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-4 SMALL BLACK BONNET A THING OF THE PAST BECAUSE A WOMAN? IS NO LONGER IN HER TEENS - IS NO REASON WHY SHE SHOULD WEAR SOMBER GARB ill i; C VzJ 4 i' A wanaAi w r.M ;S r-Vfll , "I fvXs;--'- I lu r TIMES tv as when the wardrobe of-the elderly woman was a matter of un varied and somber simplicity; when i the coming of gray hairs and deepened "crowfeet" meant the donning of a small black bonnet with velvet strings tied tin'-' der the chin, and the enveloping .pX one's drooping shoulders In a huge, ungraceful "dolman." lnTarlably black, and- only re lieved by an occasional adornment of black jet beads and black tasseled fringe. But the small black bonnet, i with ' Its velvet strings tied under the chin,, and the venerable "dolman," have all but be vome a thing of the past. In 'this sensi ble ace women still And much to be tcrcsted in. and .give pleasing heed to feminine attractiveness, - even when the "llrst blush of youth" has become a mem ory and the prime of womanhood has been added to the yesterdays. Not only ilo mothers and grandmothers of today Ki-an the fashion magazines and the dis play windows of the shops with as much interest as do the younger feminine ele ment, but they have cast off the somber black of previous generations, and now revel in a gaiety and varioty 'of colors second only to the scope of their school colng daughters and grand-daughters, who may run the gamut of tints and tones all the way from shell p(nk to robin's egg blue. , i W'lthaJ. the elderly woman of today, is tasteful in her combinations of color and In her adaptation of the prevailing styles lo her own broadeninc or withering figure. iSlyle she desires, and style she will have, but she exercises a discretion that does redlt to herself " and" shows her good.' keen. Live Interest in thing: feminine, by avoiding the extreme ., novelties and ex travagant fads, following only such gen eral trends as will a, dlgnitied and be coming. Mrs. MEna Croltus Uleason, known-in a hundred character roles and familiar as a footlight grand dame to the patrons of the Haker Thoater.i In -the accompanying illustrations demonstrates the interest el derly women of the present take in the question of fashion. Mrs. Gleason's fluffy locks are no .longer the dark chestnut color of her youth. They are frankly gray. Indeed. Mrs. Gleason has recently acquired the flignity of grandmbtherhood. and spends -.all her spare time coddling the crowing', young ! hopeful; which the stork only two months, ago ' left at the home of her son. Jimmy" Gleason. But trs. Gleason's Spring i wardrobe, if you please, does not consist of a new black alpaca, and -a lightweight black bonnet, with a modest tuft'of violets tuoked away under the bando. ' No., indeed! The, ac companying pictures give merely a hint of the pretty and attractive-things hanging in her clothes-press, and she declares that !he is planning a , "perfectly gorgeous" ttwtcr outfit: ' ! ' Picture No.'t'shows Mrs. Gleason wear ing a rretty dark blue suit, of .voile, over blue silk, the bands of Tersian trimming being woven In the, pattern of the plaited Jacket." The same bands are employed in' the trimming of" the jacket, which -is In one of the latest cuts, and fitted with painstaking care: she -wea.ru the la text wrinkle in gloves, the 16-button chamois, with the loose kimono sleeves of this costume. ' Picture No. 2 shows Mrs. Gleason's new Spring hat, of light straw with big pom poms of brown and white, and one of her elaborate veils draped acocrdlng to the new : mode hanging loosely over the face and being pinned low at the back of the neclt. , An evening costume typical of those now worn by elderly women is shown in No.' 3. This costume is of a soft rose-colored material, with raneling of fine black lace and finished with ribbon velvet in black and "rose color. One of Mrs. Gleason's prettiest house gowns is shown in picture No. 4. It is of soft French flannel in a Wended stripe, the -prevailing tone being a warm gray ish tan... The full-plaited skirt is finished i with bias stitched bands, and the dainty little bodice, plaited full at the front, is finished with bits of-lace and several-frivolous little brown silk tassels. A collar ette of soft cleam-eolored lace and fiuffily finished sleeves of bias bands and 'lace, in elbow length, complete this charming Jit tle indoor costume.- In picture No. 5 Mrs. Gleason is shown in a street suit of soft gray voile, with lavender touches.- Persian - bands finish the lower lengths of the full-plaited skirt prettily, and a dainty little vestlet of Ori ental goods, peeping out from under the finishing bands down the front, holds the hooks .. and eyes that secure the. Jacket snugly to the form. The sleeves are of the kimono pattern, and of elbow length. In this costume Mrs. Gleason is a living demonstration of the fact that the grand mothers of today, are -keenly alive to the possibilities of the prevailing mode, know how to get the most effective results, and are keeping pace with Dame Fashion along" with the most up-to-date of debu tantes and -young matrons. . Kentucky Has' Dreadful Record " Politics for the Past Ten Years in "The Dark and Bloody Ground." Thl review of the course of fraudulent ami blowtv. pom icm In- Kentucky, against M.-h Ihe !.outvlll Courier-Journal haa Linn 6en thundering. l from the Brooklyn Kmale ' an Imlepeml'-ut Democratic papr. li i record Itliout a parallel; aud -.et people of -Kentucky, as a whole., are At most conaervatlve and law-abiding In all the fnlon. ' . IUJAM O.' BR.APL.Er - was : the ff -I first Republican elected. to be Gov w ,,rnor of Kentucky. He was chos en In l8 and served until the last day of IS In that year. -William S. Taylor, also a Republican, was elected to succeed him. Taylor's Iemocratio opponent was a man named Gocbel. BV miscounting and by other fraud Ooeiel was declared elected bv a Democratic Legislature, 'shortly petore tlie inauguration Goc- bel. he was ' assassinated. He lived long enough, however, to take the oath of of fice 'and' to' enable the Governorship to devolve on J. C. W. Beckham, .who had a Iso been fraudulently declared to - be elected ' Lieutenant-Governor. Beckham served as Governor four years, and was really . elected to be Governor . again in 1904. His term expired at the end of 1S07, and be was succeeded then by the present Governor, A. E. Wtllson, who is Republican. The Democxaitc 8tate Convention in 1907 informally nominated Beckham for United States Senator, and at the Democratic primaries ,of his party, last year, in Ken tucky, that informal .nomination was barely confirmed. As the Democrats car ried tl9 LvfiiElature, .bis election, to tbe Seriatorship was expected. . Enough Dem ocrats, however, refused to vote for bnn to prevent his election and;- yesterday, ex-Governor William O. Bradley, a Re publican, was chosen to the Senatorship, by a fusion of a- few anti-Beckham Dem ocrats with all tbe Republican legislators. The result- was -reached after a contest which lasted the whole of January and all of February, up to yesterday. Years before his canvass for Governor, the late Gocbel murdered an unarmed Re publican, in Covington, Ky., as the result of a dispute between them. He was ac quitted by perjured testimony, by which he was able to show that the unarmed Re publican had unsuccessfully - sought to kill him." When he was himself killed, on the" eve "of his' inauguration, ' the event wore a front of retribution to not a few minds. After Beckham became Governor, a line of men were . accused of .the, murder of Goebel, ,but no one has yet been finally convicted.-' One at least has been convict ed twice, but the conviction has been set &ide by tbc court of last resort in that state, so the crime of Goebel's assassina tion has been -fixed on no person yet. Taylor, Qoebel's elected competitor, ran away from the - state to Indiana, and every request for his extradition has been denied by the Republican Governors of Indiana on the ground-that he could not secure a fair trial in Kentucky. The trail of blood and of fraud which, has stained Kentucky politics has led to the loss .by the Democrats of the Governor ship of that state and to the election of ex-5overnor Bradley to the Senate over Beckham by the fusion already re ferred to. There , is a mixed result in all this, by which - neither party - has been "vindi cated," but by which Kentucky has been shamed. Goebel was a murderer. and was himself murdered.. Taylor was defrauded of the Governorship: but the details of him as a fugitive in Indiana have, to say the least, not been fragrant. Bx -Governor Beckham, while accused of no crimes of blood, has politically profited by them, and has finally been beaten for the Sen ate by the revolt of a few Democrats, who refused to support him. because of the character JoI the - politics he has brought about within the Kentucky Dem ocracy. , Ex-Governor Bradley, the new Senator, and Governor A. E. Willson, the present executive, both Republicans, have not been compromised by any of the com plications of murder and its consequences in . that state. Ex -Senator Blackburn, who defended Goebel for the murder the latter committed, has been retired by his party In Kentucky, and retained by the President In public life as a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. None -in the North will -regret the de feat of Mr. Beckham so much as William J. Bryan, who went to the capital of Kentucky and earnestly but fatally advo cated Beckham's election. ' Mr. Bryan's prudence and foresight in this instance can ' hardly be commended even by him self to himself. It is to be hoped that Governor Willson will be able to - free Republicanism from W." O. Taylor influences, and that the Democratic party in Kentucky will be able to free itself from Goebel-Beckham influences, and that Senator Bradley will be able to give to his state at Wash ington a representation that win improve the record or reputation of the common wealth while Mr. Blackburn stood for Kentucky in the Senate. The retiring Democratic Senator, James B. McCreary, an honorable man, was entitled to re-election, but has become the victim of Beckham-Goebel conditions within the Democracy of his common wealth. For him respect is felt, and for his retirement in March, regret will be felt, but Senator-elect Bradley will be the heir, of better conditions, and will be the fountain of better hopes than the choice of any Democrat in Kentucky could at this time assure. Will Not Deny Whiskey to Park Monkeys Mayor I.earnM Tbat Boose Savea Slmlnnil l.ivrs, nd 0. K.'s" Item In Park Superintendent's Katl-mntcs. tM ATOR LANE is opposed to the use I of whisky, even for medicinal pur poses, and has often so stated, but he encountered an instance last week that was brand new, even to an. experienced doctor. In the estimate for the month for the parks. Superintendent A. D. Mon tieth inserted an item for one bottle of whisky. This excited the curiosity of the Mayor,- who sent for the superintendent. "What is this bottle "of whisky for?" asked the Mayor, when Superintendent Montieth entered the executive office at the City Hall. "For the monkeys," replied Montieth, smiling. . - "For the monkeys!" exclaimed Mayor Lane. "What In the world do monkeys need whisky for? 4 "The keeper has to use whisky frequent ly to save the lives of the monkeys." re plied Montieth. still smiling. "He saved several of their lives last year by giving them a drink at the proper time." "Well, that beats anything I ever heard of anywhere." said Mayor Lane. "Whisky for monkeys! However. I would not be so inconsiderate as to deny a monkey his whisky, so here goes." And the Mayor affixed his official signa ture to the itemized account for the Park Department for the month, laughing heartily as he did so. No Horry About Prun ing Roses BY W. S. SIB30N. NOTWITHSTANDING that growth has in some cases begun, there is no hurry about pruning, especially the Hyr bid Tea and Tea varieties. Growth always rcommences at the ex tremity of the shoots, and the buds at the base will remain dormant, for some, time yet. When pruning, cut back these shoots to a dormant eye or bud which points out ward. The philosophy of the matter it that when the shoots are shortened, the lower buds or eyes will soon com. mene to grow, and are liable "to be in jured or even killed back by late frosts. Women's Silk and Tailored Dresses THE TREND OF FASHION never brought out such beau tiful Silk Dresses before. Some with fancy waists, others plain waists with lace yokes, tucks and pleats. El bow or three-quarter sleeves in Mikado effects. Excellent taffeta silks in plain and fancy weaves. Beautiful col ors. Every dress daintily trimmed, carefully finished, graceful fitting, attractive pleated skirts in various ef fects; trimmed at bottom with folds. Silk Jumper Dresses In dashing styles of the finest quality. Rich colorings, such as Copenhagen and navy blue, golden brown, reseda, pink and black. Nobby black and white, small or large checks and stripes. i J A brilliant assortment of Party Dresses, Street Dresses, Traveling Dresses and Off ice Dresses. All excellently tailored and finished. Smart jumper waists, full pleated skirts, with self folds. You can't begin to have one made at the price at which we have them. Plain and Fancy Summer Hosiery Of lace and plain lisle in tans, grays, blacks, white and fancy mixtures. We would like especially to call your attention to our Celebrated Out Sizes, with flare top, of which we have a large assortment in all sizes, colors and latest novelties. x Credit If Desired . Your outfit, in whole or in part, charged to your account, to be paid for in small weekly or monthly payments. No charge for credit accommodations. ' Other dress accessories displayed in abundance. T EASTERN OUTFITTING G CORNER 10TH AND WASHINGTON STS. By leaving the shoots linpruned for a while," the new growths at the extremity utilize or draw up the sap, and thus keep the lower buds or eyes dormant- - . Bourne Gets Committee Seats. OTtBGONfAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- HEIL1G THEATER Friday, M arcn 13th The Famous Lyric Soprano I MADAME LILLIAN ! BLAUVELT I.Y SOXG RECITAL . Aaaltted by JIR. ALFRED ROSENTHAL, Vio loncellist. MISS EDITH KELLOGG, Pianist. PRICES Entire lower floor $2.00 Balcony, first 9 rows $l.f.0 Balcony, last 5 rows $1.00 Entire gallery (no reserve) .$1.0J Mall Orders .No it. BOX OFFICK OPFXS KEXT TIKSIJAY. THIN, NERVOUS, UNDEVELOPED WOMAN We Recommend to Tou . Willard White Cc' VAUCAIRE GAL EGA TABLETS Bust Developer Flesh Builder and Tonic St. IouiB. Mo.. June, 3. 190". WfMard White Company, rtiira-ro. III.: Gentlemen I wish to thank you for what Vaucair Galeea Tablet hav don for me I began takinc them early last Fall and weighed but 117 pound; was very sallow and had blotches on my face. 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Write W1I'I'ARI WHITE CO., rhlcasjo, UL gold by Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Ington, March 7. Senator Bourne was ap pointed a member of the sub-committee on postofflee and post 'roads and for the consideration of the postal-savings bank bit, fllling the vacancy . caused by thtf dath of Senator 'ProMor. " li OREGON'S BIGGEST MUSICAL EVENT ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL AT THE ARMORY (PORTLAND, OREGON.) APRIl 10, II, 1Z CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SIXTY-FIVE DIRECTION HERR ROiENBECKJSR 6-VOCAL S0L0ISTS-6 10-INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS-10 300-CHORUS-300 1'RniAV NK.HT Grand OreheMrn Concert nnd "KA1B KI.I.KN" B.T Max Brurb; Story of tbe &lcge of Lurknow. SATURDAY AFTERNOON Popular Orchestra Concert. SATURDAY NIGHT Grand OrrJiCfttra Concert and "The Htran and the Skylark" By A. Irinjr Thomas. KrNDAV AFTERNOON Grand O reheat n concert and "THK MKNSIAH" US Handel. KI NDAY NIGHT Grand Orrhe1ra Concert, with Vocal and Instrumental Hotolflt. IMPORTANT SEASON T1CKKTS. 3 EACH. Good for live Different Concert in Any Iocatlon Ieftired. PRICES 'Evening and fttinday Afternoon Ixywer Floor, K'l.OO, $1.M, fl.O-9. Bal cony. $2.00. 1.&0. Saturday Matinee, 3&c, 50c, ?Sc. MAIL OHDKHS RK KIVEI) from thin city and out of towi Mail Orders for 8eaon Tickets Re ceived March 20. For one. two or more, concert (not seanon) received Murrh ST. Kemilar Window Hle Opens April S. 1008. HOW TO ORDER SEATS Add ret letters, make check and money orders puyuMA to YV. T. Panicle, Mamurer Heili Thea ter. Portland, Oregon. Inclose) self -addressed stamped envelop to inure safe retain. SKA SON ORDER take precedence over al 1 ot her orders.
