The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-13

aidn get 1t, why ! fotch the brandy
pack home after the surrender"
As it's cold day when the summer
girl gets left, it's an easy guess that
shes just now very
The SUMMER much in the swim;
GIRLS and she's in II with a
LATEST FAD. brand new fad. One
OF the charmers APP
peared on the beach at Atlantic CITY the
other day With her fav0rite college design
apparently tattooed in white on her sun
Drowned arm. There was the flag of the
University OF Pennsylvania with the let
tiers 'U. p and beneath this a little
heart. The thing caused a deal of specu-
lation and something of a sensation for
a long time, but the fair schemer could
not keep the secret, and a lot of her
chums copied the idea, which now threat
ems to spread all along the coast
How is it done?" asked the fair one in
reply to a questioner. THAT is easy. Be-
fore l exposed my arm to the fierce rays
OF the sun l cut out the design | wished
from adhesive plaster, and stuck it fast
TO my arm. When the browning process
was we'll along | took off the plaster, ~
there was the flag in white Just as nice
as you please"
One of the fair devotees of fads was not
content to show her college preference on
her arm, but worked out a design on her
neck. 1t is not likely that many will fol-
low her idea, however, since they must
den evening dress for the hops Some Of
them have gone step further and are
allowing the sun to print upon their fair
arms the initials of their very best young
men with a sentimental design accom-.
panying them.
There is in this State large and varied
assortment of statesmen out of a job,
heroes of unfought
SPURIOUS battles and gentle
TITLES men, leisure who
INVESTIGATED. view with alarm a
movement recently
started in Norfolk 1t is the formation
of a Society for the Suppression of Spu-
rious Titles, and naturally these Var
borough House. colonies consider it di-
rect blow at their liberties and a rude
attempt to disturb their peace of mind
and impair their standing in the cOmmu-
nifty. The following extracts from the
society's constitution will explain its plans
and purposes:
believing that the indiscrimnate be-
stowal Of titles, regardless of the recipi
ents' real claim to distinction, is being
carried much too far, this society is estab-
lshed with a view to the elimination
of such titles, except in cases where the
person can prove a right to have his
name prefiXed by word suggesting dis
tinction We believe further that such
spurious titles are degrading to the wor-
thy and cheaper the worth of such APP
pellations.
Seemingly all the privates were killed
in the Civil War and there are left few
This society presumes that all persons
should be addressed as Mr. unless the
contrary be shown"
Mayor Brewer is president of the So
ciety and the other officers are among
the best known residents of Norfolk. Five
leading citizens compose the Court of In
quiry. whose duty it shall be to investi
gate the genuineness of titles. Their de-
csion is final. The accused is entitled to
counsel, who will be opposed by the clubs
prosecuting attorney. While their juris-
diction extends at present only to Norfolk,
al effort is to be made to organize similar
societies in other Southern cities. The
promoters of the scheme declare that they
will not cease their efforts until few
privates are found who fought in the Civil
War and at least one man engaged in the
Spanish American war who was not a
genuine, full fedged hero.