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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

Powered and spotted cottons, boxed In SHIRT
lengths as are the stouter and more expen-
sNe materials. These, which are mainly
mercerized chambrays and ginghams, sell
anywhere from S1.e0 the shirt up. But a
cheviot of distinctive pattern Will be twice
that sum. and an embroidered or braided
linen length. of which there are numbers
in the market at least $40
Pretty as are the colored waists, the
white ones are prettier, and in plain en-
broidered and braided linens they go by in
large numbers. Charming little shirts in
more diaphanous white textiles are seen,
but the stouter the material the more 1t is
approved for the shirt waist proper.
Tucks and Lace Insertions
Such bodces as appear in French lawn.
Swiss, null. etc, run to the tucks and lace
insertions which bar them from the shirt
waist field. for. though they now admit of
embroderies, all such garments must pre-
sent a tailored finish. Bias bands stitched
down the shoulder seams further the look
of well-made solidity and are stylish de-
tails, besides.
An important point in the discussion of
the summer shirt waist is the skirt, which
will be worn with ii. This authorities have
agreed must be walking length, but out
side of this requirement the model may
present many aspects A Killed skirt OF
the correct pavement length-jupe trot-
toir is the French name-ohered in the
SHOPS loF SHIRT Wdist USE Is appioFeu ~
the summer girl for smart wear. In
spotted and plain silks briiliantine. wolfe,
ETC. these stylish skirts are stunning &C
compartments to the DRESSER waists, worn
on occasions when a little extra finery, and
not too much, is necessary. 49,
Many are the other and more practical
designs, including every device in side and
box pleats and every species of hip yoke.
whether real or simulated. But as to the
design of the shirt waist skirt, everything
depends upCn the material in which it is
made. heavy stuffs needing scant and light
treatm and thin ones just the contrary.
An effective skirt for all-round use is of
plain black cloth, fitted at the hips with
pinch tucks. One cloth model so treated
had the lower cores cut with sufficient flare
to produce the effect of a flounce
Short coats of tan and sage covert and
ecru and white linen canvas are provided
as the summer mufFlings of the shirt-waist
girl. The tan jackets go strkingly with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

tinguishei French makers. Names, known
hitherto only through the most airy frivoli-
ties, are now affixed to plain cotton and
linen shirts, whose separate points are too
subtle for the inexperienced to grasp, but
which. combined. make up the perfect
whole that the least sophisticated may rec
ogniZe Those uD in the shirt waist cult
distinguish the fact that the new garment
must hang with baglike looseness to pre-
sent the appearance of correct fit. II en-
the French back is not pulled down 50
faulty as formerly. the puff sleeves are very
long, and the square cuffs scarcely more
than three inches deep.
Many of the new shirts. whose cotton ma
terials display some handsome and novel
colors. are accompanied by stocks of white
pique. tied with scarfs in the shirt texture.
Others show stole collar attachments in
white and color. ornamental stitchery Of
all sorts appearing upon these details
which. in many cases. display the Chic Of
the whole garment Current red" high
ly artistic shade which In linen lends Itself
to the most becoming tones. is one Of the
new tints for the washable shirt.
A shirt of coarse blue soft finished linen
has stamped border trimming of dull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
MARRIAGE ADVERTISEMENTS.
Warning to Foolish Young People In
clined to Answer Them.

cl1ned to Answer Them.
From the New York Christian Advocate
For long time we have medtated
whether duty to our readers did not require
a statement upon the subject of matrimo-
NAL advertisements Circumstances have
recently come to our knowledge which dis
sipate the doubt 1t might be thought that
the women who will answer such advertise
ments belong to a low class. morally or
socially. That many of them do there is
little room to doubt, but that some of them
do not is equally certain. Some papers of
wide Observation-Disclosures with most I'M
parental recklessness by Christian parents
into their homeS-make large sums of
money by personal columns in which half
of the advertisements are plainly bids by
abandoned women and abandoned men; and
the statement that their object is matri-
mony is a blind to catch the unsuspecting
or to throw the burden of proof on those
who might be inclined to proceed legally
against the paper as demoraliZing sheet
Facts prove that widows Of responsibility,
with money, and single women without
money have often been trapped by the most
heartleSs adventurerS. Young girls in
boarding schools or at their own homes
In a spirit of fun answer such advertise
mentS, and sometimes insert them. Photo
graphs being exchanged, they imagine that
while nothing may come of it they would
like to meet their correspondent. From
such correspondence the worst evils often
arise. Broken hearts and ruined lives In a
number tina: would astonish and be deemed
incredible If announced have followed. We
have had personal knowledge of many
cases. of which more than half were in
Christian and more than quarter in
Methodist families The letters we receive
from fathers and mothers beseeching us
to institute 4 search for a daughter who
had disappeared and among whose effects
were found letters which showed that she
had been entrapped willingly or otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

by these advertisements. have opened our
eyes. Moreover, Mr.. Anthony Comstock
could strike terror in many communities
were he TO make known what has come to
his knowledge. in comparison with which
such information we have received is
but as drop in bucket.
Apart from such consequences, for young
women to write letters or send photographs
in answer to such advertisements is taking
a very great risk. Recently adventurer
of the sort has been captured. Seventy
five letters from respectable young women
were found in his possession. His scheme
was to engage himself to them and then
in some subtle way get possession of their
money. Instances have been known where
large amounts have been paid under threats
of exposing the correspondence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

pink roses on n cream background. The
border is put on in a straight band down
the button lap, at the outside of each
sleeve and over the cuffs.
Inverted Mutton Leg.
The prevailing shirt-waist sleeve is the
inverted mutton leg of the winter, more
voluminous at the pun quarter, and perhaps
shade looser at the top. There the sleeve
is fitted to the arm with tucks. side and
box pleats, similar manipulation of the
stuff shaping yoke at the front of the
garment. The backs and tailored shirt
waists are In all cases without yoke sugges-
ton. though the preferred French plainness
lis sometimes varied by two clusters of mar
row horizontal tucks, Such an arrange
ment, however. is not always becoming the
straight tucking nclining toward a con-
tracted look. So those not blessed with a
generous breadth of shoulders had better
beware OF II. and turn instead to the plain
French back, which is always widening
Dainty shirt materials are the striped,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
SHIRT WAIST MODELS
New Patterns Over From
Gay Paris.
BAG-LTKE LOOSEN ESS
LONG PUFF SLEEVES WITH
THREE-INCH CUFFS.
Walking Length the Skirts Are the
Mode for Vacation
Wearing.
,ecia, Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK. May %, 1908
There is no longer any doubt that the old
shirt waist will hold its own again this
summer. Much talk has been heard of its
shelving. and of the superior qualities OF
the costume all in one material; but, the
moralist puts it. true merit will tell and
the fact that after at least five seasons. the
separate waist is still with us is surely a
proof of Its desirabiity.
With one black skirt of good cut the odd
shirt waist admits of nunberless changes.
and of morning, afternoon and evening eff
fects. On the other hand. the costume in
one material which takes Its place-the
shirt waist dress itself. in facts strictly
for morning purposes. and when one por-
ton of it is soiled the whole toilet, TO use
yachting term, is out of commission.
The best of the new shirt waists. Ike The
best of everything in dress, follow the
models sent over by several of the most dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
Rain and Raiments.

From the London Graphic.
1t is impossible for a well-dressed woman
to get about London on rainy day in any
sort of comfort. Omnibuses reek with mud
and damp, hansoms offer very Objectionable
features to the wearer of petticoats and
pretty hats which drop of rain DESTROYS
and four wheelers are always scarce II
says much for the courage of the averag e
woman that she still persists in putting on
lovely and fragile creations, and in rushing
about in weather that would drive a dog
to stay at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
The Tables Turned.

From PUCK
who is that crafty-loolSing man to whom
his fellow citizens are taking of their
hats?" asked the baking powder drummer.
That's Henry K. Sharp. the Teller that
passed a counterfeit fve-dollar bill off onto
a circus man., replied the landlord of thu
Pruntytown tavern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
A Natural Barometer.

piece of camphor gum is very good
indicator of what the weather is going to
be- If when the camphor is exposed to the
air the gum remains dry, the weather will
pc fresh and dry, but if the gum absorbs
of rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
The Inevitable upper Circles.
from the London Lady.

From the London Lady.
Why in England does every play, and ev-
cry book for the matter of that. concern
itself with the upper circles? Is 1t because
the authors can find no other material? It
is, rather, because they don't know how to
use the vast fields that lie unexplored
round them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

First Lawyer-"Well, I've just made a
fortune"
Second Lawyer-"Whose was it?'-Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30


From Paris comes the news that scarlet
linen and brilliantine coats are being made
for shirt-waist service. These will be worn
with an all-white get-up, except to shoes
and hat; for out of town such details may
also be scarlet-the shoes laced with white
strings and the hat perhaps trimmed with
white. For watering place use this seems
n fetching outfit. but it would be alarming
in staid city ways.
Red. nevertheless, will be favored
summer color for city country, and for
topping blonde and brunette heads flaming
shirt waist hats of all descriptions are
seen. A trig headpiece on this glowing
order is a French sailor of lumber straw
introducing scarlet thread. A crown
band and short back fail of scarlet velvet
ribbon is It's only trimming. Another sailor
is of dead white straw-the thin sort thai
looks like wood shavings-with scarlet
wings put on Mercury-fashion at the sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

ment of the shirt waist in what is consio-
erred as its best form. are seen the belts
stocks and sleeve links that go with the
practical charmer. The absence OF STUDS
is easily accounted for: the new shirt waist
fastens with huge pearl buttons, SO s'uos
are no longer necessary Most of.the belts
whether of leather, canvas or SILK, are
widest at the back, rounding from there
to a mere nothing at the front, where the
tongue slips through metal harness
buckle. The favorite sleeve links are round,
and green jade is a stylish material for
them. Real and imitation scarabs are also
seem as well as gold-set Brazilian bugs
and the old-fa shioned coral roses.
The new wash stock has only one seam
This is at one side of the neck piece, where
the other end slips through. This elimi-
ma ties the worry of size. as, such stock
fits any neck; and since it is now the thing
to loop the ends only once and pin them
in place the old trouble of tying is also
dome WAY with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
Silk and Cotton Gloves.

The tricks required to produce an up-to-
date get-up are many. Though countless
maids seem to assimilate them with ease,
others are forever outside the knowledge
of fashions wizardry. Look at the sum-
mer glove alone and see how many people
wear the wrong thing The kid article is
ante dated for summer service and superbly
made thread and silk gloves now take ITS
place. These are as stoutly or deicately
fashioned as the occasion requires, and
along with black and white, which are the
favorites, all of the new colors are seen.
Heavy stitchings embellish the backs of
these agreeable hand coverings, which,
when well made, quite as expensive as
kid. The swagger styles show the one big
button of the approved kid glove.
Fashionabl bootmakers declare that slip
pers will be worn in the street. as In the
long ago. A soft kid shoe. which is being
sold In great numbers, has low ribbon
tied vamp over a square tongue. The toes
are pointed and the military heels and VIDE
ribbons give them the frivolous look Of the
slippers they precede. MARY DEAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
New Scarlet Coats.

the black skirts, and If the accompanying
hat is black as WELL the stylish look is
more pronounced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
Well-known Hampton Business
Men to Work For Him For
Presiding Elder
LEAVE FOR CEDAR RAPIDS
Will Do All in Their Power to Secure
M~arshalltown Minister'S Appointment
by Bishop Fowler, as Presiding Elder
of This District-Ail Want Him
General News.

Postmaster T. II. Hacker, r. r. fay-
all well-known residents and business
men OF tina place. We're in the city
Wednesday evening, en- route TO Cedar
Rapids, where they expect 10 work In
the interests of Rev. +. NJ. Coleman, ID.
D.. of this city. for the presiding elder
ship of the Marshalltown district. The
men are very enthusiastic over DR..
Coleman's chances. and think that
Bishop Fowler will appoint him.
The Hampton men say they are going
to do all in their power TO further the
chances of DR.. Coleman. and they are
very hopeful. All are members OF the
church at Hampton, of which DIR. Cole
mar was formerly pastor. The entire
membership of the Hampton church
wants to see him as presiding elder
of this district, to succeed Dir. j. b.
Albrook. whose six years term as pre-
siding elder expires at the close o. this
conference.
A Possible Successor.
In case DIR. Coleman should be select
ed by Bishop Fowler as the new pre-
siding elder the church here will receive
a new pastor. There is considerable
talk at the conference over the success
or of DR.. Coleman, should he be made
Some think that Rev. Frank
Loveland, of Ninton, stands a good
chane to receive the Marshalltowr APP
pointment. Rev. Loveland is one of the
prominent men in the church, and is a
of considerable ability. II was
recently announced that he was going
to withdraw from the church for a time
to devote his entire attention to his
work, but this has been denied.
Mr.. Taylor. of the Hampton COM
is a candidate as lay delegate
Of the conference to the quadriennial
Of the general conference, to
be held at Los Angeles next May.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
A HOSPITAL
Siesel Concert Company Gives Excel
lent Performance to Good-Sized
Audience

After an unsuccessful effort to inter
est a Marshalltown audience in his
work Nil. Samuel Sieg-l, thru the eff
forts of the members of fhe temperance
societies of st. Mary's church. appeared
at the Odeon "Wednesday evening be-
fore an audience that comfortably filled
The main body of the 0deon. The fact
that 80 per cent of the receipts was to
he devoted to furnishing two temper
ance ooms at the new ST. Thomas
hospital enlisted public interest, and as
u result $50 Was netted, which Will be
used for that purpose. Owing to the
inability of Mr.. Walter A. Fritschy TO
arrive In the city, his mandolin SOLO.
the opening number. was omitted. Mr..
and more popular numbers was YER
better than his performance of a few
weeks ago. Each appearance was
greeted with much applause. and the
old church hymn, Come. Ye Disconso-
late" arranged by himself. proved most
popular. Mr.. Meyers portion of the
entertainment is deserving only of the
highest praise. IL is a most clever en-
tertainer. and his burlesque on the
Italian comic opera was especially well
received.
For selling the largest number of
Mrs. j. c. Weleh md Mrs. Mary
Shaver We're each awarded an instru-
ment and scholarship in the New York
Mandolin and Guitar School, OF this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24

Lanning, Henry Cober, William Carson.
J.. E. Wtldman. j.. II. Bond. Thomas
SHE, w. K. Phillips and Otis Sweitzer,
his afternoon.
The state VS.. Carrie Bennett charged
With prostitution, was next called, n
on the failure of the defendant to APP
pear her bond for $500 was forfeited.
The work of impaneling a jury for he
case of the state vs.. George Living
stcne, the old soldier charged with as
sault with intent to commit murder
upon Elias Duncan. was begun.
The jury in the case of Torkal Lone
vs.. Pettys. ct al, returned a verdict for
the defendant this afternoon. This
suit was the result of a dispute over the
division of a crop of corn whereby Lone
sued to recover $3.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
CARNIVAL ATTRACTIONS HERE.
First Of the Shows for Next Weeks
Carnival Arrive Wednesday

The first Of the shows booke nor the
carnival to begin Monday lthed the
city Wednesday from He /onville. Mo.
Those who are the ground
are the electric rheater, "The
Statute Turning to Life" and
the Miller family. aerial and trapese
artists and trick bicycle riders. The
Miller family was one of the attractions
of the free show two years ago. Dur
ing this season a most v accident
resulted to Ray Miller. the ~11-year-old
boy, who vas used in the trapese per-
Torrance a good deal Is a ball would
be, in being tossed back n forth thru
the air. The accident occurred or June
%, when the lad was severely burned
about the body by an explosion of gaso-
lene. AS a result he has not been able
to work so far this season. but another
member of the team has been used in
stead. Mr.. Miller stated yesterday the
accident had cost him $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
BAD DOLLARS IN CIRCULATION
Counterfeit Silver Found to Be Passed
in the City.

90
From the number of counterfeit Sill
yer dollars that have made an appear
ance in the city within the past few
days. 1t appears as IL considerable OF
the spurious oin may ave oeen
placed in circulation. One mar IS
showing four silver dollars. which are
an exceptionally good imitation, and
would not be detected without a close
examination. and then possibly not ex-
cepting by one who Is familiar with the
handling of money. The counterfeit
pieces are a trile lighter than the gen.
uine, and keep the proper lustre for
a time. After a certain time, how
ever, they become discolored, and are
then easily detected.
OF course it is not known where the
bad money comes grom, but there a
been a strong suspicion for some time
h counterfeiting is being carried
on at a point not far from the city
While it has never been possible to get
any information Of a positive nature
that would lead to arrests, the opinion
of the officers is that they could almost
lay their hands on the guilty par
ftac
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
Arrives Homo From Abroad.

]. ]. Weber, of this city, who has
spending the past five months in
Africa and Europe, in the employe Of
the harvesting machine trust, arrived
home this morning. Mr.. Weber has had
charge OF setting up machines in
France, Spain, German and Sweden,
and al different points in Africa. He
on the Scandinavian line, and
was twenty-four days en- route to New
York. He will probably return to
next spring, for another sum
mer's work. This is the third trip Mr..
as completed abroad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24

a messenger boy to the c. A. DEUEL.
news store to see if Mr.. Deuel. would
trade his new novels for old ones on the
basis of two old ones, in good order, for
n new one. Mr.. Deuel., who has an
account against Marson for reading
matter, since last February, sent back
word that if Marson would square his
Indebtedness he would feel more like
accommodating him. Marson replie1
that the reading matter that he ordered
last winter was not for him, but for w.
w. Hazen, and that Mr.. Hazen should
be looked to for the money.
This is the first time, SO far as known,
that Marson has acknowledged in so
many words that he knew Hazen here
last winter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24

the owner and description of the lof
or parcel of land; number Of feet
frontage; cost of Improvement per
frontage; actual value of property at
time of levy; special benefits conferred
by the Improvement proportion
of benefits conferred by inn
~provenaent; proposed special assess
ment levy: and special assessment levy,
The Judiciary committee and the city
solicitor We're given power to act in
the matter.
Must Repair Streets.
a resolution introduced by Couneil-
man Webster instructs the street com
missioner to compel the MarshalltoMn
Light, Power & Railway Company to
repair and relay the brick paving on
South Third avenue, from Nevada to
Market street, which was not placed IN
good shape after the laid new
gas mains this summer. The
IS also to be notified TO repair damage
on East Main street, near the Third
avenue corner, where new track was
put In and the pavement left in bad
shape.
Transfers Saloon Permits.
= - SiSiliNGk ny ISSoIttlitIl
the transfer of permits TO operate sa-
looms on North Center street and
North First avenue, heretofore held by
Bierman to c. L. Dietrich. Mr..
Bierman Is in very poor health, and is
soon to leave the city to recueerate.
The new owner is a brother-in-law of
the former proprietor. and the council
was given to understand that the ar
iangement would likely only be a tenn
one. and that the change was
made largely for the protection of fam
lily interests.
An Old Error Discovered.
Councilman Webster reported to the
council the discovery of an old error in
a deed he'd by w. H. Calhoun, who is
of a half interest in the wall Of
the old city hall property on West Main
In getting ready to sell the
property. and furnishing a clear title 10
the new owner, the error was discoy-
cred. The document was in error In
that the description of the property
it to be in block II. when it
should have read 16. The intent of the
document was all right. aud a resolu-
ton was introduced by MI. Webster
authorizing the city solicitor to re-
write it in proper form and make the
50 that the records could be
kept straight. Mr.. Webster himself
was city clerk at the time the docu-
lnent was drawn, and B. l.. Burritt city
solicitor.
Miscellaneous Business.
Chairman Good. of the streets and
alleys committee, brought to the atten-
ton of the council the question of con-
structing a new walk in front of the
Binford property between Lee and
streets, on Fourth YER The
contractor can get no satisfaction out
II Mr.. Binford. as to what kind of a
Nalk he wants. and Mr.. Good asked for
Instructions. Mr.. 1ngleGue moved that
he contractor be ordered to put in a
walk. and the motion carried.
Mr.. kreutzer introduced a resolution
directing the city clerk to inform the
draymen and all others having
n service heavy vehicles or trucks, by
'lrcuiar letter, of tbs recent action Of
council regarding the equipment of
III such vehicles with vide tires. The
esolntion was adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Webster author
zed the mayor and city clerk to as
ign and transfer the notes and mort