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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

contrast between east and west. In 100
ways, Undoubtedly. Europe has made
itself Srotesquc and ridiculous while
the east has been quietly, serenity. I'M
changeably beautiful. That, however,
is a misleading statement of the case.
beautiful fashion it has clung to it I'M
alterably; but it has peer equally faith
ful to many hideous alterations of
taste. The towering headdresses OF
MEDIEVAL Europe, the spacious hoops
OF great Elizabeth (and great Victor
We're trifles to the sleeps trotter feet
OF China. The Hindu woman who
drapes herself SO nobly in her saffron
'sari' has probably a huge jewelled
ring in her nose n whole ingots of
gold thrust through the shockingly de-
formed cartilages of her ears. They
Muhammadan trousers common in
northern India are as ~ungraceful as the
"sari' is graceful. II IS pretty clear
then that where Il beautiful fashion
happens to have prevailed for centuries
it is no evidence of any aesthetic or
cling to 1t. The generation which first
devised and adopted it may have been
exceptionally gifted: but it's age old
prevalence is merely a sign of the same
slusgishness of mind which leaves
ugly. cruel. n semi-barbarous fash
s1nS unamended.
We shall perhaps not be far from he
heart of the matter il we say that the
mutability of European fashion. even
when 1t leads to a%bsurdity and extrava-
gance. is a sign of life. while the i'm
mutability of Asia is a sign of stagna-
ton fosiliZation. The western wO-
a has been more alive than her
eastern sister: her experiences have
been more various and vital: she has
been further from the domestic animal,
further from the vegetable. In western
women, says the above quoted philoso-
pher:
The pleasure of dressing and of know
Ing themselves dressed is a deep
seated instinct. almost independent Of
age. 1t blossoms in the child OF
): 1t survives. sometimes ludi-
~corously, but often gracefully and
touchingly, in the OF 80. It
is a fundamental condition of fem
mime psychology. which 1t would be
mere folly to rfdicule and despise.
And to this consciousness Of dress
frequent change is Indispensable. "A
deal level of sensation says Pro-
fessor Sully. without the least intro
ductiOn OF freshness or variation.
would be indistinguishable from
sleep and he quotes from Hobbies:
Always to feel the same is equiv
alent to not feeling at ALL"
Almost certainly, then. 1t is a mis-
take to assume that In a reasonably
ordered state of society women would
o q b and unchanging uniform.
Ike h a of the modern man. Femin-
Inc dress is the nearest approach we
nave yet attained to color music: the
resources Of the costumer's orchestra.
IN hue. In texture and in pattern, are
richer today than ever before; and the
composing of symphonies in silk. satin
and velvet, in lace. tulle and chiffon.
Is no despicable art. Why should II
ever become extinct? Would the gar
dens OF q we'll ordered world grow
nothing but colorless flowers?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
MODES ET ROBES.

BY William Archer. in the London Times.
An article in the current number of
"McClures magazine" (the writer
whereof shall be nameless.) has set me
thinking about fashions. We do not
think enough about fashions-and when
l say we" l do no mean simply I'VE
men, Paradoxical AS it may appear, l
mean women al well. "Women.' the
cynic will say, why. they think of
nothing else" and truly. when we re-
member the way in which the fashion
plate and The fashion article has, of late
vears invaded even the most serious
and masculine newspapers. there would
seem to be something in the cynical
view. But. like all cynical views. it is
superficial. Women read about. talk
ABOUT. dream abou fashion; some of
them live. suffer. and die for it: but
they do no think about it. they cailnot
give a reason for the faith tina is in
them. AS for men they are apt to dis
miss fashion with a smile and a shrug.
as an inexplicable vagary of feminine
m nature. They do not like their
womenkind to be out of the fashion,
any more than they themselves like to
wear a "cOnsptcuOusly Old-fashioned hat
or necktie. But they generally think
n prevailing fashion ridiculous. and
look Dack to some bygOne mode as com
paratively pleasing; and this. by the
way. Is an odd comment on the prevail
ing be!ief that fashion is simply "a de-
vice OF the female to attract the male.
That is the first idea we nave to dis
miss when we come really to think
about the subject. Thus saith the
clothes philosopher in "McClure's:"
Fashion is the response to a very
subtle n complex group of in
stincts. 1t originated, no doubt, in
themselves reciprocally attrac-
tive to each other: and that mo-
I've Is still p~erceptible in it's work.
ings But 1t has been for centuries,
and Is now. only n motive among
many. and not h most generally
dominant one. The pleasure. the
ex~hilaration of dress and personal
adornment has become, for one sex.
q motive in itself-nay, a passion
into which the desire to impress
the other sex enters only intermit-
tently and in a minority Of cases.
We are apt to forget that the pres
emit drab uniformity OF masculine attire
10 itself only a fashion some two gen
erattOnS old. and that our great grand.
fathers were as gaily and often az ex-
travagantly apparelled as our great
1randmOthera. Most of us assume. ner.
maps. that the comparative sobriety and
hxtty Of masculine modes Is an ad-
vance towards right reason and that. in
g rational state OF society women would
elmiiariy morttfy at once their love Of
color and their Q v of change. But Is
this assumption justified.
! wonder how many OF my readers
have ever reflected that fashion. in orr
European n of the word-that Is
and color OF raiment-is a peculiarly
European phenomenon In Asia, ii
fashions change at all, 1t is not by the
season, but by the leon. When did the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
WindmilLs spread New.
From the Wide World Magazip

In some parts of Holland they have
a curious way of signaling items OF
news by manipulating the sails of
the numerous windmills that d. the
landscape. For instance, tie sails
"reefed" and set dead square, in the
local code. indicates that a baby boy
has been born in he miller's family. 1t
Is curious to note that the Germans in
Eastern Prussia the Russians
of signaling information in this yerv
way by means of the many windmills
OF the district.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

buy. bluff or scare and some of the bovs
will take to the tall timber to stay. Then
will come the days hat will count. How
our books allowing one man to sell to an
other poison or drugs that will kill or de-
s.troy her boy or girl whom she would give
her life for. 1t is q happy thought that we
will have a killing Off of u few blood
suckers that We don't need.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
Women and War.
From COllier'a.

War will pass" wrote Olive Schre,ner-
singularly sane prophet OF woman, new
part In the worlds affairs-..when In.
tellectual culture and activity have made
possible TO the female an equal share IA
the control and governance Of modern life.
II VIII probably not pass away much SOON
longer. This passage occurs In woman
and Labor Looking ahead, do you seo
the prospect seen by Olive 6chretner?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

American cheese is regarded by con-
noisseurs as equal to the imported.
The states of New York and Wisconsin
lead in cheese producing. From these
states each e a large quantity Of this
dairy product is shipped to Central and
South America. as we'll as to Europe.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

Engineers have pronounced practi-
cal the scheme of building q bridge
connectin gthe island OF Ceylon with
the main land. The distance ID 81
miles n the foundation win be =
rocky reef known as Adams bridge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

a surgical shirt. pronounced a. =
good thing by the medical fraternity.
~ been invented by Mr.. John
Nicholas Brown. Of Newport, r. I
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

And

One hundred and five years ago today
the New York City common council passed
an ordinance prohibiting masked balls an
the ground that they would tend IT, a
.~ubver~ion Of all Just and honorable dis
elimination of character and were calcu-
lated to encourage the profligate, 10 ~educe
the youth Of both sexes and promote icen-
Itiou~ness and disorder The Common
council was moved 10 this ari because a
report had rome to IT, ears that a certain
tavern was about 10 give \ masked ball
the first IN the city. There was ~ that
time a celebrated dancing club called the
|"City Assembly" which danced M the City
Hotel. Broadway and Cedar street. a
very exclusive social organization. n re-
mote predecessor VI the -Four Hundred.
ii expended i- energies on the cotillion.
the pigeon Wing the ''pouble Shuttle"
and the "iIighland Fling" Bnt the new
French influence that had begun to invade
the ~taid knickerbocker spirit. had put
new ideas IN the heads OF the city a.
scmbly. OF all OCCASIONS. a masked ball
10 be- 4 success, according 10 the common
council then. demanded a clever company
socially. The participants should * gift
ed IN conversation and witty and humorous
ar there wa~ great danger tina. such an oc-
ra~ion would degenerate INTO IN orgy. The
Anglo Saxon wa- not by nature a CONVEX
~ationali~t. II wa c~ontcndcd. and Tor that
one reason the masked ball would never
b. Il social success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

Provisional President Gutierrez i a.
have a longer lease Of office il appears.
The convention i reported 10 have *.
tended his term 90 November 1916. If
only the entire body of Con>titutiunaiistS
could come together. bury their tactional
din.r.n g. aud r. establish order and
government throughout the republic, the
administrator ~ GutlerrcZ might IT, the
beginning IT an era ~ unparalleled pros
perity ami greatness for Mexico The
people Of Mexico are weary Of war. They
want 70 return 70 their accustomed oc-
equations. 70 rc-eStahliSh their homes to
enjoy the sweets 81 life. They are weary
Of strife ami suffering. 1t only CarraHza
and Villa could settle then differences
by some other means than war what 4
blessing II would ~ tor Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
CROWD
SEES REVIEW
FORT BROWN

Several thousand people went 10 Fort
Brown This morning ii ? o'clock to wit
ness the review of the United States
troops IN camp there before General
James Parker commander Of the first
! nitcd States cavalry brigade. The
brownsville public .-hool> permitted a
half holiday for the occasion. and the
children attended almost in 4 body. add
mg 10 The great crowd ~ men and won
en- who NI>ltc the post for the event.
The review lasted about thrcequartcrs
~ M hour. and besides the cavalry troop
"f The brigade there were included the
coast artillery companies and the bat
terry Of field artillery. which are also IN
camp i'll Fort Brown.
With The Inspection NJ field music" to-
morrow General Parker VAN have com
plried ne object ~ hi trip to Fort Brown.
Tomorrow night ~ goes tor Il short hunt
M TIM q" the coast, and returning will %
- An7iiu where he will attend the inaugu-
ration ~ Governor James T.. Ferguson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
NOW

Today the American people are tn.
greatest dancers In the world. AcrordIng
10 estimates ~ sociological Investigators
SO per cent II the men and women who get
married are first attracted 10 each other
through the dance. In the winter ~ 1913
1914 over 700 public dance hall, were
licensed IN New York and IN their floors
an average 81 10000 persons danced ever,
night. la every city. town and hamlet in
the country. an almost equal interest IN
dancing was manifested. The nations
dancing bill would pay interest III The na-
tlonal debt. tor over a million people spend
their evenings on the danrIn. floor. In
Cleveland. Chicago. Detroit. q. L.oui~ and
Milwaukee the licensed dance hall IN. BE-
come 4 source oi revenue ~ the city. This
dance craze y attributed ~ shc growth II
the city with it, intense social hunger and
Ia the evoluiion ~ stage dancing n. exem-
lplitied ~ u half dozen dancing stars III
genus. Within the last wear cooperative
efforts have been made IL ~~tandardize the
dance throughout the country IN means NJ
moving pictures. The etiquette III the
dance. with al IA IT, proper evulution~, IT,
clutch between the partners - praciiccd
M West Point. Annapolis. Newport and IN
many church societies. H. beng thrown III
the screen before the eyes ~ every social
class. IN many places the dancing in~fcc-
tor ha- become 4 most responsible officer
~ the law ~ see that dancing l. conducted
with proper dccorum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
GOOD TINES FAST Returning

Cotton exports are now normal. Bus
mess i fast becoming normal ihroagl.
ont the South also. Meanwhile the bal.
ancc has been maintained nv the sale ~
The enormous grain crops ~ the country.
and the crisis resulting from the severe
shock received IN the economic system
Of the caHmtrv ~ account ~ the Europe.
an wal j. passing with no worse result
than 4 slight %striugency. Beyond doubt
the financial condition 81 the country j.
improving every day. and good Times are
already lowering ~ the WAKE u the New
Year ready e. bring 4 speedy r%raliza.
ton % the mnumcrablc good wishes rN.
pressed on that dian.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
EARTHQUAKES APPALLING
WORK.

~ Il wal were not working dcvaSta-
item Sufficient ia Europe Mother Earth
has added 90 the grand total uf hlyu.
by The mot destructive earthquake ~
modern times. 10 add a. the nall of
grist terror and despair ilread, cover
ing that afflicted continent. sixteen Of
the fair towns II Italy are laid in ruins
twenty thousand Of her people killed and
This appalling catastrophe seems almost
like a warning 10 italy ~ keen out If
the war
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

Judge advocate tells how ~ midnight
the night before h. condemned five spies
to death. one ~ these a woman caught
dressed in the robes of a priest. All had
been shot ~ sunrise that morning. a
moment If gravity followed the story
then the whole table laughed over the
miSfortuncS III "A reserve officer. Ia peace
times a wine merchant. who described IN
most comical terms the capture IN the
Germans ~ his cellars.
OF civilian life there IL scarcely a
trace. brown ROBBED monks move about
but a. their business u chiefly concerned
with the sick and wounded they become
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
Local Weather FiQures.

The following observations on the
local weather are furnished by Mrs.
". y. Hall. United States weather OBJ
server. Brownsville. and cover the n
hour period ending al : o'clock last
night Maximum temperature, 81;
mInimuIs, 52.3; barometer readings.
readings, morning, 1902; evening.
29.gs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
REMOVED FROM OFFICE
Former EmplOye Tells OF Activity OF
American Minister Sullivan.

New York. Jan. l5.-John l.. Mann.
formerly director ~ public works If the
Dominican republic. testified today that NJ
had been removed from office ~ the Domi-
mean government al the behcSt Of James
Nj. Sullivan. American minister. IN the IN
terest>. he believed. of the Barco National
Of Santo Domingo, controlled by the
Samuel M. Jarvis interests Of New York.
lie appeared A. a witness in the inquiry
being conducted here by senator elect
Phelan Of San Francisco into Sullivan's
fitness Ia retain hi~ post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers nj the city who fail to re-
eeive The Herald regularly are requested
to notify the Office promptly. All papers
delivered in the city should be received, as
= rule, not later than 4 as to q o'clock p.
b. Unless some accident to the press or
other untoward delay occurs at the print
ing Office, the paper should be out not later
than 4 80 and the carriers should complete
their distribution, even to the most distant
subscribers, within not less than an hour
and thirty minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

y WlIi'Uil BIO An exceptionally ilnr
attraction ~ motion pictures was "a Mil
lion Bad" shown LII the Orrmann last
night. Anita Stewart. the leading mem
Der II the east II tins photoplay. not only
i 4 very beautiful woman. bat i m
doubtedly one ~ the finest emotional ac-
tresse> ever shown III nction pictures. The
'Mlillon Bid was the second IT the Dit
MAINS specially advertised famous play,
to be gwen every Thursday night. This J.
q reproduction Of n play that ha, held it,
wi Tor popularity on the metropolitan
stage. IT. staging II the motion picture
reproduction aas excellent throughout
Miss Stewart has been seen several times
before IA the MOVIES NJ Brownsville. She
grows stronger each time. 81, j, almost
perfect IN her art. Her acting J. superb.
The play i tall OF thrilling situations. and
kept the attention u I'll, unusually large
audiences witnessing Il keyed up To the
highest pitch throughout
A really handsome IA i onJ Whose
mirror backs up her vanity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
General Hill Reaches Galveston.

Galveston. Texas. Jan. 15.-General
BENJAMIN Hill. who has been IN command
of Carranza forces M Naco. sonora. for
some time. arrived here today en- route 10
Vera Cruz General Hill Wa accompanied
by hi staff. among whom are General Emf
lo Salinas and Colonel Sebastian Carran-
The party expects to sail for Vera
Cruz January IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

Of CouTsc there are many different
ideas a. "a what constitutes beauty.
ami for our part We think -. cotton
is pretty.-Galvc>ton News.
Well yes, compared with six or seven
cent cotton ID must be admitted that
eight ,cut cotton does look good Still
ten cent cotton would H. 4 whole ~ pref
tier
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
BUSINESS MEN ALLEGE
RATE DISCRIMINATORY
Dallas and Fort Worth Business Interests
Join IN Complaint to Interstate Com
MERGE Commission on CarIot Rates.
BY Associated Press.l

Washington. II. e., Jan. l5.-Fort Worth
and Dallas business interests today filed
i complaint with the Interstate Commerce
Commission alleging that railroads are I'M
Justly discriminating against these two
cities ~ favor " TcNarkana and Shreye-
port on carload rates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
ENNIS MAN, A WEALTHY
LAND OWNER SUICIDE

Ennis. Texas. Jan. la.-George Cald-
well. 4 wealthy land owner ~ years old.
shot and killed himself M 1 o'clock this
morning ~ his home near here. The
s%oroner's verdict was that he. was tenn.
porarily insane. brought about by de
%spondcncy over business depression. lie
left a widow and two sons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
GREEN HOUSE Is
NOW AT TROUPE
Especial 10 The lIerald.)

College Station. Texas, Jan. l5.-The
green house formerly located al Browns
ment station system by the federal govern
ment and has been installed N The Troupe
station. ID will be- used for fruit breeding
experiments nj that station.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

Dancing j. fine exercise. IL course. and
promotes grace, equally II course, hut
really clever persons viii moi neglect 10
exercise their brains AZ the same tine
that they are exercising their heels. II
j. ALWAYS well ~ maintain 4 balance Of
Nnt-N nMMrIN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

The following forecast for the low
er gulf coast and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley j. issued BY the United
States weather bureau at New Or
leans: Tonight, unsettled; Saturday
generally cloudy. colder: light 10 mod
crate >oulherly winds, shifting To the
northwest Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
WAR Is CAUSE SUICIDE
GERMAN PROFESSOR
Prot. Rittinghaus Shoots Self at Austin
Because Of Dependency Over Death OF
Relatives in E~urooe-26 Years Old.

Austin. Texas. Jan l5-E. ". Ritiing-
hau~, German instructor IN the University
.of Texas, shot and killed himself late YES
IeTday On Mount Bonnell. lie was 20
years old. lie was Respondent over the
death OF relatives IN Europe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

u part ~ the war scene. The tradesmrn.
mostly old men. seldom venture forth
from their shops. ~ childrn play In
the streets and a woman IN public T. a
rare sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
HATRED.

When oar hatred l. violcn II sinks
u even below those We hate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

by the way. what has become ~ the
gas plant project brownsville should
have a gas plant. '
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15

A really handsome woman l. ONE Whose
mirror backs up her vanity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-27
Germany Confident Her ExpIana-
ton Will be Satisfactory
SUBMARINE POLICY CHANGED
Berlin Fails to Understand Why
Americans Continue to Travel
on BeIligerent Ships.

Berlin, Aug. 26, (yia London)-
The Associated Press is in a position
to state on the best authority that
the Arabic incident may be consider
ed as eliminated as a source of dis
cord between America and Germany;
or lat least, is regarded by the Ger
man government in that light. More
over. Germany, in its desire to con
tinue its friendly relations with the
United States, aud adopted before
the sinking of the Arabic, policy
designed to settle completely the
whole submarine policy as affecting
America, on the basis of good will
and mutual understanding
This is shown clearly by the state
ment of Chancellor yon Bethmann-
Hollweg last night particularly by
his concluding remark to the effect
that until all the circumstances in
connection with the sinking OF the
Arabic had been cleared up would it
be possible to say whether the cora
mander of one of our submarines
went beyond his instruction" in
which case Germany would give com.
plete satisfaction to the United
States.
The chancellor did not specify in
detail the nature of these instruc-
tions, but it may be said that ithey
are designed TO prevent repetition
OF the Lusitania case and to provide
that opportunity for escape for Am
erican non.combatants upon torpedo
cd ships which the United States dc.
sires.
Should it develop, however that a
submarine acted contrary to instruc-
tions. ample reparatiOn will be offer
ed
Germany is still unable to under
stand why Americans in these troubl-
ed times travel on belligerent ships
instead of taking American or neu-
tral steamers, but since they in some
instances insist upon taking passage
on vessels belonging to belligerents
Germany will do its utmost to pro-
vide for their safety