Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1894, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. FRIMAY............- November 16, 1894. CROSBY S. NOYES.... .-Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent cireulation much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. Asa News and Advert Medium it has no competitor. order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any — connected with the of- bi \y to THE STAR, or to © Business Departments, From sources that at least have the ap- pearance of being sem!-official comes com- plaint because Secretary Gresham is being attacked on account of the position of the State Department with regard to a possi- ble cessation of strife In China; because it is alleged that the administration has been guilty of unsolicited and tmproper inter- ference rather than anxious to restore the peace between Japan and China. That there has been such complaint cannot be doubted by any intelligent reader of Ameri- can newspapers, but for that state of af- fairs Secretary Gresham cannot claim to be without responsibility, and, unless all the signs fail, the Secretary's burden of responsibility is not likely to be mate- rially lessened. Just now Mr. Gresham is being sketched, even by some of his most ardent supporters, as cracking a loud- sounding whip over Japan because that plucky nation has not hastened to accept the mediatory proffer which was made by the same Secretary who at the time of the first collision in Corea made impertinent comment upon righteous Japanese action. For many years Japan has been anxious to bring about the abolition of consular courts, and recently has insisted that of- fenses against Japanese laws on Japanese territory should be tried before Japanese judges. There was no impropriety in the contention, for Japen stands firmly on a plane of civilization quite high enough to satisfy even the most exacting advocate of consular courts, but Secretary Gresham's friends intimate that consular courts may continue to exist in Japan for quite a long time to come unless the Japanese govern- ment decides to do China's bidding—ex- pressed through the medium of our State department—as to when and how the war shall be brought to a close. A little while ago a treaty was concluded with Great Britain, by the terms of which Great Britain assents to the abolition of the an- noying consular courts. Similar treaties are pending with France and the United States, and it is noteworthy that those who ure in a position to speak for the State Department, as, for instance, the Baltimore Sun today, intimate that any further delay on the part of Japan in the matter of arbitration would be regarded as a display of unfriendly feeling toward the United States, and that unfriendliness on the part of the Japanese would jeopard- ize the chances of such a treaty with this country as Japan ts naturally and properly anxious to negotiate. Secretary Gresham tried the whip-cracking business in Ha- wail and blundered egregiously. Can it be possible that he contemplates another blunder in Japan? ——__ ++ Thirty-five thousand names have been signed to the petition that will be pre- sented to Congress in behalf of increased pay for employes of the District fire de- partment. The Star has many times pointed out the meritorious qualities of the request and hopes heartily that Congress will make an affirmative reply. The Dis- trict fire department is burdened with great responsibilities and is deficient in the im- portant essential of mechanical equipment, but it is rich in active mind, trained muscle and courage of the highest order, and in spite of many drawbacks Chief Parris and his men have given the city admirable service on innumerable occasiors. To the fidelity and self-sacrifice of this limited number of poorly-paid men the community owes a debt of gratitude which citizens can substantially recognize by doing what- ever is within their power in behalf of the proposition to increase the present meager remuneration. ———_+ + There is a new hope held out for the trolley. A New York physician proposes to show that electricity does not kill; that it inerely produces a state of insensibility and that he can revive a man who has been sub- jected to the electric chair in Sing Sing. This may at first glance seem to open a new lease of life for the prevailing crude styles of motor and promoter. If the elec- tricity officially applied does not kill, neither does the leak from the live wire. It will be @ vindication complete and powerful. All that the trolley people will need to do is to convince a large number of relations that people whom they have been accus- tomed to mourn are not really dead—that owing to an absurd and unreasoning im- Pression as to the lethal properties of elec- tricity in over-doses they are only suppo- sititiously defunct—and a glorious jystifica- tion is assured ————~+++___ There were forty-two men at work on the city post-office building today; an in- dustrial total which, were it duplicated every week-day, might, according to The Star's lberal calculation, complete the structure py March 20, 18%, It is two years, eight months and twenty-seven days since the work was begun, and during the greater portion of that time the govern- ment has paid rental for a temporary post- office habitation, the tetal amount up to this time being about $4,000. a It is a strange fact that a great many inhabitants of China do not know that their country is engaged in a war. It is safe to say that even the humblest laundry- man in the United States 1s better posted to what is going on in his own courtry than the majority of those who remained at home. ————_+ ++ Prof. Henry Hazen of the Weather Bu- reau is a sad iconoclast. Not-only does he smash people's hopes by prognosticating all sorts of bad weather when they want smiling skies, but he must now go to work to destroy the faith of the people in the homeiy weather signs that have hitherto withstood the onslaughts of science Of course it is purely professional in Mr. Hazen to seek to reduce the importance of the common folk in the matter of pre- dictions, but it is somewhat sad, neverthe- less, to find him destroying, at one fell swoop, the efficacy of the pig with the straw in his mouth, the low-tlying swallow, and the ring around the moon. William Tell and Washington's hatchet may be wrested from the people with some diffi- culty, but they are relinquished, for his- tory is stern and admits of no cavil. The times are so hard and rigid that even the most hopeful believers in the pleasant fictions of the past have begun to waver in their faith. But it was thought that perhaps the barn-yard prophets would be spared from the ruthless hand of the pre- cisian. There was an atmosphere of homely delight about the presage of dust- burrowing hens—sure tokens of coming rain. The “wet moon” was romantic, and its converse, the crescent emptying Itself upon the world was a comfort to many a farmer. It mattered not that succeeding droughts and many disappointments as- sailed his faith, He adhered to his belief and was happy. The ground-hog has stood she test of scientific assault bravely and still regulates many a family with regard to flannels and overcoats. He is an en- during chap and resists firmly all assaults of his enemies, the professional forecasters. Pairs of swallows come and go, but they have lost their prestige as prophets. The world is nearly all awry. It is a saving grace in the professor that he spares the cuckoo in his assault upon the humble prognosticators. This unhappy bird, hav- ing got into politics, has had a truly hard time of it. Thoroughly discredited as a public character, the cuckoo still retained a tithe of its good name with the followers of this simple faith, in nooks and corners where the voice of science had not yet rung forth. Whenever it mounted a bush and sang its mournful melody the good- wives hastened to get in their drying linen; the farmers hitched old Dobbins and Bet- sies and hurried to store their hay; the lit- tle boys postponed their sports. The cuc- koo even rivalled the peacock as a har- binger of bad weather. Happy in the pos- session of the good will of the common peo- ple, even if it were hated by certain fac- tions of public men and disliked most heartily by the other birds, the cuckoo has centinued to roost In the crab-apple trees and to sing its sad song of coming damp- ness. Thus it is that Prof. Hazen has saved his reputation with the agriculturists of the country by sparing the cuckoo, while he has swung his scythe of science through the farm-yards and the fields. —— 202 After much experience in the bookselling and art-furnishing business, the Chicago Mail has concluded that “successful jour- nals do not find it wise to scatter their energies,” so it announces with evident satisfaction its decision to discontinue its coupon department. To this conclusion it has been led by reasons that are unques- tionably sound. It has satisfied itself that it needs no artificial stimulus for its cir- culation and it responds with a vigorous negative to the question as to whether newspapers should go permanently into the business of publishing and handling books. “Later,” says the Mail, “the question will be whether the newspapers are an annex to the publishing business or the publish- ing business is an annex to the newspapers. Later still will be the question whether the newspapers shall supply tea and coffee, shoes and clothing, stoves and furniture, to their readers.” Declaring that it does not need, nor does it care to increase its circulation on anything except its merits as a complete evening newspaper, our Chicago contemporary says, finally and sensibly: “Therefore the Mail is through with the coupon system as applied to books or any- thing else. Advertisers will not be asked to compete with it on unequal terms in its own columns. Book publishers, dry goods merchants, clothing merchants, grocers, boot and shoe dealers, everybody, in fact, who has anything to sell, is invited to ad- vertise in its columns with the knowledge that the only thing that the Chicago Mail has to sell is a wide awake, aggressive eight-page paper. ——___+ e+ —___ The enterprising dime-museum manager, usually eager for novelties and freaks of nature, has just missed a most glorious opportunity. Mrs. Elizabeth Neal, colored, died last month in Oakland, Cal., at the age of 100 years and 8 months. There was noth- ing so remarkable about her advanced age, for instances of such long life are by no means so infrequent as to be considered among the marvels. The interest in Mrs. Neal centers in her confession that though she was born near Richmond, Va., in 1794, and although she was well acquainted with @ number of colored folks who were em- ployed in the Washington household, she had never seen the Father of His Country. She had seen a number of men who were pointed out to her as associates of the first President, but him she never saw. This is a most remarkable instance of fortitude and truth. It stamps Mrs. Neal as a woman among a million, The edge of novelty was so long ago worn from the person of the Washington body-servant that there Is a refreshing charm about the confession, nay, the boast, of this honest dame, that she bad never seen George Washington. Such a woman, properly advertised and lectured about, would doubtless have made a fortune for any exhibitor. With her perishes a tenacity to the truth that may never again be duplicated. Horned men and two-headed boys would have paled into insignificance beside her. —__- +e ___ The attempt to portray Tammany as having been wrecked in its prospects by the society of bold, bad David B. Hill forcibly recalls the Breckinridge case. ——__ rem Just about this time William C. Whitney is probably getting a good deal of satisfac- tion out of the fact that he stuck to his determination to keep out of politics. ——- - +02 , It remains to be seen whether any of the democratic statesmen will have the nerve to blow in the muzzle of a tariff pop-gu — — 202 - Mr. Platt shows very little disposition to arbitrate in connection with his McKinley- Harrison boycott. —- + 0e —___ New York turfmen feel a good deal hurt at the race prejudice that is being mani- fested. ee Kentucky is becoming even more reliable for her romance than for her democracy. ——- ree SHOOTING STARS. The Theater Hat. The clothing oft proclaims the man, But he would be a churl Who said that monstrous hat was not A libel on the girl. In Literary Circles. “Gittum Bewildred is meeting with a terrific amount of abuse on his last vol- ume.” “Yes. The critics cavght him trying ‘to surreptitiously ring in an idea in one of his poems.” A Definition. “People are talking so much about epi- grams in novels,” said the young wom: “How would you describe an epigram “An epigram,” said the young man, who isn’t Mterary to any great extent, is a sort of a joke with a clean collar and its Sunday clothes on.” Uncle Eben on Finance. Not nebber habbin’ money doesn’ like nigh de pain Dat hit do ter grab it easy an’ ter let it go again. He~ Contr jetory Nature. “So she told you ‘no’ when you pro- id the sympathizing friend. replied Willie Wibbles, with a “Was this one?” “I should say so. You wouldn’t imagine that anybody could be so positively nega- tive.” An Unseemly Doubt. ‘Wnen an eminent reformer gets elected to a place Which the public is assured that his abil- ities will grace, And he tackles the position, There arises a suspicion— For suspicion in these days is never easy to displace. It is just a simple question that gets up to take the ficor; A weird interrogation that has bothered men of yore: When he tackles the position Will he be a politician. Or remain the good reformer that he was in days of yore? THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1894—TWELVH. PAGES, Foot Ball Suits. "$2.00 a Suit. Unless all signs fail, to- morrow is going to be the biggest Reefer and Overcoat day so far of the season. We hope you'll strain a point if need be to get here, because we’ve made the biggest kind of prepara- tions. We never had such a full and complete line— and the values never loomed up so conspicuously far above the prices as they will tomorrow. Some folks seem to find it necessary to be continually labeling their efforts as “honest progressiveness,”’ and it must be for much the same reason the small boy wrote under the scrawl on his slate, “this is @ horse." Nobody could have guessed what ‘twas meant for if he hadn't. Actions speak louder than words. We don’t need to tell you that you won’t find one- quarter of the variety any- where else you will here. That’s as well estab= lished a fact as are our low= est prices—and greatly better qualities. Here’s what’ll make to- morrow such a record beater. Boys’ Reefers. Big Value for $2.98. $4-that’s what this $2.08 Reefer of ours ‘Il cost in any other store in Wash- fugton.—It's Blue Chinchilla—with broad sailor collar, gilt buttons and a fancy cassimere lining that adds to the warmth and wear. Sizes 4 co 8 years, Big Value for $3. 50. SLOSE NAP BLUE CHINCHILLA REEFERS, with broad sailor collar and fancy lining..——Collars and cuffs are bound with two rows of wide braid. — You can count on saving a dollar. Sizes 4 to 10 years. Big Value for $3.75. BLUE KERSEY or CHEVIOT REEF- ERS, with broad sailor collars, wide binding and brass buttons.. Anywhere else, $5. Sizes 4 to 8 years. Big Value for $4.50. BLUE CHINCHILLA REEFERS, with wide sailor collar, bound all around with wide braid, plaid lining and gtit or black buttons.——They tell us they're $6 everywhere else. Sizes 4 to 9 years. Big Value for $5.00. BLUE ALL-WOOL CHINCHILLA REEFEKS, with velvet collar, dovble- stitched eds plain lining and chinchilla facings. ‘ed like to see another $5 Reefer in town that is as good as ‘this. Sizes 4 to 14 years. Big Value for $5.75. BLUE RIBBED CHEVIOT REEFERS, with broad sailor collar, trimmed with wide braid and lMned with fine quality Italian cloth._—-Another two dollars wou't buy any better. Sizes 4 to 8 years. Big Value for $6. 75- DIAGONAL CHEVIOT REEFERS, with plain or velvet collar and plald Lining. Truly a big value for the money. Sizes 4 to 15 years. Big Value for $7. 00. VERY HEAVY BLUE CHINCHILLA REEFERS, with wide bound edges, vel- vet collar and fancy lining. Sizes 5 to 15 years. Big Value for $7.50. BLACK FUR BEAVER with velvet collar, bound Italian lining, piped with silk Every cent has been made to show for itself in value. Sizes 4 to 16 years. Big Value for $8.75. BLUE CHINCHILLA REEFERS, with sailor collar, wide binding, Italian lin- ing, and general satisfaction. Sizes 4 to 8 eare Big Value for $10. BLUE or BLACK MONTAI co REEFERS, with silk velvet collar, silk sleeve linings aud fine Italian cloth body lining. Sizes 4 to 16 years, Big Value for $12.50. ENGLISH PILOT CLOTH KEEPERS, made with wide lap seams, silk velvet collar, silk sleeve linings and Italian body lining. ‘The best money can Sizes 5 to 16 years, Boys’ Overcoats. ‘We can't begin to go into details.— It is an almost endless variety of styles and fabrics.———-Of course, larger than other folks’-—for nobody else half at- tends to the Boys but us.. Big values all along the line. Cape Overcoats. Good—and long—and warm—Cheviots— Cassimeres—Kerweys — Tweeds—Meltons, ete.—plain and wool Iined.——There are lots of little oddities among them that'll appeal to your good taste. Sizes 3 to 15 years. $2.50 to $15. Boys’ Ulsters. Regular _ storm-defie Made of Chinchilla—Melton—Tweed—Pilot Cloth— Cheviot—Irish Frieze—and lined with Italian cloth or fancy cassimere.——— Nothing stingy about them—cut long, delight’’—quality. Sizes 6 to 19 years. $2.50 to $18. Boys’ Sct, Coats Kerseys—Beavers—Meltons—in Blue— Black—Brown and Tan.——Made up “man fashion," with plain or velvet collars—Italian cloth or wool lining—silkt sleeve Hnings.——Plain Oversacks and Paddocks—the very latest types of fashion. Sizes 14 to 19 years. $5 to $25. You know about the Boys’ Suits—and Furnishings—and Shoes—and Hats. ‘There's only one place to go to find a complete stock—or to get anything like perfect satisfaction—that’s HERE. hen Come! AKSANDCOMPAN Only Complete Outfitters in T own, Pa. Av. and 7th St. A Cloak Bonanza At King’s Palace. ‘The cloakmakers’ strike sale of Coats and Clouks which was inaugurated by us Thure- day continues in ful] force until Saturday night. The lots are rapidly thinned out, and some lots are entirely gone. Still & geod assortment for éarly comers. The mammoth purchase af coats has been di- vided into three lots, at $5.98, $8.08 and $10.98, as follows; Lor Sul $5.98, in oe Po gg th nag eae cl a el chevrous, plain and fur-trliamed, 36 und 38 » in black, blue and Oxford shades. , $8 and $7 value. King’s Lor ik $8.98. — Coats In rough cloths, ehev- 1h vers, kerseys, vel sonals, plain and fancy fects, full tal sleeves, deep notch collars, 8 styles — hy select. eee + FL, vi Ki ‘3 lace “STRIKE” Price. --- $ 93 LOT THREB, $10.98. Comprises Ladies’ and Misses’ Jackets made of the finest quality of broadcloth, kerseys, diagonal, cheviots, rough cloth effects, frost beavers, in blacks, blues, browns, tans, Oxford’ and covert shades, 8 different styles, $13, $14 $15 and $16 ‘srniker Pate... $10.98 SEAL PLUSH CAPES. the cheapest GOOD QUALITY Seal Pian Cage a ths oetee aaron fur-t —— ae, elegant, quall- vere a Fitacs “StRike’ Pree. 97-98 One lot of Ladies” Seal Plush Capes, with heavy collar and cape, Marten fur- trimmed ‘around ‘and cape and down Haas in-lined throughout. gt touched freee under alace 2am Bee. $9.98 Millinery. $1 AMERICAN FELTS, 29¢. $1 American Felt Hats, latest shapes, all colors. Here only.... BOCs $1.75 FRENCH FELTS, 50c. 25 FRENCH FELT s, i a best quality felt. Here only.. soc. $1 CHILDREN’S FLATS, 59c. $1 Children’s Flats, @ different shapes, plato, ruld, and fancy effect «ole ors, Including shades. only. SOC. King’s Palace, “Leading Millinery and Cloak House,’ 812-814 7th St. and 7:5 Market Space. Bo a a i Barber & Ross, G& 1th Sts. Sale E belféve’there is but one’ way to buy and sell gas stbves“buy them in large ‘juantities at low prices and sell them to you at the Uttlest. prices possible, Here's a {Combination Gas Heating & Cook- zing Stove for=. = :S3 stoves, 92.75 The “Home Comfort’—it is called. 2-burner $361 Stoves, —Have four tubes, high nickeled base, with three jewels. Puritan 50 up. Heaters, $3.2 “Tools” to take care of the fire. 5c. for Solid Steel COAL SHOVELS, 10c. —— STREL 15¢. 18¢ 25¢ 50c for Round ASH SIEVES, for 16-in. Jepanned COAL HODS. for 1-in. Galvanized COAL HODS. for Large Fine FURNACH SCOOPS, for Large Covered Ash Sleves to fit over barrels— 60c of galvanized tron wtre— solid oak inside fraine—un- breakable. for Mrs. Potts’ Celebrated Nick- el-plated Irons, wood handles and stand, 3 sizes to u set, $1 oral “Burnishine,” ae 25c. & 50c. Ca —for polishing brass. Having Us Felt-strip the House —1s lke presenting.you with a check for one-third the amount of your ordinary goal , bill—for it means a saving of one-third of the coal money—thatlls,.\if the strips are of felt and Yaleutine’s, which are the best. A™ postal will bring & man who will: give’ you an esti- pm iWe Serve : Only Pure Milk. We receive it fresh ae daily from our own dairy ranteed al sweet and crea mye We serve It red. ttles ff pre- ferred, MILK, 8c. QT. CREAM, 12c. PT. EF Drop us a” postal. We'll ‘serve you promptly—any quantity desired. . Thompson, 511 4% ST. S.W. Gas Stove! 91.253 : $7.2 Rauiators, DO E7The “opening” soiiventt prices in the Art Needlework Department will be diss continued with the closing of the stor tomorrow evening. NEW GOODS At The Palais Royal. The various depa brightened during rtments have been the last few days with nearly $50,000 worth of new goods, bought so advantageously that prices are now less at retail than they formerly were at wholesale. [7Men as well as women and children will find desirable bargains:—T9¢ for Men's $1 Quality Dogskin Gloves, 25 for Scarfs made of 50c silks, Underwear at prices 20 per cent less than ever before, Dress Goods Dept. (Second floor.) “Surely you'll not advertise Dress Goods for Saturday, it's no day for me.” Such was the re- mark of the “‘buyer,"” Is not the writer right when he replies: “Bargains like those now here will sell any day.”’ 29C Yard for fabrics that are entirely new to Washing- ton—infinitely superior in variety, and equal in quality to the picked-over 50c fabrics of overloaded merchants, 29Cc For the new 40-inch Silk and Wool Suitings; 20¢ for the new English Ccvert Cloths; 20 for the at- tractively new Cheviots, and only 29¢ for the 50- inch All-wool English Suitings, in latest pin checks. None imported to retail at less than S0c yard, ard not @ few 68c and 75¢ goods among these thousands of dress lengths, [7 More of the 50c Cashmeres at 29c yard. Note shades—two reds, navy, myrtle, golden brown, black, nile, light blue; pink, yellow. 50c Yard for TSe quality Boucle Suitings. The fash- jouable rough effects, in the latest color combina- tions, Never before sold, bere or elsewhere, at less than 75e. 75¢ Yard for $1.25 Fabrics, and 98c yard for one of a Kind exclusive novelties, imported to retail up td $2.25 yard. Note that only five yards are required for a dress—54 inches wide. [lillinery Oepartment. (Second floor.) Arother importer distributes his stock through the Palais Royal at less prices than paid at whole- sale in Europe. I9c For Jet Theater Hats, made to retail at Te. Never yet sold for less than 50c. Only 45¢ for choice of the Jet Hats and Bonnets worth from $1 to $2 apiece. 25¢ For choice of nearly two thousand Birds, Feathers, Pompons, Plain and Jetted Ostrich Feathers, Black and Colors. Positively worth up to $1.60 each. None worth less than 50 cents. 48c For 98¢ quality Felt Hats, black and colors, in “Gainsboro’ " and flats. of the Ladies’ $6.50, $7 and $7.60 Trim- med Hats, and $4 for the Misses’ and Children’s $5, $5.50, $6 and $6.50 Trimmed Hats. Ribbon Department. (First floor.) Two wonderful values amorg the new arrivals— 4inch wide Black Moire, worth 87c, for only 2c yard. 3-ifch Double-face Black Satin, worth 8¥c, for only 2e yard. Black and White Stripe Ribbons, for neck pleses, 59c instead of 8c yard. Only 1% yards required to make the new style collar, with correct rosettes. Clever girls here to show you how to make them, Glove Department. Pirst floor.) The latest for ladies are the English Walking Gloves; peculiar red, plque sewed, four big pearl buttons. Here at $1, $1.50, $1.68 and $2 pair. Even those at a dollar are warranted—tried on at our risk. Note, too, that the variety at $1 1s com- plete—with black, white, yellow and self-embrold- ered backs. [7The New French Glove Cleaner here tomor- row. It will be practically shown that it is the test invented. Soiled gloves will be made clean as if by magic. Shoe Department. @irst floor.) You can make an ordinary shoe look well on paper—in The Star. We will say only this: See the Palais Royal's $2.97 and $3.97 Ladies’ Shoes and then visit elsewhere and compare with those at $3.50 and $5. The salesmen know of this an- nouncement, and will willingly try om the shoes you fancy and expect you not to buy—not uatil you return from a visit elsewhere. CHILDREN’S SHOES—big and little boys’ and girls’ footwear. Saturday being childrea’s day here ‘& special ten per cent discount allowed tomorrow— one-tenth off the price marked on the sole of the shoe selected. Handkerchief Dept. First Goor.) Judge the new arrivals by the forced reductions in prices of Handkerchiefs here previously. oc For choice of the Ladies’ and Men's 12}4c and 18¢, on tables at G st. entrance. 50c For the Ladies’ Hand-embroidercd beauties that have heretofore sold at Tc, 9Sc and $1.25. Veiling Department. (iret floor.) ‘The new arrivals are to be priced lower for to- morrow only—19¢ yard for choice of all the new 25e Velling. 39¢ yd. for any of the new 48 Novelties. Neckwear Department. First Moor.) ‘The new Point Venise Lace Collars at $1.98 are ‘80 superior that those already bere at $2.48 and $2.98 are no better. Of course, prices drop to meet the new—$1.98 for choice. 18c for 25¢ Quality Jap. Silk Ties, all colors, extra wide, hemstitched ends, Three for proper Price of two-three for 50c. Jewelry Department. First oor.) Side Combs are much in demand. Plonty here. ‘See those with sterling silver ornamentation, only 68c pair. 48c for the Sterling Silver Glove Buttoner and the new style Button Sleeve Links. Sc per strand for Plated Gold and Silver Beads— and up to $4.63 for Real Gold Bead Necklaces. 0c per strand for Pearl Beads—and up to $2.75 for beautiful Pearl Necklaces, OA practical jeweler here, who will make you & Bangle Ring, Lace Pin or Bracelet while you wait. Marvelously rapid, but delicately beautiful work. His bench is at end of glove counter. Underwear Dept. (First floor.) ‘The following are not to be repeated bargains: 49¢ for 98 Quality Ribbed Natural Merino Vests and Paacs. 49¢ pair for Novelty French Hose, worth up to $2.25 pair, and 35¢ pair for those worth up to §1. Importer’s samples—no more this year. Wrap Department. (Third fioor.) ‘Two special price reductions for Saturday only:— $1T for the $18.50 English Kersey Coats, 42 inches long, tailor made, Compare with any around town at $20. $18 for the $21 Lisreine Seal Cape, 30 inches long, 92 inches sweep. Marten fur trimming. Compare with any elsewhere at $22.50. Corset Department. (Tulrd floor.) Annual special display and sale. The 1894-95 styles in all the leading makes are here:—The “Fasso,"" at no othe: establishment in Washing- tou, The “A la Fusyo" at $2.95 instead of $4. 49¢ for the Te French Woven Corsets, short waist. 89e for the $1.25 “WW. B.’’ Corsets, Six hooks, Styles for all figures. Children’s Department. Saturday is children’s day here. Tomorrow's spe- clal prices are:—ITc for the Infants’ 25¢ Hand-knit Zephyr Sacques. 19e for the Infants’ 25c Silk Caps, white and colors, lace ruche. 39 for the 50c Caps, made of benguline and India eiiks, with lace roche and rosette. $1.59 for the $2.49 Long Cashmere Cloaks, silk- embroidered skirt and cape. $1.98 for the $2.50 White Eiderdown Coats, with Angora trimming. Sizes 1 to 4 years. 10 per cent discount—one-tenth off marked prices of all Children's and Misses’ Gretcbens and Coats and Stors. Sizes 4 to 18 years, 49c for Misses’ 85e Double Ve and Ferris Corset Waists. 2%e for Children’s Merino Vests and Pants. Sizes 16 to 34. Worth 85¢ to Ge. S4c pair for Misses’ 4-button $1 Kid Gloves, and Boys’ $1 Dogskins, with automatic fastenings, Refreshments. Basement.) 10c for Cup of Chorolate, with whipped cream and salted wafers. 25 pound for forty-nine different kinds of Candy. THE PALAIS ROYAL, Eleventh and G Streets, A. Lisner. S. Kann, Sons & Co., 8th St. and Market Space. T'S GARD To find lower prices and better values than our house is offering the trade. Our constant aim is to get our goods cheap enough so our prices will remain the main topic among friends and neighbors, and when such efforts cease then we shall stepaside and let more progressive enterprise take our place. FOR SATURDAY. $1.00 Ladies’ 4-button Dressed Kids, in red, tan and brown, 75e. $1.00 Misses’ Glace Gloves, 4-button end 5-hook, tam and brown, T5c. $1.25 Ladies’ 5-hook Foster Gloves, black, brown and tan, 98¢. $1.50 Men's Dogskin Gloves, in red, brown and tan, all sizes, 98c. 25¢. Children's Wool and Cashmere Mittens, black, navy, red and brown, 15¢. 39c. Misses’ and Ladies’ Cashmere Mitts, different weaves, all colors, 25e. ‘You will find our line of skin cashmere and knit band coverings equal to the best line shown in the city, end guarantee you the same protection as others offer you if any way dissatisfied, > Weareclosing out our line of French P. D. Corsets and are making great sacrifices. We are selling $2.00 P. D. Corsets, in white and gray, at $1.29, $3.00 P. D. Corsets, in black, white and drab, medium and extra length, $1.79. P. D. Corsets, in white and black only, extra length, $2.19. $1.50 Demestic P. D., large sixes only, in white and black, extra length and perfect prices for stout ladies, 68c. Canc Mtoe Tica Wait Phaty Wiel aaa the C. P. model, $1. Our Co.set Department you will find on the 24 floor; take the elevator. Underwear and Hosiery FOR LADIES, MISSES AND BOYS. Ladies’ Medicated All-wool Scarlet Underwear, good value at $1.25, 98e. Ladies’ All-wool Ribbed Vests (a special Job), silk fronts, a No. 1 quality, good value at $1, 2c. Ladies’ Maco Yarn Ribbed Vests, silk trimmed, pearl buttons, in 5 sizes, good value at 50c., 35c. Ladies’ White Merino Underwear, including ex- tra sizes, good value at 50c., 35c. Ladies’ Natural Wool (strictly all wool) Under- wear, good value at $1, 7c. Ladies’ Fast Black Hose, fine gauge Herms- dort dye, good value at 25c., 1Tc. Misses’ Heavy Ribbed Hose, absolute fast black, full seamless, all sizes, 6 to 8%, good value at 9e., 12%. Boys’ Ribbed Hose, absolute fast black, full seamless, extra heavy, good value at 25c., 16c. Just placed on sale a very large and complete line of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Leggins, ip stockinet, cloth and leather. The prices are lower then you will find them elsewhere. Men’s Furnishings. ‘The greatest snap we have struck for some time arrived today for tomorrow's sale: 100 dezen Men's Full Regular-made Half Hose, tan, modes, brown and the new bluet, sizes 9 to 11, full regular-made French toe, in medium and heavy weight, 40 gauge, worth 25c., and when we say that they are worth one-quarter of a Gollar it's eo. For Saturday you get two pairs for that price, or 12\%c. a Pair. Men's White and Gray Merino Underwear, silk bound and pearl buttons, good value at 50c., 85¢. Men's Medicated Scarlet Underwear, good value at $1.50, 98c. Men's Finest Quality Medicated Scarlet Under- wear, double front and back, good value at §2, $1.69. You will always find our Red Flannel Under- Wear stock very complete. Men's Natural Wool Underwear, double front and back, govd value at $1.50, $1.19. Men's Fine Quality Natural Wool Underwear, good value at $1.50, 98. Men's All-wool Cardigan Kopit Jackets, good value $2.50, all sizes, $1.79. We are open until 9 p.m. on Saturdays. 16-inch Head Rests, white cottop filling, cov- ered with French sateen, tomorrow, 13¢. 16-inch Ruffled Sofa Pillows, silk and sateen covered. We sold them at 7c. Tomorrow, 89¢. ‘The early birds catches the worm tn this lot. Ladies’, Misses’ and Chil- dren’s Wraps. Our styles, our prices and our assortment are grooved together, ini gihey ay go and in hand for your spectal benefi {Ant re sothing thesh $¢ ont wilt hb tbe getinn; Positively no advance on ac- count of the great cloak strike and the scarcity of wraps. We offer 1 lot Cheviot aud Chinchilla Jack- ets, 36-in. long; worth $7.50, at seer enced We offer 1 lot Black and Blue Beaver Jack- ets, 88-In. long, worth $10.00, at. + $6.50 We offer 1 lot Plain Beaver and Jackets, 88-In long, worth $14.00, at......$10.00 We offer 1 lot Plain Beaver, Bound, Tutlor- made Jackets, 38-In. long, worth $16.00, at.$12.00 Plush Capes. We offer 1 lot Silk Seal Plush Capes, jet and martin fr trim, worth $14.00, at..........$10.00 We offer 1 lot Silk Seal Plush Capes, jet yoke, fur trim, worth $16.00, at......+-+.0000++.$12.00 We offer 1 lot Silk Seal Plush Capes, jet yoke, skunk trim, worth $18.00, at... $13.50 Fur Capes. offer 1 lot 241m. Black Coney Capes, full wep, WO:th $8.00, At..eeeeeeeeeerces nee BOD We offer 1 lot 24-1a. Black Belgium Capes, full sweep, worth —— X We 1 lot 27-10, Black fl oe coca reeth $10.08 et.csree- 00 Seal Capes, Astrakhan Capes, Wool Seal Capes, All Lengths, All Sweeps, All. Pricoa. Misses’ Reefers, ages 4 to 12, worth $4.50, at ‘We are constantiy recelving new Cloaks. 2d floor, take elevator. Our advertisement in tomorrow's Star will be @ donble-column bargain list for Monday that will be of great interest to every one. S. KANN, SONS & EDay Sth and Market Space. it Open until © p.m. tomorrow.