Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1895, Page 4

4 ——S THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY...........Jamaary 26, 1895. «++. -Editor. ChOSBY S. NOYE! pacers te THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation much more m the combined circulation of the othee Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. e7 Im order to aveld delays, on ac- count of personal a THE STAR should not be addressed te any individual connected with the office, but simply te THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- mefts, according to tenor or parpose- ‘The only vital objection to the bond bill raised by Mr. Bowen, representing the la- bor organizations, is that which attacks the principle of interest-bearing bonds. His other criticisms could be duly weighed, and ff considered sound be made the basis of amendments; but if under no circum- stanéca a municipality-should contract an {nterest-bearing debt, any bond issue Is logically prohibited in advance. The argu- ment against tonds is of course applied in this case to the conditions of the District, but the line of reasoning which is relied upon to éstablish that a bond-issue would be uneconomical] for Washington, with its so-called annual surplus, would demon- strate the greater folly of a community which without such a surplus should enter upon this alleged extravagant, money-draining and. money-wasting pol- fey. Not to run into debt is a good rule, both for individuals and municipalities. But when the business man can by the immediate investment of a larger sum than he possesses cause the money to hecome productive of vastly greater returna than the interest charge on the loan, he wisely runs into debt. And so with a community, which needs some great public works, that must be completed before they can be en- joyed in apy part, and which has not the means in current revenues to meet the large sums immediately required for the prompt and economical completion of these improvements. The benefits of these works are enjoyed by the individuals constituting the municipality .of succeeding future years, and it is just that they should be paid for In accordance with some method which will distribute the cost equitably among this suecession of tax-paying and benefited Washingtons instead of taking it in a lump, if that were possible, fromm the current revenues of the Washington of today. It has been demonstrated that the piece- meal method of building a comprehensive system of sewerage iy thoroughly wasteful and extravagant. It is a vicious method everywhere else, and it is a vicious method here. Washington needs. for this work 2 much larger sum of money than can bo spared from the current revenues during the time necessary for its prompt completion, even if Congress would make the required direct appropriations, which, in the light ot experience, every one knows that Con- gress would not do. The conditions, there- fcre, all seem to suggest the wisdom and economy of running into debt, if our national partner will authorize and par- ticipate im the imdebtedness. The reason- ing is fallacious which treats Washington as a wealthy individual in whose case it Is preposterous to suggest the necessity of obtaining a loan. This municipality is a partnership, and the active and governing member of the firm, the national government, will not put up im money its share of the large im- mediate expenditures absolutely necessary for the proper conduct and future pros- perity of the business, even if the other partner, the local taxpayers, was able to do so. Moreover, the citizens of today could not afford to pay out one-half of the sum required, and it would not be just to require them to do go. ‘The local silent partner in the firm, keenly appreciating the necessity of the proposed improve- | ments, and finding it impossible to accom- | plish them through direct appropriations of money, is endeavoring to induce the active partner to raise the needed money | on credit, and this can be accomplished at | an exceedingly low rate of interest, for the | active partner's credit is very good. The permanent benefits of the bond-issue to counterbalance the temporary interest end sinking fund charges will be found in the improved health and attractiveness and the increased population and taxable values of the city. It does not appear that there will be any necessity to raise the tax rate. The current needs of the city will be met im the future by direct appropriation from the current revenues in @ more or less satisfactory manner and after more or less of controversy, as they have in the recent past. The so-called annual District sur- plus, which represents the amount of local taxes which Congress is unwilling to meet by direct appropriations, will be decreased by the sum necessary to pay the interest and sinking fund charge on these bonds. Washington, unable to secure direct ap- propriation of this surplus, will cause it to be largely applied in advance on the half- and-half principle to vitally necessary im- provements, and the temptation to Con- gress of using this unexpended balance in some ili-a ‘vised way or in violation of the principle of proportionate contribution is in large measure removed. Most of Mr. Boweu’s reasoning against a benud-issue would, if carried to its logical extreme, abolish credit and interest-bearmg obligations. Jf Wasuington could be au- thorized to issue non-interest-bearing obli- gaticns, “prepared on silk-threaded paper in the highest style of the art” or other- w to for these improvements, it would of course be cheaper for the local taxpayers, but until the financial system which now prevails is revolutionized the District may consider sselt fortunate if it ig permitted to contract an interest-bearing debt for such worthy and vitally important purposes, in company with Uncle Sam, and at the low interest charge which his credit assures. — +e A Mr. Law, who was sat down upon by Tammany in an effort to reorganize that association, doubtless probably has some suspicion that his name was against him. ———- +02 It is believed that France will soon have @ pew cabinet. This will complete the first important step toward ancther crisis. > e2______ Mexico does not expect bloodshed in the present complication. She feels perfectly @bie to whip Guatemala without it. — Thomas Platt wants a vindica- engineers it himself. ee There is an effort by the legislatures of some states, both in the east and west, to impreve on The Star’s method of protect- When tien hi “THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. - public morals while this obscuring and tr- ritating institution flourishes. It is gratify- ing to note that the educational method has been eminently succeesful in Washington. The large hat for theater purposes is prac- tically obsolete. No law seems necessary. On the contrary, a legal restriction is capa- ble of working a gcod deal of injustice. Visitors from rural communities who have no knowledge of such regulations might be put to serious inconvenience and have what would otherwise have been a pleasant visit spoiled through no deliberate act of their own. It is true that the headwear of the rural visitor is no less annoying than the urban article; but the same principle of courtesy and consideration which demands the abolition of the big hat from polite circles makes imperative an occasional for- bearance for the benefit of the uninstructed. This self-denial is but a temporary matter, for it is only a question of time when the impropriety of the big theater hat -will be understood in the humblest and most re- mote circles of society. “ —____+e+—____ Time was when that copy of the Con- gressional Record in which were ‘no re- marks by Roger Quarles Mills of Corsicana, Tex., had ne standing in modern litera- ture, but since Mr. Mills was removed frcm ghe House to the Senate his public appearances have been rare and his speeches quite as infrequent as the pro- verbial angels’ visits. This state of af- fairs is, no doubt, a continual strain upon Mr. Mills, whatever may be its effects upon the Senate, so it is only natural that semi- eccasionally the hot flood of bubbling lan- guage should overflow the limits of a vessel less deep than it might be and sizzle the surrounding verdure until it is hopelessly dead. Yesterday Mr. Mills became super- heated over the Hawaiian question and in the course of a fervid appeal to the ceuntry to pull the administration out of a hole which it dug for itself, said several things that provoked laughter instead of inducing tears. While reading President Harrison’s letter to Queen Liliuokalani, in cennection with the advent of Minister Stevens at Honolulu, Senator Mills depicted the dusky monarch as seeking to protect her own poor native people against the corporate greed that was after possession of the great sugar lands of Hawaii. How Mrs. Dominis (whose main financial supporter has been Claus Spreckles, the Hawaiian sugar king) will laugh if that remarkable utterance ever gets to her ears. All the civilized world xnuws that Lilcckalani was one of the most con- scienceless of blackmailers; that sie was surrounded by a throng of villains whose main object in life was robbery of the most bare-faced sort. Can it be possible that Senator Mills never heard of the nut- brown queen’s relations with the opium smugglers, or her direct personal interest in the welfare of the lottery ring? Of all the ludicrous statements made as to the Liliuokalani administration nothing is mdre transcendently absurd than the Mills claim that the queen was in any sense the guar- dian of decency in Hawail. —_+ «+ ____ It is asserted that to undertake extensive public works in the District at this time would be to invite the entrance of unem- ployed outsiders, who might after the works were finished be stranded here to our injury. This objectton when analyzed amounts to an assertion that we should not seize the opportunity to furnish labor and a means of livelihood for several years to thousands of the local unemployed, be- cause in doing so we may also furnish work to some others, who may be in the way at some time in the future. No one who advises that work should be made for the poor will be much impressed by the suggestion that nothing be done in a cer- tain line, because too much work may be made for them. There may be better times, and a wider range cf employment all over the country when our improvements are completed, and those who have been engaged on these works will perhaps have accumulated: the little which is necessary to take them to other fields of labor. In any event, it is absurd for us to so shrink from a possible problem of the future that we neglect our duty of today. Our present concern is with the unemployed and destitute who now suffer all about us. We must furnish work to them, and we will leave mere future possibilities to the future. —____+ e+ ____ New Hampshire's good people should not offer objections to the intent of the House committee on naval affairs to remove to this city what is left of the old frigate Constitution, now lying in the Portmouth Navy Yard. There is no broadly-based rea- son why that interesting relic should re- main in seclusion at Portsmouth; it nas a duty to perform that can only be at- tended to at the Naticnal Capital. This is the educational center of the United States and among the many exhibits and aids to patriotism here displayed none would outrank the famous old ship of war. To keep the Constitution at Portsmouth would be to gratify only New Hampshire; to station the Constitution here would meet the appreval of the entire nation— New Hampshire only excepted. At Ports- mouth the ancient frigate would be an ob- ject of .but little more than mere local pride; at the seat of government the his- toric hulk would be venerated by the resi- dent population and by the countless thou- sands who make at least annual pilgrim- ages to the National Capital. —____ + = ____ One of the remarkable features of Con- gressional proceedings during the present session has been the prevalence of what has every appearance of being real har- mony among the leaders of the two big po- litical parties. Innumerable opportunities for exhibitions of political acerbity have been permitted to pass by unnoticed, even when the temptation must have been al- most overpowering to those republicans who are pastmasters in the art of satirical comment. Occasicnally one of the lesser lights will kick over the traces, but as a rule the big men among the republicans may safely plead “not guilty” to any charge of attempting to make the declining days of their political opponents disagree- able. In times past there never was any such marked consideration shown the sen- sibilities of the defeated, and a few warm partisans yet fail to understand why there should be such a radical change in Con- gressional procedure. The American people generally, however, will probably appreci- ate the newer and better way of doing things. —_+ + >—___ It appears that there is so little opposi- tion to the pure milk bill now pending in the Senate that even the dairymen are in favor of its passage. That presents a most unusual state of things, and one that should be welcomed by the pecple of the District, where there are ordinarily so many interests to serve that legislation in the interest of reform is seldom possible except after extraordinary efforts. As a {ng the public from that egregious nui- sance, the theater bat. With the sublime confidence of the bucolic statesman, these | have failed to realize that quest 2 to be dealt ds, and they ing There $ regulated the style in the republican tures are nsidered the laws to suppress th Was a time when kit of a man’s wh spirit of tb left to the taste of the y of attire comes, have demonstrated, A deficie mmission properly within province of the gov-| ernment, but a suverabundance does not. | It is only possible to educate the taste of | the wearers of theater hats; to point out to them the Impropriety of the overgrown | headgear which obscures the stage and to impress the fact that the theater cannot possibly exert an elevating influence on matter of fact, honest dealers in milk can find in the bill little reason for opposition. There are, as was pointed out in yester- day's Star, some minor amendments that may have to be n.ade in the interest of strict justice, both to the dealer and the consumer. These smendments can easily be made, and should not retard the final passage of the measure, which seeins to be very much needed. —- ¢—____ ‘There is a great deal of solid comfort in thinking of bow much oftener the dyna- mite rumor is exploded than the dynamite is. oe John J. Ingalls has evidently decided that the staterman-out-of-a-job pose, while picturesque, has little practical value. ——__+eo— Judge Ricks is to be congratulated on compromising his case successfully. THD WEEK. ‘Two currency bills were offered in the Senate during the past week. One by Mr. Smith provides for a temporary bond issue pending an investigation by a “monetary commission” composed of Senators, mem- bers of the House and civilians. Another, by Mr. Jones, provides for a hond issue ard a conditional restoration of silver. The two Senators urged their respective measures in speeches which received close attention from a well-filled Senate and erewded galleries. Mr. Dingley called at- tention to what he termed the failure of the regulations for the protection of the Alaskan seal herd and to the probability of the complete extinction of the herd unless steps \were immediately taken to secure the co-operation of Great Britain for the protection of the seals. President Cleve- land's proposition to allow the Canadians to land a cable at Necker Island was unanimously turned down by the Senate fcreign relations committee. Administra- tion policy as to Hawaii was again the subject of sharp attick ard defense in the United States Senate. Chief Debs and cther officials of the A. R. U. were placed on trial in the United States court, Chicago, for conspiracy to obstruct the United States mails. Dr. Paul Pequin of St. Louis has an- nounced the discovery of an anti-consump- ticn serum. Paul M. Swain, a drug broker, who disappeared from Boston a year ago, has been found in London. The steamer Chicora foundered in Lake Michigan, and none of the passengers or crew can be found. The New York assembly passed a bill empowering the mayor of New York to remeve the chiefs of departments in New York city. Judge Gaynor granted a mar.damus asked for to compel the Brook- lyn street railway ccmpanies to run their cars. He took the ground that the com- Fenies owed a duty to the public, which was not a party to the controversy be- tween the employers end employes, and that they were bcund to make such ar- rengements as would enable them to fulfill this duty. Gen. W. J. Sewell of New Jer- sey, Francis E. Warren and Clarence D. Clark of Wyoming, Knute Nelson of Min- nesota, Lucien Baker of Kansas and S. B. Elkins of West Virginia were elected to the Tnited States Senate. Senators Cullom, Harris and Perkins were re-elected. The strike on the trolley railways in Brooklyn continued. Two men were fatally wounded by the firing of the militia when attacked with missiles. The militia generally showed great self-control urder very irritating cir- cumstances. Dr. Alfred L. Loomis died in New York. Gov. Mosely of the Chickasaw nation died in Texas. Foreign. Japanese troops were landed near the Shan Tung promontory on the Chinese mainland. Japanese officers report that their naval forces met with feeble resist- ance at Yung-Chang. The Chinese guns were quickly silenced, and the Japanese landed and captured the fort without any losses. Capt. Folger of the American crui- ser Yorktown cabled the Navy Department that the Yorktown had taken seventeen women and children of the missionary families from Tung Chow, the place re- cently bombarded, to Che Foo, and that marines had been landed at the latter place to protect them. President Diaz of Mexico actitied the Guatemalan govern- ment that he would concede nothing in the boundary line controversy, and that Guatemala would have to yield or suffer the consequences. Dr. Saenz Pena, presi- dent of the Argentine Republic, resigned, and the vice president, Senor Uriburu, was proclaimed president. Germany has open- ed negotiations with Japan for a commer- celal treaty. In the District. Various agencies for dispensing chart- table ald are kept busy attending to the numerous demands fcr the relief of the poor. The contributions to The Star's pound party were promptly distributed, and the central relief committee is engaged in organizing a committee for the canvass of the city. Soup houses were opened in several localities. Application for permis- sion to adopt an underground electric sys- tem on the Nerth Capitol and G street lines of the Eckington road was made to the Ccmmisstoners. An investigation was made by the treasury officials into the Management of the Georgetown custom house, and the repurt submitted to the President. Considerable local interest was aroused by the proposition made in the te for the purchase by the govern- ment of the Blaine property, on Layfayette Square, recently leased ‘to a syndi- cate that proposes to erect a theater building. Encouraging progress has been made in securing contributions to the fund needed for the endowment of the proposed new Episcopal Diocese of Washington. A resolution reindorsing the bond issue bill was adopted at the meeting of the board of trade, and the necessity of the sewer extension plan was discussed. In the Sen- ate the bond bill was offered as an amen: ment to the District appropriation bill. Owing to the question that has been raised as to whether Alexander Island is a part of the District, the Commissioners have asked the Attorney General to have the matter definitely determined. The carsheds of the Brightwood Street Railway Company were destroyed by fire. The Senate District com- mittee continued its hearings on the dol- lar gas bill. Regents of the Smithsonian Institution met in annual session. SHOOTING STARS, uw A Peculiar Phenomenon. “I have been studying human nature a great many years, now,” said an editor thoughtfully, “but there’s one thing I never expect to understand.” “What is that?” asked his wife. “I can’t see why the young fellows of eighteen and nineteen always bring in mother-in-law jokes, while the gray-haired veterans bring in pieces about the young man who is kicked out by his girl’s fa- ther.” ‘The Renson. “Mr. Bluffly,” she, said graciously, “you are one of the most original men I have met in ever so long. You haven't said a single word about the weather.” “No,” he replied, with a tinge of regret in his voice couldn’t in the presence cf ladies.”” A Hawaiian Soliloquy. “I tind it very dry,” she said; “The skies are clear again; And yet 1 really thought it looked A little bit like reign.” Conscienceless. “Mister,” he said plaintively, “I'm hard up, I am. I hain't had no place ter sleep fur three days. “what's that?” exclaimed the kind-heart- ed man. “It's dead right,” replied Meandering Mike; “dead right, mister, an’ I kin prove it, if ye'll gimme a quarter. “Very well,” said the kind-hearted man. “Here's twenty-tlve cents, and you can step around with me to the charitable author!- ties, while I investigate.” “There ain't no need ter go so fur. De reason I ain't had no place ter sleep fur three days is because nine er ten hours at a tima is enough fur me ter sleep. I didn’t wanter sleep fur three days.” And he vanished, leaving one more cynic behind him. She Will Laugh Then. Ah, woman, how thy sympathy Makes all man’s lifetime sweet— Save when he inadvertently Steps on the slippery street. “Pride,” said Uncle Eben, “am ter de chillun whut bakin’ powdah am ter de cookin’. Yoh can’t raise ’em right wifout it, but too much am gwine ter spile ‘em sho’.”” New York. interest A Sigh Fro There somehow seems les In cases where they pay Policemen more than salaries Since Parkhurst went away. ‘The green goods man has left his lair; The bunco game they play; The lambs aro frisking everywhere Since Parkhurst went away. The liquor shop for Sunday sales Has found a proper way; The side door’s always just ajar Since Parkhurst went away. A glance into the future gives Much reason for dismay, It’s hard to say what next they'll do If Parkhurst stays away. THE STANDARD) WOODWARD 10TH, 11TH AND F STS. N.W. —s— Large Establishments Have Missions. THOSE WHO VISIT THEM EXPECT VALUES IN KEEFING WITH THEIR GREAT ADVAN- TAGES IN BUYING. OUR MISSION IS NOT ALONE TO PRESENT GREAT ASSORTMENTS, BUT, OOK STORE. We Haye Reached LastNotch. Free’s Circulating Library All Cloth-bound Books Will be sold, beginning Monday, January 28, ir- respective of value, title or binding, at 10e, a vol. QUANTITY TO EACH PURCHASER LIMITED. EVERY FAMOUS AUTHOR IS REPRESENTED. ALL SORTS OF BOOKS TO BE FOUND. We are also going to throw in a leader or so from our regular stock. $1.75 Lovell’s edition, superior binding, over 500 pages to vol., 4.0\e. Including works of Robert Louls Steven- son, Fielding, Lever, Dumas, Le Sage, Lamb, Sue, Warren, Ouida, John and Julla Kennedy, Crockton, Besant, Rice, ‘Thackeray, Lover, Irving and Longfel- low. George Ellot’s Works, complete, 6 vols Dickens’ Works, complete, 15 vols.. Waverly Novels, complete, 12 vols Special. A few White Kid, Red and Gold- | bound Books, of that special line, on which we have had such a run, at 35¢.— The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithdale Romance, The Scarlet Letter— 18. Superior bound single vols. of Dickens, Oc. value, illustrated copiously, 15e. / “The Standard Book Store, 314 oth St. 5a26 —a fire in the Elite Laundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, destroyed $500 worth of goods a few days ago. If a fire should visit the Yale you wouldn’t lese any=- thing—every stitch of clothing sent us is un= der heavy insurance— besides our plant is provided with all the modern safeguards against fire. Send along your laundry bundles—we can serve you better than any other laundry in Wash=- ington. Drop a postal and our wagons will call F. H. WALKER & C©O., YALE Steam Laundry, MAIN BRANCH, 514 10TH ST. N.W. "Phone 1092. Plant, 43 G st. nw. PIE \ X Special Sale Gas and Oil HEATERS We've put remarkably low prices on our entire stock of Heaters — prices that'll make them disappear quick- ly. One of these “Warmers” should be in every home, ‘They're easily managed—safe —clean. _ Nothing more com- fortable these‘ snappy "* mornings—nothing more eco- romical either, especially while these ‘clearing out” prices prevail. $15.00 REDUCED TO $11.25. $12.00 REDUCED TO $9.00. $10.00 REDUCED TO $7.50. $8.00 REDUCED TO $6.00. $6.00 REDUCED TO $4.50, $4.50 REDUCED TO $3.50. $3.50 REDUCED TO $2.75. ($2.75 REDUCED TO $2.25. AND Heaters, Gas Fitters, Plumbers, 432 oth St. N. W. it OOS Oe! Buy We are suze, if you come once, you'll be our patron always. We have every- thing you'll wish in the live of. Veg- etables, Fruits, Poultry, Canned Goods, Hot House Delicacies, ‘ete. We won't fell anything that we can’t guarantee to be the freshest, most toothsome and of the finest quality that money can buy. G7 Prices the lowest. Mall and tel- ephone orders carefully. filled. Cannon & Chandler, 81 CENTER MARKET. Its oi ate aa TMAMAMUMINMNMNNNOANY oR BY THE EXERCISE OF OUR UNPARALLELED , LOTHROP, FACILITIES, TO PLACH BEFORE CUSTOMERS VALUES SUPERIOR TO THOSE CURRENT—AWAY BEYOND THE ORDINARY. THIS WE DO, AND ALL SORTS OF GOODS, QUALITY CONSIDERED, ARB ALWAYS AS LOW IN PRICE AS ANYWHERE-—FREQUENILY LOWER. THE OPENING UP AND MARKING OF THE NEW SEA- SON'S GOODS, ALONG WITH SELLING THE GOODS NOW ON HAND, MAKE A BUSY AND AN INTERESTING SCENE WHICH YOU ARE INVITED TO COME AND VIEW. Silk Department. : “Taffetas Plisse”’ 18 STILL THE BEAU IDEAL, ALL-SILK NOVELTY FOR WAISTS. The design 13 a stripe of taffetas having the appearance of being puckered or shirred to narrower fiat stripes of satin. The weave is #0 crispy that it is next to Impossible to crush the goods, and it nas another advantage, in that it does net need the extra intcrlining now so generally used. New colors and combinations have just been added to the list of exquisitely beautiful ones al- ready advertised’ For sale by us only in Washington. Among Other New Arrivals We Are Showing The 1895 Printed Silks In great variety, exclusive designs and the very latest color combinations. The Twills with satin stripes and faconne ground effects are entirely new creations for this season. Other Extreme Novelties Are: Satin Liberty Gaufre Ime, prime, ‘The product of Lyons’ looms and genius. Light and dark grounds strewn with small figures amidst a moire effect. Handsome. Taffetas Glace In striped and figured effects, ‘Che product of Loth foreign and domestic looms, Very choice. All Silk Crepons In Bla:k and ercam. A fabric ligut in weight, very effective in appearance and in keeping with the present demand for crinkly, crepy weaves. This is to be a great favorite. Taffetas Chine In small and large figured effects. Either plain or iuterwoven with strip2s. Exceedingly pretty. BESIDES TIHESH, WE ARE SIIOWING SOME RICH STUFFS FOR WEDDING GOWNS—WHITB SATIN, MOIR ANTIQUE, MOIR SCINTILLANTE, BROCADE, &c. ALSO FANCY STUFFS FOR BRIDESMAIDS’ GOWNS—GAUZES, GRENADINES, CHIFFONS, COL- ORED VELVETS, &e. (ilk Department. .... te ceceseeceeeeecesss18t MOP. ss secesecscescscesecsessecces- Under skylight.) a Ss Our 1895 Black and Colored Woolen Dress Goods are already showing some of the choicest things for the near=by season. New arrivals are- noted daily, and they are all marked at prices in accordance with the new tariff basis. New Black Dress Stuffs. BLACK IS BECOMING TO ALL COMPLEXIONS, STYLISH FOR ALL FIGURES, QUIET AND ELEGANT, USEFUL, SUITABLE FOR NBARLY ALL OCCASIONS. ‘T0 BE VERY POPULAR FOR SPRING. RIOUS BEAUTIFUL STYLES. Black All-wool Storm Serges, wide. Yard. Black All-wool wide. Yard. Black All-wool wide. Yard...... cone Black All-wool Storm Serges, wide. Yard. Black All-wool wide. Yard. 86 inches Assmpnobposossa sooo se+ 400. Storm Serges, 42 inches Storm Serges, 50 inches ~$1.00 Storm Serges, (st floor. THE ROUGH EFFECTS ARE WE ASK ATTENTION TO OUR NEW CREPONS IN Va- Black Cheviot Serges and Diagonals, reugh, 45 inches wide. Yard. seats Black Cheviot Serges and Diagonals, rough, 50 inches wide. Yard. Black Cheviot Serges 52 Inches wide. Black French Diagonals, rough surface, rich luster, 46 inches wide. Yard... Black Cheviot Boucles, just a slight curl on a rough cheviot surface, 47 inches wide. Yard.§1.25 --Annex to 10th st. building.) New Colored Breer Stuffs. DAILY THE STOCK INCREASES, DIVERSIFIES, ASTONISHES. MONDAY WILL BRING TO VIEW MORE NEW CRID AS POPULAR IN COLORS AS IN BLACKS. FORMER SEASONS, MAKING THEM SUITABLE ARE: : Handsome Silk-and-Wool XY, CRUMPLY AND TUFTED EFFECTS, FOR THEY ARE TO BE JUST THEY ARE COMING IN DARKER SHADES THAN FOR IMMEDIATE USE. THE LATEST ARRIVALS Fancies, 46-inch—S$1.25 Yd. Mohair Crepons, Manufactured in England, Eight Col- orings, 45 Mohair Crepon, Navy Blue inch—$1.50 Yard. Only, 45-inch—$1.75 Yard. NAVY BLUES ARE DESTINED TO BB MORE SON. FASHIONABLE THAN EVER THE COMING SEA- The knowledge of this fact has stimulated manufacturers to renewed effort, which has re sulted in a much larger variety of styles and better values for the money than heretofore. As in blacks, storm serges, rough chevlots and boucle effects are the correct weaves. Of these we have @ splendid line. Navy Blue All-wool Storm Serges, 36 inches wide. Yard.... S25 Navy Blue All-wool Storm Serges, wide. Navy Blue All Yard.. Blue All-wool Stort Yard. wide. (ist floor. Is growing in favor dally. Junct to ladies’ dresses; no dress is complete unless protected by a facing of ‘*Velutina. Navy Blue All-wool Rough Cheviots and Di- agonals, 48 inches wide. Yard... 3553339 Navy Blue All-wool Rough Cheviots and Di- agonals, 50 inches wide. sooo e-$1.00 Navy Blue All-wool Rough Cheviots and Di- agorals, 50 inches wide. Yard..... Navy Blué All-wool Rough Cheviot Boucles, 50 inches wide. Yard ++ $1.25 1vth st. building.) o- *“ Velutina” ‘This is proven by the increasing demand. It has become a necessary ad- No facing is the genuine “‘Velutina’’ unless it contains a six-inch paper measure with one of the following in seriptions: “yOU KNOW THB VALUB OF ‘VELUTINA’ AS A DRESS FACING, BUT HAVH YOU EVER TRIED IT FOR TRIMMING?” “ ‘VELUTINA’ IN THE PIECE IS WONDERFULLY LIKE SILK VELVET.” “FOR CHILDREN’S COSTUMES, NO PILE FABRIC EQUALS ‘VELUTINA.’ “ ‘VELUTINA’ IS FAR SUPERIOR TO LOW-GRADE SILK VELVETS.” “FOR DRESSES, CAPES OR TRIMMINGS NO VELVET WILL GIVE AS GOOD RESULTS FOR THB MONEY AS ‘VELUTINA.’ Although fashion dictates that skirts shall be wider, the widths will vary in acconlance with the taste of the wearer. six-yard lengths. To meet this demand, we have ‘‘Velutina” facings put up in four, five and Every street and evening shade, light and dark, is represented in our assortment—sixty-six Jn all. Bring your sample of dress goods to’our Velvet Department and ask for the desired length. (ist floor.....+++ se eeceeseseesesessNear Silks.) ees Housekeeping Goods Departments Offer some unusually interesting values for Monday in Linens, Pillows, Cotton Bedwear, &c. Linen Department. 100 dozen Bleached Turkish Towels, blue perder, 23x50 inches. Extra good value at.. 25c. 60 Hemstitched Double Damask Table Cloths, 2%4x2% yards. Formerly $12.50 each « oa See oreae S00) 100 dozen % Irish Damask Napkins, patterns. Formerly $3.00 dozen 25 dozen Fringed Tray Cloths, colored order. Formerly 25c.. —o— Cotton Department. 1,200 Muslin Pillow Cases, 25x36 inches. Formerly 17c. each a+ 124g. (24 floor. ..seeeee 300 Muslin Sheets, 1%x2i yards. Each.... 350, Table Oflcloth, 45 faches wide, best quality, white, black, blue and gold veins; also fancy patterns tn colors, Yard. oe + 6c. ee Blanket Department. 200 Best Quality Silkaline Comforts, silk bound or edge whipped with yarn. Formerly DD le sccceesessisepcecelotccorsac~sbsceren! 31.75, 200 Feather Pillo weight three pounds. Bach ........ coos 200 Feather Pillows, good quality, three pounds, covered with best ‘Whitaker’ tick- Woodward & Lothrop. lightful elther broiled or toasted. The meat is free from bones and as white and delicate as spring chicken. The last shipment was gone in a few days. Send in your orders and avoid disappointment. [EF Mail and telephone orders carefully and promptly filled. G. G. Cornwell & Son, 1412-1414 Penna. Ave. D 9 3 RAFF’S ENTERPRISE, — 1241 uth St. S. E. : OUR MARK-DOWN SALE HAS BEEN THE TALK, OF THD TOWN. EVERYBODY DELIGHTED WITH THE WON- WE ARE INDORSED by SME PUBLIC AS BEING 7 OF THE DISTRICT. xe. : S 15e. Fancy Matting, 7c ‘ 20c. Extra Heavy Scairless, 12%4c. : 15c. Hemp Carpet, OC. * 25e., 20c., 18. Dress Goods all go at 124%. $1 White Blankets go at - $1 Ladies’ Outing and Navy Blue Wrappers go at ogc. Spring Style. 18. Wool Challies all go at Zhe. Spring Style. 12%e. Outing and Flannelettes all go at sic. Spring Style. ™* 6%,c.. Spring Style. 0c. OP an go. P das bees 4%¢c. Spring Style. 8c. White Indian Linen go at 12%. Striped Mulls erat c 12%e. Criterion Dress Ginghama go at Our Ladies ce ‘ re tome cobain PYS'00 Ladios* Light Coats go at $8.99 Ladies’ Black Conts G0 at $12.99 Ladies’ Black and Blue Beaver Coats go at 80e. Knee Pants-go sfoeee $1.48 Chila’s Ovessats 0 at RAFF’S ENTERPRISE, - , (14l uth St. S. E. it ae LT Tortoise Shell % COPIBS. $1 to $10. —We are shewing a large and attrac- tive lime of these ¥ goods— representing. almost every con- ceivable shape, de- sign and tint—and which are essential for arranging ladies’ hair in the prevail- ing style. We have them as low as $1 each. Jewellers, Silversmiths and Stationers, 1x 07 Pa. Avenue. peeiateeneeeee greets « 3 : 7Fur Capes 3. Below Cost. 3 3 Not below the usual prices quoted, 3 but below the actual cost to mauufac- @ ; ture. By importing all our skins =¢ making all garments we have always sold 25 per cent cheaper than elsewhere. 2 We have cut OUR prices one-half on all ; FUR CAPES. You may not need a gar- 3 ment now. Buy for next season. Such bargains enly come once. Don't let 3 this chance go by. 3 {3 FURS REMODELED AT HALF 3 PRICE, : 3 122 S. Saks, 722 3 ja26-40e0 3 . Se ee ee ed PROTEST OSEIEETD BN The Consciousness Of Feeling Well Dressed 5 ( Is a sensation most people enjoy. A lot depends on us—or rather our GLUVES— . Whether a person is well or important a's well-atting costume.” Let us FIT your GLOVES. Experts ich etaee Sees ee Tore gg et than ours. GLOVES, EVENING. VELOVES neoest shades. ( HIBBERT’S (Glove Emporium, (606 mth St.° Stirs 22 ja26-42e0 SSSSS SSH SSESS SOS SIS SSHO6SD % Another Shipment : or New England i Sausage, 18c. Ib —Just received. [t's the same kind es before—pure, rich and most deliciously flavored—the real country Sausage—none like it sold elsewhere. Leaye your order before it’s all gone. A New Lot of 3 Finnan Haddie, ¢ Only isc. Ib. : This famous northern delicacy is rap- idly coming into popular favor. It’s de- 4 Sotoossscoesossosesosessoes Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattans Crystal Dis- covery is Used, Guaranteed to restore gray oF faded hair to its nztural color in 3 to 10 days— positively rot a dre. Stops the hair from falling ont, arrests dandruff and makes the nicest dressing for’ the hair one can use. No poison. No sedi- No stains. Price, $1. Trial size, 25c. s B&B PHARMACY, SOLE AGENTS, 438, 7TH W. o2G-tf SPS0S9S9O0099000 OOO