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12 H TTEAftST’S SUNT)AT AMERICAN AMERICAN'S SPECIAL FOREIGN NEWS -ATLANTA, DECEMBER 21, 1913 NEW SILHOUETTE CONQUERS ! PARIS WORLD OF FASHION Filmy Black Silk Now Affected in the Afternoon With Thinnest of Lingerie. Yet Way Be Seen Together in the Streets of Rome, Observers Predict. RELATIONS MUCH FRIENDLIER American Archbishop Sees Vindi cation in Recent Italian Po litical Developments. By CAMILLO Cl AN FARR A. Special Cable to The American. ROME!, Dec. 20.—Will the present generation of Italian* sea the Pope of the Catholic Church arm In arm with hla old foe, the Kin* of Italy, after •a enraity lasting more than 40 yeare? TxmX now a number of Italian Oath. etVie maintain that a reconciliation between the Holy Hee and the Italian ©tat© la altogerner possible and that the startling proposal advanced by Monslgnor Rossi Archbishop of Udine, tending to solve the Roman question In a way that would please both parties Involved, Is nothing but a good symptom of the more friendly attitude the Vatican hae assumed to ward the Italian Government. In order to understand fully the great Importance of Archbishop Ros si's proposal, It mu*t be explained that for 43 year# the Holy See has uninterruptedly claimed that Rome belongs to the Pope and that no pow er could take the city away from the Vicar of Christ on earth without com mitting an act of political piracy. Relations More Friendly. Consequently, relations between ttie 5fo!y See and the Italian nation have been anything but cordial, and not even diplomatic Intercourse has exist ed. Of late, however, relatione be tween the Vatican and the Italian Oovemmenf have become, thongh un official. of a more friendly nature. Following the passage of the universal suffrage law, both the state and the church feared the return to Ihtrlln- fnent of a large number of Socialists and Radicals, whose political plat form contained a number of reforms ,|iot only against the established order g»f things, but against the church as •well. An alliance between the liberals And Clericals was deemed necessary, and the result was that the f'lerica's were ordered to support those can didates who signed the so-called G*n- tllon! agreement, muly which they pledged themselves to oppose all leg islation tending to Introduce divorce Into Italy or exclude from the pri mary school* religious teaching. The alliance between the Catholics • nd the liberals, besides proving 't- •elf more than satisfactory from the Government’s point of view, had also the effect of opening the eyes of the Vatican to the vast benefits which would reirnlt from a more friendly un derstanding between the civil and re ligious powers of the state Arch bishop Rossi, In the course of h1s lec ture la Milan, aaid that one of the ways of solving the Roman question was to Internationalize the law guar anteeing the sovereign rights of the head of the church over the Leonine City—that 1s, the Vatican and sur rounding grounds Proposal Mark* Epoch. The proposal, besides representing an epoch-making departure In Vati can polities, Is at the same time a recognition of the program of the modernists. It Is remarked here that the first to consider himself vindicated •by Archbishop Rossi’s proposal 1a Archbishop Ireland, of Pt. Paul, who years ago forfeited his right to the red hat for having entertained simi lar ideas By LA RACONTEUSE. ' Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 20.—Christmas, which j Is almost upon us. sees the complete victory of the new silhouette, which has conquered slowly but surely, crushing all life out of our poor little I revolt. We neither grumble, smile nor make sarcastic comments any longer, but are once more the meek, willing slaves of the whims of la j mode. Without a murmur we are wearing sloping shoulders, square waists, bal loon hips and everything else which we ridiculed and shook our heads at six months ago. The new line has conquered. It no longer rules only In the clinging ma terials of evening dresses, but every where; In the duvetyn of the prom enade dress, as In the velvet and molree of the tango gown. The new silhouette la everybody's. You rnav even buy it ready made In the big department stores and at once submit to the law of transmu tation. That is to say, that you may buy a gown cut In such a way that the moment vou put it on you become Just as sloping at top, us square in the waist and as narrow at the bot tom as the new line demands, and. what Is more, if you look at yourself In the mirror you smile contentedly and feel proud and happy to be up to date and smart and you pretend not to hear the thin little voice that whisper* Into your ear; "My dear girl, don’t you see what a monkey you are?” We are all In black, filmy, breezy black silk In the afternoon now In or der not to get overheated In the hot rooms where we drink tea or dance. In private houses or one of the nu merous restaurants made Into tango ballrooms. The tango bacillus runs riot In our veins and the bridge tables are de serted, for It Is not only the young people who are dancing. Oh, no! The modern grandmother Is net old or backward; she dances tango pas sionately, happy at this new form of exercise, which Is far more pleasant than the tedious gymnastics, and the fashionable doctor who tells his older patients that, tango Is an Ideal pre server of youth, I* a wise man who knows what Is expected of him. Jn the afternoon, then, tout le monde Is dressed for tango. Black predominates, but you may wear ra ven blue, brown or elephant gray. The skirt Is short and slashed to the knee, because without this any move ment would be Impossible. The waist is made from rnallne or lace, through which you se^ the silk ribbons of the lingerie, and it 1s trimmed with lace ruches or naroW fur edgings and In the renter of your belt, which Is very Jow, you wear an enormous velvet flower In the strongest shade of red, green or yellow. These fairy flowers are le dernier crl of fashion and the amazing speed they shoot up In the hothouses of la mode. To finish our tango costume, we put on very thin silk stockings, In the color of the gown and exceedingly high-heeled shoes, tied with ribbons around the ankle. Our sleeves are short and we wear gloves to the *1- bow, In dull light colors, and little hags of velvet with monograms In diamonds. PARIS COMPLAINS STYLES ARE STOLEN BY CAMERAS Can Not Bell Gowns in New York Because They Are Already Known There. Speotal Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 20.—Pirating of their latest creations, by means of photog raphy, lg the bitter cry of the Paris couturier© to-day. What Is to be done to put a stop to it Is the prob lem which Is puzzling the brains of the leading houses of the trad© here. The other day a delegation of the dressmakers laid their grievances be fore M. Hennlon, the new Prefect of Police, th© successor to the famous Deplne. They took th© opportunity of asking him what he was going to do to prevent the photographers from carsylng on their wholesale reproduc tions of th© dressmakers’ works of art. Hennlon was In a fix. He did not see how he could interfere with the photographic artists and th© meeting concluded In the usual fNay of such affairs—"put It In writing and It will be considered." Afterward M. Beschoff-David, a famous couturier©, had something to say on th© subject. Th© grievance, he said, had been going on for a long time. If© himself had been a suf ferer. "We supply models to & large num ber of firms In America and else where. These firms have complained to us that our models ar© no longer secret and have often been seen in photographs, which go the round of the Illustrated papers in various countries. Some weeks ago a big commission agent in New York sent me back a model, th© pric© of which was $250. "It was no us© to him, because he had seen a photograph of it a week before. Afc his customers, th© New' York dressmakers, had also seen the photograph, they were not going to buy th© model from him either. "This Is why w© want to stop the photographing of our models in public.” Japan Again Roused By Immigration Ban Special Cable to Th© Arnerlcan. LONDON, Dec. 20 A dispatch to The Times from Toklo says; "There are already signs of resent ment against the proposed Immigra tion legislation in th© United States, with a reported provision against th© admission of aliens not entitled to citizenship. "The Government is awaiting par ticulars, and, while depreciating pop ular excitement, Is prepared. If nec essary, to communicate its objections Informally, if the measure Involve* discrimination, veiled or unveiled. Church Strike On in Germany Is Serious Special to The American. BPTRIilN, Deo. W.—The growth of ths agitation for a "universal strike” against the Church Is causing serious concern among German religious dig nitaries. The Immediate aim of the movement is to encourage secession©, which have already r©ache«d very considerable pro portions from the established State Church. Person© who renounce thslr religious affiliations escape paying the church tax. 25% Discount on Holiday Goods For the remaining days of the shopping season we offer all holiday articles at a special discount of 1-4 off. We still have on display an exclusive assortment of exquis ite Christmas novelties, but not wishing to carry over any articles, we offer this spec ial inducement to those wishing attractive gifts at interesting prices. NL. E. Browne Decorating Co. 90 N. Forsyth Street. AMERICAN EIRLTO BLACK (HARMEUSE COSTUME LDND1NDQNEWITH RUSSIA AGAIN IS LAST WORD IN TANGO GOWNS TABLEAUX BALLS Miss Hattie HutcHmon, of Wash ington, Is to Become Mr*. W. C. Paleologue. Special Cable to The American. IW)NDON, Dee. 20.- -The engate- ment la announced <n Miss Hattie Hutchinson, elil :H daughter of the lale Mr and Mrs. John Hutchinson, of Washington and New York, and Major W. C, Paieologue, of the Indian army. The major Is a llneaJ descendant of an old Greek royal family, while Miss Hutchinson Is the eldest of three charming sisters, who have lived in London for several seasons. The three sisters are spending the Christmas holiday* In Switzerland, but will return to London at the end of January to prepare for the wed ding, which will take place In March. Special Cable to The American. I/JNDON, Dec. 24.—Nearly every ■mart dressmaker In London Is busy creating tango gowns, and some of the prettiest are being made for sev eral young actresses for private wear. One which has Just been made for Miss Mabel Hussell is charming as well as original. It Is fashioned of black eharmeuse, split up a little In the front, and has an Immensely long train which springs from the back and side and tapers to the narrowest point possible. This long train is caught up to the hand with a little loop and has a wonderfully graceful effect with the swing and dip of the figure Jvhen the wearer Is dancing. It Is lined with the softest of black plcot edged crepe de chine, which Is point, as naturally much In evidence. Over this Is a fasdnatlfig crisp lit tle crinoline tunic of gold net, worked In a handsome design of gold foil, edged with gold lacs. The little tunic stands well out on either side, parting In the center, while over It Is drawn a drapery of.black eharmeuse. This la caught upfunder the belt and turned over In a kind of Neapolitan point, which Is drawn Into a sheath If bright drake's-neck blue plaited skirt, bordered with gold. From this falls a huge blue silk tassel worked In gold. The belt Is a lovely combination of the palest crocua yellow and shaded drake’s-neck blue crepe, the colors melting Into one another, while above It rises a kimono of pale gold tulle over blonde lace sleeves. very Important the doublur i, Ust Qne Such a Financia | Fail ure That Society Has De cided to Give No More. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Lady Muriel Paget and her associates are making a desperate effort to retrieve the fortunes of the Picture Ball by the series of tableaux which will be re peated at the Gaiety Theater next Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Picture Ball sounded the knell of these gorgeous charity fancy dressed balls. It was generally voted boring and was a ghastly financial frost. Albert Hall, where It was never more than two-thirds full, and so much money was expended In get ting up the tableaux that there Is a serious deficit to bo made up. Orthodox Bishops Lecture In the Churches, Saying Beilis Cause Proves Ritual Killings Go On. Special Cable to The American. ST. PETERSBURG, Deo. 2IL-JWlth the active oo-operatlon of the Gov ernment, the reactionary organ lx*, tlona here have launched a grandiose Jew-baltlng campaign. The Orthodox (dreek Catholic) Bishops of Rlasan and Irkutsk are conducting dally lectures tn thetr churches, maintaining that the Belli* trial In Kiev had established thor oughly the fact that Jews do commit "ritual murder*” of Christian chil dren. MAKE HER HAPPY XMAS MORN! Here How! THIS $600 PLAYER-PIANO, USED ONLY IN DEMON STRATING, SPECIAL ... This is a Xmas opportunity to put musio in your home at a Bargain Price. You can buy It now—right—and on almost your own terms. , $340 40 Rolls of Music—Free Membership to our 5,000 Music Roll Library—Bench and Scarf. We guarantee these prioes $100 to $200 lower than any Piano House in Atlanta. If we can not prove it, wiil donate any piano in our store to charity. Here Are the Prices on the Famous EVERETT PIANOS That Tell the Entire Story $900 Everett Grand, CARA Mahogany, slightly used w $750 Everett Grand, Ebony, shopworn $800 Everett Upright, Mahogany, used $500 $500 $550 Everett Upright $600 Player-Piano, used in demonstrating $390 $340 $600 New Players, Mahogany, Walnut, Oak^^f J, ^#%| PLAYER MUSIC 25- CENTS ON THE DOLLAR -w y The Lease of the Manning llano Co. Has Gone! We Must Vacate NOW! USED PIANOS $25 TO $130 Maybe you want a good used piano. Come in while picking is good—-$25 and up to $130 are the prices on second-hand pianos. Well, we have them and many other like values in OUR CLOSING OUT SALE now going on at 52 N. Pryor St. Your opportunity to buy a piano of a reliable manufacturer, and practically name your own price, is now afforded you. Ten Everett Pianos are included in this stock. Think of it—“One of the Three Great Pianos of the World” being sacrificed to the price of an ordinary standard piano. This is only an example to show you the remarkable price-saving we are now offering. The Apollo, Harvard, Dayton, Schultz John S Corl Cote, Wegman, Starr and Werner; in fact, our entire stock. Nothing reserved. Must be sold before the end of the year. Remember—there are no higher grade pianos made than those sold by this house. A guarantee backed^ by a million-dollar, paid-in capital stock with every piano sold. ' Our proposition should sell you. Buy now and have it delivered Christmas. OPEN NIGHTS UNTIL 9 O’CLOCK. Manning Piano Company 52 North Pryor Street Make Your Own Price on Any Piano. Buy on Credit; Pay as You Please WRITE—PHONE—WIRE W© will pay your railroad fare. We will sertd ypu a piano or player on approval. We want this to b e the most jnuslca! Cnrlstmas mom that ever dawned in A tlanta. Don’t let your house fall down in ttys ambition. Buy at once while this greatest and last of opportunities is yours. Don’t forget that we pay yeur railroad fare to come h ere and get a piano or player for Christmas. RICHMOND, STARR, WERNER, GERMAN-AMERICAN, HARVARD, REMINGTON PIANOS Across from Lowrv Bank —! 1