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FASHION’S AWFUL DILEMMA. riir.u\ and KAJrcnw to Dl |>>KMEB, ur „ llnwe.rr. 4re "ome rUml.f j ( onirrinllM Ideas for K*r. *"'“• ,„*r. and- ‘** p " I> ' - - „ |trr>>—a hrartlla* Piece of ",„ava*awe* ,h * **■” °* • Klft. 4n.T1.-on Wanton. Who In. ~..rd i i>on Particular Shade of J lr „..lr .nr Hrr fonf.o. N . tor. * ***t 3t-Never hat a sea of fsh n ben so barren of novelties ai thl*. From Parts comes p .,..., i ~i there Is nothin* new, thnt ...makers t t their wits' en.| 1 ths modiste* without tn worth, RawdnSt* and Vlrot de !y ire that there are no more „ ~| i fan. Ics of drea* to be Invent the hot I*arlsln summer, •i* tf exposition, ts to blame, but „ vfr - the cause, chaos re tan.a In r f the mode. We have no aye „„ t .,..err to guide u any longer none of hats or our selections rcr J . Wear what you please, for , , , please Is as good fashion as vwhtt-a ■ ’**' *>'* lhp cloakmaker. tailor, •ourtera and milliner. Weak teen. 1 ft on. or yellow; cut your skirt j V- wA* M \ ~ v .. *- O' : i r V Three Belt Novelties. r;h a Min or wicifout. gather and pleat Jt a- th*' *aW. or let It flt the hips as ***** * the hark fii* a tree;hmg dlrec • ir.lv :• sour coat and waist, or chop iff both rl*nt under the arms, confusion K-'ails and bad taste is given. * !*:m of the show windows and etuf *er t : iiej with new lanes and bro <“i >s is cause for ttars. The worst col r> ar#> cast together In the most tin r fu: and Inappropriate designs, one rorjrtois robin's *-gg blue satin bears feur* 1 bouquet* of mistletoe. brocade In foil thread, while knobby locking little of reddish purple violets are t<*-l nrre and there on the green satin •s* ** A pink *ut:n is figured over In • e<*.' at resemh es an 'ndtess chain of r u peaks, on which snowflakes ns he r i as round as Quinine p 111 or<* • . rowpect Js no more pleasing at the .'• where lace red* 4 .* are displayed, f r.to the m*sh of the lace !ar**> Irreg ular shape! ptecea of painted twinne or r k muslin are let. Not satisfied with t • much decoration, the 111-advised man u‘a'* urers introdn © on the surface of the jiAtit *♦ or musiln square ridiculous roses a * illpe and ISKtaa an 1 elttllm of wl un. made of putted tulle cf a variety ef '•entrasted tints. Those tulle flowers, tf resemble nothing so much as raw. __ ♦ Iking Gown for Young Girl. WorM mri n, have stalk* and leave* *• foil braid. and three or four Inches *' Wr* lluma glitter at the foot of the roi *. It rally Prrllr Frock*. " •* childish and pariah in appearance * m -I so, Indeed, that It la a positive *o iurn 10 the conn-itautve gwn ' r ooda which. while showing r.o J " r v I nure* display both grare and i'll a gown, or roam, rafher. *' * croup of two evening frock* in , ’ *• lumn *ketch. Theee are ea. j * 'Maned for the fresh and youlh t In variety, for the hud* after n e fiance la over. The one on ! u moaa roo pink taffeta bril b- .iy |* quaintly ahlrred all about, thre.tde of the shirring are ob ,l b>- banda of baby velvet rlltbte. •i vreen. that mntrhe# very freah • • <*lland now Mhe ahlrrlngs and *’ r ae of frrm velvet ribbon ron *n upon the aklrt to form a lon*. ■'l apron < rr*rt. The edges of Ibla ■ atlutler with chiffon frill* of bn . changing through pink to , and lender gre, n. A deep frtil of :f| ' hordera tha aklrt all around. 1 1 pleasing la tha companion „ 11 ' f i"i* yellow yvktn crepe, d*. ked j, h.iti.iw hand* of mink's fur. A f'.llTTfe gilt and p.-ile blue eap i* the points of the abort muave , ’ *■ • her over tha bust, and b*k*r v ‘ irr * <l e.|re of the aouavea falla a yt . ‘ Wl ‘ blue liberty llaaute. spotted wnr* * t>,J e * k dancing petticoat la under the aklrt of yellow crepa. and simply airret Uonaa. I ' !,T a vtTprj of enythlPd but pralae should accompany the two dtscre*t walk. n gowns that Illustrate the best types of Outdoor suit now beinc made for adults and Juveniles The young girl* dress is a wiry haired tweed In a warm shade of red. and atroked Irregularly with fine, close ret back lines. A band of solid ret ladles' cloth borders the rk rt. collar on I yoke of waist and forms a belt, and this la sensibly toned Josin by app lea Ilona of narrow black soutache. The costume for the older woman ts a Wofau blue homespun of delightfully "oft quakty. the coat and *k!rt edged with smooth, lighter blue cloth und brakl ed in black. While the lower half of the body and top of the skirt Is arranged m blue silk that matches the cloth .Ages Some very interesting striped casnmerea have been brougrrt out this season The stripes run the length of the good* a->* half an Inch wide and alternate in bla k and white, tahae brown and yellow, red end black, etc. They are extensively used In the makeup of smart house skirts, the tops of which have the lighter stripes tucked out. This leaves the lower half of guch a skirt very full ami the stnpea conspicuous A fancy shirt waist and a narrow flexible gold belt completes quiie an Ideal morning dress. • heather and Twilled ttlbbon Bells. Apropos of belts, we are In danger of l doing the flexible gold ribbon to death with overmuch patronage Black satin girdle* braided In gold are also pretty, but rapidly hastening to deetru tlon ' through too great popularity. A group of really .smart belts accompanies the I text, and shows how leather and twilled ribbon are most tastefully used The belt of black mitin sprinkled with tiny l**l brills, and clasiwxl In front by handaom* sirass* buckle. I* carefully ahape.l to fit the walnt. aa a collar taiuU cut and skillfully adjusted to the neck. Thin la a French Inven'.kon. I The leather girdle i* a straight strap of white calf's hide, with the fine,bleach 'd hair clinging to the skin. Thl* pliant hide Is taken from the body of a still born calf, and is the only sort of while belt that doe* not soil, since the fine, close-lying hair accepts little grease or dust, nr.d that whlrh It does take can be easily wiped off with a cloth. The third strap ts of while s.lk. diag onally Striped with a black velvet line, ! and, elapsed with a gold disk buckle on white, three englels are outlined In bril i Hants Nearly all the good gowns this season are finished with small crush or I stitched belts that exploit buckles of In trinsic value. From l’arls they are send- '-/['CjG % $r A Moss Rose Tlnk Taffeta Tarty Gown. A Tale Yellow P.-kin Crepe <~ostum In* ur beautiful buckle# In the form of comic and tra*lc maequee. grinning aatyr faces nr shape! and worked In Imitation of Japanese sword guards and Mandarin buttons. dome Title Novelties. The moat du moment Idea In collars la tha hitch, stralcht satin band, about the . base of which a soft ribbon Is drawn and tied In a bow In front that shows as many | as six ends of uneven length* In front, hut no loope Bvnr end la pinched to cether and finished with an ornamental golden ta*. and the result of this trifling device Is extremely pretty. Bomctlme* tne tacs are of true old, charmlnkly wro-iht and ae. with tiny Jewels. ,o that they can ba tr*n.ferrd to every fresh * 1 aoadea of broam alovas prevail, from XrULlct cafe-ou-l.lt Uca M to hnavv walkln* auede tn deep taboo hrosvr. Bom. of the smart walkln* *lv< I have stripes of kid laid on the back end tailored on with many sod flat heavy brown pearl button faatenad 22 JU a hr... -hank -'heprop method of closing them at the *•> The black tulle toque was ep.demlc laat wl' ter. end It was to be hoped that the heat of summer had permanently-melted It from the memory of toque "•'*" T?- manklnd. No such rhan*e of heart has Jaw. Place, however, and tha tulle toqu. IS evidently prepared to weather the rig or# of another winter Thi. season we are to have black tulle toques with uprolllng velvet brims braided In old. or ovrjald adth gold lace. Another specie* of shir red tulle head*ear Will be a Marquise In shap.- the brtm freighted with lon*, lus cious hhiok plumes, drawn l*i front throujth n very long. very narrow Marquis* buckle of militant* Brliesanakla have already he*un to patronlxe the tulle Marquise m Mnrk because of |!a Ineffable soft grace rulnem and *he charmln* contrast Into which It throws their delicate colored ■owns. Ilrorailr WU(rol. Every coat that la not as lon* In the ek*rts as a tea *own la a coats*. There la the Spanish coatee, tha Romney coatee nnd t hcDtr ectotre and Louts <|utn costae The only dllterance between any one of JISb u 1 TTIE MORNING NEWS! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2S. 1000. have not The D.reetolre and Lands Fif teenth roats boast the most mag. Ifk-ent antique brocade waistcoats A stot/ Hy ing about the dressmaker's establ..-' mem reutsa the experience of a wealthy woman who wanted n true old brocade of a spe cull Du Barry pink color for her green velvet Louis coulee Killing to And what she wauled at any of the dry goods pal aces or at tho furniture dealers’, she made | a round of tl* hri -.i-hr.tc shops and dp- , covered a chair upholstered In Just the brocade she wis searching for She paid t 1.600 for tlx* chair, ripped oft the gorge ous bro ole dress It wore, and ordered It into the front of her coot. The mangled j chair did not suit htr empire drawing room, so that It now remains In her gar ret. a monument to the extravagance of I the rich American when the perfection of her wardrobe Is at stake Mary Dean. tll.D TIMH It KM HI) IK ft KOH GOl'T. Buttermilk Kvery Twenty-Four llnura said to t are Achlnis Joints. New Tork. Oct —"Ooul to tha bane ' of existence, a very tricksy Ariel among diseases," the old doctor said In his alur ! ring Southern voice. "You never know ! Just where it will take you—lt has as many ways of showing Itself as you have fingers and toes—yes. and legs, arms and muscles generally. 1 honestly believe M can set up a separate and Individual ache In every fibre of the human frame. But even that ts not the worst of It. It la so utsleperKloble. I'atho.ogtcal idiosyncrasy i counts for so much In it. the cure (or one man e gout Is the polscet of another s "Bo of late I am returning to drat prin ciples and treae many of my gouty Pa tient* with household remedies Doom Boulh. where I grew up, people swear by the buttermilk cure. With good reason, too—tactic acid, the aour of bugerimlk. attacks ond dissolves every aor* of earthy deposit In the blood vessel*. Thu# It keep* the veins and arteries so supple end free-running, there ran be no clog ging up, hence no deposit of Irritating calcareous matter around the Joints, nor of poisonous waste In the muscle* It I" the stiffening and narrowing of the blood vessel* which bring esi eenlle decay Buttermilk, I firmly believe, postpones the period of it, ten to twenty years. "The gouty diathesis Is unquestionably hereditary, but the exciting cuuse of a-t --ual gout Is sluggish Inexertlon. Buttermilk gently stimulates all the excretorlea— liver, ekln and kklntys It does even more In tonln* the stomach, and furnUh- In* It the material from which to make rich healthy blood. Asa nutrient, butter, tnllk Is wholly unlike sweet milk ll food value may lc l-as. by chemical teats, but In every other wny. It Is very much mrwe. If you have gout, or a trouty tendency, drink a qunrt of buttermilk every twen ty-four hours, eat no meat, not sweets, let alone pastries, rplced thing* and wine, hut allow yourself all the e**s. *amc and fresh fruit, and vegetables, especially salads, you can consume, and unless you A Rltte Homespun Street and Shopping Skirt. OUR OPENING Occurs Thursday, Nov. ist. When the Ladies will have the gratification of viewing the very latest and most stylish London and Paris models of SUITS, SKIRTS, JACKETS, CAPES and FURS, As well as the most select* exclusive and perfect lines of SILK and FLANNEL SHIRT WAISTS __ Ever exhibited in the State of Georgia. _ This I§ Not a “Belated” Opening, Y / Our judgment decided us to defer our exposition until the VERY I ) LATEST MOMENT, the better to obtain the NEWEST and MOST APPROVED developments of a growing season, as the stimulus of dc- Y cided atmospheric conditions in the world’s great Fashion centers is always necessary to bring out the BEST and most arbitrary creations of | 'liJKe, j.W\\ rca * ''P ace ‘ settcrs °I sty lc . a °d to endeavor to save our patrons from \J , \ j being behind the procession instead ot IN FRONT. Jm rf The Ladies Will Embrace the iSIA _| OPPORTUNITY - - j' To inspect our remarkably masterful collection of Dress Novelties of Every Description-Up to the Very Minute. Walking Skirts, Fine Hosiery Novelties, Rainy-day Skirts, Eiderdown House Coats, Etc. Charming Neckwear, sin$ in .hon we exhibit, The Famous Home-made f EVERY DEPARTMENT Muslin Underwear,l (M The Newest Attractors. # - . * Sec the new models of S,L. W The KABO CORSET. We Hope to See all the Ladies Here Thursday. * Our Boys’ an d Children’s Section Is on the same floor as that of the Ladies, and incidental to oar OPENING, it may interest those Ladies concerned to look over oar gigantic lines of the best CLOTHING and FURNISHINGS fot the YOUNG FOLKS, Including many very new IMPORTED NOVELTIES in Fabrics and Styles. OVERCOATS, REEFERS, SUITS, HATS, CAPS, NECKWEAR, UN DERWEAR, HOSIERY, Etc. Special attention is requested to ° or Very Complete Supplies for Infants. B. H. LEVY & BRO. are a vary 111-conditioned perron, you will ehortly be smaml at your own Improve ment I have seen alm.wt hopeless crip ples cured bv six months of nah-cak* and buttermilk three times a day. the ash cake saturated with *<ol grass butter ar.d auppl-menird with roaa'ed e**s. po tatoes and nuts "Since aah-cake Is beyond the reach of city people .they must moke out ** best they may with graham crackers, shred led wheat, and so on. H-t soda biscuit oc a*- lonally do no hurt provided they are llaht and well bnked. but rolls, flour muffins, bread of every sort. Indeed anything he jqr.slrg to 'h* tribe of ferment*, la best let atone. As to the buttermilk the quart la the minimum If you have appetite and capacity for three q'tarta ao much the better In fact, my advioa to anybody who has a creaky Joint, or a swelled and aching one. Is drink all the buttermilk you can relish, whenever and wherever you can It must be good buttermilk fresh-ohurned. and ffho**om. from a de pendable dairy. Milk that has been kept too long before churning, or afterward, will certainly cot do good, and may do harm. Buttermilk waa not by any means the only remedy my home people used. In fart they had goul-curea nearly as va rtoua as tha mantfeMaitona of gout Itself. Borne few of them were heroic—the tur pentine bandage for example. (loft old flannel wetcVlth qptrtta turpentine was bound on the affected part, and Ironed with a hot Bat-Iron as long as the pa tient could stand It. It took grit to stand It many minutea-the turpentine vaporta ed. and went in. making a deep painful burn, which generally drove away the gout. Tha milder roaln-plaatar was much affected by the bla< k people. Rosin either crude or commercial waa melted, mixed with grease, and spread upon thin soft leather, often the red morocco top of an old boot-lfg. then clapped In place alaallng hot, and left to wear off Hlnce It stuck worse than a poroua plaster the wearing off was tedious. Rosin piasters were com monly sacred to lame hacks and shoul ders A big one was a treasure often kept ns a sort of heirloom—lt could always be reneared by spreading on fresh rosin - •Tiny poultices ran them hard In pop ular favor. Ocherous red clay, or dirt burned In tha chimney hack, was mixed to very soft mud with apple vinegar, spread an • o i&Sdfc a!! arour.J the gmiry spot, and left there twenty-four hour*. Gouty feet were Incased In It until they looked Ilka the hands of a giant prlae-flgh l*r ready for the ring For gouty anktes the mud was put Into a sock which was then drawn on. and worn sometime* a week. Gouty finger Joints had the lead bandage. made by hammering a bullet thin and flat, then bending It In place with the ends lapping A* tha sw-lllng went down the end* were tapp'd further, thus k'eplng up the pressure which was held to cure. •’May Apple ointment was sovereign for lame bach*, sore shoulder*, and stiff nerlta The fleshy roots were stewed eoft then mashed up In lard, and stewed half a day longer Jt waa a powerful remedy, end needed to be uead with discretion or It would lake off the skin end make an ualv sore Where there was racking or shooting pain, hop-poultices and hop foot baths came into play and certainly did good The hop-poultice area a thin bag half tilled with dry hops, wrung out of boiling water, and laid vaag hot upon tha gouty spot. For the foot.bath a bigger beg of hops want Into the tub. ladling water wae poured In. end the feet steam ed until the water was cool enough for bathing. Grape sap was the cure of cure# for spring gout A vigorous wild grape vine an* cut off any time In March or April, and the flowing sap taught In a wooden vessel. It was an article of faith not to let M touch glass or metal It wae drunk from a gourd, or else from the rim of the pigging. A healthy vine would drip enough eap In a night, to drink all next day, as well as to wet bandages for the sore spot* "There were blftera Innumerable. The best of Ihem w made of wlldeherrv bark, poplar bark, dogwood bark, dan delion root, and hop*, each Infused seen rately. the straining llqu<>r mixed, and added •<> It* own bulk of honest whisky In many eases pokelierrlaa and whisky beat the bitters out of sight. Dry pofce henles were better than fresh ones, and you had to drink three filling up from the same bottle of berries. It was odd—hut the poke-berry whisky made no drunk ards. instead It Kernel to destroy a taale for whisky where It already related, Bought m Wife for ggfl.OOO. From the New Torlx Herald. Aa a preface to her second marriage. Mr* Mamie Gordon Johnson, twenty-one year* old, of 77 Garden atreet, Philadel phia, related a remarkable ratract of her sale to an aged sea captain aa a girl bride for tX.bOb. her escape from him. her Struggle to support herself, and the news of her first husband's death, which made possible the ceremony which to-day unit ed her to Um ancaUieau of her girlhood. Georg* lie grew, twenry.seven year* old, of X William street Pateraoc, N. J . wag the man to whom Mrs Johnson woe to day married, tn Hoboken by Justice of Ihg Peace George Seymour. According lo thalr story, they were de voted to each other as playmate* year* ago In Paterson. When the girl w.ig four teen years old her parents moved to Phil adelphia. One year knar they betrothed her to William Johnson, a retired sea cap tain. slxty-ftve years old Johneon. they say. was wealthy, and of fers.) Mt.aflo to the girl s parents to com pel her to marry him. Bhe still loved Iter hoy sweetheart In Paterson, and refused to tnnrry the old sell until coaflhtaMM in a dark on an exfr*m*ly llmttad diet for three day* compelled her to con sent After the ceremony rapt. Johnson lock ed her up In hi* houae, she aay*. for two day*. Then ahe escaped and went to Chi cago and became a hnuaematd. ft tie wrote to liegraw They renewed • heir chlldhocd hetruthel amt settled l,,wn to welt for her liberty to marry. Mrs Johnson was urged tn get a divorce, but refused (the any* recently she received word that her husband was dead, and came Kaet as quickly a* she could. Bhe met Mr. Degraw In Paterson, and thsy took slaps to b married at one*. Capt. Johnson was a widower, with three children, when he married the girt, and they are contesting Mrs. Degraw's claim for dower in tha estate, which Is said to comprise bond* and considerable money in bank, on the ground that aha was not a faithful and obedlam wife After tha ceremony Mr. aod Mrs Do graw want lo Paterson. 7