The Rising son. [volume], January 04, 1906, Image 2

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STEADY GROWTH OF TRADE
Each Succeeding
Month of the Past Year Has Witnessed Improved
Conditions.
Skirts of "Escape Length."
Skirls nre without exception the
"escape length." The fact that Amer
lean women are more given to run
ning about on foot thnn French wo
men explains why they do not follow
the latter In the matter of trained
dresses, which can only be carried
about safely In carriages. This, of
course, applies only to tho tailor
dresses. The evening gowns are
trained, though an occasional dance
dress Is short. Skirts are usually
made with from nine to thirteen gores,
though once In a while there are some
6lxteen or seventeen. This, however,
Is extreme. As to the pattern, the
flare and circular flounces are most
prominent. There is a suggestion of
empire effect In the so-called princess
skirt. It Is fitted over the hips and
around the waist, extending a few
Inches above the waist line. Tho Jack
et worn with this is very short, be
ing something between an Eton and a
coffee Jacket.
Large Muffs Fashionable.
Muffs this year are of all shapes and
flzes, but the most fashionable muff Is
very large nnd full. With chinchilla,
especially, lace Is so handsome that It
Is used this season to a great extent.
Cream lace ruffles, either at the wrist
openings or falling down from the end
of the mufT, are exquisite In coloring,
with either chinchilla or sable. Need
less to state, only tho richest furs
should be made up with lace and only
the handsomest lace should be em
ployed. Artificial flowers, violets and
gardenias trim the muff to be carried
with an elaborate reception costume,
and a few clusters of the same flower
may be half hidden in tho fur neck
piece. With a walking suit the muff la
comparatively small ami no matter of
what fur It must not be trimmed cith
er with lace or flowers.
White tea coat of chiffon embrold
rid In silver over white luce skirt.
Expensive Evening Wrap.
An empire coat of oyster-white
broadcloth, strappings of the cloth and
leaf-green velvet, with front facings of
gray satin and silver-green silk ap
plique, Is nn expensive mode for an
evening wrap, and Is ono of the new
est adaptations of the popular modes
for coats. In tho tailored effects es-
peclally the empire coat Is meeting
with general approval by tho women
of fashion. Heavy corded silk, with
strappings of self-toned cloth, or vel
vet with straps of silk or cloth would
be effective combinations. Slzo 36 re
quires six nnd one-quarter yards of
torty-six-lnch or five and one-half
yards of flftyfour-lnch material, with
one-half yard of velvet.
Touches of Gold and Silver.
A '.inch of gold or silver Is almost
Inevitable upon the modish frock, pref
erence being given to silver when that
is possible: and a hem or band of
cloth of gold or silver set under the
bottom of skirts of lace, net, etc., Is a
device much employed for saving the
edge of the sheer stuff. This Idea,
however, belongs chiefly to the prov
ince of evening toilets, velvet being
ordinarily used for the hem or band
upon sheer frocks Intended for day
wear.
For Evening Frocks.
White tulle is a charming nnd mod
ish material for the youthful evening
lrock, and much used, though of
course sadly perishable. It lends It
self readily, as do most of the airy,
diaphanous materials, to the flower
garland, ribbon and laco trimmings,
and these floral garnitures are partic
ularly dainty and lovely this season.
Ono may find, too, inousseline or
chiffon In plain tints or In white, with
a border of tiny (lower festoon or gar
land printed In delicate coloring", and
these bordered stuft.s are successfully
used in combination with plain mate
rial to match and with tine Inset lace
nnd self trimming for accompaniment.
New York Sun.
Velvet Jackets.
Sharing popularity with loose effects
are the teparnte Jackets of velvet to
be wora over broadcloth sklrtji, which
r built on severely tailored lines.
For a girl with a trim flgur the ver
smartest of the Jackets Is -ut like a
broker's business coat; thai Is, tight
fit ting frcn shoulder almost to knee
joint In back and a gradual sloping
away of the coat below the waistline
In front. An example of thla Is In
royal blue. Embroidered In narrow
silver braid, a vest of pale blue cloth
extends above and below the coat,
which comes together at the waist
line, and Is trimmed on either edge
with large silvery buttons, four to
each side. The sleeve Is leg-o'-mut-ton.
and a fold of velvet outlines a
touave effect Just below the bustllne.
ToytfiKXisomTS
The pure white of china may be pre
served If wnshing blue bo added occa
sionally to the water used for washing
It,
Figs that have become rather dry
may be freshened by putting on a plate
and keeping in a steamer until moist
and plump.
Never put away food In tin plates.
Fully one-half the cases of poison from
the use of canned goods is because
the article was left In the can or put
Into It after using.
Stewed prunes, pitted, spiced to
taste with vinegar, cinnamon and
cloves, sweetened and cooked to the
right consistency, make a delicious
bplced sauce to serve with chicken,
turkey or veal.
Winter Wash Gowns.
Numbers of women have discarded
wool dresses for house, wear altogeth
er. Most houses are so well heated
that a summer gown La found more
comfortable.
First the heavy waist was laid aside
In favor of a cotton blouse. Now the
cotton skirt follows and the gingham
ami linen shirt-waist suits tho aver
ago woman wears about her household
duties In winter are exactly like her
summer dresses are her summer
dresses, In fact, which would be a lit
tle out of date next summer and may
be worn out In this manner with no
economical pangs.
It Is not only as cheap to have five
gingham gowns as one wool one, but
an additional advantago Is that the
former may be always clean, whereas
the wool frock worn about sweeping,
dusting, etc., catches dirt and carries
It around all winter.
So the new custom Is cleanly, eco
nomical and comfortable; and the
chango from Indoors to outdoors can
be much more adequately provided
for.
8hlrred Velveteen,
A few short seasons ago the sug
gestion that velveteen be shirred In
any way would have been greeted with
scorn and derision, but the chiffon
velveteens of to-day lend themselves
beautifully to this effective mode of
handling. A charming design Is that
wherein the grace of the costume lies
in the way the material Is handled
The corsage maintains some sem
blance of blouse lines, the necessary
definition of the wastellne being clev
erly accomplished In a strapped celn
ture. The sleeve Is puffed at the top
and all down the arm are rows upon
rows of shirring clear to the wrist.
The skirt has a narrow petticoat panel
In the front
niidenSej
One of tho new prlncesse gowns Is
of brown net, with a deep chiffon vel
vet flounce. The net is embroidered In
odd conventional designs of chenille.
Gold lace robs It of too somber a hue.
Fur trimmings are admirable for
street dresses and evening cloaks.
They will be seen on many of the
jin n nnnnnririw-i-i-wyi
Redlngote costume trf allied cloth
with velvet accessories.
raW
handsomest garments of the winter.
Out It Is exceedingly bad form to wear
fur on an Indoor dress.
A lovely rich but simple dress Is of
solid white Renaissance lace, having
email pieces of taffeta set In, delicately
embroidered all In pure white. It la
pleasing In the extreme in Its simplic
ity and richness.
The extremely long veils for automo
bile use are in white and pale blue.
Shorter ones, to be worn on the
street, are white, pink and blue dotted
with black, tan with brown, navy blue
with navy blue, and brown with
brown. The noted new color is
"mouse gray," "a tint that looks Ilk
a trail of smoke in the air."
Pretty Russian Suit
Never was there a style more be
coming or practical for the little ones
than the Russian suits. As they can
be worn with petticoats or bloomers,
the same design will serve for the
manikin as well as the little maldea
Many a sensible mother whose aim Is
the proper development of her chil
dren Ignores Mrs. Grundy and dresses
tho little daughter in one of these
frocks with bloomers and gives her
the same freedom to struggle with the
elements as her brothers. The least
experienced can, with the aid of an ac
curate pattern, fashion this little gar
ment without any trouble, the plaits,
are applied, and there Is little more to
do than to close the seams. Made in
brown serge, with shield, collar, cuffs,
belt and the little touches of trim
ming In stitched white serge, this
dress will be serviceable and pretty.
The same Idea worked out In cheviot
of blue and red would also be very
satisfactory.
Jersey Petticoats.
A petticoat experiment Is the article
having a closely fitting hip yoke of
jersey silk. The object of this Is to
prevent the formation of any bulkl
ness over the hips, where, notwlth
standing the vogue of full skirts, the
shlrrlngs and gatherings of fashion,
most women still strive for the effect
of slenderness and suavity. These
yokes add considerably to the price
of a silk skirt, an incerase of about
three dollars, but one will outlive sev
eral skirts and can be fitted success
ively into one new petticoat after an
other. The yokes, up to the present,
come In black, brown, navy blue and
white. They can be had In the made-
up skirts.
Made to Order.
On dressy suits French buttons,
with the tone of the cloth in theli
center, are beautiful, and in the best
of favor.
.
Mauve cloth with trimmings
mauve velvet applique and mauve anl
liver braid.
Phenomenal activity, reaching to
every branch of trade and industry,
marked the year 1905.
During the summer of 1904 the na
tion began to recover from a prolong
ed season of business stagnation. As
the months of that year progressed,
conditions became more and more fa
vorable. Both In speculation and in
the lines of actual industry the spirit
of revival was extant, and the end of
the year witnessed conditions that
were gratifying to business Interests
In the extreme.
With the dawn of 1905 this state of
affairs continued, and throughout the
twelve months growth In all lines of
commercial enterprise was main
tained. There was not a month In which
the financial position of the nation
was not strengthened. The business
t
the country gained momentum as
e year progressed, until in the final
weeks the most remarkable state of
activity ever displayed In the history
of the United States was witnessed.
Remarkable In many respects, the
distinctive feature of 1905 In Its finan
cial and commercial aspect was Its
evenness. No machinery ran more
a ally, more smoothly than the mate
rial currents. It was a steady ad
vance In production and consumption;
constant increasing demand for
banking accommodations; an accumu
lation of deposits, the Immediate In
dex of expanding wealth. The latter
half of the period developed a demand
for supplies which taxed the capacity
of factories, mills and mines to supply.
This wns the stimulation of an un
precedented crop of grains upon a
market expanded to normal propor
tions. The earlier activity was the
continuation of the previous year,
when business revived from a year of
stagnation and inactivity, from a year
of liquidation and pessimism. The
movement gathered force during the
winter, and with the open weather the
building operations of the people be
came general, calling every Idle hand
Into use. The indices of material af
fairs pointed to a strong pressure
everywhere, reflect the bounty of
Dame Fortune In the ranks of the
capitalist and the laborer.
8TRENGTH IN MONEY CENTERS.
Greatest Fear of All on the 8tock
Exchanges.
Considered from almost any and
every point of view, but gauged par
ticularly by New York stock exchange
andards, 1905 has been the great
est year of all. Whereas 1903 brought
the stock market deluge for the sins
of excessive trust promotion, commer
cial over-expansion and speculative
debauches of Immediately previous
years, and 1904 brought the moderate
afterclap of the upheaval of the ex
changes In moderate commercial re
pression, the year now closed has
been tuned to one dominant note op
timistic progress.
The signs are many, but a few stand
out so strongly as proof of develop
ment that to cite them is conclusive,
Briefly, these may be summarized as
follows:
Never has the farm wealth of the
country equaled that of 1905.
Commercial failure liabilities, In
spite of exceptional banking disturb
ances of sporadic character, have
been less actually and relatively than
In any period since the panic days of
1SD3. with the exception of 1899.
Total deposits of the national banks
of the country are greatest In history,
and aggregate loans of the banks like
wise at the highest level Indicate that
money ts being closely employed.
Using pig iron production as one of
the tests of general Industry, an esti
mated Increase of about 37 Vi per cent
In both production and consumption
Indicates unparalleled activity.
Railway earnings of the roads of
tho country roughly exceed all pre
vious records by 7Mi Pr cent.
Both Imports and exports of mer
chandise in the foreign trade of the
country once more have attained new
high records.
Prices of leading securities, both
railway and industrial, used to ascer
tain the mean level of stock market
values, during the last month of the
year have eclipsed all previous high
marks.
Speculation of the country, as meas
ured by the sales of stocks on the
New York stock exchange, has sur
passed even the enormous totals of
1901, when trust financing was at its
height.
Flnnlly, seats on the New York
stock exchange have sold at the phe
nomenally high price of $95,000, sug
gestlng what the Wall street forecast
ers think speculation "barometer of
trade" will Indicate from prosperity
signals in 1906.
When the year opened, progress, de
layed enough for a season in the year
previous to show temporarily de
creased railway traffic, steel and iron
depression, dormant speculation and
glutted money markets, had been re
sumed. The success of the crops of
1904, and the very plentlfulness of
money supplies the world over were
the basis on which thU resumption
started.
Given good harvests progress al
ways Is more or less certain, but the
factor of cheap money Just a year ago
and the knowledge that In 1903 llqul
datlon had cleaned out most of the
weakest spots In business brought up
one pertinent argument before mer
chant, manufacturer, banker and spec
ulator. That was that, with ever-ln
creasing money wealth to create new
and abundant credit on which to build
new enterprises, there was no reason
why all doubts of the future should
not be cast aside.
During 1904 demand loans of stock
market collateral in New York
usually the best test of money sur
plus or scarcity In the country went
as low as one-half of 1 per cent, and
even in the usually tight month of
December did not get above 6 per
cent. Time loans In the same market
had been placed as low as 1 per
cent and not above 6 per cent. And
all the time the Increased gold produc
tion In the Transvaal, Australia, Alas
ka and the United States proper add
ed abundantly to the stores of money
wealth of the world.
In November of 1904 much stress
had been laid on the fact that the to
tal deposits of the national banks of
the country had reached the pinnacle
of $5,330,639,949. Each recurring re
port of the comptroller of the cur
rency, however, showed this record
surpassed, until that one published
last month showed total national bank
deposits at $5,564,845,194.
Of the total deposits at the close of
1904 New York held $1,224,206,600, or
a little less than one-fifth, and of the
total loans of the country New York
had accommodations to the extent of
$1,145,989,200, or more than one-third.
RAILROADS HAVE MADE MONEY.
Earnings of Lines Go Over Two Bil
lion Dollars.
For the first time the steam rail
roads of the United States have earn
ed more than $2,000,000,000 In one
year, the high water mark being
reached In 1905. Not only were the
gross earnings heavier than in any
previous year, but the net earnings
were also larger, despite the fact that
more money was spent for physical
Improvements, locomotives, freight
and passenger cars than in any for
mer year.
The number of freight cars built In
1906 was 165,455, an Increase of 3,000
over any former year, while the num
ber of passenger cars built was 2,551,
an Increase of over 400. There were
6.491 locomotives built in 1905, an in
crease of 2,000 over the previous year
and of 450 over 1903, the next largest
year.
There were 4,979 miles of new rail
road built last year, 700 miles more
than in 1904. the total mileage of the
end of 1905 being 217,328 miles. The
greatest activity In railway construc
tion was In the Southwestern and
Northwestern states, in these two sec
tions more than half the year a mile
age being built. The coming year
will see a great amount of new road
built In the Northwest, as the St.
Paul, Burlington, and Gould lines are
trying to rush extensions to the Pa
cific' coast, and the Northwestern is
also developing Its system.
FARM URICES 8LIGHTLY LOWER.
Inevitable When the Enormous Crops
Are Considered.
With enormous crops of grain over
the West It Is natural that farm prices
should average lower, but declines as
compared with the high average of
1904 were small as compared with
years prior to 1904, with the exception
of corn, oats, and barley, which nre
lower. Farm prices Dec. 1 for the
past six years as reported by the De
partment of Agriculture compare as
follows:
IfldS. 1904. 1903. 1005. 1901. itioo.
Wheat, per bu. 7H.2 f2.4 69.3 63.0 62.4 61
Corn, per bu. .. 41.2
null, per bu. .. 2 1
44 1 42.fi 40.3 60.5
.11. 3 34.1 30.7 39.9
68.8 54 5 50 a 65.7
42.0 45.6 45.8 462
35.7
25.8
61.2
40.8
Kye, per bu. .. h.t
Harley, per bu. 40.3
Flax seed, per
bu 95.0
Buckwheat, per
bu 58.7 62.2 60.7 60.5 66.3 W.7
Potatoes. per
bu 81.7 45 3 61.4 47.1 7K.7 43.1
Hay, per ton ..$8.52 18.72 $9.08 $9.04 10.01 I8.S9
ENORMOUS SUMS GIVEN AWAY.
More Than $65,000,000 Distributed by
Generous Philanthropists.
The contributions to charitable and
educational institutions during the
year Just past have exceeded those of
1904 by a large sum. The total amount
of gift 8 reach the immense figure of
$65,104,432, or $137 a minute.
The. records upon which these fig
ures are based are necessarily Incom
plete, as the amounts published from
day to day in the papers are taken to
compile the estimate, and $5,000 has
been the minimum considered. It is
probable that the multiplicity of small
donations would raise the total by
$10,000,000 at least. Individual givers,
too, are here accounted for only,
which fact prevents the list from en
rolling the big contributions to the
R isstan Jews.
More than one-third of the contrlbu
ttons has gone to educational Institu
tions. Eighty-two colleges and schools
are named In that part of the annual
report, though, even so, the gifts to
this cause would not have stood In
such overwhelming proportion to the
benefactions of the whole twelve
month had not the three largest dona
tlons of all fallen under this head. In
April Mr. Carnegie set by $10,000,000
as a fund for aged educators, followed
a month later by Mr. Rockefeller,
with another $10,000,000 for the cause
of general education, while the tragic
death of Mrs. Leland Stanford threw
Into this same scale $4,875,000 more,
The dozen most "lucky" universities
rrnk then as follow:
I.eland Stanford H.7Voo
Harvard 1,600.000
Yale 1.40i,ooo
Chleagc- 1.1S0.000
I'nion Theological eemlnary , 1,100,000
Mccormick seminary 1,000,000
Mllllkln anWaraltv 1 ono oral
Columbia m'.OOO
UnlvcrsUr of Virginia 610,000
urown 650.000
Princeton 437,000
I'nlrerilty of California 400.000
Following education the benefac
tions of 1905 rank as follows: To gal
leries, museums and societies of kin
dred alms went 87.024.000: to
'homes," hospitals and asylums. $5.
391,600. with $4,700,175 to mlscellaae
ous charities. Church works of vari
ous sorts followed close with $4,424,
757, and $1,993,000 for library build'
ings. Add to these totals $2,435,000
which came in gifts other than of
cash, though valued "officially," and
this country Is found to have received
In all $84,089,432 $2,015,000 was sent
to do its work In foreignfields.
The "roll of honor," where one may
rank the givers of mlllfpiu, reads:
Andrew Carnegie II4,099,0"
John D. Rockefeller .1 11,636.000
Mr. Jan L. Stanford 4.9X5,000
Stephen Baliiburr a &o nm
John C. King 2.000,000
General Iaaac J. Wlatar 2,000,000
ire. a. i. Rand ,. 1,250.000
Henry Phlppa v 1,050,000
Margaret A. Jnnes "J.OJS.OOO
Mr. Emmoni Blaine l.iu.000
Oeorge W. Clayton 1,006,000
Benjamin Ferauaon
l.Ooo.CSv
Cyrui McCnrmlck .,
J "met Mllllkln
1.000,000
1.000.00
w. r. Milton
1,000,000
M08T NOTABLE BOXING EVENTS.
Two New Champions Have Fought
Their Way to the Top.
Perhaps the three most notable box
ing events of the paBt year were the
retirement of James J. Jeffries, tho
succession of Battling Nelson to the
lightweight title of the world through
his victory over James Edward Brltt,
and the final defeat of Robert Fits
slmmons by "Philadelphia Jack"
O'Brien. Each of these events added
to the Interest In the sport, as they
brought new names and new faces be
fore the public. In a general way the
bouts of the year were remarkably
free from scandal, and there was no
taint attached to any of the bigger
ones or even to one which commanded
a large sectional interest.
DEATH LIST IS A LONG ONE.
Many Prominent Men In All Lines
Called During 1905.
Among the persons of world wide
reputation, leaders in their various
departments of the world's activities,
who died during the year 1905 are:
Jan. 4, Theodore Thomas, the pioneer
of orchestral music and lifelong advo
cate of the higher music In America;
Jan. 9, Louise Michel, the French so
cialistic agitator; Jan. 16, Robert Lo-
ralne Gtfford, one of the best of the
old school American landscape paint
ers; Jan. 18, George H. Boughton, the
English landscape painter, whose
works are well known In this coun
try; Feb. 9, Adolph Wilhelm Menzel,
the greatest of modern German paint
ers; Feb. 15, Lew Wallace, the sol
dier and novelist; Feb. 16, Jay Cooke,
the successful financier of the civil
war; Feb. 17, Grand Duke Serglus of
Russia; March 23, Jules Vernes, the
brilliant French novelist; Feb. 25, Ple
tro Tacchtna, the Italian astronomer;
April 23, Joseph Jefferson, the beloved
and popular actor; May 26, Baron Al
phonse de Rothschild, governor of the
Bank of France; June 13, Baron Na
thaniel de Rotchschild, the Austrian
representative of the financial house;
June 13, Archduke Joseph of Austria;
June 17, Maximo Gomez, the Cuban
patriot; July 1, John Hay, secretary
of state, whose successful diplomacy
helped to make the United States a
world power; July 4, Jacques Elisee
Rectus, the French geographer; July
23, Jean Jacques Henner, the modern
Titian among artists; Aug. 20, Ad
olph e William Bouguereau, the well
known French figure painter; Aug.
21, Mary Mafer Dodge, the editor of
St. Nicholas; Aug. 31, Francesco Ta
magno, the Italian operatic singer;
Sept. 18, George MacDonald, the Eng
lish novelist; Sept. 22, Mme. Galll
Marle, the French prima donna; Sept.
21, Dr. Thomas John Barnardo, the
London philanthropist and "father of
the waifs"; Oct. 12, Sir Henry Irving,
the English actor; Oct. 22, Florent
Wlllems, at the head of the Belgian
landscape school; and Nov. 6, Sir
Oeorge Williams, founder of the
Young Men's Christian association.
In politics the leading names of the
dead are those of Secretary Hay, Sen
ators Hawley and Piatt of Connecti
cut, George S. Boutwell of Massachu
setts, John H. Reagan of Texas and
Gen. Fltzhugh Lee.
Conspicuous In the religious list are
the names of Bishops Merrill and
Joyce of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Bishop McLaren of the Prot
estant Episcopal church and Arch
bishop Chapelle of the Roman Cath
olic church.
Deaths during December were as
follows: John Bartlett, compiler of
"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," at
Cambridge, Mass, aged 75; United
States Senator John H. Mitchell of
Oregon, at Portland, aged 70; Louisa
Eldredge (Aunt Louisa), well-known
actress, In New York city, aged 75;
Edward Atkinson, social and political
economist, in Boston,- aged 78; Sir
Richard Claverhouse Jebb, noted
Greek scholar, in London, aged 64;
William Sharp, Scotch poet and nov
elist, author of novels published un
der the pseudonym of Miss Fiona Mac
leod, in Sicily, aged 50; Judge Mur
ray F. Tuley, Nestor of the Chicago
bench, well known as jurist through
J out the United States.