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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-03-26
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Elder Rupert will preach at Woodland
next Saturday evening, Sunday morning
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mons The Holy Spirit" All are Invited
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hereby announce myself candidate for the
nomination of sheriff of Decatur county, subject to
the decision of the voters the denocra tic primary
June Q, 1908. c. f. WOOD
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For County superinte ndent.

hereby announce myself as candidate for the
nomination of county superintendent of schools of
Decatur county subject to the decision of the voters
at the democratic primary, June 2, 1908.
ELI HUTCHINSON
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For Sheriff.,

nomination of sheriff of Decatur county, subject to
the decision of the the democratic primary,
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hereby announce myself as a candidate for the
nomination of sheriff of Decatur county, subject to
the decision of the voters at the democratic primary
June 2, 1908. A. NJ PRYOR.
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of sheriff of Decatur county, subject to
the decision of the the democratic primary
June 2, 1908. A. j. FULTON
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For Clerk.

hereby announce myself as candidate for the
nomination of clerk of the district court of Decatur
county, subject to the decision of the voters at the
democratic primary, June 2, 1908.
j. L. MESDESBALI.
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For REPRESENTATIVE.

Z. j. Sankey will be candidate for the office of
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legislature, subject to the action of the Democratic
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A CARD wish to thank the many
kind friends who assisted me during
the illness and death of my husband.
MRS. e. A. WILSON.
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lRuy yoar pure cider vinegar Of codelr
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bears with amazement that a racecourse
crowd at Longchamp recentiy objected 30
violently to the latest thing In sheath skirts
that the police had to come to the aid Of
the exponents OF fashion. '-
A sneaking suspicion that protest was in
order had been lodging in conservative
breasts for several months past. The trend
OF fashion toward Empire and Directoire
extremes and toward classic and moyen
Age extravagances has been so strongly
einpnastsed. so strong Of current, that the
etunent or fasn,on has wondered how far
the momentum would carry the fashionable
woman and just where modern eleeantes
would draw the line.
The movement began mildly enough with
q close htting Emp skirt. which. though
not realiv radical. called forth protest from
women accustomed to bo,iffant skirt bot
toms and crisp petticoats. When Paquin
launched his sheath skirt less than year
ago there was an outcry
Women will never accept 1t! Absurd
Ugly lmpossible! Indecent" ran the
chorus and THE SUN sad, Revolutionary
and extreme. but only the be ginning ),
Paqutn 10 dead. but the movement he set
afoot Ia still going forward as 80 many
fashion movement launched by him has
swept on to faddisn In lths past. Othet
great makers have taken his ideA, PLAYED
WIZ ~, worked over 1t, modified It.. carried
NAnto new sxtrsvagapxes. but IL was Paquin
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the hips OF frock skirts and finally, host
Of them at least, have given up pettiooats
altogether and wear the clinging skirt
falling Imply, round the feet. "a IL,
= But this concession was not enough for
the fashion leaders, though 1t may be the
limit to- which conservatives will 60 A
rage for .drapery made it's appearance.
and Partisan elegantes forthwith began to
swathe themselves in soft scarfs wound
ronnd the figure in fashion revealing
the lines Of that figure more artfully than
any ordinary CLOSE fitting frock.
CIassicism with the Empire stamp. suoh
Greek ideas as the fashionables OF the
Empire seized upon and distorted. came
into vogue. History was repeating itself.
The Greek gowns of this, Partisan season
are often lovely. but some Of them have been
far ffem conventional.
The craze for . traight. slim figure Lines
brought about by the draperies Of ancient
Greece and the Orient, ied the designers into
the medieval field. .apd we read Of French
mondaines wearing marvellous robes on
Middle Age and RenaIssancs lines, en-
broideredj iu metal < threads. and jewels
and clinging In straight, soft lines TO slim
figures apparently uncorseted. Mime.
Max, always one OF the first among Pari-
sians 10 take up an audacous mode, has
worn spoh Renaissahce costumes OF bro
oade embroidered and jewel atudded.
scant. narrow. and 20 short that her siippsrs
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her fellow fashion leaders. Let ns hope
that general acceptance of the novsment
viii end with the showing q . r.e..s@ert
and ankle. As for the swathing but reveal
ing draperies. they are likely in their most
extreme forrns to remain the fad Of this few,
for even should q large number Of women
be willing to acoepethern. only a few dress-
makers are capable Of achieving success In
such creations 49, M no II ~ 4,
And all of this has nothing Whatever 10
do with our sketches or with the needS Of
the ordinary woman. though such fashi6n
freakishness has It's interest for women
even when they have no smallest idea OF
experimenting with It,
The sheath skirt in moderate lines is un-
questionably with us, and the short yaist
prevails in all dressy frocks and In many
simple models Tunic and peplum ideas,
too. gain more and more favor az the eea-
son advances, but few OF the remarkable
swathing dfaperies are shown even by the
most daring importers.
Such effects must be adjusted to sthe
possibilities Of the wearer's figure with
such unerring intuition and care that y
ready made model of the type would be
practically worthless. and only those women
who are dressed by the famous makers.
and are of sufficient importance to spur
those makers to real effort, ara likely to 10
far with these marvellous, drapery effects.
A vast majority must content themselves
with drapery Of simpler movement and line.
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Satin Of the softest, supplest sorts 10 Q
great favorite, even for the hot weather
frock being peculiarly well adapted TO the
present modes, and either above or In
combination with other materials It II
used for everything from trotting COS
tunes to ball gowns. In medium tones II
makes most practical and rnodish after
noon frocks. and out Of o multitude OF
such models our artist has sketohed two
or three Of comparatively simple but ex-
ceedingly effective character.
One Of these. In light brown that u
almost biscuit. was OF chiffon and satin
with hand embroidery In tho sanae color
covering the lines of union. The arrange
fnent Of the short waisted bodice in this
model. with its lower part .of simply lifted
satin and the plated upper part OF chiffon.
10 excellent. and indeed the whole frock
while unpretentious IL distinctly elegant
and chic
A tnnic drapery and soft girdle with
scarf ends were modish features OF another
Of these satin frocks which was simple In
line and detail aside from small amount
Of self color hand embroidery, and even,
simpler was third model In soft green
satin which had no hand embroidery.
Small satin covered buttons and button hole
loops Of satin covered cord trimmed the
skirt front and tho slrplice bodice fronts,
the scarf girdle ends were finiHhed with deep
fringe and some sory HANDSOME vanetlan
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joyable time this season, those society and
fashion writer's for the French journals,
and their rhapsodies are fairly frended,
their adjeotives and exclamation points
are worn with overwork.
We may smile, but It 10 interesting. this
game OF fashion, provided no vexed problem
OF what to wear that shall be at once modish
apd conservative troubles ones JOY In look
ing on at the show, American women are
less quick to take up new modes than the
Parisians, less inclined to carry them to
extremes when they have taken them up. and
for that we may be thankful. though at her
best the Partisan elegante Ii an artist par
excellence in dress. " s''rrA
This war OF the modes which has been
stirring Paris to excitement will doubtless
reach us only In echoes, We will accept
the sheath skirt and the other new fashions
In their modified forms, but the soenc Of
Uongeharnp 10 not likely to be repeated
here. Even In Paris It In probable that the
designers have overshot the mark and that
the semi ni-transparent clinging skirt drap-
cries. opened high on one side, which were
20 frankly revealing In those old Empire
days, viii prove too extreme even for the
most audaodous modern; but In the light Of
fashion, fdevelnbments those Longehamp
rpodels--worn by mannequins, not by
,rnondaines- were not altogether surprising.
They were but the logical evolution from
the lifted tunic skirt Of Mr9e. Leteilier and
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q
Of brocads and jewelE showed at every
step s y
II Is Mime. Max too who has worn some
Of the most extreme OF the Greek toilets.
and the slender blonde, Mime. Leteilier.
who Ia another mondaine figuring con-
spiouously in the launching Of new modes,
has gone. oven further along the new-old
path. The Paris papers have been full Of
her toilets. and PaIisian gossip has buzzed
madly over this leaders toilets.
= She it was who first appeared In cos
tune whose scaf1t, clinging drapsries
were drawn into little oloee folds about
the knees by meana Of an inner anklet
passing around the lefc ankle and attached
to the inside Of the skirt. and abe shares
with other eiegantes the honor of launching
the Empire skirt whose 'drapery. drawn
tightly around the body and upward toward
the back Of the left hip. left the left foot
and ankle quite uncovered.
Exquisite costumes. these Of Nine.
Letellier. artistically designed. marvel-
lously worn. ibut carrying the new ideas q
little further along the way toward the
old extremes. Greek evening frooks Of
heer stuff clearing the ankles and show
ing outlines even a little higher than the
sankles before meeting the line Of moro
opaque ,peplum. are also described by TIE
chroniclers Of Partisan fashion events as
having been worn at the most chic Of So
oial functions. ~ - .rt fF.-.
They are having a.most exciting and en-
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ff 81 u
with his sheath skirt and Directoire coats
who set the Ball rolling &C., eE " i9's
And now. The sheath skirt if'Its laof ex-
preston has become thing heside which
that elinking Paquin skirt was volirninous
garment eminentiy adapted 10 satisfy the
modest prejadicss Of the most respectable
mers de fdmiiie. ifeia ~ hc.N
. Memory busies itself with ,eerfain pages
Of old French memoirs 90 one reads de-
soriptions OF the costumes which net the
Longchamp crowd by the ears. pages
whsreon are described various ball cos-
Tunes worn by beauties Of the First Empire.
They left little to the imaS nation. those
Empire costumek, yet bellies OF high de-
gree Napoleon q sister PHufine among
them. accepted the prevailing fashions. and
carried them to the limit of audacity and
inImodesty. &
B Serene conhdenoain the taste and morals
OF modern, society prompted the prediction.
But such extremes would be impossible
to-day Women would pot accept them.
And, then We have watched The rsing tide
Of fashion creeping from rock to rock Of
prejudice and overaowing each In turn.
The petticoat was discarded. not without
protest = TIE uitrafashionable were the
first to abandon it. The lesser folk said
~We never will" but they changed their
crisp petticoats for limp ones. and they
went into combination undergarments and
they left the stiffening out Of frock bottoms.
and they did away with fulness around
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AEIIMkX IN SKIRTS
The Clinging Models That Paris
s ~ t,ea - g-He
n ass Rebels Against.
pt4 . a..-7. ~ -t.- a, w. .g
s4ja>sr'3 " 81 = : - y 80 st., M,
AuDAcloUS EMPIRE MODES
Extravagances IN Dress Of the Present
&, Season. -r..l,.i. ..-.l. :. be-.

Sheath skIrts. Scars ana Draperles That
Reveal the Lines Of the Figure Frankly
IAN Extreme Reached in Empire and
Classic Fashlons--,iodes which Arc
Not Likely to Find Fayer Here-Thc
sheath Skirt In Moderate Lines and
81 tho Short waist Accepted Fashions.
Howeyer-satin for Summer wear.
When Parisians OF any class rebel against
fashions mandates the day OF revolution
ary free thinking is indeed at hand, and one
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OF the sati6. and lined throughout with vivid
color. is a worry ssrviceable possessicns
amart lnne cAnAs. With armhole openinKs
for convenience sake. arc shown In many
materials. cloth and the various forms Of
pongee being especially favored by tho
designers. and some Of the handeome
tussor oapes and cape coats In rather vivid
color. toned down by black braid and
buttons, are most attractive. One Of tho
models pictured here wss Of this typeve
t,issor In a,deliehtful pinlxiah red that wAs
neither oerise nor coral trimmed In black
elk soutache and many little black buttons.
( Never were buttons moro important In
coat designs. They are lavishly used on
fronts. sleeves. pockets and bacls. and
often, with their accompanying simulated
buttonholes> Of satin covered cord. are
practically the only trimming and are
largely responsible for the caohet Of the
garment.
In q majority of cases these buttons are
satin covered. but they may be large orr
The sun., 1908-05-24

the black appearing only in scarf or buttons
or binding or collar facing.
Other gay coats are in fine serge Of some
smart rcd or green or blue. with satin or
braid fastenings, buttons, &C.. and are to
be worn with frooks. Of white wool. linen.
DO. An attractive model Of this sort ID
shown in one OF the small outs.
Little coats Of bright ooiored silk almost
entirely covered with -.soutache braiding
are also popular and worn even with cloth
slirts In soft neutral shades or in white
and black check or stripe.
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satin has twill on the wrong side and costs
from 50 to - a yard. but because OF it's
width it cuts TO such advantage that it is
no moro expensive in the end than the
cheaper fashions. A big circular cape Of
such satin in black. draped Capuchin
fashion at the back. untrfmmed save for
handsome ornaments and festenings made
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or !ssparats coats Of picturesque form arc
worn, and here one finds bewilderinE ~.
risty, capes. paletots. Direotoirc ooets,
ooats and . host Of others beyond classify
ing An exquisite double width sadn Of
wonderful softnese and without very high
iustrs 10 much fancied by the moro exclusive
cot makers and is the smartest thing for
tho separate coat OF black satin. though
most OF the ready made models have the
higher lustre. 80 r
This dull, double width. very light weight
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biAck saan. binding and ! facing Of Persian
silk. xs
Coats OF cretonns or the varioue printed
cottons d'Alsace. which are rage in Paris.
are made for wear over summer frocks.
and a parasol of the same lowered material
en- suite gives charming effect. A touch
Of black satin or black velvet Ia frequently
introduced upon these gay coats in Persian
or Tt,rixish or Indian or Chinese designs.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-23
LEDGE ON CLAIMS NEAR
SAL0ME BEARS SYLVANITE
Region on South Side of HarcuVar
Range Is Scene of Vigorous Pros
pecting-Shaft Sinks on
Ledge

YUMA, Nov. 22.-Griffen and Baker
report their shaft now down about
seven feet, all in ledge matter well
sprinkled with sylvanite ore. They are
roasting some of this ore and subse-
quently panning it. Wonderfully rich
prospects" have resulted. The claims
are about six and half miles north
west of Salome and about a mile and
a half from the Calcite country.
This region is on the south side of
the HarcuVar range and mineral lodges
occur along the contact between the
broad schist belt which runs along the
range and the granite, especially where
the big diorite bikes cut across the
country.
Among the striking prospects in the
vicinity is the Bee Line group, about
three and one-half miles northwest of
Salome and right on the fiat. AS ex-
posed in the two ten-foot shafts on
the property, the ore is very rich in
gold, silver and copper and pitches di-
rectly toward a big diorite dixie, which
parallels it about seventy-flve feet far
Their south. The ore is cuprite and
glance in quartz.
On the calcite property the mineral
ization is very striking indeed. the
shaft is now down 1926 feet vertically
and has opened up good copper ore In
the bottom. The shaft is in lime reef
which shows evidence of naturalization
all over it's outcrop
Chambers and Finnegan have some
valuable claims in this same district,
which show the same strong evidences
of an important mining field
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-23
BURBANK CAST IN
OSCAR WILDE PLAY
"WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE"
is WEEKS BILL
Miss Stone, by Excellent Acting He-
Iieves Monotone of Drama
William Desmond at
Disadvantage

The fact that "a Woman of NO I'm,
portance" is practically actor PROOF
saved the first part of the play from
falling exceedingly fiat at the Burpank
last evening. The advent OF MISS
Florence Stone in the second act' ~
lust the point where the motive Oh tlle
drama began to crystalline relleNeu
the play from what might otnerM We Sso
have been tedious, phonographlc SIM
i1lation of men and women saying smart
things. Miss Stone revitalized the
piece, and from then on the Wide cpl
grams began to flash out with soiile-
thing like their real spontaneity. T..
"a Woman of No Importance III
spite of it's redundancy of epigram' mas
that quality of inevitableness' tna'
note of psychological determlnlsn'
which makes it's own pace IN the uIi-
folding of the plot, and which con-
verges' with an economy of the minut-
est detail, every previous revelation
into the emotional climaxes of the play;
Had it not been for this the continued
antithetical phrasing, with the Iach ol
finished and mobile Interpretation
would surely have doomed the per-
Torrance to failure.
Miss Stone and Mr. Desmond are not
at their best in a play of TINS type
The portrayal of Mrs. Arbuthnot' I'M
D6rSOndteQ DY MISS OAOliC'
above all emotional power IN reserve,
emotional finality and sutticiency' as IL
were. and in this quality she is by tenn
permanent deficient. Unrestraint, aban-
don and impulsiveness are her forte,
Mr.. Desmond is at disadvantage as
Lord Ilingworth. The audience re
fuses to believe him properly placed
in any but a heroic role.
The staging of the play, the costum-
ing and the character acting are among
the best achievements of the Burbank
company. IL,
Doubtless the acting of the piece wiz
improve during the week. No more
difficult task could be given an Amer
lean stock company than an English
society play of this type. There is but
little action, and yet there is the con-
slant necessity of liveliness and sus-
tanned interest to be accomplished
along with British restraint, Seldom
has q better constructed play been put
upon the American stage. With a most
careful adherence to all the canons of
dramatic art, with a nice sense OF the
values of antitheses. and the laws of
sequence and conference, Mr.. Wilde's
NAV gives you the impression that it
was not created, but that it grew in
evitably and irresistibly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-23
HARTMAN COMPANY
OPENS LOCAL SEASON
POPULAR IMPRESARI0 GIVEN
BIG RECEPTION
"The Idols Eye" Made Over, Is Well
Received-Audienc Greets Old
FaVorite-Good Musical
Comedy

Patrons of the Grand welcomed an
old favorite yesterday at Ferris Hart
mans opening performance in 1.-THE
Idols Eye" Mr. Hartman is well
known in Los Angeles, having played a
number of engagements in various mu-
steal comedy companies in this city.
This time he will remain with his
company of forty persons for an ex-
tended season. His reception yesterday
afternoon was enthusiastic and in the
middle of the third act he was COM
PEELED to step out of his comedy role
for a moment and address the audience,
which was clamoring for a speech.
Mr. Hartman has a good company
and a good opening show. The comedy
itself is too we'll known to require ex-
tended comment and Mr.. Hartman has
illuminated it with home product"
jokes which make it sound almost as
if it were entirely made over The pop
ular impresario is inimitable as the
eccentric Abel Conn. the American
aeronaut, who underwent all sorts of
weird adventures in connection with
the fateful idols eye, and he is sup
ported by several good principals apd
chorus which also must be largely
"home product" judging from its at
Effectiveness.
Robert Lett, the "Hoot Mon" the last
of the McSnuffys, had the audience
with him from the very first boot. 1t
seems unfortunate that there is no
musical comedy written around
Scotchman, so admirably does Mr.. Lett
impersonate this character. Sybil
Page, prima donna for the new Hart
man company, sang "A Little Knot OF
Blue" and several other songs with
decided effect. Miss Page has an ex-
celent voice, under perfect control
and deserves more featuring than
1.-THE Idols Eye allows her. Walter
de Leon. who is as interesting as ms
name, is a better singer than he Is an
actor. His song, wv hats the Use,
was a hit Miss Bernice Holmes IN
the tragic role of the Hindoo priestess
used her rich contralto voice effectively
and did not suffer in comparison with
the other principals.
Mr.. Hartman announces an attrac-
tive series of musical comedies TO fol-
low THE Idols Eve which will con-
tinue through the week. 1T Happened
in Nordland" wang" '"rhe Toymak-
or - "The Belle of New York and
other eastern hits will be given.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-23
.SOLON VICTIM
OF POISONING
REPRESENTATIVE LORIMER OF
ILLINOIS STRICKEN
Apparently Slight Bruise on Arm De-
Velops Alarming Symptoms in
Portland, Ore.-Physician
Hopeful
tBy Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 22.-Cngress-
man William Lorimer of Illinois, who
is in this city, was stricken with blood
poison last night and early today a
physician was summoned to his as
sistance.
Mr.. Lorimer has been touring the
Pacific coast investigating the needed
improvements to rivers and harbors.
1t appears that in examining rail-
road tunnel near Ellensburg, Wash,
two or three weeks ago, Congressman
Lorrimer bruised his arm No partic-
ular attention was paid to the abrasion
until Wednesday last, when it began to
grow worse.
About o'clock this morning the pain
became so severe that DR.. ]. T. Ellison
of this city was summoned and pro-
nounced it a case of blood poisoning.
Mr. Lorimer has been under the
constant attendance of the physician,
who states tonight that the case is
we'll under central and that he believes
Mr.. Lorrimer's recovery is but mat
ter of few days.
William W. Lorimer, Congressman
Lorimer's son, stated to the AS.
ISOLATED Press tonight that the Sc
robustness of his fathers illness had
been greatly magnified.