Artesia (Waco, Texas) Vol. 8 No. 20, Sunday, May 15, 1898

              VOL. VIII. WACO, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1898. No. 20
Some Everyday
Necessities
These are all strictly firstclass
goods. The lots are mostly small and
prices are cut to close them out sure
and quick.
Ladies’ Finest White Kid Gloves,
fancy stitching, worth $1.50 a Qfl.
pair, at only....................................vwv
Pure Silk Mitts in regular and extra
sizes, worth 75 cents a pair J| A _
at only ........................................... ®t5IG
All Silk Mitts, excellent values at
35 cents and 10 cents a pair, at OC.
only............................... faUV
Handsome Silk Sashes 31 yds. long,
5 inches wide, worth $5 each, A AA
at only......................................... OiUU
A pretty line of fancy Silk Sashes,
worth $2 and $2.50 each, at I Eft
only................................................. IlOU
Latest styles in Ladies’ Linen Collars,
all sizes, worth 15 cents I ft a
each, at only................................... IUG
We offer immense showings of fancy
Ribbons in all colors, kinds and
widths, and every piece at the lowest
prices in the city. A positive saving
of about 30 per cent.
Womans Week
This week we talk in the interest of women—about women’s wear—
and at prices to please women. We want to impress the magnitude
of our Corset department and our other departments devoted to
Woman’s Readymade Wear. It is impossible for us to do justice
to these lines in ad advertisement, but we promise to make this a
Remarkable Sale
Goods will be displayed liberally and we beg the opportunity to
talk to you personally through our clerks in these departments.
For the Boys Boys' Clothing
We carry a full and complete
line of everything for children’s
We show boys’ well
made Percale Waists
in blue, red and assorted
colors at only
25 cents
A pretty line of boys’
white and col’d waists
at only
50 cents
Elegant line of splendid
waists, with pat.
washable buttons at
75 cents
Blouse waists and
waists of all kinds in
all sizes and at all
prices, and every price
the lowest in the city.
Boys’ clothing to be satisfactory
must be made specially for
boys—well and durably made.
We have ours made
that way and will give
a pair free for every
pair of our
CrackaJack
Knee Pants that rip.
The price is only
50 cents
a pair. Have a finer
grade at 75c, and still
finer at $1.
Boys’ suits for little
boys and big boys at
50 cents
a suit to $5.00 a suit.
Come and see us about
anything for boys’
wear—including boys’
good Shoes.
A Word on the Silk
Question
We have sold immense quantities of
Silk Dress Goods this season. We
have immense quantities yet to sell.
This week we reduce prices along
many lines and offer extra inducements
in our Silk department.
Evening Silks
These are the right goods in right
shades at right prices. A special line
for graduating dresses such as White
Crepe de Chin, White Taffetas, White
Brocades in '^aft'eta and Duchess,
Liberty Silk and Mouseline de Soi
and all other desirable kinds. If you
want a pretty
GraduatingDress
see these pretty goods at prices from
19c a yard to $1.65 a yard. We have
everything to trim them with.
Special
A pretty 11inch Black Silk Fish
Net worth $1 a yard, goes this week
at only
67a cents
Corsets, Underwear, Dress Skirts.
We have the largest and best lighted department devoted to these lines. Thoroughly experienced ladies are
in charge and convenient and private trvingon rooms are at their service. To accommodate the extra trade these
prices must bring us this week, we have engaged extra help so all may be waited on promptly.
Ladies' Waists
Special for this week only we offer a line of Finest
Fancy Organdy Waists, regular price $2.50 and I QE
$3 each, at only.............................................................. IivU
Ladies’elegant Waist, fine and novel styles, I AE
worth $1.50 and $1.75 each, at only....................... IifaU
Ladies’ pretty and stylish Waists, in Percale "IC*
and Lawns, worth $1 and $1.25 each, at only .... IUV
AC. This week we will sell Misses’ pretty Waists in
■■wG g'ood assortment of colors and patterns, worth
50c, 75c and $1 each, all at only 25c each.
Ladies' Vests
25c
lO cents
25c
Several styles of Ladies’ Silk Vests, finished with
silk braid, worth $1.25 each, will go this week
at only................................................................................ IvC
Ladies’ Finest Silk Vests, extra quality, 1 Eft
worth $2 and $2.50 each, at only............................. liwU
A few Ladies’ Silk Vests worth 50 to 75c each,
close out at only .............................................................
E. Good White Gauze Vests, all sizes, worth 10 OG each, at only 5 cents.
Ladies’ Lisle Thread Vests, nice finished and
in all sizes, at only................................................. ..
Handsome lace trimmed Summer Vests worth I Aft
$1.50 each, at only $1.25 and .................................... liUU
Ladies' Wrappers
A pretty line of good Calico Wrappers in nice Ef ft .
patterns and well made, worth 75c each, at only wllG
Fine Parcale and Lawn Wrappers, splendid QQ.
values in handsomest styles, at only.................... 99G
Crash Skirts
50c
Skirts in very best 1.00
Muslin Underwear
We have the handsomest and best stock of Muslin
Underwear made—“The French Fashioned.” Knowing
this to be a fact, we want you to know it. Prices are as
low as any, and this week much lower than any.
I Ladies pretty Chemise, Skirts, Drawers,
Gowns and Corset Covers worth 75c EQ
to $1.25 each, go in this lot at............ VvC
We wil^ limit the quantity sold to any one customer,
but hope all our friends will take advantage of these
great drives.
Handsomest styles in all garments; Gowns,
Chemise, Drawers and Skirts, worth QA.
$1.50 to $1.75 each, at only................ 99G
We will show other equally good values at several
prices and suggest liberal buying this week.
hot
Lot 2
We offer a line of Ladies’ Linen Crash Skirts
in all sizes, at onH.......................................................
Very handsome Crash
style of workmanship, at.
White Pique Skirts, i
very stylish make, at .... 1.00, 1.50, 3.00
Corsets
We show forty styles of Corsets in all the new shapes.
We can fit yon, suit your style and form, and insure
you perfect comfort. We have thoroughly experienced
ladies in charge and will fit and guarantee every corset.
Snectal A lot of Corsets in broken sizes, worth $1, 1.25
___________ t,n 1.7 to $1.7o5 pe.aflpc.hh. will ho p.lnsprl nut this "f _
week at only 75c
We have two styles of Thompson’s GloveFitting
Corsets which we want to introduce. | 1C nnH 0 flfl
Thev are worth..................................... I.IJ dllll 2.UU
This week we will give with each one of
these sold a sterling' silver “Maine” souvenir
spoon FREE. These spoons will be
given only with these two brands of Thompson’s
sets at $1.75 and $2 each.
Free
Cor
50c We sell a pretty line of good corsets in several
styles equal to the usual 75 cent kinds—
and we guarantee them not to break—at 50c.
Black Skirts
We show pretty Mohair and BlackBrilliantine Skirts
af $1, $1.50, $2.50, $4.
We also offer an extra Silk Skirt, very nobby and
dressy, at $5 to $10.
Small Necessities of Life
Matting tacks worth 5c
a pack, at
1 cent
Carpet tacks worth 5c
a pack, at
I cent
Premium Glue, mends
everything in wood, glass
or metal, worth 10 cents
a bottle, at
5 cents
Water Glasses worth
5 cents each, at
2 cents
Individual Butter Plates,
cut glass style, worth 5c
each, at
2 cents
Ice Cream and Sherbet
plates and stands worth
10 cents each, at
4 cents
Fine Crystal Water
Glasses worth 75c a doz.
at only
45c a dozen
6 for 25c.
Japanese Fans worth
15 and 20c each, at
IO cents
Pretty .1 apanese Fans
worth 10c each, at
5 cents
Latest novelties in
French fans 50c to $5.
Fancy Dimities and
Lawns 30 inches wide,
worth 10 to 12 cents a
yard, at
7'A cents
Best quality Table
Oil Cloths, the regular
25c quality, at only
15 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
For these two days every piece of Calico in_our
stock worth 5c, 6c, 7c and 8c a yard, go
at only................................................................
One hundred choice pieces of Zephyr and
Ginghams worth 12 to 15c a yard, at only.
10 to 11 o’clock \ 1 case new Fancy Lawns A f
3 to 4 o’clock ('worth 5c a yard, at only . £>
Limit and no children.
TUESDAY ONLY
10 to 11 | 1 case new Shirting's, all pretty. A | «
3 to 4 f light patterns, worth 6c a yard, at W2G
(Limit) Very popular for Children's waists and dresses.
5c
8c
■ic
WEDNESDAY ONLY
10 to 11 \ 1 case White Lawns, 27 in. wide,
3 to 4 f worth 5c a yard, at.............................
Limit and no children.
2c
Buttermilk complexion
soap worth 15c a cake, at
8 cents
Bread Knife free with
25c box of fine toilet soap.
Combination shoe cleanser
and polish for tan or
ox blood shoes, both for
IO cents
Camphor Balls, sure
death for moths, '
5 cents
Lump Camphor Moth
Destroyer, large box,
15 cents
Household disinfectant
destroys all bad odors
and purifies the atmosphere,
25 cents
Best sewing cotton, warranted
full measure and
first quality,
3 spools for IOc
Knitting Silk, all colors,
on wood spools, at
4 cents
Millinery
This week we will close out all our
finest trimmed Hats at a discount of
33 per cent off.
Lovely styles at hardly cost of material.
Sailors
New lines of Fancy Sailors, two
colors, mixed colors and all the fancy
straws at
50c. 75c. $1 and $1.25
We will close out one hundred straw
sailors worth 40c each, at only
25 cents
.See the eleg'ant new Wide Brim
Sailors just out.
©octal anb Current Events.
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^Happenings of tbe “CXIleef?—ipeople ]i>ou Know.
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T took only a passage down
Austin street as early as ten
o’clock on Wednesday morning,
to tell that Waco’s third
great Carnival was on, and by
three o’clock when flags and
bunting were flying from every window,
when a confetti carpet covered the
ground, and when a cannon blast told
that the Carnival King had come to
rule over the Realm of Pleasure, it
told that Waco’s third great Carnival
was an overwhelming success. Even
with the rise of dawn there was an unusual
stir. The spirit of revelry
seemed to infect the very air, and like
the little girls tale of woe, “it grew
and it grew. ” Bands were outplaying
at every corner, the coachmen put
an extra polish and the green, white
and gold streamers to their traps, and
long before noon every body was out
in the holiday parade. The Wild Man
of Borneo, Charley, the waffle vendor,
the Carnival button crier—all were
hallooing themselves into attention.
Soon the gaily caparisoned marshals
on their prancing steeds were seen flying
here and there, which signaled the
approach of the King. The war of
cannon just at one o’clock gave warning
of his advent, and with measured
steps and slow, his majesty’s chariot
wound its course from Franklin into
Austin avenue, and thence to his
throne at the City Hall. In this his
first entry into the Carnival city of
Texas, he was escorted by the mysterious
Knights of Revelry, several hundred
strong, the Baylor cadets and an
armed troop of horsemen, headed by
a platoon of police, each division
headed by a band. As one looked
down the street, a sea of masqued
faces and grotesquely clad forms met
his gaze, until the naturally attired
human seemed the oddity. Carnival
King Wilcox bore himself with regal
mien; indeed, he conld not have had a
superior. The royal chariot was
drawn by eight milk white horses with
gorgeous trappings of purple and sil
ver, each horse with his liveried
groom. The trumpeter, herald, outrider
and little pages were all costumed
with accurate detail and dazzling
effect. The chariot and throne, all
purple and gold, was magnificent, and
as the rays from the sun set the moving
mass a glitter, cheer after cheer
went up from the spectators along the
line of march. At the City Hall, the
Knights of Revelry in double column
with interlaced spears formed an archway
under which the royal ermine robe
ascended the dais, and from Mayor
McCulloch received the mammoth key,
indicative of the broadness of the city’s
hospitality. Then the bands played
Dixie, the crowd yelled, and the bells
and whistles told that the beginning of
three days of mirth had come.
As soon as the myriads of twinkling
incadescents told that night shades
had gathered, thousands of people
gathered upon the streets. Families
with their guests lined Austin avenue,
the little folks joining just as gleefully
in the excitement of the jolly good
natured crowd, dodging and throwing,
confetti as the grown up folks. Music
welled from every source. Many were
out in carnival costume, still more with
bobbing lanterns. A rollicking, good
humored surge of pleasure seeking
humanity.
While the old folks and the young
folks, the sober folks and the gay
folks were crowding and crushing
down Austin street and watching the
maneuvers of the firemen on the
square, the Philo club was receiving
its quota of g'uests for the reception
to the queens and the visiting guests
of the home householders. At 9
o’clock every carriage light headed in
that direction, and poured into this
hospitable club an array of beauty
and gallantry that even the Philo itself
has seldom seen. The young gentlemen
of the club had taken special
precaution that the young lady visitors
should be escorted, while the
large contingent of visiting bachelors
did the same pleasant duty for the
home guests. The married members
of the club with their wives played
the agreeable chaperones, . until the
large company was made quite imposing.
The state was well represented
in its galaxy of pretty young
women, who danced, coquetted and
otherwise entertained so bewitchingly
that a very late hour found the Philo
still a blaze of light and glory. The
gowning of these young women was
indeed handsome. It were a revelation
to see what taste and elegance
the women of Texas could display.
The club was prettily decorated, and
extra good music provided, all' of
which went to make the only strictly
society event of the week a notable
one.
And still another gala event was on
for Wednesday evening—the grand
Fireman’s ball, so pretentious in its
celebration that both the Mannaerchor
and the Y. M. C. A. halls were opened
to accommodate the crowd. It is estimated
that at least five hundred “fire
laddies,” in their taking uniforms
and fluttering' badges, were here in
convention, and the home companies
spared no effort to make their stay^
pleasant. The halls were beautifully
decorated with appropriate devices for
the ball, which was attended by a
large number who were not personally
connected, but who felt an unbounded
interest in the success of entertaining
so worthy a body of men.
All that goes to make up a merry,
successful ball was present, even
early morning failing to end the
revels.
While mirth and pleasure reigned
supreme, there was an intellectual
revel at Baylor University, largely
attended and greatly enjoyed—the intercollegiate
debate between the State
University and the Baylor, subject:
Should the United States Annex the
Hawaiian Islands'?” It might have
been mentioned as a Baylor debate
after all, since one of the University
representatives was an old Baylor
student. His colleague was Mr. R.
C. Watkins, while the Baylor was represented
by Messrs. George McDaniel
and R. H. Hamilton. Baylor carried
off the honor, but in return tendered,
a most deligheful midnight banquet at
the St. Charles, who really forgot
their defeat in so much that was pleasant
and witty around the gaily decked
board. There were seven courses
served, and much said to entertain.
Nothing' could Lave been more
propitious in the way of weather than
the three Carnival days. So, Thursday
morning found the incoming trains
adding many to the grand concourse
of people. To spme, this was the
crowning day of the Carnival; to all,
it was sufficient to gratify even the
most sanguine expectations of a feast
for the beautiful. Everybody was on
the streets at an early hour, bands
were catching up the refrains from
each other until every corner
seemed to revel in sweet sounds.
Carriages were flying here and there
meeting guests upon the incoming
trains, and all was bustle and stir.
The Knights of Revelry took the streets
at 11 o’clock, and entertained for an
hour. Immediately after dinner, the
marshals of the parade, on their gaily
caparisoned steeds, began the work of
forming the great parade, and, until
six, they were kept busy putting the
immense concourse of floats, carriages
and other features of the great slow
into line. In the meantime great
crowds poured into Austin and the
other streets along the line of march,
until fully thirty thousand were there
to admire the taste and ingenuity of
Waco’s men and women; to catch the
excitement of the day and to enjot the
music from the numerous bands
Along the residence blocks many
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