THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 21, 190P.
MANY CHANGES APPEAR IN SPRING STYLES BUT
NO RADICAL DEPARTURES WILL TAKE PLACE
M rM. Or..,, -y . in T B.ta!
NOTWITHSTANDING numerous and
important changes of detail, and the
addition of certain smart bits of
'.rimming and embellishment, the general
style and the lone graceful lilies of the
new Spring suits and gowns show little
deviation from the prevailing mode of the
winter.
From time to time during the -past few
weeks, rumors lave floated in from no
where in particular, to the effect that the
new Spring modes would bring quite a
marked departure from the extreme
cantiness tlrat was ushered In with the
rt appearance of the dlroctolre style.
This promise does not aeem to be fulfilled
In the beautiful creation of fine, soft
clinging fabrics that are now attracting
the Interest of aU feminine passersby in
the downtown display -windows.
In fact, many of tlie new two-piece
ulta and elaborate gowns being shown
by the most exclusive houses, offer a
flat contradiction to any talk of a ten
dency towards fuller breadths and short
er lines, being quite as extremely scant
and as rweeiping of silhouette, as anything
in the Winter displays. It is a safe guess,
according to the local modistes and tips
from the great Parisian fountaJnhead of
fashions, that not until the waning of
trimmer and the marked change that usu
ally comes with the Autumn, -will there be
wr0!pcct of "urn to fullness of
skirt breadth and an abbreviation of long,
sweeping hues of coat and one-piece gown
now In vogue.
Some or the Xon Ideas.
The accompanying pictures, sketched bV
The Oregonian-a artist from the display
windows of the leading shops and out
fitting houses, show some of the new
ideas Jn suits and gowns.
That fcuttons are to remain with us. and
have lust none of their popularity is
demon.-Hrated particulraly in No 1 No 2
and No. S. and the added fancir'uliiess of
trimming in the- Spring modes Is shown In
all of these and the elaborately embroid
ered vest let of sketch No. 4.
Not the least Interesting" Item of the
Spring modes. Is the Spring sleeve, with
all its pretty variations. Whether or not
the long, close-fitting sleeve mill retain
its popularity through the warm Summer
months, of course remains to be seen, but
it Is the assured thing for all the Spring
costumes, and nothing could be daintier
or prettier than this style of sleeve, with
Irs trimmings of fine lace, buttons, or
frills of various kinds, all employed In a
manner to emphasize the Ions, graceful
line from shoulder to wrist.
Xew Polonaise Erfect.
A type of the new polonaise princess
tunic Is shown In No. 6. This costume is
In blended blues, the tunic being of direc
tolre satin in the new blue shade, and the
skirt underneath toeing of he same shade
In a soft, clinging novelty material, with
a band of the satin about the hem. The
tunic effect Is carried out In the sleeve
pattern, the upper sleeve extending only
to the elbow, and a sleevelet of embroid
ered lace carries the long line down to the
hand, terminating -with a dainty lace frill
Another one of the smart displays Is the
GOTHAM HOTELS PATROLLED BY ARMED
WATCHMEN WHO PACE ACROSS ROOF
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BY LLOTD P. LOXERGAN.
NEW YORK, March 21. (Special.)
Burglars in the hotel district, -working
under a new plan, have grown
so bold thaf armed guards patrol the
roofs of several caravansaries at night.
Tlie block principally favored Is that
bounded by Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth
streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues. It
la a peculiar fact that Police Commis
sioner Bingham resides In this square,
although he has not yet personally suf
fered financial loss.
During the past five weeks the 'total of
depredations in this one block has
reached the sum of $100,000, principally in
money and Jewels. . It is a. section full of
hotels occupied by tenants who have
enough of the world's goods to make the
looting attractive. .
CVmplaints to- the police have been
without result." and the hotel men are
now taking extraordinary means to pro
tect their guests.
At the Hotel Patterson, No. S9 West
Forty-sixth street, the roof is guarded
after sundown by a sentinel, who has a
small .arsenal in a specially constructed
sentry box. a powerful searchlight .md a
private telephone connection with Police
Headquarters,
in addition strings and festoons of in
costume sketched in. No. 7, a beautiful
blending of rose tones with deep cream
enhanced with touches of jet fringe, that
modish feature of the Spring millinery.
How little the outlines of the two-piece
suit has beea changed, is well demon
strated by the' two representative coat
suits in No. 6 and No. S. The long, knee
length coat, with the cutaway front, and
fancifully out kimono fastenings, which
characterized the Winter modes. Is to re
main the vogue for the Spring coaft.
Some Novel Shade9 Come In.
No. 6 shows a smart model in the new
serpent green shade with embroidered
bands and collar of a darker tone. No.
o n m one oi Tne miw novelty stripe ma
candescent lights have been hurig on the
fire escape ladders, and along the roofs
and abutments of adjoining buildings.
Prw.tec notices are posted In all rooms,
requesting the windows be locked at the
dimier hour "because of the inefficiency
of the police."
The Hotel Bayard, the Hotel Bristol
and the Algonquin are guarded nightly by
private detectives, who keep a careful
eye on the fire escapes and patrol the
halls and roofs.
Manager Wilson, of the University Ho
tel, has purchased revolvers for his bell
hops, and they take trips through the
house at irregular intervals. Similar tac
tics are In vogue at the St. Francis.
Former Police Commissioner McAdoo,
who lives in the Hotel Patterson, be
lieves the burglar gang has headquarters
in the block.
"From there they gain the roofs and
operate by means of the fire escapes," he
says. "It would seem to be the logical
thing to find this place and stamp cut the
trouble at its source. But I would not
care to make anv tjs 1 ; ;
I . ...Vk.lKU Ut
I suggestion.
Any comments that might come from
me as the former head of the department
would be misconstrued. People wouul sav
we had crime when McAuoo was in, which
is true. But it is also tree that the crime
terials, of the popular Havana brown.
The fine pin stripe pattern will supersede
the blended and shadow stripes of last
season.
The new ami all-engrossing topic of fem
inine Interest at the present moment, ia
the question of gowns for the kirmiss,
which will bring out one of the most
brilliant showings in the matter of gowns
and jewels ever seen in Portland, accord
ing to the predictions of the society folk
who are arranging the great spectacular
entertainment. All the boxes have been
sold, and the fair ticket -holders are al
ready deep in consultation' with their
modistes, or engrossed In the most 'elabor
ate showings of the exclusive outfitting
calendar has been swelled, and that the
Time is ripe for some reform.
"In our .own case we never leave our
property unprotected, and mv famllv h.
not been robbed. When we go away, the
maid sleeps in the rooms, and we have
Yale locks on all bur possessions. This
sort of personal protection has served to
keep our property from thieves, but the
frequency and Intent of tlie hotel robber
ies cannot be disguised. It fa a glaring
"The fire escapes have made the work
of the roof character of robbery compar
atively easy. I think it will be found
that this is the chief mode of access used,
by a systematically organized gang, and
not by predatory individuals."
Pump Out Jamaica Bay.
Before Brooklyn became a part of
Greater New York-, a Republican can
didate for . the mayoralty nomination
created hilarity by the character of his
"platform." One plank in it provided
for "pumping out Jamaica Bay to give
work to the unemployed." The candi
date was generally regarded as a
crank, and didn't get a vote in the
convention.
Now 1-nc.le Sam .has arranged to
spend 50.000.000 to carry out this very
idea. Briefly the plan is to dredge a
navigable channel J000 feet wide, con
necting the bay with the Atlantic Ocean,
to build a bulkhead around three sides
of the bay. dig Interior channels and
reclaim the adjoining lowlands with
dredged material. Eventually the half
submerged meadows in the middle of
the bay are to be consolidated into two
large islands, bulkheaded. and sur
rounded by deep water channels.
Another plank in the interesting
Brooklyn maniac's platform called for
the paving of the East River. Perhaps
that may come in the course of time.
Five nolioemon ,. i .
trial in Brooklyn within less than a
year, and four of them have been con
victed Of fplnnlpq ,
r, . -- u " " c uww in aing
f,Ug' Gcorse W- Kropp, the last of
." '"ur jenrs tor receiving
stolen srooris. Ul. a .
, , " wintoura m stripes
are serving time for abduction, grand
larcenv an i . 1
.7 , " nasauit, respec
tive! V. '- The man 1 . .
V V'K . 11 LIJ IS KaVla
ShelJard. accused of murdering Barbara
i. Tin .1. u,5asreea. and he is
in jail awaiting a new trial.
New Divorce Excuse. "
L.OUIS Levin, a Well-Vnnwn i,..,...
was sued for non-support by his wife
the other day. and offered one of the
strangest pleas on record.
"Sly wlfes family are poor and lazv "
he said. "After our marriage rny
father-in-law and my mother-in-law
my nouse tneir nome. Then mv
Wife's nnn V...!.-, . . .
.M . iour sisters
joined the happy family, afnd none of
w.... o. ceni oi board. It was a
case of 1 to 1, and I was the one. I
moved from the Bronx to Rockaway.
and back again to the Bronx', but
couldn t shake them off. So'I finally
went away myself. I am perfectly
willing to support my wife, but am a
lawyer, not a hotel-keeper."
Levin willingly agreed to pay his
wife $30 a week, and said Tt would be
cheap at double the price.
Another interesting matrimonial mix
rip came to light in Newark the other
7ay: Vice-Chancellor Kmory decreed
3;, Pau,ine a"d Gustave Walbrede
shall remain separated for .two years.
In the meantime Walbrede Is to show
proof that he prefers the society of his
wife, and three children to the indul
gence of his appetite for liquor. If he
does so, the separation will cease,
otherwise the order will be continued
forever.
It is said that the husband himself
suggested the test. Several New York
judges are watching the experiment
with interest, and may make trials of it
themselves when likely cases come
along.
Stars Cause Gossip.
New Yorkers received with sorrow the
news that Marie Dressier, who invaded
London as a woman theatrical manager,
has lost all her money, broken down and
been Removed to a sanitarium. Miss
Dressier had a seven years' lease on the
Alldwych Theater, and in a valedictory
to her company said she had mortgaged
everything she had in the world to pay
them their last week's salary. It is un
derstood that the actress-manager
dropped $40,000. her savings of years, and
is now practically penniless.
If Marie Dressier had remained in
America she would have had her money
yet, for she was always a drawing card.
In the old days of the big successes of
Tveber & Fields, Miss Dressier divided
honors with the stars, and could always
command a top-notch salary on the vau
deville circuit. She could do it again foe
that matter.
Coincident with the Dressier failure as
a manager, Mrs. Ben Hurtig, widow of
the senior member of Hurtig & Seaman,
comes into control of a dozen theaters
through her late husband's will Mrs
Hurtig declares she will take an active
part in running these houses, but admits
that she hasn't the slightest Idea how to
do it.
Maxine Elliott, New York's only woman
manager, has sailed abroad and another
woman star is doing very poor business in
the Maxine Elliott Theater. So. from the
examples on hand, it does not appear that
women are about to revolutionize the the
atrical business of this country or Europe.
Some Hotel "AVrinkles."
vIf you are at the Waldorf Astoria and
desire to engage a room in Philadelphia
or W ashington you can call a bellboy and
he will make the reservation bv wireless
in .. WTI(ii-f.the Bellevue, Stratford, at
Philadelphia, and the New Willard at the
Nation's Capital have their own service
now. with pretty girl operators in cunning
Uniforms. latfr the ill I-.,...!
the Hotel Tourame, Boston and a house
at Atlantic City.
Another innovation is daily auto service
between the Waldorf and the Bellevue
Stratford. Tickets. $15 each. Of course
you can go in a comfortable Pullman In
less than one-third of the time. for $3.20
but the new fad has met with much suc
cess. Passengers on this auto-bus line
have the privilege of stopping at Trenton.
J., to buy their own luncheon, and
can pay as much for it as they desire.
Mount Vernon is endeavoring to get into
the limelight with rubber neck trolley
.... mey are run at a nominal fare
with an announcer or lecturer who points
out and prnlnlna thA . i . .
- - ' uiicaung points.
Incidentally it is expected that the en-
n.uo.tiam aroused will boom the realty
business. . -Mount
Vemon f e,.n i n . . . . .
like the Andre monument. Sleepy Hol-
..u..i o.uu me.Mw Jtiaven railroad
depot Nobody except an old resident of
Mount Vernon would ever have thought
of the Idea. But it is doubtful-If it wul
divert traffic from Coney Island this com
ing Summer.
Nice Ufe for Girls.
Another "Girls' Hotel" has been opened
in New York, and if it is not a failure
everybody except the promoters will be
greatly surprised.
A. T. Stewart was the pioneer in this
line of philanthropy when he erected' the
Park Avenue Hotel years ago. But the
young women guests' were surrounded bv
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Don't think because sharp twinges
strike you when you lift, or twist
about, or reach, that your work is too
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in every occupation. Those aches and
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that the kidneys need help.
It is easy to tell if the kidneys are
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their work of filtering the blood.
Backache is an early warning. Head
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nervousness. Irritability. rheumatic
pain and tired feelings also - tell of
kidney Ills.
Examine the urine. If It is ex
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are not getting out all of that uric
poison. If it is dark colored" and
thick, passages too frequent, or too
scanty, if there is . any sediment de
posited when it stands, if passages
burn or pain, that is proof enough
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Bulletin No. 14
Portland Railway, Light &
Po wer Company
A Municipal
(Adapted from Chicago City Railway Advertisement.)
asrer oiy.ar,tiI ,iaI barriers and Iel fictions distinguish the man.
tl .1 Vt. 'lwiy company from a public officer. Both deal
with the public, both are charged with public duties and both are
responsible to the public for their stewardship. Their rewards
punlitan.nt, . similar, and there is no essential difference
failure? conditlofis "hl make for their success or point their
The management of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com
pany conceives its function to be that of a trustee for private inter
ests, transacting the business of a public office. The company
recognizing that good service involves reciprocal duties and oblW
gallons as between itself and the general public, earnestly solicits
Ind wn,Tt f"Pe7,tl0.n f CVery CitiZen who believes in Portland
and who takes pride in its public works.
There is no duty which the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company Is required to discharge that is incompatible or incon
sistent with the public good. Financially, the company is no more
interested in collecting nickels from its patrons than is the City of
Portland in collecting taxes, licenses, fees and fines. Likewise the
ITLZ VTf m"cll interested in preventing accidents on its carllnes
as is the City of Portland in preventing accidents on its bridges
Its street, and its sidewalks. A defective car equipment and a
broken sidewalk are liabilities of the same denomination. One
means loss to the company, the other loss to the city. A charge
that street railway companies extract profits from a dangerous
rail or a careless motorman has no more basis in fact than a stricture
on city officials for willful neglect of sidewalk repairs because of
pecuniary profit to the municipality.
n.v.tTw? assets and liabilities of the company are the assets an
"f. the ctty. and is for this reason " that till manage
iL0' V? comply "oliclts the co-operation which inevltabfv wni
increase the assets and reduce the liabilities of both PHoals
e Z".XPayers Who "w'.ould complain of inadequate water supplv could
nf.rt'fd Upn i. 8rive Prompt aid to such public authorities
might be engaged in Improving it;, the Injunction to -Wl the water2
is not an indictment of Bull Run as a source of water suddW ih.
abuse of fireworks or firearms arouses protest, but it InSpPrei T'good
ieV.'il8 co-oPerate Ylth tne municipality in 'the adoption Tofcor
Ih masu.res- Eacn tuatlon demands earnest co-operation on
the part of all persons whose interest and assistance spell relief
The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company does not cfc
immunity from criticism, nor does it chafe under reasonable or con
frTCtci n?UnVl,pal rcstralnts; it merely asks the public to consider
workTWe. police i'no Vefeh
cunncd;onV Wte and
Rapid transit in a great city covering 45 sauare mll I.
municipal necessity. The difference between bad servicT and the
best service is the difference between bad management Without
co-operation and good management with it. First-claVs Tervire
enhances the value of real estate. Increases the credit of the c t
as a municipal corporation, facilitates business and expands itZ
I'nbUm,?i 0t tr.ade: enable! the employe of the mill. ?e factory
thfe office and on the street to go to and from his place of emnlov
SiS.I Punct,uan-. speedily, safely and with comfort. No cttyP can
progress whose inhabitants, before starting downtown, contemnlata
n-JOVn7 as men, 1olng to war' Cental composure at the begin!
?2L0if day a,w:ork in a city where competition is keen and analysis
close is a municipal as well as a personal asset. "uaiysis
85,H0 rinB 1908 th comPany reconstructed tracks at a cost of
It built extensions at a cost of $60,000.
structtIo,ViatamcostraofV t0 "" th PUDl'C durln 8trt cn-
- It contributed 1145,000 to the cost of street paving.
.Jhefe .'2 under construction in Portland the best street railwav
system in the world. The contractor is a partnership Tlie nartnen
are the Portland Railway, Light & Power Coinpanv and th. c J
of Portland. It has added to its equipment new cars car houYeSf
electrical substations, and machinery. It has vastly improved In
proposes to still further improve its service. TVill ; you Phelp "
many restrictions. They were com
pelled to be in at 10 P. M., were not al
lowed to receive company, and Ufe waj
made so drearily dull that they simply
moved away.
Tile new project, "The City Federation
Hotel." on West Twenty-second street,
has all the fatal defects of the Stewart
project. Every girl must be In bed and
have her light out by 10 o'clock. No girl
will be received who is paid a salary ex
ceeding $7 a week, and her board will
be 4.
As the average woman worker is busy
until 6 P. M., this means that she can
never go to a theater or a dance, never
receive compaAV (followers not allowed
at the hotel), and always live a life of
drab, dreary, unrelieved respectability.
As she goes to bed very early at night,
she should be up In time to permit her
to walk to business, thereby preserving
her J3 a week intact.
So she can save $150 a year, and if she
lives long enough have a comfortable for
tune by the tfme she is SO.
Will the average working girl do this?
The general belief Is that the only way
the hotel will get guests is by having
them committed to the institution by a
city magistrate.
This Is the kind of charity that causes
rich people to say that the "poor are un
grateful," while the working classes re
tort that the rich are "foolish" and
prove it.
I know a young dramatist who has writ
ten one of. the- season's successes. His
salary on a local paper was $35 a week,
with little chance of ever getting any
more. Now his royalties average 625 a
week, and he believes they will continue
until he has drawn J20.000. or more than
his newspaper would give him in 11 years.
For the benefit of aspiring writers of
Portland it might be stated that the gen
erally accepted royalty is 5 per cent of
the gross receipts, up to JSOOO a week, and
per cent on all over the first $5000.
After a success is worked out "on the
road," its life may be prolonged In the
stock houses, and small checks drift in
on the author for years to come.
Here is a recipe for successful dramatic
authorship:
"UEKf PICTURE TELLS A STORY
WEY
1
Price so cents. Fostu-Miuvu Co.. Buffalo. N.Y.. Proprietors.
Organization
nlZX a Play- ' Have a bi manager
like Frohman or Belasco produce it. Then
, f, Public ocks in to see it, and pj.ys
lor tickets, you will make a lot of
money."
Easy, isn't it? There are a lot of peo
ple here trying It, and one or two have
caught the combination.
SEEK AFRICAN TREASURE
Expedition After Gold, Ivory and Di
amonds in lark Continent.
CAPE TOWN, March 20. (Special.)
Interesting; particulars are given by
the Transvaal Leader with reference to
hidden treasure, said to belong to the
late King Lobengula, for which search
is now being made. , The treasure,
which consists of $4,000,000 in coin'
36 bars of raw gold, ten wagonloads
of ivory and 400 diamonds, is believed
to be secreted on the banks of the
Kori River, 'one of the tributaries of
the Zambesi.
Only five persons knew of the where
abouts of the treasure, and of these
only one, John Jacobs, a native min
ister, who was at ' one time private
secretary to Lobengula. is alive todav.
.About a year ago Jacobs entered into
negotiations with a Johannesburg
prospector, as the result of which both
men. accompanied by a small party
set out for the North, trekking into
regions rarely traversed by white peo
ple. They started on January S. 308.
from Johannesburg, and were absent
for over a year. They did not bring
back the treasure, but say they are
firmly convinced they have found the
spot where it lies. Difficulties of
transport and of obtaining food and
water, etc.. caused the abandonment of
the search. Another expedition is
about to be set on foot.
Less- than 1 per cent fif the public lies
oitmIoh to mat;.. of the orM'i catties.
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