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Transformation of a Shabby Man.

A certain New York man whose
bank account is so fat that it takes
six figures to measure it used to go
around looking reprehensibly shabby.
Recently there has been change in
his appearance. Nowadays his attire
is really natty and he shaves at least
three times a week.
One day the shabby loking man
went into J. Pierpont Morgan's office
on business connected with charity.
He asked to see Mr.. Clarke, who looks
after some of the charity affairs in
which Mr.. Morgan is interested.
Mr.. Clarke is not in now," said one
of the clerks. IF you will come to-
morrow you may be able to catch him
and possibly he will help you a lit
tie."
The shabby looking man thought
that closing sentence sounded rather
queer.
THANK you." he said sarcasticalIy.
"You are very kind"
That's all right" replied the clerk.
1--WE been broke myself"
The shabby looking man saw light.
"Oh," he said.
Since then the shabby looking man
has ceased to be shabby
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SEARCH FOR KENT LOOMS
CONSIDERED HOPELESS TASK

PARIS. July 2.-The American En-
bassy and Consulate have given up
hope that +. Kent LOomis, who dis
appeared from the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II, viii be found alive. Let
tiers TO that effect have been forwarded
10 the American State Department.
The letters recommend that a thorough
offlcia Inquiry be made of the officers
Of the Kaissr Wilhelm II when the
steamer arrives at New York, as her
stops at Cherbourg, Southampton and
Plymouth are too brief to permit Of Of
hcial investigation.
Assistant Secretary Of State Loomis
viii receive Monday typewriter let
ter Of over d dozen pages from William
II. Ellis. who accompanied LOOMS
from New York, covering the most
minute details Of his brothers doings
Up 10 the time Of his disappearance.
Although Ellis declined to publicly
discuss the case, he told the officials
that he last saw Loomis between 10 and
II o'clock at night as the steamer en-
tered Plymouth.
A letter has been sent TO Bremen di-
recting that Official inquiries be made
in regard 10 the whereabouts Of the
lady and gentleman who were seen sup
porting LOomis shortly before the
Kaiser Wilhelm's arrival at Plymouth.
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OAKLAND AND SEATTLE MEET
IN AN EXCITING STRUGGLE
Harvard Nine Wins Decid-
inc Game With Yale on
the Polo Grounds.

NEW YORK. July although the
deciding game between the Harvard
and Yale baseball teams was sched-
uled for an early hour to-day. there
was d big gathering of spectators at
the Polo grounds long before the collie
gians began their preliminary work.
The weather conditions were excel
lent and the diamond and outfield were
in fine condition. The colors of the r.
val colleges seemed TO be distributed
equally among the enthusiasts in the
grand stand and the students. aided by
hundreds Of graduates, kept up an al
most continuous din, singing their col
lege songs. interspersed with partisan
cheers. Score:
r H. e.
Hsrvsrd ----.--2o2I Q Q
Yale .----..-..-o o o o o O. 0
Harvard outplaYed Yale at all points
IN the game. Captain Randalfs bat
ting was the feature.
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AMERICAN ARMAMENT
EQUALS EUROPES BEST
Rear Admiral O'NeilI Says Our War
ships Equipment Is Surpassed
Nowhere

PARIS, July q Rear Admiral
Charles O'Neill, U. S. N, is here in
vestigating French armor and arma-
ment. The Ministry of Marine has is
sued him permit to visit the fleet and
great dock yards at Toulon, to which
place he went tonight. Later he will
visit the Northern fleet and dock yards
at Cherbourg and Havre. Admiral
O'NeilI has already forwarded to the
Navy Department a report concerning
British armor and armament. After
leaving France he will visit German
naval ports. He said:
Speaking generally. my observations
lead to the conclusion that the armor
and armament of American ships are
equal or superior to those of the best
foreign fleets. Some claim that Euro
peans have superior raDid-fire heavy
guns. Ny inquiry also shows that our
guns do not suffer in comparison with
the best foreign types"
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FAST GAME AT TACOMA.
Thomas Presents a Varied Assortment
of Curves to the Angels.

AhOhidS ITcScHIS Il area Assortment
of Curves to the Angels.
TACOMA, July 2-The Tigers took a
fast and an exciting game to-day
which broke the time record in Tacoma,
being played in one hour and twenty
minutes. Thomas presented an assort-
ment of curves the like of which Los
Angeles has not met in many days and
two hits were the extent of their stick
work. One of these was Chase's fly
over the left field fence which counted
as home run. 1t would have been
an easy out on larger grounds. After
this hit Los Angeles never saw first
base except in the seventh. Hall was
hit hard but was accorded high class
support. Wheeler threw out McLaugh-
lin at the plate in the third and Ross
threw out Doyle in the eighth. The
visitors lone error cost the game, Spies
dropping the ball at the plate when he
had the runner easy. Los Angeles had
a chance in the first inning with two
men on the sacks and but one out. but
Toman was thrown out at plate and
Cravath contributed only a fly to
Lynch. Score:
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A Queens Apparel for Lifetime.

An extremely interesting addition II
about to be made to the collection OF
mementos Of the late Queen Victoria
on view at Kensington Palace. In
turning out some OF the rooms and
presses at Buckingham Palace, many
Of the old bonnets. gloves, shoes and
other personal belongings OF the late
Queen have been found. as well as the
coronation robes Of 1887. The King has
now decided that these shall be sent
to Kensington Palace. where they Will
be placed in cases with dates attached.
There are one or two OF the "mush-
room hats Of which Queen Victoria
was so fond, as well as early Victorian
bonnets, and one which obviously be-
longed to her Majesty when a mere
girl Ladies' Pictorial
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MISS SUTTON CONTINUES
TO WIN on TENNIS COURTS
On the Orange, New Jersey, Grounds
She Captures the WOmen's Cham
pionship in Clever Style.

ORANGE. n. J., July 2.-Clarence
Hobart regained his old title as middle
States champion to-day IN the chal-
lenge match Of the tournament on the
courts Of the Orange Tennis Club here
He defeated s. c. Millett after five
hard and speedily played sets in which
both men displayed splendid skill
Miss Sutton Of Pasadena, Cal, won
the women's championship. defeating
Miss c. B. Neely Of Chicago, and in
the women's doubles the two California
girls, Miss Sutton and her partner,
Miss Hall. won. Summary:
Mems championship singles. chal-
lenge round-Clarence Hobart defeated
S. C. Millett, 81, o-4, defaulted, 7-5,
7-s. 7-5.
Women's championship singles. chal-
lenge round-Miss May Sutton defeat
ed Miss G. 3. Neely. 6-1, 6-L
Women's championship doubles, final
round-Niss Sutton and Miss Hall de-
feated Miss Homans and Miss Neely,
4-6 6-5. g..
Mixed doubles, final round-Miss Sut-
ton and Dewhurst defeated Miss Hall
and Leroy, Ga, 6-S.
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SAYS MANY BANDED TO CRUSH.
Continued From Page ss, Column 4.

are set forth in twenty separate COM
plants on the following grounds:
F'irst-On July 2, 1895, defendants filed
a petition charging Alder with insanity,
and appointed CASTOR Strauss as his
guardian.
charged with embezzling a watch from
a lunatic, and was acquitted in May,
1896.
Third-On July 5. 1895. they instigated
a lunatic to charge him with having
stolen $3.50; he was acquitted in May,
1896
Fourth-On July 12, 1895, he was
charged with felony embezzlement from
one Ursule Mespley; never examined.
Fifth-On July Is. 1895, he was
charged with embezzling $500 from Alder
and was imprisoned for four years.
Sixth-On August q, 1895, he was
charged with perjury and adJudged
mot guilty"
seventh-On June 21. 1895. he was
charged with embezzling 800, and
found mot guilty"
Eighth-On August 10, 1896, he was
charged with embezzling $500 from
Adler, and found mot guilty"
Ninth-On August 10, 1895, he was
charged with forging a note for $500
and imprisoned for five years. until
January Z, 1904.
Tenth-On August 10. 1899, he was
charged with forging an Endorsement Of
Louise Legarde" on a note for $500
and was imprisoned for six months.
Eleventh-On August 10, 1899. he was
charged with having feloniously utter
ed the above note and was found mot
guilty"
Twelfth-On March 1, 1895, he was
charged with having embezzled $500
from the co-partnership and upon ap-
plication of some of the defendants
Josph w. Adams was appointed as re-
ceiVer of the business.
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UNCLE's MEN HIT, BUT LOSE.
Portland Makes Four Double Plays.
Shutting OFF Runs.

PORTLAND, July 2.-The San Fran
cisco players hit the ball often enough
to-day to win. Roach was touched up
for eleven hits and Druhot, who was
put in in the ninth inning, was jolted
three times before the side was re-
tired. 1t was Portland's four double
plays that prevented the SCORING. Cas-
tro distinguished himself by being in
three of these four plays. The South
American is also credited with triple
off Jimmy Whalen.
Harris slab artist lost his first game
since his team took to the road. The
Browns Strengthened out fifteen Of his
curves for total Of eleven tallies. The
score:
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was again arrested for insanity and
again discharged.
In conclusion and in his PRAYER for
S65O,000 damages. Lapique alleges that
his business Of pork packer and hotel
keeper was worth $4,000 a year. and
because of the prosecutions and i'm
prisonment he was prevented from at
tending 90 his business; that his health
was impaired and his reputation in
jured because of the publicity given to
the various prosecutions.
1t is said that while in jail, and after
his release, LaDique devoted his time
to the study Of law, with the
announced intention Of suing those who
had prosecuted him.
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Luck Is With the Men
of the North OH Home
Grounds.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

SEATTLE, Wash. July 2.-To the
tune Of cannon firecrackers and the
jangle of the players over the close de-
cision Seattle and Oakland fought out
a severe struggle to-day. Luck tipped
toward the Siwashes just when it
seemed Lohman was going to have an
other laugh. For seven innings the
score was a tie. Then Oakland got one
ahead on a base on balls and two
scratch hits. Seattle won out in the
last Of the eighth on Delehanty's
triples, Blankenship's single and hesi-
tation on the part of Moskiman in
handling a bunt.
Charlie Hall pitched a fine game,
showing great nerve at critical points.
The score:
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ARTHUR DUFFEY
MEETS DEFEAT
American Sprinter Is Beaten
in the Hundred Yard Dash
at English Championships
EVEN TIME rs MADE
The Race Is Won by Inches
by J. W. Morton of the
South London Harriers
EVEN TIME is MADE

LONDON, July 2.-The Amateur
Athletic Association championship
an excellent entry of 125 and a big
crowd of spectators. The sports were
started with 1o0yard dash. but Ar
thur F. Duffey, the American crack.
was unable to retain the title, being de-
feated by ]. w. Morton of the South
London Harriers, who won a grand
race by inches. Time, 10 seconds. Duff
fey was second, and C. H. Jupp OF the
London Athletic Club was third.
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''IKnOW Him Well"

That is the remark made to me by the
first man to whom mentioned the cure of
Mr.. H. A. Lehndorff, proprietor of the Fer
nando Hotel at Fernando. CaL Mr.. Lehn-
dorff is one of the best known men in
Southern California. He has been a resi-
dent of the valley for years. is a 9. A. r.
veteran, and owns the respect and esteem
of thousands of people who know him
socially and in business.
Mr.. Lehndorff was a sufferer from
the pangs of rheumatism for long time.
He tried everything known to doctors for
the trouble, and never got any lasting
benefit until he used DR.. McLaughlin'S
Electric Belt He is now a we'll man and
says he will praise the Belt for all time as the
best remedy known for this terrible trouble.
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TotaIs. 81 II Is q 11I Totals ss 6
SuMM
Sacra ahca hits-NIcc.reedie d

Sacrahce hits-McCreedie, brennan Errors
Nadeau, Francis. Steelman, Waldron. Irwin,
Miller. Whalen. Earned runs-Portland g. San
Francisco 2. Stolen base-Miller. Bases OH
balls-Oh Roach l, off Whalen / of Druhot l.
Struck out-By Whalen =. Two-base hits
Townsend, Francis, Irwin, Hildebrand Dren-
nan, Anderson. Three-base hit-Castro Double
plays-Nadeau to Francis; Castro to Francis;
Castro to Francis to Beck; Castro to Beck
Hit by pitched ball-By Roach 2. Hits-Off
Roach IL off Druhot g. First base on errors
Portland 3, San Francisco /. Time OF game
one hour and hfty-fve minutes. Umpire
Browne
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Always remember, Tommy" said
his elderly uncle, patting him on the
head, that one to-day is worth two
to-morrows.' "Gee!' exclaimed
Tommy. Its worth a million of
'eml To-days a show day. an to-
morrow's the beginnin' of school!''-
Chicago Tribune.
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ANOTHER RECEIVER.

Thirteenth-On June %, 1893. a COM
plant to dissolve the partnership was
filed on the ground that he had failed
to invest $500 as directed and B. F. OIL
yer was appointed receiver. This ac-
ton was later abandoned.
Fourteenth-On June II. 1894, he was
found mot guilty" of a charge Of bat
terry.
Fifteenth-On July II, 1895, some Of
the defendants represented that the
Silver King house at 514 Bush street
was the property of Alder. incompetent,
and that Lapique had embezzled $4,000
from Alder. On this showing CASTOR
Strauss was appointed as Ader's guar
dian and Alder was confined up to
March 2, 1896, when he was found dead
in Mission road ION a dark and stormy
night
Sixteenth-On August 80, 1895, action
was begun on an alleged bill of sale
from Adler for the Silver King, but the
action was not prosecuted
Seventeenth-On November 2, 1896,
without his consent. Lapiques attor-
neys began suit against A. c. Freese,
administrators of Ader's estate, for pos
session of the Silver King. alleging
that Ader was indebted to Lapique for
1898 so. The pupose of this suit, which
was abandoned, was, he says, to ex-
tort money from him.
Eighteenth-On July z, 1898, afi1davits
were fled representing that it would
be for the best interest of the plaintiff
to sell his perishable property at Sc
Central Market.
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TOtals.3O 2 . 27 1sl Totals.3O /
SUMMARY.

Errors-Eagan (2), Spies. Struck out-By
Thomas Z, by Hall 1. Bases on balls-By
Thomas /. Stolen base-McLaughlin. Two
base hit-Doyle. Three-base hit-Sheehan
Home run-Chase. Earned runs-Tacoma l.
Los Angeles l. Left bases-Tacoma f. Los
Angeles 4. Time-One hour and twenty min
utes. Umpires-McCarthy and Mcdonald
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SUMMARY

Errors-Frisk, Smith, Wilson, Francls co.
Devereaux Moskiman. Earned runs-Seattle 2
Two-base hits - Van Haltren. Delehantv 12l
Schlafey (2). Three-base hit = Delehanty
Sacrifee hits = Van Haltren Mohler. Stolen
Gas oases-B -Blankenship Graham. Bases on balls
Of c. Hall .. off Moskiman . struck out-Fv
e. Hall ?. by Moskman 1. Hit by pitched baii
by Moskirnan 2 Double play-Moskinan to
francks to Stretb. Time of game-One hour
ana tfty-five minutes Umpire-O Conneu
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CURIOUS THINGS FOUND.

Every foot of the river has to be gone
over. The process of cleaning up
brings to the surface broken benches
from some of the riverside parks, sofas
without legs and legs without sofas,
chairs without backs and backs with
out chairs, dilapidated tables, packing
boxes innumerable, empty bottles by
the thousand, planks studded with jag
ged nails, remnants Of baskets, odds
and ends of sodden wearing apparel
and sometimes an unrecognizable body
that has lain at the bottom Of the
river all the winter hiding the story Of
a murder or suicide.
When the river is cleared of the rub
bish so that the big net can be cast
without fear of its being ripped to
pieces during the process Of hauling in
the shad fishermen are ready to begin
work The sight is so picturesque that
hundreds go down to Gloucester to see
the net cast.
Captain Rice, the veteran shad fish
erman, employs the services of sew
enty-five men, and these are assisted
by no less than eight horses during
the hauling of the nets. Two casts are
made daily. 1t takes so long to cast
the net and draw it in that it is i'm
possible to make. more than two casts
a daY.
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CycIist waIthour Recovering.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 2. -. Bobby
walthour, the bicycle rider, who was
severely injured in a race at the Stad-
ium here Thursday night, is rapidly
recovering.
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ACCUSED OF INSANITY.

Nineteenth-On/ January 20, 1903, ito
cover up their fraudulent acts in the
misuse of funds of the Alder estate, .
the defendants caused Lapique to be
arrested for insanity and he was con-
fined in an insane ward until February
2, when. upon examination, he was de-
clared sane.
Twentieth-On December 9, 1908, he
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After an almost interminable amount
of pulling at an apparently endless
rope the network begins to show itself
on the surface of the water. BY and
by the men get hold of the rope that
holds the net and then the Delaware
begins to look like a river ruff1ed by a
tremendous hail storm. The surface is
churned into foam by the frantic ef-
forts of thousands of fish to break
through the net. The smaller fish are
able to get away through the wide
meshes of the net. Some Of the shad
even escape by jumping boldly out of
the water and getting into safe water
over the top of the net.
Slowly the net nears the shore with
it's struggling mass Of silvery shad, and
Captain Rice drops his sing-song and
prepares for action. His orders to the
men are sharp and snappy. Careless
ness at this stage means the loss of
valuable fish, for if the ropes are not
held taut the shad can escape over the
top. Sometimes the veteran leaves his
post between the lines and takes a
hand himself at the hauling. AS soon,
however as the fish begin to come
within seizing distance Captain Rice
takes the center of the stage. so to
speak, for no one but the leader and
his trusted lieutenants handle the fish.
A boat is propelled into the middle of
the mass of shad, now in comparative
ly shallow water, and the fish are
caught and thrown into the boat
They are usually so numerous that
they can be picked up by hand from
the meshes of the net. When the
catch seems to be all in thesboat the
net is hauled up, the last remaining
stragglers taken out of the meshes and
deposited with their friends and rela-
tives in the boat, and the net Is imme-
diately got ready for a second cast
New York Telegram.
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Batteries-Jones and Bergen: Mcpherson,
Duggleby and Roth. Umpire-Emslie.
PITTSBURG, July 2.-Ten rits off Harper.
coupled with six errors by his team. gave
Pittsburg such lead in the first two innings
that all interest In the game was lost At
tendance, 1900. Score:
r. H. L.
Ffttsburx ....... .............14 II 0
Cincinnati .....--..--- .......-.. 8
Batteries-Lynch and Phelps: Harper. Ewing
and Schly and ONeil Umpire-Moran.
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Carnegie should hasten to distribute
a few of his largest libraries in Col
orado.
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NET LARGEST IN THE WORLD.

The huge net, the biggest in the
world, is two miles long. That is to
say, the net itself is a mile long and
the ropes that support it are another
mile in length, half a mile on either
side of the net proper, so that the
operations of the fishermen cover a
distance of not less than two miles
every time the net is cast.
In the middle the net is thirty feet
deep, tapering to ten feet at other parts.
After the net has been properly cast
it requires the united exertions Of the
men and the eight horses for one
perspiring hour before the haul is
brought near shore.
A huge boat with a double row Of
oarsmen is the craft used to take the
net out for the casting.
When the experienced men have
loaded the net on the boat the captain
of the casters directs the oarsmen
where to row for the attempt, and
having selected his ground, he throws
the end of the net overheard and pays
it out as the men row away. When
every foot is thrown from the boat the
signal is given to the haulers and the
work of dragging in the net is begun.
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SHAD NET OVER
TWO MILES LONG
Delaware Fishermen Own
Largest Contrivance for
Dragging River Depths

Ever since the middle Of February
the shad fishermen have been prepar-
ing for the opening Of the season on
the Delaware. While the river was full
of ice the veteran fisherman, Captain
Rice, had his men at work getting the
immense net ready, calking the boats
and repairing the houses in which the
little army of shad fishermen are shell
tered during the season. AS soon as
the river was sufficiently clear of ice
the preliminary and all important work
of cleaning up the fiotsam and jetsam
so as to leave the fishing ground free
for the net was begun.
1t takes weeks of hard work to clear
up the debris of a winter. The Della
ware shad fishing grounds are the
graveyard of all the floating wreckage,
old junk and miscellaneous rubbish
that finds it's way down the river, and
the shad fishermen have a CHASTITY
time of it during the cleaning-up per-
fOd
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DR.. McLAUGHLIN'S ELECTRIC BELT
CURED HIM OF RHEUMATISM.

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of electrician most
with Ere
the direct land all nwaknes menr rcoce
case Vgor
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NAI1ONAL LEAGUE.
ST LOUIS July 2.-St- Louis defeated Chi
csgo to-day in an exciting nInth-inning finish.
In the second half Of the ninth Smoot started
OF with a hit. Brain sacrificed, Burke drove
a single 10 left and Smoot scored. Attendance,
6000 Score:
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Totals 80 10 81 10 Totals 35 1923 Is
'Hall out ON hunted third strike
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-27
New. and Novel.

A tangerine chiffon cloth waist,
trimmed with white velvet flowers en-
broidered in silver threads, would have
much beauty added to it by being
worn with picture hat of white chit.
fon cloth and velvet, the high crown
encircled with vine Of the white vel
vet flowers and cluster of tangerine
and white ostrich tips caught at the
left side, where the brim should CO.
Quettishly flare. Picture hats having
the high crown wound with stuffed silk
cords have a soft and pretty touch
given them by introducing fluffy frills
of lace for the wide brim. Very many
of the picturesque dress hats are trim
med with either long, shaded ostrich
plume, a group of District tips or a
very long, graceful Paradise plume.
White plush Directoire hats are very
smart in style, with long white os-
trich feather for the trimming, which
shows at the tip some pretty delicate
or perhaps brilliant color, which in
one way or another appears in The
gown with which the hat is worn.
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GRAY SILK Frocks.

The gray silk frock is distinctly
Partisan, with its pinked ruches and
velvet medallions down to the front.
Taffeta lends itself admirably to this
treatment. Either black or cerise
velvet, or a vivid scarlet, would be
stunnlngly effective for the accesso-
ries. Some effective gowns are de-
signed of white voile, trimmed with
innumerable tiny satin ruches of the
palest pink or blue. These are used
to decorate the founces on the skirt,
and are repeated again on the bodice,
the ceinture being Of soft satin or the
same color.