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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
Dry GOODS.

DRY GOODS. -
ISaacGiehIbgry 6 tfSoD S
GRAND
Easter Display
WHOPEE
What bargains we do get at Isaac Eichbcrg
& Sons
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, DRESS and NOV
ELITES.
Below ara few of the interesting bargains:
BLACK GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Black Silk Grenadine.
e Henrietta.
iron Grenadire.
e" Satin. n.striped GTcnad ne.
great variety of Patterns of Silk and
Wool Crepon at 81, Sl25 and 81 80.
All the leading colors and combinations in
Pebble Cloths
Checio.s,
Coating Sorgcs,
Fine Henrietta.
Brilliantine in pain.
Bayadere BTlliantinc.
Black Gros Grain Bayadcro.
Black Rrocaded Satins.
Plain Black Satins.
all of the latest Colorod Dress Goods and
Cloths now ready to be shown.
All of our Fancy Silks are now in at the
following low prices: 49c, 75c, 81 and up.
Navy Blue Ground Silks Polka Dot 6Oc
now soc.
All the leading shades of fine satins at 6Oc.
The new Green, Blue and Ceres in Taleta
ORGANDIEs.
White, Nile, Green, Canary, Yellow, Baby
Blue, Lavender, Scarlet, Pink and Navy Blue
a 10c.
organdies at 12!, Is, 1S ani 25c.
a beautiful new line of Ladies' Underwear.
The latest noventy in Ladies Frnged Ties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
@. M. ADAMS
Summer Underwear.

During the first week in
April we begin to receive our
light Gauze Underwear for
summer business, Our first
shipment will consist of about
$50 dozen of the lightest
weights Of India Gauze, Bal
briggan and Lisle Thread for
Men, Ladies and Children. In
later cards prices will appear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
BaSter Hosiery.


On and after April 4th, an
extensive line of new Hosiery
for inspection. Hosiery in
lace, plaids, checks. vertical
stripes, polka dots, boot de-
signs and nearly every pat
tern shown for inspection in
the eastern markets represent
ed in this assortment. A de-
scription with prices will follow
in our next card.
c.. M. ADAMS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

TACE CURTAINS-Hand'o some assortment
IL SOC. 75c 81 to $1.25 per pair, just
,eceived Of k.C SLAYMAKER'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
?s,,cr. salt-Rheum and Eczema.

j. II. J4NNEY, 7O1 KING STREET
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tail feathers which were it's only trim ming. It was soft-crowned little hat worn we'll back from the hair, which was a pompadour.
 It is easy to imagine that the young woman who wears long tight fitting cloak will not wear much underneath. It is whispered that the young women who look So sylphlike in these long gar ments are dressed in a style which the Were it not for the corsets their under wear would be ideal. 1t is whispered that tights are worn, but we shall dis countenance this
 est of all wool combination suits, reach ing from chin to ankle; over these comes the corset: next there is a knitted long sleeved corset cover of a delicate color, which might be mistaken for a jersey waist It is pulled down snugly over the hips. A very yer elaborate & silk petticoat is touches the sidewalk. Over this the long coat is buttoned. It fastens se- curely down the front from the neck to the hem, being secured first with large buttons and buttonholes set upon flaps, then with large invisible hooks and eyes.
 It takes a long time to get into one of is well worth the trouble. for they are certainly marvels of prettiness.
 The fur huff has not gone out by any means, but the velvet one has come in; though ii you were to actually canvass you. would probably find three fur nluffs to one of velvet The trouble with the s SAN Ia eLlaA lHcy are ol CAP PCA- sive and then difficult to make. It takes muff-maker of experience to make a muff, The ends must be so carefully stiff feued as to set out over the sleeves and the huff must be nicely shaped.
 Then there comes the question of the fur heads and tails with which 1t Is trimmed, so that when the huff Is com pleted it is more expensive than the fur one bought outright.
 The cost of the long Christmas cloak is really very great. You cannot get a Christmas cloak for less than $50 and you may consider yourself lucky at that. There are really so many yards of mate rial in the cloak, and the finish requires such care, that 1t would not nay to get up a big, handsome garment of this kind for less money.
 The Christmas woman spends all her time in the streets, for the stores are s so allur Tbeoreticasy @ she recaiEvea m a 5ne Christmas gifts on Christmas morning;
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The California Hotel

Among the leading caravansaries of San Francisco is the California Hotel. on Bush street. Its merits have drawn to it as a permanent abiding place many of the leading families of the city. Among it's features which com mend it to the public is that of safety against fire, it being the only absolute ly f1re-proof hotel in the city.
 The California is especially popular with the travelling public and among it's guests are numbered the most dis tinguished people who visit the city. The Hon. ". Clayton Pickersgill, the British Consul, makes the hotel his home. Many other notables of the State and Federal service reside within its walls.
 The hotel is the scene of the annual reunions of many of San Francisco's leading social societies and institutions of learning. Its banquet rooms are superbly appointed. It is surrounded by newly and smoothly paved streets and its guests are not aroused or disturbed by passing vehicles or changing street. car bells The billiard room and bar are magnificently equipped and are second to none in the country-Ameri- can and European plan. R. H. War field & O., lessees-
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will make it almost colorless and will after a time deaden it. Don't cut your hair off yet awhile. Try this tonic. first; it is particularly good for hair that is dry and stiff: Four ounces eau de cologne: one-half ounce tincture cantharides and one-fourth dram each of oil of lavender once or twice a day with small sponge Whatever you do, do not wear switch. That keeps the head hot and in an un- healthy state that will not give the locks half a chance to see what they can oo in the growing line. Try the tonic for six weeks and if it does not help you wTi5e n6P9Tay t9 me again. E Tbe milk will not make the hair grow on the face, but cannot see the efficiency of adding thee, salt to It. Bathing the face in warm milk Will rat ten it, but I would omit the salt. Use small pinch of borax instead. The salts of tartar and lemon juice should not De allowed. to dry on the hair. It snouLa thd only on light hair The recipe that you sent me for lettuce cream IS all rlgnt. of the lettuce instead of the outside ones: And do not use more than two ounces or the liquid. else your cream will be too soft. Also make 1t in porcelain kettle tin is injurious to the oils. A little per fume added to it will improve it.
 DORA A.-The recipe that. you sent me can be used with perfect safety, although if your skin is inclined to be dry. the alcohol in the lotion will tend to make 1t more so. In that case you might omit the alcohol and use only one-half the quantity of the boracic acid. For treat ment of pimples please read advice given to O. L. B. Am so pleased that the sage tea has been benefit to you. and that you have found the cucumber milk such fine skin whitener. It will keep some time if stored in cool place. You can preserve the cucumber juice so that It pinch of salicylic acid in alcohol and adding to haif-pint bottle of the juice. Your cucumber milk is all right as lon~ for the eyebrows. The best way to ac- quire rosy cheeks and lips is to get some of the roses of health. If you must use rouge, the following is as harmless as any: Carmine F dram; oil of almonds. l dram; French chalk, ? ounces. Color for the lips is usually cold cream with more wax in it than is usually used, to which is added sufficient carmine to make it deep enough in color.
 MIME. HYGEIA.
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J. G. BLAINE's BURIAL PLACE.

great many visitors have been at Oak Hill lately who did not come because they had relatives or friends buried there. but because the cemetery has the monument to John Howard Payne, the author of Home, Sweet Home" The Blaine fam fly lot is also spot to which most of the pilgrims wend their way. Additional tn- terest is just now attracted to the grave of James G. Blaine. because part of the ground is not sodded and awaits the erec- tion of the headstone which his widow has ordered. fine old oak tree was in the middle of this lot when Mir Blaine selected it for his last resting place, and he said at the time it would form his monument. Much of the ground near the lot had new earth put over it a few years ago to keep up the grade and it is thought that this killed the tree, since another close by has also died and now stands lonely sentinel, covered with ivy nearly to the top.
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Answers to Correspondents.

D. R.-Moist, clammy hands are very frequently the accompaniment of highly nervous temperament. Defective circula- ton also Is often the cause of this con- dit1on. Take plenty of exercise and be sure that your sleeping room is well ven- tiIated Plunge the hands in hot water and dry thoroughly. Then if you will apply a powder made of equal parts of orris root and lycopodium perhaps life will once more become jolly and roseate to you.
 O. L. B.-Am very glad that you decided 10 write me- for I am sure that 1 can help you. The treatment of pimples requires more than mere outward applications. Help must come from within. Do you take a d6iIy tepid sponge bath and warm, soapy tub bath once a week? Do YOU walk at least couple of miles a day, rain or shine? Is the room that you sleep in well ventilated, and do you deny your stomach all sweets and pastries. pickles and highly spiced dishes and other indigestible foods? All this must be done if one would have a smooth fair skin, with the roses of health In the cheeks. Eat plenty of fruit. such as apples, or anges peaches and pears, and if these do not make the digestive organs sufficiently active, go to your druggist, who, I pre- sume. is reliable, and have this harmless prescription filled: Extract of dandelion, i dram: powdered rhubarb, q. S. Divide into 31h grain pills and take one every night. or oftener if necessary. Do not take either of the medicines mentioned in vour letter. Use only pure castillo soap m vour face and use it every night with fepid water, rinsing well in clear water and drying on a soft towel Then smear a good cold cream over the face, such as is given in to-day's Beauty Talk If the er,iptions are severe touch the spots with tfncture of myrrh or listerine, diluted In three times as much boiled water. In the morning remove any of the grease that
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porcelain kettle When melted remove from the heat and add tall aL once) the roseWater. to which the essence of vio- let has been added Beat quickly with an firm.
 To make a face powder that is per fectly harmless take:
 Talcum powder, five ounces
 Rice flour. five ounces.
 Zine oxide. two and One-halt ounces Mix well and perfume with three drops each of oils of bergamot. ylang ylang and neroli. Of course any other perfume can be substituted.
 The amateur perfume maker is not al- ways successful. but if you care to eX- pertinent. try this:
 Essence of ViOletS, 10 ounces. Essence of acacia. ? ounces. Essence of rose pomade. , ounces. Extract of iris root, ? ounces. Oil of bitter almonds, 1s ounce. This is a French recipe. and is the most delightful perfume imaginable.
 IL should be tightly corked allowed to stand al least q week before using and must be shaken occasionly.
 A delightful sachet powder is made thus:
 Orris root, ground. 61a ounces.
 Sandalwood. ground, IF ounces.
 Oil Of roses. drops.
 oil of geranium, drops.
 oil of neroH, drops.
 oil of lemon, drops.
 Oil of bergamot. drops.
 Oil of verbena. F drops.
 Musk. $ grains.
 C
 And now for the gem of the collection which I have kept until the last. It is recipe for almond meal Ii is a little elab- crate but is a most delightful mixture and far superior to any sort of soap.
 ALMOND MEAL.
 Sweet almonds. blanched and powdered, ] ounce.
 Bitter almonds. blanched and powdered, F ounce.
 Orris root. finely powdered, 31a ounces. Talcum powdered, 2l2 ounces.
 White castillo soap. powdered. F ounce. Borax. finely powdered. 50 grains.
 oil of bitter almonds. drops.
 oil of neroli. drops.
 Ttpcture of musk. drops.
 In buying the powdered almonds be sure and get those from which the oil has not been compressed Keep the meal in a glass jar and use with warm water Tn place of soap.
 And now l want to wish you all the merriest kind of a Christmas. At the same time let me whisper one little word of warning In your efforts to "cele. brate" don't fill your little dummies with all sorts of indigestible pastries and sweets else I will be showed under, Monday morning. with a perfect ava Ianche of letters containing requests to Please dear Nine Hygeia. for the love of heaven. give something to drive away an unsightly and most unaccountable crop of red blotches that sprang up like toadstools in the night.
 So be warned in time, or will surely retaliate with ''I told you SO.
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think you need the advice of a medical practitioner There Is surely some or ganic trouble.
 A READER-Cucumber juice is easily obtainable by grating a ripe cucumber and then straining the juice. The rose water can be bought at any drug store, and if you cannot buy spirits of soap. make some It's very easy. Put two and a half ounces of white castillo soap cut in shavings into a pint bottle, add nine ounces of alcohol and three ounces of water. Cork the bottle and immerse 1t in hot water. frequently shaking. When the soap is dissolved allow the bottle and its contents to become cool, then add enough water to fill the bottle. Let stand for twelve hours, then filter. In the dry condition that your skin is in, cold cream would be better for general use. Try the one given in to-day's Beauty Talk. Use it every night. Massaging the scalp with olive oil will help the dry con- dition.
 on the face unless you wish a fine crop of whiskers. l think you can use the cream with perfect safety. Perhaps the powder that you use is too heavy for your skIn Try that suggested in foregoing reply to o. L. B.
 MURIEL GAS you are so very care full in using the iron on the hair do not think it is that that causes it to grow thin at the sides. It is difficult to say just why it becomes thin in one place more than another. Try a firm, invig orating massage of the scalp ct the sides with the tips of the fingers. This will bring the blood to the surface. stimulate the growth and put new life into the hair bulbs If the hair Is very dry, then use a little pure olive oil which has been previously heated The curling fluid which 1 have recommended from time to time will not injure the hair and will certainly keep 1t in better curl. Write to me again if the condition of your hair does not inn prove under the treatment suggested.
 CI.ARA-I shall be only too pleased if my advice is of benefit to you without any sort of return Keep on using the wrinkles always to rub across the lines Hold the skin firm with the fingers of one hand whiIe you massage. with the other. using rotary motion. l wish you could go to a good masseuse for one treatment, see how she does it and then do it ex- actly the same way yourself. That is really the best way to learn, as it is diff ficult to explain the movements in writ ing Use the following aStringent lotion for the large pores: Take a half pint bot tie and place iE it three tablespoonfuls of fresh uncooked cucumber juice, Half fill the bottle with elder flower water and then add TWO tablespoonfuls of eau de half an ounce of simple tincture of ben Fill the bottle with elder flower water Be benzoin else it will be apt to curdle the lotion. This can be used in the morning before powdering the face.
 skin will disappear in time. You might
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but actually they are handed out to her. one by one. by a kind-hearted Santa Claus and you see her appear to-day in new cloak and tomorrow in a new cape, for she knows that Santa Claus has more In store for her.
 Many of the new cloaks have silk ruff fles. but where a fur trimming is used the silk ruffle is left oil. Sometimes the two are combined, ruffies and fur, but the two are seldom pretty.
 The favorite way Of trimming the long cloak is with the ever popular band of fur down the front This gives elegance and grace. There is something about the be too highly appreciated. especially for short people. The round and round ruff fieS, though universally worn, are not as becoming to short figures as the straight up and down styles.
 To suit these figures many Of the new cloaks are trimmed from the belt to the feet with bands sometimes of fur and again of braid. The bands are of different lengths. Some reach to the waist and some to the knees. This gives a vertical trimming which is very pretty.
 In furs the Christmas favorites have shown themselves to be the light furs. Like a goddess a woman looks in the beautiful snow white furs that are on the market. Some of them have bluish tinge and some of them verge on yellow and gray. There are silver fox, ernline and chinchilla for the most popular, and among the most expensive come the polar fox and polar bear, and the snow white ermine with it's 'eyes" of queer stiff black.
 The Christmas hair dressing will be very elaborate, for Christmas parties are on the tapls, and a woman must fix herself up beeomingly: Young women who want to look very picturesque are crowding the hair into a net and curling it on each side Others are pufing it elaborately around the face and across the back so as to make the head look large.
 The GaInsborough beauties all had large heads- The faces were small, and round the face was coiled a coiffure in beautiful studied confusion. It was very pompa- dour, and there was another pompadour back of the first; then came the puffs and the curls. The same style prevails now to a great extent and the hair is as elab- orately dressed as you can ina zine.
 Many of the beautiful long cioaks have brilliant Things, and when this cloak of cloaks flies open it displays the lining. Underneath is a little plain silk gown. Silk is admirably chosen to wear under the cloak because it does not pull or drag To 1nqu1r1ng papas it may be said that should they desire handsome Christmas gift for the daughter of the family they could not do better than select one of these long, handsome designs. for on Christmas day it will be more than thank fully received. HELEN WARD
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remains on the face with damp cloth starch makes desirable powder. especi- ally when combined with small quan- tity of oxide of zinc-the best and purest to be had. The electric needle is sure cure for superf1uous hair unless it fails to reach the root of the hair. Where this the needle will have to again be applied if you will send me a stamped addressed envelope I will answer your last ques- columns.
 DOLLIE B.-I really think that your case is one for a physician, and I would advise you to see one at once. Do not delay. You will forgive me for not pre- scribing for you. won't you? for I really
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II NJ all the beauty or HeT IuiS- IS
 here. she is the Christmas Chris mas girl; i her beautiful enveloping cloak.
 The Christmas girl of 1898 has an ex- ira beauty. for she wears such expensive things though sne wears them with grace.
 The Christmas girl is now dressed in her Christmas cloak, which is made of very heavy stuff which reaches to the ground all the way around. 1t is perhaps a brocaded cloth with the brocades stand ing out in silk upon it. It has a lined skirt, but the waist is tighe fitting and sets closely to the figure-too closely to suggest a mere lining. It is boned and fitted to the waist, then tittet to the hips.
 If you ask a woman her ideal Christmas present, provided she has no winter cloak, she will undoubtedly say something to wear" Her mind is already fixed upon the handsome garments which you see in tiful this season Truly, never were bro- cades and silks and furs so tastefully combined into fashionable garments One of these few days ago, was being sam pied by a young woman, 4Jho will receive 1t undoubtedly later for Christmas gift.
 It was made of very heavy cloth bro- that suggested chenille The cloak was of a deep green, with the figures of lighter shade The waist was trimmed with beautiful epaulets of ermine fur They perfectly plain. Indeed. it's simplicity would have been painful on any but an ideal figure. The girl who was looking at it, however. was as slender as a sylph, and one can imagine how stylish she would be with the cloak tightly buttoned to her figure.
 With this cloak was worn very cum pieces There was a boa of silver fox with long. trailing ends; then there was a green velvet huff with fox heads and SIx- TIa e;I huff were lined with pink. Her hat was a lovely little toque, with fox tails twisted around 1t, and fox head with tails curled around at the side. The hat was finished with numerous Paradise
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CREME VlOLETTE

White wax. one-half ounce. Spermaceti. one-half ounce. Ofi of sweet almonds, two and one-haf ounces.
 Rosewater. three-fourths ounce. Essence of violet. , drops. Melt the first three ingredients in
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 one particular piece of furni- ture Even the longing for petticoats that rustic and really, truly Paris bolhets fades into insignifcance before a woman overwhelming ambition for a lovely dress ing table. Frilled about with lacey hounces and caught back with delicately tinted ribboLs, it Is, of all the accessories of wOman's toilet, the dalnuest anu most effeminate.
 Can ones fancy paint a more alluring picture than a pretty woman seated De- fore this thing of lace and ribbons, as she puts the last touch of powder on her dainty little nose, or raises her arms 10 catch back an unruly tress?
 The unholy belief is strong within me that well equipped dressing table IS greater joy to most women'S souls than eten the household cheTub which young and enthusiastic mothers are wont to de- clare OutClasses all other possessions as a comforter and happiness maker. or one thing I am certain-dressing tables are not given to spells of coiic in the wee sma hours. nor do they raise teeth crops that during their growth incite whole nelgnpor- hoods to thoughts of murder and suicide The furnishings and accouterments of the dressing table are the most important part of 1t. The lacey frills and shining mirror count for much, but the especial treasures are the pretty cut glass, silver topped jars and bottles and boxes filled with beautifying things with which to wage warfare against old Father Time and ungenerous Mother Nature With all her forces thus at hand a woman will not nave lbf Hccu Siie IAdhc any eACuSt IpT neglect.
 First of all. there must be the manicure set This should consist of a pair of sharp curving scissors, file. box of pol ishlng powder, some cold cream and a chamois polisher Then there must be a hair brush. with good firm bristles. and a comb with coarse teeth. Besides these things there must be some good cold cream, cleansing lotion like the milk of roses; some homemade powder. some al mond meal, a bottle of perfumery. an atomizer filled with toilet water. some little boxes of sachet powder and the many other little things too numerous to mention.
 All these things can be made al home in ones own kitchen, and any woman who has once experienced the delights of fuffing up her own complexion stuffs will never turn the fascinating labor over to any one else.
 If you have not already a good cold cream here is a recipe for one that will bring a beauty to almost any skin from which hope has not entirely fled.
 CREME VlOLETTE.
 White wax. one-half ounce.
 SUermaceti one-half ounce.
 Oii of sweet almonds, two and One-haIf ounces.
 Rosewater. three-fourths ounce.
 Essence of violet. 5 drops.
 Melt the first three ingredients in a