The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1896, Page 16

16 ¥ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1896. 0UR (ROWDS DON'T I CONE FOR FUN! THING “SPRING.” DRESS GOODS. Unmerciful cuts made to get rid of our winter stock before the arrival of new goods, At $2 the Suit. ol SengitFeces Patterns, each one containing 8 yards. 14 Novelty Dress Pat- At 3250 the Suit. terns, in stylish and sightly colorings and desigms. Each one contains.fuil 8 yards, worth at least 50c a yard. At $3.95 the Suit, fovets™ pe2sy Patterns that were marked up to $750 a suit. Each one different and contains suf- ficient to be made up in most any style. R 3+ -All our Fancy French At $5 the Suit. S Geman Norie Dress Patterns that were formerly sold from §i0 to §15 apiece, Many are elaborate silk mixtures and two-toned effects, de- cided novelties selected early in tiis season for their exclusiveness and tone. =K 1¢ Allthebalance of At $7.50 the Suit. 2 High - class velty Dress Patterns, consisting of cos- oid during the season-as high as $30 apiece. They are the most magnificent creations in the way of art rovelties and will be stylish for seasons to come. Our orders are to close them.out re- gardless of cost to make room for goods now on the way, hence this very low price. r 1 All our Scotch Che- At 50¢ the Yard. o, %otk Che; Redfern Suitings, 50 to 54 inches wide, that sold at §1 10 $150's yard. At 60¢ the Yard. fosise lotpLFancy head Suitings, marked down from $1 yard, |4 ‘¢ All our Fancy At 656 the Yard. ft. o> phinsk and Fancy Mixtures of every kind that sold up to §1 25 a yard. At 75e the Yard the choicest stvles of this season’s im porta- tions, that seld during the fall at $1 25 to $175 a yard. . All our Highest Nov- At $l the hl’d. elty lmpu?led Dress )!ateri#ls including Silk and Wool Mix- tures, Fr 1 our French elty Suitings, high-grade goods that sold up to $250 yard. esse and Natte effects, Boucle and Niggerheads in pure mohair, and all onr 'DOMESTICS. Our advices of Spring Shipments are already so large that we .must have room at any cost. Merino Cloths, Zucsmes feeced, back and house gowns, dark grounds, printed in cashmere, Persian and conventional de- signs. Worth 12}¢c a yard, on sale at8}gc. 2 cases of those love- Gre{;on Lephyrs. 35 e coctored e terials for waists and children’s dresses, elegantly shirred and fulled. ‘Worth 12}4¢c a yard, on sale at 8'4¢. N P . 100 pieces in & Checked Nainsooks. &¥s®res e signs, splendid firm material, reduced from 734c to 5c a yard. 3 & 50 pieces of the best Printed Sateens, 35550 i dse erounds. Reduced from 20c¢ to 12}4c yard. . Another lot of 50 Fancy Ginghams. pbees euitea Grom our regular 10c quality, to be closed out at 5c a yara, 8 i The balance of Eiderdown Flannels, dorsts ofsent German Goods that sold all season at 25¢c a vard to be closed outat 12}4c. + Our complete stock French Flannels, osrmehans siock designs, in every color, reduced from 65¢ and 75¢ a yard to 35c. Hemmed Sheets, 50mi oy mzed ready to use, to be closed out at 50c each. - 100 vairs of White Sample Blankefs. i Eiored nionk ets, 2 pairs of a kind, to be closed ont for account of a miil. Prices, from 75cto $1 75 8 pair. Crochet Quilts. 5.c™Shureaiies e tern Bed Quilts, to be ciosed out at $1each. : 100 pairs White and Laco Curtains, EorXoiingham tace Curtains to be closed ont at 69¢ & pair. 200 pairs of regular §1 50.quality in white and eoru to be closed oLt at 93¢ a pair, 200 pairs of regular $2 quality, in full large sizes, 4 differentdesigns, in whiteand ecru, to be closed ent at $1 40 a pair. H 5 dozen, fair size, Feather Pillows. Soseres™ with sod quality tieking, at 65¢ eact. 4 dozen Teg- ular §i 50 quality, covered with extra fine ticking, to be closed out at 95c each. 3 dozen very fine Pillows, covered with fancy satin-finish ticking, the regular $2 quality, to be closed out at $1 45 each. e A large lot of full 84 Tahle Covers. &ieFine Chenits Tabie Covers, with fancy fringes all round, to be closed out at $2 50 each. s A small lot of regu- Tennis Flannels, {52 0t 6. S ities, 1n fancy stripes and figures, to be closed out at 5¢ a yard. _PROFRIETORS d§Q§EM&SVLGU2£&§ YESTERDAY ENDED OUR “WINTER SEASON.” TO-DAY WE HAVE OUR ENTIRE FORCE AT WORK TAKING STOCK AND GETTING EVERY- INTO SHAPE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF NEW GOODS. FOR WE HAVE A BOOK FULL OF NOTES REGARDING LINES TOBECLOSED AND NAME SOME OF THEM TO-DAY THAT WILL PROVE MONEY-SAVERS TO YOU. : : “eis CLOAKS AND SUITS. OQur racks and tables are so full of goods now that we’ll have no room for Spring Goods without a clearance. At 950 Ladies’ Buits, made of all-wool s cheviots and ladies’ cloths, light and dark colors, Eton and blazer jackets, TReduced from $2 50 and $5. M» $2 50 Ladies’ Tailor-made Suits, in L] +Ve serges, cheviots, tweeds and cloths, full skirts with tight-fitting waists, silk-trimmed; or Double-breasted Jackets, with large sleeves and ripple back. Re- duced from §7 50, $10 and $12 50. At 5 0 Ladies’ Tgilor-made B8nits, in «UV, rich covert cloths, cheviots and tweeds; light and dark colors, in plain and mottled effects, all made with full skirts and several different styles of waists and Yackets, some silk-lined. Reduced from $15, $20 and $25, At 7 50 Ladies’ Tailor-made Box.coat +UV, Buitg, all this season’s styles, made of wool materials, new shape full skirt and double-breasted box-coat, well lined throughout. At 50 A table full of Capes and Jac- 0, kets for ludies and_children. Some among them worth up to §5 apiece. At l 00 A table full of Capes and VY. Jackets in all stylesand col- ors, most all sizes. Some among them worth up to §10. At l 95 A table full of Ladies’ Capes, «/¥s Jackets and Long Ulsters, in a large variety of styles and almost every size. This lot includes all our odds and ends of lines that sold in their season up to $15 apiece. M $.) 9-' Ladies’ Prince Albert and 3 29 length Jackets, in coverts, beavers, mixed cloths, all colors and sizes.. At 3 9"' Ladies’ Prince Albert and 3{ o9, length Jackets, in kerseys, beavers, twilled cheviot and mixed cloths, in staple colors and most all sizes. Among thislot are garments thatsold for $15 each. At $5 95 Ladies’ Prince Albert and 3{ W9, length Jackets, in Meltons, kerseys, cheviots and basket cloths, some silke-line 4, others silk-faced, most all sizes, in tan, blue, brown, black and gray. In this lot are goods that sold up to $30. At $1' 00 Ladies’ 24-1nch Silk Sealette 9.0V, Jackets, silk-lined and elab- orately trimmed with fur, sizes 32 to 38. Reduced from $17 50 apiece, At 1 9," Children’s Short "Reefer “Jac- 99, kets, made of tan mixed cov- erts and fancy mixed cloths, in tan, gray and brown, es 10, 12, 14. Reduced from $5 apiece. At 3 95 Children’s Short Box-front «J¥Y, Jackets, made of Scotch mixed cheviots, sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 years, ‘Worth up to $10 apiece. At $l 9" Children’s Long Ulsters, +9. made of rough surface Scotelt cheviot cloaking, sizes 6, 8, 10. Worth up to $10 apiece. S0 S OUR GREAT CLOSING-OUT SHOE ' SALE IS STILL THE TALK OF THE CITY. WHEN WE ANNOUNCE . A SALE OF THIS SCRT PEO-~ PLE KNOW WE ARE N EARN- EST. THE STOCK IS GROWING BEAUTIFULLY LES3 EACH DAY. IT CAN'T KEEP UP MUCH LONGER AT THE RATE IT’S GOING, SO IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN AROUND YET COME SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR ASSORTMENT OF SIZES IS PRETTY FULL YET; IN A LITTLE WHILE IT WON’T BE, and THEN YOU’LL BE DISAP- POINTED, TAKE THE GENTLE REMINDER WE’RE GIVING TO YOU. IT'S MONEY IN YOUR POCKET, IT'LL BESHOESOUT OF THE WAY FORUS. THAT'S WHAT YOU’REAFTER. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER. At 35 Cents a Pair. BINS FULL OF INFANTS’ SHOES. At 50 Cents a Pair. BINS FULL OF CHILDREN'S SHOES, At $1.00 a Pair. BINS FULL OF MISSES’ SHOES. At $1.00 a Pair. BINS FULL OF LADIES’ SHOES. At $1.00 a Pair. BINS.FULL OF BOYS’ SHOES. At $1.00 a Pair. A TABLE OF MEN'S SLIPPERS. At $1.50 a Pair. LADIES' LOW SHOES, in Oxfords, Bluchers and Sandals. At $1.95 a Pair. LADIES’ FINEST QUALITY COL- ORED SATIN SLIPPERS, with French heels. . At 81 and $1.50 a Pair. LADIES RUSSET AND TAN BOOTS, some lace, others but- tons. At $2.50 a Pair. N FRENCH . KID HAND-MADE 8 8 of all kinds, also P4 T LEATH- ERS, all with French heels. At $3.95 a Pair, OUR FINEST F. NCH BRONZE LACE . BOOTS A EXTRA QUALITY PATE LEATH- ERS, that sold up to §7 50 a pair. This sale is our closing out of the product of America's best shoe factories. We are giving up the de- partment, STOCK-TAKING TiME TO A MERCHANT ISLIKE HOUSE-CLEANINGTIME - TO A FAMILY. BESIDES SHOWING TO A MERCHANT THE RESULTS 0UE PRICES CHLARN BVERY WOMAN! OF A SEASON’S BUSINESS IT BRINGS TO THE LIGHT OF DAY “ODDS AND ENDS,” “BROKEN LOTS” AND FORGOTTEN GOODS THAT ARE. ALL BETTER OUT OF THE HOUSE THAN IN. OUR COLUMNS TO-DAY TEEM WITH SUCH THINGS, and they’re all clothed in BARGAIN PRICES. LADIES’ UNDERWEAR. Everything in broken: lines and qualities not adapted to spring wear must pe cleared out before March. YPSILANTI UNDERWEAR. ‘We will give you the At $2.95 Eflfih. choice o% any Ypsi- lanti Union Suit in our stock. These are the original and genuine YBsilnnti goods made by the HAY & TODD M'F'G CO., and for which all ether dealers charge from §5 to $7 50 apiece. Our stock consists of Fast Black, Natural Gray and White, in several different grades, any color or size of which you can buy at $2 55. At 95 Children’s All-Wool Scarlet %90, Shirts and Drawers, in sizes 18 to 24. Reduced from 50c and 60c each. At 50 Children’s All-Wool Scarlet . Shirts and Drawets, in sizes 26 to 30. Reduced from 75c and $1 each. At 75, Ghildren's All-Wool Union ?0: Combination Suits, slightly im- perfect, all sizes. Reduced from $2. At 6" Ladies’ All-Wool Vests and 30, Drawers, sanitary, natural gray color, full regular made, all sizes. Re- duced from §1, At 69 Ladies’ Maco Cotton Full-length AL 090, Union Combination Suits, fash- ion cut and finished with pearl buttons, French collarette neck. Reguced from §1. At 98¢, e latest improved FLORENCE s Seamless Union Suits, in White or Bilyer Gray. Reduced from §1 50 each, At $l 0 Ladies’ Vests and Drawers of +UV. several kinds that were re- duced for this sale from $2 each. The lot includes Australian Wool, Swiss Ribbed and Medicated Wool Garments in a variety glfl colors and shapes. All sizes among em. HOSIERY. 1t 191q Pajp Ladies’ Fast Black Cot- At 1226 Pfl"‘; ton Hose, Hermsdort dy;bcfull-lengtb imported goods. Value at . At 19¢ Pair, oot Vi e H Ladies’ Heavy Tleeced At 250 Palf. Cottan Hose, in fast black. Sold formerly at 40c. 4 H Ladies’ Combination At 25¢ Pair, Hee “Sacshoot - ana colored tops, 40-gange goods. Worth 40c pair. ip lLadies: Fast Black Lisle At 256 Pair. i woaanioed Horme dorf dye, and a regular 50¢ quality. MILLINERY. Winter goods are not worth 25c 6n the dollar to us now. Inafew weeks’ time straw hats and flowers will be in. H Are marked down to Trimmed Hats &5 rces. Gt humblest woman’s purse can afford what ‘was the rich one’s luxury a few weeks ago. Every Trimmed Hat Must Go. OUR PRICES ARE $1.95, $2.50, $3.95, $4.95, $6.95, And include every Woman’s and Child’s Tritmmed Hat, Bonnet and Toque in our department, except a few of the $25, $30 and $35 Imported Pattern Hats, which we have marked at the uniform price of $12 50 each, Nota Trimmed Hat has been re- served. If vou want a stylish piece of headgear for the opera‘season, for ealling, or for street wear, now is vour time. A dollar ean buy three to four doilars’ worth in this department at the present time. UNTRIMMED HATS Are included in this reduection sale also, for they must give way to the Straw Hats soon to arrive. At 25¢ and 50¢ Apiece Xoucarbuy Amerisclaglol*‘elt Untrimmed Hats that sold up to . At $1.00 Apiece onrotmonay 2oy, of Felt Hats that sold up to $3. SIMILAR REDUCTIONS MADE IN TR PRICES OF ALL TRIMMED WALKING AND SAILOR HATS. Ladies’ Silk Waists for $1.00. We have selected about four dozen Ladies’ ‘Waists, made of striped wash- silks, surahs and Indias, that sold heretofore from $2 5 to $5 apiece, and marked them special for to-morrow at $1 apiece. Some are madein regulation shirt style and others in fancy styles, with shirred yokes and fancy fronts. They are the greatest bargain of the sea- son. 3 2 We have cut the Fuar Trimmings, Mo 2876 oot the of Fur Edging and Bordenz in hali. All kinds and qualities ne exception. " SILKS. We have so many Silks still on band and so many advance orders placed for Spring that room must be made, At 25 Our entire stock of Swivel Silks, €, 27 inches wide, light-golored grounds for waists and children’s dresses, Teduced from 50c. At 25 8hort lengths of Fancy Silks 90, that sold for 50c and 60c a yard, The pieces contain from 5 yards to 15 yards each.’ At 09 A ‘large collection of Plain &JC. Ratins for dinings and faney work, reduced from 50¢ a yard. At 39 A counter full of Plain Colored €. All-silk Surabs, almost every conceivable color, reduced from 50c and 75¢ a yard. At 49 Novelty Fancy Silks, in grades (s that sold for 75c and 8oc & yard, all beautiful two-tone and changeable com- binations, just the style for nice waists, ‘At 500¢, Brocaded Black Satin Duchesse, Je rich designs and heavy, firm quality, worth 85c & yard. At 50 Fancy FiEured Silk Crepes and €. Crepons, 27 inches wide, in nov- elty.designs, reduced from $1 a yard. At 50 Silk Plushes, full 19 inches C. wide, mostly every color, re- duced from $1 a yard. At 98 Fancy Changeable Gros de €+ Londres Silk, a most exquisite material for full costumes, reduced from $1 50 a yard. At l 00 Fancy Evening Silks, in ex- $ UV, tremely handsome zigzag de- signs, and Brocaded Crepes, in the most delicate colors, with satin-raised fizures and stripes, reduced from $2 a yard. At 10 E h A small lot of Silk Cre- $ acll. pon Evening Costumes. Each one contains enpough material for an elaborate toilette. Kvery one a different color. These costumes were imported by us to sell from $25 to $35 apiece. Your choice of any at $10. . GROS GRAIN SILKS. Bonnet’s famous make in four different qualities. . $1 25 quality for 75¢c a yard. $1 50 quality for $1 a yard, $2 quality for $1 50 a vard. $3 quality for $2 a yard. Connoisseurs of Fine Black Gros Grain Silks will readily appreciate what this cut in prices means. < between the horse and its rider, and a sol- dier has been known todivide the water in his canteen with his thirsty steed whileout on a desert. The *‘monkey drill,” as it is ealled, is an interesting sight. The cavalrymen ride out on the beach at the Presidio, and there go through any number of maneuvers and evolutions. ‘They practice jumping hur- dles and wrestiing on horseback, rapid 'turnin§, and the animal’ is taught to lie down. in such a manner as to furnish a protection (o the trodper, who may thus tive from cover upon the enemy. The tac- tics are as diverting to the animal as to the Ed‘lelr' and both seem to enjoy the “monkey rill> 3 Horses of ong color are giver. to one com- ny and their names usuaily begin the etter which classifies the company. Thus, Company D will have Dandy, Dobbins, Digkens, ete. - The horses svon learn to which company ;he{ belong, They may all ‘be grazing together in the fields, but when the bugler sounds the stable call they will all quickly assemble—the bays to themselves, and the sorrels, grays and blacks to their respective commands, It is said that the Government, not be- THE PACFC-UNON LB More Talk of a New House for the Wealthy Insti- tution. A Season of Great Pt'osperity and Good Dinners—The Presi- dent’s Leg. At the Pacific-Union Club there is still talk of a"new building, but the members who want'a new clubhouse are said to be in the minority! ¥t is acknowledged that the present establishment is a very ex- pensive one to maintain, and that a great saving could be effected if the club were housed in a building of a different plan. The Pacific-Union is enjoying a season SCRUTINIZING A NEW ARRIVAL, ing satisfied with the contract system of [Sketched by a “Call’’ artist.) NE of the latter-day subjects of which the public hears a great deal is that of “the-passing of the horse,” 1t is rather amusing, then, o note in this conneetion with the lesson of a loss to profit by in the future. During last month twenty-eight horses ‘were accepted at the Presidio, and are now being trained in the service. These new horses came from Oregon. The contractor, purchasing its cavalry horses, will soon its agents ‘direct from the owners in the open market, _When a horse.bhecomes unfit or unde- sirable for servica he is furned outim- the P: mediately, and on advertised days these | 1) Fa! animals are auctioned off te the highest membership are registered Mr. C of prosperity, Although the cost of ad- make a departure by purchasing through | mission is §200 and the monthly dues are $10 for each member, many candidates for awiord, the preinnt manager of ifie-Union, is regarded by leading members as one of the most capable man- what he says of literature, ancient or modern, is accepted straightway as the aw and gospel of the jnatitution. One ay he pronounced the decree, justly too, that Carlyle’s Oromwell was great litera- be 200 dangerous an innovation for a con- sgrvative institution te countenance. The Pres\dent‘p enterprisein seeking in foreign ands a wine of superior qna}ity may appreciated, but his example in seeking to usurp the prerogative of Veuve cayma?in : b 3 4 is | ture, and siraightway ‘Miilionaire Blank ¢ 0 bidder. The examination of a horse by | agers in the United States, yet under his ) S Millionan W ! Y h e h $ ¥ . 2 v h 5 asked Multi-Millionaire Dash, ‘‘Have you | a spirit of conservatism be commended b; :(:v::lhvl ffivfe'fa"'&biifiuffiim?:'fiié‘fl b mn:}z’;'eh:z‘:an?x: ‘t‘t‘.i""u%%}.,‘;?'s"é‘;&“ o the inspeciing board and veterinary sur- | immediate direotion the restaurant is con- | Garivie’s Gromwell?” The' latter “re | the club. § 4 and that it is exceedingly difficult to find them. Good horses will forever be in de- mend, but the sooner the other kind passes the hetter it will be for everybody con- «eerned. The bicycle has no forebodings for the cavalry horse. Men will never be able to supplant the equine steed in this particular with any mechanieal invention. It looks strange that in the whole United Btates, where there are over 16,000,000 of horses, the Government should have diffi- eulty in procuring only from 700 to 1000 a year for its cavalry service. These horses, of course, are purchased by contract, but horses were a year ago so plentiful that cayuses were slaughtered for meat, and a horse-canning factory was successfully es- tablished at Portland. The Government is not particular where the animals come from so long as they come up to the standard. ‘To be explicit, the model cayalry horse is in color either bay, sorrel, black or gray, is sound, well bred ‘and of superior class, Eengle under the saddle, free from vicious abits, with free and prompt action at the walk, trot and gallop; without blemish or defect; of a kind dispesition and with easy” mouth and gait. It must be a gelding— mares are not taken under any circum- ¥ stances—of uniform and hardy color, and the contractor is compelled to fulfill rigid |in good condition; from 15!/ to 16 hands requirements, and he not infrequently | high; weight not less than 950 nor more emerges from his contracting experience | than 1150 pounds; from four to eight years AT THE HURDLES. * [Sketched by a “Call™ artist.] old; head and ears small, forehead broad, eyes large and prominent; vision perfeet in every msgect, shouiders long and slop- ing well back; chest full, broad and deep; forelegs straight and standing well under; “‘barrel” large and increasing from girth toward flank; withers elevated ; back short and straight; loins and hauiches broad and muscular; heeks well bent and under the horse; pasterns slanting, and feet small and sound. A horse under five years old will not _be purehased unless he’is an especially” fine animal, well developed. Any animal that does not meet the re- %giresents,in every respect will pot be ught. According to the cavalry regords an average of only one horse in fifteen has been accepted “heretofore, and it is said that often thirty or forty horsesare passed by in succession. From $125 to $250 is paid for a cavalry horse, a comparatively small price even for desirable roadsterd; bnt this is ex- fluined by the fact_that the cavalry horse useless for breeding, and, asa rule, is not fast enough to make a racehorse. In the United States cavalry service there are ten regiments of twelve troops each, sixty men to the troop, and there are over 7000 horses, Thuvm‘awornngme of a cavalry horse is about fifteen years, and about 10 per cent of those in the serv- ice die or are di: ed every I):l!. Each cavalryman trains and cares his own horse, and no discrimination is made, the soldier rouahlng it on the plains gettin ust as good a mount as.the soldier vamf- ng in the City. L. A¥Ag ‘When a horse is purchased it is sup- posed to be already broken to the saddle or to harness. The animal is then as- gigned to a trooper, who it h a €01 hfinil:xeg. - ingly short time obeys his signals and per- forms its duty like a veteran. The most difficult thing to teach a horse is to be- come accustomed to the discharge of fire- arms. They get so that the firing of a carbine near their heads will hardly at- tract their attention. - 3 A soldier trgins his horse for about ‘a month before it is allowed in the-cavalry drills. Ifa horse is found on_inspection to be in poor condition the inspector is never in doubt as to the responsible party, for the soldier who rides the steed is su posed to care for it and watch it, and he is the one who gets the blame if any fault is found with the management or treatment of his horse. R, 3 & 10TSe 00N Tecoy- | ‘.| nizes him as its master, and in a surpris- Sometimes strong attachments spring up % (Sketched by a “Call” artist.] geon is as thorough as' the examination of 8 recruit for the regular infantry. EEET— The Fighting Swiss, The year 1512 saw the Swiss mercenaries at the zenith of their poWer, when waving Austria und France alike away from Milan they installed therein the ruier of their own choice. In the same year they met .the Landsknechts at the passage of the Oglio and Ticino, .and fording the Tivers stark naked, beat them back without waiting even to ‘dress them- selves. A few months later they showed even more magnificent inso- lence when besieged by the French in Novyara; throwing the g:m open they begged the enemy not to be at the. *mim of Emkmg a breach, but to walk straight in: Donnez-vous donc la peine d’entrer.” ‘The French made ‘no reply, except to hammer away with their artillery; where- bpon the Swiss mockingly bung the breaches with sheets as sufficient protec. tion against so feeble a foe. Shortly after arrived re-enforcements from Switerland, which, without pausing to rest more than an hour after a long and" hurried miarch, dashed out in diserder against' the encom- passing troops and dispersed themvwwith terrible loss. “If we could only reckon upon obedience in our men,” ‘said the Swiss leaders, “we should march through 21::)101« ofi’nnos."—l!ummpn’l Maga- ducfed at & loss of $800a month. This however, cuts a small figure in the estima- tion of the members. It is their idea that- the dinner at the Pacific-Union should be* up to the standard established by Del- monico of New York. 2 In the wealth represented by members collectively there are but few clubs in the world surpassing the Pacific-Union, and as they have the money to pay for the pest, they want the best that the market can pro duce. : 3 The members of the club never getex. cited over the event of an annual election. In fact the annual election is not much of an event, asthe clubis governed by a board of fifteen directors, five of whom are chosen annpually. This board elects thsngneaident and appoints the standing committees. The important officer of the club is the chairman ot the house committee, and that goulfion is now held by.Alfred Bouvier, he president is Joseph™ Crockett, but the president does not rule by any means, As a 1enenl proposition what the house com- ‘mittee says-goes, and if the president can ::zt't:e u')‘me inflgane;l:owbon ‘on this com- e may be al exert some power in the direction of club affairs. “The Pacitic- Union as an institution does not aspire to club fame. It has no linnry aspirations to gratify, no artists to re- ward and no writers 10 punish, One news- paper man isa member of the club, and vlied, ““I suppose I have it in my library at home; I have everything there.”” “You are fortunate,” observed Mr. Blank, “‘for the oracle says it is a great book.”> Tne knowledge of possession was .sufficient, gnd the millionaires dined. As far as one can observe, the legs of Joseph Crockett, the president, are of uni- form length, yet the elub gassl,u goes that -the president had one of them pulled in Londen when he invested $3000 in cham- pagne. Harry Veuve is acespted as the club authority en champagne, even as the solitary newspaper man s exalted as the guide in literature. Veuve did not com- mend the London champagne, and so 100 Bt ) SR SR The Conservative Woman. Writing of “The Conservative Woman,” in February Ladies’ Home Journal, Ruth Ashmaore, considering her “as a compan- ion,” pays her this pretty tribute: “She is tne woman who, with her hushand and her sons, is the best companien., She sure rounds herself, unconsciously, with a spiritual atmosphere that is a rest to the Weary, especially to the weary man. She is in sympathx with whatever work the man may be oing; in many ways she may help him with it, but when he has thrown off the trammels of labor he finds cases, a quantity quite in excess of the president’s demands for private consump- tion, remain unbroken. To depart from Harry Veuve’s judgment on wine would lect musie unto perfect words.’ ” N ) i 1 g GETTING INTO THE MARCH STEP. [Sketched by a “ Call artist.]’ in herall the sweetness, all the rest and all the happiness that can be giyen by a weman who sets her life so that it is ‘like =y