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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02

The debt mourning capacity of the city is
placed by the Mayor at about s61,000,0o0.
Quoting from the report of the commission
he appointed a year ago to inquire into the
city's financial condition the Mayor says. in
part:
The commission. under date Of December o. has
made report TO on the question of taxation
and revenue This report is submitted in advance
of the reports on other phases OF our financial
system because the conclusions of the commission
have been embodied in bills which ought to be
passed by the legislature of 1906. The commission
estimates that the exact sum uncolectible is S33-
79l I72 IS OF this amount $50 600 is on
count OF uncollected personal taxes. Their inquiry
shows that about one-third Of the tax levied on
personal property each year is uncollectible and
that this will continue TO be the long as
we have orr antiquated system OF imposing taxes
on all forms OF personal property in the same
rer as upon real estate In practice. through what
are assessed for personal property who have no
property and from whom in consequence no tax
can be collected.
The city is confronted with two problems: First
10 provide for the existing arrears, and, second,
TO provide for annual clearance of future ar
mission proposes act directing the Board of
Estimate and Appointment TO authorize cor
porate stock OF the City Of New-York TO be issued
10 an amount equal to SO much of the deficiency
on the day of January, 1905, in the product
taxes Heretofore levied and deemed by the Board
for in prior tax leves or by the issue of corporate
stock At first sight this may appear TO increase
the citys debt and hence to limit the amount
which msy be borrowed for needed public improve
ments closer study shows. however, that in
order TO provide the necessary funds fer current
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
HEARST AFTER CINCINNATI PAPER.

by Telegraph to The Tribunel
Cincinnati. Jan. Failing In his efforts to buy
1.-THE Cincinnati Enquirer from John r. Mclean.
William r. Hearst il IS understood, Is soon to
tablish newspaper here with both morning and
evening editions The purpose Is said to be to gee
the Ohio delegation to the next Democratic ns-
tional convention to support Hearst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
SYRUP.
MRS. WINsLOW'S s0oI

weekly newspaper published at Jamaica Mr.
Sutphin was appointed to the place last Septen-
Der by Borough President Cassidy. 1t IS ex-
pected he will hold over under the Bernel ad-
rninistratinn as ne has always carried the Demo
cratic primaries in the 4th Ward Of Quesns
Borough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
MAYOR,S "QUEER" REFORM.
Plan Adrocated IN Message Would
Raise Tares 25 Per Cent.

Mayor Mcclellan in his message to the Alder
men yesterday, advocated q reform" in the
present taxation system to the extent of adding
annually to the tax budget the amount of the
annual deficit on account Of the non collection
of personal taxes. This amounts to about
$34,000000 q year. The annual budget is some
thing like S12o.000O00, so that the addition of
the personal tax deficit will amount to raise
in the tax rate of % per cent If the new system
begins this year. as the Mayor suggests If his
reform" suggestion is carried out it would
seem that the tax rate would be jumped from
about 80 to about 1.87.
The message further urges the erection of
municipal lighting plant; advocates the building
Of a new fire alarm system at a cost OF more
than a million dollars; favors the requirement
by the city of a part of Long Beach for public
park purposes and makes various recommended
lions.
AS usual, the message leads off with a finan-
cial statement which is summarized as follows:
1ncreas. for the year 1909 IN Net Funded
pecTesse for the year 1903 in Temporary
Debt 729l6O 90
Total net increase in the year 1903 in Net
1ors s4e for the year 1905 in Net Funded
1ncFease for the year 1905 in Temporary
DEBT '64ooo 90
Total net increase IN the year 1905 IN Net.
Total incFaase for the years 1904 ana 1903 in
Net Funded -s08 ao7. 500 os
Total increase for the years 1901 ana 1905
in Net Bonded Debt. .sa6 SIS 800 GO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching. Blind. Bleeding Protrudng Piles. Your
druggist will refund money II PAZo OINTMENT falls
10 you n % IA dsyA boc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
TO CURE A COLD IN O

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO outnine Tableta Druggist.
money tf IL fails K W. IsnOYE5 sig.
ts each bcI. ato
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
An Odd Prescription

once young doctor went about advising
All ms patients to do embroidery. why
oont you learn to embroider?" said he.
II 10 just the thing you require to occupy
your mind without overtaxing it and 1t
does not require any effort. 1t is much
better for you than exciting yourself read
ing or sitting about brooding over your
Ill health"
Presently all the women he attended were
industr1ously making pink silk roses on
linen centerpieces. That struck him as
being the triumph of embroidery. Then
some of them began to inquire into the
Doctors reasons for advising embroidery.
Crochet is twice as easy said they, 'and
not half as fatiguing" 1t was discovered
that the doctor had Just married a charm
Ing young thing who did the lovelfest en-
brodery imaginable. and that pink roses en-
centeIpieces were her speciality
Ii the man of science can be tangled in a
skein Of silk or a strand OF crochet worsted
men OF all sorts become enthralled by the
girl who can sing topical songs In sym
pathetic manner. Their hearts are instant
1y relieved of care and they begin to fancy
how jolly life would be at the side of a
charming girl who could sing coon song
whose light would dispel the blues from the
most empurpled mortal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
Hat Psych ology.
Womsp's Home Companion.

FroJ the WomaD's Home Companlou'
BEHOLD, then, woman is known by the
hat she wears and since the French sailor
on the head of one over sixteen proclafms
that she is lacking in good taste, SO does
the turban herald it's wearer guiitless OF
ccouetry. The picture hat bespeaks the
Philanderer; the toque, when not too Sc
we're, a leayen of humor and common
sense More than half peck OF flowers
on any one hat points to leaning toward
extravagance and conversational italics,
while the hat ill-adjusted unbrushed. veil
sagging, is as a label. ''Unalterably sloven
And there is much more. We have not. as
vet. yentured out Of the realm of the we'll
known and everywhere accepted. The real
difficulty of our study lies in these ultra
new styles.
The hats Of the past year and half have
been thoroughly mystifying IN appearance.
They are hppety skippety, hilarious, even
MISUNDERSTANDING things, with too much
brim in the back and too little in front,
with straw where there should be feathers.
IL we go by precedent, and flowers where
there should be lace They are anomalous
and in some cases positively esoteric. They
seem to have been made in some fine fren-
~ and then passonately sat on for an hour
% give the final touch of eccentricity. And
which is front and which Is back is the
question omnipresent.
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SOME SMART AND ORIGINAL PARTISAN NEGLIGEs

amazingly polite. For over fifteen minutes
we listened in awed silence. and then we
laughed uproariously and at frequent in
tervals.
AS I have allowed myself the luxury of
picking holes In the doing of my neishhors,
l may as well add a few more remarks of
like nature.
Why do women array themselves in such
weird costumes when about to face the
camera? There are clothes | well think
that might be dubbed camera costumes,
for they never appear on ether occasions.
When one is going to have ones picture
painted, though. Ii is nearly as bad If not
worse. for picture may safely be sup
posed to outlive any photograph The really
picturesque type of woman comes out of
this ordeal best Probably what she habit
ually wears is most suitable for this pur-
pose. for 1t is great mistake to wear
something totally unaccustomed on these
occasions. The strictly tailor-made woman
who would really rather be done in a
motor cap and golf sweater Is swathed
about with scarfs of chiffon and energies
from the ordeal yell-incongruous, poor
thing. The woman. too, who would be hap
pier If her nightdresses had high collars
when she sits for portrait invariably
dons a fchu which she would never dream
of possessing in real life. Then there are
few other details while on this subject /
would like to get off my mind. Why do
people who wear eyeglasses spectacles
insist upon keeping them on when photo
graphed? That simple detail will ruin the
Otherwise most successful portrait ever
taken. And yet the beglassed one clings
to her glasses nine times out of ten. II is
such pity, for. believe me, though they
do not invariably prove unbecoming In real
life, they always do In a photograph
Avoid violent contrasts In color in your
attire when you visit the photographer
Plain colors are best for ones gowns, dra-
peries rather than frills and founces and
clear silhouette preserved in the case of
good figure If the sitter has bad one. l
hone most sincerely that she will he
tent with head and shoulder merely.
Do nothing that viii mar the shoulder line,
and be careful not to wear a marked
fashion in sleeves. A simple, pretty white
dress Is the best to wear after all, though
have seen a tremendous success made
with fluffy black tulle or of a well-cut
satin gown older woman. But re-
member, the satin must be of good quality.
A poor satin looks worse than poor, and
whatever happens be sure that it Is not
creased. A crumpled dress is tragic in a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
The Farm Restaurant.

From the woman's Home Companion.
The girl who has no home ties or duties
to hold her on the farm can turn waitress
at the nearest summer hotel. or do fine
laundry for summer girls. II the farm Is
located on a road popular with motorists.
nothing pays better than to establish
farmhouse restaurant, serving lunches on
tables under the trees. An old-fashioned
farm near New England city has been
turned into a popular road house for mo-
florists. This girl should serve everything
in the daintiest fashion. and specialize,
perhaps on fried chicken with tart jelly.
or waffies, or fish that can be caught In
the nearest pond. Siatternly service and
carelessly prepared food will not draw
motoring trade. but something out of the
ordinary will bring crowds to her little
restaurant. for one noforist Is keen to tell
another of newly found place.
A young woman who lives five miles
from fiourishing railroad town has built
up q good trade In catering for the various
lodge and club affairs given by organiza-
tons These are always to be found where
salar,ed men are employed, and a woman
who can prepare good food, serve 1t with
out fuss, and be satisfied with a reasonable
profit Is sure to be popular with masculine
committees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
s vecisl Corresponaence Of The Star.

NEW YORK, June %. 1906
- would appear To be a common mis-
take among the great mass Of women
who wish ia foEew. at a greater or
less distance the fashions set by wo-
men Of the modish world to jump at
conclusions in the matter of their GOWN
ing. The woman of INTEL. gence and re-
hnement viii see the timeliness and suit
ability Of gown and hat as well as its
late mode. its richness, or its chic and be-
comlngness.
But even such woman, II she lacks the
sense of observation and comparison, may
sometimes fail into error. Oftentimes linn
tied pocketbook and a desire to make one
gown DO the duty for separate and quite
different occasions leads to much -inap-
propriate dressing.
means to have a costume suited to each
sort Of wear to which she Is likely 10 put
it. and to have one such every year on
or less frequently than TO have a fresh
one every little while that has TO do serV-
ice morning, afternoon and perhaps for
evening wear as Well.
y good serge fine cloth or some such
mat rial simply made and in plain tai
lored finish. VIII look wei for two years
IL ii is kept in order by a tailor, not al
pressed and bl dshed. and ii may be worn
for morning, shopping genera! utility wear,
and for those uncertain afternoons Wlen
II may or may not storm
For afternoon wear small receptions
and other affairs "a wolfe chiffon broad
is best for It can be worn more suits bly,
and with less damage 10 all sorts of wealth
er than velvet any of the crepes or
silks In the summer an organdie or Swiss,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

lingerie buttons in white thread crochet set
on to a band OF the batiste embroidered in
a tiny vine. each button being outlined by
an empire wreath of delicate hand en-
broidery. This center band was an inch
and half wide. and had an inch-wide ruff
fie of Valenciennes on each side The body
of the blouse was embroidered all over in
bands of tiny openwork wheels. and had
stock of Valenciennes matching the rufi1es
down the front. The upper sleeves were
trimmed with four ruffies of all-over en-
broidery. with the edges finished by half
inch ruffies of the Valenciennes. The uppc r
ruffte shaped into epaulet effect.
The lower ruffie ended above the elbow and
the lower sleeves, which came half way to
the wrist. were in cuff effects In the all
over, with inch-wide rutffe of Valen-
ciennes at the lower edge and an inch wide
insertion two inches below. A white chip
hat on the sailor order. with folds of coral
colored velvet and coral-colored and black
wings topped the costume.
A number of. guests to recent weddings
who came in from out OF town and directly
from the trains to the nuptials were clad
in appropriate travelling or general utility
costumes.
One of these was a deep blue mohatr,
striped with the same, the stripe being MADE
by a slight difference in the weave, and the
whole fiecked with tiny diamonds. so woven
as to look like silk. The skirt cleared the
floor by two and half inches-the most
fashionable walking length, by the way, Is
three inches from the floor Two Is per-
mlSSible, Dut three Is an lQeal IaShfOuaDle
distance and the most sensible one The
skirt was laid In side plaits, each plat
forming the edge to a gore of the skirt.
These plaits were stitched down to point,
say, midway between waist and hips and
from there down were merely pressed in.
The bottom finish was four-inch hem
stitched twice, a quarter OF an inch apart.
at the top.
The coat was pony coat, with a curved
seam on each side Of the front The seams
curving up from four inches each side of
the center and ending In the armholes about
four inches below the shoulder seams In
the back the coat curved in ever 50 slightly.
There was curved pocket each side the
front, the ends next the center front run
fing upward The corners of the coat In
the center front were also rounded of and
the coat closed with three large buttons.
The collar was q regular coat collar the
lower revers were of the moha3r. stitched,
and the upper collar proper had Its inner
two-thirds OF blue velvet followed by fold
of white satin and then by blue silk braid,
In three shades, half an inch wide.
The sleeves were full long coat sleeves,
with velvet cuffs headed with folds of satin
and blue silk braid. The hat was on the
English walking hat order In cream chip.
and was trimmed with blue coque plumes.
and twist OF white silk around the crown.
Two large amber hat pins held 1t in place
lavender linen. The front had double box
plat down the center; that is, there were
two backward turned side plaits each side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
Ease of a Course Dinner.

Many of our housewives who want the
elegance OF course dinner yet who are
limited to the services of one maid, would
be much amazed at the ease with which
they can both cook ard serve If a little
forethought be used in the menu.
Cocktail-A preliminary cocktail, prepared
beforehand from a bottled sauce or catsup
and marinated oysters or clans. makes a
good beginning and can be made ready In
the early morning and placed on ice to
great advantage.
/ Soup-A clear soup with vernliceui or
noodles can be cooked the day before and
may simmer quietly for half an hour be-
fore serving time without further care.
Fish-Fisfl is well represented by deviIed
crabs, seasoned and turned into little
mounds In the center of cookie shells This
may be done any time several hours prev
lous TO the feast. and all they need at meal
time is a simple browning in the oven
Meat-Large and substantial roasts are
not only hard to prepare and serve, but
also MI the oven to the exclusion Of every
tning else, so why not have delicious little
steaks, Met OF beef, with canned French
peas, ana pomme de terre au gratin, served
IN ramekins and prepared early in the day
from mashed potato and a sprinkling of
grated cheese.
Salad-Most salads may, without serious
INJURY, be mixed several hours before using
ana placed In large bowl In the refrigera-
! tor, placing 1t on the lettuce leaves at
serving time. Cheese balls are better made
early and iced.
Dessert-Certafnly for dessert nothing
could be more delicious, more anpetizing or
more decorative than individual charlotte
russo, more popular than ice cream with
nor maple or chocolate sauce and stuffed
wafers. or more soul satisfying than a tnttt
Irutt French cream. all of which may be
elthei ordered from the caterer or made
al home early
With fopbops
q used this provides for a really elaborate
lrher or eight courses which could be pre-
pared for that matter by the housewife her
SCI IN the afternoon. inasmuch as the only
mealtime Is the steak. Almost any maid
could be trusted to do the rest-Exchange.
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(sa119 Y&@slMn@5 yR@@aN9

dull chip. without even bit OF tuile or vel
vet anywhere.
"A pretty. simple hat worn by a young
girl at the same wedding was a yellow
Neapoiitan with a wide, fiat, oval crown
and a brim to match. bent slightly In differ
ent directions. In the front the brfm was
bent down a trifle, and a wide bsw of
brown taffeta ribbon in a dark shade was
were pulled out and the center fold was
quite wide The long ends from this bow
were drawn out and twisted about the
crown. From the bow. going around the
left side. long. broad ostrich plume shad-
ing from yellow to brown at the tip. cuFled
over the brtnls rim and down against her
hair. Brown tulle covered the bandeau and
formed shallow cachepeigne at the back
X
Another lingerie costume worn by a girl
about sixteen was an ankle-length skirt OF
white linen formed over very narrow gored
panels overlapping each other and strapped
from the outside with machine stitching.
Two bias folds went around the skirt at the
bottom, the upper one ending In a picket
point in the center front Each or the
other bands ended each side of panel,
each in picket point, each succeeding up
turned point being the width of a gore back
of, and its own width higher than that to-
ward the front. There were four on each
side and one in the middle. Each bias fold
was scalloped at the top and done in bus-
tonhole stitch, and was stitched nat to the
skirt just inside the buttonholing.
The coat was a simple little pony cart
coat, with the rever collar. wide elbow
sleeves, body and bottom of the coat seal
loped to match the skirt.
The blouse, which was fully seen, for the
girl entered with her coat on her arm, was
an Anglaise embroidery blouse in white ba-
tiste, and. oddly enough these days, fasten-
ed down the center with groups OF little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

picture, as bad. in fact. as creased fannels
i on
In the matter OF headgear. tho picture
hat alone Is permissible. II is strange
thing that artificial flowers always look
doubly artificial In photograph. Always
have real ones to wear or carry.
And IL you must be done with some
animal please have it alive. Much jewelry
Is mistake. On the other hand, one or
two good th!ngs-for instance. fine string
of pearls-are always lovely.
OF course, the hair is the most important
part of it all. and advice on that matter is
hard to give. The safest rule to follow is.
wear il the way yoe always do but don't
let 1t be stiff Still, anything untidy or
bird nesty looks abominable. II should Do
well FURNISHED. never frtzzed, and waved in
large, loose, shining undulations. Also care
should be taken not to let II bulge In one
place and lie fat in another. and on no
account should the head be made too large,
for photosra pliers have such bad habit
OF eXaggerating the size of heads and feet
with a result undesirable in the extreme.
The great difficulty In a photograph is To
remember that coloring counts for nothing
whatever, and outline and shape count for
so much. Also that there should be no fus-
siness OF detail nor yet an unbecoming bald
ness OF extra simplicity-the bath-towel
type OF dressing, as II has been irreverentiy
called
Gorgeous. indeed. are the neglIges and
matinees of the moment. And let no young
married woman forget that by putting
one of these attractive gowns at breakfast
these warm mornings is 3 sure way to keep
her husbands admiration. The temptation
to slip into something cool and too often
doddy is yielded to without for a minute
thinking the garment viii be distastefu to
the rest of the family. Whole sets of dainty
negfiges are made for breakfast wear by
clever maids, consisting of matinee and
a fluffy pettlcoat to the ankles and the
neglige itself Empire styles are favorites
for the latter. and, made up in dotted
Swfsses, China silks and mulls are adorned
with miles Of lace and touches of hand
embroidery they are about the most fetch
Ing dresses a woman can wear. Ernbroid-
cred French batiste is used extensively but
a gown of this description Is only to be
owned by the grand dame of wealth. Neg
liges Of figured lawn are dear. especially
design in pink Dresden effect. A tiny
bit OF lace about the neck and sleeves and a
plentiful supply Of ribbons make this a.
most salts factory little morning or longing
robe. CATHERINE TALBOT
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identifying the Collar.
Woman's Home Companion.

From the W0man's Home Companion
There are any number of beauty touches
in the way Of lingerie collars, tuIe and ma
hnette neck ruffs this summer. Among these
neck ruffs is an adjustable fancy collar
which acts as shoulder wrap, and Is a
bit more original than the average, and ex-
tremely simple to make. 1t is just the sort
of beauty touch to be worn by the girl
who finds the fluffy, full-neck ruff unbe-
coming In the back 1t is shaped like a deep
collar which comes to point, and is fin
ished with g. little tasseL In front it lies
fiat. and tapers toward the ends. 1t can be
made from one-third OF yard of material.
II II is forty-hve inches wide. This little
shoulder wrap looks its prettest made of
silk with fiat rever collar OF lace 1t will
also look effective made entirely of lace
over silk foundation.