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lot of time. Over this same black gown of
hers she slipped brussels net frock
which was certainly bargain. 1t was
marked down to $125, and the altera-
lions, we We're informed, would be made
l may as we'll remark that Margery
doubt break many hearts with it this
summer. The white brussels net was
stamped with large red peoples. l say
stamped" but you could not distin-.
guish the flowers from hand painted
ones. 1t was made over three distinct
slips of three distinct shades. This is
the swell thing, you know. The founda-
ton slip was of flesh colored taffeta;
the next was of salmon chiffon, and the
third and uppermost one was of flame
pink chiffon When the model moved
these three shades could be seen
through the thin net, and when she
raised her train daintily the effect was
ravishing. AS for the outside of the
gown, it was trimmed with yards and
yards of black chantilly lace, and there
We're no fewer than IL narrow ruffles
decorating the bottom of the skirt The
sash was an exquisite affair of poppy
colored chiffon, with three big black
lace butterflies appliqued on the ends of
the three end SASH You must get a
three end sash if you want to be up to
date. 1t fastens With big irregular
chou and is worn on the left side in the
back.
Margery has just dropped in to offer
consolation for the cold which l caught
While helping her. do you know what
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violent fancieS to others without having
them based on common sense. They Of
ten find themselves mistaken accord
ingly and drop the object of their affec-
tons like a hot potato They thus
appear to be tickle when it is their
restless impatience that hurries them
ahead of their common sense.
Having superior minds and restless
souls, they cannot work comfortably for
other people, but are excellent planners
of work for other persons to do. They
have strong sense of their own worth
and dignity and are generally found i'm
the best society or none. They do not
like others to take liberties or to be too
familiar with them. They think much
of good living and of outside appear
ances and like to be we'll dressed and
deferred to. They should restrain their
tendency, especially with those they
love, to boss" and manage other pec-
pies affairs.
Many gifted and illustrious indfvid-
uals have appeared under this sign
One of them was Margaret Fuller, who
but for her early death would have be-
come great light in literature
Mercury, the planet of science, busS-
ness and money, is the ruling star OF
1eiiiiiii SuSJeclS. liiey SHoulu not MAI
ry dull or stupid people, as they WIFE
weary of the companionship. Astrology
says they will be happiest married to-
persons born under Virgo or Aquarius.
Virgo rules between Aug. % and Sept
49, Aquarius from Jan. 20 to Feb. ~
Virgo is an earth sign; Aquarius, like
Gemni, is an air sign.
Gemini persons should combat their
native business and cultivate the habit
of sticking to things. Their mentaB
restlessness makes others uncomforta-
BILE in their company. Eleanor Kirk
recommends them to keep their feet ana
hands STILL With continuity and men,
tai poise they can achieve uncommors
enterprises. CLARA TRANSFORMED
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lives for it. I have often quoted to
her Ovid's exclamation, What mad
ness it is to carry ones fortune on ones
back!' but even this classical authority
does not move her. She cheerfully
spends all her dollars on chiffons and
laces and then goes into retirement un-
til her next allowance comes to pull her
out of difficulties This time she was
fairly bubbling over with excitement.
They're marking down the imported
gowns at ks" she cried joyously.
Here's hansom! Jump in! You
must come with me and help me get
bargain before they are all gone" 1
knew that the bargain would include
Margery's last cent, but l wasn't mean
enough to say SO and spoil her little il
lusion
The x. store is a very large one, and
the imported gowns are always kept by
themselves on floor where the vulgar
herd is not allowed to penetrate. Every
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a persimmon? What if it does pro-
duce that effect upon the customer?
She is never allowed to find out that
little detail until the dress is sent home
and paid for.
The head woman sized Margery up
and immedie ely in response to her nod
the handSG model trailed with a
stately air toward US. She wore Won
derful gown, Of lace. You may be sure
that I observed all the details in order
that l might tell you of them afterward.
The most striking thing about this
dress was the color of the lace, which
followed the French lad and was dyed,
or, rather, tinted, a faint green. 1t was
cut princess and was fitted so beauti-
fully that not a seam was visible. The
lace at the bottom of the skirt was
slashed in wide scallops, showing the
slip of plated chiffon. This was of
pinkish lavender of a very delicate
shade, merely suggestion. The prin-
cipal trimming Of the gown consisted of
two sprays of velvet grapes and their
leaves These velvet flowers are much
handsomer than the cretonne flowers,
besides being more expensive. You see,
they ere hand painted, so that they i'm
itate nature exactly, and then they are
not SeWed, Out glued, to the gown and
pressed fiat with hot iron. My dress
maker, who is Frenchwoman, told me
this. Two scarfs of pale green chiffon
completed the trimming. One fell
gracefully over the shoulders, and the
other was crumpled into big rosette
and tackled at the upper end of the
spray which decorated the skirt The
model wore in her reddish brown hair
three artificial grape leaves. They
wanted such a plice for this costume
although it was marked DOWN that
Margery was very reluctantly forced to
abandon the idea of buying it. I think,
though, from a certain quicker on her
forehead, that she was taking in all the
partit liars in order that she might
have her own dressmaker copy it, In
that case she will probably get it for
half the price.
The model took off the green DRESS
and behold, she was fully attired in a
black mohair princess gown. Upon
closer examination we found that all
the models Wore similar dresses, which
| is a very good idea, for it must save a
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Eight yards pale blue!

n were De1ng SOLD
before my very eyes, and 1 was help
less. Lustrous pinks, silky yellows
and delicate blues We're Haunted be-
fore me, and l knew that the next day
l would have to pay twice as much. 1
wanted to shrek aloud with rage, but 1
couldn't even do that. Just at that mo-
ment caught sight of the floorwalker.
A fat black pencil was sticking out of
mis- vest pocket. l rushed up to him. 1
could not speak, but / gave him an inn
ploring look that would have melted a
heart of stone. Then l grabbed his pen
Gil. 10 seize loose sheet of brown pa
per and scribble upon it was the work
of but moment, and over the shoulders
OF the women l waved placard writ
ten in letters an inch high:
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was the most tragic moment of my life,
kit?" she said. 1T was once when 1
had cold like you. 1 was very hoarse,
and went shopping. My cold kept get
ting worse all the time, but 1 wouldn't
give in, and at last finished everything
on my list. Just as was leaving the
store l caught sight of bargain table,
A perfect mob was about it. Double
faced satin ribbon three and a half
inches wide at Is cents yard! Just
think of it, my dear! There was only
one salesgirl, and you had to shout to
reach her. 1 leaned over the backs of
the struggling women and caught her
eye. Eight yards of the pale blue!' I
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above whisper. Even in
May we are apt to have chilly
winds, and wore very thin
dress, with my new chiffon boa for sole
wrap. Oh, but it is dear, that boa,
and quite the newest thing. l must tell
you about it. To appreciate it properly
you must know that my street gown is
gray-one of those soft shades with
just suggestion of lavender. My hat
which goes with it is made of tiny ruff
fles, crown, brim and all. These ruff
fes are of pale gray mousseline de sole
edged with narrow gray velvet ribbon.
The trimming is peculiar, to say the
least. 1t consists solely of wide rib
bon folded around the base of the crown
and tied in a big Alsatian bow across
the back, where the hat is tilted by
wide band. This ribbon is of lettuce
green panne with big black dots, and
three white and pale green peoples. All
this is necessary to make you UNDER
stand the color scheme.
Now comes the boa. The material is
not, as you would suppose, mousseline
de sole. for that would be too perish
able, but lace dyed gray. You know
that dyed laces are the fad of the mo-
ment, and in the delicate shades they
are really very effective. My boa looks
: like cobwebs, but the trimming is the
most striking part of it. There are two
big punches of frosted violet leaves,
one fastened directly at the back and
the other half way down the left side
For this piece of elegant simplicity 1
paid an outrageous price to a milliner
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\AIhn So Many I
10y Women Fail {
! QQQQQQQQQQ To Marry /
To Marry


7@ HF, world is millions of years
old, some say. In all that
time, more or less, 95 per cent
of it's men and women have
been united by the marriage
Il rites of their generation from
the paleolithic man who am
pushed his sweetheart, knocked her
senseless and dragged her to his cave,
till the present day and have dwelled in
domestic bliss according to their lights,
again more or less. 1t is not necessary
to argue, therefore, that normal men
and women prefer married to single life.
We accept the fact.
Nevertheless the per cent of women
who live and die single is steadily in
creasing among civilized peoples. In
Europe there is accounting for this fact
On the continent young men are forced
into the great standing armies. In
Great Britain they migrate to the colo
MES. In American New England thou
soon as they are old enough. This
leaves girls husbandless in the states
which revolve around Boston.
None of this, however, explains the
great and constantly increasing army
VI WOLlell VINO SpeIlQ lQolF llVeS Single
because they choose to do so. 1t is not
because husbands are wanting. Prob
ably not one single woman in hundred
reaches the age of so without having a
marriage offer of some sort. 1 have
known many spinsters and among them
only one who confessed she had never
been proposed to.
Most of these spinsters have been ed
ucated, refined women who earned a
good living and saved money or else
they were women of means to start
with. One was an attractive person OF
perhaps SO. For long time she had
had a devoted admirer 20 years older
than herself. In moment of conf
dence one day she told me that under
no circumstances could she marry Mr.
Binks, although he was the kindest
most generous of men. He had certain
little personal habits that We're often
sive to her, and he was too old to break
them off. Moreover, he was guilty OF
occasional lapses in grammar, and that
Jared" her, particularly before folk
MIR. Binks is not at all the man fol-
me-" she explained. THE man I ought
to have married was married before ]
met him." So rather than take the man
she did not want, although he wanted
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Ep1GRAMs For woMEN

Woman sees deep; man sees far. To
the man the world is his heart; to the
woman the heart is her world.
A soft answer maketh an engagement
sure thing.
They say love is blind, but woman
can see thousand qualities in a man
he never possessed.
A woman would be willing to die for
the man she loves, but she couldn't keep
from saying II told you so" for the
very life of her.
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hz A&&ak
New York.
A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.
New York.

AT Brighton, England, novel expert
ment is to be tried in domestic economy.
Much mas been done in training serv-
ants, and one of the cleverest teachers
under the school board thinks that
something may be now done in training
mistresses, the idea being that thor
ough knowledge of the art of house
wifery will help them to get and TO keep
good servants. Accordingly, house in
the best part of Brighton will be used
as school and kept in the best possible
way from basement to attic. The prof.
ect is largely the outcome of a discus
sion of the servant question at the con-
ference of the National Association of
Women Workers recently held at
Brighton
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on Fifth av-
enue, but any
clever woman
can make one
like it for a
m ere trifle.
That is why 1
am telling you
about it.
/ didn't start
out to go shop
ping. I was
just leaving the
Aikens' house
when I ran into
Margery Bris-
C o m e. NJ a r.
gery's one topic
of conversation
iS dress She
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SILLABUB

girl in the department is goddess.
Such figures one sees nowhere else, and
as for the faces Well, if girls coun-
tenance is not handsome originally she
soon receives a hint to let it become so.
And it does. sometimes wonder if the
cosmetics are included with their
wages. 1t is the least the firm should do,
because at the rate that the girls apply
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pow der and
paint it must
cost them a
small fortune.
AT any rate,
the effect is
harmonious and
no doubt nee
essary because
they are re-
CURED to try
on the gowns,
and who would
buy a bright
pink creation,
for instance, if
it gave the
m O d e l w h o
wore it the
oop,rloD;o- 80
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started to say.
Started is a
good word. I
o p e n e d my
mouth to it's
fullest extent
and stretched
my throat I'M
til it ached,
but no sound
came forth. I
had lost my
voice. The sales
woman looked
away indiffer-
emily. Isuppose
she thought L
was yawning.
w hole pieces
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EIGHT YARDS PALE BLUE!

The girl couldn't help seeing that,
and her eyes nearly stuck out of her
head With establishment, but she took
my money and handed me back those
precious eight yards. l never stopped
to look at the expressions of the other
women. l ran. OF course, they thought
l was crazy, but 1 had bought those
eight yards for $1.20, and you'll see what
a grand effect they will make on my
blue organdie this summer"
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trlpllclty. Its special domain
of the human body is the shoulders.
Those born from May 20 to 26 will be
somewhat influenced by Taurus, the
preceding sign.
The distinguishing popularity of Gem
mi born persons, according to astrol-
ogy, is the possession of double ma
ture which is often fighting against it
self. Those whose birthday comes in
this sign will be warrior and Quaker
spendthrift and miser, happy and I'M
happy, devotee and skeptic in one
Consequently they are seldom quite sat
isfied with the outcome of things and
are apt to be tinkerers and fussy, undo
ing one day the work of the day before
Men and women born under this sign
are generally handsome and we'll en-
dowed Intellectually and artistically. A
stupid or dull Gemini person is seldom
found, Gemini women take delight in
beautiful homes and manifest excellent
taste in adjoining them.
In affectional matters both men and
women of this sign are given to taking
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ASTROLOGY.
Traits Of Those
Born Under
Gerrlini.

ROM May 20 to June q Gemini,
the twins, the third of the
consultations supposed to rule
the destinies of mankind,
reigns. Gemini is an air sign
at the head of the so called air
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! NOVELTIES SMALL 1
IN + I IA6k 1
I ASHlONS SILLABUB I,

r ESTERDAY went shopping,
7 and I'm very sorry 1 did, for
this morning l have such a
cold that I can hardly speak
above a whisper. Even in
May we are apt to have chilly
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-08
4 PATRIOTIC SCHEME
rae TOWN WAS IN FAVOR oF FtUha
THE FLAG PERPETUAttN

rap Perkins, Postmaster OF Jesieh"'
Teiis HOW Dissension mnrred the
oiscnsslen Of the Proposition and
How the Project Ended.
tcopyhrht, 1000. BY C. 0. Levisl
II was Enos Hopkins who got the
,dea that Jericho should prove her pa.
tr'otlsm 10 the world NJ large by dis
playin the American dag for seven
days n week. lie got the idea one
sunday mornln as be lny In bed, and
ho hugged IL to bis soul and chuckled
over II for week before he said any.
thing 10 a llvln soul Everybody knew
bv bis actions that sonlcthin was up,
but they couldn't ngger out exactly
what It was. At length when Sat.
urday night came. aud there was the
uerai crowd at the pOstofllce, he shot
on bis gun. lie bad his speech all pre-.
parcd tie told how the American Gag
was first flung TO the breeze-hoY
mon choerpd for liberty as they saw
II how II had given freedom to a con.
tlupni aud brought happiness to mil.
Hons Men bad fought cheerin FOR
tlat Hag and men had died blessln H..
He wanted il h'isted IN Jericho at sun
rise every day IN The year, and he
wanted cblldron to cry FOR II and men
and women 10 vencrate IT, Monday
was wash day IN Jericho, and front
yards and back yards made a beaut.
ful shown of sheets and shirts and
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THE UNsPEAKABLE TURK,
Hc scorns All EGor but Military
Service aud Agriculture.

He scorns All EGUr but Military
service nuJ ARricultnrc.
Turk thinks 1t the most natural
thing In the world to lose province
and. having lost lt. 10 quit and live
elsewhere lie talks quite compliment
ly Of leaving Consiantinople some day
lie win 20 over to Asia and found AN
other capital. llr originates nu,hng
lie takes what hr finds without ~
slmilntlng Il and remains profoundly
Turkish lie leaves no trace of hi,
occupation except ruins. Practical!
there is nothing ot Belgrade. Solia and
Athens TO show that for centuries ihcy
were Turkish cities.
All occupations except agriculture!
aud military service. nrc dlsiastcful 60
him. Yet there are two other charac
terlstlcs even more important than
these The first IL bis sense Of disci
pl.np. II ls this. which keeps together
the apparently totterng fabric Of the
Turkish empire. II makes the half fed.
half clothed soldier ready 10 endure
every pryatlou and prevents the cor
ruption aud lncapaclty Of the officers
from producing the anarchy which
would be- inevitable In any other cOun-
try Sedltion Is unknown. Even com.
plants are rare, aud were a holy war
proclaimed there Is not a man who
would not be prepared TO die In de
fensc OF the system Of cxtortlon which
grluds him down.
His second characteristic Is his lazi
ness, I'm spite of the lnborlous indus
try Of the Turkish peasant The fact
Is that the Turk Is too proud TO DC
many things. too stupid TO do others
His religion inculcates fatallsu
which tends 20 conviction that ef
fort Is useless. London Telegraph.
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aTheb iet us exhibit 1t oeih my
eooner shop la the highest bulldin ID
Town and bein the American Dag has
,ot 10 aip.aap In the breeze to be seen
nd venerated 1 unsehshly oifer 70
pnt up a pole and take charge OF the
Dag" 49,.
crowd.
gben squar Joslyn made o speech.
Tie told how million men had died Tor
that DAG: how It's stars and bars had
made tyrants remble; how a young
nation bad worshiped It and made all
the world respect Il. He wound up after
ton mlnlts By offcrln to Goat II from
his boss barn, but only Kisses and
groans follered There was signs that
three or four patriots would soon be
punchIn each others head when Llsh
Billings strolled I'm In that careless way
Of his. Deacon spooner pounded and
ratified TIL be got order and then said:
81 want to hear from Llsh Billings
ON this matter Mebbe he can suggest
somethln. Lish, what place in Jericho
would you say the American nag ought
10 hoat fromY
How many stars are there on the
American hagY calmly asks Llsh.
Nobody could tell.
"well, how many stripes|
Nobody could tell.
"Pcars to me-" said Llsh as he start
ed to wander out ag'ln-"' pears TO me
that as none Of you can tell the differ
ence between the American flag and a
tablecloth you'd better hang up an old
army blanket most anywhere and let
It go at that"
And at the end Of five mlnlts more
there wasn't a patriot left In the post.
Office. and nothn more has ever been
said about buyln public flag.
NJ. QCAD.
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INSURANCE. or THE
SALEM SCHOOL

lNuOHAHGt VI lFtE
SALEM SCHOOL HOUSES
II isoBly by public discussion that any
reforms have been secured In our city or
public school management. To carry on
such occasion with sufficient vigor 10
attract attention and secure any results
ls has sometimes been necessary 10 tread
on toss Of thoso In official position, and
this paper very much regrets 10 do any.
thing leaving an unpleasant impression.
Bat no reform or progression is possible
vi,hou, aplgA.Ion.
We had hoped that tho matter Of
school house Insurance. would have been
loil open 10 discussion, which would
have shown that the Salem school build
Iagsare ovpr.iusur,d, or insured at about
tie fall price At which they could be
bnill now. La ton years the district
pays about tiSs5 policies. or In every
twenty yrars could build new school
house. and thus could almost carry ils
owu Insurance aud bura down a build
ing every ten yers aud replace II with a
modern structure.
About $1,000 Oh the North, Park aud
lincoln buildings would be sufficient.
and With like reduction on the
Fact building, a saving could have been
elected Of $500 IN policles. Ii,ho board
had wished 10 place 5000 on each school
house In the McMinayilIe company, al
clc.iorth tho rate u the old limo com.
panies, as.lll greater saving could have
boea sfieo,ed The people who oan
homes all aroani ,he school houses aie
insured 10 the MeMinnyille company.
sad ~ouM have been satisfied with the
'ame Kind u ln,urance
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SALEM PUBLIC
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Who Complete The Ninth
Grade Tonight.

This evening at the city hall armory
armory will bo the occasion for present.
ing diplomas to the graduating class Of
the Salem public schools. A program
has been arranged and a large audienc
will be present. Tho class Is composed
Of 20 young boys aud girls, who have
adopted for ils class motto, "Aim
High" Tho class colors are lavender
aud cream. The class consists Of the
following young people,
Claude Belle, Lena Bruce, Georgia
Baker, Lois Byrd, Myrtle Duncan
Gladys Farrar Clara Foster, Ruth Ga
rielson, olive Howe, Carl llopt Map
uolmstrom, Ofyille johnson, William
Nantuer, samson Nelson, Laua Meal
lister, Mabel Myers, Lena Schiniler.
ioldie short, Vlua Sherman, William
smith.
Following is tie program for the occu.
ions
"neN .sss .,t,t, ..,. .... .Ofrhestru
lnyUraiion ....... Rry w G. knnln,,
Dfhl-tufilans and Cavaliers .....
Pupils from Central Schools.
Mnslo ..,..,,. t..,.,..,,... Orchestra
'ieHentaii0n # Cllss
E-say- Lost llupe" Georgia Bakr.
Qna,lot,c--"Why Jennie Came
Hone So Late" ..........
lia otrgo, olive Howe. B,ssin
Iornelius, Georgia Baker
Neeilallon-"lr lromch Eulogy ON
hht 1000 ,s.,.., Or,illr Juhusnl
Clnh Swinging ..... Miss Alice Meyer.
Nus o-ibano Duct .........
Nrtiie Bcokuer and Rn h Ga.
hfieisun
Faimn--" The Tomorrow Of Onr
Nation ,.,, William kantner
lndlan club nriil ........
. Pupils from hucoln school.
Music . o,gh..,,.
diters lo Glass Hon. nlmon Fond
Presentation 1T Diplomas ......
Nm, thrruogion, Chairman
Il, Board oi directors.
70 Care q Goa Ia ous Day
aAr laxative hlomo Qunmp hhiet. Al
y Nssts wiNna lnr nuurY 10 % tails tl tut.
"i"'rf hlstn ut' n vu tarh bHa