Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-15

New York, July 14.-Gen. Shafter is
to have new pajamas. In the IRON
bound determination that has taken
possession of patriotic women all over
New York that the men at the front
must be, first of all, we'll pajamad, Gen.
Shafter will be especially remembered,
even though 1t be a case Of breaking
through the red tape OF government
and Red Cross alike in their rule that
mo package shall be sent to an in
dividual-all must be for the masses"
1t is the Womens Relief Corps of the
Seventy first regiment that has taken
upon itself to be the collective sister OF
Gen. Shafter. In one of the company
rooms of the armory regular work
shop has been established, with sewing
machines and long cutting tables, where
every afternoon the devoted women OF
the corps spend the hours in diligent
labor on bandages and pajamas-most-
ly pajamas-for husbands, brothers,
sons and sweethearts.
Yesterday one of the members, who
had been unable to attend for several
days, sent in consignment OF flannel
abdominal bandages which she had
made at home, and one suit of pajamas,
with a note stating that more paiamas
were under way. When the package
was opened and the sample pajanas
taken out there was a ripple of friv-
olous "Oh's" all around the room. The
pajamas were fully four feet across.
Now, girls, don't you make fun OF
it, said Mrs. Margaret NJ Austin, the
mother of Capt. Elmer Austin, who was
holding aloft the upper half Of the COM
bination. at will be an exact Fl. for
Gen. Shafter, 1 am sure, and l shall
mark it for him especially"
This happy thought was greeted with
unanimous applause, and one pretty
young woman was heard to murmur in
Bubdued, regretful tones to her COM
panion: why didn't l make big
pair?"
A note was promptly dispatched to
the designer, saying that there was only
one man of those dimensions in the
American army, her pattern should be
cut down four inches on each side for
her next lot.
Gen. Skaters pair are not rich nor
gaudy; not exactly for dress parade
They are evidently for absolute utility,
and are made of thin quality of I'M
bleached muslin, tied with white tapes.
mot half so thin and pretty as
these said handsome girl with
profusion of blonde hair, who was
stitching away on pajamas of white
lawn striped with dotted pink. "This
is the fifth suit l have made of this
STYLE" and she smoothed the trousers
into shape, and it was evident to wise
eyes that "his' color was pink. He
is an officer in the Seventy-frst, and
she, his fiancee, is Miss Lind, who is
hardly ever away from the work at the
armory.
Il don't know" in thoughtful tones
from Miss Minna Hopper, in reply to
this question of deep moment; "but
think these are the sweetest" and she
held up pair" of equally thin lawn
in baby blue pin stripe.
"Oh, how perfectly dear!" came in
chorus, and then there was a division
of opinion as to which color to send
out and buy for the next supply A
compromise was finally effected, and
to-day an equal number of each style
OF this diaphanous drapery will be sun,
to the workshop
Mrs. Charles Nelson Harding, whose
son is at the front, is "forewoman" of
the workshop, and her most energetic
assistant in the cutting is Mrs. BENZ.
Goss, whose son is among the missing.
Mrs. Goss has sweet, motherly face
and keeps up bravely under that forlorn
hope of many women of the Seventy
drst-"he may be a prisoner"