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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
HIS POWER OF ORGANIZATION

London ''M. A. P, voucheso for this story by General Kitchener of Omdurman fame. as true: More than a year ago, it seems, he being rather inefficiently SUP ;I - piled with the appliances and rolling stock necessary for his undertakings. the Sirdar was anxious to get a telegraph wire from a certain post to another ten miles further up the river, without delay He gave his orders and went his way Coming back he found the work at a standstill, and his electrician and en- en- gineer complained that although they had all the necessary wires, they had no means or appliances for rolling them along the ten miles to the next post.
 The matter was very pressing. The are these donkeys. l can give you don keys" But that was no good. How was the wire to be unroled without a trolley, truck or drum? Again the sirdar a stood fo baffied, deep in thought. Suddenly he picked up a piece of loose canvas mat ting and wrapped it around 9 donkey'ss s neck. then he seized the roll of wire and passed it over the donkey's head. He gave the animal kick and off 1t can tered, unwinding the wire as it went, for the other end was duly, secured to the ground! The Sirdar laughed. You must use the dOnkeyS," he said.
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WROUGHT GREAT HAVOC
 THROUGHOUT PENNSYLV VANIA

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-The bliz- gard which came out of the west reach ed this city at l o'clock yesterday morning. As unexpected as it was vio- lent, it wrought great havoc not only here but throughout the entire State. The snowfall reached a depth of over nine inches, and the wind a velocity of forty-five miles an hour. These figures are unprecedented in the November records of the local Weather Bureau, and the officials there say that the storm in general was the worst since the memorable blizzard of 1888. With the snow the mercury steadily dropped until we'll below the freezing point, and tonight it is still on it's downward way. Tn this city traffic of every kind, as well as wire communication was crip- pied. The suburban lines were brought to a complete standstill, with the roads piled high with drifted snow.
 The country milk trains which tried to get into town this morning are still
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.
 Sunday. November 27. stmr Mneola, David, s8 hours frm 9,'a IacoI5a "a, Stmr Bonita Nicolson, 45 hours rom fte- uT;tSro stmr Coos Bay Gielow, 70 hours from New pG5t stmr "u Gipsy, Leland, a2 hours from Moss Landing and way ports. . = .. ,, schr Free Trade Erickson. Il days from Ne
 SAILED
 Sunday, November 27. stmr Chilkat, Anderson eauItIs Eureka Stmr National City, Dettmers, Grays Harpor Stmr Walia Walia, Wallace, Victoria and Stmr santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego. Bark Addenda, De Lano Cape Town. Bktn GieaneE G1rsP apr4Svn Ivman fversens Landing Schr Sacramento. Gruggel, I1llamook. Schr Aloha, Dabel Honolulu. Schr Neptune. Estvold, Grays Harpor. Schr Bender Brothers. Wetzel, Bowens Land ing.
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT I,OBOS-Nov. 27, 10 p. m.-Weathel cloudy; wind w velocity 12 miles.
 DISASTER.
 STOCKTON, Nov 2f-The strnr T c Walker which sailed from San Francisco last night when off Black Slough, at 4:25 o'clock this morning the steam drum on top Of boiler blew up, killing the captain and chief engineer @ @anc one other and injuring fourteen others. Iht stnr Dauntless came alongside and brought the dead and injured here
 DOMESTIC PORTS. sEATTLE-Arrfved Nov 27-Stmr City of Topeka from Dyea.
 PORT LOS ANGELES-Arrived Nov 27-Stmr Alcatraz stmr WhitesborO, from Point Arena. OLYMPIA-Arrived Nov 27-Schr Ethel Zane, from Honolulu
 FJJREKA-Arrived Nov 27-Schr Jessie Mi nor from Honolulu; schr Mary Dodge, hence Nov r; sehr Fortuna, hence Nov Fl; schr Ma bel Gray, from \ ewport; schr Sparrow, hence Nov 21. , Sailed Nov 27-Stmr Pomona and schr Mary Tuhne for San Francisco: bktn Uncle John. for San Pedro stmr Westport.o PORT CAMBLE-Sailed Nov 27-Schr Falcon. for San Francisco. -,-, FORT BRAGG-Arrived Nov 26-Stmr Se- or1oia from Port Los Angeles. SAN PEDRO-Arrived Nov 27-Stmr South Coast from Eureka.
 Sailed Nov 27-Schr Glen, for Coos Bay. CASPAR-Sailed Nov 27-Schr Abbte, for San ETVyfERETT-sailed Nov 27-schr Sailor Boy, for San Francisco.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS NEW YORK-Arrived Nov 27-Stmr La Touraine, from Havre.
 Sailed Nov 27-Stmr Lucania, for Liverpool; stmr Manitou, for London; stmr La Norman die for Havre; stmr Spaarndam, for Rotter- dam; stmr Patria, for Hamburg; stmr Rotter- dam, fer Rotterdam.
 OUEENSTOWN-Sailed Nov 2T-Stmr Cam pania, from Liverpool for New York.
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MdDy Disasters and Loss of Life Reported AloDg the New
 EDgIdnd Coast.
People Fatally Frozen in Streets of New York Railroad and Steamship Traffic Blocked
 by the Bizzords.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
neved that bv tomorrow there will

neved that bv tomorrow there will be no overcrowding.
 The large fleet of outward bound yes sels which were obliged to anchor Tn the bay yesterday afternoon, owing to the prevailing heavy snoWstorm' got under way this forenoon and early this afternoon and proceeded to sea. Busi- ness at the quarantine boarding sta ton was at standstill. The only yes sels to reach port up to 6 p. m: were the Mallory line steamer Comal, from Gal weston; the Leitrim, from London, and the Old Dominion liner Jamestown. The French liner La Touraine, from Havre' anchored outside the bar at 5:55 D. m. Among the steamers due are the Maas- dam. from Rotterdam; the Francisco, from Hull and the Thingvalla, from Christiansand.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28

San Francisco data: Maximum temperature, 54; minimum, 46; mean. 50. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.
 well-defned depression is central near Van couver Island. This has caused light rain dur ing the past twenty-four hours from San Fran nisco northward. At present the pressure is rising slightly in Washington and falling at Eureka It is too soon to determine whether the slight fall in pressure at Eureka is due to the approach of low toward that place from the ocean. Already the fall is sufficient to cause showers Monday in California north of San Francisco.
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, November 2S, 1898: Northern Californa-Partly cloudy Monday with showers in northwest portion; fresh southeast to southwest wind.
 Southern California - Fair Monday; fresh northwest wind. O in north portion; partly cloudy in south DOT tion Monday; cooler in north portion.
 Utah-Cloudy Monday.
 Arizona-Fair Monday.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Occasional show CTS Monday; brisk southeast to southwest wind.
 W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official.
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MUCH DAMAGE DONE
 IN ITALY AND FRANCE

PARIS, Nov. 27.-During the last twenty-four hours storms, increasing In severity, have ragged throughout South ern France and Northern Italy. Much damage has been done at Marseilles, Cannes, San Romo and Genoa Along the Riviera seawalls and sea fronts have suffered especially.
 At Genoa the German cruiser Hertha, one of the convoy warships during Elm peror Williams recent trip to Pales- tine, broke her moorings and collided with the Italian mail steamer Scilla, both vessels being slightly damaged. Several other small casualties are re- ported.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
BUILDINGS WRECKED
 ON NANTASKET BEACH

HULL, Mass, Nov. 27.-With the ex- ception of the Nantasket Chutes and the main building of the Hotel Nan tasket there is not a structure left standing on lTantasket beach between Hull and the Ocean View House. Ho- tels, dance halls, bathhouses and other structures succumbed to the high wind and tidal wave of the storm. Wreck and ruin now line the beach. The prop erty, exclusive of the Hotel Nantasket, was probably worth $100,000.
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
November. 1898.

branch of the United States Hydrographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange Is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners. without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building at the foot of Market street, Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal.
 A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error if any, is published in the morning papers the following day
 W. S. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant, '. s. N., in charge,
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD.
Via SauSalito Ferry.

Via SauSdllt0 Ferry. FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
 AND SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS-'7:20, ~9:30. 11:00 a. m.; s1:45, 8:45, 515, "6:00, 630 p. m. EXTRA TRIPS-For San Rafael on Monday. Wednesdays and Saturdays at u:30 p. m. SUNDAYS-'S:00 '10:o0, 'n:S0 a. m.; '1:15. 800, '4:30, 6:15 D. m.
 Trains marked run to San Quentin. FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-5:25. '6:35, 7:45. 's:SO a. ID. .: '12:2o. 2:2O. .5;45, 5:O6 p. m sUNDAYSE6:20, .s:O6, '1O:Oo '11:55 a. m; Trains marked start from San Quentin. FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-5:45, 6:45. 7:55, $40 a. 12:35 PAS $50. 5:20 p. m. EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at zoo D. m. SUNDAYS-s:o0. 10:05 a. m.; 12:o5. 1:2o. $40. b:00, 620 ?. m
 THROUGH TRAINS. T:20 a. m. week days-Cazadero and way sta ns. 1:45 p. m Saturdays-Duncan Mills and way
 stations. 500 e. m. sundays-DuncanM Mills and way ssa's.
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HEAVIEST KNOWN SINCE
 THE BLIZZARD OF 1888

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Nov. 27.-The storm in this city is the heaviest known since the blizzard of 1888. The snow is about two feet on level and is drifted badly. John Ahern, an elec- trieian, was killed on the Glastonbury trolley line to-day while working at clearing the tracks. He was shifting the trolley when he was struck by the blade of snow blow following and instantly killed.
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A LADY CYCLISTS soMERsAULT

An extraordinary accident has occurred on the North Circular road Dublin, to a lady cycIist She was passing along a portion of the road where arrangements completed The wire was allowed to lie slack upon the roadway. Suddenly as she was crossing the wire it was drawn bicycle were flung high into the air Both turned completely over, but fortunately the lady landed on her feet, suffering a violent shock, from which she is at pres ent prostrated. The machine, which was raised a considerable height, was com pletely smashed.-Newcastle Daily Chron- icle.
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ALL TRAINS DELAYED
 BY THE FIERCE STORM

BALTIMORE, Nov 27.-On account of the blizzard in New York last night all trains from points north of Phila- delphia were from one to five hours late to-day. The Pennsylvania train bear ing this mornings issue of the New York papers did not arrive until nearly noon, four hours behind schedule time.
 During last night and to-day high winds prevailed on the Chesapeake Bay, but so far as known there were no casualties
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Sales
GREATEST AUCTION SALE
 A -o~ @ Thoroughbred Race Horses

EVER OFFERED, Consisting of a consignment of EIGHTEEN
 YEARLINGS From RANCHO DEL SIERRA, Washoe New, PROPERTY OF THEO. WINTERS EsQ. Sons and daughters of the unbeaten Fl RIO Rey and Key del Sierras. out Of the HatrohS that have made this farm famous.
 shall also sell all the
 HORSES IN TRAINING Owned by R. HUGHES, ESQ, who Is retiring from business on account of III health. Among those offered will be the GREATEST TWO-YEAR-OLD IN CALlFOR-
 MA,
 MODWENA,
 Also the frequent winners, JENNIE REID, ANN PAGE, HANNAH REID, ST MAGDALEN and sister in
 blood to Diggs.
 Also to be sod three-year-old untried half-brother to the racing queen, MARY BLACK Horses may be seen at yard. Catalogues ready.
 Sale will take place MONDAY EVENING, November 2S,
 At the OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE, 721 HOWARD STREET,
 Near Third. San Francisco.
 VIM. G. LAYING, Auctioneer. ED LOWRY, Auctioneer.
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NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides +he carly morning tides given in the left hand column and the successive tides e; Of the the second time column gives the second tide of the day. the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the TTntted States Coast Survey charts, except when minus sign e precedes the height. and then the number given is suetracted d rom m reference is the mean of the lower low waters
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WEATHER REPORT.

(120th Meridian-Paciic Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, D. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date as compared with those of same date last season, and rainfall in last 24 hours:
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
RAILROAD TRAVEL. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN BY. co.
 LESSEE SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC
 RAILWAY COMPANY. Tiburon Ferry. Foot of Market St.
Tiburon Ferry, Foot of Market St.

SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS-7:3O, 800, 11:0O g. m.; 2:35 S:30 5:1O, 6:30 p. ID. Thursdays-Extra trip at Il :3e p. IT. Saturday1Extra trips at 1:aa and 1:30 D. m. sUNDAYs-s:oO. s:so. HOO a. m.: 1:sO. s:sa. 6:00, 6:20 p. m.
 SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS3:10, 7:50, 9:20, 11:10 a. m.; l2:45, $40 5:1O p. m. saturdays-E1tra trips at suNDAYs~s16, $40. n:1o a. m.: 1:4o $40. 6:00 625 p. m.
 Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park same schedule as above.
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
 Times and Heights of High and Low
 Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
 Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
 thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharD about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
 (PAOIFIC SYSTEM Traina leave .snd are due ao arrive Ae SAN EkANCESC9- Main Line Foot of Market Street.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2S.

Sun rises :09 Sun sets -OA Moon rises D. Ill.,
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SALOON, STOCK and FIXTURES

THIS DAY (MONDAY). at Il a. m., 1905 MISSION ST, NEAR FIFTEENTH. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD. SOP Market st.
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NOVEL JAPANESE JOURNALISM.

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The herald., 1898-07-17
GOWNS FOR
DEBUTANTES

The most difficult gowns in the world 20
butante, since in this connection 1t is so
easy to under or over do matters, when in
either case modistic disaster results. Now
adays, perhaps, the tendency Is all iowa I'd
OVERRIDING, and this is pity, for can there
he more laughable and, at the same time
pathetic sight than that of young girl
rising IS or 10 at the outside, decked out
in finery suitable for a woman of twice her
years? With what an i'll grace the heavy
brocade or the still heavier satin sits upon
the slender young limbs, which seem to call
for muslins and the lighter makes of silks,
ETC.! Most of us are hard enough upon the
woman who, long past the meridian Of 3d.
still clings to the garb of her girlhood and
has penchant for letting her hair down on
every available opportunity and for broad
sashes of babyish blue; but 1 think we
ought to be still harder upon the woman
who robs her young daughter of that one
lovelest prerogative of youth-the right
to dress with simplicity. How infinitely
better they do these things in France was
brought home to me forcbly the other day.
when was gratified with the sight of some
half-dozen models prepared for two of this
seasons best-known debutantes. am not
sure that space will permit detailed de-
scription OF all the gowns, but still I feel
7 cannot do better than to represent to you
pen pictures of the three or four most
notable among them.
Model No. was a dinner frock, pure
The herald., 1898-07-17

since emulated. Only in modern wars the
girls have not donned armor, nor led troops,
but have been content to handle a rife and
follow leader, their identity being hidden
in mems uniform. The latest acquisition to
the role of amazons Is young woman Of
Atlanta. Ga, who gives the name of Lizzie
Cannon. This young woman was so anx-
ious to go and fight the Spaniards that she
resorted to strategy to accomplish her pur-
pose. She dressed herself in full suit Of
United States regimentals and was on her
way to the recruiting office to enlist when a
policeman, noticing her peculiar walk. like
wise her smooth and pretty face. concluded
she was a woman masqueradfng in mems
clothes and arrested her. Miss Cannon
was much disappointed when her sex was
discovered and had "a good cry" when she
found she could not enlist. When asked
what she meant by parading the streets in
such attire she said:
II decided to join the army and go to the
front and fight the Spaniards. at first
thought of joining the order of the Red
Cross, but that would have been too tame.
1 wanted to be where the fight was going
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But to return to parasols. There are
some silk and gauze ones that are not only
pierced with appliques of black lace, but
are most exquisitely painted with wreaths
of flowers or groups of fat cupids, or most
lovely, indeed, on one sky-blue dome was
a long flight of white-breasted, black
coated swallows. They were painted large
about the bottom of the new DOME grow
ing smaller and smaller until they were
only specks up near the ferule. Here ard
there white clouds were painted in, and the
whole spread of silk was mounted on
long Malacca stick.
Much emphasis is, of course, laid upon
the stick, and in a batch Of expensive para
soils such novelties have been noted as
gold enameled handle having a tiny watch
surrounded by brilliants set in the very end.
Another gold and crystal handle for three
inches up is hollow, and touching spring
of flies the gold cap and the empty space
is filled with smelling salts.
Still third has a slit in its ivory shaft,
into which slips a small gold-rimmed lorg-
non, fastened to the handles end by gold
hinge. The price of these is commensu-
rate with their beautiful material and ex-
ceeding novelty, but far more stable and
almost as attractive are modestly priced
ones of taffeta.
Some of these, by the way, sturdy fell
lows, with carved wood handles, are so ar
ranged that at any time the cover, If it be
of washing silk or Bingham, can be re-
moved, washed, and neatly replaced.
The sticks are all highly colored and
quite realistic. They take the form of
cocks heads, laughing Jester, true
lovers knot in white enamel and stras, and,
in fact, appeal to every kind of fancy.
The New Ear Florets
The fashion for wearing earrings has for
some time been slowly but surely reassert-
ing itself. OF late totally new develop
ment of this branch of the jewelers. art
mas been introduced in the form of the
small, gracefully designed "ear-dorets."
The idea is distinctly novel, and is based
upon the assumption that, to be worn to the
best advantage, jewel should be mounted
and arranged so that the ornament accen-
tuates the curves and lines of the lobes of
the ear, fitting to it, as 1t were, without
any assertive method of fastening being
visible.
AS yet only few designs in this novel
piece Of jewelry have made their appear
ance, these consisting Of delicately wrought
scroll work, either in plain gold or mount
cd with pearls or diamonds. The fioret
attachment can be adapted for pendant
drops of any size. or form a complete or
nament If worn alone; 1t is easy to adjust,
and some of the patterns are arranged for
wearers whose ears have not been pierced,
while others are finished with a fine hook,
but In all cases the fastening is invisible
and the form is so arranged as to fit al
most any ear although special mounts can
be made to order if required. The idea is
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known, believe, as "dove's breast'-and.
I.apropos of the exceeding popularity of
Igray at the present moment, noticed that
no less than three out of those six gowns
were in varying shades of that Quaker
like hue. Nor, taking into consideration
the fact that both of the intended wearers
are brunettes, should this be caviled at.
There is no more lovely or becoming color
for those whose tresses are dark than gray
of one tone or another, always providing
their owner Is slender Grey should be
avoided by all who have tendency, even
a slight one, to embonpOint.
However, to go back to the gown In ques-
ton. The skirt, which was of the latest
shape, had piped hounce reaching almost
to the knees, set in under band Of steel
and amber embroidery. The lining was Of
yellow glace silk ornamented on the inner
side by q dozen little friils OF its own ma
terial. each of indescribable "fussiness."
| The bodice, which was pouched, boasted a
full vest Of silver grey d'esprit net, worked
all over in a design Of butterflies In amber
| and steel. At the back square collar Of
| tucked grey d'esprit net over the Japanese
silk was embroidered at either corner with
| another big butterfly. also In amber and
steel. Sleeves there were none, two frills
| OF the silk and net, accordion-pleated. talk
| ing their Mace. In the center of the hoflice
in front was p,nned a huge bunch of lilies
| or the valley With tho ynoat natural lool-
| ing leaves I ever saw. The waist was en-
cIrcled by a band of the amber and steel
passementerie finished at tine back nv two
| long sash-Iike ends of accordiop.nleatad
| net drawn through n bip amber buckle Tn
the hair a bow of rray tulIe and a yellow
osprey were to be kept in place by another
buckle of similar. hut much smaller make.
Frocla No. was a ball gown. also of
| tulle and also gray In hue. adorned round
| the hem with a ruchine of tinv yellow rose.
buds. yellow and gray being favorite com.
bination of the fortunate da mseI for whom
| the dress was intardod Tho hod,,a ,,,h;,t,
| was Of tulle over gray satin mervei,leux-
| the latter material also served az founda.
| tion for the skirt-was cur on coeur and nod
shoulder straps OF the roses in n,ace NJ
sleeves, For q wonder this snec,al corsa0e
was not pouched. the tulle being cunningiv
draped across the hist in vsrv FIJI, a nd vet
| light looking folds. and then covered With
the tiny yellow roses applied latt,oe wise
the back OF the body being ,eft severe,v
plain, with the execution Of the ruche of
roses outlining the deco,Ie+are. There was
no sash, in the ordinary sense NJ the term
a belt of very fine paste. to which. at the
back. were attached two long ends ~ broad
satin ribbon entirely covered with the tinv
roses. doing duty for the same This efract
was charming and quite n new sensation in
| the way of sashes of the Main Roman and
accordion pleated varieties Of which