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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20
COLOR SCHEMES
ON SLIPPERED FEET

The beauty and elaborateness dis
played In everY accessory of feminine
attire this season. give a wide field to
the ingenuity of the builder of fancy
footwear. and he has made the most
of his opportunity. The soft suede
and satin OF the high-heeled, tapering
evening slipper are this year exquisite
ly set off by steel, pearl and gold bead
ing. and manipulating in innumerable
and dainty designs, combined to match
any evening gown. For the adornment
of the plain slipper, all sorts and con-
ditions of bespangled rosettes and
beaded bows are shown.
The chosen slipper for the bride is
OF white satin with a pleated tulle ro-
settle, in the heart OF which lies a spray
Of orange blossoms. However. any
OF the white footwear shown this sea-
son is suitable to peep from beneath
the wedding gown. IL the frock is
trimmed with pearl passementerie, the
slipper to match has a butterfly bow
OF chiffon with body of pearls. II
a touch OF gold is desired for the we'd
ding slipper, bow-knots done in the
tiniest OF gold spangles run from the
tip Of the toe to the instep.
Another exquisite white slipper
shows a feur-de-lls In natural color
ings outlined with gold bullion.
very pale blue satin slipper has lovers
knots IN ting cut-steel beads, and still
another In the same shade of blue is
embroidered In silver bullion.
Steel beading Is extremely smart
and is used effectively on gray, mauve
and black suede. forming a brilliant
decoration for the foot when thickly
studded IN leaf design from the toe to
the middle OF the instep and on the
six instep straps. Very dressy also are
the black suede slippers with flower
petals Of dull Jet and leaves and con-
nooting stems OF bright Jet.
Tho ohic footwear for afternoon Is
built OF kid IN delicate shades OF Law
ender blue. mink, yellow and burnt
orange. and ~ finished with square
clerical bow OF the leather. In OK.
/ ford effects the leather Is cut out
showing a sunburet design, or small
. circular holes are Embroidered Ia the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

bands ornaments the shoulders of the
body part, which closes with a square
buckle trimming made OF the velvet.
Coarse LaccH for Smart FrocI<s.
Many coarse laces, which are effec-
tive in pattern but cheap In price, form
sleeve falls and jabots for these smart
frocks. And of course, whenever a
rich button or handsome belt buckle
can be afforded 1t is brought into SER
vice. A simple button which gives
good results is in shape of a wooden
mould covered with velvet. These, in
large sizes, are seen on number of
the evening coats OF Directoire char
acter, and often the coats themselves
are made of a coarse hairy cloth which
is left unlined. This cloth is not dear
So yard and up-but the rose tints
and dim blues and. greens of the dyes
are very charming.
Furry Details. ~
Furry details for such gowns afford
much license for fancy and knaek of
fingers, for number Of the fur sets
are milliner-rtade or fashioned at
home. Several manufactured mate
rails are used for these. all OF which
initiate furs and are plainly limitations,
yet are none the less admired for that
Among these new and most Won
derful false skins, which az also en-
| ployed for dress trimmlngS coats and
hats. the crushed velours with the
markings OF baby lamb are perhaps
the most seen. Many a smart evening
coast is constructed OF this pseudo
skin.
Ermined rabbit skin turns out mex
pensive scarfs and fiat muffs which
velvet rosettes and applications fur
! Their enhance, and there are others OF
silky plush so deliciously like chin
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

look, and the qualities used match the
satiny smoothness of the new clothes.
The best of all the smart materials
show this satin sheen-have the look
of the unborn skins, If the smile may
be borrowed-and as extreme fneness
OF weave Is necessary to produce IL
they fall with all indescribable soft
ness. Thus plain or velvet trimmed
cloth gowns are seen In legions, Some
are furbelowed to the highest point,
the expensive French cloths or cheap
er American ones giving results al
most equally handsome. But the mo-
ment frock Is very plain the material
must be rich to atone for it. and then
the kid-like cloths of the French alone
are employed.
Smart Waists and Petticoats.
An economical point for dressiness
with such gowns is to have the smart
shirt-waist and petticoat in gay and
matching silks. which is a trick re-
sorted to by many Parisennes of chic
tastes and limited incomes. every
plain street gown seen in Paris"
writes a fashion correspondent. lis
accompanied by a petticoat and shirt
waist of the most flashy description.
First the demure vision dawns upon
you, then her coat opens and her skirt
lifts and loi the dragonfiy. Which, to
be strictly truthful, drifts away with
very human blur Of violet and black
plaids, or leaves behind a last impress
sion of orange billiard balls on a
brown ground. Sometimes the thing
Is not pretty. But it's always effec-
tive-very."
The street Gown.
For the street gown which is to
be trimmed and show a Jacket OF some
nmartness, the shops offer many pat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

and the lower one finished with a
tight-fltting mitaine cuff, evolved from
the chiffon and ribbon combination
shown in the dicky. The girdle is of
silk. matching the wolfe perfectly, and
the blouse is finished in tho back with
a deep sailor collar of the same silk
set off by self-tone cord and buttons.
Broad Warped Print Ribbons.
The broad. warped print ribbons ara
much used with lace for trimming
house gowns. An example of this
combination is shown in a gown of
lemon colored crepe de chine, com
bined with printed ribbon, twelve
inches wide. which employs the vari
Gus shades of yellow, tinted from
lemon to burnt orange. The skirt
is finished with a shirred band of rim
bon, set off on either side by deem
lace galloons. The blouse shows a
shirred bolero of the ribbon, with a
vest of chiffon. The sleeves are built
from the same shirred effects in rib
bons, with an inset of ruffied chiffon
outlining the seam on the outside
Touches of cog de roche, velvet an
pear on the blouse, set off by small
chiffon roses in pale lemon.
The popular separate waist plays its
part in the Thanksgiving Day ward
robe. 1t is worn with the new velvet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20
ELEGANCE Of Effect Gained
Al a Reasonable Price
Modes Hopeless They First Appear Woman of
Limited Means

chilla, that the stimulation is scarcely
regretted.
The stylish MufT.
Finely killed falls of chiffon. in
closing others of lace, give a hand
some touch to the muffs. but the won
derful shading of the plush alone en-
bellishes many of the scarfs.
For the calfskin sets, which are so
much worn. and so beautiful with
brown gowns. those who cannot af-
ford the better models. would do well
to buy a skin from the furrier an
fashion them at home. In arranging
the fiat muff ii is the furrier and mill
liner trick to allow some effective
marking to come directly in the mid
die. The calfskin neck-pieces are the
tiniest cravats. shaped ends tricked off
with ornaments at the throat, tapping
for scarfs.
Economy in HeadEear.
In headgear. though it may scarcely
be imagined from the important as
pect of some of the hats, more econo-
mics may be made than at any other
point. The smartest hat of the winter is
very sparsely trimmed. and all the
good shops display chenille and violet
shapes, so elaborate as to need scarce
ly any garnishing From 81 to IS will
be charged for these, a solitary orna-
ment, holding down a silk rosette or
single feather, setting them off. Upon
large plain velvet shapes. which are
much in vogue. a single handsome
white plume may be attached at the
front by a gemmed buckle and allowed
to sprawl over the brim at the side.
The popular hat shape rolls jauntily
up at the left, where upon the simpler
models striking quilts are employed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20
By MARY DEAN

terms and widths of braid, which are
much employed by good dressmakers.
These are frequently put on to out
line the velvet or cloth trimmings, and
it seems quite the fad to use several
braids in different designs on one
gown Another inexpensive trim
ming-for some of the braids are by
no means dear-is a taffeta braiding
made and employed by dressnakers
in colors to contrast with the gown
texture.
This odd yet simple garniture, en-
bellished with roscttes of the same.
and in duh green, is shown on a
gown in yellowish- brown cloth. Black
mirror velvet smartens another cloth
tacket-gown in messenger blue. and a
third one in gray displays a vest of
green kid barred and laced with black
velvet ribbon.
These three costumes, and another
in old French green, whose beetle
back Jacket is of quite unusual distinc-
ton, are all made of American broad
cloth at $1.50 the yard.
Fancy Woods and VeIvets.
Numberless fancy woods and velvet
materials are seen as cheap and cheap
err and on women of taste and good
figure some odd frocks evolved from
these materials are highly effective.
striped velveteen in gray and
black shapes a gown in a plain skirt
and Jacket model. The jacket is made
in blouse fashion with long, double
skirts and full puffed sleeves. The
stock is Of plain gray, braided with
black, and the collar and cuffs of black
velvet.
A second costume showing a sort of
violet and black Zibeine is made mag
nificent with bands of violet mirror
velvet. The tight fitting coat of this,
which has a good deal of the look OF
the 70's, is skirted to the knees. A stiff
and cape-shaped trimming of velvet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

With materials growing more and
more splendid. and effects daily more
gorgeous, dress presents to the aver
age woman a serious problem. How
can we get these things?" is the ques-
ton that constantly arises, for il is
useless to ignore the need of keeping
pace with the world. Fine feathers
are the order of the day and the plain
ly dressed are but sparrows among
paradise birds.
The practical gown for every day
use is soon disposed of-the shops are
full of them and they are reasonable
IN price and effective in make. But
the costume of dressy pretension, the
Frenchy sort of thing the smart wOm-
an wears and which must be fashioned
TO order, is the one that for the mo-
ment seems most important. Further,
this gown must be set off by details
of equal elaborat eness, a hat of striking
style, an elegant wrap or a fur set of
some description.
Severely simple Effects.
Such a get-up, however singular as
1t may seem, is much more easily &C
complshed than costume of severely
simple effect A certain splendor of
material is cessaTy-though an imi-
tation fabric may achieve this-and
after that all sorts of little details are
called in to produce effects. Bows
which follow the stiff old lines, ro-
settles held down with buttons, needle
work of several sorts and laces of half
a dozen kinds, are often seen upon one
evening gown.
Velvet in Vogue.
Velvet is much employed with cloth.
but always in a way to avoid patchy
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20
What to Wear for the
Thanksgiving Dinner
Midday Decone Cues
ton, and Women Generally Have Hard Time.

Despite the efforts put forth by ad-
Thanksgiving day. the meal continues
to be served quite generally at mid
day, or shortly after. Only those who
follow madly after the social will-o'-
the-wisp dine on Thanksgiving day by
evening lamps. There is still much re-
day feast, and tradition demands din
ner by daylight.
This brings the average woman
face to face with the trying problem
of dressing herself properly for the
midday feast. She is barred from the
use OF the decollete gowns, reserved
for evening dinners, and she is not
apt to count in her wardrobe the
simple silk or satin frock, with collar
of real lace, in which her grandmother
and grandmother ate on the fes-
tai day. In truth, there is nothing
simple about any of the frockS of the
present season, and, after all, guests
owe it to their hostess to appear in
gowns which will dress the dinner
table, as does it's centerpiece.
Comfort for the Dinner.
There is no reason why the tradi-
tional silk or cloth gowns should be
used, and there is every reason why
such fabrics as mousseline, net and
lace can be employed for the midday
dinner dress. If the American hostess
errs in any direction it is in having
her dining room too hot.
Nets, plain and dotted, play a big
part in house-gown fabrics. These
dots may be of heavy, lacey texture,
suggesting repousse or pompadour
lace, or they may be in chenille in
velvet or embroidered in silk. FIRE.
quently net in neutral tone is dotted
with embroidery in several tones of
the same color. AS a rule the net
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

same tone of silk. thus giving a
glimpse OF the dainty hose beneath.
The large ribbon bows are not in evil
dence this winter. but ties have wide,
fiaring tongues and are fastened with
tiny square bows OF the leather. eth
er plain or studded with steel beads.
Finally. to be correctly dressed a
woman's shoes must match her gown
One famous songstress has pair Of
shoes to 90 with each new dress. a
piece Of the goods being sent from the
tailors to make the uppers of the
walking boots. and a piece of satin
from the dressmakers TO build her
evening slippers. A bit of contrast
can be given to a house dress by the
bronze or red slippers. which look so
fetching in the shop windows.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

atomizer. The teeth are hollow and
are filed with hair tonic by compress
ing the bulb and then suddenly allow
ing II to expand. When the patient
is ready to spray her scalp she runs
this comb through her kak. close to
the skull and press- on the bulb.
thus forcing the Esssd straight into the
pier process than rubbing tonic in
with the fingers, brush or a sponge.
Another little beauty trinket which
will appeal to the tidy woman is a
comb cleaner which shows a pin and
a comb combined.
After the shampoo the hair will
take on a much more pleasant odor II
sprayed with a delicate toilet wa
ter. The newest atomizer for this
purpose has a cylindrical bottle with a
screw top head in gold, silver or
nickel. BY pressing the center OF this
top. a circular piece. the size of a
nickel springs up. This connects with
a concealed rubber bulb, and by rails
ing or lowering this central button,
the fluid is sent spraying out through
a tiny hole in the side of the top.
The modern toilet table is equipped
with many brushes, and these have
brought into favor dainty racks in
nickel. silver and decorated china.
One rack win hold the tooth and nail
brushes. a tiny brush for rubbing
vaseline into the eyebrows at night.
and another for shaping them each
time the toilet Is made. 1t Will also
hold on one arm the silver spool Of
dental floss for cleaning the teeth.
Every well-groomed woman takes
pleasure in running wash ribbons
through her underwear. This ribbon
should be purchased in several sizes
as It does not look pretty IL used In
a width too large for slipping easily
through the beading. To avoid curl
ing or turning the ribbon the shopper
can now buy HAT bodkin with fine
teeth which catch the ribbon at either
edge and run II fatty through the
! beading.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

foundation, if it be in neutral or nat
ural tone. shows but little, for it is
hidden by ruffies of lace or ribbon, or
both; or 1t may be buried beneath
graduated panels OF the most ornate
handwork.
The Net House Gown.
A striking example of the net house
gown suitable for a Thanksgiving din
ner shows a deep, creamy silk net
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20
CORK AFTER DINNER
DANCERS.

A pretty little after-dinner trick Is
to make little dancing figures of bits
of cork and tiny pieces of toothpiclS.
The base for them is a small hemls-
phere that can be made In a few mo-
ments by pinchlng and rolling a piece
of tinfoil into the required shape. All
that is necessary is to seen that II Is
perfectly smooth and perfectly true In
shape.
Then crumble bits of cork roughly
into the shape of men or women or
animals, pinning the parts together
with slivers from toothpiclSs. With
little ingenuity exceedingly ludicrouS
figures can be made. They may Dc
colored with a black end OF a burned
match.
Pin them on the fat side OF the tim
foil hemisphere and set II on the table
The little figures are 50 light that tho
tinfoil will keep them upright all tho
time. They may be laid Fat or may 20
shaken IN all directions; yet they WIN
always bob right up again and the re-
sulting motions often are very funny.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

School Teacher (showing Off her
best boy before visitors). Now Per-
kins. can you name some OF the i'm
portant by-products OF the steel in
dustry7" Perklns-"Y os'm; Carnegie
libraries. Puck.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

Forgot Hlmself-Mrs. Lyon Hun
ter--"This Is our new piano. count.
The tone. / believe. r. perfect. VIII you
not play for ua2" Count Poanutti
(abscnt -mindedl Wees plaisure, Sig
nora. Where essa d. ndlo."--phiia-
delphla Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

--Merchant-''I begin 70 think Il was
a mistake. after all, TO put those plate.
glass mirrors In our show Window.
Floorwalker-"Wh sO7' Merchantf
why the women spend too mucn
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-05
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, April 4.-Speculators who
have been trading for two weeks IN the
confident belief that they knew the inside
facts OF the Northern Securities settle
ment were -plussed today by the terms
OF the petition of the Union Pacific inter
eSts for an injunction against the distri-
button of Northern Securities assets on
Che plan proposed. The supposit'ons used
To explain the recent large buying OF
iron Pacific were decided to be ground
less and the surmice of the market shift
ed back TO the hypothesis Of competitive
Etyng Tor control. Demand for Union
fitihc was again conspicuous today and
carried the price at one time as high as
~. The stocks gain on the day was 8 Is,
on total sales of $40 shares. IT was
crly momentarily below Saturday on the
reattion which followed the opening bulge
and was carried higher by successive buy
ms orders. The opening break in the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-05
Ware e. Ieiand'S
Cotton Letter.

Raleigh, N. c., April 4-Thc market
was very firm today. In fact it was sur
pr!singly firm in view of the small volume
of business. When there was any buying
prices ran up easily. The feature proved
to be the buying for European account.
New Orleans ran up TO 1900 for July and
this was 80 points over us. Some of
the very best and most conservative men
on the floor were buyers early on the
small receipts. There is no doubt about
the movement being sensationally small.
One does not see how Europe is TO get
the cotton necessary out of this crop. As
lens as receipts are so small and point
10 no more than a 10.250,0O0 bale crop, it
is hard to see how the market can go
down very much. We want everyone to
be cautious about trading in this market
at these figures, but we cannot see any
thing but Il famine ahead this season.
People who circulated bear tips at 12c
last fall and talked of the advantages
of averaging on a scale up are still talk
ing bear. Their single virtue Is consist
ency Ii Liverpool moves up prices here
will advance. The market for cotton fu-
t,res closed steady.
WARE & LELAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Greensboro. N. G., March 81. 1gC

Greensboro, N. c.. March 81. 1904
Sealed proposals will be received until
enc O'Clock p m. on Thursday, April IA.
1904, for the erection of the new dormi-
tory building for the North Carolina State
Normal and Industrial College at Green's
boro N. Co. also proposals for the plumb
ing and heating of said building.
Copies of the plans and specifications
can be seen on file at the following places
after Saturday April End, 1904: At the
office of the President of the College at
Greensboro, N. G. At the office of the
State superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton at Raleigh. N. C. AT the offices of
Hook & Sawyer, architects, in Charlotte
and Durham. N. C.
Each contractor will furnish with his
proposal a certified check made payable
Ito L. j. Forney, Bursar, in the sum of at
lest one per cent Of his bid, to assure
that if his bid is accepted he will furnish
with the contract surety bond accepta-
bic 10 the Executive Committee for at
least one third the amount of his bid;
otherwise said check is to be forfeited
to the State of North Carolina.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all proposals.
(signed) CHARLES D. MOVER.
4-3l0t President.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-05
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.

BY virtue of a judgment of the Superior
Court of Wake county, North Carolina
made and entered at the February term
1864 of said court, in the case of E. B.
Balbee and G. B. Barbee, trustees of G..
3. Afford and his wife Texanna o. AL
ford, VS.. Sanders Battle and his wife
Ciarah Battle, I will offer for sale at
public cutlery, to the highest bidder,
Tor cash, at the court house door. said
county, in the city of Raleigh, N. c.,
on Monday 18th day of April 1904, at
IL o'clock m, the following described
trccts of land, viz:
1st tract. Situated in Buckhorn town
ship, said county and State and adjoin-
ing the lands of Samuel Norris, Margaret
Hamilton and others, and more fully
described in . deed from Samuel Norris
md wife to Sanders Battle. containing
thirty acres, excepting therefrom fifteen
acres sold to Ri-hard T. Wilson.
End tract. Situated in Buckhorn town
ship, said county and State, adjoining
The lands of ]. H. Collins, w. H. OVERLY
lad others, beginning at an ash on the
Banks of Carys Creek, running down the
members of said creek. 40 poles to
stake thence south 10 w. 20 poles to a
stake thence east 4S poles to a stake,
thence north 81 poles to the beginning,
containing 16% acres, more or less.
VIM. B. JONES. Commissioner.