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eMraa fYea MmrK Hemstitched Damask At "The Linen Store." The very best products in design and workmanship of the French, German and Austrian manufacturers are displayed in this collection. Each set comprises Cloth and a dozen napkins, -'--'J 2 Ml doth, tS-lach Nap, 2 1 18 9M 2 si iaeo 2 2 23 11.50 2 1 IZM 1 U.33 2tf 2 29 1150 2, xl 29 1SJ 2 2 22 UM 2 2tf 22 1LM 2 il 22 17.0 2 i l)i 22 ISJO lxl 2V 23.03 24 24 1 26" .24.00 xl -24 to 21" -jh 24.S0 Larger sizes tt proportionate prices. Also Hemstitched Tea Cloths. Tray and Carving Cloths, Buffet and Sideboard Scarfs in all sizes. James 14 West 23d Street A Great Exhibition and Sale of i SUPERB PORTRAITS of most BEAUTIFUL WOMEN by the leading MASTERS of the Early ENGLISH, DUTCH i and FRENCH SCHOOLS, jf and IMPORTANT MODERN PAINTINGS NOW ON FRBB VIEW at the FIFTH AVE.

ART GALLERIES, 366 5th near 34th St. 0 Tbe collection comprises ISO pictures, trom Vt three separate Great Collections of Mod era and Ancient Painting's, to be sold "A ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT ANY RE- SERVE whatever, by order ot Arthur Furber, Esq. It la not often that Collections of such a high character are offered at Public Sale, and ot all Collections ot Paintings dispersed this season. noM possessed such great artisllo value. Generally speaking- Pictures pleasing; to live Kith Portraits.

Charming Compost. i tions. and Landscapes are the subjects treated, many of them by masters such as ROSA B05HECR, jrt.ES DCPRE, GEKOMB. noPP.TEK, O. IHXESS, Blr I TH.

LAWREXCE. MEISSOXIER, Sir JOSHUA 'RET9COLDS, RAVESTETH, RCBESt, HOTBET. TKXIERS, VAW MARCKJC. THACLOW, ZIEM. etc.

ON EXHIBITION day and evening until TO-MORROW. WEDNESDAY, when one-hair of the Collection will be SOLD BY AUCTION at 8 o'clock P. The second and last day of exhibition will be on THURSDAY following, and the sale at 8 o'clock P. M-, AT THE Fifth Ave. Art Galleries; 360 5th near 34th St.

JAMES P. SILO, Auctioneer. Tclaplicnins Typifioo TiniD-Savins Business from S9 month. Rssldeneo from $4 month. OM-Vear Ceatreets, Maethiy tymeets Nn Varlt TlpM C.

UDctih, mWntSRkSt. tUWotimlibi. Table Linens I Gbid tioii Cocktails jl II il re1uire the use of cracked I 1 1 1 If ce axv Peel lemoa 10 I I fully develop their great 1 .11 superiority over all ll Gold tnedal, 1900. ft 'y: Seven varieties, Tat Cess ssii BtrslwlsMr CeWwrTsit IS STATE FOREST FUESERYE Pro test by Merchants Ag ainst Proposed Amendments. New York Board of Trade and Transportation Urges Members of Lagis laturo to 'The 'Committee ot Forestry the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, which composed of.

Edmund P. Martin. Chairman; John H. Washburn, Edwin 8. Peter and Henry '8.

Harper, hee sent a long eta.tement Gov. OdeU and the members of the Legislature concerning- pending amendments totha Bute ConsUtu don as they relate to the State Forest Preserve. In protesting against any change la Article Section 7. of the ConsUtuUon. which provides that the lands included fci the preserve shall be kept forever, as wild forest lands, and neither leased nor sold, the committee first recounts the difficulties experienced in educating the popular mind to a full understanding of value to the State of the vIt calls attention to the fact that It was the Committed on Forestry of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation which submitted to the Constitutional Convention of liAtt the draft of an amendment of which the article re- xerrea to was the result.

The statement continue? The question ot forat preservation Is one which cannot mastered in the busy and brief period of a legislative session. made to members and legislative committees are wholly upon honor, and too often only one side Is presented, and that In the most pleasing way possible. These conditions and methods favor erroneous conclusions. The question arises, therefore. and this com.

roittee feels warranted Ih erglns it upon Uie consideration of the Liesislature, with all respect for the wisdom of that body, is it safe in the present condition of knowledge on the' forest question to eonfide the eare of the forests to the lwerfalatare. as provided shaU be dons in the pending- Constitutional amendments? Is it Wise to break down the nafeeuarde TMtad and now exl.Unj in Article VI SecUoa T. of the Stats ConsUtuUon, unUI such time in the future as the knowledge of forest care and preservation shall have become more universal, as the result of the stud) and experiments now proceeding, and which shall then make dear what changes are pracUrabie, wise, and safe? The undersigned committee thinks it very unsafe and unwise, and urse upon all members of the Legislature and Stats officials, as well as private cltlsens, a careful consideration of this very Important question. HOW FOREST COMMISSION WORKED. The lack of confidence in previous Forest Commissions is explained by some references to certain matters which came under notice when the draft of the Constitutional addition was being prepared.

The committee says in explanation: By what influences moved tt cannot be said, but la December. 1894. on the ere of the taking effect of Article V1L, Section T. of the ConsUtuUon. the Forest Commission met and took action to grant a certain railroad company the right of way through the State forests which the amendment a week later would close to them.

The proposed grant had Just before been denied by the Land Board after a bearing of the case. A peremptory Injunction by the Supreme Court against the action of the commission prevented the consummation of the grant until the amendment took effect. and this deliberate attempt by- the commission to circumvent the expressed purposes of the people was prevented. Not content, however, the commission before the new Constitution was two weeks old ran. sented to the introduction in the Legislature of an amrnament aesignea to eliminate the Intent of the forest preserve provision.

No opposition wss then made, and, after passing two Legislatures, this proposed amendment came before the people at the polls two Tears later with the open support of the Forest Commission, which Issued an official appeal te the public to- Its behalf. This attempt to open the forests was also defeated, and the Article Section 7. sustained in its original form by a majority of neany ew.uuu votes, tne largest majority ever given In this State to any question or candidate, eitnef State or NaUonai. The committee therefore Is satisfied that the test proved the fact that to the people alone could be confided the protection of their interests In this respect The question of particular amendments is then discussed as follows: Referring more particularly lo the proposed eonsUtuUonal Assembly 4. introduced by Mr.

O. Paris, and those with similar provisions introduced by Senator Brown. Senate No. 13 and Senate Nov 389. your attention is respectfully called to some of the pro visions proposed by them, the opening up of the State Forest Preserve for the cutUng of its Umber by a system of aclnatiru, r--r and the leasing of camp sites not to exceed two acres In extent, such leases not to be made for a longer period than twenty years, nor to cover more than two hundred and fifty feet of shore line on any lake or river.

Another feature of this leasing la that no more than one-half of vuvis luun nui oe leaseo. This leasing of sites carries wltfc It th talnty that the choicest situations of the State Forest Preserve would be selected by the lessees, thereby excluding the public from the enjoyment of the advantages they afford. The shores of the lakes, ponds, and other water fronts thus rented would In time be stripped of their timber la suppiy im various wsnta created by the cir cumstances oi occupancy. Footnuhi mmiiu. and roads would be cut through the surrounding forests, opening their recesses to the.

torrid heats of Summer and the assaults of theW Inter storms. Such a removal of the. trees would re. suit finally in the exposure of these sites to the destructive forces of the elements, despoil them of their picturesque beauty, impair their healtb- luiness. ana aesiroy ineir economical usefulness as woodlands.

In addition to these evils are those greater ones due to fire. With their many and necessary uses ot fire for household purposes, these camps snd cottages occupying the sites, would be a constant menace to the Integrity of the adjacent woods. The dangers from such a source would be multiplied from their being occupied by the lessees during the very period when the forests are the dry est and therefore more liable to be ravaged by this dread scourge. Owing to ths combustible nature of the material composing them from long seasoning; these premises when not occupiea or aesertea would sull be extremely baxardous. Every site thus occupied would increase the probability of the-vlsltsUon of this destructive agent.

Should these forests Is a season of continued drought be ravaged by such deplorable fires as those that devastated the Northwest It would be not only a State, but a National calamity, considering the relation 'Which this State Dears to we rest oi us THE QUESTION OP WATER SUPPLT. The attention of the Governor of the members of the Legislature Is also called to the fact that another provision of the pro posed amendment, while It forbids the ex tension of steam railroads into the forest Dreserve. covertlv nrovides. for its invminn by horse cars, trolley, electrical, and other roads. Next comes ths consideration of the important Question of water suddiv as it la affected by the proposed changes.

On this suDiect tne committee speaks as follows This question of a water supply Is one whose importance is Dome in upon our attention with an Irresistible and Impressive force by a passing study of the increase In population of New York City proper In the last century. Suiting In 1800 With flO.OuO inhabitants, the Increase has been equal to an averssre gain every decade of about per wnne in tne last rive decades Brooklyn has surpassed this In her a vera re growth. But assuming that the average Increase each decade of ths metropolitan district W1U be but SO per an annnal increase of only about rtr her population in 1930 would reach and there are thousands now living who wiH in 1030 see this metropolis, contain Ins IX, 000,000 people, or about twioe the slse of the present population of the whole State. Again the Greater New Tork is. and must con.

tlnue to the greatest manufacturing centre of the country, and ner consumption-of water. thereforo, will be much greater per bead than It would be otherwise. Placing this at the low fUntre of- IS gallons a day per capita in 1920l and 180 gallons in i960, the city would require at the former period 9u0.0ii0.00v gallons, and a half century hence Z.o.ooo.ouo gallons a The daily use of such enormous volumes of water in -the approximate future raises at once the question as to their sources and. the means by which they are to be furnished. To these everlasting hills of the CatsklUs snd Adiroodscks which seem to have been upreared by an omnipotent and creative band for this beneficent purpose, and to the forests clothing their uplands and heights, and Which alone can draw-from the Inexhaustible reservoirs of the clouds the full bounty of their lire-giving springs we must turn for ths solution of this problem ana its ainarea ones.

The statement closes by again calling the attention of members of the Legislature to the fact that the people have twice shown their desires in regard to this matter of forest preservation by an overwhelming vote at tne pons. HUNT FOR VANDERBILT DOG. Persons whose business or, pleasure took them into Central Park last night were pusxled as to the cause of the all-pervading sound of whistling. Whistles loud and long, whistles soft and and sharp and shrill resounded on all sides, Big policemen were going around' with their eyes to the ground and whistling tremulously. It was later ascertained that the causa of all the harmony was Alfred O.

Vsnder-bilt'a Irish terrier. Spot, who had escaped from. Mr. Vsnderbilt's valet while the latter was walking up Fifth Avenue in-the afternoon. The valet was unable to find him.

and Mr. Vanderbilt telephoned to the Arsenal, orrering- a rewara tor pot recovery. A general alarm was sent out. and last night -e-very policeman was' on the alert, snd whistling. At-lajt eoei baa net oeu touna.

what ip Tin "ecciETt. i It WCill'A nnlff natural that in mid-Lent social matters should be dull, and also that there khould be a reaction after the Henry, especially when it is considered that many of the fashionables are at present Jn the Houth and West and others have gone to Eitrope. There are a number of reauimfrs, small -muxicaies, ana iuiru -faire, but nothing of much note, to chron- vie STcning me ugnua; Bowlinsr Club met. and this afternoon there Is the usual entertainment at Miss Leary a. e.a Mrs.

David M. Morrison has sent out In vitations a dance for her daugnter. Miss Natalie Morrison, a debutante of the Tlte dance is to be at Lxwwonna the. evening) of Easter Monday, March 81. j.

nTt win counion, wmvn by Albert William Putnam, who will dance witti aiiss aiorrison, who is About 2XJ.Ihvitationa have been Issued for tne.auair. I "e- Xtr nr1 re tTeranr 'Prtfir are tO giVO thla jvenlnt at their residence. 1 Lexmg- Paur'a orchestra will play selections-from tne compoiiuvai uuuujvivh Mlm xrvt nnllattn. 'daughter of Mr. and Mm Frediric GalUtln, (Miss Amy 0.

Gerry.) whi is to marry William Warner Hoppln. Jr.j on Monday. March SI, in 8C Thomas's. 4 111 have little Miss Gladys PelL a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Howiand t-eu dr. and airs, tiowiana rw. Miss Amy Q. Gallatin.) aa her maid of nnnor He bridesmaids are to oe ner Louise Gallatin, Miss Nellie Hard. Miss t-.

n- it 1 a alte nt the brtdegrbom-to-be; Miss Edith i Miss Margaret Roblson, and MUsEleanor nuiucil nis fis. sir. iiwiv'n will be his brother, Gerard Beekman and tie ushers selected are Goelet GallaUn. bfother of Miss Gallatin; John Cross, Hugh Auchincloss. Julian Day, F.

Drowu, ana iuipnai Ells Latbrop to give a son re cital in the small ballroom ot.the Waldorf at 8 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, March wv .1. 9 trm flnfit J. unucr in uiiniu -A a Sullivan. William c. Vk hitnevJ and others.

She will have tne assistance si miss uiarav 1 VIA. iimste, ana W1U SuUivan. baritone. Dr! Roberk P. "Weir and Mrs.

Weir and the latter-sl daughter. Miss Enid Badgley Alden, have returned to New York from trin around khe world, and are at tneir city residence. 11 Jast ifty-iourxn omei. Anson McCook Beard, who on April 2 Is to marry Miss Ruth Hill, daughter or James J. Hill of St Paul, Is to have Mw Vnrk as Ma best Eric B.

Dalilgren man. Miss ulll will Kavm nA BtUndaBtS. Archbishop Ireland srUl officiate. The mini ige of Mrs. Addison Cammack on Saturday In New Orleans to Bernard P.

Stelnman Warwickshire, England, a son ot Col. Bernard Harcourt Stelnman, ras a surprise to Mrs. Cam- t. mnA TllYMlfi. mocas il ice us ui new ui The late Adidison Cammack died in Febru ary, 1WL airs.

Bteinmin was Hildreth arS became sixteen years ago. She has two children, the eldest of whom Is now fifteen. The wedding; was celebrated vry quietly in Trinity Church lit New Orleans. Mrs, Cammack naa oeen tne guest mere oi ner snwr, rhinnun H. HvimL and the wedding breakfast Was served at the Hyams resi- aence.

e.e of MUs Gertrude 8. Whlt- The man. marriage daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Whitman.

lo Vincent AUen Howeiis oz Phlladelpbial is to be celebrated on Monday evening. Perdval APU 14. at tne renaence oi urht. Miss Whitman.) 802 x. Slav waui.

1. West Seven Street. s.s The Duke kf Newcastle, who had been at Chatsworth I for several days, returned to town yesterday. The Chatsworth clubhouse was crowded over Sunday by guests from New xlork and Philadelphia. s.

Luncheons! were given yesterday by Mrs. J. J. Emerjj and Mrs. WUUam and Mrs.

Henry rClews and Col. and Mrs. Dyer entertained at dinner in tne Marlk Hanlon wiU give a soiree musicals An Tuesday March 18, in the stnall ballroom of the Waldorf, under the pktronage of Mrs. Neilson. Mrs.

Theodore Hfavemeyer, Mrs. O. 8. Floyd-Jones, F. Collier, Miss Virginia Pot ter, ana oiners.

-A number of fashionable people left yes terday afternoon for Boston to attend the wedding -of Miss Marion Steedman Mason and Rlchar T. Wilson, Jr4 which takes place at noo to-day at Emmanuel Church, in that city. Among those who went were Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs.

Richard T. Wilson. Mr. ana Mrs. i.

Orme Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies. I The party will -return on Wednesday.

Peter Marie Is at Jekyll where he has been giving; prizes for putting matches. He will be absent some weeks more, and will go to Ffcrida before be returns to New xorx. A number! fellow travel of prominent -people will be era -with Prince Henry to-day. sailing on is Among these are Mr. and Mrs.

Charles B. Alexander and their family and Miss Susan McCook, who are going icntlng in the Mediterranean; Mrs. Willlaii K. Travers. W.

H. Blodgett, Mr. and Mra H. Townsend'Martln. Mrs.

M. H. Hanna oi Cleveland, the Baron de Lago-tellerie, Mrs L. Davis and MUs Davis, the Hon. C.

N. ouglaa and Mrs. Douglaa, and Stiison Hutc bins, i y. Heyrtan Miss Clara Loulse Wlndmueller, a daugh- ter of Louis Wlndmueller. was married on Saturday laslt to Julius Heynen at ths coun- try home of her father, at Woodslde.

L. The ceremoiiy was performed by the Rev. Dr. 8amuels Cox. Dead or the Garden' City wore a' gown of taffeta silk Cathedral.

The bride trimmed with Brussels lace, and the same veil which tier mother at her wedding in 1KU. The bridesmaids were the Misses isva tjrainera ana Annie stay wina-muller. a sister of the bride, whose cos tumes werei of white silk trimmed with lace. They tarried bouquets of La France roses, ferns. and llllea of the valley.

Mrs. wore white satin gown Wlndmuelleri trimmed with black lace. The ushers were Messrs. Edwin Baldwin and. Bernardi composed a I the occasion! Bruno O.

Klein had wedding march especially for Meeting of Womarra Republican Club. The WbmaW Republican, Club will meet at o'clocM this morning at Delmonico's, when aa address will be given by Prof. George -Gun ion on "The Tariff and Reel. Drocltv. Tie meeting will be followed at 1 o'clock by kt.

luncheon. FIRE ON A STEAMSHIP. Sailing of Bohemian Delayed for a Few Hours! In Consequent" of th George Toblaa, a freight, clerk, employed by the Leylajnd Line, was working on board the steamship Bohemian of that line at Pier CO, North River, at the foot of Beth una Street, last (evening; when he discovered that the vessel was on tire. He notified the members of ths crew, and there' waa great consternation on for it was thjought that the fire had started between decks, where a great quantity of oil was stored. One of the sailors ran to the company's office, and an automatic fire alarm was turned in.

(Four fire, engines, under the command of Battalion Chief Uooderson of the Seventh) Battalion, and the flreboat Zenhar Mill responded quickly, and Chief Gooderson ll tea. tne lire in the orlop was stocked with hay and deck. whlc cotton. Four stre of water were poured on Va Mm ait. it was extinguished in short no damage to the vessel, but order.

It dl the hay and cotton that was damaged either-by fire or water-are estimated to have been worth $1,500. The Bohemian was scheduled to sail fof Liverpool tt clock this morning, but sbe will oe Kieiayea lor several noun, in order lo-flnlnb the Work of cleaning out the compartintnt, whlvh' was begun last Bigot. LEE AT PATiUGH THIAL Physician Vha Aided at Operation Testifiss. Says Chloroform Vapor Is Not an Ir rltant, YVhlla Dr. Ewlng of Cor-- nell Sayg It lay Expert' medical testimony, presented by the defense, to show that William Marsh Rice died, a 'natural death, occupied the day's session yesterday at the beginning of the seventh 'week 'of Albert' T.

Patrick's trial on the charge of instigating Charles Jones to chloroform his old employer. Dr Jacob Wallace Lee, one of physicians present at the operation on President McKlnley, declared that the vapor -of chloroform was not an Irritant gas, and to prove i thla he placed an uncorked two-ounce bottle of the anaesthetic under, but not touching, his tongue, and then placed It near his eye. He declared he experienced no Irritation In either case. Dr. Lee, In response to a hypothetical Question of Mr.

Moore of counsel for the defense' Incorporating- all of Rice's symptoms and the disclosures of the autopsy, declared that in his opinion death was caused by congestion of the lungs and kidney disease. Thla answer bears out' the prosecution's contention that Rice's death was caused by congestion of the lungs, brought on by the inhalation of chloroform. Dr. Lee, la reply to Questions of Mr. Moore, said that the odor of chloroform could be detected In a room hours after its administration.

Dr. Lee said he didn't think a cone containing a chloroformed sponge, such as Jones described, could remain on a patient's face without some one holding it or without waking the person, as the first instinct of a patient, when chloroform was administered, was to move. He said congestion of the lungs was not found always after death from chloroform, and that when there was congestion of the lungs there was generally congestion of tha kidneys, and brain also. He was asked by Mr. Moore it chlorofqra was con bustlble.

Mr. Osborne said he would admit that It wasn't, and, beginning his cross-examination, showed by Dr. Lee that though a towel saturated with chloroform would not- burn while damp, the damp quickly passed off and that the towel would hurn as soon as the evaporating; elements of the chloroform passed away that Is, within about ten minutes after the chloroform was poured on the cloth. This demon--stratlon probably will be made later In the trial. Dr.

Lee admitted that coextensive congestion of tha lungs could be caused by an Irritant vapor. Dr. James Ewlng. a pathologist attached to the Cornell University Medical School, the next witness, in response to practically the same hypothetical question asked Dr. Lee, said In his opinion the cause of death was pneumonia; congestion and oedema of the lungs.

In response to a-similar question giving the results of the autopsy, he aaid the facts stated to him showed no evidences of chloroform ss a cause of death, lie said acute pneumonia would cause coextensive congestion of the lungs, and. contrary to Dr. Lee. said that chloroform vapor was an irritant. Robert Aurlch, Morgue attendant, was not permitted to testify to conversation be tween mjtb.

xjonun ana Williams after the in Rice's body was performed. The defense wished to show that Drs. ponlln and Williams had said that Rice had died of old age. and that he had not died other than a natural death. The trial wyi continue to-day.

IN THE SHOPS. It is rfulte new, this Du Barry and so different from the ordinary run of rings that' the average woman might not know it was a ring unless 'she was fortunate enough to see it for the first time upon some one's hand. Imagine two curved bands shaped like a big; hook ot some kind, with a large ornamental piece of goldwork at the and there you have It. Of course, no one understands the description, but the ring must be seen to be appreciated. When It la on.

the front part curves down well on to the hand, while the aides curve up to go between the fingers, and the back, with its ornamental mass of gold and Jewels, curves down, and makes an excellently fitting ring. The ornamental part is carried down low on the finger, so that there is ample room for it, and tha finger does not look as If it were dwarfed. However, to see it is to understand. Any number of those pretty little platinum chains are. to be seen now or really one should say are not to be seen, for that is their purpose.

Every other woman has been wearing a tiny chain of gold around her neck, tucked inside her collar, for some time, and she still wears too, of. course, and 'their only use is to support a pretty ornament of some kind while they themselves are as inconspicuous aa possible. If one would bo swell nowadays, it Is the platinum chain or nothing, the jeweler says. As a matter of fact, while -it Is very nice to have them, even the woman- of wealth does not change the styles of her jewels every day, and If she haa a tiny gold chain she will continue to wear it for some time to come. i'.

-r It la no saving of expense to invest in platinum, for it is now more costly than Within the last ten years It has been rising rapidly in the good graces of and the people for whom the jewelers put into shape their best thoughts. The dull-colored metal has tripled in value within that time. When the tiny chain has for an ornament something which is a 'pin, a brooch as well as a charm, it is called by the name of the FTencb, originator. Lav VsXllre. Those pretty little hearts which every one is wearing nowadays, and which are set solidly with precious stones of one kind or another, are called paved hearts.

It is not a pretty name, but then it -has a professional sound. Cabouchon cutting is to be found In all kinds of stones, not only for men, for whom It is eminently appropriate, but tor women, for whom it is very smart, especially when stones cut la this way are worn with garments of simple effect. In handsome watch fobs for men, rubles, sapphires, and emeralds are cut In this shape and set in the centres of medallions of hand-carved Burma gold. The Burmah is that deep rose-brown gold. I.

A handsome watohchain for. a man is one of thosa slender affairs of gunmetal. with jewels set at intervals in tiny round rings ot gold. It Is a simple chain, but at the same time effective. For the man who is fond of jewelry, one of the handsome things in this Burmah gold Is a set of six vest buttons, with a 'diamond in the centre of eacn.

A handsome ring which Is different from those which one ordinarily sees haa three pearls and one large diamond. The pearls are set together In pyramid form at the top. and the diamond, which is a largo and beautiful one. is-set In with them, but just In Burmah gold Is a handsome ring, heavy at the back, a long opal, with carved flowers In heavy' gold on either side of IL An attractive strand ring Is In three strands, each one set splidly with small diamonds at the back, with the exception of the middle one, in which are. three pearls set In a these much larger than the diamonds.

Cashmere sapphires are among the most beautiful of those stones, and large and handsome one is cut square, mora as emer alds are seen, as a rule, than sapphires, and this is set around with large diamonds. Very lovely is a brown diamond ring, the diamond cut in a long oval, and surrounding It a Una of small diamonds sot In gold. and on the outside of this another row of small diamonds, but these set In platinum. The effect ot the two settings la beautiful. II only gives a hint of color tone, but that Is charming.

The diamonds set In the gold blend beautifully with the brown diamond, while the other line in the platinum makes i a contrast. 11, ICjJ. mm 5IXTII ill CaV0 d'ascinaiing Spring Openings: that arc Jtttract-I i (ng TJhousands of Discriminating Shoppers. Spring MiUinexy 1 i' 1 r. The choicest of Parisian creations.

Hats that gayly reflect the. gorgeous splendor of the Louis XV. period of the historic triumphs of Madame Du Barry. The Millinery Parlors presented a brilliant scene yesterday. Throngs of fashionably dressed ladies were present, admiring with keenest enthusiasm the superb displays.

The formal opening continues to-day and to-morrow. THE MAIN AISLE IS MATCHLESSLY BEAUTIFUL WITH FLOWERS. Nature itself is outdone by this line display of artificial Flowers: The entire Main Aisle With its blossomv bowers is a riot of variefrated color. It is the finest disnlav CT Imported Flowers ever seen iur uiese ncn qualities. rn Per bunch for choice of Flow-era worth up to 50c Women's White Petticoats.

AIT IMPORTANT ADVANCE SPRTNO SALS. Fashioa says Watts Petticoats will be more popular taaa evtr. Thty posseu raaij distinct advaatafes; a wasaias makes them as snowy aad new as ever. PRICES THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY ATTRACT ATTENTION. Fiae aad fluffy petticoats.

Delightful xaia ci piay will oe xoaaa oa tne descriptions follow: WHITE PETTICOATS of cambric, with wide flouace of laws, rows of lace iasertioa aad Isce edge, 70 WHITE PETTICOATS of fine cambric, styles, deep flouace with hemstitching aad tacks, oae with lace insertioaa and edge, other with deep embroidered JTSi floaace, WHITE PETTICOATS of tne cambric, deep flounce with alternate panels of lace iasertioa aad lawa tockiag, fewest Skirts for Tlomen, BRILLIANT VARIETIES OF ENTIRELY NEW MODELS FOR THE SPRING SEASON. Truly a beaaty show of Skirts. Every Skirt with forceful iadiridoallty indicatss its ewa charms of coaceptioa, coastractiOB and style ckaracteriatics. Skirts made of cheviots, caavas, etaauns, veilings, sOxa aad ether materiala, lined or sksletoa, kere is abaadaace. BLACK THIBET EXISTS 4.50 at.

Vadium wsight cloth, la pedsstzlai leigtas, scalloped stitched fadiigs. STREET SsORTS 7. SO at Of Tkibet aad Hertoa, naUaed, to black sad grays; bsadla ef floonce with four-inch cluster ot eorcQng; stltche4 straps from waist to ftonace; naished with crocket alides. Tlash jDress fabrics. Remarkable Values That Will Attract Extraordinary Spring is ia the air.

The Wash Goods 8 tore Is as basy as it can be. Tkoasaads sf yards of fabrics are flying oat ia all directions. Specials radiate ia every section of the Wash Goods Divisions. Every plaa has beea laid to make To-day a record-breaking day. Avalanches of raises await yoa.

It's going to be oae of the greatest days of ths year, aad your preseacs in thla part of ths Store to-day mesas that yoa will be able to bay to better advantage taaa ever before. 0 PRINTED LAWNS. 1,000 PIECES of Printed Lawns; la black aad white, aad a Urge assortmeat of two aad three toned printings, lost as good styles as yon find ia 15c goods; To-day, peryd-v DOTTED LAWNS AND DIMITIES. 00 PIECES of entirely sew effects ia flae grade printed Dimities aad Lawns, regular value of these goods lie; To-day, yy pwyV v. VtV Smportcd Worth fully one-third more SILK AND LINEN BATISTES.

49 to 45 laches wide, ia exclusive desigaa also a handsome assortment of styles and colors in Silk and Lines Batiste with satin stripes, priced as follows, per Or x.oo, 15, x-SOt'Si a OPENWORK SWISS NOVELTIES. 43 iacaes wide, linen color sad a choice of 30 desirable designs; exceptionally special r-) at, per yard, d9c and Women' c. IDEAL PATEITT sUD OXFORD TIES, new aataxe-Olylc 3 shape toe, welt eolee; aZ-l -IDEAL PATEHT XJD C0L031AL TIES, protected StVle 3togues; IDEAL PATEHT KID BLUCEZS TIES, kid Tamp, Otyic 4 dull calf back; We guarantee Ideal Patent Kid Special SJaiyain or WomoH and lfissot. WOZXES'S 6H0ES at 1.39, x.65 and 1.05. JCSSES' A5D CSXLDBXS'S SHOES at 50c, 85c and 08c AH worth HtoKw-NEW STYLES IN FOOT MOULD SHOES FOR MEN, t3.oo.

RUB BESS, a tin plenty 01 womea aad calldrea st store Or ACITOI i -t ii AlrstfSlSm 7- IWSIS. and inert in this country. Prices are about what is usually aslicd 1Q PC tnuich for nr per bunch or per bunch for JCJC choice of Flow- I choice of Flow- I vOC choice of Flow ers worth up to 75c era worth up to x.oo erg worth up to fus. lingerie; sock as say womaa will at once eatkose second soot near the fjau stairway. A lew WHITE PETTICOATS of flue Casabdc.

sew flare flounce, with embroidery insertioe, edging aad in tacks, also with tj jrst rows of lacs insertion, xT (J WHITE PETTICOATS of extra heavy cambdc, dees lawa flouace, with rows of ty ef PoiatDe Paris lace aad iasertioa, WHITE PETTICOATS of fiaest casmbtic. deep flouace, with new Plear De tys bliad embroidery; Paris is wild ever it, yf rf) flouace aad iasertioa, frOU (geeoad floor. Ceatxe.) SHIRT WAIST SEISTS at 10.00 Of black Thibet; from waist to floonce V-haped daitsis of cordis gs and folos of kemstitcasd ssoire; unliaad; a very stxikiag 6tWsOFIKPOSTED ys rr ETAJtUTE st JO. la black, royal. Us and pearl pay, with ornamental straps of taffeta; a tire skirt of best taality tat eta.

CM Floor. Froat.) SILK DOT MADRAS. Black oa waits. We are now showing a profuse variety of seat stripes aad polka dot designs; price per yard, yJ7 MOUSSELINE DE SOLE. 8ilk dot or crinkled stripe aioasse lines ia all the most waatsd colors; also self-cot- am ored stripes; values Dp to ft 9c; per yd-, MERCERIZED CHEVIOT.

With polka dots or stripes; also plaia colors; a very serviceable waist fabric; per yrd, 2q Wash Soods. than what they are priced. FINE GRENADINE. Ia plaia whites ealy, with elaborate embroidered scroll offsets; value fully 33.23 ysrd; oa ssle to-day, per yard, ALSO FOR TO-DAY. 300 pieces LOTS BATISTE.

30 wide, 3c quality; special, per oi yard, J2U CXala FVmt. rroat, lsth BO TTfould Shoes. These uew prinz styles axe beyond com parison with any specialty shoes In the market, regardless of price or makes. Made, aa they are, to sire style, comfort, durability and entire aatisf action ia every war, each purchaser it sure of double value at least. We.ujxeit- Four Popular Styles: DIAL PATEHT SHOES, ta Per Pair, button aat lace, welt soles, daU top; 3.00 to wear better than patent leather, la the Bargain Sections.

fO a af aw afb4V jpcial Jarymma or 7 en and $2oy HEX'S SHOES at x.50 and 1.90. BOYS' SHOES at oSc and 1.50. laose sue; Kuooers lor (Shoe Store, Mala rioor.) ITSELF blowers CsvVi and- Sateen Petticoats, VERY NEWEST AND MOSTFASH- I0NABLE SPRLNO STYIXS. PAST BLACK SATSXaT PETTICOATS. wUl not crock sr fads, some with rows of pinked refuse, others with Persian kaifs-pUited border, eVo BLACK ABTD WHITE BLERCEIUZED PETTICOATS aaa hutre Saiak, bias flosjsres, with silk stltca- 1.25 SfOSEEH PETTICOATS ta plaia black, plaia colors aad faacy stripes; some with aecoreioa plaited raffle; ezcep a tioaal valae, JO STLII PETTICOATS of ins Uffrta, black aad all the new colorings, made with the new tars' reds aad aUk aader yr raffle, Oe (Bsoona FToor.

OrstrO Women's Dainty Jest to demonstrate what ws really can de Haadkarcaief eeUtag we have aelected oae hundred ef the aswett. prettiest, most elegantly embroidered styles (ordinarily selling ap to 31.00 each) and placed taeaa la 3 assortments for To-day's critical buyers. Mail orders tiled. woamr8 ocported loth bjutd- EJRCHTKPS; wide aad narrow lace edgea, faacy floral embiolderies, hemstitxh em- broidsrsd aad hand-made Seaaissaaos pat- Una; solid colors; ta waits all wart embroidered ta faacy colors; sA new spring assigns. W0MEbTSt rjgPOSTED LOTH HAJTD-KEBCBIEFS; Swiss entbrudered, hem- strtcaed, scalloped aad lace edgea; in all white aad taacy colors; very elaborate patterns.

afaay ef these ordinarily retail as to 40c eaca, are well made aad just im ported. Designs are all asw. Jft 10c. Gacti WOXEVS EXPORTED LOTS HAHD- KIRChTEPS, Swiss embroidered, scalloped lacs edges, embroidered edges aad a host of delirstiul effects ia commas tioas sf designs sad materials. All are the newest Spring designs, and each and every eae possesses a striking value which will be detected at eaca, Mala Floor.

Centre. Tlomen's astqr 9oveties. festivities. The children will go wild over this year's displays, while the T0wn-nps will fairly revel ia tha wonderful things from PRICES RANGE UPWARD FROM CENT TO SEVEN DOLLARS. The novelties we are now showinf; were ordered as tar back aa last Sum mer, but they have only Just arrived.

There are Rabbits, Chickens, Geese. Dogs, Birds, Cats, Monkeys and vir tually every species of bird and animal Noah hsd with him ia the Ark. Also hundreds of stylet of Eggs. Some are ef paper others are of wood. china and glass also ef candy, and la all tires and of ertry desaipUoa.

ALL KINDS OF KXW THINGS FROM GERMANY. tCaadr Store, Mala Ploer.) 2ioto Sal lory Specials. One dozen of our rrjrolarjj.oo Cabinet CarbonettesiorLUsweekit, qq Life Sue Enlrrgements from any Trea sures wt nave stock at, 1 each, No Charge for HairdrtsiiEg, Drtperies or Flower. 3eveBtk Floor. Take FYoot EVrratora.) mala- and fC 1 Oddi- V-Y Ue descrip- Xi aultav CX.

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