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    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRI3UNE.
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COIFFURE COPIED
FROM CLASSIC
GREEK MODEL
EVIDENTLY pleasing to its pretty
wearer Is tho now colffuro In
which Bho has accomplished a hair
dress not far from tho classic Greek
'model. She has takon a liberty with
tho original In Introducing a putt over
the ears which oxtonds over the
cheek. Tho ear is not quite hidden.
Thoro la nioro of a frlngo ovor tho
'forehead also than a closo copy would
provido for. But tho puff over tho ear
Is a modern noto just now In high
-favor. Tho llttlo frlngo Is ndmisslblo
because to bo youthful a wearer it
Jb Buro to be becoming.
Tho front hair must bo parted off
and waved In looso waves fbr this
"halrdrcss and it is not a bad Idea to
-vavo all tho hulr a little. Thi3 may
Too dono well enough for tho back
hair by dampening a llttlo and braid
Ing It closo to tho head In two strands.
Wear tho hair this way over night,
or until It has dried thoroughly while
braided. Then comb it out and it
will stay In wavo.
The front hair Is parted off at each
tildo to form tho puff. Tho remainder
Is parted in tho iniddio and brought
Rflost Fashionable of the
STANDING ruches are qulto tho thing
just now and will bo for somo time
to come. Most of them are provided
with flno wiro supports at the back
to hold them up, but fall as they will
at tho sides and front. It is a fad to
leavo the throat uncovered or veiled
lightly with not or laco provided In
these ruffs.
Nearly all of them aro mado to bo
laundered conveniently; if not In one
piece, then In such a way that tho
washable portion may bo easily takon
away from its support and put back
after itn cleaning. These ruffs nro
worn in coats or under them, under
furs, marabout and jackets. Thoy pro
tect both tho neck and tho coat.
When designed to bo worn under an
outor garment they are often finished
wjlth a jabot. Two examples of this
design aro 6hown In tho picture. In
ono of them (at tho left) the ruff
sewed to a band of insertion of shadow
laco and is wired at tho back In two
places. A Jabot of net edged with
shadow laco Ib plaited on at tho front.
A pretty finishing touch is provided
by four tiny satin-covered buttons on
tho jabot. Tho pieco Is fastened at
tho front with a brooch or bar pin.
In tho second ruff tho laco plaiting
(which Is eowod Into a very narrow
band of flno muslin) is bastod to a
supporting collar of black satin. It is
finished with llttlo buttons of white
satin.
Tho standing ruff le not to bo con
sidered by the woman whoso neck and
faco aro thin or scrawny. Flno not
in high collars and chomlsettea will do
wonders for her, but tho standing ruff
will detract rather than add something
toward her good looks.
A pretty crocheted ucckpleco Is In
tended for a slender nock. It Is mado
of two shaped bands boned or wired at
tho back and sewed to a pleco of vel
vet ribbon at tho front. Baby velvot
ribbon, matching tho wider ribbon
used forms two little crossbars at the
front. They are finished with small
buttons of crochet. A llttlo rose, two
leaves and a pendant fuchsia blossom,
all In crochet, aro sewod to the velvet
back to tho knot, lonvlng rt vory looso
and soft looking.
Tho puff is tho only portion of tho
colffuro that thoro may bo somo diffi
culty in managing. It takes a consid
erable amount of hair to mako It full
and soft and yet firm enough to re
tain its shapo. It is not difficult to
roll In a llttlo extra hair. Tho easiest
way Is to uso a pinned on puff If tho
natural hair is thin.
Where tho part shows in this coif
fure n small sldo comb would bettor
bo placed, or n short band of narrow
velvet ribbon used to conceal It.
Tho hair is soft, without Bupporta
in tills colffuro and admits tho wear
ing of close-fitting hats if not too
close-fitting.
If thero is a scanty supply of nat
ural hair, twist in a short switch with
it to form tho knot at tho back. This
is a beautiful colffuro and really suit
od to women of nny age bolotf sev
enty, wo will say.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
In Velvet and Steel.
In tho latest expression tho coquet
tish neck bow is a cute llttlo affair
in black velvet ribbon edged at both
sides with tiny steel beads and cetir
tcrcd with a tiny design in the beads
or with a llttlo steel buckle. Some of
tho bows aro of inch-wide velvet rib
bon, formed Into four loops and lack
ing ends. Hut others nre composed
only of seven or eight ends radiating
from a steel circlet. Tho metal edg
ing prevents tho narrow velvet from
curling or twisting, and although tho
beads aro tiny to attach them Is easy.
Moreover, tho U3C of steel on neck
wear Is rather a novel fashion, and
that is what tho average woman lo
looking for.
The Suspender Girl.
Tho shirtwnfst girl Is now going in
for suspenders, but they nre a glori
fied vision of the idea which she has
stolen from her brother's wardrobe.
In fact, so glorious aro they that It
seems a pity that they must be cover
ed by the middy blouse which sho
wears with her tennis and golfing
skirt. The straps aro of dull gold or
silver lace supplemented by jeweled
chains thnthang from each shoulder
and in front fasten under a golden
horseshoe with a scarab-set center.
Season's Neckpieces
ribbon at tho front. This is ono of
tho prettiest of tho new desigus and is
most durable. In fact, it will last for
years. Anyone familiar with crochet
can mako it.
Three small fade of tho hour mado
of silk or ribbon aro shown in the pic
ture. Ono of them is a bow of Bilk
crepo do chine. Tho silk Is cut in
bias strips threo or four Inches wido,
which are mado Into plain folds sllp
stitched along tho odgca together. A
small cravat bow, two hanging ends
flnlehcd with llttlo balls covered with
the crepo, mako up this charming gar
niture for tho neck.
Tho other two pieces aro mado ol
very narrow folds of silk fashioned
with llttlo flower forms and hanging
ends. In ono of them flno Btrands
(each supporting n tiny rose mado of
the same silk fold) are braided to
gether. Threo of these strandB are
finished with little silk balls matching
them in color.. Half way of the length
of the pendant ends they aro fastened
together with three llttlo silk roses
llko those at tho top. Two strands
aro cut off at this point, leaving threo
pendant.
Silk in three cqlor3 is used in mak
Ing this pretty trifle of elegant neck
wear. Three strands aro niado of one
color (blue, for Instance), a fourth of
pink and a fifth of light green. But
any combination that pleases the
maker may of course bo substituted
for tho colorB mentioned.
Tho other llttlo pieco is also made
of narrow folds in three contrasting
colore. Strong colors, as eapphiro
blue, emerald green and carnation red,
aro used for this pleco. Small "button
roses" of silk mako (in a group) a
sort of brooch at tho top. Tho three
pendants aro finished with llttlo circles
mado by gathering tho silk folds on
ono edge.
Thoro 1b uothing moro appropriate
for a Christmas gift than any ono of
theso neckpieces. Tho small onea re
quire scraps of bright silk and care
ful workmanship In making. The ruffs
of not and lace aro easier to mako,
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
O00000000
ALL THERE WAS TO IT
By GRACE KERRIGAN.
Whon Miss Llzzlo Carford onterod
upon her duties ns stenographer and
typewriter with Ames & Co. Bho didn't
look for any social sldo of It. Thero
couldn't bo nny In a business office
Sho would ask for tho respect that Is
duo any girl or woman, no matter
whethor sho has monoy and social
standing or must earn her living
Ames & Co. wero middle-aged men
and both married. Both wero workers,
nnd both quiet men. Thoy had a small
busluess, but n paying one, and their
bookkeeper was also their cashier. Ho
was a young man of twenty-four, and
the nowcomer was not favorably im
pressed with him. It Is nono of the
stenographer's business whothor tho
bookkeeper In his den Is young or old
good-looking or ugly social or Burly.
Neither Mr. Adams nor his partnor
wero good at dictating, and thoy put
tho work off on tho bookkeeper.
Again, thoy would ho tho only occu
pants of tho business tor hours at a
time, and If ho was surly nnd gruff It
would make things lonesome.
Mr. Watler Bardsloy, tho said book
keeper, waB In his don when MIbs Car
ford called and was hired. Thoro had
not been n girl In that offlco in tho ilvo
years ho had boon there, but ho novor
turned from his desk to look. Sho hnd
a pleasant voice, but ho didn't soom to
hear it. After Bhe had gono, and ho
was told by Ames that Bho was to take
tho place, his only comment was:
"Very well, eir."
Sho was waiting for him next morn
ing whon ho arrived.
Mr. Bardsley did not bow. Ho did not
introduce himself. Ho did not look at
her.
Ho picked up tho morning mall and
carried It into his den and tho girl was
left for half an hour to twiddle her
thumbs. Then ho camo out and sat
down by tho machine and started off
with:
"Mr. H. O. Wharton Dear Sir: Your
letter of the 9th Inst, at hand."
Miss Llzzlo picked up pad and pen
cil and wrote Thero wero flvo lotters
In all. Ho novor paused to say "com
ma," "period" or "paragraph," but
drovo straight ahead, and when fin
ished got up without a word and went
back to his den. Sho typed tho lot
ters and laid them on tho desk nnd
when Mr. Amos camo In thoy wero
signed and sent out to be mailed.
"Very well dono," said Mr. Ames,
nnd that's all there was to It.
At noon Mr. Bardsloy went out to
lunch.
When ho had disappeared jMlss Liz
zio went out to lunch. Sho was back
first, and whon he camo In sho did not
look at him nor he at her. Ho could
have said: "Nlco dny, Miss Carford?"
And Bhe could have answored: "Yes,
very nice."
But he didn't say and sho didn't say.
From her place by tho machine sho
could look Into tho bookkeeper's den
and she his back alwayB his back.
After she had surveyed that back for
threo mortal hours, 'and could have
drawn a war-map of every line nnd
wrinkle, she turned and looked out
upon the roof of tho adjoining build
ing. Thero was a clothes-lino stretch
ed across It, and on that line hung an
old red flannel shirt. It flapped In tho
breeze, it fluttered llko a wounded
bird. There wero moments when It
almost ceased to breathe, as it wero.
That shirt when new was a blood
red In color. It was now faded to tho
color of an old brick house In Tarry
town tho ono whore General Wash
ington onco stopped after licking tho
British to ask the owner for tho tem
porary loan of his boot-jack. The
shirt had four patcheB on It to cover
four holes. Tho buttons were missing
and with Increasing ago It had shrunk
What was tho romance what tho mys
tery of the old red shirt?
"Why", I thought you'd gone."
It was tho voice of Mr. Ames at her
elbow. Tho girl had fallen asleep
Tho bookkeeper had departed without
awakening her. Wasn't that tho trick
of a mean man?
Each day for tho next month was
llko every other day. Outsldo of the
dictation not ten words pasBcd be
tween the stenographer and tho book
keeper. They camo and went with
out noticing each other. It vexed
and annoyed her for tho first week
and then uho said to herself:
"Ho'b probably mad becauso some
ono ho recommended wasn't taken
on Instead of mo, but It ho thinks
he'll get rid of mo by playing tho
bear ho'll And himself mistaken. I'm
real glad to find ono man In tho city
who Isn't smirking around and brag
ging how smart ho Is!"
Then a son of Mr. Ames' partner
camo homo on his vacation from col
lege. Ho was n very fresh young
man. Ho wanted to bo a high roller
but his father waB tight with money
matters. Ho hung about tho offlco a
good deal, though neither tho book
keeper nor tho stenographer was
moro than t-arely civil to him.
At tho end of a week, Miss Lizzie
noticed that the two partners were
anxious nnd perturbed and hold con
sultations. Some excitement also
seemed to have got hold of tho book
keeper There wero thrto days of
thin, and then ho disappeared and
Mr. Ames took his place. It wnsn't
for tba girl to ask why, but bIio nat
urally wondered over It. Tho rou
tlno continued about tho same At
noon all wont to lunch. The door o"
tho bookkeeper's den, In which was tW
EF.fe, was locked at bucIj times.
At noon ono day, Instead of goi.ij
out to lunch, the stenographer munch
ed a 1)1 ir nnnle nnd hurlnd Imp nnun
I In a book she had brought down. A
quarter of nn hour hnd passed who
tho door briskly opened nnd tho fresh
young man entered. Ho looked to
wards tho den but not around tho
room. When ho waB suro no ono
was lnsldo ho produced n key and
entered tho den. Ho was lnsldo not
ovor two minutes, and when ho ro
appearcd ho was stuffing greenbacks
Into his pockets. Ho locked tho door
behind him and then pnsscd out of
tho offlco without having gllmpsod tho
watcher.
For a moment tho girl reasoned
that ho was tho son of the partnor,
nnd had n right to en nnd rnmn. Thnn
sho scented something wrong nnd put
on her lint and hurried down to tho
street. Tho young mnn wns Just en
tering nn nuto In which sat waiting
another young man.
"Get it?" quorled tho latter.
"You bet!"
"How much?"
"Two hundred!"
"Bully! We'll lmvo a devil of n
tlmo!"
Tho stenographer was In the of
flco whon Mr. Ames returned from
his lunch. Ho smiled amiably and
passed Into tho don, but n moment
later reappeared, white-faced and
trembling. Ho looked nt tho girl and
trlod to Bpeak, but could only stam
mer. "Havo you missed somo money?"
she nsked.
"Y-yesl".
"How much?"
"Two hundred dollars! I counted
It out Just before going to lunch.
Wero you out to lunch?"
"Not today."
"Then then "
"Then I saw It taken! Had you
missed monoy before?"
"Threo times. Didn't you know
that was why wo turned away Mr.
Bardsloy? Wo couldn't say ho em
bezzled It but wo woro forced to bus
poet." "As that son of your partnor took
tho monoy todny ho probably took
tho othors. Ho has a key to tho den.
I sat right ovor thoro and snw him
operate."
Tho partnor wns called In and in
formed of what had occurred, and to
gether tho two men took up tho chaso.
Tho young man was run down and ho
mado no denials. In fact, ho laid tho
blamo all on his father.
Miss Lizzlo took tho half-day off.
In going homo sho saw Mr. Bardsloy
In a doorway. Ho looked at her but
did not bow. Sho walked straight up
to him and said; "You aro tho big
gest cad nnd Bnob In tho stnto, hut
you como along with mo!"
Ho followed her to her homo with
out asking a question, nnd when thoy
were seated bIio asked: "Wero you
miffed becauso they gavo mo tho
place?"
"Why, I was glad of it!" ho ex
claimed. "But you never Bpoko to mo."
"You didn't ask mo to lunch."
"I I dasn't!" '
"I was afraid you'd snub mo!"
"Couldn't you havo given mo a good
morning?"
"I wanted to awful bad, but but "
Mr. Bardsloy dared not look her In
tho face Ho whs blushing llko a
mnlden over a marriage proposal. Ho
waB fumbling his hands and moving
his feet as If ho would run away.
"I sec." mused tho girl as Bho stud
ied him. "I havo found a shy man
tho only ono In tho world! That
changes everything. You will got
your placo back, and In tlmo if you
aro not too shy " ,
And In tlmo sho boenmo the wife of
a shy man, and ho wns not exhibited
at a museum.
rCopyrlclit. 1313. by the McCluro Nows
papor Syndicate.)
FORCED TO DECLINE OFFER
Distinguished Profeesor Must Havo
Thought He Was a Victim of
Leap Year.
An undergraduate at Balllol hnvlng
fallen 111, his sister camo to nurso
him, nnd tho maBter of Balllol paying
many visits to tho young man's rooms
frequently mot tho sister. Thoro wore
numerous other visitors during tho pa
tient's convalescence, nnd tho young
Indy was greatly attracted by, and
finally became engaged to, ono of her
brother's friends
When her brother recovered and
tho young lady was about to dopart
tho master camo to say "Good-by."
Sho thanked him warmly for his kind
ness to her brother, nnd concluded by
saying that sho had a great favor to
UBk of him Tho master said that ho
would bo delighted.
Without thinking that her remark
wnB capablo of two Interpretations,
sho replied nt onco, "I should llko you
to marry mo," meaning that ho would
offlclnto nt tho ceremony.
Tho master, In a stato of great agi
tation, hurried from tho room, ex
claiming, "My dear young lady, It
would bo utter misery for both of
us!" London Answers.
Waitress Had Not Aged.
Ho ha! Ji'at reached tho philosophi
cal Htufe-i) vhen ho sllppord Into a res
taurant between bars' for n bit to eat.
Ho ordered. Then ho sat staring ahead,
qulotSy thoughtful In expression, and
wnl.d.
IS 'u admitted ho did romo waiting,
tof What happened to his order
cort'.iln't be understood outside tho pe
cy'lar convolutions of a roBtnurant
V'-chcn. hut ho spent half an hour sit-
tt.ig thero staring ahead of him.
l At last it camo. Ab tho waitress put
'tho oidcr before him, ho started from
hlw deep study, as if he had forgotten
ho had an order coming. Thon, look
ing up at tho fair transporter of edi
bles, ho said.
"You don't look n day olda?l" Ev
erybody's Magazine
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FEARS NAVY SHORTAGE OF TORPEDOES
nflldavits denying nny working ngrcoment or conspiracy, they each recently
submitted n bid of $454 n ton for armor plato for battleship No. 39, now
under construction In tho Brooklyn navy yard. That bid has boon rojocted
by Secretary Danlols of tho navy department
KAID MAC LEAN, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
Tho announcement of tho engage
ment of Kald Sir Harry Aubroy Mac
Lean to Miss Ella Prendcrgnst, daugh
ter of tho lato Gon. Sir Honry Prcnd
ergast, V. C, recalls tho oxplolfs of
tho Scottish chtoftnln in tho Moorish
omplro. Soldier of fortuno and ndvon
turor of tho best typo, his career has
boon ns spectacular as It has boon
glorious.
Forty years ago Harry Aubroy do
Voro MacLean was an officer In hor
majesty's Sixty-ninth reglrncnt of
foot, poor, but with tho best blood of
his raco, hut ho was unnblo to go tho
pace with his brother officers, bo
eventually ho resigned his commis
sion and wont to Tnnglor.
Ho wont to soo the sultnn of Mo
rocco, Moulal Hassnn, a grim old war
rior, Btrong enough for himself, hut
worried about tho succession of his
heir, n puny, wenk boy. Thoro wero
pretenders to tho throno who wero
waiting for tho old sultan to dlo to
placo force bohind their claims, and tnko tho throno by forco of arms.
MacLean proposed himself to Moulal Hassan ns a commander and mill
tary instructor for tho Imporlni bodygunrd, who should bo equipped with
modern weapons. His proposal was accepted and MacLean soon knocked
his 1,000 fighting men Into good shupo.
MncLoan devotod himself for tho next fow years to putting down brig
ands and preserving ordor. Thon tho sultaln died, and thoro wns nn insur
rection when tho weak son, Mulnl Abdol-Azlz, was put on tho throno.
MacLean put this down sharply, as ho did several subsequent uprisings.
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ever, to penntralo far Into tho equatorial district and to fraternlzo with tho
natives.
"LITTLE BOBS,"
Since tho days of Nolson thero has
beon no horo in England who has
takon m. stronger hold upon tho pop
ular fancy than tho llttlo mnn whoso
official tltlo on tho rolls of the Brit
ish army Is tho Right Hon. Frederick,
Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Wat
orford. But that Is not tho way that
clerks and cab drivers, farmers and
shopkeepers all ovor England know
him. To them ho is Bimply "Bobs,"
tho finest little fighting man in tho
service.
For Lord Roberts, In addition to
being a superb tactician nnd a mili
tary genius. Is IntcnBoly human Ho
has n real, llvo, flesh and blood Inter
est In tho men who fight for him.
Thoy nro something moro to him than
cannon fodder, nnd tho "Tommies"
know It, and the folks back in Eng
land know It, too. Roturnlng to Eng
land onco with n detachment of troops,
Roberts amazed tho nowspapor report-
or by emerging no in a tniru-ciasa
railway carriage. Ho was surrounded by tho eager nowa gatherers.
"What's good enough for my men 1b good enough for mo," ho told tho
nowspapor mon, and showed distinct annoyanco whon tho matter was mado
much of.
Lord Roborts won his spuro during tho Ropoy robelllon. Ho had gono
out to India as a lloutenant, a Borlous matter In thoso dnys, whon a com
mission In hor mnjosty's Indian army meant ten yoara' exile from England
nt tho very loast. A year aftor Roberts roachod India tho mutiny began.
His was a baptism of flro nnd blood; ho served with Nicholson, took a dls
tlngulshed part In tho siege of Delhi and before tho mutiny was over had
won tho Victoria Cross, tho greatest honor which can como to a soldier.
A tlmo expired soldier told it all In n sentence once:
"Little Bobs looks after yor grub and treats yo llko a 'uman Christian."
"The lack of torpedoes for our
fleet practically placos tho vcssola of
tho United States navy at tho mercy
of any foe that might attack thorn.
Tho navy has today not moro thnn
700 torpodoos tho slnowB of war that
Japan employed to wlpo out tho (loots
of Russia nnd China. This moans that
wo havo only torpodoos enough to
flro two shotfl each from tho 463 tor
podo tubca of our warships. If thesq
first shots did not destroy tho onomy,
our dOBtroyers, submarines nnd torpe
do boats might Just bb woll never havo
boon built."
This was tho astounding condition
rovoalod tho other day by Congress
man Fred A. Britten of Chicago.
Mr. Britten, who fathered n bill for an
appropriation of $7,000,000 for n gov
ernment stcol armor plant, also mado
tho statement that tho throo steel ar
mor producing companies of this coun
try havo mulcted tho government to
tho amount of $77,000,000 and. dosnlto
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CONGO JUNGLES
No American woman, however
strenuous, rivals tho duchess of Aosta
whon It comes to delight In varied nnd
dangerous, undertakings. Just as pres
ent sho Is preparing to quit civiliza
tion for six or soven months, which
sho will spend In African Jungles
hunting big game. Hor only compan
ion will bo n natlvo boy whom sho
brought back to her homo In Nnpics
throo years ago from Africa Sho
will penetrate Into tho wilderness
with 'this dusky youth ns hor guldo
Only such baggngo will bo taken along
ns tho boy can carry on his back.
The costumo of tho Intrepid and novelty-loving
duchoss will consist of leath
er breeches and a rough shooting coat,
with which Bho will wear heavy top
boots of strong leather, mado especial
ly for tramping In the forests. Sho
has not explained, oven to hor family,
all tho details of her undertaking, as
sho declares that sho herself does not
know .thorn.
Sho fully Intends, how
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