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THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS ! 1 Fashions of the Moment A Charming Summer Gown Fully Described by Olivette Up-to-Date Jokes By FRANCES L. 0ARSEDE. T HE long winter and spring months devoted by Daysey Mayme Appleton to instructing spinsters in the care of infants, to fighting for the ballot for mothers, and to relegating to his place among the worms of the dust that monster called Man, had taken the starch out of her amibition and the curl out of her hair. She realized that though it would tall with a crash fatal to its inhabit ants, she must drop the world she was carrying on her shoulders. She must go away from kin and friends, seeking some holy spot of sol itude where she might renew the fagged impulses of her soul, and de cide what degree of blonde would be most becoming to her for next season. "I am going to spend the summed at Lake Skodunk,” she announced one afternoon to her friends. “Oh,” replied seventeen of them, “how nice! We will go with you!” Then immediately they began to seek for railroad pamphlets telling about the beauties of Lake Skodunk, to write for reservations at the hotel, and to pack their trunks. Daysey Mayme is an easy mark among her friends. All women are easy marks among their friends. Or else they have no friends! There was only one thing to do: She must not offend her friends; she must givejip Lake Skodunk. She had found at the last moment, she said when seeing them on their train, that she could not go. She might join them later. Kick-a-poo-by-the-Sea looked good on the map. “I will go to Kick-a- poo-by-the-Sea,” she said, wearily, to a third cousin, “where my soul may commune alone with the sad sea waves/’ The third cousin looked interested. She hurried away to \e\\ the otheT k»n. „ That evening seven cousins, five un cles. eleven aunts and nine in-laws calltd Daysey Mayme to the tele phone. “We think.” each one cried, "that it would be fine to have a fami ly reunion at Kick-a-poo-by-the-Sea, and we are all going with you.” The next day Daysey Mayme Ap pleton was missing, and no one could learn her whereabouts. She had pulled down the blinds to give the impres sion that the house was abandoned for the summer and had locked hersed Every morning she dressed while balancing on one foot on a piano stool in a very small closet, to simulate the experience in the dressing car on a Pullman, and every night she slept on the pantry shelf. „ “In this way,” she said, putting a cinder in her eye, “I experience all the joys of travel and escape my dear rel atives and friends.” Items of Interest Frau* Emma Giehrl. of Munich, daugh ter of a former Bavarian Finance Min ister, has just celebrated a remarkanU jubilee. For fifty years she has not left her sick bed, and to forget her suf ferings and to give pleasure to other people she has during this period writ ten stories of mystery and educational works. Her books for women and in valids form quite a library. At the close of the wedding breakfast a gentleman noted for his lack of tact rose, causing keen anxiety to the bride groom, who knew his failing. “Indies and gentlemen,” he cried, genially, “I propose the health of the bridegroom. May he see many days like this!” Unter Den Linden, the famous Berlin thoroughfare, is 215 feet wide; the King- Btrasse, in Vienna, is 188 feet; the Pari* Grand Boulevard, 122 feet, and the An- drassystrasse, in Budapest, 155 feet wide. Ninety per cent of English people can write, only 27 per cent in Spain, and but 16 per cent in Russia. Nil Desperandum. Percy Parkington arose and brushed the dust from his knees. Then, drawing himself up to his full height, he gazed resentfully upon the farm of Miss Muriel Muggins, who nonchalantly fanned her self the while. “Very well, Miss Muggins,” came in bitter tones from Percy. “Oh, very well! You have spurned me, it is true! Indeed, you have spurned me twice! But, though despair eats my heart, I shall not die! 1 mean to go into the busy world. I will fight! I will win! My name shall become known and my riches shall become envied—” “Pardon me for interrupting you, Mr. Parkington,” interjected Miss Muggins, “but. when you have accomplished all that you may try me again.” Professional* Rivalry. Everything in the street was dim and quiet, for the thoroughfare was in a highly respectable neighborhood, and the hour was 2 a. m. !n fact, save for a stray, wandering cat, and a constable, now rounding a corner in the far dis tance, there were no signs of life or animation anywhere. William Sikes stepped out from the shadow of a frledly tree, glanced fur tively around him, and then assisted Tom Crooke, his bosom friend and part ner, to alight from the drawing room window of No. 63. "Well, old pal, what luck?" he whis- pered. “No luck at all.” growled Tom. ”The bloke what likes there is a lawyer.” William looked apprehensive. “Then ow much ave you lost? be Walker had accompanied his wife on an excurison to the realms of bargains, and in the enormous building, with its many departments, Mad become separ ated from his better half. For an hour at least he remained lounging impatiently at the Junction of many ways, where lifts, stairs and pas sages met, and then, tired and angry, he approached an irreproachable shop walker. “Sir,” he said to the frock-coated and suave attendant, in tones of righteous indignation, “I've lost my wife.'' Back came the reply, with stunning force: “Third floor over the bridge for the mourning department!” • * * It was in a country village that tha swain had proposed for the hand of the village beauty, and had been ac cepted. He had bought the engagement ring and was hurrying to the home of his adored one. A friend stopped him to make inquiry concerning his haste. “Hullo, there. Bob! Is there a fire?” “Yos,” replied Bob, with what breatii he had left, “my heart’s on fire and I'm going now to ring the village belle.” Peter Burrowes, a well-known mem ber of the Irish bar, was on one occa sion counsel for the prosecution at an important trial for murder. Burrowes had a severe cold and opened his speech with a box of lozenges in one hand and In the other a small pistol bullet by which the man had met his death. Be tween the pauses of his address he kept supplying himself with a lozenge. But at last, in the very middle of a high falutin’ period, he stopped. His legal chest heaved, his eyes seemed starting from his head, and in a voice tremu lous with fright he exclaimed: “Oh-h-h! Gentlemen, gentlemen, I’ve swallowed the bul-let!” * * * "Mr. Chairman,” said the orator, who had already occupied the platform for twenty minutes, amid many interjec tions from the audience. “Mr. Chair man, may I appeal on a point of order? There is really so much resultory con versation going on in parts of the hall that it is impossible for me to hear a word I am saying.” Voice from the back of the hall: “Don't be downhearted You’re not missing much.” Just Sampling It. For a long time the pale-faced man regarded the sandwich on the counter before him suspiciously. At length he carefully lifted off the top slice of bread, took out a piece of ham, ate it, and re placed as before. In a few seconds be again removed the top piece, ex tracted another piece of meat this time, and replaced the top again; and again the performance was repeated until the I ham had gone. A bystander tapped him on the shoulder. “Excuse me," said the inquisitive one, “but why don’t you eat up your sandwich, instead of picking at it in that fashion?” "Well, you see,” whispered back the other, glaring around suspiciously. “I can not very well eat it. It isn’t my sandwich.” WOMEN FIGHT IN STREET. Dr. J. Robert Smith, house physi cian at the Kimball Hotel; Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Ina McNeil, of No. 299 Forrest avenue, a saleswoman at a downtown store, engaged in a strug gle in front of the Park-Chainbers- Hardwick store on Peachtree street Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, when Mrs. Smith found her husband with Mrs. McNeil. In the melee Mrs. McNeil received a slight cut on her arm, and Mrs. Smith claims, also she gave her a black eye. During the trouble a bot tle of what is supposed to have been carbolic acid was thrown by one of the participants, but none of them will admit throwing it. Dr. Smith de clares he did not see the acid thrown, and Mrs. Smith will not say whether she threw it or not. H ERR is a little summer costume that may be truly called a “con fection,” though we generally prefer not to use that gastronomic term in the description of even the'dreams of the sartorial realm. White or shell pink Is the foundation of heavy grade china or shantung silk. There Is an eight-inch slit over the left ankle, and all about the hem tiny pink wild roses are set at equal intervals. The overskirt is of wide shadow lac-e, falling to the knees at the front and lengthening some eight Indies under the caught-in drapery at the back. A garland of the roses peeks from under this, and another surmounts the wide girdle and rises to meet the square-cut vest of filmy white chif fon. Both waist and puff sleeves are of the lace, and another garland of the dear little wild roses nestles under the sleeve at the elbow. The hat is a great round white Neapolitan, covered with frill after frill of white accordion plaited maline, with a monster pink rose crush ing in all the filminess at the left. Dainty white slippers and silk stockings, and a filmy parasol with a wide border of chiffon printed in great pink roses, complete an abso lutely Ideal summer costume. HEAT WAVE IN WEST. CHICAGO, July 17—The Middle West still is in the grip of a heat wave. Kansas points suffered most to-day, the mercury ranging between 100 and 112 over the State. Four deaths and a score of prostrations were reported from Kansas City, Two died at Omaha. HAYDEN NOT NAMED. WASHINGTON, July 17.—Attorney General McReynolds to-day denied that Thomas S. Hayden had been se lected to succeed former District At torney McNab, of San Francisco. McReynolds said so many protests had been filed that no action would be taken until a thorough investigation had been made. SHORTAGE IS ALLEGED. WASHINGTON, July 19.—Acting Comptroller of the Currency Kane to day announced that the First Na tional Bank, of Lafayette, Ga., has been closed by National Bank Ex aminer Thomas C. Dunlap, with the authority of the board of directors, on account of a large shortage which makes the bank insolvent Mr. Kane says he has not received a detailed report of the condition of the bank. Mr. Dunlap has been ap pointed receiver. In a telegram from Mr. Dunlap Mr. Kane is advised that steps have been taken to make an arrest. WOULDN’T CHANGE SHIRT. JERSEY CITY, July 17—In her suit for divorce, Mrs. Louisa Peter son, of Fast Rutherford, declared that her husband’s refusal to change hia shirt should- be considered cruel and inhuman treatment.* Couldn’t Understand It. Local “Terrier:” “Well, uncle, how do I look as a soldier?” Farmer Giles: “Foine, my boy! But blessed if Oi can think ’ow yer git them twisted trousers on!” 51000 Reward. great, Successful ' Monthly" Com pound. Safely relieves the lonieat, batlnatr, abnormal cases In 3 to » flays No pain or interference with work Mall $1.60. Strength $2.00. Booklet FREE. Write to* A 'l' 'huuiliiLguwi Remedy Co., $15 Main 8L f Daysey Mayme And Her Folks