Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1897, Page 4

4 EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. MONDAY... June 7, 1897. THE CROSBY 8. N Editor. STAR has a regular and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- THE EVENING culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium {ft has no competitor. t7Im order to avoid delays, on ac- absence, letters to t be dressed connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. The District's Pressing Need. ‘The reasons set forth by the Commis- sioners in their recent letter to Congress urzing prompt action on the bill providing for a new municipal building for the Dis- trict are convincing from every point of view—even that of economy. They show in this communication that the present quarters, which are better than any that have been occupied previously, are entirely inadequate. They are too small, to begin with, many of the offices being crowded to the point of creating unwholesome condi- tions. This lack of space cramps the effi- clency of the force, and many of the offices are unable to do their best work by rea- son of not having room for the transaction of the routine business. This building, the center of the municipal life of the District, is crowded from the hours of opening to the close of the day with citizens who are compelled to resort to the various bureaus, and it is due to them that they should not suffer the many annoyances that arise from the use of such an imperfect equip- ment. The enterprise has been postponed from session to session for various reasons, mainly that of a disinclination on the part of Congress to appropriate a sum large enough for the erection of a suitable structure. When finally undertaken this work should be begun on a scale com- mensurate with the importance of the Dis- trict and the large amount of business transicted by the Commissioners. The municipal building of Washington should be one of the finest specimens of public architecture at the capital, and to that end it should be given a site on the greut thoroughfare so beautifully laid out for such purposes. Pennsylvania avenue wil: probably in time be Hined on the south side by magnificent edifices, dedicated to the uses of the nation and among these there should be a great District office. But ques- tions of site are to be subordinated to the main issue of the pressing necessity for a new building and the hope is general that Congress will next session grant the neces- sary allowance of money and make the requisite provision for a location. The Commissieners may be relied upon to los. no opportunity to urge the matter for above all others they know from actual ex- perience how imperative is the need. ooo Mrs. Dominix and the Sugar Trust. ‘Kamehameha's” latest letter from Hon- olclu, printed today, dces not bring the news of the controversy between Japan and Hawaii up to the latest point covered by the telegraphic advices from the coast, for it was written and dispatched before the gcvernment at Honolulu nad presented its reply to the demands of Japan. two It contains important statements, however, of especial interest in the light of the la developments. The Star's correspondent des that tne presence in Honolulu harbor of the cruiser Philadelphia produced the most quieting effect upon the over- zealous Japanese colcnists and brought about 2a official calm that was most grate- ful after the disturbing events of previous This would indicate that the United can well afford to station one or two first-class men of war at this pert throughout the controversies that bear directly upon the impe ticns between the two repubiics. hameha”™ also discloses what has been here- tefore a vague suspicion, namely, that t means required by Mrs. Dominis to main- tain herself in style in Washington, as part of her campaign for reccgnition, have been supplied by the all-powerful Sugar Trust, interest in the case is direct. It te reason that this great organiza- tioa will go to the slight extent of paying the comparatively modest charges of the former queen in order to utilize her as a stalking horse behind which important Maseuvers may be conducted against the annexation movement. She might prove a useful ally if her positien were not that of a discredited individual who can not pos- sibly hope for aid from the present admin- istration, however well she may have stood with Mr. Cleveland's. ————++2e—____ If General Miley happens to get into conversation with any reoresentative of the Spanish government, he will, of course, refrain from crvatiug the impression that this country does not know all there is really worth knowing about war. —st0e It is to be honed that Special Commis- s-oner John W. Foster will succeed in ar- ranging for protection of the seals before the funeral of the last one occurs. ee The Dingley’s Bill's Mishap. ‘The more the whole question is examined the more ill-advised and unfortunate the Senate subcommittee’s action with re- gard to the Dingley bill is plainly shown to be. The bill as it passed the House was a well-considered measure. The House com- mittee that drafted it is composed of com- petent and experienced men, who while at work had the benefit of suggestions from all the best sources of information. They devoted full three months to the task, and it, was well done. But in a few weeks’ tme a Senate subcommittee of a few men made havoc of the rates presented and changed the whole aspect of the bill. The result is widespread discontent and disap- proval throughout the country, and an ugly situation in Congress. The master spirit of the Senate subcom- mittee was Mr. Aldrich. The popular be- lief, indeed, is that he was the subcom- mittee. His associates seem to have yielded to him complacently in those matters in which he is most interested. They re- versed themselves on the subject of ad va- lorem duties with regard to sugar, and the consideration shown the cotton goods schedule, in which Rhode Island is so much interested, reveals distinctly the fine itahan hand of the senior Rhode Island Senator. Mr. Aldrich is an able man, and on the tariff subject is ready, and, as Mr. Vest points out, “ingenious.” But was he the proper man, all things considered, to take charge of the Dingley bill? Was not mutilation a natural consequence? The Dingley bill was a revision of the Gorman-Wlilson bill on protection lines all along the line. The St. Louis platform had declared for that. But was the Gorman- Wilson bill wholly objectionable to Mr. Al- drich? Not if reports may be believed. Mr. Aldrich, in fact, has always been accred- ited with having had a most influential voice in shaping the Gorman part of the Gorman-Wiilson bill. The democratic Sen- ators in 1894 had more to do than simply bring their own men into line. They had to get rid of the line of republican debaters and objectors, at the head of which stood Mr. Aldrich. He was a very lon tn their path. But at last he gave way, as did other New England Senators under his lead, and when the cotton goods schedule was reached there were some western re- publican Senators who thought they read im that the story of the maneuver. In fact, the late Senater Dolph of Oregon, who had been fighting for better rates for schedules tm which the west was interested, was so dumbfounded when Mr. Aldrich eased up tn his fight that he publicly called attention to th> matter, and broadly inti- mated that the east was to profit by spe- cial terms at the expense of the west. There can be no just complaint of Mr. Aidrich for safeguarding the interests of his own people in the schedules in which they are most interested. That was proper and natural. But he should have been as fair and as impartial as Mr. Dingley had been, who had raised the rates of the Gor- man-Wilson bill on other schedules besides those in which New England is interested. Mr. Aldrich, on the other hand, in cutting downethe Dingley rates—and to such an extent as to show a deficit without the tea tax, the additional beer tax, and that sweet-scented sugar schedule—was consid- erate only of those rates in which his own people are most interested. He made fish of one and flesh of another, whereas Mr. Dingley had dealt considerately with all alike, asking no more for his own people than he was willing to accord to others. Mr. Aldrich is an adroit politician, a good debater and an all-round man of business, but on this occasion’ the assertion seems warranted that he has overplayed his hand. —_++e—____ Spain’s Inhuman Record. The real meaning of the Weylerian policy of concentrating the non-cembatant pop- ulation of Cuba in camps is exposed in the letter from Mr. Pepper, The Star's special correspondent, which is published today. Mr. Pepper asserts, and gives ample facts to sustain ‘his assertion, that Spain has in effect made prisoners of war of almost the entire rural population of the island, and withal has not done even the smallest part cf the duty of a government in such a case, In the way of caring for these pris- oners. He shows beyond dispute how the captain general has corralled the non- combatants, keeping them under guard, under the threat of death if they break bounds in the effort to secure food, and has almost utterly failed to supply them with any of the absolute necessaries of life such as civilization requires siall be given to prisoners. Even savage tribes care better for their captured enemies. In Cuba the Peaceful inhabitants of the country des- tricts are being starved into extermination. Those who have managed thus far io main- tain life on the smali means within reach are exposed to the equally horrible fate of expesure to deadly fevers, caused by the total leck of sanitary arrangements and medical attention in these pesiilential camps. The situation thus laid bare by this letter, which states cnly cold facts as dis- clesed by personal investigation, suffices to disgust even the most hardened observers of suffering. Spain's record in this cam- paign will probably always stand as unap- Proachably cruel. ———__+ + —____ As a business man. Mr. Wanamaker is disposed to lean hard upon the proposition that the American public paid for prosper- ity with its votes and is entitled to as prompt a delivery of the goods as: pos- sible. —__-+ ¢ « -—___ The gentleman who claimed to have dis- cevered a method of transmuting metals apparently overlooked the fact that that proposition is even older than the gold brick game. ——_++e—____ After the experience with the Bacchante, anybody with statuary intended for Bos- ton will be careful to accompany the pro- duction with 2 certincate of subject’s good character. ———+ e+ __ General Weyler is convinced that one of Spain‘s great needs is a civil service law for the protection of generals. —————~--+—____ In connection with certain aspersions on the characters of its members, the Senate appears disposed to arbitrate. ———_~ +2___ Mr. McLean hopes to give Mr. Hanna's Prowess considerably more of a wrench than Mr. Foraker gave it. > oe —____ There were only one frundred and eighty- four men at wovk today on the post office building. —>+2—____ SHOOTING STARS. Had Been Impressed. ve you ever noticed,” said Senator Sorghum’s friend as they paused before a confecticner’s window, “how much talent for sculpture these candy makers display in putting their wares in attractive form? There is i wonderful variety of shapes.” “Yes,” replied the senator, pensively; ‘it has always interested me to note how much could be made out of sugur.”* A War ‘arning. Be gcod, my boy, for fear in jail You meet a fate which makes you quail; They'll punish yeu for ail your sin With turtle soup and terrapin. More and More. “Jeremiah,” she said to her husband, who dislikes pets, “you know that you think a great deal more of that dog than you used to."* “That's true.” “I'm glad to hear you say so.” “Every night now he refuses to let me think of anything else.” A Different Case. “Here's a message from the Turkish gov- ernment,” said the Greek subordinate. “Answer it in tones of haughty disdain,” replied the official. “Yes—but I'm afraid that won't be quite sufficient. It has ‘please remit’ at the bot- tom of it.” The Conquering Hero. You came, you saw—and go forth, Sockalexis! We saw you proudly go forth, And it wrecks us In our vanities Caucasian When we think of how a nation Watched your feet, Strangely fleet, Tceing inward, speed to meet The home plate, "midst a popular ovation! For when you knock a fly, Like an airship in the sky, It goes soaring "Mid the roaring Of the crowd that’s waiting nigh. And you make us doubt if it will ever land this side of Texas, Sockalexis, You're « copper-tinted wonder, Sockalexis! Other players sometimes blunder, And they vex us. Gamins vow that you're a “good ‘un;” “Playing base ball is your puddin And they cry, As you fly, Ere the ball can pass you by, “There are other Indians, only they are wooden.” * And, whene’er you lightly chase, Like a deer, from base to base, We are grieving, While perceiving, . ‘White men are not in the race. You've struck our pride a fearful blow upon the solar plexus, _ id ge i fast I 58 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1897-14 PAGES. ¢) ¢ ¢ | | Coffee. Surely you can readily see ‘* the difference between a “‘dry-roasted’’ coffee, which makes it light, brittle and retains the strength, and the “wet-roasted"’ process, which makes the coffee heavy, soggy and weak. We 38e. Java and Mocha im the world. xXx ERRR KE Tuesday’s Specials. % sack of 80c. Franklin Mills entire Wheat Flour. Tomorrow only . ". 70c. 15e. Packages of Wheatlet at 12e. each, or 3 for.. 35c. = =e S. A. Reeves, Successor to (Reeves, Poole. & Co.) Grocer, Coffee Roaster and Baker, 1209 F St. Je2.3m.56 EERE ECEEESESRE EE EE EEE ee CORR URERRRERE EMA RK AERA REREN ES apie : Bicycle Repaired Free! Every bicycle, saddle and tire sold by us will be kept in thorough repair for one year free; any broken or injured part that cannot be satisfactorily re- paired will be replaced without cost to you—no matter whether the injury is a resuit of accident or'not. We are selling ‘ ' Bicycles On The Easiest Terms Ever Known! ee se LEER LEONA OCGA OCCUR [by PR OLIAAAL eadeageeseatonseeseaonte ondeaseoceaseeteateots co So Se a No notes to sign—no inter- est—nothing but your promise —and a little money once a month. Bicycles in any height of frame—any color of enamel sGondoiconortortectoateetecdontertontersecterlont Seat eg edeatoeseotont sontont % and a choice of leading tir % Bell and lamp can be had w $ the wheel-—all on z 4 = 3 z : CREDIT! : z og z £ 3 . + We are ready to tack your $ matting down—free—ready to ‘ $ make, lay and line the carpet # free—no charge for waste in $ matching figures. Refrigera- z tors all sizes and pri z thing necessary to complete housekeeping—on easy w eekly & or monthly payments. é Solid Oak Chamber Suites, + $io up. $ Forty-pound Hair Mat-- $ tress, $5. 4 3 $3.50 Woven Wire Springs, $ $175. z Solid Oak Extension Ta- bles, $2.75. 4 4 Baby Carriages from $5 to $50. 4 (@ROGAN'S) } MAMMOT GREDIT HOUS » ee 17-819-821-823 7th St. 'N. W., ¢ < Between H and I Sts. + $ : Je se a a i ead eereer eet rnerssasnmam thre anrescme Painless Extracting, THE MERE ACT Of putting artificial teeth on a plate fitted to the wouth Is only a small part of what g constitutes a good set of teeth, We are not content unless the testh allo @ natural expression of countenance and. pe mit the natural fullness and tone of volee. Evans’ Dental Parlors, 1309 F St. N. W. E Jetta TRORNC | = 3 ' 5 vont eee eed eroreeccessonseness soteseee GOUT LADIES’ BICYCLE SUITS, BI Sort ‘Sait He eae Shirts, ae, Martin. Wolf, GIT 11TH ST. N.W. PESSCOSOTTOSSCHOOE DN: POPES ID OCH SH SE HN GOTO 4H: i: # 22 Pe {RIGHT ‘SHOE STORE } “WRONG SIDE. } be located a little out of your > ati Bar’ reat ar bargains are offered you -at P “SHOES POLISHED FREE." {Robt. Cohen & Son} 4S 0 PA. A AYE. | Xe Ww. ».2n DANGER Lil LIES. - IN SUBSTITUTES. ~~ ; HECHT S ¢ are offering every Spring Skirt and Suit that ae Temains at very materjal reductions. The values which others offer are really not to be compared with those Which are to be found here., "Tt i is. not Hecht’s way to do as,'miafiy are doing—get- ting full priées and carrying the balanct over ’til fall, One sea- son's good shall not be carried over irlto fhe next, but shall go even though part of the cost be sacrificed: Every single brilliantine nov- elty check skirt—rustle perca- line lined" and velvet bound— ‘the most desirable skirts of the season, which have been selling up to $3.50— go for $1.29. Heeht’s’ have bunched all their serge, plain broadcloth and mixed cloth tailor-made suits—of. which they have sold thousands this season—many with silk-lined jackets, in reefer and “Eton” effects—which have sold up to as high as $9—and shall go for $1.75. This morning we put on sale an immense ot of the prettiest French lawns, French madras, striped lawns and organdy shirt waists—values such as we have been selling all season for $1 to $1.50—and ask you to take your choice for 48 cents. You came for them by the hundreds today and we only a Sedeesergonts abeatesseotendeacestent co eatentonlontenteegee Seotent Seteee adongeeseatengeaseege a Svinte DELILE SIG ELE PP ILOL OL DDO EGIL OOP ODHIO PEPE PE GOOFS HO IOS POP SS because if you wish it the bill is divided into small weekly or 9090699960000000000 LAN} Githie EGSo8 New Pifadelphia Store. y advertised.” 2000000 “Honest” quulities honest! G sa “Derby” Shirt Waists 8 the way we prope to. clise e( Cloth Suit in the houre: Ss r $8, iy Sults for av Summer Skirt Specials. Now line of the highest class creati dn Linen Crash Skirts, just open: ‘Be., $1, $1.25 and $1.50. Very Handsome Skirts at Splend:d Quality White Skirts, wite hem. . Pet $1.25 $1.75 Fine White Canvas Skirts, deep hens, nicely finished dies’ Strij Seersucker Un- aecatee. ratife. Special 50c. .| Pusilin Underwear. Just o wl, Latlies” ric Corset Covers, To ee. He em- Our pelcecccss . 25c. LAIR thie. B(Go 8 fof ofofofofok cto lokofoxoxofvoxoroxozoyo} It 900000 EEE OOOOO OO ODO ED EP OG TET ves : Our prices} are cheap —but our qualities are not. That’s where the bargain ' PROIG LY comes in. _ We've got the best stock Uf #2 values in house- furnishin; that yod~ can shop iff hereabouts—and this week we've some special of- io . Cash or Credit, 3 Ba: \ ares = HOUSE & HERRTPIANN, FURNISHERS, it Cor. =| and I Streets. soessccsececs The..Potomac Electric - Power Company’ 16 gow establishing cireuits for” ‘General. Hievttic Supply in~-all of fts-'r city es : | ero’ PPECOPOIO SED: hiubihindi Mite tathdn lel inte PRGGR SE Ly! Roe tS bane! 3 CROCKER’S } + VACATION oaLE SHOES FULL SWING! Patrons have long ago learned that our announcements are to be relied upon. We have long enjoyed the reputa- tion of selling the, finest Shoes for the ordinary. We do not sell cheap, “trashy” qualities— and never will, We guarantee both qualities and prices. We return the money if shoes have not been worn. If they have been worn we-make a sat- isfactory allowance. We sat- May was cool and rainy, so to do two months’ business in one we shall offer the greatest values of our life. Balance of 4 lnes of Women’s Black and Russet Hand-sewed and Turned Oxfords, different styles. Not a pair ever sold call your. attention to them under $2.50— again bécatse the lot is large ae (| 69 and will be offercd to you again $ erably more. ° tomorrow at the same price. All $ . Saleh have detachable coliars, z On eee a rot ee 4 and Turned 5 Buying at Hecht's is easy, + Oxfords, dif- ferent styles, at the re- $2.89 a duced price monthly payments. = OE eee es ‘The above are but two sample offers 4 of what you Indies may expect. Hecht & Company, 5A Plenty of other equally as good values 515 Seventh Street. ve in other lines. matter what qual- toto eedesetirsioeleapon teoegeeetoelontedhedtontesose ity or style shoe you want, in no case will we charge you as much for ft as you will be obliged to pay else- where. - CHILDREN’S ‘ SHOES. Boys’ Russet Shoes, $1.29¢ for less than other dealers ask < isfy our customers at any cost! : :OXFORDS; ‘REDUCED: TMen’s Business Shirts. Best Shirts, bought and to be sold at prices less than their value. 89c Bikes, Various Sundries. $37.50 for Men’s and La- dies’ High-grade Wheels. for best of $1.50 ish Mad- ras Shirts. Sine colo amt de. signs are woven, the only indelible method. — GVC for the dest of $1 Shirts, with two separate collars and re- The Palais Royal. A. LISNER. G and 11th Streets. ee oe) HE Bargain Week of the season has com- menced here. Good reason--The cool weather, rere , retarded the sale of summer goods; over- > loaded manufacturers are the outcome. The +| Palais Royal ‘‘buyers” are sent to New York and $| return with rare bargains. 3 Rare bargains because high-class goods have been secured. It a3 seems that most retail merchants have been supplying themselves with t cheap goods, leaving the high grades. i 9 | Siegel Brothers’ Stock 4 ; of 4 66 99 ° ‘ ° Eagle” Shirt Waists. O produce the best possible i; a rare attainment, but Siegel Bros. possess rarer ability—the inability to create anything inferior. The “Eagle” Shirt Waists are known to the trade as the best possible, and merchants have never bought them at less than $9 to $36 dozen But it has been a season for cheap goods and Siegel Bros. not knowing how to produce such, give up the making of any waists. Their stock on hand comes to us—to you—at prices that have no reference to their actual value. Lot I at 96c. Lot 2 at 66c. | Lot 3 at 47c. 350 dozen, made to retail at 190 dozen, > 11% dozen, made to retafl from wus prices from $1.98 to | $1.25 to $1.75 ea $1 to $1.25 each. ote the eor- D cach. These best Swiss | lovely Imported ~ x, Dimity and) Madras | are in the lo: ee Waste are tr only 9c for | ultra-fashtona’ polated yokes, the detachable choice, The linen collars and | with detachal white Hnen col Mnen collar and cnff Bot they cuffs on each are alone worth 30 | lar and cuffs. All styles, be | are not 47¢ walata, They are cents, for chotce, {$1 und $1.25 waists for 43e. Another Great Surprise. LEADING New York maker of man-tailored costumes has hand- ed us his balance of stock at nominal prices, with the proviso that his name is not advertised. But we can give his reason in his own words: “I don’t want to offend other merchants in W: ashington who paid me full prices for identical goods.” SEP OPES OOOGED GG ASRAALA DAR Ea bAay vwwrvrry ies 1 to2) | Lot 1 at $7.98. Lot 2 at $4.98. | Lot 3 at $2, 98. ;Boys’ Russet Shoes, $1. a Hor tariny: enshorsTanti onsen: | ncooating paroeee towered || Rees rea aoe i (Sizes 2% to 5.) tain wear. correct garmen 4 Paris: While light a Boys’ Black Calf Shoes, heeled, famous 2 | made. they are wear-redsting an} @ “IL, S. & H." muke, q | $20. Choice for $7 1 defying. in all sixes. Regular $1 89 3 $2.50 value. Only... = ¢ Boys’ and Youth's Dark Ru t Calf . y. =» pela fase "Hy S. & H's” best € D would you be introduced to a stock of Wash Suits that are ——— ae $2 29 . aristocratic bargains? Here's one feature—the materials are thor- eceraay cere aed oO 2 oughly shrunk before makirg up. Another—they have _ the 2 tailor-made appearance of the’ cloth costumes. Another—the inex- 9 €| pressible tout erisemble that tells you they are not the ordinary cheap :CROCK IR’S, 3] garments 10 for the Irish Limen Crash oO Z $Shoes Shined Free, $ | $2.98 seh saat dat tise Sask | $10.98 2,5, tor suk, contumes, | tue white and colors. of the most expensive dressmakers will appreciat> $ a these costumes, 21 $5. 98 ‘| to $16.50 for the White Plaue Saits— — = a. Ve: of the most expensive are | JAE to $5 for Separate Skirts, 74 cents te a © | the best Pe Epa suspicious price. Mut see the garments i before doubting thelr merit rg E 3, $3.48 to 335 “for the Imp: tumes. Dreams only be made a reality in Parts, Imported Organdy Cos- | of ener Hivess that can o> to $5.50 for Ideal Wrappers. Bewilder- 169 Da The Best at the Lowest Price at Beveridge’s. The Place to Buy + WEDDING PRESENTS —advantazeoously is HERE. We not 3 only have a GREATER VARIETY of 3 articles from which to select—bat our % will be found as low as good of ual value can be bought for ANY- WHERE. 27 Special _ attention 8 called to yaclous articles in RICH CUT GLASS § SIL ¥ MOUNTED WITH STERLING VER. 500,000 FAMILIES USE “The Eddy” Refrigerator. Its superior has as yet not been pi duced: It's the standard of the work. & of tes: & Send for catalogue and. book timonials of prominent citizens. Chests—$5.50 up. Uprights—$i2 up. “Crystal Fountain’ Filters, $6 up should be ound in every well-reg- uuinted household. Gapacit to 1,500 lous per Ber eer. x tomatic ‘ighly eatistne Sery_ Im every 7 one up, Bandsomely ickel ‘The STONE” FILTEU as low as $3. + The “SUCCESS” FILTER, 3-gallon size, $2.50. “ Beveridge, Pottery, Porcelain, Glass, Etc. Bicycles, $50. Jost few of the fast- ‘erms: Wy celebrated Be down, from 35 3 “‘IMPROVED NATURAL & 1215 F St. & 1214 G St.3| ‘$100 “Columbus” ing variety. 25c Pair for 35c Hose. HE Palais Royal doubtless retails more 35¢ Hose than any other two establishments in Washington. 35c Hose have been a special- ty here for many years, and ladies have learned the best variety and best values are here. One of our. importers now hands us his bal- ance of summer stock, so that we can say 25¢ instead of 35¢ pair. Silks at Surprise Prices. E learn much from ladies who go shopping. Here’s one of this morning’s expressions:—“Your silks are just ten cents a yard less than at ———’s. You ask 29c and 39c yard and they ask 39 and 49 cents.” Here’s another favorable criticism:—“The designs of your silks are the prettiest I have seen.” 15c Dimities. ‘These are Ze quality Tnpo-ted Dimitiesin the most lovely, de siges and colore of the 1 ‘son. 19c. Organdies. ae Fe pot. 19¢ Organdies.— / genuin> French, salng for tre in every leading 7c Lawns. Made to retail ut 12% rd, ~ | Scr cot, artistic dente cx Guinite Coloriage eat et iste Sensational Lace Sale.. ND now to tell of the most sensational Lace sale that Washington has known. The details will read like the most vivid fiction—but we can’t help that. Here are the facts: 7: for Laces worth $1.50 to $6.50 a yard. yard for Hand-made Linen Torchon Laces that ‘They are the finest of Venise, ike sell from 10c to lic in every leading extab- hand-crochet work. Some of the E/lges show - | lishment of the United States. It is seldom these tiful effects in pink and bluette on ecru. The bands | staple laces are sokl at leas than thelr actual Se Py Core Seinen Me ret | Se SE eek Ree Ser Sue faee fe atten Best Embroideries Cheap. HESE are the staple Embroideries of 1897 — those with patent warranted not to pull in washing. For the first time we can quote cut prices, which will be good only while the lately ac- quired lots are here. Instead of Tc to 10c for the 1 to 3%-inch SC Per ete LT doatieic Batten | oc instead of 1Zc to 15¢ for the pel aah Sy i cae . Another Sale of Ribbons. URPRISE follows surprise. The last is — for Pati sie Fancy Risboos Bike thet prenoly adverse at 23 z pr Regular patrons have a vivid remembrance of the furore created when 29¢ a yard was asked for these lovely Ribbons. A Lot of Flowers. 25c for 75c Hats. 13c for beautiful “bunches” Roses |25c for the various Straw Hats’ prencrtprem oe eager ench nuocl ot-90e, GBc andigt: ee ee too. few.’ Hurry, please. >” neces