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French Natural Sparkling Table Water Perrier contains only its own natural gas, as bottled at the spring in the South of France. ? Other waters containing manu factured carbonic acid gas pro duce severe gastric disorders. All dealers. i i ? lli( ol NEW YORK. WASHINGTON. PARIS. Julius Gaifinkle-tCo. We Give Particular Attention to Mail Orders. Commencing June i Store W ill Close 5:30. SUITS E direct your special atten tion to our splendid line of Linen Suits, perfectly made, shrunken and man tailored in the finest French Linens and French Ramie Linens. Also a splendid line of Manchester Reps; an unusually complete assortment of Lingerie Dresses. WAISTS? strictly tailor made?lingerie, silks, nets and chiffons?an excellent as sortment. JULIUS GARF1NKLE & CO., F St., Cor. 13th. :~:~xkkkkk~xkkkkk*<~x~x~x~x~x~X"X"X~x~x~x**-x~x~x~x~x? % EDMONSTON'S | ?Home of the Original "FOOT FORM" Boots and Oxford* for Mci, Women V ?> OPE> UNTIL ? P.M. SATURDAY. U? X ? ? A Edmonston's June Stock-Reduction Sale. I Women's Tan 1 ? X x X X X X X x X X ? Oxfords, $2.95. ? ?? viiivii U | V V ?> ? *:* $3.50 and $4.00 values. $ | This special illustrates the % t /J 1 bargains we've created in order | I jM t0 rec*uce Present stock of | | footwear to normal proportions. | X I ("*?j vu ^ big line of Women's ? $ vSi Standard #3.50 and $4 Tan Ox- | ^ fords?2, 3 and 4 eyelet styles? | ^ J in all the best tan ^ leathers. Stock re $2.95 ?:* ? 1 . / duction price ? Y ? You can depend on our professsonall slhoe= ? fitters to fat tike proper ?xfords=oxfords that | S w53S prove inmost comnifortalb?le===mnio?t serviceable. ^ } EDMONSTON & Co7fnc7| I 1334 F Street. Phone M. 1911. I -<??X**t-,X,*X?X**!* ?X?X^X?X-X~X~X-v,X~X"X~X,*X~X~X~X"X~X~X**X~X atnctSy 933 ReSiable Kfl C flC Pa. QuaEataes. Cr Al Ave. Clearing Sale Bargains in Suits $3? to $58.50 A] IB Here i> the most important >ale of Ladies' Suits this season. \\ e offer at final clearing price all the small lots of high-class Voile, Serge. Silk and Prunella Suits?novelties that sold for S30. $32.50, vrs^ 1 $.>5' $4?- S45.50 and (?jD^ K S58.50. Reduced to ** Small Hots of Ladaes5 Whate Net Waasts, j| ' sold at S?, $7.50, $8.50 and reduced ^ to ? ;! Small!! Hots of SI to $2 Corsets............49c ? Wm. li. McKNEW CO., 933 PA. AVE. 'ALL HAD GREAT TIME Return of Chamber of Com merce Excursionists. TRIP VOTED BIG SUCCESS Fun on the Ride Down the James From Richmond. REMINISCENCES OF WARTIME Appreciation of ' the Management * Expressed at a Mass Meeting Held Last Night. An even hundred sunburned and happy Washingtonlans strode down the Kans plank of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company's boat the Newport News at 7:.".0 o'clock this morning, and. scattering to their respective homes, broke up one of the jolliest parties that ever went on an excursion from Washing ton. They were the members of the Chamber of Commerce party that left the citv Saturday evening for a two-day trip down the Potomac, through Chesa peake bay to Old Point Comfort, on to Richmond over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, down the James river from Richmond to Old Point and then back to Washington. There was one point upon which every body agreed, and that was that the ex cursion was remarkable for the manner in which it was managed. From start to finish the schedule was run <ntt a hitch D. J. Callahan, who had the management of the affair, handled it^per fectlv with the assistance of ^ ? Jorss. No member of the part> had to cive the slightest thought to anything. If anv were in doubt they were told to "ask Jorss," and Jorss always knew or found out in a minute. When the excursionists had to get up earlv, which was always the case, par tic-ularly at the Jefferson Hotel, in Rich mond. when r> o'clock was the rising hour yesterday morning. Jorss saw that the> were called. It was like pulling e>e teeth for two or three of the party to get up at that unearthly hour, hut b> the time Richmond was reached they were so well trained that they w-ere eating out of Jorss' hand and obeyed whate\er he said without a whimper. Taken all in all yesterday was: the big day. Sunday at Old Point ComfortJNab a day of quiet rest. Nobody bothered himself about anything nor attempted anv special activity. The heat of the trip on the train from Old Point to Rich monl Sunday afternoon prevented anj ereat degree of enthusiasm, and at ?)* "" mon.l Sunday night everybody was tired and anxious to eet to bed. But breakfast at the JefTerson yesterday morning and an hour's ride down the river on the Pocahontas, the crowd be gan to "loosen up." The real fun began at City Point, where*the boat stopped for twenty minutes. Sport at City Point. Out on the pier were a number of negro boys. The excursionists began talking to them from the decks, and then somebody suggested their, scrambling for pennies. The bo.vs were more than pleased at the suggestion. Soon the pennies were ex hausted and dimes and quarters began to appear. Then the grown men, regular river "roustabouts."' got into the game and materially reduced the chances of the boys. Even Jim Hoardman. a gigantic one-armed negro, who has been a famous character in Petersburg and down the Appomattox river as far as City Point for many years, look a hand In the pro ceedings. Waving his handlers stump of an arm and holding his one hand high in the air, clutching his straw hat, he tow ered above the rest of the crowd and in tercepted many a coin before" it reached the woolly heads of his rival scramblers. On the pier was a large tub of dirty water and some genius in the crowd of negro onlookers yelled out: "Throw it in de tub, boss; throw it in de tub." His suggestion was quickly followed. For an instant the negroes held back, but one of them rolled up his sleeve and be gan to fish gingerly into the tub. Im mediately there was a rush and arms and shoulders were burled in the water. "Look at 'em; look at em," shouted the ebon-hued and fertile-minded negro wJio had suggested the tub plan. "Dey's root in' in dat tub same as a pasale er hawgs." And they rooted so hard that j before any one knew what was coming the ' tub was overturned and a dozen negro j men and boys were soaked to their skins { and slipping and sliding over the wet pier after the elusive silver pieces. By the time the boat was ready to leave City Point there was not a piece of small change left in the party, while the City Point negro population was richer by at least well distributed. In High Good Humor. The fun at City Point put the crowd in high good humor and from that time on there was no let-up in the general jollity of the occasion. As was perfectly natural upon such an occasion there was a quartet. At least, somebody said It started as a quartet, but before most of the excursionists knew any thing about it there was a full-fledged glee i club in action and going strong. It went j strong all the way down the James and ! part of the way up on the Newport News ) last night, and was a decidedly attractive feature of the trip, notwithstanding cer tain disparaging remarks that were made about it by various members of the party who did not know good singing when they heard it. There was no dearth of information concerning the historic points of Interest on til*.' James river for those of the party who cared for that sort of thing. The captain of the Pocahontas. S. S. Graves of Richmond, was familiar with every twist and turn of the river, and pointed out everything to the tourists. Allen D. Albert, jr.. who had been asked by the committee on arrangements to prepare a lecture on the James, yielded to the re quest. Patrick Henry Fontaine of Char lotte county. Va . a direct descendant of the' redoubtable Patrick, told of the gene alogy of his distinguished ancestor back to the time of Robert Bruce. War-Time Reminiscences. i Maj. Fontaine and Maj. T. Towson i Smith, a member of the chamber, former i lv of Fauquier county, but now of Wash I lngton. began reminiscing about the locality through which they were passing. Both were in the Confederate army and members of Pickett's division, engaged in the defence of Richmond. The listeners soon found that they were being given an exceptional opportunity to , learn real history of the James river country, ami gave their undivided atten tion to the two ex-Confederates The ! stories that made the greatest hit with the crowd were those relating to the friendliness that existed between the Fed eral and Confederate pickets. This friendship, Maj. Fontaine said, did great harm to the Confederate service because the soldiers who lived in Vir giania neir the lines were enabled, through the assistance of friends they had made among the Federal pickets, to slip through the lines to their homes. This resulted in wholesale desertions, and nothing the officers of the two armies did could break up the game. When they ordered the pickets to shoot one another on sight' the pickets would shout warnings to each other, go Into trenches and shoot over one another's heads for awhile and then stop. Within , an hour they would be exchanging north ern and southern newspapers, and 'the j Confederates would be swapping Vir ginia tobacco and whisky to the Fed erals for coffee and siiKar. The great regret of the party was that i the limited time prevented their getting , off at Jamestown Island, which was i touched by the Pocahontas. The ruins ! of the i'ainous old Jamestown church and the slender l!ne>- of Jamestown Island i appealed to the excursionists, and tiiey would have been glad of an opportunity to go ashore. 1 The negro barber on the boat assured them, however, that they had missed i nothing. % , . ? "Thev ain't nothin' on dat islan nut i ciat oid pile o' bricks an' a farm. ' he White and Colored Wash Goods Worth l"p to Simla Silk, j Apron Ging Corded ' hams. Madras Batiste, Percales, i Embroid Cotton tred Voiles, Swisses. Cotton Mercerised Panama, | Madras mc WASHINGTON'S FASTEST GROWING STORE. 2T-c. Satin-stripe Batiste, Pique. Cross-barred Muslin, Lawn Plaids ALL HATS TRIMMED FREE t w nll nH i J / ninriLU rnLL i KINGS palACE Kg 81016 SEVENTH ST. { 5c to 8c | Va\ Laces. . 3c Big tnble of dainty Valenciennes laces of both French and German manufacture. Mostly in matched sets. Choice of round and fil?t mesh in scores of novelty pat terns, :tc. BARGAIN DAY NO. 2 off the Five=Bay | Bargain Sale. I Today witnessed the opening of our Annual June Bargain Sale, the biggest event in our trade calendar. The enthusiastic crowds .which have filled the store all day more than fulfilled our expectations, demonstrating the power of real bargains in no uncertain terms. This sale, coming right at the height of the season and at the same time offer ing savings that couldn't be expected even in August, establishes the high-water mark of value giving. The 'og event finds us with bigger stocks, better assortments and greater bargains than in any previous June sale. Manufacturers and importers have furnished their best values under the spur of cash buying. Regular stocks have been reduced all along the line. We're out to break all records. Watch us do it. 115c, 119c and . 25c kerchiefs. ? ? ? ? ? ? w Sale of "seconds'* of Women's Fine Quality Pure Linen Handkerchiefs in Vji and U hemstitched effects. The defects are not noticeable. 7c. 25c to 49c Omralbro5d= ernes ......... This lot consists of strictly high class Embroideries in exclusive pat terns. Bandings from to <5 inches wide, edges from 6 to 13 inches. 10c. Our Special Corset ? ? ? ? King's Palace Made-to-order Corset, made of good quality coutil. in the new snug-hip. medium bust and long back style. Hose supporters attached. .Vic. Women's $11 Shirts ? ? ? e ? ? Stylish Linene Shirts, made in plain mannish style, with open fronts, long sleeves breast pockets, and laundered collars and cuffs. .W. 75c Lawn Waists ,V> dozen Sheer White Lawn Waists; front is formed of five panels of lace and dainty tucks. Tucked back, and lace-trimmed collar and sleeves. 5Uc. $11 and $11.25 Odds and ends of some of our Hand somest Lingerie Waists, with open backs and long sleeves: trimmed in various lace and embroidery effects. 7 Ac. Petticoats. 110c and 115c Tooth Brushes.... Purchase of High-grade Tooth Brushes, in all the desirable styles. Fine quality bristles, set in to stay. Choice. Sc. 50c Long Lisle Gloves 12-button Gloves, made of service able lisle fabric, in black and white. Weil shaped for perfect fit. 25c. Women's 25c Neck= wear. iOe o ? ? o Table of New Summer Neckwear, comprising Dutch Collars and Rabats, in combinations of swiss and lace. Marty styles, inc. iOe Talcum Powder..... This delightfully fragrant and pure toilet preparation is sold regularly at 15c; some drug stores get as much as 2.*>c. Special, 10c. A dozen new styles in Women's Long Petticoats, showing flounces of rows ( of filet and val. lace or of 12-inch em broidery ruffles. 08c. Trimmed Hats, Worth $5, $6 and $7. Black, Burnt and Colors, Not dozens, but hundreds of charming Summer Tlats have been grouped into one great bargain lot to provide a sensational millinery fea ture for the annual June s-ale. These hats are fashioned of the finest plain artd rough straws and novelty braids; the shapes are those most worn right now, and which will he in first favor during the whole summer. Large, small and medium styles, embracing all the new ideas from the extreme to the conserva tive, lavishly trimmed with flowers, foliage, fruit, velvets, ribbons, silks and ornaments. Choice, $1.50. B2?4c Yard= Wide Can= non Cloth... Genuine Belfast Linen-finished Can non Cloth, thoroughly steam shrunk. Makes most serviceable wash suits and skirts. Yard, 5%c. Yard= Silkollines. Over fifty handsome flowered and oriental designs in this lot of lustrous silkolines. Half price for these draperies, at, yard, ?>\c. White Goods Worth Up to 25c...... Big lot of the season's favorite white novelties, including embroidered swisses, cross-barred ' dimities, mer cerized figured madras and chevron madras. ?7ic. Towels Worth Up to* 25c.. o.. o o Mill purchase of Large-size Bleached Turkish Bath Towels; regularly sold for 15c, 10c and 2."?c. Hemmed and fringed styles, 0??c. 119c French Beautiful weave of Imported Organ dies patterned in large and small flow ers of all colors. A bargain of the rarest sort, at 5Hsc. Men's 25c Wash Ties, ? ? e ? ? Long, Washable Four-in-hands made of fine white, colored and figured mad ras. Dozens of stylish new effects. Choice, 0e. Sale of 6c Toweling o ? ? o Purchase of Heavy Cotton Toweling, with neat red border. The lot includes twilled, huck. honeycomb and crash kinds. Yard. 27fcc. o o ? o Men's and Women's Cmhrellas, with serviceable twilled tops, positively rainproof, and a variety of neat nat ural wood handles. JlOc. Hose e ? o o o~ o Lot of High-grade Silk Lisle Stock ings in a cool weight for present wear. Fine ribbed and perfect titling. 13c. Men's 5?c and 69c Shirts Neglige Shirts, made of be?t mad ras and percale, in figured patterns and plain colors. Soft outing shirts with attached collars, as well as regu lation styles. 20c. Women's I2y2c Vests. ? o ? o Men's 11254c Half Hose.., .7'Ae Table of good quality Lisle-finished Half Hose, with double heels and toes. Fancy patterns and silk-em broidered effects, 7l*c. 5?)c Seer= sucker Petticoats, $fl?5<0> e o ? o 75c Kimonos Ten styles in Women's Lawn and Percale Dressing Sacques and Kimo nos; some shirred at waist and hand, others in Japanese style, 5*Jc. 39 Under= muslins ? O ? 9 ? ? Table of Short Skirts. Drawers and Corset Covers: made of good quality cambric and muslin; some plain, oth ers daintily trimmed; 25c. $L5<D> Com= bination Un= dermusUns.. Several styles in Combination Corset Covers and Drawers, made of nain sook and cross1-barred dimity; trim med with lace heading and ribbon, JWc. Women's Pants Fine Lisle-thread 1'mhrella Pants, daintily trimmed with lace, cut full and wide, and finished with French bands. ,"..V. 25c Vests. ...17' Fine Quality Plain Lisle and Silk Lisle Gauze Vests, lace-trimmed and silk-taped, ."5 for ">0'. Each. 17c. Seconds of Good Quality Libhed Gauze Vests, made with tape at neck and arm: very slightly imperfect. Special, Tic. Men's 5<0>c and 75c Underwear.., Sample I'nderwear. consisting of plain and fancy halhriggan and fine rib'ord kinds. Shirts and drawers to match, .'t for SI.no; each, ;@c. Women's Long Petticoats, made of fast-color striped seersucker, with deep umbrella flounces'. The best wash colors. Special bargain, 20c. Petticoats Extra Well Made Petticoats of gen uine H\degrade material, cut full and flounced with double embroidered ruf fles. Special bargain, OKc. 25c Combs and Jewelry. Immense lot of Women's Carved Haii- Krrrettes and Bai k Combs, Gold Cuff Pins. Beaut.\ Pins. Brooch es. Buckles, Cuff Buttons, and Me dallions. Choice, inc. 25c Corset EmbroSd ey... Beautiful selection Swiss and Cambric Embroideries. Deep in many styles, IC'm'. of novelties In Corset Cover clalwrate work 19c and 25c The new bandings in Venice and *5 Oriental Lace, most favored trim- V mings for summer garments. Whit*, ?C? cream and ecru. Yard, 15c. ? $5 Shirt (tjfeq; (An Suits Princess Shirt Waist Suits, made of percale, cliamhray and lawn, in all colors; trimmed in handsome lace and embroidery effects. $111]) Wash^n Suits.... (qG Linene Coat Suits, in white, pink, tan, blue, green and lavender. Trim med with wide bands of baby Irish insertion or plainly tailored, $5.08. $S? Shirt/ft Waist Dresses.. Princess Dresses, made of fine ging ham and chambray, in all shades. Beautifully trimmed with lace and em broidery and buttons. Made in em pire effect. J5.08. Wash Suits.. Stylish Linene Coat Suits, in white, tan, blue, pink and lavender. Ex cellently tailored throughout and trim med with buttons, $2.08. 115c Laces o e ? ? ? e Table of new summer laces, in cluding French and German Yals., and Ruby Vals., Linen and Cotton Torchons and Point de Paris Laces. Yard, 5c. 39c A12=0ver Embroideries. Handsome Al-over Embroideries, made of sheer Swiss and cambric, in scores of new patterns, includ ing openwork styles. Yard, 25c. 75c Flouncing* 27 Cnches Wide. ....... Big lot of latest novelties in wide flouncing embroideries. showing grounds of sheerest Swiss aim de signs in every popular style. 40c. Men's 39c Underwear, Men's French Balbriggan I'nder wear. consisting of shirts with lon_ or short sleeves and diawcrs with large bicycle seais. 25c. X said. "An1 as fo' de hawssflies and skeeters, when dey bite yo' it hurts fo three days: Better be glad you'se gittln' on down de river to Ole Point." After dinner at Old Point the last Us; of the journey, which in all amounted to about WH) miles, was begun on the New port News. Sentiments of the Party. Capt. James F. Oyster, first vice presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, called a meeting of the excursionists at 0 o'clock in the main saloon. Resolutions were passed thanking D. J. Callahan and J. \V. Jorss of the Norfolk and Wash ington Steamboat Company for the man ner in which they had handled the ex cursion. The crowd gave three rousing cheers for Mr. Callahan and a runner was sent out to bring him in. Mr. Callahan appenred in a sudden and most dramatic fashion. making his en trance to the balcony of the saloon from one of the doors on the upper deck. He wis greeted with loud cheers and called i upon for a speech. After thanking the members of the party for their pood wishes. Mr. Callahan said that the work of getting up and managing such an ex cursion was as nothing to the pleasure of making a trip with so many real good fellows. Then he burst forth into that immortal poem, "In Virginia," which, lie said, he had tried to recite in Richmond the night before, but could not. for what reason he did not say. It was in his system he declared, and had to come out. His rendering of the poem was re ceived with entiiusiasm. After Capt. Oyster had exhausted all the adjectives at his command in de scribing the delights of the trip he called upon W. S. Tlope to say more. Mr. Hogr went Capt. Oyster a few better. He said thai everything that could have been done was done. At any rate, he could not think of anything that was missing. Resolutions were passed thankinsr -!e 'Richmond <*hamher of Commerce for its ; courtesies: the committee cn arrang?* jments of the Washing-ion Chamber, which i was composed of President Gude Secre tary Grant and R. Frank 8?ul. for their , work in organizing the party: Aden D. Al i bert, jr., for his historical lecture, and President Gude for his thougiitfulness in sending flowers to Old Point, regrets at his inability to attend being coupled witli thifc resolution. Isaac Gans was instructed by the party to make the presentation to Air. Jor.ss of a memento from the party in appreciation of his many thoughtful acts for their com fort. In making the presentation, Mr. Gans spoke of t lie debt of gratitude everybody owed to Mr. Jorss. ami ex pressed the hope that their meeting was but tlie beginning of a long friendship. In accepting the gift Mr. Jorss said he was confident that no member of the party had enjoyed the trip as much as he had. At the conclusion of the meeting Capt. Oyster invited the Glee Club to sing, but that body was overcome by modesty and declined. Whereupon Capt. Oyster sug gested a vote of censure fo. the club for having come into existence. R. P. An drews' suggested that the resolution he amended to one of thanks to the club Tor having declined to sing. Mr. Andrews' J motion was put to a vote and declared defeated by Capt. Oyster. The members cf the Glee Club all voted. Charles W. Darr, one of the leaders of the club, defended it vigorously and de clared that while just born that day the Glee Club, he hoped, had a long and use ful life before it. Resolutions of thanks to the Virginia Navigation Company and Capt. Graven of the Pocahontas were unanimously adopted. Everybody turned in early last 'night, and, refreshed b.\ a sound sleep, got off the boat this morning voting the affair a huge success and discussing plans for ' another excursion later in the summer. ! DICKINSON IN SYMPATHY. Secretary of War to Take Part in the ! Sine Fourth Exercises. Accepting :he invitation :o read the ' Declaration of Independence at the i?:s- j trlct citizens' celebration of the Fourth j of July. Secretary of War nicklnun: said | to Commissioner Ma' . arland. chairman of the joint committee of the Board of Trad? Rugs Cleaned You can entrust your valued Oriental Rugs to us with the knowledge that our treatment thoroughly cleans and freshens them without harm to their texture or delicate colorings? Carpets and Rugs cleaned and dyed without ripping the seams. Special apparatus removes all the dust, dirt and germs. Telephone or wend postal ami will rail. A. F. Bornot Bro. Co Frewli Scourers hmiI rrs. 1224 F Street N. W. Rnj* t!>mt hare been <-]eitlie<l <??.! I>r i>"ii on u\liibill<>u at til* h.Ikitp aililrcHK. ' Mo!n Offlpf, 17th St. and Fairmouat Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa. JeKtll.tll.Ha lit and Chamber nf Commerce, that lie did ."-o because of his approval of the "safe and sane" plan for the <elebration. Notwithstanding many demands on his time, Secretary Dickinson said, he de li sired to show his hearty proposed improvement of of Independence day and Invitation to jiarticipat ciates the efforts to sto;> nnd property caus?d by inate use of fireworks, lie tald. and be lieves that the success of the celebra tion here x\ i' 1 preatl.v help the movement ai! over the country. At Ias;t year's Fourth of July celebration the Declaration of Independence was inter, st in the the celebration f-o accepted the He appre the !osi o: life tii" in lis rim read by Gen. John M. Wilson. Admiral Dewey introduced the reading of it at the celebration in 1M. letters Indorsing: the pr >poscd j-elebra tion and backing up the sentiments in a substantial manner continue to reach ths joint committee. The following additional subs "iption# a:- announced: Previously ai 'tnow'.er's d Ward Tlioron *10; J. H. Small. ir.. *t?: T. Franklin Svfcne der, <Hi; M. '5?"?! ienberr, <3. F. ?l'l: A. P '"r^rsnaw. *lu: |?. M. Galiaudet. <1?: \V. B. Holts* claw $!??; Julius '.Jsrflnkle. $lii; |?. i Graham *1??: Frederick I- Moore. John l'oole, <>."?, Henry anuei fj; total, fl,