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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1904)
119 THE ILLUSTRATED BEE. The Mantilla Girl of 1904 i.v. -v". V" X ' '' . ' r?i ...tv.WA,-. :; I .-V - i-r-'- 1 K - ' ' ?. - ,:" ' . . .- ...A , A CbMBTOTTO MANTIL.1A AND SHOULDER CAPE OP KSOtfftlCB LACK ASU COQUH FKATHBRa - u I'. NCLI2 SAM'S Cuban and Philippine soldiers ar responsible (or the Mantilla Girl or 1804, although they mar not be aware of the fact. Nevertheless, It wai they who first brought back the mandlla among- their gifts for sweetheart and sisters. Of course the latter tried on their new possessions and In their secret hearts regretted the In exorable law which relegated the use of the mantilla to the dark-eyed beauties across the seas. With characteristic alertness where the Interest of beauty Is concerned, they all recognised In this bewitching style of head drees the Spanish maiden's keynote to at tractiveness. Straightway someone argued that. If Cuba and the Philippines belonged Co America, why not the mantillas also? In due time the army officers' wives and tourists also returned with trophies from the Islands, and the mantilla began to be worn at parties, receptions and the theater. Meantime, the glrln who were not so fortu nate as to be the recipients of genuine man tlllas sought to supply the deficiency. This resulted In the use of the finery and rare Old lace which had been handed down from auld lang syne. Nor would the original owners be ashamed If they could see some Of the charming mantillas which have been fashioned out of their cherished belongings. And so the mantilla girl of 1904 Is with us la all her fascinating glory. 1 Carpenter's Letter ' (Continued from Page Twelve.) . . . Why did you not let the newspaper men see the machine when you first took It down the PotomaoT" "That was not a matter of choice with me," was the reply. "I explained why at the time. A large part of the money em ployed In making the machine was fur nished by the War department with . a View to using It, If successful, In war- ' fare. For this reason the department wanted Its construction to be a military secret. Suppose, for Instance, that Japan , bad a successful flying machine, the se cret of whose construction was known only to the Japanese, would not the war department of that country be . anxious to keep that secret from the Russians T With such a machine they could fly over th armies In Manchuria and estimate heir slse and armament.- They could re connolter the country for miles about their army and prepare to resist an at-'' lack. They could look down Into Port 'Arthur and perhaps determine the length of siege required - to take It These are the principal uaos of a flying machine In geconnolssanoea, without speaking . of Its potentialities as a war engtne In dropping dynamite. Po you wonder that the United Btatoa army does not wish to give pub licity to a posalble Invention of this kind made with Its money, or that L as a con- ' sclentlous servant ' of - the ' government, could not but obey such Instructions? I looked upon the machine then as a military -secret . Much of Its construction : Is : a Secret today. I can show-It to you.-but j cannot allow you to make any suleaUns V . . . ; Some of her mantilla combinations are beautiful, and varied effects are seen In the arrangement ' Those who have real old Bpalnsh lace have no difficulty In pro ducing the most fascinating mantillas Imaginable. These are worn' to suit .the Individual taste, but are usually light and fluffy so as not to Interfere with the ar rangement of the hair. A favorite way, however, Is to fasten the point of lace on the middle of the hair by a crescent pin or other ornament The long stole ends reach to the bottom of the. gown In front 'One end Is often pinned to the waist by a rich ornament - Some of the lacea employed for this pur pose are the soft chantllly,. point gause, point -Venice, Irish crochet mechlln and even Valenciennes. For the simpler man tillas point d'eaprlt chiffon, crepe de chine and liberty ailk are used for the founda tion. Narrow mechlln and ruchlng are much used for edging. Applique laoes, ribbon flowers and fringes are popular for trimmings. ' Inexpensive mantillas, to wear with cot ton . gowns, are made of point d'oeprlt, either colored .or white. Ruffles of the same, edged with valenclennes or ruffles of wider valenclennes,' make the moat de sirable trimming. Bows of ribbon to match are -worn on top of the head. Long ribbon streamers also hang from the scarf ends In a double bow knot or detailed description of It for the reasons X have stated. ', , "I regret much," concluded Secretary Langley, "that my situation In this matter has not been understood or fairly' stated, though I tried to explain It at the time." "If It were left to you, Mr. Langley, what would you now like to do as to the machine?" I asked. .. ' ' ' "If that were the case.' he replied, "I Should like to put It In orfter and launch It under such conditions that It . could show Its possibilities of flight through the air. .' The machine la not seriously ln- - Jured, and It could easily be repaired. An other launching apparatus, however, would be a matter of much experiment and of considerable expense, which Is beyond my means. "Would you again use a houseboat for such- an experiment?" ' "I cannot say as to that." replied Mr, - Langley.- "The " machine carrlea a man In It, and It Is hardly fair to the man that It should be flown under such conditions that If there la a failure he must fall Into the water. It might be better to launch tt from the land." l' : "But. Mr. Langley," said L "Is It not softer to fall on the water than on the land?" "I see that you do not understand how these machines fall," said Mr. Langley. "Once fairly launched In the air they de scend like a parachute, ' ao gently that there la little danger to any one In (hem. In the flights we have so far made, these molla enoe successfully launched, have dropped' down so very slowly and evenly i that a glass of water might 'have re ; Drained In one of them and not been spilled. The desoent la generally consld- f' " ""V '' , "."'J'. "' v" I l ' ;. 1 June 5, 1901 ctple npon which mtne is constructed, most beoessarlly fly fast or they will fall. They cannot remain stationary, for the mo ment they stop their weight la such that they begin to sink. For continued flight we must have a minimum speed of about twenty miles an hour, and we have gone much faster than that The small models av actually attained a speed of about (thirty miles an hour and the large, one tnay be expected to go Indefinitely faster." "Will you please tell me, Mr. Langley,H paid I, "what has been your chief moUve In working upon such machines? You fiave devoted the leisure of a third of your active life to this subject What have you loped from it?" "I don't like to discuss motives," re-" riled Mr. Langley. "The truth, however, s that the commercial end of the ma chine has had nothing to do with the work have put upon the subject during the last twenty years. My life has been Jong scientific lines, and while I will not ay that I am quite Indifferent to the naktng of money, It never haa been my eadlng object If I were what - la called i rich man I should not hesitate to cora lete these experiments at my own ex pense, but as It Is I shall have to rely upon others to furnish the money If I am to do the work. As to the commercial end tOf the flying machine, I have been fre fluently approached by men who have tasked me to patent It I have never done Iso, and, whether wisely or not have neve pought to make It a source of profit" FRANK O. CARPENTER. iBAKERBROS 1ENGRAVING SPANISH WAY OF WEARING- THJ3 MANTILLA. ered the dangerous part of flying machine experiments. I do not regard that so In this case, and the aerial engineer may prefer 'to descend to the land than to the water." "Would It take you long to arrange mat- . ters for another attempt?" , "It would require five or six months, I should say," was the'repljr. ; "You speak of the aerodrome as a war engine. Do you think such machines will ever be used In passenger transportation?" . "Those matters are in the far future," replied Mr. Langley. "I henltate to speak Of them for fear I shall be 'thought Im ' practical. I see no reason, however, why they should not be used for many com mercial purposes. In any, case the air Is a highway that leads everywhere, and the track Is already laid." : "What apeed can be attained by ma chines like yours?" ' - ' . "Flying machines, based upon the prln- II! if - " l ill vt ;. ll BIG PAYING BUSINESS So" IS: Wt Bar mw mt knMi ut iiiiiiMwii Mk ess ess WMkly. De bmin at hon or knwlu. mil or aoaro tim. tlllna Onr ool&U and imlat U1 amnio sold, ailvar, alakl aadnet Clttlas ea WMobaa, danelrr, Tablwrara, iorolaa, all maul sooda. Emi plat. 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