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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21
The Return Of
The Girl Feminine.
She's the Up-to-Date Young Lady Who Delights
in Doing the FamiIy's Sewing Herself
BY ANNA S. RICHARDSON,
Specialist on Woman's Topics.

The return of the girl feminine in
the guise of the family Dorcas is a
physical expression of the mental tide
which has set in for the garment
stamped made for you" The ready
made garment is no longer in vogue,
hence the revival of Miss Dorcas in all
her former charm.
The family Dorcas has discovered
that the secret of tailored effects lies
in the finish. She selects a reliable pat
tern, fits the dress carefully and has
the stitching and pressing done by the
tailor on the next block. But the
blouse more than any one article of
feminine dress in responsible for the
important position in the family now
occupied by Miss Dorcas. The ready
to-year blouse at a reasonable figure
is not satisfying to the American girls
love of daintiness. Many young bus
mess woman has stopped in front of a
shop window and gaZed longingly, al
most tearfully, at a twenty-five dollar
blouse, in the realization that if she
only had the time she could do hand
work fully as fine herself. In fact,
not only would her hand-work be as
dainty and artistic, but the seams of
the blouse would be better sewn and
the small final touches, such as hooks
and eyes and catches, would be more
secure.
Does Her own Sewing.
The girl who is bright, naturally
artistic in designing and making color
combinations and who has also a nat
ural bent for sewing, will really do
we'll if she takes in her family the
position of general dressmaker. One
young woman has made a bargain
with her two sisters, who work down.
town, and with her mother, who is ac-
lively engaged in club and social du-
ties. She has taken entire charge of
the family sewing-for a consideration
and she goes at it in as business
like a fashion as any modiste who
swings to the breeze her sign Robes
ct Manteaux." She designs, buys and
makes every gown worn by the wom-
en- of her family, and she makes just
| as good an income as either of her
business-like sisters and has easier
hours. At first this happy condition
did not prevail, because she did not
understand how to manage her work.
She allowed herself to become nerv-
Gus and for many weeks her hours
were too long. She sat up late at
night to finish off bits of work that
| could very well wait another day, and
she acquired case of indigestion.
She Sews systematically.
Now she sews systematically and
regularly. AS rule, she goes down
| town twice a week, and is at the shops
when the doors open. During what is
known as her rush season she has a
! girl to help her with the stitching and
finishing. So well has she SYSTEM
affixed her work that she is able to
| ar CT oil aaf
ton or concert even in the busiest
season. Her sewing room is on the
! top floor of their old-fashioned
house, and a skylight which cost $50
was the fathers gift to the enterprise,
! which, man-like, he heartily approved.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

Nobody should boast of being able
to build fire unless he can do it in
a rain, when all the forest is wet, and
succeed in lighting the fire with the
first match.
Even in a driving rain that has last
ed for days, the clever woodsman can
find bits of twig and other infiamma-
BILE material that may be damp, but
not sodden. He can always find per
fectly dry stuff in hollow trees and
under roots. He will spend perhaps
half an hour. perhaps even an hour,
looking for the stuff of this kind and
will not dream of starting his fire till
he has collected at least a hatful OF
tindery stuff and an armful of small
tWigs and branches as dry as any that
can be found.
Having deposited all this stuff I'M
der the best shelter possible, he drags
log to the place where the fire is to
be and turns il over, when, of course,
it exposes a dry side, in which the tin
der may be placed without getting wet.
Then other logs are piled to form
wall against the wind.
Now the finder is piled up, and then
with a sharp knife the driest sticks are
whitfield so that a pile of thin shaw
ings is accumulated. The more shaw
ings there are the better.
There the driest sticks are laid over
these and the shavings set afire. Care
fully add wood as the fire burns up,
but never put enough on to smother
the flame. One wet twig will blaze
where two may choke the fire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21
Fall School Wear Shows
No Marked Change Of Style.
Pretty Girls of All Ageshe Influence
of the 1880 PERIOD

the upper arm and eending with stiff
quillings. This delightful arm cover
ing has quite set aside the longer and
heavier sorts, and may run through
the entire winter 1t will be worn by
girls as young as 6, whose finest skirts
will initiate with their robe fronts and
trimmed side breadths other ancient
quaintnesses.
But children's styles are. for the
most part conventional and as far as
school clothes are concerned they seem
scarcely even new School headgear is
especially familiar in silhouette-for
girls will wear the fiat brim shapes
with single ribbon and velvet bows,
and boys tweed caps and felt alpines,
scarcely diverging a thread from for
mer styles. Only there is a tendency
to thrust the derby forward as the
only possible dress for boys of any
age.
The Double Breasted OvercOat.
A new overcoat, which goes with this
admirably. is double breasted and
covers the kniCkers entirely. 1t is
called the Chesterfield. The most cor
rect models in this style are of plain
cloth in dark blue, brown or black,
with matching Innings, and a velvet
collar. The chesterfield is admired for
boys from seven to ten. Above these
ages lads will often wear over their
tweed knickers suits ankle-length
listers of rough irongray serge.
These will have the ulster strap at the
back and be provided with storm col
fars TO turn up as the occasion re-
quires.
In dressing the feet, heavy and
comfortably big look is the thing for
children for all of their everyday
shoes have extension soles Laced
calfskin boots, in almost exactly the
same common sense form, are worn
by both boys and girls. Patent but
ton boots with cloth uppers are dress
Ter foot wear and, for smarter serv-
ice still, small girls have the tops
of tie same shoes in white kid.
Accessories of School Dress.
But in settling the school question
it must be remembered that these
faint gradings in style are not every
thing. A comfortable supply of fitting
garments counts for far more. There
should be sufficient changes in dresses
and suits to insure neatness, and
wraps of different weight to warrant
comfort during the many changes pc
culiar to this climate. A variety Of
ties and other small accessories is
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

banded with gold or some rich COM
'bination of gold with deep blue, red
or green. But now the most vivid of
color combinations were entered upon
the scene. done in what the promo
tiers of the vogue call every day sub
jects." They At the dish TO the
course. For instance. a soup set may
show a decoration OF fresh. crisp
looking vegetables to suggest its COM
ponent parts. Turkey sets are made
up from a great platter showing a
barn yard scene. with a huge turkey,
tail outspread. for the central figure.
all done IN natural colors. on the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

ing fancy brands. and sometimes
skirts in the same texture. These
last. which are excellent for rainy-day
use are sometimes supplied with rib
bon suspender straps. and made of
double-faced golf cloth in a light
weight. Flannel or wash shirt waists
viii be worn with them. and the skirts.
which are in the majority of cases only
stitched, are for the most part made
with a plain apron and pleated side
breadths. With plaid gowns for the
same ages, which have CAMP or high
bodies. the serge. gilt-buttoned REFER
may match a dominant line in the
dress texture. So with plaids and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

gowns as are trimmed employ simple
garnitures-narrow braids, ribbons and
velvets put on in the old Greek bands
and graduating rows. The thinner
stuffs, such as challie, cashmere, de-
laine, etc, run mostly to self-trm-
mings, quillings and puffs, edged with
black velvet or taffeta.
DecI<ings of the 1880 Period.
These deckings are all taken from
the 1880 period. which, it is claimed.
will likewise lend it's high crowned hats
for missy's dressy headpiece. The ell
bow-length sleeve of this time will al
so be seen for smart wear, pulled at
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

also requisite for a good appearance,
and a generous, even lavish, supply
of handkerchiefs should be considered
a necessity.
Cunning and inexpensive handker-
chiefs, which seem to please the kim
dergartners immensely, have narrow
borders patterned with brownies in
color. Bigger boys sport handker-
chiefs bordered with bulldog and
horse heads, but, fortunately for the
esthetic eye. their shirtings are more
daintily patterned. Collars and cuffs
in a solid color sometimes orna-
ment a shirt in delicate hair lines or
figures.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21
for OId-Style
Dishes Has Arrived.

Just as tn world OF women had be-
come resigned to Directoire. 1880 and
Louis XVI styles In frocks. the most
important firms manufacturing china
and crockery determined upon a re-
Nuisance OF the highly colored and
strikingly figured tableware Of the
same periods.
For q decade or more fashions in
decorated china have run toward for
get-me-nots and similar small or
fdealized blooms. The more oonserv-
alive tastes demanded the finest OF
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

that pure white china holds it's own
for the breakfast service. The excuse
offered for this is odd If ever the taste
is sensitive to bad color combinations,
it is at the morning meal; therefore.
housewives Of the better class avoid
colored dishes of any sort for that
meal
The most extravagant fancy in ia
beware at the moment calls for the
monogram not blown into the glass;
ware, but cut in along with the pat
tern.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21
MRS. M. SUNNI ERS,

scarf, spangled with lightweight Jap
anese coins. If an electric fan is cum
ningly hidden at a convenient dis
lance where its draught will strike this
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

AT the Democratic Club in New
York one evening last week Burke
Cochran was continuing his luminous
explanations of how it happened at st.
Louis. That's all reasonable enough"
said Tammany leader, but 1t doesn't
account for the landslide to Parker
after the telegram was read" Hush"
retorted Cochran. There was an aw-
full possibility of a stampede to Hob
son."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-21

shade, the coins and silk fringe will
dance right merrily and throw a
quaint, Pickering light over the tea
table.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-08
Married.

In this city. January {, 1904, rsv.
Darneille omciating. wilh:sr F. wills N
and Miss Iva Willard, both OF ,n,.
city.
The marriage came a. a complete
surprise to the many friends in this
city even tho Appeal Man" was not
aware Of the "doings" until the follow.
ing morning. others suffered the same
kind Of . 1hock.
Tho bride ia one or Carson's han1-
soonest daughters and can truthfully
be clAssed a. . favorite BY all who
knew her. A for the groom. we'll
"Bill" works for the Appeal and the
fact that he has held down the Limo
type Tor the past two years is . guar.
antee that he Is capable Of making 4
happy home for the lady Of his choice
The best wishes of hundreds Of friends
| was the general expressions Of yeeter
day and the Appeal is only too happy
| to Join the issue.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-08

4 land Is in this valley and there
GEMS to be plenty OF water under It.
would seem that some Of your
people would realize what it is worth
% give some of the pump manufact-
urers a cnance to show what can be
done. would like to talk it over with
some Of the owners and show them
some plans that have been adopted
N California where the sun is warmer
md the water deeper than in this val
'ey. 1t is not an experiment and any,
one who has the land can have he
water on it and enough to be indec
endent Of his neighbof or a water
ditch company. Several Of your dry
farm owners have talked with me, but
they are awaiting the action of their
neighbor. The first one who starts
the movement will be the envy and
surprise of his neighbor and it is an
easy prediction that with one success
full plant that number Of good farms
can be maintained in this valley that
are now covered with sagebrush"
Mr.. Thompson will be in this city
Sunday and should any of the owners
Of barren lands wish to see him they
will be given a chance Mr. Thomp-
son will stay over day or two if nee
essary in order to talk irrigation and
it will be made an object to those inte-.
the salvation of this valley as at the
present rate there will not be an acre
Oh new land broken in here in the next
decade.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-08
PUMP IRRIGATION.
A Man on the Spot 70 Show the PEG
pie IL Success.

4 Man on the Spot 70 Show The Poo-
pie IL Success.
For many months the Appeal has
drummed at the land holders Of this
valley to resort to pumps for irrigat-
Ion. In spite OF the fact that tacts
and figures have been presented time
after time. yet no one who has the
land and the cash has come forward
and adopted the plan.
A few days ago. Mr.. e. A. Thompson
the Sampson Iron Works
Of Stockton, California, came to this
city. His trip here was 10 install .
pumping plant and gasoline engine
at VALLEY Springs for Jim Campbell.
where the service Is needed. During
his stay tn this city he made visit
to this once. where he impaired all
kinds Of information regarding pump
ing plants a. q factor In irrigation
and for the general advancement II
sections that are not blessed with
unlimited water.
Mr.. Thompson was given . geners
idea Of the situation here. It was TX
planned to him that water could b.
had in quantity at shallow depths. ant
that artesian water was available Ii
small quantity by shallow boring. HI
| was surprised that someone had no
taken up the matter and given it ,
chance to develoy the section. II
speaking of the subject he said:
with US the pumping Of waite
Tor irrigation Is well past the expe1
mental age. We are doing what VI
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-08

crops. We are making valueless lanus
valuable, and in no case where there
is water to be had is there failure.
Throughout California the farmers
have adopted the method Of pumping
with gasoline engines and the pumps
we are manufacturing Last season the
firm was compelled to enlarge their
manufacturing plant and today the
shop has all it can attend to in this
particular. The Sampson people went
in for irrigating plants and there IS
hardly a section in California but that
a plant can be found and all work
ing successfully.
Probably the best evidence Of the
efficiency of this mode of irrigation
is exampled in Southern California.
On one ten acre farm a plant was in
stalled. 1t was five horse power en-
CINE and a three inch pump. Five
crops of alfalfa was cut the first year
that this machine was placed in COM
mission and the coming summer this
record will be eclipsed. The orchari-
lists are adopting this plan and always
with success. All that has to be guar
anteed is a supply of water and We will
land the water on the soil.
From what l can learn Of your val
| ley it is certainly adopted to this mode
of irrigation. In order to satisfy any
customer that comes to your valley
we will say that In case our plan Cf
pumping Is not a success that we will
take down the machinery and not
charge q cent. It must be remember
ca that We want supply Of water
} to pump against. and from ali that can
be learned you have it here. Probably
the best play for digging wells In this
valley would be to md the arteeian
flow. After this has been struck dig
q cistern about It. This ahould Id
sunk - deep a. possible 80 a. to take
in Ill the surface how. the deeper be
better. With the surface Gov and
that which comes from the artesia1
It SCENE that there should be ample
supply to furnish Z pump. The artes
Ian pipe should be at least four inche.
and better II It IL six. This shoul<
be cut ct the bottom OF the we'll y
that the suction from tho pump eaz
, come from that point. A well Of thll
character win irrigate ten acres Q
land. and II it does not the machine.
, does not cost . cent.
Il There is absolutely no e1perfmeo
z about the plan. 1t has been demo-
{ strated in q hundred instances through
i out California. At the present tim
) there are scores OF Arms making m;
n chinery for this purpose and In near1
4 every instance the plants installe
h have shown that 1t Is better than ~
ticipated. A valley that is adoptin
i this plan is In Modoc county. The va
( ley is about the same elevation as tn
e and has the same conditions. Sever;
d plants were installed last summer 40
u in every instance they we're successfu
Il In one instance ground that was CO.
It sidered valueless was reclaimed by
a pumping plant and today 1t Is doub
n full If it could be bought for a hundrs
an acre. am told that grass LAND
r in the valley above here are wort
r 5000 an acre Without water they wou
70 not be worth q cent. The same kiI
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-08
State Claims.

At regular meeting Of the State
Board of Examiners held Monday jan
uary 4, 1904, the following claims
against the State were allowed:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-08

Orphans Home.
Employees Salary ........... .573 ~
Davey 4 Naish, tree trimming ..6 20
Geo. H. Meyers, groceries. ..2O6 %
Nevada Meat Co.. supplies ..... .28 Is
VIM Sweetland rep. shoes ......4 10
D. @. Kitzmeyer rep. ............ IS
n W. Wizard. stationary ....,..2 10
Chas. H. Kelly & Co.. Miss. .....s 10
q. b. Cohen, supplies ........82 80
Emporium. clothing ............ 20 90
Golden Jewelry Co., spoons -. .16 20
J. Plat, Clothing 10 80
&C. ". Friend. bell ..............1 30
= Xnlsh seockARy a 80
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
Never Occurred to Him.

II don't know why it is" said Mr..
CLOSEUP as lie came downstairs red
eyed and sleepy and greeted his guest,
"but never can get used to the strik-
ing Of that clock In our room.
"It has such q loud. insistent bang
when it strikes the hours that it wakes
me up nearly every time. We've had it
in the house two or three years, but l
can't become accustomed to it We
would have put it in the attic long ago,
only it's q present from my wHe's
mother, and that would never do. Good
clock, too, aside from that, but it wor-
ries me nearly to death. wish I knew
what to do with it,
.'Why don't you wind merely the
timekeeping part of it." said his guest
'and let the striking part 80 un-
wound?
johnson, you have saved my hfe!'
exclaimed Mr.. CLOSEUP joyfully. Il
never thought Of that"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
,ttost T. c. OWENS,
G. J. LEsEsNE Clerk Board. Supervisor Clarendon Co.
Attest:
She Took Them ut Their Word.

Keuka lake is one Of the most attrac-
tive Of the great chain Of lakes In the
interior of New York state. Bluff point
at its head is g bold promontory which
rises grandly and impressirely. 1t was
upon the banks Of this lake that the
famous "Jcmima Wilkinson" founded
O colony nearly three generations ago
and announced that she could walk up
on the water Of the lake. A large crowd
gathered to see her undertake the eX-
pertinent. Turning to her followers,
she asked, Have you all faith that l
can walk upon the watery' I'VE have!
We have" her followers replied Then
there is no use IN my undertaking to 90
So" she replied If ye have faith ye
shall be saved without my walking up
on the water."-Syracuse Telegram
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
Danger Cries OF Birds.

The approach Of danger is expressed
By universally ineligible cry. The
blue tit has a peculiar sound, "iss," so
indicative Of fear and terror that when
heard the wood is silent In an instant
It is said that she often utters it from
pure love Of mischief.
every bird" says Bechstein, has
received from nature the power Of ut
tering q song or certain sound by which
1t can communicate its desires to other
birds. The cha1inch's call varies with
its feelings. When on the wing 1t Is
'Eyak! Eyakr Its expression Of joy
IS Fink! Fink" If angry, it makes
the same call more quickly, and 4Trief!
Triefp is q sign Of tenderness or mel
ancholy. The raven calls out 'Graab!
Graabr slowly or rapidly, as its emo
tons change"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
ChickwQed.

Like the plantain, which the Indians
called 1.-The white mans foot" because
1t sprang up wherever the whites pene-
trated, the chickweed seems to follow
the track Of the white colonist, and in
New Zealand the Maoris call 1t "the
mark of the paleface." The little fow-
er is a sort of barometer It opens
when fine weather is coming, remains
closed if rotn is in the Dir.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
An Ant Quotation.

The readiness Of repartce OF Thomas
8. Reed was never better illustrated
than on one occasion when be went to
visit friend who lived at the top Of q
long and narrow flight Of stairs. Half
way up Reed missed his footing and
fell TO the bottom. His friend, hear
Ing the racket, rushed to the door and
shouted down the semidarkness Of the
hall, "Who is that?@
"'Tis Eiser rolling rapidly" drawled
the man from Maine as he picked him
self up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
Thc HnE OF the TEorll.

When Thackeray was in this country
he called on General Scott, full Of ad-
miration for his remarkable campaign
In Mexico and eager to hear the war
rIor explain how battles were fought
and fields were Won. 'Well, now you
know all about it, remarked friend
as the novelist returned from a two
hours tcte-a-tete with the soldier
"Not at ALL" replied Thackeray, with q
twinkle in his eye. ''The general takes
no interest In strategy. I found that
literature was his forte"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
OF Course.

call the defendants they've brought
before US SO far" said the first jury
man in the criminal court, appear to
be so thin and miserable"
"Yes," replied the other, naturally
they have q pinched look."-PhAadel-
phia Press
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
An Exchange OF. Compliments,

man." remarked Mrs. Dinsmore re-
fectively as she dressed for going out,
as fearfully and wonderfully made"
"And woman" added Mr.. Dinsmore,
who was waiting inlpat1ently, as fear
fully and wonderfully made up,"-De-
troit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
prccOCiOuS,

"Oh, yes, we were very young cou-
ple-mere children, In fact. was but
O simpering schoolgirl In short skirts,
and George was just boy in jackets.
I remember how pleased be was when
be cast his first vote"
"But he didn't vote until be was
twenty-one?'
George was very precodous. he
voted much earlier than they usually
do."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
The Extremity Of Bliss.

The Parson--Dis am NOS positively
de mos 'streemly juiciest choking ]
ebcr put in nah mouth, Brer Jackson
Br'er Jackson-Yes, sab, pahson; dat
choking wuz raised an bruns up on
watermilllons, sah.-Leslies Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-13
Motherhood Up to Date.

"Think Of q woman with her social
responsibilities having q child!'
"Disgraceful! But they say she Is
fond Of it."
That's the strange part. She IS a.
most ike O mother to it."-ToWn Top
tcs.