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The Washington times., 1905-12-31
~ e BeaoDz1S N0uH q Mhzhe

made of milliners' folds Of crepe-nar-
row ones-fag agot-stitched together Jus
inside the top edge is basted a bit of
ruching. the kind that is like a rounded
fold, perhaps best liked. although an
other sort, that looks like a couple Of
tiny severe pipings. IS popular.
In making silk stocks stick to the dull
mourning silks. leaving them absolutely
Ontrimmed, except for tuclSs or pIeats
or, perhaps, French knots done in dull
embroidery silk. Motifs. may be made
of bias bands put toge ther with fagot-
ing, but beyond this the stock should
be plain.
Blouses and dresses alike should show
no trace Of lace in any form ETnbroid-
cry is permissible, but even that should
De blind embroidery. so far as possible
Lace-trimmed petticoats are even ruled
out
Choose dull-finished leather for pock-
etbook or wristbag. Those with gun
metal mountings are most appropriate,
although plain silver trimmings are rich
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and quite simple enough Among leath-
ers almost every sort has its duplicate
in dull black; black lizard skin being
the most stunning.
Travelling bags in walrus skin or small
Ter ones of lizard skin are good enough.
Its a sort of shock TO see some one In
sorrber black carrying the ordinary baG
of some shade of tan
Calfskin shoes make the most salts
factory kind Patent leather is, of
course. absolutely tabooed- For slippers.
black suede, especially those with tiny
rows OF dull black ribbon stitched in
the yamp. is best.
The prettiest little turbans come made
OF French crepe. with absolutely no
trimming except soft rosettes and folds
of the crepe. They are stunning and as
becoming as anything can be.
There's Il violent reaction against
wide black margins TO stationery.
narrow edge is all that is considered
good taste. The monogram or address
l-or both-should be in simple style and.
of course, stamped in black
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vUST about this time Of the year
school froclCs begin TO show signs
~ Of the hard service they have seen
through almost whole term.
With the Christmas rush over, they
must be looked to-freshened up 20 last
over the most trying of all times. an
'in-betwee1 season"
Changing the trimming will be enough
for some of them-putting on fresh
braids and new buttons. varying both a
little from the old. so that the memory
of the dress IN its freshest stage may
not occupy an Unplcasantly prominent
place In your mind
On many of the dresses young girls
are wearing a bit OF gold and silver in
the form OF braid and buttons. This
furnishes almost impeTceptibly. dulling
the dress by the utter absence OF the
sparkle you depended upon 10 liven It's
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Date Wafles.

Separate two eGSs and beat the yolks
very light Reat into them half tea
spoonful of salt. one tablespoonful OF
sugar ond one of butter. and rub ali TO a
cream. Add cup of milk and one and a
half cups OF -four slfted with a teaspoon
ful of baking powder: beat all till
smooth add a cupf1l of chopped, Toured
dates and last fold in the egg whites
Bake in a wafiie-iron. and as soon as
each piece is dons spread il with soft
ened butter mixed with powdered sugar
and the grated peel of a lemon. or serve
With maple syrup--Harper' Bazaar
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the coat, a long
Empire. with little
capes; a light tan
Eugene hat. with
brown coque feath-
ers, veil and gloves
TO match.
T p G ! a s { a c I
brings out a most
original costume.
and the simplest
a drapcd affair OF
champagne colored
brOadclOth. II . r
skirt here is per-
fectly plain, extend
ing. princesswise, 10
the bust in front,
though the b. ok
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Small Articles Which Will Help
the Woman Who Would
Be Well Dressed.

+" o MANY otherwise well-dressed
women make curious blunders in
the little accessories of mourn
fng Women whose taste Is un-
questioned. as a rule. make the mistake
fof using handkerchiefs edged with lace
only the merest edge Of lace. and that
probably real but. still. Enthusiastically
lace; OF a purse-hlecE but the shiny
type of black. which is anything but cor
rect to use in mourning
Practically no jewelry is permissible,
belt buckles. hatpins. little clasp pins
and combs being considered among nee
essary little things. But the most ap-
propriate buckles are those of silver or
OF gun-metal. or perhaps of dull black
enamel. matched in little sets Of cuff
pins. Gold. in any form, is utterly ta-
booed.
Good-looking harness buckles. as plain
as pipe stem. are among the most at
tractive buckles for leather belts or for
the old-fashioned betting. which has
come in again so definitely. And an
other satisfactory style is a ring or a
snake describing a single coil done in
heavy. plain silver bars Er ameIed
buckles are set off by tiny plain rim
of silver. which edges the black all the
way round
Ha5pins follow the same rules. Moth
ing is to be tolerated except silver or
black enamel. or the many pretty con-
ceits in gun-metal. Silver is blackened
In some mysterious way. utterly unlike
old-time oxidizing that adds a pretty
little touch of dignity to the style.
All sorts of mourning brooches come
everything small. and kept to the
simplest sort Of patterns and decora-
tions. Jewels Of any sort are conspic-
uoUs by their absence. in spite OF the
pretty little black-enanele6 pins shown,
with wee pearls sunk in a row down the
middle There's an old association OF
pearls with tears and an older super
stition against associating them with
any sort of joyous occasion which may
be responsible for the attempt to intro
duce them into correct mourning.
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becoming touch of white. Some stun
ming French ones. made of the sheerest
and filmiest of handkerchief linen. have
narrow hens, and perhaps even con-
ventiOnal figures appliqued on Of sheer
black linen.
In first mourning. collar and cuff sets
are frequently all-white, made of the
sheerest null or organdie or swiss
Widows bands are the plainest possible
things-just narrow strips of the swiss.
with wide hem laid In each side. so
wide, in fact. that the space between
the hens is little more than a dividing
line. These hens should be siip-stitch-
cd with the finest stitches, or hem
stitched.
Sets with dots embroidered on IN
black wash-cotton are a change from
the rather mcnotonous all-white. Don't
whatever you do, make the mistake of
embrnidering them in black silk-eyery-
thing must be as dull as possible. Either
turnover collars and cuffs or the straight
outside bands are good.
In stocks, some French ones are shown
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femininity; but the custom is well worth
copying for the little girl, especially dur
ing the urst troublouS years OF her
school career. when encil and ink and
Dust conspire to soil and spot her dimin-
utive dresses
Some of our little American girls, for
that matter, do wear aprons-the tiny
tots those which are made in straight
widths from narrow yokes OF enbroid-
cry. with shoulder straps of strips OF the
material tied in perky bows; the older
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III kAANeo -
blouse of cream
Write lace. which
has a champagne
silk lining.
This gown accentu-
ates a much dis
cussed fact. namely,
that madame is
dressing the part
without e ors g [ s.
wearing 4 soft-boned
waist instead. Many
wiseacres have been
predicting that this
will be the eventual
outcome of the En-
lire vogue. II we all
look as charming as
madame. may that
day be not long de-
ferredi Excepting
greater suppleness,
her figure differs but
slightly from that
OF last y G ar S
straight fronted
| corset-a degree less
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waist-her throat is famous for It's
beauty. A fiat two-inch rufiie finishes
the round neck. Slipped on over this
gown is a coat Of Irish point lace, reach
ing almost 10 her knees, Empire in
shape. with elbow sleeves. of course.
There were no jewels, but in her girdle
OF pale maize silk she had tucked typ
delicate rosebuds.
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tiny set figures appearing here, there
and everywhere. Old-fashioned blue-and-
white check gingham makes some seTV-
iceable and rather pretty ones. usually
box-pleated from a yoke and belted in
loosely.
Hollaud-jusJ the plain. inexpensive
brown holland. with world OF wear In
tits pretty edged with red. Perhaps il
is trimmed with narrow tiXingS or with
cordngs Of red: perhaps trimmed with
gay little versions of ordinary feather
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exquisite fingers 10
the top Of her chic
c oin ure. EyerI
gown she appears
in furnishes sug-
gestion for a dozen
other veritable Gre
ations,
Her first appear
auce upon the scene
is made in a white
lace gown. the
skirt of deep point
d'alencon fiounces,
slightly raj n c d.
In pi e OF the
hlgh-collar vogue.
s h g W e ars a
collarless b o u 3 c
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girls with aprons which belt in. But the
wearing of aprons here is the exception
rather than the rule-eXactlY the oppO-
site to the way il Is in France.
Here. when aprons are worn, they are
always white In France they are sell
dom anything that shows soil SO easily.
though occasionally one of white dimity
and embroidery is seen.
For the most part. they are made or
percales--and French percaies are lovely
-sprigged with little wines or with
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edge But the touch of color trans
forms the plain, apparently uninterest-
ing material into a thing with a deal OF
style.
Most of these aprons are made like lit
tie loose dreSSeS-short enough TO show
the hem of the dress skirt. but protect
ing every other part OF the dress
sleeves. yoke and all Some of them. Of
course. have just deep bibs. with bre-
telles of embroidery edgins the pretty
percale.
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Among the charming women oi ''ie
French stage you could quote no more
lovely nor fascinating example 'la'i
Madeleine verneuil, who played
,ielde IN Ia Souris.'' at the Odeon. she
g. ,er,,n. d,, monde from the tips Of her
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W I'D - ~ N1faAA eA-+e
what IS coming.
r e a e C Ito n s OF
gowns of the En-
pire are seen there
in their lOveliest,
most "p o s s i b ! e
form s. Paris Is
mad, just now, over
Empire possibilities,
and is puzzling her
pretty n e a d over
wonderful ways OF
adapting them. with
-eSults in the way
+ dreams of lowell
.css, n long way re-
moved fro m the
STYLES which fur
nish their sugSes-
fion. but all the
more exquisite Tor
their daring inno-
vatiOns.
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ends at the waist with Go.u
buckle, which also fa@iens IN
There Is a bias seam in fron., bU, 40
other, and artistic folds form themselves
where IA is drawn in at the waist a
NV Of golden brown-"marron' velvet
catches the high-pointed front to
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Of the exaggerated smallness OF waist
demandcd by the newest corsets. Moth
ing more sveite and graceful could be
dreamed OF Ough she is not really
TIM. l. u
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Paris Stage ds Fashions Criterion
COSTUMES WHICH ARE SHOWN III THE THEATERS

Next came travelling costul
brown broadcIoth-a rich bronze
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see the latest in all that is original and
refined 1t is not stage" dressing, as
we know it-no vulgar display of jewels,
no loud colors. but the simple elegance
of a Champs Elysees drawing room
The gowns worn during each play re-
feet the most exquisite styles Of the
moment. From them the most casual
observer CLEANS a thousand hints Of
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HOZI9Zd Ed9 ea WILb Ted
Is CPHeL</

"A 7 OWHERE in the whole world is
M child brought up more simply
" than in France. There Is Il sort
of code of dress and behavior %
which even the little daughters OF the
very rich bow.
Everybody in the child-world, boys
and girls alike, wears aprons-WearS
them winter and summer. over heaVy or
light dresses and suits. The small Amer
Igan. boy would scorn such echoes Oh
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keep the right sort Of clean
ing materials about Dry cleaning (or
almost dry) is always best; there no
telling. with liquids. how far the soil
may be spread. perhaps making an ugly
little ring a ound the original spot.
French chalk. carefully rubbed into the
felt will often do the trick but a rath-
er stiff paste. made of powdered mag
resia and water is very good cleanser,
and really is not 10 be classed under
the mead of anything but a dry cleans
e--there IS so little water used. Let IL
dry on, and then brush of very care
fully.
There's "A Wouderfu; little block of
some white stuff; q looks like block
OF magnesia-that works like magic. All
YOU do is TO rub IL on ard brush OF
and the work Ls donne.
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Paris. Dec. 60

Paris. Dec. 90
looked up to as Il criterion of
fashion--to see a modern play
at one of the good theaters is to
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CLEANING soILED WHITE HATS.

w HITE fcIt hats have such u
\N/ distressing way OF showing
" " soil that IL is a good plan to
keep the right sort OF clean
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
BANKERS GET ALL
 MAIL BY COURIER
Reports Reach Embassies of Military Outbreaks In the Baltic
 Provinces.

St. Petersburg, December 3.-(Eydtku- hnen, via East Prussia, December 3.-The banks here are having all ordinary let ters addressed to them forwarded from the postoffice at Eydtkuhnen by their own messengers during the interruption of communication. Reports have reached several of the embassies of military out breaks in the Baltic provinces, partic- ularly at Reval. where the reservists are said to be in open mutiny. Confirmation of these reports cannot be obtained.
 Prince Eugene Troubetskoy, M Kuguch- koff, Dmitri Shipoff and other leaders of the recent zemstvo congress, held at Moscow, have arrived here. Citizens from Nikolavieff. Ekaterinoslav and Odessa ar rived today bringing overwhelming evil dence of the connivance and even the participation of the military and the po- lice in anti-Jewish excesses.
 The members of the unions are greatly incensed at this, and speeches have been made at their meeting calling on the pro- letarat to erect barricades.
 It is expected that a railroad strike Will be declared either tomorrow or Monday. The latter is a holiday, which fact will enable the workmen to meet and decide on a common plan of action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
ODESSA JEWS FEAR
 ANOTHER MASSACRE
They Assert That Proclamations Among Soldiers Gall on Them to
 Wage War of Determination.

Sent by Special Courier by Way of Pod woloczyska Galacia, December 3.-Odessa, CUndated)--Ths dispatch is sent at the request of the Jewish community which fears fresh massacre by the local gar rison. It is asserted that proclamation is circulated in almost all regiments call ing on the soldiers to extermnate the Jews, and to destroy the newspaper off, fees in revenge for groundless accusa- tions against the troops of their partiei- patton of massacres and pillage, and in the protection of rowdism.
 This is exciting the population against the army.
 The Jews assert that the officers de- liver anti-semitic speeches in the bar racks after removing the Jewish soldiers and that Governor General Kaulbars him self has confessed that the officers are burning for revenge on the Jews and that he is unable to guarantee the pre- servation of order.
 In view of the fact that this city is entirely cut off from St. Petersburg and thus is altogether in the hands of the local authorities, the Jewish community implores all civilized nations and their governments to take all measures at St. Petersburg to prevent a catastrophe which may exceed anything that has yet oc- cured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
MORE REPORTS OF
 ODESSA MUTINIES
Advices From SebastopoI Declare That the Panic There Is h.
 creasng.

Vienna, December S-The Tageblatt pub fishes a communication from Odessa which was mailed to Podwoloczyska, Cali cia, from which point it was telegraphed. It reads as follows
 ''The Ismalai and Donau regiments sta tioned at Odessa, mutinied, but the au- thorities succeeded in disarmng all the men.
 An order issued by the minister of education Count John Tolstoi, prohibiting more than the legal percentage of Jews entering the university was ignored by the faculty which had the streets placard- ed with a notice to the effect that the universities were opened.
 It is reported from Odessa that general strike will be declared tomorrow (Mon- day.)
 Adyices from Sebastopol declare that the panic there is increasing. The nem- bers of the so-caled social military party are holding meetings in all the barracks, and this fact greatly increases the an xiety for the future.
 A dispatch from Cracow. Galacia, says that news has been received from War saw to the effect that many families are hurredy leaving that city. The banks doing German and Austrian business in Warsaw are meeting many calls for the immediate payment of considerable sums.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
Sappers Begin the Attack.

London, December 3-The Daily Mails Kieff correspondent In a dispatch De- cember 2, and forwarded by Podwoloczy- ka, says:
 Early yesterday morning a company of sappers, dissatisfied with their martinet commander, mutinied and persuaded a second company to join them They left the fortress fully armed and by threats compelled the remainder of the sappers battalion to join them. Numbering thous- and, the mutineers marched to the bar racks of the One Hundred and Twenty fifth Kursk infantry which, however. re- mained loyal. A Jewish musician marched at the head of the mutneers. Several att tempts were made to induce other troops to join them, but these likewise failed.
 A body of cossacks allowed the rebels to pass them in the street. Finally the mutineers arrived at the barracks of the artillery division and the azoff infan- try regiment. The Azoff men answered the appeal with insults and the rebels opened fire upon them. The Azoff's answered with three volleys. A portion of the mutineers fled, but the others continued firing. The Azoffs replied with deadly volleys and finally the rebels fled headlong, throwing down their arms. Two hundred of them surrendered and were conveyed to their barracks by cossacks. All was over by 2:30 O o'clock in the afternoon. Fifty dead and a hundred wounded mutineers were left on the ground. A courtmartial has been convened and notice issued that any attempts at mutiny will be quelled by artillery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
One vancancy in Senate.

There is but one. vacancy in the Senate this year, a successor to Senator Ball of Delaware. Hence the membership in the body is eighty-nne. As Senator Mitch ell of Oregon and Senator Burton of Kansas will not again take their places in the Senate, only eighty-seven members will be in the body until the successors of the two convicted republican senators are appointed Of the eighty-seven mem bers, thirty-two are democrats and fifty five republican. Upon strict party vote, therefore, the republicans would be un- able to ratify a treaty.
 As corollary of the overwhelming de- feat in the democratic party in the last congressional election, there are but eight contests in the new Congress Four of them are in the state of South Carolina. two being in one district of that state. There is one contest in Maryland one in Texas, one in Missouri and one in Ha- waii.
 The Hawaiian contest will likely furnish the most interest to the House. The sit ting member is Jonah K. Kalanianaole. while Curtis P Iaukea claims he was elected. Fraud is alleged in the marking of ballots
 The oldest new member on the demo- cratic side reached Washington tonight He is Thomas B. Davis of West Nir- ginia a septugenarian, and brother or Henry Gassaway Davis. who as can didate for Vice President was defeated last year. Colonel Davis was nominated in what was thought to be safe repub- lican district, and his election furnished one of the surprises of the season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
WERE MORE CONFIDENT
 SATURDAY EVENING
UItimatum Was Issued to Strikers, Telling Them to Go to Work
 or Be Discharged.

St. Petersburg. Saturday Evening. De- cember 2-(By courier to Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia. December 3)-There is per- ceptibly a more confident feeling in gov ernnlent circles tonight. It is believed that the danger of an immediate general po- ltical strike, and railroad tie up, is past, and that the workmen's council will stand by compromise by which governmental and private factories will be opened. This will leave the hands of the government free to deal with the telegraphists. M. Sevantianoff. superintendent of posts and telegraphs. tonight issued a notice to all telegraph and postal employees that un- less they returned to work they would be discharged and their places filled.
 The prefect of St. Petersburg, Generel De Dioulin. also issued a proclamation warning walking delegates and agitators that any attempts to dissuade employees. either of private or public concerns. by threats of violence. to leave factories, mills or public institutions. would lead to their arrest and the imposition Of q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
TRYING TO BREAK UP
 MISSILE THROWING
Philadelphia Has Been Much Troubled In the Past By the Practice on
 Outskirts of the City.

Philadelphia. December 3.--As the re- suit of a casting of plump bob into President Roosevelts special train as it was passing through the northern part of this city Saturday night. the Penn sylyana railroad officials and the Phil adelpha police authorities have united in determined effort to break up the practice of throwing missiles at trains. A thorough investigation of last nights in- cident is in progress.
 "We have been consistently annoyed '' said q Pennsylvania railroad official to- day. "by the throwing of stones and bricks through car windows by mis- creants. They occur usually in the outly- ing parts of the city. The only thing to break up the practice is heavy fine and Imprisonment for the offenders when caught"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
DR. E. J. MERE DEAD.
Was Union Surgeon, But Went Over
 to the Confederacy.

Cripple Creek, Cob, December 3.-DL Ernest J. Metre, who was surgeon in tho United States army when the civil war broke out, but went over to the Confed- eracy, died here today of pneumonia, aged D years.
 pr. Meire was appointed cons.-s 10 Annoy. China, in 1889 by President Cleve- land, but resigned. 1t was stated. because President Cleveland demanded he apolo- size to an army officer whom the doctor struck for refusing his proffered hand in Washington when meeting on the street. Dr. Mere was a member of a prominent Maryland family, and was married to d daughter of Admiral Buchanan. Presi- dent Lincoln presented the bride at the wedding. pr. Meire has lived in Colorado twenty years practlcing medicine here and at Leadville. Two children survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-04
Senate Forecast.

Nothing but preliminary work Will en- gross the attention of the Senate the first week. The Senate is already organ ized as 1t is a continuous body and be- sides there was special session last spring when nearly all the new senators were sworn in Senators Brandage of Con necticut, Warner of Missouri. Frazier of Tennessee, and LaFollette of Wisconsin have not yet taken their oaths. The two former had not been elected when the special session adjourned.
 Monday will be very short session and the Senate will adjourn out of respect for the late Senator Platt of Connecticut, as soon as the necessary formalities for the beginning of new Congress have been concluded
 Tuesday the Presidents message will be received and read. Wednesday Is likely to be devoted to the introduction of bills. A short session will be held Thursday and the Senate will then adjourn until the following Monday.
 It is quite likely that a republican eau GUS will be held Tuesday or Wednesday for the purpose of authorizing the ap- pointment of committee to fill commit tee vacancies in the Senate committees, and for the selection of steering com- mittee for the session. It is not expected the committee vacancies will be filled very early in the session.
 If the House of representatives should pass an emergency appropriation bill for the Panama canal the Senate will at once take it up and pass It. but this measure is not expected in the Senate until the second week of the session.