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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17
The sennon,a Frilla.

The ever-popular linen and duck suits
are crowding into the places Of the
heavier costumes in vogue in early
spring.
The ever-popular challie has taken
still another departure and is being
shown with white borders, which
make most effective trimming.
There will be an unusually large de-
mand for washable fabrics during the
coming summer. Not only all such
goods as may bear the brunt of the
washtub, but also those which. if sub
jected to any other process than care
full cleaning, would be rendered use
less.
insertions of lace will be one of the
most frequent forms Of trimming for
plain linens, sewed in horizontal rows
between bands Of material. composing
clustered decorations on the fronts or
hide breadths.-Chicago Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17

ton of the jubilee. I doubt if parlia-
ment win get around to this, but it
illustrates the British sense of duty
and lack Of a sense of humor.
From the foregoing paragraph it will
be comprehensive that a laborious
grasping after perfection is the strik-
ing feature Of record reign gowns. In
spite OF this fact, some of them are
good enough to be worth description.
At the great coaching show which as
sembled a day or two ago on the horse
guards parade 1 noticed a tall, slender,
dark woman well posed on a box seat
An a pale green and white foulard gown
in pre-Raphaelitish design. The skirt,
tightly fitting over the hips, fell in a
deep loose fiounce to the hem from a
yoke Of foulard which formed a point
front and back. About the hem Of the
Aounce was a broad insertion Of ecru
guipure, through which narrow pale
green ribbon was passed in and out at
cop and bottom. The blouse corsage
was made apparently of line upon line
Of this basket work trimming, set YER
tically. and was belted with faint green
MORE. A large picture collar. stand
Ing high about the neck and fitting
squarely over the shoulders, with out
standing epaulets, was Of the same
watered material and was richly inset
With guipure and shaded embroideries.
This toilette, with which a green moire
parasol vas carried, was completed by
one of the prevalent double-crowned,
loosely-plaited straw toques of a vivid
green shade and trimmed with white
and green tulle. On the left side it was
tilted high with a bunch of white lilac.
I have called this costume pre-Raphael-
Itish, but it was really in the long
faced, long-waisted names Of the
Burne-Jones adaptations of medieval
Ism, the form of art the British public
comes nearest to understanding.
Perched just behind it was another
eminently English dress. but also emf
nently modern. This was a costume in
silk with a small check in wholesome
red and white, crossed and striped by O
plaid design in blue. The skirt was
hung from a hip yoke Of the same ma
terial. the line of junction being marked
By little black velvet bows. On the
left side the skirt was raised a bit to
show slanting folds of silk divided by
bands of black velvet. The bodice was
ciose-ftting and the smallness Of the
waist was emphasized by three mar.
row black velvet bands. In parenthe.
SIS. only Englishwom IN can draw their
corset strings in the English manner
a~@-@Ssp a sprs 50 ~sr~v- 81
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17

know no details. The guard called To
the driver: Most five minutes late,
Bill, and4it's tea time!" At this pathet-
ic appeal we whipped up and the frOck
was lost to view.
At a bazar which got itself opened
by the m~archioness of Lorne yesterday
I saw among other notable frocks one
of q soft dark shade of blue crepe de
chine sprigged with tiny turquoise blue
flowers and further patterned withline
stripes in white. This for the skirt. The
bodice had a full front of turquoise blue
chiffon, and the neck was unfettered
by any band, though a deep collar of
lace frills upon a blue foundation fell
over the shoulders. The sleeves were
of white crepe de chine, EttAe tucks al
ternating with insertions of lace. A
distinctly novel touch was given by
broad stole ends of tucked crepe de
chine and lace which hung from the
collar below the waist front. The hat
which bore this dress company vas of
dark blue straw, the brim edged with q
little rufling of tea rose yellow chiffon
and the crown encircled by a wreath of
pale blue forget-me-nots, surmounted
by cleverly wired loops of yellow chit.
fon, each edged narrowly with valen-
ciennes lace.
A second costume to be seen on the
same occasion was Of lavender glace
silk, the skirt accordion plated but
left free at the bottom in a deep, full
lounce. The blouse bodice was made
with a yoke of fine white French lawn
laid in tucks and edged with Meehlin
lace. Lace-edged revers turned back
in front and both basque and collar
had the same soft and dainty finishing.
The sleeves were accordion-plaited un-
der half handkerchief epaulets, expand
ing again at the hand. The fanciful
hat was of pink straw and had its brim
softened with lavender tulle. The
crown was almost hidden under damask
roses and foliage.
At Her Majesty's theater last even
ing one of the best gowns in the audi
ence was a rose-1igured silk, of dis
tinctly early Victorian design. The
full spreading skirt was circled with
a hounce of lace headed with rosy tint
ed chiffon. This hounce was caught
up in front and fastened half way to
the waist with clusters of roses and
thistles each side of the front panel of
heavy ribbon figured brocade. The low
cut brocade bodice was softened about
the decolletage with chiffon and roses.
Instead of a hat a wreath of roses and
thistles did duty.
] ELLEN osBoRlI.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17

GondOn.-There is a queer conscience
element In English fashions this sum
mer. Female Britons, peering anxious
" into the future, see posterity peer
ing back at them and asking with cold
curiosity what were the costumes of the
queens jubilee. Steadfastly deter
mined to make a good figure in the eyes
Of the ages, female Britons scrutinize
every hat OF gown offered to them with
the unflinching query: What viii they
think of this in 5000 years? 1t is a pain
full business thus to prepare for the
verdict Of history, but the record
4eigns imposes duties not to be shirked
by an enlightened and united woman
hood.
It seems to be accepted that it is nee
essary to be an early Victorian. But
where does loyalty end and gross imita-
elon begin2 Dressmakers and milliners
are atill at odds over this question. The
matter of colors is more easily settled.
Royal purple and scarlet, "our grand
daughters and great-granddaughters
and their granddaughters," studying
l'.this extraordinary year Of the dia-
mond reign" will understand II they
do not admire. So, too, with the queens
tartan. Red, white and blue, the Vic
itoria colors, are as British this season
los if they weren't also the t~ricolor of
the French and the star spangled BAN
ner of the Yankees. Posterity may get
. little confused here, but when it has
puzzled the matter out it can but &C
knowledge the necessities of the situa-
tion. Another point, too, is obvious.
Bright tints must go shining down the
centuries. By our blues and greens
and our pinks, our yellows and our
mauves, by muslins sprigged with rose
buds and foulards hecked with forget
me-nots, the future must know that we
were really glad. Some enthusiasts
have suggested that parliament pass an
Aact creating "a picturesque costume
aor the lower classes" in commemora
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17
ELLEN OSBOBN'S FASHION LETTER.
London Fashions for This Momentous Summer
of the Queens Diamond Jubilee.
LcOpyrlEht. 1871

without calling in the coroner. A bolero
of string-colored lace over white satin
was an important item, as were the
slanting velvet bands upon the tight
sleeves. A yoke and collar of shirred
white chiffon softened the neck, while
a decidedly chic touch was the hat Of
black straw with its high, many-ended
bow of fine black tulle. Item: some
white ribbon. Item: a cluster of full
blown red roses.
At the second spring meeting at Sam
down / made shift to sketch a blue
canvas frock over a gold silk founda-
ton. I admired the red cheeks of the
girl who wore it much more thnn / did
the dress, though this latter wasn't half
bad. Butsred cheeks r as English az
shirt waists that ride up the back and
these are painfully common. The can
vas skirt had four narrow Valenciennes
lace frills to edge it at the hem. 1t had
also a vest of white silk and, over this,
q square-cornered bolero lace-frilled like
the skirt and finished with a deep col
lar lying over the shoulders and lace
covered. 1t had a black satin waist
band and was crowned by a broad Leg
horn hat wreathed with corn flowers.
There is a peculiar kind of bonnet
that is rife in London. l suspect it OF
being early Victorian. 1t has a cylin-
drical crown that takes the head com.
fortably inside and a broad laring
brim that comes well out beyond the
point of the most enterprising nose
From my lofty perch OF top of a bus
I observed a pink and mauve bonnet OF
this description on Regent street this
afternoon. 1t was plated of a coarse
soft mauve staw in two shades and
trimmed inside the brim with delicate
pink roses half buried in white lace
The only outside trimming was a banC
of pink ribbon carried over the crown
and coming down under the chin to til
in long strings. With it was worm f;
mauve cashmere dress, but of this
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17

ninating President Lincoln. with dag
gers and full murderOus p~araphernnlia
of the c~onspirators, have been in the
hands Of the judge advocate general OF
the army ever since the Mudd and Sur
raft trials.
There are 139 confederate battle flags
In the collection and they come from
many fields of ~sanguinary conflict.
Twenty-eight separate regimental coli
Ors were captured at Gettysburg from
those gallant southrons who charged
SO bravely, so madly under the COM
mand of Gen. Pickett. LongstreeE's
corps contributed the principal portion
of the Gettysburg trophies. although
several were captured from other di-
visions of the confederate army during
the three days fight. Undoubtedly the
history Of the capture of these latter
would be the most interesting of theloE.
II known, but standards taken in small
er battles appear to show the longer
records.
The Wilderness battle yielded IL ad.
ditionnl flags as the legitimate spoils of
war, and the heavier share of the re-
manning 129 became government prop
erty in the continual series of battles
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17
where Bread Conc H,nh

South Africans pay more for bread
than any people on earth. The fact
was brought out in the recent annual
message of the president of the re-
public. 1T is unfortunate that food
stuffs figure so largely in our Imports
he said. "The statistical information
discloses that the South African Repub-
lie imported last year a~1.0s4,1t5, the
Cape Colony 9705, 9s6 and Natal 3
2o4, to which must be added the heavy
Importation cost, the high duty in the
Cape Colony and heavy railage for up
country consumers. These facts clear
ly establish, without fear Of ccntradic-
ton, that South Africa eats the dearest
tread in the world"-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17
He Was a ,Joke wr,+ar-

Fencer-A penny for your thoughts.
Pensel-In go you That's higher
than the average editors valuation
Philadelphia Press
The morning times., 1897-01-20
A new CENSUS FOR RUSSIA
The UkaSe of the Gar Ordering
That 1t Be Taken.
The Work Is TO Be Completed by
February . Next, and VIII
Include Everybody.

Consul General Karel at st. Petersburg,
sends the State Department copy OF the
ukase issued by the ear, the last OF
December, providing for the first general
census of the Russian empire, which must
be completed by February 8. The docu-
nIent, which gives an interesting insight 10
the methods OF undertaking such a great
work is as follows:
''Iu our solIcitude for greater oTganiZa-
tiou and progress of our country, We
authorize for the common welfare, the first
general census Of the Empire.
This census must include all the in
habitants, without exception, of all Our
Dominions, and must contain full and
exact computation OF the population OF the
country, according TO the different regions,
governments, districts and villages, aud
also according TO the ages, sexes, profess
siouS, religions,, nationality, occupations,
aud other indications mentioned in the
census blanks The computation or the
general census will serve Us-government
and social institutions established by Us,
as among the important measures taken
for the welfare of Our. Fatherland."
The morning times., 1897-01-20
THE DISTRICT NAVAL FORCE
Senator Hale's Bill to Organize 1t
Passed By the Senate.
Four Companies Of Naval Militia
Authorized to Constitute
One Battalion.

In Senate yesterday afternoon Senator
Hffe called up his bill organizing a naval
battalion i'll the District, and it was
passed. II provides that i'll addition to
the companies OF volunteer militia now
authorized in the District there may be
organized four companies of naval militia,
constituting battalion 10 he known as
the naval battalion OF the National Guard.
The officers OF the battalion shall con-
sist OF one commander, and n staff of
one executive officer, with the rank of
lieutenant commander, one adjutant, one
paymaSter and one surgeon, each with the
rank of lieutenant; mastcr-at-arms, yeo-
man, apothecary, and chief hugler.
Each company is TO consist of one lieu
tenant, one Junior lieutenant, two ensigns,
and not less than two nor more than six
crews. each crew TO consist of not exceed
ing sixteen petty officers and men.
| The President may assign an officer OF
the Navy To act as instructor and inspector
OF the battalion. The battalion shall be
provided with such ordnance and ordnance
stores, clothing. equipage, and supplies,
under the control of the Secretary OF the
| Navy, as are necessary for proper training,
instruction and service. This property
| shall be issued TO the commanding general
| OF the militia of the District from the
stores and supplies appropriated for the
use of the Navy. The property shall
remain and continue TO be property of the
United States The Secretary of the
Navy is also authorized To provide facili-
| ties for the practical instruction OF the
| battalion and may detail such commits
| stoned and petty officers of the Navy to
assist in their instruction.
+ In all matters not otherwise specially
provided for, the law which governs the
| militia of the District shall apply to the
naval battalion.
The general routine of duty, discipline
1 and exercises of the naval reserve bat
| talon, and parts thereof, shall conform
| with the laws, customs, and usages OF
| the Navy, and the laws governing the
volunteer forces of the District.
The morning times., 1897-01-20
THE QUESTION OF CHARITY
Secretary Wilson Asked to Meet
Union Mission Directors.
MONEY Is SLOW COMING In
A Meeting at Central Mission in
Which the Question of an Elec-
tric Plant for the Building and
Other Matters Were Discussed.
Religious Meetings.

The weekly meeting of the directors of
the Central Union Mission was held yes
terday afternoon There were present:
Chairman E. d. Bailey, Secretary A. L.
Swartouu, Treasurer j. C. Piatt and George
w. Wheeler. w C. Tyler George w. Havell
o. b. Brown, and Allen Wood
Mr.. Bailey announced that a telegram
had been received from Mr. E. S. Curtis
at St. Louis, asking authority TO organize
the State OF Missouri for work under the
National Gospel Union, Mr.. Curtis was
directed to go on with his proposed move
ment.
Mr.. Brown reported Il meeting Oh Sun
day night at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, in which $50 was subscribed for
the mission work.
letter was read from the Fourteenth
street branch on Fourteenth street, near
Florida avenue, where two young men
and three young women made profession
of acceptance OF the Christian faith.
Mr.. Bailey said there was an article in
an afternoon publication little Willie ago
in regard TO Associated Charities, which Mr.
Pratt had suggested might be taken as a
criticism of the Associated Charities.
Therefore, il might be as well Ia ask Sec
retary Wilson of the Associated Charities
to come before the mission board and make
a statement regarding the purposes and
plans of that organization So that they
might work together with clearer un-
derstanding.
4 discussion was followed IN which Mr..
Wilson was heartily commended Mr.. Bailey
said, however, that there had been created
th.. ri Of N
withhold their contributors for charta
bic purposes. This had been felt by the
A ssociated Charities itself as well as
other societies.
1t was stated that there was Il lack of
money to pay the salaries in Mr.. Wilson's
society, and $4,000 was being asked for
To lie devoted to office expenses. By
common consent Mr.. Pratt was authorized
to ask MIR. Wilson to be present at the
board meeting at his convenience. any time
between 4:30 and g p. m, next Tuesday.
On motion Of Mr.. Howell it was deter
mined 10 take steps to procure an arc
light for the Louisiana avenue side of
the mission building. Incidentally, Mr.
Havel stated that they might purchase a
gas engine ana dynamo and make their own
electric light.
The report from the woodward for the
week showed that tickets We're issued for
goo lodgings and 10G meals. The nun
Der of men employed for the week was
169. They cut up nearly sixteen cords
of wood. The receipts for wood sold
amounted TO Sl34.15
The dining-room reported .315 meals
served, of which $40 were paid for in
cash and the remainder in labor. The re-
ceipts from lodgings, aside from labor,
amounted to S47.10.
The morning times., 1897-01-20
A QUESTION OF BUSIN ESS.
Cuba's Annexation, Says A. G. Jen-
nings, Is That and Nothing More.


One of the very best and most interest
ing presentations of the Cuban question
that has been called to the attention OF
Congress is made by Albert Gould Jen-
nings, of Brooklyn. He is wealthy busi
ness man. who has long taken intense in
terest in the Cuban cause.
Copies of a handsomely printed pamphlet
written by him have been received by
many Senators and Members of the House.
The arguments he makes are as unusua
as they are striking. He does not discuss
the matter from sentimental standpoint
at all. Neither the desire to aid a strug
Cling people to be free, not the expectation
of our own national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT appeals
to him or appearsin mis- argument.
To him the Cuban question is purely com
mercial and he masses strong arguments
in favor of the acquisition of the islanC
for business reasons. He wants the island
annexed not for patriotism, but for ex-
pediency To his mind we may remain in
different to the Cuban struggle for liberty
but not to her commercial Importance.
She contributes to Spain $55 100000
per year, which we ought to have says Mr.
Jennings In all this misery and strife he
wants us to look-only to our own national
interests. sympathy and humanity have
nothing to do with the case, he says, but
we cannot continue to view with com
placensc d struggle, which tends to re-
adjust our whole balance of trade.
He goes at length into details Of oul
relations with Cuba, and argues tn ut we
should certainly annex the island, becaus'
it has revenue resource of $40 ,OO0,10o g
year and an import capacity of $50 900,
900 year. He thinks that would be
good business enterprise.
The morning times., 1897-01-20
AN INTERNATIoNAL DOLLAR.
A House Bill ON 0 Pacific Freight
Traffic Asks. for 1t.

Representative Beach OF Cleveland, Ohio.
introduced in the House yesterday the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas the uselof the bonded privi-
lege for the transportation of through
freight was granted to the railways OF
Canada upon the theory Of reciprocal Con
yenience and,
Whereas there, is no reciprocal con-
venience enjoyed by the United states on
/ the Pacific coast, the railways OF this
country taking no use whatever of
Canadian territory in that region and,
Whereas, by reason of the liberal sub
sides received from the British and
Canadian governments, the Canadian Pa
cific Railway and Steamship Companies are
enabled to transport ten, silk and othe,
imports from China and Japan at rates
much lower than can be offered by Amer
lean steamships and railroads, thus Sc
curing the Canadian Pacific practical
monopoly OF the traffic in such articles
between markets of the Orient and New
York, Boston, Chicago and other points
in the United States, therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee on Inter
state Commerce he, and il hereby is, in
structed to ascertain whether any good
reason exists for the further continuance
of the bonded privilege between the Great
Lakes and the Pacific Ocean.
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is, re-
quested to enter into negotiations with the
governments of China, Japan, and several
republics and colonies of the American
Hemisphere, the Hawaiian Islands, and
the Dominion of Canada, with a view TO
securing u uniform standard of value in
trade and commerce.
The morning times., 1897-01-20
Installation of Hepta sophs.

at the regular meeting of Columbia Con-
clave, No. IL, l. o. H, held at Costello $
Hall, 60A G street northwest, on Monday
evening, the following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing year, by Deputy
Supreme Archon E. Ottenheimer, of Balti-
more, Nd, namely: Past archon, Peter
j. Meehan: archon, William d. RummeD;
provost, John Hogan; prelate, P. ]. o Day;
secretary, John S. Tomlinson; financier,
William Fl. Knotts; treasurer, William
II. Hodges; Inspector. Gustayus Jones;
warder, E. II. Brown; sentinel, William
Pirie; trustees, George NJ Thomas, j. H.
Mitchell, 7. b. Baker; representative to
supreme conclsve, John S. Tomlinson;
alternate to supreme conclave, George
NJ. Thomas: representative to d. C. A F.
3. S., p. ]. Meehan. NJ G. Cohen, SUI
preme archon; w. H. Gilland member of
supreme executive committee both of
Pittsburg, Pa; John w. Cruett, supreme
organizer; M. F. Thomas, district deputy
supreme archon, both OF Baltimore; and
j. Fl. Primrose, deputy supreme organizer,
OF Smyrna, Del, were present and gave
glowing accounts of the progress of the
order.
The morning times., 1897-01-20
INTENSE SUFFERING
From Dyspepsia and Stomach
Trouble.
Instantly Relieved and Permanently
Cured by Ssuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
A New Discovery, But Not Patent
Medicine.

Dr. Redwell relates an interesting account
or what he considers a remarkable cure Of
acute stomach trouble and chronic dyspep-
sia by the use OF the new discovery, Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets
He says: The patient was q man who
had suffered 10 my knowledge Tor years
With dyspepsia. Everything he ate seemed
10 sour ana create acid and gases in the
stomach; he had pains like rheumatism in
the Gack, shoulder blades and limbs,
fnliness and distress after eating, poor ap-
petite and loss Of flesh; the heart became
affected, causing papitation and sleeplcss-
ness at night.
gave him powerful nerve tonics and
blood remedies, but To no purpose As an
experiment l finally bought a fifty-cent
package or Stgarts Dyspepsia Tablets at
drug store and gave them TO him. A I'm ost
immediate relief was given, and after he
had used four boxes he was to all appear
ances fully cured.
There was no more acidity or sour watery
risings, no blcating after meals the appe-
tite was vigorous, and he has gained he
tween 10 and = pounds in weight of solid,
healthy flesh.
Although Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
advertised ana sold in drug stores, yet /
consider them most valuable addition to
any physicians line of remedies, as they
are perfectly harmless and can be given to
children or inyalidS or in any condition of
the stomach with perfect safety, being
harmless and containing nothing but vege-
table and fruit essences, pure pepsin and
Golden Seal.
without any question they are the safest,
most effective cure for Indigestion, hil
iousnrsS. constipation and all arrangements
OF the stomach, however slight or severe
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are made by
the Stuart Company OF Marshall, Mich, and
sold by druggists everywhere at fifty cents
per package.
Little book on stomach diseases mailed
free. Address Stuart Co, Marshall Mich.