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Zze Care of the Tailor-Made.
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hold the skirt in place without saggins
and Will do away with the stretching on
the hip line made by using n coat hanger
for skirts. or course coats should always
be hung on hanger and never by the
sleeve hole or n loop.
Many of the coats OF tis season are
lined In dark and medium colored silks
one of the little difficulties to suit fresh
ness that we have had for many sea
son, that Is. the soillng Of the light
colored lining at the collar. Where
coat is lined with n light colored silk or
satin, little ch!oroform or benzine
sponged on will remove any slight soilng
without having the entire garment
cleaned.
Coats provided with pockets get out of
shape quicker than the pocket!ess variety,
because one uses the pockets more or
less, IL only to pose" The number Of
times suit must be pressed during the
season depends, of course. upon the
amount and character OF the service re-
qnired of 1t. If you are caught in a
shower or out on particularly damp,
day, you may be sure that your suit will
need trip to the tailor to restore It's
new look 1t Isn't that suit wears out
usually, but thntit suffers from neglect.
s Buy your fall tallor-made with the reso-
luton that you will not only select 1t
carefully, but care for 1t well once you
have 1t.
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that may be made up into little house
gowns at comparatively little expense.
and ii Is these frocks you should
wear indoors and not your very best
tailored suit, which should, and will with
care, go through twelve months aat-
lsfactory service. 1t is better to spend
$40 for n tailored suit and reserve $1,000
or $1,000 for its care during the season
than to spend 5000 on the initial pur-
pose and let the suit take care of Itself.
once 1t Is bought. Do not attempt to
press your tailored suit yourself. 1t re-
qulres a competent tailor to successfully
press cloth gown, The heavy irons that
they use mold the garment Into shape In
way that no ordinary fatlron In the
hands OF woman of ordinary strength
can do. Don't trust coat to tailor
who Is not experienced In pressing wom-
ems coats. If you do, you may find that
the perfect fit of your garmentl Is spoiled
in the pressing.
Even the short skirts of this season
should be protected with dress braid.
If this is whipped on by hand. leaving
narrow eighth of an inch edge extending
below the hem, 1t protects the skirt hem
and may be readily replaced at home
with few hours work.
Do not hang the skirt Of your tailored
suit on coat hanger. Get the little
wooden trouser hangers that may be had
In the S and 10 cent stores, aad clip
these on to double skirt belt. They will
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fashion authority tells US that we
may be we'll dressed this season In three
tailor-made suits,--a short practical one
of serge or chevlot for mornings, u some
what dressIer suit OF plain or striped
broadcloth for afternoon, and simple
coat and skirt style for luncheons and the
like. OF course this does not take into
consideration evening parties and such
affairs, but it Is really statement that
contains much truth. There will be
plenty of women this winter who will
depend on ta!lor-mnde suits for almost
all their public appearances.
With the very marked prominence the
tailor made is receiving this year 1t
behooves women to know something of Its
proper care. i Is By no means enough
to go to smart custom tailor and order
a suit ut anywhere from $500 to $4,000,
or patronlze some Of the shops that carry
the effective, though less expensive, tall
or-mades that range from $500 to
5000 in price. Either one of these
methods, according to ones purse, Is a
good start towards ones smart winter APP
pearance, hut it is only the beginning.
First remember that the tailored suit
for the street should be worn only on the
street. If you would be- we'll dressed and
get suitable service from your tailored
suit, make n point OF removing It as soon
as you reach your home. tailored suit
should never be Elounged In. There are
endless bargains In attractive materials
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Mankind seems to slip along man easy
groove and the average Individual doesn't,
worry much beyond house rent and the
grocery bill. nevertheless BOW and then
some individual Is found, usually IL a
half crazed condition, who has vcntnred
to turn from the ordinary things in life
TO ponder on some Of the big mysteries
by which the world and It's Inhabitants
are surrounded. For Instance there is
number known and named by mathematt'
cians called II quinttliion, 10 the aver
age man In the street qulnttllion is not
familiar object for contemplation.
Ii is sAfe tossny only one man IN q hun,
dred thousand can answer or hnnd Just
what qulntillion is, a anintilllon Is q :,
quudrllllon qnadr!llion. the whole
earth We're split up into its atoms, there
would not he n number equal 20 u GUN W
tlllon in the whole lot Of them, bill
non is a wee, little bit of q number com
pared to n quintllllen, The only people
who use quintililon MS a number are as
tronomars and they merely use Elt rs =, q
figure OF speech. Nobody knows, what y
nleana. NOBODY has Any renl sconcep tinnl
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rs to what n quintiliion Of dollars or OF
bricks would mean. A qulntillion OF
bricks would reach all, the way to the
sun over a million times and then have
pile as big as the earth left over.
Then there is the abstract ldea OF
space. What Is spnce2 How big Is tn
Nobody can Imagine, II you shot away
from the earth a billion years at the rate
of n billion miles a minute you would so
n long distance, but 1t would be Just Ike
walking across the room So far as get
ting to the end of space. How far would
you 20 lie you went on forever Mt the rate
OF a million miles minutel You wouldn't.
beaany nearer the end of infinite spaces
than when you started.
Going the other way. What Il the
smallest thing? Microscopes have gone.
on revealing smaller and smaller things
until the smallest discovered could hang
4 on n /. pin point by the billion. What Is
the smallest thlng7 There must be 1 a
smallest thing. hut nobody can Imagine
whatqitis, II is Just as fur TO the small,
gest possible thing as 1t Is TO the end Of
innnlte space. however far that may be.
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the Iris: In fact most of the large flowers
will find representation In the dressy
fall hats. Ribbons are seen In abundance.
wide soft scarfs of them. Buckles and
ornaments of all kinds are used with
lavish hand.
The black velvet with touch of color
Is very popular, as noted above Purple
In al Its tones and variations of violet
and eggplant and mauve are right TO the
fore In millinery. Bronze greens and
brilliant Emerald green's are used, the
latter more AZ trimming than for the
whole hat. There are brown hats and
dull smoked grey hats that match cos
tunes; these being especially good with
the striped hroadcloths that usually In
clude for their body color either grey or
brown.
There certainly should be no great DIFF
fcultS In selecting becoming hat this
season from the variety shown 1t IS
we'll TO remember, however, that the
matter of the hat is n serious one and
can make or mar the general good ap.
peatance of n toilette Its selection should
be given due time and elaboration.
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Fashion Notes.

Tho typical summer girl might well
be mistaken for a yelled woman OF the
East. 30 completely Is her head swathed
in tulle and chiffon. The days when one
courted tan are past. 1t Is not only the
immediate. effects that are disagreenble.
but the lasting injury to the delicate skin
caused by too long exposure to wind and
sun. The ounce Of prevention is worth
far more than the pound OF cure where
the skin Is concerned. Women OF fashion
ore growing more md more particular
about their compilations every year. Paint
and powder are largely superseded by
careful treatment aud skillful massage.
At least two wells nrc considered neces-
sary on any sort of outdoor jauntA One
OF very simple thread diamond mesh. or
mesh with tiny chenille dot, Is pinned
over the hat, the upper part OF the ends
caught with clasp or pin on the back
OF the hat brlm. and the lower ends fas-
tened into the hair Just below the brin.
This is the veil that holds the hair in
place and keeps the appearance trim ana
Finished" Then for all drives and boat
ing and outings generally, everything In
fact save the briefest town trips from
house to house. one adjusts chiffon veil
to hang straight down from the hat brlm.
catching the upper ends only on the brim
In the back with a veil pin The accepted
fashionable length for this chiffon veil is
a yard and a half. II is termed the
Newport veil. from the fact that this
particular form of adjustment was nrst
introduced by the smart set at Newport
The color OF wells Is a matter Of nice
moment Physicians tell US that for ac-
tunl protection from sunburn the red veil
is the hest. but IL liz doubtful whether
even the most penrly skinned woman.
would care to risk the attention a red
veil would surely draw. or the unbecom-
ing effect II IS bound to produce. Next
TO the red veil 1t is said tina; the brown
IL the best protection for the skin. The
black veil should always be avoided dur
ing the summer, since 1t absorbs the color
rays, and likewise the heat rays. White
wells are attractive and far more suited
to the delicate summer costumes thah
the heavier looking brown wells.
Scarfs nre to be vastly important
In the fall fashions. These were intro
duced last year in Paris and their use
Is now almost universal there. some
times the scarf is OF the material OF the
costume, --this OF course when the cos
tune Is OF some sheer or semi-sheer fab
rIc as marquisette and chiffon cloth.
Then there are separate scarfs OF Mar
aulsette with satin stripes running over
them or bordering the four sides These
are proper for evening wear In iight
shades OF blue and pink, maize and laven-
der. The printed chiffon scarfs are most
effective. and are really inexpensive con-
siderinv their beauty. Lace scarfs are
also seen. One of the novelties is span
cled scarf. which has the spangles APP
piled sparsely in the center and 70 LOT"
a heavy border at the edge.
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Large Hats the Thing
Mushroom Shapes On
theDec1ine- he Slight
~ Rolled Brim Craze
for Fancy Feathers :
Flowers Revived Ia
vorite Co1ors.

There was no escaping the eccentric hat
This SUMNER One simply had to wear
Inonstr6sity or go hatIess And so the
majority of lis accepted the, conditions
with what grace we could muster. and |
donned a huge mushroom or clcche /
shape of startling proportions. like every |
other FLUFFY Ruffles on the Avenue, and |
Imagined yourselves attractive, or at any
rate stylish.
Now comes Fall, md presto! change. |
We may pgain be hated becominsly and |
sanely without losing caste IL the world |
of fashions There is variety In the fall
hats.-shapes that turn up here and !,
shapes tina. sdrn down there. and shapes
that turn Gsithe," up nor down; which
all means that various faces and figures
may readily be suited In millinery mat
ters.
we may classify all the dressier hats in
one generally sweeping term of large"
There are, 10 be sure, some small hats,
but they are the exception that serve 10
point the rule Beyond this one general
classification there is infinite variety.
The mushroom shapes have by no means
lied out with the summer, but the fall
variety are more modest In their pro-
portions Fthan Lhe!r summer ahcestoFS.
There is n slopius brim shape that dips
sharply In a point In front and which
las a soft tam crown This Is not really
new, for something very like It was worn
By few exclusives In the late summer;
nevertheless 1t is worthy OF classification
among tho fall favorltes
But the hat whose brim turns up is
the new thfng. The turn often Is directly
In 'front.' Again Il Is al the left side;
stu again.. directly In the back, this
latter helng the smartest of all. The turn
does not3hring the hrim up against the
crown but is a turn OF only the very
outer edge Of the brln. matter Of say
two inches. Straight brlms are again in
favor, aud any number of new picture
hats of the Rembrandt type. and there
are smart small toques and turbans,
these depending on the novelty OF their
trimmings Tor their charm.
fett ana velvet VIII be about equally
popular TINS winter as material for the
dressier hats Ihen there are various
beaTers, ana the rich uncut yelyets that
look 10 tue unlniuated Ike corded silks.
new point - the deep two inch binding
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SMALL Toaue Trimmed With
Huge NNinEA.

There are many occasions for which
the small toque is the most appropriate
hut and there are many women who3iind
1T the most becoming of MI ,headwenr.
For these times and these people the NIL
liners have made due preparation in the
smart little todnes for fall. These are
usually of velvet made very soft With
drapings aud shirrlngs over cords, thoush
the hat is small, the trimming. il often
as heavy as what would ordinarily be on
y larger shape. In the Illustration we
show II toque OF smoked grey velvet trim
MED with four large shaded grey wings.
aceedlngly smart line TO the hat, one pair
being nlaced almost upright.
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Large Velvet Shapes Are Trimmed
With Ostrich.

Large Velvet Shapes Are Trimmed
With Ostrich.
The fad for fancy feathers. while It
has lessened the use of ostrich, mas py
no means driven the latter peau,liu'
feather from the field, and we ind many
of the most artistic picture hats OF .ne
season trimmed with sweeping OSTRICH
plnmes. A shape with medium hlsn
crown, sharply rolled on the orlm, 10 GOV,
cred smoothly with green velvet anu
trimmed with two long full plumes III
the new old gold shade, which Is 50 iash-
ionnble at the present moment IN Ears.
There is a pompon In fancy feather et-
feet in green tipped with old gold, ana
green ribbon Is draped about the crown
and arranged In an extremely smart DO"
on the high bandeau which lifts the nal
on the left side.
French Felt Trimmed With this
EnsI,iona1,le Gouras P1umes.
The gouras feather Is one Of the dis
tinctive styles noted Of the season. IL y
..feathery" in the extreme, and mas a1
air of fragile and delicate lightness. al.
though II Is in no sense what one might
call n perishable trimming. The hat u.
Illustrated IS OF violet felt with wid<
binding Of violet velvet about the brim
The crown is of medium height and u
swathed about with violet velvet over
laid with band Of silver and violet
trimming, Gouras feathers in a delicatt
shade of gray, tipped with white. form s
perfect forest about the crown. This hat
is adjusted to the head with a very shall.
low bandeau, which is made with bach
opening that fits it down on to tho hair.
These slashed bandeaus are noticed IN
many of the new hats, They adjust the
hat to closer line of the head than
the all round bandeau, we are told.
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COULDN'T AFFORD 1T.

Loraine-How did you manage to es,
cape hay fever this year, Grace
Grace--I didn't. Papa managed II
fLoraine--How? "
Grace--He said he couldn't raise the
money to send me to the mountains.
tfe ------o%----~--4
London, Is, to have n dress exhibition
next February, Mt which dresses furs and
laces to the value of at least fl00, 900 will
BIO displayed.
Queen Alexandra has lust opened in Lon
don several new buildings or the Hostel
OF st. Luke, a charity Intended for sak
clergy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
Thoughts You Cannot Think.

Mathematics are NIL right until they get
into plus and minus infnlty and then
anybody will admit thatit is impossible to
the human mind to do more than simply
wonder what It all means.
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made from the pleated ribbon loops. on

made from the plcated ribbon loops on
the bandeau.
M0irc SILK Hats Are Novelty.
Some of the smartest of the fall hats
are covered with heavy MORE silks. These
silks are in tones that harmonlze with the
leading color Of the costume the hat is to
be worn with. The high crown and rather
straight brlm shape here illustrated Is
covered with brown MORE. and trimmed
with a wide crushed scarf of the MORE,
which ends In broad bow in front. In
the centre OF this IS set fancy feather
the coloring In shades OF brown with tips
of dull blue. This hat would be excellent
With any matching brown costume or with
any of the new fancy striped broadcoths
or skibo scrges in combination of brown
and btue.
The Extreme Side Roll.
An excellent example OF the turned nr
brim is here illustrated. The hat Is a
semi-dress affair OF deep champagne col
ored felt finished with black velvet and
the brim edges bound with black gros-
grain ribbon somewhnt In tailored effect.
The crown is rather high and the hrim
towards its outer edge Is rolled up smartly
and gracefully ut the left side, the turn
extending We'll towards the front. The
hat Is worn quite far back on the head
About the crown Is II broad band of black
velvet finished on the right side with
large fiat bow, and at the left there Is
huge Dumc cockade OF coGue feathers,
from the centre OF which springs Il full
bunch OF PARADISE plumes. There Is
lapnfy air about this hnt that Is extremely
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-05

cried the wares Of your rival in trade!
stS The days OF the TOWN. rier are past.
g But people still live in houses: walk
SO and fro on the streets, and ride up
and down as of yore-nowadays chief
4 ly on street cars.
And human nature hasn't changed
$aslittle bit.
In the old time 1t flockea to the
/ sales that the Crler brought 10 their
attention, and ignored the places ne
failed 10 mention.
why?
Simply because the Crier was the
only known form OF advertising then
utilized.
.l pretty good one was the crier
sftoo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-05

.I
II has often been said that II u man
will look around long rnnush lie will
be able TO get authority for anything
lie wants TO do. from sticking his head
in Il tub OF Ice water to eating hot
Mice PIES.
During the past few weeks enc doc
tor has assured lis thai eating green
apples is extremely healthy. while an.
other says that the proper way to eat
airat is to bolt 1t. llnldlag that 1t Is
harmful to chew the food.
What Is the poor layman to do who
il striving diligently to make his
health 80 line that his family will de-
iI;;lii 10 associate with him: rs soon
is he has accustomed hImEclf 10 one
set 81 rules and regulations some very
careless doctor cOr.es around aud tun.
bes them all over.
II we win just walt Icing enough we
viii haze experts assuring. ~ ilmt cor.
SETS and cigarettes are absolutely nee.
essary to long and healthy life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-05

What sort of a modernlzed Town.
Crler do you employ? There are many
kinds in this Twentieth Century
newspapers, display cards and sam.
pies.
Then, too, there are the various
products of the printing press that
reach people at their homes-tags and
labels bearing your name and al.
dress; an envelope carrying ycur name
and address; illustrated catalogues:
leaflets; booklets; fiction with bust.
ness moral; leaflets, TO be enclosed
In parcels and with bills. just a few
words and picture 10 catch the eye.
These are some few OF the modern
Criers.
And life the older Crier they tell
about you and your goods.
DO you make use of any or all Of
them?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-05

THE FAIRY CREATURE WHO POSED FOR IT.
thlnkin' that the old chaps soul was
fairly swimm!n' In benevolence when
he observed:
at has happened to me very often
that wished could play the game OF
poker, In order that might point ont
TO my fellow men the wickcdness OF It
and thereby keep them In the narrow
road. Does It happen that you can
teach me? Now and then come
across mortal who has lost his all
on ace-full by bcin confronted with
four tens. He mourns and mourns
and | cannot comfort him."
81 have occasionally played game
in order to send n few dollars TO the
heather Of Africa" said. ANY other
object would Of course be unworthy OF
our noble callin'."
"Of course. We labor to lift up the
downtrotldcn and soothe the disconso.
late. Get thee down and take Il seat
on the greenswarl and teach me the
game that has brought so much sorrow
Ano'ner LOOK AZ MS race.
AS I descended from my wagon got
hho'ner LOOK NJ MS iacc. benevolence
had becff fcftHccd rs cHptdfty. and III
moment was OH 10 ms llttle
se'ei'!e. l went a"ead. however. ana
eNP!"'nea the Vniue or the carus ana
advises, with him uS TO the sort Of
frozen look nc must wear wiieh he had
p''r Nn'h" una "htitcd 10 oiin. III
ii''ce'' minutes lie was ready 10 expert
i'e"'. s"" Nun Jugsilh tiie paste.
poarus IKE M ola gambler. nut
l''teto my aepe""ehee OIL integrity
,h" snia ho'h'h. Alter lew hands
III Wftctt hohors were even. he got
Will he ha'l prc'i Signing Tor ana
raised me antc ionr or I'VE times on
NV 's'o't Tue u,"W' "nea ! '"uhh
IA! sea- wa" u 'u,' no"se ! hie" unit
'''t A''icah heht,ich womb nave siik
u,'''efShir'S LOT tie summer. l raised
MN "hiii VIC hau huhureu bones on
INC "'ahEet. ana Then he called and
showed i1hSh anu Il wailoped man.
| III" Sc'''ce'! Ia'hereu up the long
s'eeh Wiieh nc was OIL Top OF me anu
..''u ii'c ny 'ie lhroat; for three or
iour minutes II seemed rs II rillainy
nm, ,,,an lit, W., -. NV, ''N, "|"'"
,rd s,t on linn and a,,mn,oh ,,,, w.,
nIurkod lin an1 hnt,on En- 49,, s,,."t "
,oG tfn, nnd m.t,om ~, -, ""u 1,, 49,
w.os mon Will, no nn,,i,,o,, ,aS. u"
hpI;ov. ho WINS sorlr, son,oth,,, =.
inrt hut nossoI r. hr nnn S,,a -
mrsclr TINT cool man nav ' so,, "
times cot In , ,i.ht ,,nch inti,hnt ~,
togrttr oomas ,aIrnni,. ~ w. 49, '" IN IN
hccf Into his sir,rrIos Wy - put ''esn
Rcroro roIn. rurthor r,s, :, u,rr
the public that nm individual without
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-05
Swallowed Six Inch Snake.

Thomas .Iefferies. member Of the
Rough Rider club Of Cincinnati. who
had been camping on the Ohio river
near Lawrcnccburg. Ind. got up in
the night and took q drink from n
spring near by. This was ut o'clock.
and In few minutes after he retisei
he awokc his companions with his
groans. a doctor was summoned. but
befov. the physicians arrived the mau
nearly died. .IefrcricS was given IN
emetic. and he coughed up 4 green
snake SIX inches long. .Icffcrfcs has
now entirely recovered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-05
With Special Reference to Mail Order Houses
versus Local Merchants

8 "a prominent inventor recently said
There was time when a thing that
was good would sell itself. Times
Ishaye changed. Now a good thing must
be pushed@and believe that the best
way 70 push q good thing is to adver,
tise.ss
The following text is taken from g
little booklet, "The Town.cricr,' re.
Gently distributed 10 the hardware
Trade BY The Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.,
of New York.
The Town.Crler was highly impor.
stant manSfor the merchant of his day.
He changed his hell TO arrest atten.