THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Graceful' Lines in a High Coiffure
ATTENTION TO POULTRY IN THE SCHOOLS
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NO ONE single style dominates In
colftures just now, although the
Fiench twist may bo said to hold the
lead In popular favor. It does this by
vlrtuo of Its novelty and not becauso
It can lay claim to being a becoming
arrangement. Except when the hair
Is waved and the twist made very soft
and rather close to the head its out
lines are too severe for any but very
youthful faces.
A becoming colffuro Is shown In
the picture given here. It Is also
one of the easiest to arrange. To
dress It tho hair is loosely waved all
about tho head and the front portion
parted off. Tho back hair is combed
to tho top of the crown and twisted
into a soft knot or puff at this posi
tion. The hair at tho center of tho fore
head is combed back, but bo loosely
confined that a strand is brought
down over tho forehead and pinned
with small wire pins so that it forms
a soft, light puff in this position.
In order to make tho hair at tho
sides stand out softly from the face
It is to be supported by small pads
of cropo hair or very Bhort and small
hair rolls. It can bo kept in position
by "fluffing" it; but this process in
jures tho hair finally and.it is much
better to use the supports, which are
very light and easily pinned In.
The hair is combed loosely back
over the supports and pinned in at
The Popular Effects in Veilings
rllU now veilings that aro popular
nro those that are simple in de
sign. They consist of a novelty mesh,
with border of chenlllo dpts, or all
over effects of dotB on a Hho mesh
It is in the management of these
two features, thu mesh and tho dot,
that tho designers hno made tho
wonderful variety in patterns that nro
shown in veiling departments. It
happens that different sizes and
shapes in tho mesh make tho e!ls
mora or less becoming to the Indi
vidual wcaror. It would be Impos
sible to describe the varieties m
which veilings are woven Nets are
designed with the mesh showing out
lines in squares, hexagons, circles,
I dangles and every variation of those.
If one studies tho dots tlioy will be
found to vary as much as tho mushes
In shape. There are small circular
dots, squares, doublo squares, dia
monds and tiny floral patterns. Also
there are combinations of tlieso on the
same mesh, in unending variety.
Veils aro worn in threo widths.
In tho larger cities just now tho
nose veil is best liked It is usually
of plain mesh bordered with chenille
dots, "dots," of course, Including all
each side of tho knot at tho crown.
Hero the ends nro rolled into Bmall
puffs and pinned at either sldo of tho
knot. These puffs fill In tho break
between tho knot and tho hair at
each side. The result Is a colffuro
of graceful lines and simple and taste
ful arrangement, v
A very good way for diossing thin
hair has been devised with tho aid of
a small hair roll or supports of crepe
hair. The hair must be frizzed or
combed about the face by dampening
and doing up on crimping pins or
braiding It in tight, small braids over
night. When It is combed out In tho
morning tho stray straight ends are
curled about tho face villi tho curling
iron.
All the hair Is combed back over a
small hair roll, forming a low pompa
dour. It is tied at tlio back rather
low on tho crown and separated Into
four or five strands. These are rolled
Into puffs and pinned across the back
of the head.
Thin hair is rather difficult to keep
In place and a hair net I3 brought
over this colffuro and fastened In
many places with Invisible pins. It
is left very loose across tho fore
head when the hair is arranged in a
short sido part, a dip, or in any lino
about tho face thut best bocomes the
wearer. In this style no extra pieces
of hair nifc used, but the hair roll as
a support Is an essential. Tho colf
furo will not bo a success without it.
the figures mentioned The mibu M'll
extends Iroin the hat to the tip of tho
noso and is worn wit'i turbans and
toques
Long ella, like tliOFe shown in the
picture, are bordered with a lace pat
tern at tho edge and worn with either
smnll or large hath Except when
bordered with ciepe ami worn for
mourning, they are thrown back off
tile face.
The face veil, reaching iroin the
hat to tho chin, remains tho best
liked, generally, of all veils. It Is an
inconspicuous affair this season, but
ulmost indlspeiibable It keeps the
hair about the edge of the faco be
low tho hat In place und adds to
tho neat appearanco of Its wearer
Veils should bo tried on and the
most becoming mesh or arrangement
of dots selected b each iudlildual
w earor.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Gelatin Frosting.
Dissolve large pinch of gelatin In
six tablespoonfuls boiling water;
strain nnd thicken with sugar and
flavor with lemon.
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life and his engagement book Is as crowded as a debutante's. With tho
Countess von Dornstorrf nn cfllclcnt aide, the Gorman embassy is a center
of diplomatic entertaining during the season
In tho midst of his pressing olllcial duties, Count von Hernstorff has n
private anxiety, as his only son, Count Gunther Ucrnstorff, is at tho front
wnii me ucriuan iroops.
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VROOMANS ARE FOND OF SOCIAL LIFE
In a social sense tho appointment
of Carl Schurz Vrooman to succeed
Doctor Gullowny as assistant secre
tary of agriculture Is eminently sat
isfactory. The present reglmo Is well
endowed with intellectual, serious
minded and grave chatelaines. The
coming of Mrs. Vrooman, who is in
tellectual to a degree and tho author
of books, but who Is also witty, viva
cious and young enough to plunge
heart and soul Into the relaxing sido
of official life, augurs well tor tho
winter.
From the butterfly viewpoint, tho
offico of the assistant secretary of ag
riculture has been negligible. Nono
of Mr. Vrooman's predecessors took
tho slightest Interest In tho social
amenities, beyond figuring with the
head of the department on solemn oc
casions like New Year's receptions or
the coming of learned bodies to hold
congresses or consultations.
Mrs. Vrooman has been reared in
the social atmosphere, and she knows Washington as well as a native and
she knows all tho capitals of Europe as well. Her family has long been on
terms of Intimacy with Secretary of State and Mrs. Hryan.
She is tho nleco of the late Adlai Stovenson and with Mrs. Scott had tho
pleasure of entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Iiryan during tho campaign when Mr.
Stevenson was second on tho ticket and the friendship lias been cemented
with the years. Sho is also a warm friend of Postmaster General and Mrs.
Durleson and their daughters.
WIFE OF AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
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"hero is a vast difference between
tho social functions and etlquetto of official Washington and the mudloval
Splendor of the court at St Petersburg In times of pettco ruled over by his
majesty, Nicholas II, and his beautiful Empress Alexandra Feodnrnvun, but
Mrs. Mnrje is well fitted for hoi new btation.
VETERAN OF
Gen. Nicholas Vlndlmirovich Ttus
sky, whoso victories on the Austrian
border, including the taking of hem
berg and tho capture of many thou
sands of Austrian soldiers in an ad
vance remarkable for Its quickness,
have given him the nlcknamo "Itussky
tho Spectacular" among military writ
ers, was already known when ho en
tered upon this campaign. That repu
tation ho won In tho Itusso-Turkish
war und In tho war with Japan. Edu
cated In tho Petrograd gymnasium,
tho Constantino Military school and
tho Nicholas academy of the general
staff, ho rnado a thorough study of
his profession and passed with high
honors. In tho Held ho won distinc
tion enrly, becoming colonel at thirty
ono and major general at forty-two
His achievements In tho Husso-Turk-Ifih
war marked him for a high posi
tion In tho next campaign, and at
tho beginning of tho .Inpanoso war ho
wn-j appointed chief of staff In tho
Second Manchurlan nrmy. Ho haB subsequently turned to good nccouut
lessons ho learneu in tho course of that campaign in tho organisation
command of masses of troops.
To plnco Germany's part in tho
present war in a fitting light beforo
tho American peoplo is tho task un
dertakon by Cornt von llemstorff
German ambassador to tho United
Statos.
Tho count Is untiring In this duty
Ho cut short his summer vacation at
Newport and in order to bo in closci
touch with great Amerlcnn news
sources has opened a temporary em
b.issy in a New York hotel. About
ovory third day lie runs down to
WushriRton to visit tho state depart
ment and to discuss with officials va
rious situations that arise through
tho war.
Tho German ambassador enjoys a
tremendous popularity In Washington,
vhero his genial good nnturo and
frank, unnssuming democracy mako
him docidodly a diplomatic "lion. Ills
colleagues of the corps aro devoted
to him.
The ILmtlflHHiirinr a fnnil ,f a.intnl
To be tho wife of an umbassador
to Russia, where tho court llfo Is said
by many to be tho most splendid In
tho world, and then, when the bags
are packed and everything is ready,
to find ono'n self marooned with but
faint hope of Immediate departure,
is, to say tho least, disconcerting.
Thut Is tho predicament of Sirs.
George T. Maryo of Washington, D. C,
wife of th newly-nppolnted ambassa
dor to tho court of the cznr. Mrs.
Maryo is in Washington, her court
dress in Pails and between her and
her court dress and her final destina
tion aro sovoral thousand miles of
water, which (at the time of wilting)
no ship seems anxious to traverse.
At the homo of tho Maryes every
thing is In rendlncss for instant de
parture All shipping lines lire being
watched In the hope that an announce
ment will appear that some ship any
pnsM'iigor ship is ready to sail.
JAPANESE WAR
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A Fine Flock of
During tho past few years sovernl
of tho states have had under consid
eration tho question cif Including in
tho regular courses a branch dovoted
to poultry culture. Tills has boon mot
with favor in some parts of 'tho coun
try, but tho idea has not boon tried
out enough yet to provo whether or
not it will bo of value to tho pupils.
It should bo understood, however, that
the main purposo of such coursos is
to benefit only thoso who Intend to
go Into fanning (or poultry farming)
upon completion of their school edu
cation. Tho gonornl plan Ib to includo such
0 courso In tho last two years of tho
pupils' grammar school education. Ily
tho tlmo that tho pupils havo reached
thoso grades It Is presumed that thoy
aro ready to absorb tho more material
things of life and to more readily reap
tho benefits from such a course.
There is ono plnco, however, In tho
schools whoro poultry Is not receiving
tho proper amount of attention. This
Is in tho rural schools, whoro tho prac
tice of poultry keeping should bo
taught to every pupil In tho school
and should form a part of tho regular
courses and an important one, too.
Wo can rendlly understand that all
tho teachers In theso school have all
that they can do to koep up tho regu
lar work of tho pupils. Tho' plan given
below, however, if started with tho
light idea in tho minds of thu pupils,
will not result in any more work on
tho part of tho teacher other than a
careful watch on tho progress of tho
"contest." Interest in tho work may
bo lost at times and this is tho only
thing that tlio teacher will havo to
watch to avoid any lagging and to
koep the pupils keyed up to tho proper
point of interest in their work.
In tho first place, tho matter should
bo taken up with tho entlro school
and tho proposition put up to them.
They should bo told that tho schomo
TASK OF RAISING PHEASANTS
Birds Are Farmers' Friends aa They
Live on Insects and Weeds
Ringnccks Are Hardy. .
ningneck pheasants aro very hardy;
they live In zero weather In an open
Held without shelter, and each hen
nvorages elghty-flvo eggs a season.
Eggs aro hatched and raised by
chickens, and tho birds maturo in
six months. They weigh about three
pounds at maturity, aro freo from
most diseases, and Hvo on one-tenth
of the amount required by chickens.
Pheasants aro farmers' friends;
thoy llvo on insects nnd weed seeds.
Pheasant eggs hatch In about twenty
threo days, and tho birds sell at a
dollnr a pound In market. Thoy aro
much euslor to raise than chickens.
Every law for tlio protection of gamo
should mnko It lawful to keep in enp
tivlty any bird for tho purpose of rais
ing birds of that kind, ands provide
that any person who hatches birds in
captivity may sell, ship, or othorwiso
dispose of thorn.
England long ago saw tho wisdom
of such laws, with tho result that
24 firms known as tho Farmer
Associates were reported b tho
Shooting Committee Field Sports
Guild to have had in tho season of
19KI-11 In tholr raising pons 7li,000
pheasant hens, no account being niado
of males
DIVIDE THE CHICKEN FLOCK
Where Pullets and Cockerels Are Sep
arated Best Results Are Secured
Keep Chicks Growing.
(Ily N i:. C'UAI'IN.)
Tho best results are secured if tho
pullets and eockorols aro separated
when eight or ten weoks old. Tho
pullets must bo kept growing nnd de
veloped for early laying to bring tho
most profit. Early hatched pullots
should begin luylng whon flvo or six
months old. Unions tho cockerels nro
jf exceptionally flno stock they may
bo forced nnd sold ns brollere or roast
ers and will often bring more per
liond In enrly summer thnn they would
if kept until autumn. Tho chicks
should be kopt growing and develop
ing from birth to snle or maturity to
glvo satisfactory returns.
Breed Great Layers.
Wo must romombor that tho laying
non is tho paying hen; thut after a
lion hns Inld enough eggs to pay for
her keep for tho year, thon all tho eggs
sho produces will bo on tho profit sldo
of tho ledger. So It stands us in
hand to breed for tho grent layerB.
U can bo and Is being done
VVhlto Leghorns.
is to nllow two groups of pupils encb
to havo a pen of about six hens nnd a
rooster. If thero aro eight grades Id
tho school, tho grades would bo (IV
vided equally so that tlio First, Third,
Fifth nnd Seventh grades would have
ono pen nnd tho Second, Fourth, Silt
and Eighth griideB would havo tho
other pen. A small prlzo of somo kind
would bo orfored to tho group whosu
pon mndo the best showing during tho
school term, it being understood thai
each group would havo entlro chnrgfl
ot tho birds in their pon nnd would
tako caro of them. Ono of tho oldci
pupllB would bo appointed to keep
track of tho eggs laid and of tin?
money spent for feed for each pen
Cheap colony houses could bo builj
for tho pens and they should bo Bepa
inted from each other so that tho hen
from ono pen would not go into th!
other houso to Iny. Tho teacher could
sco that sensible coops wcro built
for tho birds nnd after tho contest was
started all that would havo to bo donu
would bo to hear tho weekly reportB
from each pon. In order that com
petition Bhould be kept up among tho
classes, theso reports would bo read
at tho closo of school each Friday bj
tho person montloncd nbovo (ni
pointed to koep record of tho peim).
If the Idea of such a contest proved
popular vlth tho pupils, it Is probable
that tho parontB of somo of them
would bo glad to loan them tho chick
cub to enrry out tho contest. It is
also probablo that tho eggs receivou
from tlio pons could bo taken to town
by some of tho older people, nnd tho
feed purchased by them as well. Tho
financial part of tho proposition, how
ever, should bo loft with tho pupils,
nnd it would bo necessary for them tu
first ralso a small fund for tho cost ol
food und tho necessary lumber un
less thoy aro fortunate enough to so
euro a couple of largo packing boxes,
which would bo good enough toanswei
all purposes for such small flocks.
FEED FOR DUCKS AND GEESE
Ono of Best Rations for Winter lo
Bran, Shorts and Corn Meal,
Mixed With Vegetables.
(By C u. urtpWN.)
Geese and ducks nro very slmllni
in tholr hnblta of eating. Somo rocoin
mend feeding tho grain whole, but we
prefer feeding It ground, especially In
winter, ns this enables ub to mix tho
green feed with it. Bran, shorts and
corn meal or barley meal, equal parts
by weight, mixed with clover leaves or
bollod vegetables, 1b ono of tho very
best rations for vlntor. Milk mixed
with it improves it greatly. Wo havo
secured fairly good results from feed
ing boiled roots, BhortB and milk, but
tho addition of small amount of grain
gives bettor results. For summer
feodlng tho geoso require nothing but
good pasture while tho ducks do wel
if fed whole grain onco a dny In water
if rapid growth 1b not desired.
Don't feed cut green bono to grow
ing chickens.
Grit should be supplied tho fowls al
all tlmos, as it aids digestion.
Don't lot the littlo chicks out in the
wet grass until they ure woll feathered
out.
Get the rooster all out of tho way
Yurd them by themselves for tho next
six mouths
Tho feed hopper should bo plaud
at least six Inches from tho lloor, so
that tho hens cannot easily scratch
dirt or litter in it.
Like tho dead hen, tho rotten egg
should bo burial or burned nnd not al
lowed to pioclalm lta rottenness any
moro widely than necessary.
How about moving the chicken
coops to tho cornfields? Tho fowls
will cut olf scoios of buga and worms
and not hurt tho corn a particle.
It will bo a good plan If tho old hiim
cun run In tho orchard or corn fUild
tho rest of thp season, whoro there two
'otB of bugs and worms to destroy,
Dry forest leaves form an excellent
nrtiolo for putting in tho poultry
scratching shed, and mako a flno fir.
tillzer for tho fields after being used
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