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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
STAGE Gems Hurt Trade.

Dealers in high-class jewels have
raised the cry recently that the traffic
in diamonds and other precious stones
is not what it used to be, because of
the influence of the opera on their
women customers. Because of a pre-
cedent established on the operatic
stage, they say, it appears no longer
to be bad form to wear limitations of
the most valuable stones in public.
! In fact, 1t is said, the desire of many
wealthy women to initiate the display
of the opera stage, the wearing of i'm
itatlon diamonds along with genuine
stones for greater effect, is growing
year by year. If few of the princi-
Rpal stones in sunburst or tiara are
Dl, jewelers. say, that appears to be
quite enough for many women, and
they therefore permit the rest of the
stones in such adornments to be imi-
tations, the effect of which is aug
.mented by the presence of the real
|stones.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

ground and the chemisette and sleeve
trimmings are of tucked taffeta.
Darker colorings could be used, how
ever, If something more serviceable
is liked or the chemisette and cuffs
could be made of the muslin that is
always dainty and charming and va
rious other changes might easily be
made. If the chemisette is made of
muslin or of chiffon and the lining
beneath cut away it will give the
transparent effect that always is so
pretty and so dressy.
The waist is made with the fitted lin
ing, and consists of front and backs
with the chemisette The front is
laid in tucks, but the backs are plain
and the closing is made invisibly. The
sleeves are distinctly novel and are
arranged over fitted foundations.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three yards
twenty-one, two and three-eighth
yards twenty-seven or one and FIVE
eighth yards forty-four inches wide.
with five-eighth yard of silk for the
vest and flve-eighth yard eighteen
inches wide for the chemisette AMI
cuffs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Her Consolation.

Louis James, the veteran player, re-
lates story of the early days of his
career, when he was a member of a
fly by night" combination doing melo-
drama in the small towns of the West.
The soubrette of this company pos
sessed, in addition to her histrionic
talents, considerable skill as pianist.
For long time the young woman had
been desirous of affording the audi
ences some example of her musical
genius, desire that was finally graft
fed in an ingenious manner.
One evening in Dubuque the audi
ence was somewhat surprised, at the
rise of the curtain to behold splen-
did grand piano placed at the foot of
huge mountain, the scene being the
Rockies.
From the flies and down the steep
path of the mountain the sou ,rette
sped, with all the haste of one pur-
sued. At the base of the mountain
she paused for breath. Then, with a
start, observing the instrument, she
stopped, as if enraptured. Clasping
her hands in ecstasy, the soubrette
delivered herself of the following
lines:
"The fiendish savages have killed
my parents and my only brother; they
have burned our cottage and stolen
our cattle; but, Heaven be praised,
they have spared my piano. Music
shall be my consolation. And, now,
ladies and gentlemen, with your kind
permission | shall render that beautiful
selection entitled, The Maiden's
Prayer '"-Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
At Cooper's Church,

Miss Belle Kearney spoke in Coop
'ers6own, N. Y, the other day, and
gives the following description of
Christ church, where James Fenimore
Cooper used to worship: "On enter
ing one sees this notice in large let
ters, Silence! This is at all times a
church. Men and boys enter only
with heads uncovered; women and
girls enter only with heads covered.
1 Corinthians, xxi, 40 Underneath
this notice, which is tackled on the
! door opening into the auditorium, is
Rpinned this clipping:
"'Amid modern changes of fashion
it has been forgotten that a woman
expresses by keeping her hat on wlrat
a man expresses by taking his off.
fNomen will not be allowed to enter
church with hats off until men are al
lowed to enter with hats on. New
| York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
GREATEST PORT in WORLD.
New York Has Four Hundred and
Four Miles of Docks.

More than twice as many vessels
clear the port of London, to be sure,
one every fourteen minutes as against
one every half hoar for New York
but the average cargo value is only
$47,242, whereas that of New York
is S92,3O7. In point of tonnage, New
York exceeds London by one million
This is due to a difference in the
character of the ports that must be
borne in mind in comparing them.
London is England's one commercial
center and, aside from Liverpool, its
only great place of export and i'm
port.
On the other hand, New York is not
the commercial center of America.
When the manufacturer of shoes in
Boston sends his goods to Baltimore,
khe either sends them by rail or by
vessel direct, without entering New
York. If he wants to send his goods
to France or Germany, he sends them
from the port of Boston. That is,
the chief ports of the Atlantic sea
coast, New Orleans, Charleston Mo-
bile, Norfolk, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton, engage coastwise and foreign
trade in entire independence of New
York. Less than 2S percent of New
York's tonnage is represented in
coastwise trade, whereas fully so per
cent. of London's is coastwise. In
other words, of London's commerce,
amounting to S1,37O,OOO,OOO annually,
only $GS5, 100000 represents foreign
trade, whereas of New York's 81 1,2O0,-
100000 annual commerce 1864 100000
represents foreign trade, or an actual
excess over London Of S179,0O0,OOO.
To accommodate this enormous
trade, New York has 404 miles of i'm.
proved water frontage; that is, 404
miles of docks. This is half the dis
tance between New York and Chica-
60 London has less than two hun
dred miles of similar water frontage;
Liverpool has less than one hundred
miles, while Hamburg, Antwerp, Rot
terdam or Havre has each less than
Liverpool. Practically all the avail
able water frontage of these foreign
ports has been absorbed by their
docks, while New York has improved
only little over one-half of its avail
able shore. When all the available
coast line is improved, as it must be
rapidly, it will measure nearly as
many miles as lie between the Allan
tic seaboard and the Mississippi riv-
tr.-New Broadway Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
At the Turn of the Tide.

1t was asserted by Aristotle that no
animal dies near the sea except at
the ebbing of the tide. This idea in
some form or another has been popu.
lar for centuries.
Such notion, find, still exists at
Gravesend. An old salt who used to
sit by dying man in an ale house on
the shore of the Thames told me he
noticed my patient was always worse
at the turn of the tide, and then got
better after the tide had turned. Read
ers of Dickers cannot forget the ac-
count in David Copperfield" of Mr..
Barkis going out with the tide"
According to Aristotle and Mr.. Peg
gotty, it is at the ebbing of the tide
that death always occurs. But at
Gravesend, am told, it does not mat
ter whether the tide is at the cbb or
flow; it is just at the turn of the tide
that death occurs. 81 have often seen
it happen, sir" an old shrimper said
to me quite neutrality-suspicious. in
the Hospital
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
She Described Her.

A few nights ago a Denver young
man, who lives downtown, went out to
Sixteenth avenue to call on a girl. He
had seen the girl but once before. The
call was arranged by mutual acqaint.
ance. When he reached the neighbor-
hood he discovered that he had forgot
ten her number. He knew about where
she lived, however, and went to a
hous near Sixteenth and Downing to
make some inquiries. After he had
rung the bell he found to his dismay
that he could not remember her name.
A lady came to the door, The young
man took long chance.
Would you kindly tell me who lives
in that house across the street?' he
asked.
She told him. 1t was not the name.
He asked about another house, and
failed again. Then he smiled and
explained.
81 am to call on a girl out this way"
he said, "and l have forgotten both
her number and her name. She's
medum-sized girl"
The woman was amused. "How
does she look?" she asked.
"She has blonde hair"
"Oh, has she blondined hair, and
does she wear brown dress, a sailor
hat with a light blue band and
brown sidecomb on one side, and one
Slightly darker on the other?" asked
the woman.
II think so,' said the youth.
"And does she like to tell you how
many times she has been to California
and New York;"
Perhaps. I-I-think she does"
"And has she small mole-one
you'd hardly notice-on her right
cheek?"
Let me see. I'm uot sure about"
"Well, does her dress always hang
badly in the back?"
Possibly it does. L"
81 think l know the girl you mean.
It's Miss So-and-So. She lives right
over there next to the corner" said
the woman.
Thank you,' said the bewildered
youth.
1t was the girl.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Oldest Woman Voter.

Mrs. Eliza M. Goode is the Oldest
merchant and also the oldest woman
voter in Cincinnati. She was born in
England in 1919, and her father was a
millionaire ship owner. He lost his
fortune, and dying Immediately after
ward, left his daughter penniless at
the age Of Is. BY hard work she
gained remarkable education, and
became teacher in the national
schools at II. 1t was during her teach
ing in these schools that she attract
ed the attention of Queen Victoria,
who showed her marked favor on
more than one occasion. After her
marriage, her husband, an English
army officer, decided to come. to Amer
lea. They settled in Cincinnati, and
Mrs. Goode opened a school in Col
lege Hill, walking the eight miles be-
tween the school and her home twice
daily. When the civil war came she
followed her husband to the front as
a nurse, where she remained until the
end of hostilities. On her return to
Cincinnati she fitted up her present
store. She has acquired a comforta-
BILE fortune and in spite of her great
age takes an active interest in all
that goes on about her. When asked
if she would take part in the approach
ing school election she replied: 81
have registered and shall vote for the
man who will do the most good.'-
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Snubbina of a Mother.

81 saw an old-fashioned mother in
Peacock Alley the other night" said
the emancipated woman, "and
Acouldn't help feeling sorry for her.
Che had two young daughters who
were just starting off for the theatre.
She approached them timidly to tell
them something. They paid not the
slightest attention to her. They went
= talking to their escorts as if she
(e not within their radius of vision.
here was pitiful expression about
the corners of her mouth as she took
the hint, went way back and sat down.
Undoubtedly she was from the
country. hardly believe a New York
mother of these progressive times
would allow two. daughters to sit upon
her. New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Girls Boomers.

Boomers such as these are ey-
ceedingly desirable garments, not for
the exercise suit alone, but to be
worn in place of petticoats during
the winter months. They are much
warmer, much snugger and altogeth-
er more satisfactory, while they do
away with great deal of unneces-
sary bulk. The ones illustrated are
made from dark blue serge, simply
stitched with belding silk, but they
could be made from mohair or from
light weight cloth or from silk, fan
mel lined, indeed, from almost any
thing that is warm and comfortable.
A great many girls like them made
from soft silk with removable lin
ings of flannel or cashmere, which
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
The "kite Cure"

What is known as the kite cure" is
the latest prescription for jaded men,
ber~ of society in England. Accord
ing to correspondent of the London
Chronicle, three titled women and a
party Of friends recently have been
flying kites on the golf links as early
as $50 o'clock in the morning. Each
woman had an ordinary kite, such as
schoolboys fly in the parks, held cap
tive by thread reeled out from ball
held in the hand The stiff breezes
carried the kites into the air, going
higher and higher as the women raced
across the green.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
SPORTING BREVI1IES.

George Sutton and Jacob Schaefer
divided the worlds billiard honors
for the year 1907.
Roger Bresnahan signed a contract
to catch for the New York National
League baseball team.
Mountain, the jockey, has been in
definitely suspended by the stewards
of the Crescent City Jockey Club.
Harvard defeated Columbia in an
intercollegiate championship hockey
match by score of fourteen to one.
Owen. Moran and "Abe" Attell.
featherweight boxing champions of
England and America, fought twen-
ty-five-round draw.
Danny" Maher, the jockey, is
spending the winter hunting and the
English papers say he is out after
the hounds four days a week.
ARABIC, the well-known horse,
which ran the last season under the
colors of Larry Mulligan, has been
donated to the New York State Breed
ing Bureau.
Athletes all over the country are
saying, IF there Is anything rotten
III DcuIudIh, why UOL let 10 All huOW
about it," After all, publicity is the
best safeguard.
"Miller's followers are all broke"
says critic at Oakland, Cal. The
star jockey has gone SO far back in
riding form that his most loyal
hackers have begun to pass him up.
Jim Driscoll turns out to be the
recognized featherweight champion
of England, for the reason that three
years ago Owen Moran was beaten
by Joe Bowker, who was afterward
put to sleep by Driscoll.
Howard H. Jones, end of last
years Yale football team, has been
appointed coach for 1908 of the Syra-
cuse University football team. Jones
graduates this year from the Shelf
field Scientific School at Yale.
Six schooners have been entered
Tor the race to Bermuda next season.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
aMe.r "My.v and "Mine.p

The king has lately added to his cap
itals, says the London Chronicle. The
first person pronoun takes the capital
letter for the humblest of his majes-
ty's subjects; but in ''the kings
Speech" the other day, Me, My and
Mine took the glorified M. This is a
mere matter of sentiment, of course;
and there is no room for reasoning
about it. The pope's documents al
ways make the larger use of capitals
for all the pronou1s, but the less i'm
personal I'VE" md Our" are there
used. But when a great Anglican pre-
late began to squander his capitals
similarly, nobody liked it, though the
man who said, "If | had my way,
would put him in an asylum" himself
gave two signs Of insanity in his cap
ital |.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Fashion Notes.

The heavy silk embroidered net
bands were new this season.
One bodice, with the present vogue
for fichu draperies, can be made to do
duty for several.
Weary of the eternal stripes, some
of the great dressmakers are employ
ing dotted fabrics.
The peacock colorings are very
much thought of this season for strik-
ing evening get-ups.
The newest color that is now fash
ionable in Paris is a shade "acajou,"
or mahogany, that is also known as
Salome.
After the long reign of pale blues,
pinks and mauves for evening use, the
new greeny yellows are a relief to
the eye.
The latest manifestation Is the full
length wrinkled sleeve transparent
net which extends below the wide
armhole finish.
Never was lace more used. It is
rarely put on plain, being incrusted
with festoons of flowers cut from POM
padour taffetas or mousselines.
A blue chiffon silk voile seen late
ly wells green chiffon and is elaborate
with embroidery done in glass beads
in all the shades of peacock blues and
green's.
The rage over the seas for old tap
estry dress and hat trimmings, parasol
covers, belts and even full gowns and
coats has led to the introduction of
materials for such purposes. Some
are mazes of gold embroidery over
filet net. in which case, notwithstand.
ing the work lavished upon them, they
are soft, limp little affairs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
A False system of Education.

"My department in the Woman's
Home Companion For the Girl Who
Earns Her Own Living" says Anna
Steese Richardson, "brings to my desk
kfrom would-be wage earners hundreds
Df letters every month. Less than five
1 percent bear the postoffice stamp of
large cities. About fifty percent come
and contain inquiries about business
colleges, training schools for various
trades, and avenues of wage earning
in larger cities. The remaining forty
five percent come from farms, and
burden is: II cannot stand the monot-
ony of farm life, and in this small
community there is absolutely no way
Nin which | can earn enough money to
escape.
"'Escape, That is the war cry of
the inexperienced, restless. intractable
kirl of today. She has vague ideas of
lat she is trying to escape, but gen.
fally speaking it is what she terms
The monotony Of domestic existence,
(which is in reality her apprenticeship
I'm the art of home making.
This article is not intended as a
reproach upon the girl herself, but
rather upon the false sytem of educa-
tion, the abnormal economic condi-
tions which force her into such a posi-
tion and such beliefs.
"Snndy the average household in
1 cities. large and small, in county seats
or in towns which can boast of unim-
portant industries giving employment
to women. To what end is the girl Civ
en- an education? Almost invariably
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
blessing the Animals.

The ancient custom of blessing AMI
mails cn the feast of st. Anthony by
the abbot in Guadalajara, Mexico,
was observed at La Merced Church.
in that city, where the observance
is more general than In any other
Mexican city. Within period of two
hours hundreds of animals, includ.
ing horses, oxen, cows, mules, don.
keys, sheep, goats, pigs, dogs, cats,
rabbits, chickens, turkeys, parrots,
and singing birds, were sprinkled
with holy water. st. Anthony. the ab
bot, is the protector Of dumb AMI
mails, and is credited with power 10
guard them from disease and to bring
increase In numbers.-W Washington
Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Rumes on Shirts.

Last season we had fashion Of
arranging ruffles on the bottom Of
skirts that were raised on the two
sides; now we are setting them on
high in the front, in point, some
reaching as far as the knee, where
they gradually descend to the hem,
covering it in the back. Large drop
ornaments or handsome bows of rib
bon hold down the point in pretty
way. The arrangement is graceful
one, but should only be attempted by
slight and tall, girlish figure.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Fashion Names.

1t is not the high girt gown of the
eighteenth century that is figuring in
dressmaking triumphs, but a modi-
fication as far from its prototype as
the alleged kimono sleeve of the fash
fonable wrap is from the original Or
iental arm covering which gives It its
name. But there is an upward lift
to the girdle or shortening of the
waist line In many of the best coats
and wraps and large number OF the
handsomest gowns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

can be washed and replaced, but
such elaboration is by no means nee
essary, for light weight serge or fan
mel are the materials most generally
used.
The bloomers are made with leg
portions that are Joined and gathered
at their upper edges while they are
finished with bands and are closed
at the sides. They are drawn up be-
meath the knees by means of elastic
inserted in the hens.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Vegetarian Duchess.

The Duchess of Portland and her
daughter are strict vegetar'cns. 81
always feel so greedy when l dine
with her grace" confessed friend of
the duchess to me once; she drinks
no wine and eats only vegetables. 1t
makes one appear perfect cannibal."
Skim milk, biscuits, butter and cheese
are the only items on her grace's
menu at lunch, while invariably for
breakfast more skim milk, lettuce and
q boiled egg, form her daily repast
year in and year out.-London By
stander.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Oriental shanes Adapted.

Partisan designers cleverly adapt
Oriental shapes and colors to their
own purposes, and without detract-
ing from the picturesque aspect of
the Chinese garments they have pro-
duced coats that are as graceful and
practical as they are picturesque.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
NEW5A4NpNEyA
) >&&SWOMENpssGwz

to fill some position in the commercial
or professional world. Statistics prove
that comparatively few girls go be-
yond the grammar grades. At sixteen
they graduate into business college,
shop, factory or ONCE"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Rich Trimmings.

Plain, inch-wide bindings, of vel
vet and of braid, one following the
other, make the richest imaginable
trimming for suit of dark cloth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
White Kid Gloves.

Heavy white kid gloves faced with
color are the smart kind for mourn
ing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
& asssssaR S Va@NnHEN IS
Ns3 WlhlksSssgN1 N1VfRAlRIDNIa ks,

New York kCity.-Fancy waists make
an important feature of the ward
robe, and at this season when so many
coat suits are worn, are especially
In demand. This one includes very
dainty and attractive chemisette ef-
feet, and is adapted both to silk and
to all the wool materials that are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

liked for the purpose. Again, it suits
the entire gown and the separate
blouse equally well, so that it's use
fulness is extensive. AS illustrated
one of the pretty plaid silks showing
lines of brown and tan on a white
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
Guinea Wings DYED.

Guinea fowls wings dyed brown
and pctunia shade are in great ra-
quest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

The quantity of material required
for the medium size (ten years. is
three yards twenty-seven, one and a
half yards forty-four or fifty-two
inches wide.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
The States Population.

The population Of Arkansas on
June 80, 1907, was 1,441,976,
according to an estimate based
on the school enumeration made
by the county examiners Of tho
state. The estimated population
on January 1, 1908, as it will
appear in various almanacs and
other publications will bo slightly
moro than this, as q proportion.
ate increase is figured for the
last six months Of tho year.
The population on Juno 30, IL
this estimation is correct, showed
an increase Of 120,812 over the
population as shown by tho
census Of 1900, which was 1,311,-
561. During the 10 years preced-
ing 1900, tho population increased
1895,
The estimated population 10
obtained by multiplying tho
number Of persons in the state
between the age Of 9 and q by
81, which is stated by Deputy
State Superintendent Crawford
to have been found by experience
TO bo tho correct basis upon
which 10 make tho computation.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
NEW BUSINESS CONCERN.
Edwards Mercantile Company Begac
Business The First OF The Year.

The Edwards Mercantile Com
pany has been incorporated un-
der tho laws Of tho State for the
purpose of doing q general mor-
camille business, tho capital stock
of the corporation being $50, 900,
one.half of which amount Is paid
up. The stockholders arc W. A.
Edwards, II. s. Edwards, j. h.
Edwards, e. e. Wasson and D.
W. WATSON, and the new concern
is officered as follows: W. A.
Edwards, President; j. IL. Ed
wards, Vice President; II. s.
Edwards, Secretary; E, d,
Wasson, Treasurer. Business
began under the new firm name
Wednesday, tho first day Of tho
year.
The President Of the Edwards
Mercantile Company has for
many years been a leading spirit
in the business life OF this section,
and is one Of the best known
merchants in this part Of the
State. The remaining members
of the company are young men
of excellent business capacities,
and have been born and raised In
this immediate section. We
predict a prosperous life for The
new company.