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the performers took their part exceed ingly well, even to the mewling infant. Ernest Sanford recited the poem and re- cited it we'll, while the different charac- ters in costume passed slowly across the stage. In the chorus "We all have very bad cold" Hopo Warner was the star and drew forth much applause by his appearance as music teacher and his good singing. James Betts in his hu- morous recitation of the "Connecticut Yankee in London'' richly merited the applause he received.
 There were 12 boys in the dumb bell exercise and they all went through with their work with the precision of military movement. It was very pretty exhi- bition. The fancy club swinging by Miss Mabel L. Cummings, teacher of physical culture in the Academy, was received with great applause. The double quartet, ''Dream of me" was we'll rendered by Miss Bertha Croffutt, Miss Florence Warner, Miss Nellie Hub bell, Miss Bessie Beers and Messrs Har- " C.. Beers, Harry Taylor, Bradley c. Rodgers and Ernest Sanford. The music by the school was well rendered throughout, and Miss Grace Goodsell, as pianist, who had more than 30 selections to render, some of the accompaniments as to the Delsarte and dumb bell move ments being quite difficult, performed her part in a manner that is deserving of much credit. Among the best of the tableaux, were "The Worlds Fair'' which represented people from all parts of the world, and "Woman's Work One Hundred Years Ago." In the latter the music to the humming of the spinning wheels produced a charming effect. The characters in this were Miss Kate Houli- han, Miss Jessie Taylor, Miss Rosie Stuart, Miss Louise Hawley and Miss Katie McMahon.
 The monologue on Mother Hubbard by Agnes Platt was we'll received as were also the piano solo by Miss Bessie Jonas and the duet by Misses Fannie and Alice Beers. Principal Cliff and all the teachers and scholars of Newtown Acad- emy deserve great praise for the success of the entertainment.
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A MAD DOG SCARE.

A large shepherd dog, which by some was supposed to be mad, passed through Stepney a week ago last Sunday morn- ing. It was first seen in Lower Stepney where it entered John Porter's house and was driven out by MT Porter. It next visited John Benedict's and killed some fowls for him and from there it went through the upper part of Easton and killed turkey and two children for Joseph Field and also bit his dog. It next killed a chicken for John Farnham and then it hied itself to Stepney village. It got after Moses Hull's turkeys and was driven off by the women folks before it did any damage there. It spent some time in the village coGsorting with other dogs and did not act in such way as to excite any suspicion as to it's condition. It was next seen at o. H. Hulls and was driven out of the yard but no one mo- ticed it acted strangely. Herbert Wright and Charles Nichols thought the dog was mad and followed it as far as Long Hill, as they supposed, and came back through Stepney village. The news they brought aroused the villagers and c. E. Osborne, George Hubbell and Milon Hawley gave chase with their guns, hoping to kill him before he did any further damage. A few minutes after they had passed Mir Hull's, noise was heard in the wood shed and upon going to investigate, MT Hull found the dog lying upon the floor. The outside door was closed and the dog confined until the afternoon, when dose of poison was administered by MT Hull | which ended the dogs Lliserable exist ence. There was no certainty that the dog was suffering from hydrophobia but it was better to take no risk and besides the damage already done was sufficient to warrant the killing. A number of people came to the house to see the dog and when sticks were punched at him through hole he would make vicious grabs at the sticks, thing any dog will do when confined, especially if the place is strange one. When allowed to be quiet, he seemed perfectly natural an6 "oulo Ailt " bCh SpOhCii Oo oI lCSpoul to words of kindness. Joseph Fields dog is the only one known to be bitten
 It was thought at first that o. H. Hull
 might be bitten but very careful exam
 ination was made and no scratches wer,
 found.
 MT and Mrs Ira Penfield of Danbur,
 have visited at Charles B. Wheeler's.
 Miss May Hough has been spending , few days in Bridgeport.
 Quite number of the young peopl attended the state convention of the I P. s. c. E. at Bridgeport. They repor
 very successful and interesting conver tion.
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In Fairfield County.
TRUMBULL.
AT THE GRANGE.


 At a special meeting of the Grange, the first and second degrees were worked on seven candidates, Friday evening. It is the most enterprising society in town. Hiss Lena Nichols has been on weeks cruise to South Amboy, N. J., with Capt Charles Wakelee and daughter.
 Miss Aida Hawley has been spending few days in Bridgeport, having been one of the choir at the convention. 4 Mrs Adam Killing has been quite poor ly for few days. G. Killing has returned to Chatham, N. Y., after two weeks stay here.
 Tn the absence of w. s. Plumb, c. F. Plumb played the organ and A. c. Ril- ing of Chatham, N. Y, the cornet in the church, Sunday. Miss Aida HaWley sang in the choir Sunday, in the absence of Mrs ". 5 Plumb.
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followed by the ombre effect in it's own color, that blends, each to each, till somehow you are transferred without a jar to the next color. Equal skill is re- quired in the use of these stripes in mak ing so that the graduations made by the dyer may not be interfered with. Some of the more expensive goods come with the stripes running the length of the goods, and these are easier to handle. successfully. The material employed in the theatre toilet of this picture is mauve colored satin figured with black. The skirt is umbrella shaped and is trimmed around the bottom with three rows of black and mauve shaded passementerie. The bodice comes over the skirt and hooks in back; it is finished by a stiff passementerie girdle shaded in the colors of the dress and ornamented by jet buckle in front. The bodice has deep, slightly pointed yoke of finely pleated mauve illusion or chiffon, and is finished front has no seams in the centre, as they are put under the bretelles of plain satin in place of darts, thus dividing the front into three parts. The bretelles con- tinue over the shoulders and down the back to the waist line. The short sleeves consist of full balloon puffs finished by band of passementerie which also is the the material for the standing collar. With the toilette is shown a handsome open cloak of pale grey cloth lined with old rose silk and trimmed with very or nate jet passe enenterie put on black faiIle. The cloak has two capes, each finished with jet.
 Waists are longer than ever, not the waist, and the corset that gets to work the most unmercifully in removing your waist line couple of inches nearer your heels, is the corset for you to get into, no matter what it costs, or so says fash | ion.
 Hats which are all white are again to be used for dressy occasions, without much reference to the gown worn. A beautiful theatre bonnet is a frame of pearls which claps the head fillet-like and has two f1aring butterfly pieces in front. From behind this butterfly two white ostrich plumes nod to either side. That is all there is of the bonnet except the narrow white velvet string that comes from one side only and fastens by ieweled pin to the shoulder. This is a new fad, this single string, and is fea' ture of the very small and costly hats, and is, indeed, something like the guard chain that is often attached to jeweled pin. The conceit is pretty one, and one that the beauty and delicacy of some of these bits of hats seem to justify
 The pretty toque of this sketch is made
 of dark blue velvet and has pointed crown embroidered with gold beads. It i:
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DEATH OF FRANK TAYLOR.

Frank Taylor, brother of Edward Taylor of Sandy Hook, died at his home in Bridgeport on Saturday, October 2S, of kidney disease. The deceased was 56 years old, and was the first of the broth CTS and sisters to be taken away. The funeral was held from his late residence in Bridgeport, on the following Tues dav
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A Leader.

Since it's first introduction Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popular favor until no
 it is clearly in the lead among pure medicinal tonics and lteratives-containing nothing which permits it's use as a beverage or intox icant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ailments of stomach, liver and kidneys. It will cure sick headache, in- digestion, constipation and drive malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or money will be refunded. Price only 50c per bottle. Sold by E. FHaw .-
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STEVENSON.
A NEW HOUSE.

Mrs Nancy French expects to have her new house (which is situated up the hill from the house that was demolished by the ice gorge, last winter, and away above high water mark), ready for occu- pancy about the middle of December. It is an attractive tWo-story nine-room cot tage, witha bread veranda running along the front and on one side. On the first floor are two front parlors, which can be thrown together with folding doors, dim
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FAIRFIELD.
HoYDEN's s HILL.

= Mrs William Wilson still has very sore foot.
 Mrs A. Jennings has visited her son, Martin Jennings.
 Jennings < Sherwood have sold three COWS, recently.
 George Lover and s. B. Lyon are at work for Jennings & Sherwood.
 Mir and Mrs E. B. Sherwood and little son have visited friends in Weston and Bedding.
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ing room, kitchen and pantry; and up stairs are four sleeping apartments. Mrs French's two sons, F. J. French, the en- ergetic young blacksmith, and Edward French, who attends to the farm, live with her. The plans for the dwelling were made by Carpenter William Jordan, who has seen that they have been faith fully carried out, assisted by Charles Winton.
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l.. E. Doolap, formerly operator at Hawleyville, but now located at Long Island City, visited his brother, William Coolan at Sandy Hook, this week.
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Affairs About Town.
THE PEOPLES CORNER.
OF INTEREST TO MUSIC BUYERS.

OF INTEREST TO MUSIC BUYERS.
 As some of our readers may not be aware of the low price at which sheet music, folios, instruction books, instru- ments, strings, etc., are sold at Nor throp's music store, 3l John street, Bridgeport, we write this for their ben- eft. A variety of 5000 pieces of sheet music usually sold for from twenty-five cents to one dollar and fifty cents, can be bought for five cents copy. In ad- dition to tLese you will find all the pop ular music for one-half price, such as ''The two little girls in blue" ''The girl left behind,' etc., for 20 cents. Any thing not in stock Mir Northrop will or der for you at same rate. He also car, ries full line of artists materials. paints brushes, canvas, and all sorts of articles for decoration. When you visit Bridge port, take those pictures that need fran- ing to the little store around the corner at 3l John street.
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Dr W. Francis Spring was in New Britain on Monday.
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A BURGLAR VISITS STEVENSON.

Stevenson was treated to quite an un- pleasant sensation one night, recently. About 8 30 p. m., an attempt at burglary was evidently attempted on the store now being kept by Mrs Warren Stone at the Bridge. An unknown person came to the door of the store and demanded ad- mittance. Mrs Stone inquired who was there and received the reply that it was friend. She asked the strangers name but could elicit no reply except that friend wanted to get in. Mrs Stone told him he could not come in unless he made known his name, whereupon he said he would get in. Fortunately Mrs Stones daughter, Mrs John H. Stone and child ren, from Bridgeport were visiting her, and they informed the marauder that a good dog and gun were inside to receive him should he make the attempt. To prove the assertion and call assistance, Mrs Stone fired one shot from the gun out of the window and in setting it down on the floor, in some way the other bar rel of the gun was discharged, boring a large hole through the floor and break ing a show case in the store below. But it had the desired effect, and when the Messrs French came to the assistance of the ladies, no trace of the supposed vil- lain could be found.
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Miss May Hoyt of Ridgefeld visited her sister, Miss J. NJ. Hovt, over Sun day.
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\ SSESSOR'S NOTICE-The Assessors of. the A town of Newtown for 1888, here give mo- tice to all persons liable to pay taxes in the town that they will meet to receive lists at the Town clerks office, in Newtown on Satur- day, October 2l, 1883; also on SaturiAS, Octo ber2s, and November ]; 1898. from o'clock,
 EDWARD TROR, yAssesssOrs.
 A. B. PRrNDLE,
 Newtow II, October 10, 1893.
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All aboard for Birmingham, where W. B. Green, the dry goods man, is holding dress goods sale.
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EOR SALE-One Brood Mare. one Horse IColt. four months old, from Clipy or, Jr, and one Fat Cow. F. D. HOLLISTER M0nroe
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A good fitting hat for the ladies. And Dunham, the Bridgeport milliner at 437 Main street, has something to say about ladies hats, this week, in his advertise ment.
 John G. Rowland, the Bridgeport shoe dealer, advertises heavy winter boots for men, describing some kinds at specially low prices.
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Charles P. French is laying the foun- dation for new farm building.
 J. B. Downs has recently shipped three carloads of cider apples to parties at Ma marOneck, N. |.
STEPNEY.
COW KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.

It was struck and killed by the , o'clock passenger train south.
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The Academy scholars scored a great victory at the Town hall, on Thursday evening last. The entertainment is pro- nounced by everyone to be one of the best ever given in the hall. The eVen- ing was pleasant one and the hall was full, many being present from out of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11

Per Central Railroad, July 10--Woods 9 g.
Co, II M Conner g. Co, Dwelle G & d, Electric
Railway Standard Oil Co. Peacock II & Co. $
Sampson, G w Tiedeman Bro, II Davis,
Lippman Bros, w G Mickel,G Eckstein & Co,
Savannah @ & = Co. Moore & Co, II II Cohen,
John Lyons Co, + Dreeson. w F Chaplin
NJ Ferst's Sons g. Co. Meinhard Bros & Co, @
A Farnham, Savannah Steam Bakery, John
NcOsOn. James Douglass, City Sub KY 90,
s L. Newton. Peter Sampson, j G Slater w II
Daniel, A Ehrlich s. Bro, d A Robbins, 9 M
Lowther Chatham Furniture Coo II Medlock
A B Hull q Co.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way, July l4-McDonouRh Co, f w Storer,
Standard Oil Co. Commercial Guano Co, M
Henderson, Savannah Grocery Co, w Miller,
L X Myers & Co, A LETTER 4 Son, J G Bruyn,
Mcmillan Bros. J M Dixon e. Co. w II Cos
grove, / Epstein g. Bro, M Ferst's Sons & Co,
Mrs S f Register, S Guckenheimer 81 Sons, +
i Cooper, Law & b. A Sonnenberg q Co. f
Lee, Savannah G & w Co, Jacob Screyen
A Is Hull g. Co, A Ehrlich Bro, McNatt & M,
J A Thomas & Bro J = Williams Co, Ellis
& Co Chestnut s. ON. Savannah n Co,
Greigg j & w Edwards T & Co, Hunter p & b,
Paterson d Co w w Chisholm g. Co.
July 10-Greigg g. W, Edwards = s Co w b
Cooper e. Co Peacock II & Co, Ellis % Co,
Chestnut g. ON, Hunter p & -, Watson & p,
J p Williams & Co, + Lovell's Sons Mrs a
B Hunting g. Co, Savannah Steam Bakery,
Singer Mfg Co, Cooney = & Co.
Per South Bound Railroad, July 10
B Wertz, : Paige, Fl Solomon Son, @
Hartman, Savannah Grocery Co, Rigler,
Heuisler & H, Savannah Cotton Mills, Wat
Harms & j. NJ Ferst's Sons g. Co, J SOgnier,
] d Weed & Co. Savannah Brewing Co. = II
Hinely J NJ Dixon & Co, Delbridge Paper Co,
Guckenheimer & Sons, Traub, 7 II Hinely.
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New York, July s-Arrived, steamship Ra-
leigh. Sears, Darien; schrs j B Holden, Has
kell, Jacksonville; Genevieve Webb Charles
ton; s b Marts, McElwee, Charleston;
Warren B Potter, Slocum, Georgetown, G.
Cleared .schrs Gen Adelbert Ames, Jameson,
Fernandina; Edgar Ross, Quillin, Charles
ton.
Boston. July 8-Cleared. schrs George H
Ames Bunker. Fernandina; r Bowers, Will
son, Brunswick both sailed
Brunswick, Ga, July S-Cleared, steamer
North Erin lBrl. Williams, Stettin.
Sailed steamer Colorado New York; schr
Fred ID BalanO, New Haven
Beaufort, C July 8-Arrived, schr Anna T
Ebener Springer, Savannah.
Cleared, schr Jacob NJ Haskell Boston.
Sailed. schrs H Howe, PeckwOrth, New
York; George Taulane, Bloodgood Bogue In
let.
Darien, Ga, July s-Arrived, bark Sunbeam
TNorl Olsen, Bilbao
Cleared ship Newman Hall [Brl, Davies
Hull; bark Arabia lNorl, Ommundsen,
Queenstown: schrs Stephen Bennett, Ander-
son New York; Sarah ID Fell, Loveland
Philadelphia.
Galveston, July S-ArriVed, schr j Frank
Seavey, Kelley Mobile.
Port Royal, 5 G, July s-Arrived, schr
Florence Shay, Edwards, New York.
Philadelphia, July S-Arrived, sChrs Ell
wood Burton Kitchens, Savannah; Jonathon
May. Cook, Charleston.
Cleared, schrs Henry Crosby, Brooks, Savan-
nah; Harry Knowlton, zelun Jacksonville.
Delaware Breakwater, July 8-Passed up,
schr stephen G Loud, Pierson, Darien for
Philadelphia.
Perth Amboy. July Passed schr George
A McFadden, Malcomsen, from Bull River for
Carteret.
Cuxhaven July 5-Sailed, bark Maitland
INorl, Ellison, Mobile.
London, July s-Sailed, bark ri Aurora
[NOrl. Koss, Savannah
Lizard, July Passed steamship Scots
man [Brl, Schlossman, Punta Gorda for Kings
Lynn.
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WHAT A METEOR CONTAINS.
Result of an Attempt to Cut One at
Yale.

# AolAA AAD W." AHAh " bAAN
In one of the windows of Peabody Mu-
scum, Yale College, there is now on exhi-
btion huge dark-colored mass that looks
like cinder, but which contains an amount
Of wealth that, could it be put to CONNER
cial use, would probably amount to more
than all the other combined possessions
of the Yale corporation.
The huge mass in question is a meteor
that dropped from the cky last year into
Diablo Canyon, in Colorado Friends of
Yale's deceased astronomer, Prof
Elias Loomis, purchased the meteor for
81 $50, and sent it TO Yale for the Peabody
Museum, on condition that it should be
inscribed to the memory Of the dead pro-
fessor of astronomy. The gift, with its
attending condition, was accepted, and
last week the meteor was sent to the
works of the New Haven Manufacturing
Company for the purpose of having one
end planed off, thus giving smooth sur
face upon which the inscription could be
cut.
The company expected to have an easy
time in this work, but they were con-
siderably mistaken. They sent two men
and an ordinary truck after the big cin-
der, and not until then did they realize
that it weighed S35 pounds. Then five
strong men and one of their heaviest trucks
were sent, and the meteor was finally
brought TO the ShOp.
When the visitor from the starry firma-
ment was placed in a big planning machine
the fun really commenced. Up to that
time nothing was known of the interior
formation of the meteor, but the work.
men in charge of the planer quickly
realized that it was no ordinary
stone The edges of the sharp, strong
planning blades disappeared with amazing
rapidity, leaving only a slight impression
on the erstwhile wanderer through space.
Stronger blades were then put in, but it
was not until eleven sets had been spoiled
and two days continuous grinding done
that the desired effect had been accom-
plished, and a surface smoOthed for the
inscription. Seven pounds were taken
from the weight of the mass.
The interior OF the meteor, as disclosed
by the grinding process, is composed
largely Of black and white diamonds, but
they are only microscOpical in size.
Prof. Newton says the other cOmponents
of the mass are iron and nickel, with no.
dulles of graphite and triolite. Some of
these nodules are an inch across, and give
the planed surface a clouded appearance
The diamonds were not saved, as they are
too small to be Of any use, except to spell
the edge of planning blades.
After all the trouble that has been
taken, it is now extremely doubtful
whether the desired inscription can be
cut into the smoothed surface. The mate
rial is so hard il is thought chisels would
be useless for this purpose. Should it be
found impossible to cut the letters,
metallic plate bearing the inscription will
be attached TO some portion of the meteor.
In either event, the professors are salts
fed with the knowledge gained by the
cutting process as far as it has proceeded.
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rtmenta bargain prices OF Center

/ case stationery. 2Os sacks corn, ? cars hay, 3
boxes cigars box scales. box prunes. box
hose, IA caddles tobacco, cases jeans, % cars
melons, 81 cars lumber. 40 boxes vegetables
bbls tallOw.
Per Central Railroad, July l0-20l bales
cotton, 22S pkgs domestics, go pkgs mdse, $40
p6gs vegetables, 2l0 sacks oats, 300 sacks
meal $50 sacks grits, 300 cases canned beef, 20
boxes soap, % bdls paper, 6 tubs lard, 10 pkRs
wool, 10 cases eggs, 20 pkgs tobacco, 4O0pounds
buggy material, l48 tons pig iron, 1850 bbls
-four, l. AIS bbls rosin, $40 bbls spirits turpen-
tine, 115 bbls grits, bbls crackers, l car hay,
is bbls whisky bbls bacon - cars melons,l4
cars wood, l car beer, car meat, cars poles
Per South Bound Railroad, July 10 cars
melons, 81 pkgs tobacco, 80 sacks meal, keg
liquor, boxes yarns 6 cases cigarettes Dbl
syrup roll leather, 8 bdls paper bbls beer
bottles l case clothing.
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Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
July 1896 Dbls rosin, cars lumber. 3 boxes
axes 1853 bbls spirits turpentine, I box hooks,
9 bbls glassware, l case cigars, bags WOOL
rocker, 4 cases candy, 1 case stationery.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way, July 10-72 bales cotton, ,532 bbls rOsin,
~ bbls spirits turpentine, sacks okra, bbls
mineral water. carboys mineral water, Is
bbls sugar. empty drums, sacks wool, II
pkgs household goods, 1 bale hides, ] sack
wax l1eg honey, / pkg wax ? sacks coffee, 9
kegs nail tire bars, 1 car phosphate, I car
sundries, ] car lime 1 Dbl whisky, 10 pkgs
wagons, IS bales wool, p pieces iron pipe II
pieces iron fittings, $50 bbls -four, 1 wagon, 50
half bbls flour, box mdse, piece old copper,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11

Benton. Ark, May Goth, 1s02.-Messrs.
Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ca: Gentlemen
have had rheumatism about two months
during last winter, was confined to my room
most of the time: l saw an advertisement In
the Saline Courier recommending p. p p, as
a cure for rheumatism bought three bottles
but before got through with the third bottle
was cured and have not felt the least effect
Of rheumatism since. 1t is undoubtedly the
best remedy for rheumatism ever tried l
can cheerfully recommend it to the public.
Yours truly, d. NJ. Cunningham.-Ad.
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SILKS, SILKS, SILKS.

For one week longer we
will continue to sell the bal
ance of those famous China
and Japanese Printed Silks
at 79C yard.
They have always been
sold at 81, 81 40 and 81 50.
All of our ACC and SOC
Oriental and Printed China
Silks and our celebrated
Wash and Swivel Silks will
go at 39C yard.