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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, SIOXDAV, DECBMBKU IJ. MC«. GARMENTS OF NEGLIGEE THAT PLAY A LEADING ROLE at CHRISTMAS TIME For the men they come under, two heads; lounging robes and bath robes, although the latter <*an be used about one's room for most eofnfortable negligee. The lounging robes are in dou ble faeed plaid black wool wears—• sumptuous, soft and rich looking with the reverse plaid side of the material showing at collar, cuffs and pocket flaps; all neatly finish ed with silk cord. The bath robes are in heavy blanket Eiderdown, in fancy pat terns, with borders to match. Tans, brown, reds, gray, blue and garnet. Lounging Robes 10.00, 12.50 15.00. J3atk Blanket Robes 3.50, 5.00, 7.50. 8/50 tSoft, warm, Luxurious blanket Robes, and withal the prettiest garments of negligee that you’ve ever seen. blanket Robes—but what daintv blankets they are made from. • Nearly all* show white figures upon a background of color—lav ender, pink. Tod, light blue and dark blue, light and dark, gray and tans. The borders of the blankets go to form the front baud of the robe, and in nearly all re verses-the design—the figure being in color upon white ground, as shown in cut. All are finished with wide- stitched satin-band neck and sleeves, and fasten with silk frogs and cords. Like Cut 5.75 Eiderdown Kimonos 4.50,5.00.8.75.10.00 And Smoking Jackets at 5.oo, 7.so, 8.so and 10.oo Smoking Jackets in double faced weaves, Broadcloths, Matelaise Silks and Velvets. Tliibets in the dark rich greens, reds and brown. Elegant, dignified garments, beautifully tailored and finished. Cl kan iberli in-J \o[ mson Du iDQse Company. KING BABY Dorothy Dix Draws a Pen Picture of His Majesty and Shows Why He-Is an Abso lute Ruler. By DOROTHY DIX . |~^ A HIICS have ulwuy* been a jf < t of peiennlnl Interest In the* world, but an completely have we been In the way of regardIng them »from a sentimental point of view that ill has made us overlook many of their most Important rhuiacterixtics. This la unjust. Balden an- not merely theme* for the rhapaodlst. They an* subjects for the study of tin* philoso pher as well. No one. of tornIs going to eay a word against babies m tills lute day. They arc one of the thing** that we can neither get along with nor without, ami. i although they do not speak the km* jruage of the countty when they arrive and come In with us little baggage us u pauper immigrant, we all welcome them as most deniable uddltlons to our imp utation. Aa rn tnsplter of poetry and a warn ing against nmtiimony. they have no erftial; as an ornament to a house, the> are the most cxiietmhe tnb-H-tuae known, while ms i-omlituciiiB for future politician?, the' at'c a ii.-eexsltv. bn* which no substitute can !>•• provided. Still. for all that, then an* t**tnt about the bhhy tjtnt we have fall***! t * give the!' p»o| er conaldeiatloii. Dtsvassoeiau.l from tin* halo that hangs around the nadir, one fact that stands «>!it most proeih -ntly i» that ;h# I»aby lead* the list of the world's ie- Irntlesa tyrants. It’s nothing h « than absurd that when we want a syno nym for grinding despotism we *i*ri>k of Nero or Caligula, even If then* |* a baby uround to illustrate out return kx. There me times when tit'' hardes* mature h«*iitt Is tout lied with pity **r fCRMiive. but a baby’s t* adamant. Hypnotic Powers. Did anybody ev*r kiow t baby to sympathize enough with its tortured family to quit howling and let them g» to sleep? Never. Haven’t we seen u eompeMlonk-e;’. Infant n*ak* n | *•'»#-. weak, .•uttering moilim walk It until she was ready to drop with fatigue? IP TS»n#Jpa poihifi: ting down on hit poor, rheumatic old knees and playing horse? And vet, in stead of tullib'vxly murdcilng the In fant i'rant, the*' poor vhtims of nur se i y oppression actually hug their chains and glory In their slavery. Another almost weird thing about a baby Is Its imwer of hypnotl. in. Il*»w It iloes It, herven alone knows; but cveiy baby alive lut* but to fix Its parent'* .\l»h Its wandering gaze ami make a few passes at them with Its wabblv hand. and they forthwith see beauty iniueature with tin more liulr oil Its bead tbnn a billiard hull, a fishy eye. v.lth no eyebrows; a rudimentary no*»e tml a loose mouth, ami perceive; Intelligence in a countenance that has no more expression to it than a plate of « ream clu* se. Still more lemaikable. otherwise sane |h*>ple of Irreproachable isste not only HO not resent being thought to resemble Mieli a looking individual, bui actually glory i»i it. Strong at Samson. Atiothfi char.ictertstic of habits that we are ir. the way of ignoring, is their #le Iw'ulne.v. They look innocent, but they arc full of guile, und deep—very. \eiy deep. T.ik** th* in* t o matter of, physical strength, for Install**?. Tile baby Is entered In tlie feather-I weight *'ass and apparently Is no 1 match for a grown person, yet in a sin gle Sunday ;.flet noon, on the nurse’s .lav out. n little denture that Is still so, unsteady on Ids legs lie falls at every ; tutu cun wear an able-bodied man ou; i th a fraxr.le and make liim feel Hint be has 1 engaged In a six-days* ton- tinuous walking match. The moral effect of n baby In a 1 household can only be coni|»are*i to the I dclug** that washes away all tlm Jh- ’ miliar landmarks by which you knew J the place. • Before the advent of the baby your friends may have been jieople of the most exquisite tact, the nicest icgard 1 for the rights ,.f others and a wide and * atholb* inter* >t in the doings of the world. Tin* baby changes all that. Th#* world narrows down »•* n single i topi# of inlet ext ntd th.it is baby. (’ommoti ddtiu y of civility flies trefoiv t l#»*,ut»ibulntoi. and von ai«- welcome, * » •.{ii.ickoine, at cording to the amotni* ’ of rnthuNiu'on you can muster up ubout th*' In by. Many Virtuts. So far ns your own pleasure is con cerned, ntbody In n house where there Is a hnby makes a pretence of conoid- i "The Man From Nov/.” erlng It. Your brightest witticism falls Harry Hulgcr. in Henry \Y. flat and ste'e before a gurgle of in-j age's lie font \olapuk; the most startling piece Mail From if ne« « do.* nol cnMle one-minionth | Bans., Vlnicnt Hr., an and Manuel Klein, the same cost, chorus und pro- pait #»f the sensation that «loes the Intelligence that the baby has cut a tooth. Try to tell a good story, and Just at the critical moment the Itnbccllc pat ent Interrupts you to call your atten tion to the cute way In which the baby Is looking at you through the chair, and you .succumb to the Inevitable ami engo for this seas Monday day mat itid company’s artist and an elaborate stage Netting la anticipated. As to the cast, the leading roles will, of course, be taken by Miss De Vernon und Mr. Mur doch. Miss Hartley, Miss Kent, Miss .Murdoch with Mr. Hurry and some new faces will also be seen In the cast. The work of Miss Do Vet'll on in '‘Louisiana" t mu .Men I production, "Tho promises the performance of Grace by John Kendrick Field in the present play will lie even more than Is expected. ’ Keivnre of Men” will be given Mon- i by n wily trafficker, says a IhiinUoklt day. Tuesday and Wednesday nights, j Tj’tm.. n|h*HiiI to tin* Nashville American, with matinees Tuesday and Wednes- I P l 'l V n i"ii.!i* *11^' 'T' .*' rln v. Thuradav k'rlrlstv nn.l Hs.l iinluv I * , H U * *. U ” V r> ‘ j ...idly picked Mr. unlay. the great Knglish melodrama, * ' •’Woman Against Woman,” will be the bill. ONE DEAD MULE BLASTS A BUSINESS REPUTATION duct Ion v^lilch entertained houses in Boston. New Yolk and rded talk sterilized baby talk until it Is time j f um . u to go home. : lamrlihi I'iiod of twenty-six weeks will bo Bern at the Grand Tuesday night.' and Tue.s- Ft Is said to bo Just the t*» scatter ennui to the and unless one enjoy* W. II. Idles, ••lie of lluiiilH#Mt’'> shrewdest mid wealthiest bu*lue** men. amt **f whom it has often been said that In* was ne\#*i heni«*u In n trade. has ai last Im**h caught Idles out #.f im folks would have consider iy marks n* ih#* person mi whom rk his trick and get Idmself out The young pel livery stable, an perlence w billow although In* se* knowledge that baby and the things they do do be cause #>f the baby—lie Is simply an In valuable and unapproachable blessing. Mr. Idle Imre Howard Hr.ll. Their experience in play making has enabled them to arrange j ln~fYn ; “finale' their dramatic material effectively. "ThqfMilllonalre Detective" Is young, handsome, stiaight as an arrow with mtisclxs * t ton and skill of : n athh te: an ugly man to tackle single-handed. Te tills the eye of the most sc-timental as well as the gallery gods, who wor ship the detective who overcomes hU ... . opponents whatever the odds against j f |t ! {[[^ t V,N, tlmt tlrxt inn n he At the Bijou. lu (O lionw. jiauRlihiK It I* luinlly the iilny to'at-i "The Mlllloimlte l>etcctitc," thl» t'nnvorsatlnn with young iiatents has j Mustrully, it Is suitl to be one of, week’s bill at the HI Jolt, t* a comedy to be as carefully adapted as a I n iuh j thl . test productions of the season.! melodrama by Charles K. Blanev and farce for a debutante. abounding in a number of bright and But for all that the baby hits plenty ' ( *atchy songs. The clover Mr. Bulger of virtues of his own. ! |* exceptionally amusing and furnishes He Is more reliable Ilian an alarm Ilu , uf rea | enjoyment. clock for getting people up In the morn- . lag. Ho lias the advantage #»f a settled ! „ The Girt and lhe Bandit.” ^VuVt Jr.^hSS’l.'Sr 1 U Th* JT* « #*.» Cmnpsny, until he gels it, while us a scu|**gout picsenting The i.hl and the Bam.It. for tlie family —a standing excuse for I will play an engagement at the Grand the things they can't do because of the on Wednesday ami Thmsday nights and Thursday at matinee. The leading ptlma donna role Is ca pably played by MI. S Gillette as Vio letta, "The Marchexa «li Santa Molina. ’ In considering the method pursued by ^ s m the innmigemom in selecting the sev- I /It / enty-nlnc members of the Viola Gil- 1/ I %/ /l let11* i>p#*ia t'ornpany it would be sur- W I W / m prising if they had any thing but un ex- cclUiii oiganizdtlon. Mole than five i hundred voices were tried before the j chorus was decided on. and these trials I covered a !»crlod of several months. As j .. 3 . suit, the company is entirely free f i kn*H*k-kneed tenors. blatant | The sensational three-act drama, en-; (( #•*•. sttingy sopiniitis and opanuc i titled "A Desperate Game." will be H> r ’| the fight i alto**, which so often blur w hat j pi iju ipal attraction nt the Star theater \ Th-gn othcrwi.-c bt* a magnillccnt sing 1 , aj j week, beginning with today’s j eratly liv • , ,ki | matinee performance, pimopalx #*f this company are. | ption'*. people mor rousts l>»i vcriliml i In ml- ••.\jM*rl* »*• elve.1 Ills* Idtti f a s**ri»:ji #>f trail* s wiilcU innil#* in tin* ln**t twi'iity-fotir Hours, and wlil«*li hegnn smii after il»»* ilxmli *»f sit old iiiiiIc own**tl l»v .v*nnu Mor ris Hill. When (ill! found his mill* d-u.l he d«*#*Id*H| to iradi* If off iiiim*‘diati*l.r ami in* expense of bavins; tli him, It Is a play without a stolen child, a permeated woman or s mow storm. Like all the Blaney attractions. ‘The .Mlllictiaire Detective** Is a complete production, besides being interpreted by an unusually strong company of players. The plnv has been given every aid that scenery nnd electrical effects can add to make more, perfect. The story I** purely American. •lead ; i-art fui mill**. was ndalr n!«I liav ug hi gettiug rid of JiIm . . cxlvlng from Jini I ai m pi* no ••i«l b«* mule, and also i|omit#*<i tin- THROUGH SLEEPING CAR LINE TO commonplace. When misery lot cm company, the company may be pardoned for packing up and going home, % Whisky will Improve with age. but the trouble Is we won’t let It. He*oii*l thoughts may be best if they are **n time. It !• o£|en the undei fiifonnniion that tlio aid urn I whs deml. After I'lijoying tin* honor *»f own In* th* mule only a t«*w fleet In if inouients. Ijiste* went to the livery Mnl#le. where it «|ul**k deni wns nunti* with th«* hero of till* »tor». a iw»y nbo Is fmnllinrli known as *‘/.leke. ’ 1’oxnii. I'wxnrt itiiiueiliaiei'y nfter Hi* tmilff r#*#*»*h#*t| the usual infonu.ition went with ilu> trmlr, but uinnfully plunked down th«* dime wiiieli h * ltn«| offered for th** mill**. II#* th**n Iwifiin th#* study *>f ih** l*l#*t wlib’ll mm fUNin to make him fitinoti*. After tldokhu a tew inonietits In* walked lown to the buggy and hnrueM simp of M l.lles, ami #*iil|ed #mt gfxHl-nntur«siiJ ns In* entered: ‘ilell#*. Mr. Liles; I want «<• trude you n mule I Just got.” That gentl* ••plied, “All right, Welter *"' ■* - — - * ** ‘ svi ilU- nuiiouii'****l. Mr. Idles he iia#l made it bad dind. nnd starteil •xplaln to Zieker the trail** was made wltH -he imderstr.mling that th#* mub* was up la goed taliap**. when Xleker retorts*! tliif •then* was no xu**li understanding, nnd that tin* tleal lind already Ih*#*ii eiosetl. nnd I'** 'nslsieil on ttrUng the buggy away with film, lb* also announced to Mr. Liles tin t the mule in •ine^iloii was extremely dead. Mr. l.lles. Impress***! with the humor #*r the sltiinilon. turned the buggy over ' * b*dgt'«l owuersllip **f tl nd Mr friends the Idg pr*»flf ._. „.ln to ‘ * llrst downfall. Km liny Harris, of Atlanta, wns in th** Tuesday night to attend Sirs. K. '• M*r. who lias been . ritbwlly ill. II* r ill be glad to know that slit* Is improving. l»ev. IV. |»i;ii'*ar. Hie new Sfelfiu Ister. nrr|\e*| Thur«#tny. Measr-. L. f. Mnmtetllle. 4. A. 4. J. Tlioni;tx*oii. ,s. \v, llsrris. 4. XI. Un MEMPHIS. pt* tu cry Uuy from Lit!#»n Depot, nigbl'n tide. Dining car ? Atlanta l:lu Mil LINK. I.C '•**!* "* "•** but Srado e.nyon^m talents ha\c appealed tn the eyes "mil? » lVIlz’s gicut touts **f a uaired manage!. Viola Gil- j and th?T5ui only j jettc. the prima donna contralto. Is u I t , Vt ‘ “ Many „; w n nd up-to- beautiful gill with a S*hkI figure and :i : rich voice und possesses teal dramatic HR.\BUAHD lability. The entire production is given with xi»ccial g#*tg**#>tis scenery, proper- : tie-; and electrical eftects carried by — lhe company. ho mar t«i realize that ther This drama' i» ! ant euch thing. (made up of thrilling scenes nnd excli- i Ing climaxes, among whldi are the anyon a*t*ne. the out right. the jtch detec- Many new and up-to-date high- j CARROLLTON, class vaudeville features are promised.; \|i„ |.u**k* llr.rrls «*ntertuin***l *tln This bill will be presented all this week, jury yiusbal t'lnb Tlnirs*I«y alt**ir.##*,i with Monday . Wednesday, Thursday | borne on s**»utl» tatr**et._ An «*v****tl« and Saturday matinee*. i der *!•**: that starts ’ n »‘l "them sin'iit I rMuy *h*1 (S.iiurdar lu r#*bimbus. ...... | ... j _ nJ 'Hi's Mu*f** Klm-lu***. «f Stinson, is vlsilfnf lies bet* ideal gen-^J Mi^ y,.»i.i#:t llnrrlv {•n’t M. 4. Ib»\ kin. After wandering tliroush ;• # metcry J t *|ii*lg«* Adati. nnd reutling all the tombstone In. tlons one In apt t*» wimtlrr wiie the rinners are buried. Ins biting her «i>ttr. M’’ lurtKHl to Washing turned Xlonda I Miss nit* Huff : front n \U‘t #.ith her brother. Dr.' D. Ilnff. ' #*f A lb*, n to. M. It. Ibexe. of I|,.Mo. Alfl.. visited roll- tires in ru.* *»ty l.mt w.*#*k. u«I Mr**. Holme* Smith amiooucc in* i Ifirth #»r «*nilx*r of At- Mrs. Elizabeth Wimpy. Mi- KUzabeth Wimpy, age*! and «»ne «,f Hie *il#!e?t resident lantt*. died at her home, will# bet self bui** nearly to ycut* .«irw. i- «ur\ivr*l by p*'t l;uxban#i uml . blldrrn. rhr bmly wan x« :ir *.. IP* a •;.*», Monday lao.nlng foi burial. Baldwin*Melville Company. The I laid w in-M els i lie Hlmk Com pany will open the week at ill" Kl D*>- r r.ido with the pnolucthm **f l itr-Mui vend I R*™ 1 meliMitama. "Bewa’e of Villa | Mtn." The -* curry f*c the production bet it * -t»« * tally painted by llic byspepti#* Philosupliv. Stewart. Mi- At a certain age h woman begins to w##rry for fear she won’t get inn tried, and a man for fear n* trip. No man forgives unlees lie also fot- " r ) f * j "l'V-iE nr..» II -I llupj.lnvx/' I- III#’ icw.-ml ##f b’lttg w**#*k in At,’.int •. -u i Farmers Organize Union. Meadow*. Mrs. I.nlrt 4uhnn. Mr*. I .ml 4u#*k. ; S|h i.il to The Georgian. SS: ''iir’*TiV“i".rT»!i Si”: «»wraw. a*, rx,. l#.-Th* (»rm- A ilellHo ! Tl ! Mi. Won. : l.ltltn. ill * evcllius kill III! rxjl era of this county have recently ’• -‘'''V }*y *'harb-« ganlaed n s*K*iety under the name **f Uca ,,,,, Farmers* Union, wil t nticn.b*r ai,d b M .bM ri flbJj | 1,11 f r »»**wrl:*.g ofilou-: Frealdcttt. A. Ill#* It.*! ! L. Ileuling; vice pre*l*lcnl t A. II. Kim* pan of Ijm j I* >; -is*retai> and tiea-trcf, C. $t* m