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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
THE FOLLY OF A ROMANTIC GIRL.

Poor Princess Elvira Of Bourbon.
daughter OF Don Carlos. who, II may be
remembered. eloped some three or four
years ago with Signor FolchL the paint
or, thereby lncutring the dire displeas-
ure of her father and being cast of by
him and by her family. has fallen upon
very evil days-so evil. indeed. as To
be in state bordering on absolute des-
titution.
After a brief spell OF happiness and
various vicissi.udes OF fortune. she and
Folchi are now living. or, rather, cx-
isting. for one can scarce call II living.
in a squalid lodging in Barcelona. un-
able TO afford even the common neces-
saries of life.
AS though this were not sufficient
hardship 20 one so gently nurtured, Ill
health is now the portion of the prin-
cess. and the once bonnie but mis-
guided girl is now weak. suffering, de-
spondent woman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

sleeves are also box plated and from
the elbow down are allowed TO flare.
the lower edge being made fluffy by an
inner rufiie of accordion plated white
chiffon. The coat Is unlned
OF course no one but a tall. slender
woman ought 10 attempt this garment.
That is why ! say the prettiest styles
OF the year are designed FOR tan women.
Then take the blouses. Nearly all of
them have little coattails. Now, the
average short woman Is abnormally
short WASTED. and consequently her
coats must stop at the waist line or
else continue considerably below These
blouse coats i'm addition havo box plait.
ed effects and very large, loose sleeves.
which have a tendency 20 make one
look very fat. Some Of the blouses. how
,ver. have merely a position effect in
he back. and these are more becoming
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

placed on the left side but the long ends
dropping I'm the back are there whether
the bow is placed sidewise or not
Before ! forget ! want TO say n word
about the long MORE coats. They win
be worn a great deal this summer. The
one In the illustration is made with the
fashionable irregular collar and the
baggy sleeves now I'm vogue. III is alb
solutely plain both back and front and
is lined throughout with white taffeta
The fastening is hidden under big ro-
sette of black chiffon with long ends
Detached figures OF ecru lace ornament
the collar and the ends of the chiffon
streamers.
Unlined coats OF MORE are very useful
as well as smart and serve 10 conceal
many discrepancies i'm ones toilet.
Some of the coats are sold with sepa-
rate yoke and high standing collar.
which can be fastened i'm to conceal the
shirt waist.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
4 Craze For Moirc.

Etons this year are not very pretty
that Is. those in moire are not-and tho
taffeta ones, even when they are tucked
20 the utmost. look cheap BY the side Of
the pretcntious MORE Houses and
"Frocks and Frills" coats. The fact Is.
a craze FOR MORE is now reisning. II is
seen on hats. boas and dresses. and even
long coats are being made of IL. Black
chiffon hats turned up on both sides
and trimmed with rOsettes Of black
moirc ribbon are considered tremen-
dously smart. The square bow I'm the
back Is giving way TO the irregular bow
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

l am very suspicious Of other people
favorite songs. Are you not? Let me
tell you Why | am. OF course girls ia
vorite songs don't worry me-that goes
without saying; but if were man
they would, The favorite song is near
ly always connected with a sentimental
episode In a mans career and therefore
it's connected with some other person.
not me, and | object 10 that. | wouldn't
play mans favorite air TO him for
anything and as for singing his favor
ite song-excuse me. But there are
girls G'm not saying il TO boasD who
are less wise than am.
When Edgar Dalrymple proposed 10
Bessie Holcombe, he had just passed his
thirtieth birthday. and of course a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

of Homer are contendlng for the honor
OF founding the first one. i did it,
says Sorosis. with Jenny June Croly to
the fore" we did It," cry two towns
In Michigan. "None OF YOU Is right; |
did il. myself" cries Boston.
At any rate there is no doubt that the
suggestion for federation OF women's
organizations the world over came from
Mrs. Jenny June Croly of blessed mem
ory. The dearest object OF her life was
20 foster a corps spirit among women.
that they should stand together sister
to sister. for progress. She was eN-
tsemely conservative for a come outer"
yet this very conservatism helped her
20 attract 30 the club standard women
who would have been scared away from
anything like aggressive radicalism.
The idea spread among women like the
fire from Samson's foxes. There are
now quarter million clubwomen in
the United States. As 10 the husbands
of these ladies'. 1t Is to be said OF them
that they from the beginning looked
most kindly on the innovation. only
once has any sort Of masculine protest
been uttered. and that was when the
ladies OF literary society discussed "A
book which, IN its turn. discussed the
delicate question whether woman
could love two or more men az the same
time. Then husbands were irate hurt
in their feelings and decided that it was
time 10 draw the line when wife talk
cd OF loving more than one man az
time.
In 1889 on the suggestion of Mrs.
Croly. Sorosis previous 10 the annlver-
sary OF It's twenty-hrst birthday issued
Invitations 20 womens clubs every
where TO attend its celebration and hold
q convention looking 90 general union
OF all such clubs the world over. That
was the beginning of the General Fed
Grafton. The year following Ia
March-there was held n New York
city what was called a ratification meet
ing and from that time TO this every
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
a MACK ana white summer.

This is TO be a black and white sea-
son, so / am informed at all the smart
dressmakers. With half a dozen white
gowns and two or three smart black
costumes any woman can he well dress
ed. This new fad OF fashion has one
advantage-it is economical.
IL strikes me that never so much as
now has smartness come 20 mean so
much Beauty is nothing compared to
n. The woman whose bows are worn at
Just such an angle. who always knows
what TO wear at the exact moment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

nnalyze. but
they feel Il just
the same That's
why it pays the
average woman
20 study IN on
the subject OF
clothes; they
have so much
TO do with her
personal appear.
ance. Take "A
plain woman
and dress her
well, and she Is
transformed.
w n y q o Mt
plain women re-
alige this. ] won.
der? Well Dress
ed doesn't mean
nnn.IiIN 1lrnaanfl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

what TO buy FOR myself. would make
study of all the well dressed women /
knew and never rest until | had assim-
Hated their knowledge and applied IL 10
my own person.
IL pays.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

when IL is in fashion and not a moment
longer-she is the woman who is going
TO be admired while her pretty Madon-
ma faced friend whose clothes don't
mean anything and are thrown on In
any way stands back-a wall flower.
Don't tell me men don't notice these
things They do. OF course they can't
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

n HAVE been coat hunting, and I
have come 10 the conclusion that
the fashions are not for the short
- girl this year. After all. we
mustn't be selfish; we have had the
say for so long.
Naturally ! thought ] would get a
silk coat. Every one is> wearing silk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

coats almost to
the exclusion OF
the cloth ones.
The most chic
OF h e sill X
coats are OF
MORE. These are
made in three
styles - blouse.
Eton and the
"Frocks and
Frills." The
"Frocks an q
Frills" coats, as
they are called,
after the play OF
that name, are
very smart little
affairs. They are
a modification OF
the empire style.
The coat i'm the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

Bessie Holcombe is not bad to look
upon; then there is her fathers money.
Well. 10 sum It up. Edgar fell in love:
did Il well too. Would have deceived
even me but for a certain incident
Did tell you Edgar had a fine tenor
voice? Bessie also strums on the gui-
tar. They We're entertaining us one
evening when Edgar said.
Dear. let's play my favorite song"
with pleasure answered Bessie.
What is the air?'
Edgar sang a few bars, and Bessies
clever fingers picked out the accompani-
ment. The song was from comic OPP
era. and / recognized with a start that
it's vintage was OF the year i'm which
Edgars other love affair must have
taken place.
His voice rang out, melting, pleading.
longing. II brought flush of self con-
sciousness to Bessie's cheeks as she
bent over her guitar:
For a kiss from thy lips am signing.
dying
Dying with love for thee"
Plinky plunk. plinky plunk, went Bes-
sizes guitar obediently. Edgar looked
straight ahead as he sang. and a
dreamy expression came into his eyes.
oh the pity OF IL! III she could have
known
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

pens 10 be OF black taffeta. but the same
style is also carried out I'm MORE. The
wide collar OF lace and chiffon hides a
yoke, on which is box plated the body
which does not quite reach the waist
line In the back, but sticks out some
what after the effect OF a skirt. The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

stones, also many with mock jewel set
tings. These ave used 60 fssten fichus
and fancy collars.
Smart short coats for ladies have mar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

or expcnsively either: it just means
that o woman has the proper thing on
at the proper time and wears N i'm the
proper way The woman who spends
most money on her clothes is she who
wastes IL buying the wrong thing. IL
were a woman who was always in doubt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

rows OF beading threaded through with
black velvet ribbon tied I'm small bows
back or front.
A rich material is metal adorned yol-
vet Little polka dots Of metal are sunk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
kz Mak
New York. "
New York.

The woman OF fashion wears a smart
little fob to guard the watch slipped in
the belt of her tailor made gown. This
fob Is few inches long. made of wide
silk braid or perhaps grosgrain ribbon
and adorned with slide bearing a tiny
heart star or similar ornament in sill
yer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

row vests OF contrasting material.
These come with gored skirts. which
fare stylishly around the lower edge
and are machine stitched In strictly ~
Tor style
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

Broad displays OF all black hosiery ara
seen I'm exquisite lace and openwork eff
fects. Some are Isle and others spun
elk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

narrow ribbon are featherstitched to-
gether one above the other with the
ends left TO draw around the neck and
fssten In front with buckle OF old
fashioned brooch Some are made with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

right IN the velvet giving IL an odd but
very attractive appearance. These vary
in size from tiny spots TO those about
the diameter Of dimp
Fancy stickpins and brooches OF gold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

OF tho clans Cf the General Federation
OF Women's Clubs. Though delegates
from all over the earth attend its deiib-
erations yet Is this body OF federated
clubs exclusive. No masculine creature
may speak a word at rs meetings un-
less hy special privilege. and that, like
kissing goes by favor. Moreover. there
IS also race exclusion. The hottest fight
that ever engaged fair and gentle COM
batants I'm battle has been waged over
the question whether delegates from
clubs composed Of women OF color
should be admitted. and he end is not
yet. II Is hard to believe there could be
50 great anger I'm celestial minds as has
been manifested over this matter.
Now that womens clubs are plainly
1T" as many cities as claimed the birth
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

Black or white and black or gray
combinations are particularly strong In
hats. The pompons Of white coque tip
ped with black chenille lend relief 20
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
FASHIONS AND FADS.

the Rhite felt hats while gray feathers
with black edges are used on the pearl
gray felts.
Stocks made Of three OF four rows Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
ON A SUMMER HOTEL PIAZZA.

man who has not had at least one se-
rious love affair by that time is n freak.
Besides. he had imprudently confided
TO me the history Of his life one even
ing when the moon was shining I'm a
particularly romantic manner 1t was
at summer hotel. and OF course no
one thinks anything OF a mans telling
the story OF his life on a summer hotel
piazza.
Yes" he sighed, "she was the one
woman l loved. she had beautiful
voice. and many evenings we spent to-
gether singing. have all the old songs
yet" he finished softly.
But what happened to herr" I asked
eagerly. why didn't YOU marry her."
She left me for better mana man
with more money" he answered; then.
stiil more bitterly II shall never again
ask woman TO be my wife"
But he did
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

oS ANGELES the beautiful the
old town Of the Spanish mission
fathers, the splendid new city Of
- the western nation, witnesses
this wear the biennial gathering
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03
! WOMAN AND
HER DOCTOR
'vvvvvvvv vvyvvvvvvvvvvvvv7

u TTiAT would woman be with
"A out her doctorP Ahasuerus
NM Pleasingly. M ID. sits IN his
- - office prescribing for COM
Evening star., 1902-03-03
PAINTERS IN TROUBLE.
Differences May Be Adjusted Before
Busy Season Opens.

Trouble has broken out between Local
Assembly 1893 Of - Knights Of Labor and
the Brotherhood Of Painters, No. 36S, the
latter body being in aftiliation with the Cen
trail Labor Union. This has 70 certain ex-
tent dragged into the question the Master
Painters Association Of this city
For many years past the majority Of
painters employed in this city were MEM
bers of the *. Of L. This organization was
not affiliated with the Central Labor Union.
''The statement published about a lock-
out Of the painters is not entirely true"
an official of the Painters Union said to-
day. mo master painter is in any diff
Guilty. and all are working all the men
they need. The action of the Master
Painters Association was for the purpose
OF protecting tho public from the trouble
and annoyance Occasioned heretofore from
having two organizations Of painters.
THE Brotherhood Painters are affiliated
with the Federation of Labor and has q
membership all over the country OF $1,000.
Nearly every other trade in the District OF
Columbia Is affiliated with the Federation
of Labor, and to prevent trouble the master
painters give preference to the brother
hood. They desire unity In labor. and that
is the reason for their action.
1.-The statement that they require ten
hours work of brotherhood men is not
true. There Is no change in the hours or
wages We wish 1t distinctly understood
that the course taken by the Master Paint
ers' Association Is to protect the public
from trouble and to better the craft"
apprehension felt that the rupture will oc-
casion any trouble. and there Is a belief
that all the forces will be working In har-
mony before the season starts.
Evening star., 1902-03-03
Washington Stock EXCHANGE,

sales.-Regnlar call. 12 o'clock noon = United
States Reg s. 500 at l9s United States Reg
at 16s3s 81 100 at 1865, $500 at iosh Capital %
Trastisn lon 70 % at sa 10 at 11sA 10 at l1s IS
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 10 at 64$s.
Wa Washiaeten Gas e at e. at a. at 7s st
After call-Capital Traction, 80 at 113lt. 10 at
1875 20 at 1isis. Is at 1131s. 20 at 1lsh, 20 at
II l1sa 70 at llsh' Greene Copper 100 at 21 100
Railroad Bonds-Capital Traction As, 1Os bid,
RssPs bs @ So asked ssd es IS
B, los bid, 1O7 asked. Columbia 6s, l21 bid. l2s
asked. Columbia I'd mort. IS, 1854 bid 1O71a
Aiscellane Bonds-Washington Gas Co. 6s, Sc
ries A.. 112 bid Washington Gas Co. 6s series B.
bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone S. 1919
Ioo % bid Id washington Market Co. Is ist es 1oss 81 bid
Washington Market Co. Imp IS, 1854 bid; Wash
Han Hail. Association IS, Ios bid 1os asked I American
Graphoghone Deb Ss. 90 bid
posit and Trust. 16o bid. 10 asked. Washington
Loan and Trust. 191 bid. 1876 asked: American
age. 100 ssked. Washington savings Bank. 100
Railroad stoeks-capital Traction Co.. 11sN bid.
1is. asked; 1 d. Washington Railway and Electric Co.
ass ..f: ssGh #
bid Second, 1ee bid. Citizens, 175 bid. Column
bia 1856 bid Capital 100 bid. ITO asked. West
End, 124 bid. 100 asked. Traders, 14S bid, 155
asked. Lincoln. 125 bid, 1876 asked. Riggs, 745
bid $50 asked.
Franklin, 40 bid. 81 asked. Metropolitan. Is bid,
g asked. oorcoran. e. g. A bid os, Potomac. &c bid,
American 2sO bid y, National at Union % ~ bid s3f
bid asked. Peoples, bid. 6ls asked. Com
merrial. AZ bid asked. Colonial. 100 bid. 115
asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, So bid
90 asked. Columbia Title, ~ bid, asked. Wash
ington Title, bid, asked District Title. ii
bid 20 asked.
Telephone Stocks-Chesapeake and Potomac. 90
bid 65 asked
Gas Stocks-washington Gas, TSX bid, 70 asked
Georgetown Gas, 70 bid. S6 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks : Mergcnthaler Linotype
1771k bid. 17S asked. Lanston Monotype. 1lH bid
12k asked American Graphephone Com. 81 bid.
4 asked. American Graphophone Pref. So bid
81 asked Washington Market, - bid; a,o Norfolk oh
Greene Copper, 20 bid, 22ls asked Columbia Sand
.Dredgilg. so bid. 50 asked.
Evening star., 1902-03-03
Proposed Substitution Of Con-
tracts for Salaries.
DEBATING THE BILL
CHAIRMAN LOUD EXPLAINS ITS
PROVISIONS.
Many Measures, Including a Number
of Local Interest, Passed by
the Senate.

Under the order made last week the
House today went into committee OF the
whole and entered upon the consideration
IF the bill to classify the rural free de-
livery service and substitute the contract
for the salary system for rural carriers.
1t was arranged that general debate
should be equally divided between the
friends and opponents OF the measure ana
that Mr. Loud (Cal) should control the
time in favor of the bill and Mr.. Swan
son VaD against it.
Present an Extravagant System.
The former. in opening the debate, de-
cIared that In his opinion the question in
volved was of more Importance than any
which would come before the present Con-
gress. Upon the solution would depend
whether the rural free delivery service
would cost ultimately s6O.OO0OO0 or $40
5000 per annum. The rural free delivery
service up to this time, he said. had been
a political one and it had given many mem
bers of Congress their first taste of the
sweets of public patronage. He traced the
history and rapid growth of the service ana
its cost, declaring that it was the most ex-
trayag CANT in the public service. AT the IN
ception the carriers received $500 per an
mum. They now received $500. If the sal
airy system was continued they would
eventually receive $500 or $500 AT the
present time SSJu.OO0 was being spent TOR
the supervisory force.
The bill was carefully drawn, Mr.. Loud
said, to provide against the possibility OF
a recurrence of the star route scandals.
Only one contract could be given to one
the route was located and who must per-
form the service himself.
Evening star., 1902-03-03
FIRES THREE SHOTS.
James E. Russell Arrested for Shoot
ing Alice Thompson.

James e. Russell. a watchman employed
by the health department to guard houses
under smallpox quarantine, was arrested
this afternoon at 2:10 o'clock for shooting
Alice Thompson. a colored girl, twenty
years old, employed at 1909 D street north
west. Russell was arrested by Policeman
Cats of the first precinct. and taken to
the station house, where he is held pend
ing investigation and developments.
1t appears that Russell had been detailed
to guard the premises. where there had
been q smallpox case in the rear of 406
18th street northwest, and, according to
his statement, made to a Star reporter
shortly after he was placed behind the
bars, he saw several men attempting to.
escape over the fence in the rear Of the
building and Immediately pulled his gun
and fired three shots in their direction one
of the bullets striking the Thompson girl
in the face between the nose and upper
lip.
Russell was arrested at once and the in
tured girl was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where the doctors probed for the
bullet but finding none, concluded 1t had
glanced off. The girl Is not In a serious
condition, and after examination at the
hospital was permitted to go to her home
at 5DS I'd street southwest .- ,...-...
20 It was learned from a policeman that
Russell had been relieved at u o'clock, and
at the time Of the shooting was not on duty.
Evening star., 1902-03-03
THE CoRINTo TREATY.
Features Of the Central American
Agreement for Arbitration.

H.
The State Department made public today
the features of .he arbitration treaty signed
at Corinto, January 20. by the presidents Of
Nicaragua. Salvador. Honduras and Costa
Rica. A copy and translation Of the treaty
was received from United States Minister
Merry Of San Jose in report dated Febru-
airy 9.
The object Of the convention is the main
tenance of peace and the establishment Of
obligatory arbitration in the settlement Of
all difficulties and questions that may arise
between the contracting parties. The tribu-
nal Of arbitration will consist Of one men,
ber, with substitute, from each state, elect
ed for a year. The arbitrators OF . the
states between or among which a disagree
ment exists will not take part in the ad-
justment of the difficulty. Difficulties which
arise through questions of limits or through
the Interpretation Of treaties Of limits, shall
be submitted by the governments interest
ed to foreign arbitration Of American ma
tiOnality. The presidency OF the tribunal
is to be held In turn by each of It's men,
bers. following the alphabetical order Of
states represented, and it's sessions are to
be held in the capital Of the state Of the
presiding officer.
The treaty enters into force thirty days
after 1t has been ratified by all the con-
crosses of the countries involved. The 10Th
OF next September-the anniversary OF the
independence of Central America-has been
named for the installation Of the arbitra-
ton tribunal. The signing governments will
invite. either Jointly or separately, the re-
public Of Guatemala to adhere to the con-
VentiOn.