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SOHE NEW OLD-FASHIONED STYLES
Seen II the Streets or Paris and New York
-StunnlnE Costumes.

0een u INC bIFf6tb OF ThTIb hhd NOW 10Tk
-Stunaiug Costumes.
The quaint prettiness OF the new old fashion
long loose gown gathered to the square band
about the shoulders for full dress 10 taking in
smost extraordinary way. while in the street
In Paris the blouse robes may be seen with the
addition OF real old-fashioned spencer OF
cloth or velvet. This spencer is as short
wasted as 1t can possibly be made. almost as
short as figaro. but it is cut In straight
line in front and buttoned with two buttons.
tits open at the neck. and has enormous re-
verss faced with corded silk and large pulled
sleeves Inside the spencer some soft ma
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EVENING COSTUMES.
some Taat Are Very Frrnchy-The styles
md the Materials Uscd

The temptation to dwell upon and reproduce
evening costumes increases rs the later i'm
portations come. How many and divers in
dustries, think You. this little dress representa-
which Partisan designer has fashioned Tho
ground is white. the colors that happy union
OF pink and blue which tho pompudour dis.
mates. and so tho costunicr fnntchr,, /, in
blue raindrop silk. with fringe Of
crystal beads set on the edge uf tho
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THE WRAPPER.

Ssme or ITS Latest Couceits and Ecce ntrici.
ties Described.
COSBY dressing gown is OF pale blue flannel.
q woollen web with q soft silk warp. simply
fastened about the waist with q cord and
heavy tassels Of black. Over the sleeves are
full caps embroidered In point about tho
edge with black. and above this three rows Of
feather stitching. one above tho other. and
each extending up with the sleeve at tho point
where the scallops Join together. Around the
neck there is ru1le Of flannel embroidered
and feather stitched in the same way. which
Irllls little way down the front to tho girdle.
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DRESSING CiIES.
De scription OF One That Goes with Prlp.
cess's Trouss-au.

One Of the prettiest trHcs in the wedding
trousseau Of the Princess Marie Of Edinburgh
is a dressing cape which is infinitely moro
convenient than Il dressing sacIue to throw
about ones shoulders while the hair is loos-
ened and brushed out II is copied from some
old models furnished by gen.lewomen Of the
long ago. The most fascinating Of tho canes
are Of muslin. dotted with big moons and fin.
ished with scallop hand wrought in tints of
blue or pink wash silk But some OF tllem are
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More elaborate and costly Is the evening
gown OF the splendid hrocado which forms
now the basis for evening gowns This bro
cnde. which has fantastic bows OF pale lilac
equally faint yellow. is SO disposed as to fall in
graceful folds. which develop the beauty Of
the fabric. but not at the cost Of dishonoring
the figure it drancs The front is pure empire.
and is made of pin spotted Gauze and lncc
with belt and epaulcttes Of violet velvet; The
cloak is of rminence purple lined with the
crinkly fur Of Persian lamb. pure white in
color. and has collar Of ostrich feathers. pur-
pie lined with white.
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gown. double breasted. and with large loose
sleeves. and are fastened about the waist with
q cord or Girdle OF wOrsted gallon.
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girl The discipline OF the family Of thirty is
really carried on in most original manner.
sent to bed without supper. no withholding OF
food for punishment The gravest faults are
reported to Mr. Johnson at his weekly visit.
punishment according to Mr.. Johnson's con-
fession con sists in forgiveness. for AS he on
to cry and that settles it,
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ter. The other ore Of tho boys married tho
mother: Tho puestion that now bothers tho
father is whether no il his moth"r-in laws
fatherin- law or his haughtcr-in.aW's sun-in-
law. and II both, which tho most.
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eprayed ms we'll with tiny howerets Of the
neodework IN white. with I'M edge Of white.
stay in place without being even tied Mt the
neck and they ARE finished with very full
frill that turns down around the neck in the
back and iahots all the way down the front
edges in soft folds.
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the door. and has once or twice atom ptsd per.
sonai violence. In ordinary conversation she
appears rational. however; and IL Il only when
house that she becomes enraCed.
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Moro dainty still are the pure white flannel
gowns, with all the pretty stitchings done in
edges OF the sleeves are sea loped. and u singh"
line OF feather stitching follows tho outline Of
In ths space between. French knots arc dotted
or tiny flower sprays are worked at intervals.
Or tho scalldp may be , omitted Tor + band Of
tern in the old-fsshioned cross-stitch cmbroid-
cry that our grandmOthers wrought OH sau.
canvas. And this pattern is to- be done in
black or . mixture Of the old blues and
stse and scSopdnE to the RUSSIAN dsa
very attractive and seryiceable gown Of this
kind 10 made In red wool with an embroidery
are the bath robes Of ,eider'down wool simply
sopnd with ribbon. which may be made to do
IRE, simple straight princess garments. with
little attempt ct styls or 1t. They are cut
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In the midst OF IL and II docs not acorn any DIFF

y
iclent. fancy. to me than 1t would to n man.
The Central Committee wrote to my father
Of suffrage ly virtue Of nav icing ii Years. and
they wanted me to come upnnd vote.
"oi course have thought oi the matter for
Il ssarcoly th%Wsht Of the matter on M way
up ] took tho night train. slclt nearly all tho
way. and when rcac he'd homo md tho time
came around went down tothG polls viii. nv
ballot System there AMI all tho attendant So
crccy. So / uetd not hrrn hul MY father go
WIN TIT "rsrrsG y nn1 he vent Wbv
II" insi$gia q, IN rprjy and dropped tho
WAS tHere any special significance attached
t. your particular vote that the committee
sent fer you?' ono OF the Aforesaid admirers
40, indccd. ! can oEl,0in tina; very easily
by telling Won that there Is u large Catholic
element IN cheyenne which Blended with the
Democratic vote. and we wore very anxious To
beat them. and, that /, WAY they wanted every
."Ani do you feel now that Your Efforts in
the interest 1t nct'rr toN"rnmeht were
Indeed Do not, Tor such is not the case.
True, we lost tho nat iOrai election hut we
carried our county AID nl-".ot tn" Harrison,
and that neither III" time nor money were
thrown away.
THERE WAS ANOTHER MOTIVE
"You area born Republican. them"
Yes. indrcG. II born lioruhrnn with .
variety OF rron. itiqniis,t mixed with it,,
But" concluded Miss ltuyG. with tho ton
| Ter that in addition 10 the political motives
which took mo So lar to vote there wore others
Just as strong. AMI maybe riiun-cf.
Nov. they were =,
| YES. was t. soc my mOthcrand father and
! my brothers. and tho combined temptation
| was too strong for any Ordinary woman to re-
| sst. and so | ,ust my maiden vote with. per-
| haps. more pleasure than most girls have
| done. cv"nin Wyoniint;, where women love
politics."
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Success ~ the o outset {.

Success 1T the Outset
Prom In
Dr. Pm; Puls;E.Yss ST. have literally 'asssAs1
Stokss-tS that sol whsni
Or. pulssr-WhSn IVES medical OtnlSoA
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scarcely below the knee. a Russian blouse Of
vivid scarlet wool. belted with gold. broad
brimmed scarlet hat. heavy with plumes and
Respondent with big. shiny buckle. framed
the piquant face. bright tartan sash hung
down below tho coat at tho back. and on the
tiny feet were Cinderella boots OF scarlet
change OF International courtesies between
these two descendants Of liberty loving PEG
plies. for the little maid. the less shy than the
boy. was looking out from beneath her gay
little hat with most frank and fascinating
friendliness In her dark eyes.
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reveres. medallion buttons, folded, ,scarf OF
velvet reaching from the waist i,netG inc bust
low is seen a skirt Of tho subducd plaid tar.
tan. which comes in velvet. whore soft and
bcnutifnl shades are blended and eros barrcd
with gold. The great fulness Of the skirt in
tho back escapes through the oreninG OF the
coat and trails slightly. Deep gauntlet CUTS,
outer opening OF the cuff. finish tho sleeves.
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flounces in scallops md the nonnce he. gath
cred on the skirt and ia stoned with n twist OF
moss.grcen ri hon tied In bows ut intervals.
called. and Is lated from the shoulders down
to tho belt in surplico fashion whrr" ;tirdlc
of the ribbon confines it, Tho sleeves are OF
the blue. and and over tho shoulder the flouncr
appears again. frngcd with crystal and held
in place with tho bows of ribbon.
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NM BLONDE and BRUNETTE
Discus, People Who Know Or Don't
Euow How to Wear Clothes.
COMING WINTER BRINGS
Some New 0ld-fashioned Styles Seen
In Paris and New York.

prsssing Capss for . ftfnessSs Troes-
se.u-Ths wrapper Ia Its Latest Gen.
se,ts, auA Haudsome Frenchy Evening
Cestunes, are Part OF the Passiag show
pr.uv Children In Dninty Dresses.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-15

lem. Thst provides for an electric eIe-
vated roed. with rails and guards
sdfording absolute protection from de-
rAtlment No amount Of signalling
con, IN my opinion, suffice TO avert
danger at crossinsA 6ueh n thing as
getting out Of tho way Of train run
ing at speed Of one hundred miles an
hour cannot be thought of. Some plan
like Mr.. Clohesy's. which will provide
for elevated tracks at Ill crossings and
through cities, win DO success"
The most important tests to be made
IN New York city during the next two
months will be those in charge Of Mr..
Edison ON stretch Of the Fourth ave-
nue. surface road above the Bowery
junction. I understand that the work
Of providing . suitable track has al
ready besn started, but some expert
msnts have yet TO be made by Mr.. Edi-
con before tho crueiul test can be under
taken.
Ivissesd tho great inventors labora-
tory IN Orange this week, and met in
stead Of Mr.. Edison one of his most
trusted assistants.
'srhs only thing in the way Of tho
New York experiments" said he, lis
the fact that Mr.. Edison 10 now dcvot-
ing his attention TO perfectins his plans
for smelling ore by electricity. When
something definite and tangible ID ac-
conplishsd in that branch Of applied
electricity Mr.. Edison viii probably be
ready TO begin his tests Of tho electric
nilway."
While At tho laboratory viewed tho
sxnes1msutalroad. shich is the areater
-. ~ = ssAAAs "a ssao.-., ~.s.s - 49, -.
cenA esa1s and worry sAort curvsA l
vas ted tSa4 II vss operated suocess-
fully essn when Ess Eails wrse entire
" buried n uuA - eFy nAa lii Hdi-
s0n himself assexts 49, ther1@ 90 long
er any question s1sut Che success Of
high uesA electric trains ss,d he has
given cut tho following statement con-
cesning his own road:
'The overhead system is entirely dir
pensed with and cars, trucks, tracks
end readbed remain a. now, with the
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be tnposAsSsse ul.s steaI ears As
these latter have several tasaes made
eixhty-six niles and often eighty miie<.
IL wou,d seem 20 me that . slssed OF one
hnns.red and twenty miles. or even
more, with the electric cars would not
be outside tie hraits Of safety. DO
iievs that the project of train from
here 20 Chicago at rate Of over . hum
dred miles an hour i feasible
On this point | also have the opinion
OF DIR. Louis A. Duncan another we'll
known electrical engineer. Tie eeiieses
that the speed within the range OF safety
is not less than one hundred and twenty
miles an hour.
Within the next few weeks another
remarkable event win take place al
whittinsville, Mass ] refer % the com
pletion Of the first large electric freight
locomotive ever built IL u 20 haul cars
over one and half miles of track AID
as it has been tested and found ahso-
luteiy successful, this engine Is no en-
pertinent
The locomotive is buiir nRars
form with platform for G =.
and eowcatehers and drS6
end. The power is fura1
generator, located at 80
corporation and CONVEX <u1I
wire, from which IL = &6rn 4 r. -
of . universal trolley beks p1o1c -
tho locomotive.
The total weight Of the loeouno>nvo =
4s 200 pounds. and the sped wAoo d.
hvering thirty horse power 1t the draw
bar II about ave miles per hour. This
h sufficient 70 pull train of from SIX
70 eight heavily laden freight cars on ,
level. or an aggregate of 200 20 800 tons-
The construction of the locomotive u Of
the strongest kind The motor consists
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whSlo On the contrary ] consider the
trolley system the best now known to
tie scientific world"
Mr. Lalxin's belief In the availability
Of the trolley systern Is no. shared by
practical railroad men In New York.
superintendent Mitchell. at the head Of
the sureeu Of motive power of the Erie
railroad, expressed Tire objections 70
this system very clearly in talk l had
with him a day OF two ago.
THE risk Is TOO great said he. sup
pose trolley wire breaks down.
There's block of TIE track for hum
6red miles CT thereab0uts. for that
vould he afcut the distance between
stations That wouldn't CO 81 all
Why, with the enormous business this
lire !. doing now. II single engine
breaks down we hear 81 IL from dozen
shippers. In my opinion electricity
VIII come. hut the time is ret ret ~
hand The real working systcrn Of the
futare viii Involve Development Of
ths storage battery. Then every en-
gine wall carry its o-n power, ard "
orc bresS-s dy~n s7sshe- czn rrrsh "
cut Of toe way DAVID wEcszsa
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~
Exception Of Some slight changes In the
Joints and cross ties. The power, fur
hishsd by 1000 volt generators, Is dis
tributed 70 reducing apparatus placed
In boilerplate mAnholss 1t intervals
varying In accordAaos with the number
Of cars required 70 bc operated At these
various reducing points the current is
reduced from /, 100 volts to pressure Of
twenty volts and put in dircSt commu-
nication with the tracks. This limit OF
twsnty volts Il Nxed In order 20 prevent
horses from being affected BY tho cur
rent. What y known - the economy
Of current Is about the Same rs with the
present system Of trolley. The car mo-
TORS being wound with uninsulated cop
per wires and the pressure OF current
being 30 low there II entire freedom
from burning out Of armatures, as water
eaa be poured upon the aTmaturas with
out any III eject. The problem Of pro-
ducing . perfect rail Joint and the pick
ing up Of . heavy current fron . mud
covered rail hes BEEN solved In . prec-
teal uAancr."
When qussssosed % this latter point
Mr. EdisonS assistant, who gave me the
above Is Mr.. Edison's own statement,
naid he though: It inslvisablc to GO into
details until the New York test had
been made
On the question Of high speed I
Thought IL best to confer with Mr.. o. T.
Crosby. next to Mr Edison The greatest
IL -. - <~f n - IN
his oflce In tho Edison huileing and was
informed that his latest experiments
were those made At Laurel. Nd.
These experiments" he says In his
reports concerning them. "were the
first serious efforts e~er made 60 double
railroad speed. and for purposes Of dem
opstratieu q circular track nearly tvo
miles In circumference was laid"
Mr.. crosbyis wer;< was not entirely
successful. although he attained . speed
Of over one hundred and ten miles IN
hour. Jest now The baltimore company
Il preparing . four-nils read which.
under the plsns submitted ey Mr. Crcs-
by. can ee used for eieesxic trains 81 q
sp.~i "a hirh ss two hundred and fftT
miles an boar
Prof. Henv A. ksvvisnd- of Johns
Hopkins university, who j. now con-
sal,ing engineer Of some Of The isrrs
New Ysrk electric xpp'ianes companies
had shis 20 say en- the subject If high
epscd and safety:
The possibility 81 . train being ae-
rsiled by .. shstev>*ie2 On he track
increases with The sped At = sYes<'
up 10 ninsy mzia, however. tse-s
nunber ~ aGsi,ne~sa. tu6xiss frsn
NJ. Crssey's evperinsess In my
crzn5sa Ire sos<x,se - ssf-ey h almost
wAez1y . question ~ track csnstractssa-
n se-ns - ne that vpon . carefully
constructed rseA - eleesss train cealz
asfnSn y7<k D1nky OeedR whSca wcz5k
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-15

The suousoleas postSea occupied ay
the states q : thisunson toward the cen
trsl government Was never more fsrci-
by shown than N -. New Orleans
massacre. In The effarts of TIE franz
srs of the constitution 70 insure to each
colony % individuality. each state vas
slowed 10 regulate Is police, sad 70
puass cEusas against persons. and 10
Feau.ass prixste Fxhss pfsclssly - Il VI
~sss sovereign power. The reserva-
kens % tne central governments vsrs
made susservirnt - r'xats claimed ~
thc celonies. In ths ysw Orleans ssse
ths central Esvern-sst Ass No right 70
demand At she nsnxs II Lou sisss shas
snv persee - rrns<ked or thai sny
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-15

aaimentary oAasl srtnslAsang uszSg-
nant dyssntsr.- The Actio. nuss b. Of
a mex hanicAl rsshar thar chmuscsl "a
turs. snss - th~ spcrss Of The common
paf ball act upon the syc&. The ham
boo crystal is greatly dreaded ny sa
European residents 1t JsvN a DxseA
ozslcizl report says that scores Of deaths
among European rlHntszs are dur 70 the
bamboo h&irs and 70 the jealousy II
native wcnen. who whensvsr they
take fancy 10 . white nan WI either
have him or poS<ou him on bamboo
hairs II IL takes months - sssnapiisA
the job The inonitaukuas hollow
through thes< hairy crystals 10 thu most
remarkable thing In epanecsioa With
them. they being the only known bob
low Vegetable a minessl tharus or
CRYSTALS
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Of wrought iron field magnets, which
are bolted TO magnetic yokes Of east
wrought iron One Of these yohcs car
ries the bearings which support that
end of the motor on the axle while
the other yoke Is spring supported from
the other axle. This keeps the gears
always in line and meshing correctly
with each other, and At the same time
provides considerable spring support
for the motor
1t is not likely that the roads terinin-
ating in New York will take She lead In
the actual introduction Of electricity a.
q motive power. Business Is too good,
or, in other words, the failure OF IN ex-
pertinent would involve too vast q loss.
have talked with mos. Of the superin-
tendents of motive power whose Offices
nre in New York, and have not found
them sanguine concerning the immedi-
ate utility of tho electric form OF energy
IS a substitute for the power that 10 in
imprisoned steam They all say that
the day will come, but none think that
Il he's dawned.
In Massachusetts the feeling is moro
hopeful. The Legislature has passed .
bill authorizing the railroad companies
70 substitute ono form Of motive power
Tor tho other, and 1t is said the Boston
4 Maine, the Old Colony and the Al
bany officials are nearly ready TO do t.
! have just received q letter from James
A. Lalsin, who introduced this electric
bill into the legislature. He is . mem
Der Of the committee on railroads.
Massachusetts," writes he, seems
20 have been the frst to tako the step
In It's Legislature authorizing steam
railroads to use electricity. and pre-
dict that within the next Ave years you
viii sec many improvements In the
methods Of electrical power as applied
TO our railroads. Several years ago
agitated the question among railroad
officials of our larger corporations in
New England and received but little
encouragement until In conversation
with the late James T. Furber. OF the
Boston q Maine railroad, and while he
was satisfied that II was about time
that the railroads were taking a step in
this direction he wac hardly willing 70
advise immediate action In the matter;
but before his death he wrote letter
stating that in his Judgment the time
had come when railroads should be
allowed the privilege Of using electricity
for motive power. and the bill which
was introduced In the Massachusetts,
legislature by me was in a great degree
brought about through the advice Of
Mr.. Furbcr.
~ understand that many Of the pa
pers throughout the country have mis-
quoted me rs saying that in my judg-
ment our railroads would find the best
system 20 be that known as the rail
syStem, taking the current therefrom,
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ELECTRIC MOTORS.

In Hsm-ss Soon to De
Substituted for Steam.
The year ls93 viii be memorable for
che application Of electricity 70 large
railroad systems, and the FIRST great
steps toward tn substitution for steam
win have been taken.
During the last 4x weeks the cngi-
neers of the Wisconsin Central, the Il
linois Central, the Ponnsylvsnia and the
Boston 4 Maine roads hare made thor
ough investigations into ell tho re-
oently-patented appliances. and oriicT