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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-15
Dress Goods
Department
Main Floor, Tenth Street
Displaying, as Now Shown id
the Paris Shops,
High
Textiles

For Spring Wedding Gowns, and
fashionable fabrics adaptable for
promenade, driving, church,
street, calling, shopping, and tray.
cling purposes.
a liberal representation from
Paris, London, Manchester, Glas-
gov, and Berlin.
Elegance = exclusiyeness - tho
varied beauty-thoughts from the
worlds great om-masters and
color wizards.
Specially foremost among tho
fayorites are the delightfully."- soft
clinging fabrics, including Bare
ges, Voiles, Crepes, Crepe de
Chimes, Mousselines, Nuns Veil
ings, Poplin Tissues, Batistes, Eft
amines, Albatross, and the like,
some as sheer and clinging as
wells.
And the medium-priced dress
goods are especially worthy of
mention, as they have followed the
dictates of Paris more closely than
ever and are shown in vast va
riety of new cOlorings aud eff
fects.
All-wool Albatross. in cream and the
delicate shadings of blue, pink grey. Law
ender, old rose. and red; 50 and 40 inches
wide.
soc and 75c the yard.
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THE LEITER-EDDY BETRoTHAL
Friends of the Young Couple Credit
the RuInOrs.

CHICAGO. April H.-Rumors from the
East that Miss Daisy Letter and Spencer
Eddy have become engaged to be married
were denied yesterday by Mr.. Eddy $
father, Augustus N Eddy.
Despite Mr.. Eddy's denial, there are
friends of Miss Letter and young Mr.. Eddy
who recall the long and fast friendship of
these young people, and are inclined 10
give credence 10 the rimor.
Mr.. Eddy Is one of the secretaries of the
American Embassy at Paris. The story
goes that the engagement was formed
without consulting the elder Mr.. EDDY.
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While the German Ambassador, Herr
ION Holleben, is abroad on his vacation
the Embassy will be removed to Man
chester by the Sea. Mass. Count Quadt,
the First Secretary. will accompany his
wife to Italy the latter part Of this month.
He will then call on his Government in
Berlin, and on his return he and the
other attaches of the Embassy will estab-
lish themselves in bachelor quarters at
Manchester by the Sea.
The Spanish Legation VIII also be sta
toned at this resort during the summer
months.
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The Spanish Minister and the Duchess
de ARGOS. Mrs. Henry c. Perkins, and
Mrs John Davis were among those giving
dinners Saturday night.
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$1.00 the yard.

Silk and Wool Sublime, delightfully."- soft
and light in texture, and looks like silk
pink. light blue, silver grey. lavender, old
rose, reseda, cardinal. and marine bluei
80 inches wide
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-15
$1.00 the yard.

Silk and Wool Lansdowne This charm
ing fabric will be more popular than ever
for spring and summer. A complete line
of shades now displayed consisting OF
cream. light blue, pink. lavender. light
grey, light and medium shades OF tan,
old rose, maize. and navy; 40 inches wide
S1.25 the yard.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-15

Atwood Camers Hair Grenadine. in
all the new shadings of grey, tan, green.
and blue: AZ inches wide
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Mrs. Pinchot, of New York. who has
been making quite visit TO her son here
will sail for Europe next week TO be alb
sent all summer.
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$3.50 the yard.

Silk and Wool Eolisnne. a beautiful,
sheer fabric; A inches wide.
$3.50 the yard.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Sonora Azpiroz win give luncheon on
Thursday.
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The japanese Minister and Madame Ia.
kahira will entertain at dinner tonight.
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MaEaR.Eas

Malaria means bad air; bad air means poisoned
air. breathing poisoned air poisons the system.
Doctors call this Malaria II is an nsidious poison.
1t affects every part OF the system. 1t affects the
strong and healthy as we'll as the weak and debili-
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No one has 10 suppose which is the best beer
for Heurics Maerzen, Senate, and Lager lead
all Others. Phone West 81 Arlington Bottlng
Co.. for a case.
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Minister Wu has gone TO Atlantic City
10 spend a few days with his wife and
little son, who have been there some
time.
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Mrs. Selfridge and the Misses Selfridge.
wife and daughters of Commander Rus
sell Selfridge. L. S N. expect to spend
the summer in California.
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All-wool Satin-inish Prunella Cloth, in
tans, greys, and blues and cream; 45
INCHES wide.
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soc and 75c the yard.

Atwood Henrietta, beautiful silk finish.
in exquisite shades of blue. pink. laven-
der. old rose, red and bluet: 45 inches
wide.
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75c the yard.

Atwood Foule. soft like a flannel. but
made with a decided twill. in a complete
line of the new shadings; 40 inches wide.
75c the yard.
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Mrs Thomas c. Bourne. 2027 Hillyer
Place. is entertaining Capt. and Mrs. VIII
liam r. Bourne.
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DR.. Wilde, the Argentine Minister, ac-
companied by his secretary, Senior Del
viso, left Washington Saturday for New
York. lie will sail on April is for his
new post al Brussels. Senior Delviso will
return to Washington and act as Charge
q Affaires of the Legation.
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Dotted Crepe Barege. soft, clinging
fabric with tiny shimmering dots Of silk;
40 inches wide.
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$3.50 the yard.

Silk and Wool Poplin Tissue. in deli
cate standings of grey, tan, blue, hello
trope, and green, ~ inches wide.
$500 the yard.
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May Designer,
Patterns and
Fashion Sheets.

The Standard Fashion Sheet may be had
for the asking; the Designer costs 10c a
COPY. 81 a year: subscription orders taken
at the department. The May patterns
the new styles in tangible form
they are strictly zap to date, perfect TT
ting. and so simple that the least expert
enced can understand them. Prices SC.
Zoe. 15c, 20c, and &c.
Pattern Department-FirstF Floor.
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Dzffy'e Pure
Maff Ws,fskey

has n matchless record of
nearly half a century as
the greatest remedy ever
discovered for the cure
Ioe malaria II cures he
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tatcd. II can be eitectu-
ally and permanently
driven out only by The use
tof an absolutely pure al
scoholic stimuIant.
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Silk and Wool Crepe Barge. a delight
fully soft. light. clinging fabric, in all of
the fashionable spring colors; Al inches
wide.
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$3.50 the yard.

Panne Crepe de Chine. One of the new
est of the many new soft fabrics Deli
cate shades of grey, green and French
blue. 81 inches wide
S2.I5 the yard.
First floor. Tenth Street.
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$1.25 the yard.
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First floor. Tenth Street
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-10
). q. SUMMERS, Notre Dame, Ind, u. S. A.

tell you" said the head of the shoe de-
partment in a large city establishment.
that rubber overshoes have gone out OF
style, and that no well-dressed man or
woman wears them nowadays. Well. from
his Point OF view the man IS right. His
customers have substituted extra heavy
and cork-soled shoes, and inasmuch as
the people do not tramp about the streets
much I'm rain, snow and slush the heavy
shoes are a good substitute. Even the
people who tramp over a golf course i'm
had weather rarely think of wearing rub
Der shoes. ard many who would like TO do
so fear that their friends would ridicue
them If they did, and so get their feet
damp and grin and bear it. These people
all have many pairs OF shoes at home, and
can well afford to sneer at the people
who wear gums But the general public
has only one pair OF shoes apiece, and
that pair must be kept dry; and for that
reason moro rubber shoes are sold now
than ever before, although shoes are
made heavier than ever and the demand
for waterproof goods Is increasing ev-
cry day. Last year we had comparative
~ little snow and sush and consequently
the sale or rubber shoes fell Off This
year has been n poor one thus far but
when real bad weather sets in let the
man who says that rubbers' are out OF
date watch the people who walk on
Broadway and he win find that nearly all
wear rubber overshoes, and those who
do not, If they are not cranks on the sub
ject wish they did"
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than by the explanation that such
structure embodies more piles than could
be carried in a dozen Of the largest sail
ing vessels.
The great object of the raft Of either
kind is a saving in freight charges, and
the giant floating bundle of piles accom-
plshes this to perfection. The entire cost
Of constructing one of the biggest RATS
does not exceed 5000, and this In spite
Of the fact that it keeps a force OF a
dozen men busy for four months and &C.
casionally for double that length of time.
The secret of the wonderful economy is
, found i'm the fact that the item of labor
constitutes almost the sole expense. The
only other items of consideration are
found in the first cost of the cradle and
the purchase price for about a mile of
the heaviest iron chain.
OF course, the handling Of the raft dur
ing it's sea Journey is the ticklish part
of the whole contract. A heavy gale
may separate the great, unwieldy mass
from its powerful little monitors, the
tugs, when 1t is, of course, at the mercy
of wind and wave. Or the terrible might
of the waves, which the strongest struc-
ture OF human hands cannot resist, may
disrupt the bound logs and resolve the
great craft into its original elements.
Such a catastrophe means peril to every
vessel along that stretch OF coast A
G0-foot log flung endwise against the
side OF a ship by a great wave will go
through steel as a bullet goes through
paper. Because of this there has been
MOI a little agitation among shipowners
against this type OF raft. There was an
especial cry OF protest when one Of the
largest RATS was disrupted AT sea a year
or so ago, but no active steps have ever
been taken 90 restrict their construction.
The first lumber raft ever constructed
encountered a severe gale while on hef
way 10 San Francisco ana broke squire
In two. but the tugs which were towing
the mass, after "a severe struggle, Hue-
oeedod in getting both sections into port
and that. too, with the loss ~ very M
Significant part 81 the lumber
Ia IL seldom that raft b. torn 81
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hne lines of iron present a very strange
appearance, towering above the level of
the adjacent dock and stretching away
IKE an almost endless series OF horizontal
bars, such as acrobats perform on. But
as the pile of lumber mounts higher and
nigner within the cage the sharper lines
are obliterated until there is no reminder
of them left, save the bolt-heads cropping
out OF the top of the compact mass.
Sometimes nearly 200 of these iron veins
pierce the anatomy of a raft. They could
support the heaviest vessel that ever
sailed the seas without straining their
capacity, and yet they are permitted to
do but a portion of the work of support
ing this mountain OF lumber, The sea, in
which the raft is submerged 20 two-thirds
of its hight, has the major part of the
task. 1t is when riotous seas break
against the raft and tumble the giant
block of wood this way and that, as
though it were a child's toy craft, that
the muscles of iron must needs tighten
their hold upon the mass.
To the eye of the unprofessional oh
server the log RATS which are nodded
on the Pacific Slope are even more inter-
esting than the lumber structures just
described. Certainly the method OF build
ing them is stranger. Instead of growing
in the water like some colossal specimen
of aqueous vegetation, these log RATS
come into being in what are aptly called
cradles" A cradle bears a very
striking resemblance to the framework of
a modern ship as it stands on the stocks
with ribs and backbone exposed awaiting
the putting in place of the plates which
are to sheath it. From this monster bed
by the sea the completed raft must be
launched, just as would a ship. A fairly
representative log raft is fully 625 feet
in length, at least So feet wide and nearly
two score feet from the top to the bot
tom. 1t can only be fioated where the
water is at least twenty-five feet deep; in
other words, 1t can only enter harbors
which are capable of accommodating the
largest battleships. These ponderous
cigar-shaped masses, which would strong
iy remind one of the odd "whaebacks" OF
the Great Lakes were it not that they
set so much lower in the water, are built
after method followed nowhere else on
earth, which represents the fruit of more
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nothing more or less than one of the
great lumber RATS of that locality which
had broken away from its attendant tug
and was being blown about by the storm
Its drift accounted for the varying local
tiles in which the supposed islands were
located by the sailors. The moving fig
ures were the raftsmen When the storm
abated the raft, with it's crew, was
brought safe to port.
These RATS of the Pacific coast are as
big as small islands. They are the big
gest navigable craft in the world, and
they travel towed by laboring tugs, from
Puget sound to San Francisco. Soon, it
is expected, trans-oceanic raft travel will
be inaugurated, as a contract has been
entered into for the construction of a log
raft to go from the Pacific coast to Japan.
1t will be towed by a powerful towing
steamer, or tug, of the type in common
service on the Great Lakes, and its own
ers have no doubt of it's ability to make
the voyage.
Two distinct types of raft. the lumber
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For sale at all frst-class dry goods stores.

pieces. Often. when attacked by high
wind and sea, the tug. or tugs, will cut
loose, keeping in sight of the raft until
moderating weather makes it safe for
them to resume the tow. This process
involves the danger of the raft being
washed upon the coast and pounded to
pieces; but in the open seas these craft
can live through any but the most vio-
lent storms, so scientifically are they
built.
One tremendously powerful tug or sew
eral of smaller size are used to tow one
of these big RATS. To pull such bulky
mass requires the strongest line known
to commerce. Occasionally ropes, each as
thick through as a mans body, are util-
lied, but more often there is employed a
wire hawser similar in appearance to one
of the chief strands of a suspension
bridge. In the case of a lumber raft a
small crew remains on board during the
trip, the men being housed in a rude
shanty on the deck or top, but no men are
stationed on pile or log raft during the
voyage. This is. according to the own
ers, simply because there is no need to
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raft proper and the log or pile raft, make
the journey along the water highway Off
me Pacific coast. The first consists of
thousands upon thousands of planks laid
almost as closely as they would be in
the floor of a house and held together
with powerful bolts and bars, the whole
mass presenting the appearance of an inn
mense wooden box floating in the water,
submerged, at times, nearly to the lid.
Inc other species consists of a small for
est of tree trunks so tightly held together
ny huge chains that from a distance a
person might we'll mistake the object for
gigantic whale. While having many
points in common, each of these raft de-
signs fulflls a special mission, and in
each case the work of construction con-
sututes AN industrial marvel.
One Of the larger size lumber RATS APP
breaches 400 feet in length and is over so
leet in width. 1t weighs nearly as much
as score of railroad trains, locomotives
and all, and if the 100000 feet of lum-
Der which are bound up in its vast bulk
were loaded into railroad cars of ordin-
airy size Ii would make train mile
ana half long. A raft of this kind Is
commonly built at dock OF the ordinary
type, such as may be found by the dozen
Ia any maritime city.
skeleton framework OF timbers, look
ing for all the world like an old fashion
ga farm gate with It's lateral and cross
pieces, is laid upon the surface OF the
water, being held in place against the
ace OF the dock. Upon this seemingly
nlmsy foundation layer upon layer Of the
iresh' clean, ,odorous boards are laid, a
stratum OF planks lengthwise being
topped with section arranged crosswise,
ana 10 on alternately throughout the en-
IRE hight OF the towering structure
Fleroing the whole mass at comparatively
mort Intervals are slender shafts Of iron
Hrld in place on other similar SHAFTS,
Aulzed as croHs-bracea, ana the slender
ifamework topped with bolts na large
around az n mans 0rm. This metal crea-
lph D. the skeleton OF tho RATS the lumr
pr confuiutos tho flesh When the cons
s4action ~ q raft nraf commences These
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ness. And her being able to take large
orders and execute them on time is a
convenience to the tailQrs. These private
work rooms show nothing of hurry or dis
order. The materials used are expensive
and must be taken care Of No DEPART
ment can be sighted from the cutting out
of the foundation samplers to putting on
the psatings of thick-roped gold cord that
define the markings. 1t is the matter OF
cutting and designing as much as good
work that distinguishes the artist en-
broiderer of military gear from the mere
follower of the trade. The heavy cloths
and foundation samplers are laid piece
on piece for many thicknesses, and then
cut out somewhat as tailors goods are
cut, but with q knife different in pattern
from any knife used in other trades. Ao-
curate cutting greatly facilitates the
needleworker's efforts.
The cutter and patterner of figures
ana emhlems used In military routine is
called decoupeur. In the old world coun-
tries the decoupeur is a recognized artist.
In the United States the woman decou-
peur's work wins the praise of all mill
tary officials who wear 1t. And many a
general and admiral, much pleased with
the well executed insignia of his uni
form, sends personal thanks to the EN-
broiderers, and when arranging for fur
Their outfits stipulates that the insignia
be worked only in her particular work
shop under personal direction
Il cannot get helpers enough just be-
fore Decoration day or any special demon
stration," said one of two sisters who
have an embroidery plant in a big sity.
1T is skilled work that l must have, and
skilled labor in our line is hard to get.
l have many disappointments. Young
girls with taste and ambition are so eager
these days to go into something that Will
yield returns almost Immediately that
they neglect any profession requiring
much practice Our work is a profession,
not trade, If well done. The demand
is certain, the pay high the work Of in
trinsic interest. Yet girls will work for
years In cider to dabbe in water coOrs
or oils to no purpose. or to get 'nehi-
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CHANGE THEIR NAMES.
Many Foreigners Begin Life Here
Under New Ones.

Many Foreigners Begin Life Here
Under New Ones.
From the New York Evening Post
The clerk OF the City Court to-day made
pubiJ the names OF seventy persons who
changed their names in legal form in the
year 1900 Most of the original names
are Of papaby foreign extraction. AS A
rule, all reasonable requests for change
of name are granted. They are then filed
away the petition giving the avowed rea-
sons for change and the judgment passed
upon It by the court. A glance at the
records and the various name changes
gives rise to considerable speculation as
90 the real cause of dissatisfaction. Why,
one wonders, should name of such aris-
tocratic twang as Waldemar Ruthyar be
cast aside In preference to the hackneyed
title of Henry Smith? on the next page
OF the records Is the reverse of the Ques-
ton Of high sounding names, where one
finds the somewhat plebian cognomen OF
Gumbinsky changed to Won Tilzer. What
evidence OF nationality remains in the
name of jay, unless IL Is discovered 10 be
a corruption of Jacobowsky? There
scarcely could be any greater effacement
OF family name than to substitute che
non-committal Blank for Polanger.
Sebaston Bibo is lost entirely in Frank
wafer ana ttuZlcEd becomes the Amefi-
canized Rose. Many changes result from
family quarrels, when another family
name Is taken in place OF the legitimate
one. Otter the wills OF eccentric relatives
demand change in the name of the BEN
eficiary. without which no legacy can be
obtained. Occasionally debt and impris-
onment has brought the name of some
person into such disrepute that a new
name is sought for which new reputa-
tion may build.
In the case of foreigners who have be-
come American citizens the stiff conso-
nants OF Russia, Bohemia or Poland prove
too much for our Anglicized tongues and
a change Is really necessary. Under this
reason come such changes no doubt. as
Chmellced to Luhan, Neugroschel to Ro-
chelle, Yuzukjian TO Yusuk, and Roch-
movitz to Rockmore. By far the greater
part of the list of changed names be-
longs to those ending in ski or sky. The
terminal here is generally dropped, leav-
ing the parent stem. The dropping of this
ending results often in names that bear
not the slightest trace in the nationality
of the chambers. Kempinski becomes plain
Kempin; Jampolisky Is reduced 90 the
Dickens-like name of Jampole.
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man wrapped his gum shoes in paper
and tucked them away in a corner of his
little trunk.
The fact that thousands Of people never
wear rubber overshoes gives rise in some
quarters to the belief that those articles
have become unpopular and dead weight
on the shelves of the dealers, but the fact
is that sales are larger than they have
ever been, and the production has in
creased every year. Like many other
kinds of trade, the sale of rubber shoes
depends largely on the weather. Dry
winters have done much to reduce the
sales, and complications in the rubber
business have had a tendency to depress
the prices. But manufacturers say that
the rubber shoe Is still an Indispensable
article of mems and wmen's wear, ana
that while the superior shoes may do the
business a slight injury the rubber over
shoe cannot be crowded out even IL fash
ION writer's sneer at II.
"The maker Of fine shoes will probably