davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-11-20
||Slx TOE" FARMERS
PECULIAR PEOPLE JUST DIS
COVERED IN MAINE
SETTLEMENTS
PERSONS OF SMALL PLACE
HAVE MARRIED AND IN
TERBRED so THAT
REGULARITY CON.
TINUES

On the line between Lincoln and
Sagadahoc Counties, Maine, is a
settlement of thrifty farming folks
who have popularity which is but
little known outside. 1t is not vis-
ible and stranger might go there
year in and year out without discov-
ering that they were any different
from ordinary people in farming
community. They are peculiar 70,
the number of people in the settle.
ment who have six toes on each
foot, one more than they really
ought to have and one more OIL each
foot than they are entitled 10.
The six-toe belt lies partly in the
town of Dresden in Lincoln County
and partly in Woolwich in Sagada.
hoe County. just how many people
there are who have more than their
share of toes in that vicinity would
be hard to say, but there is quite a
number, and the way i'll which they
came by them is mystery in the
first place, although there are num-
ber of traditions as to how il hap.
pened.
Like many country districts the
people have been born, brought up,
settled on farms in the vicinity and
married into each others families
until time has produced number of
six-toed people in comparatively
small place.
The settlement is an ordinary
country place in which is q store OF
two, q Post Office and Grange hall
which serves as meeting place for
all social occasions which are not
held in the homes of the people Of
the vicinity.
Rather than being = benefit to
them, the extra toe is somewhat Of
an affliction in a number OF ways,
especially in getting shoes to fit
them, for no shoemaker has yet ven-
tured to manufacture Q special line
of boots for six-toed- people. So
much of bother has this been to
some of the people that they have
submitted to surgical treatment and
had the offensive sixth member re.
moved that they might wear shoes
much the same as other people.
At time several years ago when
it was all the rage to wear the ex-
treme. pointed toed shoes, these
people were in sorry plight. To
crowd six toes into shoe with a
capacity for three, but in which vain
man often crowded FIVE, was too
much for these people. They were
fairly ostracized from being in the
fashionable swim by the freak of
nature which put them out OF the
running. Being people OF sound
sense, they submitted to the in
evitable and waited until their five
toed brethren had become crippled
by the freak sizes and then they
were in the swim again with broad
/, toed shoes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-11-20
Hats or In Court

A prominent supreme court just.
Ice in New York, ordered woman
lawyer to take OF her hat if she
proposed to try case before HIM.
Shortly before that distinguish
ed surrogate IL. the same city, mad
ruled that no woman attorney
should be allowed at the bar Of his
court with head uncovered.
AS there are between Az and So
women in Me- York practising law
as individual firms, and many more
engaged in the profession as as
sistants in old established law Of
fees, these contradictory rulings oc-
casioned some little perplexity to n
considerable number Of females,
even those whose training has been
for the solving Of knotty legal prob
lens. The majority. however. have
decided to remove their hats.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-11-20

where he had met the Lady Evelyn be-
fore and memory befriend-
ing him suddenly, as memory will at
crisis, he exclaimed aloud
"The Carlton Theatre - Haddon
Hall-Etta Romney, by all that's
amazingi"
Was the thought also chimera OF
the night? He knew not what to
think. The dawn found him still at
his window debating 1t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-11-20
Shells Show Ages or Rocks

Cast-off shells OF Foraminifera&
little creatures which live in the
waters of the OCEAN make up q
considerable part OF the sediments
deposited ON the sea floor which in
time may become beds OF rocK In a
land area, sayj a bulletin OF the
U. s. geological survey. Because of
their small size and their compact
ure these little shells are the only
recognizable fossil remains found in
we'll borings. Thus they are i'm
portant in revealing to the geologist
the fge of rock inclOsing them anu
indicating whether oil, gas or water
may reasonably be expected in the
strata.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-11-20
CHAPTER XVII.
THE ENGLISHMAN.
Gavin Ord Begins His Work.

Gavin Ord Begins His Work.
In what manner Gavin Ord arrived
at Melbourne Hall and took up his
residence there has already been re-
corded in the early pages of this mar
rative.
He came upon a night in August,
three weeks precisely after the depar-
ture Of Count Odin for Bucharest. or
the people OF the Hall he knew little
save that which common gossip and
the tittle-tattle OF the newspapers had
taught him; nor was his the tempera-
D'ent to be troubled overmuch by the
strange hallucination which had at
tended his journey from Moretown to
the Major.
The Lady Evelyn! Where had he
seen her before? I!ow came 1t that
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-11-20
BAGS! BAGS! BAGS!

You can always Dc better with ms on
your old empty burisp and cotteF bags.
We pay the hiShest price and you get
the fsll market value for every bsG yos
ship to
TIE Lucas County Bottle 4 Barrel Co.
5lS-527 State Street TOLEDO, o.
The sun., 1919-07-27
DELAWARE WATER GAP.

DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa, July 26.-
House Peters, who with Mrs. Peters and
son are at the Kittatinny for the sea-
son, has been meeting with considerable
success fishing for black bass in the Del
aware. Major E. f. Boreham of New
York city Is spending several weeks at
the Kittatinny.
A Adler and two daughters, Miss
Gladys and Lillian of New York. are
spending several weeks at the Glenwood.
A dance at the Central on Monday
evening began the dancing season at that
house.
Mr.. and Mrs A. b. Decker OF New
York are among the recent week end ar
rivals at the Castle Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Hennesey of New
York are spending several weeks in the
Water Gap and are patrons of the River
view.
Among the recent New York arrivals
at the Bellevue are Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ.
Ingraham.
New York arrivals over the week end
at the Forest include Miss Mary e.
Thompson and Miss Elsie Beechel.
The sun., 1919-07-27
Canisoles No Longer Ugly to See and Dreadful to-
Make-Fne Satns Wash Silks, Georgettes and
Chffons Sweep Aside Muslin Affairs

four years. We can scarcely attribute
this to the period Of the wcr. when
cotton became as dear as the here,o
rage for this sort of undergarment
began before.
Whatever the vogue may be attrib-
uted to, the fact remains that nova
days the average woman prefers the
sillSen things greatly to the cotton
not only prefers but has them. too.
Perhaps because the soft crepes and
silks are so easily made-they GER
tainly last quite as long; and while the
initial cost may be slightly in advance
Of the muslin underwear the first
mentioned last quite as long and are
certainly prettier.
In Bygone Days.
There was time in our lives when
only the very rich could have hand
embroidered underclothes. These came
for the most part from the converts
Of France or from Switzerland, and
were done on material somewhat
heavier than our lately developed
tastes would accept now. In those
broidering, rolling and whipping day
in and day out with the help Of all
her female relatives until her wedding
chest, was filled with these much de-
sired hand made garments and every
body connected breathed a sigh OF
relief when 1t was all over. 1t often
required many trunks to hold all the
things the bride of twenty years ago
considered necessary to her new estate
nowadays the soft little crepe and
satin things scarcely take up any room,
for they can be folded into very little
space indeed. For instance, take the
matter OF pesticoats, which then were
starched as stiff as a broom and al
most stood alone. On the foundation
petticoat of percale or cotton was
placed a fiounce of fine embroidery
nearly knee deep and endless rows OF
fine tucks topped this. Half a dozen
of these skirts would just about fill a
trunk. know of nothing which more
perfectly illustrates woman's emanci-
| patton and larger freedom than the
question Of her underclothes-sim-
plicity Itself is the right name. Scant
Of material and trimming also in these
days, they yet meet every requirement
of good taste and comfort as we'll.
A princess slip of satin or net or
chiffon is indispensable in this day of
organdy frocks. We have learned
how to make one garment take the
place OF two--as in this princess slip
which gives petticoat and camisole in
one.
The softest wash satin makes an ex-
cellent foundation of this sort. 1t can
be trimmed as deliberately as desired
and thereby made as costly as wished.
The sun., 1919-07-27
HOT SPRINGS, VA.

Hot SPRINGS, Va, July 26-The sum
mer season at the Homestead is already
rivalling those OF spring and autumn.
Much of this Is due to the always lovely
Hot Springs region and the advantages
OF outdoor adventure, but quite as much
is due TO the increased patronage OF the
baths
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evarts Benja-
min are at tho Homestead for several
weeks. On Thursday Mrs. Benjamin
entertained a small party at the club
house. Mrs. Brown Dietrich also ar
rived during the week DIR. J. Bentley
Squiers, Jr., and Mrs. Sq!uers, with Miss
Ursula SQuiers and J. Bentley Squiers Sd
are here. Dr. Squleres and his son and
daughter are daily on the tennis courts.
Mrs. Robert McCurdy arrived here on
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Sabin
came at the same time.
Samuel UntermyeT and Mrs. Inter
myer stopped at tho Homestead during
the week while motoring through Vir-
gnia. Miss Margaret Krebs reached
her on Thursday on her usual visit.
Others arriving at the Homestead
during the week from New York were
Mr. and Mrs. n. S. c. Walsh, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Luke and Vincent B. Hub
bell, Arthur ]. Baldwin. William II
Egan and George e. Nelson.
Mrs. and Mrs, Harry Campbell Graof.
| who have taken Barton Lodge for the
summer, entertained a small party at
| dinner on Wednesday. Their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evarts Benjamin,
Mrs. Edgar H. Bright. the Baron and
| Baroness Marcus Rosecranz and DIR. r.
A. Black. Miss Olyve Graef, who IL
visiting at Lake Forest viii Join her
parents here In August
The sun., 1919-07-27
SARANAC, N. Y.

SARANAc, N. Y. July 26.-Major
Gerald Brandt and Lieut.. Howard
Birket will make flight from Hazel
hurst Field. Mineola, to Saranac Inn
to be members OF the house party OF
Mrs. James Stewart OF New York at
the Dunlap camp in Gilpin Bay. on
the Upper Saranac Lake. Mrs. Stewart
is now in Canada, but will be back soon.
Ranking with interest in the fight
is that in the possibilities of the Hunch
the forty foot speed boat Just launched
in the Upper Saranac by Russell Alger
Jr.. of Detroit. who occupies the Belo
cottage at Saranac Inn this season. The
Hunch is reputed to be one OF the
fastest boats on Lake Michigan and be-
fore the close OF the season here may
try conclusions with the Babette, owned
by Henry Goldman, and the Eagle,
owned by Henry Graves OF New York.
Jules Bache of New York, who is at
his camp here, is the owner of a fast
boat that is expected to figure in the
annual regatta
In aid Of the Free Milk for France
Fund sojourners at Saranac Inn and in
the camps gathered at an auction bridge
party held last evening in the Casino
at Saranac Inn.
Recently arrived campers include DIR.
L. Emmett Holt and family at Panther
Point and Miss l. NJ Ballantine of New
York at Moss Ledge camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Behr of
Petrograd. Russia, who have been ut the
Plaza, New York. since the outbreak OF
! the war, are the camp guests of Mr..
| and Mrs. Philip McFadden at Green Bay
| Saranac Inn.
Mrs Thomas Blagden OF Washing
ton has as her camp guest Miss Isa-
bel Rockefeller. who recently came from
the Rockefeller camp at Bay Pond. Her
mother Mrs. William G. Rockefeller, has
returned to Greenwich, but is expected
here later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Triller of New
York are entertaining party OF friends
at their camp on the Upper Saranac
Mrs John Purroy Mitchell, who has beer
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Triller, has
returned to New York.
Accompanying Mrs. Allan Pinkerton
who recently arrived from New York e
spend the season at Saranac Inn, ar,
her mother. Mrs F. II. Woodwork an(
Mrs. Schuyler Leggett. also OF New York
Mr.. and Mrs r. L. Gordon of New
York. who recently motored from Man
chester by-the-Sea viii spend the sea
son at Saranac Inn.
At Greenway cottage at Saranac I'M
Miss ouale Of New York Is the CUES
OF Mr. and Mrs. 8. p. Howe OF Phila
delphis-
4 Mr.. and Mrs. George Heck of Cedar
hurst. I. l.. have arrived to occupy tn
The sun., 1919-07-27

thick sort OF our grandmothers' day.
One seldom comes across the heavier
type OF muslin undergarment of ten
years ago. Where the long sleeved
nightgown Is desired 1t is not made
of cotton but of outing flannel with
high neck and wrist length sleeves.
The prejudice formerly existing
against colored Undertaking seems
to have disappeared entirely. Every
sort of material is now used In the
making-cross- barred muslin daintily
fiecked with flowers such as we find
on dimities and fine lawns have had
certain vogue for summer things
and they are rather pretty too in their
crispness and novelty.
Much Of the finest underwear for
the American feminine world is en-
broldered in the Philippines, quite as
beautifully as are any Of the French
things. Many large houses send out
the finer cotton materials which have
such ready sale here and have them
embroidered by hand in the far away
islands, after which they are made up
In this country in designs best suited
to the American woman. And yet
the majority of these Philippine things
are embroidered only and not orna-
mented with tucks and fine seam sew
ing such as we find on the French
and other European garments. This
ts Of course due to the demand for
dainty effects at a price within reach
Of the average pocketbook-a thing
which was not always possible with
the European selections. The duty on
the imported goods Of course had to
be added to the sale price and thus
The sun., 1919-07-27
APRON HOLDS SWAY
AS MOST POPULAR NEGLIGEE

garments Of this sort which have
glorified II out Of all relation to its
ancestor.
One such affair is of sky blue satin
with the cording along the bottom of
the skirt which is set onto the waist
in Spanish flounce effect. The Shout
ders are of the kimono type, ending
at the elbow in short sleeves and
edged with white swansdown, which
trims the neck and runs along both
OF the front sides. A companion coat
to this is of palest pink satin with
deep kimono sleeves ending in point
and tipped with jet tassels. This
pretty thing is unbelted and fastens
at one hip in a clever arrangement,
which does away with any sugges-
ton of "sloppiness." 1t is soft and
gracefully hung and becoming.
Another Evolution.
Another evolution of the WRAP
per" came about during the war when
some one invented the rest robe. 1t
has only just begun to appear over
here but became as much a part of
English and French feminine ward
robes as was our Red Cross uniform.
This dinner robe. for such 1t is also
called, was adopted by those war
worn women who spent their days in
offices and bureaus and were too tired
when night came or too depressed to
get into the pre-war dinner things and
longed only for the comfort of loose
and free garments.
The great dread these fine women
had was of letting themselves goa
great temptation as all women know
when the spirit is harassed and one Is
physically so tired that the flesh is a
burden indeed, and here was displayed
the greatest ingenuity, for these lovely
gowns revealed not only the COM
Portable lines desired but were en-
chantingly beautiful in color and ma
terial. They suggest the trailing I'M
broken lines of the Middle Ages when
sleeves swept the floor and yards and
yards of fine draperies trailed after
one In a cloud of soft and radiant
color. Much of this color effect has
been attained in the use of the Batik
6esigns-the curious intermingllng of
one color with another being most
successfully employed in fashioning
rest robes. One finds them made
without fastenings, ready to slip over
the head and fall into place over the
shoulders and left unconfined except
occasionally for a jewelled belt with
pendants reaching almost TO the hem
Of the long trailing skirt-a garment
| picturesque to the last degree and
comfortable beyond imagining.
| One of soft sea foam green chiffon
reveals an undergarment OF Tyriar
purple and over the whole falls ar
outer drapery of a blue green, of that
shade called peacock blue. The inter.
mingling of these shades has beer
deftly done until the whole melts into
perfect harmony. The long loose lines
are unbroken from the square cut low
neck. except at the hips. where th'
draperies are set in to give a sort o.
Merovingian look, further suggested
! by the flowing sleeves which SWEEP
the floor. As English country houses
are not always steam heated as arr
ours. many OF these dinner robes ar
made of velvet embossed with silve
and gold ana combined with satin o
georgette. Fur too has been success
The sun., 1919-07-27

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va, July
26.-Mrs. James r. Branch of Rich
mond will give a tally-ho party next
week for a large number of friends. A
hide and seek riding party has been
planned by a group of young people, one
party to start off on horseback, indi-
eating the direction they will go, the
other party to follow half an hour
later and attempt to And them.
Mrs. Thornton Lewis entertained sixty
members of the summer colony at 2
tea at The Meadows in honor of Mrs.
Quintard Taylor and Mrs. Benjamin
Allison, who served with the Presbyte-
rian Hospital Unit in France.
Mrs. Chauncey Marshall entertained
twenty-five women Saturday evening at
a dinner in the Greenbrier, at which
salmon caught in Canadian waters by
DR.. John Herndon French OF New York
was served. DIR. French will come to
White Sulphur Springs in August with
Mrs. French. who went up this week to
meet her daughter, Miss Hilah French,
who is expected to arrive from France.
She has been serving in the canteen unit
established there by the sisters OF Sec
rotary of State Robert Lansing. Mrs.
Marshall will leave the early part of
August to meet Miss Marshall, who will
accompany her mother on a two months
trip to Alaska.
Among the large teas that have been
given at the Casino this week was that
Of Mrs. James B. Weir in honor of Miss
NJ. L. Laidley of Charleston, w. Va.
Fifty members of the White Sulphur
colony were present and among those
from New York were Mrs. Walter H.
Close, Mrs. William Willet McAlpin, Mrs.
Royal c. Colman. Miss Alice ireland.
who returns to town this week: the
Misses Katherine and Jeanne McLaugh-
lin, Mrs. Barry King and Mrs. Edward
w. McKenna.
Augmenting TIE New York colony at
White Sulphur Springs this week are
oliver Hartman, who is passing a fort
night here; Philip II. Duer of New York
and Baltimore. who will be ,oined in
August by his mother and sister; Mr..
and Mrs. William Atkins, who will re-
main through the summer.
+. F. Finch of New York has Joined
Miss Elizabeth Cobb, the daughter OF
Irwin Cobb, came from New York for a
few days visit with Mrs. r r. ireland
of Washington. Mrs. Robert H. Nc
Curdy of New York and Islip. l.. l., Is al
The Greenbrier for the summer. Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel p. Davidge, who come
every summer from Short Hills, N. j..
! are here for the summer. Their daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth Davidge. who ac-
| companied them here last summer, il
In Japan. Mrs. H. NJ. Newington of New
| York is the guest of Mrs. C. N. Higgins
Mrs. Robert ]. Campbell has registered
from New York.
The sun., 1919-07-27
lOLUTION OF LINGERIE ELIMINATES BURDENSONE FASHIONS
Craze for Black Undergarnents Succeeds Demand tor
Novel Effects in Bright Colors-Most Beautiful OF
Embroidered Things Now Come From Philippines

the customer has greatly benefited.
since the Philippine factories have
been SO well organized.
The prettiest of undergarments Tor
children arc the little Gertrude pot
ticoats, which slip over the head ana
fasten with one small button on one
shoulder. Many OF these have the
simplest OF narrow frills at the bottom
and this is edged with a fine Irish
crochet lace or bit of valenciennes.
No other trimming is used on the little
skirt.
Children Of course will not remain
the same size and length. therefore
many mothers have hit upon the ex-'
pediency of running a wide tuck just
through the middle of the little one
piece petticoat, which can thus Dc
heightened as required.
The wash fabrics which do not re-
quire ironing, such as cotton crepe ana
kindred crinkled materials, are much
in demand for the small garments.
These are often made up in the flesh
pink. which always pleases little girls.
who adore colors, bit OF ribbon or
embroidery.
One OF the delightful fancies which
we have borrowed from the French II
that of embroidering child's name
by hand on all of her little apparel.
Often just the first letter is en-
broidered on the little nightgowns to
the great Joy of the young wearer.
Again the fashion of whipping the
edges of frills with q colored thread In
pleasing and easy to do, SO that q
novel bit of trimming is achieved with
little effort and expense.
The sun., 1919-07-27
r there was ever a time in the
American woman's life that she

IF there was ever a time in the
American woman's life that she
L lived in wrappers. negligees and
such intimate garments of ease and
Incidence it must have been a long,
long time ago. The Hoover apron
which evolved out of the wars neces-
sites, is nowadays the most popular
"negligee" the average woman boasts.
In these servantless days the greatest
need is for that garment which can
DO more easily and quickly adjusted
for the breakfast rush. and In these
requirements the Hoover apron has
remained from our war experiences
and supplanted the wrapper" Of by
gone times.
The progress OF the negligee as It
has evolved to become a necessity In
every woman's wardrobe is an inter
esting one. II Is not such a long cry
back to the time when the Mother
Hubbard" OF awful memory was just
about the only negligee most Of us
knew.
From far Japan came the graceful.
comfortable kimono, timidly at first
| and then in a perfect Juror of popu-
larity, which has never abated in the
least. Many women have indeed
| learned to wear not only the kimono
but its accompanying obi. or sash.
though for the most part this sash
has been adapted to the American
woman's ideas and is worn caught
twice around the waist, looped in front
and left to hang free instead Of being
punched into the huge bow at the
back as the small Oriental women
wear 1t.
Pretty and Inexpensive.
Some of these kimonos in the soft
cotton crepes make ideal inexpen-
sive negligees, for the colors are, as
a rule, softer than one usually finds
in expensive things and the gay en-
broidery in heavy white cotton thread
repeats to good effect the wistaria,
cherry blossom or chrysanthemum
embroidery ornamenting the expen-
sive silken things, The japanese cot
ton crepe not only launders well but
lasts we'll and considered all In all this
type Of kimono Is one of the best In
the inexpensive varieties.
So much a part Of ones wardrobe
is the kimono. indeed, that 1t Is in
creasing,y difficult TO find an ordinary
negligee for practical use cut on any
other lines. Even the newer break
fast coat which begins to be so much
in demand follows the kimono lines
opening from throat 10 hem as tht
Japanese garment does. The little
breakfast coat is much shorter, II 1;
true, than the kimono. and in turf
much longer than were the more ia
miliar breakfast Jackets which pre-
ceded 1t. The coats are made of tat
fetas, corded at the bottom OF tn,
skirt and belted In at the waist Lint
with a narrow silken sash. They arr
informal little things and are not in
tended to serve other purposes thar
the most informal intimacy Of one'
own privacy demands - that is. o
course, the simple little silk coats. TO
they were the first which were &C
cepted. and following after has com
a great variety OF the most elaborate
lace trimmed, embroidered. ornat