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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

water will help to keep the gray hair fluffy and lustrous-which means that the white threads are clean and gleaming-and daily brushing will re- duce the obstinate locks to order and make them take the positions desired. After the hair has become gray pow der may be used plentifully in it with out showing and this helps to make 1t appear thicker and more fluffy. The coiffure in the picture has been well powdered and brushed and then turn ed over soft natural hair rat all around without waving or curling. At the back is a large, soft Psyche knot matched to the natural gray hair and a jeweled comb.
 1 Gowns and Blouses for Everyday Wear.
 While the mature figure invariably looks better in a one-piece gown which gives unbroken lines, the blouse is the only alternative with coat and skirt suit. Unless the woman of fifty has an extremely slender, youthful figure. she should banish the thought of separate white blouses, for no woman of middle age and enbon- point can hope to be dignified, charm ing or graceful in a dark skirt and white waist. White may be added about the neck and down the front of the dark waist, however, and this Is easy to accomplish just now when contrasting vests and neckwear are so fashionable. The separate blouse pictured on the seated figure shows how white can be combined with dark fabric very pleasingly. This blouse accompanies a coat and skirt suit of plum colored fabric, and the blouse of plum colored satin matches the fabric of the suit exactly. Stock col lar, tiny yoke, revers and graceful jabot are of shadow lace, and the sleeve frills are also of this beautiful lace. A detachable collar of White crepe de chine may be removed when the blouse Is worn under the coat, and smart bows and bands Of black satin snuggle among the frills of lace on vent and sleeve.
 The coiffure in this illustration Is also worthy of note. The hair Is softly waved and very simply arranged on top of the head, but 1t makes charming frame for the face--a most important point when the face is no. longer young.
 Another illustration shows an ad- mirable, one-piece gown for everyday wear. This gown has simple, digni- fled lines and the materials are smart ly and pleasingly combined. It will be noted that the skirt falls well over the feet and that at the top, the bodice is softened by transparent yoke of fine white net. The woman past thirty-five Is always very un- wise to swathe her neck in dark col ors-unless the fabric is airy and soft
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The Becoming Hat of Paramount Importance Boots and Gloves As Youthful As One Pleases Rich Fabrics and Subdued Tones the Older
 Woman's Wise Choice The Coifure

often she makes the mistake of go-' ing to the other extreme and elects to wear dull, lifeless hues or assumes economical black for the residue of her natural existence. Now black may be interesting or n-interesting, according to what it's fabric is, and how that fabric is fashioned It has to be very interesting indeed to look well on the woman whose natural physical. charms have faded, yet it is the standby of most aging women be- cause it offers an easy solution of the troublesome color problem and because it is so economical.
 There are many shades which are very becoming after fifty but they are not the vivid shades that make for smartness and chic in youth. Cerise should be avoided as the plague bright greens also. Likewise yellows and browns. After the hair has turn ed gray brown should not be worn at all, although the woman who has brown eyes and dark brows may sometimes venture upor pale yellows. Old blues are becoming; grunes and plums are almost invariably so and there are certain shades of rich. soft green which are charming when used sparingly. A very smartly dressed woman in the Astor corridor the other afternoon wore Q tailored suit of black and white striped serge. the white stripe but a suggestion on the black surface, and with this black and white suit went black and white chiffon blouse, white gloves, trim patent leather boots with buttoned cloth tops-and a black velvet tooue with willow green ostrich feather at one side. That one touch of green. soft and subdued though the color was, made the whole costume indi- Vidual and chic and the pretty green feather harmonized well with the iron gray hair and dark eyes of it's wearer.
 The color standbys of the woman over fifty, however, are black and white-a very different matter from all black, and certain shades of gray. Smoke and pearl grays are usually flattering to middle age. Gun metal is always distinguished when repre- sented in handsome materials Taupe Is possible sometimes, and when the complexion is still fair and the hair gray or white ue-lavenders may be combined happily with the gray cos tunes. The evening gown pictured is a most distinguished harmony in gray, black and white tones, and while es- sentially simple in line, has the dignity and distinction that are proper. The trailing skirt IS of black charmeuse and is gracefully draped about the feet the tip of a dainty black kid buttoned boot peeping from under the soff droneriea This ouestiOn of leupth in the older woman's dress Is a vital one. Too short gown will rob the stateliest woman of dignity and after
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MFTER all there is nothing que
 like knitted sweater for all-
 round comfort. It fills the bill ~ h completely-so far as protec- ton from the cold is concerned and it has a convenient way of smuggling under the arm or rolling itself nicely out of the way when not needed for immediate use which its would-be formidable rival, the Mackinaw. can not hope to initiate.
 Last spring everybody was proph- esying that the Mackinaw was going to oust the long beloved sweater from favor, but no such thing happened the sweater was far too firmly estab- lished in feminine hearts to be ban ished for any other garment what soever and the dozens of delightful new sweater styles appearing this fall attest the continued popularity of these knitted garments.
 A new arrival Is the raw silk sweat CT, named the Gaby sweater after popular little actress who visited New York last season. These silk sweaters are delightfully."- warm and they fit ex- quisitely, giving the figure beautiful trim lines. Sometimes two colo.s are SCAasctAASst VhieO aio pA OWht Of ullu green or some similar combination, the contrasting shades showing in the ribbed weave when the sweater is stretched over the figure. These silk sweaters are also most convenient for wear under motor coat. and they seem to take up no room at all. for all their warmth and cosiness. No fabric except fur or leather will really keep out the cold when motoring in win ter time, and under the biggest, warm est worsted-woven coat sweater is usually necessary for extra protection against searching winds. The pretty girls who are making ready to attend the big football matches this month are providing themselves with knitted silk sweaters in their -vorite college colors and if the day proves bright and sunny. the motor coat may be re- moved part of the time at the game so that the loyal colors may be seen.
 Most sweaters intended for cold weather wear have now collars which may b. turned up snugly around the
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which really do take all the joy out of tramping, and wears sturdy laced boots of tan leather with broad, rath- CT low heels and a sole that lifts the foot we'll above dampness. A new tan leather. much liked for all around out of door winter wear, may be cleaned with ordinary soap and water. The leather resists the water which removes every soil and stain spot from the surface without in the least injuring the color and luster. These boots come in the smart buttoned styles as well as in the heavy laced models for winter tramping in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

worthy of note. It Is perfectly simple in arrangement yet is in reality most exquisitely arranged-as the older woman's hair must be to get grace full effect. Gray hair is seldom as plastic as more youthful hair. It crimps and frizzes instead of waving softly and 1t refuses to spring up fiuffily, preferring to stick to the scalp or stand out in unpleasant strings or wisps. Frequent shampoos with pinch of bicarbonate of soda in the
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fifty all indoor and formal costumes should have skirts as long as can be worn with comfort. It Is much better to have the gown drag all. around and lift 1t slightly with the hand as one walks than to have 1t escape the floor. by an inch or two-so far as grace and dignity are concerned.
 Over the black charmeuse skirt of the evening gown under consideration is dropped a tunic of dark gray chif- fon embroidered with white jet-just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

throat. Two of the sweaters illus trated today have this arrangement. One Is doublebreasted and buttons down the left side, straight, deep knitted band encircling the throat. The sweater on the standing figure IS a new model combining a comfortable V neck with knitted hood and collar which may be drawn Up when desired. After the hood has been adjusted over the head. a buttoned flap holds the crossed revers snugly over the chest and throat. This sweater has trim well shaped proportions and the deep hem or border at the lower edge. slashed at the sides. adds a new trim ming note.
 The knitted motor hood accompany ing the double breasted sweater IS made of old blue worsted and Is be- coming as well as delightfully."- warm and cosy. It is lined with soft. old blue silk and is so shaped that it may be adjusted gracefully over the head, while the long ends twist about the neck. A third sweater and hood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

now immensely fashionable. The bodice Is of tucked gray chiffon over three layers of white net and at back and front corselet of rich whke Venise lace, yelled by black net. rises over the tucked chiffon bodice. Tuck CTS of flesh colored net yelled with white lace are set into the decolletage at front and back.
 Coiffurc an Important Consideration.
 The hairdressing pictured with this evening gown for woman of fifty is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

Plaster casts may be cleaned by dipping them into cold liquid starch. which can be brushed off when dry. The dirt will be found to come oft with the stareh.
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Notes and Novelties
BUTToNED-oN HAIR.

~ AIASE tresses are so frankly worn
 nowadays that nobody need feel the least sensitiyeness about don- ming whatever Is necessary for be- comingness in this line The latest French coiffure resembles the old-style French twist of the eighties, the hair being rolled over at the back in a long vertical roll and pinned fast with an immense curved comb, also worn vertically The new twist, however. suggests a loosely arranged coiffure rather than the hard, rigid effect of a past generation and the front hair Is gracefully, waved and drawn down to cover brow and ears. Foreheads must not show at all, according to Paris, and there are fringes and other de- vices whio h are used to cover brows too intellectual in height The most interesting of these is the buttoned- on wave. This Is a long wave of hair. something like combed out puff. which is attached over one ear under big shell button-pin, combed straight across the top of the head and tho forehead as the small boys foretop used to be on Sunday mornings. and fastened on the opposite temple with another shell button. This forehead wave Is. of course, matched to the natural hair and 1t mingles with the waves of natural hair at sides and back.
 PLAID SILK FOR THE LITTLE
 GIRL.
 A SMARTLY dressed child lunching H at one of the large hotels the
 other day wore a frock of black and white plaid taffeta in quite bold plaid pattern. The plaid was used on the bias and the little frock had a pieated skirt and long waisted bodice separated by softly knotted sash of black velvet ribbon big sailor collar of black satin covered the top of the bodice and over this was a smaller collar of very fine ma chine embroidery edged with cluny lace. Cuffs of the black satin with over-cuffs of embroidery finished decidedly chic little frock.
 OILED PAPER IN THE PANTRY. <N HE virtues of oiled paper are overlooked by some housekeep- W CTS. A left over slice of cake may be kept fresh by wrapping in oiled paper, or a biscuit or two for tomorrow's lunch. Oiled paper will make the sandwiches in the children's lunch box more palatable. and food wrapped in oiled paper takes less room in the icebox than if set on plates or saucers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

. FIFTY is not old--in these days 3H when no woman thinks of "old & age" as anything under eighty v or ninety, fifty is really little
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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
viii Donate to Geological Gardens she
Game He Bagged From Long
Hunting Expedition In Africa.

Cleveland, O.-Bronzed by tropic
suns. Kenyon v. Painter. prominent
Cleveland club man. has Just returned
from world tour. Coincident with
his arrival in Cleveland truck load
of boxes and cages were unloaded at
his estate on Shaker Heights.
The boxes contained live specimens
of the rarest tropical birds, the finest
collection ever brought to the United
States-most of the birds being the
first of their kind to reach this coun-
try.
Accompanied by his wife. Painter
own efforts brought him scores of
specimens. and others he obtained
rom natives who brought them down
to the coast from regions where white
men are almost unknown. Singapore,
supplied many of the specimens.
Painters collection arrived in Cleve-
land in good condition. Many of the
birds will be forwarded to the Ma
tional Geological gardens in Washing
ton. to which Painter has been fire.
quent contributor.
blTuS Vi dii Sizes anu cOloIS MT
about the cages in Painters aviary.
Pigeons from Burma. as large as
chickens. that lay eggs OF proportion
ate size, are In a cage beside one con-
tanning mites OF birds from Ceylon.
which look more like insects.
Long-legged birds with short bills
contrast grotesquely with short-legged
birds with long bills. and all In form
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
Grievances of British Tars Weak
ening the Navy.
Condition Of Men on Lower Decks of
More Importance Than Building
New ships-Reforms Are
Demanded.

London.--F'irst Lord of the Admir-
atty Winston Churchill is never long
out Of hot water. This time he has
reused the indignation of the radical
extremists of his own party because
the reduction on the naval estimates
Tor the current year did not go far
enough in the direction of retrench-
ment to please them.
whereas the Little Englanders. .
as they are called. hoped that saw
ing OF at least $5.000,O0O would be
effected. Churchill only found 1t DOS
sible to reduce the naval estimates by
just over s1.50000O. But If he has
not pleased some OF his own parlia-
mentary supporters. Winston Churchill
has been subjected to little but friend
ly criticism by the opposition. who
are bent on accelerating the building
program rather than retarding it.
While there has been the usual
amount of talk about new ships and
armaments. not much attention has
been paid to the factor without which
England's Wanted navy is useless
the man behind the gun From time
to time it has been whispered that
there is considerable unrest in the
lower deck rating, where. says Lionel
Yexley. one of the service critics.
many grievances exist. which, unless
rectified. will one day shock John
Bull out of his complacency.
AS the 5ackies are forbidden by
their terms of service to form trade
union. the general public knows little
about their wrongs. and half an hour,s
talk with some of the men at naval
station is required to show that 1T is
high time some reforms were intro
duced on the lower deck.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10

him in dark corner for two hours
each night because he did not have
his cap on straight or dared to wear a
waist belt to keep his trousers up"
Another OF the seaman's grievances
relates to the decreased chance OF
promotion owing to the increase In
the number Of stokers in the person
mel The leading seaman complains
that he has less chance than ever OF
becoming a petty officer. Increased
pay is also another demand OF the
lower deck. An experienced able sea
man. If married. is expected to sup
port a home on just under SO week;
less the cost of his uniform,
1t is not suggested by any one that
the English jackies are on the brink
of mutiny, but 1t is known in the best
informed circles that large proper
ton of them are discontented, and as
the first line Of defense is not the
ships, but the men, pressure is being
brought to bear on the admiralty to
hold an impartial inquiry into the
facts of the case.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
FEARED FOR HIS CHARACTER
Disciple of Bacchus Evidently Real
lied That Circumstances Looked
Bad for Him.

Harry was a faithful servant of a
large cotton planter whom he called
after the manner OF slavery days,
MSam (Marse Sam). At stated in
tervals Harry was wont to get glori-
ously drunk; and one night in the fall.
after day in town, the mules hitched
to his wagon drew up before the lot
of the plantation. with Harry pros
trate and snoring In the bottom of the
wagon. Here one OF his numerous
progeny. boy named Job, discovered
him. and unable to awaken his father.
or to secure any assistance from Har-
ry's dsgusted wife. he appealed to tho
planter, who had the mules unhitched.
covered Harry with blanket and with
his own hands dragged the wagon un-
der a shed.
Next morning Harry woke hazily
and sat up. rubbing his eyes. Job"
be cried aloud; "hurrah heer. Jobl'
and when Job had come under the
shed. How come here?"
Job sulkily explained how It had
happened.
did M'Sam pull me under here?'
asked Harry in dismay. "Gret Lordy.
feared he t'nk l mus drunk!'-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
German Magazine Says "stinger" is
Boiled Into Flax and Used as Cot
ton Substitute.

Breslau.-The much abused stinging
nettle has. 1t seems. commercial
value. A German magazine says a
process has been discovered by which
the nettle can be made to yield sup
ply of smooth. bleached. spinnnable
yard at a price considerably less than
that of raw cotton.
The nettles are harvested twice a
year, and when dry they lose the pow
er to sting and can be handled like
fax to remove the leaves and twigs.
The naked stems are then boiled
in diluted soda lye in open kettles for
half an hour or SO, until the fiber be-
gins to loosen. wien 1t is separated by
revolving brush machine. The proc
ess Of refinement is completed by re-
peated boilings. and by thorough wash
ings, also under pressure
The product now consists of perfect
ly clean "degummed" lustrous fbers
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
WOES OF SAILORS

Ali the trouble has arisen through
the conversion of the warship from a
stately sailing vessel into a floating
gunnery platform. Much of the work
ard discipline necessary to the early
form of fighting ship has been retain
ed on the latest types. where cleanli-
ness Is still the fetich. Most of the
unrest is undoubtedly due to the way
punishment is meted out for minor Of
lenses entirely void of criminality. All
the disciplinary regulations. Lionel
Yexley points out. were framed when
the seaman's main duty was to pull on
ropes and to punish him II he did not
get from one to another quick enough,
but you cannot drive men to shoot
straight with modern ordinance.
THE state employs the sailor dur
Ing the day at work which calls for
the full use of cultivated intelligence.
and then it will take him and stand
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
Huntsman Brings Rare Birds

and coloring look like comic opera
members Of the bird kingdom. The
composite sound of bird voices from
the collection resembles a Chinese
funeral march.
Only one note Of discords enters into
Painters satisfaction over his trip.
After long search of Borneo, Suma-
ira and Java he got three specimens
OF the Malay water deer. one Of the
rarest of animals At San Francisco
government officials would not allow
them to be landed because of pro-
hibitory regulation.
The deer are only ten inches high.
but were classified as deer neverthe-
less. The New York geological gar
dens and the San Francisco zoo are
now engaged in competitive effort to
cause the government to relent and
allow them to take the animals.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
FOR EVERY FAMILY
MEDICINE CHEST

To the head of every family the
health OF It's different members is
most important, and the value of an
agreeable laxative that is certain in
its effect is appreciated. One Of the
most popular remedies in the family
medicine chest is a combination OF
simple laxative herbs with pepsin that
is known to druggists and physicians
as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This
preparation is mild and gentle In its
action on the bowels. yet positive in
Its effect A dose of Syrup Pepsin at
night means relief next morning.
while its tonic properties tone up and
strengthen the muscles OF stomach.
liver and bowels SO that these organs
are able in short time to again per-
form their natural functions without
help.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and sf.00
bottles If you have never tried this
simple. inexpensive. yet effective
remedy. write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell.
201 Washington ST., Monticello, ILL.,.
and ask for a sample bottle. DR.. Cald-
well will be glad to send 1t without
any expense to you whatever.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
Yarn Made From Nettles

of yellowish tint. Proper bleaching
methods change this color to dazzling
white. at the same time heightening
the natural luster.
The nettle fiber is now ready to be
treated like other textile threads-that
is to say. 1t can be combed. carded
and spun. When all is done the fin-
ished yarn is as soft and smooth as
flax. with only slight "woodiness"
remaining, II there is anything in this
process the nettle will certainly cease
to be a despised weed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
Having Fun.

The brilliant wit of the bar looked
at the moon-faced farm laborer and
winked at his friends and whispered
Now, we'll have some fun"
Have you been married?" he be-
gan.
"Ye-e-es." stammered the laborer
once"
Whom did you marry?"
"A w-w-woman. sir"
Come, my good man, OF course II
was a woman. Did you ever hear OF
any one marrying a mani"
"Ye-e-es. sir; my sister did"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
Boy Has "a Fingers.

Bilbao. Spain.--A woman called at
the hospital here, bringing her son.
who has enormous hands and twelve
fingers on each The most curious
part of the case is that all her sons
possess similar hands. One has TWEEN
ty-one fingers. another twenty-three
and the other five children twenty
four fingers each. All are living and
enjoying good health. Many doctors
are studying these cases.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
Had Been Shot Down From
Gun.

York, Pa.-A telephone in the home
of DR.. w. A. Yeagy of Dillsburg made
an excellent burglar alarm.
Robert Baily. living not far away,
detected man in the act OF crawling
through a window into the home of
the physician. Not caring to risk an
eLcounter with the would-be thief, he
went to his telephone and called up
the physician.
Looking out again he saw the burg
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
TRAIN ESCAPED BIG SLIDE
Engineer Of Passenger Saw a Noun
tain Slide in Washington
Just In Time.

Ellensburg, Wash.-Barely Ave min
utes before the Chicago. Milwaukee &
Puget Sound "Olympian" train from
Chicago was due to pass the point an
avalanche swept down the mountain
between Lacenia and Rockdale, bury
Ing the tracks. destroying bridge
and damming creek. The engineer
of the train saw the obstruction and
brought his train to standstill.