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SUNDAY, SEPT. 27.
A Week With Bookmakers And Magazine Writers
(BOOKS (REVIEWED
A Spirit in Prison, by Robert Hich
ens. New York. Harper 4 Bros
Price, $1.50.
What power is it that Robe't Hieb
ens has that enables him t charm
us and bewitch us and transport us
magically Into his own land of beauty
and delight? Be the power what it
may, we welcome it, for these "far,
'air foreign lands" to which he takes
his readers are all lovely beyond com
pare, and they are made ours so long
as the wondrous spell of the rapidly
turned pages endures. Some year or
more ago it was to Sicily that we
were carried on the wings of Hichens'
genius, and there our interests be
came absorbed in a man and a woman
who had married for love's sake, and
who lead a life of golden dreams in
the ideal seclusion of an island kiss
el by a sun warming to more ardor
than that granted the people of more
northerly climes. Prom this earthly
Paradise the woman is called to the
bedside of an ill friend, and the man,
in whose veins runs a strain of Sicil
ian blood, responds to "The Call of
the Blood,” and the result Is tragedy.
His secret is guarded by two men who
are very close to the wife, and the
story leaves her devoted to his sacred
memory.
Once more are we now introduced
to this splendid “Hermione," who for
sixteen years has been so faithful to
a false ideal. W 7 hat is really a sequel,
although it is a story complete in it
self, opens on an island near Naples
where the widow and her young
daughter live under the careful guard
ianship of the faithful Gaspare and
in the sometimes companionship of
Emile Artois, a French writer who
has for years been the family's dear
est friend. Gradually both men
waken to a realization of the fact that
the ignorance in which they keep
Hermione is really the wall of a pris
on against the harsh restrictions of
which her once-happy spirit is help
lessly beating its wings. Through ac
cident, there comes to ner a part re
alization of her dead husband’s dis
loyalty, and the half knowledge al
most brings about madness. It is
then that her two faithful friends best
serve her in making her understand
the whole truth, some of it terrible
and some of it beautiful as they see
it. All through the situation is com
plicated by the striking personality
of the daughter and by the appear
ance on the scene of one w'ho stands
in almost as dear a relation. The
daughter naturally has lovers, and
they lend color to a situation that Is
colorful enough as it is; but for the
most part the story has to deal with
the warring of the older woman's spir
it. and with the final triumph of a
love in which she finds the fulfillment
of all her desires.
As a study of a temperament, “A
fnirit in Prison" finds the strongest
expression of its power, but It con
tains much else that recommends it
to readers of several different, classes,
and it adds materially to Mr Hich
ens' reputation as a writer of distinc
tion and marvelously portentous
charm.
Women, Their Work And Worries In The Ways of The World.
When You Should Wear It
Now that you have told us some
thing of the desirability of certain
fashions or certain toilets for cer
tain seasons, why not. have somethin;;
to say along the line of the cos
tumes appropriate for certain hours
ol the day.”
This is the request that, has Just
been received, and that will be re
sponded to in as satisfactory a man
ner as possible, which does not mean
being very satisfactory at best since
the average Augusta woman is a
power unto nerselt when it comes to
dressing, a power that recognizes as
its own perogative a right to chos ■
for hours and seasons what is per
sonally most pleasing. Still, the Au
gusta woman is nothing if not fash
ionable, and she cannot fail to be
more or less interested in what the
greatest powers that be among the
makers of fashions decree as t In
correct thing for morning, afternoon
and evening.
These great ones, than whom there
is no higher court of appeal, say (hut
for shopping there must be chosen a
tailored gown butlt on very severe
lines, preferably snort as to skirt and
nntrtmmed as to jacket. With this
1.; worn a silk or linen shirt-waist al
so tailored and very severe, except
that the individual fancy is permit
ti d to express itself in the belt and
tie which may be plain or ornate, as
the wearer wishes. The hat shou d
be small and close fitting and a!
ways accompanied by a veil that com
pletely covers the face and keeps tie
1 air in order. The shoes must be of
the thick soled, tow heeled variety,
since the French heeled thin shoes
are as inapnroprlate with a coqtum •
of this kind as a feather-trimim <1
picture hat.
For morning wear in the house
there ia a wide choice varying from
cotton to siik. The woman of small
means and an inborn penchant fo.*
exquisite cleanliness has all her lit
tie house dresses made of cotton tha
does not shirk the tub In the win
ter these are of the heavier ging
hams. while they are of calicoes or
muslins In (be .u,mmer. Most of
these dresses are made In one piece
and frequently have gamps of white
tucked lawn. l,'nder no clrcum
smaesrs U It permissahle for a wo
man te wear her klmona or oven the
most elaborate negligee outside of
her room.
The Riverman, by Stewart Edward
White. New York. The McClure
Company. Price, $1.50.
The breezy freshness that charac-!
terizes all of the stories written by '
Mr. Stewart Edward White permeates
this tale of a strong man who begins
his business career as a riveruion and
who conquers not only the stream
down which are run Ills logs, but who
,Is the victorious hero also in the
game of love, in which he Is so dead
ly In earnest and in the battle of wits
| for which he is prepared tin,a, by
character and intuition than by ex
perience.
A picturesque figure this Jack Orde, j
and one that we are told was com
mon enough on our waterways in the
early seventies of the last century, i
at which time tho story opens; but
it is doubtful if the world has ever
made many men as steadfast and true
as this splendid product of the young I
West who is triumphantly successful J
by might of fight and of rare ability..
and whose strength makes for many i
people a much better place of the j
world In which they live. But it Is
not the man alone that makes the j
book worth while, or even Ills tender
romance or his adventuers out in the i
great world of affairs. It has a dis
tinct value because of its faithful por
trayal of phases of life rather un
familiar to the Easterner or Southern
er, or even the Westerner, of this day
! and generation. The life Jack Orde
and his associates led is vivid and
| genuine to us because it Is painted by
a master hand, and because it has in
- it all the elements of nature and the
j art that is so cunningly disguised as
to be what amounts almost to an im-.
provement on nature.
| The Blotting Book, by E. F. Benson.
New York. Doubleday, Page 4 Co.
Price, sl.
The author of "Dodo,” “Sheaves”
and other- more or less pretentious
I novels has taken unto himself an en
| tirely new field In his latest book
which is a detective story written in
so finished and polished a style as en
courages us to believe that the writ
ing of the always welcome detective
tale is a fine art that is no longer
despised by even the most serious
1 minded writers.
The story is that of a mysterious
crime for which an entirely innorent
young man is arrested, and for which
ho would unquestionably be punished
on circumstantial evidence were It not
for the cleverness of his counsel, aim
•he evidence of a blotting pad which
incriminates the real murderer. The
action of the plot is rapid and clear,
and is not-too-numerous complications
hold the reader’s spellbound interest
until the startling denouement is
■ reached.
The Housekeeper's Week, by Marion
Harland. Indianapolis. The Bobbs-
Merrill Company. Price $1.50 net.
Talk about the excitement of the
| great detective story or the absorb
| ing interest of the novel with a pur
For afternoon wear iu the house
the favorite material for the trailing
one-piece gown is soil wool, and it is
trimmed either with laee or with
soutache.
For afternoon wear out-of-doors,
the dressy tailor suit answers every
requirement, although when ,1 woman
has a carriage she may attire her
self as gorgeously as may be for at
ternoon functions.
Low-cut gowns with short sleeves
are always appropriate for home
wear after six and for private par
ties, hilt there is an ever-stronger
growing tendency to wear emly high
cut gowns at the theatre or for din
ners In the public dining rooms of
the; hotels anjl cases. Large picture
hats may he appropriately .worn with
any evening gowns, provided they are
always removed when they interfere
with the comfort of others at thei
theatre.
For motoring a long cloak is an ab
solute essential. Id winter this
should he of fur Or fur-llued. and In
, summer the' material may he of inen
or silk, preferably raw, or tusso. sill'.
The motor hood is now more popular
than the hat, since It necessitates Un
weaving of only (me small laca vet
over the face and obviates the ne
cessity of the motorist swathing her
self in countless yards of chlflon veil
ing. New boots for winter wear are
entirely of cloth with only the soles
and the pipings of leather.
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For tennis, golfing and similar out
door sports, a plainly made one-piece
dress of rough silk is preferr-d, as i
does got. muss or wriuble like
r torched goods, and It washes as wr II
as does linen. The only kind of cor
set that cun be worn with comfort
! is a short girdle.
For funerals one should always he
quietly dressed, preferably In black
! or some dark color.
The only correct garb for the bu*l
-1 ness woman in the ofTce or In-hind
j the counter Is a dark skirt and Jars
j el with a tailored shirt-waist having
j a stiff, linen color. H. F.
LATE3T'HINTS FROM PARIS
The producers and Importers are
| already Inviting the critical to view
the daring garments which they plan
[to lay before us within the coming
month Literally nothing else Is
1 talked ol but the radical changes
pose! Why, all this is absolutely both |
ing in comparison with the absorp j
tiou attendent upon the reading of j
"The Housekeeper's Week." Here j
we are taught everything we have
always wanted to know, from the best
way to bake bread and buy meat to
the only proper plan for keeping our
stoves polished and our shoes blight.
This is essentially a great ency
clopedia of household Information.
As the author's Complete Cook Book
is an exhaustive manual for the k.tcli
en, so this new volume covers the
whole supplementary range of house
keeping. It contains directions on a
thousand and one matters of inter
est and importance to the housewife,
compactly set forth, readily found,
reasonable, moderate, scientific, satis
tying.
The arrangement of the material
is one of the book's best features,
and that is saying a good deal. Tile
plan of naming tho chapters for the
days of the week and giving instruc
tions in each for the kind of work
sacredly set aside by the housekeep
er's unwritten law for that particular
day is not only clever hut practical
as well.
Thus, in the six chapters devoted
to Monday and Tuesday, every phasy
of washing and ironing receives at
tention. It would be impossible to
; find elsewhere such thorough and
such sensible directions on the prep
aration of clothes for the laundry, the
removal of stains, the method of
WITH OCTOBER MAGAZINES
The October Metropolitan.
The public is expressing more In
terest In aeroplane flight than in any
thing else just at present. The Oc
tober Metropolitan Magazine opens
with an Important article on “The
Aeroplane and Its Future," by Her
bert Farman, the celebrated French
aviator who has held so many rec
ords. Anything that Mr. Farman says
on this subject Is naturally of vital
importance. The same number has
the beginning of a two-part story,
"Saint Luke’s Summer," by Mary
Cholmondeloy. The second and last
paper on Osteopathy, by Dr. K. M.
Downing, is another strong feature,
while Jackson Cross contributes a
fascinating paper on “The Romance
of Piracy.”
Among the other art Idea and
stories in this number, there are sev
eral worthy of mention, namely: “The
Fool and the Idiot," by Maarten Maar
tens; "Between the Battle Lines,"
by Sally Royoe Wfer; "Nugget’s
Churcli,” by Frank H. Sweet; "Motor
ing Through the F.nglish Villages,"
by Ekin WaUick; "Red Tape." by
Will Adams;" Stories of the Fur-
Bearers," by Charles Livingston Bull,
and "North of Sixty-five," by Edward
Marshall.
"Everybody’s” Fiction.
The October number of Everybody's
contains a notable collection of stories
and verse. Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
contributes "Something that Happen
ed In October," a strong story of the
Maine woods —a story that has mys-
which will positively appear in wo-1
men's dress. K very where the word ,
in dressmaking and manufacturing i
circles is, "Have you seen the new
Empire dross? What do v*u t.hinl.
of it? How do you think it will
take?" Probably not one woman In
ton thousand, without haling soon the
new gowns, can even fancy their ut
tor impossibility. Not onlv are they
impossible >n ho score of modesty
i— ‘ reprehensible on the ground of
taste. They are entirely Impracti
cal for the ordinary purposes of life,
and could not, even with modi lira
tions, set-ve for anything but display
purposes.—Harper's Bazar.
PARIS DECREES THAT FASHION
SHALL SHRINK
Skirts, Coats and Bleevcs are Growing
Tighter.
For one who is well versed In the
! modern science of dross It Is a fairly
'easy matter to single out the fash
ions that are to exercise the greatest
| influence during the next months,
l says Mrs. Osborn, In the October De-
I ltneator.
This Autumn the lsses arc clearly
defined: they are the skirt, the sleeve
.and the armhole.
The sheath skirt is no longer a de
batable questioa It Is an established
fact. It Is the foundation of all gowns
that have any aspirations towards
beauty and elegance, and even the
troucur rkirt and the skirt of the
tailor-made suit are built In accor
dant • with the ahenth Idea
Hbeves are almost as diversified
as skirts, though they all follow one
distinct tendency. They are long and
very small, fitting the arm clos'ly as
j possible. The deep Japanese a rip hole
Is rapidly disappearing, hut the body
; ami-sleeve-In-one Idea Is retained
For gowna of a certain kind the arm
hole Is under a cloud and all sorts of
expedients are resorted to to avoid It
The flat shoulder Is one of the most
- characteristic fashions of the sea
! sou
Coat sleeves have' practically no
fulness at the top and Just escape
being uncomfortably tight. Many of
thi in button on a slanting line from
the wrist to the elbow, and the hard
line over the hand Is relieved hv a
soft lace frill or ruche, such as are
worn Indifferently at. the top or hot
tom of the high collars of the new
bodices
The coat that Is moat In keeping
wttb the present trend of fashion Is
| the Incroyable, with squars fronts
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
j soaking, the use of washing fluids,
I bluing and starching, tho washing of
■ woolens, ironing, etc.
Wednesday is devoted to baking,
with recipes for making old-fashioned
: yeasi and instructions on mixing and
: the use of the oven.
Thursday, as cleaning day, Is de
voted to all the methods of removing
dirt from clothing, carpets and fur
Initure, with an exhaustive discussion
, of dry-cleaning.
Under Friday is treated the exterm
ination of household pests, vermin.
! etc., by now and simple methods. In
deed, not a single recipe suggested
in “The Housekeeper's Week” con
tains anything but the simplest ma
terials and materials within the reach
of every one.
Saturday Is concerned with “The
, Cure of Furniture and Household
' Utensils," and fills three long chap
tors.
Sunday, with the subhead "Works
of Necessity and Mercy," embraces
! information ou domestic materia
medica, home surgery, etc.
By virtue of the excellence of its
; instructions, the fulness of Its con
'tents, the attractiveness of Its form
and its convenience for ready refer
enoe, "The Housekeeper's Week" Is
j Indispensable to every housekeeper.
|lt is the only adequate and uuthori
| tative work of the sort In existence,
i crowning Marlon Harland'a lifelong
I labors in behalf of the home.
tery and power and "creepiness"
about it. “The Hiding of Black Bill,"
a Western tale of a real "hold-up
man" who doesn’t, miss any tricks, Is
told by o. Henry in his most whim
sical style. '
Zona Gale has a story of the West
—"The Big Wind." But it might have
been placed any where, for it has a
general application and a pathos thill
is irresistible. Harrison Rhodes brings
tho story of Mr. Johnny Fairchild of
Akron to a lilting close in “A New
Hoad to tho Altar'— perhaps the most
ingenious of the series. "The Man
at Key West,' by Carter Goodloe,” and
"The Anecdote," a story by Konnett
Harris, that leaves one in doubt
whether to laugh or cry first, con
elude the list of fiction.
Grace Hazard Conkllng has "The
Exile,’ and Arthur Stringer "Dusk
In the Barren Grounds," two poems
of exceptional charm; while “Under
the Spreading Chestnut Tree" there
is to be found a goodly share of the
seasonable fruit.
Alnslee's.
Ainslee's for October Is an extrnor
dlnary magazine, because every one
of Its dozen or so stories has a flavor
of freshness and originality that takes
them all out. of the familiar and
beaten paths which have become so
i monotonous. They are all different,
in atmosphere, point of view, plot,
| characters and development from well
known types. And at the same time
they are filled with a realism that
I makes them Intensely Interesting.
that close just above the waistline,
cutaway sides, wide revers and a high
collar. I sa(f,one of the kind recently In
powder blue serge w ith a heavy
diagonal wale fully a quarter of an
Inch wide. The levers and collar
were of black satin heavily soutaohed,
and the fronts were closed with six
or eight braided frogs and barrel
shaped braided buttons.
The long, straight, half-fitted coat
retains Its popularity by virtue of Its
usefulness. This year the hack Is :t
little flatter and the sleeves consld
erably smaller than formerly. Prac
tlcally the only other change that
has been made in It Is the trimming
bands that run from the shoulder
down the front and back, turn at
right, angles a little below the hips
and meet under the arm. forming a
square panel Into which Is set a
great Louis XIV pocket. It Is merely
a clever device in trimming, but It
Is most effective.
TO KEEP besY's MILK ..ARM
Lover a hot water hag with pm- of
outing flannel in which there Im
been made a pocket about the size of
the baby's bottle. When going to
bed till the bottle ns usual, and pise--
II In the pocket. Then fill the water
bag with hot water and put It at tin
bottom of the baby's crib, covering
it with a blanket. When 'he baby
wakes for its bottle in the night the
milk will he ready iu an Instant.
TO PRESERVE WALL PAPER.
a piece or pretty Japanese malting
was carelully tacked to tiie wall In
biud the couch so that Its lower edgi
Just reached the baseboard. At tie
upper edge of the malting a narrow
gilt picture molding was tacked
When the couch and pillows were In
place the effect was very pb-aslug.
THE STARTLING EMPIRE GOWNS
bucti color combinations as Napo
Icon blue lights and slippers with a
butt cloth dress, or green und'-i
champagne color, or, ag'ln, olqn
color itndi r mole (bad'-s, are among
the combination* shown In the nd
vane* Importation*. It 1* hut fair
to say that thr costumes brought to
•America urr by no means so modi
as the photographs shown In th>- In-.'
Issue of the Bazar. They ar<- di
rectly reproduc'd on the bill-board*
which occa*l<»alJjf herald 'ln a
proaeh of burlesque Amazons Ncer
iheless, they urn sure to lifted He
style* of the next few month; V-t
| llcoats, for example, will be reduce!
Conducted
BY ELLA B. ARGO
NOTES AND COMMENT.
"THE MEANING OF THE TIMES"
J. L. Mcltrien, superintendent of
Public Instruction in Nebraska, says
of Sen. Beveridge,« book of speeches
"The Meaning of tho Times;'
“It Is the book ol thu hour. It gives
anxious thought to the problems of
free government and tho destiny of
tlio republic. Every voter of
the United States, before he goes to
tile ballot box iu November, should
ponder seriously over "The Meaning
ot (lie Times," and especially Is (his
true ot tb, young man \vho !s to cast
ids first ballot for president."
"A LETTER OF HOPE."
"A Letter of Hope" Is tile descrip
live title ot a small volume by Hope
Lawrence which Moffat, Yard A Co.,
wifi publish immediately. 11 Is an up
lifting letter from a Christian wo
man to her pastor, iu which it is
seen why her sufierlngs. Instead of
making her hitter, have developed
tlic spirituality ot iter nature., k'lie
Introduction is by Elwood Worcester
I). IX, rector of Emmanuel Church,
Boston, and author, with Urs. Me
Comb and Coriat, of "Religion amt
Medicine."
TABLES OF STONE.
Harold Begble's new novel, "Ta
bles ot Stone," has for Us central fig
ure a young man, the son of a clergy
man and reared as such, who stands
distinctly apart from lijjs times. Ig
norant of modern life and all Us
complications, ho finds his crudities
appealing to a woman of world,v
temperament in thoroughly accord
with tile present day. Mr. Begble's
development of tho unusual love af
fair that results makes a novel ot
Impressive strength.
BOOKS TO APPEAR.
The third and concluding volume
of tin- famous "Keiuintsrenees of
Carl Hchurz" will be brought out lit
i November by tlie, 1 McClure company.
The same house announces also, for
j November publication, flic long ex
pected volume of Ellen Terry's Rec
ollections end lleflceUons, whose ad
\out will be one or the noteworthy
i vents of tin' season. Atnong the
cither important serious hooks of tills
firm may be mentioned; “The Higher
i Life In Art," liy John La Fargo, a
sumptuously Illustrated volume of six
'extended lectures on the Barbizon ar
! tists and their work: "Biano Claying"
Iby Josef Hofmann, a very sug
gestive volume by this great artist;
"The Boyhood of Lincoln," by Elean
or Atkinson, a beautiful record of the
president’s boyhood days told in the
quaint language of Ills cousin. Dennis
Hanks; "The Death of Lincoln." by
Clam E. Lauglilln, tho first extend
| , q story of the assassination, the c.ir
cuinslnnces leading tip to It and the
1 events immediately following It; and
"A Woman's Way Through Labors
dor," liv Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.,
,li„’ Amount of the remarkable Jour
ney which the widow of the lamented
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr., made, with
three companions, through c7H miles
ot Idcsk Laborador country.
to the narrowest proportions and will
be made of chlflon or crepe,
HOW TO MAKE COLD MEAT LOAF
"Avoid warm hashes In «utumcr,
and have In their place a meal lout
that can tie served cold." writes Chris
tine Terhiine Herrick In Woman-
Home Companion for August. "Chop
your remnants of steak or roast fine,
mix with them one-third us much cold
boiled hum or tengye, season well,
and add n couple or raw eggH beaten
light.i If rather dry, moisten with
gravy or stock, turn Into a grease I
mold wltt plain sides, cover, set In a
baking pan with hot water about It,
and hake for an hour. This loaf may
also lie made wile raw beet, but then
It must cook for two hours. lad I;
get very cold before turning out, amt
slice Veal loaf may he prepared by
this recipe, and even eold roust lamb
may In- treated In Hie same manner
l lti main prilnl to be borne In mind
Is the seasoning. It« caretul that
this is well done and you will ha>i
a popular dl: h."
THE OLD. bWfcET DREAMS.
Herrnw, stay thy hand a while!
tiff ! th« sunlight siriitins
Across ttie world whose gardens *mll»,
Hiving in" my dreurns!
you have darkened every day
tdrained tie, night's pilot Ihiiiiis,
Here .111■ mi morti s of ,-l.iy
All th" "Id, sweet dream*!
lirlef the span-: Ho swift tit flight
Are the w bill I’d (Or gleams,
J,eav« me In lb" taler light
In the vale* of dreams!
Frank L. Ht triton.
WISE AND OTHKKWIhE.
Nun "I bolli-ve I'll go and ctuwrg"
this gown far anollicr. I' 'to* ■'ii* loir-
I monlss wttti my eoiiiptertoo." Kan
you foolish thing! tin and change your
j l omptexlon . That won’t take you butt
as tong." Chicago Tribune.
. When a irain ha* a goal dlsposlMoii
Pei .run I' * nfrnhl of Ids wife.
| N«-w York i ruts.
"No, Indeed; ho’* not the sort of a
man to trust with a loaded gun."
"Ui-ckJes*. 'll?" "Yep. Il«d lie sure to
pawn l(."-Cleveland risln I water.
SAV NO MORE.
"A hen tit If Ut rung you twvi Just sung.
Miss fatrg< berrtiUlul!"
"Ho glint yon llk*-d It." *
"I only heard Hi" last verse, but n
was iiulto enough. '- Tit-lilt#.
“Be A Booster!”
( Through the courtesy of the Arch Booster, Mr. Samuel Graydon, of
the "Boost club," of New York.)
The Booster CIuB of Augusta IS Doing Great
Work in the Present Emergency. Get i
in the Game. Be a Booster.
Do you need a competent chauffeur or cab
driver? Don’t bottler with every way under the sun
trying to get one; but just read the Situation Want
ed Columns of The Augusta Herald.
It’s the easiest and most economical way of ob
taining all kinds of good help.
Every day experienced chauffeurs and cab-driv
ers advertise in The Herald for positions. Men who
are mechanics, industrious workers, and are just the
kind of help you want.
If you are looking for a good chauffeur, cab
driver, or general handy man just read the Situa
tion Want, Ads. of The Herald and you’ll be sure to
find the mar you want.
The Wise Man
would rather PAY
fare sometimes
than ride FREE
If you want Results
Advertise in The Herald
Looking For a House?.
High class Houses, Flats and Rooms in g,
every part of Augusta advertised in THE -4
AUGU3TA HERALD and many at, mod- pP
crate rents. jit
Advertisements recioved at Herald Of- -W
flee or by Telephone.
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