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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER
THE TAILOR-MADE DRESS IN ALL IT'S NEW vAGARIEs OF SHAPE.
STYLE, COLOR AND MATERIAL IS DESCRIBED HERE.

spectacle is now often enjoyed Of really
short walking costumes. A type of these
observed yesterday in the Fifth avenue
shopping district, had a scant, clinging
skirt of a large. subdued, gray-blue and
green plaid, which escaped the ground
by full two inches. The material looked
soft and smooth as a winter-weight serge,
but the bars and crossbars were woven
upon it in the toughest of long, silky
threaded camels hair. A delectable little
gray silk Waist-coat showed literally be-
tween the fronts of a short, tight, basque
coat of s~ealing-wax red serge, and over
this came a green top coat belted, the
belt showing only in the back, with green
leather.
Similar dresses, nearly always with
plaid skirts. are shown by all the smart
shops, and seem to Indicate that.
swinging from extreme to extreme of
the pendulum, the dragging train is to
snare its hOnors, on occasions, with
something more to the point than a
neNer-used "rainy-day'' costume.
Nearly all church dresses and elabor-
ate afternoon toiletteS are this seasou
more or less of the tailor type modified,
At least it is difficult to say where gowns
of one species leave off and those of
another begin. A beautiful dress made
for Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont is Of that ex-
quisite new quality of Lroadcloth called
peau de CANT. in a tint between biscuit
and brown. The habit skirt, lined with
rose color, is decorated at the hem with i.
band of stitched velvet of a brown just
one shade darker than the cloth. A sim?
mar band runs up the left side of the
skirt, while stitched velvet appears again
on collar, cuffs and quaint shoulder epar-
lettes.
A cape to Mrs. Belmont's
costume is Of velvet of the next darker
brown in succession, and is stitched with
brown silk to give it the look of corduroy.
It's three stitched ounces leave it of less
than the usual three-quarters length, but
OF an eminently graceful shape, and it
fasJtens in front with scarf ties of pale
brown chiffon.
More stitched velvet, with partridge
breasts and cream-colored aigrettes
make the odd, attractive hat, from which,
looks down a ducks head in protest per-
haps at having to father such diverse
plumage. The last item of this outfit is
with fiaring, funnel entrances for the
hands. and on one side a pocket, which.
as if it We're nest, seems to be brooded
over by a second ducks head.
Most Fascinating of al the new after
noon costumes are those which combine
wool and brocade A dress of this de-
scriDtion is of a beautiful ruby cloth,
hung over a black silk slip, n decor
2ted at bottom with a band of cloth cut
out in the shape of leaves and lowers.
The upper part of the skirt slashed over
white panne figured with ruby and pale
pink, the slashes showing as long cres-
cents edged about with fancy passemcn-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

made the first Is miles in about As min
utes. which is excellent with 80 cars
bill never eased off on her at all n at
10:45 we were whistling for the junction,
having made the run of As miles in Las,
which was about the top notch with a
train Of 50 cars for those days, and Bills
head was nearly busted with pride when
West said to him:
MIR. Kennedy, you made an excellent
rum
"As We stopped at the tank the B. and
II. operator came running up breathless-
ly and SAID to Bill: Here's a message
from Smith. your conductor. You left
him behind at Cheechunk.'
Bill looked dazed and read the mes
sage slowly While Mr.. West held a lam
tern. 1t ran:
Bill Kennedy and Superintendent
West:
"A good soldier never looks behind.
You left the cabOOse, seven cars, myself
and the crew at DOT Of Cheechunk Hill.
l had to walk four miles to get the agent
to send this message. Please come back
after us
The message was dated from Chez
chunk. In pulling her out going up the
hill Bill had broken a coupling pin and
left the tail end there. You never saw any
super did. Bill never said a darn word,
but give the % cars we had to a yard
crew of the Il. and H. and lit out back
ward for CheeChunk. 30 miles to the
rear. 1t was 4 o'clock when we got the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

stopped the woman and asked what the
emperor had said to her. 'The Kaiser""
she Guerled in amazement. What
Kaiser?" Then, as the truth gradually
dawned on her, she turned pale. gave a
frightened look at the dusty figure COM
ing nearer and drove rapidly away.
EX-Queen Emma of the Netherlands
and her daughter. the queen of today.
had many amusing experiences in their
wanderings incOgnito. Last summer,
when they We're staying at one of the
hotels in Tyrol. the young queen won all
hearts by her sweetness of disposition
and vivacity. There was one young En-
glishman who was so overcome by her
charms that he followed her everywhere
in spite of a frowning mamma, and. it
must be said. with some mischievous en-
enlargement from the daughter. His at
tention at last became so marked that
one day the young girl and her mother
disappeared without warning. and it was
only some days after that the young En-
glishman learned through the papers,
that the young lady he had wooed SO per-
sistenly was the girl queen of Holland.
Many good stories are told of the
curious adventures of Queen Margaret of
Italy on her mountaineering excursions.
The story Of how she entertained a party
of tourist climbers in one of the noun
tain huts is well Known, but few have
heard of another little adventure which
befell her this summer. The queen. whose
energy is always the envy and despair of
her suite had wandered away from her
attendants. and had not only lost her
way, but was both hungry and fatigued,
when she saw a peasants cottage in the
distance.
Making her way to it, her knock was
answered by an old peasant woman,
whom she asked for rest and refresh
ments. Come in. my dear. and well
come,' the kindly old peasant said. The
queen entered, and insisted on helping her
hostess to prepare the simple meal of milk
and bread. When the belated attendants
reached the cottage they found the queen
and the old woman gOssiping and eating
with all the freedom of old friends, and
it was not until some days later. when a
handsome prese mt arrived at the cottage,
that the woman learned how she had en-
tertained her queen.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
MEETING ROYALTY UNAWARES.

London Mail: Many amusing stories
are told of the adventures of royal per-
sonages when they have Invested them
selves of what may be called their ofti-
cial dress and assumed the guise Of Or
binary mortals. And no one loves more
to tell these tales Of ~misadventure than
the royalties themselves. = 5'
The ear still recounts the story of an
experience he had some years ago in
Scotland. 1t was in the early days Of his
cycling enthusiasm, and he was riding, in
company with Princess Maud. When the
royal cyclists were walking with their
machines up one Of the steep hills near
Balmorai they overlook an old Scotsman,
who wished them good day" and seemed
disposed for gossip.
The young pair entered into the spirit
of the adventure, and chatted merrily
about their cycling until they reached the
top of the hill. Before they remOuntad
the %garrulous old man looked wonder
ingiy at the machines, and said: .Weel.
weel, they're grand things for YOU tbon
lasses and ladies' When they had got
out of hearing. the royal pair literally
laughed until they cried. and the car
even yet nsWers to the name of 1.-The
toon laddie'' among his cousins.
Not many months ago the German en-
perOr sustained quite a shock. Like Kjns
Leopold of Belgium. thu kaiser loves oc-
casionally to a k a solitary ramble in the
country. One day last summer while at
Potsdam he found himself. dusty and
weary. still a dozen miles from the pail
ace. When at this stage . countrywoman
driving a cart overlook him. he greeted
her politely, and asked her to allow him
to take a seat in the cart. The woman
looked down critically at dusty and dis
hevelled man, and, whipping up her
horse, said, Not me: / don't like the
looks of you"
Some distance ahead a mounted patrol
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

terie. The low-cut bodice of the panpe.
and is finished by a guimpe of white tat
feta crossed with lines of narrow black
velvet ribbon. A picture" hat of ruby
velvet belongs with this dress. 1t ~
fastened by long black chiffon strings.
The silk tailor dress will never. for OBJ
vious reasons, usurp the place of the
wool: it is nevertheless fascinating. One
of striped green n gray silk has a very
narrow, clOse-fitting skirt, ornamented
with machine stitching in white silk. in
odd shapes. The Jacket waist is partly
Elton, tight fitting and Ornamented as to
it's seams with white stitching. Its re-
vers are faced with black and corded
with white silk stitched with black. 1t
is arranged to wear either with a rose
taffeta silk blouse with tie of taffet;l:
or, when buttoned in front and used as a
waist. with a chemisette Of white chiffon.
The use of strappings of cotton fabrics
on tweed will not of course outlast the
autumn. But strappings of silk upon
cloth and silk can be relied upon until
spring. Some of the new cashmeres are
rich, soft, silk-dotted fabrics upon which
broad, embroidered bands cut out in flor
al or in scroll patterns. and used to pro-
.duce luxurious applique effects. find their
most c%ongenial foundation. Pea-green
cashmere spotted in black. and cut az a
princess dress with simulated polonaise
outlined by broad bands embroidered
In black and rose color is an apt illus
tration. A yet wider embroidered band
encircles the skirt, while embroidered
motifs decorate the sleeves, and "a fichu
dlapery of tea-green chiffon is the bodice
finish, with chemisette and collar Of en-
brOidery.
A new notion in tucks is to have them
so infnitesimal that except when in the
hand they do not look like tucks at all.
They are no wider than the pin Stripes
of familiar materials. and, as they are
not placed near together, their general
effect is that of a faint ripple. especially
if the tucks are gathered, instead of be-
ing flat Inc smooth.
A princess dress in the trousseau of
Miss Mary Turnure. who recently be.
came Mrs. Duncan Cameron, illustrates
both of these ideas. The gown in ques-
ton is made of rose-cOlOred French CASH
mere: and is cut as a severe princess
robe. except that from head to heel it is
tucked in somewhat widely separated
clusters of rippled lines. The gathering
is so slight hat the pin stripes flute only
enough for one to say that they are not
vertical, n not enough to tell any but
the most experienced what has happened
to them.
The effect is that of a delicate. shaI-
owy waving, very becoming to a slight
girlish figure. The bodice mas a turn
over collar and revers above a cream
colored vest, with which is worn a
fringed scarf L. Of a deeper rose color.
ELLEN OSBORN.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

I New York, Oct. 6.-Ine tailor-made
Girl still wears her figure to suit her
dress.
Since spring both dress and figure have
altered.
The new figure is Observation-Disclosures
ed. broader-hipped, smaller wasted. The
dress has tired Of the aesthetic or the will
low as a peg: it demands a form of more
6enSuouS proportions.
Combine new dress and new figure, and
you have the newest woman she wears
a tight-fitting jacket and a skirt that is
at most three and a half yards around
the bottom. This skirt is of serge or a
clinging broadcloath. 1t lies on the
ground. but sweeps within a limited rad
ius. 1t is cut and fitted with an art
hitherto undreamed of in the annals of
d~reSSmaking.
AS an example of the new tailor dress
take a costume recently completed for
Miss Amy Bend. OF dark, ink-blue serge
silky and supple, the narrow skirt follows
caressingly the outlines of the figure.
Lined with a silk of a clear, bright plum
color, it shows on the outside little trim
ming. The merest line of white silk
cording defines the hem and runs up the
deft side to the waist in company with a
marrow black braid, which is arranged
at intervals in ~trefoils, and has the bases
of the leaves filled in with a solid, raised,
white embroidery. The tiny double
breasted, close-itting coat has spatle-
shaped fronts, and turns back in huge
Tevers, which are faced with black, ruled
up and down with white silk cords, and
edged with black and white trefoil en-
broidery.
Under this coat comes a white silk
Naistcoat, fastening with silver ball but
tons and showing in it's turn the tiny
ruff1es Of a white chiffon vest, which is
finished with a high, standing collar.
The soft turban hat which crowns this
toilette is of black velvet stitched with
white. and is decorated with large but
'tertlies made of black and white feather
tilaments, twinkling with %spangles.
A new imported tailor dress which has
been Worn by Mrs. w. E. D. Stokes is
equally correct in style, and perhaps
a trife more novel. The material is a
creamy-brown tweed, lined with hello
rrope foulard silk. Both the clinging
habit skirt and the short, tight-fitting
single-breasted coat are trimmed, SPAR
ingly, with strappings of darker brown
silk, piped with white on the edges.
Small revers of cream-colored silk waist
coat: while a blue crepe de chine scarf
tie, knotting twice on the bosom and
hanging in fringed ends, gives the re-
lieving note of animation.
With this toilette there belongs a hat
of brown and white partridge breasts,
which circle the brim and cover the
crown. Over these nod creamy whit e
plumes.
Many of the women who have return
ed to town ave brought back country
habits, and in the morning at least the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
OLD 1873 r RUN,

New York Sun: "When first started
in on this pike back in the eighties" said
the ~gray-haired Chairman of the Engi-
neers' Stove committee. sit was only a
pinfeather and didn't have hardly any
freight traffic to speak of. 1t was only a
little branch connection between the Il.
and II. and II. and l.. roads. l was put
on firing for Bill Kennedy, on old No. 10.
| hadn't been firing here very long when
the b. and Fl. and r. and l.. people hit
upon a scheme to try and use our line for
a short cut for perishable stuff from one
line 20 the other instead of taking it
down to Burlington, a few miles further
south, where these roads had a junction
and sending it back again. Accordingly
they decided to give us one train for a
trial trip. We We're to see how fast time
we could make with this freight, and if
1t very materially lessened the time of
the old route our people were to get a
permanent contract which would mean
considerable money in their pockets.
There was quite a little excitement
among the engineers as to who would be
the lucky man to make the trial trip. as
It would be quite a feather in the success
ful ones cap. 1t fell to Bill Kennedy.
with No. 10. to make the trip, and he and
l were considerably elated and deter
mined to do our best.
"The night for the fly run was very
dark, but there was a good rail, and con-
ditiOns were all favorable for quick time.
Dill WASH l uSeu 10 night running, IN faCt,
no one was. as it was very seldom neces-
sary for a night crew to be out on our
road. For that reason there were no
night telegraph offices open to keep tab
on the rain: but the train dispatcher at
this end had been ordered to stay on duty
till we arrived at Rutland Junction,
which was the other end of our line then.
When Bill and l got around we found
that we We're to have on the en-
glne. as Mr.. West, the super, wanted to
go along to see how we Jared. This put
US more on our mettle. and l tell you We
We're the real thing when we backed
over to the r. and L. siding to wait for
the special.
about 3 o'clock she rumbled in and
you bet it didn't take Bill long to get
No. 10 aroun and hooked onto her.
Everything was ready and we were soon
humnling along toward the r. and II.
junction point at record breaking speed.
Bill was just aching to make a star run,
and going up Cheechunk Hill about Is
miles out he gave her a couple of more
notches on the thrOttle and we fairly
seemed to jump forward
You're doing excellently Kennedy
said West, looking at his watch: we've
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
~BACILLUS-PROCF HOUSE.

A German has constructed q bacillus
proof house. THE supply of air is first
forced through a pipe. it is then filtered
through COTTONWOOD. and. lastly, is driv-
en- against a sheet OF plate-glass coated
with glycerine. This is supposed to
catch all the bacteria which have not
been seized by the COTTONWOOD. It is
built entirely of glass. that the heal of
the sur may kill any stray microbes
that have entered by chance.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

tail end to the junction and our road
didn't get the contract that year.
If you want TO cause a slI,a., ";nt snt
just ask Bill Kennedy the next time you
with the special p%erishable goods train,
but dom tell him [ told YOU
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
QUEENS AND TYPEWRITERS.

The Queen of England has a great dis
like to typewriter communications, ana
does not allow any documents that are
supposed to emanate from the sovereign
to be sent out typewriter. The Czarina
IN the other hand. has taken a great
fancy to the typewriter, and is the owner
of a machine with type bars Of gold
and frame set with pearls.
o.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

$50 sets Of teeth SO. DR.. Wix.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

Perhaps I'd like her just as well,
If she were fat with turned-up nose:
But l am glad hat she is slight,
And full of quaint and sweet repOse.
1t is herself that I would love-
Without that shining raven hair
But | am glad she 8 beautiful,
And oh, I'm glad of her smooth hair!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-09
The Campaign in Nebraska.

Mr.. William J. Bryan is a bold
leader. The Nebraska election this
year is not of great Importance. One
judicial office and two regents of the
university are to be elected. Such
campaigns usually poss off without in
cidents and the elections go by default.
OF itself the Nebraska campaign would
have no national interest or signifi-
cance-not so much as a municipal
election in a great city like Chicago or
New York. Nebraska is naturally a
Republican state, although Mr.. Bryan
carried it in 1896 by a majority of 49,
SIG, and the fusion" candidate for
governor was elected last year by a
majority Of 2,751, the Republicans car
rying the legislature. But Mr.. Bryan
this year adopted the policy Of forcing
the fighting. He determined that the
Nebraska election should be clothed
with a national character. He made
himself and his platform the issue, to
be determined by the election or defeat
of candidate for chief justice nomin-
ated in fusion convention, or, rather,
~ thiSS COuPeuUlOuS, Dy
bodies Of delegates representing him
self as a presidential candidate and
advocating the platform Of 1896 with
his own most recent construction and
with new particulars and details. The
Republicans understand, or pretend to
understand, the brilliant audacity of
Mr.. Bryan's policy as asking the judg-
ment of his own state on his candidacy
for president on his special platform.
1t Is probable that the country will 80
understand 1t. II Mr.. Bryan carries
his state triumphantly in this off-year
with only judicial candidate in the
field, he and the platform Of 1895 be-
ing the avowed and real issue, no doubt
he will be much nearer the Democratic
nomination for president than he
would have been without the advan-
tage Of so decisive a personal victory.
The Republicans are acting on their
explanation Of the issue. They will put
up the biggest fight that tneu state has
ever seen. Speakers of national fame
will be heard on every stump. McKin-
ley will incidentally appear on the
scene as a secondterm candidate to
meet his opponent of 1896. The peo-
pie of the whole country will regard
the result with extreme interest.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-09
county agents Office fastened the


tragedy is Of minor consequence. The
indictment lies against society itself
against society which maintains a sys-
tenn that renders the stupid county
agent necessary. There is something
radically wrong in a condition which
permits poor, innocent, helpless hu-
man being to perish for the lack OF
sustenance which would cost no more
than is paid for cigar or drink of
whisky. 1t is monstrous. Within
mile from the spot where Annie
Gravenstock was done to death at the
hands Of society are the greatest cat
tie yards in the world. Within a
stones throw of her deathbed are tow
ering elevators filled to bursting with
grain enough to feed the armies of all
nations. Yet, with abundance on ev-
cry side Of her-with countless trains
laden with food rafting past her door
every day-Annie Gravenstock perish
ed of starvation within sight of the
worlds granary. With her feeble old
husband holding her hand her soul
went out in quest of better world
than this. She could not find worse
one. What has society got to say
about it? What have the fashionable
churches, the professional philanthropy
lists, the civic federations, the munich
pal leagues, and all the other organi-
cations which teach us morals-what
have they to say about this case OF
Annie Gravenstock, sentenced to death
because she was old, poor and friend
less? Will they say, I'VE would have
saved her had we known of her neces-
sity?" Why should she have been re-
duced to any such necessity? Why
should human being formed in Gods
image be so utterly bewretched as was
Annie Gravenstock in a professedly
Christian land-a land flowing with
milk and honey? The case hinges not
upon the fact that Annie Gravenstock
was denied succor, but upon the fact
that she stood in need of succor. The
world-the great Christian world
owed Annie Gravenstock a living.
in the potter's field. And we continue
to send moral handkerchiefs to the in
habitants Of heather lands and talk
about spreading the blessings Of Amer
lean civilization among eastern peo-
pies. God help the eastern peoples.
But this case is only one of hun
dreds that never came to the surface.
Yet smug-faced Hannaism stalks
abroad and flaunts the empty cry Of
prosperity everywhere" The judg-
ment Of God through the people is
awaiting the republican party.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-09
How the Corset In Made.

Women have no hand in shaping
the corset which she and her sisters
are to wear. A rough draft of it is
put on the model, and the man de-
signer indicates the length and the
curves by marks. When it fits to his
satisfaction plaster cast is made of
her figure with the corset on. From
this cast iron "forms" are made. A
pressure of 600 pounds is brought to
bear upon the corsets which are fitted
to the "forms." This enables them
to mould the forms of their wearers to
prevailing fashions, and leaves not O
trace of chance for personal idiosyn-
cracies.
The sheath fitting skirts are respon-
sible for several devices for obtaining
snugness at the hips. Corsets are
rather longer than last year, but still
easy above the waist.
The Russian Minister of Education
is said to have prohibited the use of
corsets before the age of confrma-
tion.
The manufacturers receive great
many applications from fine looking
girls who desire positions as models
for fitting and photographing, but
they find it difficult to secure girls
who are willing to have their faces
photographed for advertis sements.
This accounts for the advertisement
pictures which have gauze spread be-
fore the face, the face turned away,
hidden in the arm or concealed by q
fan. Many of these girls pose for
artists.
Dealers pay from $25 to S100 for
the privilege of fitting and photo
graphing, ip addition to the usual
time rates paid by artists.