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The herald., 1896-07-26

and outlined in rows >of narrow white
lace; sleeves just without the pale of
right cut. A skirt one yard too narrow
about the bott ON, on which was a ruffie
| or two. The hat was as unbecoming as
the straw turban is always and to every
face, two punches of flowers falling be-
hind each ear, the hat resting on low
coil of hair.
But, while the style of the costume Is
Immediately striking when you consid-
er her now prominent personality, her
eyes have sufficient magnetism to catch
yours, and there you are held In spite of
youreslf. Her figure is extremely thin
and needs to be placed in the hands of
first-clasS modiste to make 1t CONNIE
il faut.
AS with all well-educated women. she
has an immense amount of confidence,
and my sympathy will go out to any
woman unhappy enough to offer her a
patroniZing manner. She is even now
obtaining dashes of it here and there.
| saw her again today in her hotel
apartments. Her dress was of some
light silk, covered with chiffon, and l
found her more prepossessing minus a
hat for she owns head of pretty brown
hair. She has not a particularly cordial
manner just now. First, heavy cold
is atflicting her. Then, her husband
rather guards her utterances. Not that
she is likely to err, for she is too good
a lawyer to say the wrong thing at
any time. 1t is not to be generally ad-
mitted but 1t Is fact that she is strong
ly in favor of woman suffrage and will
help the suffragists all she can if the
future finds her in power But her ad
vocacy of the suffrage question is es-
sentially we'll balanced one, for her
home and husband come first ,and she
is an all-around good housekeeper. She
Is in deadly terror of newspapers and
finds herself thrown into veritable
maze of publicity
She looks to me about 35 years of age.
She moves about very slowly, but has
immense endurance of body and mind.
AS she has taken so little interest in
things ofa social nature for years, i'm
agine she will require much study to
place her with any pleasure in the whirl
of social functions or to make that phase
of her Washington life happy one.
Still aside from the power of Mr..
Bryan's personality as he speaks, he has
as little style in looks as she. The hap
PLY Indifferent ideas to general conven-
tionalities was quite noticeable the
morning after the nomination. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were receiving
guests in the bedroom at one of the
smaller hotels Mr.. Bryan was totally
used up and was lying on the bed, at the
foot of which stood his wife, greeting her
callers. Two old-looking tables, deco
rated with flowers, newspapers and gen
eral trash, were in evidence and several
stuffy plush chairs, and as the day was
blistering hot the ensemble was not en-
tirely agreeable. Why not a suit of
rooms at least, where the weary could
be at rest and the callers made comfort
able?
The Nebraska woman has a passion
for lace of all widths. but the narrow ia
apparently the prize. Mrs Bryan is no
exception to the rule and most of her
toilette shows the unhappy results of
yards or this trimming. She can be made
to look very pretty woman 1 would
put her in well-made gown Of dark
The herald., 1896-07-26

OF the clowns of private life"-of tell
ing more than ''twice-told tales" of
palming off almanac humor as his own,
and finally he reached the last stage
Of explaining his puns to those upon
whom he sprung them.
Most like his end was near anyhow,
but something occurred al this juncture
to hasten his 'shufIiing off" He fell in
love with a maid of honor. She was an
aristocrat of a peculiar type-a sort of
aristotype. Yorick said her tresses
We're of Titan hue, and she explained to
him that she had had scarlet fever in
early life and it had settled in her hair
He told her that he had no coat of arms,
but that she was welcome to the arms
of his coat; that he wished her to be-
come his companion in armS,"' for;
pleasure escutcheon her about the
waist
The old adage is Love begets love-"
For time 1t seemed that Yoricks
might be spontaneous variety. She
kept him in suspense, and you know
yourself, Horatio, that much of this
amatorial sitting on the fence wears
out the seat of ones affections. When
Yorick'S had become threadbare she
became more gracious and promised
him to help heal his hurts and in future
to help him avoid hurting his heels.
Of you never have had chilblains you
cannot appreciate the latter kind Of
flee, Horatio)
A-lack-a-day! They might have lived
happily ever after, but Yorick fell a VIC
tim to his illadvised humor. His dull
cinea had one of those sweet, sensi-
tive, kissable mouths such as the fair
Juliet possessed, and permitted Romeo
to shock with his osculatory dynamo
but which in these degenerate, gum
chewing days are seldom found in the
flesh; and of this she was justly proud.
Wishing grateful flattery one day, she
asked him how he liked it. He said he
thought it pretty good as a whole. She
never forgave this atrocious pun. Civ
ing him sort of from the-cradle-to-th the
grave glance, she began to diffuse a.
cold storage atmosphere that soon con-
gealed poor Yorick's life current.
And this, Horatio, is all the mortal
part left of poor Yorick. Where now
be your gibes?" your gambols? your
songs? your flashes of wit that were
wont to set the table in roar. Not one.
Now get thee to my lady's chamber and
tell her, let her paint an inch thick"
let her dust her hair with never-say-dye
bronzing powder; let her upon her age
make fictitious returns to the census
taker; ito this favor must she come:
make her laugh at that"
w. ID. TOWNSEND,
Pasadena, Cal.
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POOR Y0RICK
A Classical Dissertation on Skulls, by a Liter.
ary Scullion
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ALAS, poor Yorick! l knew him we'll,
Horatio, fellow of infinite jest of most
excellent fancy" He came of a family
tree. garnished by repeated windfalls
of illustrious names. Trace with me
his ancestry, Horatio. Yoricks great
great grandfather, Yorick l., was lit
tie ''off color" intellectually. He mar
ried the daughter of a retired weather
prophet. Their son, Yorick H., espous-
ed the daughter of a retired mechanical
genius, who imagined himself profound
strategist, destined some day to outflank
the genius of perpetual motion. Their
son, Yorick Ill, took for his helpmeet
the daughter of a trombone soloist in
an orchestra attached to a skating rink
Their son Yorick ~, allied himself with
the house of an amateur poet Their
son, Yoriek V, mated the daughter Of
a chronic punster, and the fruit of this
marriage was the much lamented Yor-
lex now III hand. The maceration and
sublimation Of such ancestral ingredi-
ents broke natures back. She
sighted her work in the last evolution,
and, as Il result, our YOrick was the
greatest galaxy of allied hereditary ag-
gregations ever shown under one can
Vas, since tLG ground WhereOn You
now stand was a bowling wilderness"
He could not help being d fool, both
physically and mentally
The immortal Puck hath said: what
fools these mortals bel" The cause of
this sarcastic ejaculation was the ex-
tremely poor quality Of the fools Of
Puck's time. Puck was morbidly SEN
sitive, probably, ana could no more
brook a poor fool than some can "a
harmless, necessary cat" But Yorick
was trump fool: he was the most
eminent fool Of his time; his life was
one continuous kinetoscopic joke NV
father could not bear to see such talent
immured in the country village in which
Yorick lived, so he called him to court,
Horatio, that he might have the asso-
citation of the celebrities in other pro-
fessions, to which his ability in his
own pursuit entitled him.
Yoricks peculiar genius. Horatio,
was the resultant of propilious blend
ing of lightweight musician. amateur
poet and chronic punster. He was al
ways bobbing up serenely either whist
ling a stave Of Il Wierd strain, which so
electrified everybody that he was eucr-
gized by desire to help him through
with it, SO that he could get it off the
frames; or, imposing a couplet so
temptingly thin, that e'en in his dreams,
by the nightmares grin, his soul was
coWed for his fiendish sin; or, dazzling
. coterie of courtiers by the scintilla-
The herald., 1896-07-26

blue, high sleeves and white vest front:
the present ailor-finish tipped over her
face from the high-coiled hair; suede
gloves silver-tlpped pocketbook, and
behold Mrs. Possible President Bryan,
chic and attractive to the eye, a Gibson
up-to-date woman.
forcibly of Mrs. Cleveland-the same
calm, penetrating gaze, which reads you
thoroughly and what you are after
Many ladies who We're calling socially
she was fearful of as newspaper report
ers, and while her best friends are in the
profession this sudden rise to dizzy
heights is little worrying.
She will spend her summer at her coun-
try home. with the babies and forget all
the coming excitement of next fall
Mary Beirne in San Francisco Examiner.
The herald., 1896-07-26
Plain in Dress Is 1rs. w. ]. BRYAN

CHICAGO, July EFF Mrs. Bryan
goes to the White house there will he
kindly hospitality, but no style-no.
never. AS far as Worth gowns go, they
will seldom greet the eye.
AS this now prominent little lady
arose from her seat on the platform on
the eventful Friday afternoon, she ap-
peared so quiet in dress, so utterly with
out individuality in her gowning, that
several We're loath to believe she was
the wife OF the nominee. simple little
black dress, cut with several "points"
about the waist, in zouave style,
The herald., 1896-07-26
Notions
Ladies' Vests and Hosiery, Etc.

IS Dozen Vests erbbed with p nice
2 Dozen fleece Lined vests hne Mao cotton full Ribbed trimmed
kIh Aprons made best domestic hemmed length
SC
Price
Dozen Chdens ebk Stainless all sizes 6s to Srs
Saep
Dozen hdrns superior quality ribbed guaranteed fast black
were 25c Sale Price
The herald., 1896-07-26
Silks


designs and quality;
SC yd\
!
in
Black Boe Tafa wide and small
and al alpurel prceb
2inheSv andpu
sI.oogra grade,
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Sheets and Pillow Cases
Ready Made

Made from good quality Sheeng well made are torn and on by hand and
hand, muslin.
hem. sale Price soc each
o5 worth 75c
\ Sale Price
Sale 81 25
md
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DOreSticS

Three cases muslin;
ncessary-everyone all about this We propose sell what
than bolt sale Price &c yd
Bleached Muslin, good quality and niS
and regular price of which 5 yd. Sale Price 4c yd.
Twenty-Five pieces Beached Sheetng, good
finish and oldreguary T yd Sale Price Only lOc yd
Bed Seng best grade nice and full w
regular price yd. sale Price Only l7c yd
Bleached Muslin,
sells everywhere I2zc yd. Sale Price I0c yd.
Fifteen Bedpeds handsome
terms, have selling Sale Price ST 90
The herald., 1896-07-26
Corsets, Waists, Etc.

Corsets, ventang only long
lengths superior netting finished with cou stripping and gd
all sizes; regular price 5oo Sale Price 4Oc.
Hanks elegantly patterned
stripped sane silk embroidered very shape
all sizes; good Sale Price 35c.
Scng made of heavy out steels hips
tapes side with elegant
been selling at 90; broken. Sale Price soc.
Ladies' Wrappers ne made with long Bishop
ruhe shoulders. Sale Price 75c to S LIS.
Waists closed with detachable
COLLARS lawn and pae handsome patterns, nicely and styshy
made; and Sale Price ST 90 Each.
The herald., 1896-07-26
Black and COlOred Dress Goods

Black and COlOred Dress Goods
ss high
ps~ec
n""' "N~0" pretty patterns and FAMOUS Z" d~'
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Innings
sas good quality lining full in wde suitable for lining;
regular Sale Price 7c yd.
Fibre Chamo in wde fine quality WE'LL and the
Price
fancy WIDE soft and fine quality lining
regular Sale Price zoe.
Suah Waist Lining in wide good weight and firm silk
lining made; regular Sale Price 25c.
Cotton Canvas wide good quality the best skirt sng; regular
Sale Price lOc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
FINANCIAL NEWS

In spite Of temporary furry nj the open
ing, the market kept sirorg today and closed
trm. London also closed steady. There,
however, the session was more dull than ON
this side of tho biz pond. Prices We're just at
New York parity. On Wall street however,
there were several big changes. Baltimore Il
Ohio, that went from 10 10 l2ls yesterday.
went back 10 Is today. and Union Pacific
jumped from 10 10 lll9
The bank statement hat was received today
was as good "a any that has been given dur
ing the past month 1t shows an increase in
reserve OF 81, ,0a2.i15: an increase in loans of
S,,623GOO decrease in specie of 1895. 100; an
increase in legal tenders of s4,sil, 800; an in
crease in deposits OF Sll, al, 100 and decrease
in circulation Of s22030O.
The railroad reports for the last week OF
November that were received today were as
follows:~ Ontario & Wes ern, decrease, SG321
Texas Pacific, decrease, $S579; Southern Rail
way decrease s97.6ol; Missouri Pacific decrease
1888. COO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Naval Apprentices Run Away From
Coasters HarhOr Island.
Police Of Nearby Cities Asked to Help
TO Capture Them.

One hundr'd d naval apprentice boys
made dash for liberty this afternoon ct
Newport and 20 succeeded I'm ssca ping
from'Coastors HSrbor Island. The New
port and Fall River poi'e have batn
nsked to help the Unite: states officials
In capturing th1 boys
The outbreak occurred at 2:3) O'Clock,
Cou mander Dickens Is in Washington on
Official business. Lieutenant Commander
j. 5. Logan was in charge today snd
could do nothing to prevent the iroueli
which hsd been brewing for several days.
The apprentices are stationed on the
island wnich is connected with the main
land by bridge. Tie bridge is guarded
by only one marine ana lie IL not ro-
viJed with ammunition. The boys nave
b en- confirei to the land for over Elk
months and recently there has been
much c!ss.,isfaotioD. The sentinel on
the hringe was powerless when the IS
formed flying wedge ana started at
full speed over the britga Twenty sue
ceedod In escaping while many returned
to The island voluntarily. Aid was sum-
rioned AT onca and others were 6sp. ed
In the vicinity. Lisricnsnt CcinmSnd1r
Logon notified the police OF NoTport and
Fa!l hivcr To oetsin any OF The boys who
appeared within their .lrisai ,ion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
NO DOUBT NOW.
Mckinley Will Call an Extra Session
of Congress.
So Say Close Friends Who Have Ar
rived in Washington.

wAsHINGToN, ID. c.. Dec. 5.-There Ia
practically no LONGER any doubt of the
intention OF P;esident-elect Mckinley
to convene the 55th Congress early next
spring. There were several arrivals OF
friends and confidants OF Major Mckin-
ley direct from Canton today with very
positive announcement that call for
special session TO be convened few days
after the 4th OF March, han been decided
upou. II Is stated by men in position
to know tuat this deci'ion has been def
nitely reached by Mr.. Mckinley since
his consultation with Mr.. Dingley,
Chairman OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee and that Mr.. r.Ding!ey has hecn in.
trusted with the privilege of making this
intention known at the proper time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
No Trustee Appointed.

In a rescript filed today the appellate
cogr. holds that petition is q proper form
of proceedings in a case whore new
trustee is desired and leaves the question
as 10 WHO she'll be appointed third trustee
of the estate o; the late Joseph Fletcher
omen so that the parties inter, ':ed may
ng-ee on tome one that will tie accepta-
tie 10 them all g trustee. 1t will be re-
mcmb mbered that at the heariog OF the Pc
tiiicn the other day Charles j. Fletcher
and his sister. Mrs. Mowry wanted him
sppointsd and Catherine Daily aro.ber
sister ana Henry and Warren Fletcher,
two brothers wanted james n. Scott np-
pointed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
Message From VeSSelLOSt
10 Years Ago.
Picked Up Thousands of Miles,
From the Scene.
Bottle Containing II Wave Ruffetcd
for a Decide ami a Hail.

VICTORIA, b. g., Dee. 5.-The Austria
lian steamer. Wsrrimoo, which arrived
from Australia, reports one Of the most
remarkable talss OF the sea chronicled
In recent years. A bottle was picked up
near Cape Kidnapper just beior the Ca
nadiln liner lett Sydney containing @
message to the effect that the snip Nc
hawk sprang leak In lat. 4l.N south, {,
and long. l60.24 west, and that the crew
was taking to the bouts as a lsst hope.
The message, which was yellow with age,
concluded: "God help u.s." (signed)
john franklin. The Mohawk, John
franklin mate, was lost with ell hands,
10 years a!o on voyage from Quebec to
Trooron, Ayershire, but this wave buf-
feted me.sage Is the first word that has
been had as to how she met her doom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
Two Men Lost Their Lives
In Freight Wreck.
Wreckers Had PurpOsely Mis-
placed the Switch.
Railroad Men Want Bl0odhounds TO
Trace tho Guilty Ones.

ARpMoRE, I. T., Dec. 5-A freight
train on the Cult, Colorado ana Sante Fe
raiirond ran into an open switch at the
5ustin gravel pit, so miles sonth of here,
causing wreck. The fireman, w. p.
Holman, and brasem N, J. II. Mitchell,
were Instantly killed. Engineer Mobley'
was fatally hurt. The freight train was
running close upon the time Of the south
bound passenger trnin, which was Just
behind, and ii Is bsiie.ed the sSi,ch was
tampered with, the intention b2ing to
wreck the passenger train. The rhilroad
officials have asked that blood hounds to
sent here and hope to trace the wrecxers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
Failures in November
About Same as May.
There isNOwP Plenty of Ground
for Confidence.
Cotton Goods Selling Better But the
Product Exceeds the Demand.

New York. Dec. 5-R. G. Dun & Co.
In their weekly review of trade. say:
The classified failures for November
show gratifying reduction compared
with October. and are especially import
ant as showing that the peculiar dis
turbance during the presidential cam
paign, which sWellcd failures S3G 900 600
In August and September, did not pre-
vent quick return 10 monthly aggregats
scarcely greater than that of May. De.
iaulted liabilities la ii months have been
A9s, 7SS, ,45s, against $l4S. 5i4, 202 last year.
the Increase being only $4,000 900 out
side OF those two months, and this re-
naming increase of only 10 per centwas
also In part due 10 the alarm during the
campaign. The decline OF failures 10
about 40 per cent of the September aggre.
gate gives stronger ground for the con-
hdence so generally expressed.
Ground for confidence is also found in
the abandonment OF two of the largest
combinations by which the iron Industry
has been retarded, and the possibility
that two others will be abandoned. The
Immediate effect Of this is to check large
buying OF iron and steel products. but II
will soon be Nen about where prices are
to range.
The new demand for boots and shoes In
80 scanty that some works are about
out OF orders, though many still have
enough, taken at old prices or q slight
advance TO run through the year. Buy
ers generally decline 10 pay the large.
advance now asked, and prices of leather
90 not yield Hides atChicago have again
fallen about per cent, and are scarcely
higher than month ago. Minor metals
are a shade stronger. Wool manu-
facture is waiting. and while more con-
Germs are ut work. the new demand inn
proves but little with more fayora Bile
weather. Speculative sales Of wool con-
unue large, London prices having risen
10 per cent. and the average of lO4 ouo-
tations by Coates Bros. is 1896 cents
against 1882 a month ago. In the cot
ton manufacture there is Httfr -cf1anpa-
though goods are selling better. bur with
many added works production exceeds
present demand
The market for raw cotton is weak.
with miccling uplands &c lower. Other
produce markets have been weaker
Wheat rose at the close last week. but
gradually reacted. and broke sharply on
Friday. closing 22s lower for the week.
storms have some influence. but re-
ceipts for the week were only 2. .g64 S21
bushels, against I,0lf.9l1 last year. At
lantic exports were slightly smaller.
Hour included. 1892. 467 bushels, against
2,Szeo93 last year but the sharp advance
In prices would naturally check ship
m@nts. Milling returns at the four larg-
est western centers show a decrease OF
2o,49O barrels FOR the week. and further
decrease Is expected owing TO diminish
ins export demand for.nour.
tahurcs for the week have been s7s
In the Unltsd States. against S2f last
year. and in Canada 80, against 81 last
year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
A Freshet Threatened.

TACOMA. Wssh., Dec. 5.-Three inches
OF rain In tour days, together with the
rapid melting of from inches to foot
OF snow, which last week covered the
valley tributary to Puget sound. is caus-
ing anot her food. In the Puyallup,
Green. White, Black and Stuck rivers
north az Tacoma are higher tran ,h'y
were In November. Traffic on the Seattle
branch OF the Northern Pacific is tui-
pended, tho White river bridge hsving
beer swept away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
Fear She Has F0undered.

CoBoUaa, One., Dsc.5.-Tha schoone
Picton, loaded with q cargo OF lC0 tons
of coal for Cobourg, left Oswoco on We'd
nesday for this port ana no tidings have
been received regarding the wherea houts
OF the boat. 1t - feared she fcundered
during the heavy gale Of Wednesday
evening or Thursday morning. Captain
James Tory has charge OF the schooner,
while James Karnaiy, John LAWS, Owen
Msrkey, William TORY and two other
hands composed the crew.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
THROUGH A WALL.

Car Brsass From a Locomotive and
Dashe, lnto Building.
PosroN, Dec. GA freighs car broke
away from a fitcbburg locomotive to
this forenoon, and went through the side
Of brick block on Charles River avenue,
Charleuown. The car jumped the tracks,
struck the building corner on, and
smashed its way through the wall. carry
ng away most of the side Of the building.
darage tn the building and car is esii-
mated at 5000. The building is owned
by L. L. Cowdrey q Go.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
Is Fighting With Cubans.

wHITERIELD, N. H., Dec. 5.-Mr. A.
p. Newton of this town received let
ter from &. Il. Lane, formerly OF this
place. but now a Lieutenant OF the Cunsn
cent OF his lite earnings. which had been
put into sugar and tobacco plantations IL
losi, as all his proportyhas Teen destroyed
ny the Spanish, hence, Line has joined
the Cubans, who ne says, only need
money TO conquer Spain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05

Chippewa Falls, Wis. Dec. 5.-The
water last night had receded 81 inches,
and many of the buildings latxy under
the Hood were commencing to reappear.
Some OF them have been crushed in by
the ice. a few business men are moving
back, although the majority will remain
at their present locations. and take no
chances. The icepack has ceased to
grow, the anchor ice being carried under
the gorge by the swift current Of the
river. lf present conditions continue
the ice will gradually wear away. Every
BODY is feeling not only relieved, but
very slnguine over the outlook.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. 5.--The resi-
dence of Professor John w. White. on
Garvn street. was partially destroyed
by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire
started from an overheated furnace and
worked its way up through the wooden
partitions, getting considerable headway
before the fire department arrived. The
loss on the house will bc fully $4,000, while
the furnishings are damaged TO the ex-
tent OF $20CH, which is covered by insur-
ance. Professor White valuable library
WAS saved
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-05
a souvrnir For the car.

Paris. Dec. 5.-President Faure is send
Ing to the czar and czarina a beautiful
souvenir OF their visit To Paris in the
shape OF an album, containing the au-
tograph, poems, original drawings. etc.
oil the recitations, address. programs and
menus incident To their visit to France.
NM. jules Claretie, Jose Maria de Herida,
Fransois Coppee and Prudhomme have
written verses In the album. NJ. Reyei
has written music. and Mines. Bernhardt
and Repane, NJ. Coquelin and others
their autographs.