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THEIR NEW DRESSES.
CREATIONS FOR FANNY DAVENPORT
AND LILLIAN RUSSELL.

Two Artists Who Know What to Wear.
Simple Rules For Making Throe OF Four
Kinds of Their Now Trimming.
copyright, 1893, by American Press Associe-
toni
The collet is now the fashionable fad
In the way of trimming of ordinary
dresses, and it is also designed for the
purpose of affording something that is
next to nothing to wear around the neck
and shoulders. There are many varie-
ties, some of them more remarkable than
beautiful and others SO pretty and so
stylish that one forgets what collects are.
They are really only make believes, but
as they are so charming let us admire
them and get one if we can, each of us.
If we cannot buy one already made, per-
haps we can make one ourselves. We can
If we know how and are willing to try
Let me tell you all how to make three
or four styles. One-and perhaps two
Of the most striking of them all has rip
pie cape in the back and comes down to
q deep point in front. This was made of
corded black silk, and had no ornament
save Brandeburg to fasten it. The
points are cut on the straight and the
rest in se1nicircle, and this is joined
by seam in the back. 1t is lined with
taffeta in bright or opalescent color.
The edge at the top is simply turned in
and hemmed, and as it meets half way
down tho bust it seems to give V
shaped effect to the waist of the gown.
The outside and Innings are cut Just
alike and the edges stitched. The seam
is then turned where the neck part is
hemmed, the edges are slightly pressed
with not very warm iron and the
fastenings sewn OH. 1t need not take
over an hours work, and the style is
very good
Another collet is arranged in two
plated ruffles, one deeper than the other,
and the ends pointed and reaching the
waist, where they hang naturally cross
ed. This need not be lined if made of
middling thick goods, and the edges are
bound with ribbon of as hapely contrast
ing shade. Cashmere, black or dark
brown, with green ribbon is very pretty.
OF course it is understood that the green
is to be of soft and artistic shade,
though, to be sure, almost all shades are
used now. But we are supposing that
the lady is woman of genuine taste.
The collar is lined with silk, the color of
the ribbon and box plated SO that it
stands up as a pierrot ruffie.
Another very ornate collet has IS pieces
of black silk cut in shapes something
like baseball bat. The two front ones
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Dcsirnble Crosses.

Following are Il few crosses which The
Poultry Keeper says will be found de-
sirable, according to the purposes de-
sired:
For good vigorous layers, possessing
average size, with hardness and beauti-
full plumage, cross Brown Leghorn
cock with Partridge Cochin hens, and
the next season mate the pullets from
such cross with Belfast Red or Black
Breasted Red Game cock.
For capons mate q colored Dorking
cock with dark Brahma hens, and the
product is the most compact, heavy and
salable capon of any cross, being Of ex-
cellent table quality, large size and
easily fatted.
For market chicks cross Plymouth
Rock on Brahma or Cochin hens, and
the next season mate the pullets from
the cross with Wyandotte cock.
For producing very large fowl cross
Houdan cock on Light Brahma hens
and mate the pullets of the cross the
next season with Plymouth Rock cock.
For early maturity cross a White Leg.
horn cock with light Brahma hens or a
Black Hamburg cock with Langshan
hens.
For fowls that quickly fatten cross
any two of the large breeds and con-
time such crosses from other large
breeds on the produce.
For winter layers cross Dominique
cock with Light Brahma hens or Hou-
dan cock with Langshan hens. Next
season cross the progeny with Wyan-
dotte or Plymouth Book.
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for the same amount of labor as the
mangel. Familiar varieties of this root
are Yellow intermediate. Carriers Mann
mouth, Lanes Improved, Golden Globe
and Red Globe mangels.
In the illustration is shown new and
distinct variety, which, it is claimed, is a
decided Improvement over the old Yellow
intermediate, being larger, more even
in Shape and of yellow russell color. 1t
grows more than half above ground, as
shown i'll the cut, so making it easy to
lift and gather. 1t is productive vari-
ETY. and an excellent keeper. Thanks are
due to Messrs. Johnson d Stokes for the
cut here presented.
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Isistori's Dual Nature.

have never met with more passion
ate, fiery actress than Ristori, with one
possessed to the same degree by the
demon of tragedy. Yet when she came
to Paris for the first time she was nurs-
ing her last child. Well, on the days
she was acting she brought her baby
with her to the theater, put it to sleep
and went to give it the breast during
the intervals of "Myrrha," which is sim
ply the most monstrously passionate of
all dramatic works. Did the part of
nurse detract from the partof the tragic
actress? By no means. Did the part of
the tragic actress detract from the part
of the nurse? No more than in the 9TH
er case. I am, no doubt, quoting an ex-
ceptional fact, which may be solely ac-
cohnted for by the strength of organiza-
ton possessed by Mime. Ristori, but La
Malibran also showed us numberless
contrasts of feeling altogether unlocked
Observation-Disclosures of Sixty Years."
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an undersleeve of spangled blue tulle.
A wide scarf of that is tied across the
bust and falls to the feet. With this are
tiny tea cap, a bunch of spangled tulle
as big as an ordinary rosette, and on top
OF 1T one of open poppy and one half open
bud. This contrasts we'll with the album
dant tresses of the fair singer.
And here let me say that this hair all
belongs OH that lady's head. Many per-
sons assert that she wears wig, but it
is not so. All the daughters IN the
Leonard family have magnificent hair.
Lillian Russells real name was Helen
Leonard until she married Braham, and
later Solomon. She knows how to dress
we'll and does it. So, though she makes
no pretense to lead the fashion, it shows
that painted silks will certainly find
favor with those who can paint and
those who can afford to pay an artist.
Some of the new plaids are frightful,
the pattern is so large and striking, but
others again are very handsome. I saw
one that was very ladylike, and at the
same time it was in the height of style.
1t was of gray twilled cheviot, with bias
diamond shaped plaids formed by white
lines, three one way and two the other.
There was something very refined and
delicate about this plaid. 1t is n pity
all arc not rs neat and refined. The
dress of which it was made was cut sur
plice waist over V of white lace over
pale blue silk. The sleeves were in soft
double puff, the forearm piece being
also of plaid. The bottom of the skirt
was perfectly plain, save for three lines
of white castle braid
The hat to go with this dress was of
lustrous gray straw, turned up to tri-
corne, with three turquoise velvet TO-
settles and two fancy plumes of gray
chicken feathers. The saw tooth straws
think, will be Worn quite far into the
autumn. They did not make their ap-
pearance until summer was we'll adj
vanced, and they became so popular at
once that tho fancy for them will be long
dying out Some are trimmed quite
plainly, and others have perfect night
mares of feathers upon them.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
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BELMONT CRICKET CLUBS HOME.

Victorian 10-year-old colt who has already
made two centuries; Harry Trott, another
double century scorer; the sterling players
Gregory, Little, Walter Giffen, Jarvis and
Cunningham. In the bowling department
are three stars: II. Tumble, R. w. Mel. eod
and G. Il. B. Turner.
Probably the most remarkable feat per-
formed by the Australians during their
campaign in England occurred when they
played the Past and Present eleven of Cam
bridge university. The Australians occu.
pied the wickets two days and part of o
third. made the big score of 643 and retired
with three individual centuries to their
credit. The century scorers were Bruce,
191; Zimmerman. 1873, and Tumble, 1O5.
The Australians score exceeded by 40 runs
the largest previous score ever made in a
match between expert elevens. The tour
OF the Australians in England has not been
series of triumphs by any means, but they
have played good cricket and will be well
seasoned by the time they are ready to be.
gin operations in this country
Some of the strongest players in America
are residents of Philadelphia or vicinity.
Among the men who may be chosen to
compete against the Australians are George
best known cricketers In America; j. B.
King, f. Ralston, G. Coates, Jr., J. w.
Muir, II. P. Baily, E. w. Clark; w. Scott,
Il. Altemus, w. w. Noble and w. Brockie.
Patterson and Wood hold the record of 267
runs, the largest score for wicket ever
put on in partnership in America by first
class cricketers. This great score was made
on Sept. D, 1892, in contest between anna.
teurs and professionals at Philadelphia.
Patterson is n Philadelphia by birth and
has for several seasons ranked as the best
all round cricketer in America. Wood was
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-THE ROANOKE TIMES,

showing any oily margin, and if paint
Ing becomes real fashion instead of
being something that is only seen on the
gowns of the favored few it will open
the door to great possibilities and also
the door of hope for the young artist
whose forte lies in painting flowers.
Lillian Russell has new pale blue
satin gown for home, and on this is
painted q bewildering maze of tall grass
es, from which peep scarlet peoples. The.
different greens in the grasses and the
leaves of the peoples are most artistically
treated, and the flowers look as if they
grew there. The painted pattern ex-
tends all around the skirt. The sleeves
are puire, which fall back, leaving the
round white arms exposed, except for
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-21
Not n New Thiup.

Modern critics of ladies' full dress
costumes would have us believe that
what they call "the exposure" is recent
innovation.
If traveller from distant country,
unfamiliar with the English and French
fashions. were to contemplate the rep
resentation of ball dress of 40 years ago
he would be puzzled to account for the
remarkable shape of the ladies of that
period. If the traveller were anything
of II naturalist, he would set them down
i'll his own mind as belonging to new
species of the genus homo.
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are the longest, and the others graduate
in length. Each is finished separately,
and then they are tackled together from
the under side and fared n very little
at the neck, SO that the collar may be
formed with scallops mt the top The
different pieces are all rounded top and
bottom, and lined with thin silk and in
terlined with crinoline ogive them shape.
Each one of these pieces is beaded with
a few fine Jet beads set on irregularly.
and on the shoulders, where the scallops
are but 8 inches long, there is n black
lace frill, which sets up high, so as to
give place to sleeve. The front scallops
are IA inches long and to the four center
front ones are four rich tassels of let,
with fancy headings. This is very
rich little collet and can be made of
black or dark colored velvet, and il would
be handy for ladies who wear low even
ing dresses to slip ON to protect the chest
when going out of warm rooms. It
could also be Worn over house dress in
cool weather indoorsya and whenever it is
worn it will give a dressy effect to
plain gown.
Many of the collets are more in the
form Of ruffles and double ruffles than
anything. One pretty one is of corinth
red silk and Is cut on the straight, the
lower ruff1e being 10 inches from the
neck line and the upper two inches
shorter. At the top there is triple box
plated ruffle of the same that makes o
becoming frill about the neck. With
two loops and ends of grosgrain ribbon
this is very dainty collet for n young
lady. Black silk, satin or velvet would
be even handsomer than red which is
rather too voyante to be in the best
taste.
have noticed among the early fall
goods some that are called painted silks.
The silk is generally pongee in dark or
light shades or black, with little clusters
of dots Of highly contrasting color
apparently stenciled upon them. A black
pongee had emerald green dots, three In
a cluster, and another had scarlet dots
OF seven-one in the center little larger
than the others, and the six around il,
1t may be that this is clever device OF
printed silk, but it looks like painted
silk.
saw suwn that was being made 70,
Fanny Davenport. and there were masses
of white ca.nellias and their green foliage
painted on the yich grosgrain. Painted
flowers of quite large size were also seen
ON q pale lilac silk, the flowers being
white lilacs and pale pink azaeas. The
SIX seems to take the paint without
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NJ. r. COBB.

born in Derbyshirc, England, 81 years ago
and came to America in 1881 to coach the
members of the Belmont Cricket club of
Philadelphia, which club made the highest
bid recently for the matches the Austria
lians will play in Philadelphia. Wood is
probably the best batsman in America. He
holds the American record for the best in
dividual batting feat. On June 8, 1892, he
made POI runs, not out, in game against
the Baltimore club. He was only ut the
wickets two hours and made the last 80 runs
in 20 minutes. He made three centuries in
1892 and has captained the Belmont eleven
for several seasons
Cricket has sprung into popularity near
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Looking at the prints of the period, we
should think that the artists intended to
convey satire on the ladies' dress if
we did not today frequently meet with
such figures in real life. The costume,
with much pretension to elegance, ex-
hibits most of the faults of the modern
style of dress 1t combines the shock
ingly decollettc feature with the pinched
waist, and even the hoopskirt OF that
period was in recent danger of resurrec-
hon. ELLEN SAMSON.
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"A Woman pnrliamentari,,n.

Lillian Cole Bethel has compiled and
published a Compendium and Question
Book of Parliamentary Law" for the
use of clubs and organizations unfamil-
lar with parliamentary usage. She has
carefully prepared it from the standard
works on the subject, such as Cushing's,
Roberts, Neelys and Smiths. The nee
essary parliamentary programme for
small clubs and societies has been sim
pified and arranged in way that will
DC easily understood.
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Wheat t.--..
Beventy-fivc Varieties Grown L.
tive Test Mt t,,e .,,,in 81,


Beventy-ffvc Varieties Grown H. ...,,... ....N
tive Test ut the ohio Stat.n
These wheats were grown il, ls33 .s.
In order to detect INEQUALITIES a. ID, ,,
every third plot was sown VIZ r.
Chaff Penquite's), this vark X h,
been used for several years as Il st,,. u.
in similar tests.
Past experience has shown b-
such work as this neighborin.
the same variety of wheat m aa
pected to show variation of O
bushels per acre either way
average, and hence in this test III,
rieties yielding within two bu
acre of the average of the Vel
plots between which they lay ar r.,
ed as having given practically .
yield as the Velvet Chaff.
The following % sorts ga ,,,a
yields, those marked (a) havil ~
similar yields in the test of 1S9:
lumbus: Lehigh,* Sibley's Ne
en,* Tasmanian Red, NIiller's. d
Sheriff, Ontario Wonder, Flu
New Longberry, Extra Early Uab
Silver Chaff, Royal Australian te
nym of Clawson), Oregon, Crate
Velvet Synonym of Velvet gbaf.
Bearded Monarch, Fairfield,* Hicnman,K
Buckeye, Jones Winter Fife American
Bronze. Willis, Beal. Early White
Leader, Pickaway.
The following 81 sorts yielded in 1893
two to seven bushels per acre more than
the neighboring plots of Velvet Chat,
16 of them giving similar yields in 1892:
Valleys and it's synonym (Reliable*).
Egyptian Lebanon,* Rudy,* Poole,
Early Ripe,* Gypsy, Niger, Surprise,
Wyandot Reds Mediterranean, Hindoo-
stan,# Tasmanian Reds Democrat,
Deitz,* Red Fultz and its synonym Ger
man Emperor), Witter, Geneva Diehl
Mediterranean and its synonyms Gold.
en- Cross and Yuba), Tuscan Island, \
Mealy, Golden Prolitic,* Martins Am.
Der, Landreth (synonym of Martins
Amber), New Monarch, Miami Valley,
Missouri, Blue Stem, Early Red Claw
sons New Michigan Amber, Badger and
Post.
The following IA varieties yielded from
one and half to four bushels less
than the Velvet Chaff: Russian Red
Fultz, Rocky Mountain, Wisconsin Til
umph, Improved Rice, Thesis, Long
berry, Fultz Blue Stem, Yellow Gypsy,
Jones' Square Head, Bailey Roberts, =
Johnson* and Big English.
Sixteen of the above named sorts of
wheat have now been grown by the sta
ton in comparative test for nine years
in succession. Omitting fractions, the
average yield has been as follows: Val
ley, 81 bushels; Red Fultz, 80 bushels;
Egyptian Niger, Diehl Mediterranean
and Poole, 81 bushels: Royal Australian
(Clawson), Tasmanian Red, Democrat
and Velvet Chaff, SO bushels; Silver
Chaff and Martins Amber, 50 bushels:
tultz, Thesis, Mediterranean and Ian
dreth, 81 bushels.
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The Champion cantaloupe raru,.

Buck Anthony, colored, of Early coun-
ty, Ga, is said to be the best cantaloupe
raiser in the state. His methods are thus
described: "He fertilizes them with moe
casins, adders, coachwhips and such
other snakes as he can conveniently
catch in the spring, which imparts to
them the finest flavor imaginable. He
also raises the most delicious rattlesnake
watermelons"
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CAPTAIN BLACKHAM.

very handsome and expensive clubhouses
The visit of Lord Hawkes. team of crack
English cricketers in 1901 gave great i'm
petus to the sport in America, and more
than ever made the game society fad on
this side. At present cricket players are
much interested in the coming Of the Aus
tralian cricketers, who have just finished
battling with the best elevens in England
and who will arrive in America about the
close of September. The antipodeans have
been putting up strong game in Great
Britain, and it is expected that they will
make 1t very interesting for the best eleven
on this side of the Atlantic. The first
games the visitors are scheduled to play il
America will be seen at Philadelphia Sept
90 and 80 and Oct. g.
From Philadelphia the visitors go to New
York where they will meet strong clever
picked from the best players of the Metro
politan Cricket league on the grounds OF
the Staten Island Cricket club, Oct. 3, 9
and .. The Australians will then visit tn,
Worlds fair and play the best cricketers il
Chicago.
The team is called the Eighth Australian
eleven, and its captain, Jack Blackham
has visited England with eight different
teams from the antipodes. While his work
this year is not quite UP to his old time
form he still plays remarkable game, and
his fame rs Il level headed captain is known
to cricketers the world over. Among the
other strong players with the eleven are
George Giffcn, the South Australian cham
pion; W. Bruce, famous left handed ex
pert: Jack Lyons, the giant of the team.
Aleck Zimmerman, who recently put three
figure score to his credit; Harry Graham, the
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They We're Not Voting.

Foreign Yisitor-Ah, you have beau
tiful country and Il noble system of gov
ernment-every man freeman and all
equal. What is that great crowd about
that hotel? Are they voting for and
against some new law?
American Citizen-N-o-ah em-a prin-
cessis stopping there. New York Week
k.
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CITY DIRECTons:i..=='
ofthe PrincipaIB Business Houses
of Roanoke, Va.

The following is published daily for
the benefit of strangers and the public
generally. 1t includes all trades and
professions and cannot fail to prove of
interest to all who intend transactinr
business in Roanoke:
PLUMBING.
RoANo SX SANITARY PLUMBING COM
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, ETC.
BoWDRE SHOE CO., ITO South JEFFERSON st.
- .FURNITURE, CARPETS. ETC.
Z; Il. STEWART FURNITURE co.
WM Z. BAKER CARPET co.
REAL ESTATE.
J. +. WINGFIELD.
j. 5. GROVES ~ co.
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
~. AAwEG, Terry Building.
ARCHITECTS.
CHAS. C..WILSON, Commercial Bank Building.
GROCERs.
g. II. WERTZ, Commerce Street.
DRY GOODS.
HEIRoNIMUS " BRUGH, Commerce Street.
RoSENBAUM BROS Salem Avenue.
CLOTR1ERS AND GENTS FURNISHERs
K. ~ s., Salem Aycnpc
DUGGAN u SAUL Eli, Jefferson Street
PIANOS & ORGANS.
HOBBTE MUSIC co.
HOTELS
HOTEL, LEE, EUROPEAN, Commerce Street
HOTEL ALEXANDRIA, Chicago.
PRINTING AND BOOK BINDING.
STONE PRINTING CO., Opposite Hotel Roa.
ROOFING AND METAL CORNICES.
ROANOKE ROOFING AND METAL CORNICE
COMPANY.
IRON WORKS.
CUSIIMAN IRON COMPANY.
MARBLE WORKS.
JARRETT " BROWN, Camp ell Avenue.
DRUGGISTS
MASS1E y MARTIN, Commerce Street
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NIuugcl WurZeIs.

The value of roots as feed for stock is
universally acknowledged, and there is
perhaps no root for cattle feeding of
which so much in value can be produced
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-21

Mr. Jarrett's Experience as a Forty-niner.
"The first time was in Portland"
said Theatrical Manager Henry G. Jar
rett, "was in 1849. came around the
Horn from New York as supercargo of
three ships bound for San Francisco.
After we had discharged our cargoes-I
had some little leisure on my hands,
and concluded to come to this country
and take look at it. took passage on
the Sea Gull, one of the very first
steamers that ever came up the Column
bia river. The blowing Of the whistle
caused considerable fright among tho
Indians along the banks 1 brought up
from San Francisco hogshead of sugar
on speculation. When we landed in
Portland the hogshead fell overheard,
but was soon fished out. The sugar was
about $50 pounds heavier after the acct
dent, but sold it, water and ALL for 80
cents pound. The sugar cost me 10
a pound.
Il bought large lot of potatoes here
by the bushel at q very low price, and
sold them i'll San Francisco ats pound.
l also took back with me four turkeys
and told sailor if he would hitch them
up with strings and drive them through
the streets of San Francisco and sell
them he could have % per cent of the
proceeds! He sold the turkeys for $50
apiece to couple of restaurant keepers
who wanted the birds as an advertise
ment. This was just before Christmas,
1S49. Portland Oregonian.
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phia in particular
has given the Eng
lish game q warm
reception. Over q
dozen very large:
and prosperous
clubs have made:
the sport their ia
vorite, and the
Belmont, German
town, Merton and
OF hor organiza-
lions have erected