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Evening star., 1914-03-29

YwrHEN the home dressmaker goes
NJ to work she usually loses her
w nerve. This is almost as pane
full to the dress she is making as 1t is
to finish two sleeves for the same arm
or to cut the blouse running the wrong
way of the goods.
In fact it is a worse offense. because
YOU can begin all over again with the
sleeves or the blouse; but If you lose
your nerve in interpreting a new fash
ion in the matter of dressmakfng. there
is no help for you. Your product might
as well be labeled in staring letters.
Home Made" Every one who sees 1t
will Immediately think of these words
=
This does not mean that the woman
who makes her own clothes should Try
extremes-not in the least. She is mucn
better off when she keeps away from
them But she Is always interested In
the newest ideas. She is eager to IN
corporate in her own apparel the lat
est novelty seen on the mannequins at
TrouvilIe or in the Bois de Boulogne
But the home dressmaker is eau
tious soul and knows her limitations;
She is also often conservative anu
would very much object to shocking
any one So she loses her nerve-the
one quality that she most needs 10
make her work successful.
Here are some of the things she has
been guilty of doing:
Last winter. when the slit at the back
of the skirt was the latest device 10
make walking in a narrow skirt pos,
sibility, the home dressmaker decided
to have a back-slashed narrow skirt.
Only of course. it would have peen
extreme to have the skirt too narrow
or the slash too deep.
So the skirt came forth from the
cnmference and the slit-you would not
have known it for slit unless you
had been told what 1t was-that was
at most two inches long. Much better
would it have been had the home dress
maker clung to a conservative, old
fashioned model. For the skirt she
built was so big around the bottom
that the slash was unnecessary. as
well as ugly.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

the plain net on the skirt. There is a
yellow silk slip under the whole frock
and yellow chiffon is draped over the net
bodice. A further touch of yellow is given
by the wide satin sirdle.
The frock on the right is one that will
interest the woman who likes lace edging
and insertion. 1t is made of embroidered
and plain batiSte. worn over pink silk
slip. The bodice is trimmed with strips
of narrow Irish point, and Irish point
edges the two tucked fiounces and the
short sleeves. Character is given to this
frock by the wide black satin belt
There are several good points in these
Evening star., 1914-03-29

frocks that might be used in any white
frocks for summer wear.
Both of them have short sleeves-so
we need not feel that, to be in good
style, our frocks for daytime wear must
be long sleeved.
Both lave rather plain tunics or
founces. that give dignity to the skirts.
If the flounces We're claborately embroid-
cred. the skirts might look too much cut
up. too "choppy.'' as we say. for beauty.
The colored girdles and the colored lin
ings or slips are also practical features
of these frocks.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

produced by gathers, cleverly manipulat-
ed, and folds of material about the
ankles.
The hip yoke on some of the new
skirts is Il marked feature. This yoke is
not tight. 1t really suggests the same
line given by the rather loose hip girdle.
But it does serve to hold in the fullness
of the skirt at the waist line and it is
quite satisfactory.
The waistcoat is in line for much use.
The waistcoat belt is a feature of some
of the summer frocks, and a most COM
Portable feature it is, too. 1t is simply
the bottom of waiscoat, with the
points that extend below the waist line
cut off and fastened to a belt.
Some of the new white silk stockings
are printed with colored designs. The
design is printed on them from top to
toe, just as it would be printed on crepe
de chine or figured taffeta or calico. with
little regard for the shape of the stock
Ing. Some of the designs show flowers
and some show butterflies.
1t is odd. by the way. that the butter
fly persists. 1t still appears in ornaments
for the hair. in lace medallions on un-
derwear and blouses. and in designs in
silk and crepe.
Ribbon girdles are worn with some Of
the newest serge coat suits. One espe-
cially worthy of notice Is made of blue
serge. There is tunic that reaches to
the hips, and flares a little. which is
finished in wide scallops bound with
black taffeta. The short jacket is also
scalloped and bound with taffeta. But
the distinctive point of the costume is
the wide girdle of sulphur MORE rib
bon. The ribbon is simply held loosely
about the was,. the lower edge coming
below the normal waist line, the upper
edge above it. 1t gives a smart touch 10
well cut suit-a suit that effectively
bines the old tailored finish with the
new line demanded Of women's suits.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

TN spite of the fact that American wom-
en- have been insisting, for the last
- summer or two. on having thin frocks
that did not need to go to the laundry.
there will be some wash frocks this sea-
son. There will be linen suits and frocks
Of cotton crepe and batiste and white net.
Many of the frocks of these so-called
wash materials, however. are so elabor-
ateIy made that trip to the dry clean
er will prove the only method of clean
ing them properly. One dip in the laun-
Evening star., 1914-03-29

sists of two parts in the skirt: one is a
long tunic. the other is a narrow short
petticoat The next step will be to drop
six inches longer it will serve as skirt,
and there you are, back to the old days
and the old methods.
But somehow, that long tunic. even
when heightened, will not look like the
full skirts We used to wear. All revivalS
differ from the source We are wearing
our hair pulled away from the forehead
Evening star., 1914-03-29

floating on the surface of things are good
indications of the strong current be
meath.
There. are not many women at present
who know Just how to leap into full
skirts. but when July comes il is prob
able tliat the skirt of last October will
look old-faShioned This may be sweep
ing prophecy with too many dates in it.
which is always the fault with a propll-
ecy. but back of it are some OF the mas
ter minds of Paris.
Evening star., 1914-03-29
One of the New Hats.

NNE of the new hats is black straw,
~ tilted far down over the face. and
far of the head in back. It is hat
very reminiscent of the Empress Eu-
genie. There is strap of blue velvet
ribbon across the top of the crown
which is drawn under the brim at the
back to form a bride to fasten undel
the hair.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

dry tub would bring their ruin.
In the large sketch two of the new
lingerie frocks, of the elaborate sort, are
shown. They are both Premet models
and in spite of the fact that Tubing
would ruin them. there is a note of sim
picity about them quite in keeping with
the lingerie frock.
4 :;
The one on the left is made of white
net. The foundation skirt and bands on
the bodice are heavily embroidered.
There are three deep gathered fiounces of
Evening star., 1914-03-29
Frost Plants.

TT the fire gets low on cold nights You
will find your house plants badly
chilled when YOU look at them in the
morning. Put them into still dark
closet and next morning you will End
every plant as fresh as il 1t had never
felt frost bite.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

So when blouses came into fashion in
loose and baggy lines the home dress
maker, though she wants one Of the
newest models, is deadly afraid she will
look depraved If she wears girdle
twenty-eight inches around. OF course,
if the fashion was for twenty-inch
waists she would gravitate toward the
twenty -eight-inch waist line So she
Evening star., 1914-03-29

The American merchants think that the
long, full tunic introduced by the house
of Cheruit is the actual forerunner OF
the new kind of full skirt At the mo-
ment the gown made by this house con-
Evening star., 1914-03-29

pean women have waited until this week
to see the new styles. They do not
bother their heads with the so-called
american openings. which begin the mid
die of February. The French woman of
fashion is out of town at that season.
and although she wears smart new irocks
uu the Riviera and in Egypt. they are
not always on the lines of those shown
at tine American openings.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

All Of these garments are significant
because they are the first ones to have
accumulated fullness since the reign of
the narrow skirt began. The fashion is
not a revolution; it is an evolution. 1t
began when the material was gathered
to the waist and draped wide over the
hips. Only the hens alone OF our skirts
have been narrow for nearly year, and
the width above the hens has increased
perceptibly since last August. when Callot
introduced her Algerian skirt.
This garment was somewhat awkward
hut it emphasized decided change in the
silhouette. which, along with the minaret
tunic, instantly converted our narrowness
into breadth. Few women have been so
bold In their individuality as to wear
cIose-fttins skirts, and this fashion Of the
last six months is likely to last for a
year or two to come if the present straws
Evening star., 1914-03-29

Usually. her clothes are made in Janu-
ar,- and when she returns to Paris the
first Of April for the beAinuing Of the gay
season. which lasts until the end of June,
she goes to the dressna<er for new ideas.
She is often the inspiration for the new
frocks sent over to America i'll June. The
French dresmdEer works independently
for ler collection OF gowns shown semi
annually TO the rest of the world; but
she IS aided and abetted in the creation
"f new things oy the well dressed mon
dame o. Europe. who sits with her for
m@ut of an old line, and the combination
OF color.
This is the situation back Of the fact
in June, well as hats and wraps. that
have been imported from France three
months after the spring styles have been
settled.
The piece of gossip that occupies most
womeu's minds now is the thance for a
fun skirt this coming summer. or, it is
wiser TO say, a fun skirt in one piece.
There is no mistaking the import Of the
novelty skirts that Paris has exploited so
conspicuously since February. There is
that long tunic of Madame Cheruit: the
fun oriental skirt of Doucet which is
gathered INTO the ankles by a box-plated
ruche: the genuine harern skirt of Paul
Poret which is seWed up like bag,
with openings left for the feet; the gath
cred Persian skirt, with leglets. shown
by several houses, and the ballet skirt
Of Premet.
Evening star., 1914-03-29
FROCKs DESIGNED FOR WEAR DURING LATE SPRING AND SUMMER

A
OVEN 1laoW Low on THE BlAotsE THERE Is LAYER OF IEAoN
THE RIGHT FRocl EMBROIDERED
Evening star., 1914-03-29

produced by gathers, cIeverly manipulat-
ed, and folds of material about the
ankles
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
THE CALUMET CLUB
is PROGRESSIVE ONE

The Calumet Climb, organized by
several of Viewpoints exclusive
young men during September,
1912, continues to increase its
membership.
The past month many new
features have been introduced in
the club rooms for the benefit of
its members. A library and read
ing room is one of the attractions,
and the young man who is FORUM
ate in being a member, can easily
find comfort and enjoyment
when he goes to his club. The
membership is now about twenty.
The officers Of the club are: DR..
C. E. Barnett, President; John
Ruble, Secretary, and Harry
Smith, Treasurer.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26

Mrs. w. R. McHarge, who has
been in a Knoxville hospital for
some time, is greatly improved.
Mr.. McHarge went down Tuesday
to be with her.
Mrs. Joe Costner, and daughter,
Mrs. Della Marsh, were called to
the bedside Of Mrs. Costner's son
Jim Price, Of Middle Tennessee,
Thursday.
Mrs. Lottie L. Bruce and little
son, Roy, who have been visiting
Newport relatives for some time,
have returned to their home in
the Old Dominion.
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Ruble re-
turned to the city Sunday after a
delightful wedding trip to Eastern
cities. Mr.. Ruble combined plea
sure with business and purchased
his Spring line of ladies' goods.
He will have the largest and most
beautiful selection this season
ever shown in Newport. Some of
their goods are already arriving.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
CONGRESSMAN SELLS
LOSES BARN AND STOCK

johnson City, Feb. PA large
stock barn belonging to Congress
man Sam R. Sells was burned
here at midnight last night, three
horses, pony and a large guam
tity of feed being consumed. There
was no insurance. No clue has
been found as to the origin of the
blaze. Some think it may have
been incendiarism, others believe
a tramp may have been careless
in smoking, while there are those
who recall having seen some
children playing about the barn in
the afternoon and think perhaps
they left matches which were
struck by rats.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
SAYS CONDITIONS
WORSE THAN EVER

Chicago. Feb. 54.-Conditions
existing in the nations of the
world as viewed by those who de-
sire international peace, are worse
now than ever before, and are
growing worse constantly, accord
ing to Rev. Charles E. Jefferson,
pastor of the Broadway Taber-
nacle, Of New York, who last
night addressed an interdenomina-
tional meeting Of ministers in
this city.
In every capital Of Europe you
see the CLEAN Of the bayonet and
hear the tramp of armed men get
ting ready for the battle that is
coming" said DR.. Jefferson. In
the air you see a fleet of ships in
which men are practicing with
bombs that they may send cities
to destruction.
I'VE preachers have not done
much, but we must do something.
We denounce the present system
of maintaining great engines or
war. We can insist that our diplo-
mats be men of peace. We can in
sist that our government work for
peace. We ought to make the
idea of war incredible. When we
cease believing in war we will
have peace"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
LOCAL WOMEN AGREE
With STAGE BEAUTIES

Of all women in the world,
probably those on the stage are
most particular about their per-
sonai appearance, and especially
in the care of the hair, and when
such leading stage beauties as
Ethel Barrymore, Elsie Ferguson,
Natalie Alt, Louise Dresser, Rose
Coghlan, Lavrette Taylor and
many others are so enthusiastic
about Harmony Hair Beautifier as
to write in praise of it, that is GER
tainly evidence that it does just
what they say it does-that is,
beauties the hair. There are
many women right in this town,
and men, too, who regard it as in
dispensable, because it makes the
hair glossier and more silky, east
er to dress and make stay in place.
Sprinkle a little on your hair each
time before brushingit. Contains
no oil; will not change color of
hair, nor darken gray hair.
To keep hair and scalp dandruff-
free and clean, use HarmonySham-
poo. This pure liquid shampoo.
gives an instantaneous rich lather
that Immediately penetrates to
every part Of hair and scalp, in
suring quick thorough cleansing.
Washed off just as quickly, the en-
tire operation takes only a few
moments. Contains nothing that
can harm the hair; leaves no
harshness or sickness.
Both preparations come in odd
shaped very ornamental bottles,
with sprinkler tops. Harmony
Hair Beautifier, $1.O0. Harmony
Shampoo, Soc. Both guaranteed
to satisfy you in every way or
your money back. Sold only at
the more than 1000 Rexall Stores
and in this town only by US
Smith Drug Co., Newport, Tenn.
advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
$500 BANKS SUBSCRIBE
TO RESERVE SYSTEM

Washington, Feb. 24.-The new
federal reserve system will begin
business with membership of at
least 1880 banks. This was ap-
parent tonight when, at the close
of the last day on which national
banks could signify their intention
of accepting the terms of the cur
rency law, less than fifty of the
7,493 national banks of the coun-
try had failed to respond favorably.
More than enough state institu-
tons had applied for membership
to bring the total to 1900.
Official count of the banks and
tabulation of their resources and
liabilities will begin tomorrow at
the treasury department.
Most of the institutions that
have not come into the new sys-
tenn are comparatively small, and
it is estimated that ninety-seven
per cent of all the capital and
resources in the present national
bank system is represented by
those whose applications are in.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26

"Then l commended mirth, because
man hath no better thing under the
sun than to eat, and to drink, and to
be merry" Ecclesiastes, 8:15. And
I will say to my soul. Soul. thou hast
much goods laid up for many years;
take thine ease, eat, drink and be
merry."-Luke 1919. What advan-
tageth 1t me II the dead rise not? Let
us eat and drink, for tomorrow we
die."-I. Corinthians 1882. Let US
eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall
die."-Isaiah, 22:13.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
BAPTIST REVIVAL
LARGELY ATTENDED
A Number of Conversions and
Many Have Been Reclaimed.
Sinners Getting Right With
God and Fellow Men.

The revival at the Baptist
church continues with large at
tendance and good interest.
There have been number of
conversions and many have been
reclaimed from sin. The spiritual
life Of christians is being deepen
ed. Many who have sinned are
publicly confessing their sins and
seeking to put themselves right
with God and men
Mr.. Holcomb continues with the
same, quiet manner showing that
he has confidence in the gospel he
breaches to save. He speaks in
the mornings mostly to the church.
In the services for the remainder
of the week he has special mes
sages to Christians and he desires
all to be present. His work is
proving a great blessing to our
community.
The services will continue until
Sunday, closing with a baptismal
service at night.
All are urged to attend as much
as possible.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
SAYS NEGROES
ARE RAILROADED
CONTINUED from Page i

Continued from Page u
stating this lamentable condition
to be true in Tennessee.
AS Attorney General and As
sistant Attorney General for nine
teen years in the Chattanooga
district | know officially that this
statement is cruelty false.
The negro is more carefully
protected than the white man, be-
cause of his helpless situation. So
far as my official experience goes
and by general observation, !
want to correct this slanderous
statement on the Criminal judges
and attorney generals in Tonnes
see"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
Miss Katherine Mckay.

Clarence H. Mckay, son of the
founder Of the Postal Telegraph &
Cable Company, who recently start
ed a divorce against his wife, the
former Miss Katherine A. Duer, fears
for the safety of his children, Kath-
crime and John. The accompanying
picture Of his daughter was taken in
Central park, New York, the other
day. The father was near by.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
THE MARCH WOMAN'S
HOME COMPANION

The March Woman's Home
Companion contains a review of
the work already done by that
publication in the great campaign
for Better Babies, which it has
been carrying on for a year and
which its Better Babies Bureau
under the direction of Anna Steese
Richardson is to carry on during
during the coming year. One
hundred thousand babies have al
ready been examined at contests
and hundreds of thousands of
mothers have been helped by
scientific suggestions as to how to
take care of their children. The
Companion has put the movement
on a sound basis and attracted to
its support the Influential body of
medical men in the country, the
American Medical Association. II
has standardized the Better Babies
movement by providing, free of
charge, the most thoroughly
scientific score-cards, wall charts,
books of detailed instruction, and
all other needful literature that
could be devised by experts, and
insisting that these be used in all
contests. In other words, the Bet
ter Babies Bureau has accomplish
ed in a year what generation of
scattered endeavor could not have
brought about. And the move.
ment is still young!
Other valuable articles in the
March Companion are: why
Fifty Women Go to Church." by
Bruce Barton, author of last
months article entitled why
Fifty Women Do Not Go to
Church." The Importance of
Play" by Mary Heaton Worse, an
other contribution by Mrs. Worse
in her series descriptive of the
Montessori method Of education;
and Our Struggle for a Home
and How it Brought Happiness as
a By-Product," by an anonymous
contributor.
Grace Margaret Gould, fashion
editor, devotes fourteen pages to
a highly entertaining and beauti-
fully illustrated report of fashions
The department includes a dozen
or more separate contributions on
a variety Of subjects. Miss Gould's
underlying idea is that women can
and should be fashionable without
going in for the extravaganza and
extremes Of style, and she shows
practically and successfully just
how women can attain this end.
Fiction is contributed by Molly
Elliot Seawell, Juliet Wilbor Tomp-
kins, Katharine Holland Brown,
iona Gale, Mabel Martin Dill,
and Sophie Kerr Underwood.
Special art and music features are
included, and the regular Young
Peoples Cooking and Housekeep-
ing departments are up to their
usual high standard.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
LOCAL -
! | NOTES |
- x 81

x1V<-
Oscar Holder of Greeneville,
was in town Sunday.
John Ruble was Morristown
visitor Sunday.
Charlie Price spent few days
of last week in Knoxville.
Mrs. Chas. Newman spent Fri
day with homefolks at Del Rio.
DIR. C. E. Barnett has returned
from visit with Knoxville home
folks.
j. T. Marsh, prominent business
man of Paint Rock. was in town
Tuesday.
Alvin Price has moved to the
home of his father-in-law on
Broadway.
Miss Sarah Wilson, of Knoxville
spent first Of the week with rela-
tives in Newport.
Gus Mason, of Crestmont, is
visiting relatives this week, in and
around Newport.
Mrs. Sam P. Harris of Norris
town is the guest, this week, of
Mrs. John M. Stokely.
Mont Bibee has accepted a |
position on railroad at LaFol-
lette, being associated with Will
Lewis.
Hugh and Gray Sparks, near
Parrottsville, were in town on
business Saturday.
Hon. Nathan Huff, who has
been in Oklahoma several weeks
has returned to Newport.
Messrs. Mel Allen, Lyde and Ed
Stokely and Ben Ray, spent Sun
day evening in cambridge.
Miss Sarah Ruble left on No. IL
Tuesday for Jacksonville, Fla,
where she will spend month
with friends.
T. H. Carly, of Knoxville, was
looking after business in our
courts Monday and Tuesday of
this week.
Glenn, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Shelton, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is
very much improved.
Mrs. James Carly, and two
children, Miss Hazel and Master
John Burnett Carly, of Wolf Creek,
are visiting relatives of this place.
Misses Nette Catlett and Mamie
Wilson are in Baltimore this week
looking over and purchasing their
Spring line of millinery.
Miss Mildred Wilson, and Master
Len Stanbery of Edwina, were
guests of their counsins, Misses
Clora and Mary Wilson.
Mrs. B. D. Jones, who has been
the guest of Governor Hooper and
family for several weeks, returned
from Nashville Saturday.
D. G. Allen, the real estate deal
er and rest in peace man, has re-
Gently sold a two-story house and
two lots in Eastport.
George MeClanahan, the pop
ular brakeman on the local yards.
has rented the cottage recently
erected by j. M. Fancheron Jones
Hill.
Mrs. Jane Randolph who has
been quite sick for several days
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs
B. D.. Jones, is very much inn
proved.
Miss Maggie Ownby, who was
confined to her home last week,
suffering from a severe cold, was
able to resume her work at the
Plain Talk office this week.
Burnett Hooper, son Of Post
master Hicks, who has been
dangerously ill with a rising in his
head, is improving. A specialist
of Morristown was called to at
tend him last week.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-26
Good Reason for Il.

A gentleman who was raising bees
and was the owner Of several hives
was telling some children they must
not bother them at all. One little
girl said. Brother picked up one this
morning, but he let right go again.