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Evening star., 1899-03-25
STYLES FROM PARIS
Table Furnishings Are Handsomer
Than Ever Now.
FLOWERS And RIBBONS ARE RIVALS
Lovely Spring Hats Built of Either
or Both.
CCRIS AGAIN IN FAVOR

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
PARIS. March IL, 1899.
A quiet dinner now and then is the only
diversion one hears of in these quiet Lent
en- days The dinners are not social func-
tions, but gatherings restricted TO most in
innate friends. This, of course, applies
only To the very smart world. not to the
nouveduX riches of the bOurgeOises, who
are a law unto themselves. One notices
at these dinners that simplicity has taken
the place of the eiaborateness of fare and
decorations that used to be characteristics
of a really modsh dinner. Instead of a
great quantity Of costly flowers in the CEN
ter of the table. one single lovely blossom
Will be seen gracefully arranged with bit
of foliage in a costly vase. The furnish
ings of the table. the linen, the china. the
cut glass, the silver, all are handsomer
than ever, but the fare served is less elab-
crate than any rich American family would
approve for special occasions.
The fish the gam and the meat are pass
ed around the table by servants. The same
method of serving all the food is followed.
and the number of side dishes is leSSened.
The cons equence is less time Is devoted to
dinner than We have been used to, and in
stead of putting in two three hours over
the repaSt as is often done a a fashionable
dinner party in America, il is completed in
about hour.
The ices. the wines and the fruit are
brought on with every effort to increase
by the manner in which they are served.
their appeal 10 the appetite At recent
dinner the ICES came to the table in the
form of a large bouquet. each guest Sc
lecting one of the flowers in the nossgay
for his plate. Instead of slices of lemon
in the finger bowls one now sees punches
Of small flowers or d single one of the
larger flowers floating upon the surface of
the water 10 perfume it.
An AII-EnErOssing Topic.
BY the time this letter reaches the eyes
OF my sister shoppers at home the question
of Easter bOnnets will be one of paramount
interest. The spring bonnet makes its aD-
pearancs a little earlier over here than it
does on ycur side Of the pond, so that l
am prepared 10 submit my humble opinion
of the new headgear. Chiffon. mousselne
and net are very prominent factors in the
makeup of many Of these thrilling crea-
tons Many and gay are the flowers that
bloom in the millinery garden Of the spring
OF 1S.E- There are fewer wings and quilts
and aigrets than have been recorded for
SOM time, and doubtless the songsters are
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Suitable for the Baby,

From Tit Bits.
Mrs. Lash-"What did you get baby for
birthday present?'
Mrs. Rash-"I took e. out of the little dar-
ling's bank and bought him this lovely lamp
for the drawing room"
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No Hope for Him.

From Tit Bits.
Horrified old lady-"Oh. kind sir. think Of
your mother! Think of your motheri"
Burglar (sternly)-"No use, lady, I was
brought up in an Incubator"
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perity which was most artistic The straw
was also a modified turhan shape. The
turban with its narrow brim turned up all
around is copied from the hats of the bull
fighters of our late opponents. This year
the toreadors hats and the turbans have
been run into one and from this model
spring half of the hats on exhibition. Then
there is the Trelawney hat. which first APP
peared in felt, and which now comes out
in straw, turned down in front and up on
both sides and usually very much trimmed.
Notifications of this hat appear which are
rather startling TO modest folk who love
not limitations Of nature in headgear. The
notifications are nothing more nor less
than hats trimmed to simulate owls. Some
of them frankly have the owls head at the
eNtreD.s point. where the hat turns most
over the face while others are content with
making the trimming look like "A birds
head and fashioning the eyes out OF pearl
pins and other barbarities.
Odd Blues, Grnys and YeIIows
Cornhower and other odd shades OF blue,
gray and yellow seem to he the popular
colors. Black and black and white are to
be worn in gowns and in hats as well A
stunning yellow hat was OF satin straw,
trimmed at the left side with bows OF
white and yellow velvet. Around the crown
there was a black velvet band. and under
the brim yellow roses. Yellow alone is not
an Interesting shade, although cheerful.
II has to he combined with white or black,
or with both, to be striking. When proper
ly set off by either of these culors 1t is
one of the most striking of shades and 1t
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singing chansons Of praise for this same
mercy Ribbons in coqUettiSh knots and
bows are much worn, some really pretty
hats being trimmed with nothing else Soft
finished satiny braids are made up in self
trimmed patterns that are likely to prove
more durable and popular than ever be-
lore, for there Is q great variety of design
and a more successful effort at making
1len artistic
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bows are much worn, some really pretty
hats being trimmed with nothing else Soft
finished Satiny braidS are made up in self
trimmed patterns that are likely to prove
more durable and popular than ever be-
lore. for there Is great variety of design
and a more successful effort at making
them artistic.
Flower Trimmings PrOfuse.
In speaking Of the flower trimmings it
L ay be mentioned that roses, violets. lilies
Of the valley. foliage. berries of different
Varieties. delicate lilac blossoms. clusters
Of hepaticsl. daffodils. snowdrops. pansies,
Ceranium blossoms. all are represented on
the straw parterres Of Madame La Milli-
rer- White and black cOlcrs seen in
shOunding prOfuSiOn. They are worn in the
new twisted straWs that so clevery
trimmed with straw braid as to need no
other OrUdTt ntatiOu than a CieVerIy ad-
juSted quill. There is a tendency noted in
the newest millinery-the hats lip over the
forehead instead Of back from it, as has
been cOnsa6ered de rigueur up 10 date.
TOIucs OF maidenhair fern with staring
red roses are considered quite chic by the
fashionable ladies whom | meet now and
then looking over the miiiinyTs' assortment
in the shops on the Rue 3e la Paix and
sometimes at the Louvre. Very charming
hats of black and white straw. satiny in
texture, have noted at some OF the E!ild
I.euten festivities. The hats trimnei with
deity arranged folds of Jet5ed chiffon and
bows Of Stiffened lace, are as fresh and
could desire. Worn with a gown of light
cloth and 81 lace ichu of dainty design, only
the very hOmelieSt girl need consider her
case hopeless. and there are no h0mely
girls in Uncle Sans domain.
TulIe Hats for summer.
In a month or two. l am told. all tulle
hats will be worn. that material being so
admirably adapted to the making of cool
and light head coverings. The tulle is fit
ted over wire frame with clusters of the
smaller and more airy flowers perched on
its briIa.
a very pretty hat has just teen sent to
Monte Carlo by one Of the modish miIli-
ners. which will eXempIify the vogue OF
tUIle- The frame was OF black satin straw,
with a round brim d little shorter in the
back than in the front. The brin over the
face was covered with several rows of
lightly jetted tulle, through which could be
seen the straw of the original hat a
wreath Of yellow flowers that looked like
JOEquils much reduced in size alternating
with clusters of green foliage trimmed the
crown. From the flowers on the center OF
the crown arose a couple of outspreai
wings. themselves the center of clusters of
wings of black lace.
Face Shaded by Lilacs
Lace, ribbon and Hlacs were the constitu.
snts Of one of the most stunning hats which
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Tight sleeves and Trains

All the newest models in dresses nave a
slight train, with sleeves very tight fitting.
Epaulets. too, when put on. fit the arm.
Lace appears in the new trimmings. One
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playthings that are considered Injurious to
health, and that the shooting of arrows,
by which SO many children are blinded,
should be prohibited.
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Lace, ribbon and Hlacs were the constitu-
snts Of one of the most stunning hats which
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is to be hoped that this year it will be worn
as much as it deserves. Nor is il trying
when sOftened by white against the skin,
or heightened by black when the wearer is
very fair
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DELEGATES ARRIVING.

Among the delegates who have already arrived to attend the Gith annual meeting of the Little Rock Conference of the Woman's Home Mission Society of the M. E. Chure6 South, which convenes in this city Saturday, are Mesdames Lucy M Pope, Of Monticello; J J. Bond, af Sherriil; J. E. Dickinson aud J. W. Porter, of Dewitt, and Master Ben nie Bond. of Dewitt.
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News in Brief.

Two men were caught in prairie fire in South Dakota and burned to death.
 The Samoan commission has sail ed from San Francisco on the Badg- CT.
 Eight soldiers were killed by a gas explosion in barracks in Odessa, Russia.
 Gov, NcNillin has offered $250 re- ward for the murderers of A. ". Larne, in Chester county.
 Tnere are signs of war in the Transvaal. The Boers are prepar- iLg and the British army is augment ing.
 At Breslau, Germany, a man nam d Herman is charged with murder ing three wives and twelve children.
 Constable Burnett, of Mayfeld, Ky, on a visit to Paducah, was held up and robbed by unknown white men.
 The Pope has accepted the resigna- tion of Archbishop Saenz, of Santi- ago, and appointed the nominee Of Archbishop Chapeile.
 The case of Capt, ,Coghlau is closed He escapes with a reprimand.
 Uaited States regulars fired a sal. ute over sC0nfederate graves at Sa- vannah.
 The Raleigh is at Philadelphia, where she got an enthusiastic re- ception.
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Everybody who happened out at that hour rushed in that direction. as the flames lighted up the heavens in that portion of the city.
 The brave fire boys fought the flames with several lines of bose. They fought gallantly and succeeded in saving a front part of the pretty cottage. Their main object was to save the Isaac's home. which stood within ten feet west of the burning residence, This they succeeded in doing by Keeping several continu- o4s streams pouring against the scorched side.
 The origin of the fire is not known. It was first discovered by Mrs. Furth, wto wa5 awakened by hear ing something fall in the rear of the house. She aroused the family, who did not fad time to save any wear ing apparel whatever. Fortunately all escaped without injury. A large amount of household goods were saved, among which was the piano. It was badly damn aged oY both fire aud water before they succeeded in getting 1t out.
 Insurance to the amount of g, 700 was carried on the building in tue Geo. M. Wells Agency, as was also $475 on the household goods The household goods were also Insured in the BeIl-Veraon Agency for g, 800.
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SHE MAY COME

It is barely possible that the pee- pie of Pine Bluff will see the gun boat Nashville, which is now making a trip up the Mississipp1 River. It was the general opiuio9 here Thursday that the boat wouR not come; in fact all hopes had beea given up of ever seeing her in Arkaa. sas waters, Thursday night secre- tary Ed Russell, of the Pine Blaa Commercial League, received the iol- lowing te.egram from Capt. " Maynard, Commanding Captain .a1 the Nashville:
 Cannot possibly visit Pine Blun until we return from St Louis. WlU write you in the meantime"
 The visit depends entirely upon the stage of the Arkansas rive aG that time. River reports say t{aaG the Arkansas will begin to fall in q few days. It has already begun falling at Fort Smith and it is na osf likely the fail will reach the I0weg section of the river by Monday.
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ROUTED WERE THE FLOWER OF THE FILIPINO ARMY YES-
 TERDAY.
AMERICAN LOSS SLIGHT.
Fighting Lasted Four Hours -Insur- gent Cannon Cap-
 tured.

Manila, April 28-Gen. MacAr- thurs division crossed the Rio Grande yesterday and advanced on Apalt, completely routing the aow- CT of the enemy.
 Most of the rebels fled to Apalit station where two trains were awaiting them. They left hurriedly presumably for San Fernandino. The towns of San Viacente and Apalit were simultaneously burned and evacuated by the natives.
 Twenty prisoners were captured, including a Spaniard.
 The American troops also captur- ed brass cannon and a quantity of arms and ammunition and the same evening they captured Maxim gun on the railroad.
 The fighting lasted from noon un- til o'clock. The American loss is one man of the Montana regiment killed and three officers and six men wounded.
 The enemy was very strongly en- trenched on the river bank, near both sides of the railroad bridge. Gen. Wheaton sent Col. Funston across with two companies of the Twentieth Kansas regiment, a couple of priyates swimming the swift stream with a rope under a galling fire for the purpose of guid. ing the raft.
 The men crossed in squads of twenty and attacked the left flank of the rebels, who scudded like rab. pits into covered ways and trenches.
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WANT TOO MUCH.
Proposition Revised After Consplta
 ton With Commercial League.

The members of the Commercial League and large number of other interested citizens met at the Bluff City Club parlors Thursday night and received 8 new proposition from the Sawyer $ Austin Lumber Com pany in regard to erecting their large three band saw mill plant in this city and also constructing a railroad into their recently purchas- ed lands, which he principally in Grant county.
 Owing to the absence of Mr. Saw yer, who is in Little Rock on busi. ness, the executive committee, which E is composed of Messrs. Isaac Drey- fus, Fred Fox, J. ". Wilkins and ". H. Langtord, presented the new proposition to the League and citi- zans. It is as follows:
 The Sawyer < Austin Lumber Company, which has it's plant at La Crosse, Wis at present, will erect their plant in Pie Bluff and also construct a railroad from this city to the Thomas place, which is about fifteen miles direct west f. om this city, if the citizens of Pine Bluff will donate site for the plant and raise bonus of $25, 900. The sub scriptions will be based upon a cash outlay of $7,OO0, the remainder is to be paid when the mill is complet- ed and begins operation.
 The reason of the Sawyer & Aus tin Comr any in changing their former proposition, is because the Commercial League informed MT. Sawyer that his first proposition was entirely too much.
 President Fox is preparing num- ber of committees, whom he will send out to place the proposition before the people. The committees will De announced later.
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APPALLING, CYCLONE SWEPT OVER X MISSOURI TOWN LAST
 EVENING"
FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Several Hundred Buildings Destroyed and Fifty People
 Killed.

KrksyilIe, Mo-, April 28.-A gathering storm that had beer threatening all afternoon broke ug. on Kirksville at 6,30 o'clock last night in all the fury of tornado. 4 path quarter of mile wide and ag clean as the prairie was swept through the eastern part of the city and four hundsed buildings, homes and mercantile, were leyeled to the ground in scattered ruins.
 In the heavy rains that followed the people who had escaped turned out to rescue 4he injured. For twc hours not much was accomplished as all was confusion, but by eigh6 o'clock twenty-five dead bodies had been taken from the ruins.
 It is confidently expected that the list of dead will reach between fifty and sixty, if not exceeding that Almost a thousand people were injured.
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been doeketnd against him several years ago. He was bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
 Over two years ago Boyd broke into a room over Wiley Jones saloon, on Main street, and stole several suits of clothes and some cash belonging to Wiley Jones, John Mullens and Andy Reed. After the robbery he left this city but got into. trouble at Fayetteville and was given lengthy term in the State pen" He had served his term out and was liberated. Deputy Con- stable Frank Stewart heard of his liberation and went to Little Rock after him last week. His arrest re- suited ia the aDoYe trial and decision this morning.
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ru ANNUAL CONVENTION nF THE MISSION
 SOCIETY.
bI CONVENE SATURDAY
Re In Session Four Days Saturdays Pros
 gram,

4so fifth annual convention of the ..lo Rock Conference of the a.aan's Home Mission Society ..rsnes in this city Saturday April ssod will he in session until Tues .s May the 3rd, inclusive. The .aions will be held at the First Istbodist church, and the conyen ss will convene at 3 o'clock p. n, s.brday.
 r5e district officers of the society X Mrs. ". c. Ratcliff, of Little s.k. president; Mrs. H. B. McKin- sB, of Arkadelphla, vice-president; s. ". H. Pemberton, of Little 3k. corresponding secretary; s. Sallie Thompson, of Little @k, treasurer. About fifty delegates and visitors # be in attendance. qbe following is Saturdays pro- 'an:
 Saturday, April go.
 p. n. sotonal Service-Rev. Jas. Ander- sbn. eanization of Body. al Call. of Committees. ports of Delega ees. aseeration Servite-3Ifss Belle 8ennett, President Woman s Board Home Missions.
 7:3oP.M. sotional Service-Rev. J. Reason. press of WeIcome-Mrs. ". T. louDg sponse-Mrs. L. FlichiDger. luntary by Choir. esident's Address Mrs. ". C. latcliffe. fmD-"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name" port of Corresponding Secretary Hrs. ". H. Penn berton. hediction.
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ALTHEIMER'S HOME
West Barraque Street Destroyed By Fire Friday Morning.

About l:O5 this [Friday1 morning the first time in several weeks, shrill noise of the fire whis tie Pused Pine B1uf6ans. The "cen : A offices, as is usually the case, Ire kept busy for half an hour sWeFng iaquires as to the where
 puts of the flames, if there were F
 lhe answer was "Altheimer's, on sSI Barraque street." for it was Louis Altheimer's residence.
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Realizing the necessity of a public carriage, Will Riley has placed 8 handsome one at Hotel Trulock, where it will be found in waiting at all hours. Any part of sthe city for 9 cents. T
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LOST-Two keys on small ring on Barraque street between Mills drug store and Olive street. Number on each key. Suitable reward if left at Graphic office. They are of DO value to any one except owner. 1S1
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BOUND OVER.

Henry Boyd. the negro who sue cessfully evaded the Pine Bluff authorities for over two years, ap- peared before Judge Vance this morning to answer a charge of burg lary and grand larceny which had
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Miss Mabel Colhouer, who has been visiting her brother, Mir. T. Por- ter Colhouer, in Brooklyn. N. |. for the past several months. returned to her home in this city Thursday evening.
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It is said at Washington that the President will certainly call for vol unteers in ease Gen Otis present campaign in the Philippines proves a failure.
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Miss Willie Fall left this morning for Reedsville. Ark, where she will teach school during the summer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-08
IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER.
work of Cleaning Out the Ch"""e'
Being Pushed.

Tho COMMITTEES on Improvement OF
lanes River held its regular monthiy
meeting on board the city tug Thomas
Cunningham, Sr., yesterday atternooh :
$3.50 O'Clock, and after disposihs W
the regular monthly business pelore ~
made an inspection OF the harDoi anu
river. ~, IL
The captain of the tug submitted MS
renort for the month of May, showing
the operations Of the tug and dredge
during the month. The work OF dredging
is progressing nicely, and the haroor
channel TO the corporate limits Is peihs
rapidly deepened by the removal oil sahu'
gravel. etc, deposited during recent
freshets. =, o.s,
The clerk reported the financial cohoi-
tion of the department to be as Ioi ~, o 70
Appropriation. sl4,25o: expended. sS'ofo'@o'
Balance, NO,6O6f2 ., Nav
THE pay-roll for the month OF May.
amounting to sG7s69, and bills amounting
TO Ss33.2S we're approved and oroereu ~
be laid. .,o
A subcommittee, consisting OF uhe
chairman. and Messrs. Donahoe ana bDei'
was APPOINTED 10 consider the advisaoilty
of insuring the floating properly peio"s-
ing TO the department
The wharf being erected at the loot or
Aeb street for the convenience Of the
noating property belonging TO the city
is nearly completed and will be OF great
service TO the department in facilitating
fits work.
The committee decided to meet Thurs
day evening, the 18TH at o'clock, IN the
City Hall in order to act upon certain
questions. involving changes in the opera
ton of the plant of the department
After disposing of several minor mat
te-s Of a routine nature the meeting ad-
journed-
The members present were: Messrs.
Curtis tchairman). Christian, Allison,
Donahoe. Ebe. Ferguson. HARRISON,
Mayer. Mccarthy, and Mosby.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-08
CITY HALL COURT NEWS.
Gases Tried. suits Settled, "nn
Others Fitted Yesterday.

Rebeeca Harris (colored) was convicted
in the Hastings Court yesterday on the
charge Of assaulting Maggie Brown with
a splttoon. She was sent TO jail for one
day and fined 81.
Charles johnson and Emma Walker,
both coored, were charged with breaking
into the dwelling of Mary Hill at night
time but from the testimony given at
the trial it appeared that the crime was
committed in daytime. Both were there
fore acquitted OF the charge found against
them, but they were remanded TO Jail TO
be reindicted by the next grand jury.
The Stancil-Payne Islander suit was on
trial all day yesterday in the Law and
Equity Court, and the case VIII probably
occupy day or so yet.
Instituted yesterday:
George f. Fitzgerald against the Rich
mond Locomotive and Machine-W orks
for $500 damages for the loss of a finger.
Sallie X. McAdams, executriX of the
late George b. McAdams, against w. b.
Bradley and others for $500.
A Judgment was rendered in the City
Circuit Court yesterday morning for the
plaintiff in the suit of Manly b. Ramos.
who sues, ETC., against Charles Il.
Loeffler for Stab.
In the action of w. d. Cardwell, re-
ceiver, against Ida W. Elerson, a yer-
dict and judgment were rendered for the
defendant