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PICQUART WANTS Az INVESTIGATION.

Paris. Nov H.-Colonel Picquart has written
letter to the Premier. NJ, Waldeck- Rousseau ask
ing for judicial inquiry into the proceedings OF
General Gonse and VI. Gribelin, of the Archives
Bureau In connection with the Dreyfus case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15

From the similarity Of the above dispatch to the
one from Manila describing the fight near san
Fabian and San Jacinto. It is presumaoe tha' IL
refers to the latter engagement
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REBELS AGAIN DEFEATED.
Continued from first page.

fire the Americans charged and stormeo 'he
works. Seventy-seven dead f1ipinos "e'e
counted In the trenches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
SIR THOMAS WELCOMED HOME.
THE OWNER OF THE SHAMROCK A GUEST AT
DINNER IN LONDON.

DINNER IN LONDON
London, Nov. 14.-sir Thomas Upton was the
guest at a dinner OF welcome at the Carlton Hotel
this evening Joseph Fl. Choate. the United States
Ambassador: Mrs. Choate, the Earl and countess
~ Clanwilliam Lord and Lady Tweedmouth. Lord
Russell OF Killowen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russel,
iJerbert Gladstone Lord and Lady Charles Beres-
ford and the Earl OF CORK were among tine us
tnpuished company present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
WALTHAM WATCHES

The best and most reliable timekeepers
made in this country or in any other.
The "PAected american Watcb, an illustrated book of a.
tesfng information about 0acbes s0 be sent UPON equest
A,neric'r wolfram Watcb Co.. WaHhan, Mass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
ISSUE OF GOLD CERTIFICATES.

Washington Nov. 1.-THE Treasury has paid out
gold certificates since August last to the amount
OF $lS1 2 $50 and has received ssi c3 40. making
net Issue OF sg7 1850
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
UNIFORM FOR THE TROPICS.
Regarding the proper uniform for the tropI,
General Sternberg says:

Most Of the references to clothing In the sanitary
reports have come from commands I'm Cuba ana
the Philippines The blue uniform used I'm the
United States universally condemned az too
heavy, and the woolen undershirts as occa sidnnR
much irritation OF the skin from pricky heat
Canvas suits were represented as so s;ln and
heavy as To chafe the wearer until they became
softer and somewhat plant after repeated wash
ings. 4 similar complaint entered against
some OF the khaki issues The campaign hat was
condemned at first too heavy. II was argued
that the helmet used by the British troops In
India gave the best protection for the head in
tropical countries. the ground that were this
not so the British would have discovered the fact
long ago. But longer experience with the cam
pagn hat. particularly after the rainy season set
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elusive charm that characterized his
later works. The picture when found
was covered with the accumulated
CRIME OF centuries. This was cleaned
off. and the picture viii hang with 9TH
er art treasures in the Pitt palace.
Modern painters have nos so much
cared TO paint the Madonna. partly be-
cause their choice has been less re-
stricted than that of the medieval mas
ters. When they do paint the Madonna.
it is not from any devotional impulse.
but because the influence OF the old
school still fingers in a busy, workaday
world that troubles itself very little
about questions spiritual and where the
busting new woman has almost dis
placed the type OF which the Madonnas
OF art were the representative.
The art OF the churches OF the middle
ages had its object It sought TO teach
TO the populace those lessons which I'M
learned men and women had not the
skill to read from the Holy Book. The
church realized. too. that IL was
through little children and through the
mothers of children that its most ef-
fective lessons would be taught There
fore the childhood Of the Christ and
the beautiful attributes of the mother
of the Christ Child were emphasized.
The honor which the church accorded
TO Mary as the mother OF Christ gave
dignity TO the position Of all women
and did much 70 elevate them in the
estimation Of an age but little inclined
TO honor anything that was weak and
helpless. ELLA MATHIESSEN.
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ing results. Velveteen wears like iron,
grows shabby less quickly than cloth,
is inexpensive and therefore will make
splendid street costumes.
A neatly tailored velveteen box coat
and skirt of hyacinth blue stitched in
black was one of the most attractive
toilets at Bagby's first musical morn
ing. With it was worn felt turban Of
the same color ornamented by two big
chouX Of black panne velvet. There
was a certain amount OF simple ele-
gance in the costume which called forth
exceptional praise; it could be worn
with equal propriety on the promenade
or to the theater and was certainly the
smartest bit of dressing at this recog-
niZed panorama of smart frocks.
l have recently had access to madames
foreign letters Of advice, from which
1 learn that peau de sole is to be the
material of spring, that bois is the
newest shade of brown, and that among
the rare tints are a curious veIvety
crimson, glacier green, several warm
browns suggesting the faded, redeemed
leaf, banana, hyacinth and a stern
gray which should mingle deliciously
with a damask rose or dahlia.
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conscientiously buy were those relating
10 religious subjects. Therefore the
popularity Of this class of art at this
time is easily explained. 1t was natural
that these pictures should relate 10
some one of the great feast or fast days
of the church or should deal with the
beautiful life or birth of the founder OF
the Christian faith.
AS Christmas was the great feast
day of the medieval church. what more
natural than that the artists should
paint the Nativity. but as those old
Italian artists of the middle ages were
great admirers of feminine loneliness
in its more spiritual phases. what more
natural than, under the guise OF the
Madonna. they should give permanence
to their ideal of lovely womanhood?
Michael Angelo, who did not like wo-
men, or who at most simply tolerated
them. is known to have painted few
MadOnnas. One is in the English ma
tional gallery at present and is far
from one of the best specimens Of his
work, while Raphael Sanzio. who was
in love with every pretty face that
crossed his path. painted Madonna
after Madonna and finally excelled in
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I ment the picture was returned TO Dres-
! den. where it has since remained.
| The Sistine Madonna Of Raphael sur
passes all other Madonnas in majesty
and spirituality. Its expression com
/ bines the sweetness Of mother love with
the dignity IF the queen and the purity
Of the saint RaphaeI's Madonna needs
no crown or attendant angels 70 pro-
claim her the queen OF heaven.
The Sistins is the most popular Of all
Madonnas. and the copies Of II in gal
leries and the photographs in private
/ collections are more than can be num-
| bered.
/ The pictures which directly represent
| the Nativity are not 50 many as those
| devoted exclusively 70 portrsIture OF
the Madonna and her infant Taddeo
Gaddi painted q famous picture rep
resenting the alteration Of the three
MagI. Correggio's picture Of the Va
tfvity. La Note, IS probably the most
widely known picture Of It's type l.
too. is 10 BE- found in the Dresden gal
Jerry.
! The Renaissance was a period when
+ the painting Of Madonnas WIS popular
{ The church was the great patron q
arts and Il vas IN the church monas-
ter3es and converts and the churchef
Themselves hat the artists found their
most profitable patrons The eieTSy
Represented the most prosperous aid
/ cultivated class IN the middle ages. ard
the only pictures which taey could
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that Of the Madonna di San Sisto."
Raphael. with his gentle. childike soul,
was the one TO paint the Christ Child
with a charm that has never been ex-
celled. Into the face Of both mother
and child he always managed 70 infuss
a subtle spirituality that other artists
have missed.
In his Madonnas each artist incarnat-
ed his ideal Of beautiful womanhood.
The Madonna OF Leonardo da Ninci -
always a fair thoughtful woman. one
who is in the world. yet not Of q. her
faceeven while she clasps the divine Child
is full Of an indefinable sorrow. as II
she already anticipated the anguish of
after years. The Madonna Of the court
ly Van Dyke is a noble woman. refined.
brilliant in mind. such as were the wo-
men Of the courts he frequen'ed. the
Madonnas Of Titan and Paul Neronese
are stately DANES. ike the magnificent
wives Of their great Italian mobiles
None painted the humble Hebrew peas
ant girl Indeed. the MsdOnnas and
the Child Christs 81 the Italian artists
were nothing more than beautiful Ital-
ian women and children. idealized more
or less according 20 the imaginations
Of the artists who painted them
Murillo. the Spanish master. painted
many famous MadoruaE. One u the
most celebrated ~ HE pictures j. the
Alteration % the Shepherds. now IA
the Prado at Madrid His Nationals
are all lovely and all distinctly spanish
in type
The art world of Europe has recently
been stirred ~ the finding q neE
Madonna. one b. Botticeiii discovered 4
few months ago IN one q the grsnari -
Of the PItti palace AZ Florence J ne
painting Is on WOOD and is suDp1sed TO
be me q ffe earlier works ~ the great
master. The background q the picture
Is sled vith clusters u roses. from
xhict fact the painting has been named
the Madonna delIe Rose" The Ma
donna - represented kaeeting before
H. infant saviour IN an attitude -
alteration. whte four beautiful angels.
whoss faces are fali q celestial sssi-
as-sz. kneel IN the background q TIE
rsrttsre f3ottlceIll vas myrtle. and
tbs picture - marked b thai FsEss.
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TICKLE fashion again asserts her |

TICKLE fashion again asserts her
- right to the cognomen. Just a
i fortnight ago l penciled the ethics
OF the velvet gown, saying it was fit
only for big occasions, being recognized
really as a regal costume; its propriety
for ordinary wear admitted of no argG-
ment But the hour of the velvet gown
has arrived. 1t takes advantage of no
fete day as an apology for its presence.
1t may hereafter f1aunt its beauty any
day at any function, and we votaries OF
the cult will slavishly do Obeisance.
While its appearance on the street
will be regarded for some time to come
by the more conservative folk as ''ques-
tionable taste" it is nevertheless in
great evidence. The velvet gown has
been always the superlative degree of
elegance in dress, and as such seen at
balls and receptions from time i'm
memorial, but not until this year is it
TO be enumerated by the score and in
use generally. The velvet gown is the
sublimest expression of extravaganza
in the sartorial world. Women who are
mistresses of the art of dressing are
not only acquainted with this fact, but
appreciate another more potent-that
velvet even more than fur softens and
beauties the face.
Now that my attention is riveted
upon the subject 1 can partially under
stand that there are good and sufficient
reasons for the popularity of velvet and
forgive the suddenness with which it
came into being. First, it is peculiarly
well adapted to the styles of the period.
Clinging draperies, long lines and court
trains have from the earliest days been
identified with this favored material,
and it is but coming into its own when
freely utilized. Secondly, it is imper
vious to dust and wears excellently
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edges, else stitched bands Of taffeta
in one color decorate. When fur is en-
ployed as q trimming, silk cords and
loops are used for fastening: when not.
cut steel or mother of pearl buttons do
the work.
There is certainly nothing smarter
than the velvet costume for street wear
now that I've been permitted TO study
the subject from close range. and
strongly urge those who are not pro-
vided with tailor gowns 10 invest in
one. The fad, for such il is. has caught
like wildhre. and within the week I've
seen no less than six handsome dresses
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seen a Madonna clasping in her arms
the infant Jesus, while ranged about
the walls are the pictures representing
various scenes in the life OF the saviour
AT this season special attention IS
given to the picture that represents the
Nativity. II il is possible, candles are
lighted near il that its significance may
not be lost TO sightseers or woTshipers-
At Christmas this picture. il from the
hands Of one OF the great masters, Ike
that Of the Madonna OF Cimabue in the
Church Of san Maria Novella at Flor
ence, that Of Aoretto at Verona or that
OF Vivarini in Venice. Is the exposure Of
adoriaE eyes
1t IS true that the most famous Of The
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THE CARE OF THE EYES.

THE number OF young people 10 Dc
seen wearing glasses is so great
that the fact has aroused much
discussion as To the cause Of the
weak vision OF the present genera
ton Both men and women, Of ages
ranging from Is 10 80. may be seen
supplied with glasses. Older persons
sometimes marvel at this and say:
When / was young. / never saw any
one wearing glasses until old age had
impaired the vision. What can be
the cause OF the weak sight Of the
present generatien"-
now, while there may be a few who
wear eyeglasses from a perverted
sense Of vanity. the majority use
glasses for the purpose Of seeing more
distinctly and for the Improvement
Of their eyesight.
II one happens 20 ride on any or
the street cars in the early morning
or late at evening. he viii discover
one Of the causes Of bad eyesight
Numbers OF persons viii De seen bust
~ engaged in reading as the car
Ordinary common sense should teach
them that the ever changing hght
OF street car. broken BY buildings
during the day and made uneven az
night By the Pickering of the electric
lights and gas jets along the hign-
ways. II highly Injurious % the eyes
The strain Of trying TO adapt the
vision to the varying degrees 81 lght
tmpalrs the strength n the eyes.
Reading while lying on the back -
detrimental 10 the eyes. ana 70 ~
reading while IN "A refining position
in an artificial light
Cheap eyeglasses that can -
bought az notion stands and rom
interruptions opticians have ceH-
tributed a great deal toward running
the sight OF the present generation
Whenever you notice that SOUR ere
eight H. not quit normal. consult
arst class ocullpt The poor 49, well
a. the rich In these days have the
advantage % specialists. The dis-
uenearies. where the poor may have
first class advice for very snaab
sum. are in charge u the fnfst 81
oculists IN the various cities Nhefe
they are located. In many - them
any one unable % pay "a Zee ts treat
I'd free II BE- hardly necesasry 70 a19'
however. that those who can aiiffa u
ebouId have their eyes examined - q
gpeclalint ~ his private oiflce-
II many cases - the advice ~
physician. q lotion o. Ealve MAJ %
appileel 20 the cyes which VIII ah"fp
such relief that gi4aseg vii not te
necessary. Glasses should not -
so.r-sd until it is Unavoidable g
vrhau ones the eyez have become uee1
to them II b. almost impohEiois q go
along without them
Parents wlfh growing chl'afTa
should exercise vigilance % Essf4
arainrt anything which ALL strain -
.utlfre toe syeglghL
y is very important that young men
ard vrorren whg are likely - %
tn~evn On the woTld r. earn thsir
ev-a fivlnEs should take TIE greatest
care - their preclouz eyes. tor 10 a.
rress. any calling into which fh~g nay
enter great value NtA - isia % tsF
possession u god g4s3en-
VERY recently 7 lad occasion ~
engage a houae7nsa5 -. ard 20 tf
vho aasEersd M aaveFtlssznerf fai.T
fourth we're FissreF. Tas ili-iiEht-
81 arartrrerts IL Wh.rt tier bad isfe
compelled 70 work aecouftl itf
mach q IL The kstcnrn - q a7sse
should b. Hn wei. ligAfs4 ars ~ SCI
ventilated - any roeu u ~ nP1sf
MARY scOT1 ECss LAND.
SsE YORK
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policeman. Who - segaa zf1n nesfiy
every Garner Ths wpraeH saEa4ctors
are quite graepeadent and have nhoa
e9sssfserab.e 1spaettg rs EsrlrE ~
tsernssls~s TbrF rad ssr5k. ~ Val
uarzsso aof iens age against sgfrs af-
fessstve reEi1sttoa. ARD usaFiT al sha
vsornsu Ia tas to~n ssrs - ~ arszs
- FappeFt gbem-
Msa Louise :. Csse3 = toaen. ~
IL . 1sss1e~ = ths seaee presees4t%s
pszszez Gains ass ssrsor.zlis usaaaz,s
fzrz a1i eesaaets AZ entrees asss.-
rSss-
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three classes. When worn in the even
ing with bodices low cut, and otherwise
a medley of chiffon, laces and jewels,
it is the velvet gown;2 when fur trim
med. with hat and boa matching, it is
miladys velvet frock" in which she
appears at Mrs. ks pink tea or valley
lily luncheon; for the street it becomes
a velvet costume" Those for street
wear are tailored, and, though skirts
are cut to drag, have not lengthy
trains.
The smartest of this class consists of
skirt and jacket, although have noted
several made with long quarter
capes which are half dolmans rounding
off into a deep point at back. Ell
Their a silk blouse or plain velvet bodice
is correct, which being merely a matter
Of taste. The inevitable stitching is
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best number to have on a committee -
Remembering how efteu she had bean
compelled 10 perform duties which
should have been attended % by CON-
mittess. Miss Barton replied dEyiy.
Three, II one is sick and another cant
come
There IS good story told on Mrs
William Tod SeiEauth- After a stormy
session of a vEosnan.s club over which
she presided one morning she SAID. pr
OF 70 the aftern0on programme La
dies. after we have finished the Lore 5
Prayer let Us silently ask that there be
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A steel tfre composition recommends
itself TO my liking: il would look so we'll
worn by a very fair haired woman. with
q twist Of azure tulle fringed with steel
in her hair. Then, too, there Is gray.
which in a variety of tints with gold or
silver for the touch Of the metallic now
so modish. would harmonic with the
fancy Of an aesthetic gray lady. Robes
Of this type would be, OF course. made
of gauze Of one of the many kinds over
silk or satin. or preferably silk. and the
ribbed variety is again in vogue. The
thin outside yelling fabric would be
draped net downward. but swathed
around the figure. even on the skirt,
and certainly on the bodice.
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traea thern a vast fortune r. dlamoods
given t. them ~ their brother. bat
neither uses TIE gems for personal
s19TDueut
Tse employment q youns women a.
street car CONDUCTORS ~ Chile sss
given. L - said. sstirf subtraction. II
Santiago. the capital. tne Wgrnsr Goa
darfoTs wear 3 1eat iiverT and are
we31 treated Thsy are seldom innlslfess.
ard tbeT sh0N great tact IN ttesF treat
nseaf - refractory glasssuEers- u tbeT
have tsouhSe K a. Only necessary for
ten u E.cE . ws4Elle az sssszrz.S1 .
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well. Thirdly. it comes in more beau
tiful and varied shades and prices than
any other fabric, and, lastly, its twin
sister. velveteen, possesses the same at
tributes at less than half its cost, and
both supply sufficient warmth for win
ter wear.
Madame some days since admonished
me 10 be on the alert for the stunning
velvet frocks which would appear with
the first cold. crisp days. l was quite
conscious OF surprise, and, Aunt Hetty
SAYS. incredulty and disapproval as
well However be il, I acknowledge the
truth-they are here in numbers and,
! am free 70 confess, do captvate Gu
Eiously enough, they are divided into
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more knowledge and less noise voucn-
safed 20 Us And IL an instant, Il -
said. that prayer was ansW cred
The Russian minister q agriculture
has decreed thai hencefcTfh EorFler are
20 be employed IS secratsrles- eisgsIs.
etc in the various departments of Eis
branch q The government
Twin sisters 81 Cecil Rhodes ara 10 =
a Kimberly T. - due - them if2i
their famous brother 70 longsr AVOIDS
women so perssETent.y as q yore TIE
fvro glrls-heslthE. athletic specimens
o. English young VsoToaGEeo1--ossS BE-
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is going on the stage. She is % years
old, beautiful and has a fortune IN her
own right
London Truth reports that the queen
Of the Netherlands Is practically be-
trothed TO Prince William OF WED. but
that the engagement is 10 be kept Sc
cret as vet There viii be no official
announcement for some time. because
Queen Wilhelmina has decided not TO
marry until she has passed her twenty
first birthday. in August 1901
Clara Barton. the noted Red Cross
worker. was once asked. What Is the
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FAMOUS MADONNAS

The
Christmas Spirit
In Art

q part of famous art collections, while
less famous masters have painted the
pictures that have taken their places
in the churches. The Sistine Madonna
is in the Dresden gallery, the monks of
the Benedictine monastery of st. Sixtus
at Piacenza, northern Italy, its original
owners, having sold it to the elector of
SaXony. The elector took it to Dresden,
where it remained until Napoleon seized
it and carried it to Paris as one of his
trophies. After Napoleon's dethrone-
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WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Princess Eva Of Battenberg, who ceIe-
brated her twelfth birthday at Belmo-
raj recently, is the first royal child born
in Scotland in 800 years. Charles Stu
art was the last before her.
Benjamin Hodson. who resides in FL
wood, Ind, has three children. two Of
whom are girls and one a boy The
names of the girls are Sunshine and
Delight, while the boy is named Pleas
ant When asked why he gave such
names. the father replied that ne want
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ed to make things cheerful about the
house.
The Empress Frederick OF Germany
possesses a curious little tea service.
The tray is made Of an old Persian
haifpenny. The teapot was once a
German farthing, and all the tiny cups
are made from coins of different Ger
man municipalities.
Miss Eva Grace Smell. granddaughter
of Amos J. Smell. the Chicago million
aire who was murdered ten years aga.
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I THEN the bells chime IN the
MI Companies of the old world ca
w thedrals on Christmas eve, the
wealth of candles blazing on all the
carved affairs for once in
the year illuminate the stories which
the masters of old painted on the walls
of church and cathedral These pictures
have been the inspiration of genera
ton after generation, and prominent
them are paintings of the Christ
Child and Of the Madonna.
Above the high altar usually may be