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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
Wonders of French Froc<s Exhibited a Fashionable
Assen1bage Amid Picturesque
Surroundings

! ana forth in search OF places. Their
sn8ketike walk served them well 10
make their way and their solemn faces
/ turned only to answer questions from
equally serious minded women Of fash
ion. who had stopped them to show the
back and sides, the eat and the material,
and then let them pass on.
Then a paig If bewinEed dancers APP
peared on the stage and passed through
the motions Of minuet An orchestra
was playing somewhere. hut no one
heard it, A vast chatter was on and
the gowns had become the talk of the
day only when. the dance having
dragged out tn a dismal, unapplauded
finale, the mannequins appeared again,
d5d attention concentrate once more
ana The solemn rites II fashion proceed.
Now thA uannequins were in beau-
tifuI t4ffe,a If brilliant Nues instead of
lhe dsbta4s.y tinted morning gowns.
Brilliant and during Ia design, exquisite
in shade. and each set of with a single
spot Of Eoegzausiy contrasting color. a
great artificial flower IN the corsage or
a brilliant belt hanging down behind. the
frncks were cause enough for chatter
now. TIE procession filed the length of
the hall and back again into the dress
ine rooms.
4 person. obviously the comedian
manalague artist on the programme,
stepped to thesfront Of the stage Fash
ion accorded him a feeting, unseeing
glance and continued TO talk If the new
gowns He began to talk and smile to
himself No one else heard or saw him.
At last he raised his voice above the din.
M Y desires me TO announce -
The chatter subsidized TO hear the news
absaf the next models, and eyes turned
- n x who might have been deaf for
ajl he seemed to know Of what was GO
aE on The comedian took up his mono
tugue and was heard no more. He was
the official announcer thereafter, and
that was all. The rnannequins appeared
again. In more daring eolors and effects
this was "a day of history, even for
Paris fashions
AT last Cleo. the rage Of Europe. ap-
peared on the platform TO give her
classic dances. She wore draperies Of
white and palest yellow. dismal. drah
picture after the Y. models She had
Che attention of the audience for few
brief seconds, and then from some here
came ramor that The tango specialists
were in the ballroom back Of the hall
and a slow exodus began, Cleo was as
If she had not been.
No wonder she had tried to forget her
engagement At this festival of fashion,
l only when. after she had finished her
dances. more mannequlns in beautiful
afternoon gowns appropriate and won
derful for ladies who are tail and not too
thin) sidled out on The stage and
through the hall did talking cease and
neeks crane as Cleo had had every right
to expect 3ham Ia crane for her
Nav the mannequins solemnly
marched out and back through the
dance hall, circied the edge OF the floor
between the dancers and the watchers
and thence out into the garden and the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

pumps fer dress, pair OF dancing
slippers and one Of rubbers Is a sufficient
supply with which to start away. as
these can be renewed when necessary.
Little things like neckwear. on the
contrary, are very expensive 10 buy bur
easy TO make, and a supply of dainty
jahots should be taken from home.
A gymnasium suit and shoes are
usually required, often of some partic-
ular style. Bedroom slippers a Laundry
bag and hot water bottle are among
the minor conveniences that should not
be forgotten.
The larger wonen's colleges SET a
standard OF simple dressing which 4
would be well for boarding schools 70
follow Many girl on leaving her
fashionable preparatory school for
Smith or Wellesley has given up the
elaborate gowns that seemed 80 neces-
sary IN the eyes of the other girls IN
college clothes are more apt TO be q
necessary evil. The less the girl
troubled either by the lack or the over
supply OF them the easier VIII her
progress he.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

( began ta grasp the ARRANGEMENTS.
A. ,he guests entered, at first spar
inely, then by dozens. the women III
brown Sifted them out. and II none chose
them. they passed. on and back with the
upclect in the chairs that were not re-
served. Each one in brown had her
own friends, FOR they were NJ X 5 Gales
women. and 20 one x them each Gus
tamer Is assigned on her first visi. and
to that one she forever af.erward be
longs II was the customers, not the
great or famous ~ This word. who took
the reserved STATS
We wa chea the assembling ~ fashion
through s. continually deepening cloud
If black chiffon hat trimmings broken
here and there with brilliant Paradise
plumes or slassed by black a}grettes.
The foreground and the distance were
reh wuh \ gowns We could soon pack
rhg-u our as easily as the brown ladies
At .Ae deer NJ \ Ike ali he great
IF3Fg co.'s 8s5eEs. has far iaeal a dis
+5net s - woman, the typo II the
EatJ<r=s5 Asa had invited us there,
tlay apa IF a certain plump
n arwns were dreamed and
a5.zzs. =.a= women only. and al
,,z.. ==zz== l557s=s#sa} charm vnu could
-a H=S t.fa4asrs. Here and there
qa4a e-atesgat figures IN X gowns,
5nHrt 1Ssf-4+n YnH fat women and thin
vafacn aaa I3uEllsa women. beautifully
z4~z.-z.s 5.sf. win sad ina ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
s.-tsas II. hass-slas NJ Y docs not de
e5af Haes
Tar great pa-ls eoatarters are like
.ta. Tsarh has his TYNE and an that
Is D.. he builds his STYLES. Change them
lo V@}1 oaf amy narc ,han auv other
sf,. .et vii! -aift his efple for tue pxIeer-
...7s IF tsle moment II the women If
,,.s.3.7, - dals rat dream come IN NJ
\ Af sreesps taem It, be eufe. nut In
\ qf4fas rrats from tie weaVerss loom
far none Init his fvna IAN and not too
thirff puf grafpsoua though the result
may Inc NJ never su5fe4. nor does ever
d, e,,sJ., ,8,,f,4. ,e,tf ~ his studio Truly
r,,r9s fss,.t+.n 3F,.es and or.sr,ars nm The
..,,..,,-..s9l.., - s.,,t1ss
M ...a.l.
- - i.t''9''' 80 s''' 80
7'5@a va as enc = az W. iD''.ss
= '=''' vs. fts'; d 4'''Nt't '''s' a"' V's
3@it ~ stti4le al eiie SuotA'9' 19H''Ss
move" ~ "'ia Jul aiming n'S eutsa'7 or
cam ana serene Us "a ef14"1 anu appai
ently as e4'ieiesS' aot trace OF hul''of
showing III any line OF ms whimsical
race ne a"ohed over as All WIN a
h"'ed eAptFSsioh ~ '"iii i'tete "ASi'.'e'
est@dness eanlhR Gown mere ana tle''
To answer greetings from ms most oeaa-
tlfnl customers ana once ciose 20 US,
responding to the call OF lat dowaRef
With four young daughters VINO insisted
on having FIVE seats together when
there were hardly five empty chairs IN
the whole room
There was reason enough not to smile
over her. with those four lovely daugh-
ters to dress. and at VI. KS calm call
tr5uped lightly up one Of the ladies' in
brown 10 beg and thank simple folk
around us till the five seats were made
frot fol4nfl} for the exactfng customer
i The entertainment was DELAYED: a
j v.hGsn4r - TINT effect fiutterfd over the
/ roafo Giro IL. Merode had not beer
| hoard from Though the other artists
were nresent But there was 10 be a
diversion NJ Y had agreed as the
dancing rorld not begin. TO show his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

r-AsuT0NARfsls Paris GOES to the
L.. Rnfs fc The Avenue des Ma
rlas the next morning Be Il s.
baM dinner. cAjl, wherever
sh4 spice N a Irritation or The pleasure
A r,voraa,.shlp can Pc born }n Paris,
fsefe * always chat next morning with
~. SnFa stsH ran. ana ever the Avenue
[sas .ha .ssast Trees as "a setting A
"a 0..tfar Arrangement. that. than hsv-
ne N carry IF hfr fan ia order 10
h..gs an 4xgtsa for a call ere .be Neon
sas FADED sra!u the evenings memory
ohssterag rendezvous shall ynu
~ ~ .ha Rs tomorrow 7" or even
- &C., %. af 4r-s. mn understand re
rlanea an Vet "a mere hope and 'o-
,,,orrna hetRp.n ~ and noon yoH
49, usllsirs Aact and ferth ar riding
,-sehaek ar Hr her carriage on that
hor, narrau str.a NJ parkjaud which
,arss gayIy calls she path nj Virtue"
| Tnt .s,ees,e see A-ar:as has another
sfsa v+hiet i eu#o rs important II
"a H. 4haa sra5sn7 n fA5 tru5s. Paris
rashaan~ Always :Aere &re name
u,afrs walk rs lH ard taw0. Nut far
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

stone on which they were writ. Onward. ever
onward has modernlzation spread since those
days IN the long. long ago. when the worship Of
the Golden Calf was forsaken and man turned
his face toward the God who created him In his
own image" Nations have risen TO mighty pow.
er. only to go down to decay and oblivion. Tn.
peopled plains have been converted into peopled
plains, New lands have been discovered and
peopled: new seas have been ~navigated and
charted. Everywhere progress has changed the
physical conditions OF the people, Everywhere
progress has changed the historical and geograph.
ical importance OF nations and countries. Here
alone, in the Mt. Sinai valley, where the nation
that gave us the Savior first sprang into prcmi.
nence, progress has stood still. Surrounded by
the peaks OF the Forty Martyrs" all is hushed
and stlll on the plain where once the hum OF
thousands OF voices were heard and where the
valley rang with the re-ounding march OF the
children OF Israel.
MERIDIAN STONE H~AMMERFEsT, NORWAY.
Hammerfest Ia the most northern town In Eu.
rope. Its population In 1900 was 1900. IL is sit.
uated on an island tKvalo) OF the northwest
coast OF Norway IN about 70ia degrees north lati.
tude, which IL about that OF extreme northern
Alaska. The sun does not set at Hammerfest
from the 18th OF May to the goth OF July, and
does not rise from the 18th OF November tin the
gard OF January. This column, popularity termed
the Meridian Stone" stands on the Taglenaes or
Birds cape, which protect the harbor OF Ham.
merfest on the north. The inscription on Il IL In
Morse and Latin 10 the effect that here was To-.
Gated one OF the stations OF the expedition for
the measurement OF the arc OF the meridian In
1916. This Is not the only association OF this spot
with science, however, for In 1923 II was chosen
by Sir Edward Sabine for his series OF pendulum
experiments.
MAcLEAN's CROSS AT IONA, SCOTLAND.
Iona. or %Iculmkill. Is an island OF the inner
Hebrides, Argyllshire, Scotland. II Is about three
and one.half miles long and one and One.half
mila hrOad Ita DODulatiOn In 10O1 Waa hut ora
Fronting the sound which separates the island
from the Ross OF Null, Is the village OF Iona. or
Buile Mir. In making 4 tour OF the Island OF
Dona, the visitor Is generally led first TO the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27
NEW EXPERIENCE FOR BARBER
First Time Ae Had Shaved Man
Whose Face Had IN Unequal
Growth OF Hair.

Capt. W. V. Lucas. who was an ON
Ger in the Fourteenth Iowa regiment,
tells an amusing story OF an incident
that occurred during General Prices
raid into Missouri In tho last year of
the Civil war. The story appears In
"Pilot Knob" By Messrs. c. a. Peter
son and J. " Hanson.
ION arriving az Pilot Knob the aft.
ernoon before the engagement OF the
Twenty.seventh. | went into a barber
shop to be shaved. Suddenly, when
the barber had shaved only one.half
OF my face. the long roll VAS beaten.
| left my chair Instantly. and reached
my company. half a block away, with
n side Of my face shaved smooth,
whereas the other displayed a two
weeks growth OF beard ! did not
complete the shave until six days
aiterwsrd. when a colored barber did
the job a, Rolla, IS miles away.
While working the dirt and sand out
OF the long side the fellows curiosity
vas excited. until he could no longer
refrain from comments.
" ueyah see a face befo', sab said
he. dat one side vas richer dan de
odder be; 20. ia. suah'
Ny explanation seemed 20 afford
hin srea; :s..e! Youths Compan.
.c..
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

vivors OF the $50 ancient Runic crosses that the
island Is said TO have once possessed,
WHERE SOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN
AUSTRALIA.
The city of Ballarat. Victoria. is about seventy.
four miles northwest OF Melbourne. 4, owes Its
existence TO the event which this tablet marks,
for here. In 1851. the first discovery OF gold was
made on the continent OF Australia. There was
a very heavy immigration almost Immediately,
and IA Ia usual In such cases. the region was
quickly built up. The alluvial ~goldhelds were
richer than any ever subsequently opened up In
Australia. The deposits finally became exhaust.
ed. however. and now the quartz reefs at deep
levels have been exploited and several mines are
worked nc depths exceeding 1000 feet. In 1854
the miners here cane into armed conflicts with
the authorities over an arbitrary tax, but their
grievances finally were adjusted.
WHERE THE FIRST ENoLisHMAN LANDED
IN BARBADOS.
The Island OF barbados ia the most eastern OF
the Caribbean islands; II Ia a British colony.
This monument was erected by the people OF the
island TO mark the spot where the first English.
man landed. The inscription on the monument
reads as follows; Erected by the Inhabitants OF
Barbados on the 30th OF November. 1905. In com.
memoration OF the first taking possession OF the
island by Englishmen, who erected a cross at or
near this spot as a mark OF such possession about
the month OF July, 1905"
CHRIST OF THE ANDES.
At the summit OF the Andean pass. directly on
the boundary line between the republics OF Ar.
gentina and Chilli. stands this impressive statue.
II Is inscribed with the words "Christo Redentor"
Christ the Redeemerl. The figure IL OF bronze
and Is more than twice life-size. The stone ped.
estal upon which II stands is rough hewn from
the natural rock OF the mountain. There had
been a long and very bitter controversy over
the boundary line between Argentina and Chill,
which several times had threatened war between
the two nations, The dispute was finally re-.
ferred TO the arbitration OF Queen Victoria. She
authorized n commission To- examine into the
question and TO survey the frontier. After some
years Of investigation a decision was reached sat.
isfactory TO both nations. Grateful that they had
been able to avoid a war. the two countries cast
this figure out OF the metal Of cannon and set II
up here an a monument OF peace and good will
IN hs an everlasting witness TO their friendship.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

-~ HE Bastile monument mark
ing the site OF the famous
Bastile prison which vas
destroyed in 1888 stands in
S@Sa a square which IL In the
M7~|Ge east part OF he city OF
M Paris. The genius OF lib.
al III erty on the summit OF the
column looks nearly west,
c back toward the palaces Of
royalty whose days of glory are over.
In the fourteenth century the city
walls ran along here and at just thi,
point a great stone fortress was built for
the defense % the capital. Later, It's
office became that of a dungeon for prls.
oners OF state. II had walls ten feet
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27
NEW IDEA
Helped Wisconsin Couple.

II doesn't pay TO stick too closely
10 old notions OF things. New ideas
often lead TO better health. success
and happiness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea
new to them and stepped up several
rounds on the health ladder. The
husband writes:
Several years ago WI suffered from
coffee drinking. were sleepless, nerv.
Gus. sallow. weak and irritable. My
wife and ! both loved coffee and
thought It was a bracer." (Delusion.)
Finally, after years OF suffering, we
read OF Postum and the harmfulness
OF coffee, and believing that TO grow
we should give some attention TO new
Ideas. We decided TO test Postum.
When VI made II right we liked
II and were free OF Ills caused by
coffee, Our friends noticed the
change--fresher skin. sturdier nerves,
better temper, etc.
These changes were not sudden.
but increased as we continued TO
drink and enjoy Postum, and we los,
the desire for coffee.
Many OF our friends did not like
Postum at first, because they did no,
make II right. But when they made
Postum according 10 directions on
pkg, they liked It better than coffee
and were benefited by tho change
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read Tho Road &c
MELVILLE" In pkgs
Postum now comes In two forms;
Regular Postum-must DO vel
boiled, l5c and Zoe packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. Made In the cup with hot water
no boiling. SOC and 600 tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds Il
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
[ sold by GrocerA
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27
:. :-... TAME.

-@*-s rl=+ :: tie Kitchen door o. a
s.-l- .:.s+.-.3 = Philadelphia a
-LEEt: t:!, ": took his stand
EEL-E -+ cr,-.L=5 ard sazed long.
.-sy 4; :,l- IS aged on the kitchen
2te
You look strong suggested the
LADY O: the house. Are YOU equal TO
re ask Of saving and splitting half a
coz! %. vood7'
Equal 10 Il. madam" said the
tramp. H!th a courtly bow. The OK.
preston IS inadequate. ! am superior
. 49,.
Al -s went away.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27
KS netrod, Exactly.

TIE teacher 81 an East side school
Vas Ea.roaca.Hg Tommy, who had
licked He.Ee In satisfaction for q
grievance. T0mmy's penitence was NJ
d 10" ebb. and teachers ~Folden.rule
atm0aish!ug feli on unreceptiye ears.
Eu, a; last she struck q responsive
note.
The right wav 10 treat your enc,
mics. Tommy" she said, is to heap
Goals OF fire on his head"
Yes, ma'am, that's jes what | done
said Tommy, Frightening. Il give him
ELL"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

Among tho curiosities OF the Eng.
lish language Is the bore, so called be'
GAUGE he never comes to the point
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

cemetery Of 81. Oran, contain
Ing number OF ancient
tombs; the Church Of St.
Mary, and then 10 81. Mar
tins cross on the road near
by, which Is here shown.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

Insufficient sleep and late hours are
some OF the causes which retard
growth and health OF children.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

No, Cordelia. n squall at sea and one
In the nursery are not synonymous.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

Smile on wash day. That's when you uss
Red Cross Ball Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

Newspaper stereotypers use Han
ford's Dalsam OF Myrrh for relief from
splashlng metal burns. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

thick and It's grim towers commanded both tho
town and the outlying suburbs, The despo,ic
power OF the French kings betrayed them into
frightful Injustice prisoners who were In no sense
criminals, but merely offenders against the sensi.
tive vanity OF court favorites were sent here to
languish for years In ghastly. hopeless misery.
Here the Man With the Iron Mask" lived out his
mysterious TRACED. On July Il. 1883. popular
feeling boiled up In an attack upon the prison.
The stronghold was ransacked from top TO bot.
tom and It's ancient walls reduced TO a mighty
heap OF ruins. The key OF the building was sent
by Lafayette 10 George Washington at Mt. Yer.
non.
This column OF July was erected nearly nifty
years later Ia honor OF those who fell during the
brief Revolution OF 1896. During the Revolution
Of lSis there was fierce fighting here. The in.
surgents built their strongest barricade on the
east side OF the square Ton the right. And again
in 1871 the Communists entrenched themselves
here and were overcome by the Versailles troops
only after a horrible struggle.
WHERE MOSES RECEIVED THE TEN CON-.
MANDMENTs.
HAssod Moses sH, He'd al Israel Sp@ said unto item;
speak In, your ears this day. that va may learn
them. and keep and do them, Duet 81.
The photograph tells more graphically than
words the very dlsmalness OF Ras rs safsaf.
where the cross, the symbol OF Christianity, Is
planted ON the very spot where Moses. that great
leader OF the Jews. stood and received the laws
which they have religiously abided by 10 this
very day. Unpeopled and deserted. its very
lonesomeness fills us with awe. and the silence
of the tomb" Is no more impressive and inspiring
than the well Of silence that has been thrown
over Ras Es Safsaf and It's surroundings In the
Mt. Sinai region, Asia Minor.
Five thousand years ago there were gathered
at the command OF Moses. on the Plain OF As.
semblage In the Mt. Sinai valley. all OF the chill
dren OF Israel. to listen to the reading OF the
laws that were revealed TO Moses Ton the SPOT
where the cross now standsl. during the forty
days and forty rights he spent In the midst OF a
cloud. communing with the God OF the chosen
people.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

There are people who look upon
matrimony as Il necessary evil.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-08-27

Civilization today Ia
founded on the Ten Com.
mandments that were
read hy Moaes from tho
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-02-12
Kiokapoo Worm Killer Expels
Worms.

The cause OF your child's Ills
the foul. fetLd. offensive breath
the starting up with terror and the
grinding OF teeth while asleep the
sallow complexion-the dark circles
under the eyes-are all indications
OF worms. Kiekapoo Worm Killer
Is what your child needs; Il expels
the worms. the cause OF the ohild's
unhealthy condition. For the re-
moyal OF seat. stomach and pin
worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer gives
sure relief. It's laxative effect adds
tone 90 the general sysSm. Sup
piled as candy confection-child-
rem like Il. Safe and sure relief.
Guaranteed. Buy box today.
Price csc. All druggists or by mail.
KiekaDoo Indian Med. Co., Phila.
or 81. Louis.-Advt.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-02-12
OPEN TROUT SEASON FROM
FEBRUARY 10 TO MARCH 81
Spring Angling Permitted Under
Act Passed In 1919.

A special trout and game fish
season. provided for by the state
legislature last year. will open in
Utah on February 18th and will
continue until March Slst. Flah-
Ing will DO permitted In every river
and lake In the state except Pan
guiteh. Fish and Strawberry roser-
yoir lakes. In which the fiah will DO
protected.
The regular trout and game fish
season In Utah IA from June 18th
10 December lat. Owing 20 the
fact that many rivers. lakes and
streams in the state were found 20
be crowded with trout and game
fish. the state fish and game au-
thorities recommended TO the legis-
lature that spring fishing season
be inaugurated. Il Ia believed with
the early season better results will
be obtained In the propagation.
The bill became a law on March
18th. from which day the early sea
son was open until March 3ist. Ac-
oording 10 the fish and game au-
thorities. the best fishing for the
early season viii be found In Provo
and Weber rivers and In Blacksmith
Fork In Cache county.
The special duck season provided
for by the state legislature last
year. and which was IN effect In
1919 from February 18th to March
18th, will not be In effect this year.
The season was declared by the
legislature for one year only. The
regular duck season ID from ccio-
Der lat TO December 31st.