A COOK'S VICISSITUDES.

PARISIAN BALL DRESS.

Of embroidered tulle, paillete bodice and skirt yoke.

MORTGAGE BOND COMPANY FORMED.Incorporation papers were filed -with, the 3tat«

Banking Department at Albany on Tuesday far th«Mortgage Bond Company of New-York. Tfce insti-tution Is organized by interests Identified with t.K.«Lawyers' Title Insurance Company of New-Y^rkand the Lawyers' Mortgage Company. The com-pany Is capitalized at J2.O0O.00O; and haa a. surplusof $400,000. When its shares were offered for salethey were largely oversubscribed at Ut.

The company willIssue bonds against mortgagesdeposited in a trust company In,amounts of $1,000.-000 for each series. All mortgages will be boughtthrough the Lawyers' Title Insurance Company.The bonds will be listed on the New-York StockExchange. One of the objects of the company Isto reach long term investors, as the bands will'runfor twenty years. Bonds will be sold at $W0 toreach small Investors.

Requested Extra Carriers and Distributersfor Parcels Post.

tmOM THE TRIBUNE BrRrATT.IWashington. March 29.— William R. TTHlr—I

postmaster at New-York, made a hurried visit toWashington to-day, arriving in town by an earlytrain and departing by the Congressional Limitedat 4 p. m. While In town he had a consultationwith Postmaster General Cortelyou at the Post-oflico Department, paid his respects to the Presi-dent at th« White House and visited Chief ClerkHills of the Treasury.

Asked as to th« significance of his visit to Wash-ington at the present time. Mr. Wiilcox said:

The need of extra carriers in The Bronx and ofadditional help in the central office to handle par-cels post business with Great Britain were themoving causes of my coming to Washington atthis time.

The Bronx needs about thirty additional carrier*,and Ifeel confident that we will be granted themby Postmaster General Cortelyou. The PostmasterGeneral is anxious to do everything in his sowerfor the Improvement of th» New-York poatonVoan.l is in sympathy -with every move for betterment.We had a long talk over the general needs of th«office, and he Indicated to me that he would POTus a visit within two weeks to get a closer viewaithe situation.

The parcels post treaty with Great Britain gr>«oInto effect on April1, and will undoubtedly make a,tremendous increase in the bulk to be handled inthe New-York office. Unless we have additionalhelp to take care of that Increased volume. we willfind ourselves in • a . somewhat crippled condition.But Iam sure that the department realizes thosituation as well as we do in New-York and willprovide the hands to move the mail.

Our pneumatic tube service connecting the mainoffice with Brooklyn, the Produce Exchange andthe Grand Central Station, has given excellent sat-isfaction, and we wish we had more of It.Ifwe had all the tubes we could use the solutionof the problem would be found right there.Ihave had a conference with Chief Clerk Hill*

of the Treasury Department relative to the ar-rangement of railroad facilities in the new post-office building in New-York. Everything will bearranged very satisfactorily in the new structure*and Iam sure that when it is m running order ttwill be the model postoffica of the world.

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Postmaster Wlllcox said that ho was nego-tiating with the Interborough. officials for th«trai.smlttal of the- mails through the subway. "v*"n!!»no arrangements have yet been agreed upon hesaid. It was only a question of a very short tim»when mutually agreeable terms would be made.

Further Investigation of Armour

Refrigerating Charges.Washington. March S3.— Interstate Commerce

Commission has entered an order r«"op«nlns: the In-quiry into the refrigerating charge* Imposed bythe Armour car lines under authority of the MlebJ-gaii Central and Pere Marquette railroad compa-r.les on fruit'chipped from points in Michigan tointerstate destinations, and has set th« matter. forhearing in Chicago. May 9. 1905. It la th* intentionof the commission to Inquire into the duties* andobligations* of

'railway companion and car Una

companies concerning the refrigeration service andcharges therefor, and also to determine the extentc: the alleged unreasonableness ana injustice ofthe refrigeration charges. In the decision hereto-fore rendered in the case the refrigeration chargesen fruit from Michigan to Boston. Dubuq.ua andDuluth were held unreasonable and unjust, andthe railway companies and car lines were allowedtime to readjust the charges involved.

WILLCOX VISITS WASHINGTON.

REOPENING INQVI9T.

No Right in Subway, Tniax Declares—

Va-cates Injunction.

Justice Truax \*aeated the temporary Injunctionobtained by Ward & Gow restraining: the Interbor-ough from interfering with or removlojr the standsfrom which the plaintiffs sell cigars and tobacco inthe subway. Justice Truax holds that under theexisting contract the plaintiffs have only the rightto sell papers and m.agazlnes In the subway, or suchthings as are ger?rally sold on those stands in rail-way stations.

At tha offices of tbe Interborough company yes-terday it w^s said that Ward & Gow could notappeal from the decision by Justice Truax. andthat unless the firm removed tobacco and flowerstands at once employes of the company wouldthrow them, out. beginning to-day.

TOBACCO STANDS MUST GO.

Son of Dead Newspaper Owner Says Agree-ment Has Not Been Kept.

Abraham H. Sara?ohn, a lawyer, has begun suitto compel the executors of the will of his father,Kasryel Sarasohn. the Hebrew newspaper owner,

to carry out a contract he alleges his father madewith him that if he *»• d marry he would allowhim $100 a montv^ rould leave him an equalshare withthe rest or me family on his death. Theelder Sarasohn died a few months ago worth morethan $500,000.

Saraeohn alleges that the latter part of the agrement between him and his father has not beencarried out. The total sum sued for he estimatesat about $125.0«30.

SARASOHN SUES FATHER'S ESTATE.

Any Payment Without Specific InstructionsProhibited.

Washington. March 29—Attorney General Moo<ly

has rendered an opfnton concerning the selectionby the President of a park commission for thecity of Washington, over which there has arisen acontroversy as to the right of the President to

name such a commission. He says that a provisionIn an appropriation hill some years ago prohibitsthe appointment of such officers with pay, unlessthe payment is specifically provided for. but thatnothing can abridge the power of the President Inthe selection of advisers, and there is nothing toprevent him from calling on any man or group ofmen to assist him in an advisory capacity withoutobligation to pay them.

This opinion has nothing to do with the appoint-ment of John L.Bristow. formerly Assistant Post-rraster General, who, it is «atd. was appointed un-der authority given the I*resident to name per-sons to assist in tho work of constructing the Isth-mian Canal.

ROOSEVELT MAY NAME COMMISSION.

ORDERS ISSUED.~The following army andnavy orders have been Issued:

ARMY.Lieutenant Colonel JAMES S. PETTIT. military secretary.

to Hot t-'prinxs.. -Captain GEORGE F. LANDERS, from 9Sth Company.

co is» .artillery, to unas»i«n»<l list.Captain DEUMEHB SKERRKT, from una^Hsned list

to •rh Company, i->a*t artillery. .NAVY.

Rear Admiral R. B. BRAI>nOKI\ detacaei Atlantic train-ing squadron, to command thrr.i squadron NorthAtlantic Sect, on the <"Mypmia.

Jt*ar Admiral C. P. MCMBME. <letrtrhe<l Caribbean squad-ron,' ti>-command secor.d Kjuadror. North Atlantic fleet,on the Brooklyn.

Captain W. P. POTTKIt, '•• Bureau <-f Navljcntl"n. NavyDepartment, retlevlnpr Captain J. E. Ptl.L^Bt'RY. \u25a0

Commander C. E. VI;EFI.\N"I> to Navy Department.

MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-lowingmovements of vessels have been reportedto the Navy Department:

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ARRIVED.March 25.

—The Petrel at Honolulu.

SAILED

March 2R—The Nannhan from Hong Konc fcr Chemulpo;

the Texas, the Arkansas, the Nevada and the. Floridafrom Key Went for Pens.icoU; the Perry from SanDlefro for Bremsrton.

March 29.—The Columbia from Pensacola for New-York;y the Dolphin from Havana for Fernandtna.

be printed fcr the command in,•'-••> form of a regi-mental general order.

—L-. T~T-r R. H.Macy &Co.'s Attractions Are Their LowPrices.

4 \ V VBwav at 6th Ay.(^/34th to 35th St.

Now.la Progress.

Our AnnualExhibition

and Sale of

FVR N~I TU R E

for tha iSummer Horns.

Continuation of theSale of

Colored Taffe-ta Silkat 49c,Regularly worth 75c

to fl.oo a yard.

Clean, perfect Silks—all colors.Ist Fl.. 35th St.

APPEAL TO YOU,

WHY HACY'S SPRUNGSTOCKS SHOULD

AS TO WOMEN TEACHERS.

Dean Gill Says Tendency Is for Ablest

Women to Turn to Other Professions.Dean GiU of Barnard College gave an address

yesterday at Teachers College on "The Present

Tendencies in the Education of Women."' Among

other things, she said:"It is undoubtedly a bad thing for education !n

general that so few able men follow It as a profes-sion; it will be even worse when the marked pres-

ent tendency for the ablest women to turn to otherprofessions becomes more pronounced. Something

must be done to prevent the mass of our children

in the elementary schools from being taught by

crude young women, declassed by a moderate

school training, and untouched by finer cultural In-

fluences. How shall we meet these two great

dangers from our secondary school girls?

'The taste for leisure beyond a legitimate power

of indulgence win exist just as long as women in

general dream of idleness as tne highest good. Itcan only be changed by a direct propaganda of

work—a definite, skilled, specialized work, honor-able for rich and poor alike.

"The second groat danger of crude, half-educatedpublic school teachers can only be warded off by adouble remedy. Large numoers of these girlsmustbe diverted to high grade technical and tradeschools. This would at the same time make themskilled business women, would keep them more insympathy with family tastes and traditions, andwould turn away from a teacher's career thosewhose tastes do not specially indicate it.

'"The second part of the remedy must be the ele-vation of teaching to the plane of a true pro-fession.

"An exceedingly interesting study has recentlybeen made of the public schools of Connecticut,

which may be consiuered a State of relatively goodconditions. It is amazing to find that 67 per centof the common school teachers have had neithercollege nor normal school training; of the 43 percent who boast such professional advantages 2.per cent (that is, 1- per cent of the whole teaching

staff) have had the normal training directly fol-lowing th<? elementary education without any highschool work. That experience seems not to be de-manded i>r proporly valued Is shown by the factthat over one-third of all teachers have had. lessthan four years' experience. Moreover, a spirit ofunrest and change seems to pervade the State.About two-fifths of the teachers have been lessthan two years in their present positions. Ican-not find that any statistics have ever been made asto the lowering effect upon salaries of the under-bidding done by girls resident in their own homesfor the local positions, thus bringing th* scale orsalaries below a living wa^. That the evil in-

fluence has been at work can be seen, however, by

the following report from one small town: 1hereare 108 children of school age enumerated; therear^ seven teachers, of whom only one Ir.s attended

a normal school; two have bfen two years: in theirpresent places, and four are beginn-rs. yet theschool visitor writes, 'Wo have a splendid core ofteachors this year.' This 'splendid core receivesas compensation between $4 and $5 a week each,

with the exemption of one. who has between loand $?."

THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.This walking skirt is peculiarly well adapted to

the fashionable thin materials and is stitched flat

well below «M hip?, while it flares gracefully at the

lower portion. The material Is nut brown canvas

Tho Maine disaster occurred before 10 p. m..when {he harbor In this vicinity was almost asbright as day from the city lights. The amount ofexplosive Initiallyinvolved was larger than couldhave been handled by "three men,- and it wasproved that no unknown boat approached the shipat any time that evening. Th» Spanish authori-ties were too alert to let any Cubans or othersuspicious characters enrhark.cn the harbor forany enterprise while th« Maine and the Spanishships were In port, and no divers were at work in*Havana Harbor for a week before the explosion. |Yet the American court was absolutely convinced

'that the initial explosion which set off the maga-zines occurred directly beneath the ship's keel.The man who failed to destroy the statue of Fred-erick the Great in Washington, or the steamshipUmbria, both in the last six months, Is. in theopinion of Intelligent men here, suffering from a.disease which would not have permitted his mani-acal bent to be idle for nearly seven ye,ars. anathen give such an idiotic explanation of one of thegravest events of th* nation's history.

THE FJGHTING DOCTOR AGAIN.-The chiefof staff 13 considering the report of some difficul-ties which have grown up between Colonel HenryH. Adams. 6th Infantry, and the two medical of-ficers of the army on duty at Plattsburg Barracks,N. V

—Major Charles E. Woodruff and Lieutenant

Frank T. Woodbury. Colonel Adams was recentlyordered before a retiring board and it becamenecessary for him to have certain papers, and thesedocuments he ordered of the senior medical officerof the post, of which Colonel Adams is In com-mand. Major Woodruff refused to carry out theorder, and his assistant was Inclined to do thesame, and would probably have done so had it notbeen for a tip he received from a friendly sourceto the effect that he had better obey the ordersof a superior officer and file his protest later.This he did. and with the report have come to

Washington the charges of insubordination againstMajor Woodruff. Colonel Adams is destinedto be retired aa being incapacitated for duty, andthere is evidence of much bad feeling between thepost commander and the medical officer at Platts-burg. The incident is likely to end with a refer-ence of all the papers to the files of the militarysecretary's office, although Major Woodruff, whois a fighter, may not be disposed to have the caseso shelved. He was formerly in the navy, and re-signed because he did not like the manner of asenior officer. He has held many important places,in the Medical Department, at home and aschief surgeon at Manila, Lately he has publisheda work which attacks most of the firmly Implantedtheories in favor of light as necessary for ex-istence. His quarrel with Colonel Adams is natu-

irally observed with interest by brother officers.

FORT JAY REGULARS.— complimentarycorrespondence has taken place of Interest to theregulars stationed at Fort Jay, on Governor's Isl-and, and other posts in New-York, which took partin the. inaugural parade on March 4. GeneralThomas Barry, who commands the military De-partment of the Gulf, was in command of thebrigade, of which the troops formed a part, and hehas wri n an official letter to Colonel FrederickA. Smith, Bth Infantry, at Fort Jay. stating:

Iwas very much gratified with and congratulateyou upon the fine appearance and conduct of thetroops of your command that formed part of theSecond Brigade, First Division, in the inauguralparade. The grand marshal. Lieutenant GeneralChaffee," stated to me personally that he was muchpleased with the troops of the brigade, and Idesirethat you should know this and convey It to yourcommand. Iwas highly honored in being assignedto the command of the brigade.

This correspondence has been sent through Gen-eral F. D. Grant, who adds his indorsement of theappearance of the command, and the allusions will

IT9Om THK TRIBUNE THRKAU.IWashington, March 23.

ROSSEAU'S STORY ABSURD.— NavaI officersare amused that any one should be so gullibleas tolisten to the ravings of the lunatic Rorseau. whois courting notoriety by explaining:, from his runknowledge, the explosion that destroyed the bata*-ship Maine MV*B years ago. The hallucinationthat on infernal machine intended fcr a Spanish,

warship was fastened to the Maine one nightthrough blunder could only be

'possessed by amadman or some pervert unfamiliar with Havanaharbor, or utterly ignorant of the long and thor-ough Investigation of the many theories of a simi-

lar nature advanced at the time of the disasterand clearly disproved by the court of inquiryheaded by Admiral Sicard.

Not a Drop of Spirits in Sight—

Many Fine Booths. -•

In spite of. pleading* of various members and

contributions from various liquor dealers, visitorsat the Eastern. Star fair, which opened yesterday

in Masonic Hall. 2M-st. and 6th-ave.- are fated notto' have their thirst assuaged there unless sodawater and ginger ale can do the work. , No* a singleglass of anything stronger willbe sold at the boothsor even rallied off by the case.

At the last fair giv«n by the order whiskey andchampagne were "shared" off. but a number of

the "Stars" objectf d . this year, to having liquorbrought in the building. The different State chap-

ters, however, accepted all spirituous gilts, soldthem before the fair, and turned over the money

to the Hall and Home Fund.Whatever dissension may have been caused by

this action, eertalnlv the spirit of peace and har-mony attended the opening or the fair, for whichseveral hundred Eastern Stars had gathered lons,before 8 o'clock, the time at which it was an-nounced that the exercises would begin.

Tie present worthy matrons, past grand matronsand past grand patron*, wearing their purple andgold insignia acioss their shoulders, made a tri-

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umphal entry to the platform through a solid lineof "sisters." Qij'l'?:%'~

The Rev. R. S. MacArthur gave the Invocation;

Townsend Scudder and E. M. L. Khlers. brotherMasons, made short addresses, and then Mrs. Eliza-beth Carpenter, president of the fair association:grave affairs into the charge of Mrs. Florence B.Benttie, most worthy grand matron of the Stateof New-York. '"••«'

Yesterday was Mrs. ,Beattle's birthday, and herassociate matrons of New-York State presentedher with a large mahogany chair upholstered Inleather. "~' '

Forty booths have been erected, and each oneseems to vie with the others in brilliancy of deco-ration and in 'variety of articles for sale. Thegiocery booth reaped the greatest profits yester-day afternoon, for the •'sisters" stopped there lorvegetables for dinner, instead of visiting the cor-ner grocery on tneir way home. One housewifewanted to buy five pour.us of sugar, but she wasInformed that "sugar is too hign; no one wouldcontribute any." ; i'\u25a0'

This lair will continue from 1 to 11 p. m. everyweekday until April 11, .-.nd the managers are con-fident that enough m0r..% will be raised to beginthe building of their meeting hall immediately.They have $38,000 now on hand, and. $30,000 is neededto start the hall. :

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Among the laige contributions which they havereceived and .which will be raffled off are twopianos, a pianola, sewing machine, typewriter,chairs and millinery. .. .

ARMY AM) NAVY NEWS.j:asti:rx star fain.

Fmr Storage,Cold, dry air is the best

: protection your furs and: fur-lined garments cani have during the spring| and summer, since it notonly preserves the fur,but

;brings out its naturalI lustre as well.

We have completed ar-i rangements for receivingand storing Furs, subjectto full insurance againstdamage by moths or tireand against loss byburglary.

Remodelling and re-pairing will be made atmoderate cost.

Garments called for on request.

Ready— A New Ship-ment of

Syrian SpangledNet Shawls.

M F!

There are no more fashionableShoulder Wraps available this sea-son than these pretty, metal-and-net Shawls from the Orient. Theymay be had in white, black, tan orred net, with spangles of silver or

gold in very effective designs: —Prices, $H3.9-6, $15,96,

$17,96, $19.74.

Worn errsTLJT

*Hosiery.

Ist Fl.Black All-over Lace Lisle

Thread Hose, ina large, variety ofnew patterns. 19c.

Imported Black and Tan GauzeLisle Thread Hose, with and with-out garter tops; spliced heels andtoes, 29c ;V;',:.Z-

Medium Weight Black LisleThread Hose, with double soles,heels and toes, 29c.t Gauze Lisle Thread Hose, plainblack, white and assorted shadesof tno, 33c. .

.." Imported All-over Lace LisleThread Hose; also plain lisle withlace insteps in a variety of newpatterns, 2Qc.

N"O 4 974— A TISSUE PAPER PATTERN OF NINE-

GORED BOX-Pl-EATED WALKING SKIRT FOR

TEN CENTS.

They Embrace One of the Largest Collectlions of High Class Merchandise

Ever Shown Under One Roof.These stocks afford choicest variety for those who spend money

open-handedly. v well as those whose purchases are governed by rulesof the strictest economy. They embrace staple lines of domesticmerchandise as well as fashions, dress novelties, fabrics and art goodsgathered in the best markets of the Old World. Concerning the im-ported lines, let us remind you that we maintain a permanent buyingorganization abroad^

— its headquarters in Paris and its representativesin every fashion centre and market place of note in Great Britain andon the Continent. You must acknowledge that such an organizationis vastly more satisfactory than the out-of-date method of dependingwholly upon occasional visits of buyers to those markets. We continueto send buyers abroad periodically, but it is only to co-nperate withthe resident members m the foreign organization. New fashions areconstantly coming to the fore in the capitals of Kurope. and a repre-sentative selection can be gathered only by men who live in those mar-kets. The work of the occasional-visit buyer must necessarily be incom-plete. Permanent organizations abroad are destined ro replace the sea-goers —and we are pioneers in establishing such an organizatii

To-day's unsurpassed stocks of Spring Goods, including manyexclusive lines, tell how effectively this modern method of :_:\u25a0 «^i>-get-ting operates. We invite you to inspect the displays.

Special Display and Sale of

Women's Linen Riding Habitsand "Star" Equestrienne Suits,

THIS EVENT INTRODUCES A COLLECTION OF GARMENTSQUITE NEW , IN THE LIST OF READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL.HERETOFORE THE INDIVIDUALTAILOR PRODUCED APPARELFOR THE HORSEWOMAN. TODAY LARGER MANUFACTURINGINTERESTS HAVE TAKEN UP THE WORK

—JUST AS SIMILAR

INTERESTS HAVE LAUNCHED INTO GOWN-MAKING ANDWOMEN MAY NOW PURCHASE THOROUGHLY EXCELLENTGARB OF THIS CHARACTER FOR A FULL HALF LESS THAN THEINDIVIDUALTAILOR'S WORK COMMANDS.

THIS EXHIBITION WILL•BE A THURSDAY AND FRIDAYFEATURE IN THE CLOAK AND SUIT DEPARTMENT, SECONDFI OOR. R&B

CHARMING HOSTESS.

From Punch.Charming Hostess— Do have some of my cake. I

don't believe you've ever tasted my own make!

DeliKhtful Foreigner fwishinc to be pr>llte->-Indeed

—indeed. Ihave, and Iassui" you 1did not wish to

ep.t anytbtec eis* for daya alter

veiling, but all seasonable fabrics are equally ap-

propriate. . '. •-\u0084The quantity of material required for the medium

size is eleven and one-half yards 27 Inches wide,

six yards. 44 or 52 inches wide when material has

figure or nap: eight yards 27 Inches wide, four and

one-half yards 44 inches wide, or four yards 52inches wide w.ien material has neither figure r.or"

The pattern. No. 4.974. is cut in sizes for a 22. 24.addr-. on re-

ceirVt%f V> fntf. Please give number and waistmrlsure distinctly. Address Pattern DepartmentKew Yo-k Tribune Ifin a hurry for pattern send

L^x'ra^w^-cent CCBtamp8 tamp and we willmail by letter

postage In sealed envelope.

•'IV. weeks after I gist -red at the guild th«trst time,"

'began" Miss Glynn, "I was sent to a

place where they had lovely things to eat. Istayed

there four days. Istayed eight days and a half inmy nest plate. What did Ido there? Why. cook,sure! 1 cooked for a divorced couple, Ileft be-cause 1 didn't like the idea of working for any oneto low."I went to my next place on Saturday night and

1left the following Wednesday, in all the rain. No,1 didn't leave— discharged me. It was breadand coffee, coffee and bread. Iwas tired of havingI.ye hungry girls"

"Five nunared girls?' interrupted the Commis-sioner. —

hungry—girls." Miss Glynn accommodat-l"-sly repeated in resonant . tones. "There was nomeat for dinner, but they had ice water. They dis-charged me because Iasked for food."Istayed three days In the next place, and left

of my own accord, and then Iwent to Bellmore. I*tay*d m Bellmore two days. IIarrived' at 1:30 andcleaned up the larder. Then three women came infrom fishing. They were very natural living."

\u25a0What do you mean by that?" inquired the per-plexed Commissioner.

"Oh. well." .replied Miss Glynn. j thoughtfully."they gave me enough to eat. and no abuse.. Theyacted nice."

It was on the second of the two days that thelady appeared in- the kitchen wearing pink tight:*and with a cigarette in her mouth. "And she hadfe.aek hair, dyed yellow." . .'.\u25a0.; -.v:

The story concluded with Miss Glynn complainingto Mrs. Healey and being put out on the sidewalkby a policeman. '"The, policeman handled me verynice," she wound up. "but everybody sides in withthe Healey woman!" . '. . ,

The hearing was adjourned to April 4.

At \u25a0 Domestic Guild Mis* GlynnThrows Light on Servant Problem.'

1 call this very cavalier treatment. It reflectsvery gravely on the good faith of the people at theguild. What right have you to shift your respon-sibility to. the shoulders of an employe? Verycavalier treatment, Icall it."

Notwithstanding these sharp] words from Com-

missioner Keating, v.hen .Mrs. Joseph Healey.manager of the Woman's Guild of America, with"headquarters at No. 132 Madison-aye.. left thehearing yesterday it was with a look of triumph

en her face! There was corresponding depression

on the part of Miss Annie Simms. of No. 16-1 East

STth-st.. whose charges against Mrs. Hea'.ey's char-acter arid business methods and whose prayer

that the licence of the' Woman's Guild of America

be revoked were the occasion of the hearing.

Miss Simms. who was looked upon as the star

•witness for the prosecution, took her vivisection at

the hands of the Commissioner hardly, and after-ward complained Mlack of fairness. J

As registration and complaint clerk at the guild

up to February 23, Miss Simms naturally knew agood deal about the way business was transactedth*re. but she fai'.cd to establish much of im-poTtanco to her side.

When Catherine Louisa Glynn. of \u25a0 No. 215 East.SSth-st., decided to cook the stag* lost a fine com-edy actress:

'Miss Glynn's testimony vra& one. ions

joy until the' Commissioner, who was getting hun-gry, brought his hand down on the table with at-.Littering whack and an impatient: -Will you

keep still7 When 1 want you to say something you

\u25a0won't, and when Iwant you to be quiet you gabble

on about irrelevant things." And Miss Glynn wilted—temporarily.

PROTECTING COLORED GIRLS.To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: Inan employment agency story in a recentlEfue of The Tribune Itis claimed that no one meets

colored .girls from the South but "runners" for dis-orderly resorts, etc.- While the object of the paperIs to arouse public sentiment In favor of a generalsystem of reform - for ignorant and unprotectedwomen, yet the facts should not be overlooked, es-pecially as th* statement discredits the work of astruggling band of negro women organized and in-corporated to' do that very work.

The facts are these: From 1896 to 1901 Imet theSouthern steamers, became acquainted with the in-tricacies of the \u25a0s.'i'i.ition and frequently appealedto Inspector Cross for special officers successfully.

As the public was not aroused to the horror of"girl traffic" and we were unknown, we had towork through the colored churches, the preachers'meetings and by writing South to good women inlarge centres. In 1300 Iappealed to the HamptonSummer Conference in the hope that the countryschool teachers and ministers there representedwould agitate the matter. From exposure and over-work my health failed and Iwas compelled to en-ter a sanatorium for pulmonary tendencies. In thefrying and summer of 19C3-''H Mrs. Mary P. Pope,secretary of the White Rose Industrial Associa-tion, No. 217 East 86th-«t., was regularly appointedto meet the steamers, but. so brazen and defiant22* the agents and ignorant and timid the ma-jorityof the women wno came up, that a womanhad little power against the insolent white agents\u2666men): in order to reach the better class we inter-ested the- 'girls who came to our working girls'Jiome. and they wrote to their friends the realtruth concerning the life of a domestic in this city.Ilrcause of the many way* that the employmentagents coclu make it hard for negro girls' we haveworked .quietly, We. started with a distinctivebadge, but. for prudential reasons, discarded itThere is a regular steamer visitor now.

<Mrs.) VICTORIA E. MATTHEWS.Superintendent White Rose Industrial Association.>o. 237 East BGth-s?., New- York.

In Their Hands Rests Success of National

Convention.[FROM THE TBIBUSnE BUfcEAU.J

Washington. March 29.—The Congress committees

of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which

will have i full charge of next month's Congress,

have been announced "by the executive committee.Two committees will devote themselves to the

programme fcr Lexington Day. April 17. when theMemorial Continental Hall willbe dedicated.. This

Is expected to mark an epoch in Daughters of the

American Revolution history, and an interesting

programme is being prepared, with the effective as-sistance and co-operation of Frederick D. Owen.

These committees are as follows:Committee on Dedicatory Exercises for Continental

Hall— Charles W. Fairbanks, chairman; Mrs.

John W. Foster. Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, Mrs.Miranda B. Tulloch. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Mrs.George M. Sternberg. Miss;Ella Loralne Dorsey.

Mrs. Julius J. Estey, Miss Virginia Miller. Mrs.

James M. Fowler. Mrs. Julius C. Burrows. Mrs.

Charles A. West, Miss Hetzel. Mrs (hail-? W.Lippett, Mrs. A. Stevenson. Mrs. 'Dan" Manning.

Miss Mary Desha. Mrs. Greer. Mrs. Terry. Mrs. J.Heron Crosman. Mrs. Weed. Mrs James R. Mellon.Mrs. Franklin Brooks, Mrs. Keim. Mrs. GreenleafSimpson. Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnson and Mrs.C

Committee on Invitation-Mrs. Charles H. Terry,chairman; Mrs. M. B. Tulloch.' -~rs. J. J. Estey.Mrs G. A. West and Mrs. Henry E. Burnham.

The other committees are. Committee on Hotels

and Railroads-Mrs. Julius Estey. chairman: Mrs.M B Tulloch', Mrs. Walter H. Weed. Mrs. AltheaR,' Bedle, Mrs. William P. Jewett and Mrs. Frank-U

Hous» "commute*—Mrs E. B. W. Howard, chair-man; Miss Elizabeth C. Williams. Miss Clara LeeBowman. Mrs. MiryEvans Rosa. Mrs M. B. F.Ltppitt. Mrs. Henry E. Burnham and Mrs. RobertPark ' * * ' '*.'

Programme Committee— Mrs. Mary Evans Rosa,

chairman: Airs. A. D. Geer. Mrs. Franklin E.Brook* Mrs. J. V. Quarles. Mrs. Julius J. Estey.

Mrs William Liggett. Mrs. John N. Carey and Mrs.charlotte E. Main.

M. S. I>sckwood. chairman:pre<=s committee— Mrs. M. S. Lorkwood. chairman;Mrs M B. Tulloch.. Mr*"Mary Evans Rosa. Mrs.William Liggett, Miss Alice Q. Lovell and Mrs.

CommJttee' on Music and Decorations -Mrs Char-lotto E. Main, chairman; Mrs. J. Morgan Smith andMrs. Clarendon Smith.

" • -,Chairman of pages. Mrs Robert Park; assistant

chairman, Mrs. Franklin E. Brooks.

HELP YOUR HUSBAND.''Why ehould a woman, not handicapped by grief

and poverty, not harassed by a thousand care* andfears, a woman who has a good husband and a secureincome, rot help the former and add to the latter Iftime. 1health and opportunity combine to make the

venture practicable?" asks. Margaret E. Sangster

in the April "Woman's Home Companion. "Why.

if the can do so without detriment to or neglect ofher family and her duty, should she not take somethvre in the larger interests outside the home— theinterests that impart flavor 'and zest to life andkeep a woman young and fresh, because they areFit nßTreable .'.rid Absorbing that they take her out

of he.-3<-if. and lifther from the, danger of stagna-

tion"' A purely domestic woman. oca who limitsher interetts and narrows her activities strictly to

the household, is In iwril at arrested Intellectualgrowth. She may. and if she bo not careful shev i!!. see first her hustand, and later her children,outgrow her. SO that in middle life she may beaware of a great loneliness. If.by her legitimateefforts, she can so relieve her husband of strainthat a better provision can be made for old age. andthafphfl :jr»v supplement his means, so, that thechildren tiiay have -wirier, advantages, ..is, she not

Justified in stepping forth into the open and tryingher Qltijilf'

Paris Likes the Long Coat—SoftIndian Cashmeres.

Paris. March IS.Long tunic effects prevail in the first of the

spring models, and even the long redingote. whichwas so fashionable this winter that its end wasprophesied, comes out again in thin stuffs. Theredingote. however, is not the double breasted gar-

ment of the winter, but a shape much less heavy inappearance. It is often cut with a loose bolerofront, and with skirts surrounding only two-thirdsof the dress skirt. The fashionable length both fortunics and redingotes is about fifteen inches above

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the hem of th» skirt, but there can be no absolute-

law in this respect, for a longer line is often morebecoming. \u25a0 •'V

Amodel gown is inred voile, with a rcd!ngote coatof red cloth embroidered with narrow silk braid

in Oriental shades ana on a somewhat Oriental de-sign. The coat is cut as a bolero over an open

vest of white silk, which has a rolling turnover

collar of red velvet. The belt, which passes under

the hack of the bolero. a"nd really only confines the

underblouse" of voile and lace. it. of red velvet.

The collar and cuffs to the redlngote are made ofalmost solid embro.dery. :and the pattern is car-ried down the sides, of the coat and about the. bot-tom. The voile Fk^rt is trimmed only with clusters

of graduated tucks. ' : ''

A CASHMERE GOWN.An example of a tunic form of gown is in blue

cashmere, rather elaborately trimmed with bandsof finely pleated silk of the same shade. One bandgoes round the bottom of the skirt, and the second,

with lines running up, finishes the bottom of thetunic. There is a belt of soft black silk fastening

in the back, with a little butterfly bow and fringed

ends. The tunic has a little cape arrangement,

trimmed with the rows of pleated silk, and the reck

finishes with a little rolled collar faced with blackeatin. and the upper part or the tunic opens to

show an underblouse of lace.

Indian cashmeres are having a great vogue, andreally threaten to rival cloth. They are most beau-

tiful in texture and fall in exquisite folds, having

little except .the name in common with ordinary

cashmere- A charming gown for Nice is made ofhise colored Indian cashmere and filet lace dyed

the same shade and embroidered with little shadedpink.pastels. The skirt, or what one sees of it. is

of the filet, and the cashmere tunic, falling overthis in deep points, is trimmed only by a piping,of

the. pink velvet along the edge. There is a sash

belt of the cashmere draped about the figure and

fastened invisibly. The upper part of the tunic isso heavily inset with lace that one sees little of thematerial save in the sleeves, which are shirredgigot in shape and untrimmed, save for a piping.ofpink velvet down the inside seam.

Indian cashmere is often made up in the stylepopular so long— shirred, pointed bodice andfull skirt. One worn at a recent charity bazaarwas of copper colored cashmere, the skirt absolute-ly plain, with the exception of three deep pleatstaken in it. The bodice was shirred down thefront, and had a little pipingof light blue velvet, orrather the glimpse of a flat fold where itmet a laceguimpe. Over the shoulders was a beautiful stoleof ermine. The hat was a tiny toque of bronzecrin. trimmed with a single blue ostrich feather.

HATS VERY SMALL.Hals threaten to become absurdly small, and are

perched at the most .marvellous angles, with agood deal of trimming under the brim.

Th»r^ seems to be no .rule as to shapes, for.somehats are worn tilted over the nose and others areset back far enough to show the front hair. Thecoiffeurs urofess to be grateful for the new style,lor \u25a0 according to their estimate." not one woman inten can wear these hats without resorting to someartificial hair. .."\u25a0. •".'."

' „ \u25a0.. ,ISpring tailored suits show a considerable use orkid bands and facings sometimes combined withmohair braid. A short skirt suit of mixed greenand black wool has the cuff and turnover collar tothe jacket of gr»>en kid framed in flat bands ofblack braid. Another fashion is the use of kid forcravats that are made up to show a four-in-handknot in front. The.y are rather stiff, but have thedistinction of novelty.

COQUETTISH DUST COATS.

The use of the automobile "makes the long gar-

ment a ne.-essary thing for every season, and al-ready- there ire examples of most coquettish dust

coats. A serviceable long, loose garment is ofgreen. sijesienno trimmed with Scotch plaid wool.The plaid makes a cape with long stole ends downthe front to the bottom of the garment. This isstrapped itintervals with the plain stuff, and thestraps 'ire ornamented with clusters of small pearlbuttons. There is a turnover collar and big loosecuffs of th« plaid., Silesienne seems to be a favor-ite material for coats of this sort, and it is oftenlined with taffeta, which makes the garment veryeasy to slip on. The peculiar quality of silesienneand other fabrics of, the same genre is that they

stand out well from the dress, which qualitymakesthem comfortable for the automobile or for driv-i ••\u25a0'

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D. A. R. COMMITTEES.

SPRTXG TUNIC EFFECTS.

NEW-YOftK DAILY TRIBrXE. Tm^SDAY. MARCH 20. 1005.

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