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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
, . The Pastel .
A CHARMING SHORT STORY COMPLETE.

"A N ME. DE LOURDY had no Idea
MI of where to begin or where to
end when she came up into
the immense garnet Of the large
house near Meaux, which she had in
herited from an aunt.
Good Lord, what am I to do with
all that trash?" she exclaimed, and
full of despair she looked at the
heaps of broken armchairs, old couch
es with torn covers, cracked china
ware, legless chairs and old trunks,
piled almost to the roof
For perhaps a century or more
everything that was broken in the
house had been thrown up here.
Quite accidentally Nine. de Lourdy
moved an old armchair, looked at her
hands and was about to push the
chair back when something dropped
with a noise of breaking glass.
Nine de Lourdy stopped and picked
up an old painting. She could not
see what 1t was right away, as 1t
was covered with a thick layer OF
dust, but when she had taken it 10
the window and blown the dust away
she saw it was a pastel in a carved
frame, a portrait of a young woman
with powdered hair and a single curl
hanging lOOSG over HeI lSll SuOulueI
and wearing a very low-necked dress.
This is not at all bad" she said.
ut must be one of my female rela-
tons. / will have 1t hung in my
salon"
1t was hung and those who saw 1t
said 1t was very pretty, but paid no
particular attention to 1t.
Nine. de Lourdy rather liked the
dreaming eyes of the picture and the
hooking smile about the lips and
thought 1t family portrait, executed
probably by some local artist.
Years passed. Nine de Lourdy
who was a widow and devoted her
self entirely to her little grand
daughter, lived nearly all year in the
house she had inherited The pastel
nobody ever looked at it.
An Old Friend.
One day, however, an old friend
came to visit Nine. de Lourdy. who
had not seen her for many years. as
he had been travelling most of the
time
When she came into the parlor she
found him standing in front of the
pastel quite enraptured.
1T is quite pretty, isn't it?" she
said.
Pretty" he exclaimed. ut is won
derful. Don't you know It is a La
tour-a genuine Latour?"
"a Latour?"
Yes It is a Latour and worth at
the very least two hundred thousand
francs"
Two hundred thousand francsi
You must be mad"
Then ask an expert"
Nine, de Lourdy did not believe
him. A painting that she had found
among a heap of rubbish should be
worth a fortune! 1t was absurd.
She did. however send for an ex-
pert, who declared it to be a genuine
Latour and worth two hundred thou
sand francs easily.
Nine. de Lourdy was not rich, so 1t
was no wonder that She was over
joyed, not because she loved money,
but because she then had something
valuable to give her granddaught
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A mH Me6ci
collar finishes
the neck. The
skirt lifts high
in Empire lines,
and has a girdle
sash embroidered
In passementerie.
II Is gathered
to great fulness,
and rtpples into
a tunio, which
Is slit on either
side to show a
small point Of
embroidered net.
The lower part
of the skirt,
plain in front, is
drawn up in a
line Of drapery
at the back.
A deep point
OF embroidered
net yelled by
brown ninon is
set into the back
of the skirt.
With this Mile.
Della carries a
huge granny NUT
of sable, while
on her soft
brown locks she
perches a cloche
sailor of tete de
negre velvet
with a high
cockade Of numidi
set directly in
front.
--OLTVETTE
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Gates the waist
band, AID the
tlpic is opened
over the skirt
with the same
movement of V as
the decolletage.
The beading
takes the form
of a heavy band
of deep geranium
with a pattern
of roses shading
into pale pink.
A huge muff
specially made
for evening wear
completes this
toilette.
It is Of chiffon
shirrod into deep
landings and
crossed by gar
lands Of rocco
roses.
A huge pink
rose is caught
in the middle !
and f1ounces of |
spangled lace
decorate the
sides.
--OLIVETTE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
HELEN IS POSITIVE.

m not speaking about the food
but | KNOW" intensely, that If the
care Rheims had let me decorate this
room-we.l, there'd have been more
people In 1t than there are now"
Nothing conceited about that"
I'd have had the while color
scheme cream and old rose Cream
walls and cream wood work. with old
rose silk hanginss and a plain old
rose carpet hate these cellar-Iil<e
cement floors. And I'd have cre.p,
chairs upholstered in old rose ia
nave the walls and posts paneled in
mirrors and rose shaded light on
every table Wouldn't that make an
attractive place? And 1t wouldn't be
expensive. not nearly so expensive as
this" O.
um-m," was Warren's only com
ment, as he severed the wing from
the half broiled chicken on toast
AID this music's too loud" per-
sisted Helen. IT'S a wonderful or
chestra, but we're too near it. III
mad restaurant. enthusiastically
ia have them play a lot of waltz
music-pe opse love the rhythm. I'd
"ot nave II Iouu or inSiStent-you
can't talk with music like this"
Wen, you seem to be doing pretty
we'll Talking a blue streak. What's
the matter? That wine going to your
head2"
Helen flushed. She had drunk only
glass of claret but she had a lurl-
Ing suspicion that wine did make
her more talkative,
Perhaps ii was the claret that had
colored so glowingly her minds pic
ture Of restaurant, Ideally deco
rated and managed. The picture was
insistent. 1t held vague but alluring
possibilities.
Dear" looking up with shining
eyes, wouldn't it be wonderful II
some day you'd make a lot of money
and buy up a restaurant-just for an
Investment? THINK what we could
do with it-you and together? Oh.
KNOW we'd make II a success! You
know so much about food, and l
could see to the decorations and the
appointments. Oh, we'd make It the
most attractive place."
We'll, I guess the public'u have
TO worry along without our restau-
rant for n while longer l may be
too modest, but I'm willing to con-
cede that the people already in the
business know a little about It, Bet
ter conflne your decorating schemes
to THE Flat Beautifur' and write en-
up for the Ladies' Gwan Journal"
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A REGULAR DINNER.

All right wen try your regular
dinner. Let's see. two clans. two
tomato bisque. You want salmon.
don't you?" turning to Helen. zone
salmon and one sea bass I'll give
the rest of the order later. Hold
on as the waiter started off. what
about this marked down price,"
"oh. they've just changed that to-
day, sir. You see it's S10O every day
except Saturdays and Sundays. but
now they've made 1t s1.Oo on Sun
lays. too"
How are you doing here, any way?"
'or Warren always had a genuine
business interest in any new enter
prise
well, OF course. sir. we haven't
the crowd we had at the old place,
out we've only been open three
weeks" hopefully.
why do you suppose they ever
moved?' unused Helen as the waiter
hurried on. They had such won
derful place downtown--full of atmo-
sphere"
The craze to get UP on Broadway
they've az got II. Probably go
pTche more IN " couple OF months.
They say there are only three Broad
way restaurants that haven't been in
the hands Of receiver. Well, they
ought to go broke-the way they
soak you and give you nothing for
It."
But this Is very reasonable-din-
ner like this for 800" glanoing over
the six courses on the card.
Cheap enough II It's good food
Hello we're to have some tangoing
with It."
In the center Of the room was
waxed moor space for dancing. and
row a girl with astonishingly yellow
hair and a scanty pink chiffon gown
/ came out with a youth In an evening
coat OF extreme cut. The music was
lively and they twirled and twisted
In the latest tanGoing stunts
As they had dined out very little of
late. Helen had not seen much OF the
dancing craze. and some OF these con-
tortions seemed TO her somewhat
startling.
HELEN SHOCKED.
why, Warren. isn't that rather
dreadful" as the youth swayed the
girl backwards down to the floor.
then no again. and with his knee
under hers lifted her from her feet.
Warren shrugged shis shoulders
That's Aot in IL with some OF the
dancing At Jardin de Danse. Wen
have TO so up there some night"
"oh. do you see that man watching
that girl! what look"
The man was dining alone and his
half closed eyes followed every move
mont OF the girls swayinS form vita
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Mabel Herbert liners UnrvaAed Series
Their Married
x Life -
Helen thinks all restaurants should have shaded lights
and mirrors
and mirrors.

an inso'ent. sppraising gaze that
made Helen shudder.
Good sea bass. Ell? Thought we
stood a chance of getting our mon
ey s worth here. They all start out
pretty wei"
And everythinE's so new and
clean. This tablecloth's never been
Numbered It's the new design too
tho plain satin stripe. Don't you
remember We saw so many Of those
In PARISH"
Warren was much more Interested
IN the quality OF the food than tho
design OF the table linen, but Helen
never failed to notice every appoint
.ment.
She had already examined the mon
ogram &c r." in the shining new
s. yer which had not yet the dull look
'hat restaurant plated ware so soon
acquires. The china. too. was new
and Of very good design
Ana yet with all this newness the
place looked bare embarrassing and
wholly without atmosphere.
Dear impulsively. I'd love to
decorate restaurant think
could! l think 1 know what women
like"
hahd mirror and an automatic
powder puff attached to every table,"
Flrst I'd take out all the high
ilshts' began Helen earnestly. I'D
nave only table lights with rose silk
shaoes; every woman knows how
becoming they are. Then I'd have all
the walls paneled with mirrors. A
woman loves to sit by a mirror, an
occasional glance to see If her hairs
rlsht is SO reassuring. Oh, it seems
SO simple--the making of an attract
'Vs restaurant! Yet. how few there
are. Perhaps that's why so many
fail"
How about the food?" grunted
warren. Don't forget it's the man
VINO pays the check. and he doesn't
care who"p about your mirrors and
pink shades"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
By Anna Held.

with John Cort's "An-star vsriete Jubilee"
copyright. 1918. by International News Service
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.

IN, miss your dress is all un-
hooked" exclaimed the maid.
as Helen took OFF her coat in
tho Ladies' Dressing Room" OF the
Cafe Rheims.
| In dismay Helen felt down the back
Of her gown and found It was
fastened only at the neck and waist
line. and that 1t CAPPED widely in be-
tween. What II she should have gone
into the restaurant like that?
The maid hooked 1t up quickly,
knowing 1t would make her tip as
sured
Il don't know how I forgot IT. l
never did such a thing before" taxi
Ing a dime from her purse
"oh. lots OF ladies wait till they
get here for me to hook them up"
Were you the maid at the old
placer"
NO. miss, just since they've opened
here"
Then you don't know If that head
walter came with them"
They brought some of their old
waiters-but l don't know what ones
Helen had always liked the atmos-
phere Of the Cafe Rheims. but for
the past year Warren had refused to
dine there because OF an "insuffer-
able" head waiter who seemed to de-
light in making every one wait for a
table
Very reluctantly Warren had con
scented to come to their new place
n n ITa1
hall she was relieved that it was a
new head waiter who met them at
the door and courteously ushered
them to a table
We'll, he's certainly an improve
ment" murmuled Helen
Seems to be all right But well
walt and see how the service is"
"Oh, but this ROOM" bewailed
Helen. ut hasn't HALF the atmos-
phere OF their old place It looks
so cold and barren-so institutional!
And these dreadful glazing nghts!"
ITS pretty raw" admitted War
rem. But this type of thing is the
architects craze Just now Wait till
you see the new GiItmore-youu
think you're in the Grand Central Sta
ton"
"oh, but the lighting is awful"
per SlStsu itelen. Il nate tROSe high
rejecting lamps" for from the cell
Ing were suspended by bronze chains
the inverted alabaster dome shades
30 much in vogue now. and which
give SO frosty and eheerless a light.
Here's a new one on me-" an
nounced Warren. now intent on the
dinner card we seem to have
struck a bargain night"
1t was the table d'hote card. but
the price at the top, $12j was crossed
out with red ink and under it written
s1.00.
That's curious. I've never seen
marked down dinner before"
Well. why shouldn't they have bar
gain sales in food-and advertise EN-.
too? Roast spring lamb with mint
sauce, regular price SIPS. for to-day
onlyE Csc. Our regular SOC hashed
brown potatoes for this day 1870 How
about it? That peach of an Idea ~
Helen's laughing comment was in
terrupted by the waiter who now
came for the order.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24

Stunning Styles That You Can Copy
BY :.

Here Is q
dancing frock
Of geranium
satin, in which
the foundation
material appears
only in a crossed
and draped
skirt, over
which hangs a
:unic Of chiffon
eavily beaded
and embroidered.
The decolle-
tage is finished
by folded white
tulle, and the
wee chiffon
sleeve Is edged
with strass.
Another row
# strass indi-
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Greece. The combined peace footing
of these countries is 10000; the
war footing, 100000. In war foot
ing Rumania leads the three with
100000. Bulgaria ZONES next and
Greece last.
In naval strength the Triple En-
tente would be nearly twice as strong
in numbers of ships and men as the
Alliance. or the Triple En-
tente Great Britain leads, with 569
ships of all kinds-battle ships,
cruisers, t%orpedoes, destroyers, mont
tors and submarine. To man these
she has $4,000 men.
France ZONES second, with AIS
ships and 60,621 men. Russia has
220 ships, with 52,463 men. The totaI
number of ships of the Triple En-.
tente is 1,2O7, with a force of mer
numbering 25O, 5S4.
Opposed to the Triple Entente arc
the German navy, with 325 ships o.
all classes and 66,7S3 men; italian
with 169 ships and 33,095 men, ant
Austria, with ia ships and 1853.
men. a grand total of COS ships an,
117,459 men.
For the first time in any confiic
of great proportions the aerial wa
craft would be brought into use an,
SO swift has been the progress il
aerial development that the aero
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planes, dirigibles and other air craft
would without doubt receive a gem
uine1test. Air ships were used in
Tripoli, but 1t vas never shown just
what could be done on a large scale
with navigators and operators of
highly developed skill.
Latest figures show that France
easily leads all other nations in their
air fighting force. She has $50 air
and sea planes with 800 first class
and $50 second class pilots. Next to
her comes Russia with $50 aeroplanes
and seaplanes and many excellent
pilots" according to Hazel's CLASH
fication. Great Britain has 100 aer-
oplanes and seaplanes, with sixty
first class and 40 second class pilots.
OF the countries allied in the
Triple Alliance, Germany has $50
a%reoplanes and seaplanes; Austria
has $50 machines of both kinds, aud
Italy has zoo. The organization and
transport of Austria and Italy are
classed as fairly good"
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] 1llO(1lDlt,1AlY,S MARKETS
the head and leg.

the head and leg.
The marshall OF Washington grab
bed both men, let MCGOWAN go,
threatened the section boss with ar
rest for shooting in the city limits
unless he left town at once.
MCGOWAN slept at a farm house 3
miles west of Wolsey last night,
reaching here about 8 a. m. He
was recognized when getting shaved
and his arrest soon followed. He
attempted to escape but without sue
cess. When arrested he had a bun
die with a gun wrapped up in it. His
diary gave a complete record of his
two crimes and the last entry today
was, lam leaving Wolsey today" He
left tonight, but not IN the direction
expected as he was taken to the jail
at Miller for safe keeping.
Indications are that McGowan is a
New York gun lar working this
state with the harvest hoboes.""
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EUROPE IS STRIVING
TO PREVENT WAR
Continued from page /.

on In case the countries which are
parties to the Triple Alliance and the
Triple Entente are finally frought in
to the war between Austria and Ser
via. II the entire strength of the
nations involved were placed in the
held-or If a fair proportion of them
we're called %oYt--they would make
the armies of past conflicts seem
small BY comparison.
serviaA-4one of the little nations or
Ithe worldhas not much Of an
army. Latest figures, prepared this
Iyear, showlthat her army in time Of
peace jumpers $4,000 men. Her war
strength is 240, 900; and In addition
Ito this force she has an unorganized
|body of men, who, In case of dire
necessity, could be called on for SER
vice, numbering 10000 more. This
Ihody Of men would BE but a speck
compared with the tremendous
armies which would be called upon
Ito shoulder arms II Russia. France
and Great Britain, composing the
Triple Entente, took up the of
Servia.
Russia leads all the big countries
mentioned both In peace strength
and war footing, although her war
footing is but 100000 in excess of
that OF Germany. She has 1890 900
men In times of peace and 5000, 900
as a war footing.
France has 100000 for a peace.
guard and 1000, 900 as a war footing.
Great Britain has a peace footing of
264 900 and a war footing of $780,
900. The total armies OF the Triple
Entente number 2,264,5 In times
OF peace and the gigantic number of
i ,230,00O In times of wnr.sThe same
three countries have "a combined
force o. s, 20O,0 unorganizel men
Of military age who could be drawn
on In case of emergency This would
make the stupendous number of men
available for actual service in the
Triple Eentente, exclusive OF those
|of Servia, nearly 10000. 600.
$4,000, 900 Men Available for War.
The totals OF the three countries
composing the Triple Alliance-Aus-
! tria, Germany and Italy. are almost
as staggering. The total war footing
OF the combination is 100000 the
peace strength. 100000. The
same countries have an unorganized
force of men of military strength
which numbers 100000 or about
100000 men who could in a pinch
be called on for service.
Three OF the Balkan States which
might possibly become involved in the
imhroglio r Rumania, Bulgaria and
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MARKETS AID OVER WORLD
ARE DEMORALIZED BY WAR

Chicagp.4War yesterday a up
wheat on the Chicago board of trade
to q total of nearly loo, 100000
bushels md shot prices skywards
from 8 Ia to 8 IA cents. No other
day in the goth century has witness
ed trading here equally as wild.
Although failures were momen-
tarily looked for none was announc-
ed. Last night, however, margins
are being called for right and left
seemed certain the volume of bust
ness today will be greatly restricted
as compared with today regardless
how high or low the market may
sweep.
Stories of fortunes made and lost
today were numerous but mostly not
we'll varied.
Makes $25, 900 in Five Minutes.
The most specific case of sudden
riches was that of a heretofore OBJ
scure pit trader who actually pocket
ed $%25,00O,t which he netted in an
interval of exactly five minutes.
Hundreds of spectators thronged
the galleries on the change and look
ed down upon the traders who strug-
gled and tumbled in the pits. The
uproar made by the brokers was
plainly audible in the streets sur
rounding the board.
Expectations of war between Aus
tro-Hungary and Servia and the sub
sequent declaration yesterday demon
allied the markets of the world.
In Vienna the.efln I1M.c.. .ign3
Il nyOcnH cinnn SATURDAY. h,,f fh orn WOE
a heavy run on the Austrian Savings
bank, the most important in the dual
monarchy.
In Paris the commercial exchange
suspended all dealings in grain, SUI
gar and other commodities and ex
change on London and private dis
counts, for the first time in years,
were not quoted.
In Berlin runs on savings banks,
grew heavier.
In London, after the close of the
stock market, stocks tumbled on the
curb.
News of the declarations reached
this county while markets were in
session. With it came an avalanche
of foreign selling on the New York
stock exchange. Leading securities
slumped from five to twenty points
and conditions paralleled in their in
tensity theldomestic panic of 1907,
The stock exchanges of Montreal
and Toronto suspended their session.
Foreign exchange was demoraliz.
ed and millions in gold were engag-
led at New York for shipment to Lon.
don and Paris. H4l
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@zv1AN HSEpvESTS
The darkest war cloud which has up
peared on the European horizon since
Germany sent war ships to Agadir In
1911 has arisen. The servian govern
ment has refused to comply with Aus
trials demands for the expiation Of the
saraJevo murders. for which Austria
holds anti-Austrian conspirac!es in Ser
isia rssponsible. and for guarantees Of
future good behavior Of the'most hamil-
9Hhe s~sersasksd ofsan indepcnd-
a naton.
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LAND BARGAINS.

buy land for investors. 1 shall
be in Lyman county the next two
weeks seeking land bargains; it is
the best county in which to buy land
now that | know of. If you wish to
get land that will surely make you
a nice profit write me at Oacoma,
S. D.-F. A. Bidwell.
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sIOUx CITY STOCK MARKET.

Sioux City, Ia, Wednesday.-Cat-
We receipts today were 1900; mar
Mt steady to 10 cents lower. Hog
ireceipts $500. market steady. Top
price, q $40; bulk of prices, $8.45@
$50; sheep receipts, 100; market
Range Of Hog Prices
This week. Last week.
Mon. I. .B.4O08.6 $500 8.75 u
Tues. s.400 $40 s.50@s.77M
"Wednesday S.45@s.75 Il.
lInursaay S.46
Friday ! SO. S.S2h g S.55
Gossip Of Tuesdays Market.
Sioux City. Ia, Wednesday.-Re-
Oelpts OF cattle totaled 500 head on
Tuesday. Scarcity OF the good to
choice corr fed steers continued a
feature 0f the trade. Conditions In
the Killer branch OF the trade we're
generally steady with the opening day
OF the week, hest action was to be
had on the decent to good grades OF
butcher stock and steers, while plain
|graSSers we're somewhat hard to
move with d few weak spots quot
able. Bulls, stays and round stock
held steady. while there was no let
upkto! the demand for veal calves at
ArM prices. stoGkerss, and feeders
held steady ut the sharp advance
noted On Monday. Values right now
aresallaQf Is @ 20 cents higher than
RtsthasclOse otSlRsts week. Quotations;
neANesl 97.S6l % 9,75: cows and
hetlSrs, 3ks76 @9.O0:s Gamers and
sH,xknr. q IN EAEaOE. h,,1is 4 EnA
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LEAGuE.

w ESIEItN LEAGUE.
Sioux City, 3; Lincoln, 0.
st. Joseph, s; Wichita, 2.
Topeka, 3; Des Moines, 2.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland, A; Boston, 3.
Detroit, a; Philadelphia, 8. +
Washington, z; st. Louis, 3.
Chicago, g; New York, 2.
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ASSOCIATION.

Louisville, 60; Milwaukee, ITO.
Cleveland, 8; Minneapolis, 6.
Columbus. G.; st. Paul, 4.
Indianapolis, 5; Kansas City, 8.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE

Chicago, 2; Buffalo, 1.
Pittsburgh, IL; Kansas City, 8.
Indianapolis, s; Baltimore, q.