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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30

Il seems that woman's form, which has
always lent itself obligingly. joyfully, to
the whims of fashion. Is again 10 undergo
4 change The fashionable figure of the
present season is quite different from its
Immediate predecessor.
Il is a bit doubtful il the new figure will
inspire sculptors. poets painters; but OF
course that is minor consideration.
Fashion and arr cannot always be expected
% 20 hand in hand
OF morn importance Is the fact that dress
tnakers' models young women whose busi-
ness IL IL to show OF beautiful costumes
on a fashionably correct fgure-are now
IN training TO acquire the new curves. or
rather lack Of curves. needful 10 their role
and the education Of customers, and that
comet makers on both sides Of the Atlantic
are working overtime in order 10 be ready
90 meet the demand always created by any
chan &c of figure
Some experts don't hesitate TO shrug
s,eir shoulders scerically and pronounce
the new figure stiff Others, who TO some
extent share this opinion, hasten TO add
that stiff or not every woman who would
be thought fashionable will he cultivating
IL in less than three months, basing their
preCuCtlOn, OF COURSE, on WHAT "oindii iHs
always done in the past, said one:
whether fashion sends the waist line
UP to the armpts or down half way over
the abdomen or insists that there shall he
no waistline at all, she TX servely obeyed.
The hour-glass figure has had its turn as
we'll as the slab-like variety whose curves
are herocally converted into straight lines,
and woman has never rebelled, no matter
how much she may have suffered
Coming, as II does. at the time when
woman has only just mastered the problem
ID how to bring her waist line far down in
front. the change Of figure is all the more
interesting for the reason that apparently
IL leaves the waist line TO take care Of itself.
Apparently at least. there is no attempt at
tight lacing
Fashions incentive to model and remodel
the feminine figure into many and dia-
medically opposed shapes is the keen desire
for something new. something different.
implanted in every breast, and her chief aid
in the work, as everybody knows, Is and
always has been the corset.
Al first this aid called n girdle, was little
more than a straight or curved band of
varying width, worn usually outside the
clothing and giving slight support to the fig
,re without compressing il. From the girdle
has been developed the present day corset.
The corset of to-day is an astonishing and
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possible buyers, and showing specimens
from her mine. A score Of times she
thought she had buyer. but there was no
sale. She was told on every side that
1t was Useless for any one Ia attempt TO rei'
a mine so little developed.
From San Francisco Miss Wilki ns went 10
Salt Lake. There, with the knowledge
born of experience In San Francisco, the
young woman began an attack on dozen
OF the more likely buyers OF q gold mine
In week she had interested two men from
st. Louis in her property, and they nnals
agreed to buy the property for $4,000
NO. cant say that | have had re-
specially thrilling experience since l be-
came a miner" id Miss Wilkins when
asked to tell OF her career. on. yes
forget forget ,,.,o,, ,,o v.,. nros,.o,,rv down
in the mountains bet tween Sonora and Arr
IONA we came 10 the shanty OF sheep
rancher. where we found the bodies OF
two Mexicans We learned that Apache
Kids band Of cutthroats had been that
way several weeks before. II Is hardly
necessary to say that We got out OF the To-
cality just a. soon as possible.
Il was 80 frightened for fear the hid and
his followers were lurking behind every
boulder along the trail In those mountains
that was almost down with nervous pros
tration for a fortnight after. Once. later,
poor Uncle George was bitten by rattle
snake. hut we promptly administered the
usual antidote. with which We we're always
provided
DO YOU think the new woman can find
a field for herself in mining az you have
done?"
Il don't see why women can't tell good
mining property as well as men. II not
better but of course mining has been ex-
clusively mems work for 40 many ages
that il will be long before women can see
the practicable side Of the business. But
women are quick observers and have
naturally clearer intutive knowledge
than their brothers These are prime re-
quisites in finding or locating new mines.
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com CURED CHEESE.
Experiments BEING Made to show That
the Colder II Is the Better the Cheese.

An experiment on commercial scale.
which is expected to stimulate the do
nestle and foreign trade in American
cheese. il being conducted in refrigerating
warehouse in North Moore street by the
United States Department of Agriculture
and the New York State Experiment Sta
ton at Geneva. Several tons of cheese.
representing the best brands of New York.
Vermont. Pennsylvania and Ohio. have
been placed in three rooms of the ware
house and the effect of different tempern-
lures upon tine qualities OF cheese during
the ripening process is being studied A
similar experiment is being made in Chicago
by the Department of Agriculture and the
Wisconsin Experiment Station.
The experiment is the outgrowth Of
others made at the New York State station
between 1899 and 1901, in which cheeses
cured at temperatures common under
ordinary factory conditions were COM
pared with similar cheeses cured at lower
temperatures. These experiments estab-
lished that keeping the cheese compare
lively coo! during the time of curing would
improve the product. The lower the
temperature the better was the cheese.
The results convinced the Depart ment
of Agriculture and the experiment stations
cooperating with il that cheese can be SO
improved as TO make II patent to manu-
facturers that the Temperature of the curing
rooms should be materially reduced. Three
temperatures 10. so and 90 degrees Fab
rcnhe'-are now being employed
The experiment il likely to increase
the popularity of American cheese both
ut home and abroad" said George A.
Smith. dairy expert representing the New
York State Agricultural Experiment, Sta
ton 1T will demonstrate that we can
produce a cheese of mild. delicate flavor,
more readily digestihle and of better keep
ing qualities than that usually found on
the market
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not mean. however. that large hips have
come in fashion
On the contrary. hips are to he com
pressed as much as possible. As "A means
TO this end the corse, i cut longer than
il has been for years. particularly over
the hips and abdomen-as long, in fact
as il can be and permit the wearer 10 III
down-and the most strenuous efforts Of
the makers are directed 10 pushing down
and holding down the flesh on the hips.
And with the aid of heavy bones and
steels. also strong straps, the latter fastened
To the edges Of the corset on either side
and then to garters clasped below the knee,
it j. marvellous what sylph-like results
are obtained The straps rs may be
imagined are the least comfortable part
# the apparatus. nevertheless some women
wear four of them, two in Front a. well
as two AT tho sida the better to keep the
corset firmly IN place. After the figure
begins to fall into the new lines the straps
are less Important
From the waist lire up there are also
marked changes in the cut OF the up-to-
date corset designed To mould the new
figure As most people are aware, the
models worn during the last year or two
have been cut very roOmy Immediately
above the waist line In front. This was
to give the effect of a low bust. In fact,
a low bus, has been perhaps the most dis
tinctive feature Of the fashionable figure
for more than year.
Now all that Is changed. Fashion
commands that the bust shall lie high in
order 10 promote the straight line which
a.. a. nta of In
figure. Therefore. the corset Is now fitted
quite smoothly in front TO some distance
above the waist line, and very closely in
deed under the arm.
necessarily. the bust Is much heightened.
The corset, too, is cut much higher than
il was few months ago
Needless TO say. the dressmakers and
the corset makers are in entire accord.
The motto of the former until Fashion
calls halt will he Straight as string.
In making up her models every cou-
turiere TO the rich has in her minds eye
lust now Stabilize effects. This does not
mean necessarily that gowns will be simple
or severe. but merely that draperies and
trimmings will lie disposed with view 10
fiat effects.
line in front, and the overhanging blouse
effect must disappear for a season. The
fashionable figure demands it, The princess
gown will enjoy a prominence long denied
il, the smoothly fitted waist will once more
appear Sleeves may be full and fancifu
from the elbow down, but not above IN,
elbow.
In word. draperies and garnitures o.
every kind will accent uate fiat effects. the
boufran in skirts a. well as in waists anc
sleeves peing prohibited. A. least this i:
what s said by specialists in designing who
add, however, that il is seldom wise tc
prophesy for much more than three mont h.
ahead.
II seems TO be a foregone conclusion
though. that tho new figure, which Is already
being adopted 10y some of the smart"st
women. is pretty sure to have run of q
year or more.
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give his musicians the advantage of special
rehparsals.
The woman was delighted, and then
and there made out programme. The
rehearsalS went on apaCe. the afternoon
came, the orchestra, small but well trained.
gathered in the parlor of a spacious apart
mcnt house. and 50 did the well-gow ned
women.
The programme started off with fam
tasy ON Lucia iii Lammermoor. They
had just started in upon the -Tannhal~er"
overture when "A sweet young thing in blue
crepe rust led UP to the leader and asked
Excuse me, but don't You know Under
the Bamboo Tree
The leader looked helples-ly from the
speaker 10 the hostess. The latter hit her
lip and her color rose, hut she nodded her
head Tn. musician bowed graVelv to
the young woman, gazing at him with eS-
peCtant eyes:
Certainly, when We finish this Tam
hau-er' number"
And after the tale of love under BAN
boo tree, came some ragtime. and then
more ragtimo The hostess of IAN after
noon Of opera looked slightly dazed but
the programme went on 10 popular finish
And the leader VOWS that when he is
hired To- give Wagner Programmes for
afternoon teas, he will carry ragtime scores
instead. No more extra rehearSals for
him
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CO( O.i\ITS GtLORE.
4 Giut In One Of the Principal Rccei, ing
Ports Of This Country.
From The Mobile DAILY Register.

From The Mobile DAILY Register.
The ovcrs,ocked condition OF the local co.
coanut market and inability to place those
now in warehouses and boats are in Increasing
daily. The congosted condition of the ra il
roads and lack of sufficient ears add to the
depression Al present the Mobile and Ohio
and Louisville and Nashville railroads have
box cars loaded with CoCoanuts that they
are unable to move. The new cocoanut
warehouse Of the latter company II filed
to ito capacity and has been for the past sew
ernl days. and, to add 10 the misery of I'M
port"rs. every steamer that arrives brings
in $4,000 or iOom0
II j. stimated that az present there are
housed and IN boats in Mobile over 500 oon
cocoanuts. and this number was increased
SUNDAY by the arrival OF the schooncrs j. f.
Ocean Flower with $1,000 and the Boniform
with 100000. These figures " i'll be materially
Increased within the next day or two by the
arrival Of four more schOoners Tint are now
due. The four schoorrrs will aggregate
about 7oo.0Nc cocoanuts. and added 10 those
already in port will place the total nj ? 2O0Np
Those interested in the business admit
that there is terrible slump in the price,
and say that cocoanuts ar" lower now than
ever known They cost at least el2 80 per
1000 IN the tropics and bring from the ship
pers about SIS or $40. while they are sold In
the market at $40. but at present they hardly
realize s23. with corresponding decreas SO
in the price to the shippers from tho tropics.
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MUSIC TO SUIT THE PUBLIC.
DEMANDS MADE on ORCHESTRAS
IN HOTELS AND CAFES.
Bands Have TO Re Up 10 Date-Trickso Of the
Leaders to Get the Newest Music
Requests Of the Patrons
Succumbs TO Ragtime- Tips for Leaders

The first duty Of the leader of an orchestra
1t hotel or rest aurant is to keep abreast
OF the times in all things musical and theat-
rical. For instance. just before Mascagni
opened his New York engagement, every
orchestra gallery rang with the strains
of the intermeZzo from -Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" During the stay of Prince Henry
requests for "The Watch on the Rhine"
we're common.
Such matters are very simple when
compared with securing the very newest
popular music. II might be- supposed
that publishers would be glad to have
music popularized, and so they arc-when
the time comes. which is after the song
has been duly copyrighted and got out
in publication form, But your patron OF
the cafe is not always willing 10 wait SO
long.
On Monday night a song makes hit
In a new production. BY Tuesday night
the town is whistling 1t after a fashion,
and every patron Of the cafe who has heard
of 1t wants it played by the orchestra.
Now. many songs, especially If written
for comedians, are used first in manu-
script form and copies cannot be secured
The same may he said of musical comedies,
scores of which are not obt ainable for a
week or 80 after the initial production.
This is where the orchestra leader must
hustle II he has a friend in the theatre
orchestra, he has already arranged the
matter. His friend decides which airs
will probably tickle the public's musical
palate, writes out the theme of each. and
from this the musical leader in the cafe
makes his own orchestral ion and is ready
directly he learns the piece has made a
hit
II he does not stand in with some one in
the orchestra. he attends the first matinee
performance, and If he fears that a vgilant
usher may spy his bit Of music paper. he
lots the notes of the best choruses ON his
cu6 and works them out later at home,
This Is easily done because popular num-
bers are repeatedly encored.
Last winter when certain English must
cal success made its initial hit. the leader
OF fashionable orchestra slipped in at
the first matinee. violin in arm. and took
a seat in the front row. When the cur
tain fell and the orchestra of the house
dispersed, the leader of the hotel musicians
slipped cautiously into tho first violinisV s
chair and began To copy on the music which
Ia left Oh the racks between matinee and
night performances.
A house employee seeing him thus en-
gagged. with his violin across his knee,
took him for regular member OF the house
orchestra indust riously working overtime,
and the leader soon slipped out Of the thea
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intricate piece Of work, made up of dozens
Of small segments of cotton, linen. silk a.
the case mas he. put toget her with vertical.
horizontal, bias and Nshaped seams in turn
reinforced with steel-. cords and whale
bones. piable in some places. unbendable
In others.
incidentally the more numerous the seams
and bones the more a corset costs and the
better prepared il is to fulfil its mission Of
training a woman's form In the way it
should go. None understands this i'm
portant fact better than the fashionable
woman who, undoterred by a question Of
cost. seems to bc spurred on TO reckless
extravaganza at the appearance OF every
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new design which bespeaks a change OF
figure. No one rejoices more over her ex-
travagance in this respect than the corset
maker.
THE new figure" explained a specialist
follows the perpendicular a. nearly as it
Is possible for "A woman's outline TO do il
In acquiring this figure a slight woman will
have a great advantage over her stout sister
The only hope Of the latter lies in her corset.
"A straight front IL TO be accumulated,
not only below but above the waist line.
and the back, too. must look as il board
was strapped 10 the spine, Indeed. the
onlv spring or curve permitted the lower
part of the corset j. at the hip. which does
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-30
FINDS MARvELS IN GALAPAGOS
San Francisco Man Tells Of Wonder.
full Sights Recently Seen in
Southern Islands.

Capt. Richard Nye, who has returned
to San Francisco told of the wonders
of Galapagos islands, which the steam-
er U. S. Phelps recently visited. He
said:
1.-THE islands are as full OF minerals
as shad is of bones. On Albemarle
there is an extinct crater, miles in
diameter, in which there is in sight
10000 tons of pure sulphur. The crater
is about ten miles inland, and tram
way will be necessary for transporter
tion to the coast, but this should be
small matter, considering the possible
profit.
Zone OF the queer things in Abe
marie island is that it is overrun with
wild dogs. The animals are mongrel
breed and were left on the island by
whalers. The dogs have become wild
and are extremely vicious. They are
wolfike in their habits and run in
droves."
Capt. Nye also tells Of remarkable
lake on the island of Chatham at an
elevation of 5000 feet above the sea
level. This lake, according to the cap
tain, rises and falls with the tide. and
no sounding line has ever reached it's
bottom. Many relics of an ancient
race were found.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-30
HEAD IN A FURNACE.
Terrible Tragedy Uncnrthed I'm New
York CMy-SiN Arrests
Arc Made,

New York, Sept. 2o.--T'he headless
and nude body of a man was found Sat-
urday at IS West Twenty-ninth street,
building occupied by a Chinese res
taurant- Six arrests have been made.
According to the police, some per
son went to the station house nearest
the place Saturday morning and COM
planned of bad smell from the build
ing in West Twenty,ninth street.
They said that there was terrible
odor. Several detectives traced the
odor to the basement of the building
and found the body. The head was in
furnace. Blood was all over the place.
Close by under pile OF lumber, Thonr-
as Tobfn, waiter, was found, feign.
ing sleep, according to the police
Police Captain Sheehan went to the
upper part of the building, which 10
known us the Empire hotel, and ar
rested four men and woman as witt
nesses.
1t is said that one of the men or
rested as witnesses, named McEnerny,
has given the police some valuable in
formation and has limited that he saw
part of the tragedy. The dead man is
said to have been a patron of the place.
The odor of the burning flesh was
perceptible, it is said. block away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-30
OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Republicans Inaueurnte Most Au-
spicious Political Contest
Mt Akron.

Akron, o., Sept. 29.-The republicans
OF Ohio opened their state campaign
here Saturday in most suspicious
manner. The unfavorable weather of
the morning put a damper on the spir-
its OF the local republicans, but as the
clouds began to clear away and the
delegations began to arrive, the sue.
cess OF the meeting became assured.
At noon it was estimated that there
were about 5000 strangers in the city.
Secretary Root, Senator's Foraker
and Hanna, Gov Nash and Gen. Dick.
chairman of the state executive COM
mittee, arrived at 1890, accompanied
by large delegation from the Cleve-
land chamber of commerce and build
er's exchange.
The parade was scheduled to move
at 1880, but it was after two O'Clock
before the command to march was
given. The parade moved in six d.
visions, and was participated in by
clubs and delegations from almost
every city in northern and central
Ohio, while rs bands enlivened the oc.
casion with their music. The most
notable feature was the Rail Splitters
from Toledo. who performed difficult
evolutions along the line of march,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-30
EVANS LOOKING FOR BOXERS.
Rear Admiral Starts Up Ynngtse
River to Investigate and Report
Upon the Alleged Uprising.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Rear Ad-
miral Robley d. Evans, second in
command on the Asiatic station, and
shortly to assume supreme command
Of the United States naval forces in
the east, has been sent up the great
Yangtse river to investigate and re-
port upon the situation in the prov
inces of China which, according to re-
cent advices from United States Min
lister Conger, are about to become
the scene of another Boxer uprising.
The navy department received ca
blegram from Admiral Evans Satur-
day, stating that he had transferred
his flag from the battleship Ken
lucky to the gunboat Helena and
sailed from Woosung aboard the lat
ter vessel for Ichang, which is the
highest point on the Great river to
which vessel of the Helena's draft
can go. Ichang lies about 500 miles
from The mouth of the Yangtse, and
is in the province of Hu-Peh. About
100 miles to the west is the eastern
border of Sze-Chuan province, in
which the massacre of native Christ
ians and the destruction of the chap
els erected by the missionaries oc-
Cured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-30
STILL CRY SHORTAGE.
Not Enough Naval omcer. to Man tho
New Battleships Soon to BE
Placed In Commission.

Naval officials are still in a guam
Diary over the problem of providing
officers for the ships which are short
ly to be placed in commission.
These vessels are the Maine, Arkan-
sas, Marblehead, Adams, Baltimore,
Newark and Texas. There are few
officers at present available for these
billets and there are no ships which
1t seems to be possible to transfer
from the active list. OF course, the
officers who are brought back from
the Asiatic station will take the
places of officers on shore duty and
thus furnish some of the personnel
for the ships shortly to be commits
stoned, but even allowing for the
officers thus available, it looks as if
the department would have difficulty
in furnishing vessels with full CONS
plement of commissioned officers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-30
FERRY QUITS.
Opponent of Gen, AlEer for United
States senntorship withdraw
from Contest.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 29.-D1. ]. B
Kennedy, manager of Dexter NJ. Fer
rvs campaign for the United State.
senate, announced at one o'clock Sat.
urday that Mr.. Ferry had withdrawn
from the contest.
This decision on the part of Mr.. Fer
ry was the result of conference of
party leaders which lasted most of the
morning.
w. C. Mcmillan, son of the late Sena-
tor Mcmillan and leader of the McMil-
Ian forces in the state who were SUD-
porting Mr.. Ferry's candidacy said:
"Mr. Ferry has indicated the course
he desires his friends to follow. for
one shall follow his wishes"
Gen. r. A. Ayers election to the
United States senate is now considered
practically assured.