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The times., 1898-01-02

house, and come and go with the same
freedom men enjoy at their clubs. When
ever q woman has friend come 20 town
and cannot entertain her at home, she
takes herfriend to the clubhouse and makes
her comfortable there.
Owing to the death of the president, Mrs.
Massingbird, " hose residence, time, money
and energies were devoted uDselrshly to
the interests or tte Pion neers, and the divis-
ion of her property, the club must give up
its beautiful quarters and look for some
thing perhaps less palatial. Out OF the
Pioneer Club has grown purely Iiter Try
club called the Sesame, which also has
handsome quarters in Bruton street.
Next to the Pioneer Club in London comes
the Writers Club for women. This. its
name indicates, is only for those who
write, and its members are made UP chiefly
OF women who write for a living. Nine
tenths OF the writers are struggling women,
and the other tenth is made up of ladies
vi ose influence and rank are used to hetp
thu others.
Princess Christian is president Of tue
Writer'S, and her royal hishness not only
lends the use Of her name, but finds time
to tax e a personal int crest In the affairs
OF those Of the members who most ne .d
what size can do for them.
The hest-kncwn literary women of Eng
The times., 1898-01-02

yiSibly under tiny, bronze velvet rosertes.
The imitation French heel, which looEs
high, bat isn't, is the correct thing.
For the high reck waists tof which
was suggesting that they may screen
flaws Of over devel0pmentl, there are
fancy fronts Cf divers descriptions, con
spicuous among them these two: The
first is made OF cerise velvet. the upper
part being corded so as to give II
Yoke effect. The cords run up and down
and are an inch apart. Below the bust
line are yeral successive flounces of cram
lace running crosswise. On each side
are gupire covered reverS running from
the wais; to a point just above were
the lace fIoHhces begin. The second fr If
is a combination OF green velvet and white
satin. One large piece OF velvet has been
lined wit satin. and turned over N
large ear-likc flaps at the top, showing the
white satin, and puckered into a sort
OF bow witt knot OF green velvet. 70
.subdue the slaring contrast or white aad
green. q fin" black net is used as a yelling
over the white satin.
The times., 1898-01-02

most useful. There are clubs for lady
artists, clubs for shoppers, clubs where
ladies go simply TO eat, drink, and be
merry, and the most progressive of them
all is a club OF women which calls itself
the Boomer Brigade
The object Of the Boomer Brigade"
which is most praiseworthy, is to popularize
the wearing of the rational costume" by
women when shopping OF on rainy days
Twice II week, eight. sometimes more, Of
the leaders of this movement, which in
clude some OF the most refined women of
London, don the national costume: and
for the purpose OF making it possible for
Others who wish to, but have not the couT-
age to do SO, they visit in n body the large
and fash hiona bic shops in Regent street, and
Oxford street, ard even go down to the
Strand. where they are sometimes hooted
by the costers, and visit the shops-ail :,e-
cause they believe that the rational
costume is best adapted to ordinary street
wear.
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which he himself has placed, and he is
right in more senses than one. Never Intil
after Christmas does the social season be-
come fully launched, but with the holida VS.
behind, and the lenten season far ahead,
Cupid has what rough little boys without
wings would call ''a soft snap"
The first January ball gives every ;'irl
a chance to begin the new year with
new gown, and 1t will be sight worth
seeing to note how many live up to
their opportunities. New Year reso
luton to ear a new gown is a very
easy one to Keep, provided one has the
gown. and it has many advantages over
most resolutions for that very reason.
The newest freaks Of the designer are
of such character as to enhance the
ease witt which one ma appear 30
have new gown, when at the very
moment the wearer may be trembling
lest some dear friend recognize the
remnants of half a dozen old gowus OF
which it is composed. For instance
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a device which makes a pretty finish
for the neck of blouse suit is compile
ment OF the chemisette in the shape OF
double knife-plaited edge of taffeta put
on like IL pels at the edge. The biousei is cut
V shape in front, and the two pleated
flounces make good fiuiSh. They reach
only to the shoulder, the back of the neck
being finished with band of ribboa and
tiny bow s.
One way to tim sleeve where econ
omy of time and money Is consideration,
instead OF bothcring with a cuff or beading
of an V kind. is to Cut the sieve o bout three
inches too long and then lay three half-inch
folds about ar inch and half fro n the
edge. The folds With the wide edge have
the effect of = cuff and look quite neat.
Folks who have neither time nor patience
10 bind flounces with velvet for the in
evitable flounced skirt OF the season, may
pink them instead. In making such a
skirt one sfouldtake care to slope he flounce
almost imperceptibiy upward toward the
back, a otherwise it will have a sloppy,
dragging appearance that is unbecoming.
The times., 1898-01-02
MRS. WI on AMERICAN DRESS.
Corsets, Birds Feathers and Lambs
Wool Garments Inhuman.

Corsets. Birds Feathers and Lambs
Wool Garments Inhuman.
Probably the most interesting woman in
cosmopolitan society today is pretty Mrs
WI, wife Of the new Chinese minister,
says the New York World, To curious
American lockers on she is even more in
teresting than her predecessor, Mrs. Yang
Yu, because she is of higher birth and
rank, and because she has the tiniest
pair of bound feet that were ever seen in
Washington. But, in spite of her bondage
to this uniCyeIy custom, Mrs. WI is a
very intelligent and progressive woman.
The Wus are greatly shocked by the
American corset and by the construction
of the figure which it accompliShes.
Speaking for his wife, Minister WI said:
'.why do the American women lace
themsell es with corsets? / am surprised
that so enlightened a nation, with its in
dependence OF thought and action, should
so long cling to what is simply follow
ing OF precedent.
''of course, Sou will reply that Chinese
women still bind their feet. But it is
different with us in the East. We are a
conservative pei.ple, bound by long ages
of custom, though am happy to say that
there is today on foot q widespread
movement for the adjustment OF the Gus.
tom OF deforn1ing the feet of our women.
Personally, am opposed to the ractice
and believe that the day is not far off
when it will be discontinued altogether.
Yet, wher was a boy, the very sugges-
tion of such change would have been
treason
Again. speaking for his wife, Mr.. WI
said:
Il often see elegantly-tlrcssed ladies
with great birds ON their heads, Covering
almost the entire hat. And this in addi-
tion to plurnes of every variety. Do they
not know that these are largely obtained
through the torture of the sonyster? 1t
is the same with certain furs, such as
Persian lambs wool, for instance. Hun.
dreds of animals are yearly slaughtered in
cold blood, for the purpose OF securing
the skin of the unborn kid, and all for the
mere qualification Of vanity. This is
strange sort of htima nifty
The times., 1898-01-02
THE APRON ONCE MORE.
1t Makes the Woman Look More Do
meStfc and Prettier


Women hi We taken TO the apron again,
says the New York sun. This is we'll be-
cause nothing makes q woman look more
at home in her own apartments than a
dainty little apron. Our gTandmOtherS
would as soon have thought OF leaving off
their capeS or their dainty collars aud cuffs
as their black silk or alpaca aprons in the
Louise. THE modern apron is not 80 sOmber
an affair as it was in those days. The
more useful and less expensive ones arc
made OF fine lawn and trimmed with a
little embroidery or lace OF dainty pattern
9th RS are made of bands OF white or col
Ored satin ribbons nut together with lace
insertions, straight up aud down, cross
ways or diagUnally. run Grin OF lace
all the way round. bows on the pockets
ard ribbon str rs give the finishing touch.
'It is psrfectIy astonishing" said a
beautif uily gowned woman at the apron
counter in a big store, "how these little
aprons save ones skirts. and women gen
orally are wearing them now. No matter
how many servants a woman keeps. she
always has certain precious possessions
thst she likes to dust or care for In some
way herself. and that's where these little
lawn aprons come in ThenI find that the
lace and ribbon aprons are great COM
fort when I'm doing fancy work, making
afternoon tea or cooking something in
the chafing dish for my spoiled boys wheo
tfey come in late at night"
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to recall the time when No. 2f was a
very con mon last. nd the woman who wore
NO. 81 was regarded as coarse. A shoe
dealer told me the other day that he sold
more 5's and IS than any other number.
We keep about one pair OF No. 2's just
for a sample because they look dainty"
said he, but we very rarely sell them
And ne added, I'VE usually find that the
rare w0ma n who does wear so small
shoe is rather ashamed of it, SO much
depends upon ones point OF viewi
The same dealer impa rted the informa-
ton that the new evening slippers w,le
not black, Gor did they necessarily match
the gowns with which they were prn.
The most fetching thing is tan kid with
steel buckle and high tongue. Red kid,
however is Very fashionable ant; is Almost
necessary with red and white gown.
With anall-red gown, on the other hand, tan
makes a stunning contrast, especially if
the note he carried out with ia u gloves.
Bronze slippers, with beading, which are
shaped q little like ''Oxfords,'' but with
open work and straps in 'front.' fasten in
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a band OF spangled trimming and cut out
in something of a scroll pattern in he uE-
per edge. Such a yoke, finished with an
other band or trimming at tie bottom,
might easily be transferred from one waist
to another, Gnd would he entirely suitable
TO wear with high collar, as well az to
rill In a too great eNpanse OF deco'letase-
High waists for half formal occasions
are made OF the finest quality OF silk,
with velvet and lace trim;uings. One
might infer from such Indications as have
just been enlarged upon with respect TO
evening gowns that American society is
growing pfudisf in its ideas OF propriety
in dress. Perhaps a query might be
raised t. whether feminine devotion
to athletics may not have rendered fair
arms nj shoulders too muscular and ma n.
nisi for display. There are other fepi-
nine beauties which are apidly becdming
extinct as result OF a too great assiduity
in things athletic. For instance, there
is but one women in New York society who
can wear Il No. l 12 shoe, and No. o.
is quite as rare. Now. IL isn't a bit hard
The times., 1898-01-02
Wedding Tonr ON Wheels.

Cycle weddings have ceased to be nov
cities, but Wedding trip on wheels Is not
yet to be dassed among daily occur
reuces. The happy couple which has set
the fashion of this sort of honeymoon
are Germans who started on their cycles
for Rome Immediately after their mar
rage, which receuuy took place at Berlin,
They have Just reached home again, the
wiser, ard also a little sadder FOR
their tour.
For 1T seems that. not withstRudins the
marvellous weather, the difficulties of the
road We're by no means small, and con
sisted mainly i'll the cyclists losing their
way again and again. Anyliow, ttiey got
back to Berlin hale and hearty ana among
tie procession of cyclists who came out
tn meet them at P6tsdam, no less a. per
sog nge thap the husbands mother-in-law,
GrG She, OF course, also on wheels.
The times., 1898-01-02
Possible RerelntinEs

tFrom the indianapolis Journal
He-I notice that the scientists IL ve
Some hope of being able to communicate
with the moon.
She-Good gracious. mel | hope the man
in tile moon is no t;t5tie-tals.
The times., 1898-01-02
He Knew Better.
From the Chicaen NewsA

Hostess-Ah, YES! knowledge Is Dower.
Guest-Not in all cases. / know this
mincc pie viii make me sick, but haven't
the power to let 1t go untasted.
The times., 1898-01-02
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
Cupid's Turn to Rule at the
Coming January Balls.
THE LONG SLEEVE IN VOGUE
Decollete Gowns May BE Doomed
Because OF the Athletic Womah's
winter CreationS-The Newest
Things in Waists and Shoes.

New York, Jan. 1.-"My turn neyr."
says Cupid, az he sits understhe nistletee
The times., 1898-01-02
BRlsTuNG WITH BARGAINS
January the Appointed Time for
Successful Shopping.
PRETTY SHAPES In HATS

A wonderful Spangled Bridal Gown
of white Satin and Silver Fox Fur.
the Bodice Trimmed With Silver
Tinsel and Moonstones, and Train
Lined with Pale Green Satin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18
National League
THE POLICE WAITED.
Saw the Game Played and Money Paid
"A New Case.


The Sunday ball game was pulled off
smoothly yesterday and probably few of
the several thousand spectators knew that
every participant was placed under arrest
at the close of the game. The police real
lied that the decision of the Criminal Court
had caused considerable unfavorable COM
ment, and seeing an opportunity to give the
law another chance for it's life, sent detec-
tives to witness the game. And they were
not only to witness the game, but they were
to watch some patron pay his money for
seeing the sport.
When the Kansas City team was here on
its last visit attempt at Sunday baseball
was made, but in addition a band concert
was placed on the programme and adver-
tised widely. 1t was claimed that no man
paid to see the ball game, but to hear the
concert, and such was the case as it went to
the court, Superintendent Quigley says. No
affidavit appeared showing that any one had
paid to see the game, and there was no
other testimony to that effect, according to
the story of the officers.
The nine players from each club, with the
umpire, were arrested yesterday by Detec-
tives Gerber and Morgan and Patrolman
Johnson, but were at once released upon
bond given by President Colt. A new case
will be made against them to-day upon
these new grounds, and in all probability it
will find its way through the courts taken
by the preceding case. The receipts yester-
day were approximately 81 300.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18
The Islands of the Sea.

God is shaping the great future of the Islands of
He has sown the blood of martyrs and the fruit
Is liberty;
In thick clouds and in darkness. He has sent
He has given a naughty nation to the cannon and
the sword.
deaths they die;
He has heard from child and woman terrible
He has given the wasted talent of the steward
TO the youngest % the nations with His album
dance crowned.
He called her to do justice where none but she
He called her to do mercy to her neighbor at the
lie called her to do vengeance for her own sons
Thrice did He call unto her before she hearkened
She has gathered the vast Midland. she has
searched her borders round.
on the ground
Her searchIights lie along the sea, her guns
To do her Will upon the earth her armies round
her stand.
The fleet. at her commandment to either ocean
seIted around the mighty world her line of battle
burns;
She has loosed the hot volcanoes Of the ships of
with FIRE and smoke and earthquake shock her
heavy vengeance fell
o joyfulest May morning when before our guns
went down
The Inquisition priesthood and the dungeon
making crown,
While through red lights of battle starry
dawn burst out
Swift as the tropic sunrise that doth with glory
shout.
BE jubilant. free Cuba, our feet are on thy soil:
Un mountain road through jungle growth,
bravest for thee toll;
There IS no blood so precious as their wounds
pour forth for thee;
sweet be thy joys. free cuba-sorrows have made
thee Free
Nor thou. o noble Nation. who vast so slow to
wrath,
With GRIEF too heavy-laden follow in duty's path
Not for ourselves our lives are; not for Thyself
The Star OF Christian Ages is shining on Thy
brow.
Rejoice. mighty Mother that God hath chosen
thee
To be the Western warder OF the Islands of the
Sea;
He lirteth up. He casteth down, He is the King
OF Kings,
Whose dread commands Ger awe-struck lands are
borne on eagles wings.
George f. woodberry. in New York Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18

The Chesapeake & Ohio. with each year,
is largely increasing its facilities for ham
ding export traffic. Another of the new
steamships. the Rapidan, has just arrived
at Newport News on her initial trip to en-
ter the regular Newport News and Liverpool
trade of the Chesapeake & Ohio Steam
ship Company. limited. Her length over all
is $50 feet, beam Sc feet, depth &c feet 6
inches, lightweight carrying capacity ex-
ceeding 1850 tons. The hull is divided into
seven water-tight bulkheads, giving her
such buoyancy that if any two compart-
mentS We're open to the water the efficient
pumping arrangements with which she is
fitted would keep her af1oat. She has six
cargo matches and ten steam winches being
carefully fitted for quick manipulation of
cargo. She is electric lighted throughout,
and has triple expansion engines, made es-
pecially 10 suit the heavy Atlantic trade.
The Rapidan should sail from Newport
News about July % to Liverpool. This
makes the seventh steamer the Chesapeake
& Ohio Steamship Company have in their
service between Newport News, Va, and
Liverpool and London.
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KANSAS CITY SHUT OUT.
A Brilliant Game, and Played Very
Quickly.

Quickly.
After the bleacherites had cheered for
Judge McCray, given Hickey, the new third
baseman, the glad hand during preliminary
practice, and RECALLED themselves with great
quantities of pop, they settled down to the
enjoyment of the first, SundaySball game In
dianapolis has experienced since the old
days of the American Association. The
bleachers were running over on both sides
and the grand stand was filled, the crowd
being orderly. The character of the game
tended to keep the rooters in repose, for
While 1t was Close Indianapolis was never
in danger of losing the little margin Sc
cured in the first inning, and which was
just sufficient to win. 1t was the shortest
game of the season and brilliantly played
Hawley was in superb form and Manning's
men were powerless before him. Only three
or them reached first, that being the num-
Der of hits off Hawley, whose control was
perfect. Allen was on the bench, not feel
ing Well enough TO play, and Flynn was at
snort, where he put up a clever game. Two
of Hickeys four stops were very pretty
the one of F'risbee's grounder in the fourth
inning being such as to stir the crowd up
to quite pitch of enthusiasm. Pardee's
pitching was good enough to win most
games. He gave one base on balls but it
cost nothing: The errors cut no figure in
the result. Each left fielder had one on
ground hit to his territory There was no
sign OF police or any other sort of inter-
terence While the game proceeded The
rain at noon and the threatening sky UP
to 3 o clock kept hundreds of people away
After the Blues had been hustled out in
short order by Hawley's good pitching in
the opening inning, Aliens men tackled
Pardee and pounded out a run. 1t was after
two men were out that Mcfarland hit the
fence to the right of the clubhouse. the ball
coming within a few inches of bounding
over into the street. This three-bagger was
followed by MOTIFS single to right scoring
Mcfarland. kahoe's high fly to right was
captured by McVicker after hard run.
1T was not until the sixth that the cham
plons had another show to score. With one
out In that inning, Stewart hit to right for
a base and Mcfarland received the only
present or the game, but Motz and Kahoe
went out from third to first. In the eighth
Aliens men looked good for two runs. Viox
made great catch of Hawley'S fly to start
with. but Hogriever cracked out a single
10 right, ana Stewards grounder took
wild bound over .Williams's head, and Fris-
bee fumbled the ball long enough to put the
men on third and second. Great things
We're expected of Mcfarland, but he struck
out and Motz went out from third to first
The nearest approach to a Kansas City
run, and that was quite a ways Off was in
the eighth, When with ono out, O'Hogan
hit safe to left, Deadly stopping the ball
with his legs instead of his hands. 1t bound
ed away far enough to let O'Hogan to Sec
ond. McVickerS out from Hickey to Motz
put O'Hogan on third. but HogrieVer caught
Viox's foul fly and retired the side. Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18
THE TONNAGE LIGHTER
LESS THAN $4,000 LOADED CARS HAM
DIED HERE LAST WEEK.
The Pennsylvania Says Passenger
Rate War Must Stop-DiHerentiaI
Question an Ugly Problem.

After ten months of unprecedentedly
heavy freight traffic the volume of business
has decreased the last two weeks to about
the normal traffic in midsummer. The
train records show that in the week ending
July 10 total of %, GAL cars were received
and forwarded at Indianapolis, 1871 being
loaded, an increase over the week ending
July of $50 loaded cars, 176 more than were
handled here in the corresponding week Of
1851, 2,113 more than in 1896, 79l more than in
1885, and 1,27S more than in the correspond
ing week of 1894. Freight men could hardly
expect that the heavy traffic of some
months past, when the loaded-car move
ment ranged between q, 500 and %, 900 cars
per week, would continue indefinitely. Still,
the greater part Of the falling off in BUSH
ness is in east-bound through freights, and
that largely in grain for export as ship
ments of provisions, dressed meats and live
stock are heavier from this point than at
the corresponding period last year. West
bound tonnage, while heavier than at the
corresponding period of 1897, is not as heavy
as in May and June. Shipments of heavy
groceries, sugars and coffees are unusually
heavy for July, and in railway supplies and
iron structural work the shipments are
much heavier than last year. An improve
ment in east-bound business is now looked
for, as the new wheat crop is beginning
to move That there will be a heavy bust
ness this fall is considered on all sides, and
with freight men a belief prevails that by
Sept. 1 every car and locomotive will be
required to handle the traffic. Sidetracks
are filling UP with empty cars, as usual in
July. The lighter traffic is taken as evil
dence that east-bound rates are being held
at tariff. North-and-sou lines are doing
a good business. The Louisville division of
the Pennsylvania lines handled at this ter
minal last week over 1000 loaded cars. The
Lake Erie e. Western is showing as much
Improvement in business, proportionately,
as does any Indianapolis line. Local bust
ness with all lines continues a surprise,
both in and outbound The shipments of
merchandise, provisions, produce and goods
OF home manufacture are unusually large
for midsummer n onth The several en-
CINE works and boiler manufacturers are
large shippers, and never before have the
stock yards, packing houses, starch works
and cerealine mills handled as many loaded
cars on their sidetracks. Below is given
the car movement for the week ending July
10 and for the corresponding weeks of 1897
and 1896:
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to-day. The first game was taken through
hard and timely hitting. In the second
game the Millers fielding was very yellow.
Score first game:
RH.E.
Minneapolis 20 2 1 0 0 Is 9 2
Batteries-Terry, Reed and Speer; Nc
Nicely and Dixon.
Second game: H. E.
Milwaukee, ...:S 4 o 80 1 "-i$ 13 2
Minneapolis % 0 0 0 o 0 o. s Z
Batteries-Rettger and Speer and Raih;
Fhillippi and Dixon.