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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

the bust line, each end terminating under
each side of the bust in two-fnch white
lace frill and being held in place by tiny
nosegays, each composed of four globular
pink roses of different shades with light
green foliage. The sleeves are single, short,
dropping puffs of pink chiffon ending above
the elbows under satin folds and having
finish at the outside. while on the top of
each sleeve is an eight-inch double bow of
pink satin ribbon.
From the tucked top the skirt falls in
gathers to the floor, where it trails little
at the back and touches at the front and
sides, the stiffened underskirt of pink satin
holding the folds far from the feet. At
the bottom there is a narrow ruff1e of W bite
lace over pink chiffon and above this an
eight-inch ruffle, also of white lace. AMI
over this droops the pink chiffon jupe Thich
is cut in points and is embroidered to a
depth of eight inches in flowers and leaves
in pink. Six inches above this embroidery
and fourteen from the lower edge are set
on fat little clusters of pink roses, five in
each with foliage showing. These are
twelve inches apart. and from each stars
a band of four-inch pink liberty sd tin rib
bon. matching the bows the sleeves.
These ribbons are laid in a scant fold at
the top and cross each other six inches
down to within two and a half inches
above the center of each embroidered poirt
of the jupe, and there each ribbon IS met
by another extending from another of the
rose clusters, and the two are tied n
simple single bow with short ends. Two
little fiat clusters of roses with a band Of
pink sa tin ribbon between them came from
Paris with this robe and to be WON
a la japanese i.e., cluster over each ear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

The man who wishes to send gift to a
cousin. first second or third, or even to the
girl who once promised to be sister to
him. NAV with perfect propriety send any
of these things: a fan, half-htting neck
chain of fine gold links with tiny pendants
in semi-precious stones, for the girl of the
hour would like to have different pendants
to match every gown she owns; white
satin girdle with a nouveau art buckle,
which are sold under the name of bridal
belts at all the smart shops; a marriage
book in white MORE with places for photo
graphs, signatures OF guests and other in
teresting data regarding the greatest day
in a womans life.
The man who wishes to send a less per-
sonal gift may select one of these: A new
bonbon spoon in Russian enamel, which
has a deep, rounding bowl and long ham
die all done in silver, inlaid with a semi
transparent enamel of many colorings:
Sheraton tray for the o'clock tea service,
which shows highly polished wood inlaid
with mother of-pearl and mounted in brass;
for the library table paper clips in heavily
carved brass, paper knife a foot long,
showing the dragon of Florence for ham
die; low candlesticks in quaint brass de-
signs or simpler patterns of sterling silver,
which come at $40 pair; two odd things
for the brides right hand at the table,
gold-plated grape shears and filigree case
for holding club cheese jars. In bric-a-
brac a novelty is a long-pecked vase of
changeable green porcelain in beautiful ori-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

Shoppers who keep within the ten-dollar
limit for a gift will think long and well
before purchasing pictures. and they are
practically forced to fall back on good pho
tographs in carefully selected frames, pas
tel prints and such quaint studies as Eng
lish and Dutch rural scenes oddly framed.
In vases a safe selection is the Favrile
glass, which is best described as a green
opal accentuated and emblaZoned by hid
den light. 1t shades from pink to green
with flashes of gold, and comes in most
graceful forms A new design which Is
being shown by all fashionable dealers has
a lily-shaped cup which can be transformed
into a candle holder by the use of sepa-
rate attachment.
tuyer will do well to pick up small nov
elites of which there is practically no end
Letter scales stamp moisteners dainty
fiIigree sugar baskets lined with colored
glass; a tea ball with a gold-plated spoon
to match; tea caddy; a lemon squeezer'
a little horse radish pot, glass Hned;
toasting fork with a silver handle, a desk
pad with decorative corners in silver, Ice
cream forks in triple plate-any of these
NAV be had within the ten-dollar limit
The man who is puzzled over suitable
Gift for a customers daughter is Sale III
Selecting any of the following articles
teapot of pretty blue porcelain oVerlald
with silver a squat lamp which suggests
a censor done in wrought iron and colored
glass for the hall or living room; a brass
hat-tree; a quartet of silver bonbon dlshes
in the filigree effect four w1shbone longs
in silver which have replaced the conVen1a
tional pattern; a mushroom table lamp
with loaded glass shade, or an asparagus
server.
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The chap who !: going to be the groom
hest man desires to strike in his gift some
note which will prove to the bride that he
does not hold any grudge against her Tor
capturing his bachelor friend, and last OF
all there is that fellow who might nave
been the bridegroom well, he wants to
show that he is not carrying his heart on
his sleeve and has turned her over 10 the
happy man without any i'll will, and so he
sends a gift that is entirely impersonal
and which will fit as we'll on the groom
library table as in the bride boudolr
1t was one of these young men VINO, with
weddings to right of him, weddings TO lett
of him and weddings in front of him, eX-
claimed: The woman who can compile a
comprehensive list of wedding gifts SUIT
able to be purchase d for SO or less VIII
confer a blessing on the scores OF young
men who are up against it on this prop
oSition.'
A clever woman who overheard the man
decided instantly that the problem was not
for mere man alone, but it also applied to
members of her own sex. So here is her
list:
To begin with the fad of the moment Is
uuouestionably Russian hammered brass,
and a shapely article in this is lnflnlteIy
smarter than an elaborate piece of silver
In trides for personal use, such as desk
fittings and furnishings for the dresser, the
Louis and nouveau art styles stlll lead al
forms of decorati ton. In glassware, I'M
Dorted rock crystal stands the prime IA
ycrite while gilt effects with fruit in the!I
natural colorings, in spite of their gaudl-
ness. are enjoying pronounced vogue An
other fancy is for silver gilt fihgree over
glass or crystal.
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robe of white satin crepe de chine, with
round skirt laid in box plaits at the top.
The plaits are laid solid, but are only an
inch wide, and scanned together, the
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One of the new spring chapeaus is a
saucer-shaped affair, with a low, round
crown, the upturned, fiaring brim much
deeper or higher at the left back. This
brim is pinched in at the left side. near
the front till it touches the crown, and
going from the bandeau over this inden-
tation and then around the crown is
three-inch box-plaited ruche of pale-blue
liberty satin ribbon--the hat is a white
chip. Through the loop made by the
crossing of the ruching from bandeau to
crown are placed two wide quilts with
blue centerS and blue veins, the stems,
also blue, projecting out and showing
over the edge of the brim. At the back,
where the hat is rolled up, there is a
mass of pale-blue ribbon.
An extraordinary Parision hat that will
appeal to the peculiar taste of some one
was recently turned over by its importer
"a society woman-to her American mil
liner to dispose of. 1t is a plateau of light
yellow crinoline with the suggestion of
rising point in the center where crown
in any other hat would be. 1t has a black
velvet bandeau quite deep at the LETT and
back and this is covered by masses OF
very open black lace with now and then
a bit of pale yellow. This lace is Shirred
at the base and set on so close together
and so full as TO stand up and out Al
the left front the edge of the nat IS
turned back and a rooSter'S head In Shad-
ed yellows and black is fastened there;
from the back of the ROSTERS head rise
two pale yellow quilts, each barred at one
side with black; these slant out rather
fatty toward the right back.
LADY EVELYN Barring, who recently ar
rived from England with her husband,
Hugo Barring, and who was Lady Magher-
onne wore at her wedding, in London,
on March l. a princess robe of sapphire
blue velvet draped with a scarf of old
Flemish lace. Her hose of sapphire blue
silk and her velvet slippers matched the
shade of her gown. She was one of the
taIIest brides of the London season. Her
daughter. Miss McGarel-Hogg, also very
tall was in pale blue.
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INEXPENSIVE GIFTS


Twice a year-in spring and fall-the Sc
lection of wedding gifts assumes the dignity
of a problem 1t is discussed over the cof-
fee cups by mother and father. 1t usurps
the question of frocks and frills at the
luncheon table, and it is served again al
night along with the after-dinner coffee,
until a suffering father declares that
he wishes all the family friends would elope
and dispense forever with the question OF
whether berry spoon or bonbon dish Is
the most appropriate gift for Cousin Sally
The mere matter of the amount of money
to be spent a wedding gift causes less
anxiety in the average family circle than
the final selection of the gift in a shop.
What will make the best showing for a
given sum of money? What will prove
that the sender is thoroughly up-to-date on
societys little fads and fancies? What VIII
show that ne knows just where to draw the
line between responsibilities? These are
all involved in the careful selection of a
wedding gift.
Each bride in this spring of 1908 presents
a half dozen problems to as many classes
of people The dear old aunty with a com
Portable bank account wants to give her
something useful yet so dainty that 1t VIII
not strike a prosaic note IN the array u
gifts Her fathers business friend VINO
may be travelling in South America, VIII
want to order for the pretty bride some
thing that is entirely impersonal and which
yet bespeaks good will toward her Iather'
The girl who is to be maid OF hoiior;
who chummed with the bride in their schooI
days and shared in her social debut wishes
to send something rich in memories OF
well-tried friendship which TINS Weddlhs
day should cement and not preaK: linen
there is the girl who h" been lunched ana
dined by the brides ther, who mas met
them both at teas in t. who has walked
on the same side : ne social street if
not with locked a. 30, at least in a po-
litely pleasant fasl IN, and she wants d
less personal gift.
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voung widow, better known abroad
than in New York, wore just previous to
her sailing for England an evening frock
of white silk gauze spotted with raised
black satin dots half an inch across and
about three inches apart. The corsage,
cut modestly low, was deep and pointed
and was laid in folds around the Inquire,
black velvet bows having tiny silver
buckles in their centers. The top of the
corsage was finished by a siX-inch strip of
white lace finished alike on both edges and
laid in box plaits an inch across and an
inch apart Black velvet ribbon three
quarters of an inch wide extended through
the center of this box-plaited ruche. and
was twisted to form q small knot in the
center of each box plat. The sleeves were
each short full puff of the gauZe, fin
ished lust above each elbow with a box
plated ruche of the lace with velvet
through its center, to match the corsage
The velvet ribbon was tied in bow at the
outside of each sleeve puff. The skirt hung
in full. gathered folds, it being snirred three
times at the top, each shir an inch from
that next it. There were three gathered
founces on the skirt, each headed by mar
row black velvet ribbon twisted at eight
inch intervals into small knots, and tied in
the center front of each hounce in a bow
with loops and ends each six inches long.
The lowest ruffe. at the edge of the skirt,
was ten inches wide; four inches above 1t
came the middle ruffle nine inches wide,
and four inches above this was the third
ruffie, which was eight inches in width. A
single large white velvet rose with black
velvet leaves was worn on her almost black
hair, and another large rose with similar
foliage was placed a little to the left of
the center front of the cOrsage. Black
suede gloves extended up to meet the short
sleeve puffs Around the lower edge of the
skirt, 'peeping out from under the ruffies
and jupe, there was seen a box ruching of
black silk gauze. MARIE WELDON.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
LETTS ARE IN CONTROL
Peasants Burning and Numbering
About Riga
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 14.-The Dagens
NyhelerS' correspondent, who returned
today from Riga. says:
The Let's, constituting a majority
of the population Of Livonia, control
the situation there. Their leader, NJ.
Jahonson, editor Of the Deenas Lapas,
is also the head of the federated revo-
lutionary societies and has command
of everything. Their hatred Of the
German speaking population, which
is unrelenting, is caused by years of OPP
preston on the part of the German no
bility
1.-THE peasants around Riga are burn
ing estates and numbering land owners.
The Germans of Riga expect a ST.
Bartholomew night, and it is evident
that the Let's are preparing for a
wholesale slaughter. The central part
OF Riga can be protected at the bridges
If the army is true.
'In each block one house has been
prepared as a fortress, in which to
shelter the Germans when the mas
sacre starts. Besides this the house
holders have esta blished various places
OF refuge. Murders are committed in
Dloau .aylgnt, mostly for revenge, anu
the police are afraid to interfere.
1.-The governor general does not dare
command the troops, not knowing
whether they will obey orders.
Several country communities have
established republics, intending later
to confederate into a Baltic republic.
1.-THE revolutionaries are preparing
an irresistible strike for January, and
the workmen are being armed.
1.-The revolutionaries have refused to
allow either Germans or Russians to
leave Livonia."
The correspondent says he fears that
the deep hatred felt by the Let's for the
German nobility and German capital
lists will lead to an awful calamity.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
RUSSIANS IN BOSTON
Tell Graphic Tale of Disturbances in
Odessa
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 14--Forty-t Rus
sian refugees were brought here today
by the Cunard line steamer Ivernia,
which arrived from Liverpool. They
came from Riga, Wilma, Kieff, Odessa
and kovno.
All had escaped by various methods
after having fled from their homes on
account of disturbances there.
Two men, Ephraim Groistascher, a
butcher, and Joseph Dubovsky, u wood
carver, both of Odessa, seemed to be
the leaders of the refugees. They had
left that city at the time of the dis
turbances attending the promulgation
of the emperor's manifesto in October.
They described the scenes at Odessa as
those of general butchery in which
police cossacks and rabble participated
on the one hand and Jews and
Christians who We're called upon to de-
fend themselves on the other The fury
of the mob did not seem to be directed
wholly against the Jews, but many
of that faith became victims, while
Christians and students who in many
cases were neighbors and friends of
the Jews assisted in defending them
and were killed.
The refugees estimate that the vic
Tins numbered ten thousand during
the week following the Tuesday near
est our November /. In the midst of
the disturbances, Russian gunboats
fired upon the city, apparently for the
purpose of intimidating the insur-
rectionists, and considerable damage
resulted,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15

OF the line, and that the country trav-
ersed Is unpopulated In this conec-
tion he discussed the presidents decla-
ration favorable to the Panama canal,
and saidi
"This is taking time by the foreloclS
in a very strenuous way. do not
know how others may feel when told
by the president that the canal must
be built at certain specified place,
and not at any other, but for myself
/ don't feel comfortable"
Did Not Charge Graft
Mr.. Morgan said that he had been
misquoted as having said that there
had been graft IN connection with the
management Of the canal and quoted
what he said.
If" he added, amy graft has oc y.
Cured 1t will he found in connection
with the management of the Panama
railroad"
Speaking Of the Spooner law, Mr.
Morgan expressed the opinion that.
properly administered, it is n wise and
patriotic measure, but he added that
it's operation had been "thwarted by
the determined opposition OF the presi-
dent"
He criticised the present bill as be-
ing pretense because It does not re-
duce the salaries, as the result of "the
presidents liberality, generosity or ex-
travagance."
Mr.. Morgan expressed the opinion
that by the time the Panama canal IL
completed the business will be so great
that another isthmian canal will be
necessary, and he contended that no
canal should be permitted in that vi
cinity unless under the complete con-
troll OF the United States.
Even IT," he said, "a government
controlling the territory at either end
or both ends Of the proposed canal.
such as Nicaragua, for instance, should
undertake TO build a canal. this country
would be derelict if il did not take It
in charge and control It as demanded
by the great military and commercial
interests of the United States" This,
he said, was his reason for exerting
himself to perpetuate President Nc
kinley's compact for a canal across
Nicaragua.
TN that compact" he said
the memory of that great
man would be preserved and in it
his greatness will grow and grow until
we shall see revealed the full splendor
of his great character"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
BODY FED TO DOGS
Prominent Member of Baltic Nobility
Is Murdered


BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, undated, via
Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. Ia
The government is sending seVeral
columns of troops to the Baltic pro-
yinces of Esthonia and Courland and
to Riga. In response to appeals from
the German embassy demanding the
protection of German subjects, the
government has replied that ample
troops are now on the way to insure
the protection of all foreigners.
August Won Hennings, prominent
member of the Baltic nobility ana as
sistant chief of his district, was muir
dered at his residence near Riga by
a Revolutionary band. Two dragoons
who were detailed to guard the resi-
dence also were killed, A servant VINO
walked sixty miles to catch a train,
brought the details of the horrible
event to st. Petersburg. According TO
the servant, the revolutionaries de-
manded that Won Hennings give up his
sword. On being told that as an OFFICER
he could not surrender with honor, the
revolutonaries shot him.
Subsequently his head, was hacked
off and his body cut to pieces and fed
to the dogs,
M. Bompard, the French ambassador.
who returned suddenly fortnight ago
on account of the crisis, has left for
paris and it is understood that he is
the bearer of information for his gov
eminent At the embassy, however, 1t
was stated that the departure of the
ambassador had no significance, as he
had only gone TO finish an interrupted
vacation.
Spencer r. Eddy, secretary or the
American embassy left for Paris on
the same train. From Paris he will go
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15

gross earnings Of 752 companies operat-
ing n mileage Of 2i4,477 miles for the
year ending June 30, 1905, were S2,073,-
17T ,235. The gross earnings from opera
ton averaged S9666 per mile Of line.
This average Is considerably higher
than the like average for any other
year for which a statistical report has
been published by the commission.
The preliminary report shows that
these companies declared dividends
during the year to the amount of $780,
0S0, ,237, and the dividends declared by
practically the same roads during the
year 1904 were StS4,313, ,472. 1t should be
borne in mind, however, that the pre-
liminary reports are confined TO the
returns Of operating roads only, and so
exclude all dividends declared by sub
sidary companies, the property of which
is leased to others for operation.
For the year ending June 30, 1904
the final statistical report showed that
the total amount of dividends declared
by all the railway companies covered
by that report-that is, both operating
and leased lines--was $22t,941, ,Oi9.
1t is stated that within the past venr
decided improvement has taken place
in the condition Of safety appliances on
all roads subject to the provisions of
the statute. The commission says that
the need of a high standard of physical
and mental condition for certain classes
of employees and care on the part OF
supervisory officers to see that proper
regulations are maintained and obeyed
is quite generally recognized, and a
number of railroads have
prescribed rules limiting the number
of hours of work and providing rest
periods, but these rules appear to have
been very poorly enforced.
The commission again urges the pass
age of block signal law to prevent
rear end collisions which are the great
est single cause of death and injury
to passengers. The commission fur
ther recommends that the government
should investigate train accidents and
promptly furnish the facts concerning
them.