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The evening times., 1898-06-18
BABY BASKETS.
simple and Dainty md Useful for
Holding Toys.

Simple ana DAINTY ana lseful Tor
Holding Toys.
pretty and dainty BASKET can be made
by using an ordinary or 16-cent chip
basket as foundation. 1t should be
covered and lined neatly with a cheap
figured material. About two yards of
pretty challi. silkOline or dotted Swiss, or
| any other suitable material, would an
swer the purpose.
First line the bottom 81 the basket in
side" and out by applying the material
fiat and sewing 1t through the basket; {;
next cut piece of goods wide enough to
go from the bottom of the basket inside
to the bottom outside tallowing, of
course. little to turn i'm, and long
enough to go round the basket; sew the
ends OF this together.
Now take another strip of goods for
the pockets. II the material is very thin
II may be doubled to make it stronger,
and by stitching the edge the necessity
for binding or hemmng the opening of
the pocket will be avoided. Box plait
this strip to make a suitable number of
pockets, and stitch by machine to the
goods lining round the basket. Stitch
firmly also the sides of each pocket.
Now slip the goods OH the basket. with
the pockets on the outside. Silt the goods
where necessary to slip over the handle
Of the basket, then sew up again. Fin
lsh the inside Of the basket first bv
turning up the goods and sewing through
the basket; then finish the outside in the
same manner. making the stitches as in
conspicuous possible. If preferred.
the pockets may be made separately and
stitched on.
To make the basket look a little more
fluffy and baby like. piece of lace. eth
er gathered or straight, may be sewed on
the rim and falling inside. The handle is
to be covered with a tiounce of the goods
trimmed with lace and tied up in the
center. The effect Of the whole is charm
ing.
The pockets Of the basket are to be us
ed, OF course, for all the accessories of
baby toilet, while the INFERIOR is used for
holding the little dresses and iannels.
The successful accomplishment of this
baby basket suggested the idea of max
ing a basket of the same kind. but COW
cred with strong linen or denim, to be
used as a receptacle for a childs toys
and games. so that in the evening there
would be no more excuse for playthings
left lying about. 1t proved great uc-
| cess, and'I should strongly advise moth
ers and aunts who value orderly home
10 try the experiment
The evening times., 1898-06-18
THE GLUTToNY OF DRESS.
Fine Feathers DO Not Always Make
Fine Rirds.

Once on a time somebody said some
thing about fine feathers, making fine
birds. They do and then again they
don't. There are people-lots of people
who show up gross and common in silks
and satins while they look positively
wholesome in white aprons and gingham
gowns.
The fashion journals and special writ
ers in the drygoods and millinery branch
of Journalism. spend their days writing
about clothes and bonnets and jewels and
coffures, and Venus knows what. and
when you read about them you think 10
yourself. dear me. how lovely and pic
turesque the wearer of that lot of ma
terial is going to LOOKOUT when those
fashions get out of print and on to the
women someway they never come up to
expectations. The average young woman
viii don duplicates of the garments and
ornaments worn by grand danes and
peasants inside of history and out but
when she is rigged out in her novel traps
she looks painfully tame. Yes. she does.
and il is all because the Earb lacks the
personality of the original wearer and
partakes Of the cOnventionality Of the
woman who has adopted il as her own.
Here is a dress that figured the other
night at a function of high degree:
Mother-of-pearl chiffon. Arabesgugd with
scrolls OF diamonds ana pearls, which en-
circed lunches of flowers wrough in
Nile green and plush pink silks Filmy
lace fiounced the skirt, the frills caught
down at intervals with great single dia-
mondS. while the bodice of pink satin.
misty colored chiffon and froSy laces
pearls. The sleeves We're of ancient cob
we5y laces-deliciously eXpensive-with a
double row of single diamonds sewn down
on the elbow side. There was big sun
burst Of diamonds on the left side of the
corsage. a jewel crusted dagger jabbed
the lace together over the bust. and the
whie aigrette that rose from the wear
er's head was gemmed with brilliants
that dazed the eyes with their flashing
rays
The diamonds were worth $4,000. the
lace was next door to priceless. two 'wo-
men had worked nearly a month en-
broidering the filmy chiffor-not count
ing he modste's bill for making and
Innings and. honestly and truly the
wearer of all that Sheba-like magnit!-
cence didn't even look neat.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
CYCLE SUITS IN CHURCH.
knfckerbOckers md short skirts
Worn mt Country Service.

Cycle suits are more to be seen in the
country churches this Summer than ever
before. Almost any fine Sunday you may
see scores of knickerbockered men and
short-skirted women in the suburban
pews. The carriage sheds are stacked
with bicycles. Sometimes the riders are
members of the congregation. but oftener
they are merely vagrant wheelfolk, who,
happening to be in that neighborhood in
the course of their all-day ride. have TAX
en- this opportunity of combining a little
religion with a rest. 1t was the pastor
of a Harlem church who this Spring urg-
ed one of his downtown parishioners to
always come to church on her wheel.
1T will, give you a pleasant Sunday
morning ride. he said. Your wheel will
be safe in the bicycle rest the church has
established, and after the service is over
you will have another pleasant ride home
again As for appearing at church in
your bicycle suit, YOU need have no hesi-
tation whatever. Half the congregation
come garbed that way nowadays
From this it would look as though the
churchgoers and the cycle folk had at
last effected compromise There was
something essentially modern about
man in one rural church last Sunday
who in hiking clothes, sat listening ear
nestly TO the sermon. while his jacket
pockets bulged with Sunday newspapers
The evening times., 1898-06-18
The Hnnk clerk. Vain search.
(From the Cleveland Plain DealerD


A local joker with plenty of leisure time
on his hands recently went to considerable
trouble in fixing up a fake check. 1t was
all filled out in proper form. with a neatly
written fictitious name at the bottom
and II was drawn for very large amount
on "The Banks of the Wabash" 1t took
the joker some time to letter this to suit
him. but he finally finished 1t. Then he
not a thousand furlongs from the Public
Square, and solemnly walking up to the
cashier said in a brisk. business voice II
want to deposit that to my credit
The cashier picked 1t up. glanced at 1t
and caught on at once.
Don't say a word" he said with a
chucAe. ''Tll try it one one of the boys"
He called the victim forward.
Mr.. Blank he said. Just look up the
Banks of the Wabash in the bankers
directory. will you please?'
Certainly. sir" said the unsuspicious
clerk Banks of the Wabash?'
Yes said the cashier: Indiana
So the clerk brought forward an i'm
mense volume. and ran 1t over with much
dexterity. His forefinger came slowly
down the page and went up again. Then
it came down once more.
mo Banks of the Wabash in Indiana.
SIR he briskly announced.
Then the cashier snorted. and the joker
roared. and the clerk saw that he was
badly sold.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
She Would Return the Compliment

(Frcm the Chicago Journal)
She had applied for place cook. and
Mrs. Weston was considering the matter
rather favorably.
What is your name?" she asked.
Who? Me?'
Yes"
Ma shore nuff name?'
Why, of course,'' Mrs Weston did not
understand the negro character and was
annoyed. But the black wOman's eyes
rolled like white allies in a circle, and
she smiled with engaging openness.
oh. yo' all kin call me .Winky-"
"Winky? Ridiculous. You weigh two
hundred pounds
'Wull-wul. l didn't steal none of dem
scorn. "Ab'gail's ma baptis name. but
ma ticlar friens dey all calls me .Winky;
hits kinder loviner. Ian, eff l yere yo'
call me dat could make yo battah cakes
wat d melt in yo' mouf: dat j could.
honey
Very WELL" said Mrs. Weston. YEARLY
TN call you 'Winky' if you want me to-
The colored girl beamed.
Oats hit, ma am, dat's hit, But ain
gwine ter let no wife lady git ahaid of
me in p'lteness. Use Gwine ter pay yo'
de same s'pects. / gwine to call yo'
'Wunky"" - .
The word rolled off from her thick lips
like drop of honey, bur the lady was not
pleased. and when Mr.. Weston came home
he found that the cook had not been en-
gagged.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
A SnriEgtide SorroNv.


The boy whose red hair projected
through holes in his large straw hat was
sitting on a log. looking gloomily at the
dusty road. when the lady who teach aS
the school came along.
"Why, William" she exclaimed, "what
are you doing here?"
"Nothin'." he answered. only think
in
Your face doesn't look as If your
thoughts were very pleasant" she re-
marked in a gentle tone, that invited
confidence.
They amt; 1 was just thinkin about
how everything in this world goes
wrong Everything is too much or too
little"
What is your particular trouble -
"Freckles."
The teacher looked at him in astonish-
ment and would have laughed aloud had
she not seen by the expression of his
face that n display of merriment would
wound his feelings.
II thought only girls gave themselves
any concern about such things
Girls are more for lettin' on about
what they're worried over than boys
are / thought them plaguey freckles
was bout gone last winter. But here
they are again, the same as ever"
"WeIl. it's some comfort if they aren't
any worse"
Nom, it isn't If they'd only grow
could cheer up: but they stay betwiXt
an between: jes' big enough SOS 1 can't
be good lookin. and too small fur me
to stand any show Of goin' away with
the circus leopard boy"
The evening times., 1898-06-18
SELLING OLD GOWNS.
That Is what Some Fashionable
Women Are Doing.

There is a story-and it is a true one
of a fashionable woman of New York,
who. through her maid. sold among
lot of half-worn finery. a favorite and
very distinctive ball-dress of hers that.
having been worn three or four times.
had served its turn. and who. attending
n theater a few nights afterward. recog-
niZed it in all its glory upon a girl play
ing the part of society lady in a bali
room scene. The dress had been utter
ly ruined" as the fashionable woman ex-
planned afterward when she told the sto-
ry to her friends as a huge joke, for It
had been fixed over with fatal effect
but. for all that. she had no difficulty in
knowing that it was the frock she had
sold. '
The truth is that there are very many
women In the smart sets today who
every spring sell out some of their win
ter gowns Nor, as rule. do they have
any objection to persons knowing about
1t. The costumes are useless for the
next season; they are too handsome to
give away: very few of these wealthy
women ever consider such a thing as
making over. with even the most expen-
sive materials. and. however wealthy
they are. they think they might just as
well have the 800. 500 or perhaps. 800,
that will result from such a sale.
Some women. instead of selling their
gowns themselves. have direct bargain
with their ''lady's maid in virtue of
which that person serves at a lower rate
Of wages. all my ladies' articles of
dress becoming hers Internationally as
soon as my lady has finished with them.
At least a score of weil-known New
York women. however. make these trans
actions directly. Some of the most prom
inent are Mrs. Astor. who IS a firm be-
lever in this saving Of a penny; Mrs.
John Jacob Astor, Mrs. Oliver Harri-
man. Mrs. Charles Gould. Mrs. ORA
Wilson and Mrs. Elisha Dyer.
All this business is done through the
women's maids. The women themselves
never meet the dealers who make a spe-
cialty of this trade. 1t follows that. in
some cases at least, the maid finds this
portion Of her duties very profitable. since
the payments being made in actual cash
1t is simple matter to keep back some
Of the returns"
The secondhand dealer comes. as a
usual thing. in a cab She Is a stout.
midde-aged woman. of the haggins
class. and she has with her a well-filled
pocketboo!t The costumes are laid out
on the bed of an upper room for her in
spection. My lady is nowhere to be seen
the secondhand dealer has never met
her-but my lady's maid. fully equal 10
the other in the principles and practice
of combating and haggling. is. and
long wordy battle ensues. Half dollar
by half dollar the price Of each gown
goes up. and the bargain IS not complete
until the maid is satisfied she has screwed
her visitor up to the very highest notch.
II is only at this time of year that the
swell women sell their clothes in this
way The Summer wardrobe is not of
costly enough materials to make it pay
NeM York Herald.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
An Uncultivated Taste.
(From the Detroit Free Prsss.)

81 wanted ter you.'' said the new colored
servant. with much embarrassment. 'ef yoh would
hab any objections to my bakin' some OIL fashion
cd. homemade brcads''
We don't need any," replied the housewife,
''The bakers bread is quite satisfactory
81 didn't speck ter make it foh You ALL I was
akin yer pusnal favoh.''
''You mean you desire to make some bread
especially for your usc?s
''Ef mout. ma am. hasn' got myse'f usenter
TO disherc bakers bread When l bites inter a
piece an doesn' fin muffin but hole feels dis
app'inted. ! knows Is way benin de times
Dey kin put wind in balloons an bicycle tires
ter pneumatic bread. gibs up. IF kahn hab
de good old-matic kind. reefons I'll halter git
along wifi meat an vegetables"
The evening times., 1898-06-18
Mr. p Ketcnam of Pike Citv "a.

Mr.. P. Ketcham Of Pike City. Ca. says:
During my brothers late sickness from
scatic rheumatism, Chamberlain's Pain
Balm was the only remedy that gave him
any relief" Many others have testified
TO the prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords. For sale by Henry
E.ans. wholesale and retail druggist, s3S
T. Street northwes; and Connecticut ave-
rue and s Street northwest. and li2S
Maryland Avenue northeast.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
Through Pnrlor Cnr to Atlantic City
via PENNSYLVANIA Raflroad

Commencing July l. parlor car will be
attached to -i2:45 p. m. train from Wash
ington, arriving at Atlantic City at $50
p. m. via Delaware Bridge Route. Re.
turning. leave Atlantic City 1925 a. NJ;
arrive Washington $3.50 p. m.
je16-1S pm-l7-19am. -s,-
The evening times., 1898-06-18
The Man Who Wrote .D,,,. ;,
From tho Iowa State Reeistcr1

froih thu IVWa Statc Keglstcr.)
Emmett is a true-bluc patriot, and his enc de
sire is that he may live TO see the United State.
free Cuba. and drive Spain from the Wcs;err
Hemisphere. He is e. cd old man. and the his
torian who complies the history OF the United
States for the nineteenth century will commit a
grierous error If page or two is not set asid,
for Dixie and its compc ser, Dan Emmett
The evening times., 1898-06-18
No Novelty.
W. csShass
Hrnm the Lnnclstnr ENimirf.

From the Lancaster Fxamincr)
There is nothing novel shout a board OF >trate-
-. Ti,ry have been in existence for thousand
ycIrs and more, simply because every mother
uitii a pretty daiieht.r is such board
The evening times., 1898-06-18

of twenty or thirty. it could not do better
than to give instruction in the prepara-
tiCn of copy" Yes. there is work for
such a school to do. but. where can it
get its scholars?
The evening times., 1898-06-18
Si.:5 to baltimore md Return SI..5
yfa Pennsylvania RaiIroad

Saturday and Sunday. June Is and 19
Tickets good to return until Monday. J;ine
90 All trains except Congressional Lin
tied.
te15, ,16, is, ,19-am
The evening times., 1898-06-18
SCORED the Crowd.
(From the Atlanta Constitution. }

''My sons runncd off an .iined the Army" slid
tine cid lady: my husbands gone to lcok after
my sen, an now I'm goin'. to loos after my lus-
band! So, the drafted old war Guver'gient has
jest nachully hoggcd the whole family
The evening times., 1898-06-18
The COrkxcrcw.

tFrom the Chicago Dispatcii.)
Undoubtedly the Mcrrimac may be considered
the cork 10 the Santiago bottle. but liobson and
his men formed the cork's crew.
The evening times., 1898-06-18

Your credit Is good a. Lansburgh's Fur
niture House. 18th and F SITS. oc3-tf
The evening times., 1898-06-18
A Tin tO Poets.

From the Omaha World Herald.)
Among other rhymes for Mcrrimac is "crackcr-
jack
The evening times., 1898-06-18
Lansburgh & Bro.
Special Sale Of
Boys Clothing

Washable Knee Pants.
Strips5 Domssti IOs Pr
Ssripsj Chsviot, 13:, or , pr for 2oe
Cr sh AMI Striped Galatea, 16c pr
White Dock, 2o: p:
WASH SUITS.
/ Lot of Striped Domestic, BE suit.
! Lot of Fancy Cheviot, 49c suit.
Lot OF Striped Grass Linen and
Cheviots, 75e suit.
! Lot of Import,j Fabric, eo1 suit.
All higher grade Suits at spe-
cial reduction of 10 per cent.
25 dozen Boys Washable Sair!
Waists (well made), 1219c each,
The evening times., 1898-06-18

DUTY ON TEA.
Although the new war tariff bill which went in
effect Monday, June 18th, places a duty of Zoe
pound on Tea, WE HAVE NOT CHANGED OUR
PRICES. When present stocks exhausted Teas
will certainly advance 101 pound. NOW IS THE
TIME TO BUY.
The Great Atlantic &Pacific Tea Co.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-16

come as to the presence of Spanish
ships in the North Atlantic. Realiz-
ing that nothing was to be gained by
haste. and that the war was progress
Ing steadily toward success, it was de-
termined not to take the one small
chance OF having our troop transports
menaced by some scouting ships OF the
enemy.
As result, the troop transports have
not proceeded to Cuba, either yester-
day or the day before, as has been re-
peatedly asserted. They are in readi-
ness to go, but will not move until the
naval convoy is ready to accompany
them, assuring safe conduct from Flori
da to the point OF destination. Wheth-
er that will be today OF tomorrow, the
war department declines positively to
say.
The completeness with which the
transporting OF the troops has been
planned is shown by the list of trans-
port vessels given out at the war de-
partment today. OF this list, 81 steam
ships, varying from 400 tons down to
800 tons, are at Florida ports ready to
carry troops to the point Of invasion.
The entire transport feet of about 90
steamships, augmented by the feet OF
10 naval conveys, will make-a formida-
BILE marine procession, exceeding In
magnitude the notable spectacle Of the
naval review In the worlds fair year
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-16
FLEET IS OFF.
The Army OF Invasion Sails From Key
West, shafter In Command.

The Army Of Invasion Sails From Key
West, shafter In Command.
Washington, June I4--Under com.
mand OF General Shafter, the Grst di-
vision Of the army sailed tonight from
Key West for Santiago de Cuba to be-
seige and capture that town. The corr
voying warships, believed to number
i6 or 10, will be ready for the voyage
by nightfsll, and with this powerful
force there Is no longer reason for ap-
prehension that the transports can be
attacked successfully by any Spanish
warships, even II such ships had es-
capped the vigilant search Of the naval
commanders at Key West and off Hav-
ana
1t is believed here that the sally out
Of Havana Of the three Spanish gun
boats was intended to create the i'm
preston that they were prepared to at
tack the transports. If 80, the plan
miscarried, for the craft were detected
Immediately by Commodore Watson e
cruisers and driven back pell NELL into
Havana harbor under the protection Of
the guns Of the shore batteries.
Even II these boats had escaped they
could have done no damage, for the size
OF the convoy furnished for the troop
ships is sufficient to warrant the belief
that they would have been speedily de-
stroyed had they had the courage to
make an attack upon the fleet Of Amer
ican ships. The Spanish boats are not
Of formidable character, not one Of
them being equal in power Of the
smallest American cruiser, or even OF
such gunboats as the little Bancroft,
which may be used as General Shat
ter's flagship.
Every precaution has been taken by
the government to insure the safety OF
the troops en- route to Cuba. The naval
war board was in session today making
the final preparations for the disposi-
tion of the guardships. TIE transports
will be kept as closely together as safe
navigation will permit, and the war
ships will be disposed of ahead. astern
and on each flank. The heetest scout
ing vessels will be thrown far astern,
ready to signal the heavily-armed
cruisers at the first sign OF an approach
ing foe.
The troops should arrive off Santiago
by Wednesday night, supposing the
fleet proceeds at eight knots speed, and
landing operations should begin by
Thursday, for General SbafteT will not
keep his men cooped up on shipboard
a moment longer this necessary
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-16
OFF THE ROADS
-Four Spanish Warships
We're Seen Near
Fort Monroe.
WERE HEADING SOUTHWARK

Caught by the Battle
Boat-The Signal for Activity at the
Fort and on the Vessels In the Bay.
Newport News, Va, June H.
A dispatch just received from Fort
Monroe says: Intense excitement was
caused at Fort Monroe Friday night
shortly after 0 O'Clock by dispatch
received from the signal station at
Cape Henry, stating that Spanish war
ships were lurking in the vicinity.
A short time later message was re-
ceived from Washington instructing
the commander of the fort to be on the
alert. Reports as to the unmber OF
ships seem to ccnflict.
A lieutenant, who was seen after
midnight, said that he had been in.
formed that Spanish battleship, two
cruisers and torpedo-bo had been
caught under the searchlight of Cape
Henry, steaming from northerly di-
rection.
As soon as 1t was reported that the
enemy's warships had been sighted
there was great activity at the fort.
The big searchlights began to sweep
across the bay, and signals were flashed
to the cruiser Minneapolis, auxiliary
cruiser Dixie and dynamite cruiser
Buffalo. which we're anchored off Old
point.
Quarters were sounded, and the
crews hastily prepared the ships for
action. The gunners took positions
at their posts, where they were ordered
to remain during the night. The
ships searchlights were kept playing
on the water
AT the fort ammunition was hurried
to the long guns, and the troops were
ordered to the posts. Some of the
officers were with their families at the
hotels, and buglers were dispatched for
them. The men scurried out of the
hotels half dressed and hastenedd to
the fort.
In the camp of the Maryland troops
orders were given for the men to sleep
in their clothes with their guns close
by.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-16

ed with trains OF siege guns, and there
are level reads to Santiago, 8S miles
distant, where a few mountain batter
les, beyond the reach of the fleet, will
be taken to an eminence commanding
the city and the Spanish ships.
Guantanamo is an important place.
It has six miles of water harobr, and
will be OF great value to the United
States navy and army as a supply sta
tion, coaling depot and cable terminus.
The Spaniards have but slight de-
fense. Their batteries were silenced
by the Marblehead in a few minutes
firing at 1000 yards. A small Spanish
gunboat ran away. The Oregon, Mar
blehead and Yankee hold the harbor,
waiting to land marines.
The nayy's work has been done we'll.
Day and night ships patrol the 80
miles OF coast within easy gun range OF
the shore. The officers and men arc
ever ready and impatiently say:
what more can be done? We have
opened the way; where is the army Of
invasion?"
The answer seems neai at hand.