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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21
The Vogue of
Increases.

doing for several seasons. The wom-
en- On this side OF the water have been
a trife slow to making Up their minds.
that Is all.
Filet IS a faYorite lace for use IN
combination with linen and. as orna-
mentation piled on Communication IS
the rule Just at present. this Is fire.
quently darned IN large designs in
mercerized cotton. heavy silks or
worsteds. This is sometimes varied
~ the designs OF tha lace being out
lined by the thin silk ribbon used IN
ribbon work. threaded through the
lace net. All these little touches
make all the difference between the
made-tO-oTder gown and the ordinary
ready made" And here is where the
girl with clever fingers scores. for she
can occupy her leisure moments in
covering buttons or darning iaces,
which are afterward turned over u
the dressmaker TO add touch OF lux
ury 10 her new gown.
Coats OF lace dyed 10 match Skin :
OF linen are very smart and make Z
costume suitable for almost any for
NAL day wear. Sometimes the coats
have stTappings or buttons OF linen,
but the skirts have never touch OF
lace. And, by the way, short. plated
skirts seem at last on the point OF re-
signing in favor OF gored skirts, which
are somewhat scanJ as 10 hem and
built on very straight lines all the
- ~ up.
Russet brown and q duh peacock
blue are two cOIOrs which many smart
women have chosen for theiT linen
gowns. Pure white Is not az popular
% Z has been. although II viii always
be worn 70 a certain extent. particu-
larry IN the country. Unbieacned lin
ems. made by the peasants OF Italy
on hard looms, and combined with
some beautiful heavy Italian laces.
make ideal dresses. but only for wom-
en- 10 whom dressmakers' bills are
not q matter Of much moment
The central figure Of the page shows
e. very good type OF jumper dress
The straight, unbroken lire from yoke
20 hem and the waist and sleeves cut
in one are features OF this seasons
models. The trimming around the
woke is o. heavily embroidered lln-
BANDS. WulCN j EcbedlfA oAl tALT
sleeves. A narrow cordins Joins the
waist and skirt at the sides and back
and some cIeverly cut darts reduce
the f,glIness At the waist line. But
tons formed OF cordings OF the linen
coiied around and around trim the
waist and skirt.
OF very different effect is the figure
shown in the sketch lettered b" A
rIaited skirt or Iiaen is worn with
draped waist OF embroidered linen ha-
tiste or exactly the same shade This
would be an excellent design for
slight figure. for Il IS very soft and
graceful Linen bands trim the front
end sw the the waist. one or the
woven braid chains which complete
many OF the better linen gowns Is
criss-crossed down the front. tying
and hanging IN long ends. The full
ness OF the sleeves IS particularly
well graduated and does not look at
al clumsy, as sleeves made IN this
way are sometimes apt TO do.
BTaiding done IN fine silk soutacne
which last year characterized many
Of the MORE exclusive models has this
season found SIS way 20 the linen
gowns sold In department stores, and
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thus has lost much Of its desirabuity.
However, little-0r big-buttons made
Of -soutaChe braid put on with cord
Stimulating a buttonhOle Is q trim
ming much liked again the craze for
buttons. you see
This year IS indeed a year for the
girl with "a limited dress allowance.
for short lengths OF materials picked
UP on bargain counters can -be com
bined with other materials with won
derful success The jumper dress Is
a boon 20 G. woman who cannot have
a large stock OF dresses. allowing IS
II does. almost unlimited variation Ia
the way OF yoke and sleeves.
Then materials OF low price are for
tunately IN high fav0r-cOtton voiIes
or charming cOloring and texture NAV
he had for a song, dimities and si1k
Wusllns are marked astonishing low
With a little taste and care and
modest expenditure Of cash there IL
no excuse for the old familiar CIV ~
Nothing 10 wear"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21

VIM Of flying feathers. a thrOttled
Cackle. and ] looked back ana saw
something which looked like a rooster
lying I'm the road and = woman run
ming toward it,
shall we cut it and run?'' asked the
chauffeur
Perhaps We had better" repliedtthe
owner Il don't want the ladies 70 be
subjected 10 any annoyance on their
ride, and. besides. people should keen
their poultry ou- Of the public road
You can buy wire netting out Of which
The most approved chicken yards are
made quite cheap, l am told, and il isn't
at all hard 20 make a yard once on has
It, The last cock killed cost me q. II
was quite an ordinaTy-lCOklng chicken
like the scrt one sees everywhere in
gardens scratching up The seeis irsf
Sown. but the owner Of il assured D,.
II was OF a very unusual species. and
that $ was the very least he could take
for 1t. so / gave It to him and have re-
GREETED II ever since"
Il am sorry for the chicken. though %
! veutured.
''Why should you be-" demanded our
host. turning on me savagely. Tell me
is II better 20 have ones head cut of 10
make a humble and indigestible potpie
or 10 be killed by the nnest machine tbat
ever burst a tire?"
Before I could reply Dolly soothinglv
changed the subject She had taken
finn grip on the side OF the car now.
and so her slidings to the floor were Ices
frequent than before. and came only
when she forgot herself for a moment
Is your car? she inquired politely
Only Make Worth Having.
The owner turned upon us with rails
ed eyebrows at this, and his expression
was that of a man who has been wound
ed IN his tenderest sensihiIities
The only make worth having said
he Indignantly. This is an I-Itra-rna-
rine car. Of course / thought vou lrno,,,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21

ihat You did not think for a minute
] would have any other sort. did you?
Women don't seem 20 know much about
such matters, and so perhaps l had bet
ter explain that, while there are other
sorts, the Ultra-marine is conceded by
every one who knows an automobile
from a street car TO be the best make.
Why. il holds the record for long-dis-
lance travelling, the record for the fast
est mile, ana the record for never get
ting out Of CrGer-it is, in fact, the ideal
car, and any one who knows anything
on the subject buys it when he buys
any
You are not by any chance the
asent for 1t, s4e vou?" inquired Dolly
innocently
No. I am not" returned the owner
with some emphasis When l made up
usg nind go buy a machine 1 approached
the sUbjecs with a perfectly open mind,
and 1t was only after a number OF tests
that l decided for this one I am an
Jltra-marinist by convfctlcn Why.
some fellows like the MultibflIion car.
ard + wouldn't have It as a precious
gift. It's always breaking down and
causing lot of trouble"
Party Reassured.
'HOrTid thing. said Dolly sympathet-
icaliy, and showing symptoms of slip
ping on her perch was reseated with a
thud by her owner.
At this unfortunate but PSYCHOLOGICAL
moment the car showed signs of having
contracted a desperate attack OF asth-
ma. II srew momentarily hoarser and
hcarser' and seemed to stagger as it
went.
THE speaker" inquired the owner of
tie chauffeur.
The carburetor." said the chauffeur
to the owner as he brought the vehicle
to standstilI, trembling at every ,,,frt
1T won't take minute to arrange
this, said the owner. However. if Won
would like, you can alight and gather
some Of the pretty daisies growing about
here"
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her back on it. exactly as if she were a
piece Of Dresden china and the seal
were mantei-shelf.
was keeping my place by dint Of
holding on to the 'lOor with nv toes
ana - IL. side Of the car with "a tl,.stt D.
griup a. my Triggers
on, no." sail the owner; we are
barely moving now" Then he addI essel
the chauffeur. You might let her out
bit, Moran" he said. Il don't see any
brass buttons about"
The chauffeur let her out the car
gave d bound forward with d snort of
JOY. ana Dolly fell of the seat. was
caught by The owner and neatly re-
placed all in the space Of a second.
Aren't Jou enjoying il. DOlly2" I
asked wildly.
100000 mu-u-u-u-chi' said Dolly
her words being thus elongated Dy the
juggling the car and her own emo.
tons. for Dolly 40 visions OF herself
&ith her brains ..s. I'd out far from
home. and with rO one nut police
man and tramp 10 close her eyes in
death.
Into a Flock of Chickens.
"tvery mans hand is against the su-
tomobilist," said the owner. reverring
90 his moody manner. a fellow can't
enjoy his car for the people who are
trying 10 gouge him. As soon as one
sets up machine his name goes among
the list Of multi-millionaires. and what
with the fines and what with the prices
asked for things killed it takes all
fellows money 10 live"
Did you ever Kill anything?'' asked
Dolly, turning pale
on! nothing to speak Of replied the
owner and observing q tendency. on the
part Of my friend TO slide from h.r
place he held her back delicateiy b.
the sleeve.
> mat moment we Slowed around
corner ana into q flock of chick IS
browsing amiaoly on the road There
was an enormous connection, a whirl-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21

the majority or women refuse 10 dis
,ard Il. although II has already been
worn for a longer time than fashion
usually permits. AS II to make Jump
er dresses more Irresistible. the de
siguers have taken particular pains
with this years models. and the result
is most satisfactory. Worn over deli
cate guimpes OF lawn and embroidery
or lace, these dresses are charming
and cool. and adaptable into the bar
gain.
The particular point in which this
years linen gowns and suits differ
from other years is In their trimming
But We have become 30 accustomed 10
seeing al! kinds OF fabrics combined
that linen trimmed ella borateIy with
satin or expensive lace does not seem
at all incongTu0us. From French de
signers We have learned the trick or
using touches of black on colored
gowns 10 give chic or bring out some
particular point. and this season
costume without its brilliant black
note is seldom seen. II may be only
a minute neck bow Of black velvet or
satin, but e is there.
Black velvet is being used very ef-
fectively IN colored linens. Coats cut
on the strictly tailored lines. which
never really go out. let butterfly
sleeves and queer. hoppy French coats
come and 90 as they may. have cuffs.
collars, pocket flaps and buttons Of
black velvet, and skirts. too are often
trimmed with velvet covered buttons
TO match.
or course you've noticed what an
important part buttons are playing in
the way Of trimming. From being d
merely useful part OF dress they have
been raised to the position OF being
most ornamental Especially on lin
ems are they found in all their glory
Buttons covered with linen and en-
6roidered by hand In silk which tones
or contrasts with the dress are al
most a necessity TO a weH-reguIated
linen frock. They run IN lines down
the front Of the skirt. they transdx
trimmings. but more often are used
solely and quite frankly for effect
with no thought of use
Cretonne covered buttons lend q
quaint air 10 dresses of linen ana are
most up-to-date trimming. for at
last American women seem 20 have
accepted this upholstery fabric as a
possible dress trimming.
Now We see parasols Of cretonue In
lovely designs and charming color
ings, cretonne coats. hats swathed in
cretoRne. shopping bags made of Gre
tonne, collars and cuffs of Cretonue.
belts and. as I have said. buttons
all OF this effective material. Even
delicate evening gowns OF net ana
lace bear applied roses and other ex-
aSgerated large flowers cut from the
material which We formerly associated
only with cottage furniture. But this
is only what French women have bee7
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-06
4 Matter for the Democratic Leaders
Savannah Morning News.)

Savannah Morning NeWS.)
How many votes will the National
independence party poll in the presl-
Dental election? This is a question
the politicians of each of the great
parties are asking. The Washington
Post says, that "it is manifest that
William R. Hearst and those who
think as he does do not see the neces-
sity for the Democratic party to lag
on the stage after November next,
and that 1T is equally clear that 1t
is the design of Mr. Hearst to appro-
pirate the vestments of the old party
after its departure and annex its
following to the independence
League"
The National Independence party
has just held it's second annual ban
quet and the New York American,
Mr.. Hearst's paper, in mentioning the
banquet editorially, says: IF the In
dependence party grows in the four
years before it as it has grown in
the four years behind it, the next
President of the United States will be
taken from its ranks"
1t is evident from the foregoing that
Mr.. Hearst is aiming to capture the
merge it with his independence par
ty. 1t is also evident that there are
shrewd political observers, who are
of the opinion that the Independence
party is going to poll pretty big
vote The Washington Post predicts
that it will poll a vote that will aston
ish all parties.
The Independence party isn't going
to draw all of its votes from the
Democratic party. 1t may not even
draw a majority of them, but as to
that there is no data upon which to
make a forecast that would be at
all reliable. The thing for the
Democratic leaders to do in shaping
it's campaign for President is to aim
to get the confidence of the great con-
sentative masses. There is evidence
of the strongest kind that the people
are tired of extreme, radical policies
and are ready to approve policies of
a conservative character. II that
course is pursued in making the
Democratic platform and in naming
the Democratic ticket the Indepen-
dence party will draw comparatively
few from the Democratic party In
stead of losing voters it will gain
them from the other parties.
Present conditions call for conser-
vative policies. There is vast num-
Der of men and women out of en-
ployment and there is more or less
distress in all lines of business and
industry In the minds of many there
is a belief that in adopting some Of
these policies a mistake has been
made; that these policies are to
greater or less extent responsible
for the existing conditions of affairs.
There is ample evidence that the
people want a change. If the Demo-
cratic leaders are wise therefore they
will take notice of this desire and
will shape their national platform SO
as to be in harmony with it, and will
name as standard bearer man who is
in hearty sympathy with the platform
declarations
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-06

It would be quite impossible to OBJ
tain an extended canvass of the
preachers, even if they cared to say
which way they would vote-which
they, as a rule, do not-sO we have
canvassed as best we can the five
largest Protestant churches in Allan
ia, each having a thousand members
or more.
Dr. Broughton is pastor of the larg-
est church in the city, having 1,700
members enrolled. He has been out
of the city some days and will not
return for a week He stated on Sun
day, April 10, that he was not for
Mr.. Smith. He did not state who he
was for.
DIR. ]. w Lee is pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, where there are
some 1 400 members enrolled, and DR.,
Lee is a supporter of Mr.. Browns can
didacy.
DR.. John E. White is, as you state,
a supporter of Mr.. Brown.
DR.. J. Stewart French, pastor of the
First Methodist church, with probably
the third largest membership in the
city, replied that he had only been in
Atlanta a year and had not yet regis
tered and not decided who he would
vote for
DR.. w. w Landrum, of the First
Baptist church, has stated that he ex-
pected to vote for Mr. Smith
We have given the exact facts as
ascertained and have given all the
churches inquired Of Whether these
five largest ones are sufficiently rep
resentative we are not to judge. Pos
sibly the gentlemen, judging from the
fact that they hold the positions they
do, are representative.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-06
DIR. Landrum Sees Danger.
macon Telegraph

(Macon Telegraph.)
DR.. Landrum of Atlanta, one of the
best known Baptist diyines in the
South, does not see any danger to
prohibition in this campaign, but he
fixes the date for the danger to come
three years hence. He said in yes
terday's Telegraph:
Now Listen!
If HOke Smith is reelected the
change of our voting system from the
county unit plan to the popular vote
plan, for which he is responsible and
for which he now stands, will be en-
dorsed and fixed upon us.
Our prohibition candidate for Gov
ernor will face the desperate fact
that six counties with large cities
where the whiskey forces predOmi-
nate will be able under Hoke Smith 5
reform to our voting system to out
vote more than forty rural counties
in Georgia where the prohibition
strength lies.
He said further:
1t is dollars to doughnuts that
there will be a candidate for Gov
ernor on a local option platform. If
Governor Smith is elected in the
present campaign this candidate will
claim to be the champion of his poll
cies-but on a local option platform.
1t will be a natural inheritance. Gov
ernor Smith has never said that he
was converted to the principle of
State prohibition against local OPP
ton prohibition. He will not say so.
Why? Because he is not converted.
The Atlanta Journal has not been
converted either Mr.. Reuben Ar
mold, the Hoke Smith orator. has not
been converted. Mr.. Robert Griffin,
the chairman of the Hoke Smith Full
ton County Club has not been con-
verified. Mr.. Thomas Fielder, the Sen
ate anti-prohibition filibuster, the
Hoke Smith leader in Bibb county,
has not been converted. These for
ces will be behind the candidate for
Governor three years from now on a
local option platform.
The prohibitionists will have a
candidate standing for the perman-
ence of the Georgia law. Here they
are stripped for the race. The issue
is clearly drawn-a return to the
local option system or a continuance
of State prohibition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-06
THE REASON FOR THE OPPOSITION.

injected into the gnberna
place in the fight
the chief cupt in this
beginning with attacks Browns personal ~ WIN
with enuncatons of the
supporters and railroad emaes The
Singing the fight has been largely Kept
there and the criticisms
the strengthen the
Brown in its supporters and
draw public weakness of the Smith cause
bitterness should arise between
citizens There certain
honestly differ mere difference OF
opinion scoundre whisky lobbyist negro lover
railroad hireng Take Public opinion
largely Brown for governor are just as
~ IN +bir convictions as those supporting Smith, just
equally just patriotic in public
absolutely reason why they should jump at
the two candidates with
Smith Brown furnishes excuse
feeling Americas or Sumter county Tor e e'ers Oh enu
ps or of business luminosity whatever Carrying
campaign such absurd
The supporters of Joe Brown for governor
on the belief that prosperity to the
state His deterrent the of
development of Georgia
Judge him by his past speeches and acts rather than by the
words he that his campaign of
years appeals popular passions kuy worked
by him. He sought
the has been
concerned In October the people
question
depression ncendiary speeches Hoke
practically impossible induce any investments OF
capital laid such his purpose to
rve foreign capital left to his
no intended force the purchase
by Gegnsa manifest
absurdty in the statement that five
The big
stick was election to such
the whole bounds of the state today almost Impossible
to find dealing with public
business longas the head of the state
under the policies OF
flow into it from abroad to assist IN
its upbufdn capital that
Smith has uttered situation and it because
this there is a opposition Smith
# E felt that with Smith retired into the field
safety unjust
ranncal procedure wheels that have been
will begin And
of enable
make
more money! smiling rather than and
md for hat Brown against Smith
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-06
The Curse of Wealth.
NE wYork World.l


There seems to be an unorganized
movement to prove that Americans
not only do not worship wealth but
that riches are a curse and a dis
grace.
Senator Bailey so strongly resents
the report that he is a millionaire that
he offers to sell all his holdings in
Texas except a 600-acre farm for
$1,000 which he will give to charity
Mr.. Bryan's self-respect was so hurt
by the statement that he had an in
come of $4,000 that he took pains
while in New York recently to ex-
plain that it was nowhere near that
figure.
Both seem inspired by the convic-
ton that an indelible stigma attaches
to worldly prosperity, and that the
esteem of their fellow-men can only
be preserved by proof of their being
in what the multi-millionaire would
consider poverty.
Judge Gray, of Delaware, is said
to have refused business salary
OF 100000 on the ground that no
citizen should be paid more than the
President of the United States A
salary of $4,000 a year represents
capital of $1,OOO,0OO in brains or
property, which puts Mr.. Roosevelt in
the millionaire class, so long as he
is President. But Mr.. Roosevelt
looks upon the lti-millionaire as
the least enviable and one of the
least admirable of our citizens, with
his hard and cruel face and soft body
and with his son fool and daughter
princess. The multi-millionaire is
no rarer today than millionaires were
three or four decades ago But
popular fashions change rapidly. If
this thing keeps on, the man of UNI
counted millions to retain his self
esteem will soon have to go about
in rags and be even poorer than he
pretends to be when he swears off
his taxes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-06
Sick China's Dilema.
{ w aShingtOn POst.)

Unhappy China is in the condition
Of a sick person with too many nurs-
es. She needs protection from her
friends. One thinks her pulse is sink
ing and administers a stimulant. An
other comes in, notes her heightened
heart action and drenches her with a
soothing syrup. A third, finding her
sleeping off the latest draught, pinch
es her to see if she is yet alive. And
all the while poor old China is not so
i'll but that she sees them each and
every one going through her bureau
drawers dipping their fingers into her
private affairs. But she is helpless to
protest. Each says, Trust me and
look out for the other girl. | am
only here to cure you; but she-she is
a mink"