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pierced in great open-work patterns and
faced round with white silk so that the
white taffeta lining of the jacket shone
through conspicuously.
The jacket was short and opened to the
left side, where it was finished with
trimming of the white silk braid. There
We're no sleeves to this jacket, but the
shoulders were cut long enough to form
epaulettes which were pierced and braided.
The collar was a high wired Medics with
pointed corners.
A bolero to be worn over a white wool
grenadine gown Is of hunters green taft
feta. 1t reaches to the waistband at the
back and fits well into the curves Of the
figure. The front of the jacket is draped
at both under-arm seams and the fu!ness
is caught up to the bust line There is a
broad collar of white MORE that is slashed
to form broad-pOinted reyers. White
mousesline de sole frills. headed with a
gold cord, outline the collar and revers.
The sleeves are coat sleeves of the green
taffeta. finished with a narrow cuff Of the
white MORE.
Another smart silk jacket is of navy-blue
MORE. 1t Is a long Straightforward jacket
reaching just to the top of the waistband.
The collar and reVers are broad and slash
ed into unusual shapes. White WoOllen
braid trims the revers and bottom OF the
Jacket deliberately. The shoulders are cut
long enough 20 form epaulettes, that are
cut square and trimmed with the white
braid. This jacket Is lined with white
satin.
A simple little jacket to a dark brown
travelling suit is long enough 10 reach 90
the waist and Is cut straight around. Al
the front OF the jacket there are narrow
revers or the cloth, trimmed across with
narrow black soutache, forming loops at
the outer edges OF the revers. Undcr the
4 u.
sage-green taffeta, with the broadest part
Of the rever placed just az the bottom Of
the Jacket. These revers, too, are cover
ed with strips Of the sOutache running
ienpthwise. The sleeves OF this Jacket
are close fitting coat sleeves OF the brown
cloth, that showed In naring a facing OF
green taffeta. These epaulottes were coy
cred with radiating lines Of the soutache
that end In little loops al the edges.
4 bright little silk Jacket suitable for
an afternoon toilette, was made Of .rog-
green taffeta shot with gold. II ,.tted
snug lines OF the figure and was drawn
down into a grdle OF pale-gold taneta
that was trimmed around with bands OF
deem green velvet. The front OF the jack
et was cut with two long, straight ends,
that fell over the girdic 70 quite dis
lance below the waist line. The shoul.
dors we're not cut long enough 10 form
square epauettes that were finished Win
"a strip OF green velvet rlbpon over pias
fold OF the pale gold taneia, The front
edge OF the Jacket was finished IN the
same way. ana narrow tabs OF the ailk
and velvet formed frogs &C The 'front.' The
iacsot was lined throughout with pale
gold taffota.
A drossy little Jacket worn hy a middle
aged matron was Of velvet satin chat look
"a exceedingly rich with her gown az
black grfnadine n WAS cut short and
straight around ana was lined with white
satin. Tho foVrrs were ~ white satin
They came from ne fDNe y enc jacket
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day and night, like cherubim and sera-
phim, they Constantly do cry"
If you do not want to camp in the center
Of the hoste you must take up your beds
and depart walking through and out be-
yond TO the lake country, where upon
the borders Of Fletcher or at the tail end
Of Wesley. you can have a little larger
breathing space.
IL is roughly estimated that 200. 600 per-
sons form the summer colony of Ocean
Grove and half as many more the sum-
mer colony Of Asbury Park
People who have never been to these
twin places wonder what they are like.
Well, then, for a hastily description. They
are country towns located upon the sea-
shore and stretching back FOR n mile or
more. The railroad runs through them
and one station answers for both. When
you get off the train you take your
choice. In front Of you lies Wesley Lake.
II separates Ocean Grove from Asbury
Park. III you go to the right, az you face
the lake, you strike Ocean Grove and are
numbered with the sheep. But n YOU 20
TO the left, you come 10 Asbury and are
more or less a goat.
They dance in Asbury Park and they
are freely sold. and you don't have a great
deal Of trouble TO get a drink. But In
ocean Grove there are closer limits; and
though dance tunes are occasionally heard
and the shuttle OF cards suspected, the les
sees OF the hotels and cottages do not en-
courage such dissipation, and YOU are CIV
en- 20 understand Il In a friendly way.
sundays the great gates that lead out
OF Ocean Grove. where II mergos into the
countrywide OF Jersey used 10 be closed
ana no horses allowed In. not even a milk
wagon. But so much commotlon was rats
ga about this on account Of the difficulty
Of supplying milk ana other table necos-
stiles that the tramp OF the necessary
horse has from time 10 time been heard
There Is a theory that Ocean Grove and
Asbnry Park are not friendly ~ TO man
agemont but this ~ u mistake They are
like the owners OF rival country places
Each takes a peculiar pride in doing
things a little better than hls nolghbor
but let "a common enemy approach. and tho
neighbors viii unite 70 light him on. 30
with Ocean Grove ana Aebury Park
Both Of these places oppose the use OF
liquor. Both are particular about tho GUS
tunes that are worn upon tho beach.
Both insist that loud talking loud conduct
and loud persons shall BE- dcbarred, and
both insist upon a certain decorum while
within their confines. in that thoy arc
one.
Now with an this, n II wondered az By
many that these summer spots can live,
yes. and flourish Nike the bay tree. and
send forth new shoots yearly in the fhapo
0f additional outlying territory. But those
who have stopped ai ''fhe Grove" or "The
Park once question h no longer. They
feel and understand the charm
FOR one thinF YOU are perfectly safe.
You need never lock your door. nor even
shut IA. one whole summer lu1rf Her
rlrk. che rhum of Daniel Lamont ana fhe
GA leadcr ~ enc Cleveland Forces in New
YORK state. rented NaftaFn there whose
front door would a0i Gloss. IlfIe q stood,
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SAVANNAH, GA. SUNDAY. AUGUST Is. 1897.

exclusion law, and his vessel did a rushing
business in transporting Cinnamon to San
Francisco. When about two days out one
of these passengers died, and it was not
discovered by the officers of the vessel for
fourteen days. They're powerful slick
about keeping their secrets.
when the body was at last discovered
the captain ordered It overheard. The
pgtails, both passengers and crew. were
sullen, and gathered in ominous-l looking
groups about the ship. On the second day
after the crew rose and there was the
very devil of a war-dance for an hour The
officers were vastly outnumDered, but well
armed. When they got the mutineers I'M
der, after a fierce fight, they found four of
them dead, six sea ded, while two had leap
ed overheard to escape an officers knife
But, after all Ferris ratified on, when
it comes to an all-round stock OF moss
grown superstitions, the Spanish sailor
gets the medal He has about all of that
sort of stuff that every other fellow has.
and a good deal of private luggage, too.
Next time you hear that any vessel of the
Spanish navy is in port get near enough
TO cover her with a sypglass about sunset.
and you'll see a performance that's been
going on for about 400 years. Centuries
ago, when the Spaniards ruled the wave
a Spanish man-of-warN was lost under Gu
rious circumstances. The ship was Jump
ing ahead before a lively Levant breeze
when suddenly the heavens grew dark with
a coming squall The seamen hurried
quickly to their stations to shorten sail
The vessel heeled over under her bellying
canvas, and the sailors tugged at the clew
lines but not a sheet would start
"As a last resort the halyards were cut.
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Under ordinary conditions the yards
would have fallen under the caps and
spilled the wind out Of the sails: but they
remained mast-headed, firm as a rock.
and in few minutes the vessel capsized
Some time afterward il was discovered
that the sheaves through which the ropes
for shortening sails were rove had been
50 tightly plugged up with sticks and 9TH
er distractions that the ropes could not
slide through. At once the solemn sea-
men of Spain argued that no human
agency could have done this job so well
and it was laid. of course, at the door Of
the devil.
well, now for the antidote Shortly af-
ter this dire calamity a general order was
issued directing that the crew OF every
Spanish war vessel be sent aloft every
evening at shutdown to chase his wicked
majesty out Of the sheave holes From
that day 70 the present It has been the
custom for every war crew OF the Span
ish navy to go aloft for this important
sunset. They scramble on the rigging as
the nag comes down, run out upon the
yardarms and make a careful examina-
ton OF every hole and crevice. II Old
Nick Is stored away there bent on mis-
chief, they're dead certain 10 beat him AZ
his tricks. For all these centuries the
Spanish navy has run no more risks with
the devil In the blocks"
And the Friday sailing superstition
Is that sim In force?' was asked.
"Oh. that has largely died out among
American sailors" he replied, but II has
just the same binding force on captain
and seamen OF the Latin races ana Scan
dinayia. They are dead set against
launching q vessel or putting 10 sea on
Friday, no matter II Il brings the first
good wind they've had In a week. Most
any day along the river front you can
hear .one Of these foreign shippers stand
INK out firm for that superstition, and tho
ship owners ana factors have TO knuckle
down 10 t. for the simple reason that
these chaps have them az their mercy"
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OCEAN GROVE, ASBURY PARK.
OCEAN GROVE is IN NEED OF A
COURAGEOUS LEADER.

Men and Music at the Famous Sen
side ResOrts--NO Drunks az Ocean
GrOve-TiItOn's Novel Plan 10 Keep
Track of ChiIdren--Asbury Parks
FlirtatiOns and other Things IL Is
Famous For.
Ocean Grove and Asbury Park. Aug. IA
WANTED, A LEADER FOR OCEAN
Grove; one who has the courage of his
convictions, who has the right ones. who
will carry them out in spite of opp PSI
ton or ridicule-in spite OF entreaty or
selfishness."
This announcement was made a couple
of weeks ago at the funeral of the vener-
able DR.. Stokes who for twenty-eight
years had led Ocean Grove. Who, in
truth had been the Moses of the Grove,
leading il from obscurity into prominence.
from nothing into greatness. with DR..
Stokes gone the Auditorium seems lone
some, and people walk around aimessly.
wondering what we are going to dor
Yet in spite of this, Ocean Grove is fun;
yes, full to overlooking. It's very tent
room is scarce, and the late corners have
to pitch their canvases almost within
the doors of the great tabernacle where
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70 this new plan of Frightening up with
bright silk jackets.
one of the smartest of these little Jack
cts is made of white taffeta The taffeta
forms narrow bias folds that cover the
pale heliotrope satin lining in perpendic-
Mar strips. The jacket does not fit into
the curves of the fiure but flies loose and
fastens TO the left side where there is a
cascade of white mousseline de sole. There
are no sleeves to this Jacket. but broad
epaulettes are formed with three folds of
the taffeta that extend far over the sleeve
of the gown. The collar is high, straight
collar of violette velvet mounted by a frill
of white mousseline de sole.
A Jacket to be worn with white pique
gown that had figures printed in dark blue
was made of dark blue pique. 1t was
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"'lle English walking hat crown, with
broad sweeping brim, upturned at one
sue and slightly curling at the other.
Inns nat is velvet or fine straw one,
absolutely covered with white plumes.
onIy this and nothing more!
announcer Gainsborough turns up in the
PACK It is white. with a load of black
r'u'"'S that curl over the temple and
iaH over the hair.
a modified Gainsborough is up-tilted at
'"e pack and curling in front. The sides
''e broad and the trimming consists of
'''oH with a few feathers to give soft
"'SS 10 the top, back and sides.
pretty little hat that Is called the
WIDOW Gainsborough" has brim slash
I" iront into which lace and flowers
' SET This gives an admirable oppor-
.uu''y Tor chiffon. The top is trimmed
~" sott flowers. delicate tulle and a sin
''aek ostrich feather that gives the
~, vi black. The hat is turned up at
'aeK' and under the rear of the brim
~, ~ 'aee and flowers. or tulle rosettes.
waists that are TO be worn with
'.se mats are called Jackets" if they
tne slightest approach to the bo-
'uee' Or If the outside can be Slip
oH Most Of the waists have remov-
. 0pes. ''0' 10 H''ie
4 .r 'l THESE consists Of three ruffles
n ,.,s 10 The waist line. They are OF
or ,'lefed silk, with passementerie at
a. There are hooks al the left
.' mat untasten.
,''''Aef has "a deep yoke Of embroidorv
N '1H below IT, bordered BY a band
''ssementerle. The sleeves ana vest
''Heta. one Of the new waists
bow butterfly, 80 called from a black
#napa upon the side with wings the
9n.ta IN. butterfly. The waist Is Of
hs CAM, vi waist, also to be worn with
N,th IA n.y.. oushs' Is OF dotted India silk
iduGd,d. t. Or solid passementerie sur.
G.rdl,. a ruiile Of the India silk.
D. r,''. VII be much worn. and tbev viii
rfsr. 'i SIR Of all colors.
tt0o.. gre 80 many STYLES of iaclets IN
iHnfp,I 'l lhls season The boiero ia
fgr. E IN sucn divers wavs a. 10 In
'lle '''A' becoming monOtonous
ITO lf.I. '9ia inary popularity lasts.
fy f,5'. D. The Jacket with Tho slraien,
ae t,rl N'l hta close INTO the figure nj
nett s.. we smart jacket OF Inc mo
lf tf,,,.4'ily Tor cloth gowns deslgne1
.af ar. b.. ol hopping. or outing gowns
lr.... s. worn win shire waists.
Nh7 ana even evening Gowns
nm.r. oiieu with boleroa. on tbe
on. 11.oro Jacket ''"" 20 give 20"
s.0..'t olessy littlo iavksta that are
aI on over gown al sd5 ~,
lHIr. tfe exhibited Ia he most
lh. DIX. numbers az iho ahopn
p4Isf ~. NiNnHaine gowns ft.t aga -
~" Nna themselves - preulg
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gaping ever, with its hospitable portals
wide open. leading into the front drawing
room. while upstairs slumbered sweetly
the wealthiest of senator's with the fullest
of pockets trusting in the safety of The
Grove, without thought of being robbed.
Ocean Grove has never had drunken
person in 1t. One summer Theodore Til
ton, of Beecher-Titon fame, observed this,
started a summer fashion that has never
gone out OF vogue IL is a method of
keeping track OF Ocean Grove children.
"Slnce there are no drunken persons
here" said he "it is impossible that harm
can come to youngsters. l desire there
fore that my young relatives have as much
liberty as possible and to secure this 1
shall set them adrift upon the sand-prop-
erly labeled.
Upon the back of each he pinned a card
which read:
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and rachel to the bottom of the jacket
at the front The left rever crossed over
the right rever to form a which was
cut out to show the grenadine of the
gown. The sleeves were long coat sleeves
of the violet satin that were fulled a trihe
a the tops.
Women of figure, however, dislike to
hide themselves beneath any coat, no
matter how thin or loose it may be; and
therefore the trimmed waist will be more
in evidence than ever.
With the sweeping Gainsboroughs there
will be checks and figured silks, all made
most deliberately and trimmed with the
brightest ornaments.
Nina Goodwin
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HERE ARE The FIRST
HATS OF AUTUMN.
They Will BE GainsbOrOughs Profusely
Trimmed With Plumes Long
and Dropping.
In MilInery-Spng,
and AS Added-waists to wear VIII u+ ~

Paris, Aug. 5.-The first hats of autumn
are in the windows. BY autumn is not
meant fall, when the leaves drop from the
trees, but the between season when sum-
mer hats are too light and too faded, and
the feminine soul longs for something new
The first hats of autumn will be dis
tinctly Gainsborough. The tidings of the
lost Gainsborough have awakened interest
in the ever popular style, and the hats
are turning Gainsboroughward alarmingly
for those who do not fancy the prices at
tached to them, for Gainsboroughs are
never very cheap.
The most decidedly picturesque of them
all is the Essex Gainsborough, which has
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-15
A MISSOURI PYTHON.
An Armed Company sInys "A sixteen
foot snake.

foot snake.
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Farmers la the vicinity Of Lock Springs,
Mo, have been greatly harassed for sew
cral weeks through depredatlons on their
chickens ana pigs ana the mystery was
not solved until to-day. when Newton
Mccrary started on the trail OF what APP
peared 10 be a monster snake lie trav-
cled distance OF two miles. when he
came TO the banks OF the strand river.
where ~ appeared the reptile entered the
water. a search OF the vlclnlty later on
rewarded McCrary for his persistence.
Apparently asleep, after having Dispatch
81 several full grown chickens. lay "a rep
tile Of such mOnstrOua proportions that
the man was transixed with fear. His
courage returning, McCrary sent "a charge
OF buckahot into che head of the reptile
and precipitately fed The contorti0ns OF
the snake as u dashed rs tail ana body
against the ground and trees added
A. the fears Of the now thoroughly terri
fed man, Humm0ninR the assistance Of
nriThhofs, Mccrnry cautiously lcd back an
armed party, when, 20 hln satisfaction.
the lie 0f The reptile Haa found 90 pa 80.
flnot. lt measured sixteen feet aud fhn
body was as large uH fHe ordinary stove
pipe The specie of che reptile d n1f
knoHn. although "a looks very much Htn
a python. Early in ihe spring 81 Naa
seen aeFfrsl miles further uu ne nfanf
river. boa reports ri iHa Terrified aDeeia.
tors we're nQi generally credited
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SEA-FOLKs' sUPERsTl TIONs.
where Childish Logic Governs Chris
tians and Pagans Alike.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
"Superstitions? Why, the merchant
marine is full of them. Not so much as
before the days of steam, perhaps, but
there's enough left to make the captains
life a merry gO-roundw
So said James ]. Ferris, for many years
the United States shipping commissioner
in Old Slip. He was an American sailor in
the good old days of sails and spars, and
knows thoroughly the traditions and da-
lect of the sea.
For instance" he continued, when the
Mallory liner Leona reached the port OF
New York last MAY. after a fearful fire in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-15
LIFE IN ALASKA.
More Money In Merchandise Than In
PrOspectInR.

PrOspectiDg.
From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
After spending nine years or more In
the gold fields OF Alaska, Charles Rosen-
berger. who was born and reared on the
North Side, and whose parents live In
California avenue. near Sedgwick street.
does not think much Of the prospecting
for gold business. lie tried his luck at
digging for three or more years spent all
his savings In gold stock Investments and
hnalk gave up the idea and settled down
among the Indians OF the territory. trad
ing In furs ana general merchandise Ho
Lac since found that there h much more
gold la the regular business channels
OF Alaska Than In the ground where so
much Of the valuable mineral Is supposed
10 be deposited
Henry Muth OF Allegheny was one OF tho
boon companions OF Rosenberger before
be left the city. lie met his old comrade
two years ago when he came here on a
visit. Mr. Muth says that Roaenberger
was discouraged with the gold business,
but was impressed with the rugged life
he had been leading IN the north. AR.
Mufh 10 familiar with tho tough experi-
ence Of his friend IN finding a suitable
claim IN Alaska that would pan out the
profit ln gold 20 pay him for bis hard
work and troubles
Mr. Roaonberger. mother OF Charles.
said last night that she had not received
Il letter from her son for over seven
months When be- last wrote hc said ha
was dong a thriving business. Ho n
now loeafed in Eack, Prince William
Sound ana % doing a general merchandise
business lie d. about no miles away
from che gold mining region. The letter
speaks ~ "a numlar ~ people from pann~
sylyania who went 20 Alarka 20 seek their
fortunes. buf who nnHily returned short
~ money ard everything fife The writ.
~ declares inaf sold = i0 he found Ia fha
REGION. naf ht HHYH 81 - one aaHnae onf
"A lQteH she aIi tafD oflf fne lsckN
a.II
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now IndInns Get whisky In OREGON.


This business Is principally IN the hands
Of Missouri Jack and his corps Of assist.
ants; but there are one or two more dives
IN the same business. AZ the rear OF Mis-
souri, Jacks saloon Il a sort OF back room.
and behind this a smaller room. An In
dian goes 90 the front saloon and inu-
mates how much whisky he wants. Ho
then goes around 90 the little room fur.
thoat back and leaves she money on
table, aQd on going out slams the door.
The ATTENDANT Gannymedo takes enc
liquor into the little back room and puts
u on the table. takes che money. and on
going out slams iho door. This sort or
thing has been going on for years. and "a
is said the bulk Of Missouri jacks busl-
ness iH OF ibis kind.
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"A Characteristic Cry-Flrni SUMMER
Girls You should have slept with me last
NIGHT Tess. The mnn in the nfHf room
kept hoiorlng "cashi Cash" an night long
OBJ bic sleep.
Second summer Dirii Wonder which b.
ls.afg goods Clerk Or foreign n0bIsmanf
Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

Rev. DR.. II. L. Jones. of New York
city, who has been chosen for the
presidency of Hobart college. is scien-
fist of some note. and has been con-
uected with Maj. Powell. United States
geologist, in several expeditions.
AT the queens jubilee the duke of
Norfolk provided refreshments for no
less than $4,000 school children and
1900 teachers, and each child received
a commemorative medal. The teach
ers were entertained the following day
at the dukes farm. \ tea was also
given at the farm to 5000 persons over
60 years of age.
-Muzio Clement, the father of the
English school of pianoforte players.
the teacher OF Field. Cramer and of
Mendolssohn's master. Berger. lies bur-
led in the cloisters of Westminster alb
hey. The slab over his tomb is so worn
that the inscription can hardly be de-
ciphered, and piano players are asked
10 renew it. His "Gradus ad Parnas-
sum-" published over a century ago, is
still in use as a text book
Oxford university has received an
offer of $4,000 from the Diapers com
pany of London for a new building for
the Radcliffe library. which will make
it possible to use the old building for
the medical school. 1t marks striking
ly the contrast between the American
and English ways of dealing with uni
ersity endowment. that the sum eX-
cites much comment in England, as be-
ing the largest which either of the
treat universities has received in many
years from a private benefactor.
The CongregationaIists says: "Alas-
la is to be congratulated upon it's new
governor, Rev. j. G. Brady, who, like
Sheldon Jackson, began his career in
the territory as home missionary.
Failing to secure recognition and sup
port from the Presbyterian home mis-
sion board for plans of industrial train
ing which he found necessary for the
development of his work among the
Indians, he organized business enter
prise for himself. which has grown to
large proportions, and contributed to
the success of training among the In
dams. as well as to his own prosperity