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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-23
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-23
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-23
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-23
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-23

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Better & Cutie.
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good substantial ones in the place where
the heel ought to be. There are gold and
silver shoes galore, white satin shoes with
bows, and some with diamond buckles
and shamrocks. One pair is embroidered
with silver and "blue" diamonds, and
has white satin bows finished with the
silver-lined clear beads that can never rust
or tarnish. Bronze and pink and pale
blue slippers, the prettiest shade of light
suede, and many others have been made
to harmonic with dresses, and do so
most thoroughly. Then there are the nut
brown, tan and black walking shoes, the
dressing room red and blue moroccos, the
riding boots, the warm-lined travelling
boots, and TIE substantial walking boots.
with fifteen buttons that have cork be-
tween the stout soles and yet are literally
almost as light as a feather. The trees
that are prepared for every kind of shoe
and boot are of light-colored polished
wood, and made hollow to ensure the
least possible amount of weight.
MARcFILA
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were more discoveries yet. A deliberate
survey of the tree disclosed mum bers of
insects-bees, beetles, wasps, yellow jack
cts, scorpions of various sizes-all impaied
in highly scientific manner. The tree
was full of them.
1t was a sight. l regretted that / was
alone and the sole spectator of this en-
tomological slaughter-house. The spec
tacle would have teen intensely interest
ing to city dweller. Indeed it is not
often witnessed by country folk.
The tree was the banqueting-h and
charnel-house of the butcher-bird This
ferocious fowl is to the hawk tribe what
the bantam cock is to the poultry family.
He is diminutive but a fighter, aye, a
gladiator. He belongs to the sparrow
hawk variety and is no bigger than a robin,
but he can whip anything double his size
that has wings. Like the bantam he is in
sensible to fear and will attack any body or
anything up to men ana snakes
Unlike most birds of prey. however. this
small butcher bird kills for the very lust
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tent a secretary. If he writes "a letter to
Won he should sign it Respectfully yours"
He should know his masters movements,
and be on hand with changes of clothes, if
this is required during the day. In the
evening he should place upon the bed the
evening suits (Tuxedo and full evening
dress). with shirt, buttons in, and two
ties-one black and one whlte-and assist
his master to dress.
He should be on hand at night to assist
also at the undressing, and he must not
90 to bed until all articles have been well
shaken. folded and busted, and the boots
and shoes placed back on their trees. He
should be your confidential servant, and
attend to all your wants and requirements,
as far as the service of dress, the toilet and
general small matters. No livery is re-
ouired for a valet, unless he serves you at
table ana acts as butler and valet as well.
He should not be allowed to wear any
iewelrv. not even watch chain nor
ring. His dress for ordinary occasions
should be a dark sack suit and white,
fat scarf or plastron, derby hat. His face,
of course, should be hairless.
In travelling he should take care of your
smaller luggage, check your trunks and
boxes, get your tickets and perform the
role of courier. He should ride in the Or
binary car, and never in the drawing
room" with you. G. G.
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black and mourning dresses, and l have
Just read a description of several black
frocks, which show how successfully black
may be treated without looking heavy for
youthful figures in a recent trousseau.
"a handsome black bgocade dinner-gown
with a long skirt has the bodice finished
with deep circular berthe, the edge of
which was thickly em broidered in small
close together, and the sleeves a succession
of pretty puffs. Another black broche has
q high white satin bodice with folds of
white silk muslin drawn over it; and
over this is thrown film of black
lisse with a sort of wavy, irregular
trellis Of small black sequIns on it, relieved
with little bright steel. A deep-pointed
belt is worked with jet and steel to corre-
spond, and the sleeves, which are some
what full on the shoulders, have very
pretty long white satin vandykes running
up the arm, the widest part of the wrists,
and they are outlined with steel as well as
crossed by a long design of jet and steel.
A black broche afternoon dress has black
silk muslin bodice EN- broidered with ta-
perlng lines OF jet very gracefully defining
the waist. There is yoke of dull closely
ruched chiffon that contrasts well with the
brightness of the jet border. Still another
black brocade skirt, which may of course
be worn with any blouse"
Thin black materials of all kinds are
laid over color or white, black over white
being still very fashionable, especially
when chiffon gauze or mousseline de sole is
mployed, and the latest muslin dresses
are being generally made with lining of
colored muslin over silk, such as white
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
Fashions for Men

Some excellent winter goods have al
ready reached here. The tweeds are es-
pecially good, very stylish ef1ects oelng
produced by odd mixtures. Gray IS oe-
clared to be the color which Will enjoy tne
greatest vogue all winter. The golf stock
ings on sale at many of our leading stores
are exactly similar to those which are IN
such demand in New York this season.
Socks for general wear may be OF black
silk or Isle thread, on which small colored
figures are woven, or gray and brown,
solid color or silk checked with white
figures. Black silk socks only are correct
for evening wear. Balbriggan is the staple
color for hose.
The all round rundown collar is popu-
lar for ordinary wear. The newest styles
have the corners rounded. About two
and three-eighths inches in front and two
and quarter inches in the back are the
proper measurements. These are exclu-
siyely worn with colored shirts. For even
ing wear a tall, straight collar nearly two
and quarter inches above the front but
tonhole is fashionable. Straight standing
with wings opening considerably at the
throat are seen comparatively seldom, but
there is a steady demand for either the
all-round straight standing or the all
round rundown. Cuffs continue to be
square and short.
Not long ago Vogue was requested to
fully define the duties of valet, and in
reply stated:
A good valet should first of all keep
his masters clothes, boots and hats in ad-
miraDle condition. His aim should be to
turn out his master perfectly groomed
man. His duties begin an hour or more
in the morning before his master is ready
to arise. The boots and shoes must be
placed on their trees and cleaned and
polished, clothes worn the evening and
dav before must be brushed again and
folded, linen look after and every article
placed in spic and span order. The valet
is told the hour for awakening his master.
AT that time he enters the room as
noiselessly as possible, arranges the toilet
articles, bathrobe, and, finding his master
awake, he opens the blinds and lets in the
daylight. He then prepares the bath and
fetches the hot water for shaving. When
the bath is finished he brings in the morn
ing mail, the newspapers and the tea and
toast, or brandy and soda, or both, or
whatever refreshment may be required.
He then consults with his master as to
what clothes are to be worn and arranges
them, the outer garments on one chair, the
under garments on another, the shirt with
its buttons in, the tie, the boot of the day.
When it is time to dress he assists his
| master-turns him out in first-class con-
| dition. He attends to the laundry, the
mending and pressing of clothes, repair
| ing, etc., the cleaning of bureau silver,
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
As to footwear

Shoes are topics of interest to all of US
and hear there is decided tendency to
wear much higher walking shoes. and for
cycling is the new gaiter boot, a combina-
ton of the shoe and the gaiter. These are
being made in either patent leather, glace,
or of kid which requires blacking. For
evening wear our slippers must not
have large bows or any elabor-
ate ornamentation, but when embroid-
cry is introduced it must be of
the finest of its kind. Real diamond
buckles, not larger than nickel. are fre-
quently seen and are very smart. The
greatest novelties in shoe embroidery are
the concave paniettes, which are most
effective in white satin mingled With sill
yer, and in place of buckles the smallest of
bows continue to be worn, the half-inch
ends being fringed.
An English correspondent writes: Prin-
cess Maud has a small, pretty foot She
likes moderately pointed toes and high
heels, not the absurd structures that are
placed under the waist of the shoe, but
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of murder. No matter if his voracious
stomach is glutted with animal food and
his sharp beak smeared with the blood of
in feathers will go on killing just the same.
He begins to murder at daybreak and
never stops until it gets too dark to see.
Then he chooses perch high up on some
lofty tree and sleeps until morning when
he begins killing again. He slaughters
ten times as many of his fellow-creatures
as he can possibly eat, and the more blood
he tastes the more he wants. The arch
murderer, Holmes, if he had been bird
would have been a butcher bird.
He is an active fellow this butcher bird.
He darts about in the air with the swift
ness and irregularity of swallow. l
do not know any bird that can escape
him. His vision, like that of a hawks, is
as phenomenal as his swiftness of wing.
and, small as he is, he can see a distant
bird farther than man can. When he
sees it, if he thinks there is half chance
to kill it, he drives directly for it, just as
man-of-war sends out torpedo. When
he strikes he kills-.also like the torpedo.
Now, there was no earthly necessity for
this butcher-bird to impale all those un-
fortunate insects on my prune tree. Not
one of them had been touched, as far as /
could see. This bloodthirsty pirate had
pounced upon them and spiked them on
the twigs, apparently for no other purpose
than to add to his collection and see how
many he could kill in given time. This
also was characteristic of Holmes, who
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

threads which hold in place innumerable
turquoises.
The sleeves are numerous frills of the
mousseline delicately edged with silver
and small stones. The skirt is absolutely
plain, lined with silk, exactly matching
the turquoises. Inside it is finished with
full frill of blue, over which falls one of
pale gray mousseline. The effect is truly
all that the most exacting could desire.
And thinking of silks reminds me that
you should all make a mental note of the
fact that moire is the coming fashion in
silks. All kinds of new water1ngs are to
be worn and the real old-fashioned MORE.
but this fabric will assume a new aspect
when trimmings are taken into considera-
ton, for it will not be regarded as fash
ionabie unless com bined with the finest
embroidery, not only worked in silk and
tinsel thread, but also in stones and
paillettes of all kinds, and there are many
new varieties with oval-shaped stones,
mother-of-pearl and opalescent catseye of
various descriptions, and so great is the
demand for turquoise blue even the
imitation turquoises have greatly ad-
vanced in value.
1 have just seen truly beautiful white
moire, out of which is to be fashioned the
wedding dress for one of our October
brides. The watering is exceptionally
handsome, and the silk is of the quality of
and much like a very fine Irish poplin,
such as used to sell for 81 per yard, but
this moire which was purchased here cost
but $3 and when the quality is consid-
cred is very reasonable at that figure.
Many will wear skirts of rich white moire
with light waists this winter.
In another trousseau are two skirts of
the finest white mohair over glace. One
has pattern of f1eur de lis woven in it;
the other is plain. Now most of US came
to the conclusion some time ago that mo-
hair had gone out of fashion; such, how
ever, is not the case, as in the last royal
trousseau it figured, and to wear with
light bodices in the evening or at home
at any time it is quite charming,
but by no means inexpensive, as to look
well it must be absolutely spotless and
that necessitates constant visits to the
cleaner. However, if you can afford one or
two such skirts do not hesitate to supply
yourself, as black silk skirts cannot take
their place when light bodices are donned.
Really / should give more attention to
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$ he fell over on her side and lay there mo-
tionless.
The butcher-bird apparently understood
the state of the game. He approached as
usual, but without any threatening DEM
onstration, and taking his perch besi1e the
robin, looked intently at her moment.
Then, satisfied that the incident was
closed, he flew carelessly away and taking
up position on post further along the
fence. looked coolly about for another
victim.
l went to the robin and found her dead.
Picking her up the whole tragedy was ex-
planned. A round hole in the crown of
her head told the story. The butcher-bird
had scooped oIt her brains and eaten them
alive. The bloodthirsty monster. not con-
tent with killing and eating his prev had
driven her from post to post that be might
nave the pleasure of sucking out her
dainty brain. peck by peck, until the last
morsel was extracted, when she fell dead.
evidently, in the estimation of the
butcher-bird, the brain OF robin is much
more toothsome when sucked out leisurelv
alive than when dead. For specimen
OF monstrosity this beat anything 1 ever
saw IN animal life. The savages have al
ways found pleasure in torturing their
captlves, but for fiendishness the butcher
dians.
This monster in feathers is bv no means
rare IN California, and if in yonr ram bles
you ma bug impaled on a twig Won
may know at once that it is the work of
the butcher-bird.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
The NeWest in
Ladies Hats

The new hat for ladies has been
styled the Golden Gate Queen, in trade
parlance, and it is becoming to most faces
and coiffures. A fanciful conceit in its
way with an odd twist that gives il a
rakish effect, which at least has the merit
of removing tiff outlines, already the
Queen" has own decidedly popular,
and so it promises to be quite generally
worn this coming fall.
The strangest thing about it is that this
hat is the result of dream. The foreman
of a San Francisco'hat factory was given
instructions to design novel shape suit
able for the late summer or fall. He was
at his wits end, it seems, to think of
something new, and this dwelt upon his
mind, so that after retiring for the night
visions of possible shapes ioated about
him. One idea met him everywhere, and
next day he carried it into execution.
The originals were made of fine Milan
straw braid and trimmed with ostrich
feathers. When shown to leading millin-
ers it Immediately found favor, and as
result large orders have been given for the
Queen" In another week it will be seen
on the streets much in vogue among the
ladies. There will be great variety in
the hat, as it is made in felt, chenille,
plush, satin, buckram and wire.
The hat itself is very simple in shape
and construction, but when properly
trimmed presents really elegant appear
ance-jaunty and neat and catchy"
One feature will not be forgotten by the
ladies-that the new hat is of loc al make,
and that its favorable reception has recu-
perated an industry that was languishing
for some time past.
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founces of the green. Throughout the
lining was of the white glace. A striking
looking creation of pale mauve had braces
of an odd shade of green embroidered
with amethysts which were outlined with
gold. lovely stately maiden, soon to
become bride, has a really artistic and
beautiful trousseau. Several of her gowns
are from celebrated houses. One is of
magnificent quality of moire silk, pale
gray in shade; the bodice has the silk
completely covered with gray mousseline
de sole, closely embroidered with silver
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
The Work Of a
Butcher in Feathers

One day last winter | was pruning in
my orchard when on grasping twig
started back in surprise at oeholdlng a
snake lying quietly over it. was about
TO deal 1t a death blow when l perceived
that it had already left the tribulatjons of
this wicked world. Another slayer had
preceded me.
The tree was French prune, which, as
every orchardist knows. is apt ito have
sharp, thorny spikes here and there, if it
is on myra bolan roots. 1t is a char
acteristic derived from the parent stock.
A closer scrutiny showed the snake neatly
impaled on one of these sharp spikes. as
if by the hand of man.
removed the serpent, which was of the
small striped grass species, and pressed
on to the next tree. Here another dis
covery awaited me in the shape of large
humble bee spiked upon a twig like the
snake. Nor was this all. Near by on
neighboring twig was big scorpion and
higher up on the tree fat black beetle,
speared through his stomach. And there
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the post TO catch her breath than the fall
con approached threateningly and drove
her off the post across the field. Why the
miserable bird confined her fight to these
opposite posts l could not conceive, nor
do l know to this day.
For some little time this curious chase
was kept up. The tired robin would
alight on the post, only to be driven off by
the butcher-bird with shrill screams ana
menacing motions of wings, beak and
claws. The hawk would follow her, few
feet above her head, describing active cir
cles, and occasionally swooping down upon
her as if to strike but although 1 watched
him closely could not see that he did.
Dropping feebly upon the opposite post
the robin would spread her wings and
open her mouth to catch gasp of air,
when her merciless tormentor would drive
her off again to circle above and swoop
down upon her.
watched the incident, too surprised to
interfere. The doomed robin grew steadily
weaker. Her fight became erratic and
feeble. She began to founder in the mid
air like tumbler pigeon, and once she
fell heavily to the ground. thought her
dead, but the ferocious butcher bird
alighred beside her, and driving her to her
feet forced her to take wing again.
This was her last trip. Several times in
making the journey across the pasture she
fell. but recovered herself aud flew slowly
on. She was about exhausted, but with a
last despairing effort reached the post.
AS soon as her trembling feet touched it
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confessed that, having com mitted one
murder, he acquired taste for the pas
time and thirsted to commit others out of
sheer lust for taking human life, whether
he made anything out of them or not. In
fact, he confessed that out of his twenty
eight murders only fraction of them were
for gain.
The rest were committed for the fun of
the thing. Harry Hayward, who killed
Miss Cling, the milIiner. made a similar
statement. He also would have made a
good butcher-bird.
But the butcher-bird, in spite of his
gross and brutal instincts, has the palate
OF an epicure and knows good thing to
eat when he sees it. l was once on a
stock ranch in Monterey County where
saw him one day at prank that filled
me with intense indignation, and if | had
had gun the monster would have joined
his victim in the shades of the next world
in short order.
My attention was attracted to the
strange actions of a robin redbreast, q
female, which was flying to and fro across
ten-acre pasture. She few from par
ticular post directly across the pasture to
another particular post anil after pausing
moment few back to the same post she
had before quilted. This was curious
proceeding, but soon learned the cause.
The robin was being pursued by butcher
bird, which was playing with his quarry as
cat amuses herself with mouse. The
butcher-bird gave the unfortunate robin
no rest. No sooner had she alighted on