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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-03
His Eyes Opened

When Natalie Hall married Clarke
Dexter the people who prophesied that
she would not be happy were so
very muck in the minority that no one
paid heed to them.
@Dexter's opinion of himself will
have to be Whitfield down several
inches before he'll make any woman S
life what it ought to be-" one man had
said.
But every one knew that the
speaker would gladly have stood in
Dexter's shoes, so he did not count.
Nevertheless, not many months had
passed before vague uncertainty be-
gan to grow in the heart of Natalie
Dexter, which, had the minority known
it, would have caused them to exclaim
.complacently, Il told you SOL"
AS to Dexter while still very much
in love with his wife, he frankly ad-
1nitted to himself that a woman of
more penetration, in other words, one
more keenly alive to the rare intellect
ual qualities Of Clarke Dexter, at
torney at law, might have proved a
more congenial companion.
1t was a warm day in early summer.
After a hard five hours in court Dex-
ter assembled the steps of the pretty
suburban villa which he called home
somewhat before his usual time. With
the jangle of the day still on his
nerves he dropped into low chair on
the piazza.
Presently his own name reached him
as through haze. Dexter opened his
eyes 1azily, realizing that for a mo-
ment he had been blessedly uncon-
scious.
But surely, dear, you and Clarke
are very happy?"
The repeated question, coming
through an open window where the
air softly stirred some light draperies,
pricked him into complete wakeful-
ness. An aunt Of his wife, who had
been to her as mother, was visiting
them. Dexter recognized her voice.
He found himself listening intently
for the reply. It came gradually.
IF you mean do we get on Aunt
NldCo, SuppOSG We ~, DIS well as
nine-tenths of the people we know,
perhaps"
But, my dear, that is different from
she married life had hoped for you
ut is different from the married life
I had hoped for myself"
Dexter sat up, too annoyed to realize
that he was listening to a conversa-
tion not meant for his ears.
1.-THE fact is" Natalie Dexter
paused.
What, dear?"
ut seems abominable to SLY, but
you are the only mother I have ever
known. There would be a. greater
chance of happiness for Clarke and
me tiff something occurred to disil-
1usionize him little with his own at
tainments"
Had Clarke Dexter walked against
stone wall on a clear day he would
not have so surprised as he was by
these words in his wife's voice.
"But, my dear, Clarke has surely
some right to feel complacent with his
attainments. Not yet 80, and fast
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embroidery. 1t puzzled and almost ir-
ritated him that I could be interested
in what was to him so trivial When
he turned away the very angle of his
shoulders said as plainly as words
that the mind which could find ABSORB
ton in bundle of colored silks and
piece of fine linen must be small
affair.""
A slow red mounted painfully to the
clean-shaven face of the man on the
piazza.
do you know what it brought to my
mind, Aunt Grace?"
mo, DEAR" Miss Halls voice was
dull with distress.
Zone of your days at home in
Washington. When most of the peo-
pie had gone Judge Doane dropped in
for his usual cup of tea. was finishing
a tea-cloth for your birthday and he
came and stood beside me. Presently
he. said 7 wonder if woman's hands
ever look so charming as when they
are occupied with needlework.' And
when you told him that had arranged
the orchids on table and copied them
with my needle he exclaimed, why,
child, you are an artist! That is lit
eral needle painting.'"
Clarke DexIer's eyes, which few
hours before had scintillated with the
Joy of laying skilfully concealed traps
for the feet of an unwary witness,
stared before him in blank amaze
ment.
Judge Doane! Only that morning
he had held in reserve a decision Of
the great justice and played it as his
trump card. And this man had found
time to admire his wife's hands and be
interested in her dainty work.
When she spoke again her tone was
so hurt that Dexter felt something
clutch at his beart
II don't think Clarke would believe
that I could originate anything-even
design for fancy work-and the
worst of it is that I am fast descend
ing 70 the level of his opinion"
The unhappiness> in her voice had
been like stream restrained at first,
OuI 6s"AAAA6 ouCA OAI0 LULU lilo ITlOu~
taries of thought that the weak bar
riers OF caution were swept away.
Her next words revealed its true
depth and current appal1ingly to tho
man who had taken her young life In.
to his keeping. He could have knelt
in contrition and kissed the hem of her
pretty gown. "''>' - r. +
II shall not offer this cloth to the
church after all,'' she said firmly. II
have stitched SO many bitter disillu.
sions with life into it, that 1t would
be sacrilege. There are places / can
not bear to look at, for every thread
was a protest against Cod L.
What was that?" Miss Hall locked
up at sound on the piazza. ,3''l l,.> y
Natalie Dexter went to the window
and drew aside the curtain. Someone
was disappearing around the corner Of
the house, but her vision was Stoo
blurred to distinguish who il was { /
IT was aim osts i year. later. win,
ter seemed to have stepped back and
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The first gown is of white foulard,
figured with green and black, and
trimmed with white lace insertion or
beading in which green velvet ribbon
is run. The large cape-like shoulder
collar is ornamented with disks Of
English embroidery and bordered with
ruftie Of the same, foming festoons
and headed by the insertion and vel
vet. The girdle is green satin. The
second gown Is of green silk gauze,
almost covered with white dots. The
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-03
wreaths OF vaying sizes. Dark brown
velvet ribbon is drawn through the
slashes and tied in loops.
Tea Frock.

The young English girl of the period
Is responsible for rather nice innova-
ton, namely, the tea frock. The tea
gown is being considered one of her
prerogatives, she has looked around
for something in the nature of grace
full indoor frock Of simplifled structure,
and the tea frock is the upshot. With
out being a princess robe, it is an all
1n-one gown, and, while far from a
negligee, it is intended to- be worn
without corsets. Wolfe de sole, crepe
de chine and soft silks are developed
into tea frocks, and lace is used in pro-
fusion, daintiness and elegance being
desiderata. The fact that the tea
frock dispenses with hooks, eyes, pins
and all such WEAKNESS is point in its
favor. 49, T.. ~-- ~>. ,.,........
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Decorated Iarkspur,

Larkspur is becoming popular for
floral decoration and the new varie-
ties of it are much handsomer than
the old-time blossom with it's deep blue
petals. The modern flower is lighter
in tone and much larger. OF these
lighter varieties there are two distinct
shades and they are more decidedly
blue than the larkspur of our grand
mothers day, for that suggested pur-
pie colorings.
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makes him into1erant. with what he
considers the stupidity of others, es.
pecially with mine.''
"Yours?'' Miss Halls voice bristled
with Indignation.
Eyes, mine. The one fact which
Clarke does not seem to have master
ed is that a woman's mind may be
as keen as mans and yet remain
feminine.
yesterday" she went on, che stood
and watched me when l took up this
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blouse is made with fine plaits at the
top and is trimmed with wide bands al
valenciennes lace insertion, which
cross in front and in the back. The
full sleeves are finished with cuffs
composed of bands Of narrower inser.
ton and little frills of velvet of
darker shade of green. The full skirt
is shirred and puffed at the bottom
and trimmed with the insertion and
velvet frills. The girdle is Of silk
matching the gown.-Chic Parisien.
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= For Shrunken flannel.

It is possible to wash fannels with
out shrinking them, but the average
laundress does not know the process.
Therefore it is worth while to know:
how. to restore shrunken garments to
their original size, or something like
it. 81 Try laying. the article to be re-.
stored on the ironing board, and lay
on it q piece Of cheesecloth which has
been wrung ont OF cold water. Press;
with q hot iron until the scheesecloth
is perfectly dry. The garment will
sRs1w 4 marked Improvement.
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The .Proner Thine

=: - "1 hope you do not consider It
wrong for a young lady to wear fine
clothes and Jewels said Miss Gid.
dings. $ = =.5.5$:s: .s.s $zz,1-
Certainly not, replied the parson.
If the heart is full OF vain and
ridiculous things, there can BE no ob.
lection to advertising the fact 3
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look larger or smaller by the proper
arrangements Of its draperies. Color
schemes, too, have tendency to pro-
duce the same effect, but it requires q
draper with more or less tact and ex-
perience to produce these desirable
effects. The material used in the drap-
pezy ! illustrated herewith is 5O-inth
double-faced velour, which comes il
solid color only. The over drape is III
old rose and the straight hangings n
Nile. The design is fringed ia con-
trasting color. ID.
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Idea From France.

IQSd TTUIH TTdNCS.
With his costumes tailieur, which
are so near to tailor-made gowns as
French dressmakers approach, cele-
brated man milliner supplies very
light slips of fine batiste incrusted all
over with lace incertions. They are
designed to relieve the severity of the
outer gown, as the popular lingerie
waste relieves the plainness of the
two-piece linen walking gowns.
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der floss is used in appliqueing the
leaves to the blue foundation. The
pale blue parasol is barred with hello
trope. il q
Artistic Drapery.
OF Pale Blue Lavender.
A costume Of pale blue trimmed in
lavender and blue lace leaves. Laven.

NCoI5V 0TaPVIys
Little really artistic draping of
doors and windows is seen. For some
reason most people seem satisfied
with that which is trivial and without
meaning. The beauty in artistic drap.
ing lies in the gracefulness of its
curves and the irregularity Of it's ar
engagements. A room may be made to
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Found himself listening intensely for
the reply. ~
climbing to the top of the tree in his
profession"
Dexter blessed Miss Hall in his
heart. -, f. :. i =" ~. 3.
Don't | know that, Auntie? In the
hours that have sat and thought it
all out | have come to this opinion
that all his life long everything, even
his y wife j has come to Clarke too
easily. It must have been So az school
and college. His grasp Of a thing is
so immediate and absolute that It
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DIED.

ANSEIM.-on Monday Juno u. ths Rev Brother
Ansclm di rector of La Sale Academy. Solemn
Requiem in the Church of the Nativity. I'd ave.
near I'd ST., on Thursday. June rs, at 10 O'Clock
in the morning.
CRAVENS.-At her home. in Madison. Ind. on 2sd
inst. Drusilla Lanier. widow OF John n. Cravens
and daughter OF the late J. f. d. Lanier OF this
city,
Funeral Friday. June 20. ataP ~. at Madison.
FALLoN.-On Wednesday. June "a. 1908 John
Fallon. aged @, years. beloved husband OF Mary
Failon and father of e1 -Assemblyman John
J. Falon.
Funeral on Saturday morning At $50 O'Clock.
from his late residence. SIS Willow avenue.
Hoboksn. n. J.
MORSE.-On Wednesday. the 24th inst, at the resi-
dcnce OF her son In Jaw. Henry S, Rowland,
1872 Dean street Brooklyn Lsurctta. widow
of Charles 4, Morsc. In the s1th year Of her
age.
Funeral Saturday, At p. II.
ROHE.-On Monday. juno %. at her residence
1914 Riverside Drive Thekla Robe, widow of
Charles Rohc IN the 69th year OF her age,
Funeral services at the Church OF the Holy Name,
seth ST. ard Amsterdam av.. on Thursday
June IS. at u A NJ. IL Is kindly requested
that NO Mowers be sent.
ROBINSON, --vcN suddenly on Sunday, June 81.
In the 10Th year -! mis- age. Herman Foster
son OF Beverley and Anna Foster Robinson.
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letter to the PostmasterG General. denying
that he had anything to do with the registry
blank contracts and shifting responsibility
from his own shoulders to those OF First
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne, hap
pened to be published all over the country
before it was received by the Postmaster
General. Mr.. Madden will also be asked
to explain why in this same letter he made
use Of the following expression:
If the statements printed were given out
from the Office of the First or Fourth As
sistant Postmaster-General they misrepre-
sent the facts, and the publication thereof,
especially in my home city, Is calculated
to put me in bad light before the public.
II is malicious, cruel and without the slight
est Justification
This is considered a serious reflection
upon both Mr. Wyrne and Mr.. Bristow,
ard there is no doubt that Mr. Madden
will be asked for an explanation
Meantime, despite Mr.. Madden protesta-
tons, an investigation will be made to de-
termine the truth in regard to the registry
book and blank cont acts and all the facts
concerning the writing OF the specfica-
tons
The Federal Grand Jury is not in session
here to-day. and in consequence no de-
cisve action In the Post Office scandals
is expected until next Monday, when it
again meets to consider the aluminium
paint gratis, with view to bringing in
indictments. The Fourth Assistant Post
master-General and his corps Of inspectors
are still hard at work on tho various lines
of investigation which are being pursued,
and results are expected in the near future.
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PAPER MILL CLOSED.
strike In the Fort Edward Plant OF tho
international Company.

GLESs FALLS. y. Y. June 2.-The Fort
Edward Mill of the International Paper
Company was closed this morning 1t was
expected to run the plant as long as the
working material held out, but this morning
when one force of firemen was laid of the
remaining employees went out ON strike.
The strikers in the various departments OF
the mill held large meeting last night
and voted not to return to work unless
the demand for twenty cents an hour was
granted. Unless the troubles are settled
1000 men may be on strike this week.
The strike SO far has not extended to any
other mill of the International company
The Pulp. Sulphite and Paper Nj Workers
union Of Sandy Hill, composed OF inside
unsklled laborers, has made a request
Of the Allen Brothers Company and the
Union Rag and Paper Company. 1t is under
stood that the men ask 1917 cents an hour
for all men receiving under that 1917 cents
for all receiving 49,, cents or over,
and recognition OF the union Friday was
the time set for the companies to reply
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TaylOr-Whitncy.

NEWPORT. r. L.. June ?4.-An event OF much
interest to society to-day was the ceremony
that united in marriage Miss Josephine Whit
ney, daughter of Mrs. IL. A. johnson OF New
York, and Henry Augustus Colt Taylor of
Newport. II was simple wedding. there
being no invitations issued and only the i'm
mediate families being present. Both Of
the contracting parties have been prominent
In the social doings OF New York and New
port
The ceremony was performed In the draw
ing-Uom of the home of the brides mother.
on Gibbs avenue. by the Rev Ernest j. Den
men, assistant rector of Trinity Church. where
both have attended for number Of years.
Neither the bride nor bridegroom were at
tended, Those present at the ceremony, were:
H. Tayor OF the Mr nnd Ls Mys
Ellerton L. Whitney Of Boston,, the, former
a cousin of the bridegroom; Mrs II. A. johnson.
Mr and Mrs. Herman lie Roy Emmett and the
Rev. Mr., Dennen. twe We guests In all At
2:sO MIR, and Mrs, Taylor went aboard their
they viii return to Newport in week and
take up their residence at the attractive
summer place. of the groom IN Annandals
AT homes, at the first Of which her numerous
wedding gifts win be shown. They will also
Taylor. an % o!d-time New York banker. Ills
fortune is very large his first wife r SsI
a well-known polo PLAYER, and Henry R.
Taylor. and one daughter, who recently mar
ried Count Delta Gherardesca OF Italy. The
bride also has fortune in her own right, and
is n relative through her mother OF the
Whitneys of Boston.
MIR Taylor is governor OF Newport Casino
and Country Club, a member of the Newport
Reading Room and the New York Yacht Club.
He is one of the directors Of the Newport
estate on Annandale Road in Newport but
has a large farm, In Portsmouth known as
Glen Farm. which Is situated ON the east side
Of he island
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OFFICE LIFE LED TO SUICIDE.
Leaving Athletics Given as Cause Of Robin.
sons Killing Himself.

The friends Of Herman Foster Robinson.
the young lawyer who shot himself some
time last Sunday at the eastern end Of
Long Island, said yesterday they thought
he had an attack of nervous depression
due to the sudden change from an athletic
life to one Of study in an Office.
Robinson was member OF various ath-
letic and yachting organizations. After
leaving college athletics at Harvard. he
joined Squadron A and volunteered for
service in the Spanish-American War. On
his return, he entered the Columbia law
school. and began practice last January
in the law office Of Frederic De Peyster
Robinson. Later he became associated
with Noble, jackson d Hubbard. at 81
William street.
Only few hours before receiving the
letter from Montauk Point informing him
of the suicide, Rebinson's brother Beverley
told one of the partners in his office, at 81
Wall street, that he and his father were
very much afraid that Herman was break
ing down.
At the house. yesterday, information
as to the date and place Of the funeral was
refused.
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MR.. AND MRS. LORENz ARRESTED.
The Alleged Go-Betweens In the Machen
Bribery Case Held In as .ONI Bond.

TOLEDO, June 24.-This morning. at
1903 Madison avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. George
f. Lorenz we're arrested on the charge OF
conspiracy TO defraud the Government
They are accused Of receiving the bride
and paying it to Supt. Machen of the rural
free delivery service of the Post Office
Department The couple were taken to
the Office OF United States Commissioner
Bern F. Brough. where, after a discussion
lasting from Q until 1890 o'clock, action
on the case was deferred until tomorrow
afternoon. The prisoners were held in
IS, 600 bond, signed by j. S. Halloran,
partner OF Mr.. Lorenz.
Mr. LorenH talked very pleasantly with
tho officials and reporters and expressed
confidence in a favorable outcome OF the
case. Mrs Lorenz betrayed no emotion
and conducted herself bravely. Mr.. LorenA
doesn't discuss his own case. but freely
asserts his wife's innocence and emphati-
cally protests against her being connected
with the case.
This morning Attorney Kumler was dis
posed to question the Jurisdiction of the
court. He finally rested his case on claim
that he had a right to go into the merits
Of the case on a preliminary examination.
Tho Government will dispute this claim
and contend that the only question to be
settled at this time is the identity Of the
prisoners.
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NAY RAzE MASONIC TEMPLE.
Proposition TO Erect on Its Site Twenty.
story Steel structure.


UTICA, June 24--Grand Master Ebert
Crandall of the Grand Lodge Of Free and
Accepted Masons of New York State. at
tended by his official staff and many Masons
from different parts Of the State, made the
annual visit to the Masonic Home here
to-day. This evening the Grand Master
officated at the dedication OF the new
Masonic Temple at Newport. Herkimer
county
This afternoon a meeting OF the board
OF trustees Of the hall and asylum fund
was held, during which there was dis
cussion which Is of the utmost importance
to Masons throughout this Common
wealth. 1t was nothing less than plan
to increase the revenues OF the Grand Lodge
by making extensive improvements in
the Masonic Temple at the corner Of Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue, New York.
This is a four-story building which is de-
voted exclusively to Masonic affairs, with
the exception of portion of the first floor,
which is rented by the Garfield National
Bank. The gross income from rentals
in this building is 100000 and the net in
come is $4,000 OF this amount the Car
field National Bank pays S23 900.
1t is the belief of certain members OF
the board Of trustees that the building
should be torn down and on its site should
be erected twent y-story steel structure,
which could be used alike for Masonic
and office purposes. The trustees did not
take any definite action. They will first
ascertain the probable cost of such u
structure as is contemplated.