Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1895, Page 6

8 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. — THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. MONDAY. -September 30, 1895. CROSBY'S. NOYES. +++.-Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a reguiar and permancat Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- eulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has ne competitor. In order ts avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, hat simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. Congress and the Grand Jui It is reasonable to presume that, spurred to action by the straightforward remarks of Judge’ Miller and the earnest acquies- cence of District Attorney Birney, the grand jury will carefully investigate as to the con- dition of the rickety old Government Print- ing Office structure, In which a large num- ber of men and women are practically com- pelled to labor daily. That the jury will discover anything to the credit of the build- ing—more than the fact that it has stood so much longer than it was expected to—is not at all likely, for experts have reported against almost every feature of its con- struction and have again and again sketched most graphically the existing and growing @angers The whole subject has been dis- cussed in both houses of Congress and in the press, and the strong statement of Lieut. Sewell furnishes final and conclusive testi- mony as to the exisience of conditions which menace the lives of nearly two thous- and persons during the working hours of every week-day. There can be no. question at all as to where the responsibility lies, but it may as well be admitted now as at some future time that the responsible is, paradoxically, irresponsible. As a law- making force Congress is very real and concrete and powerful, but just as soon as any serious effort is made to locate respon- sibility for failure to legislate then nothing could be more airy or intangible than the national legislature; it would be the work almost of a lifetime to separate the thought ful and the humane from those who were wholly careless or else sought only to ad- vance their own personal interests. These considerations should not, however, intlu- ence the grand jury in the task which it will undoubtedly undertake; the work of making plain to the people of this country ‘act that “the” representative body of the land had no thought for the wase rm- at threatens to collapse at any :no- ment—that even now is tottering to its fall. That the courts cannot do anything with any Congress--past or present—will have to be admitted, but inability to inflict p ment upon those who are blameworthy in this instance should not have any effect whatever on the jury. In a secondary way there is responsibility upon the shoulders of those persons who, not being members of Congress, exerted themselves to the utmost for purely selfish reasons, but the heavy burden is not theirs; they might advise the House and Senate to do improperly, but it would be dificult to hold them accountable for anything the House or Senate might do while under their advisory influence. The only course open to the grand jury is to secure testimony sufficient to put on record the actual condition of the Government Printing Office and tien declare that Con- gress—or, for that matter, several Con- gresses—failed to deal intelligently and hu- manely with a situation which would not have been borne by the public for une day had a private individual been the amenable party. There will be something of a novelty in making a presentment against Congress, but the grand jury ougit to do it if for no other purpose than to bring about prompt abandonment of the rotten shell which may come down at any moment and bury within its ruins men and women sufficient in the mere point of numbers to make the catas- trophe the greatest of its kind in che hom!- cidal history of the century. —_+ ++ —__ Were These Causes of Defeat? What may prove to be some illumination on the cause of the total defeat of the British athletes recently at New York is @ letter recently received by London friends of Bradley, the British sprinter, writt-n before the games by that fleet- footed young man, who, however, was not fast enough for his new company. He séys that at Morris Heights, where the Englishmen lived and trained cn this side of the water, his horr‘fied vision distin- guished “insects, ants, large crickets, fer- rets, skunks end poisonous snakes.” This is an unusual assortment for a single iIn- dividual to see. It iz customarily the case that a man confines himself to snakes alone, or menkcys, xt times, while bugs form a serarate department by themselves. Ferrets. skunks and ants are new arrivals in the field. Is it any wonder that the British were whipped, when they made such unheard-of combinations? Morris Heights is not far from New Jersey, which may account for the extraordinary melange ef imagirative vision of which Bradley was a victim. With the crew of the Val- kyrie consuming one hurdred kegs of beer before the yacht races and the ‘runners making such marvelous discoveries in natural history the coilapse of the Haglish @ssault on the sporting records ¢f Amerie: 1s not surprising. —_+ ++ ____ Gen? Mites Comes In. The people of the United States will Join with the army in welcoming to the com- mand of the army Mujor General Nelson A. Miles, whose assignment to that im- portant position has been unofficially an- nounced. General Miles is one of those awake, active men who, no matter what the line upon which their energies are leaders of their fellows. He to his new and highly honorable Position more of real military experience than the office has known for some time and ‘there is, in his -incoming, abundant tary efficiency in y and in that closely related force, onal Guard. Himself a volunteer a the beginning of his military career, promise of greater ¥ the Miles thoroughly appreciates the Value of the citizen-soldier, and it is safe to predict that whatever he can do will be done bring about profitable intim: Letween the troops of the regular estat to nt and of the Pos- Eessed of Knowledge, large experience and More than the average quantity of that Uncummon common-s¢ not be surprised if the American people expect of him a great deal. SSS ee am Should Have Something to Say. treat Britain promises to seriously dis- turb the already much-disturbed Chinese government unless British demands as to the degradation of the viceroy of Szechuen— responsible for the assaults upon mission- Gen. Miles must aries last May—are immediately complied with. In this movement to compel justice the United States should have a part, for were among those Of course, we have not such mmercial interests in China as are 1 by Great Britain, but we have enough to be worth guarding, and there is ho other way of impressing the Chinese than by the show of forceful determination now displayed by the British government.. Ordinary diplomatic endeavor ts of no avail . rin dealing with China, for there is one of the ancient arts, and as Chinese diplomats are without the slightest regard for the ordinary principles of truth it is simply impossible for an American envoy to hold up his end; the history of Chinese diplomacy abounds in endeavor to bring about unreasonable delay and to avoid the execution of any disagreeable promises. The only way to deal with the Chinese is the way in which Great Britain proposes to move; anything less forceful fails of ap- Preciation in the Celestial Empire. It may be argued that Engiand nas good business reasons for preparing to take possession of one of China's big ports—for England is not likely to let her old-time ‘cuemy Russia get very far ahead of her in the acquisition of territory or of other material advantages— but that feature of the case is not of pri- mary importance just now. The main point touches upon the scandalous manner in which British and American subjects have been maltreated by wild Chinamen, who were acting under orders of or in accord with an understanding between themseives and the chief officials of the province of Szechuen. That Great Britain will get sat- isfaction will hardly be questioned by any one who has any knowledge of English history; all the probabilities indicate Chi- nese acquiescence in the terms offered. The United States should have a hand in this. We cannot contribute, as England will, fourteen ships of war of all sizes to a demonstration, but we could have a rep- resentative, and we ought to have one. American missionaries deserve as much of America as English missionaries do of Eng- land. ———__-+ e+ - Now for the Dust Dumps. A correspondent writes to The Star to complain of what is unquestionably an in- tolerable nuisance to many citizens. He tells with no touch of exaggeration how the dust from the various dumps throughout the city blows hither and thither, carrying of- fensive odors into houses as well as to the nostrils ®f passersty. Then the burning of these heaps of refuse frequently makes matters even worse by the ignition of old shoes and other materials that should be consumed in the strictest seclusion. There surely ought to be some more modern method of disposing of the ashes and other accumulations that pertain to city life. It 1s a decidedly antiquated system that per- mits the filling of holes in the grade by these iateriais, which must surely be disposed of in some manner, but which should not be inade a menace to the health and comfort of the residents of any section. The chances are that er®long the garbage question will be settled to the satisfaction of a great ma- Jority, at least, of the residents of the Dis- trict, and then the Commissioners will have a fine field for reform in the city’s dumps, whick are today sadly out of gear with the times. There is scarce a vacant space of any extent in the city that is not the objec- tive peint of carters with loads of various kinds of refuse that they are hauling at a protit and that must be dumped somewhere. Cor traetors find it to th vantage to en- courage this use of the \acant spaces which chance to be below the level, and the carter will naturally seek the nearest pont of de- posit in order to shorten the haul and thus increase the gains. ~As sdon as the garbage problem has been settled let the dumps be tackied. soe Retires Without Retiring. The retirement of Dr. John 3. Billings from the active list does not mean the severance of nis con- nections with the world of science, and this is most fortunate. Dr. Billings is to- day one of the foremost workers in medica] research, and it would be a misfortune in- deed if he were to cease to toil among the elusive problems of hygiene and medicine to which he has been so diligently apply- ing himself throughout his official czreer. His work here in Washington: haa identified | him with the city, and he has done ex- cellent service with the Sanitary League, which has wrought so-ditigently for the betterment of the. hygienic condizions of the capital. Perhaps his relief from the rcutine of official duties will result in an increase of opportunities for original re- search, and this possibilty will be wel- ccmed by ‘his associates in nee. —$—__+ = ____ In. the light of recent events China's irritable mood is not unnatural. But it looks like a waste of time for her to go {arther from home in quest of trouble with Japan right at her elbow. ——— Theodore Roosevelt has a way of taking time by the forelock that is not without its value in getting the sympathy of voters as well as ip the enforcement of laws. 7 ————___ ree The object in having the garbage re- moved is to entirely prevent its being a nuisance; not merely to concertrate its effluvia in one particular spot. ———__e- - The people of this country are obliged to draw some very nice distinctions be- tween a sentimental and an official sym- pathy with Cuba. — The number of persons employed upon the city post-office building today was somewhere in the vicinity of one hundred. ——__ee --- a Buzzard’s Bay is due to relapse into its pristine state of rural placidity. —_—__+ ++ — The hurrahing for “free silver” is rapidly dwindling to a whisper. 0 SHOOTING S'TAKS, Her Costume. She looked at him in mild surprise At mention of such rumors, For he believes that this year’s sleeves Are made from last yeur’s bloomers. A Phenomenal Evolution. “The development of the chrysanthemum is a very remarkable study,” safd the bot- anist. “Yes,” replied the rather slangfal young woman, “one would never expect to see such a weedy-looking piant get to be a chestnut.” “Dah is jes’ ez good fish,” said Uncle “ez ebber wus caught; but you kain’t got back f'um er ter any sech make de man dat's je: fishin’ trip own A Better k Oh, why Should we sigh For “political pie” With the pumpkin and flour-barrel stand- ing close by? A Great Undertaking. “After all,” said the man who speaks kindly of the departed, “the overhead trol- ley was a great undertaking.” “That's what it was,”’ responded the citi- zen who looks the truch full in the face. “It kept more undertakers busy than any other modern institution that I know of.” One Instance. “There are some cases,” said the young man, “in which sclentists say that smoking is beneficial.” “Um-—yes,” replied the man of year: “It's a good thing for a ham, for instance. Ornament and Use. ‘There in the corner the old clock stands, The old Dutch clock with the smiling face; And he points with his elegant, toilless hands Day after day to the self-same place. But the nickel watch in its nook obscure, Humble, unsightly and kept from view, Is the one we turn to when we'd be sure Of a friend we know to be tried and true. ‘There are numerous people, alas, who hold, Like the ponderous timepiece, a useless notch; While others_their beneiits oft unfold, Unnoted, unpratsed, like the nickel watch. The ‘‘Delicacies.” a ge have got a reputation to sustain—a standard to maintain. Of necessity now we must have only the very choicest to offer you. Never fear that we shall falter. This season it shall be truly said that this best store has grown better. a a _| our attention called to the richest Silks. The makers khow us as well as you do. They know that we are an open market for all that is superior. We have first choice—and we take every advantage of it. Here are some of the fruits of our Silken Satisfaction. We are pretty sure to have special privileges:— z 19-inch Cannele Striped Taffetas— tinted im fashion glows—for waists, $ skirts and trimmings—and but Te. é a yard. 21-inch Haltienne Gros de Londres— that is the “professional” name. It is a novelty—of the Glnce type. $1 of army surgeons | ® yard—worth a, full hundred cents. 21-inch Faconne Chameleon Taffeta Glace—no wonder the fashion prophets predict a big sale for it—$1.15 a yard helps to make it a success. 21-iuch Roman Plaid Taffetas, with satin stripes. We aren't jeal- ous of any rivalry with such bril- Hants shining {n our stock. $1.25 a yard. 21-inch Chameleon Taffetas—both in daylight and gaslight shades—$1.25 @ yard. 22-inch Black Faeonne Taffetas— 15 diferent effects—$l a yard. You can buy Satin Damas of us for T5e.—or you can pay us $3 a yard, Lut you cannot buy better for the price anywhere. : Lace—lots of finery. Neighbors of the Silks. Quality peers—proper com- panions. The Lace makers, know us, too. The best seek’ us. The cheap stays away. We have nothing but gems to show. Plenty of novelty if that is what you want. Plenty of variety and ex- clusiveness. And if you are not persuaded by our prices nothing can tempt you. Some of the “sights to see” are Black, White and Belge Valen- clennes Edges and Insertings. All widths—all new patterns. Beige and White Point Ventse In- sertings—from % to 6 inches wide. White and Belge All Over Point Venise—9 to 24 inches wide. ‘Bera and White Net-top Point. Ven- ise, Point Lleese ond Point d'Gene laces—5 to 10 Inches wide. Black and White Chantilly Edges with Insertings to match. 27-inch Black Beaded Nets—spote, figures and stripes—$1 to $9 a yard. Beaded Insertings—%4 to 5 inches deep—50c. to $5 a yard. 48-Inch Black Silk Nets—stripes and figures—$1 to $5 a yard. -Inch Black Brussels Nets—all silk—$1 to $3 a yard. | : 4 45-inch Black, White, Cream and z Colored Chiffons—i5e. a yard. We have got the New Veilings and : Neck Effects, PERRY’S, Ninth and the Avenue. Established 1840. Telephone 905. “Triumphs” in Shoemaking Just when the others are compelled to Increase thelr or give you Inferior Shoes—their stat its to the contrary not- withstanding, we are enabled, by virtue of purchasing early in the spring to sell you thelr $4 & $4.50 SHOES FOR $3 & $3.50. ; ‘These are ‘‘triumphs’’ of the shoemakers’ art—soft, pliable, ecmfortable and durable. Do not fail to see our specialty— “The Helena” Shoe —which Is the embodiment of beauty and comfort. Men’s $5 Sk Shoes. Most men expect to pay $5 for a pair of Shoes, hence it has been our aim to sec what grand values we could obtain to sell at this price. You will pay $6, $6.50 and $7 for Shoes no better. Your choice of Calf, English Russet, Kangaroo and Patent Leather, in ail the various shapes of toe, and we claim them to be the finest Shoes manufactured for the money. Children’s Shoes. Bring the little ones to us. In addition to @ number of other makes we carry a complete line of the famous— “Waterbury”’ Shoes —which are recognized throughout America ag the best Shoes manufactured at their several prices— $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 & $2. We have experferced shoe clerks, and can insure your children a perfect, comfortable fit. HOOVER & SNYDER, 1211 F St. —No matter how fragile the fah- ric, there’s not the slight st injury to LACE CURTAINS when clean- ed by us. Wagon calls. Anton Fischer, 906 G St., MATCHLESS PROCESS DYEING AND CLEANING. 8630-100 King’ S Sr scondendescontendontretestostontentesteay Seats sete seed oes URECOORVOLEO OP HOPI I, Palace rand Fall Opening, 'uesday, October 1. seseesongegenge eetontonts :Wednesday, October 24) Oe a et te te ea VENE “This Fall Announcement comes to you Bearing tidings of our Magnificent Opening Display of MILLINERY, WRAPS and LADIES’ FURNISHINGS, Most exquisite in their warmth of color, i in their wealth of perfect beauty. superly Parisian “creations,” these triumphs of the Milliners’ and. Costumers’ daintiest art, will make our Opening of Fall 1895 the most notable one of many _ years. ely invitéd to attend this auspicious event. PRICES HOLD GOOD ON These You are most THE “SOU- THE OPENING 3 -DAYS ONLY. MILLINERY. Souvenir nir Prices. seed OWES. Souvenir | Prices. Exquisite Trimmed Hats. $5 Values at $3.48. For “Opening Day’ we show perfect Parisian effects In the newest and swellest styles of Trinmed Hats, EXQUISITE TRIMMINGS of Importea Flowers. Plumes, Aigrettes, — blacl Seabedeafoegeetoagendes Segeotetoa SE ovelvet_ —. Rhine- . E stone,“ steer and $ Jet effect ;—- every L eg shape and style ° % here at. G < ‘Au array of $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00 - GENUINE _ Import- z a ed FRENCH Fur BO—$1.25 Felt Hats for La- z een dics, Misses “and & | Felt ate Children, in large, $ yo medium and small 2 ° —— shapes—all colors— $ bound and wire S edzes-VERY ° FINE — QUALITY—You'd 4 hardly = think we could ¢ make the price of Cc + such perfect hats as ° these... ----- 40+ Very Good Quality FELT HATS? for Ladies, Misses and Children at a_ Spe- celal Pri “OPE! | - These GLISH snd AMER- ICAN Felt Hats, in All colors an both Ines and small shapes ju Flats, Shostak and Sailors. ny 5 a as 3 OC ° sities and Walking Hats. Si and, u.a5 Values at 67c. a ge is “und ‘bows. high and low ero ‘These? exceptionally grand “SOUV- ENIR” Values. Qualities and styles are bop perteet,« while the prices’ are indeed & “Seiwente prices -tnade only for~ our egreat aot ENING DAYS."" Whey tet wed with silk ribbon, vel- : Met ‘The shapes are few Wrappers, Se. Stylish Flanuelette Wripper, pointed bretelles over shoulders, shirred from neck, forming Watteau b: si colors, Reg: 0) 3 ular price, $1.30. “‘Open- Cc. ing” Price. WRAPS. Souvenir | Prices. $sio Plush Capes, $6.98. As an opening “‘Souvenir”’ we will sell 25 very fine Plush Capes, FUR TRIMMED, exquisitely satin Uned throughout, with full sweeps. = ‘These are essentially Parisian crea- tions, + designed for very fine trade. We offer them “as an “Opening?” maduee: - $6.98 Special Contes at $5.50. We have selected from our stock for the Opening Dass— An Elegant Quality Beaver Cloth Jacket. An Elegant Quality Bou@le Cloth Jacket. An Elegant Quality Cheviot Cloth Jacket. In box effects, latest style, deep notch ete % collars, ripple backs, bound seams. ‘These beautiful jackets could not be a only eye $6 Beaver Capes at $3.98. cated = for than d@oub ey e. All-wool Handsome Black Beaver Cloth Double Cape, pluin and FUR TRIMMED and SATIN “PLP ae all sizes32 to 44. Regular value, Don't imagine that zhese oe shy but ~*Sotrv- ent” prices at 87c. Print Wrappers, 59c- 50 dozen Ladies’ Print Wrappers, Wat- cI ry large sleeves, ruffle over = ming round variety of color- ings. Regular price, 87. ° | “Opening Soureni~” Price $1.25 4-Button Gloves, 68c: 50 dos. Genuine Kid Gloves, in blacks, browns, tans and mauves—erbroidered backs—large buttons; no better value for $1.25 in the city. These “Souve- indeed ° are SPECIAL $1.50 8- Button Mousque= taire Suede, 79c. A special snap—these are made of real and very fine kid, guaranteed -perfect es value blacks, browns, tans and mauves—self embroidered —backs—a 11 “7QC. Special Notice. We positively will not sell more than one pair to a customer of above Glove sizes—cannot pile uted be at $1 items. SUITS. Souvenir Prices. $9 Box Suits, $5.98. Very Pjme Blue and Black Serge Bor Suits, very fashionably made anjl finished, ple back, full skirts, most lavishly ~ CHILDREN’S | GOATS. Souvenir Prices. stylish. On “‘Open- ing Days" at $1.50 Children’s Coats,77 Eiderdowa Coats, with deep pointed capes, trimmed with ae = gora_ fur, mauve, gular price, $1.50. pening Souvenir” Price 7C. 19c. India Linen Aprons, 11¢; 100 dozen Ladies’ Good-sized India Linen Aprens, trimmed lace around botton strings. Regular Pri “Openivg Souvenir 75c. Corsets, 49¢. 50 dozen White and Drab Corsefs, fall boned, extra long walsts, =AOC. 8c. Baby’s Bibs, 4c. One lot of Baby's Bibs, honeycomb pat- trimmed with - + Regular 8c. value. Souve- all makes and that sold for “Opening Souvenir terns, lace. “Opening ° nir’” Price. 2gc. Ladies’ Vests, 17c. 100 dozen Ladies’ Ribbed Vests, fleece Tined, ribbon drawing thpe in neck, high meck and long mens Regular price, “Opening ecave: nir? Price.. down in front. lar price, 50e. ing Souvenir’ 25c. Ostrich Tips, 9c. 25 dozen Black Ostrich OC. Half Pieme Prince of 25c. Roses (Silk and Vel- Wales: curl, single plumes, 5 and 6 inches Jong. ‘Souvenir’ Price.. * vet), rec. 3 in 2 bunch, with buds, all shades, tn- cluding . “‘Nacre’’ effects imported to sell at ews OOS Ce ee a en een ate! rete ete KING’S PALACE, 812-814 7th MILLINERY, WRAPS, GLOVES, $ Ostrich Sie eae Le es long sleeves, ribbon 2sc. Blackbirds, t1¢. drawing tape, crocheted 50 © dozen —_ Imported om 2HC ° Large Blackbirds, sold thronghent city at 25e. IC. roc. Handkerchiefs, 3c. 5O dozen Ladies’ and White Handker- colored. bargain Opening Days at. Misses’ chiefs, Special = 3c. ate... asc. Ladies’ Hose, 14¢. 25 dozen Ladies’ Black Hose, spliced heels and toes—full regular made— ‘a 50c. Fleeced | riveate and Pants, 25c. 25 dozen Misses’ Swiss Ribbed Vests and Pants, extra fleeced Vests, bigh neck and 14c.3 Street N.W. At Branch Store: Branch Store, 715 Market Space. . COSCO COS | EDMONSTON. | Let Us Talk E About Fali S HO S —We're glad to show you such a stock as we're show- ing now. ‘There's nothing, like it to be seen anywhere. A magnificent aggregation; of high-grade shoes. Ed- monston Shoes have always! Bon Marche, 314 and 316 7th St. “Opening” Continued. been known as shoes of the, Richest & Rarest better class—shoes full off good points—and thorough- ly reliable—but with this season’s stock we'll strength- en that reputation—spread’ it everywhere and win oO merit. CHILDREN’S SHOES. Glazed Kid Button Shoes with patent Jeather tips. Sizes 4 to 8—85 cents and $1.00. Sizes 8% to 10%—$1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75. Sizes 11 to 2— $1.25 to $2.50. A complete assortment of all kinds of Children’s Shoes. BOYS’ & YOUTHS’ SHOES, For school and for dress—with broad tees—with pointed toes, Everything a boy or a parent can wish for. Sizes 11 to 5%. $1.50—$2.00—$2.50—$3.00! “WELL WORTH” $2 SHOES You remember. them from last win- ter—the Shoes that were known as Shoes worth much more than their prize. In glazed kid with patent leather tips—square or pointed tocs. “WEAR WELL” $3 SHOES. The money can’t tuy such another Shoe anywhere in the country. Hand- sewed, button and lace, in needle toes, square toes, common-sense toes, Picca- dilly toes and Paris toes—with cloth tops, doll dongola tops and all-kid tops, All sizes and widths. $3.00. Every pair warranted. Edmonston, Finest of Fashionable Footwear, 1334 F St. 1003 F St., next to Boston House. HOW ARD’S CORSET PARLORS. There are many reasons why you should buy Corsets of us rather than from department stores. The big stores interfere with exclu- sive dealers and drive small merchants out of the business. They have small, half-stocked corset departments, while we have the only “exclusive” corset establishment in Washington—the largest in the south, and carry more stock and more varieties than any three of the department stores. Besides, we can fit you better and seJl you @ better corset for the money than they can, More Than 300 Dif- ferent Styles of Corsets. We fit and alter all Corsets free, and refund the money if you should not be perfectly satisted. Attention 1s called to our specialty, the Famous Imported rem “Manon” Corsets, —which are band-made, Mas cut, gored over hips, of the finest quality coutille, and boned throughout with genuine se- lected whalebone. We have styles enough in this Corset to Gt all figures. Prices $2 to $1 i | Special Values. 50 dozen Fine French Coutiile Six- hook Corsets, 15-in. front steel, 2 side . steels, siik floxsed, white, drab and biack—a ne ular $1.25 er SOC. pr. fet.. 50 dozed of the famous Imported “ Corsets. tille, thoroughly whaleboned, white and drab. Same Seat oo $1. 3 9 pay $1.75 for where. Only. 25 dozen Superb Bias-cut Imported Cor- sets, gored hips. all whaleboned, perfect shape, white and = Equal to any D su Corset you buy in washing 2 “75 Only... HOWARD’S Corset Emporium, 1003 F St. ADJOINING THE BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE. t= A Story of Mystery. Do you know what a “Story of Mystery” is? It is a continu- ed story of which all but the last chapter is printed, and then guesses are made as to the solu- tion, then the final installment is printed. Early in October a most inter- esting mystery story, “When the War Was Over,” will be started in The Star, and five hundred dollars will be given for the first absolutely correct solution. In case no guess is absolutely cor- rect the amount will be divided among those nearest to a cor- rect solution. The guesses will be confined to’ women read- ers. Fuller particulars later. Seoeesesscceosessesvese Tes : ?Especially For 3 o ‘Preserving! : 2 Just fo- two $ 4 C7 Reme , it's 3. Brandy you >4 MOREE xe here—and pay but $3 pallor for 4 SCALIFORNI AWINE & > SFRUIT CO., 1205 G St. $ FERD. SCHNEIDER, Manager. Tel. 1641. @ BEMD-CO2S, bid VOTT ST SSST SETS T Hee eee 7. Made of fine French cou- ‘*Novelties” —of the fall and winter season are now on exhibit, and what is of more interest to you, they fire inarked at specially low prices, Remember, we do not ask you to pay us as much for any article as the = = others ask. We will always sell a little lower. Feather Boas. No article is more fashionable that the Coque and Ostrich Feather Collars and Boas. We bought largely and do not believe that any two stores have half the assortment. 1% yard Real Ostrich Feather Boas, deal “2 $3. 69 value, $6. Onfy. Genuine Ostrich Feather 4 8 ‘ Collars, very full. Value, $ #4. Only... 2A "Wy. Coque Feather Boas, tipped + with ostrich feathers, making them sy #0 “Gntch Bow. wfc at $3. gl $5 HATS | Our Millinery “Opening” exhibit will - be continu-d tomorrow and Wednesday, and the §5 Trimmed Hats advertised Saturday for $3.85 will be offered again tomorrow and Wednesday. In addition to this $3.85 offering, we shall place on another table a superb line of Silk, Velvet and Velvet-and-chit- fon-trimmed Hats, in a variety of stylish and becoming shapes, iu black and colors, which were bought to sell for $7, $3 and $9, at $5 pes this sea- the low price of. Just a word about the son. There are no pattern Hats exactly. All of ours represent “odd” and unique conceits, our aim being to furnish the shape of Hat that is most becoming to each particular customer. In other words, we have reduced the Millinery business to a science and can please you as no other house can 86c. Hats, 47¢.. During the “ " days we will sell Fine English Felt Hats, im 50 or more of the new shapes im brown, Diack, nmayy, greem, etc., me sell for 86c. 47¢. $1 Gloves, 79¢. Here's an “Opening” bargain extra- ordinary! New 4-pearl-button Dressed Kid Gloves, embroidered Lack, in « dozen or more new fall shades, including our specialty, “woodpecker” brown. Reg- ; ular $1.00 Glove 79C. Only. $1.50 Velvets, $1. Hereafter we shall sell out $1.50 superb quality Silk, Velvet for $L per yard. We do this as an accommodation to our many customers patronizing -our Millinery business, as silk velvet enters so largely in this season's Millinery and Hat Trimmings. All the new and . fashionable colors. Reg- ular price, $1.50. DT] y S Now. IOC. Cale Black, Sguare-top Feather Quills, which usually sell at 0c. “Opening” days. - Ribbons. Exquisite best expresses the new Mil- linery Ribbons. Rare and beautiful con- ceits and colorings in striped and figured Persians, Chameleons, Brocaded Velvet Figures on Satin Ribbon, Beautiful Flecked Ribbons, Japanese Figured Ribs bons, &e. $12 CAPES, - $8.45 During the “Opening” days we will a sen 98-45 39c. HOSE, 29¢. ‘The Hosiery Department comes to the front with beautiful Dropstitch Hose, in fast black and a variety of lovely Opera-top Dropstitched 29C. pr. Ic. Hose. Bought to sell for 39¢. For. Winter Underwear. No danger of not being suited. We. have double the usual amount of stock, and, as you know, this always has beea a big department for us. Women's Swiss Ribbed Fall-weight " * Vests, high neck and long sleeves. Others ask 25c, Liat We ask... Women’ Ribbed Ve match. Ecru Union se T5E- Women's Winter-wel wo Suits, bigh neck and sleeves and ankle “fon! Others ask 98c. We ask.... BON. | MARCHE, 314 & 316 ath St. — LO ‘If You boy It Here you may jhe sure it’s the freshest —the *s the ouly grade we have— the table and deticney 1m withing you wish—tf 1 7 Mail at band. ny orders filled promptly ~satisfos “ae Cottage Market, 818 14th St, Cee