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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
SECRETS OF FASHION
ITHE VEIL LIFTED FROM AU-
fs TUMN AND WINTER STYLES.
Textures and Colors to BE More
Splendid Than Ever-Platds
Coming in Again.-A
Brave Blue.

y UREKAl the iron silence of
H fashionmakers has bee n
Vi broken at last, and the arbit-
ers of styles have consented
to lift the veil of future modes.
There was q marked disinclination
to talk around autumn and winter
styles. Yet, writes the New York
correspondent of the Chicago Record,
q few of the great big wigs have been
persuaded to show here md there
some early confection which, if not
pointing toward any radical changes
in cut, seem to indicate that textures
and colors arc to DO moro splendid
than ever.
In the way of shepings likely to he
carried over to new season at leao-
ling dressmaker's it was learned that
there will be doubtless the redingotes
and short "court" coats that have al
ready received catchet from elegant
lParisiennes. Round bodies will also
continue, in gauzy instances hanging
sometimes over the belt,, back and
front. in a complete blouse effect. and
with the round bodies, especially in
The case of evening gowns in stiff silk
for slight figures, dared peplum tails,
shaped like the shorter ones Of the
Jacket shown, will frequently be
added.
Again, this peplum effect may be
made by squarish tabs of lace, slight.
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ly wider at bottom than at top, and
hung at intervals all round.
In the way of autumn and winter
suggestions. for street wear, the only
new things as yet to be seen were at
the smart drcssmaking establishments,
the importers Of confections, and at
one of these places some fine samples
in novelty woods, in splendid autumn
tints, seemed to indicate that plaids
were coming in again.
The choicest tints in these were rich
reds and browns and butter and Octo-
ber leaf yellows; the patterns broken
bars in different shadings and then
squared with black, which gave tone
to the whole.
In no instance was the faded color
OF the summer seen, but bold plaid
in strange Bluet, weGbed over with
black, and 80 famiharly c-eponated
that one would have called it crepon
had il not been known that this word
was now forbidden in polite fashion
circles.
"of course crepons will be worn, >"
said the fashion light who was show
ing off the sample. 'Too many have
been made for the manufacturers to
be willing to shelve them entirely. :
"only they will be called by new
name, perhaps simply 'nouveautes' "
and the great general of fine clothes
smiled cunningly. In the way OF
stuffs for evening wear some pompa-
dour silks, gorgeously hned and OF a
boardlike thickness, were simply awe
some in their magnifcence. A green
brocade, which shades in movement
Tide lizards skin, was patterned
with great gold BEETLES that stood out
like the figures on Chinese draperies.
In plain cloth a brave blue that
limited of bugles and battlefelds was
novel and elegant. 1t was just the
tint of the trousers worn by United
States soldiers; and when later on it
was discovered in part-composition OF
a dashing visiting toilet. one was not
surprised to hear that it had been
dubbed s'soldier blue" All the dark
portion of it is black satin. the light,
the. soldier blue cloth; the buttons
are wooden molds covered with the
satin, the outline embroidery being in
copper and jet on the blue. A strik-
ing bodice is q carriage zouaye in
."faded" peacock blue cloth, with
square revers in whits brocade, the
figures of which are .superbly out
lined in black ana gilt. The wide
border and smart, square lapels are
in the same gold and black embroid-
cry, and the gown worn with this very
elegant corasge will be of black peau
de sole.
Apropos, however, of the tall stock
and "cabbages" that ornament the
throat of this design, and which were
of black chiffon, the oracle of modes
declared that this sort of thing was
not worn at all now. 1t had only, she
declared with heat, been put there at
the express command of the dame for
whom the zouave lad been imported.
The newest neck fnishings are to
be on tha yalois order, dainty collars
in fine lace or silk muslin that turn In
shaped tabs over velvet or satin
stoat,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
THE FLAT BRAID co1FFURE.

A revival of the peasant mode of
wearing the hair in vogue fifteen or
twenty years ago is seen on the streets
of Eastern cities: 1t carries with it
an air of neatness in warm weather
that can not be got by any other style
OF wearing the hair. Young women who
have not heavy head of hair exc it
out with a bow of ribbon, but the
prettiest coiffure is that of many fiat
braids pinned closely to the head.
It's shape may be varied to suit the
shape of the head, round knot re-
quiriug mat-like effect, long Golf.
fure tine oval face.
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Fiahtins Flies.

Housekeepers are always glad OF
any information which will help
them to- conquer those enemies OF
their summers peace-aies. Here
are two items which experience has
proved Of use in the battle:'
We all know how flies settle upon
a screen door in rainy weather, or
upon those of the kitchen in any
weather, waiting for an opportunity
to slip in as soon as it is opened. II
q cloth dipped in kerosene is rubbed
over the outer side of the wire and
frame of the screen, the flies will not
settle upon it. They do not like
kerosene. One application will
usually prove effectual for several
days.
is for the purpose Of disposing OF
such of the enemy as have already
gained an entrance to the house.
Darken all the windows but one.
The flies will soon congregate upon
that, for flies enjoy sunshine
as thoroughly as moths detest
it. Now, with an atemizer.
spray the window casing with the oil
of lavender, and either leave the
open bottle upon the sill or saturate
small cloth with some OF it. The
flies will soon become stupefed, and
can then be brushed down and dis
posed of. If an atomizer is not ut
hand rub the casing with q satura-
ted cloth. 1t is also good plan to
rub the oil ovor any place that the
aies particularly like to light upon.
A hanging lamp has often great
attraction for them, but if the shade
and chains are rubbed over with the
oil they will not light upon it.
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Says the New York Times: 1t would
probably puzzle most people to tell,
off hand, in what shape the Arctic
regions have supplied even quarter
of "the products worth $1,2o0,0O0,-
900" which General GreelY told the
geographers assembled in London had
come out of the frozen North during
epast two centuries, and upon which
he based his appeal for vigorous
continuance of Arctic exploration.
Voyages in that direction are usually
regarded as leading to frightful
tragedies, rather than to any practical
benefit for mankind. Those tragedies,
indeed, have developed and served to
display heroism never surpassed and
perhaps never equaled IN other parts
Of the world, but that cannot be
measured in money, valuable pos
session as it is, and, of course, does
not count in the twelve hundred
millions. First among the things that
do, no doubt, are the whales, vast
numbers of which have been captured
in the icy seas since the hardy ex-
plorers proved that those waters were
not impossible; other Arctic products
are fossil ivory, the mineral cryolite,
7ich in aluminium; the furs OF seals,
bears, foxes and o few other animals;
small quantities Of gold-and about
there the list begins to become diff
cult to lengthen, though specialists
could probably continue it through a
line or two more. Some day the North
Pole-an object no less, or more,
worthy of respect than the equator
will be added, but even then the enor-
nous sum mentioned by General
areeIy will seem quite beyond the
average statisticiaa's power to account
sor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
THE JAPANESE HOST
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DE
yELoPED lSro a FINE ART.
The Graces and Formalitics of a
CeremonIous Dinner-Girls Who
Besu;le the TlIne-The
Odd Menu.
&c CEREMoNloUs Japanese

"A CEREAIONlOUS Japan ese
dinner is n tiresome ex-
~ periencs for m American,
particularly It he be in the
habit of doing things in q hurry and
j. given to stiff joints and embon-
point, writes W. q. Curtis in the Chi
cago Recc,d. But the novelty is
worth the test OF endurance, and If it
happens to be in the home of rich
man, where one can enjoy to the full
measure the hospitality that is re.
earded an one of the fine arts as we'll
as one of the cardinal virtues, with all
the eraces and formal,ties of oriental
etiquette, it will never be forgotten.
Buddhism has LETT its impression
upon the diet as we'll as the manners
of the japanese. The strict tensts OF
the church forbid the taking of life,
md, therefore, animal food was prac-
tically abandoned in japan more than
1000 years ago. Nine-tenths Of the
people live on vegetables and dried
fish-the latter being concession to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

A promenade costume in o thick.
brown, hairy wool has decorations OF
white Russian embroidery, very open
and PLACED over black satin: ]; The
chemisette and deep Valois collar are
of tucked batiste and yellow lace,
which dainty garniture, to Judge from
indications, will, in the near future,
be as popular as ever.
A useful home gown is composed OF
plaid skirt in novelty delaine, and e
blouse in old red, of liberty satin
with gilt buttons.
q house gown, and is especially suited
to tall, slight figures. The fchu
proper and deep shoulder frill are Of
white point d'esprit, white .guipure
over butter.yellow satin forming the
stiff revers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

Little more Of conquest seems left
for the bicycle. Even the wild rel
skin and his fiery cayuse have been
subdued. Two Indians on horseback
were cutting up capers in Penlleton,
Oregon, and broke several city ordi-
nances in few minutes. Marshal
Means started to arrest them, AMI the
Indians put spurs to their horses aul
made for the prairie. The Marshal is
an expert bicyclist, and he mounted
his wheel, and, with one hand grasp
ing the handle bar and the other
clutching his gun, he put after the
fleeing redskins. Before he had
reached the city limits he had winged
one. and a few hundred yards further
he caught up with the other and
brought him back in triumph.
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human frailty. Chickens are used to
some extent, and q pious fraud Is
practiced in calling the deer a
mountain whale. When you see
the sign ssYamakujira" written over a
market or eating house it means that
they have venison for sale there under
the title I have given, but it IS SO ex-
pensive that only the rich can indulge
in that sort of sin. Meat eating IS on
the increase. however, and markets
for the sale of beef, pork and mutton
are found in the neighborhood OF all
the fashionable districts.
There are three or four eel houses
in Tokyo that are as popular for din
ing as Kinsley's in Chicago or Del
smonico's in New York, sndthe Golden
Koi has been made famous.by Edwin
Arnold. When you enter that or any
other eel house you are led to tank
full of squirming reptiles aad asked
to select your victims. The larger
eels are rank and coarse and greasy
and the American seldom tries them
but once. The little fellows, how
eyer,.are delicious, particularly when
about five inches long and broiled on
bamboo skewer like white bait. You
can sec them cooked if you like, for
true to their habit OF having every
thing the reverse of what it is with US,
the Japanese restaurants place their
kitchen in the front part of the house
adjoining the entrance and their din
ing-rooms somewhere Mt the end OF a
series of corridors in the rear.
The tea gardens in Japan are all
alike, and they NE all lovely, but the
houses would be more comfortable If
one could have tables and chairs and
knives and forks instead OF being COM
PEELED to sit on o mat in his stocking
feet and endeavor to eat with chop
sticks. Everything is served to you
on little lacquered trays on the floor,
and the food is usually in bowls OF
tiny cups which you Gun lift to your
mouth if you like and shovel in the
food as most of us have to do, because
the use of chopsticks is an acquired
art, and ve-y few foreigners can ever
do it gracefully.
While you are eating there are al
ways two or three nesans or geisha
girls to entertain you. None of them
can talk English, but at the tea houses
usually frequented by foreigners q
few useful words have been acquired,
and, as the girls are very quick of per
ception, it is only necessary to give
them one-quarter of an idea and they
will supply the other three.quartert
with their native wit. No matter what
Sir Edwin Arnold and other sentimen.
tai writers on Japan may say, these
japanese girls are not pretty. Their
figures are shapeless, their features
are fiat, their compilations are muddy,
teeth are bad, and If they wore mod
ern garments one would never look al
them second time. They cannot com
pare in looks with the shop girls ot
Chicago and New York, and the wait
resses in our country hotels will aver
age quite as well for beauty. But
their kiminos are of the daintest
shades and combination OF f'color, theil
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
PRETTY BLOUSE WAIST.

The accompanying cut shows an ad-
mirable model for blouse waist for
silk, grass lawn, or any thin texture,
and, if very light in tone, black lace
may be employed but cream-colored
lace of the guipure stamp, with front
of net, strewn with paillettes, and the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

sometimes we do it this way" and
lifts his bowl to his lips and sbovela
in the food as you would shovel coal
into cellar. This method cannot be
recommended for gracefuJness OF re"
finement, but it is better than starva-
tion. :,
There are halfa dozen dishes in each
course and your host kindly tells you
what they are. First suimono, kind
of beau soup; kuchitori, chestnuts
boiled and crushed into mush kama.
boko, fish picked fine and then rolled
into little balls and baked; sashimI,
rsw fish cut into tiny slices and COW.
cred with ice. This is dipped into q
rich sauce called soy, and really doesn't
taste as bad as it sounds. Each course
is served with little cups of warm sake.
There is no bread or butter, and you
will not have napkin offered you uI- m,
less you ask for it. Z
The second course is a small fish
broiled whole, with the head and tail
on, which is very difficult to eat with
chopsticks; umani, bits of fowl boiled
with lotus roots or potatoes; q little
sslad made of onions, peas and string
beans, with few leaves of lettuce OF
crosses; su-no-mono, sea slugs served
with eggplant, mashed as we do pota.s
toes, and chawan-mushi, a thick, Gus
tardy soup made of fish and yegeta-
bles. with mushrooms for relish.
The third course is usually curry
with rice and picked vegetables, such
as eggplant, cabbage leaves, radishes
and onions; and for fourth and final
course you have soba, sort OF buck.
whest yermicelli served with soy
n sweet liuueur called mirin; shirukS
rice cakes, sea weed and oil sorts or
confectionery, which is very sweet
and tasteless.
The nesans keep your sake cup fuil
and during the course OF the dinner
each member of the company rises and
proposes the health of the host and
then some other guest until the whole
party is disposed of. This is trying
ordeal to one who does not like sakes
for YOU must lift your little cup to
your forehead in saluatation each time
and then empty it in three sips. 1t
holds but a thimbleful, but it is fiery
stuff and inaames the blood more than
.onr brandy. It is customary also to
drink the health of the mattresses,
who bow their foreheads to the floor
in acknowledgment while the compll-
ment is paid them.
At the close of the dinner the tabako
bon, tray holding tiny hibachI
with live Goals IN cone OF ashes and
section of bamboo for an ash receiver
is placed before you, and cigarettes
and cigars are passed around IN boxes
of cloisenne that tempt You to violate
the commandment that forbids. steal
ing.
You rise from o japanese dinner
with your legs aching, sense OF un-
necessary fullness and o craving for
food, and when you reach the hotel
you feel inclined to send for plate OF
crackers and cheese or sandwich.
The native diet is clean, free from
grease aud rich in carbon, but it does
not satisfy the foreign appetite, and
to sit on your heala for two hours is
more tiresome than climbing a mount
ain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

Anew street railway company in
Detroit. which has just begnn to op-.
crate its lines, is obliged by the con-
ditions of its franchise to sell eight
tickets for twenty-five cents. These
tickets are good only upto s p. M, af-
Ter which time night tickets, sold six
for twenty-five cents, are accepted.
The holder of G ticket is entitled to
general transfer. privileges. The COM
pany's franchise rams for thirty years.
She city .reserving the right to pur--
chase the property at the end of that
time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

find it almost impossible to convey
anything from your tray to your
mouth with chopsticks. They slip and
wabble and cross each other with a de.
pravity that seems intentional. You
drop your food iuto your lap and up
on the aoor in u most amusing but
embarrassing manner. Your host osr
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
Clean Your Own Hats.

Leghorn hats may be cleaned thus
Stir one tablespoonful of powdered
sulphur into the juice of lemon
brush this mixture we'll into the hat
with q toothbrush, and when quite
clean place it under a tap and let
water run over it to free it from the
sulphur; dry in the air out OF the
suu, Atlanta Constitution. II
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

obis are of the richest brocades, and
their hair is marvel in its arrange
ment. All this makes them interest
ing, and they have pretty, graceful
manners.
The gisls receive no regular wages,
but are o sort OF extra thst Is served
With every order and are paid By tho
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
A WALKING COSTUME.

This walking costume has skirt OF
figured crepon-a new MATERIAL in
shades of green and blaes. The waist
i, of black satin, with white satin
sleeves, striped with cream lace inser-
tion. The waistcoat is OF chartreuse-
green velvet, forming sash at the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

Texas still does things in big way,
or not all, admits the New York Mail
and Express. For instance, one wo-
man owns 1000 square miles, embrac-
ing an entire Congressional District,
and. as she controls the votes of all
her employees. she practically selects
the Congressman. There's new
woman and a half.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
Death of a Queer Man.

Thomas Foote, % years old, died
recently at his home, seven miles
from Hancock, N. Y, under peculiar
circumstances. He was affected by
what he ate to such an extent that
when he INDUCED in beef he would
become restless, wander out and bel
low like an OK, going down on his
hands and knees to eat grass. After
he partook of mutton his actions
were those OF a sheep and hel would
bleat like a lamb. When he ate
chickens he would go out and scratch
for worms, which he devoured with
apparent relish. His. father killed
some squirrels, Of which the son ate
heartily. He left the house and was
followed by his father, who soon saw
his son Jumping from limb to limb. OF
a tree, barking like squirrel. He
called for him to come down, but
this only seemed to make the boy
want to escape and he attempted to
iump from one tree to another. He
missed his footing, fell to the ground
and expired in less than five minutes.
Irappears thaf the comparatively
few losses to the Japanese troops in
the Manchurian engagements in the
recent war with China were not al
together due to the bad markham
ship OF the Chinese. AS q means OF
protection against the cold the Ja-
pansse wore quantity OF floss silk
under their outer clothing, and this
acted more or less as q bullet proof
ahlDal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

The system of kindergartens esta'b-
lished on some of the Indisn reserva-
tions has proved SO successful that it
is 20 be widely extended, especiallyin
tho Southwest, where the Indian chill
dren are extremely shy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

back. The sleeves Are imme nsely full
and set in sharp plaits, each plait
being stitched fiat at the edges. The
front of the waist is of fine cream lace,
and few rhinestone buttons will add
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

There are between 900 and 1000
deaf mutes scattered through the city
of Chicago, and, according to the De-.
troit Free Press, they are all indus
trious and fairly prosperous, earning
their living honestly and uncomplain.
inelY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

For some remarkable reason moi
made apparent to the New York Sun,
Portland, chief commercial city of the
Pine Tree State of Maine, is buying
elapboards in The State OF Washing
t,n, 5000 miles away.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

It is estimated that eighty per cent.
,ef the iron manufactured by Tennes-
zee is sold outside OF the Southern
States. It is said to be the favorite
Iron with pipe, plow AMI stove max
ers in the East and North.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

And now chap out in Kansas in
siste that the Russian thistle is good
fodder for mich COWS. and declines to
desist from raising nice patch for
the purpose.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

there is peculiar breed of wild goats
whose jaws and teeth arc covered with
@ golden enamel. 1t is believed that
this is derived from the water on the
island, which contains largc guam
tity of mineral matter.-New York
Drace
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

causing decay and loss on many heads.
The length of the hair in our picture
is five feet four inches, and its color
bright auburn. The lady, who resides
in Melbourne, is native OF Auckland,
New Zealand. Francisco Chron-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

The new Salisbury Government has
gone into power in England absolute
ly untrsmmeled: 1t published no
platform and stated no issues.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
AR EG GULATOR z Z

Are you taking SIMMONS Liver REG.
uLAToR, the "KNG OF LIVER MEDI-
c1NEs9n That is what our readers
want, and nothing but that. 1t is the
same old friend to which the old folks
pinned their faith and were never dis
appointed. But another good recon-
mendation for it is, that it is BETTER
THAN PILLS, never gripes, never weak
ems, but works in such an easy and.
natural way, just like nature itself, that
relief comes quick and sure, and one
feels new all over. 1t never fails.
Everybody needs take aliver remedy,
and everyone should take only Sim
mons Liver Regulator.
Be sure you get it. The Red q
is on the wrapper. j. H. Zeilin Sc
Co., Philadelphia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
Luxuriant Hair.

1t is very. seldom thai SO lux
ariapt 3 gr4ysa ef hair a!si5 ,ss,.tais as that
the summer heat, it is believed,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25
yoTNG LADY'S BODICE.

yy neat and stylish for girl is pictured IN tue apove
cut the being violet swiveed silk gngha on
at the waist the cen
large buttons in Russian Ihe
lining thin crlno1ne ana ne oe n
ahodica made Of mirror velvet
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-25

The very poor OF Berlin are better
housed than those OF any other large
city in the. world. The German capi-
tai is absolutely without "slums."