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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

"A ~ LADY and nero man in dom
FSfH ming new apparel on Easter
vE Sunday. 1912. are following
custom lost In the haze of an
dquity. In fact, whether we know 1t
or not, We are adhering to a very old
superstition From the earliest times
it was considered lucky to wear new
clothes at Easter. The Easter display
nowadays, however. is supposed to be
due to the popular conception that East
er, since 1t marks the passing of Lent
with its sackcloth and ashes, brings so
cfal freedom and hence a new exhibit
of fnery.
Each period since woman began TO
deck herself out in gay raiment has
had its own fashions, and some Of them
have been grotesque in the extreme.
Even at SO comparatively late a date
as the civil war In the United States
the styles were OF a sort that would
cause amusement today. In those times
women wore the cumbersome hoop
skirt. as shown in the illustration,
which pictures the wife of a prominent
army officer.
A VExINo PROBLEM
How to get rid of wornout hoop
skirt was a problem to its possessor.
Hoopskirts were discarded by the ash
men. II thrown into the gutter they
would get into the streets and entangle
the feet of horses. They could not be
destroyed by fire, for after the tapes
and coverings were burned the wires
remained to perplex the owner. A Bos-
ton man once wrote a story in which
he attributed the fall of the Confeder-
acy to an old hoopskirt. Probably he
had tried to destroy one and so believ-
ed in the depravity of inanimate things.
A Boston woman, speaking Of this
subject. declared that the Back Bay
was filed in with hoopskirts, tomato
cans and paper collars"
While 1912 Is not without extreme
fashions. the tendency is toward quite
conservative ideas in dress. The Illus
tration shows both the extreme and
conservative models OF the present pc
Rod Here and there In every center
OF fashion this Easter one viii see
some ridiculous creations In clothes
lions viii not be so daring as one in
which a New York woman appeared
several years ago. She conceived the
idea OF having the large white feath
ers OF her bonnet curled into the sem
blance OF letters spelling the word
Easter.
Looking back over the fashion
plates one sees that when gowns as.
sumo the greatest immensely of form
bonnets and hats diminish and when
skirts are scanty and clinging the bon.
nets and hats grow apace.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

were the precursors of the modern
blouse.
Between 1910 and 1850, especially In
the latter part of the decade, the fancy
was for elaborate opera cloaks. Many
new fashions in headdresses came In,
and much jewelry was worn. Parasols
were carried on almost all occasions,
and some of them were gorgeous In
coloring and garniture.
The great novelty of 1850 was the in
PRODUCTION of straw and then of drawn
bonnets.
In 1860 women were wearing the
mushroom" hat, in 1864 the spoon
bonnet and in 1865 the pork pie
bonnet.
CIVIL WAR DANDIES
In 1868 and 1864 it was a common
occurrence to see man arrayed in
brown coat, purple waistcoat and
french blue trousers-a combination of
colors that would cause a riot if they
were worn today.
In 1866 the derby hat was intro
duced, previous to which time every
man to be well dressed must wear the
tall beaver hat, often called a stovepipe,
the extreme height and shape sug-
costing the idea of piece of stovepipe.
Between 1865 and 1869 milady's bon
net disappeared. An eminent preach
er of that time exclaimed in the pulpit,
Il have been requested to demonstrate
against the ridiculous fashion of the
ladies' bonnets, but really when 1 look
over this audience l cannot see any
bonnetsi'
Then came the milliners' deformities
of 1875 and 1876. Skipping along. we
come to the tight sleeves of 1890. They
soon gave place to the huge ones, and
in 1895 the cabinet photograph was
usually taken held horizontally to al
low room for the sleeves, if head and
shoulders alone were to be shown.
y D.
WINGED WoNDERD
u This revolution in style created quite
a sensation. If the fichu were removed
from the gown of 1890 it would have
looked far more in place in 1900 than
would the winged wonder of 1885,"
as some men called the huge sleeved
gowns of that period.
Fhe clinging, trailing gown was in
quite as marked contrast with the puff
ed and bunchy effect of the styles of
1895.
1He EdSleT SuHOOnueI Ctllue III WIFI
1897 for the use of matrons and maids
of artistic proclivities. The next year
the little maid also wore the sunbon-
net, and many patterns were offered
for it
At the close of the nineteenth CEN
fury dress had reached the height of
1 mininity-unsuited, perhaps, to the
practical life of the hour-the skirts
| impeding freedom of movement, the
collars hiding ears, corsets often re
tarding respiration, but the delicacy
and beauty of undergarments being
in marked contrast to the shapeless
yestments of long ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Ioxs,s RIindnesa

Miss Gushington-Love is like kit
ten. 1t is born blind
Mr.. Blunt-Yes, but it only takes a
kitten nine days to get its eyes opened
Philadelphia Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Poor Memories.

Poor Memories.
''I may be forget
full, ma" said Tom
my, looking up from
his book, "but I
amt as forgetful as
sailors are"
. How do you
; mean?" asked his
mother.
"Why, they can :
) never remember the
weight of their an
Choir. They have to +,
weigh it every time
they leave port"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

ers and moralists compared the wom-
en- who wore these headdresses to
horned beasts and to pictures of Satan
and condemned Summarily and ire
trievably the wearer of the "escoffion"
straight to perdition.
Nevertheless the great comic tubes
In brocaded stuff survived the fiercest
denunciation.
St Chrysostom for his denunciations
of the beautiful Empress Eudoxia and
the ladies of her court for their dis
play was banished. Their resentment
led him to preach a sermon with the
words "Herodias Is furious, Herodias
again dances. once more she demands
the head of John" Vanity won the
day, however, and the saint died in
exile. Savanarola's fate was probably
owing in great measure to the bitter
ness of the women against whose
headdress he had waged such fierce
war.
In the eighteenth century we find
that in the reign of Louis Seize fash
ion made women's heads the parade
ground for their widest eccentricities
For awhile the hat, cap and bonnet
proper were entirely neglected, the
hair alone being tortured into extrav-
agant head coverings.
The reign of terror" swept away
for time all such vanities. Therese
Cabarrus, afterward Citizeness Tai
lien and Notre Dame de Thermidor,
was then the queen of fashion, and
her verdict was all for Athenian sim
plicity. Women were seen in the
Champs Elysees in diaphanous sheaths
or dressed in gauze over pink flesh
ings and golden garters, with no COW
ering for the head and the hair sim
ply .knotted in the Greek style. This
was one of the few periods in history
when an Easter bonnet did not over
strain the pocketbook.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Relative Impor.<o1ee.

Relative importance.
Mrs. Muchwed-Henr I'm
not going to put up with this
a bit longer. I'll take the
baby and go away to moth
er's.
Mr.. Muchwed = Yesh; an
) (hic) I'll take the jewelry an
(hic) go away to uncle's.-
; New York Journal.
. She's the Boss.
Patience-Is Peggy work
ing for Goldrocks, the broker,
any more?
Patrice-No; he's working
for her now They're mar
rfied, you knowi- Yonkers
Statesman
. .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Spring Tonic For Pessimists
Her Word Good.


Her Word Good. 4
ESmeralda - She &
used to say that If !;
she ever married a !;
man it would be ];
because she want !;
ed to make him ]
miserable, yet she :.
married that young I
Frizzletop after she !
had known him only Z
a week. ::
Gwendolen = Yes. Z
1t seems to have Z
been a case of hate !;
at first sight. :;
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

IA - LADY and nero man in don
ES&H ming new apparel on Easter
EVE Sunday, 1912, are following a
custom lost In the haZa of an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
THEATRICAL SEASON BEGINS
First Offering To Be at Winter Garden
Next Monday Night

The Winter Garden VIII begin its third
wear. incidentally opening the new theaul-
cal season next Monday evening, july To-
=, bich is the date now definitely announcer
for The Passing Show % 1912 and the
RaIle, OF 1880 These two productions the
former comprising two acts and eight scenes
md EMPLOYING the largest number Of per
cans vet seen az the Winter Garden, are 10
MAIZE I'D the double bill which will be the
entertainment there until well into the
autumn. The complete cast for The Pass
,rg SHOW OF 1912" includes Trixie Friganza,
charlotte Greenwood Anna wheaton
.Jcbvna Rowland. Shirley Kellogg, Hyla
tuen. La Petite Adelaide. charles j. ross
willie Howard. Eugene Howard, Evelyn
R.erbohm Sydney Grant, Albert s. How
son Noon and Morris, Ernest Hare. oscar
schWarz Edward Cutler. Resale CeballoS
Florence cable, Mac DAILY, KITTY Kyle
Marie LLOYD Isabelle Jason, olga Hemp
stone. Billie CIaggett and Fanny Kidston.
The principals for The Ballet Of 1870 all
Of whom appeared in the original produc-
ticn at the Alhamhra Theatre. London, are
1,rue August Nellie Brown, Grevile
Moore Emil Zeiah and e Zanfretta.
The book and lyrics OF The Passing
Show OF 1912" are by George Bronson How
ard and Harold A Attrdge and the music
IS by Louis A. Hirsch. II may be described
as q satire on passing events-theatrical
political and otherwise-of the current year
The story. which aims 10 be consistent
throughout. is said to make each character
a striking personality. which WILL at the
same time be the embodiment OF some well
known character OF the stage or prominent
nerson. There are woven into the plot
travesties on Bought and Paid For. 4"
"Runty Pulls the Strings "Kismet," The
Quaker Girl" A Butterfly on the Wheel
"Tbe Typhoon." "Oficer CSC. D" The Pirates
~ penzance" and The Woman
The entire production has been staged by
Md Wayburn, who has also devised many
novelties in new dancing evolutions and
mechanical devices.
The sale of seats for the new Winter
Garden offering will begin tomorrow
morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
DANIEL FRoHMANs NEW VENTURE

Daniel Frohman has added a new enter
prise 10 his theatrical interests He has
become managing director Of a new organt-
zation IN the motion picture field called
The Famous Players Film Company
Just established with a capital OF s250o0o.
This moving picture company is designed
70 photograph famous players acting In
their most successful plays The films will
be displayed only in first class theatres.
Thus the great stars In their greatest
PLAYS. whether IN Shakespeare or in mod
ern drama. will be brought before thou
sands ~ people IN all parts OF the country
who have never had an opportunity 81 see
ing them The company has already Sc
cured Nine Sarah Bernhard In her play
Queen Elizabeth" This will be the first
work 10 be exhibited Other stars so far
arranged With v'Mr. Frohman are James
ONeu in his creation OF Edmond Dantes
in tho famous play Of Monte Cristo", Mr..
Hackett In his parts In The Prisoner Of
Zenda" and I'm The Pride Of Jennico," and
Henry e. Dixey in his various types Of
characters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
HUGH J, CHISHOLM.

Hugh ] chisholm. former president ~
the international Paper COMPANY and pres
ident Of the oxford Paper Company died
Yesterday at his house, No S3 Fifth ave
nue.
Mr. Chisholm was born az Niagara Can
ada. on May , ls47. and attended the public
schools there until he was thirteen. when
he became e newsboy on the Grand Trunk
Railroad between Toronto and Detroit
With his FIRST savings OF so he began g
course az a business school IN Toronto. In
1851 he went into business with his brother
under the name OF Chisholm Brothers and
secured control OF the newspaper dis'ribu-
ton along the whole Grand Trunk system
In a few wears The firm was employing go
hands and doing business along g route
which covered more than Ave thousand
miles, embracing both steamship and rail-
road routes The Chisholm brothers were
the originators Of the transportation pub
fishing business, producing railroad maps.
tourists guides and albums descriptive Of
routes Of travel
The day after the ASA ss!nation OF Presi-
dent Lincoln Mr. Chisholm took IN his
residence in Portland, Me, and soon after
ward bought a little wood pulp plant In
Iivernore Falls. Me The business pros
pered until his company, known as the In
ternat!onal Paper Company, had chain
Of mills through Maine and New Hamp-
shire, the largest being at kumford Falls.
Me He also became interested in making
buckets and other utensils from wood pulp
and organized the Umbagog Pulp Com
pany. Of which he was president and man
ager He was president and controlling
owner Of the Portland G. Rumford Falls
Railroad, treasurer and manager Of the
Rumford Falls Power Company and di-
rector Of the Casco National Sank, Port
land, Me
Mr. Chisholm was married in is72, IN
Portland. 10 Miss Henrietta Mason, who
survives He leaves a son. Hugh Chisholm
The body will be taken 10 Portland, Ne
where services will be held on Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
CHILDREN ON THE AIR LINE
Party Of l40 Travel to Country
Joys Near Scranton.
LARGEST TROOP THIS YEAR
Happy Throng It Was That Gath
cred at Barclay Street Ferry
to Begin Outing.

All roads led 10 Scranton Yesterday. They
began 70 diverge from other points as desti-
nations about o'clock in the morning and
from that time until los y. m the Pennsyl-
vania city usurped the prerogatives gener.
ally attributed 10 Mecca, Boston and Chit
cago
OF course It was only IN imagination that
this occurred. The old Boston Post Road
still led of in the direction of the land OF
the buestocking and Waiting street I'D
business at the old stand. 70 say nothing
OF the Appian Way, Broadway and other
wavs which retained their old time al
legtance
1t isn't what is true however, but what
YOU imagine 10 be true az any given momen,
that counts-when you're Young and i'm
pressionable. So this fancied consensus OF
opinion among roads as 10 the best place
70 lead 10 counts for something. after all
This is how it was
At o'clock there were 40 pairs OF fee,
for the most part very tiny ones-patter-
ing along toward Scranton. They battered
through the East Side and battered through
the West Side and battered through Brook
Ign Not that they were going 70 walk to
Scranton The scampering was only pre-
liminary
For the time being the gateway TO scran-
Ton was through the Barclay street ferry
house OF the Lackawanna Railroad. 30
thither they ell trooped, the little Fresh
Air owners of the 40 pairs Of feet II was
here that u became evident that Scranton
was the Hub for Monday As each con-
tingent arrived some one would shout
Where are vouse goin'7" And always the
answer was the same. Scranton. tntil
finally one lad yelled
Gee. everybodys goin 70 Scrart n
Certainly. II everybody ras going all
roads must have led there. But the Lacka
wanna was road enough for the Fresh Airs
IN this Tribune party. and they adopted al
they needed Of T. at once
First. ~ o'clock, all the patterers hav-
ing arrived AZ the ferry, they adopted
boat This craft. the doughty Binghamton
II may he remarked in passing. proved
wonderful thing TO many OF them. TINS
was no doubt. especially true OF young
lady Of six years who. seeing sister SHE
Of the Binghamton approaching with hNr
crowd OF commuters. shouted.
Ooh. look at the picnic,
Tben At BIS. the Fresh Airs adopted
train, and roads and thoughts oeSa" ~
turn IN real earnest toward Scranton
II was clock, however. before any o'
the roads or the fresh Airs got there a.
though II eacerness 20 see Vhat SCtdr'o"
,ros IKE could have added power 10 the
locorotive the train would have arrived
BY SIS al the latest
7, vas scranton's annual consignment OF
Tribune Fresh Air children. the larses'
marty so far this year. the little ones ave
10, ali N be entertained IN Scranton ou'
IN the towns and villages which centre
about that city. TIE size OF the party :
largely due 70 ] 4 MacArt. who mas oee'
Working night and day to provide Tor as
large rrr7ber as possible 81 Ne" YORK
poor children. -,,
The hes, thing about the Scranton parry
&c that there IS 70 BE another one on Az
gust s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
THEATRICAL NOTES,

a., arrangement with the Messrs Mus
chenheim, Antonio Sawyer announces thai
the Russian symphony Orchestra, conduct
ed bv Modest Altschuler, will give nightly
concerts al the Roof Garden OF the Hotel
Aston. The opening concert will be given
Saturday night. July 10
TAYLOR Holmes, the successful comedian
az THE Million" plans 20 spend two OF the
summer months In Europe.
Hereafter the Offices OF Henry ". Savage
will close at o'clock on Saturdays during
the summer
n. II. Frazee announces that the first
New York performance OF Ready Money, y
the new comedy by James Montgomery,
will be given on August 10, at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre.
With the engagement OF Florence stone
for the principal feminine role. II. II. Fra
zee has completed his all-star cast for
Fine Feathers" tho new Eugene Walter
play. which will have its premiere at the
Cort Theatre, Chicago, on August 10. Miss
Stone is well known In the Pacific Coast
cities.
Rehearsals for The Girl from Mont
martre" are now going on at the Criterion.
the Lyceum and the Knickerbocker the
aires Charles Frohman is planning to re-
turn from London before the presentation
of this play at the Criterion early IN Au-
gust.
A balloon farm for the exhibition and
manufacture OF dirigibles, airships and all
kinds and sizes OF hot air balloons. from
the toy species TO those employed for ex-
hibition purposes. is 10 be established at
Palisades Amusement Park by the Messrs.
schenck, proprietors and managers OF the
big New Jersey resort.
Molly Mcintyre, who has Just returned
from long season on tour playing the
title role in "Bunty Pulls the Strings" with
the Western company, last night made her
first metropolitan appearance In the char
acter. and was received with enthusiastic
applause.
When George Arliss reopens Wallsck's
Theatre In Louis n. Parker's "Disraeli'
on Labor Day he will have his full quota OF
three leading ladies-the same three as
have supported him since he first appeared
In this popular play. Elsie Leslie yester-
day signed her name to contract that
completed the trio. agreeing to reappear
In her original part of Lady Cisrriss'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
TO URGE TEXT BOOK PROBE
Carmody Says Dix Should In
vestigate Education Outrage"

Albany. July e-An informal complaint
has been made 20 Attorney General Car
rnody against the frequent changing OF
text books in the public schools OF the
state Nr carmody says he IS looking into
the matter and may call Governor Dixs
attention 70 II. with view 10 investigating
the State Education Department The At
torney General adds;
have maintained for several Years that
y is an outrage for the State Educetion
Department 70 put the parents or schooI
cnlldren 20 the EXPENSE almost ANNUALLY
OF buying new text tooks. when the Legs
iature was in session told certain sena-
TORS that ! believed this matter was q
proper subject for legislative inquiry, but
y was never taken up. / now believe tnat
governor Dix should order such an inquiry
IL would be interesting TO ascertain u
10y one connected with the state Educauon
department is allied with the so-caIso
uook trust. An Investigation would MAKE
clear whether or not such a condition ex,
"ts or at least make known the real
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
ROOM AZ PRODUCED.

Atlantic City. July S-The first OF the
seasons productions TO be presented by
Cohan & Harris was staged here tonight
at the Apollo Theatre. where Room a, -
farce IN four acts. by Frances Nord-
stroni, was performed for the first time.
The plot in the play circles about a
young heiress, who, to escape a flock of
impecunlous suitors, runs away from home
and passes herself off for a married wom-
an assuming, for the furtherance OF the
story, TO be the wife OF young man VINO
Is In an insane asylum.
Henry f. Dixey and Edna Baker played,
respectively. the roles OF the prenuptial
husband and wife. Others In the cast were
lie Russell Ada Gilman, william Boyd,
Ernest Truax Lincoln Plummer, Horace
James, Andrew Buckley and Louis Lebey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
DIVORCE FOR MURAL PAINTER
PHILADELPHIA Artist Obtains Decree on
Grounds of Desertion.
rBv Telegraph 70 The Tribune


Philadelphia, July s-H. Hanley Parker
a mural painter, artist clubman and singer
to-day obtained a divorce from his wire,
Mrs Mary z. Parker, on the ground Ok
desertion. Mrs. Parker is in Chicago ana
did not defend the suit. Prior TO Parker
bringing suit his wife had Instituted pro-
ceedings. in which she named the wife OF
prominent business man as correspondent
She did not push her case TO trial
The decree to-day ends a stormy marlta'
existence Of three years, during which ume
the artist ia alleged 10 have attempted 10
kill his wife by throwing her from WIN
dow when she named married woman az
the correspondent in the divorce acuo"'
Mrs. Psrker's mother interviewed In time 10
save her daughters life.
The Psrkers were married twelve year.
ago Just after the bride had left VIZ
glnia convent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
CONTROL OF "rhE MIRACLE"

4 r Woods announces that he controls
the absolute American and Canadian rights
for the motion pictures OF Professor Max
Reinhardts spectacle The Miracle" and
that they will positively not be exhibited
on Hammerstein s Roof Garden on Septem-
Der l or any other time The Kinema color
Company has the rights 10 The Miracle
pictures in all other countries except the
United States OF America, Canada. Aus
tria- Hungary, Germany and Russia. While
the natural color kinematograph company
has the rights TO produce The Miracle" in
all other countries except those mentioned
above, Mr. Woods. If he so desires can
purchase the films for exhibition In the
United States. Mr.. Woods is az present
negotiating for the production Of The
Miracle" pictures al the Metropolitan Opera
House, where they will be presented with
an orchestra OF seventy-fve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
OBITUARY..
ROBERT BARRETT w, BROWNING.

Robert Barrett Wiedemann Browning.
only son Of Robert Browning and Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, died Yesterday at his
home az Asolo, Italy He was born on
March @ 1870. ~ Florence, while his par
ents were on one Of the Continental tours
they made each wear
The place where he was born was also
his mothers burial place. and when his
father died and was buried in Westmin-
ster Abbey II was Robert Barrett Wiede-
mann Browning who interposed when II
was proposed 70 place his mothers body
beside him there. His mothers maiden
name was Wiedemann.
The town OF Asolo, where Mr.. Browning
died. was visited by his father in 1888, ana
the surrounding country formed the BACK
ground for "Pippa Passes Al that time
he contempla ted purchasing an estate there
and erecting q tower. 10 be known -
Pirpa Tower
Ny Browning was noted as an artist ana
g poet His home was at Venice IN the
summer and at Asolo in the winter II was
while visiting him al the latter place rev
years after he took up his residence there
that his father became afflicted with the
severe cold that later caused his death.
He was married in 1889. In 1899 he pub
Nshed the book that has gained world
wide fame The Love Letters OF Robert
ard Elizabeth Barrett Browning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09

whereas Margaret Dale and Marguerite ST
John had previously been rc-engaged for
their old roles Of Mrs Noel Travers and
Lady Beaconsheld
Don the talking dog. which will appear
at Hammerstein's Roof Garden and Victoria
Theatre for two weeks, beginning on Mon
DAY. July IS. will arrive IN this country to-
dav on the Kronprinz Wilhelm