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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ON GOWNS
Caprice Of Fashion by No Means
Pleasing to Florists.

Never was there such craze fol
artificial blooms for evening as well
as street wear. All the big shops now
haye special flower counters. where IL
glass vases and other receptacles are
displayed make-believe roses, vioTets
orchids, gardepias and other blossoms
high In fashions favor at the moment
And so natural are these fiowers-es
pecially when sprayed with perfume
derived from the real flower scents
that it seems really pity to spend
pennies for posies that would fade
OF course, all the florists are tearing
their hair at this eccentric notion OF
wearing fake flowers and in conse'
quence the lover of real flowers may
possess them in generous quantities at
delightfully."- little cost
The pale lavender satin gown with
bands of amethyst and pearl embroid-
cry has artificial flowers in pale and
deep mauve shades fastened to the
corsage and also caught to the skirt
at the knee. This gown shows the
new one-sided effect, a tunic edged
with the amethyst and pearl banding
opening over trailing petticoat of the
satin.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
GIVES APPEARANCE OF LENGTH.
Attractive New Arrangement for the
Separate Waist


There Is always more or less diff
Guilty encountered when one tries to
combine a high-waisted skirt with a
separate blouse to give a one-piece sf-
feet, or, at least, to get away from the
appearance OF the waist and odd skirt.
When the skirt is brought two inches
or more above the formerly accepted
waist demarcation then the igure
is apt to look cut on or out of proper
ton. This is not the case when the
gown is all of one material or color.
In one of the new models length is
obtained by the arrangement of the
front of the waist, which introduces a
sort Of VEIL This is of lace, strapped
across at intervals with narrow velvet
ribbon bands, each one ornamented
with a miniature copy of the belt
buckle. Bordering the vest is a Greek
key design, done in soutache braid.
This extends, around the bottom of the
waist, where 1t shows above the silk
girdle. The style is excellent for an
afternoon gown, and where one is pos
sessed of practically good cloth skirt
to be kept for ordinary street wear, it
would be an excellent idea to bestow
upon 1t quite modern touch by add
ing the crushed belt of silk to match
the cloth and having the waist made
of chiffon cloth or some soft silk of
the same shade.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
NEW coLoRs AND NEW NAMES.
Astonishing Variety to Be at Com
mand This Season.

The coming season has been her
aided as a season of color. There are
some new shades, and many new
names seem to multiply day by day.
There is sand brown, very near the
old camel color. 1t comes in range
of shades, from light to dark.
There is another color rot widely
different, known as gravel 1t has even
wider range of tones.
The most popular of the taupes and
smoke grays and those which are the
most becoming have the slightest red
dish cast.
The Thames gray is variation of
taupe, with more warmth than is
usually found in taupe.
The color known as lichen is gray
with green in it, 1t is one ofsthe clev-
crest of the faint, subtle colorings of
nature.
Then there is wood rose and Mag.
ara, and framboise, which is like the
fiame-colored azaleas, red, with yellow
and flame suggestion.
Very many of the browns have a
hint of gold in their makeup.
Somehow the colorings are vivid,
many of them without being garish.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
EMBROIDERY ON SUMMER WAIST.
The Directoire Vest Gives New Char
acter to the Blouse.

In working out your summer blouses
please to remember the great vogue of
colored embroideries The heavy ap-
pliques and ornamental art embroid-
cries of the winter have been contin-
ued in a different form in the new
and beautiful wash embroideries in
which are found not only the conven-
tional blues, reds and greens of other
seasons, but marvellous variety of
shades and combination of shades suit
able to any of the most delicately-
colored fabrics.
The directoire vest for women is an
other way of adding a new character
to the regulation blouse of all-over
embroidery or lace. These vests are
made of silk or a lightweight wooden
material. and in no way resemble any
other vests previously made for wom-
en-. They are without sleeves and
plain over the shoulders like mans
waistcoat. They are cut in a deep
point in front and folded at the side
in fiat plaits, which cross over to the
left of the waist where they are
caught with buckle and fall in two
loose sash-like ends.
These vests can be worn with last
years blouses of lace or embroidery,
provided the sleeves of the latter have
been cut into the new styles
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
LOW RATES VIA MOBILE &
! OHIO RAILROAD.

Account Southern Eec rical & In.
dustri,l Exposition. Lor lille, Ky.,
April 1924, 1909. l'irke,e on sale
April 18th. l2h, 1914. AID 20th, linn
tied to return on or bffo e April 10Th,
1903. For further particulars apply
to nearest Tickc Agent Of Mobile &.
Ohio Railroad.
No matter how mrch practice you
have, It i imp S, iol : for you to blow
20 r nose gracefully.
The Blue Mouse, the Red Mousa'
the Green Mol,e. ana4l, and nq6
Dick DAVIS story entitled The WA
Mice. Never since the DAYS OF \
Pied Piper has lie RI ent FAM
made so large d IA h in literature.
Wh,n the bpby j. cross and has
you worried and worn out you find
that liule Cascasweei. the well known
remedy Tor abivs and children. will
quiet The ltile one in. short time. The
ingredients IRE printed plainly on the
bottle. Contains no opiates.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means SO much
to me that fof the sake of other suffer-
ing women / am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter MRS. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, VT.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years 1t has been
curing female complaints such as
inflammation. liberation, local weak
nesses, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
.unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
as Mrs. Barclay says, it is worth noun
tains of gold to suffering women.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
TAssELs EASY TO FASHION.
Accompaniment of Girdie Sashes Not
Much of a Problem.

Some of the new negligees show
long girdle sashes of liberty satin end
ing in tassels-not separate silken
tassel, but one that is continuation
of the girdle and quite possible Of
home make by the dainty maid who
has negligee elegance at her fingers
ends.
Allow eight or nine inches extra
length at each end of the girdle; cut
these extra inches into fringes an inch
and half in width and sew together
the sides of each cut strip; shirr the
end of each and fasten to it tiny silk
crocheted ball to match.
Now, all of these long finished ends
will form soft, broad fringes of the
curious tassel, and the rows of stirring
that hold them together where they
join the girdle will be drawn into a
oall-like top or heading to the tassel
and stuffed with cotton.
This same method may be employed
in broad Persian ribbon to good ef-
feet, or in white satin ribbon, with
gold balls on the fringed ends.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

Fruit stains upon the hands may be
removed by rubbing with the juice Of
tomatoes
When one Is dressed and 1t is in
convenient to wash the face an excel
lent lotion to have is five cents worth
of boracic acid dissolved In ten cents
worth of alcohol This is perfectly
harmless and by rubbing the skin well
with this, applied with handkerchief
every pore will be cleansed, and you
will look and feel as we'll as If you had
used the best soap and water. This IL
almost indispensable when travelling.
Tie girl who sleeps as though she
were suffocating will awaken the next
morning with tired lines in her face
and with circles beneath the eyes. The
room nlnst be cool and sweet and the
bed clothing must be Just warm
enough.
A poultice Of witch hazel Is often
soothing to a muscular pain and is
simply made. In small saucepan put
a square folded fianrel cloth Pour
over this enough witch hazel to
thoroughly nolsten It: heat and place
the flannel cloth over the pain. Cover
/. with a dry flannel and pin a towel
over II to keep It In place.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
DESIGN TO STENCIL
FOR A SCREEN FILLED WITH
DENIM OR BuRLAP.
Makes One Of the Prettiest Of orna-
ments II Care Is Taken In
the Execution of the
Work.

Stenciljng grows more popular every
day. We have therefore prepared a
design that may be worked out effect
lively on a screen filed with plain
denim or burlap.
Follow these directions carefully be-
ing sure not to omit the slightest de-
tail. First, make the stencil by cutting
out the design from this page and
transferring ii to piece of tough,
strong, but not necessarily heavy pa
per. A thin pasteboard, or better, q
thick water color paper may be salts
factorily used.
With pencil. darken in the design,
which is the portion that will be cut
out. Do this that there may be no
mistake by cutting wrong line, thus
spelling the stencil
Lay the paper or pasteboard on a
piece of glass or hard wood and cut out
the darkened places with sharp pen
knife. The stencil is now ready for
use.
II desired, the stencil may be shell
lacked on both sides and hung up day
70 dry, thus insuring its use for an
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
HIGH WalstIlne with a Sash.

There is very pretty phase of the
high waistline dress that has caught
on remarkably quickly in Paris. The
back and side cores of the skirt are
cut off at the empire waistline, but the
front gore and the entire front of the
bodice are cut in one. saw the dress
IN white broadcloth, with chemisette
Of silver craquele net. The neck of
the waist was cut out in large scallops
and embroidered in a tremendously
heavy design done in silver and lapis-
iazuli blue. Aside from the trimming
the waist was very simple-an inch
wide tuck on each shoulder at the
,arm-hole and a few narrower tucks in
the sleeves. The high waistline vas
defined by sash Of silver, ending in
heavy silver fringe. Worn under arti-
zcial light the dress was really very
eautiful.-Delineator.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

Don't strike me favorably," said
Marley THE way I've got 1t he has
nothing with him but double bar
relied gun, and he couldn't lasso an In
dian with that. now could he? And
anyhow, he is a salesman In mil
linery store in New York, and those
people hardly ever know how to throw
the lasso, any way"
We'll, what do you say to used?
You might put 1t:
She was glad to be unloosed.
For to II she was not used.
Or suppose you take amused for In
stance and say:
At his efforts to get her Embossed
She was very greatly amused.
And then you might use the word re
fused" and fix 1t somehow this way:
After he got her completely Embossed
He wanted to kiss her but she refused.
Or:
To kiss him she couldn't be induced.
I'm afraid not" said Markley, Ten
nyson and those other fellows never
make amused rhyme with 'unloosed;'
and as for the others, couldn't say
she refused to kiss him, for in the
very next line / assert that she rushes
into his arms and smothers him with
her endearing kisses. Blamed If
know what we'll do about 1t. I've got
a notion to write to Rudyard Kipling
to ask him."
How would it do to invent a new
word?" asked the doctor. 1T would
be original and 1t would attract at
tention. Say, for instance, you con-
struct such word as 'glugloost,' and ar
range 1t in this way:
When his darling was Embossed
They leaped upon their horses and glu-
gloost.
Nobody would know what 1t meant,
and it would give the poem wild, un-
earthly air, kind of mysterious, and
weirdlike, and awe-inspiring appear
ance that would make peoples hair
stand on end"
"Its a good idea,' said Markley.
"I'll think 1t over. Much obliged to
you.- Good morning"
And he bowed himself out. The
poem has not yet appeared, and i
don't know what word was used to
rhyme with "loosed," but feel certain
that the whole poem will be calculated
not only to raise peoples hair but to
drive them to suicide.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
SINGLE PIaits for Shoulders.

The blouse Of this season is so de-
void of blousiness that it would not be
amiss to call it strait-jacket.
A single plat at the point of the
shoulder, stretch of the material
drawn across the bust, with the tiniest
tucks at the waist line, that add prao.
tically no fullness whatever, is what
the blouse shritwaist is to-day.
The back is counterpart Of the
front so far as plainness goes.
The sleeves are long and plain, the
collars high. They are made Of en-
broidered batiste, all-over, tucked net
and all-over lace. in, coarse and fine
weaves.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

Modish street costume of wood
brown supple cloth, cut in one piece,
with self-tone satin girdle marking the
waist line, above and below which on
each side is row of brown crochet
buttons and three rows of narrow SOU
tache braid matching the material.
Similar decoration adorns the long
sleeves, which are finished at hand
with deep cuff and frill of ecru lace.
narrow lace at top and around bottom
there is a full collar Of lace matching
that used on sleeves. Other than the
buttons and braid the skirt is per-
fectly plain, but quite long.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
A POETIC
DIFFICULTY
Markley Sought Aid in Rhyme
for "Loosed."

Mr. Markley was engaged some time
ago In writing a poem, and in the
course of the work he got stuck upon
a verse, and it occurred to him to call
upon Rev. DR.. Potts to ask for assist
ance. When the doctor came down to
the parlor, Marley said:
Doctor, called to see ycu confiden-
TALLY about a matter that has been
troubling me, and l want to get some
advice"
Very proper, very proper" said the
doctor. Il am always glad to find a
young man turning his thoughts to
serious things. Now just tell me what
your experience has been, and then l
will give you couple Of good books to
read, so as to prepare you before you
make formal application for admission
to the church.
Il think you misunderstood me-"
said Markley. THE trouble to which
refer Is not exactly that nature.
Il"
II see." said the doctor, you have
committed some crime; you are a
prey to remorse. You want to unbo-
som yourself to me. Go en-, sir go
on! Tell me the whole melancholy
story Nothing can be better than for
criminal to confess before he makes
restitution. Have you embezzled
money. or have you"
"Oh, not at ALL The fact is that |
am writing poem, and have got to
place where l must find a good word
to rhyme with loosed,' and ] can't. 1t
bothers me like the mischief"
"Oh, that is it! Well, now, what is
the situation? What are the facts Of
the case?"
We'll, you see, there is girl who
has been captured by the Indians. Her
lover, who is the hero of the story,
pursues the savages. At last he over
takes them, and, after driving them
off, he finds that girl tied to tree.
They were going to kill her. you know
Well, now, my point is that he un-
loosed her and triedN<p get her out Of
the way before the Indians returned.
but can't get the right word TO rhyme
with 1oosed.'"
1T seems hard that you should suf-
fer when there are SO many words in
the dictionary. Hmm! femme see;
how would boost do? Would IT do for
the lover to boost that girl up that
tree?
When once he had Embossed her,
Up the tree We tried to boost her.
hows thatT
1T hardly is the thing" said Mark
ley. THE rhyme is good, but the idea
of the lover boosting his darling up a
maple tree is not sufficiently affecting;
there is not enough poetry In it."
Perhaps not" said the doctor.
We'll, then, what do you say to 'roost?'
Roost' is a good rhyme.
When the maiden was Embossed,
She went up the t''@sko roost.
Something like that, you know"
Il thought of 'roost," replied Mark
ley. but upon the whole I think I'd
rather not send the girl up that tree,
and as she is out in the midst Of q
trackless wilderness there's actually
no other place anywhere about for her
to roost. Cant manage it anyway you
fix 1t"
Nor Well, let's see, loosed-
loosed- noosed; how about 'noosedy
You might make the lover chase the
Indians with a lasso, and catch one
in the moose.
When his darling was Embossed,
savage brave he noosed.
Now that seems to me to be hrst-
..x--ts
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
Dainty PinchushIon.

A charming little pincushion for
baby's table is fashioned to look like
. baby shoe or bootee with the cushion
dtted into it. 1t can be made of white,
pale blue or pink canvas, the cushion
10 be of silk in the same color and the
iacing of the shoe in bebe ribbon to
match.
Any worn-out shoe can be ripped
apart and used as pattern. Where
q tiny one is th only model available
II will be necey s2ry 10 cut the new
goods larger, while following the gen.
eral outline. as the cushion should not
ne too small.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
Rosettea h the Hair.

There is a new fashion come about
to wear a filet of ribbon across the
pompadour, ending in large rosettes,
Dutch fashion, over the ears.
These are made of cloth of gold or
silver of soft satin. ribbon, and some
times of lace and flowers.
The young girl who wants some
thing novel for her doiffure when she
is going out to her first parties might
follow out this suggestion. The size
of the rosettes should be carefully
watched, for If they are too big the
arrangement is apt to be unbecoming.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and l
can truly say that
LYDIA 4. Pinkham's
We ge ia Bile Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. /
never forget to tell
my friends what
T,VdiaE Pinkham's
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

Doau's Regule:s cure constipation,
lone the stomach. s'imi'ae the liver.
promote digestion and appetite and
easy passage Il Tie bowels. Asl. yorr
druggist for them. IS cents boy.
Nervous. snbihous women don't
care much for tie men. Ii takes fot,
eontented. Levy woman to love a man.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

ing. 1t can be placed at the end Of a
narrow runway or chute into which
the hog can be easily driven from the
pen. Then without any urging he will
insert his head in the hole as offering
the likeliest chance of esca. and the
farmer can work the lever and there
you are Try 1t.
Origin Of "caucus.~
-Caucus" is said to have arisen
from a corruption of the term s"caik
er's house" After violent fighting re-
tween the military and the ropemSk.
ers OF Boston in ITO the ropemakers
and the -calkers, the better to meet
the soldiers, formed themselves into
society. at the meetings of which
tnffammatory addresses were delivered
and the most violent resolutions
passed against the British govern
ment and its agents and instruments
In America" The tories scored at
the caIkers' meetings and the term
became in time softened into caucus.
However. Or. Murray declares that
the word existed previously, and he
suggests the Greek -kaukos," a cup
perhaps because at private meetings
the flowing bowl is sometimes found
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

che ugly little fish tail train has
gone out. In its place is short
square train copied from medieval
days. *
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
a HOG HOLDER.
Continuance for Securing the Animal
for Ringing.

Here is a device which the farmer
can readily construct for himself
which will prove time saver when 1t
comes to handling the hogs for ring
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change Of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, VT. 81 was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

Foi >nqe ~ .Ara W. Aliens
Ti,, . N-s.
lse s, II .by WALTER SMITH
i, Mrs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
iV|ALONEY CASE
WITH MAYOR

: The city council has officially
recognized Mayor Pratt's position
as enforced of the city wage scale.
Last night when the federal union
protest that Thomas Maloney's CO.
operative scheme of doing city
work failed to produce the requir-
ed wage Of $2.75, Mr.. Dalke moved
that it be. referred to the mayor.
He said he had heard that the
mayor did not intend to let the city
wage scale be violated. So it's May
ors Pratt and Thomas Maloney for
It. sent
Thomas, by the way, has already
seen the mayor about this, and the
surmise is that he has convinced
the mayor his scheme is all right.
At any rate it was not expected
that the mayors new labor ordi-
nances would seriously disturb the
cooperative scheme.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28

Special Correspondence to The Press
SEATTLE, July 27.-AThey were
way up in the air" on their we'd
ding day.
OF course, most couples are, fig
uratively. This couple was, not fig
uratively, but literally. They were
up in balloon, that's why, up in
the air nearly a mile, and their
heads were in the clouds while the
knot was being tied. Only the birds
saw the pretty wedding.
The bride was pretty Miss Mar
garet Hall Of Lewistown, Mont,
and the groom c. A. Beebe of Sc
attic. Their mid air marriage was
the fulfillment of what was prob
ably the Oldest marriage contract
on record.
The idea originated with the es-
ISOLATION in charge of the railway
mems day recently celebrated at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28

"Ho. no. A duck carrying a
chicken on it's back! Who ever
heard of such thing. You think
that's chicken. Mr.. Duck, but it's
really a wicked old WITCH"
Il don't care who she is" said
Mr.. Duck. Il was only glad to
help her."
The weazel ran snarling home.
and Mr.. Duck turned to say goodby
to the chicken IA she climbed up
the bank. But the chicken was
not there. In its place stood a
beautiful. golden haired girl.
She smiled and said. FIN a fairy
princess, A wicked witch turned
me into chicken so that weaxel
would kill me. The witch said she
would spare my life on one condi.
ton; that Ipfind a duck who would
carry me across the river. For saw
ing my life. l shall make you a
prince. and we will be married and
live In my palace
! She touched his feathers with
her wand, and he Immediately
changed into handsome prince.