Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1897 — Page 4

WOMEN AND FASHION. Fashionable Millinery For Summer Wear. “Friends In Common” — Learning to Ride a Wheel. » — Large hats made in fine black chip are a feature in this season’s millinery, and an admirable example wreath of roses carried round the crown, the rest of the trimming being principally lace. White ostrich plumes appear cn black hats, and in a great many hats ajul bonnets kilted velvet or ribbon is K W <srt 1 'O' F r\ fafafa A VICTORIAN TOQUE. hitrodnced. One c-f Virot’s importedi models has a double crown of bright j green straw veiled with tulle, the feathers set at the side, while a large gold brimmed hat had a crown resembling a i large bee in black lace, with a couple of feathers at the side. There is a new rich magenta peach tint which is becoming and has been i most successfully applied to a bonnet of a darker tone of straw, with violets and poppies. Certainly the newest make of ribbon is moire, with an almost imperceptible watering, employed for erect bows, and the lily of the valley is a favorite flower, especially when mingled I with gauze. Among gems in way of Victorian headgear is the Victorian turban, a reproduction of the turban headdresses worn at the beginning of the century, adapted to our era. It is made of black chiffon drawn on wire, so that it assumes the rounded shape necessary, and is liberally trimmed w ith roses and foliage and an osprey. Many new notions prevail in straw, and a black hat with a soft cream lace crown, gathered in the center beneath a diamond ornament trimmed with she* silk and bluets, is quite original. The new canvas hats are singularly pretty trimmed with brown velvet and a quill, and so are the small waved toques, with high straw crowns and lace brims, which minimize the troubles of the amateur milliner. Then there are flexible stra . hats shaped to set back on the head when the hair is diessed a la pompadour. To wear with lace and organdie are garden p rty hats of straw, lace and flowers. The brims are not wired, but bend in irregular fashion TYPES OF TRIMMED MILLINERY, under the weight of gauze and flowers. In conclusion, it may be sail that the straw hats and bonnets represent every size and shape. Many of the hats in fancy straw are trimmed with the favorite French mixture, shot blue and green ribbon, with cornflowers and a lace aigret “Friends In Common.” There is no more continually committed inelegance of speech than the substitution of “mutual” friends for “com- : mon” friends, according to Vogue, which says: Many fairly well educated persons are apparently unaware that they are speaking incorrectly when they refer to ‘ ‘mutual" friends. In general conversation it is certainly the exception when “common” friends is used. Even those whose training in rhetoric keeps them frommisapplying“mutual” rather shrink from using the word “common, ” its significance in so many other connections being the reverse of complimentary. Indeed, in many cases it amounts to a stigma—as she is a “common” woman, they are very “common. ” It is used as nearly synonymous with vulgar, the latter implying somewhat more of self assertion. To employ a term which is never used in an exclusive or flattering sense to designate one’s friends goes against the grain, even though it carries the mandatory rule of the rhetorician. A certain woman, who is disturbed by this divergence between the correct and the agreeable, somewhat softens the statement by putting it in the form of “friends in common.” Learning to Ride. An article much used in cycling schools abroad, capital for assisting both teacher and pupil, is a leather belt fitting the waist, some six or eight inches deep Behind it is furnished with a handle, which the teacher holds in her right hand, thereby supporting and regulating the rider’s movement, while with her left she guides the machine.

WOMEN AND FASHION. The Newest Designs In Lingerie Calls and Letters of Condolence. Bracelet For Cyclists. The new undergarments for women are as dainty as fine fabrics, lace and ribbon can make them. The most costly underwear is this season made of silk, linen lawn and nainsook. With Frenchwomen silk underwear leads, and all shades of red are represented, as well as the usual blues, yellows and lavender. For women who prefer white underwear—and they are in the majority in this country—are sets of white batiste, w fe , A’U'sX'- Qfew NEW FRENCH MODELS, nainsook or lawn, very much befrilled and beruffled. Dimity now promises to be very popular and is out not only in : white, but in colors to wear under thin i dresses made without silk linings. Nightdresses are elaborately trimmed. [ In many cases these rival tea gowns in - elegance. Soft Valenciennes lace and in- | sertion are much used in the trimming of nightdresses, which, by the way, are j frequently finished around the bottom : with insertion and flounce edged lace. . Torchon lace is very popular, for it not only trims well, but wears well. Maltese lace is also employed, and so is the fine beading trimming. The corset cover is now an elaborate ! affair, and much depends upon its per- I feet fit and dainty trimming when j sheer summer gowns are worn. The styles are many and varied. Some are shaped to the waist and smartly arrayed with lace insertions and ribbons; some are prettily trimmed in bolero : style; others are gathered in at the waist and can be let out or drawn in at will. Some are V shaped at the neck, some are round, and some are square. Chemises are trimmed top and bottom. Drawers are worn quite short, but what they lack in length is made up in | width. Chemises and drawers are trim- l med to match. Petticoats are trimmed to appear fluffy at the bottom, especially the long i white ones. Silk petticoats are as sash- | ionable as ever and are also elaborately | trimmed. Calls and Letters of Condolence. A writer in The Ladies’ Home Jour- I nal gives this advice:. Do not use visiting cards for any but ; the purpose for which they are intended , —that is, to represent you when you \ visit, or, when you are unable to visit > in person, to go as your representative through the post. The only time when | it is permissible to write a message on a visiting card is when paying a call of condolence. People who are in sorrow are often hurt by long letters of sympathy that are undoubtedly well meant, j but which simply intensify grief, and , for that reason a personal call of in- ' quiry and the leaving of a card upon , which is written, “With sincere sympa- i thy,” or “With kind inquiries,” are al- ; lowable. Letters of condolence, by the j bye, require no answer. When those j who are in grief begin to think of their social debts all that is necessary has I b'-en done when a black bordered card is sent by post to each friend who wrote or called during the days of mourning. I Some one asks when notes of condolence should be written. If written at all, I they should be sent as soon after the I sorrow is heard of as is possible. Bracelet For Cyclists. A novelty in bracelets which owes j its origin to a London jeweler is des’gned especially for lady cyclists. It is i a curb chain bracelet mounted not only with a small watch, but with an ane- \ roid barometer or a compass of corre- | spending size. Both baromWATCH AND COMPASS. WATCH AND BAROMETER. eter or compass are set in neat, plain gold cases, the face of the watch being sometimes plain, sometimes enameled, and that of the compass of mother of pearl. There is also a “day and night” compass, half its dial being white, the other half black, so that the needle is visible in anything but absolute darkness. Mere Mention. Vogue’s motto for women with lean purses is, “Aim at fitness rather than smartness. ” Audubon societies are forming all over the country, which means there are women who do not approve of ornamenting their hats with feathers. It is Sir Edward Burne-Jones who advises young artists to sit before a mirror and sketch their own figures and faces in every pose until they have a good supply of studies. They Abhor Butter. The Chinese call butter “cow’s milk oil” and cheese “cow’s milk cake.” They have the utmost abhorrence of ! noth anti never eat either.

WOMAN AND FASHION. Latest In Dress Skirts A Gown Fora Garden Party Metal and Enamel Belts and Neckbands. Once upon a time the woman who wished to economize took her bodice to a celebrated fitter and let a seamstress make her skirt, but we have changed all that now. As The Puritan says, the woman who makes a science of dress knows that that intangible thing which she calls "style’’ depends upon her outline. She may have the most beautiful A- - s fa J DP,ESSED FOR A GARDEN PARTY, material in the world, and it may be cut into shapes and figures of adorn- | ment whose intricacies bewilder the eye, | but if the outline of the whole figure is | not satisfying, harmonious and full of , something better than picturesqueness, ■ something more to be desired even than i grace—modishness—the gown is not a success, and this supreme quality is given by the set of the skirt more than . anything else. The following points concerning the new’ skirts are also ! furnished by the authority just quoted: ■ The new skirts are free from criuo- I line, haircloth or any artificial distend- | er. They are not narrow, but fall in full, handsome folds. Many of them are fitted to the figure by tucks all around, but the most graceful have a plain front breadth and large plaits ! turned toward the front over the hips, j for large hips are fashionable just now. There is an unusual proportion of thin materials this season—organdies ano canvases in linen and cotton, and silks Among the summer silks, the flowered satin finished foulards, are the most to : be desired. It is not necessary that these | pretty things should be made up ovei | silk. Many people find them much mon desirable for summer wear when com | bined with colored lawns. The lawn: i are more delicate in color than former | ly, and the under skirt is as beautiful ii : finish as the outer, in some cases bein' ! ruffled with lace to the knee or above. The outer skirts of all the thin silkand satins as well as the muslins an made separate from the linings, giving ‘ a very full and airy effect. The skirts of the gowns are all fluffy. Old sash- > ioned bareges and mozambique-s are reappearing as new fashioned goods. Spanish flounces, accordion plaiting and ruffles, besides lace insertions and [ tucks, are all used as skirt garniture. One pretty white organdie skirt has not a scrap of lace, but is trimmed to the knee with close laid ruffles of the or-

gandie. A good sample of this sort of j costume is shown in a garden party ! dress. Tbe separate skirt of the moment | is of black satin. The velours poplins , which the manufacturers pressed upon us all winter have never been popular. The full, rich skirt of plain black satin is the accepted background for the really effective bodices for little dinners and the theater. These skirts must always be worn with high necked bod- I ices, nothing being in worse taste than a low necked “emergency waist.” It is the last confession of being reduced to a makeshift for an evening dress. Belts and Neckbands. Fancy metal and enamel belts set | with colored stones are now much worn j in conjunction with neckbands or ornaments to match. These exceedingly ’ pretty bands look best sewed on a dark i A JEWELED SET. velvet band, which is tied round the high collar of tbe dress. The corresponding belt is maile in divisions of leather and connected with bronze or other metal medallions and rings. The clasps and medallions in both belt and necklace are ornamented with colored enamels and stones. Haphazard Jotting's. Purple is fashionable this season by request of Queen Victoria, who decided on purple for the jubilee color. A report from the office of the registrar general of England shows that there are more female than male Centenarians. It is no uncommon thing in France, and often in England, for an old lady to adopt a costume which suits her aud which is more or less individual, aud wear it altogether, without any attempt to follow the changing fashions.

WOMAN AND FASHION. N<nv Styles In Hairdressing:—The Early Victorian Style How to Shake Hands Brief Items. Every woman with an atom of good taste in the matter of coiffures must rejoice that the grotesque “teapot handle” is fashionable no longer. There is an effort to revive the early Victorian style with modulations. The Victorian knot is already much in evidence, and indications point to a complete revolution in hairdressing. The changes promised will require in many instances the assistance cf additional fringes, knots, soft curls and coils, all of which are to be purchased at leading hairdressers’ establishments. These ac*di ■ V fa " > FASHIONABLE COIFFURES. tions are, many of them, of the most natural and practical kind, the fringes, whether with partings or without, being quite easy to adapt to the natural hair. For women with scanty locks there are coiffures possessing all the requirements of a wig without being one. These are mounted on a narrow foundation encircling the head and are extremely light, admitting the air and allowing the wearer’s own hair to be intermingled, thus producing a natural appearance. The Victorian knot is also on sale, being a twisted coil formed from a 30 inch switch mounted on a tortoise shell comb. Then there are Marie Antoinette fringes after the pompadour order, but fuller and suited alike to both young and old faces. Women with luxuriant hair, of course, scorn these artificial devices, but they copy the styles represented in the hairdressers’ windows. At the moment the curling tongs are much as ever in demand to encircle the head with soft, large waves. The pompadour coiffure is already too familiar to refa* fa w A W w FRINGE. CHIGNON. VICTORIAN BOW. quire description. An elaborate coiffure of recent date represents the hair parted in front, with a Victorian bow at the back, the lower part being finished with a few drooping curls. Another new coiffure has a novel chignon composed of soft poufs and curls and coils.

Handshaking. When and bow to shake hands is a question which is now being discussed by certain English papers. In England they do not, as a rule, shake hands when meeting an acquaintance, only when meeting a friend, and one, too, who is intimately known. Upon being introduced to a stranger the English offer their hands. In America, says Vogue, it is different. Individuals here ! and there, to be sure, consider it bad i form to shake hands with one another when an introduction is made, but, as a rule, it is done. More particularly is this the case with men. Handshaking is a demonstration of friendly feeling, ! and it needs to be intelligently applied; therefore one should wait before offering tbe hand. Brief Items For Women. Women are making a success of farming on Long Island. The Chicago bicycle girl is wearing a sombrero on her bicycle outings—a genuine sombrero, big and white and leather banded. Bicycle plates have become decidedly ornamental and represent rococo, Louis XIV’, Louis XV aud other popular styles ' of decoration. Leather purses and card cases are in I great demand again and come in the colors so fashionable in dress goods this season. Card cases and purses made in moire silk to match in color the costume of the wearer are handsomely mounted in gold. The froufrou of crisp silk accompanies the woman in fashionable array. Dress linings speak for themselves these days. The demand for bicycling addenda is ' adequately catered for by compact boxes, fitted with flask and sandwich case and having a mirror set in the cover. Particepa Crlminia. A certain author wrote a letter to an editor protesting against the small price paid for one of his articles. The editor replied: “Circumstances have compelled us to reduce the price of our publication. For three years past you have been contributing to our downfall. You must therefore bear your part of the burden. We really think you should manifest some sympathy for us.”—Atlanta Constitution.

Mother I and Son] Both Sorely Afflicted, but Relist is Found in Dr. Wi|s ! ., l | Pink Pills for Pate People. ‘"I the Call, Lafayette, Ind. ■

The has known the Byers family, of Talbot. Ind., for a lone time, amt J. W. Byers is one of those deliberate men who sav little, but read and observe much. Mr. Biers has been suflering for the past three years with grip and kindred troubles. His mother has ever been a sufferer, resulting later in the most aggravating form of rheumatism. Some time ago Mr. Byers was persuaded by a neighbor to try Pr. \\ ilhams Pink Pills. It didn’t take long to set Mr. Bvers to talking about this remedy, and the Call sent a special representative to his home to ascertain the exact taels. The subjoined sworn statement of Mr. Byers is suthcieiit. It tells the facts simply and briefly: “I know positively that I was cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink Fills. I was persuaded by one of my neighbors, Maxen M iiiiams, to trv them, as he claimed to have been cured by them. I had the grip three times and was taken down with rheumatism, and did not expect to live. The doctors said I would never get well. They advised me to take a change of climate. I was reduced from one hundred and thirty-five to one hundred and five pounds. As soon as I began taking the Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills I began to gain strength and the use of my limbs was restored, f had been almost heinless for two years, the stiffness in my limbs had been painful in the extreme. But with the use of the pills the pain ceased and now I am as limber and as active as when a boy. “I was also troubled a great deal with my kidneys, but the ailment lias entirely.disappeared. 1 have been a subject for the doctors for a lone time. Two reputable physicians had treated me for months, and I had spent a large amount of money for patent medicines, but to no avail. As I said, I finally

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MANN A BEATTY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW And Notaries Public. Pension claims prose- ■ cuted. Odd Fellows building. 1 A. L. DEVILBIFS, DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Professional Dentist. Teeth extracted without pain. Especial attention given to bridge work like illust i L*n above. Terms reasonable. Office 'vcund street, over Roaenthall'e clothing store. 86-ly Capital <IBO,OOO. Rstabilahed 18T1 THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, makes collections in all parts of the country. Buys i town, township and county ord ■•< Foreign i and domestic exchange bought *.<• sold, in- 1 terest paid on time deposits. Officers—W. H. Niblick, President. I). Stude- 1 baker, Ylce President; R. K. Alli* on. ashler. 1 and 0. 8. Niblick. Assistant Cashier xT O. DENTIST. Niw located over Holthouse’s shoe store, is prepared to do all work pertaining to the deital profession. Gold filling a specialty. By the use of Mayo’s Vapor he is enabled to extract teeth without pain. Work guaranteed. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-b cent business conducted for Moderate Fees. b Our Office is Opposite U.S. patent Office? i 'and we can secure patent in less time than those Send model, drawing or photo., with descrlpi 'tion. We advise, if patentable or Dot, free ©f? ] J charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. < » b A Pamphlet, w How to Obtain Patents,” withP < 'cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries J C.A.SNOW&CO.I

took Dr. U illmnW p; n k p;]], . ■ pie ami here I am w.-11, | 0 Pale ?%■ the most womlcrful remedy e v L, r.eed not extol this rem.-dv i;> r .ii !■ hors know what, my wa cured me. They will n || u . n , was Dr. illiams’ Pink Pi]] s 50u My mother, who is seventy ve ar , nIJ I also troubled with rlieumaiismTj l ' l '’*! scarcely more, She was Vt . r " ’?? MB night and had no appetite. She .'O/B boxes of Dr. Williams’pink p in tm Hi'tß she is in perfect health, and does all work on a farm. (Sig'lfd) J-W.B YEB8 „ I Subscribed and sworn to before I 10th day of August, 1896. tbiß J A MES GOODWINF, Notaru P,.lc H Dr. M ilhams’Pink Pills are not 0 1 upon as a patent medicine, but rather ■ prescription. An analysis of their n r . )I J! i ‘| shows that they contain, in a condensJf?' 1 1 all the elements necessary to give new nQI richness to the blood and restore sh.n “!■ nerves, They are an I such diseases as locomotor ataxia partial ~ I ralysis, St. Vitus’ dance, sciatica, rheumatism,nervous headache, the aftertS I of la grippe palpitation of the heart pa i e JI I sallow complexions, and the tired feelinerZ ß suiting from nervous prostration, all di«t»l resulting from vitiated humors in theHl such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas etc Thw I are also a specific for troubles peculiarT l females, such as suppressions, irregularitiwl and all forms of weakness. Thev bufldanthtl blood, and restore the glow of health to nd, I and sallow cheeks. They are for sale hv JI I druggists, or may be had by mail from Dr I Williams’ Medicine Company, S.-herwtadT I N. Y., for 50c. per box, or six’ boxes for I

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