Evening star., 1947-02-09
Fifty Years Ago
Half a century ago, wrappers were i'm
portant; wrappers were news; wrappers

Hall century ago, wrappers were In"
portant; wrappers were news; wrappers
were advertised ex-
wrappers tensively. Under the
D;+hvromh;r heading, Signs of
Spring." Perry's, at
Ninth and the Avenue, spent large
part of two columns of space in The Star
for February 2, 1897, in happy praise
of stock of wrappers which really
must have been wrappers that were
wrappers. Positive instructions" it
was broadcast to the world, accom-
panied our orders to the makers. We
want more than pretty wrappers. We
want the kind that will do us credit
as long as they are in your service.
The kind that will put us in your mind
when the next buying time comes.
We laid stress on the fit, on the fashion,
on the making, materials, trimmings.
We promised them careful inspection,
and we haven't fault to find. That was
their part Our part is the marking,
and you won't have fault to find on
that score. Lower than usual, lower
than ever. Percale wrappers, pink,
blue, lavender and black, striped and
figured with full front, Vatican
back and pointed girdle, made extra
wide, special at SO cents; percale wrap
pers, in light colors large round
collar, with deep ruf11e, special at SO
cents; percale wrappers, navy blue and
black, with round and square yoke,
trimmed with ruff1es and novelty braid,
special at 79 cents" and SO on and on,
until at last the absolute zenith of
wrappers: Cashmere wrappers, navy
blue, black and garnet, cut, made and
trimmed in very handsome effect,
special $4."
On February T. 1897, according to The
Star for that date, Nicholas II, ILL
fated autocrat of all
Cheers the Russias, was
For the Czor cheered in Berlin
THE ceremony of fix
ing the ribbons sent by the Gear to the
Alexander Regiment, of which he is
honorary colonel, occurred in the Lust
gerten at noon today" announced a
dispatch from the German capital.
Emperor William, the officers of the
regiment and his maiesty's staff rode
down the front of the battalions, which
were afterward formed in a square.
When all was ready, the ribbons, red
broidered imperial monograms, bear
ing the date 1894 and a white i'm
perial double eagle with the date
1885," The Cars representative, Col.
Nepokoishitzski, then delivered an ad.
dress, at the close of which the regi-
ment commander called for huzzas for
Nicholas himself and for "the brother
hood of arms existing of yore between
Russians and Germans" Seventeen
short years later, the Gear and the
Kaiser were at war. Both lost their
thrones: Nicholas was murdered, Will
helm died in exile.
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John Lawson, reported The Star of
February 5, 1897, succeeded in establish
ing ii new world skat-
King Of ing records last night at
leL. the Convention Hall
Ice Palace, as result
of his attempt to lower the professional
records for distances from 10 to so
miles. He covered the latter distance
in 3:0o12, the professional record being
4:23:321a and the amateur record
3:15:5sas." The terrible Swede," as
he was called by his admirers, started
on his long journey at little after
5 o'clock, and when he finished there
was an immense crowd waiting to give
him the applause he deserved for his
game effort. During the race, his
skates were worn of so much at the
edges that he could hardly make the
corners during the last 10 miles, and
but for this fact would undoubtedly
have made the distance in much less
time than he did. = (He) kept up
a wonderfully steady pace and did not
vary foot from the beaten track in
his 500 rounds" It was explained that
by his speed and precision he had
broken all Che records for the dis
tances between 10 miles and SO or, as
set forth at the beginning of the ac-
count of his achievement. Al separate
and distinct records in total.
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An editorial in The Star of February
8, 1897, declared: "The latest develop
ment in the long
Camera Art struggle of science
In Natural Hues for the attainment
of some method
whereby the colors Of nature can be
photographed and reproduced at first