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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-17

| of lovely faces trimmed in gilt, with tiny
gilt clasps set with turquoises between.
For street wear, the leather belt retains
Its place. and the buckles for these are
of steel, silver, gilt or leather covered,
while a novelty shows fur heads for
| fastenings. Some Of the newest leather
belts have the buckle and strap narrower
| and on top of the belt proper. which is
| in many respects an Improvement.
Another old friend has returned TO pop
ular favor this year, aud that is cordu
roy This material has much to recon-
mend it, as the finer qualities are very
durable, do not muss easily, shed the dust
and rain, and have the further advantage
OF always looking dressy. Both for jack
cts and extra skirts 1t will be largely
worn this fall, while coats and skirts, TO
be worn with the silk blouse, are partic- |
ularly desirable possessions for any one |
who requires a number of street dresses. |
Gray, cedarbrown and heliotrope are the |
colors best liked in this fabric.
Plain velveteens will also be used for
variety Of purposes this season, some OF
the lighter colors being especially in
favor. For tea-gowns this material is
quite well-liked. as 1t hangs admirably
and wears well. For evening wear a
velveteen has almost the ef-
feet of the more costly velvet and will
see twice the service without showing III
effects. Among the shades for evening
are cerise. hyacinth, orange, and tur
quoise-bue, while for street wear there
are all shades 90 purple, blue, and green. !
all OF which make nice street gowns, Z
either singly. or In combination with
10th. '
If one color stands out above another
his season, I think we must say II is |
)rown. Rather the light than the dark '
hades are chosen. and combinations OF c
he different shades. as well as combined
With other colors, are very popular. Brown y
nd black, too, bids fair to be a partic- =
larly wel-liked mixture, black braids .
nd garnitures of all KINDS being chosen =
0 trim the medium and light browns. =
n fact. it may be said that black trim .
lings on rather light colored goods are =
more fashionable than any ;,
Their color combinations
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-17
CORN AS AN ADULTERANT.
It's Use With Wheat Earnestly AMI
mudverted UpOn.
milwaukee (wis.) Sentinel

(MlIWduktt tNIs'J oeHtIneIJ
A report comes from St. Louis to the
effect that corn Is extensively used as
an adulterant of wheat-hour, and also
as a substitute for barley malt by
brewers. The millers OF st. Louis are
said TO have declared that manufac-
turers OF wheat-four will be either
driven cut OF the market In the course
OF time or forced TO adulterate their
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-17
. An Artistic Triumph.
Tit-Bits.)

Artist: What do you think of my pic
ture OF peasant girl. Miss Featherbrain?
Miss Featherbrain (gushing!y): Just
splendid! What a lovely hat she has on.
Is she going to the theatre?
Artist tdespondingiO: That's not hat;
she's carrying homo hay.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Uawaii,s Commerce.

II has been the boast of the people
of Lahaina t. at in days gone by as
many as 200 sails have been seen IN
the bay there at one time. This was
when whalers made this their head
quarters, and Lahaina was the capl-
tal
Honolulu residents remember when
the bay was dotted with merchant ma
line, and they remember, too, during
the past few years, when the harbor
has been practically without sail.
During the past year the shipping
in Honolulu has increased to o Won
derful degree, and to the old.timers
along the water front it is an indlca-
ton of revival of the days when
Honolulu was considered a boon to
shipping masters. During the past
week there have been three steamers
fying the japanese flag in port at one
time. a circumstance that has never
occurred before in the history OF Hon
olulu. In connection with this it may
he noted that within two days seven
foreign steamers arrived in port. No
better evidence of the commercial I'm
portance of Honolulu is needed than
this.
There are in port at this time thirty
vessels discharging or waiting cargoes'
the majority being vessels plying be-
tween the Pacific coast and Honolulu,
most Of them being vessels which have
been running in this trade at intervals
when the business warranted 1t, fol
years past.-Honoluiu Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
HOW TO Buy Furniture.

All wood furniture is certainly the
safest investment from hygenlc
standpoint. 1t offers no temptations
to moths or germs. 1t also saves time
for the woman who is her own parlor
maid. But if upholstered furniture
is preferred there are certain points 10
be considered. Always select a set OF
furniture as plain in shape and deco,
ration as can be designed, SO that 1t
NAV be brought up to date from time
TO time by polishing and recovering:
Il is profitable to buy the very best OF
it's kind, both as to frame and Paading,,
Oheap furniture is bad investment
both in all upholstered and PLAIN
wood; in all upholstered because the
springs and hair give out, and IN Wooa
| furniture because after year OF Two
the Joints pull loose and have to be
!: mended and glued periodically. Gen,
uine antique furniturs. .hsJp4as Is pf pffe fm53sat ST
lh6racticaI purchase for the house
ttu -epaUfe 6Is purchaser Co dis.
tiuguish between real and fake
antique" furniture. Ii there
are doors in the piece of fur.
nlture, open chem wide and ex-
anime the hinges and edges OF wood.
The old style of metal work was crude
and very different from the modern.
If there are drawers, take them out,
and if the furniture is old, the wood
will be worn and splintered. Where
chair or settee. is to be examined,
cut tiny silver of the wood. Old
wood is gray and lifeless. New wood
is brighter colored and firm in tex.
ture. Antique furniture does not look
we'll in house with garnlsh modern
decorations. Above all things, have
furniture, new or old, that is com.
Portable, that fits the human form
divine, that is luxurious in o matter
OF ease if not ornamental York
,Journal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
An Anecdnte of Agassig.

s tank of water stood in the dining
tent wherein rare, and curious fish
were placed for the professors leisure
ly examination. Among these one day
was an uncommon specimen, somewhat
like our pike or packfsh. 1t was a
foot long, and its mouth was armed
with rows of sharp teeth. The profes-
sor, very near-sighted, was bending
close down to examine this, when sud
denly the fish struck up and selzed
him firmly by the nose. Here was q
demonstration of its unusual charac-
teristic. This gsh was treasure. 1t
was now doubly valuable as museum
specimen. The professor was IN co:
stacy. In the midst of the next meal
he was displaying his scars, proud as a a
German student. and nothing would
do but that he must show us the teeth
of the fish. But the fish: was gone.
You have Just eaten him, sir, the
cook explained. The professors dls'
appointment was too apparent. DE
might possibly secure another specl'
men, but hardly one which would LEAF
out of the tank to seize him by the
rose, even if he cares to venture the
experiment.-New York Evening Post
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Tie Best Data He Could Give.

I have friend who Is connected
with one of the largest shoe stores OF
the city. A day or two ago he was
called to attend to the wants of Gus.
toner, and his first question brought
out the fact that the man wanted a
pair of shoes. Of course my friend
next inquired the size, and thereby
hangs the tale. The customer looked
aumfounded for minuto, but he was
not to be faxed by such a simple ques.
tion. and finally he blnrted out:
"Wa'al, 1 don't know egzactly. but
[ wear fifteen and half collar"
He did his best, but my friend was
not sufficiently posted in the relative
proportio-s of ones neck and go had
to make gness at the size required,
and try different pairs until he had
found the proper ft.-Spring6eld
(Mass.) Union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
POPULAR sclEScE.

The most recent estimate of eeolog.
lists as to the age of Niagara Falls is
nine thousand years. 1t was formerly
calculated at forty thousand.
A new dental chair is so arranged as
to bring all the working parts OF the
chair up to higher position Tor use
when q child is treated, and can be
again lowered to normal position Tor
larger persons.
!. Knowing the average diameter of
Jupiter, MS we'll as that OF the EARTH
it can be shown by little calculation
that SO far as bulk Is coEcerned. not
fewer than 1890 globes, each as large
as the earth, should be rolled together
into one to form o single globe as big
as Jupiter.
Not long ago Professor verrill ex,
hibited to the members of the National
Academy OF Sciences in New YORK
some beautiful examples of mollusks,
dwelling in the Sargasso Sea, that lml'
tate not only the sesweed among which
they live,. but even the parasitic
grovths found upon the weeds.
All a meeting OF the Royal Society
Professor McKendrick described a
method by which it was possible to
stimulate electrically the sensory
nerves of the skin $50 that some OF
elements of music-rhythm and In
tans,t, might be perceiyed and even
enjoyed by those who had become
deaf"
Professor Simon .Newcomb, in a re
centpaper, discussed the question Of
stellar distances. He said the stars
of small magnitude were evidently moi
as remote from the earth as taell
faininess would indicate, and this fac'
seemed to warrant the inference tina
the Visible universe has definite
limit in space.
The red. colored snow frequentl!
mentioned in scientific reports o
polar expeditions, and formerl.
deemed of miraculous origin, is nov
known to be colored by minute vege
table organism, which is sometime
found in enormous quantities, AM
which grows to perfection at tenn
perature below freezing.
Al japanese man of science, MI
Muraoka, reports in German sclen
tific journal, the curious results OF
tained by him last summer while ez
perimenting with the light of glow
worms. He operated with three hui
dred glowworms st Kyoto. and he say
that the light which they emitted
when filtered through cardboard c
copperplates, showed the propertlt
of X-rays, or Becquereps fuorescent
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Lamps That Give Light Unto Feet.

Genius has given fashionable folks o
new plaything with which to amuse
themselves. 1t is in literal obedience
to the Biblical injunction regarding q
lamp unto the feet, for that is exactly
where the new light is to be worn. 1t
consists of tiny lantern with sides Of
very stout glass, mounted upon a stir.
rup which straddles the foot of the
user. tongue resting on the toe OF
the foot, and acting as part of the
support.
There are several means of furnish
ing light for thiscurious lamp. Elec.
tricity and oil are the most common.
The former ia likely to be tho most
popular method from the fact that
there is no danger of grease leaking
out upon the shoe. A tiny storage
battery has been constructed to be
used in furnishing the light. 1t is
ordinarily carried in the pocket, and
flexible wire, insulated and covered
with chamois skin, passes from the
battery and through the pocket down
to the lamp. Baltimore Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
REALM OF STYLE.
a MIRRoR OF FASHION FOR
DRESsY WOMEN.
sprins Notes In Tailor-made Gowns
Tho Latest Chat About New
York Society Queens and
Their Dresses.
1sneeial New York Letter. J


TYHERE is nothing in the world
of fashion to indicate hard
times. All the great social
affairs are being splendidly
patronized. The Grand Opera season
Mt The Metropolitan has been bril-
liant success from all points OF view.
The principal theaters are better at
tended than they were twelve months
400. Even the National Cycle Ex.
hib1tion at the Grand Central Palace
drew out large crowds. Ii there is
any lack of money it is not noticeable
among those upon whom such func-
tions depend for their support.
Nothing shows this go strikingly as
the toilets of the women, wherever
you ses them--at the opera, OF thea
tire, along Fifth avenue, Broadway OF
Twenty. third street, cr at the mose
exclusive gatherings in art circles.
Speaking of the latter reminds ME
of the American Water Color Society Z
exhibition at the Academy of Design.
It is the leading event of the kind hero
during the year, and this spring at
tracts more attention than usual be
cause public interest has been stirred
up by recent sales Of costly private
| collections, like that OF Marshall o
Roberts, the millionaire aud philan
thropist.
The private view the other do,
brought together some OF the note'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Drunken Poultry.

The Scotch newspapers are just new
pushing q story of drunkenness IN
poultry. 1t appears that one John
Turner, of Lsggan, complaired to the
magistrates that the refuse from o dis
tillery was allowed to flow into an ad-
joining stream. The fact that the
stream contained something more than
mere water was soon found out by the
compliments ducks, and by some
means or other his hens got on to the.
''good thing" and pushed the thing
along TO such an extent that they were
in perpetual state of intoxication,
except on Sundays, when the distillery
failed to turn out its inebriating refuse.
They, however, made up for lost time
on Mondays, and a lad had to be en-.
gagged especially to look after the
flock. In proof of his statement
Turner produced in court hen which
was in an incipient stage of delirium
tremens, and the remainder were said
to have been too tipsy for presenta.
ton.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Manperipe attracted more attraction

Mannerins attracted more attraction
than some of tho best pictures. She
was an animated water color herseH;
Miss Viola Allen is tall and DARK
with figure Just plump enough, a
clear whito complexion and eyes OF
deep blue. She would not be picked
out for beauty, as the ordinary
standards go, but her expressive face
would attract attention anywhere
She is noted for her excellent taste IN
dress, always affecting quiet colors IN
her private gowns. On recent after
noon she were handsome slate blue
broadcloth skirt, plain and presse d
as tailor-buiit woman invariably IN
sists en-, with an .open-front natty
little coat, tight fitting in the back
with medium sized leg of mutton
sleeves. -,
The feature of the coat was single
dart on each side running from the
shoulder and making it cling closer to
the waist with very pretty effect. On
this we're five gray frogs OF q darker
shade. She wore a soft blouse front
of cream chiffon with strips OF cream
lace insertion let in. A very stiff
double bow of chiffon, held in place in
the centre by diamond buckle, was
worn at the throat. White gloves,
heavily stitched, and a huge picture
hat completed the an outfit that made
many an eye follow her with envy.
Mrs. Orme Wilson, who, as every
body knows, was Miss Caroline Astor
is the leader of the youthful set OF th'
-Four Hundred, and delights to chap
erone young girls to mstinees. say
her the centre of group OF bewlfch
ingly pretty young misses last week
Among the girls of her party was
beautiful miss OF perhaps sixteen sum
mers who attracted general attention
Her fair hair hung loosely ever he
ears in profusion, and her frock We
noticeable tor its iaunty air. 1t was c
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
UNDER HER THUMB.
But He Enjoyed 1t, and Gave Her Pleas

But He Enjoyed 1t, and Gave Her Pleas
ant Surprise.
He had not been married over
wear, and his friends asserted, with
some truth, that he was still under his
wife's thumb.
While admitting the soft impeach-
ment, he was accustomed to plead IN
extenuation that it was a very nice
little thumb to be under.
When he had cracked this joke Tor
the fiftieth time people began to say
he was uxorious. Several accused him
of genius and some of possessing org
inality.
It was 7:3O o'clock. They had just
finished dinner, and he extended his
legs across the hearth rug with feel.
ing of luxurious ease. The cheerful
blaze behind him impaired friendly
glow to his whole being. He drew
forth from his vest pocket, as had long
been his habit, small pill box, which
he held meditatively between his
thumb and finger.
edwin" exclaimed the wife, re-
proachfully, "do you remember wha
you promised me?"
sI-ah-I don't" :" he stammered. &,
"That you wouldn't dose yoursel
with any more of that wretched allo
pathic medicine.
"This is not allopathic medicine, m,
DEAR" he retorted, cit is homeopa
thic, and it is intended for you?
"For me?"
eyes, for you. In view of the pres
ent state of public opinion l have dc
termined that you shall take you
millinery in homeopathic doses"
':Look," he added, as she sank o
her knees in astonishment.
And cry of admiration escaped ne I1
as he pulled from the pill box I'd
latest style in Plotke invisible theate
hats, which had only cost him $50
Chicago Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31

smothered white line. The skirt
fell to the boot tops, and the coat was
short and open-fronted. The revers,
pockets aud bottom of the jacket,
which was rounded at the corners, had
two rows of stitching. AMI in har.
mony with this, she wore plain blue
silk shirt-waist. with white linen collar
and blue Windsor bow. Nothing
could have looked sweeter or more
girlish. The hat was rough blue straw,
of the sailor pattern, with large ros.
cites OF green incline at eacl side, out
of which blue wings stuck defantly.
She wore one of the new green leather
belts.
Violets are more than ever in vogue.
Entire hat brims are made OF them.
Jeweled belts of every description are
to be worn this spring. Consuelo
Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough,
set this fashion last season in London.
The costumes illustrated herewith,
were made by The National Cloak
Company, of New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
WANT TO MAKE
AN EASY LIVING =?

Any man or woman who viii do two hours
honest canvassing each day can make from 90 90
crate veterans with push, pluck and perseyer
ance. 1t will cost You nothing 70 try II. To such
parties as can give satisfactory references as TO
their promptness and honorable dealing, We will
ofllce-charges prepaid by US. Medicines TO be
paid for only as you sell them. Agents get one.
halffor selling. Our medicines give perfect sat-
fsfaction wherever introduced, else could we not
afford to make the above liberal offer. In addi.
tfon TO the very liberal commission of one-half,
every agent gets a Beautiful Parlor Lamp
with Hand-Painted Shade oil complete as a
Premium. Only such parties as mean bust.
ness, and who can give the requisite satisfactory
references need write to THE PERUVIAN
COMPANY, Atlanta, Georgia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
FASHION NOTES.

A soft velvet toquo is, as rule, bo
coming to almost svery type of femi.
uine beauty.
A little corset waist, without straps
over the arms, is made for evening
gowns. 1t is especially shaped, and
Jan be bought in expensive materials
Tor fifty cents.
Caplike bonnets, with strings, have
punches of ostrich feathers standing
ap from over the forehead in smart
fashion. and even the baby, when he
IAN hold up his head. wears a bunch
of feathers on his cap.
The increasing propensity toward
extravaganza is shown in the peiewsled
chains, vinaigrettes, bon bon boxes
and other so.called "trifes" that the
woman of fashion deems she must
have in order to be happy.
An English toque, which is pretty
for the proper purpose, is of black
tulle, the crown outlined with tlia.
monds and seauins, and trimmed with
two black ostrich tips, and sprsv of
slender white osprey feathers floating.
over the back.
Nature is entirely out of the race
in the question of color in hair, since
she never provides any new fushi6ns.
and new tints in hair brought out bv
some presumably harmless prepar.
alton are one of the latest attractions
the hairdresser has to offer.
Close.fttting jackets of fur, with a
short basque and storm collar, are one
of the feeting fashions of the dav
They fasten on the side, and the
sleeves are of brown velvet if the fur
is brown or black if it is Persian lamb.
and the belt is brilliant jeweled band
If narrow Russian gold galoons.
With almost all skirts for the wheel
or boomers are worn
They are considered very necessary bv
many persons, and are quite generally
worm. Women who MAKE roint of
lressing we'll use black or brown satin
md consider this material much better
han wool, as the skirts do not stick
O it.
Velvet ribbon, in black as well as
olors, is much employed for dress
in Paris. Rows of ribbons
u different widths are sewn on the
kirts, sleeves are stripped with il, and
odices are trimmed with it, and
cry novel combination is pale ecru |
10th trimmed with cherrw 1900 |,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Dean Stanley and His Shirt Button.

I Mr.. Lang, in the illustrated London
News, gives an auecdote OF Dean
Stanley's a1niable simplicity. The
dean was dining out and was very late.
When he came IN his collar was unfas.
tened, and the ends vibrated like lit.
tie white wings about the head of
cherub. People could not but look at
him with curiosit. = during the dinner,
and st length, with due precautions,
his hostess ventured to ask him il he
knew thai his collar had broken
adrift. "oh, yes" said the dean.
"Do you mind9" "Not at all" said
the lady. "rhen ] don't mind, either"
answered the dean; "the button
dropped off while I was dressing," an6
he continued his conversation. 1t was
not," says MIR. Lang, "absence Of
mind" but unrivsled presence oi
mind, that Stanley displayed on this
occasion. Any other human being
would have been at the point oil
changing his shirt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
WoMAN's WORLD.
p1,uAs.NT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE HEADERS.
GIRLS oy The PERIOD.

Much comment has recently arisen
lmong fashionable people regarding
:be unusual and even phenomenal size
,f this new generation Of women. In
siobt ont of ten cases these young
y,rIs are a full bead and shoulders
tailer than their mammas. Five feet
eight or nine inches is no longer re-
parded as On unusual height tor o oe-
butaute, and this Junoes4ue stature !, is
supplemented as q rule by proaa' a
shapely shoulders, q firm, round wals1'
with harmonious proportions OF arms
hips and bust. The new woman a ron ON
. merely physical standpoint is not
only fair TO look upon, but promises
we'll with her clear eyes, rosy SKIN anu
steady nerves as wholesome mother
of The coming race.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
SCIENCES 1. and II.

Here are two scenes in tragedy.
Scene l.:
Host-Let me introduce you to Miss
Prancer for waltz.
Captain--Don't mind twotting her
out o. bit--'blige you, ole fell! Just
see il she'll do-aw@.
Scene IL: Host-Miss Prancer, al
low me to introduce Captain Crawler.
Miss Prancer (who must have been
listening)--very happy-'blige you,
but wealiy won't do at all. Twot him
back again; thank you. Boston Cour,