IIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 22, 1908.
Approach of Spring Opens Shirtwaist Season
INAUGURATION OF THE LONG-CUFF FINISHED SLEEVE IS MET WITH PROTEST BY SHORT SLEEVE DEVOTEES
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IIIRTTV'AIST season has arrived. To
be sure, the shirtwaist, to a. degree.
au all-the-year-round Institution,
being worn with the jacket suit through
the Winter months as well as In the
Bummer, but it is not until early Spring;
that the rhirtwalst. In all Us cool, sim
ple, attractive glory, comes Into its own.
The Winter shirtwaist must, of neces
sity, be of warmer texture, or be aug
mented by wool sweater or heavy coat,
and the shirtwaist of Spring and Summer
not only assumes added importance by
reason of boing all-sufflclent in itself,
but )ts coming marks the passing of old
styles and the coming of the new mode.
What will the new shirtwaists be like?
This question has been circulating
around, without definite answer, for
some weeks past, while modistes and
home seamstresses have been hesitating
between long sleeves and short ones,
between plaits and gathers, and won
dering whether we are going to open
up tho back this year, or down the
front, with stiff, detachable collars in
stead of soft, lacy ones fitted on at the
. neck.
Open rebellion has met the threatened
Inauguration of the long, cuff-finished
sleeve.
For too long, and with too much com
fort, femininity has rejoiced in the prac
tical freedom of the short sleeve to give
it up without a struggle, and according
to the leading local outfitters, the re
bellion will result in a compromise.
Thus it comes about that the Spring
stock of the local merchants show both
the long and the short sleeves, and all
milady has to do is to make her choice.
The smartest shirts and shirtwaists,
however. It Is contended, will tend to
wards the strictly "tailored, with laun
dered collars and cuffs, and a full stock
of these is being carried. But while
the merchants are endeavoring to push
the sale of this variety, they aro very
quick to assure the rebellious shopper
that they also carry a fine assortment
of the short-sleeved lingerie waists.
Tho accompanying pictures show the
various types of waists now being of
fered as the correct things for Spring
wear. Th charming Httie vaisl of all
over embroidery shown in ZIo. 1 has
sleeves that are bobbed off short, and
without attempt at compromise. Just at
the dimple line of the elbow. It will
take more than the rumored decree of
Dame Fashion In Paris to kill the popu
larity of this comfortable, pretty and
practical type of waist, praticularly here
In the extreme West, where devotion to
fashion and fad is always more or less
tempered with Individual Inclination.
licture No. 2 shows a type of the
mode of lingerie waists, which will be
lacier and frilller and more liberally be
ruffled than ever before. The dress
waists for the season come In the finest
of embroidered nets and pattern laces in
rich creamy tints and In white.
In direct contrast to this waist is the
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strictlv tailored, mannish Bhirtwalst
shown in No. 3. This waist has the long
sleeves, ending in cuffs fashioned for
link buttons, opens down the front with
visible buttons, and is to be worn with
a stiff turn-down collar and mannish
bow lie. Very smart in appearance and
very fine in linen texture and of fault
less cut and make, this style of shirt
waist will undoubtedly claim its due
of popularity. It Is billed as the leading
new feature of the Spring stock and will
be eagrerly welcomed by those to whom
mannish severity Is most attractive.
Pictures No. 4 and 5 show two types
of the new silk shirtwaists. The new
silks come In the gayest of gay striptngs
and all the new silk waists are much
beruffled, or trimmed with frills of lace.
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for the first time in his life. He is only
seven years old, but has endured exper
iences that some grown men have quailed
before."
While In Portland Mrs. Stiner Is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas L.. Shafer
of 654 Third street.
(Copyright W08 by Mrs. Katherlne Stiner.)
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strength arising from the continued
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most marked diversion"? from the or
dinary apparel styles after designs
originally submitted by the foremoot
modistes of Paris, London and New
Yorkv
Repal modes, embracing the artis
tic, the clever and exclusive, rang
ing from the severely plain street
suits from $15.00, to the best made
and finest materials, to $80.00.
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Silk Coats
Short Silk Coats of high-grade
silk taffeta, trimmed with silk braid
and soutache; pony and butterfly
effects, lined with satin $10 to $:i5.
Fancy Lace Coats, mounted over
taffeta silk in black, white, brown
and tan $22.50 to $00.00.
v Long Silk Coats in semi and loose
fit pongee, cloth of gold, rajah, pop
lin and taffeta $20.00 to $43.00.
Special Showing of
Top Skirts
The flare skirt with wide fold,
running to the new point, 13-gored,
plaited, with graduated fold; tunic
effect, in fancy stripes and a beau
tiful shading of colors $14 to $20.
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TQosfit Petticoat
Is the foundation upon which
rests the success of the dress. Side
gores give th$- slender hip effect.
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In No. 3 the laoe style of trimming is
Shown, tb falls of creamy net at the
front contrasting prettily " with the
blended blue of the silk. This waist
has the compromise sleeve, not quite
long and not quite short, with a lace
cuff by way of another compromise. The
severer tendency is shown in No. 6,
which has the long sleeves and band
cuff, with a plain collar of the material;
the silk is a blend of reds and browns,
with creamy stripes, and a full plaited
ruffle of brown silk runs down the
front.
WOMAN PROSPECTOR HAS SEARCHED FOR
GOLD ALL OVER WEST, WITH FINAL SUCCESS
Mrs. Gertrude Stiner, With Her Little Son, Has Braved Dangers and Discomforts of Border Mining Camps.
TO HAVE visited every mining camp
of any consequence In the Western
part of the United States and South
western Canada in the last 12 or 14 years
and to have prospected at each place for
the hidden treasure would be a remark
able feat for a man. and all the more re
markable when undertaken by a woman,
yet such la the record established by Mrs.
Katharine Stiner, who is now in Portland.
Mrs. Stlner's experiences read like a
chapter from a romance of early Western
life. Phe is a native of Pennsylvania,
and shortly after her marriage back In
the Keystone State, accompanied her hus
band to Jerome, Ariv, where, during
Wl. a gold excitement had sprung up.
This trip initiated the courageous little
woman into a career which hat; taken
her Into every prominent "discovery"
since that date. She has experienced all
the trials and deprivations that 'fall to
tile lot of the prospector, and in spite of
her sex has survived them all, and is to
day possessed of clear title to a number
of valuable claims, which she expects to
niake her Independent In the very near
future.
During the last two years of her ad
venturesome career, save for the com
panionship of her young eon. she has
traversed the wilds alone, for in lfKW
Stmer went to Alaska, leavinc his wife
a:xl child In British Columbia. Mrs.
Stiner obieoted to the terrors of a cold,
hi.Ak Alaska Winter, and as she satis
fle! herself that there Is enough gold to
be found In America, she elected to stay
behind, and now she is about ready to
clean up on her claim at Hawthorne,
Nev, which she Is certain' is & source of
rrvenne from which she Can live indo
pnd"ntly. If not become vastly rich.
The career of this woman in the wilds
of tha West U most Interesting, and Is
demonstrative of the fact that a woman
who P'iesecs rusged health and a deter
mination to succeed can accomplish as
much as a man In any and under all cir
cumstances which tax the strength ot !
human endurance. To compile a complete
history of her career In the 14 years she
has been In the West, and to enumerate
tha many thrilling adventures with which
she has come in contact, would require
a book, but an outline of her experiences
is told In the following, story related to
an Oregonian reporter by herself:
"Some people think It Strang that a
woman should take up prospecting. It Is
simply because they do not know of the
actual conditions that exist, and through
ignorance are Inclined to become preju
diced and bigoted. During all the time I
nave spent among the miners I have
never been insulted, even by the lowest
type of men, some of whom are said to
have been outlaws, with prices on their
heads. Any woman who has attained the
age at which she knows how to take cars
of herself Is as safe In a mining camp as
she would be within call of all the law
making officials in Christendom. My boy
and. myself have undergone many trying
experiences and have been alone and
defenseless In camps of WO -and 200 men,
yet never one word of Insult or harm
have we experienced. After reaching
Jerome. Arizona, and not being able to
locate any pay dirt, we. my husband and
myself, went to Los Angeles, and from
there we went to Zacatecos, in Mexico,
and later visited Mexico City. After va
ried experiences in that country, we re
turned to the United States and went to
Cripple Creek, where Stiner engaged In
business. This was where he made the
biggest mistake In our careers, for it was
during the gold excitement of 1S96 that
we had sn opportunity of purchasing the
most valuable claims in the Florence dis
trict, but our previous disappointments
had soured him, and he refused to con
sider the proposition. Several Colorado
men have become multi-millionaires off
the proceeds of these properties since
Uiat time.
"When SUncr found out his mistake
he Immediately decided to leave Crtpph?
Creek, and together we Journeyed to
Randsburg, Cal., on the outskirts of the
Mojave desert. At this place we spent
several hundred dollars In a fruitless
search for gold deposits. After the fail
ure at Randsburg, we went North to
Republic, Wash., where gold had just
been discovered. While Stiner was pros
pecting at that place I made a trip over
land to Seattle, but returned to him In
time to go with him to East Kootenai, In
the Fort Steele country, in British Co
lumbia. While we were at East Koo
tenai, i located what is known as the
Clover Leaf mine, which I believe to bo
one of the best claims I have today.
From the Kootenai we went to Roslyn,
and later to Sumpter, Or., and after that
we came to Portland. This was in 11102,
and at that time my son, Donald, was
about 3 years old.
"After residing in Portland for several
months, Stiner decided to go to Alaska,
but I objected on account of the boy
and also because I do not like the ex
treme cold and long Winters of the
North, and he decided to go alone, and
I went to Los Angeles. While in Los
Angeles I heard of the discoveries at
Searchlight. Nev., and decided to try
my luck there. Part of this journey at
that time had to be madn on horseback
over one of the worst trails In the West.
(It was on this trip that Mrs. Stiner
killed a rattlesnake which was about
to strike her son, who was seated on
the ground by a campfire while sha
and the party rested.)
"On reaching the searchlight district.
& man named Anderson and myself
Mumped" some deserted claims, and stood
guard with rifles night and day. Hearing
of some better locations 12 miles away,
we Journeyed overland in a terrific storm
during which the alkali dust was blind
Ing, and were completely exhausted, when
we- reached our destination. . lly boy
stood this trying trip like a little hero,
and we located several claims that ure
most promising. These claims are 25
miles from a railroad, and I wished to go
to Rhyolite, and in order to do so was
compelled to drive that distance over
rough trail. Donald was my only com
panion on this trin.
"From Ryolite to Goldfleld is another
wild drive and on our trip we experienced
the hardest rainstorm I have evar wit
nessed. At Goldfleld the rush was so
great that titers were no aoeommodatlons
to be had and my son and I were com
pelled to camp in a deserted house. After
this wo traveled 20 miles on horseback
Into Mono County, California, where some
valuable copper mines were discovered.
I next visited Buckskin, Nevada, and rode
from there to the new district at Terrlng
ton and located' 11 claims, all of which are
promising. On my return to Goldfleld
I was successful in purchasing an interest
in two of the most valuable claims in
the new Hawthorne district.
"The reported discovery of gold in the
Death Valley district in California, next
attracted me, and against the advice of
my friends. I went to Lida on the edge
of that gigantic waste. I started into
Death Valley, but after entering about
10 miles I was persuaded to abandon
the trip because of the hardship it would
prove to my boy. In coming out I dis
covered how terrible an experience It Is
to be caught in a sandstorm. For five
hours amid the blinding storm I kept
tracing our direction in the sand, for If
you once lose the trail you are lost.
Finally tha storm abated and by the mark
I had maintained, was able to proceed in
the right direction and returned to Llda.
I was told by friends of mine who had
entered Death Valley and returned, that
they had come upon 10 skeletons on the
desert of persons who had died while
diccing frantically for water.
"Along the route I had traversed were
numerous skeletons of animals, and
witnessed one of the alluring mirages
which have coaxed so many poor un
fortunates to their death. You are led
to believe that you are approaching a
cool secluded spot where water flows In
abundance, and yet -it is but a freak of
the atmosphere, and In some instances,
of the thirst-craxed mind of the adven
turer. "I shall work my. Hawthorne claims
this Sumnter and expect to realize enough
1 from these mines to enable me to take
care of my boy and his education snd
provide for us durrng the rest of my life.
Donald Is attending school In Portland
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