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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
WOMEN CAN'T AGREED

This clothes question is complicated BY
the fact that the women themselves can't
agree II IL was man against woman the
answer would be easy; everybody would
know how the thing was coming out by
noting what the women want. But the
severest critics OF the hobble skirts and
tango gowns and short sleeves and
diaphanous draperies worn by women
are-the women who don't wear those
things. Witness the contest now going
on in Minnesota. where four thousand
club women. composing the fourth dis
trict OF the Minnesota Federation OF
Women's Clubs. have petitioned the men
who fashion clothing for women 20 give
them wider skirts.
Many women" they say, have gone
without new garments rather than buy
such as have been offered during the last
few months. and we ask for styles for
modest gentlewomen that shall be diff
ferent from those suited to the demi-
monde"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
'Clubwomen Plead for Fuller Skirts, Blu
Prophets Declare There Is Apparently
Every Chance Of the Fair Sex
Taking to Trousers.

tried to board car She now lies IN =
hospital with her leg In splints benoan-
ing-what?
The fact that she wore hobble skirtr
Not at all. She bemoans the fact that
the skirt wasn't slit. She wasn't as re-
sourceful as Miss Ellsworth, the tennis
player or as Mrs. c. Luken. Of Cincin-
natl, who. striking Baltimore the other
day 20 attend the parade OF the Eagles.
and finding Sits popular in that city
and herself far behind the times in a
slitless hobble. bounced on the nearest
bystander and requested him 10 take
his jackknife and slit her skirt, which ne
did
Why wouldn't il be a good plan for
streetcar companies to post this sign in
their cars. Conductors will slit skirts
on request? Then old-fashioned ladies'
who cling to a skirt without any slash
will always have a friend in need.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
Is THE SEX DOOMED?

Petticoats have disappeared. Ihey hdu
70 there is no room for them under the
modern gown. Stockings are becoming
d,anhanous webs of silk. AS for the up
rer mart of woman's attire. the part ABOVE
the waist line. everybody knows Wnat
that ia mere wisp Of silk or muslin
and lace chopped off IN the arms cut
down in the neck.
Yes. anybody who gazes at the moueih
Noman-and who doesn't?-must perceive
that her apparel has been cut down u
the limit Any further revision down.
ua-d-veu. well. II she does it, ana II
:, e true that clothes make the woman
then the sex is doomed.
Some prophets insist that the tenueheS
is sinnply trousersward, and tha' 'his
gentle dalliance with tango gowns ana
barern skirts. and transferable skirts 10
bu, woman's circuitous way OF appro-
Grating mans one remaining advantage
the garment that let's him run Tor a
car. Other prophets remark that every
thing moves IN cycles, and that woman
,s hound 70 return 10 the full skirts OF
b.r grandmother before long. II she does
ana clothes make the woman, Will she AT
the same time cease her onslaught on
the polls and stay at home, as her grand
mother did. and stop taking mems JOBS
away from them?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

Then you refuse to eat my FIRST bis
suit?"
Il don't refuse 10 eat 1t. my dear. l
don't want 10 eat il. | wish to have your
monogram engraved on il and then hang
it upon my watch chain. "-Louisville
Courier-J ournaL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
DEATH IN SKIRTS.

speaking OF death in skirts, there was
a broken leg in a skirt out in Denver
the other day. II was a hobble skirt
and Mrs. Fannie Goodman. who wore ii.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
FIRST POSITIONS.

The first thing for the novice to learn
is 10 get the run up" before making
the throw so accurately stepped out that
the foot will :and we'll up to the ooaro
when the throw IS made. but VIII NOT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
KEEPING CUPS WHOLE.

To prevent custard dishes or cups from
cracking when pouring boiled custard into
them. place the dish or cup on damp
cloth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

son declared would make even the
bloomer dress acceptable"
There Is one man down IN Baltimore
who if he isn't willing that his wife
should slit her skirt Is most ungratefuL
Tor that wife Mrs. Annie Middleton. ran
twenty blocks IN a hobble skirt last sun
day 20 catch a thief who was getting
away with her husbands best trousers.
She caught him and rescued the trousers,
bu, she was nearly done for and II. she
says, my skirt had been slit l would
have caught him In half the time
III ny skirt were slit I could win this
game" said Miss Muriel Ellsworth. tennis
champion. when. IN a game down in Cuba,
she found herself hampered by the tight
ness OF her skirt. To think vas 10 act
with Miss Ellsworth. She summoned a
man. borrowed his Iackknife, told him 20
hold the skirt firmly by the hem, and slit
Il expcdiuously from the knee down.
And she won the game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

Evh seems as formidable as the great
iceberg that wrecked the Titanic; but
raise the heat OF public indignation only a
little. and 10! there is no iceberg.-Youth's
Companion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
HAS MAN GUESSING.

Wouldn't men almost be willing 10 pay
for those extra breadths OF cloth 10 prihs
about that happy result?
Or. II trousers are her aim. and clothes
make the woman. will the trousers make
her no longer a woman. but man?
Maybe lovely woman has bit OF tna'
sense of humor which It has always oeeh
declared she did not possess, and she
enjoys keeping man guessing. she GER
tainly has got him guessing-so naru
that he doesn't know what he wants hei
to wear; and we have some ministers Oh
the Gospel preaching against SIT sKir'S
and diaphanous draperies, and other MN
isters Of the gospel saying that thfy ME
10 see them: mayors Of cities only rev
leagues apart holding directly opposite
views about skirts on women's oathihs
suits. one saying. Leave EN- on ana
the other Ioaring, policemen, arrest any
woman seen on the beach or in the water
in a bathing suit without skirt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
WHAT MINISTER'S SAY.

Come 10 think, 1t is only one minister
who has really come out and said that
he liked 70 see women in slit skirts Lu'
when one notes that the minister VINO
said Il, the Rev. Henry i. McClusky. is
from he conservative State Of Massachu-
sets and treasurer OF the Christian En-
deavor Union. and IN such good stand-
ing that that organization trusted MIN
to chaperon fifteen OF Its members, nine
women among them, on trip through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

the crowd tears ~ she can get another
for numbers of diaphanous gowns are
coming over from Paris 10 be sold here.
II IS said they are all the rage in the
French capital.
MORALITY OF BATHING SUITS.
The morality or bathing suits skirted
and skirtless is. it appears from recent
news items. a matter OF local geography
When Dr. Resale ". Ladora, OF Chicago.
dropped off her skirt after she got in the
water. hid il under a rock and swan in
her boomers. excited beach guards and
officers of the law pursued her into the
water and ordered her 10 come out and be
arrested. And she was arrested-though
not until after she had given the dripping
guards a nice little votes for women
lecture.
DR.. Ladora was arrested for swimming
in boomers, and in Milwaukee, just
across the border of the next state.
Mayor Gerhard A. Bading urges women
10 dispense with the skirt by all means.
SILK suits, boomers. one-piece suits or
any other sort Will pass muster at our
beaches" he says. AL that is necessary.
ne says. Is 10 wear as much as the men
do"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

II begins 20 look as though woman
might shortly become an extinct sex.
Is it not authoritatively stated that
clothes make the woman? And are not
Woman's clothes constantly becoming less
and less and less? The full skirt OF our
grandmothers has become mere hooole.
shorn Of its flounces. depleted OF hVe
OF its six breadths. A slit appears
in the hobble. and the slit creeps higher
and higher, until there are indications
that IL may reach the waist line. And
the material Of the skirt is growing thin
ner. absolutely diaphanous, giving shadow
pictures Of that physiological fact-er-
those physiological facts which Waro
McAllister said should always, in woman
be concealed.
other styles reveal those facts not as
shadow pictures, but something far more
substantial. AS, for instance, the trans
fcrmable skirt. which is turned into trou-
sers by a rebuttoning Of the two flaps OF
which II is made. Or the tango gown
which consists OF boomers and mere
excuse for a skirt that does not reach 10
the knees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
CASTING THE LAVELN NEW SPORT FOR WOMEN

mounts 20 a higher plane, until 1t turns
head downward and comes crashing 10
earth perhaps 20 feet. perhaps 50 feet
aUaV
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
Facts for Penrose.

When Senator Stone charged the
Republican senators with spreading
alarm as to the tariff with the inten-
ton Of bringing on panic Senator
Penrose replied that the tariff bill
was already closing steel mills in
Pennsylvania, and cited instances
which he said proved his assertion.
Just before the senator made that
assertion the United States Steel cor
poration reported that the June quar-
! ter was the best the company had
had since 1907. On the day he made
his assertion the American Sheet and
Tin Plate company announced an ad-
vance In wages in all of its plants.
On that same day the Bethlehem
| Steel company, which has its princi-
pal shops In Senator Penrose's state,
announced plans for additions to It's
plant which will cost $5,000,000.
These additions, it was announced,
are in anticipation of a growing for
| eign trade. While the senator was
| talking The Iron Trade Review was
going to press with the following:
Heavy buying of pig iron In lead
ing iron centers has brought great en-
couragement to the entire trade and
furnishes strong evidence that pros
perity will be enjoyed throughout the
year"
These facts make it clear that the
iron trade is really in a comfortable
situation, but what about the Pennsyl-
vania plants which the senator said
had closed2 The Republic does not
know, but since this is the season
when iron and steel plants make re.
pairs and adjust wages 1t is not diff
cult to make fairly probable guess
as to the explanation.-St. Louis Re
| public
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03

and We can amuse ourselves with
double dummy ] don't mind sitting
up"
You haven't such a thing as a re-
yolverY" she asked.
10 has" / replied. "she carries
one In the car. but / wouldn't pull the
trigger for an empire. III bring Il.
though, II youNwan IT,"
Bring f." she said
! didn't tell Jo the whole truth I
said Natalie didn't lose anything when
she tainted, and she didn't When 10
was asleep | went back 10 Natalie and
took the revolver. We played double
dummy with the wicked little weapon
on the table. and talked about every
thing except thieves, until two o'clock.
Nothing happened. A little slice OF
the dying moon hung in the west, but
II cast only a pallld light outside I
couldn't keep from yawning Both Ma
talie and / were growing stupid. Fin.
ally she suggested that get some
sleep. and she would read She wasn't
afraid with the revolver. for she said
she could shoot and shoot straight. but
perhaps she, too, would 90 TO bed.
The scare petered out as the morn
ing advanced: our night vigil began
TO look bit wild and absurd.
| yawned goodnight and went.
think ! was asleep before | touched
the bed. dreamed. and the dreams
were not pleasant | saw Winthrop,
his arms covered with emerald brace
let's! he plucked at them and they be-
came little green snakes. Looking on,
smiling, was His Grace, but instead
Of being small and dark he was tall
and fair, with a saber-cut across his
cheek. Then the emerald bracelets
were chains, and was pushing fran
tically against the card-room door
when 1t gave. and was in a cell
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
CHAPTER XXI.


When / regained consciousness,
John was putting me on the couch in
my sitting-rOom, and there was
tumble of faces before me-Jo. and
Laura, and Mrs. Hazard, all badly
frightened, clutching at unfastened
dressing-gowns. Natalie was there,
too. but did not see her at first.
I'm afraid she's badly hurt" John
was saying Did Doctor Graham an
swer, Hap"
Hap was crushing my hand within
both Of his, hurting me, but l didn't
want to say so. Everything was ter
ribly confusing. My right shoulder
was hurt; the doctor said afterward
must have struck the wall as plunged
down the steps into the wing, and that
saved me, perhaps, from breaking my
neck. 1t was later l discovered that
my right arm was broken, when l re-
membered the bag had picked up and
couldn't feel It.
The Jewels!" I cried.
"Jewels!" everybody repeated IA
one tone-a tone of surprise.
Il had them when FELL" | said. "a
bag of jewels"
Hap groaned. I'm sure he thought
I was out Of my head, and after
great deal Of fuss he managed to get
"a drink of brandy down my throat
what he didn't spill down my neck.
But John went out and came back
presently with the bag. 1t was a dark
green cloth bag like lawyers carry
their-whatever they do carry in them.
And thrown into it, like so many po-
tatoes, was about the most beautiful
collection of jewels l have ever seen.
There was silk stocking-Lydias-
containing more jewels; and Mrs.
Higginson's hot-water bottle.
"A thief would never look for jewels
in a hot-water bottle" l quoted hys-
terically
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
PASSCURRENCY BILL
COuntry's Need Oh Such a Meas.
ure Is Great.
AZ II Stands, lie Provisions viii %
Much to Prevent Such Financial
Panlcs a. Have Been EKpe-
rleneed In the Past.

The prediction that the administra.
ton currency bill would pass the
house. though with important amend.
ments, seems likely to be fulfilled,
II Is now In order 10 prophesy,
though with somewhat less confidence,
that the bill will pass the senate. and
that no amendments will take away
It's original feature OF a federation Of
reserve banks. empowered to issue
emergency currency against secured
commercial paper. and under imme-
diate control OF government at Wash
ington.
The crying need for some such bill
overpowers objections to II, The Aid
rich-Yreeland currency act expires by
limitation June 30, 1914. On that
date, unless this administration bill
passes, the country goes back to the
system prevailing In the Roosevelt
panic OF 1907, when practically every
bank in the United States suspended
specie payment system under
which the prosperity of the country
is at the mercy of any clique of Wall
street gamblers.
Confronted by such a choice, the
most opinionated senator Is likely to
pause before taking the stand that no
currency legislation shall pass which
does not satisfy him at every point.
No one pretends that the admins
tration currency bill is perfect
measure No wise man believes 1t
can be made such by any amend
ments offered at this session 1t can
be perfected only by trial. But no
candid man doubts that the bill as it
stands is a long step toward the goal.
It provides a safe emergency cur
rency, 1t prevents panics like that
which devastated the country six
years ago, it will encourage the use
Of the nations money In industry
rather than In speculation.
A bill embodying these qualities
should pass and will pass.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03

moved on the lawn below! l looked,
straining my eyes through the pale
dawn. A man, yes; that much was
obvious. Vaguely the figure seemed
familiar, and suddenly 1t came to me-
Thomas, the footman But not the
rigid, liveried servant now; quick
moving, alert, crouching, creeping
Thomas He darted across the lawn
and vanished in the direction Win
throp had gone.
was getting back into bed, too be-
wildered for connected thought, when
heard sharp, quick noise like the
falling of a hammer or some heavy
object on the floor. The sound seem
ed to come from overhead. There
was no one overhead, unless some one
was in the galleryt 1 had no bust
ness investigating, but l did. A sud
den thought pushed forward in my
now wide-awake mind that Jo had
acted strangely about the gallery.
unlocked my door carefully. Ma
tales light was out. No doubt she
had decided to go to sleep. stood
there beside my door for perhaps two
minutes, perhaps tent seemed to be
a century-and finally my waiting was
rewarded. The sound came again Just
overhead, but this time muffled, and l
was sure heard footsteps. It never
once occurred to me that l was go
ing into danger when I went toward
the steps leading from the wing to
the floor above l wanted to know
who was in the gallery at that time
of the night-or morning.
reached the top of the steps, feel
ing my way carefully The corridors
were quite dark, for the shades were
drawn, keeping out what little light
there was, but l knew the steps to
the gallery were just to my right. Be
fore l turned to ascend that second
flight felt there was some one near
me. l put out my hand, but drew 1t
back quickly had not touched any
thing, but was scared blue. My
fright must have made me lose my
bearings for the moment
My hand came in contact with a
door, knew It was the card-room
door. pushed It open and went in
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
(To BE CONTINUED
NATURE is NEVER UNKIND
Provides Compensation In Some Way
for Those Who Suffer From
AffIlctlon.

When the third question put to the
girl who was tinting a customers hair
a fashionable shade elected no reply
the woman turned to the manager Of
the beauty shop and said: What is
the matter with that girl, anyhow? Is
she deaf?"
Very nearly" said the manager.
How does she hold her placer"
said the woman. 1T seems to me that
a person employed in a place like
this stands in need of her FIVE
senses"
THAT is just what they do not
need" was the reply. "If one sense
is lacking the other four make up for
the deficiency and become more valu.
able because more acute. Your hair
dresser cannot hear, but her sight is
marvellous. She can detect a gray
hair half block away and her gift
for shading and matching colors
amounts to real genius. No woman
with all her faculties is so consum-
mate an artist as she is in touching
up difficult head Of hair. When you
are ready for massage l shall bring
you a blind girl All her art is CEN
tered in her finger tips. She can find
and smooth away wrinkles that less
sensitive fingers would not discover.
Another deaf girl in the establishment
is particularly sensitive to scents and
is invaluable in mixing and applying
perfumes. The manager in a place
of this kind needs her five senses and
as many more as nature can provide,
but for her assistants, elimination and
concentration are desirable"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
Money Saving in Theory.

The declaration that the United
States could save a million dollars q
year by owning an armor plate plant
recalls Senator Aldrichs assertion that
the government could save 100000,
900 year If it were properly admin
istered In all it's branches. Doubtless
there are various and sundry ways In
each of which million dollaru year
could be saved If the men on the jot
would just work 1t in the way they
would have to work it to hold it If they
were employed by business concern
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
cONPBHr III
bOBB5-hERHu COMPANY
SYNOPSIS.

10 Goldman and her sister Loulle are
ielt orphans, Their property has been
swept away by the death Of their IA
ther and they are compelled 10 cast about
TOT some means 20 earn a living. Lou
ke answers an advertisement OF an inva-
10 VINO wants a companion. She declines
the position. Loulie advertlses for a pO-
sluon az companion. and Mrs Hazard
replies She offers Loulie position as
her secretary OF frivolous AFFAIRS" Her
chief work IL TO steer Mrs Hazards son
ana daughter In the right matrimonial
pain Loulie talks baseball 90 Hap Haz-
ara ana also gains the confidence OF Lau-
IA Hazard. The Due de TrOuVille Ia be-
lleved TO be Interested in Laura Mrs
Hazard gives a big reception and louie
meets many people high In the social
world Natalie Agazziz, TO whom Hap
mas been paying attention, loses an em-
erald bracelet during the reception, She
declares there Is not another like Il In
the world. IL develops that Natalie has
lost several pieces Of 1ewelry under sim
liar circumstances. Hap takes Loulie to
the baseball game. He tells her he Is
not engaged to Natalie and has been
cured of his lnfatuation. The scene
changes to the Hazard country place
where many nOtables have been Invited
Tor the summer Loulie and Laura visit
The farm Of Winthrop Abbott, an author,
In whom Laura takes considerable inter-
est. Due de Trouville arrives at the Haz-
ard place. Loulle hears Winthrop's mo-
tor boat out late at night. Next morning
the papers announce the robbery OF sew
eral nearby homes. Natalie accuses Lou
lie OF stealing her ruby pendant Mrs.
Hazard assures Loulle OF her confidence in
her. Hap declares his love for LOulie.
She reclprocates but will not admit II as
she fears what Mrs Hazard will say:
Loulle is excused from dinner on account
OF a headache. She Is bombarded with
notes from Hap imploring her to see him.
Winthrop Is arrested In the presence OF
Hap and Loulie. charged with robbing
General Schuyler's home and shooting the
general. A box of Jewels Is found in Win
throp's safe, among them an emerald
bracelet exactly like the one lost by Ma
talie. Natalie apologies to Loule for ac-
cusing her of theft Louie is awakened
at midnight and finds Hap In her room.
Next morning Hap explains that he was
In pursuit OF mysterious woman he had
seen In the corridor and who eluded him
by passing through Loulie's room. Ma
talie Identifies the emerald bracelet found
in Winthrop's safe as her own. Loulie's
sister, Jo arrives for weeks stay. John
CrOwninshield pays marked attention to
In
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03

While 7 tried 10 control my wildly bets
ing heart and my stampedlng courage
Once / thought OF switching on the
light, but IL was afraid OF the light
Il occurred to me that / was In a RI
diculous position The dukes suite
was Just beyond. n he should hear
me. and he, too. should decide to In
yestigate-
| knew one thing. that was going
back to my room instantly and lot the
noise In the gallery take care Of It.
self.
When | moved. my foot came In
contact with something. Again my abb
surd fright until / had assured my
self that whatever II was II IVES not
going to harm me. / stopped and
picked II up. Il was sofa cloth
bag. A thought come like lightning
fash A bag-with Jewels clutched
It to my breast and jsrked at the door
When | turned In the direction of the
wing ! felt, knew, some one again
was In the hall. couldn't find the
stairs to the wing! Whoever was there
near me moved! ia
In that instant the blaze Of an cleo
trio light was flashed straight into my
eyes
Miss Codman!" l heard in a tone
of utter surprise: had no recollec.
ton Of ever having heard the voice
before.
l screamed, and turning, rushed
blindly In the direction. as | thought.
Of the wing My feet touched-space!
| plunged forward headlong and went
down, down, down into darkness.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-03
Exit Henry Lane Wilson.

The resignation of Henry Lane Will
son as American ambassador to Mex
leo has been accepted by the state
department at Washington. Whether
Mr.. H. L. Wilson has also lost the job
of Huertas minister to the United
States is uncertain, and perhaps un-
important. BY his own confession he
brought Diaz and Huerta together"
and the result of that coming to.
gether was to destroy the govern.
ment to which H. L. Wilson was &C
credited.