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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
A Pretty Lawn Tennis
Frock.

Nothing looks so pretty against the
green lawn and the sandy background Of
the tennis court as the all-white frock.
The nature Of the sport requires that all
tennis garments be made very simply and
amply large, insuring perfect freedom of
movement to the body. The skirt should
be short enough to run in without trip
ping. There are variety of ways in
which the waist may be made. Usually
the sleeves are of elbow length sufficient
ly large at the cuff to slip up and down
the arm easily In long reach, and the
neck is cut comfortably low. Tennis
shirts have pointed necks, but little
dresses like that of the Illustration, a
white linen with Walls of Troy braiding
in Delft blue, are cut square or round
ing, whichever is most becoming. The
waist blouses slightly in the back as well
as the front, this arrangement giving
perfect freedom. White canvas tennis
shoes with low, fiat heels and rubber
soles are the accepted type of tennis foot
wear,
The smartest Bathing Suits Are
the New Princess Models.
A pleasing variation from the regulation
bathing ouit of combination bloomers and
blouse and short full or gored skirt are
the new princess models of this season.
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shirred at the waistline. Full bloomers of
the same material may be worn, but tights
are better; they At the figure snugly and
add nothing to the size of the hips, "hips
In" being the fashionable command even
ON the bathing beach. Very soft black
taffetas is the material of this shirred
princess, the baby waist buttoned in the
back and the yoke outlined with cream
lace galloons. The round neck is I'm
ished with the lace, and the very short
pun sleeve gathered into a band is also
lace trimmed. The bather wears one Of
the new rubber bathing corsets, and the
hem OF her skirt is run with light fiexi-
Die featherbone cord. which holds 1t ont
smartly after she energes from the briny
deep. White canvas bathing shoes extend
Ing halfway to the knee In the back, are
laced up the front Of the leg with black
tApes; and the bathing cap Of black taf-
fetas is faced with creamy white silk Of
the same tone as the lace trimmings on
the suit,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Midsummer JoAings.

The monogram fad had a way Of
appearing in the most peculiar and it
must be admitted, most unnecessary
places. Why one should care to parade
ones initial to the world on articles that
cannot possibly be lost or mislaid, is
mystery. Gold plated belt buckles havo
the initials embossed on the clasps quite
boldly. One girls says she never sees
these belts without amusing herself by.
puzzling out the name OF the wearer, and
wondering whether "M' stands for Mar
garet, May or Mathilda. In the small
haberdashery the monograms worked in
the left hand corner Of the upper left
pocket lapel are seen on the fancy striped
vest piped with a narrow cord Of color,
and the monogram is done in a shade Of
the colors which appears In the fabric,
and one or two harmonizing shades. An
other use of the monograms In the tiny
initial worked on the corner of the little
lingerie bow ties. the plain and very
smart sort of fine linen edged with deli
cate embroideries and laces. These are
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Limitations Of This Wardrobe What is
Correct IN Materials and Colors Bath
ing Suits Like Morning Frocks The
Fascinating Sunbonnet.

upon tennis garb than perhaps any other
garments Of the outing wardrobe. One
may wear a shirtwaist SUIT of white or
colored linen or chambray, jumper dress
Of the same materials, worsted walking
skirt and outing blouse or a simple baby
princess frock Of linen, and be equally
fashionable In any one. though. of course,
the light colored or white dress is pretty
and summery and very much more at
tractive with the general surroundings.
Simple little dresses for the sporting
girls locker, as one girl dubs the closer
which contains nothing but her outdoor
iixings. are made with the baby waist
and pleated skirt Joined with narrow
bias belt making the frock baby prin-
cess, The skirt is quite short, the sleeves
full and simply banded with a loose mar
row cuff at the elbow, and the neck Is
cut square. There Is no separation OF
skirt and waist at the back, the sleeves
slip easily up and down the arms and al
together the body is given perfect free
dom of movement. A dainty touch Of
color Is found in a trimming of soutache
braid, blue or green, applied In con-
ventional design.
The bathing suit of this year is not un-
like many of our simple morning frocks.
The princess and baby princess are
classed as the latest novelties, and they
merit the favor which they elected so
early in the season. With a good pattern
in hand the home maker can develop a
suit of this character most successfully,
or one can buy them readymade with
surety that they will give smarter lines
to the figure than any Of the separate
skirt variety. If shirred or tucked about
the waist, as many of them are. this por-
tion is carefully boned. and those suits of
soft silk and lansdowne,-not a few are
of this latter material this seasoa,-have
featherbone cord run in the skirt hem
to extend 1t when weighted with water,
for these materials do not shed the water
as readily as the fashionable mohair and
sicilienne.
Among the accessories made much Of in
this outing wardrobe is the sunbonnet-
The days when the athletic girl courted
sunburn and tan happily passed and now
mademoiselle seeks to protect her PAM
pered winter complexion as assiduously
as she once courted its destruction, for no
one doubts the fact that burn and tan to-
gether with salt water are enemies to
the best OF skins.
This summertime when she goes afish-
ing, golhng or bathing she wears some
sort of head covering, and more often
than not 1t is the sunbonnet, dainty,
rrlliy thing of sheer lawn and lace, CO.
quettish though altogether practical pro
lection to the plainest as well as the
prettiest face.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

squares or oblongs of cloth that are
pleated up and may be untacked for'laun-
dering.
In direct contrast to the extreme
elaborateness of lingerie waists Is the
very simple tucked waist of handkerchief
linen Or batiste which Is chosen by the
best dressers this season. It marks the
decline of the very elaborate waist, which
is counted bit vulgar, since it is brought
out in the cheapest Of materials and poor
est of workmanship. The yokes OF these
simple waists are in the finest of fine
tucks, and the sleeves three quarters
length with cuffs of tuckings, and the
upper portion Of groups of fine tucks run
ming around the arm. The collar iS
tucked and finished like the GUNS with
little frill of Val. lace. The shoulder
seams and sleeves are set with fine bead
ing. The prices on these waists run
from $25 for those OF fne linen, entirely
hand made to the one dollar and a half
for the coarse lawn varieties. Very hand
some ones In sheer, fine batiste are priced
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

If there is any particular phase of cos
tuning In which the summer girl takes
delight It Is her outdoor wardrobe. She
has long since learned the art of combin-
Ing beauty with utility, and her sporting
togs, be they destined for mountains or
seashore, present an element of smartness
equal to that of the dressiest costume
In her wardrobe.
True, there is less scope for originality
In outdoor clothes, for by some immu-
table law Of fashion we seem to be bound
to the Peter Thompson suit for yachting,
and simple shirtwaist styles for tennis,
fishing and goling. 1t is surprising, when
one stops to consider, how little variation
there Is in garments of this class from
year to year. The rule for yachting garb
Is perhaps most rigid. One may, of
course, wear what one chooses, but to be
correctly frocked for the occasion one
must wear a sailor suit of white or nau-
tical blue flannel or serge, linen or pique.
Blue suits are frequently trimmed with
white, and white suits with blue trim
mings In the shape of bandings and pip
ings on collar and cuffs and four-in hand
tie are especially attractive.
AS white and blue are the accepted COL
ors for yachting, so red for the golf links
ana soft woody browns and messy greens
Tor hunting and fishing seem to identify
themselves with these sports.
With this limited range of colors and
the restrictions placed upon STYLES. clever.
indeed. is the girl who succeeds in ger-
ting together an outdoor wardrobe which
departs none from the accepted types vet
contains enough originality to mark 1t
as individual of it's wearer
Variations of modes long Identified with
the various sports have appeared In num-
bers this season, and been eagerly seized
by those who have long since tired of
regulation golf togs and tennis frocks.
The shirtwaist tennis dress has found
a rival in the jumper frock and even the
golf links is no stranger to this young
but popular mode.
Very novel and exceedingly smart golf
ing costumes are made this year of gaily
colored Scotch plaids and suitings, these
In both cotton and worsted. Manufactu
rers have brought out clan plaids In
miniature this season, the designs being
merely checks in size, but SO inviting are
they that the high class shops are selling
quantities of them not only for golfng
costumes, but also for smart little frocks
and two piece suits for morning wear.
Many of the popular clan plaids are In
such demand by those who have sud
denly discovered their Scotch ancestry
that the shops are quite unable to supply
the demand.
There are less restrictions. however,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

pencil the scallops and embroider them.
Mourning handlcerchtefs In the
same designs as those colored novelties
are classed as extreme midsummer novel
ties Some have deep borders In scroll
and serpentlne effect with here and there
tiny white embroidered dots on the
black; others have narrow black hens
with novel corner designs, and still
others have black printings in floral de.
signs. The conventional and time honored
plain black bordered handkerchief OF
sheerest linen is still and doubtless al
ways viii be considered the proper thing
for first period mourning, but for sec
oud mourning these new novelties are al.
ready quite the fashion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

at s4.75 and $6,75. These, of course, being
machine made, but the work of nrst-class
quality.
A novel sleeve seen In a plain lingerie
blouse worn by woman whose clothes
mark the newest thing In fashion, is a
puff OF very moderate size reaching to
the elbow where 1t is shaped into the
arm with numerous tiny tucks, and, In
edge is finished with tiny buttonholed
scallops embroidered with white linen
thread. This suggests pleasing bit
of needlework to the home sewer who
may give this touch of exclusiveness to
one or two OF her summer blouses ut the
cost OF the tine which It takes her to
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20

dress is made of black cloth with
corselet skirt, and a waistcoat or
natural Shangtung silk, buttoned with
black, showing above and below a
soft shirt of white chiffon. The
sleeves of the little black coat are cut
short and broad and wide, trimmed at
the edge with soft braid. and lined
with the Shangtung silk, and the hat
which is destined to complete the
effect is small of shape. with the brim
pointing towards the front, trimmed
on either side with large rosette OF
gathered black glace, whence black
wings outspread themselves.
In the costumes shown in our illus
tration may be seen expressed the uni
versal fancy for the long shoulderli line,
and the prevailing desire to conceal
the fact of an armhole. Not a bad
desire, either, when you come to con-
slider it, for the armhole has always
heen a point liable to reveal the hand
of the expert or of the ineXpert, and
by hiding its existence better
chance is given to the amateur, who
might indeed well achieve a faithful
realization of sketch number one,
made of a finely striped thin clcth
and possessed of an unlined skirt, and
bloused bodice, contrived into
straps, over the shoulder to display an
under-bodice of ecru lace En-.
broidered buttons hold these straps,
and also put in their appearance ON
either side of the front
The evening frock has skirt OF
black and white stripe. which might
either be accomplished in satin and
silk or in velvet and chiffon, the lat.
ter involving infinitely more trouble,
but being infinitely more effective,
and the solid hem of silk and satin or
velvet would invest 1t with durabil.
ity. Rosettes of ribbon decorate the
skirt, held in the centers with dia-
mond buttons, and the bretelles ara
of white embroidered in jet and dia.
monds, and on these again smaller
rosettes put in an appearance. while
tassels of jet hang on each side OF
the draped corselet bodice
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
Vast Debt Owed by Cities.

The municipal debts of the country
are approximately $1,000, 200, ,000-a
sum larger than is owed by the fed
eral government and all the state gov
ernments. OF the total it is worth
when all sinking fund deductions are
made, about one-fourth.
The Increasing habit of American
cities TO mortgage the future is one oi
the marked governmental tendencies
of the times. Although marked i'm
provement has taken place in the
quantity of municipal governments,
whatever the other good faults, there
is seemingly no disposition to lessen
the public burden. The theory seem
ingly IS that municipal resources are
practically unlimited. For a public
servant to have prejudice against
debt creation is considered proof that
he is an old fogy.
The greater part of city debts rep
resent money put into buildings.
streets, parks, etc, and no small part
to meet administrative deficits. In
view of the size of these debts and
the little the public has received from
their creation, there cannot be kept
back a feeling of gratitude that the
prudence of the last generation put
into state constitutions clauses limit
ing debt creation. Except for these
clauses there is reason to fear, with
extravaganza and recklessness in the
air as it is now, municipal indebted
ness would increase much more than
$1O0000,000 a year-Exchange
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
A NOPNLNG AND AN EVENING
GOWN
0TXTTCCTYYU.

The true dress artist is always an
enthusiast, and not even for the most
extensive commercial consideration
would she persuade the chiffon wo-
man" into satin brocade, or the
"tailor-made girl" to the picturesque
allurements of clinging folds.
Clinging folds are much in fashion
just now, and few styles are more
graceful than the most prevalent,
which embraces a corselet skirt fitted
rcund the waist and hips and falling
in full folds to the feet, the corseiet
being low in the front and high at the
back. while square or semi-circuiar
bretelles hang over the sleeves to give
the essential long.shouldered line.
The dress is filled to the neck with
soft chiffon or lace, and bears sleeves
to match trimmed perhaps with bands
OF cloth to correspond with the skirt:
and over this costume is loose coat
of Chinese shape, always with the
lines dropping from the shoulders the
length of this, and extends either to
the waist or to the hips. The hat is
placed boldly over the forehead and
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the whole contour of costume, from
head to heel, seeming to droop with
an unaffected grace in every pleat.
| 1t is easy to imagine that under the
aegis of this sort of costume the least
graceful woman might have a share
of elegance, so that she regulate the
length of the coat and skirt and the
commencement of the corselet in the
front and back to suit her special pro-
portions. Sometimes these corselet
skirts are entirely made in pleats,
small box pleats closely cut together,
and stitched firmly down to the hips,
whence they flow to the hem. On
other models they are contrived with
the bretelles made with a sort of
waistcoat effect. But they form a by
no means ideal waistcoat, a garment
which is at it's best when made sep
arately of striped velvet or silk and
worn with an ordinary narrow skirt
and coat of masculine simplicity.
An admirable example of spring
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
Properties of Gold.

Pure gold is unaffected by the at
.nosphere either at ordinary tempera.
lures or when the metal is heated. 1t
is also proof against the action of com.
mon acids when used singly.
Moreover, 1t confers its properties
more or less upon copper and silver
when these metals are alloyed with it.
Thus, for example, 12-karat gold will
withstand the action of nitric acid and
lie atmosphere at ordinary tempera-
ture, but some of the copper will be
oxidized during annealing. Nine parts
of gold may be alloyed with ten parts
of platinum in an ordinary crucible
and fire, but such an alloy will not be
uniform; a larger proportion of plati-
mum will free itself from the gold ON
solidification and homogeneous alloy
of the two metals cannot be obtained.
Jewellers Circular Weekly.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
QUEER DIET OF RAccooNs.
Relish Crabs, Although Naturally .
Race of Fruit Eaters

What made the crab-eating raccoon
first take to his queer diet?- The
question is suggested by a specimen
of this strange animal at London
menagerie and which is happy to
oblige any generous visitor with an IL
lustration of the quickest way to kill.
unshell and swallow a crustacean
without artificial assistance of any
kind. Doubtless the popularity origi-
mated in the shore-frequenting habits
of the species, and, being delicate
feeder, the succulence of the crab.
once cracked, was an obvious induce
ment to renew his acquaintance on
every possible occasion.
Originally probably a fruit eater,
the raccoon is inquisitive and dainty,
both strong incentives to experiments
in diets. When an individual sees a
small object he does not understand
his actions fall under three headings.
He first puts the article to close scru-
tiny, both with his eyes and that sA
percilious, upturned nose of his. Then
he takes it away and washes it-a
characteristic action of this water-lov-
ing animal-and finally puts it to the
grand test of eatableness or other
wise. If it appears unpalatable he
gives it to his wife.
In this way it is easy to imagine
how the creek-loving coon, wearying
of too much fruit, made his first crab
supper, and though he has never been
able to add squeeze of lemon or
brown bread and butter to the repast
has become confirmed lover of crus-
tacea ever since. All creatures make
experiments until they become fixed
habit and their whole structure is
modified in accordance.
Nature, for instance, never intended
the osprey to live on fish. It was the
temptation of an old world trout in
difficulties in the shadows that first
led the great hawk astray. Some
small Brazilian monkeys. again, live
almost exclusively on birds eggs, an
Australian parrot has given up a
proper vegetarian diet for an ex-
elusive regimen of mutton and many
other instances of the same unortho-
dox appetites might be cited.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
Honor the oId.Time School.

Never speak nor write of old-time
schools in derision. We are in ad-
vance of them in many ways, it is
true, and for that we are thankful, but
our thankfulness should be largely
mixed with humility. Those were the
schools of our fathers and grand.
fathers and really it must be admitted
that they were and are as a body en-
titled to our respect. They did their
best in the light of that tallow candle.
Are We doing as well in the brilliant
blaze shed upon our path by electric
ity? They were slow in reaching An
objective point in their ancient lum-
bering vehicles. Do we accomplish as
much when we reach our journeys
end by the limited? These are ques-
tions which the youth and middle-aged
of our day should ponder.-Western
School Journal.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
Her Feline Propensities.

Even in politics women cannot
conceal their real nature. There is
always something of cat about the
woman voter"
How does she show it?"
Doesn't she always scratch the
observation-disclosures American.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20
Standard Patterns
Now S, 10, IS Cts. no higher
White Goods and Linens
FIRST FLOOR.

We quote only few of our many extra values
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20

New line Fine Sheer White Plaid
and check materials, for waists
and suits; there is such a demand
for this fabric that they won't
last long at this price-yard 25c
Imported French Voiles, white
with neat black embroidered de-
signs, very choice-yard. =. 75c
Soft Finished Mercerized Bats
tie, with hand-embroidered dots,
regular 81. line-Monday, yd. Soc
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20

The woman who dons n new spring
,at should consider Its suitability to
aer costume. and she who can pur-
chase but one hat only will do well
20 avoid those with very narrow front
orims and extremely wide back brims.
This fashion is ephemeral, is trying
10 most people. and is conspicuous.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20

Many of the spring hats are quite
fiat and are trimmed with wings fat.
ly arranged. Many have fiat loops
of velvet filling in under the brim
at the back. When the hat is light,
the wings of medium shades, and the
velvet loops much darker, the effec,
IL excellent.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20

10 pieces, good heavy 6S-inch
bleached table Damask, open bor-
der patterns, 75c grade-yard. SOC
$l.00 line 72-inch heavy weight
Cream Damask, open border pat
terns-yard.. 75c
25c line Hemmed Huck Towels,
good size and weight, each . zoe
3S inch Extra good white Auto
cloth for suits and waists, real
linen finished, yard. -. 20c
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-30
Woes Of z Drummer.

I'm just a little discouraged with
my work." said the tall New York
boy who had started out on the road
II was making my second trip west
when I met an old drummer who had
been on the road for more than 80
years. He sat with grip between his
knees and talked 20 me.
Chuck, my boy he said, If there
is anything else IN the world you can
do, do it, Look at my gray hairs.
l don't know what it is to have a
home. For 80 years I have seen my
wife about once in five weeks. know
that I've wife and children in q
fiat in New York, but that's all 1 do
know about them. The children have
grown up and married, but have not
had time to attend their weddings. NV
wife has grown gray, too, but she
has had the best Of it. She has
had home and the children. II
there is anything else in the world
you can do, my boy he repeated, quit
drumming and do it." +
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-30
MANY HELD BY GRAND JURY.
More Wealthy San Francisco Men Arc
Accused Of Bribery.

San Francisco, May 27.-Six more
millionaires and multimillionaires,
some of them we'll known throughout
the country, fell under the accusation
of the Oliver grand jury Saturday,
when that body, just before an ad-
journment till June 10, returned IA
indictments jointly against G. H.
Umbsen, ]. E. Green and w. I. Bro.
beck, charging them with attempted
bribery of public officials, and Il in
dictments Jointly against Frank G..
Drum, Eugene de Saba and John
Martin, charging them with bribery of
public officials With the former
group Abraham Ruef, the fallen politi-
cal boss of San Francisco, was Jointly
indicted; with the latter group Ruef
and Mayor Schmitz. r-4~ fF#Il .jE.E E|.#
In all 28 indictments were found
Saturday containing 12s counts and
calling for bail bonds in the total
sum Of $3.50, 900.