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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 1 , 1893 TWENTY PAQ-ES. ooi'vr irtviD r.Exrs.
CLEARING SALE AT THE BOSTON
TOMORROW WE COMMENCE OUR REGULAR ANNUAL CLEARING SALE , THROWING OUT EVERYTHING.
TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST MAMMOTH STOCK I OP TOYS AND HOLIDAY GOODS EVER SEEN IN THIS CITY.
In this Clearing Sale , which begins tomorrow , we are not looking to what goods cost nor to what they shall bring. We simply offer you anything and everything in
our entire establishment for very much less money than you ever thoug.ht possible. But it's space we want and room we must have
at once and without delay I without ! { regard to the sacrifice ! it entails. I
KT. Wl CJbrner
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16 tli and Douglas , ?
OMAHA.
ANOTHER GREAT PURCHASE SI2.O3O-OO Spot Cash Piirolia Je from n W std'n Jobber of BARGAINS
Dress Coeds 3800 i A k" ' MILLINERY. Corsets and Ladies' ' Underwear. IN XH2
LADIES JAOrv A great clearing sale of our entire
stock of Trimmed and rntrhuniud HiitH.
Ho sacrificed that much to save the balance and keep him from going into BASEMENT.
Thousands of for 25c the Dollar. We have decided lo the
yards Bought on pluco Toys bankruptcy. Wo clear it all out to make room for holiday goods. .
Pure Silk Surah where the inlllluury Is now , nnd conae-
( ] tiL'iitly must Worth Extra heavy lljjht or dar ! :
CHINA AND SILKS CLEAR OUT AIL OUR 25c Worth lOc Flanuols Qnting-
In brlgnt cn'ori MILLINERY AT ONCE.
anil ( lurlt nlnulcs Dr. Warner's
for futicy work and Ladles' ' long waist DIIKSS FORM All the bestTio
trimming , Standard
\\'oi th 70ti a ynrd. Boucle Jackets , Corsets Health Uross Prints
PERSIAN SILKS ,
Corsets Full standard
An untlro now $7.50 Hnuclc Jacket doub Perfect ftttlng. neatly Maoliiue Thread
lot of le breasted , velvet collar ,
tritntncil and Health Nursing Cor Pur spool
Taffeta ripple back , four large sets in drub and white.
Silks buttons , Huston Store Worth 75e , will bo closed JJognlar price SI. { jo will ho
price $ ; j.95. out at 25c. closed out at ( io. ! ) GoodLinen
In I'orslan Linen Tlircnd
'
j'lUterns , so "CORAUNE Per spool
btyllsh for WalstH '
, 'FOUR-IH HAND Worth
nnd trimming Worth
Dr. Warner's 59c a dollar 0 inch wide
25
81 Corsets for 59c American
UiitriMimed Hats worth
, The genuine Madiuno Foy'a colobratcd
AH desirable , this tail's
.shapes , in blades nndcolors , Improved Corset 1000 yards ( worth up to 15c )
Jackson
nuulo to sell up to $1,50 cuh 59c Pure Ltiun Toweling ,
-Grepons 500 Ladies Double Your choice now. . . . Corset Waist Skirt long In mill , per remnants roiunant up to - yds.
worth n dollar a ynrd Cloth Capes. All the for Dr. Warner's Four- Supporter
In our PICKS Goods in-IIaud and Coralino In drab or white. Regular Fancy Celluloid
. .
) - lllack )
1)1-1)1. ) (
only. Plain or velvet collar , Wool Felt Untrlnimcd Hats Corsets , in black and Picture Frames
Ynrd and n hnlf wide worth $7.00 , in this sale nt Worth to . , white. Regular price lar ps-lco a dollar , will be Regular price $1.23 , clear' Worth up tj Sou.
Black Broadcloth. $ J.5 ( ) . up $2.50 , $1.00 , now 6Dc. closed out at 59c. ing out price OOc ,
choice dovv. . .
your White or
Novelty Cloth epay
LADIES' Cotton Blankets
AND ? 9.9S Douclo Jackets Plush & velour Capes , CLEARING SALE OR TRIMMED HATS MEN'S Worth $1.25 , per pair
Boucle Cloth , at $4.98. Shield front , elaborately embroidered CHILDREN'S1
Worth $1.25 ripple back , extra large with Jet and braid , 100 JJIauk and Colored
sleeves , vnlus ? 0.9S , nt trimmed with thlbct , Silk Velvet Dress 50c ladies' wool 75c misses' and Misses'and childs Ladies' fine guago
1 a yard. $4.98. at $8.98 and $12.50. Hats and Turbans and cotton lleeced young ladies' all all wool Saxony fast black Cotton
on our bargain lined wool Jersey rib'ed Knit Mittens ,
Bciunro. Marked to sell $10 to 818 , worth lioc IIoso
Underwear Underwear
250 ladles' Persian choice now' .
Whole Dress Patterns. Cloth Jackets , satin Cold weather long your
7-ynrd lined throughout , largo Jackets , In beaver and SALE OF 150 5c IOC 25c 5c
Yarns
Jlress I'ntlcrnt of mandolin sleeves ; also , silk lined Small Bonnets , Ice Wool
New fioncle XT nil Imported keryjy and diagonal Evening , in all till ail os
beaver Jacket , tans and throughout , also boucle - " Black and while.
, TURBANS AND DRESS HATS. 75c ladies natural "DC Knit
rough olTccts Hoods ,
luso
blacks , , really worth cle cloth , at ? 7.50. ' ' ' Ladies' wool ,
and camel's
Silk and- All . . gray boys' and girls' Shawls Fascinators
Pure ,
.
$17.50 , this sale $9.93. Our styles lire jickno\vlei1jeil to rank hair plain and ribbed ' German
wool Flesher's
the highest , and in this clearing sale tors and Jackets ,
\Vool NOVELTIES fast itlack 15c
seam
Worth up to SJ.DU a yard. all COO wool ladles' mixtures Gretchon , boucle - FUR CAPES you win iiml our llnost Hats AT TI1I3 Vests and Pants Underwear worth $1.50 less 3")0 llO = 0 Knitting Yarn.
7 yaids ) tlio entire dress cle and melton , handsomely SPECIAL PUIOI3 OF UNT11IMMHD HATS.
pattern , tor M. OB. AT 9c 49c
_ 25c 19c
somely trimmed ; we LOW PRICE. CHANGEABLE TAFFETA All shades
will dispose of them at , SAXOJNY c
All Wool Storm Serges RIBBONS , 4 < lnchos wide , worth
Vaiicy mixture s , price a ridiculously , $3.9S ; many low of Black Conjy at $4.9 $ 50c , In our Milllnory Dopt."ya.rd. . $1.60 ladles' all . , ' 81.00 ladies § JVortli llijo. YARN
, ax
Bcotcii 1'lulilH , them worth $12.50. ' wool sanitary gray ' % "Misses' and childs Ladies' winter .
OiiuTiots , Checks , SILK mVE.T KIBBOJf , * and medicated ony wool aria 'Jer rib weight full seam Best grades 19o Oc
IloliVtott.iEi and Astrakhan Capes , ? 4.98 , $7.50 and $12.50 , scarlet sey ribbed heavy Cotton derby Hose less , fast black , Gerniantow a |
No. wide wortl ,
. . .
All all wool these and are many strictly ELECTRIC SEALS $7.50 all made up in the latest slyle. 7 , ) 390 Vests and Pants Underwear llccco lined hose , Yarn
of them worth up to $1.00 Fancy Feathers Best Imported
will GO , : a bu yard. closed Tlmy out Very large sweep , $9.50 Kfl Clearing . sale price./ 49c 39c 7c 12c Spanish. Yarn.
Monday square on at our 29c. bargain at $7,50 and $9.50 . i All colors , worth IJic.
FEAR SHADOWS HIS LIFE
The Sultan of Turkey in Constant Dread
of Assassination ,
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH ABDUL-HAMID
Jlln GorcPOtiM I'nlnccH , III * Numerous
\VlvvH unil T.OOO HcrvniitH A
of I'liitc mill 1'rc-
ClOUH HtollCH.
( Copyrighted. 1S95 , by Frank O. Carpenter. )
WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. I saw the sultan
of Turkey In Constantinople six years ago.
Through our American legation I was able
to go thiough many of his palaces. I visited
the treasury and paw the pecks of precious
stones which arc there stored away. I was
present when the eultan took his way to the
marque across the city , where his majesty
must go once a year to kiss the mantle of
Mahomet. I stood with ono ot his private
secretaries within ton yards of him during
hla going to and from prayers at his favorite
mosque near Ylldlz palace , and I had that
day the honor of a salute from him In re
sponse lo my bow as ho rode away. During
my stay In Constantinople ) I had a number
of Interviews with the men closest to htm ,
much of which could not .then bo published ,
and secured. I believe , ns good an idea of
Ab'ul-IIamld's character as could be gotten.
I was told that even then the great tear of
his life was assassination. It was whispered
to me that ho never went to sleep at night
for four that a violent death might creep
upon him In the darkness. He had watchmen
Btatlonwl nbout his palaces and on the towers
to warn him of any approaching crowd. Ho
never went out without he was accompanied
by polillors. There wore 10,000 troops present
the day 1 saw him go to prayers , and when
he took the tour across the city to kiss
Mahomet's mantle the cavalry galloped Ilka
mad through the streets to clear the way for
him , and his road from the palace to the
mosque waa walled with soldiers. With a
wealthy Mahometan I sat in a vecond floor
room , the window & of which overhung the
Btteet , and saw till * nun riding along with
his then most famous general , Ocman I'aslm ,
and with perhaps 100 carriages containing
the favorite ladles of his harem following
behind. Ilia saddle hone and another carriage
were In the procession and until the last
moment It wak not known whether he would
came to Stnmhoul by boat or across the
.Ooklen Hern by brldgo. The sultan has
( never allowed any one to know of his move
ments beforehand. Ho has only trusted
those closest to him. I waa told that he ate
no food but that cooked In his own kitchens ,
ami that vvery dish was tasted before ho
purtoolc of it ,
TUB PALACES OP THR SULTAN ,
lie had no confidence In any of his palaces
except that nf Ylldlz , which he thought he had
to fort I lied tnat revolution could not attack
, Jilm. Ho was frightened almost to death when
the czar , Alexander U. of Ilusila , was assassi
nated some yejtt > ago'and fits Ufa has been
ono ot continuous unrest. lie lias , all told ,
from thirty to forty palaces , a number of
which arc on the banks of the Uuiphorus.
Ylldtr. Is I'll'jatert on a hill and its grounds
cuntsln acres of ravines , of forests and lakes. ,
of parks ml gardens. Not far from It U the
great pihen of Dalma Dagtcht ) , where Abdul-
Aziz , the brother ot this sultan , committed
x ulcUe In order that another brother naiurj
Murad might be raited to the throne. Murad
n g pulled down by other conspirator * , who
charged that he was crazy , am ] It Is cald
that ho Is pining In the dungeons of one ot
tthe palaces along the Dosphorut. Atxtul-Az.z
fi'rnlilicd this Dolma liagtche palace , lie
ejent $3,000,000 a year on his harem ami
within twelve month * expended (600,000 for
pictures alone. I went through the pal ice
while I was In Conttantliinplc. through a
special permit from the sultan. It lias score *
ot rooms walled with satin. U has cryital
posts as largo around as the body of a man
and more then ? lx feet tall. It has luxurious !
couches and magnificent furnjlure/Tjut Abdul-
Hamld has feared It because It waa too near
the water , and he has only used It for public
receptions. It Is said that Abdul-Aziz warnec
Mm to keep out of It If he thould over be
come sultan , and the result Is that he has
confined himself to the palace of Ylldlz.
A I'KN PICTURE OF ABDUL-HAMID.
Hut let me tell you how Abdul-Hamld
looked as I saw him on his way to the mosque
about six years ago. He sat In an open car
riage drawn by magnificent black horses , and
driven by a coachman whose body was resplendent
"
splendent In a red velvet" suit embroidered
with gold. The sultan sat on the back scat
and was moro simply dressed than any one
of the 10,000 soldiers about him. There waa
a red fez cap on his head , the tassel of which
hung almost to bis shoulders. He wore a
suit , of black clothes , the coat cut high like
that ot a preacher , save that the coat waa
edged with red cord. He wore a whlto shirt
and turn-over collar , and there waa no sign
of sword or pistol about him. The Turkish
cap liar no brim , and I got a good view ol
his features. They were almost Jewish In
cast , and they reminded me much ot thoEC ol
the late Jay Gould. His complexion was pal-
low , and the lower part of his face was cov
ered with short , luxuriant , glossy , black
whiskers. His eyes were large , black and
luttnms , the white about them having that
yellow tinge which indicates a 'derangement
of the liver. These eyes thlftcd to and fro
as he rode toward the marque , and It bcemod
to me that I could see the fear In them. He
looked as though he had lost sleep , and he
was nervous and worn. As he roe to get
out of the carriage and go Into the mosque 1
noted that ho was about five feet nine Inches
high , and he weighed then , I judge , about 150
pounds , I could fee his hande as they rested
on his knees. They weroas long and as
thin ai the hands of a Chinaman , and I saw
that one ot them was doubled up Into a list.
When ho came out of the mosque he took a
different vehicle to ride bick to the palace.
His favorlto saddle horse waa present , but ho
passed this by and rtepped Into a pony car
riage , taking the lines Into his own hands
and walking the ponies until he got outside
of the crowd. The road to the mosque was
covered with well watered sand about fix
Inches deep , and the streets through which
the sultan rides are always protected In this
way In order that hlo royal bones may not be
jolted In going' over the cobble stones and
macadam.
THE SULTAN'S HORSES.
During my stay I had a chance to see some
of the sultan's horses. He has about 2,000 , In
lila Btablea , and among thcro are specimens
ot nearly every breed in tha world. His
finest horses are of Arabian blood , and his
favorite mount wag a beautiful Arabian bay.
He often took rides In the grounds of his
palace , and when General Lew Wallace was
minister to Constantinople he and the sultan
often rode together. The tultan Is a good
shot , and I was told that he could break a
dozen vates with a revolver while- galloping
pat > t them on horseback. He has always been
particular as to the horses ol his army , and
each ot the regiments which accompanied him
to the mosque \\as mounted on Arabian horses
of one color. During a talk I bad with Gen
eral Wallace not long tgo he spoke very
highly of this cultan , raying that he was a
much greater man than he has been generally
sunporad. I was told that he did a great
deal of work , keeping track of foreign affairs
us well ni trios-j of hU > own country , and that
he hid the foreign newspapers translated for
him. Ho has been yo surrounded , however ,
by olllelala and epics that It hav been Im
possible for htm to know what has been go
ing on In hlii country , and It Is a question
whether he has even been able to control the
Faction * \vhlch make up his government. The
uhoiii Turkish empire is houeycombed with
( Plet. and Constantinople la "a city of intrigue *
and Intriguers. It la doubtful , In fact ,
whether the sultan can command good faith
en the part ot his harem , and ho doea not
kuow tint I > U favorite \\lfo may not prove
faU ? o him ,
rumors THINGS AUOUT TUB SERAGLIO ,
It \ \ ibo \ \ surprising to many to know that
thu tultan'a wives are all ol alive origin.
The danger ot assassination from the harem
has made It the custom of Turkey for the
sultan not to marry. This prevents the
political Intrigues of a many-branched royal
family , and all of the sultans have" had slave
mothers. Abdul-Hamld had , I was told ,
1,600 women in his royal seraglio , and as
thlo number Is recruited every year by
slaves from Georgia and Clrcassla , the Im
perial harem probably contains that number
today. It Is curious to know what is done
with such a horde of wives In case of the
death of a sultan. It Is said that the grand
father of Abdul-Hamld sewed up nearly 200
of the wives of his predecessors In sacks
and loaded the sacks with shot. I To then
dropped them Into the Dosphorus In order
that there might be no treachery among the
women of the palace. I saw a number of the
harem ladles during the sultan's trip across
the city. They rode In cabs , the windows
of which were open , and though their faces
were covered , the veils ) were ot the thinnest
gauze , and I could see them almost as
'plainly as though they had worn no veils at
'all. ' They were not to my eyes extraordi
narily beautiful , and not a few seemed
rather old. Each of the carriages was
driven by a swell coachman , beside whom
sat a sober-faced eunuch with a long whip In
hlu hand , and eunuchs rode up and down the
line , jealously guarding their chdtgefc. A
largo part of the servants of the palace are
eunuchs. There is a chief eunuch , who has
charge of all the women about the sultan ,
and who Is almost as Important a man as
the grand vizier. He gets a big salary , and
his Influence Is such that he Is able to make
a fortune out of It during his ofllce. There
are 7,000 servants connected with the palace
of the sultan , and each of his favorite wives
has servants ot her own. At the head of
the harem Is the mother of the sultan , who
is known as the vallde sultana , and who has
something to do as to picking out and
training the sultan's wives. This woman
rules the harem. She has her eunuchs and
her servants , and ono of the principal days
ot the year for her Is that which conies
at the end of the Mohammedan Lent , or
Itamnzan , She has a lot of Georgia slaves
brought to her months before this. Rlio
picks out Ilftecn of the best looking. They
are put upon diet , are taught music , and ara
as carefully groomed as bo many race horses.
Just about the close of Lent ehe looks over
the lot and picks out the one who Is to be
what Is called the Ilalratn bride of the sul
tan. This girl , to the story goes , Is not
seen by the sultan till the night after
Ilalram , which la the Mohammedan Easter.
His majesty finds her In his chamber when
he retires to rest , and the story told me at
Constantinople was that the new bride liaifto
ciawl In under the clothea from the foot of
the bed In token of her subjection. I made
some Inquiries as to the cost of such girls ,
and was toM that tin price of the Blavo de
pended quite as much upon her accomplish
ments as tier beauty. An ordinary slave
girl of desirable age , ranging from 12 ( o 1C ,
brings $200. If she Is beautiful she may be
worth $2,000 , and this sultan has had many
wive * for whom ho has paid as high as
15,000 , lilondc beauties with blue1 eyes and
transparent skin usually bring high prices ,
but black girls are sold for a song. I was
told that the buying and selling of slaves
still goes on In Constantinople , but that ot
late years such sales have beeen "under the
rose. "
A VISIT TO THE SULTAN'S TREASURY.
Tli9 papirs are ful ) ot the poverty of Tur
key. The debt of the country runs high Into
tjio hundreds of millions , and all things are
taxed , The customs duties never get Into
ths hands of the sultan , They are paid to
tbo foreign bondholders , and the tribute from
Egypt GOSH almost directly to England , His
majesty Is supposed to be poor , but his pri
vate expenditures have amounted always to
many millions a year , and there Is a vast
amount of money ( ltd up In the jewels of his
treasury. It was through the private secre
tary of the sultan that I got access to this
treasury. Guarded by Turkish soldiers and
accompanied by the officers whoso aworde
clanked over the marble Moore , I wandered
about room after room filled with jewels and
ireclous vtoneu. I feasted my eyes on cases
oaded with enough gold plate to have broken
th ; backs of bait a dozen government mules ,
and I broke the tenth commandment many
Inies as I examined the jewels , \thlcb , by
the way , are kept behind gla a. There i at
least a peck of big diamonds In this treas
ury. There are quarts of < pearls ) of all shapes
and sizes , from the little seeds as big as the
head of a pin to the great Iridescent beauties
the size of a hickory nut. Tboro ly one fa
mous emerald which is as blgjaa your list
and there are enough watches , which are se
with pearls and diamonds , to nil a two
bushel basket. There' Is a golden cradle cov
ered with precious stones In which the chll
dren of seven different sultans are saliL to
have slept , and I counted ftzen hand mir
rors with frames of gold , rul settings o
emeralds , rubles and diamonds. There Is
one arm chair as big as that ; In which your
grandfather- , which Is of- - solid gold wt
with precious stones , and which has a satin
cushion upon It which Is embroidered will
pearls. This chair Is kept under a glass cayj
and It has a llttlo gold foot-stool In front of
It. There is a toilet table the top of whlcl
Is made of lapis lazuli , and the feet of which
are claw-shaped , the claws being made o ;
diamonds , emeralds , rubles and carbuncles
Dig diamonds hang down from the top ot the
table , and along the edge of It there Is a
deep fringe of diamonds. Another \vonderfu
thing Is the collection of bed quilts which are
embroidered with pearls. Taie the 'quilt of
a wide wedding bed and coveIt with pearls
ot all sizes from those as big as a pin to
some as largo as the fattest Chestnut. String
thousands of such pearls Into all shapes BU
that they cover the quilt 'with embroidery ,
and you have Dome Idea of the kind of bed
clothes under which the most , famous of the
sultans ot the past have slept- And then the
collection of armor ! There are numerous
swords , and upon ona sword hilt I counted
fifteen diamonds , each of which was as big
as the top of a man's thumb , [ and there were
other swords set with all kinds of jewels ,
There were Saddles embroidered with pearls ,
with stirrups of t-Jlver. There were pipes
set with diamonds , and one case contained
the costumes of the sultans of the past , each
of which blazed with precious stones. Of the
gold plato there were dishes of solid gold big
enough for a baby's bat ) ) tub , and there were
plates , cupa and saucers , tureens and pitch
ers , massive and heavy , made of this mine
precious metal. The collection filled a num
ber of rooms , and It must be worth many
millions. It contains the accumulated treas
ures and relics of the sultans of tha past ,
and when the Turkish empire Is finally di
vided up among the rulers of Europe , there
will bo a great scramble for the mast pre
cious objects In these treasury vnults.- '
After leaving this treasury' I visited the
tombs of the sultans. There are to be wen
in one ot the mosques at Constantinople.
They are made of marble , anil each tomb Is
surrounded by a fence of wrought sliver and
covered with the most preclQiia of cashmere
shawls. The fez cap of the sultan beneath ,
studded with diamond ? . U placed on top of
his tomb , and outside the fence , on racks of
ebony Inlaid with pearl , are the manuscript
korans Ubed by the sultan and kept there as
an evidence of his fidelity fp liU religion ,
There are a number of euchi tombs In this
mosque , but there Is room for ? more , and the
prepnt vultan will eventually1 bo laid here to
test.
AVIIUIIH IIIIIJUKKS IILUW.
Chicago io t.
It sweeps around u corner and It swats you
In the eye ; . _
It comes up from llic paVerpeat and It comes
. down from the ky ;
It smites you from the eastward nnd It
ftrlkes you from ( he we t :
You think It U behind you , . but you fee ) It
on your chest.
It swings around In circles and It takes
your hat aloft ;
It Kcts behind your collar , and Its touch U
far from soft ;
It makes your left car tingle -and , before
you lnow your plight.v '
It runs around the compass and assails you
on the right.
The weather bureau tells you of Its esti
mated power , '
Uut. measured by your feelings. It's a mil
lion miles an hour.
It comes from all directions , and It never
seems to tire ,
And lifty times u day It proves the weather
vane a llur.
CORRECT MODES FOR HEH
Esentials Nec83sary to Besoms an A.uinut ei
lasliioii Platov -
STRIKING COMBINATIONS OF COLOR
ami CoNd'riiiniiRcr Vcnth
Iloiulnixliic CriiHli mill I'cit IlntH ,
mill Cleric-ill Collar * Some
AccL'MHurlcN.
NEW YORK , Nov. 29. ( Special. ) Young
man of the last year's suit , look well to de
tail. For It Is the up-to-dateness of the detail
that makes the glass of fashion nowadays ,
and If your old business suit of "heather
mixture" Is In good state , well brushed and
pressed , you will be In It with the rest ol
thorn. In the event of It not being heather
mixture , It may bo convenient to know that
this very serviceable material Is an Imported
tweed In the soft , dust hiding tones of Scotch
furze. The Elnglc-brcastcd sack fastens a
shade higher than last year , and a new
thing In buttons Is one In dull red bone , as
flat aa a tin disc.
A novelty nr waistcoats , to combine with
a dark cutaway for morning wear , la a wool
vest In costennonger plaids ,
Tlicso gay vostlngs have the smooth sur
face of felt , as well as Its thickness ; an In
design , bold squares of blue , red , green or
yellow on a contrasting ground , brown pre
ferred.
In make also , for the material Is the came ,
they Imitate to a nicety the clumsy waist
coats long worn by Drltlsh costermongers.
They were Introduced Into polite society by
the prince of Wales , though first designed
for merely sporting use.
Nankeen waistcoats arc eminently correct ,
and uben wearing one the ultra.fashionable
man Invariably knots a dark red' tie at the
box of his high white collar ,
STICKS AND HATS.
To bo correct , stlcku have at most an
ornamental ferrule , thu gold and sliver cane
handles , once so fashionable , now liilng num
bered with things dead , A bigger knob of
the same wood , or a bulky crook , finishes the
top of all ot these knotted sticks.
Derby hats , or an the golden youth now
dubs them , "pot hats , " have changed , as
every season , somewhat In shape.
This nickname , "pot hat , " arose through
the making of derbies over Iron pots Instead
of the old-time wooden block ; and that the
new pots liavs altered recently Is
evinced by the top-uavy look of the new
derble ? .
They are considerably broader across the
crown than a season ago , also higher , and
vslth a medium roll brim.
Five Inches Is the limited height ot
crown and palo hazel brown a dressy color.
: ) ther new derbies are In seal brown and
jlack , which last are always recommended
for wool suits with gayleh Millings.
The swagger sobriquet for all headgear on
a high order Is "top hat. "
Like the "pots , " these , too , have changed
with th > > tide of neason ? , being much less
jell at the top than a few months ago , and
with less rolled brim. All silk hate show
thete changes , and crush affairs for evening
it * are no exception to the rule. Instead of the
jombazlne , so long popular , however , these
ast ure now made In dull corded I'llk , and
have * ometlm < a rich linings of white satin.
A comfortable soft hat for traveling In
called the "elite. "
MI83 TERRY'S IMPROMPTU.
This In shown In black , brown and gray ,
and UK acceptability may be uathered from
he fict that It Is barked by tbe > approval of
no IMS a person than. Sir Henry Irving him-
elf.
Apropos of Sir Henry and these soft hats ,
hare Is a pretty * story told of Miss Ellen
Terry.
Recently , In the fortunes ot train life , Iter
own hat blew away , a brown clllo of Sli
Henry's being the only thing to take It :
plice. Winding this with a sable boa shs
tied It down on her yellow head with one ol
the brown veils she loves , and the effect , II
Is said , was ravishing.
But the tale ! a useless , If the dual pos
sibilities of such a chapeau make no appeal
10 economic husbands.
When It comes to collars , to quote a cele
brated and humorous furnisher of gentle
men's goods , you can't dress an Italian grey
hound as you would an English bull dog.
A collar much advisable for Flout throats
IB a complete turn-over , that looks high , yet
Is only moderately so.
This Is for a day UM , and admits only n
narrow bow tic. An evening collar Is a tall
clerical-looking band In graded heights , that
laps In front and Is to be worn as high as
possible. This Is also much In favor for day
use , when a flowing A wet tie Is In keeping.
These handsome tley , which are made from
vast squares of brocadeJ silk , continue to bo
the most elegant for afternoon wear. They
are folded by the wearer Into a puff effect.
For morning weddings they arc made In
pale colors , pearl , lavender and corn , gloves In
the Instance matching and stitched with
black.
The very latest promenade glove IB of pale
tan dogskin , stitched lightly with white , and
with large whlto pearl buttons.
IMPORTANT DETAILS.
New handkerchiefs abound , some In good
tat'te , uome otherwise. Those In plain white ,
with half-Inch hem and Finall Initial , now
several seasons In use , are patronized by mod
est dressers. A flashy now affair Is hemmed
wider and Initialed with a great eccentric
letter In one color outlined with another. A
handkerchief for kings Is hemstitched an
Inch and a half , and IB of plsln whlto hand-
spun French lawn ; and to enow the deulra-
blllty of those , they cost from $30 to $50 a
dozen ! Those at the higher price Imvc a
cobweb delicacy ,
In the way of lounging rlg and bed room
gowns , there ore two new things In the mar
ket. One , a lounging suit to take the place
of the time-honored smoking Jacket , com
prises a sack and trousers , and Is made' In
pretty novelty wools , with a email silk flgure
in gay tones.
The sack Is single breasted , with patch
pockets galore , and fragged with silk cord In
the colors of the wool.
The cord also stripes the trousers at the
outside seam , and the suit Is lined throughout
with a bright surah/
A lounging suit lately mode in this way
for George Gould was of dark blue wool , with
a pale blue lining * polka dotted with white.
The duke of Marlborougft , It Is said , had no
less than fclx such In his wedding trosseau ,
but their colors and textures now concern
only the dainty duchcsi ,
A comfortable and sensible bed room gown
Is made ot heavy , double-faced wool , dotted
one side , checked the other. The neck turns
over In a deep eaey collar , and a rich cord
and tassel Is the only trimming.
Wftmtcr'N I'olnt ot Orilrr.
Daniel Wcbater wus once addressing the
senate on the dry subject of Internal Im
provements when the clock hands came
around to the hour of 2 , Out Instead of
striking twice th clock continued to strike
without cessation more than forty times till
11 was run down. All eyes were turned to the
clock and business was suspended , Mr. Web
ster remained silent until about twenty
Blrokis hud sounded , when ho thus appealed
o the chair : "Mr. President , the clock Is out
of order. I have the Moor. " The staid and
august senate broke Into an uproarious laugh
it the timely witticism. The joke can never
> e repated In the senate , however , for tha
striking part of the clock li no longer ever
vound up.
.SIlRlit lull \iilloiuil OhuiiKc.
A hotel In Switzerland bore en one of Its
vails the time-honored Inscription : "Hospes ,
alvel" ( Welcome , stranger ! ) After rebuild-
ug the above legend had to bo restored , but
he painter , who muit have had some ex
perience as a traveler , made a very slight
Iteration In one of the words , and the In-
crlptlon now reads ; "Hospes , solve ! " ( Pjy ,
traoger ! ) ' " >
EVENING ON TIIK HANCII.
( Herbert linfliford In the Overlnml Monthly. )
The sunshine Blld the moss-robed roof
And Bliircs upon the window pines ;
Hy twos nnd throes the lazy herd
Strolls down the wlndlnir. ilmty lnnen.
The Hushed sun elnkB : thu gold-blurred west
Shows dimly through the inutile boughs ;
The Blurs llnme out ; within their stalls
The wcnrlcd oxen dream nnd drowse.
Like Home strnngu ship with hull on lire
The crescent moon In vast , wild seas
Of t-omber pine slow BettlcjH down
Ami burns the blnck tops of the tree * .
A sudden silence , deep , profound ,
Steals lluough the wan , uncertain light ,
And now one lone frog'K lluguolet
ltlng clearly through the fulling night.
TOIiU OUT "OK COURT.
Chief Justice Walte , who delighted to tell
legal stories , says the Chicago Times-Herald ,
once told this story about Hvurts and Conk-
line :
Kotcoo ConUlliig came Into Mr. Evarts *
ofllce one day , when he was a young lawyer ,
In quite a nervous state.
"You seem to bo very much excited , Mr.
Conkllng , " said Mr. Everts , as Hoacoa
walked up and down the room.
"Yen , I'm provoked I am provoked , " said
Mr. Conkllng. "I never had a client dls-
batlsfled about my fco before. "
"Well , what's the matter ? " asked Mr.
Evarts.
"Why , I defended Gibbons for arson , yon
know. He was convicted , but I did hard
work for him. I took him lo the superior
court and ho was convicted , then on to the
supreme court , and the supreme court con-
finned the judgment and gave him ten years
In the penitentiary , I charged him $3,000 ,
and now Gibbons Is grumbling nbout It eaytt
It Is too much. Now , Mr. Cv.irts , I ask you ,
it I really charged too much ? "
"Well , " said Mr. Evarts , very deliberately ,
"of course you did a good deal of work , ami
J3.000 | y not a very big fee , but to bo franlc !
with you , Mr. Conkllng , my deliberate i
opinion Is that he might have been ,
convicted for IcEU monc/ , " i
Tom II , Reed relates that when Chlet I.
Justice Fuller was a boy he belonged to a i
debating club In Oldtown , Me. One evening- ! '
capital punishment was debated. The deacon
of the church was for hanging. Young Ful
ler WAS opposed to capital [ innlslinifnt.
Said the deacon , quoting from the Mosaic-
law : "Whoso iiheddeth inan'u blood , by man
his blood shall be vhcd. " Thinking tlilu to ,
be a bombshell to his opponents , he dwelt
upon It till his time expired , when young ;
Fuller sprang to his feet and said ;
"Supposing wo toke the law which tho.
gentleman has quoted and use what th logi
cal deduction would come to. For example , ,
oneman.kills . another ; another man klllu him. ,
arid so on , until we come to the last man on
earth , Who's going to kill him ? He dire. .
not commit BUlcIdc , for that same law for
bids It. Now , deacon , " continued the boy. ,
"what are you going to do with that last
man ? "
The boy's logic called out rounds ot ap
plause and vanquished the deacon ,
A countryman went to a lawyer , laid befor
him a case In dispute , and then asked him It
ho would undertake to win the suit.
"Most certainly I will undertake the caw |
wo are sure to win , "
Peasant So you really think It Is a good
case ?
Lawyer Undoubtedly ; I am prepared to j
guarantee you will get a verdict In your-
favor , 'j
Peasant Well , then , sir , I don't thin * 1'H
go to law this time , for , you see , I have just
given you my opponent's case , and not in/
own ,
"What course should a lawyer purm when. ,
called on to defend a man whom he knofr *
to be guilty ? " asked the examiner. ,
The examiner scratched hl head a moment
and answered : "Charge him double , of
covne. "
Attorney Now tell ( he court the exact tlm
of night when you fell through the manhole.
Complainant It was just il'32 o'clock.
Alt rncy- You are marvelously exact.
Complainant- ; I fell no hard that th *
Jar stopped my watck.