School la Japan
MISA Tsuda'S English school for
girls in Tokio is said to be doing a
pioneer work of much importance in
Japan. She is really laying the foun
dation for higher education among
Japanese women. The ) enrollment
for several years has been about 150
pupils, all of whom remain in the
school for from three to five years.—
Mew York Press.
Make Home Happy
Make the home life as happy as
you can for the children. Many a
boy goes astray, not through lack of
care and training, but because home
life is not made as happy as it might
be. Children, while they are young
and impressionable, should be sur
rounded with happiness. It is as es
sential to their well being as sunshine
is to flowers. If, as they grow up,
they find that happiness is not to be
had at home, they soon learn to look
for it elsewhere. —Indianapoliß News.
Hear Our Sorrows.
By preference we would bear all
our sorrows alone, fight out all the
hardest fights of heart and soul where
no one can pity us, or, with any well
meant attempt at healing, poke their
fingers into our sorest place; like
Jacob, we would wrestle with God in
the darkness and solitude of our own
chamber. But when we are happy it
Is different; something must be want
ing unless there Is one near to us who
understands and Ishappy, too. —Wom-
an's Life.
White Violets as Bride's Flowers.
It is a pretty idea for a bride to
use her name flower in her wedding
boquet. Lady Violet Brabazon has
decided to do this when she is mar
ried next Wednesday to Lord Grims
ton at St. George's. Hanover Square.
Lady Violet will have a boquet of
wrhlto violets and the two unmarried
sisters of her fiance who will act as
bridesmaids, the Ladies Sybil and
Vera Grlmston, will carry big bunches
of parma violets. The flower in col
ored enamel will be represented in
ihe bridegroom's Jewel gifts to the
bridesmaids. —London Globe.
Petition the Duma.
The Jewish women of Russia have
presented their first petition to the
Duma. In this petition they beg that
legislation be enacted to prevent hus
bands from sending their wives a bill
of divorce by messenger. As things
are now a Hebrew husband can di
vorce his wife, with the consent of the
rabbi, by giving her a bill of divorce
ment. If the wife does not wish to
he divorced she can refuse to take the
paper, and it does not become valid
without her acceptance. When the
hill is sent by a messenger the wife,
not knowing what the paper is, has
no means of protecting herself.—New
York Sun.
Sash Worn Willi Bracelets.
All that liangs gracefully about
woman's clothes speedily becomes the
fashion. The woman who flrst wore
the shawl in Italy soon startled Rome
by her grace. Shq had not even been
known as pretty before that, but ever
afterward she was the Roman beauty.
The shawl received another hanging,
a fringe, which swayed and trembled
with every, movement of the figure.
Then camo the gracefully hanging
skirts, and now the newest thing is to
have a sash drawn from the waist
through bracelets of gold worn above
the elbows. The sash, which hangs
down to the edge of the skirt, gives
an unusually graceful effect. As the
sash is not loose, but attached to the
dress at the waist, it is no trouble to
the wearer, but is an everlasting
temptation to be kept moving.—New
York Press.
A Woman's Time to Dress.
"A correctly gowned woman can
not dress herself in less than one
hour and a half."
Mme. Marguerite Sylva, the prima
donna, thus sets the feminine sarto
rial time with finality.
A well groomed woman allows:
Fifteen minutes for a bath.
Ten minutes to adjust corsets and
■underwear.
Fifteen minutes to go over the-face
with a light massage and powder.
Fifteen minutes at least to arrange
the hair.
Ten minutes to adjust the hat.
Twenty-five minutes, being all that
is left, in which to arrange the outer
costume.
"Of course," said Mine. Sylvit.
"these are the necessities of a wom
an's toilet. She must allow, at least,
every other morning:
"Thirty minutes for a manicure.
"Forty-five minutes for waving the
lair.
"An hour for a thorough massage.
"For myself, I am never late. How
ever, I am afraid that the time I con
sider necessary for dressing would
cause the learned Chicago judge to
bless a fate that never had led him
to mju drawing room to cool his
heels." *
The Chicago Judge to whom Mme.
Sylva referred is Judge Crowe, who,
ta connection with a fine he Imposed
upon the chauffeur of Mrs. Oeorge
W. Lederer, exclaimed:
"X woman has no regard for time;
she will take half an hour to adjust
three halrplna. Women- take too
much time In dressing and primping.
They have no idea of the inconve
niences it causes /their husbands,
friends and adnHtOTs."
"Certainly there is one thing that
no man can understand," said Mme.
Sylva, "and I doubt if I can explain
it. The less a woman puts on the
longer it takes her to do it. Never
have women worn fewer clothes than
with the jiresent fashions, and never
has it taken them longer to dreas.
"But, after all, the question sim
mers down to this," concluded Mme.
Sylva, "would a man prefer to wait
for an attractive woman, or to have
an unattractive woman waiting for
him? Whatever is worth having is
worth waiting for?"— New York Tel«
egrain to the Kansas City Star.
Are Women Bad Tempered?
When it comes to a question of
hobbles and pursuits are wives ever
as indulgent as their husbands? A
man is usually far more lenient to
his wife's tastes than she is to his.
He may not be able to understand
her fondness for Mrs. Smith's com
pany, but he endures it without a
murmur. He may not appreciate her
espousal of the suffragette's cause,
but he allows her to "gang her ain
gait" without expostulation. With
her other fancies and ideas it is the
same; if they "please her and don't
hurt him" he Is content.
A woman, however, will lose no
time in informing her husband that
she can't endure Brown, and he really
must not go fishing with him any
more. Of if bicycling happens to be
his innocent recreation she will never
rest, until she has got hint to take up
tennis, a form of sport which may
appeal to her personally, but in which
he has no sort of interest, says Wo
man's Life. A man shows far more
good nature in respect of his wife's
liberty and leisure. Long before she
had ceased grumbling at the untidi
ness of his particular den, at the pres
ence of pipes and the absence of
matches in every room in the house,
he has patiently and good humoredly
recognized tho fact that it takes at
least five hatpins and twenty-five
minutes to adjust the hat of the peri»
od at the fashionable angle.
P|R€TTY'&
GTHLNGSFFL
TO
Moyen age coats will be worn by
childjen.
Whole coats are made of the tail
less ermine.
Purple silk stockings are one of the
season's novelties.
Much of the trimming of the hat
now goes at the back.
Net forms the foundations of near
ly all the new trimmings.
The so-called Egyptian rlhbona that
look like temple columns, trim many
of the handsomest turbans.
Bunches of short plumes are being
used more than the single long ones
so much in vogue last season.
A toque of chamois-colored velvet,
trimmed with black W'«KS, is decided
ly smart, and unusual as well.
Net boleros, in white and black,
elaborately embroidered, are most
serviceable as u toilet accessory.
It Is a veiled season, and these
short lenghts of veils are an import
ant accessory to the modern outfit.
Plain meshes are always acceptable
and every woman should number one
or two of this variety In her outfit.
Two new names that go with tones
that aro charmingly soft and becom
ing are bat gray and Beauvals blue.
Net boleros, in white and black,
elaborately embroidered, are most
serviceable as a toilette accessory.
The flower of fashion this season
is the Bermuda lily. It Is in white or
pink and is grown small or large.
Moire waists of the Gibson style
are holding their favor. They have
silk buttons covered with the silk.
In thu montibly expenditure of the
average well-dressed woman the
money for veilings will be no small
item.
A mixture of silver and gold In
trimming bands or garniture is now
more favored than gold or silver'
alone. ,
The pleated walking skirt Is a de
servedly populnr model, and a most 
practical one, and it has now many
devotees. £ .
Marabout or malines, massed about
the huge wings on the large cavalier
hats is a distinctive note of thp fall
millinery.
Hair bands of all kinds prevail,
some single and of considerable
width, and some double, like the
Greek fillet.
Made veils, decorated with ornate
designs, are more expensive, but the
finished style of these cannot be sup
plied by other veils.
Self-toned veils in colors to match
the costume are much worn, and o(
course black and white meshes are
always in good taste
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Frills of Fashion^^^
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New York City.—Shirt waists made
In tailor style, but finished with a frill
at the left of the front, are new and
smart. This one is so made that the
frill is removable and can be used or
Omitted at) liked and can be renewed
without renewing the entire waist.
The tucks over the shoulders are ar
ranged close to the armhole seams in
conformity with the latest style and
on exceedingly becoming lines. There
are two tucks at each side of the box
pleat at the front, and when the frill
Is used It is attached to an additional
band, which is buttoned into place.
Linen with the frill of handkerchief
lawn malces the waist illustrated, but
there are a great many fashionable
waistlng materials this season. Shirt
waists of thin materials made In tail
ored style are greatly liked, the fa
miliar madras and fabrics of the sort
are more beautiful than ever, and
such a waist as this one is equally
appropriate for silk and flannel.
The waist Is made with fronts arffl
back. The tucks are laid on indicated
lines, and a neck-band finishes the
neck. The collar is of the high
turned-over soyt, attached by means
of buttonholes and studs. The sleever
are of regulation fulness, but are fln
ished with bands and rolled over
The Monotone Effect*.
The monotone effects either .in
black and coloV are seldom carried to
extremes this year. The frock color
mounting quite to the face proved ao
unbecoming when tried last year, that
women rebelled and dressmaker* re
lented, and this season we have the
becoming cream or white next the
face once more. |
All the blue sema are in very high
favor.
cuffs that are held In place by mean*
of links. The frill is of graduated
width and can be pleated or gathered.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size 1b three and ono
fourth yards twenty-one or twenty
four, two and three-fourth yards thir
ty-two or two yards forty-four inches
wide, with three-eighth yard twenty
one or twenty-four, one-fourth yard
thirty-t*o, onerelghth yard forty-four
inches wide or one and three-eighth
yards of ribbon four inches wide for
frill. fN.
Circular Knickerbockers.
Knickerbockers are always in de»
mand during the cold weather. They
mean perfect protection against
searching winds and are thoroughly
comfortable and satisfactory to wear.
They are well liked for the exercise
suits that have become general and
are, In fact, generally desirable. They
can be made to take the place of petti
coatß for skating, tramping and any
out-door sports. These are circular,
which means that they are smooth
over the hips, while they are com
fortably full about the knee*. They
are closed at the sides and are easily
adjusted. Serge is much liked foe
their making, flannel Is used by a
great many women, and those who do
not care for so much warmth like
pongee, sateen or silk, and often they
are made with removable linings of
lawn, the linings being made exactly
like the outside, but finished sep
arately. •
The bloomers are circular, the leg
portions being joined at front and
back, and they are fitted by means of
short hip darts. The front and back
portions are Joined to separate bands
and the openings are finished with
over-laps.
The quantity of material required
for the medium slae Is four yards
•wenty-four, three yards thirty-two or
two yards forty-four inches wide.
Large fluffs Favyed.
£lufle will larger tbau eve*
according.*to the beat airthorltlea.
Tin■!i iiiii ghliiw and rug muffs will be
on aale;jM*p the Blxea will run as high
as tHreatyfelght and thirty Inches.
There seems to be it .sort of rivalry
between the milliners and the fur
riers, and the latter are trylngsto pro
duce a muff that will compete with
the gigantic hata that have for some
time been the fashion. It looks us if
they would succeed.
* • • • •• • •• •••
• CITIES NOW GOVERNED BT •
e COMMISSION. *
• •
• Nearly seventy-five cities in *
• the United States now are gov- •
• erned under the commission *
• system. At the first of the year *
*■ the following list of cities so *
• governed was compiled, being *
• the most nearly complete list *
• up to date:
• Texas Gaalveston, Houston, *
• Palestine, Waco, Fort Worth, *
• Austin, El Paso, Dallas, Deni- •
• son, San Antonio, Greenville, *
• Sherman, Beaumont.
• lowa —Des Moines, Cedar *
• Rapids, Keokuk.
• Kansas —Kansas City, To- *
• peka, Coffeyville, Leavenworth, *
• Wichita, Indpendence, Anthony. *
• Massachusetts Haverhill, *
• Gloucester, Chelsea#
• North Dekota —Minot, Bis-*
• marck, Mandan.
• Colorado —Colorado Springs, '
• Grand Junction.
• Oklahoma Ardmore, Enid, * j
•Sula. '
• Tennessee— Memphis, Bristol, *
• Etewaal), Clarksville, Richard *
• City. '
• Missouri —St. Joseph.
• Washington—Tacoma.
• South Dakota —Sioux Falls.
• Idaho —Boise, Lewiston.
• Oaliforniaa —San Diego, Berke- *
• ley, Riverside.
• New York —Mount Vernon. * j
SENATOR BAILEY SPEAKS.
Fat* of Tax Amendment Lies With
Palmetto State.
Columbia, S. C., Special.—Senator
Bailey of Texas, speaking before the I
members of the General Assembly of
South Carolina last Monday night
on the proposed amendment to the
constitution with reference to the in
come tax declared that the late of
the proposed amendment lay with
the South Carolina Legislature. It
was his opinion that the only means
to raise the necessary revenue for the
government provided the tariff was
decreased under a future Democratic
administration would be the income
tax. The workjng of a Federal in
come tax was explained. A Federal
income tax, in his opinion would tax
according to wealth and not popula
tion. 1 Absentee landlords, the Rep
ublican party and unjust riches were
scored by the Texas Senator. He
was cordially received.
Another Organisation.
Atlanta, Ga., Special.--The Nation
al Cotton and Cotton Products As
sociation, designed to bring to
gether in one organization the varied
cotton interests, was organized here
last week. A committee was named
to consider the advisability of holding
annually in some Southern city, a
cotton exposition. Farmers, manu
facturers, railroad representatives
and prominent educators were pres
ent at the meeting. A. M. Soule,
president of the Georgia Agricultural
College, was elected president and
Chas. 8. Bartlett, president of the
National Farmers' Union, vice
president.
Will Remember the Maine.
Washington, Special.'—The twelfth
anniversary of the destruction of the
battleship Maine in) Havana harbor,
Tuesday next, is tojbe made the oc
casion for memorial services extend
ing over several days in this city
and at other points throughout the
country where a movement to erect
at Arlington National Cemetery a
suitable monument to the sailors who
lost their lives in the explosion is
under way.
Helke Must Stand Trifcl.
New York, Special.—Charles R.
lleike, secretary of the American Su
gar Refining Company, the sugar
trust, is not "immune." He must
stand trial, beginning March 1 next
on indictments charging him with
other employes of the company of
conspiring lo defraud the government
by underweighing imports of sugaar.
Bridge Classed as Gambling.
Los Angeles, Cal., Special.—Guy
Eddie, City Prosecutor under the
Good Government administration, an
nounced last week that society women
who indulge in quiet games of bridge,
old maid or any similar pastime for
prizes will be arrested. They are
just as guilty of a misdemeanor, he
says, as the man who conducts a
"blind pig," and must be dealt with
accordingly.
Walked Into Gun Trap Set by
-•*: Husband.
Columbia, S. C., Special.—Walking
into a shotgun trap set by her hus
band to catch chicken thieves, Mrs.
George L. Neel, of Newberry coun
ty last Sunday received wounds
which will likely prove fatal.
Kentucky Planters Plan Big Hemp
Pool.
Lexington, Ky.. Special.—Suggested
by the-successful tobacco and woll
pools in Kentucky, hemp growers
from various parts of the State met
here last week and took preliminary
steps for the formation of a hemp
pool.
New Cuban Postage.
, New York, Special.—The printing
of a new issue of Cuban postage and
revenue stamps has just been com
pleted ih Ais city. Tfce Cuban gov
ernment has discarded the old de
sign that has been used for several
years and has substituted the por
traits of men who distinguished them
selves in the military service of ths
eountry. - •/.•
OOD ROADS I
M»M ■ * ♦♦♦♦>>»•
Good Road* Movement Bears Frait.
Frequent evidence I# forthcoming
of the fruit of the Georgia good road*
automobile endurance contests inau
gurated by The Constitution and held
just a month ago.
Not only is it apparent along the
routes over which these contests were
held, but other counties are busy with*
a view to securing improved and con
nected roadways which lead some
where, and which bring them into
closer contact and communicatio*
with other trade centres.
The routes themselves are now.well
established avenues of travel between
Atlanta and Augusta, Savannah, Pitt,
gerald and Albany, as well as inter
mediate points, and are coming
daily and general use as such. ft*
Realizing the importance, not only
of maintaining these routes, but or
improving them as rapidly as possi
ble, the counties through which the/
pass have not been content simpljs"
with putting them in shape for the m
contests; they are still at work upon
them and will continue to better
them.
A word of assurance and apprecia
tion in this connection comes from
Mayor P. H. Lovejoy, of Hawkins
ville, who, in acknowledging receipt
of the first prize of S2OO, awarded to
Pulaski County for the best roads be--
tween Fitzgerald and Macon, says;
"Our people are greatly pleased
with the result of the contest and
your courteous treatment In the mat
ter. We not, only appreciate the fact
that Pulaski County won the prize,
but we feel gratified that our effort
In building good roads through the
county will bear fruit in the future.
For myself and in behalf of the citi
zens of Pulaski County, I wiah to
thapk The Constitution for its noble
effort in bringing about the good
roads movement in the South, aad se
curing a route through this section
of our State."
The good roadn contests and their
attendant prizes were but a second-
ary, a minor feature in the movement, f
The real .prize is what each county
has achieved In the direction of bet
ter roads.
Just to the extent that the compet
ing counties have improved the roads
passing through them, and, more par
ticularly, those roads which give them,
access to the world beyond their own
borders. In that measure are they en-
Joying a prize of lasting value, the
fruits of their own effort.
That the contests, prises and agita
tions attendant upon them have, in
many instances, stimulated to greater
and more productive effort cannot be
questioned; It is because of this good
effect that The Constitution has de
termined, as has been announced, to
arrange other State good roads con
tests next year, with a view to bring
ing every section of Georgia into the
movement.
We are, a* yet, only upon the |
threshold.
There Is a monumental work to be
done and all Georgia should have a
shoulder at the wheel.—Atlanta Con*
stltutlon.
Modern Rood Construction.
An address was delivered by Clif
ford Richardson, Member American
Society of Civil Engineers, before the 'T'
Oneida Historical Society at Utica,
N. Y., In which the subject of modern
road construction and the present
limitations of its effectiveness were
set forth.
"There are," lays Mr. Richardson,
"Several points in connection with the
road problem which have received too
little and demand the most caieful
attention."
"We are, apparently, expending to
day very large sums of money
building a large extent of macadam
and other improved forms of road
way. But England and Wales, with
a mileage of 149,759 expended hi the
year 1905-6 $63,316,874 upon her
roads, principally in their mainte
nance, or at the rate of $415 per
mile. The mileage is about twice as
great as in the State of New York,
but the area is only twenty-two and a
half per cent, greater. The amount
annually being expended in New
York is, therefore, comparatively
small, although relatively larger than
In previous years."
In commenting on the outcome ot \
the International Good Roads Con
gress at Paris, and the opportunities *
afforded for examining continental
highways, Mr. Richardson expresses
satisfaction in the knowledge that ' *
American roads when opened to traf
fic are in ,no sense inferior to those
of Europe; that it was the damage to
French roads caused by heavy motor
traffic, and the problem of how to
meet it, 'which caused the congress
to be called.
"From this point of view. It will '
be of interest to determine whether,
the macadam roads of the State of
New York that are now being con-'
structed are of the highest type. -
whether It is wise to construct such
roads where they are exposed to mo
tor traffic, and whether they are being 1
economically constructed. The gen
eral opinions expressed at Paris by
the ablest English and French engi
neers was that the road to meet mod
ern motor traffic must be constructed
; with a more resistant surface, which
Is brought about by introducing trito
the wearing surface some bituminous
cementing material."—Good Roads
Magazine. C*
Tratelag the Servant.
"Ii Tour new gir! getting so that/ v «
the can understand English?" asked
the caller.
"No." replied young Mrs. Keep
>oae, "but 1 am learning Hungarian
(apMUr."—Newark Evening News. _
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