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Art w STAGING PLAYS.
The Differences ,a Methods Here and
Abroad.

The Diuerences In MethO0s Here ana
Abroad.
II read with interest,"" said an actor
who has just returned from an en-
gagement OF several years In London,
the Suns account Of the trouble taken
formances here. l was especially In
terested in the managers remark That
he a not met here with any Ameri-
can artists who came forward TO help
in designing scenes for plays. In
London Edwin A. Abbey Is to design
the scenery and costumes for Henry
Irving's Richard II Alma Tadema
was responsible for the beautiful pie
lures of Roman life that were the
chief charm of Beerbohm Trees 'Ju-
Illus Caesar II is undoubtedly quite
true hat famous artists in this IA
try do not take any part in designing
for the stage. but / do not think IL
Is because they are too modest or
would object to doing such work. II
Is becaus they are never asked and
their services would never be accepted
by any manager to whom they applied.
He would probably wonder at their
presumption in assuming that a man
merely because he happened to be On
artist should suppose he could Instruct
a professional costumer in matters II
design. color and accuracy. h pro-
fessional costumer and designer knows
enough about these matters to suit
the manager. He would look upon the
artists intrusion as presumptuous and
go right along with his wardrobe wo-
man or the department store or the
regular costumer who makes his cos
tunes for him. The artist would not
get a warm reception. and the reward
for his pains would probably be a
snub.
II don't believe that any artists have
ever made IN attempt to take a hand
in this kind of work here. In one
Shakespearean production made here
two years ago the n was all de-
signed by an artist and so were some
of the costumes. The scenery was very
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giles. paint n canvas. while the per-
Torrance under the artists eye show
ed the result of an artistic mind and
training and was dominated through
out by one artistic influence that knew
what results IL was striving for and
how to attain them. But I nave never
heard in spite OF that one successful
experiment that this same artist or
any other was yer engaged afterward
to epeat that experiment.
The story told about the shabby.
colorless and dull look of Sir Henry
Irving's scenery In the daylight and of
it's great effectiveness at night sums
up one great difference between the
There they paint without allowance for
the fact that the picture Is to be sub
jected to the strong illumination OF the
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should have two coats as you will I'M
derstand after reading my description.
The gown I saw had tiny fla
founces applied 70 that they looked
like tucks. These of course are very
chic. but, on. the exquisite workman
ship required. II was built OF u
gray Amazon cloth; It chung closely
too closely for my taste-from the hips
down to the knees. and thence fiared
out into a round dozen OF the LOUNGES
allow described, the edge OF each OF
these being ornamented by a piping OF
dark violet velvet. The coat-or rather
c~oats-were respectively a Directoire
Directoire first.
This. as its name indicates. vas cut
with a long-tailed basque. reaching
nearly to the bottom of the skirt. but
giving no Indication OF Its existence in
front. The broad revers were faced
with violet velvet of the same hue as
that employed upon the skirt. and this
in its turn covered, or nearly so. by an
application Of white ribbon braids in
the shape of t~rue-lovers' knots; the
deep gauntlet cuffs inc the very tight
fitting sleeves being similarly faced and
embroidered. The vest. cut In n with
the coat, was of the velvet. braid en-
of lace and fur mingled with a soupcon
of violet velvet which was dainty and
smart I'm the extreme. The coat. lined
throughout with white glace silk striped
with violet, was piped with violet velvet
right round the edge. pockets and rev.
ers: the flaps of the former-there were
two of them. one on either side-being
of the violet velvet. with a single appli-
cation of the ribbon braid embroidery
in the shape of a lovers knot in the
center.
TIT sack coat of the cloth intended
for wear over a blouse. was of fascinat-
ing shortness, and reached only to the
waist: IL was double-breasted. with one
of the new funnel shsped collars and
rather small revers. collar and revers
alike being faced with the violet velvet.
There was a mannish yet extremely
dainty little outside pocket. high up on
the left hand side. containing a pale
mauve silk handkerchief edged with
flmy lace, and a cravatte of stock-like
aspect completed the throat when the
funnel collar was down.
The hat accompanying this costume
was of violet velvet in a paler shade
than that on the skirt. with two droop-
ing ostrich feathers of its own color,
kept in place by a big diamond buckle.
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I'm plays OF modern life the star or
the leading lady usually has the first
choice In the matter Of costume. She
decides what color she wants and the
rest OF the performers select theirs so
that they shall not be out of harmony.
But beyond the leading lady's pref
erence. and taste. / don't believ that
any other standard Is ever regarded.
This Is readily enough shown three or
four times every year, when In some
play two or three women stand In a
group wearing colors that not only
swear at one another. but make the
spectators feel like swearing at them
as well. Such a thing would, of course.
be avoided II IL were seen to first that
the colors of dresses as well as the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01

of the American composer doing such
work. He Is as seldom heard OF about
a theater as the American artist. The
conductors arrange the music usually
here. and some do the work well. Many
are only mediocre about IL. But the
are Indifferent as to the
quality of the music. One OF them
only a short time < dismissed the
leader of his orchestra because the
latter objected to writing incidental
music for a play without extra COM
pensation. There were 36 music cues
i'm the first act. and all the conductor
wanted was SIS for his work.
There are only slight differences be-
tween the preparation for the per-
Torrance of a play here and In Europe.
In lavishness and a willingness TO
spend money. IL not in minute careful
ness. our productions are ahead, even
II we do not always get the best OF
results."-New York Sur.
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beautifully done. and the particular
merit of the thing was made more Up
parent than 1t would have been under
ordinary circumstances owing to a
simultaneous production of the same
play at another theater. The other
production was done as usual. with
only the scene hands and the ward
robe woman to settle the questions for
which the artist had been responsible
in the first production. The difference
was astonishing. In one there was a
merely tasteless tumble of silks. span
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01

Written for the Sunday Standard.
New York, Dec. 2S.-There are always
novelties in the world Of woman's dress.
for those who can AFFORD them. YES
even in tailor gowns on the LIST of jan
uary, which Is trying to say the least.
We who have purchased and worn u
one or two street costumes, and felt, as
we lifted them out of the mud, that we
were suffering in a good cause. and are
now told that 1t Is the corret thing to
have the skirt clear the ground.
Fashion, in this instance represented
by the swell london tailors. has re-
Tented n we can be comfortable In the
future, II we like. Here is a description
of one of the new models. OF gray
tweed. with a good deal of black In its
mixture, IL had an element OF smart
ness impaired to its sobriety, owing to
the Introduction of bright glace kid In a
deep shade of blue. This took the form
of a three-inch binding around the bot
tom of the skirt, faced the revers OF the
coat. and appeared in the shape OF
small gauntlet cuffs. The skirt fastened
placketwise by means OF a double row
Of cut steel buttons of a rather larger
size than those generally employed for
this purpose. but lost nothing thereby;
indeed, gained rather. The coat was
double-breasted and semi-fitting and
adorned by a double row Of the same
buttons. The kid revers n cuffs !
have already described. but. in addition.
there was a cravatte of gray glace silk.
bound with the kid and clasped by a
steel buckle. The smart hat of gray
felt, inclining somewhat towards the
sailor in shape. bound and banded with
the kid. was innocent of all adornment
save a couple of pheasant quilts, kept
in place by another steel buckle.
This whole model is a novelty worth
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Lyons Mall He wanted IL to fall in
a certain place, but no use OF the CAL
cium thrown from of the scene made
that possible. So after long expert
ment he hit on a plan that accomplish
just the result he had desired. He
placed a box against the bsck drop.
or background. and la II so painted
that Il could not be distinguished from
the background by persons seated in
the audience. In this he placed the
light. which fell on the right spot in
the way he wanted IL to. Very few
men would have taken so much trou-
BILE for so small an end. But no other
men get the same results that Irwin
does. Many OF his results are h re-
suit of just such elaborate working
out of what seem unimportant IDEAS
"A manager who produces burlesques
here and Is especially praised for the
manner In which he dresses his CHOIR
uses told me after he anne back from
Paris this fall that he had never seen
here such beautiful costumes as the
women wore there In the reviews. He
thought tina for taste and originality
they were ahead OF N in the world.
But there were not a So nan of
them as would be thought necessary In
an American burlesque. This made IL
possible to dress them not only with
exquisite taste. but also with greater
elegance and richness of material. He
was so impressed with the beauty of
the costuming that he tried to get de-
signs from the artist who produ ed
them for use in his own burlesque here.
But the artist would not give them
unless his costumer was allowed 20
make them up in Paris. and the mot
ter of duties put that out Of the ques-
tiOn.
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colors of all furniture and drapeTies
were made to harmonic.
.'One other point in which the for
eign preparation Is usually better than
ours Is the muse. In France and Eng
land well known composers write TIE
incidental music for ambitious produc-
tons. Sir Arthur Sullivan. Edward
Mackenzie. Hamish McCunn and 9TH
ers have written music for recent
spectacular productions there. In
Paris Vincent d'Indy. Gabriel Pierne
and even George Bizet have composed
Incidental music. But one rarely hears
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
Origin Of Dogs.

The view now generally taken by natur-
alists Is that the dog Is neither a species.
In a geological sense. nor even the de-
scendan OF any one species modified by
domestication. but that dogs OF different
parts OF the world have a correspondingiy
various ancestry. from different wild spe-
cies OF the genus CAMS, as wolves. foxes
and jackals.
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Captured i'm strange Fashion.

An English defaulting bank manager
who had eluded the police for three years
by staying in a seaside village near Ply
mouth. has been discovered by a strange
accident. While stroiling on the beach
with "A young woman watching the war
ships a sailor on board a cruiser. who hap
pened to come from the town whence the
defaulter had absconded. looked through
a telescope. recognized him and informed
the police.
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K~@W3

buy n sufficient number to MAKE a
necklace. The very newest idea IL to
thread a big single stone with a golden
wire and sling IL around the neck
with a thin chain. When the stone
IL a diamond you can imagine how Ii
flashes when its wearer loves
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having. Here is another which is
doubtful. That Is, II is very economical
or the reverse. For one skirt we
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
TRAPPED BY BOERS.
A-mOred Train DeraiIed and Lieut..
Churchill Tnken Prisoner.

LONDON. Nov. ia dispatch from Est
court. Natal. dated Nov. 10. says: IAN
armored train having on board a half COM
pany OF the Durham Volunteers and a half
company OF the Dublin Fusiliers steamed
to Chievely early this morning. On It's re-
turn il was shelled by the artillery of the
Beers placed in four positions. Two front
trucks of the engine left the rails. While
the train was thus helpless the Durbans
and Dublins faced the Beers in skirmishing
order and the Beers poured shot and shell
into the crippled train. The derailed trucks
were with great difficulty replaced. When
the line was cleared the engine and tender
steamed back. During this juncture Lieut..
Winston Churchill Of the Fourth Hussars.
and son OF the late Lord Randolph Church
Ill. displayed mueh courage. as also did the
driver and fireman. IL Is feared the publins
and Durbans fared badly. A Red Cross
party has gone out"
~ dispatch from Durham, dated to-day.
says: The Natal Advertiser has the follow
ing from Estcourt: When part OF the
armored train was overturned by the Beers
tearing up the rails the British alighted and
exchanged volleys with the Beers. The en-
gine driver. when the rails were replaced,
seeing the position was hopeless. steamed
back 10 Estcourt with a few OF the Dublins
and fifteen of the Durbans. including wylie,
(Contfnued on Second PageJ
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"TIP" FROM WASHINGTON,


HONOLULU, Nov. 10. via San Francisco.
Nov. 16.-News Of the resignation of the
minister Of finance, S. NJ. Damon, which
he cabled direct to President Mckinley
from Italy, was received on the Hong-Kong
Maru, and was great surprise in gov
ernment and political circles. The term of
Attorney General Cooper as minister ad
interim had just expired, sixty days be-
fore the limit imposed by law upon the
holding Of an office In this way, and the
selection of an officer ad interim was be-
ing discussed. President Dole had received
letter from Damon containing a report
Of the latter's trip to Italy in the interest
of labor importations. 1t is understood the
government at Washington intimated that
the minister's actions were not viewed
with approval, and that was the reason for
the sudden resignation. In a letter to Mr.
Dole, Mr.. Damon states his inte ntion to
visit Portugal and To be home by Christ
mas. 1t is believed he intends to look into
the matter of immigration from Portugal
President Dole will appoint a new minister
at once. but it would depend on the wishes
of Mr.. Damon whether the appointment
was permanent or temporary
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ECHO OF THE BIG STRIKE.
Cleveland Omcials Subpoenned I'm q
Chicago Case.

CLEVELAND. Nov. 16.-Severai Cleve-
land city officials were subpoenaed to-day
in the test suit brought by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company against Cook
county. Illinois, for damages sustained by
fire during the big railroad strike several
years ago. The Cleveland officials are
brought in the case through William lnglis,
Alias Bloom. who was arrested in this city
In 1897 upon the charge Of firing the Kelly
block. Bloom feigned insanity so we'll that
he was finally committed to the city in
Urinary He escaped from that institution
soon afterward and has never been heard
OF since. When Bloom was first arrested
here he said in the presence OF several city
official. that he vas deputy United States
marshal in Chicago at the time OF the rail-
road strike and started the fire that de-
stroyed thousands of cars and other prop
erty. The Pennsylvania Company will at
tempt 10 prove that Bloom started the fire
that destroyed its property and that he
was not insane.
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RAILWAY COLLISION.


LOUISVILLE, Nov. 16.-A head collision
between passenger trains occurred at
O'Clock this morning at Pleasure Ridge
Park, KY, eight miles south Of this city.
Passenger train No. Al, on the L., H. & st.
L., bound for ST. Louis, and the Illinois
Central, north-bound from New Orleans,
came together in dense fog. The injured:
G. b. SHAW, postal clerk, head cut, leg
broken and thought to be internally injured;
will die.
w. H. HINSLEY, baggagemaster Of l..
H. & st. L., badly bruised and cut.
A. NJ. EVANS, conductor on L., H. & st.
L., badly sprained ankle and severe bruises.
Engineer Chamberlain and Fireman
Rilgeway, of the L., H. & St. L., were
slightly injured. Beyond a severe shaking
UP none of the passengers was injured.
Among the passengers on the Illinois Gen.
trail train were Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop
Foley. of Detroit, who were returning from
New Orleans. where they had been con-
ferring with Archbishop Chapelle. They
were not injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
FOREIGNERS TAKE ACTION,
Residents I'm Mexico Favor Diax for
the Presidency.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 16.-The foreign
colonists resident here are taking action
favoring the reelection of President Diaz,
acting on the suggestion of the leading
members Of the Liberal party Of Mexico.
The American colony met to-day and passed
resolutions approving the movement in the
Liberal party In favor of the reelection
Of President Diaz. This is as far as the
foreign residents deem 1t decorous to go
in the matter. and they have only done
SO in response to the cordial invitation to
show their feeling In the matter. Their
action will be confined within due limits
of regard for the just and proper suscepti-
bilities of the Mexican people and with a
full recognition of the fact that they have
no right to take an active part In Mexicos
internal politics. However, it is mark
of the high regard entertained by the
foreigners here for the President that they
should SO enthusiastically accept the invita-
tion by the Liberal party. The convention
is to assemble here early in the coming
year.
An active investment movement on the
part of American capitalists Is noted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
Twelve Barrels Of Her Wardrobe and
the Records of the Filipino Secre-
tary of War Captured.
FLOUR MARKED CLAYTON, o." FOUND
AMONG THE PROVISIONS.
Insurgents Surprised at the Rapid
Pace of American Cavalry-Funeral
of Mai. John A. Logan.

MANILA, Nov. 16.-Reports have been re-
ceved here from Gene.al Young dated
Humngam, yesterday. Humingam is about
thirty miles east of San Fabian. General
Young Is supposed to have advanced con-
siderably further toward San Fabian.
A correspondent of the Associated Press
telegraphs an account of the rapid pace with
which General Young covered the road with
his cavalry. The Macabebe scouts COM
pletely surprised and demoralized the in
surgents around the low country. A messen-
ger and reinforcements who were captured
say no town from San Jose to San Nicolas
expected the arrival Of the Americans until
a day or two after they actually arrived.
Aguinaldo and his government are said to
be making desperate efforts to escape to
Bayombong All the information here is
that he is still in the low country. Lieuten-
ant Johnson, with troop NJ, Third Cavalry,
captured yesterday at San Nicolas twelve
barrels containing the wardrobe of A2uin-
aldo's wife, some personal effects, the rec
ords of the secretary of war and much com.
missary and medical supplies. Sonora Ag-
unaldo probably escaped over the divide,
but the secretary Of war is thought to be
inside the lines.
Thos. w. Hayes, a civilian, and Calvin
s. Davis. of the Sixteenth Infantry, who
were held prisoners by the insurgents, have
been rescued.
Colonel Vessels captured at Tayug sew
eral hundred thousand pounds of rice, $500
pounds of salt 1900 pounds Of -four, marked
Dayton, Ohio" 500 pounds of sugar, 800
new uniforms and hundreds Of thousands
of Mauser shells.
The names of Lieutenant Gilmore and
seven of his men were found written on the
walls Of the convent of San Quintin.
The garrisons Of all the towns surprised
resisted feebly.
General Wheaton has not yet appeared.
The remains Of Maj. John A. Logan,
killed in action at San Jacinto Sunday,
were buried in Paco Cemetery this morning.
Many persons followed the body to the
grave. Chaplain Pierce oficiated and the
Twentieth Infantry furnished the escort.
which was commanded by Major Rodman
the pallbearers were the captains of the
Twentieth Infantry.
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FIRE AND EXPLOSION,
Chief Sweenie, His Assistants and
Other Men Severely Injured.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S-Fire to-day destroyed
the seven-story building at No. 146 State
street, in the heart Of the downtown retail
district, and caused a loss estimated at
$4,000 and injured score Of firemen and
spectators. For time it looked as though
the flames would spread and destroy hum
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
property in that valuable section of the city.
Shortly after the fire started an explosion
blew out part of the front of the building.
Glass, blazing firebrands and debris were
scattered in all directions. Among the in
jured were the chief of the fire department,
ID. j. Sweenie, and his two assistant mar
shals, Musham and Townsend. All three
were badly cut by flying glass, the two lat
ter being forced TO retire to have their
wounds dressed Others badly hurt were:
Capt. e. j. Buckley, Joseph Wagner, James
Wilson and Capt. Patrick ]. Fairey. The
building was occupied by Hugo Sievers &
Co, wholesale millinery: Boston Dental
Parlors Chandler Optical Company, H. H.
Kohlsaat & Co, restaurant; fur factory
and several other firms.
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Freight Engineer Killed.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Nov 16.-Passenger
train No. 3, on the Alabama Great South
ern Railway. which left this city at 4:3o p.
m. to-day, collided with an extra double
header freight train near Bibbville. a small
station thirty miles west of this city. at 6
o'clock Although details are meager IL is
known that Engineer Patterson, of the
freight train. was killed The local officials
refuse to give any information. but 1t is
understood the trains had orders to pass at
Bibbville. The passenger was the first
train In, but instead OF waiting for the
north-bound train. pulled out and crashed
into the heavy freight.
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PUBLISHING HOUSE CHANGE.
George d. Harvey Elected President OF
the Harper & bros. Company.

\ NEW YORK. Nov. is.-J. Henry Harper.
vice president of Harper Bros. announces
that at a meeting OF the directors of the
publishing company to-day George p. Har-
vey. editor and proprietor OF the North
American Review. was elected president and
managing director OF Harper & Bros. lie
ADDED that Mr.. Harvey had purchased from
the shareholders a large interest in the
company. The organization as completed at
the meeting to-day was as follows; Presl-
dent. @. b. Haysey; first vice president.
John w. Harp &; second vice president. j.
Henry Harper; third vice president. C7ar-