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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
A YELLOW SATIN EVENING GOWN.

Skirts of crepe de Chine, slightly draped,
with full pleating of silk below, and bodice
and train of brocade, are made up in ex-
quisitely delicate shades-silver gray, pale
pink, pale green and white being favorites
The bodices are generally Of two materials,
one half of substantial one-satin or velvet
and the other Of an airy fabric drawn up
in folds to the sleeve, and finished of in it.
Sleeves are often quite differently manipu-
lated A bracelet Of flowers worn just be-
low the short sleeve on one arm is pretty
fashion, and is often carried out in real
flowers Sometimes there is floral bracelet
ON one arm, and cluster of corresponding
flowers on the tulle puff forming the sleeve
on the other.
Most ball skirts fall quite plainly in front,
all the fuilness being at the back Ribbons
run on or run in and out near the edge of the
skirt are popular. Some go round the skirt,
others up and down it, according to taste.
They match the bodice or the sash. On many
of the Russian net skirts deep band Of
pointed lace of effective design is sewn on at
a few inches from, or sometimes quite near.
the edge with the points upwards. A piece
with the points downwards passes round the
hips at the edge of the bodice
In the cut is shown an imported dinner or
evening gown in yellow satin, embroidered
with silver. A deep silver fringe edges the
short front drapery. The back of the skirt
opens over a tulle petticoat.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
The Question of Dowry.
[Special Corresponderce.I

VIENNA, Jan. 12.-in every country that
have ever visited it Is considered rather g
detriment to have been born a girl as far as
the prospects for mstrimony are concerned,
for no man will marry one unless she has a
dowry, and to such an extent is this demand
for husbands carried that one might truth
fully state that men have q fixed marketable
price. Military men in the German coun-
tries have price put upon them by their re-
spective governrents-so much for general,
50 much for colonel and on down to the
high privates and IN the mast Of these coun-
tries the girl must provide 600 guiden or
she can't have her common soldier. This IS
so poorly paid, and the consequences are
most sad fer the girls aud tie public institu-
tons.
in SAYING all the German countries, but 10
was 50 IN all those visited
In Russia the rules are strict. and the mill
tary Is always IN high demand girl as
ugly as stoae fence can marry prince If
she has money enough TO buy him, and 50
we'd IS this understood that the roung Easn
viii bargain and haggle over the amount Of
noney-''spot cssh7-and income he y 70 &c
ceive for the inestins ble privilege Of UasaBg
the bride rresched. Generally there ars 20
bet~eens, who sTare tse young mans feel
ings by arranging ali tue details. but soEGs-
tunes the young man Is essige1 20 maze lis
own market, and ke shows himself qaiIs
capable Of appreriatIng 20 tee ful E2s own
money value, and il Is Al eSiifysng thing %
hear primes say: NJ mamma refuses her
consent unlszs ! can have twenty tbouzaad
dollars year E1co<ne, o~ss6ss my sieoss pad,
and the exps-sss Of Eoszs< keeping Enzintai-ssd
by nv fUtsrs' EEe C see life
Once IN while rzarzzsas valuable boy
makes a mistake N asking too mum AID
misses Els bride. i Is very rare in Ea-ops
fer man 10 marry for love pure asa s.E1-
ple. Custom denaaG& c aowry iron iEs
b-sie from ths I~nr-ss rassors, bst iittis
s...as s&vsxe-y. - lie rsos- SsAlezed szes.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08

The progress of the romance was quite sat
idactory until the end of the first week in
December, when the romancer was confront
ed by aa apparition as weird as it was mex
plcable. The novelist's window has no blind
The window Of similar room exactly oppo-
site across the court is furnished at night
with curtain of thin white cotton cloth.
There was nearly always bright light in
the room, but its occupant was apparently Of
a studious disposition, for no sound of voices
or noise of any kind ever disturbed the nov
eliSt. The apparition in question had the
form of a pair of gianteSses silhouetted on
the white curtain, just as they appear in this
cut, only SO large that their faces completely
covered the curtain.
One of the giantesses always wore O bon
net and the other a lace house cap. From the
similarity of their profles the novelist judged
that the giantesses were near relatives, prob
ably sisters At $50 o'clock tho silhouettes
disappeared as suddenly as they had come;
but the following night they were there again
at precisely the same hour, and remained ex-
actiy half an hour as before. This time the
novelist arrived at the conclusion that the
giantess wearing the lace cap might be the
mistress of the house, and the giantess in the
bonnet her sister visiting her. Their i'm
mense size, as pictured on the curtain, was
evidently due to the position of the light in
the room. But why did the sisters sit every
evening, without moving or opening their
lips, in exactly the same position for exactly
half an hourl
Eventually this question nearly drove the
novelist crazy, and left his hero and heroine
suspended In mid-air. Seating himself at his
desk at in the evening, he would try to
take up the thread of his story, only to find
himself specializing whether or not the giant
esses could appear as usual, come earlier or
remain later. But for two weeks they never
varied their programme in the slightest par
ticular. Finally the novelist could endure
the strain no longer, He appealed to the
ianitor, who informed him that the room
across the way was the studio of an artist.
On the following evening at Oils O'Clock,
the giantssses having appeared as usual, he
made the artist a neig ghborly call. The mo-
ment he entered the room the mystery was
explained. The artist was at work On por-
trait of a child from photograph, and the
child's methodical mother-also the artists
mother-and her methodical sister living
across the street were spending half an hour
each evening, seated side by side on settes
near the window evidently watching the
pictures progress. A few days later the
picture was finished, the giantesseS no longer
appeared, and the novelist was able to resume
bis romance.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08

A large yellow and white cat startrd 20
cross Broadway n-~rly opposite Park row
yesterday atsernoon whea traa3c was q. i,s
greateSt Who're shs came from wss known
only % nerseif, but thai SIC was making for
the friendly shelter sGors3ed BY 10. rail- Of
81. Paulis church ara was sppaven. 20 all
Her chances Of getting across he street. ssfs-
IL did no. seen 70 De good, As shs ssrank
b.cx terrified from y1E>zgsr car. eotz~d
under sae wheels Of a. express wagon AID
escaped being run over sy ous Of Urcie Sans
mail Vans by Iess than haf tse Ieng.s of s-r
tail
Two vel dresse1 men from Phil&dslpsss
g.opped In tse r7seaie Of Ire thoroagntAxe "a
wa.cn ker.
Bet you sae is cr1xhed. = said o1s-
Take yoa,s rrpl1ec tie otaer.
J1z1 tAen sse pxsse Of doasse truck struck
the ftth rfb cf the n&n who kaa ocsr.d tbs
bet. kres-xe1 hta tat 0s and 1eariy tarsv
hiru sosn-
-Hifu reared n. d-i~sr. RAN: yoz 20.
% eyzr
AZ TIE sz-se rDozssat tie u12a ~eo lad
taken Ire b>t re--sTe1 bso~ Co shs back q
tse neck freq. tsss or sor-~is bead tS.as r>nxly
dIssocxse3 seae:Eing sp4sal-
~Eorv rs4-ad Inc dz4x-~ AR, Yoa
ax5e~pF
TIE raea e~rxp.sC1 % tae Es1~xasg
~wks<-s tss e@.fs ssaasc oze
-ao~ Go koosF- rsplsssi ,ts~ o.ks~-
And ss tas v-nt<zsezsozszs cre4rzre ~.s %.
.vsztAs- 1ssa-1 or Ave, t1s bet wa ordered oG
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
q HAUNTED HOUSE.

This body OF ours has beeh likened to a
tenement. 1t often has haunted apart
ment-the stomach. Scared by the eldrich
sprite, dyspepsia, digestion flies and re-
fuses to return. What can break the spell,
what can raise the ban laid upon the un-
happy organs? We answer unhesitating-
ly, Hostebter's Stomach BitJers, and we
are warranted in the response by the re-
corded testimony of myriads, covering a
period of over third of century. a
course of the Bitters, begun in any stage
of the atfliction, and persistently followed.
will terminate in cure positive, nat partial
The Bltters restore tone to the epigaStrlc
nerve, renews and purifies the juices eX-
uding from the cellular tissue that act
upon the food digestiyelv, expels bile from
the stomach and the blood, and promotes
"A regular habit of body. Malaria, kidney
complaint, nervousness, rheumatism and
neuralgia give way TO this medicine.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
THE WORSE REALIZED.
Almost Two Hundred Lost their Lives in
the Abersohyan Explosion.

LONDON, Feb. 5-The work of removing
the bodies of the miners who lost their
lives by the explosion in the colliery at
-Aberschyan yesterday is being carried on
as rapidly as possible. Already 155 bodies
have been taken from the pit and il is be
lieved about thirty more yet remain there.
The ventilation of the pit has been restored
and this greatly facilitates the efforts of
the workers. \ very pathetic Incl
dent in the work of rescue was
the finding of the bodies of
a father and his five sons
lying in a group. They had not been
burned at all aud appeared to be calmly
sleeping. All of them had died from suf-
location. Several of the men who had
volunteered for the work of rescue We're
made sick by handling the burned bodies
and were obliged to come to the surface.
The list of those who lost their lives by
the explosion i'll the colliery at Aberyschan
is constantly increasing. One hundred
and seventy bodies have thus far been
taken from the PIT and it is believed that
the total number of persons killed will
raach 1an
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
Something Was Wrong.

"It was in the old days of the wet plat
method in photography" said 4 pbotogra
pher, land when an exposure Of twenty sec
onds had TO be made and sitter had to b.
absolutely quiet. | had my subject as
wanted him and took off the cap ! left the
room for a moment and returning, found
everything all right apparently. Apparent
ly, l say, but when | went into the dark
room and developed the plate found it most
terribly blurred 1t looked as If the sitter
had turned handspring or thrown somer-
sault When went back was mad.
"'What did you dor asked.
E" Nothing was the innocent answer.
WhyP
look at that plate, I said, and then tel
me you didn't move
Here my sitter began TO laugh at his pict-
ure. We'll, / swear / wouldn't e thought
that just going over TO the window TO spit
would have done all that because sat right
down again. '"-Philadeiphis Saturday Pc
view
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
TRYING THE HABEAS CORPUS,

PARIS, Tex, Feb. by direction OF
Judge Boarman, Commissioner Kirkpat-
rick began this afternoon to take the
testimony in the habeas corpus case of j.
B. Frazer and Bell Izer, two of the men
indicted for the murder of Sheriff John NJ.
Cross and his posse in No Mans land,
July %, 1883. Herbert Tonney, the sur
vivor of that dreadful massacre, was
placed on the stand, and proceeded to give
in detail his story, but before he con-
cluded 1t was night, and the further hear
ing was deferred until 0 o'clock in the
morning. A large number of people are
here from Kansas. Judge Boarman will
arrive in the morning
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
DESPERATE FIGHT BETWEEN La
RORERS

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Feb. 7.-Information
comes here that mechanics and laborers,
white and black, working on the Brier-
field, Blocton & Birmingham railroads in
Bibbs county, Alabama, had desperate
fight yesterday, in which two whites were
killed and three wounded. 1t is said a
strike is in progress among the workmen
growing out of numerous personal fights
which occurred yesterday between the
whites and negroes. Late last even
ing while "a party OF whites
were passing through the strip of woods to
their quarters they were fired on from am
bush by band of concealed negroes, and
two whites, Dennis Carney and Toney
Bracken, were instantly killed and John
Ballton, Pat Lawler and William Cum
ningham seriously wounded. The whites
organized and went in pursuit and if the
negroes are overtaken they will be slaugh-
tered without compunction.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
LABOR FINANCIAL ALLIANCE

BosToN, Mass. Feb "A morning paper
states apparently on the authority
of the leaders of the moYe-
ment that there is to be organ
lied in this country previous to the eight
hour strike of May /. 1890, gigantic labor
financial alliance within the ranks Of the
American federation Of labor 1t is pro-
posed to accumulate joint stock fund of
at least 500, 600 before April 50. to be
placed at the disposal of any trade whose
crafts may be on strike or locked out
The organization OF this alliance is said to
be already well under way.
The leaders claim that labor orCaniZa-
tions have practically run on nothing but
sentiment and the past IS still strewn with
lnnumerable wrecks of labor associations
whose members had not learned that au
empty pocketbook meant hunger and that
hunger always enabled the employers to
win. There are affiliated with the Ameri-
can federation of labor $4,000 workers.
Allowing that this number of men average
forty working weeks In R year, that would
give SS,0e0.oc0 for joint fund by each
man paying 10 cents Il week. This fund
would insure the success of strikes, and
make the organization extremely power
ful
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
Embroidered Jackets,

Rich embroidered zouave or Greek jackets
are furnished now for wearing with pretty
skirts. The newest shirts are tucked or have
alternate rows Of tucks and French knots.
This is style newer than shocking. Many
of the jerseys have epaulets in one style or
another, following the dictate of fashion,
which requires that everything shall now be
much raised on the shoulders. Even lace
fichus have, occasionally, epaulets, and may
be of ma:about trimming, pearl embroidery
or plaitings of lace One recently seen had a
plain piece of lace cut to the shape of the
neck and shoulders, with deep fall gathered
to it, reaching midway between shoulder and
elbow, while round the throat was band of
feathery marabout of palest pink, and epau-
let pieces on each shoulder. 1t tied with pink
satin ribbons, and was intended to be worn
for dinner, or when otherwise required, over
a low dress. Fichus are often worn st the
theatre and small entertainments.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
PENNSYLVANIA STORM-sWEPT.
The Western Part of the State Visited by
Wind, Hail and Rain.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. The worst
storm in years has been raging through
out western Pennsylvania since noon to-
day, and snow, wind and hail have been
playing havoc In the mountains the
storm is raging with terrific fury. Reports
are coming in of serious damage to prop
erty
AT Blairsville, Pa, the large glass fac
tory was demolished by the wind. The
roof was blown off and the two side walls
fronting east fell in. Charles L. Barr,
general manager, and William Burney,
one of the firemen, were instantly killed.
At Uniontown, Pa, the roof was blown
off the NJ. Z. church, a part
of it lying on the house of John Brown,
just north of the church, crushing it in
like an egg shell. The roof of the large
new building lately erected by the Penn
sylyania Construction Company below
town was also blown off. No one was Sc
riously hurt. Postmaster Bakers new
house was nearly demolished; also Joseph
Frankenbury's house, and John w. Ring
er'S house was leveled to the ground.
The Redstone Coke Company's Office at
Brownfeld was blown down and entirely
demolished. The end was blown out of
the engine house at Leith, and the Warren
glass works We're wrecked. 1he roof or
the Lutheran church was also blown off.
The loss at Uniontown will reach $4,000
At CoGnellsvile the storm began in the
morning and did not subside until late
this evening. In this section the loss will
reach over $40, 900. l. N. Herrick's store
and house, in this place, were completely
wrecked, the inmates having narrow es-
cape from death. The Catholic church is
in dangerous condition and a number of
or nov hntT in fnlx ytrrlp n lad
At Dunbar the knights of Labor hall
WAS entirely blown away.
a report from Leisenring says all the
large shanties of the III. G. Frick Coke
company are blown down. No fatalities
have so far been reported in this region.
Dispatches from Johstown, Tyrone
Greensburg and other points report severe
wind and snow storm, but 10 very serious
damage.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
THE SALOONS DEMOLISHED.
Indignant Women Of Lathrop, Mo-, Take
the Law in Their Hands.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. THE Times
Lathrop, Mo, special says: For some
months past two saloons have been per-
mitted by the city authorities to be kept
open in defiance of the local option law
Lately serious disturbances have occurred
in both resorts. This SO disturbed the
ladies' of the city that they determined to
take action in the matter To determine
the nature of such action an Indignation
meeting was held today. About 100 ladies
were present, among them being the
wives of some of the most prominent men
in town. AT the meeting it was decided
to break up the saloons and the ladies
lost no time in executing the decision.
They proceeded in a body first
to the saloon of Thomas Ward. He had
notice of the ladies' intention and had
barricaded the doors OF his saloon, but the
crusaders were not 10 be stopped by such
obstacles. They battered in the windows.
broke down the door, demolished the
saloon fixtures, rolled barrels and kegs
into the street, burst them open and
allowed the liquor to flow into the gutter
From there the ladies proceeded to the
saloon OF James Carroll, whose saloon was
also demolished and his stock of liquors
poured into the gutter. Three drug stores
were visited and their proprietors were
given notice that their establishments
would be treated like the saloons if they
did not cease to sell intoxicants in viola
tion of the law. About 81 900 worth of
iqeor was destroyed by the crusaders to-
day.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08

One figure in the cut represents princese
gown in cheroit tweed. edged round the hem
with fur. and ornarrented round the neck,
the arm holes and down tAs SIDE of the SKIRT
with scrolls in gold cord or cnain stitch.
Spaced festoons Of WOODEN cord connect tba
two borders of the opening, and are secured
under tiny heads Of fox, ike the one on the
seal toaue. The sleeves and panels are Of
velvet. The rerr,ainisg costume Is composed
Of skirt of serge. trimmed with blsckbs.ad-
ing in front TIE close fitting jacket is of
Velours white. the coiiarette and cuffs are Of
racoooa fr,-. TIE felt hat Is trimmed with
black eirrs and satin ribbon
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Feb
THE highest temperature was 80
the lowest was 26o, and the mean 81 ,
with fresh northerly to brisk northwest
ery winds, clearing weather, rising bar
ometer.
Last year on February the highest tenn
perature was "a .. the lowest q Q and the
mean 81.
COLD WAVE COMING.
The temperature viii fall to about 100
by a. N. February 9, Sunday.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Feb. Z. p. IN. Forecast until p. N.
Saturday:
For Kansas-Cold, fair weather, north
erly winds
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
CHEAPER THAN VIA CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. THE Chicago, St
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha has given no
tice that it will at once put into effect a
reduced scale of rates from the Missouri
river to ST. Paul on business destined to
New York, Boston and other eastern
points, The proportions range from 50
cents hundred pounds on first class to ~
cents on fifth class and February 9 is given
as the day on which they will become OPP
eratiye The action is to meet competI-
ton of the Great Northern q Sioux City,
and northern lines. This makes through
rates from Omaha to the seaboard via St.
Paul and Canadian lines much lower than
those in effect via Chicago.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
Jealousy Extraordinnrn.

In the Paris yardin des Piantes a frequent
visitor asked the keeper;
''ls not the giraffe much thinner than be
used TO bel He seems TO me 10 be dwindling
away
You are quite right" replied the keeper.
'fWnen | first took chargs he was already
Jealous of the obeirsk, but / think be world
have come out all right il it had not been for
the Ehfel tower. That will be the death o:
the poor creature yst.-From tse German
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
THE FLOUR OUTPUT.
A Smaller Production With a Much
Larger One Promised.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. z. - The
Northwestern Miller says: 1.-The mills
made a somewhat smaller amount of -four
last week, the output barely passing the
0,0O0 mark. The aggregate figures were
103. 13O barrels, averaging 17,1sS barrels
daily, against III, 740 barrels the week be-
fore and 1850 barrels for the correspond
ing week in 1899"
"a larger production will be recorded
the current week Three more mills are
running now than q week ago, placing in
operation capacity of over 1900 barrels
in excess of last week. Stiil fourth,
capable of making $500 barrels daily, will
be started Monday. The average output
of the week gives promise of being between
1900 and 10000 barrels. The agreement
as to the division of the water-power ends
today and hereafter it will be a go-as-you-
please race.
'.There is unity of expression among
millers that seldom has the flour
market been as dull AS at present.
Those who have reduced their out
put very largely find it ex-
tremely difficult to sell the little they are
producing. Some of the heavier concerns
which are running steadily are naturally
disposing of considerable part of their
product otherwise than by sales. In some
Offices the supply of old orders has until
now aldeG greatly in taking care OF the
comparatively large manufacture, but this
source being about exhausted, more flour
viii have to go into store II the present
status of things is preserved"
The export inquiry has become very
faint, the lowest prices made by millers in
many cases failing to elicit even counter
proposition. There is trifie more interest
being shown in low grades, the heavy ad-
vance IN offal causing them to be used as
substitute for feed
The direct exports of -four for the week
were 80, 200 barrels against 36.630 the pre-
vious week. London quotations for 2S0
pounds C. i. f. are: Patents. sos 81 to 3ls
Sd; bakers, 22s Sd to 23s Sd; low grades,
lis 6d to 13s Cd. There were $40, $50
bushels of wheat received for the week
ending February 4. The shipments were:
Wheat, 79,S00 bushels; -four, 106,94S bar
rels; millstuffs, $500 tons.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08

Boil one cup Of las-er /, eae pir. of watts.
and while soilin. sir in three cups Of fcur-
Then take i, fro,, the IRE sid sir IN grariu-
ally sight eggs, tisI quite s-neceh- Do not
bat the eggs. Add o.e-Esf tEsspsonful Of
soda and drop the cxkcs cn sa-e. tins haif the
size you wish tasneo be after taev mrs done
Bake c.e-aaif hozr. TIE r-szsz-e 70 fA tue
cakes may ee naAs by bealisg crs ard os>-
hslf psRrs q milk. and VIII. On IN. FIRE stir
into il five eggs, twocur<giset sugar and cae
cupfBl 81 sor-, bexne1 scsssas- Flavor
with lemon and when cocl crec tie top o.
the cake aad iav IN the cream
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
circunssa.rs. Alter Css...

First Nsighbor-Why did you shoot m,
dogs
Second Neighbor-Becaase hs tired 10 bite
me
You need not have shot him. You could
have pushed hum off with the butt end Of your
gun"
Well, IL your dog wanted 70 be showed
with the butt end Of my gun he should hays
como at me tail end frst.-Texas Sifungz
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-08
THE MYSTERIOUS SiLhoUE,TES.

How a Very Simple Phenomenon Dis
turbed Literary Man.
Especial Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-During the month Of
December a certain well known man of let
ters, who lives in New York fat, was
driven nearly frantic by g. phenomenon
which interrupted his labors at precisely 9
p. N. each evening. This man of Testers was,
and still is, engaged in the putting together
of an historical romance. He was formerly a
newspaper man, and his muse, from force OF
habit, refuses to operate until the shades OF
night have fallen. 1t is therefore the novel;
lists custom, when he has finished his dinner
and smoked pipe, to repair to his little
writing room, whose single window opens on
. narrow court, and proceed to extricate the
children of his brain from the embarrassing
situation in which he left them the night be-
fore