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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Observation-Disclosures.

Especial TO The TimesDis patch.l
l.YNCHSURG. VA, December s.
Ashby j Perrow and Miss Mamie
kathleen Major. OF Big Island we're
married at the parsonage Jf River
mont Avenue Baptist Church here TO-
day, the pastor, Rev. o. NJ. Sans Of
hCiating. Mr. anu Mrs Perrow will
reside near Bedford
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Moved BODY without Permit.

Convicted OF moving a dead body
out OF the city without first having
obtained a permit from the Board OF
Health. Edwin Phaup. an undertaken.
was fined S25 and costs when arraigned
in the Police Court ycstc rday on com
plant OF Or. T.. G. Levy The under
taker noted an appeal lie is said 10
have moved the body OF r l.. Bran
nan, who died at Sheltcrne Arms Hos
ptal on September 10. TO Hanover
County without Il permit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Rail Alleged Insurance s,ytud,.r.

Judge Richardson. OF the !IustiucS
Court. yesterday admitted Lucy Ruiiin
and J. y. Lewis, colorcd. TO bail in the
sum of $1,000 each. They are jointly
indicted on charge OF stealing slSSle
from the Metropolitan Life IuSuranc.
Company by falsely swearing to the
death oil Z" lorson insured in that COM
pany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Southern Continues to Gain.

Southern Railways estimated earn
ingS Tor the fourth week Of November
W"r" >l.S"6,'%6, as compared with ST.
iG,.G"l for the same week Of last year.
showing an incrcas. OF S3i2,oiI. aC-
cordins {" figures just made public by
Comptroller y IL Plant. The earn
inss Of the Southern have been show :
ing steady gains since early III the
ialI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Goyernor return. to Capitol.

Governor Stuart returned TO the Cap
!;ol yesterday after an absence OF sew
erai days AT his country home. Elk
Garden. Russell County. The Governor
received q number Of visitors during
the day, among them Delegate l.. V.
Barley, OF Botctourt. who was re-
elected last November to the Leg isla-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
E,Iy.ou Guest of President.

Lieutcnant-G Governor J. Taylor FL
Tyson Mt for Washington yesterday
morning, and was the guest OF Presi-
dent Wilson at luncheon in the White
House in the afternoon. Mr.. Ellyson
Will remain IN Washington proba bly,
until the close OF the week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Accepts Portsmouth Call.

Rev. Henry G. Combs. for fourteen
years state evangelist OF the Christian
Church, during which time he has made
his home in Richmond, has accepted "A
call TO become pastor of the First
Christian Church, at Portsmouth. lie
viii enter upon his duties on January
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-29

deep mourning-is allowed her even- ing costumes, suitable for informal dining and bridge. She may not at- tend the theatre in a decollete gown and without hat. If she goes to the theater--and a great many women in deepest mourning do, these days-she attends an afternoon performance, and wears her mourning hat and veil, which may be removed during the performance. Neither does she wear her black dinner gown in public restaurant; here also. her formal hat and veil are called for. and of course she will not visit restaurant at the gay dinner or supper hour, when oth-. CT; women are in full evening dress. The dinner gown is intended entirely for informal little dinners at home. or at the home of a close friend, or rela- tive, and q gown of this sort should be simple and graceful, with no touch of frivolity.
 Just such gown is pictured in the model of black pussy willow taffeta. and black chiffon is artfully used to add softness and grace to the bodice. The lusterless black taffeta is draped in long, sweeping folds from a broad. crushed girdle, and this gown has dig nified length, very short skirts not be- ing deemed correct or consistent in 9 mourning costume. There are three bodices to this gown: first decollete slip of black taffeta. then a guimpe of black chiffon in two layers. This guimpe has kimono Sleeves and the neck is cut out in a' shallow V. The
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women will not wear crepe, though they dress in deep mourning through the whole required period of two years. It Is surprising how vague the ideas of many people are as to what does and what does not, constitute cor rect mourning; and even the sales people in shops where mourning ma terials are sold often advise customers wrongly In this respect. The woman buying her first years mourning raj ment should go to the very best shops and allow herself to be advised only by heads of departments, never by salespeople over the counters. All the large shops have special mourn ing departments, where frocks, hats, neckwear, boots and even hand bags and umbrellas of suitable type are displayed, and before any pur- chases are made in other departments, it will be wise to study these mourn ing fashions we'll The woman who has just put on mourning is bewildered and discouraged to find how many. many things are not correct: and how few of her belongings can be made to do duty through the next two years.
 Some of the materials at command of the woman in mourning. are: ga- bardinc. serge, silk cashmere, poplin, crepe de chine, lusterless taffeta, crepe canton. silk voile and marquisette, chiffon, tulle, mousseline de soie, un- cut velvet and corduroy-all in black of course. Much use should be made of chiffon and tulle in evening gowns. for the woman in mourninR-aven in
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De adhered to, for consistency's sake; ; nay more-for decencys sake. For example, the hysterical and emotional woman who plunges herself into crepe rom head to foot while her grief is new may not fling off her crepe and emerge into velvet and jet and then into lavender and violet within the year-if her mercurial temperament prompts-without committing a seri- ous crime against the conventions of mourning. If crepe is donned at all 1t should be worn through the first year, Tightening the effect a little in the second six months. After that pialn black mourning materials with out crepe should be worn for anothar year, and then one may emerge slowly Into colors through the medium of black and white and grays If mourn Ing IS to De worn only one year, crepe should not be donned at all--tflis ma terial, beautiful as it is, and much dis tinction as it adds to the costume is indicative of the deepest mourning sartorially speaking--and the adoption of crepe when black is to be worn hut for a year hints at frivolity and in. sincerity. As general rule. crepe may be worn by the widow, the moth CT of child out of babyhood's estate. by daughter for her mother or by a sister, for brother or sister very near and dear.
 Fabrics Permitted In Deep Mourning.
 Crepe is not at all an arbitrary addi- ton to the mourning costume. Some
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or live lizards, dear no! Fem inity draws the line at making companion of anything that 0 = craWlsi
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black ribbed silk, trimmed with rose of the same silk. Crepe de chine is suitable, also, for blouses to wear with the tailored suit. Such blouses are gathered on cords, or are laid in small box pleats from the new, mar now shoulder-yoke. A touch of white at the neck is always best with such a severe blouse, for black coming stiffiy about the throat is never be- coming and is often almost untidy in suggestion. The crepe banding, hem stitched along both edges. is admirable for adding the finishing touch to such blouse.
 Correctness Imperative Tn The Street
 Costume.
 Whatever the woman in mourning chooses to wear in the house, her street garb must be irreproachable. The best thing to buy for September and October will be good -lookinp black tailored suit The model pie tured today is of black gabardine. in the new redingote style which has the requisite dignity for a mourning cos-
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white boudoir gown of crepe de chine. with coat of white chiffon, both rich- ly embroidered with white silk braid. The cap also is white, with a coquet- tish, wired brim, and white slippers and stockings match this most charm ing all-white mourning costume for my lady's chamber All-white is con- sieered quite as "deep" mourning as all-biack, but all-white is seldom worn out-of-doors, as mourning, except in summer. Many women, however, wear all-white in the house throughout the winter, selecting frocks of white serge, corduroy. crepe de chine, taffeta, chiffon and similar materials.
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or live lizards, dear no! Fem
 inity draws the line at makinI
 companion of anything tha V k crawls!
 But by what strange perversity O psychology is woman fascinated by tn, fearsome? From the day when Moth CT Eve dallied with the serpent, wom an has decorated herself with replica. of things reptilian. Snakes. lizards scorpions have been idealized in golt and gems. Bats and other horrible flying things have even been pressed into service. Mice have had theil share. The only creepy. crawly writhing thing that seems to have escaped woman's passion for the un- speakable in actual life, is the eel perhaps because the unfortunate eel has an edible value which robs 1t oi the fascination of other wild crea- lures.
 The lizard is fashions latest favorite No one knows just why; but the lizard has crawled into sudden sartorial esteem. Lizards are embroidered on my lady's lingerie, on her stockings, even on her boudoir pillows, and lizards, gleaming in splendor of metal, gems and gauge, snuggle amid the laces of evening bodices.
 Lizards on silk stockings wriggle with fascinating unpleasantness just over the instep. and a pair of new silk stockings thus decorated, is pic- tured. The stockings are in taupe gray shade, of finest thread silk and the reptiles are embroidered with me- tallic thread and beads in most life like semblance; even the darting, forked tongue is not forgotten. Milady wears these striking stockings uncon- cernedly, while one tiny. live lizard. crawling over the toe of her leather boot would send her into conniptions
 Another favorite wriggling place for the fashionable lizard, is tho hand kerchief. So long as one is the only woman in ones particular social circle who disports the lizard on her ker- chiefs. the embroidered design is a personal mark of individuality. The handkerchief in the picture is of very fine linen with the narrow, hem titched edge now fashionable. and the lizard is embroidered in blue and green marking cotton.
 The design of this embroidered lizard is so simple that almost any woman. with the least possible artistic skill should be able to copy it for herself. For an ordinary handker- chief the lizard should measure at least two inches long. from head to tip of tail-nearly the entire space of the handkerchief folded into four quarters. Practice drawing the pat
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tune. A black crepe collar turns over the coat collar and the hat is of black silk and crepe laid in folds, with bow of pleated grosgrain silk. Black suede kid gloves are worn and gunmetal purse accompanies the costume.
 Quite in contrast with this sober and sedate mourning costume Is the combination of toque, huff and neck piece, all of crepe. to be sure, yet a deal gayer in style than the black gabardine tailored suit. This crepe set Is distinctly smart. notwithstanding it's gaiety, and Is perfectly correct mourn ing also-according to present mourn ing standards. Less extreme, and also very correct, Is the mourning hat draped with a repe-bordered veil. The hat is of dull black silk and crepe, with a very stunning conventional flower, made of crepe, and the veil is smartly arranged on the hat. Black dull jet earrings add a further touch of chic which helps to raise this mourning attire out of the humdrum and monotonous.
 One must not pass over the lovely
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- -~Ae eA AS All OIlkln6l MaTk (Dl
 Individuality On A Handkerchief.
 tern first on paper and when you have a fairly good lizard transfer the de- sign. with tracing paper and pencil, to the handkerchief. Outline the edge in ordinary stem stitch, done very closely and evenly, and work the dots with French knots, or in over and over satin stitch. The lizards eye should be larger than the dots, to give it emphasis. Blue and green, gold and brown, or green and gold will make the best color combinations; natural ly. lizard in sky blue or rose pink will be rather inconsistent.
 In jewelry, the reptile seems to be least offensive to fastidious taste. From time immemorial snake and lizard ornaments have been worn by women and one has become somewhat used to the idea. A snake brooch is not half as sensational as embroidered lizards on silk stockings. Striking enough, however, to please the most freakish fancy, is the reptile pin pie tured. and this is partly due to the adjustment of the pin against back ground of filmy tulle which but partly veils excessively barred shoulders. The ornament has Q sufficiently horrible suggestion in itself, though, to raise fascinating shivers and arouse delight ful thrills. The snakes body of fiexi-. ble. interlocked gold links, writhes quite naturally if 1t is touched--or when the tulle against which 1t rests rises and falls with its wearer's breath ing. The wriggling tail is covered with flashing rhinestones and more ,rhinestones cover the f1at reptilian head which has eyes of emerald glass and imbedded cabuchon of imitation topaz on top.
 Snake bracelets have become so
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ou,er bodice, cut very low at back and front, to show the chiffon guimpe, is of black taffeta, like the skirt Golf fure comb, bracelet and neck chain are of jet. This costume is intended for the second year of mourning. Dur ing the first year dull jet might be worn, but only a frivolous minded woman would be likely to don semi decollete bodice of this sort. Instead, her bodice would have the conven- tional long sleeves with neat cuffs of organdie or widely hemmed white net, and collar to match. Turned down collars are as often worn in deep mourning. these days. as the high, close bands about the throat that used to be considered indispensable. Al most invariably, the house-gown has comfortable, turned down collar of net or organdie which may be hemstitched but must be guiltless of hand -embroid- cry, lace or even featherstitch trim ming.
 A Mourning Gown For The Afternoon.
 The woman in mourning should have. beside her correct tailored suit for street wear, one or two graceful gowns suitable for semi-formal occa- sions like bridge, restaurant lunch con. or a matinee. A very pleasing costume of this style Is pictured. It is of that admirable material for mourn ing. black crepe de. chine, and is trimmed with closely-set buttons cov- cred with the material. The sleeves are long. but a chemisette of black net. set in the square-cut bodice front adds touch of dressiness to the sim, pie gown. With this gown, which you will note, covers the ankles in digni- fled manner, is worn a new sailor of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-29
SHAKESPEARE COLLARS WITH
 FALL SUITS,

~ HE latest collar for the girl who
 keeps in touch with every change - In neckwear styles. is the Shake- speare. This is a picturesque collar of starched white handkerchief linen which comes up high about the throat before beginning to roll over at the top, while the front edges lengthen out into two sharp points. These col lars, made of two thicknesses of sheer linen, are embroidered by hand on the points and a broad, soft stock of black silk is wound around the throat over the base of the collar. The roll ing top and embroidered points emerge above the close choker collar of the new autumn tailored suit and the ef- feet is very trim and chic.
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ments is set as a finger ring; the other two have slides at the back through which may be run the black velvet ribbon which forms the collar and the bracelet. Two strips of the black yel- yer are used for the bracelet which Is fastened low on the wrist.
 The earrings worn by this young woman are huge affairs of cut jet. rinsed round with tiny diamonds Tor black and white earrings are par tlcularly fashionable now. Her coif- fure pin of white metal and sunken rhinestones is worn correctly, at one side of the head. above the ear,
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snakes form the ornament that rests against the ear-lobe, snake heads, pro- jecting downward, hold in their hor- ribly opened jaws the dangling orna- ment that makes the pendant of the earring.
 The young woman in the picture, who wears the alarming snake brooch in her bodice, wears also a set of the new matching ring, bracelet and col lar ornaments that are having vogue just now. The three ornaments, ex- actly the same size. are of white metal in delicately open design. with im- bedded brilliants or tiny chip dia- monds. Four emeralds. rubies or oth- CT preferred stones are set in the edge of the oval that forms the ornament, and larger stone to match Is mount ed at the center. Ono of these orna-
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commonplace that no one shudders at them any. more: and of course the first object of a reptile ornament is to make observers shudder in im- agined horror of what would happen if the thing were alive. Snake anklets have also had their day of thrills, and the latest form of snake jewelry is the snake earring. Two tiny, coiled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-29
Crepe An Expensive But Distinguished Trimming. Organdie for Spotless Neck and Cuff Wear : The Simple Dinner Gown That Meets Mourning Requirements. :

NYERY year more and more att
 tention is being paid to the
 needs of those who dress in - mourning. A generation ago, crepe, bombazine and henrietta were about all one might correctly wear, and none of these stuffs is particularly comfortable when the mercury mounts high. Women perspired behind heavy, wells and grew white and wan in. gowns of wool-woven fabric, weighted with pleats, tucks and jet trimmings. 1n those days, and nobody dared to complain, for such mourning was de- manded by convention and La Mode Nowadays, there are any number of thin, graceful stuffs to select from: one may. or may not, adopt crepe as one chooses, and mourning styles have a distinction and an elegance of their own. They are almost invariably be- coming and many a woman hears her friends say that she looks better in black than she ever did In colors. One reason for this is that mistakes are less easily made in an all-black costume than in one combining two or more shades or colors; black, also, makes the figure appear more slender and usually refines the features.
 The Original Standard Must Be
 Adhered To. As one decides to dress, during the hrst week or so of the mourning period, thus must one continue to dress as the months go on. That is. the standard set at the beginning must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-29

S3 Black
 Gabapdine lnthe NswR wRedin6ote Style an Admirable Fabpic fOr q Noupnrn6 TTalIEeuo
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-01
PASSING of Papvrus.

One of the modern mysteries of
Egypt ia the disappearance Of the
pnpyrus plant that once frinGed the
lower Nile and made a desirable haunt
for water fowl A botanist, recently
from Cairo. declares that in all lower
Egypt the only papyTi now growing in
n naturnl state are in the Esbekieh
Gardens fountain Mt Cairo. the botan-
lcal gardens and at the Barrage. Per
hnps Isaiah may have thrown the evil
eye on the plant. for among his prophe-
cies is the destruction of the paper
reeds by the brooks" II we did not
have ancient Illustrations to guide US
it would be impossible from the pres
ent scanty remains to reconstruct the
amazing fields of papyri that Indirect
ly helped to civilize us.-London Tat
Ter.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-01
Golf In the Old DAYS.

Centuries back golf was pastime
Of the royal family. though then uso-
ally played in Scotland. The Stuart
family was very fond of the game,
and the first English club was cstab-
llshed at Biackheath In 1C0S by James
l. Hts eldest son. Henry. frequently
played and on one occasion nearly
struck by accident his tutor with n
club, whereupon he coolly remarked.
Had / done so had but paid my
debts" Charles |. was playing golf
when he received the news of the Irish
rebellion. james, duke Of York. after
ward James H.. was another ardent
player. Golf Is frequently mentioned
in ancient Scottish records and In the
fifteenth century was prohibited be
cause 1t interfered with the practice Of
archery. Strut considered 1t the most
ancient game at ball requiring Il bat
London Standard.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-01
HE WAS HUNGRY.
Under the circumstances His tumble
Of Words Was Excusable.

Under the circumstances His tumble
Of Words Was Excusable.
Professor Sigmond Freud. the emf.
nent German scholar, has made n
study OF Unequal blunders. spoken and
printed, and has embodied the result IN
his book, Psychopathology." AZ an
example of laundering speech caused
by subcOnscious cerebration ne gives
the following:
"A wealthy but not very generous
American host invited his friends to
an evening party. Everything went
well until about midnight, when there
was an intermission for supper To
the disappointment OF many of the
guests there was no real supper In
stead they We're RECALLED with thin
sandwiches and lemonade.
las 1t was during tho presidential
campaign. the conversation turned
upon the different candidates, and as
the discussion grew warmer one Of the
guests ~ ardent Progressive. remark.
ed to the host:
You may say what you please
about Roosevelt. but there is one thing
he can always be relied upon TO do-hc
always gives you Il square meal
"He meant. Of course. to say Il square
deal The assembled guests burst into
rOAr Of laughter, to the great embar-
rassment both of the speaker and Of
the host"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-01

"Ithink Chamberlain's Imminent

Think Chamberlain Iiniment is
just splendid for rheumatism. writes
Mrs. Dunburgh, Eldridge, n. y. cit
has peen used by myself and other
members of my family time and time
again during the past six years and
has always given the best of satisfact-
ion" The quick relief from pain
which Chamberlain Liniment af-
fords is alone worth many times the
cost. Obtainable everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-01
JAPANESE UMBRELLA TRICK.
II Was a Street Incident That Led Up
to tho Clever Eent


Fcats with an umbrella-of the Jap
anese kind-are very common. The
JuSSler throws up a ball. catches II on
the top OF IN open umbrella and. by
twisting the handle rapidly. causes the
bal! To run round the edge of the UNI
hrella. A similar feat is performed
with curtain rings and with coins. The
Vmallcr and lighter the coin the more
difficult the feat
All these feats were originated by
street performer In Japan. One day
while passing under the walls of a
castle small audience collected on
the top OF the wall and playfuly drop
ped some tangerines on to the comedian
of the company of struggling jugglers.
(No such company is complete without
comedianJ The next day the come
dian was treated In the same manner,
and so he put up paper umbrella to
shield himself The shower OF tan
gerines broke through the umbrella.
Then the leading juggler of the com.
pany saw his opportunity. He took
the umbrella. twisted 1t quickly and
by making 1t revolve caused The tan
geries to fly off, While he was doing
this he was helped by lucky accident
One of the tangerInes rolled round the
umbrella once before dropping on the
ground. The Juggler picked up the tan.
gerine and caught 1t once more on his
revolving umbrella. and thus the feat
was invented
The hardest feat OF all with the UNI
brelln is done with n Japanese coin
which is lighter than an American cent
London Strand Magazine.