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Evening journal., 1909-08-13
HearttoHeart
Talks.
THE LURE OF FASHION.
BY EDWIN A. NYE..


A thing of beauty is Joy forever.
There may be prettier worlds than
this in which we live. However that
may be. certainly the great artist has
dressed this one In such robes Of
beauty as to make il a constant Joy.
Woman instinctively loves beauty,
and in her desire TO be beautifully
clad she is carrying out her natural
longing for adornment.
A woman who is sloven is an abomi.
nation In the sight of gods and men.
To be beautiful Il Is not necessary TO
be ultra fashionable or extravagant
Some Of the modern fashions are hid
eously effective in their Disagreement
of natural beauty.
And it is a mistake to suppose that
men, for instance. are attracted by the
extreme display OF modern styles.
noted the other day in a fashionable
hotel the appearance OF a young WON
an who was very simply though very
neatly dressed. in quiet contrast with
the elaborate toilets of swell dressers.
And l noted approval in the eyes Of
the men.
In personal appearance. as in other
things. excess is sin.
Fashion ruins its thousands and ex-
travagance its tens OF thousands.
Undue fondness for costly garments
on the part of the wife has sent many
n good man down the moral toboggan
slide. The husband has compromised
himself by vainly trying to cater TO the
fashionable caprices Of wife or daugh-
ters.
Benedict Arnold ruined himself and
nearly ruined his country for the sake
of the family wardrobe.
And since and before Arnold's day
other men have betrayed a trust from
a similar cause.
Fashion and desire for embelllsh-
ment have ruined women victims as
well.
The extreme devotee kills herself by
her slavish obedience to modes and
conventionality.
And many a poor girl. noting how
the gracefully gowned are applauded.
comes TO believe that dress. instead of
character, is the supreme thing In So
cial life.
She adopts the motto: Get beautiful
things. Get them honestly If you can.
but get them.
The great trouble is In excess. So
many women of certain type seem
to consider that life is a sort OF dress
parade-for exhibition purposes.
Glorious is that woman who has
learned TO esteem the rich graces OF
sweet womanhood above the tinsel OF
a Worth gown.
Wise is she who dresses neatly and
as richly as she can well afford. but
who cares more for the things OF the
mind and heart than for the things of
the body
The Red Mems RED Tickets buy an,
thing and pay your car fare'
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Bangs Again in Style But Under New
Name.

The bang has come i'm style again.
The devastating mode which forces
girls 10 cut their beautiful hair. was
supposed TO be dead forever: yet hero.
suddenly .t is making a veritable fu-
rore in Paris.
According to a boulevard osthete, Il
has two vital factors working in its
favor-it is highly becoming 10 the
majority of young women. and it is
very difficult 10 initiate false hair This
latter consideration. which might seem
an objection, is entirely in the bangs
favor
Most all women have enough hair In
front to make a bang. They can.
therefore. virtuously parade "their own
hair and bewail the fashion that
forces them TO cut it--when Il may
be garlanded by a false switch that
costs $40.
The new coifure" has two varieties
for day and for evening.
The daytime getup is a part in the
middle. undulations and puffs on each
side. and the chignon worn low be-
hind. The bang Is not our old straight
acquaintance. but is fan-shaped be-
tween the waves Of the temples.
The evening variety is the same,
with the addition Of a great smooth
twist posed like turban. Almost
invariably this great. smooth twist is a
false switch, because few women have
the enormous head Of hair that would
permit its being taken from the CHG
! non and thus turbaned round The tor
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
ORGANIZE FOR
LOWER FREIGHTS
Farmers And Fruit Growers
May Form a State Pro-
duCe Exchange
gpeeIal to LEE EvENINa JouRNA1.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Aug. 1s-The move
ment to organize Produce Exchange
in order to secure better freight rates
for the farmers and fruitgrowers Of
the peninsula and TO deal generally
with the commercial interests Of the
farms and seek better and more di-
versihed markets, is still gathering
impetus through the state and. while
a committee meeting on the subject of
transportation may he held i'm VIII
mington next week. the proposed ex-
change win no doubt. be organized
regardless of any work of the commit
tees.
The matter to refer freight griev-
ances to the Interstate Commerce
Commission has been agitated among
those proposing TO organize the new
association. and the following citation
Of fact, as published to-day by the
Rural New Yorker, is being circulated
hero;
I'm April, 1908. a farmer Of Cape May
county. n. j.. purchased a carload
Of fertilizer in Philadelphia. The
freight charges were billed as fol-
lows
'One car, 10000 pounds. at $40 per
ton. $500 This is the class rate be-
tween these two points via the p. and
r. r. r., distance 20 miles. There was
a class rate Of IS cents per ton in ef-
feet a year previous TO this arrange
ment, which had been cancelled.
The farmer remembered the freight
rate on his previous years purchase
and protested against the larger rate.
He called the attention Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to the
excessive rate and. as result of q
correspondence. the carrier restored
the former rate. and now asks author
itv OF the commission to refund down
to the new rate as follows One car.
"a. 600 pounds, 50 cents per ton. S12.75.
Refund S2325.
Here was a case where the rail-
roads had advanced their rates be-
vond what was reasonable. If this
farmer had not remembered the old
rate and complained to the commits
sion. there would have been no re.
dress for him. The old rate was
reasonable and rather than face e
hearing. the railroad offered to refund
the s2s.25 Of the charges on his car.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
new HEAD FOR THE
SMYRNA SCHOOL

SMYRNA. Del. Aug. 1s-At the
meeting Of the Board Of Directors az
tne smyrna Public schools. Prof. John
VI. Belts Of Now Salem Academy.
new salem, Mass. was elected super
Nising principal of the Smyrna Public
schools to succeed Prof John p. Bur
dette' who resigned to accept the
principalship of the Ann Arundel
Academy. Millesrville. Nd. Prof. Belts
has accepted. and will be here at tho
opening Of tho schools next month
He was prepared for college at WIZ
mngton Conference Academy at
Dover. He entered Wesleyan Uni
versity and graduated in 1902. and
followed this mp with a post gradu-
ate course in English literature at the
University of Virginia.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Two Mile Walk a Day Wiuld Danish
Doctors.

Doctors.
''If every man and woman in town
walked two miles a day in the open
air. we doctors would lose more than
half our practice" declared a physi-
clan. "One-thrd of the drug stores
would he put out OF business, the
agents for aids to the complexion
would pass through the city instead
Of stopping. and the beauty doctors
would starve TO death. A law COM
pelling everybody 10 walk every day
the distance marked by his physician
would be an everlasting blessing"
DO you walk two miles a day. young
/ woman-you who work under a roof?
Probably not More probably you
walk a block. possibly a block and a
half. 10 the car in the morning. ar
your memory Is good YOU will recall
that one OF the advantages leading you
to move into the house you now oc-
cupy was that It is "handy TO the
carr Then you walk another haif
block from the car TO the shop or Of
fee. And In the evening. going from
work to your home, you walk the same
distance-far from being two miles.
And YOU. good woman, busy with
/ household duties. do you walk two
miles in the open air every day? Ger
| tainly not-not i'm day. probably not
| I'm a week Like Mr.. Man. who also
works under roof. you haven't time;
and the reason you haven't time is
that the street cars are so handy" you
refuse 10 have IL.
There is no doubt about a daily wall
| improving your health, thereby addins
to your enjoyment of life and TO YOU
capacity for work, as we'll as reducing
your doctor and medicine bills.
Gymnaslums are all right. and th'
man who works intelligently in on
viii find most beneficial results. Blu
I'm his ingenuity in devising exercise
man has never been able to invent on
any better than walking.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
SMYRNA TO PAVE
MORE OF ITS STREETS

SMYRNA, Del. Aug. 13--At a special
meeting of Smyrna Town Council it
was unanimously decided to macad-
amize Mt. Vernon street. South street
and Delaware street. and the contract
was awarded TO Amber Davis and
Company OF Philadelphia. says The
Smyrna Times. The work is TO be
done at an expenditure OF about $500,
which is in addition to the Main
street work. the blocking Of which Will
cost the town about $4,000. The mat
ter was brought before the board by
Councilman John p. Hudson, who at
ter declaring that the residents i'm
other parts OF the town other than
Main street were entitled to consider
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

List Of Necessities for the Traveller.
The experienced traveller usually
knows just what to carry and has
things In readiness for a journey. even
at short notice. For one who travels
infreduently the following list Of ne
cessities and conveniences prove of as-
sistance:
a small bag or housewife" COM
pletely furnished with thread. needles.
thimble. pins, scissors. tape. sewing
silk. darning cotton. and a few but
tons, hooks and eyes.
A stiff hair brush and comb in
case whisk broom and clothes brush,
tooth brush. nail brush, tooth paste.
and toilet lanoline. all I'm tubes A
hand mirror that will hang up a rub
ber-lined & bag for wash cloth or
sponges. n hot water bag or one Of
the heat-storlng bags that holds heat
longer and does not involve possible
leakage.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Cupid Put to Rout BY Love Of Country

SEATTLE. Aug. 12-Because her
husband would not permit her TO touch
off firecracker or display an Ameri-
can flag on the Fourth of July. Helen
Black has filed suit for divorce from
John Francis Black. an Englishman.
In her petition to the court Mrs.
Black gives it as her opinion that she
has an inalienable right to manifest
her loyalty to the Stars and Stripes
that If her husband is a rampant Brit
ish patriot, she is no less an American
patriot; that she has no objection to
his singing God Save the King" and
decorating their residence with British
flags but that she claims the like
privilege OF singing "Star-S -Spangled
Banner" displaying the American flag
on Independence Day, and setting off a
few firecrackers.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

alton. moved that Council accept the
proposition Of Mr.. Amber Of Amber,
Davis Company. and proceed to ma
cadamize the above named streets as
completed.
c. Stockly. Proper specifications and
contract will be drawn up which will
be entered into. II is supposed to ma
cadamize Mt. Vernon street, from Main
TO Pearl; South street. from Main to
Union: and Delaware street, from Mt
Vernon to Frazier.
Selling Pictures below cost TO make
money at Yerger's. 40 Shipley St.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
GREW POTATOES
IN A BARREL
Recent Experiment by RideeIy
Farmer Showed a Sur
priSing Yield

SMYRNA, Del. Aug. ia sensation
I'm potato growing has been created in
the neighborhood of Ridgely. Md. or
covery that potatoes grown in barrels
yield enormously, says the Smyrna
Times. The experiment was put to
a local test there this year, and dur-'
ing the past week, the eXperimentsr.
Oscar Needs. invited his friends and
neighbors to come in and see what
the barrel contained.
Needs, early I'm the spring, had
planted the eyes of one whole potato i'm
a barrel which had contained lime. but
IN which he threw some fertilized
earth. As the vines grew Needs add
ed dirt, and occasionally added water
when the lack OF natural substance
of the mother earth caused the dirt to
appear dry. Potato bugs could not
reach il. When his neighbors arrived
to sec what the old barrel contained
on digging day" Needs carefully re-
moved the earth from the dead vines
and there sure enough. and all con-
nected to the vine by Dame Nature
and not by a trick, were 125 prime
potatoes. or enough to fill a peach
basket and leave a half a peck Of
small unmarketable potatoes in the
barrel.
Now il Is claimed at Ridgely that one
man has given an order for 5000 bar
rels to be made for him next season.
Selling ots of Pictures AZ yervar,g A.,
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

Two eggs and their weight in butter,
sugar, and -four two ounces Of chop
ped candied cherries. one teaspoonful
Of baking powder.
Cream the butter and sugar. add the
beaten eggs, and then sift in the flour.
baking powder and the cherries. Beat
we'll. bake in bun tins in quick oven
for fifteen to twenty minutes
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
PRINCESS DRESS.
Paris Pattern No. 3OO5
~ seams Allowed.

fhe waist portion Of this simple frock
the fullness supplied by three tucks
tho shoulders at the front and back.
iched to yoke depth, wide box-plait
namenting the front from yoke to
EN-. The five-gored skirt portion IS made
With deep plated nounce; and the net
yoke is heavily soutached, with self
,olored or black braid. Similar braid.
trims the sleeves and belt the latter
hiding the joining OF the waist and skirt
portions. The pattern Is In sizea-1s 10
Il years. For miss OF Is years the
dress requires sjs yards OF material 20
inches wide, ~ yards "a inches wide, 81
yards q inches wide, yards Sc inches
wide, or "a yards ~ inches wide.
Price Of pattern. 10 cents.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
:-:WOMANKIND:-: ::

OF the head. That is nothing; We
are all used to false hair The rost
OF the evening coiffure remains the
same; the bang remains fan-shapcd
between the waves and the temples.
This heavy. smooth twist en- turban
is making as great a furore almost as
the bang itself. In reality il replaces
the broad ribbon. or Greek bandel-
cites that are going out Of style as
Common" The bang itself became
common years ago. It is now on a
new high wave Of popularity. But
the heavy, smooth twist replacing the
Greek ribbon will never become conn
mon" II cannot possibly cost less
than $50.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Paris Patterns

our Fail and Winter Fashion Cata-
logue is now ready for mailing and
will be sent 10 any address upon re-
ceipt Of 10 cents 10 cover the cost Of
mailing You should not overlook this
opportunity to see over 1000 Of the
newest designs for ladies'. Misses and
Chiidren's Clothing. Its worth many
times the price This catalogue is bet
ter than ever and will be worth many
times the cost 10 the Home Dressmaker.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
BOARD TO
GET MORE MONEY

A communication TO City Council
from the Water Commissioners last
night asking for an advance Of funds
10 meet Estimate No. q. due Coleman
Brother. contractors, for the final
nlter amounting 70 sS4,16O7O. was re-
fcrred to the finance committee. The
advance is to be refunded from the
proceeds Of the sale OF bonds
A request by the city tax Office for
an adding machine was referred TO the
accounting committee.
The city treasurer reported a balance
OF t5O7, ,449.n.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

longer if it is carefully hung on
softly padded and lightly scented waist
hanger than If it is put away in
box or drawer
B. The sleeves may be stuffed with soft
tissue paper to hold the shape, and
then the waist covered entirely with
n waist bag made of lawn or cheese
cloth to protect it from the dust.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
JUST OUT.

our Fall and Winter Catalogue con-
taining over 1000 seasonable styles and
practible hints TO the Home Dressmak-
er- also a large assortment Of transfer
embroidery patterns. Send 10 cents to
any address adv
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

To obtain this pattern or any Of
the others heretofore described in
THE JOURNAL. fill out the follow
ing coupon and inclose Il w..h 10
cents in an envelope addressed to
the Fashion EDITOR THE EVENING
JOURNAL, Fourth and Shiplsy
streets. Wilmington. Delaware.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
cheap Cushion cov.rs

Coarse unbleached toweling, which
comes with the red border along oach
edge, may be made into summer cush-
ions and covers for porch furniture.
They may be stenciled with a convon-
tional pattern Of some sort, in color to
match the border.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Kerosen cIeans Nickel and stesI.

When you have secured until you
are tired and rust still remains on
nickel-plated faucets or steel knives
before throwing out the knives and
having the faucets reniclSeled. try sat
urating the spots with kerosene.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

Have you seen the suite OF furniture
that the A. o. q. W. Is going 10 give
away at Brandywine Springs. Saturday,
Aug a. II win be on Tho Peoples lines
this evening. II you like It aud would Ike
TO have 81 go 70 the Springs saturday.
Aug. "a. But be sure TO buy tho A. o. u.
W car tickets and get the hutton'
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Friends School
9Th and West Streets.
Wilmington. Del.

The largest and best equipped pri
vate school In the state. Un6,r tho
care OF Friends but all others admitted.
A splendidly equipped gymnasium with
special instructors for both girls and
boys High School. Grammar School.
Primary and Kindergarten Depart
mcnts. Scientific, Latin Scientific. Lit
erary and Classical courses. Pupils
entered on certificate In all the lead
ing Colleges. Fan term begins Ninth
Month. Sept. 1s. For new illustrated
catalog, address
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

BE sure you buy tho A. o. U. W tickets
Saturday for the Springs. good on all
Springs cars'
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

Waist Best Kept il Carefully Hung
You will find that a dainty lingerie
waist win retain its freshnesss much
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
Mo-. Mon.x Erom cantaIoupes.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. Del. Aug 13-Not-
withstanding the fact that the peach
crop IN Sussex county Is a complete
failure. farmers throughout its bounds
are reaping snug sum from the large
yield Of cantoloupes.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

Have YOU got a Buttonl'
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Lininents

Every day customers glad
the Everything
compietei drugs
and medicines prices
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

Buy the RED tickets from the Red Men-'
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

Selling Lots of Pictures at Yergers Au-
gust Sale. 40 Shipley St.
Evening journal., 1909-08-13
To Make chsrry Buns.

Go to sheTpot see Tho RED Men,
Evening journal., 1909-08-13

To the Fashion Editor,
THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Wilmington. Del.
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send me
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31

Mrs. Jennie SeigeI, white. OF 1905
East Main Street. was assaulted by
her husband with an fee pick shortly
before s o'clock yesterday morning.
and was badly injured. In the ARRAY
the woman was stabbed in the abdo-
men. in the neck and in the legs, just
above the knees. Though the wo-
man is seriously injured. IL was sta
ted last night that the wounds would
not prove fatal
The assault was the result. IL is
stated of a long standing quarrel.
IL seems that the husband and wife
had been separated. and that he re-
turned yesterday, either to effect a
reconciliation or 10 get money. His
wife protested that she had been sup
porting herself and six children. and
that she would not allow him to live
with her.
a warrant has been issued for
Seigels arrest, but he has not vet
been apprehended. II is thought
that he has left the city.
-Times-Dispatch, July 2S. 'O9.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31
Drops Dead in store.

Mrs y. l. Tinsley, a seamstress
employed in the store OF Miller and
Rhoads. died suddenly in the store
yesterday morning from congestion
Of the lungs She had just register
ed at the time clock, in the Sixth
Street entrance when she fell to the
floor Drs. Bagby and Matthews
were called. but when they arrived
Mrs. Tinsley was breathing her last.
Coroner Taylor was later called and
he decided that death was due TO
natural causes, and turned the body
over 10 an undertaken.
Mrs. Tinsley. who lived at 4O7 y.
First street had been employed at
Miller and Rhoads's for three years.
She is survived by her daughter, Miss
Virginia Tinsley, who is employed In
the same place. and by a brother and
sister. who live in New York and
Brooklyn. respectively.
-Tmes-Dispatch. July 2S, 1903.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31
Banker Journals Tribute. The
New Building Work Of the
Afro-American President.

John Mitchell, Jr. colored. Presi-
dent of the Mechanics Savings Bank
OF Richmond. Va. has had a permit
issued 20 build a four-story stone and
brick building to be used as a bank
TO cost not less than $4,000. ID. J..
Farrar, colored, is named as the gen
eral contractor. White property own
ers attempted 10 stop the building
but in vain
A white architect planned the
building. In the face of the opposi-
ton to the Negro banking institution
John Mitchell, Jr., colored, informed
the building committee that he own
ed number of other houses in the
same section, and had rented them
TO white people. Two of these, he
said, were opposite the Clay Street
Methodist Church. and he intimated
that he would build his bank on one
OF these premises If he were stopped
from building at the point selected.
Mitchell claimed taxable value for
hts bank of $4,000 He paid a tri-
butte to the Richmond eolored people
declaring them to be better than
those of any other section he had
ever visited. Mitchell is regarded as
a Negro gentleman" IL the South
can use such term. He has man
ners that are beyond criticism and
has thus made for himself a highly
respected position among both races.
New York, N. Y. American Ban
ker, July "a. 1909.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31
SENATOR Is ARRESTED.
stone. of Missouri. SIsps Waiter
On Train.

Baltimore, Nd. Juss 27.-"Niy
name is William J. Stone. and am
United States senator from Mis-
souri,
With courtly Dow. the states
man thus introduced himself to the
lieutenant in charge az he central
police station this evening" He had
been arrested by a special officer of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. who was
unaware of the identity OF his dis
tinguished prisoner until this time.
The senator was charged with SLAM
ping the face OF Lawrence ]. Brown.
Q colored waiter on a Pullman diner.
who bad been impudent and who ac-
companied the senator and OFFICER. tc
the station house to prosecute.
As soon as he made himself known
the lieutenant informed him that he
was ar liberty 20 use the assembly
room in the station until a police
commissioner could be reached and
authority obtained TO set the senator
az liberty. The senator asked to be
put in communication With Senator
Rayner or Representative Gnl. and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31
AssAUIfr NEAR wILMINGrox.

Aftep/hreferring the charge Of as
sault< the latter departed At the
time OF the assault. the train was
near Wilmington. Del. the senator
being on his way 10 Washington.
He had gone TO Philadelphia with
his daughter and son-in-law. who had
visited him in Washington. and were
on their way TO Chicago. via Buffalo
and the lakes.
When the senator was Informed
that he was az liberty. he rendered
his thauks for the consideratiSn
with which he had been treated.
and left at once for Washington.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31

IS long as he could, until the darky
became too offensive. and then he
slapped mis- face.
In concluding his story. the SEN
ator said he would have got IL worse
IN Missouri The conductor appear
ed on the scene about this time and
prevented further trouble. The
darky insisted upon having the SEN
atOr arrested. so when the train ar
rived here he was turned over to the
special officer whom he consented
10 accompany, the negro trailing on
behind