Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1897, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897-24 PAGES. @ o2S08 S6209000 090960608088 s PEREMPTORY SALE * Gerome Vesio's © Plagnificent Stock of Gold & Sil- ver Jewelry, Diamonds, Art Bric-a-brac, Florentine Statuary, Bronzes, etc., 2At Public Auction Beginning Wednesday, April 14, and continuing each following day until entire stock (valued at $50,000) is sold. The catalogue embraces in part the finest line of Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Watches carried by any jewelerén Wash- ington, Precious Stones, Gold Jewelry and Solid Silverware, Art Goods of every description—all this season’s importa- tions—and will afford a splendid opportunity to secure Eas- ter gifts at your own prices. Hours of sale, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. daily. Sale absolute, by order of Gerome Desio, 1107 F St. F. WARREN JOHNSON, AUCTIONEER. ‘This sale will be conducted under the personal supervision of MR. ¢. H. LUENGENE. All persons having articles in Mr. Desio’s Repairing Department are requested al on or before April 13, as not be responsible for goods left MATTINGS $ TACKED DOWN FREE! That’s a standing offer of ours—and one that is appre- ciated by housekeepers. This is a safe place to buy—be- cause we have no doubtful qualities. Our Mattings are heavy and closely woven—they wear like iron. More pat- terns here to select from than are shown by any other two houses in Washington. NEW BABY CARRIAGES. It is economy to buy the Carriage of us on credit—be- cause our prices are LOWER than those of the cash houses. Carriages trom $5 to $50—pay the bill a little at a time— weekly or monthly—no notes or interest. Carpets made— laid and lined free—no charge for waste in matching fig- ures. The Refrigerator is ready—when you are. OSSS SOS OSS OO SO 0000008 000 O8O00 By 40-pound Halr Mattress.........-.: $5.00 $3 Wover Wire Springs. ....-...+-+ $1.25 Solid Oak 3-plece Chamber Suite. .$10.00 Solid Oak Extension Tubles........$2.73 9 Mammoth rogaMN S Credit House, 817--819--821--823 Seventh St. N.W., aps Between H and I Streets. SESS9SHGHOS 09ST SSH 09H Oriental Rugs ee Public Auction! This auction sale of the magnificent collection of Rare Turkish, Persian and Indian Rugs, Fine Carpets and Bric-a-Brac of Mr. Robert Grant of- fers one of the greatest money-saving opportuni- ties ever known. The stock is unquestionably one of the finest ever brought from the Orient. The immediate necessity of turning the entire stock into cash makes it possible for the wise buyer to secure the finest products of the old world at but a fraction of their real value. Two Sales Monday at 10:30 A. M. and 2:30 P. M. AT 1218 & 1220 F Street. HENRY F. WOODARD, ASSIGNEE. Catalogues on application. OHSODSOO SOOHCO 689 S06 | PHOS BOOS SVODSHS HOS OSOSHONO HS OO HOO SOOO EMMITT op POOR OAS ‘ @e 3 POA thera cettaea atc ethene th cic ad ed a Naat Salas led toa ncaa tat teh ls lg ede! ocala it ad dan sed a ap7-im LEP OEOLLLALPLEPDELLEPAEPEEPBPRR BLAS A: Sterling Agency, 14th & N. Y. Ave. N.W. | 4 City of Washington, | : District of Columbia, Fe: Personally appeared before me W. Roy Mitchell, J. Van Allen Shields, Walter Pack and Edward Belford of the city and District aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that they were eye witnesses to the act of William Shields in riding down the west steps of the Capitol on the thirty-first of March, 1897, and that the .report as pub- lished in The Star the first day of April, 1897, was true and cor- rect in every particular. Also that the wheel used was a STERLING BICYCLE, ’y7 model, 68 gear, Palmer tires and Brown saddle, and that the wheel was taken right from stock and in no way built up for the occasion. We believe this was the severest strain ever given a bicycle under any circumstances, the rider weighing 167 Ibs., the wheel weighing 23 Ibs. & W. ROY MITCHELL, J. VAN ALLEN SHIELDS, WALTER PACK, EDWARD BELFORD. Sworn and subscribed to before me this seventh day of April, A. D. 1897. (Seal) CORNELIUS ECKHARDT, Notary Public. mbhS6-t, th,» 27t SRPTOSSS EPPO OS ITH PO OSE OO CSET O EEOC O OO POOP OO OORT Os THE NATIONAL GUARD Prospects for an Interstate Drill Are Not Bright. GENERAL EFFICIENCY COMPETITION More About Dress Uniforms in the Inaugural Parade. NOTES OF THE SOLDIERS ——— A rumor has been in circulation locally for some time past to the effect that preparations are rapidly being brought to a focus for an interstate competitive drill, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, during ‘he present summer. In a communicaticn to The Star, Major Rees, commanding the Cleveland Grays, a well-known military or- ganization, states that he has no kuowl- edge of the rumored drill. The prospects are that 1897 will pass into history without such a contest. That General Efficiency Competition. An officer, who claims to be in a position to know whereof he speaks, in a communi- cation io The Star, states that the men- tion last Saturday of the “Lost, Strayed or Stolen” general efficiency competition did First Lieut. J. Bruce Webb, the orig- inator of the proposed contest ,an injus- tice and gave the competition a black eye. “To my certain knowledge,” says this officer, “Lieut. Webb has been unremitting in the little part he has to play, as nearly ali of the officers of the brigade will tes- tify. He has collected a great many of the subscriptions and will continue to col- lect until his share is done and done well. “I am informed and believe that all pa- pers relating tc his plan were referred to the proper authorities two months ago, and the authorities probably have excellent reasons for keeping them. “As Lieut. Webb's duties related solcly to the financial portion of the scheme, I do not see how he can possibly be held accountable for the miscarriage of any other portion of the plan.” It is understood that Major Winthrop Alexander, Capt. William Edward Horton and Lieut. Webb are now corresponding in reference to the competition. Engineer Corps Shooting Festival. Major Gilbert Thompson, in a notice to the Engineer Corps, makes official an- nouncement of the corps’ snooting festiva', to be held Friday, April 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. As many teams as possible will be made up, says Major Thompson, and ammunition is to be free. Members of the staff and distinguished marksmen will par- ticipate. The monthly meeting of the Engineer Corps will be held Saturday evening, Aprii 24, the subject of the evening to be ‘Dress Uniforms.” The corps will drill Wednes- day evening, April 21. Ambulance Corps Not Tin Soldiers. The Ambulance Corps has beautified its quarters of late to a noticeable degree, handsome carpets and furniture having been added to the other belongings of the organization. “Any one who is laboring under the im- pression that the Ambulance Corps is an aggregation of tin soldiers,” said an en- thusiastic member to a Star reporter, “is invited to visit the armory any drill night and witness for himself the thoroughness with which the drill is conducted.” The regular monthly reception of the corps was held Tuesday last at the resi- dence of Lieut. Fales. More About Dress Uniforms. Interesting comment by Capt. S. H. Vowell of the 4th Wisconsin nfantry on the article describing the appearance of the District National Guard in the recent in- augural parade, from the pen of Mr. Hen Loomis Ison, quoted in The Star and copied in the Military Gazette of Chicago, appears in the current issue of the Gazette. In part Captain Vowell says: “Mr. Nelson “holds that the National Guard should be compelled to adopt the regular army full dress uniform, and draws a comparison between the appearance of the regulars and the militia in the inauga- ration day parade, the former Leing «ttired in full dress with glittering brass, while the militia appeared in ‘the panoply of war, with cartridge belts fastened threateninzly about the men’s waists.’ It requires the expenditure of about $1,000 to properly uni- form in full dress an infantry company of fifty men, figuring on the United States pattern. And then how nice :t is months of work, to raise the mone: after the uniforms have been worn in or two parades, the United States patt is changed in some detail, and there are, with a lot of old clothes to sell or throw away. The writer has heen through ft once, and Knows whereof he sperks. :-othing could be neater than the fatigue uniform as now worn. It is good for cer- vice or parade by simply changing the cam- paign hat for the cap. Leggins ure prac- tical and a necessity in or out of a pai The sun does not always shine, and {¢r <p. pearance sake give me, in a rain, a military company in fatigue uniform and leggings as compared with the drowned and pants- bedraggled sight of a company in full dress. I for one stand against the full dress uniform for the National Guard, and if Mr. Henry Loomis Nelson will take com- mand of a National Guard company and conduct it for a year or two, it ts my opin- ion that his views will change. We need other things more than frock coats and glittering brasses. With all due deference to the ability of Mr. Henry Loomis Nelson, when he talks about the National Guard being compelled to adopt full dress, so that they will not offend his fastidious eye on inauguration day parade, once in four years, he is simply talking through his cha- a Appointments, Casualties and Changes During the quarter ending March 31 the Promotion, appointments, casualties and changes that occurred in the militia of the District of Columbia were as follows: Promotion—Second Lieut. Robert Henry Bowdler, to be first Heutenant, Company C, 5th Battalion. Appointments — Corporal Robert David Weaver, to be first lieutenant, 2d Separate Company; Candidate Private Francis Car- roll Mattingly, to be first leutenant, Com- pany D, 5th Battalion; Sergt. Clay Mere- dith McClure, to be second lieutenant, Com- pany B, 6th Battalion. Transfers—Second Lieuf. Will Emery Sorrells, 2d Separate Company, to Com- pany C, 5th Battalion; Capt. John S. Mil- ler, Company A, to Company D, ist Bat- talion. Announcements—Private John 8S. Tomlin- son, appointed acting captain, Company A, Engineer Corps; Acting First Lieut. Wiil- jam E. Harvey, appointed acting captain, Company C, Engineer Corps; Private Noble P. Barnes, appointed surgeon, Battery A, Light Artillery, with the rank of acting first Heutenant; Private Milo H. Sutliff, ap- pointed acting second Heutenant, Ambu- Jance Corps. ‘The resignations of Acting Captain James M. Pollard, Company A, Engineer Corps, and Asting Second Lieut. J. S. Johnson, Company C, Engineer Corps, were accept- €d, and the appointment of Sergt. George N. McLaughlin as acting second Heutenant, Ambulance Corps, was annulled by dis- charge. Casualties: Honorably discharged—Geo. W. Evans, sécond jieutenant, Company B, 2d_Battalion. Resigned—C. Fred. Cook, first lieutenant and quartermaster, 3d Battalion; Evans Lewis, first lieutenant, Company B, 1st Separate Battalion; Lee B. Mosher, Com- pany C, 2d Battalion; Charles M. Robinson, 3r., second Heutenunt, Company A, 3d Bat- talion; Otto L. Suess, major, Sth Battalion. The ‘following enlisted men having been certified by the brigade hoard of examina- tion during the quarter just ended, as com- petent to be commissioned officers, were announced as ‘‘candidates for promotion,” ard are entitled to the privileges conferre: by the certification—Daniel P. Divine, cor- poral, Company B, 5th Battalion, to grade of second lieutenant of infan Henry K. Gibson, first sergeant, 2d _ arate Company, to the grade uf second Heuterant of cycle infantry; uel P. House, quartermaster sergeant, Ist Battal- fen, to the grade of second lieutenant of infantry. The dishonorable discharges of Private Cc Bell, Company A, ist Battalion, and Private Raymond L. Berry, Corps of Field Music; were revoked and honorable discharges granted in their stead. The following enteted men, all privates, were dishonorably discharged from the Na- tional Guard during, ghe quarter: Edward Adams, Company © Yst Battalion; Frank S. Crown, Company, &, ist Baitulion; Jobn B. Daughton, Jr. ny A, 2d Battalion; Charles L. Finney, Company A, 2d Battal“ ion; Charles Gantt; Company A, 5th Bat- talion; Albert Ee Company A, 5th Battalion; Guy E. tt, Company C, 2d Battalion; Walter T4Roche, Company C, 1st Battalion; John Rogerson, Company C, 1st Battalion; Frederick H. Schafhirz, Com- pany D, Ist Battalion; C. D. Vining, Com- pany C, 2d BattalittnfJohn J. Vog:, Com- pany C, Ist Battalion; Charles A. Whalen, Company A, 24 Battalion; Edward L. Wheeler, Company: Dist Battation. Notes. Brigadier General Albert Ordway, so it is understood, will résithe command of the District National Guard the early part of next week. This announcement will be hailed joyfully by the members of the bri- gade, who will also be glad to learn that the general is feeling better in health since his departure for Europe. Candidate Serg. James C. Sergeant, Com- pany A, 5th Battalion, it is believed wil! be appointed quartermaster sergeant of the battalion. Company A, 5th Battalion, has under consideration a proposition to indulge in a read march to Baltimore and return during fay. Col. William G. Moore, commanding the 1st Regiment; Major Burton R. Ross, com- manding the Ist Battalion, and Capt. Mat- thew Goddard, quartermaster of the ist Regiment, have been invited to parade with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston on the occasion of the Grant monn- ment parade in New York city April 27. The invitation will probably be accepted. ea RS PAID FOR IN ADVANCE Unique Features of the New St. John’s Inde- pendent M. E. Church. The Pastor Was. Also the Architect and Superintendent of Construction —Description of the Building. St. John’s Independent Methodist Church, on 11th street southeast, is near- ing completion, and is to be formally dedi- cated the first Sunday in May. When fin- ished it wil! have as large a seating ca- pacity es any other church on Capitol Hill Rev. Andrew. G. Harrison. and is completely; naid: for, dollar for dol- lar. A unique feature? of the chureh con- sists in the fact {Hat4ts pastor, Rev. An- drew G. Harrison, is; the -architect, the superintendent of; camstruction, and the general foreman of te laborers‘and me- chanics, who are éinpiéyed by the day. St. John’s Church was organized nine years ago by Rey. Jaeob D. Wilson, who had been for severaltiyears pastor of the First Mcihodist Protestant Cliurch, and a small building, thirty feet by twenty, was erected on the site of the present edifice. The Salvation Army. bought the church after a while, but finally it eame back into the hands of Its original owners, who en- larged it and built up a congregation with a membership cf 52). Mr. Wilson died last November and as his dying request to his congregation asked that they call as their new pastor Rev. Andrew G. Harri- Mr. Harrison, is a native of London, the son. England, but came to this country at age of fourteen. He was converted and joined the Metho- Gist Episcopal Church at the age of six- teen, and nct many years later entered the ninistry of that church. During the past twenty-one years he has seen much of many lands and mai strange faces, hav- ing been with Bishop Taylor in Africa, through several countries of the orient and in a number of the states of the Union. Four years ago he came to Washingcon from ‘Texas and accepted a position as general foreman of an electric light com- pany. During his residence in this city he has been engaged in the work of the ministry as far as his time would allow, and has erected and fully paid for two churches, one costing $2,500, called Faith Chapel, on the Bowen road, and the other costing $3,000 and fully paid for, at Merri- field, Va., called Bruen Chapel. St. Joh Church is the eighteenth Mr. Harrison has built, all without a dollar of indebtedness: resting on them, and most of them have been designed by himself personally. Th> present church costs $25,000 complete, including ground, and a large porticn of the money has been given by Mr. W. Livings- tcn Bruen of this city. Every penny was in hand before a spade was stuck in the grourd, that being Mr. Harrison's policy in building all his previous edifices. The build- ing is of red brick trimmed with brown- stone, and stands o nthe east side of 11th Street, with a five-foot alley on each side. It is 100 feet long and 52 feet wide, and is of one story and basement, with two stor: in the rear. At the northwest and sou wesi corners there are towers, the former 81 feet high, terminating in a steeple, and the latter 40 feet high, with a dome. "* The side walls are buttressed and sc strengthened with girders and steel plates that if the roof were to be blown off the whole upper portion of the walls would have to go too, so thick are they. The interior has been plastered and is to be frescoed, while the wood used is oak. Passing through the main entrance one en- ters the auditorium through a vestibule, which has winding stairways in the north end, formed by the towers. At the extreme right end of the vestibule there is a large room, intended for an office, and also for the use of Mr. Bruen when he visits the church. Above th! rpom, on the gallery floor, is the pastér’s! study, and corres- ponding to it at the offer side is the secre- tary’s room. The»primeipal feature of the auditorium fs a lange gellery, occupying the entire west end of,the.church, and which, together with the auditorium, will accom. modate 1,100 pedple. doorways in the north and southeast corners of the au- ditorium lead into;the Sunday school room in the rear, which, is fifty-two by twenty- four, the auditorjam being ceventy feet by fifty-two. Theje¢ ts to be a finished base- ment under the,Sunday school section, with two hot air’ furnaces. Two features of the church wilfbe glectric lights and a baptistry. & the, church work is as In many respectS unique as is the;pasjor and church. In the new church erviges are to be held every night of the y and in addition Mr. Harrison conduct lar services in the two chapels ment During the winter weather the congtéga’ are in the habit of holding what whey ferm “pound prayer meetings.” These meetings are held in the homes of the congregation, and every one brings a pound of some food, which, alter the meeting is over, is distributed to the poor families of the neighborhood by the members, who go out in parties of five or six, Since the old church was torn down the congregation has been worshiping in Odd Fellows’ Hall, on 8th street southeast. The church officers are as follows: ‘Bec retary of: the congregation, William E. Clark; secretary of the Sabbath school, George Wilson; superintendent of the Sab, bath school, J. W. Wachter; leader of the choir, W. C. Brittower, and church coun- cil, the pastor, Rev. A. G. Harrison, and Messrs. Talbert, Hall, Briztower, Clark, Atherton and Offer . If yon want anything, try an ad. in The Siar af ins boay, has what you wish, you. will get an answer. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP The Present isan Opportune Time for Investment, LOW PRICES ARE PREVALENT Plans Being Completed for Joseph Willard’s New Building. Se IMPENDING TRANSACTIONS Visits to a number of prominent real es- tate dealers yesterday and inquiries as to the condition of business developed a unan- imous feeling that a healthier tone was apparent in the market and that it was now possible to sell realty at prices rea- sonable and fair. One gentleman illus- trated the state of affairs in a few words. “For a long time, until recently, it has beén well nigh impossible to secure a buyer for property on almost any terms,” he remarked. “Auction sales, which are always well advertised, were not attended by anybody except a few boys and perhaps some passer-by who would stop out of curiosity. Now, however, such sales are attended by persons who wish to bid, and on several occasions recentiy, when prop- erty has been bought in by those con- ducting the sales, some one present at the sales have come afterward and bought the property at private sale. The prices pre- vailing are low; lower than they have been for several years past, and to parties desiring to invest the present !s an op- portune time to do so, in my opinion. ‘There can be no permanence to the present dullness in District realty, I think, and while I have never permitted myself to look at realty here from the sanguine standpoint of a ‘boomer,’ I am confident there will be a steady improvement in the market, and that remunerative returns await those who make purchases when prices are as moderate as they are now.” There is gossip of impending transac- tions of an important character in subur- ban property just outside the city limits proper, which may take definite shape in a few days. If the sale is accomplished a number of dwellings of an entirely new order of architecture and interior arrange- ment will be erected. Plans will be completed in the next week or two for one of the most important im- provements made here for many years. ‘This will be the building which Mr. Joseph E. Willard is about to erect on his most valuable lot, on F street—the one at the corner of 14th. Mr. W. Bruce Gray, the architect, is now engaged on the finish- ing touches of the plans, and is already consulting with the various contractors who have been selected to do the work over the details to be followed. The erection during the summer of sev- eral apartment houses, other than those which have already been announced in The Star, is contemplated by local capital- ists, but the plans have not progressed far enough to permit of a description at this time. Local architects have very little new work on their hands this week. Prospec- tive builders have already availed them. selves of the designers’ services, and con sequently the usual April lull is being felt. Work on the remodeling of the front of the Inter-Ocean building, on 9th_ street near F, is in progress, and the imposing structure will be greatly improved in its appearance. When completed the build- ing’s front will be one of the most striking and attractive in Washington. Building Notes. The prospects for a busy spring in build- ing circles grow brighter every day and the building department of the District gov- ernment is kept hard at work inspecting new work and issuing permits to build. There has been great activity in repair work, and during the past week not less than 125 permits for repairing dwellings have been issued, aggregating in cost up- ward of $100,000, Nor has the permit busi- ness been bad. The week shows a healthy increase in tre number of new dwellings to be erected. The new building regulations which have been pending for several months are al- most ready for final action, and within a month they will be issued. These regula- tions are believed to be the most complete ever issued and contain the best features of the regulations in force in the principal cities of the world. H. Lloyd Irvine is building a model frame Gwelling in American University Park. B. H. Burgoyne is the architect and builder. A neat two-story brick dwelling is being erected at 1137 C street northeast for Peter Merris. J. W. Trumble is the architect and builder. C. H. Gladden is building for himself, at 111 Chicago street northeast, a brick ware- house and private stable. The northwestern section gets a nice im- provement in the three-story and basement brick dwelling now being erected at 2126 R street northwest for Wm. H. De Lacy. J. Germuller is the architect and E. J. De the builder. Extensive improvements are being made to Charles E. Foster's house, 1321 M street northwest. The improvements consist of a rear brick addition and the addition of two stories to the main dwelling. B. Stanley Simmons drew the plans and F. H. Duehay is doing the building. The cost will be about $20,000. One of the handsomest dwellings of the season will .shortly be erected at 1717 P street northwest for Emile Berliner. It will be a three-story structure, with basement, and have all modern improvements. The house will have a frontage of twenty-seven feet by a depth of ninety-five feet running back to a twelve-foot alley. Hornblower & Marshall prepared the plans and Frank L. Hanvey is the builder. A row of three two-story brick dwellings is in course of erection at G15 to 619 8th street southwest for George W. Hall. J. D. Aiken is the builder. ——— CHASING GEN. GOMEZ. Spaniards Say They Want Him to Fight. The surrender of insurgents in Santa Clara, Cuba, continues, say Havana ad- vices, aud those who have not surrendered are being pursued night and day with the cbject, the Spaniards say, of compeliing Gen. Maximo Gomez to fight. In spite of the efforts of the Spanish troops, however, Gomez succeeds in eluding them, and the Spanish officers insist he is anxiously wait- ing for the rainy season to put an end to their operations. Major Sandoval, of the staff of the cav- tain general, is & passenger on board the steamer Olivette, which left Havana Thurs- day. The major is on his way to Washing- ton, charged with a special mission. A’ small detachment of Spanish troops stationed on the banks of the river Cauto was compelled, on account of the scarcity of food and water, to retire upon Cauto. While so Going it was surrounded by a strong insurgent force in the highway and Was compelled to surrender. The chief of police has “rebuked” an agent in Havana of the Heraldo of Madrid for selling copies of that paper without having previously passed them through the hands of the censor. ‘The insurgents continue to hold the port of Banes, and ii 13 reported the entrance is closed with torpedoes. Eighteen political prisoners have arrived at Havana on the steamer Comota from Cardenas. Captain General Weyler has changed his itinerary. While at Las Tunas he decided to camp at Javao during the night of April 7, and gave orders accordingly. Yesterday morning he arrived at Santi Spiritus, where he was received by the mayor, Senor Mar- cos Garcia and the local authorities. The city was decorated in honor of the captaia general. While General Weyler is indefatigable in pushing the work of purifying the admin- istration of Cuba, the military operations continue. General Linares has crossed the island several times in Santiago de Cuba, and in the Manzanillo district he has broken up an insurgent stronghold. After the Slump. From Puck. “Yes,” sald the speculator, sadly; “an- ticipaticn is frequently more pleasant than realization.” He had just realized on stock which he urchased pl ed when the market was several points higher. Woodward *-, Lothrop, 1oth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Easter Cards, Booklets and Novelties—First Floor. Concerning * Wearing Apparel And Gift Things For Easter. The relations of this store to Easter are very marked. In every de- partment, in every section and on every counter, can be seen the leading specialties we've prepared for this oceasion. The new ready-to-wear things show wonder touches of style and novel prettiness: the gift ar- ticles comprise rare and beautiful fancies, some useful, some purely orna- mental, some both—designed especially for Eastertide; and from the lowest grade to the most exclusive novelty they are marked at most rea- sonable prices. Thus it is with the entire stock. Gathered carefully and deliberately by those who know how, it's the equal of any in America for completeness, diversity of assortment and real worthfulness. ° ° Piillinery rox Easter. The special Millinery display beginning Monday next wiil be help- ful to you in choosing an Easter Hat or Bonnet. All the new styles, all the fresh fashions, all the richest millinery ideas are on view. Hosts of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets—equaling in style the best in America—for which we quote the lowest prices. For misses and children a most delightful assortment. To prevent disappointment leave your Easter order now. rr. 24 floor Dress Stuffs ro» Easter. ’ Black and Fashionable Colors. Everything thatas new and desirable is here. We have iinported largely the styles and stuffs—latest effects and novelties as shown in all the foreign markets. Among them are a goodly number of high-class Paris novelties in single dress lengths—that are exclusive. Charming ef- fects appear in the new Etamines, Grenadines, Gauzes and other Open- mesh and Transparent Fabri We are showing a vast and beautiful assortment of these, both in solid colors and two-toned effects. The beauty and quality of the medium and lower-priced goods are unusual. Prices were never quite so low for like grades. o Colored Dress Goods. | Black Dress Goods. Open-mesh, Transparent _ and Open-mesh, Transparent and other other fashionable high-class novel-| fashionable fabrics, including exclu- ties, as follow: sive novelties. E Brocade Tamertines, Brocade Tamertines, colors combined with black. 45 inches wide. 47 inches wide. $3.50 a vard. $2.00 to $3.50 a yard. Plisse Etamines, a ty handsome silk and wool appearance of an all-silk fabric. Lattice Etamines, in, plaid effects—3 colors, gray, heliotrope and navy. > in 45 Inches wide, $3.50 a yard. aty, with the inches wide $3.50 a yard. Satin Striped Mexican Mesh, in Yale blue and Russian green. 43 inches wide. $2.50 a yard. Mexican Tape Etamines, 47 ipehes wide, AILSilk Grenadine handsome figure toned colorings ¢ trope and black $2.75 a vard. Grenadine: in an endless variety of styles—plain and fancy effects. $2.50 a yard. Ik and Wool Dentelle, very open mesh, with plisse satin stripe. 45 inches wide. $2.50 a yard. 50c. to $3.50 a yard. Mohair Brilliantine, 36 to 50 inches wide. 50c. to $1.00 a yard. Mohair Sicilian, 36 to SY inches wide. Etamine, in all the new and staple colorings, 45 inches wide. 75¢. a vard. Knotted Etamin a yard, 45 inches wide. $1.00 to $2.00 a yard. 50¢. to $1.00 in navy blues. % Mohair Jacquard, 36 to 48 inches wide. Dentelle Etamine, in tan, brown, gray, Russian grecn and French blue. 47 inches wide. $1.25 a yard. 50c. to $1.50 a yar English Storm Cheviot, 3S to 54 inches wide. Etamine Canvas, 75¢. to $1.25 a yard. in open-mesh beige effects, 42 inches w ae sae $1.25 a yard. | Silk and Wool Mousscline, = aS E SRE aap = 38 to 45 inches wide. Grenadines, 65c. and 75c. a yard. in ric combinations of red and heliotrope: — 22 inches wid $1.25 a yard. and blac a Ik and Wool Tamis © Inches whle. French Chall handsome floral tings and figures—a generous sprinkling of navy blue and whites and black and | Rarege Grenadine, whites, in small effects. 30 inches wid ie Snthce laa, z 75¢. and $1.00 a yard, Javanaise, eae of Sutin Striped Challis, in & vast variety of bigh art printings. 30 inches wide. Bicycle Serges, 22 to 50 inches wide. 55c. to 75c. a yard. 50c. to $1.25 a yard. Covert Suitings, Armure Serges, 45 inches wide. 38 to 50 inches wide. 75¢. a yard. 50c. to $1.25 a yard, Meltonette Twill: All-W: = 3 Sy All-Wool Eenriettas, Fomgh surface. mediam weight, handsome colorings. | ss gis. 45 inches wide. $1.00 a yard. 50c. to $1.00 a yard. Scotch Checks, All-Wool Albatross, three novel weaves, 47 Incbes wide. 38 to 45 inches wide. $1.25 a yard. _ 25.29 Wool Crash : a new fabric In Thew shades of blue, brown, green heliotrope; also black.” 47 inches wide. $1.00 a yard. Monday, Spring of 97 Fancies, All wool, and all choice styles, manufactured to sell for 50c. at a price which enables us to sell them at the Special Price, 3714c. the yard. Ist floor, Children’s Clothing rox Easter In Infants’ Department Monday, on Special Ex- hibition, will be Coats, Reefers, Frocks, Hats, Caps and numerous other dainty and pretty accessories to the babies wardrobe. : The styles for the little ones are distinctive—many of them design- ed exclusively for us. Quaint fashions, unique ideas, exquisite conceits among the home productions as well as the Paris contingent. A most liberal assortment of both, including extreme novelties in Christening Robes and Party Frocks, etc., and scores of practical, every-day things, will be on special display Monday and following days of the week. PIQUE COATS, in picturesque and pretty styles, white, pink and blue—some elegantly trimmed with endbroidery, others plainer. 2 37}$c. and 50c. a yard. | All-Wool Fancies, 45 inches wide. 50c. a yard, Purchased REEFERS in cvery new style. Plain and Novelty Cloths; also White, Pink and Blue Pique. Some handsomely trimmed; others not so elaborate and suttable for everyday wear. DAINTY HATS OF FINE STRAW, in baby styles. LARGE SHIRRED HATS OF WHITE, PIXK AND BLUE MULLS AND CHAMBRAYS; trimmed ‘with fine embroideries and laces. CHIFFON AND LACE, trimmed with soft laces and ritbons, HATS ESPECIALLY FOR LIPTLE BOYS—seveal styles; Mull Tam O'Sh.mters. Mu! very simple and effective. rred Ne’ MULL CAPS in-a score or more styles—simple and claborate. Monday, Little Children’s Gingham Frocks, _ In neat pink and blue stripes and checks, Hubbard style, full sleeves, deep hem. 25c. EACH. ‘2d flour. 2 - Woodward& Lothrop.