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The Washington times., 1906-03-18
WidtbS Of Braids En-
PloyQd uPoD Materials

4 important consideration, for coat lin
irg OF good quality is expensive and
wears on the edges when the rest Of the
/ lining Is quite good and new. The at
tractlve borders OF tailor vestings will
make a lining last as long as the cost
does A coat should always be lined with
the best Of satin. whether il be panne.
brOcade, or plain satin SILK Innings are
employed in some coats and some are
unllned. notably those OF silk for sum
mer wear, and loose jackets for outdoor
exercise.
Many coats are braided entirely over
the surface with soutache. and others
have elabOrately braided pieces ana
panels upon them, while all are adorned
with all the braid that can be taste
fully put upon them
What are known as straight braids
are more stylish han any other kind.
They have all manner of decorations
and fancy weaves upon the surface, but
have straight edges. Fancy braids are
frequently combined with these.
Another populsr braid is the pull
braid. so named because it has a cord
in one edge which may be used 10 pull
the braid into all sorts of shapes. This
braid is very useful. as 1t makes the
application of designs so simple and
easy. and il comes in all widths
SOutache is one of the most popular
OF all trimming braidS, and Is freauent-
ly used In connection with some wider
braid It is to be seen in fancy de-
signs woven on the surface of some
wide fat braid. and whole costumes are
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

Par1s, March S.
~ HIS Is season OF braids. They
will trim every sort of material
from velvet TO null. and will
usually be accompanied by but
tons. One feature OF the braid vogue
here in Paris is the quantity of gold
and silver mingled with bra.ds. and the
nse OF braids made entirely of gold or
silver mesh. in the case of certain col
ors-gray, for instance-a touch of gold
In braid trimming takes away from
The coidness OF the color scheme
\ handsome model of a gown for both
spring and summer wear-except upon
hot days-is made OF a light weight OF
AIice-hlue cloth trimmed with braid of
the same coIor in an open basket weave,
supplemented by a narrow wIsite-and-
gilt braid. This is shown in figure A.
which is built with a short eton Jacket
In the new style. with the neck cut to
in front and curved a. the turning
OF the fronts. The middle of the front
is an untrimmed panel fastening with
buttons under a flap. It has one seam
under the arm, is fitted at the ton. ard
the fullness where darts usually occur
Is gathered in a bunch to the waist line.
The back has a seam down the center
and side pieces under the arm. and fits
snugly to the figure with skirts extend
ing two INCHES below. the waist. where
II is turned in a box pleat in the middle
- the back. A wide, fancy silk braid
extends like a belt around the waist
from each side the back TO each side
the front. Its ends are caught under
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

waist line. where a rounded end OF belt
| overlaps it. These shaped pieces hold
the Dleats IN place and aI!Ovz them TO
escape in a short skirt below the belt
Large braid cabcochOns are set in the
points and curved pieces OF the reveres
and soutache braid is set wherever
stitching occurs. The collar is cut in
wavy line across the back. which has
box plest down the middle that mar
rows at the waist line The belt be-
gins on each side of the box pleat, or
passes under it,
The sleeves are gathered to the arm
hole and elbow cuff This is made of a
shaped piece upon two straight folds, all
Of which are trimmed with soutache, and
braid ornament trims the back. A
light braided vest extends above the
neck of the jacket It hooks down the
front as far as the waist line, where if
terminates.
The skirt has a seam down the middle
OF a plain front gore and the rest of IL
is laid in small pleats stitched to be-
low the hips. The lower part of skirt
may be scaIloped and edged with a fold
Of braid. An extension piece. like a deep
hem. is stitched eight inches above the
scallops and hangs below and beneath
them. widening in the back and trailing
like an extension iounce in the form of
a very wide hem. Some persons would
have this entire extension piece braided
with designs in soutache.
Figure c illustrates another smart
spring gown trimmed with braid 1t is
of light brown velvet in one of the Pc
culiar new shades like fading smoke.
The short coat has a rather deep braid
ed coat collar. Below this. one each side
of the front, extend narrow panels 10
which the fronts of the coat are scantily
gathered. Gilt braid borders the neck
and bottom of the coat and it's braided
vest. The vest is also embellished with
another sort of braid and buttons down
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

othcr- narrow brad at the top. and ;he
two form panel upon a wider braid
that narrows toward the belt where the
wide braid terminates The narrow
braids along the belt sections cross each
other on the side in points. and turn up
IN two fancy little triangles above d
slit in the side OF very short coat tails.
The vest shows ABOVE the neck and
down the fronts. II should be OF whit !.
or light color. according to the color
selected for the gowns. and is trimnaed
with embroidery and braids. IT extends
for several inches under the fronts
(Which are faced with trimming). and
hooks together under the front edges
Wide fancy braid faces the coat fronts
with a quilting OF lace on the inner
sides.
Sleeves of three-qua-ter length are
trimmed with oval medaliIons Of vide
braid. outlined with crossing lines OF
narrow braid These are crossed IN
turn by short upright narrow braid
straps that run up on the sleeve and
down upon a lace quilting along the up-
per edge Of the cuff
The cuff is OF the color or the vest and
is braided. or embroidered. or botb-iust
as the vest is. II fits loosely below the
elbow, where the sleeve is pleated TO il.
A plain circular skirt is trimmed upon
the hem with crossing rows of narrow
braid around oval medalIions of wide
braid Crossing straps are repeated in
the skirt
Where the coats are made with vests
the coat fronts are nearly always loose
and are trimmed inside the front edges
with fancy braids made for that pur-
peSe-
These are known as tailor vestinss
ezli. appear in all widths and styles OF
hraids, with one straight edge and one
very fancy one They make a pretty s.d-
dition to a coat when the fronts flap
open, and also save a lining. This is an
The Washington times., 1906-03-18
DOROTHY.

When DOrothea looked on me
] felt loves ftful fever
CTnere breathes no fairer maid than
Dorothy Seaver.)
I knew her for a sad coouette:
Twas folly 10 believe ke=
But ah- she woVe a silken ret
Sly Dolly Seaver,
And now she's Tilted me az last
My woe doth little grieve her.
Her laugh rings free as in the past
This gay d. Seaver,
Alex Derby. In National Maxszins.
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

narrow straps OF white aud gilt braid
The neck Is outlined with blue velvet.
narrowing TO point in front Between
this and wide blue braid. Ike that
around the waist. is a narrow gilt braid.
The wide braid narrows 10 a point IN
front at the meeting Of the collar points
There are a rosette of velvet, edged with
the SiIt-and-white braid and having a
GIT center. makes pretty finish TO the
jacket
a sug sestion OF Empire epauiettes is
seen in the top OF the sleeve. which is
plain, and has a strip of braid stitched
upon cloth inserted below the plain por-
uon and above the pleated fullness of
the top of the sleeve. The bottom Of
the sleeve is made with two forward
turning pleats that meet on the outside
under rosette above the cuff. The
turned-up cuff below the elbow is piped
and trimmed around the middle with
wide braid
New Cut of Skirt.
The skirt is scanned down the mid
die of the front gore. which tIrns under
In a box pleat on each siC-. where darts
are cut. The top OF the .ore is stitched
over the side darts. below which II
hangs loose. The top of the skirt is
gathered twice around Ia seanty, close
gathers. and the skirt IS very full at
the bottom 1t is trimmed with two
rows OF braid straps. each terminating
in rosetfe. The upper strap is shorter
than the lower one.
One of the new wool zephvrs. in
shadow plaid effects in a bluish-gray. is
shown in figure B. The material is thin
and is pleated all around the jacket from
neck 20 belt. These pleats are held un-
der a wide strap on the shoulder with
scallcps IN the ends The reveres have
a deep point at the top. with a narrow
stitched border down the front and they
turn oack in a curved piece over the
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

the front Two braid ornaments decor
ate each side of the coat fronts and sim
liar ones adorn the cuffs.
The coat is seamless. except for one
seam down each side the back near The
underarm. This seam is covered Win a
braid design. coming TO a point at the
top The back is fitted at the top and
pleated al the waist line under a strap
and also an ornamental br id design
that meets the design over the side
seams. The coat skirt just covers the
waistband.
Short sleeves are gathered quite fun TO
the armhole and slightly under the ell
bow cuff A tuck across the front of the
sleeve slants upward on the arm Its
release makes the back. over the elbow
full and loose Many coat sleeves are
made in this manner, which saves the
elbows of the sleeves and affords more
comfort to the arm The cuff of this
sleeve is made of two wide folds Just
below the elbow. and 1t is elaborateiy
trimmed with braid.
The skirt is braided IN irregular panels
IN the front and sides. Any pleasing
design may be carried out in soutache
braid. which is extremely fashionable
for braidiDg purposes at present.
Fetching Braid Decoration.
Figure d shows a model suitable for
any of the new spring materials in wool
or velvet OF the finer qualities and in
light weights Narrow braids. stitched
upon the. edges of a wide braid. form
a shapek fiat coat collar The narrow
braids cross each other at the neck and
extend along the edges of wide braid
stitched down the fronts Just above
the waist line the narrow braids turn
back and outline belt of wide braid
From the shoulder narrow braid
slants downward in a forward direction
and runs down to the edge of the jacket.
crossing the belt. II is joined by an
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

OF the same color as the gown.
Braids are made the color Of the
gown. and fvory-rimmed buttons
which are immensely DopuIar-havs
braid centers of the same color ana
weave as the trimming upon a gown
When braids are not the color OF the
gown they are usually black or white.
or one Of these colOrs mixed with gold
or silver Braids OF mixed colors are
also fetchingly applied. and there f,
quite a vogue for pompadour braids
that are OF white. OF some pale tint
with the effect Of flowers and figures
embroidered upon them IN coIors.
Braid is one Of the easiest and sim
plest OF all trimmings TO apply, and II
always smart appearance
The vogue for buttons as trimmings
has been productive not only OF all
kinds Of handsome, braid buttons, but
OF Roman and Mexican mosaic buttons.
to match the color-o a gown; gold and
silver and decorated porcelain buttons
and jsweled buttons, as well. both IN
real and imitation precious stones
Copyright. 1906. by w R Hezrst)
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
MERGER
IN OLD MEXICO
ANNOUNCED NEGOTIATIONS ARE
COMPLETE TO CONSOLIDATE
BIG ROADS.

Special to the Herald.
Mexico, d. F., Mexico, Dec. 13.-
The announcement is made that nego-
tiatlons have been completed involy.
ing the merger and consolidation OF
the Mexican Central railroad and the
National lines Of Mexico, which, if the
deal goes through, will become the
property Of a single new company, OF
which the Mexican government will
own the majority of the shares, rep,
resenting in the neighborhood OF
s225, 100000 in gold.
H. Clay Pierce, the big oil man,
may be made chairman of the direc.
torate in the New York office. The
main directorate viii be located in
the Mexican capital.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
DUBOIS OF IDAHO
SCORES PRESIDENT
WHILE URGING THAT SENATOR
sMooT BE DRIVEN FROM THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, Dec. 13.-DuBois of
Idaho. in a speech in the senate, urg.
ed that Smoot be driven from his seat
and charged that President Roosevelt
knowingly and willingly aided the
Idaho Mormons in the last State cleo
ton. He declared that Governor Good
ing was the recognized Mormon can
didate, while his opponent on a radical
Democratic platform opposed the Nor
mons.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
.SIyTY-NINE PRIESTS
HAVE BEEN SUMMONED
TO APPEAR BEFORE THE POLICE
PREFECTURE TO ANSWER TO
CHARGES MADE.

Special to the Herald.
Paris, Dec. 13.-Masses have been
held in all French Catholic churches
since o'clock this morning. The po-
lice are stationed at each edifice to
prevent demonstrations.
Later sixty-nine priests were sum.
moned before the police prefecture TO
answer to the charge OF saying mass
without legal authority.
Seized letters from the papal nun.
ciature Is is ciaimed win chow cau-
spiracy against the republic Of
France.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
BICYCLE RACERS INJURED.
Two Riders Rendered Unconscious.
Race Temporarily Stopped.

Special to the Herald.
New York, Dec. 13.-Hollister and
Hogler, contestants in the six-day
bicycle race. were injured in a spill
toby, following a sprint The race
was stopped temporarily, after several
racers went into heap. Hogler and
HOLSTER were both rendered uncon.
scions.
The race was resumed at 9 o'clock,
with all contestants in.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
A CLEVER COUNTERFEIT
OF Buffalo Ten Dollar Bill Has Been
Discovered.

New York, Dec. Zone of the best
counterfeits that has recently come to
the notice of the government authori-
ties found its way to the subtreasury
yesterday. 1t is a ten dollar silver GER
tificate bearing the Buffalo imprint.
The back of the bill is even the closer
counterfeit of the original bill than
the face, but both are good enough to
deceive ANYBODY but experts.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED.
Southbound Iron Mountain Train Left
Tracks Near NeeIysViIle, Mo.

Neelysyille, Mo, Dec. 13.-Seyen
persons were injured, but none fatally,
when the sOuthbound Iron Mountain
train left the tracks here last night
Mrs. Aisle Skikes. Benham, La, the
only woman passenger on the train.
is among the injured
The train plunged into n ditch of
water and the passengers were all
drenched.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
Herald 1t is so.---You Get All the News While 1t is
.THIRTY.FIVE KILLED
AND MANY INJURED
DESPERATE BATTLE is FOUGHT
NEAR elAKovlcA, MACEDONIA,
JUST BEFORE DAY.

Special to the Herald.
Belgrade. Servia, Dec. 13.-Thirty-
five billed outright and hundreds
wounded is the result of a desperate
battle fought near Giakovica, Mace
donia. just before daybreak this morn
ing.
Two thousand Albians and Tribes
men we're engaged for three hours in
a desperate struggle.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
TEXAS CASES
Are Set for Hearing in Chicago Jan
uary Cattle Men Interested.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The inter
state commerce commission set for
hearing in Chicago January Z the case
of the Cattle Raisers' Association of
Texas against the NJ, X. & T. and
other railways, alleging unreasonable
differences in rates on live stock ship
ments.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE
Working Mostly as committee-Nine
Provisions Introduced.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 13.-The conven-
ton work is now mostly in the com
mittees. Nine constitutional provis.
ions have been introduced, among
them one establishing a judicial sys.
TEN for the separate submission Of
prohibition. and another placing Mis-
soun's limitation on legislative pow
ers.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
IS NERVOUS WRECK.
Mrs. Bradley, Who Killed Senator
Brown, Wants to Die.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Mrs. Bradley,
who fired the bullets which resulted
in the death of former Senator Brown,
is a nervous wreck in the house of de
tention. She says she is sorry she
did not turn the revolver upon herself
She has been formally charged with
murder.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
FIFTY THOUSAND SUBSCRIBED
To Establish a Boat Line on Missouri
River, Kansas City TO ST. Louis.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 13-Fifty
thousand of the one hundred thousand
dollars we're subscribed here today for
the operation of a boat line between
Kansas City and St. Louis on the Mis-
souri, river.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
Commission Man Fails.
Special to the Herald.

St Paul. Mimi, Dec. ia. j.. Cum
minis. member of the Chamber OF
Commerce, announced failure today.
The company has more offices in the
West and Northwest than any other
commission firm this side of Chicago,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
THE REIGHSTAG IS
DISSOLVED BY DECREE
THE DISSOLUTION is THE RESULT
OF MEMBERS REJECTING THE
EMPERoR'S DEMANDS.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Berlin, Dec. BY the terms of
the imperial decree today the German
reichstag dissolved. The dissolution
is the result of the legislature reject
ing by ten majority the emperor's es-
Inmates on maintaining the army in
Southwest Africa.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
Oklahoma ResInnation.
Special to the Herald.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. Ex-Governor
Frantz has appointed J. Z. Dyche of
Lawton as the successor to L. w. Bax-
ter. territorial superintendent of pub
Tic, instruction, who resigned his office
today.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
Investigate Hieh Priced Lumber.
pecial to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The house
today passed the Miller resolution di-
recting an inquiry into the high price
OF lumber, and to gather evidence
showing the existence Of a lumber
trust,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
PROMINENT MINISTER KILLED.
Rev. J. NJ. Moody, Baptist Minister
Walked of Fast Train.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Austin, Texas, Dec. 13.-Rev. ]. NJ.
Moody, one of the most prominent
Baptist ministers of Texas, living at
Dallas, while en- route to San Antonio
for medical treatment, walked of a
fast moving train, and died here, hav.
ing been picked up by another train.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
GOT TWENTY YEARS.
Rock Island Train Robber Was Sent
Up for a Long Term.
Special to the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Marshall, Mo, Dec. 13.-Clyde Rum
sey, who robbed the Rock Island and
Alton trains recently, plead guilty to
two charges Of robbing passenger
trains today, and was sentenced to
ten years in each case. His sentence
will begin tomorrow.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-13
King oscar Critically ~.

Special to the Herald.
London. Dec. ia Stockholm dis
patch says King Oscar II of Sweden
is critically III with heart trouble.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21
To Mr Son.

Printed by request of a personal
friend OF Mrs. heVey.l
Do you know that your soul is Of my
soul such part,
That you seem to be fibre and core to
my heart?
None Other al pain me, as you, dear,
can do;
None other a please me, OF praise
me, as you.
Remember, the worli will be quick
with It's blame,
II shadow or stain ever dsrkened your
name,
alike mother like son" is q saying SC
true;
The world will judge rgely O
"mother" by you.
Be yours, then, the task-if task i
shall be-
To force this proud world to d.
homage TO me.
Be sure, it will say. when ITS verdtc
you've on
"She reaps as she sowed--ior this mai
is her son."
Helen Watts MoVey.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21
To Farm the sKumps.

The mar who can provide homes for
Industrious and strOng-armed citizens
Is a benefactor 81 the ace II
representative STEVENSON Of Minnesota
can push his swamp reclamation
measure to enactment INTO law, be
will be deserving of the praise OF not
only this but future generations. His
bill is a practical extension Of the old
homestead idea, or rather, perhaps, 40
application to the vast areas OF our
swamp lands OF the idea embodied 10
the national irrigation law.
There are in the neIghborhood OF
100 O0O, 900 acres Of swamp l'nds in
the United States, some 70, OOO, 900 Of
which have been surveyed, and tie
great hulk would make splendid farms
II the excess OF vet II were drained
of.
The Steenersou bill provides for the
beginning OF the work Of reclamation
OF these huge areas. The Measure is
framed AFTER the irrigation law; II
provides that the receipts from The
sles Of pstlc lands IN the non
rigatlon states shall constitute .
drainage" fund to be expended BY
the Government IN great drainage
works, and further, that the cost o
such drainage shall be pro-ratet
among toe md benefited and paid
b ,ck by the settlers into the "fund,
to be used over again for additions
reel imalion work.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21
DON'T U F

tor tomorrow what you can do today
II you put off buying a bottle Of
Billiards. Snow Linimeut, when that
pain comes you won't have any, buy 8
bot le today. A positive cure for
rheumatism, burns, cuts, spraiuS,
contracted muscles, ETC., t. s.
Graham, Prairie Grove, Ark, writes;
81 wish to thank you for the good
results l received from Snow Liniment.
1t posnV,l, cured me of rheumatism
after others had failed Sold BY
Crenshaw & Young. Ami
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21
Strong Box Pound.

The following story from the Hlg-
ginsvllle Advance is as disappointing
10 the denoument as a modern novel;
"While workmen we're moving th,
house known as the Evans property
Wednesday they discovered a COX
about Is inches long a-d eight inches
square secreted in the cellar wall.
The h K was well made and lineo
without with zinc. IL VAS set 10 +
bed Of cemen and equipped with ;
door aud lock, which had been wei
hidden with brick aud cement Tn,
house was built some Is or 80 year
tgo by q Ger an carpenter BY thu
name OF Cooke and it is thought h.
used the box as q money vau't
Nothing excepting the key to thu
door was found within the boa"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21

Wellington N VS.: Wellington is to
som, thing It has long needed q
good hot,l. c. Q x nike d is 90 bav
t oulll, and be the owner and
proprietor. Il is to oe a ! re- two
tory frame, S4x4S, ard viii G. utain
9 roous Ia addnnon 10 The new
u,ldipg, ihs housa now occupi BY
Kiukead-a good frame cons'.'n'g Of
$ rooms-wli be used as pari Of The
noi,l
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21
Mrs. Mary F. Walker Dies in Kansas City.

H~igginsville Leader;
Mrs. Mary f. Walker, widow OF the
lave Stan.ey B. Welktr, died at her
home on Spring street in Kansas CITY
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, eg d 50
, ears. Deceased had been III two
weeks. The remains were brougb
here Monday and il tered in tb'
Walker | I 10 the city cemetery.
Mrs. W lxer wa a native OF Illinois
but made Hlgginsv | q her home here
'or many years during the life OF hrl
husband. They had considerable
business interests here ut that time,
Mrs. Walker moved TO Kansas City
seven years ago.