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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

shoulders. The vest Is narrow. faced
with lace TO form the square, and COW
cred with frills below. At the edges
Of the fronts. which are outlined with
cuchcs OF chiffon. are narrow exten-
slOns of velvet that give the effect OF II
plain waistcoat over the full frilis.
The sleeves are slIirred 10 tit snugly
below the shoulders ana include
shirre1 cuffs. but form full puffs be-
tween the two. The belt Is wide,
shirred at the centre front.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size is six yards twenty
,nc inches wide. five yards twenty
seven inches wide or three and quar-
ter yards fortyfou inches wide with
one-huf yard of bias velvet. three
eighth yards of all-over lace. three
quarter yards of chiffon or lace frilllng
and one and quarter yards OF ruchlng
to make as illustrated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
HORSES, HORSE SENSE.
Equine Facial Expression That Suits the
Occupation.


"The man who does not think that
horses have good, hard sense simply
does not study them" remarked II
well-known liveryman 10 n Washing
ton Post man. II believe they are the
most peculiar as well as the best-na.
tured of all animals.
Nov, look at those two horses
hooked to that hearse. That is as
good team as one would desire, yet
look Mt the animals. They look like
they are tired OF life: notice how their
heads droop, and look at the sad ex-
preston In their eyes. They know as
well as you and / that their work is
gruesome and sorrowful and it makes
them dlsconsolate. Their downheart-
eGness Is shown in their very walk
walking like they were going to n
funeral, as the saying is. Yet can
hook that same pair to stylish VIC
toria and you can almost see them
sneer at dray horses and drawers OF
common vehicles. Hitch them to a
handsome rig and they realize at once
that they are members of the four
hundred, and 1t Is not necessary to
use check reins to keep their heads
up. Yet some people say horses can
not think. have horses right here in
my stables with sense enough to do
almost anything and they can show
more evidences of sound sense than
some Of the men who drive them"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

Many of the new shirt waists have
the cuff arranged so that links can be
used instead of buttons. If rlilady has
had several pairs OF odd cuff links laid
away during their hour of unpopularity
she can now bring them OFT once more
Most Of the new cuff links take the
form of buttons OF silver. gold or gun
metal. set with some favorte stone
Blue mntrix is popular and looks well
with white waist. One OF the shops
which makes speciality Of shirt WAISTS
and their accessories is showing shirt
waist sets Of tinted bone, cut to initiate
Il chrysanthemun
One of tho heavy shirt waists o,
heavy linen has two or three buttons
in q golden yellow fastening each cuff
They accord we'll with the embroidered
tabs which ornament the front OF tho
waist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

season, new members were constantly
taken in, so that the small expense
for each girl continually grew less.
When Dook had gone the ROUNDS of
the club 1t was either bought by a
member who especially wished it or
was sent to some agency for distrlbut.
ing literature TO less favored parts of
the country. In this way these busy
young women, most of whom were stu.
dents or working women, were able
to keep up with the best Of the new
books with but a minimum outlay Of
money and time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

In spite Of all the libraries, public
and private, IN and around the large
cities, 1t is still difficult 10 get hold
promptly Of the new books which
everybody wants 10 read, but which.
for various reasons, not everybody
wants to buy. This problem has lately
been successfully solved by bevy OF
bright young Girls. who have formed
themselves Into cort CT book club.
The club started with tea members,
each Of WHOM contributed tel ceats
toward tho purchase Of one OF the new
books. AS sool as each Girl had read
the book she contributed second
dime toward the purchase Of a second
volume. the money being dcposIcd
with one Of their number. who was
appointed treasurer. Unlike tho or
dinary book or magazine club. whoae
msrbsrshi2 repairJ tae same for ths
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
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Very few tight-fttlng backs are scco
in the new gowns.
Evening gowns are made IN botj
heavy and light materials.
Anything that gives the long Crop.
Ing effect to the shoulder Is popular.
Trimmings in cape elects about tho
shoulders Gre decidedly fancy of the
moment.
Hats still incline to the Fat crown
effects. though Gomcwhat higher than
last season.
Loose flowing effects for sleeves
when they are worn at all. are the
proper thing.
Lace is more used than ever. and
deep silk fringe is found on most Of the
imported costumes.
The bodices of fashionable gowns cro
almost all made In the blouse eject.
bagglng slightly at the back.
Blacks are always good, and bright
red Is also seen In sufficient quantities
to give color to the wintry landscape.
Satin viii be much worn this winter.
as well as the heavy. rich silk stuffs
which are 50 we'll suited to the new Tor
revived goiet skirt.
Grown "a various chades. ranging
from fawn to chestnut. seems the pop
ular color this fa,l. Dark blue. how.
ever. runs brown. a close second.
A beautiful theatre cloak Is OF old
rose cloth. l.ncd with ivory satin and
trimhcd with chinchilla and held to-
gcther by roso colored silk cord and
tassels. Another smart cont OF ivory
white plush has pale yellow satin
lining. full sleeves with lace frills. and
. rev Of ccpeo buttons on either side.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
For the Girl whose Hair is Thin.


For the girl whose hair is thin the
making of big, fluffy pompaGour has
involved much trouble. 1t has meant
the wearing of rat" which has over
heated the head and made the hair
grow even thinner. Now there Is q
new method which does away entire
ly with the rat" and yet gives the
fashionable pompadour. Instead of
dividing the hair across the top Of the
head. and using part for the back
dressing, all the hair is now used for
the pompadour. The first step Is
brushing the hair straight back ard
carefully combing it.
The next step is to part the hair in
the same old way across the top Of the
secure it with an elastic band or mar
row piece of black tape. The front
hair is brushed over the forehead, to
be combined with the back hair later
on in making the rompadour.
Now divide the hair in three parts.
using the back hair for me middle
strand. Take each strand separately.
nun the Huil Win luc toiHD o.l tLle uil-
der side, and come back one strand and
pin II. Then take the middle strand.
which Is the back hair. and treat It in
the same way. The remaining strand
must be combed and fiuffed and drawn
back; the ends OF tie three strands
are now pinned together and tucked
up under the pompadour.
To make the bacl; dressing q switch
Is needed. One of the new. wavy.
lightweight switches should be used.
Though the average gi:l may not like
the idea of wearing false hair. yet II
is really much more sensible to wear
switch than rat. especially when
the switch is not to be arranged high
on the head. Pin the switch t. the
hair Just about where the ends of the
front hair were tucked under and fac'
tened.
II the hair used Is one OF the new
wavy switches. by twisting 1t little
1t will almost fall into the correct po
sition of its own accord. In arrang
ing the hair be sure that the lowest
| coil really rests low on the neck. AZ
the top be careful to pin In the ends OF
the hair neatly.-Woman's Home Com
panion. .,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
Mnlenkin For NYinirr wear.

Moleskln is the latest fur craze for
the coming winter. II has all the soft,
smooth bccomingness Of scnlskln. and
It's quiet unobtrusiveness when I'M
mixed with another fur commeDds It
While ns foil to erminc. 1t not only Is
itself beautiful, but adds to The white
uess of ermine In most attractive
way. Moleskln also enters into mll-
linery trimmings with great success
aud Is used for the foundation or fur
hats. relieved by ermine brims and
.osettes Of tails of the same.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

in spite of the ostrich feather attempt
at monopoly. Those who can indulge
in but one dress hat will have that one
flower trimmed, for TO depend on q
plume trimming, which goes to pieces
In damp or wet weather. would mean
losing more than half the pleasant
things socially that would naturallv
ct me ones way.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

The bachelor maid, with sigh content,
stirred the nectar about in her cup
Aud thoughtfully paused to ponder a bit
Before looking merriy up,
And saying. "Why, where will you go, my
dear.
For a nice little haven of rest?
For if we are married, don't YOU see,
You never can he my guest
So these bachelors twain sat quietly down
And talked the matter DER,
While the kettle sang, and the fragrant
herb
It's part in the council bore,
Aud the story ends. as stories should,
In wedding bells and laughter.
OF course they married-you knew they
would
And lived happy ever after.
--Woman's Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
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NN.--sa~~&sY
A woman's Limitations.

"I wish the utiltarian side of a girls
education could be more considered"
grumbled papa, who, after paying out
untold sums for the education of his
daughters since their babyhood, found
that he had on his hands three pretty
specimens of perfectly useless woman
hood. "If they had learned cooking
for instance" he continued, "what Il
help they would have been to their
mother when she is going through a
period of domestic upheaval? And
their French and German, how little
good that will do them. But If they
had learned the language of the emf
grants that come over to this country
Swedish, for instance, or Italian
they could take a newly arrived serv-
ant and train her to suit. and we
would not be constantly changing. to
our discomfort. Why do they not learn
little upholstering, and be able to
cover shabby chair, If necessary, or
practical dressmaking, and make their
own gowns and relieve me of the incu-
bus of thor Gressmakcrs' bills? If the
theory is that the education they re-
ceivc helps them TO marry, they are
very much mistaken, and it certainly
does not help them TO be of practical
value. This general culture business
is, in my opinion. mistake. Educa-
ton should be n means to an end-now
1t leads to nowhere"
a practical woman. however. is born.
not made. E'ot all the highly educated
daughters ale useless fine ladies'" by
any means.
why" exclaimed a pretty Western
milllonaircss who had been educated
Mt convent in Paris, II say woman
should be able to 60 anything. She is
poor creature who cannot co the
work of an uIeducatcd servant If
needs be. Not long ago l was visiting
O friend, whose servants Sot into a
row and left her just after dinner
leaving only the l0dy's maid. Mary
said my hostess to me, CcCrecatlngly,
I can't cook breakfast. and do not
like to ask uortclcc to 90 it. so we
will 80 II Il restaurant and then get
some servants to replace those
wrctchcs.' That did not suit me at
all. l like rly coffee early, and l like
1t good. So | did not say word. but
set tle alarm Of my travelling clock at
G, got up at that time. dressed and
went down to the kitchen. Every
thing was left in confusion. and the
fine lady's maid was not to be seen. /
found wood and COAL lit the fire, put
the kettle on, and by the aid of plenty
or kindling wood had good coffee in
half an hour. Then l proceeded to
cook breakfast. investigating the pos
sibilities of the refrigerator and larder.
And when all was ready called my
friend. Was she astonished? Well, |
guess so! But think she was pleased
to get good breakfast. After we got
through she proposed that we should
go out at once and get charwomal
TO come and wash up, and then go on
quest for servants. NO, ma'am,'
answered, I don't leave my kitchen in
that condition. and / rolled up my
sleeves and washed every saucepan
and dish and put every thing In apple
pie order before left the house. My
friend said she would like to hire me
for keeps and called me wonder,
but I said it was only what every
woman ought to be able to do in an
emergency"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
Dres. Handkerchief.

Handkerchlefs for dress occasions
are smaller than usual this season
Tiny squares are finished with frIlls
)f valenciennes or embroidered with
initial corners; and yet there Is moth
ing In such good taste as plain line
linen batlste worked with mono
gram. Fashion again permits the hand
kerchief to be carried in the cuff Of the
eeve when occasion does not permit
one OF the elegant handbags.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
The BACHELOR TEA.

"A bachelor man and bachelor maid
sat slipping a cup Of tea
Said the bachelor man; Elizabeth, dear,
1t certainly seems to mt
That never a cup OF nectar rare,
Or wine from the vaults of kings,
Was equal to this fairy cup you brew,
While the bright litt.c kettle sings.
"Jt rests me we'll. and 1t soothes my
soul,
And it comforts me through and through,
lis a magical cup. and I'm fair spell.
bound
As / sit and sip it with YOU.
Shall we sip it together thro' all the years
The future is bringing our way?
We could meet right brave,y Its hopes and
fears.
So pray do not answer nay"
y,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

A charming evening gown Is Of hello.
trope crepe de chine. only slightly
trained. The skirt Is accordeon pleat-
ed. the edge OF each plain lined with
irldestent beads. The Iow-necked
waist Is also pleated. and there is n
deep bertha OF yellow lace combined
with an lrIdescent gaIloon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

a tree using aluminium almost to the
exclusion Of other mineral elements
has been reported III New South Wales
by II. G. Smith, of Sydney. 1t is known
botanically as Orites excelsa. Il. Br..
and the aluminium is deposited as a
lasic succinate. Other Towering
plants show only trace of aluminium,
although it seems to serve as food
of cryptOgrAms.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

The reindeer skin bags, which look
like suede. come in tan, gray and
black. and the watch Is set at the top
on one end Watches are also to be
seen in the walrus bags. Long purses
with flap instead of q clasp also
have watches set in one end.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
Reversible Garments.

Another new and Ingenious idea Is
making reversible garments of a dark
fun lined with 4 light-colored one, in
order that they may serve in the dou-
bic capacity of day and evening wraps
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

Bright emerald green shoes and
stockings are worn with an evening
gown of white lace and emerald orna-
ments. The color may be repeated
again in velvet bow worn in the hair.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

Blue lynx is of very beautiful gray
blue shade, has long. fluffy. silky hair
and is quite delicate. The black has
a brilliant jet black lustre.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

With 3S5 pounds of smokeless pow
der the new forty.calibre, twelve-lnch
gun will send an SJO-pound armor.
piercing shell through nineteen and
five-tenth inches Of IIarveylzed nickel
steel armor at IL distance of mile and
Il half.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
Wraps Are shorter.

The loose coats are all shorter than
of late years. Three-quarters. or an
even shorter length, seems to be popu.
lar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
Civilian Generals.

In the long line of men who have
been and who VIII he ut the head Of
the army until the retirement Of Wood,
In 1924. none since Scbolield has been
or will be West Point men. Neither
Miles. Young. Corbhn. Chaffee. Mae
Arthur nor Wood is graduate OF the
famous Military Academy. All except
Wood came over from the Civil War.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

Hundreds of electricians are at this
moment striving to construct lamps in
which nothing is consumed save the
electrical energy applied to them
lamps that have the radiance of the
sun and the coldness of the moon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

A novel watch in Zurich is in the
form of ball which moves impercep-
tibly down an inclined plane without
rolling. There is no spring, the slid
ing giving motion to the hands. and
the trip from top to bottom Of the in
cllned surface, distance of sixteen
inches, requires twenty-four hours. The
ball Is then lifted again to the top.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

Erith's Engineering Company. Lon.
don, have got possession of an auto.
matte stoker as speciality. and rs it
is certain to come largely into use, it
will effect that great Improvement in
smoke consumption and fuel economy
which has been so desired
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

The United States is now the great.
est coal.producing country in the
world. the output of 1908 reaching 300.
100000 tons This is four tons of coal
for every man, woman and child in the
United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

A scheme has been prepared for car
rying out an underground railway in
Manchester. England with connections
with the principal out districts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
Tiger Skin.

The newest Importation In dress and
millinery velvet goes by the name OF
Tiger skin"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

tbs evident that dowers as hat trim.
mings are az much to the fore ~ ever.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

The amount OF gold In the United
States Treasury exceeds that In the
banks Of Russia. Germany. Belgium
aud the Netherlands combined.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

Animals have language made up of
signs or inarticulate sounds express
ing impressions, sensations, passions,
but never ideas. SO this language eX-
cludes conversation and is limited to
interjections or signs of movements
expressing joy, grief, fear, anger, all
the passions Of the senses, but never
more.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02

For high-grade work requiring pre-
cision and excellence there is to be
found in nearly every machine shop in
Germany group of American tools
silent tribute to the remarkable po'
sition held in the world to-day by the
American machine tools work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-02
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New York City.--Blouses shirred to
give broad effect at the shoulders
make one of the features of the season,
and are shown in many variatio
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-07
THE EDITORS TRIP

A Large Number Of Them Are Going
Down to Florida.
A large number of the members Of tho
Virginia Press Association will como to
Richmond on Monday preparatory to the
trip to Florida. Some of them will leave
by the seaboard's 2:15 train and others
arriving later will take the midnight
train. But they will all meet at jack
sonville, and probably go in body to
Tampa There will be many ladies In
tho party, and all will rendezvous in the
building Of The Dispatch, where
rooms will be set apart for them. There
will DO place for the baggage, and
ladies and gentlemen Will be made to
feel at home.
Editors will please note this we'll. The
party Is so large that little croWding
on the train will be necessary, No man
can expect to get whole section In the
sleeper to himself. and some will have
to take the upper berths, The ladies
will have choice of positions; tho men
must look out for themselves, and 1t will
be .'f1rst come first served Those who
desire to secure berths will find the dIa-
gram at the Office of The Times-Dis-
patch. This notice Is given In advance
that all may know what to expect
Those who sleep two-in-a-h berth will u
| course cut the cost In two, Now choose
your partners,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-07
WHAT WOULD GEN. LEE SAY

In his eloquent speech yesterday IN
behalf OF the proposal to place statue
OF Robert Z. Leo in tho National Capital,
Senator Hals,y. said: 81 consider this an
opportune time for Virginia to accept the
Invita- ton, so long held out to her by the
Federal Government, ana place in the
National Valhaila, by the side OF hcr
Washington, the figure OF him whom she
deems to be his peer, and the fttcst Of all
her sons for this high distinction. thereby
showing her good feeling towards the re-
united nation Of which she Is a part"
If the Federal Government should in.
vte Virginia to place q bust Of General
Lee in Statuary Hall, we should be In
favor OF accepting the invitation. But
no such Invitation has been extended,
and If the proposition were brought up
in Congress to-day, 1t would probably. be
defeated. Certain Is Is that many mem
bers would vote against 1t. 1t would not
DO agreeable to- the people as q. whole
to have the statue there; to many Of them
It would be an offence.
General Lee would never have gone
where he was not wanted, and II ho
We're alive to-day he would beg Senator
Halsey and all the members Ct the Legis-
lature. generous as are their motives.
not to put his statue where it was not
welcome.
we cannot get over the idea that some
Of the northern people would think that
Virginia was trying to force General Lee
upon them, trying to .'honor him" by
placing his statue in Washington. For
our part we are unwilling that any north
ern man shall have the opportunity and
the pleasure Of saying such q thing. Fur
Their than that. we do not think that 1t
have his statue In Statuary Hall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-07
THE RED-HEADED GIRL.

A New York man advertises for a
Ied-headed girl to do duty as steno-
grapher He claims that auburn hair
gives genial glow TO his Office ana
lights up the gloom. This, he declares,
Is no idle fancy. He was taught by
a red-haircd woman. and he married a
red,haired woman, and he has never
Ind any but red-haired girl In his office.
lie insists upon being surrounded by
red-headed assistants. Flo says there Is
mysterious connection between the hair
and the brain. Ho believes the vitality
OF the hair affects tho brain cells. and
red-haircd perSons arc goniuses. either
dramatic or stenographlcal,
Good for tho philosopher. The rod
haired girl Is all right She reminds one
OF the sunshine, She may be little
fiery, but she Is generous. She stands up
for her right. but she respects the rights
of others. We always said she would have
her Inning. and she is getting It. Recent
ly theatrical manager advertised for a
small army u red heads TO do duty on
the stage. We are glad that true merit
Is at last recognized.
Observation-Disclosures:
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