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THE OPEN TURREf.
What . caustie Critic Of Our Navy
Has to Say About Il.

mas 70 gay About u.
The most important protection Of a
battleship, outside of the hull itself. Is
that given to its magazines. Never
since the use Of powder upon fighting
ships has there been such danger to
the magazines as exists in every bat
deship and armored cruiser In the
American feet. 1t is a first principle,
recognized even in the days Of wooden
frigates, that powder must not be
passed directly up to the gun deck
through a vertical shaft. The open
turret Of the United States battleship
is the only violation Of this principle In
the practice OF the world.
The open turret is a conical shaft
leading straight down into the hull of
the ship. At the top Of this shaft the
powder is loaded into the heavy gun.
At its bottom is the handling room,
where the powder is delivered from
the magazine. Around this handling
room and opening directly into it are
the magazines.
The guns in the turret are fired with
charges Of smokeless powder. This
powder is a hard, round substance, Of
a composition which looks not unlike
cellulOid. Its grains-in the charges
for the heaviest gun-are cylinders
about the size Of a spool Of thread.
These grains OF powder when uncon-
fined do not explode II they are set on
fire, but are consumed like fixing fire
crackers. Now, under present condi-
tons at least, a certain number Of &C
cidents in loading and firing guns can
be counted on. When these occur the
burning powder grains will fall straight
down into the handling room. The
charges in the handling room viii be
set on fire and the whole turret will
be filed at once with a poisonous,
flaming gas that destroys life imme-
diately and even melts the softer met
ais. Three times already by a miracle
American ships have been saved from
the explosion Of their magazines be-
cause Of this kind Of accident.-Henry
Reuterdahl in McClure's.
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The Blu. Eye and the Mosquitoes.

The 'blue eye" so called on account
Of the brilliant blue of its iris, Is a
small fish one and a half to two inches
long, living in shallow Australian wa
tiers. but the creature has been made
very big in Importance by the discov-
cry Of Count Burger Moerner, Swedish
consul, that 1t subsists on mosquito
larvae. After some difficulty enough of
the fishes have been captured and sent
to Naples to test their possible influ-
ence in altering the condition Of the
malarious swamps and marshes of
Italy. To science the fish is known as
Psendomugil signiier. and 1t belongs
to the family Of athorinides, repre-
scented In different parts Of the world
by fourteen principal kinds and sixty
FIVE subvarieties, which will be eagerly
investigated IL the italian experiments
succeed.-Argonaut.
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The PIiaht of Mouehet.

Twenty years ago a famous work on
Solar Heat" was produced by Pro
fessor Bernard Mouchot. This clever
old gentleman has just been discovered
starving in Paris, eighty-two years OF
age, and on the point Of being turned
out Of a poverty stricken home for
nonpayment Of rent. At the age Of
seTenty-hve he married young wom-
an, who subsequently passed on q
relative as the professor in order that
after his death the younger man could
continue to draw his pension. Unhap-
ply the impostor went first, and as
Bernard Mouchot was supposed to
have died the pension ceased. The
professor could not claim the pension
without exposing the fraud Of his
wife; hence his present plight.
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The Bio Zulu Chief.

Dinizulu, the Zulu chief who Is BE-
Iieved to be at the bottom Of the trou-
BILE In Zululand and has surrendered
himself to the British government, Is
q hopeless drunkard. Like his father,
Cetewayo, be Is % unwieldy In his per
son that It win not be very easy mat
ter for him to run away. The present
Zulu trouble II largely due to misguid-
ed humanitarianism, which brought
Dinizulu back from bis exile In St.
Helena. Tradition gives him great
mower among his followers.
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the BRoAD Ak

% fos sale st the following Hs~S
stands:
A. r. Tervalon. 1874 W. 51st strest
Cigar Store and News Stand.
c. H. Green, cigars, tobacco and
news stand. z7I8 State st.
MrA Nellie Phelps, Cigars. Motions
and News Stand. 131 w. 61Bt street
+. q. Halls CiOT stoeo ~
Laundry once, ISL 1stA D.
Mrs. Alma A. Simpson, news agent
1855 State street.
W. 8. Cole, 354 Thirty-frst street,
cigars, tobacco and news stand
J. R Peters Cigars, robacco and
News Stand, SSs z eth street
Mrs. A. z Baker, Notions Aad News
Stand, 41s, 3sth street
w. p. Johnson Notion Store and
News Stand 37o4 State It
Turner wIIliams' shaving Sari0I
and News Stand, 4So5 Arm0E ave.
n Davis. si0Ans. tobaeoS, md 60
1eOtiOAHy. SSS3 State Ct
c c MeLain, cigars, tobacco and
news stand, 3oo6 State street
Mr.. J. W. Hstley 11s W. S1st u.
cigars, tobacco and news stand
Mrs- Katherine r Hamlet Cigars,
tobacco, and fancy groceries and nsws
stand So3s Armour ave.
n A. johnson, news stand. cigars
and tobacco. 8s12 State Street
TAs InbOrmsf News Co. iss Ban
dolpA o., DstrU1k, 1nek-
The Standard News Co 1S1 ". Ssrd
st. New York, City. M.
Standard News Company, - W.
1Ssth stree. New York City, n T.
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ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

In 1572 vagrancy was punished In
England by death.
-Four hundred millions OF saruines are
taken yearly OF English coasts
Under the copyright act Of 1872 the
British museum receives one copy OF
every book published.
A notice board fixed outside Brtxton
prison bears the legend. mo Admit
tAnce Except on Business"
The following advertisement appears
In q London journal: M. N. ODE
ORIGINAL. Drowning unpleasant this
time Of year. When sensible you may
eaIl at S5.-Sis.S
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Huntinn a.. ~ Liuntar,.


All efforts to subdue the ''head hunt
ems" Of Formosa by the japanese haT-
Ing been unsuccessful, a campaign OF
determination has been entered upon,
and now when q company Of head
hunters is located the place Il sur
rounded by q wire fence. The wires
are charged with electricity. The sol
uers begin to shoot. The sayages
stampede, and then the deadly wires
get those that the bullets miss. There
are about 10000 Of these head hunt
eS infesting the eastern coast CT the
Island, and an efforts 70 make them
desirable citizens have failed. They
recently lured party Of 800 japanese
and Chinese into an ambush and KIN
ca them all but three for tho mere
pleasure Of killing.
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FLOWER AND TREE.

The 7e2 varieties a arctic noWe1
have but two colors, 'te and Yell
An acre Of forest zen cut
wiI yieId about a Il Island cubic feet
of timber.
The number Of leaves on large SIX
~ foot high oak tree has been counted
and found to exceed 100000.
The coffee tree IL to al intents ana
purposes a cherry tree, whose cherries
Srow along the stems and ripen AZ olI-
ferent times. a ripe and q green enetfy
utandine side by side. The picking
must Of course be done By hand
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Docking the BIG Linsrs.

When the Cunard line steamship
Lusitania finished her maiden voyage
to this country the services Of twenty
one tugs were required to warp her
into her dock. Recently when the
Mauretania arrived here on her third
passage four tugs had an easy time in
pushing her into position to steam
alongside the pier.
THE tide causes the difference" said
Sriverman. 81 have seen the Deutsch-
land absolutely immovable with nearly
thirty tugs putting and pushing simply
because the tide had hung her up.
Then again 1 have seen the Kaiser
wilhelm II. go in under two tugs
New York Post
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Good Calarsd Tenants Appreciated

I have stove heated fats to suit every
mans income. / am no agent, ! rent
orily my own property, you VIII save
many a useless step when you want
"a fat IL Won first call on me. S6E'asl
Richoydson, I47 La Sale St, SW.
Cor, Madison, Room I, Tel Main
zIs3. OTIS Block.
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Vibration on Steamships.

Some surprise and disappointment
have been expressed by passengers on
turbine propelled ships that vibration,
although it has been greatly reduced,
has not been entirely eliminated from
these vessels. In considering this sub
ject It may be as well to state at once
that no matter what kind Of engine be
used vibration never will be eliminat-
ed from steamships driven by screw
propellers. The hull Of a steamship Is
a highly elastic structure and there
fore peculiarly sensitive to any forces
tending to set up vibration. These
forces may be broadly divided into
three kinds-the impact Of the waves,
the unbalanced moving weights OF the
engines and certain inequalities in the
thrust Of the propellers. - Scientific
American.
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70 the Readers Of The Broad Al

I wish to announce to my many
friends / have from 4 to 8 rooms, stove
heated fats to rent on the South and
West Side, call If you are desirious
and has not the rent, ! viii loan on
vour personal effects. See the ReV. 4.
Al CIark, ga State St Please cut
this out
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The Lats staysr.

NheEBut papa, I don't zee why
!ou should object to Percy Pink. he
y such a retiring young man.
Fapa-HmI When does he retreat
SUNRISE Chicago News.
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FuIIv oeeup;ed.

Creditor-I say, old man, why don't
!ou get out Of debt?
Oeotor-Haven't time. It keeps me-
OuSy getting in.-Detroit Tribune.
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OMETHING WORTH KNOWING

SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING
The Broad Az can Be bought through STANDARD NEWS CON
PAY retail An shipped prcmDsuy 70
country sahscp TONS Advertisements and news
items taken at once ratsA
For the convenience travellers they addressed
care Of The STANDARD COMPANY BUREAU DEPARTAHT
The should call ana register On our u
book publication.
THE STANDARD NEWS COMPANY
Ia SSrd Street New xork CaV
chaa oay, PresidsaE eaEy, General super1nrendenh
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soms sspafste Iacs aoalsn whose edge =
outlined IN eloamihg fibre thread. Nov
without any pronounced eki1 ip ennbrold-
erink any woman can al IN desired color
thls lace design, and excellent effects are
obtained BY running rope silk Of the re-
lievihE color along tho net between the
closely sst rows of soutAche-as II we're
repeating tho braid medallion design in
color -..t. -. .
A net with large dots sometimes is made
70 have touch Of color through smbrolder-
ing the dots over IN oOlored silk hoss.
Another dmple note Of hand work copAiSts
IN darnlng ak or eight closely Get lines Of
color In and out OF the hhs net At the edge
Of high net DOLLAR and Of net undeESleeyeS
A pretty model Illustrating this wes .
simplS white and black fOulArd whose
bodice, cut In 4 low U In front, had band
Of heavy white. net embroidered IN white
sOutaohS and coral pink silk filing the
bottom Of this opening.
Above this was q glimpe Of tucked net
The top Of the collar was darned 10 hne
stitches with coral pink silk hoss, and the
same finish Of six rows Of pink borderod
the little plated min which. jabotsd down
the front Of the Eulmpe.
Such notes 40 these. often like the one
just cited, easy Of achievement, add more
smartness 70 . frook thar. any amount
Of Clumsily applied ready made trimming
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good a. are 70 be found in the world. That
d, the ready made tailor models show an
sxcellenos OF finish and workmanship that
10 not equalled in Paris and d not e1oelled in
Vienna or Berlin, but In the matters Of de-
tail. color, and line. the designers are not
yet on par with the French designers. and
IL 10 in originality Of detail, charm Of color
and grace Of line that the new French
models achieve their triumph. The domes.
ito models have not the exquisite simplicity
that 10 the keynote Of the newest modsls
and some pf the attempts at originality ip
Snrt drapery are really lAmentable.
However, now that the imported models
have been on view. there win doubtless be
N Improvement all along the line, better
understanding Of the handling Of fashions
new Ideas. As we have said before, many
Of these ideas are simple enough even for
the understandable and talents Of the homo
drvssmakeI. No ittie drvssmakvF viii du-
plioats the perfection Of out and line Of a
modGSfom Callot. Beer or Dreooll. and often
matElab and colors cannot be duplicated;
but the general character Of many Of the
Imported froCkS may be reproduced, and
thSre IL not one Of tho models that has not
a. telSt some one detail worth the remem-
beFing.
A few high class houses bring over de-
hghtful models and are philanthroplo
enough to give . private view Of thsse
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Much is done with buttons ss relieving
touches Of color. They are plentiiully
used in the new models and are covered
with plain satin or silk with Persian or
checked silk. are embroidered by hand, are
made out Of braid are croohsted, etc.
Narrow bands Of black check are used
TO trim some of the striped frocks and the
plain materials. Sometimes there is a
border Of the check upon the material, but
again the check may be quite separate but
cleverly used.
The frook Of striped black and white
lightweight wool illustrated here Is a par
ticularly good example Of the possibilities
in such a trimming scheme; and has, too
very good skirt and bodice lines, the stripes
being clevely handled. The kuimpe Is OF
valenciennes and finely embroidered ba.
tiste-a type Of guimpe much favored in
combination with materials for which the
fine net gulmpes already described are too
fragile and transparent
On the whole, tbs bordure materials
figure less conspiouously among the i'm
ported models than might have been eX-
pected from the early spring showing Of
such materials, and the striped stuiis, too,
are far from numerous. Tbs preference Is
given 70 one tone cOlOrings with contrasts
in materials and trimmings and many sell
trimmings are employed heavy cords fash
ioned into ornaments, into openwork filled
in with heavy stitchery. having a consid-
cradle vogue,
Some particularly chic models in colored
Tussar or Raiah have simple princess
frocks Of the silk self trimmed and with
ghmps Of net, over which goes coat Of
the Tllssah plain Of line but entirely COW
cred by an embroidery design in fine oyster
white or biscuit soutache. Such a model
in Copenhagen blue with paiest biscuit SOU
tache had scarf Of black liberty, knotted
In front to hold the coat, and there was a
tiny cravat Of black liberty on the princess
frock.
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figure; but, given even fairly good figure
h should be easy for any woman who has
the money TO fit herself out with smart
French frocks, no matter how fastidioGs
and quiet her tastes may be, A little woman
who adores chifions and always succeeds
in looking we'll dressed, though most Of
her clothes are made at home by the
united efforts Of seamstress and herself,
summed up her impression OF this seasons Q
frooks, after attending seven Of the very
exclusive openings
1--we done this sort Of thing every year
for more years than I care 10 count, she
said, and I've always picked up good
ideas from the French models; but while
I've seen plenty 10 admire I've seldom
longed nightly for the models themselves
This year covet the frocks for myself
They are az costly, as elegant as ever, but
most Of them are 80 adorably simple In
their general effect that could wear them
without being out Of drawing. I've seen
At least fifty that want desperately
This very quality which makes the sea
sons French models so admirable emphS-
sizes rather cruelty the shortcomings Of
the domestic designers Fashionable New
York dressmakers copy the French frocka
successfully, but the expensive American
made models shown in the shops even
more plentifully than usual show deficiency
IN the very characteristics which make
for the success Of the imported frooks.
New York tailor made costumes are a.
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CREPE AND LACE.

With the heavy embroidered nets and laoes
80 generally used on other parts Of the
bo ice than would more pretentious and
elaborate glimps- To meet the created
need a surprising number Of the fine nets
and laces have been put upon the market,
and certain shops which make q speciality
Of this sort OF thing show a wonderful and
charming variety in this line.
Apropos Of the embroidered nets and
laces, where one cannot find such trimmings
in the desired oolorings, cannot have II
dyed because a one tone ooloring Is not
desired, and doe rot want 20 pay for az
pensive handwork. an easy solution Of the
problem may be found in the attractive
combinations Of lace and soutache braid
ing. These come in white black and GER
tain stock colors, and Of course the white
may be dyed 10 any color desired,
A soutache design is braided on deslgn
Of rather sheer lace somewhat resembling
a hand run Alencon, and usually medal
Jon design Of the braiding Alternates with
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THE SUN. SUNDAY, APRIL S, 1908.

shoulder and outer sleeve being frequently
cut In one and defining sharply the shoulder
and outer arm line while a butterfly or
Japanese effect is introduced in the under
arm union Of sleeve and bodice.
Heavy self-oolor lace, elaborated with
hnS Soutaohe, trims the raw silk model.
and buttonlike ornaments 10 match are
set upon the plain silk over the chest An
original note appears IN the collar
This high transparent collar Of fine net
has a frill Of real valenciennes perhaps an
inch and a half wide around the top, and
Just below the frill a tiny narrow cravat Of
black liberty encircles the collar-such a
little line Of black as Is often introduced at
the base Of the throat, The relieving trans
parent cream color begins only at the throat
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models 10 dressmakes before the public
secs the frocks. OF course the idea 6 that
the dressmakes' trade In materials ls well
worth tho trouble and efpense Of the inn
portation. and for that matter the models
are always sold, though at prices more rea-
SonSble than those asked for more eGolu-
siVe models brought over by the smaller
houses. The wealthy and fastidious woman
wants a frook Of which abe u not likely to
zee copies. but a majority OF the models
shown at the dresSmAken Visws this spring
have been so lovely that any one might be
proud TO acquire them. and the educational
value Of these models 10 the average Ameri-
can dressmaker must be great,
A frock enthusiastically admired vt one
such opening, and for ell lie originality and
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IMfaisoNED EeYPEIAN KiYEs

From he London SidAddrd,

tf EroDa lhe Landau gfaaddrd
ao,,. q, tbs old fsshloneA F0vptian so,y,r,,
who have been settled on their estates for
rsNsrStIsn ar two and farm their own land
srs rn,,ch looLed nm 10 bv,IbeIr poorer neigh.
hoS' and sysrciss = Sood deaI' Of ipausnes
Thsv have MANY Of tbs Characterization ousn.
t,ss ,yhIch belong IN their condition.
hscSnns aconsIntsd With a natriareh a
thl. Tin3 Who Waa an stflmable old Ren,h..
msn IL uved m a lArae. vhltewasbeA
wrt,Sv IA ho,,ss with ND hare rooms On
ths grnsnd door ana iattioed apartmen,,
shors I'm vrhlsh ,hIs Wonnandhd lived d,
tola ma bv the vay. That Ma wife had neysr
hssn down shalrs ar set foot outalda the housa
bsA never' m fact moved beyond the con
AnSa ol her aeoond story prison for twenty.
avs vsarS
Metohanta trade2fnep oflciah IKE Ia
invest their savings In real property. met
! yo,IpS elerk' m ona OF ths public Offices IN
Cairo. who had been educated at an Amer.
Ican mission sohool andsspoke English well
lie Uas tbree and twenty and OF cour.
married and a parent. lie told me that n,
had saved enough out Of his salary 10 bav,
houVht A ANAL estate In the Delta. His wife
and children and his mother.in-lnw and an
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production. because the simplicity of tS
cllnging lines calls for perfection Of cut,
but we have Included It In the group be-
cause II Is illustrative Of the general ten
doncles In the new modes
Il has the cllnging princess skirt de-
fning the curves Of the figure from the
bust line down, yet loosely fitting, with
no suggestion Of tlghtness at any point
II is this feature Of the smooth fitting prin-
cess which baiies the ordinary dress-
maker. Given perfect eds ahd supple fabric.
there ls no occasion for hghtnesS In such
q gown, but the bungler attempts to achieve
through drawing the material very tightly
over the figure what abe cannot obtain
through cut, and 90 fails In models Of this
claas.
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SLEEVES

line, and there lie decided inclination
toward such ourtaillng OF the white guimPe
among the models turned out by several Of
the most authoritative French makers. One
still sees deep guimpes and entire sleeves
Of net OF lace. but this jumper effect has
been In favor 30 long that naturally there
ls q growing rebellion against It among
the more fastidious designers, and while
It will be popular all summer II ls not the
last word Of modishness,
Instead Of running the frook material
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Rose Rlooms as lie Ned..

HatOR eorrsspOAdeNes iAdidnG pOiiS We've.
A singular circumstance has just come to
light concerning the marriage OF william
DorSon and Miss Mabel Shafer. Previous to
leaving the home Of the bride. Mas Kath-
crime Murphy. who Is a cousin OF the BRIDE
groom, and attended the wedding as brides
maid, pinned a beautiful rosebud on the coat
lapel Of Mr.. Dorgon. During the ceremonies
at the church the bud expanded into a beaut-
full full blown rose.
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daintiness moi beyond the scope O. the
little dressmaker who has patience and
taste, Ia pictured in the large cut but TO
understand its merit one must see the filmy
6oftness OF the creamy batiste, the ex-
quisite color and suppleness OF the blue
satin--a shade lighter than natter but Of
that tone-and the daintiness OF the hand
work. This handwork is. however, Of a
sort which is within the scope Of any woman
able 70 do fine plain sewing, and does not
demand the artistic skill required for the
hand embroideries which enter into many
models.
The only hand embroidery appearing
in this particular model Is In the simulated
buttonholes accompanying the blue satin
buttons. buttonholes daintily embroidered
In leafy scrolls. but this touch, while charm
ing, Is not essential to the success Of the
froOk.
Oflingerie frocks. made all in one, elabo-
rated exquiStely with hand embroidery.
inset laoes, DO, there are many among the
imported things. and these, while 90 elabo-
rate In detail, are on the simplest lines, With
out blouse, with comparatively little full
ness Of bodice or skirt, with small sleeves
defining the shoulder and arm lines, But
our text to-day is the imported frock as q
source Of inspiration to the average dress
maker. and the handsome handmade
lingerie frock OF this embroidered and lace
trimmed type Is outside that field.
The models sketohed for this page are all
Of the adaptable sort. II Is probable that
no copy Of any one Of them will be ss at
tractive as the original. but any faithful
copy executed with even moderate skill
should have charm. The rather severe
froOk Of soft heavy raw ak 10 q yelowish
biscuit tone iS possibly the one Of these
frocks which would suffer most In The TO-
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Established 1878.
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At Very Moderate Prices.
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CordaGe and Madagascar Rugs;
FormoSa Arm Chairs, $3.50
Cushioned Willow Chairs, $500
The Furlough Lodge Chair, $40.
Those Who Intend to Boy
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Are Specially Invited
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