Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1897, Page 11

Hecht & Company- 10,000 ladies’ RELEASES to go for 514 cents each. We haven't opened an underwear department, but when we were offered these ten thousand ladies’ Swiss ribbed vests so that we could sell them for 5$ cents each and offer the ladies of this city the very biggest bargain of their lives, we couldn't withstand the temptation to take them. So here they are—all sizes and neck and armholes run with tape. You've paid 19 cents for these very same quality vests many and many a time. ‘ Though there are ten thousand, the lot cannot last long if everybody takes a quantity—which they sure will. 19c. vests built up in le: > W. ig. s put in | like it. which we off town for 19 6,000 pairs ladies’ 19c. hose to go for 9 cents pair. We have opened a hosiery department and we're going to show the old fogy stores how a gcod-size hosiery business can be than a month—a business such as they have been for years striving for and haven't gotten i s i shington the new order of retailing—the live, 20th cen- tury order of retailing, such as you find in larger cities. We had to i »siery because our patrons demanded it. You haven't had the privilege before of buying hosiery on easy payments. jadies’ fine Hermsdorf black and tan plain and drop-stitch hose rrow for 9 cents pair have double soles and heels and are sold about an indication of how we shall do the hosiery business. - yet. We shall introduce You'll —if you want $1 and $1 their very finest w August. lars, pointed yoke backs, ete. $1.50 instead of a dollar. weekly or monthly terms. Sed sieseesencendensens MMOH NG tA ON MNO NTO NAM NENA Ss tet ’ tote a Millinery and nd 4%ineh moire gros grai taffeta and plain std fancy lac bons usually seld for about doubl 13hc. yard. for taffeta silk, y gauze ptons and S-inch moire rib- bons, in all colors, und positively all sili ude of ribb pi manufactured 28c. yard. ‘The choice of this lot of lad short- back Panama straw sailors, in natural and all colors—high and low crowns—some % bound with velvet—which have sold all z Season a8 high as $1.9S—for z 39c. each. = . mee = ‘A new lot of ladies’ fine muslin corsat 4 covers and drawers—trimmed with lace and @ Hamburg embroflery—the latter finished “with clusters of tucks—and none worth SF less than 2e.—will go at 14 cents each. Ross’ striped Galatea cloth wach sults— ed with cord and whistle—and the = for = 33 cents each. = a eee B those with the pat- be nds and which sell for $2 about town—for z 49 cents each. 2, = = = bys” fin wool knee pants which were + to sell for SOc. prir—will go on sale = o 29 cents pair. The choice fs given you mothers tomorrow of any bors’ suit—those tine all-wool cassi- See these 48c. shirtwaists o values for that price. stores are still getting their old, regular prices, while we offer you ists at prices which you'd e) These at 48c are of French lawn, striped lawn, French madras and organdie, with white linen and colored detachable col- That 43c. wrapper sale as big a success as the 89-cent sale of two days ago. are fine Merrimac percales, but they're made so very well and thor- oughly and trimmed so tastefully that you'd think them to be worth Hundreds to pick from—and pay for on Special values in boys’ and men’s dept. The high-class pect at the end of They other values. A lot of Indies’ nevelty check skirts—the balance of these which sold uy to $3— varlety of size checks—velvet bound ard rustle lized—will go for 98 cents each. a a ta a a ee se Te ts ss A lot of lad 5 = ine skirts, with 4 lined and bound 4 —skirts such as you paid $3.50 and $4 for the first of the season go for $1.29 each. efeeseete crash, duck a Wi pure grass Hnen 3% skirts: inade, with wide hem and $ generously full—to go for 99 cents each. Lot of ladies’ linen-colored duck skirts— made with deep hems, and well made, | | teo—to go for 59 cents each. Lot of ladies’ linen-colored duck and crash sults, which are worth no Jess than $3-g0 for $1.98 each. Lot of little boys’ Gal pants—for which other stores tomorrow for 12$ cents each. cloth knee get 2e.—go A lot of bes’ and eh! "s straw bata— the very g1 for which the others are getting 50c.—will be bunched on a table and offered for 1g cents each. dre About oxen men's Canton inaw straw hats—which are value: elsewhere for $1.25-g0 for 50 cents each. Wd Mack- offered A lot of the very finest neglige shirts for men, w or attached collars and cuffs—which are Just such values as others ofer you for 98 cents each. meres ard cheviots which sold up to as | high as §5—for | $1.25 and $1.50--go for 4 $1.98 each. aq $1.98 each B : Just see, gentlemen! what this Marks sale offers you. * Marks & Son’s clothing is as fine as can be turned out. Consider = the fact that we offer them to you at half pricé and less and give 3 you the privilege of paying for them on weekly or monthly pay- excuse of neces pay $10 and $12 Cheviot and Cashmere Suits for $4.08. $15 Cheviot and Cashmere Suits for $7. 3 Worsted, Serge and Cheviot Su! $6.50 Russian Crash Suits for $2.98. ments. There really isn’t any excuse in the world why you should not take advantage of the unprecedented offerings—not even the ity, for at the prices we are naming it will really you to buy one or two suiis and lay them aside. Every suit goes with Hecht’s guarantee of satisfaction—and we never guaranteed better-made clothing in our lives. Consider the fact that David You get: Special jot of Men's White Duck Pants, Abe. $3.50 Cassimere Trousers for $1. $4.00 Covert Bicycle Suits for $1.38. $1.25 and $1.50 Covert Bike Pants, 69¢. ¥ and $7 Cheviot Bike Sults for $2.98. troedoetontoatontontenteadondententengengeeasecgecseagendengegeeseog See tetrtetnontos HECHT & COPIPANY, 515 Seventh Street. eens lous Superstitions. From the York Journal. People living in the country are said to | be more superstitious than their neighbors in the city, but, In all conscience, there is enough superstition in a big town like New York. While Superintendent Smith of the Central Park menagerie was sitting iu his office the other day a woman en- tered, leading a hunchback child by the hand. She asked permission to have her child crawl under the belly of one of the park asses. “To do what, madam?" asked Mr. Smith. “My little boy has a disease of | the spine, and the doctors can’t cure him. I have been told that if he was to pass un- der an ass’ belly tBree times his discase woul go away,” the woman said. Mr. Smith called a keeper and had the child taken out to an ass’ stall, where it passed under the animal's body as the woman di- rected. “That's another one of the super- stitious people who come here as to a Mecca, to be cured of all sorts of diseases in all Sorts of queer ways,” Mr. Smith ex- plat “I always comply with their re- Ss. no matter how silly tt may appear, for It does us no harm, and who knows but some good may be accomplished through th moral effect of permitting them to in- in their superstitious notions? Not ago a woman called and asked me if I e her a piece of meat that had chewea by a wolf. Her little boy had t en each side cf his nose near the 2 she had been told that such kind would drive the warts away. When & wolf cace gets a plece of meat in his mouth it is not easy to get him to surren- der it. It took Keeper Peter Shannon sev- eral days to get the partly chewed meat, but he did finally, and the woman was very grateful. Frequently people ask for some hair from the camel, with which they brew a tea and apply to the eyes for va- rious affections. I have never learned whether any cures were effected.” ee “The Old Man.” From Hardware. There is a member of the club who is young in years, but is already the active managing head of a large retail and whole- sale hardware establishment. He was re- lating an expertence the other day. “I was standing near two clerks, who did not see me. The younger asked the other—who was ten years older than myself—in regard to a special discount. Said he in answer, ‘I don't know. Ask the old man.’ “I wondered who he could mean. The clerk scemed to know, for he put straight to the office, and asked for me. “Was I offended? Not much. It was the proudest moment of my life. No man is ever ‘the old man’ about a store unless he is respected and liked. It means power, appreciation, respect. When a man of my age earns that title he ought to feel happy Se to ge out and throw roses at him- self. ———+ee_____ If ycu want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897-16 PAGES. 11 CAPE MAY IMPROVEMENTS The Famons Old Resort Preparing for Sum- mer Visitors. New Water Supply—The Boardwalk— Provisions for Cyclists—Pipes Laid to Cold Spring—New Cottages. Special Correspcndence of The Evening Star. CAPE MAY, N. J., June 17, 1897. This old resort, which is now nearing its hundreth year as a known summer resort, is again ready for the reception of the summer throngs. The prospects from all indications are that this season will be as gay as any summer of the past. While the cottage colony will not be sa large as usual, the hotel season promises to outclass any former ones. The num- ber of engagements already made is larger than ever before at this time of the year, and the applications for rooms even greatly exceed these conditions. The authorities, recognizing the firm hold which the bicycle has secured upon the People of the nation, have prepared es- pecially for this class of visitors. Many miles of finely graveled streets, packed al- most like a patent pavement, have been made for the wheelers. The authorities in the surrounding country have been pre- vailed upon to make their roads better. In fact, the roads of Cape May never looked better, and especially the driveway along the ocean front. A great deal of moncy has been expended upon it to bring about the destred change. ‘The new boardwalk, which now stretches along the ocean front from end to end of the resort, is a great improvement over the old one. It is more elevated and wider than the past one. The city council has also added a new water supply to the town. The new addl- tious are at Cold Spring, famous in the ante-rebellion days as a place of resort for southern people who passed their sum- mers here. Then the old vehicle drivers made much money in driving parties to the springs, where healthy waters could be drunk. Now the water will be at hand by the simple turning of a faucet: A large number of new cottages were built during the winter season, all of which are now being occupied by their non-resi- dent owners. The cottage colony {s now nearly com- pleted, last week the greater part of them having arrived. The life about them at present is passed principally in euchres and dances. Several progressive euchres will be given this week. The season will be formally opened on the 25th instant, when the Pennsylvania railroad will bring as their guests to the tockton Hotel about 400 newspaper men and their wives of Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. The party will remain four days, enjoy- ing the boating, bathing, two balls, sacred concert and other entertainment prepared for them. — AT LONG BRANCH. Prospect of 2 Busy Season at This Famous Resort. Special Correspordence of The Evening Star. LONG BRANCH, N. J., June 17, 1897. The summer resort season of this place— the capital of the resorts of the New Jer- sey coast—will open this year without any changes in the hotel management with the exception of the Howland House, which will be run by Mr. Geo. A. P. Kelsey. During the past few days the proprietors of the big houses situated along the fa- mous bluff have been paying tri-weekly trips to the summer hotels, and now in all of them there are small armies of work- ingen engaged in the usual repairing, painting and renovating. At the big West End Hotel the guests this year will keenly feel the absence of idredth, who died at his home, y, last winter. The duiies ement of the hotel and will fall upon the shoulders of his sen, W. E. Hildreath, this summer. Many improvements have been made since the h ind cottages kave been cpen for ren- ovation this spring. New plumbing has been put in throughout both the houses and the cottages, and the baths have been very much enlarged. Many of the rooms have been newly furnished and repainted, and the hotel will be ready for the recep- tion of guests on June 24. The cottages were opened on the 12th. All of the hotels in Long Branch will have their opening days nexi week, and there is every prospect that the season will be scmewhat heavier than it was last yeal Over at Hollywood all of the cottages have been rented for the season. Holly- will, as usual, be something of a ul headquarters, and additional weight e given to the colony by the presence Mr. John C. Sheehan, who engaged a summer last week. ge, in conjunc- ith the Elberon, this year the Avonel at Pleasure Bay, which has been ot cottage for the Mr. J. V. Jordan will ma: tion Hotel leased for a term of twenty years. Pleas- i is to become practically coast electric railway, which runs rs to the terminus of this pictur- esque spot, have added thousands of dol- jars’ worth of improvements to the place nd are going to conduct a series of fire- works and aerial exhibitions once or twice a week during the season. The road running from resort to resort along the ocean from Asbury Park has been greatly improved during the winter months and many new cars have been added to the service. A new casino is Iso to be erected at Pleasure Bay, on the site formerly occu- pied by the two Patten cottages. It will serve as a band stand, and parts of it will be divided ato booths for various klads of amusements. A portion of the building will extend over the water and will be utilized as a landing fcr the four world’s fair elec- tric launches to be placed in position at the opening of the season. They will make hourly trips on the placid waters of the bay ard river. The bicycle riders will be in their ele- ment this year at Long Brarch, fer the town people have spent a great part of the winter in improving the ocean driveway and the various streets throughout the vil- lege. The road running south through El- beron has also been greatly improved and beautified. The cottage colony throughout _ Long Branch, Norwood, Hollywood and Elbcron is arriving daily, and by the latter part of the week nearly all of the owners will have taken possession of thelr summer cot- age. —_-—__ + BELMAR AND SHARK RIVER. ‘Improvements That Have Added to the Attractiveness of the Ocean Front. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star, BELMAR, N. J., June 17, 1807. The most important and pleasantest feat- ure to chronicle in the opening of the sea- son at Belmar is the fact that Shark river will be provided with a permanent opening. Every summer visitor will appreciate this innovation, and for those coming to town for the first time it means additional plea- sure and sport. Shark river forms one of Belmar’s chief attractions. The resort is situated at the southern side of the mouth of the river, and the boating, fishing and crabbing and still water bathing offer never-ending forms of amusement to the guests from the hotels and cottages. Fre- quently, in past years the ocean waves have washed up bars of sand at the en- trance to the river, so that when the tide went down there was no opening. This, of course, spoiled fishing until the waves washed away the sand and flowed into the river again. Last winter a big bank of sand so completely closed the inlet that the oyster crop was in great danger of being ruined. Then the citizens took the matter in hand, and the result was the legislature recently passed a bill authorizing an appro- priation of $7,000 to build a permanent inlet at the mouth of the river. The towns of Belmar and Avon, which lie at the north bank of the river, have added $3,500 to this amount, and the work will be pushed rap- idly toward completion. Excellent: fishing and crabbing are now assured for all times. Indeed if the crabbing season were to be dispensed with much of the interest in Bel- mar as a summer resort would be found wanting. On the Ocean Front. Notable improvements have also been made along the ocean front during the past few weeks, especially on the line of the hotel properties. The big washout on = = Ocean avenue, from“oth to 12th avenues, caused by the spring storms, has been fill- ed in, and water and sewer pipes have been laid the entire 88n&WM of the ocean front, and the entire roadway placed in excellent shape. Many of;$he,jain arteries, leading to the Ocean yard, have also been graded and grayed, and nearly all of the Streets in town gfeequally good for drivers or bicycles. me ae tsh The improvements gmong the hotels have been many, scarggly;a single house having escaped a visitj#rom the architect, car- penters and paigéers. Most striking ofoadithave been the changes on the Hotel .Calum¥ia, the largest nouse in the resort, wiichits situated at the ex- treme northern epdy-Qlose to the river. The porches have bepi:remodeled and improv- ed; an addition @f fifty: new rooms has been added to the seuthwestern end of the house: the dining rce@m has been extended to the extreme s@uthern side. It has been inclosed in plate glass, and will seat nearly one hundred additional guests. A new sys- tem of electric lighting and a complete sys- tem of sanitary. plumbing have 2lso been introduced. New furnishings and adorn- ments of painting and palms are to be seen on every side. The- Columbia is ene of the most popular and..one of the handsomest hotels on the shore, and was opened last Saturday. At the Colorado the guests will scarcely Fecognize the entrance to the house, which has been completely remodeled end enlarg- ed. In fact, the entire interior of the hotel has been greatly.:impraved. A feature of the life there this.season will be the fancy dances and carnivals for the children. The Atlantic, which has been improved in many ways, opened on the 15th. —— Improved Allenhurst. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ALLENHURST, N. J., June 17, 1997. This pretty resort, which extends from the ocean to Deal Lake, and occupies a portion of what was formerly known as Deal Beach, is but an infant among the line of shore resorts, but it is a sturdy in- fant, which promises to be one of the most beautiful in the chain of summering places. it is scarcely two years ago that Mr. E. P. Benjamin, the president of the Coast Land Company, began operations here, yet a complete town has been built within that time. Scores of pretty villas have been erected; complete systems of water, gas, sewerage and electricity have been intro- duced; fine streets have been constructed, the property beautified with trees and shrubbery, and a large modern hotel placed in the center. of the’place. ‘This is the Al- lenhurst Inn. More enjoyable than all, however, has been the erection of the handsomest railway station of the line. The main body of the building is of colored enameled brick, and the shed which sur- rounds it is supported by heavy colonial pillars. It is in the interior where the traveler is most surprised and delighted. In appearance it resembles a reception hall of a private’ country house. The stained floor is covered with rich Persian rugs, and in place of benches are comfort- able rockers, divans and easy chairs. The inn opened the season with a fancy {| dress ball on Saturday night. About two hundred guests from New York and Brook- lyn and the neighboring resorts attended. ‘The grounds around the hotel were beauti- fully illuminated with Japanese lanterns, and in spite of the fact that it was the first dance of the season on the shore, the affair was a phenomenal success. Popular Sea Bright. Special Correspondence 6f The, Evening Star. SEA BRIGHT, N, J., June 17, 1897. Popular Sea Bright js just waking up to the summer season, and before another week has rolled around many of the cot- tagers will have taken possession of the homes along the @eeaty Boulevard and back along the picturesque dtumsen road, which is now known as: New Jersey's most fa- mous driveway. .The hotel season has started: in well, with :the exception of the Octagon, which sili-not open until the 26th of June. Many improvements have been made at the~big Octagon during the last few weeks. ‘The*house has been re- painted and many“of the rooms newly fur- nished. The largest improvement, however, on this property ,is, the Octagon cottage, the handsome buifdmg adjoining ‘the iain betel, which was completed and thrown open for the reception’ gf guests two weeks ako. the cottage 1 smat hqtel in’ it- self, “and can accommodate fifty’ gues During the summer months it will se as slee¢ping quarters for additional guests, and at the close of the season it will be kept open for te accommodation of the guests who like to remain at the seashore during, tae month of September. | ‘he Gcean pler has been extendéd during the past year, and the casino, which is situated on the extreme end, has been en- larged. Concerts will be given in this casino ‘and meals and refreshments will be served a la carte during the season. pelts emer t Avon-by-the-Sen, Spe Correspondence of The Evening Star. AVON-BY-THE-SEA, N. J., June 17, 1897. All of the hotels at tnis resort, which lies on the beach at the northern entrance to Shark river half hidden from the main chain of resorts by groves of tall pines and maples, are open for the scason with the exception of Norwvod Inn, which has not been leased. There 1s no change in the management of the’ houses. The roads throughout the resort have been greatly improved since the beginning of spring, and at all the hotels special arrangements have been made for the storage and care of wheels. Some of the carly guests have already started a bicycle club. pose Aristocratic Spring Lake. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. SP'RING LAKE, N. J., June 17, 1897. Returning guests to this resort, which hoasts of one of the most beautiful lakes in the country, will be delighted with the new railroad station that has just been completed. For years this resort has been one of the most aristocratic summering spots on the shore, yet it has had to put up with one of the most uninviting stations on the road. The new one has more than made up for its delay in coming. The cot- tagers and their families are arriving daily now, and the hotels, with one excep- tion, are now receiving guests. The execp- tion is the big Monmouth House, which will not be opened until Saturday, the 26th. een ogee: Effaced the Moon. From the Chicago Journal. The story told about President Lincoln obtaining the dismissal of a client who was under arrest for burglary and in danger of conviction because the prosecut- ing witness sald he identifled him in the moonlight by producing an almanac to Prove the moon did not shine that night, Was not the first time the idea was worked to perfection. ‘ John Philpot Curran, the famous lawyer, had a client who was identified under the same circumstances. The prosecuting wit- ness saw the prisoner Yeaving a house that had just been entéred by burglars on a moonlight night. Gurnan produced thir- teen almanacs, twelve.ef which he handed to the jury and ong ta, the judge. The al- manacs showed thé mbon was not visible on the might in quéstion. The prisoner was dismissed. After the trial Curran’s client asked what his fee was. said the attorney. “Twenty pounds,"%; “Isn't that pretty steep?’ queried the client. i “No,” said Curran.,“I get only of that; the other £18 goeg to the fellow I got to Dene those almaygcs with the moon left out.” dont SEIS bs teresa The Hen Swallowed the Diamond. From the Cincinnati Riigiiirer. About ten days ago the wife of W. J. Foxton of West Union, Ohio, while feeding a hen and her brood of young chicks, dropped the diamond set from her ring, which In some manner had beén loosened from, its fastenings,, No. sooner bad the diamond struck the ground than it was gobbled up and ‘swallowed by the old hen. After a consultation with her husband it was thought best to walt a few days be- fore killing the hen, so as not to deprive the young chickens of the care of the mother. It was soon the talk of the neigh- borhood. In the meantime the farmer's wife had grown impatient for the recov- ery of the diamond, and had determined to kill the hen in‘'a day or so, but that op- portunity is now passed.': Yesterday morn- ing it was discovered that the hen was missing. Some one knowing thé true worth of the hen had doubtless stolen her to se- cure the diamond. CE SN SE RORE SS ER EU eee Special Notice. Owing to the disappointment of many of our pa= ¢ trons we will again trim hats Free of Charge. * Glove Dept. 50c. Silk Gloves. 68. Silk Gloves: B5c. Taffeta Gloves... 35e. Sik Mitts. 50c. Silk Mitts. $1.50 Suede Gloves. SOc. Trim a i SoeSeedengentonte Hosiery Dept. 25e. Ladies’ Ribbed Vests. .1 B5c. Boys’ Balbriggan......: 15e. Millinery Dept. 5.00 Trimmed Hats. $3.50 Trimmed Hats. 5Ce. Benint Short-back 8: Dons .. $1 Kid Gloves. Qe. Tafte $1 Chamois Gloves. bons - Embroidery Dept. J5e. Bordered Veils. “POPULAR” 'S SATURDAY SALES. FEAST OF BARGAINS. $3.48 $2 Fancy Parasols... $2.50 Fancy Parasols. $8 Fancy Parasols. $4 Fancy Parasols umed Sailors. Suit Dept. eta and Moire Rib- | 31.50 Ladies’ Covi $8.50 Bik Brilliantine s Silk Windsors, $1.25 P $1.39 Pr le Wrappers. Parasol Dept. $15.00 Braided Eton Suit....$9.98 $6.95 Checked Box Coat Suits.£4.68 t Skirts. $1.29 ts. $1.98, 78e. Percale Shirt Waists....48e. ale Wrappers. HANDY ATLAS WORLD, CONTAINING NUMER OUS COLORED MAPS AND DIA GRAMS— FoR SATURDAY, 38c. or THE Underwear Dept. We. Child's Muslin Drawers. .106. SMe. Child's Bmb, Mull Hats.25: $1.98 Lourging Robes $1.25 Dressing Sacques 5H Child's Lawn Drosses. 59. Empire Night Gowns Notion Dept. 0c, Russet Shoe Polish. $1.50 Black Silk Drapery ° a a s $10.50 Black Silk Skirts 100. B5e. Ladies’ Lisle Hose... .25¢. Nets, new designs. . 98e. escch ais “Ses aac Ibe. 25e. Ladies’ Cotton Hose..18e. | $1.75 Albever Swiss and at ieee $7.03 | Sc. Cupid Hatrpins PY 5c. Ladies’ Black Hose. ‘ainsook Embroidery. $1.33, ; Ze. bixes of Black 8 19. 2%5e. Child's Ironclad Hose. 88c. Embroidery Flouncing. ..3e. 18e. Child's Black Hose. .12¥4 Wrapper Dept. Dry Goods Dept 25e. Infants’ Black Lisle 2 ee Neckwear Dept. | os. raes wearmr.. 12, Linen Toweling.....-. 6 ates 2e. Ladies’ Silk Club Tes...18e. | Ge. Percale Wrappers. 400. Shoots, 63x90... Abe. Ladies’ Ribbed! Vests. -.9c- Ze. Ladies’ Band Bows......16e. 98e. Percale Wrappers 12sec. 40-inch Lawn. Ide. and 2e. Mine Linings. . PRRs? Underwear. 35e, Balbriggan Underwear...25¢. 50e, a a i es ss es Balbriggan Underwear Colored Underwear: 8c, Striped Underwear Se, Balbriggan Underwear. .. 50c.B.V.D. and Jean Drawers.39e. Sor ot Sweaters. ee ef 1.19 All-wool Sweaters. ee “ae ot senoedoatoafontoatontoateatoed A HOUSE OF WONDEROUS HUE. Why a Kansas City Résidence Waa | Painted a Marvelous Color. From the Kansas City Star. “Whatever could have possessed them te paint a house tha: color?” exclaimed an aesthetic woman as she passed an impos- ing frame dwelling on a South Side avenue. | The house was of a hue that outrivaled < | the rainbow tint of some of the gaudiest summer shirts that clamor in the haber- dashers’ windows. It wasn't exactly a pea green, sky blue, drab or goebelin blue. Neither was it ecru, the color that Bill Nye always marveled at, nor was it canary yellow, but it seemed to be covered with a blend of these tints that fairly set seasi- tive teeth on edge. It was 2 dream for im- pressionistic eyes—for all 0: it was a nightmare of ss, “Listen, there's story goes with that,’ said a man who rode with the aesthetic woman. The tale he told was the old, old story of a house divided against itself, and in this case the house ws it. Dr. Blank wanted to paint his house a pale blue; Mrs. Blank preferred a pale green, and thereupon they fe!! to arguing. “It must be blue he said. “It must be green,” said she. So the painter interceded. He said he could give the house a tint that would so nearly resemble blue and green that a color expert would be put to straits to de-s termine which it was. He was told to go ahead. But Dr. Blank was not to be outdone, and when the painting began he dropped around to the painter's buckets and stirred in the contents of a sack of Bavarian blue which steod near. ‘Land sakes, that isn’t green!" exclaimed Mrs. Biank, when she saw the painter at work. ‘The painter acknowledged that the color was a little “off.” And Mrs. Blank took advantage of a moment when the painter wasn't looking to stir in several pounds of Paris green. That night Dr. Blank was jubilant. “Our house will be blue,” he chuckled to himself. Mrs. Blank said her prayers, then lough- ed to herself because she had gained her point and the house would be green. The painter finished the job and the house is a marvel. The neighbors are talk- ing about it, and neither the doctor nor his wife is satisfied. It is to be painted over, but the color fs still in dispute. + 0+ Paris Skirts in Moist Weather. From the Argoneut. Paris has its share of rain and wet pave- ment, but the Parisienne never wears rub- bers, never seems to wet her feet, and certainly never bedraggels her skirts. Neither does she ask for any patent lifters —ingenuity, a twist of the hips and one finger are enough. Skirts, rain or shine, are made to be lifted, and jupons arc so constructed that the skirt may be prop- erly and becomingly raised. There is no question at al! of modesty to be consid- ered, for the jupon is quite as proper an item of streei apparel as is the jupe, and more conspicuous. The real Parisicune lifts her skirt high—as high as may be comfortable to carry—and then she gives herself a little shake te make sure the dainty lace-edged petticoat is hanging evenly about her ankles. I: shows self- consciousness and iack of skill to look down to see if the petticcat is there, but if doubt exists, it is safer to do so. Then she apparently tiptoes across the street, the gait being sufficiently running and heels a trifle high, so that she hardly touches the mud. Fashions change in lift- ing the jupe. Last year, a cluster of wnat dressmakers cail “‘godets” were held in each hand, and a dreadful superfluity of material was lifted high on each side. Now the dressmakers are putting those godets in another place, and the skirt is lifted from the back. The approved way seems to be to pause a moment while one hand is abstractedly lingering the folds at the back of the skirt. Then, with a quick outward movement—a suggestion of the first figure in a skirt dance—the drapery is lifted and brought eee — so the hand may rest on the hip. T! gives a long, clinging effect, extremely nice if the weer er has a proper figure. + A 8q@ ting Wish. From London Truth. When the Prince ef Wales visited Can- ada thirty-seven years ago the lumbermen and raftsmen of the Ottawa valley pre- sented to him an address, which concluded withthe words, “Long may you remain the Prince of Wales.” The leading rafts- man, Alan Mason, afterward explained to the prince that this doubtful compliment as might be sup- posed. rectly satisfied with the queen,” he said, “and want her to remain on the throne as long as she can.” The other day Mr. Mason wrote to the reminding him of the incident, and has received the following reply: “His royal highness perfectly remembers the incident to which you refer. highness FEAST FOR THE Baum’s Calico Shirt. Fase you seen it—the latest tn gentlemen's wear— The pride of the youth of our town? How faint seems y band When he marches dow With wna in its blare, tll they hurt, ies strange which so boldly amaze ns calico shirt Ey 's that blossom In June; jaut sky! like the glow of the moom at merning op hi - the to the I and inert hues which bedazzi » shirt, ily chest, with a Iuster serene ively “sublime, onvelutions de} x and blend MEN. | Belts, 39c. Belts....... monet 39e, Belts 50 Gir Belts. Belts... Soxs. 12%. 12%4e. = ancy Sox... Black and Tan Sox. Black and Tan Sox... .12%e om. *. lack and Tan Sox *. Black and Tan Sox.... 5 SHIRTS ARE A a te aD ce eR selling them now. Spring Heel Button and Sandals, black and brown kid. Sizes 4 to 8. Tomorrow only..... 48c. Tomorrow only..... Misses’ Pat. Leather. Black or Chocolate Viel Kid Elegant Sandals or Ties. Tomorrow only..... 95c. Ladies’ Size Spring Heel Finest Quality Sandals, best patent leather, Diack and brown kid, white Eid lined. Tomorrow only..... $1.37 Ladies’ Tan and Black Oxford Ties, with flexible solid soles, round or common-sense ‘tue. Tomorrow only...... 69c. Ladies’ Vici Kid Oxfords, Diack or dark brown. Stylish and confortable. Tomorrow only..... 95c. Ladies’ Hand-turn Oxfords of very softest kid, black, brown or mahogany. Regular $2 qualitics, Tomorrow only..... $1.50 Ladies’ Nobly Cycle Boots, dlack or brown, All sizes and widtos. Tomorrow only..... $1.85 Ladies’ $4 Tan Hand-sewed Button, on the “quarter” toe. Tomorrow only..... $2.65 SOFT AS A GOVERNMENT Jon. AUM’'S. etetetetntninecetetetedetntn Reducing our Surplus Of Summer Footwear. The long-delayed hot spell has affected the sale of Summer Shoes, but the temporary price reductions we inaugurated about 10 days ago are rapidly decreasing our surplus stock. Hot weath- er is sure to come, and you'll need cool, light- weight Shoes, and you will them at the end of the season as cheap as we're Children’s Summer Shves Reduced for tomorrow as follows: Ladies’ and Men’s Summer Shoes Reduced for tomorrow as follows: . Black and Tan § Seseheetesetenesteeateetetbaietoetatoeeateeeateteateteateneatocatocesotesfetosfetesecton netedtestosdetesteteddeteetetoedeedtetec> z . yey “ Ps aaa a { 4 4 4 ee 4 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ 4 1 bd ‘ 4 probably not buy R 4 Eh ‘ r Fi ‘ a eq bee 's? Tan Spring Heel Laced, ‘ with solid soles. i Sizes ¥ to 131g. b Tomorrow onl -» 69c. 4 Tomorrow only..... - 95c. Roys’ Rest $2 Guality Chocolate and Black Viel Kid Oxford Ties. Tomorrow only -- $1.37 ap qual te 108m sold in town for $2.50, Tomorrow only..... $1.65 a e é 3 "am hae kes - Men's Hand-sewed Slippers of good brown oat, Very comfortable. Tomorrow only...... 95¢. Men’s Bicscie Shoes of soft kangaroo calf, with oak leather soles. Tomorrow only..... $1.37 Men's Black Vici Kid Oxfords, plain, common-sense ‘or round, tipped toe. Splendid $2 values. Tomorrow only..... $1.50 Men's “Everbright” Tan Shoes that wever crack or harden. Hand-made Laced or Ties. Tomorrow only..... $2.50 Men's Hand-sewed Kangaroo Laced and Gaiters, ware to> with tips. omorrow only. WM. HAHN&CO.’S 222", | Reliable Shoe Houses, 233 Pa. AVE. SB Habits of Wood Rats. Gulifornia Letter in New York Post. ‘What might be taken for the enormous