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Evening star., 1901-02-02
THE FINGER PURSE.
First Used by Men and Then Adapted
to women's Needs.

to women's Needs.
From the New York Sun.
Yes" said the artist In leather goods,
looking lovingly at a finger purse he held
in his hand, ''it is a beauty, and "a is a
small price for It It's the latest thing in
finger purses. Curious. isn't it. how that
particular kind of purse came into favor.
1t wasn't an invention, you know. simply
an adaptation. We have had finger purses
in this shop for forty years. but We ,iidn't
call them finger purses. though. You've
seen men use them a hundred times.
That's the original of the finger purse"
he continued. taking from the show case a
leather purse similar to the one he held in
his hand, but smaller. This is what men
have been using. The English form of II.
from which probably we borrowed ours. IS
called buckskin. The buckskin has no
strap by which to hold II. though. Now. Just
trace the evolution of the finger purse 1t
was adopted in the first place from Eng
land, and in our edition of II was furnished
with strap. The mans purse, you see,
has no pocket in the back, and the COM
partment in the inside is without q gusset,
see? 1t Is stitched close to the back. Tho
idea was to use Ii only for silver. The
cross strap was meant simply to hold the
hap down. But one day some absent-minded
woman. playing with one of these purses.
slipped the strap over her forefnger, saw
the convenience of Ii. and stralghtway
turned an accidental discovery into fad
AT first women had to take mems purses
as they found them. woman can't resist
the temptation of stuffing her pocket book
with all sorts Of things. She puts ner cards
into 1t first then slips In the address that
her friend gives her in the street. She must
have in it, 100, the bin she is going TO pay
that morning. and where IS she going to put
the half dozen samples she has culled out
of the stores as the result Of n morning
work. If not in her pocket book? The finger
purse was not adapted to such usage. 50
gussets were put in 10 allow stretching
room for the compartments. The next i'm
provement WAS made this year. Manuf.c-
turers saw that coin pocket inside, shut
ting with clasp, would render the hale
purse much more practical and now almost
any finger purse you see has ,hat pocket"
Evening star., 1901-02-02

granite, was not whitewashed like the other
walls, but he remembered that these cells
were scarcely out of the hands Of the con-
vict builders. at
A trap in the door fell inwards, and din
ner was served: One pound Of bread with
water the sybarites In the ordinary cells
were feasttng on stewed mutton and hot
potatoes. Fairfax stretched himself upon
his plank. and contemplated the luxury of
a noon days sleep. He had eaten only half
OF his bread, and he was hungry: but he
was also wearier than he had supposed,
and sleep came easily
AS he slept he dreamed that a voice rose
from beneath him, ana even in his dream
he was conscious that he turned over ami
strained his ear. Then the voice grew
clearer, and 1t said. close to him and quite
PLAINLY: Remnant 'o.d' Remnant
Sull dreaming, he beheld odd Remnant
lying In swoon a narrow, spiral stair
way, between two walls, and 1t was pitchy
oark. Dreaming, he arose, and CROPPED his
way downward, touched Remnant and
PASSED him. until. at a bend in the spiral
passage. he saw, far below point of light
Ike pin hole. He cried aloud cheeriiy.
and awoke.
He must have slept away ten hours Of his
sentence. for the cell was as black as the
stairway of his dream, and he could see
the twinkle of the gas in the corridor.
Hearing the warder coming on his round.
he lay still upon his plank
IL ne nad known at that moment that he
was in the cell from which odd Remnant
had escapedssthe night before!
The warder passed and returned along his
beat.
Then Fairfax sat up and listened, certain
that call was coming. 1t came, rising as
II had risen In his dream, from some spot
beneath him: Scarcely audible at first, 1t
| mounted higher, and became distinct cry
Of
Remnant! Old Remnant
ITS the man himself!' said Fairfax, un-
der his breath.
A pause and the cry was repeated:
Remnant! Old Remnant!'
1t was no spoCk. Fairfax knew the voice:
old Remnant. alive. but still imprisoned
lay somewhere underneath.
The -Warder had evidently heard nothing;
the voice had made no sound beyond the
| ribbed and plated door Of the cell.
When the warder had passed a second
time, Fairfax slid down from his plank
ped ana went cautiously hands and
pressing 1t closely, inch by inch. Then he
moved both hands slowly over the sur
face of the granite wall. But what he look
ed for he did not find
He spent half an hour al this task, creep
ing back to his plank at the sound of the
warder's foot; and twice again ne heard
Cd Remnant calling.
For last move when the felt shoes had
shuff1ed off a third time Fairfax set back
close against the granite wall, and edged
his way inch by inch along it.
Midway beside the two side walls, the
wall at his back seemed to give He laid
all .his weight against it, and the granite
around. he pressed one finger on the spot
that gave, and the solid wall opened to his
touch.
The mystery was solved; the two prls-
oners had happened on secret spring
which no finger had found for 800 years.
Evening star., 1901-02-02

enormous granite blocks. and Its thickness
throughout was nearly four feet
The five new punishment cells occupied
q short corridor, one end of which was IN
closed. while at the other end an iron
wicket led into a little circular yard with
very high walls, where prisoners IN close
confinement were exercised separately dur
ing one hour of the twenty-for. TniS
yard communicated, by means OF stone
passage and two other wickets. with u
hall Of the prison, and the night warder In
D patrolled- the far corridor every nfteen
minutes.
That night warder had Just discovered
that the dark cell into which "Old' Rem
nant had been locked in the morning was
empty. He had seen him, a quarter OF an
hour earlier, apparently asleep on his
plank. If this were strange. stranger
hundred times was the sight which the
cell presented. 1t was hawless In every
part, Not a brick had been displaced, the
floor and the ceiling were whole. the fas-
Jennings of the door intact
1t is little to say that the warder was
dumfounded. His feeling of the matter
went deeper. for he saw how desperately
black it looked against himself. Miracles
suspended, a prisoner does not pass un-
aided out of a double-proof cell and leave
not a trace behind him. He floats magi-
cally through four feet of granite wall. Or
somebody lets him out.
During twenty beats of his watch the
night warder passed in review his seven
years untarnished service, and reckoned up
his very certain chances of punishment.
Then he did his duty. and pressed his fin
ger on the electric button at the wicket
On the heels of the chief warder came
the governor, and they both looked ask
ance at that clean cell out OF which "Old"
Remnant had whisked himself i'll fifteen
minutes. with neither chip nor filing to be-
tray his flight
1t was then that the big bell in the tower
laid it's tongue to that rousing message Of
Prisoner escaped
The night !warder. old salt with
60 +la n,,I 70 1nco
one in Longstaff. stood little on his dig
nifty. The governor and the chief warder
knew him for very safe hand; but-here
was strong cell with not stone dis
Evening star., 1901-02-02

onions. matey, two nights before l got out
of Borstal''
You're on that tack still, are you?" said
Fairfax
Ten years is a long stretch, matey."
You've done five," said Fairfax.
Elves stretch you can do on your
head. It's when you turns the corner, and
see another bloomin' five,''
Pull yourself together said Fairfax.
You can't get out of Longstaff-'
Its a sad waste O time unused "Old"
Remnant: land if you come to think. it's
rough on the pore old queen. We cost her
Ore-and-eight a day. matey, and she's got
a tidy big family to find for.
perhaps We should have thought Of that
before we came upon her charity
II don't say but should. matey.
though it's never too late to mend, as the
croaker told us this blessed Sunday
mCrnin'.'
We'll" said Fairfax, now that we're
Evening star., 1901-02-02
Evening Toilets, Too.

Evening Toilets, Too.
Besides the exceedingly handsome and be-
coming serge and tweed gowns. tloaks.
capes and cloth capes or stitched sailors
that the travelling women exploit by day.
their evening costumes are matters Of mo-
ment and interest. At sea dinner Is func-
ton. unless storms prevail, while on land
hotel dining room requires smart gown,
and wedged in among the orders for trav-
elers' shirt waists, etc, are demands for
pretty high-necked dinner dresses. A black
skirt with snowy silk and lace waist Is
well enough but complete toilets of bright
figured foulard or silk twill or paStel-col-
ored puplins, especially made,' are not un-
common. The appearance an experienced
voyager presents at dinner time on board
an ocean greyhound is very faithfully pre-
Sented in the costume that accompanies the
cuts Of the two outdoor suits. In this in
stance the goods is an ash blue silk twill.
Sarnished with very narrow floss fringe Of
the same tone about the flounces that
gather at the foot. while the front opens to
expose a yoke and vest of delicate black
Chantilly laid on pale or yellow lining A
shower Of black chenille threaded with
small gilt glass beads that form pattern
at intervals decorates the front of the
graceful waist and falls far down on the
princesse skirt.
Among the gowns suitable for dinner at
hotel, in dining car a steamships sa-
loon was panne CLOTH This was finished
recently for spring bride, who Is going to
leave the day of her wedding for a trip
around the world. and who wisely had her
wardrobe prepared for this special purpose.
Panne cloth Is one Of our spring acquisi-
tions. being siken. light weight durable
and while as rich as velvet and as bril-
liant as satin. it is not by any means so
distinctly an etoffe doc cason as these are.
Small Comforts.
Another commendable feature of this adj
mirable pilgrims outfit was deck rugs
woven without fringe. They were bound
with strips Of suede along two sides. and
the owners monogram was stitched in the
corners. The night dresses We're all of a
fine striped blue and gray, blue and rose
Evening star., 1901-02-02

The next day was Sunday. and Sunday
brought with 1t always one blessed re,axa-
ton. The prisoners. tongue-tied on week
days, were allowed to talk at exercise.
"Old" Remnant seemed pleased with him
seif that morning: he was sedately tocu-
lar
Enjoy your breakfas'. matey?" he in
qUired OF Fairfax.
Il always do"
"Ah! Ever think of a steak-and-onions.
matey2''
We'll not for breakfast"
III m! It's queer. but | thought this
mornin' / cd do Ste-k-aud-on!ons all
round the clock-breakfas lunch, arfter-
noon tea and seven-th.rty dinner in my
nice white chOker. You amt see me In a
white chOkcr. matey. Now, you're chap
that thinks, and i expect you've had
dreams; believe in dreams. matey?'
What sort?'
"Neyer mindl ] dreamed of a steak-and-
Evening star., 1901-02-02

shrinkage by a strong woof Of cotton The
only decoration of these sensible. easily
laundered garments was the scalloped but
tonhole edges of the little fat collars and
cuffs and the coquettish bows of ribbon In
front
Numbers of women who have set forth
already for the south and Pacific slope and
Europe have carried pretty little wash silk
or flannel pa ajamas in their travelling bags.
for II is found that the full long blouses
and trousers are the most comfortable gar
to ones share in steamers or sleeping cars
MARY DEAN.
Evening star., 1901-02-02

ST had been troubled with rheumatism all my
and shoulders. The pain In the latter WAS
particularly severe. I. Of course. took medicine
for II, but did not obtain permanent relief One
day about three years ago while reading a news
paper, ] advertisement of DIR. williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and determined to
give them trial I had taken but three boxes Of
the pills when the trouble. which had been my
af1iction from childhood entirely disappeared.
About a year later, ! had another attack of
rheumatism which brought by working In
a damp place. I remembered well what DIR. VIII
hams' Pink Pills for Pale People had done for me,
so I Immediately purchased Strangely
have been entirely free from rheumatism ever
since | have told number Of people about DIR.
williams Pink Pills for Pale People. and they
have taken them with the most beneficial results
tSiguedl w. ]. DALTON.
All the elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves.
are contained. In condensed form. in Dr. VIII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They are an
unfailing specific for such diseases iocomotor
ataxia, partial paralysis. ST. Vitus dance, sciat-
lea. neuralgia rheumatism, nervous headache the
after-efects OF the grip palpitation Of the heart,
pale and s.llow complications and all forms OF
Pink Pills for Pale People sold by all dealers
or viii be sent postpaid receipt OF price, so
cents box. or six boxes for 80 (they are never
sold In bulk by the hundred. by addressing DIR.
Williams Medicine Company. Schenectady. N. Y.
Evening star., 1901-02-02

appearance in brown skirt stitched with
red silk at the hem; her box coat of brown
was flung open to show a charming scarlet
shirt of fannel over her brown pigskin
shoes high scarlet leggins were buttoned; ;
her hands were covered with brown gloves
stitched with red red leather reticule was
hooked in her belt, and her scarlet and
brown feather toque was a final and har-
monious touch.
Waterproof boots form a part of every
travelling outfit for women, and they are
made with waterproof cloth tops or gay
Evening star., 1901-02-02
The.New Gray.

There Is new and very pretty tone OF
gray which. although adopted more or less
by Parisians. should only be worn by good
looking people with fair complexions. Its
coldness is much mitigated by being mixed
with black and silver, and here again does
the bolero coat give scope for Imagination,
for braidings in black and silver on gray
cloth are ladylike, smart and useful for
all occasions
Evening star., 1901-02-02

good pantry soap Is made by boiling
together one pint of water. half pound Of
good yellow soap and five pounds of whit
ing. Boil for about half an hour and stir till
the mixture makes a stiff paste. Then
place In jars for use. II this soap be used
when the silver is washed. It may be kept
bright without even the weekly cleaning.
Evening star., 1901-02-02

number Of journeying frocks she has made.
broad vale. rough coated serge Of
q superb new color known as South Sea
blue, is the requisite material, and 1t should
be trimmed on the short jacket with touch
es of skeleton plaid veloutine, in which
red is the predominating color. The skirt
must not be of golf length. That is es-
short for travelling Two inches clear
of the floor is the best length, and the
stitchings on the hem should be done In
silks that match the colors appearing In
the coats decoration.
A toque of serge decorated with straps
Of plaid veloutine and couple of petrol
uuiiis Is the requisite headgear for this
costume.
Becoming Shades.
A few fertile minded independents are
having their travelling skirts cut from
highland shepherds plaid. and use the
fringe for decorative touches. but the great
majority ask their tailors for double faced
cloths in ocean gray or desert brown. the
two best colors for resisting the onslaughts
Of dust and damp.
the damsel of the day Is clad for going
down to the sea in a ship. She wears
skirt of ocean gray rain-proof cloth. faced
inside with cherry red ana yellow plaid
Her double breasted belted Elton coat of the
same goods and color has Its collar edged
with undyed SEAL and her muff is made of
the same salt air and water defying fur.
On her head is hat of stitched blue serge.
draped with wash silk handkerchief, dot
ted white, on a red ground and her folded
belt of blue Is fastened with a big engraved
brass buckle.
Under her warm coat she may wear any
Incoming shirt waist she pleases and when
the weather grows too cold and severe for
even this costume she can put over 1t
waterproof raglan of the same goods, draw
the hood up over a cap pinned on her hair.
and pace the deck at ease. no matter how
hard the wind doth blow or how much rain
IL drives before 1t.
In Brown and Scarlet.
In spite Of the reference above to the dis
approval, in ultra fashionable circles. to
the travelling skirt cut to golfing brevity.
there are numbers of complete golf suits
now being turned out to see their first SER
vice everywhere but on the links. When a
southbound steamer left her dock last week
amid the cheers and tears OF the travellers
and their friends one slender little woman
On the promenade deck made an attractive
Evening star., 1901-02-02
The Night warder of ID.

The new punishment cells were in the
southeast angle of the prison. They had
been built against an outer wall of old
Longstaff castle, at the base Of which,
some twenty feet below the level OF the
prison. ran the small, swift river Tene
This outer wall. almost the sole outstanding
portion of the castle, was fashioned Of
Evening star., 1901-02-02
Costumes de Voyage.

This Is adequately proved by the rapid
ity with which the happy birds Of pass
age now bound out to Cuba. to the Cali
fornan coast, to the Mediterranean trip
or hackneyed old Europe are ordering
their costumes De voyage. One dressmaker
describes herself as UP to her eyes In
serges. and says that Mrs. Alfred Wander
bilt's travelling dress. made to be put on
after the ceremonious and elaborately use
less going away gown had been dutifully
exploited is the model for the greatest
Evening star., 1901-02-02
q SEFUL EXTR AS
H E
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. January 81, 1901.
Women longer seize the opportunity
afforded by steamship or railway journeys
to wear out their old things This Is
proven by the present appearance of the
shops and show windows. Spring travel
ing goods fill the fashion monger with a
yearning for bags and rugs and wooly
capes, stout ulsters and smart. sturdy
storm serge gowns to set off at once
strange countries far to see." The OBJ
servation car or the Atlantic liners deck
is of all others the places in which to ex-
ploit the faultless hang of ones water
proof tweed short skirt. the unimpeach
able fit of ones brand-new pilot cloth reef
er and the nameless. shapeless grace Of
ones long raglan waterproof
Evening star., 1901-02-02
ALF1 TER TWEEN 1TV YEARS
Wonderful Cure in Stubborn Case
of Rheumatism.
THE EVIDENCE is FURNISHED BY THE SEQ.
RETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRADE OF
WELISBURG, NEW YORK, AND
sCANNOT RE DOIJRTED

The popular secretary OF the Wellsburg, N. Y,
Board of Trade is Mr. W. j. Dalton. and his
statement to reporter regarding OF the most
important events OF his life carries with II the
greatest weight. 1t is unusual for a person to be
afflicted from childhood with rheumatism. but II
is even wonderful that there Is a remedy
actly suited TO the treatment Of this stubborn
disease that one hundred doses were sufficient to
eradicate It in a case Of twenty years standing.
The proof that such q remedy Is within the reach
of all rheumatic sufferers is found In Mr. Daton's
own words He says:
Evening star., 1901-02-02
The Nell Gwynn Hat,

The Nell Gwynn hat is one of the fads
of the hour. The model Is of gray felt,
trimmed with gray miroir velvet and os-
trich tips. with a great bow and buckle at
the upturned side brfm.
No words can ftly describe the beau
ty of the white felt hat distinguished by
the brIm that Is rolled up close to the
crown at the back. Just slightly reminis-
cent Of the ubiquitous marquse. the crea-
ton has yet a cachet all it's own, great
choux Of soft black satin resting partly
on the hair and partly on the brim. Folds
Of the same soft satin and black velvet
drape the crown. passed in front through
an undulating steel buckle.
E,a shian IL ue take Ii In its right Iipht
Evening star., 1901-02-02

placed in It, from which a prisoner had
vanished in fifteen minutes. Is prison
broken and not brick oosened, not a bar
severed? 1t is impossible to credit miracles
IN the service. the night warder disap-
peared under arrest
Evening star., 1901-02-02

Fashion, il we take it in its right light,
is both interesting and amusing.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-03
She anew.

seems to me that the rising generation
Is rising pretty fast" said the bachelor.
who expects soon to become a benedict.
after his friends had given him up as
hopeless Il was out walking with my lin
tehoed the other day. and her small niece.
girl not over 7 years of age, accom-
panied us. Naturally the conversation.
owing to the near approach of our we'd
ding day. took a turn that was interest
ing to two OF us, but not to the third.
FINALLY l turned to the young lady
who Is soon to be my bride and said with
smile:
suppose all this talk is over the
little ones head?'
Before she could reply the nose of the
little one went up several degrees. and
she answered, Jelly, her words falling
like SO many hailstones on a tin roof.
On. don't mind me! I know what it
is! I've been in love myself
1T was several minutes before I sue
ceeded in catching my breath."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-03

Fred c. Muller of San Francisco has
written to the sporting editor Of the
Inter Mountain to challenge Jack Wade
for the lightweight championship of Mon
tana. Muller gives Nose LaFontise and
Andy King as references. Perhaps a
match can be arranged for the Goa st
fighter in a few weeks.
-
Because of the strong demand of the
lover of coursing for one more meet be-
fore the races are closed for the season.,
the Coursing club held a meeting and
decided to pull off one 24-dog stake race
next Sunday. The board of managers
does not expect to make money for the.
club in meetings held during Indictment
weather. but to satisfy the lovers of the
sport the one final meeting was agreed
upon
1t is likely that some sort of decision
as to which Of the crack winners is cham
pion of Montana can be given at the
meeting Sunday. as Dexter. King Cash
Ter, Chico. Lethbridge and the Raider
will be entered. 1t is also proposed to
bring off. if possible. a final between
King Cashier and Dexter.
The drawings for the course will be
announced in day or two. In case of
chilly weather fires will be built in front
VI tne Srduu StaNu ana everything pro-
vided for the comfort of the spectators.
all of whom will be admitted free.
In one of those self-advertiSing inter-
views for which the former champion is
growing famous, Bob Ftzsimmons.
speaking Of the two times in his ring
experience when he was fearful of de-
feat. has this to say:
My first taste of what defeat might be
came in my fight with Choynski in Bos-
ton. The ring then had more corners
six. think-than is usual. and in trying
to avoid a straight left, got tangled up
in the ropes. Then came the right
handler that was the first to send me to
the mat.
mo one will ever know my feelings
and thoughts as l lay there taking the
count trying to brush the stars out
of my eyes and bring my scattered
senses together. You see, l was just
about to be married. and l needed that
purse badly. 1 was in debt. and wanted
to square accounts. / could see the
money disappearing, and my next visit
to my intended wife. a beaten man.
Ten seconds is not a long time. but it
seemed ages to me then. When nine was