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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

Poiret introduced his long evening wrap
as early as August: Cheruit only intro
dnced her coat at the late autumn races.
Both came TO the ankles and were cut
severely They had no drapery whatever.
which is a startling fact thrust into the
fashions OF this Season
And here is why both coats are i'm
mensely important. They offer new
style OF cutting which eliminates drapery.
and they cover the gown from shoulder
10 ankle. which is an innovation
IL Is safe 10 say that neither OF these
shapes will come into fashion before one
has time IL get service out of the other
kind Of wrap. II may be advisable
however. TO hint that greater length Is
desired III coat than many of the shops
and dressmakers offer at the presen,
writing
OF one thing We are certain: that the
coats OF street suits are decidedly longe-
than what women expected. IL is true
that many short coats were brought over
b. the buyers, and hundreds more were
made here, but the masters of dress. in
Paris. accented longer coat and their
models are winning out.
One does not mean BY this that the
coat reaches the knees or that il is Gu,
N straight line around the figure, but
u does - IAN that the waistcoat front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

Many women think that il is necessary
10 trim velvet with fur. The mind as
sociates the two fabrics, but today there
are various ways Of combining velvet of
one color with velvet of another color in
such manner that the effect is charm
ing: one can use satin in the same way.
but some of the richness is lost. Fur is
better. There is denying that fact,
but 1t is not necessary.
1t is true that seni-precious furs are
inexpensive, but they do not go well with
a good piece of velvet. RaccoOn and
poSsum, which were once common back
wood furs. are now raised to. a height
which demands price that the ordinary
woman does not care to pay
Even red fox. which was the most ia
NOUS of the serni-preciOus pelts, has be-
come so fashionable since the leading
dressmakcrs adopted 1t, dyed or natural
that the woman with an ordinary purse
cannot afford il.
The best thing that the average woman
can hope to do in the way of peltry Is
TO buy a good imitation of an expensive
variety Ii is a sad fact that she often
pays the high-water price for ii because
she has been told Ii is real One could
say of the fur business what a man Of
discernment once said to a merchant who
said he had made fortune in selling
antiques. You mean YOU have made a
fortune selling modern things as
antiques.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

IL was at Deauvillc first and in the
German mountains later that one saw SO
much velvet. 1t dominated everything SO
strongly that il caught the eye of the
observer as quickly as did the changed
silhouette of woman by reason of the
ruinaret tunic.
velvet coats and hats one was not sur
priSed TO see the incoming rush of velvet
gowns and suits. As far back as Febru
AIRY the buyers had warned of a vel
Vet season. but were not prepared
for the epidemic that spread over the
continent There arc now places where
velvet suits sold at wholesale for
Slt, so one we'll imagine how popu-
lar they will become.
The pity of this condition is that velvet
should be of admirable weave and the
standard should be kept high: but this Is
not done, for cheap velvet fills the market
Ii has "a cotton back, It has a rubbed
surface which gives it a gray tone. and
its pile is so inferior that it spots
easily as white paint.
Naturally in "A velvet season we are
inundated with the inferior quality; when
one adds to this disadvantage the fact
that women will wear it who have not
the right opportunities for it. one must
emphasize the fact that it's popularity
may possibly be deplorable.
The woman who can afford several
gowns can easily afford velvet suit but
the woman of limited means. who must
wear one coat and jacket every time she
goes out during the day, Is certainly I'M
wise TO invest in velvet She may have
velvet evening gown II she dresses In
elaborate manner, or. better STILL she
may choose velvet for an evening wrap.
Nothing is better. 1t is warm, ii is rich
in appearance and the present weave is
sufficiently soft to enable one to drape IL
with grace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

that loose. bagging bodices are worn,
their plainness makes them accentuate
the thnness of their wearers. A good
deal may be done to cover up defects if
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23
Velvet Becoming

utcTtdSe. f4acti Neeh SEES liOl
of IL worn and more of II SOLD
There are many who promise
the reign of panne velvet
through the spring. 1t is true that the
French women who inspire our clothes do
not hesitate to wear velvet during every
month OF the year. if they choose. Velvet
hats were as numerous at Deauville in
August as they are in Paris in Novem-
Der
The few American women who went to
this Normandy resort with their straw
hats expensive and fashionable. found
that they looked entirely out of the pic
ture-
Not only did women wear velvet hats;
they wore velvet coats. for there was a
very smart colored velvet jacket intro
duced by Chancel which had collar or
fur and carried velvet hat to match
II is strange. by the way, that these
coats were restricted to Europe. Possibly
they will he worn over here next spring,
but i'm the meantime Europe Will get the
best of them. However that may be. the
colored velvet top coat was quite the
thing and women wore ii over gowns
of white chiffon cloth as well as over
white linen skirts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

reverS, much drapery
folds and gathers are
chested woman may
jOicing. But today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

Women re loath to give up collarless
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
channien Bers.

'T used to know a man. says Abe Peters. "who was the worst bore I ever met He used Co stop me when ever be met me and start with a line Of talk. generally about himself and stoy with me for an hour or more. Ho was an abscutmIuded man and had a habit of catching hold of a button of my coat and holding on to that while he talked He would hang on to that but ton and just ramblo on and on tl l was nearly ready for tho playhouse. One day a happy thought struck me. [ got out my knife quietly and cut the button or and slipped away. He kept right on talking. An hour later a friend of mine came along and found the bore stIlI standing there, with the button between his fingers and talking about the ycar Of Che big snow in Mich Irun He hadn't noticed that ] was e"-Toppku Capital
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
SARDINIAN BAGPIPES.

So Exhaustins That Nearly AlI Who
 Played Them Died Young
 BagDlnes are the Bulgarian national instrument Until lately the servants who waited on thc Turkish grand grand vIzIcr In ConstantlnopIe were mutes. though not. as in former times, persons specially muuIated, but chll. dren born deaf and dumb, They used a language Of signs, with a special ges- lure to describe the representative of each nation. To Indicate the Bulgarian agent they Initiated a man playing on rhe bagnIDes. It was not the BuIga. rIans who invented Che pipes, however They are 0m0ug the oldest of musical Instruments. An ancient gem shows Apollo with them, and two instruments ln Che book of Daniel are believed to have been bagpipos.
 The bagplDes range not only in ume from Apollo and tbe Bible to the pres ent day. but geographically from Cbi- na Co Spain and Great Britain. Eng land Is said to have given them to Scotland One country however, fnal- Iv lost a peculiarly severe form of the instrument This WIS the S0rdInian 'ganncdda." which had three pIpes all placed lu tbe pIners mouth, and was played by rubbing strips Of wax up and down over the holes.
 The work was 80 eyhaustlng that nearly an tbc plpers died young In ! ls35 George Rurdett came across one who had survived to the age of eighty. But he was Che last of the lannedda players. and when he died the insru- ment was played no more. co Chicago l News
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
EoKgRs ATTENTION

a-u.. HGtwiE5en, successor Co # " BouEhtoa. has taken thg reaGeg to- Che luslly famous
 GL INFTNTO CLEAR
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The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02

sead bo Alaskan to your irloada
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
LEGENDS OF THE SWORD
curioua 6oIfofa That Hovsrod Round
 Lha Ancient M.lpon.

tbo Ancient Woopon,
 Countless legends and expectations have attached to che sword since Che days when lighting was the principal occupation Of life So highly was tho sword esteemed chat Mohammed in Ono Koran declared it to be 'the key to heaven and hell"
 The warrior or knight gave a name to hIs sword Flo vowed at the altar never to draw lt ln a folse cause. It was bis companion and friend and de, seconded from father to son for many generations. One sword named Broth CT of che Lightning had a golden hlt Inscribed with magic words. In times of peace these were said to be illegi- ble, but before a battle they gloWed rcd a5 blood'
 It was believed. moreover. that sword after long use acquired llfo of It's own. Many famous swords were sald to utter cries before battle, and aftcr a weapon hud killed dyo scoro men lt became blood hungry and leap cd from lts 5cabbard at the approach of a foe. Certain swords were said Go refuse to give a wound in a bad cause Among these was tho brand EzcalIbur. which was. given to King Arthur by a fairy and which Richard Occur dc Hon Drofesscd to own
 Tn the east supcrsHtIous reverence is sHll paid to the sword. The D0imIos of Japan, when they voluntarily sur rendered their rank, kept as a rule the wonderful blades which bad been handed down from generation to gen. eratlou. ln some cases for more than thousand years, and which had ab- aorbcd. as they believed, some of the character and life of the men that had owned them -Harpcrs Weekly.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02

tomorrow a .elmboa, day The
 ag. Mauga and Humboldt are all due
 Tho saBeway sromtu win hold uber annual election tomorrow ov- nug a. the uro hall New oil.c- CTS are to bo chosen and Q ful at- tendance l5 required Besides che election is ls regular meeting night That's two reasons for being pres eat
 Acting agent Johnston Of the Canadian pacific company has re- celvcd a wlro from Agent Lowle stating that ho and Mrs Lowle Twin arrive in sEogway In the morning on tho Princess May, the beat being due here at z o'clock. &bo is bringing fifty passengers, fii- teen tons of freight and four round tripDers. The May win dlsembarly in time to sail south at noon,
 Today Is Che 22d birthday of Cassie Kossuth. His father, Cas- per Kossuth who arrived In the city a few days ago, presented Cas- Isle with beautiful gold watch, with fob and charm Casper Kos suth is a grandson of tho noted Lou .is Kossuth. Hungarian patriot, states ]. man and orator; leader of the Hun garian msurroCtion against Austria In 1SHS-9.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
EIazEZl@a
 Ea@@Gzlg

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 Don wait until the rains start and you are inconvcnienced by working in the wet. Do the work while the conditions are favorable and save yourself the
 annoyance and disagrseable duty of being compelled to hurry job that requires care
 and attention.
 No matter what kind of a roof you have or what kind of a building you own, you ought to sec us about your roottoubles. Our roofing experience
 will help you.
 We will show you the kind of a roof you should have and the way you should lay iy ana
 demonstrate Go your complete satisfaction that there is no other rooofng on the market that will give you SO good roof service as MaIthoid Roofing.
 The Parafinc Paint Co.
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 were the original makers of ready roofngs tweny-eight years ago. J. M Tanner, Skugway Alaska J Fcusi. Douglas, Alaska Julius Jensen, Douglas, Alaska w. Young & Co, Juneau, ,AlasE A ska Supply Co.,. Juneau, Alask 2 R HeclJman G Co, Eetchikan. rongaB Trading Co.,, Ketchikan
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
GRAND REDUCTION SALE

The Pack Train is now selling a big lot of Good Goods at reduced prices as they arc getting too old to hold and sell at a profit, Yours,
 tE. Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
Mistaken

"We alI make mistakes"
 eyes, and, thank goodness, the other elbows always look worse to us than lur owu."-DetroIt Free Press
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02
onIv ono nRRoMo ouININEn

Tat ls LAXATIVE PROMO oUININE Look for the signature Of D. ". GROVE, Used tho World over to Cure So Cold in Ono Day. 25a
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02

Olympia beer on draft at tho Board of Trade. This famous brew is kept constantly fresh both on draft and in bottles This is the time to drink beer. Get 1t at tho Board Of Trade Bar, Whero the col obrated Rainier Beer iB also kept In bottles. tE
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02

Opportunities approach only those Fho use them. Emerson.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-02

c. B. Wright has houses for rent, furnished. If
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
IMPORTS A
GREAT AMOUNT METAL

Itself the largest producer OF some Of
The worlds most needed metals, the an
nual value OF which is fast approa ching
the billion-dollar mark, the United States
naturally exports a considerable quantity.
notably of copper, silver, iron and steel.
etc. Under ordinary conditions this sur
plus production would seem TO tend to
discourage imports of similar products.
more especially II those metals included
some that must pay heavy import duty.
How large the total import duties are
each year can be conjectured when 1t Is
learned that in the current fiscal year
the gross imports OF metals and ores, ex-
elusive Of gold and silver, amounted TO
the enormous sum of S134.1S0. 20i. The
gross imports OF gold in all forms We're
valued at s4S,938. 800: and OF silver, si7,-
050. 210--a total OF S95,9S6,7l9.
The mere fact that we imported IN the
last fiscal year sl34,lSe2 204 of various
kinds of metals and ores might not be
SO startling, perhaps, as the fact that OF
this great sum nearly 80 per cent was
re- exported. leaving for domestic con-
sumption or future re-export only S07,-
0634, principally copper, tin. plati-
mum, nickel, aluminium. antimony, iron
and steel, etc.
The reduction in the gross imports OF
the precious metals has not been in as
great a ratio as has been shown in the
Industrial metals, but, nevertheless. of
gold there has been transshipped (prin-
cipally 10 Paris and London) nearly 10
per cent of the gross receipts IN the last
year, leaving $40. l03, 631, and Of silver
nearly Is per cent Chiefly 90 London for
the far casp. leaving s4o,6si,922 for Amer
icsn interests to handIe.-Charles c.
Schuatterbeck in Mining Science.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
Stagnation Period.

When the great boom of the Com
stock Lode had subsidized, and prospect
Ing was at a standstilI. no railroads be-
ing built, save those 10 traverse the
breadth OF the state, for interstate pur-
poses; no ranches or farms springing
Into. existence. by reason OF having no
market; with very little taxable property
within its borders. It's already limited
population ever decreasing, Nevada found
Itself waverins between the point Of sink
or swim with regard 10 tho matter OF
longer maintaining Its statehood. The
struggle lasted probably over period of
twenty years.
"It may truthfully be said that the
Comstock Lode furnished the principsl
part OF all the mining that was being
done for many years In this state, In
1859, the year OF the discovery OF gold
at Virginia City, tho total output at that
place was $4,000. The increase during
each succeeding year could not be de-
scribed as being that of a steady pace.
but rather by leaps and bounds, until
We find after lapse of eighteen years.
in 1877. the total production OF gold and
silver on the Comstock Lode res ched the
enormous sum OF SSt. $40. sol, inclusive oi
mill tsllings, for that year alone
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
RICHEST FIND YET
MADE AT ROCHESTER
Details Of Discovery Are
Made Known by the
NenzeI Interests.

Tho richest body OF ore yet report ed
from Rochester was struck yesterday on
block l of the Rochester Mines company,
according to telegram received by
Joseph F. Nenzel from his nephew at
Rochester, says the Reno Gazette. The
strike Is reported by A 3. Mills, mine
superintendent OF the company.
Block lease is near the apex OF Crown
Hill. now known as NenzeI mountain A
shaft Is being sunk in the ore 5x10 feet
IN dimensions and following the dip Of
the vein is down about twenty feet. In
the bottom OF the shafe yesterday q body
OF ore was struck much richer than the
average thus far 1t assHyed $3.50 in sill
by E A Ludw1cll and associates. and is
known as the big Four" The increase
In gold values adds to the interest Of tho
new find
Another message received last night
refers to the lease Of the Old Abe claim;
the Rochester Mines company and Is
owned by Nenzel personally. There 10
some outcropplng OF ore on the claim.
This claim. according to the message.
for 3, consideration OF $4,000. Of which
$4,000 was paid down: $4,000 In thirty
days and the remainder. TO be paid In ak
months. Mr., Nensel wired back his ap-
proval last night.
Interest In Rochester canyon seems con-
tinually on the increase. according to
Mr.. Nensel, and there Is no let up In the
stream OF people pouring into the camp
TO swell the population OF the two towns.
Although men packing blanket rolls
have been coming In droves, there al
labor in the upper properties. and a num-
Der OF times mine superintendents have
had TO send to the lower camp for help.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
DENVER OPPOSES THE
SYSTEM OF LEASING

Evidences accumulate that the public
land states are To pursue more decided
action before the country In their efforts
to reverse the policy OF the government
toward the remaining national domain.
At meeting or the Denver chamber Of
commerce last week. emphatic rcsolu
lions were adopted In opposition to the
leasing policy, and this was the first time
that the Denver chamber had ever taken
such action. The members favoring the
resolutions were greatly In the majority.
and one OF them remarked that the or
ganIZation ought to have started ten
years earlier to arouse the opposition 10
the mis- styled conservation movement.
II appears also 10 be the lnsIstent Wish
OF the west that the incoming president
shall appoint a citizen Of the public land
states ae secretary OF the interior. Fail
ure to do this upon the part OF Mr.. VIII
son is apt to be regarded a an Indication
OF his Intention to continue the policy OF
holding the west In the leash OF the man.
ufactur!ng and financial centers OF the
east. In the public land states there is
growing opinion that conscrvatIonlsm
.is u general conspiracy against them and
their cltizens Mining Science.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
SOME DETAILS GIVEN
OF ROCHESTER CAMP

j.. L. Stafford returned yesterday from
Rochester. coming by way of Oreana.
Mr., Stafford believes the report that the
district now contains 1000 men Is not
cXaggera ted. notwithstanding the ex-
tremcly bad weather which has prevailed
almost constantly the past two or three
weeks, building js being rushed on many
houses In, tho, lower town, Work Is
being rushed day and night on two OF
three buildings, so great is the hurry
for having them completed. One Of
these buildings is a hotel Of two and q
half stories. Although carpenter work
is very ieagreeable under such weather
conditions. the pay is good. being from
81 to ss z day for eight hours. and with
the overtime the majority have a chance
TO get In the carpenters are making more
money than almost anybody.
AS to the number of miners working
for wages, Mr. Stafford understa nds that
all the men were being hired that could
be secured. but owing 10 the fact that
the work Is mostly outside or surface
work at present and there Is no pro-
lection from the cold and storms. and
accommodations inadequate and high
priced, IL 81 difficult TO get men to work
Miners wages are 81 per day, board
s1.25 or sl-50 and lodging by the night
s1.-IIunboot Star.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
State Was Deserted.

"AIl these years OF continuous opera
ton began to tell on the few wel-known
and immensely rich deposits referred TO
as the bonanzas of the Comstock mines.
KS the principal part OF the states min
Ing activity was centered there, with the
a noticeable falling of in annual pro-
ductiop, Nevada became less inviting.
or attractive. to the prospector or the
llomesecker as the years rolled by, and
thus marked the beginning Of the period
OF depression with which 1t struggled
az hereinbefore referred to.
with the. opening of the camps Of
signs of permanency quite as great as
that OF the historic Virginia City, and
numerous others Of lesser note in many
different sections over the State. Ne
vada again took on a new Impetus awoke
from its dormaDcy. received an infusion
OF now life and once more seemed to
have taken its place in the galaxy of
the total output OF the state for the
year 1899 was taken from the official
records Of the several mining compan-
les, inclusive Of that Of the Comstock
lode, is placed at $3740,T90. The Com
stock contributed s342, ,520.io of that
THAT year marked the ending OF the
period OF industrial depression within the
state OF Nevada. With each succeeding
year came immense increases in It's am
nual metal production. occasloned 'n,y
new strikes that seemed 10 be OF such
remarkable frequency until It's proiuc-
tlon of valua BILE metals i'll the year 1909.
sum of s30.o70.032 as before mentioned.
or over eight times the total production
OF 1899. Nor was that all It nearly
doubled its population In these years" /"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
Mining Campaign.

Mining operations on an extensive
|eale are to be started at once on the
ramp Consolidated property, near Rhy-
|iite, In the Bullfrog district. and II Is
uanped 10 erect a mill with a capacity
a from 5000 TO 10000 tons monthly, ac-
,ording as the ORG bodies now exposed
1ay be further developed at depth. An
|<haustlve ssmpllnG OF the BullIrog prop
.rties has been conducted during the past
10 months under the direction OF a
'rominent mining engineer, and the re-
rlts show 10 600 tons OF Sc ore on the
|umps and $4,000 tons averaging $S.71
'er ton IN five orc shoots that have been
'eyeloped
The comp5ny's engineers are figuring
>n basis of making n profit on 81
)foducl and there is a vast tonnage OF
Ms grade OF orc In sight, at one point
he deposit of this value being twenty
Iet wide OF solid ore. At one point
hero Is an ore body averaging $50 per
|on across three feet and $50 ore IS eN-
|osed at several points in varying guam
'ty. Provision has been made for an
Er1plc water supply and for electric
|ower and The object of the company
filI be 10 handle large tonnage OF
or- grade ore as Chcupiv as possible.