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The age-herald., 1898-02-21
School Suffrage For Women

The president of the Ohio Woman's Suffrage association has prepared pe- tition' which will be presented to the citizens of Ohio for signature at once in regard to preventing the repeal of the school suffrage law. A leading mefn- Der hopes that every lover of fair play will sign the petition when given tha opportunity. Many gentlemen have af- firmed that they will place their names upon it, and as it is their votes which make and unmake legislators it. is par ticularly gratifying to know that they favor a longer trial before deciding school suffrage for women to be fail- ure. The petition is as follows: '"ro the General Assembly of the State
 of Ohio:
 Whereas, The president of the board of elections of Cleveland has declared his intention of introducing a bill pro- viding for the repeal of the law giving to women a vote in the school elections,
 Therefore, we, the undersigned citi- zens of - county. do hereby protest
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longs to the armorial bearing of the city of Glasgow
 Rings and women and trouble and precious stones all seem to go together. Since they initiate fruit so well in precious stones I have often wondered if the apple in the garden of Eden was not in reality a pretty little brooch wrought out in emeralds with a dia> mond leaf. This is the sort of thing a woman would long for and not mere ordinary everyday apple. True, tastes differ and the Roman matron, so his- tory says, was proud to. wear iron rings as a symbol of her wifehood. Today woman would remain a bachelor girl forever before she would walk around carrying half 8 pound of iron on her finger The ancient Romans may have been great, but they certainly were not what one would call stylish. I hate that word, but as their usual full dress cos- tune is only initiated by us in the Turkish bath it seems as if they had no real idea of suitability in dress or orna- ment. Everything that was good was
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Daughters of the American Revolution always meet at Washington and al- ways on the 22d of February.
 Representatives of local societies in A states and territories and the Dis trict of Columbia will attend the meet ing. In nearly every instance these will be the regents who preside over the subordinate organizations.
 The Daughters of the American Rev olution is not the oldest of the patriotic societies of women, but it is the largest and most influential. A great deal of the ridicule aroused lately by the or ganization of societies composed of the putative descendants of royalty, etc., has fallen to the lot of the Daughters, and some criticism has been aimed di- rectly at them, based on the belief that they were trying to form an American aristocracy. But an aristocracy which goes back only a hundred years is not very formidable or likely to create class distinctions.
 The condition for membership in the organization is that an applicant shall be descended from an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered ma- terial aid to the cause of independence as a recognized patriot, as soldier or sailor or as a civil officer in one of the several colonies or states or of the united colonies or states The appli- cant of course must be acceptable per- sonally to the society.
 The only patriotic women's society which antedates the Daughters is the Society of the Colonial Danes of Ameri- ca. That was organized in New York in April. 1890, with the object of secur- ing relics and preserving the history of the Revolution and the fathers of the republic. The Daughters of the American Revolution was organized in Washington. Oct Il, 1890. This was in the Harrison administration, and many of the women whose husbands held prominent positions under the govern ment interested themselves in the so- ciety. Mrs. Harrison was made presi- dent general, and she held the position until her death. After her Mrs. John w. Foster was president general for a short time; then Mrs. Adlai D. Steven- son, wife of the then vice president of the United States, was elected, and she has held the office ever since Mrs. Stevenson will call the society to order Feb. g and preside over it's meetings on that and subsequent days.
 The founders of the society were Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood. Miss Eugenia Wash ington, Miss Mary Desha and Mrs. El- len H. Walworth of Washington. The first suggestion came in a published article from the pen of Mrs. Lockwood. and the work of forming the organiza-
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Rich Tea Gowns.

No material is considered too hand some for a tea gown, with the result of surpassing elegance in some of these fascinating garments. Some are made entirely of lace insertions and ribbons used crosswise, in bayadere fashion, This necessitates a lining of silk, which makes this particular mode anything but economical. Fish net over satin was used for another, the edges of the net trimmed with appliques of black lace. .
 A model that is rather a novelty has the effect of a double garment. is rich, and the long lines of the overgarment lend it grace. Cream lace over white silk is used for the under garment. which is simply gathered at the neck and belt. The long sleeves are wrin-: kled and not too tight for comfort. The vest of the gown is of green cashmere of a light shade. The extension in front is flat, while the back is laid in several overlapping side plaits. It is finished all around by a band of lace over black satin ribbon. The collar is of green silk ribbon to match the cashmere.
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crown setting. because that brings out the stones best. She has grown to be expert in her judgment of stones. No foolish superstition would cause her to give up beautiful opal. and the worn- an who is proudest in New York this winter is she who appears in her opera box wearing necklace of opals, set around with diamonds. which cost S6o,- 900. Extravagance? Oh. don't know. The money is at least spent. the trades men gain 1t and everybody is helped. since each man can the better pay his bills.
 The fondness of women for rings is easily understood. It is as old as the hills; as old as Solomon himself. By the bye apropos of Solomon. the Tal- mud tells a story of a ring which he wore. It was wonderful emerald with some mystic characters engraved upon it, and on his keeping this ring de- pended his kingdom. One day when he-was in the bath he took his pre- cious ring off and put it on a shelf Anina. one of his wives, was angry at him and stole the ring. The fiend flat tered her and got her to give it to him, took the form of King Solomon and ruled the nation. Solomon was dis tracted. Everybody denied him. but at last he did something wonderful in the way of an incantation. The fiend grew frightened and threw the ring into the sea. Naturally a fish swallowed it. A fisherman caught the fish, recognized ;he ring. gave it to Solomon, and he had his kingdom back. Unfortunately. the Talmud doesn't say what Solomon lid to Amina, but as strangling wife of nf in thnCQ dava it is fair to imagine some such little contretemps occurred.
 It is funny how many ring and fish stories there are. There is a Scotch story about the queen of Cadzow. rath- CT a gay young person, who gave to some gentleman friend a ring which her husband had given her. One day Roderick, the husband, came home in the usual unexpected husband fashion. The queen was all broken up, but, being religious, kneeled down and asked St. Mungo to help her. St. Mungo had evil dently been a man before he was a saint, and told her he would stand by her, or something to that effect. Then he communicated with a monk he knew who was bit of a fisherman, and told him to go out and whip the stream. or whatever was the proper thing in those days, and to fetch him the first fish he might catch. The monk took his fishing apparatus, artificial flies and reels and swept the river near Glasgow and a beautiful fish arose, and when he had gaffed it and played it he brought it to St. Mungo and in its stomach was found the ring. Thus the queens honor was saved, and probably her neck, and that is the reason why there is a salmon wearing a ring in its mouth which be-
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given to the men. We have changed all that nowadays. If liberty cap was put upon a pole for the American man to worship. l agree with the great Polish writer with the unpronounceable name that it would probably take the form of woman's bonnet He is another one of the cads who have come over here, eaten our dinners, got our money and then "sassed back" We'll, thank good ness, in less time than it takes to read his tiresome books they will be forgot ten! They are bad imitation of Du- mas at their best and their best does not come near to the worst that was ever written by the great Frenchman. Perhaps you do not agree with me, but if you knew of the nasty things he said about America and American women you would think that nothing too bad could be said about him, even by the usually amiable person known as
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Eugenia Washington's membership arose it was agreed to suspend the rule and admit this one collateral descend- ant of the greatest Revolutionary hero. Immediately other candidates for sus- pension of the rule presented them selves, and war of the "collaterals" and the "lineals" was inaugurated.
 For a time collateral descendants were admitted by the D. A. R. As a result the "linealites," under Flora Adams Darling, got together in New York and organized the Daughters of the Revolution. Membership was re- stricted to women who are lineal de- scendants of an ancestor who was a military or naval or marine officer, sol dier, sailor or marine in actual service under the authority of any of the l3
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colonies or states or of the continental congress and remained always loyal to such authority, or descendants of one who signed the Declaration of Inde- pendence, or of one who, as a member of the continental congress or of the congress of any of the colonies or states or as an official appointed by or under the authority of any such repre- sentative bodies, actually assisted in the establishment of American inde- pendence by service rendered during the war of the Revolution, becoming there- by liable to oconviction of treason against the government of Great Britain, but remaining always loyal to the authori- ty of the colonies or states"
 Under these elaborate restrictions the D. K. became more exclusive than the
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OF
 THE REVOLUTION
The Seventh Continental Congress of Famous American Women 10 Be
 Held In Washington.

tion was done by the four women nam- ed. Since the society was formed several others of a similar char acter have sprung into existence, among them the Daughters of the Revolution, the National Society Co., lonial Danes of America, the Danes of the Revolution and the General So- ciety of the United States Daughters of 1872. Of these the Daughters of the Revolution is an offshoot from the Daughters of the American Revolution. II owes it's existence to split in the Daughters of the American Revolution, growing out of a controversy over the qualifications for membership. At the outset the Daughters of the American Revolution adopted a rule that only lineal descendants of men who fought for freedom in the Revolution should be admitted. but when the question of Miss
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BAB TELLS ABOUT
 GEMS AND JEWELS,
Novel Styles In Diamond Ornaments Won1ans Fondness For Rings,
 Bracelets and Brooches.

terflies that are of rubies and diamonds in contrast she especially likes, for they look we'll against her evening bodice. For her bracelets she fancies bands and chains thickly set with rows of precious stones. or else turquoise and pearls framed in diamonds and set on light gold bands that are almost invisible.
 Her rings cover almost entirely the third and little fingers on each hand.
 Sometimes she will elect to wear noth- ing but diamonds; again she will choose all rubies, or perhaps emeralds and diamonds. but she never makes the mistake of putting on too many con- trasting colors in her rings. She still clings to the marquise and to the high
The age-herald., 1898-02-21
New Paper For Women.

Mime. Marguerite Durand is to be the editor of a new paper for women that is to be started in Paris. Mile. Jeanne Chauvin, the would be barrister. takes charge of legal questions, and other de- partments are conducted by women. All the reporting. too, will be done by women. The paper will not be run in the interests of any association. but will appeal to the public on it's own merits.
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A Brave Da1nseL

A young woman in New York re- gently caused something of sensation down in the business part of Broadway by appearing on rainy day clad in a plaid mackintosh which reached only to her shoe tops. and carrying no um- brella to protect her from the down. pour, but when it was learned that the independent damsel was member of the Rainy Day club with one accord the masculine contingent voted the club a sensible one.
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ICopyright, 1898. ]

The seventh continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton will be held in Washington on
 Washington's birthday, thus doubly emphasizing the loyalty of the women who belong to the organization. The
Evening star., 1898-05-07
ADVISED TO KEEP THE ISLANDS.
London Spectator Says We Ought To
Retain Captures From Spain.


LONDON, May THE Spectator. in an
article today, urges America to keep the
Philippine Islands, to raise colored army
of 10000 men, land with this effective Sepoy
army hold the Philippines. Hawaii and
Porto Rico, paying the army of occupation
out of the local revenues"
Continuing, the Spectator says: with
such a garrison the citizens would be as
safe as in drawing room and as full of
business as on Broadway or the Strand"
Referring to the outcome of the war, the
Spectator remarks:
The Americans will emerge from the
war with new ideas and larger ambitions.
They will have defeated a second-class Eu-
rcrean state and will feel acutely that as
matters stand, they would have been de-
feated by first-class one. They could not
have fought France, to say nothing Of
Great Britain, without suffering grave de-
feats at sea and enormous losses on land.
That is not the position which suits Amer
lean temper, and Washington will set itself
to construct ffrst-ciass iron feet. That
world equal to their position among ma
items will compel them to abandon the idea
Of non-interventicn and change the Mon
roe doctrine into direct and effective pro-
tectorate of the two Americas.
We hope the Americans will keep the
Philippine Islands, and that they can keel
them there is no doubt whatever. Europe
to put the truth in its most brutal form
cannot attack them without our permis.
Sion.'
Evening star., 1898-05-07
EXPECTED a SHARP FIGHT.
Letter From n sailor ON the BaIti-
mere TO Friend.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May "A. II.
Bochstaler of this city las received a let
ter from his brother-in-law, William r.
orner, on board the cruiser Baltimore.
now at Manila The letter was written at
Yokohama April IL. and il indicates that
the sailors knew pretty well where they
were going and the kini of work that was
cut out for them. Part of the letter fol-
lows:
I'VE only called here for coal and will
leave the latter part of the week for Hong
Kong, China, about 1900 miles from here.
There We join the rest OF the feet, and IN
the event Of war will proceed from there
to Manila. Philippine Islands. The other
ships there waiting fo- us are the Olympia
Concord, Petrol, Boston and Raleigh. and,
with this ship added, will make hard
crowd to whip Spain has bat two ships
OF any consequence there. They are two
about the type OF this one, and then she has
four or five frigates of the old style. They
have an excellent fort just outside of Mani
la and an enormous army on the island, but
l think We VIII have a very small job OF
IL. Yet we might have more trouble than
We anticipate in taking the place At any
rate. you can expect a good account of US
I've have an excellent ship and a cap
tain who would rather fight than eat, and
We all expect to go to victory or to HI m
short order when once the ball is opened.
We are taking seventy-Iive tons of ammu-
milton to the other ships at the station.
and, as all the world knew of it, We have
had the ship ready for action all the way
over
Evening star., 1898-05-07
Chfcago's Gift to the Cubaus.

Mr.. w. b. Phister of Chicago reports to
the State Department that the Cuban relief
station opened by him in Chicago for The
purpose of receiving supplies for the sur
ferins mer and women of Cuba was closec
on the 18th ultimo, after having sent &c
Cuba, liz care of Consul General Lee, 20
boxes and. hfty-nine bags of supplies, con-
sisting mainly of summer clothing for wo-
men and children, beans, peas, rice. corn
meal, bacon and condensed milk. box
Of quinine was subsequently sent to 1hs
same destination.
Evening star., 1898-05-07
RELEASE OF THE LAFAYETTE.
Its Seizure Was Due 10 Neglect TO-
Give Instructions,

Give Instructions.
Any international difficulty connected with
the seizure OF the French steamer Lafay-
ette has been removed by the release of tho
vessel Immediately upon notice of her cap.
ture reaching the State Department. The
explanation for this action on the part oi
the administration is given in the state.
ment which follows and which was issaoJ
from the White House last night:
The Lafayette was released in pursu-
ance Of orders which were issued by n,
Navy Department previously to her seizure
but which had not been received by the
commanding officers OF the vessels :,iat
made the capture. The facts are that on
April - the French embassy made an in.
formal inquiry as to whether the Lafayette
which left Saint Nazaire, France. for Vera
Cruz by way of Havana before the wal
was declared or information of the block
ade received, would be allowed TO land al
Havana certain passengers, her mail bags
and the dispatch bag of the consulate gen.
eral of France, and TO take some French
passengers on board. An assurance was
given that, If this privilege should Dc
granted, the steamer would be forbidden by
the French consul to land goods.
Tine matter was duly considered, and IL
was decided that, without regard to the
strict law of blockade and as an act OF
courtesy, the request of the French gov
ernment should be: acceded to. orders were
accordingly sent cn the I'd day OF May
When Information was received of the cap,
ture Of the steamer and of her having beer
brought to Key West, those orders were
communicated to the captors, with instrue,
tions 10 release the steamer and 10 see that
the orders were duly delivered, so that the,
might be carried into effect. No demand
was made either by or on behalf of the
French government, directly or indirectly
for the steamers release
The Wilmington will escort the Lafay.
cite 10 Havana tonight"
Evening star., 1898-05-07
DespOfI a Flower Bed,

Edgar Hurdle and Walter Mccormick
boys about twelve years old, were arraignec
before Judge Scott in the Police Court
charged with trespass. They pleaded
guilty TO the charge. Several days ago a1r
Frank Raymond, who lives at 4th and A
streets southeast, spent about $50 for
plants to beautify his parking
Monday morning, however. the place pre-
sented the appearance of having been visit
ed by a cyclone. Many of the plants had
been taken away while others had been
pulled from the ground and trampled un-
der foot The arrest OF the boys followed
an investigation. Judge Scott fined them
s. each, and said his lenieucy was due TO
the youth OF the defendants
Evening star., 1898-05-07
A Portrait of Dewey,

The Secretary of the Navy has received
large crayon portrait OF Commodore
Dewey, the hero of Manila. and gave it
prominent place in his main office, where
II was an object of general attention. 1t
is the work of Mr.. Berthrong of Boston,
by whom it was presented to the Navy
Department Mr.. Berthrong is particular
ly well known to the older residents Of
Washington as a member of the celebrated
Washington Base Ball Club when that or
ganization held the championship of the
United States. Mr.. Berthrong was catcher
of the team, and WAS one of the best ball
players in tine country
Evening star., 1898-05-07
COUNTERFEITER ESCAPES.
He Had Promised to Go to War II
PardOned.

CHICAGO, May Frank Holston, a
prisoner convicted Of coUnterfeitinS, made
plea to Judge Grosscup for his freedom.
saying that if he was allowed to go he
would enlist in the army and fight for Gu
ba. The judge sentenced him to four years
in the penitentiary. Holston was hand
cuffed to Deputy Sheriff Robinson, and
the officer started to walk through the
streets 10 the Jail.
On the way Holston managed to release
himself frcm the handcuff around his
wrist and made his escape. The officer
walked block before he noticed that his
man was not with him and would not
have known it then unless he had been
told Of it by another officer, who met him
and asked where the prisoner had gone.
Evening star., 1898-05-07

Hcrg Kong he had delayed that vessel for
two or three days at least, probably to
Lse her in the subsequent bombardment
of the town and forts.
The events of these last few days were
more official dispatche which are to follow
the original In fact it was known that the
department at 10 o'clock was still receiving
sheets of the cipher code from the telegraph
company. while the cipher experts were
still at work behind the heavy closed doors
of the navigation bureau.
Evening star., 1898-05-07
seven Army Corps.

generaf-ordSr has been issued by direc-
tion of the President providing for the d.
vision Of the regular and volunteer armies
into seven army corps. The assignments
Of the major generals who will command
the several corps will be announced at an
early day. It a probable the troops OF the
regular army VIM be assimilated with the
volunteers to give the latter the bensat OF
tha expexteAca of the regulars. Npthlpg
has yet been settled as to the rendezvous
Of the corps. It is generally understood,
however, that Fort Myer, Va; Atlanta,
Ga. - Chickamauga. Tenn: Richmond, Va,
and Long Island, N. Y, have been virtually
selected as PLACES for the mobilization Of
the volunteer army
Evening star., 1898-05-07
NO FEATURES WILL BE LACKING.

Knights Templnr Announcement Re-
gardins COrclnve at Philadelphia.
P1TTSBURG, Pa. May THE publish
ed statement that owing to the war all
social features connected with the twenty
seventh triennial conclave, knights Tenn
plar, to be held in this city October 10 to
Ii, would be abandoned and nothing but
an executive session would be held is de-
MED by the executive committee
All features, executive, parade, drills, IL
luminations and social entertainments will
be carried out as previously arranged. The
committee also announces that the hotei
accommodations are ample for all who may
attend the encampment.
Evening star., 1898-05-07
NUMBERING THE REGIMENTS.
They Will Follow COnsectfvely Those
of the Civil War.

They Will Follow COnsectively Those
of the Civil War.
In response to an inquiry, Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin has telegraphed the governor
of Iowa that 1t had been decided that the
new regiments of volunteers organized
under the Presidents recent call will be
ramed in the order of their establishment
where the numbering of regiments raised
by the states during the civil war left Off
In the case Of Iowa there were forty-1ve
regiments of volunteers during the civil
war, numbered in the order of their Or
ganization. Consequently the first regi-
ment organized in that state for service
in the war against Spain will be named
the 46th Iowa Regiment Of Volunteers. A
similar course will be followed in the case
of all the other states and territories and
is intended to avoid the possibility of en-
barrassment and confusion that would have
Indoubte lily followed repetition of the
regimental designations used during the
civil wa.