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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-09
THE DAYS BEST STORY

<<~ ONCE caught a Ash began Piscatorial Enthusiast No. /
you shut upY' broke in Plscatorial Enthusiast No 2 THAT was
On nothing to nine Why, once; when a fshing-" #
You hold your jaws!' Numbered the Great Veteran. zone day 1 was
fishing, and a thunder storm can over. The thunder and lightning we're
something terrific, but 1 vent steadily IN. Then the rain put my pipe out;
but suddenly a lightning fash struck my hook, Travelled back through the rod.
up my arm and lit m Y pipe. But that wasn't all. I had hooked a two
FOUNDER at that very moment and thu same fash also travelled rom the hook
in the other direction, killed the fish. split it open, and by thu time l had
landed it IN the bank it vas already cooked. Then the SUI can out fol-
lowed by--"-Tt Bits. ~ rs..M.
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SURVIVAL OF THE UNFIT.

The things we hate to lose, alas, too
swiftly speed away,
While somehow life's annoyances get
licenses to stay;
When sportsmen have exterminated
wild fowl far and near,
The grim mosquitoes song will still
sound conhdent and clear,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-09

In order to lessen the
dangers OF the street for
young children in Baltimore,
the street railroad corpora
ton OF that city has an ad-
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In Ripping Good Hunor
HIT IT RIGHT.

Reader-Poetry, l am told, is in a
state of decline.
Writer--I guess that's right-at least
most of mine is declined with thanks.
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Where the Miracle Came In

- r. WALTER C SMITH, n popular Scotch poet-preacher, or oe &c.
caEon tried to expan to a n old lady HI meaning If the SrfpturaI
expression, TAX u p thy bed In walk" by saying that The be- was
simply a nat or rus easily taken up and carried away.
NO, no" replied he lady. II I'M beieve that The bed vas a regu
Lar four poster. There would be 10 marfc1e In walking ava W a bit o. mat
On rur IN vur acA "-Arernart
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~ ARTICULARLY interesting history clngs to South Oranges first public
school building which "a erected in 1915 The old wooden structure
- stands where it was built in South Orange avenu adjoining the
present High School, and snce the new school was erected has been used
5 Sunday school room, headquarters for. the South Orange Temperance So
cfdy, clubhouse for the South. Orang e Athletic Club, campaign headquar-
tersp polling place n 10Y as a barber shop Some of the wel-known men
of the county were educated in the cold school, anong them being I Eds
ward Burke, president of thu Board of Fire Commissioners of this city, and
former Assemblyman Timothy Barrett, of South Orange. The building is
owned by the Hughes estate. {
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Uncle WuIf Mason
The Sanfosuer Poet of Enrporia, Kansas, Says Today


The Office said: "Methinks III try he celebrated plan, indorsed by all
phhosophers-Pn@ g seek thu man." And SO with qute a knowing air it
8 came down from It's perez, and took a lantern in its
THE 0ECIcE han an started n the search. The patriots were
- numerous-the men h bleed I'M die to save the coun-
tys honor n to get their share OF pie; and when they
earned tn purpose hat the Office had in view. they quickly donned their
hunting toys and gve ms View Hanoo! They chased that Office u and
down through gully, SWAMP and CREEK. they traned it down with blood
hounds and they s1ugged it with a brick; they pursued it through the aneys,
all the frantic yelling swarm, nd they smote 1T with a ceavr n they
CAV it choroform. And a Sage who saw the hunting from the window Of
his lair, mwmured sadly: I'm too bald OF I would surely tear my HART.
Here's plan we seers have boosted since philosophy began, knocked to ever
lasting flinders! Office daren not seek III mani
Copyright 1909 by George Matthew Adams
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VICTIM OF A PANIC.

First Actor-You don't look well to-
day, old fellow.
Second Actor-No; / was the victim
of a fire panic last night.
First Actor-What! When?
Second Actor-Oh, the panic struck
me when l heard 1 was going to be
fired. but 1 found this morning 1t was
a false alarm.
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THAT WAS SOMETHING.

He had never been to sea before.
Can you keep anything on your
stomach" the ship doctor asked.
mo, SIR" he returned feebly, moth
ing but my hand From Success Mag
azine.
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No voting machines are to
be used in the special election
in September on the proposed
constitutional amendments.
That is provided for in the
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The second stage of tariff
legislation was ended last
night when the Senate
passed the Aldrich bill by a
majority Of eleven. Legis-
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INVENTIVE.

Yeast-He's working on an invention
for fishermen.
Crimsonbeak-I never knew a fisher
ma who couldn't make his W inven-
.'hr-. -vonkers Staterman
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THE EXPENSES.

Are the running expenses Of auto
MODELLING very large?"
That depends pretty much whom
you are running over"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-11

of the eyes, like that of the hair, is
made to match the complexion, and
every one should believe the funda-
mental fact that the color of the eyes
which he or she has is just the right
thing.
However, the effect of the color of the
eyes can be greatly enhanced by the
color of the dress or accessories worn
around the face. Experiment with silks
or ribbons and find what is your color"
Brown eyes are helped by, shades of
brown and yellow; blue eyes with GER
tain shades of blue; but one must bear
in mind that it is not every shade of
the blue or the brown that helps ac-
centuate the color of the eyes, for some
will deaden their color and take all
brightness and expression from them.
Matching the Color of the Eye
This is especially the case with blue
eyes. Those who make study of APP
pearance should never forget to put
near the face, so that the eyes will re-
fleet it, just that shade of coloring which
will bring out that of the eyes.
The whites of the eyes should be of a
clear blue whiteness, and the blood
vessels should not show. When they
do, it means an inflammation of the
delicate cobweb tissue which covers the
whites of the eyes and lines the lids.
When the eyes are strained by over
work, or the usefof wrong glasses, this
membrane becomes infamed, and its
tiny vessels enlarge. If the infamma-
ton occurs often or continues for a
long time, it is difficult to ever restore
them again to a condition where they
will not show.
Battle the Eyes frequently
Those who have a tendency to this
inflammation should find out the cause,
50 as to correct it in order to have fine
looking eyes. and what is more. useful
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the head The fllet crosses the front
of the head, rather like coronet braid,
and ends with a large ribbon rose at
each side.
In more nearly pure Grecian ar
rangement the hair is slightly waved
and built out at the back in closely
placed puffs. Satin ribbon, about an
inch and one-quarter wide, is woven in
and out the hair, and trick of the hair
dressers to facilitate this is to wind a
piece of wire Ga fine, wire hairpn will
do) around one end of the ribbon,
making it possible to thread it in and
out after the hair is dressed, without
fear of disarranging it.
With the French people-past-maste
of detail-nillinery and hairdressing
are, most closely connected, and each
must have fairly good knowledge of
the others art.
The Coronet Arrangement
The coronet arrangement, with the
ends of the hair curled, is valuable
suggestion, whether one has little or
much hair. The least wisps of hair may
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,r arranging copies of those seen on
perhaps quite expensive waists.
The usual method of applying lace is
to lay it on the face of the material,
pin it into the desired position or design,
then haste at each edge and stitch to the
lawn at the basting line. The lawn is
then cut away under the lace, leaving
enough edge at each side to turn back,
when it may be rolled and overhanded
like a rolled hem, or turned back fiat
and secured by a second row of
stitching
inserting Lace
/. This is the simplest, though not the
smost artistic way, to apply the lace !;
smother method is to inset it with the
ordinary herringbone or fagoting stitch,
worked, of course, by hand. Basic the
entire piece of lawn. in which the lace
is to be inset to rather heavy wrapping
paper, and haste the lace, in the desired
design, through both the lawn and
paper. The lawn is then cut on line
even with each edge of the lace inser-
ton, turned under and basted; this
leaves a space between the lace and
lawn, across which the herringbone
stitch is worked to hold the two to-
gether. Embroidery cotton is best for
thistpurpose.
Many of the better class of ready
made waists show the lace inset with
herlstitching, but on these it is machine
work, and there is no attachment for the
ordinary household machine by which
it may be done.
Bermuda Fagotins
There is kind of handwork, called
sometimes Bermuda fagoting or drawn
work, that may be used for this and
many other ornamental purposes. 1t
closely initiates drawnwork, though no
threads are actually drawn. The mate
rial in which it is made must be sheeS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-11
The Latest Models In
dicate the Advent Of
Smaller Hats

THE day of the Merry Widow" is
done, and the woman who adorned
herself to the extinction of comfort and
convenience with three-foot wide hat
can sigh with relief. Dame Fashion
exacts no longer suffering from her
devotees. The day Of the big hat is
done.
OF course, the new models, many OF
them, examples of which are shown on
this page, do not show any violent break
from the last years prevailing styles,
but the tendency towards modification
of the extremes of style in which we
INDUCED riotously is plain. Hats, even
big hats, are much smaller, and many
really small hats are shown.
Small Hats Next Winter
Very small hats, to be sure, are still
only on the distant horizon, but close
observers prophesy that within a season
we shall see once more the vogue of the
small hat One Of the most recently
imported hats was extremely small, a
with lace and flower trimming COM
bined. The trimming was SO arranged
that the spectator was deceived in re-
SpSSI W SlLS, Olliy oll SlOSC CAdllll-
nation could one observe what distinct
departure from prevailing modes it was.
Of course, some such change was to
large hats for several seasons and l, for
They were extremely difficult to wear.
4 small woman always looked like a
Christmas tree candle with full-grown
al
carried herself we'll she was more than
if ones face were plump or thin, the
chances were that the average big hat
acted like microscope on ones facial
that one wanted left in shadow.
Classic styles Responsible
That fact, however, could never in
duce us to be out of style. While big
hats were the thing, we wore them, and
if we look back it seems to me that we
chung to. them all the more firmly be-
cause we were not convinced of their
suitability. The modification in the
style of gowns induced the change of
hats.
The simplicity of line of the prevail
ing modes IN gowns made the continued
existence of the big hat ridiculous. 1t
was in itself an expression of extreme
ornamentation, entirely out of spirit
with the classic lines Of the spring and
summer models.
The hats shown illustrate the wide
variety of styles and treatment favored
this year.
Variety In Trimming
Lawn and lace seem to be in great
favor with the Paris milliners, but
straws in all varieties of weave and
color are shown with equal favor
The rather small, round brim hat
shown is an especially simple and be.
coming model. The crown is straw and
the brim of wire covered with lace with
an inch-wide edge of satin.
The little low poke shown is another
very charming model. 1t is really an
adaptation of the cap the peasant women
Of Normandy wear, and the style has
been given the name Normandy The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-11
The Eyes as an Aid to Beauty
METHODS OF DEVELOPING AND CARING FOR THE
FINAL POINT OF ATTRACTIVENESS,I IN
A WOMANS FACE

eyes. Avoid eye strain, from too long
use in bad light. Avoid the strain that
comes from wearing heavily dotted
wells, or those with intricate meshes,
which try the eyes and destroy their
looks more than women realize.
1t strengthens the eyes very much to
battle them either in very hot water or
in very cold. Better yet is to take
made into little pads to fit the eyes, dip
them in ice water and place them on the
lids, changing them as they become hot.
After few minutes of such treatment
the eyes will feel comforted and relieved
to great degree.
This is especially grateful TO the eyes
after riding in the wind or after having
been subjected to the dust and cinders
Of a railway or the glare of bright re-
Elections on the water when on a boat
Those who have tendency to weak
eyes should daily use an eye-cup, in
which is placed some water slightly
sailed, or boracic acid solution. The
saturated solution diluted one-half is
generally the best, and should be made
fresh for each eye. The eye should be
opened and shut in the solution half a
dozen times or more, so that it will
thoroughly battle the eyeball as we'll as
the lids.
Caring for the Eyebrows
The eyclashes and eyebrows next
come up for consideration. The eye
lashes are bound to be scanty and strag-
Cling and uneven if the lids are in
famed. This is the primary cause of
most of the poor growth of lashes.
Examine the eyelids, and if they are red
and inflamed take the measures to re-
lieve this inflammation.
Many times one or two hairs will
grow in toward the eyeball; these will
cause great irritation and should be re-
moved by means of pincers Clip the
ends of the lashes with fine curved scis-
sors. 1t is difficult to do this for ones
self, and it must be very carefully done,
not to cut them too much. Vaseline is
excellent to promote the growth of the
lashes and the eyebrows.
One cannot do much to promote the
outward curve of the lashes, which is
the desirable way to have them grow,
but with the fingers one can shape the
eyebrows If the hairs grow out of the
proper line or become coarse and long.
they can be removed with tweezers.
The hair of the eyebrows retains the
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is machine-made, and there are several
hand-stitches that may be used for this
purpose that will be in greater harmony
with hand-worked waist. The sim
plest of these connecting stitches is the
well-known herringbone or fagoting
stitch. When used in the manner sug-
gested it will better occupy the space if
two rows are worked, in precisely the
same manner, the stitches of the second
row being taken into the material at
the right-hand side of those of the first
row. This stitch is worked from left to
right. Both sections of the material
should be basted to rather stiff paper,
keeping the space between an even
width,
There is another variation of the
fagoting stitch. The first row is worked
in the usual manner and from left to
right. When it is completed, the work
is held SO the open space forms YER
teal line, running toward the worker,
and two buttonhole stitches are taken
on the two threads at each loop of the
fagotlng stitch.
A New Buttonhole Stitch
The buttonhole stitches seen illus
trated show a rather more unusual
method of joining seam 1t is neces-
sary to turn the work, having first one
edge, then the other, toward the worker
as each group of stitches is made. The
heavy knot at the edge of each stitcl,
is made by passing the thread that
hangs from the eye of the needle after
it is inserted in the cloth, under the
point in the OPPOSITE direction from that
in which the thread comes from the last
stitch. In the illustration the end of
thread that comes from the eye is passed
under the point from right to left.
When the work is turned to work the
group of stitches on the other edge, the
thread from the last stitch will come
from the right, SO the end from the
eye should be passed under the point
from left to right. This will be found
an effective stitch that may have a
variety of uses and may be worked in
threads of various weights.
Worked on tan linen with heavy white
lustre thread, it will have an excellent
effect, and may be used in place of other
insertion in the waist
For infants slips and everyday
dresses, particularly, these fancy stitches,
IS they are called, are we'll adapted.
Elaborate trimmings of lace and EN-
broidery are out of place on these little
garments, but as one does not want
them all absolutely plain, the fancy
stitches provide characterization that is
suitably unobtrusive and quite in keep
ing with the dainty character of the
little dresses.
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be likely to break, and it must be tied
IN the needles EYE to avoid continual
unthreading. The illustrations show the
method of using this stitch
The stitches are. worked in groups of
four and across the dividing line be-
tween the lace and the lawn, two into
the lace and two into the lawn; about
one-eighth of an inch is taken up by the
needle for each stitch. Make the first
stitch from to 8, tie the thread on the
under side, and make another stitch
through the same holes made by the
large needle. 1t is necessary to take
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of threads together, and the fine cotton
is bound around them-hence the name
fagot-stitch, as it recalled to the mind
of the worker the tying together of
bundles of fagots.
To prepare for inserting the lace in
this manner, basic it through the centre
to the lawn and paper, as in the pre-
vious method; mark on the lawn with
pencil, very lightly, where the edge of
the lace comes. Cut the lawn under
the lace and turn it back SO its fold
edge is even with the edge of the lace,
but with no space between. Tie a
short end of thread into the eye of the
needle. As the thread is very fine it
Is better not to use a long end that will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-11
Introducing Spring and Summer Dresses.
SIMPLE METHODS OF EMBELLIsHING
SEASONABLE GOWNS

and rather fine, that the threads may be
drawn closely together. A coarse
needle, No. or No. I, is used with
very fine cotton, about No. 200. The
large needle pushes the little punches
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color long after the hair of the head has
turned gray. Light and gray eyebrows
detract from the appearance, and not
only is it justifable to darken them, but
it is an easy process, as it can be done
with pomade pencils which come for the
purpose. 1t is the only application Of
color that is in any way an Improvement
to the face Some pencil under the
lower lid, thinking that it improves the
looks. They are much deceived, for it
gives a very artificial appearance to the
face, the same as painting the cheeks or
changing the color of the hair.
Stimulating the Eyebrows
To- stimulate the growth Of the eye.
brows, lotion made of FIVE parts oil
camphor and five. parts of tincture Of
cantharides to fifty parts of cologne
would be useful to alternate with the
vaseline applications.
Several correspondents have written
me about the dark circles which trouble
them under their eyes. Generally these
circles occur as the result of over
fatigue. They are more often seen in
brunettes, whose small biood-vessels
which surround the eye must be nearer
the surface. would advise those sub
Ject to the dark circles to avoid over
fatigue. Many are afflicted with puff
ness under the eyes. This is often due
to inflammation of the lower lid and
puffiness will be greatly benefited BY
treating the eyes for irritation.
Massaging the Eyes
Massage will help give a tone to the
skin. Lightly smooth the skin, while
exertng gentle pressure with the FORE
finger and middle finger of each hand
applied to the corresponding eye. Also
rub with circular motion the wrinkles
and crow's-feet that come at the corners
OF the eyes. A few of these movements
when washing the face night and morn
ing. will greatly help to preserve the eyes
and to eliminate the wrinkles.
1t is great trial to have to wear eye
glasses, but one should not regard them
Nas such, but should be thankful for the
perfection to which these aids to the
sight have been carried in our day.
Women make a mistake in trying to put
on the time when, owing to their years,
they have to wear them. II is very hard
on the eyes to go without glasses when
they are needed
The best beautiher of the eyes is a
happy, optimistic nature. It gives .
brightness and light which nothing else
can supply.
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IT HE strictly sum-

II HE strictly sum-
mer gown, of
lawn or other trans.
parent material, that
is not inset with
lace is the exception
rather than the rule,
and as the method
of application is
simple, there is no
reason why one
may not follow
ones own fancy in
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OF all the fea-
lures of the
face the eyes re-
ceive the least care,
probably because it
is believed that little
can be done to inn
prove their appear
ance. This is a
great mistake. An
otherwise ugly or
plain face can be
redeemed by the
oyae IT,, ~to-:.
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mode is very becoming to both small
and large faces, but its nature restricts
it to more or less festive occasions.
This particular model is created out
of very fine lawn inset with lace. The
trimming is a combination of lace and
flowers with loops of ribbon. 1t is one
of the most charming models shown
and no woman could fail to look coquet-
fish in it.
The neck ruching shown with it is a
particularly beautiful example of some
of the work the best French shops arc
turning out. The ruche is composed of
rosettes of dark satin ribbon with cen
trail rosettes of rose-colored ribbon.
The two central hats in the upper
row of the illustration are some of the
new shapes in straw The nearer one
is of coarse braided straw with very sim
pie trimming. This model, by the way,
is shown with a severely plain tailored
gown. The other straw is of chip
quality with rather wide, upturned
brim, particularly becoming to almost
any type of face. The crown is made
with satin ribbon overlaid with net, and
the chief ornament is somewhat broad
buckle.
Dressing the Hair
The classic trend in costume must
naturally be accompanied by the same
suggestions throughout the toilet. Hair
dressing shows the change most de-
cidedly. The hair is dressed low, in
some instances in the severe Psyche
knot, with which some of us were ia
miliar probably twenty years ago. Clas-
sic simplicity applied to the arrangement
of the hair, however, requires classic
outline of features; so notifications
must be arranged to suit irregular fea-
lures.
Small puffs and separate braids make
the becoming arrangement of the hair
much easier matter than if all ones
own hair is used. Except for the graft
fication of personal pride, long and
thick hair is more burdensome than
necessary The appropriate hair orna-
nents are variations on the Grecian
fillet or suggestions from that source.
These are readily made on a foundation
of ribbon wire, covered with satin or
ribbon. The hair is parted and slightly
waved on each side, then drawn loosely
to the back, where it is arranged in two
braids that are pinned rather close to