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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

chiiia could also bo obtained for that
price
This year YOU need $50 70: muir and
boa. that ts II you are going to suit your
self In your selection.
SILVER FosS~ SET.
THE rurs are absolutely bewitchlng, no
other word viii express their loveliness.
They are also AS tho marriage notes say
OF the gifts, numerous and costly" and
positively Irresistible,
In one of the shop windows of New York
the other day found silver fox muff
and boa which in spite of the haulso NO
price which the editor OF this Newspaper
paws me for writing this iashioaable lee
ter, was unable to buy--though 1 would
gladly have worked all winter Tor it--nad
there been nothing else 10 buy.
The boa consisted OF & great, round roll
of fur which might have been. TO n bril-
liant fancy, the body Of a blue ioX
stretched out, delighted at the prospect
of encircling some fair neck. The head
OF the fox formed one end Of the boa, the
tail completed the other. The latter was
long and stlyery with tho blue OF the tur,
Vt was so deep that you could bury your
face In u. yet so sofi that IL could be drawn
through your hands. 1t was juat 4 n!es
lergth, long enough TO reach when iast-
sned Just 10 the waist. with the tall fall
\ ing of the mufl.
And the nmSf. wpat pretty thing 1t
waa; great round mas. fully an armful
Of blue fur with blue tox's head ct the
front and a great sweeping tall at one
side. Under the foX's head there was
pocket into which a small handkerchief
could be thrust and dime for ear fare.
Tie lining OF the nirgf was lovely year.
let and when ] carry that niIif. NJ The
time ever comes, ] shall wear With 1t q
coat lined with scarlet.
1 raw Another handsome capo and as my
fancy Is tickle. | may really choose II IN
siead OF the other. II was made oil err
mime with the longest "oyes" upon 1t
that YOU ever saw. Arouad the edge OF
the eFmine cape were three ruffles OF sill
yer silk one falling over the olnor, aud
each one edged with black stitchng.
The mpff was simply immense: nothing
Alse would descrite It. and hope the girl
wf0 caIries 1t wal not lit II to her face.
for " Will cover II.
Buch lovely hats are to bs worn this
winter. They are tip-tiited either far
ever The faos or far back you can wear
youf hat lust As you please provided you
de not wear II In conventional style
SQUARE over the eyes. aa
Tho newest hats have siHh the pudding
baR tepN made OF spotted velvet. brocaded
SILK. cloth, beads and gold and silver.
Tho latter can be taken almost literally,
for there were actually exhibited In ono
Of the fhop windows of New York tic
Other day tome sterling silver tops for the
hats. They were Of filigrAe and were
3tniendsd 70 be served upon velvet. One
eecs 4 great many Of these tops about the
aIxe Of . tea plate. made OF beads and fancy
n1aiAiAls Of all kinds. These are saved
uDon wheelsvef velvst that aewed over the
Wogh Of the hal.
Ibs yery broad, lone breasts os any
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opera the other evening. For half hour
ii hae proved so fascinating, watcl$3 ! tbs
people enter. Fat MIR. Bourgeois 60 ntel,
comely, Mrs. and two young daughter that
.0onld as much alike as peas in a pod,
which their twinly way OF dress ng ac-
centuated. Dashing Mr.. Boulevardiera es-
corting brilliantly gowned woman mai
quite little stir disputing the fights of
places with a party OF bewidered Amer
leans who knew rot a word of French
a row of hea.s that peeped down from
the lofty heights Of the "pearut gallery
We're earnest and interesting enough. Mus
leal students ftom the four quaute S Of the
globe We represented N the row.
There is always a delightful nutter OF
eSaltemett chat steals over the house as
the boxes begin to fill UP. French how
dye-do-ifg is always so graceful. and graz
CT US airong the smart set.
Here they are quite sure of hundreds OF
pairs Of e}ts betg rsveted on them and a
woman conscious of it, looks and does ner
prettiest.
II she has stunning rev opera coat that
she knows Is particularly becoming why
she manages to appear just for a moment
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consisted of bands OF sealskln with pufie
of purple satin set In between, ms a sntin
puff and a band OF sealslGin. then II puff
nnd another hand OF saaislSln until the
cape reached to tho hips. 1t was nov
city quite pretty and immensely expensive;
hut the question asked by the prudent
hilyer WAS How long viii It be In fash-
ion?"
on the other hand. cape whiCh ia mere
" edged with a.lk rutiles. or which has
Elk trimming around the meek anil yoke
and sci In the front viii always DO fashions
able, for II can be- very e1Sliy ramo lale1.
In buying fur garments, or any kind OF
nice arNele, 1t is very well to look into
she uutsiom of remadellns 10 be sure that
H. VIII make over" for 1t Is n burden
10 wear the samo garment year after year
world without end with pcs lively 10 hope
OF a resurrection,
Hats arr no. quite bgNrra though they
are nearly so. they arc becoming and that
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Sind OF a bird which has a thick. soft
,' cove ms rs me guinea
the breast OF the Australian bird which
u now gaily singing IN this country. The
breast of swans Is very high pflRd and
told as a secrct--so is that OF tic duck
nleo. These thick, soft breasts ARE fin-
ished with plumos which are very much
like BIrd-of Paradiae pltimesi and tie most
brilliant bird HI, The world IN thus cam
Dined With tho prosaic wlddiing duck.
The very newest capcs have fur tom-
hlned with silk, but in purchasing them
u Is veil 10 he little careful In few
DAYS this fashion may 80 out and you
will be archaic in appearance.
For example a few daye ago there YVES
exhibited In n very elegant shop win
dow in New York, sealsistn caps which
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

New York November s5.It sounds like
what the boys call a chestnut to say
that 1t will be winter OF fufs, but such
is truly the case. Furs belong to cold
weather Just as they belong 10 animals
that live in tho Arctic zone. But this
winter. more than any winter for years
past. furs Will be worn by every woman
who can afford them.
This last clause is well added. for with
tlieIr very great popularity tho price of
furs has gone up; for Instance, take
such simple thing as rnuff and boa,
last winter yon could get very good set
for fifteen dollars-ten for the n,uff and
five for the boa-the fur being nonde-
script OF dark shades. The cheap chin
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Tho court gown which Lady Curzon Will
wear at ae FIRST reception she gives at
the pajace is a creation OF white satin and
velvet and rare lace woven of threads OF
pure gid. The skirt fits the figure very
closely over the hips. flarng toward the
rem The front OF the skirt is q ruifled
neJjlccat OF priceless lace. The sides are
OF heavy white satin, studded with gold
be&ils. The low cut bodice is IA simmer
ing mass of real gold lace. 1t has court
train Of regal spendor, which falls from
the shoulders and Is made of white velvet
and lined with pale wafer green satin The
velvet is wrought with gold cmbroidcries
There Dis an evening gown OF lavender
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She Served Corn with the Huslk. ON.

She Served Corn with the Huslss On.
Washington Post
girl who has just come over to visit
ter American cousins here tells of attend
ing Il luncheon in London 1t was a chasm-
ing sffair, she says. There were English
srapes-the large, luscious, luxuriant
grapes they raise under glass over there.
and there were all the other things Eng
lish women like at luncheon The feature
OF the affair was an American dish. The
hostess has cousin in Texas. and is. OF
course. well I'D in American matters. She
wanted to give the guests taste OF what
she had to look forward to. The dsn was
green corn. II had been produced at a
fabulous price nobody knows whence aud
the hostess had prepared il with her own
bands IL had been boiled with The husks
on. and with the husks on 1t was brought
to the table. Six pairs OF bright British
eyes greeted it. and six sets OF white
British teeth presently essayed to eat the
tocthsotne dainty. hueks and all. 1t didn't
occur to anybody-au English girls word
for ito take the husks off. Corn isn't
III favor in that British family now ID
fact. they think 1t isn't worth shucks.
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AT coming out party few evenings ago
there was worn costume OF moss green llS
linen trimmed with black. The Skirt was
tnslefuly decorated with graduated appliques
Of Black and fitted closely over me hips
The bodice WAS made OF accordion plated
linen aud hung over the black velvet belt In
blouse effect though not quite as ran as Il
Russian blouse. 'fho yoke was OF black ap-
pl.que cut square and only low enough to ex-
pose the FUN lines 81 the throat, The sieogas
Ncro trimmed With two sets of rutflcs, one
just nboye the elbow and the other at the
houlder. Long black yeNet streamors hung
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x . =. 81 s3
WRAPS FOR HOLIDAY IN
Some Of the Latest and Most Exquisif.
creations-For Theater Parties G.
- x -s = = 49,.

In her box, probably to 49,. b
a Wis Avis or shake hands ..s.l
50 that everybody is trsst.s ll
the eyes. ''eo = T
Fashion creates all sor,r Y
coilets, lace scarfs and ~.
women 10 don to protest ~
dsrs from irhughis. 4, 4.
though. when there Is anS ny Y
obscuring a modlsh hIsk
or a string OF very precIcr. 80 ~
never resorted TO.
The little rourld wrans ~.
OF comnf0irase between < ~ ~
boast all soits OF pretty rss ~.
are especially suited To fvs.A ~.
with their tulle ruches Il ~ ~
shailaa. ~ pae =
One that was snowy M y. -.
the wearer. 4 tall, blopde a., ,.
an Ice queen. 1t was maas =
OF Very shimmery white 49,
particularly effective b. - ~, i
cut romrd and reached i,iss I
the waist line. Around AZ ~.
tfimmca with donb.e frllS = szs|l
The outside firth was 1nisAsa ~
bottom with appllqus & ~ r
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Xmas GIT for Young Man.

Men are more fond OF perfume than women
ask any performer If this is not the case
II you want to please man. obtain by stealth
the size of his bureau drawer his necktie
case his hsndk rchief receptacle and other
toilet articles. Now, purchase n few Yards
Of s.lkolne and pound OF satchet powder
Make complete set Of o0lored satchets, frag-
rant and soft, each ona cut exactly to N
IN the bottom Of drawer or case. Christmas
morning, IL you lire his possessions with
these fragrant articles, you will lind him
very thankful.
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studded with straSs Heading i Nh
round ruche of white tul,e. ADcthaS
of the tulie trimmed the cape at ~
der line.
The reyers OF the taifeta wtN
with appMques OF lace heavily
with sUrass. Ruches OF the tuis
the reyers and conduusd aro'Nd
Medicis collar. This wrap was ~
quilted white satin AID was n9 =
GUS as 1t looked.
Another short wrap bcastei y
pretty, soft shades OF yellow
hrocade. pale yellow satin, WIZ
bossed velvet figures in q oesiel
yeAow. Around the bottom j va
and trimmed with a broad iloula
yellow satin edged with an lfnsls
in gold braid.
Reyels trimmed the front y
Thy were smaller at thf sop ~
covered with tiny pale yellow w.
The collar was high Medicls =
bossed satin filled in with tum
A narrow gold braid outsi0@
- X ~
bossed figures to give a r.cn ~
wrap was Tired with the ussr'
ve.yet.
..,;,stlv
a longer cape that was deasas,
NAL was built OF white satin lnl'
broQderea all over with q desip !
pomegranates with Their crisp pr
ii was ONE OF The new cutavay 2
Around the edges it was cut y
seal ops and outlined WITH 'uw
in the same shade as nv ~
blossoms.
Between each scallop ~
kn1toea i'm fua, round roseN
low the velvet fell three fnas
mougseline de sole. The high w.
was al,ad in with mollesei.ne - ~
and faster,ai with jaunty nDHs
OF tbe ssanlet velvet.
One ~ ne harydsomese nug W
ss ono , o. I've ,,a n4 ~ ma,iye yslIt
sttalght from the shoulders. AZ
so nat the bottom formed fuli
as n Touched the floor al, roun b.
H. - ho oy vera two bards q
II han no sleeves, but ~
coyer,U with a long white ss ~.
was cut away at the front z
alnost obsc1red by applIoNs
s si",S,' porierlng the cape yn y.
u't1i e pe sf.o,ad iabot al ~
narrow hard of sable headsa ~
THE collar was high Ae :i-sx
vio.et velvet that was comm 1's
,,r vv, head hood. It claspsi W
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roR THE DANCE.

An Artistic Creation In Moss Green
and Rirck.
After all the dainty old mulls ana silk lin
ers o. several seasons ago make tho prettiest
evening gowns, and 1t is for that reason that
they have again come into fashion They are
so light and fairy-ike aud do not give ono
the mature appearance of the stiff, heavy
satin. neither do they soil Us quickly us silk.
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English women wearing MonocieS

London Mall
1t was a promenade concert. and OF
q ,lrsc. ,hcy were playing the pathe'ic
symphony. Looking round to see the audi
once express rapture, my eye fell ON MI
Chamberlain, ard / started width surprise
The dark hair. the acute features and the
moroele proclaimed the colonial secretary
among 4 thousand. But what was 10 do
lug in a straw Int on an October nightF
The music ended and the people shifted
about. / locked again at the eyeglass'
and saw beneath II, TO my Amusement. not
MIR. Chamherlalns trousers, but woman $
black skirt. Il had cone at last. Having
robbed us of our collars and hats and necl-
Ties and waistcoats. woman was asSaillns
us in our last stronghold but one. she
had her eye on the monocle. put the eye
glass down TO genius and dismissed it from
nv mind. until a few days ago, when my
concern returned with shock | saw an
Gtaer woman with a monocle. and this was
the lady was faShionably dressed and IL
comely and looked sensible. Her costume
was tailor made and her boots we're fault
less. Had she been greenery-y gallery It
would not have mattered any more than 1t
mattered about the musician. But she was
mot. She looked as IL she might act fasa-
ions. Worse than that, judging by her
familiarity with the way OF the mon
strosity. 1t locked as If she had done it.
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saves them from being grotesquc. Yet
y ~ hard 70 describe tliodn one Of the
most beautiful hats seen at the convention
OF Woinen's clubs In New YORK where naas
were very handsome. was tho tiniest green
velvet toque worn very far back OH the
mead. AT one side were eight or ten
feathery plumes which waved very grace
fully over the back OF the head.
Mrs. William Tod Helmuth, the pres-
dent, wore a toque SO small thar-ft could
not be seen from the audience except for
te waving piumagc .es@
Mrs. Theodore Sntro. the woman lawyer.
musical composer, society woman ami vile
OF a millaonafrc wore d picture hat well
on one side caught with beautifui breast.
The whole was of velvet except the Dfenst,
which might havo been that OF Bird Of
Paradise. Several OF the women wore
whole birds, head, feet. tail feathers. feet
and all. upon one side Of the hat. Incl
dentelly there WIS n vclve crown aad
piece OF a brm tipped over tho ear. These
odd lastle hats are soft snl becoming and
YOU can not wonder that they remain
popular.
In the midst eat the Audubon sisters
crave and sedate In velvet hats-feather-
lees
Winter conts are still hesitating between
the tight fitting and thc loose The cssa
hitting ara very close, indeed suggesting
the tailor made. The loose oaes are vciy
loore and sof3e Of ehfin have the Vatican
plat, which falls from the back OF the
neck. The PLAIN in THIS ease Is ltued With
the brightest OF silk and Is intended TO
show.
KID yokes hre The very latest things for
those who have the money with which 10
buy them and It may be said that they arc
hot so very expensive after all: and If
vou treat them after the modern fashion
they viii last for years. The Kid yokss
are almost covered with tiny cut steel
nainents which are sewed on sometimes
in scattered PIT tern These Jokes are es-
pecially pretty upon Partisan lamb cnpes
The hat TO wear with the kid yoke 10
also made OF kid IL is trimmed with
fancy feathers aGad has crown OF bead
ed or cut steel ornaineuted velvet.
Fancy feathers are not as much worn
as they were at the bcglnrlny OF the season
and in their stead comes the favorite long,
curly ostrich plumes. rho spotted velvet
is quite the rage and VIII undoubtedly run
throughout the winter as velvet Is the
foundation of So many hats
There is mirror velvet showing black
spofted with rcd, gray spotted with smali
black dots, brown dotted with steel color
and so on throughout the row color COM
hnations. Winter is the season for veil
vet and this year the glossy, silky material
has not boon slighted Helen Ward.
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Bachelor Dinner.

(Served the night before the weddingl
Oysters on the half she'll
cream OF celery soup
Roast parsriGges. Mashed potatoes
Green beans. peas asparagus
Chicken and green salads
Sweets. Cakes. Fruits
Al kinds Of cheese
Wines served throughout dinner
ICller. Cigars
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GIfTTERTNG wITH GOLD.
The Elaborate Wardrobe TINT Indy
Curson VIII Take 10 Calcutta.
New York journal.

Paris~~Iady curzon will start FOR CAL
cutta ON December l6. she will take with
her a most gorgeous collection of gowns.
They represent In rtrnav $50 GOO. =
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-23

marine by signing as a sailor boy on a
collier about to sail from Cardiff Wales.
She helped coal the British warshps Re
pulse and Resolute, at Portland, and traV-
eied from port to port on the collier Blaen-
avon. The collier after coaling The Med
iterranean fleet, was sent to Las Palmas
with coal for the Spanish fleet
This was during the Spanish-American
war, and Miss Mckinley was suspected
of being an American spy. When the
Spanish discovered that she was masquer-
aiding in mems clothes they furnished her
with woman's garments and sent her to
London on the Rhynland Castle.
Miss Mckinley appealed 10 the American
consul for transportation to this country,
but he declined to aid her. The London
Mail published her story, and purse was
made up by Americans an London that
paid her way to this city in the second
CABIN.
She said that she expected TO be met
by an official of the Young Women's Chris
tian Union, but as no one representing
that organization appeared she was detain-
ed at the barge office.
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Virginia Conference Committee Pre-
SCENTS Two Sets of Resolutions.

Virginia Conference Committee Pre-
SCENTS Two Sets of Resolutions.
Norfolk, Va, Nov 22.-The Methodist
Episcopal conference committee of twenty
two, to which was referred the publishing
house matter, submitted two reports to
the conference to-day. The majority re-
port Is as follows
'"Whereas, there has been great iudig-
nation regarding what is known as the
war claim of the publishing house of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and
Whereas, our bishops have assured the
church in a published communica ton that
if the United States Senate shall by af-
firmative action declare that they voted
for the just claim, under a misapprehen-
ton and because of misleading state
ments, they would take the proper steps
to have the money returned to the United
States government and have already ap-
prised the Vice President of the United
States of their action; therefore, be IL
Resolved, by the Virginia conference.
That we have implicit confidence in the
integrity and fidelity of our chief pastors
and believe they will zealously guard and
protect the good name of the church, and
that so far as we have authority as an
annual conference, We relegate this matter
to tahem for adjudication according to
their godly Judgment.
Resolved, That we deplore the mis-
leading methods used by our agents to
collect said claim"
The minority report was offered by B.
r. Iipscomb and is Whereas. reprolch
has been brought upon the good name of
our church by the methods employed in
the collection of what is known as The
war claim of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South and in view of all the
well known facts connected with this
lease therefore, be it
"Resolved, That we dperecate and abb
hor the confessed duplicity practiced by
E. B. Stahman, the attorney employed TO
collect the claim, and repudiate all COM
plicity in and responsibility for the same.
Resolved, That we depiore the fact that
our book agents have become in any way
implicated in the misleading methods prac-
ticed. and believe under all the circum-
stances that the best interests of the pub
fishing house and its future prosperity will
be advanced by their retirement
Resolved, That we heartily approve of
the action taken by our bishops in regard
to the return of the money, and hereby
pledge our hearty cooperation and sup
port in carrying out the same"
The latter report was adopted by vote
of 124 to II.
The Cannon committee will
not report until tomorrow, after which
the appointments will be read.
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Her Adventures Abroad.

IoAl tne l<OnuO0 OTfapniC.
At the Scandinavian Sailors Temperance
Home there is at present staying a young
girl who gives her name as Alice Lincoln
Amelia Garfield Mckinley but who "a
short time ago was known by the more
manageable name of Thomas Mckinley,
and who succeeded for some time in per
suading the captain and crew Of a mer-
chant vessel that she was Thomas and
was not Amelia, and that therefore, she
was suitable candidate for the place of
cabin boy on the steamship Blaenavon of
! Cardiff. According to her own story, she
was born in Chicago sixteen years ago,
and came to live a Newport in Wales,
when she was 10 years old She had a
mother and brother, but the mother went
back to America and the brother ran away
to sea. For three years she lived with her
grandmother, who Is dead and after that
with an uncle and aunt. Then, after
spending some two and a half years as a
general servant, she found herself without
a situation, and without any. prospect Of
help from the relatives with whom she had
been living.
Then, acting, so she says. on the advice
of her uncle, she put on her brothers Suit
of clothes, and like a boy determined 10
away to sea. She went to Cardiff, cut her
hair, signed on the Shipping Fedora
TONS office as David James Lincoln Gar
field Mckinley. The Thomas" seems to
have been an after thought Finally, she
got work on the Bignon, coasting between
Cardiff and Portland, and so had her first
TASTE of the sea. Her taste for Ii being
still unimpaired by a fortnights expert
ence she signed on with Capt Ferry of the
steamship Blaenavon. bound for Cagliari
Apparently her sex remained quite a secret
on board until just before reaching Las
Palmas, where the ship went to coal and
here she herself, in a burst Of confidence,
disclosed it 10 he mate, who told the cap
tain. The captain, an extremely sensible
man. transferred her from the fo'csle TO a
a cabin of her own, and on arriving at Las
Palmas marched her up to the British con-
suFs. The consul and the captain insist
ed on her signing off-wh.ch she appears
to have done very much against her will
and she was sent back to England in The
Raglan Castle Gen. Osborne, the United
States consul in the city, thus describes
her: She has the appearance of a Greek,
rather than of an American. Her skin is
very dark, and her eyes and hair are
black. Even in the garments proper 10
her sex she has the manners and walk OF
a boy, and I should think IL was easy for
her TO pass for one, when dressed in coat
and trousers. Her voice. certainly. is girl
ish, and her features somewhat feminine
but neither of those matters would occa-
sion much comment in a boy"