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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

After years of undervalue in the in
dustrial world, products of the human
hand are again to the fore. Handi-
crafts are springing up on every side.
Not in competition with or antagonistic
to the machine, which has done SO
much to bring utility and beauty into
lives that might otherwise have never
known either, but as a natural express
sion of individuality, are handicrafts
multiplying. Periodicals devoted TO
hand made arts threaten to become as
formidable as trade journals. 1t is the
inevitable result of two growing fac
tors in American life. Educated wealth
is learning to recognize and appreciate
the intrinsic value of human skill as
manifested in the various handicrafts.
Ready to meet this taste and demand
upon the part of educated wealth are
men and women of ideas who have
learned to think and to execute for
themselves. Breaking away from the
employer and the salary, they have set
UP their tools under their own roof
tree. and from designs of their own
fashioning. out of clay, brass, copper,
wood, straw, rags, leather and other
mediums, they are making for utility
and beauty articles that bespeak the
thought that is within them.
In one of the way corners of large
cities are numbers of little handicraft
shops where a single worker creates
and stamps his or her hand made
work, as did the Benneventu Cellinis of
the middle ages, with their personal
signature or trade mark.
knowing no taskmaster but the sat
isfaction of their individual sense of
the true, they withhold their work
from the buyer until it realizes as near
as possible their ideal. Their own de-
signer. executor, taskmaster, their sal
airy is their profits. These little shops
nestle for the most part under sky
roofs. or are buried in cellar Easements
So rapidly have they increased in num-
Der, and of such superior excellence is
the work they turn out, that in more
than one large city depots have been
established for their exhibition, with
hope of commanding a larger market
than is possible in the secluded shop or
studio.
In this refreshing revival looms a
long discarded art-the weaving of rag
carpets. AS the dean of car
filled shuttles these days he
marvels at the change in the
clientele that finds it's way to his base
ment home. where his loom of nearly
forty years service has long been a
curiosity to the passerby. In lieu of an
occasional housewife or the matron OF
a charitable institution comes now. to
the old mans perplexity. my lady's
maid with balls OF cut rags. or a mon
D FaGrns a-1 a. IL Il
20 call al No. So and So and collect
material prepared for the weaving of
a carpet rug or p0rtiere.
ITS the Americans-the rich Ameri-
cans" ehuckes the old weaver who
have SCI my loom a. singing in its old
J When The dean came from Bavaria
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21
RAG CARPET RENAISSANCE.
Fashions Edict Is Now to Rend Your Garments and
Tread Them Under Foot

with his good frau less than forty
years ago he found in New York more
than 1000 carpet weavers, all doing
thriving business. II owned four
looms,' sighed the old man
with a blink in his merry
brown eye. "All the big stores
brought my carpets, and great ladies'
living in fine houses in Bond street
and Lafayette place used to bring me
their fine gowns cut up into strips to
weave into carpets-not for the kitch-
en-, L would have you know, but for
their own beautiful bedrooms"
With the coming of the machine
made carpet among the first to desert
the hand weaver were the foreigners.
To-day the dean knows of but three
hand looms on the East Side of New
York, and doubts if there are a dozen
Weavers who make their bread swing
ing the shuttle.
The old weavers have nearly all
died off, and their children would not
learn the trade. 1t was too slow. Thew
followed the trend of the times and
took to the machine or sought work
in other fields
"Ach! This hard, hard work." said
the Deans frau, threading the loom.
All is so big and heavy and clumsy"
Come, come" laughed the dean.
you would not give up threading this
old lady and sorting out the bobbins
and weaving romances around each
pretty bit of silk or velvet for the
wealth of the Vanderbilts."
wealth is all very good" continued
the philosopher, light hearted as
boy, despite his seventy years. game
eye, and Avenue A basement home
but it's not everything. There was
weaver in my town in Bavaria who
made soap by day and spun carpet bv
night. The Tilt of the shuttIes ALWAYS
set him singing, and in song he for
got he was poor or tired or lonely
Ihere was very rich man lived near
Dy who could not sleep at night for
the weaver's song. He sent for biT,,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

of the hat. In some cases, indeed.
they seem part of it, folds of velvet or
silk mingling with other folds made
in the hat itself. The side brms of
these fiat models curve slightly up
ward with puffed and crimped locks
only filling out the underspaces. The
short backs are met by the couture,
over which ends, II they are not too
long. may dangle.
Another very fiat hat is a huge low
crowned sailor. with shallow up
curving brim. Such styles come in
the brilliantly colored felts in vogue.
and are seen with wing and ribbon
trimmings. The garnitures are put on
very simply and always with an eye
10 preserving the fiat. pan-effect. for
these great round hats are delight
fully suggestive of cake pans.
stylish model in green felt-the
vivid Patrick green-revealed an un-
usual smartness in the arrangement OF
the trimming. White satin ribbon
composed this. folded in narrow
crown band and punched In two huge
rosettes which were placed under the
hrlm Just back OF each. ear. A soft
bow filled IN the back space between
these. ana directly in front ~ the hat
were two parrot wings IN green ana
blue These very narrow and sharply
pointed were interiocked and posed
ecIoss the hat ~ "a almost siraight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

One Clever Woman Who Found an
Income in Looking for Houses and
Flats.
House hunting, that bane of thou
sands of families the world over, has
been turned into a most profitable en-
ployment by an energetic woman in
New York. With no other capital than
pleasing manners, a good address,
smart walking costume, and cards, en-
graved like fashionable visiting cards
except for the words professional
house-hunter" in the lower left hand
corner, she has established herself in
business among class of people who,
While not the wealthiest, are we'll
enough off to live in private houses or
expensive apartments, and who will
gladly pay for comfort and, conven-
lence. Other women may adapt her
idea to other towns, and to people in
all sorts of circumstances.
She began by calling from door to
door in what seemed a promising
neighborhood, and explaining to every
lady she succeeded in seeing that she
proposed making a regular business of
nndlng homes for people who were
about to move, and who wished to es-
cape the weary round of searching for
themselves. Given an idea of the house
or apartment desired-price, location,
number of rooms, etc-she would scour
all possible neighborhoods, call upon
the real estate agents, go through the
houses personally, and furnish detailed
descriptions of those which were most
suitable. For her services she asked
one dollar down and five additional
dollars when her efforts had been re-
warded with success
She met scarcely housekeeper who
was not charmed with her plan. A
few orders were given her even on
those first rounds. Many women ask
ed her to call several months later,
when they would be moving. But most
OF her first engagements were obtained
by asking the ladies she saw if they
knew of any families who might be in
terested in her work, and obtaining
from them the names and addresses OF
friends who were about to change their
Continued on Page Twenty three.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

that the hideous "symmetricals"-the
graphic stage term-which. for a sea-
son or more, built out too meager
hips, have had their day. The hips
of the fashionable woman must look
small whether they are or not, and the
smaller they look the better.
A trio of charming street gowns, de-
lightfully illustrate these subtle but
necessary points. Two demonstrate
the invading hip yoke, which in all
cases is cut short at the back and To
dip downward at the front. Never is
such line departed from: it is in
tended that the curve of the yoke
must follow that of the girdle. which
at the front curves more than ever
low.
French cloth-the sort of broadcloth
that has a satiny finish-in one of the
new blues composes the more elegant
of the three costumes. A very hand
some embroidery in blue and black or
naments the blouse waist, but the skirt
depends entirely upon stitched strap
pings of the same cloth for trimmin$
These outline hip yoke and grad
uated fiounce, horizontal bands run
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

ingly smart effect. Also it suggested
dazzling possibilities in the way of
economy, for such silks are never dear,
and short remnants in them can al
ways be found
But to return to our second frock.
whose texture is no more than English
serge, in lightweight quality. The
unlined skirt is lightly tucked and
falls from scalloped hip yoke over
a black taffeta drop" which, you
Know, is dressmaker's jargon for lin
ing. The trimming is narrow black
braid, put on the skirt in an odd band
to simulate a graduated fiounce. On
the bodice. which goes under the belt
at the back and has loose Elton fronts,
the braid is differently disposed.
number of rows, closely massed,
form a border for the cut-out neck and
fronts which lap slightly. some scat
tered ends of braid. finished with f1eav-
lily embroidered knots. giving the nee
essary look of relationship with the
skirt. Similar swirls ornament the
dropping puffs of the sleeves, whose
upper portions more than usually &C
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

centuate the present closely at this
point.
The third gown, though made with
less dressy intention than these two,
to the sophisticated mind, far surpasses
them in dash. Brown and white mot
tied wool is it's ground material. plain
brown cloth bands, with white cloth
edges--both left raw-accomplishing a
decoration infinitely effective. Two OF
these outline the narrow apron gore OF
the skirt, two others running round
with a double fiounce suggestion,
swirling oddly at the sides and back.
An Eton coat is the simple upper
garment, sleeves slightly flowing and
fronts tapping diagonally and dropping
below the belt in a stylish point.
A military looking frogging is made
across the fronts of the coat, which is
cut out in the neck after the manner
of all of the best Etons. Thistle
froggipg-is achieved by a number of
short straps with pendant tabs. The
French back of the coat shows only
two straps, these continuing over the
shoulders and down the side fronts
experimentation.
All of these gowns are from ready
made models, whereby you may see
that the shops are catering more than
ever to the demand of elegance. New
ertheless none of them were very dear.
On the contrary, considering they
were all built upon silk they were, as
compared to former prices, astonish-
ingly cheap. $50, $40 and 1913 were the
prices with which they were ticketed.
Of even more Importance than the
gown is the hat with which Beauty
will soon crown herself, the whole
style of the toilette depending now
upon the fitness and becomingness of
the headpiece. The shape of this is
not necessarily dependent upon the
genre of the costume, stiff severe eff
fects being seen with the most frou-
frou costumes. and some eminently
picturesque with the plainest dresses.
What is required is that you get the
right thing and wear 1T rightly, which
means that you must consider your
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21
HOUSE HUNTING FOR A LIVING.

One Clever Woman Who Found an
Income in Looking for Houses and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21
hough there is no doubt but that they

IHOuBn InSre Is no QOuDI out IIdL tney
are very convenient styles.
More effective and decidedly more
elegant are certain little French coats
which suggest capes. These drop just
below the waist at the back, the seal
lop rounding UP till the front is a mere
nothing.
One beautiful tucked model IN such a
coat gave a clever woman an idea for
making over an old bisque cloth cape,
First, an entire coat of ivory white taf-
feta was cut, with flowing sleeves COM
ing short of the wrist. Then all over
this the bisque cloth was sewed in cir
cular bands about two inches wide, The
effect at the finish closely resembling
tucking. The trimming of the old cane,
a black chenille and steel embroidery
was used for a deep collar, with the
steel picked out and the injured places
covered with leaf applications Of black
velvet. Last. Lut not least, flouting
scarf ends of black silk muslin at the
bottoms and tied at the bust in a
graceful bow.
Many of the new styles give ideas for
the making over of garments, the
skirts with up-gore and narrow
breadths being especially suggestive.
For these almost any skirt of the past
three seasons can be used as it is quite
within the province of fashion to have
both the yoke and the fiounce in a con-
trasting material With black cloth
any figured taffeta in a smart design
can be used. This shaping the hip
gore, the fiounce and bodice proper.
For the rest of the gown, the middle
skirt and bolero jacket use the cloth,
first seeing that it is we'll cleaned and
pressed. Mary Dean.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

type first of all and the kinks of fash
ion next.
1t would be impossible to detail all
the ms and outs of the new millinery,
but an exaggerated flatness is the dis
tinguishing feature of the most popu-
lar models. The brim shapes of the
summer-very wide at the front and
dipping over the face and with next to
no brim behind. will continue to be
worn. With such headgear trimmings
more than ever conform to the lines
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

Capt. William H. Brownson, the
new superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis, will relieve Com
mander Wainwright on New. 1.
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COUNTRY BOARD.

HILL CREST. BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN HOME,
open through the fall; high. healthy location;
celebrated spring water; good table; city ref.
given. Apply to Mrs. ALMA JACKSON, Front
Royal, Va. se202ts
LINGANORE HILLS INN-OPEN THROUGH THE
fall and winter. Steam heat. Situated on a large
farm, which supplies the table with vegetables.
ern conveEiences. Refs. exch. Miss T. NJ
BROWN. Frederick. Md au2O-26t
RURAL HOME on WEST RIvER"-NoW OPEN.
Nicely located West river, in view Of Chesa.
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large lawn; fishing crsDDing rowing and sailing:
(Afrs, MATILDA NOVEL;. Shady Side. Md.
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WANTED-APARTMENTS.

WANTED-FURNISHED FLAT. FOUR To FIN
rooms; every convenience; limit, $35; permaneI
refs. Box 100. Star office. sel9-3t'
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MACHINERY, ETC.

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AUTOMOBILES.

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we nave expert workmen who attend to repairs
- al classes Of yehicles sel7.12tsIo
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LOST AND FOUND.

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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-10-01
Clara Ma,hes at Ellis Opera House.

In the roll of Nell Gwynn last night
ut the theatre, Miss Mathcs demon.
.trated clearly her talent as an cxcep.
tionally clever actress. and she is sup.
ported by II strong company. Dclphius
Lawrence, M King Charles II, sustained
this heavy role in highly crcditable
manner. The specialties were all good.
The appearance Of the company here is
afforling the theatre poers week of
rare pleasure aud each night attracts u
larger audience. The play tonight will
bc "The Reign Of the Emperor, pro.
duction now attracting much patronage
IN the east.-lHwiston Tribune.
This company appears in Ellis Opera
house all Of next week, with change Of
program every evening.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-10-01
r e AD THIS.

What We say We can prove. Would
you like to own few thousand shares
Of stock in II mining company operating
in eastern Oregon? This company's
holdings consist Of seven full claims: we
have buildings, water for power and
abundance of timber. About $1,000 in
development has been done. We have
on one oi the veins over fifteen feet ot
ledge matter, the entire width being
minrralixed, five feet oi good milling,
sixteen inches of which is high grade
ore. There is no better showing IN east.
ern Oregon ior the amount of work done.
Write Tor particulars-we will explain
how you can acquire an interest for less
than two cents per share.
Tmg ADVANCE MINING Co.,
Lock BOX !. Sumpter, Oregon,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-10-01

sides.
The whole proposition is q gigantic
job, a selfish steal, which statement time
will prove TO be fact to even those who
now refuse to see its self evident truth
and IL looks NJ II it will be successfully
consumn,ated. The Telegram il know.
invly prostituting itself by defending the
nefarious design.