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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

In the hand these mushroom hats are
fascinating, and although. as has be=a sad,
they are TOO overwhelming on the head.
that fault can be partly renedei, either
by the angle at which they are placed on
the head or changing the brm in one way
or another so as to give different line
one reason that makes the selecting OF
hats this season even more than ordinarily
hard is that. small hats having been the
fashion for so many months, the large
shapes seem so exaggerated and over
whelming, the big dropping rlumes are in
such contrast to the short tips placed at
more or less coquet fish angle. while after
the style that calls for the brim short at
the back of the head the brim that stands
out seems to be the less sadly peculiar.
However the seaSo has not yet advanced
far enough for any one style or shape to
be so universally adopted as to. make all
others seem ld-fasiIioned and out of date.
Ostrich feathers medium sized length and
exaggeratedly big and large, are considered
very smart. They are arranged on the hats
in all sorts of positions. \ bunch of feath-
ers at the left side of the hat mushroom
SHAPED will fall partly over the crown and
then down over the brim, and one eXagSer-
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A Vain Fight Against Fashion.
From the Boston Transcript.

Since London. has decided to take the
wasp waist seriously. printing In heart
rending details the accounts of women who
suffer pain and death as the result of tight
lacing, we suppose our countrymen and
some of our countrywomen will take the
same view of the revival of the hour glass
figure. But why? In any event. 1t cannot
be nipped in the bud. Ne Yagary of fashion
believed by even a few fashionables to be
beautiful was ever yet downed in its ear
Hest stages by the common sense folk. 1t
must have its sway for a time, at least
And then, little by little. 1t vanishes as. a
result of few experiences the steadfast
opinions of those who oppose 1t from the
first and from the love of change that leads
the majority of women to try something
new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

T HERE can he no gainsaying the
fact that the hat plays an all-in.
porJant part in a w0nan's ap-
u Ptarance, and the smartcst gowns
ever turned out can be entirely
ruined ana made 10 look "dcwdy If worn
with hat that Is unsuitable - it, or worse
stlll, is unbecoming. The selection of be-
coming and smart hat in these days, when
milliners are as many in number as the
sands OF the sea. m ght seem TO the un-
initiated in the mysteries o; dress to be d
most simple and pleasing task On the
contrary. the very multiplicity of styles
and Cplors makes il exceedingly hard to
decide besides which the shapes and also
the co!ors are weird and odd in many in
stances that they border on the eccentric.
No woman Who wants To be considered
well gowned will tolerate the eccentric
To be thought smart Chat mysterious.
orerworked word IS the height of her am
bition. To be thought eccentric might mean
an absolute lack of taste The line that
separates the two is painfully narrow and
easily Uvcrsteppef and just here lies one
OF the pitfalls for the unwary in millinery.
Such lot. too. depends upon how the
hat is placed on the head. Many of the
shapes this season are worn at quite a DIFF
f-rent angie from that originally intended
h. the designer. aud it must be admitted
look far better in consequence Very few
Of the shapes are becoming unless the hrim
which stands out from the head. is filed
IN underneath with curls. puffs or with
plenty of soft tUlIe There must he no
hard lines against the face. and yet the
first Inspection of the hat disC.oses nothing
bat hard lines and acute angles. the brim
Standing ogt several inches at the back on
sides, or, in what is known the
mushroom shape. all around the head
Generally speaking. hats are much larger
t.is spring, although there are. of course
many shapes that are small ana most at
traCtive. but for the moment the large hat
with turned down. shady brim IS receiving
the most attention-almost too much think
the prudent. 10 inare for it "a lasting popu-
lsrity. The modifeS mushroom shape savors
what OF the artistic and picturesque.
and when II IS bIoming Is certainly a
most charming style. Unfortunately 1t is
rather too heavy TO be becoming TO every
woman. and when II is unbecoming it has a
tendency to add many years to the ap-
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is because il is almost impossible to trace
ON its surface any grain in weaving.
In innumerabe and various ways fashion
is dealing with brick red. It is seen as tiny
taffeta lapels on the gowns of serious look
ing cloth Jackets, elaborate petticoats
peeping from under black skirts, as tuiie
under the brim of hats and wherever en-
broidery, braiding and color are necessary
On the black and white walking suits
which are popular this spring the touch of
brick red is quite new. No rule or resuia-
ton. however. can be laid down for its
occurrence. One OF the smarteSt goWned
women in Europe appeared recently at an
afternoon fete wearing Il suit of back-and-
white goods in which the plaid design was
followed irregularly. With II she wore "A
white chip hat banded with black velvet
and having a long ostrich feather covering
it's entire left side and hanging down to
near the shoulder. This feather was OF
brick red
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LITTLE NOTIONS OF THE MOMENT OF IN IEEEsT TO WCMEN

showing dark grounds with lighter dots
and nothing is more fashionable than the
black grounds with white polka dots. unless
it be the white grounds with black polka
dots In fact In the polka dot effects, as
in the checks and stripes. the black and
white combination seems to be the most
satisfactory. Mast of the chiffons which
have a colored design white ground
have plain band Of color around the foot,
the gown being made OF berdered chiffon,
which is used for this purpose.
OF course. the fouards have always been
more OF less fashionable i'll the poka-dot
design, and this year they are coming back
into favor with renewed popularity. The
polka dot pongees and royals are equally
fashionable. and there also many new
fabrics on the order of velings shown in
the polka dot design. Cotton and linen
goods on this order will be extremely fash
ionabie both in the heavy qualities suitable
for morning suits and in the thin batistes
and lawns for afternoon and evening wear.
There are also shown belts of linen
with red. blue. brown and pink polka dots,
and polka dotted parasols stockings, petit
coats. handkerchiefs and ribbons. Very
pretty are the. petticoats made of plain ma
terial with polka dot borders.
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Polka Dots to Rival Checks.

Polka dots are rivaling stripes and checks
as the characteristic decoration of the sum
mer They are to be seen on every sort
of material and on all sorts Of accessories
TO the toilet. There are among the new ma
terials great variety of polka dot chiffon
I'm all the colors. the design being formed of
all sizes of polka dots. Some OF the chif-
fons are white with colored polka dots, and
some are in the pale tints with darker
polka dots There are also many patterns
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Colored Batiste Frocks Popular.

The modistes. ever busily engaged in
creating new styles which will make those
OF former seasons look stupid and undesir-
able. have now succeeded. to their no little
joy in turning out a fabric which will
make the lingerie frocks of last season
look rather commonplace, no matter what
its elaborat ion of embroidery and lace trim
ming. Last seasons lingerie waist, with all
its charm. will have to give place before the
new white fabrics embroidered delicateiy In
colors. The pink and blue slips which lent
color to last seasons frock will now more
or less be recognized as passe unless worn
under a frock embroidered in colors. These
gowns" are the most charming summary
creations IT is possible to imagine. They
come in robes with skirts having several
founces all edged in colored scallops and
decorated with embroidered dots in pale
pink, pale blue, lavender, yellow and green.
The material Is the finest white French
nainsook or batiste and the embroidery,
whether done by hand machine, Is of
the most delicate and perfect workmanship.
Some of the skirts are made to be ruff1ed
up to the waist. others have three or four
flounces SO deep as to give the appearance
of cnt skirt. The robes also come with
paneled skirts. the panel going down the
front and bordered on either side by a
shallow fiounce which extends around the
bottom of the skirt. There are also skirts
without ruff1es. these being so large In
quantity as to make very full skirt posi-
BILE. The eelored embroidery on these ex-
tends two thirds of the way up the skirt.
These materials are alf-ef French manu-
facture and the embroidery is solid. no
eyelet work appearins~on the robes SO far
shown. The designs are almost all dots OF
different sizes and so grouped as to work
out a design. Many of the skirts are trim
med with the button-holed scallops and
then with dots. which are large and close
together It the bottom and gradually de-
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pearance Young giris with plenty OF soft.
fluffy hair look the best in these hats. and
the bows of ribbons. flowers. feathers and
tulle for trimmings do rot seem too heavy
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

There are, of course. most elaborate chif-
fon parasos for use in the afternoon prom
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
Stories Enireny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

work done by regiment during the At
lanta campaign. We marched to the
left some distance and camped for the
night. Before lying down for much
needed rest we were ordered to put VI
breastworks. and had enough loose
stones piled up to protect us and give
the enemy good reception had he at
tempted an attack during the night.
! Woods Division lost on that day AIS
men and officers killed and 7S2 wound
ed, making a total of 1,45I. All author
tiles agree that tive engagement was the
severest of the campaign.
Gen. Thos. ]. Wood said of the battle:
1T may be truly said of the battle OF
Pickett's Mill that it was the best sus-
tanned and altogether the fierccst and
most vigorous assault made on the enc
my's intrenched position during the At
lanta campaign. The attack was made
under circumstances well calculated to
test the courage and prove the manhood
and discipline of the troops They had
made a long and fatiguing march of
several hours duration on that day i'm
mediately preceding the assault. The at
tack was made without any cover or as
sistance from our artillery Gas not Il
single piece could be taken with us). on
a strongly intrenched position, held by
veteran troops commanded by the
dauntless Gen. Cleburne. and defended
by a heavy and concentrated fire OF
musketry and artillery"-Chas. j.
Many, Secretary. 10Th Ind Association,
Indianapolis, Ind.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
The Record March.

Editor National Tribune: We have
read With much interest the accounts
of long marches as related by different
comrades who served in the ranks Of
the Union army during the war of the
rebellion, and have thought that an
account of our own experience might
prove interesting to the readers of the
soldiers friend. During the New Mex.
ican campaign, in the Spring of 1862,
column of troops under Col. G. r.
Paul. consisting of the fst Colo. two
companies of the 5th U. s., four com
panies of cavalry and Claiiins and Rit-
ter's Batteries. together with n trans
portation train of $50 wagons, left the
town of Galisteo, n. NJ, about II miles
southeast OF Albuquerque, at 2 O'Clock
a. m, on April 13. and marched CD
miles across the country, for the pur
pose of forming n junction with n body
of troops under Brig. Gen. E. r. S.
Candy. who was moving north from
Fort Craig. Our line OF march was
along an old trail, which furnished no
water for 60 miles, and at O'Clock p.
M, just 16 hours from the time We
broke camp in the morning. we went
into camp with Gen. Canby'S column.
Many horses and mules died on the
way because of thirst, but the men
with the exception of two. stood the
long, WcariSome march in good shape.
But say, boys we were weary all right,
We had marched three and three-q quar-
ters miles per hour for 16 hours, and /
believe it is the record. If this articl ::
meets the eye of any comrade who con-
stituted part of that command.
should be pleased to hear from him b.
letter or thru the columns of the SOL
diers' friend.-A. w. Armstrong, Co. r.
1st Colo, Hepburn, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
THE FIRST CORPS At GETTYS-
BURG.
The Route by Which 1t Marched to SEM
mary Ridge.

Editor National Tribune: On the
morning of July 1. 1868, the First
Corps drew out of camp near Emmits-
burg and was halted and lay down, thu
head of column across a small branch.
belonged to the First Division Head
quarters, which was in advance, with
the First Brigade leading. Gen. Rey-
nolds. Gen. Wadsworth and Gen. Mere
dith, who commanded the First Rri-
gade dismounted and rested on the
right of the road. This road was coEi-
mon dirt or County road and not a
pike. To the left of the direction that
this road ran up the slope from the
branch two guns of light battery be-
gan to fire about o'clock. as if in dis
tress This continued for an hour. I
should think, when an orderly rode up
and told Gen. Reynolds that a section
of light battery was harried by dis
mounted rebel cavalry. and wanted him
to bring up line of infantry. w"
moved without any hurry on this road,
which headed a deep rocky gorge t"
the left of Little Round Top. and up Il
steep h;ll to the top of Cemetery III i%C
where we turned more to the right till
near the graveyard, when we fled l"ft
down across the slope. tearing down
fences to the seminary. where tho line
was first formed facing west. on II"
maps the Emmitsburg road is on the
other siGe of Little Round Top. hut the
First Corps did not march on that road
the 1st day of July. 1863. There was Il
spring at the bottom OF the h;fl. at the
base OF Little Round Ton. That sorne;
viii be a witness to the truth cf what
write as to the road on which the First
Corps marched from Emmi; sburc to
the Seminary Ridge or Gettysburg. The
position of that spring will also prove
that we did not march around Gettys-
1-rt.p Crt. u-bn IN do
would take us miles out Of TIE way to
the point We We're headed for. The
spring must be there now, and the hill
must be there as il was almost "a years
ago. ! haze not seen the spring since
that morning. but could find it if was
back there. This is written in the in
terest of true history. and not to pro-
yoke controversy. for the location OF
this spring and hill must put all doubts
to rest as to what road the First Corps
marched on to GettysburS-B. II.
Tripp, Canton, S. d.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
PICKETT'S MILL.
The Hardest Day in the History u
Woods Division.

Editor National Tribune: / have beer
reader of your paper for some years
and must say that a soldier who served
his country creditably cannot fai! to ap.
preciate the interesting columns of the
only soldier paper published. l have
read with pleasure sketches and Incl
dents written by old soldiers, and will
now ask you to publish these few lines
relating to the sliirmish at Picketts Mill
or New Hope Church, on May q. 1864
by one who was in the ranks:
My regiment was the 18th Ind, OF
the Third Brigade, Third Division
(Woods), Fourth Corps. The brigade
was commanded by Col. Fred Knifier
of the 18th Ind, and the regiment was
in command of Lieut.-Col. George w
Parker.
The reveile sounded at $3.50 a. m
The men were ordered to be ready to
march at a moments notice The Or
der came about $50. Our artillery be-
gan shelling the enemy. We started
thru dense forests, over ground very
broken by deep ravines and high ridges,
without roads, making it almost impos-
sible to advance The heat was intense.
The position which we occupied in line
was such during the entire day that it
was not safe to leave the line of battle,
and no opportunity was had for coffee
making. We moved toward the east
and then south about the same distance.
Thus we advanced until about p. m,
when brisk firing was heard in our i'm
meiiate front, which we understood to
mean that there was very hard work
before us, and that we would be in it
before long. The regiment halted in
line preparatory to advancing in the
direction of the firing. While in that
position waiting for the order to ad-
vance soldier was killed in his place.
Soon the command was given, and we
advanced under heavy fire of canister
from the enemy's batteries. Our ad-
vance was thru an almost impossible
wood of underbrush. Soon we came to
a rail fence, on the other side of which
was an open field. Near this fence were
many of the enemy's dead and wound
ed. The Colonel ordered ms to take the
rails and carry them to the brow of the
hill. Thus one by one, under a heavy
fire from the enemy we carried a suffi-
cient number of rails to make a pro-
lection for our heads. We kept up a
constant fire on the enemy, preventing
his advance and holding our position.
Night came on, but the firing did not
cease. We could see the flash of the
enemy's guns short distance from our
line. After hours of firing we were
notified that the troops on our right
were out of ammunition and We woull
have to fall back. The position which
had caused so much loss of life to gain
and maintain would have to be aban-
doned to the enemy. Our Colonel or
dered us to fall back, and when we
reached the place from whence we
started brigade of Regular troops was
strongly intrenched behind strong works
prepared to give the enemy good re-
ception should he attempt to follow
Thus ended one Of the hardest days
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
BURYING TIE DEAD AT ANDER-
SONVILLE.
So Far known Each Grave Was Prop
crly Marked.

Editor tional Tribune: In your
issue of | Il are five questions about
the burial vi the dead at Andersonville.
Ga, asked by George G. Crawford. of
the 47th ILL.,, which you answer in Il
general way, tut quite indefinite in re-
gard to some parts of the work. As ]
was member of the burial squad from
the middle of July to the middle of
September 1864, / will only give the
manner of burial during that time hop
ing to hear from some comrade who
assisted in the work later on. The dead
were brought from the stockade and
the so-called hospital outside and oc-
casionally from the trains of boys who
died before reaching there and left at
the dead house, which was close to
Wirz's headquarters, and in charge of n
prisoner Sergeant, who kept the record
He gave each body its number as it
reached him and all that could be learn
ed as to name, company. regiment and
State. This was also written on a slip
of paper and fastened to the clothing
and removed when we placed the body
in the trench in the order of their num-
ber. The grave, pit or trench-we call
ed 1t by all three names-was an ex-
tended grave six feet wide, three and a
half feet deep and long enough for
about 40 bodies side by side, but never
one on top of another. AS the bodies
were covered each one had placed at
his head small headboard four inches
wide and three feet long. on which was
burned with iron figures the number on
his Slip. We were very careful to have
The National tribune., 1907-08-15

the board in exact position, so no mis-
takes should occur. and will assure
any one that the body will be the one
described on the register by the corre-
spending number.
The few headboards placed there with
more than the number Of the grave on
them was the individual work of some
member of our squad to mark the grave
of some friend he had helped to bury.
placed five of them while working
there. Every grave of an unknown had
his number the same as the known.
While working I kept register OF
| the members of my regiment and num-
ber of their graves, and find II agrees
exactly with the register kept at head
quarters, of which 1 have a copy, and
believe any one may depend on it. OF
the 54 members of our squad at that
time 1 know of but four now living. l
find a great desire by many who have
friends buried there to know of the
manner of their burial. and this is why
have written, instead of any desire to
criticize what has been written before.
and hope to hear from some comrades
who assisted In the work after l left
there.
have never visited the grounds since
we were removed to Florence Prison. so
can say nothing of their present condi-
tion.-Ira S. Crandall, Co. c, SSth n. Y.
plymouth Pilgrims). Wellsvflle, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15

whatever in our enlistment It was
simply for three years or during the
war. Besides. ouf regiment served four
months in Virginia before being ordered
to Dakota Territory, We were dropped
from the rolls under Hoke Smiths rul-
ing in 1895. but reinstated after the act
Of 1902. The Nst men who enlisted
with the stipulation were the I'd U. s.
Vols. and We're mustered in in October,
1864, while our regiment was mustered
some five months earlier at Point Look
out. We were on Several expeditions
in southeast Virginia, once as far as
Elizabeth City. N. c.. and once We're In
great danger of being captured, and
President Davis issued orders that we
all be executed at once if captured. 1
would be glad to hear from any mem
ber of the ist Z, s.. Vols. and if this
was published IT might relieve the
minds of some who were much dis
turbed by your articles. J. McMillen.
Corporal, Co. X, 1st u. S. Vols, 1927
Colorado avenue, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
The Las. Troops at the Second Bull Run

Editor National Tribune: You are
writing history. ! conclude that you DO
not object to receiving points. | wish
TO claim that the last troops TO leave the
firing line on the evening of the last day
at the Second Pull Run were the 2lst
Mass. 51st Pa. and a1st n Y. Second
Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Corps,
commanded by Gen. Reno, who was
afterward killed at South Mountain. The
51st n. Y. Col. Robt Z. Potter. Occu-
pied the left of the brigade, and was the
last regiment to- leave the firing line
The last shot wds made by the battery.
commanded by1e Gapt. VIM. MontrOse
Graham, now a. General on the retired
lst.-D. +. Wright, Captain, 51st NJ y,
New York City.I ifIY
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
That Mush Pot.

J. NJ. Hays. Rochester, Pa, has been
trying for years to locate man called
Jerry, who was in AndersonvilIe Prison
with him. jerry lived on the south side
of the prison. near the stockade and
close to a big pine tree. He owned a
metal mush pot, which Comrade Hays
used to borrow, to make his mush in.
The pot disappeared. and if Jerry will
write to Comrade Hays, who is the
proprietor Of the st, James Hotel, Roch-
ester, Pa, the true story of the lost pot
win be told him, Cpmrade Hays thinks
Jerry lived in Meigs County o.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
The Battle of stone River.

Editor National Tribune: Can you, II
not too much trouble. tell on what days
of the week the battle of Stone River
was fought?-G. d. Insley, Noblesville.
Ind.
The battle began on the morning of
Wednesday, Dec. 81. by the attack on
McCook on the right. 1t ended on Sat
urday, Jan. 3, with clearing the woods
in front of Gen. Thomas of the enemy's
skirmishers.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
First Battery to Get Into Richmond.

Matthew Mcintosh. Jerico Springs,
Mo, was in Battery F. 5th U. S Art. 1t
was the first battery to enter Richmond
after the fall of that city. Comrade
Mcintosh helped to fire the gun in the
hrst section that split a rebel gun open
four miles away in the edge of Rich
mond. The battery was in Camp Barry
Tor month or so. drilling the recruits,
and July a. 1854. was sent to Petersburg
and assigned to the Eighteenth Corps.