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Evening journal., 1902-10-29

Office of DR.. Lynn Pratt. who has kind
ly given the rent OF it free.
Miss Matte Prettyman entertained a
few friends at cards on Monday even
ing.
John Cooper, colored, of Lewss, is
building a residence In Fourth street.
II will be completed next month.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grier, Of Sails
bury. Md, are visiting friends here.
Daniel Anderson, principal of the
Millsbor0 public schools. spent few
Gays recently with his parents.
Mrs. Lynn Pratt entertained several
tables of cards ct her home on Satur-
day evening
Miss Bessie Ratifie is making a visit
TO her parents in South Walnut street.
Mrs. Carpenter, Of Brooklyn, with her
two children, are visiting her former
gchoolmate, Mrs. f. l.. Grier.
Mrs. George w. Marshall gave a
pleasant whist party on Tuesday even
ing.
Evening journal., 1902-10-29
Double Wedding Anniversary

A double wedding anniversary was
celebrated at the home OF John NJ
Henry, Gil Z. Eighth St, last night THE
ing the seventeenth wedding annivei-
saIy of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Henry
and the seventh wedding anniversary
of MIR. and Mrs. Wallace Dutcher The
home was handsomely decorated l--
the event. The evening wss pleasantly
spent. William Webb entertained the
company with many selections on the
graphophone. John NJ. Henry and
baby daughter gave an exhibition oil
fancy dancing, and refreshments were
served.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace butcher, Mr.. and Mrs Wilmer
butcher. Mr.. and Mrs. John Bleyer, MT
and Mrs. Smith. Mrs. May e. butcher,
Miss Marie butcher, Miss Bessie Bleyer,
Evening journal., 1902-10-29
Bancroit-Howard

Joseph Bancroft, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Bancroft, of this city, and Miss
Elizabeth Howard. daughter of George
and Mrs. oliver Otls Howard, of Bur-
lington. VT, viii be married this even
ing The ceremony will take place in
First Church, in Burlington MIR. Ban
crot and his bride Will reside in this
city
Evening journal., 1902-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. DickersOn, Mrs. l. Pretty
man and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Henry, Miss Helen Murch, Miss LILLIAN
Murch. Charles Ackenbach and Miss
Elsie Ackenbach.
Evening journal., 1902-10-29

The scenery used in "The Black
Hand" is said to be very fine. and the
patrons OF the Opera House can look
for a first-class production In every de-
tail, at the performance tonight.
Owing TO her illness from nervous
prostrahon, Julia Marlowe's dates for
some time have been cancelled. It is
understood that she will not play her
role IN Queen Frametta' again.
Miss Allen has achieved an enormous
success with The Eternal City" en-
tirely eclipsing her wonderful hit with
The Christian" Miss Allen will pre-
sent '7The Eternal City in this city at
Grand Opera House on Saturday night
Owing 10 length Of performance, the
curtain rises promptly at O'Clock
Rehearsals for the coming presen.a-
uon OF Frances Aymar Mathews play,
My Lady Peggy Goes to Town" Will
commence on Monday November 10.
at the Amphion Theatre, Brooklyn.
"The Black Hand" which is 10 play
an engagement at Grand Opera House
tonight, is one OF the new successes of
tn epresent season. 1t is written on
entirely new lines, strong In It's con-
struction, full of dramatic intensity,
and will be interpreted by one of the
strongest companies travelling.
Evening journal., 1902-10-29
Milfold

Special TO the Evening Journal
Milford, Oct 29.-The ladies OF the
NJ. r. Church are preparing for a rum
mage sale. II will be held in the vacant
Evening journal., 1902-10-29

Oak Hill Sunday school will hold
Its anniversary on Sunday, November
., at 2.S0 p. m.
Evening journal., 1902-10-29

The Ladies' Aid Society of Brandy
wine Church is holding a rummage
sale at Second and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1902-10-29
POr Maid and MatrOn

Delightful things come in the new
dull gilt ware known as modern art. '
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WOMEN HUNTERS tFIEID.
Tie success OF One Has Brought Out Many,
and Farmers Stick 10 Their WOOdsheds.

From the Baltimore Sup.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. s-Farmers in
the surrounding parts OF West virginia have
cause for a new alarm. which is due to parties
of society women aining through the woods
and fields in pusuit of toot some quail. for
the fad of going aheld with dog and gun has
been introduced by Mrs. Jared G.. Williams
a leader in the smart set and already there
is talk of parties going to the mountains
to try for bear, deer and other large game.
The quail season opened in West Virginia
with the beginning of November. stir
was created the first of last week when Mrs
Williams. as twentieth century Diana
appeared on the streets in company with her
husband, who is a crack trap-shooter. They
went to Stackyard Hollow, u few miles east
of the city. and together ba gged ten part
ridges as a result of their atternoons work
After u cover was stirred up Mr. Williams
allowed his wife to have the first shot. and
after a few trials she mana ged to bring down
lated the new fad. which is causing sundry
husbands and fathers TO regretiuily draw
checks for guns, ammunition and other costly
articles to complete hunting outfits, for a
woman can't 20 hunting looking like a fright
can sheH
Mrs Williams. who was Miss Laura Gran gle
Dalzell, a member of one of the most promi
nent families in the state. Is singularly beau
tiful. Her husband is noted dog fancier,
and one of his wedding gifts to her. Daisy
shows IN the poi nter class Until a week
ago she never had a gun in her hands and
now she can shoot well She wears a short
corduroy skirt, undrcssed kid legoings, with
short tan overcoat OF mannish box cut and
q felt, campaign hat, She, uses II double
barrelled shotgun of small bore
Farmers fear for their lives from the pro-
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THE SUN. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER le 1902

replied In a hun that as we were so slow
about filling her order she had placed 1t at
another store.
Postal card orders are among the most
troublesome we get, and yet they seem to
be a favorite with the New York woman
Now we have no objection whatever to
postal cards, but postal cards covered to
the last hairs breadth with writing al
most give Ms Dervous prostration. Nine
times out of ten the crowded characters
are almost illegible, the signature, squeezed
into corner. quite so.
Il have come to the conclusion" de-
clared department store manager, that
the extraordinary carelessness of the aver
age woman in writing the simplest busi-
ness letter is due mainly to the New York
womans lack of the power to concent rate
her mind
The usual excuse, that she is always in
a hurry. or thinks she is in a hurry, may
have something 10 do with II, but then I
have noticed that women who live very
lei-Irelv and quietly make almost az many
blunders as those who live in a whirl. So
] have settled down to the belief that the
latter-day woman cant concentrate her
mind long enough on a letter TO understand
what she has written.
After the fashion of a preoccupi"d man
who pulls out his watch and looks at il
without noting the time, most women. II
seems TO me, write business notes with their
minds eye on something else-possibly
on the materials or garments they are
writing about. At any rate. ] have seen
women time and time again run their eyes
over n letter or a printed page without
apparently comprehending word
"One of this kind came in here the other
"a lady who has patronizcd u for several
years. A. soon a. she caught sight of me
She stopped short and with n puzzled look
Oh her face asked
Am in Blank a Co.'S
"You see ! was identified in her mind
with the store.
"'Of course. YOU are ! replied.
We'll she returned in a dist
tone, i have just bought forty dollars
worth of goods il SO and Sos. mentioning
n store not far away. believing all the time
] was in Blank & Co.'S
Now this would not have surprised
mo very much. had | hot learned that her
purchases included a good many different
art iCle- which came from "a many different
depart meut- and that to facilitate matter
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side Of the front where the capes round up,
Is the finish where the capes are attached.
Some OF the cashmere dresses have q
deep collar. beginning at the neck band and
made Of white cloth. with lace in bands run
ming around the cloth to finish the edge,
with one band Of cloth midway between
Fine tucks. covering space Of seven inches
up from the hem, trim a cashmere skirt
prettily, the lower part Of the blouse having
the same treatment.
For young girls in their teens. dull red
cashmere is very good style, cut with
seven -gorcd skirt in kilt plaits. all around
from narrow front breadth in crosswise
tucks. The blouse waist has encircling
tucks and crush belt of red tafYeta silk.
The tucks are in groups, as they are
down the front breadth, and box plat
down either side gives the appearance of a
vest At the shoulders only, ecru lace is
set in under this plat to form collar.
The Liberty yelveteens. with little hand
embroidery on the bodice, make lovely
gowns for children. Liberty silk too,
figures largely among the party dresses.
sometimes in combination with French
null of the same color, which forms an
underskirt edged with lace. The over
dress of Liberty silk, not quite so long as
the under one, rounds up in front and is
finished all around the edge with a dainty
embroidery.
Medallions of lace, outlined with one or
two rows o. narrow bands. jpined with a
cross stitch also trim this style of dress
very prettily. The blouse should be Of
the null with bolero Of silk over it. Nous
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not, for the reason. probably. that not
receiving the goods AT once the writ er
Is angry and purchases them els ewhere
Here is letter" holding ,H) a sheet TO
which was pinned piece of red silk, (which
came two weeks ago and which says:
Please send two yards of silk like sample
at once.
The letter is dated and post stmarked
New York, but II Is unsigned and no ad-
dress Is given. ] am keeping the letter in
case the lady who wrote il comes in to up
braid us; for am sure nett her she nor any
one else would believe without the evidence
l'of her own eyes that woman could be SO
| careless. Really. this mistake is quite
common.
During the last two weeks three lei ters
have come from the same person. pre-
sumably woman, making complaint
quite serious complaint, about goods
bought here and delivered to her and not
one of the letters is signed or gives an adj
dress. The same mist AXE Is made over
and over again by Gust omers who have
dealt here for years, but fortunately in
many inst ances we recognize the handwrit-
ing and thus are able to fill their orders
without much delay
One of the commonest mist axes is o sign
| the letter, but give no address.
According to another mail order clerk
the New York woman Is more careless and
makes more bunders in her business cor
respondence than her sisters in any other
city and is at her very worst during the
| summer months when away from home,
"She sends for gloves confided the
mail clerk. land forgets to tell the size, or
for ribbon to match sample, without
adding a word a. to width or how many
yards are required.
-One lady not long ago, requested us to
send on approval two dresses for her little
girl, emitting TO say how old the little girl
was. Some of the clerks knew the lady,
but none could remember ever having seen
her daughter.
when | wrote. almost by return mail,
for Information AZ 70 age and size. the lady
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WOMEN'S BUSINESS LETTERS.
CHARGES or FCARELESSNESS MADE
AGAINST SHOPPERS.
Many Incapable Of writing a Simple Note
without ErrOr-DOnt Say what The,
Mean-lea,e Out Their Names and
AddreSses-New York Women Worst.

Department store mail order clerks have
their troubles. One reason is that many
women are unable To write plain busi-
nsss letter.
The old-fashioned woman" remarked
the head Of departm mt in one store. may
not have been As well up in the ologies and
isms as some of her descendants but she
was generally quite equal to the feat of
writing a simple business letter concise v
and inteligibly, which is more than can
be said of the ma jority Of the women of
to-day. Instead of improving in this
respect, il seems To me women have de-
Perforated.
Here, for example, is a letter ! received
a few moments ago which is a sample of
what We get every day.
The letter read:
M.ssrs HGnk d 60:
Why has not the silk bought AZ your store
the other day been delivered? | am much
inConNeni"nced by the delay ana nope " VIII
be sent at once.
THE lady signs her name. YOU see. con-
tinued the manager, but fails TO give her
address or To say when the silk was bought,
how much il cost. how many yards there
was and whether il was Japanese. Chinese
foulard taffeta or brocadod silk.
"Of course any one can readily under
stand that in department of this size
where hundreds of yards Of silks are sold
every dav, representing {, liless varieties
and prices To spot any particular purchase
without the assistance Of any data what
ever is almost impossible
Blu, this il not the worst. Sometimes
after | have received a letter Of this kind
and in consequences have put all my sales
men and all the delivery clerks through
n strict tcroSs-examination. the writer come
breezily in to tell me that she made mis-
The sun., 1902-11-16
NO AGE IN HEADWEAR.
Mother and Daughter May Wear similar
Hats Nowadays.

There used to he time when the head
wear Of women at ages so wide apart as
~ and 50 differed. but that difference has
disappeared in the fashions of the day.
Nowadays the bonnet that woman
Of IS would wear is the style considered
appropriate for a woman Of 85. One is
especially astonished this year at the youth
fulness of the dress Of women who ap-
parently select the same fashions that their
daughters might wear. This Is especially
true of what they wear on their heads
In the opinion Of persons not yet ac-
customed to the style. women Of certain
age lose in gentleness of expression by
wearing hats inst cad of the bonnets that
ten years ago would have been thought
suited TO them. II is possible, although
by no means certain, that they look younger.
but they are certainly not better looking.
This year one sees two women who are
evidently mother and daughter wearing
large fit hats that are practically the
same in style. Both wear long loose coats
that fall 10 their knees
Doubles the elder woman thinks she
looks younger and prettier from the man
ner of her dress, but a. a matter of fact
she would probably look not only younger
but more attractive in every way IL she
were dressed a. To show more strikingly
the fact that she realized she was the mot her
Of the young woman at her side.
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new and Interesting woman of the sufferer,
and her friends-who are the real sufferers
would rejoice
THE fad for health culture and exercise
is Of course the healthiest fad of the lot.
A woman may cause her family to fear for
her sanity if she prefers To vault over the
footboard of the bed when she rises in the
morning rather than get up in the old
style, but her mind is tending in the right
direction even though she overdoes it.
II know a girl who disliked classical
music, had grown tired of society, her
friends and her gowns, and had lost her
appetite and interest in things. Some
one told her that if she interested herself
in something which did not then interest
her. she would brighten up and feel as
though life were worth living,
$50 she began to go TO all the concerts.
to the opera and recitals. all of which she
had deemed torture. She studied the
lives of musicians and then began to get
collection of their port rats and little mar
ble and bronze b,ists of the great composers.
eShe became engrossed in the study Of
music and in a year. through her develop
ment Of fad she had become an interest
| ing person to meet and converse with. She
had 40 many autograph letters and inter-
esting photographs from great pianists,
| violinsts and music writer's that she speed
| lily made friends among people interested
| in music, and the first thing she knew found
| that life mad taken on roseate hues.
"That was rather an advanced fad but
from postage stamp collecting to posters
+! there is a lot of fun and health to he had out
of fad. Some girls are going in for col
lecting book plates nowadays and others
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TO BE HEALTHY, HAVE A Fad.
THAT ~ IF YOU ARE 4 WOMAN
.tNE ARE TIRED or FOLKS.
\ Recipe for Ennui That Is Often Better
Than Nerve Treatment lhina
Recommended rs stimulating. hut
Really You Gan Collect Any Old Thing.


There is nothing like fad to make
life interesting" said the girl with the col
lection of blue china. There was time
when people thought il silly to be faddy.
but show me the woman without a fad and
| will show you one who is the least inter-
esting of her sex.
"Of course ] mean the girl wit leisure
The girl who works In an Office or the girl
in a profession has no time for fads a. a
rule, but the woman who has nothing to do
but dress and zee her friends and go here
and there, more to kill time than anything
else needs fad.
There comes time to every woman
when She gets tired of people. herself a.
well as everybody else She is bored and
begins to feel ILL., Her physician maybe
gives her tonic or orders her out oftown
for change Of air.
Perhaps she takes one of the many
treatments FOR nerves, which enfeeble
women moro than they help them, for the
reason that they keep the mind fixed on
wi atever ailmcnt, real or imaginary, af-
hcts them. Then she becomes { a. great =
est of all bores--the woman whose bad
health is the general topic of thought
and conversation even al "A dinner
table. If her health Is not discussed
il is thought of: it is in the air and n
she mutely expres,csthe invalid all the
time. "
In nire cases out of ten the Cu;i-
va,ion of a good wholesome fad would
drive away the trouble and make a
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and feathers are the principal ingredients
Of this production.
A pretty gown in white yelling has an
accordion plated skirt and a hip yoke.
and bertha collar of bands and stitches.
Another pretty model in muslin and silk
IL trimmed with lace, and still another
in cashmere is effectively trimmed with
soutache braid
A model for figured wool material shows
cloth bands in decoration and is pretty
style for a girl of twelve. Another cloth dress
is trimmed with embroidery Oh cloth Of a
contrasting color, and here is novel gown
In gray and white striped silky velveteen,
with tucked yoke Of white silk, and lace
motifs set in The belt is of white leather.
fcru cashmere and spotted brown velvet
form another gown, and one of black velvet
Is in box plaits with collar of tucked white
silk and heavy cream lace. Then there is
a kilt plated black velvet coat with deep
collar of embroidery and batiste.
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QUEEN SOLVES A PROBLEM.
How to Dine at y p. VI. and Still he ~ the
Theatre at the Opening Hour.

If punctuality is virtue of Kings il IL
occasionally made very easy for them.
Thus when the Queen Of England went
the other night to the Drury Lane Theatre
to see the melodrama, she wanted to be
on time and had to be at the theatre by g.
As royalty never dimes until tn at hour
she went without having had her dinner
and so did the members OF her suite who ac-
companied her.
But she got her dinner and saw the be-
ginning of the play as well Between
the first and second acts. dinner was served
in the retiring room at the rear Of the royal
box.
As that is spacious apartment. consider
ing its use, dinner may he enjoyed there
with even comfort enough to satisfy royalty
Thus is punct uality made easy for monarchs
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Washington's Numerous Pews.
From The Petersburg Inder-Appeo,

From The Petersburg Inder-A ppeai.
II is hardly conceivable that George Wash.
ington could have remained the richest ma
in America had h. paid rent for n II the church
pews accredited to him. Sea rcely villa ge
that had a church in his day but points with
pride now to the Washington family pew
1t Is true, however. that he had much need
Of the invocation Of spiritual grace. for when
he lost control OF n temper, never very mild, A.,
as he did ~ Trenton and other Places he was
quite capable OF swearing volley OF good,
round oaths
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II il not the one name or TWO great sigma
lures that count. il is the general collec-
ion of names and sentiments. the difer-
ences in handwriting, the odd disclosures
thes, so,rawl- das shed OF without thought
Photographs are the pets Of some people,
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and old phot ographs are wonderfully in
teresting OF late picture postals have
become a great craze with travellers. Like
posters they are used to paper rooms.
Poster collecting is another up-to date fad
and poster rooms are capable Of wonderful
effects. Bachelors collect stems and mugs
and pewter. but a man always overdoes a
fad He is in too great haste to enlarge his
collection. To he artistic a fad must grow
gradually"
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even TO the point of going without things
herself.
There is everything to tempt both her
taste and her indulgence this season, az
childrens gowns and coats were never 40
pretty and elaborate as they are now
Many Of the ideas carried out on the older
gowns are repeated in miniature on the
smaller ones and much of the same outline
is preserved, especially in the shoulder
effects and puffy sleeves.
Deep cape collars are decidedly quaint
and pretty on children and are a point Of
difference in their dress which is very
prominent. The blouse bodice is still tho
favorite. and IA for skirts they are gored
and plated, double or triple, according to
fancy, and trimmed with braid velvet.
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bands, ruches and frills. according to their
several uses and kinds OF materials.
For coats, zibelnes are especially popu-
lar. and plain wool gowns for school wear
are made of camers hair cheviot, camel's
hair zibeline tweed serge and cashmere,
The circular skirt with circular founce
IL In use STILL one pale blue cashmere model
being made in this way, with band Of
white silk stitched in blue at the hem and
another at the head of the flounce. Stitched
bands of the material. piped with white.
are very pretty.
The blouse shows box plat down either
eide of a narrow vest of stitched silk, two
box plaits down the back. and double bertha
capes over the shoulder piped with white.
A stitched band. ending in roints A. either
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back 10 The purchaser who, when the end
of her list was reached, paid for her pur-
chases altogether.
THAT woman. therefore. had been look
ing at that particular card OF and on for
n couple OF hours without once discovering
the name Of the store she was in.
Then every day we got letters inclosing
a sample of som sort Of material and a
demand that specified number of Yards
like il shall he sent to the writer c. o. D..
only to find after overhauling the stock
that it includes nothing like the sample.
The sample. needless TO say, came from
another store"
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D matter of environment and attractive
surroundings, and handsomely dressed
mothers are a powerful influence which is
bound to generate a love for pretty things,
and a fine sense of discrimination. and to
develop a critical mind which must con-
stantly express itself in very definite
manner.
The modern girl knows what she wants
to wear with a certainty far beyond her
years, and she does not hesitate to make
It known. Sweet submission and simplicity
In matters of dress seems to be going out
OF fashion, and the modern mother does
not hesitate, either to indulge her children
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One taste conyinces

Best Of all modern foods

miscuous shooting of the young ladies' emu
lating Mrs. Williams, and they are giving the
innovation all the trouble possible. The
ammunition dealers are happy all over.
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PRETTY PROCKS FOR GIRLS,
COPIES IN MINIATURE OF THE
GROWN-UP THINGS.

Children SHOW Taste NOwadays-BIous
Bodice sim the FavOrite-The Party
Gowns-NlOst ENtravaEant Goats Of
Silk-Uses OF Piaits I'm Trimming.
Fashions for the little ones are OF vital
interest these days. They keep well in
step with all the grown-up things in ele-
gance, elaboration and extravaganza, so
far as children's clothes can assume these
gilded virtues.
Certainly the fault of indifference to dress
cannot he marked up against the rising
generation The simple, unconscious form
Ing of taste is without doubt very much