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The herald., 1897-02-07
FRlLLS OF FASHION

! The coat which outlines the figure at
the sides, fits it closely in the back and
| Ia loose in front, is the favorite style and
bids fair to be for some months to come.
White satin stock collars are worn by
French women with silk and velvet shirt
waists in place of the linen ones so COM
mon here; and satin of any color may be
substitute for the white.
Collar bands with high standing ruffs
and battlement- shaped pieces wired to
stand out well from the neck have be-
come a settled fashion. But novelty
is the use of violets to cover the tabs,
and other small artificial flowers ar
ranged in wreath around the edge.
Muffs of velvet and fur combined are
finished at the opening with a ruche of
finely plated glace silk or lace which has
been stiffened little in hle plating.
The fancy for having them lerfuned is
going out of fashion, as the scent Is not
agreeable to others.
The fad for making hunting waist
coats in canvas is superseded by another
for crotcheting them in wool and silk.
A long needle which will hold all the
stitches is used. The wool and silk are
arranged in alternate rows, and two col
ors, such as blue and white or yellow and
white. are employed. The vest is cro-
CHtltH III tNO ctiiPSt e'iiN' eAAS sAiiOA
makes them up.
Black handkerchiefs are announced
as the latest craze in Paris. A pleasing
modification of this fancy is white
handkerchief with black border en-
broidered with, aIwreath of tiny flowers,
Handkerchiefs OF pale pink mauve, yell
low blue and even purple, are among
the seasons novelties and they are en-
broidered with white initials and trim
med around with Lace but the daintiest
of all is a pure white handkerchief sheer
and fine, with flight of butterflies en-
broidered in one corner and reaching
we'll into the center.
High necked bodices are quite the cor
rect thing for evening wear-a most &C
ceptable fashion in cold weather. They
must be we'll made and very elaborate,
of course, but that is the rule in all
gowns just at the moment. A very pret-
ty one is made of mauve chiffon, with a
bolero Of amethyst edged around with
chiffon frill. The front of the bolero is
made in two tabs, one overlapping the
other, and the sleeves are of chiffon
spangled with jet and steel, finished
with two short puffs at the top.
The white silk and satin bodice is a
pretty feature Of the new cloth gowns,
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professional entertainer, and the result Is
that she is much sought guest

tnat Sne Is d much-Sougnt guest.
Like the lords of creation, women are
the victims Of superstitious beliefs, al
though most men will admit that the
weaker sex does not suffer to quite such
an extent as the sterner. A woman's
club. says the Chicago Chronicle, was
recently discussing the subject of omens
and 1t was found that with one excep-
tion all those present were tainted with
the common virus.
when turn back after starting out"
said one, "some disagreeabe thing,
small or great, Is sure to attend my trip
Another preferred very much to see the
new moon over her right shoulder. A
third, if she had to sneeze. felt better to
do so in the morning rather than after
noon, and so on.
The one doubling Thomas derided
them all with great cheerfulness. "All
superstitions are foolish" she said, land
relics of an unenlightened age, but some
of them are to be traced to perfectly eX-
plcable conditions, and should not be
perpetrated as fateful signs, but merely
as legitimate effects of certain cases.
AS, for example, the turning back after
starting out; this shows inadequate
preparation, resulting in fOrgetful haste
that is in itself enough to make the trip
unsuccessful. A sneeze often means
threatened cold; II IL Qccur2 IN the morn
ing, when the system is strongest, the
settling of the cold is more apt to be
averted, while later in the day lessened
vitality means leeseneG resistance and
bad effects may follow. Seeing the
moon over one shoulder or another can,
of course, have no bearing upon the
events of the month, except to those
emotional temperaments that believe in
signs, and who are made hopeful or fear
full by the right or left direction of their
vision; for such to embark upon life once
a month confidently or timorously may
influence in a slight degree it's happen
ings. We wonder at the delusions and
tragic beliefs of witchcraft days, but
are we very much less foolish to allow
thirteen persons at a. table or the care
less shattering Of a looking glass to fill
US with ebodingS?
And no one yainsaid the scoffer
though whether her influence went far
ther than slencing was not demon
strated
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with warm cotton sheets. The coverlid
was OF blue eiderdown with insertion
sewed upon 1t. The edge of the coverlet
was finished with a frill of point de Pa
rIs lace like the insertion and the pillow
slip was of fine cambria, to be taken off
when the baby slept and had inside 1t
q slip of plain cambria. A cradle like
this, while extremely beautiful, can be
duplicated for small sum, without los
ing its beauty.
C. D. Gibson Is credited with sweeping
back the hair from the foreheads of thou
sands Of American women and parting
their hair in virginia. smoothness, says
Helen Grey Page in the Kansas City
Star. But the newer styles of spring
show that woman Is tickle Jade in her
ideals, and no longer clings to the Glib
sonian type of girl.
The new coiffures show preponder-
ance of the pompadour effect. The hair
is either carried back over roll or curled
high on top. The smooth parted front is
going out as quickly as it came in. One
Of the new styles begins with the half
head bang" The hair is fluffed up high
in front and caught up in curly chignon
at the back. There are bands of ribbon
strapped over the head.
A more trying style shows the hair car
ried high over spring roll. There is a
wavy effect, but no real bang. At the
back the hair is caught simply and
curled. Little curls caress the nap Of
the neck
One of the most becoming of the new
coiffures is a revival of the Cleveland
mode. The hair is ''twirled' on either
temple and waved around the neck and
ears. The top is slightly pompadour,
and at the back there is soft roll of
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United VeiIs-Theater tfsts

II built my house on dotted wells"
said a well-known oculist referring to
the fact that his practice was made
lucrative by women patients whose eyes
were injured by wearing fashionable
gauzes. And, yet, although they are
warned, women still keep up the practice
and manufacturers and modistes still
make and prescribe the wells that mean
permanent injury to the eyes. AS in
the case Of the theater hat, in this mat
ter the women seem above reason and
common sense, but fortunately the veil
Injuries the women alone. while the
theater hat annoyS every one within it's
snhere of action.-P Philadelphia Press.
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she was seated, and she said she actually
blushed at it's ungainly angles. Then
she practiced seating herself and rising.
From this she progressed to going to the
theatre and carefully studying the mo-
tions of the actresses, and on her return
home she tried to initiate them. She
studied this course OF motion as one
might study drawing, and in the end she
became one of the most graceful women
of her set. Another woman, one Of the
cleverest raconteurs in her set, acquired
her facility by practicing her tales before
a mirror. She recited them to herself
before her glass, with careful study of
information, expression and gesture, until
she was able to tell each one as well as a
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which are made Of cloth, for calling and
theater wear. 1t Is either full or plain,
with short velvet bolero over it. A
pretty model in this sort of gown is of
cloth in pink poult de sole made with
a yoke elaborately embroidered in gold
thread and colored beads, While below
the yoke the silk Is finely plated A band
of the embroidery outlines the white
silk belt, which fastens with a bow on
one side. The sleeves of silk are closely
fitted to the arms ana frills of lace fall
over the hand. Thecoat worn with this
dress should be in the form Of short
sacque, made of velvet in darker shade
than the skirt, or of black and trimmed
around with sable or chinchiila.
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The Sun


Great is the sun, and wide he goes,
Through empty heaven without repose,
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.
Though closer still the blinds we pull
To keep the shady parlor cool,
Yet he will find chinlS or two
To slip his golden fingers through
The dusty attic-spider- clad
He through the keyhole, maketh glad;
And through the broken edge of tiles,
Into the laddered hayloft smiles.
Meantime his golden face around
He bares to all the garden ground,
And sheds warm and lingering look
Among the ivys inmost nook.
Above the hills. along the blue,
Round the bright air with footing true,
To please the child. to pa mt the rose,
The gardener of the world, he goes
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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with plain black case and an open
face. The winding mechanism consists
of an ingenious contrivance by which
a small weight is raised and lowered
from the jar of walking. The motion of
the weight works small ratchet ar
rangement, which winds the spring to
it's full tension, and then is automati-
cally held until more winding is needed.
A course of shaking up and down for a
few minutes will answer the same pur-
pose as stroll afoot, while all the jolts
aud Jars of ordinary existence are like
wise made useful as means of winding.
Chicago Tribune.
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missing article having proved unavail-
ing, the lady decided that, sooner than
give up that particular course, she
would simply decline oysters when they
were handed her. and so the eleven shells
would be sufficient 1t happened that
when the oysters were served at dinner
the hostess was engaged in a very ami
mated conversation with one or two Of
her neighbors, and, forgetting her de-
termination, took one of the shells of
oysters and set it before herself. If the
servants heart fell in CONSERVATION at
this he gave no external sign of it, but,
speaking in tones distinct, though low
said respectfully: Excuse me, madam
but you said l was to remind you that
the doctor forbade your eating oysters.
Watch That Winds Itself
The latest novelty in the line of time
keepers will appeal to lazy and forget
full people. 1t consists of a watch which
does not require any winding. All that
is necessary for its owner to do, in order
to have the time with him always, is to
walk half mile day. The watch does
the rest.
These novel watches are got out in
several varieties of cases, some of them
extremely ornamental, but the kind
most commonly seen in Chicago is made
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A Servants Ready Wit

A lady has issued invitations for a
party of twelve, and on the morning of
the appointed day, when conferring with
the footman, she discovered that one of
the twelve silver shells in which seal
loped oysters were to be served, had
been misplaced. Rigid search for the
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hair located about midway the head.
This gives u pretty shape to the head
and is more universally becoming than
the other styles.
The really knowing woman has dis
covered and fully realized the fact that
the mirror is of value far beyond the
generally accepted notion of it's use as an
important adjunct of woman's toilet.
A certain matron, aware that she was
not endowed by nature with an excess
of grace, overcame all obstacles to the
attainment of the coveted faculty by
studying her own motions in a full
length mirror She would select book
drag an old-fashioned chair before the
glass and seat herself to read At first
she merely looked at her reflection after
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GEMS IN VERSE
Constant in One Thing

Fair woman faints away no more,
Nor essays the pathetlcs;
She's not the shrinking thing of yore-
She goes in for athletics.
A full, free stride that S almost bold
Succeeds the high-heel wriggle,
But in one way she's as of old
She has the same old giggle.
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A party of scientists from Dublin have
visited the scene of the bog-slip near Rath-
more and made numerous measurements
and observations. The Quantity or boggy
-. matter dis1odgedi isHest TINA tedtak no 0O0,-
900 cubic yards.
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FOR THE GENIlER SEX
Matters That Will Interest Mat.
r0ns and Maids
SOME NEW IDEAS IN GOWNS
Tucks Used to Advantage by Women of
Slender Figure
4 Womsn's Club In Chicago That Scorns
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Serge.
SOME NEW IDEAS IN GOWNS
Woman's Club In Chicago That Scorns
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Serge.
New Coitfurss

Mrs. Bradley Martin has received doz.
ems Of threatening letters in connection
with the famous fancy dress ball which
she Will give next week. These letters
have disturbed her and Mr.. Martin
greatly Some of them have been of so
incendiary a character as to indicate
that they were written by anarchists.
They have hinted at all sorts of violence
II the ball Is given, and in some of them
dynamite bombs have been mentioned.
An exquisite afternoon gown of dark
red broadcloth and pink chiffon, set off
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
1.-The Poor You Have Always With
YOU

Ifmembers of the ministry and char
liable organizations of this city and
county, who are instrumental each
year in sending large contributions of
money and supplies to foreign missions.
would personally investigate the squat
id abodes of the destitute in our CITY.
lanes and alleys, and then go to the
sequestered mountain regions around
the county and see the state of
wretched moral and social depravity
existing there in all its varied and
pitiable phases, they would probably
realize the keen truth of the old saving
that Charity begins at home,n and
take more effective means of reaching
and relieving this intense suffering that
so strongly appeals to the very depths
of human sympathy. Foreign suffer-
ing need not be neglected, but the mis-
cry of our own people should be looked
10 before the necessities of Others ap-
peal for consideration. 1t would then
De not That they pitled the poor of
other lands less, but their OVID more.n
1t is certainly true that zone half of
the world little knows how the other
half live" especially in their own local
titles. Wepersonally know of instances
of this kind, where a few articles of
cast-off clothing, provisions for the
mere sustenance of life and some of
the little ones discarded toys and play
things would bring cheer and happi-
ness TO the hearts of many of Gods
creatures, who are cursed by weight
Of veal and woe and have few if
any of the common pleasures of life.
Let the generous hand of charity ex-
tend this aid to these poor creatures
and the Almighty's blessing win de-
END in its bounty upon their benefac-
tors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
Monetary Conference Commission.
erS.

The President recently announced
the appointment of Senator Edward o.
Wolcott, of Colorado; Hon. Charles ].
Paine, of Boston, and ex-Vice-Presi-
dent Adlai E. Stevenson as Commits
sioners TO an international monetary
conference. These appointments are
made under the act approved March
9rd, last, ''for the promotion of an in
ternational agreement for bimetallism. I"
and by its provisions do not require
confirmation by the Senate. Rather a
strange, but not an inconsistent cir
cumstance regarding these appoint
ments is that two of the commissions
ers-Messrs. Stevenson and Wolcott-
are pronounced silver men and it is
also well known that Mr.. Mckinley is
at heart favorable to the cause of the
white metal. 1t is true he was elected
on gold PLATFORM" but then the sit
uation as it presented itself TO the Pres
ident with all his financial troubles
and clear way out of them, induced
him to sacrifice his principles for the
honor of high office and fifty thou
sand" a year. Messrs. Stevenson and
Wolcott are unit as to financial legis-
lation, the latter having been recently
abroad in the interest of a settlement
of monetary problems besetting the
times. Mr.. Paine represents the mi
nority and is staunch Republican. 1t
is said that nothing will result from
this commission save the fact that the
President has done his duty, as pre-
scribed in the platform upon which he
was elected.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
Mr.. German Condemns Exrav-
aganoe.

The Indian appropriation bill was
recently taken up in the Senate aud it
afforded Mr.. German, of Maryland, an
opportunity to speak of the dis1rgan-
lied condition of the Senate. The Pres
ident had stated in his inaugural ad.
dress that the condition of the country
required the strictsst governmental
economy. And yet it was proposed to
pass appropriation bills aggregating
SI5,OOO,OO0 without the consideration
of duly organized committee OF the
Senate. Mr.. German said that careful
consideration of these bills might lead
to their reduction by Sl0,OOO,OOO, APP
preparations were piling up, increasing
and doubling within the last twelve
years, until the stupendous figure OF a
billion dollars for single Congress bad
been reached.
1t was time to call halt in these
vast expenditures. There should be a
limitation of expenditures on the navy
and on Notifications, now that an era
of peace appeared to be at hand. II was
time, too, to limit the expenditures on
rivers and harbors. Mr.. German SAID
the Democrats could do no more than
call the attention of Senators Oh the
other side to the urgent need of re-
trenchment The Senate should enter
upon thorough aud complete consld-
Grafton of those appropriation bills 90
that no question of extravaganza eouid
be raised.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
Silver Amendments.

1t is to be sincerely hoped that the
silver men in Congress will take the
result of the last election to heart
enough TO restrain them from seeking
to embarrass their principles by any
injudiciOus action at this time which
might be a decided setback to the ul-
timaie success Of their financial plans.
Previous 10 this session the advocates
of silver coinage attached 10 the tariff
bill then formulated by the Republic
cans party amendments by the scare
which served to prevent its serious con-
sideration and passage. What might
have been party policy then does not
hold good at this time. The people of
this country elected the Republican
ticket with its platform of gold
strictive propositions, aud make clearer
and protection aud they should be al
lowed to bring about the ends for
which they labored and fought so
hard. If they deceived the people
by false declarations and promises they
alone will have to stand the RESPONSE.
biiity as they did IN 1892 No possible
good can come of obstruction by DEM
oerats aud silver men except it be TO
show up in its true colors the futiiity
of the Dingley tariff as a doctrine OF
prosperity with its high duties and re-
the Democratic ideas of a revenue
tariff only and The benefit to lie de.
rived from a bimeitalic standard of
currency. If they do this and do it
we'll, the result of future elections will
be assured in advance and no pen save
that of an intense partisan will dare
aSsail their craftsmanship or revile the
policy they have pledged themselves
TO support. A wise aud conservative
course is all the party expects and ad-
vises at the hands OF its represen-
tatives.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16

ing supply of good water The
members of the Board of Aldermen
and the Superintendent of Water
Works, Mr.. Tyeryar, give these matters
their constant time and personal in
vestigation and should at least be given
credit as possessed of progressive and
commendable spirit of enterprise look
ing not only to to-day or tomorrow,
but far into the future, for the further
advancement and development of our
beautiful city along the lines of COM
meree and industry, and our citizens,
one and all, should carefully turn the
question over in their minds before
taking step opposed to their own in
terests.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16

THE tax rate for Frederick City, in
Guiding county and State taxes, is Sl.S7
on the 500 worth of property, real and
personal. Very few municipalities of
any size and importance have lower
taxes and many exceed it by 100 per
cent, and this with our bonded in
debtedness included.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16

The contest over the Rockville post.
office, which has caused such couster.
nation among the Republican Con-
gressmen of this State, has we under.
stand, been settled in favor of Congress
man McDonald's appointee. Numer-
ous letters were sent to the Post-Mas-
ter-General as well as to the President,
protesting against Mr.. Wellington's
demands. Mr.. J. e. Motter was the
leader in the fight against Wellington,
and Congressman Mcdonald owes con-
siderable to Mr.. Motter's influence in
his first battle with the Republican
leader of the State.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
KEYNOTE FOR 1900!
BRYAN SPEAKS AT A JET
FERSON BIRTHDAY
DINNER.

Makes one of His Characteristic
Addresses in which he De-
fines Democratic Policy
and Republican Pros
titutiOn--The Ding
ly Bill not a SUBJ
stitute for BIZ
metaliSm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16

A DELEGATION from HagerstOwn and
points along the Western Maryland
Railroad visited the Post-office Depart
ment in Washington, recently, in be-
half of the continuance of the fast mail
morning service on that road by which
the daily papers are received at their
destination at proper hour and the
people of all classes and occupations
benefited in many ways. The sub.
sidy was lately discontinued by the
Government and the company cannot
run the train at loss. Especially dur
ing the summer season, when the Blue
edge i crowded with boarders, is the
fast mail of great Importance and the
interests of that section traversed by
the road are deeply involved in this
matter The fast mail should be con-
tinued by all means.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
Bought the mail and Express.

The paper Digest. a New YORK
Trade journal says: John Vinton DAM
gren, New York lawyer, who is q
son-ln-law of A. T. Drexel, the Phlla-
delphia millionaire. has purchased tine
Mad and Express, New York, io5
$400, 600, of which $4,000 was palo
down. 1t is reported that the Mayor
of New York, William L. Strong
Cornelius Bliss, Secretary of the Navy
are associated with Mr.. Dahlgren.
This young gentleman is son oil tne
late Admiral Dahlgren, and bis family
home is at 'Dalem,u on South NOUN
tain, where his mother still resides.
He is a graduate from Georgetown
University.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16

THE following gentlemen from Fred
erick, who imagine they scent victory
in the air, are already laying their
plans for the capture of the nominal
tions for Clerk of the Circuit Court of
this county: Douglas H. Hargett, John
c. Hardt, Melvin Wood, Harry Bow
ems, J. U. Markell iand J. S. Brown.
This is the first, the second edition will
appear later.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
Editorials.

WITH the close of April the oyster
season will have ended. Then comes
the soft shelled crabs and the luscious
long legged frogs. Verify, the epicur-
cams feast day only improves with
each succeeding period.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-16
FRIDAY. APRIL Is. 1897.

ARBoR DAY came quietly to hand
on Wednesday last, without
the usual accompaniment of general
observation. Some schools held the
day in cOmmemoratlon, but this was
not asigeneral as in other years when
the novelty was at its height. 1t is a
pity that the spirit ofthe day cannot lie
deeper impressed on the public mind.