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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

ings Over the shoulders the collar
runs into a point to give becoming
width to the shoulders Two tab fronts
are made by lace motifs, and the whole
collar is outlined with deep chiffon
ruf1ie with ruched edge. A high col
lar may be added if desired, but the
collar described is finished at the neck
by velvet ribbon tied in bowknots
every few inches. Two of these knots
down the front serve as fastenings.
Moire poplin comes in thin spring
weight and makes most charming after
noon costumes The new voiles are
softer and more silky than the manu-
facturers have ever produced.
Jaunty little short coats made with
slightly full short basques promise n
successful vogue.
The smart outing hat illustrated is
one of the seasons. advanced models.
1t comes in all the modish colors and
is simply trimmed with band Of vel
vet and a chou Of the same material.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

ty. These covers have rlIfd1e Of some
fine lace about the neck and armholes.
Many OF the silk petticoats have
deep yokes Of stockinet. Skirts Of this
kind are particularly to be recon-
mended to women with large hips.
Cashmeres and henriettas are mate
rails being revived for young girls
dresses, especially in red and white.
The dresses are entirely sun ray
plated. waist, skirt and sleeves. There
il no other trimming except yoke Of
Irish crochet lace and d dninty silk sash.
Attractive little princess frocks for
dancing school are made Of soft silk
shirred on cords about a yoke OF lace
and again shirred into deep girdle at
the waist.
The new bodice illustrated IS OF aim
end green surah silk. 1t is made In
the modish shirred-across the figure
fashion and fastens with old silver but
tons. A shawl collar Of silk Is edged
with lace. The pulled sleeves have q
fall OF lace under turned back ctlffs.
The chemisette Is Of lace inserted null.
JUDO gHoLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

and have slight fullness at the waist
From the knees are three fat tucks
braided with thick cream braid with q
suggestion of black In it. The coat. with
its small sleeve and pelerine shaped
collar, has a thiekfy braided vest and
deep cuffs Of black and white braid. A
well cut pointed band Of white kid fin
ishes the coat at the waist, from which
comes tiny iuted basque cut away in
front. A lingerie shirt waist is worn
with the gown. Surmounting the whole
Is three cornered black straw hat
trimmed with cockades of black and
white braid.
Motifs of flowers are very pretty
gown trimming A pansy on violet mo-
tit is a lovely scheme for a flower adorn-
ment on waist. Purple velvet is cut in
the shape of the blossom selected. The
leaves toning on the same color are ap--
piled to the flowers. In the middle OF
each pansy or violet is sewed bead
to look like a jewel. The petals are
worked with long silk stitches.
Broderie anglaise makes the charm
ing evening frock illustrated. Three
founces Of this handsome embroidery
form the lower part of the skirt, the
upper portion being made of the all
over lace The bodice is simply design
ed A fall of the broderie anglaise over
a chiffon ruffie softsns the decoIIeta
neck. The sleeves are short puffs.
JUDO CHOLLET. /
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

his lIedS Ou Tie
subject. The novelist has farm of his
own, consisting of some 400 acres. He
is greatly Interested in South Africa.
some of his best known stories having
their scene Of action in that part of the
world.
The author is very gallant to the fair
sex. Mrs. Haggard not long ago want
ed to engage lady help'-a title
given to gentlewomen who through ne
cessity take positions as upper sery
ants and generally oversee the affairs
of the household. To this step Mr..
Haggard was decidedly opposed.
'Now, | warn you, if you get any
lady help in this house I'll give her
my seat and wait on her myself"
The Haggards have no "lady help"
New York city, with its subways and
subaqueous tunnels, finished, under
way and projected, is the scene of
vast underground activity requiring
the exercise of high engineering skill.
Much Of the success thus far met with
in the tunneling of the Hudson and
East rivers is due to the skill and in
ventive genius of Charles NJ Jacobs,
who stands in the front rank Of the
engineers of his time.
Mr.. Jacobs is chief engineer of the
New York and Jersey Railroad CON-
pany. which recently completed the
first tunnel under the Hudson, a tube
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
WHAT WILL BE WORN.

Advance Millinery Netions-TimeIy
Suggestions For Spring.
Braid will play a conspicuous part
on the tailor made gowns of the early
spring. The most popular braids will
be the fiat silk ones with gold or sill
yer thread running through them. a
braid of the same color as the dress
material is the smartest kind to use.
Very stunning are the plain black
cloth skirts worn with taffeta or cord
ed silk cutaway Louis XVI. coats.
They often show a pretty brocade or
light colored waistcoat softened with a
lace cravat. Worn with directoire Or
turban hat costume of this kind Is
quite effective.
As usual at this time of the year. the
toque made of violets. roses or orchids
Is in evidence, and dainty little demi-
season headgear it is too.
Some of the advanced straw models
are made Of a fabric called tagel
This is mixed with peau de sole and
taffeta, forming sort of plait.
There is rumor in the millinery
world that good many flowers will
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

d dress of this wooden material is most
attractive.
Tartan plaids in cotton weaves have
the silky finish and are particularly
pretty for children's dresses. There are
cottons difficult to distinguish from
greradine. with dainty Powered de-
sign over their surface.
The swathed silk waist pictured is
one Of the latest Partisan models. The
shawl collar is daintily trimmed with
fall Of lace The chemisette is of finely
tucked null embroidered down the
front in charming little design OF
flowers. The waist fastens at one side
with handsome enameled buttons and
smart little straps of the material. The
elbow sleeves have a high cuff and
frill of lace JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.

carload of poultry has been ship
1 ped from Mckinney.
Frisco tralnmen after sixteen hours
service must rest eight hours.
Dawson county. Texas. is preparing
To organize separate county.
Humble, Tex. oil field Is now yield
ing about $4,000 barrels daily.
Work soon begins on the electric line
] To connect Davis and Sulphur. I. Z.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Eruton OF Malone. Tex.
fred two shots ct burglar. Latter
Ned.
Four two-story and other buildings
are 10 be erected at Fort Townsend,
81 i.
Roland barrett. d boy. who accident
nhot~ himself near Waxahachie.
III dead.
Oklahoma grand lodge Woodmen Of
the World meets at Oklahoma City
March 1918.
Bib I'd separate church and state
has been introduced In French cham
Der Of deputies.
I3y & head ON collision between ele-
waited trains at New York nineteen
persons were hurt
Captain Il. w. Baughn OF Comanche.
Okla. died suddenly while visiting his
sanuxflter at Paris, Tex.
Ellis County Swine Breeders ASSOC
4viation win be organized at Waxa-
hachie Tuesday next
a splinter In 4 limb Of ]. M. Camper
III Ennis, Tex, has acaused blood noi-
son. He is critically i'll
Mrs Kate Edwards. to be hanged
next Thursday ut Reading, Pa. for
murder OF her husband. exonerates
Samuel Greason. also under death SEM
tence
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
MODES or THE MOMENT.


W Or&nndfes A Smart Corset
Cover-A Spring Golf Shit.
Lovely organizes are to be seen in
eYae shops. Some of the patterns are
9.xquisitely rose strewn with pri1n lit
FILE buds and great nodding heads vying
in beauty with each other.
Corset covers made entirely of rows
of insertion alternating with bands of
swiss embroidery are very new in the
lingerie world. The covers are gather
ed into beading of lace at the waist.
through which wash ribbon is run and
tied up on the shoulders with three
inch wide ribbon bows.
a new golf suit for the spring is in
tweed of. green and white mixture.
The skirt is ankle length. made in a
graceful circular cut The jaunty short
jacket is of plain green cloth. banded
and blousing slightly over the waist in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
FANCY BALL COSTUME.

front. The revers of the coat are faced
with the checked material of which the
skirt is made. 4 white flannel shirt
waist, turnover linen collar and silk
tie complete the costume.
The picture shows a fancy ball dress
representing a clover. The pointed bod.
ice and skirt are composed of dull
greenish white silk. The skirt has a
ruche of silk at the bottom, and above
it are applied cut out designs in silk
of four leaf clovers. The chemisette
is of white chiffon, the pointed Louis
bodice being strapped with green rib
bon and finished at the top with
clover design on one side and a cocarde
of ribbon on the other. Painters of fig
ured green and white silk are fitted
about the waist.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
ERIIlS AND FANClES.
Pettieant Effects the Vogue For Sum"
mer Gowns.

Pettie0nt Effects the vogue For sum"
nier Gowns.
The Louis petticoat effect gains in fa-
vor not only on evening frocks. but FOR
street gowns
Skirts are to be palmer. Indeed. some
of the smartest models are entirely
without decoration. Even the filmy
summer dress skirts will be simpler
in their outline. but the sheer materi-
ais. unless made with very full skirts.
require all Sorts of frills and tlounces.
Ribbon is to he used on these gowns
lavishly. and little roses made of rib
bon are a dainty trimming fashion is
smiling upon for the summer gown.
The cotton goods are more mcrceriZed
than ever and many of them are diff
cult to distinguish from silk.
There are cotton Examines that look
exactly like wool, and in small checks
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

the jury from dis
pulpit. The proceed
ings were dropped.
The author OF
ssThe Clansman" is
d southerner, and
his new story, like
a preceding novel,
1.-THE Leopard's
Spots, deals with
the race problem In
the south. Since he
retired from the
ministry to devote
himself to literature
- sfa4= q q
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

It is related that Mr.. Blackburn once
ordered his tailor to make him pair
of trousers.
MAKE them skin tight" he said.
In due time the trousers were sent
home and tried on whereupon the sen-
ator sent for the tailor and proceeded
to open fire.
what In the hIankety blank blank
have you done with these trousers?' he
demanded to know.
You told me to make them skin
tight, sir" faltered the tailor.
Yes. but by the great horn spoon,
you over1id it, roared the senator. Il
can sit down in my skin, but / can't
In these pants"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

be mixed with feathers. This combina-
ton sounds rather fussy, but when
seen the mingling is quite chic.
There is still in the new millinery.
an inclination for the very high ban
deau. fitting the hat well over the face
or very much to one side.
Original and attractive is the bodice
seen in the illustration. It is develop
ed in a lovely shade of orchid n,essa-
line silk. The fnllness comes from a
group of piaits on each side of the
fronts. and similar arrangement is
1T the waist line Fitted pieces of
cloth a tone darker than the silk is
disposed about the yoke Of crochet
lace. The strap ends OF the cloth
trimming are oyerlaid with braid, fas-
tened with amethyst buttons TIL
sleeves are strapped and button trim
med JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

when he or the
grand duchess went
to prayers in the
old cathedral. But
this order was not
obeyed. much to the
anger and chagrin
of his royal high
ness. NJ. Joanniky,
the metropolitan of
Moscow. firmly de-
clincd to allow the
mandate to be exc
cIIted. When called
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
VAN HoEsEN WINS.
Gets Tan Thousand Dollars Judgment
For Head Hitting Post.

Waco, Tex. Feb. lin the damage
suit Of Benjamin Van Hoesen against
the International and Great Northern
railway the Jury gave plaintiff o ver-
iskt for $4,000. He sued the company
for $4,000. claiming that he put his
head out Of the cab window while act
ing as engineer on this road and q
post. which was too close to the tracfL
struck him on the head. inflieting 81
we're and permanent Injuries. y
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
STR cams UP.
All Alabama Rivers Are on the Ram.
page Owing to Heavy Rains.

MubiF. Feb. 1f.-Heavy rains havs.
ttargd all the Alabama rivers on q
snpage and the flood stage is re-
ported alta several points. The War
zTior river Is expected to reach sixty
feet People living on lowlands are
moving out. At DemopoIis the gauge
silows forty-twe feet. At Montgomery.
Ala. the river IL twenty-five feet.
Much damage is reported at interior
landings and steamboats, are having a
hard time filling schedules
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
RIVER RISES RAPIDLY.
Colorado Has Reached Its Highest For
Several Years.

81 Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 11.-A special
do river has risen three and one-haif
feet in twenty-four hours. At mid
night Thursday night it registered
twenty-n nine feet. which Is the high
est water since the 1891 flood. when il
was thirty-three feet and the town
was wiped out. Citizens with shovels
and scraper teams have labored
strengthening weak points. The gov
eminent Ievee on the ella side is gen.
orally conceded to be safe, but the en-
bankments on the Colorado river are
causing grave apprehension, as sew
eral breaks have occurred there. one
near the territorial prison and another
close to the Yuma Water and Light
scompany's power house.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
Another Cold Wave.

wave settled over the head of the
lakes Thursday night. the mercury
registering 30 below zero Friday morn
ing--a fall of thirty.flxe degrees since
Thursday at noon. Strong northwest
gale adds 10 the discomfort.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

the duel. ana, gen.
tlemen," continued
the speaker, do you
know that duel new
err took placer"
A murmur Of" Why
not p went around
the table.
For a very sim
pie reason" said the
colleague. " w b e n
Joe finished speak
ing it was too dark
for n dt1plo
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12


and one of his most trusted advisers
Though his recent action has won him
the enmity of the working people, the
Grand Duke Vladimir has been more
popular with the Russians than most
Of the 'ducal ring" for he is man OF
integrity. is brave soldier and has
steadfastly stunned the vices which
have made the careers of some Rus
sian grand dukes disgraceful His
wife. who before her marriage was the
Duchess Marie Of Mecklenburg- Schwe-
rim, has many graces of character
which have Won her popularity among
her adopted countrywomen.
Grand Duke Sergius, uncle Of the
car of Russia, who has left his palace
In Moscow and taken refuge in the
kremlin, where he hopes to be out of
reach Of the revolutionists, has had
career full of troubles. He has always
possessed the capacity of getting him
self disliked. When he was governor
general of Moscow he once gave an Or
der that the horse races should not be-
gin until he and his party arrived. He
happened on certain occasion to be an
hour and a half late, and the delay thus
caused came near resulting in his be-
ing removed from Office by the car,
so great was the storm made over the
incident.
At another time he gave orders that
all church bells Of the capital be rung
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

hC Iii oIaS VI va
Grand Duke Vladi-
mir. He Is the
present emperor's
uncle and is the
eldest brother of
the late car. Alex
ander III. He is q
parsonage Of great
importance. as in
addition to being
commander general
of the military dis
trict of st. Peters
burg he is the en-
.,x,&,Sr, 1opF n M r
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

be run under the
Hudson, under Manhattan Island and
under the East river to that part of
GreGtei New York known as Long Is
land City. The tunnels of this system
will meet in Manhattan Island at Thir-
ty-second street and Seventh avenue.
where there will be great central sta
ton.
Mr.. Jacobs overcame great Obstacles
in bringing to completion the first Hud-
son river tunnel. anu devices he EN-
ployed reduced the accidents and loss
Of life through disease in the ,construc
ton of the tunnel to Il minimum. He
built tunnel under the Thames in
London, and it was i'll the English cap
ital that the late Austin CoTbin OF the
Long Island railroad discovered him.
Mr.. -Corbin engaged him to plan i'll
provements the Long Island road had
then in contemplation. Mr.. Jacobs. vii
is now Oh the shady side of sixty. is sill
in full vigor. and his sold .rrlv hea.'inE
and firm mouth give the i!i2., 4&~.,Jl nG
man of much strength.
Senator Joe Blacs burn OF kent.Tc..r.
who has been indulging in Il word fight
with Governor BeclSha1n OF the sane
state, is noted for his yolrbility. At Il
dinner at which he was to respond t,
a toast a senatorial colleague tod the
following story in illustration of his
ready flow of language.
"In his younger days. said the
speaker, ''Mr. Blackburn was very chiv-
alrous. Asked by friend to second
duel. he readily consented. At sun
rise the parties met ut the appointed
place. 1t was Mr.. Blackburn's duty to
say the last words about the terms of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
Practically the Same.

Dover. Del. Feb. 11.--In the ballot
Ing for United States senator at the
joint session of the general assembly
Thursday. the result was practically
The same as Wedn day. The ballot
gave j. Edward Addicks, Union Re-
publican. Is. and Willard Salisbury.
Democrat, II.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
DAINTY LINGERIE.
Cashmere and Henrietta For Dane
ing school Frocks.

The present lingerie craze is for gar
ments nude OF the softest. sheerest
batiste. linen. French lawn and cam
brio. Beautiful hand stitehery is the
chief trimming, though occasionally an
entire deux of very fine lace is used.
Wash petticoats are very elaborate
affairs just now and are serious rivals
OF the dainty silk skirts. There Is d
fancy for very fine white cambria
skirts trimmed with endless frills of
yaleneiennes lace. Buttonllole stitched
ruffaes ornamented further up the
founce with sprays of hand wrought
dots and flowers are. exquisitely dainty
as a s kirt trimming.
Corset covers made entirely of bro
derie anglaise are very new and pref
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

England might be
overcome if the gov
eminent would in
augurate an agri-
cultural parcel post,
designed to carry ev-
erything from cab
bages to hay, freight
charges to be paid
in postage stamps.
He wrote a book en-
titled Rural Eng
land celebrating
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
STILL FIRelD.
Brow Drifts n Parts Of Nebraska Are
Twelve Feet Hiuh,

Omaha. Feb. f1.-Ten degrees below
zero was registered here Friday It
was much colder in western Nebraska,
Norfolk reporting the thermometer at
% below. Railroad traffic in that part
of the state Is impeded trains on some
lires being entirely abandoned At
other points in Nebrasxa snow has
drifted to a height of twelve feet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
FAvoRs LACY BILL. !.
Distribution to BE Made al Intervals,
Pending Advance in Civilization.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE house
committee on Indian affairs have au-
thurized favorable report on the
Lacy bill provinidg for the allotment
and distribution of Indian tribal funds.
The distribution IS to be made fro'n
time TO time BY the president, deneua-
ing on an advance in civilization OF the
Indians
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
FASHION HINTS.
Shirt Waist Material - Hand some
Lace CoIlars-Moire POplin.

The new madras shirt waist ma
terial is as handsome as satin and looks
like an exqusitely fine piece Of table
linen. Stripes will take the place Of
the dotted designs Of last year in
linens
\ handsome deep 1,cc col:& is in in
.lispensabie possession for the girl with
a limited wardrobe. An attractive col
lar is made Of lace beading betweet)
which white chiffon is Sllirred in puff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
No Change.

Jefferson city, Mo. Feb. ILL., Thurs
days ballot in the senatorial contest.
the nineteenth. let the situation un-
changed, the leading candidates main
tanning their relative positions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

through WHICH tue
passenger traffic
from street car
lines in New Jersey
will find an outlet
to New York with
out use of ferry
boats. He is also
the engineer in
charge Of the Penn
sylvania railroads
project by which
rnif-crI xnaSn1 xry:11
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

started homeward What q glorious
day we had had! AS we looked into
our boat ballasted with over thou
sand pounds Of fish for once / was con-
tent"
The British colonial secretary recent
Iy appointed the famous novelist H.
Rider Haggard, author Of ''She' and
THE Brethren" commissioner to in
quire into the conditions of the agri-
cultural and industrial land settlements
organized in America by the Salvation
Army 1t is said the trustees of the
estate of Cecil Rhodes are paying the
expense of the Inquiry with the view of
applying the scheme to South Africa.
1t mny be news to many that Mr.. Hag-
gard is regarded US an expert on agri-
cultural subjects. lie was the advo-
cate Of a scheme to carry cabbages
and other garden products by mail. 1t
WIGS his idea that one of the most seri-
Gus obstacles to profitable farming in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
Secured Many Hides,

Angleton. Tex. Feb. 1l.-ovf $1,000
i. cash has been faid for hides in An
sleton from Mo Hay morning to We'd
nesIay EVENING" The firm Of Sharpe
~ Smith shinAtd 5000 pounds to Hous-
These hes were taken from dead
laet$ prairie around town ana
Eow the loss sustained by stockmen
EE the recent cold spell.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12

upon for explanations, he said that the
bells of Moscow were only to be rung
when the consecrated heads of the
church proceeded to their devotions.
The action, declaration and refusal Of
the metropolitan angered the grand
duke. but he was powerless to force the
metropolitan to obey his instructions.
1t is also said that the grand duke call
ed upon N. Joanniky to remove priest
VINO was particularly obnoxious to the
imperial princes eyes, but that the
metropolitan again declined to do his
bidding.
The Grand Duchess Sergius was very
beautiful as young woman. She IS
niece of King Edward VII. and, it is
said, came within an ace of being en-
press of Germany. The story is that
but for Bismarck's Vaccinations the
kaiser would have married her.
Thomas Dixon, Jr.. whose new novel.
1.-THE Clansman, has Just been pub
lished. is picturesque figure in lit
erature His life has been crowded
with: dramatic and exciting incidents.
While pastor Of the Peoples church in
New York he was once indicted on a
charge Of criminal libel for his pulpit
attacks on city officials. When the
warrant of arrest was served on him
he set about looking up the records of
the members OF the grand jury which
had indicted him. Then he denounced
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
ATTRACTIVE TRIPLES.
Cloth Embroidery Is the Vogue.
Flower Motif Trim mings.

Cloth embroidery will be used next
spring. and, as usual, the checked frock
will put in it's annual appearance.
White homespun trimmed with black
makes stunning costume for lunch
con party. The skirt. Of course. will
clear the ground, be cut fairly plain