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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01


of the accordion plated lace, through
the masses of which one catches occa-
sional glimpses of a cleaning Whlte
satin lining. Fancy this on red hair
ed girl!
Then there were another boa and d
muff which they showed me in shop.
The entire effect was dazzlingly white.
The boa was composed of cascades of
pearly chiffon accordion plated and
edged with a frothy little shirring of
the chiffon The muff likewise was a
mass of snowy fuffiness. On the left
side of the boa three pure white roses
were crushed carelessly into place
great white roses with curled petals
so real that you could almost inhale
their fragrance. The glossy green
leaves and long stems further added
to the illusion. AS you may imagine,
I didn't go away without buying some
thing for myself. My muff is composed
of countless shirrings and puffings of
pink tulle powdered with tiny silver
spangles. a big rosette composed of
narrow pink velvet ribbons is saucily
perched on the top, and from this de-
nend a score of streamers, each knot
ted about a baby rose. You know,
those tiny little pompadour roses
which look so prim and quaint? The
neck ruching is made of the same pow
dered tulle and sprays of these tiny
rosebuds Don't you think that will
be becoming? Oh, of course you can't
tell. How stupid of me! Well, at any
rate don't you think it will be dainty?
There is new petticoat, and a very
economical one too. So if you are an
economical girl you will listen; other
wise you may go on and buy a swell
skirt from SIS up" You have a foun-
dalton slip made reaching down to
where your ruffle should begin. Have it
of the coloring you most affect. Then
hem it and finish the hem with numer-
Gus buttonholes. Next make your ac-
Gordon plated ruffie of silk and finish
it likewise with a binding on which are
sewed a corresponding number of but
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

n MONG recent fashion notes is the
- announcement that it is out Of
date for the feminine sex 10
cry since the advent of the new wom
an; that now when a female person
shows in public her sensibilities by
wiping her eyes and sobbing she
stamps herself by that token as an
old woman. One who values her rep
utation as an up to date individual
will no more let herself cry before
folk or otherwise; no. no more than
she would be caught dead with last
years shirt waist on. so tits said.
Would it were true!
What's this in the morning paper?
One of the spasmodic so called cru
sades against badness is on in a
great city. | see, and women in their
little way are hattering themselves
they are in it and Of it. The way
they help on is to hold club meetings
and discuss. A cartoon was shown to
these enthusiastic ladies which rep
resented their city as a beautiful wo-
man struggling in the crushing em-
brace of a something half snake, half
alligator and all monster. such as only
delirium tremens or nightmare could
e,ise.
The ladies who were helping on the
crusade against badness looked at
the thing. oh, oh, OH" they chorus
ed. They threw up their hands, they
turned away their eyes and burst into
tears to see how that fine female was
being abused. And they cried strong
and healthy: none of your little stage
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

about a flower which contains no honey
yielding property so man only hovers a
brief time about the beauty without wit
or charm.
\ man likes a womans intellect to
shine brilliantly in its fun force only
when great occasions demand it. At
other times he wants it yelled By her
beauty and modesty. He would rather
it should suddenly glow forth in shad-
owed places like a powerful dark Ian
tern than to glare always about him
like an electric light, which blinds the
eyes Of his egotism and offends his
pride.
a man likes an accomplished and
bright woman rather than a talented
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
MONMN'S TGARS.

himself with his Thrilling Scene!
Women Wildly Sob at the Conviction
of Schrabelbilteri'
Women's tears have not gone out in
that town either.
Tears gone out Of fashion among
women? Nonsense" says a married
lady. How can a woman ever get any
money out of her husband or make
him do what she wants if she cant
cry and whoop it up lively too? It's
preposterousi You can't work a man
without tears"
"Woman's tears out of date" ex-
claims a young lady who loves to sit
alone in the cleaning and weave her
fancics into verse or improvise slow,
sweet music on the organ. Since
when have tears gone out. I'd like to
know? ] only wish they were out for
good and all Then / would not have
to go every Friday with my sisters
stepmother-in-law to see her ugly little
grandson and take up all my evening
with the disagreeable old creature. If
l don't do it, she just cries and sulks
around before me and says nobody
loves her since her third husband
died, which is undoubtedly true She
might sulk around and look glum all
she liked. and / shouldn't mind, but
it's just her horrid crying l cannot
bear. That fetches me every time"
With this accumulation of evidence
we may conclude that for one more
year at least woman's tears will re-
main the vogue.
ALICE A. BROWNE.
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make believes'-that too, though
they thought they were new women,
taking part in politics. It was fine
scene and a godsend to the reporters,
who touched it up beautifully like
this IN scare headlines: Moved to
Tears! Women Wept! Powerful Por-
trayal Of the Awful Awfulness of our
City Shocked the Ladies Into Hys-
terics! More Cash Needed"
Tears have not yet gone out in that
town at least.
Yet another morning paper prints
from another city many miles away
dispatch telling us how dramatically.
patheticaIy and picturesquely a man
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The prisoner was very handsome,
even though the brain inside that
Apollo head had plotted the violent
death of another. No doubt the
youth and handsomeness of the killer
drew hundreds of ladies with delicate
sensibilities to his trial. If he had
been a disreputable old rascal with a
bald head and no collar and no teeth
the ladies certainly would have been
a little backward about rushing for
ward to throw their arms around his
ia eyed old neck and kiss him. They
might have shed a make believe tear
or two that just peeped out to review
the situation and then slid back
again. but they would not have sob
bed wildly and exploited their ex-
ouisite sensibilities as they did.
Again the reporter had a glorious OPP
portunity. again the headliner outdid
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ed styles or odd fashions unless they
are very artistic or worn by an eXceD-
tionally pretty woman
A man likes a girl of strong vitality
great endurance and excellent spirits,
but the mannish girl has more COM
rades than admirers.
A man likes woman of independent
and strong character. but he is not at
tached to her unless she possesses some
feminine weakness. He may admire Ter
as a good comrade and even seek her
advice. but he is more likely to love
and marry the weak, clinging vine. and
after the honeymoon is over he not in
frequently wastes his life secretly long
lux for or openly seeking the compan-
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cries. l moved toward the door,
There was a hurried, l might almost
say flurried, consultation. The head
woman followed me, with a serpent
like smile. "Since mademoiselle will be
good customaire, sixty-fife dollaire,
zen," she insinuated. Thank you;
don't care for it," 1 retorted. In de-
spair, she followed me to the street. At
the carriage steps she offered it to me
for IS less than she had offered It TO
Polly. l turned and faced her. "As
you have so cleverly guessed" / re-
marked sarcastically, 'it isn't the price
to which I'm likely to object. It's the
idea that you have any number of
prices for the same thing; that on the
strength of my victoria and servants
you should charge me twice as much as
you did my friend who came here yes
terday on foot In future, you may as
well know, intend to give your shop a
wide BERTH We have enough infamous
European customs here already without
submitting to the two price system"
And with that drove off.
Next time 1 shall leave the carriage
at the corner.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
Color: Significance
Dress and Decoration

hand by deft fingered Japs who in their
own land weave their lives into artistic
mats and rugs at a few cents day.
Unless you can flood your rooms with
light, avoid heavy and dark furniture.
no matter how rich looking. Get away
from gloom. Don't court it,
Blue is the color of literature, of art
and OF intellectually in general The
ideal room for an author or student
would be apparently one that had light
blue wall paper, with a carpet or rug
of blue and white. A Japanese blue and
white cotton rug is an admirable floor
covering for such q room; that, with
soft curtains Of blue, would be the
ideal den in which to develop literary
inspiration.
Red is the color of low vibration;
therefore it can be caught by children,
animals, uncivilized man and the hui
man race in general most wildly and
intensely of any. We are not yet at
tuned to perceiving the highest color
vibrations The blind, who are said to
have actual gray brain matter in their
finger ends, can perceive red by the
touch 1t is the exciting, stimulating
color. 1t is the color of Mars, of blood
and battle and rage. You have noted
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occasionally in a woman's attitude to-
ward him, but he is alienated from her
if it becomes a quality OF her nature.
A man likes a woman of sympathetic
feeling and anectionate nature. but he
is afraid of the intensely emotional one.
She tires and fatigues him and is liable
to be exacting in her demands, or. at
least, he fears that she might be. The
highly emotional woman needs to wear
an armor of control and repOse no mat
ter what it costs her 10 do so If she
would be pleasing to man. Let her ma
ture be suspected. and it fascinates: let
it he discovered, and it wearies.
A man likes beauty as a bee likes
flowers. But as the bee only fiutters
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

the present fashion of papering rooms
in various shades of red, from blood
scarlet to the darkest, duskiest hues.
The brilliant red paper might be the
best sort for a room occupied by SAD
eyed, gray faced, dyspeptic person who
always wears black and always has a
grievance. 1t might wake her up to the
enorTnty of the sin of her daily life.
But what would be the effect upon a
nervous. unsettled person of a room
scintillating blood red rays from every
square inch of its walls and rejecting
them back in red hangings and furnl-
ture? A physician says he had two
highly excitable. hysterical women pa
tents who went crazy in such room.
He removed them from their sanguine-
Gus surroundings, and they recovered
their sanity. But some people could
go crazy with almost any excuse.
Green is the color OF youth and joy
BUSINESS, of success and individuality
and growth. 1t is also the color of the
American greenback, which it needs no
arguing to convince us is one Of the
most desirable of all the hues to have
about us.
If black must be worn for reasons of
economy, then brighten it up with one
of the cheerful, hopeful colors in the
way Of garnishing or neckwear or in
hat. Perhaps the most serviceable hue
of all for daily wear by those who can
not afford new garments often Is dark
gray 1t is dull but not depressing or
saddening. II has little effect on the
Imagination and nerves. For one VINO
can have only one new gown a year,
sometimes not that, the dark shade
called oxford gray is to be commended.
Il is not noticed one way or the other.
and that is the most desirable quality
in a gown for everyday street wear.
ELIZABETH LEE.
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even If they had to live on nothing, sh'
would marry the man of her choice
| Many girls have rushed into nasty
and regrettable marriages simply on
! account of this treatment
A mother should talk quietly to her
daughter in love.
Argue the points for and against
quietly, but decisively. Tell her your
own experiences. How, when you were
first In love, you took yourself to task
and argued out what was best for you.
How you tempered your love of the
present with what you could imagine
would be your love of the future and al
ways bore behind in your conversation,
as an undercurrent, the feeling that
love is not necessarily idolatry.
Then perhaps your daughters eyes
will be open to the truth. That feeling
of rushing anywhere with her lover VIII
give place to the more sober idea that
there are other ingredients in the struc-
ture of marriage besides love.
Perhaps the greatest mistake a moth
err makes is trying to impress these
facts upon daughter just at the wrong
moment.
This intrusion is always resented.
Wait until that soul absorbing idea OF
love has cooled down, then speak TO her
calmly. Common sense will very prob
ably prevail, and the result will be hap
piness.
CHARACTER IN wOMAN's SHOES.
An observing man insists that he can
tell a woman's character by her man
ner of walking and the kind of shoes
she wears. He says that the listless
way Of lifting ones feet indicates lazi-
ness or IN health. A heavy, fatfooted
step means a good housekeeper. but an
aggressive nature. a dragging. shut
fing step denotes incidence Of mind
and body. He observes, further, that
the woman who likes mannish shoes Is
not dainty or feminine and that the
ideal woman wears well fitting shoes in
the street and dainty slippers in the
house.
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one and entertaining qualities rather
than markedly Intellectual ones. A wise
and tactful woman who desires TO be
popular with mankind-and she is not
wise II she does not-will keep her IN
tellect subservent 20 her charms when
in the presence Of men.
A man likes a girl who speaks well Of
another. and he is repelled by the one
who declares she hates women"
\ man likes & woman to be capable Of
talking well at all times. but he does
not care for the garruloUs girl. He likes
to be listened to himSeG and objects TO
the girl who monopoiizes the converse
ton almost as much as the one Who
does not talk al all.
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ionship of the strong character he
passed by.
A man may consider children a great
bore himself. but ne shrinks from a wo-
man who openly declares her dislike Of
them. He expects the maternal instinct
in women and is disappointed if he does
not find it, And when it strongly exists
this feeling Will draw him back TO her
often when her personal charms no lon
ger influence him. He may prove a bad
father and an unloving husband. yet
through her love for his children he
often returns to her.
A man prefers temper to sulks, a
storm Of tears to fit of melancholy
He is nattered by a touch of jealousy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

A man likes an enthusiastic woman,
but he abhors gush. The girl VINO en-
joys herself thoroughly and Is not
afraid to show her enjoyment aiWaEs
wins more admirers than the languid
beauty who is forever bored.
A man likes a woman with ideas of
her own, but he is afraid OF women
with theories and hobbies 4 woman
with a hobby needs to carefully DlahheI
and stable it away from the eyes VI
man whom she desires to please
A man secretly likes slightly IN
conventional girl, but he is SO sehsi.lEe
70 nubIic comment that he is afraid to
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FEMININE QUALITIES THAT A MAN LIKES.

openly show his liking for her unless
she is well grounded socially. However
much he might enjoy the society OF a
woman who defed conventional rules
of dress or department. ne would not be
seen in public with her if he could avoid
it,
\ man likes a neat woman and ad-
mires a stylish one. He always knows.
but can never describe, what he likes in
the matter of feminine attire, and it is
for the woman who listens to his com
ments on her sisters to discover mis-
tastes He does not like elaborate trim
mings and is sensitive about pronounc"
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quired for the
waist. "Ah, yes.
Will mademoi-
selle take a
seat?" 1t was
brought to me.
The price"
IS even ty-fife
dollaire. Way
above what Pol
ly had told me.
l rose in wrath.
THAT is prepos-
terous!" 1 de-
clared. 1 saw
that they were
charging me for
John and James
and the new
49,
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bow composed
of four loops
and four ends,
two of which
match and two
Of which are of
a con ira s tin g
color. The ends
are cut pointed
and are hem
stitched.
l did such a
stupid thing yes
terday Dea
Polly had seen
in one of those
wretched little
Fifth avenu e
shops which are
half nNTar and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
A HANDSOME STOCK.

In black stocks a very pretty one is
of black silk with black lace around the
stock and upon the ends of the tie, the
lace in both places being dotted here
and there with small cut steel beads.
The lace is heavy, the effect is good,
and the stock is comparatively simple.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

tervals with be-
witching little
tufts of lace.
The tabs Of
velvet are fur
Their enbellish-
ed by t / n y
pearls sewed ir-
regularly here
a n d t h e r e.
Right up close
to the left cheek
of the happy
wearer of this
exquisite thing
nestles a single
pale yellow rose.
The muff is a
huge hoppy af-
fair. also built
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/a1t MaA
New York. v
New York.
A CLEVER JOURNALIST.

n OIIE ' IITN UVN NtINlNN1E9
Miss Jessie Trimble, for several years
connected with the Cincinnati CONNER
ciaI Gazette and later with the Chicago
Record up to the time of its consoli-
dation with The Herald. has been plac-
ed in charge of the womans depart
ment of The Daily Express, London.
Miss Trimble is a Tennessee girl.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

half under the sidewalk a thoroughly
Frenchy silk waist. She also told
me the price, which was very rea-
sonable, considering. So the next
morning 1 drove there to see if it
would fit me. Also, like an idiot,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

drove right up to the door, and the oc-
cupants of the shop had chance to see
John and James on the box in their new
liveries 1 tripped down, and the door
was obsequiously opened for me- 1 in
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

Jet buckles and pins as we'll as jetted
laces are very good on hats, and but
tons of jet are used to finish straps in
mourning millinery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

EVER before have accessories
of dress been so stunning as
vi at present. / refer princi-
pally to accessories of even
4 ing dress. Formerly it was
considered sufficient if one
had handsome gown and a swell long
@oat but this season fashion DEGREES
that you must carry an evening boa
and muff as well. These evening boas
and muffs are dreams, and when I say
dreams" l mean it. 1t isn't often that
] am moved to such strong expressions.
Imagine a full ruching of very wide
coffee colored lace accordion plated.
This reaches below the waist, and from
its ends depend countless tabs of cof-
fee colored panne ribbon knotted at in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-04
SORE NECK

Take SCOTS Emulsion for
sCrofula. Children often have
sores on the neck that won't
heal up. The sores may come
and go. Parents may not
know what's the matter nor
what to do. Scrofula is the
trouble and SCOTS Emulsion
is the medicine.
SCOTS Emulsion heals the
sores. But that is not all.
Sorofula leads to consumption.
his is the real danger.
SCOTS Emulsion is the
ounce Of prevention" that
keeps off consumption.
Well send you little to try, if you Ike
SCOTT : tO"NE. 4oe Pearl street, New York,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-04

The Duke and Duchess Of York r.
cfived grand welcome back to Eng
land ana they deserved it, They have
Travelled over 40ooo miles, visiting
every part Of the world where the Brit
ish flag tlies. This they did not as
pleasure, for it meant hard work and n
great sacrifice of comfort. but as a
duty to the great empire over which
in the natural course of events they
viii sometime rule as King and Queen.
They were given everywhere cordial
reception, and there is no doubt that
the tour has strengthened the bonds
connecting England and its colonial
possessions.
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nl"nt

The cooperative movement is
marching on IN Lewiston. The large
nrw store on Main street. adjoining lie
cc-"pcrativc cafr. was opened. la~t
""rk, With 4 grand public reception
1ud IS NOW ready for thc buain ~
Vni|h j. promised it in abundance.
resilient i't'k is no longer laughed at
in his work. From his small begin
ring Re mas accomplished much. and
n" has the most ambitious plans for
tn" future. not only as regards TIL"
work ~ lewiston but throughout tie
state and the country. he has gath
"!vd 'hi" ami dcvot, 4 men around him
'nd i Filenrin" The -coitrrs with
practical results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-04

These VII" attend the COMMENCEMENT
exercises at Eowdoin next June Win
haN- tho pl,asur' NJ hearing an addrc as
BY don. Thomas H. Reed The gul-
crn;ng boards " the colleges last conf
lcenccment voted to invite some
alumnus Ia deliver an address at tie
coming commencement. Nj. Reed was
selected and has accepted. He viii II
'iV'r The address on Wednesday mara
ing. That morning j. usually taken UP
with the medical school graduation,
but this coming commencement, there
Will - II" class graduate from the
medi,#l Department NJ the college yS
Iht' course has been heightened from u
thee yrai I" four Year course Tia
addtr-. win pronahly b. delivered i'll
tine tonci, aa:ional church. as il is nul
expected that Memorial hall would !e
larS- enough t accommodate the
."oNd that is Stlrc To I've present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-04
Women OF Wealth

iik" !" f"ol that they arr conal'i"t'i
~ ~" way ~ sucill distinction
Worry more i.an ~ I1ru over thr n" AZ
Su"ll'% ~ meeting vit'i nntnriai io.-.
~ many insfir4'". are irciiu"I tuw.t.c
"st"niati"us display.
j." NOR" thau mon toward E,y'nr All
10 church funds
Ar" not "NtraVa%HLtlY lihct.t VII % %
comes 90 assisting inc luur
Tax" NOR" ear" than do men to c"it 4.
"" impression that Ih.S are not r.rh.
IAN easily y" imposed upon MN tn" gil
tonga" ~ = man Speculation.
Max" an uncall.d-for rimpna vna-i
th"$ To-" ~ game Of speculation.
Look wilh considerable jealous. ul..I N
woman OF greater wealth
In many Instances show w,rltu....
for family cr.-tS
-Thi!adoiphI1 HrU "a.
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1t IS evident that Cuba hasn't a
George Washington, and the ever
faithful isle isn't able TO unite upon a
man for it's first president. For a time
II looked as though all factions would
be able to unite upon Tomas Estrada
Palma as best fitted for the dignity and
honor Of the first presidency, but now
politics are warming up and other
candidates are active in the field. One
Of the most prominent is General Maso
who is not quite So Well disposed
toward the United States as his lead
ing opponent. There are likely to be
lively times in cuba before it is fully
and securely established as an indie
pendent republic.