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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

A much bothered conductor on an
eastbound ear was asked by chilly
lady passenger to close the ventilators
AS be had already been importuned to
open them by half dozen other pa
irons he resorted to diplomacy.
Madam" he said iu confidential
tone. I'D gladly close the venilators.
but unfortunately a health officer is
aboard the car, and he insists that
they must be left open. I'd make my
self liable to lot of trouble If OPP
posed him.
"A health officer?'' said the lady.
"Yes'm," replied the conductor. and
then. intoxicated by the success of bis
scheme he unhappily added. That's
the man. three seats ahead-the one
with the brown derby"
The lady looked. and a change came
over her face.
The one with the brown derby =
she repeated
"Yes'm They say he's quite an ez
pert on germs and things, | believe
he's a German gentleman"
The lady stared at the conductor
Hes nothing of the Kind" she snap
ped. THE man with the brown derby
is my husband.'
Whereupon the conductor beat Il
hasty retreat. --Cleveland Plain Dealcr
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

artistic costume there was q long.
tight fitting sleeve of fire white lace
cut to a point over the hand and above
it a kimono sleeve. narrow and short.
slashed at the top and .piped with
black satin. The belt consisted OF
five twisted cords of black satin
brought into a scroll in front.
The swirl couture now so popular de-
mands a gauze cap on the crown OF
the head to build out the natural hair.
Some of the new styles of doing the
hair look simple. but they cannot be
followed without the aid of more or
less artificial groundwork. This well
ventilated cap may be pinned to the
hair. and then the long locks are comb
ed over it. The fat crown is not pop
ular.
There will be no necessity for tho
button makers to adopt some other
business so long as the craze for this
product of human ingenuity continues,
The time has come when woman
can use a dozen dozen of them in one
seasons outfit They are used not
only to fasten gowns from hem to
neck, but they trim coats and evening
wraps. and they are even put on muffs
and hats They are used In every col
or and size and are made Of a variety
| of Observation-Disclosures metal. crys-
| tai, even china.
The formal bouquet is once more
| fashionable for brides. debut1ntes and
| others. IT is now made Of different
| flowers arranged in circles; the stems
are wired, and then it is put into a pa
| per cornucopia. The outside of the bou-
! Duet is finished with a friIl Of pink pa.
! per A favorite design has a group Of
yellow rosebuds in the center. then
circle of white narcissuses, next a row
of deep purple vfolets aud then clev
mats and lilies of the valley intermin-
| gled with maidenhair fern. These
formal designs in flowers are gaining
| ground, and there is a possibility that
they will become universally popular.
This also is a revival Of q fashion OF
the Victorian period
EMILY SLOANE,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

mercially He proved it by installing
one of his sun electric generators in his
home at Son1meryille, which is lighted
solely by the electricity generated by it
and has been for six months. The only
lsecret about his device is the compost
tion of the metal plugs, which receive
The SUMS rays through the glass, The
rest of the device is so simple that
anyone could make it, and he shows it
to all freely.
A recent issue of the Modern Elec-
J tries, a well-known scientific publicat-
ton, gives a concise description of the
invention:
One form of generator shows a volt
age of 500 per ten square feet, although
there is but slight flow of current.
The generator which has attracted so
much attention contains Boa plugs,
which, although individually quite feeble,
develop together 90 watts, amperes
and ten volts.
1t is not too much to say that Mr..
Cove has revolutionized Our conceptions
of power generation. Already we can
picture the liner of the future propelled
by invisible current stored in batteries
by the Sun Electric Generator on a far
away desert and fed into the hold of the
vessel in much the same manner as the
cartridge belt in fed into machine gun
The railroad train of tomorrow, instead
of taking on coal and water, will plug
into the power house at the terminal
station and pump out enough electricity
to make the trip from New York tc
Chicago The aeroplane of the future
will dart hither and thither, her motors
driven by electric energy, transmitted
by wireless from some far-away sur
electric power plant But, best of al
is the part it will play in the life of the
masses, bringing them cheap light heat
and power, and freeing the multitude
from the constant struggle for bread.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

something of which | cannot be e2l
tain until | have tried It ana it is toe
late to retract 2"
Whenever a young woman IS rapa
BILE Of reasoning after this fashion Ecf
need nave no fear for her she hf
not yet fallen in love ard there +
not much probability TINT her preseA'
INDIGESTION will result in hasty action
She has not lost control Of her husi
ness instinct. and it will restrain Ger
from making the plunge. If it were
the real thing, were she actually III
love. no thought Of the sacrifice she
would be called on to make would
stop her. Weighed in the balance
with the bridal veil her business ca
reer would be transformed into thistle
down. No woman worthy of the name
would hesitate between the dictum o
her own heart and her own persona
convenience.
But falling in love is not childisl
pastime, oft to be repeated. 1t is Il,
light and trivial affair, but an under
taking Of tie utmost moment. Do ne
be afraid of love when It comes. br
be sure that It is the genuine article.
HELEN AMES BRILL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

The small son of an English family
in this country attends public school.
Recently he rushed angrily into his
mothers presence with the fearful
complaint that they" had tried t.
make him believe the impossible story
that British soldiers had been defeat
ed by the Americans in some war His
mother explained the painful circum-
stance us gently as she could.
And did the Americans really beat
the Rritish?' walled the boy.
Yes. my SON"
The boy tore his hair and pounded
the arm of the chair
How could they do itT' he demand
ed. why did the British soldiers let
them? What could they have been
thinking nbuEtg "-Circle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
BoNNY BRITTANY BRIDES.
Amanda Riddle Sees Twenty sevRn
Welded In One Group at PlougasteI.

Amanda Riddle Sees Twenty seVen
Welded In One Group at PlougasteI.
Talk about weddings by wholesale!
I've Il tale to tell that will make you
open your eyes, oh. yon meek ana mod
est Americas girls. aud stare at me as
il YOU doubl my word. On my recent
EUROPEAN travels | witnessed wed
ding ceremony in which no fewer than
twenty seven couples took part. ana
every couple aud each bride and groom
in every couple accepted this remark
able ceremony merely as a matter or
course 1t was really nothing out OF
the ordinary in the place where it hap
penpd Such offerings from Cupid s.
market are made every year in Brit
tany.
After all. this wholesale wedding
was pretty much. of family affair.
| for only four different surnames were
represented by the tfty-four persons
participating. Each bride and each
groom was either Legal. Jeseuquel.
| q Thomas or a KerZeneuff. There were
three Marie Legalls. and at least
| fifteen of the brides were named Ma
| RE. The priests, | can assure you. had
a rather difficult task TO get the right
| Marie married to the right man in each
case
| It is an ancient custom in this quaint
| country in the northwest of France
| for all the couples who become en-
gagged in any year to be married on the
same day and at the same place. In
the particular district where l wit
messed this interesting ceremony the
place was the church at Plougastel'
most interesting town.
The twenty-seven couples. attired III
their national costumes. walked mp tc
the altar in a long procession and were
''spIced'' in solemn fashion. Not only
were the names Of many brides and
grooms identical. but there. was little
| apparent difference in the appearance
of the contracting parties of each sex
All the men looked very much alike tC
| me. and all the brides gave one The
impression that they belonged to one
family of girls. This effect, no doubt
| WIS lblSHltHEu ny thtli "
| costume.
The men are rather short and stou
-dumpy. we would call them Owe
here-and the girls are plump ant
rosy The men wore blue, red or VIC
let Jackets with silver buttons in row
down the front, black velvet waist
coats ard large felt hats with veIve
ribbons and silver buckles. hav'
seen butchers boys in American cit
les who in their working clothes iUoket
considerably like these Breton bride
grooms But | never saw any bride
elsewhere whose saftOrial makeup'
suggested these little Breton peasan
girls They wore skirts of bright col
ors. silk aprons lavishly embroidere
and pretty headdresses of white cam
brio peculiar to the Breton peasantry
The marriage day was a gala occa
sion. At the wedding breakfast. whtc
was attended by many persons othe
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
FALLING III LOVE NORMAL.
But Not ChlGish Pastime, Oft to Be
Rene ed

Repeated.
The expression failing in love Is
In such common use that we do not
nal1se to think out its full significance.
Falls of every description, from the
fall of man to Il fail i'll the stock mar
ket. are usually suggestive OF some
thing disagreeable. but falling in love
IS a notable exception to the general
rule Not only is it supposed 10 be
free from anything disagreeable or
disastrous. but it is regarded popular
Iv as a very natural and rather agree
able experience.
Perhaps the thing which goes fur
thest toward justifying the expression
failing in love" is its unexpectedness
Those who fall in love do not set
about it in the formal, methodical and
businesslike fashion which character
ICES their other ventures. 1t is some
thing which is not brought about by
any carefully laid out plan. 1t simply
hapnens. and those to whom 1t hap
mems NAV be said to ''fall'' into 1t.
All things being equal, it is a per-
fectly normal condition. There is no
reproach connected with 1t, and the
really good people of the world take it
"a matter of course. 1t is even a
! subject of regret that in these days
so many young persons of both sexes
defer the proper sequel of falling in
| love-courtship and marriage-unCl
| the first bloom of young manhood and
mafdenhood has passed, until they
have grown worldwise and incapable
| of extracting the early sweetness of
! youthful romance.
Now. it happens sometimes that a
| girl is not certain as to whether or
not she has fallen in love. 1t is then
! that love becomes a disturbing ele-
ment. She hesitates to surrender her
! freedom. to give herself to him who
asks in exchange for the gift of his
protection the royal gift of her fair
womanhood. Does the average young
man of today or any other day actual
lv realize what he is asking when he
| proposes to the maiden of his choice
that she shall exchange her fathers
house and her independence for his
cOmpanionship, be it blissful or other
wise? Perhaps she is a wage Garner
| competent TO take care of herself, as
thousands of girls are doing. Is 1t
strange that she should hesitate to
forsake the career in which her effort
is so well appreciated and so satisfac'
tory to her and to others?
So it is that when many present
day business girl is brought face tC
face with the problem which is tbs
all important crisis of her life she rea
sons thus: "Can | afford to permit this
new experience which has come to me
l hardly know how, to interfere will
my life as | am living it? | have al
excellent position, with a salary sutii
cient to keep me in comfort and ever
to provide me with some luXuries.
am practically my own mistress ant
responsible to no one for my comm!
and going. Would | be a wise womal
to throw away this independence TO
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
VIVID CoLoRs COMING.
New Spring Fabrics Show Passing OF
the NEGATIVE Tints.


Many sTEing fabrics are being shown
and many more are on the way. Thus
far the coIors likely to become popu-
lar seem to be somewhat pronounced
The negative and pastel tints so muct
worn for The past two or three seasons
are not rrappeariug in the new goods
now being uupHrE"d. There is great
showing Of shades that are vivid anu
decided in color.
There is a prospect that blue Will
maintain its popularity. 1t would seem
that il might be a difficult matter to
evolve a new shade of this color, but
the Overs have produced several this
season. precisely how no one knows
except themselves. There is a brand
new one called raven blue which is
likely to achieve a wide popularity. 1t
Is almost black in some lights. always
with an underlying tone of vivid blue
1t is really a lovely shade and must
have taken good deal of patience and
ingenuity to produce.
Della RObbia blue is another tint,
which will be popular. 1t seems 10,
be an exact imitation of the china
plaques with which we are so tamil
lar Night blue is still another novel
shade. 1t is copied from the intense
color of the summer sky at night and
has a CLINT of violet and silver.
Black in every known shade aboundss
and there are even some tlnts that
are decidedly new. There is sort OF
pink called nasturtium which will be
used in afternoon and evening gowns,
of such soft fabrics as wolfe. silk
grenadine, chiffon cloth, messaline, me-
| teor and silk cashmere. A new idea is
| chocolate brown, which looks as II 1t
might be very serviCeable, and 1t is
so rich and deep in tone that it Will
| certainly become a favOrite, 1t comes
in thick weaves for suting and out
door costumes and in the softer fabrics
for house wear.
Dull reds are still fashionable, and
| there are at least five new shades.
! All of them are charming, and those.
vergfng on old rose are certain to be
| preferred for house wear, There IS
also an aluminium gray which is not
especially new, but has been repro
duced in spring fabrics, with quite
metallic lustPr.
Pipings are to be revived in great
force. the very trimming used so eX~
tensiveIy in this country about the
period of the civil war. Many OF the
newest gowns show a bewildering ar
raw of this old time trimming. 1t is
made over cord an inch thick, and 1t
is used on all available edges. 1t out
lines curves, defines other trimmings,
encfrcles the waist finishes the skirt
and adorns the wrist. Pfpings are
used on the new TUNES because they
produce the proper contrasting finish.
An evening gown shown at a recent
preliminary exhibit was of rose pink
satin. with tunic of flesh pink NOUS
seine crusted with venetian embroid-
cry of imitation seed pearls. All the
edgings of this elaborate gown were
finished with black pipings. These
formed the only trimming to the low
cut neck save an outline of pink tulle
against the skin. In this decidedly
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
eaneral Rooth,a Philoaophp.

The story is told Of General Booth
that he was once in tradesman's
shop. ard. as is his habit. for he is a
persistent hunter after information.
he commenced to chat with the man
about his business.
Business = the tradesman exclaim-
ed. Business? Why. there is noue
nowadays. was reading the bank.
ruptcy reports this morning, and"
''You would have been much better
employed in cleaning your front win
dow" said the general. in the fail.
ure of others the devil provides ex-
cuses for our own failures.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
lntrenid lndu Travellers.

Miss Agnes Dean Cameron. the Ca.
madam la3y explorer. has returned e
London from a 10000 mile trip int
the Canadian northwest and along
the arctic f9reshCre. where never be
fore a white woman's feet had trc1
During the six months she and tpi
charming niece, Miss Jessie Cameron
Brown. were away from civilization
they never use,l looking glass AID
in fact. never saw thpi" own ra5e's
ti,,ns estept IN ihe natara niiritn
sa.p 'iieni pool OF river. Miss t'alh
effiit IL wtii .liassta MO- :sta !"
fareT e ~pH ~ s Ttsrla eide tsate
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

/. If Il rabbit making his getaway
up an icy hill jumps three feet and
slips back four ut every jump, how
long will it take him to reach the free
lunch counter
. If it takes six beers to make a
man sing how many highballs will it
take to make him recite from Bobby
Burns?
8 If 100000 one dollar bills laid
lengthwise will reach from Batavia to
Geneva. how far will two dollar bill
go in n butcher shop?
Answers.-1. The hen will lay an egg
and a half. 2 One boy sells ten ap-
pies and the other four. 8 Add one
elephant. making total of eighteen.
That makes 1t Invisible. Chicago Trib-
une
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Walls For Her Health.

Miss Edith Il. Bowmer Of York. Ia
takes a walk of ten to fifteen miles er
cry day "juSt for her health" rs shn
puts it. though her friends say she il
the picture of health and walks just
because she is so healthy. She cor
stantly increases her daily distance
showing that the walking agrees with
her. It IS said that she never hints
Mt feeling the slightest fatigue. no mat
ter what the weather conditions GIas
be- Several friends have tried to walS
with her. brit th-s far they have fail@a
20 keep her pace.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Cheers FOR a Poisoner.

Is woman ever justified in poison
ing her husband? The question is sug
gested by n recent incident in Seryia
Sara Chumitch seems to have had an
undesirable husband. for he was no
torious and implaeable Insurer. At the
several families who were in debt his
wife interviewed and poisoned him.
Next day she received letter of graf.
itude signed by hundreds at citizens
She was acquitted b. The jury and left
the court amid cheering crowds
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
TO LENGTHEN LIFE Is YEARS
What Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale
University Says About Conserving
Natural Vitality.

Here are some of the details of the
picture:
The average American lifetime IS
: shorter than that of other prominent
nations of the world We can lengthen
it nearly one-third.
One-half OF that lengthening of the
average life Of Americans can be achiev-
ed simply through purer air, water and
milk.
We can reduce the mortality among
our babies to an extent even greater
than the reduction possible for the NOR
tality of grown people
With the decrease of mortality that
can be attained this nation would be
richer by $1,5ooyooo,ooo a year,
"The problem of conserving national
resources he points out, is only one
part of the larger problem of conserving
national efficiency. The other part re-
lates TO the vitality Of our population.
The two parts are closely interviewer.
Protection against mining accidents,
forest fires. floods or pollution OF
streams prevents not only loss of prop
erty. but loss Of life. The prevention
Of disease, on the other hand increases
economic productivity.
so far" he adds. as we can COM
pare vital ana physical assets as meas
ured by earning power, the vital assets
are from three to FIVE times the physi-
cal.
'The facts show there is great room
for improvement in our vital resources
al IL our lands, waters. minerals and
forests. This Improvement is possible
in respect both to the length Of life and
to the freedom from disease during
life.
On the average, we csn live As LONG
as we choose to make ourselves live
and as our forefathers have given us
chance to live; for heredity plays a lore
most, conspicuous part on our relative
longevity.
n eyery country where sanitary
science and preventive medicine are be
ing applied this average Of life length
is being increased. In Europe generally
within $50 years, it has doubled L
Germany, where medicine and santa
lion have attained their highest devel-
onment. life has been Heightened twenty.
seven years within century. In Mas
sachusetts it has been increased four
teen years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Threat Of compromiae..

The brave knights armor was be
coming sharp and rough on the edges
'1vanhoe," said his Indy fair. "un-
less you have that iron suit of yours
repaired or get new one shall apply
for 81 divorce"
I'm that case" he replied, give me
the rasp. out of my carpenter kit and
let me file the suit."-St. Louis Star
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Bound to Recover.

Patient-'Tel me candidly, doc. do
you think IN pull through?
Doctor-Oh. you're bound to get we'll.
lou can't help yourself. The Medical
Record shows that out of a hundred
eases like yours / per cent Invariably
RECEIVERS. I've treated ninety nine
eases. and every one of them died
Why. man alive. you can't die if YOU
try, There's no humbug in statistics.
-Lppincott's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
L. seIaium Roual Family.

Writing about the family of King
Albert of Belgium. a Berlin CORE
spondent says: Little Prince Leopold
is making rapid progress as a violin
list. He displays no phenomenal talent
The music teacher has a painstaking
and intelligent assistant in Queen Eliz-
abeth, who is an accomplished violin
ist. A picture which was recently
taken shows the queen in plain
black skirt and a white shirt waist.
with not the smallest ornament visi-
BILE. standing III plainly furnished
room. violin in hand. teaching the III
tie prince It is the kind of picture
which will go far toward winning the
respect and esteem of the people,"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Curiosity Aroused.

Polite Salesman Here is something
would like to call your attention to-
madam It is the latest thing out.
Mrs. Founder tabsentlyl-If there's
anything out later than my husband
I'll take 1t II only for a curiosity.
Spokane Spokesman-Beview.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Wise Little Boys.

The uncle is telling the wise little
boy fairy tale
'',rhen the princess came closer to
the sleeping youth and kissed him ON
bis lips
Gee" cried the wise little boy,
wasn't she afraid Of germs? "-Cleve4
land Plain Dealer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Accommodation.

Janitor- who was dat whistlin' down
de tube?
Helper Woman on de third floor
wants more steam.
Janitor-Hit de third pipe a couple
o. times wit de hammer Boston Her
add
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
An Easy Way.

''Can you tell me how | can get q
Pittsburgh" asked the soubrette at tn
railroad ticket Office
'sSure!" renlied the agent "Marrs
one of the Pittsburg millionatres g
Yonkers Statesman
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
Like al Men.

He-Darliug. all | possess I i7y n
your feet
She You're just like all the men
you insist on putting things where 8
woman will have to pick them up afte,
you But I'll say yes. John Judge
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
A Lins on sjenlsyns.

Lawson What soI't If nan il Bier
kyns. Tiny way
Dawson Well. sis vic aiways rne
WITH hin whoa he hnTs silt 6
lothse. 80 ,n1eryiile Journal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27

II quality counts. you ought to see
What we can offer in the way of sta
scenery. Phl.is ieeC.