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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-04
NORTH AUGUSTA.

nc many friends Of Mr.. and Nrrc
Archi" Scrbner will be grieyed IN ha,r
'hat their infant daughter LITTLE Nc
eneritc has a severe case of hron-
chitis. "i"h-
MIS-. eugene Tillson was caI1inc nm
friends in Augusta Saturday.
one Of the prettiest home Christina
.rees was that prepared by Mrs. E T.
Iavlor for her nephew. Russn1,
Clement 1T was minute in des;gn -.
was also the lanterns and candies die
played. us
Mrs. O. s. Perkins entertained ,h;.
week her brother. p. Warren. son yv,1-
ter Perkins and granddaughter n1ise
fiossie Perkins. all of Rome.
g. NJ. Beane. Jr.. the genial carrier .,
route is Just waiting for some Meas.
ant weather that he may exhibit ~,
ne" harness presented at Christine
oy the partons of his route. M ama
MRS. Beane are also grateful for m,n,
other gifts received,
All OF the carriers in Ward ( wer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-04
Young Women Wanted

At the Worcester Insane Hospital as at
tendants. Good wages with two years
course in training school. For circular Of
Information address DR.. H. NJ. Qumby,
Supt., Worcester, Mass. f7dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-04

Into each life some sorrow must -,
Wise people don't sit down andsD
Only fools suicide or take to nlsn 8s..,,
Smart people take Rocky M
Tea at night. sss s
Bowditch. Webster 4 Co = ~..S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-04
IA Good
Introduction

There are many rooms In
this city awaiting tenants.
There are many strangers
in town looking for them.
How are the seekers to
find the sought? What
better way than through a
Journal Want ad?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
WHAT PARIS IS SHOWING IN HATS.

dictates and the contour of the face
demands. The trimmings most used
are wings and birds of paradise and
huge bows consisting Of outstanding
and Gown falling loops arranged at the
back OF the hat, and possibly two OF
the new tortoise shell or amber pins will
be thrust through the crown. But the
newest adornment is a cabachon as
large as a butter plate placed directly
in front, reminding one Immediately of
the huge diamond worn in the head
dress of the Samoan minister.
The Maison Alphonse is responsible
for a new and smart creation which
is almost a fac-simile in shape of the
helmets worn by the policemen of
America. The only popularity in this
cop" type is that the feminine helmet
is cut off squarely and sharply across
the back and is a little less rolling in
front. A charming example of this he'll
met is carried out in a peculiar dull
gold tissue, studded with sequins. The
crown is of this fabric, while the
slightly undulated brim is softened with
folds. of black maine. The only trims
ming is a bird that neyer.few5 on land
or sea, boasting "a perky little head not
unlike that of a peacock. but black as
q crow save for markings of bright
sulphur yellow. Only The tail bears a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

countenance such as mine would be to
add to their sorrow. 1t was borne in
upon me that l must be a shallow, ego-
.tistical nature.
/ had had luck with a play in Ameri-
ca, and for the life of me I could not
look grief stricken. There were moments
when, if l was not keeping a watch
upon myself. ! found myself whistling.
Had 1t been possible / would have re-
NAMED abroad till some stroke of i'll
fortune had rendered me more in tune
with my fellow countrymen, but bust
ness was pressing. The first man I
talked to on Dover pier was a customs
house official. You might have thought
sorrow would have made him indiffer-
ent to a mere matter of forty-eight
cigars. Instead of which he appeared
quite pleased when he found them. He
demanded three and fourpence and
chuckled when he got it. On Dover
platform a little girl laughed because
a lady dropped a handbook on a dog,
but then children are always callous-
or, perhaps, she had not heard the
news. What %astonished me most, how
ever, was to find in the railway car
riage a respectable looking man read
ing a comic journal. True, he did not
laugh much, he had not decency enough
for that. but what was a grief stricken
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

striking resemblance to its prototype.
the stately peacock. Another model of
this shape is Of olive green felt. The
only trimming Is a bunch of white os-
trich plumes starting from a huge gold
cabachon arranged Immediately in the
center front of the hat. These feathers
take an abrupt curve toward the left
side of the brim and hang almost yer
the ear, recalling in their graceful jour-
ney the plumes the beauties of the
court of Louis XVI. used to wear on
their riding hats while following the
chase in the forest of Fontainebleau.
=
But my lady of today will appear one
Of these bright autumn mornings in
the Bots wearing this latest of milf
merry masterpieces. Many smart shapes
besides toques and helmets are being
worn. including the ever popular sailor,
which this season is developed in
chenille and is trimmed with quilts and
rosettes. On some of the seasons
millinery creations are to be seen as
many as three pairs of wings of enor-
nous length and varied in color. Diff
ferent tones of brown and wood shades
are extremely good style on hats of
light ar or white felt, and a stunning
first fall walking chapeau is of cream
felt, the Gainsborough crown and brim
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perfect If the couture is full and held
out at the sides in a becoming fashion.
These small pieces Of headgear are to
put out OF commission the enormo
theater hat Of last season. and a
mighty sensible ruling out 1t Is, for the
large hat was a burden to hold on the
lap through a performance and a both
Grafton to check.
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To talk Of hats generally. they never
were lovelier or more chic than they
are this fall. There are few of the abb
surd eccentricities of line and angle
that we first endured. then thought at
tractive, in the hats of last winter. The
cache peigne at the back is most fire.
~quently conspicuous by its absence, and
When in evidence is of a mild means to
an end type. No. thank the powers
that be, the smart hat fits perfectly
fiat on the head and height is given
the creation with trimming effects.
Every style of face should find its hat
affinity, for in the seasons display there
are chapeaux large, chapeaux small
and chapeaux medium. But toques and
turbans are the accepted thing for wear
with morning gowns OF the tailored
persuasion. These becoming little
shapes are built along the torpedo lines
or are oblong or round. just as fancy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

voluntary guffaw from i'll regulated
young man at end OF table, promptly
suppressed). We carry our make be-
lieve even into religion. We sit in
church and, in voices swelling with
pride, mention to the Almighty, at
stated intervals, that we are miserable
worms-that there is no. good in us.
This sort of thing. we gather, Is eX-
pected of us. 1t does us no harm and
is supposed to please. We make be-
lieve that every woman is pure, that
every man is honest-until they insist
on forcing us, against our will. to OBJ
serve that they are not. Then we be-
come angry with them and explain to
them that they, being sinners. are not
folk fit to mix with us perfect people.
Our grief when our rich aunt dies Is
hardly to be borne. Drapers make for
tunes helping us to feebly express our
4desolation, Our only consolation is
that she has gone to a better world.
Everybody goes to a batter world when
they have got all they can out of this
one. We stand around the open grave
and tell each other so. The clergyman
is so assured Of 1t that. to save time,
they have written out the formula for
him and had 1t printed in a little book.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

beavers, long haired and shaggy, and
Of brilliant colorings to share honors
later on with velvet, cloth and fancy
braids.
The large all black hat Is a stunning
affair this season and depends for Its
smartness upon one long magnificent
ostrich plume. a piquant touch of coll
or is added by way of a single rose Of a
becoming color. And these roses
what monsters in size they are! If 1t
We're not for their lovely tints one
would imagine a cabbage had been
plucked from a patch and thrown at a
hat. Quantities of maline are used on
fall hats, especially those Of a dressy
character. Virot showed mo q charm-
ing big, floppy gray hat the other day
destined to see the light Of day at the
autumn races. About the low crown
was a wreath Of large gray grapes and
three of the most enlarged species Of
La France roses I have so far encoun-
tered. Covering them, as in a mist,
was a cloud of gray maline. The hat
was slightly raised from the head by
a bandeau of plated maline. This
mingling of grapes and roses is a whirn
or the momen and is prettily carried
out in a toque signed "Deffontafnes..
In this instance the artist has chosen
mordore velvet as an expression OF his
art. which material is pulled about the
brim OF the round turban and banded In
the center with a fancy galloon show
Ing oriental colorings. Massed at the
back and tumbling over the crown are
tea roses and punches Of Burgundy
grapes.
Some one of note recently said that
"extravagance in dress has reached a
point where a a should be called for
reflection" I am afraid this good piece
Of advice will hardly be followed when
fashions are SO a%lluring, for woman
will never be economical so long as she
has a looking glass. And certainly no
woman with a shred Of respect for her
appearance will turn from a rose
draped looking glass in a Rue de la
Paix millinery establishment without
buying the creation that has caught
her fancy, be the price ever SO extrava-
CANT.
In some OF the smart dressmakins
a~teliers there is a miniature stage
softly lit with electric lights and draped
with colors that have the effect OF elu-
sive clouds. 1t is fronted with foot
lights, and upon this mimic stage lead
ing luminaries in the theatrical profess
sion are fitted. All sorts of color tests
are applied to the costumes and imi-
tation sunlight and moonlight are turn
&c upon them by the simple devise Of a
mirror trimmed with lights changeable
at will by means of mechanism. The
fashionable couturier has heavy ex-
penses. but the high prices obtained
amply compensate for the outlay.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
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copyright, 1906. by Jerome K. Jerome.J
"a FRIEND of rhine will have it that
ga the characteristic of the age
60 is make believe" He argues
that all social Intercourse is
'oUnded on make believe. A servant
mters to say.that Mr.. and Mrs. Bore
ire in the drawing o ooh. thun-
ler.' says the man. "Hush," says the
woman. Shut the door. Susan. How
,ften an l to tell you never to leave
he door open?' The man creeps up
ttairs on tiptoe and shuts himself up
n his study. The woman does things
before a looking glass. waits till. by
lorce of will, she feels she Is sufficient
y mistress of herself not to show her
ceilings and hen enters the drawing
Dom with outstretched hands and the
ook of one welcoming an angels visit.
h says how delighted she is to see
The Bores; how good it was of. them to
m Why did they not bring more
8ores with them? Where is naughty
Bore junior? Why does he never come
10 see her now? She will have to be
really angry with him. And sweet lit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

day. This afternoon the Bores are go
ing to enjoy themselves in their W
way, they are going to see Mrs. Bound
err. And how is Mr.. B%ounder?" de-
mands Mrs. Bore. Mrs. Bounder re-
mains mute for q moment. straining
her ears. She can hear him creeping
past the door on his way downstairs.
She hears the front door softly opened
and closed. She wakes, as from a
dream. She has been thinking of the
sorrow that Will fall on FOUNDER when
he returns home later and learns what
ne has missed. And thus 1t Is, not only
with the Bores and Bounders, but ever
with us who are not Bores or Bounders.
Society in all ranks is founded on the
make believe that everybody is charm
ing; that we are delighted to see every
body. that everybody is delighted to
see us: that it is SO good of everybody
to come, that we are desolate at the
thought that they really must go now,
Which would we rather do-stop and
finish our cigar, or hasten into the
drawing room to hear Miss Screecher
sing? Can you ask us? We tumble
over each other in our hurry. Miss
Screecher would really rather not sing.
But If we insist-we do insist-Miss
~Screecher, with pretty reluctance, con
sents. We are careful not to look at
n another. We sit with our eyes
fixed on the ceiling. Miss Screecher
finishes and rises. but it was so
short we say. as soon as we "a be
heard above the applause. Is Miss
Screecher quite sure that was the whole
of it, or has h been playing tricks
upon us, the naughty lady, d%efrauding
us of a verse? Miss Screecher assures
us that the fault is the composers.
But she knows another. At this hint
our faces tighten again with gladness;
we clamor for more.
Our hosts wine is always the most
extraordinary we have eve tasted.
No. not another glass; we dare not
doctors orders, very strict. Our hosts
cigars? We did not know they made
such cigars in this workaday world.
No. we really could not smoke an
other. Well, If he will be so pressing,
nay we put It in u pocket? The
truth is. we are not used to high smok-
ing. Our hostess coffee! Would she
contide to US her secret? The baby!
We hardly trust ourselves to speak.
The usual baby, we have seen 1t. AS
a rule. to be candid, we never could de-
tect much beauty in babies-have al
ways held the usual gush about them to
be %insincere. But this baby! We are
almost on the point of asking them
where they got it. 1t is Just the kind
we wanted for ourselves. Little Janet's
recitation, "a Visit to the Dentist"
Hitherto the amateur reciter has not
appealed. to us. But this is genius,
surely. She ought to be trained for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

the stage. We plead for the stage
that it may not be deprived Of such
talent.
Every bride is beautiful. Every bride
looks charming In a simple costume
for further particular see paragraph.
Every marriage is a cause for univer-
sal rejoicing. With u w%ineglass in
our hand we picture the beautiful life
we know to be in store for them. How
a it be otherwise? She, the daughter
of her mother (cheers): newell, we
all know him (more cheers. also in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

citizen doing with u comic journal
anyhow? Before l had been in Lon
don m hour ! had come to the conclu-
sion that we English must be a people
of wonderful self control. The day be-
fore, according to the newspapers, the
whole country was in serious danger
of pining away and dying of n broken
heart, In n day the nation had pull
ed itself together. 1--WE have cried al!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
Health Rules.

Queen Amelie Of Portugal possesse
a rigid code of health laws which sh
AYERS should be observed In ever.
home. Here are some OF the notices:
Breathe outdoor air-live in 1t, reva
in it. Don't shut yourself up. Bull
your houses SO that the air supply Il
good. Throw away YOU bric-a-brac.
Don't over cat. Drink little. and Ie
that be pure. Don't dress too much
yet dress as well as you are able. .Weas
everything you can to mako yourself
lovely.
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AS a child it used to surprise me-this
fact that everybody went to heaven.
Thinking of all the people that had
died, l pictured the place as over
crowded. Almost l fet sorry for the
devil. nobody every coming his way, SO
to speak. l saw him IN imagination, a
lonely old gentleman, sitting at his gate
day after day. hoping against hope.
muttering to himself, maybe, hat it
seemed hardly worth while, from his
point of view, keeping the show open.
An old nurse whom I once took into
my confidence was surs. If l continued
talking in this sort If way, that he
would get me anyhow. l must have
been an evil hearted %youngster. The
thought of how he would welcome me,
the only human being he had seen for
years. had a certain fascination for me.
For once in my existence I should be
made a fuss about.
At every public meeting the chief
speaker is always a Jolly good fell
low" The man from Mars. reading
our newspapers, would be convinced
that every member OF parliament was
"a jovial, kindly. big learted. generous
.souled saint, with Just sufficient hui
manity in him to pr.Yent the angels
from carrying him of bodily. Do not
the entire audience, mwed by one COM
mon impulse, declare him three times
running and in stentGian voice to be
this Jolly good fellow" So say all
of them. We have alwlys listened with
the most intense pleaure to the brill
liant speech of our frind who has just
sat down.. When you bought we were
yawning I'VE We're drinking in his elo-
quence with open mouhed admiration.
The higher n ascenis In the social
scale the wider becoms this necessary
base of make believe. When anything
s~adhappens to very biz person the less
Ell people round him hardly care to go
on living. Seeing that The world IS some
what overstocked with persons of i'm
p%ortance and that sonathing or other
generally is happening to them, one
wonders sometimes how it is the world
continues to exist.
Once upon a time thTe occurred an
illness to a certain goodand great man.
| read in my daily papelthat the whole
nation was plunged in grief. People
dining IN, public restaurants on being
told the news by the waiter dropped
their heads upon the tale and sobbed.
Strangers meeting in tie street flung
their arms about n anther and cried
like little children. | vas abroad at
the time, but on the. poiit of returning
home. almost felt alhamed. to go.
| looIed at myself In he glass and
was shocked at my own appearance; 1t
was that Of u man who Ind not been in
trouble for weeks, I fell that to burst
upon this grief stricken ,ation with a
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NOTES OF FASHION AND THE FEMININE WORLD.

If castor oil is applied to a wart once
n day for a month the wart will en-
tirely disappear, In many cases it will
not require 50 long a time.
Circular skirts are bound to sag
sooner or later. but a satisfactory way
of putting off the evil day is to hang
tha skirt IN q s9rm and IT, 24avs 1T
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

in wolfe. Often it Is worn with the sim
gle touch of strong color taking tho
form of a great crimson rose.
Don't pour boiling water and soar on
greasy spots, Moisten them first with
a cni's: saturated solution OF. soda, then
scrub sssm with cold soapsuds.
To prevent spongas becoming gray
and dingy they should be soaked occa-
sionally in water to which has been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

get s cents worth of luassia chips
and pouryon a pint of loiling water.
Let stand for an hour ar 50, then
strain through muslin and bottle.
Apply to the hair With a Rush at night.
IT is exceptionally good for chlldren's
hair.
More and more matching of under
wear sets Is done. Chenlses and COR
set cover. drawers and 10th long and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

there for severed days before the bind
Ing is put on, Then trim 1t Off to the
required length.
It is not Considered goodaform for q
young woman to say mo, sir" or Eyes
sir" to any one unless that one happens
to be d, person of venerable years, and
yer then q. more pleasing way Of re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

plying would be to say mo. Mr.. So
and-so." ETC.. or, in the event of a query
from a stranger, reply ~courteously,
using no name or prefix whatsoever.
Plated tulle lmfles are ever more
popular than feather stoles or boas.
Elephant and smoke grny, cinnamon
brown and chestnut are the tints best
liked.
To make q good tonic for the hair
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

added the juice of a lemon. .Anetha,
remedy that is good for this purpost
Is carbonate Of soda dissolved in wa.
ter.
W~lte-TIienry. we are so troubled with
agents for all kinds OF things hanging
around, Our new servant is the al.
traction, She's so good looking. Hui,-
band-Then, my dear. why don't yos
see the men yourself!
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short pettlcoats are embroidered in the

SHOTt peltIUUHtS uTe VflDTUIUtTVU III tHV
same design.
Extremely tailor made ara the per-
fectly plain belts of stitched linen,
which are wonderfully convenient, be-
aus they button o n the underolasp
of the buckle instead of being sewed,
Smoke gray Is n of the fashionable
shades, 1t is really an outcome of last
years mole gray and Is at its prettiest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
ARTS, Sept. 15.--Take heed I'M
to yourselves whatsoever we
shall put on your heads

to yourselves whatsoever we
shall put or YOU heads
"A should be the law and gospel
of the woman In search of n fall hat,
Tor nothing in this world can make her
Iook such q demon of llgliness as an
unbecoming chapeau or so like an
nigel OF beauty as a becoming one.
Why this little piece of utility and
.oquetry even affects her mental and
moral well being in a subconscious, II
not n conscious, ann So important
rs the psychology of clothes that a
celebrated physician here in Paris has
oeen making q special study OF the eff
sect OF things sartorial on the feminine
mind. His findings In the lat line have
>een ostsinteresting and amusing. "a
broad hat makes me feel jolly" states
one of his patients. while another con-
%sesses, "If I have n fancy hat on I'm
n n %coquettish mood" The statistics
llso show that large hats are preferred
,ver smaller ones, and In some cases
heir relations to physical stimuli are
lirectly traceable. "1f my hat Is fiat
IN my head / feel depressed" a woman
leclares. Another pretty patient says
The feels brighter in a hat rolling away
rom her face.
In connection with hats such n funny
hing happened at a matinee the other
lay. A favorite actress was respond
ng TO the reclamation of an enthusi-
istic audience at the Vaudeville. She
poke with a graceful modesty that
:harmed her hearers. then began to
,ather floral tributes. Was 1t the In
ense excitement or the binding array
IT footlights that dazzled and con-
used her? Quietly reposing on q lower
,ox rail by the ~proscenium she saw a
magnificent bunch of v%iolets, her ia
'orite flowers, ostensibly placed there
tor her by a sweet faced woman sitting
iehind them. With applause ringing In
Ter ears. the actress leaned forward
md took the lovely bouquet, acknowl-
tdSing with a pretty bow. The sweet
aced woman reached after her with
: strange II sudden haste. Where
ire you going:?" she cried Historically.
That's my hat"
This little scene VIII no doubt be
duplicated when the theater arrange
nent for the head-one cannot dignity
he smile and fun of feathers, chiffon
" roses with the name of chapeau-in-
tugurated by an ultra modish Partisan
eader of fashion last spring is uni
fersally worn. Such a stunning affair
II this genre is to be seen at the atclier
lewis. When taken in the hand II
ooks like q big French dolls hat. with
! saucy little pointed crown composed
Il tucked white rnaline and a tiny brim
aced with black velvet turned up alb
1lptly at one side. II Is necessary to
apply some of h Newton laws of
.ravitation to alance this creation. for
It one side is an oyerpowering panache