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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. HIGH WAISTLINE W0RNIN2500B.C. Dressmakers of Pharaoh's Time Made Gowns Like Those of 1916. COSTUME TAKES PRIZE UNEARTH RUINS ORCHARD 1,000 YEARS OLD BOTH SEXES USED COSMETICS Expert of tho New York Metropolitan Muieutn of Art Finds That Fash lont Changed Often In Nile's Highest Civilization. New 1'ork. Tho high wnlstllno In women's clothes, tho fuBhlou for tlio summer of 1010, wns fairly popular In Egypt nbout tho year 2500 D. 0., a tlmo when Blight mustaches wero tho rr.ge among tho young men, according to ro Bcarchcs made by Miss B. M. Car landt of tho Metropolitan Museum of Art Sho discovered that cosmetics wero much used by the women favor ites of tlo I'lmrnohs, and nlso found that tho men wero not averse to toning "up their complexions when courts wero held along tho Nile of tho middle king dcyiiB. In tho monthly Bulletin of (ho Mu seum, Miss Curlandt bus described tho clothes of fnshlouablo society of tho Egypt of long ago. Ilcr descriptions wero taken from exhibits In tho mu seum. Depicting tho costumes of the Old Kingdom, 2080-2470 B. 0., she says : Sheathlike Garment. "Tho conventional shcnthllke gar ment worn by all women wns of ploln unplnltcd stuff, that hung from tho breast to tho ankles, so "scant that It clung to the llguro and clearly Bhowed tho form, fastencd-by straps over ono or both shoulders or merely held up by a belt. It who often pure white, but sometimes It had n narrow sclvngo around tho top, a frlngo on tho bottom, iiid braces that wero parti-colored. In tho tomb of lHnhhctcp at Sakkara there Is a sccno of orforlng-bcnrcrs rep resenting estates, whero the dresses aro alternately red and dark green. Theao -women, according to custom, wero ndomed with nccklnccsi brace lets and anklets of bluo and green beads. "Asldo from white, green Seems to havo been tho color most worn, al though wo do find In reliefs red and yellow dresses as well. Tho fashions for women Wero simpler and less va ried than those for men, with, slight de viations from tho conventional attire, such as a short skirt worn nt times by servants. Tho nttlro of dancing girls varied from tho regular long costume to a short skirt, or In tho later lierlod to n glrdlo of brightly colored beads. "Most women wore wigs or dressed their own hair long. It fell to tho shoulders or to tho waist In tho back in a largo mass, with a side-lock hang ing on cither sldo of tho face. Borne times a colored ribbon was tied around the brow llko n fillet, and often a cir clet of real flowors was worn. . "Wo know thnt cosmetics and oint ments wero used by both men and Women, and in this connection It Is In teresting to noto n statuette In tho first Egyptian room, tho oyos of which nro , outlined with a green baud. Orccn malachite wns used for thin, whether purely for udorntnent or for medicinal reasons wo do not know, and rougo and black paint wore also employed au part of yio maku-up, Shows Diversity. "Dress in ancient Kirynt. as In ov cry, civilized country, shows diversity according to tho class or occupation of tho Individual and variety, dependent upon tho fashion of tho day, . Tho king anu his courtiers sot tho stylos, which were soon assumed by subordinate of IIcIbIh until they forced their superiors to adopt now modes, Tho fluctuations - o fashion would bo dllllcult to follow, nitnougn tnero was a steady tendency to elaboration nnd luxury; but let us consider tho most distinct chnnges In tho Old Kingdom (2080-2175 11. 0.) tho Mlddlo Kingdom (2100-1783 B. O.). and the Emplro (1580 015 B. 0.), as shown in our Egyptian galleries. "In tho tomb of Pen'ieb wo have costumes that aro typical of thu Old Kingdom, llumblo peopfo wero satis Bed with n bolt, tied nround tho vynlBt ( with tho ends hanging down In front n BUirt or linen, fastened loosely nrouuu tno loins, of rarely thov con trlvcd a rush matting, Even these, at times wero laid aside, and tho' men pparcu nudo when engaged in ntren uous cxcrclso. Tho oitorins-bcnrnrH in tho tomb chamber wore tho short white skirt, tho most common artlclo of jlothlng. It was a straight niece of whlto linen cloth wrapped nbout their hips una Km, uio onus ueing knotted In m l. .. - , . ..." " vi Mi-tug iniHsuu uuuer u girdle hu HwcKing up uuovo tho walstlluo. "Men In. tho Old Kingdom almost In. rarjably clipped their hair close and a shared their faces, Although up to tho Aril. .t.nl...t.. 11 . tu uMtioij mcjr sometimes wore tngwt musiHcnoB, out shepherds occa tonally allowed their hair to custom generally considered unclean Tb 1HW elf wore wles nf uv klwl stkr sliaft and close-llttlng, with tight little curl In horizontal wy, or long ami busby, parted In tho ad falling well over U Bhoul n. Such wiga wero probably mndo p. povcv nmn, huu NCUHU Specimens JwWMi, wiii a HiHR wished Jo WMiw.Ut Ml Mmdty, 1m attached owruvor (MHitcd halr to Id sun u, mmnu at atmi. sUH(g, M'Wch were uwkt pi rwds or leather win ftniover th inwtvp. connect- Mrs. Albert Bond Lambert of St. Louis, whoso costumo was awarded first, prlzo at tho Hawaiian bnll at Narragansett Pier, It. I. t ed with nnothcr strap which pnsscd between tho toes, wero worn lrrespec tfvo of class, except in tho. presenco of superiors, but tho Egyptian commonly preferred to go bnrcjjoot. l Adopt Platted Kilt. "By tho tlmo of tho Mlddlo Kingdom ordlnnry Individuals had adopted tho plaited kilt, which for a time, at least In tho Old Kingdom, had been tho po cullar property of tho king; however, It Is doubtful If tho people over wore It of gold. On n wooden stntuotto of Seostrls I, in the Eighth Egyptlnn room, this kilt Is represented ns plaited Ull around, tho two ends curving sym metrically In front up to tho girdle. Tho king also wears tho red crown symbolic of lower Egypt, whllo tho mnto to this statuette, which Is now In tho Cairo museum, wears the white crown of Upper Egypt. "Other statuettes, In tho Sixth Sgyptiun room, show wjmt a variety of skirts ' existed at tho time. Tho. old forms continued, although thero was a tendency toward a nnrrower, longer skirt. Tho trlangulnr projection, so fashionable In tho first dynasty, be came subdued until It wns qulto mod est. Tho long skirt which hns been described as typical of this tlmo often had a high waistline. It wns at this tlmo that clothing for tho upper part of tho body first appeared, and a curi ous capo was sometimes pinned nround tho shoulders. A heavy clonk or shawl, probably of wool, worn In the Old Kingdom as an outer garment by both men and women, now becanio common, "Ohnuges In tho costumes of. worn en from tho old to tho Mlddlo Kingdom wore slight, but thero wero a few In- novations that showed tho tendency toward elaboration. A plain whlto tunic was sometimes covered with n network of brightly colored tends In diamond pattern with a bend frlngo nt tho bottom. A similar dress, excep tloniilly gay In color, dates from tho sixth dynasty. Ono stntuctto from rVsHlut Bhows n whlto tunic with a wldo border on the bottom representing birds' wings or a leaf pattern, tho 'hit ter more likely, since It Is painted In green." . STORK VISITS COST- MORE rltlah War Baby Adds $100 to Par- ents' Expenses Above the Figures of 1914. London, It Is estimated that the all-around expenditure on i baby born this year Is probably from $100 to $123 higher than in 10t4. Food alone ndds about $15 to tho year's coBt ot tho war baby. Milk has gono up four cents a quart and It is said that tho averngo bnby consumes- from 400 to 4C0 pints a year. Baby foods aro up about 10 per cent. Feed tug bottles cost n third more, and tho methylated spirit for hunting tho night's feed hns- advanced from 10 cents to 25 cents a pint, ' Baby garments cost more also. Everything mndo of wool has risen 113 pur cent In prico; all tho cotton and wool mlxturo materials and garments nro 25 per cent higher, tho wholly cot ton Ones, owing to tho rise In raw materials and labor, must bu paid for at tho rato pf about 10 p"or cent more. Nearly all medicines cost much more. Perambulators nro about, one-fourth denrer. Wounded Otter Bit Him. Petersburg, Ind. Homer Unys, aged eluhteen. wns hunting frogs with a small rifle along Whlto river, near tho Island two miles cast of here, when ho Haw nn otter Lvlnir on tho river bank, Ho shot at It and tho bullot hit H tho mouth. This so enraged tho tlHlmnl that U Jumped at him and catlht-oeo of hla bunds, preventing him from shooting a second time. Ho i....tiu nhrwlr llin nnlimil Innun. mill It ' rolled down ti river bniik into tho 1 water hiuI dived oUtc-f sight. Dr. Fewkes Discovers Most An cient Structure Known in the Southwest. BUILT BEFORE SUN TEMPLE That Building In Mesa Verde National Park Was Inhabited Is Shown by Household Utensils Finds Ancient War Club. Denver, i3ol. A ruin more than 1,000 years old tho most ancient of all tho ruins discovered In' tho south- west-rhos been unearthed in Mesa Verdo National park, Colorado, by Dr. Jessq Walter Fewkes of tho Smithson ian institution. Doctor Fewkes started to excavate on July 20 a largo mound five miles from Spruce Tree camp, on top of the mesa. lie hns mndo sutllclcnt prog ress to show tho outlines of n huge building of tho pueblo typo of architec ture, 112 feet long nhd 03 feet wide, Including u plaza. Tho main building contains n largo court and nt least three circular klvas, or ceremonial chambers. Doctor Fewkes soys thu building- Is much older thnn Sun Temple, which ho excavated In Mesa Verdo Nutlonal pnrk last year. In fact, It Is by far tho oldest building uncovered in tho southwest, nnd shows that tho people who Inhabited Mesa Verdo Natlonnl park must hnve flourished at lenst 1,000" years, ago. News of Doctor Fewkca' discovery was brought to Denver by Dr. Elmer E. Illglcy, pnstbr of n church in Des Motnfcs, la. Ho takes n"feccn Interest In archaeological subjects, particular ly those concerning tho Mesa Verde, on which ho lectures. lie wns ono of tho first to explore tho cliff dwell ing now known ns DnnlcrB House, which was explored for the first tlmo last summer. Building a Dlotlnct Type. "Doctor Fewkes bus mndo a wonder ful discovery this season In Mesa Verde National park," said Doctor Hlg loy'no has uncovered n new typo ot, building. The ruin which Is now being uncovered Is sltuuted about thir ty rods south of the large circular res ervoir known as Mummy lake, .which Is closo to tho automobile road leading to Spruce Tree camp. Everyone who visits tho ruins has Mummy lnko pointed out to him. "There nro nlno largo mounds near Mummy lnko nnd It Is ono of these thnt Doctor Fowkcs has excavated this j season. Probably It will bo late In September beforo tho work is complet- I cd. Tho building Is .rectnngular It Miapo nnd tho masonry work Is not so good ns that In Sun Temple, which Doc tor Fowkcs excavated last year. Doc tor Fewkes Is of tho opinion that the building which is being excavated this I fl.nn Gun T.nn. ' Pl'llnuil la lilliuii umvi uum uuii pie, which probably was built anout 1300 A. D. Tho building on which ho Is now working ovldcntly -was In habited, whllo Sun Temple wns not. Tho workmen nro finding broken pot tery in great quantities and household Implements ns well. Evidently tho building was covered and was very 4mpo.slng. "About n dozen men nro working on tho building nnd nil nro keenly interested, feellug that valuable dis coveries may be mndo at any time. Tho building represents it distinct typo, en tirely different from tho cliff ruins, themsolvcs, which nro built In caverns In tho cliffs. Tho buildings uround MUnnny "lnko wero built in tho open much on tho lines of modern struc tures. Tho building being uncovered commands a view for many miles in , all directions, and for this reason It has-been suggested that tho ruin be named Prospect Houso. Finds Ancient War Club. "As Is tho easo of Sun Temple, tho walls ot this building nro two or ihreo feet thick. Doublo walls extend all tho way around tho building, probably for purpose of dofenso. Probably a roof will bo put over this building, but It is tho lntentlou to make tfio cov ering strictly modem and not to. at tempt to conform to clltr dwellers or mesa dweller type. "It is Doctor Fewkes' Intention to do somo work this season on Mummy lake, which has been tho causo of.iuuch, speculation. It Is tho general .opinion that Mummy lake was a reservoir sup plying water, to tho group oj bujldlngs In tho Immedlnto vicinity and perhaps part of an Irrigation system. Tho mound Is circular and has a depression In tho middle, Tho structure covered by earth ' ovldcntly t3 double walled and of great size." Doctor Illglcy entered n cliff dwell ing which, it was supposed, never had been explored before. It was neces sary for him to bo lowered 00 feet ovor the side of n cliff to get Into tho building, lie found that ono of tho WelhQrllls nnd a compnnlou had been In tho building In tho eighties, about tho tlmo the cliff dwellings wero dls-i covered. In this building Doctor Hig hly found an Implement which Doctor ! Fowkcs pronounced a sort of war club. I U consisted of n stono to which wns uttiiched a short handle. It Is tho llrst Implement of warfare to bo found In tho cliff ruins and has excited much Interest, St. Paul desires to be tho 3l(e of n government nitrate plaut. THINNING FRUIT IS FAVORED Missouri Agricultural Experiment Sta tion Finds Operation Is Quite Profitable. (Ev F. Yf. PAUnOT, Missouri A&rlcul' turrit College.) Thinning is an operation that has been practiced to only n very limited extent in Missouri. An occasional man has thinned -a few trees, more ns u matter of curious Inquiry thun ns a definite orchard practice. Where the operation has to any degree been enro fully performed tho results hnve been outstanding, nnd the Missouri agricul tural experiment station finds thnt it pays well. Those varieties which tend usuully to overbear and produce undersized fruit may be thinned to n profitable ad vantage, Tho size nnd quality of such varieties ns Winesnp, Missouri Pippin, Balls and Ingram can almost always be Improved by careful thinning, nnd It will often pay to thin such varieties as Jonathan, Grimes or York. Tho quullty of well-grown fruit Is always superior to that which Is small and poorly developed. If the crop Is evenly 'distributed throughout the tree, perhaps four to eight inches, according to slzo of variety, Is a good distance between iVuits. Leave only one fruit on a wpur. Jf two are left, both will bo wormy. On trees with a lienvy set of fruit, thinning nil the fruit from part of the spurs tends to cajtso such spurs to develop fruit buds for tlM next year's crop, thereby encouraging regular bearing. The ear lier tho work Is dono the less drain there Is on tlm vigor of the tree. Sur plus fruit enn "be handled nt less ex penso by thinning than by running It over u sorting tublo at packing time. MARKETING THE PEACH CROP On Account of Its Very Perishable Na ture Fruit Must Do Disposed of as Soon as Possible. Tho peach, on nccount of Its very perlsbnble nature, must be marketed as soon ns posslblo nfter reaching ma turity, therefore, tho proper dispatch and distribution present many dlflicul Hes. Penches will not stand delny, even when grnded, packed and han dled In tho best possible manner. If the grower of apples Is not satisfied with tho price offered nt tho time of harvest, ho can store certain varie ties until tho fojlowlng spring, when prices may bo better. Penches, on the other hand, must bo disposed of Im mediately. If not already sold when loaded on tho enrs they must be started nt onco toward the mnrkot, nnd If they nro not 'Bold, whllo en routo It Is Important Peach Tree Pruned to DeVelop Str&np, Stocky Branches and Open Tqij. that they go to a market not rjrendj overstocked. An ovesupply may oeH cur. in ono murKOt mcnuing henvy losses to certain growers, whlj nt the Kiuno tlmo consumers mny Le paying high prices in other localitlfs. It is prptiablo that ninny, smaller towns could servo ms carload distributing points if local dealers in these towns would co-operato In buying poaches by the carload and in pushing their sale. The problem of peach marketing la ono of irregular production und ot un satisfactory preparation and distribu tion rather than of overproduction Tho Increased consumpilomof Califor nia orange.mado posslblo by effective distribution Is an exnmplo ot results accruhig" from enco In tho mnrkcttng of n crop of which thero is n compara tively uniform supply. WHITE HELLEBORE IS USEFUL Employed to Control Currant and Cab bage Worms Used Either In Pow der or Liquid Form. White hellebore is n useful poison to control currant und cabbage Worms. An ounco of tho powder to threo gul Jons of water Is tho formula in general iiso. Just as good a way Is to use It Wry, mixing nil ounce-of hellebore" with tlvi times ns much flour or alr-luked lima or plaster parls. Senator Kern Discovers Bad Case 'of Ignorance WASHINGTON. Senntor John W. KenTof Indiana had an experience, tho other day which ho will not soon forget. Ho wns crossing the plaza cast oi uio capuoi wnen no wns Halted lFPri$ ZMU yffl ui.i.itiui "tin lUUKCU UL UIU I11UU and hesitated Just a second, puzzled to know whether tho mnn wns mnklng gnrao of him or whether ho did not know It was the United States capltol.' Presently he replied with a critical smile, "That Is the United States capltol.'.' The man noted the smllo and resented It nt once. "Well, 1 do not seo nny sign on tho building to designate what It Is." Senator Kern instantly replied, "No, they take the sign down in hot weather, it wnrps." Is thero a man, woman or child In the United States who has not at somo tlmo or other seen in pictures tho great white dome of tho United States capltol? Once seen It could not possibly bo forgotten. Thero Is not another thing like it in the world, nnd thnt nny human being would not recognize the Washington monument or the United States capltol building upon sight li almost too Incredible for belief. i But Senator Kern tells this story, so what aro you going to do about it? Washington Folk Rediscover the Potomac River FROM ono standpoint the prolonged session of tho Sixty-fourth congress has only been prolific of things political, but It has nlso served to give Washi Ington n place in tho hearts of a largo number of transient residents only to be gained during tho midsummer months. Tho river for water sports, the.flnu parks and country roads for driving, country clubs and roof gar dens, both private nnd public, nnd numerous delightful places for dining nl fresco aro all revelations to those who seo tho capital only In Its mid winter or early spring aspect. Not even by the greatest stretch of tho Imagination could ono call Washington a watering plnce, or even n Rlimmor rnsnrf imf dnnn ..mile . .... u. V V. Y k . U ICUia- covery of the Potomnc river through tho beautiful drives and walks estab lished along Its banks, tho capital need no longer hold terrors for those who must remain within the ten'mile limit of the District. , No less n personngo than President John Qulncy Adams waded through the marshes and tangled grass to the banks'of tho Potomac for an early morn ing dip, while tho same Interesting proceeding is recorded of President Taylor. Today ono meets high ofllclals bent upon the same errand, and almost nt tho samo hour pf the morning Just nbout seven o'clock. The secretary of state and Mrs. Lansing nre Investigating tlio charms of the municipal bnthlrig pool with covetous eyes, and Mrs. Lansing longs to try out tho skill ncqulred during the winter mouths nt tho natatorlum on Capltol Hill. , Senator nnd Mrs. Morris Sheppard can tell you just exnetly whore to find tho best spot in tho 'pool for striking out, or a, dive, or Just merely to tako It easy and float. Often their companions in tho pool nro Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. both of whom love the wnter nnd nre expert swim mers ; or Mr. and Mrs. Itufus Day, son and daughter-ln-lnw of Mr. Justice Day, or Representative William P. Borland. A whole cabinet family of enthusiastic swimmers is that of tho secretary of war and Mrs. Baker, who often take a plunge twice a day. They have an ideal pool at In the "Woods. What Uncle Sam's Expert on Charred Money Does MANr"thouSands of dollnrs nre saved annually for tho good, but often careless, peoplo of these United States by Mrs. Amanda E. Brown, the charred money expert of the treasury "department. It Is Mrs. Brown's duty department nre to the effect that If n bill can bo successfully put together so Unit two-fifths, of It aro found, half of tho value is refunded; if three-fifths can he put together the wholo value is refunded. Not so long ngo 6omeone sent n lnrgo number of very small bits of n.bil! to tho department with a statement that they represented $224. The letter was accompanied by on nflldavlt to that effect. After many dnys of work on the part of Mrs. Brown tho bits wero put together, nnd it wns found fhat they mndo n comploto one-dollnr bill. The frost lino can be traced through the United States each autumn, treasury ofllclals say, through this redemption work. Farmers and others have a habit of hiding money in their stoves. When they light up for tho winter, the money Is forgotten until It Is burned, and tho ashes arid pieces nro sent to tho treusury for redemption, Beginning In tho North, this same thing occurs "until oven the Southern fnrmer Is turning in his burned money, when ho gets cold enough to light his stovo. Each year more than 2,000 such cases are sent to tho department Rifle Practice Becomes a Fad in the Capital IF YOU chnnco to bo passing near Fourteenth and E streets and are attracted by rifle shots, screams, and shouts, be not alarmed tho danger Ik little. -Investigation will show thnt tho rifles are being fired In the gallery of tho National IUlle Association of America; thp' screams aro from timid Women Just lenrnlng the uso of flre nrms, and the shouts emnnnto from husky men who havo Just rung tho bull's-eye. Every day n line of people files Into tho temporary gallery to take ad vantage of the -free use ot guns nnd ammunition which tho organization lias oiferetl to tho public. Tho crack of tho rifles is continuous. Instructors are kept busy explain ing the gun, the shoulder hold, tho finger grip, and, mqst of nil, tho target. Tho big fat mnn who approaches tho rail with a confident smllo nnd bangs unsuc cessfully 20 times, nm then explains what n wonderful shot he once hnd ucen, was thorp. Tho tall, thin chop, who seems to strain uuder the weight of tI;o gun und complains of bis bad sight, was also there. He squinted 40 times be foro pulling the trigger, Just to provo his nscertlon. Also thero was. the ath letic fellow with tho bulldog Juw who went nbout shooting targets as though It was purt of his day's work. Ho took his tlmo nnd hit the bull. And, best of nil, thero were pretty young girls, nnxious to bo instructed. Tlio only trouble fthe Instructors had with them, nfter getting them to hold the gnu, was to convlnco them that it was impossible to hold one's hnnds over noe's ears und flio the gun nt the same tlire. And tlio little scream cmac itvcry tlmo the rifle barked. by n man nnd woman with question maras Hanging out nil over them, oh vlous signs of slght-secrs nnd strangers In Washington. "What build ing Is that?' asked the man, pointing to the capltol building, which he was facing, nnd could see Its entire length from north to south. Tho man spoka "United States," his language nnd -f u ij vs. ik tonj showing him to bo nn educated, pretty well-set-up man. to put together burned and cut. money when offered fqr redemption. Mnny Interesting stories nro told about her work. Somo years ago, so tho story goes, a farmer, while feeding his pigs, dropped a roll of bills, which was de voured by one of them. The pig was killed nt once nnd cut open, nud Hie pulp wns found. This was sent to the treasury department, the pieces put together nnd the money refunded to the hanny farmer. .Tho rules of the
