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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
A WOMAN IN POLITICS.
Visits washington TO Protest to Senator Pen.
rose Against . Consular appointment.

Visits Washington TO Protest to Senator Pen.
rose Against . Consular appointment.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. April 1.-THE politicians
Of this town and its vicinity who thought they
controlled the patronage have discovered that a
woman, Mrs. Iredell, has a good deal to say about
appointments. She owns the Chronicle, the
leading Administrator newspaper. The editor
OF the paper is Frank J. Sherer. whoi is the ex.
ecutor OF the Iredell estate. Sherer asked 10 b
appointed Consul to Stuttgart, and had secured
the influence Of Quay. To seal the applics.
ton Alderman Jones went to Washing.
ton to see Senator Penrose in sherer's he.
half. He was informed by Senator Penrose that
Mrs. Iredell had entered a protest against Mr..
Sherer's appointment. The Senator said that Mrs.
Iredell had practically told him that she ran
the politics of Lehigh county. Naturally this
made the Alderman indignant. He stated to the
Senator that Mrs. Iredell had very little infu.
ence in Lehigh county politics. The junior
Senator had still another surprise in store for
the Alderman when he stated that Mrs. Ire
dell was a candidate for Postmistress as
Allentown. Senator Penrose told the Alder;
that she controlled more votes than Alder.
man Jones. The latter then stated the
facts ofthe situation. and before the Alderman
and the Senator terminated their interview The
latter fully understood how matters stand IN
Lehigh county and declared that he would do al!
sui at Stuttgart. Frank J. Sherer has been con.
nected with the Chronicle for twcnty-seven
years. He grew up with the paper. and rose
from devil to editor and manager.
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DEPARTMENT STORE GOWNS.
why Some women Prefer Thorn to Those Mad.
by Regular Dressmakers.

My some " omeu 10 InOte Nndn
by Regular DFessmakers
Dressmakers and milliners. especially the ar,t
have reason to complain Of the department
stores. Dressmakers have lost no end OF custom.
ers among busy women through the quicker
and cheaper. II not better. service afforded by
their wholesale competitors. Street gowns and
even moro elaborate garments, which would re-
quire an average dressmaker a week 10 make,
can be got at a department store inside OF a day.
Although they are ready made, a fit is guaran.
teed, and the alterations take usually but a few
hours. Such gowns, too. can be bought for
little more than the cost of the material.
Women who have patronized department
stores say that never again will they 20 to a
dressmaker except when time and money are
equally of no object. Dressmakers, they declare.
act as though their customers had no rights to
respect. After they have once cut the material.
30 that the customer cannot go elsewhere. they
take their time TO finish the work confded 70
them. Days are spent in getting a gown fitted
at a dressmaker's, when hours would serve in a
department store.
Not only busy women, but women Of leisure,
have reyolted against the dressmakers. Al.
though the latter have time to spare, they are
tired at having 1t wasted in the waiting rooms
of tyrannical modiste s who subordinate their
customers convenience to their own.
Millincrs, although perhaps not in an equal
degree, are suffering from the competition Of
select something from n large stock. which they
can wear at once. rather than have a hat made
from a model whose pattern may not be fol.
lowed. But 1t is the saving OF time and money
milliner as well as the dressmaker in favor OF
the department store.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
THE THEATRE HAT IN PARIS.

French Law Gives tho Sufferers No RELIEF.
The theatre.hat grievance is as keen in Paris
as hero and the sufferers get as little satisfac-
ton. A few Sundays ago. when Madame
Potiphar" was being produced at tho Athen6c-
Comique, u man sitting in an orchestra chair
neglected to remove his hat when the curtain
rose on the first act. The audience protested
with loud cries OF Hats off, but the offender
took no notice. Presently ono of the stewards
requested the man to uncover. He refused, de-
claring that there were seated in front OF him
two women whose hats, being much higher than
his, obstructedh his view Of the stage. "Aslong,'
be proceeded, las women are not compelled to
remove their hats when they arc seated In the
orchestra. so long will | keep mino on my head.
In this. l believe, | am within my rights
The steward insisted and threatened In vain.
Finally he went In search OF "A policeman. Then
the spectator got up and. going to the box
office, demanded that his money be returned.
The demand met with n refusal. and the az
grieved spectator, after calling an employee of
the theatre to bear witness thereto, took his de-
parturc.
Tho next day tho director of the Athenee-
Comique received u summons TO appear before q
Justice OF the Pence on the complaint of NJ.
Jean Jules Samuel Bernard. After having re.
lated the facts the complaint said
Whereas, there is no law compelling men to
uncover their heads when they attend "a theatri-
cal representation whereas, objections to the
effect that the so-Called high hats do not inter
rupt the view OF the other spectators are UNI
t%enable; whereas. In point OF fact, women's
hats. which, owing to their ridIculouBly OK
aggerated dimensions, do cause much more in
convenience than that resulting from the above
%RSnss9n Whereas 4 = ar t IsOi Siasssn N al " parts art s Of sas
account Tor this Inequality In the tolerance Of
an abuse. above all In an epoch when many
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
SOMETHING NEW IN THE JURY BOX.
A ColOred Woman Serves as Foreman In the
Trial or . Case In Denver.
From the Denver Times.

From the Denver Times.
A precedent was established in Hunts Court
to-day which created considerable merriment.
The first woman juror in the history of Arapahoe
county justice courts was impanelled in the case
against Dominic Gother, an Italian, who was
charged with tho theft of 10 cents worth OF coal
from a coal company. The woman juror was
Mrs. Jennie Pierson. colored.
When the case was called the defence asked
for a jury. and the Court had TO grant the re-
quest. Deputy Sheriff Howard La Due saw the
court room was crowded with spectators and
experienced a happy sensation, thinking that he
would have no difficulty in securing a jury out
of the people present. So six men were called
inside the railing and were subjected to a tire
some examination by the prosecution, who en-
tcrtained fears that they were going to be bun.
coed. One after another they were excused un.
til the six were all disposed of. and La Due had,
10 return for more. This was repeated several
times. and finally those OF tho spectators who
had NOT been called feared that they might be-
Things were beginning to look bad for La Duo,
and he was about to take his hat and canvssS
the streets for jurors, when his eye rested upon
Jennie Pierson. u buXom damsel weighing about
200. An idea came to the mind Of the d"yuty.
and thought. why could Mrs, Pierson moi an,
swer his purpose and save him II hnlt day
work He came to the conGlnsion ma, Sas
accepted by both sides, and the case went TO
trial. Mrs. Pierson being honored with the po'
sition of foreman.
The Court was n little in doubt as to whether
or not he should allow u woman to sit on n Jury.
He remembered hat the same question had ag'
itated his friend Judge johnson nj the tune
Mime. Warren served on a jury in the District
Court, and he supposed that the proceeding
would be legal. l. me sec. though, Thought
he, What II the Jury refuses 10 agree, an! lm,s
to be locked upi What will become of Jennie,
At last a happy thought struck him. '.ncwrr'e
is the man who was SO anxious, and ] want 10
say, right now that n there is \ disagreement he
Will see that the lady Is properly cared for
This seemed to case his judicial mind, and he
allowed the case to proceed, with he result iimt
tho jury returned n verdict OF mot guilty aud
all complications which might have arisen over
the presence of IA woman were avoided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
LUCK OF 4 BRIDESMAID.
she Caught the Iiride's nouquet ana Thereby
Discovered - Profitable Occupation.

49,
Discovered . Profitable Occupation.
Under ordinary circumstances. painting aow-
era In water colors isn't "A source of immense
profit. Nevertheless. there is a girl In Boston
who Is reaping a rich harvest from 1t. 1t all
began in this way. The young artist was one
of the bridesmaids at the wedding of a wealthy
friend: and was the lucky one who caught the
brides bouquet when II was thrown to the
maids. The idea occurred to her that 1t would
be a graceful thing to make a sketch Of the
bouquet and give IL to the bride; and, being
clever with her brush and having q keen sense
Of artistic possibilities, she succeeded in com
bininx tho rather stiff bouquet, n fan, u pol
ished table, and u shimmering pale green scarf
into n delicious bit OF color and sentiment;
The bride was in ecstacics. So were her
friends. Soon one of the bridesmaids needed
bridesmaid OF her own, 1t wasn't the artist,
In suite OF her luck in catching the bouquet,
This bride refused To be happy unless she, too.
could have a sketch of her bridal bouquet. The
artist charged n good price this time, and, to
ler surprise, found herself the originator OF u
social fad. She became ms much a part OF q
swell wedding rs the caterer. florist, or bride
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straw hat, has a mixture of lilac, PINK
roses, and ivy. Lilies of the valley,
nlacs. hyacinths. %violots, and roses are, PERHAPS
the most popular flowers; but all the blossoms
to decorate hats. Hyacinths are very effective
when arranged, fringe fashion,. around tho
brim of q. sailor shape made OF fine silk straw
with q slightly fiuted edge, and, with the new
order OF coloring. red roses and red velvet are
used for the outstanding trimming at the side.
The new bonnets are really very pretty and
becoming II the milliner suits the hat TO the face.
for they are shaped with longer lines at the side,
which does away with the cutoff, turban appear.
ance they have had so long. They are made Of
transparent lace. net, or straw, and tulle, chiffon,
and lace arc used for ~rosettcs, with aigrettes Of
flowers or ostrich tips to give them height.
Wreaths OF roses arc sometimes set in under.
meath the brim, and flower bonncts with loops and
%rosettes of ribbon have blossomed out again. Soft,
silky straws finely jcttcd make lovely toques,
with stiff wings at one side. One very pictur-
esque fancy Is called the Wattenu hat, and it
consists chiefly. Of three brims OF white lace
edged with black. The shape is rather large. and
lace and Paradise plumos are the trimming. Very
pretty hats of gray satin straw, with gray
feathers and white tulle for trimming, are to be
very much worn later on. A. novelty in flowers
is the gorgeous poppy dotted with pointed bits
* black velvet,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
NEW VARIETY IN DRESS.
Spring Fashions as Seen in
the Easter Gowns.
LACE A DECIDED FEATURE.
Unusual Combinations Of Colors
and Designs in Decoration.

The Special difference In the General outline
OF Ynshion Between This Season and Last
Marked by the small sleeve aud the Mar
rover s%kirt-IIow 20 Vary the Gowns the
Principal study OF tho Dressmnkers-1ac
Used ON All Gowns without Regard TO
Texture or C~oIor-Mnterinla or the New
Gowns-TriniminEn OF tho New skirts and
B~odices-Uscru Gowns or Foulnrd.
Despite the seeming frivolity Of the subject Of
dress, spring fashions are n realistic element in
the Easter picture, and new gowns, with their
accompanying hats, are as regularly served up
with fragrant lilies and beautiful music on
Easter morning as the eggs which break ones
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women claim the rights of mon. and shonld
therefore, begin by submitting them.
selves to the same obligations, instead
ridiculous fashions in headgcar; and whereas
II is moro reasonable for men than women 10
wish to keep their heads covered. inasnuch a,
the former are more liable to badness and con.
sequently to colds in the head; for the aforesaid
Reasons the complainant prays for the ~rcstltu.
tion Of the price OF his scat, eight francs, and
fifty francs rs compensation for tho loss Of his
evenings amusement"
Unfortunately for NJ. Bernard and the theatre.
going mon OF Paris the Justice WAS a gallan,
man and threw the case out Of court.
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groom. Being gifted. With q share OF the WIS.
dom OF the serpent, she saw that the thing Mss
too good 10 last, and that the oppor sunity must
be Improved while II did last, 30 she boldly puU
her prices up to a moet extravaRant nRuIo;
That only set the seal upon her populaIlLs n az
She momentarily expects the frost, TO strlse
her. but, meanwhile, she gathers her harvest ~
sbekeIs and siuRs hymns OF praise to the an
Client and honorable Institution OF piatrlmony'
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On the east side a swing Is a soup, and swing
known by its own name. but Is called the Soup
ping school," One of it's features is a roomy
the name came about. When the first warm
days OF spring come. tho minute ono OF the resi-.
dents pokes her head out OF the door dozens OF
voices call up from the street, "Missus. is the
scuppin' school open yet T. or "Missus, when
will the scuppln' school be open T. Just now the
playground In being put In order for the summer
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too dressy for any ordinary occasion. Golden
brown with a white or ecru design is a very do
sirable combination. and a vest and wide collar
Of tucked, very sheer batiste, sewed with rows
Of narrow cream lace. make q very stylish finish.
with a plain full skirt laid in narrow box plaits
i've inches down from the waist around the hips
to the back. The use of black satin ribbon for
belt and collar is very noticeable on foulard
gowns, whatever the coloring may be, and cream
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

fabrics, and collars. revers. and yokes arc made
Of lace. A pretty finish for thu front of a silk
blouse bodice is made by cutting out either edge
in battlemont squares one inch and a half deep.
edRing them around with narrow lace and
gathering a wider lace frill underneath where
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guipure Of quito heavy quality Is freely en-
ployed for trimming these thin silks.
Fancy wraps figure largely in the dressy things
Of fashion for Easter. There are two models.
One Is a bolero OF black satin embroidered with
jet, and cape frills Of shot green and black &C.
cordion-plaited silk covered with plated spot
ted black net. The other is a cape OF accordion.
plated. shot silk. with o collarette OF black velvet
embroidered with cream guipuro and jet. and
finished with black satin bows and white lace.
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Toques of all kinda are very much In fashion.
and are made with futcd brims OF silk straw
In all the colors OF the rainbow, pale pink included.
All the shades OF red seem to flourish In these
small hats, and three or four different tints arc
combined in one. without much regard for har-
mony In some cases. Turquoise blue toques are
trimmed with black tullo and blue feathers.
One special feature of millinery Ia the uniyer.
sal mode of trimming all hats high on ono side
and tho one-slded effect generally which IL
made very marked by fitting the huts to one
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nut in their appearance later In the season.
Hats with crowns of ono color and brims of an.
other are not unusual, and an example of color
mixture. Is seen In a. sailor.shapod hat of hello
tropc silk straw with n band of velvet to match
around the crown and a wreath II Of deep rcd and
white roses and green leaves all around the
brlIn. Purple straw trimmed with blue iris
aud green grass Is another, and u green
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Pouched bodices have vigorously renewed their
popularity, and some Of the latest models are
pouchcd at the back rs well as the front A wide
folded belt is the usual accompaniment, and it
should be made Of black satin IL you would look
slpnder
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FRILLS OF

Something called Astrachkan lace is set forth as
a novelty. and it is made of silk, very airy and
light like old-fashioncd Honiton. with a pattern
prettily defined by close loops Of silk.
Very desirable hats OF Java and Panama
straw, trimmed with plain bands Of ribbon and
stiff quilts. are now in evidence in the shops.
They are to be worn for cycling and all other
outdoor sports, and are very stylish with the
simple tailor.made gown.
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1t seems that ears are decidedly out of fashion
for women IN Paris except for hearing purposes,
! as the hair is drawn to cover them 80 completely
that there Is no trace of their existence left.
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the squares begin, to fall out between them.
Jacket effects of lace are very much worn, and
every possible manner Of applying lace to our
gowns, wraps. and hats Is surely brought to
light this season. The fancy for an overabun.
dance Of decoration in tho way Of frills and
ruches around tho neck and partially covering
the shoulders furnishes another way of using
lace which ~disposes of unlimited quantities.;
and every yard has n duplicate In accordion.
plated chiffon.
The materials Of tho new gowns which will ap-
pear first on the scene in Vanity Fair arc chiefly
wool, either in smooth cloth. cheviot, or canvas,
but there are some pretty silken poplins with q
watered surface and fine checks, made up with
rows of black velvet ribbon for trimming, which
are very attractive. Then. silk gowns of all
kinds are more fashionable than ever this
season. Plain black taffeta dresses are among
the novelties. They are trimmed with killed
frills and gathered rufies OF the silk, or with
rows Of black velvet ribbon put on in
some old design in the old time fashion,
while the bodice is a modern elabora-
ton Of lace, plated mousseline de sole
and colored velvet, which quite DISCUSSES tho
fact that 1t was originally black. A new silk,
which Is very pretty. Is interviewer with a pat
tern OF black grenadine in such a manner as to
give the effect of a changeablo silk lining un-
derneath. Thin barege, in the soft pink violet
shades, is a very popular material in Paris, and
again lace is the trimming. with possibly a mar
row ruche OF barege, edged with tiny black vel.
vet ribbon, around the bottom Of the skirt.
The trimmings on the new skirts are almost
as varied as the decoration on the bodices
which crown them. and fiounces, frills, ruches,
tucks, %cordings, and rows of ribbons flourish on
all the thin materials. Some Of the latest mod
els show panels OF accordion. plated silk or
mousseline dc sole set in the seam on either side
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of the front. This may commence at the knee,
or at the waist, but it is drawn in very close at
the top, and flares out fan-fashion at the bottom.
One French model of dark blue canvas has q
panel of pale blue and white broken check taf-
feta silk, finely plated. set in from the knees
down, and Oriental silk in the soft art colors Is
very effective used in the same way. Gowns
with a close fitting yoke around the
hips are noticeable among the latest i'm
portations. and the bodice with this sort of
skirt usually has a close fitting belt effect from
just below the bust. meeting the yoke, and hav.
ing the appearance of being Il part of 1t. This 10
a becoming style for stout figures. and as tho
yoke and belt are both covered with fine en-
broidery of jet and silk the effect Is very dressy.
Cashmere, In some bright color. is a suitable
material for this model. and the upper part OF
the bodice may BIO Of accordion plated chiffon
over silk Of the same color.
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Some Partisan authority is responsible for the
announcement that gloves embroidered with
black are considered out of date.
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One very much trimmed skirt is shown In the
illustration. Narrow black satin ribbon is gath.
cred on In rows with IA trefoil pattern OF silk
braid at the head. This covers tho waist, back
and front. and the waist Is finished with a hchu
OF ivory lace and frills OF accordion-plaited
chiffon. Another dress Of soft rcd cashmere
shows insertions OF white satin embroidered
with black and white set In the front seams, and
these arc outlined with black satin ribbon
embroidered in tiny points with white.
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On all gowns, without regard to texture or color.
Fine real lace has the preference. but the aver
age woman cannot afford this extravaganza, and
there are all kinds Of pretty machine.mado
laces which arc quite as satisfactory In effect.
Insertions Of black or cream lace with a frill of
narrow lace edging on either side are a favorIte
trimming for skirts and bodices, and ono pretty
example is n white and black silk gown with
accordion-plaited breadths both front and back
and plain sides. Five rows of the edged inser-
tons are set In up and down at equal intervals
in the plated portions. and three rows appear
back and front in the bodice below the lace
yoke. which extends out over the sleeves in
small epaulettes. Rows OF black Chantilly lace
insertion, pointing down from the plain back
breadths to the centre Of the front. trim another
silk gown. The bodice has the came sort of
trimming, the insertion being set in from the
shoulders to form deep points In front and back.
A ruching of lace finishes the skirt. and this
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Apples at this time of year have lost much Of
their flavor and freshness. II when making a
pie a teaspoonful of ~tartaric acid is sprinkled
over the apples 1t will give the pic moro Of the
flavor OF fresh green apples. When baking the
apples, remove the cores and fill the space with
sugar. in which has been mixed a little Of the
~tartaric acid powder.
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fast at the morning meal. The penitential sea-
son is not now 80 literally one Of sackcloth and
ashes as it has been in years gone by, 50 the
Easter parade is not 30 noticeable for a COM
plete display of new attire; but fresh costumes
are still a telling feature of the throng, and serve
TO settle many doubts az to the future Of dress.
The small sleeve and the narrower skirt mark
the special difference in the general outline Of
fashion between this and last season; but it Is
the infinite variety in detail, the unusual COM
binations of colors and designs in decoration
which will attract the most attention. How to
vary the gowns In some heretofore unheard-of
manner seems to have been the principal study
Of the dressmakers through all their prepara-
lions for Easter festivities, and many triumphs
Of their ingenuity will doubtless grace the pro-
cession Of fair women on this especial day. One
very decided feature Of fashion is the use of lace
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Let all young housekeepers bear in mind that
rule, order, and system in all things are indis-
pensable in the management Of u well.regulated
household.