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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
H. c, PHIPPS PARTY ARRIVES.
Fifteen Reach white sulphur
SPRINGS In Private Car.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W Va
April THE largest party to arrive
at the Springs SO FAR this season regis
tered at the Greenbrier this morning
when Mr.. and Mrs Henry C. Phipps OF
New York reached here IN their private
car accompanied ny a party Of ,hlr-
teen friends. including Mr., and Mrs
Raymond Guest, Winston Guest and
RAYMOND Guest, .Ir, Of New York and
the Hon Mrs Diana Guest OF Canada.
\ party of five young people chapsrouel
by Mrs William Luke Of covinPton.
Va. 90 arrive here Included the Misses
Luke, Miss sara Cooke OF Germantown,
Pa, Miss Craze Ferguson OF Reading,
Pa. and William Luke. Jr
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Major william y. Pence.

Major William T. Pence OF the coast
Artillery died Yesterday a. his nome
AZ Fort Hamilton. BrOuklNu after "A
brief Illness He was born IN Frank
fort. Ind. torty-tiyc vrH'S lgu and was
graduated from the Military Academy Al
West Poin, IN lS9l he hal held the
rank Of Major for live wears Ne IL
survived 10y his wife and three sons
The inte'm"nt will take place tomorrow
ot the National Cemetery at Arlington.
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NEIL PRIMROSE WEEDS.
Lady Victoria stanley II bride Of
Under SECRETARY.
Cable DssssieA 70 Tns sux.

LONDON, April Tho Hon. Neil
Primrose. youngest son Of the Earl II
Rosebery and recently appointed Parlia.
mentary Under Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs. was married to Lady
Victoria Stanley. eldest daughter OF lie
Earl of Derby. at 81. Margarets. West.
minister. to-day.
Although 1t had been announced that
the marriage would be n quiet one, the
crowd which appeared at the church was
so large that extra police had to be sum
moned. Queen Mother Alexandra was
among the many prominent persons
present
The brides gown was OF white satin.
She wore a tulle veil and carried =
wreath OF orange blossoms Five OF
the seven bridesmaids were children
The ceremony was performed by tho
Bishop OF Liverpool
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rn,krrn,ap -EOw Ter.

NJ Mary Ludlow Fowler. daughtes
Of SURF gate Robert Ludlow Fowler
and Ms Fowicr VAS married TO t,lltt
TurSerman o. this city and oyster Bay.
L. |. Yesterday afternoon N the hon g
q her parents, - West Tenth street
On account OF mourning IN the brides
Amlly none hut the relatives Witnessed
ne ce:rmony, which was performed by
ne Rev, pr William r. Manning. rector
i Trinity Church. The house was
'e'oratei with spring flowers and white
'>es aud ,he"e was a temporary altar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
<,iolph ~. Carlson.

Aloiph o. Carlson. 80. prominent m
swedish church circles .u Hrool,lyu and
"A trustee In the Emmanuel Methodist
Episcopal Church, died on Tu-sdnv at
his home, ll3 South oxford street He
was one OF the leaders Of the Prohlbl-
ton party in Kings county II, leaves
his wife and three sons
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DIED.

BBlSTOw.--At her residene. ~ parh
avenue. after ,hort illness. Abbis
Slaughter widow NJ the Hon. Ben jamip
Helm Bri-tow, in her eighty. arst yea.
wood,ewn Cem.,.rv pI.,,. 40 a,
send nowers
,.
"'''o fstksr Brown Of Pei
I. AT the Mount Vernon Hospital
an'ral services Nil be he'd az the
.hurch OF -. Gaoriei. New Rochsiis
y. =. Thursday morning. April T. AZ
lV.'o y. y \. and H. train cav
ing Grand Central station at >is
lime for ths service
CONVEY n, A,,r , ,,., g,
sistsr O, rs,'.. - r..
~, -. '"'''"' u .no
Fupa~ar ,,,.,
IVES, lam 80, --,.s..'' 0"'
Chyrcb - a,',,,-.' ,,-,''S' lnehoe 10
" n'sh mass VIII n. celebrated
GlBFRT-A, No. March .l,,. p...
-oN o. rf"''H' Gilbert late o.
'h'rrinent Al Nice
KNAPP.--Sufd~n,v on ,nrr 1918 Io.,
Gordon. younses, son Of MIR and NJ.
" Nelson Kuarp ag.t o, ga.
Fln.rA ser,ic. 81 h. ,.,, a. ~.
home. lSa G'"ruoo4 .yenu. e..,
Orange y. j. frt.s Apr,I a.,
o'clock Int-rm.nr priNat.
HNffA"h --Apri' z. Alfred W, sgd 4.
chapel stephen Merritt Ruris sne
'Fei"hron tompAnr Eighth avenue nnr
S'''"' 'hur-na'' s"'""s
MoPAN--or w.,,..,. -, ,,,.
nn.u,,o,,. ~
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Or. Charles Hubbard,

Or Charles Hubbard, "a, a dcr.tt IA
f'rooklyn for forty years, died on lueN.
day at his home i"i Sixth avenue. Tie
was q member of the Logan club aud
81 clinton Commanders, 40. -, X.
Ills wife. two sors and daugh.ry ,lr.
NiNe him.
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.Dssyses-B u sch.

ST. LOUIS. April Miss Marie Buscb.
one of the wealthlest and most beautiful
girls In 81 Louis daughter of August 4.
Busch. head OF the Busch brewing Inter-
ests. was married tonight to c. Drum
mond Jones OF st. Louis at the Grant
Farm. the Busch country home.
About 100 guests witnessed the cero-
mony. The bride was attended by her
sister. Miss clara Busch. Nlncer:
Healy of New York was best man. The
couple viii go to Hot Springs. Va. and
on their return viii live in tho home
presented to them by the brides parents
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
wh1te-Nash.

The marriage Of Mics Elizabeth
Marcia Nash, daughter OF Mrs. Eugenla
Nash Of this city, to Stanley Roy white,
son or J. W. White OF Twenty second
avenue. Bensonhurst, took place yester-
day in the Church of the Ascension. the
Rev. Father Tishe officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. White left In the after.
noon for trip to Jacksonville. Fla, and
other Southern oities On their return
they will reside AT Ninety-fourth street
and Riverside Drive
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Nrs. Nbbie =. Dristov

Mrs 'Abhic Slaughter Rristow. widow
of benjamin II Brlstow. who was Sec
Rotary of the Treasury under President
GRANT. died last night after u few day.
Illness NJ he" apartments, Ai9 'al> ave
nue.. She was ~ years old and leaves "a
son, William II Hristow, and three
grandchildren.
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l'u 'rsnol a Underwood
Mrs Jesse Metcalf.

Ne,ysi. cousin II the bridegroom /;
Douglas Rollins Theodore H. Whitt-
Re. Howard q Turner. Francis W.
MUIR 3 Ounce Il, Barrett, \. n. Smith
md Shoheld Andrews.
Immediately after the ceremony there
vas -ereptiOu az the -, Regis, Later
VIZ amt Mrs Metca,f left on their
Wedding iourney They will visit Cali
'Ifnla ma after their .e'urn will live
IN tbs ,''N
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Mrs Wilson p. Foes. Baroness Vera d
Ropp, Mrs. w Edgar Baker. Jr.. Mrs.
Alfred u. Bell. Mrs. George G. Boldt
Jr.. Mrs. George L. Sloane, Mrs. II.
Fairfield Osborn, Jr., the Misses Mar
jorie and Dorothy Woodford. Elinor
Mills. Agnes Page Brown, Marjorie WI
nants, Eleanor Brown and Marjorie
Nreelsnd.
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'rhurher----t'Rlk.

WHITE PLAINS. y. " Aprii THE
wedding @: Miss Murlel steward Falk.
daughter Of Nh. aud Mrs. Iierher, V.
t'alk OF Grand street and Lieut.. Philip
Loomis Thurb-r of Fort Nyer Washing
ton. D. C., Vas soicmni2cd Tonight at
30 O'Clock in Gl'uc. Episcopal Church
The Rev. IN Frederic u. Van kleeck
pastor OF the church. ofriciat-i.
Miss Dorothy faln and th" Misses
Thrlma Martens and l,orojhV Weaver Of
Mount Vernon were the brides att.n-
dants. Capt. Dawson Dlmstedd Of the
United States Field Artillery was
best m,ln About 5Go persons of this
village aud New York city attended.
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Michael 4. SMITH.

Michael c Smith. SO, rcj1'd dN
goods merchant, died on Tuesday Al his
home. @33 Greene avenue, lIooNNn. liz"
was a veteran Of the Eighth regiment
aud one OF the oldest members of 81
Johns Lodge, No, |, +, n A NJ \ SOL
and three daughters survive him
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Gilbert-W atsOu.

MoREIsTowN. y. j., April Miss
Faith Watson. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George ". watson. Jr.. of Maple avenue.
was married ths afternoon In ~.
Peters Protestant Episcopal Church 10
Edward 4. Gilbert OF Santa Barbara.
Cal.
tn ceremony was performed By tn"
Rev. Philemon T. Sturgcs, rector of
-. Peters. and the bride was given
In marriage by her father. Mrs. Arthur
Dennis Hell OF New York. matron of
honor. was the brides only attendant.
John Clark of Chlca2o was tn" hest
man.
The bride wore gown NJ white
satin with old family lie. aud pearls
with n tull. Veil.
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W '" drawing room. To which the
Fae ked With her father who gave
W. away. She wore "A guwn or white
''.N 'Hd chiffon trimmed with pearl
'''" 'u' and rose point lace, and her
''' Oh. 10" same lace WAS fastened NV
!-'.. If or nee blossoms. She car
T' d 1'uquct of lilies of the valley.
,''i" we're M bridal attendants. w.
'.o'' Fowler, "a brother II the
'',ae, "t> hest man
INN ed ittoly after the ceremony there
ut 'nsli reception, aud Mr.. and Mrs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

TpnNToN, ", j., April 7.--Folowing
a stroke OF paralysis last Wednesday
former Assistant City Comptroller John
L. Parson died at his home to-day. lie
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
was born at Mount Holly in 1889. He
served In the civil war.
Mrs. Helen Paxton Lapp.

BLOOMFIELD. n. j., April Mrs,
Helen Paxton Lapp. -. wife OF Charles
Iapp, n retired druggist died last night.
She was "a daughter of Henry Paxton.
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THE SEAGOERS.

Arrivals yesterday by the White Star
liner Cymric from Liverpool:
william Y Bclden James r Powell
y Blacksll W Radcliffe
Lady Bullock j Why,e
Miss Bullock Louis Cddy
J : Carstairs W W Coe
Z. ". Milbourn W j Smyth
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Oldn't Like New York.

Besides earning International distinc-
ton In three separate branches of human
erdeavor Mr.. Smith never disguised h,s
condemnation OF New York and his love
~ the cities OF the Old World, partic-
ularlv OF Venice and London. of both
W which hs had often been n reverent
recorder with pen and brush
In his later life AZ least six month
IN every year IL spent IN Europe. mos +.
OF MS time Their" being devoted 10
painting. In many lands. but always IN
IN. oven His son. r. Berk.iry Smith
also . writer married a French woman
and has Il country home in Normandy
Will. his daughter married an English
pean capitals This fitted in very we'll
WITH Mr.. smiths taste for roaming and
he painted much arouad pordrecht. az
Bruges. In England, in Spain. AZ Char
tres and especially IN Venice
Like other men who have attained
longevity he attributed much of his
pei ennial youth To- his mode ~ life
ard especially 10 his lifelong moderation
in food and exercise
Mr.. Smith talked with tho prid" u
an artist Of the building - the founda.
ton Of the Race Rock lighthouse, which.
he said. - the largest piece 90 cement
In the world behind perfect DISK, 70
zee; deep and almost ~ zee In
diameter. The lighthouse its.lr = ~
feet hlsh ana was made of stones weigh
ing six tons each lie was paid $4,000
a wear to hu'ld II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

Tuckerman later left for the South
Thcv will live NJ i2i East Thirty.Hfh
street
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Noted Engineering Works.

Later he studied mechanical engineer
ing and became an engineer and con-
tractor and built set walls NJ TOmp-
knsvile. staten Island. around Cow
ernors Island in New York harbor, Race
Rock lighthouse of New London. Conn.
and the foundation for the Bartholdi
Statue OF Liberty Meanwhile he mas
tered the art of drawing and coloring.
had pictures In exhibitions az young
man. made Illustrations. lectured on
art subjects and was awarded medals at
the Buffalo ard Charleston expeditions,
by the Philadelphia Art Club and the
American Art Society.
Mr. Smiths books include short stories,
novels, books of travel often illustrated
BY his own pen. sketches of beauty spots
OF Europe and tales OF the South The
most famous volumes were "A White
Umbrella In Mexico" 1859; american
illustrators" 1892 "a Gentleman Vaga-
bond and Some Others" 1896 Tom
Grogan," 1897: Caleb West. Master
Diver" 1898 The Fortunes OF Oliver
Horn" 1909 The Wood Fire In No. 81
1905 The Tides OF BarneRat," 1906.
and The Arm Chair at the Inn 1912.
He was member OF social and liter.
AIRY and artistic clubs In nearly every
city In the country and OF some IN
Europe. He belonged to me American
Society of Engineers the American
Water Color Society, the Philadelphia
and Cincinnati Art clubs and the
Academy Of Arts and Letters. He he
longed 10 the Century Authors, Cniv"r-
sity and Players clubs OF New York. the
Metropolitan of Washington and the
Tavern OF Boston.
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F. HOpKINSON SMITH,
VARIED GENIUS, DIES
Engineer. Author. Painter and
Lecturer. Was "a
Years Old.
END CAME AT HOME HERE

r. Hopkinson Smith author. artist
md engineer. known in this country and
in Europe as y many sided man of ge-
Mus, died yesterday evening at his home
AZ $50 East Thirty-four.h street. lie
WAS "a years OF age.
Mr. Smith. who lectured and conversed
ms ably as he painted. built lighthouses
and wrote novels. was throughout his
life IN many ways true to the traditions
IT the South He was born In Baltimore
on October 30. 1898.
He himself liked to tell how he began
life rs a clerk In a Baltimore hardware
store at the age OF is years for s+.17
u week. His father lost his property
and young Hop" had TO give up his
ideas Of going to Princeton. Instead he
tied hoes. soythes and rakes into bun
dies and piled them on the sidewalk for
shipment. Later he wore overalls and
carried a tin dinner bucket in his broth
er's iron works. At the death Of his
father he moved to Newburgh, y. Y.
where he again worked in factory.
His eyes quickly turned TO New York
and he soon got to this city and walked
the streets tor days looking for work.
Thomas B. Doddington, dealer In
metals, gave him his start.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
A Forecast Of Spring and Summer Fabrics
Severely and Farng;
Belts and Peasants Basques

vet ribbon. ending in short streamers in
the back. 1t has a very good style and
i'm conservative good taste, a quality
which American women demand before
all others.
The second illustration shows a dress
with the ever-fashiOnable surplice clos
ing waist. The skirt is gOred with the
stylish flare at the lower edge and the
waist is cut slightly short The braid
ing on the waist and skirt is done with
the round silk braid, which is having a
vogue even stronger than the sOutache
braid.
The separate blouse is made on the
same severe lines Of the bOdices of
frOcks. They are made of crepe de
chine and vOile and chiffon cloth over
a thin silk lining. Small cloth covered
buttons to match the. material of the
waist and the pockets. sometimes made
with fancy flap, are the only trim
ming They are often buttoned from the
top Of the high collar to the waist line,
while others are made with the low
collars. Organdy is combined With
butter cOlOred lace. HonitOn braid in
this same color is used as an applique
on white Organdy and black mOusseline
de sole.
The wool fabrics for spring are
largely plain fabrics. Serge. that Won
derful standby. is one OS the first sell
ers. together with gabardine CheviOt
is the novelty. and very practical one.
Checks in black and white are shown
in a variety of materials, also dark blue
and white. A very fine invisible check
is considered very smart; it comes in
many smooth fabrics, like prunella and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Dotted swiss and marquisette are two
! other materials which rank very close
in popularity to wolfe. Net in black
over white satin or taffeta as well as
white and COlOred nets are very smart
I for elaborate frocks. Pink and blue
nets make delightful evening frOcks
I and are trimmed with jet.
The styles Of the summer dresses
make it a certainty that embroidery
and lace flOuncing will be used a great
deal in their development. The en-
! brOidery flouncings have q background
Of wolfe and crepe as well as a very
sheer lawn and batiste- Organdy, too.
I is embroidered and makes a light and
airy flOuncing for summer dresses.
The Belgian lace centers are prOduc-
ing no lace and the French very little,
so most of the imported lace comes
from Plauen or St Gail Chantilly,
Spanish and Lire lace are among the
more expensive ones, while shadow
lace may be had in a wide variety OF
designs and prices and its light and
delicate designs make exquisite frOCks
for evening wear.
Belts and girdles are forming an i'm
pOrtant feature on the gowns of today.
Some are plain, and of the fabric Of
the dress It Is worn with, others are
of contrasting material and embrOid-
cred richly Some of the girdles are eN-
tended in to what seems like peasants
baSques, or wide girdles, laCinE up the
back or front. and pointed or rounding,
made Of contrasting silk or of velvet
Ribbons, especially Of velvet. are hav-
ing a strong vogue, as they seem TO be-
long to the crfnOHue period from which
so many spring dresses are designed.
The hats of the year continue to be
mostly small although a few large
ones are to be seen, and very smart
they are, too This vogue for small
hats has made the wells extremely pop
ular, and. they are shown in numerous
styles The wide Nlating veil which
comes almost, if not quite, to the shOul-
ders. is very becoming and popular.
These are in different meshes. plain
and dotted, and usually have either a
bias fold on the edge or a narrow piece
of ribbon stitched on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

with a blouse buttoning straight down
the center front The skirt is full, with
a slight bulging at the hips Sometimes
these dresses are topped with short
Dutch jacket White or delft blue are
favored colors for this style of dress.
BOleTo effects are to be seen in
waists as well as jackets and will,
no doubt, be particularly smart for
summer dresses. Linen, pique and pop
lin being materials which will make up
into stunning little suits with a coat on
this style.
Severity seems 10 be the strong note
for waists, but they must have particu-
lar style. which is, of course. hard to
attain, although il lies greatly in the
placing of the trimmings. Buttons are
all that is considered correct on many
Of them.
The illustration shows a dress with
q plain but smartly cut waist buttoniug
up the front with cloth-covered but
tons. The side pieces of the waist con-
tinue on to the skirt and form a side
yoke The completed costume has an
unusual style and charm which is ac-
centuated by tan prunella cloth in
which it is made.
An extremely cunning little hat is
worn with this dress. showing a sailor
shape with a rather high crown mar
rowing slightly at the top. it is made in
sand cOlOred tatfeta and trimmed with
q single band Of chocolate colored vel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

THE LIVING DEAD
She Asks Asleep Says, World
n
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

have risen, too, high upon the wave of
fortune.
There are thousands, and tens of
thousands-yes, milliOns-of such peo-
pie on earth
The Path to Freedom.
Are YOU one of these2
If you are, know you are that which
you live in dread of becoming. you are
dead The real you is already like
John Browns body, 'moldering in the
grave" of your own digging.
But if you are willing to roll the
stone of self away and bid Christ with
in you rise, you can bring yourself to
life
You do not need any conversion by
a churchman: you do not need TO sub
scribe to any creed; you do not need
any change of heart, save the getting
rid of your selfish, narrow, dull way of
looking at life.
All you need is to say to yourself; II
am awake; I am alive to every glorious
truth in this wonderful world; I am an
immortal soul and there is nothing but
light, JOY, health and power for me"
Then begin your morning with a re-
solve to find the beautiful and good
things in the day, in the weather. in
the work you have to do, in the people
you meet
If the weather greets you with blus-
ter and wind and rain and snow and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
German Girl Wins Iron
Cross and Life Saving
Medal for BraOe Deeds

BOchum, Germany. Feb. 27.-Both the iron
cross and the medal for life saving deco
rate, the breast of Fraulein Aust. a girl still
in her teens, and a native Of BoChum-
When the war broke out Miss Aust. like
many other girls, experienced the desire to
join the Red Cross She knew her parents
would object. so she obtained permission Of
them to visit relatives at AIuenster. but
instead Of proceeding there she went to a
Red Cross training home and was soon
drafted to the eastern front as a nurse.
There her bravery on the battlefieIds OF
Poland, where she tended the wounded I'M
der. fire, attracted attention from her su-
periors, who reported instances Of her cOur-
age to field marshal Won HindenburE- The
commander in chief thereupon decided to
award her the iron cross which he himself
pinned on her blouse. A short time after
ward, Miss Aust. while on the Silesian from
tier, jumped into the swollen river Oder and
saved two children from drowning. For this
heroic deed she was given the life saving
medal She returned home at the end OF
January for short rest and gave COM
plete surprise to her parents, who had all
the time believed she was with her rela-
tives in Muenster.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

fog, light it up with your own spirit Of
sunshine
have known people so radiant that
they made every one who approached
them forget the weather.
If your work is distasteful keep in
your mind a desire for something bet
ter and more cOngenial, and make your
self worthy Of such work when u
comes your way. No matter how I'M
congenial your task is today consider
it n blessing that you have employment
and push along to better things.
Everything comes when we are fully
ready. The law never fails. You may
believe yourself worthy of better things
than have fallen to your lot. but there
is some reason, some cause in yourself
if you have not what you desire.
If you encounter people who are dis
agreeable, be so agreeable that you
force them into a pleasant mood. Bring
out the best in everybody by giving
them the best that is in yourself
There is no excuse for idleness, de-
spondency and despair in this world,
SO long as you are alive.
However hopeless the outlook may
seem to you, however difficult the path
before you, you can find the way to in
dependence and success if you never let
gO-COpyrigh 1915, Star Company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

novelty chiffon broadcIoth or lady's
cloth.
OF the heavier cotton fabrics. a cot
ton gabardino stands among the first
sellers This fabric has a high luster
and is very effective. Materials with a
corded effect are used almost more than
anything else for dresses of either
heavy or sheer weight The lighter
weight introduced by French and
English manufacturers is called "filete"
And. hence, any fabric with a corded
weave. such as wolfe or crepe. are said
to have "a filetc finish. Wolfe is the most
fashionable of the cotton fabrics. be
cause of it's softuess and its durability
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

to know that at the origin Of our
modern ballet, in Italy and France, the
dancers wore wigs, masks and hoops,
and their pantomimic pastures and mo-
lions were not unlike those used IN
Africa.
According to this. the ballet skirt,
having appeared independently among
African savages and European civilized
people, must possess some manifest ad-
vantage as a dress for dancing which
has led naturally to its use, and it is
easily seen that such advantage exists
In a ceremonial or spectacular dance
to hide the lower limbs would be to
conceal the chief actors in the scene
The three forms Of dancing that have
been practised all over the earth are