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duck vest very wonnanIy little toque,
composed largely of black pansies and
jet daisies, with bunch of ostrich tips
at the back. was fastened on with fancy
silver hat pins to match the white in the
vest and corduroy blazer. White bourette
gloves stitched with black were worn with
this.
Women who have been wearing the
heavy silk and wool union undergarments
and have found these combination gar
ments comfortable, are wondering what
they are going TO do for summer under
wear. The union undergarments do not
come in very light weightssunless they are
of pure silk, and these are too expensive
for the average woman, and the muslin
garments seem insufficient. To such who
can afford silk tights and who do not
want to wear the clumsy muslin chemisette
and leglets all in one, can be recommended
a garment cut on the same plan, but made
of the always accommodating and suitable
and delightful China silk. Though of ne
cessity rather full about the neck when cut
after chemisette pattern, the China silk
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WOMEN AS INVENTORS.
The Patent Office Shows Wonderful, In
genuitY of the Female Mind.

WASHINGTON Cry, May 25.-fSpecial
Correspondence. The recent patent GEN.
tennial has given great impetus to the
business of invention. Women particu-
larry have been inspired by the encourage
ment lately afforded them in this field to
more important efforts, and it is evident
that from this time on they propose to
contend with men for the palm of mechan-
ical achievement Notwithstanding the
hitherto recognized theory that their sex
never originated anything that was use
full. A special publication is shortly to be
issued by the patent Office, now only in
manuscript, describing $50 inventions
newly recorded in that bureau by females.
They exhibit a remarkable variety ofideas.
Among the women who contribute their
thoughts to the list is Mary Sherwood, of
Buffalo, who proposes to supply scenery
for theaters by doing away with painting
and providing managers, instead, with
every conceivable kind of back grounds
and fore grounds in the shape of litho-
graphed landscapes and other pictures in
squares of paper, which are to be pasted
upon the canvas flies and curtains. The
numbers on the squares indicate precisely
how they are to be combined for each
scene desired, so that the most stupid
"supe" can, with the aid of pastepot, ar
range the entire surroundings of drama
or comic opera. When a set is desired
other views divided up into squares can be
pasted over the old. In this manner each
company will be enabled to carry all its
scenery with il in a few small boxes.
Agnes Harding, of Ohio. is the inventor
of combined cabinet, commode, ward
robe and invalid chair, and Ella \. Gail
lard. of New York, has originated a COM
bined paper-weight. calendar and musical
watch. Cornela M. Jacobs, of New York,
has elaborated a spray attachment for
brooms, which is expected TO be most use
full for laying the dust in sweeping.
Amalie Schaeffer, of Chicago, has sue
ceeded in producing a window-cleaner
that will also serve Tor fire-escape, and
Miss Ritchie has taken ont exclusive
rights upon musical skipping-rope
Lizzie Sthreshly, Texas girl. has made a
typewriter for the blind and insect traps
of various descriptions have been patented
by three other geniuses in petticoats.
Other devices recently patented by wom-
en- in this country are a combined Hutton
hook and bracelet, snow pillow, pig
trough, q barrel trunk-calculated TO dis
courage the baggage smasher, bunisn
protector, new kind of dice box, q lawn
weeder. corn cutter, n Formulation lock,
an improved railway track, a check punch,
q windmill card game for promoting the
study of language, shaving and dressing
stand, an opening and closing arrange
ment for beer glasses a bed capable of ex-
tension for long people, ''contiagration
arrester," continuance for turning ONE
lettes. foghorn, a puzzle, an egg tester,
an apparatus for treating animals by cleo
trlclty, 4 car starter, a dishwashlng ma
chine, and three kinds of pavements.
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WOMAN OF FASHION.
She Has Appeared i'm the Beauty
of Full Springtide.
LIGHT GRAY FOR STREET WEAR.
The Popularity OF China SiIk-How Fat
Women Manage tn Appear Thin
Styles for Summer.

New YORK. May 25.-ESpecial Core
spondence. THE modish girl has dawned
upon this city in. all the beauty of full
spring regalia. She has asked not alma
nae or seer if her glory might appear, nor
has she onsulted the weather bureau or
the weather prophets. She has simply
come to earth like spring poem. Where
is she? She is here, there and everywhere.
What is she wearing? This, that and
every other color, so long as it is white
and soft and fieecy and gay and sparkling
and bejeweiled.
No end of white dresses are seen. or. at
least, if they are not quite white they are
very near it-such a very light gray that
there is almost no color in it. These white
or light gray dresses are tailor-made, and
tied back and surmounted by pancake
hat or hat with ever so many blush roses
upon it.
New Workers have complained that it
was not fashionable to wear white dresses
in the street in town, and that they were
obliged to save all their white gowns for
use at the country, seashore or mountains.
But this year the modistes tell us that
white will be the most fashionable thing
to be seen on our streets.
The most exquisite white India silks are
made for morning or afternoon wear. They
are plain and gathered all around with
very little fullness in front and small fan
plating in the back. Three or four tucks
run around the skirt with hemstitching at
the top of each tuck and great broad hem
with hemstitching at the top is at the bot
tom of the skirt. These skirts are beauti-
full in their delicate creamy softness and
they are moreover extremely graceful and
becoming to nearly all wearers.
Under the Indian silk skirt, if it SIS
plainly made, must go poplin, alpaca,
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or white muslin skirt, to keep the India
silk from falling in about the legs. The
India dress skirt, as sold in the stores, Is
not lined, has no stiffness in it and falls
perfectly flimsy and SOFT so of course
something is demanded in the way of a
petticoat to give it firmness and founda-
ton. The petticoat thus becomes an i'm
portant part of the costume, for the India
silk dress is SO light that it easily blows
up, revealing the skirt underneath, and
when the wearer is seated it is generally
sufficiently drawn to one side to reveal
the petticoat.
More becoming than these perfectly
plain skirts are the skirts which have a
ruching around the feet, and which are
thus gwen sort of firmness of their own,
removing all possibilities of that be-
draggled appearance. which is apt to be
the trouble with very thin materials after
one or two wearings.
To wear with these India silk skirts,
beautiful blouse waists or plated waists
and even embroidered ones may be found
ready-made in the shops and of the same
material. The skirts cost $40 apiece, and
the waist about Sc, making as beautiful
costume as one could select for a summer
day, for the sum of SIC or SIT.
Underneath the gown, as has been said,
must be worn very nice undergarments,
because the India silk is so diaphanous
that it is apt to show through, but since
every lady has few sets of nice under
wear in her possession this does not add
to the expense of the costume, which is
thus obtainable at a small figure.
The China or India silk skirts can be
bought ready-made in almost all colors,
and waists of all tints are in stock to go
with them. In place of the leather, can
vas or ribbon belt is worn either metal
belt of silk sash, such as the men are
wearing with their silk shirts The sash
is exactly like n mans sash in front, and,
like his, is either hooked in the back or is
given a tie at one side, hanging down
loosely for six or eight inches.
With these China silk waists may be
worn a skirt made of Scotch plaid or any
kind of striped or checked goods. The
muslin shirt waist is also popular, but with
it is worn a stiff turnover linen collar and
a gentlemanly oravat. Over all may be
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A Peculiar fact with refer
ence to DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is, that,
unlike sarsaparillas and other
blood medicines, which are
said to be good for the blood
in March, April and May, the
Discovery works equally
well all the gear 1ouza, and
in all cases of blood-taints or
hunors, no matter what their
name or nature.
It's the cheapest blood
purifier sold through drug
gists.
Why2 Because it's sold
on a becul1av Plan, and you
only pay for the good you
get.
Can you ask more?
Golden Medical Discov-
cry" is a concentrated vege-
table extract, put up in large
bottles; contains no alcohol
to inebriate, no syrup or
sugar to derange digestion !;
is pleasant to the taste. and
equally good for adults or
children.
The Discovery" cures all
Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, as Eczema, letter,
Salt-rheum, Fever-sores, White
Swellings, Hip joint disease
and kindred ailments.
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ELIZABETH.

Elizabeth Elizabeth!
The first May morning whispereth
Thy gentle name in every breeze
That hspeth through the young leaved trees
New raimented in white and green
Of bloom and leaf to crown thee queen
And, rs in odorous chorus, all
The orchard blossoms sweetly call.
Even as singing voice that saith
Elizabeth! Elizabeth
Elizabeth, Lo. lily fair,
In deep cool shadows of thy hair,
Thy face maintaineth its repose-
Is it, o sister of the rose,
SO better, sveeter, blooming thus.
Than in this briery world with u.s.
Where frost o'ertaketh, and the breath
OF biting Winter harrieth
With sleeted rains and blighting SHOWS
All fairest blooms-Eiizabeth.
Nay, then,-So reign, Elizabeth,
Crowned, in thy May-dsy realm of death!
Put forth the sceptre of thy love
In every star tipped blossom of
The grassy dais of thy throne
Sadder are we thus left alone,
But gladder they that thrill to see
Thy mothers rapture. greeting thee.
Bereayed are we by life-not death
Elizabeth! Elizabeth!
-Jdmes Whiico1lb Riley.
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Romance and Realism.

Mrs. chromolit-My dear professor, pray
tell us what in your opinion constitutes
the difference between romance and
realism.
Professor Freex-Romsnce. my dear
madam. makes us wish We were what we
are not, and realism makes us fell Disguised
with what We are.
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True TO the Original.

Detroit Free FreSs.
Whose picture is that?" inquired an
Eastern artist in far Western cabin, dis
covering well-exeouted portrait hanging
on the wall in dark corner.
That's my husbands, said the woman
of the house earelessly.
But 1t is hung with fatal effect, ;" urged
the artist, who remembered the fate of his
first pictures in the academy.
80 was my husband" snapped the
woman, and the artist discontinued his
observations.
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No Chance for Courtesy.

The Managers Friend Tin a tone of
feelingf-Yes, you give me tickets when
ever l ask for them, but you never offer
them 10 me.
The Manager (timidly)-My dear good
fellow, you never give me chance.
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Radiant Beauty.

New oTk sun.
Sumway-Is this Miss Scadds you speak
of beautiful?
Hunker-Is she beautiful? Why, sir,
never saw car so crowded that she
couldn't get . seat Ia -.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-07
ITALY'S FINANCES.
The Annual Estimates Presented = Fall
Ing Of in Exports.

ROME, Aug. Cat a council of Ministers
the other day each Minister presented his
budget of estimated receipts and expendi-
lures for the years 1912 apd 1928. and
in accordance with the programme Of the
Ministry sufficient economies were intro
uced in the various departments TO reduce
the expenditures for the two years to the
amount Of estimated receipts.
There is no truth in the persistent reports
spread by the bears that the Italian Gov
ernment will not be able to pay the January
interest on its bonds abroad. The Treasury
has offered to receive as cash January cou-
pons in payment of certain dues.
Inc commission appointed by the Pope to
investigate the recent losses to the st.
Peters Pence Fund has already found
deficiency which is said to amount to 3d.
100000 lires (S6,o0oOOo). The commission
has not yet concluded its investigations.
The exports from Italy to the United
States for the year ending June Both
amounted TO $50, $4,000, Notwithstanding
the immense falling off in the shipments of
raw silk owing TO the depression of the silk
industry in the United States, and in the
shipments of fruit from Sicily owing to
deficient fruit crop.
The depression in the silk industry is not
confined 10 the United States, for the sta
tistics show the same falling off in the ex-
ports OF raw silk to European nations. Con-
cernlng the Sicilian fruit crop, it Is said
there has been very heavy demand from
the United States for fruit that could not be
hlled, for the crop was about 40 per cent less
than the average Of recent crops. Had the
shipments of silk and fruit been equal 10
those OF the preceding year, the exports to
SIG. 600 GOO
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A SINGERS WOES.
She Secures a Divorce From a Brutal
Husband.

NEW YORK, Aug 6.-Late mails from
London bring the report of the divorce of
Sarah Newell Atkins from her husband,
Harry Newell Atkins. She is the daughter
of San Francisco lawyer, who gave
up practice in 1883 owing to ILL
health. She then went to London,
and wrote letters to American news
papers. There she met Atkins and they
were married after a short courtship of
month. Later she found that her husband
was confirmed drunkard. He INDUCED in
improper stories before her friends. At
this time she was training for the
musical profession. In June, 1884,
they paid a visit to her friends where
the respondent behaved properly for
the time, but the following month
they went to Warrenpoint Ireland, :where
he resumed his drunkenness and ill-De-
havlor. Having passed her first course OF
lessons at the Royal Academy Of Music in
to Italy for the purpose of having
her voice trained, in order that she
might obtain her debut at the italian Opera
House at Milan. Her husbands conduct
became worse and she refused to live with
him. At Milan she made the acquaintance
OF two English gentlemen, n MIR. Thesset
and Mr.. Atkinson, the latter being in
Italy for the purpose of completing his
musical StudleS and improving his voice.
During 1856 her husband frequently
locked her in her room, and out of her
room, ana subjected her to much persecu-
tion. In 1886, at Milan, he knocked her
down and struck her head against the wall.
In 1887 he threw food about and at
tempted to strike her with water-bottle,
doing her serious bodily harm as well as
drenching her face with water He ha-
rassed her by appearing at the stage door,
where she was engaged night after night
He was at these times very drunk,
and when she came home he would turn her
out in the cold, forcing her to seek refuge
elsewhere. She spent the first half of 1888
in London, but failing TO obtain engage
ments she returned to Italy and continued
to pursue her course Of musical
study. Owing to this i'll treatment she
borrowed money from some friends
and proceeded to London, but he
followed her. When he found her he ap-
peared penitent in conscience, on which she
became more or less friendly. Later she
fled to Scotland. In September she came back
to London, having obtained an engagement
at theater al a salary of twenty-five guineas
a week. She appeared under the name
Nine. Palma. In January, 1890. she was
staying at the Grand Hotel. where the re-
spondent again appeared. She told him she
would never live with him again. A di-
vorce was granted petitioner, Justice Jen-
ne being of the opinion that there was
ample proof of unfaithfulness and cruelty in
hn
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THE UNION PACIFIC.
Reports Of an Impending Crisis Denied by
President Dillon.

New YORK, Aug. 6.-The Dow-Jones
Company Agency OIL the Union Pacific stu.
alton says: " If the company cannot get in
time the money it wants it will be unable to
pay its debts, in which case its notes will be
protested and the Government may then
step in and place a receiver in charge. The
Governments lien is only on 1906 miles OF
the road. The earnings of the company are
known to be far from satisfactory, having
steadily fallen off not only for the months
already published, but also for June and
July We are told the pressing necessities
at the moment have been relieved by the
Directors"
President Dillon denies that there is
crisis in Union Pacific affairs. The receiver
ship talk Is simply to depress the price.
able.
Russell Sage says: "The Union Pacific
has no loans it cannot pay off if the people
want the money. The company has an
ample margin 10 protect all its loans.
Some have been called in and paid off with
out trouble from the earnings, the earnings
being used as they came in to reduce the
company's debt / wish other companies
had their debts secured as well as the
Union Pacific. We are all ready to put up
the money as it may be needed TO take care
OF the debt. Gould has put all his income
lately into the Union Pacific. He has put
between S3,000,0C0 and $4,000, COO all told
Into that stock alone,
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TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
Resolutions Adopted FaVOrins the Passage
CT Sunday Laws.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-At to-day's meet
ing Of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
the report of the Committee on Resolutions,
wherein 1t was resolved THAT in the efforts
10 overcome the evils of drink on the lines
laid down by the Baltimore Catholic Con-
gress, there was no race. no creed, no
color, no national distinction in this con-
mon struggle, in this common sorrow, but
also common hope against common foe,
the Catholic women We're appealed TO to imi-
tate the WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union and to cooperate with it." Tho
resolutions declare that sound, public
policy does not seem to sanction the sale OF
liquor at the Chicago Worlds Fair, nor
does 1t require the existence of traffi:
privileged to cover this fair land with
brewerles, distillerleS and saloons, which are
wrecking homes, breaking hearts and grind
ing down souls into the mire of wretch ed
ness and woe. The following resolutions
were adopted after lengthy debate:
RESOLVED, That we consider it the duty of all
temperance men to support candidates for pubiiG
office who honestly pledge themselves 10 labor for
the enforcement. OF Sunday laws, the closing of
liquor saloons on that day.
Resoired, That We deem IL the manifest duty
OF temperance men to discounteuauce any caudi-
Qate Tor public Office who declares himself Or ia
known TO be committed 10 the support OF the
liquor interest.
The sentiment Of the convention seemed
to be against legislative prohibition. Indian
apolis was selected as the place Of the next
convention. b shop Cotter of MInnesotx
was reelected President.
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A SAILORS STORY.
Evidences Of the Insanity and Suicide of a
CAPTAIN

Captain.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The steamship
Finance of the United States and Brazil
line, has arrived at Brooklyn with the crews
of two vessels. One crew belonged to the
bark entine Steadfast, which recently went
ashore on the Island of Santa Cruz, and the
other crew are the alleged mutinous sailors
of the Norwegian bark Hugo Fortesque.
One of the FortesQues sailors tells a roman
tic yarn about the voyage of the bark. He
said that when off Macao, the captain of the
vessel. Swede, acted in very peculiar
manner. He ordered the vessel steered in
every direction and let her drift with the
winds. This was kept up for three days.
Then the captain suddenly steered for
Maranham. When the lighthouse was
sighted at the entrance of the har-
Dor the captain began to run the bark
on the rocks. Then the second mate
took the wheel. The captain did notresist.
He went below ana there became ycry
violent. When the vessel came to anchor
the captain and his wife went ashore. The
captain did not return to the ship. Sew
eral days later the Swedish Consul came
aboard, and a charge of mutiny was made
against the crew. When the men appeared
before the Consul the captain was there al
so. He said they mutinied because of the
shortness of provisions. There were plenty
of provisions on the ship. The Consul was
then told of the captains conduct. The
day after the inquiry the captain came
aboard the bark again. The day after he
returned, about noon. the crew heard the
rapid discharge of a pistol, and the captain
Was found lying on the floor, smoking re-
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COAST INTERESTS.
lhe Charleston Ordered TO Honolulu.
Land DtCiSien- -POSt0flCeS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. CT was stated at
the Navy Department to-day that the
Charleston, which arrived at San Francisco
yesterday, would be sent without delay 10
Honolulu. There is at present no American
War-vessel at that point, and it is thought
that this country should be represented
there above almost any other country on
the western Continent, and the Charleston
VIII therefore be dispatched without delay
The officers Of the Ranger who have not
served the required time at sea will be
transferred for the present to the Inde-
pendence and placed on waiting orders, to
afford an opportunity TO put the former
ship out of commission at Mare Island
Navy-yard while repairs are made. The
vessel Will receive general oYerhauling,
particularly her boilers
STATE SWAMP LAND.
A. The State of California was the success
ful defendant in two suits to-day decided
by the acting Secretary of the Interior
Tie plaintiffs were l.. l.. Davis and Y. T.
Hurt. The facts were identical in each
case. The applications of the two men to
make homestead entries in the Visalia Land
District had been rejected because the Sur
veyor-General of the State had returned the
tract IN question as swamp land. to which,
under the law, the State was entitled.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following Pacific Coast pensions have
been granted: California Original, George
II. Hook, Charles de la Fontaine, William
L. Ar4ett, Patrick Murphy, John Sweet
man.. Ralph Holmes, James World. Ed
mund Hail. John Curtis, Henry c. Hand,
John GeseIl. Navy-George w. Johnson
Auguste Hartenux, Elisha W. Holmes,
Thomas Donovan. Additional - Edward
0'Neall. Mexican surviyors-Ethan Allen
Armentrout. George ". Normal Mexican
widow-Diuah Speer
Oregon-Original, John McAfee, Morti-
mer Hallett, Isaac Johnson. larson f.
Doud. Robert Garrison.
gtOn-Original. Frederick Meyer,
Riley NJ. Hoskenson, Enoch Boyle, Harri-
son Hussey. AdditioDal-Allen Gamer.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
The following fourth-cass Postmasters
for the Pacific Coast have been appointed:
California--Patteway, Kern COUNTY, +. S.
Emerson, vice \. j. Stubblefield, resigned.
Washingtou-Fort Simcoe, Yakima County.
c. II, Lombard. vice l.. j. Wiley, resigned.
new Postofice has been established at
Long Branch, Pierce County, Washington,
Ernest Shellgren Postmaster.