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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
A Hat for Summer.


An excellent way to utilize last
rear's lace collar (the collar which
,ame about to the shoulder SCAMP is
% use it as trimming for one OF your
mmmery hats. With a wreath or
lowers and a last years lace collar
the prettiest sort of a hat can be
made. Use a frame without much
plated chiffon in some becoming
shade. Gather the neck of the collar
until it forms tiny crown. Place
on the frame, allowing about one and
one-half inches to hang over. Tack
securely, but loosely. Join the back
as invisibly as possible. Surround
the crown with wreath OF roses,
forget-me-nots or any flower pre-
ferred, which will add width to the
crown. Arrange The wreath so as to
allow a spray of leaves to droop
trifle over the back of the hat, to
conceal the joining of the collar.
Any of the soft sash-ribbons which
are so charming this season will make
a very dainty crown for hat. The
pompadour ribbons scattered with
flowers are the prettiest for this pur-
pose. The crown may be in the form
of tam-o'-shanter, or the ribbon
may be put over a rather high-frame
crown and shirred a trifie at the top.
The brim may be of lace, or OF tulle
or chiffon matching the color of the
flower seen in the ribbon.-July Won.
ans Home Companion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

= WHISTLER'S PEACOCK ROOM !
! II Has Been Moved from the Late f. r. Leylsnd's .
x House and Is Exhibited London Gallery -


, months-a remarkable achievement.
Tho brown leather became a deep,
rich, greenish blue-the peacock blue.
The red flowers faded quite away.
Woodwork was lacqweIsd. Flat
spaces were gilded. =
Gold got into the hair of the busy
decorators. Gold covered their faces.
Paint dropped into their eyes. But
on they worked, Whistler now bent
upon the floor, now on a scaffolding,
now in a hammock slung from the
roof, and using sometimes a brush
fastened to the end of fishing rod.
Confronting the "Princesse," above
sideboard which Whistler probably
designed himself, and spreading near
ly across the end of the room, came
the superb panel of the two quarrel
some peacocks-gold and silver on
blue. Three splendid peacock de
signs were placed upon the closed
window shutters. Upon all the walls
spread harmonies of gofand blue.
Originally well proportioned, and
suitably fitted with woodwork, the
room became one of the most beautt.,
full rooms in the world. Possibly it ~
the most beautiful room in the world.
At any rate, it is unique. And in
this unique state the "Princesse" lived
till Mr. Leyland died. She brought
e441 at his sale in 1892. Then she
discovered America.
The room, however, kept on staying
just where it was, and only recently
did it occur to somebody that it might
be possible to detach the decorations
from the actual structure of the walls
Expert examination made this posi-
bility certainty, and the Peacock
Room" was intrusted to Messrs. Er
cest Brown and Phillips, of the Leices-
ter galleries, Leicester square, for dis
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

From time to time many people have
wondered what would be the ultimate
fate OF Whistler's Peacock Room"
one OF the best known and least
known OF his works. Everybody has
heard OF 1t, but few have seen 1t. It's
present fate is to be in the market.
The Peacock Room" was, of course,
designed for, and to some extent in
spite OF, the late Frederick Richard
Leyland. 1t developed out of the din
ing room in his house in Princes
Gate.
A large part of this house had been
decorated by Norman Shaw, with the
assistance of another architect named
Jeckyll, and of Murray Marks. The
dining room was entirely Jeckyll's
work
He designed a wooden ceiling, with
pendent lamps, and on the walls an
elaborate shelving for the display of
Mr.. Leyland's fine collection of orr
entail china. This shelving was car
ried out in walnut wood, and the pan
els were fitted with brown Spanish
leather decorated with small flowers.
The leather alone cost G1,000.
When Mr.. Leyland bought Whist
ler's La Princesse du Pays de la
Porcelaine," which occupied position
of honor in the memorial exhibition
at Boston, he placed it in a recess
above the mantelpiece of his dining
room; and here, so Whistler thought,
the surroundings were not quite suit
able to the picture.
The leather was too dark and the
flowers were too red. The interfered
with the delicacy of his own tints.
They were as vulgar fellows in gra-
cious presence.
So, with the owners consent, the
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Not for Rude 8oreas.

Twentieth century fashions" sighed
a dame, forgot there were such
things as winds. These plated skirts
we wear are veritable wind traps.
These large hats draped in lace, with
broad, foppy brims, are like so many
balloons for catching the wind and
flying mp from their moorings unless
we grab them and hold them firmly
down. Our boas and our stoles, how
they rise up and hit us in the face OF
wind themselves round and round our
neck like hangman's noose!. These
fashions were devised for wear in a
country where it is always afternoon,
not in blowy. clustering, wind-swepf
America"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Had Been Neutralized.

J. Adam Bede of Minnesota has dis
covered a new description of the
process a foreigner undergoes in at
tanning citizenship rights in this coun
try. lie says he was out in the West
not long ago. He met group of men
who were talking Of their different ma
tionalities. Among them were repre-
sentativeS of half dozen different
countries Among them were a
Scotchman. a German, an Italian, q
Swede, Frenchman, and finally, says
Bede, one fellow sighed for his skis
in the mountains of the Nordland and
announced that he was a Norwegian
but had been "neutralized"!
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

box plated, each plat being stitched
at its edges to yoke depth, and is
joined to the body lining, the two be-
ing closed at the centre back. The
blouse is made with fronts and back,
and is finished with box plat at the
centre front beneath which the closing
is made. At the neck is a big sailor
collar and the sleeves are full laid
in box plaits above the elbows and
forming puffs below.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Go years. is 8
yards ~ inches wide, 6% yards 90
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

artist set about tightening the one
and reducing the other with touches
OF yellow, but at first only in tenta-
tive way. Apparently, it was during
the owners absence from home that a
complete scheme of decoration pre-
scented itself to the mind of the artist :
and Enthusiastically enough he did
not seek the owners consent before
beginning the new work.
Nearly thirty years have gone by
since it all happened. Artist and
owner are dead, and it is difficult to
know just what each said to the other
when they next met. Much gossip
may be read about the matter in the
Whistler books.
1t is certain that there were dis
agreements. 1t is certain that as a
consequence of these Whistler intro
duced into his decoration a symbolic
representation of the Almighty Dol
lar. for there it is to be seen to-day.
All Inc decorations seem to have
been carried out by Whistler with on
ly one assistant, and to have been
completed in little more than six
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
AN EXCITING SNAKE HUNT.
Hair-Raising Experience of a sports
man In India.

Hair-Raising Experience of a sports.
man In India.
Tales OF tiger shooting in India are
common enough, but one does not
hear much about king cobra hunting.
A. Meryyn Smith tells how, accom-
panied by two natives, he went to a
spot where pair of king cobras were
known to be. On arrival at the place
he was made to get under a basket,
the meshes of which were too small
for a king cobra to put its head
through. While he was beneath this
basket one of the snakes came out
and was shot with arrows by natives.
The other cobra then appeared and
endeavored to overturn the coop.
says: TIE terror of that moment /
cannot express. What if 1t should
overturn the basket! The strength Of
thirteen feet of muscle hurst be enor-
nous, and IL used in the right direc.
ton would soon overcome my pull
at the cord. What would then hap
pen? Certain death for me, felt
sure. Again the whiz of an arrow and
| saw a gaping wound along the neck
Of the fierce brute as it quilted its
held to look for this new foe. Fixing
my knee on the cord, now placed the
muzzle of my gun just through one
of the square openings in the basket
and, aiming at the hood, fired both
barrels in rapid succession, and had
the satisfaction of seeing the horrid
brute fling up the leaves and dust in
its death throes."
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
He Wanted the Classics.

Apropos OF Col. Edwin Emerson,
Jr., war correspondent in Japan,
whose enormously reported death in
Manchuria was one of the topics OF
conversation last week, he is much
younger man than his title of colonel
would suggest. A Baltimore lady re-
calls being the guest of his father.
Prof. Emerson, in Munich, Bavaria.
when the still youthful scribe was an
infant of six summers. Prof. Edwin
Emerson and his Maryland guest
were starting for an afternoon tea
when Edwin, Jr., was discovered sit
ting disconsolately on che floor.
why, what is the matter, my
SOM" quoth the professor.
II want something TO read la
mented the infant.
ITO read?" said his father. Have
not you your Mother Goose or Jack
and the BeanstocL,' or 'Grimm's
Fairy Tales'?"
II want something classical, said
the six-year-old in scornful tones, and
his yearnings were satisfied. Propped
on three cushions and a dictionary
he was wheeled before the library Ia
BILE and q huge volume of German po-
etry opened to his inquiring mind
Baltimore Sun.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Story of Real Hard Luck.

Perhaps the most pathetic expert.
ence reported by any Of the Chicago
delegates is that of the tall Missouri.
an who complained: Here I've paid
a fare and one-third for the round trip,
put up 81 apiece for meals in dining
car that | didn't want and that nearly
foundered ne, and dragged my satchel
around town for two hours looking for
a bed. FINALLY ! got permission to
sleep in a bathtub for s. a night. and
the first night a fellow across the hall
came in in the dark to get drink,
turned on the water and nearly
drowned me-"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Sousa's Many Decorations.

John Philip Sousa, the conductor,
has received notice of his promotion
from officer de academic Franchise
to "Oficier de lInstruction Publique"
of France. The new distinction gives
Mr.. Sousa the golden palms and ro-
settle of the French academy. He is
the only American who has received
this decoration. He is also a member
of the Royal Victorian order of Eng
land, having been decorated by King
Edward VII. three years ago.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Girls Blouse Costume.

No style of frock suits little girls
bett,r than this simple one, which con-
sis.s OF blouse and box plated skirt.
The model is made of white linen
trimmed with banding of blue and
white, and is charmingly dainty and
attractive; but natural colored linen
and all the simpler washable fabrics
of the season are equally appropriate
for immediate wear and flame. and
serge for the cooler days.
The costume consists of the skirt,
body lining and blouse. The skirt is
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

posal. They sold it to Messrs. Obach
OF 1853 New Bond street.
Every panel, every scrap of leather.
every stick of wood was carefully de
tached, wrapped up and numbered in
its due relation to the whole. And to-
day for the first time, any member
of the general public who possesses
half crown and the improbable de-
sire to spend it on aesthetics may be-
hold the Peacock Room" skillfully
reconstructed in Messrs. Obach's 60
leries. All relative ARRANGEMENTS
have been carried out with taste and
judgment, and the exhibition will re-
main open for not less than a month
and probably longer.
The place OF the "Prfhcesse du Paws.
de la Porcelaine" is at present occu-
pied by a mirror. If this room could
be secured for America, and if the
"Princesse" could be restored to her
throne room. designed by a great art
list in defiance of all social conven-
tons, for the sole purpose of display
ing her beauty, future generations
would be grateful.-New York Sun,
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Women as Witnesses.


Inc curious case heard before
Judge Smyly last week, in which two
middle-aged women of evident intel
ligence swore to two directly opposite
stories, suggests the question whether
women make reliable witnesses The
late Lord Chief Justice Russell de-
clared once that where no question of
prejudice was concerned a woman's
evidence was more valuable than n
mans. There is no doubt that in
noticing small matters of detail wom-
en- are much quicker than men and
nave much better memory, but they
are strongly apt to be influenced by
prejudice. During the trial of Can
ham Reed, the South End murderer
one OF the witnesses, an old woman
of more than sixty, swore to the iden-
tity OF the prisoner, although she ad
mitted that she had only seen him
once in her life-six months previous
when he passed her hurriedlv on
a country road at 10 o'clock on a No
vemDer evening. She declared that
she recognized him by the flash of his
ere. Such minute evidence as this,
no man living would venture to give.
even in civil action, much less when
human beings life was at stake.-
Taller London, Eng.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

The Columbus man who reported
to the police that a thief had stolen
his pants, made a great mistake. The
charge would have been made grand
larceny if he had thought to call 'em
trousers.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Japs Were in Earnest.

When the war broke out. the librar
les on the Japanese ships were clear.
ed of all fiction and illustrated papers
only technical treatises being allowed
to remain. This is in significant con.
trast 20 the Russian ships at Port Ar.
thur, which were provided with ping.
pong tables.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

American citizens of Italian ances-
try, and others as well may be inter
ested to learn that the closest living
relative of George Washington is Mrs.
Attic Morosini, wife Of a son of
Giovanni p. Morosini, a New York
banker, who before her marriage was
Mary Washington Bond. She is a
great-great-g randdaughter of Samuel
Washington, a brother of the general.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
And Now It,s Wickeri

The newest thing in psrasol han.
sles is the wicker finish. The knob
or crook end is used, and a bow of
ribbon matches the color prevailing
in the cover. These wicker handles
are especially effective with pongee
parasols.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

A current item says That Queen
Margherita of Italy has lace hand
kerchief worth $4,000. We would
move to amend this statement by
substituting for the word wort"
the words that COST" in the interest
of mere facts.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

With advancing years King Edward
is developing quieter tastes in the
matter of apparel. AT Ascot he wore
"a blue frock coat, purple tie, white
CATERS and a red fower"-an almost
somber ensemble.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

He is q mean thief who will steal
the jewels belonging to a bishops
wife, but no doubt Mrs. Potter's dia-
monds sparkle just as temptingly as
though they had been the property of
some comic opera celebrity.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Machine for Maanifyine Time"

Machine fer Magnifyine Time"
"a machine for magnifying time
is the misleading name given TO a
new electrical invention which makes
il possible to observe rapidly moving
wheels and other parts of machines
more clearly. BY its means one may
watch the stitch of a sewing machine
and see exactly how it is made. or OBJ.
serve the flying spokes OF a bicycle
wheel, which, to the naked eye, would
appear but flimsy spiders web, and
note exactly the vibrations and
strains. The machine that produces
this result is simple once the princi-
pie is clearly understood. BY means
of electric sparks fired at rapid inter
walls the machine is Illuminated. If
the flashes coincide exactly with the
revolutions of the machine they will
show it always in one position, and
the machine will seem at rest. BY
slightly retarding the flashes so that
they lag behind their time the ma
chine under observation will seem to
move slowly. This is because at each
revolution the machine is shown at
a slightly later stage. The machine
is called the stroboscope, and will
prove of great use in studying the
effects of rapid motion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

yAmong the other heroines of peace
is the girl who gives her correct age
TO the marriage license clerk when
she happens to be a little older than
the man of her choice.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
The Curtain Veil.

Among the recent importations are
lace wells, So inches square, which are
just now the rage on foreign race
tracks. They arc draped over the en-.
tire hat and permitted to fall over the
face like q curtain
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

is inserted in each front. AS illus
trated the closing is made invisible by
means OF buttons and buttonholes
worked in a fiy.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is 3% yards 81
inches wide. pa yards AZ inches or
yards % inches wide.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

When it is known that it took place
in Spain no further seeking is nee
essary for the cause of the darkened
spirit which led eight women to
boil a sister to death in the effort
to rid her of a demon.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

If the list of American heiresses
who have secured divorces from for
eign noblesmen keeps increasing their
circle will soon be no more exclusive
or select than that of the heiresses
who capture noblemen and do not get
divorces.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

The Duke of Manchester is doubt
less glad to note that Mr.. Zimmerman
of Cincinnati is at the head of the
new railroad combine. There's mil
lions in it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

Mr.. Rockefeller's old school teacher
has lot of poems he wrote when a
youth and talks about publishing
them. John ID. is in for a requisition
of 40 Harper power this time, sure.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

Lucky Highball! He died in the
have to hear the other cab horses tell
him it isn't what you used TO be but
what you are to-day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

Lord Kitchener has made up his
he wishes American girls to under
stand that he doesn't need the
money.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

That red ant they are importing for
the double function of killing the
boil weevil and keeping the cotton
pickers lively.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

All New Yorks passenger boats
are to be inspected again. What
fine new lock the stable always has
after the horse is stolen!
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

The wall comes from Manila chat
resident Americans won't go TO
church Evidently the travelled
Americans can't shake off home
habits.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

A summer girl who assumed the
bucolic role of milkmaid at Seabrook
on the Bay is now wearing a gored
skirt,
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

There are times when one feels it
would have been more judicious to
put the money in a macintosh than
in panama.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

There is a suspicion that the Dove
of Peace has gone into training with
a view of making a public appearance
in the far East in the near future.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

A Kansas man has left his wife
because she was too kind to him."
Nature hath made strange fellows in
her time.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

1t is now pretty conclusively admit
ted that the great American prune
when labeled grown in France"
makes good eating at home or abroad.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

Business in some of the London
theaters is said to be nearly as bad
as some of the plays.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27
Kinds Mountina Ladder.

Emperor William mounts his horse
by means of a carpet-covercd step
ladder.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

II that decisive battle" at Ia Tche
Kiao comes off the news Will set
everybody to sneezing.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

There would be no talk of lynching
in New Jersey If justice were as swift
and sure as Jersey lightning.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

The Bey Of Tunis arrived in Paris
and was filed with enthusiasm.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

Radium is going up to 100000 an
ounce. Please give us nickel's
worth.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-08-27

The British ghurkas have captured
the Gyangtse jong. How clear the
whole plan of campaign is now!
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-12

Nos 3 and 4-California limiteds
solid Pullman trains with dining. com.
partment and observation ears.
No. > has Pullman and tourist sleep.
ing cars 10 Chicago. Kansas City and
ST Lonis, ann 2 Pullman car FIR Den.
yer IS added at Trinidad. Arrives 4,
LaJyinta 1920 Il. M, connecting with
No !, leaving La dunta 3.l0 a. III. ar
irving at Pueblo $40 b. III. Colorado
Springs 65 a. m, Denver go q. N.
Ne, y has Pullman and tourist sleep.
ing cars 10 Chicago and Kansas City.
Arrives at La Junta 1879 d. m. con.
meeting with No, 03. leaving La Jnnta
lasla b n, arriving at Pueblo 200 d.
m Colorado Springs $50 p. m, Den.
yer GOO D N.
No has Pullman and tourist sleep
Ing cars fer Southern California points
M. has Pullman and tourist Sleep
ing a : for Northern California
points, and Pullman ear for FL Paso
anl City Of Mexico-connsction for
Peso. Demine, Silver CITY and ali
points ia Mexi o, Southern New Mexi-
aud Arizona
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-12
Two Bottles cursd Fir.

vas troubled with kidney con.
plaInt for about two rears. writes A.
III Davis, o. Nj Sterling. Ia, ~but
two bottles Of Fogeys kidney Cure
effected d permanent curs Sound
st6neys are safeguards of IFS. Make
the hdnets healthy VITA Foiey's KID.
ney Care