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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-18
The Diamonds in the Moon.

GA Tale of Oriental Diplomacy
Once there came a funny man
To the Emperor of Japan,
And ne fell upon his knees on the floor;
Your Majesty. quoth he,
There's a land well-known to me
Which is glttering with emeralds galore.
It's sands are purest gold,
And in numbers all untold
Opals, sapphires, rubes, fill its desert
waste;
Diamonds, weighing each a pound,
Lie blazing on the ground
And YOU'LL find, I'm sure, that none OF
them are paste.
Then the Emperor of Japan
Picked up the funny man,
And he Rugged him to his royal breast:
If you do not joke with me.
Quoth his yellow majestic
In your charming scheme I'll joyfully
invest.
Then the Emperor of Japan
Evolved this wicked plan;
He shall guide me to his golden hill;
There I'll stake my clam at once,
AndIlI hang this precious Ounce,
And my pocket with his gorgeous jewels
fill.
But twas thus aloud he spake:
If you really are no fake.
Tell me quick, is this land far away?
If YOU were ever there.
Say how and when. and where?
And why on earth you didn't choose to
stay?
Nay, quoth the funny man
To the Emperor of Japan:
l have never yet been there, it is true,
But it's mountains l have seen,
With valleys deep between,-
And this 1 can quickly prove to you.
You will lend to me, l hope,
Your largest telescope,
And bring along a million yen tonight
must have a big balloon:-
And then I'll show you soon
A iewel-land all glittering with light.
SO the Emperor of Japan
Brought to the funny man
The million and the big balloon:
The telescope was raised,
And the Emperor, amazed.
Peeping through it, saw-nothing but th'
moon.
But when he turned around,
No funny man was found:
For the big balloon was sailing IA
away.
With a million yen inside,
And a funny man beside.
Whose conduct was uproariously gay.
Then the Emperor, in despair,
Tore out handfuls of his hair;
And he walled for the treasures in tn
moon,
The jewels and the gold,
And the riches all untold,
And-the million in the big balloon.
GEORGE H. MURPHY.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Jan 1.-THE public
apathy towards the stock market was
indicated today by the effect of the pub
LEGATION of the very favorable bank
statement. Traders had bought a few
stocks in anticipation of the good show
ing by the banks. but their attempt to
take profits after the publication caused
melting away of gains and, in some
cases their total wiping cut. The known
movements of currency from the state
ment of the banks themselves, indicated
a loan OF eight million to nine million in
the cash item, but the actual gain by the
. average system of computation shows
rise of upwards of $12 100000 Last weeks
statement rnderstated the amount of the
actual cash gain by about the amount
that today's statement overstates it.
which is not unusual where heavy
movement comes late in the week. To-
days large lean increase is normal to
the season, but there has been no evil
dence of the employment of so large d
sum as 14,000 900 in the stock market
this week, and it is supposed that syn
dictate operations unknown to the public
have figured in this item. The increase
of the surplus amounts to S., 406, 1925. The
compa rative ease which has been reached
in the money market left only a languid
interest in the bank statement. Only
Missouri Pacific, Atchison, St Paul
Chicago Great Western. and American
Car made any noticeable show OF
strength and their gains We're not well
maintained. International Power ran VI
nine points. but dropped back three
The market closed Irregular
There has been some demand for lower
grade sA' speculative bonds.
United States 2s have advanced Il and
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the old As and the SIS Il per cent, while
the 3's coupon and the new As coupon
have declined Il per cent on call durins
the week.
Sales of stock were 249, 300 bales in.
GLIDING Atchison, 1900; Baltimore ant
Ohio, 5000; Cincinnati and Ohio, 49,
reat Western, $500; Erie, 16,2O0 Man.
haitian, 100; Missouri Pacific, 23,2O0
Reading, 24,20; ST. Paul, $500; South
ern Pacific, $500; Southern Railway
5000; Union Pacific, $500; Copper, $500;
American Car oundry, $500; United
States Steel, $500; Rock Island, $500.
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Tarrant e. Kings
Cotton Letter.
Especial to News and obseirver.)

New York. Jan. T.-Liverpool did not
respond fully to our reaction of yester-
day. This is another demonstration of
the fact that foreign spinners are anxious
to buy American cotton. Our market
ruled dull during the two hours trad
ing, opening about the same level as
yesterday and closing at a slight ad-
vance 1t was again noticeable today
that tho buying was by very strong par
ties. We believe that these same parties
are in the market with view to ad-
vancing it materially.
TARRANT e. KING,
IS Broad Street.
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CABLES MAKE THE
GRAIN BULLS Grin
And May Wheat Stands Tip
toe in the Pit.
BIG SHORTS BUY COTTON
AFayorsb'e Bank Statement FATS to CEas
That Tired Feeling Out Of the Bones
Of the Public Who Buy
BIG SHORTS BUY COTTON

(By the Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE dry goods
market closed without material change
in general conditions, tone firm through
out and demand of average extent print
cloths are strong. Cotton yarns are
strong, demand good and prices ad-
vancing. Worsted yarns firm and scarce
Wooden yarns in fair request at full
prices. Linen and jute yarns firm.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at unchanged prices
to a decline of points, which was bet
ter than expected, cables being consider
ably worse than had been looked for.
The tendency of the market was towards
casiness under liquidation of long in
terests and an outlook for larger re-
ceipts. The Liverpool market closed al
net decline of points, which was about
twice the decline required to match the
closing of New York market yesterday.
Early estimates pointed to receipts OF 3D.
900 bales, against $4,000 last year. while
the weather map showed too much ram
in important parts OF the cotton Delt
for a general free movement. Selling in
local market was checked by strong ac-
counts from Alexandria with other cables
reporting II per cent. dividends by some
of the Egyptian cotton mills. Commits
sion houses sold to secure profits, while
leading shorts were the best buyers. The
South was a moderate seller here.
few European orders were executed
carly, after which the foreign contingent
dropped out as a factor.
NEW YORK. Jan. i7.-Cotton futures open
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Wanted Cut Prices on Stamps,
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Rutherfordton, n. c., Jan. funny
things happen about the postoffice as
well as other places 1t has not been a
great while since a man called at the
stamp window at the postoffice here and
put this question to Assistant Postmaster
Hunt.
do you keep stamps to sell here"
Yes" said Mr.. Hunt.
What do you sell them at?'
Mr. Hunt gave him the prices.
Cant you beat that?"
NO" replied Mr.. Hunt, eve have just
one price"
you can beat that little you know,
insisted the man.
'No," said Mr. Hunt, 1--WE cannot"
We'll then" continued the man, 81
won't buy just yet. I'll see around first
I'll go down to Mr.. Levi's--I can beat it
there. If 1 can't I'll come back again
and maybe we can trade"
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, N. c. Jan. IT, Tupentine
stoady at So. receipts 20 casks.
Rosin firm at 81 55@l50 receipts 213.
Crude. firm at $1.90U3'2o; receipts 9S bar
rels.
Tar firm at $3.50; receipts 14l.
WSAvANNAH, Ga. Jan. IT, Turpentine firm
at So; receipts 100; sales AZ; exports 500.
Rosin Arm; receipts $3.50; sales 59o;
Quote A, B, C. s1.65; D. s16s; e
81 6s; F. $40; g., $3.50; Fl, s2.os; ].
2.4o; K. $500; NJ. 3d. S; N. $3.55; VIC,
$3.50; WV SL20.
CHARLESTON. 5. c., Jan. Spirits tur-
pentine firm at 57A: receipts :; sales -;
exports 49,.
Rosin firm receipts 4; sales ex-
Quote A, B, c. 100; D, s1.Go; E, $3.50; +,
S1.tS; G. ST. rs; H, S2.tO SIS /; K. 2S5; M,
$3.50: N, So. so; VIC SIS: WV $415.
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PORT. TONE. MID. RE CEIPTs
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, JAM 1.-THE statement OF
averages of the clearing house banks OF
this city for the week shows:
Loans, $3.50, 054, 100, decrease, $14,412,
300: deposits. 1901 Ill 900; increase, $21,
5O2,SOO; circulation. 1850. 300, decrease,
SI5S'SOo; legal tenders, ST., 1858 200. in
crease, $4,000: specia, $16S,241 400, in
crease. Sl1 ,692, 400; reserves. $245. 495, 100
increase. $12,2S2, 400; reserve required
S225.2T,915, increase, $6,S75,575; surplus
S2O,217125. increase. $5.4O6, 825: ex-United
State deposits. 30,269, 700, increase, S.
4l5.S50
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New Orleans, La, Jan. 17.-But little
animation was displayed in the spot
cotton market today. Continued murky
weather and unfavorable cables were
partly responsible for the abatement in
the movement. Sales up to the noon
closing were 2 200 bales. Quotations I'M
changed.
The market for contracts were more
active. At the outset prices were up
four to five points. Extensive relaxing
of small profits at that level caused the
market to break five to six points, but a
second quick reaction set in and values
worked I'D again to better than a re-
covery of the temporary loss. After
numerous rather wide fluctuations the
market took another slight upward turn
which left prices at the close five to six
points higher than yesterdays closing
figures.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. Jan. II 4 p. m-Money on cali
nominal at per cent: closing offered
at per cent Tine money easier: 20
days :. per cent; 90 days :. per cent;
,ix months per cent. Prime mercantile
paper ~ per cent; sterling exchange firm,
4.87.12s for demand and at 4 .S3 SIS for 90
days Posted rates +S+h and 4S8; Com
mercial Bills 4.s3@4 81; Bar silver 4 u:
Mexican dollars 37H Government bonds
irregular.
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NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jan. II Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. Jan. IL. Ar. m.-Cooton Spot
quiet. prices points lower: American mid
dit G AIS; low middlingE. &; good ordinary
Asa; ordinary Az The sa es of the Day
We're loco bales, of which 500 were for
SPECULATION and export, and included g. 90
American. Receipts 1 coo bales, inclu ling
1u,ToO American.
Futures opened easier and closed steady.
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nit today and the market was very
strong May closing half cent. higher May
corn closed &c lower, while oats were
down %m7sc May provisions closed
from 21b15c lower to &c. higher
ro.6i,u rutures rauseo IA IoiioWB:
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Cash quotations were as FOLLOWS:

Cash quotations were as follows
Fio,r WAS strong winter patents 500
$40 sra lights s3200345; GEARS 81 7C@3.lO: do
,prlns Specials 40; spring patents $3.5003. so;
10. sttaaFhis s3.OO03 10 b kers '325
WheatlNo. spring 76@TSh: No. rs;
i NJ; 81 a Oats Corn SS 4 81 49, 49, 2 No Whit
-: No. 3 vShte 34H 6136. Rs.-No. Q, 59il5.; Bar
ley-eood feeding 4614s; fair to c1olce mailing
1905; NbN l fax see. sli9; No l northwestern
Der bbl, 1795. Lard Der loo lbs. si002H.
snort rits sl,des foose' S882H09.07h Dry-sa,ted
shoulders ttboxed) ss37n@Se y: Short clear side.
contract grs.us. Sll.30
New YoRk. Jan III Flour quiet but firm
Minnesota patents Si.00G7425: DO. baker,
Si5SS.s5; Winter straights IS, ie0S55; winters
patents So L5k1it0: low grades 81. 95(l315
rive cur Pea ~ good S. OOA3i35 cnoice to fancy
G I'm meal fir -: yelloS western sl.ls; city :.
orandywine S3.4503 90
Rye frmer;' W. -esteru 59A; State Sc
BARLEY q Jet feeding A. INA t,nv 5105ln
Barley malt quiat western 65Ql6t.
pot frmer; No ,, -eu. S2H. Options =
March May S2a JAY 70 ; October -
tiofp-Spot firm: NJ. ,, 20 ~ tlons-Jan.
u ry ssh; February March 54h; May 491s
o ts-spot were firm; No Il. Options :
"a Bee a'I nui t: family sl5.OG017.oO mess SLIGO
| oacke. $14000l600; bcel tams S2O.51022.O0
| cut meats st ahy; rickled BE- lies 8~@1l
pickl shoulders s14@Sh; picked hams 81
| Ola.
q.i.t; south America ll.o0; the Continent
~ 5; COMPOUND THW1A.
| Pork steany; faniiv SlS.0WD1S.23 snort Gle u
| SO 5Ol121. so mess SlS.ON0lS.lp
l,.now urm; city per package g. country
packages 'IceJ 6H06h
| Ioa... rr; strained common to good, $3.50
l95
.-pertipe ouIet ot 66H061
Rice firm; domestic. fair TO extra 418G16B
Molassos n.m; New O,leans. open Ike tt,
god ~ cnoico 5000.
Cofee-spot kio 4utet: No. invoiece 51 j;
nI.d ri ,,cFdova "a Ia.
Sugs raw was steady; fair refining ~ Il;
cen rifuga,, SO ps~' 81 refined sugar stead ;
"i' fectloner's A 46J, n4oulu 3.OO, STANDARD
l.00; Cut ioaf 5.31 ru>hed 5.35: powdered 60:
<Ianulated T. 5; cubes SEQ
bItter cal eNt creamery 20; westerf
creamer', fresh 22a imitation cresmery l40lo;
factory 1U1lo; saso 49,. lJuz3E.
Che sc nrm; new SAor 81 cream. fan "
smaiI coIorro. OLD. 14H; new. 12h; small white.
Dad, IA =. a. lih; new l21s.
Pennsy.vania 20; western, candle T. 2lh02. /;
rfrIgerattd 1904: southwestern, 1907.
Potatoes steady: Jersey I.1JgZG; state ano
we stern 1.5002.o0; Long Island 2.00022);
south jersey sweets 81 01g rs.
Peanuts sleady; fancy n.no- picked 4Xa44; op
mest,c 3Qi4.
Csbhap,s quiet; domestic, Pc: 100, white, 80
20; red, Sl.0Ul0l25
Freighis to Liverpool cotton by steam er l2c:
grain Id.
| barre,s I. O b. mills, 3403tts; onme summer
| ye low Al; off summer V~u"w 20; prince white
Is; rrima winter yellow 4i045; prime meal
S27.s0l2S 90 nominal.
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BONDS.

J.S.Ref. 2's reg.1o9 Hook. V. I-2e,1o9
s. s. Ref 2's couIt9 L. & N. uni. as ..1ooK
U. S.3'sreg .."..1oo% Mex. Cen. 4's... II
coup ........lo7A do list Inc. 26h
q. s. new 4'sreg 134h Mimi. 81 St.L 4's1o2A
coup ........i36H Nj. K. 81 T, 49,. 98H
u. 8. old as reg 103z 2nds...... IS
coup ......10)% N. {. G. ists.....
IT 9 s,s ROO 1c2N do gen I-2'. 1O4
conn Io4 J. G. gen. 5's..134
Atcb,sn Gen. 4s,1oo5a No. Pac. ga o3&
Adj 4's qCA 3s.......... 1874
Bait. q o. AS. 1024 a,, ~" oa,<
,o,tl st L. e. Mton SIS ia
.oI St. L, as Fgen4's 9+h
oan' oo' st l.. S'wes rs. 9sh
u Oh u . s'''''''ooG do rs S3
" 1st incomes. so S.A.&A.Pass as Sc
I'd incomes 5oB So. Pac. 4s.,.. s1X
Q. 81 o. 4h's... .1ohA So. Railway 5'sDJ178
G. & A. 1-2s... - T. a. P. lists. NOV
c.. B. 81 Q. 4's,. 9AA T..St. Law As. 73A
CM&StP gen 4's112 Union Pac. As. .1C3h
G. & N. con rs. .124h do cow 4s.1o6H
c., r. |. & r. 4's107x Wabash 1sts...117
CCC&SLgen4s 102 ends ..."..110h
Chicago Ter. as. "a do. Deb. b.. s8h
Colo. So. 4s..... 9tM West Snore s..11OH
d &, Rio GAS. oSh w y l., +, u.s.. 92h
E. prior lien As 27h wis. Cen. 4s.... 81
Erie Gen 4's..... 864 Mobile Il 0. As. 90
F.W. &.D.C.1sts .11lh Con. Tob.. 49,. COZ
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Spot cotton closed steady; middling up-
lands ss5; mi0dling Gulf o.2O; sales Sc
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Jan. 17.-Foreign news was
again favorable to the bulls in the wheat
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BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Jan il. Tiour oui t; Winter
f3 i5Q3,60; patents 3.Go6p595; spring G ear 5g5(D
3.45; Spring straight s3.70p3S5; Sp-ing patents
39Jd4.20.
Wheat frLer; srot 81; January 81; steamer
No red - 3. uthern whC.t bs sample 20
Is.
Con st,edy; spo' 5S05S4; iaousry E7057A
S Southern white corn 5ilI57.
cat 9ui,t; No. white, new, i3XQH No
mixed, new. IS
1va fim: Nc. nearby, 55h No. west
err So 4056>
nutler lower; fancy imitation 226l23; fancy
creamery 3U1D9I; 'ancv tadle Z(Ml2l; fancy
roll 70; gnu roll IT0l9; store packeu l61l8.
Eggs ste" y; fresh 4l012|.
Cne-s, firm; large II Ll4A; medium 140HB
SIN Ali If rG1ltA.
Sugar firm; fine and CT arse granuIated 4.9lh.
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sEABOARD STOCKS AND BONDS.
BALTIMORE, Jan. II, Seaboard Air Lin
COMMON u; preferred az.
Boudy-ps, "a.
RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.
Corrected daily by Grimes & Vass.)
BONDS.
Bid. Asked.

Bid. Asked.
North Carolina 6's, 1919. 49,. 1913
North Carolina As, 1919 ....102h 81
Virginia new 3's .............. 96A 81
Virginia Centuries, 1901 80. 81 97N
Southern Railway SIS, 1894. III
s. A. l.. As ................... 81 841A
Western N. G. r. r. 6s, 1914.115
Ga, Car. & Northern SIS, 1929 .10S
Carolina Central Railway As 95
Ga, So. G. Fla. r. r.. 1916 -. .11S
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otton futures ranged as follows:

BARBEE & co.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-24
VETERAN OF THE RAIL.
w. s. stone. New Grand Chief of
the Locomotive Brotherh God.

Warren S. Stone of Eldon. Ia, who
has just been chosen grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
is a railroad man of twenty-fOur years
experience, nineteen of which have
been spent at the throttle. The posi-
ton to which Mr.. Stone has been cho-
sen was twice made vacant by death
during the past two months. When
Z. NJ. Arthur, who had been head of
the order since its organization, died re-
Gently. A. b. YOungson was chosen to
fill the vacancy Mr.. Youngson lived
but a few weeks, and now Mr.. Stone
becomes chief of the great brotherhood.
During all of Mr.. Stones service on
the rail he has been with the Missouri
division of the Rock Island system.
Last January he was promoted to be
chairman of the general board of adj
justment of that system. The system
is one of the largest in the world, and
the work connected with its proper
management is great indeed. While in
this office Mr. Stone had nearly 1000
engineers under his direction.
The headquarters of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers are at Cleve-
land. 1t is one Of the strongest labor
as one of the most conservative. 1t
has nearly always refused to join in
sympathetic strikes and has rarely
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-24

asked assistance from other labor or
carnations. 1t has a membership or
about 10000.
Mr.. Stone, the new head of the or
ganizatiQn, is a tall, good looking man
of forty three, vigorous and giving the
impression of much reserve power. He
has black hair tinged with gray,
black mustache and gray eyes. MI.
Stone is courteous in bearing and pos
sessed of pleasing and rather striking
personality.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-24
Timber For Sale.

have in body seven hundred acres
of fine Long Leaf Pine for sale, six
miles South Of Magee. near the G. & s.
I. railroad. For further information
address the undersigned at Weathersby
Simpson county, Miss.
O.131 mo. D. J. MCCALLUM.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-24
NJ, ]. 4 <. c. Railroad CO
THE \ EW WAY"
SCHEDULE
In Effect, Sunday, September ~, 1903
SOUTH BUND DAILY.
SCH EDULE-

SOUTH BUND DAILY.
No. leaves Hattiesburg, Is "a. m.
arrives at Mobile. 1926 p m.
No. 3 leaves HattiesDurg, 3 o. p. NJ
arrives at Mobile. 20 p. m.
NORTH BOUND DAILY.
No 2 leaves Mobile. 7:l0 q. III. ar
rIves at Hattiesburg, L rs a. m.
No. leaves Mobile, 4:l0 p. m ar
rives atHattiesburg, 500 p IN.
w. ID. Stratton,
Pres't and General Manager,
Mobile, Alabama.
L. b. Sullivan.
General Passenge Agent,
Mobile, Alabama.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-24
Rooms for Rent

Rooms, unfurnished suitable Tor
light housekeeping; prefer those
without children. Address Rooms,
Care of Daily Progress. oct2O-ot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Easy way by which to Increase Bsss
Measurement Two IHcRes
I'm Three Months.


The neck and chest can be developeo
finely in three months by the following
rules:
AS yea walk about raise the shoulders
quickly and then throw them back and
then down. Count quickly as you do tt
1-2-3-rafsing them to 1 and so on.
After going through this three times or
more, you are ready to walk properly.
Keep the chest out and be careful each
time not to let the shoulders come for
ward at the last counts. They muse
go down and back, If anything.
As you walk, continually keen the
chest pushed out and the abdomen ana
stomach forcibIy drawn in. See how
long you can hold your breath, and, al
you hold IT, raise the chest higher and
higher. This is what singers do when
they wish to sustain long passages In
one breath.
When you find you must exhaust your
breath, do not let the chest fall, and take
the breath instantly and quietly through
the nose only and by pushing out the
sides. Then instantly begin slowly draw
ing in the sides and abdomen and raise
the chest higher and higher
Any one who will try this will increase
In measure from shoulder to shoulder
and around bust two inches in three
months.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Euporean sisters. The American wom-
an is recognized the world over The
type is besides found in hewilderfng
variety, yet each is unmistakable The
blending of many familiar types Of
American womanhood in the composite
photograph reproduced herewith af-
lords a unique opportunity for judging
the typical face.
Familiar as the type, Or rather
types, are. few perhaps can call up
definite mental picture of the general
type itself. The composite face of
American women, therefore, fills a long
felt want. A score or more of artists
have patronized the American girl
The drawings are almost always in
teresting. many of them are charming
and all may be readily Unidentified as
the American girl, yet no two are alike
or even similar. No other country in
the world, it is safe to say, affords
such an opportunity to its artists. In
England, for instance, there. is a well
known type of beauty, somewhat pale
and eXpressiOnless, perhaps, but I'm
mistakable English. And there is only
one. In America there is often single
family in which every daughter il
luStrates an entirely distinctive beau
ty, yet without losing the family re-
semblance.
The composite photograph combines
as far as possible the most character
istic types of American beauty as IL
Illustrated by twenty well known New
York women. 1t is too much, of
course, to claim that the list is COM
plete, but it is at least fairly represen-
tative. Nor can it be claimed for
such blending that the ideal type of
American beauty has been attained.
So varied and distinctive are the types
that hundreds of types would have to
be considered in such a balance. The
composite face, however, is as general
and representative as it well can be.
Compare it with tie typical beauties
of other countries, allowing for the
impressionistic effect inseparable from
such a picture, and the result to the
most critical eye cannot fail to be re-
assuring.
The American woman as portrayed
In her composite photograph contrasts
strikingly with the typical faces of
other countries. The face is perhaps.
less nervous than that of the typical
French woman, especially the young
French woman, but to the American
eye, at least, it seems better balanced.
in contrast with a characteristic Eng
lish face the difference is especially
marked. The two faces express an en-
tirely different mentality. The Amer
lean woman, set beside her English
cousin, suggests wider and more varied
interests and an unmistakabIe air of
independence which strangely becomes
her. Compared with the typical
Teutonic face, the American woman
appears the more alert and
viVacious.
Among those whose photographs
make up the composite are Miss Helen
Morton, Mrs. Chauncey NJ Depew.
Mrs. Payne Whitney, Miss Alice Roose-
welt, Miss Nathalie Schenck. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., and Mrs.
John Jacob Astor. Kansas CITY
Star.