THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
An All-Season
Admirers of tho shepherd's check
In cloths for tailored suits and these
are many wero given a very great
variety In models this spring to choose
Irom. Those suits for which small
checks wore chosen, cut on simple,
but carefully thought out lines, proved
to bo the most successful. A great
many of them were made with short
waisted box coats. A less number had
short jackets, and some of the smart
est wero designs in which semlfltting
coats figured. Skirts were nearly al
ways plain, moderately wide and
somewhat flaring. The advance of the
soason proved that the suits of shep
herd's check received a merited ap
preciation. The pretty spring suit be
comes the crisp midsummer suit by a
variation of the shoes and hats worn
with It, and is a paying investment
for street wear.
One of them is illustrated here. The
perfectly tailored skirt is plain with
moderate flare and cut instop length.
Transparent Hats and
Early in the season hats having
-transparent brims made their appear
ance. These brims were flat and
mounted on braid crowns. Thoy were
made of nmllnes, net, chiffon or thin
crepe. Nearly always, embedded be
tween layers of such airy materials,
llowers, with petalB spread flat, added
touches of lovely color. Tho effect
Is very pretty and gave tho hats
their distinguishing name that of
"halo" hats the embedded wreaths
ancircllng the head like a halo.
So good an item of art in millinery
was destined to outlast the early sea
son and to Introduce many transpar
ent hats for midsummer. The latter
are made, crown and all, of tho thin
fabrics, and brims have grown wider.
Flower and feather trimmings but
mostly flowers are mounted on the
outside or undorbrim Instead of being
embedded In tho material.
A beautiful hat of this character is
shown In the picture. It is of black
mallnes made over a framo of line
ellk wire. Tho edge wire and one
other are outlined on tho underbrlm
by flitter Jet. There is an Immense
pompon of mallnes at tho front with
two long Jot ornaments thrust In it.
Nothing could be prettier for midsum
mer wear than this exquisite piece of
millinery.
Hemp and leghorn hats, with fac
ings of crape on tho upper or under
brims aro among tho loveliest offer
lngs in dress hats. Light pink crepe
is the favorite color and hats of this
character are among tho best do
signed for bridesmaids at June wed
dings. One of them is shown in tho
Illustration. It has a crown of hemp
and Its upper brim covered with crepe
strptched smoothly over it, leaving
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Street Suit
The Jacket is among the modest num
ber made with normal waist line,
which rises a little at tho back, where
plaits are depended from the belt. It
is cut In points at tho front, is longer
than at the back and is shaped by
small plaits laid in at each side. The
belt terminates at these plaits.
The shoulders aro somewhat long
and so are the plain coat sleeves. Tho
llaring turnover collar la cut In three
pieces and unusually well adjusted.
Ball buttons in three sizes aro used
for fastening and trimming.
Tho suit Is worn with low shoes and
black cloth galtors, to be changed to
white for midsummer wear. The sailor
hat, of black taffeta, with collar and
border in black and white stripe, Is
trimmed with small pompons of black
feathers with long curving ribs ex
tending from them. White neck ruffs
of nmllnes or combinations of white
and black look well with these chock
suits.
Others for Midsummer
with a wreath of roso foliage against
a background of ribbon with a narrow
border in black. Little June roses aro
set in tho wreath. Tho ribbon band
is extended into sash ends at the back
Near tho brim a little cluster of roses
Is tied Into the sash with a bow. The
coloring is palo pink with the narrow
black border of the ribbon and dark.
natural green of the foliage adding
depth and character. The roses art
shaded and deeper In tone than the
body of tho hat.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Smart Costume.
One of the smartest costumes foi
young women, exhibited on a llvinf
model at a recent opening, was of verj
pale tan worsted and mohair mixture
mado with short, flaro Bklrt, revealing
the new slim black leather pump, guilt
less of buckle or bow, and stockings
of natural silk. A little coat, button
ing high to tho throatj was sur
mounted by a very tall choker collat
of whlto organdie with points reaching
up over tho cheeks and a broad stock
of black satin holding it in place. The
coat had a belt and a plaited coattail
at the back. This knowing spring cos
tume was completed by a tiny black
satin hat with slashed sailor brim and
a floating veil of black mesh with an
nllover vlnet pattern.
Dotted Chiffon Gown.
Chiffon figured In large polka dots
of contrasting color is used for some
very smart looking frocks, but mod
els of such pronounced material must
be very graceful and conservative of
lino, and utterly without elaboration
A good example of such treatment is
a frock of sand color chiffon polka
DIRECTIONS FOR USING DRAG
Have the Implement Follow Horses at
Anglo of Forty-Five Degrees, Push
ing Earth to Center.
(Dy D. WAKD KING.)
A road-drag Is any cheap wooden
contrlvanco that will move a littlo
earth to tho middle of tho road and
leavu tho surface smooth. Any drag
is a good drag, but tho split-log or
double-slab drag is by far tho best.
Tho directions for uso aro simple as
tho drag itself: Hide on tho drag,
drive tho team with ono horso on each
8ldo of tho right-hand wheel track,
with tho drag following at an nnglo
of about 45 degrees, thus pushing tho
looso oarth toward tho center. Drlvo
toward town to your neighbor's front
gate, nnd turning there, como homo
over tho other wheel track.
After tho next rain perforin tho
snmo operation. When this has been
dono four or five times tho road may
Stretch of Missouri Road Previous to
Reclamation.
be widened by plowing a shallow fur
row just outsldo tho dragged portion
and (with tho drag) spreading the
looso earth toward tho middle.
Special points along tho way ro
quiro special treatment. This opera
tion will make a better road out of
any earth highway. Tho drag may
bo used when tho road Is quite wet
particularly at tho beginning. Tho
dragging always should be dono be
fore the surface is entirely dry.
TRY UNIFORM COLOR SCHEME
Bay State to Adopt Plan Which Has
Been Successful in New England
Easy to Tell Roads.
A uniform color scheme, by which
motor tourists in tho New England
states will be able to tell by the color
of tho road signs whether they aro on
local or stato roads, north and south
or cast and west main roads, or sec
ondary or diagonal roads, is planned
by William D. Sohler, chairman of the
Massachusetts highway commission
At present New Hampshire has a coloi
system of its own and Vermont has a
complicated one, nnd the plan in cacn
state has proved of assistance to those
familiar with it.
Could a uniform system bo extended
over tho New England territory, So
hler thinks, strangers Avould Hud the
problem of selecting their roads much
simplified. Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Maine highway olllcials have
promised to co-operato with tho Mas
sachu3etts commission in drawing up
a simple system, and a conference of
highway commissioners at which the
subject will bo considered Is to be
held In tho near future.
OHIO BOARDS HELP HIGHWAY
Two Counties Unite to Give Lincoln
Highway Their Special Care
Additional State Road.
The Lincoln highway In Crawford
and Wyandotte counties, Ohio, has re
celved special consideration from
Stato Highway Commissioner James
It. Marker.
Uy a combined effort of the commls
sinners of both counties and tho Lin
coln highway boosters of Hucyrus, Ne
vada uud Upper Sandusky, tho Lincoln
highway has been mado an additional
state road from Hucyrus to Upper San
dusky. This section Is now designated as
Market Route No. 3.
Reduce All Grades.
Reduce all grades to at least five
per cent If possible. In somo states
mads aro laid out on section lines
and hills must bo gono over, but whore
possible avoid steep grades, as the3Q
aro a constant cost for maintenance
and dangerous to travel.
Yard for Little Plgo.
Don't neglect having a yard or pen
into which the littlo pigs cnu go. and
get extra feed as soon as thoy aro old
The Army of
Constipation
I Growing Smaller Every Day,
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
responsible they
not only gtvo relief
they pcrmn-
ncntlycureCoD-.
Uprtion. Mil
lions use
them for
Biliomntii.
Iidijeitioo, Sick HetdacLe, Sallow Skin.
SMALL PIIL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
Tho personnel of the Hrltlsh navy
Is about double that of any other navy
In tbo world.
For genuine comfort nnd lasting pleas
ure use Red Cross Ball Hlue on wash dny.
All Rcx)d grocers. Adv.
No Great Wealth.
Toui She has a wealth of hair.
Hess Oh, I don't know. You can
buy Ihoao switches now for $6.
ALIXNS FOOT-KA8K for tlin TKOOl8
Orrr 100,000 packoRea of Allen's Foot-Kase, the
autts&pltc uwder to shake Into joursliues, are
belu? ufted by the German nod Allied troops at
the rront lieciiime it rest tho teel, clren In
stant relief toCornftaml lliinlunw, hol.mvollrn
achlpg, tender feet, and mnken walking oh;,
Bold eerjr where, 25c. Trjr It TODAY. Dou't
accept any subutltute. Adr.
Essential Elements.
Wo cannot remove the conditions un
der which our work is to be done, but
wo can transform them. They nro tho
elements out of which wo must build
tho temples wherein we serve West
cott The Human Touch.
Thers nust bo the sensitive touch.
A visitor to n manufactory saw a man
molding clay into pots. Noticing that
all tho radldlng was dono by hand,, ho
said to tho workmnn, "Why do you
not uso a tool to aid you in shaping
the clay?" Tho workmnn replied:
"Thero Is no tool that can do this
work. Wo have tried different ones,
but somehow It needs tho human
touch " And how true It Is that In
shaping lives for God there Is need of
tho human touch. Wo cannot do tho
Lord's work by machinery. Joans
touched men, Imparting health, cleans
ing and salvntlon. Ulbllcnl Recorder.
Famous Royal Artillery Band.
One of the most famous bands Is
that of the Royal artillery. Many per
ao3s who have attained distinction in
the musical world have been connect
ed with the Royal artillery or Its band.
Among thorn was Sims Reeves, who
was the son of a bandsman, nnd who,
in his boyhood, sang In tho military
choir at Woolwich. It Is, perhaps, not
well knotfn that the Royal artillery
band Is fifty years older than tho
Philharmonic society, having been
formed in 17G2. It has dono much for
the advancement of music in England,
and has always enjoyed tho advantago
of having a succession of eminent mu
sicians as bandmasters. It lins always
been double-handed; that Is to Bay,
the players are as proficient on
stringed Instruments as on wind, and
can at any time nssumn the character
of an orchestra.
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Amazon Explorer
Swears By Grape-Nuts
Algot Lange famous tropic explorer recently made a perilous exploration of
the lower Amazon.
The question of food supplies was a big one. Economy of space food value
keeping qualities palatability all had to be considered.
Lange chose for his standby
Here is the way he refers to this food here and there through his book, "The
Lower Amazon."
"I have included in my supplies Grape-Nuts." v
"At lunch I eat some Grape-Nuts (an American '
breakfast cereal) with condensed milk."
"After this egg (turtle) meal comes for me
Grape-Nuts from sealed tins."
"1 go back to the moloca at noon to eat my
lunch of roast turtle, Grape-Nuts and hard-tack."
Everywhere at home or abroad wherever big things are accomplished this
famous wheat and barley food is relied upon to build and .sustain vigor and energy
of lxdy, brain and nerve.
Ready to eat delicious economical nourishing.
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There's
MACHINE TO TEACH MUSIC
After-School Practice Hours May Be
Lightened as Result of New
System.
As tho result of a system of mu
sical time-recording records for talk
ing machines Intoly devised by Jules
Louls-Elson of Far Rocknwny, N. Y.,
tho prospect of after-school practice
hours on tho piano stool may bo light
ened for juvenile music students.
The principles contained in what
the inventor terms his "scenario" tuny
bp interpreted on six double-dlBk talk
ing machine records, or, tho snmo re
sult mny bo obtained in a condensed
form by combining nil of tho musical
counting or tlmo recording on ono
record only.
On ono sldo af the record are ex
amples cited by tho Instructor in oral
toxt; on tho other sldo is tho oral
count or beats, as. 1, 2; 1, 2, 3; 1, 2,
3, 4, etc. A concluding specimen of
tho oral instruction toxt Is nu fol
lows: "For example, let us take tho
Presto form (tho record plays 12
bars). Now, when you consult tho
printed music you will notice that tho
quarter, or C (as it Is printed), Is
barred. This serves to indicate that
ono should count In two. Tho record
now sings as a teacher does tho pre
viously played bars of tho Presto, em
phasizing tho count: 1, 2; 1, 2. Thank
you."
Few Sailors Row or SwI.ti.
A suVvivor from ono of tho tor
pedoed ships says: "Wo had no men
in' our boat who could row. I had nov
or r'ed a boat boforo, but I can do
so nov." Tho smallnoss of tho num
ber o.1! men In our morcautilo marlno
who oan handle a rowbont would
surpr"So tho majority of people, and
thosu who enn handle a sail aro nn
even nmnllor band. Thoy get almost
no opportunity of learning. Aa for
swimming, vory fow aro experts, nnd
battailous of them cannot swim n
Btroko. Just last summer I sailed
with a Hrltlsh cargo boat olllcered by
nonswimmors, and having on board
only four men In all whp believed
that, unaided, they could keep them
selves afloat. London Chronicle
Advice Needed.
"I will take tho matter under ad
visement," announced the referee in
the. divorce proceedings, "and will do
cldo tho enso next week."
"Rut, your honor," put In hor coun
sel, "tho nppollunt Is immensely weal
thy and "
"That," said tho referee, "Is tho
point upon which I wish to bo ad
vised. This hearing is adjourned."
Judge.
Not' Seen Dead.
Mrs. Styles This paper says eagles
and parrots aro among tho longest
lived of tho birds.
Mr. Styles Como to think of it, I
guess that's correct. I nover seo 'cm
on women's hats.
Easy.
"How did you munnge to win tho
hand of an heiress?" asked tho en
vious friend of a "dancing mnn."
"Oh or I glided Into her affec
tions." A man who Is tied to his wife's npron
string certainly Isn't fnBt.
Grape-Nut
a Reason" for Grape-Nuts
Backache Spells Danger
Census records show that deaths from
kidney disorders have increased 72 in
20 years. People can't seem to realize
that the first pain In the back, the first
disorder of the urine, demands Instant
attention that it may be a sipmal of
coming gravel, dropsy or fatal Mrighl's
disease. The best prevention of serious
kidney disorders ii prompt treatment
the best medicine is Doan's Kidney
Pills.
A Nebraska Case
"Seirv Pictun
IVili ii Sttiru"
y Mrs. A. O. Wess
berg, 70S W. Fourth
Neb., says; "I had
it dull, dragging
pnln In my back
Htul one doctor said
I had a floating
kidney. Many a
day I was unable
to stand and the
secretions from my
kidneys wero un
natural. An opera
tion was advised
but fortunately I
learned of Doan's Kidney Pills before
I consented. They cured the pains and
other ailments and restored my kid
neys to a normal condition."
Cat Doan's at Kay Stora, KOo a Box
DOAN'SKr7ilV
FOSTER-MILD URN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y.
FINDS LESSON IN THE WAR
Dean Hodges Points Out Four Thinga
Learned as Result of Great
Struggle.
Thnt thero aro four great lessons, be
ing taught by tho present war in Eur
opo was tho declaration of Dean
George HodgOB of Cambridge Theolog
ical seminary, former rector of Cal
vary Kpslcopal church, Cambridge in
a sermon on "Tho War," from tho pul
pit ho used to occupy In Calvary, re
cently. "This war will tench that a nation
is not oxnltod by material strength,"
said he. "To be exalted a nation must
have, bosldo material strength, tho
truo idenls or brotherhood. Tho sec
ond lesson that this war Is teaching is
thnt might is not right, and any nation
thnt thinks so to tho contrary will ro
gret it. Tho third lesson Is that poo
plo have fjoen wrong in saying that
men nro invincibly selfish, for this war
offers thousands and thousands of
cnseB of men gladly giving up tholr
lives. The fourth lesson Is that tho
old belief that war Is glorious Is a
false bellof. War is far from glorious
and wo are realizing It today as nover
before. Hecnuso of tho noglect of na
tional Christianity we find this war
existing today. Christianity Is for na
tions as well as for individuals and
thnt will bo tho ono great, coniprehen.
slve lesson this war will teach."
Animal Diseases.
Out of 57,000,000 animals inspected
in tlie last year 533,000 wero found to
bo Infected with tuberculosis, and hog
cholera and cnttlo tick have coat tho
producer anywhere from $100,000,000
to $150,000,000 In a single year.
Cheerful Rogues.
"Human nature presents queer con
trasts." "For instance?"
"Men who hnvo a sunny disposition
nnd n shady character."
Barcelona, Spain, does a largo busi
ness in tho manufacture of paper
drinking cups.
-sold by Grocers everywhere.
the hemp as a facing. It Is trimmed
dotted largely In dark blue
enough to rat, which h when thoj
are three nr four weeks old.
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