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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
Borrowing In China.

An American woman who had gone
TO live in Shanghai was compelled
soon after her arrival TO entertain
some important business associates of
her husbands Her finest china glass
and so forth had not yet arrived from
the States Nevertheless she deter
mined to give Il dinner and called in
her NO. ] boy
Nov. boy" she said inpressively
Il entertain three gentlemen ut dinner
tomorrow, very fine gentlemen. You
make it all best possible. Must be
nice everything
Bowling and serapihg, he went off to
inform the other seven servants.
The next evening as she ushered her
friends into the dining hall she gasped
in amaZement Before her was Il tai
BILE sI,renA With the most exquisite
linen. cut glass. silver and delicate
china Over it all hung gorgeous cut
glass chandelier 6Durse after course
was served as il by magic
The Instant she could leave her
guests she sought her NO l boy
Boy. boy" she exclaimed. where
you get such beautiful thngs?''
The boy beamed with satisfaction.
''EveryThin" very nice. best possible.
Me very good friend Russian ambas-
sildor's No. / boy. Russian ambassa-
dor 20 out to dinner. Me borrow.
Very nice. very niccr'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

wreaths being composed of gold ber-
ries and leaves, with veil OF gold or
silver gauze floating behind. Another
pretty fancy is the wreath OF forget
menots and tiny button roses tied at
the side with true lovers knot OF bow
of velvet
IL anything the spring cloths are
more supple than ever, and In max ing
them so the manufacturers have sue
ceeded without lessening their quality
or tint. As for the eolors, the shades
are more varied than ever. aud the ma
ture schemes are followed most faith
fully.
: The shirt waist dress in the picture
is Of linen in coarse. canvas weave
that is, peculiarly effective and is go
ing to be very smart next summer The
yoke is the new feature.
JUDO CHOLLET
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

like to give an individual touch wear
studs and cuff buttons to match the lit
tie silk tie worn with the stiff linen
collar. These sets of studs i'll various
colors can be purchased
The new lingerie shirt waists show
cry. and the trimming for the most
part is applied in long lines Filet lace
IL a new and pretty trimming for these
waists.
Every woman should own very
short dark petticoat to match or CORE
spond with her walking skirt TO wear
In bad weather. Italian cloth or mo-
hair In soft good quality Is very nice
for this use. The stiff watered moreen
is not to be desired, for 1t catches the
dust, which il In impossible to shake
out.
MarQuisette, material somewhat on
the order Of grenadine, 10 among the
spring dress goods. 1t ranges from
three to four dollars a yard and comes
the depth of an ordinary skirt There
is no trimming necessary for such a
skirt, as the material is beautifully
decorated with polka dots. and at the
bottom there is a band in some darker
contrasting color, above which is A
floral design reaching to the knee.
Smooth fitting corset covers are in
demand to be worn under fitted waists
to keep the figure trim and snug The
cut shows waist of this description
made of batiste, with trimming OF Ger
man valenciennes lace and beading.
JUDO sCHOLLET..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

on above the knees which is trimmed
with groups of tucks or alternating
rows of tncks and inset lace.
Pique Is again smart summer fabric
for tailored gowns. A particularly
smart model has bcx plated skirt
and box plated blouse cut low at the
neck and without sleeves. This waist
Is worn with lingerie blouse. Fall
Ing sleeves. dropping hat brims and a
less defined waist line are some Of the
prevailing styles in early fashions.
Skirts seem to be OF two kinds--one
most heavily loaded with trimming and
the other long plain clinging skirt
almost devoid OF trimming unless it be
at the hem. These are OF course both
skirts OF dressy nature.
The Illustration shows a smart little
dress OF pongee in a new plaid effect.
with green lines on the natural pongee
background. The waist is In the IA
vorite jumper style, with a guimpe of
cream colored lace. The skirt il plat.
% In groups. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
WHAT IS WORN.
Short Sleeves For Blouse and Shirt
Waist on the Wane.

The smart summer blouses have Ell
Tier long or three-quarter sleeves. but
of course the short sleeve will appear
on number of the handsomest models.
Dotted swiss plaitied III Il wide pat
tern is one of the exclusive materials
for shirt waists 1t is thirty inches
wide and sells for % cents up TO sew
eral dollars Il yard.
The new tailored blouse is tucked Oh
the shoulders and has Il narrow box
plat down the front. edged with piait-
ed lace. Bands Of insertion edye't on
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

German observers recorded as long
ago az 1141 that luminous emana-
ton Of variable shape will appear in
the dark points on the surface of the
earth below which there are extensive
ore deposits. Immediately before or
during a thunderstorm these phenom-
ena are said to be especially strikin
Similar observations have more re
Gently been made h North America !
the neighborhood Of ore deposits. Tx.
electric emanation given Off from s!e
surface Of the earth has hcc,, repeat
eddy ascertained photographicaiiy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
SNAPSHOTS OF THE MODE.

Handbags Match Gown Trimming.
Skirt Models For Musins.
handbag match the buttons used on
ones gown, and there are sets, consist
ing of neck chain and locket. buttons
and mental wristbags. that come to be
worn together. A bracelet to match is
added, and the set is eharmingly
unique and dainty.
The skirt most In favor for simple
muslin frocks has deep fiounce set
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
! ATTRACTIVE TRIPLES.
Carefully Select veiis--New Wrinkle
In Boots--Trimmines.

Carefully Select veiis--New Wrinkle
In Boots--Trimmines
Black wells must not be worn with
very light hats or gowns unless there
b touch of black somewhere about
The costume Match the hat in the
veil whenever it is possible. but donf
make fright of yourself in doing it.
For instance, a blue veil will make a
woman with bright coloring look pur-
pie, especially If the mesh is small.
Al feature of the new boots is the
wooden Cuban heel. This makes the
shoe much lighter for walking than
when the heel was built CT leather.
Rosettes of velvet. taffeta and che
mile play no small part among trim
ming novelties.
There is plaid dimity in all white
with highly ehiffoned surface that is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

either side with quilted lace or mus
lin is to be bought all ready made, and
a very pretty design can be purchased
fors69 cents a yard, Cuffs and often
cuffs and collars are made of this
ready made trimming.
Very expensive and proportionately
exclusive are the lingerie bows and
jabots to be worn with hand EN-
broidered stiff linen collars. With !,
few bits of lace and hand worked lawn
or null these neck pieces can be made
for a song
Among the new embroideries car
nation design is effective. Many black
costumes in the handsomer materials
are heavily braided and have just q
glimpse of color introduced into them
somewhere. A touch of blue is pretty
One OF the main points to be reInem-
they be the wrap proper or short tailor
ed coats. is that the short sleeve is OH
the wane. The three-quarter and full
length effects are growing more con
spfcuous daily. being finished with cuffs
Of their own or of a contrasting ma
teriaI.
The frecks seen in the cut are both
summer models for gingham or chanl-
bray. The larger girl wears blue
chambray, with yoke and cuffs of tuck
ed white muslin edged with beading
while the younger girls dress IL Of
Scotch Bingham, with yoke Of all 0vez
embroidery and bands Of plain linen.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

rose and coppefy browns that are al
most red and many shades Of bronze.
Old kid shoes that will no longer
take a restorer can be renovated by
painting them with enamel-paint heel
and all-and by sewing on tiny bow
of the same colored silk, and very
presentabIe pair of shoes will be the
reward
Pongee in the dyed shades is going
to be very much worns and new tone
of violet, known as parlne, is peculiar
~ attractive In this material. The
gown illustrated Is carried out In yio-
let pongee, with guimpe and sleeves of
cream lace made over chiffon. The cir.
GUAR skirt IL trimmed with violet vel
vet and tiny black braid.
JUDO CHoLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
CHIC STYLES.
Demiseason Hats-Os*:ie Boas Sub
stitutes For Fur Neck Pieces.

Oeniseason Hats-OsS:ich Boas Sub
stitutes Fer Fur Neck Pieces.
Horsehair-crin-is to make many
of the 1ressy hats. ana some of these
chapeanx can he Worn as long az
cold weather is with u.s. A delightful
model In black erin is OF the picture or
der trimmed With soft scarf of black
silk drawn through large jet buckle
A handsome BLACK ostrich feather
hangs over the hair at the hack.
The favorite feat boa il fiat and
ranges in length from fifty to seventy
two inches in length. This boa Is
to be much worn In the early spring.
when the fur neck piece becomes too
buriensone.
Among the new spring colors is
rosewood n mingling of brown. and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
CHIC CONCEPTS.
Leghorn a Coming Fsney-New Silk
and Cotton Goods.

The soft Italian ieghorns that droop
laZiiy In any direction without plan or
purpose are prominent among the
spring hat models. The natural tend
ency of these hats to droop in any di-
rection is encouraged 10y the way they
are trimmed. the brims being ladeDed
with heavy wreaths of large silk roses
or other blossoms of goodly size. A
beautiful one color effect is carried out
In hat of legh0rn ornamented with
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
FACTS AND FkNCIES.
New Ideas For Spring Shirt Waists.
Rainy Day Skirt.

The plain mannish shirt waist has
the lead in the spring models for busi-
ness and morning wear. A feminine
touch about it is the tiny plated frill
each side of the center box piait In
front and on the turn back cuff. In
stead OF being plated this frill is some
times a narrow ruffie, finished with the
tiniest edge Of torchon lace. Girls who
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

c0lors, and some of the foulards have
stripes of graduated width arranged in
clusters or verging gradually from wide
to narrow
Alice blue Is to be one of the spring
colors, and mauve and pastel green
will be prominent.
No woman can afford to be without
at least one plain linen tailored cos
tune in her summer outfit Worn with
pretty lingerie blouse, even the sim
pier suits give one very smart APP
pearance, while those that are hand
embroidered are extremely handsome
and becoming While cut on the same
general lines as those of last season,
there are decided differences. One of
the newest is the use of the sloping
shoulders. Trimming is also seen on
the upper part of the sleeves, and the
skirts are longer.
The old butterfly bows have at last
gone out. All the new neckwear shows
rosettes or four-in-h hand effect
The shirt waist model in the cut is
an admirable one for a simple little
morning wash dress. The bands on
the skirt can be dispensed with If they
are thought not practical for tubing.
JUDO CH0LLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

smart for tailored shirt waists. 1t Is
selling at SO cents yard
wash chiffon voiles are lovely In col
erinR aud texture and bid fair to
make some of the daintiest of summer
dresses.
Velvet and silk applique worked in
Nth braid is new notion. Laces will
81 braided and run through with gold
and silver thread.
Clinton broadcloth in light colors is
making some OF the prettiest indoor
cosfumes. The gown pictured Is in
sesesia green, trimmed with braid and
lace. JUDIC CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
vANlTY's VISIONS.
Handsome Buttons Numbered Among
Jeweis-Spring Styles.


Buttons are now bought for posterity
and are reckoned among ones jewels.
The prettiest of the antique buttons
are OF silver filigree in gold and in cut
steel. But there are boundless posi-
bllitses In the decorated buttons Of en-
amei, cloth. bone and velvet.
alace kid continues the favorite for
etreet wear With the three-quarter
length sleeve. which many prefer to
the elbow length and which is newer
twelve button length gloves are amply
long. and 1t Is a waste of money TO
buy the longer ones. which cost more
proportionately. The best colors for
general wear are white. black. gray
and all the delicate shades of tan and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
SARTORIAL NOTES.

Striped Foulard Smart For Shirt
Waist Dresses-Modish CoIors.
For rough and ready shirt waist
dress nothing is better in the summer
wardrobe than one of foulard silk. 1t
Is inexpensive. wears well and is light
and cool. The polka dots SO often
seen In this silk last season have given
way to stripes of ali widths and col
ors. There is the wide one inch stripe
and the narrowest thread-lfke band of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
FKlBELcS OF FASHION.
Skirt Models Ths:t viii Be Popular
The Garter Saehet

There are q number of new models
in separate skirts for spring. which in
dictate the continued vogue of sepa
rate skirts and waists. The PLATED
skirt is most prominent, with numer
Gus graceful variations. A smooth Fl
over the hips seems to he the most i'm
portant point about all these skirts
Knife plated models made of two tone
striped gray wool in dark coioring arc
very smart The plaits are stitched f3a;
the depth of the hips, then well pressc,
to retain the shape and fnishc,
around the bottom with Il wide. neatly
turned hem.
Dainty women are putting tlelcatcly
perfumed sachets in their corsets un
der the bust Iaces. Garter scent bag
which fit eomically each side of the
garter top are Il French freak
In bridesmaids attire wells and EN-
pire wrraths have superseded hats. the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
THINGS MODisTIc.
Stiff Linen Collars With Dressy Shirt
Waists-EelicWs Scots.

1t is now the fashion to wear with
any style of shirt w;iist stiff turned
down collar of hand embroidered linen.
even If the waist fastens down the
back. as waists almost invariably do.
This collar may he either pinned or
buttoned to the collar band back and
front then held firmly together with Il
jeweled bar pin above the soft silk tie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

pont Morgan, who married the pretty daughter of MT. George Cavendish- Benk- tine, is spoken of envlously by married women as the most generous husband in the country.
 He literally showers presents on his young wife. His gifts of iewelry are al most weekly affairs. but his latest pres ent is a charming villa at Beaulu on the Riviera, which it is believed he will settle on her for her lifetime.
 Mir and Mrs. Burns have been stay ing at the Ritz hotel lately buying furni- ture for their home in Mayfair which will be opened with some gorgeous en- ter,ainments in the coming winter Mrs. Burns father and mother are old friends of the King and are. like all the smart set taking the cure at Marienbad.
 Lady PPaget (nee Paran SteVens) who has been up in town on the same sort of mission buying furniture for her new country house at Coombe, where she will have as a neighbor Countess de Grey, was luEching with the Burnses the other day. Lady aget is still obliged to walk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
ovas moi expected tonleht?o he finally

Was I not expected tonlght2' he finally asked his hostess.
 Well, Pm always delighted to see you' Mir. Tree" stammered the Hostess, but l really asked you for the day after to- morrow
 Then Mr Tree murmured in a tragic voice. Goodbye, goodbye, l will return to my hotel, where the porter keeps my list of engagements"
 It transpired that Mir. Tree had ac- cepted three invitations to dine that night. After consultation with the porter. he managed to arrive in the middle of one of them.
 It IS whispered at Marienbad that MT. Tree is anxious to obtain royal recogni- ton. If is an open secret that he is one of the Kings favorite actors but 1t has always been somewhat of mystery why two other actors. Sir Charles Wyndham and Sir Squire Bancroft, who have not done nearly so much for the British stage as MT. Tree, should have received u- ties.
 MT. Walter Burns, nephew of MT. Pier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
Spirit of Patriotism said to be Fading Out of the Army, AIthough Standard of Officers and Men is Hip1.

but as congressman confessed to me, II Is almost useless to expect any leg lsiation that will restore the canteen Just as soon as an agitation comes up the temperance literary bureau in Washing top gets busy, and the congressman will find their mail Uttered with appeals and demands from their constituents, request ing an adverse vote This bureau is a very busy one, and they employ reformed drunkards in any profession to write their circulars and letters. Of course, the oon- gressmen want to stay in Congress and as this particular one said to mf I might just well take my hat and go home as vote for a repeal of the anti canteen law
 In the German army every man gets his regular allowance of liquor with his rations. In England the soldier takes hls tea, and in the Japanese army tea Is thei- regular stimulant
 "Of course, the Encouragement of the army officer is his problem. which he must constantly fight and overcome. No President Eves Did So Much for
 the Army as Cleveland.
 ''The man who did a great deal to raise the standard of the army in efficiency and pay was Col. Daniel Lamont. and in my experience of forty-fve years no President ever accomplished so much 9r took more personal pride in military standards than President Cleveland"
 Would the restoration of the canteen Involve any additional expense to the gov ernment?'
 Not one cent On the contrary, 1t would save the government an enormous expense in military prisons, and in the loss of arms and clothing.
 The National Guard. of course. decline to camp with the regulars, because of this very canteen restriction. | made ny self very unpopular with some Of the New York National Guardsmen once, by insisting that no liquor be sold on the grounds of the army reservation. They had been used 10 their morning cocktails. and the camp work. marching and manu- and the camp work, marching and naneu- necessity. They heaped some personal abuse upon me at the time, but l had to enforce the army regulations.
 "The consequences are that they stick to their state camps. by consent of the governor, who declines to insist that they camp with the regulars"
 ''rhe lack of recruits is not d serious situatfon?"
 T think not: that will right Itself Whenever the government makes a call for foreign service, there are more men for enlistment than we want. The spirit of adventure. of change. is greater than the patriotic spirit and the instinct for a good job with good pay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

With heavy stick, but she continues stiIl to look about thirty-ive.
 The latest scheme of the war office. Whlch will create much interest and con troVersy when it is made public. is it's establishment Of military cadet col lese modeled on the lines of the Royal Na"al college at Osborne. which is turn lhG out the smartest and most intelligent ladj lh the country The war office be- heves that the whole present system of tralniag youths for the army is wrong.
 At present a boy goes to public school. where he Joins q so-caled army class lie receives wretched general educa- uon' and then he crams d lot of useless Knowledge into his head it cram nler preparatory to entering Sandhurst or Woolrich
 me war office proposes the boys should go to military Osborne at the age or l3 and pass direct from there into Woolrleh or SaHdhurst. and that the boys should be taught only foreign languages. history geography and military science.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
THE FARMERS MAY NOW MAKE ALCOHOL New Law Went Into Effect Last
 Monday WATCHING FOR RESULTS Railroads Take Steps Under Direction of Forestry Department to Hus-
 band the Timber Supply
 for Crossties.
WATCHING FOR RESULTS

Washington, September 7.-(Special1- Government officials are awaiting with impatience reports they expect to receive from all parts of the country as a result of their putting into effect last Monday the new regulations governing the use and manufacture of denatured alcohol
 Under the new conditions any farmer or set of farmers. or other individuals. can establish still for the production of al- Cohol to be denatured, and can conduct if without interference from the government and almost without supervision. So long as the business is honestly conducted or conducted in any such manner as to arouse no suspicion on the part of the revenue agents, there will be no govern mental interference. There will be no bonded warehouses or other obstacles or endorsements in the way of the az riculturist who wishes to turn the refuse products of his farm into alcohol.
 When the denatured alcohol bill remov- Ing all tax from this product, was first passed, it's results did not meet the ex- pectations of the department or of those who had advocated the passage of the measure. In the first place the govern ment in framing regulations for the en- forcement of the law assumed that un- less the production of alcohol for denatur- Ing purposes was watched closely every farmer would immediately become a man ufaoturer of whisky, and the government would be cheated out of millions of rev. enue. It was then decided that as che law had not proved so beneficial as had been expected, all restraints placed upon the manufacture of alcohol by the gov ernment should be removed, and this is done by the regulations which became effective Monday. The number of appli- cations for permits to erect stills has within the last few weeks greatly in- creased, and the officers of the revenue bureau believe that from now on the pro- duction of alcohol for fuel, lighting and purposes will increase rap idly.
 Monument to Women.
 Definite steps have been taken In Ricn- mond towards the erection in that city of a s1000O0 monument to the women of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
Another Kind of Infant.

From the New York Press.
 She had been looking around the drug and toilet goods department of one of the big shops for some time when a clerk approached her.
 Haven't you anything harder than these?" she asked, holding up a rubber teething ring.
 None" responded the clerk, those the hardest that come.'
 "Oh, dear said the woman, The has chewed up three of those already"
 "Chewed them up?" exclaimed the clerk. ''I don't see how a baby"
 70, 1t isn't a baby she explained q want it for my little dog"