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nIsTRICT OF sOMERs, IS. Probate

4 ND Ut I
IL Court, July 9Th, A. D., 1898.
Estate of Laura Ann Ktbbe, late of SOmers, in
said district deceased.
Upon the application of VIM. e. Seymore,
praying that an instrument in writing, purport-
Laura Ann Kibbe, deceased may be proved, ap-
proved, allowed and admitted to probate, as per
application on file more fully appears, 1t is
Ordered-that said application be heard and de-
term1ned at the probate office in Somers, in said
district, on the 18th day Of July, A. D., 1898
81 Of the tendency Of said applcaton and
the time and place Of hearing thereon by pub
fishing the same once in some newspaper having
circulation in said district, and by posting q
copy thereof on the public sign-post In the town
of SomerS, in said district.
CHARLES s. FULLER. Judge
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The City of Worcester is now at New
port, her repairs in drydock being COM
pleted. She will be painted and will be
on the line again next week.
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The Successful Remedy for
NASAL CATARRH.

must be non-irritating, easy of applica-
ton, and one that will by its own action
reach the infiamed and diseased surfaces.
ELY'S CREAM BALM combines the
important requisites of quick action and
specific curative powers with perfect safe
ty to the patient. This agreeable remedy
has mastered catarrh as nothing else has,
and both physicians and patients freely
concede this fact. All druggists cheer
fully acknowledge that in it the acme OF
Pharmaceutical skill has been reached.
The most distressing symptoms quickly
yield to it. In acute cases the Balm i'm
| narts almost instant relief
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Gents furnishings.
Corset Covers.

1000 Corset Covers, made OF fruit OF
loom cotton, perfect fitting, two to a Gus
toner &c each.
1000 Corset Covers, hamburg trimmed,
loo each.
Good Cambria Corset Covers, lace
trimmed, 1879 each.
Finer grades, f5c, 19c up to $3 so.
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BY AbsOrptiOn.

Catarrhal sufferers should remember
that Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh
remedy which is quickly and ttOrOatg1tly
absorbed by the diseased member 1t does
not dry up the secretSO1as, but changes them
to limpid and odorless condition, and
finally to natural and healthy character.
The balm can be found at any drug
store, or by sending so cents to Ely Broth
ers, Sc Warren St., New York, it will be
mailed.
Full directions with each package.
Cream Balm opens and cleanses the
nasal passages, allays Inflammation,
thereby stopping pain in she head, heals
and protects the membrane and restores
the senses of taste and smell. The Balm
is applied directly into the nostrils.
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Born.

Stafford Springs, LIST, son to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Samuel Simmons.
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MCLAUGHLIN q SON, PUBLISHERS.
$3.50 year. If paid strictly in advance 81 .25.
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Died.

Hartford Hospital, 5th, Rev. ]. P.
Hawley, SO.
Stafford Springs, I'd, John H. Place, Sc.
Stafford (Hydeville), 4th, Peter Barsa-
lou, SO.
Harris, N. H., I'd, George I. Holdings
worth, 90, formerly of Stafford.
Brlmf1eld, 4th, Julius Bacon, As.
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Stafford Springs, June Both, by Rev
T. D. Martin, Jr., Morton B. Hills anc
Mrs. Nellie Hewitt.
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NightgOWns.

Nightgowns, good muslin, with tucks,
25c each.
Good muslin Nlghtgowns, with inser-
ton and tucks, SOC each.
Better grades, SOC, SOC, up to $3.50.
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ORDER OF NOTICES. of Con-
W necticut, County OF Holland, S., STAFFORD,

" necticut, County of Holland, S., STAFFORD,
June 22d A. d. 1898.
Edna M. Brown vs.. oscar Brown.
Upon the complaint of the said Edna M.
Brown, praying for reasons therein set forth
for divorce, now pending before the Superior
Court in and for Tolland County, to be. held on
the first Tuesday of September A. d. 1898, it ap-
pearing to and being found by the subscribing
authority that the said defendant is gone to
parts unknown,
Therefore, ordered-that notice Of the pend.
ency of said complaint be given by publishing
this order in The Press, a newspaper printed in
stafford, in said county, three weeks successive
ly, commencing on or before the Both day Of
June, A. D., 1898. M. p. j. WALKER,
County Commissioner.
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TENEMENT TO RENT ON WEsT-sT.
Il Inquire OF MRS. CHARLES FOX. 14tf
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NOTICE.-Al persons are requested
IN not to allow their dogs to roam on my
farm. H. L. KEENS, Wilmington.
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Drawers.

Made OF good cloth, only two to each
customer, 1899 pair.
Drawers, made OF good muslin, trim
med, 2lc pair.
Better grades, 25c to So.
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LHOUND-June 25th, ladies' Cheviot
1 Jacket, which the owner can have by paw
ing for this notice. AUSTIN HOLT. 1913
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Ridiculous Prices on
Ladies' Tailnr Made Sniff

ACS AsNAAOI NIduS DulJSs
Our stock comprises 400 suits, made by
the best commercial tailors In New York
bought right and sold right-many OF
them sample suits-all OF them priced
fairly before, but now they go as follows
About hundred OF new tailored suits
made OF good cloths, silk-lined Jackets,
percaline lined skirts-some blouse eff
fects that retailed for $40 and $f2, sale
price So.
Another lot OF fine tailor-made suits,
some OF them silk lined-that the retail
value was from $15 to $50, sale price SO.
All our high class tailor made suits
that were $25, $50 and 1886, go in this
sale at $3.50.
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DOR SALE cheap, or will exchange for
IL new mich COW, nearly new top car
nage. ABNER NEE HAM, Stafford.
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Skirts.

Skirts, full size, good cloth. 37Bc each.
Skirts, hamburg trimmed, soc each.
Better qualities, up to $3.50.
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n WILL GIVE half of the grass on my
Il place to anyone who will cut and cure it,
and also help in doing the work free OF charge.
FRANK PATTEN. Stafford,
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The Foreign Miners Outfit.

In the April Century" there are sew
eral papers devoted to the Pennsylva-
MIA coal regions. Henry Edward Rood
writes of "A Polyglot Community" He
says, concerning the foreign miners:
The first purchase made by Slovak
or Polack is a revolver by Italian or
Sicilian a stiletto; then the newcomer
buys a silver watch; and after that is
secured he begins to save money. If
the Slovak or Polack is particularly
thrifty. he postpones purchasing a re-
volver for several months, and carries
in one pocket a round, hard stone, large
enough to crush mans skull, and in
another piece of iron filched from the
colliery scrapheap. The Italian or ST.
Gillian too poor or too penurious to af-
ford stiletto buys, begs or steals a
long file, and sits down in his shanty
or by the roadside, with two or three
stones, and grinds it to a keen edge
and a needle-like point. Then he fast
ems the blunt end in a corn cob, and
has ready for use a weapon of no mean
possibilities. Once armed, however, and
provided with watch, the foreigner
manages to live at a total expense of
about So a month-and this may be re-
garded as a liberal estimate in most in
stances. The remainder of his wages
is saved toward the purchase of a vine.
yard or farm in the old country, whith-
er almost all expect to return and
spend their lives tf
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He Invited His Fate.

An incident that pointed strong
moral took place on Chestnut street
on Saturday afternoon. The street was
thronged with promenaders, and the
magnificent ST. Bernard dog which
young woman was leading attracted
much attention. Near Thirteenth
street the woman entered a store, leav-
ing the dog outside. The dog was such
a magnificent beast that several people
stopped in admiration, and the dog ac-
tualiy seemed to smile at the attention
he was receiving. About this time
two giddy youths, who were followed
by a mischievous fox terrier, came
along and paused to see what was at
tracing the throng. The terrier, which
was but a mite beside the ST. Bernard,
rushed in and began snarling at the
big dog The noble looking beast paid
not the slightest attention and the
youths audibly commented on the big
ones cowardice. When the terrier be-
gan swapping at his feet, however, the
big one gravely raised one paw and
pushed his tormenter away This an
gered the terrier, and it's anger was
fed by the youths, who told Jip, as
they called him. to go in and shake
the big coward" Jip went in and set
his teeth in the ST. Bernard's leg. Sud-
denly the big beast lost his forbear-
ance, and in thrice Jip was in its
massive jaws. There was a crunching
sound, couple Of shakes and Jip was
cast aside dead. The St. Bernard then
resumed his place unconcernedly, and
the young men gathered up their dead
terrier and went off to make complaint
at the City Hall.-Philadelphia Record.
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sheer wool batistes, nuns veilings,
lustreless grenadines, pissed crepons,
dull Italian silks, also Chinas and In
dias without lustre for lining trans
parents Black and white silks of var1-
Gus weaves are included in the list OF
mourning goods; black Swiss musllns
with white dots, striped and barred
cotton batistes and zephyrines, white
lined mulls and organdies, etc.
Travelling costumes are made of black
whipcords, creponettes, cheviots, eta
mines. light weight, dull colored
camePs-hair goods, etc, and trim
mings are limitedsto to folds, pipings, bias
bands and ruches of crepe, dull jet
and dead black faille, or Louisine silk
ribbon In gowns of elegance and in
youthful mourning costumes very
nearly all the blouse, jacket skirt,
yoke guimpe and varied sleeve effects
are used in preparing the spring and
summer wardrobe that are employed
for the generality of gowns and wraps.
Excess in any sort of decoration is, of
course. strictly avoided.
There is no radical change in the
appearance of the summer shirt-waist
for the season of 1898, although there
are numberless pretty variations in the
details of it's yokes, sleeves and the
adjustments of the fuliness on the
lower portion of the garment.
y
Bordered fabrics, by the yard or i'm
ported in robe patterns, are greatly in
evidence among both spring and sum
mer dress materials
Among French models of some very
expensive summer toilets recently
opened to view was a simply charming
and charmingly simple dress for a
youthful wearer. formed of white dot
ted Swiss muslin of texquisitely fine
texture, decorated on skirt and around
waist with shirrings, lingerie tucks
and very beautiful sprays of guipure
lace en- applique. A very handsome
gown in black point d'esprit net was
similarly made and trimmed. Every
= thing about both Of these gowns was
most attractive save the price The
effect of the applique sprays upon the
airy dotted textiles was exceedingly
novel and artistic. A gown of this de-
scription would not by any means be
out of the reach of the average purse,
in the case, for instance, of a woman
wishing one very elegant transport
dress for special wear this summer
The dress fabrics described are neither
of them exorbitant in price and lace
sprays, sprigs and applique bands can
now be purchased at all the importing
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there was precious little show of re-
forming one. So he gave them long
terms, the luckiest getting twenty-five
years. Then he called for GLADDEN.
I've heard of you, too, Gladden." he
said. You are the slickest swindler
and cleverest rogue that ever came into
this country. You're a man of educa-
ton, 1 learn. You're a thief, but you've
get the sense to profit by being a thief.
You've got something to show for it.
In a way, you're an artist. Why,
plague it all, you're an oasis in this
desert of stupid, thick-headed, doltish
criminality. / think there's something
in you. You've stolen more and COM
mitted more crimes, suppose, than all
these cattle put together. I believe that
you'd make q good citizen if you
changed. I guess eighteen months
would about suit you, and when you
get out let me hear from you, and I'll
see if we can't run you for Sheriff.
Il always hated an infernall fool
Chicago Record.
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In the Spring.

In the Spring the dainty blossom
Wakes the joy of bird and bee;
In the Spring the moth, enraptured,
Eats the tar ball, fancy free.
In the Spring the organ grinder
Has the purple monkey tuned;
In the Spring the Gallo poodle
Has his fuzzy ulster pruned.
In the Spring the fragile lily
Tips and tits upon the rill;
In the Spring all nature MARBLES
To the anti-biliouS pill.
In the Spring the white rose trembles,
And the chanticleer is glad;
In the Spring the festive iris
Caracoles along the Shad.
In the Spring the tulip glistens
In a rosary of pearls;
In the Spring young mans fancy
Turns to thoughts of Summer girls.
r. K. Munkittrick. in the New Yorl
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Little Grace.
e a marble shaft

He sat beside a marble shaft
That rose high in the air;
His mouth was drawn, his cheeks were
t wan,
And tear-stains fingered there.
He held chisel In his hands
That bore the marks of toll,
And | could see spot where he
Had knelt upon the soil.
you've carved name upon the stone
The name of Little Grace;
He pointed at a grassy plat,
And turned away his face.
MY darling's. lying there" he said;
Her hands from toll are free,
This costly stone is now her own,
AS all the world may see.
Some other put it here to show
Another's resting place.
But now by it the world may know
There was a Little Grace"
I left him standing near the shaft
That rose high in the air;
His mouth was drawn, his cheeks were
wan,
And tears were shining there.
s F., KiSer.
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Judge Mordy's Original Sentences.

Juuge Mordy, who in the Territorial
days of Utah held court down in the
ToOele and San Pete region, had his
own ideas of the relative good of long
and short sentences for convicted pris-
oners.
One fall the Marshal went campaign
ing for bad people, with the7result that
he filled the jail with culprits, all of
whom We're very expeditiously found
guilty by the juries. For the most part
the criminals were of kind-indeed,
one of the gang. They were horse
thieves, ranch burglars. cattle-killers
and highway robbers. A man named
GLADDEN. was the moving spirit among
them. The others were his cheap and
obedient satellites. On sentence morn
ing the Judge called the prisoners be-
fore him one at time.
We'll, Ed he said kindly, address,
ing the first, a giant of a fellow, but a
worthless, shiftless, miserable giant at
that-"they got you, didn't they? Stole
seven horses? You're a no-account
creature; no good generally. You
steal, but it doesn't bring you any ben
eft. You see, the worst about you isn't
that you're horse-thief, but that on
TOP of that you're parboiled, lunk-
headed fool. You've stole for others to
profit by it. You've got no good out of
it You're a mere tool, without sense
enough to be better. I guess I'll give
you thirty-five years"
Then he called Ezra and Ben and
Dud and Oscar and Bill, and talked
much in the same strain to them. lie
alluded to the fact that although they
had been stealing and committing other
depredations for years they were as
poor as ever, and as shiftless as ever,
and had absolutely nothing to show for
their depredations. They We're tools
in the hands of GLADDEN.. The court
said he didn't believe a blamed fool
was any good, reformed or not, and
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General Graham has been in the SER
vice since the civil war and did good
fighting in a number of battles. His
service in the Indian warfare in the
West was very conspicuous. He is con-
sidered one of the best officers in the
army. In the event of war the army
of the Gulf would probably be the first
division called upon for service. Pre-
vious to his appointment to the COM
mand of this new division Of the army
he had command of the Department of
Texas with headquarters at San An
tonic. His commission as Brigadier-
General dates from May g. 1897. On
the 2Sth of September, 1893, he will
have become eligible to the retired list.
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WIN. ARMSTRONG,
De Pere, Wis.

De Pere, Wis.
Those who content with only temporary relief from
ma can continue the of local applications but all who
oughy eliminated and the system rid of it forever viii find
the only in Swifts Specific (S S. So Being
remedy, fails Obstinate deppseated
cases. which beyond the reach of other remedies S. S. S.
the best blood remedy because it is PURELY VEGETABLE
and the only guaranteed contain mercury potash
any other mineral. es.e- r,@
Books blood and skin diseases will be free to any
address by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta Georgia
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This year it is a very easy matter
TO exactly match the parasol, sash ana
neck scarf with the gown, without do
ing the least amount of running about
to accomplish this sort of sartoria
completeness. Gowns of foulard
(plain, striped and cheeked), and flow
cred taffetas, zephyr gingham, ana
other summer materials, have in many
Of the importing houses the above
named accessories placed in close JuX-
taposition on these and other dress
fabrics, both costly and inexpensive.
4
In the array of attractive dress
goods opened to view this week are
very handsome and novel chameleon
effects in silk and wool fabrics, satin
striped and barred bourettes, two
toned French diagonals, stylish
camePs-hair suitings, particularly ap-
propriate for tailor costumes and
skirts. tweeds and cheviots in forty
two inch widths, and pin-head checks
in many different color blendings in
silks. silk and wool mixtures and fine
all-wool weaves.
For spring uses the chapeau par ex-
cellence is the English walking hat.
The sailor model. in its new, improved
outlines. rs not deposed by this very
popular hat, however; nor will it hold
q less important position later on; but
for the present the English shape has
the innings at the milliners'. This hat
is sufficiently varied in its style and
contour to adapt itself to all types of
faces. for. while the difference in the
brim and crown is not at all pro-
nounced. the manner of arranging the
trimmings upon the hat for different
people quickly transform its outlines
to the effect desired.
Chiffonne straw hats are already
worn with new spring costumes.
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Costumes with founeed skirts used
in deep mourning. are made variously
of tamise, Henrietta cloth. lustreless
imperial serge, drap d'Alma, Melrose
cloth-a very fine silk-warp fabric with
an armure weave-and the very fash
ionable drap d'ete. The fiounces are
in various widths, and they are trim
med on the edges with bias bands of
Grape, headed by a very narrow piping
for slender women; the bodice is in
round-waisted style, with surplice folds
of the Grape from the shoulders and a
folded belt to match. On some of the
models small Eton jacket is simulated
beyond the surplice front by very fiat
folds laid on in jacket shape. For hot
weather wear in mourning fabrics, are
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GEN. WILLIAM M. GRAHAM.
Commander of the New Military
Department of the Gulf.

One of the results of the war scare
was the establishment of a new mill
tary division of the United States army
which is known as the Department of
the Gulf. This department has been
placed in charge of tried and trusted
army officer, Brigadier- General William
Nj. Graham. The headquarters are at
Atlanta
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Evicted.

Fame burst the door of a poor mans
heart
And ordered Love out one day.
MY friend, he said I'VE two must part
Not room for US both to stay"
The years dragged by, and the haggard
face
OF Fame looks out through the glass
(You may see him yet If you know the
place. ss.5fa
Still waiting for Love to pass
Tom Mason, in Life.
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Comparisons.

Yes said Miss Sniggins, "I had an
uncle who was shut up in Paris at the
time of the seige.'
"Pouf!" replied Miss Medley. that's
nothing. One of my cousins has been
in the Klondike all this winter''-Chi-
cago News
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have been sufferer for eight years with
that horrible disease, Eczema, and no per-
son can describe the burning and itching T
had to endure. was treated by the best
of physicians with no success, and tried all
the patent medicines recommended for Ec-
zema without any good results. l went to
several celebrated medical resorts, but the
disease soon returned. then tried S. S. S.
and after short while the burning and itch
ing subsided and / continued to improve
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Hard Question to Answer.

His Lordship (after a heated. discus
sion)-What do you suppose I'm on the
bench for?
Smart Counsel-Ah, my lord, you
have me therei-Tit-Bits
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Why?

The fruit that's rich and rare and sweet
Is always highest on the tree;
The things that 1 prefer to eat
Are sure to disagree with me.
Cleveland Leader.
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to
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vide Syards: embrof
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Theatrical Drawbacks.

SO you have real food IN your stage
banquets?' - 4
Yes. but the manager takes it out of
our salaries. Chicago Record.
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A great variety of looking
feather-weight straws are used for
spring hats and bonnets, and the colors
are as varied as the shapes. Some are
in very brilliant shades of scarlet, blue,
green, tangerine and golden yellow,
others show mixed colorings matching
chameleon effects in dress. The most
elegant are in black or brown. AL
though reduced somewhat in size, the
new round hats are nearly all pictu
rescue in appearance, although still
greatly overburdened with trimming.
For dress occasions the tiny toy bon
net continues it's reign. Quantities of
exquisite lace, jeweled buckles, bands
and crowns and fascinating French
flowers and foliage are used on these
fresh creations of the milliner
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After the holidays a woman tries to
economic by using her silver thimble
instead of her gold one.
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l had Eczema on my foot for twenty
ment it continued to spread and grow worse.
[ used salves and lotions nnumerable,
and also used several blood remedies, but
none had any effect. The disease finally ex-
tended from my toes to my knee, and the
pain and itching were almost unbearabe On
account of my age (Which is 70) the physicians
said cure was impossible One dozen bot
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|, Some of the blouses and other fancy
waists are made with double fronts,
like two blouses, one cut down in a
round or square shape in the neck, and
added to this the outer one is very
often slashed in places, showing glimp-
ses of the waist beneath, which is al
ways made of some pretty contrasting
material. Just at the moment, dark
green, blue, brown, red or black cloth
blouses are being made with under
blouses or shepherds check silk or
brilliant Roman-striped or plaided taf-
fetaS.
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only struggled endured
Mrs. SARAH PIKE,
AIT Broadway, South Boston, Mass.
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"WiIhelmina' yellow is a deep
orange color that just now seems quite
likely to become as much the fashion
in portions of dress and millinery as
the paler Isabella" yellow became. in
days of ybre.
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There Will be a host of exquisitely
dainty and beautiful dresses next sea-
son with skirts tucked, ruffied, frilied,
ruched., finished with Spanish founces,
oyerskirts, panels, killings, accordion
pleatings, folds and insertions of lace
or embroidery, etc, but the most novel
will be the costumes made with open
fronted redingotes and princesse
dresses cut down low on the neck and
worn with fancy guimpes of every de-
scription.
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Satin faced woods in heather-m mixed
colors of beautiful quality and gener-
Gus widths are very much used for
skirt and jacket suits, tailor suits to
wear with various shirt-waists, and
for princesse dresses and redingotet cos
tunes for travelling, shopping and the
promenade.