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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
FA5.5IoNA5LE FOOTWEAR.

TIE aeeenI in ultra-smarl dressing
1his season is placed apon t2e feet.
Never before has mere daring. dainty
and eaquettjsh faatzen hezn seen.
= n =aez F Waite silk ate faintsl
49, b. minute gar1ae 5 Of
Grange low I'D the silk hose IS
similarly d r. J ID to match tire
Shoes.
Another snmptnons bridal slipper
is built of stout net thiekly sewed
with seed nearls ard frcst-like pat
tern in minute rearls is worked upon
the white silk of the stockings. Wo-
men Who aIe net b des, but war
fashionable white frocks Of cloth, silk,
linen or wolfe on all occasions, affect
the use of startling crimson, yellow,
cCrnflower blue, or dahlia purple satin
slippers with hose to match.
When the Wearer knows tnat her
feet are above criticism in size ana
shane. she wears her lizard green or
,obelia blue satin shoes without the
relief of bow or buckle on the lnstep.
The more ornamental woman ADOPTS
with her brilliant footgear, tiny BOWS
Of lace held by an interviewer thread
of real. or paste diamonds that gives
the initials of her name.
One of the latest fancics IN elop-
crate foct dressing is satin slipper
showing on the toes decoration aohe
in the iridescent breast and meek piu-
mage OF wild pigeons, hummlhg plfos'
etc,
4 modsh young woman, VINO IS
noted for her lovely feet, says 'iia'
the artist who fashions tine sllppe's
for wealthy customers, is never 'lle
man who makes the best and smart
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
atcTia Use1.

-
~ataaf aaea ecker
eat=ataa Ia aa3 ace
e# HaHfsH aeseit#e af
tae4 .sel=
-. IN
safa1 deea er5feas=af
heavy .sze Tire Il4usel waia IS
{. '.l.a= Insertions # laee. While
t.e is produced bs ~ M
ahea II lece. WHICH is tlffel
ie9Se.z f5e tie badg ef lie gown.
Is !is. = ae}tod in at the waist and
a.. 10 tie knee. OF course,
se.A afe * lusiyatz - hit
N2af - ne these transparent ecats
a,e SIMPLY elNamental Fer real ser
vice tie ace be ii white or ecru is
hae'i VIII. soft silk which gives
eeay and set to the garment and at
She- same time affords 4 li1t}e protec-
uon from cool winds. In almost
eve case The heavy laces used are
9!ea 10 match the color of the gown.
VI course, white or cream lace is used
I'll almost every color and is always
s2od lyle but it seems to be tae
iao hg| to dye lace and level it
e"a ao everything which can posi-
oiy be done to give it an appearance
i9felgn 70 It's real character.
EVEN the millinery laces undergo
Ae process and ale turned to red or
sleen or blue, as the millner may
'oNgS. Some Of the laces come in
'i'e and white or blue and ecfu com
oined and are, intended for use with
oe loulards and India silks which are
80 popular for shirtwaist suits. The
'adh hnish foulards are specially at
1actlYe this season and are polka
uo''ed TO the queens taste. There is
something about the polka dot, large
VI small which seems to endear it
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

linen iaees. ar far more dainty and
exclusive Tan t9e heavier gradas,
however s5ealy embseidered tie lat
ter sg1.s.s neen copied in5a many
eJalse= el. a9 a9ate. i2is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
From Oyster . Lobster.

We feel 80 Se can master
All things beneath the sun.
We think the world our oyster
When we are twenty-one.
The years will beat and bruise II.
We change opinions then;
We think the world a lobster
When we are two-scOre ten.
New York Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

French water pearls continue to be
in favor and are wrought into lovely
pendants. necklaces and long chains,
the largest being used fer the chains,
while TIE smaller ones are made into
lcnes and finished with tassels. There
* q neauliar fascination about these
ilesularly shaped little pea Is that is
locking IN the rarer and more SYM
metrieal Qnes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

-opv't1ht
ii the f. 8aU. lHan. Il is t.att-
"a .Hs .4ll41z1fj@G j acre
#-sa 4eHe VISIBLE a
acE #f#=f#.a a1.as5t9 Cf almost
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seaas - H=s.a f.z.a - thcu%# ia +
AMI .vriJe.= =Uafte. .#}s.az- ami ~...se
anu 2ae= seem ta heai:ta the monte.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
.l&Ge TO 4 r.

There IS nofA.as that bleads more
bea stuaF with white China ana
Ial-..=5e silks in tie cen .2tian ef
ssir-yafs 4an rse Mates .z52s il
cream Il lat are now be.Ie shown
for ias rtllns. ed2ings and aoQnc-
fEgs. Is We'll as in the form of square
medailiGns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

Large pearl buttons are shown IN
sbir1wajst sets, while little round
near] buttons ase set in rows and
clustered among the straps and tuck5,
~, waists cf sheer white lawn ana
mUl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

White linen suits and separate
Waists grow more and more in favor
hut the sheer kind, trimmed Win i'ie
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

Among the novelties in belts are
these Of burnt leather, in scroll design
orod,atod from a wide back TO mar
row fronts and underlined with col
O. ed silk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

Life is a salad with oil and vim
egar in it, and the vinegar too often
predominates,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

The clock should be the insignia
of the trades unions of Chicago be-
cause it is always on the strike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

e1ue n H66N II ace
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

There is a wide difference between
whaf man wants and what he really
needs.
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

managed to hand him over TO the po-
lice
a plot against the life OF Mazzini. the
italian patriot. once failed because OF
his courtesy with a box of cigars. It
care to his knowledge that an attempt
was TO be made on his life He pro-
cured a box Of the finest cigars. and
waited for his would-be assassins to call
on him. When they came in he handed
out the cigars Taken abaek by this
maneuver they took them and began TO
: smoke.
They did not find It easy to start kill
ing man who had Just handed them
good cigars. and they sat about awk-
wardly until Mazzini said:
Gentlemen. take another cigar I be-
iieve you came TO kill me? Why do you
not proceed 70 business?"
The assassins muttered some words Of
lame regret and left.
Two more instances are given TO show
where men saved themselves from en-
barrassment. if not from peril. with using
cigars. When Bismarck was entering
Paris with the German army he noticed
that some French workmen were gath
cred at the gate. evidently prepared to
make hostile demonstration. Quickly
he turned his horse toward them and.
pulling out a cigar. asked their leader
for a match The man handed him one
and the attitude OF the Freuchmen
changed completely as the German
leader thanked the workman cour-
teously.
Edwin Booth once thus disarmed a
small mob of men who had been hired
to make a demonstration at a perform
ance he was giving on one OF his tours.
They had been hired by rival actors>to
attend Booths performance and cause
an uproar which would spoil the play.
They were seated in two upper boxes.
and Booth learned of the plan He sent
them a box OF cigars and expressed the
hope that they would be pleased with
them, even II they were not with his
performance. The policy succeeded ard
the men who were hired to hiss stayed
to applaud.
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

battered old hat from all sides. The
paper caps In the windows drop money
down from on high; 'ostlers and stable
men 90 down deep into their "over-
ais" pocket and the gentlemen from
the old clothes shop evidently believe
the laborer is worthy OF his hire Even
the family under the roof throw down
a penny. and watch the fat boy pick
it up and bow with great delight
Then the fat tenor goes over into a
corner with his singers and proceeds TO
divide the spoils. Five. six, sebben.
eight. nine, ten, tweny. twenty-five.
thirty. one. two. three. foe. fbe. fifty
cents. How's dat foe high, Peter"
(strong expressions of pleasure from
Pete)
Now. we'll divide 'er up" This is
where there is generally trouble. One
boy will claim more than the other, or
maybe there is an odd penny over. Who
shall get it? AS rule. the leader ap-
propriates it. while the rest seem per-
fectly satisfied. Sometimes. however.
there is bad blood over these pennies.
Coats fly of and the five have at one an
other, hammer ard tongs. They fight
until from underneath the pile comes
frantic cry OF huff" Here they are
now, fighting as il the stake were thou
sands of dollars instead of pennies.
Bang. bang, one in the eye.
Suddenly there is the sound Of the
windows being opened; a stream OF
newsboys is sucked into the distributing
department like water. Differences are
forgotten. coats go on ike lightning.
and The Darktown Quartet" rush up
to get their papers. '"T1iiimes, Tiiimes.
hyahs yer Tiiimes pape." is the cry, as
they come rushing out a moment later.
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

Close Harmony" the Specially of the Dark
Skinned VocaIists Who Sell The Times.
A New Version of Whistling Rufus, With
Rautime Chorus. E: :. :. :: :: :: :: ::

TINE presses are still humming and
the distributing windows will no:
be opened for half an hour yet,
but newsboys have already gathered
in numbers around The Times Build
ing. waiting for the paper to be
issued. To see these little fellows while
away that half hour is a sight
worth watching. Some OF them snug
gle I'D into doorwayS and brag about
&Hhe doings OF their big brothers;
some try newsboy athletics, leap frog,
walking on your hands. and jumping.
Young Pierpont Morgans go apart and
count UP their capital. calculating with
knitted brows how many illnesses" they
viii buy. OF all sizes. ages and nation
7 alities. white and black. alike, these
snewsboys draw no color line. Every man
is estimated solely by his strength and
cunning.
Intermezzo in DaIktown.
The most enjoyable part of that half
hour, however. is spent listening to FIVE
arky boys singing. There they stand,
The Darktown Quartet" as they call
emselves, in spite of the fact that
pre- are five of them. The tenor. tina.
ze fat boy with the good-natured grin
b his round face, acts as leader. He
|aises one fat finger, that looks exactly
like himself, and makes motion as If
Yhe were cracking whip. on they go.
Down in de South, whar de sly ole postum
Hides in de sycamore tree [Um-m, un-rn,
possum-
Dere Is er coon name Roofus Blossom,
Black Niger en- be-Ic'n be, an dat
amt no liel
The Washington times., 1903-08-23
How the Newsboys While Away the Time
Before the Paper Is Off the Press and
Their Work of Giving the News to the
Public BeoinS. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

The boys have other listeners besides
their companions. Some men would
rather hear them than many chorus in
grand opera. You don't have 20 have a
liberal education in classical music 10
understand and appreciate this singing.
1t is free and untaught as any birds.
For this reason THE Darktown Quar-
tet' are always sure of an audience.
From the windows at the rear of the
tall buildings round about men in their
shirt sleeves and white paper caps look
down on the singers. They correspond
to the audience in the mezzanine boxes;
higher up some family living almost
under a roof peers out, a mother and
half a dozen wee children: below. in the
alley, 'ostlers. stablemen, gentlemen
from the old clothes shops stand round
and discuss the music with a critical
air, their favorite pipes between their
teeth. and their arms folded.
With that last high note OF the tenor
the entertainment is over. for these
darkies are newsboys first and must
clans afterward. They merely follow il
as an amusement. while waiting for
their work to begin. Do you suppose
they are like Paderewsh or the de
Reszkes, professional musicians? Not
they. OF course. they may sing 10
amuse friends. but that is all. They
are business men. and music is their
recreation.
"Pass de Hat, Sambo."
Now that the entertainment is over,
the tenor passes the hat" 1t is an
old felt hat, like as not. of no particu-
lar color, but evidently Of great age.
The audience is in liberal mood today.
and pennies and nickels drop into that
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

Rufus" throwing in the side remarks.
all of which are spoken instead of sung.
Sometimes these side remarks cause no
end of trouble. They are aimed at some
one who stands far enough off not to
hear them. If you are listening to these
boys singing. and notice the crowd about
them laughing. you may know that they
are guying you in the intervals of the
music. No one would blame you. how
ever, II you kept on listening Just the
same as ever. for the songs they sing
are very sweet; the combined voices
harmonic perfectly. and the melody has
a pathetic note in it. as the best OF
darby music always has.
Just listen to that basso. his voice is
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

two feet apart from one another they
would be tongue-tied. But let them ge.
their heads together. and the fat tenor
start them of. why then you'll hear
some singing.
Everybody has more or less music in
them, the trouble lies in getting it out.
and no one is better at that game than
darby. Perhaps these boys couldn't
tell one note from another on a scale.
but every minute they strike chords
your ear tells you must be true. There
is one now. Listen to the two bassos
and baritone! The tenor is singing a
run" coming down to the same note
the rest are holding, and then they give
it together, loud and long
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

deep and rich. If he were given little
training he would make an operatic star
Darby fairies were present at the ten
or's crib, shortly after he was born. for
he. too. has a strong. sweet voice.
The 0uintet's Method.
When you sing a song like "Whistling
Rufus or any air of the kind with
your friends. it Is best to stand very
close together. your arm about your
Deighbor's shoulder. This will make the
chorus Of your voices much stronger. and
more agreeable as whole. Indeed, good
singers say it is impossible for quin-
tet to sing we'll in any other position
II you were to stand these musicians
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

Wv occurs or noted person
age dies" remarked the
gray-haired clerk, Il am always inter
ested in the class OF people who buy
mourning materials" He folded up a
sleazy piece of purple silk and tucked
il on the shelf. Did you notice the
bent little woman who just left here
with a package in her hands? She
bought purple and black silk with which
TO drape a cheap chrome OF the late
Pope. You naturally would suppose that
she should have made her purchase on
the day his death was announced. Well.
We do not know how hard il has been
for her TO scrape up the money 10 buy
silk, and nothing short of silk would do
Il have noticed that the poor. the
class TO whom religion means every
thing or nothing. are the ones who take
the death of a high church dignitary TO
heart. The very rich contribute TO
fund to have the church in their parish
magnihcenIly drapcd and consider their
duty done. But the poor buy cheap
picture. hang it where all the family
can see it. and drape it with mourning
as costly as their purse viii buy.
Did We sell much mourning this
time? Well. not as much as IN the case
of a public calamity like the death OF
President Mckinley. but We made a
larger number OF small sales. In fact.
We were kept pretty busy at this end
of the counter for three days selling
short lengths to individual buyers
The Washington times., 1903-08-23
!; When the Poor Buy Grape

sIVE WHENEVER a great calamity
w occur. or noted person
aga dies reunarIad the
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

Ho, Rufe has CT hade lax er big Sledge hammer
Er mouf lax er terrible scar Ia sear-how's
dat?l
But nothin' en- tech him in Alabammer
When he tickets his ole gitar!
lDate ole gftar; come on, yo' niggers, come
erlawng.l
That is the way they sing "Whistlin5
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

W J HEN girls school days are
NV nearing their close an i'm
portant and what seems to
The Washington times., 1903-08-23
7 OTHING is impossible in in
Il surance," always a maxim


with the more energetic IN
surance agent. has become literally true
of late years. The great house of Lloyds
in London. and firm in New York, will
write a policy on almost any sort of
risk within the range Of human posi-
bility
Are you a newly married man, and Go
you wish TO be insured against the risk
OF twins? You can get such insurance.
Policies against twins have been issued,
and one has been collected.
Do you own a valuable horse, or bird,
or dog, and would you like to insure il i?
You can do so-for week, for a year,
or for life.
Are you a pugilist, about to fight an
important battle. and do you wish TO be
insured against defeat? The insurance
is yours for the asking. provided that
you are willing to pay a rate based on
your past performances.
A Treasure House of Oddities.
surance is the English Lloyds. though
there are today American agencies
which will issue any policy that the
Loyds Will, and which viii have IN a
few years cases equally as strange as
the Lloyds upon its books.
The Lloyds is kind of insurance ex-
change. It is a house composed OF
: great number of independent insurance
brokers. These brokers, when a policy
of some novel nature is asked for. share
the risk of 1t. They go on 1t to the
number of twelve or fifteen, each for a
Asmal portion OF its total. and thus a
bw chapter is added 10 the history of
Insurance, a new set Of risk statistics
formed. and no broker has run the
anger OF mourning a heavy loss.
Four insurance policies against the
risk Of twins have been issued. three
by the Lloyds and one by an American
/ house. One of these policies. an Eng
Iish one, has been collected. It was for
1920.
The American policy against twins
was issued in 1898 TO a New York man,
tea merchant. He called at the Office
Of the New York house that rivals the
Eoyds in enterprise and daring, and
said:
Examining the Family Tree.
Il was married six months ago, and
[ have a horror of twins. A friend OF
mine, an Englishman, told me In Lon
ion last year that Lloyds had insured
him against such a possibility. Can't
you do the same?'
How large a policy do you want 20
lake out?"
IT expect $1,000 would about pay for
he extra child" said the tea merchant
questioned the agent.
NO; nor did my grandmother on
either side of the house"
How about your wife's mother CT
grandmother
Neither OF them ever had twins"
And your great-grandmother?"
well. I'm not so sure about that. I'll
ook II Up
y wish you would. Let US know about
I and then we can come TO some settle
nent, I believe"
There proved to be no hint Of twins
,n either side OF the family and the
$1,000 policy was issued without delay.
L is said that there are no twin policies
n this country now, thought several
are carried by the insurance firms OF
England.
There is company with headquarters
n Doylestown, Pa. that issues upon
animals life assurances that are similar
The Washington times., 1903-08-23

J HEN girls school days are
NV nearing their close an i'm
portant and what seems to
her a most serious question. confronts
her--the question of a career. Years
ago the mere suggestion of girl going
out into the world and providing for
herself would have met with the scorn
1t so richly deserved from her strait
laced parents and grandparents. But
that period, fortunately, has passed into
history. and the girl of today looks first
to making a place for herself In the
world and to matrimony afterward.
Temperament. inclination. and envir-
onment so far toward shaping her fu-
ture, but when she has once acquired a
grip, so to speak. there is little fear
that she will not be able to successfully
trample under foot the many little
thorns that spring up in her profession
al pathway.
Has to Prove Ability.
Man, generally speaking, scorns the
idea of a woman's usefulness away from
the freside. She has to prove her abil-
ity for other things. but when she does,
be It gratefully said, there is no truer
ally or more stanch adherent than this
same skeptical but blessed man.
or the many professions open TO
women there is none more conducive to
a love for the good in people and a
knowledge of the broad and unbiased
side OF human nature than the newspa-
per field. Not journalism-not litera-
ture-but plain. every day newspaper
work. But the dif1culty lies in getting
in. Everybody must make a start, but
God certainly forget to give the am
bilious man a PAGER.
Easy for a Man.
A man desiring to learn the newspa-
per business will apply to the city edi-
tors desk for a trial at no salary-or
very small one-and the next day hes
at work. puEzhng over the meaning Of
copy" proof" exclusive" and hun
dred and one other terms familiar to the
fraternity. But a woman has
to sneak in or she does not get In at all
Her plunge into the business is often
like the experience of a certain messen-
ger boy employed in a newspaper office
who asked the sporting editor 10 take
him TO a baseball game. The man re-
fused and the youngster said:
We'll, II l git in, will you stand fer
it?"
Yes" replied the writer of field
"if you get in, I'll take care
OF you"
When the game was called that after
noon the little fellow in his uniform pre-
scented himself at the gate with an office
envelope. filled with blank copy paper.
and seh-addressed, Sporting Editor of
The News Important
up to the press box. son." said the
ticket taker. and the sporting editor
stood for the rest.
Women Not Wanted.
Men never want women about them in
WI hihB anu the WODndH
who can obtain a position as reporter for
a daily newspaper and hold her job"
as the saying goes. is doing we'll.
But 1t means work-mind and body; n
to do everything required of
a man, II called on to do it, and a sub
mersion of all sensitive feeling. Not
that a woman is going to have her feel
ings hurt at every turn. but then she
must be willing to. at any rate. That
does not mean, however. that she is ex-
pected TO sacrifice all womanly traits
The Washington times., 1903-08-23
Must Keep Up to Date.

Go out and see Mr.. So-and-So," says
the city editor. She is supposed TO have
familiarized herself with Mr.. So-and-
Sos case, and to know just what the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-22
THE TITLE TOO SUGGESTIVE.

The bridal couple minded neither the
smiling looks of the passengers nor
the grains of rice that fell occasion
ally from the folds of her dress. For
the hour and a half from New York to
Sandy Hook they were rosy and low
ing, but when the ocean swell began
the roses paled, and it was not long
before he was holding her arm and
helping her to the stateroom. After
while he came into the saloon and
took book from the library. Voices
foated through the fretwork above
the stateroom door.
Dear" he said, "if you will read
and occupy your mind and forget the
rolling of the ship, you will feel bet
ter. Really you will"
"Oh, that wedding breakfast" she
groaned
81 have brought you a book" he
ventured very kindly.
What is it?" she asked, with
slight display of interest.
ITO Have and to Hold" he re-
piled.
Take it away! Take it away!" she
said.-New York Times.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-22
some Little Misses.

This Miss is nhappy-misfortun
This Miss is not always honest
misappropriate.
This Miss is uncivil and Inbred
mIsuehave.
This Miss should be Stunned by the
tTaveler-misguid
This Miss gives unreliable informa-
tion-miscall.
This Miss meets with ill-luck and
delay misadventure.
This Miss can destroy the peace of
nation-misrule.
This Miss is an uncertain cores
pondent-misdirect.
1nls Miss makes trouble wherever
she goes-misdoing
This Miss causes sorrow to her
mother-miscondu
This Miss does not value her friends
This Miss is distrustful of human
nature-misanthrop
These three Misses are untruthful
-misTepresent, misinterpret, mis-
taste