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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-19
GOWNS FOR EASTER
Silks Will Be in Great De-
mand the Coming Season.
FAVORED TRIMMINGS
A CAPE-LIKE SHAPING OF THE
COLLARS IS POPULAR
Fashioned Effects in Garnitures-
The Belt an Important Feature-A
Word About Hats.
FAVORED TRIMMINGS

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. March 49, 1904.
Though spring and summer fashions have
long been in, 1t is really the pageant of
Easter Sunday which will impress their
points upon the lay mind.
In New York this fashionable parade
seems almost as much part of the holy
day as the church services themselves all
feminine humanity choosing the occasion
for the first airing of its new finery. From
head to toe fair woman suddenly blooms
forth afresh-thatched with the daintiest
headgear. robed in colors as delicate as the
first flowers and carrying the parasols of
June.
The imported costumes which have been
brought over for Easter wear clearly
demonstrate one thing-there is to be a
furore of silks this summer. Endless seem
the qualities of sole, which realize with
fragile passementeries, narrow velvets and
delicate laces. the beautiful toilets which
only Paris can send.
new silk, shown in self-fgured weaves
and brilliant colors softly Swallowed, COM
bines exquisitely with chiffons and nets,
and shapes gowns of delightful dreSsf-
ness. In gun metal grays-shot with pois,
diamonds or dots-effective gowns are seen
in this silk for middle-aged women, whose
bCnnets for such toilets may show yellow
crocuses. Yellow Is a frequent contrast
with spring and summer finery, while violet
is seen with green, and black and white
with all colors.
Another self-fgured silk which Is in faint
mauves and grays is used by the French
makers. One or two of the models seen
were in much older texture MORE in fact,
though chameleon and opal colorings gave
the ancient fabrics an air of great novelty.
Contrasting Shades.
A new wrinkle with lousines is the In
PRODUCTION of broche figures in a contrast
ing shade. some of the backgrounds of
these also showing a faint watering-like
MORE.
Lastly, among the silk novelties IS lace
chiffon a gauze-like fabric with plaid pat
terms outlined in drawn threads-an in the
weaving, of course.
All of the imported things, which consti-
tute the catechism of fashion, display that
carefulness of handwork without which, it
would seem. no good effect is now ever
achieved A cloth puffed sleeve, which
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would otherwise hang clumsily, is softly
tucked by hand at the inside arm. The
lace and passementerie stock may be at
tached TO the waist by hand embroidery,
and anywhere that plain stitchery may be
used IL IL. In model the Easter gowns
show mainly improvements on winter styles
for with the exception of occasional
overskirt effect and a more cape-like shap-
ing of collars there is little that is entirely
novel
A costume definitely oVerskirted is made
of pale violet wolfe with light bronze silk
fringes, which garnitures in several widths
embelsh d number of the French frockS.
single row of the fringe edges the plain
skirt whose short apron drapery. ending
at the back with shaped sashes is bordered
in the same way. The cape collar. also
fringe trimmed. and fastening TO the belt
back and front, Is the main feature of the
bodice whose stock and cuffs are of white
lace. The sleeves are bell shape over under
puffs of the wolfe and the wide belt is of
violet panne.
To go with this gown a fiat hat of violet
panama has been designed, trimmed with
wreath of bronze silk roses and violet
plume
Odd Skirt Model
Another odd skirt model has hip yoke
ef stirring and two deep wide strips of the
same lower down. The front panel of the
skirt which is otherwise untrimmed, ends
In sharp point, and blocked collar gives
the cape touch TO the waist. Material of
this mushroom olored wolfe, with black
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Dress Trimmings.

Most of the new short skirts are trimmed
with graduated bands of satin. velvet anu
taffeta. Fancy braidings are gaining favor
among the tailors, and, with embroideries,
will be a feature of the early spring sea-
son. Thick, fiat wide military braids will
be used and are very smart on cloth gowns.
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shown by the Easter parade, are in the
gown materials; and to take the place of
the furs which have been worn up to the
last minute there will be the pelerines and
muffS of summary textiles.
Dressmakers returning from Paris declare
that the only way to wear the stoles of these
muffs which accompany them are muffs in
name, for tulle composes many and others
are fabricated entirely of silken flower
petals, or of net or lace.
When it comes to hats the Easter dis
play points toward a definite closeness,
which results in an increase of comfort.
Brim hats are seen in plenty, of course,
and very likely they will grow bigger as
the season advances, but the trend of the
moment is toward medium sized and
compact headgear. This the turban
shapes accomplish more successfully than
other styles, though there are trimmed
sailor and gypsy models which are both
natty and becoming. However, the tor
pedo turban, whose trimmings and foun-
datlon are one. so to speak, will be the
headpfece approved for first wear. This
model, made in numberless fancy straws
braided with tulle or taffeta is the head
piece ordered for number of the palmer
Easter gowns.
Quaint Turbans.
Some quainter turbans are in mop can
shape-that is, with the mop frill, hang
ing stiffiy all round--and several of these
are made entirely of tiny quillings of net.
One such of brown net, with . wreath OF
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Modish Bags.

To be thoroughly modish carry a bag
about ten inches deep and eight inches
broad. This should be of soft English
morocco, In black, green, dark red, tan or
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Flounces Popular.

Tiers of fiounces do not seem to lose in
popularity and these are generally bordered
by trimmings of some sort.
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You are sweet enough to eat" said the
very yorrg man who imagined he had the
love market cornered.
Thanks rejoined the matter-of- fact
maid. There's a small restaurant just
around the corner. '-Chicago News.
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hne Indian meal or a mixture of meal and
flour, and fry in fat salt pork drippings or
olive oil until brown and crisp on the OUT
side and white. delicate and sweet within
Serve with baked or stuffed potatoes and
cabbage and celery salad.
Smells Baked in Paper-Select large
smelts, split up the back and remove the
bone. Season the inside with salt and pep
per, brush with olive oil, close the fish
and lay cornerwise on squares of stiff note
paper. Fold the paper over. pinch the
edges together and lay in a buttered baking
pan. Place the pan in hot oven and
bake twenty minutes. Serve in the cases
in which they were baked and pass sauce
tartare with them.
Roasted Smelts-Wash and bone large
smelts and rub the inside with salt. Make
good forcemeat by chopping half dozen
oysters very fine and adding to them half
of butter, little lemon juice. teaspoonful
of chopped parsley, the beaten yolk of an
egg, salt and paprika and enough oyster
juice to make a smooth paste. Pound
these ingredients together in a bowl, then
rub through a coarse sieve. Stuff the fish.
bake in hot oven about ten minutes and
serve with maitre d'hotel butter.
A variatio in the forcemeat may be
made by using almost any cold fish pound
ed fine and mixed with the whites of eggs,
a little cream and salt and pepper to sea-
son. Bass makes a specially fine forcemeat.
Stuff the fish and cover with sauce made
of a cup of brown sauce, two onions minced
fine, a tablespoonful of minced ham, tea
spoonful of butter. and glass of Madeira.
Basic often and serve with the sauce and
slices of lemon.
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VIM. F. Gulick, Manager.

blue, and have elaborate mountings OF
Burmese gold, with short chain OF tho
same metal by which to carry It.
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Habit of Doing Ones Best.

lhi9&26, then2d&4th sat
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
1he phlIad.lphia atid..nai.a.

Il wonder why it is" said the faIs
young debutante that you always see
such a bunch of ugly girls acting as
bridesmaids at weddings. I've noticed
this at every wedding I've attended
this fall and really can't get over it
I've never been bridesmaid myself
and. perhaps. I'm prejudiced. but rye
been to - lot Of weddings, and at each
one the same thought has occurret
to me. 1t positively seems to me that
every bride picks out the homeliest
girls she knows 10 act as her brides
maids. I can't understand It at all"
"Oh. that's easy" replied the blase
bachelor. Every girl does that sort
of thing when she gets married. You
see, girl, no matter how much may
have been spent on her costume. new.
er looks her best when she's getting
married. II stands to reason that she
shouldn't. She's nervous and upset and
pale. They all look like ghosts. and
scared ghosts. at that. Naturally, It's
up To them to run over the list OF
their girl friends and pick out those
who have no possibilities OF over
shadowing the bride. That's how IL
came that you see so many homely
girls as bridesmaids" Il guess you're
right. replied the debuutante.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Bows Point Of View,

A boys point of view on matters
with which he Is not personally IA
miliar is often very refreshing, for,
unlike. that OF a girl. It is usually en-.
tircly devoid of afrectation and indif.
fcrent to the accepted estimates. An
athletic boy OF fifteen who saw Maps
Held In Julius Caesar was greatly dis.
appointed with his ability as an actor.
why. he can't compare with Jefer.
son or Gillette" said the lad. No.
Mansfield cant act. but it's worth the
price OF admission TO see his back
Talk about muscles: why. II he wasn't
on the stage he could do almost any.
thing with the muscles In his back
Somewhat the same point OF view
was taken by n very young man who
knew nothing OF art or pictures. but
who WIS greatly impressed by a new
photograph of the Hermes of Praxite-
les which had been hung in n friends
house. He had never noticed any Of
the pictures before. but he walked up
10 this one at once and said with the
most heartfelt appreciation. Gee.
He's got shoulders"
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Chinese SmuaaIe opIur,.

Chinese seamen are the only people
l ever heard OF who repeatedly defy
United States customs officers and
make good.' said an oflcer Of the
sikh, British steamship that has ar.
rived in port with n cargo from the
Orient we teli the oficers that
we believe they have opium, they
search the ship, but nnd nothInS. /.
may call one Of them to do something
and find him so 'dopey' that he ia use
less. know he has used II within
Ave minutes, but when make a
search the result is nothing.
Where they hide 1t is the mystery
to all of US; We. who know eDry bolt.
plate and link In the ship. have never
yet uncovered their supply. and this
crew has been with us nearly a year.
The entire crew. except the officers
and engineers, arc Cinnamon. and |
never saw better crew. Opium Is
the only Gouble.-'New York Globe.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
AlMaxs somethlna GoIna On.

The philanthropic lady sat in the
midst OF the McFadden family expos
tulating with them in a pained voice
on the frequency with which they
chased .the festive can" around the
corner to the nearest liquor saloon.
You ought to provide some whole
some amusement for your family.
said the phiianthropic lady sternly to
the abashed McFsdden. You should
do something to tighten the burden of
the living. Every life needs . little
sunshine In II"
-Oh. missus.- spoke up Miss Nc
Fadden. aged 13. eagerly. we have
plenty OF frin- There's always nights
or somethin' goin' on In this tinimint.
Why. only last week a gentleman cut
q lady's throat and drug her past our
door.--Lippincott'a
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
FAMILY LINEN AS collArEaa.
Many Laundreoses Said to Pawn Gus
tomere' Clothes systematically.

tomefe Stotnes Sy6tcmatiCa}Iy.
a New York pawnbroker recently
told me of scheme resorted to by
many washerwomen which may be of
inte&st to those housewives who
have noticed that their finer garments
and household linens are slow In get.
ting home from the wash. He says
that these washcrwomen make regu.
lar practice OF raising money on their
patrons better class OF linen.
For instance" said he, Indicating
n large package neatly done UP. that
contains some very fine garments and
lot Of household linen. The whole
Is worth perhaps $40. Al any rate,
lent $50 on It. You see, the washer.
woman takes the things home with
her, washes them at once, and Instead
OF returning them to their owner,
brings them here and gets money.
which she can nse for at least a week.
and sometimes much longer. BY the
time she has TO take these ont fer de-
livery she has another lot which she
can bring here In Its place. Thus she
Keeps the money Indefinitely. A
washerwomnn with large number
OF such patrons can keep 5000 or 5000
In the air all the time and still get
the goods back in time to satisfy
those people who have sufficiently
large reserve stock on hand."-Brock.
iyn Eagle.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
IT PAYS TO be HONEST.
lew York Lawyer Proves rhis BY
Good Story.

lew York Lawyer Proves This BY
Good Story.
ES-Juige Mayer and q party were
Iscussing various manims at the Re
ublIcan club the other night when
'ol. Henry Clay Piercy OF the House
'ommittce said:
We'll. Judge. DO you really, believe
aoresty is the bes; poiicyf"
"lG answer that question by O
story" replied the Judge When I
vas practicing law In a country town
called on q resident one day In the
interests of q client I said to the
man:
DO you own a large black dog
with white spotsr
He looked at me Quizzically, and
then said:
"'oh. no; that dog is merely a stray
canine that occasionally strolls into
my yard. You're tho tax assessor,
aren't your
No. I'm only q lawyer. I came
TO tell you that client OF mine had
accidentally shot and killed the big
dog and authorized me to pay the
owner ses damages But as the ami.
NAL has no owner. why. Of course
there's nothing to pay. Good morn.
ing'"-New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Why hs pIdn, R.eaonix. II.

Sir Frederick Bridge recently told
the members Of the London Society
OF Arts u story asout some ladies
whora he found listening In n country
house to n mechanical piano pisycr
by their cnrapturcd expression OF
countcpnace he became aware that he
was bcaribS . classical piece OF cnor
nous worth. though Il sounded so very
nbstIuse tfst he felt himself hardly
educated up TO H. SO In whisper he
asked Whist II was. and received the
reply that II Was Bach's fugue In d
minor. He stili failed to recognize
II. and when the piece ~as finished
proceeded 20 eiucidatc tho mystery.
He then found that the fugue had been
played backward. as the ladies had
put In tho perforated paper upside
Lown.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
LIFE IN COLD COUNTRIES.
Two Minutes for Hot Water to BE
Turned to lea.

Two Minutes for Hot Water to BE
Turned to Ice.
Here are come OF the experiences
which David T. Hanbury records a.
typical Of those he first met In Alaska:
The cold could not be kept out OF
even the most paiatial examples OF
domestic architecture which Dawson
City would at that time boast. but the
author stuck to the cult OF the morn
Ing tub. After | had melted the pail
Of Ice on the alright stove poured
some OF the water two inches deep
Into the bathtub, which | had moved
to the rear OF the room, where there
was TO heat Not two minutes had
elapsed before threw on my channels
pajamas in the front room and, open.
Ing the communicating door. stepped
hurriedly into the bathtub. for I had
no time to lose. Quick as had been
the atmosphere had been quicker and
Just as ! stepped into the tub with
both feet, wrenching with a great
effort the soap from a beam hard by
| slipped on the newly frozen ice into
the tub and over we went. soap. tul
and myself. all separated in different
quarters of the room. Those two min.
utes had suficed to transmute M,
water into smooth and CLASSY ice"
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Ir.o.ax Of Pr.hl,.erle rlm.s.


There IL a story Of horror and tra8.
cdy In discovery made At Merthyr
mawr. II the Interpretation given to
the find is the right ono. In ,tumu-
lus amid the sand dunes two skele
tons. in excellent preservation. have
been discovered by w. Riley OF Bridg.
end The skeletons were those Of .
man and woman. Tho jawbonc OF
the latter was broken. apparently not
after. but Just before death. while
the skeleton Of the man was In pc
culiar position and covered with
stones. From these circumstances the
theory 10 pr ;orward by Mr.. Riley
that the woman was murdered and
the man placed alive In the grave and
stoned to death. presumably for muir.
doring hor.--Loadou Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
ere~.ome Wedding Present.

Among the Brass river tribes OF
West africa when q young couple get
married II Is the custom for the eldest
member OF the brides family to pre-
sent the bride with . plot OF ground
six feet long. This Is for the grave
Of her family and herself when they
die. The nrst member Of the new
family who dies is buried about twenty
feet below the ground and the next
one q little above. and this goes on
until all the family die and are buried
The grave holds them all. and this.
they think. prevents them from being
separated This grewsome wedding
present Is the one most valued by the
bride. the favorise native saying BE-
Ing. when ~ other thinSs are GonA
this remainA-
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Russian and japanese e,aes.

Tho rife Of the japanese is similar
60 that OF the Russians In weight. IN
the use Of smokcless powder. and In
carrying Ave cartridges which are
fired with the same raridi;y. II is
superior TO that OF the Russians in
that It's maximum danger rome is $50
meters. against 500 meters for the
Russian. and It's cartridges having bu,
two-thirds the weight, soldier can
carry twenty more Of them. The Jap
nnese gun is inferior for sharpshoo,.
Ing. because IL has a bullet wolghtine
15t grains. while tho Russian uses
one weighing 2i6 grains.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02

Ms sores m Sr'rtS Basin for 81 50, me fruf,
OF AlhtlA tsrm nicvN protected hills, - acrcSs
IA snot tSablr hnA All fenced contaluls
small h.hsSe sd Atra Two acrs> In bearing
orchard 10 shares Of stock IN Nlfaln. ditch
This siA make q tsilr sOInSiuaIiun fora man to
raise iTuIt and cattle un i small scale. will bo
sold "a S0e.l ,terUls and easy payments.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
CUNNING OF THE rPosoum.
How He Fools the Coge That Are Fur
suing His Trail.

no" RE cois thc Cogc mar are Fur
suing His Trail
He will usually go home by tree
trunk road. Through the open conn.
try on the boundaries of his rae ge he
trots along without mirding his steps.
The dogs may have all the fun here
with his trail that they can. He in
tends only that they shall not find
It.
So. as he enters his own nuighbor-
hood swamp, his movements chEnge.
The dogs may be hard after him OF
not. II they are not close behind he
knows by long experience that they
may be expected and never so far for.
gets his precious skin as to go straight
to his nest tree.
Instead he trots along q boundary
fence or In the stream. !eaping the
crossing lops and coming out, likely.
on the bank opposite his home tree.
Farther down he jumps the stream.
runs hard toward big gum and from
a dozen feet away takes = flying leap
catching the rough trunk up Just out
OF reach Of the keen-nosed dogs. He
goes on up little and leaps again.
touching the ground ten feet away.
thus leaving a blank Of twenty or
more feet In his trail.
The stream or fence has puzzled the
dogs, but now at the tree they begin
to worry. They circle and finally
pick up the scent beyond the first gap.
only to run instantly into a greater
blank. one that the widest ctrclins
does not cross. For the coon has
talen to another tree. out on the
limbs OF this to still another, and SO
on like a squirrel. from tree to tree
for perhaps a hundred yards. on. II
may be. TO his own high hollow.-Na-
tional Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02

Sts-io Rcrcs half mile cast Of Delta. acr's IN
bearing orchard. sscrcs young orchart. S-rnom
house. gsod stable sheds and other outhn,ld-
Tugs, fenced water right in Garnet ditch aud res-
sryoir company. rrtcc, 81 ,top half cash.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02

~ -ac7P> land, on Gunnt..Nu river with ice
hou>e. ice poTd. all tools rer.sInus 10 ths. fe,.
business Ais'' the route in toS1. but not the ice
IN st"ck lee house 4oNsp. Price 81 CO., half cash
balance : per cent.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Japanese Cata

Cat fancters all agree that Japan
Indeed is the country Of curious TO
lines. and surely no example of the
freak In the cat family is more singu.
lar that the tailless variety which
abounds in the Land OF the Rising
Sun. For the most part the cats OF
Japan are minus brush. although
they sometimes have a tailbone unde
yeloDed and . small tuft Of hair.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Dangerous comolex,on Inorov.,.

Two young girls of Berlin founG
their eye sight failing and their par
ents sent them to n doctor, where they
had to Undergo cure lasting for some
weeks. Questioned by their parents
as to what they had been doing to
bring their eyes to such a condition
the girls confessed that they had
washed their faces In water mixed
with frogs eggs In order To secure q
delicate complexion.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
To Cum the Habit.

II X said that every bachelor ir
Korea, no matter what his age. is re
garded as . child. dressed as q child
and treated as a child. Even II he be
20. he may not knot up his hair in
manly fashion or assume the garb OF
q man. Here is q suggestion for the
solution Of tho great bachelor prob
lem in this country. II Is better than
taxing.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Oniv One Ne Knew.

The other day teacher In a wcS,
Philadelphia primary school was
hearing her arithmetic class.
What is a hal!7'' she asked. The
answer was given.
what is a third'" A little girl an,
swercd correctly.
what Is n fourth7' Johnny was
nt the foot Of the class. Here was his
opportunity.
please. .ma'am." he answered, O..
citcdly. "it'a the day We celebrate
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Women In Snort.

u Is an interesting fact TINT when
women take up sport, however
manly. they acquire almost as great
. precision and skill tbsrein as the
men. or course. woman never gets
quite so much practice. nor can she
stand being out In all wcathers. SIN.
tho fact remains that In accuracy
women can compete very fairly with
men, tho best against tho best.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Russian Women studenta,

A Partisan Journal says in regard
TO the numerous Russian female stu.
dents in the French metropolis that
they are for the most part very plain
and without any feminine charms.
Most OF them are very poor. live in
garrets and starve their bodies while
they study hard. Most Of them are
Nihilists
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
Hypno.ism Stops Circulation.

According to recent investigations
1t appears probable that hypnotisn
can stop the action of a person :
heart and thus cause death. A. Jour.
net. Frenchman. reports that he has
Increased and diminished the rum.
ber of pulse beats at will. and as far
as he could venture with safety. 1t is
said to be also proved that circulation
Is seriously affected, even If it IS not
quite certain that the heart can be
E!lencal.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-02
1snns..es Psan Fishery.

Within the past lrc years pearl
nshing Industry hns grown up IN the
United States. but 1t has none of the
tragedy or romance OF the Ceylon and
Panama fisheries. II centers princl'
pally around the Clinch river In Ten
neseec. and there are smaller fsh.
cries in Pennsylvania and New Jcr'
kCy.