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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
SNAP Wanted.

do NOT care for loafiug.
TO work / arm inclined
II Just the situation ..
To suit me I could find -
To be a parlor ornament
or something of that kind.
think that 1 could hll II 4
without n bit OF aid
And have my work unequaled n
And strictly up TO grade.
And. oh. | would enjoy II.
Just working at that trade!
As TO remuneration.
Most anything would do.
OF course IL should be ample,
Enough TO see me through.
The presidential wages
I'd gladly cut in two.
As TO the hours of labor.
They should not be too long.
The work would he nerve racking,
and Pm not very strong.
Just make II hair the evening.
and / could get along.
II such a job were offered
I'd jump at IL so quick
That 1t would jar my molars,
And. OH. how 1 would stick
Ia take IL in n minute
Without a single Kick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
The PevchoIony of Crowds.


There is Il Justification for proven
tive censorship in the peculiar nature
of the crowd. Collective psychology.
or the psychology of crowds mainly
investigated so far by French and Ital-
ian inquircrsl. is Il study still in its
infancy. 4 completely satisfactory cX-
PLANTATION of the peculiaritics Of the
crowd is not yet forthcoming. But
those pecuIiaritics are matters of COM
mon knowledge.
briefly. Il crowd is a new entity. diff
fering IN mind and will from the in
dividuals who compose it. Its intel
lcctual pitch is lowered, its emotional
pitch raised. II takes on something
of the characteristics Of Il hypnotized
subject" II tends to be irrational,
cNcitablc lacking in self control. Many
Frcnchmcn under 1.-THE terror" gentlI
and humane as individuals. made up
crowds guilty of horrible atrocities.
Questioned aftcrward. they could not
account for their actions. Some mex
plicablc change had taken place in
them. and that incxplicable something
was the peculiar influence of the
crowd
A theatrical audience has the peculiar
psychology Of the crowd. An offensive
play performed before ii has an entire
IL different effect from that which the
play would have If read separately and
privately by each individual. The
crowd IS the real controlling factor in
the mattcr-A. Z, WaiIley Before
Stage Censorship Commission.
All the news all the time-THE
ARGTIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Painful Gravity.

"Who was it discovered the law Of
gravity"
Newton. ! believe"
Maybe so. but that bunch I was
telling jokes 10 in the smoking car had
absorbed it. IL tlInylweten't the orig
inal discoycrers."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Congress raised the duty on lemons
to help the California growers. ."
Now the railroads have raised the
freight rate on lemons from sea to
sea. That is the way it works. The
railroads get the money, the producer
gets healthful open air labor. the con-
sumner gets the lemon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

The fool sophomores-~Of Columbia
didn't have any better sense than to
haze $50 pound freshman and
break his ankle. And, oh, how that
man was needed as guard on the foot
ball team! The college paper thinks
a school with no better headwork
than that can just expect Kansas to
WALTON EN-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Decorated the Town.

81 am predicting that Harry viii
make his mark
"He has done so already"
"Has heE"
"Yes, with red paint"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
BARRIE, WRITER, DIVORCED
Wife Does Not Defend Charge of Mis-
conduct Which Is Preferred.

London, Oct. 13.-James M. Barrie.
the novelist and playwright, was today
granted divorce from his wife on
the ground of the latter's alleged mis-
conduct with Gilbert Canaan, the
young author. The suit was not de-
Tended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Hoarseness in a child subject to
Group is a sure indication of the ap-
! proach of the disease. If Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy is given at once
or even after the croupy cough has
appeared, it will prevent the attack.
Contains no poison. Sold by all drug
gists. a.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Suqaestion.

To find out which was really there
And learn whose tale was phony
We might consult a polar bear
And get his testimony.
Perhaps the bear would write book
'On Pcary and on DR.. Cook
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Senator Aldrich is visiting in Par
is. He is expected to return to
America by way of London. French
papers announce he is firmly commit
ted to the idea that a central bank
of issue must be the basis of currency
adjustment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

William Travers Jerome has decid-
ed that there is neither money or
glory in running on an independent
ticket in New York, and will there
fore quit Office and politics for a few
minutes at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Prepared.


"Got any forty league boots"
"Sure thing" replied the enterpris-
ing storekecper, land it is lucky you
called. This is bargain day. and they
are marked down to thirty-nine."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

1t is bad thing for public official
to talk too much. Witness the fate oil
Charles R. Crane of Chicago. recently
deposed United States minister e
China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Thirty-one states have gone on
record in favor of direct election Of
United States senators. Will congress
remain deaf?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Both Pittsburg and New York re-
alize what a hard proposition it is to
fight the Tiger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

The Deneen-Lorimer war appear;
to be on the eve of breaking out il
a whole lot of fresh places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Quite Feminine,

'The typewriter is almost human.
isn't it?"
Yes; you have TO buy It new rib
bon every once I'm awhile to keep 1t In
good humor."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

OF course no one will dispute DIR.
Cooks copyrighted statement that he
came back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Politicians who oppose a direct pri-
mary. the Rockford Star says, will
be soused in a deep waterway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Tom Lawson says poverty is u lux
ury. Then why doesn't he buy it?
He has plenty of money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Often the Case.

''He is such handy man."
81 had noticed him putte-ing about"
'He can make anything"
Anything but living"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
HurnOr and
Philosophy
B/ DUNCAN n. SMITH F
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

IFE might be one grand sweet song
If a woman could have charGe
account without ever having her nus
hands attention called TO the same
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Vicious.

"She called you a dog"
81 wish | were"
How absurd WhyT
81 know TO whom I'd give hydro
phobia."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

II is hard to always tell the diuor-
once between good and evil and some
times not wholly profitable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Marvellous is the optimist who can
pay alimouy cheerfully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Too Strainina

"Why not have some senseP
"Sense?"
Eyes"
'T didn't want to make you jealous"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13
Absent Treatment Neede.

''Do you really like to work"
Indeed / do"
Goodness! Can't you take some
hing for it?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

There may be some things that
money can't buy. but no mountainous
the shop that keeps them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

II NEVER HEARD OF But ONE PERSON
WHOSE INITIALS WE'RE Y. Y. q"
the guilty young man who had adj
dressed her when she came on decis
was not an old offender. He had taxed
her rebuff too deeply to heart for that
His interest in the Chesapeake bay
seemed to undergo no diminution after
sixty minutes of incessant staring
Genevieve began to feel that possibly
she had been too severe. A look of
dignificd perplexity might have been
enough without any of the ruthless.
annihilating scorn before which his
self confidence had shriveled Gene
We've surprised herself in a plying
Sigh.-~
1t was now time for the panama to
take a hand. As Genevieve's commits
Grating glance stole in the direction of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

1t is too bad that>a mans soul mate
can't also be his cole mate. ..n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

BY THE }. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

For n hier in wheat you do not need
Wright brothers latest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Boost the belt line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13

Clean up the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06
NOTES AND NOVELTIES.

rover one may be used down each side
across, or the vertical stripes can be
omitted and deeper border substituted.
applied two inches and a half above the
edge.
Handsome curtains for bedrooms can
be made from unbleached muslin. with
floral borders of cretonne. These are
carefully basted to the material and the
edges of flowers cut out and buttonholed.
These are much newer than the stitched
cretOnne bands. III the borders are put at
the edge of the curtains without margin
of muslin and the outline made irregu-
lar the effect OF the hand-embroidered
curtain can be obtained.
The large hat is being restricted to
dress occasions; small hats are In sway
for all ordinary wear.
Orange, the exact shade OF the fruit.
is one of the most fashionable colors. Ii
is alluring in panne velvet for the long
military cape, which is getting i'm fashion
every day.
Coats are still semi-fitting. but the cut
has changed. The backs are narrow and
fiat and the skirt OF the coat is almost
as clese-fitting as the dress over which
il is worn.
Ruffling for shirt waists will be worn
much this fall. This In a measure is due
to the low-cut coat. These rulings.
which are detachaDle, are maze OF tucked
net. batiste or sheer linen.
The fashion for boomers for the small
girl is an increasingly popular one and
nowadays each frock is accompanied by
its neither garments made OF the same
material as the frock itself
A very pretty finish for the simple felt
or beaver child's hat is band of wide
soft satin ribbon looped at one side. The
ends which hang below the brim of the
hat are finished with tassels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

at the. socia ioys to- come. the formal
teas and dinner dances which will cele-
brate their full -1edged appearance in
society. being scheduled to take. place
immedia elyseafter horse show week rs
over. During this week fashions FOR
the Forthcoming season in America IRE
settled. The dressmakers are there
on the promenade-in hordes; fashion
reporters from the newspapers ply busy
pens up in the dusty press gallery.
where a fine view of everything is to
be obtained and where detailed ac-
counts of the raiment of important per-
sonages are dashed off on clicking type
writers. tossed to waiting Telegraph
operators and flashed by wire to every
eastern city, to appear in the next
mornings news.
During the afternoon hours. when the
pretty ponies are being put through their
PAGES on the tanbark. the boxes are filled
with the little folk of society-the future
leaders of New York's fashionable set.
and the fresh frankly interested faces OF
the well dressed, well groomed and well
bred boys and girls are exceedingly pleas
ant to see,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06
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and is besides so comfortable that il is
indeed hard TO wear any other shoe after
one has enjoyed the delight of the soft
suede. Only a perfect foot, however can
stand the revelations of a suede shoe
which. as soon as the footwear has been
shaped to the foot outlines every defect
mercilessly. The woman with short.
plump foot should avoid suede footwear.
for this leather has a tendency to spread
at the best. and only a dainty, narrow
foot can stand it, For afternoon wear
with dressy frocks there are delectable
little suede oxfords with welted sole and
high Spanish heel, and four buttons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

med slippers are fad of the winter that
has been taken up enthusiastically by the
younger women. The slippers are, of
course, intended only for house wear and
are in low pump style with natty stitch
ings and perforatiOns On little three
cornered tongue OF the leather, set on
the pump in the position usually occu-
pied by a ribbon bow. is a dull brass or
oxidized initial or monogram; and a pair
of slipper nonograms makes a very pref
ty and acceptable gift to a girl friend.
Suede slippers and pumps are as fash
ionable as ever. for this leather may be
had in any color to match the costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

cant in social and sartorial interest as
the annual show in November. No busi-
ness show promoted for merely adver-
Using purposes can ever. no matter how
artfully devised in its decoration and
aristocratic environment. take the au-
thoritative position Of an event ar
ranged entirely in the interest of anna
teur sport and bringing in fashions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

are fighting for supremacy in Paris Row
are distinguished by extravagant rich
ness of materials. and such embroideries.
such jewel studded garnitures. such jet
and bisIe-weighted chiffons, such heavy
vet silken soft brocades and velvets have
never before been seen as this year
opening pageant or the season VIII bring
forth.
4 typicaI winter wrap is illustrated.
and il will be observed that IL shows
the tendency to get away from the
straight military effects of last season.
which were rendered intolerably common
place by cheap limitations in the shops i'm
the spring. II is in pure Louis XVI
style, and makes one think of the pom
derous furniture coverings or an carrier
day. so heavy and rich Is the brocade
of which the wrap is made. The drap-
ery and border of veritable curtain cord
increase this suggestion. The wrap ID
OF pink satin brocade, showing a res
tooned pattern in mauve shades. Inc
broad collar and cuffs are Of violet vel
vet edged with a typical Louis XVI TRIM
ming of mauve satin
The fashionable folk who subscribe for
boxes i'm the grand tier rarely occupy
them a whole evening. They drop In to
see and he seen en- route for more inn
portant festivities, for the 81 horse snow,
though still patronized by the ultra smart
set is not the social event Ii once was.
and few of the fashionables would SUD
NIT to being bored by sitting through
every performance. They begin to ap-
pear about 9:3O o'clock, when the throng
OF sightseers is at its height, ana after
an hour or so spent In the boxes. or IN
visiting about from box to box. they Tit
on to more exclusive gatherings.
-. - 49, -
Some of the fur evening wraps, care
lessIy flung across chair backs. are won
derful This year ermine is particularly
fashionable, and entire wraps are made
of this costly pelt, the unspotted. or
tailless ermine being used. with border
trimming. showing the small black
brushes White coney is next best. II
one cannot afford ermine. and dark
beauty. a recent international bride,
will be seen at the horse show i'm a full
length cloak of white coney. bordered all
around with white fox-a most rare and
expensive fur.
Black evening costumes are a feature
of the season i'm Paris, and will be wei
represented in the boxes during horse
show week. A superb black chiffon and
let costume is illustrated. this beautifnl
gown having been sent over from Paris
especially for this event. A chiffon tunic.
heavily weighted with jet beads and
paillettes, hangs over a second layer OF
plain chiffon, and beneath Is frock or
male gray satin-the costume being in
tended for a young widow just emerging
from mourning Vandyked patterns, done
with the paillettes and jet beads. give
dyked motifs are repeated at the lower
edge Of the long jetted tunic- With TINS
handsome, yet simple. gown will be worn
an evening hat Of pearl gray more SILK.
heaped with willow feathers OF the same
delicate shade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

ell who are easily chilled about the ankles
sometimes wear black silk hose over
others of flesh color, producing the thin
stocking effect with sufficient protection
from the cold. The embroidered stock
ings for evening wear are exquisitely
beautiful and the prices-from IS to So
a pa:r-do not seem exorbitant for such
lovely effects. With pink slippers one has
rOsebuds on ones pink silk hose: with
blue slippers blue stockings and forgetme-
nots, with lavender slippers violets, and
so on. Black velvet or patent leather
slippers are very chic with sheer black
hose embroidered with dashing yellow
buttercups or deep blue bache or buttons.
Then there are jewel embroidered stoc.-
ings, with horseshoes. buckles and the
like, set with cOlored jewels, all done with
silk on the gossamer stocking weave
Bridal stockings of pure white show en-
broideries of lily-Of-the-valiey to match
the brides bouquet. and there are even
costly hose with me0alliOns of priceless
lace set in among the embroidered
motifs.
The general extravaganza OF dress this
season shows itself also in the boots In
tended for wear with afternoon costumes
of velvet and satin. Time was when
kid c'oth-topped patent leather boot
answered all requirements OF this sort
Now one must have a pair of exquisite
boots built to order to match each COS
tune. There are white boots embroidered
on instep and vamp with Jet beads; there
are bronze boots embroidered with gilt
beads. Black boots embroidered with jet
beads and laced with white ribbon are
particularly chic with black costumes.
An innovation this winter for dressy wear
is the laced boot. heretofore buttoned
models having been given the preference
for all dressup occasions. These laced
boots are most dainty in cut and fashion
ing and have light turned soles and slim,
pretty heels. They are finished with en-
broidery, beading and other fancy de-
vices and sometimes have tassels at the
top to add daintiness.
High shoes. laced at the side. have
made an appearance after a generation OF
oblivion, and other novelties are gold
leather boots with kid tops. colored cloth
boots with silk tops. and kid boots with
silk underlays beneath slashings In the
kid.
more correct than tan, and dull calf boots
trimmed with perforations ''broguing.
and patent leather boots with calf or
cloth uppers are in good taste. Even these
street boots show the little extravaganza
and eccentricities of style that mark
more dressy footwear. trappings OF con-
trast.ng leather. buttons set in scallops
of the kid, and top trimmings OF over
turned collars and tassel bows make
many of these walking boots daintily
feminine in character.
New evening coats are all on the burn
Gus or kimono lines. In colorins they
contrast with the dress underneath. but
dress and very often OF the same ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06
Foulard Petticoats With Street
Frocks

Foulard Petticoats With Street
Frocks.
THERE is a fancy this season for
matching the walking suits with
petticoat of dotted foulard, the ground
color Of the foulard being exactly the
shade OF the material of which the skirt
is made. These petticoats are light. soft'
and yet-if a sufficiently substantial grace
Of the silk be selected-have enough eous
to set out satisfactorily from the feet:
The petticoat falls to within an inch OF
the outer skirt and Is trimmed with cord
ed ruffies, the cording helping TO lend
stiffness to the soft foulard silk.
An Artistic Blue Dinner Table.
DLUE is a shade seldom chosen Tor
p table decoration, as 1t Is not easy
tn carry out this color scheme salts
factorily in either lights or flowers. A
model dinner table set out In an exhi-
bition department OF large shop last
month showed an ingenious arrangement
or blue decoration. The china was an
old-fashioned flow blue pattern, the glass
ware being the artistic colonial sort
which is borrowed from Martha WASH
ington days. Tall vases of deep blue bach
elor buttons stood at each corner OF the
epergne of the blue and white china.
heaped with luscious dark blue plums.
The overhead light was softened by pale
yellow silk shade.
The Russian Fad Reaches the Bath
room.~
EVERYTHING Russian Is tremendously
Z fashionable just now. Russian hats,
coats, embroideries and other details OF
dress have almost choked out the incip-
lent Louis XIV mode carefully nurtured
because of its extravagant possibilities In
fabrics and trimmings by the dressmak-
ers. The latest addition to the Russian
belongings of the fashionable woman is
Russian soap. This soap has q pungent
yet delightful fragrance. totally unlike
any other soap on the market, ana the
price is so high-because OF the expensive
oils and perfumes used and the extreme
popularity OF the new fad-that the soap
is used often as a perfume sachet in the
dresser drawer rather than being wasted
for bathing purposes.
Pertty Homemade Curtains.
TALE green hopsacking, burlap or
! coarse meshed linens make very
pretty and heavy curtain for the library.
They are to be worked with broad
border In cross-stitch design. The
borders may be placed either down the
curtain and across the bottom or mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

- RESSMAKERS. always willing to
lend a helping hand to their D.,
close allies, the shopkeepers, e,
IL have been displaying, along with ,.
the new Louis XIV and XVI
costumes queer long-toed shoes with high
heels. supposed to be exactly the style Of
footwear worn In the days OF the incon-
sequent Louises. These long-vamped
shoes and slippers come in all sorts Of
rich brocades, in embroidered and beaded
satin and even I'm velvet-the latest slip
per material-and usually there is an
enormous buckle OF rhinestone or hand
wrought metal set below a high tongue
on the instep.
1t il quite safe to predict. however, that
these typicalIy Louis XIV shoes will never
obtain an excessive popularity, for one
thing there is that womankind will not
do in the interest OF fashion. and that is
make her feet look ungainly; and the
Louis shoe with its exaggerated length
of toe and It's stubby square cut across
the end is anything but pretty on the
fee.
Nearly all the new slippers and low
shoes for more dressy wear show a
tongue of leather rising over the instep
above a pert bow or buckle. and these
bow and buckle ornaments are kept very
Nat and close 10 the shoe, so as not 10
destroy the graceful arch of the instep.
The fill rosette IL always clumsy on the
feet unless a very short skirt allows the
slender ankles to show above the slipper
and gives coquettish look to the rosetted
footwear.
The very newest notion Is evening foot
wear OF velvet. OF course this material
would be extremely impracticable for
street shoes. though patent leather boots
are shown with black velvet tops for
dressy wear. The velvet slippers, how
ever. are really very smart and attrac-
tive and are to be had in various colors
as we'll black.
Very dainty white calf pumps are shown
for wear with the lighter costumes. the
White covered Spanish heel having a layer
OF black leather on the bottom and
Black metal buckle being placed below
Che high tongue I'm front. These pumps
are very snappy In style and should he
charming with white frocks or white cos
tunes drsped with the fashionable black
chantiIly lace. initiated and monogram.