Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 11, 1890, Page 3

y THE OMAHA DAILY SILKS Important Notice. Lyons Silk. Faille francaise worth 81.15, at 90c. Cashmere sublime worth $1, at Amure royal worth $1.25, at §1.15, Rhadama worth $1.25, at $1. Rhadama worth 81, at 80c. Reliable, warranted perfect black dyes, bure 8k, SILK REMNANTS. Short lengths, medium lengths and dress lengths at prices that will clear the lot. Remnants gros grains. faille, surnh, rhadama, armure, plain chioa, fancy china, eve. Speciol Sale Of BOYS* HOSE. 25-d0z of hoys' heavy cotton bicyelo ribbed hose, 10 fast black and dark gray (mixed), sizes 7 to 10; for 25c, well worth 40¢, 60-doz of children’s heavy cotton hose, in navy blue, seal, brown and = -black, “full régular made”, sizes 6 to \{l for 15¢ or two pairs for 23c. 4 0 doz of children’s guaranteed fasy lack hose, ‘‘double knece and spliced heel and toe”, sizes 5 to 8 BOD0SE e 0Ba N | oF 8007 | 85 558 | 66F | 77 | 88 200-doz of lndies cotton hose, in fast black and fancy stripes, full regular made; for 25¢, worth 40c. 80-doz of lndies’ silk plate hose, in black with white foot, aiso tans, seal brown and navy blue; for 75¢, reduced from $1.85, 1 case of ladies’ swiss ribbed cotton vests. for 10c each, worth 15c. 1 case of ladies’ swiss ribbed vests, low neck and no sleeves, with ribbon in neck and arms; for 25¢, worth 40c. Special Sale of Ladies’ Parasols 100 ladies’ bl satin parasols, lace trimmed, new and nobby handles; for 81, reduced from $2. 60 Indies® lace covered parasols, in cream only, elegaut handles; for 81 re- duced from $2.25, 100 coaching paraso's, in satin, moire and figured silk, in all colors, splendid essortment of bandles; for #1, worth Choice styles in parasols and umbrel- las, ranging from $2.50 to $13. Dress Goods. Irresistable Bargains. 5000 yards of pure mohair lustre at b0c. Plaids all prices. Your own prices. Plaids 40-in wide, 55c. Plaids 42-in wide, very choice, 60c. Plaids 75c, 85¢ and $1. The latest fmportations. Beige. )00 yards fine all clearing price 450, Chaliie. 1000 styles, 80-in wid 5000 yards challie at 20c. value this season. French challie. The latest styles, 45c. Paris robes— Tweed suitings in robes, Cheviot styles in robes. Fancy plaids in robes. Real embroidered robes. Pretty stripes in robes. All the late styles. Our prices are lower than ever. Brillisntine. All our 75¢ line of handsome shades go on Monday at 60c. Serge. This line surpases anything shown, b5c. wool, rds fine French The best BLACK Dress Goods. The The The correct thing for summer. most serviceabls fabric made. fashion in Europe and the east. GLORIA! GLORIAL Mohair lustre worth 75¢, as a leader on Monday, 55¢. Broadeloth for capes and cloaks, $1. Nuns veiling, the best value in the market at 60c. ———— Wash Fabrics We place on our counters Monday remoants of all kinds of wash fabrics at your own prices. Remnants nainsook, lawns, India lin- en, satteens and ginghams. 40-inch bordered apron lawn,on Mon- day 12ic. Corner Dodge and 1568 ‘_Strects, Omaha, Astonishing bargains in Lace Flounc- ngs and Draping nets. Another large assortment {ual‘ opened. 48-inch Black Dotted Fish Nets, 70c; worth $1. 48-inch Black All Silk Russian and Tosca Draping Nets at 85c, $1.15 and $1.40. worth one-half more. 48-inch Black All Silk Tosca, Russian and Brussels Nets, in elegant figured, dotted and striped effects, latest novel- ties, at 81.40, 81,65, 50, 42-inch Black All Silk “‘La Tosca” Flouncing, something quite new, choice designs, $1.40, $1.85, $2.50, 83, $3.75, $1.50 and 5 a yard. BLACK Chantilly - Laces Immense assortment for Millinery Cape and Wrap Trimmings—20c, 25¢, 30c, 8¢, e, 75, up to $1.25 a yard, Real hand-made Medici and Torchon Laces, special reduced prices at e, Tic, 10¢, 12ic, 16e, 25e, 85c a yard. 45-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirtings, choice novelties in Guipuire, Vandyke, Revering, H. S. Block Work, Hand Drawn Work, etc., all the latest novel- ties, 50¢, 65¢, 7oc, $1, 81.25, $1.60 up to #4 a yurd, \ 22} and 27-inch Swiss’and Nainsook Embroidered Flouncings, in all the latest novelties, the correct thing for children’s dresses, at 35¢, 40c, 50c, 7ac, | 81, $1.25, $1.50 up to $4 a yard, f goli-inch Iteal H.'S. Liwn, 400, worth ' Oc. 86-inch and 40-inch Real Hemstitched <ed Lawns at 6se, 75¢, Sse, 81.15, 81,25, 81.40 a yavd. Choice novelties in Cambric, Nain- sook and Swiss sets in Vandykes, Gui- | puire, Irish Prints, Perpendicular Pat- terns, Revering, Fancy Hemstitching, ete. Ladies who have seen our stock tell us that we have the finest line in the city. All at popular prices. | 100 dozen TLadies’ H. S. Sheer Linen Lawn Handkerchiefs,in all fhe latest French Printed designs, 10c. These are positively worth and have been sold by us at 15¢ and 20c each. 100 dozen Ladies’ Embroid- ered, Scolloped and H. 8. border Handkerchiefs, 1 G choice designs, in hand- drawn and block work, Revering and_Grecian effects, ete. These are| Worth worth and have been sold by us at 25¢ and 80c | 25¢ and 30c each, LATEST NOVELTIES IN Dress :-: Trlmmmgs Buckles and Slides at Low Prices. Linen Departmen! We have just received a large im- portation of fine Damask, double satin finish, full two yards wide. We have a large variety ‘of patterns. such as checks, dots. figures, flowers, vines, leaves, etc., and Napkins to match. Monday morning at the following prices: 81, $1 81874, $1.50, $1.68, $1.85, 82, $2.25, $2.50, $2.76 per yard. 10 pieces cream German Damask, full width and good quality, at 50c, worth T5e. 10 pieces German Half Bleached (l.’)onnmsk, heautiful goods, at 65¢, worth c. 1 bale of checked Glass Toweling, all linen, good quality, at 10c, worth 12ic. 1 bale of very fine Glass Toweling, fancy patterns, at 124¢, worth 163c* 50 dozen Huck Towels, all linen, lu’me size, at $1.50 per dozen, worth astonishingly | 2,25, 50 dozen Huck and Damask Towels, knotted fringe, at 19¢ each, worth 25c. 200 dozen extra large fine Huck and Damask ‘Yowels at 25c, extra value, 25 dozen bleached Turkish Bath Tow- els, large size, av 12{¢ each, worth 2 60 dozen Turkish Bath Towels, in four different styles, all new and fresh elegant goods, and they go at 25¢ each, worth 40c, We are also showing a great variety of Marsellles and Crochet Quilrs. Cro- | chet Quilts av 7c, 81, 8195, % | Marseilles Quilts at $1.90, ) #3, 83.25, &4, $4.50, 85, $6 I 88.50. INDKERCHIEFS CLOAK DEPARTMENT Jackets, Reefers, Coaching Capes g and Silk Wraps AT REDUCED PRICES. Ladies’ Flannel Blouses In all the latest combinations of col- oring, stripes and plaids, GREAT Reduction Sale Underwear. Night Robes. Handsomely trimmed and well made, 36e, 50 ¢, 75¢, 95e, 81, $1.15, §1.25, $1.40, and $1.75. Skirts. Skirts. Spe cial Bargains—50¢, 7c, 8ic, $1,81.85, $1.65, $1.75 up to #. Corset Covers Real bargains at 18¢, 25c, 85c, 45, 50c, 7be, 81 and up to #3. Drawers Real bargains at 25c, 45¢, 65¢, 76e, 85c. $1 and up to $2.25 Chemise 25c¢, 45c, 6Cc, T5e, 81, $1.25 and up to $3. Latest Styles s and dressing In plented lawn wai $1.60, $1.90, sacques at 90c, $1.35, 82,25 and §3.25., Children’s Short and Long Slips Specially reduced for this sale—s0c 7. 81, 81.15, $1.25, $1.50 and up to $1.50. Summer Corsets. 50 dozen ladies’ zephyr summer corsets, perfect fitting and durable, at 60c; worth $1.00. LLEY, STIGER & GO, Go Neb. Furnishing Goods. Men’s heavy French balbriggan shivts and drawers for this sale 50c, worth 75¢, Men’s fine summer mevino shirts and draw duced to 0c, worth 7 Men’s heavy balbriggan unde reduced to 80¢, well worth s0e. Men's very best quality French bal- briggan shirts and drawers at $1, worth §1:50, shiris Flannel Shirts. Men’s fine flannel shirts in light um and dark colors at e, worth 75e. Men’s summer flannel shivts in light and dark colors in handsome styles at $1, worth $1.50, . Men’s fine cheviot shir choice styles at $1, worth $1.50. Men's elogant silk stripe flannel shirts, all_new styles, reduced to $2, worth o, $2, all very ) White Shirts. Two great bargains in white unlaun- dried shirts made of superior muslin, perfect fit and finish. All length sleoves, 50c¢ and 75¢, worth 75¢ and $1. Night Shirts. Two very special barguins in plai and trimmed night shirts at 50c an. worth 75¢ and $1. Men’s Socks, Now is the time to_buy fast black cot- ton socks at 25¢, worth 40c. Best quality fast black cotton soc 8¢, worth 50c. Boys’ Waists. 200 dozen boys’ fine cambric waists in light and dark colors, at 25c, worth 50¢. The mother’s friend shirt waists un- laundried, in fine cheviot and percale, at 50¢, worth 75¢. We show a wonderful fine laundvied percale shirt waists, all new and handsome styles, at $1, worth $1 Our store open Saturday until9:30 p.m Departm’nt Special Sale Of Oxford TIES Speeial low prices for Saturday and Monday in ladies’ Oxford Ties and men'’s fine shoes, Ladies’ fine seamless russet Oxford ties, hand turned, kid lined, with tips, for 98e, Ladies’ dongola kid Oxford ties, hand made, with tips, at $1.25, real worth $1.75. Ladics’ fine dongola Oxford ties, hand made, kid lined, at 98¢, cheap at $1.25. Ladies’ extra fine russet ties, hand made, at $1.25, $1.75, and best quality at $3.00. Ladies’ fine French dongolaoxford ties hand made in all the latest styles at $8, good value at 84, Ladies’ fine hand made patent leather oxford ties at $1.08, cheap at #3. Ladies’ fine hand made dongola kid operaslippers at 75¢, $1 and $1.50,gread bargains, Misses’ fine dopgoia or russett oxford ties, hand made at $1, $1.25 and $1 Children’s hand _made oxford tics as 65¢, 75¢ and 85¢. Russetts same price. Men’s Fine Shoes. Men’s genuine kangarco shoes in con gress or bals at $2.75, never sold less than $ x extrn fine kangaroo shoes at in bals or congress, worth $5. en’s fine calf russett shoes at $2.75, got §3.50. Men's fine French hand made, at $5, worth $6. -Men's fine hand made kangaroo, cor- divan and patent shoes in all the latest styles. Boys’ fine button shoes, 53, at $1.85, $1.75, $2 and puir of W. L. Douglas’ shoes. calf shoes, 1 solid, 24 to . Try r. Dodge & 18th ER THE TOMI} OF GARFIELD. fla Magnificent Memorial Just Completed in Lake View Cemetery. STATUE TEMPLE, AND CORYPT. An Imposing and Artistically Decor- ated Structure Now Marks the Resting Place of the Dead President—The Dedication, A Cleveland correspondent of the Chicago Herald sends that paper a description of tho magnificent Garfleld memorial just completed under the direction of the National Memorial association, s\, The memorial is located in Lake View com- @tery, in the eastern suburb of Cleveland,and nearly av tho top of the bluft that forms the southern boundary of that part of the city 'he foundations are about one hundred feet above the level of the lake, three miles dis- tant. From the terraces and portico of the memorial a magnificent view is afforded of the city, of the parks and forests lying to the north and east, and of the lake beyond. The approaches to the base are by winding and constantly ascending dri and walks through the cemete The memorial itself is a large and imposing structure, visible for many miles in all direc- tions. It rises boldly into the air to a height of 180 feet from its base, and is clevated on broad, high terraces reached by flights of wide spreading steps that form a dignified approach. It is in the shape of a circular tower, fifty feet in diameter, crowned with a conical stone roof, enriched with bands of sunken tile ornaments, At the buse of the tower on the north pro- jects a square porch which contains recep- tion rooms for visitors and the office of the custodian. The upper part of the porch is decorated with a historical frieze, divided into nve panels, representing in bas-reliefs Ga fleld as teacher, soldier, statesman, president and martyr. In these five panels there are 110 figures, all life size, each individual figure having a composition and treatment of 118 own, There are spival staivs, in turrets leading from the reception room to the bal- y above the porch, which commands o “e®filendid view of the surrounding urban and rural scener 1wo of the historical panels referved to abound in admirable portraiture. The ono ropresenting Garfield as a soldier illustrates an incident of tho battle of Chickamauga, when he rode through a storm of leaden hail with dispatches for General Thomas, Tho < portraits of Gurfield and Thomas are ver: Hie. " In the group around Garfleld, rey sented s takiug the oath of office, triking rtraits of ex-President Huyes, Vice Prost. Sont ‘Arthur, Genoral 8 man, General Logan, Jumes G. Blaine, Chief Justice Waite, William M. Evarts, Carl Schurs and others of national renown appear ‘The visitors entering the memorial t the wide and richly passing through the stone-vaulted v with its marblo mosaic pavem ered into the memorial temple, Cox, who visited it @ s fore his death, declared to most beautful ' and impressive tuary receptacle in this or any country. The temple shine = is cular in form, and in the center, on a marble paved dais, is a pede: which stands a statue of Garfleld of heroic size. The idea is to represent him as just risen from his seat to address the house of yepresentatives. Arranged in a circle around the statue are eight massive, deep colored, double granite columns, supporting a dome twenty-two feet in diamet uoble canopy for the statue, Aother circle, ambulatory, around these columns permits the speotator to survey the statue and the enterior of the temple from all points, Just above the double granite columns, and not shown fn the engraving, is e rich fricze @f marble mosaio preseuting an allegorical rough decorated portal, and tibule, funeral processlon of the dead president. Columbia and her daughters are shown in attitudes of grief, grouped around the bicr while to the right’ and left is a procession comprising all_conditions of men_bringing their tributes of love and respect, The figure of Law precedes the senators and representa- tives and Justice_leads the members of the supreme court. Beyond is the figure of Con- cord, emblematic of the sympathy of all na- tions, wi bassadors are shown in their istinctive costumes. On_the left of the val panel is a figure of War, followed by of the military and maval services ing the national “banner at_the feet of r dead commander. Furthes to the left is Literature, preceding the Author, Teacher and Pupils, and last in that direction is Labor, leading » band of artisans with tools of thefr handicraft. The dome of the temple, also inlaid with Venetian mosaic, shows winged figures of North, South, Eust and West, at their proper cardinal points. At the base of the dowe is o band of wreaths, conjoined, corresponding in number to that of the states and territories, on a background of red and white stripes of the American flag. The wreaths are ulter- nately of lourel and immortelles, signifying glory and immortality. The stavs form a band in the upper portion of the dome. The eircular aisle surrounding the memo- rial temple outside of the columus is itself surrounded by a higher and independent dome, beautifully decorated, and a high wainscoting of polished African marblo runs around the chumber beneath the stained glass windows, which throw a flood of mellow Niht over the impressive interior. Ovex the en- trance door to this outer cireular chamber, on the inside, are_figures of War, fully armed, and Peaco holding the olive branch, typical of Garfield's services in camp and court. Un- derneath these figures is the inscription’: CTED by a grateful country in memory of reular court, or aisle, surrounding the memorial temple, and sepurated therefrom only by the granite columns that are shown in the engraving and a li; ailing, is lighted hf’ ten stained glass window There are also four panels, two on each side of the en- trance to the aisle. These windows and pan- els contain standing female figuves, with dis- tinctive emblems, representing the thirteen original states and Ohio, the arms of each state being blazoned on a shield below the fig- ures, ‘The plain surfaces of the walls between the memorial windows are beautifully frescoed in oil to harmoni. with the other decora- tions, and the elegant mouldings and carved \\'Ll)‘ll'k are sharply pictured out in color and gold. The idea of the designer is that the statue of Garfield, standing directly under the dome and surrounded by all this wealth of mosaic and allegory, is the soul of the memorial, the whole design leading up to this the central figure, The remains of Garfleld lie in the crypt in a bronze casket, directly beneath the statue, while near by are those of his mother, whose dying wish was that she might have a final resting place beside her son, The crypt un- derlies the whole structure, and it is in con- templation that the remains of other mem- bers of the family may, in time, be also depos- ited therein, The crypt is of massive and enduring construction, and is reached from the vestibulo by spiral stairways on either side t'rom the circular aisle surrounding the temple entrance is found two spiral stairw in turrets that lead first to the balcony abo! the porch and continue to the large vaulted r tly under the roof. This cham- ithout “ornamentation, and from its , shown in the engraving of the ex- terior, u magnificent view of the city to the west and the country to the south and east is obtained. There are twelve of these win- dows, and between them, on the exterior, are niches which are to contain twelve colossal statues representing the twelve months of the year and suggesting that Garfleld's fame will be as enduring as time. A band of shields, bearing the arms of the several states, extends uround the tower, just below the niches, One of the most remarkable features of the memorial structure is its echoes, The slight- est sounds rever! gh its vaulted chambers and tu; s, all of solid masoury, with bewlldering effect. A laugh or shout, which some are irreverent enough to venture to test the echoing power, rolls back and forth for half a minute in waves of seemingly indignant though nof unmusical reproof. This is especially noticcable in the upper chamber, though distine in every part’ of the structur dition was anticipated by the architect, owing to tho peculiar coustruction of - the vial. eland contributed 87 contributions from the sta for Ohio up to $90,000. ritory contributed something. The total of the contributions was $1:34,755, which was ultimately increased to about £150,000 by interest received from the banks on the de- posits, Englund, Australia, Canada, and elgium also gave small amounts, and France sent the neat little sum of $1,149. The cost of the structure will be just about $150,000. It was at first intended that there should be no charge for admissin, but as a protection against the crowds that con- tinually thronged the memorial as soon as it was under cover a fee of 10 cents was charged. This was subscquently adopted by the trus- tees as a permanent charge, and provides a considerable revenue, which will be used to pay the salaries of the custodians and beau- tify the surroundings. During the past year over 75,000 people have visited the memogial. The dedication of the memorial on. Decora- tion Day, May 80, will be one of the greatest events in the history of Cleveland. on will be delivered by Genes D. Cox, ex-governor, who sat cside Garfield in the Ohio senate. Among the distingnished citizens who have promised to attend the exerci: health mittin, are Pr on, ex-President Cleve- lund, Secretaries Blaine, Windom, Rusl, and Noble, Vice President Morton, Thomas L. James, Waney MicVeagh and other members of Garfields cabinat, a dozen governors of states cand more to hear from, and many others of the most prominent public men of the nation. The attendance u} senators and representatives congress will depend largely upod the state of public bussiness at the time, but all branches of the government will be l‘vs! ented. A large number of military and civie bodies in Ohio and other states have signified their intention to par- ticipate in the parade, whi ill undoubt- edly be oune of the finest ever seen in the state, T ng the total te and ter- e i ———— INTY MILLION BLANKS. Completion of the Largest Order for Printing Ever Give WasmiNGToN, May b.—[Special to Tme —The government printing office has just completed the largest order for printing ever given in the world, Last February the census bureau made 8 requisition for 000 enumeration blanks, and they ha been delivered by the public printer, immense amount of work required can be im- agined by a little figuring in regard to the paper used. Taking 480 sheets to a ream, it required 11,458 reams for the job. Each sheet measured 22x30 inches. If tho public printer had been obliged to stack these sheots in oue pile it would have been 6,510 feet high, or one aud one-quarter miles toward the sk If stretched out it would have cove , 208,388 square feet, while it would have weighed 220 tous, The government printing oftico began the work on the March 8, an have just delivered the last sheets. To show the large amount of work the government printing ofice is _capablo of, it may be said thut while this work was being done, the public printer delivered 5,000,000 other blanks of varlous sizes and form: burean, 15,000,000 miscella other departments, 3,555,643 copies of rop documents, bills, ete., for congress, E these, every day the Congressional Record was printed, and the reports of the other de- partments were also printed, averaging 172,881 volumes. This shows conclusively that the goveruiment printing ofico is tho Largest establishment of its kind in the world, 1t took @ ton of twine in bundles to tie up the census blaiks. to the census us blauks to the side i Great Rock Island Route, 1602, Sixteenth and Farnam is the new location of the Chicago, Rock Islund & Pucifle Ry. ticket offices. - s Lowest Rates'on Earth via the Bur- lington, to all points east and west. Tieket office, 1223 Farnam street. Depot, 10th and Mason streeta, THE WIDOWS OF BRAVE MEN. How They Have Been Provided For by the Government, MRS, LOGAN AND HER HOME. emorial Hall the Object of Her Ten- .derest Care—Mrs, Sheridan and Her Interesting Children—Ob- Jects of Special Bounty. WasmiNgroy, May 7.—[Special to THE —The recent introduction of the bill be- suggesting the payment of a vension of §2,000 to the late Indian war vet- eran, Major General Crook, brings into in- terest in connection the question of the amount received by other widows of promi- nent officers of the army and navy, many of whom are in the enjoyment of handsome in- comes conferred by the government, A brief sketch of a few of these, many of whom are familiar in our midst, will find in- terest with an extended circle, One of the most popular of these honored women, a ceatral figure in the ranks, is Mrs, Mary A. Logan, who, by special act of con gress in 1881, is in receipt of a pension of $106.66% monthly, or a $§,000 a year. Few women have won more universal popu- larity, and her beautiful home, Calumet Place, has ever been tho center of generous hospitality. Situated upon Columbia Heights,command- ing one of the finest and most extensive views in the District, bounded by the green- clad Virginia hills and the circuitous wind- ings of the Potomac, with its handsome me- morial hall designed with such loving pride by the sorrowing widow and daughter of the gallant warrior whose trophies in war and records smanship are grouped on the place is numbered among the tive spots umong tho numerous objective points of the capital. Since he turn from abt.oad, where a year since Mrs, Logan chaperoned the Misses Pullman upon their continental tour, she has once more en- ter nto the social life of the place, g y to the pleasure of her large cirele of frie who had feared the sheck of her husha death would never bg outli During the first few years 0f her widowhood, Mus, Logan devoied much of her time to the management of the Home Magazine, of which journal she was the founder, und.in all heref- forts, ably seconded by her daughter, Mrs. Tucker,who makes her home with her mother, Au only son, John A. Logan, jr.—christened Manning, but who since ‘the death of his father has adopted his name—is married and living in the west, where he recently rejoiced irt the birth of a young -son, who is named ‘John A, Logan the third,” in honor of his il- lustrious grandfather, Another familiar figure in Washington is the widow of General Bhil Sheridan. Since ber girlhood days as Ireno Rucker, Mrs. Sheridan has been popular in the armly and other social circles of Washington. Mrs. Sheridan lives quietly b the pretty home on Massachusetts avenue, surrounded by a very interesting family of young children—three daughters and one son, & noble image of his illustrious father. The little girls are daily pupils at the Convent of Visitation. Mary, the eldest, is thirteen Jears of uge, and the twins, Louise and Jennfe,are aged tivelve,and greatly resemble their mother in_appearance. 5 nce while out walking, these maidens were accosted by a . who, struck by the likeness, of them if they were not the children eneral Sheridan, replied Louise,” we are the twins.” are General Sheridan's children,” spoke up Jennie, pointing to Mary and Phil, Who were following with their nirse, A r tiring and modest fugre,in the group of inte osting women, cared for'by the country for hich their husbands fought and bled, i3 Mrs. She goes out but' little, church, and an [aoce sional visit to the Turkish bath, of which she is an ardent advocate Mus. Sheridan recelves a pension of §08.59 quired of ( to per month, and Mrs, Hancoclk a like pension. For several years past Mrs. Hancock has been in possession of her fine brick anp brown stone residence, in one of the most de- sirable locations of the west end, not far from Massachusetts avenue extension, the most valuable property in the district. ' The fact of the embarrasment to which M cock was subjected by the dilatorines: part of those who proposed the subsc: fund for the purchuse of this home, is well known to be touchedupon. But th remains that had it not been for the publicity given the matter through the editorial col- umns of the Post, in this way bringing the matter to the attention of the late philan- thropist, W. W. Corcoran, and other wealthy residents, whose. subscriptions enabled the committee to meet the obligations, Mrs, Han- cock would today have been living in ungrat- ified expectation of the promised gift. in the true sense of the word, leads & fonally quiet S pt among personal friends, to whom her companionship is a valued pléas- ure, Mrs. Virginia L. Fareagut, widow of Ad- miral Farragut, was also numbered among those upon whom was a pension of £2,000 per ye ppoline A. Blair, widow of General F, P. Blair, 1s another who draws a yearly pension of $2,000, Among the many widows drawing from £1,000 to $1,2000 yearly, two of the best known and most popular ladies who fora long time held sway in Washington society, are Mrs, George H. Thomas and Mrs, General Rick- etts. The former of these charming women not long since passad quietly away at her res- idence on I street, where she had for some time resided with her sister, Miss Kellogg, who survives her, Generaland Mrs, Thomas had no children, and upon the death of her husband she remained for years in the dee est seclusion, but once intérrupted by the ¢ upon the occasion of iling of the statue to the memory of ve officer whose name she bore. ~ As @ work of art this statue is one of the fingst among the numerous statues which orna- ment the parks and public reservations, com- bined to render the seat of government one of the most beautiful cities of the countr The pension of €0 a month was at firs granted his widow was by speciul act, and afterwards doubled in appréciation of his un- rivalled and gallant service, e social career of Mrs, Rick and her popularity through the various vicisitudes of fortune through which she has been called to pass, give unmistukable evidence of the brave and unselfish nature of this woman. A courageous and loyal wife, Mrs. Ricketts un- flinchingly followed her husband through sickness and danger ina southern prison, where he for many months lay sick und wounded in a wretched state of confinement in a small apartment crowded to suffocaticn with the r victims of wi only protection from the sad . uffe ing and death was a blan] shawl which she had substituted for a curtain to secure some slight degree of priva Of the good fected during this period of self-abnegation, numerous living examples in the north and south testify to this true and devoted woman's indominatable courage und skillful nursing. Upon her return home Mrs. Ricketts became the author of a bo During the later years of General Ricke life, their hospitable home was ever the c ter of the most congenial aud brilli ings at-the capital, and Mrs, Ri pathetic nature often led h others to her own disadvanta d band, Mrs. Ricketts and her removed to New York where she still resides in an unpretentious flat alone with her son, her daughter having about a year ago become the wife of Dr. Chuun Boow of that city. Mrs. Ricketts is tod reccipt of an annual pension of §1,200, in creased from $0, It is generally k General Kilpatrick is petitioning con; an increase of i d it 1s unde that the bill will be eventually p e announcement of the engagement Kilpatrick to General Schofield has made & topic of general gossip, and the oppo- sition of L aughters to the mateh is an open secret. do not hesitate to express their strong disapproval whenever the sub ject is alluded to in their presence. In addition to these well known widows of soldiers, the three representative ludies of the white L two of wh laim army privileges—in Mprs. Sarah C 2ok, Mys, Luer . land Mys. Julia D. Graut, who draw special pensions of §,000 @ year, with the additional advantage of the franking privilege, handed down from the carly days of our first presidont, Lady Wash- ington having been the fivst woman upon whom the government conferred this right. Perry 8. HEATH, i e A Letter from the Countess Waldersee. Oxama; Neb., May 9.—To the Editor of Ture In the issue of Tne Bee of March 27, appeared an article written by a Mrs, Fannie G. Kiene, Albion, Neb., headed “Romance of the Countess of Waldersee,” reading as fol- lows : ., March 2%.—To the Tditor of ding the artieles in ik riday of last k about Countess Walderseo, and finding some state- ments which are untrue, let me as one of her intimate friends give you the romance of her life as told to me 1 name was not,*Lee A Dlatt, and while she was city ' her parents mother soon died melita, and when two Hamburg, ( ortly after their arvival and ¢ vidid for and educated by hor gi When fourteen years old her grand- mother sent her to a college in Lubech, and the completion of her education, not ing any_wealth, she took the position as erncss,” While in the fuwily of Mr. and . Hornburg, Brockstedt, a small villige in ho' saw an advertisement in ating Ingpector Roien at Nocr de- procuro a governess for his two 1o made applibation and_wus Prince Iredorlck whose' ~palaco was near spector's Touse, on_coming home from Tndia and finding his 'library in great disorder de- sired _the inspeetor o send up & man (o ar- rango and classify his books. The inspector replied that he dld 9 who could do it. children. cumployed. was his governn replied: But after further conversition h the nspeetor might ask her. Carmelita went, and while aj ing the books the prinee ens tered the room.” On seceinz Carmellta he he- cume enamored of her and approached in such amanner as to drouse her indignation. She left and 0 engag title of devoteddius- beau- prepaved for her in th e, pre- to her and called 1t Curmalltan a elgenen gute -gofur (What hunted the world over for' I found on my own estate.) After five years of wedded life, In which time two little girls were born to them, he i fow yeurs Carmelita was miado countess of Walde nd the rest is known to the readers of Tue Mus. FANNIE G, K1exe, This is partly a misstatement of actual facts owing to mistaken identity of the real person in question. The writer was aware at the time of its publication that the lady writer was in error, but not desiring to rush into a newspaper controversy without having authentic information to back him, he wrote to the countess herself at Berlin, with whose sister, the Baroness von Waechter, he is pe sonally acquainted, The following , 3 ved this morning in the countess' own \dwriting, is & copy of the original in my possession : , April®, 1500 —Sir: T return | slip, ‘Which, us you rightly oneous statément. regarding Countess do son of my decoused several points, I8 cor- uess Van Waechior 1s, as you r, and we are Amerlean born of e of Le om New York. I thank you for your {ro; to right a g stitement irs truly Alfred S0 tho prese o widow of th o, In The marked revival of theleg'o mutton sleeve is apparent on all gowns, even of tailor-cut, but although it continually grows larger and higher, it has not yet approached anythivg liko the original” grandmoth sléeve, “On one poiut they are similar—th both cut on the 58 and hiave only seam, and, ind re b ginning to pud’ them siightly in the old way, nd to cut ther g aud gatber them hori zontally, or [ extra material across the te the center to imi , diessmakers HONEY FOR THE LADIES. Most delicate and beautiful are the new parasols made of white or colored silk and covered with silk muslin of the same shade put on rluilml frills over the entire surface, and finished with a bow at the top. Widows are sometimes embarrassed to know what disposition to mako of the first wedding ring. - It should be removed as soon as the lady who has hted her troth, forno man likes to be continualiy reminded of his predecessor. Jackets are getting p in their loss of ornate display, and appropri- ate auy gorgeousness they can, no matter has béen from timo’ immemorial devoted to higher and more ceremonious functions, And as a result, we bave plain blue cloth jickets with sleeves embroidered all over in gold like an empress’ mantle, and fawn-colored juckets with sleeves of lace like a bull dress, A novelty in veils under the name of grain de beaute has appeared and is mude of plain tulle, either in black or white, with a couple of black wafers so_arranged that one comes under the corner of the eye and another at the corner of the lips, in imitation of the patcheg which adorned the beauties of the last ce tury. Patch veils are sparsely dotted wit velvet spots and Russian net falls ave the stylish serviceable faco covering. Thoy fall below the mouth and are drawn up under the chin, Only a born Parisian would have the cun= i o desin and tho nervo {0 appeat in o wonderful garment, recently worn by u title French beauty at a wedding fote, 1t was s long straight coat made entirely of gleaming cophomore feathers, with & maft to mate Her bonnet was nothing else but a single bi of paradise flutte over tullo veil, and the wholo was fastened to her head with pearl pins An origi feetly unprincipled Al entertainment, which bids fale to become very popuiar, is occasionally given in New York society nowadays. Invitations d for a play to be given by amateurs at 10 o'clock in lkm 8 ng, thus leaving the time devoted to dinner comparatively undise turbed. London, in order to get vid of hure ried d in 'the theatrical scason, is to have three or four afternoon theatros, s arranged that all the best plays and actors i turn cau be seen at them, The latest device of fashion is that ladies shall discard pins and brooches of all kinds, to wear instead at the throat a soft rosette of i Ik. Theso rosottes are seen in all 1 tho'London shops, not only for th purpose just mentioned, but ladies with defl fingers transform a lust bonnet, with w0 or three of theso cr 05 together sailor hats ary iththesoe, an country shade hats have a row of them like full blown roses all about the crown, A widow or divoroc ful, should never be ma The white robe is symbolic i ity, and twice dc significanc e buds and the prerogative of the girl bride, ing dross is conside ered good form; but some widows prefer & rich gown of 'heliotrope brocade, pale blue satin duchesse, or, in fuct, anything that aps peals to the individual fai, Hero 15 tho | it gown, which, de ty of nuptial tole lets, is inde ty. The materials are of satin, and poplin, of course, in the conven- tional color and the trimming” rave old lace of priceless worth, The court train th one-half yards in length to be wn pages s of poplin lined with satin, and hus one corner turned up, on which reposes @ huge bunch of orange blossoms. The bodice of poplin has high sleeves and Medici collar of the the latter lined with i , While the exquisite laco pettic b 'satin, fell over & ruching of oran soms Mme. Carnot, the wife of the pre the French republic, is said_to be one most graceful figures in Parisian societ Unassuming in manner and prepossessing in appearance, she is in évery way charming, 1d her toilets are models of taste. With the urn of cameos iuto favor among French dressers, Mme. Carnot has on several occae sions worn these old-fashioned ornaments, At one of the late Phursday receptions held at the Elysee, she hud on some superb cameos copled from antique models.” A photograph of her in that costume shows the jewels, set in richly chased gold and bound together by chains of gold, ornamenting the front of the bodice and binding her Lair, d