Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 34, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 February 1891 — Page 1

Vol. 21.—No. 34

THE_MAIL.

A PAPKR FOR THE PEC PI. K.

GONE BEFORE.

There's a beautiful face in the silent air, Which follows me ever and wear, With smiling eye* *«d am her hair, With voiceless Hp". yt with breath of praer

That I feel. but cannot hoar.

The dimpled hand and ringlet of gold ,V Lie low in marble sleep. I stretch my hand for a clasp of old,

Hut the empty air is strangely cold, And my vigil alone I keep.

There's a sinless brow with a radiant crown, And a crow laid down In the dust There's a smile where never a shade conic# now, And tears no wore from those dear eyes do*

So sweet in their innocent trust.

Ah, well! And summer is come again, Hinging her mine old song But, oh, it soands like a sob of pain, Ah it floats In the' sunshine and the rnlu

O'er the heart* of the world** great throne.

There's a beautiful region above the skies, And I loug to reach its shore, For I know I shall find my treasure there— The laughing eyes and ambecbair

Of the loved one gone before. -[New York Mall and Express.

Town Talk.

THE KTKEKTK.

There has never been aitlme In the history of the city when the streets have been In such a miKcrahVe condI tlon as they are at the prcsent time. This remark does not apply to any particular street, portion of a street, locality, but to all alike. Duringtlie recent damp spell it was mud everywhere and not a dry spot in sight. Even -whore stone crossings are generally In sight- they had disappeared from view, and it would have taken a search warrant In the hands of an experienced diver to discover thorn. While the mud reigned supreme the bootblack wan out of a job, ladles [,/ generally bad to stay at home, while the men waded through, swore at everything in genoral and the city council In particular. That such a Mate of affairs should exist in such a beautiful and enterprising city Is a wonder to the stranger who drops in on business or pleasure. It isn't caused because the people want it so, or because any existing state of affairs demands It, but simply because the council wont make I he repairs. Of late years

It looks very suuch as though the streets have been allowed to take can? or themselves, and have boon going from bad to worse eversince. A''| p^^fawork annlied at U»

ton negated mull It will cost

trt«)«»W*new grade to put the thoroughfares of tlve city once more in good repaireven If the astute eouneil tould find any time to devote to it be matter.

M.UIK KM I'.HI'ltl.sK.

It Is with pleasure that T.T. notes thegrowing enterprise of the Vigo Agricultural Hoclety in the matter of ottering large purees for good stock. At the last meeting of the board of directors another big stake was resolved ujwu. They offer SI I,"00 for foals or ism, to be trotted for In 1«H, at the same time the four year ihl* stake will be trotted for. To one who Is acquainted will* the workings of the society for the flast twenty years its progress has be on wonderful. It 1* a littif more than ten year.-, since a loard of directors tried to abolish horse racing from the grounds and run the fair on strletl.v agricultural and religious principles. Those were the people who offered small premiums and pnkl th»m pro rntanever in full. This state of adults coutinned until eight years ago, when a new set or men were put tu charge and infused now life into it. Then I he lease was about to expire, the debt was more than It was expected could b© paid, the fences were falling down and the building* worn out and worthless. Hut since that time the atlairs the association have been steadily Improving until now Ihe grounds and buildings are the llnest in the stute and the fails ar«».second to none. The men who have wrought this change deserve credit for their work, and the people of Terre Haute and Vigo county should encourage them financially and otherwise in their efforts to insure Mill greater suoees*.

FRKS A Nil HAI.ANIK9.

Kach time the legislature meets one or more nuinter !ob up serenely with fee and salary bills, which nre intended to pulverise flic o'ftlee holder and make life a burden to him. Shortly after these bills make their appearance the city and county officials who Hiv interested in the matter discover that they have bustnesA requiring much time and attention at the capital. Meetings are called at the hotels, heads an1 put together and a committee Is appointed to devise ways and means which will accomplish the defeat of the obnoxious measure. While all this is going on the lobbyist is hovering near, liken bin! of prey, watching his opportunity to swoop down and offer hIs services. Subscriptions are taken up, a-ssessments made, letters Innumerable are written to every official In the Stale, and as rapidly as money comes in it is placed In the hands of the lobbyist, who uses a portion of it for the purpose tor which It was intended, while the bulk of It goes Into his rapacious maw. This thing is repeated as leng a# the assessments are met, until the bill Is defeated, or until the le«istature ad-iourns-gonerallj the latter—and then the vnmo performance Is related when the next session meets, This year there is some reason for the belief that a fee and salary bill, sweeping in its effects, will be passed. In the last campaign both parties prom I ted refonn in the matter of fe«s and salaries*, and the uranger rieuient demands it. As the Alliance is now a power in the land something may be done to satisfy It,

IIASK U,

But little can be learned concerning base boll prospects In Terre Haute the coming season. No one express** any hope of welng a ball club here unless Uic street railway company comes down liberally. An admirer of tbe game was heard to remark the other day that If the company would subscribe tSOO n* a starter he had no doubt that the business men would put up a sufficient sum in addition to Instate the city a club of first-

class players. It is understood that since its refusal to subscribe some time ago the street railway company has been inclined to reconsider the matter, and in, this it should be encouraged. It is tbe party who would derive the greatest benefit from tbe game here, and being uow iri a position to har die all the business for the fair grounds it looks as though it could afford to open Its purse and deal liberally with the baseball enthusi-

MKTROl'OI.ITAN POLICE BILL.

The all absorbing topic of conversation on the streets and in the houeehold is the proposed metropolitan police bill. To a casual observer the new law seems a harmless one, and ihe city could probably survive all the damage which would accrue from its passage. But that is not the point. The Democratic party ever since the war has been sorely troubled over tha alleged policy of the Republicans to drift tCP&ards centralization. When an act of a Republican congress could be objected to on no other ground the cry of centralization has invariably been raised. Yet here is an act of a Democratic legislature which goes beyond anything in that line ever attempted before. They say to the people of this city, "you don't know what you want. You need a police force, but you are not flttogovern it or select your men. We will do that for you, and you can pay the bills." It is centralization with a vengeance, and no mistake about It. There Is a strong sentiment here against the passage of the bill, but that doesn't matter. Politics requ Ire, or rather demand, its passage, and the party in power Is equal to the emergency—or anything «4se. U»*t the bill will pass there doesn't seem to be any doubt. It has alreadygone through the sennte, and probably won't hang

Are long in the house. THE CITY ELECTION. Although it does not occur until May yet tho question of candidates for the various city offices at the next election isalready agitating the minds of the politicians on both Hides of the fence. The new law under which the coming election will be held, provides among other things that all nominations must be filed with the city clerk at least fifteen days before the election. This will make a pretty lengthy campaign, and while it will doubtless be very trying to canditates generally, wl'l prove a bonanza to the bums, who must have something to compensate them for their their losses through the new system of voting. All of the city officers are to be elected this spring, and both parties are casting about for their most available men. For mayor, on the Republican side, the Incumbent, F. C. Danaldson, will be urged by his friends for a re-nomination. C. B. King has a strong following among tho temperance people. Jesse Robertson also has a following, and the friends of Fred A. Ross believe he would make the strongest nice. Among the Democrats the names of Don Roberts, B. V. Marshall, J. M. Wlldy and Charles W. Hoff aro mentioned. Roberts' success as a cam

a W he should be given the nomination. Marshall is a -good man, a good citizen, and a good and successful lawyer. He would make a wood race, and if elceted would also make a good mayor. JotyWikly has been there before, and made a gooil mayor. He Is popular among tho boys, and If he goes in will make It interesting for his competitors. Charles Hoff Is at present one of the school trustees. He doesn't "hanker arter" ofllee, but it is thought, lie wouldn't require the nomination to lie handed him ou asllvtr platter in order to insure his acceptance. In the race for treasurer there 'doesn't appear to be much competition. The incumbent, Mr. Ilauck, will have

opposition among his Republi

can brethren for the nomination. He is competent, popular, »ud has collected in taxes a larger sum than any treasurer the city has ever had. His nomination belng.sure these things are urged In favor uf his re-election. Ou tho Democratic side George Klug, excouncilman from the Sixth ward, and John (,*. Helss, whose name was boforc the convention two years ago, are the only persons named thus far. For clerk there doesn't appear to be a great aggregation of talent In the ring. Lon Duddlcston is now serving his second term, and doesn't v.-ant any more of it. He lias made an excellent clerk In every sense of the word, and Ills many friends are just

wilting to be up and doing for him

ever if he would only permit it- The names mentioned by Republicans for nomination are Charles arter, of the Vandalla offices, and Charles Baleli, the plasterer. Among the Democrats'arc Mike Bropliv, the plumber, cx-sceretary of the Democratic county committee, and James Wallaec. For marshal no Democrat has yet been discovered who wants to make the race, and thus far Andy Thompson seems to have It all his own way among the Republicans. Having made a good officer his friends believe he will get there without any trouble. For.assessor the only names mentioned are those of John S. VanCleve and George Palmateer, both Republicans. and both good men.

Admiral David D. Porter died very unexpectedly at his home in New York City yesterday morning of heart disease. He was 78 years of age, and a native of Pensylvanla His services during the late war were of a distlnj ulshed character and he became the chief officer or the navy, an admiral In 1870. He had been unable to attend generally to his official duties during the past two years and an account of his death was always daily expected. Some montns ago, however, a marked improvement In bis condition was reported and since that time there bad been no warning of the end which came so unexpectedly. _______________

For nearly a week the papers have been filled with accounts of General Sherman's illness at his home in New York, and for several days his death was looked for honriy. The latest advices, however, indicate that the popular old warrior Is going to conquer death thl* time, thus winning another battle. It Is the wish of the American people that he may live for many years to come.

Miss charlotte Gregg, recently appointed list me tor on the piano in the Chicago conservatory of music, Issaid to be the yootifwi teacher ever assigned to so responsible a position. -.

The wife of Senator InpUls is said to be well mated to her husband Intellectually, and is a good pollUclaa, being thoroughly couvcrean with the history of hcrfitola

Hotes and CommeEdbs. *,•

The fresh legislator does the talking, but the boys and the bosses get there just the same.

When the Illinois Legislature heard that Jack Dempsy got licked by Fitzsimmons it Immediately introduced a bill favoring the "Australian System." •The medical professor is anxiously awaiting for somebody to arise and explain Dr. Koch's explanation of tho mAhod of manufacturing his lymph.

We learn from Washington

This Is a sample of the way it Pennsylvania: "Theaddle-patedfaj-l"11'1 that inflicts it* idiotic 8lobberti^r?b?jfJ^ the News, imagines it is double distilled tii^Sence of wit to refer to the editor of this paper as •the bald-headed,' etc. We admit that we. haven't as much capillary nnornnient as the humorist of the News, but the little wo have is hair. It isn't, bristles."

At various terms during the last ten or a dozen years venturesome mariners have sailed medium sized lake craft from Chicago to London and back again. Now that the Welland canal has been enlarged to a permanent depth of nine feet capitalists have organized a through freight steamer line, and hope to make a snecest of all winter traffic between the British lslesaud the metropolis of Illinois.

Rev. R. A. Farnham, pastor of the Methodist church of Cutler, Maine, publishes a statement that ill health was uot the cause of his resignation. He say£ ho boarded himself. swept the church, made tho fires, and rung the bell. The people swore at him, whittled and ate peanuts In meeting time, fired pistols, and threw stones at his house, Oiitnc to church any time lief ore the benediction, laughed aloud during tho services, etc.

It has been philosophically and yet practically figured by some one that out of every S10 paid to a man who commands high pay, $1 is for what he does and the other jy is for what, he

Knows,

Millionaire John W.Mackey thrashed C. W. Batiying because the latter started the story that Mrs. Mackey was at one time a washerwoman. Thus the chivalry of Americans finds another illustration and an American wife a defender in her husband. Well, what if Mrs. Mackey was a washlady. We have kuown many very excellent washerwomen, and they were perfect ladles, too, so far as gentle breeding, good manners and virtue are concerned. Work at the tub Is royal recreation done for virtue's sake.

Citizens of Washington are objecting to the erection of factories withlu sight of that city. Law factories are good enough for Washington, and to be placed within smelling distance of a thicket of unclean and overactive chimneys is not a pleasant prospect for tbe Palis of America. Unless there is some pret-ty-strong reason—a reason stronger than the odor of soft coal smoke, for instance—it is to be desired that the Washington people have their way. Let at least the outside of the governmental apparatus be clean and pleasant to the view. J*

The railroad between laffa and Jernsa^eni to announced to have been opened for traffic, having been equipped with locomotive engines from a Philadelphia machine shop. The innovation will, of course, work great changes in the ancient land made

TERRE HAUTE, ESTD., SATURDAY j^ENING, FEBRUARY Mfl891.

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Americans who went to Europe for a winter resort found both the winter and the resort.

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uoscribers

to the Congressional Record never read the comic papers, fluding all the amusement essential to existence in that cyclonic compilation.

Mr. PefFer has achieved tbe distinction of being mentioned for tbe Presidency by an enthusiastic admirer, and the Is an a position, therefore, to exchange congratulations with Col. Bill Morrison.

Late advices from Missouri state that a family near Jonlln consist of eleven pairs of twins. Marriage "was

not

entirely a failure

although the late spring and drouth may have aflccted the crops some. Some men win fame by means of brainy heads, others grasp it with mailed hands, but Mr. Simpson, the farmer Congressmenelect from Kansas, appears to have stepped into renown with sockless feet.

The country is now suffering Its biennial calamity. The State Legislatures are In session and the voicc of the Jawsmith is heard in tbe laud. More law will be made now In a month than can be unmade In seven years.

The man who observed that the large rivers generally happened to run close to the large cities has now discovered that the firms that do tho largest amount of business generally happen to have the largest advertisement^ the papers.

Those hard-to-please editors who monld public opinion at so much per mould and find fault with Cleveland because he will not speak his views on the free coinage measure should remember that "speech is silver and silence is golden." Mr. Cleveland may be a "Stuffed Prophet," but he is no "Innocuous desuetude." %j*i

That was a very suggestive remark tha, was made by a physician the other dav Said he: "The lymph supply isn't equal tr. the demand, nor, on the whole, is it eve^ equal to the consumption." This is one those double-ended assertions that those wli are deluding themselves with false hopes wl do well to read, mark, learn and ,inwurj digest.

MVT-

i!08 Q'Tblr,

Juip the Mount of Olives that the cashier ^National Bank of Beersheba has .JroiMMP shekels of the depositors' ^fUiattke Farmers' Alliance, Ibsenism, Mngs Jin de sieclc in general have been

Bcfed lttto the headquarters of Biblical

itthe^ Stanley Quay, "the stlent," ing of revenge ThIs question is sugby the information received recently vhead'of a press-clippingbureaji.

r„hat

bmmendation of Secretary Tracy yptovMOWhe made for retiring naval when they reach a certain age is ating general attention. The secretary J^ts out that under the present rule tho |is not far distant when tho whole grade %titenahts #ill be composed of men be-

K?, the .ages of thirty-seven and fifty-four, ^of course, will have only subordinate possibility, .^though in the prime of jrglcal and Intellectual vigor, while their erkfrs will he persons far advanced to-

dfhOld age,* It is for this ason that Mr. suggeits a change In the regulations. sc\iFauta to gee younger men fill the ranks occupied by the gray beards.^ ..

/JPeople' and Things.

hie late CWh. Spinner met his death from a i$er caused -liy an abrasion on the nose iduced by eyeglasses. He lived 80 years,

j-Attorney 6en*?al Garland has a large Mfflj'in the Supreme Court at Washing£r«nd hls desk la generally loaded down ti heavily Indorsed briefs. ,nother of- .George Washington's body ints has ju&t died and used up the seven

Idred and ninth coffin plate reserved for back-number celebrities. terbert Welsh says that none of the [iautj Wore £caiped by tho soldiers. Very ly not. Ther& is very little left about an gii that ls worth scalping when the post it hastott^ugh with him. ^dge tiolmes,'»on bf the "Autocrat of the ikfost-Tabi^,'? is said to be the only jns»f the. Haitiachusetts Supreme court who 'enjoy^Avrlting out an opinion, lassoclateapr^fe^oral utterances. ."Jf. parnell, '8tanding at the foot of O'Con-

Btatu^ hsked the people to Judge him It bas been generally held "ith® foot of the O'Sliea flrp es-

IiitC Geo

knowing liow tbnt

costs, and that is valuable. The number of hours a man works is a, consideration of minor importance when salaries go into five figures. Knowing how is what such salaries are paid for, and the fewer the men there are who have the natural ability to learn how, the higher the figures go.

glorious

by the grandeur of David and Solomon, hot long abandoned to desolation and ophthalmic Arabs. Hump themselves as they may, the camels will be unable to withstand the competition of the iron horse. The predatory Bedouins of the wilderness will be driven oat of boslnessfcy that most artistic brigand, the Pullman car porter, and the railroad sandwich will appear in the region that once flowed with milk and honey. The American wnsulat Jerusalem reports that a real estate boom hi in progress there, and oorner lot* adjacent to the depot of the J. J, R. R.are changing bands at rapidly increasing prices. tf the march of improvement continues, we may expect to hear that a cable road has been

particularly sensible to the charms'of young girls. He Is said to have reproached a Newport bud on one occasion some years ago becausc she did not call him "George."

General llootli is a bit of a humorist aud it is supposed that among the most Interesting chapters in his "Darkest England will !e one explaining how lie has kept England in the dark as to his financial proceedings

During the 40 years or Ills life the Prince of Wales has drawn $10,500,000 from the public treasury of Great Britain, and his debts now amount to about $8,000,000. We ought to be thankful that we cannot attord such luxuries.

The Marquis of Lome Is writing a novel called "From Shadow to Sunlight." It has no reference, however, to the "sunlight" which he experienced when he gotout of the "shadow" of his royal mothcr-ln-law's presence.

It Is quite true that Miss Mary Garrett, of Baltimore, has a bath in her house lined with shimmering onyx and thatitcost 80,000. But this does not enable her to get along without common water aud slippery soap.

The Forty-four-1 nch waist-band wearing Ann O'Della Diss Debar, Is going upon the stage, and Intends to show Lllllc Langtry and Mrs. Carter how sylph like and soulyearning characters should be played.

Twenty years ago an Atchison woman stood sponsor for the baby son of a neighbor and spanned ber little godson when he howled during the baptismal ceremony. I*ast week she married him. It takes an Atchison woman to lay for a man.

The Ethereal Sarah Bernhardt is twenty pounds heavier and ten years younger than she was a decade ago, and the New York papers are using up all their adjectives of sublimated praise in writing up her 107 trunks, two dogs, six snakes and ten plays.

Senator Sawyer is said to have reduced his weight sixty-five pounds in six months by eating four or five times a day—as often as he desires to eat, In fact—but taking as little food as possible to assauge the pangs of hunger. He also avoids fluids.

One of the prominent delegates to the approaching National Council of Women in Washington will be Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Brown, a cousin of Ralph Waldo Emmerson. Mrs. Brown Is a clergyman's wife, and is an accomplished linguist, speaking five or six languages fluently.

Aix anonymous friend has given $100/1)0 to the general endowment fund of Amherst College, if the generous donor feels any desire to do other good work in the same line, let him put himself in communication with the treasurer of the Grant memorial fund, New York.

A grocery man in Lewlston, Me-, mildly insinuates that Albani, the famous primadonna, is his cousin. He has to say It very gently, however, for If the good folks, of that quiet village bad an Idea that he was wicked enough to boast of such a thing they'd give oyer trading with him.

Some men will love a woman even if she wears her hair in curl papers, sleeps with cold cream all over her face, forgets that three buttons are gone

oft

are doing the

a short time ago Colonel Quay bider to collect everything published lm slnce 1888. When collected the 'filled three large scrapbooks, and er cost Quay nearly $1,000. No man vras ever more roundly abused in spapers than Colonel Qnay. He has been supposed, however, tobelndlft" to newspaper attacks. Certain it Is, islndVer been induced to reply to any of

her boot, that her

gloves are disreputable* and that ber frocks need mending but UtctK men ate few and far between, and are usually what the darkles call "lacking."

Bernhardt and Cansaenclt* haven't Sew York all to themselves. Five pretty girls from the wild* Cutehogue and the moa-quito-haanted shores of Duck Pond Point

city

without guide or chaperon

and paralysing the dudes with visions of rosy and bi eezy beauty as it flits along tho streets,^belng all that Is to be seen and paddling Its own canoe.

Bismarck was certainly passed over by the Emperor William in his late distribution of honors, but it was from no want of resp ct» The old man said that he had all the honors he could find room for on his expansive breast, and gently hinted that unless William would allow him to have them fixed upon the back of his coat or pay for a boy to carry them around for him, he didn't want to be bothered with any more medals.

The mother of Robert Louis Stevenson, the novelist, keeps a mighty scrap- book^ in which she has gathered everything that has been written concerning her son. On the title page of the scrap-book these line are inscribed: "Speak weelo' my love, speak ill o' my love, but aye be speaking o' him." Mrs. Stevenson Is a most agreeable Scotch lady and the celebrated author of "Treasure Island" Is her only son. She Is about to join her sou and his wife in Samoa.

When Senator Dawes wants to recuperate after Congress has adjourned he goes down to Nantucket and vegetates. Life ou that lotuseating island has only two excitementswatching the boat come in and eating fiftycent blue-fish dinners. The Senator persuaded the Selectmen to Introduce rabbits into the Island, so that they would eat the grass gi-ow-lng on the main street and save a man's wage. The Selectmen took his advlo^i and now the Island is so overrun with rahblts that they are eating up everything on it,

Celine Montaland, whose deoth In Paris was reported recently, was a woman of extraordinary beauty in her youth. Her features were exquisite, her eyes black and brilliant, and her hair was like blue-black satin In in glossiness and color. She had the most delicious little mouth ever seen, like nothing so much as a ripe cherry In hue and form. Of late years she had lost her good looks and grown stout. Her death was due to an act of singular imprudence. While covered with eruption from an attack of measles she conceived the fatal idea ofsponglng her breasts to allay the heat and Irritation. Ihlrty-slx hours later she was fad from pneumonia.

Fashion's Fancies.

Bl uet is a new shade. ||$ Odds poons area rage. '•?vv Inkstands have gold tops. A well sh^ued shoe is warmest. Gold lizards come on brooches. Fashionable notes—greenbacks. Vaseline prolongs a rubber shoe's llfo. I "j. The'turquoise is again becoming popular. The bell-shaped sleeve Is restricted to coats. Necklaces are growing in popularity and Size. gjL Li^s*

The ^le^^^t-gown'" g&kts. J. 'it* -l'^ Dahlia-red cloth is high style for tailor costumes.

Artificial apple-blossoms deck society's bosom. Theatre bodices ure new. They come in bright colors.

Some of theestlietlc^l lis sleep under painted satin quilts.

A late veil has a"big s'pdt at cacIi eye rind one at the chin. A correct silver outfit contains 2f different kinds of spoons.

It's a French fad for a belle to have an assortment of fans. The narrow skirts measure two yards around the bottom.

Pearl cuff studs are very new. and so Is a brooch of mistletoe. An ordinary brick done up In crclonno or silk makes a lovely glove-press.

A new bracelet Is designed lo represent a llzsrd apparently crawling about the arm. Anew Idea of cuff buttons Is a circular button heavily embossed with armorial bearings.

The newest umbrella wlifftli opens from the handloand spreads cut Into a sort of camp stool is a fad.

Gloves are to be heavily stitched for spring wear In shades that contrast with the color of the material.

Gold thimbles with a row of Jewels around them at $80 do not exceed In usefulness their plebein brothers at 2 cents each.

The newest evening dress is prettily trimmed, but not economically, with an inch braid of gold around tbe bottom.

The "bachelor" girl is now the term applied »o the young woman who leaves the paternal home und strikes out for herself.

Parisian leaders of fashion arc wearing dress skirls that arc gored to fit, the figure as closely as a coat-sleeve Is made to fit the arm.

It is said that the lorgnette has gone out of fashion. Nothing so completely turnsadear, sweet girl into a snob as tbe lorgnette.

English walking-jackets for the spring are fitted very smoothly over the hips and are not cut up short in the back as formerly.

Some fashionable correspondents use dove gray paper, engraved in gold letters, sealed with gold wax and written with black ink.

The newest scent bottle Is made of ruby glass, after the form of a hot water Jug, the stand, neck, spout and handle being In silver.

If the new toques-'show a distinguishing feature, it is tbe addition of sharp-ixiinted feather-tips to the extreme front or back of the hat.

A few of the newest long coats are deeply slashed at the side* to reveal the costume underneath, which Is embroidered to match the cloak, bonnet, and even tbe muff trimmings.

Many French modlsts are rejecting the extremely high sharp-pointed sleeve, and the fulness is being drawn outmoreln the width, and stands upfarthur from the.shoulder than the models of the pan year.

An odd small mantelet for spring is of black net seeded with tiny gold beads, with a pointed yoke of plantain green velvet in front and back, and a stole of the velvet hanging in slender tabs to the sklrt-bem.

Black lace flounces are again arranged over silk skirts that are closely gored on the front and sides and full at the bark. Hiiigleflounccs are slightly gathered and set as a finish to the bottom of long straight skirts of five breadths.

Gray is by all odds the fashldnable tint. All-gray gowns are seen on the streets in greater numbers than gown* of any other one color. Gray for or white accompanies this, and there is a gray hat with grsy plumes —and a big pink rose.

ifSlili

Twenty-first Year

Geraldine's Letter.

MS1. B. v. Marshall did the handsome thins in entertaining his^card club lost Saturday night at "The Terre Haute." Bachelors whobelong to card clubs, will now have to fall in line and imitate Mr. Marsh ll's example.. Few private houses can entertain as handsomely as Itcan be douo at "TheTorre Haute" under tho management of Mr. Charles Baur. Last Saturday night the ladles ordinary was used for the card room, and thosuppor served' on the card tables as Is the cus'.om The room was handsomely decorated and the menu all that could be desired. At the end of the supper each guest was presented with a niphetos rose. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Farrlngton, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilbert, Mrs. James Hunter, Mi&. Morgan of Evausville, Mrs. John Gi Williams, Miss Hannah Smith,Mrs. Ben bridge, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hudnut, MriNnud Mrs, A» G. Blake, Mr. Harry ^homMcuApid ProC. Brown.

Mrs. Herman Holm«j$l «$^autiful reception Monday afterrio(ht*4ucii was largely attended, the rooms being crowded from half past two untlt six o'clock. One of the most attractive features In the way of decoration was the mantel In the room whore Mi's. H«lman stood. It was banked In with pink and1 white primroses and palms, making a beaut!ful effect. Mrs. Hulman was assisted by Iier mother, Mrs. I. V. Preston, Mrs. Taylor of Indianapolis, Mrs. J. J. Harrison, Mrs. A. J. Crawford and Mrs. Men Cox. In the dining room Mrs. Edson Kidder, Mrs. Dr. Moorhead,. and Miss Mabel Cook assisted In serving tcee*. Miss Belle Allen and Miss Louise Habcrly assisted by Misses Mary and Canic Preston aud Miss Gertie Daggett, served coffee and chocolate. Tho Ringgold orchestra, stationed' at the head of the stairs, played delightfully:' throut hout the afternoon.

The third of the "Home Circle" dances took3" place at "The Terre Haute" Monday nighty and was thought by many the most en Joyable of the series. The dancing room w«3g decorated with the stars aud stripes. The«j alcove where the musicians were stationed^ was curtained off wl^h large llags. The pallor was used as a dining room, Mr. Baiir'A idea being to serve all the guests at once,' The tables were beautifully arranged and] decorated. The ladles looked unusually well? all of them. Mrs. Morgan of Evausville,Miss, Alice Warren, Miss Annie Warren, Miss Mag-^ gle Tuell, Miss Bement of Evansvllle, Mls*,» Lizzie Dowllng, Mrs. Bindley, Miss Sallio? Floyd, Mrs. Helen Allen, Mrs. Charles Haml**-* Miss Kate IJams and Mrs. Geddes wore ct»» pecially noticeable for handsome and becom-. lng gowns.

Mrs. Crawford Fairbanks gave a very flautf— some progressive euchre party Tuesday afternoon. It was perfect In every detail, from the beautiful floral decorations to ttie beantlful prizes presented at the close of the entertainment.^ As the guests cofne down tb« state*-they Jrere preset tnd by Mlrfx 8«r»fc» a a a W 7 1 lilies of the valley and English violets. ^Thorooms were filled with tho fragrance of Bermuda lilies, roses, carnations, nnd hyacinths. Everybody stopped to admlie a superb bunch) of Catherine niermct. and niphetos roses In a vase of rare old Satsuma. Mrs. W. S. Rea and Miss Mirah Durham of Danville, III., carried off the first prizes, a vase of Royal Worcester In shape somewhat Uko an Immense jar,. with an open work cover of beautiful design, and an exquisite vase of Wedgewood, which is uow being largely reproduced. This vaaot was decorated with a spray of clematis ii* dead gold. Mrs. E. P. Bcnuchamp and Mrg^ John Warren took the second prizes, a sugnr bowl and cream pitcher of Irish Ucleek and? a Minton cup nnd saucer. The guests were: Mrs. Charles Brokaw, Mrs. fumttei Roy«v Mrs. Ben Hudnut, Mrs. A. C. Ford, Mrs. U. (L Cox, Mrs. .1. Jump, Mrs. Herbert Madison^ Miss Kate Dams, Mrs. 8. 8. Karly, Mrs. Kd Hcustls, Miss Maria Smith, Mrs. E. P. Benuchamp, Mrs. It. Gfidde*, Mrs. John Warrer, Mrs. W. 8. ltea. Mrs. R. D, Dlggcs, Mrs. Herman Hulmnn, Miss Mirah Durham, Mrs. Will' Arnold, Miss Sue Ball, Mrs. Harry Baker,. Mrs. Charles Ilamlll, Miss Frances llamlll, Mrs. John E. I^imb, Miss Louise Kussner, Mrs. A. J. Crawford and Mrs. Ilaberlyi

Mrs. S. S. Early held the second of her' receptions Wednesday afternoon. Hho wiu* assisted by Mrs. Othnlel Dc Forrest of New York, Miss Anna Strong and Miss Anns Buckingham of St. Loulf.

I wonder if any means can be devised l»y which a Terre Haute hostess can get an eurly response from the person she honors with at* invitation toherentcrtnlnments. It isrnthor a reflection on ones knowledge of the proprieties that R. 8. V. I'. should have Ut Ik.* added to an invitation at ail. Every one? should know without being reminded thai, an Immediate reply is Imperative to ait invitation to every sort of an entertainmentexcept reception. Very likely everybody" does know, but certainly everybody doe-i not utalize his knowledge. Even where R. 8. V. P. Is added a large proportion neither send regrets or acceptance until the day before and the very day of the entertainment ani sometimes do not reply at all. Curcltsxuea* of this kind'is unpardonable. Selfishness Is the root of nil evil, and carelessness is one of Its phases. Put yourself In Ihe place of thte hostess. Suppose you have to limit your Invitations. You have much trouble in making out your list, knowing that then?? ar« many others whom yon would like lo Invito. You send out your invitations reqtustlntja reply. Then you wait. Some f»w yoa htmrfrom at once, but when it is too late to a*k any one else you have some regrets. Vi-ry likely these persons knew from tbe HtHtUirrf would not accept, but they send their anwwvr when It best suits themselves, utterly regardless of you. A lady told me yesterday that she gave a dinner party not long since to which she Invited twelve people. Sho received only one acceptance, afid the day of the dinner she did not know positively whether she would have more than this on# guest. She said, "I was so worried I was not myself when they finally came, and the party was not the pleasure I anticipated It would! be." Now, anybody, I don't care who thegr are, who neglects to send an immedUtf- reply to an Invitation to a dinner or luncheon*. does not deserve to have a second opportunity to do*0 rude and careless a thing. Bysending eitheryonracceptanceoryour regret* at once, the hostess knows exactly what to do, bow to go about with her preparation*,. and what Is more than all, her mind 1* at. rest. Isn't it so? GetuLWXiie.

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