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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
FRENCH FABRICS
FOR SUMMER TINE.
TAFFETA IS FOUND UNDER MANX
NEW NAMES WITH A FINISH
MUCH LIKE SATIN.
FoULARDs HAVE ODD DESIGNS.
Charming Hat strings of softest Fin
est TuIle, Beautifully Painted and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Tight
Fitting Basque.

PARIS, May 26.-Now that the
EifPel tower has been treated to a new
coat of paint, the thoughts of Paris
fans are turning toward the new fab
RIGS which are out this year in the
shop windows in such dazzling bril-
liancy as to attract all who behold.
The taffetas have disappeared, as
being too old. Taffeta is a name only
now, not a substance; for the new tai
fetas are disguised under other titles.
Take Louisine, soft and ~insinuating,
coming in all the delicate colors of the
season, a taffeta with almost a sheen,
yet not quite.
Silk canvas is another name for that
which we might have called taffeta not
so long ago. 1t is soft, like it's reia-
tive. very bright, and reminds n of
alpaca. save that it is softer and thin
ner, delicate and more pliable.
Diamantine is another taffeta. L IS
exceedingly brilliant and is shaded so
that you catch it in more tones than
one as the light plays upon it; then
there is Fravrile, a fabric, which you
would surely call taffeta. were it Mt
shown to you under its more fashion
able title. Yet they are silks, all silks.
pretty and shown to you in the latest
colors.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

monarchy must die with their de-
scendants, as it can not die with
them. The Castellanes are the young
est of the extreme royalists, and
strongly do they show their tend
%encies; the Countess has a gown, a
modiste whispered, showing a Louis
XVI. cotillion in life colors. There are
several handsome lace fabrics which
are called Empress lace. They are in
imitation of the famous Alencon lace.
which, in the real article, is so very
dear but is easily produced by imita-
ton.
In 1855 Eugene wore, at the open
ing Of the French Exposition of that
year, a gown of Alencon point valued
5000 francs. 1t was so exquisite that
none attempted to initiate, and it was
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

known - THE Empress gown from
that time until the fall Of the En-
pire. Its cut was adopted for all ele-
CANT occasions, and the fame Of Eu-
genie's dress spread over Europe. This
year the empress lace is made In imi-
tation Of Alencon, and can be bought
by the yard for the fashioning OF fine
gowns.
In the Rue vivienne, where there are
many fine establishments devoted to
the making of elegant garments for
women, there is one dress making
house a shade higher priced than the
others, in whose spacious presses there
hang, now, at this time of writing, the
most exquisite creations inc the new
fabrics! So elegant are these, SO in
describably ethereal, so delicate, SO
suggestive, so almost sensuous, that
the eye rests upon them and fingers
there, because of the very beauty of
the textures.
Thinner Fabrics.
It is easy in describing these to go
far out of the reach Of the ordinary
purse and well into the depths of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
An Illustration.

Chicago News.
Miss Willing Cafter the proposaD-But
are you quite sure you believe in second
love?
Mr.. Woody "a widower)-certainly,
my dear. Now suppose a man buys q
pound of sugar.; it is sweet. isn't Il?
Miss Willingness, Of course. But -
Mr.. W~oodby-And when that's gone
he naturally wants another pound-ana
the second pound is just as sweet. isn't
Il?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
New FouIards.

The very newest French foulards
show the Empire designs; there are
laurel branches, palms and crowns
printed upon backgrounds of cream.
There are also Louis XVI. designs,
dainty DELEGATE subjects upon back
grounds of white. These are rather ex-
pensive and are worn by rOyaiists who
a not bear the itlca, yet, of a Re-
public; and who say the love of a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

will you give me a kiss, johnny
asked a spinster of a fve-year old.
No. indeed replied Johnny.
why not?" she asked.
Because if | did the next thing you
would be asking me to marry YOU
Minneapolis Times.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

fed. There are flowers of all hues
and nations, and then there is the
great family of dots, ranging from lit
tie dots to immense round figures, one
of which will cover a woman's back,
almost.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

North and South, 6; East and West, Z.
8 of clubs turned East. South to lead.
Trick 2. AS South places the major ten
ace with West, his play at this point
seems immaterial. although 1T would be
sounder Whist If he played the club trey.
Trick 4. South is In no hurry TO bump
the trumps. as his suit is not established
and he throws West in.
Trick 6. North comes to his partners
announced strength.
Trick Z. North goes up to protect his
partners weakness.
Trick 8. South's suit is now established
and he promptly proceeds to pull down
the opponents trumps las he thought).
but runs into an ambuscade.
East and West gam two tricks on the
deal-
Whist
Another HoId-Up.
Dear Sir-I submit a deal played here
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box lined with silk paper. this dainty
confection is most acceptable.
MARTHA.
WHIST.
DO NOT HURRY-CRITICAL HANDS.
HOLDING UP IN TRUMPS-DITTo
in A PLAIN SUIT-CURRENT
WHIST GOSSIP.
Do Not Hurry at whist.

Do Not Hurry nj Wnist
One of the most important things on
on picking up a whist. hand is to plan
the sort of campaign that will be OF
the greatest possible advantage. TOO
many players will, after a cursory
glance at the contents of a hand, lead
from the longest suit, if they Deiieve
in that game. Others will select what
ever happens to strike their fancy or
is in line with the fad of the moment
that they are experimenting WITH
With no definite scheme they make a
start and await developments. Inc
only way to inspire your partner with
confidence and at the same time 10
impress the opponents is to play with
q definite object in view. This is not
done either by banging the cards
down on the table or by playing fast,
but simply give the enemy to under
stand that you know what you are
about and mean to win the game.
Never allow yourself to be hurried.
Good whist cannot be played without
som thought, and while it is unfair
10 the other players to consume I'M
necessary time, every one has the
privilege of going back over the hand
and thinking out a situation. Good
whist can only be played in this way.
" U,vanin0 pOat.
Critical Hands.
What are properly termed critical
hands at the whist table are those con-
tanning exactly four trumps, and all
| experts who have enjoyed any consid-
erable experience in important match
play will agree that it is with hand;
of this character that the greatest care
must be exercised. After the game
of the present season-the match be
tween the great teams representing
| respectively the American Club Of
Boston. and the New York Whist Cluf
had resulted in a rather decisive vic
tory for the former, Capt Ward tolC
the writer that the one resolution ht
formed and stuck TO during that match
was not to be beaten more than one
trick, at his table, on any n deal
But how did you guard against this?'
/ inquired. by refusing to lead
trumps from holdings of exactly four
he replied. and the score of the game
showed that he planned wisely, fol
there was no one jeal where New YORK
gaind more than a single trick that
part OF the loss could not be charged
to the players at the other table. A
long experience in tournament, match
and progressive whist play has con-
WINGED the writer that it il hands with
exactly four trumps that permit Of the
large swings. as they will, in eighty
cases out of a hundred, be opposed By
an adverse holding of equal numeri-
cal strength, and the management of
the trump suit will be responsible for
most Of the variations.-B. W. Smith.
in N. Y. Mail and Express
a Clever HolA-Up.
The following deal occurred a I rssont
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THE HOUSEHOLD.

PRESENTS SOME USEFUL
HINTS THAT WILL SERVE TO AID
THE HOUSEWIFE IN CAKE BAK-
ING-TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR
MULA FOR CREAM SALAD DRESS
ING-DELICI0Us HOME MADE JAN
DIES.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

The foulards are out this year in two
widths, single and double, with their
White, cream and pale backgrounds
printed in all sorts Of figures; there
are t~riangles, crosses, squares and geo.
metric designs that cannot be CLASH
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

North and South. II; East and West. .
In his particular deal, North, at trick
four. by refusing 20 cover King OF spades,
is enabled TO bring in 1--WE cold spades.
thereby gaining four tricks on the deal.
Yours truly.
w. w. BISHOP.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

skirts If linen riniantine N Cotton Are Lined with n Bright N
trasting Color, IL sorts o wash Fabrics ire SEQ % Innings.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

long suit OF spots with Ace at the top,
it is sometimes necessary to hold COM
mand until some future round of the suit.
s Clubs trump: leader south.
The underlined card wins the trick
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

Fnsbaudp panel are TIT latest modification of the now popular pateds skirt Sometimes they en the
u hut n M ehdd in place by wh rows dSthngu until within eight inches o. the skirt hnw where
inv mm mw flare The Ave ged skirt blasts season may brought up to date by hen introduction of fan
mnMsm The nmW gown here hown So blue mdnoh, with danow panels decorated in hak bnm firing
W W@ worn aoTne@E Elton Goa tout out in POINTS over ahse blouse bed and cdHd in pink ne
The hhmgm coarse straw hat is of pink as is the RULED Snshme
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
Another HoId-Up.

Dear Sir-I submit a lea played here
recently, which shows that to bring in a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

A formula for a cream salad dressing
to use instead of a ~mayonnaise is as
follows: Rub the yolks of three hard
boiled eggs to a smooth paste, and add
to them one teaspoonful of sugar, one
| of salt, one-eighth of a teaspoonful of
| cayenne, one teaspoonful of mustard,
and two teaspoonfuls of vinegar. Have
a pint of rich cream, very cold, and
beat until smooth and light. Stir this
a spoonful at a time into the egg mix
ture.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

Better than tin cans for keeping the
tea and coffee are the ordinary glass
fruit jars. The tops should be tightly
screwed on. 1t is a mistake to keep
either tea or coffee in too warm a
closet, as their flavor is best preserved
in a cool, dark place.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

The delicacy of olive oil as a frying
medium is somewhat counterbalanced
in the minds of many housekeepers
by its alleged expense. But oil, like
lard, may be used a number of times.
1t should be poured off carefully after
being allowed to stand a moment in
order that any dregs may settle at
the bottom. Like lard, if fish Is fried
in it, that supply should be kept to fry
fish only.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
MESSAGE FROM CONGER
Sent Through Chinese Minister
WI. and in the State De-
partment Cipher - Consid-
cred Genuine and Tells Of
His Safety up to July 20.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The
Chinese minister has Just received
cipher cable message from Min
lister Conger.
Minister Conger says: "We are
in the British legation under CON
tinual shot and shell from the
Chinese troops. Quick relief only
can prevent u general massacre. "
The message is not dated but is
understood to have been sent from
Pekin on July IS.
Minister Wu appeared at the
State Department this morning
with telegram from Taotai
Shang, dated July 20, which he
had received at $50 o'clock this
morning, reading as follows:
Your telegram forwarded as re
queSted. | send reply from
Tsung Ii Yamen as follows:
Your telegram of fifteenth day
of this moon (July 1D received.
The State Departments telegram
handed to Conger. Herewith is
Conger'S reply"
Minister Conger'S reply was in
the State Departments cipher
and is regarded as genuine.
Considerable excitement was
caused by the receipt of this un.
expected word from those consid-
ereu dead.
The cable is considered genu
inc 10y the United States govern
ment, but foreign governments
do not place much credence in it.
No stay has been ordered in the
plans on foot and none will until
the safety of all foreigners is as
sured there. In the meantime it
is earnestly hoped that the mes
sage from COmger will be verified
positively and that news will
come of the safety of the minis
ters and missionaries and their
families in China.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
TRAINING WATCHDOGS.
The Method That Is Used by Ger
mun Instructor.

mun Instructor.
Although it is generally believed that
watchdogs are Ito the manner born, 3"
1t seems that a certain amount of train
ing helps very much to turn out a real
ly good one. This system Of training
has developed into Il regular business
In Berlin, where one Herr Straus has
an academy from which watchdogs
are turned out by the hundred every
year
His system is educational and is ap-
piled to almost every kind Of dog. He
first teaches the animal obedience by
training 1t to perform certain tricks"
at command and then trains it to dis
tinguish between visitor and bur
glar and what part of mans body
should be attacked to render the man
helpless.
Outside of the gate the trainer places
a dummy representing the burglar, and
to the latch is attached Il string. BY
means of the string the gate is opened
slowly, until the head of the dummy
becomes visible, when the dog is
taught to fly at its throat. Herr Straus
is very particular about this. He makes
his dogs attack the throat or the upper
part of the body always. Sometimes a
real man well padded takes the place
of the dummy. and Of course he is well
paid for his services
All dogs, it seems, may be made good
watchdogs, but the St Bernards and the
Russian wolfhounds are the best where
property of great value is to be guard
ed. For dogs not so fierce as they are
a different system of training is used.
They soon learn to guard anything
committed to their care but are not so
quick to attack an intruder as the
tiercer dogs sare.-Philadelphia Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.
This Man Knew n Steamboat when
lie Saw One

The agent of one of the ocean steam
ship lines. says the Chicago Tribune.
told the following story of a st. Louis
man who got into New York the day
after the maiden arrival of a great
liner:
After gazing at the vessel from the
pier the st. Louisan said to the man at
the gangplank:
"Purty good sized steamboat"
"She's a liner ocean liner" was the
lofty reply.
shes purity high up, amt she?"
ocean liners have to be. But when
she is under way she doesn't look so
high"
Her chimneys amt very high
though"
You mean her tunnels. No; they
never make them high for liners"
Hinges on 'em?'
"Never heard of hinges on a funnel"
How does she get under the
bridge?'
what BRIDGE"
"Why, any bridge. Steamboats, out
our way have hinges on their chin
neys, and when they come to the
bridges over the river they lower the
chimneys. and she Scoots under like
she was CREASED"
The man at the gangplank observed
the st. Louis man with lofty indiffer-
ence
"She amt got any warehouses on
her sides nor none at her stern" re-
marked the st. Louis man after he had
made further inspection.
"Liners have propellers,' said the
man at the gangplank, and his nose
turned up visibly
well, I'll bet she cant run. 1t takes
two wheels and bow like an arrow
head aud Il scant hold to give Il steam
boat speed, sonny, and don't you forget
1t. If this steamboat was to get into
the Mississippi, she'd go hard aground
first clip"
81 have told you this is not steam
boat"
"Shucks! You can't gimme that
saw 4 p.etor Of her in one of our news
papers before | left home, and the
printin under it said steamboat Do
you think a st. Louis editor don't know
steamboat when he sees one? You're
not on to your job yet"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Rufus Chonte,s Rnd Writing.

George Ticknor, the historian of
Spanish literature, was once called as
a witness in a case in which Rufus
Choate was engaged, and. being seated
by the eminent counselor, was attract
ed by the notes which he had made of
the evidence. After eying them with
interest, he remarked that the writing
reminded him of two autograph letters
in his posseSsion-onc of Manuel the
Great Of Portugal dated 1512l and the
other of Gonsalvo de Cordova, the
great captain, written a few years
earlier. (Any one who has glanced
over these remarkable specimens OF
chirography will marvel that it was
possible to make out syllable Of such
iIlegible Scrawls.l
These LETTERS MT. TicknOr assured
Mr. Choate. were written $50 years
ago, and they strongly resemble your
notes Of the present trial"
Choate instantly replied, Remark.
able men, no doubt; they seem to have
been much In advance Of their time."-
Caroline Ticknor in Truth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
THE CRIMINAL CUCKOO,
He Is the One Exception to the Kind
Iy Nature of Birds.

Bad temper and cruelty are perhaps
the most obvious signs of mental de-
generation in the beasts The larger
monkeys, for instance. become as bad
tempered as a violent man when they
grow old, and many in their treatment
of other animals are cruel as we use
the word in regard to man. Among
the carnivorouS beasts the eat amuSes
itself by tOrturing Il mouse, and the
weasel tribe kill for sheer love of kill
Ing. No such cruelty is seen among
eagles or falcons. Fierce as their tenn
pers are, they do not torment other
birds which they catch or kill for kill
ings sake. Good temper is general
among birds.
Except the cuckoo, such thing as
an i'll tempered wild bird is unknown
Nowhere in the race can a temper like
that of the TaSmanian devil or the
wild hunting dog or the Cape buffalo
or the baboon be found. Even those
which in spring are thieves and egg
robbers are not mauvais coucheurs at
Othtl tlilltS. Nopu temper ana SOOu
fellowship in society, a personal affec-
ton to each other to which the beasts
offer no parallel, industry and indie
pendence, intense devotion and fore.
sight in tending their young, with 9TH
er very human and engaging traits of
character. must all be credited to the
race of birds
Among these kindly and simple ma
lures the cuckoo is a monster. Let
there be no mistake on this subject.
He unites in his life and character,
from the egg to the adult bird prac-
tees and principles to which the whole
race of warm blooded animals offers no
parallel. He is an outrage on the NOR
al law of bird life, something so fa
grant and SO utterly foreign TO the way
of thought of these kindly beings that
if he did not exist he would be incon-
ceivahle. 1t is not merely that he is a
Suppanter and a changelng His
whole nature is 50 evil that in the
world of birds he is an incarnation Of
the principle Of i'll, an embodiment OF
vices which would if understood or
adopted 10y other birds put an end to
the existence of the race. - London
Spectator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
The Transfinuration.

Jesus and his three chosen disciples
went into a mountain to pray. II to
the tops of Mt. Hermon, as many be-
lieve. they were 5000 feet above the
sea and on the highest spot known
to men of Bible times. Their physi-
cal ascent symboliZed their spiritual
yearnings and their prayer service
reached a zeal before unattained As
Jesus himself prayed his whole ap-
pearance was transformed and his
clothing shone as the light On other
occasions Paul saw him thus, and 50
did John in Patmos. His own glory
illumined Ills 1eshly tabernacle.
Dante describes his angels with
such a light; and Joseph Cook calls
1t 'the solar light in the face OF men"
Moses had a similar experience in the
Mount, also did stephen. But it was
the light Of Christ's own glory that re-
fected the brightness to their coun-
tendncrs.
To the disciples this was no mere
sleeping or waking dream 1t was
a real vision. and they easily recog-
nized Moses and Elijah as they paid
tribute to Jesus, for the law, the
prophets ared the gospel are not
three discordant systems. but one
harmonious whole The experience
was like an inspiration giving a pres
ent joy and an abiding strength.
This mountain top was not to be
their dwelling place; but they were to
carry its light down with them iuto
the dark valleys where dying mon
abide and where sin is to be con.
Quered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
PInytime In the Senate.

Senator Butler once had bill appro-
priating $4,000 to build n monument on
the Moore's Creek battlefield, North
Carolina, which was an especial object
of Senator Wolcott's fun.
Can the senator tell me the date of
the battle:" he asked Mr.. Butler.
1T was the first battle of the Revo-
luton, 20 days before the battle of
Lexington" was the reply.
"But cannot the senator tell me the
day and the year?' persisted Mr. VOL
colt.
Mr.. Butler was stumped. Il can tell
the senator tomorrow" he finally re-
marked.
Then" replied Mr.. Wolcott, Il will
let my objection stand until tomorrow
also"
\ few minutes later Senator Wolcott
relented, and Mr. Butler made another
effort to get the appropriation agreed
to. This time it was Senator Lodge
who objected.
"Oh. don't object, Lodge said VOL
colt in a stage whisper; hell put tho
date Of the battle forward a year if
you are jealous on account of Lexing-
ton"
But Mr.. Lodge continued to object,
and the monument bin remained on the
calendar.-Washngton Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
SOWN BY GUNPOWDER.
Curious Way of Covering IA Rocky
Crng With Plant Life.


In the grounds of the Duke of Athol
and near Blair castle. England, stands
high, rocky crag named Craigiebarns.
1t looked grim and bare in the midst of
beauty, and its owner thought how
much prettier it would look if only
trees, shrubs, etc, could be planted in
its hooks and crannics. 1t was consid-
cred impossible for any one to scale its
steep and dangerous activities. and no
other way was thought of to get seed
sown
One day Alexander Nasmyth, father
of the celebrated engineer, paid a visit
to tie dukes grounds The crag was
pointed out to him. and he was told Of
the desire of the duke regarding it.
After some thought he conceived how
1t could be accomplished In passing
the castle he noticed two old cannon.
He got few small tin canisters made
to fit the bore of the cannon and filled
them with variety of tree, shrub and
grass seeds. The cannon was loaded
in the usual way and fired at the rock
from all sides.
The little canisters on striking the
rock burst, scattering the seeds in all
directions. Many seeds were lost, but
many more fell into the ledges or
cracks where there was a little moss or
earth. These soon showed signs of
life, and in few years graceful trees
and pretty climbing plants all sown by
gunpowder were growing and flourish
ing in nearly every recess Of the for
merly bare. gray crag, clothing it with
verdant beauty.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
PertodicnI Fnmines Exnected.

Since the first great famine of which
there are records devastated the land
in 1710, when 100000 perished in
Bengal alone, India has scarcely pass
ed decade free from scarcity of grain
In one district or another. The British
government expects a drought about
twice In every nine years. a famine
once in every II or II years and a
great famine about twice in century.
Review of Reviews.