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Local News.
Stamford Italians have organized a
Republican club.
,Frank Comstock is again ill at his,
home in' Wilton. ,
Stamford has adopted the “one night
stand ” for tramps.
,Baggagemaster Cashon has recover-
ed from a week’s illness.
Charles Fable of VVestport,
valescent of a serious illness.
A Christmas dinner will be Served
at the Town Farm on the 25th.
The Dr. Nancy Guilford case has
been postponed until December 31.
Mrs. J. B. Morris of Lyn-cs place has
returned from a visit in New York.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Michael O’Brien of Washington
is con-
street.
The new residence of Horace li.
Dann on France street, is ready for
occupancy.
A daughter has been born to M1"
and Mrs. George H. Lockwood, of
South N orwalk.
Rev. A. F. Beard will go to Porto
Rico as a delegate'from the American
Missionary society.
Mr. and Mrs.
Jersey City, are the guests of \N.
Lewis of Lewis street.
All west bound freight trains have
carloads of evergreens and Christmas
greens for the metropolis.
[,‘Charles H. Peck, the proprietor of
22t2he Stamford 5 and 10 cent store, has
moved to South Norwalk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lathrop, of
Bridgeport, celebrated their golden
wedding on Saturday last.
The younger pupils of Prof. Newell
will give a matinee dance and masquer-
ade party at Lockwood’s Hall, January
61h.
Jacob Schaub, of
spent Sunday in town
Charles and Emil
News.
Theie seems to be quite an nepidemic
of grip in town .1, and the complaint has
in no small measuie diminished the
uroiadance at school.
The cantata, “The Holv Child” will
be given Christmas night in the South
Norwalk Congregational chui ch. Miss
Bertha Clary will sinO'.
Judge George W. Wheeler of the su-
perior court, has ordered all receivers
of estates appointed during his term to
make a report to the court.
John C. Webster, vice president of
the Aetna Life Insurance Company of
Hartford, has resigned the office, to
take effect February 1, 1899.
There is an epidemic of the grip in
Faii'field and Southport. Over 100 cases
are reported by the local physicians.
None of the cases have proved fatal.
Mrs. H. D. Perry, who formerly re-
sided in East Net-walk, and whose pres-
ent home isin Massachusetts, will make
a visit to Nor'walk over the holidays.
Mrs. Herbert V. Carr of East Nor-
walk, has recovered from the ei'x‘eets of
a recent fall in which she sprained her
ankle, and is able to 1:0 around again.
An effort is being made to secure
Frank Mallory of
K.
South Norwalk,
as the guest of
Goos.—-Danbury
the discharge of Ira Lockwccd, of Co.
L, Third Connecticut U. S. V. Ira is
at his home in this city on a furlough,
and is in p001 health
The endless chain letter scheme has
been proposed for the benefit of the
hospital by some zealous people of this
place. It does not meet with the 1111 or
anticipated, and the links will probab-
ly be broken.
Kabaosa and Colfax Encaniptncnts,
of Norwalk and South Nor—
walk, will pay VV'ascusse E1. :11111p111ent
hf Stamford a fraternal visit .111'111111 y
1220. The Royall .l’ul plo degree will be
conferred and a coll:1 tion served the
Norwalkers. /
Cards are out announcing the com-
ing wedding of Miss Laura Agnes.
daughter of Mr. and Ri:'-:.-’.,I-.':~'1;';Je “‘".
W cod, 01(lcnbrook, tot’horre A. Aus—
Thc “ll"
tiz1,( of $_-‘,t;11nf(j11'd. ctr-1.:1'1r111y
begugrfori'ned at the First Evicthodist.
church, by the Rev. 1“. .Ci'owder,
Tuesday, January 10 . at hip" noon.
The contract for the new Ratchford
building at '1'1‘111111pztuk has been award-
ed and work on the some will be com-
ar, once. The contract calls
for a building that will be a splendid
addition to that section of the town. It
will be two stories with a basement,
and with all the modern improvements.
’Sbcretary Bliss is a New Ym'koi so
that territorial considerations could
not set up as an obstacle to Mr. Porter’s
selection. He is familiar with the
duties of the office and has shown him-
self to he possessed of the executive
ability to handle its affairs. Connecti-
cut—even the machine men—would
appreciate a place in the cabinet.—
Norwich Post.
Secretary of the Interior ,Bliss is
about to resign and some of the friends
of John Addison Porter believe he is
as well qualified for the position as any
man who could be selected. Mr. Por-
ter' is greatly admired by the Presi-
cut and it is agreed that Major Mc-
Kinley would be aiding his cabinet in
doing this graceful act for his private
secretary. Connecticut, too, it is
urged, would appreciate the compli-
meat.
The Central club will give an “Ini-
tial” part31 on the 27th.
Iceman Betts reports that he has
housed 2,000 tons of ice.
There are 185 prisoners at the county
' jail, including twenty-three women.
Martin Spahr and Raymond Leimcr
have gone to Staten Island on a short
trip.
Miss Florence Weed of Stuart
nue. is visiting friends in. Cross River,
N. Y.
D1. Charles 11' ving For 11s is quite ill
with quinsy sore throat at his home
in New York. '
The Stamford Iron Molders will hold
their annual ball on the evening of
December" .10
The Szilvat-ion Army will
Christmas dinner to the poor children
of Bridgeport.
ave-
give 21
Thomas Goodwin has secured a situ-
ation in the making department of the
Volk Hat company.
The exper t’s s'trepoi shows a defalca-
tion in the accounts of the state prison at
VVetherslield, of $10,000.
It is understood that H. Krciger will
re—open his millincry business in the
Ely building, South Norwalk.
Albert Mills has a badly lacerated
digit, the result of a skatorial accident
on the 'Winnipauk Mill pond, on Sun-
day._
Mr. and Mrs R. H. Golden of VV-‘est
avenue, were guests over Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor in New
York.
A new piazza is being placed on and
also other improvements being made
to the residence of W. F. Bishop. on
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Belden avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Ferris, of
Riverside avenue, have returned from
Branchville where they went to attend
the funeral of Mrs. C. B. Morchouse.
There has been a raise of 25 cents on
a ton of coal by the large combine that
controls the anthrm ite o 1tput. It is
not thought that it will edect the local
dca 'llOlS.
The ladies of the East Avenue Meth-
odist Episcopal Society nte ted $168
from their recent fair. Ne 1rly one
hundred of this was cleared from the
merchants’ booth.
The Sunday school of Trinity church
will hold its Christmas festival, Vv'cd-
nesday evening, December 28. There
will be an entertainment, followed. by
the distribution of books, cake, candy
and oranges.
Steam heat has been placed in the
Gregory’s Point hotel, and Landlord
O' Sullivan has an added warmth of
welcome and a winter menu of delecta-
bles in the eatable line for parties in
large numbers.
The sportsmen of Darien are taking
steps for the detection of unscrupulous
hunters who have no regard for the law
and are using ferrets to hnnt rabbit-s.
They will ask to have game wardens ap-
pointed in that town
Rev. J. B. Lemon, of VVillimantie,
occupied the pulpit of the South Nor-
walk Baptist church Sunday. He
preached two interesting sermons to a
well filled church. George F. W'aters
led the young pe ples meeting.
Mrs. W. A. Curtis and Mrs. Dexter
home of Mrs. Curtis
on 'West avenue, Monday afternoon.
Four prizes were awarded as folloszv
Mrs. H. VVhitmorcGregory, first. prize;
VVhist club at the
the 51.111313 ct- tof his sci' 11. 11:1 "The Unit)’
.lchn :‘uldison linker has resigned ." .
pi'c:-,i1l_:11t11nd director (11" the l'lveniug
Post association of 121111.'tl2oi'd and
H Jackson, publishcroi'theNcwllaven
ngister, lit‘ 5 been elected a director
in his place. C. H. ”Cobb of New
Haven has been elected president.
is understood that this 111e11ns that Mr.
Porter and the Porter family have
sold out their interest to 2111..lacl son,
or those whom he represents.
Rene Royal, a blue ribbon bulldog.
died while 011 the way from 1‘. ".1; York
to the Danbury air, and William Mat-
thews, the owner of the dog, brought
suit against the United States l-lxpress
company to recover $800 damages, the
amount at which be valued the dog.
Jucge Ulcott, before whom the case
was tried, decided that the United
States Express company was not
responsible for tne death of the dog
and dismissed the case.
The use of telephones in the Consol-
idated road offices and system has be-
come so important an adjunct to their
business of late, that it has been deter-
mined to start a new department at
the Boston end, that will control the
whole telephone business. The new of-
fice of telephone superintendent will be
created, and an officer and staff en-
gaged to handle all the reports and au-
dit all the accounts with the different
telephone companies.
Hitchcock entertained the Pine Ledge , nary ”9.)
Mrs. Christian Swartz. second: 311's.
Ira Colo, third; and Mrs. Louise Day
fourth.
At the ljllrst l3: 1,) .1 st church, Sunday,
the llev. T. Dchi tt ‘1’ 13011.11 011—‘
dated. 111 the 111;) 113:1;1' he took for
of 111111111111)"2211'1’1‘11'-‘ll the» Perfect
Man. " 212111110 (.- 31111111 l1:prmu'l1cdon j
“The film's ‘1‘.1)1'1';.." “ll;(tl‘1 services?
were well attended. and the sermons
1";1.'1'-:'- inspiring.
John:
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Ilecture before the Friday
Mrs. E. H. Hotchkiss, of Arch street,
contemplates a trip to Cuba.
Revival services are being held at
the South Norwalk Baptistchurch.
Rev. F. A. Scofield has returned to
the Methodist. hospital in Brooklyn for
treatment.
Humboldt Lodge, S. of H. will hold
their Christmas festival in Arion hall
Mondav evening. Dec. 26.
Rev. Arthur Boynton, of Middletown
ofiiciated at the services in the Nor-
walk- Methodist church Sunday.
While skating at Waterside, Miss
Jennie Billingham, of Stamford, fell<
and broke her wrist in two places.
The installation of the newly elected
oliieers of Catholic Union.Council K. of
C., will take place on the evening of
Dec. 28. 2 -
On Friday, December 30, the Help-
ing Hand circle, K. 1)., of the Metho-
dist church will give an entertainment
in the lecture room.
A new market will be opened at 34-
11111111 street at an early date with Will
Burr as manager. The firm will be
Poyvez & Co.
Abel Prindle, a prominent citizen of
Newtown, died on Friday. He was over
80» years of age and had held many
local offices.
New Canaan offers a reward of $1.000
for the arrest and conviction of the
firebug who has been burning the
barns in that town
The County Commissioners have
awarded the contract for building the
new court house at Danbury to Tracey
Bros, of Waterbury.
Local merchants are, as a rule, great-
ly pleased with the holiday trade.
Every afternoon the stores are crowded
and they again fill up in the evening.
Miss Sarah Gorman who has been
spending a few weeks in Green Farms,
the guest of her sister, Mr. Ebenezer
Baker, has returned home.
The newly elected ofiicers of the A.
P. C. club are: President, Benjamin
h/losher; vice president, Harold Ray—
inoad; treasurer, Spencer Adams.
Miss Vinnie Thicldke, a young lady
pupil of the Danbury High School, had
a narrow escape from being overcome
by coal gas one morning last week.
Prof. Phelps of Yale will deliver a
Afternoon
club, at the residence of Mrs. John H,
Ferris, on the evening of December 30.
The annual business meeting of the
Norwalk Baptist church will be held
Tuesday evening, Dec.2'1". A special
meeting, for the” election of two doa-
cons, will be held Thursday evening,
Dec. 29. ' ‘
The North End Gun club, of Stam-
ford, will hold a Christmas shoot at
their range on Monday, December 26.
The shoot will continue all day, and
turkeys and chickens will be given as
prizes.
There are days when more is drawn
from than deposited in the banks, by
small depositors. The money soon re-
turns to the banks, however, through
the large depositors, the merchants.
And so it goes.
The wedding of David F. Hunt, of
South Norwalk, and Miss Edalena H.
Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Cole. of Elmcrest, will take place Jan-
1800. Mr. Hunt is a postal
clerk in the railway mail service.
A l'Ii'I'lOl‘I; comes from Long Ridge
that the grip is now prevalent in that
'the p 11' lors of the chu1ch on
Westenn-.cgg§;~ 1,6. 10.2.0 can'tgzwdozea
section, :1 ad. that many of the residents
are now suffering from its
The
Society
church at Sound Bea
attacks.
of the
cp'z' tional
be, held in
'1‘l'1'111's'day
2281b annual meeting
of the First Cong.-
Ch, will
c1 enin- ,, .l' inuary :1, 1800.
The 21‘..ibr:'11'y club will meet. at the
(‘eutrzii club on '.l.‘ucsd:1,1's for the. next
t11'011't:<.-‘1{.-.:. There will be a Hunting
of the executive committee next '.l
day 1111111; dia‘. lv after the, ';_;'1_:11..-1':11
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Stone of the friends of Company 112,
of Stamford, arcc()ntempl'.1tinf__1'11'1'1king
boys
1 car's.
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at Camp Malice, about her:
They will endeavor to get as large
party as possible, and to secure reduc.
rates.
The draw in0 for the dollhouse 11 hich
:has been placed. at G-lendeni'ug s lor
‘ ten days past, will take
evening, that the lucky possessor may
place Friday
have the opportunity to take the bean-
tiful toy away on Saturdax in 1'e'-"line:-s
or the Car istmas present of some fol -
unate child .
The Fe ast of theN ativit1, 01' Christ-
mas, will be celebrated at St. Mary’s
church, Sunday, with masses at 5:30, 8
and 10:30 a. 1n., and vespcr service at
7:30 p. n1. An elaborate musical ser-
vice will be rendered. A collection for
the benefit of the theological students
will be. taken up.
The following are the latest quota-
tions on farm produce, furnished direct
from New York: Whlte onions, $5.25 to
$5.75 a. barrel; small $3.50 to $4.25 extra
small, $6. 50 to $8.50; red onions, $1.75 to
$2.25; small, 90 cents to $1.25; yellow
onions, $1.75 to $2; small,280 cents to $1;
potatoes, $1.50 to $2; apples Baldwins,
$2.75 to $3.25; russets, $2 to $2.50; hay,
$8 to $12 a ton; eggs, 28 cents a. down;
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The "u. o. G. c. will 110111 a special
meeting on Saturday.
Frank P. Rooney of Company L,
Third 01V ., is home on a vacation.
The annual meeting of the Alpha.
Wheel club will be held January 5th.
It is estimated that four hundred Yale
students and fifty professors have the
grip. _
The Bachelors' club will hold a dance
in Red Men’s hall on Monday evening,
Dec. 26. .
Edward Boles slipped on an icy side-
walk in Danbury, Monday night, and
broke his left leg.
Palestine Castle, No 2, A. 1’). K. of
M. C. , will elect officers on Thursday
evening, Dec. 29th.
Andrew Hutchin’son, of W'innipauk,
celebrated his birthday anniversary
Sunday, by entertaining a few friends.
Frank C. Randlc was the guest of
Henry 13. Green, of Bridgeport, over
Sunday.
Mrs. V‘Vayte A. Raymond, of New
York ciiy, is the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. \TVilliam Warren, West
street.
Mrs. Frederick C. Smith, of Phil-
adelphia, will bea Christmas guest of
her mother, Mrs. Julia Quinta-rd,
Franklin avenue.
The children's Christmas festival
at the County Home will be held the
latter part of next week. There are 95
of them and all are looking forward to
that joyous day.
Rt Rev. Chauncey Brewster, D. D.,
bishop coadjutor of Connecticut, will
administer the rite of confirmation, at
Grace church, Sunday, Jan. 15, 1899.
The first meeting of those desiring to
The contract for the construction of
water works for the village of Ridge-
lield has been given to the Sanitary
Construction company, of Hartford. The
water charter is controlled by a pri—
vate corporation. Artesian wells are to
be bo‘rcd a short distance from the vil-
lage. The village is to be thoroughly
equipped with fire hydrants, something
long needed there for public protection.
The system is to be completed early in
the summer and will do mun 11 towards
increasing Ridgellcld’spopularity as a
summer 1es01't. Electric liolits may fol-
low and then an r'lcct"1c railroad.
The Union Veteran’s Union met
Monday Light at the oliice of James
L’l-lommcdicu in VYasliing'ton street,
and elected officers for the ensuing
year. Following is a list of the elec-
tive officers and those elected last even-
ing.
Colonel—James L. Russell.
Lieutenant-colonelm—Charles 11.. Jim-
merson.
Major—Frank Seymour.
Chaplain—John B. Wheeler.
Ollice'of the DaynCharlcs F. Hal-
lock
Officer of the Guard——-Georg‘e D.
Keeler.
~Quartermastcr—Norman Hatchman.
The appointive officers a1 e adjutant,
sergeant, major", quartermastcr ser—
geant, drum major, color bearer, senti-
nel and picket.
These appointments will soon be
made, and the installation will take
place on the evening of January 9
Labor Convent ion Defeats Socialism.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 19.—Socialism
was defeated by a vote of 1,923 to 492
in the Federation of Labor convention
Saturday afternoon at the end of
nearly two days of debate. Among the
delegates are about a dozen different
kinds of Socialists. There are Social-
ists of the European and American
schools, Christian Socialists, social
Democrats and plain Socialists, who
want everything on earth divided and
a chance for everybody to make a new
start.
Five Sooialistic resolutions were 1,11—
troducod.
Oregon and Iowa. at Valparaiso.
anrnraiso Chili, Dec.19—The I11
ted States battleships Oregon and
Iowa. '-.'.l'1ir'h sailed from New York on
Octobrr 12 for the Pacific, touched at
1311.112" Rio Jonciro and Montevideo,
sailing. from the last named port on
Deer-1'11 :1‘ _, arrive ad here Saturday.
.- .-,'.;’s,1“1'l:~.1 1' Doc. 29.
, Doc. 19—57119 trial of Frank
Knaak, the. Amer'cnn engineer,
was arrest 11 a sh 011: time ago 1111021 :1
ch urge- ot‘ lose majeste, in sneaking d" '
respeclifull:.' of the cmpci 01 111 a 111:}: .L::
restaurant, is set for December 1'3
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BITS OF NEWS.
England has thus far ex Jericnced an
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unpreccidurztly' mild winter.
Berlin linivcrsitv has 6.151 students,
of which number 147 are Americans.
Over err 111'. 7nd: 'ed students of ". assar
' t.1.'e1ing with the grippe.
.- sontatives ".15 said. to
be ti'yin: >1 512': 1e :1 3213's. loairin
'l1'1is count: '
‘ “the Poet of €110 Sl—
in New XML as a
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C‘l‘l‘flfr‘. 2 v;‘1-."c‘tl
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Klrnn‘l'ire lecturer next month.
'f’m- "tir-zids of the late A. Oakey
I—aT ll 1 1‘ N'ew York city have just pre:
ss'ttcrf'. the widow with a, nurse of $3.-
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12.3.
The Nixon shipyards at Elizabeth—
port. N. .1., have completed and laun-
ched twenty-four vessels duning the
present rear.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road -has decided to employ only men
afte: January 1. ‘ This will throw
many hundreds of women out of em-
ployment.
H. P. Halsey, the “Old Sleuth" of
the famous dime novel detective sto-
ries, has inst died in Brooklyn. He is
said to have written over hundred
stories. earning nearly 0,000, and
that George Munro, the publisher, paid
him a salary or twenty thousand dol-
M9. 9. year 1101-. his work.
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Washin¢t6n, I). ., Dec. 19. —A tele~~
gram received all: the navy department ,
from Captain A. S. Barker of the bat-
tleship Oregon reported the arrival of
that vessel and. the battleship Iowa at
Valparaiso Chili Saturday.
The vessels were last heard from at
Montevideo, and the run from that
place to Valparaiso by way of the
Straits of Magellan, is considered a re»
markably good record.
From Valparaiso the battleships will
go to Callao, Peru, to await order..
They will be directed to steam from
Callao to Honolulu and thence to Ma-
nila.
The flagship New York has arrived
at Key W. est from Havana. She ‘."il 3
Gen. mirlt—FS Return.
New York, Dec. 19.—Ge11era.l Wesley
Merritt and his bride were passengers:
on the Lucania, which arrived here
from London Saturday.
Since leaving this city the general
has been alO“!‘.d the world. He has
the honor (1' being the first militar}
governor of Manila.
In the gener'al’s party were Mrs.
Merritt’s mother, Mrs. Norman W11—
liams; her brother, Norman Williams,
Jr., and the general’s aide, Captain L.
H. Strother. 2
As the steamer entered the s‘ '.1 the
2 waiting crowd caughts e'ht ofC ener-
al Merritt. who, with Mrs. Meiritt.
was standing on the bridge, and cheer--
Ed. '1 , 2
Gene-1:11 Merritt was rather' guarded
retuin to Havana when she has coa’
ed.
To Sites 01 Ha. an: 1' s 1115:] ie.
Havana, Dec. 19.—Dr. Archinard of
the American commission has report—
ed that there were. 315 insane patients
in the Havana asylum.01‘ these 170
are sick and the remainder are starv-
i115: and had no clothing.
In one year 720 patier. s tad died of
hunger. Dr. Archinard reported 21-5.0
that the condition of the Havana 06111--
etery was vile beyond description.
Twenty—two bodies were buried in a
single trench.
The American commission ordered
fifty thousand pounds of food to be
supplied to the insane asylum and re-
quested the representatives of the Rcd
Cross Society to meet the commission--
ers to—day.
Deaths of Soldiers at 11111111111.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.~—Major
General Otis has telegraphed to the
w ar department from Manila that since
his last sanitary report on December
10 there have been tWO deaths among
the United States troops in the Phil-
ippines.
George 0. Larson, corporal. Battery
A, Utah Artillery, died of typhoid fev—
er, and James Healy, private, Com~
pany I, Eighteenth United States In-
fantry, died of cerebral hémorrhage,
the result of an accidental fall.
Major General Henry telegraphed
from San Juan that no deaths occurred
among the United States troops in Por-
to Rico Saturday,
Baltimm'e Roads Consolidate.
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 19.—It is offici-
ally announced that an agreement has
been reached by which all the street
railways in and about Baltimore will
be consolidated, and hereafter the va—
rious lines will be controlled by one
management.
The sum involved is in the neighbor-
hood of S28.1’ll‘;0.000, and it was conclu-
ded through the agency of Alexander
Brown & Co
in his express ions. as he said he was
going to V1 '1'g'ton to make his re-
port to the 1121191139.” t. and consequently
did not wish to talk freely until in-
fo1mr1tion had was communicated
to 1111'. 3.1 'cKinley.
2hr;
, e“er Paid t‘ a “still.
London, Dec. 19.-—lt is announced
that L. 7. Leiter of Chicago, the faths
'er-in-law of Lord Curzon of Kedles~
‘ ten, the new Viceroy of India. paid for
lhe Indian outfit of Lord and Lady
Curzon, who started for India under
the happiest auspices, and after
splendid send off from their friends.
Lady 0111'? 0:1 enters upon her duties
as vicereine with a trousseau of un—
precedented magnificence, while Mr.
Letter presented to Lord Curzon three
official Durban (conference) cloaks o"!
the finest velvet and gold. in pale blue,
ruby and white, each with the star of
India in gold and diamonds.
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Clevetand, Ohio, Dec. 19.—-John VVan-
amaker has made a proposition to
lease the new Rose building,r at the cor-
ner of Erie and Prospect streets. The
building is not completed a11d_1vill he
the largest in the city. It is twelve -
stories high and has a frontage of
240 feet on Erie street and 130 feet on
Prospect street.
Mr. Rose said yesterday that the ne-
gotiations had not been concluded, but
would be, he expected, Within a few
days. It is said to be Mr. Wanamakcr’s
intention to occult-y the entire building
as a department store.
No VVni' Exhibits :1' Paris?
London, Dec. 19.—A Paris dispatch
to the Central News says that owing
to a. recent decision of the govei ument
there will be no French at m' d navy
exhibit alt the P111121 exposition in
1900.
intimated that she will
not make any such exhibit and it is
feared that the other nations Wlfl fol-
low her example, 111th 'the result that
1the army and navy department of the
exhibition will be eliminates.
Russia has
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Sloth Gow n For Home and $1106..
\The costume here. 10.111 o:s.'n11v....l is for
general wear, and combines elegance
of appearance with slnplicity of 111ak~
ing. It comprises a simple gored skirt
and fancy 11'aist,,11nll is made of red
Venetian cloth in combination with red
and white striped cloth of the same
variety and black velvet with red
ground. The skirt fits closely about
the hips, but flares wide at the hem,the
flare beginning about sixteen inches
from the bottom of the skirt. Only thin
crinoline should be used as an interlin-
ing, else the ripple effect of the fulness
will be lost. The skirt, as shown, is
entirely free from trimming, but read-
ily lends itself to any of the prevailing
braid, lace, or satin corded garnitures.
The fulness of the back is folded into
large pleats, which meet closely on
each-side and conceal the placket.
The bodice is smooth fitting and
seamed in the center of the back,where
the stripes meet in a. succession of down-
Ward-turned points. The front is
slightly loose and opens over a. vest of
white 'erec’ourt' lace. The wide. grue-
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line. A circular ruffle of the velw t
{with a 1 lack nap and a rod warp which
1- teams thro ou 1'11 it) fini'lms the edges
of the 1evers, and crossing the upper
”sleeve meets the flat velvet trimmings
across the back. Where the rovers
meet a knotted velvet bow is fastened,
the ends of which are hidden under the
narrow pleated belt. The clasp of the
latter is of red enamel.
The sleeves are comfortably small
and fitted to the arm. They are finish-
ed at the wrist by a. succession of verti-
cal, cordlike tucks. and four sznall red
glass buttons, and a shaped Velvet flar-
ing lower culT is lined with white silk.
The proper cut of this gown can be ob-
tained only with the use of the cut
paper pattern furnished by Harper’s
Bazar.
To make it for a. medium-sized person
would require :1 yards ofVenetian cloth,
50. inches wide; 3 yards of stripped
cloth, 36 inches wide; 1% yards of velvet
and 1: yard or lace, 20 inches wide. I
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