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The herald., 1898-01-02
Designed by American
Girls in Paris
TWENTY NOVEL CREATIONS
AND EACH ONE REPRESENTED a
WINTER FLOWER
Correspondent From Tip to Toe in
Color and Form-Hair Dressed
to Match

PARIS, Dec. 20.-(Special Correspon-
dence to The Herald.) One Of the cou-
turieres here showed me a number OF
pretty evening gowns that were espe-
cially designed for dances such as usher
in the first Of the year.
They We're all suggestive of frost and
snow and winter flowers. The idea OF
giving a January dance at which these
UNIQUE costumes were to appear origi-
mated in the fertile brain of a young
American girl. There are twenty young
girls that belong to this dancing club
and of course they held meeting to try
and decide on some unusual feature for
the dance.
When 1t was proposed by a bright
member that their costumes should sug-
gest SHOWS and pretty winter blossoms
the idea took at once. What could be
more suggestive of winter SHOWS than
quantities of draped white tulle, and
shimmering freshness could be repre-
scented beautifully with spangled white
mousseline de sole.
Then, for the color note, bright holly,
mistletoe, violets and the many shades
Of chrysanthemums could all be adopted.
All the winter flowers, but only the
winter flowers, could be chosen.
TWENTY CREATIONS
With their plans Just halfway formu-
lated they went to an interested cou-
turtere, who was delighted with the
novelty of the plan. She was just box
ing twenty lovely creations, no two
alike, that will be worn next week at
the dance, when 1 appeared. One that
was particularly striking was made of
bright red gauze over bright red taffeta
The skirt was sun plated land over the
left hip fell a garland of bright green
holly leaves that reached halfway down
the skirt, back and front. The corsage
of the red taffeta was covered full with
accordion plated red mousseline de sole.
1t was cut square-necked and was fin
ished with border of green holly leaves
spangled with strass. The silk straps
over the shoulders were covered with a
continuation of the leaf border. The
ceinture was of bright red MORE, drawn
through strass buckle that Nas placed
at the back. One of the most original
of these gowns was designed to repre-
sent icicles. Any ice queen in a fairy
story would have envied this gown 1t
was made up over a transparency of
nile green taffeta.
The skirt was covered with spangled
white mousseline de sole, that was
slashed into points around the bottom
that fell over deep flounce of nile
green gauze. The edge of the points
were bprdered with narrow ruches of
white mousseline de sole heavily
spangled.
BLOUSE CORSAGE
The corsage was blouse of the green
gauge over the same shade of silk. On
top of the gauze was spangled white
mousseline de sole cut in long Vandyke
points that reached to the belt. These
were all hordered with ruches of heavily
spangled mousseline de sole, and be-
tween the points bloused the green
gauze. The corsage was cut square
necked and was finished with narrow
ruche of the green gauze. Spangled
The herald., 1898-01-02
In Love With a Photograph

Announcement has just been made
that Alexander M. Bell, father of the
man who invented the telephone, Is
about to marry Mrs. H. G. SHIRLEY Back
of this announcement is little romance
such as one would hardly expect to find
in the life of man as old Mr.. Bell who
is now rs years old, distinguished au-
thor and scientist. He lives in the sub
urbs Of Washington, and his bride
is a resident of Hanosmith. Ont She is
81 years old. Last summer Mr.. Bell was
was passing the summer in Canada. and
while stopping ct the house Of q friend
The herald., 1898-01-02
A Culinary Problem

The Holbeach board of guardians were
recently the recipients of letter from
the local government board, the reading
of which caused some amusement, in
which an inquiry was made as to how
many currants were put into the chill
dren's pudding. The matter was refer
red to the workhouse master to answer,
and the reply has now gone up that the
allowance is two and half ounces Of
currants to a pound of pudding.-Lop-
don Telegraph.
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ter correspondence, chose their paper,
penwipers, blotting paper, note books
and bank books all in one color. They
have all their invitations engraved on
cards and note sheets of the regimental
gray or pigskin yellow, and one daring
creature has gone so far as to have her
name engraved on visiting cards of bris-
toll board, that are flushed with a very
pale shade of blue. 1t is yet. to be seen
if colored calling cards can be brought
into fashion, though young Mrs. Aston
has forced into use again the heavy old
English lettering that many years ago
went quite out of style.-Kansas City
Star.
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S about all there is to say about it,"

is about all there is to say about it,
Mr.. Bell is Scotchman. Many years
ago he was professor in London Univer-
sity, and later at Queens College, in
Kingston, Ont. He has been a resident
of Washington since 1881. The photo
graph which he fell in love with is that
of a sweet-faced, matronly woman with
snow-white hair, Mr. Bell is big man
physically. He weighs probably $50
pounds. His head is big. His features
are prominent and well chiselled; his
hair iron gray in hue, is long, and his
beard, gray and white, covers the first
button of his vest.-Ex.
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pale green ribbon was employed for the
belt and shoulder straps

P"Ie sfcoTr IIDUUH was eTIPIUyeu fUf tIie
belt and shoulder straps.
A gown that we'll represented yellow
chrysanthemum was made of pale yell
low Chiffon over the same shade of taft
feta. The skirt was sun plated, and
from the waistband hung numberless
two-inch yellow ribbons of uneven
lengths that overlapped each other, so
as to entirely cover the skirt to give the
petal effect.
The corsage was an accordion-plaited
blouse Of the yellow chiffon cut square
necked. 1t was finished with border
Of ragged shoulder straps. Between the
chrysanthemums peered out little sug-
gestions of spangled white tulle.
Another gown was made Of green
gauze, in that uncompromising green Of
The herald., 1898-01-02
Established a New Record

Mr.. and Mrs. August Rudke of Osh-
kosh have established a new record.
Their latest baby weighed 10 pounds at
birth, the previous record being 1s
pounds.
The herald., 1898-01-02

Eugene and Louis. The old house is
it's floors are devoted to bicycle instruc-
tion.,
The Misses Jardine conceived the idea
of teaching Paris swelldom to ride, and
after canvass found that they could
count upon twenty beginners. A rela-
tive OF the Duke dAlencen and cousin
The herald., 1898-01-02
Correspondence Outfits

1t is considered an affectation not to
use wax in sealing a letter, but those
women who are refurnishing their es-
critories against the demands of the win
The herald., 1898-01-02

PARIS, Dec. 22.-In one portion Of one
of the most Fashionable avenues of
Paris, now being turned to trade, there
stands an old mansion which, in it's di-
lapidated state, is more glorious than in
its days of splendor.
The old mansion rings now with
sounds of healthful laughter the like of
which was never heard in the days Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01
The independent Turner's Mask.

Those who have a fancy for Madi Gras
carnivals and the like should have attended
the annual masken ball in der Turn Halle
last night, when the members of the In
dependent Turverein decI1ed themselves in
costumes and made a merry night of it..
About $50 tickets had been sold and the old
hall was crowded with picturesque throng
of jewellers. There We're ebony pickanin-
mics and old Reubens from the back town
ships, Black Princes and queens Of fairy
lands, witches fortune tellers and sirens of
all kinds, and also there was a Dutch band.
The Dutch band was an energetic sort of an
institution consisting of twelve bazoo per-
formers and when 1t took up a collection
there was no resistance possible. A COM
pany of eight witches, who were adorned
with snakes and other uncanny rTtments,
divided honors with the band A few typi-
cal policemen. the ubiquitous Yellow Kid
and some old soldiers with wooden legs, who
claimed to be from Gettysburg, were also
objects of profound consideration. The
grotesque dancers kept their masks on until
near midnight, after which an elaborate
supper was served on the lower floor
The members of the committee on ar
rangements were Joseph Fl. Schaub, Harold
Schmidt. William Off. T.. Guy Robbins
Charles Field and Adolph Mols and the fine
success of the ball was largely due to their
efforts. The floor committee consisted of
e. Guy Robbins, Charles Fields, Frederick
W. Jungclaus and Frederick w. Koekert.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Mr. Nat c. Goodwin
presented at Hooley's Theater tonight for
the first time on any stage Clyde Fitchs
latest work Nathan Hale" Great care
had been taken with reference to scenic
environments and costumes and the produc-
ton was success beyond all doubt. The
house was filled to its greatest capacity
even the aises and starways being
cuped Mr. Goodwin demonstrated that he
is greater in serious work than in comedy
roles The story, as depicted by Mr.. Fitch
follows closely the life of the revolutionary
hero, appealing to both patriotism and
sentiment Miss Maxine Elliott shared the
hOnors of the evening with Mr.. Goodwin.
The enthusiasm of the audience as the play
progressed was such that 1t was freely de-
clared the new piece was Goodwin's greatest
success. Goodwin and Miss Elliott were
called before the curtain many times. Be-
tween the acts Clyde Fitch, the author
made a brief address. After the play the
audience continued applauding, declining to
leave till Goodwin came before the curtain
and said a few words. The general opinion
expressed was that Nathan Hale takes
rank as an American classic with about
such place on the stage as that occupied
in fiction by Edward Everett Hales famous
Man Without Country. For a first night
the presentation was a beautifully finished
one throughout
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01

George w. Monroe always gives a very
funny performance. This season he has, If
anything, improved it, with the result that
yesterday he kept the Parks audiences in
almost continuous laughter from beginning
to end. The theater was crowded at both
performances, Monroe's well-known ability
as a comedian being known to all theater-
goers. AS Owen Moore, who DISCUSSES him
self as a red-haired, broad-faced, beaming
Irish woman to help friend out OF diffl-
Guilty Mr.. Monroe is irresistibly funny. The
rapidity with which he shifts from one cos
tune to the other keeps the audience
guessing pretty much all the time. His eff
forts in the mediumistic line are as funny
as anything often seen on the stage. The
performance fairly runs over with mirth
and music and the company is quite cap
able in every respect. Edward Eagleton,
Thomas Goodwin, Frank Mayne, Lille May
nard, Dorothy Drew, Emily Melville, An
ME Lloyd, Edwina, the dancer, and others
combine to give the star all the necessary
ally attractive and 'I well dressed. The third
act is filed with specialties which. follow
ing, as they do, the uproarious fun of the
first two acts, give the audience chance to
rest a little before the final curtain. Take
it all in all, the performance is one which
cannot fail TO amuse everybody. Monroe $
makeup as Lulu is in itself a source of
much merriment and he is in a class by
himself when it comes to the impersona-
ton of female Irish roles. His laugh is con-
tagious and he has not scene that is not
productive of plenty of merriment. The COM
edy is called "A Happy Little Home and
is in three acts. The plot is not especially
prominent, nor does it have to be- the COM
edy element being quite sufficient without
much of a story to back it up. The engage
ment continues to-day and tomorrow only.
On Thursday John l.. Sullivan and his com
edy and speciality company will omen for the
rest of the week. John L. does a big gym
nasium turn and the company he has this
champion will receive his customary warm
reception.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01

The wrestling match Thursday night be-
tween Sam Murbarger, of this city, and
Frank Gehle. of Piqua, o., is causing a
good deal of talk about town. Murbarger
is looked upon as phenomenon, and is
coming out wonderfully. He is only TWEEN
ty-three years old and his friends declare
he is developing and will continue to de-
velop after the manner of Kid Mccoy.
He has been wrestling but short time,
but has defeated all corners since he went
into the business as a professional. His
first go of any consequence was with Will
liam Sapp, at Broad Ripple. He threw his
opponent the first bout and was injured in
the second. Last November he defeated
Frank George, of Illinois, in a match at
Greencastle and threw Herb Hale in this
city Jan. g. He weighed 146 pounds when
he went on the mat a month ago with Hale.
He will weigh over $50 pounds Thursday
night.
In Frank Gehle Murbarger is really GO
ing out of his class, as the Ohio man will
weigh not less than 15S pounds. which is
the minimum heavyweight condition. Gehle
is German by birth and twenty-eight years
old. He has been wrestling for ten years.
and has many victories to his credit. He
has furnished the Journal with his record
and says he hopes TO add Murbarger 10 his
list. He began by defeating Hugh Leonard
and Matsada Serachigo, the Jap. He then
joined a variety company and threw over
fifty men in various parts of the country.
Among some of his latest victories are
those he won over Harvey Parker, Jack
Snyder, Michael j. Dwyer Herb Hale, Bert
Shelter. Charles Ward, Charles Richards
John Simcoe Elmer WoodmGnsee, Peter
Schumacher and Martin Muldoon. He has
been beaten by William Muldoon, Dan Nc
Leod Schumacher. Jack Davis of this
city is looking after Gehle's interests in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01
ROADWAY OF THE CANAL
COUNCILMAN MADDEN's SCHEME FOR
IMPROVING THINGS.
A boulevard Might BE Constructed TO
Broad RippIe-Turn the Canal
Into Fall Creek.

Councilman Robert NJ. Madden has adj
vanced a scheme for boulevard and ac-
companying bicycle paths that would do
away with the canal, which now separates
the western part of the city from the main
portion. His plan is to utilize the center of
he canal for a public drain, laying a sewer
of equal dimensions to the White river in
terceptor in the center of the canal If
necessary, and then filling the canal with
earth and converting it into driveway.
The sewer would be utilized for draining
large sections of the city that now are
undrained above Fall creek. Such a plan,
he thinks. would greatly appreciate the
value of property in the west portion of
the city and do away with an unsightly and
unsanitary feature of the city.
1t is believed by those who agree with
Mr.. Madden as to the practicability and
advisability of such a scheme that it would
cost the city but little To fill up the canal
and convert it into a useful and desirable
driveway would double, in many cases
treble, the value of abuttng property. The
assessments for benefits against the bene-
flied property owners would. it is said,
more than meet the assessment of damages
to the Indianapolis Water Company, which
claims to own the fee simple to the canal,
and which has always resented any inter-
ference and control over the water course
from the city. Until late years the water
Company depended largely on the water in
the canal for supply in cases of emer-
gency, like a big fire. Since the company's
new pumping station was built north of the
city, however, 1t is claimed that the neces-
sity for this supply of water has been done
away with and that the company could
as we'll draw on Fall creek for an emer-
gency supply. Mr.. MaGden's scheme would
be TO make the canal a boulevard clear out
to Broad Ripple. using the present side
roadwayS for bicycle paths. This he argues
could be made the basis for a good park
system, as the canal passes through many
beautiful tracts of land that could be
bought by the city for comparatively small
amounts.
1t is asserted that the right of the In
dianapolis Water Company TO the canal is
at least questionable and that the company
might have trouble in establishing it if II
were ever questioned. If only that section
OF the canal south of Fall creek were made
INTO a roadway the canal could empty into
Fail creek, and add a waterfall to the pic
turesqueness of the scenery out that way
The lower section of the canal is now used
PRINCIPALLY as a repository for old tin cans,
and in the summer time is said to be un-
sanitary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01

,ex travaganza. 1.-THE Fair in Midgettown
is only skeletonized story contained in a
libretto, with music numbers as frequent as
in comic opera. Every now and then the
stage is darkened. and when the lights
come again the stage has been converted
into some fairy-like scene, with beautiful
ballet in progress, and in which the Lili-s
putfans soon take part themselves, wear
ing gay little costumes and going through
the dances with the grace of trained per-
formers. The Liliputians have increased
their number until now there is nearly a
dozen of the phenomenons able to dance,
sing and frolic either in English or Ger
man. The newest star secured since their
last appearance here is nineteen-year-old
Helene Under Miss Linder is just as high
as Franz Ebert's shoulder, and she is as
much like the gifted Ebert as If she were
his sister She appears only twice in
the play. She dances with a tam
boureen after Eber at the close of the
her little Spanish dancing steps. In the
third-act ballet she appears as General
Grant after Ebert himself has come on as
Napoelon. The acting of these little folks
at times, simply dazzles the eyes of grown
up people. There is a fairy-lil1e charm TO
their work. Since they have learned 10
speak English there is certainly greater
satisfaction for Americans in witnessing
their performances The odd little comedy
business, the mature pantomime, the
the Interpretation of their lines, the arch
ness and wisdom displa yed in their ex-
preston can now be better understood tran
when they spoke in German. This new
play is full of ingeniousy-devised incidents
for making the little actors amusing, and
there is no time throughout 1.-The Fair in
Midgettown" when something is not going
on TO give the audience lively entertain
ment The Liliputians will be at English's
the first half of the week, with matinee
on Wednesday,
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Irwin Brothers Burlesquers, that opened
at the Empire yesterday afternoon to full
house, give only an afterpiece and no be-
foreDece, consequently the olo is rather
long. The Devaros' horizontal bar act COR
tains a number of novelties in that line
Taken all through the Quigley Brothers
act, "McCloskey at the Tollgate,' is about
the newst thing that has struck the vaude-
Vile stage and is genuinely amusing. The
Harvey sisters are a pair of good-looking
young women who sing vivaciously num-
Der of ''gingery'' songs that get very near
the limit of that sort of work. as set in In
dianapolis. Others of the olio are George
Sidney and Minerva Lee. comedy sketch
Thomas Baker athletic singer; Jessie
Woods and Stella Irving, vocal duetists, and
Dick Leggett. eccentric character and
wooden shoe dancer, including his act of
the growing generation The afterpiece
uses the good old idea of theatrical re-
hearsal to introduce a series of specialties
The company does good chorus work and
the costumes are new and handsome: The
show will remain all week, to be followed
bv Rice & Rarton's ExtraVaganZa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01

Contract Let for Their Placing al
$3.50.


The Board of Public Safety and the Board
of Public Works, with Mayor Taggart have
finally decided the controversy over the
matter of placing the police and fire alarm
telegraph wires in the underground con-
duits Yesterday the Western Electric
Company. of Chicago, bid IS, $50 for doing
the entire work. The bid was accepted
BY the terms of the agreement that has
been reached the Central Union Telephone
Company will be released from its agree
ment to place the fire alarm wires in the
conduit free of charge, and in consideration
of the release will pay 81, 900 of the expense
The GameWell Company, in consideration of
not having to place the police alarm wires
in the conduit, will pay $500 The city
will pay the difference to the Western Elec-
trio Company. 1t is said that under the
agreement with the telephone company the
city could only require the wires now in
use TO be placed in the conduit. There are
sixteen of them. The contract made yester-
day requires the placing of fifty wires
which is said to be enough to meet all re-
quirements of the city for years to come
The contract is said to also call for addi-
tional police alarm wires than the Came
well Company would have had to place
The city officials regard the arrangement
as satisfactory, If 1t does cost the CITY 81 $50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01
IfVinEfOn.

Miss Mary Hawkins has returned from a
short visit with her parents, in Noblesvile
Miss Grace Blount returned yesterday
from Noblesville, where she has been visit
ing Mrs. Erasmus Conner.
Miss Madge Layman entertained inform
ally yesterday afternoon from to in
honor of Miss Myrtle Parks, of Martinsville
The favors were punches of violets passed
by Miss Kittie Layman. Miss Jeanette
Louis and Miss Parks played selections on
the piano.
The Irvington Women's Club met yester-
day afternoon with Mrs E. F. Tibbott. The
programme consisted of papers by Mrs
Jessie H. Moore upon Henry Clay. Mrs
Harriet Kauty upon Daniel Webster, Mrs
Minnie Kingsbury upon John c. Calhoun
The conversation upon Conspicuous Fig
ures in Congress was led by Mrs. Grace
Julian Clarke. The next meeting of the
club will be visitors day and will be held
at the home of Mrs. Roland Kauty, on
DoWney avenue.