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VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
Petition Filed Today by William II. II
Hart.

William H. H. Hart. who gives his occu-
patton as a school teacher. but who Is per-
haps best known as conducting the Hart
Farm School, for the care of derelict chill
drsn, today fle5 IN the District Supreme
Ctdrt petition In voluntary bankruptcy.
In the schedule attached to his petition
Mr.. Hart places his liabilities at SAC, $50 10,
and he claims assets valued at s169, 1855 So.
Among the assets Is the sum OF $I4S, 7e5 65,
which represents claim against the United
States for services costs, damages and ex-
penses alleged to have been incurred in the
care and maintenance of derelict chill
dren committed by the courts and admin
istrative boards OF the District of Column
bia to the Hart Farm School from Mo-
vember 10, 1897, to March I. 1906. Mr..
Hart lists his real estate at $4,000. The
remainder of the assets are made I'D of
personal property and life insurance. At
torneys Birney & Woodland and George
E. Traiies represent the petitioner.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. March s,-The wheat market
today grew strong after an easy opening.
The cabinet crisis in France and its sup
posed relation to the dispute concerning
Morocco was the only bullish factor. There
was, however, a good demand by commits
sion houses and pit traders. Weather con-
ditions in the wheat belt were reported
favorable for the crop. and offerings were
light. May opened "a higher to u lower,
at 761s to TIA, and sold for a time at TIA.
May corn, influenced by small local re-
ceipts advanced to 43Aa43ss.
May oats. following other grains, sold
up TO 303s.
May provisions opened easier, pork at
1850 to 16.871a. lard at 7.s0 and ribs at S.25
to S2Tha.
The market slumped off sharply on re-
newed liquidation. May declining to T6%.
The market became firm during the last
hour on covering by shorts. and the close
was strong at almost the highest point OF
the day. The final quotations on May
were Mah higher at IN.
Corn-Prices held firm all day. The close
on May was * higher at 1895, which was
the high point of the day.
Close-wheat-May, 77iSa@: July. 777a7a
Corn-May 43ss: July. 43Ha&.
Oats-May, 301sahi; July, DDS.
Pork-May, 1880; July, 15.72h.
I4ard-May, $50; July, 7.00a7.921
Ribs-May, s.25aS .275a; July, $50.
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Inspection of Steamer Norfolk.

The steamer NorfoIk Of the Norfolk and
Washington line on her arrival here from
Norfolk this morning underwent her an
nual inspection by the officials of the
United States steamboat inspection service
The inspection, like that of the Washing
ton. the sister ship of the Norfolk, a day or
two ago, was searching one, the inspec-
tors examining all the life-saving and fire.
fighting equipment OF the vessel with much
care. The usual boiler tests were also
made and as the steamer was found in the
best of order she Will be licensed to carry
passengers the Potomac river ana
Chesapeake bay for another year
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, March S.-Closing: Cotton.
spot. good business done, prices points
lower; American middling, fair, 6.42: good
midding. sos; middling, $50: lower mid
ding, 5.74; good ordinary, 556; ordinary,
$40. The sales of the day were 10000
bales. of which 1000 were for speculation
and export and included II. 100 American.
Receipts. 10000 bales including $500
American. Futures opened easier and
closed quiet; American nliddling g. o. c.,
March. 5T5; March and April, l5.72. April
and May. ga; May and June SIG; June
and July. $50 July and August, SIT;
August and September, 5.77; September
and October, $50: October and November,
556; November and December l55
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C. M. scHwAB's CONDITION.
Insisted It Is Not Serious by Train
Conductor,

Conductor.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, March s.-Accord-
ing to the present arrangements, Mr..
Schwab and his party win lay over in Kan
sas City when they arrive until 10 o'clock
tonight His private car. Loretta, will. be
attached to the regular Rock Island train
for st. Louis, leaving Kansas City at that
hour.
AT Hutchinson the conductor of Mr..
Schwabs Car refused to let any one see
the steel magnate. The conductor, how
ever, insisted that MFR. Schwab's condition
was IN no way serious. Mr.. Schwab,"
said he, lis all right. and feeling fine. He
has not been seriously Ill at any time since
he left Los Angeles"
At Hutchinson several kilograms were
delivered to Mr.. Sehwab, and earlier in the
morning several were sent by him to per-
sons in the east.
The conductor said that while Mr..
Schwab was somewhat i'll when he left Los
Angeles his condition had at no time been
alarming, and the members of the party
were at a loss to know how the report OF
his serious illness had been started.
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The World Of
Finance and Trade

Colorado Southern. 34x.
Consolidated Gas. 1854
Erie common, 424-
Erie second preferred, 6SA.
Illinois Central, 1851.
Kansas City Southern, 29N.
Louisville & Nashville. I46i1.
Mo, Kansas & Texas. com, 35A.
Missouri Pacific, Sg14
National Lead. TN
New York Central, fiGsz.
New York. Ontario and Western, 1874.
Norfolk and Western. 81
Northern Pacific, PITS.
Pennsylvania r. r., 1859.
Peoples Gas of Chicago OH.
Pressed Steel Car, SPY.
Republic Steel and Iron, 29%.
Republic Steel and Iron preferred, 104.
Rock Island common, a6a4.
Southern Pacific, e6as
Southern Railway, 4eta.
Texas Pacific, 341s.
Union Pacific 152
Central Leather, 42Ts.
Y. s. Steel. 4OA.
U. s. Steel preferred, 1855.
Va. Car Chem. Co., 5Oal.
Wabash, 23l4.
Wabash preferred, 5oA.
Western Union. 93A
United States 5s, 9S1s.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.--Regular call. u o'clock noon-Commercial
National Bank, at 1875.
Lanston Monotype, 100 at 13K
After call-Columba X. R. 6s 81 900 at 1884,
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As, 81 900 at SIX
81 GOO at SITS, $500 at S77k.
Washington Gas cert, 800 at fI6a
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 10 at 60M
10 at j012. 10 at Co.'s. 10 at 60A, % at 80A.
Capital Traction, at LAT.
Washington RwF. and Elec. conn., 20 at 1914
Washington Rwy and Elec. pfd., so at SSs.
so at S95s. 80 at 1915.
Union Trust, 10 at 1511a ,ss
Metropolitan National Bank. 10 at asl, at 1885,
Washington Gas, at 81, at COX, 20 ut coz
Is at 60R, rs at 60k.
Lanston Monotype. 100 at IA {buyer eo). 100 at
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now 70 corrox GAMBLING.


CHICAGO. March ga dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Dallas. Tex. says:
The court OF civil appeals At Austin res
terdAy gave what looks Ike q final blow
to deaiefs in cotton futures IN Texas. In re-
versing and dismtssing the case Of jessie
L. Norris against w. II. Logan. The com
plalnant sued Logan to recover meney FUR
nished to buy futures. alleging that Logan
had not sold according to directions. Lo-
ran filed e counter suit for money put up
on the margins.
The court dismissed the case, saying It
was gambling. The effect OF the decision
Il that neither side can collect money In
Texas on deals In cotton futures.
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LOCAL r1nAHo1AL NEWS


The talk OF New York bank or9anixan6
bank In this city FOR the purpose OF hav-
fy4w A counecfio., hera Il takkn with sf,rxae
ssgrss ~ .ua-s~c. ~ .aoe. whr ara ..
$3.50 !. 49,. $500. .r,.. ...sr -.
teres.ed N ehs pusanss. Aae H'an
son they Lave Tor douDtin9 tnat SUCH =
scheme 10 to be carried cut In the near f,I-
ture Is that 90 little has been heard OF the
effort said to have been made to form some
SOFT % : coAnect'on Win one VI tne q So
IN oeneF Worus, the men VINO afe nfos.
prominent with some Of the banks say that
no EFFORT was made to elicit an expression
are interested. II Is not that any one who
y connected with local DdnkS wants g De
approached on that SUBJECT the only thing
Asserted being that the published state
city had been made was news to them. The
Iaet Is 1haf connection OF that seft Is
has been done In the rasfs
,rh., l., 49, $50. s, *
whether the hnsiness AZ the town warrants
s...L sis uusiness =, .is .oMn q Isn.s
=, ei.ei iiei Ease " i.S t,saiiAins eapieaE
a. an Iaea Ihae mere are panks
a,,,s LII. III. SANE s's .neIs - . cun,
49, .se@ e, That tacsc y i.ot silveei air4.t1s
~ me- .ne aemahds. Az 20 the iasse,. u y
ADMITTED THAT the banks as rule are loaned
" 20 wIal they CONSIDER lheir iinlt Oh tue
w asH1ngton railway STOCKS, put OUTSIDE OF
tnat II Is said that they have good supply
OF money on hand
IL IS said that there is quite competition
Ior business among the banks, and while
the regular rate fer collateral loans of per
cent Is generally adhered to. still II IS in
ttmated IL a customer kicks hard enough he
may succeed In getting a better rate, per-
haps AZ per cent. although recently a bro
ker claimed he had heard OF a loan having
The new building which has been erected
at the corner of Tth and n streets mort hea at
by the Home Savings Park for asa 40 q
branch Office was opened YESTERDAY for f,Isi
ness and Mr. T. r. Schrsdnor urho g in
charge was kent h,,sv racas,,t,,,, t,,a t,,ro,,r
of visitors who ean,e In ~ 500 Tho nsw
bansinp off,ca % nra,I ~ -. &C @ ,s.'s
ness. Several of the ofascer. a,,a sir.ntnrs
were also on hand ia great tbei, fr,endssanS
to make aco1iaintancas r,yitb nov, n,,star,a-s
~ ~"
The early opening rnovenoent oof sooa
ns,ai 80 ~ a she 80 eai WAS pesuif seenef .than
bo.,r GU ., "aS nilishea m Tess than half an
trans. - - aaso a iact tnat the number OF
aaan.9 . iscoTueu durlng the call was
80 ~ W., put Wnether the early start
carr,ai 80, h II! Win winch the call was
&c - oI iiau any relation to the volume
81, =, tta Is PROBABLY looked upon as a
rrt,a u opiiiioh
es.,,us was not much change made in the
So tAsept an aovance was made Of
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THE Cotton MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March S-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at a decline of sac
points in response to lower cables. favor
able weather reports from the southwest
and continued liquidation Prices eased Off
to net loss of about points on the active
months soon after the call, but the market
was rallied a little later in the morning by
reports of additional spot sales in Liver
pool, bringing the total for the day up to
10000 bales, and prices ruled fairly steady
about 2a3 points net lower during the mid
die of the morning. The un 1ertone seemed
nervous and general buying was checked
by reports of unsettled conditions In the
market for cotton goods.
Futures opened steady. March, 1852;
April. offered, 1850; May. 1912; June, Of
fered 1880; July. 1852; August. 1915;
September. 1923; October, 1927; December,
1870; January, offered. 1885.
The market was steadier in the late
morning. and at midday was only about l
point lower. having rallied on the big spot
business at Liverpool and reports of con-
tinued demand for supplies from the local
stock.
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands.
11.25: mddling gulf 11.5O.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
14,0e0 bales. against 7.704 last week and
21,o4S last year. For the week, 10000 bales.
against 104.061 last week and 169,664 last
year. Today's receipts at New orleans.
COLA bales. against 1852 last year, and at
Houston, $3.50 bales, against 1869 last
year.
Spot closed steady; middling uplands.
ll.25; middling gulf, 1.5o: sales, 1000
bales
The cotton exchange will be closed April
IL Good friday and ii.
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.,
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex.
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BODY IDENTIFIED.
Woman Found Dead in Paris a Native
of Ohio.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, March s.--Mrs Ethel
Geaehy Brown, whose dead body was
taken from the Seine, near Paris. France.
yesterday. was native of Fayetteville.
Ohio. from which place she removed with
her parents twenty years ago to some un-
known place. The identification WAS made
through q clue found In this city today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-08
EMPEROR OF CHINA ILL
VICERoYS DIRECTED TO SEND
BEST PHYSICIANS TO PEKING.

PEKING, Marach S.-The Emperor Of
China, Tsai-Tien. is i'll. kilograms have
been dispatched to all the viceroys ask
ing them to send their best physicians to
Picking. The physicians at the palace here
say that the emperor's Illness Is serious,
but not alarming
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Closing Quotations.

At the close OF the stock market at 800
O'clock the following stocks had changed
in price since the above quotations. there
being no change In the balance Of the clos
Ing figures as given above:
American Car and Foundry, AN
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe. 94%
Atchison, Topeks and s. Fe, pfd., 102K.
Baltiomre and Ohio. IIO5s
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit son.
Chesapeake and Ohio 561
Colorado Fuel and Iron 6S1k
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Political Contributions of Banks.

Senator Tillman will be heard by the
Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tons on his resolution as to the contribu-
tons OF national banks in national cleo
TONS After hearing Senator TiIlman the
committee will decide as to whether 1t shall
make an Investigate ton.
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Policeman Flynn's Condition Serious.

The fear was expressed today that Police
man Michael j. Flynn's injuries are more
serious than was at first thought, and are
internal He fell from a street car several
days ago. Policeman Flynn had been sta
toned at the Police Court for many years.
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Today's Government receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $685.. S72 Government receipts:
From internal revenue. S7O8.S56; customs,
1868, 1903; miscellaneous, Sol 1872; expendi-
lures 81, $50 COO
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 14f9 F street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board OF trade.
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Liverpool Wheat Prices.

LIVERPOOL, March S.-Wheat: Spot,
nominal; futures. steady; March 6s esd.
May, IS. sgd: July, Is. 53sd
Corn-Spot, steady; American mixed. new.
As Nd: American mixed. old, As Tad.
futures. steady; March. As. nd; May, As
lad.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Il. r. Chapman & Co. e. q,
Chapman. managerl. members New YORK stock Ex-
.na f,va
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Quetat lions furnished by Atwood Violet 4 Co.,
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex.
changes. Washington branch Office. 718 14th street
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Bartlett, Frazier & Darlington say: 'It is
believed that we have seen the low prices
of stocks. and that from now on there will
be a betterment. and that good railroad
stocks will score big advances. One banker
expressed the opinion today that the
foundation had been laid for a good bull
market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-08

After call there was some trading but
there was nothing brought out that made
any great change in the situation as COM
pared with yesterday. The railway stocks
seemed to be held at the advance that has
been gained and the few transactions that
were made were on that level.
A ten-share lot of Union Trust Company
stock sold for 1511a, which is a high figure
for it. but is in keeping with the charac-
ter of the recent dealing in that stock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17

fare from salt Lake City by oregon
Short Line 10 Boise will be ti3iO the
round trip from Heber City 1850
and one fare sor the round trip from
other points. Tickets will be good
from August 3ist and September
and 2 an September Is. 1906: that will
be the limit A special at the same
rates viii probably leave salt Lake
City on Angus 80 at p. m.
= Is about time that delegates were
appointed according to authority vested
in governors OF States. mayors OF
cities. county commissioners, irrigation
and other societies. and similar organ
izstions. Each of these will furnish
Credentials 10 the delegates appointed.
and this essential ought In no case to b.
ncgleted. Utah ought 10 present an
imposing appearance at this important
gathering Of prominent men. and take
IL usual part IN formulating plans and
resolutions. giving practical informa-
ton and pointing out Improvements
for the general welfare. let there be-
no needless delay In making appoint.
mertsl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17

army is now 1900 men short The
empire" he declares. "oan never en-
dure upon any other basis than Eng
lands ability 10 defend 4 successfully;
aud without a national reserve II cam
not be defended at all for even "A
victorious army without the means Of
continuous reinforccments behind II
must disappear
Lord Roberts peculiarly snough.
seems to voice ;he public sentiment Boz
England The London saturday Re-
view pronounce. the reduction plan
silly. and the Times says the nation
will rally around such men as Lord
Roberts and Lord Miner who know
what they want who viii provide
the force ue require. and who appeal
to a great moral and political prin-
ciple" lord Roberts. Of course. holds
the antiquatcd view that compulsory
military service develops q nations
manhood make. Tor patriotism,
and improve the qualities 81 the
workman. ne refers TO Germany, as
am illustration al what he means for
getting the unspoakabe evils hat
great military establishment Ike that
OF Germany necessarily engenders,
Gud public sentiment seems TO b. with
him
This Is unreasonable. but IL furnishes
another proof OF the statement that
the masses Of the nations of the earth
have not yet advanced far enough TO
demand the reduction Of armies and
The establishment Of courts Of arbi-
trauon Those ideas are held by lead
ers in government circles. but popu-
lar sentiment is largely either hostile
or Indifferent II is evident that the
ideals will never be realized until the
masses are Influenced TO support the
leaders iu their efort4 How can the
masses Of all nations be reached by
the friends OF peace? That is the
problem Of the present, as to the dis
armament movement II the nations
would support their governments in
the policy Of peace, the great cause
would be triumphant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17
SPEAKS OF WOMEN.

Chicago professors are always say
Ing something And very often their
utterances are startling, sensational
Professor William !. Thomas. Of the
University Of Chicago, has followed the
precedent and said something out Of
the ordinary II must DE the way the
Chicago Intellectual giants have adopt
ed as means Of calling public atten-
ton to themselves.
Professor Thomas has come for
ward with a pronunclamento concern
ing the social institutions that are sun
posed 10 be founded upon the moral
code. According TO the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald, he defends the so-called
social evil He also deplores the
condition Of many married women.
Most American women. he says. re.
ferring 10 the married ladies. We pre.
sumo, are merely "housecats' leading
abnormal lives and reduced to a con-
dition OF parasitlsm" That women
have been driven 10 ''trickery. indlrec-
ton and hypocrisy IS his firm conyic.
tion. And this comes at a time when
yellow journals proclaim that Ameri-
can missionary women IN Turkey have
made the Turkish ladies yearn for the
ideal status Of their American sisters.
The opinion Of the gentleman may
be OF little importance. but the fire.
quent attacks made upon our social
institutions by persons who claim 10
have the right 10 influence public opin-
ION, suggests that the menace TO the
American home does not come from
Utah. as claimed by the enemies of
this State. The fearful moral cond-
lions prevalent in all the larger centers
Of population prove that the teachings
Of the advocates of RIGHTEOUSNESS. who
set forth their views at sundry times
and In diverse manners, are not with
out bitter fruits. Of the kind that turns
20 ashes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17
TUNNELS WITHOUT ROOFS
Denver Republican,


Nature seemed to be niggardly with
space IN making the canons through
which the MofIat road passes. one OF
these is Byers canon and the other the
famous Gore canon. In both OF these
there is merely room for the road 10
run beside the river bank and such
space as has been secured to lay the
tracks has been obtained by blasting
out the solid rock. Part OF the rock
blasted from the canon walls has been
thrown into The stream SO that the
mountain torrent roars along with ever
increasing fury. but IL powerless 10 cut
away the almost solid stone embank-
Meuts OF the line. Ryers canon and
Gore canon are two OF the available
places for crossing the main range OF
the huge mountains that lie 10 the
westward OF the continental divide. Al
either OF these points the passes made
by nature through the mountains saved
the Moffat road many thousands Of dol
lars tn tunnels. There Is little choice
however, between the boxed canons and
tunnels aside from the difficulties OF
construction. The walls rise high and
straight and no more passage for teams
can be- found through the narrow defile
than II Il were, indeed, d tunnel. u IL
merely TO all intents and purposes a
tunnel without a roof.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17
DISARMAMENT IN ENGLAND.

The question q the reduction o. the
British army a. one OF the chief topics
of discussion iu England. According
a. the plan proposed by the War Sec
rtay r. b. Haldane. It should be
possible Go reduce the army by 10000
men and set make Il 90 per cent more
efficient than So Is now.
The proposition 10 reduce the army
has been hailed with satisfaction
among the friends Of universal peace
everywhere. AS a sign Of the growing
Influence of that sentiment But II
seems that 30 lacks popular support IN
England And without such support
the government viii be prevented
from taking action.
Lord Roberts insists that the army,
o. 70 Is. is short 1000 officers. that
The disturbances IN Natal are due 70
the fsci that every British soldier was
withdrawn from that province. that
Tho Egyptian disturbances followed
upor the reduction ~ The gsrrisous in
that country, that IN artillery The
British army has less thau hsf the
number ~ guns per thousand mer
Chat Russia has. only onc-ihird ~
what Germany mas and that there are
40 guns Tor the militia and volunteers
England. ~ says Is indifferent 90 the
question % reserves a field force
requires 10 replace Boz rs first year
81 conflict no less than 100 per cent
of lis original numbers ~ its fighting
efficiency is 10 be maintained" The
old w -orse claims that the regular
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17
SHAKER cLoAKs OVER GOWNS.
New York Press.

Cloaks OF the Shaker variety will
cover a multitude OF frocks at LenoX
this summer, for Miss Durand, daughter
Of the British ambassador. has made
that style Of wrap popular for evening
wear, In fact she was pronounced
charming a few nights ago when she
appeared with d cloak Of blue thrown
about her white lingerie dress, Lenox
IS only two miles from Shaker colony
at Mount Lebanon. Never since the
start OF that colony has there been a
change IN the cut ~ the cloak. But now
that Miss Durand has started a demand
for the garments and the shakeressss
are receiving many orders, they are
making Cloaks IN delicate shades 10
suit the compilations and styles OF the
fashionable girls The Shaker cloak Is
simplicity itself and symbolizes un-
worldliness. That perhaps Is the res-
son Il has attained its vogue In Lenox
Society adores contrasts and a Paris
gown with a Shaker cloak ought 10 Nh
the bin.