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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21
Tremendous Height Still the Millinery Feature :
Picture Hats With Eccentric Brims Tangled
Yarn and Lace Instead of PIumeS-Fur and
MaIineS a Favorite Combination.

so distractingIy becoming that women
longed to wear them further afield-
to use a figure of speech-than in the
privacy of boudoirs. where few could
admire their becomingness. So the
couture cap, developed in lace and
roses, became a feature of the sum-
mer millinery, and now, behold! this
attractive headcovering, refusing fiat
ly 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 milliners 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 summary satin ones.
tucked at one side. A young actress
in one of the new plays wears one
of these caps. made of Coronation
red velvet-the new red that has a
slightly violet tinge-and trimmed
with a frill of thin gold lace. The
vivid cap is highly becoming to the
dark beauty of this young woman.
and gold hoop earrings. worn with
the cap, lend a very piquant effect.
Feathers and Feather Substitutes.
Ostrich plumes, this season as al
ways, represent the extreme of hat
luxury. With all the originality and
efforts of the milliners they have
never been able to produce a hat trim
ming more elegant, more beautiful
or more expensive-than handsome
ostrich feathers. This year the droop-
ing, picturesque arrangement of
plumes is not as modish as a sitter.
more conventional style. and lovely.
long plumes are ruthlessly wired to
make them stand up at fearful and
wonderful angles that would make an
ostrich turn sick with contempt. One
of today's illustrations shows a typi-
cal picture hat" of the season trim
med with wired ostrich. This hat,
imported from Paris, was priced con-
siderably over two hundred dollars
and may be considered a very authori-
tative model. AS the photograph
shows. the brim sweeps out at the
left side much farther than it extends
at the right and the feathers follow
the sweep of the brim, though the
poise of the hat is so beautiful that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21

! lor only by means of such corsets
can tiny waist be acquired. In the
days of Catherine de Medici fash
ionable ladies wore iron corsets in
the endeavor to copy the Queens
thirteen-inch waist. The late EN-
press of Austria had an exquisitely
slender waist which measured not
more than sixteen inches. Our own
mothers and grandmothers are wont
to insist that their girlhood gowns
measured eighteen and nineteen inches
at the belt line, and most of the wide
skirted Civil war time costumes prove
this assertion to be perfectly true.
To these once snugly-laced. ladies our
comfortable twenty-five and even
thirty-inch waistlines must appear
very strange-when they come to
think of it: but so gradual has the
change in figure lines been, that now
adays the undetermined waist to a
woman of average size and height
would be as absurd as the twenty
nine inch waist would have been afro
cious to her grandmother.
Stiffness is abhorred by fashion
now. Figure lines must be exGuisitely
soft, yielding, supple; and the modish
silhouette is as near that of uniformed
young girlhood as possible for the cor
setiereS to produce. Voluptuousness
is studiously avoided and new corsets
are shaped to distribute the flesh in
such manner that the bust is made
small as possible, hips are oblit-
Grated and the figure is fat at front
and back and only slightly curved
at the sides. The shape of the gown.
also, hides all obstreperous curves and
gives the impression of an undevel-
oped. and unmuscular f1gure-or as
near as the corset and gown maker
can come to this result, making their
expensive best of the particular figure
under consideration.
This soft. uncurved natural figure
can only be achieved with very
loose corset: and a large waist is
inevitably the price of a reduced bust
and hip measurement. Corsets have |
steadily been growing more supple |
and comfortable. while at the same
time they have grown lower in the
bust and longer at the lower edge,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21

and reticule are often hard TO tell
apart. they are so much alike in size
and shape. but OF course the reticule
is provided with long. graceful cord
handles by which It may be carried.
From Virot comes the dainty after
noon matinee set Of hat and reti-
cule, pictured today. The hat Is
helmet shape with one OF the high
puffed brims, shirred on cords which
are fashionable now. The brim Is
covered with brocaded velvet IN the
purplish Coronation red shade and
the pulled crown is made OF change
able red and violet taffeta.
Wool Trimmings Continue the Fad.
The worsted hat trimmings seemed,
at first thought. so preposterously
frealkish that one scarcely expected
them to be taken seriously: but these
trimmings have for some unexpected
reason taken a mighty hold upon
woman's fancy, and they are appear
ing even on millinery designed for
wear upon the most formal occasions.
At a fashionable church wedding the
other afternoon the brides mother
wore a wide brimmed picture hat OF
blue velvet and sprawling over the
brim was what, at a little distance,
looked like a very thin. tangled will
low feather. Closer observation
showed that the trimming was tan
worsted. scattered with seeming care
lessness over the hat. the tangled ends
struggling out over the brim in a
manner that would have driven a
nest building bird into a frenzy OF
excitement
Velvet flowers, velned with slender
lines OF gold tinsel. are used with
airy lace and maiine trimmings IA
striking and effective style One OF
the hats illustrated today is a picture
model designed for restaurant wear
and shows these velvet flowers In the
shape OF pale pink roses used with
black Chantilly lace. The crown OF
this hat Is of black velvet and against
this and the black Chantilly. the pink
roses show up well.
Another picture hat, illustrated on
the standing figure. is in the dashing,
ombrero style which Is becoming to
some women. This hat is made OF
black velvet with lining OF cream
Russian lace and the sweeping par
adise feather is IN rich shades OF
orange and pale gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21

paradise feathers which droop so
gracefully over a hat brim. One of
the seasons new Napoleonic models.
trimmed with paradise, is pictured.
and this hat is one of the smartest
creations on today's page.
The Vogue OF the Napoleon Model.
These Incroyable hats. as they are
called, the shape having been very
fashionable during the Directoire pc
riod of the Little CorporaPs regime,
are not becoming to all faces One
must have a soupcon of chic and dash
to make the Incroyable smart and not
simply trying. Some of these models
look, when off the head, like NAM
moth tea cosies, and In truth they
might easily be put to this use; but
the secret of wearing the Napoleonic
shape is in its proper adjustment on
the head. 1t must be put on-just
so, and tilted a wee bit-Just so; and
it must neither shade the left eye
too much, nor sag too far toward the
back of the neck, nor present an alb
solutely straight-across front TO the
beholder. The Napoleon hat illus
trated is by Reboux. and is made Of
seal brown plush, the white paradise
feather being attached to the turned
back brim and crown under cockade
of pleated brown ribbon.
Hats With ReticuIes to Match Now.
All the fashionable milliners are
providing handsome reticules to
match certain of their hat creations
now, and If the reticule is not on
hand when a hat is selected by
customer, one will be made up i'm
mediately if desired. AS the exclu-
sive milliner brings from Paris his or
her own exclusive trimming materials,
ones reticule simply must be made
to order where ones chapeau is pur-
chased, else it will not match and
very important detail of daintiness
will be missing from ones afternoon
costume. Needless to say these hat
and reticule sets are anything but in
expensive, and the fad adds a pretty
penny to the astute milliner's profits.
Maison Maurice has been showing
a wonderfully interesting set COM
prising hat, reticule and muff. made
of gold cloth. royal blue velvet and
sealslxin fur in a wonderful combina-
ton. Orientally rich yet light as so
much thistledown in weight. Muff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21

or some clever shaping. 1t offers
just the right support to the bust
without a suggestion of rigidity or
stiffness, and it is cut so low at front
and back-with only a strip of ma
terial over the shoulders-that its
presence cannot be detected under a
thin bodice. All of the expensive
French corsets now are extremely low
at the top and are worn with these
little bust conf1ners or brassiers.
Whatever the height of the corset
above the waistline, it comes as far
below the hips as it's wearer can en-
dure. Some women can wear much
longer corsets than others and 1t IS
folly for the plump little woman with
short legs to purchase a long hipped
corset which would be quite COM
Portable on her taller sister. and then
be obliged to perch stiff1y on the
edges of chairs because it is impos-
sible for her to bend from the hips
without torture. For a trifing sum
the bones at the lower edge of a
corset may be shortened and this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21
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md Roses Combined
by Charlotte

There are number of substitutes
for the prohibited aigrette which is
now being tabooed by popular senti-
ment even where not affected by law.
The most fashionable of these sub
stitutes is the vulture plumage and
some of the vulture aigrettes are very
handsome, If not as ethereally lovely
as the real heron aigrette. which is so
beautiful that one can hardly resist
the temptation to wear it even while
depIoring the cruelty which makes it
possible. Goura feathers are also
much used. and of course the effective
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21

should always be done II there is the
least discomfort in sitting. The ex-
pert corset filter has her customer not
only seat herself in a low chair. but
also sit down on the floor. to be sure
that the corset does not interfere with
suppleness and free movement of the
figure. The trouble is that many
women will not take the trouble TO
have a corset properly fitted. or 60
to the slight extra expense OF aitera-
ton which will make that corset an
individual corset suited TO individual
figure needs; but select some stock
model because another woman looks
well in it. and put up with its little
discomforts and obviously wrong lines
without an effort toward a remedy.
until new corset must be selected.
Women. fortunately. have learned
much of corset lore during the last
few years, and the wise woman now
chooses her corset carefully and does
not hesitate to pay an adequate price
for IL, knowing that the we'll de-
signed, carefully fitted model Will out
last three cheap. clumsy affairs. and
can be cleaned and reboned several
times during its existence. The woman
who pays twenty dollars for hat and
economies by buying a dollar corset
Is making a grave mistake, for moth
ing can lend distinction to simple
gowns like a correct corset; and BY
the same token. nothing can mako
good clothes SO deplorabie and pro-
vincial as an Ill chosen one.
The corset should be put on very
loosely with the laces pulled out
freely, and should be gradually cd
justed as one dresses. No stableman
would think Of tightening the girths
on a horse with one sudden pull, and
neither should the corset be pulled in
for the day at one fell swoop. II II
is, by the middle Of the morning u
will have unaccountably loosened and
slipped up the figure 50 that all ones
skirt bands seem TO be launched up"
and one feels clumsy and Hhortwaist-
ed. When the corset has been donned
and the garters fastened In place.
exercise a bit with the arms lifted
above the head and the figure lifted
we'll out OF the corset Then pull IN
the laces slightly. especially at the
bottom. Move about. do the hair, and
finally tighten the laces. The corset.
thus adjusted. should be very snug be-
low the abdomen and over the hips.
but above the waistline the figure
should be absolutely free and supple
as a wand, so that one can bend and
pick up small articles from the foor
without the-ieast sense q construction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21
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until now the fashionable and correct
corset is as different a thing from
the curved. heavily boned model of a
decade ago as could be imagined
Some of the extreme models are no
more than girdles, reaching an inch
or two above the waistline, and with
these silken girdles, of course, some
garment must be worn to hold the
bust in correct lines, if the figure
is at all well developed. This little
"soutien gorge" is a most dainty
affair, made of lace, allover embroid-
cry or ribbon threaded in lattice
fashion, and exquisiteIy fitted to the
figure by means of bias seams, darts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21

"a OTHING is so out of date now as
~ the wasp waist. full bust
81 and generously curved hips,
q "a once fashions ideal of figure
perfection, are considered not quite
the best taste. and all figure lines
must be subtle, unexaggerated, flow
ing-in short-artistic and natural"
Some of the wiseacres are prophe-
sying that if there is a decided revival
of early Victorian styIes-and this is
more than limited at by this autumn's
fashionable small waist will follow
as a matter of course, and there will
be a return to stiff corsets which en-
phasize the contours of bust and hip:
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21
STOLEN HORSES RECOVERED

Three ManaSsa brothers, AL
bert, Hurbert and Merdie Dyer,
from twenty to twenty-four years
Of age, stole five horses from Sam
uel jackson, one from Jas. Nc
kinzie, both of Manassa and two
from Brad Wilson of Sanford.
The loss was discovered last week
and a posse at once started in
pursuit. They were overtaken in
the mountains near Elizabethtown
New Mexico, and the horses re
covered. The boys were disarmed,
released, and told never to be
seen in these parts again. The
Dyer boys have lived in Manassa
all their lives. They have been
in trouble before but this is the
most serious. Romeo Record.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21
-. SANFORD ~.

Mrs. Anderson of Alamosa was
in town Tuesday on business.
A fine baby boy came to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fonzo Ras-
mussen Sunday morning
Edgar Decker was injured this
week by log rolling on his legs
while at work in saw mill.
The Sanford ball team went over
to Antonito Thursday and played
game 7 to 10 in favor of Sanford.
The grand stand is now COM
pleted and the fence enclosing the
ball ground will be finished Satur-
day.
Mr.. Henry Peterson of Iowa,
who is a relative of Mrs. S. G..
Berthelson, is here looking for a
plsce to locate
Voting for the queen of the Oath
of July celebration closed We'd
nesday evening. Miss Gertrude
Decker was elected queen.
One of the most interesting
features on the program of the
celebration next Monday will be
the ball game between Alamosa
and Sanford
Miss Della Peterson and Mr..
Carl Guilling are to be married
Saturday afternoon at the home of
the brides parents. A large num-
Der have been invited and dance
will be given in the evening. Miss
Peterson is the daughter of our
popular townspeople, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sven Peterson.
In the voting contest last Satur-
day night conducted by Mr.. Mo-
hammed at the moving picture
show. Miss Lizzie Reed was de-
clar, d the most popular young
lady and received II fine gold ring.
Mr.. Eugene Poulson Was the lucky
one wi o received ii smoking set in
a plush case awarded to the hon.
lest man
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21
Kill More Than Wild Beasts

The number of people killed
yearly by wild beasts don't APP
proach the vast number killed by
disease germs. No life is safe
from their attacks. They re in
air, water, dust, even food. But
grand protection is afforded by
Electric Bitters, which destroy
germs from the system. That S
why chills, fever and ague, all
malarial and many blood diseases
yield promptly to this wonderful
blood purifier. Try them, and
enjoy the glorious health and
new strength they will give you
Money back, if not satisfied. Only
80 cents at all dealers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21
FORD AUTO CLIMBS WHERE
BURROS OFTEN BALK

Ouray, Colo, July 5.-One of
the most remark able, perilous and
daring trips ever undertaken by al
automobile on the American con
Iinent was made successfully re-
Gently by Joe Hartman, of Mont
rose, and DR.. l.. G. Crosby, f. A.
Phinney and Walter Walker of
Ouray, in five passenger, 800
pound Ford machine, driven by
Mr.. Hartman and owned by Mes
srs. Crosby and Phinney.
The party in spite of warnings
and protests, made the first trip
ever made in an automobile over
tn famous Ouray-Red Mountain
toll road from the town of Ou-
ray to the historic little mining
town Of Red Mountain, on the
crest of the divide. The trip
one way occupied a space of two
hours for the twelve miles. The
climb in that distance was nearly
four thousand feet.
The toll road is carved for miles
out of the walls of the mountains
and is only wide enough for
one vehicle at time. 1t borders
on chasns and gorges from fifty
to 600 feet deep.
1t was the first automobile to
travel by its own power to Red
Mountain, the highest incorporat-
ed town in the world. The trip
was as spectacular as it was
thrilling.
The machine pushed its way
through snowbanks as it Travelled
up the dizzy heights. A scout, on
horseback, was sent in advance
to see that the way was clear.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21

Ranchmen living nol theast of
La Jara have been warning with
the Seaman Syndicate this week.
The Seaman people, it is said,
built IA dam across an old chan
nei of the Alamosa river and turn
ed the water into ditch which
was not Of sufficient capacity. At
any rate many of the farms out
there have suffered from too
much water. Among those dam
aged are Homer Burnham, John
Russell, Fred Warshauer and
farms on the lower end of the Sal
vation ranch. A committee was
sent to Alamosa Saturday night
to secure a better arrangement
of head gates. Water Commission
er McCunniff visited the district
and did what he could to relieve
the trouble. The Seamans were
very much, displeased with his
arrangement of the headgates and
the whole matter may wind up
j the courts.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21

Eddie johnson and his trainer,
Otto Wiskline. went up the Cone
jos on camping and fishing
trip last week.
The city fathers are hauling in
several loads Of dirt on Broad
way park and will put up fence
and SOW blue grass. An iron wat
ering trough like those used by
the county has been purchased
and installed Oh the west side of
Broadway. We hope the town
trustees have taken the precau
tlOn to secure lease on this piece
of ground which is a part of the
railroad right-of-way, as it will
make beauty spot that will at
tract favorable comment from
passengers on the ears. The I'm
ion Pacific and several other rail
roads maintain such parks neal
their stations but this is supposed
to be the only one on the ID. & r. G.
and is the better on that account
Mr.. Mock, right-of-way attorney
for the railroad, disapproved of
the park when he was here a
couple of months ago, saying that
it was hardly "a. suitable place.
That is why we hope the city has
acquired title or lease hold in or
der that all our labor may not
be lost in the event the railroad
should desire. the ground for
trackage, coal houses or some
other purpose.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21
3 EVENTS OF THE WEEK s

Jas. Mcdaniel. son of p. T.
Mcdaniel, is here visiting
/ We sell Runners pure apple
vinegar in bottles. Kenton Bros.
Miss Haley of Mailin, Texas. is
the guest of Mrs. D. Scott Schenck.
Mrs. Eta White returned from
Denver this morning much i'm
proved in health,
Rev. Fiscus, pastor of the Pres
byterian church will preach here
next Sunday both morning and
evening
The La Jara State Bank has any
amount of money to place on
Conejos county ranches at six per
cent interest with reasonable COM
mission.
Mrs. l.. V. Deckard and son "a
rived last week and joined Mr..
Deckard. Mr.. Deckard s father
and siser are here and the men
of the party will leave on an ex-
tended camping trip through
Pajarite Park, New Mexico.
Mrs. S. L. Newcomb's S new
house two miles north of town
approaches completion. Mrs.
Newcomb has a large tract of
land there, very little being un-
der cultivation, but purposes to
employ number of men this
summer in getting the tract into
shape for cropping next year.
A broken rail near Toltec gorge
tipped over ten freight cars We'd
nesday. By a mistake of al
operator at Alamosa it was said to
be the passenger train. A relief
train was sent out and on reaching
the wreck passengers were trans
ferred and arrived here only two
hours late.
A merger is announced of the
three big telephone companies
operating in the Rocky Mountain
states, The Colorado Telephone
Company, The Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company on the north and The
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph
Company on the south are united
/ under the name of The Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph
Company with a capital stock of
S5O,OOO,OOO President E. B. Field
will continue at the head of the
new company whose lines cover
the states of Utah, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Eastern Arizona,
New Mexico and Colorado, with an
area of about 10000 square miles
and 10000 subscribers stations.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-07-21
CATHOLIC SERVICES

There will be services at San
Luis church, La Jara, next Sun
day. Confession and communion
at I a. M, mass at 10 o'clock.
REV. p. j. Weeks, S. j.
Pastor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Bank OF Nuevo Leon. in Monterey. He
is an uncle of Francisco |. MadcIC, Ir..
and probably the wealthiest Jf the Ma
dero family.
San Diego Cal.-Carlos Il. Ran
dali. a special envoy sent by Fran
cisco Madero, Jr., to ascertain the at
titude OF General Pryce and his band
of insurrectos in Lower California. is
expected to arrive here and open
negotiations at once. This is the state
ment of the Mexican junta here, whose
members are hostile TO Pryce. They
assert that the envoy will bring a de-
mand from Madero that the red flag
be hauled down In Lower California
and that Pryce and his men abandon
the country. Pryce is menaced by
Mexican federals. Seventy-five men of
Colonel Mayot's force appeared at Las
Juntas. about twelve miles southwest
of Campo, last night and camped
there. They are supposed to be wait
ing for Mayot to come up with the
main body of the federals.
San Francisco, Cal. u request
was received yesterday by the United
States customs officials here ask
ing that $50 volunteers be allowed
to embark on the steamer Benito
Juareg at San Diego for Ensenada to
Join the federal forces at that port.
rhe request came from an agent Of
the Compania Naviera Del Pacifico,
Mexican steamship company, whose
boats ply between San Diego and
South American ports. Orders were
telegraphed to San Diego by local Gus
toms officials not to allow armed men
to board the Benito Juarez under any
circumstances. and to make careful
search of that vessel for ammunition
or other contraband of war