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Evening star., 1912-09-15
NnecdOfe8 COnce1hinU
Well-knOWn peODlp
An English Exquisite.

tVoUNG LORD ROCKSAvAGE, who
has introduced in London the
fashion Of wearing side whiskers that
curl out in front Of the cars, is &the
first gentleman in Europe, bar King
Alfonso only"
The speaker, a New York polo player.
continued:
Lord Rocksavage leads the Duke OF
Westminster's set He is a fine rider,
superb shot and very smart in dress.
They tell a story about him. He was
strolling, one warm and sunny winter
morning, on the terrace at Monte Carlo.
From the cut of his gray flannels. a pick
pocket realized Lord Rocksavages opu-
lence. and attempted to steal his SOW
ereign-purse. But the young nobleman
seized in his strong hand the pickpockets
grimy paw. and. looking at 1t disgusted-
ly, he said, as he flung 1t from him:
How dare you put your hand in a
gentleman's pocket without washing it
first? -
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be deep and rich and in a variety of
tones. There has been an attempt on
the part of some large distributors of
fabrics to force browns. but in some
Washington quarters 1t is suspected that
this movement has its origin from an
overstock Of goods colored thus; and the
assertion is made in pretty positive way
that, locally, at least, fashion will ap-
these, in addition to the deeper tones of
brown, will appear blue purple and
some effective combinations Of the grays.
.Two-tone effects will appear promi-
nently-that is the body color will be re-
inforced by another tone Of the same
series, or else will be contrasted tastefully
with different one. These color schemes
will not be carried out predominantly by
checks or patterns, but will appear rather
as if the cloth were woven from two diff
ferently colored strands. Local experts
say, however, that this effect will by no
means drive out the stripes, for the latter
are always good, owing to the fact that
they allow the short man to appes: to
better effect among his taller associates.
OF course, the added height which
stripes seem to give the short man is an
optical illusion pure and simple. but 1t is
a very effective optical Illusion neverthe-
logical principles, the local tailors and
mems outfitters generally, do not expect
any change of fashion will be able entire
ly to do away with the stripe effect.
AS to the fall overcoats, they are pro-
nounced to be the prettiest styles in many
years. They are full cut, with belted
back. and tuilt roomy, with the result
that they give a good swing to the
wearer These coats, like the fall suits.
are particularly good in rough fabrics.
In pattern they range from heavy Scotch
mixtures to quiet blues and grays.
The waistcoats are to be of every color
and hue, with two-tone effects predomi-
mating An effective feature will be the
binding of silk which some waistcoats
will carry about each pocket This bind
ing will be of a color quietly contrasting
with the tone effect of the entire gar
ment. The materials are silks, woods,
worsted and cashmeres. The most. dis
tinguishing features about the fall waist
coat, from the sartorial point of view, are
the high. cut of the garment, which will
come close up to the wearers tie and
the notch. or lapel effect, which is TO
flank the high cut on each side.
very clever touch which Will appear
in some suits Is to be found in the belts.
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bert A. Pope to the 35th Massachusetts,,
one by the 21st Massachusetts, Reg1-
mental Association to it's fallen, and
one by the 51st Pennsylvania to it's twen-
ty-seven killed and eighty-four wounded
in making the successful charge. The 21st
and 25th Massachusetts,, the 51st Penn
sylvania and the 51st New York were the
regiments comprising Ferrara's brigade,
to whom the honor of carrying the bridge
belongs. Finding that Maryland had or
namented one of the coping ends with a
memorial to its second regiment, which
did not participate in the charge, but
fought gallantly elsewhere, the 51st New
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MCKINLEY MONUMENT, ANr1ErAM BArr1EF1ELD, MARYLAND


printed lore as though the incident had
happened yesterday.
Sharpsburg people were taken by sur
prise on the day of the battle. They. had
expected tn town to be occupied by
Union troops several days later. but
they were wholly unaware that the Con-
federate soldiers were near. Although
several prominent citizens had attended
Sunday, three days before. services
interrupted by the noise of the battle
of South Mountain, distracting the atten-
ton of the worshipers, it was not until
o'clock in the morning of the 18th that 1t
was suspected that fighting was imminent
right at the doors of the village that de-
tested excitement of any kind.
A squadron of Union cavalry, says local
tradition. having escaped from Jackson
at Harpers Ferry. dashed down the main
street of Sharpsburg, but three of the
men were shot dead, and the remainder
scattered. IT soon became known that
Lees army was massed near town, and
that Gen. Lee had headquarters In a
woods nearby A delegation of Sharps-
burg citizens then visited Lee, politely
requesting him not to fight the battle in
side the peace-loving village. but to get
as far away from it as possible.
History does not record Lees answer,
or whether this pathetic appeal had any
thing to do with the strategy of the en-
gagement or the mastery retreat decided
upon by Lee, after a conference with his
generals. at the Grove house, when the
uproar of the battle had been succeeded
by the stiffness of night
The next day brought surprise and
chagrin to the Union leaders. but heart
felt qualification to farmers for miles
around, who had their goods all packed
for flight. ready to go any direction as
soon as they learned which was the
safest way. Lee was again crossing the
Potomac.
Next day, also. the small boys who had
captured the seventeen muskets went out
on the battlefield, and were at first nor
rorstricken at the sight of so many dead
But familiarity bred contempt. I'VE
soon got to counting the steps between
one body and the next one; we began -
-caper around as though We We're on
playground; finally, 1t Is hard to believe
we set up a corpse and began using 1t as
mark for pebbles.
Farmers unpacked their goods again
and began TO cut the corn that had not
been trampled in the clash of titan foe
men. Many fence rails and posts that
looked like sieves wer, replaced with
new ones. When plow.ng time came
bullets were un 1rthed oy the bushel,
some kept in the farmers workhouse,
and others sold not as relics but to
plumbers, who valued them only as lead.
1t is said that all the plumbing in q
large Hagerstown hotel was done with
Evening star., 1912-09-15
The First Toast.

WILSON AIIZNER explained. on New
w York roof garden, the origin of the
word "toast"-toasting a lady.
You will remember" he began, that
in olden times it was the custom to
serve punch with toasted-that is to say,
roasted-apples floating in it. These
apples were called the toast. The toast
remember that.
well, 1t happened at Bath one day
that a celebrated beauty stood in the
Cross Bath, surrounded by throng of
admirers, and one Of these admirers, in
toxicated with admiration, took glass
of the water in which the beauty stood,
and, holding 1t aloft, drank her health,
draining the water to the last drop.
Beau Nash, who stood nearby, shout
ed:
"I like not the punch. but I would
had the toast
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tire costume

Whatever the temperature may be,
therefore, the outftter TO men nowadays
is quite certain that September rs large
element among his more stylish Gus
toners will he on hand 10 inspect his
stock. not alone OF fall hats. but OF fall
clothes OF every description as well.
In their displays Washington merchants
who cater 10 the trade of the distinctive
" clothed are planning to lay some little
stress upon their styles for young men,
although at the same time they are amply
able 10 supply that important element OF
their custom which prefers the soberer
sarb. The emphasis 20 be placed in the
immediate future on the young men
styles arises from two causes.
In the first place, it Is naturally the
Young mems wear which is more pro-
nounced in cut and pattern. so that the
differences in fashion can be made more
readily apparent TO the observer by a
preliminary display of the garments
which accentuate these differences. Again
in Washington at least, the movement
toward the seasonal change of costume
is led by the young men and the older
men who desire TO retain a youthful ap-
pearance. The younger element Is par
ucularly strong among the smart dress
ers locally, owing TO the fact that the
Capital cltys position educational
center has drawn large numbers of young
men from families Of means and position
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And Then

MFRS. r. H. BARLOW, the eastern
IVA golf champion. was being congratu-
lated on breaking tine record at the Cape
May Golf Club
Mrs. Barlow. apropos OF low scores.
told her interlocutor a story about q
wretched player.
He was a staggering sort of chap.
she said. for all his wretched play One
day he was describing a medal competi-
ton he'd taken part in.
Do you know he said. I did the first
hole in eleven. the second in fourteen.
the third in twelve-and then, hang the
luck, / went all to pieces"
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rades on tho firing line II Is now IN
order to go back over the road leading
to the Burnside bridge and take "A drive
along Branch avenue. which follows near
ly the battle front of the southern part
of the field in the afternoon. Along
this avenue are five OF PENNSYLVANIA =
and three of Oho's monuments. and many
others are 10 be seen I'm the distance. IN
Guiding that of the 9th New York, iiaw-
kins' Zouaves on the top of the hill to
the east. \ short cut brings us back
TO the town of Sharasburg, with only the
cemetery left to see. and that accom-
p.ished. ii will he found that nearly a
whole day has been spent. and the sight
seer is nearly as hungry as the soldiers
who were lucky enough to get bite 10
eat in the thick Of the fighting.
Nightfall found hostile troops close
together in the southern part OF the field
that they could talk to each other. Had
there been "A second days battle the
carnage might have been even greater
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found the wounded lion monument, the
most artistic memorial on Antietam
field.
passer-by More monuments along the
way, but the little Dunkard church Is
not far off. and here was the vortex OF
the battle. A. small single-room, rough
casted brick building. IL remains the same
today as IL was in 1862 except that some
cannon-ball holes have been filled with
plaster by would-be renovators OF this
historic landmark. The same wide
wooden benches are there. however. The
Bible out of V hich many Scripture les
son was read n the little church in ante
bellum days was returned by New
York soldier forty-two years after the
battle.
There are many monuments in the
neighborhood of the little Dunkare
church. including those of Massachusetts.
Maryland. Indiana. New Jersey and the
Philadelphia Brigade. but the little church
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IL. 1S62 and this encounter between foe
men whose persistent courage amazed
the world was not only the most SAN
culinary single days fighting in the course
Of the civil war, but it led directly to the
emancipation proclamation promulgated
: few days later.
J Mcclellan. finally satisfied that his
splendid army had been trained to fight
with the spirit of Rhoderck Dhu. passed
the gaps of the South mountain. after
driving Lee back, September IA, In the
battle bearing the name of this famous
ridge, and early in the morning OF Sep
tenber II the Union forces We're sepa-
rated from the Gordon of Confederates
that Lee had thrown around Snarpsourg
TO the north and east, by an uneven
country. the Sunken road, now called
Bloody lane cornfields. and the sluggish
little stream called Antetam creek. Al
the south Jackson's troops were grad
ually completing tn, line of defense
1t was easy to cross the Antietam sew
eral miles to the north, and hence Hook
er's and Mansheld's corps came down
from that direction to meet the Confed-
crate left. Hostile troops swayed back
and forth in the bloody cornfed'' and
piled, corpse upon corpse. behind the stone
fence of Bloody lane. The crossing of
the creek was contested at other points.
but il was at Burnside's bridge, then hav-
ing no such distinctive name. that the
crossing was so difficult that II became
a celebrated exploit in the annals OF mill
tary history. Twice the assailants were
driven back by the murderous fire from
the frowning bluff near the west end of
the bridge-a bluff that Is ideally located
for ambush-and il was not until noon
that the bridge was carried. The hos
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DATTLE of Antietam
l. Drove Lee From Union
Soil in 1862 and Caused
Lincoln to Promulgate the
Emancipation Proclamation
Fought Near Sharpsburg,
Maryland Village-How
Several Small Boys Stole
Seventeen Confederate Mus
kets and Other Anecdotes of
the Battle-National Gene
terry Contains 4,734 Dead
Description of Visit to Bat
tleheld. Which Is Adorned
by Sixty Fine Monuments.
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surpasses in interest even these fine works
of art.
Next the tourist turns eastward into
Bloody Lane.
Why describe the horrors of this ris-
toric roadway where ramparts were made
of the bodies of the slain and the stone
fence was held as line of defense from
8 am. until noon? Are they not familiar
to every reader? At the end of the lane
the visitor finds an observation tower
from which every point of the battlefield
can be viewed.
Rodman avenue comes next, extending
southwark near the center of the battle
front. Along this avenue is the monu-
ment surmounted by the bronze statue
of Col. B. F. Christ one of Pennsyl-
vania'S S finest.
A crcuitous road leads. from this point
to Antietam creek. Much Of interest is on
the way, but the visitor is inclined to
hasten. A sharp bend in the road Is
passed and at once comes into view one
of the prettiest bits Of landscape in Ameri-
ca, stone arch bridge, of old-fashioned
beauty and substantially, under which
the smooth waters of Antietam flow with
hardly perceptible motion. Burnsides s
bridge gives the impression that it grew
there like the trees along the banks.
Gen. Daniel Z. Sickles was standing on
the brow or the nliI near SndrpSDuTS dl a
reunion of the Army of the Potomac a
few years ago taking a distant view of
the battlefield. II could never under
stand" he said. why it took so long to
get across Burnside bridge" II you
would go down and take close view
you'll understand right awav, said the
village blacksmith.
The crossing was not only difficult, 1t
required heroism Of q sublime order.
Paying no heed to the number of their
fallen, the survivors OF Ferrera's brigade
pressed on until they could get a glimpse
of the hidden foe, and then began the
uphill fight in the southern part of the
field.
No visitor to Burnside bridge neglects
the opportunity to see the monument
erected by the state Of Ohio to Mckinley,
nearby. but one must get out of automo-
bile or buggy and climb up a winding
pathway. 1t is a much easier climb today
than when Sergt. William Mckinley,
a mere boy soldier made it in 1862 to
carry coffee and 'hardtack to his COM
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HALF century has
passed, lacking but
three days. since
this quiet little vii
lage. having 900
inhabitants then
and fewer now,
was the back
ground of an event
of epochal char
acter. The battle
OF Antietam was
fought September
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days later.
Nightfall found wounded Confederate
soldier lying on the field not far from
Burnsides bridge. He was parched with
thirst. He endeavored to entice a cow to
him SO that he could exercise his skill "a
a dairyman. His efforts failed. More
over, 1t was discovered that the animal
was a gentleman cow. Happily. however.
a Union soldier was lying near, getting
some amusement out of the incident de-
spite his sympathy and his own pain He
dragged himself over behind the John
ny Reb'' and shared with him the con-
tents of his own canteen. This Union
soldier was B. Llewlyn Burr, who after
ward became editor of a newspaper I'm
Rockville. Conn. He published the story
of the incident. 1t went the rounds. the
Confederate soldier read 1T and the two
men became warm friends.
Sharpsburg Is becoming more frequent
ly visited every year, but IL does not
swarm with visitors often. Only sifght
preparations have been made for cele-
brating the semi-centennial of the battle.
The Turner Rifles Goth New York; and
two Pennsylvania regiments. the 124th
and the both. will hold reunions, but No
large crowds will visit the little town
this year.
In former years Sharpsburg has en-
tertained muititudes and many distin-
Suished men. FIe Presidents have been
here. Lincoln. shortly after the battle:
Johnson. soon after the war: Grant. ac-
companed by Sherman. at the dedica
tion of the cemetery; Mckinley. at tho,
dedication of the Maryland monument:
Roosevelt at the New Jersey.
Oliver r. Reilly is a Sharpsburg resi-
dent who usually acts as a battlefield
guide when a guide Is wanted, but he
also finds time to keep little curiosity
shop and confectionery store. Unlike the
average professional guide, he can
answer almost any question that can be
asked having accumulated vast fund
of information in thirty-five years ex-
perience. One day he was discounted.
however. Now, in just which of these
fields was the battle fought?' asked a
young miss. who thought the battlefield
was ten-acre lot. instead of several
miles Of that foothills Eden" in the Cum
berland valley which is no less attractivs
as a national mecca because the govern
ment has spared 1T to the thrifty farmer
than If it had been converted into a park.
Copyright. 1912, by w. r. Hamilton
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many smart dressers will wear these
without even turning down the brim
The fact that Washington tends to be
more of center for the soft hat than
other cities to the north and west by no
means implies that the derby is taboo
here. For number of years the varie-
ties OF derby have continually increased
in number, and this tendency to multi
plication of shapes will continue. Where
the careful dresser once had only three or
four styles to choose from. he will find
dozens awaiting his selection In the smart
shops about the Z street and PennSylva-
mia avenue district this fall.
The object in thus enlarging the buy
ers choice is to insure the Washington
man a derby which will not only be in
consonance with his height and build.
but will also bring out the features of
his face, thus further assisting in giving
the smart man that effect of individual
ity i'm his dress which is now so much
sought after.
With these reservations hatters predict
that a very popular style of derby is
destined to be that with medium crown
and wide brim. This type of derby will
differ from last years in that the brim
will have decided roll, whereas last
years style provided for only a slight
roll.
When the men who dress according to
the ulStlnCClNe tOlitSe type ioSdly CuIic
to decide upon their fall suits they will
find the present styles to be based more
or less on the so-called English model.
although with number of American
notifications. The coats will be Of the
so-called 'body-fitting type. which
means that they will be tailored not ex-
actly to cling but to conform to and in
dicate the lines of the torso Thus the
coats will stand out from the upper part
of the chest and come close about the
waist line
With suits built in this manner 1t will
no longer be necessary for the smart
man to obtain the effect of an erect car
riage and powerful torso by confining
his coat by the lower button. Other
features to be noticed about the modified
English style fall coat of pronounced cut
include trifle of addition to the length,
a fancy effect in the cuffs. long roll
TO the lapel and the absence of padding.
OF course, in the more conservative
styles these characteristics will not re-
ceive the accentuation that the college
type of dresser will observe in the attire
which is designed especially for him.
The color effects of these fall suits will
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FFICIALLY

FFICIALLY, the
Straw-hat season
closes today: and
the change OF head
gear TO he brought
In on the morrow
will be accom-
panied by other i'm
portart changes
throughout the
wardrobe of the
man who dresses
"up TO the min
Evening star., 1912-09-15

Ute, In the caIenuar OF tHt HdtteI sep
tember 10 has long been regarded as the
last day OF summer; and this convention,
which applied at first TO headgear alone.
has come 10 have more and more bind
ing force upon the fastidious dresser's en-
tire costume.
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Shoes-Patent leather oxfords calf pumps
watch chain.
The dresser who takes this chart for his
guide, according to local outfitters for
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all over the country to attend the col
leges here.
Naturally, as fashion has decreed spe-
cifcally that the straw hat must go, the
interest of the careful dresser is centered
for the time being upon the matter OF
headEear. Hence, it may be expected
that just now fall hats will tend to take
the precedence over other articles of the
smart mans wearing apparel In the Win
dow displays OF the all-round outfitter.
The type now most prominently before
the public is the soft hat. This is the
generally accepted hat for wear ''be-
tween-seasons." as the haberdasher tech
nically calls autumn and spring.
But this circumstance only adds TO the
Importance which the soft hat commands
at all times in Washington. for IL there
Is any characteristic touch to the Wash
ingtonian's dress. by which he may be
distinguished from the we'll groomed man
OF other cities. IL is his hat. To the
north and west the soft hat. except SOM
brero style. of course, upon the head OF
careful dreSsers in winter and summer
is almost rarity: but in the Capital
we'll as between seasons as TO attract
no comment whatsoever In short, fash
ion has virtually suspended one of her
Sternest laws in favor of Washington by
Nlnhlng at the local custom which al
lows the soft hat to be in good form here
at any season.
For these reasons, the local merchant
devotes particular attention to his line of
soft hats. and the new styles which may
be seen upon the streets tomorrow are
expected TO strengthen the esteem in
which this type of headgear is held local
ly. OF these new styles. one made in vel
vet is declared to be novelty both pleas
ing and effective. Incidentally. style ex-
perts point out that in the use of velvet
as material this mans style may be re-
garded as following the pace set by mod
lists who have designed series of hats
for women in both fur and velvet that are
extremely good. Velour hats for men will
also be lin" this fall, while cloth hats
continue to be very good for "knockabout'
and morning wear. In none OF these fab
rics, however, will the rough effects be as
numerous as before. The shape most af-
fected will be the so-called Lounge hats -
which can be crushed into any shape; and
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men, will never have anything to fear on
the score of his personal experience.
whether or not he exercises the latitude
allowed in the matter of the less formal
street wear.
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NneWaI CORRESPONDENCE OF ] NJ SUI
SHARPSBURG. Md, September IL. 1912.