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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13

mauve foulard about two inches wide
The bodice is all Of accordion plating,
stitched like the skirt. 1t blouses
slightly 10 the front, has a narrow belt
Of the same material and a touch OF the
plain mauve about the throat.
Mrs. "Ollie" Hartman is wearing a
black cloth gown. The skirt Ia made
very simple. 1t is scant and clinging to
within six inches Of the ground. where
it flares out a bit in shaped rufile,
which lie outlined with narrow strap
pings OF cloth, machine-stitched. This
is one Of the few skirts that have seen
that is made without the ever. present
tunic, but it ge's the same effect yet Is
one piece. The jacket is an Elton.
Elton jackets are one OF the few things
in the way Of fashion that seem to en-
dure forever. Mrs. Harriman's has
small turnover collar in white covered
with bit OF white lace.
With this coat t.and skirt Mrs. Harri-
man wears q blouse OF black-and-white
striped silk. 1t is made in narrow box
plaits, both in the front and the back.
and these box plaits run lengthwise on
the sleeves. She wears black stock
and tiny fine white collar. Her hat is
large turban in black straw, very plain
and severe, with the exception OF an
enormous plume Of the osprey which
sweeps over the side.
Mrs. Henry Clew's utility" gown is
in blue canvas. The skirt has tunic
outlined with fine tucks The jacket
has little tails in the back and it is
rather short in the front. The sleeves
have q few clusters OF tucks and the
front Of the coat is also tucked. The
collar is high and is faced with white
Irish crochet lace. The lapels are small
and faced with the same lace.
Mrs. Ogden Mills is wearing blue also,
but q much darker blue than Mrs.
Clews's, and it is in cloth, distinctly
tailor made, without the trail or tunic
effect. In fact, the skirt barely touches
the ground. 1t is embroidered in bow
knots. The coat is double. breasted
coming several inches below the waist
line all around; it has high collar.
The bow knot is embroidery is repeated
on thu coat, but to very limited degree.
Mrs. Fred Nelson is wearing a gown
that is mass OF black sequins OF nc
particular design. 1t is made very &C.
verely, the material giving it it's cachet
Mrs. Charles Oelrichs is wearing g
gown that is almost identically the same
as Mrs. Nelson's.
Mrs. Clsry Mackay's gown is But
I'll tell you about that next week.
Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13
FINE ARTlN FELO DE Sc.
BY BARBY PAIN

The advertisement in the newspaper
ran as follows:
Suicides commencing-Tbese should
write for appointments to Rex Blake, "
Uppingdon garden, South Kensington.'
Herbert Streuth, artist, received an
appointment for 2:3O on Wednesday
afternoon. He called at the South Ken
sington address and was shown into q
solidly furnished library, where a
podgy. little, old gentleman with white
hair shook him warmly by the hand and
bade him be seated.
II am very pleased to meet you, Mr..
Streuth, and trust that may be Of some
service to you; in fact that we may be OF
some service to each Other. But I must
begin by asking you a plain question,
which You will anawer truthfully and in
one word. Is your intended suicide
connected in any way with severe pow.
erty or overwhelming financial losses?'
"No." said Streuth, Il am considered
I believe, to be fairly we'll off,"
Delighted to hear it, said Mr.. Blake,
rubbing his chubby hands together,
"now we will proceed. tell you frankly
that with me this thing is business, and
nothing but business. II you decide
that I can serve you l shall expect q
moderate fee. Now. what are the prin'
cipal objections to suicide?"
The law does not permit it, said
Streuth.
precisely, but in the case Of the cue
cessful suicide the law is not asked. II
says that you may not take your liz
away, but il you Go, it cannot compe
you to take it back again or punish yo'
in any way. We can leave the law out.
"There is also the religious objection,
said Streuth.
MANY very religious people," replies
Mr.. Blake, "have not found it cogent
Take the case, by no means an uncom
mon one, where the death Of one mai
may be an inestimable benefit to man!
to whom he is really sincerely attached
Is an act Of seli.sacrifce to be regarded
az a crime? No; it seems to me tina
each suicide must be Judged on it's owl
merits. taking into consideration tn
motives and beliefs of the person suicid
ing. Any other opiniops?'
II know Of none," Streuth answered
"In fact, have not been thinking abou
it. want to get out Of things. dom
ask myself il there are any objections Of
not. Don't care q dan II there arr
any objections
"You surprise me-" said Mr.. Blake
"you are an artist, and yet it has not oc
Cured to you that the manner OF the
suicide is OF essential importance. The
throat cutting is very dirty, and thu
same objection applies to the use OF fire
arms. Have little foresight. lmsg
inc what you look like afterwards. ane
the state Of the bedclothes. and all thu
rest OF it."
II was intending" said Streuth,' t.
drown myself
Il have here" said Mr.. Blake, "a little
book on forensic medicine. There are
some interesting chapters on tho signs
by which you can tell the length OF time
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13


you ever hear OF adipocere? There is
an elegant little description Of it In this
passage. just read it,"
"Streuth took it AID read few lines.
II can't stand this" he said, 1T is too
nauseous.'
81 thought you would see it in that
light Mr.. Blake replied. "People
mostly do when put it 20 them. You
really can't tell what rivers going to
do to you. 1t may give you back at
once, or it may keep you for bit. Even
il it gives you back at once you don't
look pretty. Here's description OF the
face OF man taken out Of the Thames
Oh"
"tou needn't 60 on with that. have
given up the idea Of drowning myself.
There is still poison. A little prussic
acid, and the bother 10 all over"
Excellent" said Mr.. Blake" 1T you
know the right dose you die aim ,st i'm.
mediately; but you've got an awful mo.
ment. II you don't know the right dose
you have very bad time. You will be
found with your hands cinched. your
eyes glistening, and your pupils dilated,
and you will shrek just before your
death. Unpleasant, isn't it?"
well, said Streuth, there are other
poisons."
"All are open to objections. Choral
may kill you comfortably, or make you
sick. Other anesthetics may lead to
your being discovered while in state OF
Inconsistencies. but not dead. and the
treatment they give you then is not
pretty. Many quick poisons are painful,
very painful, aud in any case you leave
your body about after. So untidy-such
a want OF neatness! Every suicide lie
anxious to wipe himself right out, to get
away from public attention. II he leaves
that body about after. people sit on it
and say that he was temporarily insane,
and one Of the jury is rude to the coro-
ner, and the coroner is severe to one Of
the jury. and the whole thing gets into
the papers, and the whole family is dis
graced, and everybody feels that the
death was grossly inartistic.'
II don't know" said Streuth, III you
imagine that by telling me these things
you can deter me from the end which
have 10 view. II 20, pray do not waste
your time and mine, any further"
IL had no such idea" said Mr.. Blake,
"All wish to do is to give you chance
Of committing suicide in the best way
possible. No pain, no scandal, no un
tidy body lying about stterwsrd. A
simple, mysterious disappearance, your
self respect saved and the feelings OF
your family spared"
swell. said Streuth, what is it?"
Fire, plain fire, that is all. Near
Weybridge there lie certain furnace
which is kept going day and night Its
heat 10 enormous. There are NO half
measures about the furnace. The very
moment you 20 into 1t you are dead.
Half an hour afterwsrd nothing Of you
is left that is recognizable as ever har.
ing been human. will give you direc-
tons and admission card in exchange for
your check for Go 80 soon as that check
has been cleared
Streuth pulled five soverelgns from
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13

to see how that glamour can still exist.
Albert Edward, Of Wales, is not bad
chap, OF course, but I cannot, imagine
anybody being wildly enthusiastic about
him or any Of the rest Of the royal fam.
lily. They are too much like everybody
else, without tinge Of the unusual or
the picturesque that seems properly
associated with royalty.
So it is with US. The general public
are 30 familiar with Mrs. Aston and all
the other women known az leaders Of the
smart set. they see them go constantly
in public restaurants and places Of
amusement, tnat they must realize that
they are no better and no worse than
anybody else, nor do their lives differ
materially from those not in their swim.
But that the crowd-especiall the
feminine portion Of it-is deeply inter.
ested in the sacred circle which, for want
Of a better name, We call Society is
manifested by the avidity with which
every item Of news concerning the do.
ings Of the leading set embraced by 90.
ciety is absorbed.
The way milliners and dressmakere
make capital out Of the things they have
sold-and have not sold to well.known
women shows plainly the attitude Of the
feminine mind toward those who seem
to feel are creatures OF different world.
And thai brings me back to my original
theme. l have had quantities Of notes
at one time or another asking me to
please describe some Of the gowns that
are actually being worn by the best
dressed women who are socially we'll
known.
The writer's Of these notes evidently
have no faith in the assurance of their
m ,distes az to what is most desirable in
the way OF frocks.
This is only one more instance that
emphasize, the great need there is in
this country to the class Of women rep.
resented by my inquiring correspondents
for the stage or something else to serve
as an object lesson in what il really the
right thing to wear.
AZ l feel truly sorry for any woman
who is foundering helplessly in the
depths Of "what is worn," am going to
chronicle for her benefit the frocks that
few of the best known women are
wearing. Whether she approves them
or not is her affair!
Gray is very much worn just now
Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs. George d.
Forest and innumerable others have
gray gowns. Mrs. Bradley Martini
gown is Of crepe de Chine, made with
long tunic and skirt that trails. 1t II
quite simple and plain, with the excep
ton of few bite OF heavy white lace or
the bodice. With this frock Mrs. Mar
tin wears a black hat. Black hats are
almost invariably worn with gray gowns
and wisely.
Nothing is more fatally destructive t.
good looks than an all.gray hat.
Mrs. George De Forests gray gown Il
also 10 crepe de Chine. 1t is made will
a Princess effect. 1t has deep yoke o.
yellowish lace. and the crepe de Chine
is draped across it la surplice. and out
lines her figure perfectly. The yoke i
fastened in front with three larg
jeweled buttons.
One Of Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt's man!
gowns is mauve foulard. Foulards, b!
the way, are az generally worn as crep
dc Chine. Nothing is more desirable o
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lluoo uoT LkuEo pCIiOSV'J' A"o S~'~ 80
fastened in front with three large
jeweled buttons.
One Of Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt's many
gowns is mauve foulard. Foulards, by
the way, are as generally worn as crepe
do Chine. Nothing is more desirable or
smarter than these fabrics.
Mre. Vanderbilt's mauve foulard has
small design in black-and.white, and it
is made with a tunic that is accordion
plated, the ACCORDION. plating being
machine stitched down perfectly nat.
with innumerable rows OF stitching well
below the hips. so that it gives the fignre
a slender appearance that one does not
usually associate with accordion. pla't'
ing. Below the stitching the plating
falls 10 soft straight lines nearly to the
bottom Of the underskirt, which is the
usual trailing affair. The edge OF the
tunic 10 outlined with band OF plain
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

OF the American people. 1t was
no responsibility we sought, but
it was a responsibility put upon
us. Will the American people
shirk it? Have the American
people ever been known to run
away from a great, high, moral
duty? Our flag is there, not as
the symbol Of oppression, not as
the token Of tyrrany, not as the
emblem of enslavement, but the
flag is there, as our flag is here,
representing liberty, humanity,
and civilization, There was no
cloud in Dewey's victory and
there will be no doubt or hesita-
ton in preserving it.-Youngs-
town, o., Oct. IS.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
After the Fusitlvss.

Last Sunday morning at FIVE o.
clock eight soldiers and four State
deputies left Northern Pacific
train at Fish creek, Montana, and
started up that stream in search
of the fugitives who escaped from
the bull pen a couple of months
ago. They are reported to be in
hiding on Moose creek, a branch
of the Clearwater. The trip is a
very hard one to make and its
outcome is being awaited with
considerable interest. The recap
ture and proper punishment of the
Craddock-Inman gang which
should include hanging a few of
them-will have an excellent eff
ect in maintaining order in the
Occur d'Alenes.-Wardne WevS.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

strikes in these time are always
for an advance of wages, The
coal operators will give an adj
vance; they have already said
they could. They must have the
men back at work to fill orders,
orders which they did not have
and could not get under the tar
iff reform administration"
"There it goes again." he
growled, "you always run it into
the tariff"
"That is where all interests of
American labor naturally lead a
discussion" replied the good lit
tie woman; but he answered her
not, E. G. PIPP.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
Can Point Them Out.

Dubois says: 81 challenge any
man to name Silver Republican
in Kootenia county who has gone
back to the old party" or words
to that effect. Freddy must have
been pretty badly ratified over his
"honorable union" scheme while
at Boomers Ferry recently or he
would hardly make that chal-
lenge. If there was anything in
it we could name few of those
gentlemen whom he claims do
not exist, as it. is, however, we
offer to point out a few score at
Rathdrum if the ohonorable UNI
ion" man will come here. And
if that fails to convince him, he
might take trip to State Line
and a few more outside precincts
of which we know.-Kootenai
Co. Republican.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

answered. Ii was pitiful. 1t was
all the same; strike or no strike,
there was little for them to do"
"But if times are so dreadfully
good" he demanded, "Pd like to
have you account for this. strike,
right here at our own home town."
"'Account for it? Why, of
course. Be patient. Have you
read their resolutions?" she in
CURED, and as he did not reply
she proceeded with, ''Note the
commencement of them. That
isa whole chapter in itself. where
as there is a widespread business
activity and then they demand
a 20 per cent. raise of wages.
The operators offer them a 10
per cent. advance.
"That's it. Try to argue out
i" interrupted my Populist friend,
almost sneeringly,
"What sort of resolutions were
laborers passing four years ago?"
she proceeded, not noticing his
interruption. "Wouldn't they
have commenced Whereas, there
is widespread business disaster;
or whereas, we are on the verge
of moral, political, material and
several other sorts of ruin; there
fore we demand a remedy
Why, husband! The where
ases' alone ought to. convince you
of the difference between the
times of free trade and those o.
Mckinley prosperity. Then the
miners here were so anxious tC
get a little work that they took
what they could have at what
wages they could get without
thought of protests, thinking only
of an opportunity to change SC
that they could get old times anc
old wages again. That oppor-
tunity came. The laboring mer
of the country joined the business
interests, voted down Bryan anc
his free trade, free silver theories
voted in Mckinley and his pro-
tective policy. Mills open, fac
tories start, smokestacks belch
forth, railroads busy, demand fol
coal great, miners ask an adj
vance in wages. If the mine
owner isn't as lively about giving
it to them as they think he ought
to be, they lay off to hurry him
up a little, and so we have a
strike. But you will notice that
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
How His Little Republican Wife
Wound Him Up.
THE STRIKES BOTHERED HIM
Bat He Had to Bay Corn Harvester Just tire
Same His Wife Points Out the Differences In
WhereaSes She Heads Him OFT and shuts Fsm
Up, Yet He Is Unhappy StiH.

"a A%AS " wi OSNSt
ed Mckinley prosperity" said
my Popuiist Friend, as he came
into the house, sat down upon the
couch and threw his hat upon the
stand. II saw great gobs of it
hanging around the street corn
ers. Men, idle men, miners not
working, on strke--all they had
to do was to vote for the advance
agent eff prosperity and every
thing would be lovely, plenty of
work, wages would,'go up-beau-
tiful, beautiful, baau-ti full.
Strikes! You can read of them
just any time you want to. Eve
ry miner in Burlingame is out.
Why don't you talk? Why don't
you say something, eh?"
"Did you order your corn har-
vester when in town, today7'
meekly asked the little wife.
"Corn harvester! Corn harves-
ter! Pumpkins and squash That's
it," he exclaimed. "That's it;
eternally trying to change the sub
ject when you're cornered. Strikes
are touchy subjects with you Re-
publicans. l don't wonder, for
you have so many of them. It's
a sore spot"
"The men of the mines in town
have quit, have they?" she asked
Quit" CALCULATED my Popu-
list. friend, 81 should say so. They
are out in every town in the coun-
try. You could see them hanging
around on rock piles and street
corners. I suppose they were di-
lating, on the beauties of a Protec-
tive Tariff for the benefit of the
wage earners. ......
Il suppose, then, that you will
not buy that corn harvester2"she
suggested. ............
"Come stick to the subject" he
answered impatiently. dom
be always flying the track when
you are getting the worst of it.
The patient little woman only
smiled as she asked: "Many idle
miners been along here hunting a
Job of corn cutting this fall?''
"N-n-o-o;none," he replied,
+: sob, l only remember hearing
it asserted, "that if they were as
plenty this year as they were four
,or FIVE years ago, you would
give'them job of cutting the
big corn crop and would not buy
a harvester, so thought that as
they are idle now you'd probably
change your mind as to the har-
-vester and let them dothe work.
"es9Sow swhatare you getting at,
1lahyway1"a asked. You are the
hardest woman to understand
'FOR; T think not" she answer
ed, goodnatGr6dly. -Four Or five
years ago With we were under
FClevefand'g bIessedpolicy of buy,
Ting many manufactured good,
abroad, mills were closed, factor
les idle, transportation light, de.
mand for coal slack, mining dull
times hard, aud hsNN often we
used to see the miners from tow
alonggheredlunting corn cutting
! jobs7 Haven't seen any of i
tfhissfall, . have your"
'eNey but-we' have strikes, h,
retorted.
! "Didn't have any then" sh
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
IDAHO ANTI-GAMBMING LAW.
State Supreme Court AfirmS Validity
of the Act,

State Supreme Court AfTitmS Validity
of the Act.
The supreme court has affirm
ed the validity of the anti-gam.-
bling law passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature. The, case
is that of Horace B. Mulkey, ar
rested at Grangeville. He was
convicted successfully in the pro-
bate and district courts and then
appealed to the supreme court,
the case being heard at the re-
cent term in Lewiston. The
court declined to pass on the Sec
tons providing for seizure of
paraphernalia as none was seized.
The court says: at does not
appear that any of his property
was seized OF destroyed, hence it
is unnecessary to pass upon the
validity of sections 4, S, 6, 7 and
8 of said act. If said sections be
void (Which we seriously doubt)
as claimed by the appellant, the
remaining sections would, under
the provisions of section 10, arti-
Gle 3 of the constitution, be valid,
if constitutionally passed, as elim-
mating these five sections there
would remain sufficient to con-
stitute a valid act, which would
support the judgment of convic-
ton"
An important point is passed
upon in the following language:
"There is nothing in the third as
signment of error; the act in
question fixes the minimum pun !
ishment, but does not fix the max
imum. Section I of said act
makes the offense misdemeanor.
Section 6313, REVISED Statutes is
as follows: Except in cases
when a different punishment is
prescribed by this code, every
offense declared to- be a inside
meanor is punishable by impris-
onment in a county Jail not ex-
ceeding six months. or by a fine
not exceeding 5000 or by both
=. "Reading the act in question
with said section. 6313, Revised
Statutes, both the maximum and
minimum ppnishmeen are provid-
ed. There is no constitutional
objection TO the fixing Of the min
imum. punishment only by 1.-The
legislatt.q4rllefiin i'm. a particular statute"
81 >>,.sE -. -. -. go ;
Keeps Up It's Gait. I
49, 81 s,s,' - -. sss - :s-=sa
Prosperity keeps. Up its gait in
| this country, aad. Ike the great
racing yachts fplflls the .expecta-
tons If its builder, the Republican
party. The croakers still decry
it. try to Rq| tt, pin holes, INTO it. sum
Der. it with curses and, hamper il
with ,howls, but on it goes. Says
."Bradstreet's" commercial report
| for last week; :,
.,,HWith comparativelylittle stack
or other. speculative activity, and
with few strongly new features
presenting themselves, the gener.
aF.business of the country goes
forward at "a good pace and'iia. an
preeedented volume for this. pc
Rod of the year" -Ludingtor
] (Mich.) "Record."