Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1894, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY........January 31, 1804. CROSRY &. NOYES... THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation nearly double the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a N a Advertising Medium it has no com- petitor. 7 Im order to avoid delays, on ac- gount of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should ly t the Editorial or Business Department, according to tenor or purpose. Democrats who know anything about po- Mtical conditions in New York city are busily engaged today in explaining how it came to be that yesterday a republican was elected t> Congress in a district that in November, 1892, gave a democrat a ma- fority of 8,825 over his republican competi- tor. Several theories are current, but no one of them seems to satisfy the seeker after real information. Discussing the rea- sons for democratic defeat in the fourteenth istrict, the New York Times says that those who ascribe it to the administra- tion’s Hawatian policy are fools, those who blame the Wilson tariff bill are sightless; the only,ones who know what they are talking about are those who agree with the Times that the downfall of Candidate Brown is “condemnation of the income tax” and a “rebuking of the blundering mob at Wash- ington.” The income-tax millstone idea is also held by the New York Herald; the World fails to give any particular reason for the hap- pening; the Sun blames the Wilson Dill. With this latter exception, Gotham’s demo- cratic dailies are sure that the tariff cut no figure in the result, although they produce no argument to support their views. The Times insists that the evidence is all against those who would hold the Wilson bill to accountability, that the great major- ities im the fourteenth and fifteenth “dis- tricts in 1890 and 1892 show where their Voters stand on the question of tariff re- form,” and that the defeat of Brown in the fourteenth and the diminution of ef Straus’ proportionate plurality in the Sfteenth is sudden resentment against the income-tax proposition. That there is much and vigorous opposi- tion to an income tax is certain, but that the thousands of democratic workingmen of the fourteenth district who refrained from voting yesterday did so because of hostiuty to an income tax which would not affect them is not so reasonable a theory as the explanution which ascribes their apathy to the hard times and to their belief that the government is responsible for the hard times, either through its tariff proposals or in some other way. The tariff issue was certainly pushed to the front in the campaign which has just closed. A great many voters cast their ballots on the tariff question with no understanding of the issues in political economy that are in- volved, and solely in accordance with their belief, based on statements made to them, of the effect upon their individual interests of the way in wnich they vote. Men who voted one way in 1890 and 1892 solely in the hope and expectation of bringing to themselves better times may now, in the present stringency, readily yield to feelings of disappointment and resentment, and vote the other way; in neither case casting their ballots in accordance with any leliherate decision of reason. The same popular dis- satisfaction with existing things, and the same tendency to hold the government and its policies responsible, which overthrew the republicans in 1802, and reacted in recent state elections against the democrats, sre Clearly potent factors in yesterday's strug- gle in New York. eo A branch of the public service that de- serves a great deal of attention but gets very little, is the railway mail service. It shares with the life-saving service the Teputation of being more dangerous than any other form of endeavor for which this government pays salary, and it lives up to its repute. A harder combination of phy- sical exertion and mental strain than that required of the clerks, who spend much of their time in rapidly moving cars, could hardly be imagined, and when to the weari- mess consequent upon many hours of con- tmuous application to duty are added the Possibilities of horror ever present in rail- road work it would seem as though no way of earning a living could be much more un- popular. One of the most fearful of the risks is that of conflagration following closely upon collision or derailment, and to the removal of this the authorities should apply themselves with humane haste. At present the postal cars are illuminated by oil lamps—an ancient fashion, for the con- tinuance of which there is no sound excuse, | “All the trains on roads that pretend to be anything are equipped with compressed gas or with electric light, but the postal cars in those same trains have nothing bet- ter than malodorous, leaky and dangerous oil lamps. Large quantities of mail are an- nually destroyed by the lamps, a fact that should be potent to work reform. But human life is priceless and it is in its be- half that agitation should be continuous until the old-fashioned oil lamp is sup- planted by gas or electricity. —_++o—____. A prisoner in the Ohio penitentiary has extended the already expansive field of the whisker question. A bearded man convicted of swindling is retaining his decorations under the plea that he will take cold if they are shaved off. This complicates matters. In the past the whisker, when well devel- oped, has been regarded in a certain sense as a badge of dignity and responsibility. Efforts of some of the statesmen of the country in a contrary direction, while they Proved damaging, have not been sufficient to overcome the traditional and not en- tirely irrational respect for the beard. But if the inmate of a state’s prison is to be allowed to wear hair on his face, under pre- texts which he can easily invent, all dis- tnctions are obliterated. It is a melan- choly, but just reflection, that as years ad- vance it becomes harder and harder to judge a man by his whiskers, ———++e—____ New York bankers yesterday came to the @onclusion that their efforts to throw coid water on the new bond issue could not harm the bonds, and might intengify the disitke with which New York's moneyed institutions are regarded by a large propor- ton of the American people. So they sub- scribed for nearly twenty-eight million dol- lars’ worth of the securities. Charles S. Fairchild, ex-Secre of the ‘Treasury, and prominent in poset hah world, says that “the bond issue is now an assured success, and this fact is due to Patriotism, pure patriotism, and nothing else. It cannot be anything else, as there is no money for the bankers in buying | these bonds at the ‘upset’ price of 117.223." There is a good deal of truth in Mr. Fair- child's statement, but it required some | Peunding by the newspapers to stir the Patriotic spirit up to the purchasing point. en An inspection of a list of the people who @re concerned in labor riots develops the unmistakable fact that whether or not the foreigner pays the tax in this country, he gets a great deal of the employment. ———_+-e<— Big as New York city is in many ways! it Is not big enough to be superior to the Petty Jealousies common enough between *mall and antagonistic communities. That | it has long hated Chicago, everybody | knows, and that it has done everything pos- sible to minimize the shipping trade of | Boston and Philadelphia is unquestioned history; now it is after Baltimore. Our Maryland neighbor has been shipping much more of grain tban New York, and for two | Feasons—first, because Baltimore is much | bearer the grain fields of the west, and, second, because the British Board of Trade | which is the great controlling power—per- | mits vessels from southern ports to load! more heavily in winter time than those same vessels would be laden were they to receive their cargoes in a northern harbor. ‘The rule is @ perfectly fair one, for vessels clearing from Baltimore strike the ocean at the capes, fully three hundred miles south of New York; ths decreases risks, especially during the stormy months, and as Baltimore vessels. take a more southerly route for Europe they are safer in every way. The New York Maritime Exchange should be reasonable. It suffers from un- fortunate location. New York is a great port, but it is, necessarily, without many of the natural advantages possessed by Baltimore. The burden, grievously heavy though it be, should be borne meekly; the geographical truth cannot be shaken, even by the New York Maritime Exchange. ——_—- +s __ They are always inventing something startling in France. The latest evolution of the Parisian brain is transparent leather, which has lately been perfected and put on the market. The information comes that the process of letting light through the hide of the ox does not unfit it for use as foot-gear, and now it may reasonably be expected that the new material will soon appear as the latest fad of fashion. Just think of transparent shoes. The chiropo- | dists will have a rich harvest. The worried shoe-store clerks can fit the feet of their lady customers with the sizes that they wear, and not the sizes that they want. Misfits will show as plainly through the new shoes as a troublesome corn. The owner of a really pretty foot can take a certain pride in her shoes or her slippers, Provided that somebody comes forward and devises a style of hosiery that is also transparent. Under the new order of things the old gentleman mentioned in the nursery rhyme, “On a misty, moisty morn- ing, when cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man all clad in leather,” would become an object of prose- cution by the followers of Mr. Anthony Comstock. Perhaps this is a step toward @ return to the primitive garb, with mod- ern improvements. There is no scrutiniz- ing science or its motives, anyhow. ——————_r+e__— Modern science is discovering a good deal in sunlight that was not dreamed of by the Philosophers of half a century ago. Not many years ago the country was much in- terested In what was called the blue glass craze, or, in other words, the curative or health-giving properties of the blue light of the sun. Statistics, however, did rot show that blue light seemed to help people much. Perhaps the fact that it induced people to seek sunlight of some kind, however, hen- efited many. Now red glass is coming to the front, and experiments are to be tried with it as a means of curing smallpox. Ited glass is to be tested under the direction of the New York board of health at one of the smallpox hospitals near the city. [xperi- ments already tried in Norway indicate that in a place where the light furnished fs filtered through red glass windows the pa- tients all recovered, and the pitting so much dreaded was avoided. The applica- tion of this remedy by competent physi- cians in New York will be wa:ched with much interest. —_— ro 2-___ The Brazilian revolt has become tiresome even in Rio. The continuous performance idea will hardly become popular in connec- tion with South American affairs. — -— + 0 = ___ Uncle Sam will never be a snob. Yet there are times when he cannot help being em- barrassed by some of his diplomatic rela- tions. —_—++e—___ Possibly Mr. Holman has suggested that the supreme bench be kept vacant and a salary saved for a while. ———+ es —__ Mr. Beltzhoover will hardly know which to revise first, his political economy or his catechism. —_+ e+ _____ SHOOTING STARS. A Sad Refiection. Oh, writer of popular music, When the bell on your work has been rung, While you may be unwept and unhonored, You're not, more’s the pity, unsung. Manifestly Mendacio: “Cholly is becoming untruthful,” said one young woman to another. “You don't mean it.” “Yes. I asked him if he intended to go to the Van Twiggins, and he said he did not know.” “I'm sure that was candid.” “Yes. But he went on to say he was thinking about it.” An Easy Race. “I've heard,” said Farmer Corntossel, as the conductor of the accotnmodation train called for his ticket, “that ye hev a good deal of trouble with people thet try to beat ye.” ‘We do.” “Weil, I should think thet {t ud be purty easy, ef ye don’t go no faster’n this.” A Ia Croker. “Yes," sald a young man in New York, “I had a verwy nice time in Washington, don’t you know.” “What did you do?” “I went to an afternoon tea.” “Gweat heavens, Fweddie! When did you &o into politics?” Trouble. “It's hard luck,” said the waiter, “but I guess we'll have to stand the expense of a new steak.” “What do you mean?” “The dime museum strong man was just here, and he kept at it till he succeeded in cutting a hole in it.” An Epitaph Seldom Earned. A gallant Congressman was he, And one whose fame will ne'er grow less, He ne’er neglected public work Whilst minding private business. Busincas. “What made you laugh so at the play last night?” asked his wife. “I’m sure I don’t think it was at all successful as a humorous attempt.” - “Humpb. I paid for those seats.” “I don’t see what that has to do with it.” “You don’t! I went there to laugh, and I wanted to get my money’s worth.” —_—_+ + >__. Willis Must Come Home. From the New York World (dem.). It is not enough to reduce Willis to a Positive state of innocuous desuetude, be- cause as long as he is allowed to remain in Honolulu the inference is possible that the American people are responsible for his absurd display of pernicious activity, He must come home. —__- + = _____ Against the Pugilists. From the Loutsville Courier-Journal. Mr. Corbett has done decency a service by putting the brutality of anger alongside the ordinary brutality of bruising. Knock out the prize ring. If it is true that Mitch- ell bet on Corbett, the wretchedness of the thing ts complete and the word sport must be clipped from ring contests. ———__-_ + + —___ How It is Done. From the Omaha Eee. Dr. Everett, the new Massachusetts Con- | gressman, was asked how he liked Con- gress. “Oh!” said the Congressman, “it’s the funniest place I ever saw. In the House they have got the rules so fixed that you can’t get any business in, and in the Senate they have them so arranged that you can’t get any business out.” From the Brooklyn Citizen. Somebody is going to put up “the largest distillery in the world” at Terre Haute, Ind. He cails it the anti-trust; that is, he Proposes to establish a trust with all the property under one roof. + ¢ = —_____ A Tribate to Mary Ellen. From the Kansas City Journal. Mary Ellen, wondrous woman! You can harrow up the state, Souse the governor in hot water, And still keep your hat on straight. Living Souvenirs. THE PALAIS ROYAL lizard that is one of the vets of the home and the traveling companion of -Chameleon, collar, chain and pin for only 48. Several Indies informed ys yesterday that the price at the Columbian exvo- beautiful women. | | sition was $2.50 each.. where they are sold without the chain for 75¢ each. Other Special Souvenirs. 25c Soap for 2c. 12e for box containing three cakes of Imported Pure Glycerine Soap. $2 Sets for $1.25. $1.25 for set containing Rogers’ Beat Silver-plated Knife, Fork and Spoon. $2.25, Worth $1.50. $1.50 for balf dozen Forks or Spoons each stamped C. Rogers & Bros. 50c Buttons for 17c. is 17e for Coin Silver Link Cuff Buttons, Initials engraved free of charge. 13¢ for 25c and 35¢ Handkerchiefs. 18¢ for choice of Embroidered Swiss Handkerchiefs for ladics. 35¢ for 50c and 75¢c Handkerchiefs. 8c for choice of Embroidered Swiss Handkerchiefs for ladies. $1.12 for “P. R.”? Gloves. $1.12 for $1.55 and $1.85 “Palais Royal” i Gloves. $2.50 to $4.50 Gloves $1.39. $1.89 for “Palais Royal’ Evening Mousquetaires, 12 to 30-but. lengths. 25c Stockings for 18c. 18¢ pair for Children’s ‘Ipswich’ Mast Black Hose, all sizes, for 18¢. Works of Art for $1.19. $1.19 for Gold Florentiue Photo, ¥Yrames, worth from $2 to $5.50 each, $1 Night Gowns for s59c. 59c for Night Gowns, with superior embroidery and lace trimmings. 8c Muslins for 6 3-4c yard. bc yard for “Frult of ‘the Loom’? 75c Table Covers for soc. 9c for 44 Chenille Table Covers, DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS. Se yard Ginghams for 1894... 49¢ yard All-wovl Figured Challies. Sve yard Silk avd Wool Carmalite Suiting: $1 yard Black Granite Cloth Suiting. 28e yard All-wool Cheviot Suitings. $10, $12 and $15 Novelty Dress Pa’ $1 yard Black Taffeta Silks. $1.25 yard Black Satin Rbadam $1.25 yard Evening Bengaline Silks. $1.25 yard Evening Satin Duchess. $1.98 yard Evening Novelty Silks. S0e yard Wash Silks for 18y4. €Se yard Figured India Silks. . $1 yard Figuged Taffeta Silks. -8¥e Laces and Embroiderles at 10 per cent discount. %e yard Jet Bead’ frimmings.. Ge Ie yard Jet Bead Trimmings. Be 19e yard Dianwnd Cut Jet Trimming. Ile 48e yard Fine Gut Jet Band Trimmiug. -BBe 15e yard Black and Fancy Mohair Braids. Se %c yard Mobair Braid, black only ede 48e dozen Pearl Cloak Buttons. +25¢ 15e dozen smaller Pearl Buttons. Jc dosen Black Crochet Buttons. $1.39 yard 9-inch-wide Motre Ribbon. 45c yard 3-tnch Satin Ribbons (special lov) 25e yard 3-Inch Moire Ribbons (special lot) 10e yard 1-inch Moire Ribbons (spectal lot Kleinert’s “Feather-weight"’ Dress Shields. Ge piece Taffeta Ribbons, 10 yards... Se yard Silk Braid, all colors..... 19¢ dozen Basting Cottons, 300 Te to 1Se Stockinet Dress Shields B5e dozen Linen Thread... 15c plece Fancy Bone Casing 19e pair Silk Corset Laces.. 13¢ gross Shoe Buttons, 144 for... Bee 3e Se dozen Montague Hair Curlers... i 15e pieces Real Whalebone, 30 inch. 89¢ dozen Sewing Silk 2% spools for: WRAPS AND OTHER GARMENTS. $15 Cloth Suits, all styles. $13.75 Cloth Suits, ail styles. $22.50 Cloth Suits, $7.50 Silk Watsts, al $2.98 Eiderdown Bath Robes. $1.50 Dressing Sacques, all styles. $12.75 Silk Tea Gowns, all styles. $6 Cashmere ‘Tea Gowns. $1.25 Best Indigo Wrappers. $1.35 Best Mourning Wrappers $1.25 Flannelette Wrappers, all styles. $2.50 Flanvelette Wrappers, $10.50 Cloth Capes, latest styles. $13.50 Cloth Capes, latest styles. $15 Seal Piush Capes, extra long $22.50 Seal Plush Capes, richly trimmed. $27.50 Seal Plash Capes, London dyed. ~ 10 per cent discount on 1894 Derby Waists, luun- dered. 98¢ to $3 are the price extremes. Boys’ Clothing at 25 per cent discount—one-quar- ter off price marked on all separate Pants, Suits and Overcoats of all kinds. $1.50 Foster Kid Gloves, 7 hooks............$1.35 $1.85 “Palais Royal’ Suede Kid Mousque- 1.65 CFE. 20255 teeeeee pe aac $2.25 Suede Kid Mousquetaires, 12 buttons. .$1.95 $2.75 Suede Kid Mousquetaires, 16 buttons, ..$2.55 $3.50 Suede Kid Mousquetaires, 20 buttons. ,.$3.25 Best English Walking Gloves, 4 buttons.$1.50 25e Silk Windsor Scarfs and Bows. $3.48 Ostrich Feather Boas for evening Chiffons, Lace Scarfs and Fancy Made-np Neck- wear at 10 per cent discount. 9c Trimmed Sailor Hats. . 39e bunches English Violet: 68e bunches Ostrich Feathers. $5.95 Ladies’ Shoes, all styles. $4.95 Ladies’ Shoes, ai ‘Se Sterling Silver @8¢ Gold and Silver 6%c Sterling Silver Hat Pius..... 48e Gold, Silver and Shell Hair P’ 4c Turkish and Egyptian Brooches, S5e Silver Sword Pius, with scabbai 2%e Brooches, ail siylee... 2.2... a Real Shell and Solid Goid Jewelry ai’ id" per’ & discount. 1.98 Men's and Ladies’ Warranted Umbrellas.$1.35 2:48 Warranted Silk Umbrellas 1g283 .50 Blue Taffeta Slik Umbrel 48c Natural Wood Canes. . 10 per cent discount on ‘all’ Umibreil | $1.25 Ladies’ and Misses’ Waterproof Cireulars $1 1.68 Boys’ Rubber Coats, all sizes.......... SUIS i0 per cent discount on’ Mackintoshes over $3. B5e Scalloped and Embroidered Handkerchiefs Wi cicwda) dscccussseecsncs sue ye and Embroidered “Han %e Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Duchess Lace and Silk Handkerch} cent discount. LEATHER GOODS AND TOILET ARTICLES. 0c Silver-trimmed Pocket Books. | 13e Imported Initial Purse, | 25e Shopping Bags, full siz 45c_ Purses, all styles and colors. $i Pocket Books, with beng Board trimming .S8¥e 10 per cent discount on all Traveling Bags $1, Fans, all styles 10 per cent discount on other ttles Perfume, al! odors. Ie Bottles Florida Water. 19e Bottles Bay Rum... 25e boxes Buttermilk Soap... 19 at ve se per “OPENING” SPRING IMPORTATIONS includes a supply of Chameleons—the fashionable Another lady said they catch them in Florida, : UPNote that the souvenir-prices below are for new goods only—the newly J opened midwinter and early spring importations: ¢ | 13e Whiting’: OF MIDWINTER AND EARLY Undressed Kid Mousquetaire and ‘Lonsdale’ Bleached Muslin. With deep knotted fringe. UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT SOUVENIRS. 69c Australian Wool Ribbed Vests. 2e Drawers. Very superior garmen' 6s¢ Cotton and Cambric Uudergarm Se Undergarments, all styles 1.25 Undergarments, all ‘styl 2.25 Undergarments, all styles. 1-15 Kuit Wool Skirts, all styles Black Sateen Ski Black Lasting Ski 98 Ladies’ Cloth Skirt poe .* Corsets, 1804 | Antoinette” 3 | la B.D." Corsets, 1894 style... | S0e Baby Waists, latest and best. | Te Misses” iy necr A fa and Misses’ Skirts, ind Misses’ Garme FOR THE HOME. 4c yard 58-inch Cream Damask Table Linen. . GSe_yard Gi-luch Bleacked irish Tavle Liven $1.79 dozen 3-4 Bleached Table Napkins, Sc Warranted All-linen Hemmed ‘towe r a ro Et 5 = z = 6 z Zz =; 2 4 Fi é Se yard Amoskeag Gingbams for 1804 35¢ Momie Bureau Scarts, 72 inches long Se Hemstitched Squares, 2 feet square. ... | 38e Tray Covers, 15x37 ‘inches. | 85e Brocaded Sofa Pillow ‘To | 8c Hematitehed Linen We Tinted Duck Mats. Seng oo ci ge pee of charge, on ere dui @ “opening. 89¢ pair Lace Curtains. r foldi x ir 6-poun 12 Baby. Carriages, 15 and $17.50 7 Dagestan Rugs, prd-woven Jup. Rugs KS, extra size. Decor 1 Taizan Vases, Satsuma Vases, not 50e Jap. Cups and’ Saucers ‘B0e Quaintly Decorated B: 3.50 Vases, all styles. ‘Tokio Chocolate rT cent on all other Japanese Goods. ee ese Carpet Sweeper, warranted ~ oe 74 ve is, large size, hoops. -18e¢ 2.50 Universal Clothes Wringer, regular $1.79 1.25 Spice Cabinet, with eight drawers 2e Genuine Dover Beater, warrant $1.25 Step Ladder Chair, strongly made i2e Patent Tin Flour Sifter, best made, 23 Dish Pan, stamped in one plece. $1 Agate Iron Tea or Coffee Pot.. 40c Agate Iron Sauce Pan, 2-quart size. $1.25 Ladies’ Folding Cutting’ Tables, top EE, OE ee te -98e 44c Japanned Bread Boxes, full size. 90 290 Nickel-plated Call Belis, large size: +19¢ $15 Dinner Set, 112 pieces, handsomely dec: Te Pieces, colored decorations $2.95 50 Tea Set, 56 pieces, = decorations. ee $1.69 China Pudding Sets, 3 pieces, decorat ve After-dinner Coffees,’ fancy chin 31.98 Chi ¥ S 2Se China Tea ve lates, gold bunds, six for. China Cuspidors, square shape, somely decorated... Lamy Ds 9 Table . Qc Crystal Glass Tomblers, d 25e Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons. 25e Plated Knives, Forks, Spoons. We Silver Filagree Cologne Holders. 10 0 per cent discount on all Sterling Silver ‘and Plat Forks and Spoons. Goods, including Rogers’ Knives, STATIONERY AND BOOKS. 15¢ Hurd's Prussian Blue Paper and Envelopes.13¢ 2e Hurd’ -atyle Paper aud Euvelopes......18¢ Highland Heather"... sl4e Kid Fi “Royal Russet”: India-proof Paper 13¢ Whiting’s “Ancient Hand Made" 15e Irish Linen Writing ‘Tablets. Best Authors, vound in red and white. 25c. Popular Novels, by popular authors. Eugene Sues Works, Per, Set t MEN'S DEPARTMENT SOUVENIRS. -75 Best Full Dress Shirts. 50 French Percale Shirts for | 50c Piatn-bosom Unlaundered Dress Shirts. | G8e Plaited-tosom Dress Shirt ve | 50c Fancy Trimmed Night Shirt: . 15e All-linen Collai ty | 20e ‘Ail-imen Cuffs $ Socks ench Bal. Shirts and Drawers Ideal’ Suspenders. Pique Chevrette Glo Eng! ish Dogsk! | $1.98 Warranted Gloria Sik Umbrellas. | $2.48 Warranted Union Silk Unbrells 48c Natural Wood Ca 10 per cent on all Mackintoshes—10 ‘per cent count on Hand Satchels and Dress Suit Cases. Palais Royal, A. Lisner, Prop. @ AND ELEVENTH STREETS. ES 2 & 3 +} BiB QbRSRBERE PEEL -39¢ dis- | THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. SP Porc reoretoeteetee McKnew’ Daily Letter. All Coats Reduced. Not only have we reduced every Coat and Cloak in stock. but we have also med Coats, small sizes. ‘rom $15 to $5. of Ladies’ Black Cheviot and Diagonal Long Cloaks. One Ladies’ Stvlish Black Beaver Cloth Coats, full skirt. cave and collar trimmed with brown marten fur. 4 Seal Plush Canes. marten fur trimmed. Were $25 and $27.50. Present price $18. One Seal Plush Long Cloak, very stylish, full back, full martin fur trimmed, Size 36. Reduced from $55 to $35. $1 Wrappers 88c. Small lot of Ladies’ Light Colored Black avd White Ground Wrapvers. Reduced from $1 to S8e. $1.15 Knit Skirts 88c. Small lot of Ladies’ Knit Worsted Skirts, in black and cardinal. Reduced from $1.15 to §8e. $1.50 Gloves 78c. 110 dozen 4-but. Dress Kid Gloves, in tans, browns and crays: also 6-hook Black Dress Kid Gloves of superior oUality and Bnisb. Sold regularly at $1.50 pair. Choice 78c. pr. Elegant line of the verv “latest effect in Reception and Calling Gloves, in all the street and evening shades. in both button and mousquetaire. $1, $1.85, $1.50, we cannot guarantee. Hosiery Reduced. Balance of the Children’s Plain Cash- mere Hose, black and tans. Sixes 4 to 7%. Were 25c., 35c.. 40c.. 50c. to Bie. 17¢. pr.; 3 for soc. Smaj} lot of Children’s Fast Block Rib- bed Hose, fine English goods. Sizes 6 to Sl, Prices were 50c. to Gic.. wecording to ize. Any size for 29c. t 39c. Vests, 26c. We shall place on a center table tomor- row 60 dozen Ladies’ Fine Swiss Rib- bed Vests, hish neck and long sleeves, neck run with tape. Made to sell for 39e. Our price 26c. Ribbons Half Price. Fifty bolts of Fancy Ribbons. In benga- lines, satins, plaids, polka dots. stripes, &., very latest effects and desirable shades. Were 50c. and 65c, ver vard. Choice 25¢c. yd. Just in avd all the rage. 9-in. Moire Sesh Ribbons. for evening wear. “C. P.? Corsets Reduced One lot of C. P. ‘Sonnette”” Corsets, im gray and black, also @ few Fine White Corsets, all of which were $1. Choice 69¢. pr. Superfine Black “C. P." Corsets. made of Italian cloth, all whalebone, spoon bust, gored hips, silk flossed. All sizes, 19 to 25. From $5 to $3.75. W. H. McKnew, : 933 Pa. Ave. $Were $16 & $20. Now $8. Value $20. Only $14.50. AU 416 7TH ST. B First Star Sale Worth-Your-While | BARGAINS In New and Desirable MERCHANDISE New China Silks 34c. Our own designs of Imported Silks, fm the latest and staple shades. New Spring Shades of All-wool HEN- RIETTAS avd Serges. Worth 50c, FOR 4c. YARD. New Spring 50c. Dress Goods....40c. yd. Outing Cloths, new spring patterns.10c. yd. Short lengths Dress and Apron Ging- hams .... Se. yd. Short lengths, 5 to 10 yards, of Bleached and Unbleached Cotton. .be. yd. Fruit of the Loom Cotton. .... xd. S24uch Turkey Ned Table Cloths. .25¢. ya. Our 5c. 10-4 Best Sheeting....22%¢. yd. Our 23c. 9-4 Best Sheeting 20c. yd. Our 14e. 5-4 Best Sheeting......12%c. yd. 1 lot Kuftied Made-up Pillow Cases.10c. ea. Te: 10-4 Made-up Sheets ea. . ea. a. en. 5c. G-4 Made-up Sheets. 8. 1 lot of Bolster Cases, . . ea. This Season’s Cloaks _ Half Price. All the most fashionable style are tn- price— Indies’ and children's—nothing re- cludeg—everything goes at that both In addition to the above we offer— 28 Ladies’ Black Chevio: Coats, with gray fox fur trimmings. Value $3.00. For $1.98 Each. MS Ladies’ Tan Cloth Reefers. Value $7.50. For. 1.93 Infant Coats Half Price Either long or short, plain or favcy, eidertown, cashmere or cloth, cream and colors, all at half marked prices. $2.90 Coats, $1.45. $10.00 Coats, $5.00. Ladies’ Hand-kuit Worsted Short $2.75 Skirts. Value Choice 75¢. & $1 Underwear 62c Comprising Gowns, Skirts, Chemises, Drawers, Corset Covers, cotton or cam- brie, lace and embroidery trimmed. All 2c. choice. Baum’s Perfection Corsets, white, ue, steol and gray, perfect fitting, long wat br. Barbour’s Linen Thread 6c. Spool. Dexter's Knitting Cotton.5e, ball, 80c. Lox. Oriental Bluek Sewinz Silk, 2c. Stockinette Dress Sistelds. and = 6$2.98. Time Is Flying, And our GREAT $25,000 CASH- RAISING SALE will soon pass into I4c., 6c, and Ie. Dress Shietds..... Hump Hooks and Eyes. Sie. Belting. New Woven Initials. New Winding Tape Measures... G pes. of Avsorted Width Tape, in pkg. Se. and fe, Langtry Common: Crimpers 0c. Gem Hatr Crimpers ‘BSc. Funey Silk Garter Web. 48c. Fancy Silk Garter Web. 10c. Frilied Garter Web... 12e. and 15c. Herringbone Feather-stiteh Braids, white 25e. Pearl Buttons, asst. sizes...15e. doz, history. Saturday night ends it! ane) ead She. Race tole : This is the third week and we've wtees, lean. ead rey satisfactorily accomplished our 5 = REY 48c. Hair Brushes 2gc. We couldn't contiaue to sell GSc. Hair Brushes. 48. Good Tooth Brushes “180. Shoes at these prices, at least Sen Wuemeaeee neal =; such shoes as we are selling. Ours are the best shoes made, bearing HATHAWAY, and HARRINGTON, THE GEORGE E. BARNARD CO., and such SOULE names as others of like nature, ‘The entire stock is affected, and shoes held in re- serve for favored buyers or for replacement in stock. Until Sat- unday night you can get any pair of shoes in our stock af one of there sre no these prices: All $7 Shoes are $5.00. All $6 Shoes are $4.50. All $5 Shoes are $3.90. All $4 Shoes are $2.90. All $3 Shoes are $2.30. All Shoes are Reduced. You'll never have another oppor- unless necessity again compels us to sacrifice the su- perb stock with which we will replace the superb stock we are’ tunity Like this, now selling. We open at 8 o'clock in the morting and close at G at night. Between those hours we shall be Bring your bottle. 12 I=2c. Cambric Em- broidery 8c. All new patterns. 5c, and 48e. Swiss. Nainsook and Irish Point Embroideries....25¢. yard 50 pieces Torchon Laces, 3 to 4 inches wide. Value 12%. Be, Cambric ies. New Czarina Buc 39c. to 98c. All the rage to wear with the new Velvet Neck Bands and Big Bow Ties, 25c. Table Oil Cloths _ 12 I=2ac. Yd. % yd. wide—all fancy desirable pat- terns—best grade $1.50 New Pattern Moquette Rugs... .98¢. New Silkalines, beautiful patterns, Prettier than the silk... 13e. vd. New Curtain Swisses. .12%c., 18¢., Qe. yd. Ploire Ribbons, Black, _ isc. Yd. Three inches wide, pure silk. Value 25c. We ure showing Moire Ribbons. from No. 3 to No. 50, in colors and black, best grades. Prices. Te. to 50c. yd. Magenta, Satin Back Velvet Ribbons, for the neck... pleased to give you the most care- ful attention. F. CROCKER, Live Chameleons, 48c.Each, Treasurer, (fl. Strickland, Inc.), 939 Pa. Ave. oe Attached to a gilt chain, all the rage. AUM’ 416 7TH ST. PLA W A Chance To Buy Roll Paper Less Than Cost! ‘There's not all widths, but even ®% At these prices it will pay sny i i i z wt Barber & Ross, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. CUTLERY, GAS FIXTURES, MANTELS. &., Cor. 11th & G Streets. jal Indian Goccessor to Wilson & Carn), 929 F St. N.W, Better Prices Than Usual. We are not going to bold to these prices forever. They are going back te Rormal figures pretty soon and thes you'll be sorry you missed them, Take A Look. If what you want is here you'll get © most exhilarating bargain. Usual 18e, Matting at $4.95 a sal of 40 yards, ‘Te. Tapestry Carpet at 490, SSe. Tapestry Carpet at Bc. $1.75 Axminster Carpet at $1.18. ‘16th Century Cheval Suites at $15.75. $30 Antique Suites at $19. $10 Lace Curtains at $5. STH AND PENKA. aVB Lister’s Dentifrice soe e2* —is the tdeal tooth and gum 25 *** cleanses the mouth, Pherae, 703 sth st. ” ns | Half Price For ) . Ladies’ & Misses’ Coats, - EVE HAD AN IMMENSE vie season in ovr Wrap De- partment old so wany that we've got a large lot of broken sizes. The way to get rid of them is to close them oat at prices that are nothing like what they're worth. So here goes “t less than balf price-tes than cos. im many instances. 2 Ladies’ ee Coats, size 82, coh, ‘$10.50 Coats, now $8.50. $18 Coats, mow $7 50. 520 Conte, now $8.50, Misses’ $5.50 to $8. wate, 12 ve we $2. > j o28 7th St.& 706 K St. jas rw | sratea and last call on furs. 25 per ct. off all Mula. per ct. of Pur Capos. 20 per ct. of Por Trimiaings, Fur Robes for uly carriages @t priras cot Pur Neck Searts at east. SPECIAL, 8 Electric Capes, Re duced {vom $22 to $10. | Willett & Ruoff, 905 Pa.Ay. wa 2