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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

FhE fanClTUl costumes in vogue a
the moment almost necessarily
demand those dainty trihes as an
Il addition 10 the toilet which are
the most fascinating features OF
a fashionable womaas equipment Fans,
chatelaines, etc, supply something of this
need, but by far the larger part OF 1t is
gratifed by the great number and variety
of hand bags which are now among the
most important items of a womans toilet.
Among the newest bags OF the winter are
those made of velvet or plush in dark or
at least In street colors, matching the fancy
walking costumes, In many cases these
are made up to order. In this case the ma
terial OF which ta-suit is made or with
which Il is trimmed IS often used. For
green velvet costume a green velvet bag
was made. with dun gold clasps. set with
Jade. For red cloth suit trimmed with
red velvet the bag was made of the red
velvet with dull silver clasps set with
baroque pearls. A brown veIveteen cos
tune had velvet bag matching it exactly
IN color with pale gold clasps set with
moonStoneS.
The most attractive of these velvet bags
which are 10 be worn with velvet or vel
vet trimmed afternoon costumes are rather
small and almost round in shape, or 1t least
rounded on the bottom The clasps, on
which much Of their beauty depends. are
or duh silver, gold-both Roman gold and
the pale old so!d-platinum, ivory and
enamel Ia all shades and designs. The pale
cid gold and silver gilt in heavy arabesuue
design and set with colored Jewels coral
or agate. are for the moment the most
popular. The Jewels are most attractive
when used sparingly. Three .fair-sized Jew
els or coral pieces in the clasp ard another
one or two In the chatelaine pin II one is
worn, are quite enough Tor the velvet bags
These are worn with chatS!aine pins or
hand chains at the wearers fancy. III
hand chain Is used it is also usually set
with the jewels and used on tho clasp. The
velvet bags are also trimmed with fur---er-
mine. otter and sealSkin being favorite furs
for this purpose.
In the more elaborate leather, alligator.
snake and lizard skin bags, the clasps are
very handsome and set with jewels. Many
of these bags also have chain fringe set
with small Jewels across the bottom They
are also shown with clasps and chatelaine
chains set with French enamel medallions,
but these seem hardly so beautiful as the
jewels. Nothing could be handsomer than
gray snakeskin bag, whose heavy gold
clasps and chatelaine pin are set with
harouue pearls.
For very elaborate afternoon costumes,
those worn to afternoon teas. etc, when
white. pale blue and all the maryelously
delicate shades In use for street suits this
winter are in order. there Ii nothing more
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acknowledged that American women are so
Meu so"ned and French dressmakers are
! py no means perfect. only their color sense
| seems to have been better trained
| The combination of pink and hlua In an
| evening gown especially, is always fascl-
| hatlngiy attractive, and the pale blue and
| PINK gowns with the fancy coats and waists
IN the contrasting color are most effective.
While tall gowns of tulc with satin bodies
| look so delightfully."- fresh and dainty, that
| one wonders why any other style OF tall
gown Is ever chosen. The velvet bodice IS
| even newer than the satin and the new
weaVes of velvet are so delightfully."- soft
and supple that it IS easy to secure a good
tit in this material, while for long sash
ends there is nothing prettiel. as there is
a sheen and gloss to it that shows to great
advantage in the long sash.
Many people object to satin, or 10 speak
more correctly, have objected, for the satin
of the present day is most attractive
fabric, Ike the velvets in its soft finish and
weave, that enables it to be made to fit
without any difficulty, as it clings to the
figure and is so hin that it drapes ex-
quisitely. So called directoire coats are
made of #, but they can scarcely be called
true directoire style. as the lines are In
many instances quite different, although the
general effect is somewhat the same The
fitted coat, with the fancy fitted waist
coat that allows of such exquisite material
and embroidery being used, the jabots of
lace, the sleeves with wide turn-back cuffs.
are all on the directolre order, but at the
same time the fashion is not followed out
with too much close attention to the de-
sign. This style is made up In silk, satin
or velvet. For the moment the satin is the
most popular material, but the other two
are just as smart.
Short boleros-a mass OF embroidery and
lace applique-are made of quite different
material from gowns with which they
are worn. AS a rule velvet forms the foun-
dation in these Jackets, and a velvet the
color.Of the gown, although shade darker
or lighter matters not, IS most effective
Here comes in, though. the color ouestioy
In the Jacket it may be of an entirely Iif
ferent color and many shades darker If 80
preferred A variety Of different shades and
colors is often to be seen in these velvet
bolerOS, for in the embrodering used there
is so much color allowed. y rose pink no
lero with insertions OF lace and embroider,
IN silk and pale pink coral beads worn over
a pale pink chiffon gown, furnishes an ex-
quisite bit of culoring, while an aII-bIacF
gown is made to look very smart indeed
IL made of black lace or net, with a bolero
OF either black or some dark colored vel
vet embroidered in jet beads and heavy silk
embroidery.
A smart satin waist for an at home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

Identical styles, colors and materials
brought forward, but that statement is too
general and sweeping TO be absolutely cor
rect and is therefore not to be relied upon.
Still the same marked styles are bound to
recur and carry out the proverb that there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

Is nothing new under the sun
The revival of one fashion that when it
was popular was immensely so is seen in
the combining of different materials and
colors When this style was fashionable
years ago it was worn by young and old.
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SSNTN AND IASE GOWN

~ ORTuNATELY fashions repeat
- themselves ana If only enough
patience can be exercised the gown
- Of today is bound to be fashion
able again many years hence. 1t
is said that every seven years sees the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
GS AND CHATELAINES OF VELVET, lie

'HE fanclful costumes in vogue at
the moment almost necessarily
demand those dainty trifles as an
addition 10 the toilet which are
H. MOT Er-.t,n4 49,. IL .,,,o-, ~ Q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
The Romeo and Juliet Museum.

Another beautiful dream has been
destroyed. The home ofthe Capulets is
to be sold and turned into museum,
and the property is valued at only 81 900.
Has Verona gone to the dogs, or was
real estate in the days Of ROMEO and
JULIET worth not NOR than 30 cents a
city lot? Has the price of houses gone UP,
and If so what is to become of the pala-
tial stage representations of the hall of
the Capulets? "A plague O. both your
houses since after, all these years one
of them is worth only as much as an
own your own home establishment DUR
chased on the instaiment plan.
But the museum! What will il CON-
tain? The fancy staggers under the
burden Of the yet imprinted catalogue.
Perchance the original edition of SHAKE
sPEARE's drama frowning across a case
at the score of GoUNop's opera would
be the most important exhibit The
costume worn by CHARLOTTE CusHMAN
as Romeo would arouse grave questions
among the antiquarians of a century
hence. Would there not be room, too,
for the gown Of JULIA DEAN, who was
sometime a Juliet without dramatic
guile? A few of the tears shed BY the
public over the attempts OF EDWIN
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might see fit to risk everything on the
hazard of the die, but Capt. MAHAN was
convinced that such course. though
more imposing and easier, was not suited
to the circumstances of Japan. He
pointed out, what is unquestionably
true, that ToGo's situation was ma
terially different from that occupied by
NELSON at Trafalgar, for if the Japa-
nese Admiral were irreparably beaten
his country would be ruined, whereas
NELSON might have been defeated, yet
England's naval reserve would have
sufliced to withstand the enemy.
The facts are that TOGO never took
his fleet to Formosa, but keeping him
self informed Of the Russian movements,
by swift vessels and by lavish and
effective use of cables and wireless
telegraphy, concentrated the whole of
his heavily armed ships in or near Ma
sampho Bay on the southeastern coast
of Corea, where he could command the
straits which he had reason to believe
his antagonist must traverse. Then,
alive to the moral Importance Of pre-
venting his opponent from reaching
Vladivostok with even considerable
part of his squadron, the Japanese COM
mander determined to put the fortune
of his country ito the touch, to win or
lose il all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
The New Secretary OF the Navy.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir: I see
that Ignorance of naval matters by Mr.. Bona
parte. appointed Secretary OF the Navy. is
spoken Of Is he any more ignorant Of them
than were Robson. Chandler. Whitney. Tracy.
Herbert, Long and Morton when they went
into that ONCE?
have no special reason to have confidence
In Mr.. Bonaparte In the navy or in any other
Cabinet place; for l know nothing about him,
except what I have learned generally from
reading the papers; but If he is a sensible man,
he Is all the better qualified for the office be-
cause he is not bound by the professional
prejudices and handicapped by the profess
sonal traditions which affect and aflict navy
officers.
The great advantage Of the Japanese Navy
Ia that its officers are not under those re-
straints. They are ready to accept and TO
use any scientific Improvement in naval con-
struction or any method which commends
itself to their judgment. Simply because
II is new they are not inclined to fout II, as
are most OF our Occidental navy officers.
They may not wear gold lace as imposing ely
as do our officers. but they know their bust
ness Simply because q battlsship affords
to superior officers roomy and luxurious
quarters they do not favor 1t above machines
of naval warfare which may be more effect
i've. Their spirit Is earnest and devoted and
self-denying, not nil admiruri.
II Mr. Bonaparte or any other Secretary
Of the Navy can keep from tho benumbing
influence Of opposition TO progress In the
bureaus Of his Department-and he ought to
he able to do 1t more thoroughly because he
Is outside OF the fuss and feathers Of the navy
he will be more apt than q professional naval
expert to profit by the lessons Of Togos VIC
tory when these shall be made clear to the In
tell gence Of all men. A VETERAN.
NEW YORK. June 3.
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Progress OF the Fairbanks Boom.

Good news from Oregon for u hackers
of the Indiana entry for the Presidential
Stakes of 1908. Vice-President FAIRBANKS
is the favorite of the Pacific Slope. He
has been speaking almost continuously
since his arrival in Oregon. His tall
and graceful form, his intellectual top
piece, his correct frock coat have been
the center of attraction, the lodestone
of popular attention since the Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition opened.
Even the Hon. JOHN LAWRENCE Sui
L1vAN, properly appareled from dawn
to good night in spiketailed coat, low
cut waistcoat and diamonds, has at
tracted less notice than Mr.. FAIRBANKS.
A trustworthy and acute observer on
the spot writes:
"vice President FAIRBANKS made three or four
speeches. He was In great form, and was cheered
every time the people had chance TO look AZ him,
which was quite often, by the way, as the Woe.
President is not at all to the spa-spst OF tho
applaudlng hand
Mr.. FAIRBANKS has no mind to rob the
people of their chiefest joy by hiding
from them, nor would it be an easy task
for him to do 80. Nature built him in
monumental form. 1t would be as easy
to render inconspicuous Cleopatra's
Needle as to conceal Mr.. FAIRBANKS.
The correspondent errs in the count OF
speeches. He heard three or four Sec
tions of ono address. Mr.. FAIRBANKs's
speeches are like himself, very long.
Another student of politics, full OF
enthusiasm for Mr. FAIRBANKS, wires in
hot haste and inverted English from
coast to coast:
When Vice. President FAIRBANks WAS intro
duoed the audience arose and he was given an ova-
ton. The Vice Presidents unstintei praise Of the
exposition pleased his audience. and he was re.
peatedly cheered. 1t is manifested. nc said that
the growth OF the Pacific Coast is just beginning
and he marveled at the prodigious possibilities Of
commercial development during the next century"
1t is manifest that the growth OF
the Fairbanks boom is just beginning,
and all political onlookers marvel at the
prodigious possibilities Of its develop
ment during the next three years. The
grateful spat-spat OF the applauding
hand resounds from the Atlantic to the
Pacific for FAIRBANKS and Freedom.
Only in Indiana is it not heard. The
Hon. HARRY c. NEW had best dig
cyclone cellar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
Unioading Coal Cars In Cleveland.

From the Erie Railroad Employees Magazine.
The gondolas are brought direct to the coal dock
and are then holstcd to great height. trucks and
all. the giant crane frst lifting the heavy car 10
the proper position and then quickly turning It
over, as q mother turns over her small boy for a
spanking. The coal Is Instantly dropped into the
hold Of the waiting vessel the returned to the
rails and sent to the orc dock TO be filled with Lake
Superior iron.
These unloaders. under ordinary conditions,
can unload 500 cars Of coal every day. The No.
machine handled the biggest tonnage OF coal Of
any machine on the Great Lakes during the season
OF ieas The coal was transferred at an average
cost OF four tom including the of mainte-
nance and depreciation Of the plant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
The Foolish Prediction Of Mr.. Sanger.

To Thu EDITOR OF THE SuN--.Sir: II seems tina,
q prophet OF coming war for this country has arisen
In the person OF Mr.. William Cary Sanger On Fri
dag he announced at Buffalo we going TO have
another war" Why! BECAUSE this nation never
experienced nifty years OF continuous peace"
Mr. Sanger's claims to be a military prophet
cannot be said TO be based on any notable expe
renee OF his own In His military achieve
ments have been almost wholly confined TO tho
peaceful militia, though 1t Is true he was Assistsn
Secretary OF War and has written varously on
military subjects.
He was speaking OF foreign war only. suppose
Only twenty two years after the close OF the War Of
the Revolution In l19O we had our war of 1912 with
Great Britain Thirty four years after, In lslS,
came our war with Mexico. and ffty-two years
later our war with Spain. 1898.
What law can be deduced from these widely
different intervals between our wars!
so far from our going TO have another war
and Mr.. Sangcrs Inference Is that 1t Is near at hand
the indications are rather that tho whole Occi
dental world will be deferred from wars for lonr
time TO come by the terrible whipping which Its
nomlually greatest military Power has received
at the hands OF an Oriental. ARMY.
NEW YORK, June 2.
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Van Warts NEGLECTED. Grave.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--sir: have tust
read OF the neglected condition In which one of
your correspondents found the grave OF the patriot
Isaac Van Wart, In the Dutch Reformed Church
yard al ElmsfOrd.
Nearly sixty years have passed since FIRST read
the inspiring story Of the incorrupiible fidelity to
freedom and independence OF the three pIckets
who captured the Kings spy, Andre scornlng
his offer Of gold. offer thanks to your CORE.
spondent and 10 you for calling attention to the
shameful decadenoe Of what so many boast a. our
American spirit.
What might be the result had those three poor
but noble patriots been, like Arnold for sale for
pricei How much more Is their devotion dcserv-
ing TO be sung daily and their graves to be deco
rated than even those of comrades OF 1861 -eai
As Union soldier for three years. or during
the war;" would feel II an honor to contribute
Is 10 fund for the proper care OF Patriot Van Warts
grave II any responsible organization Will under
take 10 raise fund for that purpose.
JAMES II. LoCKNKY.
Company G. Twenty eighth Wisconsin volun-
teer Infantry.
NATIONAL MILITARY HoMH. Ohio. June 1.
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this world who are in their generation
wiser than the children Of light.

| this world who are In their generation
wiser than the children Of light.
The explanation Of Buffalo corre-
spondent is that the spirit of the liberal
religious organization has 1permeated
the whole of the Christian Church, at
least the Protestant part of 1t" and that
accordingly the old distinction between
the two no longer remains. Ho instances
the spread Of criticism Of the Bible in
nominally orthodox pulpits, theological
seminaries and written essays, as book
wholly human in its authorship and
marked by grave errors and inconsist-
encies-for example, the recent declara-
tion Of even the Roman Catholic Abbe
LoIsY, that "a book absolutely true for
all time, in every sphere of truth, is no
more possible than asquare triangle. :"
This being 80, the question arises in the
mind Of our Buffalo friend if the ulti-
mate destiny Of the now apparently de-
Ginning Unitarian body will not be "a
merging Of It's identity in that Of the
numerically more powerful denomina
tions,' these having stolen its liberal
thunder.
Meantime we continue to receive let
tiers from correspondent at Schenec-
tady describing an astonishing revival
OF the old religious belief which has
sprung up in that peculiarly busy and
prosperous community. He has nothing
to say of any spread of rationalism there
The faith kindled and expressed in that
revival is the simple Gospel faith of Pente-
cost. Hard headed men of affairs, of
whom he himself is one, are exalted by
religious emotion of the kind which in
spired the early martyrs to the Christian
faith. From Schenectady we hear of no
criticism of the Bible, but only of belief
in it's absolute supernatural authority.
Tell Me the Old. Old Story is the song
poured forth there.
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Other Things Beside, None, "r.,ut Cd I.

To THE EpIroR or THE SuN--tstr: Since the dis
cusslon on tainted" things In general nnds favor
what think you. wonder. of the tainted" hearts
OF men who are persistent In heaping insult upon
insul, on fellow man. yet set themselves up a.
preachers OF the Gospel, tho great watch word OF
which Is Charity
What think you Of the tainted" souls Of men
who dare to sit in judgment on their fellow
creatures In defiance Of their very Masters COM
mand: Judge not. that ye be not judged"i
What think you Of the tainted" minds Of these
same men who II they be consistent, must In fer
entlally censuro Christ for having accepted the
gifts OF "a woman who was . sinner and allowed
her to battle his feet with olntments purchased
presumably with the money of sin.
rejoice TO think that on the great day Of judr :
ment we shall nnd that the Omnlpotent Judge will
deal less harshly with . man like Mr.. Rockefeller
for having committed the aims OF his profession
than with those other men for having wantsnl zed
the responsibilities Of theirs.
lRRELIaIoNIsr land do you wonderO.
NEW YORK, June 8.
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THE DECLINE or judaism.
An Explanation OF Its Causes Presented
by YGunY Jew.

To THE EDIToR OF The SCS-Siv. The
statistics quoted by DR.. lsdor Singer in your
paper OF Thursday are indeed surprising in
their revelations as TO the exent Of Jewish in
difference. Every thinking Jew must realize
that Judaism is fast approaching Il vanishing
point. every apprecative jew must know
that the Gibraltar of his ancient faith Is honey.
combed by neglect but not many Jews are
aware of the mathematical facts deduced
by DR.. Ladlaw. Percentages are indlce,
of this indifference, but have not seen stated
why so or 90 per cent Of whole districts In
New York are "templeless."
The Jews OF to-day are standing still nor.
ally and mentally; they have become sluggish
No longer do attacks from without drive them
on toward higher goals: persecution that was
the supporting skeleton OF their body re-
ligous has ceased. and the body is too weak
to stand, their paunches are fat. and that fat
may displace the gray matter of their brains
The persecution Of former ages served merely
as a stimulus to Judaism. a highly specialized
organism that reacted quickly. becoming
more and more alert and certain the more
1t was goaded But now this organization
lives at ease, no longer called upon to react
to new and varied environments Conse-
auently. its specialization is to 1t a mere
hindrance: it becomes torpid. and Is in q.
absolute state Of inertia as Mount Everest,
which could be moved by nothing short OF an
earthquake.
The above cause for the decline OF Judaism
is, however, In great part passive. All re-
opposition is removed. There are. however
more active causes. The Jewish synagogue
lacks an appeal to the Individual 1t fails
to get down to the feel ings of a man. In.
tellectual food Is good in It's place, but re.
llgion cannot subsst on such a concentrated
diet. 1t requires a constant appeal TO feel.
ing which. when once aroused, sufuses the
whole man and lifts pure ar gument upon its
unTesistnG crest to a simple faith.
This deficiency Is one OF the defects OF
present day Judaism. In the scramble for
simplicity of service the beautiful old forms
and customs have been cast aside, and it
was these very symbols and ceremonies that
upheld and pcrpetuated the religion OF
people always keen in argument and specu-
lation
However. this is not all. .Enervatna en-.
are bad: but VI hat is far worse is the absolute
lack of interest on the part OF the members
of the conere cation Themselves | do not
speak of all the members. for there is an ex-
Ception here and there; but few old men at.
tending services reg,Iarly do not constitute
a religion. IF the young will not interest
themselves In the welfare Of he con gre cation.
in very few years we shall have no congre.
cation, and it is exactly this that is happening
and it Is exactly this that explains the figures
Of DR.. La !dlaw. Confirmation may make a
make live Jewish congregation.
Not only Is there apathy as rerards purely
religious matters, but also utter abandon.
ment Of orpanized study of the Bible. general
Jewish literature and the classics
ALBANY. June 3. A YOUNG JEW.