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The Washington times., 1895-04-21

| It's choice between the conventional and
the radical-skirts and fairly close fitting
Knockers. There's no good foothold on
any middle ground.
The best cycling ,blouses are of linen
Six is very well for, amateurs. Soft
gray linen, striped with pink or green,
or dark red, is the prettIest possible
relief of the monotoDous pepper and salt
of the received riding costume.
Riding ulsters are just on the market
To walk, or, worse yet, to take a street
car from home to the.park where the morn
ing spin is to begin is, not the pleasantest
OF experiences, If one is new to ones knick-
ers. Coats that come to the heels and
effectual lily conceals the bifurcated gar
ments are bought by every girl who can
afford them. -
Ready made cycling suits take away
much of the picturesqueness of the sport
nd testify to its popularity. All the
big shops are full of them. They cost
from $12 to $112, and very moderate
price will procure serge, cbeviot or la
dies cloth bloomers, with coat and blouse
orsweater. The cheapest ones are as hide
GUS as ready made bathing suits, but the
sbopgin who spends her spare change to
hire a machine will soon teach the shop
to treat her better. Before autu mn
thereIl be really good cycle suits at bar
gain sales.
stay.
And now the question naturally arises
as they say in debates when no such ques-
ton would ever have thought OF arising If it
hadn't been fished out of obscurity against
its will-wbere are you going TO draw
the line?
This question really does arise, don't
you know. / have heard of landlady
who had boarder. That is to say, a
particular boarder, who had bicycle
suit of pattern bifureate. And this
landlady, moved to wrath by the board
ers habit of wearing her bicycle suit
about the house, was moved to this wise
remark: Il won't thaye it. It's ali right to
wear em bicycling, II the others do,
'spose, but you can't wear 'em in my house,
Where there's nobody to see," inter-
rupted the boarder
But, after all, the landlady was right,
and the boarder wasn't. Just as soon as
the myster ious they" wear boomers
in bathrooms, or rings in their noseds, II Will
be quite right for one lone woman to do
SO, and not much before. For there's
luck in odd numbers, only when the num-
bers are SO large that they have ceased
to be odd.
Stin, considerable extension of what
we may call the bloomer principle has
proved possible. Obviously bifurcated
unmasculine specimens of the genus homo
were observed skating in Central Park
last winter, and in more authoritative
London Boomers are recognized as
suitable for walking trips shooting tramps
few of these are taken by women In this
country.
Perhaps the Iandlady will be less obdu-
rate by and by, and perhaps she won't.
Ther els only one safe rule in matters OF
fashion, and that is that one never can
tell. ELLEN OSBORN.
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not very strong, and of plain appearance;
or she would be plain were it not for those
eyes or hers. They are only fair-sized ,
and they are the ordinary round eyes Of
Americans-not the almond of the Span
lsh, or the fascinating slant OF the Oriental;
yet they have in their changeable depths
all the peculiar fascination OF both of
these nationalities, with the added Ameri-
can sparkle. That woman works Won
ders with those eyes, but she will be blind
some day.
This little woman-she is very small,
even TO pertness-applied to me for a
mysterious trouble OF the eyes. L can't
always Sec, even when they are Open
she said to me smilingly. Then as l
glanced at her she threw back her head and
looked at me. For several seconds the
entire surface Of the eyebaIl was exposed
To the light and air The lids that should
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FOLLY AS IT FLIES.

Man was made to mourn, but he has fixed
things so that his wife has taken the job Off
his hands.-Texas Siftings.
BLESS him. she unused; there's none OF
the new man nonsense about him" With
a tender smile she watched her husband ash
sang the children to sleep.-DetEoit Tribune.
Custy-Women are beginning to get their
rights. Musty-So? Crusty-Yes; one or
them was lynched in Nebraska yesterday
Philadelphia Inquirer.
If England does not withdraw her claims
in Venezuela the President should mobilize
the Chicago Home for Female Offenders,
Gov Pennoyer and the Indiana legislature
Minneapolis Journal.
WHAT going toIeave yourplace, Bridget
Why, it was only week before last that your
mistress raised yoour wages" That's
list it. num- OF am not to be patronized
by the likes of er."-Boston Transcript.
This is as good an investment as you can
make, madam said the enthusiastic ol-
cycle agent. mot only does it cost nothing
for feed, but if you ever become famous you
can make back all you paid by writing up
your experiences in learning to ride. =
indianapolis Journal.
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A Nnre1 Remedr-

"oh. did tell you about the way we set
tied an elegant admirer who sat opposite US
i'll the street carr" asked one OF a group of
girls who were eating ices in a Woodward
avenue cafe.
No, never; do let US hear it," was the
interested answer.
There were Jessie, Grace and myself, and
he sat on the opposite seat and tried to hyp-
notiZe u.s.
what did he do?'
Just stared at us without particle of
expression in his face, trying to make US
notice him. l never felt so queer in my
life. lust couldn't look away, and then we
both of us thought of the same thing at
once, Jessie and Ia clear case OF mind
waves, wasn't it?-and we just looked at his
feet
We'll, what good did that do?'
why, don't you known, girls, you can
always embarrass a man by looking at his
feet? And we stared and stared, and he be-
gan to fidget and tried to chuck them under
the seat of the car, and then he couldn't
bear it a minute longer, and he rushed out
of the car and We were saved
Wen remember the remedy" chOrUsed
the girls, as they finished their cream, the
very next time any man stareS at u.s.
And they will find that il works like a
charm every time.-Dectroit Herald.
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Bloeka of Mix.

Irkutsk is a city OF Central Siberia where
people have more occasion for fire and furs
than for artificial ice cream or thin clothing.
The markets of Irkutsk are an interesting
sight in the winter time, for everything on
sale is frozen solid. Fish are piled up in
stacks like so much cOrd-woOd, and meat
likewise. All kinds OF fowl are similarly
frozen and piled up.
Some animals brought into the market
whole are prOpped up on theirleyS and have
the appearance of being actually alive, and
as you go through the markets you seem to
be surrounded by living pigs, sheep, oxen,
and fowls standing up and watching you as
though YOU were visitor to the barnyard
But, stranger still, even the liquids are
frozen solid and sold in blocks Mix is
frozen into block in this way. with a string
or stick frozen into or projecting from it.
This is for the convenience of the purchaser,
who can take his milk by the string or stick
aud carry it home, swung across his shoul-
der.
So in double sense, such as is unknown
in other countries, man can buy his drink
with stick in il. it.'-Moscow Herald
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QUESTIONS OF THE HAT.
what the SpringMiliineryL Looks Like to
Shoppers Eyes.

what the SpringMillinery Looks Like to a
Shoppers Eyes.
Viewing the question of spring millinery
as a whole, II may ;he said that she who
purchases turbau of black or green
straw, heaps It with mingled violets and
roses, combined with quantities of foil
age. little each oflace, ribbon, and vel
vet, gold ornament ortwo, with perhaps
a crown of gold or Jet, and an aigrette of
black or rose pink tmay safely trust her
hat to the mercies of her sister critics.
The spring OF 1895 will be perfect car
nival OF brilliant colors. and the women
who love sober tints viii sigh for them in
vain. Royal blue, cerise, rose pink, clear
yellow in the brightest OF gold enbroid-
cries and ornaments, light green and all
shades OF violet, viii make the churches
gay on Easter mornign.
Fancy CROWNS Of gold and jet will be
much used on expensive hats, and gold
will appear in all forms, from buckles TO
pins and clasps for flowers. LacesNcom-
bined with velvet, VIII be plentifully made
M. and flow ers of two sorts, as roses and
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these explanations: Melton is the most
durable OF materials; pepper and salt shows
no dust; the lcggings matched the skirt and
meet the tights or knickers, so that no sort
OF accident can cause any exposure; the
Scottish cap is bright colored. and relieves
the sombreness OF the rest of the rig. The
shoes are soft and low -heeled.
The woman | have been talking about
gets her fashions from London. The girl
who imports hers from Paris rides in very
much shorter skirt, which is blue or green
in color, and has wonderfully gay little
jacket to match it. with straw hat trimmed
with roses. One doesn't see the French girl
very often. Bicycle riders adhere to a very
righteous code, that, if skirts are not to be
long enough TO be skirts, il is really more in
accord with the proprieties to drop them
frankly, stand upon the necessities of the
occasion, and come out brayely in knickers.
The woman who rides much has her
sweater This is white, with, of course,
immense sleeves. Sometimes it is striped
with blue orpink, or embroidered with club
monogram. 1t buttons at the shoulders,
and is decidedly a welcome innovation.
The "knickers" of '95 defy description.
They are too numerous and too varied. In an
hours walk in Central Park this morning I
noted
girl Of nineteen in very full knicker-
bockers of gray serge, gathered into band
just below the knee. She had figaro
jacket, made with pointed revers, faced with
whitecloth and opening over bodice of white
surah. Her tie and waist were of tartan
plaid. She wore a Scotch cap and looked
uncommonly jaunty.
A young society matron wheeling in a
full divided skirt of brown cloth over
which she wore a Spanish Jacket
A girl not yet out, in very short skirt
of Highland plaid, with tight black knickers
showing below it. Broad buckled Shoes
black short jacket and cap with feather
made a strikingly jaunty costume.
A blonde of pretty figure, in regular
black riding pantaloons, buttoned up to
the knee and tight-fitting around the calf
A short, faring coat did scarcely more
than offer Il pretense of draperies
plump mite OF woman in gray knick-
erbockers. full at the hips, but narrowing at
the knees, like a mans riding breeches, and
fastened with a buttoned band A Nor
folk jacket and an Alpine hat finished a
most business-like equipment.
A girl of twenty or twenty -one who was
making time in dull red knickers, close
fitting at the waist line and growing grad
ually fuller until the puffs which dropped
over the CATERS about her knees were like
scant double skirts. This girl Wore red
blouse, with belt and enormous sleeves
The full knickers, like the divided skirts.
are hideous and not especially convenient.
They're not worth the cost of a revolution
in society. There are times when compro-
misses wont work. This is one of them.
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have shaded the eyes were wide open, and
the lashes fairly touched the eyebrows.
But the singular part Of it was this.
While she did this look she smiled,
dancing her eyes. Stop doing that!'
cried, for / had in my hand optical instru-
ments that required a straight gaze.
Look right at me-
''She did as / told her, but she dropped
her lids at the sides, brought a dark
light in those queer eyes, and for the life
of me / couldn't make a proper diagno-
sis of their condition. They changed so
constantly.
THE explanation Of it was that this
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THESE DARE TO SKIRTS.

violets. will be alternated with solid
masses of foliage, set on rather stiffly.
Bows of wide ribbon, springing from a
knot in the center of the crown, will be
popular, and feathers will hold very
secondary place for some time to come.
The latest bonnets for afternoon and
evening wear are, in most instances, all
black. made with flat crowns or shapes of
net closely spangled and trimmed with
rosetteS OF net or mouSSeline de sole, beaded
on the edge. and gauZy wings of wired
mousseline with spangles.
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a Profitable Combination.

The drummer stepped into store in d
Western town where the proprietor had
stock of guns and musical instruments.
isn't this rather queer combination?'
he asked.
'There's money in it for me, = replied the
proprietor.
''I don't see how"
THAT'S because you ain'tup in our ways. :"
'Well, put me up"
Its this way" explained the proprietor.
81 sell man cornet, or banjo, or fiddle, or
something like that, and by the tine ne mas
practiced week his neighhor comes III ana
buys a shotgun OF revolver or something like
that, and / get profit goin' and comm
See?'-Musical Record.
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TO $50 for a thoroughly upto date and
thoroughly conventional wheeling dress is
out on the boulevards this spring in pepper
and salt melton skirt, made to open on the
sides instead of in the back, and coming
down TO the top OF the shoes. This skirt is
scant or full according to the riders
figure and is lined with very heavy silk
or with farmers satin. Under it she wears
boomers, or, very possibly, equestrian
tights, buttoning just below the knees. A
single button cutaway coat, with q shirt
waist or a silk blouse gives her the smart
look so necessary to her peace of mind. Her
headgear is a Scottish cap with two quilts,
and on her feet she has low russell shoes
meeting leGgings.
The woman, or her tailor, would give
The Washington times., 1895-04-21

UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT
one lot of Tapestry and Body Brussels
Rugs, 23x36 and 27x32 Were 75c,
soc.
Potter's Best Table Oil Cloth, in white
and colors, 10 inches wide. Per
yard, 15c
Shelf oil Cloth Sc per yard
Celton Ball Fringe, all colors, Sc.
MILLINERY AND HATS
44c! Pick from that lot OF Ladies'
and Children'S Hats-including Leg
horns, black and all colors fancy
stra ws-were soc. aud 81. Special
tomorrow 44c
Flowers-RoSeS, Daisies, Orchids But
tercups, Mienonette, 25c.-they're the
Doc. and 75c. kind.
Fiolets 1t &c. the dozen
Ribbons and Ribbons-One lot in par
ticular-fancy striped and Dresden
figured-all colors-wOrth 3Sc. Spe-
cial, 2lc
D0MESTICS AND Innings.
- 1-2c LonSdale Cambrics, 10c
No more than ten yards to a customer
II l-2c Pepperell Sheetings, 54-inch,
3-4c
zoe. aud 25c. Fancy Percalines, 1 2 Lee.
&C. Best Dressmakers' Cambria, 8 3-4c
22c. Quality Hair Cloth, 15c.
l0c. Quality Shirting Percales, 70.
IL lie Grade DimitieS. 10c.
15c Quality Dimities, II I-2c.
NOTIONS, ETC.
Household Ammonia, Sc.
Stockinette Dress Shields, Nos. 3 and 4,
&c.
and 7-iI,c1h Dress Whalebone, doZ. &c.
Bone Casing, all colors, per bolt, Sc.
Betting, dark, fancy colors. Per belt, Sc
De Long Hooks and Eyes. Per card, SC.
Ladies' Hose Supporters, lie.
Black and White Tape, ali widths, Ic
Black, White and Gray Skirt Wire, Sc.
BOOK DEPARTMENT.
Marcella-By Mrs Humphrey Ward,
complete edition Special, Monday
only, 26c
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She wnsn,t a Freauenter.

At the license court the other day Judge
Thayer asked one of the witnesses, a jovial,
aged daughter of Erin, whether she was a
frequenter of certain saloon.
'sure, yer Honor, do yez name was
customer"
no." replied the, judge, ''I mean were
you in the habit of Twisting the place often
and staying there some time each visit"
mo, your honor, only wint there livery
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made get them sometimes in three pieces and
sometimes in two, which means that there
are always bl oomers, and that there may or
may not be skirts also.
This discourse is mainly upon skirts, be-
cause knickers have no longer the fascina-
tion of faddism A woman who was try
ing to smoke a cigarette remarked plain
lively: Il wish that nasty thing was
proper, then / could throw it away"
Knickers have become so proper that the
fin de steele girl, who cares only for the
thing that is trifle risque, doesn't have to
wear them. They will stand on their own
legs in the future, to be worn or not to be
worn, as they prove or fail to prove them
selves tie most practicable garments for
cycling.
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ATTRACTIVE SILKS.
Japan and ndChina-Francea and America
all have their representative make
here. Each with its particular excellence
emphasized 10y unusual prices.
The Sin. China Snks-stripes and
Dresden pattcrns-eXtra value, soc
75c. Pin STRIPE Tafietas, very reat, 63c.
The SIC. Black japan Silks, 75c.
The 81 90 Black hoire AntiCue. pant icular-
ly handsome for capes, Sl.25.
A lot Fancy Figured China Silks-out OF
the common quality for the price, 19c.
CLOAKs AND SUITS.
CAPES--
Choice of our $500 and $3.50 Cloth Capes
various styles-plain, braided and
silk lined, S3.9s.
SUITS
Black and Gray All-wool Serge Blazer
Suits-extra wide skirt, plated and
stiffened back. A S12. 80 value, S9.9S.
SKIRTS
Balance Of our An wool and Silk and Wool
Crepon, Tailor-made Skirts. Regularly
sold at Sl2.50, S15 and S17.5O, Sc. 90.
The baianceof our 81. so Serge and Crepon
Skirts-to close out, S4.6S-
SILK WAISTS
OGr S40O Extra Large Sleeve Waists
specially priced. S2.9S.
CHILDREN'S REFERS
Cardinal and Navy Refers, sizes 4 to IA,
Regularly S1.5O, $I.25.
LINEN DEPARTMENT.
125 Dozen Alllinen Checked and Plain
FTinged Napkins. Special, &c each.
1000 yards Glass Toweling, in colored
checks and stripes. Special. &c yard.
Bleached Turkish Towels. 1Sx3S-good
heavy quality, lie each.
Pure Linen Damask Towels-fancy border
-knotted fringe. Special at IL Pc
A bargain in Extra Heavy, Alllinen Ger
man, Damask Napkins, "a size, per
dozen 81 80.
AlllinenCOloTedBo Border, ingedBreakfast
ClOth-2 yards loDg-S2c each
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woman had hypnotic power in her eyes;
and that hypnotism is bad for the eye
sight 10 the old mesmeric days those
who practiced 'miBd-reading' tired them
selves SO that they tainted after the
/. seance. In these hypnotic days, since
hypnousm is so largely the work of the
eyes, women, and men, too, for that mat
ter, run the risk Of losing their sight.
Women use this power in society
They make themselves popular, they get
fayors for the asking, on account of
those spell-binding eyes, and they are
able TO make themselves look about as
they please
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OMEN viii be
blindin q few gen
erRtions If they
do not stop using
their eyes, - said
an ocllist to a
soc lety woman
who applied TO
him for an eye
trout ble.
Take yourcase
my dear madam
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You come to me with queer sensation
IN your eyes. They do not pain you eX
cept along the optic nerve, at the side of
the head, with shooting pangs when you
are tired, running along under those cheer
lished side waves OF yours. Your eyes
are not inflamed; they do not twitch,
and you have no organic eye trouble,
yeti must repeat that you, as well as others
OF your sex, VIII be blind-if you keep
on.
Now as you are beginning to get
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saton to Lay a CONVERSIONS.

PottsviIIe, Pa, April 2O.-A!gr. satoIlI,
the Papal ablegate, and Mgr. Schroeder, pro-
fesSor Of dogmatic theology at the Catho-
lie University at Washington, arrived here
this evening for the purpose of laying the
corner stone of the parOChial school OF
st. John the Baptist Church tomorrow.
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II ERE are as
many cycle out
fits tailor bicycle
costumes in the
shops this spring
as there are tea
gowns The ready
made suits are in
two pieces-blaZer
and boomers. The
women who have
their bicycle suits
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Only a Trial.

Magistrate-You say he hit you twice
Then suppose he tried TO hit you again?
Prosecuting Witness-Yes, but it was only
q trial; l fetched him one under the jaw that
sent him so far that l am surprised that
he is at this Philadelphia Inquirer.
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An April Song.

I'll sing you song Of the chattering wren,
or the bluetird's s mellow note,
or the early frog in his reedy fen,
Whose song is dro wned in his throat:
The sun peeps out from the cloudy skies,
Aud up from the south warmbreath signs
III sing you song Of the swelling buds.
That are ready TO burst with joy,
OF the willows green that the winter floods
Have tried, but in vain. to destroy.
The violet and the new-turned sod,
Both offer an incense up TO God
TAYLOR GRIMES.
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Mr. cogswen More comfortnhle.

Congressman Coggswell, of Massachu-
sets, who has been critically i'll for sew
eral days, was reported at IL O'Clock last
night to be resting well, and his condition
was quite comfortable.
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Alone.
Since She went h

Since she went home
Longer the evening shadows Iinger here,
The winter days fill so much of the year,
Aud even summer winds are chill and drear
Since she went home
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WikGh8rg LUrkS
in W0Tn0n'S Eu6S
DANGEROUS POWERS USED FOR
SOCIAL ADVANTAGE.
Homely Women Make Them
selves Fascinating, but the
Optic Nerve Is Strained.

(oopyr:ght 10y Bachelor. johnson & Bach
eller)
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Chic Dresses
for Wh66lWOn6n
ELLEN OSBORN CHATS OF MANY
CYCLING COSTUMES.
Plenty of Them, and of as
Many Sorts as There Are
Feminine Riders.

Copyright, 1895, by Bacheller, johnson
& Bacheller)
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DAUMM 9
QAUM' 9
In the Running Brook

IN the Running Brook
We find a greater charm than in the
stagnant pond, So. too, in store
keeping. Liveliness, a constant ac-
tivity--a daily neWness and fresh
ness--the sparkle of unexpected
Values--make the alert store place
of interest at all times. Our every
effort is directed toward making just
such a store.
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Since She went home

The robins note haStoucheda minor strain,
The old glad songs breathe sad refrain,
Aud laughter sohS with hidden, bitter pain,
Since she went home
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Since She went honne=

hJItINN .I4O " eIIl 1IUtIIt1--
Since she went home
How still the empty rooms her presence
blessed,
Untouched the pillow that her dear head
pressed,
My lonely heart hath now here for its rest,
Since she went home
Since she went home
The long, long days have crept away like
years,
The sunlight has been dimned with doubts
and fears.
And the dark nights have rained in lonely
tears,
Since she went home
Robert j. Burdette in Ladies Home Jour
nal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-23

ono Of our esteemed british ootempo.
rarlcs consoles itself with the thought
that In the event Of war between Great
Britain aud the United states we would
have to reckon with the sentiment Of
dIsunlOn, which Is supposed to DO still
Btrong In the south This shows ngnln
how little We nro Understood on the
other side Of tho ocean
In tho event Of war between this ana
my other country the impression that
there Is any lingering hostility between
north and south, above all the rldlcu-
ious notion that there II In tho south
my sentlmcpt Of dlsunlOn, would be-
wiped out oncc for nlL Men who fought
under Ice ana men who fought under
umnt would stand shoulder to shoulder
under the old nag, ready 70 shed their
last drop II blood In ltH defense.
II tho calamity II war ahnll fall upon
IN, tho people will not STOP 10 consider
old domestic questions fought ~ q iih-