THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEORASKA.
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A lieutenant's wife
writes about life at
Annapolis Academy,
and tells especially
about the work which
Mrs. Gabrielle Jackson
is doing as "Little
Mother" to the young
midshipmen there
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IIEUE Is no more important unit of
preparedness for our national de
fense tlinn tho United States Nn'vul
academy. Tlio American people
are today making no better Invest
ment for tlio future, como penco or
war, than In the education nnd
training of tho men whoso profes
tilonal ability and personal Integrity
wo must ono day trust for tho effi
ciency of Uio floet, but whoso lives and traditions
wo less understood by tlio pcoplo -than almost
my group of men In the country." Thus writes
M.Kolton In the New York Sun. Sho continues:
'Tho American pcoplo nro unrepresented be
fro congress by the brains they are taxed to
firkin and upon which they must rely to protect
o national honor.
"Come with mo through tho Maryland avenue
gate of tlio academy, past the midshipmen of the
guard nnd lot us look out at the world with tho
flplrlt and swing of
mo scrvlco bnck of
Ufl and through the
ityOB of tho boys
who nro among the
least appreciated of
our national re
sources but who
constitute tho back
bono of our poten
tial preparedness;
x for preparedness Is
ot lo bring on war,
ot to preserve tho
Ihmco; It Is for the
purposo of giving
flie country a reson
Rble surety of sue
efts In war.
"Our first shore
duty was nt the
imval academy. My
(XZTo ,!? mnt"' a I et valiantly
Governn.lnf J , 0,,r iuurtcrs nt least habitable.
KfXnHnt rnUuro hl,s nn ""Pntlng way of
3 ftS?5 h coml,l"l tastes of a long lino
c former occupants.
Lorounh ,n. MlRne(1 t0 n top floor flnt ln Gn'
W h!!',1"' ono whoro At,ra,r1 'I'hoodorlc
Inond n a',8,;te,r Wrt0 ,10r nnmo With a dla
Lmi L h,? W,UW1 pnno whcn 8,10 w"8 child
EMLiC5f f Pcrnt,ons' "ved In tho same flat
find doubtless endured remnants of tho snmo fur-
USE ,,cn,h,0 wns onsl"n' T,, midshipmen
called tho old placo the CJorrals nnd sometimes
the Incubatorsyoung dovllsl Tho whole row
s gone now to make wny for n green lawn, but
Us memories will go out only with tho lust of tho
souls who pooplcd tho shnbby rooms.
"I think It must bo this succession of people
'mnK,1?t d,rfcront t,,nc tf snmo problems and
difficulties, stepping actually Into each other's
foptetepH in work and play, which gives us that
Hplondld spirit of tho service, the wnrm brother
Iiood of thought and action that no outsldor inny
really understand. It beglis with tho plcbo class
In the academy nnd goos on down a nmn's life tilt
ho Is struck off tho list forever mid Us warmth Is
hU children's heritage. It Is tho unspoken gene
rosity of tho upper-class men nt tho nendemy to
iend ft hnnd to youngsters (thlrd-clnsa men) or
tdfche alike. Tt begins In discipline and onda In
Justice,
"Ii Is tho co-opeinllon of ofllcor with men. It
KBtshds tjohlnd our guns nnd swcntB In tho stoker's
Hell; It Is the chap who stuys aboard to take
another fellow's duty that some waiting wife
way be hnppy, sotno child discover thnt tho pho
nograph ho Is taught to cull father Isn't just u
tnnkcbellcvo. It Is, moro than any other ono
thing, fleet cfllcleucy. Its Bteady, unchanging ex
istence Is tho nrmnincnt ngnlnst which politicians'
errors break Uko froth, It Is our safeguard for
protection and against inlUtnrlBm.
"My fntner had never let mo visit tho nnvnl
Mademy as a girl for fcfir I might mnrry a nnvnl
olllcer, so I looked forwurd to meeting ray first
midshipman with n curious flarcbnck of youth,
almost as if I wore to boo them through tho oyca
jC"a" girl. I hnd determined when wo went to
duty at tho nendomy to have a homo pluco for
(he boys who were not Invited out very much.
My husband told mo ouco long years ago, when
K had gone all the way from Boston to Gibraltar
(fi be with him for four days, thnt no ouo had
ever asked him out to a slnglo tncal nt tho Utno
fee was at the aendotny.
"I never forgot that little confidence or tho look
In hla eyes, and when I picked my first midship-
Can to Invito to our quarters It was becnuso ho
Id ma'nm' to mo nml didn't know what to
do with hla hands.
"Thft Sunday after S. reported wo went to
.ehapel In tlio academy. Wo wcro sentcd well
Cxick and In the shadow of ono of the ldo bal
Oinjcs. It wns Infinitely quiet there, tho very
light held a qunllty of silence nnd tho rows and
rows of empty pews beneath tho splondld dorao
Heemed to bo wnlttng tensely with mo for somo
expected sound.
"i looked up Into tho rapidly filling balconies,
fto many girls, n6 young nnd eager, men nnd
women, town folk and visitors. Then, ns ray
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Jte Rn,i:trimlfV ' Jccocnlzod as ono of the best inforineU
UJ,fcl DUUUiriltsy woman's fnshlon writers In tlio Unltou
States. She known exactly the needs and desires of women In tho small town and
country, for not many years ao sho conducted a dressmaking and millinery shop
In a llttlo city In Colorado. And tho articles she prepares for us nro written with
a view to meeting tho conservative Ideas of tho Indies of our community, tup
tawdry and extravagant are taboo with her. Leading wnolesalo nnd retail
dealers nnd manufacturers of women's apparel" recognize In Mrs. Uottomloy an au
thority, nnd the editor of the Ladles' Homo Journal has consulted her frequently.
She Is at present associate editor of one monthly fashion periodical. Is a regular
contributor to another nnd Is fashion editor for an Important newspaper syndi
cate. Bofore the war Mrs. Bottomloy wont annually to the Paris fashion center,
and slnco then has kept ln touch by personal correspondence. We publish tne
articles by special arrangemont.
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dom from routine discipline
mny be Jmd openly nnd in or
der and with tho sanction of
the authorities. Carvel hall,
tho ono possible hotel, the
Peggy Stewart Inn nnd a few
boarding houses must bo the
meeting plnco for friends nnd
fnmlly, nnd perched on
chnlr nrms, overflowing Into
halls and onto stairs, lining
balconies and filling benches
in the grounds our navy ln emnryo kicks us
heels, pulls down Its dress Jacket and Is generally
uncomfortable.
"Bright and early' of n Monday morning, lint
less und happy, I went exploring. Something
lovely always happens to me when I explore. I vo
proved It from Ilongkong to tho Bnhamas nnd
back to New York.
"First of nil I Inspected the quarters of the
ranking officers. Some day It my ueutennm evur
lite Ri
AMONG THE NEW BLOUSES.
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Among tho new blouses there opo
high as well ns open necks und, oc-
reaches the exalted rnnk of commander wo might i caslonally, models that fasten ln the
nn in nno of theso nouses, i sai ou uiu ouck. uiu me mouse wim rounu or
bench, sacred to first-class men, whero my hus- V-shaped neck nnd Us fnstenlng nt
band hnd been ns a hoy or nineieeu. x k.u wa ironi is sun u invoruo anu oui
hn nrmifmilc building where nt that moment numbers all other designs. Where
ho was engaged In subduing 10 plcbes. I sat In
Lovo inno nnu wuiuiuu ov-v.
tton after section ranrch by
to rccltntlon nnd thunked my
Maker I did not have to
study what they did.
"A nice yellow dog joined
me, and we wandered off to
the decoration requires It the fasten
ing may bo neither ln the back or
front but along the shoulder nnd un-
dernrra seam. Somo very smart seinl
dress models of crepe do chine are
made in this way.
In mntcrinls the sheerest things re
fuse to abdicate ln favor of heavier
chiffon, lace, net und thin cottons have
made a permanent plnco for them
selves for winter ns well ns summer
ivenr. They conquer by reason of their
daintiness. It Is left to tho outside
wrap, nnd n sweater-vest worn under
It, to provide warmth, while tho dainty
blouse fulfills Us mission by being
rely beautiful. But, after nil, theso
glanco wundercd, 1 made out lu tho dimness of
the organ loft tho figure of n tiny woman. Sho
was leunlng forward and I could tell by her nlort
wutchfulness that she, too, was waiting with mo
and tho qulot church for a breaking of tho silence.
Tho seats about us wero filled now with offi
cers and their fatuities. Tho midshipmen of tho
choir sat motionless In tho chancel. Zlmmer
mun, the band master, slid silently along tho
organ bench. There was a turning of hearts, an
Instant's heavy pause, nud then tho quick, shnrp
crash of men marching on stone, nn Inrush of
sweet nlr through tho open doors, short, high
commands, nnd to tho triumph of 'Onwnrd, Chris
tlnn Soldiers,' in they marched, youth nnd life,
ambition and hope, courago nnd discipline,
"I had thought to soo them through tho eyes
of n girl, for I wob only twenty-two, but tho
blurred sight of those 000 shining young heads,
the straight, strong bodies In ull their bravery
of full dress uniforms, tho knowledgo that disci
plltio hnd marched thorn to church when most of
thorn wanted to bo frco and out of doors, wakened
ln mo n senso of them I hnvo novor 'slnco lost
They needed u homo und n mother, and but few
of them realized how tho iron arm of tho nnvy
department would separate them from both.
You'll understand prosently ; but first lot mo tnko
you out of tho quiet chnpcl into the earnest busi
ness of Sunday liberty.
Tho broad shallow steps ure massed with uni
forms crowding up to meet tho frocks nnd flowers
coming down nnd far out under tho splendid
troes nnd along Love lnno tho midshipmen wait to
be Joined by friends or fumlly. All too many
havo neither living ricnr enough to como to them,
and theso stand In groups or movo oft toward
Bancroft hall, which Is quarters for tho entlro
brigade. There goes my llttlo Indy of tho organ
loft, completely swumped by 20 or moro young
glnnts nud moro como hurrying toward her along
Chapel walk. I do not remember seeing ln all
my Hfo so happy a fnco ns hers.
'Tho ,gny picture breaks up, tho pcoplo scatter
nud presently tho streets of Annapolis nro
thronged with hurrying, loitering, laughing
youUis nil moving dlnncrward. It s n pathetic
thing, lu Its very Joyousness, theso young mon
children trylug to mako tho most of n fow short
hours of liberty. Many homes nro thrown open
to them on liberty days, both out in town und
among the officers, but comparatively fow boys
nro reached In this way.
"Annupoiln has no Y. M. 0. A., no club, no plnco
of amusement, no placo of any kind where free
look at tho old stntuo of Te- fabrics for winter. Crepo georgette,
cumseh, god of two-live, or
passing mark, who must bo
kissed by all plcbes. If they
hope to got through tho ncad
mv. There was a flight ol
ntm,o stens leading over the
terrace to tho tennis courts
below. Dog and I went
down and thero under the
i.tin Croat willow treo sat
Hnv lady of tho
nrtrnn loft. A watchman np-
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looked Across nt s. nnd I
.T-...1 .....1 nnon t to IUC? S110 COlietl OUI.
" Every wan wants to speak to . said tho
donnrtlng and disgusted jhijij --.
"ST" JrJ "irfnn,i hofnro I had sat doWn under
" ' ,i vnu bollevo It. I'd known her
all my life because sho wrote 'Denlso and Ned
Toodles' ln St. Nicholas, and I think that makes
her partly belong to me.
tTTnvn vnil nnv children?' I asked.
'Yes, my dear,' sho replied crisply, 'ono daugh
ter nnd about 000 sons ln uniform.'
"So, here wus tho mother of midshipmen, a
tiny, alert figure, young eyes, face lined by years
nf nhvslcnl nnln and tho heart nnd soul of her
In every touo of voice nnd expression of her
screwed-un forchend.
That was tho beginning. Since then, all down
tho vonrs I havo been dnbrlello Jackson's honored
friend nnd watched her work for her boys ngnlnst
tho odds of dellcnto health, constant physical
suffering and slender means, nor llttlo sitting
room In Carvnl hall, dubbed Sky parlor ln Us
early days. Is tho meeting placo for nil her sons,
plebes nnd first-class men nllkc. There nro no uuu
"rates" there, nnd nil sho nsks Is thnt they shall which nature has glorified them, nro
. " t La tf w iv i,ir nut. mnthor.' used for nll-fenther turbnns und ns
I. n nnn flr tn stnko. hlc thnlrs. a trimmings on turbans and hats of vel
tea tnblo to mess with n warmth of lovo no
boy should over miss, no matter how good for him
tho discipline nil through tho week mny be. Mid-
shlomen of tho first clnss havo only 20 hours of
liberty In n wholo week nnd n plcbe hut five nnd
a half. What wonder that they long for n homo
plnco In which to spend tho precious hours.
"For nlno yenrs Sky pnrlor has been n homo to
nil who wish to como, with or without Introduc
tion or Invitation, nnd only threo times has Mrs,
Jnckson been forced to say, 'Son, I nra sorry, but
remember tho open sesnmo to -Sky pnrlor must
bo elenn living nnd high stnndards, nnd hnvlng
thin blouses aro moro practical for
those who spend their tluio in steam--heated
buildings thun are heuvlor
ones.
A pretty model, made of cream-colored
net, nnd trimmed with vol lace,
Is pictured here. It has the 'popular'
.epaulette shoulder and long sleeve
with dce'p pointed cults. It is mndo ol
net with a row of insertion and one
of edging as u finish. Both insertion
and edging, used us insertion, nro let
into the front of the blouse. It fas
tens with small crochet buttons.
The sleeve In gathered Into n baud
mndo of Insertion with edging set
onto It, nnd a small pointed cult of
'the net Is finished with n scant frll'
of lace.
Net blouses aro worn oyer under
bodices of thin silk or of net or chif
fon. They nro soft und easily laun
dered nnd for this reason commend
themselves to tho traveler or to tho
business girl.
ALL-FE ATH ER TURBANS AND FEATHER TRIMS.
Feathers, In the Incomparably beau
Uful colorings and markings with
vet Smnll, lntricnto nnd brilliant or
inments aro mndo of them nnd set flnt
igalnst brim or oown, Uko a rich
jmbroldcry. Breasts, small wings and
feather wreaths adorn draped velvet
shapes In compact trimming, nnd
feather sprays und plumes nrc not ul
togther neglected.
Tho all-feather turban represents
nuch patient and painstaking hand
ivurk, by which tiny feathers are glued
to a foundation. Small feathers, or
larger ones that have been trimmed
forgotten this I think, for tho snko of thoso who down to tho required size and shape,
hnvo not forgotten. It would bo wlsor for you to must encn no nnntuea several times,
gtvo up your visits hero.' and separately, to mako these rich
"Commnndant und officers nro glad of her co- hats, xno nronze reatners from me
operation, for discipline nnd drills, strict orders breast of the turkey nnd tho gorgeous
nnd hnrd work may turn out many n nno officer, plumage or mo pcncocK aro in nign rn
but U does not always reach and help a naturally vor for turbuns nnd ornamcuts. It In
flno but high-strung nature. this careful handwork which makes
This Is Gabrielle Jackson's, wfirk." tho nll-fenther turban, or tho hand
como f earner ornament, expensive.
In tho plcturo given hero u brilliant
turban, mndo entirely of feathers, Ih
shown nt tho right. Tho fcnthors'iire
bronzo, shading Into brown nnd green.
Thero Is nn odd ornament nt tho front
made of silver cord.
At tho left a velvet turban support
graceful wreath of curled conue
feathers that extends almost entirely
round tlio shape. Wreaths of tills kind
nro mndo In sovcral colors to uso with
velvets In harmonizing colors. Green
and brohzo nro cspeclnlly effcctlvo
with unrk brown velvet
At tho top of the group n black vel
vet tnm cnrrles off n sjirny of soft
blnck feathers with good grace, al
though It must assert Ita Independence
In doing so. But It makes amends with
u band of silver tissue about tlio nar
row brim acknowledging tho vogue
for close-set trimmings In this way.
, In Faehionland.
The moro fluffy summer dresses will
comblno organdie und taffeta.
A plain taffeta suit may bo eiTcctlve
ly touched up by plaid pipings.
