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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09
A FALL HAT.

the hat is of dark green velvet, slightly
puffed with band of the velvet. The
flowers are very striking. They are
roses, made with ruching Of green
taffeta, shot with rose color for the
petals. The centre ones are yellow
flowers, which resemble sunhowers
slightly. On the left side of the
crown in front is yellow feather
aigrette and two black ostrich feathers,
fastened by a brass buckle. On the
opposite side, at the back, are two
more ostrich feathers.
Another fetching" hat shown by
Fifth avenue milliner is OF fine black
straw, with wide brim and low crown,
surrounded by thick wreath of
colored dahlias, from which springs
another wreath or crown of black
feather tips which entirely surrounds
the crown, somewhat in wild Indian
fashion. Underneath the brim at the
back another dahlia is placed which
falls over the hair.
Hats are larger this season than in
the summer, but for faces which can
not stand wide brim some pretty
toques are made. One which is
especially effective for such,a face this
month is of yellow straw which is
made into ruches to form the brim ;
on either side are arranged three corn
flowers of two shades of blue, together
with pair of brown Mercury wings.
On either side at the back ;s rosetto
Of brown and blue shot silk ribbon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09
which means the decadence OF the
shirt-waist for cold weather.

which means the decadence Of the
shirt-waist for cold weather.
The full skirt has fought its way TO
popularity, where il is likely to hold
its own for time yet at least, and the
pouched front bodice was found to be
SO generally becoming as to be trans.
ferred from the filmy gowns OF sum-
mer to the wool fabric of fall.
While some OF the new dresses show
long shoulder seams, it is safe to say
that more of them do not. 1t is diff
cult, indeed, to force upon the women
Of the present day fashion so uncom-
Portable and so annoying. And even
though it may obtain for a time q
foothold, IL certainly cannot last. and
il is folly to make dresses in that way
Besides, all Of the straight. shouldered
effect is very easily produced by the
fiat trimmings that are applied and
that project over the sleeve tops.
The fancy for the full-fronted
waists seems to be growing, but in Q
rather conservative way. The style is
unbecoming to many people, and
must. for this reason, be used with
caution. One idea is to have the
sides and back Of the waist close,fit-
ting and sew the material into the
second dart, then leave the rest loose
from the neck. Properly managed,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09


employed. The only Brazilian inven-
tion is one for crushing scorn. A SEQ.
ton Of q log is sunk in the ground
end up. The end is followed out,like
bowl. A big log is suspended from
an upright pole, on one end being q
heavy wooden chunk like mallet
while on the other end is trough.
The mallet end is the heaviest and fits
in the bowl. When it is in use the
bowl is filled with corn and mill
race is opened. The water running
down the hill fills the trough, making
that end of the pole the heaviest. 1t
falls, elevating the mallet end.
"As soon as it strikes the ground
the water is lot out and down goes the
mallet end striking in the bowl and
crushing the corn. The water begins
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

vegetable growth, very much like a
churn in shape to the top of which,
when detached, is fastened something
like the dasher that reaches to the
bottom of the churn.
DIR. Morrison gives graphic de-
scription of the ants of Brazil, the
white ones often eating houses away
and causing them to fall. When the
red ants take posse ssion of field it
has to be given up to them, as they
throw up large, circular piles of dirt
from one to five feet high, and they
become hard as a adamant. No way
has been discov cred by which they
can be driven away from place, once
they have taken hold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

ono to tho average British woman. In
the arrangement of her hair she is al
most as helpless as her Japanese Sis
ters. If her maid capnot dress her
hair she calls in n professional hair
dresser. On all festal occasions her
hair must be deliberately dressed.
Mrs. Bayard, wife OF our American
Minister, tells the most pathetic story
of how she had to arise one morning
at 5 to meet an engagement with a
hair.dresser, as 1t was the only hour
that he could give her during the day.
The function was her presentation to
the Queen of England, and naturally
her looks had to be arranged accord
ing to the canons of the country.
The day of severely simple coiffures
ispast. The new order of things has
its advantages, as we'll as its disad.
vantages. At least we will be relieved
from seeing the round faced girl with
parted hair drawn down over her ears
after the Madonna mode. Pretty girls
have disfgured themselves trying to
carry out a classical arrangement OF
tuo uHlT Wutu IL WIS uluiuelrlCully Up
posed to the contour of their faces
and heads.
The hair will be crimped, if posi-
BILE, more than ever; and it will be
loosely drawn back from the temples,
not down over the ears, as it was last
season. The top of the ear is no
longer covered; the hair must be
placed back of it. Doubtless great
many false waves will be worn. They
are cleverly attached to small comb,
which is put in back OF the front hair.
which is worn in soft curls on the
brow. The hair continues to be
dressed on the crown of the head, but
the arrangement is more elaborate.
Soft, natural looking waves of hair
are made by rolling it over large soft
kid curriers', rolling from the top oi
the curl toward the end. The haii
should be wet and left on the rolls
over night. If that is not done, pinch
the curls with hot iron.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

this gives the best effect of any OF the
styles where the full frost is made
with the material. OF course, in the
extra pieces that are applied, the al
lowance for the fall from the collar to
the belt and the overlay is something
like three or four inches.
There will be revival of the tailor
made costume in hon.espun. tweed or
covert cloth, perfectly fitted, with
handsome buttons as the sole trim
ming.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09
WEARING THE HAIR.
A REVOLUTION SAID To BE M
PENDING IN COiFFURES.
Less Simplicity and More Crimps
Than Ever Changes In Autumn
nal Costumes--Styles In
Fall Millinery.

TT is stated by one who knows,
that we are to have a revolution
i in the styles of wearing the hair.
The disadvantage of the incom-
ing styles is that they are apt to in
augurate an era CT false hair, as the
component parts of which the new
coiffure is composed may all be
bought individually and adjusted.
The implements are a toothed crimp-
ing iron, wire frame and some extra
hair, If woman has an insufficient
amount to produce the necessary
abundant effect.
American women wear less false
hair. proportionately, than the women
of any other country. English women
Of all classes load their heads with
false "fringes," switches and bangs.
The hair problem is a very serious
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09
A Woman Town Crler.

Mrs. Miller, who resides in the lit
tie Scottish town of Dunning, is prob
ably the only woman in the world who
carries on the duties of a town crier.
Mrs. Miller is seventy years old, and
has adorned her profession for a great
many years. Thirty-three times has
the "bell wife," as she is locally
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09
STYLES IN MILLINERY.

Fall styles in millinery are pleasing
from the brightness of color displayed.
Some of the pattern hats, says the
New York Press, are made almost en-
tirely OF flowers, great poppies, PAN
sizes, orchids or roses. Foliage is
largely used for trimming. In the
illustration on this page the crown of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

to pour in the trough and the beating
is kept up until the corn is reduced
to meal. This rude implement is known
as the mongolia. When man is ready
to use it he puts his corn in the bowls,
starts the water in the trough and
goes on about his busine3s, feeling
confident that the mongolia will keep
up its monotonous lick until he stops
it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

Lexington avenue power house, on
Twenty fifth street. The cable is one
and quarter inches in diameter.
Contractor McLarnon snid it was
the largest ever taken through the
city. and required fifty horses to re-
move it. The truck was especially
built for its transportation to New
York the wheels being of cast iron,
four feet in diameter and eight inches
broad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09
CHANGES IN AurUMNAL COSTUMES.

Elaborateness in skirts seems to be
the coming order OF things. Many
accounts to the contrary, skirts are
unmistakably growing more and more
in the direction of puffs and ruffies
and garniture OF various sorts. A ia
vorite fashion is to open the seams
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

A spool holding about eight miles
Of wire cable, weighing about seventy
toms, which is intended for the Lex.
ington avenue cable road. recently
arrived in New York from Wilkes.
barre, Penn. IL was taken to the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

called, proclaimed the birthday of the
Queen. and for sixteen years she has
been janitor of the public school of
Dunning. as well as its town crier.
Although no longer young, Mrs. Mil
ler is still hale aud vigorous.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

and set in either folds, pufiings or
contrasting material, in qualities that
suggest elaborateness by their rich
ness.
The skirt and waist are trimmed to
match, and for street costumes this
gives one the idea OF unity. all OF
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-09

TN the Atlanta (Ga.) Journal Rev.
/ DIR. II. G. Morrison, the Secre.
/ tary of the Methodist Board of
Arizona republican., 1895-05-15
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WATER RIGHTS.

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The herald., 1895-09-01
Ber7herdt's Retreat

Nine. Bernhardt has become the owner
of sublime solitude to which she has
temporarily retired from the world She
has bought at the price of an old song a
dismanted fort at Belle Isle, off the coast
of Brittany. which she has had done up
sufficiently TO serve the purp pose of sum
mer refuge. There she will be able to
satisfy her craving for tine roar of the
Atlantic waves, whose sound, as they
break against the ROCKS OF Belle Isle, close
to the spot where her fort is perched, is
positively terrifying. Last summer L
made a voyage to this charming little
island within sight Of Quiberon. and
can therefore speak of it from knowledge.
l expected to be interested in the descend
ants of the Acadans. who, after much
wandsring, found resting place on the
island. whers they received grants of
land and cattle. and had houses built for
them by the king OF France. | looked
in vain, however, for an Evangeline.
Nine. Bernhardt has certainly chosen a
retreat where she will get plenty OF fresh
air. If she remains there long enough,
there will be days when she will not dare
to leave her fortress for fear OF being
blown away beyond all recovery Boston
Transcript.
The herald., 1895-09-01
B. & M. Sarsaparilla
For the Blood

paddle toward the shore without trying
TO use the limb affected.
Learn to swim in clothing and to nm
dress in the water, and in swimming un-
der water remem Der to keep the eyes
open. ST.,
A boy who takes a daily plunge will
find no difficulty in developing speedy
stroke as we'll as acquiring some OF the
fancy strokes and tricks. Swimming on
the back, floating, treading water in an
upright position and swimming under
water are soon learned. Tricks should
not be exhibited until they can be per-
formed easily and gracefully. The steam
tug act consists IN lying on the back
with both legs up in the air, the hands
propelling and the body rotating. In
''marching on the water the performer
lies on his back with arms crossed, the
legs moving as they do when walking.
The "Torpedo" means swimming on the
back with feet and ankles only above
water, and moving feet first. In doing
the "spinning top the knees are brought
up to the chin and you turn over and
over rapidly. In addition to these there
are such tricks as swimming with hands
and ieet tied, swimming like dog, scul-
ling, porpoise swimming, smoking under
water, picking up coins with the mouth;
revolving on the surface, hands over head
and thumbs locked, and swimming on
the breast with feet first, all OF which II
acquired make neat little mpllsh-
ments of which any boy mny be proud.
The herald., 1895-09-01

| ivory leaves of her bejeweled diary and
digest her doings IN the city by the sea.
The society girl of '95 has shown her
self to be a mighty matter of-fact piece
of daintiness. She knows thas papa has
spent several thousands of dollars in femi-
nine toggeIy for her; he hal maintained
a palatial cottage and given royal en-
tertainments, all on ner account, and she
wants to know what she has done to
merit all this love and financial attention.
Could this diary be looked at it would be
found to read something like this;
July 15.-Arrived in the AFTERNOON.
Found the cottage lovely. Was too tired
to look about or go anywhere. Heard
a lot about bicycles. Amy, my maid,
who arrived the day before, said that
everyone was riding wheel. l think |
will have papa send me one.
July 16.-Sent for James, my groom,
the first thing, and asked him if he ode
a wheel. He said he used to, but is to o
stout now. That decided me. Tele-
graphed to papa to send me two wheels,
one for myself and one for James. Also
sent for Nine. B, the modiste, and
ordered two cycling costumes, one
leather colored and the other dust col
ored. Tried to persuade me to use bloom :
er costume, but l didn fancy it. Am
rather slender Went to Mrs. RS an d
met some nice people. Count L., a
most polished man, talked with me ten
minutes. Jack W was there, too. Poor
fellow, he has to work in banking office.
His family is a splendid one, but so poor.
| 1t is really silly of Jack to come here
| for two weeks-his vacation time. He
| actually tried to be sentimental, but | cut
him short. HI ought to know better.
| This evening Count L called. | had
| on a lovely gown of pale pink.
July 1.-THE bicycle arrived before
got down this morning. | told James to
go out and ride. He looked sullen.
was afraid he might say something i'm
| pudent. Sent to the modiste and told
! her too hurry up the leather -colored
! dress. 1t will be reauy tomorrow. James
| came back in a nice humor. Went out in
the grounds and he gave me my first les
son. He had to hold me real tight about
the waist once or twice; but | didn t
mind, he is only a groom. The thing
wcbbled terribly. Am afraid l will never
learn to ride. Jack W called in the
evening. So did that silly dude, Dickie
x. He is so wearisome. The count
The herald., 1895-09-01

looked in for a few minutes, but seeing
Jack and Dickie did not stay long. Jack
left soon after leaving that awful dude.
| was real mad vt Jack; he should have
been more feeling. Dickie actually had
the audacity to propose. | disposed of
him easily. He was the first of tue sea-
son. This time last season | had four,
but the season began earlier.
July 1o-The leather-colorcd costume
arrived. 1t is quite short, but the leg
gings are trim affairs. | got on better
with James. The wheel don wob5le SO
much. After luncheon l took another
lesson. Am getting on famonsly.- Later
went out for & drive. Saw Mrs. v on
bicycle. She had on bloumers. They
are terrible things; wouldn't wear them
for worlds. Went to dance tonight.
Every one was there. The rapid Miss
j, Dickie's sister, behaved extrava-
gantly with the count. Tha. girl will be
talked about before long. They say she
has taken a solemn oath to marry title.
The horrid thing. Thank heaven | am
not going to be her sister-in-isw.
July 10. 20, 2l-Things are awfully dull.
ride quite well now. Will be able to
appear in public soon without disgracing
The herald., 1895-09-01

myself. The dust-colored costume is a
poem, but the skirt is shorter than the
other, not quite to my shoe-tops. When
driving yesterday saw Miss = out
wheeling. She wore boomers, which
only came to the knee and were not very
full either. The count was out wheeling
with her, and her groom was riding a
bicycle a long distance back. Ihat glri
certainly does ride well. and she has a
splendid figure. | wish | were not quite
so slender.
July 25-Jack called this afternoon
while | was taxing my lesson. lie offered
to help me. He is slch an old friend l
didn't mind. 1t seemed though, that
he held me unnecessarily. as | ride quite
well now. But he was very useful and
gave me Il lot of advice. He said II
would allow him TO instruct me L would
be quite expert in three days. con-
sented.
July 26-Iiave heard some awful stories
about the count. They say he was sent
out by a regula: bureau in Paris to marry
rich girl here. The bureau supplied
him with letters of Introduction to the
best people, and. they say, 1t sends him
money every week for his expenses. |
wonder if it can he true. lie seems to
be such gentlemanly fellow. Besides
he sent me bunch OF flowers two days
ago. PERHAPS the bureaus money paid
for them. 1t makes me real angry to
think of il. | am the richest girl here,
and he has been very attentive to me.
Can It bs true?
July 27-JacS called today, and | asked
him about the count. Jack is certainly
a fine. manly fellow. He said that he
had found the count gentleman. and
that was all he knew about him, and all
he cared to hear about him. Yet | know
Jack is Jealous of the count, which is
very silly of him. Poor Jack ought TO
know his case is bODnleSs
August IL went out on my wheel this
afternoon. attended by James. Jack re-
The herald., 1895-09-01
IA PEEP INTO
A GIRLS DIARY
What the Dainty Newport
Girl Did to Amuse
Herself
A STORY ABOUT THE COUNT
How Poor Jack Bought a Seat in the
Stock Exchauge---SoIemn Oath of
the Rapid Girl and How
She Kept 1t
A STORY ABOUT THE COUNT

The swagger young woman who has
spent the season here and has queene ned
it at all the social functions, is begin
ming to figure up where she stands that
is, what she has accomplished. The
time is nearing when the social caravan
will gather its numerous belongings to-
gether land move on to lovely Lenox,
where tho rich Berkshire hills form an
ideal spot for autumn enjoyments, pro-
vided large heap of coin OF the realm is
near at hand. Before going to Lenox the
Newport maiden will glance over the
The herald., 1895-09-01

New York Athletic club. swan thirteen
miles, from Macomb's dam to the battery,
New York. August. 1894, in 1887. The
best record ever made by woman is that
OF Agnes Beckwith, who swan twenty
miles in the Thames river, July, 1873.
Swimming contests are becoming more
popular every year. and some remarka BILE
records have been made the last few sea.
sons.
1t is good thing for boy to develop
fast stroke, though not quite so i'm
portant matter as that OF acquiring
good staying powers.
Among the great bugbears in the sport
is the cramp. which is likely to seize the
best of swimmers. Every one should
know. however. that there is positively
not the slightest danger in an attack OF
the cramp if the swimmer does not lose
his head. 1t can frequently be relieved
by change of position. by a vigorou
stroke or two with the limbs affected, OF
by rubbing.
If the cramp occurs in the calf OF the
leg elongate the knee and draw the toes
up toward the body, regardless OF pain
II relief does not come, float quietly OF
The herald., 1895-09-01
Nothing Like a Little Nerve

During a recent pleasant afternoon a
handsome looking, well-dres sed man
started for stroll up Chestnut street.
When opposite the entrance to the Cont
mental hotel. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord the stroller met party of friends.
end of his faultlessly adjusted necktie.
and pulled the knot loose. Then came a
tug Of war, for no one in the party could
make the knot again. After great
many attempts the stroller brushed his
friends aside and stepped up to pleas
anooklng g,dl VINO was few iovH, Words Hse were
spoken, and with bright smile, the
yorng woman deftly tied the knot, re-
marking: "Oh, you are entirely welcome.
I've got big brothers of my own. They
are lust as clumsy as you."
The herald., 1895-09-01

soles of the feet to the water for the pro-
pelling force. Fast swimmers nowadays
combine these two methods into power
full stroke, which consists in straighten-
ing out the leg with peculiar flip. the
scissor action being combined with the
downward or opening stroke of the legs.
The fastest stroke for the arms is the
'hand over hand". One hand is lifted
out of the water exposing the entire arm
and shoulder, and swung through the
air forward as far as the reach will per-
nit 1t is then dropped into tae water
edgewise and the other arm thrown out
in the same fashion. A knowledge Of
the stroke is valuable in swimming short
distances to reach a drowning person.
1t requires great muscular effort and can
not be maintained long. Another fast
stroke, which requires less exertion. con-
sists in swimming on the side and taking
but one arm out of the W ater. This may
be relieved by turning over on the other
side, or by using the common broad
stroke.
Among the most famous swims on rec
ord is that of Captain Webb mentioned
above, and his second one OF four miles
in the Thames river, accomplished in
49, 1. Gus Sundstrom, instructor OF the
The herald., 1895-09-01

fancy dictates without running the risk
of being guyed. For the installation of
the knickerbocker means the use OF verv
gay plumage by masculinity, and the
women who expect to how off a wealth
OF tinery against q background OF black
broadcloth may be disappointed.
1t is not probable that henost daring
OF the gilded youths will go to the extent
of adopting the fnery of the court swels
of a century ago, when laces and damask,
velvet, satin and silk, all in the brightest
colors OF the rainbow, were used in
single costume. Common sense and the
business sense of the tailors will play an
important part in deciding the matter.
That the coming season in town. or at
the latest, the season of 1867, will see
tall and thin John Jacob Astor dancing in
a cotillloD, garbed in black satin or per-
haps white satin small clothes. black OF
plum -co.ored coat and waistooat, with
black or white silk stockings and low
shoes. seems one of the certain proba bill
ties OF the time. But it is not probable
that Mr.. Astor will take kindly to the
fashion. lie IS two inches over six feet
in height and does not weigh more than
$50 pounds. In other words, he is ex-
tremely thin. Unless some ludicious
thiokening process be employed in the
manufacture of Mr.. Astor's stockings, it
is to be feared that the head OF that great
family will present but a sorry figure
when attired in clothes like those worn
by his great-grandfather, John Jacob
Astor the First.
When silKs and satns shall constitute
such important parts the makeup of an
evening suit the poor man will find it a
difficult matter to settle with his tailor
is to be feared that the price VIII go up
alarmincly, but on the other hand husi-
ness suits of knickerbockers should be
pensatingly cheap.