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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06

ANNOUNCED
BY Board Of directors Of y. IN. 6
a for Ensuing Year.
known as the Standing Committees.
Of the Board.

The Board of Directors Of the Y. NJ.
G. A announced the following stand
ing Bommittees 20 serve for this year:
Finance-A. K. Thorn, Chairman,
John Kobleeard, j. j. Mead, Hugh
Jarvis and J. Hcrnor Davis.
Executive-E. A. Yost, Chairman,
DIR. a. E. Sloan. j. /. Alexander, NJ.
F. Snider and NJ. NJ. Carr.
Educational-John j. Davis. Chair
man. J. +. Esteli and DR.. Fl. E. Sloan.
Anditing-erie Mcconkey. Chair
man. L. w. Garrett and T. Harrison.
COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Religious Meetirgs-Rev. L. E.
Peters. Chairman, DR.. c. R. Ogden,
81. d. Boughner. Rev. h. 6. Richard
ardson and DR.. q. N. Flowers.
Membership-D. NJ. Ogden. Chair
man. F. h. Rhodes. Guy Russell. 81.
B. Dawson, George Lockwood.
Musicals g. Boegess. Chairman,
J. IA. Bowman. John /. cottreii. II. T.
Houston.
Athietie-Hopard cannIn Chs %.
chairman, 4. Z. Hsness q D. stpsn.
j44.4 Dorsn ana Nathan Ogden.
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aside by plain French mules. batistes.
nainsools or fine lawns. An undersiip Of
silk, or preferably this season Of nns lawn,
d needed for wear under these sheer frocks
and Il daintily finished with lace and In
sertion.
Many Of thsm Are made In princesse
fashion TO avoid the bother Of waistbands.
The underslip u usually In white or In plain
color. but for use under very sheer white.
. dslicstely lowered shp IL somstimes
provided and gives charming eject.
Sash and hair ribbons repeat the hint Of
color IN the family suggested towering.
Batistss and organizes In delicate oolors
make dainty child frocks. though hardly
% attractive - those Of white: and outside
the realm Of so-oalled waAh fahriosI there
are innumerable. sheer materiah which
are generally thought suitable for little
girls party frocks, although there = room
for argument IN tbs matter. o.. .'
Silk mulls. silk mousseline, chlHoa and
net Ars; unquestionably used for elaborate
frocn for children; and while they seem
les childlilp. and, Appropriate than the
nns white lingerie materials. they are very
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Of pink flowers on . white ground. has for
trimming ruaies Of sheer white above
whose hens are inserted bands OF the
Powered stripes. set into the rune with
open-work stitch. These Powered stripes,
usually cut from dtmity, are used IN this
same way as trimmings for sheer all white
frocks and the result IL admirable. 90,
valenciennes lace and much hand tuckins
and shirring are the daintisst. trimming
for the froclrs Of thin white, but other wash
laoes are used ana real 'Irish lace. though
hardly appropriate, b seen upon many
children's organdis frocks. Real laoss. IN
all the. popular varieties. are used upon
elaborate cloaks and costumes for children;
but fortunately even the women who can
we'll afford such things do not. - rule, 60
In for them. p, t..eta- g. ..
More and moro, hand work ID replacing
for the fastidiow the profusion Of lace and
embroidery formerly In evidence upon
machine-n,ade, children's. clothes, and q
little frock Of very fine sheer material
trimmed In hand run tucks, hefnstitching.
&C., has much more distinction than a
heavily trimmed Inaohine-rnade frock.
That fact can not b too much emphasized
or too carefully considered blythe mother
who wants her small children ven dressed.
Machine-made tuckings. hemstitohines.
DC. TO be bought by the yard are pretty
and certainly save time and labor. but they
leave much TO be desired a. . trimming
for children's frocks. - 'f'l
Colored smhroidsries are much m svi-
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4 style. Sometimes, as in blue chambray
model sketched here. the plaits are held
down for . abort distance by lines Of hand
embroidery.
e. The Russian blouse suit, which in its
original form fastens down the left side
under . band Of embroidery or braiding,
n popular for both boys and girls and makes
. simple and servioeabls. play. frock. but
IL not always becoming.
For practical wool frocks, the plaids and
checks are particularly good The blue
and green plaius In soft wool. the shep-
herds plaids IN blue and W bite red and white,
green and white, brown and white, the
tartan plaids Of all the clans, are bright
but servieesbls materials for children's
wear and are made up with pipings Of plain
colors. or with collar cuffs, belt. &c., Of plain
coloss. Many Of thess plaid frocks for little
girls have guimpes' Of white lingerie. which
give frSshnsss to the woollen frock.
Plaids are much used for trimming. a.
well - for little drosses; but. In this case.
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ssasoa be- hsousht thsa ct n 1sass -
| trncttve designs
: DottsS osshusrs n another msfsriAl
favored for children's wear, and. m the
lighter shades, y made into vsry danny spd
dressy little frocks. Ons good modal IN
cream cashmsrs, With embroidered sk
dots Of light blue, was trimmed with oands
Of light blue tafFsta, stitched In white. These
cashmere froclu arc pretty. too. feather
stitched In silk of the color Of Tho en-
broidered dot.
Albatross 10 anothsr old.time material
still liked for little girls frocks.. because
It Is soft. dainty, easiiy tucked and mAnipu-
lated. Il has the additional virtue OF m
expensiveness.
Canvas, 20 epidemic In the wardrobes o.
erown-ups, has not been generally Adopted
for children, not even for the girls from
8 TO II, whose modes generally reflect those
affected BY their older sisters and their
mothers. The Scotch plaid Examines are
the exception and are particularly youth
full besides being cool and serviceabIe.
The new soft, histrous, mohairs or a.
naoas have found favor IN the realm OF
child fashions, and though their harm
viry texture does not recommend them Tor
wear by very small children both little
how and girls sport sailor suits and Russian
suits OF this material.
Its wearing qualities and dust shedding
faculty commend It, and. especially IN
white with q trimming OF color the alpaca
suitr and dresses are very attractive. BANDS
Of taffeta on broadcloth trim these garments
and sjlk braid often enters into the design.
For exaAple, a side-pleated one piece mock '.
Of cream white alpaca for hve-year-oid
eifi has q vide collar and belt OF light oiue
q 10th borcered by white silk fibre braid
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women who weave hammocks between
other tasks were induced to be systematic
and q good supply 10 the result.
Other Mexican hammocks are Of Irvine,
with borders and tss sells Of horse hair plated
In odd designs OF black and white. These
Hammocks Of firmly woven mesh, not
unlike the basket Of the Indian pappoose
are newly introduced. So are hammocks
OF pliable fibre that su&gests the mats
in which tea 10 imported. These hammocks
when slung up have the pointed effect at
the ends. like turned up slipper toes or
the bows Of q canoe.
Very useful looking hammoclcs Of slattines
and rope have back rests and extenders
arranged so that the head can be brought
ing. But the favorite models are Of the
plant. lounging sort without extenderr and
Of ample width to allow Of the occupant e
being tapped into drowsinees or dreams.
There are several sorts OF woven wire
hammooks much more comfortable than
weather nature only and vulnerable TO
dampness and not the best thing for Q
white dreee on hot day.
The eays1 hammocks are Of the French
model, In stripes and bars OF alfernai ing
oolors and decked with row. Of balls and
menf. These have pillow Of fixed and
canopiss over the head. Pink and bll e,
coral and gray. scarlet and he mixed brons .
Of the turkeys phmage are some Of
the color oombinai Ions. The French ham
mocls cost from Sl2 UP.
Red and yellow hammocks Of the pattern
OF bandanna handkerchief and of depend
able dyes are brought out for seashors
use. There are also adjust able hammocks
Of sal cloth or buriap, with an overhead
framing and screens made of bamboo or
rama that viii let tbs air In and yst SHADE
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Jay Cookies Hats.
From the PhiiodeIpkia Record.

ans of pss tsnS
Of the lishtest, seftest stufY-made In a grace.
full and odd shape, Three or four OF these
his friend and neiehbor. John B. stet.on.
They are made OF the fur Of a tiny and rare
south American squirrel tbst e only TO be
Andes. and IN them only a snnll portion Of
each squirrels pelt Is used-a certain soft
and delicate section not more than an inch
square. II requires. indeed. twenty -four ~
the costly Andesn SQUIRRELS to make one bat
like those that Mr. Stetson gives TO Nr Cooke.
The quality and the value OF such a hat are
almost 'indescrfbable. These hats are not 10
be bought In the regular way Of trade. They
have to be so carefully and slowly made.
and their material T. 30 costly, that 10 buy
and sell them would not pay
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designs ass appropriate for shi,d vsarsn.
Others are not.
Ono can hardly lay down . hard and
fast rule IN the; matter. Tho thing mus
be felt. but It 70 ssfe, TO SAY that tbe Hnnii
flower dSssiShs slit chifd' wsarcrs Better
than the large sprawiing designs beloved
by grown-,lps.a Little spgies or 'sprays'or
pompadour no~sesys. thy wrsaths. wan
dering vines With small blossoms on plstpp
ground mako exquisite child, fro6hs,, With
sashes and ribbons SEPARATING the most
pronounced shade In the blossomA -
Certain stufIs with ground Of alternate
thick and sheer stripes or SILKY and dull
stripes In on tone scattered over with
small blossoms are edsctive; and material
with, alternating plain and lowered stripes
10 shown. In charming models. Ono such
frock In plain pale blue stripes and stripes
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tbs plaid'k uDuaIfy fn SIN. Bias bands Of
bright plaid silk. bordersd BY narrow gimp
braid. arc excellsnt trimming for q dark
wool frock Of plain oolor. and the ams
bands, bordesvd b. white silk nbre braid.
trim white wool frock effectively.
Sdtohed banda Of sink IN plain oolors
trim. soms, OF ths plaid frocas. and when,
~ b often the oass. the model has sailor
collar and scarf, TIL coilsf may be Of the
tadetA. heevny s.itcped q the edssa, and ths
scaff VIII b Of I'd six. ...
. Dotted vools Of ~ kinds rival checks and
plaids - dres n1tserial for the children;
and h h possible this spring to And dots
In eysrythipG from challis to serge. Both
wool and six. ohallis- ars. by. the wsy. good
stuRs f6r ssyvtcssbls child frpcks, and this
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this season pongecs, particularly In the
dull and dark blues ssem to be obtaining
. degree Of favor. Occasionally one sees
q model made Of foulard. the white ground
figured IN small dssign with bright red
being ths favorite choice.
. Red strapptngs and tiny peari buttons
usually trim such frock. and II 10 attrao-
tive In its way. b1t silk Il not the fashiona-
bic material Tor small eiris, and sven the silk
under slip 10 not worn % generally n II
once was under party frocks. II h, how
ever. stin 10 vogue for elaborate coats.
For little girls past the long waist French
'rock and The one-pieos frock period. tho
sailor suit, the shirt waist suit and the
dressy blouse and full skirt ideas are the
things. he cape COLLAR and ths looss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
BUSINESS IN HOUsEkEEPINo.
Bearding Heuses Run b. Women Engased
Also IN Other vecatieas.

i AloO IN Vt0or v0C0u0UoD-
It ID q noteworthy fact that some Of the
best conducted boarding houses Of to-day
are run by women who are regularly en-
gagged in businesses outside OF housekeeping.
Here Is proof that efficient. Trustworthy
servants are still In the land.
A single woman who manages the business
end OF q waistmaker's shop and lis at
her post downtown'every day by $50 o clock.
has boarding house filled with guests. A
woman buyer for . big Arm also runs an
uptown boarding house successfully.
| Neither employs . housekeeper or q pro-
| fessiona supervisor OF any sort.
They 80 to'mayket and give their orders
In the morning before they take the car
downtown. They are not at homo aRai in
untH O'Clock. when dinner h nearly ready
to b served. The servants manage things
IN the interim sseminsly just - vii As
Many people are amazed that the hVhse-
keeping. which v such bugbeAr. to most
women, should run aiong In such smooth.
olocklike fashion for these women who are
swSy from home nat ssa, OF The tine but the
simple enough. Business principles applied
TO housekeeping and applied consistently
IL one woman's theory Of her success.
when ! took this house three years ago.
MIC eXpt8LuB, III Gl0 unO nov
now were already installed except the cook.
The cook who bad serysd my predecessor
did not please me and got another.
s1he boarders who We 70 then In the
house told me that the maids were careless.
Indifferent lot and expressed surprise when
! said would try them. But they have done
nobly. had serious tallB with them ALL
and warned them II anything went wrong
I'D be bound to hear Of II, and h they failed
to keep my rules they would be dismissed,
no matter at what Inconvenience to me.
Il never ecold my servants and never
reprimand them before people. What I
have to say Ia said In private. On the con-
trary, II one does particularly good piece
Of work never fail 10 praise II and IL
guest compliments their manners or says
anything In praise Of thar work tell them
for encouragement
Perhaps the fact that they are trusted
moro than ordinarily makes them behave
better. OF course, II lie good fortune to get
good servants, but believe that the mis-
trees can In measure evolve good servants
out Of very unprognising Usterial II she
manages them with firmnees - well a.
kindness and they know just what to ex-
All the servants In one Of these houses arc
colored. In the other they are Danes and
Swedes. All are women.
Not only boarding houses, but many
lodging houses are being conducted by
landladies who are active business women
A woman who has built up q lucrative
misunderstanding business has no less
than four lodging houses In good locations
lived In BY people OF good position -
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lavishly viii la<p end iassrtioa. Many a
then ass wsn ovsr son nnish silk slips b
plain oolors but soma have IN entire under.
.dre6s~of ,nns- ef6Sndis yelled Ia chiffon,
both being h solid color. ;'
Thsss nsoks are Of course for girls from
ITO u. The tiny tots do not aspire to such
4 gor0eousnooe.i p. A..- f.s r.- o.
troolrs for the very little folk are IN the
French form with long waist and, much
Abbreviated skirts- standing out crispiy.
IN ons-pieoe prtnoesse form. : Mother Hub
bard frocks hanging straight from dainty
hand-rade yokss are eminently ohildish
and hold their popularity. -.
!, The lonsrwaisted French frocks are very
much Of . fnuohness 90 far a. design Ii
ooncerned and depend for variety upon
material ard detail; but one thing must DO
assured, Tia tiny slkirts must fare crisply,
,audaciously;, II they don't the effect Of
The model b,lost. !. A sheer French frock
NTH limp end dropping skirt u the most
iorlers, garuaent child ever wore.
: The. one-piscs frocks take various forms.
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the eyes. Such hammocks are used CON-
monty In India and other hot countries.
The ordinary cotton hammocls that
sell for - and Is are much prettier than
formerly, and most OF them WIN wear moro
than one season without frayins Some
are tinted In green and wood colors, others
dued shades Of good tapestry and rugs.
A hammock very dark green In the centre
viii shade Oh through Int ervening tints
to pale leaf green 1t the edges.
Ger ain cotton and 6bre mixtures are
decorated in japanese elects. with the
outspread body Of dragon or some winged
creature outlined 10 mai ural colors In the
mesh, the groundwork Of which 10 cream
color or ivory. Some have big pink or
yellow blossoms on . dark ground work
and dark fringe to edge the valance.
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and embroidered in a largo rope stitch
design with coarse white silk hoss.
Mohair is much used for children's coats
and, oddly enough. many OF these mohair
coats for very small folk are in black with
deep collars Of heavy lace and linen. and
huge pearl buttons.
Serges and fanneb arc always stock
materials for the child's outfit and the dark
suits are frightened by deep collars Of
bright silk or Of lingerie. A well ntting
handmade collar Of linen. batiste, or lawn
will give cachet to the simplest little frock
or cost: and when tuckines, insst laces,
embroidery. &C., are not practicable, deep
collars Of fne all-over embroidered muslin
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possible. Broad white collars and white
belts are ubiquitous. but patent leather belts
are much worn.
For cool days serge suits made upon
the same model used for the tub suits are
the thing. and white serge, trimmed In red
cloth and gold buttons. ID attractive for
dress occasions.
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bo,aro b nsdiasa forns srs hanAsd down
10 thsss small girls. and freck OF dotted
Or checked wool. with . loose bolero In
plain color. ornamented by strappings and
littie buttons, 10 a pleasing model
The skirts Of the small girls. though not
20 abbreviated as those Of their little sisters
wno still wear French frocks. are some
what shorter than they have been. and
are almost without exception plated or
shirred into considerable fulness. The
sleeves Of the child's dress have not wan
dered into the vagaries TO which the sleeves
Of grown ups are given over and are In
most cases either full bishop sleeve
dropping wen over the wristband. or q
sleeve cap over full undersleeve Of some
kind.
An innovation that should be hailed with
Joy both by small girls and mothers sane
tions the use Of full boomers In place Of
petticoats under everyday frooks. These
bloomers should match the frock In color
and, often are made Of the same material
as the tub frock. They, are made much
like the full trousers worn BY small boys
but have more fulness and must not show
below the skirt.
Little has been said about boys clothing,
but for the wee boys much that has been
said about clothes for very small girls,
applies. Russian blouse suits are the
usual thing TO succeed frocss and pinafores
and sailor suits come along in their turn.
Ducks, piques and linsns are used for
the tub suits and effects are - plain -
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and blue monotony. The lowered, striped
and pompadour ribbons are also much In
demand, but are effective only with frocks
Of plain color. while with frocks Of color
combination, ribbon accessories should b
In ons tone. ...... g..
. Mexican and Teneri1e drawn work IL
much used upon both the sheer and the
heavy wash frocks and Ii newer than en-
broidery or lace insertion. II b usually
Get In above plain hens. or between groups
Of tiny hand tuckB. on the -skirts and 4
! fashioned into Jokes or collars Tor the
blouses.
On simple frocks. hand tucks and feather
stitching are frequently the only trimmings.
yet thess everyday garments are much
moro attractive than much moro preten-
tious ones adorned with machine trimming.
Dotted swissee, much worn BY children
IN earlier seasons have been quite elbowed
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riIuy tAsmj' .s2net,sGalf r Ar,s~s si,l.'.
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as;,! sfss.S .j..s,s sTlr.o & al ~aE Ts--
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FOR The WEE FOLK.
Linen Leads in the Modes
for Little Ones. .
the COLLAR A GREAT FEATURE.
Points for Mothers to Remem-
Der About Children's Clothes

Vsshssas q Crewn-Up People Followed
"A Nses q Red IN Rsvsr-Psaus
san Ansas the Popular materials
| UNLIMITED CAe,ee Among Sheer wash
: Irscaks-nswered Maseri.is-Csaersd
I Bnbrssderiss Much Uscd-Saany Va
4, rsseiss q Tim stuns to Cnsese From.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-16

murtet &c Radically changed CARRYING ne
rates q iutcrest 90 hiEh. bt % cause some
thing o. q decrenHs IN market values
though very SLIGHT Es q percentage on our
large holdings indiunfinE their strong char
hcter. such changes 90 nor Affect ct all
the income from them. ana Win e return
81 furmer conditions q return 81 former
values iE 20 be expected
With the exception Of we items o. Texas
municipal bonds. Interest has been very
closely cullertet On an serurlties
Tbs Real BstHts Market IN 1904 vas not
q very favorable one for selling hut The
Company disposed o. 80 pieces q fore
closed property. costing sS21ssSsas
AZ or member are already aware. The
Company has. during the last thref yenrS
been s-ectinr q new once building which
it practically completed; Il has also been
making such changes in its old building
ne increase its capacity. ado greatly 70 tts
convenience and uttrnctivencss q tenants.
and connect 81 with and adapt IL 20 the new
edthcs. This work is near completion and
the whole seems ikely 10 prove q judicsous
undertaking 70 q satisfactory result.
me Surplus ~ the end Of the year STANDS
81 ts.s7s. POI - by the legal standard u Is
ever 81 .oen. zoo. II vas redurod during the
NEAI DN LnH NtmRuTAIN hAlAAhAAt I'D -
ksf values. Of bonds already referred %, BY
a balance Of profit snt lose Of Sb7.s67.9t On
sales % real estate and various other minor
items. and also ~ the fuct that We re
turned surplus 70 our pn~liCy-huldsrs on the
same scale Of dividend that we have main
tHfned for Twenty-Five years
Prom 1881. whsn our surplus was ga
sfl lBb. We not only returned his high rate
cf dividend. increasing II somewhat in 1Ss..
but Rdded 70 the surplus zach year until
1895. when d stood 81 gT.b21-an9. since
then Il has been more or less erawn upon
each ysur In order that the cash payments
BIZ our poIiey-holders need not be increased,
and in order 10 tide over. as fr az may
prove practicable. the conditions which are
FtfU uufsvu-able 10 80 large a saving q
surplus rs was possible for 50 many yeATs'
The maintenance uf the low cost 20 our
members during unfuvorabls years vhs one
Of the purposes Of that great ACCUMULATION
ana our present scale VIII be mRtutHineo
until Il shall seem sEpedieut 20 orbW nc
further On the surplus fund.
Attention is called 70 the list u assets
ana liabilities puhAished elsewhere
We also ash careful consideration ~ me
following SUMMARY o. our financial hiEtory
Of hfty-sevsn years