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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
Fashions Echoes.

There is q natural tendency to ad-
mire small check designs in spring ma
terials
1t is certain that hats and toque.;
alike will be smaller and neater and
will include the serviceable turban
togue and the moderately large cha
peau de style with curving brim.
The modern matinee Or breakfast
grown has undergone d distinct change
Of recent days and is now worn decol-
lete with loose artistic sleeves.
It is predicted we shall wear q good
deal Of prune and puce this spring,
both artistic shades. Prune is pecuI-
iarly rich and pleasing in chiffon vel
vet and curiously varying in character
as the wearer moves; it is also "a good
mixer with other coiors.
As head covering 'the polo is Il
pretty farce, for it is the merest Incl
dent. Built of black erin, with some
extravagant arrangement of feather or
aigret at the hft side, none will
question the chic of this rather amaz
Ing affair, though the few only are go-
Ing to dare it's extravaganza yet
awhile.
: Pongees--pnre white. chalk white
and In natural tint as well as in all
the celors now in favor-are greatly to
the fore again for the summer ward.
robe. =
The best tailor importations are,
showing white and pale colored cloth
suitings having small check or line he
signs either IN single color or in 1wo
well eontrastes1 co!ors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

Here is new one submitted by the
Buffalo Commercial: Take the number
|of your living brothers; double TINY
amount; add to it three; multiply the
resut by five; add to the number of
living sisters; multiply the result by
then; add the number of deaths of
brothers and sisters; subtract $50 from
the result, The right hand figure will
be the number of deaths; the middle
figure will be the number of living sis
ters; the left figure will show number
of living brothers. And these figures
never lie.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

matching. without any bow or tie. are
much smarter on blouse than any
other finish.
A white linen frock is made with q
plated skirt and bolero which latter Is
set on yoke of Irish crochet. 1t is
slashed up the sides under the arms to
show an nnderblouse effect Of the
crochet The full sleeves are formed
Of the crochet, while from the shoul-
ders fall two little cap sleeves of the
linen rounded and slashed to match the
bolero fronts. A heavy design of
wheat is embroidered on the jacket.
The shirt waist in the cut is of fine
handkerchief linen The fronts are
tucked from the shoulders to the waist
line. Over the tucks and the plain vest
is conventional design embroidered
u white cotton m over and over stitch.
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

tom, according to the size, the rack be-
ing narrower at the top than at the
bottom.
At the bottom is receptacle for
knives or other articles, such as cork
screws, can openers, etc. which need
some such special place that they may
be at hand when desired.
Fig..2 shows a thick strip of wood
that has cuts sawed i'll it for holding
meat knives and other cutlery with
sharp points. the edges of which would
become dull if all were placed loosely
together in box or drawer to rattle
over one another.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
TAILOR FRocks.

Cooth Gowns Are More Severely
Nade-Braid TrimminSs Used.
Spring tailored suits are on the
French style and simply trimmed.
brait1s being used extensively.
The cloth tailored frock will later on
b superseded by one Of silk. Canvas
and voiles are among the new mate
rails.
A new lease OF life Is predicted for
linen collars during the spring and
Bummer.
Hand etched buckles In artistic de-
signs will be popular, and amethyst is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
.VANiTY'S VISIONS.
A New Cotton Braid For wash Dress
es-Stocks and Girdles.


es-Stocks and Girdles.
There is new cotton braid for
trimming wash dresses which has just
made it's appearance. The center is
formed Of a combination Of braid and
cross stitch and the edge Is finished
with featherstitch.
4 A popular spring skirt model has
three fiounces of embroidered ma
terial
Dainty girdles Of lace will be worn
with summer frocks.
An important feature of the blouse
Is the stock worn with it. Straight
bands Of English embroidery with cuffs
to match are pretty style, while
very new are the plated ruffies of lace
or lawn four or five inches deep placed
at the lower edge of the band Some
times the. stock hiss tabled front
with the plating arranged around it
in a v shape.
Generally speaking, on the soft shirt
waists a plain lace stock and cuffs
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
MODES OF THE MOMENT.
A Simple Way to Obtain the Smart
Straight Front Effect.

To obtain the much sought after
Elizabethan straight front bodice effect
dressmakers are placing wide corset
steel down the high girdle or pointed
waist. Pads scented with sachet in
heart shapes are also put in the girdle
at the top to preserve the straight line
from bust to end of girdle.
Tapestry girdles are the latest of
fashions fancies. They are wider in
the back than in the front and are
made Of handsome bits Of tapestry en-
broidery. In front they are finished
with buckles ranging in size from half
a dollar to a moderately large saucer.
Fancy mohair is predicted great
vogue for spring and summer, and fit-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

H1MUy HOu1SmOl0 D&v1Ce1.
Two handy arrangements for the
kitchen or PANTRY walls, either of which
can be easily made by the home car
penter, are Illustrated in the Ladies'
World.
Fig. shows rack for holding tin
covers, these being slipped into the
slots at the sides. top, middle or bot
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
6ACTS AND FANCiES.
Veirfnxs to BE Much Worn-Summer
Gowns Simple In Effect.

French yelling in the softest weaves
is to be very much worn this spring.
1t comes in exquisite designs worked
out by artistic designers in all the mod
ish colorings.
A number of summer dresses will be
Joined together at the waistband SO
that there can be no danger of waist
and skirt slipping apart. They are not
princess by any means, but bodice and
skirt are simply joined by band of
embroidery or a plain piece of muslin,
over which is worn the fashionable
broad girdle.
Wide shaded ribbon belts are to be
worn with wash frocks next summer.
For tennis an entire costume is much
smarter than the tailor made shirt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

ted coat suits with vest effects will be
prominent In the new sartorial order.
The fchu trimmed waist will. be a
leader for the coming season in cotton
and other fabrics.
A new thing In gloves are the navy
blue gants stitched with pale colors.
One lingerie blouse with two colored
ment.
The dress pictured IL a walking cos
tune Of" gray serge. The coat is of the
new rather close fitting short style.
Chenille galloon trims both coat and
skirt. The jaunty little waistcoat Of
white cloth IL adorned with dull silver
buttons. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
TIRED MISTAKES.
OF Honest Workers Who kre Born
Tired. Live Tired and Die Tired.

OF Honest workers Who re Born
Tired. Live Tired and Die Tired.
How many of us wear ourselves out
trying to correct mistakes we never
would have committed if we had not
been so tired? 1t is a simple semicolon
which occurs in the law regarding the
hours at which hotels shall cease to
| sell liquor, and which its opponents al
lege was Il copViStS mistake, that has
caused SO much petitioning to the Mas
| sachusettS Legislature for and against
retaining that special punctuation
mark. More than likely the clerk was
plain tired"
Tired mistakes needessiy imbitter
family life. When we have neura lgia
how we find fault with those who were
not to blame! If it is good rule to
sleep upon the desire to chastise be-
fore intlicting punishment, how much
better it is to be perfectly well before
thinking of reproving some one!
JOY the Antidote.
And yet we have not been unfaithful
in purpose, though failing every day
It is not the indiscriminate pauper who
is most tired. but the man, woman or
child who works hard and honestly
from morning till night They are born
tired, live tired and die tired.
Still, in spite of tired mistakes, we
should go OH correcting them and try
ing again. That is, we must have pow
sonal enthusiasm over ourselves and
our work, however trifing it be-
1t has been stated that one reason
why Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has such
vitality of physical frame and such
marvellous intellectual strength is be-
cause she Ell Joys. SO for us avera az
people one of the ways Of avoiui.
tired mistakes is to be willng-to @
joy.
Put Mistakes Into "Sundries.''
1t should be matter Of home eco
nomics and personal religion not to got
overtired. o.. if we are, not to cru"i-
fy ourselves by way of retaliation TIC.
on ourselves for unimportant mistakes.
If the cup is broken because we were
too dizzy to put it in it's saucer worry
ing over its breakage does not mend IT,
The item "sundrieS" in our account
book is noncommittal hiding place
for errors that concern only ourselves.
A child can wait for its reproof We
can do without theaters. fine clothes
and expensive menus for the sake of
rest. Then when we have made mic-
takes let us accept them and begin
again. The daily wretchedness in ay-
erage home1 arising from conscientiou,
worrying over trifing mistakes can
well be set against the daily grind IN
other homes to gain the pittance fo'
weekly food and rent-Kate Ganneti
Wells in Boston Cooking School Magu-
zine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
The Corset For the Figure of Today

The approved type Of figure is one
that the Frenchwoman is pretty con
slant to-the straight front. sloping
gently from the bust downward, the
low cut at the top, the cambre back
and sides, but she does not drag down
the waist line to a ridiculous depth in
front. and now. while the straight slope
in front is preserved, the sides anu
back are very carefully curved to give
the waist round look.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
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ATTRACTIVE TRIPLES.
Many OF the Novelties In Dress Trim
ming Are Homemade.

Perfectly stunning is the gold and sill
yer lace and sequn embroidery dottc;
with mother of-pearl sequins Or witt
white and greenish beads.
A dainty trimming on evening dresSe;'
is made of scarfs of the thin frock f2i.
tic draped through applied empire
wrea tbs of roses
Black satin eirdIes made with long
sash ends are worn with some of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
AN ATTRACTIVE NEarIaEE.

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the fashionable stone Of minor impor.
nance, the rich deep stone being most
expensive.
Overgaiters are revived fashion.
They match the gown In color and ma
stsrial or are made OF tan or gray.
Myrtle green is q favorite color for
silk petticoats.
Umbrella and walking sticks with
watches set in the handles have been
brought out for spring wear.
A touch of pink somewhere In the
costume Is very modish. Just now pink
fofuns q connecting link between spring
and winter. and touch of this bright
color makes one believe that spring
styles are not far Of.
Yellow In ali shades will be n,,1ch
worn By blond ard brunette alike next
summer To be worn successfully 1t
should be selected with great care.
The negligee pictured is Of figured
challie. The skirt is shirred about the
sades and back. hanging In graceful
little train. The supplied waist and
- trent of the skirt arejbouaared with
= hand of plain colored IN. Gilk froes.
eesn ne waist and hid ~ stoese9
sNan1t1 q position
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
BREEDERS o. CRIME
Thirty one Race Tracks in the United

I&irty one Race Tracks in the United
States.
The Cosmopolitan says There area
less ahan thirty race tracks in the
United States. less than 10000 horses
kept III readiness for the track, less than
10000 persons >dirccl1y Interested i'll
tracks ana horses Probably the total
investment Of capital is considerably
less than $75,ooo,ooa But in results,
in dividends. no other activity, 'rot even :
the liquor traffic, compares with rae
ing. For, as a Judge recently Q,ointed !
out, the race track is directly the larg-
est agent and the most successful in
recruiting for the criminal class. 1t
makes more teeves, more murdcrers,
more moral wreck4 than any other.
And % deprave and debauch is its chief
object
10 sum up: There is not horse
that is the better for any purpose but
short speed spurts Because of race
tracks: there is not eenitentiary any
where that is not the fuller by from 80
to 70 per Gent. Because of race tracks \
and pop rooms There is not a man
anywhere who owes or attributes any i
part of that in him which is honorable
or reputable TO racing
Racing does not Improve the breed
of the thoroughbred
Its whole root is gambling; its whole
flower and fruit is crime.
From the gentlemen perjtrers and
violators of their oaths of office ard of
the laws who promote and protect it,
down to the bookmakers and poolroom
keeper and touts and tipsters and
thivese who live by it, there is only diff
ference in shading of crime. And its
baneful influence. its poison, permeates
office and into home., !
What bloody b,tchcries of charack
ters and careers TO make the race
tracks smiling holda~sg
Lake Charles American: Members of
the local soldiery, while preparing for
might take hint from the
fact that in Greece if turkeys are
brought from great distance their
feet are dipped in tar before starting
10 make them tough enough for the
Journey.
The Co1nnloner thus digs all esteem
ed Republican contemporary between
the ribs: Make Neidringhaus United
States senator" shrieks the St. Louis i
Globe Democrat That is the square :.
hing to do Is the Globe-D Democrat
rying to work the innocent purchaser"
clause ON the people of Missouri
Winfield Comrade.
The GlobeDemocrat, as one of the
ruly loyal, always keeps its eye to the
xindward.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
Western District of Louisiaf

On this 18th day OF February, A. q.
1905, on reading the foregoing petition,
ut IS ordered by the court that a hearing
be had upon the same on the 10Th day
of March, 4 d. 1905. before said court,
at office of A. d. Land, Jr, Referee,
lat Shreveport, La, in said district. at z
O'Clock III tine afternoon, and that notice
thereof be published in the Shreveport
Caucasian. newspaper printed in said
district, and that all known creditors
and other persons in interest may appear
at the same time and place and show
cause. if any they have, why the prayer
OF the said petitioner should not lie
granted.
And it is further ordered by the court
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order. addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Aleck Boar
man, Judge Of the said court, and the
Seal thereof, at Shreveport, in said diszt
triet, Oh the 18th day of February. A.
u. 1905. E. c. JACKSON,
Deputy Clerk.
March g. 1905, ii
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR
DISCHARGE.
In the matter of H. Leiber, Bankrupt,
in Bankruptcy.

In the matter of H. Leiber, Bankrupt,
in Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable Alec1 Boarmar,
Judge Of the District Court of the Unit
ed States for the Western District of
Louisiana: Fl. Leiber, of Shreveport,
in the parish of Caddo in the said dis
trict, respectfully represents that on the.
10th day Of February last past, he was
duly adjudged bankrupt under the Acts
Of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights Of property, and has fully
complied with al requirements of said
acts and Of the orders of the court
touching his bankruptcy. &.
Wherefore he prays that he may be-
jecreed by the court to have full dis
charge from all debts provable against
his estate under said bankrupt acts,
except such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge. @
Dated this 9th day Of February, A. y.
1905. Fl. LEIBER, BANKRUPT. 6
The state herald., 1905-04-14
WHO OWNS THE RAILRoApsf

II. T. Newcomb Of the District OF
Columbia Bar. has compiled statistics
showing that 5,l74,7iS deposi,ors In
savings banks of six eastern states
are directly interested in the Joint
ownership OF 3ii2.35iOSG OF steam
railroad securities. that Insurance
companies doing business In Massa.
ohusetts hold Ss45.SSsO3s Of steam
railroad stocks and bonds and ~ edu-
cational institutions depend on sf7.-
t6s,327 invested In similar securities
Tor u portion OF their income. Other
fduciary institutions own enough
railroad securities to bring such hold
ing up TO more than billion and n
half dollars. about one.sixth OF the
entire capital invested In railroad
property. These Investments repre-
sent the savings Of the masses. there
being twenty million holders Of life In.
surancc policies In the country. as
many more OF flrc Insurance policies.
and an even greater number OF de-
posltors In banking and trust institu.
tions. where investments are largely
In railroad securities.
The state herald., 1905-04-14

and tenderness OF ovaries, are almost
always cured by fairly persistent use
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
If in any case it should, in due time,
not seem quite adequate to meet every
phase OF some complicated case, DR..
Pierce always stands ready to offer
valuable suggestions based upon years
of varied experience which often proves
of inestimable value. This he does en-
tirely free OF charge to those using his
medicines. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce,
663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
DIR r. V. PIERCE. Buffalo N VT:
enjoy good health again. Whnt suffered
with womb disease words cannot express
Had distressing bearing-down pains. painful
monthly sickness. backache. constipation,
also cold hands and feet at all times; Was
all rundown. and there vas nothing left Of
me but a shadow. After had taken eight
bottles pr. Plerccs Favorite Prescription.
Pellets. was entirely cured. Iaiways keep
the remedies on hand now. and recommend
them to all my friends Mrs Y9aTs ours, traly Hnnx.s
@'s 4th Street, Rensselaer,. Albany, N, Y.
There is no opium, cocaine or other
narcotic in "Favorite Prescription. F"
Neither does it contain alcohol, whisky
or other intoxicant.
1t often happens that childlessness is
due to conditions which may be cor
rected. Many women. have found that
the vitality and vigor impaired by DR..
.piasce,s- -Eaynrite Prescription to-Ihe
womanly organs, has been the one thing
needful to fulfill the joy of motherhood,
This famous medicine is not cure-all,
The state herald., 1905-04-14
Earthquake Kills Thousands.

Calcutta, April Photographic com
munication with Dhnrmsala has been
restored. The latest accounts show
that the earthquake was even more dis
aatrous thnn nj first believed.
OF n total population OF nearly b.ooo
In the town OF Knngra. II II believed
that only 500 are left alive. Many OF
these have fed. OF the police only n
deputy inspector and four scrgenn,h
are alive. Many people are still I'm
prisoned In the ruins,
Dhnrmsala, Kangra. Palnnpur. Dha'
wan and all the nolrhboripg villages
were completely wrecked. Scarcely n
building remains standing. Not much
damage was done nj Haripur. Doroso'
pipur. Nadnum or ilamirpur. but su'
jnnpur. having n population Of about
d. 900 souls. IN reported 10 be In ruins.
The shocks still continue. There II
no news from kalu valley. but accord
ing TO native fuinofn great amount
of damage has been done
The state herald., 1905-04-14

but specialists prescription, having
as single aim the cure of diseases
peculiar to women.
Reliable dealers recommend Favor
ite Prescription. With tricky ones,
something else that pays them better
will probably be urged upon You as
just as good" Perhaps it is for
them but it can't be for you. Some
saving may be made by purchasing our
medicines in half-dozen quantities.
II you are convinced that the Fa-
vorite Prescription is the medicine
you need, do not be cajoled into ac-
cepting something else. The attempt
to induce you to do so is an insult to
your intelligence, Turn your back on
the one who offers the affront.
DR.. PIERcE's PLEASANT PELLETS
Cure biliousness, sick and bilious head
ache, dizziness, costiveness, or consti-
patton OF the bowels, loss OF appetite,
coated tongue, sour stomach, windy
belchings, heart-burn," pain and dis
tress after eating, and kindred derange-
ments of the liver, stomach and bowels.
Persons subject to any OF these troubles
should never be without vial of the
Z" Pleasant Pellets mt hand. They are
always adopted as household rem
cdy after the first trial. Put up in
glass vials, tightly corked, therefore
always fresh and reliable.
One little Pellet is n laxative, two
are cathartic. They regulate, invigor-
ate and cleanse the liver, stomach and
bowels. As dinner pill" to pro-
mote digestion, take one each day. To
relieve the distress arising from over
eating, nothing equals one OF these
little Pellets" They're tiny, sugar
coated, anti-bilious granules, scarcely
larger than mustard seeds.
Doctor Piercc's great thousand page
Common Sense Medical Adviser" will
be sent for the mere cost OF mailing;
for q one-cent stamps,
or cloth-bound for 81 stamps. 1t Is
grand and useful book. Address DR..
r. V. Pierce, G63 Main St., Buffalo, NY.
The state herald., 1905-04-14

Every housckccper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because II
never sticks TO the lrOn. but because
each package contains iG or.-one full
pound-whilc all other Cold Water
s,arehcs are put up In k'pound pack.
ages. and the price is the snmc. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch In free from all Injurious chem.
Ienla II your grocer tries to sell you
q i?-oz. package II Is because he has
a stock ON hand which he Wishes to
dispose OF before be puts In Defiance.
lie knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large lot.
tefs and figures "iG ora" Demand de-
nance and snyc much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iron stick.
Ing. Defiance never sticks
The state herald., 1905-04-14
DYSPEPSIA YIELDS /.
A NINE YEARS. VICTIM FINDS A
REMEDY THAT CURES.
For Two Years Too Weak toWork-A Dozen
Doctors Had Tried to Check Disease.
Treatment That Succeeded.

For Two Years Too Weak toWork-A Dozen
Doctors Had Tried to Check Disease.
Treatment That Succeeded.
All sufferers from weakness or disor-
ders of the digestive organs will read
with lively interest the story of the COM
plete recovery of Mrs. Nettlie Darvoux
from chronic dyspepsia which was
thought to be incurable.
To be ailing for nine years is not q
very pleasant experience" said Mrs.
Darvoux, when asked for some account
Of her illness. For two years was
critically i'll and could not attend to my
household duties, and at one time was
SO weak and miserable that could not
even walk. My trouble was chronic dys-
pepsia. became extremely thin and
had sallow complexion. l had no ap-
petite and could not take any food with.
out suffering great distress"
did you have physician"
Yes, took medicine from dozen
different doctors. but without getting
any benefit whatever"
"How did you get on the track of n
cure?"
"a book about DIR. Williams Pink Pills
was thrown in our doorway one day.
Ny husband picked it up and read it
through carefully. Howas so impressed
by the statements of those who had been
cured by that remedy that ho inmo-
diately bought three boxes of the pills
and insisted on my taking them"
"Did they help you at once?"
~ began to feel better the second day
after sSarted-to use the pillssnd bytho
time had taken the three boxes l was
entirely well. DR., Williams Pink Pills
can cure even when doctors fail, and
they cure thoroughly, for long time
has passed since my restoration to health
and know it is complete and lasting. :"
The surest way to make sound diges-
ton is to give strength to the organs con-
cerned. DIR. Williams Pink Pills give
new vigor to the blood. No other rem
edy yields such radical results.
Mrs. Darvoux lives ut No. 497 Sixth
street. Detroit, Mich, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are sold by all druggists in
every part Of the world. Dyspeptics
should send to the DIR. Williams Med
icine Company, Schenectady. n. Y, for
a new booklet entitled What. to Eat
and How to Eat"