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The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

course, the skirt band with this sort is
serious problem. for II It is breath too
wac 1t will be forever showing above,
ana nothing can prevent a melancholy
aging below the girdle, but by her belts
Us me girl of the season known.
or boating and mountain use-for
camp service" as the furnishers put II,
we shops are showing shirt waist mate
llals IN soft woods, among the nuns veil
lngs and figured and striped challies, some
pam and checked summer fanneis stand
ing out with particular seductiveness.
tney ore flannel in name only, being OF
SIX like fineness. In truth, II is said
mat these delicate woods are cooler than
many Of the cotton textures. In the
.ooser weaves a comfortable ventilation
y supplied, and the addition OF a wash
ifoM or "dickey" and cuff bands 20 be
oluoned on viii give the newly scrubbed
"eshness, so dear TO the trim Girls heart
NO bnttoned Backs for Fat Women.
boating shirt OF this summer flannel
m hrEe checks Of red and blus. shows a
.u,Ned and pleated "dickey" Of white por-
linen, stiffaned like a masculine shirt
'.'m and worn en- plBstron, which IL 70
81 the utslde OF the garment
pretty one that, weather permitting
ns say enough for any morning ooca-
20" is Of white bunting. the coarse mas
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

the present into the great past OF the
heroes of the Sagas.
Such a phenomenon is the revival OF
tapestry weaving. From small seed OF
genuine antique tapestry. hidden ,n the
home of an old peasant woman, great
art Industry has sprung up and won the
Admiration OF the whole Norlo' ~
bloomed as with an open sesame ana
gave its most beautiful flowers through
the gifted and energetic artist, Fru Frioa
Hansen. ,,,..
II we follow the threads hlstoricahy
wa are led into the times OF the Vikings
and their Sagas.
In the Edda. we fnd. that women we're
weaving PICTURES OF great deeds OF their
man and decorating their walls at festl-
walls. Brynhild Budles daughter VINO
was said TO be an expert at this. wove a
Golden drapery, which Olaf the Saint baoe
bjs poet Torfn skald. 90 celebrate In
sonr Harold, the Falr-haired. honored
hls dead wife by laying her IN "oudvav'
~ very hne woven cloth. When in the
ysar i02S Oiafs mother heard of her
.on's coming, she Of once ordered the
seryant girls to adorn the house with
'sTiefd." wall draperies. The Warriors
ana chiefs OF old loved 70 SURROUND
,herselves With luxury and pomp, ana
woven tapestries we're alwaye huns on
waiis behind honored guests.
The Oldest tapestry IN Norway - from
the eleventh oSatufy ana Naa foaA9 %
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

to get at the method OF obtaining geo
metrical figures only Bot when news
of the school started in sogn came, I
was on ore till I got there. and then a
careful study assured me of having at
last found the old, genuine art. and be-
gan my first work, 'Birkebeinerne.'
Fru Hansens first productions may
show the experimental stage OF an anna
teur, but she soon rose 70 be q mistress
OF this beautiful art. One tapestry fol-
lowed another in rapid succession, and
since returning from her study In Paris
and Cologne, where she worked In draw
ing and painting under the greatest mas
tiers, she Is without doubt the true rep
resentative OF this Morse art.
On the initiative of Fru Blehr, Fri
Hansen and others. a school was found
ed in Christiania IN 1907. called Oct
Norsko BMlcdvevsri." A jury OF critical
artists examines every pattern and ia
pestry that goes out, and under tho d.
rection OF Fru Hansen young ladies' re-
eeive q thorough education In che rules
for drawing and colors.
This lady has her special oolors for dye
ing. which IL also based on the trsdi-
tlonal knowledge OF the peasants. With
these hOme-oolors she obtains al the
tints. which her highly developed sense
Of color requires and a. the sans time
ests what she calls the movable shades, %
Sblcs siys . m0rs vivid ana lastlnE eject
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

a necessary bit of color. The bookcase
was regarded as the prize piece of furni-
ture.
Closet room being very inadequate. a
skirt and coat closet was made from a
lamp chimney case, which is the greatest
of all packing cases. This was stained
green like the others, and the opening
hung with a heavy denim curtain, sus-
pended with rings from a small brass rod.
Brass hooks were screwed into the top
Of the case to hold skirts and coat hang
ers, mirror rested on the top of this
closet, which also afforded a place Of
safety for a large lamp. Two small
starch boxes, stained to match the closet
and fitted with flaps OF leatherette put on
with brass tacks, were screwed 10 either
end of the top OF the case. These held
the mirror in place, and kept out of sight
brushes and bottles OF toilet preparations.
The packing case habit should never be
carried as far as the dining table. Every
right minded occidental person demands
a space in which to stow away those
members OF his anatomy not actively en-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
THE UBIQUITOUS SHIRT WAIST.
English Severity Has Triumphed
over French FIufn ness

New York. June 1.-THE automobile
shirt waist is the latest thing in fash
london and though the garment may on
occasions run to all sorts of glorifca-
ton in the way of lace yokes. dtaphanous
textiles and ribbon accessories, 1t is in
the main an astonishingly simple crea-
ton.
1t is said that In gay Paris. where the
automobile received its baptism, so to
sneak and the dressy shirt waist first
biSsSomsd into being, the fair ones are
turning with delightful zeal to the Eng
lish seventies they at first despised.
Certa9rs4 heavy linens, In coarse, irreg-
,rlar weaves, the very same, indeed, that
supply the butchers aprons and French
Terters' snocks. are out in severe shirt
wsdst models. A stock and belt of white
rtuue supply the only ornamentation for
a blue, red or brown linen shirt, The
narrow, folded. or crushed bias tie is
made of the colored linen, and some
times a dashing effect is created through
the addition of scarf bias of the shirt
waist texture to the trim sailor hat. In
this case the coarse stuff is made to
fold fatty and trinity about the crown
and brim, but If the waist is fashioned of
some airy textile, Swiss. null or French
muslin, the hat scarf may tie veil wise
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
POSSIBILITIES OF PACKING BOXES
TO Make Cheap Furnishing for a
Temporary Home

New York, June H.-Those who rent a
country cottage for the summer will ind
it Of great advantage to acquaint them
selves with the possibilities of the pack
ing box. That obsolete abomination. the
alleged inexpensive packing case dress
ing table, with its baby blue petticoat,
its diaphanous dotted Swiss oversight. Its
ribbon sash and rosettes. can no longer
delude the frugal feminine mind. Since
we have learned TO know and fear the
festive microbe we have ceased to spend
our substance that 1t may live riotously.
but the hope Of making something out
of nothing still springs eternal in the hu-
man breast, and the woman who gave
the following details felt that her hope
had not been altogether vain.
In the first place, she found that empty
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

women and as a consequence a school
was started with them as temporary
teachers.
AS soon as the news of such a school
reached Stavanger. Frida Hansen left her
home. From early childhood she had
been painting and drawing, but at the
same time dreaming of pictures woven in
soft, many-colored yarn, without knowing
the least about the technical handling
or how this kind of imagination could be
given due expression.
IT had travelled" she says, " all around
the country in order to learn and hear
something about this matter, but wher-
ever went, I received the same answer:
I have heard that my grandmother used
to weave eight-leaf-roses on a loom
which she put upside down-but that's
long agol 1t looked hopeless. Then l
made an experiment by stretching threads
on an embroidery frame, and examining
closely by an old rug or spread. / tried
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

Renaissance of Ancient Art-Entire-
Iy In Hands of Norwegian Women.
When one sees the mountain tops
reaching half way to the moon, while be-
low the thriving birch sends its fragrant
aroma over the eternal glaciers, 1t seems
true, as has been said by many-that
there is magic in Norway. One throws
off traditional opinions and believes once
more IN the marvellous.
This impression is furthermore strength
ened by the characteristics of the peo-
pie themselves, who in many ways re-
feet the nature of their country Quite
Unexpectedly one finds a transition from
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
AN INSECT THAT oARR1ns A Gus.
An nxample % How Nature Looks
Out for Her Tiniest Creatures.

There Is a curious insect known TO
French scientists as the Bombardier. 10
carries on It's back two symmetrical or
gans which are In effect minute cannon.
on being attacked one may just hear
what sounds like a small explosion, ana
two tiny streams OF llauid are squirted
out very much after the manner Of
boys squirt-gun At the same time the
insect Ia lost 10 View IN a cloud Of smoke
or more properly speaking a humid fog.
which, being corrosive. II successful In
holding Al bay all the creatures enemies.
Such Il the composition Of this iiQuid
that II boils al : degrees above zero.
which accounts for the ARTIFICIAL cloud
BY certain moluska which, IN order 10
cover o retreat excreto a black iiqu6
that completely hides them from view.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

attractive woodwork was covered up with
delicate Japanese scrolls, which may be
purchased In any Oriental shop at from
ten to twenty-five cents apiece.
The box furniture on the whole was
pronounced useful, ornamental ana very
successful and when the season was
over all that was not OF II was packed In
II, and safely shipped again.
Marie Agnes Best
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

Henry James was asked the other
day his opinion OF Hall Gaines more re-
cent work. That writer" he said, rs
apt 10 begin breezily but ne generally
turns into a hurry-CaIne."
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
over the brim and noat it's ends u1e1rily
in the breeze.
Narrow Belts for Little Waists.

over the Dim and uoat ftG ezaoS tIfoIViy
in the breeze.
Narrow Belts for Little Waists.
Two automobile shirt waists here shown
are respectively of scarlet dotted Swiss
and blue and white striped percale. A
pleasing yoke variation is shown in the
Swiss garment. whore the plain white
yoke Of fine tuclrs is stitched heavily with
red thread. The most popular shirt waist
sleeve of the season Is pictured with
BOTH as we'll az the very narrow leather
belts, which, coming In colors TO match
the new textures, are now worn with all
single cotton shirt waists.
With a black patent leather belt the
natal work will present a stylishly black
surface but some OF soft dressed and
others of undressed kid, in delicate col
ors, bedazzls you with silver and gold
slides and buckles, the belt itself narrow
ing from back TO front till the buckle
tongue seems a mere nothing. Other
leather belts vial be In a straight band
less than In inch IN width These seem
unoommonly chic, making the waist APP
pear Of an enchanting nttleness. OF
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
OLD MORSE TAPESTRY WEAVING

there are some buckled stocks in black
valvet that look very natty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

an shattered in pieces. Peel broke up his
pa ", put ne carried free trade. Gladstone
, not I'VE to carry home rule. The list OF his
legislative achievements stops at 1885 He was
a uehagogue in the proper sense of the term
true leader Of the people. He exhorted them
ai"ays TO employ the political freedom which
ne mad largely helped TO give them less for
uoelr own material advancement than for the
pest and highest Interests of mankind.
There is much that is tempting to quote in
these two VOlumes-Mr. Pollards "Froude"
contains some especially interesting material
out perhaps the most Immediately appealing
pages here are those in which the editor gives
US charming memoir of George Smith, the pub
Usher, who founded the Dictionary of National
Biography and carried II practically TO COM
pletion- The story Of his life is story of saga
cious business methods applied with remarka-
bic energy TO the winning OF considerable fort
une and OF some fame Smith was unruly
lad, with a temperament little adapted 10
school life that in 1898 at the age of fourteen,
he was freed from the classroom and started
upon his career in his fathers firm. That firm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

commerce. human skeleton-which II would be
beyond his power TO supply by displaying IN
his office two three waiting to be packed for
transit.
Mr. Lee soon leaves this side Of his subject
however and traverses the salient episodes In
the career of his old friend publisher. Smith
began early, and he had good fortune at the
start. He knew good author when he found
one and treated him as good authors deserve
20 he treated leigh Hunt. Charlotte Bronte,
rhackerav Ruskn Matthew Arnold, George
Eliot and Anthony Trollope had business rea-
lions with him and they were his friends Mr.
T az tells some of the mistakes OF the firm, as
Ill as Of the successes. Among the former was
- contract entered into with G. p r. James.
Srr,tb Elder & Co were TO publish every new
vel that he should write, paying t5oo Tor the
es. edition OF j $50 copies. They Issued TWO
,s,s nv him in each OF the years 1919. 1910
"a 1s47. and they brought out three in le4o'
.sp,acb work was in three volumes, at the Gus
,or,arv price of 31s. Cd; so that between ioio
"a 1s4s Smith offered the public twenty-seven
,u,.s from James at total cost TO purchas-
- o.f 13IS suineas The public could not STAND
-, en- the publisher tried TO persuade the nov
-. TITO limiting his annual output, but he IN
,..,+lv declined, and ultimately author AID
nhusher parted company. Mr. Lee also tells
u'.,or,- Of The d;fscuity which Smith had with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

George Eliot over "Romola" when the novelist
was so opposed TO dividing the powell into sixteen
parts for serial publication instead of twelve
lhat she was willing to sacrifice t3, Ooo of the
10000 which Smith offered for the work. We
ma on record here too, the conclusive version of
the John Inglesant episode which has
Gently been revived in the public prints. The
statement that the book was never rejected by
any publisher is authoritatvely contradicted,
MT. Lee confirming the well known anecdote
about the late James Payn's reading and reject
ing the work for Smith, Elder & Co. We are
also informed that Smith neglected TO obtain
Wilkie Collinss Woman In White" for publi-
cation when he had the chance but later he re-
ness relations with Collins for nearly twenty
years.
But. indeed. there are apparently very few
errors Of Judgment TO be reckoued up in the BIZ
ography of this noted publisher His scanty
youthful education may have been regretted by
him, but he seems somehow to have repaired
any omissions, and one feels in glancing over
his career that he brought 70 his enterprise not
only shrewd business sense, but real knowledge
OF letters and good taste. He lived long life
from 1924 TO 1901, and this judicious memoir by
and useful life. Prefxed to the first volume of
the supplement is a reproduction of the portrait
Of Smith painted by Watts in 1876. This is no
less welcome of course, than the memoir But
Smiths best monument is the Dictionary OF
National Biography a work with which his
name will always be inalienably- associated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

the day Of the Queens death might become It's
furthest limit Any person dying at later GATE
than the Queen was therefore disqualified for
notice"
~-~ volumes y~=fore Us contain a nuiliDei
peculiarly interesting articles. Dr. RichAiu
Garnett writes on Matthew Arnold in the ms.
volume, which contains also biography
Robert Browning by Mr.. Edmund Gosse' anu nm
portant contributions relating 10 sir heiii'
Wentworth Acland r. d. Blackmore' Chaiie'
Rradlaugh John Bright and Sir Edward buihe
Jones, to mention only a few Inc seooiAN
volume is even richer in suggestive names EN-
orscing those Of Lord Randolph Churchiil' LOT
coleridge wilkie Collins. Lewis Carroii'
George Du Maurier, Helen FaUcit. T. A FREE
man. James Anthony Froude and "iiain
Ewart Gladstone. More than one OF 'hese
names at once inspires in the reader hVeiy
curiosity as to now far they have permi''eo
the editor 10 preserve that attitude or ihipai
eAnty which is one of the first aims OF lae
NNuonary. 1t is especially interesting 10 turn
Mr. Herbert Paurs fifty pages on Gladstone
nese show sympathetic feeling and an az
durable neutrality. We quote the conciuoiie
pasaaee
Maidstone cannot be called happy IN tne
sAston OF his death" The cause on Whicn -.
lowed the last wears OF his he ana sttsnS "a =.
'absnerxe1: tbs party which nc "1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

thus excluded. Mr. Lees note gives US a hint
as 10 the manner in which his great task has
been carried or Since the decision was reached
70 issue the supplement more than four times
Is many names as actually appear in il had
been recommended to the editor for notice. In
making up his list. he tells US. regulations that
might reasonably be regarded as ephemeral have
alone been consciously ignored. The right Of a
person 10 notice in the dictionary has been held
10 depend on the probability that his career
would be the object OF intelligent inquiry on the
mart Of an appreciate number OF persons q gen.
e-s.ion or more hence AS have before this
had occasion TO mention. the original scheme
contemplated the cessation Of the biographical
record al the end Of the nineteenth century. But
The death Of the Queen on January 81. 1901. de-
uanded q slight modification Of the plan It
closed. as Mr.. Lee remarks. AN important
epoch in British history and was. from ma
tional point of view a better defined historic
landmark than the end of the century with
which il almost synchronized. The scope Of the
supplement- was consequently extended so that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

concerned itself partly with book selling and
publishing. and partly with the India trade 1t
dealt in all manner OF commodities and even
undertook banking responsibilities Its multi
farious interests ffourished until 1873. when the
transition OF Indian affairs from the hands Of
the famous East India Company 10 those OF
the government appreciably lessened the profits.
and the publishing end OF the establishment
became Ct necessity more important. George
Smith was always a lover OF literature. and it
is amusing 10 read Of the commerce IN which
he also engaged for 50 many years before he
was able 70 devote His attention exclusively 70
the things that most Interest 80 him Says Mr..
Lee:
There was 70 manner OF merchandise for
which Smiths clients could apply 10 him in vain
Scientific instruments for surveying purposes,
the testing Of which needed the closest super
vision were regularly forwarded 10 the Indian
Government. The earliest electric telegraph
plant that reached India was disp3 tched from,
CornhiI. Il was ordinary eXper ence 10 eX-
port munitions of war. On one occasion Snith
was able 10 2nAUer the challenge Of a scoffer
who thought ~ name an exceptional article OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05
GEORGE NJ. SMITH.
rorNpER OF THE DICTIONARY OF
NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY"

ox.Ry OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
pICld.O-SS@ nv Sidney Lee. Supplement In Three
Eo iITu Volumes and II Abbott-Childers;
cISinpipendaie- Hoste Octave. PIP Iii. 40; Vi, 49,
-E Macmillan Company
That a supplement was necessary to The Die
,iouary of National Biography" even after it
n'.1 -, norninalIy completed in no fewer than
'-.,.tbree volumes, is shown by Mr.. Sidney
statement that he now adds a thousand
- 70 the work. of which more than two
sres represent accidental omissions from the
---iouslv published volumes. IN the fifteen
p during which the main body of the die
- was being published many eminent men
u ,rornen died after their due alphabetical
- had been reached. This supplement con-
Us Us nearly eight hundred memoirs of persons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

General Jackson did not say ITO the victors
belong the spoiIs." though a great many people
believe that he did. His real titles to fame
General Francis Greene aptly describes IN
"Scribner's'
OF all the careers in army there Is no
paraIlel to that of Jackson. He treated ms
militia with the utmost harshness, out theS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

resh air. live in plain houses on well drained
hills. eat plain food and ripe fruit keep our
SKINS clean, and Keep them whole. regard good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05
SOME MAGAZINE NOTES.
ENTERTAINING PASSAGES IN THE OCTO-
Der NUMBERS.

ENTERTAINING PASSAGES IN THE OCTO-
Der NUMBERS.
The coast line of moral effect in our Spanish
war is pleasantly described in The Century"
by Captain J. r. Bartlett the man in charge"
of that same signal line The authorities did
not believe that the Spanish ships would trouble
the United States. but the people
less alarmed for the seacoast towns and a signal
service Of remarkable efficiency was organized.
The operation of the line was amusing for every
kind of craft reported enemy, and
the telegraph key in Captain Bartletts office
was continually knocking with excited messages
from the various stations The reports OF
mysterious vessels" he says came night and
day, and l saw that I was TO have rest.
When called at night I generally turned over
and dismissed the officer with the remark. Sea
serpent again. Keep these reports until morn
ing. They generally turned to be
vessels OF incoming friendly steamers"
During the war our Naval Intelligence Office
had constant knowledge OF the condition of all
Spanish vessels and of their intentions. Captain
Bartlett notes that he became very tired of
other news-the fake kind-and he proposed
to the war board that the same game be carried
into the enemy's country.
After preparing statement that it was the
intention Of the department send several yes
sells Spain 10 attack unprotected ports sub
mitted it to the Secretary, and. with his ap
prevail got IL into Madrid as a secret purpose
of this government It taken genuine,
and the Spanish Immediately began sending
troops to the seaCOest towns and 70 fortfy
many. The excitement and CONSERVATION in
Spain quite equalled what our coast had
gone through at an earlier date The fake
news worked so well that as a Sequence. the de-
partment. as Is known, later prepared special
squadron under the command Of Commodore
Watson, 10 be ready 70 carry ths war into Spain,
but peace came before IT was sent
The paper on the poet T. W. Parsons, by Mrs.
NJ. 5 Porter, viii cad The judicious TO grieve. in
asmuch as the heretofore unpublished poems
presented therein quite unworthy Of print.
Impromptu verses addressed 10 friends are
highly agreeable 10 the feelings Of the recipient
but enshrined in the pages OF magazine they
are generally as dreary as cold mullins pr.
Parsons we imagine. would have been the hTst
10 protest If he had thought OF the escape from
privacy of these lines Of his.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

Count ToIstoy apparently accepts his eXcom-
munication from the Greek Church with equa-
nimity The Rev Mr.. Mcqueen. who visited the
novelist not long ago. quotes him in FRANK Les
lies Magazine" as denying that the excommunl-
cation was an annoying thing. "On the con-
trary" he said, 1T very satisfactory. FOR
so long have been out Of harmony Win almost
everything in the Church's teaching that II
makes things clear. and 10 those who hesitate
r,antsuv n gives a definite occasion TO decide
them, one wav or another l ought TO have been
tried by a court according TO the rubric OF the
Church. but it would have come 10 the same
thing in the end"
Apropos Of American and English writer's
ToIstov during this interview expressed his
opinion that Whitman and Longfelow were su-
perior 20 Tennyson.