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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

Morris Hewlett, the well known whip
and coaching instructor. Hewlett has
taught probably all the New York girls
how to handle a four and has been
their instructor in the country runs.
For this reason they are easier to
teach than men and they make excel
lent drivers when they get into the
swing of it." continued Hewlett
Among the men I have taught there
are not many who like driving down
Fifth avenue or through the crowded
east side streets. They are little
bit nervous about it. But the girls do
not mind the narrowness of the streets
in the least. and they are perfectly
trustworthy, no matter how congested
traffic may be- This consider good
test of horsemanship. and it is one
which every girl pupil is subjected to
just as soon as / feel that she has
learned how to guide the horses and to
keep a clear, cool head.
THE real fun of driving a four-in-
hand is not so much to take out
perfectly trained four, one that goes
like clockwork, but to see what you
can do with different tours, ones that
are strange to the driver. This is the
best test. of good coaching, and it is
for the sake of this kind of expert
ence that several young girls and
women have undertaken rather long
country runs. They want to get out
of the beaten tracks, to see unfamiliar
roads and to enjoy new coaching condi-
lions. The girl or man either, for that
matter, who really likes this kind Of
coaching is genuinely fond of the sport.
and there is no reason why he or she
should not become an expert whip.
Everything is in the girls favor, and
she has only to keep at it long enough
TO master the art. 1t means hard
work very often, but it is worth while.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
HOME MILLINERY FOR YOUNG GIRLS

TT HIS is again a season when the
prevailing fashions in millinery
: make it quite possible for a girl
to trim her own hats. There is a
certain simplicity about all Of this
years hats, save those designed for
wear with really elaborate gowns.
which gives opportunity for the girl
with the least possible talent in this
line to save good penny toward some
other part of her outfit.
Apart from the fact that this years
hats are so simple of outline. there
is another point this season in favor
of the home milliner--namely, the
shapes or untrimmed counter hats hold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

1fNE ISIS SNAPPEe IS dead" an
MI nounced the April Grandmother.
w who had been scanning the
obituary columns. "Tender feet spoiled
her figure, features and complexion.
no doubt they were also the cause Of
her peculiar disposition. poor dear. for
no woman can be amiable and cheer
full While her feet hurt.
Unfortunately, Miss snappe was just
growing up during the generation when
every American maiden was expected to
acquire small feet If nature had not
given them to her. The modern girl is
more sensible than were her grand
mothers and great aunts. She realizes
that to walk gracefully her boot heels
must be in the natural place instead
OF under the instep. ana that to force
a three inch high French heel TO sup
s-ort the entire weight Of the body
pushes the toes TO the extreme tips Of
the shoes and produces a limping gait
almost as painful to the observer as to
the self-imposed martyr.
Broken down foot. arches are d.
rectIy responsible for many cases of
utterly broken down physique. for the
girl who can not walk comfortably
soon begins TO suffer from indigestion
due to lack Of exercise and fresh: air.
What is familiarity known as .fiatfoot'
is popularity supposed to result from
almost constant standing. but it is
quite as. frequently caused by badly
fitting shoes and by improperly placed,
shaped and sized heels A shoe that is
shapely and sufficiently large may
not be adapted to the feet Of the in
dividual wearer. while a heel that is
too low in proportion to the length Of
the foot viii sometimes prove as dis
sstrous as one that is too high.
An aching sensation under the in
step arch is a certain indication that
the foot is beginning to break down,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

marvellous possibilities for one possess
ing the milliners' eye, who with an
empty shape can form at once men
tai picture of delightfully."- smart
walking hat trimmed with only a
broad band of ribbon about the crown
and a long stiff quill or soft feather
bird at one side.
School hats this year are really the
extreme of simplicity, yet even the
simplest models call for certain
amount of ingenuity in rolling the
ribbon SO that II will not look stiff, and
in placing the quill just where the best
angle with the shape of the head is
given. Perhaps the most attractive of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

roint. where they wait until the arrival:
of the coach, when they are hitched up
In a tTice and ready to dash off in place
OF the tagged four. The extra horses
are brought back the day after the re-
turn trip is made if the trip is long
one. Where horses are driven fairly
hard they can be counted on to cover
about five miles. With easy driving
they can do double this distance with
out showing signs. Of giving up. But
where this phase Of sport is followed
drivers are very keen about getting
over as much ground as possible and
they want fresh horses as soon as the
ones in harness begin to show the first
signs of fatigue.
Not until this year have girls in this.
country tried the changing Of horses.
To be sure they have little or nothing
to do with the actual changing. though
they are all interested in the maneUver
and would assist in the embarrassing
and Harvesting il they could, just as
men do. for it is their one great desire
to make the change in the least pos
sihle time and to get away inside of 50.
seconds. To the lay mind minute is
far too short ia which to remove four
horses from a coach and substitute four
others. yet it can be done even quicker"
than that when necessity demands. But
for average tours a minute is the usual
allowance. ia
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
Craze for ShamrOcks

THERE is a craze Just now for
shamrocks. and if you wish to be
= up to date you must have some OF
the plant around either in a pot or
a window box from which you may
transplant II later to the garden II you
wish The smart thing is to have IL
in one of the little pots so in vogue. the
pot hidden by an artistic little iardi
Mere of just the same shade as the
shamrock. so that as 1t stands on the
table you have charming little COM
position in green
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

q OFT is. with genuine: pleasure that
tile PUBLIC looks. forward to the
~ haofning. trips. Of these coaches
driven. by YOUNG. girls and women.
though few of the onlookers under
stand the "details @of learning to handle
four horses 'or~to drive a coach. where
a change OF :fours is made. The pre-
iiminary lessons are taken first in the
park. where the girl is taught to pick
up the four: reins, while she stands at
the side Of the wheeler then she Is
shown the correct way TO mount to the
box. always starting with her right
foot on. the first step; then swinging
with the left and so on till she is on
the box" seat. After this part Of the
lesson is mastered there comes the
gathering UP of the reins, holding all
four in one hand and guiding the
horses by using system Of loops.
which are made. by the free hand-at
least it is free. except, perhaps. for the
whip.
Learning to manage four horses, or
even one. is more a matter of tempera-
ment than an understanding of loops
and signals. Any girl can learn just
how many INCHES to slip the off leaders
rein 10 make turn, but she may never
be able 70 manage her horses unless
she can think Of thcm individually and
collectively and keep her own head
cool
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
Leather Belts and Bags

T GATHER belts and leather chate
.laine bags are in again, the two
AA matching in material and design,
but while the bags have the customary
handles, either of leather or metal, they
must not be worn as of yore, hanging
at the side from the belt, for fashion
now DEGREES that they shall be carried
in the hand.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

n. OACHING .picnics are always more.
/ or less, in: vogue, and the: summer.
~ promises to odd these social and .
informal affairs to the. seasons enters
tainmeuts. A larger party can be ae-
commodated ON top Of a regular road +
coach than in an automobile AID while !.
the speed Is much slower with the
horses, there Is a bettsc opportunity to-
see and appreciate the scenery. Huge
hampers can be carried inside the.
coach or on the back OF the drag. and.
luncheons can be served at any hour
desired. an impossibility where sehed-
ule time is made and a luncheon rem
devious is planned. rs
Coaching permits of very attractive.
gowning. The girl who drives usually
wears rather simple sailor. effects
though she need not conhne herself TO
this style if she prefers something
else. OF course. she must be sure to.
wear hat that stays where it is fas-
tened and one. not large enough TO be
caught by the wind nd blown over
her eyes. She. must remember that
her hands will be occupied practically
all the time and she does not want to
have TO be reminded of any part OF
her costume The only way to be alb
solutely comfortable is to have perfect
freedom. The others on the coach +
may look as dainty and feminine aa
they like; in fact. the prettier their
dresses and hats the more attractive ::
the coach. for even the finest enameIed.
coach body and the one with the raost
graceful lines looks unfinished with
out smartly dressed persons on top
They adorn it in a manner that ia
appreciated by the driver as we'll as
by the admiring pedestrian.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

IA THERE horses are shipped by rail-
NV road it is necessary to confine the
route of the coach to the region
traversed by the railroad. and
while this simplihes matters to some
extent 1t is not always pleasant TO
have to keep to certain course. Some
times the most beautiful scenery lies in
another direction, and this must be
sacrificed for the sake of keeping near
ones horses. Many drivers make this
an excuse for using only four horses
and limiting their tours to the number
of miles four can cover comfortably
1t is quite possible to send the horses
on a day ahead without utilizing the
railroad They can be intrusted to men
who drive or ride them to the chosen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
One of Our Best Girl Whips

lars alone are taken into account,
though considering all that Is included
in the lesson the price seems fair. But
for each change of horses it costs about
$50 merely for the transferring and not
including the services of the men who
accompany the four, and two men are
needed at each change. Fancy the cost
of coaching tour where 100 horses are
used, the 25 tours being placed In
charge OF half a hundred men. That
was a luxurious sport. but it has not
been unknown among famous men
whips.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

they can be made into attractive little
fiat books. This is done by either sew
ing or fasting the leaves together all
along the back and covering the pam
phlet with some pretty fancy paper
The most important thing is to make
it so that it will be very easy to hold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

att He crowded city streets and the
park make tame sport compared
with what one gets in country
runs, especially where the runs are long
enough to require change of horses.
We have tried runs of more than 40
miles at time, making nearly 50 in
the round trip, and in each case the
drivers and those on top stood the long
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

mentation is practically a necessity.
Never glue an envelope with the
mucilage when you use wax The.
modish idea is to. ignore the mucilage
the pretty wax fastentngs at the two.
corners Indicating taste and fastfdiOus-
ness on the part of the writer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
A
FOR
MISSES.
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and women IN New York city
who. neverlcease to be loyal to
the sport of coaching and who
keep up the interest in this eX-
cellent.. outdoor. exercise by their
own enthusiasm. They are experts
with. the WHIP. needless to say and
they make tlany converts TO this fash
ieaabIe. pastime among their own set
Al this season. Of the year they form
ar striking. part pf the morning pro
cessioa on:5he avenues and in the park.
and Jlieir spring appearance in public
IS looked. forward to with considerable
interest by friends and. spectators in
general. The ANNUAL parades have
beer: abandoned, but those whose 10y
aIt5 TO a coach. and four never flags
have introduced the idea of country
drives and the scheme promises to
meet with. great, success:
There is no sight. more pleasing than
q, smart coach. four well sroomed
horses. a scarlet coated guard and the
top of the coach flied with daintily
gowBed. girls and trinity clad young
men FROM the picturesque viewpoint
no other. type. Of: equipsge can present
the. same ATTRACTIONS. And when the
rhythiaic gait of the feur is controlled
by the. slim, strong hands OF a clever
girl. whip then the picture Is perfect in
every. detail: Il never fails to find IA
vot with the. passing throng. Of pedes~
trians. some. of WHOM look upon. it
merely. as. a charming sight. while
others who. are :versed; in the. handling
Of reins: are. even. more appJeeiative of
its good points.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

seem to understand that
-four horses have different tenn
- peraments. while men can rarely
be made to realize the fact" said.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

strain admirably. You know when girls
will start out in the early morning in
for hour after hour without limiting at
such a thing as DESERVING the coach or
turning back they are thoroughly inter
ested in the sport for itself, and when
they prefer. these out of town drives to
the more snowy and entertaining ones
in the city, this is added proof that they
love coaching for itself"
1T is a simpler matter to arrange for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

And it has been my experience that
girls keep at it harder than men.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10
In a London Omnibus.

A London bus driver was hailed by
a clericallooking old gentleman, and
on the first opportunity he remarked
to the conductor: "Yo you know who
you've got inside, Bill?" Its Cardinal
M%annin'!" Go on, that amt Car
dinal Mannin'," said the conductor, Il
know i'm" They argued further, and
finally bet a shilling over it. When
collecting fares the conductor deter
mined to set matters right by direct
inquiry. Excuse me, sir, but are you
Cardinal Mannin'?" The venerable
passenger looked him coldly and bold
ly in the eye, and answered.: What
the devil has that got to do with you?"
The conductor was satisfied, but even
at the sacrifice of a bob he had to get
with the passenger. Putting his
head out OF the door he called up to
the driver: You vas right, Bill; it
is %'oliness."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10
Red Cross Christmas Stamps.

The Red Cross Christmas Stamp
crusade against tuberculosis promises
this year to be broader in extent than
ever before. While last year less than
twenty million stamps were sold, the
present indications point to a sale Of
nearly fifty million for this year.
The Red Cross Stamps are issued by
the American National Red Cross, and
are sold for n cent each. They are
designed to be placed upon letters and
mail matter during the holiday sea-
son. The money derived from the sale
of these stamps will be devoted to tu-
berculosis work in the localities in
which the stamps are sold. In this
manner it is expected that about $780,
900 will be realized for the campaign
against tuberculosis in all parts of the
United States.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10
RESULTS OF FOOD
Health and Natural Conditions Come
From Right Feeding.

Man, physically, should be like a
perfectly regulated machine, each part
working easily in its appropriate place.
A slight arrangement causes undue
friction and wear, and frequently ruins
the entire system.
A well-known educator of Boston
found a way to keep the brain and the
body in that harmonious cooperation
which makes a joy of living.
1.-TWO years ago." she writes, "being
in a condition of nervous exhaustion, |
resigned my position as teacher, which
1 had held over 40 years. Since then
the entire rest has, of course, been a
benefit, but the use of Grape-Nuts has
removed n great cause of illness in
the past, namely, constipation, and it's
attendant evils.
Il generally make my entire break
fast on a raw egg beaten into four
spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts, with a little
hot milk or hot water added. like
1t extremely, my food assimilates, and
my bowels take are of themselves. /
find my brain power and physical con.
dition much greater and l know that
the use of the Grape-Nuts has contrib
uted largely to this result.
1T Is with feelings of gratitude that
l write this testimonial, and trust It
may be the means of aiding others In
their search for health"
Look in pkgs. for the little book, The
Road to WellvilIe.'' "'rhere's q Reason"
Ever read the shove letter. A new
one appears FROM time to time. They
are genuine trAes VA full OF aumas
interest,"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10

the faces of babies with water in which the
bark was saturated. In France 1t was hung
outside of houses to protect them from light
ming.
Ivy. which lent itself to the decoration Of
houses. was the vine of Bacchus. Whence the
old proverb:
Nay. Ivy, nay. it shall not be, I wys;
Let Holly hafe the maystery as the maner vs.
Holly stud In the halle, fayre to behold;
Ivy stood without the doore; she is full sore a colo.
Holly was preferred, but ivy became popu
lar in the course of time. Mistletoe has al
ways shared with Ivy the popularity OF Christ
mas. Mistletoe is more rare and more asso-
ciated with myths.
OF old the Druid priests at their yearly cele-
brations were wont to send out persons to dis
cover the newest of the mistletoe growth at a
season when the voice of a cuckoo was first
heard. Only that which grew on an oak tree
was acceptable. When it was found, great
sacrifices were prepared.
On the day appointed, when the moon was
six days old, there were led to the place two
white bulls; a whiterobed priest would as
cend the tree and cut the m~istletoe with a
sickle of gold. The sickle was never used for
any other purpose; all the fragments OF the
plant were gathered, and with great rejoicing
the Druids proceeded to their sacred grove.
where the sacrifices we're made and particles
of the plant distributed.
It was believed that the mistletoe brought
with 1t the good will and blessings Of the fat
ries, for, it is said. they sought protection with,
in 1t during the winter when all other trees
were ~leafess.
In Sweden for many years It has been re-
garded as a cure Of epilepsy and an antidote
for poisons. In southern Wales 1t Is worn
about the neck as a protection against snake
bites. The belief of the old Druids that the
possession of it guaranteed children Is believed
In many parts of England to this day.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10

jewelry. Indeed, it is from the wreckage Of
the holiday postal rush that the dead letter
sale Of the following year is chiefly recruited
At the holidays many persons who are not ia:
miliar with the preparation of parcels for the
mails make use of this service with the to-
be-expected sequel of improperly wrapped par
cells, missing addresses, etc. Thus, too, it is
during the Christmas holidays when the vo-
ume of mail is heaviest that the greatest pro-
portion of wrappers are accidentally torn from
parcels in transit, thus creating waits of the
mails. Finally there is less tracing of packages
lost at Christmas than at other seasons for the
reason that many a prospective recipient of a
Christmas gift, unless independently advised,
has no means of knowing that a parcel has
been mailed to his address, whereas the giver,
unless an acknowledgement is requested, has
no means CT knowing that the gift failed to
reach it's destination. Doubtless many a heart
burn has been caused by the failure to deliver
the articles that have place in Uncle Sans
huge auction stock.
The annual auction sale of postal odds and
ends having been so largely derived from
Christmas postal derelicts it is peculiarly ap-
propriate that the articles should be sold at
the holiday season when these selfsame ar
ticles can be made to a second time do serv-
ice as gifts. There is no doubt that this is the
disposition to which many of the purchases are
put. Then too, it is a genuine bargain sale.
Uncle Sam has no reserve price" and he new
err "bids in" an article. The articles are sold
in regular order, numerically, as they are list
ed in the catalogue, and each lot in turn is
knocked down to the highest bidder without
reserve, and without regard to how inadequate
the price may be as compared will the real
value of the article.
Although the annual postal sale is conduct
ed under the direction and supervision of the
officials of the Dead Letter Office, the actual
barter is in the hands OF a private auctioneer-
this task being bestowed by contract upon the
lowest bidder-that is, the auctioneer who is
willing to sell the postal stock on the lowest
percentage of commission. The terms are
strictly cash. Uncle Sam usually derives gross
receipts in excess of $4,000 from this sale,I
deducting for the cost of catalogues and other
expenses, means at least 5000 net profit. This
is turned over to the United States treasury.
If at any time. within three years a
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10

the disposition of his property. Because of
this responsibility it is necessary for the gov
eminent officials to keep an accurate detailed
record of the transactions at each sale, with
the notation as to the sum received for each
article sold.
There is always plenty of amusement for
the vast throngs that crowd each dead letter
auction sale. For all that each lot offered is
comprehensively, though briefly described in
the catalogue, there are invariably numerous
bidders who through failure to consult the cat
alogue or because they are, carried away by
the spirit of the occasion, purchase on the
pig in a poke" plan, and the dismay that re-
suits when some of these sight unseen" par
cells are opened, is sufficient to recompense
those spectators who have come to the sale
merely for the fun that is provided for the on
locker.
The average price, per "lot" brought at the
dead letter sale is well above 81. The lowest
prices recorded are usually for the parcels of
vocal and instrumental music which go for 80
or 40 cents per "lot," whereas the top-nOtch
prices are derived Of course, from the jewelry
sales, notably the diamond rings. A solid gold
ring set with a diamond weighing slightly
more than half a karat sold for $50-a decid-
ed bargain at the prices at which diamonds
were then selling. ALI the packages contain
in. jewelry of value are sealed, but the post
office officials supervising a sale will usually
break the seals and display in advance any
designated pieces of jewelry if requested to do
so by bona-fde bidders. Not all the parcels
offered at the postal sale are such as can be
carried home by the purchaser. Many a "lot"
is contained in a huge wooden box. In this
years sale one item is represented by a pack
ing case, as large as a piano box, filled with
souvenir cards. Another almost as large, holds
a miscellaneous assortment Of cheap jewelry.