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OLD HAIR TRUNKS AND MAHOGANY DESKS B Dr. J. W. Daniel in Southern Chrism tian Advocate. ft Under the papers, yellow with age, % *bne may sometimes find, as he rum& UftRges through the Old Hair Trunk, small flat bottle, pear-shaped, which awake inquiry; or he may find |fcdvertised in a newspaper one hundred and fifty years old, "Bosom Bottles" for sale. If the searcher, W among these old documents, had found the peculiarly shaped bottle without the discovery of the advertisement, perhaps, he would not have guessed the use of the bottle so long preserved in the trunk in the attic. Placing the two, the battle and the advertisement, together, with the exercise of a little imagination, he might be able to trace a close connection between theni. If the little bottle was covered, as they sometimes were, he would be able to see that the velvet covering was o* fine material, originally richly colored, tastily embroidered, tough now faded and moth-eaten, and that, therefore, it was designed for a lady's toilet. He observes that the neck, or rather, the mouth of the little 'bottle is widened, funnel sfiaped, v so that the neck was much smaller than the moutn; tnereiore, it couia nox nave bfeen designed for a stoppe**. What use could a bottle be. he would naturally think, without a stopper? "It is too smill for, a vase," he would naturally soliloquize?ah the thought of a vase suggests flowers, therefore, the strange little velvet covered bottle, very flat, flowers, "Bosom Bottles"?ah, could it have been worn on a woman's breast as a receptacle for cut flowers? A kind of perambulating vase. The funnel-shaped mouth, the small orifice at the neck would admit water, and the stem of the cut-flowers pressed into the orifice would make a very go or stopper ?could it have been worn on a woman's breas't as a receptacle for flowers? That was preciselv its use. These bosom bottles were very fashionable from 1756 to 1T70, the advertising columns of the old newspapers prove the style. These little flat glass bottles were filled with water, fresh cut-flowers were inserted into the neck of the bottle?that is, the stems of the flowers were pressed in closely through the small orifice at the neck and made a very good stopper when neatly executed; the funnel-shaped mouth of the bottle gave room for the flowers to spread out in any way the wearer designed to arrange them; the bottle was usually irverted in a pocket made for that purpose in the rtomacher, girdled high up around her waist (and your great grandmother, or possibly net- mother, went forth to e.urch, visiting or shopping, as the case might have been, with fresh cut flower; in this portable vase. A la-iy at the time these pear-shaped, flat "Bosom Bottles" were in style was not thought ^ to be in full dress without a bunch of fresh-cut flowers on her breast. One of these bottles used as late as 1770 is still preserved. The styles and usages, after all do not change so much as we are disposed, sometimes, to think. We pass and repass the ladies of today, as they waik the streets, with bunches of violets and roses tucked beneath their belts, the only difference is that the "Bosom Bottle" is not there to keep them fresh. The flowers, the good dames and damsels of the eighteenth century Wore, were not allowed to wither, neither should .we permit the flower of their memory to perish. These old "Boston Bottles" tell a sweet story; our mothers of the eighteeneh century dressed well when they could afford it, strived to be attractive and adorned themselves Is \> wi Apf Kniniif i-Piil r\>?A wicn *>diaic o ixiv/ol ucauuiui pi dtacts. I am glad that they were not slatternly slovens. Their good taste, tidy habits, pride of person and prac-, tice of persnoal adornment were no t small factors in buildings our great American civilization. ' The stomacher which contained the pocket for the "Bosom Bottle" is an interesting piece of feminine attire. It survives to this cfey and has rarely been out of style, in varying forms, to this day. Its name sufficiently defines it. It was an ornamental band around the waist, cov-, ering or partially covering the stomach as the styles may have prevailed. In 1732 there were complaints, on the part of critics of dress, relative j. _ _ :_j.: i-T. ? 1 L'j vauauuiib ui uic ac>ic ui siuiiiachers, one wrote in the Weekly Rehearsal, published on January 10th of that year, saving, "Sometimes it rises to the chin and a ModestyPiece suffers the purpose of a Ruff, and again it is so Complaisant as not to reach "ialf-Way," he does not say ) where, supposedly the chin. Bishop; Earle wrote of :hem in 1628?"A; nonconformist in a close stomacher and ruff and Geneva print, and purity consists much in her linen." t Poor women! When will men cease i & urn ? ??i i ma m .wm a?n? to criticise their dress. However, I j like them in all styles, for, after all a is said, they are the better half of j life from every point of view. So v long as they keep pure 1 shall stand f by them no matter what may be the e :;ut of their clothes. They look well o fussed any way cxcept out of style. <; The materials of which they have f * , been made varies as much as the r styles have varied. Sometimes in the } old days, and perhaps now, they were _ fc ir.:de of folded silk and at other c timer of leather. In 1775 rhv Boston 1 Post advertised them as made of i "tfugie and I'asteooara. i;ugie was u a long tube-like black bead, made of r glass, we, therefore, understand that this style of stomachers were made t of paste-beard richly embroidered t with long black glass beads. I ven- j ture the assertion these stomachers, ^ the Boston Post advertised, were n comely whether the woman who wore 3 them was or otherwise. In the Penn- c sylvania Gazette of July 24th, 1760, r there was advertised ''G;iuse and bu-;,, 1 gle stomachers with ficss flowers." e The black 'beads were doubtless ^ braided on the gauze handsomely set r off with the flos? flowers interspersed v among the long black beads. I as-1 ? sure you our mothers, in the eight- ?, > eenth century, were attractive as v they, were girded with this pieJe of r?-1 ? nffivo TVir> sfnmaphcr ic -an idiJiUv; aitiKi A ? indispensable article of woman's fur- . > niehinfr or it would net have survived so lcn?. i Closely connected with ''Bosom r Bottles' we may also read in the old t Colonial journals of "breast knots." t Alice Morse Earle quotes from the a Weekly Rehearsal, issued January b 10th, 1782, '"In Breast Knots may t be shown a good deal of ingenuity t delicate Choice of Colours and D: positions; a beautifu-l purple is t h ecner.?! Mode." Also from the I? ij mere' Weekly issued in 1798, 4 n brick dust hue of coquelicot rib;' e was the proper and stylish colc C breast knots. Coouolicot is F--. 3 for the corn pcpy, as a color it in eates a bright orange scarlet. So v i see the styles in co'or changed froi ; 1 1732 to 1798. The firmer people js were*stylish otherwise the Farmers': ( Weekly would not have published the ! \ styles relative to the color of little 1 51 knots of ribbon worn on a lady's breast for personal ornamentation, " and to be in the style of course. ' It is interesting to observe, in writ- j ^ ir.g of the Breast Knots, that the j J wives and daughters of our eight-! ^ tenth century progenitor^ were not! merely negative creatures?knots on : a log, but had their convictions along I ' pclit'ral lines which usually, no j doubt, agreed with the political opin-1 " ions of the herd of the household.!-"Federal Breast Knots ' were worn I i -iS3 a badge of political conviction, j They were made* of black ribbon, in the form of a rose, with a.white button rtr fn<tpiiino* Tt wic nnt nrilv 11 ornamental but a badge cf that extreme type of democracy propagated j F by Hamilton and Jefferson which j w > ! The Ch A Carolina Newspap I Gives to its readers the w< hot off the wires., fairly and ents and the Associated Pre; mented by the Universal Ser A paper produced by an o desires of Carolina people ar sports, market news, social i cial articles and features for eluding1 daily and Sunday coi A few of the manv features th CHARLOTTE OBSERVER the id of the Carolinas are: Editorials by able writers. The only complete Fraternal C published in the South. I Weekly articles by Frank H. world's greatest authority on inte ltlCS Weekly Bible Talks by America moner, William Jennings Bryan. Forward Observation PcsL?A of the World War, by Cale Bulges Weekly Book Reviews, by Will Whitsett, President "of Whitsett I The History cf the South's Fam Henry E. Harman. Potash and Perlmuticr, a we Montague Glass. A department of Radio News, world's best authorities on the su The Woman's Pa^e; a section C< oral household hints and recipes J .vife, Subscription R Ey Mail. H5end 5ubsriptions to Circulation D >rotested, among other things,' [gainst titles and high sounding >hrascs in governmental circles and rhich was continually expressing ens that the new government was [rifting towards a monarchy. Some f the wives of our great, great randfathers may have been staunch nrul fr>r mif'ht \vc linnvv nay have worn the black Breast. uiot to let it be known, even if the >allot was denied them. It is exeedingly difficult to keep an Engish or Scotch woman from expressly; her opinion in terms that may be mderstood and I am proud of that acial trait. Ah, I had almost forgotten the lit- : le piece of old lace I picked up from he old papers in the old Hair Trunk, t may have been a bit of an old >ufTont. Buffonts did not survive nore than forty years, from 1750 to 790. It was "a full projecting covring for a ladies throat and breast, nade of gauze or lace or linen,?it _ 11 1 1 x. L. . T A: 1 PC L'as connneu uy me ouuice ana nunci cut like the breast of a pouter >igeon," says Alice Morse Earle. It eally gave the impression that the nearer was suffering from a large ;o:tre on the threat. I am glad the ty!e has died and that it did not prevail long among American women. ~iS TIME TO STOF, THINK AND CONSIDER i Hearing a remark recently with cgard to the world and its condiion caused me to think, and finally o put my thoughts in The Herald nd News with the hope that I might >e the occasion of causing some one o pause in their career long enough o see where he or she stands. The trouble is this wild mad scram-; Je for the dirty blood-stained dol-. ir doesn't leave poor humanity j riuch of a chance to develop itself, j xcept on the brutal animal side.' i )ur present social system, or lack' f system, is especially designed for rushing out all that's good in human-; by, and developing all that's bad. As graded (or degraded) preparatory chool for his satanic majesty's inernal regions, our present social. ystem is an eminent and tremendous .; access, but as a preparatory school ; or heaven, it is a failure. You will ly, why does God permit the world ! d go on as it does? God doesn't per-; lit it?it's you who permit it. If od gives you a bounteous table, i r>read with every conceivable dain- j r, and instead of sitting down and j ating as a Christian family should, | cu supinely permit a few to tear \e. food from your lips, and starve,: h/le they hoggishly .eat on their :olen piles, which they could not ;nsume in a thousand years, then I :y, if you permit that sort of thing, is your fault and not God's. ' God is the great Provider and not iviaer. Some dav we shall have a reat Divider as well as a Divine rovider. Somt day in Washington ill meet a body of men who will i i ? urn i hi w 11 w*mmmmm?t??u? 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Daily Only Sunday Only eua^ttnent, THE CHARLOTTE OB! really and truly represent the people of the United States and not the corporations and organized money interests that at present own an.! control the country and its lawmakers absolutely. This body of men will meet to prayerfully consider the needs of our people, and to use al! the skill, intelligence and foresight fc.r making them content and happy, as is used by our department of war for spreading death and destruction. If we'd only stop in our mad career and ask ourselves where do we stand am sure we'd see that 'tis the people and not God who permit this old world to stand thus. Let each and every one of us re solve (and put that i-csolution into effect) that as for ourselves we will do better from this time on. Carrie Buford Wicr. TO INTEREST SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BIG STATE FAIR Columbia, Aug. 19.?The Slate Fair management announced today that -a special effort would be made this year to interest the school children in the big exposition. Tuesday, October 24, the second day of the state fair has been officially designated as children's day. The gate admission for that day will be reduced to ten cents for children and it is j hoped that this will attract net less! than thirty thousand sbhool. children. J The railroads are cooperating with the fair officials and especially low rates will prevail on all lines entering the capital city. Many special events are being programmed for [ children's day, full announcement of j which will be made in the near fu-j ture. The state fair amusement program this year will be the most elaborate ever presented. Ifcirnss and running r^ces will be featured five days, while on the closing date, October 28, the speed course will be devoted to professional auto races. Some of the more noted dirt track drivers will be seen in action over the newtrack, including Sig Haughdal, world's champion.' In addition to the racing features, a score of high class circus acts will be presented each day and night. Stupendous displays of fireworks will be)programmed night- . ly. The famous Johnny J. Jpnes shows will occupy the Joy Plaza with myriads of sterling tented attractions and riding devices. The confined amusements will be of such magnitude that they cannot fail to please all classes of visitors. The 1922 premium list has just: been received from the printer. It contains many new classifications and increased premiums that should serve to bring out a more extensive and diversified exhibit particularly in the agricultural and women's departments. rerspns contemplating exhibiting may secure a copy of the new premium by addressing the ' state fair at Colighibia. i Ui ' 1 [ < ' Hi >server |j ! i pie ? Constructive, the nation and the world *ps of special correspondncy in the world, suppleterprise Association. tly in mind the needs and they want in general news . | views, and numerous speof the whole family, in- j terviews, a page containing cx- I changes of views of the sub>fcs, a page full ox laughs and are offered each <;lay for the ubmitted by the subscribers. Carolinas, a section featuring of the two Carolinas., )lete and detailed report of in flip state. lie Section on Sunday and sev- | features, including the wellUp Father," by George Mcific Writings, and other feairectcry, weekly Sunday school ite page, etc. )n is called to the Madc-in, the object of which is to en, and promote the industrial, , and social 'interests of the nd South Carolina. \ 1 Mo. 3Mos. 6 Mos. 1 Yr. 75 $2.25 $4.50 $9.00 j 65 1.75 3.50 7.00 40 1. 10 1.75 3.50 I 5 SERVER, Charlot'c, N. C. |j 1 K ^rofl f Ifr ^ ami sS' O * Snpri< *_/ k-n.i Ton Savings resulting ity znanufactur offered to the buyer ci baker Special-Six. The $1275 is $200 under its f Studebakcr reducti< effective August 1st c baker had completed seven months in its ? 0 ye ci L CI L.IUb IVUVli had 15,000 unfilled ordi It is a Studebaker po standing to share ma savings with the custc The performance, comfort and quality of Cowl limits; cowl extension cord: ra d"y clock; thief-pr MODELS LIGHT-SIX 5-Pass.. 112' W. B.. H. P. Touring. C.97~. Roadster (3-Pas3.)-. 9/o Coupe-Roadster " (2-Pass.) 122 j Sedan 155C , \ G kphc S ISA Its ! Adi I Reduc itfSn! zatio" Any ( Chain at the Now 1 Learn pcrfor for a ( 5-Pas 7-Pas CAR' Ph6ne 172 / J* as 'JO zr .rr^^-^nrK %r* ie?E?i t J i "'S. - .^r^Lii ^ ^5>rfr^g??9^Sv>T-:c5? ^0?Jppps 4^^ V^;~<- v/r-v.:< ' ? my/ >. ir?7 ??? '?f\ # w il'Six ^jp || . .ring JlLil from Copac- Sixarerecognizedc e are now here's new proof c f the Stude- Studebaker's sales new price of fevering accidents ormerprice. for j-he ?rst seven >T>C were IC33 vil an til] > !Vr s^'irV. first seven months i he biggest the fa# that i jars' history. were sold and pu Studebakcr since January !, i :rs on hand! The Special-Six hey of long sents a new stan< njiactunng t^e grea{-e2t va]ue mer- ' ever offered, and th durability, that is positively the Special- anywhere in the ir ventilator; mas-.ivc fccp.d lamps; tormcan light v. it:-proof, cnr-picce windshield; windshield v.-ipt' 11V!" !<-vM /vimnnrtrr^rit* ?n li?ffc fr< ; AND PRICES-/, o. b. factor j SPECIAL-SIX | 5-Poss , 119' TV. P.. SO n. P. 7-Pass., i ; $ > T ;ring $1275 | Touring. isUr (2-Pass.)... socecjStc Roadster (4-Pass.) 12/-5^ * . Cciipe (4-Pass.) 1S75" Coupe (' Se.hn 2050 Sedan... ? jrd Tjios Standard Equipment , McHARDY MQWFJR Distributor me 300 Newberry, S. C. STUDEBAK i U'OXrwrurr&j'wrTrru WW! / teii ^ New Low Prjc is to Chainse ?; <* / .1 :tion of prices on trie a determination of the C to give unequalled vali Chalmers owner will tci lers was a clearly better i "old prices. ii* * - - -- - ^ ^t-\t*r\r> i LJTiC vaillC lb IlIWic more about the low-c mance of the Chalmers J demonstration. New Chalmers Six T senger Touring Car, S1185 senger Touring Car, 51345 OLINA AUTO CO. Newberi % # tJhe 'I IALjVi. / f ) everywhere. And if iir, endurance: of repair parts, as v/cll as service, months of 1922 :ev vcrc for the ; of 1919, in spite 86.000 new cars t into operation S20. at $1275 repre-' dard of value? Studebaker has at means a value ' unapproached idustry. ritb long r; cightjat door. < ies^ BIG-SIX '26" W. n.. 6C H. P. $1650 / ,? t-? \ * ncj t? :r ^-rass.;.. uoj T-Pass.) 2275 2475 . \ ' E R YEAR < 1 . *'-t iri' v? jj |? e? $1185 rs Value / timers Six is due i i : naimers orgamies. 11 you that the investment even meed than ever. :ost, consistent Six. Telephone ? / 'rices . x Roadster, $1185 ^ - c -? r r\ ? troupe, ^ioyo >? ry, S. C. j t V