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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

TvTORK dresses which are being sold
w in the stores this fall are models
of taste, both in construction and
material A few years ago the only work
dress obtainable was the wrapper. Many
woman who desires always to appear
neat about the house. and who believes
in keeping her figure just as trim when
at her work as on dress-up occasions alb
hors the wrapper
Recognizing the increasing number of
women who do not consider the wrapper
the ideal house dress. the manufacturer
or the ready-to-wear garments is putting
on the market a fine assortment of at
tractive work dresses. Most of them are
made side-closing and are trimmed with
a bias band of pretty material. The plain
Bingham has band of plaid. while the
striped or plaid singhams have bands of
the plain material. Bingham is a durable
material for the work dress. 1t wears
well and becomes softer and prettier with
frequent laundering.
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NECKWEAR FANCIES.

rable materials, lawn or handkerchiee
linen, trimmed with real Irish, cluny,
Venise or filet laces.
Collars of various designs, used as n
decoration for suit coats or dresses. are
very prominent at the present time. fe
almost seems that the most popular de"
signs in neckwear are those which ara
worn as decoration to coats but ono
of the advantages of the present styles
Is that they usually can be worn on
either dress or coat with equally GOOD
aste and effect. The deep collars. for in
stance, which are often made In hood
effect. reaching almost to the waist line.
are appropriate for either coats or
dresses, and sometimes are edged witH
either black or colored fringe
Draped fichus are also worn on coats
as we'll as on dresses, and are made o6
plain net with trimmings Of lace, pleated
net ruches or finely pleated frills Of points
d'esprit Those made entirely of a wtdd
edge of shadow lace or of net edged with
narrow frlls shadow lace are we'll
liked.
Fine hand-embroidered fichu collars are
also in good style. These are shaped like
the large deep back collars. excepting
that the front ends are gathered or drap-
ed in fichu effect. On some very at
tractive models the gathered ends
finished with a fancy tassel of crocheted
drops or balls. Satin fichus and collars
in black white. edged with plain silk
or ball fringe, are among the favorites.
Novelty bows are seen In profusion,
They show a combinat ION of various ma
terials. velvet and lace, or velvet and tiny
ribbon effects In flowers or fruit being
apparently as popular as ever. There are
attractive ideas shown In malines this
season. and many of the little bows show
malines and velvet arranged in tailored
form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

stitched at the edge. But the Paris
whisper has been heard-no moreover
here. All the millinery in America now
Is high-extra ordinarily, exaggeratedly
Highland the tall crowns of the hats are
made to look even taller by the wing
and feather trimmings which stretch up
several inches beyond them.
These tall hats are not unbecoming:
they are not even trying, for they make
the head look smaller in proportion to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
Tremendous Height Still the Millinery Feature
Picture Hats With Eccentric BrimS-- -Tangled
Yarn and Lace Instead Of PlumeS- Fur
and MalineS a FaVOrite Combination,

ENERAL women in
faraway Paris have
created quite a
sensation during
the past fortnight
by appearing in
huge low-crowned
hats made OF vel
vet and without a
particle of trim
mi n e save nat
pump bows Of the
velvet h e a " ly
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ornament of dull gold and jet. from
which emanated a fan pleating of seal
brown satin.
The pert little trimming novelties
which are intended for the side or back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

A pretty cloth gown ketched above, the material eff
fectvey combined with striped aeta The cloth is awn color
and is used for the blouse The front urpce STYLE
the left side being replaced by the bias folds of the striped tan
and white silk arranged simulate ucks There yoke OF
malnes lace below this and black emboid
cry headed by band of The skirt follows the
lines of the BODICE the left side of the cloth nc being occupied
by simulated tucks of the taffeta.
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be worn to hold the bust in correct lines
If the figure Is at all well developed This
little "soutien gorge is most dainty
affair. made of lace. all-over embroidery
or ribbon threaded in lattice fashion, and
exquisitely fitted to the figure by means
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

An important fashion phase is the idea
of matching hat. gowns, muff, handbag.
scarf and shoes.
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effect. A very pretty hat of this type
was noted recently. This hat had big
tam crown of channels attached to a
brim of seal brown velvet, and the front
of the rim was caught back with an
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TALL neckwear designs and materials
were never more attractive or
varied 1t is really the exception to
see women in street attire who are not
wearing neckwear in some form.
Side frills are one Of the most popular
forms of neckwear. and they are seen
in a wide assortment of designs. These
frills are not by any means all in one
sided effects, as there are many designs
which are made with deep frills on either
side with band of insertion in the CEN
ter. Sometimes these frills are of differ
ent materials, tucked, net trimmed with
lace being on one side, and batiste trim
med with Irish crochet on the other. Va
rious designs are seen, and some are long
enough to reach to the waist line, while
others are shorter.
Some of the newest ideas present an eff
fective combination of black and white.
the latter being the more conspicuous in
all-black and white neckwear. Dainty
touches of black are used in the form
of sheer laces, which often trim the edges
of the frills. or the black insertion wells
the band of white insertion which is used
in the center Of the linen frills. These
bands have deep scallops in pointed or
round effects. which are buttonholed in
color or black. These wide frills are al
ways pinned on the shoulder or if the
double frill is worn, the frills are pinned
on either shoulder with a fancy pin. the
long bar pins set with brilliants being
much used for this purpose. Frills are
particularly attractive in the fine. filmy
shadow and maline laces, and when worn
with dresses it is of these laces that the
majority of these accessories are made
Frills selected for wear with plain tai
lored coat suits are usually of more du-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

The airy little couture caps proved so
distractingly becoming that women long
ed to wear them farther afeld-to use a
figure of speech-than in the privacy of
boudoir where few could admire their be-
comingness. SO the couture cap develop
ed in lace and roses. became a feature
of the summer millinery, and now be-
hold, this attractive headcovering. re-
fusing fatty to disappear with the end of
the summer. has come forward in a
brand new winter incarnation of velvet
and fringe. One of the most Fashionable
New York miliners has been showing
quantities of these gay little caps made
of bright colored velvet. with gold fringe
instead of frill of lace for brim, and
gold or silver roses instead of the sum-
merry satin ones. tucked at one side A
young actress in one of the new PLAYS
wears ore of these caps, made of coro-
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of small hats are called in the trade
''stick-ups, and the name seems aptly
chosen These gay little "stick-ups'' are
made of feathers, of pleated silk and rib
bon and of more airy feathers and fab
RIGS. like marabou and maline Some of
them are of braid, but these trimmings
are used only on severely tailored hats
designed for morning street wear Some
Of the gay little jockey chapeaux brought
out by Paul Poiret, who dearly loves
audacious caplike millinery and decks
out even his middle-aged. matronly Gus
toner's in these saucy Poiret caps, have
s.rappings and cabuchons made of silk
braid. For dressy hats Poiret is favoring
>ulle. which he arranges in towering
loops, which seem to spring from the
crown of the hat. A white theater hat
of this type had oaplike crown which
fitted well over the head and hair and
was made of gold lace. There was no
brim whatever a very narrow fringe of
gold bullion finishing the edge of the
gold lace crown. From the top of this
crown eight tall loops of white maine
sprang up. very much in the effect of
eight streams in fountain sprine,ns
aloft and then tumbling back in a shower
of spray. This model has been repeated
also in black maline with a crown of let
embroidery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

All the fashionable milliners are pro-
viding handsome reticules to match GER
tain of their hat creations now, and If
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
CHINESE FAN MAKING.

Writing of fanmaking in southern
China. Consul PontiuS, at Swatow
says:
This industry was started centur
les ago in the village of Pengchow
at Ampow. about three miles from
Swatow. 1t was formerly confined
to women in various householders,
but for many years past every family
in the village has been devoted to
the work, all the members of the
families being occupied in the manu-
facture. In the city of Chaochowfu
itself the fan industry is also large
but the Pengchow district abounds in
a particular kind of bamboo espec-
tally suitable for the ribs and handle,
and to this fact is the large output
of the latter place attributed.
"Only the open fan is manufac
tured in this district. For the frame
the split bamboo is repeatedly rived
until each piece is sufficiently slend-
er and flexible. These thread-like
pieces of bamboo are arranged in a
row, attached to each other by a
thread passed crosswlse through the
middle. This thread is fastened to a
semi-circular strip of bamboo, giving
the fan its shape. The ribs are then
slightly heated and bent at the ends
The fan has now the peculiar and
characteristic shell-like shape at the
top. Very flimsy silk gauze is then
pasted on the face and kindSo of It's
sue-like paper on the back. After
the handle is attached, the border OF
the fan is black vanished and the
gauze is coated with a chalk and wa
ter mixture. The handles are made
of bamboo, various kinds of hard
wood bone and ivory. The hand
painting on the fan is cleverly done,
in some instances being works of
art. The medium quality fan retafls
for rs cents Mexican Go cents gold,)
better grades 81 to 81 Mexican Gao
cents to s1.60.) The export syearly
now amount to about $4,000 The
fan trade of late has shown de-
crease, due to the Importation oil
Japanese straw fans; which have met
with a favorite demand"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
CITY HAS LOW DEATH RATE
It Should be Matter Of Pride, Says
Health Officer Bradford .z


: Health Officer Bradford, in his
January report to the city council
last night called especial attention
to the low death rate for this city.
''Our annual death rate ''ne said"
based on accurate returns and not
guess work, as in many communities,
is under 10 par 1000 of the popnla-
ton, (non residents excluded This
should be a matter of pride especial
ly when we say that the mortality
among infants and yoang children is
remarkably low
During the month there were IA
deaths, heart disease claiming 8,
Bright's disease. pneumonia and
tuberculosis two eacn, and appendi.
citis, burns, diphtheria, peritonitis
and typhoid one each.
But Is births were reported but DR..
Bradford says the city's birth rate is
m acb larger than the report indicates
probably 25 per cent Of the births not
being reported, although there is q
law requiring it. Sooner or later,
he says. several must pay the penalty
for failing to comply with this i'm
portant ordinance.
Gases of contagious and infectious
diseases we're reported as follows:
diphtheria Uhree in one family
measles 6, scarlet fever 5, (all in one
family Tuberculosis 5, and typhoid 8.
The cases of diphtheria and scarlet
fever have been carefully isolated, he
reports, are seen almost daily, and
no new cases are reported for more
than a week. The few cases of ty
phoid reported at this season probably
were infected by contaminated water,
as most other causes were easily ex-
cluded.
SIN this connection he said,
"allow me to call the attention of
the council 20 the immediate necessity
for extension OF the water and sewer
mains in outlying districts. There
are number of wells, poorly con-
structei and badly located that are q
constant source OF danger to many
families thai can ill affo1i sickness
of prolonged type. Often the bur-
1en falls on the city and there is no
snconony in delay, even when view
ed from the standpoint of dollars and
cents.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
THE WEIGHT OF THE EARTH.

The earth weighs $4,000, 600, 00O,-
100000, OOO, 100000 pounds. In a
strict sense of the word the earth has
no weight at all, because the weight
is really the pull of the earth itself
on any other body.
And as the earth is thought to be
pulling on all parts of itself equally
In all directions, the net result is, of
course, no pull at all. But if large
pair of scales be fixed at some point
of the earth's surface, and if the
earth could be brought up bit by bit,
cubic foot by cubic foot, weighed
and then returned to it's place, 1t
could be weighed. And the result
would be as given. However, when
We talk of the weight Of the earth,
we really mean its mass.
The possibility of finding the mass
of the earth is due to Newton. For
he taught that bodies pulled each
other with force depending solely up
On their mass and their distance
apart. He showed the way, and ten
years after his death the first real
weighing experiment was made A
succession of experiments resulted in
the density of the earth being deter
mined at IL. Then came the in
vestigations of Mitchell and Caven-
dish, and finally those of Prof. Boys,
who found that the earth was 5.521
times the density of water.
The weight of a cubic foot of water
is about &C IL pounds. And the aver
age weight of cubic foot of earth
is about $50 pounds, or about five
and half times as much as the cubic
foot of water. But this is quite
imaginary, for specimens of the earth
can be obtained only by mere
scratches upon it's surface. 1t has
been shown by the pendulum that
the earth's pull varies at different
points on it's surface. BY timing the
same pendulum at different parts of
the surface it can be fond out how
the weight varies from point to
point.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
NEGRO ATTACKS MRS. HENLEY
Tuckahoe Woman was Eating Hel
Breakfast with Children

Tuckahoe, Va, Feb. Z. The
Tuckahoe district is up in arms over
a desperate attack made by an IN
known negro upon Mrs. Samuel L.
Henley as she sat at breakfast yester.
day morning with her two small
children. Mr.. Henley had just left
tina house, and it is thought that tht
negro must have watched before the
made the attack.
The assailant entered the house
from the back door and pushlrg open
the dining room door rushed upon
Mrs Henley. As he seized her she
screamed ana the children ran to the
yard. Alarmed by the uproar, the
assailant fled and in less than five
minutes the news had spread abroa /
and the village was in arms. To-
night the search fer the nogro fRgi-
tive is being continued, bat he has
not been located. The Henrico blood
hounds are expectel: momentarily
and will be placed upon the trail
instantly. to-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
Southern Railway.
N. B.-The following schedule figures
are published only as information
and are not guaranteed. Schedule
in effect
Leave Charlottesville as follows:

Leave Charlottesville as follows:
= No. 9, daily, IL. SO a. m. Local be-
tween Washington and Danville.
No. 30, daily, TO p. M. Birmjug-
ham Special. Through coaches
and sleeping car 20 Columbia, Savan-
an and Jacksonville !; sleeping car to
Augusta and Aiken. Sleeping car to
Birmingham. Dining car service. Tou-
fist to California times a weeks
No. 80, daily, 1910 p. m. U. s. Fast
Mail, first-class coaches and drawing
room sleeping car to New Orleans
dining car service.
No. II, daily, LOS am. New York and
Chattanooga Limited (via Lynchburg)
first-class coach and sleeping cars to
Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga.
sleeping car to New Orleans. Dining
car service.
No. 81, daily, LAP a. m. New York
Atlanta and New Orleans Limited; all
Pullman train, club and observation
cars to Atlanta and New Orleans;
sleeping cars to Asheville, Atlanta,
New Orleans. Sleeping car to Char
lotte. Dining car service.
7:25 a. m. daily. Memphis special.
Through sleeping cars and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car service.
Trains leave Harrisonburg for WASH
ington 6. 40 a. m. week days, and 2.55
p. M. daily; arrive Washington Hos
a. m. and $50 p. M, respectively
Trains leave Washington for HARRISON
burg $50 a. M. daily, and LEO p. III
and 1886 p. m. week days; arrive Har-
risonburg 2. So p m. and 1925 and 900
p. m., respectively.
Immediate connection in New Union
Depot at Washington for and from
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
Il. III. Coopnl Mgr.
8. H. H wick, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
II. f. Cary, Gen. Pass. Agt.
L. s. Brown, Gen. Agt.
Washington. ID. 9
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
Notes From sangerviIIe

Sangersville. Va, Feb. z. - MIR.
William H. Armstrong recently
bought piecs Of land from Miss
Annette Miller. It is part OF the
Peter Miller property near Emmanuel
church. Mr.. Ar nstrong is preparing
to bniId on his newly acquired prop
erty.
Mis-. Martin Hess suffered a stroke
Of paralysis yesteday. Her left side
was affected. DIR. Byder is attending
her. Her condition is serious Mr..
Stephen Michael and Miss Laura
Ey.rs were married Sunday morning.
Mr.. Israel Cook and his sons are
continuing their search for coal on
the cook farm. The indications are
said to be favorable.
Mr.. Joseph Landes is getting in a
lot of logs preparatory to remodeling
his hoass
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
Trick That Texas Hogs Know.

A few days ago two prominent cit.
izens of Whitney, Major J. K. Dunn
and Matt McGown, visited large
plum orchard situated four miles from
town with the idea of gathering a
basketful of the fruit. Upon arriving
at the orchard they noticed that the
bark of the trees was bruised and
torn a foot or more from the ground.
AS all the trees seemed to be in this
condition they began to wonder what
could have been the cause.
Finally they noticed number Of
hogs in the orchard and the truth be-
gan to dawn upon the amazed visitors
that the hogs had been shaking the
trees to cause the plums to fall. Up
on further investigation they found
that the smaller trees had been rid
den down by the hogs and stripped
of all their fruit. From the markings
on the trees there can be no mistake
but that the hogs had learned in some
way or other that shaking the trees
would cause the ripe fruit to fall
Dallas News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
A Positive Fact.

Henry E. Dixey, the comedian,
told at the Players club, in New
York, remarkable dog story.
Elm Pukwana," he said, there was
a dog that used to hang around the
bar in the hotel for nickels. If you
tossed it out nickel it would take
the coin in it's mouth, trot to the
butchers and buy a chop. This dog
was famous in Pukwana.
"a stranger, stopping at the Puk-
wana Arms, Thought he would take
q rise out of the animal, so one day
he tossed it bad nickel. The dog
looked at the nickel CONTEMPORARY
came straight into the hotel and
gave the stranger severe bite in the
calf of the leg. f-can vouch for this
as positive fact"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. K. hi. Lipscomb went
to Richmond Yesterday where Mrs.
Lipscomb will spend some tins with
relatives.
Mrs. G. G. Goooh and Miss Leila
Burdette left here yesterday for Rock
ledge. Fla, where they will spend
some time. Mr.. and Mrs. Mems
of Covington will go with them.
Mrs. g. W. St. Clair of Tazewell
left yesterday after visit to her
parents MIR. and Mrs. G. S. Walker.
Col. S. Brown Allen went to Rich
mo1d vestsrday.r
Mrs. Echo's of Swell. W. Va. is
visiting at the hons Of her father, Mr.
9. r McGuffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Splitter have
returned from visit to Mr.. and Mrs
w. B. Miller in Lynchubrg.
Mr.. A. G. Gordon has gone to
Petersburg on legal business.
mr.. r. L. Parrish Of CoVingtor
was here yesterday on his way te
Richmond.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
Boy Dies OF Grief

Orange, N. j., Feb. 3. - Morris
Henkel, 10 year old school boy. is
dead at his home here Of grief owe
his supposed failure to pass his fina
examination in the eighth gradt
class
The lad was one of the best pupil
in his grade and when his teacher
announced, through mistake, tina
hs had failed to pass his examination.
he collapsed and died few hours
later.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
A Pair of
Good Eyes


may grow constantly strong
er in hard and continuous
work and retain their vigor
as long as any other organ
of the body. But when one
discerns a hint of dimness, a
tired feeling, an ache in the
eye balls or repeated head
aches, then glasses may be
of great service in arresting
the failures that if neglected
may cause deep anxiety and
inconvenience
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-02-10
CIRCUS GIRL LIKE DOROTHY
"Dottie" at Augusta Believed
There to be Missing Helress

Augusta Ga, Feb IA young
woman, giving her name as Dottle
Wilson, but who is now believed to
be Miss Dorothy Arnold, the New
York heiress, is travelling with q
circus which is nov entertaining in
Augusta.
The young woman has impressed all
who have talked with her as being
especially we'll bred. She is said to
have been much confused when the
name Arnold was inadvertently men,
toned in her presence.
The circus travelled thorugh the
south before reaching it's winter
quarters here. Miss Wilson is we'll
remembered as having been in ORANGE
burg, S. G., for five days in Decem-
Der. She boarded while in that city
with Mrs. Guy E. Tickling.
She was not connected with the
missing heiress until a description OF
Miss Arnold was received recently
by Mrs. Ticking, who wrote the
m lssing girls family OF her suspicious.