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NOTICE.

To the tax payers Of the Village Of Bennington
"A rate bill has been placed 10 my ands for col
lection as follows: IS cents the dollar for the
way tax on the Grand List Of 1898 hereby de
mand payment OF said taxes, and notify you that
/ will attend al First National Bank in Benning-
ton from o'clock a. m until 4 o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount Of per cent. on vii.
lage tax II paid within % days.
GEO. +. GRAVES. Treasurer.
Bennington, Vt. July 1898.
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Sold throughout the world. Price, CUTIcURA,
b0c.; Soar, 25c REsoLvENT, 81. POTTER DRUa
AND CHEN. Corr, Bole Props., Boston. IAN
about the Skin and Blood " mailed free.
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stitching which you may have across
the bottom. 1t must be made up with
q short Elton jacket, and must be &C
silk waists. Have one or two black, or
black specked with white, three or
four pretty plaids, and three OF four
light. dainty colored ones These with
full belts, and with gloves to match
the several waists. will make for you
as complete an outfit as you could de-
sire. The waists will occupy scarcely
any room in your bag, and will be SO
different in color and material that a
change from one to another will be
quite as satisfactory as an entire
change of costume" l thanked the
lady and departed
Half an hour later found me pro-
pounding the self-same question to an
other maker Of gowns Her reply was
quick and decisive. given without
moments hesitation. Some one had
evidently been there before me seeking
similar information.
Hop sacking, gray-exactly dust
color-thrce diagonal bands of satin
on the skirt, a tight-fitting jacket
bodice. turning back in large revsrs
over sleeve puffs Of satin, To give a
dressy appearance: small linen shirt
fronts at the neck. which can be
changed twice a day, if the dust of
Chicago renders it necessary. For nice
occasions you may have few daintier
fronts
The third and last dressn1aker that
tried was in favor of an entire dark
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28

white lace puffs over her sleeves. Then
she wore lace collarette, sttffened be-
meath. so tina. it stood out over her
shoulders Running down to meet
this was an oid-fashioned white Lace
veil, hanging loosely about her chin.
Another gray had big puffed sleeves
of gray gauffered satin. which is sn
much finer and lighter, than the satin
of old, and very much In vogue now
for sleeve puffs.
Another had fine rows of lavendek
velvet all the way down the skirt. and
beautiful yellow hat to surrnount the
gown.
The Loie Fuller skirt-the complete;
CIRCLES now some what modified, par
ticularly for soft, fine materials Of
summer. There Is no circle in the new
skirt; tho seven or eight breAitbs OF
the silk are retained broad at the top,
a. at the bottom
In place of gathering them all
around, however. as we did few sum-
Iners ago, tho fuIlness over elae hips is
side, and toward the back. They take
up scarcely any room. and leave al the
full effect below. This style of skirt
gives a very ohsrmingsan d youthful ef-
feet to it's wearsr. which, h accumulated
by the short jacket effects and full
fronts that every body l. wearing
A asnghann of leopard color. run with.
stripes Of heaue ma bipe. Vas bordered'
with three bay.ds ue siIk Of the same,
celestial hue. From each. diagonal
band fella shortruhfc Of the giogha
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| spring of this Columbian year, are
| pansies, tulips, hyacinths, narcissus
| and Towering shrubs.
The cut flowers are orchids, roses,
carnations, lilies. pansies and bulbs.
The season is so backward that these
plants, although ordered for May, will
! probably lay over into June. And
Uncle" John Thorpe will have to ac-
knowledge that he should have taken
his temperature average little fur
Their south if he expected his monthly
list of flowers to be thoroughly OBJ
served.
Society people and the social repre-
sentatives of the different foreign cap
itals recognize the beauty of the Horti-
cultural hall display. There is never
a day that you do not see groups of
them in the great conservatories chat
ting about the flowers and consulting
Uncle John Thorpe about their use
1t is very faddish to have everything
in exact accord with the scheme of the
fair. The high social standing which
has been given to all the fair doings,
and the exalted station of those who
govern its affairs, have made it very
popular to be one and a part of the
fair, in all ones plans and achieve
ments.
When Mrs. Potter Palmer gave her
fire party the other evening, she pre-
scented each Of her guests with a potted
azalea. The azaleas were in Japanese
jardinieres and were given to each
guest at the conclusion of the fire"
party.
Azaieas are now very popular at
Horticultural hall and are displayed
with a profusion which will not be
seen again during the exposition.
There are great windows, full Of
them, and immense pyramids of
azaleas decorate entire corners Of
Horticultural hall.
Before deciding what flower should
be presented to her guests. Mrs Palmer
consulted Mr.. Thorpe and was told
that it would be in better form, as
president of the board of lady mana
gers of the fair, to give something in
harmony with the exposition display
rather than to select a flower merely
pScduoo II was PICtIS VI Scucrdl Id
vorite. And, so, from the list of pot
ted plants for May Mrs. Palmer chose
the aZaieaS.
Mrs. Maude Darlington Booth, who
has on this visit to Chicago taken
greater part in the social life Of the
city than on previous visits, has
fondness for green. She named her
last baby Myrtle Theodore, choosing
the myrtle because myrtle means
love" in the language of flowers, and
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grows in eccentricity A new sleeve
de ceremonie" has an under-sleeve Of
gathered rnousseiiue &c sole or thin
silk, banded plainly by narrow ribhon
that ties in small bow The over
sleeve is made OF wide lace. caugh, in
just above the elbow by ribbon band.
tied. At the shoulder, OF her and mar
rover lace, falling each side of the
puff in graceful jabot, is caught in q
puff.
Now that almost all of the big for
eign ships have left our shores, We
think, with little sigh, of how much
hubbub and pleasant excitement they
created. even in this great metropolis.
The Blake received more than her
share of attention. from femininity. at
least. What pretty toilets turned out
on the last Sunday OF her stay here.
Riverside was full of them, and as they
stood on a little mound opposite the
great Blake, noticed how many gray
toilets there We're among them The
gray was all of the delicate shade.
with the delieaey enhanced by the
trimming. One maiden. sitting Ian,
Ruidly on a bench. had deep white
lace ru1ie.on her spreading skirt aud
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not being able to have with him the
one whose thoughtfulness for him,
and whose love for flowers, had pro-
vided so pretty a reception upon the
bleak, rainy night of his arrival in
Chicago.
The greatest draft made upon Horti-
cultural hall thus far was for tho
duchess of Veragus and her daughter.
Both ladies had expressed great adj
mira ton for the white and yellow
roses which are grown in such profu-
sion in America. And so, all during
their stay, their rooms were kept sup
piled with these flowers, sometimes to
the extent of thousand roses twice a
day.
The lady managers of the fair are
also privileged to call upon the supply
of Horticultural hall. Or, if not ex-
actly SO privileged, they are at least
allowed the pleasure of accepting the
flowers sent TO them from there. When
Mrs. John A. Logan welcomed the
duchess of Veragua at the Chicago
depot and said to her: Eve tender
you the hearts of the whole American!
people," she wore spray of gray
orchids, nearly the color of her gown,
and pinned upon her waist. The
orchids had pink spots upon them aud
when Mrs. Logan touched the cheek Of
the duchess with her lips, the pink
haycinths in the Spanish lady's bonnet
nodded until they mingled with the
pink and gray orchids upon Mrs.
Logan's breast
Lady Aberdeen is looking forward to
the month when there will be a dis
play of Scottish heather. She talks
about it with Uncle John Thorpe, and
cherishes the heather which is grow
ing in the Scottish exhibit in Horti-
cultural hall. Lady Aberdeen thinks
that heather can be made to grow as
luxuriously in America as in Scotland.
And she thinks that for decorative
properties it far exceeds our treasured
arbutus or our climbing honeysuckle.
Lady Aberdeen's bonnet is trimmed
with heather and she wears a bunch of
it in her corsage.
In the Spanish exhibit of flowers
there is decided preference for pink
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also because its lovely ricl. glossy
color has always been fav0rite with
Mrs. Booth.
During her Chicago stay, invitations
! from what is known as the most select
| society, have poured in upon Mrs.
Booth. But as usual she has refused
nearly all, accepting only a few
invitations to informal receptions.
/ And these have been accepted
only because they have given
an opportunity to become ac-
quainted with foreigners whom she
wished to reach in her work At
large reception which was given in her
honor last week the floral decorations
were all of green. And true to the fad
which influences the worlds fair
hostesses. the selection of green things
was made from the flowers officially
recommended for May. Nearly all, If
not all, of the lovely foliage had to be
grown in greenhouses. But the selec-
ton was considered proper because
the foliage was of the green which is
now seen in Horticultural hall. IN the
corners of the drawing-room there
were stately palms. Along the walls
were tender ferns, mingled with pride
~ cacti. There was also great deal
Of English myrtle and many gorgeous
begonia leaves.
The countess of Craven and her
mother. Mrs. Bradley-Martin, have
been much courted during their Chi
cago sojourn. They were given many
receptions at their hotel and these
We're conducted with true Bradley
Martin gorgeousness. For once Mrs.
Bradley Martin waived her preference
for American Beauty roses and deco
rated her parlors and dining-room with
lilies There were lilies Of all kinds.
The great Easter lilies. which are
known after EastA day as brides
lilies. We're set IL pots on brackets
which formed a border 10 the room.
And there were stately callas in the
windows and great lunches Of lilies
of-the-valley TO be given to departing
guests The countess Of Craven de-
clares that she has no special prefer
enceS in flowers She will leave all de-
tail OF floral decoration TO the IN
doubted taste OF her mother who IN
derstands ho~ to produce artistic
effect as 10 other society woman in
Scotland. London or New York-ac-
cording - the Judgment of the
countess Of Craven.
II IS only when guests Of the city are
being entertained that flowers are
taken from Horticultural hall 10 deco
rate their rooms. But when there are
such guests in toxin The blossoms are
cut ruthlesslg and are sent by the ear
load u trim The raosas where the city's
guest Enay be stopping.
When President Cleveland wss here
70 open the iaiE he declared THAT he
Prof7ssion o. flowers in the ROOMS made
him quite faint. and he had ~ order
nearly d cart-load II them 20 be carried
out Jncle JOAN Thorpe. hearing that
pansies were the presidents fzvorite
flower. and havln- grand saoply Of
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ors so that you would have to look
twice to see of what they were made
Then, perhaps, out of respect to the
fallen empire, they had large sec
ton of wall space covered with
eX-Empress Eugenie's favorite flow
ers, yellow roses and blue forget-me-
nots. These were in great tufts that
made the wall appear embossed with
those flowers.
1.-THE Vienna exposition the flowers
were sweet-sweeter than you can ever
imagine. You We're almost overcome
by them. And here, too. the favorite
flowers of royalty were given an extra
showing. In honor of the empress of
Austria, who buried her dining table
in orchids and roses, there were orchids
everywhere and of every variety.
There were pansies by the carload. with
inscriptions to the effect that the
empress of Germany preferred these
flowers to all others And there was
quantity of edelweiss-sweet edel-
weiss-in honor of Princess Bis
marcl1, whose husband. the man of
iron, is sentimental enough to send
specimens of them every day when kept
from her side himself
But the Chicago flower exhibition is
an instructive as well as a beautiful
one. Uncle" John Thorpe, the di-
rector of Horticultural hail, has Se-
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vised plan for the exhibition OF flow
ers By months. And he has fully in
formed exhibitors what the plan will
be, SO that general unanimity and
accord in the display may be attained
The typical American flowers for
May. according TO the catalogue issued
by the director. are divided into three
classes; flowers 10 be grown in pots in
the house. flowers TO be grown oue of
doors, flowers to be cut and shown IN
vases
The indoor flowers are roses. azaleas,
rhododendro-4S. heEonias- calceolarias,
cycads. croto:as. dracacuaS, aroids,
marantas. palms, ferns, cacei. pelar-
goniums and ericas.
The flowers, planted outdoors and
Permitted 10 struggle with the harsh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
A Difficult Quest.

A Mayville On. y lawyer, in search
OF a missing heir, became satisfied at
last that the man he wanted was some
where in Canada, but not knowing
where, addressed a letter to him at
every post Office in Ontario and Quebec
nearly four thousand of them in all
One of the letters reached the adj
dressee, and, as his inheritance was
more than one hundred thousand dol
lars, he probably won't object to the
item: Postage. ninety-two dollars"
in the lawyers little bill.
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in this flake" business in city
down east for years has secured a vast
fortune, and that he occupies several
floors of building with his offices. NO
persons are more gullible than invent
ors," is the belief upon which the fakir
works.
But there are other schemes TO in
terest inventors Another agency
method is to organize an association"
for inventors, the membership in
which is all the way from ten dollars
to twenty-five dollars. The inventor
is not required to pay his membership
fee Until his patent has passed. che
test" of the examining board" Be
that test successful or unsuccessful,
the inventor receives a highly illu
minated picture of an examining board
examining inventions and passing
Judgment thereon. If his was success
full he is eligible to membership, and if
unsuccessful he must go elsewhere.
There is no violation of the letter of
the agreement which induces the in
ventor to join the associate The
latter does all it promises, but all it
promises can benefit him little.
Recently there came under the ban
of the French government an Academy
of Invention. The plant OF this insti-
tuition was to have a gradual system of
investigation of the patents submitted,
and each stage cost few dollars addi-
tional. When the last one was reached
medals were awarded at different
prices, but the inventor seldom got off
for less than fifty to seventy-ive dol
lars. The academy" was opened by
an astute Partisan, who while he had
violated no law, was morally guilty of
working a confidence game upon thou
sands of his countrvmen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
The Subject Of Chicago Gowns Con-
sidered by the Maker.
Three Suggestions for an Aii-Round Cos
tume-Sleeves =" de CeremODie"-SprinG
Costumes in Gray-Summer Toll
ets-Some Pretty Travelling Salts
ICoPYRIGHT. 1891

COPYRIGHT, 1891
"What shall l wear to Chicago" asked
I. of the dressInaker. Il shall not car
~ single thing besides one small bag;
but you must guarantee to produce a
gown that will be neat and suitable on
the train. that will look fresh and spot
less when l arrive at the fair gates.
that will be perfectly proper in which
to call upon my friends-in short, n
gown that will never be out of keeping,
no matter where neg wish to go, short
of dress affair"
Well" said the dressmaker,
thoughtfully sucking her pencil stub.
what you need is black serge Of
very fine quality. Your skirt viii need
to be plain except for few rows Of
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people are shown the beauty of each
flower in that flowers own season, and
where exhibitors are taught and adj
mirers are shown the flowers which
should be looked at now, as we'll as
the state from which the flowers were
plucked wild; also specimens of the
flowers in their various stages of
growth when allowed all the beneficial
atmosphere and treatment incident to
greenhouse care.
Such floral display as this has never
been seen before.
Floral hall at the Paris exhibition
was bewildering in its prettiness and
fascina ting in its combination of coler.
The French exhibitors had a peculiar
trick of contrast which could not help
delighting the eye. For instance they
combined yellow roses and black pan
sizes, making great bands OF these col
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
Plain Statement.

Ex-Judge Duffy says that the only
time he was guilty Of making bad
break to a pretty woman was a couple
of summers ago when he was stopping
al Long Branch.
The lady approached him and asked:
Judge. how shall have nv new
bonnet trimmed TO be in concord with
my face
Plain, said the Judge
Later he tried 20 explain that he
meant she was SO beautiful that it
wasn't necessary for her TO use the
adornments OF millinery shop, but
the lady was not 10 be appeased.-S.
y Journal
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these plants on his floral list for May,
had sent two bushels of pansies Of all
shades and had fashioned some of them
into floral designs. When Mr.. Cleve-
land arrived here he found also
bushel of La France roses vast
ing for him. They had been
sent on by Mrs. Cleveland
and were already forming a huge
jardiniere in the presidents parlor
when he arrived. The president ex-
pressed himself nightly pleased with
Horticultural hall and with the flow
ers in the beds around it. And it was
easy to see that he deeply regretted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
A blessed Affection,

Ninnie-I never would marry 4 nea-
sighted man, would you?
Mamie-Why not? l should think it
must be real nice to have a husband
who could see You perfectly while he
was walking with you and not be able
to see any good-looking girl who hap
pened to pass on the other side of the
Journal
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b'1e cost,ne, gio-es, ha., ve1. bodice.
e. al She said would never grosy
tired Of IL and that Il would stand ali
sorts Of roGghiag.
! ana now tryiag - decide O. one Of
the suggestions. md an wishing tAaa.
had been satisfied With Inc advice o.
bat onc sressnzker friend. Yoa- ~
fair reader. El4y poses the fzceity os
immaculate decsssya aas5 a5thty . r.zA-se
up ycur mind II 50. iehee-folIy place
tac suggestion a. yo1sr disposal
Although skirt trina .Tgys E,s,ssg4lss "a
become simpler. aad already display
Eo.e s..ax..c. iL.1 % yo-c. The s.sess
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Witherby-I wish l could get me a
decent Office boy.
Plankington-Why, I thought you
were Dragging the other day about
what a fine one you had
Witherby-I was, bat that was the
FIRST day he came.-Judge.
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The g.acAa-, bofice was e.. svay
almost entirely n t-gn. 70 AAsw re
plain, el1ssly -a.t!ag blss vest : 70
blue yes: cs1.s dorm beneath ia
leopard-ccloTsd c1e =. tie svsist Lac.
and each wa Enlightened sIiZatly ty
sh1rt rsss.e sf - ozTn color falling cze-
ehe Aips Tke s4eeEe yzGs I'D 6ogt.s
T4zzes. on = e&ca eclo- 4 1lzgis
isae Il iz.ce III lorn he .-o4, oE.x
tise So bifa s blge r=--.ei ggss
vita the eess.uEEss. @-ith Drsszen assZ..e.
aid q leopard has. trimmed with Bliss
planes AID roset.es-
LA s. sGzraEzr-
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and yellow. And these colors are
chosen by Spanish society people for
trimming their rooms and for general
decorative purposes. Miss Huck, of
Chicago. who marries Marquis Spinola,
of Lisbon. next week. has chosen
pink roses for the decora ton of
the church on her wedding day. She
will probably carry pink flowers, in
stead of white ones. for a bridal bou-
Duet,
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FOR THE MONTH OF NAY.
The Floral Display to Be Seen at
Chicago.
Orders from Horticultural Hall-Society
People Are Consulting L" Uncle"
John Thorpe Before Select
ing Boutonnieres.
COPYRIGHT, 1893.

COPYRIGHT. 1898
Next to the Woman's building. Hor-
ticultural hall rivets the attention Of
those of the gentle sex who visit the
fair grounds.
Horticultural hall is no promiscuous
display of plants. Nor is it even a
stupid collection of the flowers that be-
long to the different states without re-
gard to nice arrangement or season. 1t
is weu-organized floral display, where
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Real Genernsitx

Old Gent-Have you vanishing inkr
Salesman-Yes. Going 20 make sure
Of no breach Of promise suits
Old Gent-oh. no: going 10 give mr.
daughter check for hundred thou
sand as Z wedding present--Nogue.
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Miss Toppin-That piece Of ribbon
was made 20 order There's not another
like il in the world.
Miss HopPin-i'n going shopping To-
morrow. and wish you'd lend il 20 ne
10 u2ateh.-Boston Globe
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Everything comes 10 him who
waits. r2uttered the waiter. looking
pensivel- ~ The departing guest .'~x-
csp. ys-T--l;l5c.yo T-rihssrA
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8cFaddeu says nothing makes him
feel 80 blne Is to % homo IN the morn
Ing when both himself and the moon
are down 10 their last qnz-ter.-Judze
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A Growing Country. -Black--''They
have twins up at Quiver's house"
Whitley on don't mean it. What did
Culver say when he heard of ito"
Blaek-''He Strengthened up. drew a
long breath and exclaimed. Gracious.
but isn't this growing country,
ihough?'-Boston Transcript.
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I've got the drop on you said the
icicle TO the tall hat. That's all right. =
replied the hat, as it righted itself.
but ii seems TO have broken you ali IN,
Just the same
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You will. Ell? You'd better go.
young man: | don't want a reporter
who speaks of city where the real
estate transfers in week amounts to
$500 as a usually quiet village -
Texas Siftings.
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4 bad break.

"Rill." said the Kansas editor to the
new reporter. write up that suicide in
style. How will you open account OF
it?''
Why, III say: This usually quiet
village was thrown into a fever of ex-