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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

that faint, sweetish odor of liquor
combined with a tobacco scent in the
air. A low hanging street lamp shot a
pallid, slanting ray into this room. and
Jackie did well indeed, procuring n
watch, wallet and n roll" from the
mans clothing and other articles from
the dresser And he made no sound,
nor did the sleeper stir.
The great front room, the third and
last, startled Mcbride in three ways
first, because the door creaked slightly
as he showed it gently open; second, be-
cause there was dull red light shin
ing above magnificent set of mirrors,
an uncanny lamp of wrought iron,
shaded by n deep red globe not unlike
the lamps which traveller finds hang
ing in the ancient palaces Of the Moors;
third, because the perfume and the fur
nishings Of the beautiful apartment
were not those of a man. From the dim
alcove came soft, steady breathing. In
such place Jackie felt like taking of
his cap. If there was anything in
thought transference, the strenuous nc-
tivities in the boys mind that moment
would have aroused the household. On
mahogany table in the midst of the
mirrors and under the red lamp there
were Jewels, many jewels
The steady, soft breathing from the
alcove ceased. jackie turned his head
suddenly. The woman was sitting up
right, and in her eyes was horror unut-
terable. The burglar raised his hand.
Not sound" he whispered, land
wouldn't harm you for the world.''
His task was finished. He moved
slowly, silently toward the door, and
his eyes never moved from those of the
woman. He slipped out. No sooner was
the door between the two than the wo-
man screamed.
AS Jackie passed the door Of the
room occupied by the man he heard
the latter spring from his bed. 1t may
have required ten seconds for the fugi-
tive to run down the back stairway,
hasten out the back door and lock it
on the outside, yet before he reached
the middle of the yard firing began
from the window above. Three of the
six shots struck Jackie-one In the
| right thigh. another in the right calf
and a third grazed his hip on the same
side. The locked back door alone saved
him. In. spite OF these wounds, tho boy
scrambled over n wall into the alley
md ran for the hack, keeping in the
dense shadow of the barns. When he
had almost reached the second street
where the hack was to be, policeman
doomed up ahead, running toward the
sound of firing. Jackie dropped behind
a telegraph pole, dazed and weak from
the loss of blood. The officer plunged
by. Not long after that hack rum
bled leisurely by close to the curb, its
left door swinging to and fro. 1t did
not have to stop, but the man who
gained 1t tainted promptly on the cush-
ions:
what did you do with your gunT'
The elder Mcbride asked the ques-
ton Morning was in the room of the
Blocker street place. The father and
Nell were bending over the boy.
1 II didn't take q gun. | had other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

what did you do with your gum"
The elder Mcbride asked the ques-
tiop. Morning was in the room of the
Blocker street place. The father and
Nell were bending over the boy.
81 didn't take gun. had other
things to carry" Jackie answered,
grinning.
The father swore in his joy. The girl
bent lower. Outside the newsboys
were shouting about robbery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

TERM Of Imprisonment is to a
certain degree like the brand
of. Cain, because it leaves up
OH the person 4 peculiar man
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22

Elton shaped at tho back, is tight-ntllns' ou.
has loose fronts and two-width Dands are
used for trimming The sleeves are OF mt
dunn size, but fare at the WHIST.
In smoke-gray velvet, trimmed with braid
the same shade. Is another smart model. Inc
skirt, short enough to clear the ground al
around, is In the box plated style; tne coh,'
three-quarters length fits tight at the patk
and sides, but is straight III rom anu ~. .ne
sleeves. of medium size, are tun peioW tne
elbow and gathered into band III tne wllst,
The trimming consists Of the bands OF braid
around the skirt and at the wrist ana the
smok ed pearl buttons that fasten the coat.
OF course, there is nothing especially new
about this model, which has been USED an
winter for cloth gowns but IN VelVet the
erect is entirely different, anu seems 40
: though the design were absolutely new.
Not until this year was 1t thought smart
to treat velvet as though 1t were IKE SIX OF
cloth. To shirr It or use it In pleats or tucks
was considered great mistake, but now 1t
Is made up just the same as any other ma
terial, whether 1t be the pfain or the hg-
ured. One style Of gown, that In the de
scription might seem clumsy and lacking in
style, but which is very smart and has been
and is most popular, has skirt with three
bands of stirring at regular intervals, each
band being shirred several times, and with
out in any way detractlng from the effect
the velvet shows to much better advantage,
as it is possible to get more sheen upon it,
Both plain and fancy velvets are made in
this fashion, and the waist has either lines
of shirring to match or is made with reyers
of lace and a shirred front.
Trimming the figured velyets with cotton
and silk Is also a new fashion, and decidedly
odd effects are In favor. Plain bands of
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hand embroidery In large designs upon the
front, the heaviest part of the pattern oc
curing where the pleats or tucks Of the yoke
end. Bunches of grapes with leaves and
spirals are popular decorations in white and
colors. The same idea is carried out in en-
broidery and lace applques. Hemstltching
appears upon panel and strap effects, paits
and tucks.
In waists of lawn, swiss and batiste the
newest thing is the application of Berlin
squares of fine embroidery, surrounded by
lace. These harmonize charmlngy with the
lace trimmed waists, which will be more
popular than any other sort In that class of
goods. The lace-decorated waists are mostly
made with a double fly, having small pearl
buttons down each side, and small tucks, in
clusters, are combined with lace applied in
points and pretty designs, as well as in
straight bands. Berlin squares are let into
the waists to outline pointed yokes and trim
the tops of sleeves, the trimming of the
sleeves being a continuation of that on the
yoke. and carrying out the broad shoulder
effect. Appliques of butterflies in the Van
dyke points of lace are in vogue.
Iris Is the name Of one OF the new spring
styles In waists. 1t has cap fitted over the
sleeve top and falling in two petals down
each side. The cap may be richly embroid-
cred or stitched or trimmed in keeping with
the rest of the waist. The yoke, both back
and front, is made with flower petal eyelets
upon each side, like small boeros.
A coarse mesh OF butcher linen of a rich
quality resembling the cloth swathed around
mummies, blossoms in the many colored but
subdued hues of Bulgarian embroidery. The
embroidery is done up the front in grape or
twining semi-geometrical designs in outline
or chain stitch, the line Of each color being
nearly an eighth Of an inch in width. Moth
ing Is easier than Bulgarian front. stock
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ShirtWaiSts That Are To Be Worn This Spring.

and wristbands to work. because the yarns
are thick and the stitches and designs sim
pie.
The disks of the new point Paraguay and
Mexican drawn stitch laces lend themselves
to identifying the sheer waists. They are
inserted to outline a pointed yoke and any
desired mode of trimming the sleeve. One
popular manner of trimming thin sleeves Is
TO have the trimming surround the pun
above the wristband. Another way is to
trim the sleeves from the shoulder to the
cuffs in rows, usually with clusters of small
tucks between the lace designs
The Alice Roosevelt waist has pretty
sheath sleeve, pped with bright-colored
plaid in narrow edge. The bishops stock
collar, pointed shoulder straps, yoke and
front are also piped. The yoke is all in one
piece and is but point high up in the back
while its shoulder pieces extend over the
sleeves. The same style can be made with
out contrasting piping.
The Monte Carlo waist has wide pleats in
the front ending several inches above the
waist and falling loose from the bust The
back is sometimes in plain pleats or folds
and sometimes carries out the bolero eff
feet in the back. These have tucked yoke
above the loose pleats with Berlin squares
let in. The sleeves carry out the wide pleat
style These are becoming to the slender
woman.
The embroidery used upon the best Of the
new waists is the style termed blind and
this lends richness to the narrow laces used
upon sheer fabrics. The wristbands Of these
are made with view to the laundry. They
are plain cut bands covered with rows of
little tucks and inserting and edged with
narrow lace.
A waist that can be made cheapiy at home
is plain blouse waist Of lace all over, with
open-worked clover leaves in the design.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22

Velvet gowns were never more fashionable
than at present and were never worn TOT
such diverse occasions. The cotton velvet.
velveteen costume for morning wear, Is
as neat. trim and. apparently, as suitable
for hard wear as the cloth or cheYiot. For
visiting and reception costumes strictly,
nothing could be smarter than the Yelvets
in the present style. For tea gowns no ma
terial Is more effective nor capable Of so
many different styles. For dinner gowns
the princess style In velvet is acknowledged
to be one of the very best, while for Il ball
gown-not suitable. however, for a young
girl-there has never been anything hand
somer than the embroidered velvet of pres
ent fashion. And also to be included Is the
white velvet wedding gown--a truly royal
creation, with Its embroidery of pearls and
band of ermine without the tails.
First on the list is the shot velvet cos
tune, maid either In velyeteen or silk vel
vet, but preferably the former II intended
Tor morning wear. All velyeteens or cotton
velvets are now 50 beautifully soft in tex
ture and have such silky finish that at first
glance 1t Is impossible, even in the cheaper
qualities, to distinguish them from the SILK
velvets, and they are to be had In all shades
and colors. Brown, black and dark blue are
considered the three most desirable colors
for these gowns made with short skirts
short or long coats, and as simple in design
as possible-only silk, satin or cloth bands,
or braid, being considered suitable trim
ming. One Of the smartest models and one
that possesses the great merit that the fash
ion is possible for two or three seasons ot
least, Is the nine-gored skirt. the long REFER
fastened with bone buttons, and with no
trimming Of any kind. Another model has
the gored skirt trimmed with bands Of silk
or satin in graduated widths. The jacket
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22

cloth, silk or satin. or the same bands
studded with nail heads of steel or bands OF
Persian embroidery, are all fashionable. and
when, in the case of Persian embroidery.
the ground work or background is the same
color as the velvet, and only the embroidery
Is In different eolorings, the effect Is good
and not at all so conspicuous as might be
Imagined. Among the figured yelvets the
smartest are in the different shades Of gray,
with small round or Irregular dots OF white
and curious silvery sheen over ALL when
makes the velvet seem softer. In mauye
and blue is the same effect, but the gray
easily leads In favor. When this style Of
velvet Is used In a street gown 1t is trimmed
with bands of gray fur, ehinchilla or SOUR
rel II 1t Is the same shade, or with bands OF
sable, for the sable fur with gray velvet Is
always effective and becoming. favorite
style Of trimming consists of two or three
bands Of fur around the foot of the skift,
enc at the very hem and the other two
higher on the skirt, but at an equal distance
apart but on the coat unless 1t Is one OIL
the extraordinary long-coated styles, there
Is no fur, only the stole, cape or pelerine,
with muff to match.
Embroidered velvet ball gowns are the
handsomest pieces of handwork that can be
imagined. The trimming is ON the foot Of
the skirt, sometimes extending up the front
breadth. and is embroidered in gold or silver
spangles and crystal beads combined.
Panne velvet is chosen as being softer than
the plain silk velvet, and the sheen and
shadows of the material are most exquisite
in effect and serve but to make the beauty
of the embroidery more apparent A broad
band of lace appllqued on TO the velvet with
the same style of embroidery Is another
popular fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22
SILK WORMS IN NEW YORK.

Did you know that New York is a great
silk worm nursery? Everywhere, from
Flatbush to Harlem-for they are on both
sides Of the East River-these spinners may
be found. The yards, parks and even the
very streets are alive with them, that is,
wherever an ailanthus tree is to be found,
which is the most common form of ''um-
brageous shade" extant in this city, as every
one knows.
And thereby hangs pretty little tale, so
saws Prof. W. u. ID. Scott, Of Princeton.
Many years ago an insect collector named
Akhurst received from friend in China a
gift of silk cocoons. He was much pleased
and kept them in his room to watch the
growth of the little chrysals mummies in
their silken wrappings to winged filters OF
the air. Some of them fitted out through
the open window.
Finding themselves strangers in strange
land, they hailed with insect instinct the
only familiar thing within reach-an allan
thus tree. For, be it known, these trees also
came originally from the Celestial kingdom
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Every now and then somebody writes
prognosticating obituary upon the shirt
waist and crying, in the language of the auc-
tioneer, that 1t is "Gongl going! gomez
Notwithstanding the shirtwaist fourishes
today as 1t has never done, and its family
tree has put out branches which WILL in the
sprlug. bourgeon into profusion of beauty.
The new waists can be termed shirtwaists
only by courtesy. They are suitable for all
occasions and form part of any costume.
Models have a general tendency to wide
shoulder effects and fulness of the lower
sleeve. Two modes of fastening the waists
are in vogue, one the double fly and the
other box pleat, hemstitched on each side
or deliberately trimmed and having three
large pearl buttons In front. Some of these
buttons are very costly, and they appear on
the wristbands merely as ornaments.
Linen waists made with Jester panels, t"
which are wide, pointed straps radiating
from the neck over the Jokes and shoulders
Of the waists and giving the yoke effect,
have buttons In the points of each strap.
These for the most part are rather large,
old shioned spun buttons, of washable
silk floss.
Linen waists of the palmer sort are smart
IL trimmed with wide crossed or .diverging
straps, stitched to the material and trimmed
with buttons in each point.
Those who cast the horoscope of coming
fashions state that the old-fashioned pure
Irish llnen-fne of texture and stiff of fab
ric-is the coming thing for plain waists.
The word plain is used only in relative
sense, since none of the new waists are plain.
II this fabric is to be the leader 1t
will have hard run to keep ahead OF butch
er linen-a name given many grades OF new
and attractive linen meshes made up In SO
many styles In white, cream and ecru
shades. Rich effects are produced on 1t BY
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22
Unconscious ShOplifting.

Talking about circumstantal evidence"
said man who was eating luncheon In n
club last Friday, reminds me of an episode
that occurred In the week Of last Christmas
that might have placed me in a very suspi-
cions position If good fortune hadn't favored
me, for circumstantial evidence was clearly
against me.
Il was in one of the big department stores
selecting Christmas gifts, and was at the
jewelry counter, when | was made aware
that something unusual was TRANSPORTING.
The clerk attracted the attention of man
whom i supposed to be a shopper, but who
turned out TO be detective, and he stepped
mp to n woman who stood on my left and
politely requested her to accompany him to
the managers office.
She went without n word, and the clerk
told me that gold chain which was being
shown to the woman had mysteriously dis
appeared.
i am sure that have made no mistake,
SAID the clerk, for | saw the chain In the
woman's hand, and then IT went out of sight
We are troubled very much by shoplifters'
I'm a few minutes the suspected woman
walked out of the store with triumphant
air. and the detective reproved the clerk by
telling him that he had made Il blunder and
would have to report to the manager /
thought nothing more of the matter until
reached home and took of my overcoat,
when l found the missing chain In its outer
left hand pocket.
"The clever shoplifter had evidently
dropped it there when the detective spoke
to her. Suppose that | had been summoned
to the managers office instead of the woman,
what sort of showing would l have made in
the face of such evidence?
II returned the chain the following morn
ing, and was invited to luncheon by the
manager, who was satisfied of the woman's
guilt and therefore no longer feared an ac.
ton for damages"
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homogeneous as this title may appear, 1t
Is the only one applicable to the many pleas
nres that are reserved for the so-ealled
period of fasting in sackcloth and ashes.
OF course, those fortunate mortals who
rush off to sunny elimes, foregoing the rlgorS
of our early spring, are not included in this
class. They make no pretense of keeping
Lent, unless it is in abstaining from one
kind of social dissipation to indulge In an
other.
The women who stay In town during Lent
and who can be seen going to early mass
and vespers, prayer book In hand ana eyes
demurely downcast, are tho very ones VIM
would be horror-stricken at the ldea Oh
Lenten gayety, yet who manage TO crown ~
a lot of Ii under some othef hhlhc' -
TO mention a dance even snch us tne - -
MISSILE mi-careme functions causes them 10
regard one with shocked astonlshmehi' nn,'
of course. there is no harm in gong ~ ~
ing school of a morning or morning W ou
criticised in dropping into the eS ,tto
an hour or So Certainly not. lhat Is quito
another matter. IL milhay ,ahe9 80 p1 -, t,,,o
tench her mount to do Il waltz step OF tWo
to hand music or exercises with dumppeils,
wands or the members of hor own llttle oouy
to gay strains that is not the leos' AAe
dancing, Is Ii .o
And the sewing classes. These were once
really serious affairs where awiul ghrhlou 70
we're cnt out for the heathen ana put W
=
with tnllor-made effect, and the conseiehees
Of the fair workers felt infinitely renewed py
an act of real penance, as the needle pricheu
fingers attested. Now spring shiFiWaists
are embroidered at the sewing classes, Inv
sewer evidently deeming herself the heatnen
par excellence to be clothed by this Lenten
Industry. Chocolate, bouillon, bonDons anu
ices are part of the abstemious fare AT these
gatherings and the members Will probably
inform you. should remonstrance dare TO be
uttered. that they really are giving up
great deal-the services of a mod1ste, Tor eX-
ample, and the champagne and canyas-back
duck of the -Lenten feasts
One young woman takes great credit to
herself because she resolutely refuses sweets
during Lent but as she is well aware that
her beauty doctor told her she must call
halt on confectons If she desired to retain
her perfect complexion, the abnegation Is
hardly MS praseworthy as would appear on
the surface II is eminently proper to 20 to
the theatcr provided you do not carry the
indulgence into Holy Week. Card parties,
TOO, are not deemed Inconsistent IL the
stakes at bridge or any other game where
something" ls played for to make 1t inter
esting are made smaller than during other
seasons In fact, unless she Is really Il
dcvotee, my Indy regulates her Lenten con
duct pretty much along the line OF inclina
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Any woman can make the waist and then
run pink velvet baby ribbon along the Shout
der seam, passing 1t through the holes in the
clover leaves to hold it In place. The ribbon
Is then laced in the clover leaves across the
bust In wide lattice, making points at each
lacing across the front. The stock is laced
In the same way all around, and the sleeve
just below the gathers at the wrist. The
belt is formed of a wider piece of pink vel
vet ribbon with a bow in the back The
waist fastens In the back, and upon the left
shoulder quantity of the narrow velvet is
held In place and falls In ends Of varying
lengths below the waist. Each end is COW
cred with little bows and loops.
crepe de chine waist of pearl white is
box-pleated from the neck and shoulders
The shoulders are outlined in a yoke pattern
by u vine Of natural-sized leaves of light
green mousselne de sole. These are creased
at the end where the stem joins the leaf and
narrow silk cord, or coarse line of en-
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Some Lenten GayetieS.

ton, being, however, careful not to miss
church services, so that she can assume
look of satisfaction when she hears her
spiritual adviser expound the Lenten obll-
cations of the worldly.
One pretty matron, who Is keen on the
subject of housekeeping has convinced her
self that she is doing penance by refusing
invitations and ransacking her house from
top to bottom for the moth, dust and other
domestic bugaboos that are purely imagi-
nary. In fact she goes on a cleaning de-
bauch, which. despite her protests as to its
being her mode of showing that cleanliness
Is akin to godlness, she thoroughly enjoys,
though members of her family wish the
Lenten penance would take another form.
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So the lost moths attached themselves to
these trees, even to the third and fourth and
tenth generations. And there they abide to
this day.
They are very prolifc-one moth laying
several hundred eggs. So they have multi
piled and spread till they overrun the city
and are as common here as in China, their
native heath. In the winter their cocoons
may be seen dangling from the ailanthus
trees. They resemble oblong stones or small
peanuts, hanging from the branches by a
thread, as though suspended by string.
II you look carefully you can see them
when the leaves are all fallen. 1t now be-
hooves some fnancier with a genius for
creating fortunes out Of things others have
overlooked to arise and corral all these mil.
lions of valuable spinnings and establish
great silk mills thersfrom-and perhaps we
might eventually Morganize the silk Trust
of the future.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22
Geranium For Cake.

Not many cooks or bakers are aware OF
the value of the leaves of the rose geranium
IA plant which every one knows VINO cultl-
Yates house plants at alp as flavoring tor
cakes Simply place two or more Oh the
leaves, according TO the size of the cake,
under the buttered paper, which should al
ways be used In the bottom of the baking
pan, and it will be found vastly superior to
and far more economical than the common
rose water so generally used.
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Besides oxygen, nitrogen and carbonc
acid, there are present in the atmosphere
five other elements-argon, neon, helium,
krupton and xenon.
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broidery silk, held in place by invisible
stitches of sewing silk forms the edges. The
stock has wreath around 1t and SO have
the wristbands. Another vine runs down
the front on each side and the fitness at the
lower part of the sleeves has vine sprawl
ing over 1t.