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Our Teachers' Salaries.
The request of the teachers In the
Bswttle schools for an Increase of salary
to one with which we believe that a
large majority of our people sympathize.
As a rule, the poorest paid labor in
the United States Is that of teachers In
tho public schools. For less than is
paid to a competent barber, for wages
below those of domestic service. If the
coat of living Is taken Into the account,
these educator*, upon whose labor de
pends to a great extent the quality
Of our future citizenship, devote them
selves to an occupation than which few
are as exhausting or make an great
demands upon nervous energy.
In comparison also wKh other
branches of the public service, the sal
aries of teachers are too low. We pre
sent in a local autlcle this morning a
statement of their case by one of their
number; and In as far aa it relates to
the inadequacy of compensation meas
ured by the cost of living, there can
be no dissent. The publlo school teacher
must spend some years of preparation
for the work. It demands a good mind,
well trained, special qualification In the
art of iwrtructlon, earnestness of pur
pose and consecrsrtlon of effort. It car
ries with It certain social obligations
that must be discharged In the matter
of dress nnd living. To meet these de
mands on t(0 or 165 a month, allowing
something for maintenance during the
summer vacation, presents to teachers
a problem more difficult than any which
they set before their pupils.
One more consideration should be add
ed. When, a few years ago, hard times
prevailed and the city was in financial
sit,raits, the teaoliers sacrificed a part
of their compensation In a general re
duction, with the understanding that
their snhiirtes would be restored or ad
vanced whenever financial conditions
•hmild permit m urging their case
at the present time 4ihey feel that they
have many equities upon their aide. Wa
lay before the public with pleasure and
with sympsthy the plea that they pre
sent to the school board at this city.
If there were nothing to be considered
but the propriety of the request, there
would not be a dissenting voice. Un
happily tlx- problem Is not a simple
one, having to be solved In connection
with all the facts of the financial sttu-
MUon. Those facta, alao, In the ahape
of a statement by a member of the
board of educatk>n, we preeent in our
news columns, so that our people may
have a clear and accurate comprehen
sion of all that Is Involved, and of the
difficulty of doing Juatlce at once to
the tuacher, the taxpayer and the chil
dren whose Increasing numbers are
pressing constantly upon the facilities
for their instruction.
Were the funds In the treasury nt
command, or were they obviously
available In the immediate future, an
increase In trackers' salaries would be
voted by unanimous consent But the
board of education must not lone sight
of ftndnctal necessities. About 1 000
children ur> added yearly to the en
rolment Iluildlogs and tea. tier* to take
care of th-> must 1> pi>-vldcd The
Increase of population, especially where
tt Is wivlel) soaticrud us he-re requires
new accommodations The new high
school building must be pni.i f r, an<!
Interest met upon the bonded debt The
#el*»il levy ks now as high as public
Opinion wIH approve Indeed it h0..-,
been cniploined of. an.J by none ne
bltt *;h th»n by swe of those who are
now declaring that salaries should b
Increased. Income is & factor incapa
ble of expansion, anvl expenditure must
be »ul lusted to It.
From the statement i:ep«red for the
bottr.l. It appears that thet- will be an
a.'Ojal deficit In the school revenues for
the year ending June W of ate it |;.(WO.
i'ar the c<>nHng \ ear, expenditures 00
the present ba*is are figured at W17.731.
Allowing for the expected In. rease in
assessed valuation, the revenue for the
year would be ~9, presenting a net
surplus of $15,C00. Hut this supposes
that all taxes will be i>aid. The amount
to be added to current revenue by the
payment of delinquent taxes and the
amount to be subtracted on account of
new delinquencies can never be more
tha.ll approximated.
1* appears from these figures thai the
ksaril Wtll -fcava to d» close and cateful
financiering. Books have to be provid
ed, and the construction of the high
eohool bulMlng must be paid for out
of the levy or by the Issue of new
bonds. And all these questions must, as
a matter <*f wise administration, be
considered as a whole and not Item by
Kem. It Is clear that not one but 'many
questions must be taJien Into considera
tion, and that the beard will need to
weigh them all with reference to the
best Interests of the whoTe community;
parents, children, taxpayers and teach
ers.
This is the situation, presented im
partially and with a desire to recognize
all Its necessities and all Its claims
upon Justice. It need not be said that
the Post-Intelligencer sympathises
heartily with the teachers, that it hopes
a favorable reply to their request will be
found possible and that It believes an
Increase In their salaries oould be the
first assignment of funds made when
fWids are In sight over and above the
actual necessary cost of maintaining
the schools. Whether that time has
dime or not we do not pretend to say.
We are satisfied to present the facts to
the public, and to leave the determina
tion of present policy to the decision of
the board, confident tihat every mem
ber of it will go as far as he believes
that his duty to the public will permit
him in dealing not only Justly but gen
erously with those faithful public serv
ants, the teachers In our public schools.
Republican Simplicity.
When Oov. Allen departed {or Puerto
Rico, there spread from some source
the impression that he was going to
enter upon his official duties with lav
ish pomp and circumstance. The press
of the East took up the Idea, and edi
torial utterances appeared which dem
onstrated to the satisfaction of their
writers the propriety and the neceeslty
of departing from the traditional stan
dards of republican simplicity. These
people, it was said, are but children
yet. Judging by the child's standard.
They have associated, under Spanish
rule, the trappings of state with the
essence of power itself. To strike the
eye with external gorgeousnees and im
press the imagination with a sense of
the magnificence of the sew country to
which they now owe allegiance would
be to secure their respect and willing
obedience.
When Gov. Allen reached Puerto
he landed from his boat and ran up
the steps attired In a white duck suit
and a common straw hat. There was
nothing of the barbaric splendor rec
ommended. There were no ceremonials
or gewgaws. A plain American clUzen
entered in the plain Amerloan way upon
the performance of that duty which we
set above all the externals of office.
And we have no doubt that the con
trast affected more powerfully the peo
ple of Puerto Rico, and Impressed more
strongly upon them the difference be
tween the old regime and the new than
glltferln* uniforms and coaches of state
and body guards clothed in mailed suits
of solid gold. Simplicity has been the
strength of the republic; and when It
departs from that It will be In more
danger than resides In standing armies
or possessions scattered over the faoe
of the entire globe.
I>t In said that tho representatives of
the Vnlted States who ooncluded with
Bpaln the treaty of Paris were taken
by the people of that gay capital for a
party of Cook's tourists, so quietly did
they pass and so modestly did they de
port themselves. Thi'lr work was no
less well done for that; and perhaps
the country hos as great a pride In them
for their fidelity to Us fundamental lde<t
as for the great < hupter in Its history
to which their name* will stand attach
ed forever. They call to mind the man
who once went In homespun to the
otx.rt of France and left there tha •tamu
of a fearless honwrty, a homely inde
pendence, a sense of the dignity and
worth of nwr.hun.-i that has lasted for a
century. We may send many ambassa
dors abroad and furnish them with tho
means to lord tt royally among their
fellon s before we efface the memory of
Henyunin Franklin as the type of a na
tion great In Its freedom from the wor
ship of accessories and convention's
We shall do well to deal with the
i ivtllced and the »e ml-savage on
the same basis of fidelity to national
There Is vexation of spirit In
tnuy quarter* because thi* country
ill* * not equip i** wpmciiUllVM with
*ll the paraphernalia at the Old-world
diplomat. Higher sal tries and «alelier
titiea and ability to shine at function*
ar« declared to be essential to the
maintenance of our J lenity abr n 1 la
it <rue?_ Have we frown gr> at only
suu i* «p have become rich and pr .sper
oua. aj.d must we ajw the code of roy
alty? As atwurd as to suppose that the
gentleman doea not shine through the
coarsest garments. As false as to de
clare that the most effective armor for
a battleship Is a putting of gold. Sim
plicity is one of the highest of national
ideals. It belongs with Independence In
the man, happiness in the family,
greatness in the state. No happier he
who rests on outward allow for the rev
erence due to hla country than "that
poor wretch who hnngs on princes' fa
vors." Let our future match our past,
who?e great men and heroic deeds aro
fashioned on the simple unee mark
THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, SUNDAY, MAY 6. 1900.
true life as well as true art; that are
the boundaries which the Creator has
set to virtue In man and state.
The Novelist in Politics.
There Is something staggering In the
report that J. M. Barrle, the novelist.
Is a probable candidate In the Liberal
interest for a seat In the house of com
mons. The question naturally arises,
what does he want to do it for? If it
were Hall Calne, we should know that
he wanted advertising; If It were Kip
ling, we should believe that he had
tired of making a nation's songs and
wanted to become a law-maker at first
hand; if It were Anthony Hope, we
should suspect him of a search for
amusement In an out-of-the-way place
—but Barrle! It is unthinkable. What
does the shyest, the most reserved of
English novelists, the one who Is most
essentially a man of letters and naught
besides, want to do In politics?
There is, of course, a simple explana
tion, but It does little credit to Mr.
Barrle and his conception of the dig
nity of the house of commons. It may
be that the novelist has experienced a
sudden change of heart and has become
such a consistent realist as the German
novel writer, Frau Friedrich, who re
cently wished to understand the pre
cise emotions which would be aroused
by the Indignity of arrest for shop-lift
ing, in order to reproduce them in a
work of fiction. She therefore "lifted"
a valuable fur boa, and when brought
before the judge explained that her
devotion to her art had made the act
necessary. Theft seemed to her better
than an Inaccurate representation of
her heroine's sensations. It may be that
Mr. Barrle contemplates (in a third vol
ume) sending Sentimental Tommy to
parliament, and Is prepared to undergo
any sacrifice in order to make a real
istic pictture of am M. P.'s life.
Of course, seats in the house have
been sought for purposes far less cred
itable to the would-be member than
this, but they were at the same time
less fantafrtic. There is something
which revolts the mind in the idea of
compelling the law-making body to
serve the ends of art after this fashion,
and one can only hope thait Mr. Barrio
is, after all, not entering parliament on
a still-hunt for "copy." But the alter
native supposition Is, perhaps, even
more painful. For If this Is not a case
cf an author seekin# material, then
it Is a case of a man seeking life and
experience along lines alien to his na
ture, the case of a dreamer trying to
trealt into the world of action, whose
gates are ever barred against such as
he. There are men of letters who axe
also men of action—our present secre
tary of state is a notable example and
the governor of New York another —
but these were men of action first and
their presence In politics is "a very
different proposition" from that of a
man whose literary genius Is so defi
nite, so narrow and so lonely as is Mr
Barrie's. Let the shoemaker stick to
hla last and the novelist to his own
kind of plotting. To be a visionary
among strong men Is too pathetic and
unworthy an end for a writer who has
been so well beloved.
How Would It Do for Us?
It Is possible that, in legislating for
cur new possessions, we may hit upon
some principles which could be applied
with advantage to our own affairs. Ev
ery one who has ever taught school
knows that there Is nothing more edu
cative to Instructor as well as to pupil.
The process of making an Idea clear to
another developes and fixes It In the
mind of the one who Is trying to Impart,
more positively than In that of the re
cipient. 80, in attempting to protect
the helpless peoples who are our pres
ent care, It is more than likely that we
may evolve methods of dealing with
current problems that would be exceed
ingly serviceable nearer home.
For Instance, there Is much contro
versy over the possible restraint of mo
nopoly and the proper restrictions to be
pla< ed upon the granting and the en-
Jin ment of franchise*. American legis
lation has proceeded but a little way In
this direction, atul both legislators and
economists are much in the dark. Now
It was seen, In legislating for Puerto
Rlc that these danger points must be
safeguarded. It would have been possi
ble for practically sll the natural ad
vantages of the Island to be appropriat
ed by capital. It was a Held In which,
unless restrained, corporate piwer
would run riot
This countty did not propose cither to
;»imlt Pv,"rt.i Rlcans to bucomc the vic
tims of aggression by capital, or to bear
the odium that would attach to us If
we did not, in assuming authority, ex
ercise it to protect as well as to gov
ern. Therein th> original Puerto Ri
ca n bill was supplemented by legisla
tion that passed both houses quickly
and without serious dissent from any
quarter. We subjoin the section of this
amendatory law which deals with fran
chises and corporate powers and rights.
Congress was not even satisfied with
requiring the approval of the president
before any franchise, grant or conces
sion should become operative, but added
the following important conditions:
That ail franchises, privileges or conces
sions granted under section 32 of said act
h'tll nrovld* that tjit aam* ihaLl >■— sub-
Ject to amendment, alteration or repeal;
shnll forbid the Issue of storks or bonds
except In exchange for actual cacti or
property at a fair valuation equal in
amount to the par value of the stock or
bonds Issued: shall forbid the declaring of
stock or bond dividends; and, in the case
of public service* corporations. Bhsll pro
vide for the effective regulation of the
charges thereof, and for the purchase or
taking by the public authorities of their
property At a fair and reasonable valua
tion.
There Is no question that the provi
sions of this act werft dictated by the
experience which the people of this
country have had in dealing with cor
porations. There Is as little that ttoosp
provisions, If strictly enforced, would
remedy most of the evils that Ameri
can communities complain of. New
charters involving concessions contain
no ground for a claim of vested rights
regardless of the future, but are sub
ject to amendment, alteration or repeal
at the pleasure of the law-making
power. Companies asking for them can
not be floated on wind or water, but
their stock can issue only In exchange
for cash or Its equivalent received to
the par value of the securities. Stock
watering is prohibited by forbidding the
declaration of stock or bond dividends.
Charges may be regulated. And the
right of public purchase. If that should
seem desirable, !s reserved.
What is sauce for the Puerto Rleo
goose might be sauce for the American
gander. Every restriction laid down or
iginated In knowledge of some evil or
abuse that It is Intended to prevent. It
Is eminently right that we should pro
tect the people of Puerto Rlso against
exploitation by the methods against
which this bill guards. It Is also right
that we should protect our own people
against the sam« unfair exercise of
power, and no reason suggests itself
why they should not be protected In the
same way. Congress has no authority
at the present time to do this. But,
the legislature of each state Is compe
tent to pass an act copied from the
Puerto Rico statute, or congress could
be empowered to do so for the whole
country by a constitutional amend
ment. We are of th« opinion that, If
such regulations were In force In the
United States, much of the ground of
complaint against corporations would
be removed.
It Is a fact extremely Interesting and
full of significance that, at the time
when a number of people are protest
ing vigorously against our Puerto Rico
legislation, the fact should develope that
the Puerto Rlcan people are actually
better cared for In Important respects
than our own. It Is permissible to hope
that, In studying the case of the peo
ples whose welfare depends upon us so
entirely, we may come to a clearer and
wiser view of problems of our own that
have perplexed us by their very near
ness. If we should learn througto this
experience to see our own needs and to
provide for them. It would be an ample
and a natural reward for the service
that this nation has rendered to the
former subjects of Spain and to the
cause of humanity. Should we not learn
a lesson so simple and so obvious?
A Cowardly Outrage.
In a recewt Issue of the Tacoma News
there appeared a savage personal at
tack upon Captain Rotoinson, of ttve
quartermaster's department, which
must stir the blood of every man of de
cency and honor. He vu accused In
specific term* of refusing to let gov
ernment contracts to the lowest bid
ders, of permitting personal Interests to
determine his official action, and of prof
iting financially by his method of con
ducting the affairs of the department.
We feel that an apology Is almost
due to this faithful and estimable offi
cer and to the public for so much as
repeating these shameful statements;
birt the publicity given to them requires
tt. F.lsewhere Captain RobiMKMi makes
the denials that are not needed to con
vince the public of his probity? a.tul ex
plains that he has demanded an official
Investigation.
That a gentleman of unblemished
ntasiruvter, a man who has spent over
thirty years In the service without a
whisper a«ulnst his perfect rectitude,
should be made the object of this spe
cies of attack should forever disgrace
the author of K. For there is not a
scintilla of evidence or of rtason for
htrvt tog anything agiUnst his good name.
Every one of these accusations is a
bald and wilful lie, manufactured for
the occasion, reckless of the Infamy
of <he act.
We cannot surmise the motive *hlch
Inspired an outran# so foreign «o public
propriety and private decency. If it is
merely to curry favor with the Tueoma
public, then vie mUtake the people of
that cHy if they are pleased with such
scurrility. That T»com» has had every
opportunity to share in the government
business and that U has received per
haps more th&n its fair proportion is
matter of record. But were it other
wise. nothing could palliate the grosa
ness of this dishonor. The people of
Tacoma owe it to themselves to repu
diate this foul outrage, for whose author
no law could provide an adequate pun
ishment.
The Springfield Republican calls *he
Monroe doctrine "a sentiment that hap
pen* to synchronize with a possessory
instinct," and we do not see how <Ui>-
tb.BC more cad be said.
We've
Large Lines
of. . .
Beauty Pins,
Stick Pins,
Hair
Brooches,
Shirt Waist
Pins,
Etc., Etc.
Many Pretty
Jeweled
Effects.
Low Priced,
Popular
and
Very Attractive.
The New Popular
Belt*.
The very newest and prettiest
styles In pulley belts. In fact
everything In a stylish belt that
the market affords.
Black seal and patent leather,
with black rings and satin ribbon
ties. 50c each.
Tan and gray suede leather with
ribbons to matcih, 80c each.
Black seal belts with patent leath
er trimming and vice versa, 75c
each.
Black seal or patent leather, with
«teel nail heads, 75c each.
Black seal with nickel nail heads
and dog heads, with new cinch strap
and buckle, cute and decidedly
swell, $1 each.
Black patent leather with white
kid edge or vies versa, very at
tractive, $1 each.
Brown suede wish nickel nail
heads and cinch straps, $1 each.
And many other such as dog col
lar, carved leather, ribbon elastic,
etc., beltß.
Exceptional Values in
Wash Dress Goods.
Pay attention to these, they're
strangers, they're wonders.
Wash Suiting, buff color, with
embroidered small dots of such col
ors as red. gseori. turquoise, navy,
black, etc.; think of It, but 15c a
yard.
Whits pique, dear cut, splendid
cords, a good weight, should t>e 20c,
Is but 15c a yard.
Dimity, corded, all white dimity, 3i)
Inches wide, yard.
Poulards, a new line, this is the
popular material of the day, .ae
best of colorings, soft, pretty and
durable, will hang splendidly, think
of It, but 20c yard.
Cheviots, extra good for men's
and boys' shirts, work aprons, boys'
waists, etc., a heavy grade in
heather mixed stripes and checks,
10c a yard.
The "Just Right"
Summer Corsets.
Soniu we've not told you of be
fore.
The VV. 8.. of novelty open work,
white netting, in it are combim >1 all
of the qualities that help to make
a corset good, French model, sudden
hips, low bust, flexible boning,
feather weight, lacs trimmed, a reg
ular ice chest, 11.
Another short model recommend
ed for perfection of flt and hand
some appearance. 4-hook length, of
netting, laca and ribbon on top. tl.
An extra length for long wa st
figures, mada of Importwl cross bar
net, 5 in-uks, strongly stayed, sl.
Another short length mads of col
ored Check batiste, boning covered
with solid color satlne, French
model, laca trimmed, short hips, 71c
each.
French model, solid color batiste
corset* In pink or blue, abort hips,
4 hooks, 50c each.
A S-hook model, white net, !>gur
ed satine, covered bones, very light
weight, 50c each.
Parasols.
All of the newest Ideas and lots
to choose from.
Stunning all white and bi*< k and
white effects, beauties in plaids,
strip' », plain with plaid Borders,
etc.
Home ruffled, some tucked, some
lace striped, some pleated, etc. all
new, all pretty.
It's exactly "WHAT YOU WANT" that we have at " AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE."
BAILLARGEON'S
TOE KID aOVtS
ARE AGAIN fAVOMD.
After two years' rest they come back to us
more charming than ever, and it certainly is true
that they're softer and prettier looking than all
others, and that they do make the hand look
smaller. But what's equally important—fashion
has so decreed, so they reign supreme.
We've a make of known reputation—a fine,
firm, beautiful glove, and perfect in fit, black,
grays and sands, $1.75 per pair.
WASH SUEDE —that> a new one—with em
broidered backs and enameled clasps, white,
cream, mode and gray, low priced and good,
but SI.OO per pair.
Better glace gloves for the same prices can't
be bought than we offer.
Boys' Waists.
Have Just received one new line
anil show exceptional value* In
Blouses of medium colored rood
percale or of cheviot or of dark
outings, 2oc each.
Better one* of crash, of Madia* or
of percale, 60c each.
The Pretty New Ties.
There's a vast gathering here of
the new fluffy piece* for the neck,
storks with bows, Jabots, four-ln
hands, etc. They ndd groatly to
one's uppearance. In fact a "fun
ny man" recently said that molt
girls change their suit* by chang
ing the color of tlielr neck ribbon,
but let that pas*, if* these other
kinds that we wish to tell you of.
Wide ties of black and dainty col
ored silk moussellne; these have
ends ornamented with scroll* of
narrow ribbon; should be 65c, are GOo
each.
Bandana four-in-hand Imperial*,
wide ends, very popular, 00c tach.
Small butterfly bows, of pink,
blue or lilao lawn with pointed ends
and border of white lace braid or
smaller bows of red, pink 01 blue
silk with hemstitched ends, either
style, 2Ec each.
Also white J.awn string* or bows.
Also colored silk strings or bows.
Also colored wash strings or bows.
Special Curtain
Ruffled Curtains of cnrdrd and
lace stripe Swiss, "4, 3 and 3'n yards
long, SI a pair.
Sheer Swiss with woven dots, 12540
yard.
J<nppet Swiss, this Is muchly
covered with woven raised cords,
lie yard.
Special Drapery
Figured yard wide Denim, pretty
and odd, Grecian and Konuui u<-
sign, 20c yard.
Figured satlnes, wide. Irtcludlns
the popular tapestry pattern, 2/c
yard.
Yard wide splendid grada Bllko
llnea the biggest line ever shown
here, yard.
Extra Value Com
forts. •
Top of figured fttlkolliie, bottom
of plain Hilkollne. tilling of thi> >
fluffy wadding, whli h Is nil in oiia
big piece, tl«-tl with yarn and a
very lite, tl each.
Hume, covered on both (Idea wllh
figured aatlne, Ti '•> . ach.
Extra Value Stylish
Jackets.
Tan color, box back Jackets, with
velvet collars.
Tan or mode taffeta Jacket* with
silk strapping*. $7.50 each.
Fly front e*tra grade tan covert
cloths, silk lined, $lO.
Swisses.
Materials.
Don't
Attempt to
Make
Your
Bicycle
Outfit
We've
Suits for
$12.50,
Skirts for
$6.00.
They're
Properly
Made of
Right
Materials,
So That
It Will
Hardly
Pay.
Suits That Will Sur-
prise You.
Splendtdly mad* of good all wool
material* and yet oo*t you only
what you axpeot to pay for in*
making alone.
SIO.OO. $12.50. $15.00,
$16.50 and SIB.OO Each.
Mada of homespun Cheviot, of V*.
netlan cloth, of soft finished ecrg*
or oif broadcloth, all Jaoket* era
silk llnrd.
The Stylish New
Waists*
A peculiarity of oura la that
though there Is auch a seemingly
endless array of sty!**, a profusion,
ye*. *lmo*t a confusion, still *v*ry
one can ,b* depended on to lit;
they're mad* right.
Caahm«re Waist*, red. blu* or old
rose, bra as buttons, 11.76.
SllkMlk* aateen Waist*, rad.
blu* or black with vartloal cord*,
fI.TS.
White lawn Waists, with cordod
block eOsots, COo.
White Uwn Waists, with two
rows of embroidery Insertion, KL
Pretty striped Cotton WMb
Wa)«ts, (Oe.
Sltk Waists, Mack or catered,
muchly tucked, some tucked all
over and oven cross tucked, (5, 10.
We'd ilka to show y<*» tha Hits,
'twould please and Instruct yea
Exceptional Values in
Wool Dress Goods.
We'll tall also of a silk muslin
that you should know about, but
first-
46-Inch figured Alpaca, a splendid
weight, colors black, narvy, gray
and mode, splendid for outing suits,
bathing suits, etc., better anticipate
near future needs, this Is a wonder,
It should be 90c, and will noon leave
at 50c a yard.
JK-lnch charming pastel colored
novelties, neat effect* and all In
those softly toned pretty coloring,
now so nmch In demand, Mo yard.
That silk inouslln Is soft and nice,
baa a brilliant rtnish, cornea In dots,
lacs MtriiM» and plain, looks Uka
silk mull, but Is a trifle differ, We.
OWc, 6»J yard.
Choice New Waist
Materials.
Many of thea« have but Juat *r
tlf«d.
l'lalti colored French Flannel, 300
yard.
flame, with eatln etrlpea, all of
the new color*. B.V- yard.
I'laln navy or red Fren< h Flannel
with (mall white dot*, 76c vard.
Fine French Henrietta with mtall
embroidered (Ilk dota. tL2J yard.
Floe 811k with white
embroidered allk dote. VZZ, yard.
Velveteen with printed amall uota,
SDc yard.