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soft sleeves were edged with rose col
ored crepe in feathely frills.
Very much in the present mode was
a dress of sky blue satin worn by a
handsome young matron. White point
d'esprit lace yelled the skirt complete
ly. The effect was accentuated by zig
Zags of narrow black lace set about in
deep points. The pretty little bodice
was cut with a bertha and was COW
cred with frills of ivory lace, each frill
having a thread-like black edging
There We're long sleeves frilled to the
wrists. A dog collar of pearls was the
principal ornament.
Evening gowns need wraps to cover
them, and of these luxurious garments
l have lately seen two of unusual beau
ty. one was a pelisse of silver grey
mirror velvet, to cover the entire fig
ure. 1t had a nest of fox fur for the
neck to snuggle into, and a band of
fox fur ran down the front to the
ground. There We're hood-like sleeves
of the velvet coming to the elbows and
open on the under side of the arm.
these were fur-edged. There were also
tight under-sleeves covered with heavy
white lace and spreading out like
gauntlets over the hands. A quaint
bolero of the same lace fastened on the
left side with a twist of velvet and
silver clasp set with emeralds. The
silver waist belt was set with emeralds
also. The great roll collar had an
ivory-white brocade lining.
The other wrap was an opera cape
of white brocade figured with pink and
gold. 1t had wide cape sleeves, yelled
with cream lace and edged with pale
yellow ostrich feather trimming \
wide collar of cream lace covered the
shoulders. At the back of the neck
was a huge rosette of green velvet
with q lace center from which lace
cascade streamed. The ends of the VEL
vet were carried down to the waist and
clasped there with diamonds. There
We're pale yellow roses in the lace boa.
The cape was lined throughout with
green.
A bit of economy that a good many
clever women are practising is the re-
habilitation of the silk waists that We're
so pretty throughout the summer for
| informal evening wear 1t is not of
much use in these days of radical
changes to pack away one seasons
wardrobe for use the next year. The
better way is to keep things in con-
tinuous service so far as possible until
one has had the worth of them. In
London the chiffon-covered blouse is
seen everywhere. 1t is cut high for af-
ternoon tea. and cut low for the thea
ter, and there is every indica ton that
it will be thoroughly desira BILE for semi
dress occasions for a good n,rnv
| months to come. y design that lasts
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JAPANESE TALE
Of CH|VALRY.
Very Quaint From Our Ameri-
can Standpoint, But Quite
Sincere.
A POPULAR HERO.
Strange Plot by Which He Sue
ceeded in Avenging His Slain
Chieftain

The favorite tale of Japan, the tale
which every Japanese child knows as
inevitably as an English boy knows his
Robinson Crusoe, is the story of "The
Faithful Ronins''
Robinson Crusoe" is a tale of wan
dering and adventure; and that is be-
cause the English are a wandering
race. Until a short time ago the
Japanese never travelled. They were
even forbidden to build junks above a
certain size, lest they might be tempt
ed to go too far in them Nowadays
there are fine Japanese steamers, but
at the time when the good stories grew
their theme in Japan was almost al
ways courage and devotion.
In the year 1701 the head of the Ronin
family, or clan-for this tale. like
Robinson Crusoe," is founded on
fact-was insulted by superior Of
ficer and attacked him with a sword.
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are thrown into a bowl, and a little
brandy is poured over them and set on
fire. 1t requires nimble fingers to pick
anything out of the bowl without get
ting scorched.
Throwing melted lead into tub of
water to see what queer shapes 1t will
take in cooling is a good Halloween
game for small company. This is also
sometimes used as charm by young
folks. who argue from the shape the
lead takes the occupation of future
spouse. Thus a palette would indicate
painter, or plough farmer; ana
as in the case of the apple pairing, II
is very easy for the one invoking the
charm to believe that fate has returned
to the question the answer that was
wished.
The charm of the mirror is one of the
most famous of Halloween customs.
When properly performed it is neces-
sary for the girl who wishes to learn
the name of her future spouse to eat
an apple while looking at the mirror.
or, as some say. to comb her hair. IN
either case after the operation is COM
pleted the face of the future husband
is seen in the glass peering over the
shoulder of the experimenter. With
reasonable degree of caution the face
seen can easily be the right one.
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For this crime the chief Ronin was
condemned to slay himself, that be-
ing the usual punishment in Japan.
Also. it was decided that his castle and
property should be taken away ard his
people driven off. Accordingly the
chief Ronin killed himself.
The new head of the Ronins was
named Kurarosuke. He Is the national
popular hero of Japan, much like
Ethan Allen or Francis Marion in his
country. 1t was Kurarosuke's duty to
avenge his masters death in some
way. So he called the elan together
to defend the castle against the SOL
diers who were to take it. This was
quite proper, according to japanese
ideas.
When they We're all gathered to-
gether, Kurarosuke said: I'VE have
not met to defend the castle. for that
would be useless. We should only in
the end be taken and slain. Let us all
slay ourselves after the old japanese
manner. and thus die with our beloved
MASTER
To this sixty-three of the Ronins
agreed, but the rest went away shat-
ing their heads.
The cunning Kurarosuke, however,
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,asn't a young folks night at all, but

wasn't a young folks night at all, but
was sacred to lovers who wanted to
read the future. and to indoor games.
They roasted nuts at the freside in
pairs to see if they would jump away
together-which meant marriage and
travel-or jump apart, which would
prophesy no wedding. They fioated
needles on the surface of tumblers of
water to see if they would draw to-
gether in pairs or stay apart and gave
the names of pairs of lovers to the
needles; they baked cakes with we'd
ding rings inside the one who got the
ring in each case forecasting from it
an early marriage. They threw apple
parings over their heads to see what
initials they would form as they fell
on the floor. They pulled stalks of kali.
to see by the dirt clinging to the root
whether a marriage would be blessed
with wealth or no. All these were
grown-up young folks games.
But you won't find so much as the
mention of pumpkin in all the Eng
lish or Scottish stories of Halloween,
What would Halloween be nowadays
in the country at any rate-without
pumpkin jack-o'- lanterns? Gate steal
ing and tying ropes across sidewalks
and rude out-of-door tricks of that sort
were never known, either, in the old
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had no notion of killing himself. When
the siXty-three We're all together he
was sure they, at least, would not re-
veal his secret. and he said to them:
I'VE shall neither defend the castle,
which would be useless, nor kill our
selves, which would be no better But
we shall be patient, and wait, wait,
wait. until we can kill the man whose
insult caused our masters death"
Then he explained his plan and forty
seven of the siNty-three agreed to it.
According to Japanese ideas, what
they endured was worse even than sui
eide. For they did nothing. Instead
of trying to avenge the insult, they
wandered about and became mere vag-
abonds 1t looked as if they were go
ing to make no effort to avenge their
master. and this made every one de-
spise them. Even the children would
call out after one of them. as he stag
Sered past: Hey, there goes Ronin.
Drunkard. Coward. Fraid cat.
'F'raid cat!" Or something Japanese
to the same effect.
The Japanese children are usually
very polite-because they eat no meat,
some say--but nobody thought it worth
while to be polite to a coward OF
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Arab Sainthood.

The Arab is no respecter Of persons.
unless those persons have been a long
time dead; then he makes amends for
the neglect of his ancestors, and builds
tombs to their memory. This will ac-
count for the great number Of koub-
has. or tombs, and the vast collection
of marabouts, or Arab saints.
To become a saint, in Arab estima-
ton, one need not do much. mar
about may be one who knew q little
more than his neighbors. or who had
invented new kind of kouss-kouss'
or who merely went mad and muttered
verses from the Koran. He may nave
been allowed to starve while living;
but after his death was honored with
tomb on hillcrest, or shrine hid
den within a grove of olive trees.
ONLY the male Arab rose to this dis.
tinction: the female, in life degraded.
in death forgotten, could not aspire
even to posthumous honors. The only
one of this sort that rises to view
crowns a cliff above the African city
of Tlemsen, and covers the ashes of
woman who has been thousand years
dead. That was about the proper pers-
pectiye. from the Arab point-of-view,
as in the case of the father-in-law
of Mahomet, who was made caliph and
is now honored because of his paternal
connection.
In ones memories of Algiers rise the
many koubbas that dot the landscape
there; conspicuously one near the
town of Blidah, embosomed in sacred
olive grove. Snow-white it was, and
dome-covered; above it giant trees
spread canopy of leaf and limb.
which the sun repeated in delicate
tracery, upon the immaculate marble
of the tomb. Silent Arabs glided in
and out, stealthily, reverently, paus-
ing an instant to pray-at least, to
scowl-then disappearing in the
gloomy recesses Of the holy wood
Copyright, 1897. by Bacheller Syndicate.
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, night and carried the castle Of their
enemy by assault. Then they put him
to death, and quietly awaited their
own fate. They were taken, of course.
and condemned to kill themselves as
their master had done.
AS they were led away in three par
ties. a servant Of the house called
"First Companion'-a man of too little
consequence to take part in the fight
inc-stood to see them pass, that he
might carry home the news. One or
the Ronins was real drunkard, vaga-
bond and without need of making be-
lieve. His name was "Red-Hedge.
and he was pretty low down fellow,
so that First Companion" feared that
Red Hedge" might have been drunk
the night before and have been left out
of the attack.
But no! At the head of the third di-
vision of the captured Ronins marched
"Red-Hedge," very proud in his armor.
Seeing the servant kneeling in the
snow, "Red-Hedge" gave him mes
sares and threw him the pennon of his
lance for memento.
Then First Companion" turned to
the lockers on and cried: Look at
him! Gentlemen, that is Sir Red
Hedge, the brother of my master. He
is a Ronin by adoption only. but see
him to-day among the avengers!"
And in his delight the faithful old
servant hurried home. and kept as
relics not only the lance-pennon, but
ed-Hedge's" hat and bottle.
OF course all the forty-seven had to
kill themselves, but they have become
national heroes-especially kuraro-
suke, the brave and crafty leader. ana
Red Hedge" the poor drunkard, VINO
succeeded in keeping for one nlgn1
sober enough to go to his death WIN
the others.
Not only is their memory kept green
in this story. which every one In Japan
knows by heart, but the grave OF hu-
rarosuke is one of the numerous ma
tional shrines to which pilgrimages are
made. Even the emperor himself ABOUT
twenty years ago. caused distinguished
official honors to be paid to the grave
of Kurarosuke, to stamp his pauene
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ELLEN OSBORN'S
FASHION LETTER.

New York, Oct. 27.-A pretty dance
1t Tuxedo a few evenings ago brought
out number of dresses which may be
regarded as forecasts of the fashions of
the gay season.
One in which I was especially inter-
ested was worn by girl of the Eng
lish type, slender and very blonde. 1t
was made of blue silk as pale as the
shade you see once in while in an opal.
Accordion -pleated chiffon of the same
color or hint of color, was draped over
the skirt, with a narrow ruche at the
hem. The bodice was cut low with
folds of turquoise blue velvet framing
the shoulders The sides of the bodice
were covered with embroidery in tur-
quoise, silver and paste, while in front
came a ripple of lace, powdered with
gold and flowing down over the skirt
on the left side. There were long, tight
fitting lace sleeves, with puffs of chiffon
at the shoulders. Delicate pink roses
were worn as ornaments.
At least half dozen of the best
dresses were of velvet, which bids fair
to be the best liked of winter materials.
A particularly striking costume, as
simple as it was stately, was of mauVe
velvet, cut with a slightly pouched
bodice; folds of the velvet were drawn
about the bare shoulders and clasped
with large crescents of diamonds and
turquoise. Graduated bands of gold
embroidery, set with turquoise, started
under the left arm, diminishing to the
right Other bands ornamented the
perfectly cut skirt, beginning on the
left hip and crossing the front The
longest strips of embroidery nearly
reached the foot of the gown. The mar
row belt was of mauve satin, clasped
with diamonds. There were no sleeves.
A young girl not yet out danced in
dress that looked the essenSe of daint
mess, with the soft pink, blue and
migonette green of its embroidered
gauze over white silk. A lace 1iounce
finished the skirt. The bodice was full
and low, with a ruching of lace about
the shoulders. There were full, short
sleeves with bow of pink velvet on
one shoulder. The belt was of pink
velvet also; it was fastened high up
under the left arm and drawn across
the front to point on the right side.
A ruching of lace followed its upper
edge.
Another decidedly pretty and as de-
cidedly girlish dress was of rose pink
silk of a peculiarly delicate shade. A
slim brunette of lovely coloring Wore
It, 1t had a plain skirt hanging in
clinging folds. The bodice was half
low and crossed, the surplice folds dis
appearing under a wide corselet belt of
pink satin embroidered with pale green
and rose silks threaded with crystal
beads. The decolletage and the short
The herald., 1897-11-07

OF course Guy Fawkes had nothing
to do with the election in a republic
which was born nearly two hundred
years after his day. But it used to be
the custom in England to make a straw
man representing Fawkes, drag IL
about the street on the evening OF
Guy Fawkes' day, which was Novem-
Der 5, and finally throw it on bonfire.
OF course when the English came to
this country they brought with them
the custom of celebrating Guy Fawkes
day in this manner. For a custom has
more lives than cat. But after a
hundred years or SO people began to
forget Fawkes.
Not everywhere, though. In Bristol.
r. l.. which is a very old town and
prdes itself on it's age, it is still the
custom to have a bonfire on November
s, whether it happens to be election
day or not.
But election is never earlier than the
second of November, nor later than the
eighth. About one year in every seven
Guy Fawkes day and election come
together on the same date-November
S. And when, the next year. election
day moved on to November 6. 1t was
very simple matter to move Bonfire
Day along with it. Election day
means a good deal in this country, and
Guy Fawkes' day nothing at all.
And that is how, in almost every part
of this country, bonfires are lighted on
the night after the election, in celebra-
ton of the victory no matter what side
wins: and no straw man at all goes
into the fire.
Copyright 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate.
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A Good Story Anyway.

Here's a queer short story about an
antipodean bird. 1t is here copied from
London ANSWERS"
New Guinea is the home of the most
wonderful feathered creature known to
the student of ornithology-the awful
rpir n'-doob,' or bird of DEATH" A
wound from the beak of this creature
causes excruciating pains in every part
of the body, loss of sight, speech and
hearing, convulsions, lockjaw and cer-
tain death.
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are growing constantly in favor. An
extremely smart one is of Persian
lamb, with a band of ermine edging the
plain gored skirt. The short coat is cut
in points at the bottom and opens on
pointed ermine vest. The sleeves have
wide ermine cuffs and there is a tabled
ermine collar. A small round hat 'of
the same fur and a muff can be added.
ELLEN OSBORN.
Copyright, 1897. by Bacheller Syndicate.
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A Forest on Ice.

One of the largest forests in the world
stands on ice. 1t is situated between
the Ural mountains and the Okhotsk
sea- A we'll was recently dug IN tnis
region, where 1t was found that at
depth of 116 meters the ground was
still frozen.
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I have seen is of a delicate shade of
blue glace. 1t is laid in fine tucks at
the yoke and has q Medici collar of
mauve velvet overlaid with cream col
ored guipure and softened inside with
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white chiffon. A chiffon fichu is tied
lightly in front, the ends reaching be-
low the waist. There is short bOlero
of mauve velvet and guipure. The
sleeves are of shirred glace. with snoul-
der frills of chiffon run with the mar
rowest of mauve velvet ribbon.
For daylight wear all fur costumes
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we'll is a round bodice with blouse
front fastening on the left side under
a ruffie or lace cascade. a quite shabby
silk waist can be yelled with chiffon
in some such fashion and will receive
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Curious Origin Of Our Method
of Celebrating a Political
Victory.
AN ODD SURVIVAL.
In Old England the Burning of
Guy Fawkes in Effigy Fell on
the Same Date.

1t is probable that no one would ever
have thought of having bonfires on
election night in this country. IL Guy
Fawkes hadn't tried to blow UP the
year 1905.
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a square rounded at the corners.
The dainty muls, tulles and gauzes
over colored slips, so much in evidence
all summer are well worth a little
freshening. There will be nothing pret-
tier this winter for small dances for
young girls.
One of the most effective new blouses
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fidelity with the mark of government
approval.
All of which shows that while the
Japanese are very different from other
people in their way of looking at
things. they believe what they do be-
lieve, and honor what they hold worthy
of honor. as heartily as any people in
the world.
Copyright, 1897 by Bacheller Syndicate.
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The low bodice is generally cut round
at the neck. There is no return to the
perfect round of winter or two ago,
but the prevailing shape is, if
you will permit such a description,
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course all this was terribly hard for
the Ronins to bear They knew they
were not towards, but they could only
wait. Some day, though-and some
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day came at last. When everybody
had come to the conclusion that the
Ronins had no pluck at all. these forty
seven vagabonds came together one
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thus a new lease of life. Such a meta
is made easier by the free
dom with which rufiles can be used. A
bodice can be buried under ruffles and
the ruffies themselves buried under
narrow shrred bias folds OF chiffon,
with tho shirring string run through
The il.d4le.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-12

Jerome r. Keogh returned yesterday
from New York. bearing with him the
worlds championship at pool, a medal
representing the same which is valued
at $175, and $3.50 of good money that he
didn't have when he left here Sunday
night.
All this came of his defeating Grant
II. Ably, of Springfield, Ohio, who un-
til Wednesday night held the pool
championship. Eby got 1t by defeating
Stewart, who secured by forfeit from
De Orc, the Cuban, who won 1t from
Clearwater, who came out first in the
worlds championship tournament held
in Kuntsch's parlors, Syracuse, in 1895.
Keogh was in the tournament, but lost
1t by narrow margin. Later on he
tried to wrest it from Clearwater in a
game at Pttsburg, but fell down on an
easy shot with only three balls to make
and Clearwater ran the game out.
1t was funk pure and simple and
Keogh has never felt satisfied that he
wasn't the best man. He could not
compel Clearwater to give him another
chance, so he laid low and when Clear
water met his Waterloo Keogh grasp
ed the first opportunity to prove to the
world that he had been accidentally
beaten at the Pittsburg contest. This
victory is proof that he is not only a
better man than Clearwater, but also
better than all the other cracks, as
each In turn has been defeated.
Ihe contest by which Keogh won
the championship took place in the
Palm garden of Proctor's Pleasure Pal
ace, Fifty-eighth street and Third ave-
nue., New York, Monday, Tuesday and
wednesday nights of this week. The
stake was $3.50 a side and a purse of
$500 contributed by F. f. Proctor man
| ager Of the gardens In addition to
this there was the $175 medal, present
ed by the Brunswick Bake Calendar
| company which has the direction and
control Of all championship games.
The game was 600 balls, 200 a night
for three nights. Keogh fairly ran
away with his opponent The first
night the score stood pol to 1856; second
night, 400 to 300, and the third night
900 to 504. Had Keogh kept up his
gait of the first two nights he would
have beaten his man 600 to $50. He
saw, however that he had sure thing
and did not exert himself during the
last nights play.
In addition to winning the cham
pionship, Keogh broke his own worlds
record for a continuous run, pocketing
fifty-e eight balls without miss The pre-.
vious best record was fifty-seven balls
made by him in the 1895 tournament
The fifty-eight run was made 12-15-15-
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15-1. The men played a careful safety"
game as Is indicated by the fact that
the average number Of frames was 25
and the time twelve hours for the
three nights.
Clearwater posted @ challenge TO the
winner and as soon as the game was
ended Keogh accepted It, According
to the rules 1t must be played within
forty days. AS the champion has the
power to name the battle ground the
contest will in all probability be played
here.
Those who saw Keogh's practice work
before he left for New York were
confident that he could not lose. He
was risking all kinds of runs, and new
er making a miss except after a safe
ty shot by his opponent. He is un-
duestlonably the best pool player liv-
ing today and II is safe to say he will
hold the championship as long as he
wants 1t.
He is only 21 years OF age, does not
dissipate in any form, keeps constant
ly in training, and what is best of all
plays better In competition than in
practice. He is the first Scrantonian
who has ever won q worlds profess
sional championship in any field of
sport.
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TR0TTlNG AT FLEETWOOD.
Large Entries But a Small Attend
ance at the Races,

New York, June 1.-THE second day
of the trotting meeting of the Driving
club, of New York at Fleetwood park,
attracted but two thousand spectators.
Following are the summaries:
Three-minute class, trotting, purse $500
Crete Qockwood), first; Frances jane
CHayden), second; Tommy (Murray),
third; Crescent Rcgers), Germa (Barnes),
Dressgoods (I<inney), Wyncoll Made Da-
vis), Cornelius Nutwood Rains), Arrac-
Gus (Cherrier), Euretta (Stevens). Gre
scent (Schrader), also entered. Time,
2.22h, 2.24h, 223A, 2,2224, 2.23h.
219 class, trotting, purse $50O-Dudley
Olcott &C.. Moser), first; Agnes Morrill,
(McCarthy), second; Myrtle Boy Gippen-
coD, third; Billy Gaines (Kinney), Memo
rial (Cherrier), Frank Medium Uock-
wood, Mclaughlin Maid &c. Moser), Ap
Alert (Powers), Walter Belle (William-
SOM, Troth (Clippingcr), Carlton Chief
(McBrlde), Wanda (Snyder), also entered.
Time, 2,1sl4, 2.19h, 2.1Sh.
2l2 class, pacing, purse $500-Valeau
(Hollenbeck), first; out of Sight Davis),
second; Little Gem (Cherrier), third. Time,
215A, 2.16A, 2.151s.
Match race, $1,OOO-Russell T. Geonard),
won from Prince Uove). Time 234A,
23lla, 229la.