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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
FR0CKS FOR LITTLE FOLKS.

A novel waist for a plain wool gown is made of the new velyeteen, in some contrasting color, blouse fashion, and five points of cloth extend up from the belt both back and front, showing the velvet between, to form a yoke, where they are fastened down by fancy buttons The bishop sleeves of blue serge have deep cuffs of the velvet.
 Yokes of plain cloth, in some bright color, trimmed with innumerable straight bows of narrow braid the color of the gown, are very pretty trimming, with cuffs and collar to match.
 A pretty gown is of old rose and white check wool, with a full plain skirt and a full bodice ornamented down the front with box plait of old rose moire ribbon' held in place by three large pearl but tons. The draped revers are of old rose, silk lined with the check, while the sleeves have large puffs of the material, and long, tight-ftting cuffs of silk. The belt of moire ribbon has rosettes and ends at either side of the front.
 Another gown suitable for a young girl of Is is made of green cloth, and has a yoke of cream satin, trimmed across with gold braid. Double epaulets. one of green velvet and one of cloth, extend over the sleeves and folds of velvet with bows at either side, finish the edge of the yoke. Bands of fur trim the front and the edge of the velvet turnover collar
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

Every Saturday afternoon during this term a walking club, with over 100 mem- bers in the triggest of becoming cos tunes, starts out for twelve to fifteen miles walk through the picturesque coun- try around Northampton. Try to m agine what that means, ye masculine lackadaisies with pointed shoes!
 And away in the extreme south lana, where young women presumably are too indolent to exercise, they have at the Newcombe college, in New Orleans, finely equipped gymnasium and a di- rector in charge-Mss Clara G. Baer- who created the greatest enthusiasm for this feature of the college curriculum. A game of basket ball, "the Newcombe," !" that was originated at this college last year. is now generally used in the north.
 Barnard college has had too much 10 contend against in establishing an ad- vanced course for women in New York city yet to have taken time or money to consider physical work The case IS slm- liar in most of the western coeducat1onal institutions
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

very baggy loose fronts, there being no | shaping to the figure apparent from the ] front, the line seeming to be straight | one from under the arms. As matter of fact, the entire front is set on like a box plait, and from the back the fitting into the figure under the arms is seen. Sleeves are all of the melon" order that is, they hang loose and are so full that they groove themselves in oblong folds that remind one somewhat of the long cautaloupes, while the whole sleeve is in outline like very big and long wa termelon.
 really undemonstrative hat may be made picturesque enough to SauSfy the most triumphant belle by putting far ing double ruffle along the edge made by the Joining of the sides and top of the hat. This ruff1e may extend all around the edge of the top, or it may flare gloriously right in front and narrow promptly to nothing at the sides, giving a helmet ef- feet to the front This addition of flare makes a hat lend itself at once to the droop of plumes and the array of audac- ities that makes picture hat worthy of the name. The same effect in even great ar degree is attained by setting a false top of velvet or brocade over the top of the hat, and allowing the former to ex- tend in a fiaring ruff1e beyond the real top. This ruffie is then pushed up to ac- commodate the holding heads of heavy plumes or the gllttering arch of jewel ed buckle, the edge of the brim is ex- tended by ruffied binding of material to match the false top, and the whole brim is bent out of shape. The hat Is set on head band of bright color, in which Is tucked knot of pendant flowers. un- der it all is set a girl who is, of course, just the right sort, and beholdi the hat is lost sight of. One only realizes that she is looking at the prettiest girl in the world, who is wearing a. something or other that makes her look very pretty.
 
 The ia ashionable woman fairly reyels in luxury this season, for all the modes are decidedly luxurious, and very poorly suited to slim purses. Velvets and furs furs and velvets seem to be the begin ming and end of fashions dictums and oh, such costly furs Ermine never was cheap, possibly because 1t is the fur of royalty, possibly because of it's own worth, but it was always beautiful, and is so now, a fact most women realize and utilize to the best of their ability. An altogether charming cape, with long stole ends, is among the fur wraps of one of New York's beauties, and a very regal appearance she makes in it's snowy beauty The body of the cape is of rich olive green velvet, extremely full and edged broadly with a rich embroidery placed f1atly on it.
 Over this flutters a deep butterfly cape of ermine, with jaunty collar standing up about the face. One end of the cape is drawn over the bust, surplice fashion, or rather, in the style of the favorite fichus and from the waist fall two long tails of the fur. finished with row of tails. A dainty ermine huff completes the set.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

he presumed to cross the threshold of his Uncle Humberts palace of the Quirinal,
 has furnished perhaps unintentionally, the strongest proof yet given of the truth of Slgnor Crispis argument that the loss of temporal power has in no way affected or diminished the prestige, the influence and the power of the papacy. For, placed between the alternatives of offending the pontiff or the king of Italy, to whom Carlos is bound by so many ties of blood relationship, affection and grat- itude, he decided not to go to Rome, and abandoned his long-promised visit to King Humbert and Queen Marguerite, with the natural result that Italy has withdrawn her envoy from Lisbon and suspended diplomatic relations with Portugal. until. In the sarcastic words of Premier Crspi, she recovers her inde-
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

I working each square or oblong with
 heavy red or blue cotton. The black silk | on the white, however, will neve. wear
 out and will look we'll anywhere. A nov | el plan will be to embroider each section | with a design different from the others,
 Each one must be quaint, and all must | be of nearly the same size, thus giving play to the taste and fancy of the needle woman The effect will be much better than to have floral pattern stamped in the usual hackneyed manner
 Where the drawn work is too weari- some the sections can be separated by briar or feather stitching. If the center is left to be marked with a larger and
 more showy design than the bordering the effect will be handsomer than it would be to have the entire spread evenly divided.
 Another and less tedious way is to mark vine about the edge by means of plate, laid down this way and that, so that the marking turns on either side of it. From this with soft lead pencil mark a conventional vine. with tendrils or leaflets, partly stiff and partly curved. This wreath encircles the edge of the coy- erlet, and it should be marked in stem or outline stitch with the black Roman
 floss or Asiatic rope silk.
 Bolton sheeting or dull-colored denim may be wrought in Asiatic silk or coarse cotton or linen. The design must be large and showy, either In the faint likeness of flowers. in scrolls, or in geometric de- signs. The work is rapidly done, effective and will launder we'll, while it lasts a long time. The spread should be long enough to cover the bolster that takes the place of pillows. Sometimes, when used on brass or iron beds, 1t is wide enough to hang over the sides and then is trimmed about the entire edge with lace or fringe
 The Pope and the Italian Government. New York Tribune.
 Leo XIII in declining to receive at the vatican, the young king of Portugal, if
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

pendence in international politics." As matters now stand the doors of the vatican, while open to protestant soy- ereigns and to Russian-Greek Catholics, such as the grand dukes of the house of Romanoff, are kept tightly closed by or der of the pontiff himself against all Catholic rulers and princes of the blood, unless they consent to offend the Italian king and the whole of the Italian people by leaving Rome without paying their respects at the Quirinal To this must be attributed the failure of the Emperor of Austria to return the visit which King Humbert and Queen Marguerite paid so many years ago to the imperial court of Vienna, a breach of courtesy that has provoked an immense amount of bad feeling on the part of Italy against her Austrian ally.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
ONE OF CLEoPATRA's RACE.
A Dreamy-Eyed Beauty Arrayed in Silks,
 Gold and Jewels.

Her eyes are the long almond eyes pos sessed by all the heroines in Arabian Nights," and her hair is as black and fine as any onyx that went to the mak- ing of Solomon's temple; her lips scarlet as pomegranite blossoms. In her face IS the mysterious, sensuous charm of the oriental woman-that charm which has more depth and meaning than the French woman's flrtatiousness and the Span iard's coquetry, an attraction which does not seem to be making an effort to att tract at all, but is simply there, and one feels it's potency. She dresses with mar velous effectiveness; draperies of gold about her Joins, silk garments studded with jewels and belted about her waist, with a girdle of brass inlaid with tur- quoise and coral. Draped from her shoul- ders and over her graceful head are won derful silks from East India-fabrics so fine that one could almost draw them through a needles eye, yet large enough to fall from her bando of sequins to her tiny feet, where the bangles jingle about her ankles
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
An Up-to-Date Hotel.

The new St. Charles hotel in New Or leans, has been completed by the con- tractors and turned over to the owners. It is undoubtedly one of the finest hotel buildings in the country and up to date in all respects. Some idea of its great, size may be formed when it is stated that it has 320 chambers for guests, seventy nine parlors and 106 bathrooms and clos cts. The building will be lighted with. 4500 incandescent lights, a dynamo being part of the equipment. Fifty thousand dollars represents the value of the marble used in the interior and ten varieties were used. The old St. Charles contained a rotunda and bar which was noted for it's size and elegance, but the rotunda of the new St. Charles far surpasses it. In this rotunda there is a succession of arches. delicately white in their cover- ing of plaster: square and massive col umns of Italian marble, ornamented with capitals of the purest Corinthian type, and a bewildering maze of architectural ornamentation. A striking feature of the rotunda and the various entrances is the generous use of marble. In the former alone no less than five beautiful forms of this material have been used, although the prevailing tone is white.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
Spangles Again.

It is quite surprising the hold spangles and sequins have taken on fashionable fancy as a trimming not only for ella bor- ate evening gowns, but for day dresses, waists and wraps. Judiciously employed these glittering disks are effective, and on certain gowns charming. but the most careful discrimination is essential to ele- gance. Fine gold disks intermixed with bits of mock gems and Persian colored spangles form highly favored galoons and gimps, but it is quite possible to vulgarize dress of very elegant texture while decorating it with this trimming.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
THE ADVANCED WOMAN.
She Is Saving, Religious, Patriotic and Car
 Keep Secret.


 Keep Secret.
 The monastery La Grande Trappe re- gently consecrated new church, and the occasion admitted women to the services. The Trappists are among the strictest of the monastic orders, and this monastery had be fore the time named been entered by but three women, these of royal or noble birth.
 The Daughters of the American Revo- lution are interested in organizing a so- ciety of Children of the American Revo- lution; from this society the members are to enter the similar older organiza- tions so soon as they reach their major ity.
 The Des Mones Women's club has $4O0O in its treasury
 Some of the lodges of Massachusetts and Connecticut are about to admit wo- men to full membership. What is going to be done about those sacred secrets? |? Women are not going to be put off with any sham membership after so many years of patient waiting.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
A Chafing.pish Supper.

The menu for a simple chafing- dish supper may consist of bouillon ma de from beef extract, lobster Newberg, French chops with peas, a lettuce salad with a cream cheese and ices. The water for the bouillon may be heated in the chafing dish. or more conveniently in the o'clock teakettle
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

The Duke of Westminster owns Lon- don property worth more than $60 000,- OOO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the double brick dwelling own
ed by c. w. Seabright on Market street,
above Twenty A pressed brick
front is being placed and another story
added.
w. F. Huss, the Aetnaville saloon
list, has added a rear room TO his place
of business.
A new pressed brick front is being
put in Rohrig's butcher shop, on Jacob
street. below Thirty-sixth.
The Haskins hospital building,
Eoff street, below Thirty-third, is rap
idly nearing completion.
F. C. Bischoff has removed his sal
Don from Thirty-siXth to FOrty-tifth
street.
Work on the improvements of Zion
Lutheran Church is progressing nicely.
The foundation for the rear addition
has been completed, and the abricklay-
ers are at work upon the supersuuct-
ure.
When the old water-power mill at
Elm Grove was dismantled, a quarter
of a century or so ago, the walnut tim
bers of the building were shipped to
New Martinsville. Yesterday por-
tion of these timbers came back to the
Grove in the shape Of bar fixtures for
Mr.. Hartlieb
The will of Mrs. Mary A. Hughes,
deceased, was admitted to probate yes
terday and ordered TO be recorded.
William II. Jones is named as executor.
There were seven DRINKS in Police
Court, yesterday morning.
Gentle Annie Costello was locked
up yesterday for her old failing.
So far between forty and fifty liquor
licenses have been taken out at the City
Hall.
The regular business meeting Of
the w. C. r. U. will be held this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. AS the delegates
to the annual State convention are to
be selected and other important mat
tiers are to be attended to, all the mems
bers are urged to be present. Being
near the close Of the year, all those who
have not paid their dues are earnestly
requested to do so at this meeting.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02

The original report Of the Board was
also read. Mr.. Hamilton enquired
whether travel could not be accommo-
dated without buying the ground. On
the Island, he said, several parties had
been asking for condemnation pro-
ceedings for a long time, but the cry
always was, no funds" Funds were
no more plentiful now than of late
years, and if there was any way Of GET
ting around he would prefer to let the
property alone. Mr.. Davidson, from
the Committee, made a further expla-
nation of the lay of the land, and after
a good deal of talk the condemnation
proceedings were ordered.
Mr. Ebeling offered the following
from the Committee on WharVeS:
Resolved, That the City Solicitor
be and is hereby ordered to draw up an
ordinance in accordance with the cost
OF wharfage in other cities"
Adopted.
The b. P. w. asked that the Com
mittee on Streets, Alleys and Grades
establish a grade on Ohio street, from
South Penn to South Front. Ordered
The b. p w. reported that the work
at the "Pewiky" station was proceed
ing in such a way that interference by
the city was not warranted, under the
ordinance. Mir. Frew asked whether
that report would make the city liable
in damages to private property. The
Chair said he thought there might be
such liability. but the Board had looked
into the matter and reported 1t all
right. The report was ordered filed.
The bill of Hallock Bros, for work
done in demolishing the rear portions
Of the Hutchinson and Chapman build
ings, $780, was laid over until the next
meeting, on account of there being no
money in the contingent fund.
A. ]. Tolbert was granted billiard
license at No. 1140 Water street.
At 9:15 p. m. Council went into joint
session to elect city weighers. The
list is as follows:
Fourth and Main Streets-John Mel
haus.
Seventh and Market-Henry Becker.
Tenth and Market-Mathew Reid.
Tenth and McCulloch-Wm. Johnson.
Seventeenth and McCulloch-John
Hornish.
Eoff street, south of SiXteenth-Mat.
Altmeyer.
Twentieth street-R. NJ. Williams.
Twenty-third and Market-Wm. B.
Conner.
Zane street-John Collins.
Huron street-George Zillis.
Thirty-third and Chapline-Theo.
SchultZe.
Thirty-third and McCulloch-H. B.
Rennard.
Thirty-seventh and McCulloch-E. B.
Reyner.
Thirty-eighth and McCulloch-B.
Scharnock.
Forty-frst and McCulloch-George
Westwood.
Forty-second and Forty-third-P.
Daugherty.
Forty-ffth and Wetzel-W. W. Cline
Forty-eighth and McCulloch-Wm.
KuntZ.
Forty-ninth and Eoff-John B.
Shriver.
At 1910 p. m. the joint session dis
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02
BRAKEMAN SENT TO JAIL.

Special TO the Register.
ParkersbUrg. w. Va, May w. II.
smith. wanted for some time, charged
with robbing freight cars on the b. &
o. March y. was arrested late last
night after he had left an o. r. r. r.
train, upon which he has been break
ing to go TO his home. smith was sent
to- Jail to answer an indictment.
A NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Parkersburg. W. Va, May IA new
telephone company to operate in OPP
position TO the Bell company, will be
organized. IL will connect ParkerS-
burg and Marietta, and commence bus
mess within sixty days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02
NIL sTART M PLANT.

Special 90 the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va, May THE
company who purchased the plant OF
the Parkersburg Chair and Furniture
Company here several days ago, will
start the factory as soon as it can be
gotten i'm shape, and will employ a
large number of hands. W. E. Curry
viii have charge of affairs when opera
lions ore resumed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02
ALOT OF NEW BRIDGES.

Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va, May 1.-The
contract has been let for sixteen steel
bridges on the b. & o. railroad by the
company for various points along the
line. one which viii cost S2O0,0 will
be built over the Muskingum river at
Marietta.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02

solved, and the two Branches resumed
consideration of business. In the Sec
ond petitions for the paving of South
Jacob street with brick, and OF Eon
street, at Eleventh, with cobbles, were
referred to the B. p. w.
Council then adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-02
CITY COUNCIL AGAIN.
The Business Transacted at Last Even
ing'S Session.
The 'Reymann Switch Ordinance
Referred to Committees - City
Weighers Elected - COndemna-
ton Proceedings Ordered-Vari-
Gus Other Matters.

Both Branches of Council met last
evening in special session, for the pur-
pose Of going into joint session for the
election of city weighers. The Second
Branch chamber was filled with scat
folding in use by the contractors who
are repainting the ceiling. The many
timbers made it somewhat difficult to
locate the members desks and chairs,
but business proceeded about as usual,
those present cheerfully putting up
with whatever Inconvenience result
ing. Receiver Kindleberger acted as
e porary clerk, in the absence of City
Clerk Dannenberg, who came in
later
In the Second Branch business was
commenced by granting a coffee-house
license to the State Fair Association.
The ordinance providing for railroad
switch at Sixteenth and Main streets,
entering the proposed new Reymann
building, near the east end Of Mr.. Rey-
manns property, was then taken up
and considered. After its second read
ing, Nj. Frew moved to refer to the
Committee on Streets Alleys and
Grades and Railroads. He said he did
not do this for delay, but simply that
the rules and usages of Council be adj
hered to. Mr.. Britt said every time
corporation made a request to Council
it was granted, but let some private
individual come here with a request,
and we are sure to hear from an OBJ
structionist" Mr. Hamilton thought
Mr.. Frew's point was all right, and ans
other member said Council had no as
surance that the building would be
erected if the right was granted. The
thing has been talked about for two or
three years, and no move has been
made as yet" forgetting that the ap-
plication for a switch was just such
move. After some more talk, the mo-
ton to refer was carried, ayes 10, noes
?, and a couple of weeks more time will
be lost.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Health NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1857 90
Elections OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. PHO Il
Regarding the claim Of the trustee o5
the Colts estate for compensation for
lot of ground at McCulloch and Baker
streets. used by the city as a street,
the Committee. explained the situation,
demnation proceedings be instituted in
behalf of the city. Mr.. Clator, from
the Committee explained the situation,
saving about twenty-five feet front Of
the corner lot was used as street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-23
~ ron POLICE COMMISSIONER.
Mcssrs. Figg, O'suliivnn, and Fer
-,...on Recommended.

The Board OF Public interests met In
Room No. ) OF the City Hall last evening
Ia recommend TO the City Council the
names OF three suitable men for the posi-
ton OF police commissioner from Jeffer-
sen ward. Those IN attendance were
Chairman Glover. and Mcssrs. Noble
Gunrt. Walthall. Brown, Straus, Don
leavy. Burton. Christian. and Elicit.
The clerk read the resolution from the
Council calling joint session on Monday
night next for the election OF such po-
lice commissioner etc. Nominations were
declared 10 be IN order.
Mr.. Donleavy presented the name OF 5.
c. Fiag. the present incumbent; Mr. Wal
thai nominated Mr. Il. II. Hardesty; Mr..
clover submitted the name OF Mr. d..
O'Sullivan, and Mr.. Il. II. Ferguson was
placed I'm nomination by Mr. Brown The
result OF the balloting was as follows:
Figg. 10: Ferguson, 8; O'Sullivan, s,
and Herdesty. ). The nominations to
the Council are. therefore. Messrs. Figg,
Ferguson. and O'Sullivan.
The Committee on First Market failed
TO have a meeting yesterday on account
OF the absence Of a quorum.