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The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

whole.
The skirts of the most delicate shades
were enclosed in bags of cream cotton
cloth and hung up by a broad tape.
Silk petticoats had the same treatment.
These bags are of some pure white ma
terial of the same length as the under
skirt. but rather broader, and fuller In
width.
On the door, hung by gilt nails, was
shoe bag made of old rose mercerized
sateen, divided into pockets for the
holding of shoes, Japanese slippers for
morning wear, and those of worsted In
the shape of pretty slumber socks. The
floor covering was a rug which fitted
the space, but which could be taken
up and shaken when required. AS
closet decoration it was both pretty and
extremely useful.
In furnishing the ordinary room
closet, 1t is we'll to paint the walls in
light tone of French gray, or cover
them with tiled paper which can be
washed if spots have to be removed.
TO economic space to the best advan-
tage, pole can be arranged from end
to end of the closet, midway it's depth,
the ends resting in sockets attached
to the walls. On this pole can be
hung a number of skirts, waists and
gowns, If each one is supplied with an
individual hanger. These hanger. can
be of the latest improved and patented
sort, the simple metal ones offered at
every turn, or daintily padded. Some
of the more expensive ones are made
of fine metal and so constructed that
each one will support a waist and
skirt. When hung over the pole the
gowns require comparatively little
space to keep them in good condition.
happy thought for closet door is
series of pockets, n4ade of some pref
ty cretonne, or other strong material,
or harmonizing color. The foundation
is strip of the material slightly mar
rover than the door and about two
thirds its length. To this are attach
ed pockets Of varying sizes, each one
being bound with ribbon or tape and
sewed firmly to the foundation. There
should be a big pocket at the lower
part for the safe keeping of the smooth
bits of wrapping paper, SO often need
ed, and at one end of it a smaller sec
ton for Irvine. Above this should be
pockets for shoes, made in the famil-
lar shoe-bag fashion, and above these
again pockets of varying sizes for va
rious uses. At one side, extending near
ly the length of the foundation, place
a narrow pocket or case in which an
umbrella can be kept.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

are the first communion frock, the
party dress, and the dress which
is neither too smart nor too fine for
any indoor occasion. These last are
most frequently expressed in soft
woods, the model invariably showing
a CAMP bodice for all girls under ten.
Narrow white ribbons with floral
pattern in color and a black edge en-
bellish many of these costumes, whose
delicate blues, pinks, greens and yell
lows may again be matched by ribbons
and needlework in the same tints. The
best of the party toilettes are exqui-
sitely fairy-like, showing the airy
qualities and ribbon and flower deck
ings of the season.
Grasping the subject from the point
of creation alone, it is plain that the
ready-made suit is to supply the outer
raiment of the new man-child.
For boys from eight to fourteen
there are Norfolk tweed and home
spun suits, which are all that could
be desired for school use. The knee
trousers are mainly in knicker form
and the coats belt either with the
same material or with black or brown
leather. With such suits turn-down
Elton collars are much worn, with silk
bow ties and the head topper by a
soft alpine or a tweed visor c
Boys whose youth require,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
WELL-FURNISHED
CLOSETS WHICH
ECONOMIZE SPACE

To the woman who likes to keep her
clothes in order, the furnishing of a
closet means much. 1t is the store
place for her best gown and for the
new evening dress which is the delight
of her eyes.
A society leader building a new
home, determined that sufficient room
should be set apart on her second floor
for one particular closet wherein her
most expensive belongings could be
laid. AS a foundation for these crea-
lions. she had the wall covered with a
tapestry in old rose which harmonized
with the room. A pole of small dimen-
sions hung midway in the closet S
depth. 1t was of white enamel. The
hangers of light wood were thickly
padded, perfumed with iris powder,
and covered with pompadour ribbon
of the exact tone of the upholstery
which covered the wall. On each side
of the closet were shelves painted in a
delicate tint of cream. On these were
a number of different sized bags neatly
folded and ready for service as re-
quired.
Back of the pole were large gilt
hooks set at regular intervals for skirts,
silk petticoats and the like. From the
four corners were suspended cheese
cloth bags filled with lavender, making
deliciously scented perfume for the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

taste, and since hand sewing is the
thing, mothers clever in the way find
plenty of use for the gift in smarter
garments.
The girl or boy who has reached the
age of school is undoubtedly the cas-
lest to dress, for everywhere the shops
cater most thoroughly to the needs of
these important young persons. Trig
school coats for maids from 6 to II
are made Of notified tweeds, with plain
or fancy braid trimmings. With these
and other neat coats of plain cloth go
pretty frocks in checked and plaid
woods, and felt sailor hats simply trim
urad with ribbons or velvet. II the
-; --eivet is very narrow ii may be
quilted up one side in a huge rosette,
through which the quill is thrust.
Looped ends perhaps fall at the back,
and the headpiece so composed costs
ready-made, say, So.
For her best finery, which may in
clude plaid and Powered silk gowns,
and silk or velvet coats resplendent
with collars OF real lace bordered mar
rowly with fine furs, big ostrich feath-
ers will cn1bellish missys headpiece.
So much are ostrich feathers admir-
ed for children that even the pulled
siik bonnet OF the baby in arms some
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

IAN evening wrap" says a French
modiste of a decade ago, should be
simplicity itself, so that the airy ball
gown energies from its wrappings as a
butterfly from it's crystals"
Never have his tenets been so dis
regarded as by the modistes Of the
present season. Ornamentation upon
ornamentation, applique upon lace,
over net, over chiffon, over silk and
satin-thus runs the tale of the latest
evening wraps. Yet they must have
some adequate reason for existing. IN
less interlined with channels or wad-
ding, they are not particularly warm.
Indeed, their general appearance is
fiimsy, for fur Innings are entirely out
of date, and where fur is used on a
coat it is merely as a trimming, with
no stress laid on its weight II the
wrap is not necessary, it must rank
as luxury and rely OH its beauty.
And the winters evening wraps are
beautiful enough to SATISFY the most
fastidious.
White is, of course, the reigning col
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or. But it is a white which graduates
from frosty white to a creamery
ivory. and it is relieved by touches
of delicate color, either in the form of
buttons, applique or embroidery. Pale
blue cloth and pearl gray are occa-
sionally seen, however, and in the me-
lange of white they have something
OF the charm of novelty.
But it would be farcical to affirm that
the white wraps are monotonous. Such
is the wealth of handwork expended
upon them and their intricacy of de-
tail that each is a unique creation.
Where there is no limit to variety of
foundation material, and trimmings
can be obtained in bewildering array,
1t would be strange if any two wraps
should be exactly alike.
Evening wraps are all to be loose"
one importer confidently declared. Yet
his statement is not altogether ground
ed on fact. Most of the wraps are
loose, but in their mind there is apt to
be seen one of the tight-fitting Louis
XIV basque coats which has an almost
annual revival. This divergence of the
modistes has a note of encoura cement,
in that it allows for the exercise of
individual taste.
One of these Louis XIV. coats is par
ticularly charming in a white velvet of
superb quality. 1t is trimmed around
the neck, down the front and around
the three quarters length coat skirt by
a band of white satin applique in an
open-work flower pattern. Narrow
silk braid bordering the applique gives
particularly rich effect. The same
trimming is used on the short hip vo-
lants, and the cuffs of the bouffant
sleeves. A narrow white satin vest
is inserted in the front but this is al
most entirely covered by a lace jabot
which falls from the throat. The same
lace is used for the wide rufiles which
finish the bottom of the sleeves. The
whole wrap has a indescribable air of
elegance and refinement.
The loose coats are all shorter than
of late years. Three-quarters, or an
even shorter length, seems to be pop
ular, though, as winter is more firmly
established, there is little doubt but
that the extremely long wraps of other
years will have some vogue, particu-
larly for opera wear.
Panne velvet is one of the most
sumptuous fabrics of the season. 1t
furnishes so rich a background for lace
or applique that there is small wonder
that it is a favorite with both modiste
and milliner.
A pretty panne velvet wrap is in the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

quarters length and is enriched by a
princely guipure lace applique for
third of the distance above the bottom
hem. The V neck is outlined by double
rows of Russian sable caught in the
front by jeweled clasps and finished
by short tails. Similar tails are used
in pairs at intervals down the front
on the shoulder cape and the sleeves.
The fur has a charming background in
the oddly shaped shoulder cape of the
guipure. Its rounded tabs or panels
are finished by a ten-inch fringe OF
heavy white silk cord. One of the
fringes extends over the sleeve with
graceful effect.
The sleeves themselves are widely
f1aring and lace encrusted. The under
sleeve of accordion pleated white chif-
fon is finished by a perfect cascade of
narrow, ribbon-edged, pleated ruff1es of
the chiffon. They extend fully three
inches below the broadcloth sleeve
The coat is also lined with the accor-
i, deon pleated chiffon over white satin.
the chiffon extending an inch or so
below the coat.
A coat which makes use of ermine
for trimming is decidedly of the pei
crime order. 1t dips decidedly from
front to back, and the same curve is
followed by the widely haring sleeves.
Inc mauNe DrOdQClOIns winch is the
coat foundation, clings closely to the
figure and combines simplicity with ele-
gance. Its only trimming is a sue
cession of narrow folds of the material
around the bottom, rather large lace
medallions on the sleeves and the err
mine stole.
The stole is handsome enough to
atone for the lack of other trimming.
1t illustrates the use of fur and other
ornaments in combination, for it is
finished by lace medallions, and held
in place at the breast by silk braid and
| fringe ornaments. The sleeves have
the cloth folds running both vertical
ly and around the bottom. They are
also trimmed by bands of the ermine.
The coat is lined without by accordian
pleated white chiffon over white
| taffeta.
Fringe has an important role to play
on almost all the evening wraps.
Sometimes it edges the bottoms with
rich effect; sometimes it gives greater
depth to the already deep fitted cape
collar; at the very least they are
fringe ornaments sprinlxled lavishly
over the coat.
A white velvet coat has these firing
ed ornaments, but they are lost sight
| of in the mass of trimming which
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

The question of the winter wardrobe
for the girl-child is not the simple mat
ter it once was. A fur set warm
dress. stout boots and wooden mittens
are not all that is required, for this is
an age when the various appointments
of dress are carefully considered. and
whatever her years the young lady
must be as well set up as her elders.
The matching of the hat to the cos
tune that it is to accompany may take
a mornings labor. Petticoats, gloves
and boots must go with their own par
ticular toilette, and whether in the
nursery or out of it the we'll brought
up little maiden dresses for dinner.
However, it is a long lane that has
no turning, and the difficulties of the
Lane of Fashion are made up by the
fact that prices are cheaper than for
merly. Then, too, the simplest of the
ready-made styles are generally in good
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
By MARY DEAN.

times shows one as wide as it is long.
Ostrich deckings for older headgear
run to the plume varieties, though the
swaying fringes which appear upon
the feathers of the adult world are
happily absent. Ribbons are also large
~ used upon Juvenile millinery, but
the long rear ends these once shaped
are superseded to a marked degree by
the shallow loops of velvet mentioned.
One, or perhaps three, big rosettes
will appear at the left front of a high
stiff crown. while squash crowns may
be lifted an inch or more by a ribbon
pie" A hat pie" is an English in
vention, and it is no more and no less
than a crown of some description. Tulle
and lace hats for the grown-ups show
this mat, which is really for the pur-
pose of adding to the hight of ostrich
feather fringe. The ribbon pie of the
small girl is a mass of puffs and loops,
closely resembling in fact the mud
article of her infancy.
Some of the little toilettes in pale
colors designed for dressy house wear
are daintily charming. Among these
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

picturesque or babyish get-up, cling
to long trouser sailor suits or else very
long wasted blouse suits. The jacket
tails of these are almost skirt length
for the smallest lads. and If the ma
terial of the suit admits, the shoulders
of the blouse likewise show the late
evolution from dresses in smart en-
broidery or lace collars. Sometimes
get-up for the laddie late from this
tender thraldom is too cruelty mascu-
line, but the best tastes agree that the
stage between the baby and the small
boy" must be prettily tided over.
A neat and suitable costume for
boy from 4 to is crowned by a patent
leather sailor with deep upcurving
brim. Such hats are often CALLED
Chinese sailors, and they are frequent
ly accompanied by loose covert coats,
which give the little chappie very
mannish air. Another variety of the
baby beau wears shoes of black patent
leather with white cloth or leather up
pers. These give his small feet much
Of the quaint air of grandfathers in
the family daguerreotype, while the fob
watch chains worn by bigger boys re-
veal another fad of the old gentle
mans in the days of his youthful van
ity.
All fashions for youths show a
ford tendency and among numerous
reVivals are pique vestings which more
than suggest the rosebud waistcoats of
the long-ago. Skirtings for such ages
are likewise a shade loud, and with a
striped shirt in one color it seems
quite the fad to wear cuffs in a differ
ent pattern and tint.
All of the best boys clothing has the
correct English air in style. Into both
the English and Scotch ~suitings are
also introduced the hoary plaids and
checks for which the English are
famed, and more than one brilliant red
waistcoat suggests the Turnkey of high
life.
1t would seem that American moth
ers are encouraging the habit of fire.
arms. At several of the big shops
boys hunting suits may be seen, while
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adorns it. The velvet is so incrusted
with panels of exquisite renaissance
lace that one is tempted to call it a
lace wrap instead of velvet one.
Like many of the evening wraps,
it has V neck. The cape collar is
rather narrow on the shoulders, but it
falls in deep point in the front and
back. 1t is paneled with lace and or
namented with fringed buttons. There
is an under cape of pleated white chif-
fon, whose rulings extend several
inches below the upper one. The
same method of procedure is observed
as regards the rest of the coat which
is lined throughout with the pleated
chiffon. The chiffon rulings have a
charming effect inside the f1aring
sleeves and at the bottom of the three
quarters length coat.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

AT a recent meeting of the commit
tee having charge of the matter of the
proposed James Watt memorial, 1t was
announced that the body had issued a
request to number of gentlemen emf
nent in scientific and industrial circles,
to furnish the committee with their
opinions as to what shape the memorial
should take, whether it should be a
monument pure and simple or an in
stitution for scientific research. Prac-
tically all of these gentlemen were in
favor of an education institution OF
some character, and it is highly prob
able that the memorial will take this
shape. There is already a monument
to the memory of Watt at GreenoclS,
the birthplace of the great inventor
Andrew Carnegie, who has already
promised a large sum of money for the
purpose, has charge of the American
end of the movement. While his sub
scription alone is of sufficient size to
insure the success of the movement, IL
is desired that it shall not be a one
man" affair and efforts win be made To
awaken interest all over thesworld.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

the firms given up to the sporting
trade show numerous styles for youths
in hunting and fishing boots and sport
ing caps of several sorts. These, the
curious are told, are made necessary
by the winter exodus of fashion from
the big cities. Then all who are in
society and all who aspire to the priv
ilege, take their way to Southern
chimes, where dress is a detail, as far
as the masculine element is concerned,
and hunting and fishing the thing.
Whatever be the whim of dress, it is
certain they all follow the trend of
the moment. So, since the increasing
softness of our girls is seen in the re-
turn to frills and furbelows. the tough
ening of the masculine element may
be recognized in the growing fondness
for rough clothes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
WINTER WARDROBES
OF GIRL AND BOY

The Girls Outfit Must Be Harmonious in Every Particular
What the Shops Are Showing for the School Girl and
Her Who Has Not Reached That Age-Stricty Mascu-
H,c Uress is Only Correct for the Small Boy. Who Is
Even Supplied With Hunting Outfits DUST Like His
Fathers
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
SUMPTUOUS EVENING WRAPS
FOR THE WOMAN OF FASHION

Old Tenets Are Dsegarded by the Designers of the Sea-
sons Evening Wraps-Whte Is the Reignng Color.
Each Coat Is Unique Creation-Loose Goats Have
Greatest Vogue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

-Forty-three per cent. of the inIab-
itants az CincinnaL' go Of German
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-11
NOCRIINE OF MURDER
STAINS O'KEEFE'S
HANDS
Jury Declares the Young Man
Not Responsible for the
Death of Joseph Jacques
Interesting Demonstration
When the Verdict Was
Announced.

After being out two hours. the jury
which heard the evidence against Pat
rick J. O'Keefe. me young man
charged with manslaughter. returned a
verdict of not guilty, at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. O'Keefe wa
charged with being responsible for the
death of Joseph w. jacques. Great
Northern machinist, with whom he had
a fight last August. Jacques received
a fracture of the skull in some man.
ner during the fight. from which he
died a few hours later.
The verdict of the jury was no sur
prise to those who had followed the
evidence in the case. 1t was shown
beyond question that O'Keefe. if he
had dealt the blow which caused his
opponents death, had not done so with
any intention of seriously injurins3
him. O'Keefe. in the fight. was de
Tending himself from an unwarranted
attack.
The defense placed but three wit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-11
ASK THAT WIRES
GO UNDERGROUND
Demand Of Property Owners
Hits Telephone and Light
Companies.

The Twin City and the Northwest
ern Telephone company and the st.
Paul Gas Light company are hard hit
this year because of the large amount
of street paving that has been ordered
or is under contemplation. In nearly
every instance the property owners
along the streets to be paved have de-
manded that all poles and wires be
removed. and if their request prevails
the telephone and electric light COM
panies will have to build conduits and
bury the wires.
The proposed paving of University
avenue, from Rice to Dale street, and
East Seventh street. from Hope to
Phalen avenue, hits the three compa-
mics the hardest, as they will have to
lower their wires or remove them from
the street altogether. The order for
the lowering of the wires on University
avenue has already been given, but
Seventh street is being held in abey-
ance, awaiting the action of Aid.
Buschmann, through whom the order
will be given.
The wires on Dale street, which is
being boulevarded, have been ordered
down, and a similar order Will follow
for Ninth street in a few days. Mis-
sissippi street, which is also to be
paved, is burdened with wires. but the
companies interested show a decided
reluctance to lower them.
In addition to the streets named,
there is a large number of small thor
oughfares for which paving has been
ordered, and it is probable that a
blanket resolution calling for conduits
on all of them will be introduced in
the council shortly. These streets are
in what is known as the business dis
trict, and the desire is general to have
them relieved of the network of wires
that now exists.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-11

nesses, aside from the defendant him
self, on the stand. Both County At
torney Kane and Daniel W. LAWYER
made eloquent pleas to the jury.
O'Keefe's Friends Applaud.
Two dozen of O'Keefe's friends from
Scott county, where the defendant
was raised on a farm, were in the coure
room when the verdict was announced.
and some of the more enthusiastic ones
started to show their approval by APP
plauding. The court bailiffs quickly
put a stop to the demonstration. after
which the young mans relatives and
friends crowded about him and shook
his hands. Attorney Lawler. who de-
Tended O'Keefe, was also congratu ted
by the young mans friends, and Coun-
ty Attorney Kane was thanked for the
fair and impartial manner in which he
had tried a case in which there had
been but little chance for a conviction
O'Keefe is twenty-five years old, and
with the exception of a few weeks
spent in st. Paul last summer, at
which time the trouble occurred, he
has always lived at home on the farm
with his parents. He had never before
been arrested, and had a splendid rep
utation in the community in which he
had spent his life. His folks are we'll
TODD farmers in Scott county.
After the verdict had been read,
Judge Bum ordered the defendant dis
charged from custody and his bonds
men released from further liability
O'Keefe will return to Scott county.
Better order a case of Hamm's Book