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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1897)
m t JL5S i ev. S,A v i 3-pt THE COURIER. 9 m m m f YtlQtRMift WW GOODS CO . 102:31029 O St. Ivlnoolii, Ne1. !P VftV? --KHW-KO--q0 Tlie scales Will Pall from everv one's eves after once looking at our overflowing stock of black dress roods. m M THE FA6T THAT WE ARE SELLING GOODS AT SUCH i & m bOW PRICES " . .a HeS'in a nutshell. We bought in such immense quantities that we can afford to. w J& rfl4 K ga S HP Black dress goods have reached their zenith of approval for never before in all the past seasons have the' been so popular as at the present time. To meet the demand, we have laid in an immense stock of black dress goods which we are confident will meet the ap proval of all who see them. Black dress goods in plain and fancy weaves are in high favor and the black figured goods hold their own. B. Priestley and co.'j black dress roods are known the world over. Their name is stamped on the selvedge of every 5 3'ards of goods. They guarantee their goods to be perfectly satisfactory to the wearer in every way. We carry a full line of B.Priestley and co.'s goods. It will give us great pleas ure to show our lines to vou at anv time. ay&&3&g!i bfb? l 0XA r17 AD j j$csg1S The Courier Dresden better Dresden has long been famous for the beautiful old gallery, bnt this year it startled the art centers of Berlin and Munich by a superb exhibition of mod. ern paintings. The building in which thg pictu.es are exhibited is constructed after the Span ish Btjle, with long rooms opening into a central court in which the statuary is arranged among the palms or in relief, agaiust a bank of green. The effect is mo3t cool and restfull. As at the World's Fair each school is distinctly marked and inti resting by comparison. Naturally the Germans have contributed the largest number of paintings; all of them painted in heavy, rich colors and with too much sacrifice to the imagination. OiTe loegs for real ism now ndays. Lenbach of Munich has four psrfect portraits. His style resembles Rem brandt more.than any modern painter His subjects are generally men and ai he actually refused tho order for a por trait of a beautiful, wealthy American girl he won tho name of a woman hater. However hi3 divorce last winter from one wife and his marriage a few months later to another, ought to acquit him of that charge. Arnold Boscklin is a tealist. His sea maidens have drenched straight hair, not a mass of waving ringlets. Tho ocean he paints Icoks so deep, blue and cold it chills the beholder. lie is soinc time3 disgusting in his truthfulness, but never uninteresting. Unfortunately his be6t work is cot in Dresden, but one conception '-The Mountain in the Sea," has a bit of tho wonderful blue ocean that only Boecklin cau paint. From the Herman school to the French is a leap. Boldini has sent two pastels. One of Verdi, the composer and the other of a topical French lady returning from tho opera. Thero is something so aesthetic and fascinating in this artist's long straight lines and slim maidens of the world of fashion. In this came room is a wry small picturo of a Brelon wo man by Dagnan-Bouveret which critics have pronounced tho gem of the whole collection. There is nothing to bo said about it, it is so en. pie and so perfect. The coloring is clean, lelicate and subtle. Paris has gone mad over Dagnon-Bou-veret's work. Vount; students worshipf and women Ho . io him for their por traits. His work has "that indefinable something, that inestimable nothing," that is necessary for a great picture. The Americans aro represented not by quanity but by quality. Only ono room contains their pictures but they are n'l acceptable The work that George Hitchcock has been doing in Hollind of late ears is bsautiful. His painting of a young girl, standing with her brocad ed skirts carefully raisol in order not to hurt the white t-lips which surround her, has been purchase! Tor the Royal Gallery. "The Flight into Egypt" is another composition of his which has received special notice Around tho white veiled figure of Mary.is a soft white light which blends like rythin into tho blue and white flower sprinkled field through which she is passing. If one grows tired of icoking. at tho pictures he may wander into the garden and listen to tho muste or annuo him self in some lazy fashion. Life is what jou wish to think it, and the Germars are pleased to think it is happy. Not long since, while stopping at an English country house, where Iheyourg Duchess of Marlborough was also a guest, I was witness to a charming in cident. Whilo standing in the hall one evening, just before dinner, tho frou frou of ckirts was heard. J Iooke.l up. Decer.ding between the palms that line the great staircase came the jouthful Duchess, splcnd dly dressed, her daik hair and slender throat glitter.ng with jewels. Just behind followed a tiny, whit haired old lady, the wife of a Lon don ITnst Side clergyman, who chanced to be spending the night there on busi ness connected with his work. In her shabby black silk and cheap laces she was in obvious contrast to tho brilliant young figure before her. Evidently she, too, felt the difference, for she stepped softly, hoping to escape observation. When the Duchess reached the door she felt the presence behind her and turned, just a3 the servant, gorgeous in plush and siik stockings, obsequiously held aside the portiere for her to pass through. She instantly stepped aside, and with a gesture mot.oncd Mrs. to pass before her. The old face flushed with astonished embarrassment, end she ditlidently shrank hacir. But the Duchess, with pretty insistence, motion ed her forward, saying: "Madam, you are older than I.' The lluukey, accustomed to strict precedence, with ditliculty repressed his supercilious ama.ament, as the shabby little "nobody,'' in her poor dress, pre ceded Her Grace the Duchess of Marl lorough. It is by such gentle manners anl charciitir tact that this admirable type of an American girl is winning lovo as well as respectful admiration in Eng land, and we aro .fortunate in having such a ono to represent us whsreAmeri can women are often justly criticized. The Queen, I hear, is taking to crochet with great activity. She used to prefer knitting. The autumn is always an in dustrious time for her, as she makes comforts for all her favorite cottagers at Balmoral and Oaborne, besides much work for the Duches3 of Teik'it Needle work Guild and quilt? for the h sp tils. Except when 6he is out -driving, she is never idle for an instant. From crochet to croquet is an easy transition, and it is a coincidtnea that ooth should at the moment be basking in tho 6iinshice of royal favor. Tho I'liocejsof Wa'es has "taken up' cro quet with enthusiasm, and so have both her daughters. Q.iito exciting contesta have been fought out at Osborne or in tho gardens of various friends, so now we may etpect to find lawn tennis com. plctcly outside fro.ii public life before very long, un ess tho Princes fondness for watching it koep3 it going. If, how ever, ho obeys his doctors and gives up Ilomliurg this year in fvor of Marien bad or Carlsbad a piecaof advice which has made him quite cros3- ha will miss hi3 favirite lilt.'e tennis parties.of which Countess Adda Merenbcrg was one of the stars. BURLINGTON ROUTE PLAYING CARDS. Those elegant cards of the verv best quality only Mc per deck. Fors'aloat B. & M. Dopot or city ticket ofllce, cor ner Tenth and O streets. 'S Xew Meut AUiricet ( mm Mi S. D. Sisourner, Mnsr. Fresh aud Salt Meats. Fish and Game in Season. 937 O ST. PHONE20I. LAniPQl Attention! 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