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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
THE ROSES HERE DRUoGED.
How Travellers on a German Railway Tra
Were Robbed by n Clever scheme.


How Travellers on a German Railway Train
Were Robbed by n Clever scheme.
1t may be all right for heroines to make their
adorers TREMENDOUSLY happy by presenting them
with roses. The n~ovellsts and dramatists must
not be robbed OF all their stock In trade. But 1t
behooves the nineteenth century man to lie
particular about the roses he accepts. or rather
about the girl who gives them. A short time
ago q man and his two sisters were alone in
q compartment on a German railway. At n
station an elegantly dressed. thickly yelled
woman entered the carriage. carrying a superb
bouquet OF roses. When the train started. sho
asked her fellow travellers II they would
object TO her closing the window. This
mar hAstened to close II for her. and, in
moving to get out OF his way, the stranger
dropped her roses. He picked them up for her.
and, thanking him charmingly, she asked HIM
to keep one. Then. turning to his companions.
she graeiously offered each OF them IA few Of
the flowers. Naturally the courtesy was nc.
eepted and the next thing Of which the tray
elIers were conscious was TINT the train had
arrived In Berlin. that their yelled compan'o on
had disappeared. and that ~ ot their money
and yaluaDles had gone with her, or course,
the roses had been druEged.
The police have discovered that tho criminal
Is % young man, and that ne. has conducted a
number OF daring robberies N similar fashion,
One must admit that IL IL the, lefnement of
robbery. and, II one must he robbed at all, the
rose metho Is preferable 10 s~andLaRging or
garrotinG. II Chicago. citizens should meet
young women who would insist upon, shoEer-
welcome the change from cruder forms Of
hoid-up. But, after all. one mity as well fight
SHY OF yelled Womea With roses.
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ling costume Is ornamented with rows OF stitch
ing. Tho vest Of full lace and tucked chiffon is
supplemented by q narrow one of blue velvet,
fastened with old steel buttons. Bands Of
white trim another costume. which, by the way.
is a feature OF many cloth gowns this season.
Wide collars of white cloth with row of stitch
ing on the edge make q black cloth gown very
stunning when 1t is made with the skirt loose
or belted coat and handsome buttons are the
only trimming needed. Circular raw edged
bands decorate the next cloth gown. made witt
a triple pelerine collar and trimmed with small
gold buttons. The triple skirt is shown in an
other gown with tucked white satin vest and
revers of oriental embroidery. The back Of the
bodice has the appearance Of little boleros
falling over the under bodice Of tucked black
satin. Avery stunning costume Of black cloth
displays one Of the new loose coats with white
cloth collar and revers and white pipings for
trimming. Appliques OF velvet decorate another
coat bodice with vest OF plain corded silk and
chemisette Of lace. An Elton jacket otlace over
mirror velvet is trimmed with fur. There GER
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SWELL CLoAKs FOR GIRLS.
Superior in Style and Finish and Varied
Color.

Superior in Style and Finish and Varied in
Color.
Small cloaks for small girls are very superior
In style and finish this season and as varied in
color and mode Of trimming as any exacting
little maiden could wish. Smooth finished
cloths. Venetian cloths. camel's hair, ribbed
and plain ~velvets. bengalines and corded silks
are the materials most employed. while green
red. blue. brown. ecru. and white are the pop
ular colors. The coats are made half fttings
both double and single breasted. and the really
new feature in cut is the circular ~founce, fully
nine inches deep. which forms part Of the
skirt. Someof the coats are made with q waist,
the lower part being sewn on to this with full
ness like q skirt. but they all have deep
collars. which are the foundation for
with velvet. either matching the color
of the cloth or black. trimmed around the edge
with applique lace and a band Of fur. Narrow
white and black braid. sewn in rows on the col;
lars cut with battlement shaped edges or waved
ming. White braid on the eoft gray green so
much used is especially pretty. and a narrow
silk is, sometimes used to cover the revers and
a smaller turnover collar. and pipings Of white
Or er pFattT eo sas e t spil tbbi Ips sibbeS seYy pFsesst sa :;
rpfie Of the silk. which also has an edging
back from a V-shaped vest Of the silk,
and both are decorated with medalllons OF
applique lace. For very small girls the
prettiest cloaks are made OF white
corded silk. trimmed with applique lace and
beaver fur, Applique designs Of white silk
down, and the cloak is Of soft, dull red cloth.
A green cloth cloak shown in the illustration
has O green velvet yoke trimmed with lace,
in the back. and bows and ends in front. A
black velvet yoke with fur trimming is the
cDAQinl fantnra nf n rai cloth coat and tha
pretty baby coat with plaits IN the back is Of
white corded silk. trimmed with lace; Some Of
these little garments have the circular hounce
shoulders. and a trimming Of Thibet fur with
lace applique above. The palmer coats. with
quite as good style as the more dre?sy ones,
which. however. seem. to be especially intended
the white silk coats has quite a deep cape
smoked IN points around the neck and edged
with white fox fur. with applique lace above.
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onaise. are edged with stitched bands OF cloth.
ornamented with oxidlzed silver buttons set
with tiny rhlnestones. III bodice has a bolero
effect. and the front ana sleeves are OF velvet.
matching the cloth. Art guipure in cream and
red covers the cuffs and collar. Bands Of
black and white striped silk. stitched In the
Same manner. trim n similar gown OF green
cloth. A p~olonaise cut in deep points on the
bottom and edged with narrow silk fringe is
the feature OF a brown cloth costume. A
square mock of orange eolored chenille en-
broidery gives a touch Of color. and the belt Is
q very narrow stitched band Of cloth. This.
like 30 many OF tho new gowns. fastens down
the back with gilt buttons. which extend on
to the skirt. Wide chenille fringes finish
the edge OF some OF the cloth TUNES.
The second model in beige cloth shows an
other variety OF tunle edged with folds OF a
paler shade Of cloth, which also trim the bodice,
Cream cloth forms the plestron and black
velvet ribbon laces across where the bodice Is
slashed at the sidos. Ciel blue velvet forms
a cravat.
Among the many and varied imported gowns
is one OF green cloth. trimmed with black cloth
bands. piped with satin. The front Is OF tucked
ivory satin with a Louis Quinze vest OF en-
broidery. and reVers OF Capuelne. velvet edged
with the embroidery In applique. A simple
gownin biscuit eolored cloth for u brides travel
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Some OF tho skirts are trimmed and rufied
we'll up to the waist. but they are clinging
rufles. cut en- Jorme. which keep well within
the outline which fashion requires. Circular
rufles OF varying widths play a very important
part in the seasons fashions. They trim our
skirts. decorate the capes. form bertha collars.
either double or single. around the shoulders
as a finish for the pretty lace yoke: edge some
Of the bolero iackets-yery narrowly OF course
and appear again on the gowns and cloaks for
small girls.
The variety In dress surpasses all other sea-
sons. and 1t is perhaps quite a. noticeable
among the cloth gowns as In any other depart
ment. Despite all the differences. however.
between the new gowns and those OF last sea-
son. many Of them are very similar In general
style. The most ~tell-tale feature is the length
OF the skirt, which must trail q little at the
back and rest on the floor an inch or two
around the front and sides. but with all the
many ways Of trimming this is not
such a stumbling block after all. Entirely
plain skirts are rarely seen. Two shades
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tailed affair rarely becoming to any woman.
but It strengthens the scheme Of elongation. It
requires an expert ham to manipulate tho new
fashions. Is the at must be as perfect as the
figure to give any kind OF q satisfactory result.
Fortunately there is variety in the skirts. but
the one which 70 especially designated as new
is entirely plain around the hips and practically
seamless. except in front. whore there ia a mar
row gored breadth. Tho skirt fastens In one
Of these seams. and q deep. circular hounce
10 attached to this sort of a ~yokaAtop.
Cloth is the material best adapted to this
style. as the perfection in fit Is made
By pressing and shrinking the cloth be-
low the waist to give 1t the required shape
and perfectly smooth 1T. 1t is q question
whether or not women can sit down in this
eelskin skirt. but fashion does not trouble her
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should be generally known. for the factories
are rapidly increasing the market demand for
our apples.
Pure apple syrup is made at these factories
and put on the market under various names.
The syrup. when. favored a little. has a richer
taste than a good deal Of the diluted and arti-
fetal maple syrup. II IL certainly far more
foundation for other fruit syrups that are far
more extensive. Thus q quart Of pure apple
syrup. properly diluted and favored with .
little pineapple, makes an excellent and harm
less substitute for the pineapple syrup for soda
water and ice cream. Similarly a little orange
flavor will be sufficient to change It into good
orange syrup. Thus we. have the foundation
OF pure, wholesome fruit. syrups produced at
ers and fruit growers
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lar and revers on the little jacket. This is some
between an Elton and q bolero. which
ends at the waist in q velvet belt. The front is
to fall In points over the belt and turns back
In wide draped revers. A stylish effect is made
with q tunio overdress OF cloth cut in one with
the lower part OF the bodice. The lower skirt.
the yoke pointing Town nearly to the waist in
front, and scant puff at the top Of the sleeves
are all of velvet. The edges OF the tunic all
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around are finished with rows OF narrow braid.
and 1t fastens on the shoulder and under the
Arm. New touches can be added to the old
gowns by revers and collar OF colored velvet
dotted over with jet beads or sequins. Brown
and black gowns are very prettily freshened by
revers and collar of pale blue velvet dotted
with black. and IL you do not care for the beads
embroider polka dots on the velvet In any color
which will make q pretty contrast. One Of the
latest things in tailor gowns is a dark-blue
cloth. with belted Elton coat faced back or the
revers. and collar with blue velvet embroidered
by hand In white silk polka dots.
The first gown Illustrated shows one OF the
new polonaises. the entire costume being made
OF a new tint in beige cloth. The underskirt
has two shaped f%iounces. which. like the pol
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Papa viii Have to Take Her, Sure.
We'll. 1 want to go to the Aquarium" said
little Susan Staybolt. and l think you ought
to take me. too. I never saw any fishes in my
life 'cept sardines and mackerel, and 1 want to
see some"
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THE FRILLs OF FASHION.

White silk waists are the thing to wear with
your blue cloth skirt and coat. and a very pretty
touch is lgiven with o narrow belt and necktie
of blue or mauve velvet ribbon. The collar
band should be of tucked white silk. and the
velvet. an inch and q half wide. is carried
around the lower edge and tied in a short bow
In front. Apretty modelamong the white waists
has a yoke back and front where it points down
to the belt. covered with lace and outlined with
Q band Of white silk embroidered with blue.
Some OF the newest coats are made sacque
shape and 80 long that they reach within nine
inches OF the bottom OF the skirt. A fchu
shaped collar and cuffs Of fur are tho finish.
French women are wearing pointed wraps Of
cloth to match their gowns. Fur and bands Of
velvet are the trimming.
A pretty theatre waist OF pale yellow silk
opens In front over a vest of black satin COW
cred with cream lace. The edges OF the silk
Town either side are trimmed with a braided
pattern carried out in black silk cord. and the
collar band Is of satin covered with lace. The
belt and cuffs are Of black satin.
The new silks are exquisite in color and An
ish. having q wonderful sheen. SO soft and deep
that 1t must be n part of the entire fabric and
not simply shine on the surface. How much
there is In a name remains for the purchaser
to discover. but something in satin called Co
tele dor has a crosswise cord. is very heavy.
and comes in beautiful light colors. Prin-
cesse satin woven with q fancy surface Of small
SQUARES is very. elegant for coats and wraps.
Satin Roxane." very glossy. Is another variety,
and there Is a new MORE very attractive in the
marking and softer In finish than the old silks
of this kind.
Whole volumesm might be written about the
variety in neck gear in sight. but the latest is
. small edition Of the crinkled bow made OF
black velvet and pinned to the collar band In
front. Ribbon four-in- hands are very pretty.
of course. and to make variety tie the ribbon In
a very short bow. leaving the ends to hang
straight down 70 the waist. Another fad is TO
fastan tho inside edges OF the long ends to-
gether with gold studs. first making eyclets in
the ribbon. OF course.
II you have any old cameo pins or bracelets,
have them mounted In gold clasps or buttons
for a finish on your 10th own. Fancy buttons
arc a great feature Of fashion. and some OF
them are OF enamel, beautifully painted: an
tique silver. set with rhinestOnes. and large
buttons Of velvet covered with real lace.
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The length Of the tunic Is regulated by the
height Of the woman who wears It. bat 1t
usually extends q few inches below the knee.
1t In cut all In one with the bodice. or sepa-
rately. us you fancy. The latter. however. has
q more jaunty effect. The bolero bodice is very
pretty with the tunic ovcrdress. and certainly
none Of the new modes can be more easily
adapted to the purpose of making over old
gowns than this one. since cloth and velvet can
be combined In one costume. Some OF the tu-
MICS are longer in back than in front, carrying
out the prevailing idea OF lengthening every
thing at the back, and worn with skirts
trimmed with three circular ruhlcs. They
slope off in front after the manner OF the long
tailed coat in some instances. while others fall
In straight lines. The ovcrskir:, which points
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elf with tribes. There are. however. various
1odihoations Of this skirt which arc very grace
ful. o little fulness at the back being SO much
more becoming than the entirely plain effect.
Sleeves are decreasing In size as rapidly as
possible. as there must be q limit, and the new
est sleeve Ii minus any fulness at tho top OK
oept some very scant gathers to make 1t At over
the shoulders. Women do not take kindly to
this close sleeve. so 1t Is rarely seen In New
York. but II is here all tho same. As yet We
are favored with some little compromise in the
way Of ~fulpess. or the appearance OF fulness,
and several tucks are run in across the top.
either plain OF drawn into gathers. Other
sleeves have a small pun OF lace or chiffon
dlraoiiy at the top and still another concession
is the tiny epaulette which conceals tho point
Of the shoulder.
But II you want the latest edition In sleeves,
make them Mt the arm 80 closely from shoulder
10 wrist thHt 1t Is necessary 10 oncn them on
the sid seam half W. +s,,, ,,,,t. In orier
70 ket lEo Them At all. and close tleA with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
ANNUAL MEETING.
Congregational Church Society Elects
Officers.

The. annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church society was held last
evening with Thos Hughes as modera-
tor, and was largely attended. Thos.
Hughes and DR.. S. 81. Rowe, were
elected trustees, Miss Hattie Noble
secretary, and Geo.T. Barr, treasurer.
G. D. Taylor has been treasurer for
many years, but his sickness has COM
PEELED him to resign. A resolution
was adopted regretting this fact and
compliment ting him upon his excel
lent service. The treasurer's report
showed that the financial condition
of the church is good.
An amendment to the constitution
was proposed, changing the time for
holding the annual meeting to the
first Thursday in each year. 1t is in
tended to have the meeting come on
the same day with that Of the church.
The latter will meet one week from
tomorrow, and to that time the
church society took an adjournment.
The society attends to temporal af-
fairs of the church, while the church
meeting attends to the spiritual af'
fairs. They are two separate organi'
cations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
WHAT 1T MIGHT DO.

The editor of the Good Thunder
Herald is feeling very babylon the
taxpay srs-tn the matter Of the cOun-
ty printing. He says that it is cost
ing too. much. that it is gross injus.
tice to inflict such sum upon those
who have to meet the bills. Did the
Herald editor ever stop to consider a
few things in connection with the
county printing? If the printing was
let at legal rates it would amount to
more than the 81, 200 he is'now kicking
against. AS the matter is now adjus-
ted, the printing is distributed among
the papers of the county so that every
person in the county that has any in
terest in it's affairs, has chance to
familiarize himself Herewith. So
far as we have been able to learn no
county in the state gets It's official
matters so thoroughly spread before
the people as does Blne Earth, and
when the matter of publicity is taken
into consideration, none more cheaply.
The taxpayers are not kicking about
the cost. They want to know what
is going on, and they want the mat
ter spread before them so that they
can easily find out, and so far as we
can learn they are willing and expect
to pay for it. They are not asking
that the newspapers do the work for
nothing or at rates that will not pay
for the expense. There is no more
reason that the newspapers should
do work for the county for less than
cost than there is why lawyer or
any one else should, and you never
see other professions and trades
tumbling over themselves for the
honor of doing work for t county
for nothing. In every other line OF
business people expect to pay for
what they get, and so they do in this.
and if the newspapers do not get
what it Is worth TO do the work it is
generally because they prefer to cut
each others threats, and they re-
ceive no thanks from the public for
it. However, if the 81 raid feels very
badly about the great cost to the tax
payer, it might cover the amount al
lowed it back into the county
treasury, and thereby prove the
genuineness of its reform professions
and love for the ''deir people,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
A party has Just returned from tn

A party has just returned from the
Klondike region and are reported to
have brought a clean half million in
gold with them. This will doubtless
have tendency to increase the fever
for exploration in that section and
greatly augment the numbers that
are turning their faces toward the
new Eldorado. An old miner who is
well acquainted with the country and
conditions there and is somewhat con-
versant with the work going on there
this winter, predicts at $4,000, 900 in
q old will be sent out Of there to the
states in the spring. This will cause
another cold chill to pass down the
spinal column of Bryan and his silver
colleagues.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
WILL MOVE THE HOUSE.

Mrs. Azella Smith has purchased
of Col. Thomas the two lots at the
northwest corner of Fourth and Lin
coin streets, and is having an excaya-
tion dug for the foundation facing
Lincoln street for her fine large dwell
ling on Agency hill, which she will
have moved to the new location. The
house now on the property is to be re-
modelled. John Mccall is doing the
excavating. The location is one Of
the choicest in the city, and Mrs.
Smith is to be congratulated on hav-
ing secured it. 1t is thought that the
house can be taken down Agency
without damage.
The board of state fair managers
met at St. Paul yesterday and trans
acted considerable business. A. b.
Moffatt, of this city, was reelected
treasurer by a unanimous vote. 1t
had been thought that a brother-in-
law of Col. Liggett would be candi-
date. Mr.. Moffatt's reelection will
be source of pleasure to his many
friends. He is a thoroughly compe-
tent official.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
REDUCED RATES SECURED.
Arrangements Are Progressing For the
10. O. F. Dedication.

The arrangements for the dedica-
ton of the I. o. o. f. building are
progressing. The committee has Sc
cured a rate Of one and one-third
fares for round trip from the rail-
roads, In case that over hundred
avail themselves of the trip. The
secretary will countersign the certi-
fcates. 1t is expected that more
than that number will come on the
trains. st. Paul is expected to send
thirty-five or forty, and delegation
from Duluth is expected. Southern
Minnesota towns will surely send
large numbers.
The dedicatory exercises will occur
In the afternoon. The A. o. q. w.
hall has been secured for serving sup
per, and arrangements will be made
to seat 300 at one time. Supper will
be served from 800 to 800 O'Clock.
After supper, Mayor Pau will make
some welcoming remarks at the 1. o.
o. f. hall, and Judge Severance will
speak. The remainder of the pro-
gram will take up the time until ten
o'clock, and there will be dancing
from ten until one O'Clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
CHRISTIAN HUBB DEAD.
Passed Away at the st. Peter Hospital
This Morning.

Christian Hubb, an old resident of
this city died at the st. Peter hos
pital this morning. He was taken
there for treatment Sept. 18th last.
He had for years been sufferer from
stomach trouble, and his mind finally
became impaired to some extent. His
. case has been a sad one and has at
tracted much sympathy.
The deceased was born in Ger
many fftY-nv years ago, and came to
America when twelve years Of age,
locating at Milwaukee. He came to
Blue Earth county and settled on a
farm, when sixteen years old. He
moved to Nankato eighteen years ago,
and had resided here ever since. He
served three years during the war,
and was a member Of Alexander Will
kin Post, G. A. R. His wife and four
children survive him, and also a sis
ter, Mrs. M. Ingerman. Of this city
The deceased always took an intel.
ligent interest in the welfare Of the
city and his death will cause regret.
John Klein & Co. sent their hearse
to st. Peter and brought the remains
to the city this afternoon. The
funeral will occur Friday afternoon.
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The good people of Garden City are
arranging for good time Friday
night, it being the occasion OF ball
and banquet at the opening of the
new M. w. A. hall.
Nessrs q. @. Trask and 81. Bostwick
general managers of the Union Life
Ins. Co., of Omaha, are In the city,
and have come to stay. Mankato
will he the general headquarters of
three states, and these gentlemen
will have full charge Of the business
of the company in the territory
aaned.