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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-24
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT Co.

Beginning Feb. 81. 1899. steamer Aucocisco
days excepted. at $50 D. IN. for Long Island.
Little and Great Chebeague. emf Island, South
HarpSwell, Bailey'sand Orr's Island
RETURN for Portland, leave Orr's Island 100
a. IN. via above landings. Arrive foru9nd $50
am ISAIAH DANIEL. Gen. Man.
sep3Odtf
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European Markets.

LONDON, March 90 Is99-Consols closed at
10 ll-l6 for money and 10 1915 for account.
LIVERPOOL, March %. iS99.-The Cotton
market closed quiet; American mddlinG at
4 l-Y2d: sales estimated 10000 bales, OF
which 500 bales were Cor speculation and ex-
port
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GLASGOW. Steamship arnatian-o442 bus
92i5 sacks Hour 1871 d } oatme i $50 do peas
7s4 do -four 1910 balcS oil cake = pix ham 81
do hrooIns 4 do sundries 20 do starch 40 do
leather 100 do butter 224 do cheese "a, do ham
and baco 1858 logs i1S cattle II rolls paper ~
logs lSScattle.
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S!IIslIIg ai|!!Ill|l!I 5llEJ;}1
In Effect Oct. 3. 1895.

In Effect Oct. 3, 1895.
DEPARTURES
$50 A. NJ and ITO r. NJ. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls Buekheid. CaB-
ton. DixneId and Rumiord FAILS.
$50 a. m. Ito and b15 y. m From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls snd intermedists
stations
Connections at Rumford Falls for all points
on the X. e. s. r. l.. Il. r. including Bemis and
the Rangeiey Lakes.
r. G. BRADFORD Tiafic Manager,
Portland. Maine
L. 1. LovEJoY. superintendent
iel6 diff Rumford Falls. Maine
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Quotations Of Staple Products in The
Leading Markets
New York stock and Money Market.

~ 80 Al
NEW YORK. Mch. 90.
Money on call was at 3a4; last loans at
4Is per cent; prime mercantile paper atsi4
ga per cent. Sterling Exchange steady, with
actual business IN bankers bills at 30
"a s5ts for demand. and 4 s3is "a s3i4for six
ty days; posted rates at saga s6is.Comner-
cial bills 4 s21sJa4 1924.
Silver certificates 6oaeois-
bar Silver 69ss.
Mexican dollars An.
Government bonds irres ulsr.
State bonds irregular.
Railroad bonds irregular. e
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STEAMERS.
putIa d,Fresyort & Bru swic Sta b at Co

Str. for Falmouth and FreepOrt.
On and after March 20, 1890, Steamer
PHANTOM Will leave Portland Pier
For Falmouth. Cousins. Cheoeague, Bustn's
Island, So. Freeport $50 p. IN.
Returning. leave Porters Landing at 100 a.
M. So. Freeport at 100 a. M. Bustns Island at
fl5 a. m, Chebeague at 7.45, Falmouth SIG am.
mar23du l.. A. BAKER. Mgr.
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Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague,
Most every body afflicted in one way or
another. Only one safe, never failing
oure-Doan's Ointment. At any drug
store 30 cents.
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BOSTON roduoe Market.
BOSTON . Mch. 2S isse-Ihs following are
Flour.
Snringp ',"',', 00d< 10
W,alor patents. 3 90 : 40
Clear ana sual snL 70 = ~
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NJ ARM \; n EWS
PORT OF PORTLAND


1HURsDAf March 23.
Arrived.
Steamship virainian. (Br) Prentice. Liverpool.
mdse to Leyland & 60.
steamship Horatio Hall. Bragg. New YORK
passengers and mdse to y + Lisc0mb
Steamship St Croix. Pike. ST john, NIB, via
Eastport Tor Boston.
Steamer Minnie a. Lizzie, Beals, Jonesport.
Sch A Heaton. Written. New York for Rock
land.
Sen Carrie A Norton. Jameson, wiscasset, to
complete cargo for Demerara. lowed up by
tug l. A Bslknap.
Sch Lydia NJ Webster Hooper. Portsmouth.
Sch Addle Schlaffer. Awkward. Rocklapd for
New York.
Sch EIdora, Gay, Cherryfeld.
Sch Railroad. simmons. Friendship.
Sen w C Pendleton, Weber, Damarlscotta,
Sch Belle Bartlett, Miller. Bar Harbor.
Sch Antelope, Blake, Rockport,
Sch Cinderella. Monroe, Round Pend.
Sch Alaska, Sweet, boothhay.
Sch PemaQuid, Wheeler. Rocfiland for Boston
Sch Phenix, tBr) Newconb. Sc John. NIB. for
New York.
Sch Native American. Calais for Boston.
Sch Mabel Hall Hockland for New York,
Sch RED Jacket Rockland for New York.
Sch Nautilus, RocKland for New York.
Cleared.
Sch Alice Z Clark. Clark. coal portJ 8 Wins
low & Co.
SAILED STEAMERS Sarmatian. and Arab,
sen Alice Clark.
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Portland market-cui loaf 1c confectioners |
&c powdered &c; granulated eci coffee crushed |
5lac; yellow &c.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

BoOTHBAY BARBOR. March 23-Ar. schs
Onward, Rockland for Boston: Ella May, do
for do; New Boxor. Stonington Tor do.
Sailed. schs Nautilus. for New York; Edo
RADIO. Gray, Hockland for Portland.
In port. schs Orole, Weldon. st John. NIB. for
Boston; Jul q Baker, Perkins, Orland for DO /.
ENTITY Staples. Sellers, Prnobscot for Port
land; Wide-awake, Maddox, Rockiand Tor Bos-
ton; Amy ID, King, Passport tor New YORK.
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LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Nirginian-
100 casks clay TO King Co 200 do Barring
Bros
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RoCKPoRT. March 23-Ar, sch Senator Ea-
Sailed. sch X s Graham. vanamsn, suffolk.
xvr,,xor ,,IsrArrvr.

EXCHANGE pisrArcHrs
Passed TORY Island 23d steamer Norwegian,
Ar al southampton 22d. steamer 9, Paul. from
New York.
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Portland Wholesale Market.

TOhl LAM.
The following quotations represent the whole
sale prices for this MARKET
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Norway, March 90. AT the animal
meeting of the Norway Savings bank the
old board of directors was chosen, with
one exception. q. 5. Tucker was elected
president. and ;. 5 Stearns secretary
and treasurer. 1he financial standing OF
the bank Is N excellent condition.
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AT the Hotels,

The DISQUALIFICATION Bedard
Frenchtown; w. II. Keatingi Mora,
Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. Branton, East
Helena; A. w. JAMESON Eight Mile;
Mrs. w. NJ. Bell, Selfish: J. H. Cock
burn, Thomas Maison- saltwater,
MINI; John McCaiga Clinton; John D.
Beaton, Potomac: John McMurray,
Anaconda; A. D. Goodfellow. r. T. NJ.
Lear, Ovando; John s. Winger. city;
David Morris, Blackfoot; Pat Dumb
gan, Garnet; John Minnehan, St.
Regis; Alex Gordon, city.
The Rankn-George w. Roskie.
Montello. Wis; G. Reimer. Sigourney,
Wis. f. S. Huntington, Fort Madison,
Iowa; D. S. Moore, Carter; David
Smith and family. Superior; F. E.
Hewitt. city: Mrs Rinet and daughter.
Mission; Peter Erickson, Spokane; M.
Gordon, H. McGregor, Butte; E. c.
Young, Bonner; A. c. Dale, San Fran
cisco; H. W. Lea>' ming, city: c. B.
Sperry, Clearwater; S. NJ. Mccormick.
I. S. w. Croft, city; Robert NJ. Wells.
Florence; Alex Gordon, city; N. A.
Centers, Elliston.
The Florence-W A. Selvidge, Hell
ena; r. W. Foster, New York; E. A.
Bower, Huntington. Penn; F. V. Fish.
er. Spokane; S. Hamburger, Cincin-
natl: A. ]. Rhodes, Omaha; Ed T.
Murphy Chicago: e. W. Law, San
Francisco; j. G. Morony. Anaconda
]. B. Goe. U. S. army; Mr.. and Mrs
Bailey Willis, Washington, D. c.; G
w. Clynick, Bonner; F. Chandler, New
Work
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PERSONALS.

f. V. Fisher is a Spokane visitor in
the city.
c. S. Sperry is down from the Clear
water country.
Mrs. w. M. Bell Is in the city from
her home at Selfish.
NJ. Gordon and H. McGregor are in
the city from Butte.
Miss Grace Grain has left for Butte,
where she has Joined her mother.
Rev. ]. ]. McAllister has returned
from a visit to the fair at Spokane.
A. D. Goodfellow and r. F. M. Lear
are down from the Blackfoot country.
Robert NJ. Wells is down from the
Bitter Root attending to court mat
tiers.
Theodore Bedard is a Frenchtown
visitor in the city and a guest at the
Missoula.
David Smith and family are in the
city from Superior and are stopping at
the Rankin
J. II. Cockburn and Thomas Maison
are visitors in Missoula from their
home at Saltwater. MINI.
Sheriff Curran and family have re-
turned from Spokane, where they took
in the fruit fair and are visiting rela-
tiVes for short time.
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A Volunteers Appetite.

From the Omaha World Herald.
"A Nebraska soldier who served faith
fully in the Philippine campaign, never
missing a scrap his regiment was en-
gagged in, writes home to his wife:
II see they are preparing to give us a
grand banquet when we return to
Omaha That's all right, but want
something to eat before the banquet
comes off. And ] want it at home. I
want it on the table when get home,
too. What do I want? Well, here's the
list:
''Sirloin steak. rare.
Hot biscuit and plenty of them, made
by you.
-Four and milk gravy, about three
quarts.
Mashed potatoes.
apple sauce. "..
Corn on the cob II ears
Stirring beans.
"Macaroni and cheese.
Peaches and cream.
'Ice cream.
Il want you to get all these things
ready. We have had plenty to eat since
reaching San Francisco, but when
things are camp cooked they all taste
alike. Cook 'em yourself, and don't
think because I've been away over a
year you can ring in any hired-girl
cooking on me- When I get through
with this bill of fare I'll be ready to
tackle the banquet
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MIsSOULA NOTES.

25c.-"On to Manila."-25c.
Deputy Sheriff Clarity left this az
ternoon for Martina, where he VIII at
tend to some legal business.
Miss Marie jacobson will have charge
of the school at Clinton having arr1v-
ed from Minnesota, where she gradu-
ated.
The smallpox patient at the pest
house is reported as getting along
nicely and will be able to be out in
about 10 days
The state of Montana has transferred
to Andrew Jacobson the southwest
quarter of section 2, in township Ii
north, of range 16 west
w. Fl. Hammond has returned tc
Missoula after an absence of several
months. He is looking well and viii
remain here for some time.
Miss Della Helm has been engaged by
the trustees of the Carlton school dis
trict to teach school at that place. The
school was opened on last Monday.
The Mother Lode quartz mining
claim has been located by John D.
Beaton, r. NJ. Cobban and E. Hard
ing. The claim is in an unorganized
mining district in Missoula county.
The Missoula members of troop F, Sd
volunteer cavalry, held meeting to-
night to arrange for their prospective
trip to Butte to participate in the re-
ception of the LIST Montana infantry.
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Window glass at McBride's.
Smith-Fisher.

Missoula, Oct. 13.-William Smith and
Miss Alice Fisher. both of Missoula,
were married this afternoon at the par
sonage of the Methodist church, Rev.
j. j. McAllister officiating. The con-
tracing parties are we'll known in the
city. the groom being a well-known car
penter. The happy couple will make
Missoula their future home.
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Rack From the PhiIiDpineS.

Missoula, Oct 13.-CorpQral Harold
Blake, son of Steward Blake of the 25th
infantry, is in Missoula once more. Mr.
Blake enlisted in the regulars at the
outbreak of the Spanish war and has
served in the Philippines during the
Otis campaign. He has received an
honorable discharge and is now prepar-
ing to continue his college work.
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He Was Fined.

Missoula Oct 13.-Frank Gibney was
arrested Thursday for stealing buck
saw from Frank Bodin and taking it
to a secondhand store and selling it for
so cents. He was arraigned before Jus
tice of the Peace Houtchens and plead
ed guilty to the charge. The judge fined
him % and costs, which was paid by his
friends
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Artistic watch repairing; P. o. news
cta
Two Days of Prayer.

Missoula. Oct. 13.-Monday and Tues
day of next week are two days which
are set apart by the churches of the
United States for prayers for the Sun
day schools The days are similar to
the week of prayer that is observed by
the churches each year. None of the
churches of the city have done anything
towards the two days of Sunday school
prayer, and it will no doubt pass I'M
needed this year.
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A Clan~e Made.

Missoula, Oct. 13.--The meeting nights
of the Modern Woodmen of America
have been changed so that hereafter
they will meet on the first and third
Thursday in each month. The meetings
will be held in the Elks' hall. The
change is made necessary by the chang
ing of the hall, as the nights that the
lodge formally met on will be used for
dancing purposes.
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Missoula, Oct. 13.-The Noble ORA
matte company presented East
Lynne" tonight at the Bennett opera
house to a good audience. The per-
Torrance was good one and was well
received. The company will close its
successful weeks engagement Satur-
day night.
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d Mssoula, Oct. 13.-The Bachelors
club gave it's introductory hop at Elks'
hall tonight. The affair was a brill
liant one and was largely attended.
This is the first time that the new hall
has been used and the dedication was
most suspicious. The bachelors scored
hit in their arrangements and the
opening of the dancing season in Mis-
souIa has been most happy.
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Quarterly Conference.

Missoula Oct. 13.--Jacob Mills, pre-
siding elder of the Methodist church for
this district, will be in the city Satur
day and Sunday, where he will preside
at the first quarterly conference, which
will be held at the Methodist church.
On Sunday Rev. Mills will preach at
both the morning and evening services.
The evening service will begin at 7:S0
n'c1nnty
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Paper hanging 1Sc. L. N. Simons.
Defendant Guilty,

Missoula, Oct. 13.--The assault case
of the state of Montana VS.. Jerome Cum
bingham was decided to-day by Judge
Hayes. He found the defendant guilty
as charged and fined him SIS and costs.
This is the case where Cunningham
choked Percy Scholar at Johnson's liv-
cry barn the other evening, they having
had a little difficulty between them
selves.
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but it is evident that the avenue is
taking the shape that it should have
taken a long time ago. 1t is being
graded in way that will insure good
drainage, and that is all that is neces-
sary to insure good streets in this city.
When the work is done the city will
be surprised to see what a good street
it has obtained al a small cost. Frank
Singer is pushing the work along as
rapidly as he can and, unless there is
another minstrel show brought to town
within the next few weeks, he will turn
over to the aldermen the very best
street in the state.
Missoula's football team is hard at
work preparing for the games that are
in sight The team is the strongest that
this city has ever put into the field.
and the men who have worked so hard
to get the team together and to get it
into shape deserve much credit. There
has been little local encouragement,
and whatever has been accomplished is
due to the efforts of a few who are fond
of the game and who are anxious to
see it popular in Missoula. They have
accomplished much in this direction
and their team is one of which the
city need not feel ashamed.
Local baseball fans are disappointed
at the result of the race for the League
pennant They have all been eager TO
see Brooklyn fall down and have been
boosting Philadelphia for the first
place Since this seemed to be impos-
sible they have been pulling hard for
the Quakers to beat the Bean Eaters.
They are watching the scores of these
days with feverish anxiety. They threw
up the sponge, however. last night
when they saw the result of the first
game with Boston. They are disap-
nontn6 hnt nr0l1I of the showing
that their favorite team has made.
Since Billy Hoblitzell left here there
has been nobody to shout for Balti-
more except Hughey Campbell. He is
still loyal to the Chesapeake bay boys,
but that is all the good it did them.
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Missoula, Oct. 1S.-The Northern Pa
cific's overland train service has not re-
covered from the effects of the demon
alizaton that it suffered early in the
week and the westbound trains reach
here at any old time. To-day's train
was four hours late. The Copper City
Limited did the business between Butte
and Anaconda and Missoula to-day.
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The Shafter review of the
First Montana and Colonel
kessler receiving guests at
Preside headquarters brilliant
ly illustrated in to-morryoW's
Standard,
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One Who Things 1t Sacrilege to De.
face One.

Reading the other day book by a
well-known English author, and one,
too, who has written much about books
and love of them, and whose reputa-
ton as book lover is high, fancy the
surprise with which the following para
graph was read:
The literary man, even at his desk,
with text book from which he is quot
ing though it be passage of only a
dozen lines. will find it far cheaper to
sacrifice the printed book, cut out the
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Marriage License.

Missoula, Oct. l3.-The clerk of the
district court has issued marriage
licenses to Walter Mckay Finlay of
Hope and Miss Jane Nj. Glen of Mis-
soula and to William Smith and Mss
Alice Fisher, both of Missoula
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Just received at the Fair. a fine as
sortment Of Stanley shirt waists
Don't wait too long before looking at
our ladies' and children's jackets and
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overbeating temples on book and to
have the death most envy. New
York Times. .
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WESTERN MONTANA

The Western Montana office of the Standard Is
at 2l3 Higgins avenue opposite Postoface. Mis-
soula Telephone No. 1IS. Advertising ratss
\ Furnished on anpiirat,on. =
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Every woman within GO miles should
visit our store this week. Special six
day stock reducing sale, commencing
Monday morning. Bargains in all de-
partments. See circulars. Chicago Bee
Hive MiSSoula
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Best feeced wrapper flannel, in all the
prettiest patterns, darks and lights Spe-
cial, cents a yard. Globe store r.
Mannheim & Co
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A satisfied customer is the best adj
vertisement-yes, but you wouldn't
have the customer if you didn't adver-
tise.-Advisor.
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--latest STYLES of engraved calling
cards at the Standard office.
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Running Up a Big Bill

For doctors fees would not be neces-
sary, when you are attacked with colds
at this season of the year, if you would
keep bottle of our pure and high
grade Summit Springs Whiskey" in
the house and take it in the form of hot
toddy or as your taste dictates.
There is nothing like it for colds, la
grippe or kindred ailments.
Garden City Bottling and Liquor Co.
e21 Higgins Ave-, Missoula, Mont.
SOLE AGENTS and DISTRIBUTORS
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p. NJ. Reilly & Co.. the grocers.
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Any Old Time.

Twelve second hand bikes, cheap. at
McBride'S.
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The first load of gravel for the new
Higgins avenue was hauled and dump
ed upon the lower end Of the street
last night, just before the quitting
whistle blew. To-day the work has
gone ahead. despite the chilly breeze,
and the improvement is apparent IL
ready. The street is little rough yet,
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Have
You a

To buy a Cloak, Cape or
Jacket for? If you have
one then you are inter-
ested in procuring the
latest and correct style of
a garment. You will be
interested in our Chill
dren's Department, as we
are showing many new
attractive garments, and
at money saving prices.
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HOuSefurniShingS

Santa Claus Soap, 10 cakes for...........2 Zoe
Fairbanks's Gold Dust, package.
good Laundry Soap. y cakes for......25c
4-quart Granite Sauce Pans. 1OC
l12-quart Granite Water Pals for .....39c
The Puritan Oil Heater guaran- Cd 40
teed for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A~ -
Deep Granite Ladies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1-quart Windsor Dippers for.............10 c
Choice of our wire fire guards for......75c
Natural shells for scalioped oysters for. Sc
Bakers Hasty Lunch Chocolate, a
package ...<.......- ...*..t............... nc
1-pint Tin Cups, each...........--....4 lie
No. 5 Steel Skillets, regular price fNc
Zoe. Tor
Tub for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 29c
Polished GriddIes. Nos. Z, s and sizes,
for l9c. 29c and. ........-....t..-.......... soc
Japanned Stop Pals. special at. $3.50. As0C
New Basement.
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THE LONG SKIRT AGAIN.
Its Management by Society Women Is
Almost Hopeless in the street.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
One of the most remarkable exhibitions of
the present season is the vain effort of a
well-dressed woman to hold up her ultra
long skirt. OF course, fashion DEGREES that
the skirts shall not be lifted. that they shall
flop and trail on the sidewalks, and that the
wcarers shall assume an air of bland indif-
ference to their fate. But it is a brave
woman who carries out fashions decree. Nc
one who hasn't tried it can understand the
difficulty of looking indifferent when one is
sweeping trailing fiounces along wet side
walks and across dirty streets. Even if
ones bank account makes one Indifferent to
the fate of the gown. the possibility Of walk
ing upon a front side breadth of ones
gown and playing havoc generally lends a
shade of anxiety to a woman'S expression
The new skirts are bad enough in the
house, for they must be eXtraVagantly long
in front and at the sides, as well as at the
back, and only genius can manipulate
them gracefully and move in manner
more dignified than a scramble; but on the
street, they are an abominatiOn. Many
women try to effect a compromise by trail
ing a germ-colCcting back breadth behind
them. but cutting the skirt short enough in
front to assure the safety in locomotion.
The effect is disastrous One must accept
all or nothng-either wear the skirt un-
comfortably long. all around, and be in
fashion, or wear a sensible short walking
skirt, and a defiantly independent express
sion.
There have been many ways of holding
up ones skirts and crowd of women, on
a rainy day. has always been pltlful sight.
Not one woman in thousand knew the art
of deftly raising the skirt Just hlgn enough
to clear the ground. and yet allowing 1t TO
fan in graceful folds. The sturdy, elderly
woman firmly seized her skirt at both sides
and lifted it high and dry. There was some
thing imposing and thorough-going about
that method. The average woman grabbed
at her skirt, somewhere among the foids,
and determinedly held up part of 1t. while
the rest trailed Imply in the dirt. Occa-
sionally a girl adopted the Partisan 1asnlon
and caught up her skirt toward the front,
on the right side. drawing the fullnesss
around TO that point. That is the method
most fetching. if cleverly managed, and the
Parsians make il a fine art, but 1t demands
skill of high order.
Now no amount of practice upon any one
of those system is of avail TO the fashion-
ably gowned woman. Even the most Skill
full manipulation fails to rescue the new
skirt and the futile efforts made by F1fth-
avenue promenaders are tremendously en-
Pertaining TO an onlcoker. There's nothing
for it but to allow the skirt TO tran reck,
Iesslv and to resign ones self TO tate ana
fashion The woman who can 10 tnat Win
absolutely serenity wrings admiration even
from the critics who are loudest III aouse
IF fashions latest freak.