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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Jhe way was as open to them as to this
brave pair,
"Oh. my angel" said Grace. "save
theml Then. Il YOU die, you so 70 God"
AN right" said Henry. Come on"
obey darted down the cutters TO the
next house Little hacked hole In the
states, and then IN the woodwork, and
was about to jump in. when the house
he had Just left tumbed all 20 pieces
like a house OF sugar, and the debris
went floating by, including the bodstead
that had helped to save them.
Little jumped in, hacked a hole In the
ceiling, and yelled 90 the inmates to give
him their hands.
There was loud cry Of male and
female voices.
my child first! cried a woman. and
threw up an infant. which Little caught
and handed to Grace. She held IL. wall
ing. to her breast
Lttle dragged five more souls up.
Grace helped them out, and they ran
along the gutter to the last house with.
out saying, THANK you"
The house was rocking. Little and
Grace went on TO the next. and he
smashed the roof in and then the cell
ing. and Grace and he were getting the
people out, when the house they had Just
left melted away, all hut a chimney
stack, which adhered in Jagged dilaplda-
ton TO the house they were now upon.
They were now upon the last. Little
hacked furiously through the roof and
ceiling, and got the people out; and nov
twonty-sevcn souls crouched In the gut
ter, or hung about the roof OF this on,
house; some praying. but most OF then
whining and waillng.
Despair aud Hope.
At this moment was heard sound lik,
the report Of a gun; large tree whlrlet
down by the flood. struck the plane tire,
| Just below the fork, and cut II In two a.
promptly as a scythe would so through
carrot.
! II drove the upper part along, and. so
ing with It, kept It perpendicular foI
some time. The white face and glarinl
| eyes Of Frederick Coventry sailed pas
| those despairing lovers. lie made will,
clutch at them, then sank in the bolllnl
current, and was hurried away.
This appalling incident silenced all VIII,
| saw It for a moment, but then Littl
started TO his feet and cried, "Hurrahl
There was a general groan.
Hold your tongues!" he reared "Tv,
| got good news for you. The water wal
over the top windows; now II is an incl
lower. The reservoir must be empty b.
now. Keep quiet for two minutes, anC
| you will see
Then no more was heard bat the within
perlng OF the women. and, every nov
and then, the voice OF Little he hum
over the parapet, and reported every hal
minute the decline OF tho water; II sub
sided with strange rspidity, as no ha'
foreseen.
In three minutes after he had notice,
the first decline. he took Grace down
| through the roof, on the second floor.
When Grace and Henry got there, thel
started with dlsmay; the danger was no
over: the front wall was blown clear
out by the water, all but n Jagged piecI
shaped like crescent, and It seemed
miracle that the road thus weakened
and crowded with human beings had no
fallen in.
I'VE must get out OF this" said Little
1T all hangs together by a thread"
He called the others down from tn
roof, and tried TO get down by the stair
case but II was broken into sections ant
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
Council Bluffs Produce Market.

Tie following quotations, showing
prices paid TO producers. are corrected
daily by william Hlggesou, city weigh
master. for publication in The Bee:
Corn, G6d6Tc; new, soc per bu. Wheat.
92c per bu oats, 45c per bu. Hay 0oose)
Sii OOal2.OO per ton. Alfalfa Qoose) H2.0)
0pisO0 per ton. Potatoes, 7Oa9Oc per bu.
Apples 80q60 per bu. Butter, sc per 10.
Eggs. $500 per case. case count. Chick
ems, SC, live weight
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
neal E.tnte Trannfers,

The following transfers were reported
10 The Bee on October 20 by the Potta-
wattamie County Abstract company Of
Council Bluffs:
paula Muller and hus. to Louise
Kreidler SLY. 40 IT. of lot /, blk. 4,
park add to Council Bluffs, Ia,
W.. d.......s..s ,.ss' .''''.''''''s| wv
Earl Hatch TO Charles A. Jones, und
Id interest in lots Al and AZ in blk.
i6 in wrights add to Council
bluffs, W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600
Charles A. Jones and wife to Cliff
ford Hatch, lots Al ana AZ in blk;
is in Wrights add to Council
bluffs Ia, qcd .....:.,.......::..
LEROY c. Hatch and wife to Alice
Hatch ct al, lots Al and AZ In blk.
is in wright's add to Council
Bluffs, Ia, qcd .............'......:
clifford Hatch ct al. TO Dewey and
Alphonso Hatch, lots Al and A. in
blk. Is in Wrights add TO Council
Bluffs Ia, qcd ................:.....,.
i. II. Hess, trustee, and wife to
Mary f. Wallace, lot in blk
in Benson's sec. add TO Council
- bluffs, Ia, W. d..........,............ 1
Nancy smith 10 Cyrilla s. Preston,
lot 2 in blk. % in Avoca, Ia, W. d 49,.
] Syo,,o, transfars total . - 81 IOf
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Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office OF
The Omaha nee IL ct Is Scott
Street. Both Phones a..
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

California wines. 60c per at. Kentucky
WHISTLES. bottled IN bond. 81 per Ct
Resented Liquor Co.. Tel 1928
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
10 the following named persons:
n Name and Address. Age.
Henry Heiszenbuttle. Fremont, Neb. "a
Cora Patterson. Philadelphia, Pa. q
paul Meyer, Kingman, Ia.............. So
Martha Peterson. Council Bluffs. ..... 40
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a New Danger.

a new danger soon brought them both
to their senses; an elm tree whlrling
past grazed Covontry's plane tree; II
was but Il Craze, yet It nearly shook
him off into the flood. and he yelled
with fear; almost at the same moment a
higher wave swept into Little's room,
and the rising water set everything
awash, and burst over him as he
kneeled with Grace. He got up, drenched
and half-blinded with the turbld water,
and, taking Grace in his arms. wadded
waist high to his bed, and laid her down
on II.
Fearful as the situation was, a sicken-
ms horrcr was added to It by the hor-
rible smell odor, a compound OF earthi-
ness and putressence; It snelt like u
newly-opened grave; 3. paralyzed like
serpents breath.
Stout as young Little's heart was, 81
tainted when he saw his bedstead, and
his drawers and his chairs, all slowly
rising toward the ceiling. lifted by that
cold. putrescent, liquid death.
But all men, and even animals, possess
greater power OF mind, as well as OF
body than they ever exert, unless com
PEELED by dire necessity; and II would
have been strange indeed If heart 50
! stench, and a brain so inventive, as
Little's, had let his darling die like a rat
drowned in hole without some new anc
mastery attempt first made to save her
To that amount Of horror and paralysis
succeeded an activity of mind and body
almost incredible. lie waded TO the draw
ers, took his rifle and fired both barrels
at one place In the ceiling, bursting q
hole. and cutting a narrow joist almost
In two. Then he opened a drawer, got an
ak and a saw out, and tried TO wade
to the bed, but the water now took him
Off his feet, and he had 10 swim to II
Instead. He got on IL, and with hi
AK and saw he contrived 10 paddle the
floating bed under the hole I'm the ceiling
and then with a few swift and powerful
blows of his AK soon enlarged that
aperture sufficiently; but at that moment
the water carried the bedstead away from
the place.
He set TO work with HE saw and AK
and padded back again,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Pianos in all the latest fancy veneers Of
the very best makes procurable, at A.
Hospe Co.. 4O7 W. Broadway. Council
bluffs, la. Easy payments.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Persistent Advertising is the Road t.
Big Returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

SAM SNYDER LOANS MONEY on
household goods. horses, cattle and all
rhattsI securities at big discount OF the
usual rate office over 800 West Broad
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

we make mirrors with or without
frames. Bluff City Glass and Mirror
Works. Bell phone $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Seven transfers total. ,sl.1Oi
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

N. y, Plumbing Co. Tel. $50. Night lilo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
La 1RECOMPENSA
(ConelNsi6a.)

NADIA te1la de e1tralo que & a@ixn peou
caminero Sc le concediesen tres meses de
41cencla, annque para couseguirlo era in
Aspensable observar una conducta ejem~
plar, Ademas, y este era peor, en- la
estaci6n de Pouzinet pedfan un ojo de la
sara por I'm billete para Paris :Que di-
tian de el, pobre como una rata mas
uolgazan que I'M cato, 81 Sc permitiera
semejante lujo?
7 pensando, pensando, record6 que el
aiguacil y el carnicero tenian sus aho-
rrillos bien ganados. !Por que el, Gra-
nat, no habla de hacer 10 mismo que
ellos?
Era un medic algo ridlculo y duro
para un hombre como & pero su resolu-
3it II era frme.
En- la taberna manifesto todos que
lie ali en- adelante no volyer1a a beber.
A sus amigos les dijo que buscasen otro
jugador par las partidas de malilla Els
estapa decidido a yer Paris.
Rieronse de sus buenos prop6sitos Pc
re 81 no hizo el menor case de las burlas
de sus amigos, y no solo cumpli6 10 que
hab1a manifestado, sino que neg6 pri-
yarse del tabaco Acept6 toda clase de
trabajos extraordinarios, y, en- fin, todos
le vieron cumpir acknowledgements con ell
deber.
Ell ingeniero lie assemble, prometiendo-
lie los galones de capataz para ell aho pro
ximo. Ell molinero le ponia siempre bue-
na cara al pasar junto a el. Ell algua-
ell otro tanto, y mas de una vez Cell
na, su hija, Sc paraba q hablar con q al
volver de la fuente.
Granat sonaba, no obstante, con la ta-
berna y sus partidas de juego; pero sa-
bla resistir Ia tentaci6n con valor he
roico en- medic de la soledad de aquella
amplia y larga carretera en- que traba-
jaba sin descanso.
Cinco meses despues, el pe6n habla
conseguido llenar de monedas de plata
una caja de hojadelata que le habia re-
galado la estanquera.
Aquel dinero, produoto del sudor de
su frente, reposaba en- el fondo de IN
ar1nario, sobre un envoltorio de trapos
de I'm color indefnido, entire cuyos Pile
gues Sc escondian los diez fajos de bi-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
PAUL EEYAE

lus Sc destacaba confusamente 3 la
debil claridad del cielo.
i Vamos, caballero!- dijo Co.
cardasse en- Ell momento en- que La
gardere, levantandose, Sc ceflia Ell
cintur6n de su espada.-l NADIA de
milagros! Aceptad nuestros servi-
clos en- ese desigual combate.
Passepoil lie puso por detras el bra
20 y le dijo enrojeciendo:
La "Moral en- accion" atirma,
bajo la fe de un fil6sofo griego, que
ell rubor es el color de Ia virtud.-~
Passepoil enrojec1a ruborizado con
freeuencia; pero carecla en- absolute
de virtud.
La gardere Sc encogio de hombros.
- Por Satanas! va sabeis, CANA
radas, que tengo costumbre de ARE
glar solo mis- asuntos. La maritornes
llega. Que eche una ultima ronda
dejadme luego. Els el 1nico SER
vicio que reclamo de vosotros.
Los soldados fueron hacia donde
estaban sus caballos; pero ninguno
de los espadachines Sc movie. Cocar-
dasse llev6 aparte a Lagardere, y le
dijo con embarazo:
Me harla matar por vos como ,ln
perro; pero..
-SPero que?
---Cada uno tiene su ofcio, bien 10
sabeis. No podemos dejar este 81
ito.
ii Ali! ~ por que, 81 gastas?
~--Nosotros tambien esperamos a
u11o.
--Muy bien. ~ quisn esq |
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
Ei J0RORA.DO

No os enfadeis. Ese que espera-
mos Ell DuQue de Nevers.
Ell Parisien Sc estremeci0.
-iHola Y para que esperais al
Duque?
--Por cuenta de un digno gentil
hombre. 80.
No acab6, porque la mano de La
gardere, apretandole la garganta, Sc
10 impidi6.
ii Una alevosa celada! u es 4
mi a quien 10 dices
-Debeis observar. .-- empezo q
decir Passepoil.
No escucho nada Os prohibo,
Sme entend6is bien? Os prohibo en-
, absolute que toqueis a un solo cabe-
llo de Nevers, pues 81 tai haceis os
las tendr6is que entender conmigo.
Nevers me pertenece, y 81 debe mo-
rir, morira por mi mano, en- lucha
noble y leal. Vosotros no pondreis
mano sobre 81 mientras 20 viva!
Se habfa erguido y estaba majes-
tuoso. Aunq1e no era desos cuya
voz tiembla a impulses de la colera,
su acento vibraba mas sonoramente
entonces.
i Ah iEra para ESQ para 10 que
quisiteis que os ensenara la estoca-
da de Nevers! 7 he sido yo. iCa.
rrigue!
Ell interpelado apareci6 en- segui-
da, seguido de sus companeros, que
llevaban de la brida sus caballos car
gados de forraje.
Iagardere prosiguio:
Els una verguenza que hayamos
bebido en- la compania de semejan-
tes gentes,
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mente por un brazo--las paredes son
euertes han resistido; no Sc ha perdi-
do todo.
Granat sinti6 una algeria inmensa al
verle. Aquellas palabras carinosas le
hicieron comprentler que nadie saba na-
da.
Dio un fuerte apreton de manos al al
guacil, y Ell seguida, abriendose paso
entire la multitud, y entire las lamenta-
:iones, que al verle lanzaban las muje-
res, entr6 en- su humilde vivenda, que
Apenas era va mas que un mont6n de
)rasas Y I'm charco de aqua.
Mil objetos familiares conservatism
e1n su primitiva forma; pero carboni-
sados y humeantes. Ell armario sc ha-
hfa convertible Ell un monitor de ascuas.
Granat las removi6 nerviosamente con
el pie, levantando ramilletes de chispas.
Un objeto duro aparecio intacto, y el
pe6n caminero, con sus callOsas manos,
saco de entire las brasas la GAIA de ho.
Iadelata donde guardaba los ahorros. Es-
taba llena bien cerrada, encerrando
cuanto su trabajo le habia producido.
La guard6 con cariho y no tuvo nj una
lagrima nj un recuerdo para los bille%
tes del hallazgo.
! LeSm Lafage.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13

-; ESQ es muy duro !-murmur6
Passepoil con los ojos h1medos.
Cocardasse juraba Ell su interior
desesperado.
ii Montad y a galope No necesi-
to de nadie para castigar a estos CO.
bardes.
Carrigue y sus hombres, que ha-
blan va probado las espadas de los
maestros de esgrima, no Sc hicieron
repetir la orden.
EN- cuanto q vosotros->~ conti-
nu6 Lagardere,-os vais 4 marchar
de aqu1 al momento. Porque de 10
contrario, os dare una segunda lee
clon.. pero con todos los requisitos
del arte.
7 al mismo tempo sac6 la espada,
Cocardasse y Passepoil hicieron
retroceder a los espadachines, que
anlmados por su n1mero, Sc dispo-
nlan a hacer frente al Parisien.
"a Para que oponernos a sus de-
seos?-dijo Passepoil.- Serfa necio
Ell solo hara 10 que debiamos hacer
entire todos.
En- logica, habia pocos que gana-
sen al buen normando. 7 la OPT
ni6n general fue que debian retirar~
sc.
ii Vamonos, vamonos!-- dijeron.
II Rayos y truenos! -- exclam6
Cocardase emprendiendo la retirada.
mos vamos; pero no por miedo Ca
ballero, os cedemos el sitio, porque
nos 10 aconseja Ell buen sentido.
-i Para complacerosl anadio
Passepoil.-i Adi6s!
III Que os lleve el diablo!-- con-
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Entire amigos.

Doctor, mi agradecimiento es inf
nito; le debo usted la vida.
No tanto, amigo m1o, no tanto. No
me debe usted mas que 500 pesetas, Sc
gun mi cuentecita.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13

Era una tarde clara y tranQuila. Gra-
nat trabajaba en- la aperture de una zan-
ia, en- las afueras del pueblo, cuando
crey6 OR inusitado repique de campa-.
mas
Interrumpi6 su labor y al levantar
la cabeza VIC ell campanario de la igle-
sia iluminado por un vivo resplandor
rojizo. Densa y negra humareda Sc ele-
vaba sobre las casa del pueblo.
i Fuego !-dijo.
Las llamas pareclan salir de su casa
Corri6 hacia ella y no tard6 en- distinguir
las ventanas de su hogar, rojas como chi
meneas encendidas. Los vecinos apoya-
ban largas escaleras sobre los muros uu
hombre en- el tejado, derrumbaba el te-
cho con I'M pico. Granat contemplate
aterrado aquella enorme hoguera, con Ell
coraz6n oprimido Y los ojos prenados de
lagrimas.
Mas no tard6 en- apagarse el resplan-
dor; el fuego estaba. dominado.
Entonces le asalt6 una idea repenti-
na, que le llen6 de angustiosa inquietud
y que paraliz6 sus piernas, obigandole
detenerse "a entrada del pueblo. / Ha-
brian encontrado los billetes en- ell arma-
rio? Todos sabrian va que Granat era
un hip6crita y IN ladr6n. Y llor6 como
81 viera desplomarse de repente todas la
esperanzas de su vida. Record6 su exis-
tencia pasada, aquellos dlas de taberna
y de desenfreno; despues sus nuevos
amigos honrados, a Celina, su prometi-
da, que va no lie rehusaba el alguacil.
Su dolor era enorme, infinite. D.. Ger
ca habla un estanque de aguas Tranquil
las Y profundas -.
De pronto aparecio junto & Escla-
per, el alguacil, con la cara negra por el
humo y la piel como curtida por el fue-
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uetes de Banoo, Z, cosa extraha, CON
forme el pe6h caminero iba nenando La
cajita de hojalata con el prodrcto de
su trabajo, iba dejando de sonar con el
dinero de su hallaago
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13

-Rehexionamos --- respOndi6 Pas
sepoil-- 7 nos cOnsideramos dicho-
sos de encontrarnos aqu1; porque de
esta manera os haremos un gran SER
vicio.
-Es verdad, rayos y truenos! -
plic6 Cocardasse.-Os vamos eau
sar un disgusto.
Lagardere Sc echo q reir.
Mo riais, senior caballero. Guam
do sepais cierta noticia..
--Venga la noticia.
--Nevers no vendra solo a la cita.
~-;Por que, quereis decirmelo?
--Porque despues que lie habeis d.
cho vuestros prop6sitos, no Sc trata
va de tn duelo cualquiera. Uno de
los dos debe quedar en- ell campo Ne
yers es ell esposo de la seiiorita de
Caylus.
Concardasse Sc equivoc6 Ell Greer
que Lagardere dejarla de reir; pues
apretandose los .vacios empez6 reir
q carcajadas, como quien es presa. de
un ataque de hilaridad.
i Bravo!- exclamo al cabo de
un rato.- Un matrimonio secreto
Una novela! No esperaba que mi
Ultima aventura tuviese tanto in
centivo.
-iY pensar que Sc destierra d un
hombre como este - murmur6 Pas
sepoil con tono sentencioso.
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coT1zAc1oNEs DEL MERcADo.

:
Leche lechera Evaporada, 4.9O
ID id. EsteriliGada, 500
cuDo7o
.,.oa;oo,oa Do so < 90
p;atnoaoa -, oo,oo.o reo
FOSFOROS
Seguridad "El Dragon, $5,45
g n @i1noio 9'oo oo
VARIOs
,ros+,:,o Do Aoooo AZ M
ro~oa~ 7,oo 800
~: o eo
r o' ,7oo 'oo
so1ob;ob5n 1eoo : 17n
I,oooo sspa,,o,.,n oo;o O., oo5
A;oe as & ss
pas+a 40, no5e 25os so75
con,, o1osa ohos coo
poros Commas . ,;hrao 1oo
Peras Commas 2 ,;bras 235
poraa ural1o ), . 1;hros eoo
peras To,rhere > ,;hras an
Galletas variety" doz. 7.10
CerVeza Imperial (aimaeen
b. +. y Hermanos.) 1919
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De pronto aparecio junto el Escla-
per, el alguacil, con la cara negra por Ell
hu1no y la piel como curtida por el fue-
go.
-Animo-le dijo, eogiendole fuerte-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13

La ventana del foso.
La noche Sc anunciaba obscura. La
masa sombria del castillo De Cay.
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sort that should last for several seasons,

sort that should last for several seasons,
is purchased.
Little Wool and Mohair Frocks for
Office Wear.
In a we'll heated Office the frock of
cashmere, thin serge or other light
weight worsted fabric is more comfort
able than one Of heavy material. and
such frock should be simply fashioned
and not too tight in fit, for the business
girl is working every minute and must
often stoop, lift books, reach up to high
shelves and the like, even If she is not
bending over desk and using her hands
and arms all day.
Mohair frocks are ideal for office wear
as they shake the dust so readily. and
there are hairline and self striped pat
terms which, are very neat and pretty
when trimmed with braid or with pip
ings and covered buttons Of some CON
trasting color. Such a frock should escape
the ground by two inches and should
have long sleeves and a neck very slight
~ rounded out to show a white gu1mpe
and stock collar. Under the warm fur
neckpiece a turned-down linen collar may
be worn all winter long by the girl who
Is more comfortable in this sort Of neck
dressing. This turned-down collar should
be Of linen. however, or Of hand-embroi-
dered lawn, for elaborate lace collars-es-
pecialy limitation ones. are in the worst
possible taste for business Office. White
cuffs to match the collar are immensely
attractive, but alas, every business wo-
man knows how impossible it is to keep
white turned-back cuffs clean even
through a business morning when the
hands are busy over ones desk, and the
folded paper cuffs which some neat little
business girls pin over the forearms. are
not particularly attractive, tidy though
they undeniably are. If one wishes, it is
quite permissible to have the sleeves with
their dainty white cuffs end three or four
inches below the elbow and the wrists
will be free to work busily without the
worry about besmudged cuffs or inartistic
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observation-disclosures
BROUHH7ABOUTB ISHORZ SKIRTS

when everybody sits around the IRE;
smart patent leather or suede pumps for
use with morning frocks, sturdy laced
boots for tramping and skating and dainty
satin mules to wear with the negligee
in the boudoir. Perhaps, too. there will
be riding boots Of soft-as-silk leather.
with supple soles and neat little heels
and toes.
All these shoes and slippers, OF course.
will be accompanied by silk stockings
in the proper weight and hue-the sheer
est most cobwebby sort for the dancing
slippers and closely woven, rather heavy
thread silk for the skating boots. A
smartly dressed woman stepped into a
little silk-stocking shop on Fifth ave-
nue. the other day accompanied by her
maid, who carried a suit case. In the
shop the suit case was opened and
various slippers and boots within were
carefully matched with silken hose, sew
eral pairs of each color being provided
The woman's bill, at the end Of the pur-
chase. amounted to nearly $2oo-and all
for silk stockings! "Often." said the
shopkeeper to customer afterward.
they paw twenty and thirty dollars for
one pair Of white silk stockings with hand
embroidery or lace motifs set in. The av-
erage price paid by the smart woman.
however, is about three to FIVE dollars a
pair, and plain black thread silk hose OF
a sufficiently fine quality may be had at
81. Few women. however, economic on
silk stockings 1t isn't in EN-
Velvet footwear has been the fad Of
winter, and bids fair to remain in favor
through the summer. At Palm Beach
black velvet slippers are being worn with
dainty white frocks and with afternoon
costumes and most Of these velvet slippers
have tiny rhinestone ornaments in the shape
Of hearts, bowkrots or tiny, poised butter
flies. The only trouble about velvet foot
wear is that it tends to make the foot
look larger, and particularly the ankles.
Only the women with slender, trim ankles
and narrow foot should wear velvet
boots, though velvet slippers may be ven.
tured on, or, perhaps, one should say
'"in.' with very trinity fitting silk stock
ings. The extreme popularity Of the
velvet boot, and also Of the suede boot, is
possibly owing to the fact that these
foot coverings are so exceedingly COM
Portable After wearing suede or, velvet
Oh the foot for time it requires absolute
moral courage to put on stiff leather
shoe with heavy sole. But. Of course,
the dainty suede and velvet boots and
slippers soon loose their good lines and