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vantage in cloth, and would be in either
the toile or the linen particularly chic
little costume for he coming Southern
season.
The blouse, with Its embroidered dots,
Its draped kimOnO aleevs and it's pink cor
deliAre In as knowing az it 10 simple, and
the skirt 10 the familiar plated O
Worn in the same play and also from
DreColl was a coral pink tOile de sole which.
while more ornate than the rose pink model
just described. In not beyond the pOssibih-
ties OF an ordinarily good dressmaker.
Into it's plated skirt Is set a wide band
OF heavy coral pink Creek tulle or net en-
broidered in s~elF-Color silk. The bodice is
trimmed In embroidered net and dyed lace.
In pink, too, but Of rose pink mOusseEne
de sole, was an inR6nus RrOck in ~L'Even-
tail" which might be- happily adapted TO
any debutante's uses. A deep frill Of lace
is set on the skirt with a line OF embroidery.
The long close fitting sleeves are Of this
line lace and a ErilI OF lace fails over the
top Of the HChu drapery Of soft pink satin,
which ends in two long sash ends at the left
front.
The fichu drapery in one form or another
is very popular, and the long transparent
1880 NN,fAf0 NNAU law thhs ~ Ahn W. VIZ
umphed this season, is very insistent. Many
handsome visiting gowns made with sleeve
less coats. whose shoulders are 40 deep
that they fall down over the sleeve top
almost with the sembIance Of a sleeve cap.
are mad with the long wrinkled close
sleeves of fine lace or net.
These costumes are OF course not for
walking, but to be worn with an envelop-
ing outer cloak in a carriage, the outer
cloak being removed in the house. Such
sleeveless oOat costumes are among the
very smart novelties OF the season, and
the effect is obtained even in connection
with fur, the union OF he fur coat and
sheer sleeves being as piquant as it is
absurd.
The waist line has. like the sleeves and
skirt. been a source of worry and trouble
TO those whose business il is TO guess at
future modes. and as usual the truth when
finally revealed shows a compromise. The
shortened, waist line in the back. and even
the waist Zine fairly short all around, still
is accepted in evening and house toilets,
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II is built up of one Of the very lightweight
supple satins in a soft blue hat has not
enough green in it To be called Atlantic
yet has a dash of gray green separating It
from the pastel and Natter tones. The
blues are myriad and as lovely IA they are
numerous this season.
Down the middle front of the clinging
skirt are set tiny p%rimbOns made of narrow
silk lnstre braid in three shades OF blue,
the lightest being the shade of the satin.
The coat is Of flet net and embroidered
in self-colors and the long tassels which
ornament it are dyed in the three shades
of the bows. shading from dark TO light.
A clever arrangement of AlenCOn lace
jabot and black satin cravnt fills in the
coat fronts.
Delightful color effects are obtained in
these coat frocks, az for example in an
evening frock from Rouff. which has an
under robe of shell pink mOusseline de sole
self-trimmed and a coat Of smoky gray
net embroidered in gray and silver.
Gray is not only much in demand for en-
tire costumes, but il used IA n relieving
color in "A fashion quite unprecedented,
yelling and ~softening vivid tints or combined
-harmoniously with soEt blue or rose or
green or violet. IL is especially liked with
the pastel, Natter n Copenhagen blues
and with the coral, fraise and new r,nks.
The mOdish shades OF pink are much " orn
and some Of the prettiest Of the French
stage frocks are in such tones. One smart
little model from Drecoll is in rose pink
toils do sole. but might be copied b ID.
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BRtCELET BAGS.
Newest substitute for a Pocket for the
Use Of women.

Newest substitute for a Pocket for the
Use Of women.
The bracelet bag is the newest thing in
wrist bags. Its handles give il its name.
There are two rings Of silver or silver
gilt big enough to slip easily over the most
heavily gloved hand. To these handles
the sides of a fiat full pocket in brOcade or
soft leather are attached.
For all the models the stem OF the bracelet
handles is round. but he stem varies in
thickness and characterization. Practically
all the different styles Of round stem bangle
bracelets appear in.these handles. from the
plain 20 the most ornate. Some OF the
more elaborate handles are studded with
semi-prpciOu1 stones.
in chased silver gilt set with amethysts.
The bag il made Of purple leather in smooth
finish. Another style has bracelets IN
frosted silver set with m~Oonstones. The
bag is Of broCade in silvery gray.
Bracelet bags come in practical lark
colors for everyday Use a. we'll as in delicate
hues for festal occasions.
The bag il opened by simply drawing the
bracelets apart. The inside 81 . the bag
is lined with silk.
A silk covered pocketbook with snan
clasp in metal TO match the bracelet handles
runs across the bag, dividing il into two
pockets. Little accessories, such as toilet
mirror, powder box, memoranda card, come
TO match the bags.
The handsOmer bracelet bags cost from
$40 to 500.
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a pRletOt OF tuIle and lace In gray embrOi-
dersd With blgn assl.
This palet0t sioped sharply away in the
front and was trimmed around the big
armhOles and the neck with gallon OF ciel
mOusselino heavily embroidered In gray
pearls.
The second coat costume, effectively
worn by Marcelle Lender. was in raspberry
cloth OF the most supple and glossy kind,
with . semi-loOse paletOt OF iilet net heavily
embroidered in great roses.
Another stage gown much praised and
smanatinG from Drecoll had a coat Of rather
heavy lace dyed to a soft green. This
wa worn over a coraage aud skirt OF fine
white net inset 20 a considerable depth
around the bottom with green ACE like
that Of the coat.
The third model Of the coat frock sketch
does not belong to the stage costume group.
but halls from the same maker and was
imported by "A Twenty-third street firm.
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% q n
The sight Of Aluminium ware Recalls Dld
Tuners Made o. Ifon.

Tuners Made o. IfOn.
Among the many gifts. beautiful or use-
full. that this bridal couple received was n
complete act Of cooking utensils OF alumni
num-.
do you remember. Clarence" said an
older wOmsn who had seen these attractive
pots and kettles in the kitchen OF the new
brides home and who was now describing
them TO her husband, do you remember
how black the potatoes were the fret dinner
I cooked?"
And Clarence did remember Il, for that
extraordinary incident Of the black potatoes
in that first dinner they ate together in
their new home after they were married
could not very well escape his memory
We'll, that" Mrs. Clarence went on.
was because they were cooked in a new
iron pot. or course l knew hat new iron
pots ought to be secured and cleaned before
they were used. and l had scrubbed and
secured that pot till l was tired and got iC
Just as chean as could be. bat still the
potatoes were black.
Next day l asked our washerwOman
about that and she said that IL l would rub
lard on the inside Of il and then scour it
it would be all right. and | did that, and
do you remember that the next night the
potatoes were not half 30 black"
And Clarence remembered that too. and
then Mrs. Clarence went on to tell about the
many other beautiful things that this young
married couple had received, besides those
aluminium pots and kettles the sight OF
which had called forth this recollection Of
hsr OWL early married life.
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extreme. One may wear behind the foot
lights what would DO somewhat toe Oon-
~spiCuOIS in a private drawing room or
ballroom, But. ON the whole. the frocks
shown in the best OF the new plays havs
been charming, with that charm Of elegant
simplicity and suprsmely graceful line
which ars the most admirable Oharacteris-
tics of the new modes at their best.
Even in this direction OF artistic sim
plicity a note OF theatrical s~xtravaKanoo
has sometimes appeared. In severn plays
the severe princess. clinging sheathllke
to the figure and absolutely untrimmsd
from bust 10 hem. has been worn. and sven
upon the New York stage this latest form
OF the fOmrsdW or princess RrOck has been
exploited.
As long ago a last winter fashion
prophets vsh0mentIy announced the do
cline and fall Of the f0nIysaI'S vogue. and
We were assured that this fall tho princess
Rrock would DO altogether out OF fashion;
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TO be taken up even by many women who
will not adopt the extreme sheath skirt.
One young woman has Just made herself a
pair Of black satin knickerbOckers or bloom
ers for the express purpose u using a de-
lightful pair of paste knee buckI les which
once belonged to her grandfather and have
been in her possession for years.
Black costumes are having much attention
ia Paris and everything from black tulla
to black velvet is in demand Black sheen
frOcks Of net, mousse line, re. are fire.
quently braided deliberately with sOutache
or liar wide braid and inset with hands Of
the uhiduitOus embroidered net in all black
or in black and color.
Emerald green and rhe Danish blues are
especially liked as relieving cOioTs. but
other cOlors are discreetly used and gold is
most successfully introduced into the en-
Black velvet in smart for street wear. with
perhaps black satin bands n folds for
trimming or with trimming of brnid, pssse-
meDterie, tassels. &c.
Quantities Of frogs. b~randenborgs. &c. q,
are used by the French makers ON the coat
fronts. the outside Of the sleeves and even,
as in n coat from Beer, SET in small size along
the middle Of the back for its full length.
Black cloth, black crepe de chine. all the
fancy stripe combinations Of satin and chir-
fOn, satin and crepe. &c, in black. black
net, black mOusseline. and black chiffon
cloth are all modish. and very chic costumes
SHOW breitschwanz OF the less costly caracul
combined with one Of the sheer black stufTs,
the fur being used to weight the skirt down
and for a coat or the foundation u a coat.
Vivid colors, toned down with black braid
ing or heavy embroidery Of jet or jet and
chenille aud worn with eong coats of brett
sChwanz are numerous among Partisan
costumes, royal and sapphire blues in par
ticular being liked with the black.
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OF trimming adorns the own from bust
TO hem, and oven around tho dSColletaEs
there is but a line OF heavily raised APP
piiqu6 in jet and gold. the same applique
bordering the very slight little Overslesvss,
beneath which lie a closely drnped short
sleeve Of fine ring dot tull0.
Similar tulle forms the little tucker or
mOdestis. Everything is left TO the Hines
of the gown and Of thsf figure under II. and
there is enviable distinction In u a
toilet but it is not for every woman.
Fortunately the majority Of tho frOcks
so much admired in -L'Eventail. -L'AmOur
On Banque" and the other new plays are
not so exacting AZ the princess models OF
which we nave just spoken. Loose or semi
loose coats in lace. net or other COMPARE
lively Transparent stun. falling over skirts
and corsages Of contrasting materials, figure
prominently among the most suoOsssfnl
models, and this idea will unquestiOnably
find favor throughout h winter.
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yet the semi princess effects achieved
by continuous lines OF front trimming are
apparently a. numerous as ever. and not
only do we retain the dTaped princess
models but We ave a close fitting, un-
trimmed princess model. lovely when
cleverly cut and made and when worn
upon a perfect figure. but too trying for
any woman not blessed with u charming
figure. an artist corset maker and an in
spired dressmaksr.
The severe princess. like tho open.
cutaway coat, demands a rounded full
ness of bust, a slender roundness OF waist,
a pronounced smalIness OF hips and an
absolute s~traightness OF front. To be sure
this is the fashionable figure for all models,
but deviations from il can be CLOSED over.
concealed and modified by certain modes.
TIL tight fitting princess reveals pitt
lessIy every fault. and il would be we'll
IL every woman wOuld think long and
seriously before Venturing to order any
model exacting excellence OF
figure and workmanship.
The upper part Of the corsage and the
sleeves in the plain princess are OF trans
parent stuffs and a. a rule deliberately or
nate. though one Of the most striking OF
tho stage gowns in the new play at the
Varieties is simple even in decolletage.
trimming and sleeves.
IL is OF black velvet and moulds the figure
ing by tho average woman to-day. though
the day OF Jerseys and all akin skirts 10
still within cur memoriss- Not an atom
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but one sees comparatively little OF il in
street and visiting run
Paquin has put out some very charming
Directoire coats with the shortened waist,
but on the whole the waist line appears
to rave descended to the normal point and
ultra modishness demands the hour glass
figure and the small waist. How far this
movement will carry women into folly re-
mains TO be seen. hut the corset makers are
conforming 20 the new rules, and the Very
mail round waist will doubtless be coveted
by women. even by those who haven't the
courage to attempt it's attainment or have
too much good sense to make the effort.
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The CORSET can do much. but surely u cam
not reduce waist. hips n .abdomen-ah
three-tO uncomfortable proportions. sur
plus flesh must 60 somewhere. ana 10 sssmS
probable that "a measures TO reduce
flesh will be more than ever a feminine
fad this winter and will supplant the corset
makers art.
The sheath skirt. while not generally ao-
cepted yet, has brought a new demand Tor
bloOmers, and a supply a sprung up to
meet The demand. One may buy the
bloomers in plain silk lined With albatrOss.
in brooade silk also albatrOss lined. or IN
plain satin. and there Is considerable lati-
tude in the matter of knee buck lea. SArtsrS'
nc.
Some women prefer TO have boomers
made. and in this way they may more surely
have the perfect smOothnese around abdo-
men and hips which is needed for the cling
ing skirt. Moreover. the bloOmers made
to order are usually less full than the ready
made shop article and may be AZ attractive
in material and finish AZ the owner desires.
When lined with albatrOss they are very
warm and comfortable, and the fad To- likely
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MR.. STAYBOLT Az SANTA CLAUS.
the Things He'd Like to send but Can
tit an ors s0me Suggestions.

He Dnore s0nne Suk4estbDnB.
do you know the Christmas presents I'd
like to make IL I COuld2" said Mr.. Staybolt.
I'D like TO give cheerfuIness to those dis
pirited. and hOpefulness to the dOwphearted;
courage TO the timid, and strength to the
weak: the power OF self-denial to those
who Weld too easily. and a desire TO work
to the lazy.
Il have often thought what a pity IL IL
that you cant buy all these things, thess
such a price al to put them within the reach
Of all; canned cheerfllness, bottled hope
fulness, courage in tablets, and strength,
say, in the form Of a powder, and 80 on;
or you might, l suppose, put 'em all NJ
canned, for that matter.
But in the absence OF such market
preparations and our consequent inability
TO buy such things and send them as gifts
to those whom they might most benefit
perhaps you will permit me to Offer to each
a word Of suggestion:
TO the dispirited. take a cheerful view.
To the dOwnhearted, don dwell on the
doleful side. To the timid. don't be afraid.
To the weak. or those who fancy them
selves so, try your strength. You'll Be
surprised to find how much you've got.
ITO those who yield too easily, deny
yourself once, and again. and feel the JOY
and strength that will come back to you.
To the lazy, get a job with a shovel, in a
gang OF laborers, under n driving boss;
and II you are not glad to get back 20 your
present job to do the best you know how at
IL l miss my guess. --.
Il cant send you these things in ans or
bottles; but II any one of you will take my
advice and stick TO il, you'll thin that Mr..
StaybOlt was a very kind Santa Claus
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David, Paquin but the list would include
almost all OF the great dressmakers Of
Paris.
This season there has been an unusual
number OF modern society plays among
the important new offerings of the Partisan
stage, and as a result feminine theatre
Roers have seen an exhibit Of costumes
wraps, hats, &C, embOdying the very
latest and most extreme ideas Of the various
drsssmaking a~teliers and worn by the
most ATTRACTIVE actresses Of the French
stage.
Some Of the costumes are, of course,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15
THE COAT FROCKS
New Fashions Tried ON the
Paris Stage.
PRINCESS LINES STILL
The Sheath Skirt and the Rounded
Waist.

hID ~FmbOdyInE the Very latest and
Most Extreme Ideas I'm Modes shOWn
I'm inc French Theatros-ArtlStiC SIM.
DIAcRry ann Graceful Lanes In the Gowns
Gray MuCh I'm Demand -Prstty Cos
tunes I'm tho New Pink Tones-KnlCkSr-
bOckers with the F~AshIOnabie skirt.
There is q direct connection between the
Partisan stage and the making Of French
fashions. Only a few Of the popular
Actresses OF the French stage are Oon-
s~picuously well dressed, aside from their
dramatic roles. and thus entitled to rank
among tho arbitsrs Of the modes, and
though n charming Partisan comedian
recently have out an interview whose
modest theme was why l am the autOOrat
81 the modes tho fact remains that GER
tain Parisians OF the great social world
and certain other women who figure prom
insntIy In that half world which in Paris
appears more comprehensive than the
great world have rather more to do with
: the Iaunching and determining Of the modes
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COLLECT GOOD LUCK CHARMS


sMasplka Crosses -ltaaInn DefenOcS AgalnSs
Ire EvIs Eye--Jndes From Ghin1 --EOur
Leafsd GlOvera nnd aeuehsrn Hnres
Feet-Tho rhrSo syunSells sSmINns.
Hardly n woman who loves pretty Srinkets
il now without a good luck charm On her
waech chain or necklace. One woman
who has a collection Of chRrm pendants
strung at intervals slOcg her watch Ch&ss
told about them.
New York h full Of swastika crosses
she said a. she showed a square silver
Grows. milne came from Mexico.
This is Italian; a charm against the
svil eye" She twisted her chain to the
neHt pendant. a little coral hand. It's
thumb. third and fourth fingers were folded
down over the palm. The index and little
fingers we're extended. -Italim4s believe
that these little hands keep on the evil
aYou can get hands in any shop thal
makes a speciality Of Italian jewelry. |
know a woman who has q necklace chain
hung with a row Of them.
Here's a lucky charm from our own
south, a hare's foot mountsd~in silver.
@ChfnA is all for the elephant "a a lucky
charm. In the Oriental shops there IL
no end TO the array Of pendant elephant
Most Of them come in ivory. but there
are also many in coral, crystal, amethyst
jade and c~hrysOprase. In many Of the
charms the eyes of the elephant are set
with tiny sparkling gems.
1T In hard to know where to stop when
one tries to choose n charm from among
the many fascinating ones mad of jade
the Chinese lucky one. A 1t IN the stone
itself that brings good luck great scope
in design opens for the charm maker. !
chose this sprightly founder fish curIed
into q circle, and I couldn't resist this little
squat idol. or this group Of the three mystic
~monkeys-see no evil. hear NO evil, speak
no evil. One monkey In blindfoldeds the
other clasps has ears. h third has his
finger to his lip.
make popular charms. You oan have the
four leafed clover you are lucky enough
to find yourself mounted in this way. The
crystal may be trimmed with silver or gold.'
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BechOff- David are responsible for two
lovely Trocks of this type worn in "L'Even-
tail" both Of which are pictured in the
large cut. One was a robe of mousseline
de sole. bleu ciel. finished with several
nuns plaits at the bottom and worn under
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than sven the most chic Of the stage favor
itss.
The radical fashion introduced behind
the footlights is experimental. Accepted
by Nine. Letellier or one of the other SLS-
gantss to whom the smart world of Paris
looks for its cue. the new mode becomes
authoritative. 's &
And yet a modern society play affords
an admirable opportunity for the exploiting
Of new fashion ideas, and none OF the great
French dressmakers soOrns TO take adVan-
taEe Of such an opportunity and advertise
his ideas and his skill. Doucet has always
been much ~patronized by stage folk.
Redfern is called into consultation by
many actresses Of fastidious taste and
achieves distinct triumphs in the Costum-
ing Of period plays. Drecoll. BechoiT-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-28
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Occurs In The Mixing House OF
Powder Mill.

Dubois, Pa Especially An explo-
sion occurred in the Emporium Pow
der Mill, located two miles west of
Emporium, Pa, which caused the
death of six men-three Americans
Charles Eckles, James Thomas and
William Moran, all of Emporium,
and three unknown Italian laborers.
The cause of the explosion has not
been ascertained.
The explosion occurred in the mix
ing-house. There were 900 pounds
of dynamite in the building, and the
six men who lost their lives were
engaged in making dynamite by mix
ing nitroglycerine and wood pulp.
The town of Emporium was shaken
until windows fell in, and the jar
was, felt as far as st. Mary's and
Driftwood. 20 miles distant
When the men employed about
other parts of the plant had recover
ed from the shock they were unable
to find vestige of the mixing-house,
the six men who were at work there
or any Of their implements. There
was nothing at the site OF the build
ing but a great hole in the earth ~
feet deep.
Not scrap of the building nor a
thread of clothing or particle of the
bodies of the men has been found
The loss TO property was about
81 1000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-28
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

American Locomotive declared its
regular dividends In both classes OF
stock.
c. l. Hudson says the short inter
est in the market amounts to ,000,-
900 shares and he predicts q great
bear panic within ten days.
Edward y. Smith g. Company have
paid for Philadelphia & Erie S65
share, 1t may be that this hrra Is
acquiring as much of the untraded
2 per cent. of the stock IS possible
with a view of turning It over to
tho Pennsylvania.
Erie's inability to go ahead with
needed improvements. for the vely-
simple reason that it cannot raise
the necessary $20.000,000, caused
heavy liquidation of that stock.
4 Wall Street rumor IL that when
II. G. Frick last year sold such
great bloc6 OF Reading, he narrowed
the shareg for delivery, not deliver
Ing mis- own In order not to let the
brokers know from whom 1t was COM
Ing. IL Is also said, that the big
rally In prices just before the panic
was due TO his covering of this heavy
short contract.
Baltimore & ohio's gross earnings
In February Increased $136.7S5, but
net profits decreased $411,e91. The
advance in wages represented $780,
900.
If the Great Northern is prevent
ed by law from selling $50. 900, 900
OF new stock, j. j. Hill will probably
sell an equal amount OF short term
notes. AS he would put out the stock
at par, the money would cost the
company per cent. that being the
dividend rate. The potes can be solo
probably on 8 per cont. basis so
that the Great Northern will cave
4 per cent. year on its rev money.