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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-05-18
BREV1T1ES.


Social dance at Music Hall tonight.
Doves are quite plentiful down the
river.
The Truckee is full of fish at all
points.
Brooks McClane visited Mud Lake
this week.
Delicious ice cream at Gregory's these
warm days.
Mrs. A. Pollock has returned from
San Francisco.
Ed. Hummel is visiting at Virginia
City this week.
California Is raising more flowers than
potatoes this year.
SIS. Sears was in town this week and
continued on to Reno.
Leland Spencer says that the passen-
ger trade is quite brisk.
VIM. Campbell has sold .his dwelling
house to Mrs. A. Denning.
Griswold has some beautiful spring
heel shoes for young ladies.
The boys says that Jack EIDE is going
into the the clothing business.
There is plenty of room at the top
for hair on a bald-headed man.
Grand Chancellor Aiken has been
visiting Carson and Virginia city.
Tom Hill of Clarks has been in the
hills for the past week looking after his
sheep.
All the ladies journals and magazines
for June have arrived AMI are now ON
sale at this office.
Miss Susan B. Anthony and Rev.
Anna Shaw will lecture at Reno next
Friday evening, May 18th, inst.
The parties who stole'S Arnstein's
gate are known and if it is not returned
forthwith complaint will be made to the
officers.
The A. P. A. Virginia City hired a
special train Thursday, went to Reno
and al that place initiated 100 new
members.
Oxygen as a hair remover is making q
mild sensation in London. Several in
stances OF its efficacy, were described
at a recent clinic.
Tramps fired at the conductor of the
Portlaud overland at Sacramento Sun
day night. The conductor was attempt
ing to put them off the train.
Mr.. Eason and Miss Grace Hayden
came down from Reno in q private
conveyance to attend the party Wednes-
Gay evening.
Jas. Holbrook came home rather late
night before last and fell into a ditch
which had been dug during the day by
some plumbers. 1t will lay him up for
q few days.-Appeal.
The Republican National Convention
is thirteen months in the future with
i've well-detinei names to choose from
The five are: Mckinley, Reed, Harri-
SON, Allison and Morton.
Jim Williams. the man arrested at
Genoa for the cruel murder OF Mrs. Sar-
mann in Carson Valley Il few days ago,
Is not the guilty man. Circumstances
all point TO another as the murderer.
Fox SALE:-A good al-purpose saddle
horse. Enquire Vi Capt. Walstab.
Stock cattle in this county are now
quoted at Sl4 per head, having risen
IRON $40 in the past nIonrn. There are
very lev cattle Tor saie, as the outlook
ior the industry is so promising that
Ow .ers do moi " INT TO seil.-Silver SJate.
Elko has a freak in the shopc of Il four
tegged cl4ichcIi. Two VI lis legs are
whore a chickens legs ought IL be and
the other Two are where the common
chichen has tail feathers. The freak is
the properly of Dir. Ben Yates and can
lie seen at his place. 1t attracted more
attention Yesterday tnan Il new bonnet
NH
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-05-18
MASS.

Rev. Father Kiley of Reno will hold
Mass at Music Hall lex Sunday norm
ing at 10 o'clock.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-05-18

For RENT:-A good furnished room.
Inqnre at this Office.
The morning times., 1895-09-22
Where women Have a Monopoly

Women have the monopoly in silk de-
signing, the few men who are employed in
that work in this country being foreigners
who learned the art abroad. 1t is readily
admitted by the manufacturers that women
are much better designers than men are.
having more originality, taste and keener
sense OF. color. Men" said one of the best
known women designers in New York city,
"are apt to have more education and more
training, but they are less original They
know all about the Byzantine and other
periods of decoration; they can tell you just
why and when the crescent is preferable
to the chrysaHthemum, but they go on turn
ing out the same sort of stuff, week after
week. A woman rarely understands about
the different periods in the various schools
of decoration, but she has an originality, an
unconventionality, versatility that makes
her work more interesting, and hence more
valuable. The woman who Joins her ma
tive abilities to education and training,
stands q splendid chance as a silk de
signer. The trouble is that so few aIS
willing to be systematic and thorough in
anything"
The morning times., 1895-09-22
Marked Cent Reappears.

Ross Gillespie, well-known silversmith,
was displaying with great pride an ordinary
copper cent, one of the cart wheel variety,
to his friends last night, says the Phila-
delphia Record. The coin bore the date
of 1861, the year Mr.. Gillespie began his
apprenticeship. On the reverse side was
stamped awreath, in the center of which
were Mr.. Gillespie's initials, .'R. A. G."
The design was placed upon the cuin thirty.
four years ago by the then young man, who
turned it loose in the world of commerce
with remark to his friends that he ex-
pected some day tn see IL come back to
him again. Like the bad penny it was,
it did turn up, but in rather unexpected
manner. Passing up Tenth street one
day Mr.. Gillespie paused to look at the
display In the show window of numis-
matist. One moldy looking copper cent
attracted his attention and a close inspec-
ton revealed the coin that had been marked
by him years ago. 1t took 20 cents to pur-
chase the coin, but now it is a priceless
charm, dangling from the gold chain of its
proud owner.
The morning times., 1895-09-22

band. The coat bodice was of the no W IA
miliar Louis XVI order, with cream trim
mings and sundry paste buttons
Better / liked a frock selected by Mrs
Morton for her eldest daughter for wear at
the inevitable afternoon tea. 1t was a
black and white checked silk with blue
fringed gentians flung upon it thicker than
those flowers of autumn ever grow. A
band of black velvet tied the waist and the
fullness of the front-for in spite of
fashions DEGREES tu.the contrary there are
still fronts that have fullBess-w was drawn
to one side and held by Il big butterfly vel
vet bow. The collar had another velvet
bow tn finish it, a bow with flutteriDg ends.
pretty dress worn at Delmunico sup
per the other evening was uf blue taffeta
with blue chiffon fichu edged with white
lace drawn about the shoulders, crossed,
tied in the back, and falling low over the
skirt behind. A large white felt hat was
worn with this costume. with white feathers
and bunch of pink fuses.
In the same party was grey blue moire
dress made quite plain but of exquisite fit,
with a pelerine of white lace falling over
the shoulders. The white lace capote was
trimmed with white chrysanthemu
There were pearl-grey gloves and pearl
grey velvet sash.
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pointed revers that gave the effect of long
shoulder seams-a prophesy of the seams
that really are to come. When they get
here, wen have very different sleeves, you
see. The revers were embroidered with black
braid and there was kid belt with gold
buckle. The hat was an odd little affair
of brown straw, with straight brifn,
high crown, and for garniture, a herons
wing.
The new hats seem 10 come IN slowly.
Feits are usurping the place of straws and
in spite of the .'strong feeling"-pardon the
trade journal expressiOn-in favor OF high
CROWNS, there are plenty with fiat brims
and rather low soft crowns. One that was
ordered a few days ago for Miss Virginia
Fair, was OF a very soft grey felt with
circle OF upstart tips all the way round the
crown. Just over the eyes In front, to vie
with their sparkle. was big diamond
buckle. For rough and ready wear are
soft felts trimmed with quills. For concert
wear are little felt bonnets with white
wings pointing straight in air above each
ear.
Evening dresses begin to be interesting.
In the trosseau of late September bride
are included several that win figure at the
smartest functions of the winter. One is
ricb yet dainty, robe of silyeriy blue satin,
embroidered in sald and silver threads and
vari-colored silks with enormous chFysan-
themums. The design is toned down more
or less by veil draperies of silver-spotted
tulle- The bodice has broad folded band
of blue and silver velvet, into which are
tucked chrysanthemums.
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sends society girls, or girls of any other
type into an active occupation, held a
private opening this morning, and the
first thing that struck my eye. as 1 looked
over their pretty things from Paris, Vienna
and London, and designed right here at
home, was a matter involving a purely
selfish consideration. 1t appeared to me
that 1 saw a chance of being reasonably
comfortable this winter. The explanation
is simple: 1 found myself among open
throated walking gowns.
II is Impossible TO understand how the
stock collar has held its own so long. To
some women it is becoming: TO most wo-
men, not. Ut spoils the curves of the
throat, really uniting one for wearing
evening dress 10 advantage, and it is not
cleanly. The hair will come down upon the
silk or ribbon and soil il, dress the tresses
high as one may. Ii is prison, too; ;''stocks"
in reality. and it is an unspeakable relief to
a woman who likes 10 live in her clothes
not to feel hooped and barreled by them, to
come upon chic autumn frocks open at the
neck, even if il is not reason that has
brought about the change, but only the ire
sistible persuasion of the voluminous veil.
With the yards upon yards of gauze that
are SwdtneO ABOUT the neck at present., nlSn
collars are next to impossible. But one
doesn't need to pry into causes 1t is enough
to take the goods the gods provide and be
satisfied.
Among the new things in tailor gowns
shown by my Society dressmakers was
something very pretty for Miss Pauline
whitney. 1t would do to wear among the
trees when the maple leaves are dropping
and the blaze of autumn color flames every
where around. A very fine faced cloth of a
deep crimson shade was cut with full
short full basque opening upon double
breasted white waistcoat with big buttons.
The jacket had one of the big new collars
that reach down to the sleeves, and the
sleeves were shaped from big dropping
puffs on the shoulders to close fitting
wrists fastened with four white buttons.
A picture hat of crimson felt was added.
with decorations of black velvet and long
white ostrich plumes.
a mixed tweed in peach color and brown
was another thing l looked at closely. 1t
was meant for hunting costume to take
into the Adirondacks in october, but as the
fair lady who is to wear it just smiles upon
the sportsman and does not shoot it would
The morning times., 1895-09-22

| tint or steely glow. Satin is overold fol
girls, but 30 they Will have 1t, the skirt EN-
broidered upon the seam, to hide the
Joining Of the goods. and worn with a bod
lice fairly drowned in lace.
The older and deeper colored the lace
the more approved it's effect and TO remark
that there are fifteen or twenty yards OF
lace on a single ball-gown waist is to ex.
cite enviable envy in the young woman who
acknowledges only to ten or twelve. Art
lists OF fashion hold up their hands in
French despair at this wilfulness and
want of taste and at the rule that says
no necklace shall be worn around the neck
itself. but that one end of string OF pearls
should be caught low on the left shoulder
with very decorative brooch, the other
end high on the right shoulder, and the
loop of the string must needs be long
enough to lie in ones lap when sitting
down.
WHITE THE VOGUE
Yet the good counsels of those in au-
thority do prevail in many things, and
first of all in the suggestion that white
be worn more than ever this winter, Wom-
en- OF all ages and avoirdupois will wear
1t, and persons of maturer years are going
TO give white velvet another trial, be-
cause it is becoming glorious through its
embroidery. Nothing seen in a twelve
month equals the skirts they are selling
of velvet; first cut, then sewed, to fit and
lastly handed to the neediewoman who
works on the breaths in fine rocco
style, trails and punches of roses, wreaths
and flurries of red and purple poppies, OF
I'm gca nf nj IA M ri.
There is a lovely chrysophrase green
lately talked of, in lustreless peau-de-
sole and meant to combine with yellow,
as 1t does, with astonishing harmony when
one seesa bodc"an over chrysophrase illu-
sion bagging upon a tight high-folded
belt of pure canary-colored velvet and the
skirt beaded in long fern points, curling
down unevenly from the waist, in little
round, translucent yellow stones.
The part that feathers and flowers
play in al this medley of fragile things
is not Inconsiderable, and the woman who
is looking for something as inexpensive as
pretty in her new ball dress can ma Ike her
self very smart, indeed, in a little white
figured taffeta, its square-necked bodice
looped in chiffon or tissue, with masses
of white hyacinths and crescent of these
flowers caught IL the black coils Of her
hair.
- For gloves hers must wrinkle full. of
course, to the elbow, all white and only
white Since none others are used in the
evening, and catch very tight over the
wrist with three pointed pearl buttons.
The gloves are of glazed or suede kid, and
the more splendid their buttons the greater
the satisfaction of their wearers. Some
of them are pretty little pearls set in gold
The morning times., 1895-09-22

as an artist, one must possess versatility as
well as talent. 1t is impossible Just to
work along one line. Why, even men like
Chase and Butler must put aside the ideal
and paint portraits for a living. My most
successful innovation has been with my
bill posters. The one that l did for the
spring exhibit of the Artist-Artisans is,
believe, considered the best. 1t is really
very interesting work, and l wonder that
other women have not taken it up. The de-
light of it is that you can let your imagina-
ton run riot; and, besides" Miss Edison
added, arching her eyebrows, ait pays"
Miss Edison has done some really clever
water color sketches. One especially pret-
ty in color and technique is a corner of the
studio occupied by herself and Miss Hicks
who has made name for herself as art
director for several well-known printing
houses.
The studio of these two bachelor maids
is one of the prettiest in the city. 1t is
up many flights of stairs from one of the
most crowded thoroughfares, away from
II the rush and roar and as quantity pref
ty as rugs from Hindoostan, draperies from
Java and japanese sketches on the wall
from the clever brush of Robert Blum
could combine to make it.
Miss Amy Mali Hicks, who is largely
self taught, is a Brooklyn girl. She is
tail and rather drlicately built, but show
ing both in manner and expression an
immense amount of force ana determina-
ton. Miss Hicks first work was wall
paper designing ana some of her pronounced
successes were shown at the Columbian
Exhibition. Finding that this work alone
could not be made to pay she did metal
tracery work for several years for the
Tiffany Company. The work in which
she excels and which at present absorbs
most of her time is that of directing the
art work at various printing presses. All
the fine work of the Lotus Press is done
under her supervision. Her end of the
business is mainly designing elaborate
programmes, menus, whist cards, etc. To
fill such position satisfactorily thor
ough grounding in historical and orna-
mental art is necessary, as well as a
knowledge OF most intricate lettering and
an ability to conventionaliZe all IDEAS
Such position pays from S25 to $50
month. and as a woman is not often called
upon 10 give over three mornings OF after
moons per week TO each firm, the remunera-
tinn is fair.
The latest fad among the owners of fine
libraries is the use of the book plate" in
place of the ordinary inscription. These
plates are small, not often over three
inches in diameter, and are beautifully de-
signed, sometimes with the family crest in
terwoven with some bookworm's fayorite
motto. Sometimes the design is gotten up
wholly as an emblem of the owners taste
or some fad in literature, and again the
conception is left entirely to the imagina
tion of the artist
This line of industrial art, requiring both
ekillful fingers and love of detail, has natu-
rally fallen almost entirely into the hands
of women.
Miss Amy Richards, New England girl,
Is one of the most skilled designers Of
The morning times., 1895-09-22
Here's a Group
OF Clever Girls
INTERESTING DEPARTURES in
INDUSTRIAL ART BY WOMEN
Getting Out of Old Ruts and
Catering to the Poster
Craze.

Women who wish to make their art
studies in New York u profitable investment
have discovered in The last few years thas
the popular avenues in industrial art are
getting 10 be just as overcro wded as in any
other business. 1t is impossible for a girl
to make even modest living designing
book covers, not to speak of the $1,000 a
year which crowned Miss Alice Morse's
first efforts iu that direction.
The young women who are now making
marked success, and incidentally a com
Portable number of dollars in industrial art
are women who have planned new depart
ures for their talents, or have taken im-
nledia~ advantage of every fresh opening
Every firm in the city that is in any way
associated with industrial art, ur dependent
upon the workers, is always on the alert for
something new and original, and to meet
such demands is the object of the clever
young artisans.
Designing ''book plates" for the own
ers of large libraries is perhaps the latest
departure, unless an exception is made in
favor of the bright young woman who has
kept up with the procession by designing
some of the most original bill-posters of
the season Other women have gone in for
engraving an d metal tracery and for decor
ating interiors;. employing methods entirely
different from the old style of fresco in
water colors.
The. position of art director in an up-to-
date printing establishment is new open
ing in industrial art, and one that go far
has been taken advantage of almost ex-
clusively by women.
One of the best known industrial art
workers now in New York is Miss Myra
Burr Edison, of bill-poster fame. She is
Western girl, with proverbial Western
pluck and ambition. Her studies have been
mainly carried on at the Artist-Artisan
School, under the guidance of Walter Shir-
law and Jc.1 Simpson. She started, as do
most freshmen in industrial art designing
book covers. Excellent examples of her
skill in this line of work appeared last
winter in the exhibit of the Architectural
League.
But" as Miss Edison said in a recent in
terview, "to earn ones living in New York
The morning times., 1895-09-22

rims, some of valuable jewels. and to fol-
low the very latest little whimsical notion
a pair of tiny cuff links catch the two sides
of the glove wrist together. The links
are gold. set with stones and have open a
sufficient space to show a pretty blue
yeined wrist beneath.
1t is about the not irreprOachable shoul-
ders of the Still lively mammas that the
black and white ostrich feather is going
soon TO kindly curl Clusters of them will
fit over the shoulder point where no sleeve
is used, and bodices will be trimmed with
black and white chiffon, edged and lined
with a curly feather trimming, not more
than half inch wide. An exceedingly nice
use OF this feather trimming is made on the
delicate little wraps that women will carry
into the bathrooms and opera boxes with
/. them. These are capes fashioned of some
gauZy white goods just big enough to cover
the opening of a decollete W aist. They have
high collars made of long white feathers,
to gather protectingly about the throat,
while the four or six ruffled falls of chiffon
are bordered with just the narrow curling
edge of the feathers There are eintricatebows
The morning times., 1895-09-22

book-plates. Miss Richards came 10 New
York. as did most OF her fellow workers,
to learn to design book covers, but, al
though unusually successful In this. line,
she found that to NEE. her living it was
necessary to branch out: that woman could
not live4by book-eover designs alone.
Miss Richards working room is on a
pretty old-fashioned street just off Fifth
avenue, where from the front windows she
can look out upon trees and even grass.
She shares her pleasant quarters with Miss
Aspinwail, one OF the most artistic design
ers of wallpaper patterns in the city.
Miss Richards has been a hardworking
student for several years at both the
School of Applied Design and the Artist
Artisan School, making special study of
ornamental and historical art. At pres
ent she is working entirely without super
vision.
~ do not believe" she said recently,"in
working in a classroom too long. One
learns TO curb rather than use the imagina-
The morning times., 1895-09-22

ton Lee, devotes her entire time to filling
orders received by the Associated Artists
Society.
Some OF the finest work is done on cloth
of-gold. This beautiful material, which. is
especially designed for art work, is woven
of fine linen and gold thread. 1t costs $12
yard at wholesale, and is the preferred
background for all gorgeously colored fres
COS. In painting this material transparent
colors are employed, so that the lustre of
the gold is relieved. giving splendur of
finish impossible to gain from either can.
vass or plaster
Although canvass has been somew su-
perseded by the favorite cloth of gold, 1t is
still largely employed by artists who ad-
vocate its durability, strength and firmness
The morning times., 1895-09-22

More costly, perhaps more effective, is
a dress of pale rose-tinted satin with silver
and diamond embroidery marking the seams
of the skirt and the iow-cut bodice. The
corsage is softened with an edgiDg of
lace and has epaulettes of roses.
For the same fortunate young woman is
an evening dress of black lace, caught ou
the shoulders with clasps of diamonds
The sleeves are Of old point lace, with rosy
tulle peeping from beneath them.
House parties at Tuxedo and up the Hud-
son bring to the light of admiring eyes
heavy pique dresses in bright colors and
adapted for wear quite late in the fall.
One that have seen was o. fcream brown
with deep vandykes of deep lace about the
skirt and with lace edgings running up the
seams to hide under the brown velvet waist
The morning times., 1895-09-22
Purchased IA Laugh for $50.

A society girl, one of whose greatest at
fractions Is soft, little musical laugh,
entertained an interesting group lately
with an account of how that prominent
charm of hers was acquired VERY few
persons have. as You all know" she said.
''an agreeable laugh. l had simply moth.
ing that could be called such in my posses
sion. The lack made me seem grim and
too far from merry to be a successful
compa niun. So took lessons of an actor
and learned the mechanism of fcrced laugh
ter. This I practiced and improved my
self till had the,art to perfection and il
became second nature. 1t Gust me $50
10 buy my laugh. but / would not part
with 1t for thousands You can't guess
what boon it is when the social atn,os-
phere is full of ancient Joe MiIlerisns -
Chicago Chronicle
The morning times., 1895-09-22
cred two young Brooklyn girls indepen-

dered two young Brooklyn girls indepen-
dent.
The credit for this novelty is due Mrs.
Wheeler, of the Associated Artists So
ciety, and some of the cleverest designs for
this work have been from the brush of her
famous daughter, Dora Wheeler Keith. Mrs.
Keith, who has recently returned from
Paris, is now devoting her attention to
portrait work in pastels.
The two young ladies who at present fill
most of the orders for interior decoration
received by the Society of Associated Ar
lists are the Misses Lee. Miss Bessie Pom
eroy Lee has made distinct name for hel .
self in the art world as q decorator of lin
teriors."
The first work which brought her into
prominence was the execution of a series
of frescos for the beautiful residence of
Andrew Carnegie. Her designs for the
library of Mrs. Charles Pratt, of Brooklyn,
have also brought her favorable no.
tice, proving as they do not only a fine sense
of proportion, but an unusual color sense as
well The library of Mrs. C. B. Alexander
of this city. was also decorated by Miss
Lee, but probably the work which has
brought her most prominently before the
public is her decoration OF the ceilings of
Mr.. Fred Vanderbilts yacht.
The younger sister, Miss Emma Reding-