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isted Be )d S sw uv> is 1 the hink 17 Q ; M y IIOIVE 15 THE CHARLOTTE fTEW?, OCTOBEfi 2, I©I1 u : Fashion Letter: York, Sept. 28.—Dainty French ,j. arc now being shown by th« • modlPtes. and the women Is f o please who cannot find some- ; bewildering Vrriv The gowns are all the latest -jf'5 exhibited at the openings in Pir8 on the sixteenth of August. Such a display of beautiful tints and *'heme8 has probably _ r'»^ before. Judging by /wig it ' ^uld almose seem as if man . --•-mt: a new color sense. Taupe -d tnole-'kin eray with coral or rose is i-HT"’ favorite, many dainty frocks . r f wninR presenting this com- ngf The new rich shade called n-« M«e appears on many of these either for the tunic of the irt under the tvinlc of in applied t-iff.nilngp on collar and cuffs, cin-9 blue Is much used with black, oneVhartnlng gown seen having a pet flC' vt satin showing beneath the cpnter opening of a long narrow t.in.r of black chiffon cloth sweeping he hem underskirt. A row of ' bl»vk buttons is placed down the #. pf the tunic which is open from Vr.f>€S down. FIGURE TWO. The dresa shown in this illustration is well adapted to the attractive foul ards so popular this fail. Once a woman has had one of these useful dressts in her outfit, she will never reconcile herself to doing without one. Consequently a model so well adapted to a dress of that kind will be es pecially welcome. This design should have a blouse made, as pictured, of anothe silk, either plain like the ground of the pattern, or one of the pretty striped patterns in harmony with the main tints of the other. To go back to the dresses—for are they not engrossing the thoughts of womankind at this season?—they are all in one piece this season, waist and skirt sewed together under a soft fold ed belt. Many of them are closed in front, toor a welcome bit of news to the long-suffering husbands who have struggled for years with recalcitrant hooks and eyes in the backs of their wife’a gowns. NOCTURNES. FIGURE I. A charming example of the fancy *or applied lace is shown In this pretty dress. It has much to com- f^end it in this season when the taste ^?r lace garniture seems to be rag- ng, and scarcely an item of milady’s wardrobe seems to be complete with out a touch of the dainty stuff. With the addition of the lace in short tunic fashion, this dress is one of the most attractive to be seen this season. A chic dress has an overblouse and straight overskirt of gray velours over king s blue satin. The satin shows down f.he front of both waist and and skirt, giving almost the effect of long coat, gathered in slightly under a folded girdle about the waist. Many of the new gowns are of taf feta silk. In fact, Paris is said to be taffeta-mad and the old-time favorite 3?ain reigns supreme. Taffeta dresses fire uow couiidered the correct thin^ for all occasions by the leaders of fashion. They are seen in all colors, but the very newest and very latest l- *te chanseable taffeta. A pretty im ported gown is of purple and corn- sllk yellow changeable taffeta, purple m an> shade still holding its own in •he world - affections. This dress Is A one-piece suit, skirt and waist slightly gathered into a cord finish about the waist. The narrow skirt is finished »lth two rows of ruching, one around he bottom, the other about six Inches above It. A deep lace bertha, pointed back and front, trimmed the waist, and 'he fileeves. below the fancy caps, ex tended well down over the wrist. The new sleeves are long. According to *he latest dictum short sleeves are raBse They may be as fancy as you like—you may have two or three eleeves of various lengths and mate rials sewn into the same armhole, but the undermost one must be long and close fitting. The frilllngs, quilting, ruchlngs or whatever you choose to call them, seen on these Paris dresses are the latest word In trimming. They are used on everything;—dresses, jacket*, scarfs and even hats. Old ladies will know how tfj make them for they were a popular fad in the days of our grand mothers. The goods is cut* in stripi ’•arying from an inch and a half to 0 inches and a half in width, m r very narrow ruffles. The edges e pinked or wrlnged and the quaint trimmings Is gathered or pleated very full and applied to the garment by one or two rows of stitching at the middle. Sometimes three rows of this ruching are Ubsd on dress skirts at quite a lit tle dlstau'^e apart, one at the bottom, anothe: ct the knee and the third b#* tween the knee and the hip. Little separate Jackets of taffeta to slip over thin dresses on cool fall ^’’cnln::s are elaborately trimmed with r-ichinp;.-. These jackets are made of ' right colored taffeta and have the fronts extended In long tabs which are roBsed surplice fashion and tied at the back in a bow. Now cometh night, soft-slippered maid of sleep. Tiptoeing down the dwindling paths of day, Bearing above her garb demure and gray The tiny candles given to her keep. Eve s curtain drawn, she lifts her arms to sweep The cloud of hair from her pale brow away. She threads her needle with a silver ray Of moonlight, and with stitches loag and deep She mends the robe of slumber. Fold on fold. She yraps it round her mistress and her queen. Till hush and darl^ regal dream emprlze. Softly the little maid sips out to hold With random Morpheus tryst upon the green. And close upon her breast, her weary eyes. fn- To The Man About To Buy A FALL SUIT The right man in the wrong Clothes 'may be a success socially and in his business or profession, but the chances are against him, for appearances are not in his favor. You can always be the right man and in the right Clothes, and it won’t cost you any more- either, if you will be a'“MADE-TO-MEASURE MAN’’ Have your Clothes Made-to-Measure to lit and hang well and your appearance will be a success as well as a saving in a Suit of longer wear. Here’s a broad statement, but we’ve the goods to back it up* Listen—We can show you the largest assortment of Woolens to be found in the city." And another thing, we guarantee a satisfactory fit in every Suit, also that the lining will wear two seasons. You’ll do yourself an injustice if you don’t call and see us before yt)U place your Clothes order. Our stock of Men’s Furnishings, and espec ially Hats, Shirts, Neckwear and gloves, is among the most complete and the styles, that are new are to be had here.^ ' ■' ' Correct Dress For Men GRAHAM’S 9 South Try on Street It is the hour when clock and chanti- sleer. Midnight forgotten, eversleep the dawn; , When dewdrops stay the flanks of hare and fawn. And rose blink at morning through a tear. It 1» the hour when hush and vigil The world, of every music. So, I pawn One hour of dreams to watch the coming on Of sunrise to your dreams of morn ing, dear. The first deep sighs, like liliee your breast, stir from the snow, and watch your covered eyes Awake to purple violets from the dew; , , To feel your arms, the ferns of spring’s unrest, Reach up unto the call of golden And"draw the smUe of heaven down to you. , ^ , —Aloysius Coll, in Columbian. Died of Alcohollam. By Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 2.— ^Jed of al coholism” was the,verdict of Coro^r Coe, of Hamilton county, last night when he passed upon the cause of the deaS of Wei Bush, 5 years old, the daughter of William Bush, a farmer living *t Mount Alveme. According to the parents of the child she dilBCovered a bottle of * riniiet at her home and swallowed sev- larw drinks. Later she was /ouad asleep on the floor. Her father called In physicians who found the child waa intoxicated. She died a lit tie later. , It isn't ’always early trming that makes a railroad man. As headstrong as an the banks of the Nlle.--Sheridau White Elephant afterhoon of the fight day, that J^ynn h^d been hired to take « trouchlng in order that Morris’ reputation might profit. The atory went that Morris was then to join Frank Gotch in a tour of the world after disposing of Plynn. By W. W. NAUGHTON. San Francisco, Sept. 30.—It is a ter rible thing to be hailed as a White Hope one day and pronounced a White Elephant the next. Such was the sad fate of poor Carl Morris, and it has been the fate of many who were dragged out of obscurity and exploited as men likely to restore the flower of fistic supremacy to the white race. “Why is a white hope,” is a ques tion frepuently put. For answer it may be said that there is only one condition of affairs under which a white hope will take root and flourish for a brief space. And that such a condition as existed when Jeffries was defeated by Jack John son. Prior to the fight referred to there was a dearth of capable heavy-weights there had been a promising man or two in sight the boiler-maker would have been permitted to remaip. in re tirement. He came forth and was vanquished and the situation was ' more heart- rendering than ever. General gloom prevaded sportdom at the thought that a colored man ruled the roost in the boxing line, and that the prospect of tumbling him from his eminence was discouragingly small. The time was ripe for a white hope movement and at the first whisper that a ready made demolisher of champions had been un earthed the public clutched at the idea as a drowping man grasps at a floating plank. In ordinary times a white hope Is Impossible. Fighting, like other things, has to be learned. And in fighting, as in everything else It Is experience that counts. But no one stopped to think of that, seemingly. Any big man who had reach and physical proportions—who looked the part , I might say— excited inter est. Enterprising managers, with an eye to the main chance located them here, there and everywhere. At one time the crop of hc^es was ridiculous ly large but now the only one left, unearthed is Jack Lester who was first discovered by Tommy Bums. Jack is dolQg the best he can for himself in far off Australia. He is full of zip and ginger, but. like a young bear, his troubles are all before him. Come to think of it, it is foolish to expect a white hope to acquit himself creditably with a seasoned heavy weight. Philadelphia Jack O’Brien once said that he could defeat any man who lacked at least a couple of years experience in the protftssional ring. And Jack knew what he was talking about. An experienced Qghter, thou^ he may fall far short of championship caliber, knows all the angles of the roped platform. He has met all kinds of opponents and he knows how to change his style to meet the exig encies of the occasion- A white hope, as/a rule, knows one way of bo^Ung and one only. When that fails him, he is as helpless as a rudderless boat in a heavy sea. This is exemplified in the Jim Flynn- Carl Morris disaster. Flynn has been against short men and long men, close sluggers and fleet footed outfighters. He diagnosed the Morris case after the first clash. He saw that Morris stood erect as files on parade and re lied on a right hook or uppercut. He saw that the correct thing to do was to lay his face against Morris’ breast and club Firris’ face to a jelly with’ over hand clouts. “A lucky thing that Morris did not go against Jack Johnson,” I heard some one say sneeringly at Madison Square Garden that awful night. It is now clear how Monis could have fared worse, however. He would have been beaten by Johnson, of course, but the contest might have been less sanguinary. Johnson is a botch and Johnson might have ended it all with a few cleancut blows. Then it would not have been half so bad if Morris had even the right to say, “I was worsted by Jack Johnson.” He would have stood out as the one white hope who worked himself into tip-top ring company whereas it looks now as though that distinction is to be en joyed by Bombardier Wells, late of King George’s array. The one thing satisfactory about the Flynn-Morris affair is that it did not turn out a hoax, as some of the Eastern fight critics warned their read ers to expect., It was told during the MIdS QWENOOLIN BUURDEN Mls« GweiKleiin BBur«len, a prominent young member of New York 4nd Newport society. The report Is again current that Miss Burden, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Town send Burden, is engaged to marry David Dows. Although no effleial an* nouncement of the engagement has been made society is inclined to be* lleve the report. The Burden famlly*i^ prominence In New York and Newport society was established by Henry Burden,, of Troy, N. Y„ who made a great foi* tune as an iron manufacturer. A Park With Homes That is will be. ELEPHANTS ORGANIZE A BAND They Play Real Music as Accompany- ment to a CnoruS of Pretty Girls. A herd of elephants playing re^ music on brass-band instruments is one of the surprises of the Bamum and Bailey circus which on Oct. 17th is to visit Charlotte. These elephants do not make mere noise. They play, Their repertoire omprises a ahlf dozen old songs that everybody knows. They play “Home Sweet Home” for an en core; not as skillfully, perhaps, as Sousa’s band, but at least so th^ the merest child can recognize the ^ir. They play a big march number with real ginger. The drummer uses his tail instead of the conventional buck skin stick. They march around the arena with the regular and precise step of soldiers. A chorus of graceful young women works in cyonjunction with the elephants, greatly to its at- tracti,veness. The performance is the most striking novelty in animal acts ever introduced in a circus ring. Another trained animal specialty that is making a strong appeal is presented to perfection. Europe calls it the greatest horse act in the world. They form brigades, piroutte and exe cute all the intricate figures of a long- drille comic opera chorus. At the conclusion of this the ring is set like a stage to represent a roadside inn. A big white animal is the landlord. An other horse arrives for supper and a night’s lodging. The tavern keeper la.ys a smoking feast before him. The diner has recourse once too often to a big black bottle and goes to sleep in his chair. The landlord wakes him and^ helps him into his bed. Morning comes aifd Mine Host rings the break fast bell. But the guest refuses to get up. The landlord then takes him by the ear and drags him out. The board er starts a* row and a third horse, dressed as a ounty constable, arrests the disturber. Charlie the First easily takes first place among the animal actors. He is a chimpanzee, but he is the best acrobat and bicycle rider in the world. He does an act on one of the stages without any direction. Jupiter, th^ ae ronaut horse, takes a ride in a bal loon and shoots off fireworks. The thriller extraordinary is Desperado’s mad leap. He plunges from a dome of the tent to the ground,. lighting | upon* his unprotected chest. Another trained animal novelty Is in troduced by John Ducander’s sym phony orchestra of Arabian horses that I play operatic and popular selections on sweet-toned bells. Clif Berzac’s com-1 edy mule and pony circus adds reatly to the comedy of the performance and I various groups of trained pigs, bears, monkeys and jungle beasts give varie-| ty. Prominent among the performers from abroad are the Siegrist-eques-1 trians, the Fonelll family of Italian acrobats, the Georgetty family of equi-1 librists, the fifty best clowns In thei world and Victoria Codona, the Span-1 ish wire dancer. In the new menagerte is to be found the only giraffe ever bom in America. ! i It is just a year old. The morning I parade is the greatest street i^ectacle ever devised by a circus. what MYERS PARK The Word Park was applied to it by the public, not by the former owner, because the property has all of the physical ^ fsatures of a park, and therefore is a Park, just as a large body of flowing water is a river.. What the Stephens Company is doing, is subdividing this Park into home sites, from one-halt acres to five acres in size, putting in modem improvements and selling under such restrictions as , to preserve the natural charms of the place. Already plans have been drawn for homes soon to be built. We will build the home if the pur chaser desires. Circus Parade One Mile Long, The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth travels from city to ctty on a train one mile in length. The train is split in five sections and in all there are eighty-five double-length cars. In addition there are three ad vertising cars that travel in advance. Each of these cars has a crew of twen- ty-five bill-posters and a manager. PATTERSON & GLASCOCK SELLING AGENTS American Trust Co. ’Phone No. 2 Nott The frivolous work of polished Idle ness.—Sir Thomas Macintosh. The child is father of them ah.- j Woodsworth. ’MPROVEMENTS GUARANTEED AND IN PROGRAM: — GAS, WATER, SEVvERAGE, PARKS, CURBING, CAR LINE, PAVED STREETS, CE MENT. SIDEWALKS. the UTMOST FOR YOUR INVESTMENT ^T MODERATE PRICES ON ATTRACTIVE TERMS. UNIQUE PLAN FOR BUILDING AND FINANCING'HOMES FOR PUR CHASERS. «
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