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LOCAL NEWS.
Hubert E. Bishop arrived in Naples
on Saturday.
Grace Bucknam is the proud posses—'
sor of a new bicycle.
Miss Edna Ainsworth of East Nor-
walk, is the possessor of a handsome
new wheel.
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood has re,-
turned home from a visit in Port AusA
tin, Mich. .
_Mrs. Ida J. Kirby of Danbury, was
the guest of relatives on Orchard street,
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Foley of Summit
street, South N orwalk, have been vis-
iting in New Haven.
Mrs. A. E. Dann and son of Osborn
avenue, East N onwalk, spent Sunday
in Tremont, ”N. .Y.
The Paulist Fathers of New York,
opened the mission at St. Joseph’s
church Sunday morning.
A certain New Canaan man is liable
to be arrested for having violated the
law in reference to catching trout.
William Lockwood of the Price 3;.
Lee (10., New Haven, and a former .
’GAZE'I‘TE typo, spent Sunday in towu.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fielding of
Jersey City, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Price of \Vest avenue.
Miss Esther Isabel Donnelly of
Harbor avenue has returned home from
a few days’ visit with friends in New
York.
A revisicn cf allthe state laws rela-
tive to oyster grounds has just been
completed by A. C. McMathew man,
clerk of the shell-fish commission.
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Sheffield
and daughter Florence, of New York,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Julia S. Mori-
son of 31 West avenue.
Michael O’Donnell who has been un-
der treatment in a New York hospital
for his eyesight, has returned to his
home in \Vinnipauk.
Miss Charlotte E. Raymond and
Mrs. F. A. Hoyt who have been visit-
iig in Atlantic City, N. J., have re.
turned home.
Charles E. Moore has resigned his
position at Lane’s restaurant, South
Norwalk, and has accepted a position
as butler in a wealthy New York
family.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Benedict
are spending a part of their honeymoon
the guests of Mr. Benedict‘s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Benedict of Osborn
avenue.
4 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Beattie
who died Saturday, was held Monday
afternoon from the home of her daugh-
, ter,‘ Mrs. Joseph Gardner of South
Main street.
Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. will
meet to-night and perfect arrange—
ments for the camp-fire to be held on
April 19th, in commemoration of the,
surrender of General Lee.
After his sermon at the Norwalk
Baptist church last Sunday morning,
Rev. F. E. Robbins read his resigna-
tion to take effect June 1. Mr. Rob-
bins has been pastor of the church for
7 years.
Manager Hoyt has booked the “Isle
of Champagne” for presentation at his
South Norwalk theatre on Monday, the
28th. In the cast are the well known
local favorites, Richard Golden and
Katherine Germaine. ’ '
The Misses Florence and Clara Mac-
' Donald of Bath, Me., who have been
enjoying the sights of Washington, D.
C., stopped over Sunday on route home
with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. MacDonald of
Crescent Terrace. '
South Norwalk people do not despair
in getting the requiSIte one hundred
names for the formation of aclub in
that city not unlike to the Norwalk
club, and will hold another meeting
this week in furtherance of such object.
About twenty of the nephews and
nieces of B. L. Fillow treated him. to a
birthday surprise party at his home on
\Vest Main street, Saturday afternoon
and evening, in honor of Mr. Fillow’s
seventy-fifth birthday anniversary. All
had a merry time and an abundance of
refreshments were served.
The large and sightly residence of
Gilbert Brower near Collendar’s Point
9 was burned to the ground at 4 o’clock
Monday morning, together with its
‘ contents. ’
The Eagle Hook & Ladder company
of Darien, did valuable service in sav-
ing the adjoining buildings.
The loss will be in excess of $10,000.
. , John Hadden, proprietor of the Ho-
tel Preston at the corner of Wall and
River streets, has made an assignment,
suggesting the name of Horace E. Dann
as the assignee.
This action would seem to‘ have been
w
' the result of Mr. Hadden’s venture in
the hotel and restaurant business, and
other unfortunate investments.
Treasurer John H. Ferris, of the Cu-
ban relief fund, is in receipt of the
following cash donations since the last
report Saturday, when $234 had been
raised; From the Lockwood Manufac-
turing company, $6; Andrew Thomp-
. son, $5; Lewis H. Nash, $5; B. L. Ste-
vens, Winnnipauk, $5; Nelson Dicker-
, man, $2; friend, $1. This brings the
1 total amount up to $258. Additional
contributions will be received this
week. '
his home in Glenbrook.
Rev. A. J. Smith and family. of East
Norwalk are visiting in Monroe.
Mrs. A. A. Avison is Seriously ill at
her home on'Main street.
Druggist H. R. Hale is removing
from Orchard street to Hartford.
Miss Ada Foote of Riverside avenue
has returned from a visit in Milford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Layton of Fair-
field avenue, spent Sunday in New
York.
Mrs. A. S. Kavanagh has been visit-
ing her mother, Mrs. Smith in Higga-
num. '
Charles Coleman has secured a sit-
uation in a gramophone factory in
Bridge port.
Mrs. F. Bailwitz of New York is
visiting her sons, the Bailwitz brothers
of Main street.
Mrs. Charles A. Burr is visiting at
the home of her daughter Mrs. Rose
in New York.
Miss Jennie Stevens, of Bethel, is
! Fred Waterbury if critically ill at
.w' n EK i. Y N O..i*R"W'AiL-*KE .
Miss Fannibelle Curtis who has been
spending two weeks at her home on
lKnight street ,will sail for Naples on
i the steamer, Fulda, Saturday. Miss
Curtis has fully established the Kinder-
; garten system in the Brooklyn schools
l and has been granted a leave of absence
until the opening of the'fall term. dur-
ing which time she will travel over the
European continent spending a major
part of her time in the German Father-
land. '
Their many friends will be glad to
know that Dr. and Mrs. R. C. M. Page
of New York, formerly of Westport,
have arranged to reside in that town
again proposing to open their house
corner cf Compo and State streets about
April lst. Mrs. Page is a native of
Norwich, Conn, and went to -Westport
as the wife of the late R. H. Winslow
residing in Compo house, now owned by
the Westport sanitarium. She was al-
ways noted for good works socially and
in the church, Trinity, one of the most
beautiful of its kind in the state having
been finished under her direction. Her
interest in the welfare of this church
has never in the slightest grown cold
visiting her sister Mrs. J. L. Brundage
on Main street.
Mr. J. Irving Dibble of Bayview ave-
nue, is spending a few days with friend 3
in New York city.
Councilman Morgan of South Nor-
walk, is suffering an attack of the
mumps.
lyn, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Willis S. Jones.
A solemn high mass of requiem will
be sung at St. Mary’s church next
Tuesday morning {for the late Mrs.
John T. Fahey.
Miss Lavinia Scovillc spent Sunday
in South Norwalk the guest of her
mother Mrs. Frances Scovillc of Elm-
wood avenue.
Alger Searies, for eight years a clerk
for O. B. Morgan of Stamford, has ac-
cepted a position with Bryant & Besse,
Of this city.
Sylvester Elzca, died Tuesday morn-
ing of pneumonia, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. R. J. Brown, Cove
street, East Norwalk.
The funeral of Robert Walsh, the
man who was found drowned, was at-
tended yesterday, the funeral being
under charge of the A. O. H.
,A. Dwight Keep has resumed his
studies in New York after an illness
which confined him to his home in
South Norwalk for about a week.
Mrs. M. D. Randall entertained
friends Monday evening, at her home
on Riverside avenue in honor of her
guest, Miss Florence Keeler of Wilton.
Douglas Fowler Pest, G. A. R. have
perfected arrangements for the camp-
fire to be held on April 19th, in com-
memoration of the surrender of Gen—
eral Lee.
The Norwalk Methodist society are
contemplating the erection of a new
Sunday school building to adjoin the
church at the rear and facing Mott
avenue.
More flies can be caught with mo-
lasses than with vinegar, but it is a
wise insect that early learns that a
death from an overdose of taffy is not
the pleasantest one after all.
The Women’s Relief Corps of Deng-
las Fowler Post, G. A. R. will give an
entertainment on Tuesday evening,
March 29th for the benefit of Mrs.
Sarah Betts, an old time nurse who lies
Mr. and Mrs. \Valter Price of Brook- ,
and returning there means, as all be-
lieve, a renewal of that interest.
Comptroller Mead of New Canaan,
has informed a Hartford Times report-
er that he will not be a candidate for
any office before the Republican State
convention this year.
“I have served in the Senate and I
have been Comptroller for four years,
and I think I have had enough. All I
want is to-retire with a good record,”
said Mr. Mead.
There has been some talk that you
will be nominated for Lieutenant—Gov-
ernor. Is there any truth in that?’,
asked the reporter.
“That is very improbable. If Mr.
Lounsbury is nominated, the conven-
tion wouldn’t think of nominating me
fpr Lieutenat-Governor,’7 replied
Comptroller Mead.
“On account of locality, is it?”
“Yes. Mr. Lounsbury and I come
from Fairfield County, and it wouldn’t
do to take both the Governor and Lieu-
tenant-Governor from the same coun-
ty,” replied the Comptroller.
An attempt was made Tuesday night
to burglarzie the store in the Ely build-1
ing, on North Main street, and occu-
pied by Henry Froeb as a barber-shop
and by‘ Fred Coleman as a news and
variety store.
The attempt to enter the same was
from the rear part of the store which
is occupied by Mr. Froeb.
At the rear there is quite a yard-
space which connects with the Solman’s
livery-stable. Between the yard and
the building there is an arcaway, pro-
tected by a railing.
The burglars found a rack belonging
to Marketman Hayes, which they util-
ized as a bridge from the railing to the
window sill.
They then broke in a pane of glass
which allowed of the turning of the
window-catch, and it was an easy mat-
ter for them to get into the store.
Unfortunately for the burglars the
breaking of the glass was heard by
David Lockwood who with his family
lives over the store. He was abed but
hastily dressed himself and advised
' the police.
In the meantime the burglars became
alarmed and made a hasty exit out of
the yard without carrying out their in-
tent of entering the store. ’
The police made a thorough investi-
gation, and then went to the home of
John Herring, an employee of Mr,
Froeb, who was aroused out of a peace-
ful slumber, and advised him of the
occurrence.
Herring went along with the police-
man as docile as if he were: going to
be hung, and reaching the store made
a search and became convinced that
nothing had been stolen.
The window was then made secure
after which Herring went btck home
and the police resumed their regular
beats.
it is thought to have been the work
of local talent who perhaps thought
that Ne‘wsman Coleman had carelessly
dangerously ill at her home in East
Norwalk.
The following are the newly elected
officers of the Inasmuch circle, K. D.:
President, Mrs. L. J. Reynolds; vice-
president, Miss Florence Fitch; treas-
urer, Mrs. Elbert Raymond and secre-
tary, Mrs. A. H. Hoyt.
Rev. Otto Swensen has resigned his
pastoral charge of the East Norwalk
Swedish Congregational church, resig-
nation to take effect April 1st. Mr.
Swensen’s health is poor and he pro-
poses returning to his native land for
recuperation on or about May lst.
Mrs. Milo H. Parsons of Brookside
has kindly donated to the Middle Five
MileRiver school library a set of Har-
left a few hundred dollars in his money
drawer.
it is not altogether :improbablc that
the guilty parties will be apprehended.
As has been before detailed in these
columns, Charles Stewart was recently
apprehended in Omaha, for having
uttered fraudulent checks on parties in
town.
His arrest was largely due to the in-
terest that Chief Vollmer took in the
matter. '
The capture of Stewart was wired to
'Vollmcr, who was advised that. the
fellow refused to come to this state
without requIsition papers being served
upon him.
E. H. Barringer in whOse employ
Stewart had been took an active inter-
est in the apprehension of the fellow.
He also learned of the arrest, ‘and
knowing that Stewart was wanted by
per’sBoys’ andGirls’Library of the issue g
of 1844. Thanks are also due ladies of ‘
South Norwalk who have donated
through Mrs. Parsons sets of Dicken’s ‘
andWaverley’s novels.
Frank Smith, of Henry street, East i
Norwalk, the speedy bicyclist, was 3
going down West avenue last Sunday '
night, when the tire of One of the I
wheels of his mOunt flew off and he
was thrown several feet, falling in such '
a manner that his left collar bone was
broken. Dr. F. B. Baker reduced the
fracture. It will be some time before
Mr. Smith will ride again.
The speakers who have been secured ,
for the Round Table Discussion upon '
“The Needs of Norwalk,f’ Monday
evening, March 28th., so far are Dr. T.
K. Noble, Mr. John H. Light, Mr.
Frank A. rel-bis, Hon. E. o. ’Keeler,
Dr. Gerald H. Beard, and Mr. Samuel
Richards Weed, Of Rowayton. Dr.
Augustus F. Beard has also promised
to say something if he is in town. The
guests of the evening are the g tle-
men of the Norwalk club. Each mem~
ber of the Central club is also allowed
to invite one gentleman guest. N o
the Ohio authorities, to make sure that
he would not be released upon habras
corpus before the South Norwalk au-
thorities could reach Omaha, informed
the warden at the Columbus prison of
the man’s arrest.
He asked the warden, in case the
Connecticut authorities should fail to
get requisition papers, to send for him.
The warden replied by wire that he
would. get requisition papers and send
for him immediately. Mr. Barringer
then wired to South N orwalk that the
Ohio authorities were after Stewart,
and it would be best to find out who
could claim him before they sent for
him. A teleg ram was received shortly
after this from Ohio that the claim of
the Connecticut authorities would be
contested. Later another telegram
was sent by Chief Vollmer that a ‘ war
rant had been sent and Stewart- was be-
ing held for the Connecticut author-
ities. "
Nevertheless, the Ohio authorities
went ahead and Stewart is now in the
clutches of the law in Ohio.
No blame can be attached .to Mr.
Vollmer for his failure to get the man
into this state, as for the past eight
days he had made every effect to get
the necessary requisition papers.
SteWai-t’s wife who materially aided
in his capture says that she will have
nothing more to do with him. She had
remainedwith him before on account
of their child and his promises to re-
form. The child died last summer and
now this tie being gone, she has re-
invitations for ladies, outside the mem-
bers of the club. .
nounced him.
OBITUARY.
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OSCAR I. JONES.
Oscar J. Jones died very suddenly at.
his home. on Arch street, this morning,
aged about (36 years.
Mr. Jones Was in his apparent good
health on Saturday and was at his place
ofbusiness as usual.
Yesterday, he complained of feeli n
poorly, but as he did not care for
physician, none was summoned.
, He, however, grew worse and ex
,pired at an early hour this mornincr.
The deceased was a son of Philo W.
Jones, at one time sheriff of Fairlield
county, and was born in Westport re-
ceiving his early education in the pub-
lic schools of that place.
After leaving school he was appren-
ticed to the tinsmith business, and at
the expration of such apprenticeship
went into the business with his brother
John S. Jones, the present proprietor
of the VVestporter.
This was over thirty years ago. In
1808 the firm was dissolved, John S.
Jones. retiring.
In 1804 his son Frank I. Jones be-
came identified with the firm of E. K.
Lockwood & Co. removing from New
tL‘anaan. In 1895 the deceased gave up
his business in Westport and took the
position of bookkeeper at the store in
which his son. was interested.
Late r‘Mr. Lockwood retired from the
firm and business was conducted under
the firm name of the .I'ones & Hotch-
kiss CO. from which firm the Junior
member Frank 1. Jones, owing to ill
health retired. ,
In October last the deceased leased
the store in the Quintard building and
opened the same under the name of the
Jones Plumbing company, which busi-
neSs he has since, with his son, con
ducted.
Mr. Jones was a man reputed to be
worth considerable property which he
had gained, through a close atten-
tion to his business. He was a. vestry-
man of Christ church, Westport, but
always refused political preferment as
to office.
Of a genial disposition, a man of rare
business capabilities, the town in his
demise, loses a good and greatly re-
spected citizen.
STEBBINS BAXTER.
Stcbbins Baxter an old and respected
citizen of Danbury died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Elmer B. Smith in
that place, Saturday night in the 89th
year of his ago. His death was due to
old age. His wife died in 1891, since
which time .he has steadily failed.
Mr. Baxter who was little known to
the present generation, was once very
prominent in Connecticut politics, and
was one of the best known democrats
in the state, and a man of c insiderable
property.
Mr. Baxter's trade was that of a
builder, and he carried on business in
both Danbury and Norwalk, living for
a short time in this place. In Bedding
he had a farm.
ANNA R. MORRIS ENGLISH.
Anna R. Morris English, widow of
ex-Governor James E. English, died in
New York Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
English was taken ill in Paris last June
and returned to this country in Sep-
tember. Her death was rather unex-
pected. Mrs. English belonged to the
Morris family which resided at Morris
Cove, New Haven, on the east shore.
Afterward the father was a prominent
merchant in Augusta, Ga. She was
Governor English’s second wife. Gov-
ernor English died in 1890, and soon
afterward the widow closed the Eng-
lish home in lower Chapel street, New
Haven, and removed to New York.
Subsequently she went abroad and had
resided in Paris nearly all the time.
CHARLES T. SNIFFEN.
Charles T.. Sniffen died at seven
o’clock Sunday evening in Mill Plain,
where he made his home with his sis-
ter. His death was caused by consump-
tion. - » ~ _
Mr. Sniffen was a son of Samuel C.
Snitfen, of Danbury, and had many
friends in Norwalk. For the last four
years he had been in poor health and
was confined most of the time at his
home in Mill Plain. ' He was a hatter
by trade having worked in Norwalk,
Danbury, New Jersey and New York.
Ten years ago Mr. Sniffen wasone of
the best known and most popular
young men in Norwalk.
, ELVIRA L. VAN RUBEN.
Mrs. Elvira L. Van Buren, widow of
the late Colonel John D. Van Buren
and mother of Robert Van Buren of
this place, died Sunday at the home of
her son John D. Van Buren in New-
burgh, N. Y., in the 82nd year of her
age.
Mrs. Van Buren was well known in
Norwalk having been a frequent visitor
of her son, at his home on West avenue.
JOHN R. FAHEY.
John R. Fahey, one of the best known
Irishmen in town, died at his home on
Harbor avenue, at 11 o’clock Monday
morning,after a short illness. Deceased
was born in County Tipperary,1re1and, .
but had been a resident of Norwalk for‘
many years. He was at one time a ma-
son’s helper but of late years had done
no work. He and his dog Grover Cleve-
land were a familiar sight on our
streets. One child, a daughter, sur-
eAzarrny
Fire In Danbury.
Danbury will have a new court house
which will be worth $30,000. The town
will furnish $10,000 of this amount in
laying the foundation and first story of
the building. The county will furnish
the remainder of the sum, $20,000. Ur.-
der the present mode of valuation,
Bridgeport will have to pay about half
of this amount. This was the decision
reached at the‘ meeting of the county
senators and representatives at the
county court house in Bridgeport yes-
terday. The meeting was called by
the county commissioners for the pur-
pose of laying the county tax and also
to consider the advisability of giving
Danbury a new court house.
There was a good majority of the
representatives and senators in atten-
dance. The laying of the tax was very
formal, a resolution being offered that K
a two-tenths of a mill tax be levied,
was passed without comment. It was
on the first fight for the court house
that interest centered. General Frost
favored the resolution giving Danbury
a new court house. He thought the
proposition sensible, reasonable and
businesslike. He thought the county
should have a respectable building in
Danbury. It should not be parsimoni-
ous in its desire to be economical. The
county could afford to pay it.
Only two members of the body voted
against the proposition. They were-
representatives George Somers and
Matthew H. Rogers of Bridgeport. .
Both gentlemen made long speeches in
which they claimed that that eitv
should not be called upon to pay one
half of the cost of furnishing Danbury
w1th a court house, especially when
Brldgepm't assessed the property at its
full value when the majority of the
towns in the county. paid on about one
half.
Mr. Rogers presented a resolution
tendering the sympathy of the body to
Dr. Charles E. Howell of Stamford, a
member of the last house. who met
With a serious accident in the south a
few; days ago. It was passed by a rising
v0 e.
_ Senator Keeler, chairman of the spec-
ial Good Roads committee, announced
that a meeting of the committee would
be..held at the county court house in
Bridgeport next Tuesday afternoon at
1:30. He invited all representatives to i
be present and express their views.
The committee is holding meetings in I
each county. It is to report to the
next General Assembly.
As soon as the meeting adjourned,
Sheriff Hawley had made arrange-
ments to have the members taken to
the jail where a dinner was served in
the Guard room.
FAST DAY.
Given-nor Cooke Issues the Annual Proc-
lamation for April 8.
Governor Cooke has issued the ans "
nual proclamation as follows:
State of Connecticut.
By His Excellency. 'Lorrin A. Cooke,
Governor. ‘
A PROCLA M ATION.
“Following a custom as old as the
state and in harmony with our lawsJ
hereby designate and appoint Friday,
the eighth day of April next as a day
of Fasting and Prayer.
“I recommend that the people of the
state abstain from their various pur-
suits and upon that day gather in their
places of public worship, and renderto
the Almighty God sincere and devou
homage by confession and prayer, and
especially that {they do earnestly be.-
scech him in the present crisis of our
country to avert war if it may be con-
sistent with humanity and national
honor. _
“Given under my hand and the seal
of the state, this-twenty-second day of
March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-
eight, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-second.
“LORRIN A. COOKE.”
By His Excellency’s command.
CHARLES PHELPS,
Secretary of the State.
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Yacht Racing Dates Fixed.
The Yacht Racing Association of
Long Island Sound held its annual
meeting in the Fifth Avenue ‘Hotel
Monday night, and adopted a schedule
of racing dates for the coming season.
Monday, June 27, is assigned for the
Stamford Y. C. annual regatta; Satur-
day, July 9, Riverside Y. C. annual
regatta; July 30, Indian Harbor Y. C.
annual regatta; September 3. lndian
5 Harbor fall race, and Monday, Sept. 5
(Labor Day) the Norwalk Y. C. annual
regatta. The Larchmont annual re—
gatta is assigned for July -l.
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Organdie Gown With Fichu Corsage.
vives him.
JOHN HALL.
John Hall, who in the 60‘s was one of
what was atIthat time known as at
Sandy Hook pilot died at the home of I
his son, William C. Hall, in Brooklyn
on Sunday, aged 82 years. Mr. Hall
some years since purchased a country
place in Ridgefield which he occupied
during the summer months for a few
years but of late years has resided in
Brooklyn. .
“ED” LOBDELL.
Edward Lobdell,former1y of Danbury
(lied at the home of a sister in Newburg
Saturday. Mr. Lobdell, was very well
known in Danbury about ten years ago.
He was an assistant to Baggage Mas-
ter Azor B. Hull, at the Main street
station at that time, and was also an
active and prominent member of the
Kohanza Hose company. He had many
friends and acquaintances in this city.
‘A_
Robert Walsh, who was found drown-
ed in Betts" pond last Friday afternoon
has a brother living in Danbury, who
identified him Saturday and the suppcv
sitioa that he was without relatives 18
A pretty and b" co 33in: dress, which
may be carried out in any of the light
transparent fabrics, has a picturesque
little corsage, the full front of which
is almost concealed by a graceful fichu,
frilled at the edge, and draped over the
shoulders a la Marie Antionette. The
frill. headed and bordered by lace in-
sert-ion, diminishes in width toward the
waist-line. where the material is slight
ly Shirred in the back and gncircled by
a black velvet ribbon belt. Bands of
velvet, strapping the bodice and caught
at the ends by little butterfly bows, at-
tach the fichu in a very effective way.
The sleeves, gathered into a band ofiu-
sertion, lit the arm the entire length,
wrinkling slightly. At the wrist is a
ruffle, bordered also with insertion.
The muslin, ornamented with inser-
tion and rows of velvet ribbon, forms a;
, most becoming collar. 5
The flounced skirt, which in various ;
forms
therefore groundless.
. ' 3
‘ the side,,the lace bands reaching from
and elfccts appearstin great num—a .
hers this season, is ornamented with a 3'3 inches wide: 16 yards of insertion;
touch of the popular lattice-work at. 3“ yards of ribbon velvet,
- oRoANoiE Gown, WITH FICHU consms, FROM HARPER’S BAZAR
v
the waist to the hem counteraCting the
tendemiy of the llouuce to diminish the
height of the wearer.
the top of the skirt is shit-red into a
small space. The width of the skirt at
the foot is four yards and three-quar-
tors. The gown may be mounted over
silk or over one of the colored lawns,
which are now so beautifully tinted
and very crisp and delicate. These
dainty wash fabrics can be made quite
separate from any drop skirt, thus Laf-
for-ding the means of using more than
one celor combination. as the bodice
may also be worn over a separate lin-
ing. The sleeves may be lined or not,
as preferred. The waist is fastened
under- the fichu. at the left side. The
proper cut of the costume can be ob—
tained from the cut paper patterns
furnished by Harper’s Bazar, where it
appears. ‘
Approximate quantity. of material
for medium size—10.} yards of .muslin
The fulness at ,
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