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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1915
Page
18
Fashion notes predict fall haberdashery favors silk shirts and a return of stiff cuffs with single and double folds. Underwear shifts to year round lightweight and wool blends, belts replace suspenders, and bright knitwear with bold patterns signals a loud color season.
The by laws committee chaired by T. D. Farnell recommends adopting nearly all by laws of the Eastern Shores Produce Exchange Virginia Maryland as best for the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange mobile chapter. A meeting at the Chamber of Commerce will finalize organization, appoint a manager and secretary treasurer, and set farm names for branding shipments.
Four sculpture figures have been positioned at Washington Square to complete the fountain basin. The play ful water nymphs ride dolphins whose jaws capture spray, set to be framed by surrounding plants for a lush water garden effect. The fountain, designed by George B. Rogers, is praised for its artistic concept and execution as Washington Park becomes a daily gathering spot.
Aubrey Boyles, attorney and city farmer, tells R H Luck in Mobile that Mobile residents are planting English peas for fall crops. Luck questions timing but learns several Mobile gardeners already harvest multiple crops from plots. Boyles notes English peas mark a strong South winter garden start and suit southern farming.
Balkline billiards are fading as three cushion games gain popularity. Experts say players can shoot for hours with accuracy, bringing action and excitement back to the table. George Slosson, a famed cue artist, prefers three cushions to balkline. The spread of leagues and traveling pros reflects the new craze.
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