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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
GOWNS WHICH ARE STRIKING.

A novel dress of Venetian cloth In a
soft shade of }ussar blue is made with
a pouched bodice, the basques. epauiets,
high collar and revers of which are
edged with a band of black Persian
lamb, among which small ermine tails
are sewn, the combination of black and
white being most effective in conjunc-
ton with the blue of the cloth. A green
gown looks very Will, too, with coat
bodice finished with a. roll collar and
cuffs of sable and braided on one side
only with an elaborate design carried
out in black and gold.
A delicious autumnal turnout was in
a rich golden-brown plain-faced cloth,
the skirt braided round the hem with a
gold and brown braid and a narrow
bordering of sealskin. The basque of
the Russian blouse was cut up in rounr-
ed tabs, which also were braided and
held in by a narrow tan kid belt, while
the revers were entirely of sealskin, the
hugs Medici collier being braided and
edged with the same fur.
Quite novel, too and strikingly origin
al, is a gown of petunia cloth, with the
center of the bodice draped with plaid
SILK, IN pare SndQeS OF lilac ana green,
the draperies being afterward continued
to the hem of the skirt In the form of
long scarf ends and bordered throughout
with a narrow ruche of peacock feather
trimming. Round the waist there is a
folded band of the plaid silk, terminating
in a bow in the center of the back.
Entirely novel, also, is a visiting gown
of silvery-gray satin, the skirt and
bodice almost entirely covered with a
conventional design carried out in strap
pings Of gray cloth stitched very cleverly
onto the satin background. The loose
pouched bodice shows vest of
heliotrope mirror velvet, very fine
ly and closely touched. This bod
fcs is bordered Throughout with a
trimming of chinchilla and finished at
the waist with Swiss band of tucked
gray satin, below which there are
square-cut satin tabs edged with chin
chilla.
"A gown of nut-brown cashmere has
one of the new skirts ornamented with
groups of very TINY tucks at closely to-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
MARRIAGE Returns.

The Philadelphia Times touches up a
growing evil in the following fashion:
The Washington Star calls attention
to the fact that the new marriage law
of the District of Columbia, which re-
quires all persons authorized to perform
the marriage ceremony to make returns
to the clerk of the court, is not well OBJ
served. The same complaint is made
elsewhere, and will continue to be made
probably until there is a national law
on the subject and it is enforced by Sc
we're penalties. Many states have laws,
but they are practically dead letter ex-
cept in few cases. In Massachusetts,,
Michigan and Minnesota statistics are
we'll and Systematically collected. 1t is
not at all to the credit of the eastern
states that the western states are far
ahead of them in the matter or COM
plete and intellagible marriage returns.
1t is unpleasant to say it, but it is prob
ably the truth, that ministers are large
ly responsible for the practical failure
of the marriage laws in many cases
1t seems that many ministers are UNI
der the impression that the return is
matter. of no importance. and so they
fail to make it.
In Catholic countries and in England
the authorities and the ministers are
more particular, and stranger can
visit any very old town and examine
marriage records running back hum
dreds of years.
The demand in this country for ma
tiona1 marriage and divorce laws will
some day. force congress to take action
in the matter. Under the present system
it is possible for a man and a woman
to be legally married in one state and
not be married if they move to another
state.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
Low shoes and high heels are fash
ionable extremes.
The golden eagle, like other good ten
ors, is a rare bind.
Wine is mocl1er, and the label on the
bottle is usually mockery.
Ignorance of the law should excuse a
lawyer from practicfng 1t
The newer a mans watch the oftener
he has to consult 1t.
One good turn always leads us to hope
for few more revolutions.
1t takes a smart accountant to ac-
count for the shortage in his accounts.
Many man never gets on the popular
side until he joins the silent majority.
1t isn't always modesty that keeps
people from telling the naked truth.
No man is hopeless fool until he has
made fool of himself twice in the same
way.
Some men admit they are self made,
while there are others who blame it on
their wives.
When doctors disagree 1t helps to
swell the population of one of the two
other places.
It Is hard for man to climb up in this
world, but it hurts him much worse to
climb down again.
The politicians are always willing to
furnish the bunghole for the candidate
to build his 'barrep' around.
"a great many lawyers can attribute
their lack of success to the fact that
most of their cases contain BOTTLES.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
DON'T.

From The Chicago News. ,
Don't judge the picture by the frame
around it.
Don't try to KIM two birds with one
stone. Use a shotgun.
Don't send for doctor il you prefer to
die a natural death.
DON'T waste your time d.sputing fig
ures They seldom lie. except in gas
Don't kick a strange dog JUS. to find
out whether he is good-natured or not.
DON'T get too 1f-fmportant. You
may be as wise as an ow4-and just as
stupid.
DON'T expect too much of a yetf-made
man. 1t DIS probably his first attempt
in the creative line.
Don't think every tsad-eyed woman you
meet has loved and LOST. Perhaps she
bowed and got him.
Don't leave kind words unsaid. To-
morrow 1.-THE undertaken may find it nec-
essary to put you in his ice-box.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
WHEN HE PROPOSED

From the New York sun
Unmoved saw her feather Tith the oar
And trim the scln when ] vas but a lad.
unmoved. followed her across the floor
On lockwood wheels, when skating was
the fad
helped her bend the sturdy bow of yew,
Yet did not fear the arrows of her eye.
1 saw her mount the bike-in boomers toot
Yet did not offer for her sake to die.
croquet, lawn tennis, billiards came in sea-
son,
But never touched-serene my fancy
dozed
She shot, fished, ran-and still kept my
reason.
At last she took to golf-then proposed
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

This yelping by the goldite press about
federal officers taking part in the New
York campaign comes in bad grace.
They should remember and no doubt
do, that Mr. Cleveland encouraged his
appointees to go into the campaign of
last year and make speeches for Mr..
Mckinley
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

BY going to New York to take part in
the municipal campaign, Mayor Harri-
SON, of Chicago, may either make or
burst a presidential boom. He seems
tiny
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

Those gold democrats who are being
fired out of Office by President Mckinley
and kicking about 1t, are no doubt i'm
pressed with the belief now that they
should have voted for Bryan.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

Tom Reed refuses to go to New York
to help Mr.. Platt for the reason no doubt
that Mr.. Plat spiked a few guns for
MIR. Reed in 1896 when Levi p. Morton
Louis nomination
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

The Seth Low reform ticket is IN
clined to adopt the Bird Gardiner idea
of ito hell with reforms
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

There must be some gigantic liars
about the White House. Every few
days the announcement is made that
no more consuls are to be appointed
until certain time some distance in
the future. This is no sooner made than
the president sends out new batch of
appointmentS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

1t makes little difference what that
Montgomery committee may say or do
on the subject of the quarantine regula-
tons. There is no ques ioning the fact
that the people of the state will indorse
to the fullest extent Gov. Johnston 8
course in enforcing the quarantine rules
against Mcn. gomery just as Montgom-
cry wanted 1t enforced against Mobile.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
Ibisurely Approach

From brooklyn Life.
She-our minister does not jump at
conclusions.
Hell should say not 1 never knew
him to reach a conclusion in less than
an hour. ~
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

That bimetallic committee, consisting
of Senator Wolcott, Adlai E. Stevenson
and Gen. Paine, though signally failing
in their attempt to interest the British
the expense of the country
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
JUST LIKE HER.

From the Chicago News
81 never shall love again." he cried;
"Ah yes you will, !" said she;
"A year from now you will wonder how
You could ever have worshiped me-"
He went his way-when a year had passed
He had learned to love again.
And it made the girl who had sent him
hence
"As mad as a settin' hen"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

The owners of the Bethlehem steel
works who now say that congressman
are fgnoranu upon the subject of armor
plate would not dared have talked that
way while the government was being
robbed in paying $4OO per ton for plate
which the same firm was selling to the
Russian government for 1925.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

THAT kissing match between Emperor
fWfIliam and the czar the other day was
more for display than as am evidence oil
good faith.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

Opelika is becoming a trific more gay
than was Atlara DIN the subject of talk
ing to it's aJaIbaster boron yellow fever
refugees. Perhaps Opelfka does not know
that it is violating the quarantine regu-
lations of the state. pJ will find it out
later should fever break out there. It is
not good policy to monkey too close to
the buzz saw.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

The Baltimore Sun, by it's opposition to
Senator German, is losing subscribers
and adding to the greater probability
Of the senator's triumphant election.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

Mckinley might have sent messen-
ger boy to see Salisbury, and he would
have returned with the answer several
Months ago.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

What should Mark Hanna care about
his voice failing him? His money can
continue to do the talking.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

1t is "a comsoling feature in the New
York campaign that Bourke Cochran has
but little if amy thing to say ON the
subject.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

The cowboy hat affected by womer
goes with the blopdined hair and dia.
monds the size of hickorynuts.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23

cesses, dead now 5000 or 1900 years, have
been unwound, and in their spicy folds
little dolls have been discovered.
After more than twenty centuries the
ruins of Babylon and Nineveh have been
unearthed and most frequent among the
trea sureJ brought to night have bsen
small terra Gotta figures and many beau
tfful carvings in ivory, which most likely
were the fascinating dollies of little AS
SYRIAN ladies. The puppets with which
Greek and Roman children amused them
selves in ordinary had their being in
clay. Their arms and legs were jointed
and attached by threads and we're to
bangle about on the doll being shaken
up and down or on thong or string
being pulled from below. Dolls of ivory
and wax were not unknown, but these,
no doubt, were the play things of. the
n1oher classes. Before marrying these
maidens of classic times would make a
sacrifice of their dolls to Venus or Diana;
but IL they died as children the dolls were
buried with them and most of those that
We row possess have been discovered i'm
tombs.
The origin of the name "doIY has
oduiSu SoIHe VI ulF6 WiSeC anu MOST l6dlil-
ed, the majority of whom have at last
come to the conclusion that it comes
from Dolly" the diminutive of DO
rothy,' favorite name for girls in Eng
land 200 years ago. The word "doll' is
mot found in common use in our lam
glage until the middle of the eighteenth
century and as far as one can discover
first appears in the Gentlemans Maya
nj, g..
ing quotation: Several dolls with diff
ferent dresses. made in st. James street,
have been sent to the czarina to show the
manner of dressing at present in fashion
among English ladies' Prior to this the
word used to describe the favorite play
thing of adj girls in all countries and in
all ages, was baby" which is to be
found together with "poppet'' or
'ipuppet' in this sense in the works of
most of the great earlier writer's.
The earliest English babies" were OF
rags or wood The latter were stiff, I'M
jointed things in which the arms were
only roughly indicated, and the legs, in
most caSee, not at all. The way we ar
rived at the wax, china and more eXpen-
sive sorts generally is curious. IN the
were no Ladies' fashion papers as nowI
Consequently in order to show what was
most being worm on the continent dolls
wene accurately dressed up and sent
round to the various European coun-
tries, and from the models orders were
taken for costumes by the foreign milli-
ners. The dolls themselves, rather than
their dresses, attracted people, so that
large numbers of the little figures were
imported from abroad, and from the
majority and the best of them coming
from the Netherlands were called "FIan-
ders babies" A bartholomew baby"
was a special kind sold at the old fair
of THAT name and was celebrated for the
quantity of ribbons and mock jewelry
with which it was decked out. The
first mention of mechanical doll in this
country is to be found in a very amus-
ing letter to the old periodical, the Spsc-
tator, under date Of the 18th of january,
1871.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
Why He Likes It

Tired TreadweIl-'T tell you, dey can
am talk about wonders, but Niagary falls
is de best of 'em all, yit.'
Wayward Watkins-"Wots de reason
you're so stuck on Niagary?'
Tired Treadwelt-"Jist think of de water
wot goes to waste dere every dayr'
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
Dancing in the Dew

The ingenious leaders Of Partisan So
ciety have foundca new method Of Will
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
DOLLS OF BYGONE DAYS.

The mummiea of little Egyptian prin-
cesses. dead now 5000 or 1000 years, have
been unwound. and in their spicy folds
little dolls have been discovered.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20

6HERIFF'H SALE-BY VIRTUE or A
writ OF Levari FaGias to mo direct cd
will be EXPOSED to public sale ut the
National Hotel. Mt Middlesown, st.
Georges hundred, New Castle county
md State OF Delaware.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
URUGUAYAN TURMOIL.
The Acting President Assaulted in the
Chamber of Deputies.

Tue Acting PRESIDENT Assalleu IN tho
Chamber of Deputies.
Montevideo, Nov. 20.-The city is in
o panic over the incident at yesterdays
session Of the chamber of deputies and
the report that DIR. Miguel Herrara y
Obes, minister Of the interior and Of
Justice in the Borda cabinet. had been
shot. This report was later denieds
but dissolution of the chamber Of
deputies now seems inevitable.
In the chamber Dr. Herrera Obes
made violent attack upon Senior Cues
tas, who assumed the presidency of the
republic ad interim on the assassina-
ton of Senior J. Idiarte Borda, who was
shot by Arrendonde during the national
fete on Aug rs last. On Sept. 20 Senior
Cuestas issued a declaration of policy,
promising to conduct the administra-
ton with strict economy, to purge the
public departments. especially the de-
partment of customs. and religiously to
pay the interest on the public debt. AT
that time he expressed the hope that
the department of customs would yield
at least 100000 francs monthly.
Yesterday DR.. Herrera Obes called
upon him for more explicit statement
as to his program In the event Of his
election as president. Senior Eduardo
McEachen. minister of the government.
refused to reply, where upon Dr.. Her
rera obes presented motion demand
Ing the resignation of the president Of
the republic ad interim. 1t is said that
II this motion is adopted by the depu-
ties Senior Cuestas will dissolve the
chamber All sorts Of rumors are
afloat, many citizens have closed their
houses and the troops are held In readi-
ness against outbreak
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1897.
Buy at Home.

The residents OF our city should make IL
APPOINT to patronize their fellow citizens.
The money made at home should be OK
pended at home BY so doing the city may
be rendered more prosperous and trade Of
all kinds become more remunerative. Dry
goods and groceries of all kinds can bs
purchased very nearly or quite rs chsaply
In Wilmington rs in Philadelphia or Now
York. Besides the payment OF fare aud
loss Of time in going to Philadelphia are
important considerations. Ladies should
think Of this matter and resolve to pur-
chase their supplies of our own merchants.
Their assortments arc largo and their
goods are sold at nearly cost. rs the
nimble slx-pence is regarded preferable
to the slow shilling. BESIDES 1t is not
business-like to take tho money made in
our city to encourage Philadelphia dealers
If every one should do SO our own mer-
chants would be bankruptod and our
stores be left without occupants The true
plan to insure prosperity Is to encourage
your own, to stand by those who stand by
you. Let every one act. on this hint and
do not go abroad to buy goods which can
be secured in our own city OF very reason
able priced
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
Divided on the Que stIon OF Salvation.

Every denomination thinks its manner
of worship is the only correct and
proper way TO worship God. One branch
OF tho church gets up family feud over
tho question Of robes, whether they shall
DO black or white. Another stirs up
trouble as to how tho water of baptism
shall be applied Another is set to jarring
over note books and organs. Another
projects wrauge by contending for
olndles and crosses and priestly parapher-
MALTA aud now coIl.es a split and BIZ terncss
in the German Lutheran Church in Michi-
gan over the question OF marrying u de-
ceased wife's sister. Morley Pension, the
prince of the English Methodist pulpit.
wanted to marry the sister of his deceased
wife, but he saw the storm it would create
and the possible division In his church
He came over to Canada, continued to
serve the Lord, married the woman he
wanted, and when the Wesleyans threw
away their mint and ani.e, he went back
10 them. "A little wedge driven by heavy
blows will split great rock
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
WORKERS lIurAILY MrA1sD.


.xhrilitnRst@1ps - HsdApS 1som he
PhoepAate 1lincs.s
Savannah. Ga. Edv. 3a-Thr<s men
who reoantiysleIt thar homea In Phil
sdelphia and accompanied q party of
laborers to Johns Island. 8. c.. for the
purpose Of working the phosphate
mines Of that place. have arrived in
Savannah and tell a pitifur story about
the treatment they received at the
hands of the Italians who control the
work at the mines. The men are Harry
c. Edwards, Edward J. Quinn and An,
thony Hines. They were hungry and
exhausted. having walked the entire
distance from Johns Island to Savan-
nah. about 100 miles.
They claim that a contract was en-
tered into before they left which stipu-
lated the amount of railway fare they
would be expected to repay the COM
pany that was putting up the funds
to send them to the mines. Edwards
says the guards, all Of whom are Ital-
ians, got wind of the intention of the
men to leave A close watch was kept,
and they were told If they attempted
to leave before the amounts advanced
by the company had been settled vio-
lent methods would be adopted He
said the guards pulled their revolvers
and threatened TO shoot the first man
who made break, but Edwards and
his companions kept weather eye out
for a chance to get away, and succeed
ed in escaping a week ago. Another of the
party also made an effort to escape
with them. but was discovered by the
guards. overtaken in the woods and
carried back to camp at the point Of
a shotgun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
MAY COLLECT GAMBLING LOSSES.
Indiana's Supreme Court Uphoids tho
statute as Constitutional.

Indiana's Supreme Court Upholds tho
Statute as CONSTITUTIONAL.
Indianapolis, Nov. 20-The supreme
court yesterday in the case of John II.
Erwin against the state on relation of
Nellie A. VALLEY, appealed from the
circuit court, held that the statute
making It the duty of the prosecuting
attorney to sue for and recover, in the
name Of the state, for the bencnt OF
his wife or minor children. all sums
of money lost by any person at gamb-
ling. for which he neglects to sue with
in six months, is constitutional The
court says that the title to money won
at gambling never vests in the winner;
also that giving the properly to the
losers wife, instead of himself. when
it is recovered, does not infringe his
rights, because he cannot be entitled
to compensation for property to which
he has no right. Mrs. Valley recovered
judgment for s5,4l4.s0 lost by her hus-
band at faro game. The supreme
court revised the case for an error in
the pleadings.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

A gold ring and a silver garter buckle
were found in the stomach of Goldfish
captured off Long Island.
Rich gold finds are reported in West
Australia, and some of the prospectors
have been killed by savages.
The Indian tribes which refused to
ratify the Atoka treaty will propose
selling their land to the government.
The boiler in a wood working factory
at Carleton, Mich, exploded, killing the
fireman and injuring three other men.
The Canadian government will send
a commission to the United States to
adjust the International questions not
yet settled.
The Solomon islanders have raided
the English settlements on the Island
of Guadalcana and robbed and pillaged
the inhabitants.
Scventy-five soldiers and a Judge
have gone to Tiburon Islands, where a
number Of Americans were murdered
by the Ceres Indians.
When little Lizzie Boyce, Of Broolly1,
was caught poking piece Of paper into
the fire. she hid the burning brand be-
hind her. The child's clothing took fire,
and she was burned to death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
FAUST. !"

As u man Lewis Morrison is quiet and
almost retiring. modest in his dress and
thoroughly domestic In bis habits His
first thought is his home and how to make
it perfect and complete, his aim being to
to have ID M ideal ono In every respect
How different ia Lewis Morrison Us Il
devil. Here he is insinuatins, cunning.
crafty and cnticing Tho story Of Faust
Is always OF Interest," hut to make it douhly
acceptable in its dramatic version it must
10 well told and herein lies the strength OF
Mr.. Morrison's production, for he gives 1t
beautiful and elaborate stage settings aud
surrounds himself with carefully chosen
players. and when it is seen III this city
Thank sg!vinE afternoon and night, new
scenery In both design aud material viii
he displayed together with entirely new
costumes throughout.