Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

when she is matron, and then she Is
TOO old and stiff to make a pleasing
figure on the ballroom floor. Contrast
the 1.-the, supple, graceful New York
or southern girl who lends her mind
and body to the delicious poetry Of
motion. 1t would be perhaps unwo-
9anly to dwell at length on the relae
tive size of feet, but the American wo-
man who daintily picks up her fluffy
train and steps upon the floor is never
embarrassed about her pedal extremi-
ties"
The professional dancers and dane
ing masters all tell the same story.
What seems to have been the most IT.
ritating in the English animadversiOns
is the accusation of "hopping.Y To
be told that either the American man
or woman chops" obnoxious word!)
is not to be borne. The American wo-
man glides through the waltz, she
would no sooner hop than romp
through it. Poetry of motion is what
she studies and what she usually
achieves. William Pitt Rivers, a
prominent member of the dancing
masters association in this country,
says: There are more teachers of
dancing in America than in any other
country in the world, and we lead in
this branch of education" He repudi-
ates the English charges with scorn.
Jewels Nearly 5000 Years Old.
+O10 DOfrfn
has lately made an extraordinary find
in the tomb of King Zet at AbydOs.
years B. c., was rudely distui bed four
year sB. c., was rudely disturbed four
years ago, but not until this spring
were the jewels of his queen, buried in
the same tomb, brought to light.
These consist of four bracelets, one
made of alternate PLAQUES of gold and
turquoise, each surmounted by the
royal hawk, and paneled to represent
the front of tomb or palace. In an
other the center piece of gold was
copied from the seed vessel of some
plant. On either side of it are beads
of turquoise and gold, and lastly
large amethyst of deep shade. The
most singular thing in these jewels is
considered the fine quality Of the
soldering, which is SO well done as to
render it impossible to detect the
joint Other finds in the same tomb
are a whole dinner service and more
than 100 models of tools, and the royal
scepter itself. The dinner service, a
dozen dishes, is of thin beaten copper.
The scepter is made of cylinders of
rich red sardonyx, held together by
means of a copper rod in the center,
and bound around by seven gold bands
placed at regular intervals. Curious
enough, certainly. and why should the
poor woman's gauds be now exposed
to the crowd?. She would have done
better to throw them in the sacred
Nile
Fashion Notes.
The velvet ribbon craze grows more
and more contagious, if that is pos
sible. Partisan lace gowns show
bows and loops in all sorts of fanciful
arrangements, ard, in fact, wherever
delicate, colors are used there may be
found the inevitable velvet, in either
black or colors, Lacings of it across
the front of waist are also popular.
Bows and streamers appear on ties,
and knots Of velvet ribbon on hats,
A lovely imported evening wrap is
of rich dark green velvet, lined with
palest pink satin, and cut in empire
style. The broad collar is Of TIVE
bands, each edged with ermine, the
lower band falling over the shoulder
The striking feature of the garment Is
the sleeve, which is loose and slashed
all the way up the back. At point
Just above the elbow filling of hand
some lace is inserted and allowed to
close the sleeve to the hand, where It
terminates in a deep f1ounce. A row
of buttons and tiny silk cord loops
draw the sleeve together as desired.
One of the newest trimmings for the
modish automobile tie is the decora~
tion of heavy braid, in striking black
and white effects. Another odd fancy
is an edging Of little metal cord or
quaint patterns worked out in this
material on the ends of the tie. Tiny
buttons of metal or pearl on the collar
part are equally in favor.
Sleeves are to be made with more
fullness about the upper part than
formerly, and there is tendency ap-
pearing to set little epaulets over the
shoulders to give a broad effect or TO
broaden out the collars on the side as
far as possible Some of the new SILK
waists have the sleeves plated or
gathered from top to bottom, so that
the plaits or folds run horizontally
across the arm.
White felt, always becoming, is to
be worn this season, which means
decided novelty in hats, since this has
not been seen in some years. A fetch
ing white felt tricorne, trimmed with
black satin and great black os-
trich planes, is one of the most youth
full looking hats of the season. The