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silk, IL 10 her suit to dine out informally.
This same Idea lie carried OH. in Oxford
mixed, the regular college cloth. The
lapels OF the coat are silk-faCed, there
is velvet collar. the vest Is high or
low. and trousering Is selected for the
skirt.
Another suit worthy Of description is
down to the ch-pocket line and in
visibly fastened, diagonally. The vest,
on the other hand. is long, reaching an
collar, four-in-hand, and a stiff linen
shirt bosom dress the neck. The shirt
Is plain. with the pipe plsits as round as
flutes. Everybody knows that mems
clothes button from right to lcft. The
ladies', with their adorable ohstinacy.
hooked and fastened their belongings
from left to right This year they will
DO as the men do and button their coats.
bodices, vests and capes from right to
left.
incidentally. the capes will reign an
other year. There are two favorites,
the golf and the Paris police cape. Both
are long enough to cover the fashion
able walking-coat. and each has u storm
hood and buttons. The Paris policeman
is made in the bright gendarme. blue
the mixed army blue and the dain ON
GERS blue - way OF color, the indigo
Is lined with orange, the second blue
made OF field cloth. which. iikc3:he
storm cloth. is douhle-faced, homespun
outside and plaid inside. There Is q
hood and one or two adjustable shoulder
capes.
Tailor-made velvet coats will be intro
duced for carriage, church and theatre
wear. They are close fitted, touched
with Jet finished with lace jahot and
made of the finest of silk velvets in
fruit shades. The models are all short
that is. short enough to escape the cair
creases. This beautiful garment will be
worn with cloth as well as silk skirts.
For the grand ladies who ride in car
riages there are topcodts made of splen-
did double face woolllens. They are
sleeveless, with shoulder capes tight
fitting and made with a vest of the
material or fancy cloth.
SO much attention is being devoted to
the fine art OF ladies' tailoring that the
year 1000 may show duplex establish
ments In trade. devoted to men and
women's clothing-equally well made and
equally reasonable In prices. Women are
| better dressed than ever before in the
history Of tailoring and. drapery. but the
| best days are not here yet--that Is. fol-
| the masses. HAAS BROS.
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well" said. has she let him out
upon the roof?''
II wish you wouldn't ask me any
questions" said Kitty. II shall know
before long. When send for you come
at once. VIII you let me have that bit
Of cloth?"
IT'S more precious than diamonds.
! said
Her answer was:
Yes. l know It." She put II into her
pocketbook II have changed my
ROOM" she remarked. I'm next to
her. There Is q locked door between US.
That Is all. And have made a peep
hole"
you are a born detective. but as this
widow is respectable you can't watch
young Jefrries that way"
Yesterday" she said without answer
ing me. "Jeffries called. ! saw him COM
ing up the street and hid behind q
screen in the parlor. I should have pre-
tended TO be asleep In a chair there had
1 been seen. but no one found me out
She came TO him. and he talked like an
innocent man.
THE poor old woman has done me-
another injury by getting herself mur'
! ed. because ! shall pront by her death
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black. nor a brownish black. nor a foxy
black, but a black that is almost invisi-
BILE green. Do you know No. 1902"
TITS a very respectable hrst-class
boarding house." said !.
"will they take ladies?" she asked.
III they are well introduced"
IT shall 90 there to board"
Next day I got card from her-she
hadn't been in the habit OF having
cards-with that address on It, call
ed. She came down to see me In her
best black silk. with her bonnet and
mantilla on.
There was an old lady in the room.
She introduced me to her and then said
she was ready. took the hint. We
went out together.
"of course you know why I came
here" she said. I'm spending all my
salary and wearing my best clothes,
but I've found something out already.
Mrs. Jeffries's nephew calls here some
times. He calls on a young widow who
has the upper front room. He has been
engaged to her for some time"
She paused a long time and then said
He was here the night Of the MUIR
DER"
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Why, what do they take me for? I won
der who killed her? They say nothing
was gone =, uo. ,or ous,, - Ia
thankful that the grabbed creature Is
dead" she said Some common burglar
OF course. Shed scream ana shrek II
she saw one at her jewel-case and get
herself killed
well poor old woman. Id have
been his death II had been near JEFF
fries said. She wasn't half bad. She
never made a will and left things away
from me, as she might, after ] told her
ia never cringe TO her for her favor.
Hang II. I wish l wasn't her heir! Peo-
Pile will suspect me secretly perhaps.
can prove ! wasn't inside the house
that night but you know how the
papers talked. Poor BitZner the roofer
came to me and cried over what they
said about him. XIII Aunt Jessy' why
"iYou used to call her Aunt Jezebel., .,
said the widow. Mrs Null is her name.
Yes, I'm sorry l did, but she had a
temper, said Mr.. Jeffries. I've a mind
not 10 take the money
:" Then | shan't take you said Mrs
Null. such an idiot! l should be
A "see heref' Kitty handed me an ad-
dress on a piece OF paper: Il was Mrs.
| Chestnut street. 1T IL her mother.in-
law. Can you send our Mrs. Mull--EliZa
| Muil-a telegram saying, Come at once
TO this address, she asked.
rpo Il" said abe. mo. don't ask me.
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] am helping you. have my thoughts.
Now take me home"
took her home and telegraphed to
brother detective to telegraph to the
widow. and l waited and watched. l
saw her get into carriage and go away.
/ followed and saw her take the train.
II Kitty wanted her out OF the way she
was safe.
4 few hours afterwards I received a
note:
Disguise yourself as an old woman
and come here at once. Come In cab
Wear a thick black veil. Send up word
that you are my Aunt Agnes. Lose no
time"
l lost none. As went slowly up the
stairs with my black veil down l could
hear INV heart beat. Kitty opened the
door. called out. why. sunty, dear!'
and shut II.
II have opened the door between my
room and Mrs. Mulls." she said. Il have
found something. i can't appear IN this
matter, You must see for yourself
She led me into the handsome room
and went TO a wardrobe. There, from
beneath other dresses, she drew plainly
cut coat. or redingote, OF thin black
cloth. with many buttons down the front,
and spread II on q chair. About the
height of the knees piece was torn
away and a button gone:
Hush" she said. We don't know
who may be listening: Make no sound. =
Then abe took the BIT OF cloth from her
pocket, tittsd 1t TO the rent ana laid the
' The I piece G. of cloth found In dead Mrs
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been found from the newspaper men.
and l was looking for the coat It had
been pulled OF of. That would be my
chance.
The dismissed servant was 4 walter.
but bribed myself into chance OF
seeing his black coat OF duty. and 1t
had not been torn or patched. l hunted
up the nephew's boarding house and got
into his room under pretense OF having
been sent from the telegraph ONCE to
see the wires. but his clothes were all
of thick, coarse cloth. talked these
things all over to Kitty. and she set her
wits to work to help me. She asked me
to let her go to the old )ady's house and
show her the room she slept In. and she
went out on the roof. as ] had done
many a time, and went along hrst In
one direction and then In another. look
ing at all the scuttle doors. until !
thought she wo,hd 20 OF into the street.
but she stopped at the last OF the row
ana beckoned me. hurried up.
C.ose to the scuttle door lay little
black button.
This belongs 70 the garment the bill
Of cloth came FROM" she said. There
| are blacks and blacks. This Is . button
that matches that black. Not bius
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PAL JS" SWELL H0SESEE THE SUNDAY WORLD

Jenries's hand came from this garment"
wa her remark.
Yes" said. she must have disguised
him in II. But-why'-
"Goosey" said Kitty Mr.. FERRIES
could not get into this Mrs. Null wore
1t herself. Mrs. Null killed old Mrs.
Jeffries, The nephew knows nothing
about it-guesses nothing. This wicked
woman wanted to marry him when he
had inherited the estate. She has done
it. | watched her through the peephole
| had made. l saw her writhe in agony,
ard wi bout speaking a word. wiring
her hands and tear her hair. 1t was an
awful sight, but knew II was a guilty
conscience that moved her. There-you
have IL all in your own hands now. ItAa
go and tell Mrs. c. that have news
which must take me away, pay her my
board andego with you in the cab"
| left her at her own door. Mrs. Null
was arrested at the station on her re-
turn and II was all as Kitty said
She made full confession. She had con-,
ceved the idea of numbering the old
woman that her nephew might get the
money and she had hoped the poor roof
member would be charged with the
crime.
She was a fend In female form. but
the thought that l had driven woman
10 the gallows haunted me and sickened
me OF the detective business. which I
left very soon.
Kitty and are keeping a little hotel
now and prospecting very warehouses;
! Tit-Bits.
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elevator WAR AGAIN.
Facilities That Do Not
Violate the Law Are Demanded.
(By Associated Press)


CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-The elevator row.
settled as most people supposed by the
compromise agreement adopted by ballot
on the Board OF Trade. has broken out
again. This time there is a new party
in 1.-THE railroads.
There has been filed with three Of the
Great Western system peremptory de-
mands signed by a dozen Of the receiving
and shipping firms of the oBard Of Trade
that terminal facilities for the handling
Of grain and fax seed be furnished that
would not violate as II was claimed. the
present grain elevator system did. the
plainest and most important, provisions
Of the Interstate Commerce law.
The roads upon which notice has been
served by the shippers are the Chicago;
Rock Island and Pacific, Illinois Central
and the Burlington.
The demands are formal preliminaries
Of a great legal battle between the grain
trade and the railroads over that law
to which appeal was made by the General
Managers Association during the great
July strike.
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ly proficient in the music Of "rhe
Queen OF the Briliiants."
The following is the full cast. with the
exception Of NORTH: Della Fontana,"
Arthur Williams; Major Victor Pull
vereitzer." Avon Saxon; "Florian
Brunn," Herbert wilkie; Max" f.
Wright; Count Caprimonte." Denny;
"Grelotto," John lie Hay: Andrea" r.
Lister; "Beppo." Compton Coutts; Mime
Engelstein," Laura Joyce; Emma" Liz
-;e Ruggles: "orsola," Annie Meyers;
"Fioretta," Florence Burle; Garcia"
Oracle Leigh, and Beta" Lillian Rus
sell.
The libretto. by Branuon Thomas. in
act 1, at Borgovecchio, discover that
Beta, the heroine, an outcast member
of the Caprimonte family, 10 in love
with a young peasant named Florian,
adopted by the Count di Caprimonte, an
old impoverished nobleman. who for each
child he adopts receives a bonus.
,, Florian is betrothed to Emma. daugh-
ter Of Nine. Engelstein, also. a Capri
monte. and the manageress Of q mar
riage bureau. styled the Temple of Hy-
men. Of which Della Fontana is d.
Florian loves Beta, but he wishes
her to receive the fine polish conferred
by education and manners. and pro-
poses that she should be sent to a con-
| vent to be polished. Della Fontana
approves. but with the object OF Sc
curing her as prima donna for his opera
company. on account Of her voice ss,ss::
beauty. Beta goes to the convent,
and act one closes in the usual ensemble
Act second takes place at Vienna.
Just as Nine. Engelstein is about to
betroth Emma to Florian she receives
letter from the sisters, who refuse to
keep Beta on account of her unruliness
She Is, therefore, sent back. Emma
loving a German inventor, Major Pull
vereitzer, Is unwilling to marry Florian
Beta, returning, meets Florian and
learns Of his betrothal Thereupon Beta
tears off her uniform, and after hei
raging temper is exhausted, falls asleeI
and dreams Of herself as Queen of Sons
and Beauty. Awaking she accepts Fon
tana's offer.
She sings at the betrothal Of Emma
and Florian. who agree among them
selves that It Is only q matter Of form
as each loves another. Beta believe,
they are really engaged. and to finish
the act goes away with Della Fontana
In the third act the action Is agar
at Borgovecchio, where F1orian ha.
been commissioned to build a residenc,
for a Countess" never dreaming tina,
parsonage to be his sweetheart. Beta
induced friend to impersonate her a,
the Countess, and appears to Florian II
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the same length and width as the pres
ent style. but. "piped" In the back and
held in place by pull-backs. These pipe
plaits are formed by lining the back
breadth with hair cloth. 1t Is trick to
cut the skirt so as to make 1t glove-ht-
ting at the belt-all round-and then ad-
just the fullness to get the effect of
organ-pipes, No hustle is shown; the
swell begins q few inches below the
waist, but the pipe grows suddenly SO as
to hold out the fullness In the coat AL
though bustles do not show many are
worn. If woman's back Is hollow they
are put in the skirt band to locate the
waist line.
All skirts are lined with silk. It is I'm
possible to drape cloth gracefully over
any other foundation. The bottom 10
turned up two fingers; this puts the
street-wear on the cloth. where 1t be-
longs; the silk ruffie just reaches the
hem, and to save the lining 1t is made
quite full. The edge OF the skirt is An
ished with a band of corded velyeteen,
the same color as the material; the
corded gives the skirt pretty flnish
and the velveteen saves the dress and
the shoe leather. This binding may be
called everlasting, for it outlasts the
skirt.
Ninety per cent of the tailor-made
suits have a coat of some sort. Last year
lapels were extravagantly wide: now
the tendency Is to copy the fashions
for men. and the collars are medium,
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and .plaits; they are cut like a mans.
barring medium fulness, to admit the
out, man fashion. This extension has
a diminishing effect on the waist meas
ure. The French figure Is one of
woman's vanities, and she must have
1t, whether her outfit Ia tweed. box
cloth or chiffon. The smartest street
coat Is q three-quarter cutaway. Frock
have waist.iine, and with plain or
tage. All the coat skirts have consider
able spring. A great deal of soutache
and military braid will be used. The
seams of the coat are braided, the
points have the military loops, with
the frogs Of the Russian or the olives OF
the French army. In the place OF but
tons, and the skirt Is touched with
braid, the design being delicate. but
distinctively military. Where the coat Is
strap-seamed the skirt is made the
same way. A great deal Of fur will be
used, but in very small quantities.
Only fur-tails are available In tailor
work. Mink tails are first choice. the
beautiful browns making q truly arts.
tails are split. and the. touch OF fur Ia
put round the coat only. Sable tables
are first choice for the Russian suits.
and fne lamb Is put on the lapels and
collar of Jackets. Silver braid on the
army. navy and gendarme blue is first
Of the most stylish combinations. The
braid selected Is very narrow. used
very economically, and intended only
for youth and beauty.
Very lightweight cloths are selected
for hygienic and artistic reasons. Ar
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TRACED BY a BUTTON.
Aov a Young Detectives Sweetheart Ran
DOaUn the Murderer of u Miser.

man servant who had been dismissed
weeks before; a dlssipated nephew who
had quarrellei with her; peddier;
man who had mended the roof. But 1t
seemed likely that no one would be ac-
tually proved guilty. To be sure. the
nephew would come in for her property.
being her only relative. but though he
had been to the door that evening ne
had been seen TO go away again. and the
servant had to call for help before the
bedroom door could be broken In.
The only clue that / had was bit OF
back cloth clutched tight In tho dead
woman's banda hne bit OF old black
broadcloth torn IN quite singular
shape. We hid the fact that TINS nad
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The man Of the world Is satisfied to
wear q plain homespun three-quarters of
the time, provided It Is we'll made and
comfortably fitted; but his wife must
have the fruit OF the loom. skilled work
manship and artistic designing.
Nothing is too good for her. Those ex-
quisite fabrics designed expressly for
dress-suits. wedding outfits and morning
coats-cloths of raven hue. with the
matchless finish of hand loom, and the
delicate texture Of silk crape-cloths for
which innocent blood is shed. that are
sponged with honest sweat, and pressed
with the hand of toil-cloths that i'm
porters and manufacturers delight in as
much as the virtuoso in his curios, are
selected by the sybarites to shop. walk
and travel in. Think OF putting vicuna
cloth in a young ladies' Jacket and vest!
1t is enough 70 move tailor to tears.
But after all. what are we here for.
except to please the ladies'? Isn't the
woman question the only question in
love, in labor, In life?
Although there are no radical changes
in ladies' tailoring for the coming Win
from the cutters hands, and each Is ex,
pressive of an innovation. The skirts
have several new wrinkles. They are
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"hen I was on the detective force
!" the way, my name Is Jack Hindson.
- your service had a case on my
sands that banned me. wanted to get
w. LOT was at that time engaged TO
ATTY Pease. and she had said that
noush she was very fond of me she did
~ mean to marry me until ! had
'ush 10 marry on. which should
as soon as I had found out
se party who committed a certain muir
s' Jenries. q rich. misery sort OF
'Ady' had been found dead In her
murdered by some one. No one
Is" who II was.
'''Soody was under suspicion-a
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FOUND HIS FAMILY AT LAST.
Wife of Texas Physician Left
Home While Insane.
(By Associated Press

IBy
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25-After n
search of two weeks DR.. ]. p. Rice. a
wealthy and prominent San Antonio
(TexaS physician, has found his wife
and Ave children. who disappeared from
that city a fortnight ago. Mrs Rice has
been an invalid for several years. and OF
late has shown marked signs of insan-
ity.
She seemed possessed Of a morbid de-
sire to travel and get away from her
home. At intervals her mind lapses into
a demented state. lasting several hours.
During one of these periods she disap-
peared. leading her husband a weary
chase.
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STYLES FOR The FALL.
Walking Dresses with Pull-Baoks
and 0rgan.Pipe Plaita
Stable Coats and Prince Albert Suits
for the Bachelor Girls.
Novel Golf Capes, Paris Police Capes
and Tall. Furs.

Ladies' tailoring Is now the twin sister
Of merchant tailoring. 1t has taken the
custom cutter and the draper just one
generation to develop the foster-daugh-
ter, but to-day the arts are Identical.
There was a time when a gentleman's
dress coat was a synonym for the very
perfection Of needlework; now every gar
ment In a ladies' tailor-made suit Is a
work Of art. The modern woman Is a
prodigal at heart. She wants everything
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LONG COACHING TRIP.
Capt. John J. Phelps Tools . Four
finland Over 500 Miles.

Capt. John J. Phelps has returned
from q four-in-hand coaching trip
through five States. in which he drove
over 800 miles and established 4 new
record for ng-distance coach driving.
With a pair Of glossy blacks in the lead
and sleek roans as wheelers. Capt.
Phelps sat on the box and held the reins
the entire trip.
The coaching party consisted Of Capt
and Mrs. Phelps. Mr.. and Mrs. William
NJ. johnson and Miss Kate Q. White. Of
son, OF New York, and attendants.
DR.. Seward Webb held the previous
long distance record. having driven 31s
miles in June last from the Brunswick
Hotel to Shelbourne Farms, In Vermont.
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accessory of the costume 10 . long
sieeved, high-neck channels vest, maze
to at like a kid glove, and intended to
be worn under the waistcoat in cold
weather. This arrangement 10 far pet
ter than q walking suit Of heavy ciotn.
Orly travelling or driving suits are
made Of Winter woollens.
BY all oddities the oldest garment IN
Sly lie is the stabls-ccat, which 10 so
much like a gentleman's that only the
respective owners can tell them apart.
The length is down to the calves"
They are semi-tight-htting, with nip
seams, raw-edged stitching. storm col
lar, pockets deep enough to hold gaunt-
let's cap and crop. or q horseshoe at a
pinch. Box cloth 10 the material used
Worn with an English check dress ana
a driving toque or cap. woman looks
very horsey. The short driving coat Is
jauntier, and exactly like a mans.
The one-button cutaway. made In
putty color court cloth, with strap
seams on the bodice and the hips,
worn with a high-button waistcoat OF
fancy vesting, II one OF the leading
styles for the promenade.
The smartest outfit Is the Prince or
Wales suit. which comes as near mas.
culine attire as we hope the ladies will
ever care to go. Regular trousering, In
the Prince Albert, and the vest are
made in beautiful vicuna or corkscrew
cloth. and worn with dress shirt This
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An Active Renting Season.

Real estate AGENTS report . heavy de-
mand for houses and apartments for the
Fall season. 1t should not be forgotten
that the easiest way to reach the most
people for the least money is by using
the columns Of The World. Americas
greatest want medium. -
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Two Boys burned to Death.

PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug. :5.-Joseph and Harry
Bohn, aged thirteen and nve years respectively.
were burned to death last night by a lamp
explosion at their home in DravosburE, Pa. The
older boy was nling the lamp with oil. when
the explosion occurred. The boys were so badly
burned that they lived only a short time.
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Money for Mrs. Friedman.

Tho Evening worid' has received $50 for
the bensnt Of Mrs. Friedman. whose little boy
foil down an air-shaft on Aug. g. OF that amount
81 50 was from q Pttsburg subscriber. and IS
from " d. I. Q. and A. g."
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Announces reduced rates to washinEton-one fare
or SO So for the round TRIP account Knights OF
Pythias Encampmsnt: good to rslurn via Gettys-
burg $50 additional. Tickets good Eoins August
q 10 g. returning until Sept. g. -
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the lapels are narrow, many of the
fronts are buttoned under a ny. the
pockets OF vests have narrow welts, and
the hip, change and breast pockets OF
the coats are exactly like the masculine