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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
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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.
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THIN, NERVOUS,
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We Recommend to Tou .
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FKEK Send 2c .In stamps for a sample
of Melorosc Beauty Cream and Melorose
Face powder; also valuable booklet. Write
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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.
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envelop to inure safe retain.
SKA SON ORDER take precedence
over al 1 ot her orders.