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THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER. 20, 1887. —TWENTY PAGES. 13

CLARA'S FASHION GAB 'Salina Dolaro and Her New

Bonnet Get a Free Ad-vertisement,

While Felt Hats Are the Posi-tive Novelty in Novem-

ber Millinery.

The Ingenious Device cf aGirl With Bits of Use-

less Finery.

The ' Heatrending Story of aSad Mishap During- a

Bridal Tour.

New Yoiik, Nov. 17, 1887.—<

IIE picture belowwas sketched by your jhumble servant on i

the back of a theaterprogramme. It is aportrait of Sel ma jDolaro, once ratherfamous as an actress Iand singer. We usedto admire her as thekicky and coquettishCarmen. She is nowalmost gone withcon-sumption, but she isas jolly a- ever; shegoes to the showswith mashed young jchappies; she ispretty vet, in spite of

her years and illness, and she artfullyveils her face, even indoors, says ClaraBelle in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Herbonnet, a- shown in the cut, is one ofthe newest styles, and that is my chiefreason for portraying her.

Tlie fancy for small bonnets predom-inates, although bonnets of mediumsize, after the shape of the Directoire,are affected by many of our most fash-ionable matrons, andTHE LARGE POKE HAS ITS VOTARIES.

Very beautiful little bonnet -.-nited aswell for the church rs the visitingtoilet, have the crown of embroideredfelt or cloth ami the brim of velvet

the velvet gathered or puffed,and so used as to form a point or higheffect at the top. But the . positivenovelty in milliuerv is the white hat offelt. Ephemeral they may prove, butfor the moment they are popular.

Caprice finds a wide range in thelarger hats, especially in the adjustmentof. the brim. Of the latest is a shapewith a moderately tall crown, the brimflat and projecting in front, somewhatnarrower at the sides, and turned upagainst the crown at the back, in otherword-, the tooue amplified and modified.Some of the large hats, with the trim-ming posed at the back, have longStrings or streamers of ribbon, whichare laid around the neck of the wearerand tied in a bow in front. The largehats allow much lattitude both in theadjustment of the brim and the trim-ming, forecasting in some models thereappearance of the veritable" - -i.AIX.-r.nlinl<,I! HEADDRESS.

A large hat with wide, capaciousbrim, of hatter's plush, in changeablemoss green, has the brim encircled by awide bias band of velvet in dark mossgreen shot with boreal red. and at theleft side a great flaunting bow of shotmoire antique ribbon, sustaining a tuftof lightly dressed ostrich tips, in shotcolors. "Poke bonnets and large hatsare shown in ail the mast fashionabledisplays of millinery, but our most reli-able modistes seem inclined to ex-press some doubt in regard to theiradoption as a controlling outcome ofpopular fancy, and it is certain thatsmall bonnets and the closer shapes inL.its have not yet lost their hold—former for the visiting toilet and thelatter for the severely elegant streetdress, to which the tailor-made costumegive- principal character. Ladies ap-pear to fight shy of the larger and moreahowv styles of bonnets, with the great

bows and shadowy feathers now em-ployed as garniture, for church-wearand afternoon receptions, while the'•Braganza'' and the "Duchess ofDevon-shire. the "Charles 1,"and the "Rub-ens" hats with their sweeping cavalierplumes, ill accord with the rigid sim-plicity of the cloth costumes now re-garded as essential in every fash-ionable lady's wardrobe. Neverthe-less, it cannot be said that we shallnot see poke bonnets and large hats;there are those among our leaders offashion who are not over-sensitive tothe "fitness ofthings." even in devisingof dress —wearing great bonnets andhats to the theater and drawing-roomreceptions, and completing the prome-nade toilet*with its close fit and hardlines, with a hat as picturesque as thatthrough which is handed down thefame of Gainsborough, or which dis-tinguished the fancy in the female head-dress ofRembrandt and other paintersor his time. Our best milliners, indeed. .speak cautiously upon the subject, andprefer to await "the arrival of the impor-tations that willbe brought in the open-ings of winter millinery, and the conse-quent development of popular fancy onthe part of their patrons.

IS A PLAIN"COI7XTRY HOME,inhabited by an old book-loving mannnd his daughter. 1 saw a firstfloor thatseemed to be a circulating library. Youmet a pile of books on the parlor table,a heap of 'em in the hall on the hat-rack; they were open and shut in everyquarter of the dining-room, and theywere flung round on the veranda andhid even got as far as the kitchen. Theonly excursions the old man ever makesfrom home are to attend book auctions.I don't think he reads books; he seemsto be handling "em all the time. Alarge fortune has been frittered awayIn ancient tomes that are not sufficientlyvaluable to warrant the patient andlovely daughter in believing that theirsale some day willrestore her one-tenthpart the money that went to purchase'em.

Old Ben Bibliopole sits early and late,and turns these books over and carts'em round. He goes to the portico tospend an hour, he takes an armful; hegoes to the summer house, and makestwo or three trips in order to carry outthe number of books necessary for hisamusement or instruction during theafternoon. Deleaves the whole busi-ness wherever he chances to break up,and poor Louise, the daughter, runsabout for an hour each evening collect-ing the circulating library of hercranky old parent 1 am telling youabout her because I want to describeone of the most remarkable rooms 1think Iever -aw. The i*cor girlhaslittle to do with, and has ingeniouslyfitted up a den for herself that is simplybeautiful. -Louise has some dressy relatives inNew York who -send her loads of oldclothes. She has taken silk, muslin,cambric, ail sorts of thin materials, cutthem in strips half an inch wide,lueaded coarse needles with linen

threads one and a half yards long ; thenin the center of these strips run in thethread with stitches almost big enoughfor basting purposes, eathering thou-sands of yards of these cut strips on thethreads. * She - pushes them up on thethread as tightly as possible, twtsta themround and round, aud they form a varie-gated and generally shaded cord. Whenshe has had a barrel fullof these silkenropes made she has sent them to aweaver of rag carpets, who has woven !them into a sort of tapestry cloth that isas la-lingas the hills and as beautiful '

as the verdure that covers them; She \has four sets of these splendid curtains Iand two jwrtieres.

iv THE SAME WAVshe has made of heavy rags of cloth,flannel and thick materials rugs as dur-able and handsome a*- any that evercame from Turkey. A China mattingcovers the door, and the rugs finish that.The same China straw matting is naileda- a dado about the walls and giventhree coats of mahogany-colored paint.Above this the wall is covered with twolayers of tarieton. such as one buys forVi cents a piece of fiveyards. The firstlayer is pale yellow, and the next is jcream white. Between these the sheetsof tarieton autumn leaves of vivid colorsare placed in -tripes. The leaves havebeen gummed on the back and varnishedon the face. They have been subjected jto a pressing process. They are artis- Itically arranged, and • their gorgeoushues come through the meshes of the |white tarieton. softened and toned. It !was difficultto decide at a little distance I

how the walls were decorated— whether iit was a painted or embroidered surface. 1The leaves were thus used last o?tober, \and the fair wonder-worker ex- !pected to redecorate this fall, but there <

is no need of it. The whole place is in |as good condition as it was a year ago.Even the leaves have kept their colors, Itheir positions, and their smooth, Hat |shapes. Of course the crazy-patch ,work business attacked Louise, andevery article in the unique room is coy- !ered with the helter-skelter combina-tion of silk aud velvet patches deftly j

embroidered together with an infinitevariety ofstitches. Chairs and lounges,mantle lambrequins and table covers,all made ofscraps. If ever there wasan exhibition of woman's work, it is inthis odd but beautiful room. She hasbeen offered ROD _ window for hersplendid home-made rag carpet wovensilk tapestry curtains, and said theother day that when the inevitable"sale" overtakes the establishment sheexpects the "den" will bring as muchas the circulating library.

as ax Illi-stliatioxof a becoming hat look at this prettygirl,who has struck the happy mediumbetween flaunting picturesqueness andquiet magnificence. Altogether she isa November maiden of exquisite style,according to the very* latest mode.Brides now dress quietly in that stylenowadays fortravel, instead of adver-tising their new condition by the old-fashioned dress. By the way, here is astory ofa honeymoon tour. A well-to-do widow is Mrs. S., of One Hundredand Twenty-fifth street. New York, andshe has a pretty, sentimental and head-strong daughter named Esther. Thegirl saw fit to place her affections ona young barkeeper named Ben.who hung out at a saloon nearlyopposite her mother's residence. Thewidow was beside herself at the unfor-tunate infatuation of the girl. She shuther up; she sent her away; she prayed.expostulated and threatened to no pur-pose. Last week, when she supposedthe fair Esther was with a friend inBrooklyn, -he got a telegram that hersilly daughter was married and on theroad to spend her honeymoon in Troy.'Ihe widow in despair flew*over to thesaloon-keeper, and that person havingreasons of his own for seeking his quon-dam barkeeper, advised Mrs. S. to goright on in her pursuit, and offered hisescort. The two reached Troy in theearly evening, and began a tour of thehotels. They found their prey in a hos-telry near the depot. The pair had ar-rived during the afternoon, and taken aparlor and bedroom. The bride hadbeen shown to the apartments,and the groom had goneout to see some friends.The meeting between mother anddaughter was Veryexciting. The poor,foolish little bride was waiting in greatanxiety and trepidation for the returnof Ben, when her mother bounced intothe room. The saloonkeeper meantimewas searching the drinking places onRiver street for the groom, and foundhim in a beastly state of drunkennessbefore the widow and her daughter hadcome to any understanding,

When Mrs. S. learned of her nobleson-in-law's condition she urged herdaughter to return with her before itwas too late. The girlvowed she wouldsee "her husband" before she took anystep, and the clever saloonkeeper got acarriage, took both ladies to a bar-roomand showed them the fine young mancarousing with a crowd of drunken loaf-ers, himself the

DIU'XKEST OF THE PARTY.- His former employer spoke to himand told him that hi- wife was waitingfor him at the hotel. . -

"Ler-rer wait : I ain't goin' back onfrens— frens— for no wife," hic-coughed the drunken fool.

Esther had enough. She sobbed, andbesought her mother to take her home.And she then rushed back for a sachel,the only baggage -he had taken on herbridal tour. The old gentleman friend

rushed to the office, paid for the rooms jin which the unfortunate girlhad passeda solitary eight-hour honeymoon. He ;explained to the clerk that tin* mother Ihad her daughter and the Hon. liencould finish his spree alone. The clerksaid he would give him a warm welcome jwhen he turned up, and Mrs. s.. the \u25a0friend, and Mrs.- Ben made good time !for* the depot and caught the night I

train for New York. Shortly afterthis episode, 'i which was i knownto"; the , sympathetic:. ... chambermaidof the second floor, the night clerk tookpossession of the- desk, and on the ar-rival of a train from the East put a Mr.ami Mrs. Jones in "rooms opposite thoselately occupied by the repentant bride.-The chambermaid, when complained toabout the cold, transferred them to thedeserted apartments of Esther and Ben.where a merry fire was blazing in the 'grate. - ' J"

The hotel slept, when at two orthere-abouts a coach deposited Ben and acouple of friends at the door, and theboozy bridegroom undertook to find hisroom. A sleepy porter looked over thebook, found Parlor Xibelonged to Benand lugged him up to it. '

Ben began to hammer on the door,and finallyold Jones sang out toknowwhat the row was. * . ; \u25a0-•*

"Wah! Wall 1 1 Wah!!!" howled thefuddled husband, "a man is in my wife'sroom. Inever thought so soon as thatI'd find out such things."

The sleepers woke and came into thehall. Old Jones burst out in a flannelgown.

"She's took up with such a chroino,hash she?" yelled Ben.

"Who, you scoundrel?""My wife, Esther,'' replied Ben,

steadying himself. .-\u25a0'- -"\u25a0\u25a0."Yourwife, you villain. I have Mrs.

Jones with me. my wife for thirteenyears."

'Tsh a lie. 1 wash married this morn-ing. It's my wife in there an' I'llgo toher." • - -lIEEE APPEARED THE CHAMBERMAIDand told him his wife had gone homewith her mother.

"Anozzer lie. Her mother's dead.She aller said 'twould kill her ifEssiemarried me, an' she must a died thisafternoon 'bout four o'clock."

"Let the man see the lady, that'll sat-isfy him, Jones," suggested a lodger.

"Just you come to the door, Sarah."said the indignant Mr. Jones, and for amoment there was a vision of frills andfurbelows and a head much done up inpapers.

"There she is," yelled Ben, "in herbridal nightgown."

"Is that your wife, you drunkenloafer?" cried Jones, catching the un-certain Ben by the collar.

There was a clinch and a struggle.and both men fell in a heap, and oldMrs. Jones rushed out and fell upon thetwo.

The drunken friends of Ben, wantingto see fair play and the rightful heir sethis own. dug Ben out from under thewreck of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Some ofthe boarders undertook to defend theJoneses, and it ended in much gore, abroken head or two and the carting olfof Ben and old Jones, who each chargedthe other with murder, arson and big-amy at the police station. Esther andher mother are consulting lawyers andinstituting proceedings that willresultin that young woman's making anotherfoolish matrimonial venture, no doubt,in the course of a year or so.yy. Clara Belle.

POLITICS INTHE LOBBY.

Less than eighteen months ago Gov.McGill visited Mankato in the modestgarb of an insurance commissioner, al-though the busy, buzzing bee of "Iwant to be governcr," was humming inhis bonnet. He met a small party of bisRepublican friends in J. T. Williams'office and there confessed his aspira-tions. Of course, through courtesy,they all encouraged him andpledged their united and individualefforts in assisting him toward the goalof his ambition. But Mac had no soonerdeparted than J.T. Williams remarked:"Boys. McGill can never be governor;he is too much of a dude." Althoughsubsequently J. T. came down to theTwin cities and met Pillsbury. Fletcher,et al., who poured such a tale of har-mony, peace and good will into his earthat from thenceforth, until the officeswere all filled, J. T. was a rampantMcGillite.

**"Inspeaking of last fall's campaign,"says one who participated, "Inever feltso cheap in my life as I went about theSecond Congressional district stumpingfor McGill "and was obliged to carry•our next governor's' picture with meconstantly to show the farmers who hewas. because the majority never heardof him. » **A good one comes from the Big millatMankato relative to IraP. Shissler, thenewly appointed deputy boiler in-spector. Shissler is a disciple of Black-stone and Kent by profession, and bythe way a pretty fair stump speaker,especially when enthusiasm runs high.It is said that he waited long andanxiously for his appointment untildispair came near supplanting his goodnature, but finallyhis commission ar-rived, and he atonce asserted his officialdignity and repaired to the Big millaforesaid, with his little hammer andhis authority to inspect boilers. Themill was running at its full capacityand a high rate of speedwas on the engine, while theboilers groaned and creaked under theterrible strain of the steam inside.Nothing daunted, the deputy at oncecommenced showering blows upon thered-hot boilers with his little hammer,when the engineer rushed in and"wanted to know what in hades he wasdoing." Do you want to blow us allup?" exclaimed the alarmed engineer.Keport saith that Shissler extracted hisseal-stamped commission and invokedthe supreme authority of the state^toprotect him against further interfer-ence, but the engineer pointed towardthe open door and said "git."

**»*A party of old timers were sippingtheir 1 morning cocktails at the* Westhotel bar one day last week and relat-ing incidents of the good old times theyhad in the past. Said one: "There isMort Wilhinsou. I used to know Wilkway back in '60 and '61, when he wasUnited States senator, and stood headand shoulders above any of his col-leagues, while he was one ofthe finestand most interesting after dinner talk-ers a party ever listened to. But Wilk.like the rest of us old timers.has droppedout of sight and buried himself uponone of Clark Thompson's farms nearWells. Faribault county, although occa-sionally he may be seen upon the streetshere or in St. Paul."

* »*"What a rollicking, go-as-you-please

fellow little B. C. Judsou is," quothanother. "He used to be the greateststory teller that ever visited our cattleshows, and now he has risen to theproud position of furnishing brains forthe dairy commission. Alas! It onlyverifies the old adage that 'some menare born great, and others have great-ness thrust upon them.'

MV J- **•"Do you recollect the legislature of5, when the farmers, headed by Don-nelly, made such a great kick aboutCharley Pillsbury and the millers' ring,and Donnelly delivered the greatest ef-fort of his life in the house of represent-atives against the unholy monopoly?Well, we all thought Pillsbury and hisfriends would be buried the next day,when the bill for grading wheat cameup. but after the meeting the astuteCharles invited a few of theleading farmers down town andbought a supply of champagne andsome good cigars, and talked so honestand sweetly to his granger friends thatthe next day they nearly all supportedJPillsbury's "measure, while the Sage ofNininger wept unmourned over hisgreat forensic effort.

* »"Yes, and at that same legislature our

young friend Lcland, of Faribaultcounty- made a record in advocating anappropriation for raising blackbirdsuntil he was christened 'Blackbird Le-land.' " U. U.

The Dime Museum.

of Sackett & Wiggins has drawn thelargest crowds the past week in all itshistory, itwas the life-like represen-tations of the anarchists which accom-plished-this, result, aided sby the re-markably line attractions' ofother sorts.This"week is positively the last for theanarchists. The other new attract ionsfor the week will be Bell Brothers' Saltand l'epiw-r company and Smith &Fuller's Musical Comedy company withforty lirst class actors.

j m _ gives the "Wauls a boom."AUtUmn Mill they come and still

j there's room.

i; UNDENIABLY QUIET. |;Sach is the Unanimous Verdict o! jDeal- \u25a0

. ers in; '• yy. .. I 'l'~i

MINNEAPOLIS REAL ESTATE.; .-. * ' J" . ~" - .-'\u25a0' : .'r j

ItIs the Regular Winter Let-Dp-Build-ing Matters and Motes of

Sales. -. •\u25a0;\u25a0. - - \u25a0\u25a0 y ;.\u25a0 <r*

There is no use disguising the ftretthe past week has been an extremelydull and unsatisfactory one in realestate circles. Any big talking indulged

in is done by irresponsible parties. Theconservative houses all report a quiet,uneventful aspect in business. At theLoan and Trust company the quietnessof business is attributed to the tight-ness of the money market, and untilmoney flows more freely the dullnesswill continue. That is their opinion.Mr. Marsh, of the firm -of Marsh*Bartlett, has been on the jury for the

| past few days, but found time to deliverI himself as follows on business in gen-eral: ."The market is about the sameas it has been for the past two weeks; )

only tnose in special need of:cash offerany reduction of values, and the con-stant increase in the daily transfersas reported show tbat the bargains arebeing taken. There are probably moreexchanges, but not cash sales, thanin the spring and summer. Mr.Kees, of Long & Kees, hasthis to say: In my experience the citywas never so dull as itis at present sofar as building is concerned. Our houseis doing absolutely nothing. Of coursethere are some tilings talked about, butnothing of any importance. The othermember of our firm, Mr. Long, is atpresent in Chicago on a business trip.

A curious thing happened a few daysago to a prominent real estate man whoowns a good deal of property near LakeCalhoun. \u25a0• . > •*\u25a0-\u25a0' .

George W. Gale has purchased a lotat the corner of Thirty-third street andChicago avenue, and is building a hand-some residence thereon.

Holmes <fc Brown continue steadilygetting rid of property at the Fair("round addition. F. P. Pelcher and O.E. Bricke have been investing in numer-ous lots out there this past week. - :

The foundation of the four story brick*buildingbuilt to the order of TurnquistBros., between Nicollet and Hennepinavenues on Sixth street, is being rapidly

'laid, and the building promises to be anornament to the block upon which it isbeing erected.

William F. Neiderriter engineeredquite an extensive sale last week whenhe exchanged a good deal of scattered*Minneapolis property, some at ForestHeights, some . at Lake Calhoun; andmore at Western avenue for 800acres at a place called Tyrone, Wis.; 40acres of the 800 is already, platted in a.township, and the monetary considera-tion involved was $20,000.

Building in the Eighth ward con-tinues steady and the enterprising resi-dents and property owners ofthat sec-tion seem very anxious to improvetheir ward. Robert Blaisdell, Jr., in-tends erecting a bank building cornerof Nicollet and Twenty-sixth, to cost inthe neighborhood of $30,000. Close byC. C. Dunn will build a three-storybrick, costing about the same sum, andJames McKinny, Jr., is at presenterecting on Stevens avenue a handsomehotel building, which is needed in thatquarter. . '.-'. •'\u25a0*-- :':. "Kf

The city has lately been flooded with'the dodgers of a company styled theCentral California Land and Improve-ment company. A call at their officewas made yesterday, and after minuteinquiry into the affairs of the concern,the opinion was reached that they areprobably doing a square, honorable busi-ness. They represent to give lotsaway for $5 in California, orrather they agree to sell them atthat rate. The truth of• the jmatter is

there are thousands upon thousands ofi acres of land to be bought in Californiafor a mere song. These men are mostlikely speculators who driftedout West,took advantage of this and bought up agood deal of land at very low prices,therefore being able to afford to-let it go «now at starvation prices. That theyreally sell a lot no one need have anydoubt. The only trouble to think about,is there .water on the land, or is waterbeing brought to it by any process ofir-rigation. California land with water onit is*good property, but, ifit is not possi-ble to irrigate it, then the property isnot worth the paper the deeds are writ-ten upon.. The class of customers theycatch are, of course, not the old warveterans, who have been through a landboom or two, and largely compriseyoung people and irresponsible femaleswith a turn forspeculation.

Hon. John Washburn expects to oc-cupy his new residence, adjacent to thepalatial home of his uncle, with whomhe has been stopping for some. timepast, this week. lieu completed thiswill be one of the handsomest resi-dences in the city.

To sum up the real estate situation:although it has been dull for the pastweek, still the members of the businessseem to think the winter will be a busyone, and in no manner or shape dothey seem discouraged. They reportthat exchanges are quite numerous andcorrespondence from outside plentiful,and therefore feel justified in believingthat the present depression is simplyOne of temporary occurrence.

WINTER SPORTS.

Mayor Ames Warmly AdvocatesHis Plan Before the Park Com-mission. \u0084. . r-At the meeting of the park commis-

sion yesterday afternoon a petition ofSamuel N. Erving for a boating privi-lege at Lake Calhoun was underconsideration. The secretary wasinstructed to report at the nextmeeting as to the unexpended balancedue the Central -park fund. The com-mittee in charge of the improvement atLyndale avenue was authorized to makean equitable arrangement with PeterRaven for the removal of a buildingowned by him at the corner of Lyndaleand Eleventh avenues, which projectsthree feet over the line of Lyndale ave-nue. The attorney of the board made alengthy report concerning the matter ofperfecting title to the boulevard on

.yndale avenue, in which he recom-mended the abandonment of the con-demnation proceedings, as much of,the property proposed to be takenhas not been deeded, and the citycouncil can with much less difficultyperfect title thereto during the winter,and turn the same over to the board for'next season's work.

Mayor Ames made another vigorouseffort in behalf ofwinter sports at LakesCalhoun and Harriet, and desired thatthe special committee should be givenpower to act and make arrangements,He thought that the committee . shouldbe increased tc either five or sevenmembers so as to represent the board, j j

Commissioner Oswald threw - coldwater upon the scheme, citing the factthat the financial condition of the board •did not warrant any expenditures. )

Mayor Ames replied warmly that informer years, when the board ran shortof funds, there was uo difficulty in hy-pothecating itsjbonds for large amountsand he considered it a pity ifa few hun-dred dollars could not be spent in fur-nishing amusement for the people. ; Hebelieved further that the sale of privi-leges would realize sufficient to covernearly all expense. He wanted thecommittee increased and givenpower toact because it would be impossible toget a quorum of the board during*thewinter unless a meeting should be heldin Florida. A motion embodying hisideas was finally passed with the pro-viso that no expenditures should l»emade except upon the authority of the

! hoard. . 'Commissioner Boardman offered a

j resolution authorizing the purchase of. •

j the old Moulton nursery tract for $25,---000. containing ten acres, and the desig-nation of- the same as- a • park for x theNinth ward, the land to be paid for inthe bonds of the board at par, with in-terest on the same. The resolution was

adopted by the unanimous vote of. theeleven commissioners present. •'- J

The. committeti on designation .wasgiven further time in which to considerthe proposed boulevardingi of.'Univer-sity-avenue north and the purchase *ofland for a First ward park.

The committee on finance was in-structed toreport what * property of theboard can be sold, and list the same tobe considered at an executive session ofthe board. The finances of the- boardwere discussed, and President 'Loringand Commissioner Wilson were addedto the committee on finance, and the

\u25a0suggestion was made that the boardshould borrow from some of the idle

, funds of the city until next spring inorder to -provide for the payment of

10,000 interest on bonds, and" runningexpenses.

. DONE INA YEAR."• • **• - \u25a0 ' •\u25a0.':*'The "Past Season's Work in the

. Curb and Gutter inc.One of the most important things in

the big city, next to the sewerage sys-tem, is the curbing and the gutter ways.When you find a city that has paid noattention to such matters, and allowspools of stagnant water to stand in thestreets, to spread fever and desolation,you can make up your mind at oncethat something is wrong somewhere —either the city council is composed ofold fogies, who should have lived duringthe middle ages, or else the city treas-ury is in a complete state of emptiness.Such a state of affairs has never yetreached Minneapolis, and in all proba-bilities never will, at least so long aswe have such an energetic council asnow meets at the city hall. In proof ofthis one has only to look at the vastamount of curb and gutter work thathas been done during the past year.There was something over 125,000 lineal

I feet ordered put in at the beginning ofthe year, but for some reason the con-tractors having the work in charge havenot been able to do it all. Up to Nov.1, 50,436.7 lineal feet, or 9.59 miles, ofgutter and curbing has been laid, and1,688.4 feet of curbing without gutters.Five catchbasin covers have been putin, and eighty-five curb covers. The.gutter and curbing was laid at a con-tract price of W)_ cents per lineal foot,while the curbing without gutters cost70 cents. The catchbasin covers wereput in at a cost of 813 each, and thecurb covers drew from the city treasury$683, or $8 each. The total cost of theentire work was $51,102.66. Last yearthere were 6.930 feet of gutter andcurbing put in. The amount to be putin the coming year is much larger thaninany previous year, being 147,266.27feet, or 27.89 miles. Of this amountabout 70,000 feet was ordered for thepresent year, but the contractors failedto do the*work. The cost of this gutterand curbing will be in the neighborhoodof $154,992.90. .

. HAPPY ARE THEY.

Those Who Won Prizes at theFrench Fair.

. Market, hall was crowded again lastevening with a happy, jostling lot ofpeople, all anxious to see who was go-ing to win the various prizes offered bythe management of the French Catholicfair, which has been in progress thereduring the week. The crowd was thick-est nearest the voting stands, and attimes it seemed as though everyone was trying to vote at once. Thiswas a dismal failure, and lines had tobe formed so that the voting could bedone in any kind of order. From firstto last the fair has been a big success,and the Church of St. Chlotilde, forwhose benefit it was held, will receivea very substantial benefit. Following

1 1* a list of the prizes and the winners:(Silver watch, Willie Dubay; majority1,334. Violin, James Augur; majority,812. . -

OF INTEREST TO LOGGERS.

ADistrict Court Decision —Yester-day's Minor Cases.

The jury in the case of Chesley &Lindsay against. tthe Mississippi andRum River Boom company rendered averdict for$2,500 for the plaintiffs. ThisCase has excited considerable interest inlumbering circles,* and during the past

three days which it has- been* ontrial almost all the lumbermen in the

-city have been present at the trial for atleast a short time. It seems to be theprevailing opinion that this case is onlya forerunner of a number more of thesame kind. One lumberman stated thatthe loss of logs was becoming altogethertoo frequent, and he thought this suitwould be worth thousands of dollars tothe lumbermen of this city, as it wouldshow the boom company that there wassuch a thing as an appeal from their de-cisions.*

civil suits. * *

Judgment was ordered forplaintiff inthe case of William H. Wood againstBovee &Turner, Merriam, Barrows &Co., Minnesota Linseed Oil companyand the Rock County bank to quit titleto lots 1, 2. 3, 4. 5 and 6. of block 23,Remington's Second addition.

J. B. Ellison & Sons sue G. P. Far-rington for$359.92 for goods sold.

Judge Rea granted a divorce yester-day to Lucinda Burson from NewtonW. Burson on the ground ofdesertion.They were married at Janesville, 10., in1878. *"-Judgment was ordered for plaintiff inthe case of Mary O'Brien against theunknown heirs of William S. Heath.

Swan Lindgren |was ordered commit-ted to the insane asylum yesterday. *

Edward C. Gale, H. .C. Wood, JohnHarlow, J. J. Martin, Robert S.Dawson,E. G. King, A. E. Sanderson and FrankS. Harlow appeared before the examin-ing board appointed to examine candi-dates for admission to the bar, yester-day. The examination willbe resumed

•Monday. • - "In the matter of the assignment of J.

T. Ranger & Co.,' an- order was madeconfirming the sale of the property for$800. -' '

The divorce case of VirginiaHutch-inson against C. R. Hutchinson was dis-missed for want of jurisdiction.

Anorder was made confirming sale ofproperty in the matter of the assign-ment ofN. W. Savage.

A motion for a new trial was grantedin the case ofWilliam A. Alden agaiustE. K. Ware. * -- CRIMINALNOTES.

J Edward McDonald and Arthur Camp-bell, who were indicted for larceny inthe second degree, were allowed to Iplead guilty to petit larceny, and weresentenced to serve thirty days in thecounty jail. *J.-;~"i

D. W. Rhoads was arraigned on . twoindictments, one for Sunday-liquor-selling and one for running a blind pig.'The demurrer in the case of Peter,

Osander, for renting rooms for immoralpurposes, was argued and overruled.

I'l ALL SORTS.

The Journal announces it has more ofthe light matter to come. Presumablyanother connection with the gas omcehas been made."C. F. Baxter does not object to colored

men in his ward nor to fires; it is thecombination of the two he does not pinefor. ...

The startling announcement is made

Jhat "Col. Glenn is -coming back intohe party." Its ambiguity is the most

delightful part of the story.City Clerk Cornman is a man ofretir-

ing disposition. The obtrusion of thevulgar public is hereafter to be resentedand notices have been posted about tothe effect thaf'this is no thoroughfare,"to any but city officials and aldermen.

The police and detectives deny em-phatically that the county authoritieshave in any way interfered or hinderedthem in their efforts to .apprehend theTollefson murderer, as charged by theEvening Journal.

.George wyser is investing heavilyin California real estate, .and maybe-come a millionaire yet. -

J The suggestion is made that a con-ductor should jbe put on the Franklinavenue ;. street car .line to keep thedriver company. —\u25a0

=- It is .said that 628 steam boilers ex-ploded in the United States last year,killingover 2,000 1persons. - it is proba-ble that over 250.000 other men were"blown up" last year when they camehome about 2 o'clock a. m.. carrying toomuch "steam." —Newman Independent.

GOODFELLOW'SThe Addition, during the past week, of several hundreds of

NEW CLOAKSAgain makes our assortments complete in all the latest styles.

Special Attention is called to the Uneqnaled Display of

GENUINEALASKA

SEALSKINGARMENTS!

MARTIN'S LOITIDoi^-IDYE,' '. In this department the prices range front

$125,For Sacques ofsuperior quality 42 inches long, up to the finest

Sacques and Newmarkets made.

ALASKA SEAL JACKETS !We also have in a Superior Assortment at LOWEST

PRICES.

OUR STOCK OP

MINK and FURIVIIJNIV Other r Ult

GARMENTS!Is unsurpassed where quality is a consideration, and at the

prices at which they are marked we guarantee asaving: of $15 to $35 on every garment. I

WE ALSO OFFER

SEAL CAPSv AND -

SEAL BONNETS FOR LADIES,AND

Muffs and Boas in the Popular Furs!ALSO,

SEAL CAPS FOR MEN AND BOYS,In a fullassortment of sizes. The prices we ask foronr small Furs willalso effect a considerable saving to those who invest with ns. We carry

only the best goods and such as we can recommend, and respectfully askan inspectidw and comparison ofprices.

GREAT SPECIAL SALE—OF—

JACKETS,WRAPS andNEWMARKETS.

NOTE THE PRICES:

ELEGANT PLUSH WRAPS!With Deep Fur Trimming AllAround.

$9.00, Reduced from $14.0010.50, " " 17.0015.00, " " 22.0020.00, " " 28.00

NEWMARKETS!$6, Reduced From $10

9, " "14*\u00841 2 I " " 18

14, " "20—_AJSn_> —JACKETS !

At Prices that willclose them out in a few days._____—

-^————Our Assertion That We Show the LARGEST and FINEST

Assortment of

Plush Sacques and NewmarketsAt the lowest prices in the Northwest is proven daily by the

great and increasing demand for our make of goods.

The POPULAR PRICES at which we have the

SACQUESAre $20, $25. $27, $30, $32, $35. $38 and up to $75.

THE NEWMARKETS,With Real Seal Fasteners, Satin Quilted Lining and Plush in

back, are shown at. $27 up to $75.

ASTRACHAN SACQUES and NEWMARKETSARE SHOWN AT $12 AND UPWARDS. t

CHILDREN'S CLOAKS, from 2 to 12 years, at All Prices.MISSES CLOAKS, from 10 to 18 years, at All Prices. M

/"VW 1 A 1171 fS r-'SSHAWLS!IN A HANDSOME ASSORTMENT, at all PRICES up to 8200 :

Slurring* remarks about other dealers don't prove anything. Calland i yonrsetf that we carry goods as advertised.

R. S. GOODFELLOW & CO-'\y.... ... 247 and 249 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis.

DO NOT FAILTo Attend the Great

CLOSM-OUT SALE—OF—

Boots, Shoes,I Slippers,

Etc., at

P.J. E. CLEMEN'S518 Nicollet fivenue.

The entire stock to be sold without re-serve, as I shall positively go out

•*of the business. - 7 .-*:

A Rare Chance to buy first-class goodsat BIG DISCOUNTS.

Ladies' French Kid Boots, hand-turned if. $4 80

Ladies' French Kid Boots, handwelts ......... 4 80

Ladies' French Kid Boots, ma-chine-sewed.. '.' 3 50

Ladies' Curacoa Kid Boots, hand-sewed.... ........ ..". 325

Ladies' Bright Dongola Boots : ; . 2 75Ladies' Fine Curacoa Kid Shoes.. 200Ladies' Fine Peb. Goat, Button. . . 1 75Ladies' Opera Slippers. 75c, $1 and 1 25Ladies' Fine Kid Oxford Ties and

; Button 100Gents' $7.50 Hand-Sewed Shoes,

all 5ty1e5......... 5 75Gents' $7 Hand-Sewed Shoes, all

styles .....: 500Gents' 35 Machine Sewed Shoes

all styles 3 75Allour $1 Men's Shoes, at.. ,2 75A solid All-CalfShoe at. . .". . .... . . 2 00

The same discounts have been madein our full line ofBoys'. Youths', Misses'and Children's Shoes. A large supplyof Holiday Slippers. IvWarm Goodsour stock is complete.

P. J. E. CLEMENTSON,518 Nicollet Avenue,

"LANGTNY!"BEG'D. \

Pat. in U. S., Canada, and Europe.

Lip-lit. Cool and Adjustable.Folds up when sitting or lying down.Resume* its shape upon rising.Only bustle ever made to fit every lady

and any dress.For sale at all leading Dry Goods

Houses in United States, Canada andEurope. Samples in any color furnishedby mail for 60 cents. Every bustle isstamped trademark **Laxgtry.''

Five million have been sold this year.CANFIELD RUBBER CO.,• 7 Mercer St . New YorkCity.

For sale at the following houses in St.Paul : Maxxheimer Bros., Limiekk&Ladd. -*

L.OCX HOSPITAI,(V J ESTABLISHED 1867. y

Dr. H. Nelson, surgeon in charge. Office,220 Washington ay. south, corner Third . ay.

Guarantee to eradicate and permanentlycure without caustic or mercury, chronic orpoisonous diseases of the blood, throat, nose,skin, bladder and kindred organs. Graveland stricture cured without pain or cutting.Acute or chronic urinary diseases cured inthree toeight days by a local | remedy. v Vic-tims of indiscretion "or excess with cough, in-digestion, tired feeling, nervous, physical andorganic weakness, rendering marriage im-proper or unhappy, should call or write, asthey are often treated for consumption, dys-pepsia and liver complaint by inexpe-rienced men. who mistake the cause ofthaevil and thus multiplyboth. Separate roomsfor ladies. No nauseous drugs used. Hours,9a. m. to 12 m. ; 2to 4 and 7to9p. m. Sun-day, 2to4p. m. Book, 50c by mail.

IT STANDS AT THE HEAP.

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1 -The Best Writing Machine on the market..Call and examine or send for circular, withsamples of work. Agents wanted. Almaagents for Maddens AddingMachine.S. H. "VO^W^E3X_I_ Sb CO..

239 HMMBiBa—ix . ]_&__*_____ . 1

WEST HOTELThe Only Fire-Proof Hotel ia

Minneapolis.

ABSOLUTE SAFETY FROM FIRE!Elegantly furnished and perfect in all. appointments. .

Table and general attendance unsur-passed. Rates as low as any strictlyfirst-class hotel.C. W.SHEPHERD. General Manager

BOXING GLOVES, $3 00INDIANCLUBS, - 50

BELLS, - 10STRIKING BAGS, - 200FENCING FOILS, - 2 00FLOBERT RIFLES, 2 50I HEATH & KIMBALL,14 S. Fourth St.. Minneapolis.

7 . **^~~~SS_ BKST TEETH $8

/ y~^ \ , \ }-»i:ilcstil)eatist_.Fromi >*^<*'/~~-l 1 to 23 teeth extractedA.'- r. Atx /T^i-in one minute withoutIlk • \u25a0** Zlr {TO. fl any paiu whatever. Nos_-' • . l ;V chloroform::' No ether.

SITUKKLXND_

BUT,p BiaicM!Dentists. From1 to 23 teeth extractedin one minute withoutany paiu whatever. JNochloroform. No ether.

j&_- • y^jL-T\ l:No • poisonous drugs. 5rwa *- (pm__-_rlJ\ -'\u25a0 Gold Fillings, -$1.50.Epa V-* Largest dental estab-WsS3_-,; i lishment west of New- *•*\u25a0**• JPI:J York city. 38 Washing-

ton avenue south, Mm' >M#/6£BfP_»^ neapolis. Open even-

ings and iMindays.

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