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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29
PARIS. April. 'O6.

PAR1S, April, O6 |" O BE stylish you must literally begin your
 toilet at the crown of your head this A spring, for never perfect coifure
 more necessary. Paris take such pride In the exquisite arrangement of and putfs displayed to such great advantage beneath the son's tilted hats. It IS much looser affair than she autumn coiffure since then the little ch-chi" Ir b,sach of curls, has grown into quite chignon If airy, illusiNe puffs. These usually pinned toward the right side, while elaborate bandeau arimming fills up the opposite space. And this is Lhe thing, no matter how simple the hat.
 Very small trimmed sailors, simplicity itself, aave taken Paris by storm, their variety such that every Parisienne may one and still lay claim 10 originality Crowns may be broad, or narrow, Dr high, or fat but the brim Is invariably ridicu- ously short, and five six of those big amber hat bins are used pin the puffed hair to it all round hll scarcely more than a chic bow wing be ,een. That may be maize olive Scotch blue md green--or the very latest, p.rot green. This, Ay the way is also favorite for mems neck hes Or it may be black and whit, striped ribbon lr olive green, or any bright colored straw.
 Indeed, stripes are rapidly usurping the place If checks in every direction. Shirtwaists of nriped linen are the latest for tailor costumes aot to be worn however, with olc of those new ghite and blue striped cloth suits. In fact. this hogue of stripes is one that must be handled with hoves. One sort of stripes at time is safest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29

cred ill an all-over eyelet design. Over a close fitting obe fell jacket, in long, loose lines, which reached almost to the knees-the Empire in its loyeliest guise.
 Everything, this time of year, is of the lingerie class, of Silks, crepe de chimes. seem somehow, all at once, out of place. and resulting robes and sacques of sheer white delcatey-co- ored stutfs bewildering in their dainty variety.
 For sacques, too, are built on Empire lines. finished with great "choux" right in front, from which the ribbon twists and turns away to form the high belt. The prettiest of them all made over fitted Innings, usually of the material as the outside.
 Sleeves are short in both sacques and long robes-and that almost without exception-the favorite sleeve of all being that hangs from he shoulder in the form of deep Aounce of several narrower ones. without sign of cuff or confning band.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29

TN SPITE of an almost slavish regard for i'll
 omens. which we of the twentieth century (commonly called age of common sense)
 suffer from to an alarming extent, peacock feathers have won a high plac. in the regard of fashion this spring This -egardless of the one time belief that the feather is unlucky to have about than even the dreaded evil eye.
 In the winter peacock feathers tried to win their way u3on hats, but it has remained for spring to display them in all their gorgeousness.
 Whether lucky or unlucky, the reign of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29
Fascinating Peacock Effects

peacock-the feather itself, thousand designs adapted from it and the wonderful, glowing colors- is at hand
 Paris is openly wild over tk. feathers, and is using them in every conceivable vay-robbing them of their color ,bsolutely and then dyeng them any shade that happens to match tho particular gown mon the coloring-the peacock blues and greens changing and shading delicioully even though viv- idly, into each other and the feathers supplying the touch between plume and aigrette that women
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29

who are tired of both hail with enthusiasm
 Exquisite chiffons of iridescent blue and green -the strong unmistakable shades of the peacock feather-are made up into gowns almost daring ID beauty, but as royal and rich ever gown could be. Perhaps with it she wears . feather two in her hair-not bit too eaborat. for the coifure ot the moment.
 Peacock blue for suits is itrrng all Paris to it's depths; as yet with it is not popular as green which is crowding fast on the heels O. the over popular gray.
 Peacock parasols of changeable blue and green. carry out the idea more faithfully n the great One dot is embroidered-so sod-in blue the other (made up of dozens of French knots set as closely together as they will go) is cf green, one or the other dot. alternately. lost to sight as the parasol shades from blue to green, and apparently aosorbS- plots out-the dot which matches it.
 Peacock jewelry is fascinating. Belt buckles, enameled to represent feather, perhaps spread the attest of surfaces, perhaps curled upon itself just the seas, while peacock hatpins and breastpns come in dozen styles, some with jewel set in for the "eye"-opal or diamond, or glowing green-andblue semi-precous stone Even an occasional hair com5 among those wide ones for the back, has peacock feather for its decoration, either enamelc in the natural colors laid fn gold, pearl taking the place of the "eye."
 Buttons of blue and green have been in fashion all winter Llt this vogue of tEe feather and color ing this spring has given their a greater impe- tus. And, among braids some of the most curi- effects got by thread of green-a shade that seems positively alive-whch twists in and out losing itself entirely at one point, to gleam sud- denly at another.
 Evening scarfs-ony an occasional one though may be of the two colors, trimmed with design picked out ia naillettes of the other color, or the iridescent ones, which gleam duly, with . sort of furnished glow.
 Exquisite crepes of peacock shades of blue and green have silky dots of one of the colors thrown the surface suggestive of the eyes of the feath CTS. Or on plainer silk, changeable still, dots may be embroidered around yoke and cuffs, in a vivid green, outlined with sober blue, in the dullest of oli7e greens about peacock blue.
 But the use of the feather itself is most pro- rounced Where they are dyed soft old rose OF some color that doesn't enter into their composition in the natural state they seem jzarre-almost un- pleasant But when a single shade of one of their own colors is used the effect is very good
 Peacock blue, for instance, is softened until it is only sembance of it's former self, but strongly blended until it is soft and rich and exquisite in. stead of viviC'- beautiful
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29
Chiffon" Materials

THAT word chiffon" has attached itself to any and every sort of material this season, from the airy, dapklnous stuff which fir. bore it's name down to such prosaic things Urges, and even to dignifed broadcloths
 ,Toile has come out in a chiffon quality. velvet and taffeta alike bow to its inhuerce, and newest of all, handkerchief linen has out in new form-sheerer, finer, lovelier than the old-whieh goes by the name of chiffon linen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29

(back and front) and sleeves Often cluny motif itself is inset, in its turn, with bit of exquisite hand embroidery, applied, Ike the bits of valen ciennes. in the centre of flower.
 Torchon is the newest lace to be applied to blouses-tor on headings, the beautiful hand. made kinds They are used just the cluny is for stripping and edging.
 Among plain Stvos there is revival of that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29

TTARDLY any other point has been empha- Fl sized as much this spring as the popu. A AA larity of short sleeves Suits and coats.
 dresses and blouses alike display them, more or less eaboratey trimmed and c1t in either of two lengths-stopping just above t.,e elbow, after the fashion that Paris most approves of or just below the turn of the elbow. less trying style.
 But sLort sleeves, in spite of their popularity. should be strictly relegated to the more dressy types of things And this is particularly true in blouse styles.
 To sec one of the more severe st. lies, which are so good this year, plain except for few tucks, finished with short sleeves, is almost as incongru as wearing an evening pat with shirtwaist suit. You'll see such mistakes made, just as you see errors in taste in every uf ;hing, but they undoubtedly mistakes.
 There's nothing quite so pretty, if you've a pretty arm, as these short slee and, pretty or no, the effect of the long wrinkled elbow glove
 The newest touch of all in blouse styles lies in the treatment of the backs, which are gradually becoming of more importance. Until this year an embroidered blouse usually meant very elaborate front with the back left plain, except for t-cks, and perhaps bit of the lace which sets of (and is set off by) the embroidery in front.
 But the newest and loveest blouses and blouse patterns which Paris has sent have the design of the front repeated, in a smaller way, upon the back. and the sleeves-the putts-are em- brodered too.
 Valenciennes lace is as go it the day the first woman trimmed the first blouse with it and found that sheer washable stufs and that par ticular kind of lace seemed meant for each o.her.
 But the way valenciennes lace is used grows more complicated and beautiful all the while Lace and embroidery form interesting designs: the lace made to bend and ist to follow the lines of the embroidery, strips of it set in long, pointed leaves or perhaps a bit set in the heart of an embroidered rose with the daintiest effect imaginable.
 Cluny is high in favor, narrow widths of it stripping blouse. with motifs set in about yoke
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29

quaint stye when marrow pIeatlLgs or rut- Hes down both sides of the front box pleat And the rufles are repeated around the turn-back cuffs.
 Embroidered collars and lingerie ties, to wear with these more blouses, grow and more fascinat ag-they're just one excuse for applying delicate handwork, and the pretti.st succes ssors imaginaBsA the one-time universally ,onu1ar sep9rate stock
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

times one went home without the 9th
or. their offerings were no longer One
but separate gifts, and they disagreed
in class meeting upon matters of doe
triMc. The pastor ''labored" with them
because of their example To younger
married couples.
This cnrHgcu John. who told him that
neither of them would come to church
again and asked for their letters.
When, however. the pastor was gone
he turned ,~irrcely on his wife. lie
said it was her behavior that had
brought notice upon them, and she said
that if he was ugly at home she, for
her part. was not Il ]hypocrite and
would not pretend abroad that all was
right between them.
Then each threatened to leave the
other, and finally they talked Of 1ivid-
Ing the property. At this they qua
relied moro ticrcrly than ever. not from
se%llishncsS. for each wanted the other
to have tn" larger share. On this John
Bowen insisted until some devil
prompted Mary to say his generosity
was only for the purpose Of putting
her in tn" wrong by making her seem
m%crccnary. Then they saw a lawyer,
Il kindly man. who failed to reconcile
their differences. and from trying to
divide the property each got more and
more angry until finally Mary had the
papers drawn up for n divorce. and
John filed a cross claim. Neither would
have tho papers served Just then.
There wer" things to be attended to.
and then the children must be told.
Somehow neither one Of them could
bear to tell the children. and more
han once they We're on the verge Of
making W. SO it happened that it
was almost Christmas time, and still
nothing was done about it. However,
the pastor finally wrote to their daugh-
ter Mary. asking her if she could not
r]ecoucil. her parents to each other,
and she wrote to her brothers and sis
tiers. The three of them who could met
and talked it over and concluded Ia
adopt Il plan evolved 10y Mary. who
probably understood the root Of the
trouble better than the others.
This daughter. her mothers namc-
sake. had three tine children. Pau had
four. and Elizabeth had two, one too
small to leave It's mother.
At the littl, home of the old people
all WAS gloom. The old man was sort
ing and destroying old papers, and his
wife vas menling and arranging and
Meaning her already clean house, She
was bound to leave her husband com.
Portable and WAS convinced that Ne
Il would properly look after his tlan.
ncl> and his ~rhrumati>m when She had
gone TO her daughters. This she lad
fully p~urro>ed 10 da. for size would Not
put him ont Of his OWN hnu>r, He WAS
equally obstinate about leaving il I,
her.
Two days before christmas Mary
began ,o cook. with AN'hrr experienced
skill. pumpkin and aup!" ana m.n'r
and squash pes, fruit cake AMI l1, -,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

to reach the hut, or igloo. of an Eskimo
family.
Eskimo children, however, are by no
means lacking in merriment. They
have their games. quite different from
ours, yet played with just as much
Zcst. One of their favorite games is
football. though they play 1t in Il man
ner quite different from the American
college method. The children get a
waste fur or bits Of skin. sew up the
opening and kick and cuff the crude
ball about over the frozen snow in
great glee. Eskimo children also in
dulgc in coasting. They use no little
sleds. however, but simply slide down
the steep snow banks on their knees,
which are well protected by the thick
leerSkin brooches worn 10y all. Some
times they tumble ovcr and 20 down
hcalforrMoSt. but there is seldom any
injury to their little bodies. owing to
the remarkable thickness and SOftness
Of their garments.
Sometimes the Eskimo mcn step out
side the hut into an atmosphere many
degrees below zero and enjoy Il wrc>
Ting match. which keeps them war.
enough, N doubt. Inside the hut I.
men ami women squat around the fir
telling tales handed down from anricM
times or SiN%in" quaint songs of folk
lore.
The Eskimo children, except at one
Or two points in Alaska. go to no
school. But from their infancy they
are schoolrl in the various items OF
daily labor which it is necessary for al
Of them to know, They learn how tc
gather and dry moss. to catch the sean,
driftWond that comes their WAY and tC
extract blubbcr, ThcS" three things
are their only fuel. The boys lcarI
how to fish and hunt and the girls. ir
Il crude way, how to cook. One of the
chief duties of the women is to tent
the Soapstonc lamps, which both lighl
and heat the hutS in which the Eski
mos live. These must be we'll fed Will
hunks of luhhrr. The little girl
learn lamp tending when they ar,
scarcely old enough to toddle.
Later they become proficient in tn,
curing of walruS meats and the dryin!
Of fish. The girls also learn how L
prepare the fealhcrcd skins OF certain
birds for t%aShioniuy into soft and com
Portable Nmlrrclothing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
CHRISTMAS EVE IN PARIS.
Picturesque genes ~ iilr i!i:iciti:e.
Historic French Church.

Historic irrnci, Church.
They drove to thc Madeleine through
streets already full Of life and move
ment of hulryim- crowds. darting fig
tres plunged in the black sllal-
ows and now slipping out into the ful!
glare of the clustered lights. The bic
perspective Of the Place de la Con
rordr, tlickiy suWn with lamps. WAS
shot through with ylistcning reflections
from the tops Of carriages. the arcade
Df the ltue de Itivoli WIS brilliant is
n stage setting. the hotels in the broad
Rue ~l.oyale were ablaZe with light. and
far at the end of the street. where the
bfty portico of the Madeleine showed
clear against the starry sky. Il hundred
sparks twinklel from the cabs fitting
along the boulevard.
The steady roll of wheels merged
with the varying notes of horns in
motors and the sound of talk and
laughter from the sidewalks. and all
struck through with the rafting, syn
ropated lack clack of hoofs upon the
asphalt. like the staccati of sharp
drums.
The crowd at the Madeleine was al
most impossible. but somehow they
gained the steps, the vestibule. and
were swept in the solid pack Of men
and women through the door at the.
right. The great door was filled with
n throng as varied as Paris itself.
Piety and the idlest curiosity. youth
and age, came together. AS the pro
cession came in sight its song was
Joined by the organ in the sanctuary,
ind the music rose louder and fuller
In Il single .odlikc voice ranging down
from the dazzling altar.
Suddenly. like artillery, the great Or
gan overhead crashed out in a volume
Of sound that flooded the whole vast
interior like Il wave. sweeping over
the heads Of the knccling crowd and
mounting to the shadowy arches of
the roof. The very conclusion took
the listeners breath away, and in the
recOil men and women burst into
tears, and pillows of emotional excite
ment rolled back and forth through the
church. - Winfield Scott Moody in
Scribner'S.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
Christmas In Eun Al,

Christmas was celebrated in Guam
last year in as true American style as
the possibilities of the situation would
permit. Great interest was taken by
the Americans in celebrations for the
native children. \ number Of enter
tainments We're provided. \ feature
was a floating Christmas tree. mag
%niticently decorated, which was parad-
ed through the streets Of .Agana drawn
by six plumed mules with costumed
band and from which Santa Claus dis
tributed abundance Of good cheer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
A Christmas
Reconciliation
How Santa Claus Brought
Peace 10 Two Troubled
Old Hearts.
By JOANNA SINGLE.

Copyright. 1895, by P. c. Eastnent.]
"IEi We're both sixty. ami they
both had gray Eair. and their
six children We're all happily
married ANA prosperous. but
living at long distances from their par
cntS. There was money enough Tor
both. and both We're in good health.
But they wcrc both wretchel. For this
state of affairs John Bowen blamed his
wife and Mary Bowen blamed her hus-
band. 1t laI al come about since they
sold the farm. three years ago. when
Will, their Youngest son. had married
and moved to Colorado with his pref.
ty wife, Alice. Ihe, the old people
had moved to town and had begun to
quarrel. Nobody. not they themselves.
knew just how it had begun. and only
Mary. the eldest daughter, had suspect
ed that anything WAS wrong. She had
said nothing. considering silence the
better part. until something really had
to be done.
At last and suddenly things had
comc to Il head. The pastor of the lit
tie church to which they belonged hail
noticed that there was an un-thriStian
GOODNESS between husband and Wife.
They no longer sat side by side, I'M
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
YUlETkDE IN SHETLAND.
Curious customs In the Island Where
the Ponies Come From.


the Ponies Come From.
The festiva! of Yule. as is we'll
known, dates back to prehistoric
times. when men worshiped nature
rather than natures God.
The inhabitants of the Shetland
isles are descended from Norsemen,
who We're Zcalots in religious belief,
and "Yult" to them meant a season of
great importance. The 'Gammel Norsk
HUI signifies, literally, wheel" and
the festival so called was held In honor
Of the sun at the winter solstice wheel
ing round toward the equator. The re-
turn of the sun formed an important
period of the year as being the begin
ming of renewed life in nature, which
only could be revived by the light and
warmth of the ascending orb.
The course Of the sun was observed
In all things as far rs possible. Every
thing was turned from left to right
h boa was so turned on the water.
the corr stacks so built in courses, the
mill so turned in grinding and the
wheel in spinning in fact, everything
NCiN NltiI nv ~ 'NNAi VIZ ~
the drinking horn.
Many supcrStitions included in NJ
ture worship had full scope at the
Hui" time-or more modern "Yule"
when a vast multitude of ''trows,"
or fairy folk, who mt that season We're
not only active. but maliciously dis
posed. haG to be propitiated.
To give the fairy folk no opportunity
Of playing tricks. the fishing creel ana
lines were removed from the wall, the
spinning wheel taken out Of gear II
its integral patS laid aside, and every
thing suspended from ceiling Or walls
lifted down, as ii lett in their usua!
places the ubiquitous elves were sup
posed to set all going against the suns
motion, which of course would mean
serious trouble. The time Of Yule was,
and still is, rigiufy observed as "helly'
Il. G., Il time of rest from Ill manner
Of lahor.-M Madame.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
Tried to Bribe Santa.

The appearance of the Salvation
Army Santa Clauses on the streets OF
New York are the occasions OF many Il
curious little scene when the children
espy them. In Twenty-thiru street Il
little girl suddenly rushed up to the
patron saint of toys and children and,
thrusting into his hand Il quarter, cried
ont, Here. Santa Claus, take this;
l don't want YOU to forget me-" and
was back to the side Of her mother
again in an instant. The little lass had
tried to brihe the saint,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

WAY up undcr the arctic circle
- is Santa Claus Land. 1t is
III the land Of ice and 10Y of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

WAY up under the arctic circle
Is Santa Claus Land. 1t is
IL tho land Of ice and SNOW. Of
slchs ana reindeer. Of queer
little huts in which live queer little
people. the Eskimos. There can be no
doubt that this is Santa Claus Land,
because the old saint who comes down
to the warmer and more lovely lands
Of all the world every Christmas V
and leaves many gifts for the children
Is himself dressed in heavy skins and
furs. just as IL" Eskimos dress. AMI
he rides in an arctic sled drawn by
swift little reindeer.
Santa Claus Land is very unlike ours.
1t has no pretty gardens in summer mo-.
any green fields or forests. On the
contrary. it is always bleak and bar
rem. The winters are very long and
very cold. In the north"rnmost parts
the sun is seldom seen In winter. the
night being nearly six months long.
The people dwell in huts built Of ice
and snow during the winter and IN
tents made of the dried skins Of seals
and reindeer during the summer The
reindeer supplies them with their only
means OF rapid transit" during the
long arctic night when the slcdgc dogs
grow sullen and drowsy. 1t travels in
the darkness rs we'll as in daylight
and gives rich milk, which may he
made into huttrr or cheese. When
slaughtered the rrinlrer's meat is eat
en-. and his hide is made into clothing
for the Eskimos or stretched over poles
and dried for use in making tents.
All the people of Santa claus Land
men. women and children are clpthHI
in reindeer skins ur Snalsiin~. LII
summer they wear one suit AMI in Win
ter two suits. All wear big hoods. call
ell parkas. of fur, ana in these ho,ls
the mothers sometimes carry their nH-
bics. In certain parts Of the frozen
regions the babies are carried on tll"'r
mothers backs. next to the skin for
warmth, while elsewhere it is the GUS
tom to carry the infant about in one
of the big hrrrskin or Sralskin boots ri
the mother.
Reindeer. sure footed and fleet, are
the motive power for freight and pas
sengcr trains in the great white north
They can travel from 80 to 700 miles !
day. DRAWN" laden sl"lS. In ALASKA
which is l'nclc Sans section of san
Claus Land. thrrr is a reindeer mail an'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
4 New

1t was Christmas day, and the candy
lion had been waiting-oh. SO patiently
for Mary TO finish her dinner. Much
against her baby wishes had she been
bread. When her mother insisted on
her finishing her milk the small face
looked up In desperation as she lisped,
"MoZzer, If | eat any more food l viii!
be humpback in my stomach. like
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