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; THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAND. ATJfiUST 16, 19Q8. , ,,
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STRIKING COLORS ARE BLENDED IN THE DAINTY
' BOOTS NOW ON DISPLAY FOR FEMININE FEET
SNAXE-SKIN EFFECTS ABE MOST MODERN FOB UPPEBS IN WOMEN'S SHOES.
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IRLS. they
scream!"
This Is what a Portland maid,
now sojourning In New York," wrote
home to her friend In thU city, about
the sew-style boots and shoes being:
worn in Fay Gotham.
"It you'll Just put your hand to your
ear." runs the letter, "and hearken
earnestly in this direction, I am sure
you will hear eoholngs of a loud. In
sistent noise. The noise will come
from what we are wearing: on our feet
Just the most impossible and out
landish things 5"ou ever heard of. but
oh! so smart and- natty and dare-devll-lsh!-
If the writer of this letter were set
down suddenly in her home city, and
should walk down Washington street,
or Third, she would see immediately
that it is unnecessary for the girls of
Portland to put their hands to their
ears in order to hear the "loud, insist
ent noise." The noise has arrived in
Portland, and already sound waves of
pronounced energy are emanating from
the show windows of all the leading boot
and shoe stores. The enterprise of the
local shoe dealers had been under
estimated by the girl in far-off New
York, for the "loud. Insistent noise"
hsd hardly struck that metropolis be
fore Portland shoe men were unpack
ing their own stock of "screaming"
footwear.
A few of the gay styles now on display
In the local shoe dealers windows axe
shown herewith, but only a vague idea of
the striking combinations of color and
material employed can be had from .the
black-and-white reproductions. To ap
preciate the variety and brilliance of the
color tones appearing in even this limited
and modest selection, one must view the
shoes themselves, or look upon others
like them In the show windows.
Quite the smartest thing ever contrived,
so the enthusiasts declare, are the natty
little boots and shoes of patent leather
with tops of snake-skin, the latter being
mottled in perfect imitation of a rattler's
hide, and being tinted in varying tones,
running from rich brown, with pinkish
blendings, to dull gray, with brownish
scales. Two varieties of the shoe with
th snake-skin tOD are shown In the ac
companying illustration. No. 1 and No. 3.
In No. 1 the vamp Is or sniny patent,
leather, with tops of dull gray skin, the
cut being of the three-hole tie style,,
and the lace being a broad ribbon of
black tied in a huge, fluttering bow. No.
3 shows the button-shoe style of patent
leather and snake-skin. The snake-skin
bin Is of brown and dull gray, with large
mottles and loose scales, quite horrifying
ly realistic. Four beady buttons, shining
forth wickedly from the mottles of the
snake-skin, suggest . the thought of
serpent's eyes.
Another "leader" among the new styles
is the shoe shown In No. 2. . The lower
portions are of dull leather In ox-blood
color, and the bindings and laces are of
the same dull reddish tone. The uppers,
however, are of a novelty material
similar to that used in the masculine
waistcoat, and rivalling the gayest of the
latter in the riot of color and design.
This particular design is In tans and
browns, with polka dots of brown.
Stripes, fleur-de-lis. and other designs,
conventional and unconventional, are em
ployed In wide variety, in this novelty
material used as "uppers." This style of
top Is called the "vesting upper," and
many of the Summer shoes and pumps
are made entirely of this "vesting" ma
terial, an example of this style being
given in No. 4. which shows a pair of
saucy ties In white, with many small dots
of black; large bows of white silk ribbon
secure one-eyelet flaps, and even the heel
piece is covered with the dotted vesting.
The ties are lined with white kid.
A startling effect in black and lavender
Is shown in No. 6, the leather vamps and
heel pieces being of shining black patent
leather and, the tops Being or son Km in
delicate lavender, with lavender laces.
Many of the more extreme styles have
siK-saa- strips of the patent leatner run
ning up and down cloth or kid uppers in
delicate tones.
No. 6 shows a natty little pump of pea-
green kid, with a narrow binding strip of
purple kid. stitched in the green; a tiny
gold buckle finishes the binding at the
front of the pump.
John Pollard Gaines, Oregon s Governor 1850-53
Gallant Southern Gentleman and Brave Soldier in the Mexican War.
Major John Pollard Gaines was ap
pointed Governor of Oregon Territory
by President Taylor In 1S0. He ar
rived here In August of that year
and served as chief executive until
May 1(. 1SS1. when he was suc
ceeded by General Joseph Lana. who
was appointed br President Pierce.
Oo-rernor Lege was also the prede
cessor of Gaines as Governor.
Lest readers of The Oreconlan to
day may expect some account of
Governor Gaines reception when he
arrived In Oregon, be It stated that
the flrst number of The Weekly Ore
gon Ian was not published until four
months after the new executive was
In office.
BT PRANCES MARION HANGER.
THE Journal of John Pollard Galnea,
musty and yellow with years, has
lately come to light. Interesting
Incidents of stirring times are penned
on Its pages that were written during
; his Mexican War service, and the story
is told of his se'vten-months" voyage
. from New York to Oregon via the Horn,
t when he went to assume the Governor
ship of that territory In ISoO. The
Gaineses. and their kin in Virginia.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and
Texas, are all of the same old Virginia
' stock. The parents of Governor Gaines
j were Abner and Elizabeth Mathews
1 Gaines, who emigrated from Virginia
1 to Kentucky In the last decade of the
I 18th century. Abner Gaines was a
: double cousin of General Edmund Pen
dleton Gaines, of the United States
Army, whose wife, Myra Clarke Gaines,
was the most famous and successful
litigant in the legal history of the
; United States. The sons of Abner and
Elizabeth Gaines were men of force and
; ability. Woodford Gaines was paymas
ter in the regular Army, and spent
much time at the old garrison at Fort
i Smith. Ark. Richard Gaines was ap
; pointed United States District Attorney
of Mississippi by President Andrew
i Jackson. Le Grand Gaines was a weal
t thy cotton factor In New Orleans. Ben
I Jamln Galnea and his sister's husband,
I Anthony H. Davles, owned extensive
plantations In Chicot County, Arkansas.
William H. Gaines was a successful
claimant for a large portion of Hot
Springs. Ark. John Pollard Gaines was
the soldier and statesman. He was the
father of the late Mrs. Peter Hanger
and the grandfather of the late Albert
I Peldlng. of Little Rock.
The first entry In the Journal of Gov
ernor Gaines reads as follows: "Camp
Oakland, opposite Memphis, July 16. 1846.
The First Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry,
commanded by Colonel Humphrey Mar
shall (of which Gaines was Major), this
day struck tents for the far Southwest
and Mexico, an event long and ardently
desired. Bustle and confusion were the
order of the day. The baggage wagons
were loaded for the first time, and much
disappointment was exhibited at their
lack of space to hold plander. We
started on the great military road across
Arkansas. Thirteen miles out of Mem
phis we put up at a tavern kept by an
unaccommodating and contemptible fel
low who is a candidate for the Arkansas
Legislature. July lg Lieu
tenant Beard, or Beards company, and
Woodruff, of Clay's company, narrowly
escaped drowning, while bathing In the
St. Francis River. July 21
spent the whole day in crossing the White
River, and then only half the regiment
was taken oer. We crossed on two old
crazy flats, that somewhat resembled the
old method of crossing the Ohio River at
Cincinnati.
The long, wearisome march through
Texas gave occasion for fine scenic de
scriptions; stories of scant supplies at one
time, and an overdose of deer and ante
lope meat at another; told of lost trials,
or striking the roads traveled by Captain
Bonneville. U. S. A., and General Z sen
ary Taylor. A short stop at San Antonio.
J and tha Rio Grande del Norte was
reached. Copies of the following letters
'' appeared in Major Gaines Journal:
"Camp in Chapperal. Oct. 19. 184S.
' "To the Officer in Command at Camargo:
i "Dear Sir I have the honor to Inform
j E0U that I tbail arrive In Camargo to-
morrow with the companies of Capts.
Lillard. Milam and Pennington, being
part of the First Regiment of Kentucky
Volunteer Cavalry. This force has been
ordered to. Camargo under my command
and m advance of the remainder of tne
regiment, which .Is to follow In a few
davs. In giving me my orders CoL
Marshall said: "The Interest of the ser
vice may require the immediate move
ment of the effective portion of my
command to the seat of war. and you
are advanced to Camargo that you may
be In a position that I can occupy In a
few days with the remainder of the
force, or from which Gen. Taylor may
draw you. should the exigencies of the
service demand the dismemberment of
mv regiment for the time being.'
"I can assure you. sir, that nothing
would afford this little band of patriots
greater delight than to receive orders
from you to be sent immediately to
the seat of war. They have completed
a march of 2000 miles from their
homes. 1200 of which has been per
formed on horseback, a march almost
unparalleled in ancient or modern times.
I am. sir, very respectfully your obedient
servant, JNO. P. GAINES.
"Major First Rgt. Ky. Cal."
"Headquarters Second Division.
"Army of Occupation,
"Camargo, Oct. 20, 1846.
"Major John P. Gaines. First Regiment
Kentucky Horse, En Route:
"Sir Your letter of the 19th just re
ceived by the commanding general of
this division, who Is much pleased to
hear of your arrival. He directs, as
there' is no grazing in the vicinity of
Camargo bn this side of the Rio Grande,
that you will be pleased to encamp your
command on the Texas side of the river
and as nearly opposite the mouth of
the San Juan as you can find good
grounds. The grass plains In that direc
tion are represented as affording fine
grazing, where your horses will be bet
ter recruited preparatory to your march
Into the interior of Mexico than they
could be on this side.
"The position- of affairs with Mexico
at this time will not require your ad
vance Immediately, so that you will
have time to rest your men and horses
before you take the field. You will
please report to this office the position
of your camp and also notify Col. Mar
shall on his approach. I am very re
spectfully your obedient servant,
"GEO. A. M'CALL,
"Asistant Adjutant-General."
The late Colonel Zeb Ward and Colonel
B. D. William, of Arkansas, have told
many thrilling tales of the election of
this period, when th9y were In the midst
of Kentucky politics.
To again quote from Major Gaines'
journal: "Having sold my plantation In
Kentucky to my brother, A. K. Gaines,
and- paid every debt I owe, I left with
all my family, except Richard, for New
York, to prepare for our. departure "In
the store ship Supply for Oregon terri
tory, to assume the duties of Governor,
having been appointed to that position
by President Taylor."
January 22, 1847, two scouting parties,
one under Major Solon Bourland, of Ar
kansas, and the other under Major
Gaines, were captured at Encarnaclon.
For more than six months Major Gaines
was a prisoner of war In the City of
Mexico. He made his escape, assisted
by a Catholic priest, and arrived at Gen
eral Scott's headquarters August 4, when
he was appointed aid de camp to General
Scott for the march on the City of Mex
ico. In a summary of the operations in
the valley of Mexico General Scott said:
"In conclusion I beg to enumerate once
more, with due commendations and
thanks the distinguished staff office re,
who In our last operations in front of
the enemy accompanied me and com
municated orders to every point and
through every danger," and among other
names General Scott gave that of "Major
J. P. Gaines, Kentucky Cavalry, aid-de
camp."
While Major Gaines was absent from
his state, rendering his country service
in the Mexican War, his friends and
party elected him to represent his dis
trict in Congress, and notwithstanding
his opponents urged that "votes for John
Gaines might be votes for a dead man,
he turned up alive very much alive.
Governor and Mrs. Gaines and their
daughter and two sons were the 're
cipients of many social courtesies in
Washington and Baltimore, and were
given a New Year's reception in New
York City. . They sailed January 3,
1850. The company on shipboard was
made pleasant by the presence of a
number of young Army officers going
out to Fort Vancouver. The ship
Supply crossed the equator February
7. Mr. Tod, the United States Minister
to Brazil, and Mr. Keat, the United
State Consul to Rio Janeiro, enter
tained the party at Botafoga, March 7
The ship entered the harbor of Santa
Catharlna as Governor Gaines' two
beautiful daughters, Harriet and Flo-
rella, were stricken with yellow fever.
They died and were buried on the
Island of St. Catharlna. Ten years
afterward a naval officer on the United
States frigate Powhatan wrote
long article to the Journal, of Com
merce, from Santa Catharlna, in which
he said: "A year since the United
States steamer Metacomet. on her way
to Paraguay, called at this place, and
her officers were told the sad story of
the fate of the daughter of Governor
Gaines and shown their graves. The
grass was cut away and the sunlight
let in. after ten years of repose, upon
these fair young sleepers, and a thick
board tablet erected, bearing this in
scription: . 'Sacred to the memory of
the two daughters of Governor Gaines,
of Oregon, who died of yellow fever
on board the United States etore ship
Supply in 1850, while on their passage
to Oregon. Grounds cleared up ana
enclosed by the officers of the United
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE CAMPING OUT NEAR KELSO?
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THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE VERY LATEST IJT OUTING COSTUMES FOR YOTJNG WOMEN.
KELSO Wash.. Aug. 13. (Special.) The above photograph shows the Kha-Kl Kamp of bachelor girls
at Silver Lake, Including Miss Mary Lillian Yancey, of New York; Miss Ruth Moore, of Jacksonville, 111.;
Miss Elizabeth Blakely. Beloit, Wis., and Miss Mabel Mathews, of Portland.
Each member of the party is a crack shot with the rifle, a good swimmer and a famous pedestrian.
The members all wear the latest styles in young women's outing costumes, which, everyone will agree,
has the dlrectoire gown left at the post.
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For three years Governor Gaines was
the chief executive of the territory of
Oregon. He died in 1857 and was buried
at Salem. Letters. Journals, official
documents and printed papers show
that he possessed a fine character,
courage and ability.
Memphis. Tenn.. Aug. 10.
Prices talk at Rosenthal's shoe sale. here.
Montana Centenarian Dead.
VIRGINIA . CITY, Mont, Aug.
James Boner, aged 11. believe to .
the oldest resident of Montana, is dead
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Health tomes from good care of the body, from
proper nourishment of nerves and muscles. Pure
beer is good nourishment for everybody; soothes
the jangling nerves, overwrought from excessive
heat, work and worry; renews the power and
energy exhausted by a hot, busy day. Make it
a part of your daily menu, and drink it for
THE GOOD YOU GET OUT OF if
Look around you and pick out your neighbors
who have the GAMBRINUS wagon stop reg
ularly; compare notes with them and 'twill be
easy for you to see why Gambrinus has been "for
over 31 years, the favorite family beer of Port
land." Then just remember that all it costs is
$2 for a case of two dozen pints or $1.75 for one
dozen quarts.
We refund 25c the dozen for pint Bottles and 40c the dozen
for the quarts when returned.
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