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The Washington times., 1904-02-23
When HoopskirtS
Return Again

There are rumors from the Rue de Ia
PatX that the return Of the 1888 skirt is
but the precursor Of the h0upsklrt. and
m another city a mOdiste has prophesfed
that we viii have this abominatiop
again ere long
There are those Of ms who declare
boldly we will not submit To IL and will
not be burdencd with the hideous ar
ranSement but wait where fashion
leads all the sheep follow. and every
mothers daughter Of us viii sport il
faithfully or perish in tho attempt.
The mind cannot conceive this event.
When one worms oGes way into a
crowded trolley car now. ana makes
oneself as small as possible IN the en-
deavor TO be excused for living and cum
bering the carth-orc cannot concoiv.
o. being In the same place with "A hooD-
skirt on. Yet. perhaps. % would he
good IDEA, for there would be no Glance
OF packing eighty People on an ordinary
trolley car then. fOI. the plenty Of room
up forward would be "a sorry myth
aLief ABOUT six hOOpskirts had the floor
Plcture now many shrinking little gem
tleInen VIII have 70 arise In order 10.
let one elderly hO0pskirt sit down
AS II Is, the American girl, bless her,
IS growing bigger and taller than her
brother. ana ~ seems manlfcstly unfair
10 make the contrast more lUdicrous by
giving her an appalling vastuess. which
VIII make mere man look like thirty
cents.
The vaudeville houses VIII have to 20
out OF business. for the fun will be on
the street for the watching.
a clever artist has already pictured
Criuoliues on the golf links. And the
bargain salesi But perhaps people will
leave them off for such occasions. for
with = good fashionable hoopskirt but
two customers could get TO the bargain
counters. and that would never do in tho
world
when II comes to choice between
the hoopskirt and the bargain counter.
Il is quite easy 10 fOreteu which is
doomed TO defeat.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23

expressed emphatically. and this we
must approve. for. despite the absence
of all grace or charm. this style could
never be held responsible for injecting
the house or bringing in any OF the
horTid maladies which may-and do, no
dOubt-germinate in the slime Of the
streets. However. this Is wandering
from the subject. But II women were
only gifted with a little more magma
ton and could see with the mental
vision how much is to be gained. from
every point OF view. by practicing the
art of holding up the skirt. we might
lose an excellent guide TO the character
of each individual which we now pos
sess
The Washington times., 1904-02-23

son son. who is happy in seeing her enjoy
She looks little out OF place in the
maddlng crowd. but she is there be-
cause she is living for the first time
IN her NE Existence in a big CITY is
one continuous round OF Rayety. she
thinks, but she is quite alone In the
thought. Continuous performances seem
a wildly exciting form Of entertainment
cIle sees rev points to the jokes. and #
there is something not 0IIitS nice ebc is
sWSetIy unconscious Of the fact because
OF her own goodness.
Oi all the visitors that come 20 town
uuIL"B the Whoie year this little lady
Is the most attra ctive. with her mn
ners OF the past and her adaptation 10
the present. Middle age and old age re
S0metimes more charming than youth
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
n Dc 90 a woman IN. and
I will tell YOU her character,

I will tell YOU her character"
IL said writer-herself very
smart woman-not long ago. And this
little remark set me watching the
daintily dressed woman on the street.
I found myself looking at them with
different eyes, and really it is astonish-
ing how much Of a woman's character
is revealed in the very way she picks
her skirts up to save them from being
soiled by the dust or mud.
That same gesture. too. when grace
full. how distinctively and delightfully."-
feminine it is, With what art. for in
stance, a Parisienne will raise her dress
to clear the ground. just showing her
smart and well fitting shoes, and not
much more than n suggestion of her
frilled or embroidered petticoat.
But here, where, alas. we have so
much cause, so many occasions. 90 make
IT desirable-imperative were perhaps
the better word-to avoid contact with
the pavement. how little the special art
of holding up the skirt is studied,
We see a fashionably dressed woman
step out of her carriage or motor
brougham. and f1ounce jerlIily into her
favorite milliner's shop. with n gown
which cost 800 If It cost SO trailing be
hind her; yet she has no thought or
suspicion of how that act reveals her
lack of real distinction. For how could
any person with the least pretension to
refinement suffer without protest the poll
luton Of the streets TO touch her gar
ments2
Then there is the woman who picks
her dress up on one side only. and for
the sole reason that she likes Ito have
something to hold" and not at all be-
cause she objects to the constant COM
partnership of myriad disease germs.
nesting cozily in the hem of her gar
ments. On she saunters, the neglected
side Of her dress dipping into every
puddle she has to pass; true. she makes
a half-hearted attempt to heave it
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
JOSEPH w. M'CRULEl
SUCCUMBS TO AP0PLEXY

Joseph w McCauley. a lifelong resi-
dent OF the District. died at his resi-
dence, 1900 Sixth Street southwest. last
night His death resulted from a stroke
of apopleXy which ne suffered five
months ago. and which incapacitateG
him for active work.
Mr.. McCauIey was born IN the District
seventy-siX years ago. lie entered the
Mexican war as an ordnance sergeant
and took part in all the principal bat
ties. He is survived by three sons.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
OIL BLOWS UP LOCOMOTIVE.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal. Feb. 23.--An
oil-burnlng locomotive attached to a
west-bOund limited train on the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Tie Railroad
caught fire while standing at Tehachipi
station.
An explosion of the oil tank followed
wrecking the locomotive and burning q
buffet car and the station. The loss Is
$4,000 No one was hurt.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
T. HE shops are full of all sorts and
conditions Of bags.


conditions Of bags.
No longer need a woman hunt
for the pocket that can't be
found. The one-and-twenty things she
wants, from her money to the sam
pie she is to match. can be easily put
in these invaluable bags.
They arc shown in many styles. so
the modish woman has wide choice
and is often tempted to be extravagant
In the number Of her purses or bags.
One of the latest edicts OF Dame
Fashion is that the bag must match tho
costume in color.
They come in all sorts OF materials
Walrus. morocco. and seal are all used
hut the most chic are Of levant in bril-
liant hues
Blue. green, red. ana pearl gray are
few of the many colors in vogue. The
sizes vary as much as the tint. but the
most popular. as well as the most
serviceable, are Of goodly proportions.
Many Of them have round handles
that slip over the arm. or a long chain.
making them easy to carry.
novel affair Is Of levant. in an EN-.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
PROPOSAL TO AMEND
NATURALIZATION LAW

In line with rccc lamentations made by
Attorney General Knox i'm his annual
report, Representative GOulden % New
York has introduced a bill to amend
the naturalization laws, by requiring
court records TO be produced and identi-
fcatton made absolute before the issue
OF final papers to an alien. a penalty
of 500 or not less than six months I'm
or both. Is provided against
pcrsOus selling naturalization papers
4 recent investigation by an official
of the Department of Justice showed
thousands OF naturalization papers n e
secured every year by illegal methods.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
FORMER SECRETARY HALL
DEAD IN M0NTCLAIR, N. J.

Word has been received here of the
death Of George A. Han one Of the
early general secretaries Of the Wash
ington Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. at his home In Montclalr, y. /
yesterday. He had been i'll for several
months. and was not engaged i'm aseo-
citation work at the time of his death
In recent years he had been State secre-
tary Of the New York association
Funeral services win be held tomorrow
at MOntclair.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
LAWN, EMBROIDERY, AID VELVET

TWO very pretty pieces of neckwear
are shown here. The first is a wash
stock Of fine lawn touched with en-
broidery. The turnover has large en-
broidered dots on II. near the top. The
big bow has a fl.> line running across
at the top of the hem.
The second collar IS Of strips of silk
embroidery interviewer with black vel
vet with "A white dot. II is very new
and Frenchy
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY
Fany Women Are More Charming in Middle Life Than in
the Days Of Their Youth

The new woman. though less is said
about her now than she ever suspects.
and the old school woman. who is only
too rapidly vanishing from the face OF
the earth. are distinct and separat e
types, AS anyone may easily see Each
type is good in its way. but neither is
quite the best one is too new-fashion-
ed and the other is too old-fashioned.
while half way between the two stands
the most charming OF persons. the wo-
man OF the old school with progressive
ideas
Necessarily. to belong 10 the old
school. she has at least reached years
that are supposed TO mean discretion:
necessarily, being progressive, she does
a lot Of things that seem slightly incon-
grous. She may cling 20 little curis. n
her heydey IS far enough in the past
but she wears with them weIl-made and
up-to-date gowns. thus showing a ten
dency To shake hands with the shades
OF the past and the realities OF the
present. the curls apologizing for the
new cut Of the gown. while the gown
murmurs 4 rusuing excuse FOR the
Curls.
As She Would Be.
In every womans mind. whether she
be young or old. there is a lingering
picture OF the hoIL OF NeIEnAIul person
she would like most to be- and that
she could be II only few circum-
stances were changed. So long as she
is the progressive woman. she gets 20
work and changes them. The woman
who is past middle age and past the
three-score years and ten and even up
10 the four-score years and who keeps
up her piano practice is a wonder. She
exists. however. and she has great
grandchildren, but she is uD-to-date in
her music
II would be natural 10 imagine a
woman eighty years old playing thin.
wheezy little ballads in q quaint, old
fashioned way, If she ever tried to play
az all But that isn't the way with the
old-fashiOued woman with neW-fashion-
I'd ideas Her attitude toward innOva-
lions that might be supposed 10 shock
her is as charming as her Willingness 20
adopt new ideas in art one day the
conversation drifts toward cigarette
smoking, and the whole party disap-
proves But the Oldest member was the
don't like the idea she said, but T
must say that I'd rather see young
woman smoking a cigarette than chew
ing gum.
For the First Time.
Most pathetic and most charming Of
all f. the quiet little woman who al
ways wanted 10 live ana was always
forced TO exist In her younger years
once in a while she is TO be found with
her dreams come true. N YOU keep your
ewes open She Us TO be seen p mid the
crowd Of wanderers on the beach. the
only person in all the restless throng
who wears any but a tired. bored eX-
rression, except the grandson or the
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
THE OBSERVATIONS
OF PEGGY QUINCY

The woman Of today spells her name
with capital letter; we hear her Landed
10 the skies. until sober-miuded peopIe
think there is danger Of her dying Of
enlargement of the Uranium: but with all
her boosted progress. and with all her
emulation Of mans ways. she il behind
her modest sister Of ycstsrday-the little
woman who spelled her name with a
small letter-in that sac goes about
pocketless- Because or this she carries
hanQ-Dag, ana bangles this aDDenda 20
IN the eyes OF the man who is not proDf
against temptation. and he pOor thing
pltes az the bait, and gets arrested as
a snatCh-thief
Far be it from me To think stealing
Justhable, but certainly there are ex-
tenuatng circumstance, and ere
should be consequent Ieniency of law In
such cases
Before the advent of the wrist bag.
my sisters carried pocketbooIls about i'm
their hands. offered as il were to the
passer by; and TO choose betwesn the
one AND the other is pretty hard ihing.
They are both bad. and % would be off
cult 10 find worse means Of carving
money.
At Christmas time a wall went up mere
~ town. because so many women were
'held mp. and relieved OF thc contents
OF their wrist bags; the bad men who
proWled about evenings snatched at the
CHAINS or the bags. and sometimes ran
away with them entire. or other times
merely opened the clasps and relieved
the carriers Of the conteEs.
Now, we rarely. If ever. hear or a
man being relieved OF his money except
to be- sure. he allows his taste for
liquids OF a certain nature 10 get the
better Of his common sense, when retri-
button follows quickly IN the form OF
the plckpockct, who sometimes apDea RS
Ia the form of Dclilah. Well i'm bofI,
cases-that OF the woman with the bag
nd the man with the .'jag'-tempta-
ton is set in some one eIse's wav. and
the tempter and not the tempted should
be the one 70 bear the heavier punish
ment.
But men have countless pockets
wherein TO deposit their money and
valuables. whereas women's clothes are
so made that bulges would be ruinous To
their figure lines. so the unwarv use
wrist bags; while the wary hide their
wealth I'm their stockings! Not hgura-
lively, but actually. and the secret has
leaked out. so that stocking IS on the
market with a pocket woven IN the ton
FOR the reception OF paper money.
But in the name Of common sense. isn't
il absurd that women have TO adopt
either means Of carrying money. simplv
because fashion cuts their clothes In
such way that a pocket is impossible?
The petticOat pocket was about as bad
as none, 10 was 50 w mandy and the
habit OF the foreign Women, who have
20 unbutton their waists in order 70 get
at the money bags hang by a ribbon
around their necks. is equally impog-
siblc. Well, 1T all comes from the IN
convenience OF being born woman
The pity of II! PEGGY QUINCY.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
WOULD ADOPT CHILDREN.

Archibald ]. Rodgers and his wife.
Bertha s. Rodgers. today filed petition
i'm the District Supreme Court. asking
to be allowed 10 adopt Barbara +. T.
I<retehrnann and Victor II. Kretchmann
as their own children. l. Cabeu Will
hanson is named as counsel for the Pc
TONERS.
The Washington times., 1904-02-23

Now, when a well dressed woman
takes stroll on the grass, there is
nothing to jar against ones sense of
the eternal fitness of thtngs-which we
used 20 hear so often mentioned-if she
dispose of her draperies a little more
Carelessly than If she were shopping in
Twenty-third Street. or on view in the
Avenue Just a few more inches OF
frilIs or lace may be revealed without
giving the captious the least cause for
hostile criticism. A pretty woman, too.
when she steps off the sidewalk can
make the action instinct with dainty
grace and charm. Into this simple
movement a Parisicnne can throw con-
summate art and coquetry. glance
around from bewitching black eyes
eyes which express bewilderment
The Washington times., 1904-02-23
DISTRICT D. AR.
CELEBRATES DAY
Mrs. Fairbanks, President General, At
tends-Heyburn Eulogizes
the Women.

The Washington Birthday ceIebra ton
Of the District Daughters ofthe Ameri-
can Revolution was held last night in
the Church Of Our Father. Thirteenth
and l. Streets northwest.
Mrs. Teunis 5. Hamlin. chaplain gem
eraI Of the society, delivered the open
ing invocation. Mrs. Charles w. Fair
banks, the president general. made a
brief address. after being introduced bv
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. the Dis
trict regent. Other speakers were SEN
ator Hepburn. Of Idaho. who spoke Of
the patriotism Of American women. and
James v Dubois. who gave "A history
Of The Star-Spangled Banner" and
made plea for it as a national hymn.
Heyburn's EulOgy.
Senator Hepburn, speaking of the de-
votion Of the women to their country.
said:
when patriotic mothers Undue with
love of home and country the children
Of the land, he said; when "A child is
taught to reverence right and liberty
he is well grounded in patriotism. and
postcrity VIII have reason 10 bless the
woman who guided his infant footsteps
in the paths Of truth
NO more Patriotic du.y." said the
speaker. could be paid by American
men and women than to voice the praise
due 20 Washington. an American great
from the time he stepped across the
threshold Of his home TO assume active
responsibilities of Nfc''
Mr. Dubois spoke of the Indifference
and Ignorance regarding The star
Spangled Banner"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-08
Owen Brothers Win Their Case
i'm Police Court.
The City. Years Ago Exempte'
Them From Ever Paying
Any License
OTHER POLICE COURT NEWS

Judee ID. L. Sanders this morning
in police court rendered an opinion in
the case against Captain Jim and
CAPTAIN Bob owen, owners and oper-
,tors OF the ferrybost Bette owen, In
which be adjudged that the city can
not collect a license of them for
operating the boat.
IL have Investigated the case thor
oushly." Judge Sanders stated. land
find that years ago the city made
contract with owen Bros. pertaining
to the operation of the boat exempting
them from license as long a. they
met with every requirement Of the
contract, and not once have they failed
to live up to their agreement. Taking
this into consideration, must observe
the contract they hold and adjudge
that the city collect no license.
The case attracted considerable at
tention because IL is the first time any
attempt had ever been made TO collie CT
tax for running the boat.
The case against will Corwin, COL
ored, who shot Platt Sneed, oolored,
because the latter was accused o {
being too intimate with Corwin e
wife, was taxed mp this morning and
left open after the examination Of one
witness. The case will probably con
sumo some little time ON account Of
the number Of witnesses to be intro
duced, and was saved until some day
when the court has little other bust.
ness to transact.
Eugene Moore was fined go and
costs for striking lobe Owen, the eI
officer, with brick. Owens dismissed
Pete Ross, colorsd, sam Robertson
white, John Gone, white, and an an
known white man were fined 81 an,
costs each for drunkenness. I
VIM. Plew and John Bulger, white
were fined $40 and costs for fighting.
John Bethel, white. was fined 3
and costs for being drunk and dis
orderly.
George Overstreet was fined o. an
no costs for fighting.
The petty larceny case sgains
Charles Clark, oolored, was con
tinued.
The case against ENl Trotter, col
ored, for carrying q con cealed weapon
was dismissed. He was fined Saturda
ego and costs for using ins ultin
language.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-08
STOP THAT COUGH

When a cough. a tickling or an irri
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NEW
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS

List of new subscribers added by
the East Tennessee Telephone
company today:
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-08
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Kitty is a good name. You
can't kill it. sssAlice is in the cellar
falling through the coal hole yester
day from which Pa .dook-y removed
the cover. #ssDr. W. Irving Thompson.
president of the league, was in the
city yesterday in conference with the
secretary. He left last evening for
Dawson Springs, but will return this
morning and stay over until Monday.
ss4It don't look like the Kitty League
is anywhere near dissolution when il
is playing such great ball as was wit
messed Friday at vinoennes and yes
terday at Henderson. Eighteen at the
former place with the score 3 to and
q to 0 game at Henderson. Hurrah
for the Kitty and may the croakers
and its enemies be COMPOUNDED. The
farther along the season goes the finer
and snsppier the article of ball will be
seen. Large crowds ought to attend
all games from now on to the end Of
the season, September Ia. - Cairo
Bulletin.
Violet continues to give satisfaction
as an umpire. +yincennes has signed
q new man by the name Of Bierkoette
for second base. He halls from Gin
cinnati. @s+Willis is one Of the best
pitchers seen here this season. He is
5000 man and is said to be the high
est priced player in the league. 's'
Powers, who was hit by pitched ball
in the seventh inning, is one of the
best outhelders in the league. He
was given a try-out with Louisville
the first of The season and played in
several exhibition games. Henderson
Cleaner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-08
THAT EIGHTEEN INNING GAME


The vincennes' Commercial says Of
the eighteen inning game played
there:
Paducah's second game at League
Park, Friday. was one of the greatest
pitchers battles ever seen on these
grounds. The game was an eighteen
inning affair and lasted three hours
and fifteen minutes. When the last
man was out on the vincennes side
both pitchers were about gone and
even the fans in the grsndstand were
weak from roofing" The fans GER
tsinly got their moneys worth even
II they did get late supper.
Clayton was in the box for the
Reds and Freeman for the visitors.
These pitchers proved themselves to
be as lasting as any that ever pitched
ball. Everybody was in the game from
the start.
Although there were hits plenty
there were none ct the right time and
for ten innings not score was made.
In the eighteenth inning when every
ones nerves we're strained to their
limit, Land found the ball for a
safety in center, Taylor hunted in
front OF the plate and ran in front OF
wilkison, preventing him from get.
ting Lemons throw. Girard famed
and Harley hit safe to right field,
bringing Land home. Freeman hit to
short and went to first on o'Leary' 4
error. but died when Dugan placed one
in Hugg's hands.
The boys in Red tried nobly to tie
or overcome their bad luck Of the first
half, but were held down without
scoring in this inning.
Two base hits, Clayton 2, Lemon,
Piepho and Potts; three base hits,
Lemon; Bases ON balls. off Freeman 6;
hit by pitched ball, Smeltz, Gwin and
Piepho; double plays, o'Lesry, Gwin
and wilkinson; time Of game 3;l5.
Umpire-Zinkins.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-08
CURES soIATICA.

Rev. W. l.. Riley, LII D., Cuba,
New York. writes: after fifteen
days OF excruoiating pain from sciatica
rheumatism, under various treatments,
was induced to try Billiards. SNOW
Liniment; the first application giving
my first relief and the second entire
relief. can give 10 unqualified
recommendation 25c, SOC, sl.OO
Dubois. Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-08
REPORT MISHAPS
STRICT RULE Is ENFORCED BY
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

The Illinois Central 10 strict In re
gard to it, injury reports. Every en-
ploye who is hurt or who knows of
any accident not reported 10 head
quarters must report Same rs soon As
possible. A fireman was recently sus-
pended indefinitely for failure to re-
port q small accident 10 himself. Dam
ages are often secured against the
road by employees who get hurt and
never report It, where II they did re
port it, they would receive medical
attention and . compromise with the
claim agent IL one IL desired