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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-20
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THE BLACK PATTI TRoUBADoUs.

THE BLACK PATTI TRoU5ADoUS.
The famous Black Patti troup is at
the Majestic Theatre this week.
Three performances will be given
beginning Thursday night, with matt
nee this afternoon. The last per-
Torrance will be tonight.
Maoam Sissoretta Jones is very
popular in Nashville. She has been
coming here several years, but the
people have never tired of her beau
tiful renditlons. The troupe this
year consists of some of the best
talent of this day and the crowd at
the Majestic last night was an evil
dence Of the appreciation Of Nash
Vile people of a lrst class show.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-20
To THE PUBLIC.

ANY erroneous reflections upon the character,
standing or reputation Of any person, firm or cor
%poration, which may appear in the columns of the
NASHVILLE GLOBE win be gladly corrected upon
being brought to the attention Of the MANAGEMENT
Send correspondence for publication so as to
reach the office Monday. No matter intended for
current issue which arrives as late as Thursday
day.
All news sent us for publication must be written
only on one side Of the paper, and should be accom-
panied by the name of the contributor, not neces-
sarilly for publication, but as evidence OF good
faith.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-20
Burylng the Dead.
this nation

A short while ago a leading minis
ter of this city was preaching the an
nual sermon of several local lodges.
Among other things he touched upon
the methods employed by Negroes
when they bury their dead. He crted
cases where to his personal knowledge
families have spent from two to three
hundred dollars on a funeral when
that same family was living in a rented
house and living from hand to mouth.
He cited one instance where the moth
er spent over four hundred dollars on
her daughters funeral and had to go
to the washtub the next morning to
make money to sustain herself. Money
spent on the funeral was accumulated
from insurance policies and society en-
dowments, and all of it was put into
the ground with a dear sweet girl who
had departed this life.
The story presented a sad spec
tacle and one that was void of reason;
but Negro people are guilty in too
many instances of just that very thing.
The eccumulating of a life insurance
policy does not imply that all that is
TO be derived therefrom is to be spent
on preparing for the funeral. But it
is an investment made by a member
of the family for the benefit of all the
members of that family. If it is a fa-
Their, he makes the investment for
the wife and children; and If it is a
brother or sister it is an Investment
for the other members of the family
during their lifetime.
1t is %Jomfoolery for people to fee
that they owe so much to the dead
As was cited by the divine quoted
above, it is incumbent upon the sur
viyors to give their departed a decen
{ burial. But if those who have closet
their eyes in endless sleep could onl,
speak to those who are left to battl
5 on in this world, they would say t
them, Bury my body as economical
t as you can and keep the balance tina
S has been derived from an investmen
t upon my life to help you live in con
:. fort on this earth"
Another thing that was mentione
by this same divine was the metho
e of opening Baskets in churches. 1t
y an indisputable fact that people ar
given over too much to this practic
n Nothing is to be gained by looking
a dead person. They cannot speak
1t you and you cannot speak. to then
j. They are dead, and being dead is a
evidence that some irregularity hi
e taken place in that body. In mo
,e cases it was some kind of disease thi
n ended the life. If the disease was
IT violent a sto take the life of the inc
yidual whose body has been brougI
le to the church for the last ceremoI
e to be performed, If the disease kill,
n that person, it is prima facie eviden,
'e that it will kill others; and it does n
d sound reasonable to suppose that
'e dead body can be rid of the gerr
We that destroyed the life.
IS The practice Of opening collins
m churches and having the people para
ly around and look at the dead shou
d. be stopped. The Globe fully agre
with the minister who advances t
idea that people should announce
On their friends when a member of tn,
1T family dies that they may visit t
en- house and look at the departed if tn
so desi re, but when the body is CARR
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-20
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1912.
Monohan Killing.

The killing of Clarence Peaks by
P. H. Monohan should bring forcibly
to the minds of the thinking Negroes
of this city the necessity Of efforts to
establish and maintain stores. Mon
ohan has lived on the hard earnings
of Negroes all of his life. When a
boy he used to play with the Negro
boys and he used to engage in rock
fights with them. Some of those who
were in the crowd he attempted to
drive from the street doubtless have
known him all of their lives, but the
bare-footed boy they used to play with
is now a man, and with the years of
maturity has come a change in senti-
ment and desires. Pat Monohan the
man no more longs for the hours to
come when he can hustle around the
corner to meet his pals. some black
and some white, to engage in a game
of marbles or spinning tops. AS he
has grown to manhood he has OBJ
served that environment has brought
about a great chasm between him and
his black playmates; he has observed
that his opportunities are more numer-
GUS than those of the Negro boys who
used to beat him at games; and COM
ing into a knowledge of these things
the desire to pull away from the old
associates has grown and grown until
it has taken possession Of Pat Mono
han to the extent that the associations
of y%outhhood are not longer craved.
The final result: Clarence Peaks is
dead and P. H. Monohan is out on a
measly bond. The plea is set up that a
crowd of Negroes were disturbing his
sick mother-O sympathy! how many
crimes are committed under thy cloak.
Clarence Peaks is dead; Pat Mono
han is out on bond; Negroes do not
believe he will suffer much for hav
ing committed this crime. They have
about dismissed the incident as closed
This is not the first time a Negro
has been killed under like conditions
but it was the hundredth time the
pitcher had been to the well when /
was broken. SO it is time the Negroe.
of Nashville were looking for a remed,
for this evil.
In the community where the killing
took place most all of the people ar
Negroes. There ought to be a larg
frst-class grocery store opened u
in that community by some Negro o
Negroes, two or three, not more, an
the Negroes ought forever to renal
away from the Monohan place. TIL
tragedy should not be forgotten.
should be told from generation to gel
Grafton. 1t is useless to suppose tia
some condition will be brought to bes
that will make the white man ator
for his sins. He is a born expansio
list, and feels that he has performed
holy act when he does something thi
will be advantageous to him in son
way. The white man puts gre
stress on notoriety, and killing a n
gro does in some way make n viii
man admire another. The best WI
to prevent a repetition of such ira
edies is to drive the cheap white me
chant out of Negro communities
opening business houses to be own
and operated by Negroes. The \
groes in the vicinity Of the Monoh
store owe it to themselves and unbo
generations to stay away from ii
place. The peace and prosperity
the community demand it as well.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-20

to the church in a public place the
services should be as simple and short
as possible, and the casket should not
be opened.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

There was once a time when Modes Tor
Elderly Women formed an attractive and
usual page In the popular fashion maya
vines Has the custom of making distinc-
tive modes for certain wci-denned perioos
of life entirely disappeared? One Is forced
to assume that such is the case, judging
from the costume display that our city
streets and restaurants constantly reveal.
How impatient we are with the little girl
in her early teens who Is anxious 10
Iengthen her skirts and put up her mar!
How m,re we are that she must dress IN
accord with her age, no matter how long
her limbs or how unruly her hair may oe
IN nying locks! We are conventional 10
degree against her struggles TO dress ac-
cording to the age she feels herself OF
would like herself to belong to.
The woman approaching maturity seems
to-day to be bound by no laws III 'h's
respect. and yet, from An @sthetic poli'' VI
view. the average girl Of fourteen looks
much better in skirts deemed 100 ions toi
her age than does the mature woman In the
juvenile garments that we see SO corh'hoh''
worn.
~ we are 10 believe heresy. there was a
time when the woman over forty-hVe was
most cruelty treated in regard TO gowns
and bonnets. Fashion designers ana au-
thoritjes gave her no thought at all BLACK
silly and lace collars and caps were her
norton and the designs for these Varieo
little.
Then some one took up the cause OF the
lmiddle-aaed woman. She was emancipateu
| from her uniform OF black and White' anu
II led gently into shimmering grays and iaV-
ender. with an occasional excursion l''o
navy blue and brown. Well cut garments
over corsets especially made for her. gave
dignity and proportion to her matroh'y
n,u,nnness. In parts OF the world this type
of the elderly woman may still exist put
alas, she seems to be no more fasniohaoie.
The present fashions are certainly most
| confusing! It Is not difficult TO lhasine
an elderly man wondering II 1t Is his "lie'
his daughter or his school-going grand
daughter tripping down the pain 10 meet
| him And II she has on one or the popuia'
and fashionable hats, failing eyesight Is no
| .xcuse for nothing is visible but smooth
| sLin that may be due to youth or clever
massage. This defeat Of age has its inter
| eating side, for in a comfortably oruereu
existence II may be all that woman ""
| to defeat, but the doubt arises IN the mihu
II It is quite worth doing. Where are the
noise, the dignity OF bearing and the au-
thority OF speech that should character,ze
The woman past the meridian OF life? she
NAV still possess them. but does she rea'iy
suggest II by her appearance?
Moreover. youth has cruel adVah'ase'
To drop the matronly suggestion and enter
into tilt with It is an arduous task. When
a woman dresses not only like her daugh-
| ters, but like her granddaughters' she
7 onens the door for much criticism The
dressmakers have been largely responsible
for the curiously youthful appearance o.
the fashions Midlde-aged women IN
country full OF self-made fortunes are
ro,uralIv their best customers. IL the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Coming Vogue Of Taffefa
FIowered. Striped and Spotted. This Material
Will Be Worn More Than Ever.

front showing an ,underdress OF another
material, are In high favor. This under
dress buttons straight from hem to throat.
after the little "Abbe" gown OF the winter.
The overdress, OF the same length. rounds
widely away, disclosing much of the under
one. White satin and white cloth combined
are chic and practical in such a costume.
The satin composes the underdress, ap.
pearing nowhere else In the toilette. This
little costume is capable of great variation
I'm a change OF belts and sashes, both or
which are important accessories 70 this
seasons costumes. With fuller skirts a new
enchantment is lent to the feet flashing In
their pretty dressing from under the fTills
and pleats that finish the hens Of the latest
skirts. Their careful dressing Is stil OF
supreme Importance. The shoes are cut
low and the stockings are carefully matched
10 the dress, II the shoe is black; II II IS
eolored the stocking must match the shoe
Taffeta silk coats, made In the little cut
away shape, are desirable to wear with thin
skirts of any material. especially with skirts
of cotton voiie pleated from the waist, or
showing deep pleated overfounce below
single. double and triple overdress. quite
.unlined. they will add just a necessary
amount CT warmth needed over thin
blouse. turning an afternoon gown into a
street costume.
A swagger little neck ruche is made of a
band Of three-inch wide black velvet ribbon
lined with pleating Of black mousseline de
sole that Is allowed to show three inches
or so below the bottom edge; 1t fastens un-
der the chin, under the primmest possible
bow of black velvet and the final touch Is
given by a peated jabot of fine Mechlin
lace that Is arra lged TO fall over this bow.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
FROCKS or TAFFETA
Their Colonial Lines Call for
Colonial COlOrs.

Since frocks OF taffeta made on lines
called colonial have been announced as the
chic thing for spring. those fortunate
enough TO count on having one. two or
even three in their wardrobes should con-
slider we'll the shades they choose, II they
wish 10 follow the style mentioned they
must remember that a newfangled color
does not look we'll in a mode OF the past.
Puce, changing TO green. is an old time
combination and smart for any century,
and apple green. though trying to many,
IS exquisite for evening wear when shot
with white, as are also the shades OF law
ender Quaker gray and coachman's drab
are two time honored hues-"very genteel"
as great-grandmother would say-and
cream, the palest blue, a Wild rose pink
and cowslip yellow are all Just what
colonial maidens chose.
one old trunk in an attic. recently over
hauled. disgorged a puce colored taffeta en-
broidered with tiny sprigs OF green leaves
and cerise buds IT had round collar and
circular narrow cuffs Of old Mechln lace
over cerise tafIeta bands
To gain an effect OF perfect harmony IT
is necessary TO know the laces OF the
period as well. They were. above all. real
laces. and. with rare exceptions. exquisite
Is light and delicate. Besides Mechlin there
were Honiton. Bruges. Flemish-whlch In
Guided point Decentralization thread, va
lenciennes. blonde and point lace. A
sprieged Brussels lace was used In com
bination with Valenciennes for fuckers.
berthas and bibs, but this. unfortunately.
cannot be bought nowadays
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

In sn,,s Of cold winds and the presehco
~, srow n certain crisp freshness In the
o,r reminds us that spring IL really com
ing toward US. All things are oe'"e
oyer IN natures great laboratory ana tho
wise woman will see to IL tha' s"o 30
beinR made over. too. she VIII ho' N"
ene her exert!ons TO her "ardrope' ou'
will remember that she is OF more i''ipo'
tance than her garments.
To do full justice TO those HprihB s"'
ments that are taking shape In most WON
eng minds. and perhaps already III proe
ass NJ evolution on the machine. the "eh
-. ,,ust he in her finest physical conoi-
tion Something within must glow throus,.
.rd give that life 10 her array OF
,h,ch oliver Wendell Holmes speaks 80
cbarmingly when he describes the suo''e
.ssence that makes even the rosette on
u,oman's shoe seem to have KIND or IRE
This force cannot exist in It's fun power
,,,,bout heaIth II is something more
man health. for hope gees to Its constitu-
arc,. Health, however, being within the
p,do.,,s scope (while hope is no:o' Oh
hoaItb as beauty maker, shaH these
columns speak.
Diet. ClOtnlnR anu SN'N''N' '''
and tbought-these six can be so gov
erned as TO insure us against everything
but accident. Take them one ut ume
Nothing is further from the wishes OF the
budget than to put It's readers on diet
But few simple rules should govern our
eating on all save, festal occasions, when
they NAV safely be broken. For, given
general good health. the exhilaration at
lending festal occasions often acts as
digestant.
one of these is regularity Of meal time
as far az regularity be possible. Having
decided upon the number of meals required
uer diem. be content with that number ana
&c not ..nibble" between meals. Especially
90 not nibble candles.
The number OF meals must be decided on
by each individual. one energetic woman
,rho purstes an arduous calling with vigor
and success. declares that she never kne"
health till she gave up breakfast; 'ha'
since she formed the habit of drinking TWO
mr. three glasses OF plain water upon riS'hs
and not eating till noon she has been per-
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
BLACK AND WHITE.

Black and white costumes. 1t seems nave
been revived, though probably rev nave
ever been able to discover that they were
in need of any such process. A smart ne"
version of the mode may be seen III sun
consisting OF white linen skir' ana d
black taffeta coat. I'm Russian blouse s,yie'
which is adorned with white linen ou.tohs
and buttonholes bound with whi,e li,'e"'
Another striking black and white eolhO'ha-
ton Is I'm gown Of oyster white sath' 'he
skirt OF which opens In front TO sho" an
upward turning point of black satin under
skirt. This is all the black there is, except
In the girdle, which is of black velvet a
nat that would be altogether stunning worn
by the right woman is a wide black straw
of graceful lines. which is entirely covered
on the upper side by drapery OF white
chiffon. The trimming is nat mass OF
pure white roses, --.-
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Club and Social Notes

7 oned Mary on tho trail from Wyoming.
was with her, as usual, to help her In her
| talk on the needs of the Indian. After
Mary graduates from clubdom she is going
| to learn to weave The chief speaker OK
| the afternoon was DR.. william L. Fitch,
| on Tho Makers OF the Declaration or IN
dependence" Mrs. Joseph S. Wood, state
regent, gave q brief patriotic address, and
there was music by Domenico SaVino
pianist: Geoffery O'Hara, barytone' ana
Harry Howard, violinist.
Mrs Wesley Smith and Or. William r.
! Fitch will be the speakers at the annual
! patriotic meeting of the National Cal-
| fornia Club on Tuesday at the Waldorf
Astoria. There will be patriotic music,
| followed by a social hour. Mrs. william
r. Stewart viii be chairman OF the day.
The Wayne County Society, formed OF
loyal folk who once lived In that county
and are now doomed to life In Greater New
York. held an auld-lang-syne dinner on
Friday at the Hotel Manhattan. The presi-
dent of the club is Dr.. w. Rupp.
There was politics In the air at the meet
ing OF the New York Browning Society on
Wednesday at the Waldorf-Astoria when
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Poems Bs-
fore Congress" were the subject for study.
Mrs. Miles NJ Dawson spoke on "Patriot-
ism and Politics in the Poetry or Mrs
Browning" Miss Eliza G. Aller on The
Standardization OF Genius" and Edwin
Markham on 1.-The Poet and the People
Mrs. Philip Carpenter led the discussion.
and there were remarks about personal
responsibility, national vanity and patriot
ism by Mrs. w. h. Sommerville and Mrs.
Andrew ,Findlay, jr. Mrs. John A. Loferts
was chairman of the day, and the giests
of honor were Miss Alice Lakey OF the
Village Improvement Association OF Gram
ford, N. j., and Mrs. Mildred Manly Easton.
Twenty-nine club presidents were the
guests OF honor at the fourth annuai
luncheon of the National Society OF the
Daughters Of the Empire State at the
waldorf-Astoria on February g. Tne
Junior Chapter. Peter Stuyvesant, was rep
resented by Miss Ruth Eaton. who read
paper on the doughty Peter. which won
much praise and propheses for brilliant
career in clubdom. The musical pro-
gramme was In charge OF Miss Laura sedgT
wick Collins, the singers being Mrs. jessie
Nook Herbert and Abner W. CASSIDY. MIS-.
Charles Terhune was chairman OF the COM
mittee, and Mrs. Eugene HOFFMAN Portsr
had charge of the lupcheon
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter, OF the
Beresford. No. West sist street, have gone
TO Florida, where they will remain several
weeks.
Mrs James Henry Parker, Of No. 1s
ras, ssth street, will give bridge at the
uo,e, Astor on Tuesday Mrs. Parker Is
AZ home every Friday until May.
Not,ces intended for this department should g
.6dyessed 10 Club and Social Notes and snooio
rssch, the -sfaos not lafAr..$hane osS>sps9per
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

chiffon and edged with a pleating of lace
an inch and a half wide, with a heading
OF tiny ribbon leaves and roses. Even more
adorable than these is a scarf of embroid-
cred tulle. veiled with chiffon and finiDhed
with a pleating of fine lace over slightly
wider pleating of colored silk, the heading
being again wreath of ribbon leaves and
blossoms. Some OF these lovely accessories
are only about yard lons. and are cut
with rounded ends. They encircle the neck
in soft folds the ends being crossed and
d,.nosad NJ In the manner most becoming
20 the individual wearer. Others are large
enough 10 he draped and fastened on the
bust In fichu style. -
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
The Uncertain Defeat of Age
Is 1t Wise to Relinquish the Dignity of Matu-
rity for a Tilt with Youth? !.

fashions are not made to suit MEM. nat
urally they must be persuadedNto adopt
the fashions.
We hear from Paris that fuller and
longer skirts are coming In and that the
fashionable corset is less boned and in
sistent than 1t was, These are pleasant
signs. We may see again the comfortable
appearing matronP
ETHELYN MIDDLETON.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
EeHoRN HAT IN DOLLY WARDEN
STYLE, WITH MAUVt fLoWrno
AND OLD BLUE RIBBON.

A little accessory Of this sort tells long
story In gowning. .,
favorite cut TO a daytime corsage Is
straight across the shoulders-back ana
front alike-on line with the shoulders
1t may be finished above'with the same ma
terial tucked or shirred, with a contrast
ing stuff, or with lace. Below this odd hne'
a reminiscence of the nineteenth century,
the corsage is lightly gathered into round
belt line after the manner Of the "fan
,,,at.," =, the, ,t,ro NJ. A. +.