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OCAL‘NEWS.
Thomas Carney, of 'Bethel, spent
Sunday in South Norwalk.
Ex-warden Lee and wife are regis-
tered at the N orwalk hotel.
Frank Riley, of Danbury, is visiting
his grandparents in this city.
The Hauragauri society will visit the
wilds of Westport next Sunday.
Miss Lottie Morrell, of this city, is a
guest of Mrs. Frank Partrick, of Dan-
bury.
Miss Bertha Starr of Danbury, is a
guest of Miss Grace Seymour of \Vest
street. _
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lamb, of Dan-
bury, are spending a few days in South
Norwalk.
Miss Mamie Junker, 0 New York, is
a guest of Miss Daisy Ranch, of North
avenue.
Miss Mellie Jacobs of Brooklyn. is a.
guest of Mrs. ~William Osborn of East
avenue. _ ”
Miss Edna McCutcheon, of Brooklyn,
is visiting Mrs. Fred Norton at Hick-
ory L'u ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Irving Dibble are
entertaining Mrs. Elmer E. Stevens, of
New Yr: 2:. .
Edward Lockwood, - of the J. T.
Prowitt company's force is enjoying a
week’s vacation.
J. R. Raymond of Bayview avenue,
is entertaining Mr. and Mrs. 'George
Selleck of New York.
Rev. Smith A. Sands, of Rowayton,
will preach in the Eastavenue Metho-
dist church, next Sunday. ‘
Mrs. Philip Atwood, of Pine Bluff,
Ark, is a guest of her brother, Wil-
liam Petrie, North avenue.
Miss Lauretta and Harry Ainsworth,
of Cottage avenue, have returned from
a two weeks’ visit in Bellport.
Charles Holt, clerk for the J. T.
Prowitt company, has returned from a
week’s wheeling trip through Connecti-
cut.
Mrs. William S. Smith and daughter
Marian of Crescent Terrace, have re-
turned home from a visit in Bangor,
Me.
Miss Lavina Gates of Annapolis,
Md, has returned home after a visit
at the home of Mrs. H. J. Bracken of
Academy street.
Mrs. John Cahill, Miss Margaret
Burns and John Cahill, Jr., of Raritan,
N. J., are guests at the home of Edward
Cahill, Stuart avenue.
Miss Katherine D. Simmons, of Glen
Falls, N. Y., arrived in Norwalk Sat-
urday to spend a few weeks with her
sister, Mrs. W. A. Tolles.
Miss Bertha Bates of 9 Chestnut
street, held the lucky check which
,drew the $20 in gold at the Boston
Store, Saturday night.
' Miss Flora B. Wanamaker who has
been visiting Miss May D. Smith of
Haviland street, has returned to her
home in Orangeburg, S. C.
Miss Annie Hays, who has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C.
Kline, Grove street, has returned to
her home in Bradford, Pa,
Mrs. Jane McGowan and daughter
Minnie and Miss Belle Dovenus, of
Newark, N. J ., are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel McGowan, Clay street.
Columbia Circle, Companions of the
Forest, have presented gold badges to
Miss Katherine Brennan for several
years’ faithful service as treasurer and
secretary, respectively.
All peddlers who are without a
proper license on September lst,‘ best
have a care. Failing to provide them-
selves with such license the chances
are that they will be arrested.
Miss Lizzie I. Tolles, of Fairlield
avenue, who has been visiting with
Miss Katharine D. Swick and other
friends and relatives in New Jersey for
the past two weeks, has arrived home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M.Andrews’ classes
in the First Methodist Episcopal Sun-
day school will give a moonlight sail
(in the steamer Medea, Wednesday
night, August 31, for the benefit of the
church fund.
The steamer “Belle Horton” will
maize an excursion to New Haven next
Sunday. The boat will leave her
wharf at South Norwalk at 10 o’clock
and New Haven and O’clock. This will
be the last trip to New Haven, this
season.
Mrs. E. H. Fox, Miss Grace L. Pren-
tiss, Miss Emilie Jennings, Miss Mary
Kirby Jennings and Miss Rose Hender-
son, of Pdrt Chester, New York, left
Monday for Heron Island, Maine,where
they will occupy the Fox or Nutmeg
cottage for an indefinite period.
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The citizens of Yonkers. N. Y., on
Saturday presented Police Captain
James McLaughlin of that city with a
solid gold badge set‘ with diamonds, as
a token of esteem.
Captain McLaughlin is an old Nor-
walk boy.
The date of the grand convention of
the Connecticut Total Abstinence Un-
ion at Wallingford, has been changed
from September 6 to September 5. The
Change was necessary as the priests of
the Hartford diocese hold a conference
September 6, and it is desired to have
Bishop Tierney present at the conven-
tion, ashe is the national ‘president of
the T. A. U. . ,
Herbert Pollard has returned from a.
visit to spr-ingfield.
Miss Pauline Diver, of Bridgeport,
spent Sunday in Norwalk.
Mrs. Charles J. Ferris, who has been
quite ill, is much improved. ’
Mrs. Nellie Willcocks of Brooklyn,
is visiting friends in Rowayton.
- Miss Minnie Kyle of Taylor avenue,
is visiting friends in W'hite Plains.
N. Y.
Miss May Keating, of New York, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
city.
Miss Margaret Kelly, of New York,
is visiting Miss Mamie Barry, of Cedar
street.
Roy Shannon, of Waterbury, is being
entertained by Percy E. Ferris, of
V’V est street.
Miss Kittie Lynch has returned to
her home in Danbury after a visitwith
Norwalk friends.
Frank ‘Nilson and James Morrison,
of New York. are visiting Jerry
V’Vright, of Ann street.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ferris have
been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Wile
liam Hall of Waterbury.
The postponed picnic of Bucking-
ham W’. R. C. will be held at Roton
Point Friday, September 26th. '
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John’s Episcopal church," Saginaw,
Mich,, is visiting at her home on North
avenue.
Mrs. Mary F. Clark, of Taylor ave-
nue, will give her Sunday school class
a trolley ride on Monday evening, Au.
gust 29th.
The Misses Nellie and Annie Baxter,
of Harriet street, have been entertain-
ing their cousin, Miss Minnie Roberts,
of New York.
Miss Eunice Diver, of Bridgeport,
has been a guest for the past week, of
Misses Clara and Lillie Bartram of
Harriet street.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the South Nor-
walk Congregational church will have
a trolley ride over the Tramway line
on Wednesday, August 3lst.
Mrs. Julia Smith formerly of this
place, is visi ing at the home of her
niece, Mrs. W. E. Staples, in EastNor-
walk. Mrs. Smith will be remembered
by our older residents. Her parents
home is in ‘Nisconsin.
A conference and Sunday-school con-
vention of the Latter Day Saints will
be held at the Saint’s church in Broad
River, Sept. 3d, 4th and 5th. Bishop
E. L. Kelley and Apostle M. H. Bond
will, it is expected be present as well
as a large delegation of Saints from
Brooklyn.
The republican caucus of the Second
district, to choose delegates to the
various conventions, was held in Arion
hall Monday evening, John H.‘ Ferris
presiding and H. Edgar Ferris acting
as clerk.
The following slate was chosen with-
out opposition: State, John H. Light,
E. H. Mathewson; Congressional, John
H. Ferris, R. J. Cutblll; County, H.W.
Wells, J. W. Bogardus; Senatorial,
Joseph R. Taylor, E. E. Crowe; Pro-
bate, Charles N. Smith, E. Godfry.
The delegates were uninstructed but
are for Lounsbury for governor.
enn e K. Nash, organist of St.
An attempt was made to burglarize
the grocery store of Morris Epstein on
the Fort Point road at East N orwalk
at an early hour Sunday morning.
Mr. Epstein keeps a dog which the
burglars took the previous precaution
to kill. _
They then hoisted a ladder which
laid on the ground near by and plac~
ing it up against the building, reached
a convenient porch and attempted to
get in through a convenient window.
The noise they, made awakened a
member of the family, who gave the
alarm and the burglars fled before
gaining an entrance to the building.
The dog valuable to its owner was
found dead a short distance from its
kennel.
It is thought to have been the work
of some one thoroughly conversant
with the premises. ‘
Friend Sherwood, aged about 35, a
farmer residing at New Fail-field, re-
ported to the Danbury police Sunday
that he was held up and robbed of $32
while on his way home from that city
Saturday night.
Sherwood says that he was driving
along the lonely piece of road just out-
side the city limits shortly beforc mid-
night when two men sprang out. of the
bushes and held him up in true high-
wayman style. One was armed with a
revolver and the other carried a club.
After relieving him of his money the
men bade him drive on and then they
again took to the bushes. Sherwood
was able to give but a meagre descrip‘
tion of the men.
Saturday evening at the Consolidated
railroad station at South Norwalk
might have been seen an unpretentious
looking carriage in which was seated
two ladies, both of whom seemed with
an unusual expectancy to watch the
arrival of an express train from New
York.
The party expected was Admiral
Schley and as he alighted from the
train he was quickly recognized as the
naval hero, but he almost as quickly
boarded the carriage in waiting for
him and was taken to his summer home
at the Sarah Fitch place in Saugatuck,
where he spent the day with his
family. ' ‘
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Edward Delaney of Danbury, was in I
town' Sunday. ‘ ' 3
Miss Minerva Kyle is visiting friends l
in the White Mountains. '
Mrs. L. D. Keeler has gone to Brookv
lyu for a ten days’ visit wish relatives.
Miss Maggie McGowan of New York,
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Barry. .
Mr. and Mrs. Edelbert Osterbanks
have returned from a visit in Banks-l
ville. ‘
Eugene J, O’Connell. of Attorney 1
Taylor’s office, is taking a few days’ '
vacation.
Rev. J. McClure Bellows will arrive
home from Europe the first week in
September.
Howard Hoyt, of Danbury, who has
been spending two weeks in South Nor-
walk, has returned home.
Norman Sher-er and Miss Nettie
Clark, of Mamaroneck, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 0. Bailey.
Mrs. Julia Sullivan and Mrs. Daniel
Walsh and family are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. M..F. Powers, Main street.
Mrs. Minnie Nash and Miss Sadie
Bodwell have gone on a vacation trip
to the Thousand Islands.
A. M. Fowler, daughter and son, who
have been spending a few days at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Ireland, of
Elm Grove place, have returned" to
their home in New York city.
The organ for the First Methodist
Episcopal church will be shipped the
latter part of this week. During its
erection the Sunday sbhool room will
be occupied for that purpose. as some
parts of the instrument will have to be
constructed on the premises.
The explosion of a lamp at the
Beachside Inn in Greens Farms last
Sunday night caused a good deal of
excitement among the guests. Fortu-
nately the fire caused by the explosion
was discovered immediately, so the
damage was slight and the fire easily
put out. The lamp was in the oliice
and as the night watchman happened
to be near at the time the fire was put
out at once. It is very fortunate that
the watchman happened to be on hand
when the fire started for if it had
gained much headway it would have
been impossible to have extinguished
it. The hotel is all wood. When the
alarm of fire was given all the guests
ran out of doors clothed in their night
clothes. As soon as they were con-
vinced that the fire had been put out
they returned to their rooms. .
Admiral Schley is confined to his
summer home in Saugatuck by illness
and Dr. J. G. Gregory, his physician,
has advised that he be kept quiet and
noone except; Itendants allowed
to see him,‘or " ave "any conversation
with him. ' ‘
Dr. Gregory was called to attend the
Admiral yesterday, and while he found
that he had no fever be ascertained
that his patient was suffering from the
effects of the Santiago campaign. He
at once recommended that the house
be kept perfectly quiet and all visitors
denied admittance to the Admiral’s
rOOm.
Dr. Gregory told a GAZETTE reporter
this morning that the Admiral’s condi-
tion was not really serious and that
after a few days rest and quiet he
would be out again.
Said Dr. Gregory: “For seven
weeks he was floating on a steel clad
vessel in an atmosphere thertemperature
of which he says ranged from 100 to 105
degrees, without the food that men
require in hot weather, with the awful
strain of watching and waiting for the
Spanish squadron to come out of the
harbor of Santiago followed by the ex-
citement of the action of July 3 and of
the reception of the squadrOn in New
York Saturday. Now the excitement
has passed and his nerves are relaxed.
The reaction after that rare experience
has had the effect of completely un-
nerving him for a few days, but at the
end of that time he will return to his
normal condition, unless something.
unforeseen occurs.
A 14 year old girl, heiress for an
estate, is missing and executors in the
town of Fairlield seek information con-
cerning her. Attention to this fact
was called throughja personal adver—
tisement in a New York paper yester-
day. From the tone of the inquiry into
the girl’s whereabouts it is certain
that all trace of her has been lost, and
several rewards are offered for infor-
mation concerning her whereabouts,
or knowledge that will establish her
death. The advertisement- reads:
“On April 14., 1884, a female child
born in lawful wedlock, was taken for
adoption by a. childless couple, from
the house l-lti West Sixteenth street,
New York. Said female child. (if alive)
has now become heiress to a large and
valuable estate, and immediate knowl-
edge of her present wherebouts or that
of her parents by adoption is of vital
importance to her best interests, No
motive whatever exists for any change
of guardianship. All desired is to
establish the legal and natural rights
of said child if she be still living. If
dead, handsome reward will be paid
for legally attested proof thereof. A
similar reward will be promply paid
to the woman or nurse who personally
received said child on day and date
above mentioned ,if she will make her-
self known, or to any person who may
impart such information as will lead to
discovery of her present residence and
gun,
Ernest Wood, of Noroton, is visiting
friends in this city.
Mrs. S. C. Palmer is ill at her home
on Elmwood avenue. ‘
Mrs. James H. Flynn and family are
sojourning at Ridgefie‘ld.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Warren of erst Norwalk.
Miss Addie Lawrence, of School
street, spent Sunday in New Haven.
Mrs. George Bailwitz, of Frankli
avenue, who has been ill, is reported
4 better.
Miss Gertrude Onstead, of Union
Park, is visiting her grandmother in
Orange, N. J.
Mrs. George IV. Selleck and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Selleck, are sojourning
at Ocean Grove.
Miss Katherine Coffee, of Philadel-
phia, is a guest of Miss Annie Fin ne
North avenue.
Mrs.Norris Chalmers, of Centerport,
L. I. returned home today, after a vis-
it with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert V. Carr,
13 Cottage avenue.
The Phoenix Engine company and a
number of its friends enjoyed an out-
ing to Long Island Sunday, the ob-
jective Point being the Locust Grove
hotel.
They made an early start on the
steamer Medea and reached their des-
tination on time.
A feast had previously been ordered
which was in readiness at the proper
time and was heartily enjoyed by every
one of the guests. Indeed, many who
had enjoyed shore dinners before, pro-
nounced it the most complete feast of
the kind ever spread before them.
Several members of the company
spent their change for a ride on the
“merry-go-round” others with a tin-
type man, and yet others flirting with
the lassies.
After dinner a sail was taken about
the Long Island ports, and the party
started for home well pleased with
their day’s outing. Not an accident
happened from start to finish.
Among those who took part wers:
A Slawson, D. H. Weeks, John
Greenwood,Willet Secor,A.A.Chinery,
J r., George Northrop, Geo. W. Lock -
wood, Smith Northrop, Wm. Banker,
Geo. H. Allen, George Wardwell,
Harry Leobold, George S. Grumman,
Fred Castle, H. J. Grumman, Samuel
Foster, Arthur Wheater, FrankWood-
ward Lambert Schutskey,.lames Brun-
dage, James Gordon, Chas. A. Burr,
Chas. A. Littleton, Chas. Guiles,
Samuel Lynes, Frank H. Merrill, J.A.
Riggs, A. A. Martin, Edw. Burr,
Willis Cavanaugh, George-R. Nash,
Thos. Murray, Clarence Osborn,
Samuel L,,Weed, H. W. Gregory, G.
Bouton, Peter W. Mead, Chas.
Dilworth, Edw. Geopler, Thos. Banni-
gan.
A scheme that would doubtless lead
to a lynching were it tried in the West
is being worked by a pretty. young
woman and her companion through
western Connecticut and eastern New
York. The two are horse thieves and
during the past week they have stolen
no less than half a dozen horses from
farmers along their route.
The authorities are on their track
and it is expected the couple will soon
be caught.
The couple began their operations in
Roxbury, Conn., a week ago. They
called on a liveryman and hired a rig.
They said they were driving through
the country for pleasure. They drove
away and never came back.
The liveryman waited several days
for the return of his rig, but he waited
in vain., Then he started Policeman
Bradley after the pair. The police-
man traced the two down the road to
Danbury. On the way he found the
liveryman’s team.
The couple had traded the rig to a
farmer, receiving some cash in the
transaction.
The policeman drove into Danbury
and found the couple had been there
and had already gone.
And they had worked the same game
on a Danbury liveryman.
The couple had visited Danbury and
stopped at a stable near the opera
house. The man. was well dressed and
the woman, who was a blonde, young x
and pretty, wore expensive clothes and
diamond jewelry.
They selected one of the best rigs and
teams in the stable and drove away.
Vthn the toxbury constable told
the liveryman the couple were wanted
for horse stealing the police were noti-
fied and Chief Ginty sent two police-
men in pursuit of them.
The Danijmry policeman chased the
couple acress the New York state line
and at Brewster they were scarcely an
hour behind the pair.
At Tilly Foster, five miles from
Brewster, the woman called on a far-
mer. and pretending to be the wife of a
horse dealer, traded the stolen animal
for another. .
She received from the farmer 325 be-
sides his horse.
The. couple were then traced to Cold
Spring where the wagon was found.
The man had traded it for another ve
hicle and a cash bonus. '
Policeman Bradley took the horse
away from the Tilly Foster farmer, and
the wagon was surrendered by the
Cold Spring man.
Word has been received that the
woman has effected several more
trades with farmers not far. from Cold
Springs. .’
! A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
i John Shepard, of Winnipauk.
l “Joe” Canfield has returned from a
9 six weeks’ visit with relatives in Wil«
5 ton.
l Mr. and Mrs. Abram Fitch are en-
joying a tour to the Thousand Islands
and Canada.
Miss Mary Clark of Brooklyn, is a
guest of Miss Kittie O’Sullivan at the
Dorlon House.
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood who has
Mich, has returned home.
Andrew LaCroix and family, of
Bridgeport, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Silas W. Brown, Main street.
Seaman Gehebe, of the Massachu-
setts, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gehebe of France
street.
Mrs. Charles Smith, who has been
visiting at the Lockwood homestead in
East avenue,has returned to her home
in Stamford.
Miss Eleanor G. Smith of Bayvicw
avenue, and Miss Carrie Schuman of
Orchard street, are sojourning at
Asbury Park, N. J.
Miss M. E. Getty, of New York, has
returned home after a visit with Miss
Ella Everett, at the residence of James
Bates, West Norwalk.
Miss Mamie Murphy and Miss Anna
Murphy, of the Boston store accom-
panied by Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Day are
enjoying an outing at Saratogn.
Captain Mitchell of Co. D, C. N. G.
received a notification this morning, to
assemble his company fov a six days’
encampment at Niantic, commencing
Monday, September 12th.
Mrs. J. Milton Coburn, president of
the Young People’s Society of Chris-
tian Endeavor of the South Norwalk
Congregational church, has selected
the following committee to nominate
olii cers for the term beginning October
1st: Henry 0. Bailey, Miss May Q.
Smith, Lizzie I. Tolles, Florence Brad-
ley and Bessie Lyon.
The wedding of Mr. George Gordon
Raymond of New York, and Miss
Katherine Post Reed, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Reed took place at the
bride’s home on Quintard avenue Mon-
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. Levi
D. Temple officiating. The bride was
gowned in blue poplin with trimmings
of white. The ushers were William
H. Reed and Raymond Comstock of
Wilton.
Relatives and friends from Hartford,
Danhury and Staten Island besides
several Norwalk friends were present.
F. A. Lane catered and a delec-
table wedding repast was partaken of
by bheguestls- .. , -. _<-.'e—sv«,1~s-v-v'u~.w-.f'1.
‘Mr. and Mrs. Raymond will reside
in South Norwalk upon their return
been visiting her mother, in Bad Axe, ,
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Asbury Park.
Miss Belle Cameron, of,'Cove street,
has returned froma visit in Jersey
City. N.- J.‘
A. H. Keith, of Pittsburg, isa guest.
of Miss Charlotte E. Raymond, or
Knight street.
J. P. ’I‘readwell, Harry Merrill, Sev-
mour Curtis and George L. \Voodward
enjoyed a sail on the Edith Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. James Golden, Mrs. W. S.Cro~~
fut and Mrs. J. C. Crowe and Miss
Agnes Golden. are spending aweek at
Misses Daisy Scudder, Isabelle and
Charlotte Bosch, of South ,Norwalks
have gone to Niagara Falls, Au Sat--
ble Chasm and other places of interest
for a few days vacation.
After making his last trip over the
line last night, Motorman William H.
. Johnson left the Tramway company’s
car barn on Woodward avenue Sou; '
N orwalk, and in company with several
other employees took the trolley-car
on the Street Railway which leaves
the South Norwalk depot at 1:15 a. m.
and came to this city.
Upon arriving at the Street Railway
cap barn, Johnson alighted from the
car and started CT‘WXI E355 avenue for
his home on the old VVestp’fll‘i-Wflflds' 0?‘
what is known as Strawberry 3T3»
When he reached the old Roberts
school building, he started to make a
short cut through Selleck’s lane, as is
his usual custom in going homefi‘at
night.
He had reached the bars at the end
of the lane leading up to Col. F. St.
John Lockwood’s residence, when
three men sprang upon him from out
of the darkness.
A blow from some instrument struck
him on the left side of the face, felling
him to the ground and knocking him
completely out.
When he recovered consciousness he
found that the cape of his mackintosh
had been torn from the coat, his collar
unfastened and his coat and vest un-
buttoned and something over $15 in
from a wedding tour.
money abstracted from his pockets.
Johnson immediately returned and
notified Officers Kenny and Bartram,
who secured lanterns and made a
search of the premises but failed to
find any trace of the highwaymen.
Owing to the darkness in the lane
and the sudden attack, Johnson was
unable to recognize his assailants other
than that they were white men.
As Johnson is in the habit of taking.r
this short out every night it is suspect-
ed that the robbery was committed by
some one well acquainted with his cus~
tom.
After giving the police all the infor-
mation possible", “Johnson‘was‘taken
home in a carriage.
Johnson’s face to-day bears evidence
of having received a hard blow.
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FEOURED=MTJSLEN
Figured Muslin Gown.
Plain colored muslins may be newer
and smarter than the figured, but
never have there been more figured
muslins worn, and the variety of color-
ing and design is endless. A charming
dainty gown, from Harper’s Bazar,
that is suitable for afternoon wear, is of
pale yellow muslin with a. flower of
deep orange. The skirt is made so that
it fits to perfection over the hips, and
is full at the back. Over the hips and
around the back breadths are lines of
’white lace entredeaux, and around the
foot of the skirt is a. most effective
flounce'made of strips of lace‘and"‘mus-
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lin; the skirt part is finished in points
outlined with lace.
The waist is tight-fitting, with a vest
of fine-tucked muslin of plain yellow——
the tucks apparently fastened with flat
pearl buttons—lines of white lace in?
sertion are put on at either side of the
vest, and there are lace ruffles over
the puff at the top of the. sleeve. This
puff is of the plain muslin. while the
lower part of the sleeve is of the fig-
ured design.
Worn with this costume is a hat
with brim turned up at the left side,
and trimmed with feathers and flowers.
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