Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1900, Page 6

eee THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1900-24 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY.....-.....Mareh 17, 1900. CROSBY 8. NOYES............Editor. =— —— = THE EVENING STAR has a regula and permanent Family Circulati culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Mediam it has no competitor. Im order to avoid delays, om ac- count of persona’ absence, letters to THE STAR « iressed to any tndiz i. the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, accordi.ig to tenor or purpose. Siush-Bound. The awkwardness of the present system of snow cleaning received additional point in the manner in which a fresh appropria- tion for this purpose was secured yesterday from the two houses of Congress. In great haste the necessary requisition was made and put in the form of a bill, being then carried through the two houses with the greatest possible speed. This process nee ated that the measure be made spe- cial and given extra attention at all stages, running the gauntlet of the economists and the objectors. One word would have suf- ficed at any point In the progress to biock the bill, It may be assumed that one reason why it was thus passed along in a hurry was that both senators and repre- sentatives were personal'y and unpleasant- ly cognizant of the deplorable condition of the streets, and legislated in their own in- terests as well as those of the general pub- lic. But suppose the snow had fallen on Friday instead of Thursday. The Senate is not in session today. It would have been impossible to secure the allowance until Monday and no work could have been done until Tuesday, by which time probably the greater part of the snow would have passed into the gutters and sewers, unaided by man.’ When such an emergency arises in the year of # short session the city is at the mercy of the elements in this respect after the fourth of March, unless Congress has with unusual generosity and foresight provided a sufficient snow fund to meet all possible emergencies. How much better it would be to have a fund large enough to meet the greatest imaginable demand, to be drawn upon as circumstances necessi- tate. Then the Commissioners could put men at work immediately after the storm and at jeast clean the gutters and the cross- Ings. Yesterday the streets were in a most disgraceful oondititon. The Commissioners would have been amply justified in antici- pating the grant by Congress of an emer- gency fund and starting gangs early in the morning to permit the use of the streets. The spectacle of all Washington wading through flooded gutters and across streets half a foot deep in slush, while not a hand moved to relieve the situation, was by no means caleu'ated to impress the people with the efficiency of the prevailing mode of administration. -—__—__-+ + —___ Neo Reason for a Tariff. There Is no longer an emergency money uestion connected with the Porto Rican iff matter. The House. upon the Presi- 's recommendation, passed a Dill re- turning past revenue duties collected from the island, and the Senate yesterday, with an important amendment, indorsed the Measure. The amount thus made avail- able for public purposes in Porto Rico is a trifle over two mil'ions of dollars—a sum almost equal to what the emergency tariff bill would produce during the two years to which it ts limited. The question then recurs, to adopt par- Mamentary lingo, on the reasons for erect- ing a tariff wall around Porto Rico. Ready Money for the island has been provided. It is not necessary to levy a tariff tax in or- der to sett’e the question about whether Congress may do this thing er that thing as to a new possession. The Philfppines are not involved. Congress will have as free a hand when the Philippines are reached as now has. Why then this tariff propo- sition, and why especially should it be in- sisted on in the face of an overwhelming public sentiment against it? It is useless to beat about the bush. The republican party is in power, and is respon- sible for legislation. In the matter of these new possessions it is making very tmpor- tant history, and it is within eight months of having to answer to the peopl® at the Dells for the deeds done in the body. The question of imperiallsm as it now stands ts comparatively harmles: The country is not overrun with soldiers, nor is there any man on horseback on the horizon. Ex- pansion is an accomplished fact, and the People not only accept the situation, but recognizé the importance of the new condi- fen in all calculations about the future. y want the new possessions held, and their affairs well administered. But what will the people say If the repub- licans start in by legislating against the new pe ‘ssions? What will they say if the first measure of importance applying to them is shaped by a few protected Indus- tries In the United States? The Man on Horseback does not exist. But how about the Man on a Sugar Barrel? How about the Wooden Indian? Does the republican party purpose making this campaign with those two imposing figures tn the fore- ground? Can it hope to conquer in the sign of sugar and tobacco? —_~ ++ —____ The dog-owners’ association regrets that the sorrows of the pursued canine are not of sufficient dignity to claim attention from some of the eminent statesmen who are distinguished by their intellectual gifts and even more by their powers of sympathy. Aguinaldo listens to honeyed words of en- couragement; the stout Boer is cheered on in the face of fate Itself: but Towser still awaits a champion. —_+ «2 The Kansas clergyman who wants to edit a newspaper on lines of religious sen- sationalism has not yet tried the expert- ment of printing his sermons in red type. ——_+ ++ —___ Mr. Bryan at Kansas City. Will Mr. Bryan be in Kansas City during the sessions of the democratic national convention? It is stated that he will not be, but the statement seems not to be made upon his authority. There are indications that If he is alive to the latest phases of the situation he will contrive to put in an appearance there. Such a step would be unusual on the part of a presiden- tial candidate. but Mr. Bryan is both an unusual man and an unusual can- didate. He seeks honors without re- gard to precedents or conventionail- ties, and there ts something in his presence which operates as a controlling charm on his followers and admirers. His voice and his smile are irresistible !n some quarters. Mr. Bryan need not g6 to Kansas City in the interests of his renomination. That is reasonably well assured. His friends will consider no‘other name, and his opponents within the party concede that his hold on the party ts too strong to be loosened. He could remain at LincoIn, or go to Texas, and run no risk of defeat. The mention of his name will bring the convention to its feet, and the matter of the candidate will be settled in one mighty shout. At any rate, that is the present promise. But a platform ts to be written and a can- didate for Vice President nominated, and Mr. Bryan's advice will be valuable In the settlement of both questions. Both ques- tons are important. Mr. Bryan's running mate should b>, as he himself is, a man of clean life end attractive personality. He should also be, as Mr. Bryan himself is, a hustler and an enthusiast. That- would make the tickét symmetrical, and insure a rattling campaign. The platform, however, is the point that Mr. Bryan ne2ds to guard. Men like Mr. Gorman—and Mr. Gorman fs at their head— who have abandoned all idea of naming the candidate. are strong in the purpose to try to shape the platform. They will be con- tent with that. But the platform they want written is not the platform Mr. Bryan has in mind. It is, in fact, a d2liverance de- signed to compromise Mr. Bryan's attitude before the country, and to cut the ground from under his feet. In other words, they are willing to try to elect him on their platform. If that cannot be done, they will not griev> at his defeat. Mr. Gorman will be at Kansas City, and Mr. Bryan has just witnessed how influ- ential the Maryland leader is, even with the silver men, in his, Mr. Bryan's, absence. At the meeting of the national committe> here last month Mr. Gorman was easily the most conspicuous and impor:ant figure. He voted Mr. Bryan's own frfends against Mr. Bryan's own date for holding the national convention. With Mr. Bryan absent, Mr. Gorman would as easily be the most con- spicuous and important figur> at the na- tional convention. ——___ + e = —__—_. Southern Republicans. ~ A short time ago the friends of Governor Bradley of Kentucky mentioned him for the vice presidency. And now the friends of E. N. Green, a republican leader of ‘Texas, mention him for that office. In other southern states the suggestion has been thrown out that the south this year ought to be represented on the republican national ticket. There are many able and excellent men in the republican party in the south, and the country has been the loser by the fact that many of them have been shut out from all elective political preferment by the conditions surrounding them. But shut out they have been, and shut out they will continue to be until new conditions are established. The lower southern states, as matters stand, are safely democratic. The democracy is In power, and has the means of perpetuating its control. Would the nomination of a southern man as Mr. McKinley's running mate be of any service in changing political conditions in that section? Nothing would appear to be more unlikely. The change must come from the inside and not from the outside. In other words, the question is local and not national, and the southern republicans must deal with it as such. And wherever they have done so diligently and intelligently, and under competent leadership, they have met with a fair measure of success. It has been slow work, and prosecuted under many difficulties, but hard knocks In the end have counted. Look at Maryland, West Virgin- ia, Kentucky, Delaware. And in Louisiana just now the republicans, with democratic and populistic assistance, are waging a battle for local control which, even if lost, will bear good fruit. They have raised the standard of a non-partisan election law, and, sooner or later, there and elsewhere, that is going to be a conquering standard. No state thrives where free discussion of public questions is discouraged and par: sanship controls and manipulates the bal- lot box. Intolerance breaks indifference, and indifference is punished by the seizing of power by men often unworthy of it. A strong minority party is often the salva- tion of a state. The south today, indeed, gJthough with many men of character and experience in commission, would yet, upon the whole, be far better served if her hon- ors were fairly open to all of her citizens. But that good day must be brought about by the efforts of southern men, and not by the efforts of outsiders. —__ += —___ The Carlisle Band. It is a striking commentary on the prog- ress that has been made in advancing the Indian from his savage condition to find a highly-efficient musical organization of aborigines on tour throughout th> country in preparation for a trip to the Paris ex- posttion. Eastern cities and some Eu- repeans are familiar with the portrayals of the old savage life which are often given as entertainments in “Wild West shows’ and the like. It will doubtless be a revela- tion to the foreign world to find that the Indian has progressed to the stage of cul- ture represented by this band of Carlisle boys. The question of Indian education has been deeply debated for years, and some doubters have striven to check the growth of the system, but there are too many evidences of real progress to permit any s2rious question that some advances are yearly made in the regeneration of the Indian through this process. While there are unquestionably lapses back into bar- barism when the educated Indian returns to his people, there are, on the other hand, many cases of permanent Improvement, and every Indian boy or girl who is thus made self-respecting, self-helping and capabl> of coping with modern industrial conditions becomes a missionary for good and repre- sents a direct gain in the American devel- opment. The Carlisle band at Paris would assuredly afford a satisfactory objzct lesson and perhaps dissuade many Europeans from the opinion, too prevalent abroad, that the tendency of the American treatment of the Indian has been and is today toward destruction rather than culture. ———_~ +e ___ New York's chief of police may be de- posed because of his enforcing a license law in such a manner as to prevent hotels from having music. The question of how much of the law to enforce has always been a delicate one In New York. ——_~ += _____ Porto Rico has not gone so far as to ex- press the wish for a St. Patrick, who will be ready to drive the tax collectors off the island, if need arises. The number of statesmen who get over an affection for private life just before a po- litical convention is always remarkable. ———e-_____ The Boer republic is not yet quite ready to play lamb to the British lon. —_ ++ 2 —____ The Guffey Boom. Colonel Guffey of Pennsylvania is being beomed here and there for chairman of the next democratic national committee. ‘The committee is not yet in existence, nor is it known as yet precisely what line the na- tional contest will take. But the Guffey boomers, undeterred by this, are full of speculation as to what the situation will call for, and quite confident that their fa- vorite will meet all requirements whatever they may be. Colonel Guffey, as described, is a good man and a hustler, but there are one or two things having a bearing on matters which his admirers would do well to consider. Senator Jones, chairman of the present committee, is not now in poor health. His trip abroad set him up amazingly, and he is again an active man. He still hails from Arkansas, it is true, is stil for silver, and no more im touch with eastern democrats on the money question than he was in 1896. ‘This, it is suggested, will tell on his party's campaign fund if he should be sclected to conduct this year’s battle. But could Col. Guffey as chairman hope to collect a larger fund? Would his residence in Pennsylva- nia give any potency to solicitations for subscriptions. If Mr. Bryan is the candi- date, as now seems Tikely, on a re-affirma- tion of the Chicago platform, will the east be likely to subscribe more freely under one man’s direction of the campaign than under another's? Will not the question, whatever may be {ts value, relate alto- gether to the candidate and what he stands for? ‘The outlook is for the renomination of both Mr. ‘McKinley and Mr. Bryan, and this would appear to carry with it the se- jection of Mr. Hanna and Mr. Jones again to manage the affairs of their respective sides. The presidential candidate is al- ways consulted about the matter, and he usually names his chief of staff. Mr. Han- na seems still to possess Mr. McKinley's confidence, and Mr. Jones, Mr. Bryan's. The one has rheumatism and the other seme slight heart trouble, but neither is in any sense an invalid. Both are surround- ed by capable lieutenants, and both have a clear knowledge, derived from study and experience, of “the lay of the land.” The Guffey boom, therefore, does not ap- pear to be promising. But it will serve to call attention to the colonel, and te show with what serene courage he champions a candidate and a cause against a majority of about three hundred thousand of his fellow citizens. ——_—___-+e Queen Victoria has a new automobile. Mr. Sam Jones of Toledo can recommend this style of vehicle to any one who happens to be traveling for purposes of enthusiasm. Mr. Quay receives any tdea of postpone- ment without protest. Whatever else may be said of Mr. Quay he cannot be called impetuous. ———_+ +s ___ SHOOTING STARS. In Kind. “Isn't that a dream of a bonnet?” asked Mrs. Easterbroke. “Yes,” answered her husband. “I dreamt I was a millionaire last night. If a dream of a fifty-dollar bill is of any use, you can buy the bonnet.” Porto Rico’s Grievance. It’s very hard, when I would fain Be civilized with manners nice, To hear great men now and again Say bluntly, “have you got the price?” Glad. “I'm glad I live in Crimson Gulch,” said Bronco Bob, reflectively. “What fur?” asked Rattlesnake Pete. “Because I like peace. It ain't so bad when you have to git rid of a man now an’ then fur hoss-stealin’. But when {t comes to shootin’ ‘im fur politics as they do in scme towns, well it’s too lively fur yer Uncle Bob.’ Curiosity. “I never saw anything like a woman's curiosity,” said Mr. Blykens, as he gave the storm door a push. “Women will take up time and ask questions just for the sake of interrogatory exercise. They'll plunge into the abstruse domain of the law of chance and expect a man to deliver a Hux- ley or Herbert Spencer opinion off-hand.” “What has happened?” “A woman out there just asked me to please tell her what side of the crossing the car was going to stop on.” Handicapped. “He has a wonderful command of lan- guage for so young a man.” “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum. “And a taste for economic studie: “I've noticed it.” “And remarkable self-possession in facing an audience.” “Remarkable.” “I shouldn't be surprised if he became a great politician.” “J doubt it. He's Hable to keep so busy thinking thoughts and talking language that he'll forget all about the necessity of getting In line with the folks who are do- ing the investing." Early Spring. St. Patrick drove the snakes away. He was indeed a trusty man. Who exercised a potent sway, And carried out each honest plan. And now, whene’er his day comes ‘round The snow drifts humbly disappear, And eager chattering birds abound A@d beg the songsters to draw near. St. Patrick drove the snakes away, And in philanthropy complete, Each year he heralds blossoms gay, And bids the birds to music sweet. ———__ + « = —___ BEFORE OXNARD CAME. Chairm and Means Committee on Porto Rico. From the Chicago Inter Ovean. Mr. W. H. Curtis, Palmyra, N. Y.: Dear Sir: Your letter of January 19 re- ceived, in which you assert that free trade with Porto Rico means free trade with Cuba and the Philippine Islands and a death- blow to protection. If you are correct in all of your assumptions, of course no re- publican would favor any such measure. Suppose we get down to the facts: Porto Rico was ceded to us by the Spanish treaty, and we accepted it without a dissenting voice in all the United States, so far as I know. In accepting it we cut off their mnar- ket with Spain and Cuba, in both of which ccuntries there is now a high protective duty, which is absolutely prohibitive so far as Porto Rico is concerned. Porto Rico produces 50,000 tons of sugar annually. No one believes it ever can reach 100,000 tons under the most favorable circumstances. We imported last year 1,510,000 tons of sugar. You see, the importation from Porto Rico would be as a drop in a bucket. We have had a treaty for a number of years with the Hawaiian Islands, where sugar can be produced more cheaply than in Porto Rico, by which all sugar has been admitted free of duty. It is proposed to continue this by the enactment of law, and no one objects to it. We import from the Hawaiian Islands 240,000 tons of sugar annually. In the face of this free sugar from Hawaii, the production of beet sugar in California has doubled and quadrupled from year to year. 1 am told that the production of the pres- ent year will more than double the large production of 1890. Free sugar from Ha- wall does not seem to affsct the beet sugar interests. You say that free trade with Porto Rico means free trade with Cuba and the Philippine Islands. I this you are all at fault; Cuba is not ours, but will have an independent government. The most she can ever hope for is a slight reduction of duty through a reciprocity treaty. You have been voting for reciprocity for the last fif- teen years, as you say you have voted the republican ticket. Under the treaty the Philippine Islands are to have free trade with Spain for ten years. We could ot ex- tend these tariff laws to the Philippine Isl- ands even if we would. To sum up, then: Porto Rico fs ours with- out a dissenting vote anywhere. Ter people are impoverished by reason of the hurricane whioh destroyed the greater portion of two annual crops. She has no markets, being deprived of them by annexation to the United States. Commercially and indus- trially, without some aid from Congress, she is without hope for the future. A free admission of her products to the United States (which is now ercorded to every other state and territory snd to Alaska) would give her relief. it will not hurt us, but, on the contrary, will give us a market for $10,000,000 an- nually, largely of the products of our farms, which will increase as American prosperity comes to Porto Rico. I am heartily in favor of extending this relief to’ Porto Rico, while 1 do not In any way com- mit myself to extend the same privileges to either the Philippine Islands or to Cuba. I have worked as hard as any one to estab- Ugh the beet-sugar industry, and am as thoroughly in favor of :t us ever. I am sorry to learn that anyvody thinks of vot- ing for a democrat who ciaims to be a good protectionist. Yours, very truly, SERENO E. PAYNE. Washington, D. C., January 24. —From the Congressional Record. ——>+>____ Mr. White and the President. From the New York Tribuse, Mr. Montagu White has gone too far. He has presumed too much upon the hospitality and forbecrance of the American people. As a citizen and representative of the Trans- yaal he is welcome here. As the semi-of- ficial spokesman of the Transvaal govern- ment he is entitied to courteous and con- siderate treatment. But asa med- dling with American politics and trying to inject into American es that are entirely alien to them, and in which Amer- ican citizens have no is Ey i TNT TN > Sy @ me 8 | —whether it will continue to flourish and grow stronger—or whether, af- ter a few hundred years, like nations in the past, it will begin to decay and finally collapse—depends on us and posterity. Cream Blend Flour is Pure. It makes Bread, Rolls, Cake and Pastry that are delicious, wholesome and nutritious.“ 1f all American Homes were supplied with Food:.made of “Cream Blend” our people would continue strong physically and -tnentally—and there would be no reason why America should not en- dure ‘for thousands of years," {7 YOUR GROCER will supply you. B. B. Earnshaw & Bro., 1105-1107-1100 11th st. s.e. Wholesalers, 1105 1407-1100 ne. it H 2H RTT TCT ATTN CLARET for punch. ti eee HH He RHR HH HH aw TTT iT HHH HEH HH HR HH * * * * * * * * * * * * * oe All Claret is mot just right for making Punch. We've a spe- cial brand of Claret that makes a rich Punch. Order it of us when you're pupch- meking. 7 998. Recipe for making Punch free. Claret, goc. gal. TO-KALON {5 614 14th St mb17-20d DI OOSSOSSS3DS30O 24 BOTTLES ONLY $1. Washington Brewery Co.’s “Bock” Beer IS OUT TODAY. It’s the real, old German “Bock.” Brewed in the early fall— of choice hops and malt— very old—and of DOU- BLE STRENGTH. ©7 On sale today at all the 1 ing hotels and restaurants. 24 bot- tles, delivered to homes in unlet- tered wagons, for only $1. Write or ‘phone. Washington Brewery Co. 4TH AND F STS. N.E. "Ph Q mbi7-s,t,th-40 ee DRE P3BN9N89 0K HEADQ'I’S FOR CANES AND UMBRELLAS. ouman ats. LSQODOODOOOOSOOOD ; EN who are fastidious In dress wear the famous Youman Hats. We are Washington ‘agents and have the spring les now ready for your inspection. Silk Hats, $5, $6 and $8. * SONS, 20% iscoun For a limited time only we will allow a cash discount of 20 per cent on EVERY FAN in stock, which is unusually large and well selected. C7 This discount, together with recent re- ductions, lowers thelr prices to below actual net cost. GALT & BRO., Jewellers, Silversmiths and Stationers, 1107 PENN. AVENUE. Seman 1201 PA. AVR, COR. 12TH ST. TREE. TAR Erwan wera i op the avenue, Lenten Delicacies. (Seo list in last Tuesday's “Star.”’) Our stock of LENTEN GOODS comprises the finest of everything from sea, lake and tiver—variety enough to enable you to have something different for every meal. “SPECIAL.” Finest Barataria Shrimps, 20c. can. 1 CORNWBHLL'S AFTRR-DINNER COFFEE is a “plana: et two of the est coffees produced in t orld— po bigher, 38c. Ib. - iG. G. Cornwell & Son, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 1412-1418 Penn. Avenue. SS he Soe Upholstery ~% SPLENDOR! 2:2". ich in newest a fier Backing. and joving. The Houghton., FSt mhIT-200 $©) * Perfect Dry ® Cleaning. valuable mete. "need cleaning” Bing Jefferson ave., Georgetown. Peer rrr ry : Keep Warm and ° : ‘When them ¥ WHBATLEY’S, 1068 mb5-3m, 12 Teeeseveees We Garry 8 compliite tine of Ofl Heaters—neat and or- Ceeeroeros . gteat warmers. Prices.,.... ‘Little & Page, 1210 F ® mbIT-s,tu,th 28 abel eerrerseerove eocoe WMloodward & Lothrop), . Toth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Easter Cards and Leaflets—First Floor. Newness * Brightness Characterize Every Department of the Store. We display in great profusion the richest and rarest woven stuffs and garments for springtime wear. The soft, harmo s color effects, the rich styles and exquisite designs make the aisles perfect avenues of beauty. We have spared no effort to reach beyond all past seasons’ showings, not only in the Silks and Dress Goods, but also in Printed Wash Fabrics, Millinery, Coats and. Capes, Tailor-made Costumes, Gloves, Upholstery Goods, Linens and all the many different things that are needed to make the. wardrobe and household complete. The-stocks were never brighter, fresher or more complete than right now, on the threshold of spring. The New Dress Goods. The most exclusive fabrics are shown here this season—scores of styles tMat are findable nowhere else. Paris contributes her contingent of super-elegant novelties, principally in one-of-a-kind patterns, wrought on hand looms for our exclusive use. London, Manchester, and Berlin are also liberally represented. Glasgow Specially foremost among the favorites are the yee fabrics—Paris Tenadines, stuffs of silk and silk and wool, including Bareges, Crepe de Paris and like fabrics, some as sheer Crepes, Crepe de Chine, and clinging as veils. Voiles, And these elegant novelty stuffs must share the honors with the medium-price dress goods, as they have followed the dictates of Paris more closely than ever this season—the Scotch Homespuns and Cheviots, the Oxford and Light Gray Cheviots, the Broadcloths, the Golf Plaids, etc., for Tailor Gowns, Separate Skirts, Golf and Bicycle costumes. colorings and effects. Corded Raye, All wool, light, airy, summery fabric, suitable for evening wear at seashore— These are shown in a vast variety of new Henrietta, All wool, silk finish, In the new pastel shadings— pink, bite, Iavender and grays: also. the staple Stays, tans, browns, blues, reds, black, ete. 45 inches wide.... + -75¢. a yard Pastel Plaids And Checks, eat wool, in guimisite color combina ns—intei eapect women's ad ere pecially for en's waists at 38 inches wide $1.00 a yard Lansdowne, Silk and wool, tn tel shadings and a riety of the more! at . blues, ete. 40 inches e great va- staple grays, tans, hellotrope, wide... --$1.25 a yard Crepons, All wool, in tat ideal soft, shee. effectively. 40 inches wide... gray. hellotrope and bluet—the ; clinging fabric that drapes so ...$1.50 a yard tan, gray and bluet. $1.75 a yard French Crepon, Silk and wool, delightfully soft in texture and light in Welght—an ideal fabric, in the proper shades of gray, biscuit and tan. 45 inches wide. ........$2.00 a yard Crepe, Silk and wool—another ideal fabric for draping— with tlay embroidered silk dots of self color. Fresh new spring colors. 47 inches wide. ........$2.50 a yard Poplin Barege, ‘Silk and wool, fine, beautiful and clinging. rh ing all the characteristics demanded tl biscuit, tans, gravs and blue, 47 inches wide.........$2.75 a yard embods- season Also Superb French Novelties In one-of-a-kind Dress Patterns that are exclusive; manufactured on hand looms to our order, and without a duplicate here or elsewhere. $21.00, $27.50, $30.00 and $35.00 the Pattern. Monday, a Speciai Offering of New Worsted Plaids, In Spring Weights and Colorings, At Just Half Price. An odd lot of a half dozen pieces in as many quiet, refined color- ings, suitable for women’s and children’s dresses and walking and rainy- day skirts. Purchased from the manufacturer at a price which enables us to offer them at half price. 48 inches wide. 7sc. a Yard. Regular Price, $1.50. First floor—Teath street. The New Black Dress Goods. The elegant, rich, lustrous Blacks show loom-plays of wondrous possibilities in the novelty styles and the equally the plain weaves. delightful elegance of Clinging fabrics in black are also in high favor and include in part Crepe de Chine; Bareges, plain and figured, all wool and silk and wool; Crepe Olga, Taffeta Poplin, Crepe Japon, etc. Among the more modest fabrics are Nun’s Veiling, Batiste, Wool Challis, Clairette, Barege, Henrietta, Serge, Cheviot and many other weaves in black, which will be much in evidence for spring and summer. Special reference is made to Grenadines, of which we show comprehensive line of recently imported high-class novelties in a most all-silk and silk and wool, the productions of the cleverest of French, English and German weavers. All the newest fads of the fashion designers—and no more beautiful examples of these triumphs can be imagined. Pin-Stripe Grenadine, All wool, with satin pin stripes quarter inch apart. 44 inches wide.........$1.50a yard Pin-Stripe Grenadine, All silk, very sheer, with pin stripes quarter inch apsrt. 44 inches wide. +++. $1.25 a yard Crepon Grenadine, All silk, very sheer, wavy crepon effect, with stripe one and a half ioches apart. 44 inches wide... . ++ --$2.00 a yard Sewing Silk Grenadine, All silk, with narrow satin stripes, with figures be- tween. 44 inches wide... ++ -$1.75 a yard Fish Net Grenadine, All silk, fish net mesh—requiring an under dress of black or fancy color. 44 inches wide. .$1.25 & $1.75 a yard Ribbon Grenadine, Satin Grenadine, All silk, satin stripe, with v and Kinde bendbe? With Agures of various sizes 44 inches wide. .$1.75 & $2.00 a yard Tufted Grenadine, All silk, very sheer, with Dengaline stripe, and tufted here and there, 45 inches wide........ -$2.75 a yard Plaid Grenadine, a wool ground, with chentlle dots of various 45 inches wide ++++--$2.75 a yard Fancy Grenadine, te ai Ascetic eae fancy Weaves—especially 45 inches wide........ -$2.50 a yard Creponette Grenadine, All silk, with rich creponette stripes. 45 inches wide. .... $3.50 a yard Taffeta Grenadine, ae silk with taffeta stripe and figure in bew-knot 45 inches wide........ -$3.50 a yard All silk, with ribbon stripe on wavy effect crepon 5 s cacall Escurial Grenadine, 44 inches wide. . Tied Ribbon Grenadine, Or “clasp bund” Grenadine—a novelty, haying rib- - + .$2.00 a yard | Au Sits with with escurial lace on gauze ground—a very -.---$7.50 a yard Soutache Grenadine, 45 inches wide bon stripes tied at every two inches; very sheerand | AN silk, with transparent ground, richly braided beautiful. soutacbe—another ad 44 inches wide. . — ..-$2.50 a yard | 45 inches wide charming novelty. trees eee $3.50 a yard Also a Great Variety of Plain Grenadines, All wool and silk and wool, in plain mesh, iron frame, and 45 inches wide. taffeta, etc., 44 t $1.25 to $2.50 a Yard. Also Exclusive Imported Novelties, Single dress patterns, in serpentine-stripe, escurial, embroidered, cre- pon-stripe, braided and other elegant effects. : $24.00 and $26.00 the Pattern. First floor. We Are Agents for the “Standard’’ Patterns. least Ciperieneed can wmbersthad thee, Erctly up to date, perfect iting. and are so simple that the Fashions” is ready, and of “Standard shirt waists. Free for ‘asking. \* Pottecn DepartneatFiret Soret Woodward & Lothrop. _ cootains mary new and attractive designs Enters More Homes! An -actual count of the number of housekeepers using “CERES” FLOUR will disclose the fact that it enters more homes than any other two brands! FLOUR. If it was not the best brand it would not be sogenerally used. All gro- cers sell “CERES” FLOUR. Ask your grocer for it. Refuse sub- stitutes. We are wholesalers. Wm. M. Galt & Co., Wholesalers, Ist & Ind. Av. FLOUR. SPOR PSOSE LOSE SSD E+E SESESOO® STUMPH Bedding Co., 7th and K, $ Manufacturers of Bedding. Ours is the only Mattress Factory in the District. Of Course You’ll Sleep Well on a “STUMPH” MAT- TRESS. They're the em- bodiment of everything in Mattress making that’s con- ducive to COMFORT. They are good, strong, ser- viceable mattresses, that are guaranteed to be without imperfections of any kind. You get yourmoney’s worth when you buy a “Stumph” Mattress. CARPETS CLEANED. FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED. 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