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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04
His Opinion.

Fiddleback-Are you going around
to Miss Mullins tomorrow night, Mrs
Won Blumer?
Mrs. Won Blumer-She gives a chat
Ing dish party, doesn't she?
Fiddleback-Yes.
Mrs. Won Blumer-We may. Are
you:
Fiddleback (smiling)-Well, hardly.
Mrs. Won Blumer-Why, 1 thought
you were fond of Miss Muffin.
Fiddleback-I am, but not Of her
chatting dish parties.
Mrs. Won Blumer-You mean
Fiddleback-I mean the chatting dish
part
Mrs. Won Blumer-You don't like
that?
Fiddleback-Well, / can stand a good
deal. but the connections Miss Maffin
gets up in that instrument of torture
are too much for me.
Mrs. Won Blumer-You are too hard
on her, am sure.
Fiddleback-Hard. on her, do you
say. Well, guess she is pretty hard
on the rest of her victims.
Mrs. Won Blumer-What particular
dish OF hers don't you like?
Fiddleback-Well, l can't say that
/ am partial to any of them. I've
tried them all, and there isn't much
choice. Her lobster Newburg can pro-
duce about as much complex agony
as anything else. But think for suf-
fering long drawn out. for steady, IN
intermittent, ablebodied pain, her
Welsh rabbit takes the blue ribbon.
Have you ever tried Miss Mullins
Welsh rabbit?
Mrs. Won Blumer-Oh, yes, indeed!
Why, 1 have been giving her cooking
lessons for the last six months!-Har-
per'S Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04
ANOTHER RUMMAGE
SALE is TO BE HELD.

At the meeting of the kindergarten
association Monday it was decided to
hold another rummage sale. The one
held in May was hastily gotten up
sud the public generally did not
know Just what materials were use
full for such a sale and not many fam
lilies contributed. but the success
which attended the sale was so great
that the ladies feel encouraged to try
again. The sale will be held during
the week beginning Dec. 5. aud all
the housekeepers in town are earn
estly requested TO bear the sale in
mind in sorting over winter clothing
and in their fall cleaning out set aside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04
SimonH-RanROn

Charles E. Simons and Miss Francis
Ransom were married at the home
of the BRIDES parents. Capt. and Mrs.
w. j. Ransom, on Fourth avenue,
last evening. Rev. c. o. Nc
Culloch officiated. and the couple
were attended by Edward l.. Maucker
and Miss Elizabeth Ransom. After
the ceremony rePast was served and
there was a season of sociability. The
groom was a member of Company A
in the Spanish-American war. and is
in the employ of the firm Of Summers
& Woodih. The couple will at once
go to housekeeping at 1928 Third
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04

fer the sale anything they do not ex-
poet to use farther. Discarded cloth
ing, shoes. hats. odd pictures, old
furniture. toys. books, papers, in
81 ort, anything to be found in home.
tC und ready sale and at a price which
enabled many poor family to sup
ply its wants easily and yet make a
profit for the association Ladies,
help US in this matter.
CHAIRMAN PRESS COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04

Tess-How did you enjoy yourself at
her wedding?
Jess-Nery much. Her gown was a
wretched bad fit, and everybody was
remarking how poor the presents were.
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04

The editor of the Fordville, KY,
Miscellaneous, writes as 8 postscript
to q business letter: Il was cured of
kidney trouble by taking Foley's Kid
ney Cure" For sale BY all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04

You little knew when first we met
That some day you would be
The lucky fellow I'd choose to let
Pay for my Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask your druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04
WEATHER WE MAY HAVE.

Generally fair tonight and
Friday; continued warm.
Temperature az z a. m. .GS;
at $3.50 P. N. Sc.
j. NJ. SHERIER, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-04
FOR THE TEXAS SUFFERERS

Contributions Made by Rock Island Citi-
zens and Societies Growing.
Contributions to the Texas suffer-
ers from Rock Island are as follows,
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-22
l.. g. NEAL.
AND EMBALMER

And dealer in furniture; picture frames
and moulding. White, Wheeler & Wilson,
chimes to rent. Telephones: Store, goa;
residence, SIS.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-22
prprvBLICANS ARE in THE LEAD

REPUBLICANS AM 1'
bishop Bulge Thinks They viii Garry the
The Southeastern Counties by Safe Major
lilies
p;sboD William H. Bulge was i'll the
,;,v Yesterday. He talked very inter
..,;ro,, and most encouragingly con-
cerning political conditions throughout
The southeast, predicting that Bear Lake,
Oneida aud Bannock counties would go
-a,,bl;can. As to Cassia, the bishop
..a,sd that his information led him to
hs,ieve il would be found in the republi-
can column. Concerning Fremont and
Bingham he had too little information to
Justify him in expressing an opinion.
Referring particularly to conditions i'll
Rear Lake. the bishop said he had never
before been prepared to predict the
county would go republican, but he had
no hesitation in stating that it would this
year.
All through the southeast democrats
repudiated the action of the Pocatello
convention in seating the dynamite dele
cation from Shoshone county. The ac-
ton was everywhere recognized as re-
nudiation of the work done by the state
in suppressing lawlessness in the north
and it was very repugnant to the people
of all parties. The people there are for
law and order, and they can not tolerate
ANYTHING that smacks of subserviency to
any lawess element.
Southeastern democrats, said Bishop
Bulge, were in favor of expansion, and
the action of the party had alienated a
great many of them. This detection was
very large and would of itself change the
political complexion of that section soon
if there was no such dissatisfaction over
the action of the Pocatello convention.
Continuing, Bishop Bulge said that
Mr. Sponberg, who had long been iden-
tilted with the silver republican forces in
Bear Lake, had left the party and was
again back in the ranks, and the silver
republican party was now practically nil
in that county. Throughout the south
east the silver republicans were practic-
ally all back in the republican ranks.
Some few had gone to the democratic
party, but they were but handful.
"Bear Lake will roll up large re-
publican majority. have never felt like
saying as much before. At Pocatello l
understand the boast was too often made
that Bear Lake Would 60 democratic, but
there is absolutely no truth in the state
ment, and it is very evident to anyone
who is acquainted with the feeling of the
voters that there will be a republican
victory in that section, and large one.'
"The Dubois victory in the Pocatello
convention was also not popular in Bear
Lake, or anywhere in the southeast, and
has been great source of strength to the
republican cause"
Gas to Fremont and Bingham, have
not sufficient information to say much
about them, but expect to see the south
east come out with comfortable repub
ican majority and with the greater par,
OF the representatives who shall BE-
elected"
The people in the southeast had ex
perlenced good average year; they hat
suffered little from the unusual drynes.
but all in all conditions were very salts
iactory,-Boise Statesman.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-22
inE LEWISTON NORMAL STATE
SCHOOL,


G, on the 5th of September the Lewiston
S@.e Normal School will begin another
isa' under the most favorable conditions.
a, Ill.,. past year added % to the roll of it's
s sna. and the coming year promises
,;a .n larger class. Numerous apolica-
ero FINS 'of admission have been received
GIai Students so fffat the enrolment is
yasr y 10 exceed that of any previous
'e ar IN the history of the school.
the ~ "a well equipped dormitories, where
casS ,ost OF board and room does not ex-
low low rs ~ 50 q week, plenty of rooms at a
iac m rental for self-boarders, a first-class
MY inc NY! and fine equipment for teach
trs a s.enee are among the substantial at
IT., OF this institution.
tbs ne e training department will be under
Boisa direction of Mrs S. B. Halves of
yirls, s VINO will also have charge of the
Stah,au oHitory. This will insure a pro.
plica,;cse year Tor the senior class in the ap
bom a.ion of methods, and a deliehtfnl
The lor all who enter the dorm;tory
san.u boys dornitory will be under he
Tb The SION OF Prof. H l.. Talkington.
Schno, trustees of the Lewiston State
make ,h are DONG every thing possible to
"is school blessing to the state.
~, JAMES w. REID,
RR NJ Chairman Board Trustees.
-'okRis, Secretary.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-22
Farmers Congress Still In Session.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Aug. ~
An elaborate progrom for the second
days session of the Farmers National
congress confronted the delegates today
Il comprised papers by J. B. Killborn of
tennessee, on Natural Resources of the
SOUTH by John H. Whitaker of Mass
aehusetts, on "Dairying;;" by A. J. Lock-
liuee OF Indiana, on "The Mission of the
FARMER; and A. J. Springer of Colorado,
On The Live Stock of the Vest Irri-
sauon Is TO be further discussed this
evening by Senator Mchenry, and S. A.
N'sner' OF Ohio, is down for an address
VI the subject of the telephone and the
farmer!
The courier., 1900-11-24

Thanksgiving vacation. One great
event Of the day is the football game to
be played between the universities OF
Minnesota and Nebraska. Tailyhc
parties to the game and dancing parties
atterward will afford q great deal of
pleasure. Those vho are not 90 fortu-
nate will 60 with the crowd. II all the
people turn out and the game lie sue
cess, football on the university campus
on Thanksgiving day will be an annual
occurrence. Society will be unusually
gay. Large dinner parties are to be
given, the Cotillion club entertairs and
a number Of people from ont of town
will be guests here during the vacation
and enjoy the hospitality that Lincoln
people are noted for.
Ms. McCresry gave charming recep-
ton Thursday afternoon, November
l5. from three to six o'clock, which was
greatly enjoyed by her guests. The
halls were prettily decorated with grace
ful palms and in the parlors were roses,
chrysanthemums and ferns in profusion.
Mrs. Raymond poured coffee and was
assisted by the Misses Garten. McGshey.
Tukey and Cole. In an oriental room
lighted by antique lamps with red can
dlee. Miss Carson served punch. Misses
Foster and Hsrpham assisted her. The
10 dice M h., .oco;ro1 u,;eh NJ. H.N-
were Mesdames Garten, Lambertsou,
HIndman, Stein. Hall. Babcock, Morrill,,
Lyman and Yates.
The sixth anniversary of the Womans
club was celebrated last Saturday at
the home Of Mrs. Harpham. In spite Of
the foggy weather. nearly two hundred
ladies enjoyed the afternoon that they
had anticipated with q great deal Of in
terest. On arrival they we're received
by Meedames Harpham. Bushnell,
Welch end Gund. In the drawing room
M-sdames Eames, Thompson, Hall,
Lawrence and Miss Ha, den looked after
the guests and Mesdsmes Plummer,
Burnett. Henry, Morning and Miss
Towne we're in the library. Th. dining
room was srtisticslly decorated in pur-
pie and white and in th. birthday cake
were six purple candles. Mrs. Woods
and Mrs. Scott served the ices and we're
assisted by Mesdsmrs Belcher, Stevens,
Thompson, Metcalf. Fisher and Finch.
Mr.. Herbert r. johnson. q young Lin.
coin man who bas become prominent in
work in Lincoln and several
other western cities as a writer and an
artist Of rare ability. vas rendered .
banquet at the Lincoln hotel
last Friday night by the local chapter
OF Phi Delta Theta fraternity, of which
he is president. He will 60 first to Cali
fernia, then to Arizona and afterwards
to New Mexico, devoting his time in
sketchlng some Of the unexplored. pic
tureeque scenery 10 that territory.
There we're twenty young men, all active
10 Phi Delta Theta. who responded to
toasts. They were William Raymond,
Charles Abbott, Eiam Sescrest, Horace
Sherman, Alvin johnson, Dietrich Lau,
Robert Gaines, George Paine. Earl Nc.
Creery. Sam Pinkerton, Charles Won
Mansfield. Hal Soles, Dresr Maitland,
Amos Thomas. Alex Lau, Chester Sum-
ner, Earl Faensworth, Oscar Whitman.
Henry Smith acted az toastmaster.
The active and alumnae chapters of
Delta Delta Delta gave dancing party
Friday night, November l6. at Walsh >.
ball in hoaor Of the new members, !
The courier., 1900-11-24

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the Misses Loomis, Abbott, Roberts and
Eola Aud and the pledged member.
Miss Powers. The ball was decorated
in the university oolors. scarlet and
cream and chrysanthemuns. The young
people enjoyed q delightful evening
under the ehapsrooage OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Rector and Mr. and Mrs. Manshau.
Alpha Tau Omega gave dancing
party at their chapter house last Satur-
day evening. Tho rooms were taste
fully decorated with the fraternity
flower, the white tea 1859. and the COL
ors, old gold and blue. The chaperones
were Meesrs. and Mesdames Eames,
Lacey. Kimbsll, and Mrs. Huntington.
The guests were Misses Manderin, Ed.
miston, Harley. Griggs. Lummery. Dim
mick. Daniels, Woodward, Douglar,
Hammond, Davenport; Messrs. HoffnelI,
Morrison, Rogers, Hewitt, Huntington,
Folsom, Hunger, West, Carnahan. Cul-
ver, Fisher, Schultz, Berry and Green
wald.
Mr.. John Fitzgerald and Miss Fitz-
gerald went, on Monday. to st. Joseph,
Mo-. where the centenary celebration of
the establishment Of the Convent Of the
Sacred Heart, is celebrated this week.
MIRA Fitzgerald is an alumnae OF the st.
Joseph schoo. and will enjoy the meet
ing with her former classmates and
other alumnae Of the institution. At the
end Of the week Mrs. Fitzgerald will 20
to st. Louis, where she will visit Mrs.
Jones. former resident of Lincoln.
Mrs. Hutchins gave large card party
Wednesday afternoon. The rooms were
artistically decorated with red and pink
roses and smilax. Those who were in.
vited were Mesdsmes Helwig, Trap
hagen. Harpham, Scott, Clark, Rector,
Aitken. Turner. Kenpard, W. Davis, A.
Davis. Mullen, Tiltop, Branch, Legore;
Warner, Geo. Risser. Holyoke Green,
Billmeyer. Wilkinson. Ackerman, Cor
don. O'Neill, Muneon, Baker, Jewell,
Sine. .Casebeer, Metcalf, Nelson, Herrick,
Wheeler. Spencer, Field. Sohn, Parker,
Morse. Wells, Mast Of Pennsylvania,
Misses Cowdery, Risser, Barber, Turner.
In the evening MIR. and Mrs. Hutchins
entertained the following guests at
cards: Messrs. and Mesdames r. Turner.
W. j. Turner. Aitken, Morse, Parker,
Humphrey. Woods. Hill, Folsom, E.
Folsom. Blish, Rudge, Phillips. GuenzeI,
Folsom, Porter. Msnsham, W. Fitz.
gerald. hibner; Misses q. Aitken, Ait
zen and Mrs. MacMasters of Chicago.
Mr.. Richards gave q box party the
hight Of Julia Msrlowe's appear
Ince in Barbara Frietchie," last
Tuesday evening and later q dinner in
Miss Marlowe's honor. Those who had
he pleasure Of meeting her were Misses
Putnam. Burr, Hollowb bush; Mrs. Malla-
leu; Messrs. Joyce, Grant. Montgomery
md Richards. Those seen in the other
'oxes: Mr.. and Mrs. Dorgan aad Mr.. and
Mrs. Woods; Mr.. aid Mrs. Fawell and
Hiss Cowdery and Mrs. Stoney; Mr.. and
drs. Macdonald. Miss Regina Macdonald
md Mr.. Msgoon.
The marriage Of Miss Eunice Derripe
ind Mr.. John Kelly was celebrated at
':3O at st. Theresa's pro-cathedrs. The
was followed by an elaborate
Wedding breakfast at the home of the
yroom's sister. Mrs. Ode Rector. The
'ables were decorated with white roses
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-07

Of fancy whether the wearing of
mourning in its kindred stages-mean-
ing mauves, gray and violet-shall be
discarded altogether or if one shall re-
sumo the wearing of colors. Age usu-
ally settles the point. a very young
widow will undoubtedly take advan-
tage of the latitude thus allowed and
emerge from her period of sackcloth
and ashes in raiment of brightest hue.
For immediate members of the fam
lily, mother 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
band of bombazine worn on the sleeve
of either tan coat or jacket is a per-
MISSILE badge of mourning, but is not
approved by those authorities who in
sist upon the strict and consistent OBJ
servance of the rules, which means all
black
Mourning, at one time a doleful due
to les conVenanCes,' so very generally
hestowing ugliness upon those who had
to wear it that they gave it only the
scantiest tribute, is at present quite a
fascinating state of dress. 1t is be-
cause fashion now chooses the limpid
style. extolling the virtues of simplicity.
grace and that quality of serpentine
elegance with which the garb Of woe
so sympathetically agrees. And also
we may trace its fascination to the fact
that the rules Of retirement that used
to circumscribe the mourner's move
ments are now sensibly relaxed. and
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fiance OF orthodoxy. Diamonds are the
only jewels admissible during the first
few months, and pearls are sometimes
mingled with black enamel. Afterward
the range is a wide one. though it is
somewhat out of keeping to wear
bright colored stones.
AS nowadays some people leave their
seclusion pretty quickly, evening dress
enters into a mourning outfit more than
it 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 soupcon 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 to the overstout it is
positively kind.
Attention should certainly be paid
to the item of petticoats at this juno
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 not 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
tones of gray, black and white and vi
olet are capable Of the softest and
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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 enveloping 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-
BILE trappings. All women may con-
trive to look very elegant in barege
mounted on silk, in crepe de chine
yelling a dull merv, in cashmere
fringed with strands of knotted silk
cord or coarse monks serge smartIy
stitched; and if our millinery is light
in weight and vaporous, with black
tulIe 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
economy to the old type of mourning
has been removed, too-that of cooking
in the wet, for the best black cloths and
grapes are all rendered impervious to
damp and rain.
The knowledge of many persons ap-
pears to be vague with regard to what
may and may not be worn according to
strict etiquette. For my part, 1 agree
with madame, whom I quote regarding
a widows mourning: ut is, Of course,
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makes as delicious a morsei for the bib
liophile as any Caxton or Elzsvir.
Beyond the poet is the personality.
Miss Curtis is a capital type of the New
England girl. Her father. the late DR..
Jonathan s. Curtis of Hartford. was
a physician of high standing. ana on
both sides Of her family are many en-
inent men. Her uncle is Attorney Cen
eraI Griggs of New Jersey. and her
first ancestor in New England was
John Alden of Plymouth.
She is Of medium height and size.
shapely in contour. graceful in car
riage, fascinating in speech. She mas
we'll rounded nature and has been ed
ucated with rare wisdom She plays,
sings. sketches, paints and rides with
noted ability, and. without being
bookworrn. IS a woman Of rare culture
and acumen. She has a striking face.
the eyes being brown. large and lUs-
trous, and the hair a gold which in
some lights fades into a Madonna
brown. No young woman Of the pres
ent generation has displayed greater
promise or surpassed her in achieve
ment
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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 fiouncing 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 white 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
hounces edge the hem under the firing
ed tunic.
The fashion of lacing or trelliswork
of black velvet or ribbon on a number
of dresses is adaptable to our present
purpose In the evening it is an ad
mirable contrast to q dress of white
chiffon or silk or crape-white Grape is
lovely substance-and black fringe over
a white background fulfills the highest
requirements of la mode. Indeed at
present black and white is so exceed
ingly fashionable that many people
who are by no means compelled to wear
it do so, though generally with an add
ed touch of color somewhere to serve as
notice that il is not intended as mourn
ing.
The making of the mourning gown is
a study of itself. and if proper consid-
Grafton be not given it will be gar
ment of ugliness unsurpassed. Only
the most experienced can manipulate
sonber stuffs into interesting gowns.
and only experience of the best kind
could have conjured up the very pleas
ing design illustrated. The widow who
wears this VIII not have any sense OF
frunpishness TO add to her sorrow.
If a mourning gown has TO be made,
it may just as well be becomingly
made.
Here is shown a tunic Of Grape with
passementerie tassel fringe falling over
a very pleasing skirt Of killed cash
mere. and a Grape bodice with cash
mere sleeves incIoses a note of relief
in a tiny chemisette Of tucked white
mousseline and black silk embroidered
with black passementerie. II is grace
fuI gown. yet perfectly correct for half
mourning.
1 don't know when 1 have seen
more charming costume for half
mourning than one madame has just
shown me- II is formed Of fine black
cloth. pin spotted with white and in
ished with white machine chain stitch
ing and other ornamental stitchings n
white silk, fan shaped things. which,
believe. are technically known TO the
tailor as sprats' tails-Or maybe sprats'
heads. DAISY MAY.