the wearing apparel
which he had bought and he never thought
of his umbrella. It is true that he used it
as a cane as be sped on at a dog-trot through
the tempest. but it did not occur to him to
hoist it, neither did he notice the astonished
looks of the people he passed. In due time
he reached the hotel in thoroughly
drenched condition.
why didn't you raise your umbrella.
Sam?'' asked Mr.. Sprague, with droll look
as his guest stood before him with the water
dripping in puddles on all sides OF him.
The Idaho man looked bewildered and
extremely foolish as he answered:
"Well, may 1 be skinned if 1 didn't for
get that had the burned thing"
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RIDER HAGGARD'S BEATRICE.

It is with the greatest regret THE DISPATCH
announces the omission from to-day's issue Of
the expected installment of Rider Haggard's
thrilling story, Beatrice" For some reason,
not yet explained, the remaining chapters were
delayed at London, and at latest accounts were
on the ocean. As science has not yet provided
means for sending sizzling wire into mail
pouch on steamer in mid-ocean and snatching
therefrom any desired matter. THE DISPATCH
is unable to enlighten its readers as to whether
Geoffrey has found Beatrice in London or is
calamity Fastening after her to Paddington.
Without doubt thestory will all have arrived
before next Sunday. SO its publication can be
continued without interruption to the end.
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anybody that wants to come in and make
speeches? L supposed nobody but Senators
could make speeches here. Who is that
man talking now, and what right has he to
be on the foor?"
"That is Senator Plumb, Mr.. Mast"
"Go onl Is that SENATOR"
"Honor bright. Did you think it was q
livery-stable keeper"
"N-n-no," answered Mr.. Mast, with an
effort to feel the reverence that he deemed
due to United States Senator-"N-n-no: I
thought by his gestures it was somebody
who wanted patent on churn and was
explaining how it worked. Who is that
splendid-looking Senator standing over there
by the door?'
(which one?"
"That one with the patriarchal beard and
noble brow. One can see at glace that he
is great law-giver. He makes me think
Of SOlon and Lycurgus and the great lead
ers of old"
"This is Captain Bassett, the assistant
doorkeeper."
"Oh," said Mr.. Mast.
just then a journalist sitting near us
cracked very undignifed joke about Sena-
tor Vest. who sat on his back with his head
hunched down between his shoulders till he
looked as if he had six inches less than no
neck at all, whereat all the rest of the Jour
nalists laughed unblushingly. Mr.. Mast
was amazed.
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companions are the Fraulein Won Ferenczi
and another lady of honor, her youngest
daughter, the Archduchess Valerie and the
Countess Korniss.
She rises very early and with Valerie
strolls in the great rose gardens attached to
the villa for an hour or more, till the time
for mass, which she attends in the private
chapel attached to the villa. Then she
takes her massage for an hour, after which
comes mineral bath for the gout, the
whole treatment occupying the time until 1
o'clock, when dinner is served in absolute
privacy. She eats very lightly and, in the
evening, little tea with sand dwiehes is all
the ladies of this modest court take before
retiring. Indeed, the daily routine at the
villa is more like the life of a convent than
anything else.
But despite rheumatic pains and the
feebleness of age, the Empress yet re-
tains her old love of adventure. FIRE.
quently during the afternoon she takes
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In Wiesbaden, came to the villa and paid
his respects to the royal invalid. He was in
the uniform of Colonel Of Austrian Hus-
sars, and the compliment paid was both a
gallant and delicate one. He stayed to din
ner, and while that meal was in progress an
alarm was heard outside, and soon there
were sounds of military attack on the villa
which was being stormed by cavalry, the
Emperor himself directing the operations.
1t was fine show of military tactics gotten
up expressly for the diversion OF the EN-
press and her ladies, and was highly appre-
Chased.
The Empress, who is really very clever
and well-iniormed and who speaks and
reads nearly all the modern languages, has
lately taken up the study of modern Greek,
which she has contrived to acquire at Corfu,
where she spends q few months every season.
Much of the light OF her lie went out
when the Crown Prince RudoIph died
after his unfortunate haison with the
beautiful Baroness Vestura. Since that
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STONE MAsoNs OF EUROPE.

In San Reno Men Carry Blocks of Building
Material on Their Heads.
Vice President Watson, of the Philadel-
phia Master Builders Exchange who spent
the winter in Europe writes as follows in
Carpentry and Building: ''In San Reno
I saw stone mason handle stone in curl
Gus way. Four men would lift a stone of
great weight and set it on the head of a
fifth man, who would carry it to the point
on a level, or to the floor of a building
where it was to be laid, and then four other
men would remove it from the head of the
carrier and set it in its place. All through
Germany and Austria saw women mixing
and carrying the mortar for the masons and
bricklayers. They do not use hods, but q
kind of tray which they carry on their
heads"
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about the Government is going to be radi-
callv changed. You saw that big man?"
"Yes."
"Well, overheard him at the hotel this
morning swearing and talking very earn
estly to friend about some law or other
that be was going to have changed right
away. He said he had come here to Wash
ington for that especial purpose, and he was
going to see his member of Congress about
it to-day and have it fixed right up. Hadn't
we better stay around here and see the ex-
citement?"
1 told Mr.. Mast that hardly thought
there would be any actual revolution before
lunch time.
''Do you know who the big man ISL" he
asked.
"Yes; he is a member of the board OF
supervisors of Kankakee county, out in
Illinois"
began to take profound interest in Mr..
Mast and his refreshing innocence. had
become weary of association with the jour-
nalists and other wise men of Washington
who know as much Of affairs as do, and 1t
was distinct pleasure to be with some one
who acknowledged nv superiority and
looked to me respectfully for information.
''Shall We 60 up to the Senate gallery?"
I asked.
Mr.. Mast hesitated, blushed, looked down
at his clothing, and stammered:
"T-I-I didn't expect to 60 inside the
Capitol. I didn't suppose would be ad-
mitted. 1 didn't come prepared, you see, ]
-I-I-am I dressed properly? ?" and he
wiped the dust from his boots with his hand.
kerchief.
Come along" I took him by the arm.
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a SeTQte D00TkeepeT. sauuterlHS alonS
In this reflective state of mind when I was
addressed by short, interesting-loOking
man.
pardon me, sir" he said: "can you tell
me where the Capitol Is?'
Could tell him where the Capitol is? I,
whose profession it is 10 know not only
every Granny of that labyrinthine structure,
but the secret aims and purp oses Of those
men who are sent here to occupy it.
looked pityingly down upon the stranger
and he blushed and raised his nat as if he
feared he had unwarrantably interrupted
the ponderous meditations OF some great
mind on which the heavy burdens of the
Government reposed.
81 am going to the Capitol, said; 81
will show you the way"
81 will follow you," said he, in a rever-
entail tone. as he modestly stepped apart to
fall in behind me. He seemed to feel more
at ease when I informed him who was and
begged him to walk beside me.
Before we had reached the Capitol we
were on terms of chance acquaintance. He
had told me that his name was Thomas Mast,
and that he sometimes made pictures for the
illustrated periodicals. 1 told him that
thought had heard of him somewhere, and il
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As we were passing through side corr idol
a man stopped we azdsFekc a few wuydis-
WAS that Senator?' asked Mr.. Mast,
as W resumed our way.
"No; that was nephew Of John c. Cal
houn,"
"a nephew Of the immortal Calhoun
and Mr.. Mast turned and looked after the
receding form in silent meditation.
How eccentric some OF these great men
are in dress" said he, and then, after a mo-
ment's pause: 'would it be impertinent to
ask what he said to you?"
mot at all, =" answered; Che only wanted
TO borrow a dime"
Before we entered the Senate press gal
lery Mr.. Mast stopped in front Of mirror,
smoothed down his hair, adjusted his neck
tie and picked bit of lint off his coat.
Am all right?" he asked, in a whisper.
Come along; you're not going to be
bridemaid at queens wedding"
'But am going into the presence of the
United States Senate, and"
I opened the door and Mr.. Mast was
dumb. He faltered at the threshold and
looked as if he would like to run. Then his
eyes rested for a moment on the scene before
him, and with reverential step he entered
into that august presence, and in his bewil-
derment sat down upon the hat of West
ern correspondent For many minutes he
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equestrienne whose beauty and prowess de-
lighted the courts of Europe and were the
especial pride of the Vieunese.
Weisbaden, always gay. has experienced
something of futter over the arrival of
this distinguished invalid, who comes to be
treated for rheumatism and gout by the
most famous of European masseurs, DR..
Metzger, of Amsterdam. DR.. Metzger has
had under his care at different times the
Prince of Wales, who visited him here, the
Emperor Of Russia. whom he treated at st.
Petersburg, and almost every crowned head
in Europe, with the exception of the young
Emperor of Germany. His latest royal
patient has, with her household. taken
possession OF the lovely villa Langenbeck,
in the suburbs. The villa is situated on a
romantic-looking height which overlooks
the town and affords superb view of the
surrounding country for many miles. Here
the life Of the Empress is very simple and
secluded. She rides great deal; but, as at
Vienna, she Is rarely to be seen and
is denied to visitors. Her constant
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event no court balls have been given at
Vienna, nor has she even gone to the theater,
although she was formerly a devoted wor-
shipper of the drama and liberal patron.
Her daughter, Valerie, is engaged to be
married to the Archduke Salvador her
cousin, but because of the family mourning
the wedding has been postponed until the
month of May, when it will probably take
place at Ischl.
Although Elizabeth has improved under
the new treatment, little hopes are enter
tanned that she will fully recover her health
and spirits. There is In some quarters q
suggestion of mental malady, and this finds
color in the fact that every year increases
her desire for solitude. Indeed, there are
thousands of her Austrian subjects who
would not know her even by sight. She is
exceeding pious, too, snd her obedience to
her spiritual advisers, who are appointed by
the Arch bishop of Vienna and the Francis
can Brotherhood is almost slavish.
The Empress is the daughter of Prince
Max, of Bavaria, and belongs to family
noted for intermarriages. Prince Max is
the brother of Louis l., of Bavaria, who
was the father of King Louis IL, who COM
mitted suicide. Louis I. was a monarch
with picturesque and architectural turn of
mind, and during his reign many of the fin
est public buildings and monuments in
Munich were designed and erected. One of
Elizabeth's sisters is the e1-Queen of Naples.
Another sister was to have became the wife
of Louis IL, but, for reason that written
history does not explain, the match was
suddenly brokensoff. She afterward welded
one of the Orleans Princes and is now a
Duchess. I was told that the real secret of
the disruption of the proposed royal alliance
came ahout in this wise.
A few days before the wedding was to
have taken place friend OF the King waited
on him and remarked, with seeming in
difference:
"How funny, Your Majesty, that your
bride, the Princess, should be SO fond of
being photographed.
''SoI' calculated Louis.
"Yes," continued the tale-bearer. "She
goes nearly every day to the handsome
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was silent His eyes did not seem to see
what was before them. When he had
somewhat recovered his composure he said
This Is the proudest moment of my
Life, and speaking muslngly, more to
himself than to me, continued: eff only
the boys could see their father now, sit
ting here In the very presence OF the
great Senate OF the whole United Statesi''
Does 1t meet your expectation, Mr..
Mast 2"
SIT is not exactly what had pictured II
in my mind" he answered; 81 had seen the
old Roman Senate represented on the stage
and ] had studied Jerome's famous picture.
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States" be said, standing with his hands
behind him, looking up in raptured sdmira-
ton Of the scene. my, my, and here I
stand in person before the very Capitol it
SELF"
As we were standing there, big, smooth
faced man with a loud voice and louder
gestures passed Us and assembled the steps.
Mr. Mast drew me into an out of the way
nook and, after looking cautiously up and
down to make sure that nobody was listen
ing, said to me in whisper:
Something is going to happen to-day"
"What IL it2''
II don't know" said he, "but something
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JUICE THAT WON'T INEBRIATE.

the Hard Cider Question.
A valuable discovery which may have an
important bearing on the temperance cause,
has. it is stated, been made by DR.. Jones, of
Acton Hall, near Berkeley, England. 1t
consists-o chemical process by which the
juice of the apple and the juice of the grape
can be manufactured into an extremely
pleasant non-slcoholic beverage. Cider
manufactured by this process can be kept
for at least seven years without fermenta-
tion. But another invention of DIR. Jones'
will be OF more general benefit to the COM
munity. 1t is method by which beef and
mutton can be kept perfectly fresh for a
as long period.
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FRANZ hanlsLaenSel anu slLs IOr ner pic
ture."
"Ahp observed the monarch, dryly.
Franz Hanfstaengel, it should be e1-
planned, is the principal photographer, not
only in Munich but in Europe, and is
patronized by the ROYALTIES very literally.
He is fine looking fellow, and is an especial
favorite with the ladies of the different
courts.
'Is it SOP" continued the King. "Well,
then, will have this photographer of yours
take my picture also. :"
A day or two later (monarchs have means
of learning things that are not accessible to
other mortals) he went to Hanfstaengel's
studio and happened to enter at q moment
when the pretty but indiscreet Princess was
with the artist. Both were in a very loving
attitude, and the King was more that salts
fed that he had formidable rival in the
man of lenses. The match was broken off
Immediately. BARON Won NJ.