THE SEMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA,
PUN POPULAR HE
WINTER SPORTS NORTH AND SOUTH
Hat for a Formal Occasion
BUY IT NOW MOVEMENT SPREAD
INQ LIKE WILDFIRE.
BIG PAPERS JOIN CAMPAIGN
One of the Largest and Most Influen
tlal Newspaper Syndicates Has
Opened Its Columns.
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THERE Ib nover a time when a hat,
moderately broad of brim and with
a crown which is so conservative as to
escape attention, is out of stylo. A
shape of thiB kind with a covering of
volvot and a facing of crepe or satin,
trimmed with plumes, is about the
most reliable of all millinery. It has
no eccentricities that catch the atten
tion, but Us grace and elegance and
general becomingness make it always
pleasing.
The hat shown in the Illustration Is
a superb piece of millinery made of
velvet over a frame whose brim droops,
in tho gentlest of curving lines, just a
little at the back and front. Tho fac
ing, of crepe georgette, is a creamy
white. Besides tho beauty of rich ma
terial, that of exquisite workmanship
adds its charm to the fine color-contrast
of black and white and the pleas
ing lines of tho shape. Very hand-some.-ostrlch
feathers, are used for
tholrimmlng. Such a composition re
sults in a hat dignified and beautiful,
which will harmonize with any color
In the costume. Its wearer may faco
any formal occasion undismayed and
very secure In the knowledge that her
millinery is quite equal to tho strict
Blouses of Chiffon
nTANDING at the pinnacle of popu
J larlty, the pretty blouso of flowered
jhlffon hardly has a rival among
blouses designed for dressy wear. It
Is not as fragile as It looks, but It Is
fraglfe onough, at that. The waistB
are Usually made of chiffon having a
light-colored ground over which rather
largo flowers aro scattered In many
beautiful colorings and shadings.
Besides theso flowered patterns
there are others, showing Persian de
signs in wonderful colors, and also
some novelties rather difficult to do
ecribe. I any case the chiffon is
araped over a foundation of plain chif
fon, very thin silk, plain or figured
net, or thin lace.
By way of decoration the waists aro
more or less elaborated with garnish
Ings of laco. small brlllian buttons,
and especially -rith tiny flat bows
made of satin folds or narrow velvet
ribbon.
Destined for a less brief reiftn in
favor are the plain blouses of crepe
do chine made with sloping shoulders
and long sleeves set Into a regulation
armhole. Narrow cuffs In bands of
flno filet laco, or dainty collars and
cuffs of organdie finish theso elegant
blouses. They are shown In light pink,
maize, blue and pand color. Often a
little vesteo is worn with collar of
plaited laco standing at the back, fin
ished with a narrow band of black
velvet ribbon which supports and holds
est requirements of tho current mode.
Another hat which is in tho same
class with that pictured has a brim
of equal width all around, a crown of
medium size with soft top and a fao
ing of tho softest shade of coral pink
It depends for decoration upon an OS'
trich 'pompon from which springs a
spray of long graceful bird of para
dise feathers, all in shades nud tints
of the color in the facing. The brim
droops a little on all sides and the
pink of the lining is partially veiled
by a border of black lace which man
ages lo stray over the edge of tho
brim, where It seems to be in easy
and irregular festoons.
To some complexions this facing of
pink Is much more becoming than a
facing of white. One should experl
nicnt with color before using it. But
If a doubt disturbs the mind, In se
lectlng a dress hat, as to tho best of
shapes, It may be set at rest by ch6os
Ing either of those described here, or
c'hers similar to them. They belong
to the ancient and honorable order of
"picture hats," and great artists have
delighted to paint them, even beforo
Gainsborough's time. ,
for Dressy Wear
tho collar In place and ties in a bow
at one side. Of course tho throat
looks very white by contrast and the
little touch of black adds tone to the
waist. f
Waists of this kind are very practi
cal, standing the washings that aro
necessary to keep them Immaculate,
quite as well as wuists of fine cotton
fabrics.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Filet Lace Lamp Shades.
Have you seen tho.new fllot lace
lamp shades?
They are beautiful. They aro run
with colored threads and edged with
frlngo of tho same colors.
Ono for a largo lamp Is made of
white filet run with various dull
shades of blue. There Is a pattern of
griffins and somowhat conventional
ized rose trees in pots and tho edgo
Is finished with shaded blue fringe.
Tho Bhndo is mounted over yellow
silk, and tho effect of the light shin
ing through tho yellow and then tho
bluo Is delightful. Tho shade costs
about fifteen dollars.
India Rubber aB Eraser.
India rubber, it is believed, wns used
for tho first tlmo as an eraser in 1770,
It was, however, many years later be
fore It waB put In general use. Prior
to this, pieces of bread were used for
erasing purposes.
COMING EVENTS.
Tenth Annual Omaha Automo
bile Show at Omaha, Feb. 15 to 20.
State Peace Society annual
meeting at Lincoln, February 17.
State Federation of Retailers'
convention, Lincoln, Feb. 23-29.
State high school basket ball
tournament, Lincoln, March 10
to 13.
Nebraska. Iowa Cement Users'
meeting, Omaha, first week In
March.
Omaha's Spring Style Show and
Merchants' Market Week, March
8-13.
State Press association annual
meeting, Omaha, April 12-J4.
Nebraska Elks' convention, Fre
mont, May 11-12.
Omaha. Prom the north extreme
of the country to the south, from the
castorn to tho western coast, tho
BUY IT NOW campaign, Inaugurated
less than ono month ago, has spread'
like wlldllro. In more than one hun
dred cities of the United States, ac
tive campaigns are being waged, the
various adaptions and applications
being as simple as the BUY IT NOW
propogandum, itself.
Business men of all classes have
Jolued with tho furniors of the
United States in making this the big
gest campaign that has over been
proposed. Railroads, cities, corpora
tions, factories, hnve combined to
mako (lib month the most active In
a business activity way that haa
ever characterized the month of Feb
ruary. From the larger cities ot the
United Stales, tho BUY IT NOW
committee ia getting letters from
mayors, saying that city work will be
dono at once, and that contracts are
being let for work which will furnish
employment for tho great numbors of
people who aro out of work.
Perhaps tho most striking bit of
individual cooperation Is that of tho
Hearst string of newspapers. Wil
liam R. Hearst has Issued instruc
tions to all his papers to wage the
campaign with all tho vigor possible.
Mr. Hearst's attitude' is shown in the
following editorial in the Chicago
American:
"While all sorts of people aro pre
senting allsorts of remedies to stlm
ulatc business, tho Chicago American,
to hasten prosperity, proposes a plan
which has the prime merit of simplic
ity. It Is a plan tltat Mr. Hearst Is
urging 'A Buy It Now' campaign In
all his newspapers. In his letter of
instruction Mr. Hearst says:
" 'The Idea is that goods, material
and most purchasable articles aro at
their lowest prtco Just at present;
that peoplo have not bought oven
needed supplies for a considerable
length of time on account of the
business depression; that they will
never have an opportunity to get
them cheaper than now nor as
cheap very long for business Is on
the mend and can be very much im
proved if peoplo will buy what they
need and BUY IT NOW.
" 'One of the many good points
about this plan is that it does not re
quire prosperity to wait upon the
mysterious deliberations of kitchen
cabinets, investigating committees,
diplomatic negotiations or the uncer
tain outcome of peace and war. On
the contrary, It assumes that the
masses of American people can help
themselves to prosperity by controll
ing that Irrational fear of the future
which always propogates Itself in a
vicious circle at a time of business
depression.' "
The campaign has the enthusiastic
endorsement of the Department of
Agriculture and the Department of
Commerce. Acting Secretary Sweat
of tho Department of Commorco has
Issued instructions to the various
branch offices In 'the United Statos to
employ all legitimate efforts to fur
ihor the BUY IT NOW appeal.
Burwell's New School House.
Burwoll. The new high school
building, recently erected at a cost
of $20,000, has been dedicated. The
new building Is strictly a high school
building and will relieve tho conges
lion In the grade school so that much
better work can bo done.
Trunk of Loot Found.
Beatrice. Sheriff Acton has re
turned from Bennington, where he re
covered n trunk, containing about
$1,000 worth of silks, Jewelry, etc
which wore stolen from Bone, Bright
& Bunte's store at Cortland on the
night of January 20. According to tlx"
statement of Henry Untlde, who 1b In
all here charged with receiving the
stolen goods at Dewltt, ho and David
Kldd, serving thirty dayB In Jail for
bootlegging, shipped tho trunk to Ben-
uingtou, It was found at the home of
an Innocent party to tho transaction
These contrasted photographs show, above, ono of tho crews in the annual bob-sled race that attracts Lonjri
land society folk to Huntington each February, and. below, four happy batheiB at Palm BCach, Fin., on ono of
the floating mattresses that the folk there aro using n tho Burf.
FAMOUS OLD
All that was left of tho famous Torlonla castle at Avezzano after Its masslvo walls had boon shaken down by
...w .V.W..I. ciuiiujuunu in lliliy, Ji
MAINE MEMORIAL
Memorial to tho officers and men who were lost with tho battleship
Maine In Havana harbor, erected in tho National cemetery at Arlington and
dedicated on February 1C. It is in tho form of a lighting mast and turret,
and on the panels of tho latter are engraved the names of the victims
CASTLE RUINED BY EARTHQUAKE
VHB UU11C in 1VJJ.
AT ARLINGTON
GEN. SIR HENRY RUNDLE
Gen Sir Henry Macleod Rundtt,
who Is In command of Great Krilnln'a
Fifth army corps, was born in 18CG.
and lh Ills 30 yeara of military servlco
has distinguished himself In many;
campaigns. Artor his name hu mar,
write K. C. B.. (J. C. V. Q., K. C. M. O.,
C. M. 0., and D. S, O.
Scotch Humor. I
An old Scotch woman who had nindu
a great deal of money by tolling
whisky was visited when on her dentU!
bed by her minister.
"And so, Molly," said the minister,
"you toll mo that you have all this
money "
"Indeed, minister, I hnve," ropllcil
Molly. ,
"And you tell tne, too," continued
the minister, "that you lnndo-all this
money by lining tho noggin?"
"Na, na, mlnlstor," suld tho dylno
woman "I dinna tell ye that I rnnda
tho nmlst or It by not filling the nog-i
Bin."