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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

those of an older generation quarter
of century since In making such re-
view one fact becomes apparent before
all others. Beauty is relative term,
and, let one be as aesthetic as she may,
her sense of fitness is largely governed
by the fashion of the day.
To be sure, we may boast with truth
that the styles of the present are some
what better than many that are past be-
cause of a certain improvement in dyes
and certain artistic truths that have
been poured into our ears by those who
consider dress as an art. But it is doubt
full, nevertheless, if future generation
will not laugh at US even as we laugh at
those who have gone before. "Whatever
is in style is pretty" said young wo-
man with enthusiasm not long ago. and,
while we may smile with indulgence
over the remark, it really voices the
opinion of most humankind, for men
swell as women have their foibles, and
il they have evolved q more sensible style
of dress it is due rather to the exigen-
cies Of business life. from which the
feminine world is only now beginning
to suffer, rather than to any superiority
on their part.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

How many young men men and Young
women are cut Off just as the future seems
brightest and fullest of promise! They are
are taken away by the disease which causes
over one sixth of all the deaths in the
w0ild--,he disease which doctors call con-
SUMPTION. There is absolutely no reason
in the world why consumption should be
fatal-why 1t should be even serious. 1t Is
disease of the blo.d, and an be cured
absolu ely and always by purifying and en-.
riching the blood. The only exception to
this is the case where the disease has been
neglected and improperly treated until it Is
stronger than the bOdy-until the body has
become so weak as TO have lost the ability
to recuperat. DIR Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will cure SO per cent of all cases
of consumption il used according TO direc-
tons 1t also cures all lingering coughs,
bronchial and throat affections
Send Fl cents in one cent stamps to
Worlds Dspensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y, and receive DIR. Pierce's
zoos page Common Sense medical Adviser,
illurtrated.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

there arc Easter sports and games quite
unknown to us.
The Easter festival of our forefatherp
covered period of Is days The weel.
beginning with Easter Sunday was al
most entirely given over to sport and
games and general meTymazing. An
odd feature of the old time celebration
was that of heaving or lifting, the
"heaved" sitting in a chair decorated
with white ribbons. Easter Monday and
Easter Thursday were known as heav-
ing days, the women sitting in chair
on Monday and the men on Tuesday.
Those heaving or lifting the chair were
expected TO life it three times and then
kiss the occupant, who, in turn, kissed
them. To the regret of the lads and las
sizes in the districts where the novel cere-
mony was once performed, the custom
has long since died out.
Handball was formerly one of the
most common of Easter games, and at
one time sort of water fitting contest
was much in vogue. Young men would
drift about in boats without oars and
alloY the craft to drift against shield
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

height of elegance. and, perched upon
the huge monstrosity, was worn tiny
hat that perforce was tip tilted until it
appeared to be in jeopardy, and certain
ly threatened to slip down upon the
nose "Tipsy" was the name given to
the favorite shape, and fashion articles
of the day speak Of it as "jaunty, I"
while, small as it was, flowers, ribbon
and tulle all went into it's make up.
Five years later demure bonnets that
sat we'll back upon the head. showing
the waved hair, and with strings than
tied in q bowknot under the chin, were
correct even for young girls. The saucy
air Of the gypsy had given place to a
quieter style, and no one thought Of be-
ing so frivolous as to tilt hat or even
to wear one for dress occasions if she
had been graduated from the school
room. Bonnets were the style. Hats
were relocated to children or to misses
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
AN EASTER SYMPHONY.
She thrummed ON tao plano,

She thrummed on tao Eiano,
With no thought of how she played,
And the Easter bells chimed sweetly
While her fingers aimless strayed.
Now sounds minors deep and solemn.
Then majors sharp and clear.
From the bells and piano
Issued tones of grief or cheer.
And some power occult within me
The various notes combined
Into chords that swept the feelings,
Raised to ecstasy my mind,
Till my soul was filed with music,
And lived but in dream
Mid tho shifting lights and shadows
OF grand orchestral theme.
And its sway became still stronger
AS each inner wave of sound
Trembled DER the chords of feeling,
Stirred my soul to depths profound.
But no earthly passion swayed me,
For lived in higher sphere,
And my world of sense had vanished.
With it vanished doubt and fear.
And thanked the risen Christ
For that symphony divine,
For such potency of music
OF surety was not mine.
Who composed it? Who the playerf
Ask the violin as it thrills
At the touch of master player
Whence the soul of sound it fills.
NEIL MACDONALD.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

placed. Mayhap we shall yet return to
the waterfall and the tilted trifle set at
an angle with the head even rs we are
now approaching tight sleeves and trim
med skirts. But degenersey can surely
never reach the depth of forcing us to
use crude color on rob US of the lessons
we have learned. Ribbons, silks, flow
ers, straws themselves, are beautiful
simply because Of their delightful hue.
Let shapes and combinations change as
they will, the art of the dyer must sure
ly remain. CLARE BUNCE.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

crown is we'll covered with flowers, and
bows of striped ribbon, combined with
plain. stand iauntily up at the center.
Ties Of ribbon form bow under The
chin, but many were worn both for
evening and afternoon dress occasions
thatwere mere bouquets fastened to the
hair with O pin. The plain sleeves still
held, and the sleeve bodice. With them
only bonnet or small hat was i'll taste.
Hats had not yet come into style for
matrons of mature years. Hats were
worn only for the promenade even by
the young, and every woman demanded
a bonnet for ceremonious occasions at
least. But emancipation from the bon
net was not to be long delayed. Light.
plain sleeves were already giving place
to fuller ones, and tendency to aug
ment the trimmings for the head and
shoulders and to simplify the skirts was
apparent. Accordingly the next five
years show O wide divergence in style.
and we find both bodices and hats great
u changed.
In 1891 hats had gained decided
vogue, anu women Of all ages were .
be seen, as they lave been since, wear
ing jaunty and elaborate hats that re-
tanned not so much as the narrowest tie
to hint Of the bonnet. Strings had by
that time come to be regarded both as
uncomfortable and, far worse, as adding
to the apparent age. Hence strings were
forsworn and hats gay with flowers
and feathers held first place. Bonnets,
or headdresses dignifed by the name,
were, to be sure, worn upon evening &C.
casions by many who held them alone
to be correct But the hat had gained
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

Consumption Is the cause Of all sorts of
serious disorders of the blood. Strong
cathartics are worse than useless Burdock
Blood Bitters is natures own remedy for
troubles of this sort.
liza thing of beauty is always joy for
ever" it will not be overlooked or forgotten,
and such is the April Cosmopolitan. This
wonderful magazine grows more elegant,
and instructive every month. 1t is most
elegantly illustrated and filled with the
choicest current literature. John Brisben
Walker is the editor, and 1t is sold In the
open market for ten cents a copy, or sent
postpaid to any subscriber for $l.00 year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

country OF recent
years as Easter, concentrating the res
direction of Jesus The day, or what
was believed to be such (there was q
wide difference as to the date between
the early Christians of the east and
west), was solemnly celebrated for cen.
turtles in the old world as the most mo-
mentous of miracles because it alone es-
tablished, in their eyes, the absolute
truth Of Christianity. But here, strange
to say, Easter was hardly observed at
all, except by the Roman Catholics and
Episcopalians who have naturally much
in common, as the latter are wholly de-
rived from the former until the second
half Of the present century.
Now nearly all the various Protestant
sects celebrate Easter with great zeal
and fervor, as it would seem they should
have always done, to be consistent with
their faith. AS Jesus is the sole founder
of Christianity, how could they afford
to neglect at any time the day, when
ever it may have been, on which he, to
their mind, rose from the dead? The one
explanation is that many of the sects, re-
garding Easter 40 or 90 years since as
Roman Catholic holy day refused to cele-
brate it. The old Puritans of New Eng
land, with most of their immediate de-
scendants. particularly so considered it.
And they could not theologically share
with what they called the scarlet wom-
an anything that she might sanction.
Not little Of their religion was to de-
test "popery" with the whole force of
their pious souls. Many of the later
Protestants have been similarly affected.
But this feeling has been steadily wear
ing off, as is shown by all the denomi-
nations in the observance today Of Eas-
ter. Congregationalists, Presbyterians,
Baptists, Methodists, Unitarians, Uni
versalists, commemorate the occasion,
notably in cities, by special service,
with elaborate music and lavish decora-
tions of flowers. This is another tend
ency of the time to the gradual har-
monizing of creeds and the fellowship
of creedists.
Since theology as such is generally
conceded to be declining the world over,
particularly in the republic, the wider
and wider acceptance of Easter may APP
pear to be exceptional. Reflection. how
ever, will corroborate, instead Of con-
tradicting, the opinion. A great many
church communicates who are counted
as orthodox do not believe in the divin-
ity of Jesus-that is, in his being the
son of God, coequal with him. The
Unitarians, for example, renounce that
belief altogether. But they hold him to
be the best, the purest, the noblest, the
most exalted of men, and, in such sense,
divine. They rank themselves and they
are ranked as Christians nevertheless.
Christians are, in any liberal inter-
probation, all who love, admire revere
the life and teachings of Jesus, his hui
mainly or divinity being of minor con-
sequence. The Scriptural injunction
about believing in him has reference to
this, not, as they claim, to any theologic
assumption, as Lord or Saviour IL is
essentially his human character, il is
thought, which has brought Easter into
60 ardent and general favor. Jesus is
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

upon the Won-
ans horizon and
holds her SPELL
bound, be she
ever so advanced
or ever so ardent
an advocate of re-
form, and q study
of such as have
been presented
for the past quar-
ter of u century
becomes as di-
verting as it is
instructive. Only
as far back as
1871 the mon
strous waterfall
was held the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

anuel rs and
were not seen
again upon ma
ture heads for o
decade or more.
l. ace, flowers,
fe q t IA ers all
went into the
make up of one
good specimen,
and blossoms of
all sorts were
made to cluster
round the face.
In fact, chip, the
favorite materi-
al, and those
s q m g flowers
made the feature
of the time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

An exceedingly thoughtful and valuable
paper dealing with the important theme
Of Democracy and Socialism," is contri-
buted to the pages of the April North
American ReUielo by the Hon. Perry Bel
pushing to the front, respecting individual
liberty and property, are skilfully handled
by Mr.. Belmont, who also enters elaborate
ly into a definition Of what should be the
proper scope of State and city governments.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

the ribbons and
flowers had as
sumed a more
pert and jaunty
air. But flowers
were the feature
of both, and dress
bonnets, III a d g
entirely Of vio-
lets or other bios
SONS, were again
in vogue. The
one chosen for il
lustration is of
straw. Chip had
fallen into disuse
and has not since
taken any promi-
nent Dlace. The
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

jonquil yellow to pale brown. 1t is
Noticeable that face trimmings had dis
appeared. Bigger hats-hats that were
head coverings-had come in, and the
trimming was placed upon the outside
of the crown.
In 1886 there came revival Of the
flower hat. True to the adage claims
that fashions run in cycles, the year saw
return to the styles of ten years pre-
vious, with always such variations as
modistes know how to incorporate. Be-
ing shrewd folk, they never permit an
exact replica, but there is nevertheless
similarity between the bonnets of 1876
and those of 1886. Less of the demure
clement is to be found, to be sure, and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
are ready to admire the latest creation

from Virot or to
exclaim over the
loveliness Of q
dream in tints of
rose executed by
some other Pa
risian authority
on bonnets, it be-
comes peculiarly
instructive to re-
view the past and
to ponder upon
the conceits and
fancics that clio
tied sim i / ar
e" Oh S !" and
"Ahs!' FROM our
own lips a decade
back and from
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

DliiCt, anu al
rea,y tllu shadow
of that creation
which was 10 call
for legislative re-
form was cast.
AS yet the hats
were modest in
size. A favorite
shape rolled back
eff the face and
turned up at the
back, leaving the
crown fiat. The
general style was
for bigger models
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
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sports ut Easter Time.

INCE the begin
IL i ng Of the
C h u &c h sports
and games have
characterized the
f. a s { O. observ-
ance. In this
country VIC are
familiar with the
egg rolli n 6
games OH Easter
Monday on the
White II o s Q
grounds in Wash.
ington, but in
other pCI1ntrias
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

than those that had gone before. Shout
ders had been broadened by full sleeves
and bodices amplified in many ways.
With them came also the hat which
gave an air Of youthfulness to the wear
er and defied the observer to mark the
passage Of time. Few women, except
those in mourning and the unquestion-
ably elderly DANES, wore bonnets for
promenade. Chic little affairs, all lace
and nonsense, with nodding flowers and
tantalizing aigrets, were indeed affected
by many for evening wear, but even
these showed no strings and were mere
fancy bits made as decorative as could
be. The hat Of the season was hat-a
hat Of generous size, of unlimited pos
sibilities and one that asserted its claim
before all others, while it threw the bon
net into deepest shade.
For this present Easter we have fow-
ers such as never were seen before
flowers true to nature and fascinating in
the extreme Roses en- masse make the
garniture Of one importation, peoples
erect and assertive of another, and such
delicious chrysanthemums of third as
seem to have been plucked but an hour
before. The feature of the season is
massed flowers. Whether they be roses
or what not, they are punched together
in profusion and seem to be almost
crushed, so closely are they packed.
In other matters we may not have i'm
proved, but in color we are assuredly as
nearly perfect as can be. Tho lovely
tints of the rose and the delicious grada-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

When person begins to grow thin there
is something wrong. The waste Is greater
than the supply and 1t is only question
of time when the end must come.
In nine cases out of ten the trouble is
with the digestive organs. If you can re-.
store them to healthy condition Won will
stop the vast, put On new flesh and cause
them TO feel better 10 every way. The food
they eat will he digested and appropriated
to the needs of the system, and normal
appetite will appear,
Consumption frequently follows a vast
ing Of bodily tissue because hearty all con-
sumptives have indigestion. The Shaker
Digestive Cordial will restore the stomach
to healthy condition in vast majority of
cases. Get one OF their books from your
druggist and learn about this new and yalu-
able remedy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

tons Of tone
shown III all the
flowers are in
themselves fca-
lures Of which to
boast. A review
Of the bonnets Of
the PAST might
we'll teach us hu-
mility, ifnothing,
more. But, let
the future devel-'
OPP what it may,
it seems difficult
to imagine the
tints of 1897 i'm
proved or dis
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

Pleasant to take, positive and instant in
its results, IN fact, the best cough medicine
in the world, DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
THE EASTER BONNET.
ITS MUTATIONS AND ITS MARVElS
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS PAST.
A Glance Backward to the Days of the
"Waterfalr"-The yaSaries ofStyle-How
Shapes and Combinations Have Changed.
The Present Caster Hat.

[Copyright, 1897, by the Author.l
1t is doubtful if there be any one ex-
perience better calculated to impress the
feminine mind with its own capacity
for folly than areview of past fashions
At this season.. W zen. one and all. we
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

But at Easter the Easter bonnet is,
above all things, the one that looms up
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
EASTER TENDENCIES
JUNlUS HENRI BROWNE ON THE RE
llGlOuS FESTIVAL.

Causes That Have Conduced to Its Grow
ing Favor Among Protestants or
manizing of Creeds and the Fellow ip Of
Crcedists-The Doctrine of Immor. Atty
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

The decline in efficiency of legislative
bodies will be discussed in the March num-
Der of the atlantic Monthly by Francis
G. Lowell. who writes by the light of his
own experience as member for two terms
of the Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives Nv Towo'' carefully analyses the
bibuIahces u legislative III "'ncy and
dignity. and proposes sImpn nd funda-
menta remedies.
Who can fail to take advantage of this
oher. Send 10 cents to us for a generous
trial size or ask your druggist. Ask for
Ely's Cream Balm, tAe most positive catarrh
cure. Full size SO sents.
ELY BROS, So Warren St., N. Y. CITY,
suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since boy, and l never hoped for
cure, out Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
evt n that. Many acquaintances have used
1t with excellent results. Ostrum, AS
Warren Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
List Of letters remaining uncalled for in
Owasso postoffice, the week ending Apr. 10:
Earl Choff, Mrs. Louise Tuttle, w. S. Fer
rell, Clara Clump, Manda Bailey, Mrs. G.
Bowker, W. f. Defer, f. s. Durkee, Olive
Robinson, d. w. St. Clair. James Riley Jr..
Mrs. Lydia Shamers.
All those terrible, itching diseases of the
skin that help to make life miserable for us
are caused by external parasites. Doan's
Ointment kills the parasite and cures the
disease. Perfectly harmless, never fails.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16

70 RELIGIOUS les.
tival has gained SO
much in favor with
the @ h r i S t i a IL
churches in this
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-21
They All Agreed.

Yesterday morning, when the
black smoke was rolling over the
city from pot of boiling pitch, in
the vicinity of the Wade q Co,
warehouse, on the canal, and the
hose carts were laundering down
Broad street, from an alarm turn
ed in, the negro dray drivers who
had their carts parked at the inter
section of Broad street and State
Line avenue, were straining their
eyes west on Broad street to see
where the fire was, a negro who
had an acute nose, smelt the burn
ing tar, and he turned to the other
negroes and said Don't you
smell dat burning meat2' and they
all agreed at once that they did,
and that the Wade & Co. big ware
house was on fire,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-21
or Duty

It IS essential to the well being Of
the physical economy that the kId-
neys and bladder should be etefnal-
ly active, that they should never 90
oon duty" If they do, the kidneys
fail TO secrete from the blood the
watery element and the impurities
that should be thrown of by the
bladder, and both organs suffer In
organic health from their inaeti0n,
aud Incur dangerous maladlea
Among these are llHghts disease
Of the Kidneys diabetes, retention
of the urine, gravel dropsy etc,
These are 10 trilles, but obstinate
diseases, developing rapidly and ter
minatng to often fatally, To pre-.
vent or check them, the safest and
most eIlettual means Is IlotetterB
Stomach liittow, which gives a
healthlul impetus TO, but never eX
elites the renal organs like the fiery
unmedIeated HtImulants Of eomu
meree, Malaria, dyspepsia, eonsti'
patton, liver trouble, nervousness
aud debility are remedied by the
GENIAL medicine useful In eonyales-
ecnte aud old age, A wlneglassIul
three times a day,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-21
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.

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diabetes, seminal emissions, weak
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all irregularities of the kidneys and
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Regulates bladder trouble in chill
dren If not sold by your druggist,
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This is to certify that lhaye been
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Great discovery, ! had been con.
fined IN bed seven weeks and was re.
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acted forty-two times In one night.
| would not take $500 for the cure,
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