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WHAT TD WEffl TO THE OPERA.
The Long Opera Cloak One of the Most Ele
gant and Important Considerations.
Opera Gown* for Girl*— They Are Mnilr simply, lint Important Novelties
Are Introduced In Them—l i> -to-Dule Opera Glanne*.
Paris, Jar. 13.—At the opera one ha? ft
great opportunity to record some of •;
most elegant gowns worn by ti e ' es
dames" of Paris. The hand.-one at •
Coe always gets a glimp.-e of, to
“A GOWN WORN BY A YOUNG GIRT, AT THE OPERA.”
Sr
9 MUST AS SHE ENTERS HER BOX.’*
the complacent wearer of an unusual
wrap manages to give the audience a peep
at herself In all her glory Just as she en- ,
tens her box cloaked In sfift furs and vel
vet.
The handsomest wraps are long enough
to entirely cover one’s gown. They are
built of velvet, the heavier qualities of
ottoman and moire. Satin, too, comes in
tuc Uk rather limited share ot popularity.
Avery stunning looking woman of de
lf-ily Spanish type, was much admired
■r. her long wrap of ivory satin, with black
i in and fur trimmings.
At the front the garment fell In straight
lines from the shoulder without fulness nt
the back. Around the bottom of the wrap
there was a bread facing of black satin
cut with an uneven scatoped edge and bor
dered with gold passementerie. Above
the black satin facing there were appliques
of black satin cut in rose form and out
lined with gold that gave the most strik
ing effect.
The bishop tueevea were oi ivory; satin.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1808.
with a band of sable finishing them at
the hand. Over the sleeves were “wings"
of ivory white chiffon shirred into nar
row puffs with a narrow band. It had a
short pointed cape slashed twice at the
back and front, where fell jabots of ivory
chiffon. Round clasps of strass fastened
the front of the collar, where there was a
full jabot of the chiffon failing over four
sable tails.
Another long wrap was made of otto
man in a shade of "pallissy”—a name giv
en to a popular deep shade of turquoise
blue. This wrap, too, entirely enveloped
the gown. The high Medicis collar of er
mine had a cape that was short over the
shoulders, and at the front It was arrang
ed in jabot fashion, with ends reaching to
the bottom of the wrap. At the back the
ottoman was laid In a large Watteau plait
that was mounted over the ermine collar
and was held by an oblong buckle of
strass. This garment was lined through
out with black brocade -Butin.
Among the gowns 1 noticed one espec
ially. That was of black spangled tulle
■ over ivory, satin. The corsage was a
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blouse of ivory satin covered with the
tulle, that was embroidered and spangled.
It was cut square-necked and was tilled
in with plain black tulle that fitted close
into the curves of the shoulders. Over
the tulle there were horizontal bands of
cut jet and strass. These continued to
the top of the high, straight collar of plain
tulle, that was mounted by*frills.
The effect at a distance was as though
the bare shoulders and neck were covered
with the bands of jet and strass. The
sleeves of the satin, covered with the em
broidered tulle, reached just to the el
bows. Tljere was a great deal of fulness
in the Ivory-satin skirt, and yet it rather
clung to the lines of the figure. It had a
short yoke of embroidered black tun.
with a rounded point at the front. From
the bottom of the yoke tulle fell in. a
deep flounce to the bottom of the skirt,
where it was embroidered and spangled in
a heavy pattern.
The most original feature of this gown
was n sort of train effect given with two
breadth of black satin that sloped grad
ually at the waist line, where they were
joined to the ceinture with a round strass
buckle. The high loops that St formed
above the buckle were faced with white
satin.
A gown worn by a young girl at the
opera was made of white ottoman silk.
The skirt fitted close over the hi£>s, with
the fullness at the back laid in two nar
row box plaits. Around the bottom of
the skirt there was a frill of English ap
plique iace that formed a point at the
front. At the top of the frill there was a
heading of sable.
The corsage was a blouse of the otto
man, trimmed with narrow plaited strips
of turquoise velvet, forming plaids. In
the center of each plaid there w as a tur
quoise ornament attached to the velvet
with gold threads. The corsage opened
over a vest of cream mousseline de soie,
laid in narrow bias folds.
It was cut square-necked, and w T as fin
ished with a strip of sabel that continued
down both sides of the vest. The ceinture
of turquoise velvet was draped. The short
puffed sleeves were of the Ottoman, trim
med with the bands of velvet and turquoise
ornaments.
A number of the women wearing decol
late gowms carried little collets of fluffy
soft materials that they slipped on in case
of draughts.
One that was less frivolous was made
of accordeon-plaited coral velvet, over a
lining of white satin. Numerous strips of
sable started at the base of the Medicis
collar and fell between the folds of the
velvet to the bottom of the collet. At the
front of the collet the velvet merged into
two long stole ends that were trimmed
with bands of fur. The tall Medicis collar
was of sable, with a facing of white sat
in. Striking round coral clasps fastened
this collet.
Sojne of the new opera glasses are cov
ered with coral or turquoise leather arid
are mounted in gold or mother of pearl.
A pair that was covered with lizard-green
leather and,mounted in gold was smart.
Of course they try to copy toilettes in
opera glass coverings, and you see leath
er In ail colors, mounted in ail metals
These glasses cost fabulously, hut many
opera-goers own a dozen of them.
Nina Goodwin.
three brave girls.
Heroic Conduct of Tliree English
Young Women.
From the London Standard.
The report of the Royal Humane Society
is more than usually interesting this
month. If evidence be wanted of the
strength and courage and hardihood of
our young women, here it is—with a ven
geance, old-fashioned folks would add. The
silver medal is grunted to Miss Fullerton,
of Dudhopo Terrace, Dundee; of .such a
heroine every detail is worth note. Miss
Fullerton was strolling on the Forfarshire
const, apparently, when she observed a
manufacturer in great distress out at sea.
We are not told whether she threw off any
of her clothes, but since the man was
seized with cramp and was drowning, it ts
to be supposed that she did not. The dis
tance W'as 300 yards, and the sea “heavy,”
but Miss Fullerton swam out and, "ex
horting the manufacturer to preserve his
presence of mind”—also "holding him up”
—she conveyed him safely until u boat
picked them up midway. This Is some
thing like a “record.” Our fathers would
not have believed it possible for a girl to
swim a quarter of a mile in her clothes
through a heavy sea. but this brave young
athlete actually supported a manufac
turer—who run to weight as a rule— in the
agony of cramp.
Miss Joan Harris of Belfast also plunged
Into the sea without undressing and res
oled a grown girl; further circumstances
are not given, but swimmers know that it
was a feat, anyhow. Mias Louisa Bright,
of Reading, too. did not waste time in
preparations when she saw a school boy
drowning in the Rennet. It Is not many
years since swimming was regarded as a
dubious sort of accomplishment of wom
an.
TO THE LOWEST NOTCH.
APPROPRIATION BILLS WILL. ALL
lIE CAHEH I.LV SCALED.
Strictest Economy In Congress.
Abundant Evidence to Show That
the Honse, in Spite of Contrary Re
ports, Can Bea Most Deliberative
Body—The Civil Service Debate
W'as “Mere Poppycock” and Will
Come to Nothing—Members of the
Appropriation Committees.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Economy Is still
the order of the day. The leaders of the
House evidently recognize its necessity.
The weekly receipts of ’the government
continue to fall far below the weekly ex
penditures. Until the national ledger
shows a balance on the right side there is
no prospect for the passage of any bill
Involving debt aside from the appropria
tion bills. These are being used with con
summate skill to take up the time of the
House and prevent any effort to force ac
tion upon other measures carrying an ex
penditure. Nor will there be any effort
to increase the revenue, so far as can be
seen, until the Dingley bill has had an ex
haustive trial.
It has been said that the House is not
a deliberative body. This Is apparently
disproved by the discussion over the
item in the legislative bill making appro
priations for the Civil Service Commis
sion. It lasted several days. It was ap
parently allowed because no other appro
priation bills were on the docket and the
three committees on elections had not
prepared any of their work for the action
of the House. As soon, however, as Mr.
Cannon had reported an urgent deficiency
bill carrying two millions of money the
discussion was brought to a close. It had
run so long and the combatants had
grown so warm that it was found difficult
to turn the faucet Those looking for a
modification of the law felt that they
were gaining strength and those advo
cating its repeal were satisfied that they
were not losing ground. When Congress
man Moody moved to limit the debate
the modifiers and repealers joined forces
and made an issue. It was a close fight,
At the end of the roll call the proposi
tion was lost by a majority of six. There?
upon three of the modifiers changed their
votes from no to aye. The speaker then
cast the decisive vote, and further de
bate was limited to four hours.
Ail the talk had no definite result. It
wms mere poppycock. At its conclusion
no one moved to strike out the appro
priation for the Civil Service Commission
and no vote was taken. The legislative
bill was passed as a finality practically
without objection. Everybody then rec
ognized the fact that the talking had
been about something that might or
might not be reported from the commit
tee on reform in the civil- service. Even
if the bill providing for Its modification
should be reported there could be no cer
tainty that it would be brought before
the House under a special order from the
committee on rules. Nor was there any
probability that the House would ever
reach a vote on a proposition to repeal it.
Under the rules a modification* bill might
come up on the call of committees in the
morning hour, but even then the time
for its consideration would be limited
and could easily be frittered away by its
opponents.
There seems to be little chance for the
consideration of a civil service bill this
session.
As soon as the legislative bill was pass
ed Mr \\ adsworth reported the agri
cultural appropriation bill. This gave ‘he
friends of economy plenty of leeway with
the agricultural bill following the deficien
cy bill. The diplomatic bill and the army
bi i were ready for reporting. The com
mittee on elections thus had plenty of time
to prepare their business for the House
If, however, there was a hitch here, a
special order from the committee on rules
could put the bankruptcy bill on the track
and use whatever time was necessary to
till in the gap. The committee on rules
itself might also report nlw rules and
allow time enough for discussion, pending
the gestation of other appropriation bills
In committee. Meantime the committees
on naval affairs, on po3toffiees and post
roads, on Indian affairs and on appropria
tions were all busily at work framing bills
providing for the expenses of the govern
ment for the coming fiscal year. Ail these
are pretty sure Indications that the House
intends to force the appropriation bills
over to the Senate as fast as possible, and
hold the Senate responsible for any’ fur
ther delay.
The instant the urgent deficiency bill
was reported tile committee on appropria
tions began the preparation of the bill
making appropriations for the District of
Columbia. Work on the fortifications bill
will soon follow, and the grand finale come
with the production of (he sundry civil
bill. Meantime the .army, the navy, the
consular and diplomatic and the Indian
bills could fill in the interstices. It is
understood that all the appropriation bills
will be sealed down to the lowest notch.
This is apt to send an army of persons
interested in bills reported from the com
mittee on claims ami on war claims over
to the Senate. Their bills will be shut
out, even if favorably reported to the
House. The Senate committee will be
urged to place many such measures upon
the different appropriation bills as riders,
increasing the volume of the budget, and.
giving rise to a struggle between the two'
houses. If the House Insists on its eco
nomical reductions, the struggle may last
for weeks, if.not for months. It is prob
able, however, that while each side will
yield in compromise, the Senate, as usual,
will get the best of the bargain, and sev
eral millions tie added to the bills.
Tlie constitution provides that all rp
propriatlon bills shall originate in the
House. It also makes the same provision
for revenue bills, yet in nearly every case
where a revenue bill has been sent to the
Senate it loses its Identity, and is sent back
to the House in a forth so misshapen that
Its own parents fail to recognize it. The
same is true with appropriation bills. The
sundry civil bill is a great coffer for the
Senate. Anything can be pitched into it.
and defended, If necessary, on the ground
that it is not a rider, and that it properly
belongs in tlie bill.
With these facts In view, the House and
Senate committees on appropriations must
become objects of public interest. The
House committee is appointed by the
speaker; the Senate committee is a caucus
production. Tlie chairman of the former
is Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, and the
loader of the minority Joseph D. Sayers of
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the opposing leader is Francis M. Cock
rell of Missouri. The Senate committee
has control of all the appropriation bills
sent over from the House, while the House
committee controls only seven of the thir
teen regular bills. There ore seventeen
members of the House committee, only five
of whom are Democrats; one is a Populist.
There are thirteen .members 9f the Senate
committee—six Republicans, five Demo
.crats, and two Silver Republicans.
The old members of the House commit
tee on appropriations are well known to
the nation at large. They include Joseph
G. Cannon of Illinois; Henry H. Bingham
and William A. Stone of Pennsylvania;
William W. Grout of Vermont; Stephen
A. Northway of Ohio; James J. Belden of
New York; Joseph D. Sayers of Texas;
Alexander M. Dockery of Missouri; Leon
idas F. Livingston of Georgia; Thomas C.
Mcßae of Arkansas, and John M. Allen
of Mississippi. There are members of the
committee, however, who are not so well
know’n. They are Mahlon Pitney, James
A. Hemenway, Samuel S. Barney, Will
iam H. Moody, Samuel J. Pugh, and John
C. Bell.
Mahlon Pitney was elected to Congress
from the old Sussex district, in New Jer
sey, three years ago. It was the first
time that district was ever carried by a
Republican. Air. Pitney is the son of old
Chancellor Pitney of New Jersey, and had
never held public office. Notwithstanding
this, he made the committee -on appropri
ations at one bound; something almost un
precedented. He occupies the somewhat
unique position of chairman of a sub-com
mittee of a sub-fcommittee of a
committee. The committee on ap
propriations is divided into sev
en sub-committees. One of these has
charge of the appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia. In making up these
appropriations the sub-committee has
sub-divided itself, and Mr. Pitney is chair
man of the subdivision having in charge
the appropriations for charities in the Dis
trict. His colleagues upon this sub-com
mittee are Alessrs. Northway and Dock
ery. This sub-committee on charities re
ports to the sub-committee on the Dis
trict, the sub-committee on the District
reports to the committee on appropria
tions, and the committee on appropriations
reports to the House. The committee on
appropriations is the only committee where
this freak in legislation occurs. It is made
all the more interesting by the fact that
Mr. Northway of the sub-committee on
Charities is not put down as a member
of the sub-committee on the District. Mr.
Pitney, although a young man, Is a flu
ent speaker and is invariably on his feet
whenever matters concerning the District
of Columbia are discussed.
Another member who reached the com
mittee on appropriations at a single jump
Is James A. Hemenway of Indiana. Both
Pitney and Hemenway were appointed by
Speaker Reed in the last Congress. It is
doubtful w'hether any speaker ever before
appointed to this great committee two
members who had never had legislative ex
perience. Each undoubtedly had special
Qualifications for the place. The record
shows that the speaker was not mistaken
in his men. Air. Hemenway is chairman
ot the sub-committe on fortifications.
Samuel S. Barney of Alilwaukee, Wis.,
is anew member of the committee. This
is his second term in the House, in ISB4
when he first ran for congress, he was de-
feated by Gen. Bragg. He first appeared
here in the Fifty-fourth Congress. He Is
a good lawyer and an efficient w*orker on
the committee. There is nothing showy
about him, and he is not an active partici
pant in discussion on the floor.
Another new member of the committee
Is William H. Moody of Haverhill, Mass.
He is a thickset gentleman, with light
complexion and hair, and was bom eight
years before the war. Mr. Moody is the
successor of Gen. Cogswell, and made his
first hit in the last Congress in arguing
a contested election case. Since then he
has been active in debate, and recently
became prominent in the discussion of the
appropriation for the Civil Service Com
mission. He bids fair to become a wheel
horse in legislation, being active and in
dustrious in committee and a pleasing
speaker.
Another new member of the committee
Is Samuel J. Pugh of Kentucky. This is
his second term. He is tail and black
haired, and made a speech in the last Con
gress that attracted more than the aver
age attention. He pays close attention to
committee work, and is regarded with
much favor by the older members.
The fourth new member of the commit
tee is Hon. John C. Bell of Colorado. He
is the first representative of the Populist
party who has ever appeared on the com
mittee on appropriations. He was the
Populist candidate for speaker in the
present Congress, and is a gentleman of
good presence. He is an excellent speak
er and is the leader of his party Ini the
House, and makes himself felt in discus
sion.
The speaker is governed in a measure
by geographical lines in selecting merii
ber of the great committee on appropri
ations. The committee as it stands to-day
represents every section of the country,
except the Pacific coast, and as a repre
sentative that would be acceptable to the
states along -the Pacific, Mr. Bell, aside
from his well known ability, was chosen.
So much for the House committee. The
one new' member of the Senate committee
on appreciations is Edward Murphy, Jr.,
of New York. His business qualifications
specially fit him for the work of the com
mittee. Apt in legislative work, he never
shirks labor nor responsibility. He is pop.
ular among his colleagues, and his opin
ions will undoubtedly have great weight
in committee.
Mr. Murphy’s Democratic colleagues are
James H. Berry of Arkansas, Charles J
Faulkner of West Virginia, Arthur p]
Gorman of Maryland and Francis M.
Cockrell of Missouri, They hailed Mr]
Murphy's selection for the committee with
delight. It is the first time that New York
has a representation thereon for years,
and no man will more thoroughly repre
sent his state than Senator Murphy.
Back of all these committees is the
river and harbor committee of the
House. It Is giving hearings every day
and is already hard at work in the prepa
ration of a bill. Nearly every member in
the House is Interested in its work, and
the bill usually has great cohesive power
It has the. right-of-way the same as any
of the regular appropriation bills. Its
chairman! Warren B. Hooker of New
York, has the aplomb of a philosophe/and
the skill of a true tactician. His bill will
probably be drafted with unexceptionable
Judgment. Conflicting Interests are pretty
sure to be reconciled, and once before the
House the bill will slip over the legislative
ways with the case and grace character
istic of all river and harbor bills.
Amos J. Cummings.
—Rev. James Needham, perhaps the old
est preacher in the United States, was
photographed at Mount Airy, N. C., a few
days ago. Mr. Needham will be 100 years
old at his next birthday. May, 1898 He
has never quit preaching.
Three (PjSntlini* of Life.
Once a great i\ England poet
Wrote a wondrous “Psalm of Life ”
Showing how these tired mortals ’
Struggle in this mundane life.
Telling how “in mournful numbers
Life is not an empty dream,''
But a true and stern existence.
If we choose we drink the cream
And give back the vapid skimmed-milh
To the lazy laggard men, L
Too inert to claim the prizes.
Nature tenders unto them;’
Men who stand beside life’s river
Waiting for the tide to turn. '
Without courage, nerve or purpose
Manhood’s mission to discern.
But it is not here my object
A dry homily to write,
But impelled by other motives,
These I now will bring to light.
For this purpose Is this written
Quite another tale to tell, '
Some will call it but a burlesque,
If they choose to, very well-
I will not begin to argue,
For I’m on another trail,
Sb the outline of this story
■I will try to now unveil.
i .
From the far ofT flow’ry Kingdom
Came a heathen, buff Chin?e,
Here to start a little laundry. ’
On his sign was Ah Sam Lee
First he Started in a cellar,
Got him tubs ana soap and line
Polished shirts and cuffs and collars
On these garments put a shine.
Soon his business in dimensions
Grew beyond his narrow room.
“Same like ‘Mel’can man” he thought h
Just had struck a splendid boom.
So he got a larger building.
Found another Chinaman,
Then employed a negro driver.
For his bran new laundry van
Time rolled and still he prospered
Dollars rolled into his till.
Pretty soon these silver dollars
Sam I/ee changed to a big bill.
This the negro driver witnessed,
Laid his plans to get that weaith
These he worked, with such persistence.
That it almost wrecked his health.
Schemes by day and dreams by nign*
Haunted this poor fellow so,
That his former boon companions
Hardly recognized Sambo.
(In the first part of this story
I forgot to let you know.
That this same colored gentleman
By his friends was called Sam-bo).
Then one day there came the lucky
Chance he’d sought for, oh! so ion-’
For you see this selfsame darkey
Little knowledge had of wrong. ’
All that came within his arm’s-reach,
Just so long he was not caught.
He considered his possessions,
That for which he toiled and wrought.
Thus It was that Sambo happened
In the laundry, when Sam Lee
Carelessly left out his cash box,
All his wealth could Sambo see.
This was more than human nature,
Human nature garbed In black,
(As for that all other natures,
Aloral courage sadly lack).
Sambo saw where Ah Sam hid it,
Under bundles on the shelf.
Then he planned that very evening
This he’d gather to himself.
'Softly stealing in the darkness,
Sambo crept into the room,
Got his hands upon the cash box,
Then stepped on the laundry broom.
With a snap he broke the handle,
Broke the brittle wood In two.
Then three wicked heathen Chinese
Had Sambo before he knew
Hardly what had happened to him.
Had him prone upon the ffoor, \
Holding still the stolen cash box.
Dragged him to the opened door.
When the gas-light fell upon him.
Showed Sam Lee who was the thief.
Then with lusty lungs he shouted
Long and loud for some relief.
Soon the iron-hand of justice
Lodged Sambo within the den;
In the court, the trial-justice
Gave him two years in the pen.
In these (P)sa(l)ms of Life, I’ve showed
you
Life proved "but an empty dream,”
This at least to one Sam, so
Proved, as lines he read between.
For this, black unhappy Sambo
Found the rugged side of life,
Real, yes, by far too real,
All contention, all was strife.
There's a moral In this story,
If a moral you can glean,
Sambo found out to his sorrow
Ljfe he planned was not a dream,
All that glitters is not golden.
Shams beset us, all is strife,
For appearance oft deceives us,
Disappointments fill this life.
W. H. Shortfellow.
THE AMERICAN LUMBER SUPPLY.
The Planting of Forests Likely to Be
an Important Indn*vy-
From Meehan’s Monthly.
Looking not very far Into the future,
it seems that the planting of American
forests will become a productive industry.
Preservation of old forests, with their
masses of dry underbrush and fire-in
viting collections of dry leaves, may he
advisable for some reasons. These Im
mense masses of firewood undoubtedly
tend to collect snow, which, by its grad
ual melting, furnishes a supply to the wa
ter reservoirs beneath the surface of the
ground. Snow thaws less quickly under
the shade of trees than in the bright sun
light. Less water, therefore, runs to sup
ply floods and freshets than when the
snow is made to pass away gradually. But
this question does not affect the soiiu
timber interests.
In old forests, where there is a strug
gle for life among the trees by reason o,
their growing so thickly together, the re
sult is the necessity of waiting many
years before the trees will reach a
to make them desirable for timber pur
poses. Whefe trees have room to grow’
and are properly cared for most kind of
American trees will furnish useful timber
in twenty or thirty years, and for many
other purposes they can bo employed
even younger. It takes well on to a cen
tury for the struggling trees in a dense
wood to have any marketable value.
While good timber is becoming gradual
ly scarcer on account of our annual forest
fires, rising from the conditions already
staled, the demand is increasing, and.
what is more remarkable, Europe is a 1 *
ready calling on America for a supply of
lumber. American oak, especially. is ir |
great demand in the old world, while our
black walnut Is closely following in i< 3
wake. Our fighter woods, also— such as
the tulln tree and poplar—are. coming into
great demand there for packing boxes
and cases where light-weight is a gr-.it
object. Those who are interested in for*
estr.v in our country should take up tnc
matter or encouragement of forest plum
ing. It will soon be a greater question
than forest preservation.
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