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FriIIs of Fashion.

Cobweb braiding promises to be feature
this season. II has something of the ap-
pearance OF lace without pattern.
The very newest color so far is very
bright rendering Of the periwinkle tint. 1t
combines cream or any Of the paler tones
of beige.
Embroidered fans are the mode at pres
ent. They are worked in silks with big
roses, orchids or lilies, which are accentu-
ated by spangles.
Ruchings are much employed on gowns
and lingerie This being so it 1t satisfac-
tory to know that they are to be had ready
made in every color and width.
The Pretty Scotch bluebell blue In cloth
is relieved with white yicuna accessories and
silver braid, or soft doe or cream-colored
cloth, with little gold-braid button-loops
and tiny gold buttons
The closely fitted open -fronted princesse
dress, curying away at the sides over a
plain pettlcoat front and cut almost as long
at the back as the underskirt, IS especially
becoming to the short woman, who needs
the effect OF long, straight lines
One thing that the experienced dress
maker learns in time is that gray haircloth
Is very superior to the black and Is as good
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26
ErrroME OF SPRING STYLES.
Newest Things In skirts, waists, RIB
hons md Millinery.


NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Dressmakers are
beginning to be very busy and milliners are
taking on the anxious expression that lasts
until Easter. The cry that becomes almost
universal now is for overskirts and tulle
toques and transparent goods in wool,
batiste in cotton and satin-faced foulard in
silk Such is the epitome OF spring styles,
and now for the entrancing little details.
To begin with everything that can be
possibly trimmed with yards upon yards oil
narrow gathered ribbon is trimmed with 1t.
1t comes all prepared in narrow Lutte string
width with a cording down the center
pull on one of the ribbons turns the cord
into a drawstrng, though the ribbon can be
quite as prettily put to very orthodox uses.
So exceedingly lovely are some OF tho
Morris patterns for ribbons this spring that
they retail at $1.75 per yard, and this is for
ribbon only three and half inches wide.
Their commanding beauty of color and un-
usual charm of decoration have inspired
some thoughtful soul to set the fashion OF
having shirt waists made of lengths OF
ribbon laid together. The ribbon edges are
united by beading on a very narrow lace
inserting or piping of some satin in solid
color.
Ribbon shirt Waists.
Such shirt waists are made with the ribbon
running lengthwse or crosswise Of the
figure and are the result of the strenuous
effort to find something new in fancy
bodices that threaten to be done to death
Another species of ribbon, very much used
for this purpose is the rich white or mauve
satin article striped with black velvet A
richer fabric than this 1t is impossible to find
and the ribbon par excellence for the hordes
of muslin frocks soon to be materalizing
about us is very much grained taffeta
that is soft witha and edged with narrow
chned floral band that finishes in fringe.
The fringe is merely the raveled edge of the
ribbon and is stamped with the floral pat
tern too
The new way of using a ribbon around
the neck is to buy one three or four inches
wide pass it twice around the throat tie
a bow under the chin, carry the ends down
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vises, but takes no active part.
Utter ignorance of the proper use of sim
pie everyday kitchen utensils among some
OF the elder members Is surprising. girl
called upon to use her egg beater is just
as apt to produce the nutmeg crater or a
rolling pin. Many of the grown women
learn here for the first time that water must
boil before it can make good tea, and
whether an egg should boil for one or sixty
minutes is puzzling question to most. AS
a class, the girls are willing and anxious to
learn, and adopt the new methods.
These classes are not taught any fancy or
extravagant cooking. The women in charge
show much common sense in this matter.
They realize the absurdity Of teaching
working girls with bread and cheese incomes
the art of preparing lobster la Newburg,
terrapln and quail on toast. They are taught
to cook in the very best way such food as
they have in their own homes.
Each time the class meets the pupils have
a practical demonstration of how sixteen
good appetites can be satisfied for so cents
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and costs much less than the white and
that it can be used even in dark gowns, for
it never shows.
new black fabric for Lenten gowns re-
sembes mohair interviewer with silk 1t Is
called "pol de chevre." 1t comes In brown
and delicate shades Df gray and is made up
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to the waist, knot a smaller bow there and
then let two sliced tabs fall three inches
below this second bow, which is made fast
to the dress or shirt waist by means of an
ornamental pin. Pretty fronts are made of
colored tulle powdered with large silk dots
and worn as above described, while cut white
crystal buttons, some of them as big as the
tops of decanter shoppers, and some of them
with little pictures in their depths, have
made every other species of button look
eminently passe.
Walking and Travelling Hats.
If you drop in for a half hours talk with
your miliner, she will tell you that your
spring walking hat must be of felt or straw,
with rather tall alpine or sugar loaf crown
and perfectly fat jutting brm. This goes
by the name of the Tyrolese, for 1t appears
that this is an adaptation of the headgear
popular in the Tyrol.
A Tyrolese hat has a roll of straw trim
ming cast about the crown, a knot of ii on
one side and then the proudest, longest red
and green tail feather from naughty barn
yard lord stuck into the knot. Very often
a roll of some colored silk is laid inside, and
the top of the crown is woven well open to
give the head plenty of ventilation.
1t Is strange, but true, that the prettiest
flowers that have appeared at the milliners
so far are sheafs of hyacinths. Stranger and
truer is that they are going to be very much
worn because they are artfully put to-
gether and so dellciousy colored that they
produce most graceful decoration. A black
tule hat, with full wreath of what they
call market hyacinths Chat echoing every
gradation in tones Of purple), bound about
the crown, and nothing more, is about the
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into gowns rather more elaborate In style
than the conventional tailor dress. II Is not
unlike Henrietta cloth
The indications are that all shades OF
violet aud coral and national blue will pre-
dominate In spring millinery. Hats " many
shades OF one color are quite the thing and
are very effective The sitter flowers, such
as pond lilies and camellias. have the fret
call, though yiolets have lost none of ;heir
popularity. Gauzy material OF one sort or
another is introduced on nearly all the new
models and upon this are sewed bands %
fine light straw braid. Hats are worn over
or off the face.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
CHAPTER XVII.

Presently the door opened again, and
a portly nurse, laden with a gorgeous
ly-clad baby, waddled in, speedily fol-
lowed by the owner of the gay voice
and begemmed fingers, namely, Mrs
Dennys of Colworth, stately we'll
conditioned lady, on whose lovely
blooming face not the faintest trace of
shame, remorse, regret lingered-a face
that was the embodiment of supreme
dissatisfaction and unshadowed pros
perity. Helen looked into it long and
deeply with hungry eyes, then turned
to the wall, when a shower of hot
tears dimmed her sight.
81 tell you, Halpin, the box is some
where in the station; the porter dis
tinctly saw it being lifted out Of the
last train, and 1 won't leave the sta
ton until 1t is found. I really never
met such a helpless and stupid woman
as you; it is unbearable!" cried Mrs
Dennys angrily, stamping her foot.
"Hullo, Hullo, wife, what's the storm
about?" interposed a mans voice. us
half you're nursery missing, or what?"
My bonnet-box from Elsie's is miss
ing, Mr.. Dennys, and 1 am telling Hal
L
it is forthcoming; I'll not have the his
tory of my emerald bracelet repeated"
Mr.. Dennys made a half-soothing,
half-bantering reply; at the same time.
selling his little girl, he perched her
on his shoulder. The child chung to
him fearfully, her eyes fixed upon the
dark figure, which nobody seemed to
notice.
Helen's lips moved in incoherent ter
rife prayer, her hands pressed to her
eyes.
Help me, help me, o Heavenv' she
prayed. 'Oh, do not desert me after
seven years struggle, don't let my sac
ritice be all in vain. I have suffered,
have struggled! Oh, for PHYS sake
help me now, or II ruin-ruin him I
love! Paul, Paul, if you love your
wife, your children, your happy home,
go-go quick, before my strength
leaves me, before I look at you-before
I look at you again"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
Use for Volcano Dust.

Volcanic dust carried by the wind
from the mountains of Puy in Au-
vergne enriches the soil of Limagro
with phosphoric acid and potash. Ac-
cording to. M. Nivois, inspector gem
eral of mines in France, it is owing
to this natural fertilizer that the soil
is SO rich. A field at Gerzat, Cler-
mont-Ferrand. has yielded a fine crop
of hemp eighteen years running with
out any other manure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
Chinese Physicians and Emperor

Medical practitioners in China prob
ably do not banker after royal patients.
A Chinese physician who was recently
called to prescribe for the emperor
was not permitted to look at his au-
gust patient, much less to ask him
questions. The dowager empress told
him how the emperor felt as accurate
ly as she could describe his condition,
and the physician had to base his dag.
noSis on her guess.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
MY POOR WIFE.
BY J. P SMITH.

BY j. P. SMITH.


lis. 1t was then only half-past seven.
Four dreary hours stretched before
them, to be got rid of-how? Sister
Agatha, who had been up the three
preceding nights nursing the sick, and
who had a week of hard work before
her, prior to her departure for New Zea-
land, where she, her companion, and
three other nuns were going to found
a convent, lost no time in making up
her mind how to dispose Of the time
before them. Seating herself in a re-
tired corner of the waiting-room, she
fell into a heavy sleep, after having
urged her companion to follow her
example.
Clo,hilde tried to do so, but it was
in vain, sleep would not come. Wis
ions of past days, past happiness, hoee
and sorrow floated before her-voices
she had loved before she left the worl(
sounded in her ears.
When tho last train from town ar
rived, the quiet station became a sceue
guards. passengers fitted hurriedly by,
doors were slammed; but Sister Agatha
slept placidly through it all, and her
companion drawing her thick veil over
her hideous funnel-shaped bonnet,
shrank farther into her corner. Two
or three travellers invaded the room
for a moment. then hurried out, and
the train slowly moved on. Clothilde
had Just pushed aside her sitting veil,
when the door opened again, and
plump ungloved hand, sparkling with
diamonds, thrust two children hastily
in, gay, vibrating voice, that sent the
blood rushing to the nuns white face,
calling out
Children, stay there until nurse
comes to fetch you; don't attempt to
leave this room. Percy, take care of
your sister, do you hear?
Don't be afraid. Cissy, I'll take care
Of you," said the boy, beautiful child
of about five with golden curls falling
over his face. The room is dark.
but
"Who are you? What's you're name?
Fell me quick-quick-I must know!"
The little fellow started back, threw
his arm around bis sister, as he stared
awe-struck into the white face and
burning eyes Of woman in a long
black cloak towering over him, a
woman ne QaO never seen De1Ore, yet
whom he knew perfectly on the mo
ment-the white witch Of Carving
Knife Care who sucked the blood of
crying children. that nurse told them
about when they were naughty.
81 am Percy Edward Stopford Den-
nys of Colworth, and this is my sister
Edith Cicely Stopford Dennys, and
OH" quavered the child, his hands
clasped entreatingly, IF you will let
Us off this time, We will never-never
be naughty again, never stick pins into
Reggie, or get out of our cots in the
night, or"
"Hush-hush! I am not going to
touch you. Go away-away into that
corner near the door. Don't speak to
NEEDN'T look at me again, and you
are safe. Go-goi"
They went; and Helen Dennys, who
was supposed to have been drowned
seven years ago, sank back into her
seat and covered her face with her
hands in a passion of despair and
stormy revolt, almost as fierce as that
which swept her the morning she tried
to take her husbands life.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
ITO Be Continued next Saturday.
Mississippi Women.

At the convention of the Mississippi
Woman Suffragists, recently held in
Clarksdale, the following was adopted:
Resolved That this association extend
congratulations to the women OF
Louisiana on their recent enfranchise-
ment, which, while limited is, we feel
assured, but an earnest of the better
things they may confidently expect at
the hands of their legislators.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
The Largest Sun Dial in the World

An immense sun-dial, certainly lie
largest in the world, is at Haydn
Horoo, a large promontory extending
5000 feet above the Aegean Sea. AS
the sun swings round the shadow of
this mountain it touches, one by one
a circle of islands, which act as hour
marks.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15

before her II she wished. Why not
coax fire and life back to her dimmed
eyes, paint her pale cheeks, let her
dark hair grow, and taste pleasure af-
ter her long fast therefrom? Why
not bring men to her feet, shallow
faithless men, as she had done before
make other wives weep as she had
wept? Surely she had endured enough
already; was there sense in donning
sackcloth and ashes to the end, deny
ing herself constantly, living in the
midst of misery, disease and death,
when she had been no wilful sinner.
but one who had been sinned against
from the beginning?
Thus cynically musing, she leaned
over the bridge under which she had
once passed. fighting unconsciously
for the life she had longed to destroy,
and peered into the dark water.
What a fool 1 was-what a wild
mad fool" she laughed bitterly; land
my mother before me! Only there was
no turning back for you, poor mother
no turning back for your
With a shudder she passed aimless-
1y on, her short hair blowing about
her face, and went into the church
yard again. She paused among the
reeds; then, turning down the side
path that led to the cross, the moon
shone full for moment upon the
dreary spot, and she distinctly saw
the figure of a man stretched face
downwards on her grave, and that
man was Edith's husband.
With stifed scream, her hands in
stinctively flying to her face she start
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-15
q 81 Biz. 4 -

In the Copper tiol Court today in The case
OF Eliz' X. i'alngerf Id W. Ful hema \,
DANCE field dec ee for sale was enteiel.
The Qasiteriy Conference Of the Trim ty
". church will meet gh'. On Sur day
tight ". g. Webb, formerly o. this city, will
prea, h in tn It church.
POI tai carr received at this Office fro III
Clifton, Fairfax county. today says: Three
hogs We're d.lv,red here OF tie IA Instant
weighing So. 554 ID 3S7 pounds Nov,
beat this, ii you can. Trey were raised by
Thos. Fletcher, of this vicinity"
1t is not generally known thst The electr,-
cal decor ,t,ons at the Masonic banquet We'd
nesday evening were dcsgred and install ed
by the Thompson Electr Company of this
city. The decorations were III lch admi ed
aud reflect much credit On the skill and tsste
of the company.
The store of Mrs. McCauley, near the Old
canal basin, was entered last night and a
small amount of money stolen. This makes
the second robbery of this kind during tie
past few days, the store of MIR. George Jones
in the northwestern part of the city having
been entered on Wednesday night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-15
The session will close this evening.

DEATH or J. K. M. NEwToN.-Jas.
K-ih Marshall Newton, Common
weutn attorney of Newport News,
adore Of the brightest lawyers in Vir.
ga.a, died yesterday from typhoid te-
y.rAud BIight's disease. MIR. Newton
was born in Westmoreland, county in
lAfea 1864. His father, Mr.. Marshall
Newton, is still living. Deceased came
Of one OF the most prominent families
10 Virginia, known all over the State
Ats early age he entered the Vir-
GINA Military destitute, taking the
academic course and graduating with
bOnor5 He then took law course at
the University of Virginia, and also
graduated there with flying colors. he
tnen came to this city where be read
law IN the Office of his relative, Judge
Norton, and while here he made many
friends. He then went TO Ohio and
spent several years 10 business, return
lag 10 Newport News in 1891. 10 1895
be was elected Commonwealth attor-
ley of Warwick county, Newport
News then being the county seat. AT
The time of his death he was city and
Cmmonwealth's attorney Tor Newport
N-Ss, having been re elected each sue
casslve term. He leaves wife and one
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whose accounts are still open, although tho
supply of gas was closed off years ago, and
amount to 5000. AS stated by me last year,
know of no way by which their collection
can be enforced. unless it be through the law
officer of the corporation, and in the name of
the City Council.
|! / also submit herewith statement, as part
of this report, showing that there was charg-
ed consumers for the six months ending No
vember 80 1899, bills to the net amount of
SIS, O97 So, and of this sum $7.182 26 has
beeo paid, leaving balance of S915.69
and this furnishes the infol nation required
by concluding paragraph of resolution. 1t
is we'll to observe, however, that this
SS,09795 represents sails of gas only for
whit is known as the short qnal tsrs, and
represents about little over one half of what
is charged in long quarters-that is, quarters
ending December LIST and March 1st of each
year
The collect obs during the period from
June LIST to December 1st, 1899, are several
hundred dollars in excess of the sam, period
in the year $685. although tho net amount
of gas sold was $1,000 less than in 1913,
owing to the reduction in the price of gas as
compared with 1898. the increase beicg
partly accountable to the increase of receipts
from sale of coke. tar and lime, which in
crease is $304.75, as shown in statement.
All OF which is respectfully submitted,
Very respect July,
Clerk of Gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

IL. L. Hoshour, young man of
Woodstock, dropped dead while butch
eriug, yesterday.
Mrs. Wallace Paxson died at the
home OF her father, Mr.. Thayer, near
Sterling, Loudoun county, last week.
Miss Grace Scrivenor and Mr.. Robert
Kendall Ashton we're married. Tuesday
at old St. Paul's Church, King Georl Q
county.
Mrs. Mary Sutherland Hancock, wife
Of w T. Hancock, the wealthy tobacco
manufacturer, of Richmond, died yes
terday.
Miss Annie Moore Jones and Mr..
Frederick Watson Payne, both of King
G Jorge cou. ty. were married, in
Fredericksburg Tuesday by Rev. T. j..
Wray, Of the Methodist church.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Fairfax
Douglass, daughter of Dr.. W. W. Doug
lass, of Warsaw, to Joseph w. CHM,
ir., at ST. Johns P. E. Church yester-
DAY morning, was brilliant affair.
Announcement is made of the COM
Jog marriage of Miss Elizabeth Reid
King, of Washington, aud MIR. R. Gray
| Williams, of Winchester. The we'd
ding will take place in Washington in
January.
Mr.. Robert Lancaster Williams and
| Miss Rebeksh Gustavia Watkins were
married in Richmond yesterday even
ing at the residence of the BRIDES moth
pr, Mrs. Charles Watkins, POI west
Franklin street.
Miss Elizabeth Kendall Lee was mar.
ried in Norfolk, yesterday evening to
Mr.. Richard Jeter Jones. Rev. DR..
Carl E. Grammer, rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church. oficiated. Miss
Lucille Ramsay was maid of honor, and
Mr.. Filzhugh Lee was best map.
Delegate Patterson, of Richmond,
expects to introduce 10 few days, his
bill to provide for the election OF the
commissioner of railroads by popular
vote. Uuder the law at presents this
officer is chosen by the legislature and
his salary is paid by the railroads.
The committee having in hand the
matter of Senator Shand's admis-
sion to the democratic Legislative
caucus has postponed consideration oil
the application until January 8. The
date originally fixed was December ~.
Both sides are understood to be agree
able to the postponemept.
It is reported that there will be
conference OF demo cratic leaders, either
10 Richmond or in Washington, before
the Christmas holidays, Oh the question
of calling q constitutional convention.
Nothing definite will be done in the
Legislature along this line, until after
this exchange of views Of the Leaders,
Prince William county, in which was
held Vireinia's first normal school 10
1877, wants one of the summer normals
next year. The school officials OF the
county have written DR.: Southall'
State superintendent OF public iustruc-
lion. setting forth the advantages o.
fsred by Prince William for the loca-
ton OF such q school.
A petition is being circulated 10
Woodstock, addressed to the sta'e
railroad commissioner, to permit the
change of schedule on the valley brancn
of the Southern Railway to continue
and to require the Baltimore and ONO
to meet the connection at Strasoure
Junction, if it is desired that close COL
nection be made there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-15

PERsoNAL.-At her home on Duke
street, on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs,
Benoui Wheat most cbarmingly enter
lalued the Thursday Euchre Club and
lumber Of other friends. She was as
SIS ed in receiving her guests by her
sister, Mrs. Turner, of New York, whd
isa. present on visit to her former
houe. The prizes, which we're excep-
tiopally handsome, were won by Mrs.
D. j. Howell, Mrs. Geo. Uhler ard
Ms Lemly, of Washington city.
Rsy and Mrs. Thomas semmes, of Bioh,
moud, were in the city yesterday.
Capt J. " D.vis, the young and populs
sq;e-intendeut of the Nation Cemetery, OF
Wednesday celebrated his -th birthd,y.
NJ Albert S. Graveley and Miss Alice
Hcuuou Wnhers, daughter of e1.Sena' o.
Bobert z. Withers. were married in Martini
Hyr yesterday.
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@: A. R.-Thomas P. Davis Post No.
10 U; A. h, held mesting last night
ana elected tbs following officers for
me ye' r 1900: Post Commander, ]. V.
Davi; senior vice de-. Dav d Miller
lunior vice d.. John NJ. YOUNG; chal-
lain, w. T. Emersos; surgeon, James
Lanham; quartermaster, A. B. Tlavi
officer OF the day, Thomas Dalton; OF
hcer of the guard. Edward Kevap; rep.
resentatlve to Department E9cauI
ment, J. NJ Young; alternate, James
Lanham. Gen. John w. Rutter, De-
partment Commander, was present aud
gave an interesting talk to the old
Vets ~
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PRAYER BY CONFEDERATE CHAp.
LAIN;-Rev. George 81. R,y. D. D., tt e
chsplalu OF the Grand Lodge OF Vir.
gfnla, who offered the prayer, marked
for Its simplicity and eloquenc,, at the
grave OF Washington Yesterday, was
chaplain in the c.. .derate service
nnder the appointment of fferson
Davis. Alter The exercises President
Mckinley sought Dr.. R,y to express to
him his appreciation of the terms of the
solemn invocation.