davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-09-21

ID as essential in any well furnish ed
drawing room 30 years and more
ago. My lady of the 10s all neatly
hustled, wore froCk of ottommali
for best.
Rep was, for the most part used
either to make clergymens surpIices
and other ecclesiastical devices. for
portieres or to cover furniture. 1t
was ribbed material with the rib
running crosswise. quite narrow in
silk and as wide as d yard and a
half in wool.
Faille is an old, old fabric name,
derived from what was originally a
hood that covered the face. worn by
certain orders of nuns, and later an
article in fashionable Woman's attire
about the thirteenth century. Later
it was used to designate the material
from which such "A garment was
made, and now we have forgotten all
about the garment and remembered
only the material. which is ii silk ma
terial having a light grain or rib,
while ottoman has what the French
call d ''grosgrain.'
Gabardine. like faille. Us named
from a one time article of dress. TAX
ing its name originally from Spain,
it was 81 long loose cloak worn in
Evening star., 1924-09-21

Beer selects navy wool rep for a CO.'S
tune ensemble Of distinction.
The shops offer a variety of wool
reps at the present time. In fairly
light weight they are adapted to the
making of skirts and frocks, in
heavier ribs they are chosen for
street frocks. costumes and coats.
While the original rep was made with
stripes going crosswise, the rep Of
the present time is made with ribs
vertical or "bayadere," as we say
nowadays. Some of the new wooden
rep is made in "halfand- half or
fifty fifty" manner-one-ha plain
color and the other in plads or
checks. A fabric of charming possi-
bilitieS in the hands of the skillful
dressmaker is heavy rep with satin
reverse. This might be used in some
what the same manner as the satin
faced velvets that have made them
selves apparent in Poiret's new col
lections, where the satin reverse was
used by way of decorative contrast
against the velvet.
In line with the general feeling for
ribbed materials is a revived interest
in velveteens and various ribbed pile
fabrics There is a ribbed wool We
lours that is Characteristic of the sea-
son.
Plaids persist. One might inter
Evening star., 1924-09-21

in d. circus at Humbletown. Ina Tar
box helped him spend it. You reniem-
ber Ina, don't you? Her and Eta Fish
used to run a millinery -and-gosSi shop
on d. way out to Pumpkin Holler."
"Yes, indeed :" replied Tommy: My
my-my-my How time do fly, any
way! Dis sholy makes me look back on
my past life wild a great deal of an
ticipation. Seem. like it wasn't only but
yesterday dat little Sally Finkelstein
came up to me. with her little dirty face
fookin' up to me so trustin'ly, and says:
Mister Tommy Turtle she says-wid
dat wineome smile of hers-'Mister
Tommy Turtle-Ma says You got d.
ler."
Amt 1t So" continued Tommy
Times do change, to be sho'. Little
Evening star., 1924-09-21

A fireman at 13 and an engineer at
17-that's the story of the beginnin 2
Of the railroading career of John e
Mooney. one of the retired engineers
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
~ railroad
Mr.. Mooney is an active man of av-
orage height. with d very firm jaw
and keen eyes that twinkle when he
tells the story of his experiences with
the iron horse"
He began railroading in the East
in 1863 and in 1857 became d full
Eedged engineer. He is proud of the
fact that he fired the engine that
pulled the train carrying Presiden
Lincoln's body from Buffalo to Erie
After the big strike in 1877 he went
west and started to work for the Bur
lington on March I, 1883. He has been
with that company ever since.
so far as thrilling experiences are
concerned." unused Mr.. Mooney 81
had only one. But it was very thrill
ing. all right"
He settled down to tell the story
Of the adventure which had given
him the big thrill of his engineering
experience.
TT was on the night of August 5.
1902" began Mr.. Mooney. We were
speeding on in the dark without any
thought of trouble. when we saw Il
red lantern being waved frantically.
My first thought was that there had
been a washout. and so | sloWed
down. When | came to d stop a man
jumped on the running board and
stuck a gun in my face, and the hole
in the barrel looked as though 1t
might be the size of a carron.
II said, Well, what do s>,u want?
If it's money you want, | haven't
any.
The reply was. We don't want
your money. What we want is the
Adams Express. All we want of you
i for you to do as we tell you
This was somewhat reassuring, in
deed smiled Mr.. Mooney. They
went back and uncoupled the express
car from the train, and | was directed
10 move ahead, which l did very
promptly. When informed that they
were going to blow up the Adams Ex-
press Company safe, l asked permis-
sion to watch the operation, which.
10 my surprise, was granted, and
stood off with the others while we
watched them seal up the safe, then
ut the charge of nitroglycerine on
e top and touch it off. They made
= so tries out of it before they sue
ceh ed in finally demolishing the
saffN and the express car was a sorry
2ook iag sight.
"<he meantime the conductor of
the t11in, who had borrowed a re-
volve9 from one of the passengers,
and who was carrying it in his coat
pocket, expecting to shoot through
his pocket, came running up. and Tom
Clark, which was the name of the
leader of the gang, stepped up to him
and lot him look down the barrel of
his gun, saying, Are you the conduc-
Tor of this train?
Evening star., 1924-09-21

pret it as lasting token of the
regard of fashionable French women
for Scotch soldiers who walked the
streets of Paris in their gay plaids
during gloomy war days. At any
rate. it is the French designers who
keep harping on this note of plaids
even after the rest of the fashion
world have had their fill of il. But
they use them with discretion, COM
bining plain colors with plaid bor-
ders. or in trimming, with only oc-
casionally a frock entirely of plaid.
You may have heard that one dar-
ing French dressmaker is making
frocks and coats of plaid blankets,
using the fringe around the hem of
the skirt.
Worth and Bernard are set down
as special sponsors of broadcloth, and
there is little doubt that the black
or navy blue or other dark-colored
broadclOth frock or costume will meet
with increasing favor among the
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Written and Illustrate by Edward
MCCandliSh. -.

McCandliSh.
" OMMY TURTLE and Brother
Jack Rabbit had been pals for
long time before it ever oc-
Cured to them to ask each
other where they 'hailed from"
Tommy Turtle said that four or five
States were claiming him, in point Of
birth. But l reckon l got to admit.
he said, dat. I halls from d State of
Pennsylvariia..Ta
You say -four or five States is
claiming YOU? said Brother Jack Rab-
| bit. How Gomez
Well" said Tommy, cts dis way.
Pennsylvania claims come from Vir-
ginia. Virginia claims come from
Maryland Maryland claims L come
from Oklahomy and Oklahohly claims
tic'Iar.''
:, so you comes from Pennsylvania"
continued Brother jack -
Yes" Tommy replied, II claims
Pennsylvania because. Pennsylvania IS
takin' d. least interest in d. contest. l
hates publicity" Said Tommy. =
We'll. well - said Brother Jack. ''Itse
a small world, after ALL And you claims
Pennsylvania. What town do you hail
FROM
Me" replied Tommy, looking care
fully around, as il for eavesdroppers.
Don't mention it to soul-but | comes
from Aquishicola-" :.
"Aquishicola n exclaimed Brother
Jack, mpulsively. '.Why--bless,{ my
stars! Wht-you must a' kn6wedS old
man Silas Baumgartnertn MP fat-a-way ~
"Slas Baumgar rtner?" replied Tommy,
II knowed him well. He used to keep
feed sto. along of old Daddy Flyswatter,
what had a mole on his nose and
wooden leg. Ever meet UP wild Piggy.
Junkelbaum, d. man wild d. strawberry
whiskersg
IN say did 20 replied Brother Jack,
with great feeling. He hornswoggled me
outen full months pay one time, just
showin' me how dey played d. shell game
Evening star., 1924-09-21

Sally done growed up now. an mar
ried one of old man Llewllyn Funk
hauser's sons. D. tother son-if ]
Il eremembahs correctly-went an hook ;
ed up wild Ophelia Pulse"
NO Uninterrupted Brother Jack,
you got d. wrong calf by d. tail.
Ophelia: married little Billy Herbolds-
heimer. And young Funkhauser--
he married a daughter of PeriwinkIe
Blue-d one what won d. skatin'
match wild Felix Bomberger''
Then Tommy and Brother Jack re-
lapsed into long silence, as II un-
willing to break the silence that this
chain of recollections brought up
before them. linking them insepara-
rably with the past. Finally Tommy
said:
Evening star., 1924-09-21

England. especially by Jews. when
their dress was prescribed by law.
Poplin. that played so important a
role in the wardrobes of our moth
ers and grandmothers. is a very
proper sort OF fabric woven with silk
threads across wooIen, thus giving
the appearance of d decided rib.
x x
THESE ribbed fabrics have not been
revived quite by accident A great
number of the present-day frocks
call for these ribbed materials.
Something supple, out with body
not too thin and not too thick
Moreover. the smooth surface of these
ribbed materials recommends them
TO the present taste.
p. With the new ensemble costume,
the ribbed silks have proved to be a
most useful medium for the blouse
or tunic- section. Not infrequently
the lining of the coat as well as the
tunic is made of one of these silks,
while the coat is made of one of the
heavy twilled woolens of recent con-
struction.
Berthe of Paris has specially spon-
sored woolen ottomans of heavy
weave in black. Such material is
especially well chosen at the present
time, either in combination with
black silk or colored or figured silk.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
BY MARY MARSHALL,

r it's ribbed it's fashionable. For
afternoon and evening velVets
are we'll chosen. Piaids and
i checks when discreetIy used are
in the picture still. Georgettes,
rhlfonS and silk nets play an impor-
tant role in the making of evening
frocks. Broadcloth plays a role if
not extensive, at least Significant
Concerning the fabrics for Autumn
such comments would not be dis
puted.
First, as to ribbed fabrics. con-
corning which there is so much COM
ment. These include ottoman, rep.
Eabardine, poplin. bengaline and
faIlle-fabriCS names that have be-
come more or less familiar to every
woman who has done any clothes
shopping this Autumn. Several Of
these are revivals-we adopt the fab
riC along with the names that We're
current in mid Victorian days.
Ottoman. for instance, is corded
silk with d large cord. named in the
days when there was distinct nov
city about Turkish art and fashions.
Ottoman was likewise used to desig-
nate a sort of backIess. upholstered
seat numbers of which were regard
Evening star., 1924-09-21

1t Will not be the fault of the dress
makers. and designers if dark green
fails this Autumn, because it has been
pushed to considerable extent. In
this country a deep green known as
shutter green is talked about, while
dispatches from France speak of deep
bottle green.
Browns, of course, lead, however,
the warmer, most booming tones of
brown being especially stressed
Bright red persists here and there.
Drecoll even makes entire sport suits
of it. There is a pleasing red known
as cranberry aud OK blood is also
spoken of.
Copyright. 19a4l
Evening star., 1924-09-21

Ever know Capn George Har-
baugh?"
{"cap'n George" replied Brother
tenacious man 1 ever knew. l loan
ed him two bucks one time an never
did 1 afterwards see 'em fo'thcom-
ing"
You got off easy" replied Tommy
Turtle. "Lemme tell you what he
done to me:
"Old man Blip had name for cuss-
edness. D. 'Meanest Man in Fo'teen
was old man Bip
Capn Harbaugh kept his books. Kept
en-. year in. and kept 'em. year out
did Cap'n Harbaugh. Finally Cap'n
Harbsugh left d. place and l went in
to. fill d. Vacancy
One day 1 met Cap'n Harbaugh
comm, down d. pike. an. I axes him
says, How on earth did you ever
manage. to get along wild dat old
'Why-him?'e responds d. cap'n:
Easy enough! Every time he got
.tobstreperous I just whirled in and
give him. a good cussin' out he says.
You did" L says. Most assuredly,'
he replied.
We'll, about two days after dat 1
meets Capn fHarbaugh in d road
again, and L stops him and says to
him. says: Say. You played a fine
trick on me- 1 says, What did /
play on YOU? he responds.
WHY 1 answers back, you told
to to cuss old Blip when he got
obstrepereus. And l cussed him out
and / iost my job!'
::"Cap'n 'Harbaugh steps back a few
PAGES an looks me over from head
to foot. 'Why-you don't mean to tell
me, ~he says, dat you cussed him to
his face" he says. 'Oh-my, my. he
says. You shouldn't ought to have
ever done that! Why, I used to al
ways cuss him behind his back""
Copyright, 1924, By Edward McCandish.)
Evening star., 1924-09-21

not every American who spoke of it
knew that the word was just the
equivalent of our "nasturtium." BY
the way, vivid orange on the mas
turtium order combined with black
is said to be the most striking color
combination introduced by Paul
Poiret this Autumn.
Apparently we cannot get away
from some sort of henna. though the
name is quite out of date. The sea-
sons equivalent is "bois de rose
rosewood. Another color that will
probably become pretty we'll known
before many weeks pass is stained
glass blue which needs no explana-
ton. 1t has been specially stressed
by LanviQ.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
HORIZONTAL,
Admitted 1t,

| His Father-So you know as much
as your teacher. do you? Where do
| you get your idea?
Bobby-She told me so herself She
said she couldn't teach me nothin'.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Puzzled Him.

Boy-Say, mother, this book says
that in the ocean the big fish eat up
the little sardines. Is that true?
Mother-Yes, l believe it is.
Boy-How do. they, open the. cans?
Evening star., 1924-09-21

really well-dressed French women
this autumn.
pERFENCHE blue is spoken of with
= Importance as one of the new
French colors for Autumn. 'rPervenche
remember that" writes a friend
from Paris. You'll hear more about
it
1t sounds interesting, and will
doubtless be talked about quite a bit
on this side Of the Atlantic: but as
a matter of fact, 'pervenche" means
in French nothing in the world but
'periwinkle." And If there ever was
color that was run to the ground
here in America it was periwinkle.
The color would indeed need to be
launched under it's French name to
run any chance Of popularity in this
country again.
A French name often does add
distinction to a new color. The capu-
cine range of colors was as much
talked about here as in France, and
Evening star., 1924-09-21
HelpfuI Friends.

my wife is sick. About 20 of her
friends have offered to call and read
to her. / wish one or two would VOL
unteer to wash Dishes
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Makin6 It Hot.

Father-Say! What's this 70 ON
this paper?
SOM don't know. guess t..s
the temperature of the room.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Nothing On Her.

Radio FAM have crystal set in a
match box
Fannie-Yes. / shouldn't wonder; j
have a crystal set in a ring.
Evening star., 1924-09-21

Answer to crossword puzzle in last
Sundays Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
Random Notes

MT. and Mrs. J. W. Witty of Miami, Fla who have been the house guests of Mir, and Mrs. R. o. Duff, 2O6 Princeton avenue, West End, will leave on Thursday for Atlanta, where they will spend a few days prior to an ex- tended trip in North Carolina and New Jersey before returning to their Florida home.
 Mrs. Oscar Hundley and Mrs. Ruth Chandler are leaving next week for n months stay at Biloxi. They will make the trip by motor.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. 2. Garden and children have returned to their home in Atlanta after a visit to Mir. and Mrs. A. A. Dawson.
 Mrs. W. c. Lloyd has been spending several weeks in Eufaula with her pa- rents. Judge and Mrs. c. P. Daniel. She is at the bedside of her mother, who is i'll.
 Mrs. Lewis c. Lloyd and son, Creight, .Jr., have returned from visit to Montgomery.
 Mir. John l.. Daniel has returned to his home in New York after Vlslt to relatives in Birmingham.
 
 Mrs. Frank Aldridge will return to her home in Greenville today after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Jesse Yeates.
 
 Mrs. John T. Chambers and children are the guests of friends in MOntgOm- cry.
 Mrs. R. B. Abeock and small daugh- fer. Rose, will return in a few days from a visit to Nashville,
 Mir. and Mrs. c. P. Underwood and two children are visiting in ,Gallatin, Mrs. Frank Hill is spending few weeks in South Alabama.
 
 Mrs. Orion D. Perry is visiting her father, Judge Sommerville of Mont gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
Listening In On Foe

farthest thing from their golden lives of luxury.
 And then I turned halfway around and saw a table with eight, persons sit ting around it and the woman who was talking about a pie she had made. I think it was that word pie which at tracted me, because when you go to these spiffy gardens you don't get cuts of pie for dessert-yOu get Arabian bOmbes, which are ice cream, and coups Jacques, which are like nothing on earth and things like that so the word sort of smOte me on the ear.
 T gathered that the eight had met to celebrate somebody's anniversary. There were two young couples who told cheerFully how cute the baby was get ting and a fat middle-aged pair who looked prosperous and calm and laughed great deal and the pie lady and her husband, who it seemed had driven all day from up state to get there. The lady of the pie was just as the Lord had made her, and I'm not saying but what dash of powder and rouge and a wave wouldn't have improved her sOme- what. Nevertheless, am sure she has big well-filled cookie jar in her pam try and that her little boy loves her.
 "She was telling what a good dinner she had given somebody-fried chicken and chocolate cake and the pie and a mess of peas from the garden, and her husband, who am sure owned the hardware store in his town, beamed retrospectively as she talked. You could see nothing but death itsels ever would get him more than two feet away from that woman. I don't think he even saw the dancing crowd except as mass.
 Besides pie I heard talk about the last church supper, Uncle Georges grand new car, the baby's new tooth, the hopes of getting to Niagara Falls, and wasn't this fun being there all to- gether on such a fine summer night Just ordinary prosaic, bromidic family chatter, but felt just as though had $1, ,OOO,O0O left me and I wanted so much to go over and thank the lady who had made the pie and tell her how she had bolstered up my shrinking faith in the existence of real people No, sir, the old worlds still all right !" He listened for gratified comments, but all he heard was a lot of assorted snOres, for the disturbed family had gone to sleep again, soothed by his flow of words.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
Home Nursing
By M. JESSIE LEITCH


 WTHEN Billie Garner cut his hand w on the axe with which he had
 been chOpping trees, the wound seemed slight and his mother put some sticking plaster on it, because she was in a hurry and there happened to be some sticking plaster in her basket.
 That night Billie's hand was sore and he complained about it. His fa- ther said it would be all right in the morning. It was only scratch, and Billie must not be a baby, he said. Its a miracle you didn't cut your hand off. You should bevery careful when you handle an axe" added his father and dismissed the matter when he kissed Billie goodnight.
 Billie. did not sleep. His hand throbbed and felt hot and by morning he was frankly weeping.
 His mother alarmed, removed the sticking plaster and found the wound was badly swollen, red and angry look ing, Tiny little scarlet lines were Visi- ble on Billie's arm. He said his shoul- der felt queer-under the arm.
 With panic in her heart his mother remembered what she had learned about the possibilities of infection. The axe might have had mud on it, some of the mud might have gotten into the wOund-that infections start very quickly, and develop from very slight wounds made with rusty nails or instruments to which earth or mud ad- hered
 So she sent for the doctor. He look ed grave when he heard about the sticking plaster and said "ThrOw it away. It's use should be condemned. It merely seals up a wound which may already be infected, and the pns germs multiply twice as fast when a wound is sealed with plaster or collodion.
 Though collodion," the doctor added, lis better than sticking plaster because it contains ether and is slightly anti septic. Always keep away from an open fire OF flame when using cOllO- dion, because it is very inflammable."
 Billie's hand was actually infected for two reasons. The injury had been inflicted with an unclean instrument. And it had been sealed up, making a perfect hot-bed for the willy pus germ. The result was pain, inflammation and unnecessary suffering for little boy. His hand was soaked for an hour in water as hot as he could bear, to which an antiseptic had been added. A few drops of carbolic acid, dissolved by boil ing water, or some lysOl (abOut half a teaspoonful to a quart of boiled wa ter makes a solution that is antiseptic)
 Then Billie had to have hot fOmenta- tions put on his hand every half hour for almost day. It was lot of trou- ble for his mother and father, and it was hard on Billie because his sleep was disturbed-when he finaify was able to sleep a little.
 | All of which might have been avoid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
Miss Angle And Miss .Stokley
 .Honored

4 group of the summers lovely young visitors and Birmingham's college set were seated yesterday at prettily dec orated table in the Tudor room of the Southern club, when Miss Mary Dudley Gray entertained at a luncheon compli- menting Miss Katherine Angle of An niston and Miss Florence Stokeley of Washington, D. c.
 Miss Angle is Miss Helen .Fowlkes' guest and Miss Stokeley is with her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. A. G. Smith, for the summer.
 Stately gladiolas and bright Shasta daisies were arranged beautifully as a center for the table, around which hand painted place cards held the names of Misses Florence Stokeley, Katherine Angle, Emily Ash Smith, Myra Belle Pope, Susan Mabry, Helen Fowlkes, Margaret Green, Elizabeth Perry, Vir- ginia Cameron, Frances Coe and Miss Gray
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
DUTCH LUNCHEON FOR MONTEyALLO DRIVE

Every woman who is working in the Million for Montevallo" drive for Ala bama college and every woman who is interested in making the drive a sue cess is invited to come to the Dutch luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel Thurs day at 12: 80, when reports will be made on the progress of the drive. Reservations can be made by telephon- ing Miss Lydia Eustis at Montevallo headquarters, Main 470O.
 Mrs. W. l.. Murdock will be the chief speaker on this occasion, and there will be a number of others who will make short talks.
 All captains of teams will be pres ent and will make reports on the prog ress of their work. Mrs. D. F. Bucks, chairman of the women's division, will preside at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
Mrs. Ledbetter HonoredB By
 Mrs. Uprnann

Mrs. Samuel Ledbetter, whom Bir- mingham claims as her own, although she is spending most of her time'at her Magnolia Springs home, was cordially greeted yesterday afternoon by a num- Der of friends when Mrs. Albert Up mann entertained with several tables of bridge and Nah Jong at her home in Highland Park.
 Summer flowers were placed here and there in decorative effect throughout the reception rooms.
 After number of interesting games of the two popular games an ice and salad course was served.
 Mrs. Elliott Williams, sister of Mrs. Upmann, with the honoree assisted the hostess in receiving the guests.