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FASHIONS
FROM THE MUMMIES OF
ANCIENT EGYPT.
The Styles of Three Thousand
Years Ago Are Up -to -Date
in Twentieth Century.
Fashion news from Paris is to the ef-
fect that the latest styles in costume
are copied from ancient Egyptian
mummies, more commonly known that every
This is a rather striking way to put
it, but the fact seems to be that some sturgeon caught in British waters be -
of the very newest designs from the
dressmakers' ateliers are taken from
Statuettes in the Louvre, which date
back from 3,000 to 4,000 years. Mums
' rates In ancient Egypt were not pre-
served with their clothes on; but val-
uable hints are also obtainable from
mummy cortins, tho lids of which are
in many instances carved and painted
to represent the occupant as in life,
fully attired.
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
In New York, the visitor may behold
a coffin that once contained the mum-
my of the Princess Iounoflrte, who,
judging from the full.length earven
portrait of her on the 110, must have
been a very beautiful woman.
One statuette in the Louvre repre-
sents a young queen of the twenty-
second dynasty. It is wonderful how
modern she looks. Her short sleeves
are of the latest twentieth century
'style; her sheath skirt is of the brevity
which fashion now demands and so
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Royal Perquisites.
The Xing has some very strange
perquisites, many of which have most
interesting histories attached to them.
Few know that he can claim file head
of a whale, so that "there may be no
lack of whalebone wherewith to stiffen
the Royal garments," although it in
longs to )nim by right.
What a remarkable collection the
King's perquisites would make if they
were all duly claimed! And what pos-
sible use could his Majesty make of
some of them? A tablecloth of the
value of three shillings; a coat of grey
fur; a horse and halter, and even a
silver needle, contributed by the Court
tailor, might conceivably be welcome;
but he might willingly dispense with
"a nightcap of the value of one half-
penny," a pound of cumin -seed, a cata-
pult—which might be a temptation to
some young Royal Prince --a curry-
comb,
urrycomb, a pair of soarlet hose, a cross-
bow, a pair of tongs, and a falcon.
And yet the King is by law and
ancient custom entitled to this strange
assortment of perquisites, and to
others of greater value and usefulness,
such as the costly and beautiful Cash-
mere shawls which are so much trea-
sured as wedding -presents.
At the Coronation of a Sovereign
tight as to suggest difficulty in walk -
or
conte in showers, and some
Ing. The corsage, cut low in front, is of them are very quaint. From the
distinctly up to date. Lord of the Manor of Addington the
The only thing not modern about Sovereign can claim a dish of pottage
the ancient lady of tine statuette is her concocted of "chopped chickens, en.
remarkable headdress, which seems Pon -brawn, spices, sugar, and almond -
to be a sort of helmet of fluffy wool, milk while the Lord of the Manor
Ancient Headdresses. of Heydon must make a solemn pre-
Women's headdresses in the days of septation of a towel for his Sovereign's
the Pharaohs were exceedingly eta- use.
In olden times the Chamberlain
claimed the furniture of the room in
which the Sovereign had slept on the
eve of the Coronation, in addition to
forty yards of crimson velvet and a
silver ewer and basin.
borate and often very beautiful. Some-
times they took the form of a cap
which covered the head, falling at the
rear upon the shoulders. Sometimes
they were lofty structures of linen or
cotton fabric, embroidered. Some-
times they were light and dainty,
adorned with artificial flowers and
perhaps with a butterfly bow and
streamers of silk ribbon at the back.
Usually the ears were covered by
the headdress or (somewhat after the
fashion of to -day) by the hair.
The, Egyptian ladies of old took
groat pains with their hair, devoting
hours every day to its arrangement.
Sometimes they divided it into many
small locks, which were separately
curled or formed into little plaits. The
latter were commonly built up into a
series of terraces, regular and com-
pact.
Wigs were extensively worn by
women of all classes, For the poor I stationed in France as guard to
they were of wool; for the rich of "dumps" of war material.
human hair. Some of these wigs, Explosive shells, which were fairly
thousands of years old, are even now successful, appear to have been used
preserved in museums. by the Dutch as long ago as 1588,
A favorite decoration was a fillet- 0Iore than 60,000 people have return -
band worn around the head, with an • ed to the ruins of Rheims, where they
ornament in front—an asp of gold or are mostly living in the miles of wine
perhaps a flower imitated in meal. The cellars
only authentic portrait of Cleopatra,
(who lived, however, at a much later
period than the ago here spoken of)
shows her with an asp fastened above
her forehead. It is a very striking
and beautiful item of personal decora-
tion.
The fashion report from Paris states
that a fad newly introduced is the
wearing of gold bauds on the legs.
Sometimes these take the form of Supprse that a new Planet, a fresh cobs extending from ankle
to knee. addition to the sun's family, were to
This again is reminiscent of ancient appear one of these fine nights in the
Egypt, whose legs were commonly un- sky' What a sensation it would make,
clad and adorned with gold hoops, to be sure!
sometimes set with jewels. Always, Astronomers do not regard such au
and even to the present day, there has occurrence as impossible, though as -
been In the Orient a marked taste for suredly most unlikely. The sun's erup-
such ornaments, live forces are so tremendous that. it
Fashions Then and Now. might conceivably throw out a flaming
The dresses worn at that early epoch mass of gas that would cool and ton-
in the land of the Pharaohs were of dense into a plane.
all colors, some of the dyes being ex- Not long ago, at the Yerkes Obaer-
ooadingiy brilliant, and the fahrics vatory, an eruption was observed (and
were not surpassed in delicacy and photographed)) on the rim of the sun
beauty by any that we know to -day,' which threw up material to a height
Most of them, however, were white,'. of 500,000 miles. One cloud of it,
the climate being hot. Ladies when which appeared as If floating detach.
indoors frequently disguised their ed was reckoned to have some thous -
charms with nothing more substantial ands of times the volume of the earth,
than a veil-like gown of transparent We are accustomed to regard great
muslin (a material probably imported volcanic explosions on the earth as
from Iridis), which fell to the rest, the most appalling of nature' phone -
though liberal In its revelation of neck frena, but they are feeble and trilling
and bosom. disturbances compared with the out -
long, to converse w•Ith one another
from a distance,
War modals to the number of four-
teen and 0 half millions will be re-
quired for award to pant and present
personnel of the British Arnly.
The name "Indian" was given to the
original lnhabttants or America about
1493 by Columbus, 0110 thought he
had reached Iudia.
TO SAFEGUARD
YOUR DIGESTION
The Blood Should Constantly be
Kept Rich and Pure.
1f you suffer from any form of in-
digestion, your diet should bo care-
fully chosen. Over -eating is always
harmful, but at the same time one
must take enough food to supply the
needs of the blood, It must be re-
membered that the blood has to carry
nourishment to every part of the body,
find fuel for energy and defence
against its enemies, as well as the re-
quisite juices for digestion. Hence,
when the blood becomes weak and
falls to do its work, indigestion arises;
also when indigeatioa begins the blood
still further suffers. Therefore, to
safeguard your digestion the blood
should be kept rich and red, and this
can best be done by taking a course
of Dr, Williams Pink Pills. These pills
are a blood -building, nerve -restoring
tonic and through their use your di-
gestive system will respond naturally,
your appetite will improve and your
food will do you good. The Value of
Dr. Williams Pink Pills in cases of
stomach trouble Is shown by the ex-
rerience of Mrs. J. H. Alexander, Bar-
riofleld, Ont., who says: "Some years
ago I was in a terribly broken down
condition. I had indigestion of a
severe nature, and sharp stains 0f
agony all through me. rely stomach
was so weak that it was difficult to re-
tain food, and often after eating I
would have vomiting spells. I was un-
der medical treatment, but as I did
not improve my nerves were in a ter-
rible condition and I was always in
much misery. One day I read of a
woman who had been relieved of simi-
lar trouble .through the use of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills, and I decided to
try them. The result can be summed
up by saying that after using the pills
for some weeks I was entirely bet-
ter, could eat a hearty meal and
was again enjoying life. If I feel run
down at any time I take Dr. Williams
Pink Pills and always get benefit
from them."
You can get these pills through any
dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50
cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from
The Dr, Williams Medicine Co., Brock-
ville, Ont.
Bits of Information.
The Polish alphabet contains forty-
five letters.
Allspice is the pea -like fruit of a
Shrub grown in the West Indies.
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
was first published in 1855.
The properties of cocaine as an
anaesthetic were discovered in 1584,
There are more than 1,500 different
tribes of American Indians,
Aliens to the number of 24,500 were
interned in England at the beginning
of the Armistice.
There are 11,000 British troops still
Although only two pecks or the Alps
are over 15,000 feet in height, there
are dozens exceeding 12,000 feet.
Peasants on the Swiss mountains
Ilse horns, often as much as eight feet
VACATION CLOTHES
Incendiary Bullets.
»92 9482
7792—Girl's Bathing Suit (bloomers
attached to underbody, or to be worn
separately). Price, 16 cents. in 6
sizes, 4 to 14 years. Size 8 requires
2% yds. 82 ins. wide; contrasting, 1
yd. 18 ins. wide.
9482—Girl's' Dress. Price, 25 cents.
In 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Size 10 re-
quires 2''y yds. 36 ins. wide; collar,
cuffs, 1,6 yd. 86 ins. wide.
These patterns may be obtained
from your local McCall dealer, or from
the McCall Co., '70 Bond St., Toronto,
Dept. W.
Facts.
An ostrich's egg equals twenty-two
bene' eggs.
There are only 200 physicians in all
Serbia, and live in Montenegro.
A crowd of 1,000,000 persons stand-
ing in comfort would cover seventy
acres.
Aromatic honey, excelled in no other
locality, is produced by the bees of
Malta.
Typhus is raging in the famine areas
of Europe, there being 250,000 cases
in Poland alone.
Red-haired people are said to be less
liable to baldness than Those with hair
of any other color,
A silent, keyless clock, which con-
tains only four wheels and no springs,
has recently been patented.
Turkey's population will, by the
Peace Treaty, be reduced from 30,000,-
000 to 6,000,000, and her navy must
consist only of a few revenue cutters.
There are under construction for
the British Navy one battle -cruiser,
eight destroyers, thirteen submarines,
and eighteen other vessels.
Krupps (Essen) employed 80,000
hands before the war. This grew to
115,000, and now stands at. 45,000.
They are makfing agricultural ma-
chinery and cash registers, among
other things.
The incendiary bullets used during
the war, mostly fired from machine
guns carried by airplanes, ware in ef-
fect miniature high -explosive shells.
Those supplied to our armies were of
brass, hollowed out to hold a composi-
tion of which the principal ingredient
was barium nitrate. To sot this off,
each bullet had a priming charge of
magnesium and red lead.
An ordinary rifle bullet, of course,
is solid. The incendiary bullet is of
wholly different construction, though
of the same calibre, being meant to
carry flame. Its discharge sets fire to
the explosive stuff contained in it.
Possible Planets
Ancient sculptures and frescoes
show then wearing kimono sleeves,
exactly like these now In style; also
frocks made perfectly straight from
neck to hem, corresponding to a pre-
sent fashion, and loose, dangling belts,
which are the newest things in the
way of belts to -day.
The ladles of ancient Egypt wore
necklaces of pearls, of gold, of coral
'and of steel curiously inlaid with gold,
Tliey pursued the arts of the toilet
with as eager a zest as ally modern
Woman of fashion, improving their
complexions with white and red and
touchiug u, their lips with carmine,
("- .Cher stained finer eyelids to ntalte
their eyes look bigger, using for the
pl i Bose two shades of '�itolhl," green
and black, With a pointed instrument
of ebony or ivory they outlined their
eyed wick bleep. Their Huger tips and
' flails they stained with henna to re red-
dieli orange color, 50 do ladies of the
Orient even in these medel'n tunes. Ill
abort, they wore as thoroughly ac-
s quaintod with the business of "make-
' trip" as any woman of 'to -day,
NEURALGIA
If you know 0110 nerve-
racking agonies or Neural-
glitaYou will bless the day
zh
Tempteton's
Rheumatic
Ca psu les
were dtsoovered. Thin
Lamour remedy is abso-
lutely guaranteed to give
relief to sufferers from
2,1saralgia.
rend for free sample to
Templotons, 142 Zing St.
W., Toronto.
Doctors recommend
them, and tellable drug-
gists everywhere sell then
for 91.04 a box.
ASTHMA
Templeton's RAZ -MAH Cap-
sules are guaranteed to relieve
AB T ]i MA. Don't suffer an-
other day.
WriteTemp]etons, 14381ng Bt.
Reliable druggists sell them at
81.04 a doz.
W., Toronto, for freeeamD e.
,I` S OF
FROM HERE &THERE
` MOTHER!
i`California Syrup -Of Figs'1
Child's Best Laxative
GUARD BABY'S HEALTH
IN1 THE SCORER
The summer months are the most
dangerous to children. The com-
plaints of that season, which are
cholera infantum, colic diarrhoea and
dyseutry, come on so quickly that
often a little one is beyond aid be-
fore the mother realizes he is ill. The
mother must be on her guard to pre-
vent these troubles, or if they do song was still,
Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
only—look fdr the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stom-
ach, liver and bowels. Children love
its fruity taste. Full directions on
each bottle. You must say "Cali-
fornia."
Open to Persuasion.
While touring in the Highlands, a
motorist was stopped by a local police-
man, Wiiile be gave his name and
address readily enough, he hinted
broadly that he might pay to be let
off.
"What, sir!" cried the constable,
"Dae ye suggest that I wud tek a
bribe? Dae ye dare to insult me, sir?"
0
"Oh, excuse me," said the motorist,
,
quite abashed. "I really----"
"But, now," put in the constable,
supposin' I wis that kin' o' man, how
much wud ye be inclined to gie me?"
A Word Omitted.
The Grim Companions.
I saw him dancing between the two,
When the spring was young and the
leaves were green.
Oh, gay was he, for his life was new,
Though the sombre two that he
danced between
Were Pain and Sorrow, Sorrow
and Pain,
The brook was full and the wee birds
sang,
The child boy played and his laughter
rang,
For Paia and Sorrow had barbed no
pang
When lie started down lira's lane.
ji
Classified Advertisements. r/
fon nas:a
F'Y and lob printing plant nsfauate 111 i
Ontario, Insurance carried 61,600. Wn61
E! for 1{1,200 on cutck sale. Box Alt!
Wilton f'ubliching ea,, MAL. Toronto
2YO7T Eras waaarr2139,
ub O klLM WANTED, 2 IN. Arm
17 thicker, chipped green (rent galVv,
Do net eels until you cemmu:,:nate with)
Ont. Ifeenan Oros. Limlted, Owen Bound,
The curious effect sometimes pro-
duced in telegrams by want of punc-
tuation or the omission of a single
small word cannot fall to have struck
everyone,
A London lawyer had a woman re-
lative in Scotland from whom he bad
"expectations." She had been eiling
for some weeks, when one morning
came a telegram asking the lawyer's
wife to go at once as she—his aunt—
was much worse. His wife according-
ly went.
During the evening of the following
day the husband received this an-
nouncement:
"Aunt Matilda went to heaven at
3.30; returning by 11.60 to -morrow
morning."
A Neat Scheme.
From a pile of bricks in front of an
unfinished building a boy about twelve
years old picked up a single brick.
The watchman saw him, and called
out:
Here, boy, you mustn't take any of
those bricks away!"
"I want just one," replied the boy.
"Well, you can't have one! What
do yen want of a brick, anyway?"
"Why, a lady who lives near us
wants a bath brick, and she gave me
sixpence and told me to get her one."
"Well, why don't you go to the shop
and get one? That is not a bath brick
you have there."
"Look here!" said the boy, as he
came closer, and spoke in tones of con-
fidence, "I want to earn that sixpence.
I'm going to take this brick home, and
put it in the bath -tub and make a bath -
brick of it, and to -morrow I will take
it to the lady."
The watchman looked at him In a
puzzled way, and then said:
"Boy, you can have the brick. You
are what they call a genius, and, if
you live many years longer, you will
be a millionaire or in prison."
I saw him again on a summer's day,
A man full-grown, stern-faced, and
strong,
And Pain and Sorrow he held at bay,
Though they sulked beside as he
walked along -
011, Pain and Sorrow, Sorrow and
Pain.
The trees were full and the way uphill,
Spring's rushing stream was but a rill;
The wee birds dreamed, and their
come on suddenly •00 banish them. No I As he climbed the hilly ]ane,
bursts which are continually taking iother medicine is of such aid to
place all over the body of the sun.l
Alen an eclipse occurs, we can see' mothers during hot weather as is ! I saw him next on an autumn eve.
•with the naked eye, through a piece of Baby's Own Tablets. .They regulate weary and sad by the moaning
the stomach and bowels and are ab- trees;
And he cried and prayed for a short
reprieve,
00 two who were forcing him to his
knees,
Hard Pain and Sorrow, Sorrow
and Pain.
The brook was dark, and the wind was
shrill,
The wind swept down, on the steeper
hill;
While Pain and Sorrow were working
their will
To strike him deep and again.
smoked glass, gigantic flames darting
out from the edge of the solar disk.
Very likely the little planet oil which
we dwell was originally part of the
sun end was thrown out from the lat-
ter as 0 mass of burning gas. The ro-
Wien of the sun on its axis started
the mass whirling, helped perhaps by
the vortex motion of the eruption.
The same eruption may have
thrown out the moon, a smaller mass
of gas, which fell under the control of
the embryo earth, becoming its natal -
lite.
Possibly the four little planets--
Meroury, Venus, Earth and Mars—
were thrown out at about the same
time. Greater eruptions may have
given birth to the four giant hot
planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune.
1 a and Coffee
Drinkers
who find it advisable
to leave off tea
and coffee. find
a cup of
issykif
"Posruili
A esyssAnr
nom, •
INSTANTPOSTU
deliijlsts the taste seed satisfies the
appetite, with no harm to health.
l'housands of former tea and coffee
drinkers no*v uSe ]Possum.
I •
ores a crier .,
solutely safe, Sold by medicine
dealers or by nail at 25 cents a box
from The 01r. Williams Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont.
Burglars,Bewar'e!
A "burglar chaser" is the novel in-
vention of Gertrude Markle and Hu-
wakiehi Fujita (the tatter a Japanese),
and it promises to be a terror to i11 -
advised persons who break in and
steal,
It consists of a series of alarm boxes
distributed through the ]rouse, one in
each room. They are harmless -looking
affairs, fastened to the wall. But they
are loaded.
In ease of an alarm of robbers. the
householder touches a button that com-
municates with the box in the room
where the thieves are supposed to be,
and the box, pneumatically energized,
turns ou a pivot, pointing half a dozen
gun barrels toward the interior.
Bangs bang! go the guns. Perhaps
the robbers are not hit, but they are
badly scared. They may run into an-
other room, if so, the box in that
room is similarly revolved by another
button, and starts shooting.
As the inventors state, the opera-
tion may be repeated "until the in-
truders have entirely fled the pre-
mises, thus obviating the necessity of
the occupants of the house having to
face armed burglars,"
Marriage Etiquette in China.
When a Chinese girl is married she
must wait four months before eti-
quette allows her to pay her first visit
to her Mother; but after tilts initiatory
call it is within hounds of socia) cus-
tom and propriety to visit the home
of her parents at her home.
You can't wear Soliout by cultivat-
ing it.
Australia has cows enough to. g1 �j
each man, woman and Child in the eons,
tinent three each; while Argentina can,
do even better. There are five cattle,
to each inhabitant an the South A.m-.
erican republic.
Minard's L,Ininient for sale everywhere
If we are not afraid to face our
duties and shoulder our respons&bis-„
Kies without hesitation or reluctance/
we ellen always find our strength;
equal to what is demanded of us.
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited.
Gents—I relieved a valuable hunt-
ing dog of mange with MINARD'S
LINIMENT after several veterinaries
had treated him without doing him
any permanent good.
Yours, &c.,
WILFRID GAGNE.
Prop. of Grand Central Idotel,
Drummondville, Aug. 3, '04.
British Columbia is making plans on
a large scale to kill sea lions and use
their skins as material for shoes: a
project that the fishermen of the
province welcome, because a sea hon
eats on an average of fifty pounds of
fish a day.
Amcele0's Pioneer nog iiomedlee
Noel: on
,DOEI DISEASES
,...,1nay, to read
Mailed Free to. any Ad-
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111 West 21st »tract
Now York, U.S.A.
I saw him last In the winter bare,
The church was near, and its graves
were dank.
He crept along to find refuge there,
Until at the foot of the Cross he
sank—
Scourged, and followed by Sorrow
and Pain,
For Sorrow and Pain they had racked
each bone,
And he prayed for the peace that is
Heaven's own;
Till a light shone down from the Great
White Throne,
And there was no Sorrow nor
Pain.
MONEY ORDERS.
The safe way to send money by mall
is by Dominion Express Money Order,
"Why did you strike the telegraph
operator?" asked the magistrate of
the man who was summoned for ae-
sauit. "Well, sir, I gives bite a tele-
gram to send to any gal an' he starts
readin' it. Se, of course, I ups and
gives silo one."
Ack for Mtnard"s end take no other.
Everyone is needed: even a rag doll
Is priceless 10 it Ails the heart of a
child.
BD, 7. ISSUE NO. 28,---•'20.
•
GIRLS! A MASS
OF WAVY, GLEAMY
BEAUTIFUL HAIR
et "Danderine" save and
glorify our hair.
In a few moments you can tramp.
form your plain. dull, fat hair. Yon
can have it abundant, soft, glossy and
full of life. Just get at any drug ori
toilet counter a small bottle of "Dann.
derive" for a few cents. Then moisten
a soft cloth with the Danderine and
draw this through your hair taking
one small strand at a time. Instantly.
yes, immediately, you have double
the beauty of your hair. It will be
mass, $o soft, lustrous, fluffy, and ab
easy to do up. All dust, dirt and ex-
cessive oil is removed.
Let Danderine put more life. color,
vigor and brightness in your hair. Thine:
stimulating tonic will freshen yours
scalp, cheek dandruff and falling hairs
and help your hair to grow long, thick.Y
strong and beautiful.
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For Skins That Itch
Bram and Serle „
305T4FS'4wo'6A •4is
Bathethe-affected{
part with Cnti-.
tura S.in p an..hot
water, l'rrgcatly
an3 r tb as C-utt-
c;ra Ointment.
Thi;; treatment b
usnul'ty beston ris-
ing and retiring.
rorevery purpose
of the toilet, bath
and nursery the
Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are.
ideal. The Soap
to cleanse and
ln:rify, the Cint-
rient to soothe
-and heal,
Snap 2Se, Ointment, 25 end 80e. Sold
throughcutlhetomimon. CanadtanDepotl
L mens, Limited, St, Paul St., Montreal.
-Cuticura Soap chews without muo.
ONLY TABLETS MARKED
66BAYERf f ARE ASPIRIN
Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross"
The name "Mayer" identifies the co tatcus proper T�dirs tions for Neu -
prescribed
gr�enuine Aspirin,—tile Aspirin Ile
prescribed by physreians for over nine. might, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Newts,
teen stars and now made in Canada, tis, Jo ibxPainf, and
tablets Pain gens enerbub
Always buy an unbroken
of "Mayer Tablets of Aapiria which :time cents. Larger "Bayer" packages.
Tloc'ce is only onto Aspirin-eSayex"• ^'Tom mast say "Bayer"
Aspirin e1 the trade mate (rrtWt,llu1LnlCanada)
wr l known t at Aspirin trnnano gayer
aretluacldseter of Snit 0110 1.,0l wh
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