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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
What F arisian Artistes Saw
Concerning Skirts.

Concerning Skirts.
The constantly recurring rumor that
long skirts are to take the place of the
more comfortable short ones for the
street is soon silenced By the appear
ancc OF many new models for street
gowns, all with skirts to clear the
ground For the house the long skirt
is always the sniar;est. and. although
last winter there were many short
house gowns even of the most elabo :
-ate order, the fashion never met with
general approval and is now passing
becoming Trnins.
Long trains for the evening are far
more becoming and more appropriate
for gowns of expensive ma .erial a
loW-neck dress requires long skirt
If II is to ba becoming. short skirt
for the str sSt and long skirt for the
house is . gcoi rule to fo low Two
inches from the floor is the correct
short skirt length
Practical Tengowns.
The teagown is practical to wear at
home in the afternoon or evening. and
will save the street gown and the more
elaborate evening gown. The lines OF
the best teaSoWns are long and loose
but at the same time a teasown should
not he shapeless. y long coat effect is
good. provided that the gown itself
over which The coat is worn has n belt
or .:irdle. This should be placed high
up under the arms to give the empire
effect
Wen Worth Their Cost.
Gowns intended entirely for the
house. while they are often expensive.
will save so much wearing of the
street gown or the more expensive at
terncon and evening gown thai they
are we'll worth the money spent upon
them. There rs nothing more destruc-
tive TO the smart tailored suit than
wearing it constantly in the house. and
the walking dress of to-day is emphat-
!ca!ly walking dress. The tight
skirts, when they become mussed and
shabby. lose irrevocably the trim an
rearance which is essential to smart
ness
Quality, No. Quantity.
One woman who has made study OF
dress and who is given the credit OF
being extremely well dressed at ali
times insists that quality rather than
quantity Is to he considered IN select
ing the wardrobe. With two tailored
gowns. ono reception and one evening
gown. one teagown. one evening wrap
and one raincoat. she maintains that a
woman can look smnrtiy sowned for
eight months OF the year. and also that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

II Is not necessary to have both of the
street gowns new each season.
Lnu-cut Evening Gown.
The lowcut gown for the evening
has so much to recommend il and is SO
economical that II should be included
in the simplest OUTFIT There is no bet
ter investment than gown simply
made, with plain skirt and little train
and waist cut round, v-shaped O,
coilarless. and with elbow s!eevns. Th'
can be made Of siik-finis cashmere
satin or silk. Ths two FIRST named
wear longest. and this sort of dinner
dress Goes not go out Of fashion. 1t
can always be renovated and brought
up to date by the trimming on the
waist
Bordered Chiffon and Net.
Bordered chiffon and net are used for
this style of gown. and while the hand
somes; OF the bordered materials are
expensive. there are a great many diff
ferent grades TO choose from. Some
times the least expensive ones are the
most effective. The combination oil
coloring In one Of the newest models is
delightfully."- odd. The gown of cream
satin is trimmed WITH bands IL open
work gold braid. while the tunic Is OF
orange cnlnon, with painted border
of gold and black. Apricot and green
are also com bined.
Piece Trimming.
This is a time when odd pieces OF
material or really handsome trimm!ns
can he used to advantage. The piece
of lace. embroidered or .pangled, or OF
spangled assementerie or net that is
put across the top of the waist need
have no reference TO any other trim
ming on the gown. and yet this small
piece of trimming will give n touch ci
snartness and color that will entirely
transform the whole gown. Remnants
of spangled lace or net or OF hne hand
painted chiffon can nc useG d trim
ming for the upper part OF the skirt
or a panel down the front A tuniC
overskirt does not require mitch. ma
terial, especially II 1t is to be under
another tunic of wolfe or chiffon. and
white or colored satin gown that has
outlived It's days of Leaut! by the aid
OF short remnant of figured material
and coat or tunic of black net or chif-
fon. can be transformed into an eN-
tremely attra alive. up-to- date dinner
gown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
The Other Side

Under this title a story Is told by
Anna Burnham Bryant that carries a
good lesson. This is tho story:
There's another side" said the min.
listers wife softly.
How do you know asked the Wis
itor who had told the discreditable
little tale strictly In confidence, as
she herself had learned It in the bosom
OF the Wednesday afternoon sewing
circle The minister's wife had not
been present. and It was only RICH,
about this family of newcomers in the
parish. Some things had come to
tho ears or the sewing circle that
were not-well, not exactly --''
There another side" repeated the
minister's wife. not SO softly this time
In fact there was a noticeable little
ring of indignation in her tone. which
died out in a sort of wondering pity
as she noticed the challenging look OF
her caller You're glad there's an
other side. aren't you? Why. of
course you are. And, you see. 1 know
all about It."
You weren't at the meeting" said
the other stiffiy. "If you had been,
you -"
NO. was there-at the house. And
saw saw-oh! Mrs. Rabbit. IL you
could have seen what I saw"
Il saw, too. with my own eyes. That
daughter of theirs is an opium -"
She Isn't their daughter-not any
relation; not even friend or a friends
daughter. just a poor girl who had
been sick 30 long and suffered 30 ter
ribly that the doctors themselves had
made her victim of the opium habit.
And they have undertaken to try to
cure her. They have given up their
home-their very lives-to do It, They
don't say word about 1t. just found
II out with the help of the doctor"
The visitor rose suddenly, almost
unceremoniously. For a moment the
hostess looked troubled and aghast
Had She spoken too sharply, dlscour-
teously, even? Her mind fled back
over the interview she faltered:
You are not going yet? You, oh!
you aren't offended at anything I've
said?"
YES. 1 am going Offended? 4? I
am going round to see all our ladies',
every single one of them
And tell them7" The minister's
wife held her breath for the answer.
''And tell them" said the caller
gathering her wraps about her. that
beautiful other side"
"Oh!" breathed the minister's wife
gratefully, land tell them. won't you.
that there always Is another side al
ways? And II is our Christian busi.
ness to try and find it."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
The GIFT Of ,fondam,in.

The Gift OF Mondandn.
In a little volume of Indian tales.
COLLECTED by Mary f. Nixon Roulet
and published by the American Book
Company there IS an Ottawa legend
that, in these DAYS Of corn clubs" and
corn cultivation" will arouse inter
est
The story goes that the ottawas
were driven from their lodges by the
Iroquois. but one OF their number. A
magician Vailed Living Statue. re-
manned behind his people and dwelt
upon Manitou Islands. He kept always
by hlU two boys. They padded his
canoe by day and in the night each
kept watch by turns, that the Iroquois
might not take them by surprise.
Each night they would beach the
canoe and sleep in the woods
One day Living Statue arose early
and went to hunt. Finding no game.
he came to a strange place where he
had never been before. AS ne traversed
a broad plain little man. wearing
a red feather on his head. sprans up
In front OF him
Where are you soing?" asked Iiv-
Ing Statue stay and smoke the
pence pipe with me"
They sat and smoked together.
Then the little man said to Living
Statue:
You are big and am small But
my strength is great. Let us wrestle
together for trial OF strength. II
fall. say to mo; 7 have your strength
and mine. I have conquered"
Thay wrestled long. BUT at last Liv-
ing Statue threw the little man 10 the
ground ana exclaimed: Il have con-
queredl"
To his surprise. the little man had
disappeared. and in the place where
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
The pre-Evolutlonury Iden.

There are still too many who cling
to the pre- evolutionary idea that no
matter how student eats. nor where
he sleeps. nor what he wears that a
book and a class Will make scholar
OF him. or all the needs of mankind
to-day the greatest Is n knowledge of
himself. OF the means OF making the
best OF himself and OF serving his
fellowmen efficiently. This is what
home economics means TO do for Mary.
1t |takes the factors and facts OF her
education and directly relates them
TO her. fundamental needs OF food
clothing and shelter. showing her how
to use her education In best obtaining
these and what relation these bear
to health. mind and character.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
The Woar1an's Page of The T:imes-Dispatch
The Lady of the Woods

/ The birch tree. with Its silvery white
bark and Its delicate green leaves,
is specially and very closely asso-
traditional in the forest life Of
america.
Tho North American Indian has
made the birch tree as famous in this
country as the palm is in Arabia. The
moral laws given in code by the Great
Spirit after tho Hood. and committed
TO the keeping of wise men among
the Indian nation. were believed to
have been written upon sheets of birch
bark. Not only are many useful do
mestic vessels and utensils still fash
toned out of the bark, but tho light
and graceful Indian canoe is made
from 1T
The Blackfoot Indians account by
legend for the black seams and ridges
on tho white OF the birch tree by
saying that one day. when the wise
Elder Brother OF the tribe was going
from camp to village. looking after
the welfare of his little brothers. a
great wind suddenly came up and blew
so hard that the Elder Brother could
hot stand before 1t. He caught at the
weeds and bushes as he flew along,
but they al! gave way before the
strength OF the wind At last he
srasped q young birch tree. and
although II bent TO the wind, It held
fast. Elder Brother was blown this
way and that. and rolled over and
tumblcd down. but the tree held firm.
AL length the wind HubsIded, and
Elder Brother was able to proceed on
his way; but before he left he said:
This is beautiful tree. It has saved
me from being blown TO pieces. l will
put my mark upon It" SO he cut char
acters in the smooth light bark with
his stone knife. telling the story of
how the birch tree saved the life Of
Elder Brother.
Katherine NJ. Beals. writing this
and other facts in an exchange, has
remembered German folklore tale
about tho birch. romance with
beautiful young girl as 4 heroine. The
girls cruel mistress gave her a guam
atty OF wool to be spun into thread
at the end OF three days.
The poor girl. who had never learned
20 spin. despaired OF accomplishing
her task. and. strsying into a wood.
cat down under a birch bark tree 10
weep.
Suddenly q woman clothed in pale
green appeared and inquired why the
maiden wept. Tho woman proclaimed
herself the spirit Of the birch tree and
'raid that che would help the maiden
She then took her hand and they be-
gan TO dance. For three days the two
danced from sunrise 70 sunset with
out any fatigue. stepping so lightly
that not even blade OF grass was
hent. At the end OF the third day
they stopped. and the woman. flling
the girls pockets with birch leaves.
vanished When the girl reached home
! she found the wool all spun and. in
stead of birch leaves, her pockets were
full of gold pieces, which enabled her
TO escape from her wicked mistress
Among American poets. Longfellow,
YIN his "Hiawatha." has sung the fame
OF the birch tree. and Lowell has
written an ode 10 It. II has been
transferred TO canvas by many great
artists, and Dryden, Tennyson and
Burns have immortalized It in their
verse. 1t was the special tree OF st
John the Baptist. and on the eve of
St John in Russia all the doors are
decorated with birch boushs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

at all? DO you suppress your feel
ings, or give vent to them? Do you
demand recognition and appreciation
for all that you do. or do you realize
that your work is done for a salary
and not for compliments?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
The Science of Silence.


You see" said an old man. speak
Ing OF couple of neishbors who lived
In perfect harmony III his vicinity.
they'd agreed between thems
that whenever the husband came home
n little contrary and out of temper
he wore his hat on the back of his
head. and then she never said word.
If she came in little cross and
crooked she threw her shawl over her
left shoulder, and then he never said
a word.
AS It takes two to make a quarrel
either the husband or the Wife might
often prevent one By stepping out OF
the room at the nick of time; by en-
deavoring to divert attention and con-
versation from the burning question:
in word by learning to practice on
certain occasions the science Of
silence.
Robert Burton tells of woman.
who hearing one of her "gossips"
complain of her husbands Impotence.
told her an excellent remedy for Il.
She gave her a glass Of water. which.
when he brawled. she should hold in
her month.
She did so two or three times with
great success. and at length. seeing
her neighbor. $40 thanked her and
desired to know the ingredients of the
cure She was informed that II was
fair water an, nothing more. ST.
lence and not water had wrought the
cure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

What vacation schoolr arc Doir-.
Our present system Of pualic gu
cation. thinks a clever writer 81 n
article in the September Crsftsm
on vacation schools. Is wrecked in
foggy sea We do not know what W
went the children taught: are at
a loss what TO demand In the way of
teaching and of knowledge We are
edrift and uncertain OF our bearings
This much however. We are coming
TO believe; that any system of ceiu
oational training which does not 1T
the child to face tho world. and he
cause of It's influence Greats greater
ability TO earn daily bread. must go,
Gradually. from all SYSTEMS OF edu-
cation. the useless Will he eliminated.
the useful kept or duly Incorporated.
Too long have children grown Into
manhood and womanhood incapa bic.
lied that while they were expected TO
earn a livelihood. their educatio had
not prepared item to do so.
Surely the ideal school will ia nlled
with pupils seeking knowledge When
the growing children pass from sub
ject to subject because each succeed
Ing topic of study interests them. he
cause they feel the need of that spe-
cial knowledge when they study he
cause they long TO know. then we shall
have school that Is a power IN the
community Give tho children what
they need Show them why they head
It, and how they may use their know
ledge.
We have been teaching children
things they did not need 20 know
That is why thny did not want to
learn Offer them what they need, AMI
school houses Will overflow with eager
thousands working because they love
their work. This ie what vacation
schools are striving to accomplish
Put beauty in Thy Mind.
The advice Put money In thy
purse" is not to be d!sregarded by
adults. but of fer more Importance IL
the counsel that should be given to
children: Put beauty in thy mind"
Such coin In the purse OF thelr minds
will never be exhausted. lavish spend
Ing OF 1t will not impoverish them
For sized rith such genuine treasure
they can roam the whole world over
adding to their store with practiced
we'll trained eye, beauty of flower and
animal, mountain and ocean. OF litera-
sure. of art and mankind: nothing that
a beautiful will escape.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
At the Cross Nonds.

AT the cross roads three travellers
stood disputing. Said the first: 1--WE
must follow the road to the left" But
the second cried. NO let us turn to
the right That is undoubtedly the
only way" And the third laughed at
them and exclaimed How foolish,
You nre both quite wrong. The road
straight ahead OF us is the proper
one to take" They continued to dis
agree and at last they parted, each Il
different way
But when evening came, 10 their sur
prise. they found each other at tho
seltsame inn.-The Craftsman.
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whnt Hornce Greeley snid.

Horace Greeley once said. "of all
horned cattle, deliver me from the
collere graduate" This was spoken al
time when ed-- :ors lived in fear of
the utilitarian. Now the world de-
mands that modern education shall
aim for power, for efficiency. for the
ability to do things most needed, and
we do no longer apologize for intro
dueing into the curriculum subjects
about which the people ought to know.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
Mary and
Home Economies

In the past, women have known far
more about dress materials than they
have about foodstufts. They have
learned relative values through expe-
rience, They know wearing qualities
sometimes That they know artistic
values. that they have an instructive
knowledge of the fitness of things. Is
certainly a matter for grave doubt
after a season OF peach basket hats
and the appearance of the sheath
gown Mary must learn the true
meaning OF the word decoration. that
her room. her home. herself may be
truly decorated. moi desecrated by
what she puts on 1t in color and de
sign The house. it's architecture. it's
decoration, its use. its uesign; the
house as a home. its purposes. It's func-
ton. its industries: the care and nutri-
ton of its inmates. its management,
the eXpendine of its income. the saw
ing of its resources. all this is what
Mary has come TO college to learn.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-28

Senior soccer, with five fast teams
entered In the race for championship
honors, win he in fun swing early next
month. Already the men who are try
ing for places on the Punahou, Male,
High School. Healani and Kan alumni
teams are conditioning themselves. and
kicking the ball round II bit TO get their
boo,ing muscles In shape.
The Kamehamcha Alumni agsrega =
ton Is an added starter. When the
annual meeting of the league was call
ed some weeks ago II looked rs though
the picklngs would be slim. as the Hoo
noluiu Iron Works, which had strong
eleven In the field last season, did not
hay. enough players this year to war
rant "A club. Then the Hcalanis stepped
into the brecch. and Il four-team league
was orEauized. A few days ago the
old Kan players got the fever and APP
piled for admission as n nth team
This makes the schedule somewhat
complicated, as each team will have II
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-28

amt got a chance In the world with
you, Tommy" wrote Mccoy, but the
losers end looks awful good to me,
and it's a pickup for you" and so
on In the same wheedling vein.
Finally, when a letter came from
Maspeth, begging Ryan to come down
for match with any one he wanted
to name, Tommy accepted, and good
naturedly offered the chance to Kid
Mccoy. He looked on the whole
match as a joke, and never thought
OF going into training for II.
In the Enemys Camp.
Now, months before this match was
made, Kid Mccoy had fallen in with
Parson Davies and Joe Choynski, then
arch-enemies of Tommy Ryan. who,
seeing championship timber in the
Kid, had taken him in hand and were
giving him every opportunity to de-
velOp, for the express purpose OF
evening old scores with Tommy. Nc
Coy's whining letters to Tommy were
all part of a gigantic frame-up to
tempt the champion. unpreparcd, into
the ring with Mccoy. and while the
latter was borrowing dollar bills. on
the plea that he was starving. he was
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-28

house after the fight. lie wanted 10
be alone In his misery and humilia-
ton. He had a rub and finally lay
down ON cot to sleep the sleep Of
utter exhaustion.
II was so tired that | couldn't have
climbed a twenty-foot mountain to get
a million dollars, and you know I
don't hate money" was the way
Tommy expressed his feelings, tell
ing the story long afterward. Final
ly ! woke up feeling better. Some
body was putting hot towels and then
cold ones on my face, and I got to
thinking that, after all, there were
some people In the world who
wouldn't shake you when you got
licked. opened my eyes, and who
do you think saw fussing over me?
I hope to die II II wasn't Kid Mccoy.
I hated TO do It, Tommy. old PAL he
said. but just gotta get the dough-
And do you know" continued
Ryan, the damn little skunk actually
kidded me into shaking hands with
him"
That's the way Kid Mccoy feath-
cred his nest A pretty fine example
OF the double-cross, isn't it,"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-28

few listless rounds. Kid Mccoy was
part of the party" as usual. but still
only as general roustabout and
handy man. Ryan liked to send him
on errands, but scorned to put the
gloves on with him.
After the Dempsey fight Tommy
Ryan went back to Syracuse, and
waxed fat and lazy holding down the
saloon that the original Tommy Ryan
set him up In. He didn't exactly dis
sipate. but he got In the habit of taxi
ing few more drinks each day and
smoking a few perfectos. and that
sort of thing always gets them In
the long run.
Every SO often Ryan got letter
from Kid Mccoy. who wrote that he
was hanging round New York. look
ing for a chance to turn a few dol
lars, and he usually managed to slip
Ia u request for the loan of Ave
spot. along with u hard luck story.
lie begged Tommy to use his mtlu-
ence to get him on In some prelim,
and alternately fattered and fawned
on the champion. Finally Mccoy
begged Ryan to go on with him In
one of the smaller towns. Il know
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-28
Boxing CARD
Opening Wedge
Pacific Athletic Clubs Show
Really Try-0ut for Profess
Sional Bouts In Future.

Fight fans who go to the Orpheum
Theater next Thursday and Saturday
evenings, to take In the Pacific Ath-
ietic Clubs boxing card. may see some
rafting good bouts. Again. they may
not. It's all lottery. for the majority
Of entries In all classes are unknowns,
and whether they are coming cham
pions or destined to an tnglorious ca
reer making beds In a livery stable. re-
mains to be seen.
As q matter OF fact. the bouts are
In the nature OF L necessary try -out for
better things to come Ia the near flu
ture. The club management figures
that there must be two or three likely
lads In the outfit. who. with proper
coaching and chance to show what's
In them, viii become good enough at
fractions locally to warrant matching
them with some fighter from the Coast.
That's what the leading lights OF the
Pacific Athletic Club have In mind.
and all sentimental talk about keeping
the game here on purely amateur
basis Is tommy rot.
Boxing for exercise or boxing to
bring out the manly qualities In one
Of the Finest sports In the world, but
boxing by amateurs as IA show attrac-
ton IL poor business In the long run.
II the fight fans OF Honolulu want to
see boxing. they want to see the real
thing, and not pay good money to see
some youngster who doesn't know how
to defend himself cut TO ribbons by a
classier opponent. or see two dubs who
are afraid to lay Il glove on each
other.
As try-out this amateur game II
all to the good, and there are enough
events ON the coming card to insure
"a good attendance, It's the opening
iwedge for professional boxing on a
lsound basis, and with local lads In the
Iring to keep up the interest and pre-
went hippodroming and frame ups by
lpugs who travel together across the
ocean In the belief that they are going
To give an exhibition before a lot Of
cannlbals.
All the contestants Thursday and
Saturday nights will he matched by
lot and win box three rounds, with
the possibility OF Il fourth II the judges
call for H. Mike Patton win referee,
and the decisions win be given on
points by Lester Petrie. v. l.. Steven
son and Laurence Redington.