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the bed. 1t was too PRECIOUS TO keep on In the
privacy Of my room. When l began to put the
things I'd bought in my trunk u great longing
for that set of Shakespeare swept over me. Il
l began to quote tragic lines from my favorite
author applicable to my own sad case, and
then / began to wish that hadn't bought THIS.
that or the other. so / could have had the books
climax the chambermnid came into my room.
She was a striking looking .mulatto, and the
fret thing she did was to walk, up to the bed
Miss Liza shc, finally said, dis dress is de
cant git me enufl dds go9!s TO mike me one.
l gifts big wages. an, I'm willin' to pay anything
There's. no more goods like that in tho
State said /. but would you be willing to pay
what / ask for that dress ?"
Her big eyes nearly poppe,d out OF hcrhead;
'""Yon mayhave It for 500 ANSWERED. swal-
lowing n big lump in my throat.
That woman bounded cut OF the room ana
G %Ss back sss S S!GRS $ s9be' NJ a 'l'"o' IN " ',H' sn'
y You'd better try it on first said 1. fighting
hard to keep the tears back,
thlng'il At a nigger2 A Niger can git into any
but I win try kit on. cause ! do Tong to see
myself in a lookin' glass IL dis frock.'
made for her. and she handed mo the 500 and
walked OF with the dress. l cried myself to
sleep that night. but the, next morning my
heart was sd a. Light n 6M as Ra2SH 1 I Essnea arr re- kent sov-
ing over and over. At breakfast l asked father
II he could spare mo SO. and he handed II over.
As soon ms he was out Of the way | fairly ran
around to that book store. threw down my S25.
"""'' Fho set OF shakespeare quick. please.
Don't wait to wrap them up
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STORY OF A GRAY DRESS.
A SOUTHERN HOMAN'S MUCH-PRIzED
SET OF S~HAKEsPEARE
The Gown That Esclted Admiration in

The silk Gown That Excited Admiration in
South Carolina During the Hard Times OF
the Civil War and the Sacrifice TO Which
1t Was Finally Put by Its Young owner.
why do 1 think so much Of that little set OF
Shakespeare ?" said tho Southern woman. who
lives in the fourth-noor-fron hall bedroom OF n
'steenth street boarding house. "There's n
story OF the war connected with those books"
do tell me all about IL" asked tho Northern
girl who Is always hanging around her. When
YOU talk about the civil war, this war seems 30
nrosaic. Then every one, 1t seems, had to mako
n sacrifice. Now the only ones who are making
q sacrifice aro the ones who'vo let their sons
and brothers and fathers 90 to tho front. But
tell mo about tho Shakespeare"
II didn't think ia ever speak OF IL again, but
I guess I'll tell YOU" said tho Southern woman.
Il sold the only decent dress / had to my name
of my back to get that sct of Shakespeare"
Think Of it!' exclaimed the girl. do go on.
Hurry. please"
Tho woman was incapable OF haste. but sho
went on In n soft. drawing voice.
Whom the civil war broke out l was attend
ing n fashionable school in Pendleton. +. G.
Pcndleton was n very small village. but 1t wns
n swell place. for q great many wealthy Charles
ton families had summer homes around PEN
dleton. and society there was very gay. Pen
dleton was one OF John G. Calhoun's favorite
places In the State, for his birthplacewas near by.
I had always had good clothes. As the war
went on cloth got scarcer and scarcer. until
nearly every woman in South Carolina was
forced to wear homespun gowns woven by
the slaves. There wasn't n girl In our school
who had anything else. Imagine my surprise
when, on receiving a box from home one day. 1
opened 1t and found the d~aintiest gray gown l
ever laid my eyes on. It was "A dream. and the
girls were crazy over 1t. A letter which l found
in the box from my mother told mo that one Of
her noighbors had n lot Of silkworms. and that
she had bought n lot OF the silk and had
had It woven into thread ond mixed this with
some gray wool, and the stun from which my
dress was made was the result. II looked very
much like some Of the silk and wool poplins
fashionable now. And 1 can remember Just
how the gown was made to At"
How 2" interrupted the girl.
"Princesses were very fashionable then. and
this gown was made in that style. Large but
tons were used for trimming. but OF course It
was impossible to get buttons. so my mother
had cut pieces OF gourd about the size Of q all
yer ffty-cent piece and covered them with some
silk she happened to have Of a shade lighter
than the dress goods. There were two rows Of
these big buttons running down the front OF
my gown from the neck to the bottom Of the
skirt, and l can tell you every woman in Pen
dleton envied me. / was only IL. You never
saw such care as l took of that dress. for
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one OF the new close fitting coat waists
made with q yoke OF lace. Bands Of velvet
form straps over the shoulders. A pretty
blue. ecru and white fculard is decorated
with insertions OF guipure and ruches Of blue
mousseline de sole. White mousselin forms
the vest and mauve velvet the belt. Anovelty
in q black net gown shows a green silk lining
and q trimming Of green silk ruches. In cream
lace gowns there is ono in princess shape over
gray crepe de chine and another with a tunic
overdress trimmed with bands Of turquoise
silk which also forms the vest and bow. The
belt is OF black velvet. Among the waist models
are ono Of embroidered gray silk with deep
yellow velvet revers. edged with white applique;
a white chiffon bodice. with bands and bow Of
turquoise blue velvet. and another in pale pink
foulard. with collar Of lace and straps and belt
of hlnck satin
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show the under blouse OF tucked lawn. and the
belt IL Of white satin.
A very unusual model In n combination Of
blue and white and plain blue foulard has q
narrow-shhped Hounceo OF white guipure falling
over q silk 1ounce OF the same width, which
begins at the front breadth Of plain blue,
shirred orosswise In many rows. The lace
nounce rounds up at either sido, narrowing
toward the waist, and extending over the
shoulders into n round collar at the back. A
narrow rucho Of plain blue silk heads tho
hounce, and tho vest and guimpe are OF plain
blue silk shirrod.
Half inch black satin ribbon sewn plain on the
edge Of foulard rufles makes n pretty skirt trim
ming. and one row Ia sufficient on narrow
rufles. Frlllings OF black and white ribbon set
close together arc a very effective trimming on
almost any color, and especially gray and white.
with black lace insertions and n touch Of bright
color. A yoke OF white tafrctn tucked In groups
forming squares is very pretty in tho foulard
and light wool but pretty sashes are
made Of white tafFeta. One breadth is shirrcd
into the desired width and finished on tho edge
with q rufle OF tho silk. or the stirring may be
run In lenEthwise and the edges finished with
the Same rufle. Pretty effects In trimming
foulRrds and muslins are made with tho waved
insertions which have been on the market this
season.
Linen gowns are moro fashionable than over
this season. and here are some novel examples
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WOMEN As COAL-PAsSERS.
Able-Bodied Feminine Lnborers Along this.
WhnrveS I'm Japanese Cities.


From ne 81. Loui, Globe Democrat.
The charmed traveller in Japan goes TO NJ.
gasaki TO find discnchuntmcnt. There he secs
the fair Japanese maiden labor as q coal pasSrP
and Mt 'lonEshorc work. II makes one OF the
strongest sights OF the queer Orient, with itO
tceming millions of peculiar people. to sec fifty
or 100 women at work with an equal number
of men coaling n ship in tho pretty harbor Of
that city. 1t is said that at ono time the work
was done almost exclusively by women. but
that lhtterly tho girls and women have been
gradually giving way to their coollc brothers or
sons. Many continue at the work. however.
and IL will probably be years before the
custom disappears. The couling at Nlgasah
is done from lighters, and a series OF ele-
a step-iadder are affixed to the side Of the veso
sci. They, reach from the deck of the lighter to
the main dGck Of thf steamer orshipi The coal
line on The laddcr-ii kS s%;cairoIlLd. and the TSalsEeitss
best home illustration Of the process is to he
foundin the ID American bucket brigade work
ing on a roof fire. Tho coal, ~rasscrs work very
quickly. and one gang of mixed coolies. work.
ing from several lighters; has been known to
In the distribution of the work among a gang
81 coolies the woman is shown NO fayors. 40
larger as the coal rccedcs in the lighter, and at
the, t2p OF the line the lift over the rail is hard
& ;n the woman could he favored by placing her
AAA INV WA NANI 0
seen more often at the ends. The work is very
hard, and there Is the added discontinue of
the lying coRl dust; hut both, men and women
seem! very happy. They laugh and Jibe AS they
hurricdly pass the seemingly endless line
Of laden baskets. The women do not
European "swcat-shop' leaves upon it's
victims. They all seem to have health and it's
accompanying color. Some Of the women, and
particularly the older ones, show biccps and
shoulders that would make some of our men
shnmelqccd. Among the younger girls are
many that would be called pretty by the adj
mirer of Japanese beauty. they all wenr the
RRatiye costume and nearly, ali protect their
hands with rough gloves or bindings Of cloth.
The evidence of n desire to preserve the color
Of their hands is the only indication OF sex in
the busy crowd.
The women are not paid rs well as the men.
although they do MS much work. Why the dis
elimination Is made is not apparent from the
amount OF work done or the treatment Of tho
laborcr., Lattcrly 1t has been the practice to
undertake the work, by piece or contract. and
70 make q division Of the gross earnings among
the coolies engaged, Oh a bnsis previously arr
ranged 10y, themselves, Wages vary. but %
cents per day would be deemed very good COM
pensation. and the majority probably work for
ton when they work at night.
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Is OF white satin covered with lace. but the
blouse waist below and the lower part Of the
sleeves are OF the foulard edged where they lap
over tho white. with a ruching of narrow black
Chantilly lace. which also covers two little
straps over tho shoulders. This especial gown
Is a mixed design in red, blue. black. and yell
low; u deep blue velvet belt encircles the
whist, and a large Tosette bow OF velvet adorns
the bodice at the left side Of the yoke. The
skirt OF this costume is made with three circu-
lar rufies pointing 10y front and back. and
edged with the Chantllly ruches.
The use OF plain and figured foulard in one
gown Is prettily exemplined in some OF the
latest models. one OF which has q blue and
white striped skirt trimmed around the bottom
with narrow blue and white satin ribbon gath
cred and sewn on In a scroll pattern. The bodice.
sleeves and q short apron oyerdress. rounding
up very short at the back. where 1t forms a sash
In two loops and two long ends. are OF plain
blue. Narrow white ribbon sewn on In plain
rows trims the apron and ends OF the sash and
enclrcles the bodice below a wide revers collar
Of white satin trimmed on the edge with blue
ribbon. Another mode OF using plain and fig
ured silk together il a deep circular fiouncO of
figured silk on a plain upper skirt and set on
with a piping Of white silk. The bodice is q
little Eton coat of the figured silk adorned with
white satin buttons. and a collar of lingerie
tucks In white lawn alternating with lace In
ssrslol. The jacket is cut down In the neck 10
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We hadI My"father took me everywhere, show,
and soona hundred;;doiiaT bin won't be worth
for yourself and mother and little sister Ny
brothers were at the front;
md ,s t2Pk hin at his ,0 T3r d. aR nd | bought q IT, TIg q It
al he could, and suddenly became hcartslck:
Ia got 1t int into y head that he had no end Of
my life had been to visit a book store. I'd
old ID deyoured books furnishHedi by ESs an Uncle igS'S
You look, disappointed said my father.
lssf 61re n SonytssimniGG else + G y2H %"q br"velv Mt tn.
thought OF his never-failing Generosity. but /
You'd Ike to go to a book store just to look at
why, Of course YOU shall said he, start
Ing Immediately. : aPd i you sec anything you
WWee'HII s NSiy Il m we ciitn Shg Ga i DOESN'T cost TOO hNuch'
He left me at the book store and, went or to
s sfte r ST S Tym ey 1msI Emown. ! shGGh, the Ih madnH1
came upon that set OF Shake My heart
IkeSPed and oGldg, breath hsd ap old,
ss IT, a. 9 sY iittIS ssiir1ii. Which, fsn bad ! dSS you 70 ra afs az %,
Shakespeare was always IN choice. / felt that
! could own That set Of ShakesreaTe my own
mg S wSSI gr az t dress lh Wifh Inc ier biz mo bT Wi ! shat and
How much, Is ltT'I asked the shopkecper
b lSrsP pointing to the dozen red volumes
Twenty five dollars he answered. and
my heart, dropped back t.. It's right place
like lead; knew ! couldn't ask father for that
much. went back to the hotel with a sad
down 10 supper | chcercd up Wonderfully. That
gown always checred me. Father o mplimeht-
ed me on looking so pretty at the table and
was as proud as L peacock when two or three OF
his men. friends commented on my looks and
spoke Of my handsome gown / tell you, any
dress other than "A homcSpun in thoAe days was
remarked by nan. woman. and child.
We were to leave next day. and as soon as
took on my gray gown and laid IL carefully on
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ARMY SHOES.
And the inclination of the Soldier to Give
Them Naval Designations.

When l was in the army. in the civil war;
said an old soldier. we used to call our shoea
gunboats. / never exactly understood why
shoes should be described in that manner. but
that's what W used to call them generally. de-
cribing them sometimes. however. as mud
scows. Wait till I get on my mud-scows,' was
a not unusual remark but gunboat was tho
term more commonly used.
And now | get a letter from q young friend
who has. enlisted in the present war of the
United States with Spain, He writes me that
he has drawn n pair of shoes which he has
named one the Indiana and the other the
Oregon. You see the disposition to call army
sn22e a1 ~ naval rH Designation seems g be inher-
because the shoes are so great in size, or so
big and clumsy or big and heavy. l don't know,
but certainly there seems to he an inclination
on the part Of the army soldier to call his shoes
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piping Of the same or OF plaid silk. which In
theIsame form stripes around the sleeves at
intervals over the entire length. The appear
ance Of a polonaise is given to other gowns by
trimming put on the bodice and upper portion
Of the skirt in the required form.
TIL only apparent change in sleeves is the
tendency to make them smaller. lowering the
shoulder seam at the anne time to a point Of
discomfort. which is not a pleasing prospect
after 80 many years OF loose. comfortable
sleeves and short shoulder seams. A triple
collar widening out over the top of the sleeves
from a point in front Is the new feature OF one
pretty foulard gown. and It produces the long
shoulder effect without lengthening the seam
underneath. Each collar falls a little lower
than the one above and is trimmed on the edge
with a frilling OF ribbon. The effect Is not I'M
like a fchu except that the collar ends at the
bust. A wide. square collar Of lace having
the appearance Of an extended yoke gives
the desired width to the shoulders OF an
other foulard gown. A pretty effect is gained
in still another model by a deep yoke
made in one with the top Of the sleeves. This
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NEXT GUSR.
Autumn Changes Indicated
in the New Dresses.
DAINTY LIGHT SILK COATS.
A Feature Of Fashionable Attire
Seen at the Watering Places.

The OverSkirt in All the Old and Modern
Variations of Form Likely to BE n Pre-
vailinE Feature OF Winter Drcss-A Pros
poet Tint the Blouse Waist VIII lie Super
seeded by the TlGht-FittinE Coat Waist
Shapes of tho Newest skirts sleeves Grow
ing Smaller stIli-Prctty Uses of TouInrd
Effective Modes of T~rimming-LInen
Gowns More Fashionable Than Ever.
Fashion in the now Ruise which 1t will as-
sumo in the early autumn is the most inter-
estlng side OF the subject Just at the moment.
and, while there are a few stray straws showing
which way the wind blows. there are as yet no
extreme changes In sight that can be an
nounced on entirely trustworthy authority for
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But these books are, very heavy: let me
send them for YOU said the proprietor: but
before you could say 'booH l had them Rugged
their weight would permit, me. to the, hotel. I
got them in my room and locked the door until
they we're safely packed In my trunk well out
l was quite dismayed whom 1 found he had to
stay there until the next day.
"'What will he say when he sees me appear
at dinner and supper in my homespun dress?'I
said to myself.
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the coming modes. At the same time the latest
importations Of summer gowns are sure to
furnish many well directed hints as to what
may be expected in the near future. and we
can predict with some degree Of certainty that
che overnkirt. in all the old and modern varia-
lions of form, will be a prevailing feature Of
winter dress. Certainly all the tendencies are
In that direction. and the overskirt has al
ready appeared in both pointed and rounded
peplum shape, and now and then a short.
round apron. all laid in upturned plaits. as It
was made years ago.
Old fashions are revived again and again.
but never without some pretty changes. which
make them seem quite new; so the modern
overskirt will be built. no doubt. on more artis-
tic lines than anything we have ever had be-
fore. 1t is always the notifications Of any new
turn in fashion that are the prettlest. but the
dressmakers. who have played all the varia-
tons on the summer themes and anxiously
await the novelties, are liable to act too quickly
in the first rumors and produce results which
are either too extreme or not up to the line.
But the overskirt Is well in sight. and the Dress
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mother warned me that I might never have an

other so fine.
After I'd revealed in it on very special occa-
sions for about q month. l hal n letter from my
father, who was Probate Judge Of the county.
ness, and that If / had any decent clothes. or
could get fixed up, he'd come by and take me.
l had my beautiful gray gown and two home
queen. / was simply wild with delight. for I'd
never been in q city in my life, and Colum bia
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FRILLS OF FASHION.

Color is n worry important point in the sea-
sons gowns, and it is best to consider it very
carefully in making a selection. Mulberry Is
promised as one OF the new shades for winter.
and from the medley Of blues which cropped
out in the spring a lovely azure tint has APP
peared as the leading choice. It is the pretty,
soft, bright blue seen in Oriental pottery, and
yellow is used in combination with IL. Gray In
all the shades will continue in favor; O. soft yell
low BROW will be worn. and copper color Is to
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looked n my coar3e blue ana white checked
gown with evident disapprovnl. When l turned
"'Dapglter. I'm SURPRISED that you should
an1ear ~ that tro.ck In the evening when you
looked guilty and told him I thought, it
train we met d lot oi i%atiier's swell friends and
before they'd finished speak ing TO me almost
he. leaned over and whispered:
that hideous rig I Why didn't You wear your
good dressf You might as Wen have done So
for his friends to sce me look ing 80 shabby. |
ielt guilty enough then, but the Possession Of
to school ut pcnlleton. but went home with
father to spend a fey days, We had 10 drive a
com ing 70 the entrance TO our plantation fsnid:
,Fathcr, Tn scared TO death to face mother.
/ wish | hadn't come home
" | could alwuys tell my father everything.
but | was a LITTLE afraid Of my mother, for She
was cross, with me at times.
sne9lking Of for a SGT Of Shakespeare.
home, Chickubiddy, lie said, for i know She
Nh9 be be ibS r1 sn,ov 4 Ss iSt's enjoy nSy6 Sq nse YES awhile
you make your confession
We 62th laughed no end oyer this as we
temper. and i took his advice. FoSrtunateiys'
We found this ola uncle who had, supplied me
wfan H voc su &n thc 4iFoc Nf9e ny geI rGfSSi aT a e. hons ne
trip | told about having sold my gray dress 10
get u set OF Shakespeare. Mother was turning
fairly purple with rage before L finished my
story,
You ungrateful girl. she fairly shrieked.
That was the h~andsomest dress In Pendleton,
and / see no chance Of your ever having any
other. except those of homespun.'
Uncle Hob jumped NJ, loldsd me TO his
heart and cried out: Let her alone. | always
loved her. but | meyer IN my life loved and adj
on both eyes and on the forehead.
"'Homespun Is good enough for me whom l
own a brand new set Of Shakespeare bound in
rad and uOlu for my very own . said I aud ayan
mother Joined II. the laugh that followed.
THAT gray dress was never mentioned
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maker can practice her arts on this feature OF
dress with all the artistic originality she can
muster.
The most attractive models 30 far are the
elose-fittlng apron shapes. longer in front than
at the back. whore they fasten with hooks con-
cealed by tiny bows Of velvet ribbon with a
fancy buckle in the centre. Then there is the
long apron. reaching almost to the hem OF the
skirt In front and back. and winding up shorter
at the side. The peplum overdress falls in two
points at either side, and, like the others. Ats
very closely around the hips. Women are ac-
eused OF all sorts Of frivolous tendencies be-
cause OF the frequent changes in fashion. and
often deplore them when they have to abandon
q style which has been especially pleasing but
there ls a practical side to this constant revolu-
ton In fashion which helps no end OF people to
o livelihood. Gowns have to be remodelled.
and various industries are developed to meet
the demand made by some new fashion.
The possible chance that the blouse bodice Is
to be superseded by the tight-fttinR coat waist
is something TO be regretted; but as blouse
effects are so popular 1t Is not probable that
they will be given up very willingly or promptly.
Yet there is every prospect that the close-httlng
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OF orange silk is knotted under the wide white
collar. turning back from q vest OF tucked mus
lin and frills of lace. Blue linen Is perhaps more
fashionable than any other color. and gowns OF
this are made very elegant by combining em-
broidered linen Of the same shade with tho
plain. For example. q plain skirt has n wide
circular fiounce of embroidered linen which
also forms the yoke and sleeves: and the entire
bodice is sometimes made of the embroidery.
A pretty gray linen made with three bands Of
white piqu6 stitched around the skirt has a
blouse coat bodice entirely covered with q YER
micelli pattern in fine white cord and white
pique revers turning back from a lingerie vest.
Among the more dressy summer costumes Is
a crepe de chine in pale blue. with q founce
and insertions Of black Chantilly lace. The
guimpe neck is of white mousseline de sole
covered with lncrustations OF cream lace. A
costume OF shot silk has three flounces OF the
material trimmed with lace insertion and q
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An E.hlblt from the PhIIlppIne..

This sand comes from Manila Bay" is the
marking on a card attached to a bottle dis
played In a store window. within which appears
lie In strata.
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Eadies' Gustwmers.

CORSETS MADE TO ORDER SI.5O UP.
Pitting stout, slender, and faulty figures a speciality
draeef9l and ShaPely form given. Custom work only
MILF LOUISE POOLE, $40 to 3iS 9th avenue.
Bet. lSth ana 2Oth sts., over Cammeyer'B shoe store
-CorSets cleaned, repaired, altered, and copied.