The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

the terrible threat held over the fash
 ionabie as a forecast bf the winter mode of millinery.
 Rumors are rife in the millinery world to the effect that fashion will make a retrograde movement to the hideous poke-bonnet of sixty years ago.
 made of drawn silk or sAtin, and mak-
 ing the wearer's face look as if 1t were
 a tunnel. The evolution of the .colcne'
 shape certainly seems to be leading Tn
 the direction of grandmother's quaint
 headgear. st
 Twentieth century women are alarmed at the prospect of having to wear the antique bonnet of their grand
 mothers. It Is considered as entirely
 unsuitable for the modern woman. who
 Is energetic. independent and with the poke-bonnet would feel like horse in blinkers. The modern woman wants a clear view all around just like man. not like the timid, clinging creature of sixty years ago. who looked upon the world with a limited view from the depths of the ''poke-bofnet. Woods Not Appreciated. That brains and studious habits are not appreciated ini an officer of the Kings Guards. has been shown oncc more in the case of lieutenant Fl. Woods, of the Grenadter Guards. who obtained a military court of inquiry into his grievances against his superior officers and brother lfeutenants. lieutenant Woods. theN son of . wealthy man, was ambitious to qualify for the think department of the army, and studied hard at Eastern languages. military. history and other abstruse subjects. He made himself useful to l the war office. especially in his work | of assisting the late Colonel Henderson with his oficial History of the War in l South Africa.
 Meanwhile Woods was making him. l self unpopular with his brother off, | cers by not mixing with them, or join l ing in their sport ans pleasure One | of his most serious offences was not going out with the regimental drag l The lieutenant also allowed his stu dies to interfere with his making him. | self perfect in regimental duties. His slackness in this regard was the sub. l feet of adverse reports from his SUI nerior officers, who formed the opin. ion that he could not control men an6 was not likely to be good regimenta tofficer. He was privately advised that he would do better in some other pro i fession.
 l Woods resented these aspersions or | his ability as soldier. contrasting I them with the praise and thanks h.
 had received from the war office fol
 his extra -regimental and literary work He. therefore. applied for the inquiry
 which resulted in a coptous revelation \ of the internal affairs of the Grena
 dier Guards, and the publication o I "confdential reports.
 Man Hunting as . Sport. II ..Man-hunting" is now a recognize' sport in County Tyrone. Ireland. wher
 1 mack of twenty bloodhounds is main N tained by Mrs. Parde Kirk. This
 nrobabiy the only pack of bloodhound
 Sn the world kept for purely sport !, ing purposes. The two-legyed quarry. fleet foot cd peasant lad, is well-paid for tn risk he takes In being chased by ferc bloodhounds. He Is also allowed t
 choose his own route, and gets hali an-hour's time allowance The men hunting pack. which Is called. in th : Irish tongue. the Tirnaskea. is Ill only hunt of any kind covering th isame country
 .E Francis Thompson Dead.
 1 A poet of genius. who once peddle z matches in. the streets, has duictl ! passed away in Roman Catholic hos