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The evening times., 1897-03-04
LINCOLN AND ANN RUTLEDGE.
A Talk with the Sister OF ThiA
Presidents Early Love.

PRESIDENTS Early Love.
In the little town Of Fairfield, Jeffer-
son county, Iowa, lives Mrs. William Prev
itt. who knew Lincoln intimately during his
carrier life Mrs. Prewitt is a sister OF
Ann RutIedge. so often mentioned in history
as the early love OF Lincoln. She lives with
one Of her sons, in a pretty little house.
surrounded by the comforts OF life.
When called upon her she was finishing
her nOning ''I'm busy and tired nOw,''
she said: ''but if you'll come back this af-
ternOon IN be glad to talk to you about
Ale and Anne" When I went back the
ironing was done, and with a beautiful
toy, about fifteen months old, her grand
child, upon her lap. she sat and talked
about Lincoln
II was only child when Annie died.
she said, ''bUt can RENE mber well how she
lGoked, and OF seeing beT ard Abe together
so much. We never dreamed of his being so
great. He was very hOmely, bot when he
began to talk or laugh you'd forget ft en-
tirely Everybody liked him; he was SD
good and kind and obIiging. He used 80
board with Us when we kept store in New
Salem, and it was then he and sister first
loved each other
Annie was a very pretty girl; she had
light hair and dark blue eyes, very light
compse sexiOned, me,liUm-sized and quiet and
reserved In manner. and q loving, Unsel-
fish disposition She was ambitious to
learn and was often studying She and
Abe bad a grammar in paTtnes ship. He
kept il part of the time and she partOf the
time. I've often seen him walking On the
streets Of New Salem with that grammar
open in his hand After she died. he gave
it back to our folks. and it's in existence
yet.
I'll never forget how Abe looked the
last time he talked with her She had
been delirious, but Just before her death
there Was a lucid interval and she asked
for Abe They talked alone together
was standing near when he came out
When he reached the door he looked hack,
his eyes were filled with tears and she
was crying. She died soon after. The
house was full OF people and didn't see
Abe for a while after, but I heard them
saying that he was sobbing and crying
like has heart would break.
''Her death made q great impression
upon him we could see We never knew
him 60 joke or laugh afterward. Annie
vas nc4t 10 tuc OtucSe RtNi IN our idiHllys
and she had a great deal OF the house
work to do. remember seeing her wash
ing in the old fashioned way. She would
sweep and bake, and was good cook and
took pride in her hoasework. She and
Abe were very jolly together sometimes
They used TO sing together. There was
one song / didn't like to hear, and he
would sing it to tease me. lie would tip
~Pck his chair, and roar It out at the top
- voice, over and over again, just for
have the hook they used to sing
out o. vet with that song in it,
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jolly. the Newrraper

Coming q, u on the Baltimore and Ohio
the other nit the smoking coIapart-
ment OF Pulln-. vet, says a New York
correspondent, an ia. 'Gg party ON the
way to Washington - headed by
Gen Russell A. Alger. Ths cwly- named
Cabinet Minister was as pleased as u
school hoy over his first long trousers.
II Shall never forget some OF the news
paper men and what they have done for
me- he said. When am in my place in
Washington, come over and see me. Imay
he able 10 do something, you know I
reminded him that newspaper men are the
last to ask favor. This aroused the
diplomat in the fine old gentleman, and
slightly dropping one eyeIfd, he remarked:
My hoy. that is why l want you all to
come ard sec me-
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valley design. The skirt is full and plain,
like that of her mother. There is no train
TO iJ. The bodice is cut decoliette.
1t is trimmed with chiffon, and
caught up here and there with
lilies of the valley. The sleeve is four
inches long, of chiffon and caught up with
flowers A belt OF white satin ribbon
worn around the waist is finished at the
right side with a pointed French bow
Miss Mabel will carry in her hand a large
bunch of lilies OF the valley. She will wear
no jewels.
The gown to be worn at the inaugural re-
ception at noon on March 4 by MISS Mo
Kinley is OF check silk, with blending coiors
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OF heliotrope and green. PTettiIy shaded
The little Fneneh waist accompanying il
hooks at the back The front is loose and
is shirred nn % a ybke OF white applique.
The back anAsleeveS are similarly shirTed.
all going into the applique yoke.
The skirt is full and without trimming.
tits OF walking length, finished at the waist
with belt Of white satin, fastened at the
right with pointed bow.
The inauguration gown of Mrs. 8ckin
ley cast nearly $4,000, and is tigmph
OF the dresSmaker's art. supplemented by
the use of gorgeous materials and lace and
han,l- wrought embroidery. OF the other
costumes none has fallen below $500 in
price Mrs McKinley's fayorite color is
blue as is shown by the number Of blue
gowns in her wardrobe, and it is color
which, she hiss worn from her girlnoui J..
green cloth costume was one suggested by
Mr. Mckinley, aud one which, next to the
inaneura.ion gown, he took a special inter
est in.
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Miss Mabel McKiniey's hall Gown.

is Victoria shaped, with plaits on each
side, full ripple down the hack and deni-
train. TWAS imported from Paris and was
the onl Y piece of its kind manufactured. 1t
reflects iDnumerable silyery sprays be-
meath the electric light. 1t is heavily
embossed with flowers OF the leafy pattern.
The bodice is cut decollete half surplice.
caught at one side with a butterfly of
pearls and diamonds. It is trimmed with
dnchesselace, draped across the entire hack
and drawn over the right shoulder. where
The evening times., 1897-03-04

Jennie TuttIe. For many unobtrusive acts
OF kindness Paterson has TO thank her.
Many OF her charities have not found her
ont. She is president OF the Old Ladies'
Home and member OF the Presbyterian
Church OF the Redeener; but her benevo-
lent activities have not been confined TO
either sphere Distress OF every sort eoD
stitutes an appeal Co her syInpathies and
the ground for her assistance.
The evening times., 1897-03-04

some woman, as well as a most inter
esting one, says New York newspaper
Cofnely in features. her face is lighted up
by pair OF dark, half-niischievous eyes
that mirror the changing moods of an active
and sympathetic mind The mouth is
very pleasant one. Slightly fun in figure,
she has the grace OF carriage and SELF
possession of an experienced hostess. Her
hair is dark, and many OF her friends Ike
her best in a dark gown The Paterson
Of nearly a generation ago knew her as
The evening times., 1897-03-04

The gown TO be worn by Mrs. McKinleyat
special state dinners is OF violet and white
brocaded satin. the color used being soft,
delicate and becoming to all complications.
The skirt is full and plain, with long
train. which gives height to the figure.
At the right side is an opening extending
TO the waist. In this is faI--Shaped piece
OF violet velvet of slightly darker shade
than the color OF the gown. This is made
with three deep Icks at the bottom. and at
the top are three lace insertions with vel
vet between. finished with Rhinestone hut
tons Around the bottom of the entire
skirt are two mario W bands OF violet velvet
embroidered in a small design.
The bodice is OF white liberty silk, soft
and full. over it is q bolero jacket OF
violet velvet. embroidered in several shades
OF violet ard rhinestOnes. This is made
short on the shoulder and slightly longer III
front.
Around the waist is a folded sash OF the
brocade, wide under the arm, and tapering
narrow back and front. For the extreme
finish OF tie waist line is the violet velvet,
which is fastened together i'm rhe back in
two full straps, which extend partly up the
back of the waist, and partly down on the
skirts.
The sleeves are OF brocade. made with
fuli-puffed top They are lined with velvet.
The collar is of velvet ana mousseliue de
sole, finished at the edge with a narrow
velvet paff; and at the back is a bow-knot
OF lace, fastened with velvet straps.
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of the silver embroidery passes from the
right shoulder TO the waist, and Just below
the left shoulder, following out the idea
or the skirt decoration. Mrs. Hanna wears
her diamonds. The sleeves are slightly
puffed. with a fan of applique lace,
repeating the design of the silver eInbroid-
cry.
Miss Mabel Hanna's gown is of Nile
green satin, fun skirt, with striped gauze
overdress, gathered with five rows OF
shirriHg at the waist. A round bodice,
and gauze.
The evening times., 1897-03-04

John Adams was the son of Massachu-
setts farmer.
James K. Polk was clerk In a country
store. So was Abraham Lincoln:
Andrew Johnson wasa tailor and his wife
taught him how to read
James a, Garfieldwasa q mule driver onthe
t0wpath.
The evening times., 1897-03-04

Inauguration ceremonies are concluded. is
of black velvet The skirt will he full, but
perfectly plain. with short, boNiike,
jaunty Jacket. caught up with heavy black
silk frogs It will be lined with apple bios
som and green brocadc satin.
The waist to be worn with this sui Is
of white acco rsiion-p plated chiffon, wVh Il
tabot OF white chiffon. falling down the
front. A little bolero jacket OF Russian
The evening times., 1897-03-04

One Of the handsomest, but also one of
Che most severely plain dresses in Mrs
McKinley's wardrobe is a pale blue bro
caded satin. heavy and rich In design, and
OF beautiful tone of color The skirt is
made perfectly plain and fall
The back OF the waist is plain, and in
front the silk Is drawn across IL from right
Go left, and is fastened with four beautiful
blue and green enaInelled buttons Fac
ings OF the silk where it shows slightly On
the waist are Of dark blue taffeta silk, and
the sleeves. which are plain almost TO the
ton, show the same colored silk in the
deep heading with which they are fin
tshed.
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A gown TO be worn by Mrs. Mckinley
at state recepSonsi is of blue and brocaded
velvet The background is of blue satin
with a changeable effect. On ii are raised
flowers in velvet OF two shades Of old
blue
The design for this gown OF the Presi-
dents wife rs Princess the waist being
made with plat, wide on the shoulders
and narrow on the waist line. From there
it exterds in double box pl3it into fun
spreading train.
on the bodice point lace follows this
plait. being fastened with two small cut
steel buckles at the bottom OF the waist
and hack. ON the shoulder the lace is
drawn through similar buckles.
Again in font tie same effect in buckles
is s. own. and at the bottom of the waist
in fioat is a large cut-stcel buckle. From
this the lace fails in fan-shaped pieces TO the
skirt.
In front is a Petticoat of blue satin
veilcd with white ousSeline &c sole. This
is embroidered in cut steel and pearls in a
special pattern. Edging this petite cat is
Venetian Ioint lace flCunce finished at the
top with very narrow shirriDgs OF null
The same lace is brought up each side Of
the petite ost to the waist line, where the
full train falls over it. The front of the
loiice is also of moUsseline de sole, EN-
bIodercd in cut steel and pearls in smaller
design than that used on the skirt
The collar is of cut steel, and ii partly
holds up separate collar Of lace, which is
brought through cut-steel buckles at the
back and fastened. The sleeves are OF
velvet, small, SlasIied at the top and lined
with satin, and filled in with embroidered
mouSSeline de sole.
Some OF the point lace appears in these
slashings. and is caught in with the same
kind OF cut steel buckles that are use'i on
the other part OF the bodice. This gown is
lined with pale blue taffeta and finished
with three pinked-out flounees OF the
same silk
The evening times., 1897-03-04

Mr. McKinley's two interesting New York
relatives will wear inaugural gowns cost
ing nearly S5 900. They are the sister-in-
law and the niece OF the President-elect-
Mrs. Abner Mckinley, and Miss Mabel Nc
Kinley.
Mrs Abner McKinley's ball dress is OF
pearl gray, blue brocade satin. The skirt
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the front and falls down in a square piece
at the back. 1t is lined with white satin.
The sleeves are made OF shirred chiffon,
with accordion plaits falling over the
shoulder. The waist is finished with
white satin with botterfly bow on the
front and back.
The evening times., 1897-03-04

Another gorgeous dinner gownis of white
moire antique, made with absolutely plain
skirt, long aud full. The,waist is plain and
draped in Grecian effect across the front
Narrow bands of pearl embroidery fasten
this drapery high under the arms and make
q point front and back. Duchesse lace
forms yoke effect in front and is drawn
back toward the arm size, where il falls in
fan-shaped ends. The sleeves are tight,
with short full puffs on top. and finished
at the wrists with an embroidery of pearls
and narrow lace edge.
The evening times., 1897-03-04

One of the articles that forms part of
Mrs. McKinley's inaugural wardrobe, a
beautiful fur scarf, came into her posses
sion as long ago as las Christmas, and
was a present from the President-elect
This Christmas gift, however, is only one
of her many beautiful outer garments.
The opera cloak is of brocaded satin,
showing white flower design on ground
work of pale, delicate heliotrope, and is
lined with heavy white velour with satin
figure tits made with a long cape reach
ing nearly to the bottom of the dress. and
a short ovcrcapeco coveringonly ytheshoulders,
both capes being finished at the edge with
white Alaska fox. headed with heavy gold
lace four inches in width.
At the bottom of the capes the fur
forms the border, and the lace is placed
above it, with the points upward. but in
front the two trimmings cross each other,
so that the lace forms the border and the
fur the heading. The neck is simply fin
iShed with a band of shirring. the head
ing of which forms a low, flaring collar,
and inside this is a collar, ten inches in
height. OF white Alaska fox. An interim
ing is of white Australian wool wad-
ding, a novelty OF exceedingly light weight
and at the same time warm and pliabIe
Another garment is a cape of Alaska
seal. with very high collar, and a
lining OF brocaded armure, showing black
satin flowers on a golden brown ground.
1t S thirty-six inches in length. A shorter
cape. tweuty-eigbt inches in length. is
also OF Alaska seal, and has short rip
pie coIlarette, with high standing collar.
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The gown which Mrs. Mckinley exp acts
10 wear on her first appearance in the Sen
ate is dark blue velvet, in what is known
as royal blue. 1t is lined with pale blue
brocaded silk, finished with several little
ruffles.
The skirt is full and perfectly plain and
touches the floor In the back. The bodice
is OF velvet, made over full white satin
front, embroidered in crosswise bands in
two shades Of blue, pale violet, and blue
pyotts. These bands are an inch in width
and two inches between, and the effect is
almost Oriental.
Tie shape of this bodice is peculiar. The
velvet is cut out to form points over the
bust and two inches below the waist line,
and is sharply slashed up under the aim,
where the embI o:dered satin can show
In the back is wide hox piait, brought
sharply into the waist line and plated fun
out over tho back of the skirt about two
inches in depth. This is lined with white
embroidered satin to match the front.
The cellar is Of velvet, with the idea of
the fun OK plait, standing high in the Lack
and lined with the white embroidered
satin.
The sleeves are perfectly plain, with a
full puff at the top. With this costume
Mrs Mckinley has onnet Of blue velvet
and a crown of white net, embroidered in
gold. Al one side is knot OF white lace
and a black aigrettc.
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Mrs EEobart's Looks and kindnesses.
ANY one world call MIS- Hobart hand
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short train, and is perfectly plain, lined
with pale blue taffeta.
Tue bodice is of moire, with bolero effect
in front and yoke in the back OF jet en-
broidered by hand on black net. A full
front, embroidered with jet and studded
with turquoise is caught at the waist line
with a girdle OF embroidered jet. The boz
lero jacket is edged with a delicate thread
lace, five inches in width, which is draped
artistioally over the sleeves and stops high
up on the bust
The sleeves are of moire, embroidered at
the wristin jet, and from them is smaller
undersleeve of net embroidered in jet and
turquoise. The collar is OF embroidered jet
with thread lace, fulied in at the back.
The only color used on this costume
is pale blue, and with it Mrs. Mckinley
win wear some beautiful ornaments oftur-
quoise and diamonds.
The evening times., 1897-03-04

An elaborate reception gown is a black
brocaded moire antiQbe The skirt has a
The evening times., 1897-03-04
They BEGAN Life Poor.

iisposing of IL without making any of them
inortIinateiy rich.-BaltimoPe Sun.
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Miss Grace sIcKinley's dress is of white
crepe de chine, the neck being cut mod
erately low, and the bodice draped and
finished with plating and sprays Of
flowers The sleeves, reaching to the
elhlws, arc OF crinped chiffon, tapering
franl the shoulder
ars. A. J. Duncan, Major Mckinley s
sister. wears black broeade with vShape
neck ard Medici collar of black chiffon,
hands of Write satin embroidered with
gold and Jet extending from the shoulders
to waist. The sleeves are puffed, skirt
demi-train.
Mrs S. L. Bowman, Mrs Duncan's
married daughter wears a hroeade of
rei,in-egg blue, the bodice artisticaily
draped at the shoulders with mousseiine
de sole; band of mousseline dc sole.
studded with pearls and gold beads, ex-
tending down either side. A girdle OF
pearl and gold passementerie, high in the
hack and with butterfly effect in front,
completes the costume
Miss Sarah Duncan, niece of Major Nc
Kinley, wears pink broeaded satin, dane
ing length, with -flared skirt and bodice
slightly tiecallete. The sleeves are short
and puffed. tiraped with plating OF. BrHs-
sells net, spangied with silver sequins.
Miss Helen Mckinley, the unmarried sis
ter of the President elect, wears gray
moire silk, with short round waiss, trimmed
with duchesse lace draped at the left shoul
der. The sleeves are plated with silk
mule: Il plain skirt, dem-train and double
box plated at the back.
Miss Mary Barber, the daughter OF Mis-
McKinley's sister. has a gown of flowered
mousseline tle sole over pink satin. with q
flounce of lace about the neck.
Grandmother Mckinley, the President
elects venerable mother, wears a rich
black satin gown. with plain demi- trained
skirt !; a short pointed waist of the same
material, havingia point lace front sur
mounted with O soft white chiffon. The
waist has ripple back and Medici collar,
the sleeves being finished in point lace,
which also furnishes the cap.
Mrs Garret Al Hobart wears white
silk, with plain skirt and coTsage of
unique design A quantity of the material
is drawn in loft folds fiom right to left,
and combined with some raJe old lace, is
gathered at one shoulder under knot
OF ysolets Then it is brought in soft
fall over the cofsags and fastened with
v;olets to the ctEer shoulder. falling cvcn
the back in loft, artistic dfaping- Dia-
IA ontis ornament the whole.
Mrs. M. A. Harna's s4naugural tall dress
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The Beautiful Gowns
of the McKinIeys

Upon Mrs. McKiniey's gowns Chicago
dressmakcrs have been at work for several
months II is said that they cost $4,000,
being the most costly and elaborate dresses
which the wife of any President OF the
United States has worn. In the manufac-
tue of these gowns French ideas are
predominant, but American theories have
Influenced the creations"
The gown to be worn at the Inauguration
Is especially handsome. The material is
what is known as cloth or silver. The
groundwork is Of white satin heavily woven
with silver thread in conventionalized
lily design. The train, which is plain,
fun and sweeping, measures two yards and
o half in length. On the left side it is
of1eaovera a panel of seed pearls embroidered
on satin.
Beginning at the bottom is a flounce of
Venetian point lace OF special and beau
tiful design, a half yard in width, whicl
is cascaded narrow at the bottom, 3no
gradually wldens toward the top, until il
rs SSt ndpd its full width over the hip and
out to the back. where IL is partly con
cealed under the full train. The right
side of the skirt is also slashed open
half way up, and under that also is an
embroidered petticoat of pearls.
The bodice is tight fitting and slightly
pointed at frent and back The lower part
is of silver cloth, and the upper and back
OF pearls The same lace that is used in
the flounce is fastened at the waist line
into a narrow point and is draped wider
toward the shoulders in a V-shape. From
there il spreads out over the sleeves aDdun-
der strap OF silver cloth, two inches at
the top and four inches at the bottom.
This strips also embroidered in pearls.
The collar is OF pearl embroidered satin.
From it lis a high Medici collar of the Lace,
VIDE and fun, TO show the pattern.
Long ana fairly tight are the sleeves,
and they are finished at the wrist with
vaadyke effects, embroidered at the edge,
from which they fall from narrow lace Of
the same design as that on the skirt.
With this gorgeous gown Mrs. Mckinley
will wear a number OF diamonds to fasten
the lace, the handsomest being diamond
star and a sunburst OF unusual brilliancy.
She will also wear exquisite side combs.
The fan to be carried for this occasion 10
Of the small empire shape, of lace, the same
design as that on the gown, exQuistely
embroidered in pearls.
Tie lining for this gown is Of white satin,
heavy ard rich Around the bottom inside
are hair adozen rGffles TO give a fun effect
particularly TO the train.
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Miss Mabel McKinley's ball gown is
heavy brocaded silk of the lilies
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1897-12-11
The Illinois Central Appreciative.

During the prevalence of the fever
the Illinois Central Railroad, it ap-
pears, Jared better than any Of the lines
running into this city for the reason
that it had no occasion to take off or
change the schedule Of a single
through train, consequently there was
no Interruption OF through traffic to
and from this city, and when tho fever
xes at its zenith the Illinois Central
hpght into this city an average Of
something more than 400 car loads Of
freight a day. The officials Of the
Illinois Central are rather proud Of the
fact that they succeeded in keeping
their line open, and are grateful for
the consideration shown them by the
health authorities of the State of Mis-
sissippi. Had these gentlemen acted
in an arbitrary manner, as some of the
local boards Of health did in this State
and in Texas, the line would have been
blocked, the movement Of through
traffic stopped ane the loss Of business
much heavier than it is. therefore the
action OF the Mississippi board OF
health is appreciated not only by the
Illinois Central Railroad, but the entire
business community of New Orleans
New Orleans States.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1897-12-11

A North Georgia farmer, who was
possessed OF some means, entered the
Office Of his county paper and asked for
the editor, says the Atlanta Constitu'
ton.
The farmer was accompanied by his
son-a youth OF II years-and as soon
as the editor, who was in his secret
sauctum, was informed that his visitors
we're not bill collectors, he came for
ward and shook hands.
II came ter git some information, y
explained the farmer.
"Certainly,' said the editor, and you
came to the right place. Be seated!'
The farmer sat on one end OF the
table while his son sat on the floor.
This boy O. niue" he said, wants
to 60 into the literary business, an l
thought you'd know ef thar wuz any
money in it or not. It's a good business
amt it?"
"Why-yes,n said tie editor, after
some hesitation. 1--we been in it my
self for fifteen years, and you see where
I've got to-
The farmer eyed him from head to
foot, glanced around the poorly furnish
ed office, surveyed the editor once
more, then turning to his son, who was
still on the floor, said:
"Git up, John, an 60 home, an 60
back ter plowin'!'