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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
SHOULDERS SLOPE AGAIN
more oueenly is the Latest Pose and
MORE Graceful. Also, Than Before.

Srom the New York Sun.
me most noticeable thing on the pron,e-
made just now is the new and s,r,c;ous
carriage OF the ladies and their essentially
FEMININE and courtly gowns. All the su,.g-
ger the tabernacle smartness. the apqras-
sNeheSs has gone. The square shoulders
nave learned new and gentle slope that
- very appealing and suggests lust the
hiiiu OF helpless delicacy that calls out a
s'ed' iot OF chivalry and Difference in the
masculine demeanor. The head of tho
"0Oie woman Is more proudly poised
than ever. the chin Well drawn in. the head
'iiro"h oack' with just trace of hauteur
on the neck. but the whole body bends inst
a little forward from the hlns &c =, a.
chest were leading the way or as if the
great fullness in the back of the skir,s
were heavy and the bend forward were
necessary to adjust the equilibrium.
IL Is a most gracious and patrician NOS
ture. with It's mingled pride and gentle
ness and when done up in velvet and ga
pies suggests the queenliness of the cid
portraits. from which the gowns and the
pose were copied. The wonderful thing
about 1t Is the cheerfulness with which
the American woman readjusts her physi-
cal being in happy accord with the mode
.iae nappens to be in vogue. When the
square shoulder prevailed in it's tailor-made
jacket. fitted like mans, it was surpris-
Ins now many women you met with
onoutders as level on top as those of Phidias
S,lnerva or the Venus that Praxitiles CHS
eied with her womans face of longing and
ner goddess figure of majesty But now
as my lady takes her walks abroad ii is
surprising TO see how many of those once
sauiSe-shouldered maids and matrons have
the sloping shoulders.
Inc sloping shoulder had run of about
EOo years Girls were trained TO LEI their
arms nang pendant, to depress the should
ers and to pOise the head up high on the
neck, as the girls and women try to do
now generations of slOping- shouIdered
women transmitted to their posterity the
swan-like curves that were considered the
acme of grace and beauty until Du Maurier
and Nedder and Furniss the English
womanS tailor. and the beloved Danish
Princess OF Wales. who barred 70 the En-
Rnsh public most beautiful white shoulders
IN their bridal white. all helped to inaugu-
rate the reign of the square shoulder
Whlch now Is passing into decadence be-
neath the Anne of Austria collar and the
Louis XIII bodice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04

Reported by Silsby & Co.. bankers and
brokers. Metropolitan Bank building.
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Dec. Flour duI-western SUPER
1.soa2.lo: do. extra, 2.25a2.75; do. family !. sOa
80; winter wheat patent, 3.4oa3.65: spring DO
do, 3Yoa4.25; do do straight, 3.5Oa3. 15-receiprs
1885 barrels; shipments 21.lJo barrels: safes
800 barrels. Wheat strong red, SPOT. &C.. "A
06ts; December. G6iia66ls: January. 6.I,ae7s. !;
May, 12asaI2a.; steamer No. = red. 81 askct-r.-
ceipts. 1i,o4C bushels; stock, l.343.uio bushels:
sales. lls,Uo0 bushels: milling wheat by sample
63a06L. Corn steady mixed. spot new or old
'3li bid: December. old. sSii January spa
ai3; February. i23, bid: steamer mixed. Al Isa42
receipts. +2.3l1 bushels: stock. as,I5l bushels.
sales. $1,000 bushels: white corn by sample 4uaiI
yellow corn by sample. iCaiI. Oats stcady-No .
white western. 30: No. mixed western "a ask.d. .
stock. 2OS. 400 bushels. Rye dull-No - 53-re-
ceips. 100 bushels stock, 6g.11I bushels HAY
steady, good demand tDr choice-youL To choice
timothy. Sl45oasl5.5o Grain freghts very quiet
steam 10 Liverpool, I'd. asked: Cork for orders
sid: cotton 3Jc.: -four. liz. Cotton unchanged
Provisions unchanged. Butter steady-crca merry
fancy, -; do. fair TO choice 25aa6: do. Unitarian
a24 iadle fancy. %: good to choice Iga2O: rulls
ms 2la22; do. fair to gocl. Isaac: store hacked
lSaso Eggs steady-24. Coffee firln-Rio tarroes
1air. IL: No. 4. Is. Sugar unchanged Connar
steady refined. 9,a9:s. Whisky unchanged
BALTIMORE. Dec. 4.-Niryinia consols tbraas
G6i. a6! baltimore and Ohio stock, 13a15: Northern
Central stock 6Sls bid: Baltimore and Ohio south
western frsts. 10Ila hid: first incomes. Col lid.
second incomes. 20 asked: third incomes o asked.
Consolidated Gas stocks, Ii.a55
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04

back of him. n. d. Thurmond of Galloway,
an ardent adherent of the administration,
is the only avowed candidate against the
leader of the silver forces in the House.
Champ Clark of the Bloody Ninth" who
was nominated only after two primary cleo
tons and three nominating conventions had
been held, will have pronounced opposition
He Is preparing for the contest by a vaca-
ton campaign Of story telling and hand
shaking. Ex-Congressman r. H. Norton
OF Lincoln and c. E. Peers of Warren will
try conclusions with him
Mr.. Fyan of the thirteenth, Mr.. Arnold of
the fourteenth and Mr.. Morgan of the ff
teenth, luckier than their colleagues, have
not yet any open opposition or announced
candidates to fight.
If the administration should continue
course of antagonism toward the present
delegation and should it essay to return to
the next Congress members more in har-
mony with its views upon finance, rafting
or dry bones, an array of scalping knives,
and then when the fray is ended a counting
of the dead and manned, may be expected
in Missouri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
AGAIN POSTPONED.
Inc Trial of Pendergast, the Muir.
derer of Carter Harrisou

CHICAGO. Dec 4.-There was another
Postponement this morning of the trial of
Fatrick Eugene Prendergast the murderer
OF Mayor Harrison. The prisoner was not
Drought into Judge Brentano's court room,
"nich adJoins the county Jail. the states
attorney not considering his presence neces-
sary TO continuance of the case.
When judge Brentano said "Cau III.
jury. a score of veniremen came forva I'd
10 present their excuses and were exemnt
from service After that formality states
Attorney Kern and r. \ Wade senior
coanse1 Tor the defendant, stood before the
court. 'iie
MT Kern announced that it had been
agreed for the best interests of progress in
Ine case that il should go over until next
wednesday morning, as time was needed
10 make certain arrangements
ne Judge asked if there was to be any fur
snsr DELAY and the states attorney said he
olG not expect to ask for any more time
Inc adjournment was then taken. Guards
were stationed at the foot of stairwavs and
tne entrance to the court room refusing adj
mission 10 the public. and the room was
NOT nan hlied- The ARRANGEMENTS tn he
mace between the authorities is in relation
10 the defense's insanity expert evidence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
PRAISE FROM NEW YORK
The Fair is Over. but Chicago 4. SIN,
Hitting Hack,
From the Chicago Evening Post.

From the Chicago Evening Post
How much" signs the New York Sun
New York has borne from Chicago this
year, We haven't noticed 1t. We hav.
yet to hear that New York bore anvtbipr
from Chicago-that is. anything worth hav-
ing; glory and honor for instance. Chica-
go has kept all of those things. New York
has had no chance at them
But perhaps that is not the sensa IN
which the Sun expected its words to no
taken. No. we are sure of II. TO- later ON
1t says still speaking Of this city: eff she
will strive to behave herself hereafter. and
refrain from glazing at us. and put bride
on her tongue. we shall forget her mis-
demeanors in the past" We like that, Rut
hold on. The Sun proceeds: "She has a
real heart. She has stable brain. She
has American blood in her veins She has
hopeful features. She is rich She is big.
Oh, if she were only good-'
Thank you. We are glad to know New,
York app: eciates some of our Qualities
We are obliged to her for the conditions I
offer of her forgiveness.
But II she did not appreciate if she did
not offer to forgive, We should not care a
rap. Chicago is the belle of the ball She
is so busy with her th-ong Of admirers that
she has no thought to devote to the crusty
and spiteful old maid playing waIlfiower in
the corner. If New York admires her we'll
and good. Admiration never comes amiss.
II New York doesn't-well, New York has
plenty of time to be critical, If she wants
to be- Nobody is bothe-ing her with COM
pliments. Nobody is making love to her.
She cuts no figure on the floor
We don't worry about her If she wants
to he disagreeable, if she wants to torment
her scrawny old breast with envy let her
ahead. Hut of n-ipcinla 70
like to know that everybody is happy and
amiable. And so we thank her for her
praise. We suppose she intended it for
praise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
rom the ST. James Gazette.

From the ST. James Gazette
Decidedly the ways of the aspiring play-
wright are peculiar BY the favor of a
leading manager. We are enabled to repro-
duce the following circular which has re-
Gently reached him i'm printed form. merely
of course. suppressing the real names:
Mr.. Budding Dramatist would be n,e,ses
TO show the manager Of the Blank Theater
a thirty-minute farce. 1t will. perhans
economic the letter-writing time OF snac-
tacle-wearing managers If they will kindly,
refer to the brief correspondence below
The correspondence alluded to duly fol-
lows: "
Dear Sr-Mr. So-and-so would no GLAD
TO read your farce If You like to send IL
on, providing 1t is typewriter"
To this courteous Invitation Mr. Ruddinv
Dramatist sends a reply which an once
stamps him as the possessor of a near and
ready wit: ~
Sir-The farce is not typewriter. 1t is
contented little manuscript and has no
desire to rise above the state In which n
has pleased Providence 10 place II
This Is admirable: although one is AT ratb-
err loss to understand shy. If the manu-
script has no desire to rise above the state
in which, &c. the author should claim a
managers assistance to give 1t public per
Torrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
THE RULE STANDS.
Pension Checks Must Be Delivered to
the PensiOner.


The rule prohibiting the delivery Of off,
cial pension mail matter excepting to the
pensioner. his wife or guardian is once
more the subject OF discussion in official
circles The trouble began about two
months ago. The pension authorities called
the attention of the postal people to the
fact that four thousand pensioners in Bal
timore were having their mail matter ad-
dressed in care of four pension attorneys
of that city The pension folks also stated
that it would be agreeable to them IL the
mail containing pension checks should be
delivered only to the pensioners and not
TO the attorneys. With the aid of post
office inspectors and pension examiners
this was done. 1t was only accomplished,
however, with considerable trouble. The
attorneys have contended that the rule
Indicated Is in violation of law. and that
mail matter must be delivered by the Post
once Department to either the addressee
proper or to the person in whose care it
Is addressed. Many of their clients were
seafaring people. and it would occasion
th6m great inconvenience to call personally
al the post office for their pension check.
Many had wife to whom the coveted
matter might be delivered. Many had no
city address and could not be reached by
carrier. A petition was received day or
two ago by Postmaster General Bissell
from Baltimore attorneys, asking that the
rule be abolished. They stated their rea-
sons briefly and clearly. The petition was
numerously signed. Mr.. Bssell referred
the paper to Judge William Lochren,
commissioner of pensions. and that official
has returned it to Mr.. Bissell with the
recommendation that the rule be adhered
to. Judge Lochren told a reporter for The
Star this afternoon that the rule in Ques-
ton was of ten years standing. 1t was
designed to prevent the check for pension
falling into the hands of any person other
than the pensioner, his guardian or wife
He thought II was a good rule
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS.
Representative Martin Has Some
Views on Pension Affairs.

Representative Martin of Indiana, chair
man of the committee on invalid pensions.
today introduced two important pension
bills in the House which probably mark
the initiative Of the fight which will be
made against the methods of suspending
pensioners. now in vogue in the pension
office. The first prohibits the suspension
of any pensioner until it has been con-
clusiveiy proven that his pension was OBJ
tanned by fraud. The bill declares that the
granting of a pension shall give the pen
sioner a vested right to the extent Of in
surfing to him his pension until the fraud
has been established. The other bill pro-
vides for an appeal from the Secretary Of
the Interior to the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia. Mr. Martin said to
Star reporter that these were the only
two general bills he has yet ready. but
that there are other measures under con-
sideration. He is very pronounced in his
opposition on the subject of suspension of
pensioners on suspicion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
In the Trough of the Sen.


Speaking of the laundering Of the Dean
Richmond" remarked the mariner "a boat
needs to be stanch to get into the trough of
heavy sea for any time without going
down."
What do you mean by the trough of the
sea-" inquired a member of the kindergar-
ten class.
"A vessel Is supposed to take heavy waves
head ON. SO that it strikes them with its
nose or bow and leaves them scurrying
astern, returned the sailor. when the
propelling power or steergear becomes dis
abled boat drifts sideways before the
wind. and. therefore. lies at length on the
crest of wave or in the hollow of two
waves. instead Of having her length split up
and over two or more waves. This in itself
might not make so much difference II the
seas taken broadside bore equally on all
sides of the vessel but the fact is that they
are not SO distributed. Part of the sea is
likely to hit the stern and not take effect
on the forward end at the same moment,
20 that the boat receives a severe wrench
In responding to the action of the water
This frequently occurs until the craft is
torn asunder."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
Political Feeling.
The Minim UNI.

or the seventy-one answers favoring the
income tax not many were specific as to the
minimum of income to be taxed. The drift
OF opinion. however, seems to be for $1,000
as the limit Many insist that it shall not
be so low as to include the income of the
most skilled laborers
The majority Of those who favor an in
come tax favor a graduated income tax
The poll Of the Senate was not so success
full as that of the House. OF the twenty
five answers received six are in favor of the
income tax and eight are against 1T, while
eleven Senators decline to express an opin-
ion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
the London Illustrated News

From the London Illustrated News.
What an admirable place for the cavaliers
of industry of all kinds must Tunis be. A
lady having had dream there that who
ever drank OF the water in her cistern
would escape cholera, 10000 people passed
through her premises lat penny a head
in couple of days. o Sancta Simplicitas!
What a town that must be for the conf
dence trick and all the other little swindles
that have fallen under suspicion elsewhere /,
What a place. II not to dream Of, to dream
iul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
The "C"de' and Pistol CARVING

From the Montgomery Advertiser
Inc code Is thing of the past in the
SCUM. Public opinion has done away with
IT, The time has been when 1t was worth
mans reputation to refuse a challenge.
Henceforth it win cost a man the good
opinion of the public to send one The code
IS annihilated. Public opinion has done its
proper work. But its mission in the south
is not ended. Next II must take in hand the
too prevalent habit of CARRYING concealed
weapons. Ii should be disgrace for a
man to walk abroad as though he expected
TO commit murder. for that is what the
napit In hnal analysis amounts TO. There
is rarely any necessity for a man to com
init murder. even to save the honor ne i'm
AGNES may be otherwise lost. But If he
carries a pistol he is very likely to act on
impulse as to the necessity for the crime
whether his reputation is liable to be dam
aged or not. And therein lies the danger
OF this habit to society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04

LONDON, Dec. As p. mat the stock
exchange today American railroad securi-
ties closed weak. After the official close
bidding on the street was active and there
were numerous dealings. The tone was
steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
TAXING INCOMES,
Opinions Of Members Of Congress in
Regard to the Proposition.

From the New York World, today.
Do you favor an income tax?
II SO. do you favor a graduated tax?
What do You favor as the minimum of in
come to be taxed?
The World has asked the members Of the
Congress which meets today these three
questions Many were telegraphed to at
their homes and responded by wire: many
were found at Washington and interviewed
there; but many were neither at home nor
at Washington, but on their way to the
capital. Very few of these could be reached
One hundred and seventy-one Representa-
tives received the three questions OF these
seVenty-one favor an income tax In some
form, sixty-two oppose it. five are against
1t, but may reconsider while thirty three
asked to be excused from expressing an
opinion. OF those who declined to answer
the questions several are members of the
ways and means committee and would
scarcely be expected to publicly express an
OPINION while the committee Is considering
the question.
Sectional Opinion.
The answers sent to the World serve to
show very clearly that the income tax uues-
ton has a geographical phase. Those Rep
resentatives who come from the east are
opposed to the income tax by large ma
jority; those coming from the south favor
1t by an even larger majority. while those
from the west are more evenly divided with
the majority for income tax. The following
table shows this:
Representa- I'nde- Non-com-
tives. For. Against. cided. INITIAL
East ..........9 "a :
West .......24 u 10
south IS 3
The fact that the larger incomes will be
found in the north and that the pension
money goes to the northern men is it is
intlmated. one reason for the sharp geo.
graphical divisions shown.
Political Feeling.
1t was to be expected that democrats
would favor the income tax as a general
rule and republicans oppose it, The alliance
men. of course, would favor 1t. The figures
on this point are quite instructive They go
to show that the republicans have lined I'D
against the bill more solidly than the demo-
Gratis have lined up for 1t. Following are
the figures:
Representa- I'n5e- Non-coro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
Naval Movements.

The gunboat Bennington left Cevita Vec-
CHA for Genoa yesterday. The vesuvius,
the Kearsarge. the Dolphin and several
naval tugs have gone from New York to
New London to attend the trial trim of the
Marblehead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04

In 1874 1t was estimated hat .he number
of se-s on the Pribylov Islands vas !. ie2 :
600. al 1889 the estimate was $50. fs5. q DIM
mutton of 2.232,5i5 in fourteen wears. The
peiaslc catch during the same :ime had
been only 60.OO
MI. Kilkenny is the name of an eminen:ly
peaceable citizen in cenralia, No, and be
doesn't own any cats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
Yale Fresh men Win.
Mr.. Proctor Sworn in.

Mr.. j. B. Proctor. the new civil service
commissioner. will not have to wait for the
Senate to act upon his nomination. for on
Saturday he took the oath of office as a
| recess appointee and assumed his new du-
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

lowest and the closing prices Of the New York stock
market today, reported by Corson Mccartney,
members New York stock EXCHANGE. Correspondents
Messrs Moore Schley No. 80 Broadway:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
kendalls Defeated.

At Emmittsburg on Saturday Mount St.
Mary's College defeated the team from Ken
dali Green by a score OF Is to 4.
The second half was particularly fine.
Mount st. Mary's excelled in breaking
through the line of their opponents. while
the flying wedge was worked by the Ken
dalls TO perfection. The tackling ON both
sides was superb. The Kendalls were far
superior in interference. In the second half
the Kendalls played with greater snap, and
by runs around the end and good interfer-
ence Price secured a touchdown after a
race of forty-four yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04

Ire friends and associates of Mr.. Charles
H Faulkner will be surprised and panied to
learn of his sudden death at his home in
Reene. y. H.. on December l. Mr. Faux
ner few days ago resigned his position as
teacher in the manual department of the
High School in this city. To engage in bust
ness in keene. and two weeks ago left for
MS new field of action full of hope and en-
erSy- He became suddenly and seriously ill
your days after reaching his home. and died
Frlday evening. The funeral services will
De held today in Kcene. Mr. Faulkner was
graduate of the WOrceste- Polytechnic
institute. in Massachusetts
Iceland is one Of the Jew countries; that
mas smaller populIti N now than il bad
twenty years ago. This suarnc:. about 600
persons eInigrated to mis- country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04

Mt St. Mary's. Position. Kendalls.
McIlShe. Left end. Mcdonald
Roken. .....-.....Lef tackle. .Cusack
U Brien. -.........Left guard. Drought
Donovan (c)....... Center. Parson
OConnor. Right guard. .... Brock hayer
Mckenna. ....... Right tackle. Dudley
Driscoll. Right end Roth
Walsh. Quarter back. Hubbard (c)
Gilboy- Right half back. ..........P Price
Perault(Behen).. Left half back Cummings
NcGinnis. ....-...Full back Ryan
Tcuch-downs-Roken, Benen, Perault Gil
boy. Price. Goals-McGinnis. Umpire-Mr
Welsh of the Washington Y. NJ. c. A Ref
eree-Edmund ]. Ryan Of Mount St Mary's
Two thirty-minute halves were played
Attendance. $40. Scorer-J. Frank Cush-
man.
Yale Freshmen Win.
On Saturday afternoon the thirteenth
annual game between the Yale and
Harvard freshmen was played at the Yale
field. resulting in a victory for the New
Haven youngsters. with a record of 80 to f.
The entire game was played without Har-
ward securing score until within the last
sixty seconds, when. crippled though they
were, with a magnificent burst of spirit
they pushed the ball down the field and over
the line for a touchdown
Call Ii Brutal.
There is to be no more foot ball played in
Pittsburg The police authorities Of that
city have declared against it as brutal and
degrading, and say that they have informa-
ton that the police of other cities will do
likewise. If this is fact 1t is fortunate
for college foot ball that its season Is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
Sectional Opinion.

The fact that the larger incomes will be
found in the north and that the pension
money goes to the northern men is it is
intimated. one reason for the sharp geo.
graphical divisions shown.