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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

attention should certainly be paid
to the item of petticoats At this jnnc-
ture, for many people spoil an other
wise irreproachable ensemble by for
getting the Importance Of this. In deep
mourning a black silk or satin or a
black and white striped silk is correct,
while for half mourning any tone OF
violet which does moi encroach on pink
or blue is possible, as also are gray and
white.
Turning to half mourning, so great
is the latitude that no one need hasten
to put an end to the time. The delicate
rouleaux Of Grape on bodices and tunic
tons Of gray, black and white and VI
olet are capable of the softest and
prettiest combinations. 1t should be
borne in mind that cream color is not
strictly mourning.
One of the figures in the group above
wears a dress of fine faced cloth, with
rouleaux of Grape on bodice and tunic
and Grape f1ouncing and Grape vest.
| Another is in a princess dress OF cash
| mere, with velvet embroidered lisse re-
vers and vest and rouleaux OF Grape
round the edges of the tunic. The re-
naming dress is one suitable for half
| mourning in black and white, the ep-
| aulets being Of whate cloth embroidery.
The front is laced over a soft chiffon
front and finished at the left side with
a soft crepe de chine scarf. Chiffon
| founces edge the hem under the firing
ed tunic.
The fashion of a lacing or trellis-
work of black velvet or ribbon on a
.,..Lo, 1f r1cro s, Il vfo1S1a IN o,Yr
! present purposes. In the evening it is
an admirable contrast to a dress of
White chiffon or silk or crape-white
Grape is a lovely substance-and black
fringe over a white background fulfills
! the highest requirements of la mode.
Indeed at present black and white is SO
| exceedingly fashionable that many
people who are by no means compelled
to wear it do SO, though generally with
an added touch of color somewhere to
| serve as notice that it is not intended
/! as mourning.
The making of the mourning gown
is a study of itself, and if proper con-
s%ideration be not given it will be a
! garment of ugliness unsurpassed.
Only the most experienced can manip-
| ulate somber stuffs into interesting
| gowns, and only experience of the best
kind could have conjured up the very
pleasing design illustrated. The
widow who wears this will not have
any sense CT frumpishness to add to
her sorrow.
1t a mourning gown has to be made,
it may just as we'll be becomingly
made.
Here is shown a tunic of Grape with
passementerie tassel fringe falling over
a very pleasing skirt of killed CASH
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

thrown back and depends from her
bonnet in graceful folds. The fancy
OF the moment is not for very long
wells, those reaching to within a few
inches of the waist being most in
vogue, although Paris advocates long
streamer effects which sweep with the
train. This may be regarded as the
extreme of fashion and not in general
favor.
After Is months it is merely a matter
of fancy whether the wearing of
mourning in it's kindred stages-mean-
ing mauves, gray and violet-shall be
discarded altogether or if one shall re-
sumo the wearing of coiors. Age usu-
ally settles the point. a very young
widow WILL undoubtedly take advant-
age OF latitude thus allowed and
emerged from her period of sackcloth
and asd S in raiment of brightest hue.
For Immediate members of the fam
IL, ri Dther and sisters are required to
wear mourning for a year, during the
last half of which it is lightened. 1t is
not good form to appear at social gay
cites until the expiration of this pre-
scribed term. The younger members
of the home circle may wear white
throughout the period if they desire.
A bard of bombazine worn on the
sleeve of either a tan coat or jacket is
O permissible badge of mourning, but
is not approved by those authorities
who insist upon the strict and con-
sistent observance of the rules. which
means all black.
Mourning, at one time a doleful due
to lies convenances," so very generally
sbestowing ugliness upon those VINO
mad to wear it that they gave it only
the scantiest tribute, is at present
quite a fascinating state of dress. 1t
Is because fashion now chooses the
iimpid style, extoliing the virtues of
simplicity, grace and that quality of
s~erpentine elegance with which sthe
garb of woe so sympathetically agnpss.
And also we may trace its fascinak on
to the fact that the rules of retiremA at
thai: used to circumscribe the NOUN
er's Movements are now sensibly Ee-
W
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

Somber Garments No Longer Need Be In
becoming.
becoming.

Mourning is the somewhat unpleas-
ant subject which several readers Y
asked me to discuss. In view OF our
own recent war and that which now
plunges England into deepest sorrow
che ethics of correct mourning may
save some bereaved ones serious
Thought and assist i'll simplifying the
matter of dress which ~relevantly de-
mands attention. | shall at least hope
that the following information Will
tend to relieve a perplexing situation
should it arise.
The question is often asked, Is
mourning going out OF fashion? The
answer is yes and no. Among tine
lower middle classes it certainly is;
among the upper section OF society it
is as much observed as 1t ever was.
ROYALTIES set an example in this re-
spect. for their mourning is always
deep, and Grape is used to a great ex-
tent by them. 1t is quite true that the
old system of things which robbed the
%tfappings of woe OF any undue becom-
ingness has been abolished, nor are
these same trappings quite as funereal,
for which let us be thankful. The time
of mourning is also considerably short
ened, though there are SILL a few peo-
pie who have more regard for the state
of their feelings than the dictates OF
fashion.
The outward expression of our griefs
takes a much more soothing form now
a-days than the frightful old bomba-
zine in which the contemporaries OF
the good ladies of sense and sensibili-
fy'' were wont to shroud themselves.
A widow wears her weeds for II
months and is seldom seen during the
first half year except at church. At
the expiration of the year she intro
duces for six months a little white
into her garb in the way of sheer lawn
cuffs and collars, and if she has worn
a Grape or %bombazine veil at all it
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
OBJECTED TO FooLrsHsEss.
hut the Young Father Didn't Prae
tfce what He reached.

MY dear" said the young father,
there is n request | want to make oil
you"
What is it, dear?"
Il wish, dear, that you wouldn't talk
this baby talk t our child. It's absurd
The idea OF saying 'kitchy- kitchy-kee
and whose wizzicuns is 'ooy to a hu-
man being is little less than barbarous
Don't you let the ncighbors do it
either"
TIT try not to. dear she answered
patiently. But it Gems to amuss
Dorjy so much"
Don't call him Dorjy' either. It:
positively idiotic- His names George
and there's no use OF starting him ont
in life with a vocabulary like a Poly.
nesian national hymn.
But he's a little fretful to-day and
wants TO be amused.
There are rational ways Of amusing
a child You a sing to him.
Il have been singing to hina."
We'll, give him to me. and I'll sing
10 him awhile"
She passed the baby over. and IL pro.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
Large sizes? Small sizes? Asserted

Large sizes? Small sizes? Assorted
sizes, Or
finally stepped him.
Truly, Miss Dorothy, you ought to
be more explicit in your questions. l
have lived among Mormons under the
old plan when a man was allowed to
make a matrimonial, mistake and aft
erwards to try, try again with new
wives in the foreground, and l have
been with them when the law said a.
man should only be allowed to carve
for one wife at a time. found them
pretty much the same both ways. The
good ones are all right enough. but
the common herd don't wash their
clothes or their faces often enough to
suit a man who has half a right to
vote.
Don't speak Of the old regime. 1t
was too complicated. In those DAYS
If you happened to meet Elder So-and-
So and his folks you would feel sure
that you had run against a reunion of
the Smith family, a Cook tourist party,
or some other association of travellers.
There were young mes until you COULD
not walk for falling over them, and ev-
en- il you did get past n set there
was a larger set waiting for you.
Imagine a family Of twenty-seven
brats to care fort"
Think OF the wash days for such a
hest. Was there ever a servant who
would stand for such a wash?" l ask
ed.
Dent worry on that score, Miss Do
roihy. l have seen the washing for
the whole outfit standing in a small
tin basin. l guess there isn't much in
the Book of Mormon about washing.
Anyhow / never saw a single saint ov-
er a dashboard nor ever charged with
such an action
"You apparently don't care for Nor
mons, / said.
There's where you've got me hooked
up from my spurs to the part in my
hair, as they say in the Bannock M
try. I'd rather have d pack Of noun
tain cats after me than 3 Mormon Ell
der. and that's the truth. III tell You
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
4 MORMON ROMANCE.

I met my young friend from the
West again the other day. OF course,
he il rather odd and unconventional,
but ] think ! like him. What / enjoy
most is to get him to talk Of the West,
where, as he says, things are just
enough different to make him feel per-
fectly at home when he is there and
quite uncomfortable when he is away,
that IS at certain times and in certain
places. Fer, don't you know, Miss
Dorothy" he will say. there is very
little in roundup up a lunch Of cows
or in tryin' to wash gold dust out Of a
pan in a placer mine that is calculated
to produce an easy grace in the matter
of strugglin' with a lobster salad and
small talk; now is ,,here?"
You've improved since last Thurs
day." / said encouragingly.
That man actually locked pleased.
And then it was that / got him to
talk about himself. and in a few min
utes be was back IN the woods OF the
Northwest telling of the strange Indian
traditions, or in the Sc brush coun-
try riding on the range after cattle or
COWS" as he called them. 1t was so
refreshing to get away from all the
small talk and the scrutiny of wom-
ems Eye as they made mental esti-
mates on the cost of your hostess re-
Treatments or an inventory of your
own tcggery. Yes, l like this young
man who has just come out Of the
West, and the longer he talks the more
he falls into the amer and COLO
quialisms of his far-away home.
Finally, I steered the conversation in
the direction of the present c%ontrover-
sy regarding the seating of Mr.. Roberts
OF Utah, in Congress.
do l know any Mormons? Well.
Miss Dorothy, if all these people round
here were Mormons. | wouldn't feel as
uncomfortable as l do now, and that's
the fact. Mofnons? Well, rather.
Why, I've juSt naturally 'shacked'
along the Landers trail with these peo-
pie from the Sweetwater plumb UP the
Jordan Valley to Salt Lake, and al
though / have seen plenty of pretty
Mormon girls. can't say as | ever saw
one as was my temptation to leave
home and mother"
Here / had to start taking a steno-
graphic report of all he said. It's the
only way to do when he tells a story,
for in his SMILES and metaphors he
Jumps from the family fireside to a po-
ker game and back again before you
can each your breath.
What do ! think of them? How
do you mean? Singly or in general?
Individual persons or in family lots?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

mere, and a Grape bodice with cash
mere sleeves inclose a note of relief in
a tiny chemisette of tucked white
mousseline and black silk embroidered
with black passementerie. 1t is a
graceful gown, yet perfectly correct for
half mourning.
| don't know when l have seen a
more charming costume for half
mourning that one madame has just
shown me. 1t is formed of fine black
cloth, pin spotted with white and fin
ished with white machine chain
stitching and other ornamental stitch
ings in white silk, fan shaped things,
which, l believe, are technically known
to the tailors as sprats' tails-or may
be sprats' heads. DAISY MAY.
New York, January 5.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

over the face, seems TO be obtaining
favor. In France quite young girls
ear these long, floating wells, or, per-
haps, streamers would be a better word,
for they usually fall from the back of
the hat to below the waist. They are
much worn among the better French
families"
The two hats illustrated herewith are
typical mourning wear, yet very styl-
ish. The toque is composed entirely of
crepe lisse in turban form, with up
right loops. The neck ru e is of black
plated lisse, with a narrow ruching of
Grape. The other is a modified direc-
toire shape in fine black chip, with
large bow and strings of Grape. A pip
ing of Grape edges the brim.
A good many makes of silk with dull
surfaces are allowable in the deepest
MORNINGS, but velvet and satin are
more correct for half mourning. The
same applies to jet; the dull kind to
be worn during the first period, the
sparkling jet during the second. Ger
tain furs are allowable, such as astra-
khan. sealskin, black fox, bear, smoked
fox. ermine and chinchilla in half
mourning. but people who have hand
some sables do not always care to re-
linquish them. even for a short time,
and so they continue to wear them in
defiance Of orthodoxy. Diamonds are
the only jewels admissible during the
first few months, and pearls are some
times mingled with black enamel. At
terward the range is a wide one, though
it is somewhat out of keeping to wear
bright colored stones.
AS nowadays some people leave their
sec1usion pretty quickly. evening dress
enters into a mourning outfit more than
il used to. Black Grape, crepe de chine
and lisse make effective dresses and are
in accordance with the soft, clinging
style of present fashions, unrelieved by
any trimming except dull Jet embroid-
cry or a soupeon of dead white lisse or
chiffon at the neck. Dead black is not
at all ~unbecoming, except to one with
an impossible complexion. and to the
unduly tall or 10 the overstout 1t is
positively kind.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

Elected? Why, | mean that the ell
der interprets it to his own full salts
faction that she's chosen to be the wife
of an elder, and if any one didn't be-
lieve 1t he could prove it by the Book
OF Mormon, which can prove anything
from the fact that Moses got twisted
In his commandments to the only true
path to salvation, which is givin' up
your ranch, to the Zion Cooperative
Company Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, THE CHURCH.
THAT girl is engaged to this friend
of mine and she don't cotton to the
elder for a minute. He breaches dam
nation to those who will not hear, but
that don't get her nerve. She'll take
her chances on my friend. Talk about
sportin' blood, Miss Dorothy, why, a
woman's got more of the real talent
when it comes to playin' for the man
she loves, than a half-breed dealer at
a faro bank.
THE last part of this story don't be-
long to no such outfit as this he said
pointing to a lot of giggling girls. Then
he began again:
Love will always find a way, ex-
CepL III CldH. IHeI6 1t 3 ike lOlQll a
straight in a poker game; it's barred
and don't count in the dizzy of a Jack
pot, no ways.
What did he do? Who. the elder?
Why, he just naturally has this friend
of mine sent to Honolulu as a Nor
mon missionary. OF course, that's the
last card in the game, and the elder
wins on a show down.
mo, there amt no argument you can
put up. Both of them were Mormons
and there wasn't any gettin' away
from the law of the church. My friend
had to go and the girl was finally
forced to marry the elder; not to save
her own soul, but the souls and the
home of her parents. She lived a few
months and died. My friend was MOI
SO fortunate. He served as a mission
airy for five years, and now he's back
in Wyoming. Sure, he's still a Nor
mon, and that's what gets way past a
thinkin' man. Yes, he's a Mormon
fast enough, and he's slowly dyin' a
Mormon up there on the range; but
there's one thing I've noticed, and it's
dead against the teachin' of Joseph
Smith. He amt married none, and he
amt troublin' Utah with his presence,
leastwise not Brigham City"
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Taxed, and she may go out to be seen
in her toilets, in itself an incentive to
make them their very prettiest. This
is the view our English cousins take
of the situation.
English women have ceased to wear
the enyeloping and disfguring Grape
veil and combine dull jet bugles with
Grape cloth. They do not Danish SO
much as a fold Of white relief from sa-
bic ~trappings. AL women may con-
trive to look very elegant in barege
mounted on silk, in crepe de chire
yelling g dull merry, in cashmere
fringed with strands if knoted silk
core or coarse monks serge smartly
stitched; and if our millinery is light
in weight and vaporous, with black
tulle relieved with white and even the
many lilacs and puppies, we are held TO
be obedient to the demands OF the sad
moment.
Fine faced cloths, cashmeres, Grape
cloth, serge and matelasse~are permit
ted to the latter day MODES. One OF
the most salient objections on the score
OF to the old type Of mourn
ing has been removed, too-that OF
cockling in the wet, for the best black
cloths and grapes are all rendered inn
%pervious to damp and rain.
The knowledge of many persons APP
pears to be vague with regard to what
may and may not be r according to
strict etiquette. For my part, agree
with madame, whom l quote regard
ing a widows mourning: 1T is, of
course, the deepest, and all black ex-
tends over a year and a day. During
that time Grape cloth or some dull
material much betrimmed with Grape
is the orthodox wear, with the muslin
collar and cuffs and widows cap with
long ends. The regulation bonnet is
not so generally adhered to, and the
French style of the long, sweeping,
graceful veil, either thrown back OF
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

Willie had swallowed a penny and his
mother was In a state of alarm. Helen
she called TO her sister in the next room.
send for a doctor: Willie has swallowed a
penny"
up impsoringiy. mo. mamma" he inter-
posed. send for the minister"
The minister asked his mother in
credulousIy. did you say the minister
Yes: because al says our minister
can get money u OF anybody."-BunaIo
Commercial.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

ceeded 10 do his best vii
song and the Bedouin ID
rious other selections.
sisted in ~whimpering
sing and presently the
10 smile. In a little VII
was fast asleep.
You have quieted
the mother admitte4
what was that song
over agains II seen
| lively
Haven't you hear
IN asfonish,neris
comic opera and
chorus goes
Toodeldy, coded
Jimnity. jammiiy
! Riggity, jiggity runs
| Blimmity bIam, and
| II can remember she
going % buy ! and !
! thing By heart Wash
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

Il gave that tramp a who'll mince pie"
"WeM2~
@He said a real lady wonld have added
some Roquefort Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-06

required 365 votes TO elect. Frank /.
Moore. the Republican candidats had
35a votes, and Joseph E. b. Connolly had
853, while Norton, tue Prohibitioa can
didate. had "a voter. The oloseness Of
the result between the Republican and
Democratic candidates for alderman
was q grsss surprise to Mr. Connolly and
his friends. They anticipated an easy
victory, but they will not feel 80 san
guine next time.
The whole numter of votes thrown for
oouncilmen was 7a4. requiring s6s votes
to elect. Luther b. Roberto, one OF the
Democratic candidates. had just enough
votes to win while George p. Thomas
had 800, one more than enough to elect.
The warden did not receive enough votes
to elect and some Of the oonstablss and
other ward officers were not elected.
The returns from Wsrd were pretty
we'll mixed up. Not only did the return
ing officers fall TO make out the returns
properly. but they adjourned the sleetion
sine die. neoessitating the ordering OF
. new election. IL 10 probable that this
election will be ordered for next Tuesday,
9 week from today, as 1t will req uire st
least seven days notice to the electors
10 make 1t legal. Had the ward officers
In Four been shrewd thsy would have
adjourned the election to some date this
week as was done In Ward 9, where
theirs was no election of ap alderman.
The Democratic ward officers of Four
were ssnt for By Levi Greenlsaf. the chair
man Of the city committee. last night
and an attempt was made In the city
clerks Office to 1x the returns 50 that
they would pass muster, but IL was
found impossible to do this without re-
count Of the vcts, which will be demand
ed. While the votes were being counted
In Ward 4, any psrson who wished, so
1t was stated. was allowed to enter be-
hind the rail Of ths booth and the ballots
were said to be placed In such a position
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-06

The municipal election yesterday re-
suited In handsome majority for Frank
W. Robinson, the Republican candidate
lEss year was 2.6I5, and yesterday his
plurality was $40. While at first glance
this would seem TO be big falling of
lt must be remembered that 1t was what
Is called an "off year." and the vote
cast this year was much lighter than
that thrown q ysar ago. Mayor Robin.
SON received iast year 81 per cent Of the
votes cast and this year he received "a
per cent Of tie votes thrown, very
slight falling of. The citizens. In other
words viudieated Mayor Robinson's
administration and again showed their
confidence In him BY aiving him an un-
Usually large plurality.
The Republican, also carried six Of the
nine wards with two wards still In doubt
for aldermen. Of the "a oouncilmen the
Republicans elected 81. with one coun-
Gilman in Ward still in doubt. All Of
the ward tickets were elected by the Re.
publicans In feven out Of the nine wards
with the ward officers In one ward still
In doubt.
The Republicans also elect ed by very
handsome majority the three female can.
didates for the school committee. The
women who will have the honor OF first
representing their sex on the school
board In Portland will be Lucy &.
Coolidge, of l6 Coyle street; Catherine
A. Bagley Of n Spruce street. and Mabel
r. Brown Of / Davis place.
The Democrats made great effort 10
carry Ward !, but were buried by the
usual large Republican majority. In
Ward 4, which has always been regarded
% Democratic stronghold, the alder
man and one councilman and some of the
ward officers were not elected. For the
first time In many years the prohibition
vote In Ward turned the tide and pre-
vented the Democrats from csrryi ng the
ward. Only . few prohibition votes
were thrown In Ward 4. but there were
enough Of them 10 prevent an election.
The whole number Of votes thrown
for alderman In Ward 4 was 7se. 1t
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-06
Life PreserVer

Darlington, N. g.. March k.--There Is
now TO doubt in the minds Of the fisher
men that q great disaster did actually oc-
cur and none - to the identity Of tho.
vessel wrecked on the ledge at Pubnioo
some ten days ago. On Sunday . life
buoy was picked up At Pubnioo Point
marked "PlAnst Mercury" and Lloyds'
agens. e. W. b. Moody, found . life raft
on kllsnwoods island with "Livsrpeol"
marked on 10. Mr.. Moody searched the
adjacent waters from Trinity to Tuskst
in the tug Wanda, but found no signs
Of wreck. A Yrsnohnan at West Pub
MOO claims to have picked up life pre-