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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
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GUY gray is the newest color.

Guy gray is the newest color.
Sealion-skin purses and pocketbooks.
Very large gilt buckles for millinery
purposes.
Neck boas Of liberty silk edged with
chenille down the front.
Sash and tie clasps in finely cut steel
and gilt; also in old metals.
Taffeta-silk petticoats, with frou-
frou effects on double flounce.
Buttons heavily enameled and in
shape resembling sleeve links.
Taifeta silks Of very fine quality in
Japanese designs which are very odd.
Umbrellas in plain taffeta silks, with
mother -of-pearl handles trimmed with
silver.
Peacock's breasts on hats. and silk
velvet flowers on the more elaborate
toques.
Buttons in gilt metal and imitation
jewels made in star and diamond
shapes.
Walking gloves of very heavy white
clace kid and having 4 very mann;sh
appearance.
Children's coats made OF smooth
faced goods with three small capes and
Pingat sleeve.
Hats OF black felt. with white cloth
edged with black velvet covering the
hat in a fower-like effect.
Belt buckles of fine gilt metal, with
raised figures Of eagles on each side
and the bust OF Napoleon in the centre.
Felt hats with band Of gold braid
around the crown, braid OF same width
edging the flaring velvet bows placed
in front
Robes OF broadcloth, Renaissance net
and lace appliqued with fine silk cord,
hand embroidered, with bolero TO cor
/ respond.
Ladies' hosiery in fine isle thread.
embroidered on the instep with bou-
cuet of red carnations tied with blue
| love knots
Nightdress with elbow sleeves in
flowing lines and low in the neck;
others with sleeve made tight to the ell
bow by beins gathered with baby rib
bon.
Black taifeta skirts with circular
Cuunce OF accordion plating ard
criukle. which gives IL the appearance
of being composed OF the old-tash!cael
piping.
Flannel waists with applied we've;
and tucked sleeves to the elbow. The
applied velvet is one inch in width ari
looks like stamped-out leather. 1t
| the velvet-is laid on in bands on the
collar and cuffs, with three rows down
the front.
Shaped belts Of black velvet covered
with three rows OF one-auarter-inch
very heavy gold braid. On the braid
are placed eight metal beetles with
turquoise bodies. a large turquoise
clasp completing the belt-Dry Goods
Economist
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

taken place in October, 1890, but the
balloons supplied did not fill the re
Glrements. and the first ascent did
not take place until July =, 1900, when
IL was seen that IL was more than like
ly TO be a success.
The motive power Of the big airship
IS furnished by four screws or pro-
pellers attached TO the sides Of the
cigar, actuated by two Daimler mo-
tors of fifteen horsepower each, and
capable of turning at the rate of 1900
revolutions per minute. These pro
pellers are made with blades of alum
inium. The action of such propcllcrs
OH air not being sufficiently well
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
The Empire Touch Of Gold.

More fashionable than tafieta or vel
vet just now is the fine flannel shirt
waist. The empire touch Of gold Is
desirable in small quantities, but the
difficulty is not to overdo It, A little
goes n great way One is surprised by
the variety Of weaves and colorings and
widths in gold tissue.
One gold tissue band is patterned at
intervals with a very small polka dot
Of black velvet. Another piece of gold
shows the little Louis Quinze bow-knot
in black velvet. A fieur de lys, also In
black velvet, studs the surface of gold
ribbon at intervals. Only one figure is
used in row, no matter how wide the
gold ribbon may be. This looks better
than IL the entire surface was spotted
into patterns.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Tho Athletic Girl. Rival.

4 certain type OF women will be glad
TO hear that the "girly' girl appears
20 be coming again to the fore and
that there is quite a demand for the
old article the organdie-gowned, CO.
qpettish beauty who does not golf. o.
play teuais. or shoot. or sail a boat.
who wears beautiful clothes all
founccd and frillod even in the day
time. and curls. and all that kind Of
thing. She sits on the veranda look
ing too pretty for anything, her one
form Of exercise being 10 take n ride
every day on showy but gentle hack.
clad in n perfectly fitting London habit,
although Il would seem more appro-
pirate to her style TO wear the flowing
skirt and plumed hat OF her prototype
OF fifty years ago. IL is very obvious
that the men quite like this sort OF girl.
that they feel Il a pleasant change
after the good comradeship that has for
the last dozen years marked their In
tercourse with the fair sex. They like
the soft beauty's exactions. her little
ways and pretty tyrpnies; they enjoy
feeling. oh. so strong. beside her
ayowed weakness; they like to listen to
her artless batteries and bask In her
admiration Of their prowess. With
such a one they feel that they have re-
gained their ascendancy. that they
once more are isrds Of creation. What
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
[rgsS M0rEN AID I
AYc&r!E. TIER ~
SN7NgA WAYS 20 IN
VIE ks..s..a nnn1zGsrD

The face on the silver dollar Is that
OF Miss Anna w. Williams, Philadel-
phia school teacher.
a home for women students az Bsr-
lin University will be erected. following
the general plan OF college dormitOries
In the United States.
II IS stated that Miss Caddick. the
author and traveller. contemplates taxi
ing up the late Miss Mary Kingsley's
work in West Africa.
The FL Paso School Board has or
dered the young women under its juris-
dictiCn TO wear short skirts while on
duty "as a sanitary measure"
Mrs. Garth widow OF the late Col
John RI. Garth, of Hannibal, Mo, has
given $2j. 900 10 that city for the erec-
tion OF a public library building to be
a memorial 20 her husband.
Mrs. Melvil Dewey, OF Albany, y. Y.
Is endeayoring TO establish, through
the agency OF farmers Institutes,
courses Of lectures 10 farmers wives
on household economics and similar
subjects
Isabella, the former Queen OF Spain,
who has for years been living In Paris
Is now making efforts TO be allowed to
return 10 her native country, from
which she was banished twenty-three
years ago.
Three women, the wives Of famous
husbands, have been accorded the
honor of burial in Westminster Abbey.
They are Lady Palmerston, Lady Au-
gusta Stanley. wife OF Dean Stanley
and Mrs. Gladstone.
Lavender cultivation is becoming 4
popular industry with women in Eng
land. The English variety Is the sweet
est in the world and always in great
demand. The plant is hardy and needs
little cultivation. To prepare the young
plants and lay out an acre costs about
5000, but it should yield $3.50 a season.
Deep. sandy loan OVERLAPPING chalk is
the best soil for lavender.
New Orleans has an order Of colored
nuns founded many years since. 1t
was instituted for the special purpose
Of giving education and moral train
ing TO young colored girls and to care
for orphans and aged, infirm persons OF
their race. In its orphan asylum are
children OF all ages up to fourteen. The
convent is stately building more than
century old, in the old French quar-
ter OF New Orleans. and once was an
Opera house
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Aucm,rL,bIe old Lady.

The Duchess OF Cleveland. mother OF
Lord Roscbery. is one of the most re-
markablc octogenarians in English so
cicty. She can remember every Incl
dent Of the Queens wedding, where
she oniciatcd as bridesmaid and her
memoirs, should they ever be pub
llshcd. ought TO prove one Of the most
fascinating books concerning the social
and political life OF the Victoria era.
As il natural i'm the mistress OF Battle
Abbey, she has long been leading au-
thority on the battle Of Hastings, and
some years ago she published a volum-
inous work dealing with all those fami-
Hes who can trace their descent from
William the Conqucror's knights.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

wonder. such being the case. that cer-
tain clever young women have found
this out. and that they have been the
first to profit by this possible change in
the trend OF masculine taste.
why IL g." asked an anxious
mother Of her daughter quite recently.
that Molly B. seems % have all the
young men?"
why. because she wants them.
suppose" answered her up-tO-date
daughter. with provoking Indifference.
when she comes up 20 the club vita
her picture hat and pretty fresh mus
lin frCcks she makes Us all look like
frights and the men evidently think
go."-New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
A Irlcnh of Woman.

Few women have done more for
their sex than the Baroness Burdetf-
Coutts. In London alone she has os-
tabllshed free sewing schools and an
organization for the training of house
maids. She has provided shelter for
homeless women, ouc-half of whom
have gained courage to begin HE
anew.
she has organized the flower girls of
London into brigadcs, with fixed STA.
tions to each, under police protection.
To provide the girls with wage earn
Ing during the winter she opened q
large ARTIFICIAL flower factory and at
tachcd 10 1t home where the flower
makers are taught housewifery. over
eight hundred girls have passed
through this factory. and ninety-tivc
per cent. of them remain honest, self
respecting waEc-earners.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

The second trial Of Count Ieppe'
Inns colossal arship Is described IN
press reports from Friedrichshafen as
being a notable success. After rising
to a height of about two thousand feet
the vessel remained poised at That
level for three-quarters Of an hour IL
then made series OF tacks, ana went
through certain turning maneuvers,
afterward travelling with the wind III
what is described as "a generally cir
cular direction" for about six miles,
the velocity Of the wind at this time
being about eight miles an hour. II is
said that later. In a freshcning breeze,
the air ship turned and made head
way" against the wind. Eventually
the vessel descended with great ease
and steadness TO the lake. and was
towed to its shelter The stability ana
steering powers Of the airship are de-
scrbed ms being excellent.
If the above reports are correct, we
still know as little about the actual
practical value Of Count Xcppcln's
machines as we did before. II has
been proved merely that an alrshlp
of this kind can ascend, maintain lis
equilibrium, and be nayigatcd IN any
desired direction, provided the wind
does not much exceed the strength OF
gentle breeze. IT has yet 10 be
shown that in stronger winds, say {.
from twenty to fifty miles an hour,
this airship can perform the same cyO-
lutions. If il should show that il Is
able TO maintain II speed Of, say, only
twenty miles an hour against strong
wind. aerial navigation by the balloon
type of airsh,p will have an enormous
stride in these closing days Of the cen
tury. Enough has been accomplished
to render the further trials of Count
Zappelin's costly and carefully thought
out design a matter Of world wide in
terest.
The idea upon which Count Won Icp-
pelin's success, so far attained, up.
pears to be based, is that the envelope
or outer portion Of the balloon should
be Of such material as to hold the con
tanned gas for as long period as pos
sible. The difficulty has not been the
making Of gas in great quantities nor
the buoyant power of large volumes
suitably contained but It's retention in
the envelope or receiver. Acting upon
this idea the Count has produced
material which would hold the hydro
gen. the bpoyant element being the
lightcst substance known, for five
weeks without appreciate loss.
The cigar-shaped envelope has ca
pacity of 11O00 cubic metres of this
gas tone metre equal to 30.31 inches.
The exterior Of the balloon Is covered
with protective surface Of pcgamold
and silk. The total weight Of the ship
and crew is estimated not To exceed
10000 pounds. The ship when com
pleted resembles n huge cigar, made
chiefly of aluminium. II is 40 feet
long. and the cylinder proper Is forty
feet in diameter. The total depth,
including the gondolas In which the
passengers sit. Is about eighty feet
The framework of this huge cylin-
der consists of aluminium bands,
twenty-four I'm number The interior
of the cigar is divided by sixteen YER
tical ribs into seventeen compart
ments, each Of which contains an in
dependent balloon, made Of a material
which the manufactures calls "ballon
in." The first ascent was To have
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
A woman rortitude in War.

Lady Hodgson, wife Of the Governor
Of the Gold Coast. is the first English
woman who ever entered Coomassie,
and who went through the terrible
siege there with calnines5 and forti-
tude Sir Frederick Hodgson found his
wife an immense help TO him in keep
ing up the spirits OF the men and wom-
en- during the siege. and quotes the
words that Sir owen Lanyon uttered at
the close OF the siege OF Pretoria as be-
ing applicable to Lady Hodgson:
There are women whose conduct in a
time Of great difficulty and danger one
cannot honor too much
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
xczSsSeczsyc
Aerial Navigation a Fact S
Won zeppelin's Ship Flies. !


water Of Lake Constance and set them
IN motion against the air in order 10
see whether they would drive the boat
forwards "and backwards in spite Of
the extra resistance Of the water. This
experiment was cminently successful.
the boat being driven in either direc.
tion at the rate Of nearly ten miles an
hour.
The cost OF the device 10 Count Yep
pclin before the first flight was some
thing like 100000. Even one charge
Of hydrogen gas for the balloon costs
i'm the ncixiborhOOd Of $500 The
Count Is now a man Of seventy, and
lives at the castle Of Ebcrsbcrg, near
Constance, on the German side.
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lie served in the German army dur
ing the French war and II Is said that
no small part Of his inspiration In bal
looming was derived from his expert
cncc ms scout on dangerous trip
during that war; ami by the desire 10
see better methods of obtaining infOr
nation. It Is believed that balloon
which can be- directed at wlll-can
maintain It's equilibrium and descent
together without danger TO the life Of
occupants or 10 the Structure-has
been last attained.
Count Won Zeppelin is satisfied with
the performance Of his airship.
In u conversation with New York
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

Peach trees should be set in good soil
10 begin with. \ soil that is deficient
in the elements of food that the tree
needs. OF course cannot grow the tree.
The soil should be in proper condition,
and # it is. the peach tree will not
need fcrtilIzing until l. has set crop.
Then fertilizers should be applied free
ly. so that the vigor of the tree may be
preserved. and to enable IL to produce
the most perfect fruit. The fertilizer
should be quickly soluble, for it must
BE- utilized at once. Wood ashes-fve
to ten pounds per tree-may be used
for this purpose. Stable manure may
br applied in the fall or early winter
10 peach trees, but never in the spring.
unless the land is very poor and the
tees are weak. Cow peas Will be
found an excellent crop TO grow in Il
peach orchard, but they should be
sown very late in the season, not ear
licr than August. They are not 10 be
removed from the land.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
The Modern Scientist.

In the oldcn times. said Professor
Rhys in recent address before the
British Association, n scientist, after
once printing his views on n given
subject, stuck To- them through thick
and thin. or, at most. limited himself
TO changing the place Of a comma or
replacing an occasional ana by but
"In this way not few great questions
affecting no incOns.dcrable portions Of
the universe had been forever set at
rest" and large portion Of the re-
malnder Of the scientists life was FIRE.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
4 Valuable Fertilizer.

The ordinary concentrated lye is
really caustic soda. which is cheaper
than potash. Soda lye makes hard
soap and potash lye soft soap. Soap
suds from soft soap make valuable
fertilizer, but soda soapsuds is not con-
sidered valuable, except for celery and
asparagus, which are always benefited
by soda soapsuds. The use Of any kind
Of soapsuds is beneficial in assisting
to liberate plant food in the soil, how
ever.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Break. and Train. wild Hor.es.

Mrs. Ada Barcelona. OF Denver, Col.
breaks and trains Wild horses. She
owns two powerful black horses which
she makes lie down roll over, play
dead, and do a "cakewalk." She is
quoted as saying: Il think I always
had natural power over horses, and
they seem 10 know what / want them
to do. / never had a horse act really
mean TO me in all my life"
when Mrs. Barcelona was thirteen
years old she won a prize for being the
best girl rider in the State Of Callfor-
mia
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
women Live Longer Than Men.

Statistics OF the various countries arc
remarkable on this point In Ger
many only ll3 ont Of 1000 males reach
the age Of fifty. while more than 900 OF
1000 females reach that age In the
United states there are 25S3 female to
1895 male centenanians In France OF
ten centenarians seven are women and
only three men. In the rest OF Europe
Of twenty -ont centenarians sixteen are
women
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

launching, and special precautions in
the way of snoring and timbering
were carried out. TE' curiOus-lookins
structure went into the water without
The slightest difficulty, and floated
within an inch of the calculated
draught. The length Of the new bow
is seventy-five feet, and the launching
weight was nearly 500 tons.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

France with new hopes and England
with new fears. An invasion Of Britai1
by airships appears as distinct pos
slblllty. The battle Of Dorklng may be
fought in the clouds. and 'perGdlOus
Albion" may cease 10 "rule the waves"
by reason Of her failure TO rulo the
atmosphere On the other hand. sec
ond successful siege Of Paris may be
made impossible by the airship's aid
in bringing new supplies Of food TO
it's defenders
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
AN HoNoREo SCOTSMAN.
Donald Gordon. the Queens New High.
land Attendant.

The London Graphic says: Consta-
BILE Donald Gordon. of Motherwell, has
Just been appointed to the post of
Highland Attendant to the Queen.
Gordon was summoned before Her
Majesty, at Balmoral. on Thursday
last. and receiving the appointmentle left
Motherwell to take up his duties. He is
twenty eight years of age, and has been
connected with the Lanarkshire Con-
stabulary in Motherwell for the past
four years. 1t may be mentioned that
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Tact the Lubricntor or life.

Tact is one Of the cardinal virtues
particularly when il is absent from y
Washington society leaders list of At.
tributes. Beauty. wealth. position are
rs nothing where tact i lacking. And
what is tact? Why. the happiness of
doing and saying the right thing at ;hc
right moment is one definition - BoS
ton herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

Tomatoes usually end when frost
comes, but the knowing gardeners who
desire a late supply cover the vines
az night with rude tents made OF sticks
and muslin. which are removed during
the day, until the weather becomes Sc
verely cold. Others hang the vines and
green fruit in a cool place, such as a
cellar. where the fruit will gradually
riD4n
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@ lhEWs - noTEs
G&T WOMEN
A veteran Nurse.

Mrs Emily +. Woodley. OF Philadel-
phia. is said 10 be with one exception
the oldest surviving nurse OF the Civil
War. She was four years with the
Army OF the Potomac. and has a num-
ber o; medals given 20 her for distin-
guished services.
Mrs. Woodley has contributed plot
~ ground for a monument 20 the
nurses IN the Civil War, that 70 is her
strongest hope 10 see erected before she
dies
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be wide, or, if narrow, use two boards
on each side, tapping successive lengths
Of boards TO keep them in place. The
supports can be narrow strips OF board
or rough fence stakes, the advantage OF
using strips Of board being the ease
with which they can be nailed together
at the top.-New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
New Imrlcmcnt rnr soIdlcr..

An implement To ue added 10 the
soldiers Kit. which can hc used as a
spade, pick-aNc or saw and also as a
shield for protection from bullets. has
been invented 10y the Earl Of WemysS
II is said that the coutrivance is to
bc adopted 10y the British army
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

She-"Tell you the truth. Alfred.
do not believe in heroes"
He-"That's funny. III you had said
YOU didn't believe the people who write
their biographies. should have
thought nothing OF it."-Boston Tran
script
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

Pansies may be started in the house.
ut any time, so as TO have them ready
for transplanting in the spring. IL
they grow too rapidly and fill the
spaces occupied. transplant them to
larger boxes. If kept very warm they
will grow too fast After they start
they should not be forced until about
month before transplanting them
outside.
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bow aiTered. The vessel has therefore.
been cut In two as much ot the bow
being removed as possible without
placing the boat In dry dock. The sec
ond stage in the operations has just
been reached. ard the launching Of the
new bow successfully carried out. The
new bow is OF such a shape that, un-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
THE AIRsHIP AT FULL SPEED.

drop dynamite and lyddte from the
skies upon the ships and c,ties Of our
enemiesl
Zeppelin has without doubt filled
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Fertilizers For Plants and Fruits.


The selection OF fertilizers depends
upon the kinds OF crops to be grown,
and upon the uses of the various food
elements depends the cost Of the fertil-
izers without expending money for that
which may not be desired. All vege-
tables OF which the leaves and stalks
sre the edible portions will be most
benefited with nitrogen. such as cab
bage. celery, etc. but potash and
prosphates should be also used. When
seeds are desired. such as wheat and
other grains. phosphates should pre-
dominate while tomatoes, egg plants,
melons. squashes. etc. prefer potash as
the leading ingredient. IL may also re-
ouire fertilizers other than the pre-
ferred one for the vines and stalks. but
to secure good crops the substances
mentioned as being preferred by the
crops should not be lacking. As soils
differ in texture and fertility no rules
can be given. for the previous crop
grown may have left unused in the soil
certain kinds OF fertilizers that will be
taken MP by the next crops. Some
plants such as clover. beans and peas.
prefer potash. though they contain
large proportions OF nitrogen. which.
however. is derived by them from the
atmosphere.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

The device Is shown herewith. II has
the feature of the balloon and the kite
and. II is said, can bc sent up or
brought in for the changing of the
signals in quick order.