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Company.
No. 80 NASSAU ST., New YORK. Sept. %. 1899.
Notice 10 hereby given that pursuant to the Plan Of
REORGANIZATION OF the Lake Superior and Mississippi
Railroad Company, included in the organization OF
its bylaws, drawings Of preferred stock OF the st.
Paul and Duluth Railroad Company were duly had,
at the once OF the Company. No. 80 Nassau street,
IN the City OF New York pursuant to resolutions OF
the Board Of Directors. and that two thousand and
forty Ave t2O46 shares of the preferred stock
drawn for cancellation and thereby retired.
The shares drawn for retirement will be paid for
At par at tho Companys once upon surrender OF the
certificates affected by the drawing and new
thcAtes for the remaining shares will be issued in
exchange for the certificates so surrendered.
Particulars Of the result of the drawing can be
obtained on application.
F. s. ROLLINS. Assistant Secretary.
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UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY.

NEW YoRK Oct. 5, 1920.
her co%psny ii ha" this ssy dselsred diyid.pao
TWO PER CENT; on the Preferred stock Of this
Company as the frst quarterly dividend from the
net earnings for tho present fiscal year beginning
April lst 1892 to stockholders of record at M,
October I4th. 1890. payable October sis 1899.
The Transfer Books will close at IL NJ, October
14th. 1899. and reopen at 10 A. NJ, November.
lst 1899.
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Bear THE Sun in minl when YOU aE'
hive something t-'las- for al" or "N'N'nA, =.
You reach SUN readers by aIyeEtI-InE IN an
Sun. Ada.
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Hearing on the Ticket Spectator Ordi
nance To-Day.

public hearing on the proposed ordinance
forbidding ticket spectators to do business
within 100 feet OF theatre will be held at 2
City Hall.
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The GaIIatin National Bank

CITY OF New YOTK,
The 134th Consecutive Semi-AnnuAl Dividend
NEW YORK, September 81. 1899.
The Directors OF this Bank have this day declared
q dividend OF FIVE PER CENT and extra Divi.
dend Of ONE PER CENT. free of tax, payable on
and after October 9th, proIimo. The transfer books
will remain closed until that date.
SAMUEL. WoOLvERToN. Cashier
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Western Mines and Securities.
THOMPSON INVESTMENT co.
OF Butte, Montana.
NEW YORK OFFICE, 40 BROAD ST.
An illustrated booklet OF Butte and its Copper
Mines mailed free application.
Dividends aud anterest.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
HARRISON BROS. q CO., INC.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1892.
Tho Board Of Directors Of Harrison Bros. Co.,
Inc have this day declared quarterly dividend OF
ONE AND IRREGULARITIES PER CENT. on the
PT nf stock and special dividend or Two
pany, payable November LIST, 1899.
The transfer books will be closed October Goth,
1892. and be reopened November sd. 1890.
Checks for dividend will be mailed November LIST
to stockholders of record October goth. 1899
@ LELAND HARRISON. Treasurer.
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! Continental exchange was weaker for francs
| ON thn ahnrn rise In AterlinR ~ Paris.

Continental exchange was weaker for francs
on the sharp rise in sterling at Paris
Posted rntes are: Long Hills. 81 ~ sight
traits. St.9gli. Actual rates are; Long bills;
S4ROil6GS4Sl; sight drafts, S4S5A: and
cable trsnsiers. $3.50 kS$4 S6,I: francs are
quoted at 525t6j 24'i for long; and 5.2lh
t6521ii for short roichsmarks. 93%IG93h Tor
$3.50 1916 for long. and 40 ! -l6t04Os for short.
Dornestlc exchange on New York Boston
5t9lOc. discount and par. Charleston-Buying
!, on: selling par. New Orleans-Bank, par;
commercial. $50 discount; Ban Francisco
Sight, 12hc.- premium; telegram. l5c. pre-
soc. discount. Cincinnati-Betwesn banks, par
and 500. discount; over counter. Soc. premium.
The United states Rubber Company has
declared dividend OF l per cent. on its COM
mon stock and a quarterly dividend OF 2 per
cent on its preferred stock payable Oct 81.
Railway gross earnings for Septem Der COM
nnre with those Of the same month OF last year
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The wife and mother Of Roland b. Molineux
visited him in tho Tombs prison between 5
and 9 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. They
talked with Molineux through the iron grating
at the foot OF the stairway leading from his
cell for about half an hour. and the prisoners
tho prison. It was the third visit the two have
made to the Tombs.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THURSDAY. Oct. 8.

THURSDAY. Oct 5.
There were some signs OF relaxation In the
money market to-day. The rates for call
money wope decidedly lower The highest
rate was - per cent. and transactions were
made on a declining scale down to o Der cent.
In the last hour one money broker lent
S3.0000O0 at the legal rate. and few loans
we're made at per cent. after thsdemand had
been practically supplied.
Out town bankers are beginning to utilize
their balances here more freely than OF late.
Several OF them placed an aggregate OF 81. 000,-
600 for four months ut y per cent. on good
mixed collateral. Another encouraging devel-
opment is the fact that the Sub-Treasury has
since the beginning OF the week been debtor at
the Clearing House to the aggregate amount Of
nearly 81, 0OO. 900. as against heavy credits for
some time past.
The Assay once Is receiving larger am cunts
OF both gold and silver bullion than usual.
which will gradually find their way into the
banks. In few days the gold in transit from
Europe will arrive and help to Offset the drain
OF the interior upon the city banks.
The stock market responded in quiet way to
the crcu N stances noted. II ignored further
advance Of y OF / per cent in the Bank OF
England minimum rate OF discount to 5 per
cent That occurrence had only q temporary
effect upon tho London market for securities.
though 1t was described in cable advices as
having been unexpected. Foreign arbitrage
houses did very little here. In fact there was
not market enough to encourage new ventures
in any quarters.
Tho speculation has become q waiting one.
still It was noticeable to-day that some COM
mission houses are picking up stocks here and
there. presumably because their clients look
for better market as soon as the activity In
money Is over.
The moderate active interest In securities
was diversified and in some stocks resulted In
materially higher prices. notably In American
Tobacco. Continental Tobacco. and many Of
the less active shares. In the late trading the
tone Of the market became irregular and net
fluctuations favored both accounts. but. as .
rule in small way
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Available cash balance
incl'd . gold reserve s2ss51I54s s2sT All ool

Incl q gRold reserve S3SS.oll,o4o tzSia Eva
Money in London 464la per cent. Rates OF
discount in onen market for short and three
month"; bills, 5Id5s per cent Amount OF bull
lion gone into the Bank OF England on balance
to-day, ElSS000. The Bank OF England mini
mum rate OF discount advanced 4 per cent. rate
now i? per cont The proportion Of Its reserve
to liabilities 10 30 6B per cent, against ~ SO last
week and A. 20 the same week last year. The
weekly statement OF the bank shows the
following changes from the previous ac-
count: Total reserve decreased E2.772,-
900. circulation tncreased fS72000. bull
ties increased E3. 72S. 900. other" deposits
increased f1.SIO,OO0 public deposits increased
f2.412.OOO. notes reserve increased f2.714.-
OOO. government securities increased f2.697-
600. Paris advice. quote 3 per cents at 100
don. s. francs 81. centimes. The weakly
statement OF the Bank OF France shows the fol-
lowing changes: Notes In circulation increased
12S.225.NOO franco Treasury accounts current
decreased 81 300, 900 francs. gold on hand de-
creased oo25 900 francs. bills discounted in
creased 81 .1D0. 900 francs silver on hand de-
creased 5.325,0OO francs.
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Appellate DiVIsion-supreme Court-Nos. l. 3, Z ,
8. I. 3. y, IL, 10. rs. 10. 70, ~ 80 81. SO, %,
sd, a. a. 90, 81, So, rs, "a.
Supreme Court-SpecM Term-Part I-Motion
calendar called at 1880 A. N. Part II-Ex.parte
matters. Part Observation-Disclosures. I. :, 3, 4.
Part IV-Cear-Law and Fact-Nos. 1859, a35s.
237p, 1900 345T. $40. 8bO7. 2396, 3l47. 3lV6
S40, 2I79. 224R. 1914, 8l34, 237b. S34o. 1854 ~.
2s5I. 35o2, 2SbO. 3l20. Part V-Cass unfinished.
Gases from Part IV-Part Vicar. Cases from
Part ". Part VlI-CleAr Elevated X. X. Cases.
Trial Term-Part II-Clear-Preferred Cases-Nos.
Ssos, vT4s, v75s, S636. 1852. 1921. 1884 Sse h,
84l2. 9Ab2, sols opI7. 1900. 91od. Part TI--Clear
Nos. S702. 424o. 57l5h, 1879 1922, 3hIs. 44D6.
aus. 4oH7. 4e7V. 4H23. 5o43, GoSl. 3T05, B70o,
2psa. 1907. 1921, 457o. 2o4o, Ans, 1924. 3772.
1910, 3s7s. 3gss. 3Oi2. 3al8, POSI-. 3pa2. 3i2
1928. Part IV-Clear-Cases from Part III.
Part V-Clear-CAses from Part Ill. Part VI-Clcar
Cases from Part III. Part vIIy-CleAr-NoS. Ys7b.
47ye 1851, 4725, 4lS7 asa IlSb, 4lS7 4lss, 4ISp.
$50 4lVl, 4lp2, 1906, 34h3 100 S2os, 3+33, 1870.
vs54 1850 bOOs 8Io2 3724, 1916 1900. 842O.
s420 2oll. io2s Hls3 3nS9 Part vIlI-Clsar-
Part VII. Part X-Clear-Cases from Part VII.
Part Xl-Clear-CaSes from Part VII Part XII
Case unhnis hcd-Cases from Part u.
called At 1880 A. M.-For probate-wills of James
HingalAger. Mary Y. Hopkins, Ehtie P. Debevoise,
VIM NJ. Benefits. James Brussel, George Silver,
Nicola LRno, at 1890 A. n.
Tr.al Torm-No. 1910. will of Henrietta l.. King
at 1880 4. NJ; No. 1893. will of Pauline Gold at
1880 A. NJ
City Court-special Term-Court opens At 10 A. NJ.
-MotinnA
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COR NJ ERCILL.

THURSDAY. Oct. g. Wheat-Spot was
steady. Sales 100000 bush. for export here
and at the outports No. l northern Duluth
3',c. over Dec. I. o. b. aHoat; No. hard Duluth
Gao. over: No. l northern New York Sc. over.
Futures closed 'Ic. to &c. higher. with sales of
3.555 900 hush. After Change Dec on curb
W as 77hc'd7I'sc. Prices as follows:
Last
Oprning Hrscu. Lop,si. Closing. NinSt
Dec. 1875 IS'l TIA 7TTs 71&
NJ arch. see. .... .... SOls SGA
Ma. Sits-1 Slls sos son sOk
Oats steady on the spot. Sales. PAS. 900 bush
manly for export. here and at the outpDrts.
No, i'll elevator Pee; do. delivered. 2vjsc.; No
white. 3ohc.; track and ungraded white. 2Y035o
Chicago received 296 cars and expects go to.mor-
row. Corn was Arm on tho spot. Sales ,2On. 900
bash, for export here and at the ontports No. 2
loipc over December in Chicago: do. white. 1 Isc
over. Chicago received 72O cars and expects 57h
to morrow. Futures unchanged to lsc. higher,
with sales Of 10000 bush. Prices follows:
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September %, 1899.
FURTHER NOTICE.

A majority of the Oregon Short
Line Income A Bonds having been
received under the above offer of
exchange said offer will terminate
on October 18th, 1899.
ALEX. MILLAR, Secretary.
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The Mexican Central Railroad reports gross
earnings Tor August OF S.. $50. 191. an increase
oi$2l37l2 as com JARED With the same month
$l07. 493. For the eight months ending Aug.
81 tho gross earnings were $1O.034, 545. an
increase OF S1.2O1 ,237 as compared with the
corresponding period Of last year. and net
81, 2o2. 3O7, an increase OF $550.375.
At the next meeting OF directors OF the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie Railroad Company. Frank G.
Hearne. Vice President OF the National Tube
Company. w. g. Mathers. President Of the
American Trust Company of Cleveland. Ohio.
and C. NJ Spitzer OF Splitter < Co. bankers, OF
Toledo. Ohio. will be elected directors.
The receipts Of the Government to-day were:
Customs, 1884: internal revenue. $780,
GIL, and miscellaneous. S37. 4O3. q total OF So
523.45S. The disbursements were S2,2sO 900.
an exoess OF receipts over expenditures OF
s243.45S. The receipts Of the fiscal year to
lures Sl45. 457. 77h. an excess Of receipts over
expenditures OF 81 .SS1770.
The official count OF cash in the Treasury
to-day compared with that Of yesterday shows:
Oct. /. Oct s.
Gold coin and bullion s253.o+4. 400 s255, 1893
Silver dollars and
bullion. ................ b,To3.O63 62O4, 03s
U. 5. notos. :....... l6.107.2:o 1o.193.es8
Other asusts less do
mAnd liabilities. ...... 1I.5ad712 9.5ol,4T8
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TrlII 5,P ts 4si 8sS s7H S3
1875. 1855. 1857. 1888. 1888. 1910. I24l 1919
l24a, l2t4 i2th. i2+n, l2t7 l2le, l24n. 1880,
il0S. ilpa, 1900, 1901. 1902 1908 1904 1905, 2od
1901, i2os, 1909. 1910, i2il, i2l2, 1919 1914,
1924. I225. 1929, Part III-Clear-Nos. 1858. 1864
1852 1890 i26I. 1928. 1882 1870, 1891. 1922.
1871. 1872, 1919, 1874, 1875. 1919, 1917, 1918,
isIS 1850 lss i3Sa ad Part do cesT ss6ooi
zoos. 1858.
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post OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read DAILY by all interested, a.
changes may occur at any timeD
Foreign mails for III" week ending Oct. T. lS!'a,
will close pROMPTLY in all cascsl at the General
Post Once IA follows PARCELS POST MAILS Close
one hour earlier than closing time shown below.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06

HAVANA. May 29.-There were Ill
applicants today for shares in the 49,
0000 which the United States has Of
fered as a gratuity to Cuban troops.
Thirty were given $50 each. The others
were not on the rolls, although they had
guns which they We're ready to turn in
and certificates of service. The United
States military authorities consider that
the rolls are very unreliable. Indeed
the opinion is freely expressed that a
large proportion of the names are fio-
titious. and that the rolls omit ma
jority of the names of those rightly en-
lied to share in the gratuity. The OBJ
ject Of this, apparently, is to discredit
the proceeding and TO show the Cuban
public that a large number Of the troops
refused to take the American money.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06
CLIMATE AND CROP SUMMARY.
General Review of Conditions as Re-
ported by the Weather Bureau.


ported by the Weather Bureau.
u. s. Department Of Agriculture,
Climate and Crop of the Weather Bu-
reau, California section, for the week
ending Monday, May 90:
Cool, cloudy weather has prevailed
during a greater part Of the week, and
light rain has fallen i'm the northern
portion of the state. These conditions
have been Of inestimable value TO wheat
and barley, and the prospect for large
yield is even better than last week; in
some sections fields of wheat that had
been practically given over tcatay will
now be harvested as grain. ii South
ern California and the southern portion
Of the San joaquin valley little in any
grain will be harvested. Harvesting
has commenced In portions of the val
leys, and will be quite general within
the next two weeks. Haying is nearly
completed; a large crop Of good quail
ity has been cut. Deciduous fruits are
in market; cherries. apricots and prunes
are inferior in quality and the yield is
light. Grapes promise large crop.
Citrus fruits are up to standard in all
sections. Sugar beets and hops are
thrifty,
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06

Joplin, Mo, May 25.-In and near a
tent in the southeast part Of town today
were found the bodies of Z. J. Moss, his
wife, an infant child, a girl of seven
years and boy of 8 years. The heads
a hammer. lie had bullet hole in his
head and still elasped a revolver. He
had apparently killed his family and
then committed suicide. The motive is
mystery.
Brigadier-G General Marcus p. Miller
returned from the Philippines and is in
San Francisco. lie is about to be re-
tired after serving in the army for 45
years. He viii settle in Massachusetts,
his native state.
Maria perrara, washer-women OF
Bakersfield, wns murdered by Francisco
Ochoa q few days ago. The woman re-
fused to support the man longer and in
a fit Of rage be killed her.
james c. O'Connell, an inmate of the
Soldiers home at Santa Monica. threw
himself under an electric car and was
crushed To death.
Solomon Baehart, a young man living
near Marks prairie, Or, was found in
the woods lying ON his face. He had
shot himself At five O'Clock the night
before Miss Hilton. aged II, living at
Marks prairie, while returning home
from Aurora, was assaulted and dragged
from her horse by Bachard. She re.
ported that Bachart tried to kill her and
then said he would kill himself. Bach
art belonged to a respectable family.
The wife OF senator 5. NJ Shortridge
of San jose has commenced suit for a
divorce.
Controller Colgan has refused to ac-
oept taxes from Alameda county, less 10
per cent held ont by Assessor Dalton as
commission. Tho controller says the
fun amount must be paid. Dalton
claims he is entitled to 10 per cent COM
mission on poll taxes, and has kept that
amount. Suit will be brought to settle
the matter.
Fearing collision was about to take
place between an electric car she was
riding on and a railroad train at Stock
ton, Mrs. VIII Reynolds jumped from
the car only to be thrown under it,
wheels and killed.
Admiral Dewey sailed from Manila
last week on the Olympia and is now al
Hongkong. He will leave there as soor
as his ship is oyerhauled and proceed to
New York reaching there about Oc'
tober /.
The Santa lie has announced that M
through trains viii be run to Stockton
until October |.
The United States hospital ship So
lace arrived at San Francisco from Ma
nilia last week.
Two brothers named Anderson were
drowned in Young's bay, near Astoria
Or. by the capszing of a sailboat. The.
were near shore when the accident hap
pened and the water was scarcely owe
their heads. Tie bodies were recovered
twenty-five carloads Of ties wer'
shipped from Boulder creek to the ga
between Surf an Santa Barbara. Rus
orders for ties have been received suffi
eieut for mile and half of track |
day.
A double tragedy took place at Fern
dale, few days ago. Mel Richardson
q lnborer, shot and killed Mrs Martil
Wert2, and then put a bullet through
his own head. Mrs. Wertz was shot a
the home of her father, rich farmer Oh
Eel river island, four miles from Fern
dale.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06
Sued the Preacher.

A summons was served on the Rev.
George Greenfield last Wednesday by
D. NJ Jones to recover the value OF q
horse. Mr.. Greenfield claimed the horse
was injured and refused to keep it. A
compromise offered by the plaintiffs at
torney of half the price of the horse
and half the costs Of the suit was 90
copied and the case dismissed.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06

OAKLAND. May 26.-Alfred T. Dewey,
founder Of the Pacific Rural Press, died
at his home IN this city. The deceased
editor came to this state in 1855 and en-
gagged in journalistic work up to 1895.
when he gave his attention solely to
uafef1fs
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06

An additional reward of $500 has been
offered for information regarding the
whereabouts of Hillary S. starr, who
disa ppeared from Pasadena several
wee Ks ago.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06

Judge Buckles of suisun, recently
rendered decision to the effect that
township officers salaries cannot be
legally increased during the term foi
which they are electad.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-06
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked from
1ise Weeks Diapa tches.

Ate nptrd Trnsady at oaronado---sIur-
de-, Robbery ard Tire At Per erviile
"A Chinese srarderar Sentenced to
Death.
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May Be an Expensive Joke.

The son-in-law of a prominent brew
er, who lives in a palatial residence in
North Broad street, has an aquarium
of which he is very proud. Some time
ago he commissioned a sea captain to
bring him a couple of specimens Of
rare fish from a foreign country. He
was notified the other day of the ar
rival of the specimens and that even
ing he told his chums in a cigar store
of his expectations. He promised to
stop on his way home the next night
with the strange fish and give the boys
a peep. This was too good an oppor-
tunity to miss, so a couple of dried
herring were procured, and when the
proud owner showed up that night, he
took great delight in ~uncovering the
glass jar and pointing out the coed
qualities of the fish. While his at
tention was distracted the herring
were exchanged for the fish. This joke
worked splendidly until the chagrined
owner, VINO discovered the loss, re-
turned for his rare specimens and
found that the rough handling had
killed them. Now, a first-class law
suit is threatened, and this may make
the joke an expensive one.-Philadel-
phia Record.
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JOHN AND PHILIPPA.

In the middle of the fourteenth cen
fury John of Gaunt, duke of Lancas-
ter, the famous son of King Edward
III. of England, married the Infanta
Blanche, heir to the throne of CASTLE.
Unfortunately the lady had been sup
planted by her cousin, who had seized
and held the throne.
Twenty-Five years after this mar
riage war broke out between Portugal
and CASTLE. England was the ally of
Portugal. The duke of Lancaster
headed the English forces. He fought
with a will. Victory meant that his
wife, the duchess, would be queen of
CASTLE.
The king of Portugal, too, interested
him. He vas a fine young man OF 26.
He was tall and handsome and had
wavy black hair and large dark eyes.
He was a brave soldier and a good
horseman.
In some ways he was unlike most
kings. He cared nothing for the
drunken bouts and coarse pleasures in
which his companions INDUCED. He
1900 ~ hO lld hdblC putty VI
his life. His people called him John
the Perfect. They were devoted to
him.
In one thing only he failed to please
his subjects. He would not marry.
They could not understand his reluc-
lance. Yet he had a reason, though
he kept it secret.
Three years before an English
knight, on a visit to the king of Por-
tugal, had died suddenly. At the last
moment he placed in the hand of the
king a miniature painting. He attempt
ed to say something in explanation. 1t
was too late.
The picture was of a beautiful, but
unknown, maiden. Ripping fair hair
shaded her round pink cheeks. Her
dark ones. Her lips were curved in a
half smile as if she were amused at the
mystery he faced.
Days, weeks, months passed, and the
king still studied the miniature. He
was e%nthralled by the fair unknown.
Had l but learned her name before
my good friend died." he sighed a
thousand times. "Who can she be?
he wondered. There was no response,
Several years passed. At length he
felt that he must put sentiment aside
and yield to the wishes of his people
and marry.
To cement his alliance with the Eng
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-11-25

IN the bottom of Jul trunks and packed
the steamer rugs on top of them. We
have been fortunate enough to see the
smart set owe here at a number of
functions, and it has been interesting
to compare their dressing with that
of the fashionable women on similar
occasions in our own country. My
opinion is that in the fit, quality and
style of gowns, those in America are
quite equal to those in England, II
not superior; but in laces and jewels
the English women are ahead. | think
we do not have any gatherings
where as many women have magnifi-
cent laces and jewels as one sees here.
The reason is not hard to find. 1t
takes time to collect these things, even
where one has money. Here they are
the inheritance Of many generations,
each adding a few rare pieces to the
collection, and in London more of
these old and wealthy families congre-
gate than in any n city in the new
world"