Evening star., 1898-10-07
THE SATURDAY STAR.
Many Features of Great Interest in
ToniorrOw's Big Paper.

lOHIOfrOWs big faUeT.
In the big Saturday Star this week there
will be a number Of articles of particular
timeliness and Importance. from the fact
that they treat Of the present conditions
in various lands that have come under the
dominion of Uncle Sam as result of the
war with Spain. One of these is an article
on the opportunities for American enter
prise and capital in Cuba, written by Mr..
Charles NJ Pepper, who is to leave Wash
ington next week on another trip to the
Queen of the Antilles as The Stars special
correspondent. Another. quite different but
10 less valuable, gives the views of a native
of the Philippines on the future of those
islands
With the coming of the fall and winter
seasons the thoughts of women readers
naturally turn more than ever to the ques-
ton Of styles and the problem of what to
wear For these women The Star tomor-
row Will contain immense amount Of
interesting reading, full of suggestion and
advice from weu-known authorities on
fashion, both in New York and Europe.
The short story this week, which will be
published In addition to the regular install
ment of the serial The Lost Provinces,
is an unusually bright and readable piece
of fiction 1t is entitled Mr.. Ledbetter's
Vacation" and is oy Mr. H G. Wells. 1t
is character story by this master Of high
ly imaginative fiction. telling the adven-
lures that befen an English curate in ia
maica as the result of an experiment un-
dertaken to prove that he had the courage
to commit burglary.
Among other features worthy of note may
be mentioned the following:
INDIANS OF CHILE GllustrateO.
Mr.. Frank Carpenter describes the queer
life and curious customs of a rich and
brave South American people, the Arau-
canians.
a FILIPINO'S VIEWS QllustrateO.
A highly-educated native of the Philip
pines writes of the present conditions in
the islands and tells what he and other
natives hope for its future.
FRENCH ELECTIONS 0lIustratedJ.
Sterling Het1g sends a breezy description
from Paris of the methods which the
willy politicians of Franco follow when
they wish to be made deputies
NEW YORK FASHIONS 0llustrated).
The regular weekly letter from The Stars
special correspondent; full of hints for
women who like to be well dressed.
DUNNING DEBTORS QllustratedD.
Some of the amusing and also the trying
experiences in the daily life of 4 pro-
fessionai bill collector.
VIENNA STYLES 0llustrateD.
DrecoII, of the best-known dressmak-
ers in Europe, sends d design for
handsome gown that will surely be ad-
mired.
BURIED TREASURE.
An expedition which is shortly to be made
by a Washington scientist in search of
the relics of long-lost people. which
are known to lie beneath the sands of
Arizona.
OUR MERCHANT NAVY.
Some significant facts and figures on a
subject which is naturally attracting
particular attention just now
IF YOU GO TO CUBA
Mr.. Pepper tells what to do and what
not TO do, and gives some ;dea of the
difficulties Of travelling on the island.
THE CZAR'S SCHEME.
Sir Charles Dixie. in a special interview,
discusses the peace manifesto az it af-
fects Great Britain. and also speaks of
the proposed Anglo-American alliance.