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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06
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Mrs. NJ. T. Jones and Mrs OIL
gave charming little box rar:y i
matinee performance Of The CoihA
Lyons by James o'Ndill and his coz
Previous TO going 20 tho opera hots
quests were entertained at
luncheon in the dining room OF ths0g
hotel. Each Of the ytuag ladiss ps
was favored with ! bouquet OF Whit
nations tied with white satin fih5sal
vi h u sill; recnDtac,e fiIlei with lsA
The DECORATIONS were mpae Up Of fsfa
white carnations. admirable taste heisl
played in their arrangement.
The two rrcscenium boxes on I'LL
side Of the opera house were q elhH
Ire party. which consisted, In adiitd
J The two hoStssses. of vi S GIcsNs
| Calves on. Mrs Ella Smith. Misii5
| Miss Mary Ella raclo. Mss JsrI
Jones Miss Bolts. Miss Root, Miss 4
ran and Miss Roher,s.
The affair was delightful ora 4
| every point of view and was s:urI
uthtpleasure 10 those participating
Little iss Pearl Ray. daughlel
Sergeant OF Police James N. Ray,
brsted her 18th birthday at her bons
1910 Kane street. Friday evening.
gramme of music was rendered and !
Treatments were served during the
ing. Those present were the Misses Z
buchanan, Mamie Clay. Eveline clAy
Moroney, Bessie Millican, Alice fosj
Katie Moroney. Elouise Beazley,s
llfrey, Halle Dortie, Lizzie Ray
Clay. Bertha buchanan. Florence
Katie Dortlc. Mamie Dortlc, sam
can. Henry Clay. Joe Fourny, Wiiliss q
Don Chandler, Adam Clay. Homer =
Herbert Chandler, Ray Dortic,
On Saturday night Il list week
Henke entertained few 4 her ire,
a very Informal way at the home
PARENTS on Main street. The amusc1f'
the evening was Furnished by the esxI
cards known az "menagerie." cut
those present sound no trouble n ~
Ing great deal OF enjoyment M'Sa!
proved most charming hostess an
ceeded IN providing for her guess
the most thoroughly pleasant tue
W tnc iSason.
On Wednesday party OF litk
met at Mr.. j. j. Coyne's. at No. ISL
street, To help celebrate the 18th ~
Of little Bessie coyne. They sptst
lime in playing games until o'cloek
suitable refreshments were served p;
coyne. resisted by Mrs. II. BLACK
Bessie received number OF ven
presents.
Those present were Bessie Coynes
ne Coyne. Katie and Paul Ferstse
10 and Maggie Kobe. Anna crosal
ma Teige, Memo Frazier, Mamie
louise and Walter Etee. Lena ric1
rel Winner. Julia Donlen. Dc'ma
md kittie Black.
The second violin and piano ree'<
he series inaugurated short fIms
dr. w. s. Mason and MIR, A. D. -
'ceur tomorrow might at Christ
'arish house hall. The two
famed will be assisted by Miss M
ron Eb5ert. eontralto. OF Cinelnha.5i
rogramnle TO be presented is ~
onata op. "a for Piano and Nioiin
........ ....,... ....,-...--i,ls3
'heme and Variations. op. AZ. 49,
for Plano .. ........2
o My Betrolhed. wenn lch 10
Augen Sch, Twas IN tho
Month OF May, Voihsbenys..!
voice .-...... .....,.I,.-..--s,,':1
oncerio, op. 81. for Violin uyast
Nosementst ........,Me
nnaiA for Piano cp. (Fir&
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06

J. G. Hutchinson Tuesday ~
$3.50 to TO meet Miss B7n. ~ ".
Fannie Baker or piantersv5ts.
visiting there, and to 'sin .sI
at the kind invitation n M
hostess. The handsome rsss!lI
tastefuIly decorated for tho 49,!
appropriate refreshments we,s *'9.1
the tea. Mrs. Hutchcson mn VA l
Baker were Qssisted In rcca,s,s y \
ferro.
| After 0 o'clock the Misses n.,l1.'
ed with Mrs. o. r. Holt ana ~.
Jones at the Capitol hotel.
Those who called and left 49,
Miss Cargill, Miss Schmidt. NJ
Miss Dumble, Miss Asher. Miss n 4
Agatha Davis, Miss Dickson ts.!5!
Ava King. Miss Waues. Miss ;.
Miss Taylor. Miss Mary Ella T.,,e
Rhcda Marie Davis, Miss Elear,. .
Cleveland, Miss Davis, Miss RS,s'
Jeanette Jones. Miss Hamilton Il.
cock OF Bynchburg. Va, Miss 4, y.
Nelly George Cox OF Kcntuckv. ~
book, Miss Mamie Lubbock. Nil =.
Miss Henrietta st. Clair Price -
gado. Miss Marietta Delgado. M. r.
ham, Miss Henke. Miss Mary mn
Biggs and Miss Elizabeth A. nv
Pittsburg. Pa. Miss Libbie H.
Georgia Ochiltree of Orange. M
nari OF New York, Miss Gesri1-
Anne Chenault Crutcher. Miss No.
May White, Miss Graves Of San Z:
Miss Lizzie Sayles. Miss Ruth ~
BRENNAN, Miss Frances liftn5s
Edyth Giraud, Miss Effie May ~.
Ennis Cargill, Mr.. X. w. Scott r
II. Hooper. Mr.. Abbott Cockfe1'
Louis Bryan. Mr.. T. H. Fraul2
Spencer Hutchins. Mr.. George m
MIR. John Collins Waties, MfSi
Bailey, Mr.. w. b. Bolts. Mr.. BENZ,
Rice, Mr.. George G. Rice. MAJ
Jenkin, Mr.. James a. Giraud, MI
ard I. Giraud.
On Thursday afternoon between III
Of 4 and Z Mrs. J. 7. Mahl received Y
friends at her home on Mckinney,
in honor of Miss Graves Of San 4,
who has been the guest of Mira. W. d
Week fer several days past. MrI !
handsome home was tastefully al
for the occasion, the main scheme 81
green, formed of Southern smilar
parlor was further beautified by Ii, /
Gala lilies, violets and r.ide M
ranged so as TO present che most Il
effect possible. In the sitting rocr,
Roman hyacinths and !
while The library was decorated. in A
to the smilaX, with bright red cafst
ard Palms. The dining room. in pt,a
white carnations, presented rcrsd
pretty scene, and the Use OF palms 4
added to the artistic n
The whole. The punch room was an
with magnolias and white hyacinihl
The hall was lined with palms.
A large number of invitations wegst
ard there was a constant stream d ID
al during the receiving hours. Taksx
u Their, the affair Yves one of the prt
1f its kind given thus far this winter.
Those who assisted Mrs. Mahl AMI
Graves in receiving were Miss Greah
Galveston. Mrs. II. w. Knox, Mrs.
Van Week. Miss Cox of KENTUCKY.
of California. Mrs. Richard
Mrs. A. S. Hall, Mrs. Mary Hill. Mrs
Z. Watson, Mrs. Henry House. MrxI
I.ovoif, Mrs. Henry J.urnmis, Mr.
rimpson. Mrs. w. II. i,irSl;uld, Mrsi
Holt. Mrs. NJ. y. Jones, Miss Jones
Roberts. Miss Effie May Jones, Mss
md Miss Elizabeth Biggs Of Pittsbpfs
Mrs. Arthur Cargill. Mrs. David ais
Miss Bolts.
Miss Limbo Rico and Hiss Alice
we're at the door. and those who oliis
II the punch bowl were Miss chaillsl
Miss Mamie Bolts and Mis- Man
shan.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

time, and as the stock is the longest, it
generally assumes a recumbent position
and the flukes are forced to stand upon
end, one pointing UP into the air or the
water, and the other downward into the
ground AS soon as the strain comes
upon the cable the fuke which is point
ing downward strikes into the sand,
mud or gravel Of the bottom, just as a
plowshare strikes into the ground when
the horses start. The only use of the
stock is to keep the flulxes in a position
where they will bite instantly when the
strain comes.
The device is ingenious, but has some
serious defects. Perhaps the worst of
these is that one of the flukes or one
end of the stock Is always pointing up
ward and that the cable is liable to
catch upon 1t and turn the anchor
around so that the flukes will not catch
and the anchor will drag. Its unwieldi-
ness is another Objectionable feature,
for, with the stock pointing in one direc-
ton and the flukes in another, a large,
heavy anchor is one Of the most un-
wieldy objects imaginable. 1t is some
times so constructed that when not in
use the stock can be folded against the
side of the shank, but even then it is
handy articles in the vessels equipment,
and it is fortunate that the sailors Of the
lake marine are so seldom called upon
to make use of their ground tackle"
Last fall, however, an anchor was pat
ented that does away with all these dis
advantages, and already it has been
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

first thing purchased an elegant jeweled
sword and presented it to her. This is
her only uniform" although there are
various pictures of her dressed other
wise. She has never worn when on
parade with the staff, any other but her
street clothes. In her picture which she
had taken in her "colonePs dress the
first she ever wore ''on parade" she
donned a pink and white organdie
trimmed with Valenciennes lace. With
this dress she wore big black hat
trimmed with nodding plumes. At her
side was the jeweled belt and sword
Col. Butt Is scarcely twenty-one years
of age, and her title which by courtesy
should follow her through life, has prob
ably many years to stand. In many
states the title of colonel is hereditary,
descending from father to eldest son,
and presumably from mother to eldest
daughter. This brings up also an inter-
esting question Of precedence, and the
case will be watched with interest by
those concerned in family titles.
Col Butt or Col. Cunningham is one
Of the most beautiful women of the
south and two years ago was published
in a monthly magazine as one of the
bellies Of Georgia. She was at one time
elected the most beautiful woman in the
state, an honor since disputed by two
of her sisters.
In appointing woman, Gov. Atl1in-
son did not step out of his province
He simply varied from an established
custom, He looked It up and found
that there would not only be no inn
propriety in appointing a feminine coll
onel, but there would be actual appro-
priateness in the act. She could act as
hostess on various occasions when the
governor would have to entertain, and
she could also assist at social functions
and could be useful to the governor at
New Years receptions when he would
entertain the president and foreign dip
lomats.
All these things Col Butt has done
with the utmost ease and tact, and
should her title be taken from her, it
would undoubtedly bring about a pro-
test from the militia of the state of
,, Georgia Page T. Allen
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
cRAMP,s OPINION on wILHELM.
From the Philadelphia Enauirer.)

R7rom the Philadelphia Enquirer)
Charles H. Cramp, the great ship
builder, in commenting on the enterprise
Of foreign countries, is quoted as saying
this about Germany:
'rhe magnificent enterprise of Ger
many at the present time-coyering al
most every branch of industry-ls an
example for the whole world to gaze
on with admiration. Her manufactures,
her commerce, her merchant marine
and her navy are alike receiving an
attention and encouragement that are
developing them rapidly into the most
stupendous monuments Of industrial
enterprise, and back Of it all is the
young German emperor who is regard
ed as crazy by half the peoples of the
world. He may be crazy, erratic, or
anything else they like to call him, but
| tell you that the manner in which the
Kaiser William has stiffened the back
bone of Germany since his accession to
the throne, proclaims him to be the
most progressive monarch who has
reigned in Europe since Peter the Great.
One of his loftiest ideas is to make Ger
many paramount on the seas, the result
of which is, the shipyards in Germany
were never so busy as they are today.
Germany is not only building vessels
for her own navy and merchant marine,
but she is making every effort to con-
troll the ship building industry of the
world. This she can never do, but her
pluck and enterprise are extraordinary
in this particular. She has her agents
in every country energetically seeking
to obtain contracts for war vessels, and
in her overtures to Turkey, she not
only offers to build her new navy, but
to take it's old navy and put il into
thorough repair by overhauling and
undermining every vessel"
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

adopted by some Of the largest vessels
on the lakes. 1t has no stock and can be
slowed away by hauling in the cable
until the shank is drawn up into the
hawser pipe, leaving only the head and
fukes projecting and these lying fiat
against the side of the vessel. The head
and flukes are cast in one solid piece
and attached to the shank by a ball and
socket joint, which permits them TO ro-
tate freely for a certain distance in any
direction. Thus when the anchor is
dropped to the bottom it lies flat upon
the. ground and there are no projecting
parts for the cable to catch upon. AS
soon as the strain comes the flukes turn
downward till they form am angle of
about As degrees with the shank, and
strike into The ground just as the blade
of a hoe will strike into soft sand when
drawn forward by the handle In the Old
anchor only one fiuke took hold at a.,
time, but in the new one both work to-
gether, giving much greater holding
power
Lloyd's shipping register gives a table
showing that a sailing yacht of three to
five tons requires a 40-pound bower and
a 20-pound stream anchor, while one of
Is to 19 tons should be provided with a
bower weighing liz pounds and
stream anchor of 70 pounds. A fisher
man who has made a practical test
states that 12-pound anchor of the new
type will hold an 1S-ton boat in tide
water and that it is entirely too heavy
for small boats, being exceedingly diff
clllt to null out
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

Her boudoir robe Of amethyst cash
mere is exceedingly graceful and pretty.
1t is a close fitting princess affair The
yoke and tall collar are covered with
appliques of deep velvet purple panisies
and silver braid. There is high corslet
effect Of accordion plated India silk in
paler shade of amethyst that is tackled
up to the yoke with broad heading.
HER WAIST DESIGN
Over the hips, and at the back, the
silk is cut to form sort basques, and at
the front of, the gown the silk extends
stole fashion to the floor. The narrow
ceinture is of deep amethyst velvet,
studded with large oval amethysts set
in silver. Around the bottom of the
gown there is narrow band Of the
The sleeves Of the India silk are draped
very full from the wrists to the tops.
The high collar is mounted by a friN
Of tulle in three shades Of amethyst.
A luxurious boudoir gown was made
in three shades of apricot liberty silk.
1t was a princess with a full Watteau
plait at the back. The yoke and full
front were of paler shade of the silk
Coming from under the Watteau plait
were deep apricot velvet ribbons with
bow knots appliqued at both edges of
the full front.
The topnost ribbon was appliqued on
to give the effect of bolero. Edging
the bottom of the yoke was a full frill
of chiffon In the three shades of april
cot. 1t was headed with a full ruche of
the lighter shade. The sleeves were bis
hop, of the intermediate shade of silk.
They were finished at the hand with a
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
ruff1e of the same and bow knot sp-

ruffie of the same and a bow knot ap-
plique.
GIRLISH DRESS.
'crepe de chine" was delightfully."- girl
ism. 1t was a princess fitting close in
to the curves of the figure at the back
and sides. The fulness that merged in
to train was inserted at the waist
line. The material was gathered full to
form short square yoke at the back
and at the front it continued to form a
full fluffy front that was confined in
three broad puffs as far as the waist
line, where it was allowed to fall full.
Two narrow bias folds of white satin
borderedN the yoke, and between each
puff was q repetition of the same Frills of
accordion plated silk formed epaulettes
over the shoulders and continued down
both sides of the full front in jabots
to the bottom of the gown The collar
was high shirred affair of the silk con-
fined with narrow white satin folds. The
sleeves were fashioned into seven puffs,
each separated with narrow folds Of
white satin. They were finished with
accordion plated frills of the same silk
and bows of white satin ribbon.
An original artistic loungng robe de-
signed for one of the stage favorites
here has become amazingly popular,
and is combined now in all sorts of pret-
ty colors and materials.
The original gown was of deep tur-
quoise blue cloth and white china silk
1t is made in two pieces. There is a
slip of accordion plated white china silk
that is held in slightly at the waist line
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
COL. BUTT OR
COL. CUNNING CHAM I?
Does Miss Butt of Gov. Atkin-
sons Staff Lose Title By
Marriage2
Is She Col. Cunnngham?-A Refusal On
Gov Atkinson's Part To Change
Her Name Might Lead To a
Serious Revolt.

An animated discussion is now going
on among the members of Gov. Atkin-
sons staff, Georgia, u s. A.
Col. Lewis Butt, or Miss Butt, as she
was known prior to her appointment on
the gubernatorial staff by Gov At
kinson, two months ago, was married
in January, and the question has arisen
whether or not she is still colonel"
Col. Butt is the only woman in the
United States, or in the world, who has
won distinction on the same lines on
which she gained hers. She was ap-
pointed a member of the staff Of the
governor of Georgia on political mer-
it's solely, and having won her honors
in this way, she has maintained them
on the same grounds.
When the Jefferson Davis monument
was unveiled in Richmond nearly two
years ago, the most elaborate display
was made in, that city. When the sol
diers marched through ihe streets they
saluted the different houses decorated
by the different southern states, and all
along the line of march they paid
tribute to magnificently trimmed build
ings labelled with state names.
a rev Gays DeIOre lnlS JeHefSOn laws
unveiling Miss Lewis Butt, one of the
bellies of Augusta, Ga. came to Rich
mond to spend few days. She came to
visit friends and to enjoy the ceremo-
MES of the unveiling. AS she drove
through the streets few days before
the eventful Jefferson Davis day, she
noticed that Georgia had no building
decorated in its honor, and she imme-
diately set to work to supply one. She
obtained permission to decorate one of
the finest houses in Richmond. and she
trimmed it with the Georgia arms and
Georgia emblemS.
THE SOLDIERS TRIBUTE.
When the troops marched past the
day after the work was completed, the
Georgia regiments would have cheered
had they dared to break over military
custom, SO beautiful was the house.
That night at a large reception, Miss
Butt shook hands with Gov. Atkinson
of Georgia, who congratulated her upon
her work. "It is a political service" I"
said he.
81 think / should be made member
of the governors staff Do you not?"
Miss Butt. asked the governor, laugh
ingly.
Indeed, I do said he "and if am
reelected you shall be appointed"
Last November, when Gov. Atkinson
was reelected chief executive of the
Cracker" state, one of his first ap-
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
MORNINGS AT HOME
Pretty Things to Slip on Before
You Are Dressed for the Day.
Entirely New House Modes-They Should
Invariably include Petticoat to
Match in Color and Material
Dreams in Amethyst
Cashmere.

Paris. Feb. 26.-The boudoir robes
which the smart women here will affect
during their lenten days of rest, are ar
tistic and rich. and above all comfort
able They are never fitted over cor
sets, and only the simplest close fitting
corded waists are recommended by the
couturieres. If they ere made of the
same material as ones petieoat the eff
feet is. very pretty
A woman who is very fond Of anne
thysts and favors the color in her bou-
doir furnishings and gowns, has just had
her Louise Quinze desk fitted out in a
way that appeals to her taste. Every
thing is in amethyst glass mounted with
silyer-the pen staff, the blotter, the ink
stand, the pen tray-all are of amethyst
crystal
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
NEW STYLE ANCHOR.
The Well Known Form Likely to Be su.
perseded.
Trom the Chicago Record)

Nrom the Chicago Record,)
For hundreds, perhaps thousands, of
years the general shape of the anchor
has remained unchanged. The one found
in the woods of a West India island and
supposed to have been brought over
from Spain by Christopher Columbus,
differs little from those in use at the
present day, though somewhat longer
in the shank.
The appearance of the old-style anchor
is familiar to every one. but the details
of its operation, which is not so simple
as it seems, may not be so well known.
1t consists of a long. straight shank
bearing at its end two recurved branch
es, or arms. called the fiukes. Each fiuke
is broadened at its outer end into a
shape somewhat resembling that of the
well known ace of spades. At the other
end Of the shank is a ring, to which the
cable it attached, and Just below the
ring is a straight cross-piece, called the
stock, longer than the flukes, and at
right angles to them. Now, as the flukes
and the stock are at right angles to
each other, it follows that they cannot
both lie fiat on the ground at the same
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
cARpINAL MANNTNG,s HUMoR.

DR.. Manning had a strong sense of hui
NOR, and delighted in telling Irish stories.
One related to an Irish laborer, who was
thus addressed by passing Englishman
whats that you're building, Paddy
"Shure an It's a church, yer homer "
''Is it a Protestant church, mo, yer
homer" "a Catholic church, thenT
''Indade an it is that same, yer homer. =
I'm very sorry to hear It, Pat" Sos
the devil, yer homer" ~
The cardinal on one occasion arrived in
full merriment, though informing his
friends that he had been all but run over
and he added: 'If the accident had been
more effectual my epitaph must have been:
Sad was his fate, II happened thus.
He was run over by bus.
Westminster Gazette.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
PRAYERS BY TELEPHONE.
(From Argonaut.1

During the early part of dinner re-
Gently given in Washington the guest
of honor a young married woman, who
is the proud mother of two very small
boys, suddenly paused, with startled
look in the midst of an animated con-
versation with her host and cried:
There, if I didn't forget those boys
again! Have you telephone in the
house, and may use it?'' Her host con-
Quoted her to the telephone, and pres
emily she returned. 81 do hope you
will pardon me-" she said; but you see,
always have George and Eddie say
their prayers to me before they go to
sleep. In the hurry of getting OFF, I
forgot it tonight. so I have just called
up their nurse. She brought the chill
dren to the phone, and they have just
said their prayers over the wire, so
my mind is relieved"
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
with an invisible belt, It has long
draped sleeves.


draped sleeves.
A BLUE ROBE.
Over it is worn the robe of turquoise
blue cloth. This is made with a broad
box plat at the back, and at the front
is cut, away to show the slip of white
silk from the bust line. The high Medi-
els collar and the yoke of this robe were
covered with wonderful gold embroidery
and a narrow border Of embroidery eX-
tended down both sides of the front. The
flowing angel sleeves of the cloth We're
faced with white silk. A narrow band
Of sable trims both edges of the front,
the sleeves and the collar.
In her boudoir a woman need not con-
fine herself to the prevailing coiffure
Her thoughts on this subject are for the
becomingness and comfort of her head
dress. The usual mode Of wearing the
hair with one of these elegant lounging
robes is to wave il back loosely from
the forehead with the knot arranged
high or at the crown of the head. For
low knot at the back of the neck is al
most impossible to arrange with the pre-
vailing high Medicis collar
JEWELED COMBS
Any quantity of ieweled pins and
combs are caught in these artistic coif-
fures, and women who have classic
heads often affect jeweled bandos
The tiny tortoise shell combs set with
turquoise or bright pink coral are worn
to advantage by blondes and brunettes,
and all of the well-dressed women here
boast two or three of these sets" of
combs. They are generally sold in sets
of three-two shorter side combs and
longer one for gathering up and catch
ing the little stray locks at the back of
ones coiffure. In this way the loose
knot is almost encircled with these jew
eled combs.
Many boudoir gowns are made low in
the neck because Of the ever comforta-
BILE temperature of the apartment.
Nina Goodwin.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

Those Loving Girls. s.--Helen--sDon't you
think my new bonnet is perfect dream?'
Mattie-"Its more than. dream, dear;
No hankering. - Mrs. Feedem-"You
probably have a good old father and
mother somewhere. Wouldn't you like to
see them again before you die?" Wander
ing Ferguson-'fNo, lady. 1 don't mind
seeing snakes. rats, monkeys and purple
bulldogs occasionally, but l draws de line
on ghosts. Judge.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02
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