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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

C@ EARESI MARGUERI Christ II N mas comes but once a year, but II the bills pour in forever and a JO day. However, I don't think papa
 ought to complain. It's certainly easier to pay for presents than to select them
 The men think that their lot is partic ularly hard just now. But it's a bed of roses compared to ours. l have three tiny wrinkles the result of days of toii and nights of thinking. All in the vain e1deayor to find suitable gifts for the masculine element in the family. Man needs but little here below nor needs that little long, so what can we give hun? 1 nave consulted with other girls, but their answers have been immaterial, ir- relevant and incompetent.
 It's so easy to find things for the girls Pretty and useless odds and ends abound. It used to be pretty and useful. But that was before the flood.
 Which reminds me that mamma says that in those antideluvian days just before Christmas all went merry as a marriage bell. That was in the days when the aristocracy reared it's lofty head in South Park now given over to the rag-tag end of civilization.
 The old southern set had stringent boundary line then. It was before north. east and west jumped over the line and acclimated themselves to the southern at
 
 receptions galore. The Gwins, the Tevises, the Eyres, the Haggins and all the rest of the set. had an evening once a week. During the holidays twas gayer than at any other time.
 But these are bread and butter days. An afternoon tea Is the height of extrav- agance which the modern can scale. The only dances are the cotillons, where the expense falls share and share alike. Off and on somebody gives dinner; princi- pally off, though.
 The week before Christmas the social wheels stop almost entirely. And they don't get In smooth running order for another week. Yet the squeak of disuse is only evident to the trained ear. There is the fancy dress" of course, on the 23d. and one or two other affairs. But that's not oil enough to keep the wheels from clogging.
 The belle of the ball'' occupies it's
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ston, Miss Elsie Davison, Miss Lillian Moran, Miss May Foster, Miss Emma Hicks. Miss Elsie Dillmann, Miss Agnes Blair Duncan Milne Alan Moran, James D. Keyston, Samuel Albert Keyston, John Morrison, Harrie C. Morris, John B. Blair, of his comrades from the British training ship now in the harbor,
 Harry Nichols was the recipient of pleasant surprise party at his residence O4 Castro street, December g. Those pres O'Neill. Miss G. Gibson, Miss L. Rous- seau, Miss P. Davis. Miss E. Davis, Miss N. Fenlon. Miss r. Barto, B. Gibson. Miss M. Richardson, Miss M. Nichols, Miss E. Hammond Miss M. Mackey, Miss s. Thompson, Miss E. Nichols. J. Hedemann, c. Eslorn, C. Purington, N. Nichols. H. Rowe, George W. Haley, c. R. Stern, Charles J. Rousseau. Charles Grotefend, Joseph F'reitas. F. C. Bordenave, w. F.. Lambert, H. William Nichols and George Fisher.
 Passengers sailing on the steamship Australia for Honolulu, December II. were: C. B. Durkee and wife. w. E. FL liott, F. W. Everett, Harold Gray and wife, M. Green, Miss H. Green. A. Haas, R. Halstead, Mrs. c. E Hudson, Mrs A. J: H. McGowan and wife, J. E. Miller, Mrs J. M. Moore and infant E. D. Olm- stead and wife, Miss L. M. Rankin. H. NJ. Rogers, Mrs. R. c. Spaulding, Mrs. w. R. Spaulding Miss 4: c. Stanley, Mrs. Henry Stockhridge,. F. Thompson, John Osborne and wife, Miss Along, Mrs. ". A. Akers, Mrs. M Black, Miss Mary G. Beckwith, Miss J. Brown, F. Chandler Norman Clarke and wife, J. B. Cutter and wife, N. B. Dunton.
 Friday evening a reception was ten dered at the First Free Baptist Church,
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There are some tollgates still in Phila- delphia. which leads the. Telegraph of that city to say: Even in the .wilds of inc blue grass region of Kentucky there has been a revolt against the survivor of frontier days. and so determined are the Kentuck;ans to be rid of the turnpike nui- sance that they have resorted to the torch and the shotgun in the good old Kentucky fa chiOr1
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 The same may be said of adults, especially when they are laying / down temporarily the cares of
 life and being children again just for tonight Christmas fruit Is pleasing to both great and small to the former because it is a clever de- vice, to the latter because of the good ies and gifts they find within it.
 An orange will serve as an admirable example because it is easy to make and pretty to look at. For it's use orange colored cloth-that having stippled surface, like mummy cloth-will most closely initiate the real fruit. For each orange cut four or five oval sections, pointing the ends.
 A real orange may be used as pat tern by cutting the peel in sections in the ordinary manner from the stem point to the opposite center, removing 1t and using one section by which to cut out the cloth sections. Join all these sections together, leaving, how ever, an opening between the adjoining edges of two Of them through which to insert the candy, toy or other gift it is to contain. A green cord stem by then be added. Prettier still appears this fruit if a leaf or two of artificial or real foliage is attached.
 The same idea can be carried out in various kinds of fruit, pears, apples and bananas beSlg very prettily made of smooth fabrics, with the former two tinted to initiate the rosy cheeks of the real fruit. Peaches made of pale buff velvet may have painted cheeks and look very natural. Lemons, tomatoes and cucumbers may be added to the collection in the way of variety, though children will not be specially attracted by them.
 A Christmas feature much enjoyed by children and often indulged in by adults is a Christmas pie in which
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board with a hole at the center, five or six inches in diameter, is fastened. up- right in front of a prize toy. Three ..tyrn grounds" and one thrust are al- lowed each candidate. The chances of winning are about even with those of hitting the hanging stocking.
 This method of distributing gifts Is most pleasing to little folks. for 1t Is sort of hide-and-seek game.
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Spider Web.

hack is hollowed to hold spool, to which are attached many gilt and sil- var cords. Each child is given cord and told that at the end Of it she will discover something that she likes or wants. In arranging the web these cords have been carried in and out and round about rooms and furniture, ana unstairs and down, and the ends finally anchored in some corner or out-of-the way place. The following of these cords is great fun and the find at the end always greatly appreciated.
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the other I did not go to either, for have succumbed to a deadly disinclination for teas. The other girls said I missed very pleasant time by staying away. met Charlotte Ellingwood coming home from the Mills tea. She looked extremely pretty, but a wee bit lonesome for her better halves-Ethel and Leontine.
 Au revoir, until next week, Peg. I shall tell you what happens, whether l am disappointed in the bulging of my Christmas stocking or not. Lovingly.
 FLORA McFLIMSY.
 P. S.-I'm dying to know what you're going to give me. Something nice, hope.
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Pie of Joys.

be made by placing the trifles desig- mated in a large basin or pan, as the number of them demands, first attach ing to each one end of a string two or three feet long. To the other ends of these strings should be fastened tiny bows of bright, pretty ribbon.
 The crust" of a Christmas pie is sometimes made of tissue paper, some times of bran, either one presenting the appearance of rich, we'll Drowned pas try. If the crust" is to be of tissue paper the strings must be arranged all around the basin, so that the ribbon bows will fall just over the rim or sit up around it when the crust is laid on and tucked in all round Or this style of crust" may have fancy openings in the shape of stars, leaves, vines or flow CTS cut in it, and through these from the under side may pass the ends of the strings that are fastened to bows.
 The other "crust" is formed of a thick layer Of bran scattered over the con- tents of the pie to conceal them and the strings or cords, only the ribbon bows of which appear on the surface, for all the world like little tulips and cro- cuses. All around this pie will be a wreath of holly CT some pretty Christ mas green.
 The pie is passed, or if very large it is placed on the middle of the supper table or on small table in the center of the room. Each guest selects a bow. pulls the string, and out comes his plum in the shape of pretty gift.
 A jolly ending to a Christmas party and cne enjoyed by young and old is called the hanging stocking. A huge
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A large spider IS bought, or fash toned at home, and hung from
 , TtC
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An English journal advocates as a needed innovation the employment of au- to-mobile funeral cars, insisting that the display of black horses. plumes and other phylacteries of unreasoning mourning is but the survival of the anticipated and barbarous custom of staying horses at the grave of their owner
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should no one actually hit the toy it is given to the one whose shot is nearest it. Of course the first hit secures the toy to the marksman firing the shot. Second and third prizes may be put up if the hostess thinks we'll of the sus- gestion.
 HCIe in the wall prize Is conducted on the 'blindfold'' plan. A square of paste
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stocking is pre- pared wo or three days before Christmas, from
 tissue paper, the parts being Se-
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C@ EAREST MARGUERITE: Christ
 II N mas comes but once year, but
 Il the bills pour in forever and l1 day. However, I don't think papa
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Hanging Stocking.

cureiy pasted together. A good plan is to cut cne-half of the stocking an inch larger all round than the other half Then lap the extra width over the smaller side and paste it down. This will prevent the unfinished appearance resulting from pasting the two edges together and besides will prove more durable.
 The stocking is filled with light toys, trinkets and trifles and hung from the cellng. Each guest, in turn, is blind folded, given light cane or rod, turned three times around and then is told to advance and hit the bag Many are the misses, as every one who has ever attended donkey party will surmise. The first hit, however. breaks the bag and the contents come tumbling down. A scramble for them ensues, and every body comes forth smiling, whether sue cessful in securing souvenir or not Another ending to Christmas festivi- ties is the securing of the prize toy. A fine toy is fastened upon the wall and
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III cu dt WILL d
 paper dart, a tiny bow and arrow or a putty gun. A score is kept, and
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are concealed trln-
 kets, toys a n d knick- k-knackS for general distribu- tion. The pie may
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A very pleasant reception was given on Friday evening, December g, by Miss Ethelwynne Wilkins de Winton at her home, 11H Dolores street. Among those present were MT. and Mrs. William Will kins de Winton. Miss Fife de Winton, Miss Sadie Smith, Miss Gertrude E. Bel ton, Miss Edith Dewey, Miss Janey Key
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HOW TO GIVE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

HILDREN are fond of surprises.
 The same may be said of adults,
 especially when they are laying down temporarily the cares of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
SECOND INFORMAL DANCE

The young ladies of the D. r. s. G. Social club gave their second informal dance, at the town hall in West Haven last night. There were about one hun dred couples present and a most enjoy able evening was passed. The club is composed of Miss Blanche F. Ball, Miss Louise E. Dwyer, Miss Clara II. Giles pie, Miss Helen E. Hine, Miss Lizzie A. Ruth, Miss Lizzie M. Schomburg, Miss Mae L. Sohomburg and Miss Edith M, Smith.
 Among those noticed at the ball were Miss Rose Faulhaber Miss Selma Sei- del, Miss Lottie Baldwin, Miss Julia Persell, Miss Lillie Dent, Miss Gertie Smith, the Misses Rowland, Miss Key holds, MT. and Mrs. J. Schomburg. Miss Helen Williams, Miss Grace Ball, Miss Kinney, Miss May Noonan, Miss Lizzie Stanford, Gertrude Smith, Miss Otell Miss Hart, Miss Kolb, Miss Rood, the Misses Skiffington, Messrs, Clark, How shield, OBrien, Strack. Johnson and Munson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15

ternoon issued two building permits, one to John S. Osborn to build a two story addition to this house at IF New hall street to cost $1,000, and one to Thomas Button to build a frame house on Button street near Lamberton street at a cost of $2,000.
 Dr. J. s. Maher, Shelf. '9S and Yale Medical school '96, a brother of pr. Stephen Maher of this city, who for the past year has been intern-surgeon at St. Joseph's hospital, Yonkers, will sail on the 22d inst, for Europe. He will devote two years to study in Berlin and Vienna.
 Members will surely have; an inter- esting meeting at their hall, No. 400 State street, on Monday evening, Janu- ary 17, when they will have as their guests Grand Chancellor Chesson of Waterbury and Grand Vice Chancellor Stokes, who wish to meet all knights who can attend American lodge, No. 52. K. of P.
 At the City Nilsson, corner of Court and State streets, members of Yale seminary will assist Rev MT. Mossman at the peoples service tomorrow even ing. Gospel temperance meeting at the mission hall this evening conducted by the Rescue band, with hot coffee lunch free to all Meetings every evening of the week, as usual.
 Tonight at S:3O o'clock the Light Guard basket bal lteam and the Co. E, First regiment, team or New Britain, will play basket ball in the armory.
 Dancing will follow the game. Music will be furnished by the Second regi-
 ment orchestra. The Light Guard team will line up as follows: Henry Vatah, | l. f.; Weiten, l. f.; Walker, C.; Jackson, | l. g.. J. Shaw r. g.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
SENATOR LAKE WINS.
Will be the Next Collector of Internal
 Revenue.

Will be the Next Collector of Internal
 Revenue.
 State Senator Thomas A. Lake or Rockville has been selected by the Con- necticut delegation in congress to sue oeed MT. Bixby as collector of internal revenue, and has been nominated for the position by President Mckinley Mr. Lake is a native of Woodstock was a leading citizen in that town for many years, and about ten years ago located in Rockville, where he soon rose to prominence in business circles. He conducts an extensive lumber enterprise and is connected with the management of the Rockville National bank and the Peoples Savings bank. In November, 1896, he was elected state senator. MT. Lake is quite as well known in Hartford business circles as in Rockville. He has been for several years past identified with large lumber business in Hart ford,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
Brief MentIon.

# High water to-day, $40 a. m. st Insurance & Loans. Chas. Wilson & Go.
 Two family house. g, ,eoo R.E.Baldwin.
 Mrs. Dwight B. Hill of Plainville, former Ansonia resident, died Thursday night. She was a sister of ex-Sheriff Robert o. Gates.
 Mrs. James U. Taintor of Hartford gave dinner on Friday evening for her son, James Taintor, Yale 1902, and some of his college friends.
 The Trinity Danish Lutheran church corporation of this city has filed ar ticles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state.
 The seventeenth annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Ten his association will be held at the Man haitian hotel, New York city, on We'd nesday, February 2, 1898, at S:30 o'clock D. m.
 The musical and literary entertain ment to have been given by Miss Eliz- abeth Handforth at Lebanon Mission. E IfIIiighwood, has been postponed to Mon day evening, December 2.
 The o. A. A. c. club, composed of young men living in the western part of the city, will give their annual ball on Wednesday evening next at the New Haven Bicycle academy.
 A benefit concert for the family of the late Rabbi Rappaport will be given at the Hyperion tfleater on Monday even- ing, January 31. Some of the finest mu- sical talent has been engaged for the occasin.
 The mems meeting tomorrow after noon will be held at Warner hall. H. B. Gibbud of Springfield will continue his illustrated lecture on "The Two Ways" The Y. M c. A. Glee club will lead the song service at 3:45 o'clock. All men are invited.
 The district division, s. of T., met in this city Thursday. A very interesting time was had. Mrs. Tucker was elected as district worthy associate. The dis trict division embraces seven subordi- nate divisions and has proved an insti- tuition of great usefulness.
 Fire Marshal Fancher yesterday af-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
SECOND ANNIVERSARY

Of St. Cecilia T. A. B. Society Celebrat'
 ed Last Night.
 In Warner hall last night the St. Ce- cilia T. A. B. society celebrated the sec ond anniversary by an entertainment and dance. The programme was giver during intermission. It consisted oi several selections by the White Rose Mandolin club a mandolin and piano solo by Misses Gilhuly and Carigan ano a vocal solo by Miss Millie Balkenberg Fitzgerald's orchestra furnished music for the dancing.
 Among those present were M. J. Ken ney of New Britain, J: Kelly, state sec retary, of New Britain, William Hogan and MT. Bohan of Hartford and Miss Margaret Began, ex-vice president o1 the c. T. of A., of Branford. .,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
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NDV ADYERTIsEMENTS TO-DAY

NBW ADVERTISEMENIS TO-DAR. "A Bare Back--Linsley X Llghtbourn. Antique Sale-I. W. Smith. Auction Sale--M Brenner, Manager Chamber Suits-Chamberlain Co. Chin Lee-Laundry--152 Elm Street. Cutting Things-Linsley & Lightbourn. Daily Doings-Malley Nicely X Co. Dr. Greenes Nervura--At Druggists. Estate Mary E. Scannell--Probate Notice. Estate John eynolds-Probate Notice. Estate Willet Hemingway-Probate Notice. For Sale House-W. D. Judson. Jacket Picking-Chas. Monson O. Jackets and Capes--F. M. Brown & Co. Kennedy X Smith-Bankers.
 Milburn Wagons-Linsley & Lightbourn. New Lace Curtains-N. Fl. indow Shade Co. Special for Monday--Public Market Price Reductions-F. E. Brooks.
 Postum-At Grocers'.
 Perfection Buckwheat--S H. Street & Co. Paine's Celery Compound--At Druggists. Special for Saturday-E. Schoenberger-Son Store News-Howe & Stetson.
 The Salt of the Earth--Hyperion Theater. We Test Eyes-J. H. G. Durant Wanted-Boy-H, This Office.
 Wanted-Position-E Experience. This Office. Wanted-Wa Washings-171 Pine Street. You Know-Bicycles- Henry H. Guernsey.
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The "Iuby :"

Short for Jubilee" a a dainty "Mousseline' trim ming, (imported) dedicated to Her Majesty, the Empress of India. Very new, very pretty for hat or dress trimming, all colors, 4oc yd.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
Now or Never.

It would be unwise and unreasonable from you to ex- pect, foolish of us to promise you such Winter Underwear savings again.
 Your harvest must be reap ed H0z0 or not at all.
 THREE PAIRS FOR soc Womens all wool at 17c pair. e NEW PLAID STOCKINGS, s9c. Eighty to a hundred pretty choosings of genuine good soc quality.
 VESTS AND DRAWERS, 1oc. Ladies' and Chirdren's heavy Aeeced. an extra good 25c quality. GIRLS STOCKINGS, 3 PAIRS. asc. All-wool, AZ to sH sizes--best you ever saw for I2Hc.
 SCHOOL STOCKINGS, I21zc. An exceptionally good value-ought to be Ioc. Double knee, heel, toe, etc. WOMENs' STOCKINGS, pair for asc Heavy feeced, full seamless, 40 gauge
 BOYS UNDERWEAR, 3oc. Heavy Camers Hair Shirts and Draw ers-ought to be more. LADIES SHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
 2oc.
 Heavy heeced. Two or three hundred garments left.
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LET US REFER
 YOU

To what critically considered (from a standpoint ot value for money) is the most in. portant January Glove Sale for several years. The sell. ing began Thursday Quanti' ties are not very large. You will pay yonrsey for getting in time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
SEM MApHoREs 2. PICKWIcKs i

The Semaphores won two out of three from the Pickwicks last evening in the City league bowling contest, winning both games by narrow margins, four teen pins for the first and three pins for the second. Larom was the only man to reach the 800 mark, his single string of 195 also being high.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
Local Weather Report. FOR JANUARY IA, 1898,

Mean emperature, 35. Max. temperature, 59. Min. temperature, 3l. Precipitation inches. Max. velocity of wind, l3-N. Accumulated excess of daily mean tenn perature since January l. 70 degrees; or an average daily deficiency of 2.9 degrees. Total deficiency in precipitation since Janu ary l, 1.3l inch es.
 U. G. MYERS, Observer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
For Instance

N2 For Instance
 Small lot of mems grey mixed undershirts, sizes 40, AZ, A, 4o. Regular soc. quality.
 To close at 25c. ca.
 Mems colored all-over shirts, open back and front, link cuffs to match, sizes IA, I41a, I51a, 16, I61a. Have sold at $1 .oo.
 To close at 4oc. ca.
 Mems neckwear, Rumchunder Twills, navy blue with white fgures--shapes, flowing tecks, Ascot puffs, four-in- hands and imperials. Regular a5c. quality.
 To close at 121ac. ca. WOMEN Ry1y from the store "onln,, o, n,,,,o Do' that possesses uLuVEo their confidence. Show me a store of unques- toned reliability and I'll show you a good glove department. Does that account wholly for the great glove business here? No, there's more to 1t. Ask one of those women, and there are hundreds of them, who say with pride "I buy my gloves at Howe & Stetson's." She'll tell you the whole story. Saturday Attractions.
 4 Button Glace and 5 clasp Suede, Street and Evening shades. Worth $I.oo, Saturday only at 6oc. pr.
 4 Button French Glace Kid, Tan, Mode, Brown, White, Pearl and Black, 5 Strand and Orient al Erode. Worth $I.so.
 oaturday only at pl .lU pr. Embroidered Edgings, 5 inch to g inch widths. Worth 1s to s5c. yd.
 Saturday only at l0c. yd. Another great day of Stamped Goods selling. Was the writer wrong when he claimed superiority over all other stores for this stock !? Meanwhile the offerings are melting away before the wig orous onslaught. Be sure and not miss 1t.
 sATIIpnAv The mere men, oAl ' uNDni tion of this sale CANDY SALE. is as effective as whole columns of printers ink.
 Chocolate Creams,
 Peanut Cream Squares,
 Lemon Drops,
 Fruit Squares,
 Cream Almonds,
 Glove Drops, | Superfne Mixed,
 Gum Drops, | Assorted Caramels,
 Fig Buttercups.
 All at 10 cents pound.
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SS SNSAA NSV'SS( HVSstF nesS. We neither of us know aOhen asu9n,
 7oc quality, grey ro-4 Albert" ' Blankets, 6oc pair $r.so quality grey, 1o-4 Royal"
 Blankets, I.Io pair $2.a5 quality. grey rI-4 Royal"
 Blankets, $I.So pair sI.oS quality, grey. ro-4 "Reindeer"
 Blankets, $I.75 pair $2.oo quality white 1o-4 "Danvine"
 Blankets, I.6o pair $2.2s quality, white, 11-4 "Danyille"
 Blankets. sI.s9 pair $a.25 quality, white, 1o-4 "Hanover"
 Blankets, $t.Sq pair Sa.Se quality, white rr-4 "Girard"
 Blankets, $2. 80 pair $5.oo quality, grey, TIA What
 Cheer" Blankets. <, .- $39S pair