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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home
Seventy-five years ago Abraham Lincoln, first martyred President of the United States, was brought back to Illinois, the state
which had sent him to the nation’s capital four years before. These pictures, pertaining to that sorrowful journey, were made
by Ira M. Hough, a leading photographer in Chicago during the C ' il wa r period and the early seventies. They were found about
a year ago by his son, Edward O. Hough, in an old trunk that had not been opened for many years. They are published here
(some of them for the first time in any newspaper) by courtesy oj rrederick Cillespie, author of ’’Trails and Shrines of Abra
ham Lincoln,” who owns the original negatives.
On a May morning in 1865 cabinet members, generals of the Union army and statesmen of high and low
degree gathered at the home of Abraham Lincoln at Eighth and Jackson streets in Springfield, 111., to await
there the arrival of the funeral cortege bearing the bcdy of the Great Emancipator. (Photo by Edward Hough.)
Out to Oak Ridge cemetery on the morning of May 4 moved the funeral procession. There the doors of a
receiving vault stood open—“Unveil Thy Bosom, Faithful Tomb’’ chanted a tearful choir. “Ashes to ashes
and dust to dust . . intoned a clergyman, standing on the speakers’ platform (at the left of the tomb).
Then the body of Illinois’ great son was laid to rest in this temporary vault. (Photo by Edward Hough.;
In this black-plumed hearse the body of Abraham Lincoln was borne
through the streets of Chicago before being taken to Springfield. There a
similar vehicle, drawn by six horses and followed by “Old Bob,’’ his
favorite horse, riderless, bore him to Oak Ridge cemetery. (Photo by Hough)
On April 10, 1865, Alexander Gard
ner, a Washington photographer,
took this picture—the last photo
graph ever made of Lincoln.
Today the body of Abraham Lin-
eoln rests in this memorial tomb in
Oak Ridge cemetery in Springfield,
111.—a shrine visited annually by
more than 200,000 people.
“Rest in Peace, Noble Soul, Patriot Heart,” “We Know Him Dead
Who Honored Us While Living” and “Faithful to Right, a Martyr to
Justice” read the inscriptions on this memorial arch erected in Park Row
in Chicago. Beneath it was a dais where the coffin lay during the brief
ceremonies before it was escorted to the courthouse. (Photo by Hough.)
T AMPA, FLA.—a session with
Clark Griffith, the Gray Fox of
Washington, carries you back many
a day and many a year. Outside
of Connie Mack, Griff can take you
deeper into the thrills of the past
than anyone else in baseball.
My own first training camp thrill
Came in 1898 in Nashville. A tall,
broad-shouldered, awkward-looking
party came into the locker room,
wearing a pale-blue suit with brass
buttons. A short while later against
Vanderbilt he showed us a buzzing
medley of speed and curves that
no one had ever seen before. And
not so many have seen it since.
He was over six feet two, weighed
200 pounds, and he was lanky In
looks. In addition to blazing speed
he had the fastest-breaking curve
ball I’ve ever seen.
His name was George Edward
(Rube) Waddell.
Even when he was fading out with,
tuberculosis he still had enough left
to strike out 16 of Connie Mack’s
Athletics.
Griff's Top Thrill
Griff’s top training camp thrill ar
rived in Atlanta around 1904.
Griff was waiting that morning to
meet a young first baseman, just
heading in from California. He had
no other first baseman on his
Yankee roster, so the rookie had to
be good.
“Suppose he’s a flop, what’ll you
do?” I asked the Old Fox.
“A flop?” said Griff. “He’s going
to be the greatest first baseman
that ever lived. You wait and see.”
The kid arrived around noon or
a trifle later. He was well built.
CLARK GRIFFITH
on the lean side, with a quick,
friendly smile. The personality
part was all there.
“How many days before you’ll be
ready to start?” Griffith asked him.
“I thought you played a game
today,” the rookie said.
“We do,” Griff told him.
“That’s when I’d like to start,’
his young first baseman countered
“I’m always in shape.”
That afternoon he made at least
three plays around first that left
your scalp sizzling. They were
plays no one but a great artist could
make. With a runner on second
someone laid a bunt along the first-
base foul-line. The kid was on it
like a bounding kangaroo in time
to nail the runner at third. It took
less than his first ball game to know
that another star was on his way
to the headlined.
The rookie’s name was Hal Chase.
Another Fair Entry
There was the day back in Augus
ta around the same period when an
18-year-old stripling came along.
First time up he laid down a
bunt, beat it out, stole second and
then third. He finished out the day
with a double, triple and home run.
The Hon. Oliver Babe Hardy was
among those present. Not a bad
afternoon for an 18-year-old kid.
His name was Tyrus Raymond Cobb
of Royston, Ga.
Later on he only made over 4,000
base hits and stole close to 1,000
bases before he took off the spikes
after 24 years.
There were training camp days in
the old Southern league, also. I re
call two outfielders who caught and
held the eye. They were great ball
players the first time you saw them.
Looking back a long, long way, this
was around 1907 as I recall time,
now shrouded in mists.
One played for Little Rock—the
other for New Orleans. The first
was the best looking outfielder I’d
ever seen in action. And one of the
best hitters. His name was Tris
Speaker. The other was the best
looking actor with a bat around the
plate anyone had ever seen. His
name was Shoeless Joe Jackson.
And there was the spring training
season 21 years ago, back in 1919,
when the Boston Red Sox decided
to make a regular outfielder out of
their crack left-handed pitcher.
They had an idea he might turn out
to be a first-class slugger.
In one of the March games here
in Florida he mauled one that car
ried over 500 feet into a pine thicket
beyond the field—the longest blow
the oldest inhabitant had ever seen,
not even barring the top hurricane.
I was on that trip and I was look
ing at a fellow by the name of Babe
Ruth.
Fashion Bids You ‘Say It’ in
Snow White Lingerie Accents
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
W HAT with the lavishment of
prettifying, spick and span,
fresh as a daisy frilly, frothy lace-
trimmed neckwear and other lin
gerie touches with which fashion is
so generously endowing us this sea
son, it’s going to be more fun dress
ing up this spring and summer
than it has been for years.
When you visit the neckwear de
partments, cancel all other engage
ments for that day, for come early
as you will you are sure to linger
unmindful of the passing of time,
with so much to intrigue.
Among the myriads of new ideas
sure to capture your fancy you will
see such cunning items as detach
able pocket and collar sets as pic
tured below to the right in the illus
tration. The pockets are fashioned
of the daintiest organdy you ever
saw with infinitesimal tucks and ex
quisitely embroidered and the col
lar has a youthful square neckline.
A set like this will work miracles
on the simplest basic dress. The ■
decorative pockets can be sewed
right on the dress, or slipped on to
a belt or tie them on with perky
ribbons.
Another item that is going to lay
siege to your heart is a crisp, sheer
organdy plastron that covers the
entire front of your bodice just
like you see above to the left in
this group. It slips on like magic
and like magic it works wonders in
making the simplest dress look
very important all of a sudden.
Note it has organdy insets and a
pert orgai iy bow at the back
waistline. Since it launders beauti
fully you will have no trouble in
keeping it fresh and immaculate.
There are times when one wants
to look very tailored. It is at such
a moment you will appreciate an
immaculate starched white dickey,
to wear either outside your navy or
black suit or inside the jacket
fronts if you prefer. Top your out
fit with an amusing little plaid high-
crown bump#r sailor as centered in
this group and you will look the
part of a fashion sophisticate step
ping out in swank attire.
Yokes are smartly appearing in
dresses this season. So take a look
at the charming separate yokes you
can buy at the neckwear counters.
They are on display in endless vari
ety. A square style in eyelet pique
(see above to the right in the group)
gives you a decidedly new top in
terest to any dress. It is needless
to point out the merits of eyeleted
pique so far as laundering quali
ties are concerned. Looks like new
after every tubbing.
Highly important in the fashion
picture are revers on coats, on suits
and on boleros. See the handsome
one of embroidered pique that gives
the feminine touch to the fetching
suit pictured below to the left. Add
white gloves and you will be carry
ing out the niceties of the present
mode to perfection.
When you go browsing about
among the fascinating displays of
neckwear and lingerie novelties
which are so importantly part of
the style picture for spring and
summer one of the items you must
not miss is the frothy frilly jabots
that are fashion favorites, also the
youthful flattering harlequin sets
that frill all about your throat with
the theme repeated about your
wrists and sometimes you add a
matching frill or two to your fash
ionable patch pockets.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Long Torso Lines
Making Big Talk
Zest for the nipped-in wasp waist
effect is on the wane. Now it is the
long torso line that is making con
versation. The newest dresses are
styled with long torso tops that go
fingertip-length, the skirt portion be
ginning at that point. In suits it is
the long-jacket types that are com
ing in.
Couturier collections in Paris are
featuring sleek suave lines desig
nated as the new mermaid silhou
ette. To be sure the flaring skirt
and pleated-all-around skirts are not
out by any means. There is a con
test, however, between and it looks
as if the next move will be the
straighter contour.
Already corsetieres are answer
ing the challenge to designers of
foundation garments, with the pros
pect that there Will be a decided
change in corsets and corselets.
Favor Jackets of
Contrasting Color
There is tremendous interest in
jackets of contrasting color. Light-
colored wool jackets go with
checked skirts, while plaid silk
jackets cover plaid silk blouses and
top skirts of black or navy blue.
Evening suits show colored
jackets and blouses with dark
skirts.
Short Skirt Stays
For Spring Wear
The fashion silhouette for spring
1940 has kept a small neat waist,
less constrained than the winter’s
wasp waist. Skirts are stiL. short
and often fairly full. (Paris has
even shortened a few to mid-knee.)
Necklines are generally fairly high
and shoulders slightly widened.
Smart Hairdress
More than ever fashion is placing
high-pressure emphasis on the fact
that well-groomed, becomingly
styled hair is an absolute essential.
The hair dress pictured lives up to
all the demands of perfect groom
ing that can be achieved only when
the hair is kept healthy and vibrant
with meticulous care. Which calls
to mind something amazing that re
cently happened in the realm of hair
culture. It is the creation of a wa
terless shampoo from the labora
tory of Jean Jordeau. A few drops
of the shampoo (using no water
whatsoever) will lather luxuriously
on the hair. After a vigorous scalp
massage, a rub with a coarse towel
will remove every speck of the
shampoo, leaving one’s tresses ex
quisitely clean and lustrous. In the
coiffure here pictured note that the
modified pompadour and hair at the
sides have an upward trend.
Practical, Decorative
Cutouts for a Garden
W E OFFER here two new cut
outs. Practical as well as
decorative features are incor
porated in the duck; decorative-
ness alone is the purpose of the
sunbonnet girl. These designs, of
course, are to be traced on wall-
board, plywood or thin lumber.
Jig, coping or keyhole saw may
be used to cut them out, and when
painted they become attractive
ornaments for your lawn.
Outlines for the 19-inch duck
and his “Keep Off Grass” sign are
on pattern Z9086, 15 cents. A
“Use Walk” sign is also given.
In about 24-inch size, the ever-
popular sunbonnet girl and her
sprinkling can are on pattern
Z9088, 15 cents.
Select one or both of these
clever cutout figures. General
cutout directions, as well as spe
cific painting suggestions come
with each pattern. Send order to:
AUNT MARTHA
Box 166-W Kansas City, Mo.
Enclose 15 cents (or each pattern
desired. Pattern No
Name
Address
Making Amends VFas Bit
Out of Paperhanger's Line
Whitley was having some dec
orating done, including the re-
papering of the dining-room and
the bath-room. His wife was
away, so he left the men on the
job when he.went to business.
When he returned they were
just finishing. But there had been
some mistake. The dining-room
paper was in the bath-room, while
the dining-room showed an elegant
design in green tiles and purple
water-lilies.
“What are you going io do about
it?” demanded the householder.
“I dunno,” said the paperhang
er, scratching his head. “I’d will
ingly move the bath—but it’s a
plumber’s job.”
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