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Local News.
George Gilbert of the East Rocks
road is very sick of the grlp.
E. L. Bennett preached in the
Rowayton Baptist church Sunday.
F. E. Birch, of Bridgeport,
Sunday at his home in East Norwalk.
Miss Alice Wood, of East V011“ alk
has rccov e1 ed f1 om her recent illness.
spent
Miss J. A. Anderson, of St. Paul,
Mind, is visiting her nephew. Charles
J. Ferris.
Mrs. D. E. Culver, of NewYorkcitv.
isvisiting Mrs. V'. H. Smith, of Mor-
gan avenue.
Edgar Robinson has returned from
New Haven, where he had been 1e1'y
ill with grip.
The Forty Hours’ Devotion at St.
M111 y sChurch will commence the third
Sunday in February.
M15. Ba1num, who has been ill of
Erysipelas at her home on Main st1eet,
is greatly improved.
Mrs. G. Henry Howard, ofs \Vood-
ward avenue, has been entertaining
her brother from Stonington.
The Song Cycle "In a Persian Gar-
den‘.’ will be repeated at the ,Congre- .
gational church some time in February.
Miss Paulyne Diver, of Bridgeport,
was the guest of Miss Vivian Seder-
strom, of Bayview avenue, over Sunday.
J. Lester Woodbridge, ofBoston, has
been visiting K. W. Mansfield, superin-
tendent of the Nor-walk Tramway Com—
pany.
Mrs. Edith chw ick, of Cuba, Alle—
ghany County, N. Y., is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Chailes E. Seymour, of West
street.
Mrs. Charles Dennis entertained the
Pine Ledge Whist club Monday at her
home on High street. Mis. Clarence
Osborn won the prize.
Everett W. Tolles, of Scranton, N.
Y., w as a guest Sunday at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall H.
Tolles, of East avenue.
Miss Alice Selleck, of Merwin street,
was the owner of the share that won
"the handsome slumber robe at the
Woman’s Exchange on Saturday. ~
Mrs. Mary Ann Sturtevant died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. F.
Gardner, on North avenue, Monday,
aged 91 years, 10 months and 24 days.
Two very aged residents of Ridgefield
who died recently were David Dyke-
man, aged eighty-five years, and Betty
E. Canfield, aged ninety-nine years.
Judge James T. Lentzy, who died .
suddenly at the Hotel Netherlands in
New York Friday night, had two
daughters at Miss Baird’s Institute on
West avenue.
Mrs. John Crawford of Cranbury, has
received notice of the death of her
brother Frank Smith at Sands’ Point,
Long Island. The deceased was drown-
ed while hunting for ducks.
Mrs. Maria Thorn, widow of Thomas
Thorn, died at her home' in Ridgefield
at the age of eighty years. Mrs. Thorn
was one of the oldest members of the
Advent church of Danbury.
Charles L. Batchelor, a conductor
0n the New York, New Haven & Hart
lord Railroad, died at his home. in
Willimantic on Saturday as the result
of an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Clara Betts will give a dinner
party to a number of friends at her
home on the Green, Monday evening.
The guests of honor will be Miss Vera
M. Wood and Robert S. Van Buren.
At the meeting of the Central Union
K. D., held in the chapel of the First
Congregational church Saturday, it
was voted to give one hundred dollars
for a bed in the woman’s Wand of the
new hospital.
Smith Mills, of Rowayton,_died at his
home Monday afternoon, in the 84th
year of his age. He leaves a widow
and nine children, Charles F., Clar-
ence, Oscar and Stanley Mills, Mrs.
Charles G Bell, of Palado, California,
Mrs. Haviland Rowland, Mrs. J. R.
Scofield, Mrs. John H. Sherer and Mrs
H. S. Kidd.
Ben Harris, a coal dealer, whose
yards are located on W ater street,
South Norwalk, and who has gained
considerable popularity as a “cutter
down” in the price of coal, has disposed
of his business to John H Bodwell,
book-keeper, at W. B. Hubbell’s hat-
manufactory. The sale was consum-
mated on Saturday '
In the First Congregational church,
Sunday morning, Dr. Noble preached
on “ Our Church and its Work,” hold-
ing up the standard of Christian living
in the light of Soul’s question, “Lord,
what wilt Thou have me to do?” In»
the evening his topic was “ A Look at
the Ledger of Life.” The music was
much enjoyed, especially the soprano
and contralto duet in “He Shall Come
Down Like Rain. ”
According to the Monthly Bulletin
of the Connecticut State Board of
Health for the month of December
there were 1227 deaths in the state . of
which number eighteen occurred in
Norwalk, fromthe following causes:
consumption, 3; pneumonia, 3; bron-
chitis, 2; nervous diseases, 1; heart
diseases, 3, accidental, 1; all other dis-
eases, 5. The death rate was 9. 8,- with
but two exceptions,-Stonington 65,
3,130 Vernon 7.,5—the lowest of any
town in the state.
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"President McKinley to Send Com-
Mrs. Frank Anderson of Main street,
who has been ill of pneumonia, is im-
proved.
The banns of marriage were publish
Sunday.
Wallace Sherwood has resigned his
position with the New York Grocery
company.
Mrs. Betsey Canfield' died at be
home in Lewisboro Saturday, aged
100 years.
Russell Hoyt, the recently pardoned
counterfeiter,d1ed 1n the Danbury hos-
pital on Friday last. 1
Mrs. J. Albert Richardson, ofSouth
Norwalk. has returned from an extend-
ed visit in Brooklyn.
Anew yacht club to be known as
the Corinthian Yacht club has been
organized in Stamford.
Miss Georgiana Burdick, of New
Haven. is the guest of her uncle. L. A.
Burdick, of East Norwalk.
After recovering from the effects of
a broken ankle expostmaster W. H.
Malone is again able to be opt.
Ex-Bergess James H. O’Reilly. of
Elizabethpnrt, N. J ., formerly, of Nor—
walk, is visiting relatives in towu.
Rev. Gerald H. Beard will preach
the annual sermon to the firemen of
South and East Norwalks, Sunday
evening, Jan. 22..
Mrs. A. S. Jennings is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. W. F. Hoyt, of
Ridgefield. Mr. Hoyt is seriously ill.
Miss Hattie Melbourne has gone to
New York, where she has taken a
position as bookkeeper with the New
England Trading Stamp Co.
Herbert Squires, of Stafford Springs,
who has been the guest of his cousin,
J. F. Walsh, has returned home.
Cryus Crabbe of this city, has receiv-
ed an honorable discharge from the
United States service. He was a ser-
geant in the Third Conn. Vol. Infantry.
Rev. DeWitt Van Doren preached at
the service in the Cranbury chapel,
Sunday.
Mrs. Edwin Hoyt, of Franklin ave-
nue, is recovering from an attack of
pneumonia.
Miss Ellen Clancy, of New York city
is visiting Mrs. Daniel Keogh, of East
Washington street.
The nominating committee of the
Central club held 2a meeting at the
club house Tuesday afternoon.
Frank Gamer, of New York city, who
has been visiting Jesse Brundage, of
East avenue, has returned home.
Representatives Light and Osborn
have been assigned seats Nos. 95 and
248 respectively, in the house at Hart-
ford.
George Bradley, of South Norwalk.
who has been the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L. Shepherd in South-
port, has returned home.
Hanford A. Avery, the Main street
shoemaker, who is in Thorpe county
Wisconsin. for his health, reports that
he is steadily improving.
The aged Mrs. Lewis Benedict, of
Lewis street, is very ill at her home.
Her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Bowe, of
New York, is helping care for her.
Mrs. Hill and Miss Hill, wife and
daughter of Congressman Hill will be
“at home” at the Cochram in Wash-
ington, Tuesday Jan. 24 and Feb. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Seymour are
expected home from New York state
the last of this month, and will again
open their home on East avenue.
Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of the
diocese of Connecticut preached an elo-
quent sermon and confirmed a class of
eleven at Grace church, Sunday night.
The Bakers’ & Confectioners’ Union
will hold its first annual ball in Arion
hall, Saturday evening, Jan. 28. The
program includes a. cake walk, a. prize
waltz and door prizes.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Raymond
entertained the East Side Whist club
at their -home on Betts place, Friday
night. As usual 3 fine time was had.
The club will meet again next F1 iday.
The 'J. W. Craw Laundry Machine
company has filed notice of incorpora-
tion at the town clerk’s office. The
capital“ 15 87 000 and the stockholders
are Howard H.- Smith, Helen M. Crew,
W. O. Merrill and John W Crew.
It 18 reported from the War Depart-
ment: that no decision has been reached
as to the sending of the Third Regiment
of Connectlcut Volunteers from South
"Carolina" to” Cuba, and also that the
regiment stands third in the list of
volunteer regiments that are to be
mustered outcgservice. ., . , 1
' .A-‘n'autopsy on the remains of Mrs.
William Gaffney, who died Monday
morning at the home .of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moran, in Glen-
brook, after an illness ofseveral weeks,
. showed that death was due to periton-
itis, but Dr. Noxon would not say that
it had resulted from foul play.
There was a large congregation at
the South Norwalk Methodist church
Sunday evening. The service was an-
tiphonary in character and was very
interesting as well as an innovation.
NeXt Sunday evening, the pastor, Rev.
of seven sermons on Denominations.
The subject of the first will be "The
Catholic Church, Through Methodist
, Spectacles.” , .
ed for two couples, at St. Mary’s church
last remaining formidable
A. S. Kavanagh, will commenceaseries
mission to the Philippines-
DEWEY TO BE AT ITS HEAD
Gen. Otis, Prof. Schnrmun, Col. Denby and
Gen. Whittier Also "Asked to Serve—-
Prof. Shurman Called to “’ashington by
the President.
, “Washington, D. C. Jan. 16. «Presi-
dent McKinley has decided to send a
commission to the Philippines to make
a thorough study of the situation and
advise him as to what the policy of the
United States should be regarding
those islands. He has asked these gen-
tlemen to serve on the commisgion:
leer Admiral Dewey, commander—
in—chief of the Asiatic squadron.
Major General B. S. Otis, military
governor of the Philippines.
Professor J. G. Schurman, president
‘of Cornell University.
Colonel Cha1.es Denby, former min-
istei to China, and now a member of
the war in"? esti gation commission.
Brigadier General Charles B. \Vhit-
tier of New .York, recently on duty at
Manila.
Admiral Dewey will be president of
the commission.
It is now only a question as to whet-
her or not the gentlemen named will
consent to serve, and as to the date
when the commission will start "for the
Philippines.
The fact that Professor Schurman
has been summoned to Washington to
confer with the president indicates that
Mr. McKinley contemplates appoint-
ing the commission immediately, al-
though there is a probability that he
may wait for the ratification of the
peace treaty.
The president desires not only Pro—
fessor Schurman’ 5 views regardiub 101 the
future att1tude of this country toward
the Philippines, but advice as to the
phases of the question that ought to be
considered by a commission. Should
he consent to serve, there will be lit-
tle difficulty in making up the rest of
the personnel of the commission, as all
of the other men named are thoroughly
familiar and interested in the subject.
and will doubtless be glad to accept the
serwee.
The entire administration takes it
for granted that the present Senate will
ratify the pending treaty of peace.
When this is done Congress will natu—
rally look to the president to outline
a policy of some kind for the future
control of the Philippines ,-:
Thus far the president has refused
to commit himself officially any fur—
ther than to urge the ratification of the
treaty, which will give the United
States complete sovereignty over the
islands, and to favor military control
until the situation can be studied.
President McKinley is not averse to
the Filipinos having independence if
it can be proved that they are capable
of maintaining it. '
He is not averse to accepting all re-
sponsibility of maintaining sovereignty
and control of the Philippines perma-
nently. But he wants to be sure of his
ground before taking any definite
stand.
It is believed that the determination
to appoint a. commission will have a
good effect on the situation in the Sen-
ate.
Those senators who have been dis-
posed to oppose the treaty on the
ground that the president. had been
given no advice as to the future con-
trol and disposition of the islands will
see that he has determined to obtain
all the facts through the medium of
a non-partisan commission composed
of competent men before making any
recommendations.
Dervishcu Defeat Egyptians.
London, Jan. 16.--The Morning Lea-
der publishes the following dispatch
from Cairo:
“Rumors are in circulation here that
on December 28 the Dervishes, under
Emir Fedil, on the Blue Nile, defeated
the Egyptian forces, the Tenth Sou—
danese battalion being entlirely de-
stroyed. It is reported that reinforce-
ments are being hurried up to the
scene and that another battle is im-
minent. ”
According to a dispatch from Caiio
on January -5 Colonel Lewis, with a
Soudanese regiment, and a detachment
of. irregular troops, attacked Fedil, the
Dervish
chief, while he was crossing the Blue
Nile, on December 26, at the cataract
south of Roselro, storming the island
on which Fedil took up his position,
and capturing fifteen hundred Der-
vishes. Fedil, however, escaped with
three hundred followers.
‘ ,- Spanish Islands for Sale.
Madrid, Jan. 16.--The‘government, on
the reassembling" of the: Cortes, will
immediately. ask says La Reforms,
authority to sell the Ma'flan'ne, (Led
ropes.) Caroline, and the Pelew or
Paleu islands, since Spain is powerless
to maintain a sufficient force to de-
fend them.
The government arrived at this de-
cision" in consequence of advices from
General Rios that ' an army of- four
thousand men, a man of war and two
gunboats would be necessary for the
purpose.
The Albany Launched.
NeWcaetle, Eng, Jan. 16. --The Unit-
ed States cruiser Albany was success-
fully launched here Saturday after-
noon in the presence of the United
States naval attache, Lieutenant Coi-
well and many Americans.
The Albany is a sister ship of the
New Orleans and was formerly the
Brazilian cru. ser Admiral Abrouell
She was purchased about the middle
of March last by a representative of
the United States government at the
same time the New Orleans was pur.
chased.
111111. last named also was originaliy
intended for the Brazilian government
and was first ell-latched Amazon“
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Illinois.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 17.—-Portions of
the mounts for thethirteen-inch guns
of the first class battleships Kearsarge
and Kentucky have arrived at Newport
News. They will be put on at once.
The ships, were to have been turned
over to the government on the second
of 1this month, but unforeseen delays
occurred and now the builders say that
they will be completed on July 1.
The machinery of both vessels is :“3
per cent. completed, and the hulls 85
per cent.
All the larger armanent of the ships
will be placed before the vessels are
turned over to the government. This
is necessary in the case of the thirteen-
inch turret guns. The turrets for the
eight-inch guns are built on top of the
turrets in which the thirteen-inch de-
stroyers are placed, and before this
can be done the larger guns have to
be put in position and the turrets built
over them.
The Illinois is about 75 per cent. com-
pleted.
Canned Beef Killed a Cat.
Newport, Jan. 17.-—The “embalmed‘I
beef controversy in the army recalls
the sickness of half the members of a
battery of the Fourth Artillery, which
returned early last fall to Fort Adams
from Santiago, viaMontauk Point.
A £9111 weeks after their arrival at
Fort Adams, the battery mess was
served with canned roast beef at one
of its noonday meals, and before four
o’clock of the same day about fifty
members were either under treatment
at the post hospital or had been sup-
plied with an antidote.
After the patients had suffered from
various maladies, supposedly the ef-
fects of canned beef, a number were
discharged from treatment during the
same evening, while others were car-
ried a longer time on the sick list. A
test of the canned beef was made at
the post hospital by confining a cat
over night with a good sized portion
of the same beef which had made so
many of the battery men ill.
The next morning the cat was found
dead, and quite a portion of the beef
had been eaten by the animal. At the
time of this incident it was currently
reported that the artillerymen’s ill-
ness was due to overloading their sto-
machs while in their weakened condi-
tion after the Santiago campaign.
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Miners ‘Vant Higher Wages.
Pitttsburg, Pa., Jan. 17.--This week
will witness a battle royal between the
coal operators and the United Mine
Workers over the inter-state agree—
meat.
It is understood that the operators
will energetically 0p11 use an advance in
the price of mini..g and will fight to
the end any agreement looking toward
an increase in the present rate of 111.21-
ges.
The business, they admit, has been
better during the last ninety days than
for a long time, but they are hampered
by a lack of cars for transportation.
Some of the miners‘ delegates say
that they will insist upon an advance
in wages and, the eight hour day.
Somt hint that if the demands are
not complied with a strike of greater
magnitude than the country has seen
for years will be inaugurated next
month.
romcll’s Acting President.
Ithaca, N. Y., 3.1121. 17.--It was an-
nounced last nigl‘t that the board of
trustees of Corne‘l University will an.
point T. F. Crane, present dean of the
faculty of arts and sciences, to per—
form the duties of President J. G.
Schurman during the latter‘s absence
in the Philippine islands.
Professor.Crane is one of the oldest
professors at Cornell, and was a mem-
ber of the original faculty. At pres-
ent he holds the position of professor
of the romance languages. He Is thor-
oughly familiar with the workings of
the president’s Mike and well fitted to
perform its duties.
President Schurman’s leave of ab-
sence will extend to January 1, 1900.
Vodrhees to be Sworn.
New York, Jan. 7.-—Foster M. Voor-
hecs of Elizabeth, will become the gov-
ernor of New Jersey to-day. His in—
auguration will take place in the Tay—
lor Opera House, Trenton.
Over thirty-five hundred invitations
have been sent to prominent men, and
among those expected are Vice Presi-
dent Garret A. Hobart and Attorney
General Griggs who are both Jersey-
men.
’inited States Senator VViiliam J.
Sewell will be present and so will John
Kean, Jr., of Elizabeth, who is to be
the other Republican senator from New
Jersey.
'French "steamer Ashore.
Havana. Jan. 117. --The French steam-_
or Versailles, Captain Villeaumeras,
belonging to the Campagnie Generals
Transatlantique, from St. Nazaire on
December 21 for Vera Cruz, has run
ashore between Bahia Honda and Ca-
banas, in the northern part of the
province of Pinar dei Bio.
The coast there is rocky and the po-
sition offlthe steamer is considered to
be dangerous.
is ashore is
Tugs
The spot where she
about ninety miles from here.
have been sent to her assistance.
'llie Dreyfus Scandal
Paris. .Jan. 17.4-M. Loe'w, .president‘
of the criminal branch of the court of
cessation, in anlnterview published in
the Journal, estimates that three weeks
will elapsebefore the court of-Tcassa~
tion will hold a public hearing in the
Dreyfus case.
The judge declares that the state»
ment that the court is in possession of
~~documents furnished by Major Count
Esterhazy is inexact.
Closing the Camp at Mont-uh.
Mon-tank, L. 1., Jan. 17.--The' arml‘
camp here is at last becoming a thin:
of the past. Five ear loads of cam'i
equ-ipp‘ages were shipped yesterday.
The shipment included fourteen army,
mules and wagons.
.2Sixteen bodies of dead soldiers were
forwarded to Cypress Hill ecmeter)’
and to relatives yesterday. ‘ 1
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Gen. Songully‘ in" 3 Hum
Havana, Jan. 16.--General Julio Sen-
{:2 11111:; :1no'm_1.:1nied by four aids has
nailed for Tampa, F.a., v.11ence he pui-
posesto proceed to Washington to
protest against the attitude assumed
toward him by Major General Ludlow,
military governor of Havana.
General Sanguilly called upon Major
General Brooke, governor general cf
Cuba, and for the first time gave his
version of the Albisu theatre affair.
He 'showed General Brooke General
‘, the same source.
Ludlow’s letter ordering him (Sanguil-
1y) to stay out of the city and not to
wear his uniform.
Sanguiliy, who had not seen General
Ludlow, got a note of introduction to
him from General Brooke and sent it
to General Ludlow by a. Cuban all,
together with an inquiry as to when
it would be convenient for General
Ludlow to see him. "
To this General Ludlow replied that
he (ould not see Sanguilly, and thc Cu-
ban, before. lea 1ing here for Tampa,
wrote to the governor general a full
statement of the case. General San-
gttiiiy considers that the Cuban army
has been insulted in his person.
Payne t 1 he House Leader.
\Vashington. D. 0., Jan. 16.—-The
death of Chairman Dingley of the ways
and mean-s committee makes a New
York 111:1:1 Serene Payne, the ltade:
of the Re: ublicans on the floor of 111'..-
I—lousc of Repiesentat'ives 1113 1:1.
chairman of the great ways and means
committee of- Congress.-
it will be remembered that Mr. Payne
11:18 the iaziking membe1 of the (cm—
mlttrc “nor the piesent Congless was
organized and that Mr. Dingley’ 5 se-
lection by i‘:%flli01'1"i(?0d was some-
what l‘E’FL‘Ilth by the friends of the
New York 111.1111. Mr. Payne, however,
made no protest against the selection
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1el.€1._o.:s \1 ith the speaker.
M11. Payne's elevation to the chair—
manship of the wavs .—11'1d means c0111—
m-ittee will recouuiare his retirement
from the (-1111 1"111211511231 of the commit-
tee or. 1110111121111, 1.1:11'inc and fisheries.
which he 11111.11 holds. -
Mauv Starving in Havana.
No.1. 1.11 3:111. 16-—Captain Gicble
Geneial Lutiimv‘s adjutant, found 30
families i1. one 1123111111111, most of them
absoiutciy 1\'-."'.hout food, the risiidi'en
naked and 1112111; (25' them sick.
The patrols report hundreds of cases
of degztittzzion. all of which wil.’ be re—
lieved by the systematic distrilufiion
of rations 113' the authorities.
The rations 31—; Issued consist of Light
ounces of bacon. twelve ounces: r.-." tour
and 11.11.11], with 1-1'11Tee and sugar. It
is possible, 11(111cve1,that a 1.. 1111;; of
rice, beans and v getubics maa l1-- sub.
stituted.
Hotel Guest- Ouarantineée _
Rochester, Jan. 17. --Great excitement
has been caused in this city by the
publication of an order by Health 0111--
cer Dr.‘ Goler placing the Imperial Ho-
1tel and its forty guests under quaran-
tine, and announcing thatno one can
enter or leave ‘the house for two
weeks.
Two cases of small pox were found
in the hotel, while a number of addi-
tional cases were traced, it is said, to
The first intimation of the cases was
a. telephone message "received by Dr.
'Goler from Dr. Binghnm of Charlotte.
It was to the effect that two cases of
small pox had been discovered in the
town of Greece, and that the patients
had come from the Imperial Hotel in
this city.
As soon as Dr. Goler received this
news he. went to the hotel and made
an examination of the inmates. He
found 1110 Women, a waiter and a. sis-
ter of the proprietor having unmistak-
able signs of small pox.
Both women were affected by the
disease in a mild form and had almost
'_ recovered.
When the regular army officers were
3 here recruiting for the service a num-
1
l
3,3 friendliest :- Johanresburg are censored,
bei of retruits were sent to the Im—
perial to 110.111 11 1til they could be for-
warded to the va1ious posts assigned
them. .
Among these recruits was
Lewis, who was later sent to
Niagara, where he is
from small pox.
He was ill over a week before the
nature of the disease was discover-
ed.
Robert
Fort
The Johannesburg Riot.
Cape Town, Jan. 17.-—Telegrams from
but so far
i as can be ascertained no one was in-
' jured seriously in the disturbance be--
tween the Burghers and Afrikanders
and the British residents at 'the public
meeting to ventilate the grievances of:
the U.1tla11de1‘s.
Efforts are being made to trace the
instiga-tors of the affray. .
Two Englishmen were arrested, but
were discharged.
Health 1'1‘111111111 :1. Mum-11m.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 16.——Dr. Maurice
I-I. Richardson of this city. who is as-
sistant professor of c. inical surgery "in
the Harvard M: dical School, removed
the entire sir-111111 h from a woman on
iii-.131 31 tax: and the patient is now in
good health. eating well and thriving
with a rew "11:81?!” of life.
There have 11: en only two successful
opei'uticzi.s 1;." this kind in the world
before- this operation.
BROWN CLOTH TUNIC COSTUME FROM _HARPH{'S BAZAR
Brown Cloth Tunic Costume. ,
The tunic, poplum and cedingote are
to be the favorite otter-dresses of the '
coming season, for over-dresses have
arrived, although their ‘very graduai
approach has excited no attention.
The fav01ite spring gowns will be of
fine clinging cloths, and will show
1 great variety and development of the
tunic, which at present is the popular
novelty with the Parisian designers.
The one which accompanies this num-
ber as a pattern garment is an early ex—
ample of the skill and art of these busy
mm. The cloth skirt. a plain circular.
extends only half the length of the
skirt, being covered by the circular
tunic. The latter and the bodice are
joined by a narrow waist band. The
cloth bodice is then in two pieces—41.110
hack and two front parts, which me
adjusted over a tilted lining. The long
sleeves are close-fitting until they
reach the wrist, where they end in a
funnel-shaped out. They are capped
at the shoulders by double shoulder
land chemisette are of contrasting silk,
capes and stitched bands. The collar
{.1
and the belt and fastenings of wood-
brown velvet.‘
The faStenings represent a fantastic
development of the moment, in the.
Louis XVI bows. They are always
made of satin or velvet, and are formed
' of two very small ruflies, perhaps an
inch deep,’cut circular, like the radios
worn at the wrist. These ruffles are
closzly gathered, and the 111110 form the
completebow. Sometimes these are
divided, one being on the underside
am: the other on the lappimr side. The
two meet tand are interfolded like the
pet-.115 of a poppy. The 'only other
trimming used in this new 11 odel con—
sis1s of flat stitched bands of cloth,
shaded in shallow scollops and stitched
on a stiffened foundation before being
applied to the gown. The proper cut
of this costume can be obtained only
by the use of HARPER s BAZAR cut
paper patterns.
Nine yards of cloth, 54 inches wide,
[will be required for their akihg of this '
garment, also i yerJ of v. 1lvet, and a '
similar quantity of contrasting silk for
collar and chemibett'e.
' now suffering."
Norwalk Chronicler