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The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
NEWEST COLOR IN velvet
"Absinthe" by Those Who Have
Designed 1t.
Photograph by Underwood & Underwood. N. Y.

A peculiar greenish yellow shade.
not oliye and not tan, is now much,
fancied for formal afternoon frocks:
for bridge, reception or luncheon.
wear. A costume of this sort has just
been finished for bride of the month.
Absinthe chiffon velvet is the mate
rial and the suit includes a graceful
draped skirt and the most coquettish,
of coats, short enough at the front to
reveal the black satin draped girdle
but falling at the back in long tails
to the knee. These tails slope gradi
ually from the double breasted front
and give the coat graceful cutaway
effect, viewed from the side. Enor-
nous revers of the velvet are gath
cred at the top into turnover Robes
pierre collar of black velvet and
hang to the waistline over the coat
front. The revers and collar open in
a deep "
The skirt has a wide front and
back panels hanging perfectly
straight, the sides being caught up
below the hips into a soft transverse
drapery. To match this absinthe VEL
vet costume there are patent leather
boots with buttoned tops Of pale tan
cloth and very curved French heels,
and hat of cream white MORE silk
banded with mink and having one
green and one gold quill.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Tea Gown Reminder.

The f1owered silks can be utilized
with great charm for making the neg
ligee, but care should be taken to pro-
cure those that do not crush.
Charmeuse, crepe de chine, or voile
of a plain and delicate coloring Is q
satisfactory choice. Two or even
three materials may be blended in
one toilette.
Then there is chiffon to remember
One delightful model is made of rose
petal pink chiffon over a loose under
robe of silk of the same tone. The
robe is quite without trimming. save
for tiny fowerets made of the chiffon
bordering the turned back fronts of
the outer dress, which looks very
much like a coat with train.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
IN THESE DAYS OF DIVORCES
Really Nothing Remarkable In the
Simple and Frank Explanation
Of the Small Boy.

We were walking down the street
Sunday and we saw the most beauti.
full child sitting on the front steps
of pretty house. says Ted Robinson.
His eyes were so big and blue, his
curly head so golden, his innocent
smile so frank and inviting that we
could not resist the temptation to en-
ter into conversation with him.
well. son." we said in the idiotic-
ally genial way with which an adult
usually addresses child, "how old
are you?"
-Four" lisped the infant. Gle didn't
really lisp it, because you can't lisp
when you say four; but that's the way
children are supposed to do)
Isn't that fne!" ct would have
been just as fine il he'd been three,
though, or five. More idiocy.) And
whose little boy are you?"
"Mamma's iii boy"
aren't you papa'c little boy, too"
Nope"
why aren't you papa's little boy?"
"The decree gimme to mamma"
Then we went on our pleasant way.
Savannah Morning News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Fashionable Brown.

The return to favor which yellow
has been enjoying Of late has been
confirmed for the autumn, and among
the new tints which will be placed
high on the list Of fashionable colors
burnt orange appears. 1t is already
being exploited largely in Paris. and
with it also sulphur and amber. In
addition there are chartreuse, the love-
ly limpid yellow of the cordial; fame
yellow, whose intensity makes it be-
coming only to certain compilations,
and canary, another vivid hue. Brown
in every graduation is raised to a
pinnacle of modishness, and cigar
a1nalgamated with black will be seen
instead Of the almost inevitable mag
pie combination, which will, however,
be modish also.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Machine That Plays Violin.

An invention has been perfected in
PRODUCING machine that will play a
violin. The construction Of the artifi-
cial fiddler is ingenious. The bow is
a true circle, hoop OF horsehair.
which travels round and round con-
tinuously. Standing on end inside tho
hoop are three violins. Along the
neck Of the instruments stretches a
row Of uncanny fingers that run up
and down the strings just like the real
thing. The violins stand back about
an inch from the moving hoop oe
horsehair, against which they are
pushed at the psychological moment
when tho note is to be struck. SoloS
duets, and trios are astonishingly easy
to the automaton. Like most auto
matte machines, however, It lacks one
capability-it cannot tune itself. 1ts
cost 10 $4,000.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Pineapple is good for indigestion,
the juice containing . digestive fluid
similar to pepsin.
II you wish to preserve your teeth
take all medicines containing acids
through a glass tube.
Almond oil and lanolin in equal
parts rubbed into the eyebrows will
stimulate their growth.
For greasy, oily skin, put some
astringent little alcohol or toilet
vinegar, into the wash water.
Honey Is excellent in nearly all
throat and lung affections. For q
sharp tickling throat cough a tea
spoonful taken every few moments
will quickly allay the irritation.
The habit of biting the nails may be
conquered by will power in an older
person, but with children cut the nails
very close and dip the ends Of the
fingers in quinine or little extract
Of quassia.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

Cloud-gray taffetas is used for the
skirt. which is trimmed at foot with
a band of embroidery on net.
The plain Magyar bodice Is Of the
same; over this at top of sleeves and
side is gray silk spotted ninon of a
lighter shade, which is continued down
sides of skirt in panier effect, the
edges being finished with insertion;
the same insertion outlines the "V' at
neck. which is filled in with piece
lace; buttons trim the front.
Materials required: Four and one
half yards taffetas AZ inches wide'
three yards ninon 40 inches wide. ten
buttons, about eight yards insertion
two yards wide, trimming for skirt.
one-fourth yard lace Is inches wide.
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(CopyriRht by +. L. Nelson

nounced Baker and put threat on
record that 1 would get even with him
when l got through with my work
for the state. He only smiled, and we
were all sent to Sing Sing. He left
when his time was up, and I obeyed
the rules to get my short time. The
only comfort had during the weary
years that I polished castings in Sing
Sing was nursing my revenge. 1t
made the work easy, and the sun nev-
or shone so brightly as on the day
when l threw of the stripes and was
set free.
II had a big bank roll when I be-
gan life again, and after spending a
couple of weeks in the country to get
rid Of the prison shuttle, I began the
hunt for Baker, the stool pigeon. He
had been out Of jail about eight years
before me- I hunted until l felt sick
and feared that l would never meet
him. l learned that he went to Eu-
rope and was away for several years.
When 1t looked very dark for me good
luck came from an unexpected source.
II was talking with Harry Hill one
evening In his old place In East Hous-
ton street, and he mentioned that re-
Gently he had seen an old friend OF
mine, at prize fight in Paterson. l
asked him who it was and he told me
Abe Baker. That name sounded sweet
to my ear I found out from Hill that
Baker had changed his name to Henry
Lawrence, and was the owner of sew.
eral horses and followed the trotting
circuit for a living. This was all the
clue l wanted and I started to find
Lawrence.
"A few days later there was trot-
ting match at the old Fashion track
on Long Island, and went there.
Lawrence was one of the first men I
met. I would not have known him.
He wore a heavy bsard and was
known as Kentucky sport. did not
speak to him, but kept him in sight
and followed him to his home in East
Thirty-fifth street. I found that he
was married. l kept my eye on him
for several days to get line on his
habits. He did not 60 around much,
but knew several of the friends that
he visited. He did not 60 out nights,
and after l had watched for a week
I sent him letter. signed by one Of
his friends, and asked him to meet
me at eight o'clock in the evening.
II watched his house and saw him
come out after dark. l followed, and
between Second and Third avenue,
when the street was clear Of people,
in Thirty-fifth street, hit him with a
blackjack He fell on the sidewalk. l
struck him until he quit struggling.
thought l had fixed him, sure, and to
make things look easy, ripped off his
watch, diamond ring and pin. This
was to give the idea that the assault
was for the purpose OF robbery. No
one appeared on the block and was
safe He scarcely breathed and to
make sure that he would never squeal
on any ore else, gave him jab with
a knife in the left side. It was nasty
work, but felt happier when I walked
away than l had been in ten years"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
"PROUD AND GLAD"
Because Mother Looked So Well
After Quitting Coffee.

An Ohio woman was almost dis
tracted with coffee dyspepsia and
heart trouble.
Like thousands of others. the drug
-cafeine-in coffee was slowly but
steadily undermining her nervous
system and interfering with natural
digestion Of food. (Tea is just as in
furious as coffee because it contains
caffeine, the poisonous drug found in
coffee)
For 80 years." she writes. II havs
used coffee. Have always been sick.
ly-had heart trouble and dyspepsia
with ulcers in stomach and mouth SO
bad, sometimes, l was almost dis
tracted and could hardly eat a thing
for q week.
II could not sleep for nervousness,
and when would lie down at night
I'd belch up coffee and my heart
would trouble me. 1t was like poison
to me. l was thin-only weighed 125
lbs, when l quit coffee and began to
use Postum.
From the first day that belching
duu UuIuluS III uy 6IOuldCu 6lOppcU.
could sleep as soundly as anyone
and, after the first month, whenever
l met any friends they would ask me
what was making me so fleshy and
looking SO well.
Sometimes. before could answer
quick enough, one Of the children or
my husband would say. Why, that is
what Postum Is doing for her'-they
were all so proud and glad.
when I recommend It to anyone
always tell them to follow dlrec.
tions in making Postum. az it Is not
good to taste II weak. but fine when
it has the flavor and rich brown
color" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Greek. Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road te
Wellville," in pkgs. "Theres Q rea'
son."
Ever read the obovo lettert A 1~W
0ae appea1s from time to t1nA. TAoy
- se1.i:c, tr.~ a.a t.ll q A.1as
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Bridal Pettleoat.

The bride or the girl who wishes
something pretty and inexpensive
may make for herself dainty petit
coat. Choosing white satin as the
foundation, she has simply to sew
upon it from the height Of the knee
a flounce Of lace slightly frilled on.
but only slightly, 20 that the pattern
may be seen. The petticoat looks
exquisite when there II chosen for
the TIN q net applique with seal
loped design that recalls broderie IN
19aADH IN net.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
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Recent Case.

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the pains kept getting more and moro
severe and grew steadily Worea. Later
. numbness came over my feet. Il
gradually extended up my legs to my
spine and waist. BY this time I had
lost all control of my legs. Next my
bladder and bowels were affected and I
lost all control of them. At this stage
az and III f,om So November, %ss % 1885, 70 % &psi,
1905, I was confined to the bed. NY
memory was so affected that thought
I would lose my mind. looked JUST
like dead person. Ny lips and finger
nails were blue. I suffered with ter
rible sharp, shooting pains and could
get relief only from the use Of morphine
II was treated by five st. Paul doc
tors. All of them pronounced my case
locomotor ataxia. One sid l could,
not live Q year and another told my
wife all he could do for me was to give
medicine to relieve the pain. I was
discouraged and, when my brother in
law urged me to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, I did 80 willingly
for he had read of their curing q case
similar to mine. I started to take the
pills in March, 1905, while I was still
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when I felt 4 slight change for the bet-
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Those who are interested In the treat>
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DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
oil druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
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Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
OFFICER QUAckENBUsH's STORY

"The finding Of Henry Lawrence"
said Detective Quackenbush, "all
knocked to pieces in East Thirty-fifth
street, created great sensation.
When I saw him at Bellevue hospital
the doctors said he did not have one
chance in a hundred of recovering.
never saw, in all my experience as a
policeman, person who was so thor
oughly beaten up. Why, there was
not a square inch Of his body, which
was not marked in some way, and his
face and head were about twice the
normal size.
THE doctors said that his skull had
been fractured in the frontal region by
a blow from some blunt weapon, pre-
sumably a slungshot or club; that 1t
would be necessary to trephine the
frontal bone and remove the broken
pieces and splinters which, to all ex-
ternal appearances, had penetrated
the brain. Lawrence, was. Of course,
in such a condition that he could not
tell anything about the assault. Even
II he recovered the probability was
that he would not be able to give a
connected and reliable story of the
affair.
"The neighborhood Of East Thirty
fifth street was at that time the
stamping ground Of the notorious
Brick Yard Gang. which had among
it's members about as many cut
throats and thugs as could be found
in any part Of the city. They had
been at work for long time holding
up citizens in the street. Although
many of them were sent away their
places seemed to be steadily filled,
and the gang did not lose it's power.
Denny Brady, who afterward led the
most successful gang of masked bur-
glars that was ever formed in this
city for pillage along the Hudson
river front between here and Al
bany, was the leader of the gang He
was about as tough a citizen as ever
went unhung.
'All the evidence in the case point
ed to robbery as the motive of the
crime. Lawrence's watch and jewelry,
which were worth about $500, had
been taken and his pockets had been
turned inside out. The whole appear
ance Of the clothing was such as was
usually found in cases where the gang
had done up victim.
There were, however, two puzzling
features in the case. In Lawrence's
inside waistcoat pocket, In a large
wallet, were $4,000 in cash and the
records of several bets which had
been made the day that he was in
jured. The theory which was adopted
as the most plausible one was that
some Of the gang had been at the
track and seen the roll Of bills Law
renee carried, and given him the razoo
the first chance they got at him when
he was alone. =.
II went to see Denny Brady, as
knew him very well, to have a talk
with him about the crime The thief
who is accused falsely will always
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
VOGUE for Fur 1rimmina,

The Dry Goods Economist makes
the statement that this season fur
reigns supreme. In some form or
other it Is used on practically all
styles of suits, wraps, gowns and
blouses. Street dresses have skirt
bands and narrow finishing strips In
the collar, cuffs and vest Afternoon
and evening dresses show touches of
fuf In the skirt trimmings, ON the
drapefieS and ~ q finish to ~Wslsts
Fox, skunk, elnine. mole. mink
ca=acul and seal are the fevorite furp
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Clever Idea Of Collector.

Here Is rare specimen of business
humor, received the other day by q
London firm. 1t ran;
Our cashier fell unconscious at his
desk this morning. Up to this time,
4 p. M. we have been unable ia
get word out of him except your
names. May we say to him, with z
view to his immediate recovery, that
we have your check, as we think that
Is what he has on his mind?"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Fond Memories.

"Baggs is such an ugly man, Miss
Prettyface, that I cannot understand
why he seems to interest you So"
"Of course, you can't, but with hia
dogged expression and his pug nose,
he reminds me so much of my pet
terrier"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Not for Her.

He seems to be so SUPERFICIAL
said Mrs. Oldcastle.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Gottalotte, al
she hung her $4,000 necklace over the
back Of a chair. I've noticed that.
He's got half dozen big ones stuffed,
that he claims he caught. wouldn't
have such things In my dining ROOM"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
lonu-felt Want.

Long-Felt Want.
Man (entering store)-A card in
your window says: boy wanted over
sixteen years."
Proprietor sir; have you one?
Man-No just dropped in to ask
you If you weren't discouraged, that's
all.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
Suitable Attir,

Suitable Attire.
How were the sailors dressed who
were left on the desert fsiands?'
I'm maroon suits, of course"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Coles Carbolisalve stops itching and makes
the skiu smooth. All druggists. Is and Soc. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-ooated,
sasy to take as candy, regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels. Do not gripe. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

: !: : : J: J y:
~ LIFE DEMPSEY was one OF
AM the peculiar characters
I'M among thieves who have
NIX been a puzzle to the police
@A1 because of their kindness OF
w heart and willingness to
help any one who was worse than
they were themselves. Cliff made
more money out OF the business
than most thieves, but, as he had
no bad personal habits, the money
never was squandered. He distrib-
uted thousands of dollars in char
ity. Cliff was raised in the old Ninth
ward of New York city and hundreds
of families of that ward still look upon
him more In the light of a saint than
thief because Of the help he gave
them in time Of need. But all was not
goodness in Cliffs heart, and any one
who ever harmed him except in a
manly hand-to-hand conflict had rea-
son to know that his hatred was devil
ish.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15
TIRED BLOOD
EXPOSES The LUNGS

Copyright 1912 by the Tonitives Coz
Tired Blood Conditions permit Cold
and disease germs to attack the air
passages and lungs, developing
Catarrh, LaGrippe, Difficulty In
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-@.,,4,,,r@ The purpose ol
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DSjInEO olOUU to revive this
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to bring these elements into direct
contact with every cell, to chemically
cleanse and renew the lungs and other
tissues. 75c. per box of dealers or BY
mail. The Tonitives Co., Buffalo, N. Z,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

There are a lot Of cheap skates out
side the skating rinks.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

Occasionally a patient swears by hin
doctor, but more often at him.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

THE CRIMINAL Tells,
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to- His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How |
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder !
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-07
NEW YORKER ASKS
ANT|HATPIN LAW
Civic Federationist Tells MiIIiners
One Is Needed to Save
Mems Eyes.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-Marcus NJ.
Marks, former president of the Nation
al ClothIers' Association and now
chairman of the Cancellation Commit
tee of the Civic Federation, one of the
speakers last night at the annual dinner
of the Eastern Millinery Association in
the Hotel Astor, came out for a strong
| antihatpln law. Chief Justice Isaac
! Franklin Russell, of the Court of Spe
cial Sessions spoke of the scientific in.
depreciation of historic myths"
among them the story of Sheridan's
ride, of Lincoln S rail splitting, and
George Washington s ability to swear
as well as pray. NJ. w. Amberg, the
president of the association, was the
toastmaster.
cit is difficult for me-" said Mr..
Marks, "to preserve a smile in contem-
plating the SUBJECT of millinery. Mil
linery is no joke for a man of family.
Having a wife ani grown daughter, the
very word millinery causes my brows
to contract and faint feeling to come
over my bank balance.
" Ladies hats have another tragic
side. That is the side from which the
long hatpin point protrudes 1t is true
that the weaker sex should be permit
ted to acquire means of self-protection
but men do need their eyes nowadays
if only to admire the ladies' new bon
nets, and when trolley ears lurch sud
denly dodging the long hatpins is an
art not lost art, or there would be
many lost eye.
seriously speaking, as there is pun
ishment for carrying concealed weapons
without license, should there not be u
greater punishment for not only flaunt-
ing the deadly hatpins in the public
eye but constantly using it to mar the
countenances of the already less beau
, tiful male sexl l favor such preyen-
tive measure
,, Chief Justice Russell IS topic was
"The Triumph of Truth On the
subject of heroic myths " he said;
History is now being rewritten, and
heroic myth is being scientifically inter,
preted. Pocahontas never saved the gal
lant Smith from the death blow of heI
savage father s club Sheridan took ne
twenty.mile ride from Winchester. Lin
eoln split no rails, Washington swore on
the field of battle, and said his prayer
when he had leisure. Caesars birth oc
cured without anything 10 suggest th'
heroic and successful surgery Of th'
modem ohstetrician, aud Mary of Mag
daa merited fairer repnte than thu
which has for twenty centuries con
demned her without proof TO the loves
degradation Of her sex,
II has remained 10 this day 10 rr
hahilitato Thomas Paine aud write hl
name as a patriot and father OF the -
puble beside the names of Jefferson
franklin and Washington 4 loYip
peolila aill not look upOn an honest pit
[ mrs III tha father of ne country The
have idralsel him us mHn of ifai
tepuafni aeuMs io whom Ne mus
eonsfdr tbp loiliest omiuepee Of Npma
lArhlpknmpnt f