Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1900, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1900-16 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. - WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY...........-May 2, 1900, {ROSBY 8S. NOYES...-..- THE EVENING STAR has a re; a permanent Family Circalation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington les. As a News and Advertising no competitor. I» order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence. letters to ld not be addressed with the imply to THE STAR, or to Depart- The Centennial Avenue Ag The Centennial avenue project, which was put to sleep under the influence of a pro- nounced public sentiment in opposition a few months ago, seems to have been awak- from its slumber and to have put on ew dress. It is reported that Col. Bing- ham has prepared a plan for a straight avenue through the Mall, to be dedicated to the centenary of the capital, and that aan is receiving the favorable atten- 1 of officers of the government and legis- A correspondent, whose letter ts printed in today’s Star, urges the rejection of this scheme In the interests of the park beau of the city. His objections are and unanswerable. The Bingham project presents all the offensive features of that urged at the outset of the enter- prise, while it possesses others in addition. The original purpose was to cut a broad “boulevard through the Mall along the northern edge, running straight from tre Capitol to the Memorial bridge. The Bing- ham plan is to run this avenue from the Capitol to the Monument, a course already covered by drives straight enough for every practical purpose and winding enough to preserve the artistic value of the park. The avenue through the middle of the Mall Would divide that now beautiful reservation in twain, making two parks of less aggre- kate space than the present. It would serve no useful purpose, afford no sites for build- ings, add nothing to the grand reservation, while destroying ifs chief charm, that of irregularity and seclusion. ‘The spirit of L'Enfant is being perpetually Invoked in aid of these latter day schemes to destroy much of the capital's present beauty. It is true that a certain strong sentiment attaches to all of L'Enfant’s original propositions. If executed at the outset and in the spirit of their conception they would have made a magnificent cap- ital, But time has changed the situation. ‘To attempt now to give form to the full L’Enfant program or to isolated features that have been neglected, without regard for the beauties of years of growth, would be to destroy much of untold value and lead to an unsatisfactory result. It were far better to employ the energy and the money needed in such a propaganda in the clearing away of the disfiguring occupants of the south side of Pennsylvania avenue and thus providing building space for the government for generations to come. A boulevard or avenue through the Mall, whether in the middle or on the side, would be incompatible with the character of that reservation. If Col. Bingham has indeed ndertaken to secure a legislative enact- ment toward this end the fact is to be re- gretted, for it betokens an utter miscon- ception on his part of both the opportunities sound and the demands of the present. It Is to be hoped that some adequate memorial of the ntenary will be provided. The inauguration of the Memorial bridge will suffice to that end. But it would be de- able if so significant an event were to mmemorated by an enterprise destruc- one of the city’s chief charms and > of the principle of park preserva- h only requires maintenance and to make Washington a city of wonderful beauty. —_—_+-+._____ ‘The New York Franchise Tax. There was general applause for Gé Roosevelt nor when he secured from the New slature a year ago a statute pro- ing for the adequate taxation of cor- pora'tons. It was felt that at last the municipalities and the ate were to secure a return from great organiza- tions and the taxation burden would be more nearly equalized In behalf of the poorer citizens. In pursuance of the law a board of assessors has been at work for 1 months examining the books and y of the corporations throughout * state. A little while ago the prelim- imates of the board were pub- giving the taxation basis or assess ment for the corporations within the state. ‘The total was, of course, very largely in excess of the ordinary returns which those corporations have been In the habit of mak- ing tw the taxation officials in the pas’ For instance, the assessment of the Metro- Politan Street Railway Company of New York city last year was $5,000,000. The board under the Ford bill assessed the cor- Poration’s property and franchises at $62,- 068,820. or approximately twelve times as much as the standing assessment. In this and less proportion other great corpora- tions were similarly brought closer to a real valuation. This result naturally fol- lowed the adoption of the principle that the assessment should be based not alone upon the tangible property of the corpora- tion, but upon the value of the franchises and public privileges held by it. There has. of course, been a tremendous row. The through the period of peril. He was not only up to all the Yankee tricks, but had obtained in an unusual dogree the good will of the Yankees. And it was so ordered. "Additional Boer commissioners are on the way here, and are timing themselves to ar- rive for effect on the campaign. Montagu White, Webster Davis and the retiring Mr. Mecrum are willing souls, but hardly strong enough for the work. They are to be rein- forced, and then the effort to embroil the United States with England Is to be pushed for all possible returns. “Hurry over,” these commissioners were advised In Eu- repe. “Now is the time to strike the Yan- kees. They all grow wild in presidential years, and an appecl to thelr susceptibili- tes, if properly keyed, is certain to yleld Something. Sock it to England in the name of ‘76. and make a lusty outcry for free- dem.” And so these Bocrs, who know lit- tle about ‘76, and care less, and who them- selves have never enjoyed in the Transvaal an hour of what in the United States is called freedom, are coming over to urge us to run our campaign in the interests of the Transvaal. Latest of all is the foreign comment on Secretary Root's speech in New York. That deliverance is translated in Germany to mean “America for the North Americans,” and everybody else must clear out of the western hemisphere. And this for effect on the electorate in November. This ob- servation is absurd enough, but if it were worthy of serious reply that reply might be that If the Germans of Central and South America could know of the prosperity and happiness of their former compatriots who now live in North America, they would probably be eager to see the dominion of the stars and stripes extended in their di- rection. But we are “in” for a season of jibes and chaff, and in the end shall be none the worse for the experience. It {fs true, too, that some of these shafts strike home. Popular government is not in all things an expression of pure reason. Excitement and prejudice play thelr part, and all sides em- ploy them. But we have been accustomed to strike a fair balance of justice and use- fulness, and we shall probably do so this time. -—_—_+ + = _____ Hero’s Meat is Candidate's Poison. Among Admiral Dewey's callers in Chi- cago Monday were a committee of Cana- dians, who inyited him to visit Port Stanley, Ontarfo. They were cordially received, and Admiral Dewey said to them in reply: “I know those names signed to the invita- tion—many of them personally and all of them by reputation—and I may say, gentle- men, that no attention which has. been shown me since I landed in New York has touched me more than this. The honor shown me by your great nation, coming as it does, is sweet, for, aithough we are of the same blood, we are different—that is, we are a little different, but I value greatly the friendship of Englishmen. In Manila bay pace when I in a most trying positon, an E a glish commander stood loyally at my. back, and if it had not been for his moral support { cannot say what might have hap- pened. My dear old friend, Sir Edward Seymour, is more than a brother to me, and I will remember his friendship to the end. “I cannot say now whether I can accept your invitation, but I will come if I can possibly arrange to do so. I am so busy now that I cannot see my way clear to ac- cept the invitation, but will give you a definite answer as soon as possible. Now that was handsome, and in Admiral Dewey's best vein. There spoke the hero of Ma bay. The sight of these men of English blood and English allegiance hold- ing out the hand of friendship to him brought to his mind instantly the support which that English sailor had given him in the long, trying siege of Manila after the Spanish ships had been destroyed. And out he came with an acknowledgment of the service, as hearty as it was sincere. And he declared again, as he had done be- fore, that but for that service he might not have succeeded as he did to the great grat- ification of his country. While this was very fine coming from a hero, what would have been the effect of it had !t come from the democratic candi for President? Imagine, Indeed, Admiral the nominee of the Kansas City ntion, and standing on a platform de- nouncing Johnny Bull for his course in South Africa in claptrap terms and form designed to catch the German vote. Imag- ne the candidate, by accident, or by some sly arrangement of the opposition, reminded of that English service at Manila, and breaking out in compliment of {t, and con- fessing that he “values greatly the frlend- ship of Englishmen." Why, Mr. Gorman and Mr. Hill wou'd be thrown into fits, and Mr. McLean would have an attack of the gout that would lay him up for the re- mainder of the campaign. No, indeed! Admiral Dewey does not fit the requirements of the present political occasion. Both his nature and his history are non-political. As a plain-spoken sailor, familiar with his profession and {Iustrious in it, he is free to express himself as he pleases. And he talks well when he talks about the sea and what has come to him out of the sea. As a hero he Is excellent, and the best we have to show in the busi- ness. But as a politiclan he would prove to be the hottest parcel that ever a party tried to carry to victory. ——_—_< + +___ The Philadelphia Times. A change in the ownership of the Phila- delphia Times {3 reported that will perhaps cause the infusion of a new element into the Journalistic fleld of the Quaker City. The property has been purchased by a newly-organized company, headed by Charles F. Kindred, who has been connect- ed with the paper's management. The ate corporations have threatened Mtigation to Prevent the enforcement of the law, while the politicians in their interests have threatened the defeat of the republican party next November. But the litigation already instituted has turned out badly for the corporations, one of the judges of tha supreme court at Buffalo rendering a de- efsim upholding the law In every particu- lar. There is no prospect whatever of a reversal of this decision by the higher courts of the state. The public !s now tn- terestedly watching the progress of the at- tempt to tax these intangible properties and {t {s believed that there will be prompt repudiation by the voters of any attempt to punish the party or the governor that se- Times, in announcing its new ownership, takes occasion to forecast a strong and wholesome policy. It speaks first of all for the cause of sound money and declines to support any candidate for the presidency who threatens an era of “cheap money, repudiation, agrarlanism and every form of political socialism.” It believes further that all of the terrltory won from Spain as a result of the war should be retained and it will refuse to support any candidate or party that would “‘basely surrender the priceless benefits of national expansion" or any candidate “whose utterances inspire and strengthen the murderous insurgents in the Philippines to make causeless war against their own Iibertics and sacrifice the cured so desirable and equitable a statute. It is furthermore that if the experi- ment succeeds in New York {t will be re- Beated fn other states where Mere is a growing resentment at the comparative im- munity of the giant corporations from the ordinary burdens of taxatioi ———_~+=+ Admiral Dewey is sure to receive a great deal of commendation for the fact that, no matter what the provocation, he never makes long speeches. ————»+--___ As Others See Us. Our presidential campaigns have for a of century been attracting attention abroud, but the pro: are that the app: s campaign will be by far the most interesting to foreigners of all we have ever conducted. And naturally go. We are a recognized world power now. and questions of world-wide importance are in the baiance. So: f the comment on us and our ci sning methods is, however, anything but complimentary or agreeable, and indicates arything but con- abroad in our ability wisely to Weigh and decide those questions. yy, when the matter of Lord Pauncefote's service at this capital was un- der discussion In England, the authorities were urged to continue him at hts post for at least a year longer. They were ad- jured for heaven's sake not to put a green hand at the mercy of the Yankees in a presidential year! Remember Lord Sack- ville. Leave Lord Pauncefote on guard lives of our brave soldiers.” These and similar principles, steadfastly enforced and voiced, will maka of the Times a strong factor for national honor and progress. —_+ «= —___—__ The dog-catchers will endeavor to provide Washington with something in the way of excitement to make up for the absence of league base b. +e. The Boers. would very much like to call the gslish general “Our Bobs” in a strict- ly possessive sense. —— Mr. Pingree does not say anything about his nature being too strenuous for a vice April Weather. The beautiful spring weather which Wash- ington {fs now enjeying, and which prom- ises to continue for the presert, is in ex- tension of the balmy days of closing April. That month's record was exceptionally conducive to the comfort of the community. Of the thirty days sixteen were clear, five were partly cloudy and only nine were cloudy. The mean temperature for the month was 34 degrees, ranging from 30 on the 10th to 82 on the 30th. This average ‘was one degree higher than the mean of April computed on the basis of thirty years, April is in general a month of equable tem- peratures, the thirty-year record of mean running from 48 to 58. At the close of April the temperature for the year was precisely normal. It was comparatively a dry month, contrary to tradition, there be- ing a total precipitation of only 1.74 inches, Cr ee while the average for the month for thirty years has been 3.11 inches, thus showing @ deficiency this year of 1.37 inches. This ts in keeping with the character of the whole season since the ist of January, the de- ficiency for that period being 2.14 inches. If May will but make as excellent a record for even temperatures, for well-distributed precipitation and for other factors affect- ing the comfort of the people Washington will be thankful. A few showers just now, however, would greatly aid the vegetation. The trees and grass are springing into lovely life, and with the aid of a little more moisture than nature has provided of late the capital will soon blossom Into Its rare beauty which marks {ft as exceptional among the world's cities. aT TR Porto Ricans will eventually like Gov- ernor Allen all the better because his tm- portance {s not chiefly expressed in brass buttons and ostrich feathers. ——_—_ ++ _—_____ Kentucky grand jurors are entitled’ to some credit for not complaining that they have to do too much work for too little money. Se ee Ex-President Cleveland enjoys lecturing to students although he finds it less ex- citing than sending messages to Congress. Mr. Roberts of Utah may find some com- fort in the fact that he still attracts more attention than his successor in Congress. The sultan possibly regrets that he can- not make wholesale terms for riot indem- nities and so get a rebate. —___ = _____ It is almost time for the weather bureau to arrange for Its series of cool wave prac- a au aPC 9 MoM: NENA pe Pl err *1°° Gloves Reduced to 98c. —Ladies’ Fine French Kid Gloves—in, all shades of gray, i with gussets between the fin- gers—were $1.50—for only 98c. Only One Pair to a ' Customer. : Silk and Lisle Thread Gloves, 2 clasps, 4-button and Jersey tops—25c. up. T>CHAMOIS GLOVES—natural, panite Fanta ONES: Pan, CMe amd war Gloves cleaned by our new French odorless process. Sat- isfaction guaranteed. Louvre Glove Co., New Store 931 F St. EE ea Ls tical jokes. ‘to me aa a AMA SHOOTING STARS. Self-Praise. “You must admit,” said Meandering Mike, “dat I have some good qualities.” “What's one of them?" asked the man whom he had stopped. “Well, fur Instance, nobody ever hears of me puttin’ folks to trouble an’ incon- venlence by goin’ on a strike.” A Danger. The man of conscientious mind Finds life no bed of ease; Men think him of inferior kind 1231 Penn. Ave. Topbam’s Crunks Cravel. It Because he strives to please. oe A Theory. “I wonder what pleasure these scientists find,” said the young man with plaid clothes. “L suppose it's something like golf,” was the answer. “They say things In five syllables where one would do, in the same way that we go around from link to link, when we could get there much quicker in a straight line."* “De man dat nebber kicks an’ de man dat kicks all de time,” sald Uncle Eben, “4s both mighty li'ble to git no ‘tention pald to ’em.” A Favorable Condition. “How's the esprit de corps among you military men?” asked the visitor in South Africa. “Well,” answered the English soldier, “It's not so bad as It might be. None of the officers have got to a point where they dis- like one anotner as much as" they do the Boers.” = Diggin’ in de Gyahden. Diggin’ in de gyahden; sun is mighty hot! “Deed I nebber knowed a spade wah weigh- Shoes Built on Honor. New Spring Oxfords, $2. Every lady who visits our store and tries on a pair of these LOW SHOES becomes a purchaser. Such value for the money is not to be found else- where. Black, brown and tan. TT Other grades $2.50 and $3—including patent leather. SHOES KEPT Pot. HED GRATIS. Children’s Shoes a Specialty. Robt. Cohen & Son, 1114 F St, Next to 7 Columbia Theater. in’ sech a lot! I mos’ fohgits my wicked terms, se nearly every chunk I lif’s is full o° fishin’ worms. It's mighty tantalizin’ an’ I has to mo’hn my fate, A-diggin' in de gyahden when I might be diggin’ bait. piety an’ speaks in "C, Diggin’ In de gyahden, jes’ foh lettuce an’ foh pease. You might go to de grocery sto an’ buy ‘em all wid ease. An’ when I gits de me an’ goes a-scratch- tn’ in de groun’ I knows dar won’ be a-loafin’ ‘roun’. Dey wriggles like dey's laughin’ at my mos’ unhappy state, any fishin’ worms Pure, Unfermented Grape Juice Pints and Quarts. MUAdE especially tor me of the finest Concord Grapes-—at a much lower price than other grape Jute 7 Temperance people drink itt an excellent SPRING TONIC. Very wholesome. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, Fine Groceries, COR. CO: iny2-w. f.m, AVE. AND M ST. A-diggin’ in de gyahden when I might be diggin’ bait. ————_~+ ++ ___ Speed Regulation for Motor Vehicles. From the New York Times. Experience with the bicycle having shown very clearly that the average hu- man being is so constituted that he has an insatiable passion for thigh speed which makes it extremely distasteful to him to go slow when he can possibly go fast, the public welfare would seem to demand that the right to use the streets for mechanieal- ly propelled vehicles should be restricted to those equipped with regulating devices which would make It impossible to run them beyond the statutory speed limit. We do not need experience to teach us that some- thing more than a municipal ordinance fixing the maximum speed at which motor vehicles may be propelled is needed to prevent the growth of an evil which, when once grown, will defy suppression or regu- lation. Our suggestion is that every au- T STORAGE. he Fireproof Ware- house of the American Security & Trust Co., 1140 1Sth. Phone 463. tomobile run in New York shall be reg- istered and licensed, and that the condi- tion of such license be that It be fitted with an automobile governor, by means of which, when a certain speed is reached, the power is cut off or a brake applied’ or both, thus rendering a velocity exceed. ing that allowed by law impossible. Me- chanically, this suggestion {s entirely prac- tical. To use a motor vehicle without such a governor could be made a misdemeanor, entailing penalties sufficiently serious to hou colored wood, complete with hinges, justable Window Screens, de SCREENS. E'VE Screens of every sort—ready made or made to measure. A‘ Screen Door, of light sido. Ad- We'll measure your Fy se If you desire. Josiah R. Bailey, 820 7th. THE BAILEY $1 SAW, WARRANTED, my2-1id discourage violations of the law which, if charged, could be established or disproved without difficulty. The Evening Star Building. From the National Architect and Bullder. The new home of The Evening Star at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 11th Street is rapidly nearing completion. It is unquestionably the finest private structure in the capital city, both from an architect- ural point of view, the character of mater- jails employed, and the thorough!y work- manlike manner of its construction. It was designed and planned by Archi- tects Marsh & Peter of this city, and built by the George A. Fuller Company, who have offices in Chicago, New ¥ork, Boston, St. Louis, Baltimore and Washington. In design it fs purely French Renaissance. It is ten stories, cellar and sub-cellar, and has a frontage of fifty-one feet five Inches on Pennsylvania avenue, and fronts on 11th Street 127 feet. Pure white marble is used on the street exposures, and the delicate tracery and bulky bosses are evidences of the artistic ability of the stone carver. The business office is lavishly embellished with Pavanozza marble and bronze fittings. The building is by gas and electricity, and is equipped with all the important and even minor details necessary in a modern newspaper building. —_—__ +2 ____ We Must Look After Our Own. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. From day to day the list of outrages by the Chinese Boxers grows greater, and it Le- gins to look as ff the imperial troops might be inadequate to cope with the uncivilized guerrillas. If they are inadequate then the foreign governments will have to forcibly take a hand. with a jealous and watchful eye. 3 thoroughly fireproof and has skeleton steel frame, terra cotta floors and partitions, and ts heated by steam, lighted Uncle Sam has some precious lives in the flowery kingdom to look after COLD STORAGE Defies the Moth. * * * Let Us Store Your Furs In our cold storage apartments—before the moth lays its eggs. Absolute safety ig thus assured. If any repairs are neces- sary we'll make them reasonably. GF Have you seen our Jatest arrivals of LADIES’ FELT WALKING HATS. and —— ‘Trimmed Straw Hats and Sailors? B. H.STINEMETZ & SON, HATTERS AND FURRIERS, 1237 Pa. ave. my2-w.f,m,20 2-qt. Fountain Syringes, quart HOT WATER BOT- S ONLY 7Se. You're per- safe In buying Rubber fuarantes STEVENS’: PHARMACY, my2-14d . TLE tectly Write 2 POSTAL. oe UST sit down and drop us a’ postal card to deliver you 5 tbs. of our Matebless Creamery Butter for $1.40. We deliver quantity, fom 1 1b, up, ig ROEM eth 285. and K. ‘West End Market, 224 and P- f&m-20 GRASS. Grow Somebody Would Get Hart. From the Detroit Free Press, It is in the Kindest spirit that Paris is advised te suppress the dueling mania dur- There will be a large American ‘attendance at the exposi- tion and quite a sprinkling of men who do not understand the French definition of a It would be too bad If any fatalities should result because of this mlsapprehen- ing the current season. duel. sion. Struck a Paying Lead. From the Chicago Record. If Secretary Hay can make the sultan pay up he can get several other bills against him to collect on Hberal commissions, ‘The finest clty lawns are grown from MANN’: CAPITAL crt “LAWN GRASS: ay t. SEED...... Ic. gt. coe 83.25, Se. Th. , Opp. Center Mkt. To the Public— The American Ice Company Pro te the of Washington Tutb he beat ey of afanectared oF Satcral a Tost reasonsbl rates. A discount of 5% allowed on tickets for Svs, scje, Koseorem tlle... Stations teh stein ~ ave. D.W., g 3 Ot a Yoth at. wharf, TSth and E sta. n.e., Grace and Botomac sts.; ‘town, 3108 Water at.. 3056 Deee clet ee teen ian Woodward & Lotbro» oth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Beautiful Undergarments from France. Many women will not use any but genuine French Underwear. It is made of fine materials that are not imported to this country in the piece, and there is a satisfaction in wearing only hand-made garments. We import our French Underwear direct—personally select it— choosing such refined styles as are adapted to the tastes of those of our customers who regularly purchase these dainty garments. Apropos of flay and June Weddings, We Are Now Displaying Spring Importations in Paris Lingerie, Consisting of Night Robes, Trimmed Chemises, Corset Covers, Fitted-Top Petticoats, Matinees, Peignoirs,etc. And Special Reference is Made to Paris Trousseaux and Bridal Sets of great beauty and elegance. Matched sets in any number of pieces de- sired, from pretty serviceableness to elaborate Inxuriousness, forming a collection of exclusive imported novelties, selected by our lingerie buyer in Paris, and not obtainable elsewhere. We Are Displaying in F Street Window, French Hand-Made Chemises, In most elaborate and beautiful effects and in all the correct styles, no- tably the “Corset Chemise,” which is extensively used as a corset cover and also in the place of a short skirt. Made of fine French nainsooks, mulls and percales, in round neck, square or surplice shape, and taste- fully trimmed with fine laces, embroideries or hand-embroidered in bow- knot and other pretty designs. The chemise is now the popular garment of women’s underwear. Two excellent values in Chemises are as follows: At $4.00— At $7.50— Fine French Nainsook Chemises,} Fine French Nainsook Corset round neck, with ruffle exquisitely | Chemises, gathered in at the waist embroidered in French knots and/ with dainty ribbon tape, ruffle trimmed with Valenciennes lace, rib-{ around neck and skirt appliqued in bon and beading. A very special | fine French lace. Very dainty and a value. very special value. Second floor. About Summer Furnishing. This is the sea- -son for refurnish- ing hotels, cot- tages, etc., and we direct attention to our new stock of Upholstery Stuffs, Curtains, Curtain Wedding Stationery. We are prepared to engrave in correct and most artistic forms Wedding Invitations and An- nouncements,, At Homes, Visiting Cards—every- thing in card etiquette. Personal Monograms and Address Dies sunk on steel and embellished upon the newest and most fashionable paper. High-grade Society and Business Stationery. Demands upon our Engraving Department are numerous and will be until the end of June. Let us have your orders now that we may give as much Materials, etc.,| time as possible to their proper execution. which | embraces all: the leading The Latest Ideas in Stationery. 1 vel- Kid-finish P: » fi hree sizes, velo tc styles and novel Oxford.” Winthrop’ and “Giadstone; | match Package.° 15C. to 20c. ties. We also di-| 320 sheets and 100 envelopes. “coc. Washington Bont Paper. three Tect attention to Satin Octavo Paper. 5 quires pa- | Selloirope. “Pound.” *™ 20c. our facilities for| grr with env executing the fol-} “V0 lowing work: Lace Curtains and Draperies upes tomate. Gc Eavelopee Madras Linen Paper, Oxfont size, Line and “Belle” aoc, Pound... 1oc. in cream, trop 25¢. and 35¢. Writing Paper, in velopes to match, Pai Khaki Lim taken down,| sw sew"nitee sms, oper? | stas, Quire... 25¢- and 30c. cleansed, stored Poubacran en soc: minh Peteage 25¢. and 30c. and rehung in the, — **t fall. i Carpets taken Women’s Neck Fixings. up, cleansed, made moth proof, stored and relaid in the fall. The handsomest collection of novelties in Paris Neckwear we have ever shown. Some very elegant specimens have just been added to the stock, includ- ing Lace Berthas, Collars, Yokes, Barbs and Ties; Furniture ai Collarettes, Jabots, Liberty Silk Bows, Silk Stocks, paired, reuphol-| Embroidered Collars, Chiffon and Silk Fronts, ete. stered and cov- Ecru Russian Lace Collars, with | Wash Crepe Ties, English square ered: rerera attach- $4 50 to $15.00 | aM batwing styles, im plain. and faney stripes of pink, blue, navy, black and laven- 25¢. and soc. ed. White Chiffon and Applique hiffon Dace Apolian: 1 a aa Jabots.with and without ff coliges.. Een,” $1.00 to $5.00 jRoint Applique Lace ~ 50C. to $5.00 Blankets clean- sed, rebound and renapped to look like new. Hair Mattress- -es made to order for any size bed or crib. Hair Mattress- es and _ Pillows renovated and re- covered with new ticking. Ornamental Parquetry (Hard- wood) Floors laid. Drawings submit- White Point d’Esprit Lace Fichus, for evening wear, wiged with nar: row Valenciennes 2 ince. Each... 2-00 to $5.00 Dressmakers’ Supplies, Notions, Small Wares. Helpful trifles, conveniences, articles of almost hourly need with everybody, especially the makers of garments. We have all the tried sorts and all the new ones we feel safe in having you try. First quality in every instance, but priced the same as second or third quality of many places. W, & L. Banner Dress Shields, Plain Silk Elastic, 18¢. and 25c. No. 2. 130. pair, $1 yard. Needle Books. 25c. to $1.25 each. Pin Books, 1c. each. tea. salt, Comet Lacers, Se, pair . Pe Pin Cubes, 5c. and 10c. eh. Furniture Slip Clinton Safety “Pins, black vand Covers made to h fe amd $e. dane. order. ISe. dozen. 2 Hairpin, Se. package. Window Shades | avzen pars, 3 pttgnssivered’ Pareet Clasps, 10c. cn : cove . me ir. made to order. ‘Acnola Drone Sblelds, Mobair ‘Bie Lacers, tan and black, o ir, $2. jozen. ira. 2d Be. ir, 30c, irs, Window Screens} fiir doen pate: “Tomato Pin Cushivas 10s. to 42c. made to order. ee Soe eee one + 83. 5 Amolin Deodorant Powder, 15¢. Door Screens; ,A" Kerr's Pure Luster Thread, 400 made to order. 1c. spool, $1.75 dozen | Goods ele eal Whalebone, 25-yard length, | ; i pleces for and delivere ell Whalebone, yard lengths, Mourning Pins, Se. and 1c, box. without additional 0. Clark's Darning Cotton, 2 for Be. Hi [ong Hooka and Eyes, black French's Darning Cott 3 t charge. and white, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and'4, 10c. | 10c. seated ad : card, 50c. gross. Hose Supporters, with belt, black Everything Columbia Hooks and white, 25c. pair. lose Supporters, “without belt. and white, 12%¢., 18e. and pair. ‘abinet Hairpins, 5c. box. guaranteed and white, Nos. against loss by Darni 5c. cach, moths or fire. ve 2 rt a at coer . $4., Te. each, 906. <8 Competent men iS inen wide, pool Silk BO-Fard spooks, Se. sent anywhere| 9sard piece, 20c., $2.35 dozen, each, 50c. dozen xpools. = Taffeta Kibbon Binding, 10e. | _ Hand Sewing Silk, 50-yard spools, WEEE CR SSED | Cee eS Oi | ge ae il ic, “» re A Lave Ls - 3] L. measure, plan, etc. 50e. dozen spools. Second fioor. . We Make Window Shades to Order, of the best Hand-made Opaque and Scotch Holland Cloths. Harts- horn rollers used exclusively. Estimates cheerfufly furnished. = ‘Second floor. We Are Agents for the “Standard” Patterns. : Pattern Department—First floor, . : ‘“‘Woodward & Lothrop’’Sewing [achines, $18 to $36. ‘Second floor, Woodward & Lothrop. SBres(Go Opening of Warm Weather Wearables. Shirt Wai —Greatest Shirt Waist stock te town dust piled up with the choice things from the representative makers. Dont but select the best from each. Makes & much me varied stock sults more od people. That's wh; find Wats ” thing ere — to your Miking bere. Shirt Waist Specials. An assortment of Shirt Waists, up to date in style, choicest patterns—waists that sell for $1. We offer for 69c. White Shirt Waists, made of plain and fancy material ; lavish- ly tucked ; laundered, with soft cuffs. Special......... -99c, _An endless variety of Colored Shirt Waists, made of the new- est and best fabrics, in the 1900 styles. Special. . = O9c. A great collection of White and Colored Shirt Waists, in the neatest and prettiest pat- terns and colorings. Unequal- ed at rettereeeeees $149 Cretonne Shirt Waists, with the new collar and soft cuffs ; edged with Val. lace. All col_ ors and sizes........, $2.98 An odd lot of White Shirt Waists—mostly large sizes. Waists that sold for $t will be closed out tomorrow between 9 and 11 o'clock at....... 25c. ‘Mayer Bros. & Co ¢ 937-939 F St. It Sereeeehectentetecntetedateteetntetecetetecinteteteetnd Comfort. Pot Into one ° of those 4. Durer Gas Ranges means comfort In the kitchen this summer. Economical, quick, safe and thorough. s SHEDD 2, 432 Sth St. priumbing. ‘Tinning, jeeting, Gas Fixt be my?-24d = — Sed Seeteted = Comforts. Of all the summer comforts a good Refrigerator is about + the greatest. Be sure you get a good one. A Refrigerator that will last a lifetime—and reSeeententong on oe coetonien hertestortoctor % pay for itself every year in the 2 ice and food it saves. The = “Monroe” and the “Eddy” are $ the good Refrigerators. & “‘Monroe”’ Refrigerators xg —— are LINED throughout with WHITE ~ —— POR And the porcelain is > @ "EB. No cracks for food lodge in and decay. Handsomely : Snished in ork and bronze, : . ““Eddy”’ Refrigerators = —— are old favorites in Washington < homes. ‘They are easily the best em moderately priced Refrigerators iu = More than 300,000 tn use— Z 4 an one 0 com: —— plete pass notion, ppp ite ae z Water Coolers™ Stands = = METAL COOLERS—Porcelain Lined. Ww PEN COULERS—Porcelain Lined. . “PLATED COOLBRS—P'c’n Lined. = FANCY STONE COOLERS. “White Mountain” Ice Cream Freezers in only 4 minutes. —- up. 1 quarts with fly wheel o Se Soot seebebebebebebed bes } —— with galvanized fron pl: 2 PACKING TUBS AND CANS. BS ICE BREAKERS AND CRUSHERS. %¥ : ICE CREAM MOLDs, Bie. ‘Dulin & : * Dulin &. : Bs + ¢ Wiaruin og = svcorssors To M. w. REVERIDGE, %& : OHINA, GLASS, SILVER, ETC., i 1215 F St.& 1214 G St. S Plothers! Get * = EVANS’ TALCUM POWDER for baby. Pre- yents the little one from being cross and fretful on hot days. Cures red, itching skin—chafing—and prickly heat. Keeps the skin soft snd smooth. Plain and perfumed. by iar mn lve. CAN, C7See that your druggist gives you EVANS’ Talcum Powder—or come here. Evans’ Drug Store, Ps" & Retail, 922-924 F STREET. my2-16d £ Instant Death to Moths.* BURN THOMPSON'S INSECT POWD wherever you have Clothes, Blankets, pets, ete., aoee oe Thompson's Insect structive . ‘The fumes of this burning powder are INST ANT DEATH "To MoTts— ; Powder. but won't harm even the most delicate falwics. In « air-tight cans—i0e. up, «W. S. Thompson, ¢Pharmacist, 703 15th St.} nh « 28d ~*~ cee SEES ee ee eee n CAS hh ee he ¥ x ’ AS RANGE, $ Four burners—latest im- eo eG be pleased. J. Hutchinson, 520 10th. my2-124 DUCRO’S Alimentary