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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
COESELET SECRET OUT.

The real secret Of the successful
kirt has at last filtered down to gen
i'al recognition. The corseIet skirt ut
Us very best is merely curtailel
?rincesse. which. it scarcely needs to
!e pointed out. neceSsitatcs Il certain
cttled condition Of the upper p1rt or
Nip. While the whole is put on intact.
;ut even then there is IN immensely of
difference in cut, each big couturiore
holding theories quite conclusive il
lrair way. and quite hopelessly conflict
ng to the initiated However. the
:luS of the matter is found in the
Ultimate result, which eyacts shape
mess. alas! too frequently lacking.
md replaced for the most part by
hickened silhouette that is very much
he reverse Of attractive
With the strengthening Of the season
10 one who has eyes to see can for q
Nor:e1t discount the increasing favor
accorded the shortened waist. During
the past week this innovation has ap-
healed to ne as the secret of much that
$ to be accounted fashionable. 1t is
the little more that means so much
With designs otherwise familiar. Alb
'olutely without exception, this short
med waist is the most subtle thing i'm
lglnablc, and there is comfort in the
that it will never, for many
obvious reasons, surMount certain
height.
Meanwhile, it serves most emphati-
ally to stamp 4 creation as Of the
lour. and is proving at the same time
IN Invaluable weapon in the hands of
he cute couturieres, who are enabled
y its aid to invest cid models with a
otally fresh aspect.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
LAST OF "BLOOMER BAND"

All that remains Of the famous
ABioonec band of half century ago
g one lonely old woman and new
word in the dictionary. The term
"Bloomers' has survived, but few
know that the word had its origin in
l movement Of half a century ago for
the revOlutiOniZing Of wOman's cos
tune as first step toward the en-
forcement Of equal rights with men.
The woman who led this band was
Mrs. Anne BlOomer, Of New York. Mrs.
Bloomer was famous advocate Of
Woman's rights, but she attained
worldwide fame only when she called
upon her enslaved sisters to break the
shackles, defy convention and the male
sex and step into the light Of day wear
Ing trousers, the uniform Of liberty,
Not all at once did the band Of women
who RESPONDED to the Boomer call cast
aside the GARD OF the downtrodden sex.
A compromise was affected in the form
Of costume part trousers, part skirt.
It was hideous-a nightmare thing
to make both sexes shudder and seek
the woods. But many women set their
teeth and marched into the limelight
wearing the new "Blooner' costume.
The entire world shreked, while the
Bloomerites were lampooned in type
and picture. 1t was generally sup
posed that nothing remained of the
Boomer movement but the name. But
there is one Bloomer woman still liv-
ing and still boldly facing hooking
world, wearing the costume adopted at
the time of the future movement half
a century ago. This last survivor of
the famous Bloomer brigade is Susan
Fowler, OF Vineland, n. J. For forty
years she has TILED her farm, gathered
her harvest aud. clad in the costume
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
FLOWERS AND WEDDINGS.

Many decidedly fashionable we'd
Gin@S have an arrangement of banked
palms and ferns oyerh,nS by Il loose
mass Of roses against the wall and
nothing more for the couple TO be
framed in. II the country is accessi-
bic, You may make your wedding bcau-
tiful by adjoining the house with treas.
ures Of the woods and fields \ charm
ing Western wedding took place in
what looked like a dogWood forest.
Masses of the wild flowers had been
brought in the day before. and every
corner and wall space was banked
with the great branches. A sort of
arbor effect of the branches was made
ut one end Of Il long reception room
and under the roof of this the cere-
mony was performed.
Tho fruit blossoms Of spring are ex-
quisite for adjoining a home wedding
Pear, cherry, and crab-apple furnish
the pure white that some prefer. If
you care to turn the rooms pink, the
peach blossoms will help you. Noun
tain-laurel is one of the fbveliest flow
ers that grow for decorative purposes.
Field daisies can be banked and twined
in much the manner of roses. and
they are especially charming for
wedding that eliminates very young
romance. for we always associate them
with girlhood. They can be wound in
garlands of ropes and festooned from
lie ceiling or made into Il lattice work
upon it.-Harper's Weekly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
Best Weight Guessers.

utchers are the worlds bestweight
ssers.. The butchers difficult trade
p him a skill in weight-guessing
Is almost incredible.
y a commonplace thing in a meat
to see a butcher seize hold Of a
red round Of beef and slash OF
great knife four pounds just,
kwo and half pounds just, or six
ads just, according to the order.
ne buyer Of meat wants to get the
snt he asked for. no more and no
and he wants this weight in one
not in one big piece and two or
IL little ones.
satisfy the buyer the butcher has
compelled to acquire extraordi-
q skill in judging just how much
ftain portion of a round of meat
ns, and in cutting off that portion
Othly and accurately.-Minneapo-
Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
-,v STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
/. - the People and Stories Of
Their Life and Work.

.,o,ona amazes an eastern ar
Tide asphalted streets, the plate
y Fonts Of department stores
.yean sidewalks. the well-dressed
.s-riea shoppers, the finish, the
..o,oIitan air You find in Okla
ritv, for example, seem mar
- find in a territory only seven
years old. But do not say SO.
Vow Yorker who went there on
.,oss complained that fate was
.ting him into wilderness. and
..ure him. But coming down
nbrahoma associates coald not
,,eakfast the first morning, at his
III in Oklahoma City, he stared
s,und in wonder as he entered the
.rh;s he exclaimed, this in Okla
III Why. do you know" he add
-. !, con fdentially, Il even found por-
'ssin bathtub in my room.
well" said an Oklahoman, dryly,
a,,,t they have those in New
FORK"
\ ;s better not to be surprised
..,er to say that the department
.ares seem to do large business,
!, that the trolley ride to the sub
~ is pleasant, indeed any com
-, that satisfies your interiocItor
u, Won expected to find him living
!, modern city, even though he
.,sbed into Oklahoma country but a
s.v wears ago and scrambled for
,omestead. improvements have
marched with swiftness in Oklahoma
VA in Indian Territory. 1t is bigger
nan all the New England states TO-
.etber as big as Illinois and Ohio
.cmbined. and its red lands teen
I'm all the crops that any state rails
: from the Canadian border TO the
,eeinning of the sun-tropics in Flor
"A and Texas. There are no drones.
is busy. New land is be-
10 broken. New buildings are go
40 up. New trolley lines are start
NJ New waterworks are being put
How can the work be done so
pst9 In the one town | spent half
MIR in the Commercial club. In
lat busy time half the leading bust
ess men came in to discuss some
,terprise or other in which all were
,terested.
IF a man comes here to enter
usness," said the secretary, and
,esn't put his shoulder to the wheel
ID cooperate to push the towns
rtunes, he soon learns that the
does not want him. Ok
homa makes rapid progress be-
use its citizens pull together, and
turned to speak with a store
,eper who had offered prize TO the
slahoma farmer who could raise
e best cotton he said that it
lped his business to have the farm
S raise good crops-World's Work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
SHOULDER CAPE VOGUE.

A new shoulder cape is shown
mons the latest walking and carriage
uits. says the Dry Goods Guide. Al
h0usn it is considered new it is only
/ revival of the well-known shoulder
ape of the sixties. 1t is made of the
tame material rs the dress and the
IF the neck. which is very low, expos
n the bodice top
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
THE TULLE BOA.
Aren't we conservative.

Aren't we conservative.
How few will ADOPT the boa:
Isn't it exquisite in golden brown?
Ard isn't it chic in black or white,
In hyacinth blue it rivals modish
gray.
The dantiest boa is made simply of
)lea ted tille
Half-length velvet ribbon streamers
Ire the finish
The tulIe is prettier and more sum
merry if una,lorneI by Eabe ripbcu or
chenille. -nhlaGelpha Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22
Too Busy.

enior Partner - The new man
seem to have developed any
y points yet.
snior Partner-No, he hasn't had
nor Partner-Hasn't had timer
nior Partner--No. he spends most
~ Tune explaining his mistakes.
niladelphia Ledger.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-22

The wheat crop Of western Canada
for 1865 aggregated the immense
total Of S411522G bushels. and OF
oats 74,21l, $50 bushels. or these
crors the province of Manitoba pro
duced fully two-thirds.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09
DR.. FOSTER, Painless Dentist ..s g STREET

cnance TO see the numerous ISLANDS
in the bay and the lights along the
coast The search lights which
flashed on them from Port Mckinley
caused amusement for the party and
they returned the salutes in a way
which showed that their lungs were
well filled with the good. fresh air
which is abundant on the island
Two birthdays coming Saturday and
Sunday were Jointly observed on Sat-
urday in a pleasing manner. The
morning dip will be another one O,
the many pleasures which will be.
missed when on Saturday the party
breaks up to return to their different
homes. but they will carry with them
many pleasant remembrances of the
stay on the island and hope that
when another summer comes they
may take up again the life where
they are now leaving.
A clambake under the auspices of
The Seashore Land Co. Portland. was
held on Cousins Island. Saturday.
august 4. A large flag marked the
tract or land. and small flags marked
on the different lots making a very
pretty effect against the green sward.
A bcuntiful provision was made for a
large number of people-five bushels
OF clans. 80 legal Holsters. nine dozen
eggs and other things in proportion.
Everything was delightfully."- cooked
and prepared. the only unpleasant
thing being the weather. and that was
very bad. The fog q the forenoon
developed into a heavy shower just
as the company were ENJOYING the
clans and Holsters picked out of the
smoking seaweed and all skurried for
shelter in the woods or at Mr.. Talb,t's
house and barn. IL was a great dis
appointment to the Land Company as
they were unable to do anything in the
way Of selling the lots. but IL any
should desire further information,
kindly inquire OF the President. Mr..
Almon r. Hill. Mr.. william w. Nit
chell. treasurer, CT any of the d.
rectors.
The Rev. Franklin s. Moore. rector
of st. Mary's church. New York City.
joined his family at Oak Grove Cot
tage on August LIST and will stay with
them till the middle Of September.
The Rev. and Mrs. Moore entertain
ed on Friday evening. Aug Bird. at Oak
Grove Cottage. Among those present
we're Mrs. Th,rnton. Mrs. Heston. Miss
Goodman and Miss Msther Of NewtoyS
Pa: Miss Granger OF Richmond. Va:
Miss Helen Tow Of Philadelphia. Miss
Jones Of RYE. ~. v; Mr.. Bryan Of
Newtown. Pa: Miss Campbell. Mr..
Charles Richardson Smith. Mr.. Van
Doren and Mr.. Luders of New York
City. and Miss GwendoIen Kyle q
Montreal.
William Christopher O'Hare Of New
York. the noted composer and musical
director. spent Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore at Oak Grove Cottage. Mr..
OHare was formerly cnoirmaSter for
five years under Mr.. Moore and has n
wide reputation as n writer Of Both
secular and church music.
Mrs James A. Smith. Miss Annie
Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Of Cam
bridge. Mass. Mrs. Fred Piping and
Miss Elizabeth Piping Of Dedham are
at the Sea Breeze cottage for the
month Of August
Rev. Mr. Hull Of Freeport preached
at the chapel Sunday.
Miss Edith J. Drinkwater OF Cam
bridge Is spending the month OF Au-
rust with her parents. Capt and Mrs.
J. @. Drinkwater.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09

There Is no place precisely like
home. In America, although a sevants'
boarding house. with livery stable in
connection Is a near approach.
The correct home atmosphere Is elu-
sive. About all We positively know
concerning II Is that II has to be
pumped In by a ventilating apparatus
costing at least $4,000. which. In its
turn. cannot be properly installed in a
house costing less than half a million
Tastes In homes are various. The
sweet home Is stu found in remote
settlements.
American men live mostly in clubs.
thus ingeniously avoiding the housetop
on the one hand. and the contentious
woman on the other.
Our ambition to own our own home
Is one of the stigmata OF hysterIa. The
next thing will probably be an ambI-
ton TO digest our own food.
A home Is impossible without
woman to preside over IL and a man to
stagger under it.-Puck.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09
Cousins Island

Guests continue to arrive at the
Island Home Cottage. Miss Maude
Carlton OF Manchester. ~. r., Mrs.
Maidena Blanchett Of Arthabaska
Quebec. Mr.. Nelson Arlington. the
New England manager OF the Curtis
Bros Blue Label canned goods, and
family Of Dorchester. and Mr.. Ernest
Monroe Of Brockton., Mass. were the
arrivals Of the past week. Life at
the cottage Is being enjoyed TO the
fullest extent. fishing trip on
Thursday kept the men busy all day.
besides furnishing the family with an
abundance Of fine fresh FISH. such as
they are not accustomed to get from
their local FISH dealers Although
one OF the party offered obligations
10 Neptune. he returned home I'm his
usual good spirits. Another pleasure
was the moonlight sail around the bay
on Friday night. The trip was de-
hghtful. Offering the party a fine
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09

Mrs. Gilcreas and Master yelling.
ton, who have been occupying the Cook
crttage. leave Thursday for Harvard
Mass. where they will spend a short
vacation on a large farm. before re-
turning TO their home in Dorchester
Miss Addie Gertrude Gardner at the
same cottage also leaves Thursday for
Christmas Cove, Maine. where she will
be the guest of DR.. and Mrs. George
Alcott Phinney Ct Dorchester.
Mrs. i. p. Prentiss and daughter
Mary who have been at the Rockmere
the past two weeks left Wednesday
Tor Ogunquit where Miss Mary has
school friend located.
Mrs. A. f. White and daughters Len.
ME and Alice, of Melrose Highlands
are occupying their cottage for two
weeks.
Mr.. Henry E. Bacon. Miss Mary and
Master Henry, Junior. of Memphis,
Tenn. were registered at the Rockmere
Saturday.
Miss Emily Broomer OF Dorchester.
Miss Lottie Green of Cambridge with
Miss Bessie Sharp of Boston are to be
at Littlejohn's for a short stay.
MIR. j. G. Barton Ct Chicago returned
TO The Rockmere Saturday for few
days longer stay.
Mr.. Frank Dickerman and family
made very enjoyable trip TO Bath
and Gardiner in their beautiful launch
"Minna.' returning home Tuesday af-
ter a weeks absence
Mrs. Burrage and party consisting of
her two daughters. Constance and Ma
bel. her son Philip. her brother Mr..
Upham. and sister. Mrs. Chamberlain.
all of Boston. Mass, are at the Rock
mere for short stay. Miss Constance
Is junior in Radcliffe College Mr..
Upham has a position with n. III. Cole
man q Sons. Bedford street, Boston.
Mr.. Sidney T. Collowhill. wife and
daughter. from Boston, are tenting
on their own land at Shepard's Point.
They have one large tent IA feet
square. two smaller ones 7x9. also a
smaller shelter tent for the children's
use. Mr. Callowhill has studio at
100 Boylston street. Boston. where he
exhibits water colors. china painting.
etc. He hopes to- sketch some of the
scenery around Littlejohn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Neponset
are located at the Arcade. As they
were lately married. the other occu-
pants Of the cottage gave them a roy
al welcome in the way OF rice. confetti.
etc. They also decorated the rooms very
generously with white cloth and played
many mischievous pranks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Dwyer of Boston
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ready at
the Romeo Cottage. Mr.. and Mrs. Ready
are also entertaining Mrs. s. Spar
row e Roxbury. and Mrs. =. J. Nolan
OF Back Bay. They vote LittIejohn's
a charming place.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. u. Bird and daugh-
ter Rebecca are at the Rockmere for
their eighth season. Mr.. Bird is a de-
signer Of note. and many have prob
ably noticed his cartoons In the Bos-
TIN papers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Topham ar
rived at the Rockmere Sunday morn
Ing. Mr.. Topham Is at the head Of
one Of the departments Of the Fore
River Engine Company Of Quincy.
The Rockmere has had an addition
OF 3S to their number the past week
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09

MIR. +. J. Hamilton returned to the
Naples Sunday after a weeks stay in
Cambridge. accompanied by his wife
and youngest son, Leslie Croker.
owing to the inclement weather. on
saturday not as large a number Of peo-
pie as was expected. to attend the
free clambake given by the Seashore
Land Co. arrived. Those who did at
tend say the bake was a success and
II Is understood that II will be repeated
In the near future.
Mr.. Charles Smith OF New York
City who has been the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. l.. o. Van Doren at Hackma-
tack Lodge, returned to- his home Sat-
urday.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09
MT. KATARpIM, MAINE WOODS

Excellent ucvt fly fishing; clean
camps, beds and liner; good table.
spring water; separate sleeping lodges,
outlying camps; canoeing, mountain
slimbing; big live game photography:
booklet r. g. g. GARLAND, Mgr,
Debsconeag, Maine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
OEI9 UART NOTEA
Mrs. F. T. Bradley Dead-Passed Away
 While Travelling in Switzerland,

News of the death in Lucerne Swift zerland, of Emily Mersick Bradley wife of Frederick T. Bradley, treasurer of the English X Mersick company, was received in this city Saturday.
 Mrs. Bradley, her husband and two children, sailed on July 19 for a tour through Switzerland. Four weeks be- fore leaving New Haven Mrs. Bradley was taken i'll with appendicitis and had an operation performed. It was suppos- ed that she was making progress to- ward recovery at the time the family sailed, but immediately upon their ar rival in Lucerne Mrs Bradley, was taken down with other complications She had been confined to the hotel for five weeks.
 Mrs. Bradley was forty-three years of age and was the only child of the late Edwin F. Mersick, who was the founder of the firm of English & Mer- sick carriage hardward dealers in Crown street. Miss Mary Merslck of Chapel street, who is travelling abroad. was with Mrs. Bradley when she died
 The body will be brought to New Ha- ven for burial.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
MRS E1rGENE MoR1AR1rv

The funeral of Emma K. H. Hessler. wife of Eugene Moriarity, who died last Wednesday after a long lingering sickness, took place Saturday afternoon from her late home, SS4 State street. where prayers were offered, after which the remains were borne to the Emanuel Lutheran church in Hun1- phrey street, where the services were held, Mrs. Morlarity had been active member of this church and the large attendance of mourners and friends gave proof of the high esteem and love in which she was held by all who knew her. Rev. Mr Heidenrelch, pastor of the church, off1ciated and spoke very highly of the good character of the de- ceased. The floral pieces were beauti- full and abundant.
 Mrs. Moriarity was only tWenty-one years old and leaves besides her hus- band, baby boy of six months, both her parents, one sister and five broth CTS.
 The pallbearers were Charles Bogart, Dennis Leary Herman Hagenstein Harry Strecker, Fred Gleich, and Charles Reiche. The flower bearers were Christian Koch and John Dnoep- pei
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
New Haven Thenter.

The attraction at the New Haven theater Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
 day nights, September 17, 1S 19, and at the Wednesday matinee, will be a. typical New York melodrama entitled ''The Great Jewel Mystery" presenting
 those two clever comedians, the Russell brothers, The play is written by Mark B, Swan In all the plays written for them the Russell brothers are equipped with roles favorable to their speciality
 which is female impersonatlon. They have been initiating the Irish servant girl for years and have created more laughter probably than any team of comedians now upon the stage.
 The new vehicle is reported to be a thriller though favoring the comedy at- mosphere. Several daring robberies have of late been perpetrated and Mark Swan, the author, has selected one for his theme, giving the Russells the job to ferret out the mystery. The play demands five big scenes, which have been painted by well known artists. The story is the old one of love and trouble. A very estlmable lady is in- dueed to purchase a quantity of jewels innocent of any wrong intent, and United States custom officer who hap pens to be an old sweetheart, is put upon the trail Before, however, the jewels were found in her possession they are stolen by a confederate of the real smuggler, This causes a compli- cation hard to solve but two Irlshmen disbuised as females clear up the mys- tery and all ends happily.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
MRS. wILLouGHRY DEAD.

Nancy Royce Willoughby seventy seven years of age, died Saturday aft- ernoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. J. Dunlap Beecher of 157 Blake street She was born in Waterbury and was the widow of William A. Will loughby, a soldier in Go. A, Connecti- cut volunteers of the civil war. Mrs Willoughby was most estimable wom- an and had many friends and ac- qua.intances in the city. She leaves two children to mourn her loss. Mrs T. Dunlap Beecher and Raymond H. Will loughby of New Britain. Funeral ser vices will be private and will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon. The interment is to be in Evergreen ceme- tery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Hyperion Theater.

The characters that are played by Joseph and William W. Jefferson in Playing the Game" the new up-to- date comedy by Cleveland Moffett and Hartley Davis, in which the appear at the Hyperion theater this evening were especially written for them by these clever dramatists and are especially suited to the younger Jeffersons' tal- ents. Joseph is cast for a polished southern gentleman from Mississippi, while William W. portrays a young scion of the Four Hundred, who is per sistent in his endeavors to marry Two very handsome scenes are shown in this production, one the reading and writing room of the Waldorf4Astoria, and the other the interior of a well known artists studlo-both being exact reproductions of the originals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
THE vTRGTNTAN ,

"The Virginian,p as adapted to the stage by Kirk La shelle from Owen Wistter's celebrated novel of the same name, will come to the Hyperion to- morrow night. As Is well known to the many who have seen this play, there are two scenes in particular of extra ordinary power and pathos in 'The Virginian"
 Dustin Farnum originated and still plays the title role, in which he has won well merited praise. Others in the Kirke La shelle supporting com pany are Frank Campeau, Bennett Musson, Frank Nelson Harry Holiday, C R. Gilbert, J, R. Furlong. Mabel Wright Lillian corbin, and Eleanor Wilton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-17
ANN COoNEY mArsnN

The funeral of Mrs. Ann Cooney Wat son was held Saturday morning from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. James M. English S67 Edgewood ave- nue A requiem high mass was cele- brated at St. Mary's church at 10 a. m by Rev, Father Mcshane, The bearers were William H. Nugent, Daniel M. Sheehan, Thomas F. German, Joseph F. Dolan, George L. Routh, Thomas T., Routh. The funeral was largely at tended. Interment was in New Lon don.