The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, November 17, 1904, Image 8
THE SHARK A COWARD. 1
He Will Always Sheer Off
From a Splashing Swimmer.
A
POOR little flabby two
foot shark that I saw cast
up oa one of the Jersey
beaches the other ?laj
brought a lot of shark
memories back to me."
said a youngish middle-aged man wbo
ltat pot in a number of cruises, boy
and ma a, in the nary. "I bad Quite a
few abark experiences when 1 was on
the old line of Gorernment packets,
and I fonnd tbem out. I'm Just aa
much afraid of a sea tiger now as
you'd l>e of a ship's kitten lapping con
densed milk out of a wardroom saucer
<?n the galley deck. only, of course. I'd
do a lot more moving when a shark
was around and looking me over than
1 would In the presence of the kitten.
"The first time a shark ever got gay
with me was when I Was a tike of a
'prentice on the old Hwatara. down In
llie harbor of Mazatlan. Mexico. 1 was
a starboard side cleaner, and one af
ternoon was cocked in a swing, swab
bing paint, and with my bare feet
banking nut above a twelfth of a fath
om from the water. ? *
"All of a sudden I noticed a little
glittering, goggle-eyed and snout-nosed
tish a-rnbbering around a lot In the
ilftle space of water directly below
where uiy feet were swinging. He
looked so perky and impudent that I.
was for throwing a cake of salt-water
?<oap at him. but then I got to figuring
that the cat could look at the kind and
iuat It wasn't doing me any harm to
have this little fish watch me polish off
my cleaning station, and so I let him
look, and presently I became so busy
In trying to light a furtive cigarette
without the officer of the deck spotting
me that I forgot about the little snout
nosed fish.
"Presently an old bo' sun's mate
walked over to the starboard rail and
looked down at me.
" 'Hey. you cub,' he called down to
me a minute after be had taken his
IKMritlon at the starboard rail, 'you'd
better be gittln' them tootsies o' yourn
Home few away from th* water's edge
If yon don't want to go shy a pair o'
feet for the balance o* the cruise. See
that pilot fish a lookin* at you an'
heckonlu' his big shark mate down
below?'
"This old bo'sun's mate was n great
stringer to the 'prentices, and I was
so aure that he was stringing me then
that I barely looked up at him. It was
n good thing that I didn't look up just
then? I'd probably be in the Snug Har
iKir. with two wooden legs now, if I
had looked up at him Just at that in
stant.
"For, continuing to look down as I
worked. I saw Homethlng wliltey-gray
swishing to the surface of the blue
water? something about twenty foot
long, and the for-ard ten foot of It,
tis it seemed to me, all teeth, rows and
rows of them? and then I got busy.
?? 'Hhln up, you whelpr the old
"bo-sun's mate bawled at me through
ihe funnel that he made of his hands,
and just as I grabbed the port rope
Hwinglng the l?o' sun's chair aud started
1o go band over hand up to the rail,
there was a shower of suit water that
sounded like the breaking of a water
spout Just below me? and I had my
lirst close view or a belly-up maneater.
? *'IIe shot up above half a fathom
above the water for me, but I already
bud a hold on the rail; and he missed
me by quite a stretch. But as long
art I was a siue cleaner I never
swabbed paint from a Ihj'suu'k chair
after that with bare feet. My bare
feet had been the bait for that big
? hark, guided by his little pal. the
pilot tlsli.
"About three years after that I got
-some more shark -education at Papetc,
Tahiti. A gang of seamen gunners?
1 was Just out of my apprenticeship
then? one dny got permission of the
?officer of the deck to take a beach
swim. Ho we lowered away the long
boni. sped her to the coral beach,
stripped and went In In the buff, about
eighteen of us.
?'It was very hot and gummy weath
er, and so we were not thinking about
sharks. although a thousand of them
assembled about the ship every time
the cook dumped a bucket of gnlley
refuse through the swill tube. Any
how. we were all pretty young. In
addition to being young I was chestler
lhan I've ever been since, particularly
because there wasn't a man or boy 011
bonrd the old hooker that could teach
me anything about swimming. That's
how It came that, as soon as we
.lumped Into the water ou the Papete
beach that day. 1 proceeded to out
swim all the rest. Just to show 'em.
?*! didn't turn to look back until I
vns about n<)? yards from the beach.
The only reason why 1 turned around
then was because I heard a lot of noise
from t I*o bench.
"When 1 turned. I saw about a hun
dred naked natives and all of the
young fellows from our ship lined up
o:i the beach at the edge of the water,
jumping up and down and waving
their arms at me and yelling with nil
their might. But something else that
1 saw was a lot more Important to me,
about a million huge, wet and shiny
shark litis between me and the beach.
Home of them weren't more than ten
yards from me. The tins were moving
slowly on the surface of the water.
"1 could see my pipe out In pla<n
view then. I stopped and trod water
and nervously slapped the snrfaee of
the water with my hands. I noticed
that when I slapped the water par
ticularly hard the sharks that were
ucirest to me sort of edged back and
circled at a greater distance from me.
Ho I kspe on slapplnu the water.
"The sharks were waiting for me to
get tired, that's all. They knew that
1 wouldn't start back rleht through
tin-in. and they knew, tco, that I
'?onldn't swim right ahead a few thou
sand knots to the Carolines or the
Marquesas or the KlJIs, and so they
wore content to take It easy, each
(louring on getting what was coming
So him when the moment arrived.
??Forty natives put out after me In
*>r.e of those sixty-foot long and two
f< r?i wide canoes with the outrigger ar
rangement familiar In the South Hens,
and in the bow of the canoe and direct
la* Ihun was an old liuic juiccr of a
quartermaster from a British trading
sctioqper in the harbor.
" 'Splash, ban' keep a-sptashlng, bleat
y'r blaaln' hejeballa f r a Yankee pup
heejltr bawled the old llme-Jolcer at
mo aa the canoe approached where 1
waa In the middle of the' semi-circle
of waiting aharka, and with thai 1 be
gan to alap and kick the water like a
aea skate fooled in the mudhook
chains. ,
"I waa a lot rattled, bnt as the canoe
approached I noticed that all of the
natives that weren't helping to pnll the
canoe were leaning over the side and
alapplng and churniug the water with
all their might and main ntul making
all of the noise out of their counten
ances that they knew how to. That
settled It. The sharks dispertcHl like
a bunch of stampeded mountain goats
ami I was hauled Into the canoe anil
bawled at by the old Uute-juiccr lor
my bloomlnk Yankee heejlocy until
we pulled up on the bench.
"That was when I first found out by
actual experience, what every deep
going sailor in the South Sens knows,
that the shark is the worst coward
that swims and that he Is twenty times
more afraid of a splashing human be
ing in the water than a water mono a sin
Is of a howling small boy iu nu inland
creek." ? Washington Star.
AMERICAN FURNITURE IN BRITAIN
Sound Scolding For tht Naughty Yankees
WIm Invade Them.
The presumption of America iu sup
posing that the Old Country Is to conic
to her for furniture Is amazing. It is
also, to those learned In furniture,
rather amusing.
The simple reason Is that American
furniture is not good enough. It runs
too much on the lines of what trade
journals on the other side poetically
term "very attractive lines in mission
fitments"? gaunt, ungainly designs
worked out by machine in cheap
woods.
| Perhaps the Idea that England is a
[dumping ground where lubblsli way
be shot is not yet eliminated from tho
American mind. And yet several ex
periments of that kind have ended
sadly. A good many years ago cheap
American cycles were almost hurled in
our faces. Now one of the rarest birds
on an English highway is a cycle made
anywhere 6ut in England.
Another attempt of a less serious
character was made a Utile while ago
with bedroom suits. They were not
particularly cheap, but to quote an ex
pert. "the design was bad. the work
was bad. the effect was tawdry." and
the American-made bedroom suit is
not In demand.
Of course England does import furni
ture from America. Of the ?700,000
($3,500,000) worth of cabinet-ware
which came from abroad in ll?OCi Amer
ica sent a larger part than any other
country? ?250,000 ($1,250,000) worth.
America and France arc indeed the
only countries which send us as much
as ?100,000 ($500,000) in the year.
But those figures represent goods of
a totally different kind. The French
furniture is highly finished, elaborate
work ^ the American cheap and machine
made. In one solitary "line** can the
Americans claim the hulk of t lie Eng
lish trade. The roll-top desk was orig
inally an American Invention, and for
some years an American monopoly.
Hut a desk Is now being produced In
England which in price competes with
the American-made article and in qual
ity. according to experts in the retail
trade, is distinctly superior.
For the plain fact is that the English
cabinet-maker has no competitors.
Even the finest French work, which n:?
doubt comes nearest, is a bad second.
In "finish" the Frenchman can hold his
own, hut in the actual cabinet-making,
the putting together of the article, lie
leaves much to be desired. The Ger
man workmanship is not bad, but the
design is heavy and clumsy.
Omitting cheap machine-made furni
ture? the only class apparently within
American ken? the bulk of It Is not.
made In factories at all. I.<ondon is
the centre of the trade, and Hlioredltch
and Betlinal-green are Its sanetft sanc
torum. The best furniture-making Is
a home Industry. A man, his wife and
family, with perhaps one or two work
men, work together on their own ac
count. and the large retail houses deal
directly with these "garret masters."
? London Telegraph.
The Illooil ot Men rend Apr*.
An interesting departure from the
usual methods of studying the hlinll
arlty between innti ami the other pri
mate* has boon made by Professor
Uhlenmuth. n noted German anthro
pologist, who has recently carried on
n series of Interesting observations on
tbo blood of mon, apes and monkeys.
Between the blood of the first two
there are many point* of similarity niul
evidence* of a distinct relationship,
but the blood of monkey* can readily
be distinguished from that of men.
The difference Ik more or 1o?k marked,
according to the specie*, the greatest
resemblance being aeon In the case of
the gorilla and the least with the le
mur*. a *mall specie* about the fclze of
a cat and having a face somewhat
like a fox. A singular fact I* that,
judged by the blood, there Is le** evi
dence of rclatlonahip found hi the
American famlllo* of ape* than In
those of the Old World.? Harper'*
Weekly.
tip ?nd Down.
The following telephone conyor* j
lion, recently heard botwoen n woman
whose home I* In tho suburb* and a
business acquaintance of her husbnnd,
Illustrate* some of the curiosities of
our language:
Business Acquaintance? "fJood morn
ing, Mr*. . I'd like to speak to Mr.
! ? for n moment."
Mr*. ? ? ."I'm sorry. Mr. , but my
husband Isn't down yet."
B. A. (Inquiringly)? "Isn't down yet?"
Mrs-? ."I mean he Isn't up yet. I'm
letting him sleep late this morning; lie
was so down last evening after his of
fice troubles that be was ready to give
up. He says he'll be down as ?oou as
Uo gets up."? Harper's Weekly.
Tb? botadUtfpaper* report that be*
Vrlea, the great Dutch wptrlwifil
evolutionist, has by loag can tinnrd ae
lectlon produced a variety of i clover
?rhlch hu normally (oar lea Tea.
Within halt an hoar of the death of
Mm of a pair of twin boys at Leicc*- 1
ter, - England, the other one died,
through, the doctor aald, a certain,
zurtooe sympathy which cxlata be
tween twins.
The 8onth McAlester (Indian Terri
tory) News relates that a negro crim
inal in the Chpctaw Nation was so
badly scared by being arrested that he
has turned an asben gray, and has
never recovered his proper color.
Au English watchmaker lias Just
finished making a tiny watch in the
form of a shirt stud. Its dial is two
sixteenths of tin inch in diameter, ami
It is to be worn with two other studs.
By turning the upper stud the watch
is wound, while by turning the lower
one the hands arc adjusted.
Frofcssor Elrod of the University of
Montana gives a striking description
of the treasure that his State possesses
In sapphires. The only systematic mln
inj; for these precious stones In the
United States is done in Montana.
The annnnl output amounts to 430,000
or r?00,000 carets, including the stones
that are suitable for cutting as gems
and those that are only useful for me
chanical purposes. It is said that the
lapidaries in Helena do finer work than
is done on the stones that are sent to
London to he cut. Perhaps somebody
will suggest that Montana should be
called the "Gem State," in view of the
fact that her output of preclons stone*
exceeds the production in that line ef
all the rest of tho United States.
Professor Angelo Hellprin's opinion
of the nature of the extraordinary j
tower that rose out of the crater of
Mont Pelec in Martinique a year ago,
to a height of 1000 feet, has undergone
a change. At first he thought, like
other geologists, that the tower con
sisted of extremely viscious lava, which
solidified immediately on its Intrusion,
and thus rose vertically under the
stress of the volcanic forces beneath.
But a later critical examination, he
now says, forces strongly upon him
the impression that the great pinnacle
was the ancient core of the volcano,
loosened from its moorings, and lifted
bodily outward. This lifting of "giant
rock masses or mountain cores'* ,
through the crater axis of a volcano
has not been heretofore an entirely
unknown phenomenon, although
Pclee's tower is the graudest exhibi
tion of the kind on record.
TAXING MEN'S APPETITES.'
Men Kti Mnch Hon Than Woimi and
An Cb*rgM> More.
In a smnll West Side restaurant that
caters to persons on economy bent
the bill of fare is headed by this no
tice:
"Regular dinner? Men, twenty-five
cents; women, fifteen cents."
"How is this?" asked a chance cus
tomer belonging to the sex most heav
ily taxed. "You charge us fellows ten
cents more than you do the women.
What have we done that we should
be so discriminated against V"
"You eat more/' was the plain re
joinder. "It doesn't cost nearly so
much to feed women as men, but we
are the first concern in this part of
town that has l?een brave enough to
say so in plain print. Many foreign
restaurants have recognized that fact
and have regulated their charges ac
cordingly. Hoarding houses, too, are
well acquainted with the masculine
appetite, and satisfy its longings at
a premium.
"However, If the male border is sub
ject to excessive charges, he always
has the satisfaction of knowing he
gets his money's worth. Walters in
institutions of that kind are required
to report In the kitchen whether an
order is for a 'lady* or 'gentleman,' and
the cook dishes up in proportion to,
the capacity of the diner.
"Some cheap restaurauts have adopt
ed the plan of serving 'ladylike' por
tions at rock bottom prices, thereby en*
abling the man with an appetite to>
double up on his order ami preserve
a fair ratio between the cost of men's,
and women's meal*. But we like our
plan better. It gives everybody a fair
show and prevents confusion."? New
York Press.
Wide Field For Weoklies.
The dny of the weekly literary home
niul farm paper has Just begun, aiul in
my opinion then? never was a better
dny for the right kind of weekly papers
than to-day. In raying this I wish
you to remember that the weekly paper
that eomes to the family filled with
able editorials and feature articles, Ac
tion and poetry, and has departments
for the women, for the farmer, for the
mechanic, and especially for the little
ones? a paper that is clean and leane
toward a higher ideal in journalism
than does the present sensational daily
?Is the one I refer to. . , . These
papers will always be factors In our
national growth. No matter how many
improvements are made In the malt
service, they occupy a place not Ulled
by the average dally, and the better
the weekly Is made along the lines set
forth the more certain it is to main*
tain a high place.? W. T. Moore of the
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Munirr 1>ok?.
"Alaska dogs are getting the worst
fare they have had since the early
days In that country," wild Robert Pas
chal!, who recently returned from Daw.
son. "They arc eating anything and
everything they enn find now, when
a few months ago they were living on
the best of dog bacon, an inferior prod
uct that was shipped north just for
dog feeding.
"You see. this packers' Jrtrflto was
beginning to bo felt even by the dogs.
The dog bacon that was formerly
shipped to Alaska for feeding the pups
In now in general use, and the dog*
have to hike the best they can get. I
guess those dogs up there are glad It is
the end of the strike."? Seattle Post
lntelligenccf. i
Queen of Greece and Russian Admiral*
The Only
Woman Admiral
T
HE remarkable contingency
that a woman Admiral
may coinaiuiiil the fleets of
Russia before tbe ending
of the war with Japan has
pre?emed Itself to the minds of those
who are Intimately acquainted with
the personal affairs of the rulers of the
Old World. Should all other Admirals
of the Russian Navy perish, it would
lie within the power nud right of
Queen Olga of Greece to claim com
mand of the ships that remain to that
Nary. Not only does she rank as full
Admiral of the naval forces of llussia,
but she Is a good sailor and as thor
ough a naval expert as are many of
the Captains who are her subordinate
In rank.
The possibility of a Roadicca of the
sea coming to the succor of the beaten
forces of the powerful Empire of the
North, already has been the subject of
more or less amused comment iu the
MOROS IN AMERICA
With Sultans of high and low de
gree, accompanied by their harems,
with Moliamedan liifcli priests ami tbe
rigid rules of this fanatical religion,
and with political plot and counter
plot revealing all the subtle qualities
of an Oriental race. 110 s|>ot at the
World's Fair holds more of the strange
and interesting atmosphere of a far
off corner of the world than the Moro
Tillage. Philippine Kxpoaitlou. Here
the dignfled and polite Datto Facundo,
who visited the President In Wash
ington, stands at the head of forty
Samal Moron, the ever-steadfast
friends of Uncle Sam, while housed
In another end of the same village are
to he found the hostile I,nnao Moros,
bitter enemies of their Samal cousins,
and a race which has never been sub
jugated by either Spaniard or Amer
ican. It lias taken the utmost diplo
macy on the part of Frederick Lewis,
the manager of the villages, to admin
ister tbe affairs of the two races, so
that the spears of the Samal Moros
are not hurled over the hamlxto fence
at their neighbors, or the wicked bolo
knives of the tanno* do not tlnd a
lodging place in flie patriotic breasts
of the Samal Mofos or Sea CSypsies.
The village of the latter, built on l>nm?
l>oo poles over the waters of Arrow
head I>ake. offers the most character*
istically striking village at the Fair.
GROUP OF LANAO MOROS.
Sultans (left to right), top row: Sultan SunKud, Sultan Pltulean, Sultan
AmbuloiiK. I>atto Asume.
Bottom row: Datto Maratml. Mandae, bright Moro Interpreter, the lost
Snltan neniasanky. l'rlest Ilajali Mudn Lumbayangui, In wbot<u household
Daniasanky served as a menial.
Courts of Europe, nml It is certain,
within a short time, to ho a topic of
universal discussion, if not of serious
belief, throughout Japan. There Is no
question that the possibility of Queen
Olgn's command of the Russian Navy
will receive more credence in Japan
than in any other portion of the world;
for It Is well-known that already many
Japnnese women have attempted to
to In disguise to the front: and a course
which is natural with them will not
seem unnatural In a sovereign who,'
by formal appointment, holds a high
and definite rank as a part of the
Bghtiug force* of the Crar.
Queen Olga enjoys the unique dis
tinction of being the only woman Ad
miral In the world. This high rank
was bestowed upon her by the late
Czar of ltussla. Sometimes royal titles
are distributed promiscuously and
without regard to the fitness of things;
but In this instance the honor is ap
propriate and merited. The present
Queen of Greece appreciates and un
derstands the tittf. She loves the sea;
she takes a practical Interest in the
welfare of sailors, and 011 a recent
naval Inspection made such a thorough
examination of one of the battleships
as to win the admiration of some of
the naval experts of her own country.
This gifted woman, besides her other
Accomplish incuts. Is a diplomat of a
high order. Her voice always Is for
peace, and In the recent disturbance
between (Ireece and Turkey her ad
vice was potent at the council board
and at the conference that Anally
healed up the differences caused by
the war.
Queen Olga is the eldest daughter of
the (J rami Puke Constantino of Itus
xla, who was a brother of the late
Emperor Alexander II. She was mar
ried to King (Seorge of Orceee In 1S??7,
when she was only sixteen years old.?
New York Tribune.
Tlie Introduction of electric traction
n the Tranvla Kural, city of Huenos j
Ayres, 1? contemplated.
Queer Name* For Children.
In Home parts of the Continent of
Into years the prnetiee has inereiiHetl
of Hiving children fantastic name*. A
little girl, for Instance, horn In the
KifTel Tower, hi Paris. not long since
was christencd "Kiffellne," ami a Swiss
mother chose "May 1st" for a child
l>orii on that day. The authorities,
however, refused to sanction the lat
ter. and now the Swiss < Jovernniont Is
considering proposed laws for the pre
vention of such christening eccentriel
tles.? New York News.
HAMOAN H< l?')IR .1 IN TIIK AMKltlCAN
8F.RVICR.
? By comtci) of 'flic ludcpeiulent.
New York City.? Tucked coats worn (
(With belts that confine them at the j
back and sides are exceedingly Ikv i
coming to young girls nnd are among |
misses' tucked ooat.
the latest and most attractive ukhIcIs
shown. Tills very excellent example
is adapted both to the costume and
to the general wrap and to the many
materials of the season, but is shown
In a uilxed brown velvet edged with
fancy braid. The long lines of the
front, provided by the tucks -which
pass over the belt, add greatly to the
style and make a specially noteworthy
feature. The sleeves are the new ones
that are full at the shoulders aiul are j
finished with roll-over cuffs.
The coat is made with fronts, back
and under-arni gores, and is linitdied
at the neck with a simple roll-over
collar. The sleeves are full and are
pleated into bands thai are concealed
by the cufTs. The belt is adjusted
over the back and fronts to the centre
tucks, where it passes through open
I the first place In llnoc cornered, the
beaver skirt being most deftly manip
ulated. The brim is likewise shaped,
pointing -well at the front. Voids of
brown tulle cover the bandeau and the
edge of the brim is decked with two
tiuy brown taffeta pleating* with three
rows of mat beads lietween them. The
two outer rows of Iwads arc brown, the
centre one being, no. not orange, bat u
delicate apple green. At the left front,
on the under side of the brim, is a
brown bird, or rather, the fore part of
a bird. From this bird sweep* a splen
did paradise plume which shades froAi
soft brown to delicate apple grcen.\
It is a chef d* oeuvrc.
??Knlckrm" For School Glrla. *
For school girls plain serge and
Scotch plaids will be the favorite ma
terials. l*p to fourteen years the choice '
of make is Wtween the sailor suit
and the Russian-blouse frock. Cirlf
from eight to fourteen years vvir
knickerbockers for school ami play
time instead of petticoats under their
dress skirts now: the practical side of
this fashion lias rc<>om mended It to
most mothers who have the comfort of
their children at heart. These knlck
erlmckers are made to match the dress;
in winter of serge, in summer of ging
ham or linen.? Fashion Number of
Harper's Bazar. I ^
For llrMkfRit.
A pretty matinee set seen recently
had the Jacket made in bolero shape.
This, like the skirt, was trimmed with
quantities of fluffy lace.
Kllt?xl Skirt With Ilouad Vttkc.
Skirts that arc pleated below ft
smooth fitting yoke are among tlje
smartest of all smnrt things for the
coming season and will be worn for
all street costumes. This one is pe
culiarly chic and attractive and is so
arranged as to give a plain effec' at
the front, which is always desirable.
As illustrated, it is made of cheviot
in mixed shades of brown and tan,
trimmed with handsome brown braid.
A Late Design by May Manton.
lugs loft for the purpose and is closed
invisibly.
The quantity of material required for
the medium sl/,e Ik live yards twenty
Beven Inches wide, two and three
fourth yards forty-four inches wide, or
two and one-eighth yards llfty-two
Indies wide, with one-half yards of
velvet and one and three-fourth yards
of braid to trim as Illustrated.
1)o?il>t<?-Oiilll*<l Crown lt??n<t.
The crown bands on hats intended
to be worn on <*ool mornings in the J
mountains are quite different than any
thing seen before.
To begin with, they resemble a cart
ridge belt more than anything else,
and have a double tier of ipiilllngs
of ribbons around the crown, The
lower quilling Is of light-colored rlb
bon, the upper one a very dark shade
of the same color or of black if white
be used for t lie lower tier. The rlblton
used is of a heavy, handsome quality.
The quilling is stiff enough to stand
up like n stockade around the erown.
The light-colored tier comes up outside
of the lower edge of the dark quilling,
and Is also broad enough to lie out
tlat for a little on the brim of the felt
hat. Cream-colored felt hats are hand
some thus trimmed wltlj two shades of
brown ribbon or with cream and deep
leaf brown.
A swirling plume of white cock's
feathers, poised slightly to the left of
the front, falls down over the broad
belt of double quilling*.
In Hroirn Hravrr.
A lovely brown beaver turban is val
uable III two ways, besides its beaill.v.
It shows that Paris has decided to
divorce brown and orange, and intro
duces us to a new trlcorne!
This charming trlcorne turban is
doubly three cornered. The crown in
hilt Is stilted to nil seasonable mate
rials. A? a matter of course 1 1 ? ? trim
ming ean lie varied to suit i.i<?i ? .dual
taste. but the little straps coining from
beneath each pleat are eminently styl
isli and attractive.
The skirt Is col in seven gores nnti Mi
laid in backward turning pleats which
meet at the ccntre back, where ihe
closing is made. The yoke is . irctilar
and In stitched to tin* skirt v illi cor
tleelll ?llk, the trimming struts eon
ceniing the seam at sides and hnck.
Ah Illustrated, it is made in instep
length, which is the prevailing <?ne for
the incoming Reason, but can t? made
still shorter whenever desire 1
The quantity of material re< ?? tr
the medium slao is eight and ? te-half
Kii/rici> hktht with norsD voki,
yard* t wonty-m-von Inch' * wide, IIy?
ntiil one-fourth ynrdn forty four Inched
wide, or 11 vo yard* Ofty-two Inches
wide.