Georgia Historic Newspapers

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
IN THE HOUSE., |
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: August 6, |
A Dbill placing a tax of S2OO per an- |
num on all places dispensing near |
beer, and taxing all manufacturing
plants and distributing agencies S3OO
per annum, was passed, 132 to 24, No |
reference was made in the bill of the |
amount cf alcohol to be contained in |
the near beer. It was estimated that |
this bill would bring at least $200,-|
000 per annum into the state treas-|
ury. Having raised this much meon- |
ey, the house proceeded to spend it.
A bill increasing the salary of the
state entomologist from $1,500 to $2,-|
€OO per year was passed. A bill ap
propriating $26,325 for maintenance of |
the enlarged railroad commission was
passed by a vote of 124 to 5. A bill
was passed which appropriates $30,-
000 to pay off the notes of the Uni
versity of Georgia at Athens. The
next measure offered was that which
diverts to the use of the eleven dis
trict agricultural schecols of the state
all of the fees arising from the inspec
tion of fertilizers, oils and the sale of
pure food tags., With the sum al
readv appropriated from the salc of
fertilizer tags this sum is brought up
to about $77,600, cr $7,000 for each
school, enough to operate each, This
measure was fought, but passed by a
vote of 141 to 8. The final measure
acted upon at ‘-~ morning session
was that which appropriated $23,-
000 for the year 1908 and $50,000 for
the year 1509, direct, for the support
of the agricultural college at Athens.
The entire afternoon session of the
house was occcupied in discussing a
bill which calls for the recodification
of the laws of Georgia. The bill was
defeated by a vote of 117 .to 30, but
will be reconsidered, |
August 7. |
The house of representatives con
tinued its work cos passing appropria
tion bills, $26,671 being the amount
appropriated Friday morning, of this
amount $7,000 was given the State
Nodmal school at Athens, $7,671 was
given for the improving cf the infidm
ary of the Georgia Normal and Indus
trial college at Milledgeville; $5,000
was allowed for the erection of a wall
around the confederate cemetery at
Marietta and $5,000 was voted for re
pairs the Confederate Sodliers’ home
at Atlanta. !
A resolution requesting the senaie
to take immediate acticn on the Hol
der convict lease bill was passed. ;
The following Hills were read the
third time and passed by the house:
By Mr. McMullan of Hart—A bill to
amend the charter of the town of
Bowersville, By Messrs, Heard and
Adkins of Dooly—A bill to authorize
the state railroad commission te per
mit or require physical connection
between railrcads in any city or town
of the state. By Mr. Ward of Coffee
—A bill to arend the act creating the
city court of Douglas. By Senator
Cowart of Coffee—A bill to amend
the act creating the board of county
commissioners cf Calhoun county. ‘
The following bills were passed by
the house: By Mr. Young of Troup,
.to authorize city of West Point to sell]
certain streets, to empower West|
Point to_close th su.fle.tf eDYML |
ggl{léfg -bfil‘ Newtc?r?? Yo afi§§ t’hgi
number of county commissioners in
Newton county; by Mr. Jones ot‘
Mitchell, to amend JaCt incorporating
Pelham; by Mr. Cdlbech of G'ordon,}
to authorize city of Calhcun to sell|
certain lands; by Mr. Candler of De-|
Kalb, to incorporate Chamblee, to au-|
thorize county of DeKalb to issuei
$300,000"in bonds, to amend charter
of Kirkwood, to authorize state libra-!
ry to furnigh clerk of court with cer-|
tain Georgia repgrts; by Mr. Max-|
well of Twiggs, to mark out and re-|
establish county lines between cer-!
tain counties; by Mr. Bughanan of'
Early, to amend act créatifig city |
court of Blakely; by Mr. Blackburn of |
Fulton, to allow the trustees of the
Georgia Soldiers’ Home to scll a strip
of land belonging to home on Confed
crate avenué; by Mr. Hall of Bibb,
to allow individuals and ccrporaticnai
to construct dams across non-naviga-!
ble streams for the purpose of devel
oping water power;; by Mr, Couch of
Coweta, to add Senola to list cf state
depositories; by Mr, White of Madi
son, to add Comer to list of state de-|
positories; by Senater Stephens of the
First, to allow judge of city court of
Savannah, to appoint a special bai
liff.
The afterncon session of the house'
was taken up in paseing local bills
and pension resclutions: ~‘
The following bills were passed :
By Mr. McMullan cf Hart, a bill to
amend the charter of the town of
Bowersville; by Messrs., Heard and
Adkingon of Dooly, a bill to authorize
the state raiiroad commissicn to per-|
mit or require physical connection be
tween railrcads in any city or town of |
the state; by Mr. Ward of Coffee, a|
bill to amend the act creating the city|
court of Douglas; by Senator Cowart
of the Ninth District, a bill to amend |
the act creating the board of county |
commissioners of Calhcun county; by
Mr, Warnell of Tatnall, to remove]
Tatnall and Toombs counties from the
raiddle judicial circiut to the Atlantic |
judicial circuit; by Senator Maddox, |
to amend charter of St. Marys; by Mr.|
Huie of Clayton, -to incorporate For-|
rest Paik; by Mr. Parker of Talbol,
to amend act incorporating Junction
City; by Mr. Davison of Greene, to|
amend act creating board of roads|
and revenues in Greene county; by
Mr. Chamlee of Flo%d, to authorize a
city hospital for Rome. ;
The following pension resolutions
were passed: By Mr. Adams of Wil
kinson, to pay pension to Mrs. Lucy
Lockhart; by Mr. Trent of Heard, to
pay pension to Peter Currous; by Mr. |
Cuthbert continues to sufier from
not having residences sufficient for
those who desire to move there. The
demand for residences is much in ex
cess of the supply, notwithstanding
the fact that quite a number have
been built and several are in course
of construction.
The state board of arbitration has
placed the valuation of the Atlanta
and West Point railway at $3,163,712.
The West Point returned its property
at approximately $2,300,000, and the
comptrolier, declining the return,
made an assessment of $3,800,000.
Johnson of Jasper, to pay pension tol
Louisa Hodge; by Mr. Ward of Cofiee, |
10 pay pensicn of John M, Surrency to |
his widow; by Mr. Barrett of Ste-|
phens, to pay pension of F. M. Rice|
to W. A. Mitchell; by Mr. Trent of
Heard, to pay pension to Mrs, S. F.!
Crain; by Mr. Bond of Forsyth, to pay !
pension to W. J. Stanford; by Mr.|
Bollard of Newton, to pay pension of !
Thomas H. Greer to his widow; Dby |
Mr. Calbeck of Gordon, to pay pen
sion to Mrs. Mary McDougal; by Mr. |
Taylor of Sumter, to pay pension of
Frank Johnson to his widow. f
| - August 8.
~ The house defeated the bill exempt
ing firemen and policemen from the
provisions of the anti-pass bill by a
vote of 89 to 29. The bill wiil be re
considered.
. An appropriation of $3,000 or so,
‘nmuch mere or less, as may be neces
cary to cover the expenses of the leg
islative investigating committee pro
bing the convict lease system was
rassed,
~ Two thousand dollars were appro
priated to build a public comfort build
ging on the state’s property at Indian
Springs.
~ Mrs, L. H. Ladsinger was appropri
ated $62.50 for copying pension rolls
and the Palmer Locker Ciub of Sa
vanpah was refunded SSOO which they
‘had pald for a state charter that was
'never granted.
At the afternoon session of the
house Saturday the following bills
were passed: By Mr. Pope of Brooks,
‘to incorporate town of Dixie; by Mr.
White cf Screven, to establish a sys
tem of public schools for Sylvania;
by Mr. White of Madisen, to incor
porate Danielsville; by Mr. Cook cf
Teifair, to provide board of roads and
revenues for Telfair county; by Mr.
'Hines of Baldwin, to amend act cre
‘ating board of rocads and revenuss for
Baldwin county; by Mr. Johnson of
Jeff Davis, to create a hoard of roads
and revenues for Jeff Davis county; by
' Senator Brantley, to amend act creat
ing new charter; by Senator Dobs,
to amend charter of Marietta; by Sen
‘ator Henderson, to abolish office of
Iroads and revenues for Irwin county;
‘to create board cf roads and revenues
for Irwin county; by Senator Hayes,
‘to provide for maintenance of bridge
over Flint river, in Macon county.
| August 10.
~ By a vote of 93 to 2 the house of
irepresentatives Monday passed the
bill providing for the appointment of
.an inspector of .drugs. The Dbill
‘amends the pure food act, so as to al
low for the appointment of the in
spector of drugs. It provides that he
shall receive a salary of SISOO per
year to be taken from the fees aris
‘ing from the inspection of focds and
‘drugs.
- The bill exempiing firemen and po
licemen from the provisicns of the
‘anti-pass law which was defeated Sat
urday was brought up for reconsider
‘ation and passed.
~ An additional appropriation of $45,-
000 for the years 1508 and 1909 was
voted to the state sanitarium at Mil
ledgeville, The appropriation voted
by the house is in addition to the sum
of $390,000 already appropriated for
‘the year 1908 and $395,000 appropri
ated for 1909. ooy \
An appropriation of $5,000 was
.made to the state board of health for
the treatment of persons afflicted
“vith rabies.
Other bills passed by the houss
Monday: By Messrs,” Matthews and
Clark of Laurens—To amend the act
creating board of county commission
ers for said county. By Messrs, Bar
rett of Stephens ana Calbeck of Gor
don—To pay pensions arnualily in
stead of quarterly. By Mr. White of
Ma}ljlgsgn.—’;‘% establish tb’f’ city cocurt
of Danfelsville. TS establish the city
gourt ¢ Madison county, My Mr. Al
exander of DeKalb—To amend sec
tion 2334 cf the civil code relating to
suits and damages against railroads.
By Messrs. Chamblee and Wright, of
Floydi—To amend act creating the
eity court cf Floyd county. By Mr. El
lison of Harris—To pay a pension to
Mrs. Nancy M, Collier. By Mr. Ad
ams c¢f Chatham—To amend the char
ter of Savannah, By Mr. Barrett of
Stephens—To amend pensions appro
priation law so as to allow annual
payment of pensions in lieu of quar
terly payment. By Mr. Tyson of
¥manuel—To refund to George M.
Brinson SSO paid for bank -charter
which was never secured. By Mr.
Blackburn of Fulton—To pay pension
to Mrs, Tallulah Towus,
The house was able to transact but
little business Monday on account of
the early adjournment of the senate,
for after the adjournment of that body
it is the law that no more house bills
can be passed by the house. For this
reason many pensicn bills which were
to have been paszed Monday after
noon were tabled and will not be
brought up again this session,
The following hills were passed: By
Mr. Gocde of Pickens, to pay pensions
to Mrs, Blackstock in Pickens coun
ty; by Mr. Jones of Mitchell, to pay
pension to Mrs, Queen Shirer.
IN THE SENATE.
August 6,
By a vote of 21 to 16 the senate
defeated the bill placing the solicitors
general of the state on a salary.
The bill providing for the creation
of the proposed new county of Geor
gia was also Lkilled by a vote of 19
ayes 10 20 noes,
The two bills took up the entire
morning session,
The following bills were passed by
the senate: By Senator Hawes, to in
corporate the city of Union City and
for other purposes; by Mr. Smith of
Campbell, -to prohibit the sale of Bud
i More than 250 Mascns from Heard,
Douglas, Haralson, Paulding and Car
coll were prezent to participate inthe
exercises of the Carroll County Ma
‘gonic convention at Carrollton, Offi
cers were elected as follows: J, D.
Hamrick, worshipful master; J. A,
F. Broom, senicr warden; James
Beal, junior warden; R. F. Hyatt, sec
retary and treasurer, :
-Moving has been finished and the
postoffice at Macon is now inthe aew
federal building. The Macon otffce
‘now boasts of cone of the prettiest
‘homes in the state,
beer or near beer in Campbell county
and for other purposes; by Senator
Williford, to create a new chartefii_
the town of Buckhead and for other
purposes; by Senator Henderson of
the Thirty-ninth, to authorize the
mayor and council es the town of
Cumming, with the trustees of_ the'
Cumming public “school distrlct‘,?f?_ n
Forsyth, to order and have helfif
election by the qualified voters of said
district to determine whether or not
bonds shall be issued by the sald dis
trict to be sold for the purpose of
erecting, acquiring and equipping s‘i
school Dbuilding for said district nng
for other purposes . . N
At the afternoon session of the sen:!
ate soveral local house bills were
read the first and second time, and
the foliowing were passed: By Mr.
Strickland of Pike, to tepeal an ncfi
to.esteblich the city court. of Barnes
ville; by Mr, Strickland of Pike, to
establich the city court of Barnes
ville; by Mr. Sumner of Turner, to
create a board of county commiésfip‘f
ers in and fer Turner county; by i
Williams of Dodge, to establish the
city court of Eastman; by Mr. Gibson
of Glascock, to change the time of
holding the superior court 'in Glascock
county; by Mr. Gadley of Camden,
to establish the city court of St. Ma‘
rys in and for the county of Cam
den; by Mr. Strickland of Plke, to
incorporate the town of Williamson,
in the county of Pike; by Mr. MeWil
liams of Henry, to abolish the county
court of Henry; by Mr. Reid of Ma
con, to amend sections 4 and 39, re
spectively, of an act approved August
22, 1907, entitled an act to establish
the city court of Oglethorpe; by
Messrs. Jones and Keith of Meriweth
er, to incorporate the town of Prim
rose, in the county of Meriwether;
by Mr. Hardeman of Jefferson, to es
tablish a local school system for the
town of Bartow; by Mr. Dorminy of
Irwin, to amend an act incorporating
the city of Fitzgeraid; by Mr. Harde
man of Jeierson, to establish a pub
lic school system for the town of
Spread; by Mr. Bouren of Tifton, to
amend an act to create and establish
‘the city court of Tifton; by Mr. Fran
‘ders of Johnson, to establish a public
school system within the city of
Wrightsville; by Mr. Townsend of
Clinch, to establish the county court
of Clinch county; by Mr. Wynne of
Pulaski, to amend the county court
of Pulaski county; by Mr. Buchan
‘nan of Early, to provide for an exam
ination into the affairs of the dispen
‘sary in Blakely, Ga.; by Mr. Williama
of Dodge, to amend an act creating a
toard of commissions of roads and
revenues for the county of Dedge;
by Mr. McWilliams of Dedge, to
‘amend an act creating the charter for
the town of McDonough; by Mr. Sim
‘mons of Gilmer, to create a new char
ter for the town of Ellijay; by Messrs,
Alexander and Candler of DeKalb, to
amend the charter of the town of
Kirkwocd; by Mr. Lee cos Glynn, to
amend an act entitled an aet to cre
ate a board of commissioners of roads’
and revenues in Glynn county; by Mr.
Lee of Glynn, to amend an act incor
porating the city of Brunswick; by
Mr. Lee of Glynn, to amend an act
authorizing an issue of bonds by the
county of Glynn; by Mr. Fullbright
of Burke, to amend wi act establish
ing the city co;étrg of Waynesbiore;‘ by
Mr. Matthé sw,%%ns to incorpo
fa‘-%éf’tfié’;fi&n"' %’G’i-ovg*jfi;"'fi%‘:\f
coynty of Laurens; by Messrs. Alex
ander and Candler of DeKalb, to in
corporate the town of Dast Lake, in
DeKalb county: by Mr. McMullen of
Hart, to abolish tke, board of com
missioners of rcads and revenues in
and for the county of Hart; by Mr.!
McMullen of Hart, to create the of
fice of county commissioner of rcads
and revenues for Hart county,
August 7.
After a spirited discussion, in whick
about half the members of the gen
ate participated Friday the Felder
bill to cut oif the appropriation for
the ccmpiler of records after the first
of next October, was lost by a vote
of 25 to 12. B s,
The following bills were pas:zed in
the senate: By Senator Wilkes—To
amend section 493 of the penal code
cf Georgia, By Senator Hardaman—
To amend an act to incorporate the
town of Statham in Jackson county.
By Senator Willifordi—To regulate
the number of hours of telegraph and
telephone cperators and other persons
engaged in the handling of trains,
prescribing penalties for violaticn ot;
said act, |
At the afternoon sgession the sepato
passed a resclution to buy a portmlt{
cf the late Judge John W, Akin. The
remainder cf the session was utilized
in passing local and house bills, |
The following bills were passed :
The biil by Senztor Henderson of the
thirty-ninth to extend the present
school book contract until January 1,
1911, was the subject of a heated de
bate, but was eventually passed, and®
was immediately transmitted to the
house. By Mr. Rogers cf Randoiph,
to create a board of commissioners of
roads and revenues for the county of
Randolph; by Senatcr Maortin, to
amend the charter cf the eity of Dai
tcn; by Mr. Tracy of Wehster, a les
olution to pay pension to Mrs, E. J.
CoYer, deceasged, for the year,l9o3 to
A. M. Johnson of Webster county; by
Senator Henderson of the Thirty
ninth, to extend the present school
book contract until Janvary 1, 1511 ;
by Mr. McMichael of Marion, to pro
tect the health and provide fer the
comfort of the traveling publie, to in
sure good sanitary and hygiene cen
ditlons in hotels and public inns in
the state of Georgia; by Mr. Full
bright of Burke, 10 amepd the char
ter of Wayneshoro 0 as to extend the
city limits, ! |
August 8.
By a vote of 30 to 4, the senate
Satfirday passed the bill to establish
Lightning struck the barn of A, M-4
@rifin -at Duchanan, killing two
horses. Mr. Griffin's two little boys
were in the barn at the time and
both wera severely hurned. 1t is faal"-l
ed the younger boy wiil lose his ¢je
sight as a result of the ghock, : 1
Captain J. A, staffcrd, the original
peach man of Baranesviliz, i 3 now p:‘ém‘i
paring for the gathering and shipping
of kis crop, of Keiter pears, woich
will amount 1o abovt ten cars. It is
another illustraticn ot tee varied op
portunities offered for profitable eu
ployment in Georgia, “
:~"a§x’te institution for the treatment
(of tuberculosis and appropriating the
Sum of §525,000 for the purchasing of
'Suitable buildings and the support of
(same. The $25,000 appropriated shall
‘be appropriated as follows; 81,000 in
,gg; $12,000 in 1909, and $12,000 in
|By a vote of 34 to 0, the bill of
iSenator Martin, amending the regis
‘tration laws of the state of Gecrgia,
‘Was passed by substitute, The princi
?a.l provisions of the bill are as fol
lows; That a real list of the qualified
Noters in each county be furnished
‘the tax collector; to close the regis-
Jtration six months before a general
ielection, so as not to confiict with the
}rkanchisement amendment of the
jgtitution, in case it should pass;
compelling the voters to take actual
eath bofore the regular tax collector ‘
*: * ene of his clerks; to require, the
ling of voters’ bocks ten days after
the closing of the books; the regis
ars to complete and file list of vot
ers by June 1,
. By a vcte of 25 to 7, the senate
passed the bill of Messrs, Flannigan,
Martin and Holder, increasing the sal-«
(Bry" of the state entomologist from
191,500 to $2,000 per year,
* The bill by Sernator Williford, amen
‘ding the constitution by abolishing the
igflce of county treasurer by future
i‘,,;gislation and placing the duties of
i,!;_hlsptficial in the hands of banks, was
lost by a vote of 29 to 15.
f"'_A motion by Senator Felder that
i%fie senate reconsider its action in
tabling his bill fixing the liability of
| eommon carriers by railroads for the
‘homeide or injury and damage done
lgflployee:; where such employees con
‘tribute to the injury, was lost by a
yote of 20 to 17, Pty
| _ The following bills we? passed: By
{Senator Stephens, to Aauthorize the
‘municival authorities of this state to
establish and maintain a place for
|gonfinement of misdemeancr convicts;
fis' Senator Bush, to amend an act in
eorporating the city of Colquitt; by
{Senator Stephens, to extend the time
for completion of the Savannah, |
Statesboro and, Western railroad; by
{Mr. Godkey of Camden, to repeal an
lact to create a county court in each
%@nty in the state of Georgia except
jcertain counties mentioned herein ;
{by Senator Camp, to authorize the
igovernor of the state of Georgia to
f,';“@‘htr‘act and purchase a certain iract
{0 fland or any lands in the city of
i&&attano‘oga for a terminal station and
(& switeh yard for the W. & A. railroad
tand to contract and open a street in
| Baßld city of Chattanooca through the
L%}Jerty owned by the state of Geor- |
”, August 10. '
| Mhe lézislature was offere® by Sen
|aters Felder, Stevens, Henderson and
Pe iceck on Monday*a soluticn of the
5 _c,t problem in Georgia, on which
‘: believed all the opposing ele- !
|ments will agreo before ine hour for l
1l ournment next Wednesday. It is
g"’ tte opponents of the present
.:;ystem will accept it, and it is
%f:z::f’ rstoed the leading advocates of
‘ihie Holder bill in both house and.
| senate are in sympathy with the
main principles carried in the new
/ill. “This solution of the problem in
{brief proyides for the total abolish
memt. 8, fhe< prascut. prisey commis:.
en diréctors, to-be named by tho'gov
|ernor for terms of from one io six
years each, ehall take the place of the |
Icqfiml’spion in the management of the
q}eo‘x;ifw prison department; that the
\convicts left over for the mnext eigh
‘teen months, after the counties have
taken what they want to work their
roads with, shail be leased under the .
direction of this board, and that the
furds desived therefrom ghall be used ‘
‘ a special fund to buy lands lO{ |
':.%.té é!&nvhft farming. The convie
!}eéée system is then to end forever.
' A _pardon secretary is provided for,
‘and also a general manager and cler
i‘ii:fl-’ force to werk under the direction
iof the Moard, The members of the
}Wd are to work without fees, but
‘will be paid their exyenses up to four
‘dollars per day.
%gjq}‘?\r}hg afierioon session of the sen
‘a,f: motion was passed to allow the
mfi investigating committee to con
;ti ue its work until Wednesday.
| A resclution was adopted naming
:f.héf‘*lachnological branch of the state
‘university located at Atlanta the State
'"P'echnological school,
i- 9&0 primary election hill was
passed.
ipx--fhe game law bill of Mr. Reid of
'Putnam was passed Hy a vote of 27
'tp 10. Under this bill the date of
fi(‘/};:mling the season for shooting doves
lwas changed from September 1 to
July 15.
| ?.é:e. following bills were passed by
the senate: 3
|* A house bill to authorize -the issue
‘of $1,500,000 worth of bonds by the
'city. of Atlanta. House bill by Rep
resentative * Dylkes of Sumter—To
_create a stale board of veterinary ex
‘aminers end to provide for the ap
‘pointment of the members of the
beard. #
'" By Messrs, Young and Tuggle of
Troup, to amend the charter of the
town of Hogansville, in Troup county;
by *Senator Hattox, to amend section
922, volume 1, of the vode of Georgia
of 1£95; by Mr. Brown of Carroll, to
‘amend an act incorporating the town
of Temple, in Carroll county; by Mr.
Orr of Coweta, to amend an act es
tabiishing the city court of Newnan;
b;é Messrs, Elackburn and Bell of Ful
‘ton, to amend an act creating the
‘charter of College Park; by Mr.
Welght of Richmond, to provide for
the relection, assessment and arbitra
tion in the case of tax returns by
pailrcad companies for ccunty and
‘municipal and public school purposes;
by Eenatcr Martin, to amend the pri
‘mary election laws of Georgia,
¢+ By granting an amendment to the
tflflgal charter, Judge Felton of Ma
con allowed the Central of Georgia
l!;%er company to incredse its cap
)i‘,.,fltock, from SIOO,OOO to $4,000,000.
‘At the same iime, the amecdment
;Mod the name of the company
from the Bibh Power to the Central of
Georgla Power company,
!’%ar Pate, a 14-year-cld boy of
Lifitonia, wes bittoa by a horse, which
ater dled in great ‘agony with hydro
pmu. The boy has been placed in
thé Pasteur Institute at Atlanta for
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graceful lines and folds dnd can bo
utilized for almoszt every seasonable
material. In the illustration it makes
part of a costume and ig mads of
buff linen braided with white goy
tache combined with embroidery, in
place of the soutache hnd the em
broidery applied trimmming can be
used if it is desirable to lessen the
labor of making,
The coat i 3 made in one plece, the
only seam being that at the contie
back. It is held beneath the arms
by means of straps and can be closed
with ornamental buttons and cord as
illustrated or in any way that may be
liked,
Chiffon on Straw,
The novel trimming on a large Mi
lan straw was all of white chiffon,
the upstanding part being quills made
of folds of the chiffon with a line of
satin for the stom,
Bilver and Gold Touches,
Plaids are fashionable for Hght
weight fabrics guch as voile, etamine
and gauze. The colors most employed
are blues, delicate reds and browns
fading into buff. Silver sand gold
trim many of the new BoOvns some
where and somehow,
Coat Mystery,
The shape of many of the choicest
evening coats is a mystery to every
one but the designer and muker.
Boas Hug the Throat.
The bea is dainty as possible, very
small but very rufly, with pleated
butter-colored lace mounting to the
ears and chin in a thick ruche, a
smaller frill pleated about the base of
the throat, and a ribbon tied between
bowed either in front or behind.
Neck Dressings.
The latest innovation in neck
dressing is the black ribbon stock,
with bow at the back and ends that
reach far below the hip line. These
sash collars are#vorn with every kind
of costume, from the simplest lin
gerie frock to the dressiest afternoon
toilet, ‘
Five-Gored Under Petticoat. :
Close fitting underwear is abso
lutely essential to the smart fitting
gown at the present time and the
five-gored under petticoat makes a
desirable feature of the wardrobs.
This one can be laid in inverted
pleats at the back or gathered as
liked, although the former method is
to be preferred unless the figure is
exceptionally slight. It can be made
from lingerie materials and trimmed
with embroidery or lace and it is also
suited to flannel skirts. Also it can
‘be finished at the upper edge with a
‘belt or under-faced as liked.
The skirt is made in five gores and
iwhen the frill is used it is arranged
over the lower edge. The side gores
are fitted by means of ixip darts, so
doing away with all fulness at that
point,
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The quantity of material required
for the medinm size is three and one
eighth yards of material twenty-geve
cn or two and threc-quarters thirty
gix inches wide with three and one
half yards of embroldery seven inches
wide and two and three-eighth yards
of insertion to trim as illustrated; or
one yard of additional material thir
ty-six lnches wide If the frill is made
to match,
Hand-Made Trimming,
It is the gown with the hand-made
trimming that is considered smart,