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is THE SUNDAY OREGONIAK, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 1, 1901. UJ-' 7 " t-" CT ' -- --. ... I J The week has been a notable pne in the atrical circles. It is doubtful if a finer production has ever been seen in the city than "The First Duchess of Marlborough," as given by Mrs. LeMoyne and a company which was without a single weak spot. Mrs. LeMoyne herself is without a ques tion in the very first rank of American actresses. She has all of Mrs. Flske's power without any of her mannerisms. Her acting- Is art Itself. Now that Port land playgoers have seen her they will hardly be satisfied with succeeding sea sons unless they bring fresh opportunities "to do so, and it is hoped that her Coast tour will be so successful as to bear fre quent repetition. S. Miller Kent gave a very good per formance in "The Cowboy and the Lady," but the play is belter suited to the East than to the West, for here the cowboy, who in tho language of a Portlander who was called upon to describe him lti the East, is only a farm hand in picturesque costume, and he Is known better than Clyde Fitch could possibly know him. The play is strong dramatically, how ever, and offered Mr. Kent a good -chance to prove himself an actor of ability. One thing that struck most of those who saw him was his remarkable similarity to James Nelll in appearance, voice and ac tion. "The Lion's Heart," which, was the of fering at Cordray's during the week, is an unusually elaborate melodrama, and is played and mounted in such a way as to deserve success. Mr. Haswin is one of the few actors who can play a heroic role in melodrama without being stagy, and he has enlisted to his support a very good company. The play did a good business through the week, and was entitled to all of it Manager George L. Baker has practical ly added a new theater to Portland. The playhouse which formerly groaned under the title of Metropolitan now bears his name, and more than that his impress has been strongly stamped on its interior. It has become an attractive playhouse, complete in every appointment, tasteful throughout, and will certainly gain in favor if its manager continues to furnish such attractions as the Wllbur-Klrwln Opera Company. Mr. Baker has virtually gained his stage experience in Portland, and this new theater is proof that Port land Is not a bad school for managers. Thomas Jefferson Is not his father. No one expected that he could be, for a Jo seph Jefferson Js not born more than once in a century, and so no one was disap pointed with his work In "Kip Van Win kle," which was exceedingly clever. The company, too, Is good, and altog&thcr Mr. Jefferson deserves much credit for walk ing well In shoes that are so much too big for him. EVENTS THIS WEEK. "Shore Acres" at, the -MarqHRra. James A. Kernels "Shore Acres" will be the attraction at the Marquam Grand Theater Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights of next week. "Shore Acres" is the most beautiful and successful of all, the plays written by James A, Heme. This is the tenth consecutive season for this famous pastoral classic, and as here tofore a fine scenic production is to be made of It. The scenes of "Shore Acres" are all laid along the Maine coast, and the characters Introduced are drawn from life. There are many interesting scenes, and the author has cleverly blended his humorous and pathetic incidents. The story told in "Shore Acres" cannot fall to enlist the sympathies of any audi ence, and all will find the play amusing and entertaining. The company appear ing In Mr. Hearne's masterpiece this sea son Is -virtually the same as was seen a ear ago, or, for that matter, five years ago. Mr. James T. Galloway and Miss Marlon Cullen ere still playing the lead ing roles, and all tho old favorites have been retained. "A Wine Woman" at Cordray's. "A Wise Woman" is the title of the play that will begin a week's engagement at Cordray's, starting tonight. The fact that It is from the pen of Wilfred Clarke, a son of the famous comedian, John , Sleeper Clarke, and a brother of the well-known actor, Creston Clarke, a fam ily of players who have held first rank as producers in London. New York and Philadelphia, ought to be a guarantee of the excellence of the play, which is said to be a bright, piquant comedy. Although it has been seen in the East for tho past three ears, it is entirely new to Portland and the Pacific Coast. The company producing it Is well made up of clever people. Marie Lamour, .Ethel Balch and Frederic Murphy are well-known players, and they are ably assisted by John Fer guson, Alice Geer, Gale Satterleo and others. The play Is full of bright, breezy 6aylngs, laughable situations, ludicrous misunderstandings, and delightful de nouements almost without number. The intention of the author was to amuse and make people laugh. Although the play has a well-defined plot, and does not depend on "horse play," it serves to keep the audience In excellent humor for two hours and a half. The title "A Wise Woman," Is certainly definite enough, but It will require a visit to the theater to discover wherein her wisdom lies, as the advance agent of the company does not think it "wise" to give away the plot In advance. However, curiosity will doubtless be sufficiently great to introduce not only the regular clientele of this popular theater, but a large number of others to "A Wise Wom an." "La Mascotte" at Baker's. At the Baker Theater the Hsht and tuneful "La Mascotte" will be sung by the WIlbur-Kirwin Opera Company at the special matinee and this evening, and will be continued until Thursday, with an extra matinee Wednesday. Thursday night and the rest of the week "Fra Dla volo" will be given. For both productions special -scenery and costumes are carried by the company, and -everything necessary to a finished performance is promised. In the part of Lorenzo, Mr. Kohnle has one of his greatest comedy opportunities, and there is no doubt that he will make even more of an Impression. than he has as Nockey, In "Said Pasha." Miss Klrwin has a part which gives her a fine chance to display her voice, and there is plenty of work for the rest of the principals as well as the pretty girls in the chorus. The specialties which are introduced between the acts are all new and up to date, and do away with the weary wait usual be tween the acts of opera. Although the house was practically completed on the opening day. Manager Baker has been busy all week rearranging the scats and adding- to the interior here and there, and every night some Improvement in tho interior of the theater is noticeable. COMIXG ATTRACTIONS. The Black Pattl Troubadours, the origi nal and most famous organization of col ored people, will N play a week's engage ment at Cordray's, following "A Wise Woman." The company xIs said to be better than ever this year. "The Devil's Auction." One night only, Thursday, December 5, I aw iHsH SBssSPP X'K3ik Hli9sHiHtt n ssl ggg rx" 'm,umm sr .jzwM?A (ll -d ' kWKMtmkWmsMSmmsdCat hi ,:mmm&rmimm:77immmunBcniy:tmtri?atK 'vcS ?.Y2i.TVBrwr& T3?3!sTLTJ.eiJ"W3&r w ' A3 NATHAN DtHKY IN OHpKE MUKCj -IV LhlHUUf will witness the one and only production of the "Devil's Auction" at the Marquam Grand Theater. William Collier la "On The Quiet." . "William Collier is to open an engage ment at the Marquam Grand Theater next Friday and Saturday nights, with a matineo Saturday. Mr. Collier takes rank with the best exponents of high-class comedy In this country. He has attained his position at the head of his profession quickly, but his advancement has been most deserved. It is his unremitting at tention to the details of his work, as v. ell as a remarkably keen yenp of humor, that has medo him one of America's lead ing comedians. Mr. Collier is the only comedian on the stage at the present time who can use the vernacular of the day to any extent -nlthout being offensive. He knows the exact limit of stage license. He Is alwajs alive to the best way of making a point, and he does lt without apparent effort. Mr. Collier Is not an acrobatic comedian in any sense of the v.ord. With him there Is no tumbling about the lloor, no slamming of doors, or chasing the other members of the company about the stage. What he docs Is done quietly. A gesture, a look or an intonation of the voice Is all that he needs to put hi audience into the best of humor. His delivery is at all times dear and distinct. "Without rais ing his voice above the ordinary con versational limit, he produces-a bettor effect than could be done by shouting. Collier's methods are the ratural ones he is a true 'comedian.' Mr. ColUer is presenting this scastsn a. comedy by Au gustus Thomas called "On the Quiet." Good Judges say that It !s the best play .Thomas ever wrote. One thing is cer tain. It is the best c&niedy which has ever been written, by an American au thor. "On the Quiet" was the one real ly great comedy success of the past year In New York City, where, with Collier In the leading role. It ran lor six months at the Madison Square Theater, delight ing the critics as well as the Audiences. Mr. Collier will be supported by his New York cast during the, coming- engagement at this theater, and the production will be an elaborate one. KOTES OF THE STAGE. J. D. Lcffingwell, In advance of Will lam Collier, is at the Portland. Dave Warfield's success In "The Auc tioneer" has been so great that he will probably remain in New York throughout the season. Wright Huntington has secured his re lease from "The Brlston Burglary" Com pany to join the organisation presenting "Winchester." "The Sin of a Life," a dramatization of Oulda's "Wanda," has had a pleasing re ception In London, and Is probably in for a lengthy run. Edgar Selwyn has left the "Arizona" Company to act as stago director for 1? jy$BB - -SEJ 'py . s-S&&W &35.?f!Ci& i ,& ifl 4 j, TiJ . -X Z' 1 ryE "wp.;Ahw . . v r. jxfi. m rs$&w 1 ?&?. SsSfiav Kyrle Bellow. "William Campau takes his place In "Arizona," Richard Mansfield has announced that he will play "Beaucalre" throughout the season and that "Herod" will not be pro duced until next year. "The Undercurrent." R. C Carton's new play. Is drawing fairly well in Lon don, and has been considerably altered since the first performance. The late Queen Victoria always gave 53CO a year to the royal general theatrical fund. The new Queen Consort has chipped in &0 for the same charity. The new Pinero play, "Iris," seems to be a success of curiosity In London thus far. and lt may develop Into a genuine success. It is of the problem order. Esmond's "Sentimentalist" was pro duced in London for the first time last Saturday night, and Is said to have scored only a partial success on account of its glocm. Leslie Stuart, the author of "Florodo ra," has notified hl't friends that he likes this country ho well that he will remain here and become a citizen of the United States. Walter Hale, who Is Mary Mannerlng's leading man, has decided on account of Ill-health, to leave the company Novem ber IS. His successor has not yet been decided upon. Two promlFed productions on the Lon don stage will be "My Lady Virtue" by II. V. Esmond and an adaptation from the French play, "La Robe Rouge," by Anthony Hope. .Manager Gus Hill is said to have a big & ii K, I! muey winner in "Happy Hooligan,' the piece that was written around the col ored pictures hi one of the New York Sunday supplements. Newspaper cablegrams from London say that Clyde Fitch's "The Last of the Dan dles," met with a poor reception .when first presented last week, and private tel eyram's say it was a big. success. Edna Aug- will probably blossom out as a full-fledged star after the first of the year, appearing in a play called "Clytlc." which was written for Lotta Just befora her retirement and neier produced. Marx Mannering- will not appear In new play this season, sticking to "Janice Meredith" on account of its drawing pow ers. The new play Miss Mannering con trols will be brought out next season. "Ma'mselle 'Awkins," the musical com edy whose lour prematurely closed & short tifno ago, will soon take tho road again, opening in New Jersey next week. New business and specialties are to be Intro duced. The London thater at which Mr. Gil lette is playing "Sherlock Holmes," has not been paying dividends for over a year and the stockholders are congratulating themselves over the clever American's success. Sam Thall, business manager of "Yon Yonson." was In the city Friday on his way East Mr. Thall will take the place of his brother, the late Mark Thall, at the Alcazar Theater, San Francisco, after May L 1302. The report that Mrs. Gilbert is to Icavo the Annie Russell Company Is positively denied. She has not massed a performance through illness and will continue in the part played by her since "A Royal Fam ily" was first produced. "Sweet Marie" closes Its season In New York tonight and the Russell Brothers will return to vaudeville. Mr. Hammer stein, the New York manager, says he will revive the piece next Spring, but not with the Russell Brothers. The Barnum & Bailey circus goes Into Paris for the Winter, and as an adver tisement will run a beauty show, offering- $10,000 for the most beautiful woman In France. The Frenchmen have taken the bait-like huntrry trout. Lillian Burkhart has a new one-act mu sical comedy, entitled "MIyo San," which she Is putting on this week In San Fran cisco. In it she Is supported by a trio of pretty girls and a tenor. Miss Burk hart 1 also playing "The Way to Win a Husband." When Julia Marlowe makes a tour of four weeks in the Southern States she plays under a guarantee of nearly $3500. Some years back Miss Marlowe wanted fe). v. JS Tv&v&fc ATOraP- ,TAAIP (WlLBUa-KJLBUFM OPERA to Invade that territory, and it was she who had to offer the guarantee, not her managers. George Wadlclgh. who has been with E. E. R'ce as general manager for many years, and Sherman Wade, the comedian of the "Evangeline" Company, have left the employ of Rice and are back In New York. Both refuse to say anything about the separation. Mascn Mitchell, now one of the leading players with the Blanche Walsh Com pany, has received notice from the Pen sion Office that he has been granted a pension. Mr. Mitchell was one of the "Rough Rldert." and was quite severely wounded during the campaign In Cuba. Blanche Bates' Illness has been so se vere that she will not be fit to resume her stage work for at least two months. As a result her company playing "Under Two Flags" clceed its season In Philadel phia last Saturday night lt is more than likely that Miss Bates will act no more this season. Following Is the route of "Ton Yonson," on Its trip through Oregon: Salem. De cember 5, The Dalles, December G; Walla Walla, December ": Pendleton. December 9; La Grande. December 10, Baker City, December ll, Boise, December 12. Pccatel lo, December 13. Logan, Utah. December U; Salt Lake City December 16-17. Harry Davenport and his wife, Phyllis Rankin, are wanted m London for tho forthcoming production of "The Belle of Now York." They are favorites In the English metropolis and If Davenport can get away from his present engagement In "The Liberty Belles," he and hl3 Ufe will probably take the trip. When it came dowmto a point of stag ing "Ben Hur," in London, the managers over there were scared at the enormous expense -which confronted them, and as a result Klaw & Erlanger are reported to have deposited ?25,000 to cover the cost of the play's first production. McKee Rankin and Nance O'Neill, after a very successful season In Australia, have gone to South Africa, and reports from Boerdom say that the "standing-room-only" sign Is In evidence every night. Miss O'Neill has developed Into a finished artiste since leaving America un der the guiding hand of Mr. Rankin. Ball for a Soldier's Bed. Judging- from all Indications the ball to be given at the Armory December 9 under the auspices of the Ladles' Auxiliary to Camp Hampton, G. A. W. V., promises to be a errand social event, as well as a financial success. The object of the ladies is to give their guests an enjoyable even ing, and at the game time raise funds for a Soldier's Room to be furnished by them in the Good Samaritan Hospital, the affair to be strictly invitational. They desire that all those friends of Camp Hampton In sympathy with the object, will attend. "MODERN ELOQUENCE" HOW TO TALK, WliEX TO TALK AXD JUST WHAT TO SAY. One et the Meat Popular Literary . Productions of the Day. Almost every man and a great many women at some time in his or her life, is called upon to say something before a popular assemblage. It Is surprising how dlfflcult It is to express one's thoughts at tractively, not to say with force, before any miscellaneous audience. A roan may be Intelligent, he may write well, and yet when he Is called on for a short speech on some commonplace topic at any gather ing, he may entertain something stronger than a longing- to be permitted to sit down gracefully before he Is fairly on his feet. Tho art of public speaking Is found largely In the ability to speak well with out roakmg any apparent effort to be im pressive. The Interesting talker, cither in ordinary conversation or In public utter ance. Is the man or woman who talks with out making too great a display of the emotion. If a man before any public body will talk In the same way that he converses with his friends his speech will always commind popular recognition. The hardest lesson for any man to learn 13 the one of simplicity In ;tatemenL To talk well Is to talk simply and plainly, and, paradoxical as It may seem, the man o scholarly attainments who is effective as a public speaker is the man who has learned the lesson, and a hard lesson it Is, of talking effectively without making any show of pedantry. One of the greatest public speakers of the century ii the Hon. Thomas B. Reed. As editor-in-chief of "Modern Eloquence,' now being distributed by The Orcgonlan, Mr. Reed has devoted practically his on tlre time to the work of supervision and editing this standard publication, with the view of presenting to the people a collec tion of all public orations of merit extant. "Modern Eloquence" tells people how to talk, when to talk, and what to say if called upon to make a public address on any occasion. As a literary production this publication has commanded the best recognition of educated ptopTo every where. While Its subject matter is CQ. TH&BAKEfi-J . v U 0 "heady" In the sense that It satisfies the demands of the schoiar, yet the matter 13 written In a vein that appeals to popular ity In all cases where there Is a demand for standard literature of the best merit. A great demand is being made by peoplo In Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Western (Montana and British Columbia for "Mod ern Eloquence" as a worthy Christmas presentation to -friends. To meet this heavy demand The Orcgonlan has laid In a large supply of these books, a supply It Is thought which will be ample to meet every reasonable call that nay be made during the holiday season. A number of sets have already been ordered through The Orcgonlan for Eastern delivery. One set wn sent by a friend In this territory to Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States Supreme Court. Until this supply is exhausted The Oregonlcn will continue to offer "Modern Eloquence" at a large special discount from publisher's prlc.and on easy terms of payment that place the entire set of 10 'handsomely bound books within the reach of every well-informeQ man or woman In The Oregonlan's wide field. During the past two months hundreds of sets of "Modcn Eloquence" have been cold In the Paclllc Northwct. Among the prominent people of thl territory who have subscribed for "Modern Eloquence" through the agency of The Oregonlan may be mentioned the following: (This list does pot Include the names of subscribers who have placed orders for Christmas delivery.) Adam. C. R. Jackson. C. H. Adair. Dr. B. A. Owen Koehler. Mrs. W. F. Ames, G. G. Kuslna. J. K. Ames. G. G. Keady. I.. T. Austin. C G. Kavauaugh. J. P. Adams, G. E. Keller. Mrs. D. Ahlswede. E. H., Jr. Kellosg-. J. A. Ar.dcrson, Florence Kelley, R. Alger, M. D. Kelsey, Prof. K. W. Abbott. J. A. KIdd, lira. John Armstrong. A. P. King, John E. Bantam. W. I. Kins. Win. Bledsoe. M. M. Kingsbury, S. B. Blossom. J. M. Leehcy. M. D. Beebr. C. F. Landers. J. S. Badsley. A. Laushlin. J. W. Brand. R. Ladd, J. Wesley Bro-vn, Thos. J. Laubach, J. N. Bartholomew, A. G. Leonard. A. P. Bowers. Mrs. H. C Lang-, Isadora Bronnell, C C. Lucas, Chas. A. Barnes, J. B. Maxwell. Leslie Bpercy, J. W. McPherson, P. A. Bross, E. McAtee, LInwood Bonney, Clyde T. Miller. R. B. Bllllcosky. W. Miller. Herbert C. Boyd. Col. E. D. Mears. E. C. Benson, E. D. Miller. Frank J. Branch. W. T. Morrill, A. II. Burnett. C H., Jr. May, J. L. Boneflel, Wilson Mcldrum. Henry Brown, L. Frank Moore. Laid L. Baker. A. A. McBrlde, James Baker. A. B. McAbee, Cha. Baker, L. McLean. R. F. Baldwin. E. A. McDuffe. Jacob Ball, Leo S. Mackenzie, James Ban. S. Mackay, Donald I Bthnke, H, Moore, Chas. B. c 6e CAVALIEU By George W. Cable Illustrated by Christy 55TH 1 OOO All Bnkseflers or CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS Bell. J. A. Benson. S. Bingham, I. H. Blackburn. 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T. G. HeUrlch. Wm. V. Howe, CapU E. B. Held. Tost Hamlin. E. H. Hughson. Mrs. O. G. Hopkins. Frederick Houghton. E. W. Holzman, I. I!. Huntley. C. G. Holllng"head. W. B. Holbrook. Thllo Hobbs, E. H. HInes. G. H. Hartncss. George Hall. U. K. Hi land. George M. Harmon. E. L. Howard. George T. Hcnkle, Robert Hemenwoy, James Hutchinson. E. Jf. Hajes. Jeff W. Harley. Mrs. J. T. Holcomb. a G. Haynes, H. Hoyt. George W. Hunter. II. Hooker, L. E. Jonps. E. G. James. Henry Jones. W. E. Johnston, A. L. WIFE ABANDONMENTAFELONY First Minneapolis Haxbnnd to Suffer Penalty Under a Minnesota Law. Minneapolis Tribune. To George A- Kenney belongs the dis tinction of being the first man convicted In this, county under he new law treating abindonraent of or failure to support a wife as felony. The court was lenient with him and gave him the lowest penalty only 90 days In the workhouse Instead of the limit of three years In the peniten tiary. Mr. Kenney's bad eminence should be a warning to other men who are In clined to neglect, evade or shirk their duty to their families. The Minnesota law Is a new depirture In sociology. Heretofore such offenses have been treated as misdemeanors. The delinquent husband could be fined In which case the wife usually hustled arbund and raised the money to pay, or compelled to give bofids for good be havior, or aent to jail In defiult of se curity. But now he Is confronted by a hard-labor proposition. If his failure to support his family arises from laziness, he finds that he has "jumped out of the frying-pan Into the fire," in being compelled to work for the state under more disagreeable conditions than free labor could possibly Involve. If he has means or property, he would nat urally prefer to draw upon his resources rather than Incur a ppnal sentence. It Is not to be presumed that the aver age man will sin more than once In this direction If the law Is vigorously en forced against him. If he can show that he has done the best he can, and that his failure to support his family arises from Inability to find employment, that Is, ot course, a good defense. This law gives the wife a better chance than she had before. She can insist that her husband perform his whole duty as The Pianola Is a means of playing the piano. It la not the only means, but it" is the simplest and the cheapest, the most com prehensive and complete, and Is within the reach of everyone who can pay 250. The other means Is the human fingers, which mast be trained to do just what the Pianola docs strike the right notes at the risht time. In either case the mind of tho plajer directs the expression. It controls the human fingers and lt controls the Pianola's felt-covered fingers. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. D. "WELLS, Sole XorthTrext Aat, Aeolian Hall, 353-S53 "Washington St. &be Fiction Success- of "the feason HARPER'S MAGAZINE says 66rTtHERE is more action in y 'The Cavalier' than in any of Mr. Cables previous nov els; si uation follows situat ofi quickly in ths development of thi story; it is the most dramatic and complete book he has yet written.'' $1.50. the family provider, and If he wlllfully refues or neglects to do o, she can hive him "sent up," .md so get rid of him. Us enactment 1 an important step in tho direction of the practical acccmpl'shment of Tomen'r. rights. RELIGIOUS DISSENSION. CosfaclnnJst. Atlvacate Confiscation ot Bnridhist Temple. Sharghnl Mercury. The ConrucUnlct, whvn it suit their humor, profess to be swum enemies of Buddhi5m and Taoltm. and shout " Ecra t?cz l'Snfamc!" with as mufti scfft as Vol tairians do In France asalnst the Chris tian religion. Thus the Shm Pao now ad vocates one of the Emperor Kwang Hsus plans, Air., the turnlmj of the Buddhist and Taolst temples Into schools. Though there Is ah flict ordering the establish ment of a large number of new school", there Is no word of where the money is to come from, so the Shen Pao, uslnj; even stronger language than we have jet seen, says: "Destroy the temples so as to confiscate the proceeds of their endow ment for the benefit of Fchools." This Is the plan -Rhlch -w XII bring In money, and at tlv same time rid the empire o a pe?t of heretical 1 elisions. At present the priests are eating the substance of the country, their temples are many times more numerous than "colleses," and they are rich in houses and lands. Th?y nei ther plow nor epln, and yet tlvey are fed ard clothed. Even If they scrirpulously observe the rules of their religion, thr government should not suffer the main tenance of this host of men and women who have no trade and live In Idleness and for the substance of the people fast and ;ray. Besides It Is notorious that the present race of priests and nuns are by no means upright, and uncleanness and robbery are often rampant In their temples. The em press should issue an edict ordering- all priests and nuns to grow hair and resume lay habits (as was done by several previ ous Emperors). Their property can be confiscated for school purposes. In the case of small country temples -nlthout glebes, the temple fihould be pulled down and tho site given to cultivation by the people. t GREAT SHOW OF DOLLS. Succeifnl and Beantlful Exhibition at Meter Frank's. One of the most Interesting and most successful affaira of Its kind was the doll show held at Meier & Frank's all day yesterday. From early morning to late at nljsht an Immense throng of women and children crowded the third floor, to view one of the prettiest gatherings of dollies ever seen. The question of deciding the prizes was not an easy matter, as there were scores of dolls dressed In their very bet. The three judges, Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd, Mrs. Fred Kothchlkl and Mrs. H. L. Plttock, after over an hour's hard labor decided on the following prize winners: Class 1, for the largest and best-dressed doll First prize was taken by Miss Le nora Hcnsen, 7jKl Gltaan street; second prize of tlie same clas3 was won by MIs Eme Houghton, 572 Flanders street; third prize In this class was won by Miss M. Pickens, of Oregon City. Class II, for the best-dressed doll be tween 10 and 20 Inches, was won by Miss Helen Simon, of 54 North Eighteenth street: second prize by Miss Helen Ladd, 313 AVcst Park street. Clays J II The best-dressed doll under 10 Inches, was won by Miss Seeiy, of Sec ond and Montgomery streets. Class IV, the most original-dressed doll; prize was won 'by Miss E. Rich, of 353 Twenty-tlrst street. Class V, the most comical doll; prize was won by Miss R, Cremat, IDS Twelfth street. The prizewinners will be on exhibition in one of the Fifth-street windows of Meier & Frank's today and tomorrow. Tnis event, being so pheromenally successful, will verv likely be held annually hereafter. ISIlIO HlSI 'Whin a ral. mnn krw-ilr -nmi H along I'm as quick as anny wan to say it isn't io bad, an' this Jtcrc book is fine," For salo by all doalors or mailed, postpaid, on. rocelpt of 51.50 r: R.. II. RUSSELL. Publisher J 3 West 29th St., New York By GEORGE ADE Amujingly sarcastic narratives cf the Wise Piker, the Once-a-Weeker from Town, the Good Thiry: and the rest of the Bunch. Price S1.50 For sale by all doalors or mailed, poatpeUd, on rocolpt of prlco RH. RUSSELL. Publisher 3 West 29th St.. New York FortyModernj Fables 1