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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05
BROWN CLOTH TAILOR MADE GOWN.
Woman's Odd Little y
Ways.
BY TABITHA sOURGRAPEs.

en- shelf does not strike at all. but
ticks with a wheeling and grooming of
its inward parts that denote immeas-
urable intensity of unlubricated ag-
ony.
Last of all is the great Dutch
grandfather's clock down in the hall.
and it never moves at all. 1t is a
splendid old thing. that Dutch clock.
but there it stands, it's gilded face
looking down month after month, it's
lifeless fingers stretched forth in
dumb protest against such a fine
piece of machinery being owned by a
woman.
Most girls have watches given to
them on their eighteenth birthday or
some other birthday. given by their
fond fathers in the forlorn hope that
it will make them systematic. They
wear the watches to average a week.
keeping them wound up that long.
Then the powerful feminine mind
gives UP the struggle. After they are
married and have families of their
own they give the watch to baby to
play with. Baby pulls off the charms
and snaps the chain or hammers to-
gether the watch and papa's shaving
cup and breaks both watch and cup.
At spasmodic intervals a lady winds
her watch and sets it going. If it
gain twenty minutes day or lose
seven minutes and a half. it is all one
to her. What does a little eccentric
ity of timekeeping matter2 1t would
not occur to her to open the case.
shove the regulator this way or that
and watch day by day till she
steadies its .action-no, not in a gem
Grafton. Ask her what hour it is by
her timepiece. and she obligingly tells
you at once, adding always smilingly:
Il don't think my watch Is more
than half an hour out of the way"
Never depend on a woman's watch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

hat and a long, f1oppy coat. From the
tall bean pole to the little sawed
off, it was the same style and
strange to say, it seemed to be equally
becoming to both the extreme types
If this continues, the streets this fall
will present a monotonous appearance.
Can't some designer get up another
style of dressing equally fascinating?
Speaking of polo, did you ever see
such a craze? Nearly every decent
man of my acquaintance has fallen I'M
der the influence. I don't know wheth-
er it's because it's an expensive game
that it appeals to our male snobs or
whether it's really as much fun as they
pretend. Anyway, L know one thing
it spoils a man. He would rather play
his old polo for hours-nay, days-at
stretch than talk to the most attractive
girl that ever breathed. He is always
using horsy expressions in his CONVEX
sation, such as Get upi' and Back
out of thisi' When you want him to
dance, he invariably has a stiff shout
der or a lame knee or his pony has
thrown him and he goes hobbling
around with the most ungainly gait
imaginable. When you do get hold of
him in corner, he goes to sleep, and
his excuse is, Il played such a beastly
hard game this afternoon, d6nt you
know" Oh, think polo is horridI
I wish we girls could play
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05
WHITE SERGE.

1t is astonishing how much white
serge is to be seen at the present mo-
ment. 1t almost seems as IL the ever
lasting navy blue had been entirely
overlooked in the making of outing
frocks. Is this due to skilled art clean
ers? There is no denying that white
serge, which does not stand the tub
bling meelxly endured by white muslin
or drill. does not stand the action of
dust and wear like navy serge.
White is very delightful, but 1t Is
only to be recommended for the rich.
A navy skirt, clean looking and well
brushed, is preferable to the smartest
white serge spotted with grease and
with a big black mark or two athwart
the folds. White. except as a shirt OF
baby frock. is not economical for beach
wear. Our old friend. navy serge. is
quite unsurpassed for rough wear at
the seaside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

enc Is 4nNarlAolF surprised Young man
was corralled and that during one
short walk she practically proposed to
him three times. As for the other girls.
they nearly killed themselves trying to
get up counter attractions, and one of
them scored quite a hit by keeping
young Morgan in a dark corner on the
piazza all the evening under pretense
of reading his palm
AS for the girl who broke her en-
gagement, she spoke her mind to a
choice group of friends. why, do you
think wouldn't give up Jack for fell
low with all those millions? He'd drop
me like a shot, too. if he could get
woman like that Whereupon my
dear old friend excIaims, ''Horriblel"
and wants to know if there are no such
things as love matches nowadays.
answer her yes. but that they occur
mostly among the poor. which is only
too true
Why is it that the girls on this side
of the water have such unyouthfully
shrewd faces if it isn't because of this
perpetual scheming to settle them
selves well in ife2 Over in Europe
they manage things so as to save ap-
pearances at least The mother does
the scheming, and the daughter re-
mains in the background. with sweet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

III SIDE from those admirable la
Ia dies, the schoolfnistresses Sour
grapes has known just one
woman who kept her watch
going-kept it going, too, so that it
showed the correct time. But she
was young lady who could take
bicycle apart and put it together
again in better running order than it
was before, so small achievement
like keeping her watch sane and reg
ular was to be expected of her. 1t is
proof of a high order of intellect in a
woman to wind her watch or clock
regularly and hold it in steady jog,
neither too fast nor too slow.
But woman, the sex, is a failure as
a timekeeper-
There are, let US say, four ladies in
house. Each has a clock in her
room, and one of them has two
clocks. These tick internationally
when the lady thinks to wind them
They face each other, half an hour
apart. When the bronze clock strikes
IL, the china clock shows quarter
past IL, and when the china clocks
hands get together at the top and 1t
chimes out the noon hour the cuckoo
clock in the next room has sung out
IL and is near the quarter stretch on
the down grade. These ladies' time
pieces strike II at intervals of from
nine to twelve minutes apart, the first
one half an hour before II. the last
one thirteen minutes past, and not one
of them hits the real hour. The four
clocks are also subject to a strange
alteration of mind concerning what
hour they shall signal. The cuckoo
strikes l when it means IL. and the
bronze clock IL when it means IL. The
china clock agrees with the bronze in
striking an hour late, and these are the
only two that agree in anything. The
pert little dollar clock upon the kitch-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

] S ! !
" N accomplished society lady
became so reduced in circum-
stances that she could no lon
f ger be content in the station
whereunto she was born, for
she had not money to main
tain it,. She could not for
moment contemplate the learning of
trade or going into a shop. Either plan
would have been such a shock to her
Gentility that she, Miss Formaday
could scarcely have survived 1T anu
might soon have gone into decline
had she attempted it. In her af1uent
years Miss Formaday was accustomed
to take her maid with her when she
went to the bank to draw her quarterly
allowance in order that Suzanne might
count the dingy bills and carry them
home. 81 never touch the stuff, ex-
planned Miss Formaday., But now, now,
even dirty money would have been bet
ter than no money at ALL Cash she
must have, even though she had TO
earn it. Death would be preferable to
earning money, of course, but MISS
Formaday was comparatively healthy,
and there was no way out of life short
of suicide, and that was not to be
thought of because it was not good
form.
Cash she must have. At first she tried
making lace on the sly for the woman
exchange, using a fictitious name 10
dispose of her goods But she founo
out quite accidentally that society Ia
dies frequently made their own lace,
also on the sly. Then she essayed
lady finger cake and folderols, again
under a fictitious name. but she would
have stood a fair chance of starving to
death on her own lady fingers had she
not adopted as a temporary expedlent
the plan of visiting her former friends
.-s'boarding around the vulgar would
have called it. But Miss Formally
was a refined woman. SO she called it
visiting
The saddest fact connected with her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

tom. this adopting one particular flow
er, and most fashionable women fol-
low it, only not all of them on such an
elaborate scale.
I can't help being struck by the gar
iShness of the golf clothes the girls are
wearing here. o golf, how many
crimes are committed in thy name.
There isn't one complexion in twenty
that can stand Il combination of red
and green, particularly brick red and
green. One of the most stylish girls 1
know has a blouse waist of golf green
with stitched front of vivid red, and
across this vest the fronts OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

blouse are held together by five links
composed of two gilt golf buttons and
a small length of gilt chain To my
costume. And wish you could see her
ored Then there is another girl who
has red coat with a yellow velvet col
lar Those colors are bad enough in
coats, but at the last tournament girl
appeared in a long, red cheviot dress
trimmed with stitched belt and collar
of green. 1t was considered extra
smart too felt like quoting to her
the old golf adage which refers to the
colors of the balls:
Red on green should meier be seem
It's funny, too, but the very girl VINO
ecIipses herself with a bricky coat is
the one who when in town will ransack
a ribbon counter to find a shade of pink
pale enough not to be trying to her
complexion.
Yesterday a good many of US went to
see a game of polo. There We're some
very stunning gowns worn by the spec
tators. One girl-a tall, willowy thing
with a lot of copper cOlored halr-hau
on a gown of the coarsest wool mop
sacking By this mean that the mesh
was coarse The goods itself was ex-
tremely light weight and worked beau
tifully into the accordion plalts IN
which the skirt was laid. The waist
was also plated, and it bloused ootn
front and back. The entire gown was
trimmed with bands of heavy RUSSIAN
lace run through, after the fasnlon 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

vases of her
favorite roses
strewn through
her house ev-
erywhere with
the exception
of the sleeping
room s. only
one variety is
used and the
flowers are re-
newed every
day to insure
freshness. The
roses fill the
house with a
de1ic tie fra
GRANGE which
clings to ev-
erything. It's
a pretty GUS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

a general about
to do battle,
she set to work
TO in t h e
magic name of
Morgan for her
daughter The
latter promptly
announced that
she was no lon
ger en- ga ge d,
and in spite of
the despairing
protests of her
fance she en-
tered the lists.
It appears that
be tive en- the
m h err and
d ug liter the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

beading, Will
bronze velvet
ri b b on. Inc
stitched girdle,
which gave the
customary long
point in front,
was of bronze
panne. Ecru
gowns w t h
u C h e s of
bronze velvet
are, by the
way, among the
latest things.
Looking over
the crowd, it
did seem to me
that every 9TH
er girl had on
a GaiuSbOrOugh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05
Az &f4
Westchester. N. z.
westchester, N. z.

Hats made to represent one large
flower in muslins and diaphanous ma
terials are pretty for the wee belle
Many mothers elect to dress their little
girls entirely in white. even to the par
Rzol.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

the middle OF September At a certain
hotel there has been quite a feverish
gayety, not due to any entertainments,
however, but to the coming of one
young man-Pierpont Morgan's neph-
ew- have it from friend of mine.
dear old lady who is staying there,
that the scramble for young Morgan's
millions was nothing short of scan
dalous.
The society leader of the place sud
denly "braced up" as the saying is,
and, with look in her eye like that of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

ELL, tomorrow I return to
the dear old town. and I'm
not sorry either. Take 1t
all in all, this has been a
short season, especially
for the mountain places,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

I accomplished society lady
became so reduced in circum-
stances that she could no lon
ger be content in the station
whereunto she was born, for
she had not money to main
-....alll MT f4al.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05

III SIDE from those admirable Ia
~ dies, the schoolnistresses, Sour
~ grapes has known just one
,r-,r,,n Z, r.rfnn lent 1na1. wa tcl1
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
WATCH OF 1927 FOUND.


Recalls the Days of Van Twiller. Gov
 ernor of the New Netherlands.
 Essex, Conn, Jan 29.--Antiquarians are engaged in examining a watch found yesterday on Poverty island at the mouth of the Connecticut river, hy Hub Gillnrd. clam digger and vender. The watch Is a large silver one, to which was attached @ long. heavy chain, both ends of which are fast in ring. Five inches above the fasten- ing of one end the chain had been cat nearly in two.
 The outside of the watch appears to have been nicely engraved, but on the side which lay uppernost the design cannot be made out, as the action of the water and sand has made the plate as smooth as ice. On the inside of the outer case Is engraved q name. which cannot be made out, and the date, 1927.
 Whether this really is an old relic, and marks the scene of an accident or tragedy probably never will be known. It is a fact, however, that in 1882 Hans Eencluys of the famous West India company, landed at the mouth of the Connecticut and purchased q point of land from the natives and erected there the arros of the state general of the Netherlands, his object being to ob- tain for the company the trade of the river valley, plan which Van Twiller, governor of the New Netherlands. car ried out on q greater scale the follow ing year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
A CHINESE TRAP.

Seattle, Wash, Jan 2o.--Advices from the Orient brought by the United States transport Arab, give remark able story of vengeance meted out to q Chinese who informed the foreign troops of hidden treasures of G17,O00 in small town twenty miles from Pekin. On nearing the village the Chinese was sent ahead of the expedi- ton. which number about twenty five men under the British colonel Tul- lock, to prepare the villagers When the gold hunters arrived they found the head of their informer in bag and the villagers made other manifestation of their hostility to the troops. Rein forcements were sent for and in the meantime the troops biyouacked in the village pawnsnops. The treasure is still hidden.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
fttf1 
 on the
 Bicycle,

Of course We cannot sell the sams make of bicycle to every one. People have different ideas as to construction, finish. etc, and also some want cheap CT models. For this reason. after careful inspection of many makes. we added the famous PIERCE wheel to our line and after results have mora than repaid our confidence in the in- tegrity of the George N. Pierce Co of Buffalo, N. Y. as builders of f1rst-class bicycles. THEY STOOD THE TESTs and this year we are gratiied to find that there are many people who will ride no other wheel. They know the proper material Is used and this, cou- pied with scientific construction. all backed by the strongest kind of guarantee. makes Pierce selling easy. For the benefit of some who may not have read our previous ads We repe4t "DON'T EXPERIMENT" Ride . tried and true Pierce"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
IN A LAND or PLEHTY.
Two People Allowed to .stArve to
 Death in New Haven;


 Death in New Haven;
 New Haven. Jan 29.-A pathetic case of death from destitution was, dis covered on Quinnipiac street last even ing. Sitting in a chair in the poverty stricken room in which she and her son had lived, Mrs Elvira Eyarts, 10 years of age, was found dead. .z
 Close beside her, lying upon a sofa, was her only son, Charles Evarts, 45 years of age. in an unconscious scondi- tion. The son did not regain con- sciousness after he was discovered, and died within an hour. The doctors who were called in say the mother and son died from starvation
 They had been in terribly straitened circumstances, and had been too proud to accept aims. They came of an old New Haven family, but through misfortune had lost all, and the son had finally become unable to work. Neither the mother nor the son had been seen for several days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
PUBLISHERS IN SESSION.
Addresses Were Delivered by Editors
 Wells and Osborn.

Hartford. Jan 29.-At the annual meeting of the Connecticut Ed itorial association. held at tine Allyn house yesterday afternoon, about twenty members were present. After dinner, which was served in the large dining room of the hotel, the business meeting was held in one of the. private parlors. These officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, c. E. Perkins, Hartford Times; secretary and treasurer, E. S. Ella. Manchester Herald: vice-presidents. T. F. Rady, Rockville Journal; E. H. Crosby, Manchester Herald; C. H. Scholey of Guilforu, Shore Line Times; N. ". Kennedy, Day vile Observer: c. A. Kirt- land, Deep River Era: John $. Jones. Westport, Westporter Herald; Henry R. Jones, New Hartford, Fri bune
 Messrs H. R. Jones and Sharp were Appointed delegates to the national convention to be held at Buffalo in Jones were appointed alternates. Treasurer Ella reporter 8 balance of $31-44.
 Messrs Jones of New Hartford and vai1 of Wfnsted were appointed com mittee to prepare suitable resolutions on the death of the late B. W. Naples of Norwalk, and. to send an engrossed copy to his family. Colonel ". G. Os- bqeu of the New Haven Register. ThQmes Dudley Wells of the Hartford FVt and ". F. Greasy of Bristol were e3qcted to membership.
 ; Xe delegates present then listened 3e a1drestes by Editor Wells Of the
 n3130Fd Post and Editor Osborn of sA63 2nW HAven Rn01efor
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
H HAR'|l||'||IllC'S Boston DOC Store
 72-74 SOUTH MAIN ST. Metal Dolls Heads.

The Minerva" Indestructible Dolls Heads, made of sheet brass. will stand any amount of hard usage, and yet retain their shape and attractiveness. Of course the price is higher than that of the China or Bisque Head, but the difference Is more than made up in the increased durability. A careful examinatio will at once disclose the many advantages these heads have over all other kinds of dolls heads.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
COMPANY WITH s5oo.ooo CAPITAL

Cleveland, O., Jan 2o.-A number of capitalists of this city met last night and formed a company with Q capital stock of $500,OO0, which is to quarry Autograph stone in one of the south western states and bring 1t here to be sawed and dressed. The capital stock has been wholly subscribed and site has been chosen for the plant that Is to be erected. The Cleveland people own GOO acres of land in which there are rich deposits of the stone. The deposit, which is the only one in the United States, Is of high grade. Here tofore all Autograph stone used in the world has come from Bavaria.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
TIMELY TOPICS

That big shoe sale now going on at J. G. Jackie x Sons. 1915 Bank street, Is drawing big crowds. Shoes are being sold very cheap.
 Those suits are marked down to S15 at J. B. Mullings,s simply because he is determined not to carry them over. .-ez rr
 Compare those prices of Currans' with others and see if you cannot save money in your trading. -.,~
 If you want to live at one-half the usual. cost get your groceries at the White-Simmons Go. Fine stock of or anges. i-.
 Don't cry about poor business, but turn to and keep 1t lively. That Is keeps hustling. ... -- -.
 If it's clothing bargains you are looking for then read the Outlet them. .-
 It is none too early to think of your bicycle for the coming season. E. F. McEvoy has all the best makes.
 Reid & Hughes's eleventh annual sale opens at 9 o'clock tomorrow. Every department will be affected by tue cut III prices, uTeSS SOouS as WEI as domestics and notions.
 Lucy & Fitzgerald will open a $15,- GOO sale of shoes tomorrow morning. Ladies' and children's shoes will be a feature of this sale.
 Read A. F. Cowles's prices on hats, children's toques and Tam O'Shanters. Money saved by buying now.
 All dress Things marked down to almost half price at Miller & Peck's. French hair cloth 15c, silesia 9Ac.
 Large stock of brushes received by the Ziglatzki- Marks Co. Martins brushes the best. Every one war ranted
 Those overcoats and raglans that have been $15 at the Upson, Singleton Co.'S are now marked down to- $9.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
DIsTRICT OF WATERBURY. ss Probate

nIsTRICT OF WATERBURY. sS Probate DCouru Jan 18th |. .nl .H-
 Estate Of Margaret Harty late of Water- bury in said district. deceased
 Upon the application Of Joseph A. Cutler, ,ad- min4strator, praying for authorty to sell land belonging to said estate viz; one parcel of land situated on the westerly side of South Leonard Street, commencing at a point on Leonard St where the land of the grantorS cThe Fourth National Bank and Edith J. Alltng) joins the land of Turner & Filleg. thence running west erly oae hundred and twentv-five Q25) feet in line of land of Turner & Filley. thence north eriy fifty (5O) feet more or less in line of 2rantors land thence easterly one hundred and twenty-five Q25) feet in line Of of Napoleon Des Jardin, thence southerly fifty (5O) feet in line of South Leonard Street to polnt of be- ginning.
 Also certain piece of land situated on the westerly side of south Leonard-Street sxten- sion tso calIed) and belng lot No "A showing on map of property of Turner Filley, per application on file more fully appears. 1t is
 ORDERED. that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Water bury h said District. on the 3ist day of Jan. A D. 1901 ats o'clock ill the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said applica- ton and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing the sane1 time in some news paper having circulation in said district.
 By Order of the ourt
 James J. Cassin, Clerk
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

Racine. Wis, Ian 2o.-The body Of Francis L. Hawson, one of the most ptpmlnent masie3ans Aud band ilkaders jn this s4ate. wAs found npon side- walk neAr &be scufhefn ttnita of this city The easase nk his death is mys- ,tery. The pt1s3e3An6 who o'were called Lave besp atla ta sdeel3e n to the taage v Al IT. Ell Ae-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
FOR SALE

A cosy one-family House on Glen Ridge street, just of Gen. tral avenue, on very easy terms. Price S3.5OO. Money to loan on real estate at lowest rates.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
Ik YES1NEHT FRQP[RTYI

located ell orange slret; 3-family .ous' ,. contains al modern improve. S3o per month: reasonable nmo1nr uoWh; price $4,00O. This will pay you larger per cent on your money 'nan bank interest Look this us
 LANG AND PIELAS.
 125 Bank, Street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
xI,lsp HryDnRsoN's FUNERAL.

564 0q the death Of Corporal .N Atndsfeon, the captain of III Indoor bAse ball team,
 Eoe3ddy npaEning frem tho
 n 41esAttun WAs per
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
A GERMAN BANK FAILS.

Berlin, Jan 29.--At a meeting of the shareholders of the Deutsche Grunds- chuld bank to-day, it was voted that the institution go into liquidation.