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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-23
MEXICO WITH
UNCLE SAM.

Chicago. November 49,
The Mexican government is
preparing to fight Spain in the
event Of war between the lat
ter country and the United
States. Large purchases of
supplies are being made by
Mexican agents here and
abroad.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-23

When the girl comes to be woman
look out. If she starts out in vigorous,
wonanfy health then 1t is pretty safe to
cay she will be a healthy, attractive,
beautiful woman.
The beginning of womanhood Is the
real crisis In woman's life. Nearly
always something is wrong then In tho
distinctly feminine organs. Maybe II
Isn't very serious-no matter-the time
to stop disease 10 when it starts.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-23

Or. Price Cream Baking Powder
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-23

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The morning times., 1896-09-03
DIED,

wHITTY-In this city, September I,
1896. at 1880 o. m-, Edward j. Witty,
son Of Catherine and the late Capt. j.
Whitty. aged twenty-six years
Funeral from the Church OF the Immacu-
late Conception, Thursday, at 1 p. m-
1t
sAYER-At Washington, Pa, Septem-
Der 1. 1896, at 11::S0 D. M, after "a long
and painful illness, Mrs. Sue E. Sayer, OF
No. IO3 sixteenth street northe e.
Washington, ID. c.
IntermeDt at Washington, Pa, Thurs
day. September 3, 1896. 1t
CHRISTIAN-MTs. Charlotte Christian,
beloved wife OF the late Jacob Christian.
departed this life on Monday afternoon at
$40, IN her forty-fifth year.
FuEerai will take place from the Lib
erty Baptist Church, corner Eighteenth and
streets northwest. on Thursday, sepiem-
Der B, 1896. at 2 O'Clock p M 1t
MoNTAGUE-At his residence, 2OO1 I
street northwest, of pneumonia, Monday
night. August 81. 1886, William Pepper
rel. eldest son OF the late George L.
Montague, OF Boston. AID CATHERINE F.
W. Montague
Funeral al st. ParI-s Episcopal Church,
Twenty;tbird street, Thursday afternoon
at o clock.
MUNRO-William Munro departed this
life after long and painful Illness at
O'Clock Tuesday morning, September L.
1896. Native OF Southeriandshire, Scot.
land.
Funeral will take place from his son-in-
laws residence, Robert Mcleod, No. 4O3
NJ street northeast. Funeral private. 1t
sIsToN N-Departed this life on Tuesday.
September 1896, at p. H., Bernard p,
infant sou OF Matthew A. and Kate Sistou.
aged five months and twenty one days.
Funeral from his parents residence, No.
81 First street southwest. Thursday.
September 3. 1896, at p. NJ. Relatives
and friends are invited TO attend.
The morning times., 1896-09-03


New York Sept. 2.-Everett. A. stephen,
Mrs H. Leavitt; Imperial. L. NJ. Taylor.
Jr, 8. Cunningham, Fly F. Reh arrived
in from Bremen on the extra boat OF the
North German line. the II. II Meir; Hoi
land, F. Belyer, Miss Eustis, DR.. X. Jenkins
and wife, Mrs. T. A. Mckee. Miss Josephine
H. DaDforth and Michael and Mary sells,
arrived from Bremen on the regular, the
Saale. OF the North German Line; Marlboro.
c. B. Pearson; Cosmopolitan. A. T. Norton.
G. b. Howard; Astor, G Bradford, u. b.
Crittenden, A. j. Houghton. W. T. and c.
II. Gala CHER, p. j. GarlighaD; Grand, II.
A. Boyd, c. McCafferty: Stuart, Miss H.
Hecht; Westminster. &. d. Whitney. st.
Denis. G. Louis. H. II. Talmage: Morton,
E. A. Lustig. ]. II. Bartlett; st. Cloud, C,
H. Buttes; Albemarle, Mrs. G. II. HiissD.
Mrs. r. F. Mohr; Continental, D. W. Beach.
Il. W. Ryan; Broadway. W. p. Robinson.
W. D. Wall; Murray Hill, o. 7. Staples;
Windsor, Mrs Winfield. Mrs. II. A Cole
man, F. W. Coleman. Mr. q. Kissing lett
the Plaza to sail for Plymouth. Cherbourg
and Hamburg on tile Hamburg-American
packet, Normandie.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
THEIR FIFTIETH YEAR.


Colored Odd Fellows win Celebrate
October I6.
The colored Odd Fellows of the District
will appropriately celebrate the nftteth
anniversary of the organiza 10 of the United
Order Friday. October 16. the plans being
finally determined upon at meeting OF
the executive comnittee held last night
in the Odd Fellows Hall, on NJ street north
west.
At noon there will be a great mass meet
ing OF Odd Fellows in their hall. which will
be addressed by A. II. Stephenson. the Dis
trict grand master: William j. Howard.
David Warner aud the Rev. FL. Mcintosh.
of San Francisco.
tl:30 there will be parade. in which
the twenty-five subordiDate lodges. with
the auxiliary corps. together with visiting
lodges, will take part. 1t is hoped to have
at least 2 500 men in line.
Following the parade there will be an
entertainment In the hall. After the enter
tainment there will be promenade re-
ception. which promises to be a swell
affair in colored social circles.
Among the invited guests are the lodges
OF Fredericksburg, F Richmond. Norfolk and
Alexandria, Va, and also the lodges from
Baltimore. Annapolis and Fredcricks, Nd.
Those having the affair in charge are
James Z. Ennis, chairman. A. E. Robin
son. vice chairman; George Carter. treas
urer. The reception committee is com
posed of A. T. Lewis, chairman; Charles
l.. Washington. William Walton, William
F. Swan, George Carter, Walter Qua rles,
Thaddeus Fields, Robert Thompson. Z. I.
Bowie. A. s. Howard, Jeremiah Adams,
s. H. wilkins, Miss Fanny Powelis, Miss
II. &. Hale and Miss Kate Dennis.
For the parade, Alexander Moten will
he chief marshal and Ills aides will be W.
F. Swan, right aid; Phillip Williams,
left aid. j. o. Holmes, chief OF staff.
Algie White, chief inspector; q. II. Ford,
SECRETARY of staff.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
COMING To The ThEATERS.

Miss Emma Steiner, whose opera COM
paDy, tearlDg her name, has curing this
aEu iast week been Pia yins atthe urand
Opera House, has ctastoEeu considerable
continent as a musical director. Each
night she sits at the leaders desk ana is
tlIc INSPIRATION of every III usiclan and every
singer
Iuus far the company has bee n heard in
other peoples woIk, Lut Lext week MISS
steiner will present 10 the Washington
pubic work or her own. for she Is a COLL
poser of QlstiBcuon- The opera is called
The Little Huzzar," ana premises u
novelty as well as an assured success
Iue work WAS presented at The Fifth
Avenue Theater, New YORK city, last year,
ana was rseeived with much phase, WHICH
Miss Steiner hopes to have repeated here.
Al the prInciptts or the present COMPANY
Will appear, and in ADDITION two we'll
Snown singers vino had leading roles In
the New lorh production, Will come dow Il
TO sing their original parts.
Mr.. WhiteseIfs urst attraction carries
out nis PROMISE tn tne puDnc when lac as
samed the management OF the BiJou, To
turnisi tne best amusements TO he procured
at popular prices This being SLOW eason
for actors, and as many or them are WILL
iuS To accept engagcnIents at smaller
salaries than before, Ne has been able to
no much better Tran even he expected
There are already a numher OF excellent
companies piaying the week stanus at
pupa Tar prices throughout The country, ami
ala anager Whitesen nas all the oest oil them
Next week he will present to his patrons
Mr.. MyrOn Lerringwcii and Effie Darling, In
their powerful play, The Hand OF Fate"
iiulh are we'll known IN Jne ufamatic wUrid
as accomplished players, and their engage
ment at such low prices Is somewhat sur
prislng. NeveftheIesS these actors find
that, by working longer hours. that Is. Civ
ing both afternoon and evening per
rormances, they can make as much at
cheap prices as by playing only at night,
hence lne pUDic profits by the plan ihe
box sheet Tor the advance sale Of seats
opens this morning.
..Isnam's OeloIoons," which will he
at Kernan' S Lyceum next week, have among
the long list OF names those or some or the
best singers and SPECIALISTS OF their race.
The entertainment Will be first-claSs and
largely on the operate, and the scenes, to
which all has been adapted, are piquant
and beautifully costumed. o..
The young manager believes in having
only wnat Is first-claSs, "a nd in doing every
thing in an up-to-date style, and to that
end mas spent money lavishly In securing
talent and making the entertainment the
best of the season, knowing full we'll that
the amusement loving Americans delight
not alone in what pieases the ear but the
eve as well.
The singing is said to be unrivalled and
the costuiniUg aD.. Scruic effects be,lutIIcl
No one should miss hearing the Bronze
Melba,'' Madame Flower, who was the
summer sensation at Nantasket.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
DEATH RATE DECLINES.
Health Office Report shows O De
Crea sed Mortality.


creased Mortality.
The mortality OF the city during the
past week was over 1 3 per cent less than
that OF the previous week. The number Of
deaths reported to the health department
was 50. as against 106. in the week be-
fore The death rate fell accordingly from
1909 TO 1913. or the total deaths, 45
were OF whites ard ~ colored
The principal diseases were the di-
arrheal. causing IA fatal cases, and af-
fcctions of the lungs, 16. OF which 4 We're
from bronchitis, and from pneumonia. as
against / from this latter by the last
report Infant mortality declined from So
TO 81. OF those under one year old. No
death from any OF the contagi or in
fectious naladies occurred, except from
typhoid fever and 1 from Group. There were
g fatalities from heat-stroke.
The meteorological conditions presented
q barometric;il mean OF &c. co, a mea II rela-
tive humidity OF 80, being Z in excess of
that reported last. The temperature OF
the atmosphere reached SO degrees, on the
ed, and fell to the minimum of 53 de-
grees on the 2Stb, thus ranging 35 de-
grees during the week. There Were 1--WE
clear and two cloudy days, with winds
averaging five miles per hour.
OF scarlet fever, new cases were re-
ported: houses were released from
quarantine, leaving still In isolation.
or dipbtberia, IL new cases were re-
ported; warning card was removed from
house, and l remained p1acarced. Births
reported, lis, and marriages, 13.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Equity Court, No. 1--Justice Cox-Kel-
ley VS.. Kelley; appearance. OF absent de
feudaut ordered. Powell VS.. Powell. testi-
niony before William Mohun, examiner.
ordered taken. shaw VS.. Shaw; testi-
Inony before Edward Forrest, examiner,
ordered taken AdriaaHs VS.. johnson ct at.
order pro confessO VS.. certain defendants.
Bishop vs.. Constantine ct al; decree sub
s;ituting William II. Fierce and james j.
Darlington, trustees. Noel VS. Noel. testi-
uony before William Herbert Smith. ex-
auiner, ordered taken. In re Abfie Paul,
iunatic: order appointing Margaret Nc
QUadc, committee, etc. Rose va. Granite
state Provident Association, order direct
ing receiver TO pay solicitors fees. In re
william T. Koehler. alleged lun;:.ic; wit
OF inqmsition ordered tn issue. Hoover VS..
1896. Hoffecker, jr. VS.. Estes ct al re-
s;raining order till further order, Perry
vs. Marmaduke ct al: order Continuing in
junction till further order. Hall vs.. Hop
kins: order pro confesso VS.. defendant
Alpigiui VS.. Olivieri ct ai.; order pro cOu-
fesso VS.. Hertford.
Circuit Court, No. l. Justice Cox-Unitetl
VS.. Murphy; Judgment by default and ref
erence to auditor. Buckner vs.. Strebel:
do. Richard & Co. ys. Foley; fiat OH sci Ia.
Washington Brewing Company VS.. Gedry
Judgment by default Wells VS.. Open
heimer, ct al. do.
Probate Court, Justice Cox Estate of
Drusilla Dorsey; order OF sale OF bonds and
stocks. Estate of Cassius R. Carter; in
ventory filed Estate OF George BOggs
order to withhold Investment. Estate OF
Louisa T.. Watrous; will filed. Estate
OF Winfred Boland: do Estate of Will
lam Shoemaker; inventory filed. Estate
OF Charles Fox; will partly proved.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
Davis. the north e5 feet of lot 8, square

Davis. the north % feet OF lot 8, square
1900. SO.
raaA Z. Davis ct ux to William II.
ocviE7lon, lot 81, square sSS, in CnarIiOn's
sub, $4,000.
a. NJ. Green ct ux to Mary E. Carl, lots
IL and 13, block IL. Buena Vista, 80.
part or original hot Is. square 1:i4. $40
Sarah C. GraDtum and Adelaide Smith
to Lawrence Il. Fletcher. part or lot "a,
section 4. Barry Farm. 500.
Barbara and George Goctz to Setelll
Gcetz, parts described in lib. R. NJ. H, No.
26. fol. 3T4. lib. 1152, fol 465. and Hb.
1445, fol. So. Azada. S11 ,0C0.
Fielder +. Hackney ct ux TO Richard L.
WLlkinson, part of original lot AZ, square
500. SO.
Francis A. Kennedy ct ux to John Ken
Dedy, lot rs, square 616, in Thompson sub,
S10.
Henry c. Longnecker ct ux to Charles
ii. Latimer lot 80. block 4. and lot block
=. in Longnecker's addition. Congress
Heights. $500.
Louis II. Meyers and Victor Anderson,
trustees. to Allen :. Johnson. lot s6, square
30 in Ward's ct al sub. $3.50.
Catherine n. Thompson to Fielder r
Hackney, part OF original lot Al, square
sos, $40
Asa Whitehead ct ux to Joseph j Dar-
Hngton. an undivided onehalf interest in
or rginal lots 4, ard 3, square 1889 and
original lots 6 and 4 square 1895
The morning times., 1896-09-03
ELOPED on 4 fANDEf BIKE
New Jersey Couple 0utdistanced
Papa's Horse and cAaise.
He Pushed Them Hard, But Crossed
the Line as the Justice Ended
the Ceremony.

New brunswick, N. j., Sept. 2.-Deter-
mined to wed In spite of parental 0pp0si-
ton, Miss Hannah Parsons, farmers
young daughter, living near Dayton, fled
to this city on a tandem bicycle with
Joseph Mechlin, her lover, last night, and
was married by Justice Of the Peace Charles
Sedan.
Mechlin, who lives near the Parsons
farm, has been In love with Miss Parsons
for long time, but on account OF the girls
youth, as well as the lovers tender age,
the Persons had positively forbidden rne
wedding Miss ParNns is seventeen years
old and good looking. Mechlin attained
his majority q few weeks ago, and deter
mined to wed the girl In spite of opposition.
Having inherteda a little none y the young
man purchased a tandem, and he and Miss
Parsons frequently rode on it. Neither
the parents OF the girl nor OF the young man
ever dreamed that the young couple would
use the wheel as means Of eluding paren-
tai vigilance, but plans were made and last
night, when the two started off for q ride
they had decided that they would not re-
turn until they were man and wife.
Confidence In the hired girl, however.
came near spoiiing their plans. They had
not gone far when the hired girl told Mrs.
Parsons.
About an hour later, when Mr.. Parson
returned from town, he learned OF his
daughters flight. he turned his hon..
toward New brunswick and drove fun
ous!y. Arriving at Squire Sedams', he
knocked at the door, but the elopers had
beaten him and at that moment were being
married by the justice.
AS the heavy knocks were heard on the
door, the bride turned pale and trembled,
but the bridegroom told the justice to go
on. Failing to receive response. MI.
Parsons was starting way when he saw
the tandem leaning against the porch,
with anger in his mind he deliberately
took out his knife and punctured both tires.
Not satisfied with this, he started to kick
out the spokes, when the door opened and
his daughter and son-in-law walked upon
the porch.
Parsons was very angry, but Ielented
when his daughter threw herself into his
arms, and he forgave the disobedient
children.
my old horse is a runner" Parsons ex-
claimed TO the justice, but he can't catch
them pesky bicycles
The disabled tandem was placed In the
farmers wagon, and the forgiven elopers
started for home with the farmer.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
BPNORfHIANS FIX THE DATE
District Convention to Be Held No
vember -, IA and IS.
Committee Reports Received and
Winters Work Planned by the
Board Of Control.

The board OF control of the District
Epworth League held its regular monthly
meeting al Foundry AZ. E. Church, last ight
The most important matter for consider
alton was that or the date of the annual
District convention. 1t was finally
decided to hold tie convention November
Is, IA and L.
The meeting OF the boar I'd was called to
order by the president, AIR. r. e. 'Taskef
Devotional exercises were led by Rev. L.
/. McDOugle, OF Trinity NJ E. Church of
Alexandra. After the conclusion of the
devotional part of the meeting, the minutes
OF the last regular meeting were read and
adopted, and the reports of the varioU
officers and committees were submitted.
All were approved.
The president. in his report, suggested
that the league take part in the Anti
Saloon League meetings to be he'd In
October; that the date OF the annual
District convention be determined upon,
and that the members OF the board hold
themselves in readiness to be called upon
to make addresses whenever their services
should be needed.
The report OF the treasurer, II. E @. n.
Austin, urged that some measure be taken
looking toward the Establishments OF the
debt OF $50 now entailed on the board.
Miss Esteile Crump, as superintendent OF
the Junior League, advised the formation
of junior chapters am ong the country
churches and pastorates.' ''''.
The recording secretary, Mr.. F. T. Israel.
announced that a new chapter had been
formed at Congress Heights, Nd, rails
ing the total number OF chapters In the
District to thirty five.
1t was decided, after discussion, that
the board should accept the invitation OF
the Anti-Saloon League OF the District to
conduct the prelude to the meeting 10 be
held in Foundry Church, Monday, October
8.
Messrs. F. E. Taskcr and F.. ]. Metcalf
were elected delegates to the national con-
vention ofthe American Anti Saloon Lea que,
to be held in this city December 8. Mr..
Tasker was appointed as representative
Of the league on the board of control of the
Anti-SaloOh League.
After an address by Rev. McDougle, Of
Alexandria, in which he solicited the CO.
operation OF the District league. 1t was
una ninously voted to consider the chap pter
in Trinity Church an affiliated orsaniza-
ton, and a Committee OF three was ap-
pointed to arrange Tor a cooperation rally
TO be held there in the near future
The Committee in charge stated that ar
rangements for the mass meeting to b. held
at McKendree Church on the 1th inst
were being perfected, and that the program
would be mostly musical one.
Then followed the discussion regarding
the annual convention Various dates and
plans We're suggested. but the dates as
given above were finally unanimously
agreed upon. All arrangements were left
to the discretion OF thecaDineI OIL he board
The president stated that tie District
chapters, SO Tar, were highly in favor Of
the plan to endeayor TO nave the interna
tional convention OF tue league held here
in 80, and that steps were being taken in
that direction.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

James German was Yesterday arrested
by Officers Sherwood. Beach and Young
for the theft of lot Of copper wire from
the Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
z, when about ZOO feet of the feed
wire ofsthe line between Washington and
Falls Church was cut from the line.
In the police court yesterday Rebecca
Quill. for drunkenness, was fined. $3.50,
and James Scott. colored. for disorderly con-
duct and obtaining goods under false pre-
tense, was fined SIS. nine tramps. charged
with vagrancy, were committed to the
gang for ten days. The mayor has issued
orders to the police to arrest all tramps
and suspicious characters found on the
streets.
The funeral of the late Mrs Amanda NJ.
Violet took place yesterday morning from
the Alexandria Infirmary. The services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Kirkwcod.
The funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Sarah Grimes. at her late home on
st. Asaph street, We're conducted by Rev
$. A. Wallis.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie NJ Reynolds
took place yesterday evening from Grace
Church. Rev c. L. Ball conducted the
services.
In the United States court yesterday,
Judge R. W. Hughes. the case against II.
M. Owens, the defaulting postmaster OF
Waterfall. Prince William county. was
heard. Owens was charged with embeZ-
Ziing $647-97, which was fully proven.
and the prisoner was scntenced to six
months imprisonment in the King county,
N. Y, penitentiary-
The Jury in the case of Emma Williams,
colored, indicted for forging an order for
a registered letter, rendered q verdict Of
not guilty.
Afer continuing the case of j. r. MUIR
ray, indicted for violation OF the Internal
revenue law, the court adjourned for tho
term.
More than fifty members Of Belle Haven
Council, Jr. o. U. a. NJ, with representa-
lives from the other councils of the ortler
in this city. paid a fraternaI visit to Thomas
jefferson Council, in Washington. Tues
day night. The eAlexandrians returned home
much pleased with their trip.
Josephine Lee, coiored, was arrested yes
terday by officer Lyles, for stealing
stove from Laura Robinson.
Goodwill Lodge, No. ., and Star of Hope
Lodge. No. 12, with delegations from
other lodges OF Washington. will pay a
fratcrnaI visit to Golden Light Lodge, I.
O. G. T., OF this city, on Tuesday night
next
Az an early hour last night the residence
OF Mrs. George Washington, at the corner
OF Patrick and Duke streets. was robbed
OF $fo0. The thief took the money from a
bureau drawer, In which there vas q fox
OF icwelry worth at least $500. It h
thought that the money was taken by some
enc familiar with the premises.
The morning times., 1896-09-03

These skirts are fitted as carefully
over the hips as outside skirts are, and
there is absolutely no fullness to be dis
posed of at the waist line. The bands
are hardly ever over quarter OF an
inch wide, and they are Loose SO that
they insure a long waist line, a thing
that is so necessary with the present mode
OF dress.
on limited incomes place much faith in
the efficacy OF a well-fitted skirt, for
it bcautlfes many an Ordinary dress. The
same skirt can be worn with all gowns
and can be cleaned by home processes
The morning times., 1896-09-03
To Exeoute the VIII.

Lulie 8. Chase and Clara Chase are
appointed to execute the will OF the late
Eliza Foskey, which was filed yesterday.
The paper is dated August 20. 1896. and
gives her property to her daughter, Lena
Foskey, and directs that her residence. No.
400. Franklin street northwest. be sold
and the money deposited in bank for her
daughter The sale is to be made in the
discretion of the trustees. The balance
in bank is to he paid to the daughter
when she is twenty five years old. Fannie
C. Chase is named as guardian.
The morning times., 1896-09-03

in black and white.
The finishing touch was given by q
collarette OF tulle and insertion, which
was clasped around the neck with an
onyx buckle The collarette, which was
as deep as the shoulders, was designed
to wear over any gown, as indeed was
ehe silk overdress. If deprived Of its
neck ornament. and the overdress, the
grass linen gown was q morning dress
tit for breakfast. A hasty Adjustment
OF the overderss and the gowp became
. dressy hftle reception robe. These are
the cunning touches of toilet which the
Fashions Of the year and . clover woman
can make possible.
The morning times., 1896-09-03
FOR MORNING CALLERS.

A HOSTESS in white grass cloth it was
n who greeted some guests who dropped
in to make thei r first calls of the au-
tumn. The hostess was emerging from
mourning, and the grass cloth, with its
course weave, suggested a color without
seeming one.
The dress was a princess with sleeves
bouffant, edged with soft silk. TIE
skirt hung evenly all around and was
stiffened with hair cloth n front to
make a perfectly smooth breadth.
Over the princess dress was slipped a
sleeve less gown OF black India silk.
This was gathered n at the belt in
front The back fitted the waist tightly,
The morning times., 1896-09-03
Vests.
Palace,
8l2-814 Seventh Street.
us Market Space.
FLOWER PErTIcOATs.

THE popularity of sheer light mater
ais for gowns this summer has called
out no end OF dainty silk petticoats.
An apple blossom taffeta skirt is the pride
Of fiourisiiing lingerie establishment.
and it certainly is delightfully."- suggestive
of spring blossoms.
Taffeta OF pale pink, shot with the
palest green. forms the foundation of
the full godet skirt. Around the bottom
Of the skirt there are three full rufilcs
OF the shot taffeta, clt in scallOl aud edged
with full ruches Of deep rose taffeta.