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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
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EMPIRE PRINCESS EUGENE GOWN.

EMPIRE PRINCESS EUGENE GOWN.
with hello gauze ribbons. So are all
the rufIies at the waist and sleeves.
These sleeves are as composite as is
the rest of the gown.
have been thus particular in giving
a description of this dinner dress as
it is one of those leaders in styles
viii an be adopted for very gen.
eral u.e, and it would be very pretty
In the new cotton goods which are now
being shown charity or in thin and
sheer material with chantilly or some
light lace, white or ecru, as garniture.
Much stress is laid on the mercerized
cottons, and with reason, for they are
as pretty as silks and have all the lus-
ter without the high price. They also
wear better and offer effects that no
other cotton goods can approach in
point Of beauty. Very many of the
ginghams of all kinds and chambrays
are mercerized, fact of importance to
those who like a richer effect than the
plain goods can afford.
In the more expensive summer goods
are silk lace net null. something new
and desirable; silk dotted grenadine
stripes, 'likesilks," many of them in
high art Persian effects and designs
and silk Grape grenadines. Mercerized
silk poplins are entirely new and have
an Incredible richness and sumptuous-
ness. Mercerized sateens are also very
rich in appearance, and they wear
well. The rich bloom does not rub off.
A dress made of this material has all
the luster of the best silk and costs but
O mere trife in comparison.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
TRUNK PACKING.
New Business In Which Women
Are Meeting With Success.


Are Meeting With Success.
"Why don't you become profession
al packer of trunksT" These words
were uttered half in jest, but the wide
awake young western woman to whom
they were addressed took them serious
ly, and today she is making neat in
come from her rather unusual trade. A
successful trunk packer is born, not
made. There are some women who can
put twice as much into trunk as 9TH
ers and so arrange everything that
there will not be the slightest disorder
or crumple. The girl in question was
one of these. First she began by pack
ing for her friends. Then, through
them, she heard of other women who
We're too busy or too helpless to under
take the slowing away. of their own
wardrobes Now she is regularly en-
ployed by great hotel and is as i'm
portant feature as the resident mas
seuse or hairdresser.
This is the way in which she pro-
ceeds: Armed with bales of tissue pa
per, heavy white paper and string, she
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24


Wv and undoubtedly they are
in general way. But there
d one special phase Of viciousness to
he laid at their door which MASCULINE
tv. to its credit, is seldom guilty of. 1t
Is the sending of malicious anonymous
letters. The man assassin stabs anoth-
or in the dark. The woman assassin
sends an anonymous letter.
A certain women's club whose name
II do not mention because 1 am asham-
4 ed of it grew and fiourished till it had
several hundred members. AS women's
clubs CO. this one was progressive and
+ harmonious. The sisterhood of all the
land pointed to it with pride as to evil
dence that women need not necessarily
souabble among themselves. OF the
good it accomplished even men news
paper writers made once in awhile
mention.
Well, all this good was destroyed by
an anonymous letter.
An election was on in the club. In
imitation of the noble superior exam
ple of man in such cases made and pro-
vided the women became so excited
over their rival candidates that their
election fight waXed almost as bitter
and desperate as a senatorial contest
in a state legislature. In the critical
mick of time the executive committee
received an anonymous letter accusing
O prominent member of being, let us
say, a villain and q horse thief. What
would you have done if you had been
chairman of that executive committee?
What would any woman or man of
common sense have done with this
packet of poison? Simply have burned
1t to ashes and forever after been 81
lent as the grave, and the wicked, cow
ardly sender would never have had the
satisfaction of knowing her packet had
even been received.
But no. but no! What does this COM
mittee do but lay the thing bare to the
whole club! A hullabaloo and a typhoon
which can only be compared to an Off
cial investigation at Washington or
state capital resulted. a committee
was appointed to discover the writer.
II AC NOlLAli4llCt luNuDulCd lllC lGtlCl
duly and produced the verdict that
certain member was the guilty person.
They decided, however, not to give the
verdict out publicly to the club. They
said they would notOell But, really
and truly, is woman in her present
stage of development so constituted
that she cannot hold fast secret?
Must she always, always tell? Believe
me, woman will never be the equal of
man till she has learned self control
enough to keep her mouth shut! The
outlook is discouragng.
The decision as to the supposed au-
!. thorship of the letter was not laid be-
fore the club honestly and openly, but
1t dribbled out privately from the COM
mittee one by one, and that fine pro-
\ gressive club became the arena of
\ historical scandal. Lawyers, hand
writing experts and excited women sat
up nights with the case, and for once
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

an almost cosmopolitan style particu-
larly her own made up of what is best
in all these other modes.
While it is true that too many of our
women follow blindly the Paris fash
ions, there are numerous others who
seek something peculiar to their own
style and figure. Thus we have all that
is best and most artistic. And so it
happens that we have gowns with
flounces, empire robes and princess
shapes, all fashionable and all hand
some. Perhaps the empire gowns are
the least desirable, for not many wom-
en- look well in them. But when one
does, she is 'dream of beauty"
| found today in one of our largest
and most important houses a dinner
dress in which all the striving styles
are most admirably combined. The
short WASTED effect is produced by
narrow graduated tucks which mold
the dress to the waist outlines in
graceful manner.
A deep lace and chiffon bertha effect
is produced around the neck, and from
that to the bottom of the skirt are two
lines of the new passementerie motifs
done in lace and chenille on chiffon.
They are made separate and are sew
ed on at will. They make an effective
trimming. The dress itself is of the
new printed liberty, lined with taffeta
in the prevailing tint in the liberty,
which in this instance is faint purple
and green, representing feurs-de-lis
with the petals all broken off from the
stem and scattered among the crushed
and bent leaves. Some of the designs
on this new printed liberty are exqui-
site and could have been done by no
one not a real artist. The upper part
of the gown being suggestive of the
empire shape, the waist is formed into
a princess by the tucks, and the bot
tom of the skirt has the founces TO
recall the days so longed for by the
manufacturers. But these flounces are
made of black chiffon and are edged
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

Gu tHe young mother gayly.
No; | can't promise to accept
any invitation until they have gone
back to school again. | declare have
not one minute to myself the whole
day long"
These vacations are rather wear
ing" assented the friend sympathetic
ally.
A white haired old lady, the third
woman in the party, now spoke for the
first time. Mothers are different now
from what they used to be-" she MUIR
INJURED half to herself. The other wom-
en- looked at each other and smiled.
'Why, what do you mean, Aunt
Frances?" exclaimed the taller of the
two.
"Just this" said the old lady, with
some decision. "Mothers were mothers
in those times. When a girl married,
she settled down and didn't expect to
be on the move and gallivanting all her
days. She had good sized family of
children, and she brought them up her.
self instead of trusting them to serv-
anus idhC NY lOI
She was well to do, yet she nursed ev-
cry one of her twelve children. She
used to give them their bath with her
own hands every day, put them to bed
at night, hear their prayers and watch
them until they had fallen to sleep.
When they grew older, she taught
them their letters and the first rudi-
ments of knowledge; she watched their
manners and trained them to be little
ladies and gentlemen. The girls under
her able instruction were taught how
to keep house, how to dust, how to
cook. They also learned from her how
to sew and do fine embroidery. She
even formed their taste in reading and
taught them the piano until they be-
came proficient enough to have a
teacher"
But women had more time in those
days." interrupted her niece.
did they?' cried the old lady sar-
castically. They had more time for
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

THE LADIES SHOOK ACCUSING FINGERS.
the members of woman's club did
not have to complain that the newspa-
pers paid no attention to their meet
ings. No, indeed!
The ladies became so wrought up in
their speeches that they even unclasp-
ed their hands from the front of their
waists and shook accusing fingers at
one another. Threats were made of
heavy suits for damages, whereat some
of the women became so scared at the
row they had raised that they sought
to have the club disband in order to
dodge the consequences.
Moral.-But you see it for yourself.
In fact, there are two. OF course if you
are lady or even an honest person
you will never send an anonymous let.
ter The other moral is this: Train
yourself to keep your mouth shut.
MATILDA RHoADEs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Millinery Fancies.

The three cornered hat is being rap.
idly supplanted by the saucy sailor
with the upturned brim. These hats
which are in almost every case made
OF rough felt In delicate tintings. are
very simply trimmed with wreaths OF
white or pale colored roses and loops
OF black velvet. Lace scarfs enriched
with embroidery form the sole trim
ming of some of the more dressy hats.
They are passed through ieweled
buckles. Flat dropping trimmings are
still all the rage in millinery.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
A Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock
BREED ONLY TO THE BEST.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed.
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND.
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.

For the depression the
horses farmers breeding and to-day it diff
cult find earlng colts Good the dull times
always brought good The trouble the has been that
farmers bred inferior horses being unwilling
order their the result of this fill the
with Scrubs which
reaching earthly
How carriage be this
how fine stylish horses sixteen hands high, weighing from
eleven twelve hundred pounds with style speed
demand and bring from dollars. There
great demand for carriage teams the city, they be of
good size style and action To these horses breed
style and action Do with cheap stock improve what
have by breeding better than already the
farmers examine the CURRITO beautiful splendid
size and royalty bred He has record the fOurhheat
2:173 His colts from small all fine bone,
stylish and have lots speed This grand young
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves.
To the farmers chance who have large will
stand CURRTO 800 for the payable within
return privilege given with foa but CUR
RlTO has Oal -getter.
GASPARD, by Sea King, and of producing mare,
grand having number of the finest colts the cOuntyfne
size, style and action
Mr.. Chas Harget President County Agcul-
tura Society has by GASPARD that hard
Arthur Potts Mr. John Weller besides lot
kind of colts from this handsome horse He full
sixteen hands high and weighs twelve hundred the
hOr t. get carriage and coach horses.
GASPABD will stand the for Sl5 | prices
low, hopes being able the
only solicit fine, goodsze and other kind.
Here chance for the farmers breed the Try
colt either will
costs much raise poor does feed good
MICHAEL KNILL.
Manager for COL. l.. VICTOR BAUGHMAN,
Near Frederick City, Md
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Picture HANGING.

In hanging pictures be careful that
the screw eyes are put in sufficiently
near the top Of the frame to give only
q very slight inclination forward. Like
many other small matters in the ar
rangement of rooms, there is distinct
though generally unacknowledged sense
of discomfort induced by the cross
lines and differing angles, especially
when many small pictures are hung
together. 1t is, by the way, quite as
much of a mistake to crowd pictures
as anything else. A fair wall space
around each one adds greatly to its
effect.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

books, boots and other heavy things,
and she fills up the crannies with
stockings, vests and other uncrushable
articles. Next follow firm layers of I'M
DEPARTMENTS and then heavy dress
skirts. These skirts she folds as nearly
as possible in the lines they will take
in wear. They are laid alternately in
different directions, so that if the waist
band of one is to the left side of the
trunk the wastband of the next is at
the right side. Between the dark and
light dresses she places a layer of
heavy white paper. The bodices she
stuIs with tissue paper, and the sash
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
4 Wise Boy.

First Boy-It's o'clock. Let's &C
home.
Second Boy-Nit If we go home now
we'll get licked fer stayin' out so late
II we stay till s o'clock, well get Rugged
an kissed fer not bein drowned.-Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

appears in the
room of the per-
son who desires
her services.
She t ak e S a
careful invento-
ry of the goods
to be put in the
trunk and then
proc re e d S to
work. AS much
as possible she
packs in layers.
The secret of
good packing is
to pack tightly
and evenly, for
thus breakages
and creaseS are
avoided. In the
bottom La yer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

81 am suffewing fwom bwan flag, doc
tah," said Sapphedde. Fish is good for
that, isn't S?'
every good,' replied the doctor Sup
pose you begin with medium sized
whale every morning for breakfast"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

If you want some nice currant bushes
to set out next spring, cut this years
growth of wood from the old bushes
the new shoots which have sprung
from the roots-and stick them in a
box of damp sand, which keep In the
cellar. When spring comes, they will
be rooted and ready to set out This
rule applies to any and all plants
which may be propagated from cut
tings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

THREE NEW STYLES.
France, Germany and England at
Odds Concerning the Modes.

Odus concerning the Modes.
Three distinct styles are being push
ed forward for precedence by the mo-
distes of three countries, and an inter
esting question is, Which will win? In
France the determination is that we
must adopt the Eugene modes, which
demand twice as much material as the
close and severely simple skirt of to-
day. So the Partisan dressmakers are
employing every device to bring about
this result. The Berlin modistes are
not second to those of Paris in design.
ing elegant garments, and Berlin is de-
fermined that we shall adopt the en-
pIre. with its short waist and long, mar
row skirt. England still favors the
close md becoming shapes and tailored
forms, which have become almost in
xeparably connected with the English
woman. America in consequence has
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

81 am told" said the friend, that
the manager you have left was paying
you fabulous salaryT'
''No," answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. mot fabulous; imaginary
Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
The Virginia creeper as a decorativ

The Virginia creeper as a decorative
house and porch climber is just now
(Oct. II in all its beauty. No tree or
shrub will give for a brief season a
more rich or bizarre display Of col
or, shading all the way up from a
blood red to maroon, scarlet, orange
and yellow. A festoon of it on a north
side of your house will be a whole flow.
err garden for color and beauty.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
The NEW
WOMAN Qno
HER
SPHERE

m ~ RS. ]. G. CROLY Gennie
sA June was the only presi-
AVA dent the New York Wom-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

The solar plexus is TIE largest nerve
center in the body. 1t is situated be-
hind the stomach. Just above the waist.
1t practically controls a large portion
of the nervous system. Breathe deeply
and as you do so mentally send sensa-
ton to this solar plexus. This will
wake 1t up and develop it and increase
your nervous power if you persist.
"Wake up the solar plexus," says Eliz-
abeth Towne.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

The committee of revision on the ten
cts of the Presbyterian faith have been
extremely busy and have recommend
ed various changes. Gentlemen, while
you are about it wake up your solar
plexus and recommend also that the
word obey be stricken from your mar
riage service The creed that a woman
must obey a man has bong since drop
ped into desuetude among enlightened
people, and it is time to drop it out of
the Christian churches.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
A FEMININE
METHOD
RAISING
o. CAIN"

W A YOMEN flatter themselves that
NM they are better than men,
w and undoubtedly they are
in q general way. But there
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

Miss Norma Munro, daughter of
Norman Munro, the publisher, has con-
trolled and personally managed all the
business interests of her father since
his death. Miss Munro is an accom-
plished musician, a graduate of law
and an all round athlete. She is as
fearless as she is clever.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
The OLD
FASHIONED
an0 the
MODERN
M Q T II F. R
L feels SO queer having the chill
dren around the housew laugh

ed the young mother gayly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

1t is strange that more women do not
carry on the business of farming. A
woman of brains and determination
makes an admirable farmer. 1t is true
she cannot do the hard work man
can, but the art of amassing money
not in hard work, but in utiliz-
ing the hard work of other people. This
is profound truth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-09
Graham Case Before Court.

When the Circuit Court for Cecil
county convened ut Elkton. on Monday,
further testimony was taken i'll the suit
of the heirs of the late James II. Graham
against Charles {. Caldwell. The suit
is to compel Mr.. Caldwell to pay over to
the Graham heirs the sum of $1,000. the
amount Of Il life insurance policy on the
life of James 7. Graham. who. ut the
time of his death. held the position Of
clerk Of the Circuit Court. From the
evidence Of both parties. it appears that
Graham was indebted to Mr.. Caldwell
for Il certain sum of money and previous
to his death he assigned To Mr. Caldwell
his life insurance policies. The Graham
heirs deny this and claim that when this
business WAS transacted. Mr.. Graham
was not in his right mind. and they ask
the Court t. compel Mr.. Caldwell to pay
owe" to them the amount of money he
obtained from the inSuranc" company.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-09
REELECTED OFFICERS.
of The Mutual Fire InSur-
ance Comp my Held Their Annual
Meeting In ElktOn On Saturday.

The annual stockholders meeting of
tlr Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Cecil county, was held ut their office. in
Eikton. on Saturday last. The follow
iME Board of Directors were reelected
tor the ensuing yrar:-Ioscph II. Steele.
of Chesapeake city: William ii. Elder.
of E.kton: u. Porter Lusby. of Cecilton:
Mount +. Kirk, of Rising Sun: Samuel
!. Keys and l.. Marshall HuincS. of
Elkton; Gcorg" w. Cosdcn. of North
East J. NJ. G. Cnrhart. of Zion: and
I'm IL. Kimblr. of Port Deposit.
The Directors organized by clrcting
Joseph II. St""!". of Chesapeake City.
resident: and John NJ. Tucker. of Elk
ton, Secretary ana Treasurer
This company was organized in 1916.
and is one of the oldest fire insurance
companies in Maryland
President Joseph II. Steele entertained
the officers of the company ut dinner at
the Howard IOuSr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-09
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Judges of tn Circuit Court Count the
Disputed Ballots In One Prec net -
Work to Be Continued BY Counsel.

The Circuit Court for Cecil county. in
special session at Elkton. on Tuesday.
took mp the three Cecil county contested
election 'icorgr r. Spence VS..
" lliam i. Davis: George l.. Christie VS.
William II. Holm. and Homer Terry vs..
William r. McAlliStrr. for further con-
>idrrarion. All three iudgrS-Chief
Judge James Alfred Pcarcr and ASSo-
ciulr Judges William X. Martin and
l. Twin IL. Brown. were on the bench.
All the evidence in tn" cases. in the
Snap" of disputed ballots. etc. was sub
mitt"d to the Court
There was no formal rucuunt of the
ballots ordered 10y the Court The coun-
sci in the cas-" presented the following
signed agreement 10 the Court. which
WIS aprruv"d:-
"fhr Court having before it tnc cXami-
"aiium of III" original ballots east at the
rlertinm in Cecil county. of November
lgDl. and the other evidence advanced
10y til" respective parties to the contests
in order /" ascertain whether Il recount
of all the said ballots shall he ordered it
is agreed between the said PARTIES. that.
if in said examination the Court shall
ascertain tn" true result of the election
and which of the PARTIES have been
legally elected tn til" offices. in these
case. shall. without ordering formal
recount declare the result that has been
reached by the Court and To pass all con-
Srun"Mtal orders
Til" Judges decided to count the bal
lots Of one Precinct uhr First Precinct
of the Fifth district and the counsel for
,..,. Il a.. III
other Districts and Precincts: they to be
governed in said counting by the proceed
eats laid down by the Court
Tn" Court decided that all ballots
where the prongs of the croSS-mark ry-
tended over the line of the square oppo-
sit" the candidates name should not be
counted. Ballots where the prongS of
the croSS-mark touched the line of the
SVuHr" opposite the candidates name
>hould he counted. Ballots where the
prUngS of the croSS-mnrk extended into.
hui not beyond the lin" of the square
opposite tn" candidates name should also
he counted
In" Court on Tuesday afternoon. be
sIil tn" work of counting the disputed
ballots in the First Precinct of the Fifth
district and finished the work on We'd
n"S'ny. In that precinct BOG ballots
wrr" disputed by the contcStrcS. and 1870
hN IN" contestants. Ont of these the
Court rejected 133 Republican ballots.
and 10 Democratic ballots. The work
of counting tn" disputed ballots in the
other districts and precincts WAS begun
10y counsel for contestants and con-
t"Stc"S, yesterday. Friday. Just what
,,.t11 L..
be told. but counsel for the Republican
contestants claim that it will show gains
for M"SsrS. Spence, Christie and Terry
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-09
WOOdlawn " Y"

The Woodlawn ~" held Il business
meeting ut the home of the President
Mrs. X. g. Terry. on Tuesday evening
August 9th. The usual devotional cXer-
ciSrS were conducted by the President
No unfinished business being on hand.
the election of officers was next in order
Our President. Mrs. Terry rendered her
resignation. which was accepted with
much regret The following were elected
President. Annie Williams; First Vice
President. Corncla Abrnhams; Second
Weep President. Kate Cameron Secre-
tary, Mabel keilholtz: Treasurer. Bessie
Rawlings: Corresponding Secretary. An
ME Jackskon; Superintendent of Press
Work. Harrettc Williams; Supcrintend-
ent Flower Mission. Ida Thompson SUI
perintendent of Literature. Cornela Alb
rahams: Superintendent of Parlor Meet
ings, Marion Keilholtz; Superintendent
of kindergarten Work, Bessie Rawlings.
Miss Bessie Rawlings was elected dele
gate to the County Convention. to be
held at Woodlawn Campmeeting grounds
Friday, August Sth. There being no
further business, adjourned to meet at
the call of the President.