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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-10
OLD AND DESERTED.


oid ~. fauis l.. II. Church may be
severed from thlhgs religious. 1t Is
soIhS 20 ne SOFA ~ auction for many
al '''a' was tHr mouse Oh worship
~ ueNole'i panu OF fpiscopalilhs'
pu. INC HncilincrShlp grew IN NUMBER
""u 'hclr wealth. increased WI me III
We nouse was 700 slnail ana TOO old
ne ne WAS constructed ana me othcr was
,ei ut,ioiE the Neeus' u1sousht' I'M
1880. .'1 anu neSlec'eu' Now me auc-
to nov, hamhs ,o u, "'p' - w,
temporal things.
"
MEL TIA 'il'E' toN y - L
The American Theatre Company on
cned three nights engagement nj The
City Hall Theatre tonight. The bill
was The Prince of Russia" Despite
the two fire alarms and the presence
at iires of many !hea,re-soers there
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y SAD FUNERAL
The remains Of Miss Hattie Broth.
crs, IS years old who was accidentIy
isititcri- yesterday. were laid
away this morning beneath the frozen
earth over IL Cedar liiil II was Il
solemn cortcge that followed the little
casllet from the home of Mr. William
X. Brothers. of the county. to the SUI.
folk Christian Church. which the de-
ceased loved SO dearly to attend.
The funeral service was preached hy
DR. W. w. StaIcy, who was assisted al
the exercises by Revs. j. L. Love. I:Ap-
fist; II. H. Butler. Christian. and WI
liam T. Green. Mcthud!st The FOLLOW
ing young men were pail-bcarcIs.
i i nr"'uP'7' u'th"rt i'Ardrn
I In
ii"'Niu"S' 'eh'c i'r'hh'rv-
COURTLAND PATRON WAGON
The little town of Courtland TN, can.
ital of southampton county. is ahead
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-10
OFFICEHs ELECrED.

President, James Lewis Anderson:
First Vice President, Charlton jackson;
Second Vice President. w. V. shelton;
Third Nice-P President. Henry Taylor,
.lrr; Secretary. ]. Stewart Bryan;
TrcaSurer. II. G. RielY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-10

The question Of charges in bankrupt
cy was referred back to committee who
were requested To consult with the
judge Of the bankrupt court in the max.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-10
NEWS FROM RICHMOND AND OTHER PARTS OF VTRC

treating them after the manner of all
her dependencies. her rule was attend
ed with great cruelty and harshness.
NEW VOTING PRECINCT.
\ new voting precinct has been es-
tablished i'll the Natural Bridge dis
trict Of this county. The County Court
OF Rockbridge. Judge William T. IIous-
ton. presiding, received on Tuesday the
petition from residents i'll the new pre-
clnct, and an order was entered Great
ing the precinct, the same being form
ed from the Oak Bank and Natural
Bridge precincts. the boundArie being
established by the court. The forma-
ZION of the new precinct was made nee
essary on account of the large bound
AIRY embraced in the two precincts men
toned, thus making it very inconven-
lent for the voters in the said pre-
cincts.
SUBSCRIPTION IN ENGLISH
POUNDS.
The original subscription paper for
the building OF the First Church In
Lexington has recently been found.
There were forty-fivc subscribers, their
subscriptions being made in English
pounds, shillings and pence. on the
list are many of the names of the ear
~ settlers of this section OF Virginia.
The amount subscribed was G5il, j
shillings and pence. The building was
commenced in 1897 and was situated in
what is now the Lexington cemetery.
Tho denomination WAS Presbyterian,
this section having been settled by the
Scotch Irish Presbyterians from Penn
sylvahia. The old building was torn
down shortly after the erection of the
present Presbyterian Church, which
WAS begun in 1914.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-10
TOLD IN 4 PARAGRApH

10 IS repor;cd thai France has nra-
tested against the concession to Ger
many Of port NJ Halda Pasha, nearly
opposite Consiantinople
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

hanging in the balance. The heads of the
great dressmaking establishments are in
conference. and one bit Of news has leak
ed out, that is we are to have larger
sleeves next autumn. Let us also hope we
are TO have shorter. fuller skirts for our
latitude OF body has been so dreadfuEy
sacrificed to secure excessive longitude
that womankind begins to bear, when in
her grand Partisan toilet less resemblance
than even to humanity and more and
more striking likeness 10 a dragon fly.
Now behold, in the interest of what has
been said above, some of the wraps that
are typical and influential in the realms
Of the smartly dressed. Black silk and
pongee and brilllantine dust cloaks are
strong Clements in every full wardrobe and
some of them are made with great art.
while Capes with three falls knee long
redingotes and cutaway top Goals in very
light melton, covert, sand Goth and
Scotch reversible are the wraps taken
along when junketing about on yachts,
steamers and at cooler northern resorts.
one and all of these comforters are cut
10 grip the figure closely from neck to
knee. Capes depending in three fails are
the newest design and there is no gra-
cious flare at shoulders or hips. on the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

seems TO be real good wearing stuff and
l guess it won't fade mucn.'
Her voice seemed far away. He was
staring hard at his plate. Ii seemed to
nave running pattern Of crook-neck
squashes.
Mr.. hollis did not attend church next
Sunday He Pleaded a sick horse for eX-
cuse and retired to the barn from whose
cob-Weobed window he saw the family de-
part, ala save Sarah-she had refused to
80. The laugh of the girl last Sunday
echoed IN his ears and he shut his teeth
hard.
IT'S good wearing stuff" he muttered
TO himself as he viudictively kicked a keg.
The third Sunday Mr. Hollis had bust
ness out of town.
Il really can't attend TO it any other
time he explained to his wife.
She Bessie and the boys attended
church. They were all at supper when he
returned, and he took his place quickly
at the table.
Suddenly his eyes rested on jed He
seemed to see something familiar. He
rubbed his eyes and looked again. 1t
was a blouse covered with the palm-leaf
pattern.
His knife and fork fell with a thud.
Go and take that thing Off he COM
manded in laundering tones.
Jed looked scared, and half arose. Then
he looked helpessly at his mother.
He hasn't got any other" she whis-
pered in an awed voice. He spoiled his
only other one yesterday when he got
caught on some nails. and I couldn't
mend it nohow. I sat up late to make this
out of breadth from Sarahs dress. Hers
got terribly burned somehow"
There was a short silence. Jed stood
holding onto his chair uncertain, Sarah
looked at her plate, Bessies blue eyes
peered startled over the rim Of her mug.
Mr.. Hollis moved uneasily. He opened
his mouth TO speak. Then he shut it
again, took up his cup and drank a long
swallow of tea.
Il wish" he said, speaking in a loud
voice and looking past his wife out of the
window beyond-"I wish you would take
all that stuff away and never let me see a
mite of it again. m sick of it,"
They are good wearing dresses" she
began. 1T seems a waste"
Her husband brought his fist down so
that the dishes rattled.
Nv aste be hangedn' he shouted. He put
his hand into his pocket and drew out a
roll of bills. These he showed across the
table to his wife. Tt hitch up in the
morning and YOU can drive over and get
what you want he said, as he pushed
back his chair and started for the door.
Il s'pose l can use it up in busters" his
wife ruminated to herself.
Mo- The command came swift and
stern from the doorway.
mo busters, no-no nothing. I'm sick
to death of crookneck squashes."
lie slammed the door behind him and
bolted through the shed. In his haste he
upset a barrel. QUE from 1t rolled the
torn, cut and burned remains of Sarah's
dress.
Il don't blame her one mite" he chuck
led as he vindicatively kicked it into a
dark corner and sent an old boot flying
after it.
"Durn the pattern"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

make themselves the slaves of time. In
truth never was so little jewelry worn as
In this summer of grace and the fancy
for Oriental patterns is as marked as
ever. At night in the coiffure very
charming wreaths of small clear green
enameled leaves, ivy, myrtle, laurel. bay
and grape foliage fasten among puffs and
braids and sometimes a row of leaves
forms the top edgng for a tucking comb.
With the setting in of temperat ure
that is significant of the dog days, stiff
linen collars have been cast from their
proud company with shirt waists. for
feminine kind finds great comfort in
stocks of snowy pique or cheviot that do
not finish with the four-in-hand or water
fall fold in front When passed twice about
the neck the ends of the easy chokers are
hooked together. and then a fourshing
bow Of lawn or muslin, soft as a cloudlet
and crisped with lace is pinned under the
chin. and low, perfect comfort and fash
onaole friVolty 80 hand in hand.
The making of these bows is by the
way, a sort Of delicate employment for
the agile hands of country house visiting,
piazza loungiug ladies', and swan bows
they are ca He'd out of compliment to their
whitcness and nufhness Some of them are
large enough to form perfect cascades for
shirt waists, their frills and tips falling
to the waist line, but the neck band to
which they are attached is invariably a
double twist of starchless white cheViOt.
Thread gloves, having for years been
the Joy of the simple and sensible, have
recently been taken up with a rush by the
fashionable and rather freaksh element.
This is chiefly because with their capital
suede Isle gloves the manufacturers have
achieved a cotton hand covering that fits
exactly and smarGy. Thread gloves in
a variety of soft tones are very preferable
TO silk, and women with pretty plump
hands and arms wear elbow sleeved mus
Inns in the afternoon with flesh, pink or
crook Of the arm and end Of the sleeve.
One potent argument in favor of these
hand coverings is that not only are they
cool perfect protectors against sun burn,
but they wash just ike Isle thread stock
ings.
Gauze thread hose and hand embrold-
cred stockings are the choice for wear
with slippers in place of the luxurious
spun silk. and though of linen woven they
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
A PROFESSIONAL ANXIETY BEARER
She Is Young Woman Who Shows
HOstesses How to he Happy.


How to be happy, though the hostess
of a large dinner party with a long menu
is what an exceedingly thoughtful young
lady, at the rate of from So to So an even
ing. is showing a number of wealthy wo-
men, This young lady, who enjoys a
great gift for all artistic devices and
practical measures in connection with en-
tertaining, lost her own fortune not long
ago, and in looking round for a means of
bread winning decided to become a pro-
fessional bearer of dinner party anxieties.
Her idea was too good not to fail into
prompt and profitable working order. and
last winter she had rather more engage
ments at 50 an evening than she could fill
What she does literally. is TO manage din
ners. or wedding breakfasts or large
luncneons. and though she neither cooks
nor waits on table, she fulfils a most inn
portant mission.
She stands before the hostess in all
worry. A half hour before the meal is
served, she appears in the dining room
and sees to 1t that the butler has got the
table set and his own toilet arranged and
the pink of perfection, that the wines are
rising or falling to exactly the right tenn
perature, then she dons her big apron. and
as guests file into the dining room she
takes her stand by the pantry's dumb
waiter, to not only observe that every
dish comes up exactly on time, but piping
hot when it ought 10 be hot, chilled to
the marrow when the chill is necessary
but, Furthermore, she tastes it to see that
its flavor is exactly what it ought to be.
Having a quick wit, resourceful mind
and a profound knowledge of French cook
cry, she takes care that no dish passes on
to the table that is not above reproach.
Where she stands in the pantry there is
heard none of the crash and grind of din
ner party machinery; no long waits be-
tween course elapse, and the first drop
Of every wine poured must first be tested
on her sensitive pink tongue.
Now this may seem sinecure, but
grateful hostesses look upon her work as
an exalted modern philanthropy. for even
If the butler is a perfectly new man, The
cook a possible traitor to her trust and
the caterer apt 70 play tricks with mis- ices
and sherbets, so long as the dinner man
ageress is at the pantry helm nothing can
go wrong, no cold soups, hot champagne
dried UP birds, or scotched vegetab will
ever make their appearance at the table
With all the ease of an unfettered soul the
hostess can give her whole mind to her
guests. If she is a hostess new at the
business she can send for the manager
ess before hand and have her dinner all
planned for her. every detail considered
even to the color of the flowers and The
pattern on the table c.otn. and the very
latest surprise in an epicurean delicacy
worked up for the envious delectation OF
her guests. But this is an extra.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
oWOMAN'S PAGE i
aAo va NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eNoNeoNNNoNoNoAe9

/ the ethereal toilets and their 'igh meiici
collars al frilled with lace answers as fine
backgrounds for dowery bonnets.
A perfectly loose sacque Of lightest gray
waterproof cloth falling to the knees and
helted by a band Of the same goods, is the
smart sea wrap whether for yachting. pac-
ing the sands by moonlight or crossing the
ocean. and queer output of the season IS
growing Partially among women for
wearing caps. At the seaside younger
women have suddenly developed a pro-
found liking for a big pudding shaped af-
fair of The toughest white serge, gathered
at the center Of the top 10 a huge red SILK
ponpon. A broad white silk visor, lined
with paie pink taffeta juts well out over
the face and this with a veil Of the faint
est pearl pink chiffon laid over the face,
crossed al the back of the head and tied
under one ear with a bow and ends nearly
yard long is one of the favorite caps
for yachting.
some GOIfinE Novelties.
Go'fng women are finding comfort in
gray felt Robin Hoods that are the quaint
est prettiest caps out The crown OF
Robin Hood is round, fits the head easily,
is moderately high and against this the
unbound two-inch wide brlm, that dimn-
isnes 10 a mere nothing in the rear turns
mp on both sides so that a long pointed
visor extends over the eyes on one side,
where the Drlm tattenS against the crown,
o long very flexible cock quin is thrust
through Sits in the felt; on the other side
a rosette of bright silk fastens brim and
crown together with bright brass or steel
disk button. Beside these novelties is the
polo thar tennis playing girls use while
those VINO ride about awhcel or a-hOrse
lean to the easy stitched cloth NJ. F. H.,
which is cut on an enlarged pattern of
the velvet cap a master of the fox hounds
" ears
The one drawback to the caps is that only
young and pretty women look well in
them, and no woman if she has passed
the first quarter of century mark should
attempt a cap unless she is slim, small and
looks five years less her age
M women will do we'll to adopt the
Liberty silk streamers that were first in
tro1uced at the French races in the
spring. A piece of the flmy silk. some
three yards long and nearly a yard wide,
every woman who drives or sails this
summer, wears tied in a big bow under
her chm with loops and ends Haunting
TO the breeze and some of them buy very
transparent chiffon and cover their large
hats and their faces with 1t as a veil,
cross the scarf, knot it under the chin
aud throw the ends 20 the breeze. Nothing
seems more daintily feminine than these
fairy sails, usually sweetiy perfumed
with orris, ripping about head and Shout
ders shedding fragrance and becoming
shadow on the wearer's head and face.
Killed by Its Own Popularity.
Definitely the chain is gone. Too great
popularity killed it, In its place the BAN
gle ventures to put forth, but the result
is doubtful, and by determnedly putting
off their watches women have ceased TO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
Mrs. Col. Richardson
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

-Johnny-I know how corned beer y
made now grandpa.
Grandpa-How?
JOHNNY saw the man giving the cows
sock salt.-Brooklyn Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
SOCIETY OF THE QUEENS KISS.
A Charming story of "a Set of School
Girls Who Embraced Little Vic
tOria of Kent When She was just
One Year Old.

One 4 ear Ola.
Al Raleigh. in the county of Essex. has
just died an old lady, almost a centen-
arian who enjoyed a certain popularity
in the nelghborhood. She was called THE
old lady who had kissed the Queen for a
shilling" She had, in fact, kissed her
majesty on both cheeks in exchange for
a piece of silver. This is the story:
The little Princess of Kent was about
a year old, and her nurse used to walk
with her every day under the trees in
the park of Richmond. One day in sum
mer. the nurse met the young ladies' of
a neighboring school promeuading Among
them was a pupil whose father was en-
ployed at the princely house. She pointed
out the royal baby to her companions and
they all surrounded the nurse and begged
permission to embrace the infant. Let
each OF us give her kiss and we shall
give YOU each a shilling"
The nurse re-eutered the palace with
a nice htle sum of money, and ingenu-
ously told of the adventure
The Duchess of Kent at once sent her
physician to the school to find out the
state Of the health of the young girls who
had INDUCED in such audacious familiar
ity. She was treasured. The pupils were
scolded, and the Duke of Kent made an
expression Of paternal pride which chron-
iclers have preserved.
Nurse" he SAID to the weeping servant,
you are pardoned. For my part, do not
think it wrong for my daughter to be
admired. Nothing more natural. 1t is the
finest baby IN the world. But for the
future i forbid you TO let her be kissed
for less than guinea. And yet, that Is
for nothlng'"
After this incident the pupils of the
school formed a SORT Of association under
the name Of Society of the Queens Kiss,
and when Princess of Kent mounted the
throne, they recaisl themselves to her
memory. 1--WE are they said the first
among your subjects from whom your
majesty has received homage"
AT all important occasions the Society
Of the Queens Kiss addressed new hon.
age to the sovereign, but the number of
members grew less. end there only re-
manned these days the old lady of Raj
eigh. The Society Of the Queens Kiss is
now extinct
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

The next day the yellow dresses appear
ed again. So on. for a week
one morning Mrs. Hollis explained 81
hope you don't think I'm eXtravagant
a-wearng our new clothes all the time"
she ventured. But really we amt got
anything else We'd got just reduced to
rags and them I had to take for cleaning
clothes just as fact as l got the dresses
done.
There was enough for two dresses
apiece for the girls, so they have some a
little mite more fancy for Sunday wear. 1t
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
1T HUGS THE FIGURE CLOSE.
THAT is WHAT THE NEW TRAVEL
ING DUST COAT DOES.

The Very Latest sea wrap Is n Per
fectIs loose Sncque of LiEhtcst
Gray Waterproof CIoth-.It Is Also
Used for Yachting and beach
Promenades-The Yachting Cap
for This Season Is n Great Novelty.
Has a Pudding shaped Crown of
White Serge Gathered Into n THs-
sci in the Center, White Visor
Faced with Pale Pink TnReta and
with II Pearl Pink Chiffon Ven
Is Worn the Ends Tied in n Huge
Bow Under One Enr.
New York, June 3o-sanky, slankier
Elankiest has been the progress of The sea-
son, but a revolt of woman is already in
the wind for autumn. AT This very minute
in Paris the fate OF the winter styles is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
Killed by It's own Popularity.

Definitely the chain is gone. Too great
popularity killed it, In its place the BAN
gle ventures to put forth, but the result
is doubtful, and by determnedly putting
off their watches women have ceased TO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

are no less costly than the best silken web
Some Of the hand embroidered hose have
uny green leaves and scarlet berries
streWn on black ground, or minute but
terfiies and dragon flies are pricked out on
the gauzy film of linen All of these fraRil
splendors are set off with low heeled
perfectly plain black satin slippers, ehap-
cd with wedge toes and cut as low as
possible about the foot. Mary Dean