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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-12

s. Louis. July H. Cattle receipts ~ \.
Including 300 Texans. Market sIeags, ~ \.
nstives. 10d15c lower for Texans ~; As 4
shipping and export steers f,sgss
dressed beef and butcher steers y sse s,,s
ers and feeders 2 1904 %; COWS ana esS
ers . 00d4 Go; Gamers 1.25d2, 80 w ~
> 15d4 90; Texas and Indian steers ~, AZ
4 as; cows and heifers 2 4093. 30 ~ h MA
Receipts 600. Market strong 20 lvs ",
er. Pigs aud lights 5.S5d5 .goi p ss.s
} s56G 90; butchers 3. s5d6 20. snssss
Receipts 1000: strong; native muttons "a
az 80: lambs 4. 5Od5. 60; culls ana w
> .OOM3. 80; stoakers > 90.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

ol3; balances Sl4.7sG, 2O4 'Nss F-'''oe'-
Io .9'i go July il-rhree per cent rentes
London Psf l7lsc FOR cheeks exchange on
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CANNED GOODs.

CANNED FRUITS. Apples. 3-lb. s5c:
? neapples, sliced. Sl.10: eyeless and core.
less, 81 Ildl 50; extra grated 81 S5d 30;
pears; lib, soc: strawberries. 2-lb, soc;
blackherrles, 2b. i5c; peaches 2.h 10:
g9e9Golles' 3-lb' 81. 55G1 co; pie peaches, 3lb,
:, CANNED. VEGETABLES Tomatoes, ..
~; tuli weight, zoe; Bib, fun weight, 9Uc;
IN lght weight, CSC. 3-lh Hight weight.
Soc .oKra and tomatoes, 2-lb. 0Oc. Canned
krauI, BIB, S1.00. California asparagus, 3
~ SlA5d2lo. lib california asparagus
lips, 500; baked beans, 3.lb. 95c: 4-lb
4 I'D string beans Toe; bib kidney
beans Doc; BIB stringess beans, 81 %; 2-lh
marrowfat peas, 81 10: 2lb American Petit
sp,oiss, peas, 81 50d1 rs; Bib huiled corn,
- 90; Al corn, 81 90; bib Blue Ridge corn,
Soc Pride OF Maryland. 95c.
o., ALlFORNIA FRUIT Extra standard.
@3,ID peaches lemon cling, Sl90G1 %;
yellow Crawford 81 S00f1 81: black cher.
dies, S2U@2Oj white cherries. 50 lOa
= - - ,.i>,, appleots, $1.75Mt so; Strawberries
S-.WNd2lo; plums, 81 .6JGi1 ~: cranes 4 III
an 60; seconds. 10c per dozen less than
extra standard prices
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opisidc sellers make slight concessions.
Hlcached cottonE quiet and Arm Colcred
firm but limited. Prints quiet without new
iiatures. Ginghams Arm. Cotton Innings
Centrally steady. sales moderate.
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London Consols.

~ moon, July n.-Consols for money oosk
nScount W HE Bar silver quiet a6 t5.iei
i,nIs ounce Money ian per cent. short
o'"S ~'24-7s' three months bills 25s6f2 9-lti
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IRREGULAR VALUES N nav YoRK.
Cotton Fluctuated Continuously Through-
out the Day


New York. July H. Cotton values today
we're irregular early advancing S@it
points, subsequently rcactlug fully and
ulll later working up again with nuctua-
lions in the last hour, although The mar
ket was very nervous. Liverpool did mot
fully respond 10 our decline of yesterday
mud the weather reports Did not show any
general rains In the Southwest fnis
tended TO discoucert shorts and ON ne ral
prices were unchanged 90 points MEt. j..
Soon afterwnrd values advanced =" tSI
Tor August T.64 for October and T.6J for
January But after the FIRST hour tax
Of heavy rains over southern T'Nus Si9rici
lIanidaiion and short s"Nug nn large
Fcalc became popular Under ms, pr sure
md absence of outside sNpnort prices went
10 abont last nights hnnl bids A torr-
cast for generally faT wcath,G[,r oyer FgH}as.
rallied prices sharply, for which The course
OF the market VAS orrati@ Trading, waS
very active In the morniuc. hnt fell OH
10 n nervous business after midday. Son.
iimont at the close wnS mixed. Closed
quiet and steady net a points lower to 3
points higher.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Current Quotations on Round Lots OF
Staple Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and
their correctness can be relied upon. The
prices are those ruling In Houston whole
sale markets.
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METALs.

- s5 , SeFk' July i1.-Tin STEADY Of ,o1,
and 20, axe copper unchanged Lad o ,2u1
psr iron $500 spelter quiet 3 N0s5S OK.
~ "'u warrants dun Q. 5oalO. So, 70 49,
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APPLES-Texas, per peck, 3Od4Oc; Cali.
iornia, 40. lh boxes, 81 2512 80
CANIALOUPES-- Crate 8OG9Oc
CANnALOuPES-- crate. 4On5oc
LENQNS-M essinas, So .0N06 90.
ORANGES Valencia latcs, So 80; Medi-
terrauean sweets So 25; Budded. 81 20.
paper rnds, St AIichaes. 50 25
thAt II four-bnsket crates, s5clriOc;
= huShc toXes, 3gd4Oc.
PEARS s.. 21G12.15
PINEApPL ES-Crated nor dozen. &. OOt3
!. %; per crate. 81 jOG5.0O
PLUMS- Per peck. Wild Goose 3563TlSc;
Kelsey, SudiOc California, Somonl, 81. "a
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A FIRMNESS IN CEREALS.
Corn Closed SIS TO | ID Higher
Than Wednesdays Prices.
OATS WERE NEXT IN IMPORTANCE.
Wheat Also Advanced in Sympathy With
Coarser Grains--Frousion We're
Duil--Closed Slightly Higher.

Chicago, July 1.-The coarse grains were
again active and higher today. September
corn closing 15smlM higher and oats x
higher Wheat was 1rm in sympathy with
corn and oats and September closed 4
higher, while provisions were dun and
closed unchanged to Sc higher.
Wheat exhibited more activity than of
late and the opening was steady and slight
~ higher mostly In sympathy with
strength In corn and oats, although cables
were somewhat Of factor. The feature
TO the trade was the covering br shorts.
There was also good foreign demand SEP.
TENDER opened &c lower TO 1tc higher Il
GAS to 60 Firmness prevailed during tn
FIRST half hour Of the session aud there was
an advance 10 G54,, but toward the close
the market weakened and the close WIS
GJ9s, gain Of *, Seaboard reports were
forty four boatloads taken for export an !
clearances Of wheat and -four were equal
10 $1,000 bushels. Primary receipts were
GG5,UO0 bushels. against 49,, 900 bushels last
year. Northwestern receipts were 30i cars.
compared with 1853 cars year ago Local
receipts were li6 cars, seyenty-two of con
tract ggpde.
CorE6poned active and higher, with a
big early demand for country account nc.
tlnued reports of damage BY heat The
E0yernmeni crop report was considered Il
VuinshH d"cSor' 9ithough u dld not contain
sthisucs Tor the past ten days, duran x
which time II is conceded the most dam
age has been done to growing grains.
Later In the day heavy liquidation cunscd IA
slightly weaker feeling and traders became
weary, not knowing whether to take on
more holdings or let so of what they hal.
JuA ana advanced to 51ib closing with a
gain Of l%ml@r at 5lNMJllM Local re-.
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pry Good.

New York July i1.-Brown sheetIngs ana
drills nre dull, but not any easier; Fan
nlFer STEADY on print cloths. but Goma
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comparative Statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week 5,336
Gross receipts 313 days this season 2,3Ssi. H2l
Gross receipts 313 days 1Sq9-10oO. ,T4;rn3i
Gross receipts 3i3 days 1893 1890. 2 462, T94
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Following are the receipts OF cotton by
the various railroads entering the city;
Bales.
Houston and Texas Central .....-i7a
International and Great Northern .... Jos
Texas and New Orleans ...... Q
Houston East and West Texas ... Is
Missouri, Kansas and Texas ... .26s
4otal .s............-....... ..Jlo
Houston Spots.
The close was quiet prices unchanged;
stock 2o07s bales.
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paiIY lnterior Movement.
Comparative Snot Markets.
lvcston-spots closed easy, prices l-ioc

Calvcstou-Spot closed easy, prices Lice
down stock 50 232 bales.
Low ord .....I 1i-l6 MiddUng .S SIG
Ordinary .....G 5-1G Good mid S III 10
Good ord. ....G J-i6 MID fair .....D t-1G
Low mid ......T I1-lG Sales ..... JOG
New Orleans Spots closed steady prices
lGc down; stock ~, 1O3 bales
Low ord. .....ai5 MIddliug ...S 5-lG
Ordinary 1-16 Good mid ...S i1-l0
Good ord ... go Mid fair ...S lIIB
Low mid......7 ole sales ........2 ,j5O
New Yorli-Suotk closed dull prices l-1Gc
down; stock 1851 lalos.
Good ORD. .....7la Good mid .STa
Lew mid. ....Slk Mid fair a SIG
Middling ole Sales ....... 1873
Liverpool Spots closed easlcr, Increased
demand, prices i-32d down; sales 10000
halcs of which 300 wore American; specu-
lrtion ana export 1000 bales imports POO
halcs OF which 2ifO We're American
Ordinnry .....S 1915 MiddNng .....4 2i-31
Good ord. ....t 3.16 Good mid 90, a 20 -
Low mld..+...4 TIC Mid feir ....5 SIG
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KANSAS CITY.
Special to The Post)

Especial to The Postl
Stock Yards, Kansas City, Mo-, Jun. Il:
The following sales were made by leIi
and Territory stockmen today
g NJ CARPENTER, Elgin, 1910 pcsn
steers, $50; Todd s. Brown, lnola,
pound COWS. go. NJ. NJ Barnes, Dunt,l
742 pound cows. go; Deering & Co. W
co, S32 pound COWS, go Ssl pound ses'
815. S11 pound steers, 3,l5; WIN
Madiel, 1897 pound steers, $50.
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HIDES AND WOOL.

Dry flint hides ..,....,..... l2c
Dry mint Rips OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SC
Dry sailed hides. IN kips. selected Sc
Wet sailed hides, In kips, selected &c
sheep pelts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 0f4Ne
Deer skins hluts ............. 2Oc
Goat skins, nints ....4........lO 6i2uc
Horse hair ......4............ Qlsc
Wool free edium 10 II
months free Sfram hHrTs. .......l0 M11c
Wool free hne, TO l. months. alsffloc
keeswaN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20 Gi52c
Prime tailOw ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3556f 4c
Glue -.,......... .... "a Re
ST. lO0ls. Jnly 1i--wool--More active;
medium grades ltMiT; light ane lIdll;
heavy nne 91iI; tub washsd i2Gia.
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third grade. 81 20; 24-ib sack. loc per bar,
hesa nlgher' -four In wood i5c per narfe'
FARINAcEous Goops-Grits, hominy
and cream meal. Ia barrels s3.2a; Fear,
meal, In 3S-lb sacks, 500 per barrel q
tour ssacks; scotch oats, 40: F ia,g as.
rawkeye oats. s5.o0G.2.i0, 49,.
LARD Refined tIerce. compound ga
i ,, g%e5,9$ci sob cans, Hc higher than than
lierces. lolb cans &c higher, Jlp chhH
5see, higher BIB cans lie higher.
a., hAMS-st standard 1ilgti2c; picnic mans
:, LIME Bulk. 500 per barrel; coopered.
HONEY In barrels, Goa75c per gallon;
~ W nis cans extracted 5at.ie per ps og9dd
MoLAssEs Rebcled, fair, ies.alse;
prime. 2oM2ic; choice 25M2Gc; fancy new
crop syrup 32d3Sc; pure new crop syrup
CONDENSED MILK-Eagic. s6Joad, .:
Magnolia Magnolia. St,-a044 81; Dime, %.1oeld'7o'
OYSTERS lii full weight 4oz,- s5a'wc,;
5l5 az weight Soz Sl,gng5i w 5i,e
PicKLEs- Five gallon SiiSo kegs, s145; 10
gallon kegs, 81 30; h.bbls. $500: pints.,
styie siso S;yf s sfs9e 4aoTis 81 sa
lon. American style. S8.S5aS.5oi l-salion
RICE !. Extra fancy bend, 6lsdG%c;
ported. Gikd6s.c ~
ROPE Slsal. basis TIC 7&c; Manila,
lie; nntarred lath yarn. Sc; iarred fAc.
SALT Louisiana, coarse. Sjc; enc, Soc
bbls, % los, $500 G0-5s SEQ; lOOSs, 2fO;
704s. S2.G5
SALT FISH ackerel, No /, in 1o.lo
Kits, 95cmS1.00; half bbls. 70ib No. /,
S2;ogn5 %; tubs. s5;0o75 80.
River, $50; Castle Rock, Columbia River
$l.t5M1Ia; Spear Alaska, SLID; Toy Co
litmbia River 81 %; Blue Bell, Columbia
RIVER. $l.10, Violet brand, 81 So Carnn
tion brand. Fancy Red Alaska, Sl3JT1.!'p.
SARDINES-A American, quarters, 81. %;
mustard. So. 20 imported Gillette grade
qn9iters, Sll50; fancy sprats, quarters.
STARCH STANDARD goods: Pearl In 4O-lh
tcNes. 3&mie; Royal Gloss bulk. 4hc,
Nickel 100 packages. per box, 81 r.; corn
starch, 5l2c per H. 20 and 40-lh boxes.
SuGAR-QuotatiOIrs are for small lots,
special rates are given on carload orders
standard graduated, > Soc: cubes and pow
deied, elise; Louisiana yellow paradned.
fancy, 5.O0c; choice g. 47I5c
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BANK CLEARANCrs.

Following are the clearings Of the Hons
ION banks, together with the amount u
Increase or decrease over last year.
This week. Last wear. Inc
saturday eco. Sl,394Sl2 S1O7 3sS S6ST.424
Monday ,...... l,4OUu3i S,i3,4JS aub.1S4
Tuesday .... 1,3g2, 800 1.Ol3.al1 33s. 6,i
w duesd1y 80. giT1ll SSG1iS 6O1Ga
Thursday ..... 073,6l2 n1,484 1S4.l7s
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES Fancy evaporatcd. sob boxes.
6isc; lib cartons, &c; choice eyapoFated,
AfRlCOTS-per 10, loose. lOc.
ClTRON IN lob boxes. BE.
cleaned bulk, lie; LID cartons, l5c.
DATES-i-lb packages, lOc; 60lb boxes,
FiGS-Californa PFC; Imported, 15Q
PEACHES Choice new stock, Sisc
RAlSINS California 3-crown. L. l..
boxes. 500: ihovcS J.. J.. Raislus, 65GT5c:
. crown L. NJ. raisins. 5O-lb boxes, S5isItc;
3-crown l.. NJ raisms, sob boxes, Sc
rRUNhS- California. jO-6Os. Sc; 607Os.
Zoe, Ioms0s. Sc; Sn-0Os. 5Iac; 9O1OOs, Sc.
l5c; walnutS, lidl5c; peanuts fancy hand
picked j&NGr; No . 4Mm5c: Jumbo 5i@0
&c; almonds. laraConl, Use per ID In sacks
Toe; large, l2Nl5c; medium, TdSc.
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BEESwAN-P Prime Texas, 22d23c per
pound
REANS Imported navy beans, $3.50
sac; Bayou 3lgc English dried, Sc, pnks,
SIC; Lima. G4MIc; black eyes, 4igc;
Michigan navy, none; California navy,
0l5c, Snaps, SlO0 per bushel; wax 81 80
per hushel; Dutch Lima &c,
BUIIER- Blue star l9n20c; dairy, l61
l7c; EiGn creamery. 22d23c; oleomargarno
dairy prints lie, Lincoln solids, 10iadllc;
prints, llulihc; Special Blue star, lac;
CRYSTAL Gen ana Country rolls. lee:
Special dairy, iJc; fancy dairy. lie;
Texas country butter 7d1se; Texas bricks.
lJMl9C.
GARBAGE ihG1%c Ter ponnd
CHEESE Wisconsin fun cream rolls.
lie, Wisconsin fun cream daisies. t2ilGl
III o.: Wisconsin half cream, i2l9dl3c
EGGS Texas, bm6C per dozen; Kansas
loo. Texas cold storage, 14T1J.
kRAlT New. In half barrels, 81. 4o6
2Gn
ONIONS S50aoc per hushei.
PEPPER chile, liGlAc per III: black
POTATOES New, o0ca$1Oo per bushel.
POULTRY Chickens, hens, good. 81 201t
go. fryers, large, 81 20Q2 30: broilerS,
SlJodl 50; cocks, large, old. 81 so; ducks
large, S2.JOM3OO; geese. full fenthercd
$325@Aoo; turkeys hens, SI.50@650; tur.
KEYS gohhiers. S6.opd7.0U
TOMATOES Per crate, 30@35c
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Following are the sales Of stocks ana
Gle sing prices on the New York stock mar
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COTTON WAS IRREGULAR.
Near Months Declined While New Crop
Positions Were Higher.
WEATHER CONTINUES THE FEATURE
Different Opinions Of Rain Reports Were
tieid--Spots Generally Lower.
Movement Still Heavy
CONTINUES THE FEATURE

Values In the cotton mafket operated IN
a range Of narrow limit yesterday. Spots
were lower at the principal centers Of trade
except Houston, where they remained at
the figures Of Wednesdays close. Cables
of a good tone aYerted continuance OF
the break started in the preceding day.
Bota sides were guessing as to the extent
Of the rainfall and on adyiees OF more
sEowers. prices lost IA some Of the posi-
lions and on fears that the rains were not
sufficiently heavy, gained 10 others.
Liverpool grew stronger during the day.
Sales on the spot amounted 10 1900 bales
at 1921 lower ana an Increased demand
was said 10 exist. Deliveries were I'M
charged 10 l-64tl higher on the various
months At New York first prices were nj
~ advance OF points, but ln the net re-
suit showed q loss OF points for July
nnc ] for August. ON the more distant
months the big market was up from I 20 2
points Spots were down l-16th Of a cent.
At New Orleans July and September op-
fions declined points and August l point.
and October january and February single
point The other months did not change.
SLOTS dropped Lice. as they did ut Gal
weston, while unaltered at Houston
The movement keeps M to a large vol
ume. Net receipts at all ports ION the
day were 3242 bales against 203l for the
CORRESPONDING day Of last year. Since Fri
dag they have been 37,9IT bales against
45610 for the six days OF last week. and
1871 for the same time OF last year. For
the 314 days OF the season they have been
1900, 42s bales against G,34i,412 for the
corresponding time Of last season. Stocks
at United States ports this day are 400, 1S2,
against 45j,547 this dag last week, and
I52,SS9 for the same day OF last year. Ex-
ports for the six days since Friday amount
10 G2 293 bales against ll.705 for the cor
responding time OF last year.
The proportions Of the foreign exports
coupled with the domestic demand can but
make the outlook gratifying Even with
tine Increased acreage considered, II is
doubtful il the production TINT The most
favorable conditions will lead 20 can he
computed to snrpass the consumption which
tho needs Of the world win require. The
South was q heavy buyer In New York
Yesterday aud New orleans was good
buyer on October.
The, following weather adyices were re
Austin. Raining hard here"
Cameron. Good rain here"
Temple Good shower here"
Good rain at Gstesvile. Looks Ike rain
at Waco. Raining at San Antonio,
New orleaus-Map shows generally clear
weather In belt except in West Texas
where # is cloudy Following rains re-
ported: Wilmington. oS; Jacksonville .54;
Sew Orleans, a. Galveston, o., Corpus
christi, IS; san Antonio, l.42.
The range OF prices At New York aud
New Orleans for the active months was
MS follows.
New York Omen High, Low. Closed.
August 49,. T.!l,T5 SO 10 772.7S
New Orleans
August 800. 7o4 7.o6 7se 7.s6s7
IRREGULAR VALUES nv NEW YORK.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

and the White House may take novel inter
est later In the their parents believe
allowing children all reasonable Indulgence.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
QUEEN OF THE GYPSlES.
M1NcrN,A AND THE SMALL COMMUNITY
OVER WHICH SHE RULES 1NFLU-
ENcEp BY MODERN PROGRESS.

Mineenia. Queen of the Gypsies, part of whose
tribe has encainped for many summers In BROOK
Iyn has broken camp and gone into winter quar-
ters With the rest of the world these wanderers
have felt the influence of modern progress. and
instead OF living the year around in the open air.
as did their ancestors, the camp is now only the
summer home while the first frost finds the
women sheltered in big fathouses in the cities,
where tent fittings and furniture adapted to
spend the winter ION the road trading horses.
Queen Mingenia deplores the change wrought
among her people and ascribes it to book learn
ing" which. she says always spoils the gift OF
telling" She. herself, she expresses it, does
not know two letters In a book, and the old
Egyptian power of dvination is, in consequence,
hers
One of twenty-one children all born and reared
in tents Queen Mngenia resents any sign or
change among her people, and recalls with regret
the old days when the tent the only shelter
throughout the year 'Gypsies will soon live in
houses" she says. "and the old life will be for
gotten. The young folks getting ashamed or
their parents ways and the tribes are growing
smaller and smaller. / afraid Of no kinds OF
weather / am afraid of nothing. l have been In
all parts of this country. In South America and
the British Isles and met with an accident.
Oh for the old days. when we travelled by day
through the Western plains and over the Eastern
hills! There was always plenty OF old wood to be
picked up along the way and the evening drew
on we would throw our cooking camp down. set
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

with a decided point in front and with any
Deep lace collars are worn with basques Of this
sort, and handsome buttons make an appropriate
point now; this seems be the modish shape. al
Ga rhe IS say ny nn the
form Waists were IL danger Of becoming so long
The tailors are making all their gowns with short
Skrts ai that Is SIX skirts is Just clearing the ground
ffencn women have never worn the rainy day
a woman in a short skirt without the accompa ami
ment Of a bicycle would cause unpleasant com
Inent There are perhaps. two reasons for this
!, French FIRE woman Sa1 never goes out on rainy day
But she e hep & II ana Saos M ns aTe ehedp IN Paris
which is a different thing from lifting one Of or
skirts wors this WnteT rGie VIII Probably De no long
There is certain soft but heavy silk marked off
m0dsh me, It Is oftenest seen in black and white
turned out by Well known tailor Consists Of 's
skirt Of black cloth made with two nounces, each
SIX Of This variety The same sk is used for the
a belt sS sad n
m % 'front.' II s se set 3 i the % hips lips ts to make s
ns ass nsrf rs q s fbs aref
The new Wosls have often long hairs on the sur
A decided novelty is a soft wool. sort OF zi6ene.
With WITH, iny threads falling from T. and holding
b,asgnes and Louis XIV coats. with plain stuff for
KID is used TO trim many gowns in the way of
reyers cuffs belt and stitched bands. new belt
ton, not dress button OF course. but made
expressly Tor this purpose Another novelty in
belt fastenings Is of an ridescent steel that in
blue -
A lot Of buttons are used. In fact. the new long
coats demand handsome buttons They enani-
elied, Enclosed In gold and silver rims, or are
made or miniatures and semi-precous stones The
dressmakers are using, WELL tiny buttons no
aigger than spansies generally made of black silk.
insss, combined with certain Nat black silk
braid, make a fashionas1e trimming Braiding is
Hsh lys1 pssa bey but xods i sray silk braid gold and
Skirts seem as close as possible about the hips.
put ever so many pieated skirts seen In
fact the seneral shape of the skir; has hardly
altered. but It ts often built in two parts-bot IA
nounces shaped to fare excessively.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
oy "PrSByyG" FRESHNEN.

Some of the Greek letter societies in the wom-
ems colleges are trying to suppress the practice of
rushing" the freshmen into membership An Of
acer of a prominent society is quoted saying
thai tha new students ought to have chance to
look about them and find out which fraternity
would be most congenial. Under the present sys-
tenn IL is objected, the freshmen are urged to
pledge themselves to one or another IN otaer 10
swell the numbers OF rival fraternites. with the
raspt ,ba, grind" societies get members who are
fond OF fun and the more social find themselves
with serious and studiors sisters. who really be-
long the .grnds . ..,.,.
It is suggested therefore. that the fraternities
discuss the question this year, with vie" 70 ue-
Gliding before next year that no members VIII pe
pledged until near the end of the first term Gamma
phi Beta OF Syracuse University, has sent ous a
circular to this effect. -. 4,
The mems fraternties, 1t is said. are IN favor OF
the idea as they have often suffered from Ha',ns
admitted members who afterward proved 10 oe oe-
'c~r ~. . q ndard set BY the society.
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married In 1878 to Bernard. hereditary prince OF
Saxe-Meininsen. and has no children The castle
will involve considerable expenditure il properly
kept up. and has already cost small fortune. IL
was the object Of special care with the Empress
and Is beautifully situated.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

DoAPADoURS. pleated ctildren's dresses and dress
Il pleatins pccordlon. side. and fancy peatinsa
Mall. - ". laath-st.
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STATUE TO WOMAN SOLDIER.

The statue to a woman soon to be unveiled in ST.
Petersburg is erected In memory of the courageous
Nadeyda Dourovna who entered the Russian army
in 1906. Disgusting herself man. She was at
first known among the soldiers by the name of
Sokolon. and although her identity was soon dis
covered she was allowed to remain In the army
for eleven years. pressing was the need for
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

soldiers The Gar Alexander I. became much in
terested in her comforting upon her conrnis-
sion in the regiment of Hussars- At her earnest
under which she distinction. and she nnaAy
received the decoration of the Cross or 81. George
When she retired she held the rank OF captain Her
last years were passed quietly at home Dying az
the age of eghty-three years. she was nonored
with military funeral and was buried in the uni
form OF the I4itovsh Dragons