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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20

drawing room. Of the auto, not Of the
business or the professional world.
"A few years ago business and pro
fession5l women saw in the adoption
[ Of the tailor mades, the short walking
skirt and various other utilitarian
modes a disappearance Of the lines OF
demarcation between classes To-day
they are looking with dismay at the
chasm that is opening.
Take the sheath skirt as example.
A working woman must eliminate that
| from her wardrobe She could not ap.
I pear in court, at her business desk in
| 81, not only because II would be
| physically impossible fer her to do her
work 80 swathed. but also because il
would bring into business and profes.
sional life the very feminine element
she is trying to keep away.
The sheath skirt woman is opposed
body and soul to her sexs freedom.
/ The gowning Of to-day Is a challenge.
Use all the arguments YOU have at
your disposal, one woman says 10 her
sister Of the other world. and we will
destroy them with the waving Of
scarf and the curve OF figure in
clinging gown"
An expert on woman's dress who
has given 81 years Of his life to it's
study poohpoohs the idea that there is
any such psychology in dress
Nothing OF the kind" he says, firm.
ly. He says It as orc who knows Il
do not think It is necessary to find
occult explanations for guch obvious
facts
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
a Pleasant Economy

This is the time of year when the
mother with a small daughter NAV
lay IN a supply of hair ribbons, for
they can be bought at this season of
the year very cheap. and a ribbon is
Always OF use where a little girl Is
concerned, either for hair ribbon or
sashes. To put away a ribbon when
one hnds 1t for sale cheap is a very
wise thing to do. and will save a Io,
OF expense when school begins in the
fall. ''''
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
STRIPES AND POLKA DOTS.
Methods Of Trimming That Will Make
Any Simple Frock Ornamental.

One of the pretty ways of making
a simple frock ornamental is trim.
ming it with an opposite design in the
game coloring
To be explicit. polka dots are in
fashion and frocks in this design are
trimmed with wide bias bands OF plaid
o. striped material in the same color
A striped frock is trimmed with a
wide straight band of polka dot mate
-ial.
A plain surface is trimmed with
both the polka dot and the striped
fabric, and when the combination is
well done il does not really look like
a patchwork quilt.
1t can even be carried out in yokes
and stocks, as nets in fashionable col
ors now come with tiny polka dot of
white. It is usually In a small open
circle instead of a real polka dot, but
It gives the same effect
These nets are put in tiny tucks and
used instead OF lace. embroidery or
muslin.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20

OF making remarks about une2 Note
these same women when man is
seen approaching. pretending to be- in
dilercat II they are unmarried, and
af married lcvcl.ug opera glasses TO
Gee IT &. MAJ possibly be husband
giving them q surprise.
II you have not had This experience
you know nothing ahou, the happy
moments OF hotCl proprie,or's life,
who Is confident from past knowledge
that when the cloud Of dust resolves
Itself into a human figure O. viii be
the hcrHoCEci swain Cf the most uu.
dutercs NC woman In tho bunch and
who suuars from the thousand and on"
complaints which can all be traced to
that source
Unless the sheath skirt gets too
common Z am inclined to believe that
81 might do q great deal 20 relieve
this situation but mind. I say might,
not will. ia be willing to furnish some
skirts on spec il could get the wom-
en- to do their part"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Placing a Couch.

COuches are now so much used in
sitting rooms that any arrangement
that has even spice OF novelty
should be welcomed So try putting
the couch in the corner of the room
so that 1t touches the wall at one end
and behind It. At the other end, with
its back against the divan, stand a
bookcase, which is complete screen
10 the couch. The latter piece fronts
out toward the room, so that any one
entering sees the bookcase at once,
and on going farther into the room
the couch comes into view.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
GARMENT CAUSES CONTROVERSY
Many Varieties and Shades of Opin=
ion Offered==Managers of Noun
tain Resorts Welcome innovation
Expert Denies There Is Psy=
chOlogy in Dress.

New IJrS.-MiNol IN with al the
other burning questions OF the hour Is
the prob. 90. TO shcatEc or not to
shea he lCu can get as many az.
fctcal opiu!cus a. there are people to
consult o. does not seem 20 affect the
sea .d' hotels 30 much. As long as
thCs" lrn beaches and bathing the i'm
l'c'aaro % lhc feminine costume with
regard ~ 'he success OF The scason is
am1U
urt aita the managers Of tie noun
tain ssJrs 30 is different. To quote
ono ut th-m.
H- oU very VOL 10 talk scenery
ana aI1iidrlgu ,ha lovely views and
the good iaoI-that used to 20. but
whra a !g-g can take beat or an auto
aud sei 40, these 81 an hour or two
from HrcIIwJ- be isn't going to take
a hot. ius'y ride for the same result
If "" could sprinkle fcw OF these
sheath skirts 0lonE the mountain
y-raadIs here g. no doubt that the
'cZ,rnmoiy lainfal sight. so familiar to
the managers az present. OF en- Adam
leas Eden without even serpent
would pass away"
Cur of them with Imagination PIC.
Wros The scene as be has witnessed
l.i ls il might De:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Invention Of Paquin.

When Paquin died" she explains,
he told his wife on his deathhed that
the sheath skirt, already known in the
trade as the PaQuin skirt, would be
popular, and PaQuin made few mis-.
takes But the sheath skirt of which
he spoke did not have the latest i'm.
proycment-if you call It that 1t was
/ simply n sheath, not directoire
| sheath, and was not slit.
The first skirts made at his estab.
lishmeHt had an unusual effect in the
front, just slight looseness of the
material below the waist, known TO,
day as the Paquin cut The success
! OF the sheath, then as now, depended
on its clinglng to the figure, showing
every line and curve, and ending at
the feet with fad of drapery suggest,
ed by the sculptured drapcries OF the
! Greek statues. II you note a carefully
made sheath skirt turned out at the
Paquin establishment, or at any other
OF the Partisan houses, you will easily
trace The Hellenic resemblance, and in
| fact, In some places the sheath is
known as the lonian skirt on this ac,
count
ITO make the sheath a success
great attention must be given to the
undergarments PaQuin designed for
1t new style of bloomers, so that
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Mhen Il strLke, the KIt:hen.

The woman OF the domestic variety,
whom magazine editors study closely
60 find cut what 20 give the world to
read. asks with a deep wrinkle be
tween the eyes that denotes unaccus-
toned thought: What will happen
when the style strikes the Kitchen"
1T always does she says Get
somethiug new and next week Aggie
or Nora Or Mary has it in an cNaE-
gerated form
"Our maid at present wears striped
stockings, not stripes running up and
down but round and round. These she
varies with large pllids and her visible
means of support look like drops,cal
barber poles
81 agree with my husband, who says
that there is nothing more attractive
than the sight of a charming l.e.m-bg
costumed in silk opeuwork through a
side opening, but not the cooks
iem,b-g. il you please. ! look forward
with horror to the time when she win
pass the soft shell crabs and the char
lotte russe in costume Of that de
scription. No split skirts in my house.
hold. il you please"
The physical culturlst puts 1t on the
ground OF economics.
Anything" says she. "that will save
the expenditure of nervous force is to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Ivory and Gold in Scissors.

Ivory handled scissors are so
pretty they may form a new incentive
TO feminine industry. 4 girl has just
brought home from Europe dainty
pair of shippers that are attractive
enough TO make even an athletic
maiden sit down and sew They are
made OF the finest steel, of course.
The ivory holes for thumb and finger
are inlaid with gold. Nothing just
like them has been seen even in the
bags of gorgeous brocaded silks which
contain the fascinating sewing imple-
ments.-New York Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Paris Ncedsd the Monen.

The truth of the matter Is that
I Paris is hard up. She has suffered
severely from our little panic. Russia
too, one OF her wealthy patrons. has
also fallen off in her orders. Paris
hasn't known what to do and has put
her wis to work TO evolve something
TO appeal TO a jaded taste and above
all TO the American market.
Whether we will prove gullible
cannot say, for it is as difficult to
prognosticate here as in the publish
ing or the theatrical world When
The Old Homestead runs a thousand
nights you are surprised when the
people suddenly demand The Soul
Kiss when the romantic drama
seems to be absorbing the literary
world and writer's are busy studying
history, the taste veers and nothing
but Dolly Dialogues will sell: when
you think women are at last cutting
out the futile and adhering more close
" to utilitarian standards they shrek
for sheath skirts with rubber bands to
hamper their walk. as a Chinese wom-
ans shoes bind her feet.
"One thing we do know. Fashions
never really present anything new.
There is only continual turning of
the wheel The sheath skirt is not any
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Glass.Bottomed Boats.

At the popular seaside resort OF
Avalon. Santa Catalina islands, OF the
coast of Southern California, there is
now regular fleet Of ssbottomed
boats. They are specially designed to
enable passengers to see not only the
fish, but the wonderful submarine
growths in the Pacific ocean. In build
these craft resemble ordinary row
boats, and they hold from eight TO a
dozen persons. who sit round the
well and gaze through its glass win.
dows into the ocean below.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20

newer than a gray hair or a wrinkle.
During the Directory it was one OF a
thousand styles. Paris was mad,
crazy at that time. License relgned in
everything, especially in dress and
manners, but even Paris did not care
for the style any longer than the three
months, and il dear old naughty Paris
drew the line il would seem that we
ought TO cut ii out
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Puritanical Ideas Criticised.

The very people who will sit on a
beach and watch the short skirted
swimmers, standing, sitting and run
ming about displaying lines and curves
with generous abandon. are the very
people who have these Puritanical out
bursts at the mere idea Of showing the
same amount of figure on the street.
Why is it?" she asked
The pulpit has denounced the sheath
skirt, which ought to encourage the
makers. and one OF the leading lights
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Simply Swing Of Pendulum.

Paris showed the same tendencies
right after the simplicity enforced by
the French revolution. and every crisis
of history there has had a similar ef-
feet The prevalent fashions OF today
are the fashions Of the boudoir, OF the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Colo Bands for the Hair

Gold bands are decidedly more chic
'han ribbon ones for the hair. ane
come In single. double, triple and even
quadruple forms. These combines
with tortoise shell or amber are tu.
tremely handsome
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
o. Affecting Women.

Did you ever watch a lot cf wom.
On trying 20 make cut that they are
1erfec'iy happy. sewing and playing
hridSc aah gosslp.ag on the hotel bal.
sony cycry oSc mad as a halter be
-a,isr she has been boguiled there In
the baitef either that she would have
a Citation hc.5al. or TIC opportunity
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20

petticoats need not be worn and the
waist and hip lines siould not
be destroyed By lot OF un.
necessary material These bloom.
ers III closely 20 the figure
and are fulled slightly above the knee
not too much. mind-and have a few
rows Of lace put on without very much
surplus. just sufficient to give the
dainty and feminine touch to a gar.
ment which IS not essentially attrac.
tive
"All the models In his place wore
these Oloomers at first with the sheath
skirts Now silk tight. or Geshings
are worn II required, as many women
who wear the shca'hs prefer them,
just as many prefer TO spoil their
shape with the intrusion OF the old
style pctticoat or drOp. which should
never be worn with them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Made a Sensation.

To one Of the conservative stores
downtown a young woman came the
other day. quietly apparcled as 10 color
and cut ot her dress, but with her
navy blue gown coquettshly slit TO
the knoc. displaying dark blue silk
stocking and n Louis Quinze slipper OF
small proportions She began to buy
some yelling with nonchalant case.
and the girl behind the counter wait.
ed upon her, ignorant of the distinc.
ton conferred.
Not Tor long. First a cash girl
makes the discovery and brings a
twin to see that she has not made a
mistake. The news flies about the
shop. IL reaches the bargain counter
and other places
There is a sudden stampede, and in
the midst Of 1t the patron. with a
scorChiug look at the crushing crowd.
which will hardly allow her to move,
makes her way to the entrance and
thence with 4 flying leap enters taxi,
whose driver looks down open mouthed
and eyed % get her directions. Disap.
pointed faces frame the door, and one
middle aged woman says cattily
What did she eXpect?"
In this same store a buyer. a woman
Of many years experience, is in the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20


side of front and back with small opening the end of EACH namened
BLOUSE LACE-This a
at
cuff the silk.
BLOUSE MATCH SKIRTTh
three inches, the gathered
q is
neck the also is o
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20

be commended From time imme.
mortal women have held their dresses
mp from the ground apparently to pro.
tcct them. In reality for other reasons.
II the same result can be attained with
haii the energy, naturally the new
fashion should be recommended to
every body"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20

same uncertainty az to the sheath
skirt as every one else, but she has
some Information to give about it,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-20
Producing the soft Fan.

ne SOFT iall ABOUT the feet which
is so much admired b. the aesthetical.
ly inclined is produced b. various de-
vices usually small shot which are
sewed to a band of tape. which in tIrn
Is fastened TO the edge OF the skirt or
few inches from the edge. as pre-.
ferred. Paqu.n used rubber band at
the knee which went around the skirt
and drew IT IN 10 give the required ef.
feet when walking. and some Of the
sheath skirts have two rubber loops
through which the foot passes. but
this style although It gives the sheath
walk all right. is very trying 20 an ac-
tive minded woman, as she must never
forget them, and while she may not
mind the selfconsciousaes she does
mind the discomfort
Il remember one of my first views
Of the new sheath skirt was at the
paquin establishment. and a model
one OF those lovely girls they have
there-beEan joking and laughing and
insisted that she could step just as
far in n sheath skirt as IN other kind
She tried 1t and tore the costume all
to pieces along the sides After that
the sheath walk was adopted. which is
the necessary result OF the bands and
shot"
Another buyer thought there had
been unnecessary fuss over the sheath
skirt.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-10

so much smoke there must be fire.
80 much smoke there must h. fire
and We believe Mr.. Haskell has
and We believe Mr.. Hardy would
done wise and magnanimous thing
do wise and a magnanimous thing
In relieving the party OF his services
I'm rs>igning without the least delay.
There Is no question that II he had
There II no question that IL he does
not resigned BRYAN would have de-
not resign the Board of Trustees
handed his resignation.
should demand his resignation. ....
Haskell did not get from
Hardy can not get from
under any too soon Sentiment all
under any too soon Sentiment all
over the country. which believes In
over the state which believes i'm
honest methods. was crystaliziug
decent methods. has crystalired
against him. TIE has relieved the
against him. lie would relieve the
party ~ great embarrassment and
COLLEGE 81 great embarrassment, and
is TO 30 commended for that. even
would he commrnte, for that. even
II nothing else "
II nothing else.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-10
The Foremost Mississippi Trouble.
xteenh OF Series of Special Southern Articles on the
A. & NJ College Chaos.


Mt. MaeT one OF me MISSISSIPPI n d NJ. Col
lege trustees and editor of the Columbus Dispatch
in recent issue OF his paper expressed the opinion
that Chairman Haskell OF the Democratic Nation
Al Committee. had done the right thing whom h.
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m'"a ;" a. cue ;" pa'"''s' ""'s y" 'iAe ma''eFs-
on the College management as on the work o
the Democratic National Committee. Decent pub
lie service in as desirable I'm Nisaiwaippi as in IN.
United States AZ large as desirable in tho manage
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ana una"r each me OF u !" something u
ooider faced type that be could with Just rs goo'
logic. have written. but which have written To-
him since he did not II "a suggested that th'
reader arst 90 over what Mr. Macr has written
skipping a tine each time. then come back 70 N,
a.. .ra -..s whn. g g. a. h,t.s- sa., ,..
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chapters W '''' e'"
Tersy between Haskell chairman OF
the Democratic Natlona4 committee
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and hia accuSerp which "a" present
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contributions !" IN" h1H'"FY OF tue
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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-10

II nothing else g"
IL nothing else.
WHY has not Trustee Macr written something
ike that about President Hardy since he has
about Chairman HASKELL It Is hard IN tell But
Mr. Maer while trustee Of the College. has been
doing printing for It and he has not been doing
printing for the Democratic National Committee
Mr. Macr'n shop may have done the printing M
self and m eh"apy others would have done H.
but he should not be- a trustee while hn shop f.
working for the College I, looks too much like
the things that Chairman Haskell and Senator
Foraker have been charged with and Mr.. Macr
signed. Nr Macr would DO wcil TO resign also
public Official Trustee Macr n you ~iil-
should avoid thc appearance Of evil az tong "a he
Is acting a public oeaclal. Mr. Maer has made
charges against mo which no knew were untrue
and TO prevent his SAYING / want College printing
will add ,ha, ali printing done for The
cax~,t~ II hired done BY others | attn not in any
Nay connected with any printing once
MFR Maer IL Ia about as poor tight as Cover
nor Noel who wrote that he had told President
Hardy he would b. glad for hts brother 10 be ap-
pointed College physician. He il in about as bad
light thoa" tow editors who have been trying
defend President Hardy. when It known
that tho editors really defending working
for tho interest Of some member of their families
lie IL In about bad light those trustees viii
pc who are expecting appointment from the
Governor for themselves for some relative or
friend. Who has been bought up with the prom
ise of appointment By Governor Noel or Presi-
dent Hardy for SOMEBODY viii begin to show up
soon The big plums wili begin to Do passed out
aH soon as Governor Noel has opportunity 10
ind good vacant once 20 be- filled with white
washer or a whitewashers friend This sort of
political messing will AFFECT the judiciary Of the
state Since the beginning OF this series OF Col
lege articles. | have not made prediction that has
not come true Watch my prediction about the
College political messing affecting the judiciary OF
the State The opportunity for Il TO do this will
not come for some time yet but It will come. The
thing about President Hardy that appeals TO the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-10

Governor Noel announces that there has bee
no trouble with the new commandant who r
placed Capt Welborn. This announcement wou
Continued on Page 12)
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-10

whitewashing clique OF the Trustees is that Mr..
Hardy is first of all a politician, and the white
washers are trying so hard to be politicians that
hey o. X all he does. Much of the money ap-
propriated for the A. & NJ. College is used to build
mp political cliques
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
will Begin Grading Soon

The ordinances of the city OF Newport
provide that no ordinance granting a
franchise to any corporation shall be
finally passed until at least 80 days shall
have elapsed between the first and final
readings of said ordinance.
AS there is no question regarding the
final passage OF the ordinance granting
the Idaho & Washington Northern Rail-
road a franchise for the additional
tracks that they desire, Mr.. REYNOLDS.
representing the railroad company.
asked permission of the council to- allow
his company to proceed with the work
contemplated. The council left the
matter with the committee on streets
and alleys with power to act. It is un-
derstood that the committee is favorable
to allowing the work to proceed, and
Mr.. Reynolds stated that the company
would soon have about 200 men at work
constructing the loop in this CITY.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07

The Priest River boys came to New
port Sunday afternoon and got the best
of a we'll contested game, the score at
the finish being to 8 in favor of the
upriver boys. Newport had the advan-
tage at the start, but weakened at the
finish and being unable to bunch hits
lost out
Fox and Dunlap constituted the bat
terry for Newport. Fox had nine strike
outs to his credit, to the Priest River
pitchers seven. Both sides got six safe
hits. The game was easily Newport's
had little better headwork been done
in the intield, but as the boys are not
fully organized and picked up the game
for practice the crowd considered that
they had made a good showing The
game developed the fact that there is
some good material among the home
boys, and with the addition of good
battery they can make a creditable
showing.