DAKOTA County herald; DAkOTA city, ne&raska.
CASTING THE SUFFRAGE LIBERTY BELL
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Tho vory good-looking afternoon
gown of taffeta shown hero haa several
novo! and original features to recom
mend It to tlioso who aro looking for
Bomothlng now in stylo. It Is Inter
esting from tho facts that it is an
American model, th,at It is easy to
mako, and that It Is in lino with the
new models.
Tho bodico is cut in three pieces
and has long shoulders and a high
neck. It faBtens on a diagonal lino
running from the middle of the neck
at tho front to tho left side of the
helt. It is sot Into a nurrow belt,
(which is slightly wrinkled over a
foundation) made of tho taffeta. Small
acorn shaped buttons mado over
molds aro covered with tho silk. A
row of these, sot closo together, fol
lows tho lino of tho fastening, begin
ning at tho swell of tho bust and ter
minating at tho bolt. This row of but
tons is balanced by a second row sot
at tho right sido of tho waist.
Tho skirt is plain, consisting . of
Attractive Blouses
lllouses that will stand any amount
of wear and aro sheer and dainty look
ing, aro mado of voile. Others a lit
tle less durable but equally dainty,
aro mado of shcor batiste, Two now
voile blouses mado up with strong
venotian laco and further decorated
with embroidery aro shown here.
Cluny laces and hand-crochet laces ajo
oven a little stronger than venotian,
but rather less fashionable. Tho third
blouse is of batiste decorated with
very flue tucks and venotian lace,
These blouses aro machine mado
and all tho scams aro hemstitched by
machinery. When tho waists aro to
bo homo-icado fie scams may bo man
aged by sotting turned-uudor edges to
gether with tiny beading or tho nar
rowest laces, or with nocdlowork.
The first blouse In tho picturo Is
among the fow designed this season
with three-quarter sleeves, It Is very
plain, wiUi "V" shapod neck flnlshod
with heniBtltched hem. It fastens
with small crochet buttons and is dec
orated wltli Venetian insertion about
an Inch wldo and small sprays of om
broidery. Tho collar is a wldo plain
turnover across the back,
Ono of tho protttcBt modolB Is
shown, mado of voile, In the next pic
ture Its seams are hemstitched and
the neck Is "V" shaped, but supports
a wldo turnover, collar of tho voile.
Laco Insertion Is let in both the back
and front of the blouse, and tho front
la further decorated with small em
broidered sprays. Crochet buttons
and buttonholes manage tho fastening.
Tho sleeves are long and shaped Into
tho wrists, where thoy aro trimmed
with a band of lnpertlon.
Ties of narrow black ribbon help
support tho collar, which must be
To Cure Dandruff.
A sulphur treatment, continued for
many months, is effective In clearing
the scalp of dandruff, To an ounco of
sulphur add a quart of uoft water and
durlBg intervals of several days agi
tate the mixture repeatedly. After tho
sulphur kas settled to the bottom of
tho receptacle use tho clear liquid.
Saturate the bead with it every iporn
tng.uRd in a few weeks every trace of
the dandruff will have disappeared.
Tlje, hair will become soft and glossy
and there will ho no more trouble.
three widths of taffeta gathered in
at tho belt and into a wldo band at
tho bottom. This band is edged with
rt silk cord of tho same color as tho
taffeta. Tho sido soams of tho bodico
nnd skirt are outline with tho small
sllk-covorcd buttons extending from
tho nrm's-oyo to tho border of tho
skirt.
Tho sleeves aro plain and long,
flnlshod with a narrow band of silk,
piped with white. A slmllnr band en
circles tho nock and supports a
doublo frill of net.
An odd and unexpected feature is
introduced in tho largo whlto buttons
with dark rims that nro Bowed to tho
front of tho bolt. They repeat tho
color of tho dress with its pipings of
whlto at nock and wristbands, and
thercforo scorn to bolong in tho
scheme. But they aro not essential
to tho finish of tho gown; they aro
used solely for tho sako of the nov
elty they furnish.
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Easy to Make
wlrod If it Is worn high,
Tho wnlat of batiste is vory simply
mado with groups of thin tucks at tho
back and each sido of tho front. The
alcoves aro full and sot Into straight
deep cuffs that turn back and aro
edgewlth laco. Tho high collar Is
mado in tho samo way.
Laco edging Is UBOd fcr joining tho
yoko to tho front of tho blouse. lu
all tltoso models tho lower edgo is
hemmed and gathered on an elastic
band. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Don't Forget the Apron.
In replenishing your wardrobe don't
forgot to havo ut least ono gown which
can boast of an apron. For instance
on an afternoon gown of green soft
taffeta attach a pointed apron of tho
material, and a tho proper places
havo two llttlo pockots. Havo a two-Inch-wldo
belt at tho top of tho apron
this Is to sorvo as a glrdlo of tho
dress and Jot It run off into spaco
In tho form of apron strings, which aro
to bo tied In a pert bow.
A very quaint danco frock Is mado
of figured voile. Around tho nock and
tho puffed sleeves aro rullles o' croam
not. A filmy llttlo apron of not and
laco is tucked beneath tho closely fit
ted basque, which extends In a point
ovor tlto skirt.
Collarless Blouses.
Paris BanctlonB collarless daytime
bodices; also makes an occasional
model low and round or shallow and
oval or shallow and pointed, and fln
lshod In vory slmplo fashion with frill
or rucho or flat collar or llttlo Inside
Ilchu of net. And tho small square is
well liked, either with or without u
stunding collar at the back.
Why He Needed a Week.
Clerk "I'd llko to got a wook off,
sir, to 'ttend tho wedding of a
friend." Employer "A vory doar
friend, I should say, to mako you
want that much time." Clerk "Well,
sir, after the coremony sho will be
my wife." Boston Transcript.
Here's Another Idea.
"Many a man talks 'bout tho high
cost of llvin'," said Undo Eben, "when
do real reason for his difficulty is de
uncertainty of a crops swan,"
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MEW YORK.-
When in Now York look
H a
gyp is? Well, you don't have to
chaso a second'hand automobile. Then watch your stop. Tho gyps aro tho
direct descendants of tho old-tlmo
-intago of 1011 in the hands of a dealer. "How much?" ho aBks.
for $650," but after a good bit of dickering tho dealer s makes it
think it'll Just suit a friend of mine,"
Looking over tho classified newspaper ads tho next day we see: "Private
party compelled to sell his car (1914), cost $4,000, for $1,000; all equipment;
Just llko now. Seo Gyp, Hotel Pluto." "Must bo all right if ho lives in that
hotel," tho bargain hunter argues. He finds tho gyp in a low-priced hotel
room. "Oh, yes," says tho gyp. "I havo to givo up my car. I'm funny about
such things always wanting a new car. My chauffeur keeps them in per
fect condition, but I havo to get a now ono every spring." And so on and so
forth.
Gyps often hire private garages 'or stables in tho districts inhabltatcd
by tho wealthy. It is known that a gyp has gone aB far as Plalnfleld, N. J.,
in hiring a private garage to givo an air of genuineness to tho claim of a
privato sale.
As to "doping" them, graphite mixed with cedar sawdust is used to tamo
tho worn gears in n transmission or differential, whilo a very heavy lubricat
ing oil or u mixturo containing wax will fill tho spaces between piston and
cylinder nnd bring compression almost up to normal.
Ghost Invites New Orleans Girl to Dance Minuet
NEW ORLEANS. Legends llko tho fragranco of lavender hang about tho
old buildings In Chartros street. Tenement houses now, in the old days
thoy wero tho abodes of cavaliers and fair ladles. Even now when tho lights
aro out and tho neighborhood Is dark
swords and silks swirl In ghostly
snrabands as tho dwellers of other
days come back and tako possession
for tho night of their former abodes.
At least that is ono of tho logonds,
and tho Imaginative of tho neighbor
hood will vouch for its authenticity.
Miss Lucilo Lacosto, since she
was a llttlo girl, has lived in ono of
theso "haunted" tenements. She and
her mother havo a dingy llttlo room,
nnd oftontlmos tho girl would waken
her mother and bid her hearken to the gallants and their ladies as they
danced tho oldon dances on tho vacant floors below.
Lately Bho had become Imbued with tho idea that one of the cavaliers
nightly sought her for a partner in a minuet. Tho Idea of tho phantom fol
lower grow and grow until tho girl could stand it no longer, and she decided
to kill herself nnd to seek release from the "ghost" which followed her so
relentlessly.
Away from tho city, In tho swamps back of Port Chalmotte, the girl
poised on tho railing of a bridge over a deep ravine. Sho was ready to hurl
horsolf over whon she was discovered by Sheriff Fred Ilahn of St. Bernard.
Sho Jumped into tho water as Hahn rushed to tha rescue. Hahn followed.
In tho water there was a struggle, tho girl fighting to die, but at last she
was pulled to tho bank.
Chicago Con Man Tried the Wrong Old Gentleman
CHICAGO. An old man whoso thlck-lcns spectacles framed a pair of faded,
mild, benovolent blue oyes, walked slowly down North Clark street. At
Austin nvenuo n young man, whoso predominant points wero razor-creased
trousers, cloth-topped shoes, and
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had picked my pocket. Wlfo's com
ing to town tomorrow and I haven't oven got enough monoy left to get my
trunks. Thero's $19,715 charges against 'em, and If I had $20 I'd bo all right.
You lot mo tnko thnt $20 and I'll lot you keep my $300 stickpin."
"Did yo ever hear of a feller called Long John Wcntworth?" tho old man
asked, Irrolovantly. "Ho was mayor of Chicago In Civil war days. Don't
Buppoao you know who John Turtle was? Turtle was John Wentworth's
chief of police. Robert Kennoy was John Turtle's chief of detectives. Get
ting old now, Kenny is, but thero Isn't a speck of hayseed in his hair. Ain't
made an arrest slnco boforo you wore born but no tolling whon ho'll start.
That's all. Now, about that $20 and nnd the 'i00 stickpin and tho pick
pockets and those trunks of yours?"
The younc man disappeared, racing around tho corner nt Vnnderbllt cup
speed.
"Perfect" Babies in Los Angeles Are Betrothed
LOS ANGELES. A perfect baby boy and a perfect baby girl havo been dedi
cated to each other by their mothers in tho hope that in the coming years
lovo, guided by maternal hands, may lead to an eugenic marriage. Tho 100
point children who aro unconsciously
facing a made-to-order romanco are
William Charles Flynn, thirty-seven
months old, nnd Aleuo Calvert Houck,
seventeen months old.
After the babies emerged from a
baby congress, each wJth a "perfec
tion tag," tholr mothers held a con
ference Threo timos before tho chil
dren havo won Hrst prizes In tho
samo baby show. Tho boy is tho win
ner of fourteen flrBt prizes and tlio
girl of six, Tho mothers aro con
vinced that fnto haB thrown their children together for some great purpose,
but thoy havo agreed that thoy will not resort to any form of coercion In
shaping tho futures of their children.
Alone has not boen walking as long us her posslblo future admirer.
Whon tho" boy was less than ono year old ho developed a fondness for beef
steak. At his present tender nge ho could be classed as nn athlete Ho per
forms Bovorol athletic "stunts."
It will bo strango If, In time, Witlhun does not become interested in
AKmo'H violet eyes. She lias naturally long lashes, which aro always a great
aid. Her mother thinks that the violet oyos may havo a tondency to perfect
tho present plans. William has brown curls nntural curls, tho kind that
have charmed feminine eyes in nil ages.
Appreciation.
Tho curtain descended slowly. Ham
let had died u beautiful death and
was being carried out shoulder high
and by his loyal friends. Tho audience
sat with hated breath, Impressed
with tho solemnity of tho occasion.
Not a whisper was heard and tho
silence was so Intense you could hear
tho beating of your own heart All
at onco u shrill whisper was heard
distinctly. "My. alnt that Just swell!"
out for tho gyps. Don't know what
fear them unless you attempt to pur-
horso traders.
Tho motor car gyp can accom
plish temporary miracles. Under his.
deft fingers worn down cylinders and
pistons nro suddenly brought together
nnd compression seems nearly per
fect. Gears that havo shrieked and
rattled begin to purr liko a well-fed
cat and tho victim gets a "demonstra
tion" that is highly satisfactory.
A gyp sees, for instnnce, a fairly
good-looking touring car of tho
"I'll sell
$500. "I
says Mr. Gyp.
gleaming finger nails, stopped him.
"Undo John!" ho cried. "Geo,
I'm glad to see you!"
The old man looked puzzled,
"Nope; not Undo' John," he cor
rected, gently. "Undo Bob. Guess
mebbo you mado a mistake, sonny."
"If you nin't my Undo John Wll
klna from Indiana I certainly did
mako a mistake. I just got off a train
from tho Wed and found someone
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New Use for Mercury.
A scientific Investigator of Europe
Iiub discovered n method of destroy.
Ing fungus disease and household
posts by tho ubo of mercury. In In
closed spaces tho mercury Is employed
In tho form of vapor. In other cases
It Is Injected In metallic form direct
ly into tho circulating fluids of the
plant. Tho growth of tho plant is not
only uot disturbed, but is is morJ
cubcb actually UBslsted,
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In tho presence of prominent suffragists from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, a new "liberty bell"
vas cast at a Troy, N. Y., foundry. It 1b tho hope of tho suffragists that tho bell will toll victory for tho suffragists
n three states next November. After the bell Is exhlbltod throughout Pennsylvania it will bo set up in Independ
nice square. Eventually It is hoped to hang it in a tower In Washington. Mrs. Frnnk M Roessing, tho president of
ho Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage association, is shown nt the wheel of the ladle. At the right aro Mrs. Kath
rlno V. Raechenbcrger, tho donor of the bell, nnd Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt
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Pathetic scene on a battlefield in France, where a soldier stands at the grave of the man who had fought shoul
ler to shoulder with him.
JOFFRE AT THE FRONT
Snapshot of General J off re, the
French commander-in-chief, taken at
a point in tho lines where ho has ar
rived unexpectedly, nnd has at once
begun to issuo orders-.
Plans Long Air Flights.
Ocean-to-occan flights along three
routes for a transcontinental prize
aro planned by tho Aero club of Amer
ica as a part of Its national 90-days'
aeroplane competition, beginning July
4, next, tho club announced. The
competition, as stated in the club's
recent announcement, Is designed to
assist tho war and navy departments
In developing aviation corps for tho
Nntlonal Guard and naval militia, and
also to demonstrate the practicability
of mall carrying by aeroplane to iso
lated places '
"To carry tho competition Into
overy state, tho contest committee of
tho Aoro club has outlined threo main
transcontinental routes," says tho
Btatemont. "Every aviator In Amer
ica will bo able to reach one of these
routes at some point by a cross coun
try flight of moderato length. The
contest committee believes that there
will bo many aviators who, In flying
for tho dolly cross country prizes of
$100 a day, will find thomBelves on
tho way across tho continent in pur
Bult of this aim, and who will And it
to their ndvantago to keep on In an
effort to gain the sea to sea prize."
TO HONOR FRENCH WRITERS
Proposition That Medal Be Struck to
Commemorate Their Services
In the War.
In Echo de ParlB is published a
letter addressed by M. Maurlco
Barres, member of tno I'toiich acuu
emy, to tho president of tho Socloto
des Gens do Lottros. Ho bayB; "I
wish to use tho share grouted to me
out of tho Bonaparto fund In having a
medal struck to commemorate the
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BULGARIAN KING
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King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, the croWn prince and Prince Carl leaving the
cathedral ut Stara Zagora
ENTRENCHED IN THE SANDS OF EGYPT
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J'hret? members of tho Lancabhlrc
Egyptian desert near tho Suez canal.
bloody sacrlfle8 undergone by French
literature In tho defenso of our coun
try. I will ask tho greatest of all art
ists to produce his masterpiece for us,
"The society will then, with your
consent, present on behalf of our cor
poration n medal to tho family of all
writers ".Illod by tho enemy. On the
rovcrso of the medal, In tho space
vhlch Is available, wo will inscribo
tho author's name, tho date of his
death, and the names of his chief
works On tho exergue wo might in
scribe Shakespeare'B touching words-
COMRADE
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Territorials digging a trench in tht
Upon such sacrifices, "my Cordelia,
-ho gods themselves throw Incense.'"
No Desire to Be Ray of Sunshine.
"These signs on tho order of 'Keep
Smiling,' 'Cheer Up,' etc, give me a
largo pain," said Sackvlllo McKnutt,
who has a very bomber cast of counte
nance. "Did you over seo a picturo of
Abo Lincoln that had a smile on It?
And did you over seo ono or George
Washington with a broad grin? I am
proud that I resemble Lincoln and
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