The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911, January 27, 1910, Image 3
ri'rrrrrrrrt'i'i'i'rrri'i'rrrrrrrrrrri Mourning Millinery r Mrs. Wilton's Expectations .""v. --ww -ti' JtA' .5 By JANE KICHARDSON NEW PRESIDENT OF THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB. 5t Jf"5 Horace S. Fogel, a former newspaper man and sporting writer, took a sudden leap into the baseball limelight when he became the head of the Quaker team. He declares tne club has been purchased by business men, who will run it In the interests of clean sport and denies that a syndicate of magnates is behind him in the deal. BASEBALL WORLD ALL STIRRED UP SALE OF PHILADELPHIA TEAM BIGGEST DIAMOND SENSA TION IN YEARS. TALK OF SYNDICATE BALL Murphy of the Chicago Cubs Denies That He Is Interested in the Deal, But , Nevertheless, the Report Will Not Down. ' This winter promises to be the most Important In the history of base ball and before the umpire Rives the familiar order to "play ball" next spring tho various fights between mag nates and the quarrels of the players for more salary and other concessions some startling changes are expected. The recent salo of the Philadelphia National league team to a syndicate headed by Horace Fogel, who has been elected president, gave the ball of trouble which had already started to rollhig a, hard push, and is the big sensation to date. Because of the presence of Charles W. Murphy, president of the Chicago Cubs, in Philadelphia when the deal was made. It was Immediately predict ed that he was behind Fogel. Mur phy denies It, but in such a way that there Is serious question whether he was not leaving something unex plained. Charles P. Taft, brother of the president, la Murphy's backer, and It may yet develop that it was the Taft purse that furnished the coin to pay for the club. It was announced that 1350,000 was tho price paid. It was also announced that Finish of the New York Giants and Dreyfuss , of the Pittsburg Pirates were in the deal with Murphy. This at once raised the cry of syndicate baseball, and brought forth the prediction that the National league will be disrupted If it is found that certain of the big magnates are uniting to control all the clubs. One report Eaid the clique intended to buy tho St. Louis Cardi nals and tho Boston Doves. Roblson quickly said his team was r.ot for sale and Doveymade the same kind of talk. However tho report will not down that a syndicate has been formed to gain control, and Important developments are expected any day. Pittsburg fans were so wrought up by the tactics of Murphy and others that they urged Harney Dreyfuss to withdraw the Pirates !rom the Na tional league and Join tho American league. Such a scheme if Curried out necessarily would mean a ten-club league or would crowd out one of I no other teams. Naturally thought turtle 1 to Washington when it was suid that one of the American lengue teams would be dropped to let Pittsburg in. Washington always has a tail end team, but still the owners there make good money. Along with the report of the sale of the Philadelphia team came the word that Johnny Kllng, tho hold out Cub catcher, would be engaged to manage the new club. It was said that Fogel had sent a check for $13,000 to Mur phy for the purchase of Kllng. Out in Kansas City Kllng Immediately aid he knew nothing of the deal and had no intention of playing baseball again for any team except his own in that city. Murphy has said that Kllng would not be allowed to play baseball with any teum except the Cubs. Kllng often declared he never would return to Chicago. Now If It develops that Kllng goes to Philadelphia It will be further evidence that Murphy Is In the deal Hint resulted In the purchase of the Quaker City team. Murray, the manager of the Phillies, still has uu- j -V J 3. other year to serve under his con tract, but according to good Informa tion ho will get tho salary and bo allowed to drop out when another man is agreed upon for the place. Morderai Brown, the most reliablo of Cub pitchers, may Join the hold outs unless President Murphy comes through with the figure named by the thieo-fingcred wonder. Brownie's con tract expired at the close of the last season. It Is said he received $4,500 straight salary for the season's work, with a promise of $1,000 more if he "made good." He certainly did that and the bonus undoubtedly will be forthcom ing, although Brown has not received it yet. Brown will ask for $G,000 next season and the chances are he will get it. He never has been one of the pushing kind, nor has he done any unnecessary talking about himself or the pay he should command. Are the Detroit Tigers due to slump during the season of 1910? No team in recent years In either of the big leagues has been able to win the pennant more than three times in succession. In the National the Pittsburg team thrice copped the bunting and then dropped out of the running for sev eral years. Last summer the Pirates came back Into their own and copped the grand old rag. Are they due to win it a couple of more times? Chicago for three years won the honors of the National, also twice gathered In the world's championship. It was the desire of Owner Murphy and Manager Chance to set a new rec ord by taking four straight, but their hopes were blasted by tho superior playing of the Pittsburg team. In the American league Detroit has captured the pennant three times in succession, landing the honor in 1907, 190S and 1909. Can Jennings and his team repeat and thereby smash tradi tion? It is a tnuch-mooted question. JcnnlngB is a resourceful chap and he may bo able to turn the trick, but there are many who bellevo that the Tigers are doomed to disappointment in the next campaign. Tho clever move of the Detroit manager in get ting Delchanty from Washington and Jones from St. Louis late in the year undoubtedly saved the Tigers'. Ross in an and Schaefer were going and the addition of the new men prevented Imminent danger. HEADS THREE I LEAGUE. A. R. Tearney, who waa elected pres ident of the Three I organization re cently, hat gone to work to strength en the league. He taya he recog nizes no factions and will conduct the league'i affairs for its best interests. "7 ' .--33 (Copyright, by Snort Mrs. Wilton sat in consultation with her three daughters the day aft er her husband's funeral. Slio had been a great belle in her girlhood a largo florid woman, with an abun dance of blonde hair. Tho two elder girls, Cecilia and Kdlth, resembled her, both in appearance and In the indoleut good nature which was their mother's chief characteristic. Susan, the younger, had been named by her father for his mother, and the name suited her. Sho reminded one of eoDie plain, old-fashioned flower. She bad been born with the instinct of helpfulness, and all her llfo had been ready to do the tasks which others shirked, or over which they rebelled and grumbled. ' Her husband's sudden death had been an overwhelming blow to Mrs. Wilton. She was as helpless as a baby, and the two elder daughters scarcely less dependeut; there was nothing by which either of the two might have added to their Income. "Cecelia might take up her music again and fit herself for teaching," she said. "There are already 27 music teach ers' in Madison, mother," Susan Inter posed. "There's your uncle Jabez, he is certain to help us. Ho never for gets us at Christmas, nor on any of your birthdays. Though he hadn't seen your father since he went out to California, he was very fond of hliu when they were boys, and he always meant to visit us." "No, lie won't forget us," Cecilia echoed, hopefully. "We can't depend upon that either," eaid the practical StiRiin, "he may 're member' us, and he may not." "You diHapprove everything," said Kdlth. "What do you advise that we Old Mr. Worthington. shall march In procession to the poor bonne, with mamma at the head?" "What I propose," said Susan, un hesitatingly, "Is that we turn this house Into a boarding house." There was an exclamation of hor ror. They had always prided them selveswith all their old-fashioned hospitality on their excluslveness. "Open the house to everybody and anybody never," and they shook their heads vehemently. "To anybody that is respectable and can pay," Susan replied, un abashed. In tho end she had her way. The house was soon filled with tho usual floatsam and Jetsam that drift through life, content with, or tem porarily resigned to, tholr homeless ness; the young rector of St. Jude's, Miss Vantage, the principal of the high school, a rich widow with her two daughters, several young business men, among whom was Richard Bur rell, to whom Susan had been engaged for a year. All were tractable and reasonably well content, except old Mr. Worthington. There was but one room vacant when he came, a small stuffy chamber In the rear, but after much fault finding he said that it would do. He was exacting about the cooking, and imperious in his demands for hot wa ter, although Mrs. Wilton said plain tively that sho could not understand why, since he, apparently, used so lit tle. But she grew accustomed to him, as one gets used to a pinching shoe, and turned him over to Miss Vantage, who played chess with him occasion ally. From her he learned of their "expectations," and that their relative in California had really sent them the money with which to undertake tho boarding house. "More fool he," remarked the old maa crossly, as he protested against an unforeseen checkmate. "They're a worthless pack." "O. don't say that!" exclaimed tho good-natured schoolteacher. "I'm sure Miss Susan Is as good as gold." "Well she's all right, maybe," he admitted tentatively, inuklug another Mf I Siuru-a Co., Ltd.) unlucky move. It was true: Susan w as as good as gold. They had held their own and no more. Susan had not expected to grow rich, and was grateful that they had not fallen Into debt. But tho house had suffered; the furniture began to show signs of hard usago; the car pets were growing threadbare, and the profits of the business would cer tainly not enahlo her to replace them when they were quite gone. And she had ottier troubles. She had Insisted upon releasing Burrell from hla en gagement, arguing that his salary was not uioro than sufficient for two. She would not consent that he should be burdened with tho support of her mother and sisters, as hundreds of other women had dono beforo hor. Burrell, who was superintendent of the electrlo light works, had to admit that she was right, and, while ho re leased her, he did so wltU the clear understanding that he considered him self still irrevocably bound, and should continue to do so as long as bIio lived, or until she married some other man. And, moreover, he came to board with them, and found consolation in seeing her constantly, and helping and comforting her in a thousand ways. He was especially fortunate In be Ing ablo to mollify old Mr. Worthing ton, listening patiently to his com plaints and his Interminable stories, und.he even relieved Miss Vnntago at chess, permitting himself to bo beaten with tho utmost amiability. But his indulgence drew tho lino nt the old man's criticism of the house and its management. Not only did he stop him, but he Intimated pretty plainly that he was ungrateful. "I reckon 1 am," he replied, gruffly, "but I haven't any patience with their fool talk aboul their rich kin; I don't believe they have any." This, however, was to be at last proved beyond cavil. Mrs. Wilton re ceived a letter from Jabez Wilton's agent In San Francisco he nevei wrote, himself; he always telegraphed. The letter stated that Mr. Jabez Wil ton would start east that morning, and bo with them five days later. Mighty preparations began at once. Mrs. Wilton insisted upon giving up her own room to Uncle Jabez, and went to the expense of buying a new carpet and new curtains; she also brought out the few remaining relics of their former prosperity pictures and bric-a-brac and embroidered cushions. The eventful day came, dull and threatening, with a biting east wind. A Are crackled in the grate, casting rosy shadows upon the wall and cell ing of the cheerful room, which waa In readiness for its prospective occu pant. At the lust moment Susan had filled a bowl with splendid yellow chrysanthemums and placed It upon a table by tho window. The train was due at four o'clock, and Burrell and Susan had gone to the station, hoping to recognize the expected arrival by somo Bort of In tuition. Mrs. Wilton ran upstairs nfter they had gone to see if any thing needful had been forgotten in the guest cham ber. On the threshold she detected an unmlbtakable odor of tobacco. She opened the door and stood transfixed. There sat old Mr. Worthington in his shabby dressing gown, lounging in the armchair, smoking his pipe, his slippered feet on the fender. Newspapers were scattered about, and he had been lying on the lounge, as the disordered pillows made evi dent. "Well, really, Mr. Worthington!" said Mrs. Wilton, her eyes flashing she knew him to be capable of any thing "I must say that this is un pardonable." She was always ladylike. He turned and glanced at her calm ly over his shoulder, and did not stir. "Sit down, Arabella," he said at length, "and don't excite yourself. " Arabella Indeed! Addressing her by her Chrlstlon name! He had never been quite so impertinent as this. She walked across the room and stood beside him, panting with indig nation. "I've a right here," he said with un usual mildness. "I'm the man you've fixed up this room for, and Susan will not find me at the station. I've been in your house Eome time, as you'll al low." Mrs. Wilton did not in the least comprehend what he was saying; she was so dazed that sho could not speak. "This has been done before," ha went on, "I've read about it. I wanted to make certain as to who and what you all were before entering Into an arrangement that I might regret. Sit down, do." And thus urged, she dropped limply Into a chair beside htm. The truth at last dawned upon her, but she could only lopk at him in silence. "You've been really kind and pa tient und I've tried you purposely. I liko you, Arabella and Susan. She may have this house, if you agree it will be Just the thing and you and the other girls may go back to Call, fornla with me, If you have no better plan." Mrs. Wilton had no better plan; and It wag so arranged. By JULIA BOTTOM LEY. TWO lovely examples of mourning hats are pictured hero made of the two materials most favored for mourning wear, crape and silk grenadine, The hat of English crape, shown in Fig. 1, Is a perfect example of the millin er's art using this exquisite material as a means of expression. The en tire hat is covered with crape, the brim mndo of narrow parallel folds. The crown has wide folds for its covering also a drapery of crape with a large buckle of dull Jet, serve as a mounting for the pompon of down feathers and aigrette mounted at tho left side. In shape, this hat Is graceful and of a kind that will not soon be out of style. Such shapes should be selected for mourning, as good mourning fabrics are very durable and will outlast the accepted periods of mourning, lf well selected. English crape should be chosen, as It Is manufactured to withstand moisture which is ruinous to crapes not protected against It In this particular fabric, the English excel all other manufacturers and the great modistes who specially design mourning use this crape. It Is tho most beautiful of the fabrics used for mourning. Silk grenadine Is equally popular, although not universally recognized as first mourning. There is much latitude in the selection of fabrics, however, and many persons prefer grenadine to any other. The hat and veil shown in Fig. 2 are of this beautiful fabric. It is also of English manufacture, although the English send to various parts of the world Including America for tho materials necessary to make and dye both crape and grenadine. This mate rial Is manufactured waterproof. This Is very necessary in order that the rain or snow may not spot the grenadine. One can easily test the material by Immersing It in water. If properly made the dye will not run and the fabrlo will remain unchanged. Crape should be subjected to the same test. The crimp Is not affected by water and its color remains unchanged. VISITING CRESS. This elegant dress Is carried out in champagne suede cloth, and Is a fit ting princess, tucked under the arms. A band of braided cloth trims the low er edge of princess where the mate rial is slightly draped, below this the skirt part la plaited, the plaits being stitched down a few Inches. A hand some braiding design surrounds the yoke of tucked silk, which Is also trimmed with braid and small buttons. The sleeve Is long, tight fitting, and trimmed to match. Hat of black beaver, trimmed with a feather mount. Materials required: 6V4 yards cloth 48 Inches wide, 4 dozen yards braid, Vi yard tucked silk. Twenty-Inch Rope of Pearls. The fashion In length icr a string ot pearls Las changed. K was once 14 incuts, then 16; now tht correct string .nt it uiviuure 20 Incbea. NOW THE ROBIN HOOD HAT Style That Divides Favor with What la Known as the Prairie, of Felt and Suede. Millinery Is one of the most Impor tant features In the toilette of the woman who wishes to be well dressed, and to-day the cult of the plain hat Is as carefully considered as the elabo rate, the subject being as Inexhaustible as the budget Itself. The craze for beaver still continues, but It Is safe to predict that as the winter ap proaches black will lead the van,1 adorned with cinnamon and royal blue ostrich plumes for visiting and velvet for morning wear. The Robin Hood hat is the latest shape to make Its de but carried out In this charming ma terial. As will be remembered, the hat worn by the famous outlaw of this name was turned up on one side, had rather a high crown, and was trimmed with two long quill like feathers. The smart mondalne, although retaining the shape, has substituted a rosette ot tinsel and a tuft of breast plumage for the feathers. For traveling It will divide honors with the prairie hat, which is fashioned of felt and relieved with a band of suede of a contrasting shade. From the Tatler. A Golden Feather. It can be made of an old quill from which the battered feathers have been stripped. Gold tree Is sewn as a scant ruffle on each side, the end being slightly pointed. You have no Idea how effective this is on a fur turban. From this idea a departure Into the realms ot silver, bronze or Jeweled lace can be made, and at little cost. This quill, with a band of braid or lace to match, will furnish sufficient trimming for a velvet or fur toque. Shadow Lace. This Is new, and because of Its un obtrusive pattern can be used In great quantities without fear of overdecora tion. The pattern Is woven In such a way that an uucertaln shadowy effect Is produced. It Is especially lovely in black and cream. The black shadow lace Is used over black net and a white satin undersllp. The cream la effective over pale tints In evening gowns. Gobelin Green Again. The hats of this winter will again show that entrancing shade of green known as gobelin. It will be used In thick, short plumes and thick Ions ones, Uuv nut In ribbons or motra. .1