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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The princess dress is very popular il
Paris, and many handsome gowns O
velvet and silk for weddings and Other
dressy occasions are cut in this style.
If a woman would have the latest
elegance in silk petticoats she must
avoid the rustling kind and wear dain-
ty, soft brocaded silk skirts, ruf1ed
with silk crepe.
Metallic finished cambria, which has
all the gloss of real satin, is a new lin
ing for thin dresses. 1t comes in all
the pretty c%olors, costs only 35 cents
a yard. and is fully a yard wide.
Fabrics for dresses and millinery
purposes are now being made of vene-
tian glass, and it is promised that we
are soon to have bonnets which can be
subjected to the application OF soap
and water.
Taffeta silk hats are the latest cry in
millinery. The silk is doubled and
shirred for the brim. The crown is
one high puff. and the trimming con-
sists Of black feathers, black velvet and
a fancy ornament.
Cordings are a feature of the new
dress models, and small cords, two or
three close together, are set In around
the bodice of a foulard gown an inch
and a half apart. The material gath
ers on these cords just enough to give
a soft, pretty effect.
The usefulness Of the old fashioned
Chantilly shawl is revived again. and 1t
is to be worn for gowns mounted over
black satin. This sort Of lace dress.
with a touch of color at the neck and
belt. can be made very attractive, and
the use of something which has been
slowed away for years is always a sat
isfaction.
A novel costume for spring is made
OF dark blue and white shepherds plaid.
with a wide plait, both back and front.
on the bodice. narrowing toward the
belt. and a plain skirt with q wide
plat in front, spreading out wider at
the foot and fastened down just below
the waist with fancy buttons. Buttons
also decorate the front on the bodice
the bust, and blue silk forms u.
collar and belt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
The French NAVY.

France is the second naval power of
the world. She has fourteen large and
eight small battleships of modern pat
tern ready for sea, six building, ten
more of old design, and sixteen coast
defense ships. She has forty-three
cruisers of all kinds ready and build
ing, fifteen torpedo gunboats, three
destroyers and 240 torpedo boats. This
feet is manned by $4,000 officers and
men, with reserves of about 100, 900.
AS a fighting implement the French
~leet-is distinctly inferior to that Of
Britain; its battleships are slower. not
SO seaworthy, less heavily armed, and
smaller in size. They are not SO uni.
form in pattern as those of the British
fleet, and, as they have till lately taken
longer to build, they are not SO mod
ern. France is now building a consid.
cradle number of fast cruisers. She
spends on her navy about f10. 900, 900 a
year, as against Britain's Ell, 800, 900 in
1896.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

is a tiny arrangement, made in two
sizes, a ten-foot circle or fo~urteen-foot
circle. The smaller ones have four
seats. but can be arranged with four
more, thus seating eight little ones at
a time. For ordinary use the smaller
ones are popular. the additional seats
being adjusted when a larger party
wishes to ride. 1t is noiseless, strong
and handsome, made of hard wood,
steel and iron. The wood is natural
oil finish, and the metal parts painted
black or bronze. 1t can be taken apart
or put up in five minutes without any
tools, and one, two. three. or four can
ride 1t. 1t RUM either forward or back
ward with equal ease. There is no
possible danger of accident, the seat
arms being made Of strong steel.
The little ones may be strapped to the
seat arms. These seats are adjustable
In height, so that children of various
sizes may have them the proper height
to enjoy a healthful exercise without
%straining themselves.
While 1t is made expressly for the
house, 1t can be taken out Of doors or
to entertainment halls, and in case of
warm weather a canopy can be had OF
either size to protect the children from
the heat Of the sun.
AS children are always attracted by a
merry-go-round, this one. on a small
scale for the home or lawn. will prove
exceedingly popular.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
Artificial SILK.

So pronounced is the success of ar
tificial silk that English mills are TAX
ing it up, and large amount of machin-
cry now idle is to be put to work weav-
ing it. There has been a good deal
OF question as to the relative strength
of the natural and artificial product.
Experiments have been made which
show that the latter has about so per
cent of the former, but the n of
working is quite different. Those who
have worked with the artificial fiber
are surprised at the exquisite colors
produced. They take dye much more
readily han the natural silk. Another
popularity is the extremely rich and
high luster of the fabric. OF course,
the cloth made from artificial fiber will
be less durable than the genuine thread
of the silkworm, but it is promised in
much less expensive grades, and when
once the factories and mills are fully
at work, it is clYimed that prices will
be wonderfully reduced, SO much so, in
deed, that everybody al afford to wear
silk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

claimed that the closer the n d of ira,
hair cling together, that is naturally
without artificial force, the. greater II
the intellectually the owner possesses
a tendency to curl denotes inherent
grace and a poetic nature. Straight hair
is the sign of a firm, positive and prac-
teal disposition. Such bad Qualities
as treachery and jealousy are generally
found in people with black, lustreless
hair. The lighter the hair the more
sensitive and "touchy'' the owner gen
orally is. Brown hair must be a verv
desirable thing to possess, for the hair
readers say it is always found on peo-
PIE having in a high degree common
sense, good judgment and reason. Red
hair Is a sign OF honesty and also. or
cleverness. Nothing whatever is said
about freaks of temper as an accompan-
iment to red hair. 1t may be therefore
safe to conclude that another popular
idea has been dissolved by the search
light Of science and investigation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

a British paper says: British trade
with Japan has had most encouraging
developments during 1896. Great Brit
ain and her OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
dia, Hong Kong. Australia and Can
ada-now enjoy the greater share. In
this important trade a reversal of the
relative positions of Great Britain and
the United States has been developed.
Americas share in Japan's foreign
trade for the first half Of 1896 was
only ~one-seventh, while that of Great
Britain amounted to nearly o%ne-quar-
ter, and that of the British empire to
upwards of 46 per cent Of the whole.
Great Britain has a largely preponder-
ating share in the supply Of steel rails
to Japan"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

1t is a well known fact in natural
history that certain animals and fishes
have friends" whose company acts as
a safeguard against danger, and it is
now reported that the locust, advance
ing In Intelligence. has secured similar
protection. OF late strenuous efforts
have been made In the T~ransvaal to
save The crops from devastation, but,
to the CONSERVATION Of the farmers, the
new hordes Of locusts bring with them
scores Of black insects whish sting hor-
hibly whenever their patrons are inter
fered with. What the reward of the
"body-guard" is does not appear.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
buttons and Combs Made of MIL.

Buttons and Combs Made of MILL
For a long time buttons and other ar
ticles for which bone is generally used
have been made from CONCEALED blood,
purchased at the slaughter-houses, and
treated with some substance that hard
ems 1t to the sufficient consistency. The
same articles can be made from milk
by a process invented by an English
man. The milk used is the skim milk.
The process of turning this liquid into
buttons, pool balls, combs, backs of
brushes and similar articles consists
of mixing it with a substance the ingre-
dents Of which are a secret of the in
%ventor, and COMPRISING it. At the
end of three days the substance is as
solid as celluloid. and is ready to be
cut and shaped In any way the manu-
facturer wishes. AT present a factory
in Holland is engaged in f~ashioning
the hardened milk into various arti-
Giles, buttons being the chief. The but
tons made in this peculiar way differ
very little In appearance from ordinary
bone buttons. They are a creamy
white in appearance, but can be col
ored black or red or any other color
by simply mixing the coloring mat
ter with the milk before the hardening
process begins. They are said to pos
advantages over the bone and
celluloid article in being less brittle
and less liable to chip. For combs the
milk substance has been found to be
especially well adapted. as it is smooth
and delicate to the touch, and derives
from its creamy origin a glossy sur
In the same way it is a good sub
stitute for ivory in billiard and pool
balls.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

San Francisco Call. These canine va
grants are said to be ferocious. al
though they rarely venture beyond the
confines OF the friendly forest that has
afforded them shelter and a home.
Their lair lies somewhere on the hills,
hidden in a jungle Of trees and under
brush, and their daily menu is a choice
variety of rabbits and quail that fill the
woods out there, with water from
streams that empty into Mountain
lake.
The dogs-or at least some of them
were once tame creatures, but they
strayed away from the conventional
and perhaps constrained path of the
city dogs humdrum life to virgin fields
where thoughts of tin cans to tails
might torture more. They wound
up in the government territory, away
from the pound wagon and small boys.
In time they formed a community and
began to increase in numbers until the
band now has a very respectable MEM
bership. In character 1t seems they
have one and all retrograded-gone
back a step or two in the social scale,
for they are wild, shy of man in the
open, but imbued with ferocity If
crossed in the shrubbery where they
live end oam about. More of the wolf
than Of mans faithful companion
shows itself in them.
The bulldog got in among the pack"
said an officer at the Preside, "and
now it appears that brute's strong
blood has asserted itself in the whole
lot. That is why they are considered
dangerous and why they are vicious.
| suppose, too. that as they are a men
ace to the people the order was issued
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

1t is a pretty hard thing to conceal
ones true character nowadays. A new
fad is hair reading, and this is said to
"give us away" in an u%npleasantly 'ac-
curate manner, says an exchange. The
new science is not fully developed yet,
but its devotees have already discov-
cred many interesting facts, and are
constantly searching for more. Fine
hair is said to denote gentle birth, and
the amount Of care the hair shows will
determine the mode of life. n is also
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The coursing pike in running down
its prey behaves m~arvelously like a
greyhound. The unhappy little ash
turns his way and that. its pursuer
anticipating. its every motion a. q
greyhound does a hare. When a cours-
ing pike has selected its quarry. ii il
not to be turned from its purpose;
Even when the victim, in an agony Of
terror, tries to hide amongst a shoal
Of its comrades, its relentless foe soon
singles It out and the chase is renewed
till II disappears within the gaping
jaws OF Its ven foe. III
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The Chicago cigarette dealers and
their boy customers are so adrois that
there is great difficulty in enforcing the
cigarette law. The Woman's Club sug-
gests persistent investigation and pros
ecution and asks the aid of young, en-
thusiastic lawyers in bringing offend
ers to justice. The Chicago schoolboy's
environment is bad at best, but when
he may be stupefied and demoralized
by a new habit it is time to go to his
rescue.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

There is no royal road to a higher
civilization. Il will come as an evolu-
ton and as the result OF somebody's
clear thinking. The art Of living to-
gether is the highest Of all arts, but
takes the longest time to learn; but
there is an ineradicable conviction In
the human heart that there is a better
way than by building u fortunes on
the ruins Of u fellows. We want bet
err education and better religion
Rev. A.. j. Wells.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

A Vassar girl who wrote an espay on
kissing for her college society gave the
manuscript to a gentleman friend for
his inspection and advice. The young
man, who was somewhat pert, told her
that he could give her an abstract of
she replied that she did not care for a
syllabus, and the young man is still
trying to see If he can figure it out.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
wisdom. in VARYING degrees

Political wisdom, in varying degrees,
is to be looked for in the words adj
dressed by governors to the legisla-
lures of the several states. The recent
messages and addresses contained no
sounder sense than that Of the COVER
nor of South Carolina when he said:
South Carolina has not vet regained
her once proud position in this great
Republic. She can never regain it I'M
til her people, rising above all partisan
hatreds, unite in N heroic effort to
make our system of public instruction
inferior to none" The welfare and
honor of a commonwealth are safer in
the hands of the schoolmaster, arm
ed with his primer" than of the sol
der Sin full military array" The
Southern chief magistrate wisely
points the people of his state to the
victories of peace; and what more inn
portant triumph is there than a vic
tory over illiteracy?
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

How many persons can describe ac-
curately the arrangement of the forty
five stars that are to occupy the blue
field Of the United States flag after the
4th OF next July? The official orders
to the officers Of the army and the
navy, and to custodians OF federal
buildings throughout the republic, say
that there are to be six horizontal rows
Of stars. In the first, third and fifth
rows there are to be eight stars; in the
second, fourth and sixth rows, seven
stars. The even number Of stars in
the odd-number rows; the odd number
Of stars in the even-number rows.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

only with a much larger circle and
naturally a larger hole in the center.
The center edge is plated in to fit
around the waist with fine, v g plaits
all around. After being we'll fitted at
the waist the plaits are laid to the bot
tom OF the skirt. becoming larger as
they go down.
Another novelty in evening skirts is
bounced from hem to waist with two
inch bias aounces Of the dress mate
rial. This mode is as becoming to tall,
slim girls os the accordion plated skirt
is to short folks. Bunches Of artificial
flowers are used to decorate plain
skirts. For this purpose vicfsta and
orchids are most In favor. Or. II the
dress DO white. bright red or bright
pink ~geraniums are used. Garlands Of
blossoms may be effectively used 20
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
Something for nrIaea TO po.

Easter brides viii be extremely hard
worked individuals. for their best
dresses must be all embroidered by
hand, and. Of course, the bride herself
must do the work to have the gown
q perfect success. An Easter bride is
now at work upon an embroidered
lawn, with an East Indian cream
ground. The dress is made with a very
large double box plat In front. Aronnd
the lower edge Of the bodice there ~ a
thick stirring of the cream lawn. Down
the front Of the plat pink roses are
embroidered. The shoulder puffs are
also embroidered In roses. Small. DEL
icate leaves of green surround the
roses.
The skirt is a very elaborate affair.
Entirely around the hem there Is a
row of roses very heavily embroidered
In pink silk. The entire dress is made
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

turning about their heads from side to
side, barked and brayed in the most
ridiculous manner, offering a stout re-
sistanco TO being captured by biting
most viciously with their strong bills.
While contemplating one individual in
its den ! was suddenly startled by a
loud Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho' close to me, and
turning round perceived another bird,
which had boldly walked out Of a
neighboring burrow and was thus adj
dressing me. succeeded at last,
though with much difficulty, in raking
an old bird out of its hole with the
crook Of a walking-stick. and also OBJ
tanned two young ones in their down"
Darwin thus describes the habits OF
penguins: Having placed myself be-
tween a penguin and the water, / was
much amused by watching its habits.
l. was a brave bird. and until reach-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

That Kansas man who is suffering
from an internal growth of wheat
should call upon somebody to thrash
him. Or he might get his wife, who
has done most of the grading for sew
eral years, to cut him down.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

Az Portland, Me-, the other day Neal
Dow, the great leader of the inyincible
temperance cause, celebrated his nine
sy-third birthday. The day was made
the occasion Of great rejoicing among
the ponulace and many prohibition
leaders of national fame came from
different parts. Mr.. Dow was BORN in
Portland, March 20, 1904. He is of
Quaker parentage. In 1851, while a
member of the state legislature, he se-
cured the passage of what is called the
Maine law" which, under severe PEN
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

simulate an over-drapery. which 10
quite an important factor in up-to-dAta
evening gowning. silk crepe, figured.
which can be bought at a very low ig-
ure. makes a pretty evening dresa.--
The Latest.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
WILD DOGS IN WOODS.
THEY INFEsT THE HILLS OF
CALIFORNIA.
lentriss Are Ordered TO Kin Them
More Of the Wolf Than of Mans
Companion shows Itself In These
Animals.

HERE is a band Of
wild dogs in the
woods on the Pre-
sidio reservation,
and they have
grown In mum bers
and boldness to
such an extent that
an d has been
issued to all sem
tries to shoot them
on sight. says the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The esteemed Nashville American
that, in accord with its con-
slant habit of pursuing the shibbo-
leth of onward n upward" 1t will
at once open a department of ques-
lions and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

A foreign nation is a kind of con-
temporaneous posterity, it has been
wisely said. Foreign commentator of
our willingness to arbitrate is a fore
cast of the judgment of generations to
come.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The controversy started by Wash
Hesing, as to whether women spend
more for inery than men spend for IL
Quor, is an Improbable one. They
should both spend very much less in
folly and set a better example to their
children.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

II Col. Bob Ingersoll doesn't believe
there is any such place let him try to
live three months in Colorado with a
sound-money badge on his buzzom.
Yes. even now.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The old lady Of " years, who has
just died in New York from dancing all
night with too much vigor, had no idea
of a fate that would serve to warn 9TH
er aged persons OF social excesses.
Giddy people Of more than three o
and ten should pause.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

that etching might be done on stone IN
stead of copper. He had a stone pre-
pared, and was about to carry his idea
into execution when a circumstance
happened that placed etching on stone
in the background, and brought into
existence a new art, that OF ntho-
graphy. Let Senefelder tell the story
in his own words: II had Just sue
ceeded in my little laboratory IN pol
ishing a stone plate, which intended
to cover with etching ground, when
my mother entered the room and de-
sired me to write her a bill for the
washerwoman. who was waiting Tor
the linen. happened not to have the
smallest slip of paper at hand, as my
little stock Of paper had been xhaust-
ed by taking proof impressions from
the stones, nor was there a drop OF INK
in the inkstand. AS the matter would
not admit of delay. l resolved to write
the list with my ink prepared with wax,
soap and lamp black, on the stone
which / had just polished, and from
which | could copy 1t at leisure. Some
time after this l was going to rub the
writing from the stone, when the idea
all at once struck me to try what would
be the effect OF such a writing with my
prepared ink II l were to bite in the
stone with aquafortis; and whether.
perhaps, 1t might not be possible to ap-
ply printing ink to 1t in the same way
as to wood ~engravings, and to take
Impressions from it." M. Senefelder
surrounded the stone with a border OF
WAX, and applied aquafortis, by which
the writing was raised in a few min
utes. Printing ink was next applied
with a common printers ball, impress
sions were taken off. and the practical
bility Of the important art of lith-
ography was established.
1t may be interesting to add that the
Duke of Wellington was the first to
apply this art to a useful purpose,
when he in the Peninsular wal by its
means prepared copies OF dispatches.
orders and sketches of positions.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

Thine eye, with every coming hour,
Shall brighten, and thy form shall
tower,
And when thy sisters, elder born,
Would brand thy name with words of
scorn
Before thine eye, s
Upon their lips the taunt shall die!
-Bryan
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

Hereafter no foreigner can legally
perform a marriage ceremony in Mis-
souri,. We don't imagine this will in
terfere with anybody's business very
seriously.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The bred Scott decision FASTENED
our civil war. And now a dreadful
Scott decision in Cuba has further
strained the relations between this
country and Cuba.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

NUDGE think a woman on a bicycle
is one Of the ugliest sights there il.
Y~absley--She isn't half as disgusting 4
spectacle as a fellow on a tandem with
your own best girl.-Indianapolis four
FL.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

alties. prohibits the sale Of ~intoxicat-
ing liquors. In 1884 this provision was
incorporated in the constitution of the
state. He was twice chosen mayo of
Portland, and during the civil wal
served as brigadier-general Of volun-
teers, holding at different times three
separate commands. He was twice
wounded and once taken prisoner. He
resigned from the army in 1854. In
1880 he was the candidate Of the Ma
tional Prohibition party for president
of the United States. affE.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

give this dress a still further zone Of
pink, there is a broad belt Of pink
MORE with double loops at the side and
around the neck there is a crush of the
pink MORE.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
How yiolets Are Worn.

The prettiest evening gowns have ac-
Gordon plated skirts of satin. They're
not at all like tina old fashioned kind,
however. In the first place, they're
cut altogether differently. These skirts
are cut exactly like circular skirts,