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woMAN,s FORM HIiMoDELED.

Same of the LATEST Achievements fn
the Corset Makers Art.
New York Sun.
A young woman walked into the office
nj n well known corset maker and said:
"aIy figure Ia so downright ugly that I'm
n dismal failure In society. Would 1t be
possible for you to build me up?"
The corset maker looked at her and
smiled. He half shut one eye and said:
"oh. yes. You are possibley very poHei-
HE me'm'selIe." lie is a Frenchman. ana
h., went on with all the enthusiasm of his
race: "You might be worse. You have no
hlps or bust or symmetrical lines but that
can all be remedled."
"You don't mean IT. exclaimed the girI'
lyon can give me a figure that VIII heiy
NV bIp brothers. commented Thai cant be
possible -
"pcrhaps I oughtn't 70 wear corset AT
all She went on con1ldentially. DO you
lnow ihev tell me that there Is absolutely
no physiological argument Tor inc CORSET
tbot At wo women could see our interiors,
nv means OF the Rccntgcn rays, We wouiu
never put corsets on again.
"noshl" calculated the Frenchman'
EVERY woman should wear corset Ihe,e
are placts where a corset sh0ulh anu s""u'u
mol uruss on her figure. The danger IRON
wearing corsets lies in improperly MADE
stays worn TOO tight. \ corset thil lns
ina form perfectly keeps II straight ana
hoIde il ay Il should be he'd. Whei, W.
man buys a ready made gown she NUS ~
t,.ratIona mads IN II. She doos NOT expect
n 10 III her, Then why SHOULD sue eNpeo'
A ready made correct TO III her host W.
mcn thing that IL corset flts the waist
~ Ia /, vol. fitting garment All
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kcms emhroidered muslin

AAuoiueIeu musblU'
ine other wore white plquc dress with
paaa OF batste around the foot. The
.asl was OF the batiste with the skirt
~, upon the hips to form basque.
ane1e were revers and epaulcttes Of book
NY. nen' ana tiny panels of embroidered linen
Upon the skirt,
Nun lhesc were two other young wo-
at. also inexpcnsively gowned. One wore
,, seen Bingham, with tiny blue SILK
r,T. running through II. A big double
~. snn o. plaid set over the shoulders. a
" neck. ~
Na young women wore hats OF cream
~ trimmed with ribbon and flowers,
~" second girls gown was OF hguren
~. over plain taffeta, OF the 20 cent
saI There was no effort at show. the
,M ~ being pretty and cheap gown for
,, .ier wear. She wore wrap of pale
i is.a striped batiste. edged with silk en-
Il My, and with long taffota streamers
! ~, front The wrap was borderod with
r Ne OF white embroidered muslin.
IL ~ pl9hes and cloth gowns, which nre
m, worn IN the early fall, have sleeves
,i,hn ae long and tight fitting, fulled very
Nm at the armholc the collars are
ill.,. aug without trimming. and all Of tho
,r,,.a ne trimmed deliberately. But, OF
Ill, lh's is anticipating matters. The
s la gowns We first catch a glimpse Of arc
n ,,.l as unusual ar that. We are coming
kyrees. ''''' ana severe neck e"ee's W
Eylons w such a pretty. g!rlish gown OF
huatte. win prighe sn'a' VI
d x,a., h'lt was a godct, rather moderate
liAa hse., win the ful'ness all carried TO
klus,,a II wsS trimmed with narro@
ipllovss braid. Three rowssof the braid
Mini, 'he seams Of the front gore 10
u i,.t,1 inches Of tho waistband. There
spptIn,,pu was turned in sharp corners and
oaotha. around the skirt. Below this was
The !, Trimming Of braid.
I Va, '.Set WAS holero OF the piluc over
Iust wiz, ~ b,lette linen. 1t fastened at the
sas !. large white pearl button. There
tque. oanu. round collar and lapels OF
hat fo,,ea with three bands of the raid
eiseyes ,u the edge Of the jacket. Tho
enish =, ~ we usual coat sleeves, with a
4 M VI VI braid at tho wrists.
I rc,l nat to be worn with this gown was
MIN ~, pure white straw. II had a broad
~ sn. cea with bluette tulle. Tho crown
Nd a n,sdei by n piisss Of bluette tulle
IA w paiung OF white taffeta ribbon. The
eimmed y. ,uin.h un at the back. and
foulsraws WIN tall bows Of taffeta ribbon.
~ ses. are as popular as they were
Issns The darker shades OF blues
ncuRh INV greens are made UP simply
)gler sh,Ss serve us shopping gowns, The
|iahor.,s,'es ~ foulards arc made up most
'retty so,,y INTO ball and dinner gowns. A
hound ., ' , morning gown has a back
n nsfte,."sde green. printed with swirl
~ ssss In dark blue. ~ w
altta n made over lining Of resede
:" "'a godst, gsthsred q trifle at
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n COUNTRY WEAR.
Are Busy in Making Pretty
THAT Depend ON Fetching
.,,,es for Their Charms

-. New models for summer gowns
'.,-,,x in. AS early as February the
IA on hand their goodly stock oil
s0r sovns. Right away they began
49, ,he,r especial order trousseaus.
..s,.l,y those that were to DO carried
~ 4 America in time to escape the
pssir tariff. ..,,
....s Via, the forthcoming styles will 10
n. he Siten makes in January or Feb
-, eowns that are to be worn in August
! september
a, can depend on 1t, too, that they will
/ !. absolutely UP to date.
! have Just seen eleven new gowns that
~. been made for pretty young Ameri-
- woman who expects 10 spend the sum
~. !, Narragansctt pier. Seven OF them
-. sotton gowns, dainty lawns, trimmed
.s,sr,ely with ribbons. silk ginghams end
Dhues
\ /, ouite a trick here to purchase your
,,ru, on this side and wear them. You
= sot wear them out" by any means,
y. ynu are seen In them frequently
s.oueh to get very good paragraph in
NJ society column as "a we'll dressed
American"
Many Of these "plor" gowns were pretty
nourb to be copied in inexpensive mate
ls,ls without losing their beauty.
/ saw two American girls, one OF them
a, Young woman with eleven new gowns,
Asserting at little country place In the
whurbs Of Paris, In gowns that were in
Gpnslve but very chic.
one wore cream challic skirt (prco
4 Aome - cents per yard) with large
fdmson roses nesting in their green
,ayes. Tho vest of the gown was crimson
taatta with sleeves and bolaro OF plain
sIum challie. over which set collar of
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pulling down. Tho gradual curvinss OF the
MP. by continually pushing the limiting
stay up. causes this feeling
IL seems TO me- said tho young woman.
surveying her full length Ia a mirror crit
icaily. that my figure swells In where Il
ought TO swell out, and vcc versa. OF
course, havo padding put In all my
Venus"
There's where you make a great mis-
Jake said the Frenchman; Il do not
mean about Venus, but about tho rtdG,rg.
Padding that presses down on The tody
prevents development, II not only arrests
growth. but reduces ~. Oh II you women
only Knew the disastrous oto-t II hLs on
your figures. turned from a mans tailor
INTO a drcssmakor aud from ,ross MAKER
into corset maker. l.ncw womau's fig
urc,"
Well. what on earth is woman with
no hips and no bust gplug to do II she
doesn't wear padding2"
"hh. that is where como In, answered
me frencbman. For years | studied these
,hingr, and now I make women with no
ouste and hips look beautiful and plump;
make these with overhanging hips look
not thin, but very trim and satisfactory to
themselves. and II ie all 80 easy, You see.
understand my buslnese, am a man:
most corset makers are girls. They learn
tho blaness. set mp for themselves, and
nitNi louT OF i've years Nhcn tncy are luSl
beginning to learn TO find the faults In a
corset that they are fitting, they marry
It's eoodbv to tho corset business with
them. and other green girls take their
places. 1t IL not no with man. lie learns
to make corsets, and 81 he marrcs ten wives
he dots not give up the business. Then
man In creative, Inventive. and he IL quick
to see what each Individual needs"
"Bu' what do need?" Interrupted the
young woman,
'Yon lack buet and hip development"
said the authority, taking down u box hold
ing many corse,S. For your style OF fig
urc corset that has spring In tho bust
and stands out from the body In such way
ae 20 prevent pressure is necessary, and It
asslsts nature. You see what simple ar
raneoment 1t s" he went on. pulling out
ono spring and slipping In longer one.
You can readily imagine what symmct-
rlcal figure that wood give"
"Splondidl" exclaimed the customer
"Bu, my hips. or, rather my absence OF
hps "
"Oh but can III that want too" he de-
clarod laughing. Now here Ia a corset
made for a woman who has the nearest 10
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, no hips OF all tho persons I've evcr seen.
Her figure IL perfectly straight from under
her arm down. She was well nigh crazy
over her lopsided appearance. and 80 l
made this corset for her You SEQ II has an
inside bolt over each hip. Two pieces OF
coutille about elk inches broad are stitched
on at the front and back OF each side OF
the corset. These do not meet. but are laced
together. lust as tho corset In in the back,
and they rest on the hips. The corset prop
err has II spring In IL similar to tho bust
spring and standa out from the figure. Civ
ing a firm beautiful hip apparently. DO
YOU see that woman coming out OF tho tit
ting room? Whot do you think OF her fig
urn?"
III only had ono like it," sighed tho
young woman, with genuine admiration.
she has no mere hips and bust than
you have. She has on one Of these corsets
with this bust and hip arrangement" vol
unteered the authority. she is a great 30
cicty woman and Is considered TO have ono
of the finest figures among the women In
her set. Funny, isn't 1t? One can't always
tell
80 many Of your customers seem to be
very stout women" remarked the young
woman as three who looked as II they
might tip the beam at 200 pounds disap-
poared into the fitting room.
"feH. | have q great many" he an
swercd. II think that stoutness In the per-
sonal devil OF great many women In
this world. but IT can be fought and con
qered an well an lack OF development.
Women thus afflicted should wear a cor
set extending as far down as In compatibl
with the comfort Of the wearcr. II should
NJ well over the hips. Many women have
greatly reduced st0utness by an improve
mcnt that IL found In belt which IL de-
sigred on an exactly opposite principle
from that which gives hiploss woman
hips. This belt Is made on the outside OF
the corset and laces on tho side II can
be adjusted tn suit the wearer and greatly
assists In reducing size without injury 10
the wearer. | have one customer who has
der within the last year. and she says that
she has reduced her waist at least ten
inches and feels much better. don't care
what Kind Of a shape a woman has. wheth-
er IL be good or bad can improve II. The
human figure Is like a beautiful piece OF
machinery 10 me, and while don't Know
the first thing about an engine, ] under
stand woman's fosm perfeofIy. II 10 deli.
cate business OF man to Mt corset.
else more would go into the business, and
the women would suffer much less from
Emitting oorsets. A woman sends for
doctor when she IL Ill. He comes and he
looks until he finds the cause OF her III
ness Tho maker should look for the fault
until he finds II. and then he should alter
IL. Sometimes tho fault Is In the figure, but
often 1t Is In the cut OF tho corset"
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49, s'vnt ano over the hips. AT tina bsc,.
. .nure great deal OF fu,lnes, fh,, ~
Tho ,o,.,s, 'Wo rows Three tiny ruffles Of
The .'a.u Vim the bottom OF the skirt
,.,,h nv oorsage Isl blouse OF the sou,nra
Win short, rounded boirrn IN, 'ou"ru
up mo point at the back Tha 49,, w.
rs eugou with fold OF white mn,ro ~,
,he VIDE: AZ the front of tho rorsnwo
lii double cascade OF white n,o,,s
H., a We sore, The tall, straight collar ana
''u crush girdle are OF the white unir, ""u
tnls seasons iltpiay OF piot,cs ~,
h" some delightful shades Of pipk ci,i
piue ana pale green. '-"' ''e'
mque gown that boasts o, a great dan,
Is braided In black. VI pu'' and
no skirt is godet, rather wide with o,,
Oh inc iullncss thrown TO tho hace nv w.,
.iuht width Of the Skin, Is braided a, hn,s
soa,'s win narrow black braid thai ,er'
waist " io'chihg tho
~" 'aoket Is sample OF the rdou.
rather Sewers In is simplicity. II Ia Win
out rcvers and fastens acros, the bns,
WIN frog of black braid. Two row. a,
.ne oiack braid edge tho Jacket and form
ornaments at the front The sleeves ara
unusually close fitting, with Just a sus
n,sUn OF ,hiiness At the top. They are fin.
nm, "''i' N plulu at tue wrists.
rus Jecket In to be worn with A sleeve
less blouse OF sun plated resede mousse
Inc de sole The collar Of draped nmys,,-
i,hc de sole Ia mounted by a tiny fr,ll OF
the tame. The blouse Is carried down into
tau draped girdle OF black satin.
me hat 10 be worn with this gown had
prim OF rough resedc green straw and a
herotta of black velvet ribbon around the
crown and at the left side the crown was
ililed by clump Of pale yellow roses.
Separate white pidue Jackets are going 60
be worn with colored skirts n great deal
There are double breasted coats with
loose backs. fastened with big white pearl
buttons. Some Of the amnrt ones that sug-
gest boating costumes are braided ia blue
and have rather generous sleeves.
The more severe ouos have .ly fronts
and tall turnover collars The sleeves on
thcso jackets have only mere suggestion
of tullncss at the top.
dressy little piQuc Jacket that saw
was borcIo trimmed deliberately IN gold
braid and big turquoise stonou
1t was worn with black taffeta skirt
and blouse of sun plated black mousse
line de sole Tho neck OF the blouse was
finished with a tall. drapcd collar o. tur-
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Throw physic To the dogs" and use
Angostura BItters. II you desire good d.
gestion and healthy appetite. Sole man
ufsctursrs, pf. J. q. y. eisssrt 3 Soma
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quolse satin The high drapsd girdlo was
also of che turquoise order.
Nina Goodwin,
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Ivy Send Your Daughters Out Of Texas?
CARR -BURDETTE COLLEGE

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-19
CAMrBEhA,s cisH AID n ASH.
Beneficiary or the VIII and Contrasting
daughter Roth In Court In Mourning.

Mis-. Lillian Ash. to whom William Campbell.
the wall paper millionaire, gave most OF his es-
tate. was In the Surrosatc's Court yesterday In
mourning. SO was Estelle Campbell Solomon,
the daughter who got S7j, 200. and who Is con-
testing the will. Mrs. Ash's mourning was the
deepest. and included u Grape veil. When she
took or her jacket II was seen that the words
Mrs. l.. Campbcll' were embroidered on a
band in tho lining. Evidence has been given
that Campbell wanted TO mary Mrs. Ash. but
couldn't because her husbaa! - alive.
James II. Tcmglo and EobertJ. DyA,t, TO each
OF whom CampAc!l gave by decd a 100000 in
tcrest Ia n wall paper manufacturing company.
and wno were subscribing Witnesses to the VIII,
%testii'd that the tesInior was sane enough.
pyait was urkvG;
p.-DId you ever see Mr.. Campbell! give Mrs.
Ash any money \. Yes. lie gave her one
check Tor sJJ.uiO and another Tor $4,000, both
drawn Oh the Home Bank. where lie had u large
Tho witness ACCOMPANIED Mrs, Ash to the
linton Trust Company. where Mrs. Ash de-
posted the checks to her account.
This closed tho case Tor the proponents OF the
VIII. MIR. CHdw adler Tor the contestants said
that thcy would prove that Mr.. Campbell WAS
under undue influence wien he signed the will.
and that the Signature Wa Obtained 10y fraud.
Edmund Stevenson, President OF the Home
intimate fri-uds. lie had frequently seen
Campbell and his daughter nj the bank. OF
tiOns had seemingly been Of the most cordial
nature. tampnc.! was ~ drinking man, and
many times hhu come ~ tue hhnk III inc morn
ing showing every evidence Of having been Up
al n..ht. At these times he would sitin II chair
and sleep for hours, and the other directors
commented on the fact. On Dec. "a. 1884. or
1883. Campbell called at the bank with Mrs.
Campbell. his divorced wife, and drew 81 1000.
They drove away together. Rnd Campbell said
he wa, going 10 give his w.fc II Christmas
present. The witness frequently saw Mr.. Cam y
bell and his divorced wife together after tna I,
ana they acted 80 aitcctionatciy that he thought
they. would make 1t up and be married again,
Asked about his acquaintance with Mrs. Ash.
Mr., Stevenson suid that Campbell had often
referred tn her rs Mrs. Campbell. On sept. 10,
1896. Campbell called at the uank mud gave tho
witness a check for SlOO.O GOO. which he said he
wanted put TO tho credit OF Mrs. Ash, calling
her Mrs. Campbell. This occurred after bank
ing hours, ANA on the following Monday when
the witness communicated with Mrs. Ash She
told him not TO transfer tho accounts, The
money was subsequently placed to the credit of
Mr.. Campbell. Adjourned to Wednesday,.
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DIED.

ADAM.-Suddculy. On Monday, Jan. ~, 1897, Sarah
Sampson Adam. widow OF John II. Adam. and
daughter OF tho late Isaac sampson.
Funeral services ut her late residence, IL Fast 40th
st, on THURSDAY, Jan. ~, al 10 A.. NJ. Intcrment
At oyster BAY, l,l
CONTENCIN. ON sunday, Jan. II, after a short
CouiCnCu.
Relatives and friends arc invited to attend the fu'
neral service at the Church 81 ~. Jean Iaptiste
7Gth ST., near Lexington nv, on Wednesday, the
goth inst. a. II. 30 A.. NJ, Intermcnt private. Doe
tor. Hinsor. AMI chicago papers please copy.
CI.AS!IOFF.-on Jan. 10, lie Iry \. Glashor, aged
"a years
Funcral Tuesday. Ian. 10, at i2 NJ. from the rest
druc" " u. kramer, 400 Central ay, Jersey City.
Relatives and friends Rro invited.
Lego E'Fl.-N Flushing, y, y, on sunday, Jan.
II, 1877. Ellen C. IoErctt. II. D., wife or Charles p.
IoGgrtL VI. D., ard daughter ~ the late sIoRheA
AID Catherine vbnard Currle,
Funeral service ut her late residence, % Jamaica
aV, Flushing, on Wednesday, Jan, 20, on the ar
rival Of the 3 O'Clock train from Long Island City.
Int, rmcnt at the convenience ~ the family.
MY EIsS.-un Sunday, Jan. II, at the residence OF
his parents, % Monroe St, Peter A. Myers, young
est son NJ Louis A.. Myers aud Ida Gallagher, aged
months.
Fun rat wll take place Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p, II.
WYATT ON SUNDAY, Jan. ~, 1907, at ~ LcSlng'
ton az. Jane Kirby, vic Of William f. wyatt,
aniiEughtcr ut the lato Jacob Brown aud Jans
Trimb'o Kirby.
Funeral services at tho Church OF the Transngurs
tIon, guth st., near 5tn av, on "Wednesday, Jan. 30,
NJ.
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FIVE 100000 PRIZES YEARLY.
Created by Alfred Nobers wni. to Advance
science. Literature. aud Peace.

The report that Alfred Nobel. the inventor Of
dynamite. had left his entire fortune to the
University of Stockholm proves to be incorrect.
His fortune Is left for the advancement OF
science throughout the world. TO be admins
tered. however. by learned bodies at Stock
holm. Tho will was drawn up at Paris on
Nov. %. 1905. ana was opened at stockholm on
Dee. 10 last. After disposing OF two or three
million francs In beauests TO about twenty per-
sons, friends. relatives. and servants, 1t goes on
to say, according to lie Figaro:
All the residue of my fortune that can be
realized shall be disposed OF Us follows: The
capital converted into safe securities by the
Of which shall be distributed yearly to those
who during the year preceding shall have rem
The income shall be divided into I'VE equal
parts. which will be awarded yearly:
The first TO the person who shall have made
the most important discovery or invention IN
the domain OF ply sizes.
The second 70 the person who shall have made
In the domain OF chemistry.
The third to the person who snall have made
the most important discovery In the domain Of
physiology or OF medicine.
The fourth to the person who shall have pro-
duced the greatest work In the ideal sense In
The tftn 10 the p.rson who shall have cxertcd
the greatest or the best action for the fraternity
OF peoples. for the suppression or dlmiDutlon OF
permanent armies aud for the formation or
spreading Of Peace Congresses.
The first two prizes Physics ana Chemistry.
shall be awarded by the Academy of Sciences OF
Sweden; that for physiological or medical
works by the Carolus Institute of Stockholm,
the literary prize By the Swedish AcndenIy. and
that for tho spreading OF peace by n committee
Of ave members chosen by the Norwegian
Stor
II Is my express will that no consideration Of
nationality should be taken into account In
awarding these prizes. so that the most worthy
may receive the reward whether he be a Scandi-
nHvian or no.
Mr.. Nobel's convertible fortune consists OF
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4 CLUB ron MILITARY MEN.
Proposition to Extend the Scope Of tn,
Present seventh Regiment Veteran Corps.

Proposition to Extend the Scope Of tho
Present seventh Regiment Veteran Corps.
The Governing Committee of the Seventh
Regiment Veteran Club. whose club house Is At
Flfty.eighth street and Fifth avenue. has de
oided that the time has come when the scope of
the club should be widened. In the judgment
q the committee the name Of the club should
be changed to that OF the Military Club OF
New York ~ and bership opened to officers
corps, regular and volunteer, and TO mombers
and e~S-members OF the National Guard.
In tho opinion Of the ommitt this will es-
tAblish professional and social relations that will
be beneficial To all concerned. and the Seventh
Regiment Veteran Club Is an appropriate nu-
cleus OF such u movement. The reorganization
scheme. which Is favored BY many officers OF
the regular service ana National Guard, Will
come before the veteran club for fnal action at
the annual meeting To be held on ian. n5, and
the dir ection OF Col. +. q. Arthur, new bylaws
covering the proposed reorganization have been
already drawn up.
The number Of members Is to be limited to
1000 resident and 500 non resident members.
Those eligible TO membership are commits
army, navy, and the Marine corps who have been
honorably discharged or have resigned; also
grad uafe- Of tho United States naval and mill
tary academies and members and eX.members
OF the National Guard who have been honor
ably discharged or have resigned. The en-
trance fee for resident members is 500, and for
non. resident members $50; annual dues for
residents, $40; for nOn-residents, Slo.
The Governing IL TO encourage tho
reading and discussion OF papers on subjects
can authorize tho use OF the club house for such
DuruOsgs,