THE C0U1. 11 r y X FASHKDN LETTER. Lady Modish on Art in Clothes. BEATIFUL GOWNS, SHE CLAIMS, HAVE A. BEFINING INFLUENCE. There was a time not very long ago knows that the heart and be fouud that she always has given the deepest thought and study to her clothes, that they may make her look a picture eo perfect it cannot be resisted. A Freeh woman understands so well that occe the eye. is conquered the bat- jjl tie is more than half woo, for then she Iff i the mind will when the well dressed woman ranked Put UP but a 'eeble fight, and ehe needs -with a fool that is, in the early Ameri- bu' to turn on her batterios of clever can mind. ne6S t have them fall prostrate in con Dainty, lovely clothes and brainy, tented surrender, clever women were held to be an impos- Luckily, however, my carping little sible combination. friend will not have to journey all the People Havte No Trouble In getting- what the want at the Good Luck Grocery. C M. SBIT55, - From the early American point of view, a woman, apparently, must needs be a Frou-Frou, or a clever frump. A happy medium seemed quite out of the question. way to Paris for, object lessons that may serve to show her the error of her ways. Let her go to see "When We Were Twenty one," or ".The Ambassador," and she will, I think, be convinced, unless HOT O ntreot. Tolepliono OttO Ss For a really intelligent woman to s'oop she is a hopeless case, that smart clothes, to interest herself seriously in such a frivolous subject as art in dress was to be taken as an open confession that her intelligence was not the real thing! Happily the demand for all things beau tiful that feed the eye and till the mind is increasing every minute, for which Allah be praised. Environment is one of the most potent factors in life. To live in an atmosphere of beautiful, arthtic things has as much intluence towards tefining one's nature as living in an atmosphere of beautiful, kindly indeed, the smartest of smart clothes do not prevent Maxine Elliott, Mary Mannering, Hilda Spong and the rest of them from giving some unusually pol ished bits of acting. One does not need to be told that "The Ambassador' is written by a wo man, for the opportunities she makes for smart clothes to be worn are extra ordinary. The gowns worn by the leading women who are not yet leading, are "dreams' First Publication Mar. 3 -3 Notice of Probate of Will and for Letters. In the county court of Lancaster county, Ne braska. The state of Nebraska, to Mrs. Minnie L Matthews. Lida A. Millar. John J. Millar. Frances J. Millar and to any other persons In terested In said matter- You are hereby notified that an Instrument purporting to lie the last will and testament of iUchard I. H. Millar, deceased. Is on tile In said court, and also a petition signed by Mary K Millar, his widow, praying for the probate of said Instrument, and for the appointment of Mild petitioner as administratrix. That on the Slth day of March. I!"!, at ten o'clock A. M.. said petition and the proof of the execution of said instrument will be heard at the county court room in Lincoln. In said county, and that If you do not ihen appear and contest, said court may probate and record the same, and grunt administration of the estate to said Mary F. Millar as administratrix. This notice has been ordered published for three weeks successively prior to .said hearing In The Courier of Lincoln. Nebraska, u weekly lejral newepaperof general circulation printed a veritable succession of "dreams," in a u. i i . .1 i: ..) fnr.t that laorwi nnit in mrlonlomn no in In Lancaster countv. Nebraska. luuugmB ubb ioatu3 ubiciuj.iuk uuo o -- - ..-- . wC,u oo iw witness mv hand and seal of said court this one would have realized S3d day of February, 1'Ju). SEAL. I ! HANK K. ATERS. soul. One clever woman, well gowned, can give more pleasure, inflict more pain and wield more power generally than a whole legion of frumpB, top-heavy with gray matter. There is still any number of people which "dream' for future use. In the first act Lady Beauvedere, chez elle, receives her intimes in a pink gown; the kind of a gown that the Parisienne designates under the comprehensive phrase of a "chinq-de-sept.' and which Hy Wai.teh a. County Judge. Lkese, Clerk County Court, First Publication February 171 NOTICE TOCKEDITOKS. Lancaster county. Ne- who have had no modern improvements we Americans, alas ! treat with entirely added to their cerebral apparatus, and they will not agree with me. The fact remains, however, that every day one meets more and more clever women, and the cleverer they are the more perfectly they are turned out. American women, as a class, have made tremendous strides in mastering the intricacies of the art of drees, the last few years, and they are arriving at a thorough understanding of its power so rapidly that all the old jokes about "Mother Hubbards," "curl papers" and the like, that no funny paper ever al lowed itself to be without, are as obso lete as Sanscrit. too little thought and consideration. For when is a woman more fascinating than in such a toilette ? It is built of satin; rose satin and rose chiffon of a deeper hue. The satin is fitted perfectly to the figure on Princeese lines. There is a long Foft train of the satin outlined with a deep flounce of chitTon, with a shirred ruch for a heading. This flounce stops on either side of the front of the gown to make way for a long, stole-shaped piece of satin that descends the entire length of the figure from the bust line, where it be gins. This stole effect is quite new and In the county court of hr.i-.Ka: In the matter of the estate of James C.KIer, deceased. To the creditors of said estate: You are hereby notified, that I will sit at the county court room in Lincoln, in said county, on the 2d day of July. 1900. and again on the "-M day of Octoter, I!A). to receive and examine all claims against said estate, with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presentation of claims against said estate is six months from the 2d day of April. A. D. liMjo. and the time limited for the payment of debts is one year from the 2d day of April. A. D, IWJU. Notice of this proceeding is ordered published for four weeks successively in The Courier, a weekly newspaper published In this state. Witness mv hand and the seal of said county court this 13th day of February. 1WU. seal. Fkank K.Wateks, County Judge. First Publication February 17. tlx I. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OKT1IE AUTOMATIC CYCLE PUMP COMPANY OF NEURASICA. The name of this corporation shall lie the Automatic Cjele Pump (ompunyof Nebraska. Tha principal place of transacting the busi ness of this corporation shall be In thucitvof Lincoln, county of Lancaster, and state of Ne braska. And it shall be empowered to carry on business In all counties, cities und towns in the state. The general nature of the business of said corporation shall le the selling of counties, cities and towns for the disposing of the Au tomate cycle pump throughout the state of Ne braska and handling and dealing in same. The. amount of capital stock of said corporation shall Ik; fMI.KO. titty thousand dollars, divided Into tlfty thousand shares of it. one dollar, each anil non-assessable. The entire amount thereof shall !e subscribed for and payment thereof made In full, at or tefore the date herein tixed for the commencement of business by said corporation. The time of commence ment of this corporation shall he on the tlrst day of February, I'juo, and shall terminate on the tlrst day of February. IteW. The highest amount or indebtedness or liability to which this corporation may at any time subject iLself shall not exceed the thousand dollars. And the stockholders shall not be personally liable for the corporate debts of this corporation. The management of this corporation shall be lodged In a board of directors, consisting of live mem bers, selected from and by the stockholders of the corporation at their annual meeting. The officers of this corporation shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treas urer, and they shall be elected by and from the board of directors. The manner of conducting the business of this corixirallon. the time of holding the meetings of the stockholders and board of directors shall lie as prescribed by the by-laws. These articles of Incoriioratlon may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the stock holders. Adopted this tlrst day of February, 1'juO. Signed. C. M. JAyucs. Landv C. Clauk. Rout. C. DltL'ESKiMjw. Cyiics E. Sanueiwo.n. Even the progressive shop girl real- gives the long, straight, unbroken line ized long ago that it is a good appear- now so much to be desired. ance, coupled with fair ability, rather than true worth, coupled with dowdi ness, that gets her low salary raised. She knows, too, that when she is ab'e to couple true worth with a good ap- This stole is outlined with lace roses of the same color as the chiffon. In the center of each rose a diamond dew-drop sparkles. These roses, with their leaves of the pearance she has an exceilent chance to Bame color, form a design on the skirt above the flounce of chiffon and outline the Ecamc of the bodice. The satin foundation is cut away in the bodice and from the top of the bust line. Chif fon, slightly gathered into a square line, edged with tiny lace roses, finishes the frock. This square line leaves the throat quite free, and is very becoming to the woman with the right kind of a throat. The sleeves of this gown are of chif fon, slightly mousquetaire, transparent also, and worn &o long they cover all but the fingers. It is a foregone conclusion in Paris. raise to a position where she can raise the salaries of others. Nowhere was this prejudice against taking the art of dress seriously, as one would any other art, stronger or more deeply rooted than on the etage. The women of the stage then held themselves far above all art not their own. A very charming actress, ableit of the early American school, and thoroughly above feminine fripperies, once said to me, in a most superior manner: "Ob, you know, only the women who can't act bother to dress well on the stage." Now she sajs with Borne bitterness by the way, that gloves will be little and much emphasis incidentally, she worn this summer except with elbow happens to be out of an engagement: sleeves. First Publication. Feb. 2lth.-3 NOTICE OF PRORATE OF FOREIGN WILL. In the county court of Lancaster county Ne braska: The state of Nebraska to Franklin Maker. Sarah Baker, Ira F Raker and to any other persons interested in said matter. You are hereby notified, that an Instrument purporting to be an authenticated copy of the Last Will and Testament of Samuel Itaker deceased, late of Portage county. Ohio, and of the probate thereof is on file in said court, and also a petition signed by Frank Raker, his son, praving for the probate of said Instrument. That on the 19th day of March, H. at ten o'clock a. m.. said petition and the proof of the execu tion of said instrument will be heard at the county court room in Lincoln, in said county, and that if you do not then appear and contest, said court may probate and record the same. This notice has been ordered published for three weeks successively prior to said hearing In The Courier of Lincoln. Nebraska, a weekly legal newspaper of general circulation printed in Lancaster county. Nebraska. Witness my hand and seal of said court this 21st day of February. l&U. seal Fkank R. Wateiis. County Judge. liy Walter A. Leese. Clerk County Court. m J Cycle Photographs J Athletic Photographs J Photographs of Babies Photographs of Groups Exterior Views "A woman does not need to act in tnese days. All she has to do is to go on and wear good clothes." One statement is as absurd as the other. Surely, as I reminded her, the divine Sarah wears the most heavenly clothes, The back of the confection is the most original and charming part of it. The chiffon is brought softly over the shoulders in fichu-like folds from under the stole, and when it reaches tre back it falls straight down to the bottom of and it is generally conceded she can act the train in long, sweeping lines, bo that a bit. Rejane is always perfectly and exquis itely gowned, and she, too, has always been able to deceive the public into a when Lady Beauvedere stands or sits it falls softly and clingingly to her fig ure, and when she walks it floats behind her in angelic fashion. These wings V 9 m m THE PHOTOGRAPHER 129 South Eleventh Street. fair estimation of her histrionic powers, are outlined also with the dew-spangled Indeed, one might name any clever roses. French actress one pleases and it would Juliet Gainsborough's frock has just WTO PATENT GMtfMiu M may be secured by our no. 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