Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1898, Page 6

HE EVENING STAR. i WASHINGTON. ‘FRIDAY. -March 25, 1895. GROSBY 5. NOYES... . Editor. EVENING STAR has a regular permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has oom petito: lm erder to avoid delays, om ac- } count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed ments, aceording to tenor or purpose. Government for Cuba. Speculation as to what kind of govern- ment should succeed that of Spain in Cuba fs legitimate and general. There Is a di- versity of opinion, and by some the ques- tion is considered so difficult they hesitate to express one. Senator Proctor regards the Cubans as entirely capable of self-gov- ernment, but he does not declare for a re- public. Senator Gallinger favors annexing the island to the United States as a policy from which both countries would benefit, put Senator Thurston deprecates that as most unwise. The Nebraska senator fa- ors a Cuban republic. It is no criticism of the Cuban people to gay that this problem will tax them to the ‘utmost when they are called upon to solve Mit. Their situation will in every way be @ifficult. Poverty and demoralization exist to a great extent all over the island, and in the efties will be found turbulent bands hard to manage. To restore order, to set the people to work again, and to infuse confidence into them, will require time and the greatest care. But the work will be accomplished. Once Spain is expelled, and the awful cloud of her presence lifted, the strongest people of ell classes and factions will necessarily come together for the common welfare. Ard they will be able to command the peace and st government in motion. Then, with the influx of people with means from this country, which will at once begin, great enterprises will be inaugurated and the foundations laid for permanent order and prosperity. Cuba, of course, must either be free, or American territory. The question need not be decided in any haste. If after a trial of independence the Cuban people should be- Meve that their best interests called for annexation to the United States they could easily make their wishes known. They ‘would have no fear of interference from eny European power, for from the day the Spanish flag is hauled down in the island the Monroe doctrine will apply. From the days of Mr. Jefferson, every decade has had its American statesmen who have thought that Cuba ought to be- long to the United States. There are many eminent men of today who hold that view. But if the island comes here it will be as the result of the choice of its people, left free to decide their own fate and future. —~+ 32 Important Naval Assignments. Yesterday's changes in naval personnel tend to strengthen the efficiency of the squadrons now assembling at Hampton Reads and Key West. Unfortunately for the country at such a juncture, the health of Admiral Sicard, known as one of the mrost prudent and sagacious officers in the navy, is such as to necessitate his retire- ment. He has been in command at & most important time and his conduct of the fleet at the southernmost point of the coast during the days of preparation and while the Maine disaster was under investigation has been exceptionally praiseworthy. The changes incidental to his relief from active duty are all such as to create confidence on the part of the public that the ships will be handled to the limit of their capacity if the need for their services should artse. Captain Sampson, who is henceforth to ecmmand the largest fleet assembled for other than mere purposes of a display for many years, is worthy of every confidence. His technical knowledge, gained frora his close acquaintance with the development of the modern navai equipment both as bu- Teau chief and as commander, fits him to administer the affairs of a great fleet, and his judgment, according te all records, is exceptional, Commodore Schiey will com- mend the “Hying squadron” assembling at Hampton Roads, aud may have an im- pertant iask to perform within a short ume. He is thoroughly qualified for any trying duty. Captain Robiey ». Evans is we own for his capacity for meeting Brave situations with determined bravery. His record, both as a young officer and as 4 commander of important sia- opuiar soubriquet. He ed in command of one of the most ips of navy, and wiil pUess prove an efhcient aid to the flag ncer in time Wouue. These changes jicate that the authorities are deter- “a4 that every that may lend ngth to the navai organization 1s to bs red Tor atientiveiy. —__ + «= —__ A Sugwestive Bullet Today's bulietin from London to the ef- fect that this goverment has purchased @ Urst-class torpedo boat just completed for the German government serves to indi- cate that the understanding of an intense hostility on the part of the German em- Peror toward this country in this crisis may have been urfcunded. It is altogether un- Pikely that the German government would consent to the sale of a boat built to its .gruer if that government felt inimical to- Hard the United States in its reiations with Spam. The bulletin may be premature, though it is stated positively, but if it is @ccurate it serves to relieve a certain emount of uneasiness concerning the prob- @ble attitude of Germany in case a struggle between this country and Spain should be precipitated. —_—_+ «2 —____ It is possible that Great Britain will be- ome so friendly toward this country as to pe compelled to do something practical to- Yard stopping the seal slaughter by sheer force of affection. ——_+ e+ —___ There ig no need of more testimony with reference to the horrible state of affairs in Cuba. The question of what shail be done atout it asserts itself without pretext for further delay bears out his is formidable pia the oi item ——_++2e—___ A Change in English Tone. It is net as surprising as disappointing hat, after praising the President and tha ‘American people for their patience and gonservatism in this Cuban business, the Enzlish newspapers should now fall into errors and adopt a tone of fault-finding. ‘The London Daily Graphic deplores our wobbling.” and says: “If President Mc- Kinley does not mean war let him say so, and the horrors in Cuba will soon be miti- gated.” The President has never meditat- ed forcing a war on Spain. His purpose ts to bring peace to Cuba, and if he were to abandon that purpose now, “the horrors in Cuba,” instead of being “mitigated,” would be increased in scope and severity. The Standard, in its notice of Senator ‘Thurston's speech, says: “If Mr. Thurston was aware of the in- tentions of the Washington government the speech was significant, for the gov- ernment would scarcely employ a speaker so deficient in_ self-restraint unless it wished the public mind to be fully pre- pared for war. Fortunately,. there fs no clear evidence yet that President McKin- ley is of Mr. Thurston's way of thinking.’ This government, the Standard should know, never “employs a speaker” in Con- gress. Mr. Thurston did not pretend to speak for the administration, but only for himself. He professed no knowledge of what the administration was likely to do. He suggested to the administration what in his opinion “it ought to do: If there was any insult to Spain in his speech it was in the recitation of indisputable facts. The only way to dispose of Mr. Thurston is to disprove his statements. That, however, cannot be done. The Daily News writes from the text of a “Conflict Between Congress and President McKinley.” This may be excused on the score of the efforts of certain American newspapers to make such a thing appear. But in reality there is no such conflict. Congress and the President are together, and show every desire to stay together. They are not to be parted by stupid yarns concocted either for partisan or for stock- Jobbing purposes. The case is not one of Congress against the President, or of dem- ocracy against republicanism, but of the United States in support of a manifest duty to itself and to humanity; and when the American position is taken—and the day is almost at hand—the whole power of the country, in men and ships’ and money, will be behind it. Our English friends need not worry. They should not have revoked their compliments. They were right when they saw in the pa- tience and poise of the President a dispo- sition to do the right thing by everybody in interest in an exceedingly grave situ- ation. —— se _ The Militia Forces. While there is a divergence of: legal opinion as to the exact powers of the President over the militia forces of the states In a werlike emergency, there is no apparent dispesition on the part of any of the governors or commanders of the state organizations to throw any obstacles in the way of a speedy mobilization of these forces in the event of a rupture of rela- tions with Spain. Technically the state militia forces are in the nature of a con- stabulary, for the suppression of riot with- in the borders of the state. They are sub- ject to such control as Congress may choose to exert in accordance with the following Gefinitions of the powers of the Congress in clauses 15 and 16 of section §, article 1 of the Constitution: “To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repei ‘nyasions. “To provide for’ organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of train- Ang the militia according to the’ discipline prescribed by Congress.” The President is specifically designated, by clause 1 of section 2, article 2, as the’ ‘commander of the army and navy of the United States and of the militia of the sev- eral states when called into the actual service of the United States.” Thus the Constitution contemplates the use of th> militia by the federal government under the command of the President for the pur- peses of a general war so far as the repulse of invasions ts concerned, and the question arises as to whether this power extends to the employment of this force for such mil- itary expeditions as may require the dis- patching of troops beyond the boundaries of the country, as, for instance, to Cuba. This is practically the first occasion since the Mexican war when the need of an in- vading force by the United States has become a possibility. The discussion of the exact powers of Congress and of the President that the present crisis has pre- eipitated contains no suggestion that the ferces composing the state guards will not be entirely willing, and indeed eager, to serve as volunteers if the President should call for such. Naturally the first choice of the executive would be for men already accustomed to the use of arms, and the militia forces will in all probability form, the bulk of the first army, if events should require such a force. —_~>+e—____ A Smoke-Prevention Law Needed. The Commissioners have sent to Congress a statement of the results of their re- searches In the matter of smoke-preven- tion ordinances in other cities and the hope is that this information will lead to the en- actment of a law that will enable the local authorities to prevent the development of a serious nuisance. There may be some doubt as to the present power of the Com- missioners in the premises to frame an ef- fective anti-smoke regulation but there is no question as to the need of a clearly-word- ed, thoroughly enforced regulation that will preserve Washingten from the discom- forts and annoyances of a smoke-filled sky. ‘There is a steady growth here of the smoke- banners that in other cities form such a dis- agreeable and disfiguring feature of the lands Pennsylvania avenue is often arched with four or five during the late af- ternoon, when the fires are being stoked for the evening. The large hotels and some of the commercial buildings are contributing to the unpleasant effect. Washington ‘is not such a city as should be permitted to suffer these nuisances, The time to pre- vent the up-growth of smoke-producing conditions is now, when the cost of making the necessary changes attendant upon the enforcement of an anti-smoke rule is lower than it will ever be hereafter. It has been thought wise to obtain leading information relative to what has been done elsewhere before proceeding to draft a regulation and now that these facts ure secured no time should be lost in preparing a bill that will amplify the Commissioners’ power in the matter. In addition to the law prohibit- ing the operation of furnaces producing beavy smoke there shouid be provision for the creation and maintenance of a sufficient fore2 of smoke inspectors to ensure the strict enforcement of, the regulation. The Distrfet has sufferedin the past for the lack Of meens-ti out the most worthy laws and this exper! re should be taken as a guide to prevent a similar misfortune iow In the effort to clear the local sky of the smoke streamers. ——_+ «> ____. The custodian of the Maine report is the only person who has succeeded in rivaling the average arctic explorer in being heard from a great many places at the same time. —_~++e—___ Present conditions would be less strained if Spain's alert objection to explosives in Havana harbor had materialized a long time ago. ————_~>+2e—____ Some of the European editors attract al- most as much attention by their fighung as American pugilists secure by their editori- alizing. Mrs. Nack can congratulate herself on having held out as an interview producer much better than Leutgert. — + +e —___ An Anti-Nuptial Contract. A New Haven judge was recently con- fronted with a remarkable lawsuit that in- velves the question whether a contract be- tween a sister and a brother never to marry can be maintained as valid. The case, in brief, is thus: ‘Thirty-two years ago a Mr. Harding and his sister, being left orphans, agreed by a mutual compact that neither should marry, but that they should live together as brother and sister should live, in peace and harmony, sharing cach other’s joys and worries. Two years ago Mr. Harding, to the surprise and disap- pointment of his sister, took a wife. Miss Harding immediately left the house and filed a claim against the brother for $16,- 200 and interest, representing her wages as housekeeper at $0 a month from the time she was fifteen yours old until the separation. The brother resisted the claim, the contract was produced in court, and the sister procured an attachment of $29,- 000 on the brother's estate to secure the | romance. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1898-16 PAGES. judgment when obtained. The attachment was yesterlay reduced to $7,000, but the merits of the strange case were not decided by the court. The question at issue -is whether a contract so made can be sus tained in court. It is urged by the broth- er’s attorreys that it is invalid, being con- trary to good public policy for persons to bond themselves not to marry. On the other hand, it is true that the woman's chances for successfully seeking to break her part of the contract have steedily diminished as the years have passed, whereas it would seem that the man’s chances have not materially decreased. Thus the inequality of the agreement is iraintained as a reason for compensation to the sister. Of course, the sister's claim for wages is apart, in a large degree, frcm the more involved question of the equity of this compact, for it may be held to rest upon a more substantial ground than an erratic agreement on the part of two people to conduct themselves differently from the average of humanity. The outcome of the ease may establish an interesting precedent for the future guidance of misogamists who fear the wiles of those who may seek to weaken their vows of perpetual cellhacy. ee Ex-President Cleveland will be at a loss to explain the present relationship of the executive and administrative branches of the government except by the declaration that it is a very different Congress from the one with which he had to deal.” ———__+ +e ____ Peter Jackson might wrest victory from the jaws of defeat by employing his suc- cessful antagonist to play the slave-beating overseer in “‘Uncle Tom's Cabin. ——_>+e—___ Possibly young Alphonso could be in- duced to look around and get together a liberal contribution to a society for the prevention of cruelty to kings. 2 The present crisis has done much to dis- prove the assertion that the present gen- eration does not send orators to Congress. ——_++-____ Unless “General” Coxey talks for publi- cation soon he is in great danger of losing his reputation as a military man. SHOOTING STARS. Swect Insouciance. “Everybody is saying that we must have more coast defenses,’’ remarked Maud. “Well,” replied Mamie, “it doesn’t con- cern me, I never think of riding down rill without keeping one hand on the brake.” A Political Difficulty. When lovely woinan holds full sway The worst of all her cares May be to make fair listeners pay Close heed to what she has to say Instead of what she wears. Evenness, “Did I understand you to say that things are going on very evenly in Cuba?” in- quired the official. Yes,” replied the Spanish general. “Everything we have undertaken is a flat | failure.” In Favor of Delay. “Sometimes,” said Mr. Cumrox, “I am inclined to think that people are unneces- sarily slow in concluding enterprises of public interest.” “Well,” replied his wife, “maybe it’s just as well. I've been listening to Dollie’s graduation essay, and it'll be a great thing if the public can wait till after it comes out.” A Condition Expinined. “Yes,” said the man who is generally to be found with his feet on a desk, “thcre’s no doubt about it; collections are terribly hard.” “Do you ‘speak from personal exper- fence?” inquired the friend. i “Certainly. I haven't bzen able to coltect ja dollar in thre weeks.” “Have you tried?” No; I knew it was of no use. That is— er—well, to tell the truth, I haven't been feeling much like work lat2ly, and when I come to think of ft, there fsn’t any one who owes me a dollar.” ‘ A Puzzling Proposition, a mighty queer world! There's the S. P. C. A. A-dein’ good service Most every day. But when people is sufferia’, Folks say, most severe, “It's none of our bus'ness; We can't interfere.” It Ye kiu make an arrest Fur abusin’ a mule, Or fur lettin’ kids dance When they should be at school, But when liberty groans So the country must hear, “It’s none of cur bus'ness; We can’t interfere.” —___e0s—__—_. It Must Be Done Now. From the New York Independent. Senator Proctor's description of the situa- tion in Cuba, which he studied on the ground with no little care to get at the truth, seems to us conclusive. He {s not a jmgo, but a man of cool, clear judgment who does not allow the fervor of sentiment to bezioud the ground of fact, and who has borne the responsibility of office as Secre- tary of War. His deliberate judgment as to the condition of things in Cuba comes with convincing force to the country. The suffering is appalling. The spectacle which most moved him was that “of a million and a half of people, the entire native popula- tion of Cuba, struggling for freedom and deliverance from the worst misgovernment of which I ever had knowiedge.” We say the time is at hand for the inter- vention of the United States which Mr. Cleveland contemplated. In May the rainy season will set in. The prolongation of the conflict through another summer means the prolongation of the indescribable misery of the starving, dying revoncentrados, whose sufferirgs appeal irresistibly to our hu- manity. —— + +e We and None Else. From the Springfield Republican, Van Buren in 1830, writing from the De- partment of State to the American minister at Madrid, declared that the United States could not consent to the transfer of Cuba to any other European nation. Our states- men, in short, have persistently cultivated the idea that Cuba was an American ques- tion in which European states other than Spain had no proper concern. If we are now consistent with our history, it follows that the duty of intervention must devolve upon ourselves rather than upon powers thousands of miles away. If intervention #8 called for it must be an American inter- vention, because of the nearness of the is- Yand and because the United States in the past has assumed relations to it peculiar in their significance and in which it has de- nied the right of other nations to share. ——__+ += ___. Cuban Anarchy to End. From the London Spectator. America has come to the meeting of the ways, and must decide whether she will allow Spain to do. what she will with her own, or whether she will resolve that the reign of misery and wrong resting on in- eptitude and pride shall cease in Cuba. In our belief, America will not allow Cuban anarchy to continue, and in spite of the very grave reasons which exist for non-in- tervention, she will before long take naval and military action. bs Patriotic Econo: From the Providence Journal. With war as imminent as it is now it would be very foolish for this state to vote away a large sum of money for the con- struction of a capitol, which it will not need for many years. ——____ 0-2 —_____ It Will Not. From the Richmond Dispatch. The Maine matter has certainly become very much like “The ledy or the tiger” story. We trrst the dcubt involved will not last as dces that in the cuse of Save 50% on Your Gr les, Wines and“Liquors. We close-out business, 424 9TH ST. N. W.dAgpril 15th. To dispose of the balarledsof our stock we have made enormoss reductions. It will pay you texiivestigate this, as we will positivelmcsave you 50 per cent on all:purchases:’ Few sample items: Procter & Gatatie'l! Cteine Scaps— ~3-cents. Extra Standard Torgat = 90c¢:-dozen. Extra Fine. Asparagns+ _ 15 cents. Extra Fine Imported Sardines— 6ceénts. Extra Heavy Symp California Apricots— 2'4 cents. Imported 25c. Jams— ‘15 cents. 31.50 Whiskies, fall quarts— 5 cents. Six-year-old Monticello and Mt. Vernon Whiskies, full quarts—go at— 75 cents. The best of Califcrnia Sherries, Catawba Wines go at 20c. per bottle; 2.00. per dozen. Do not miss to take advantage of this reduction in Groceries, Wines and Liquors, as we will positively SAVE YOU 50 PER CENT on ail purchases. An investigation so- licited. L. Strauss & Co, 424 9th St. N. W. Store for Rent—Wholesale liquor license and: fixtures for sale. 1t Ports and I OOO aad HEAD- ACHES —from any cause are cured by WIER’S LEMON SELTZER. It also overcomes Nervousness and Indiges- <2 tion, 10c., 253. and Soc. bottle, mh25-20d = AT ALL DRUGGISTS. , NaN ae White ) | Pocket a doller a tom by laying in pamitead tr erate SB? Wm. J. Zeh, 708 11th, a supply of good, glean White Ash Coal while the ‘price in down to mh25-14d. a sary os Im ported J ams, . $1.75 dozen. At Bryan’s. * Delicious delicacies for the Ki * Prepared: of-eareiully selects tab fed: fruits We im Several ‘varieties. O: SPTPFOGOHTOHCOHDSE POPPI POG PEGE OSES . wee * the most teothsome style. * thei direct. * $1.75 dozen. * CFGtve your husband a treat. Get ¢ our Old Java and Mocha Coffee for his * “breakfnat cup.” Only $8e. pound. © 1413 New York Avenue. ‘} Fancy Groceries, Wines, etc. mb25-f.m,w-28 3 PRATER P DD SODED YES > pee se Phila. Capons. “Only the finest’ is our motto. Just as true of Capons as cf everything else we handle. Young, plump, tender fowls, that We receive fresh every day. G>'Choice Strawberries, Green Pens, Fresh Mint, Asparagus, String Beans, To- matoes, Cucumbers and Mushrooms. Rea- sonable prices prevail, Cottage Market,818 14th St. mb25-f,m,¥ SSS 999 SS93S35393 S } Take the Pure Sonn D> If you take sn cmulsion of cod liver 1 you get but a small portion of the — oil in every dose. And it's the oil that does the most good. Take the PURE Cod Liver Oil in’ preference to any “emulsion” or ‘‘wine.”’ You'll —get more good out of it, We have — the finest Norwegian Cod Liver Oll, —fresh from fhe Lofoden Islands. — (€FONLY 50c. PINT. W. S. THOMPSON, PHARMACISTS, 703 15TH ST. mh25-284 Rainy Weather Does Not Affect Our PHOTOS. Q TEL We take just as good photos on durk, elondy, * days as we do when the sun fs shinit 3o * don't let the rain prevent you from coming. * We promise that the photos we make of you Will ‘be pleasing—no matter when we take them. TF Stop tn when you're down town or write for an engagement. W. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. ARTISTIO PHOTOGRAPHER. mh25-16d. BEER EE EH SECT SSE EOE GEFEN EOD A Harvest. Of Bargains.: 3 This robin le is fruitful for rod BEG GPM dodediny, I's bargeyn tiie here, “And such, bar: galos as 2 eat well afford to miss, 2 off “Stoves, Wane MHCHEN CrEXsIIs te Tact, B J 20% off crores in stock, Ith & e iW. Barker,ps'w. mh25-f,m,w-28 iz . SPEDE REN ERESHS CEH HOE Gill’s Great. - Chocolate Special Saturday, 25 cts. Ib. A remarkable sheetprot of our famous Caracas Chocolates, 30 kinds in all, made fresh for the day. A rare treat. See windows, Gill's, $237 st and Gill's Cream Mints for after dinner. mh25-12t°20 Butter Sent to Homes On Certain Days Each Week. > it don’t care come to’ market -To Arrive fro m New York Tomorrow. THE PALAIS ROYAL. ne hundred and three per Adams Express, trimmed hats will arrive, tomorrow morning. On view and for sale in second floor [Millinery Par- lors, on and after 9:30 A. M. The most. agree- able surprise of the week is promised. The “buyer” just from New York says: “I am now very glad our work rooms have been unable to supply the demand and that I was forced to visit New York.”....“You can say that Pattern Hats worth $10 will be offered at $7.48 and that others worth $3.50 to $5 will be only $1.98, $2.98, $3.48 and $3.98. “Choice is offered of truly artistic ef- fects in Trimmed Round Hats, Toques, Short-back Sailors, Turbans and various Walking Hats.”....“$2.98 will secure daintily trimmed Fancy Braid Black Bomnnets.”. “Emphasize the fact that none are trashy, in style, material or finish.”. ...“The prices asked do not represent the ac- tual values.” 25¢ Saved You Worth 75c. > Misses’ Pokes. | instead of for the usual for choice of $2.78 $4.50 for | 75¢ & Untrimmed 49c the new a these stylish Head- Hats for ladies, mi: rivals — 59 dozen of pieces for young peo- and children. cy them. Fifty styles of le. Chic creations of best shape, in black * Black Hair and Fancy lace, chiffon and_flow- and colors. Our reg- Braid Hats, Turbans, ers. Artistic effects, ular $1 Hats will go Short-back Sailors and in white, pinks, biaes, with these new ar- large “Picture” Hats. lavenders, turquolse. | rivels—at T5c. 480 for choice. i OMORROW’'S souvenir prices of the “Opening” will include the offering of all 23c Ribbons at only 19¢ a yard for choice. Regular patrons need not be told that the Palais Royal’s 23c Ribbons are superior in quality to those usually sold at 25c, and that greater quantity and variety is here than in any other three establishments. Exclusive Style Costumes. One-of-a-kind, $35 value, for %25. Latest styles. Man tailored. OT one an absurdity—all are quietly elegant, made of imported cloths, man tailored in correct Paris and London styles for walk- ing costumes. We can say $25 instead of $35 because our “maker” profitably sells us thousands of garments and is willing to lose on these forty-one sample gowns. His words were: “They'll do for a souvenir of your ‘Opening.’” Regular $15 Suits, $12.79. For Tomorrow Only. For tomorrow—the last day of this twentieth annual spring “Open- ing”—we say $12.79 for the Suits that are to be the Palais Royal’s $15 “Special” of the 1898 spring season. (Materials: Tailor Suitings, Venetian Cloths, Scotch Chevlots, English Serges and Broadcloths. Colors: Grays, Lrowns, Castor, tans, greens, black, Yule, navy and bluet. Styles: Blouse, fly | and new effect blazer Jackets; new fan-back ski plain and braid trimmed. Man-Tailored $4 Makers’ 40 samples, $6.98 to $8.98 Skirts, being samples, certain to be put. 10 Per Cent Discount. For the last day of the “Opening” —tomorrow—one-tenth is deducted from the price marked on the silk dress skirt you select. Prices frou 7.98 to $20. Splendid valoc ate the Geos Grain Silke Stieth, in Bayader , lined throughout with taffeta silk. ticket says $11.48, Royal’s stock of Wash Shirt has been permitted to enter. until 6 p.m. tomorrow, will attract th 84c for $1 Waists. BAC 12 cholce of the entire stock of $1 Walsts. © 69 for the 75e Waists is not much ofa price reduction, but 7c is not much of a price | for such superior garments. Warranted. Tried on. pearls and grays, in glace and suede other shades and styles mostly in demand. OU should very gladly select your Easter Gloves tomorrow. not only the saving in price—you know the crowding and excite- ment later. And, too, the stock is absolutely complete now. The Regular $20 Su $16.98. For Tomorrow Only. its, The man-tailored gowns, made of imported cloths, lined with superior Taffeta silk, from neckband to skirt The gowns on which the Pa- lais Royal rests its reputation for su- hem. Bea f effects. Ask ft real leather lined. Heavy Latest of fe 5 + ith cutaway Jackets. And note ‘those with Bapader: polished brass lock, with tucked skirt. don't these strapped and dou- bie-stitehed ‘se: ms ton? Dress Skirts. 98 Fleeting bargain. Only 40 of them. HEY are the latest cut—with fan back. Made of Broadwale diag- onals, cheviots, granite and novelty cloths. Man tailored and, finished as well as the regular out- $4.98 for $6.98 to $8.98 garments—but only forty of them. $8.48 for $10 Waists. Choice of the superb Silk and Satin Waists with blouse front, tucked and Black, lavender, red, blue, corded. gray and bluet effects. €7 10 per cent discount tomorrow on the more expensive Imported Silk Walsts. ticket attached with the figures. Claim one-tenth Each bax HE “Opening” has made thousands of champicns for The Palais Waists. Ladies have learned that no 1897 styles are here, and that nothing trashy Of the ‘98 season The “Op ing” Souvenir prices, continued he usual throng of purchasers. Mothers’ Day. 89c ticketed 98. And only $1.19 for pretty $1.48 Cloth Reefers, in reds, greens. Note the braid trimming. years. $1.50 Palais Royal Gloves. The Latest Spring Styles. 33 It is kid, will be scarce later, and so will The “Opening” price— $1.33—of “P. R.” Gloves and those quoted below terminate tomorrow with the closing of the store. Parasol Dept. 10 per cent discount tomorrow— one-tenth off the price marked on the one you select. EF Not one from lest year. And evers correct 1888 style is reprecented ‘here. Prices range from $1.50 to $15. See the “Cenopy-top” and “‘Gains- berough.”” 6c for 25c Veils. asc cena ase 25e Veils. ‘Tweaty-five «ty! ql new Pied Net and Tuxedo meshes, plain and gutted. 10c for Handkerchiefs. ‘Warrented Pure Linen, in thirty-three fe cat tvs. Ize to 25e values at only 1c for "19c for 25c Scarfs. : only.) ‘Silk Ascot Scarfs for Ladies, with long cea cotaaen be eters And only 19c for the new ‘Be Stocks, ‘bow. . 75c for $1 Belts, only.) r for $2.50 Belts. "The new Black ‘Silk Belts, whth Jewel buckles cents, $1.68 25c for 39c Sets. (Tomorrow only.) €FThe new sets for sh'rt waists. Pick out any — says 39c, and it's set on which the 3curs for 25e— tomorrow 19c for “Good Luck.” 07'19¢ for those Rabbit ; Feet mounted Ing Silver. Here regularly A at 25c, but is not 35c Instead of 50c. (Tomorrow only.) Jet and Marked 8c to be only Toe.” MY BSE. 5c for 10c Laces. (Tomeirow only.) show the man tailor’s band- work?) Aren’t they the best $20 suits in Washing- a price marked in plain for choice of all Children’s Garments those blues and Sizes 2 to 6 in Ster- We to ad- ‘Those Widths, 1% to Sinchen, Chole er acuateh sete ‘ Special Sale of Bicycle Suits. There’s enough left for another day’s selling. You can thank the weather for this se chance. Four lots of men’s bicycle suits came our Way at about half price--and you can have ’em at the same saving. They are strong and styl- ish cheviots--nicely made and good fitting--with nothing about ’em suggest- ive of their small cost. rainy cond nf Aad for Lot No. 1. Worth $4.00. $ i iad for Lot No. 2. Worth $5.00. for Lots Nos. 3 and 4 Worth $6.50. for “Odds and Ends” of 5oc. and 75c. “Bike” Hose —plain and fancy. $350 25 for All-wool $1.50 Sweat- ers, with sailor, Byron and roll collars—plain and striped. Eiseman Bros. Cor. 7th and E Sts. N. W. No branch store in Washington. $8.00 Men’s Suit Cases. Beautiful olive leather and is all we, ask for it. straps inside and out, and solid leather corners—riveted on. We never before offered such a handsome case for so little money. DON’T MISS THIS CHANCE. TOPHAM’S, 1231-1233 Pa. Ave. it FACTORY, 1218-1220 EST. Lansburgh & Bro. Grand Display Tomorrow, Monday aid Tuesday, In Infants’ Wearables. We cordially extend to the Wash- ington public a welcome invitation to visit our Department of Infants’ Wearables. We feel and believe that there is no department of this character so complete in every de- tail in Washington cit: For the past several years we have made special efforts to bring this department to the front, and this last effort, we think, will prove to you that we have perfected this de- partment in every detail. Here you will find a complete line of Infants’ Slips, Dresses, Kilt Suits, Reefers, Jackets, Long and Short Coats, Skirts, Waists, Ribbed and Plain Shirts, Bootees, Caps, Bonnets, Hats, etc. In fact, everything which goes to complete the ,outfit of the young one in sizes from the youngest to the oldest. : This department is on our second floor, Seventh street annex, one- half of this immense room being de- voted to this one department. You will always find polite and willing sales ladies ready to wait on you and give you whatever information you may desire. Hoping to be favored with a call. 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