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LOCAL NEWS.
William A. Clark of South Net-walk,
is visiting in New Milford.
Judge John C. Polley of Chicago, 111.,
has been visiting O. E. Wilson.
' The annual meeting of St. Mary’s
Ladies’ Aid society will be held Sunday ‘
next. 5" \
Mrs. Henry D. Cornell and son Er~
nest, are visiting relatives in New j
York. l
H. B. Slauson has sold his farm at}
Sellecks Corners to J. W. W'aters, of;
New ('Ianaan.
J. R. Marvin has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late
George Ward Selleck.
Miss Bessie, daughter of Capiain
Moses VVilson,lias gone to New York to
spend the winter.
Mrs. Marshall Sears of Newtowu is
visiting Mrs. Theodore Knapp of Union
street, South Nor-walk.
Miss Gloria Bernal of Puerto, Prin-
cipe, Isle dc Cuba,is visiting friends in
Mrs. William J. Taylor of Bound
Brook, N. J.. is a guest of Dr. Emily
Pardee of South Norwalk. .
Thomas Hardy is visiting friends in
Vl‘est Norwalk. He expects to prolong
the visit to one of seven days duration.
Miss Ella J. Keyser and Miss Carrie
Wood of East Norwalk spent Sunday
with Miss Keyser’s parents, in West
Norwalk.
'Mrs. Emma Barnard, of St. Paul,
Mind, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A-
Waters, of Day street. and Mrs. J. W.
Rockwell, of Ridgefield.
The comedietta “Who’s to Win Him’
will be given under the auspices of
Trinity church guild. at Hoyt’s Thea-
tre, Thursday evening, February 10.
‘William H. Swords has been in the
custom tailoring business at South
Norwalk, for thirty years, and now
proposes to retire from the same,
James Henry a first-class baker re-
cently employed at DeKlyn-‘s bakery,
expects to sail for old Ireland at an
early date, never to come back again.
Thomas Burns is in charge of the
late George Ward Selleek stthe pend‘
ing the settlement of the estate of the
deceased. Mr. Burns had been in the
employ of Mr. Selleck as a clerk for
nearly thirty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoyt, who have
been residing with Mrs. Hoyt’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hawkins on
Seaside place will soon go to house—
keeping in apartments in Miss Tillot-
son’s house in the same street.
Contracts will be awarded for the
building of a new coal shed at the South
Norwalk Electric Light station. Car-
penters now grasp at straws and there
is a lively competition for the contract
which calls for a shed of 12x14.
All the Savings banks in the state
have now paid the first half of this
year’s taxes due the state. The total
amount is $186,685.21, or over $10,000
more than last year, when the amount
was 3176139147. The total amount of
the taxable deposits in the nearly 100
savings banks in the state is $149,348,-
215.15.
Edmund E. Crowe has sent in his
resignation as a member of the board
of directors of the Connecticut State
Prison. Mr. Crowe was appointed a
member of the board by Ex-Governor
Governor Cooke. He has filled the po:
sition with Credit to himself and the
State.
Rev. Mr. Scofield’s little daughter,
Laura May, continues to improve and
in a few days more the house will be
thoroughly cleansed and fumigated.
Mrs. Scofield has had entire charge of
the little one during her sickness.
Rev. Mr. Scofield continues to live
away from home and will until all pos-
Iibility of spreading the disease is past.
A elasl of twenty-five were confirmed
Sunday, at Grace church by Rev.
Chauncey Bunce Brewster, bishop co-
adjutor of the diocese of Connecticut.
Special services were held and a very
large number were in attendance.
The bishop preached at the evening
service, a sermon of great power and
eloquence. The service was not over
until 10 p. m.
The gold medal winners for attend-
anCe at the Methodist Church Sunday-
school are as follows: Mrs. M.‘ A.
Aiken, Ernest Gregory, Miss Winnie
Clary, Raymond Decker, Asa Decker,
Lester Brundage, William L. Warren,
Edward Uuderhill, F. T. Ruscoe, Mrs.
M. McPherson, George Nash. Herbert
June, Mrs. Julia Malkin,Harry Bouton,
Walter Decker, George Mills, Alvin
Nickerson, VVlllis Nickel-son.
. William J. Bryan is soon. to be the
recipient of a unique and beautiful
present from the Democratic city com-
mittee of Stamford. The gift consists
of a veritable 16 to 1 table with a bor-
der of 16 Silver dollars and a top dollar
gold piece in the center. The table
was made by John H. Lee, proprietor
of the Silver Dollar cafe, and was pre-
sented last fall to the Roman Catholic
fair. Mr. Lee won the tableat a. fair
and at his suggestion it is being sent
'to Bryan with the Compliments of the
Democratic town committee.
. returned home from a month’s visit to
DMiss Mary McCabe is ill with the
grip at her home on North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Knapp, of
South Norwalk will leave next week
for a trip on the Old Dominion line to
Old Point Comfort, Va.
' Alfred Groesser, of Brooklyn, has
been visiting a. few days with Mr. and
Mrs. Albin‘Malmo. -
John Fanton, of Weston, is a guest
of Mr. and Mrs.- lfl. L. Hoyt, of lsaaes
street.
Perry'Beers, of Leonard street, has
Taunton, Mass.
The excursion cars on the Street
Railway line are being placed in trim
for next summer’s traffic.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Adams have tak-
en up their residence in the Doty place
corner of West avenue and Leonard
street.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. \Voodward will
leave South Norwalk next Tuesday for
Palm Beach, Florida, to spend two
months.
John Hamilton and wife of New Mil-
ford, are visiting at the home of Prof.
Albert Heine on Clay street, South
Norwalk.
The annual meeting of the St. Mary's
Ladies’ Aid society will be held on
Sunday next. Officers will be elected
and reports read.
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The management of the Norwalk
Opera House is now under the charge '
of Charles R. Gardiner, F. W. Mitchell
having retired.
l in large banks along the route.
Last Monday was the birthday anni-
versay of the late Judge George A.g
Davenport, Horace A. Staples and Col.
Samuel Daskam. ‘The two former are.
dead. The Colonel celebrated the day .
in a quiet mander.
County Commissioner Miller, who
has been ill at his home in Danbury for l
six weeks past, is still confined to his
bed. Mr. Miller is suffering painfully
from rheumatism and swelling of the
limbs and is not improving as rapidly
as could be wished.
Alfred V. Scofield died on Monday,
at his residence in Mianus, of Bright’s .
disease. Mr. Scofield never fully re-‘
covered his health after his terrible
sufferings in Andersonville Prison.
He leaves a widow and three children.
Deceased was a member of Co. B.
17th C. V.
Rev. F. W. Norris has been granted
a leave of absence for three months,
and in company with his wife. it is said,
will visit Europe. As rector of Trinity
‘churchparish it is safe to say that he .
has fully earned his vacation, and the
communican ts can but wish the rever-
end gentleman and his wife a profitable
and happy vacation season.
Mm
Relatives of George R. Bailey of
South Norwalk, are in receipt of ofii?
cial information from the pensmn de-
partment that Mr. Bailey died at- Stur-
gen, Mo., December 11th 1889. It Will
be remembered by our older residents,
that Mr. Bailey was a contractor and
builder and that he suddenly left town
in September, 1869. '
News has reached Norwalk of the
death of Mrs. William B. Osborn of
Manchester, Mich. Mrs. Osborn was
a sister of Mrs. W.‘ A. Ambler who died
on January 5, in this city. She is sur- ?
vived by three sisters and four broth ',
ers:
lyn; Mrs. P. R.Dusenberre, Mrs. H. S. l
Selleck, of Nor-walk: Lester Cole, of
Brooklyn; Ira Cole and Alle Cole, of
Norwalk and Victor Cole, of Bridge-i:
p0”). .
Added with hangings, and rumors of
hangings, or the tragedy of Friday
night the residents of Cannon are in
the midst of an exciting experience
with an alleged crazy man, who is en-
camped in a kind of cave on the moun-
tain road, near the site of the home of
“Black Nancy” an old colored woman
who was looked upon as a witch some“
thirty years ago.
The new comer made his appearance
in Cannon about a week ago, and
begged some bread of Samuel Osborn,
and Some oatmeal of Groceryman Greg-
ory. The next day heappeared at the
store, greatly excited, declaring that
both the articles of food contained
poison, and swearing vengeance against
the village, and the people that dwell
therein. He made wild threats of
burning barns, poisoning cattle, and
wells, and acted in such a wild manner
as to completely torrorize many, who
feared that the fellow would fire their
barns. Few in the vicinity of the
station slept on Thursday and Friday
nights, but nothing happened.
Selectman Jackson, was notified and
paid the man a visit on Saturday. He
foundhim ina kind of hovel, made of
boughs with an overhanging ledge for
a roof. the man was comfortably dress--
ed, and greeted his visitor pleasantly.
He acted Strangely, and talked con-
stantly of telephoning to wealthy rela-
tives in France, but seemed far from
violent. He made no mention of his
threats of the previous day, and seemed
to have forgotten them. He refused to
leave his castle, unless the owuer of the
land “dispossessed” him. Unless he
leaves by.to-day it is said that the Sc-
lectmen will take steps to remove him
as a dangerous character.
' “Advertise in ‘ThI‘. GAZETTE
Mrs. Willis McDonald, of Brook- 3'
The fiercest Snow storm this city has
suffered for some years made its ap-
pearance early Monday morning. It
commenced about 3 o’clock and con-
tinued without‘abatement for twenty-
four hours. '
The hustling gale of wind and damp
snow that swept over Norwalk came
from far away—or rather the two
storms did. One storm camexfrom the
south along the coast, and according to
the weather bureau was a rain storm.
Just before it reached Nor-walk, how-
ever, it joined forces with another
small blizzard that came howling along
from up Klondike way and across the
lakes.
When the coalition had been made
the two storms passed on as one great
heavy snow storm leaving several
inches of snow all over Norwalk and
vicinity. The exact depth would be
hard to guage for the strong wind
which started up early in the evening
drifted the flakes into deep banks. It
might be safe to say, however, that
nearly a foot of snow fell.
It was nearly 5 o’clock in the after-
noon before the snow commenced to
amount to anything, but from that hour
until it ceased the flakes fiew thick and
fast assisted by the howling wind.
The trolley lines were kept open and
the cars running fairly well on schedule
time during the storm, but on the
Tramway line it was only by the great-
est effort. The huge snow sweeper of
the Street Railway company, manned
by Superintendent Kyle, made frequent
trips over its line and piled the. snow
Work
was continued on this line all night
and its tracks kept free from snow.
The only car of the Street Railway
line to become stalled was that of mo-
torman Hanlon and conductor Sweet,
who made the last trip of the early
morning bringing the passengers from
Bhe Washington express, both east and
west. -
As this car failed to arrive at 2 a. m.
a gang of men was di<patched from the
car barn in a wagon to hunt it up.
When the relief party arrived opposite
the Armory they found the car stalled
I in a three foot drift unable. to move.
The car was quickly dug out and pro-
ceeded on its way to this city.
The Tramway company kept their
line in this city and South Norwalk
fairly well cleaned, but the long stretch
of tracks to Stamford and VVestport
could not be kept open and it was not
until lateTuesday morning that the cars
ran over these rails, the Westportav’e-
nue hill requiring a gang of men with
shovels to clear away the drifts before
the plow could be pushed up the the
long. steep incline.
The streets were almost entire] y de-
serted at night.
lonely pedestrian could be dimly dis-
cerned through the veil of snow, strug-
'gling with might and main to make
headway.
All trains on the Consolidated road
were a few minutes late, but not
enough to make any serious trouble.
. Through trains made good time and no
blockades were reported on any divi-
eion.
Hundreds of shovelers tramped from
house to house, asking for jobs at clefii—
ing sidewalks, as soon as the fury of
the snow abated, and early this morn-
ing men were trudging along the streets
to be on hand in the outlying residence
districts bright and early to aid the
residents in clearing the walks.
Street Commissioner Wardwell with
a gang of men was on hand at an early
hour and had the crossvwalks cleared,
and the snow which had piled up in
immense drifts along Wall and Main
,streets was shoveled into carts and
dumped over the bridge into the river.
The storm caused much interrup-
tion to the outside telegraph service,
2 and the local Postal andVVestern Union
Telegraph operators were notified
to receive messages for Boston and
other points subject to indefinite delay.
On the Western Union system eighty
wires leading into Boston are down, or
for a time useless.
The first meeting of the Audubon
Society of Fairfield County, the pio-
neer organization of the State. was
held on Friday afternoon. January 28,
at the house Mrs. William B. Glover,
in Fairfield. -
The motive of the society is the pro-
tection of wild birds, discouraging the
use for millinery purposes of all bird
feathers, other than ostrich plumes
the featheli‘s of domestic fowl and game
birds used for food already protected
by law. '
The society also claims to have Bird
Day celebrated «in conjunction with
Arbor Day in the public schools, anf
to stimulate the general study of nat-
ural history as a means of preserving
the beauties of the country.
The co-operation of the various
towns and villages in this county is
asked. , - -\
The society expects to have public
talks upon birds during the (aiming
season, to distribute leaflets, and to
furnish lists of books to others desiring
to study native birds.‘ animals or plants
as but little is at present understood
about the value of birds in their rela-
tion to agriculture.
Action was taken upon the by-laws of
the society and the followmg officers
were elected:
President, Mrs.
Wright. ~ ‘
Corresponding Secretary and Treas-
urer, Mrs. Henry S. Glover
Recording Secretary, Miss Emma F.
Wakeman. '
Mrs. William B . Glover, President
of the Executive Committee.
Bridgeport, Southport and Fail-field
were well represented at this meeting
which wasmost entnUsiastic.
I {3.581 Osgood
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flawyer for collection.
Here and- these. a.
‘ will also file charges against the attor-
' estate.
Attorney- Joseph A. Gray Al-
'- leg'ed to Have With-
held Fees.
Charges have been preferred by the
grievance committee of the bar of
Failiield county against Joseph A.
Gray, a well known lawyer of Norwalk.
M r:Gray will have to answer the com-
mittee before a judge 'Of the Superior
court and show cause why he should
not be disbarred from practice. No
date has been assigned for a hearing
as yet, but the matter will be awaited
with interest. Gray is well known
throughout the county. Itis said now
that preliminary steps have been taken
to remove him from practice, other
charges may follow.
The present action is based on the
complaint of Hiram K. Scott of Ridge—
field and County Commissioner Lee of
Bridgeport. Both men have frequent-
ly served on important. committees ap-
pointed by the Superior court. In the
present instance. it is alleged that Mr.
Gray received the fees to pay the com-
mittee but neglected to do it until the
claim of one member of the committee
was placed in the hands of another
The grievance committee is composed
of Attorney Goodwin Stoddard of
Bridgeport, Judge John H. Perry of
Southport, and ex-Mayor Edward L.
Scoficld of Stamford. In their petition
to the court, they submit that during
the year 1896, Gray was the attorney
for one Mary E. Honnecker, a reSident
of Norwalk, who became involved in
litigation with the city over the assess-
ment of damages in the layout of East
Wall street in this city. She appealed
and asked for a reassessment and Chief
Justice Charles B. Andrews named At-
torney Charles S. Canfield of Bridge
port, Hiram K. Scott of Ridgefield and
County Commissioner Henry Lee of
Bridgeport, as a committee to hear
testimony and report their finding to
the court.
The committee came to Nor-walk on»
several occasions and after careful de-
liberation made their report to the
court on September 30, 1896. in which
they allowed increased damages. The
fees and expenses of the committee for
the hearing amounted to $307.30. Of
this amount $148.40 was the bill of At-
torney Caulield, $80.50 that of Mr.
Scott, while Mr. Lee’s claim was $78.- ,
40. ‘ The report was accepted both by |
the city of Norwalk and Miss Honneck-
er and on October 2, of the same year,
was approved and accepted by Judge
Andrews.
The following day the costs in the
case were taxed in favor of Miss Hon-
neckerand accepted by her through
her counsel, Attorney Gray. On Octo-
ber 13 the damages, together with the
costs, including the fees and expenses
of the committee, were paid to Mr.
Gray by the City of N orwalk. He took
the same into his possession for Miss
Honnecker and on October 16 sent At-
torney Canfield a check for the amount -
due him. 'He neglected to send a
check to either Mr. Scott or Mr. Lee
although he was repeatedly requested
to do so. The grievance committee in
its report alleges that there was no ap-
parent reason why he should have ' ne-
glected to pay the money because it
had been paid to him by the city.
On March 27, of the following year,
the gentlemen referred tol consulted
with a number of well known lawyers
and were advised that charges should
be preferred against the lawyer and
they were' accordingly filed with the
committee. '
On May 6, two months after the
charges had been filed, Gray sent Mr.
Scott a. check for the amount due him
for his services. Mr. Lee was not so
fortunate. It was not until the follow-
ing September that he received his 3
money and then it was paid to Judge
A. B. Beers of Bridgeport, in whose
hands the claim had been put for col-
lection.
It is said that before the matter is
finally concluded, Edward J. \Vadnazrs
.ney. Wadhams was formerly in busi-
ness in this city and failed. Gray was
his counsel and the affairs of the estate
were placed in his hands. Wadhams
contends that he gave Gray over $400
to pay certain claims but Gray convert-
ed the money to his own use. He sued
for its recovery and was given a judg-
ment, execution on which is now pend- ‘
ing. '
To offset this Grayrecently sued the
butcher for-about $800 for services, and
the jury gave him $65 which he proved
he had spent for disbursements. He
has recently filed a motion 'for a new
trial, which motion is under considera-
tion by Judge Curtis. The delay in
the final adjustment of this case has
prevented VVadhams from taking an
execution upon the judgment secured
by him in the tort action. He has
openly stated that he will arrest the
body of the lawyer and have him com-
mitted to jail and compel him to Settle.
He also threatens to proceed against
him criminally, as he claims the lan-
yer embezzlcd the money when he (1 -
voted it to his own use instead of ap-
plying it to the debts of the Wadhan s
Gray has been practicing in N orwalk
for a number of years and has been
charged with a large number of ques-
tionable transactions.
BLANCO vil’l-Lu‘fii'iIt-z TO Resins. 1?
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Falls in His Attempt to See General
Gomez and onm- Terms of Peace.
Havana, via Key West, Jan. 31.— 1
I‘here is growing indignation here at
:he policy pursued by Gen. Blanco, and
la is thought likely heWill be forced to
resign. *
'Blanco went to Jucaro with the in-
tention of seeing Gomez, who, Wishing
to avoid the interview left the neigh-
borhood. Owing to his failure Blanco
has now gone to Manzanlllo, and at-
tempted to communicate with Rabi.
The Spaniards here, who were con-
vinced that this chief was going to sur-
render are grov'vlng discontented over the
delay and say that if Blanco does not
obtain the surrender of the principal
chiefs he had better not return to Fla-- I
vana. .
The Spanish papers print reports
from Madrid saying that England, l
France and Germany will have their
ships in the bay of Havana. to give a
moral support to the cause of Spain,
with which all these nations synipa- I
lhize. The Spaniards have distributed
to-day a. proclamation exciting the ,
Spanish element not to stand any more
aumiliation from the Americans. The
aroclamation ends saying death to the '
Yankees, death to autonomy, viva Es- I
oana, viva Weyler. .
The history of Spanish warfare in I
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Cuba. is a. long chapter of crueltles.
:owardly revenge and savage warfare;
out none of its pages shows so vividly ,
111 these phases of Spanish bloodthirsti-
uess as does the death of Aranguren.
Cubans Are Still Confident.
New York, Jan. 31.—Captain-General
Blanco’s assertion that the war in Cuba
will be ended by the latter part of Feb- l
r'uary is believed by many of the best-
!nformed pe us of the Cuban colony
in New Yor ‘ but not in the way be
outs it. “The war may be ended then.”
they say, “and if it is, it will be ended
by the independence of the island.”
, A private gispatch in cipher to a Cu-
ban in this city who has large prop—
erty interests in the island was received
last night from Key West, to which
point it had been smuggled on Saturday
night on the steamer from Havana. It
stated that General Blanco probably
would be back in Havana to-morrow or
Wednesday,. and that his supporters
fear that his failure to bribe Gomez,
or to accomplish anything at all, will
have a. distastrous effect, and may re-
sult in his being forcibly compelled to
return to Spain.
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Blinded with a Curling 1ron.
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 1.—Miss Ella
Detterling, a. young lady of Wilming-
ton, Del, who is visiting relatives in
this city, lost the sight of her right eye
last night by the use of a. curling iron.
Miss Detterling was ‘curllng her hair.
preparatory to going to a. social rec-ep-
tion, when she thrust the'iron into her
eye, roasting the optic, the iron being
red hot. She has been unconscious;
since the accident.
Boston Absconder Captured.
Boston, Feb. 1.—Abraham Tibbits,the
merchant charged with being an ab—
sconder, has been captured in the Can-
adian Northwest y the mounted po-
lice He had the $20,000 worth of miss- l
Eng United States bonds and diamonds l
and $5,900 in cash. .
, disgust.
.done everything consistent to
eosssvv'hsfiass Fh‘dfi’Ti-is nine.
As He Cannot Get a figment of rimmi-
mono, He Will Meet No One. '
New York. Feb. 1.——James J. COrbett
has retired from the ring. He has given
up all hope of getting a fight out of
Fitzsimmons, so quits prize-fighting in
In a. letter written at.Chicago
on Sunday afternoon, he says: I do:
‘ sire to announce my retirement from
the ring. In making this announce-
ment I do so in the belief that the ring
has nothing to offer me in the future,
Eand that Robert Fltzslmmons in re-
fusing my propositions for a figha is
not only going in the face of public
opinion, but also seeking to avoid "
a.
contest about which he ls doubtful as
i to the result. -
As the public well know, my offers to
him have been sincere, and the fact
that he has been pleased to call them
“bluffs,” but has lacked the courage to
“call” them, indicates too fully his;
position in the matter. Failing by
every possible means to secure his at-
tention for another contest—I have
ring
usages—I do not see wherein this con-
Itroversy should be prolonged. On the
other hand, I see a bright future in
the stage, and am advised by those
who should know that I have the tal-
ent and perseverance necessary to be-
come a great actor.
It is my desire to succeed in this pro-
fession, and in order to see what prog—
ress I can make I have purposely omit-
ted boxing from my new play. If the
public will give me its sympathy, I
hope some day to become the leading
actor in popular melodrama. Of the
ring I shall have nothing further to
say. My choice was to fight Fitzsim-
mons. That being denied, I retire to
: devote my whole time and attention to
histrionie art. Yours truly,
JAMES J. CORBE'I‘T.
The President Dinea With the Gages.
Washington, Feb. 1.—The Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage gave a
. dinner last night for the President and
Mrs. McKinley and the members of the
Cabinet. Their beautiful home in Mas—
sachusetts avenue was more attractive
than ever with the addition of the,,,,
palms and roses that were banked on
the mantels and arranged with taste
about the rooms.
The newly-appointed Attorney-Gen—
eral and Mrs. Griggs were not present.
as they did not arrive from New York
in time.
The guests were: The President and
Mrs. McKinley, the Vice—President and
Mrs. Hobart, the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Sherman, the former Attor-
ney-General and Mrs. McKenna, the
Postmaster-General and Mrs. Gary, the
Secretary of the Navy and Miss Long,
the Secretary of the Interior and Miss
Bliss, the Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson. Senator Hanna and Miss
Page. ‘
Gladstone Had a Bad Night.
Cannes, Jan. :31.th Gladstone
cept his bed the entire day yesterday.
He passed a restless night, and there
was a return of his neuralgia. His
physician called in the night and again
yesterday morning. When this dis-
aateh was sent last evening, Mr. Glad-
stone was reported as feeling much re-
ieved.
CLOTH GOWN (WITH WEDE COLLAR FROM HARPER’S BAZAR
Cloth Gown With Wide Collar.
A smart little indoor gown of a very
simple model, and one that might be
copied in the spring materials. is of
cloth. The skirtvmeasures three and
a half yards around the foot. It is
gored, but not exaggeratedly so, and
the fullness in the back is gatheredl
l‘he back of the waist is all in one,
piece stretched tight over a fitted lin- l
ing, and has a little basque, whichl
shows below the belt.‘ A cut paper?
pattern of the waist, skirt, and sleeves '
is issued by Harper’s Bazar, where the
gown appears. The belt is of black
5 .tin, laid in folds and-fastened in the
centre at the back with threelsmall
buttons. The fl'O'Jli of the waist is
bloused and has a turned-over wide
square collar that extends over the
sleeves, which are very small. The
collar is made of shaded pink velvet on
which are designs in guipure lace, and
there is a narrow edge of silver braid
all around. There is a square yoke, of
which only a little shows, made of shad-
ed green taffeta, and the high stock-
collar is also of tucked green taffeta.
At the back of the collar is a small
arrangement of velvet edged with lace.
Theskirt of this gown is trimmed with
three ban. 3 of black fancy braid.
Norwalk Chronicler