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The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13
STRIPED
TAILORED
GOWNS

CTRIPES are much worn; also are the
reversible materials. of which very
pretty contrasts can be made when
the inside is of an entirely different
color silk cashmeres with plain
face and exquisitely striped reverse
side are seen, and many different as
poets can be given to a material of this
kind by using the striped side some
times for the robe and the plain for
the trimmings, or vice versa The un-
ion of bright colors is also much ap-
preciated. Old red and blue, blue and
apple green. in both satins and wool
ems are we'll to the fore. The custom
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13

bazaar. The young lady with the veil
was featured as the ''veiled prophet
ess" who foretold the future for all
who desired peep at fate. The other
girls sold Turkish candies and odds
and ends in the shape of fancy work
and embroideries and curios which had
been gathered together to make the
booth a characteristic eastern bazaar.
The costumes were correct in every
detail. for the young ladies had the as
sistance of an eastern missionary home
on a vacation in designic- theIr COS
tunes
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13

WHILE few women in this country
are taking the harem skirt seri-
ously, it has had its usefulness in af-
fording a subject for the designer of
costumes for fancy dress parties or
charity bazaars. 1t is said some ex-
trene young women who claim that
the harem gsrb is comfortable and
convenient have discarded the kimono
for the bifurcated skirt
Three picturesque examples of the
harem skirt are illustrated here. They
were worn by three dainty maids at
lhe oriental booth Of large charity
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13

n ~ OTOR raiment is an evofu-
NH ton, and as physical evo-
luton expresses progress
q n so does sartorial evolution.
Motor clothes have been growing bet
ter and better-that is, more and more
sightly-and no more are weird and
hideous effects considered indispensa-
BILE to an appropriate getup for the
road.
In fact, motor raiment has influenced
all other garb. In the past few years
coats have been combining shapeliness
with roomy comfort, and the general
utility coat, direct result of the auto
mobile garment, has come to stay. The
chiffon veil, too, has become an estab-
hshed feature of general dress for trav-
cling and rough weather needs. all be-
cause the comfort and attractiveness
of such wells have been demonstrated
by the motorist. Almost every woman
now, even if unblessed with a relative
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13
A PERFumEo HANGER.

To perfume clothing take an ordi-
nary coat hanger, cut a broad strip of
wadding to the length and sprinkle
generously with your favorite sachet
powder. Fold tightly round the hang
er and fix on firmly with satin ribbon
an inch and a half wide twisted over
and over This will be found a great
improvement on the tiny satin sachets
usually sewed in our coats and dresses.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13
ART KNOCKERS AND BELLS.

Knecker. bell pull. porch lamp, etc.
should be in rather quaint designs and
with a little more originality in the
matter of bells and door knockers
Why. oh. why do those who can afford
1t put up with the usual hideous ar
rangement seen by the dozen in every
street and square instead of having one
specially designed or hunting up an old
model in some curfe shop9
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13

or a friend who is the charmed pos
SCISSOR of a car, is supplied with the
wherewtthal to go a-motoring should
the invita- ton be forthcoming-that is,
she possesses a long, all enveloping
general utility coat and a chiffon veil,
which she wears. as do those of US who
may not don these togs for automobile
ing, when the wind is east and it looks
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13

like rain or when she takes the boat on
her summer vacation.
There is to the initiated-the auto
mobile initiated, however "a vast
amount of difference between the gen
eral utility and occasional motoring
garment and the simon pure bona flde
article The genuine auto coat is room
ier in proportions than the trig coat
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-13

designed for use on the street, and
there is a sportsmanly air-a dash and
jauntiness-a bit of swagger If you
will, to the smartly built motor coat
which proclaimS 1t what 1t is in every
knowing line, whether the material be
one of the expensive tweeds. q sturdy
homespun, dustproof mohair or the
lighter tussahs and linens of which
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
This Is MY 64th Birthday
SIR CHARLES b. ROSE.

Sir Charles Day Rose, one of the
Canadian-born members of the British
parliament. was born August %, 1S47,
in Montreal, and received his educa-
ton in that city. In his younger days
he was captain Of the Montreal Garri-
son Artillery and served with that
corps at Trout River on the occasion
OF the Fenian invasion of 1870. OF late
years Sir Charles has made his home
in England, where he has attained
position OF high cminence in the world
OF finance. Entering the banking firm
Of Morton, Rose and Company, of New
York and London. he worked his way
up until he succeeded his father. the
late Rt. Hon. Sir John Rose, as head
OF the firm. In 1850 Sir Charles Rose
Joined Lord Mount Stephen and Lord
Strathcono in the syndicate for the
construction of the Canadian Pacific
Railway. He has been a member Of
parliament since 1908 in which year
he was elected to represent the New
market division of Cambridge. In the
last general election he carried New
castle for the Liberals.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
HOW TO SUCCEED

During the last few years, condi-
tons in all lines of business, even
professional life, have changed so
completely that every man is waking
up to the fact that in order to win
success he must specialize and learn
to do some one thing and do it well.
So 1t is with any article that is sold
to the people. It must have genuine
merit or no amount OF advertising will
maintain the demand for the article.
For many years we have watched
with much interest the remarkable
record maintained by DR.. kilmer's
SwampRoot. the great Kidney. Liver
and Bladder Remedy. From the very
beginning the proprietors had so much
confidence in it that they invited ev-
cry one to test it, free Of cost, before
purchasing.
1t is physicians prescription.
They have on file thousands Of let
tiers received from former sufferers
who are now enjoying good health as
a result OF its use.
However. il you wish first to try q
sample bottle, address DR.. Kilmer &
Co. Binghamton, N. Y, and mention
this paper. They will gladly forward
you sample bottle by mail, absolute
~ free
Regular sizes for sale at all drug
gists-fifty-cents and one-dollar.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
OUR FIRST MINT.


sorns 81 lts Curious Old Ruleo and
Regulations.
The drst United States mint at Phil
adelphia was naturally . very UMPIRE
tentious AFFAIR. The material for COIN
age was secured from abroad. There
was found much difaculty to get any
one OF experience to operate the coiH-
age. and the salary list OF the drst
mint employees was: David Ritten-
house, director. $1,000 per annum:
Tristram Dalton. treasurer. $1,000:
Henry voight, coiner, $1,000: Isaac
Hugh. clerk, 1912.
The regular coinage Of copper began
in 1Te3. silver In 1894 ana gold in 170o
The following curious attracts are
taken from the mint rules and regula-
lions Of the early days:
The allowance under the name OF
drink money IL hereafter to be discon
tinued.
The operations Of the mint through
out the year are to commence ut 8
o'clock In the morning.
Christians day and the Fourth OF
July-and no other days-are estab-
iished holidays at the mint.
He (watchman) will keep in q prop
err arm chest. securely locked, mus
ket and bayonet. two pistols and a
sword
THE Waterman must attend from 6
O'Clock In the evening to o'clock In
the morning. must ring the yard bell
every hour. and send the watchdog
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
'OR|vEN TO DEATH
BY FACE DEFECTS
Mary llg Suicides by Drown.
ing Because of Blemish-
es on Her Face.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2s.-It 10 be.
lieved that Mary Gertrude Zig, whose
body was found in the ocean near here,
ended her life because her face was
married by superficial blemishes that
preyed on her mind.
The parents and brothers of the
girl refuse to admit their belief that
she committed suicide. They say she
was always CHEEKY in expression and
demeanor, no matter what she might
be secretly suffering.
The detectives who were detailed on
the case refuse to entertain the fami-
ly's belief that she was murdered
The physician to whom she last ap-
pealed is indignant over published re-
ports that he treated Miss Zig for facial
blemishes after she had undergone the
face skinning" which permanently
marred her beauty.
Advised by Skin Specialist.
There are scientific and reliable
skin specialists" he said. who do not
be deserved to be classed with takers.
My books are open and will show that
altogether I gave Miss Zig only two
and half hours with the electric need
lie. She had been taking treatments
for superfluous hairs, which had scar.
red her face. and told me she had told
the family her dog struck her cheek
while at play. told her she should
tell her mother at once about the
treatments, but she said nothing could
persuade her to tell them ut home.
She had no more reason to take
such treatment than a baby. I tried
to talk her out of it, but there was no
restraining her.
Would Jail Beauty Takers.
There should be rigid supervision
over practitioners in this facial line,
and the conscienceless shark who
would take money from such a girl,
highstrung and sensitive. like Mary Zig
ought to go to Jail.
"She was what psychologists call a
sensitive She was peculiarly open
to suggestion, and once any one had
TESTED with her about raising mus
SesSiCs do tAOuSntAcS6 lEAcuu0 seem 10
have done. she would never rest until
the thought was taken out OF her
mind.
Underneath her deceptive appear
ance of cheerfulness there was pro-
found melancholy. Had she had a sim
gle friend who could have led her into
the higher thought of which she was
capable, and toward which she was
cropping her way, this beauty madness
would have been cast aside like gar
ment. Lacking that, her mind fed it.
self, and unwholesome brooding took
the place of healthy activity.
"She committed suicide just after
her disappearance. or rather. she was
murdered, for she was driven to her
grave by people whom the state medi.
cal board should never allow to ply
their unprincipled trade
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
Newport
Springfield Republican

some OF whom were often guests Af
Mrs. Astor's dinners and balls, are
now almost wholly omitted from the
guest lists OF the smart dinners and
dances. One says dances advisedly
for society at Newport has grown too
exclusive to give functions large en-.
ough to be termed balls Society.s
structure in the meantime has be.
come much more artificial, its mem.
bership more arbitrary and capricious
and its rank far more contingent upon
the giving Of social functions"
This Indictment is followed with a
picture OF "a fair chatelaine" undergo.
ing the ordeal of two days retire
ment while q French maid applies a
celebrated formula for producing
Titianesque-hued locks. obtainable on.
ly under rare condictions in Paris, =
followed by consideration-made diff
cult by diyorces-of the invitation list
for banquet and dance. the consider.
alton being ended by the decision not
to omit that matter, nearly half of our
families of first-rate celebrity and any
size have some sort of cause celebre-
divorce or worse. To this other SINH
lar scenes are added. It is not a pretty
picture, and perhaps 1t is not alto
gether fair one; certainly 1t is not
fair to that older part of Newport
blessed with real breeding and cul-
ture, comparatively small wealth and
no desire for notoriety. But that Is the
part of Newport of which one seldom
hears, and for the Newport of the idle
rich the picture, even if overdrawn.
probably carries some approximation
to the facts.
The question which suggests itself
Is how long such a society" thus
growing more exclusive will last, even
as matter of interest to those who
scan the papers for idle gossip and
scandal. In the forthcoming second
volume OF his work on THE American
People, a Study in National Psycholo-
gy," A. Maurice Low. the Washington
correspondent of the London Morning
Post, makes this sweeping and posi-
bly, rash yet interesting assertion:
''In America historical families do
not perpetuate themselves. Today in
public life in America there Is not a
single man who bears the name of any
man who played part in the revolu-
ton or whose name was appended to
the Declaration of Independence or
who sat in the convention that framed
the constitution. There are in public
life few, very few, men who can
trace their resent collaterally to col
onial times, But the possessors of his
toric names have gone"
Society" and public life are two
different things, for Astors and Van
derbilts are still prominent In New
York and Newport But while inherit
ed millions may carry with them for a
few generations an assurance OF social
position, in the end the revolution
from "shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves
Is not to be escaped. And as for New
port, we can suffer the spectacle of its
follies with certain equanimity, while
giving credit to the occasional note Of
real manhood and womanhood that
comes from it, for in the rising tide
of our civilization and culture 1t will
inevitably be recognized as more and
more of an excrescence and less and
less as representative in any way of
what is truly American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
"T7LS DATE IN H/STOR "
AUGUST 20.


17S4-State
New York Died Newark, !, 1877
England
s
1S73-Ffrst
remains of Captain John Ericsson, OF
1s9-The
1s1o-Democras
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
Heart to Heart
Talks.
5y EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1905. BY Edwin ANye


'Oui0us::"
Thus exclaimed Mrs. Edward G.
Oodd. widow. when she looked across
Q waste Of chaparral In Texas. IL had
belonged to her husband ana was her
only posscssion.
There were just 225 acres Of this
Wild. cactus producing land. But
Mrs. DOdd nad the genius which ere
ates things. She saw n vision OF long
rows Of growing stun. In her dream
the brown stretch OF chapArral
changed Into
''Onioua."
Hut how make her dream come true?
Uhs had no money. She had what was
better thnn money faith.
HouAehow she communicated this
fAith to man who agreed to clear
and cultivate seventy acres, taking as
his share one-half the tirst crop.
IT seems Incredible. but on that vir-
gin soil Mrs. Dodd realized from the
bt8 crop OF pungsnt Bermudas the
sum Of $4,000.
Well
The next year heavy rains ruined
ths crop and instead Of making mon
q Ass. Dodd lost $1,000.
Qnlty
A lot Of people did quit raising on
ions, but not Mrs. Dodd. She spent
about ILL the money she had made
the drst year iu building huge ware
houAss and packing sheds where the
Vegetables could be stored 20 that
hey would not b softened BY the
rains.
A1d thsn--
Next season perverse nature refused
~ rains, and the drought ruined the
crop.
The cumulated woe Of those two
0i1astrous seasons drove many . man
back to biz wifs's folks."
But this piucky woman. why
Che installed a pump to bring the
water from the nearby Rio Grands riv-
g. u did not work well. She substi-
tuted electric power and now 10 indie
pendent oS Texas skies
Two yeafS ago the crop brought her
$4,000 and last rear twice that sum.
giving Mrs. Dodd the title Of the ION.
- queen Of XsxAs."
Moreover
While other farmers complained OF
H. ohiftlessness Of the '.greascrs.'
l1rs. Dodd has 100 Of them on her :s.c.a
ere taAch--svcsy one 4 loyal Msxtcnn
laborer. Mrs. Dodd built them cot.
>tAgee instead Of shacks. employs a free
pAysiciaa and maiutains school for
their chlldrVu.
Occasionally you nnd a sapient IN
dlvidual who tells you that woman II
deficient In rSasonins power"
should you waste time on the mega
I've ale this accomplishmsat Of Mrs.
Dedd ~ ''Exhibit A."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
Satisfied iisr curiesikx.

4 girl. recently riding in street car.
Was annoyed aAd made curious. Seat.
q opposite her was man anaicted
with crossed eyts. The girl was pref
q and knew t. She knew. too-or
thought che knsw-that al men on the
car wsFe looking at her. That II what
annoyed her. She was In doubt 40 to
WHISTLER the cross eyed mans gase was
1ABtsnsd on her. That 10 why she was
curious. He may have been reading
~ advsrt1sements over her head. He
ny have been looking at the con.
3octoe on tho rear platform. To sat
NY her cuxiosity the girl yawned. The
aee u ~ cootneious 10 the measles.
0As found oat the man was looking at
hG. for hs yawned too.-New York
Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23

through the su.u i.alnis1iAleiy as.--
ringing the bell
Besides the Philadelphia mint. which
b now established Ia palatiAl quarters
at Seventeenth and SprinE Garden
streets, there are mints &C Gan Fran.
cisco. Denver and New Orleans and an
assay ONCE at Carsou City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
HONESTY.

Evszy uaa tahss caro- thak h
ssiGhbr ShAn ~ elsssG M Ba
: day esns whn hebesas y taks
ease ~ b Il nj eheae H. neioh-
III. Thn 4 go wen He has
ehGnuD1 h sAA1ase eat ~ .
en1iue e IL sn-EnnsoA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23

llagistrate-So you admit having
been engaged In making counterfeit
Oe0eyf
prisoner-Yes. your honor. ans
thought It was all right. You see. the
0apply Of the genuine ssticlr Ia SO very.
very shogt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
(Sprfngfleld Republican,

|
Admiral Togo. owing to his regret
table indisposition. was unable to dc
all OF the things which were put upon
the program for him In this part OF
the country. Too many dinners OF
banquets appear to have made him
suffer more than did all the battle
ships Of Rojestvenky's fleet. One OF
the places which our Japanese visit
or did not see was Newport--if he had
his indigestion might have been worse
Yet what was Togo's gain Is not neces.
sarily Americans loss, for we can
bear in peace his failure to take home
amid his American Impressions an
idea of our so-called representative
water place, unless by worse fortune
he should form his idea upon the news
sent out from Newport to some OF
those papers which make a special
cult of the idle rich, their pastimes.
their follies and their scandals
Although the famous Mr.. Lehr, the
gifted originator Of the monkey" din
ner, one of whose other brilliant ex.
ploits was to jump and bark like a
dog on another historic occasion, is
unable to adorn Newport this summer
or would 1t be better to say on ac-
count of his absence-the summer
home par excellence Of our multi-mil.
lionaires has not figured with extreme
credit In recent reports that have
caught the eye. One of the chief things
held up has been that Newport soci-
ETY. smiled upon a certain multi-mil-
lionaire, who was the guilty party in
divorce case, and his fiancee. Posi-
bly, because Of this episode the indie
pendent has seized the opportunity to
publish an anonymous article upon
Newport, society's summer capital" "
the author of which is vouched for by
the editors of that periodical as hav-
ing had ample means to learn whereof
he writes.
The article is a singing attack, and
begins with caustic comparison be-
tween European nobility. described as
finding in society in general, "particu-
larly in summer migratory residence,
relaxation, surcease from care and
worry and the ultrafashionable Am
erican plutocrat, who. on the contrary,
finds in society a treadmill from
which there is no shuffling out, the
giving and attending of round of So
cial functions which cannot be neg
lected, without imperiling or more Of
ten actual loss Of CASTE" The idea is
plain, even If the English is involved.
The late Mrs. Aston, long the recog-
nized social leader in New York and
a true grand dame,was regarded as
setting a standard which gave to go
ciety" at least something of tone so
long as she lived, for she made de-
mands of those whom she invited to
her drawing rooms, and she recogniz-
ed merit outside the circle Of gilded
wealth. But since her death brought
her influence to an end, the fortunes
not only of the house of Aston itself,
but of the society which in measure
she ruled, have Jared less well. Thus
we read in the article referred to:
"Since the death of Mrs. Astor, and
from a completely of causes, the pow
er of money has asserted itself as new
er before in the annals Of Newport
society. A host of society folk both all
-the.year.round residents of Newport
and cottage owners from New York,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-23
EAesr,vraens.s.u

Experimenting.
Constance - Is It an engagement !;
Clare with new ring,-No: just
skirmish
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-11-17
COWLEY & NIMMD,
WILL QUIT GRAND
No Object For Them To Hold
onto Playhouse
Longer

After January "a, Devils Lakes
beautiful playhouse, the Grand, will
probably be closed unless new manage
ment is secured by that time.
Cowley & Nimmo have decided to
quit the show game in this, city and
will leave here the first of the year,
probably going to western points where
they have already been offered fat
tering propositions in the business
world. For two years Cowley & MINI
mo have had the Grand, giving the
public some of the best attractions on
the road and all the time conducting
high class "show shop" Their ef-
forts have not been rewarded with suf-
ficient financial gain to make it an
object for them to keep the house
open longer and they recently decid-
ed to give up the business.
With the departure of Cowley &
Nimmo from the Grand, vaudeville
will be discontinued at this house
and the roller rink will also be closed
unless other arrangements are made.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-11-17
Tickets Selling Like Hot Cakes For
Lake Region Get.ACquainted
Spread
EMPIRE BUILDER COMING
James J. Hill To Be Guest of Honor
of Devils Lake Commercial
Club

James ]. Hill, the Empire Builder,
will be the guest of the Devils Lake
Commercial club on the night of No.
vember %, when the greatest get-to-
gether banquet ever held in this dis
trict will take place at the Great Nor
thern hotel.
Secretary M. J. Cowley of the Com
mercial club, wired Mr.. Hill yester-
day, that this date had been definitely
decided on for the Lake Region spread,
and that the Commercial club is await.
ing the coming of the great railroad
man with much interest and enthusi-
asm.
About 400 representative men of the
Lake Region will sit down to this ban
quet. The tickets for members of the
Devils Lake Commercial club have
been limited to $50 and are already
about disposed of. The rest of
the tickets, for the most part, will
go to business men of the Lake Region
who are to be hidden to the banquet
by the Commercial club.
The committees having the big af-
fair in charge are working over time
and are making elaborate plans for
the visit Of Mr.. Hill.