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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1917)
THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA. NATIONAL GUARDSMAN WEARING COMPLETE WAR EQUIPMENT WhaJt-Vitell Dress WW Womeri Will Wed! j$y MARY HAPPY PIGS. '1'lnky Pig," said Daddy, "had been having very few adventures of late. He had not enten too much that Is he had not been 111 from eating too much. " 'You see,' said Pinky one day to Ids mother, 'It's this way. We're very much the sort of crentures they in tend us to be.' mnnnnrnn New Features in Taffeta Frocks. Just a glnnco nt the chic two-piece frock of taffetn, shown In the picture above, might lead to the conclusion that there is nothing unusual about it. It conforms to the straight silhouette and the vaguely defined waistline that are characteristic of the smartest frocks. But the practiced eyes of the critic of clothes will never dismiss this dress with a glance. It abounds with well-executed new touches that arrest the attention and the design succeeds in placing Itself as one of the most un usual and satisfactory of the season's showings. It Is made of chiffon taffeta with sleeves of georgette which Is a famll lar enough combination, practical and cool. Added to these fabrics, satin fur nishes the collar and cuifs and emplace ments on the sash ends. The skirt Is plain, with the fullness about the wnlst gathered In nt the sides and the back. It Is belted with a broad girdle at the front and two narrow ones across the back. They button at the side. The belt is of the taffeta and the skirt Is practical for wear with thin blouses in the warmest weather. The Jacket Is desiguod to have the effect of smnrt slip-over coats and Collars of Various Sorts. Our varied collars are of many sorts and inspirations, and we can trace them to widely separated places and times. If one has benuty, or the right style, oddities In collars may be worn, but they are not for everybody. The Chinese collar nnd tho Medici fashion are only for the few who can carry them off. But tho capo collar and the sailor collnr seem to fit In with every style, nnd they have been presented in mending variety of designs. Along with round, turnover collnrs and Ja bots they keep the makers of neckwear busy. Collars and collnr-nnd-cuff sets of organdlo find themselves Important Items In the make-up of midsummer frocks and blouses. Whether of silk or cotton, but more especially when made of silk, theso dreeses are hardly considered complete without tho In troduction of organdlo at throat nnd waist. Blouses of other cotton fab rics rely upon tho crlspness of organ dlo to complete their daintiness and appropriate collnrs and cuffs of It. Two of tho n!W collars are shown in the accompanying picture. One of them Is trimmed Into points at the back and finished at the edge with a very narrow edge of cluny- Tatting or flno crochet edgings inako the pret tiest sort of trimming for collars of this kind. Each point Is weighted with a pair of small prudent balls In crochet and a medallion of lace about the size of a half-dollar Is set In the material nbovo each point. Home-made me dallions nnd edgings and handwork In blouses with a shallow split at the front of the neck. Here it is finished with three pearl buttons at each side and threo loops of silk cord slmulnt ing a fastening. Tho real fastening Is accomplished by buttons and button holes at the left side along the under arm seam.' This mode of fastening makes it necessary to set the sleeves In n light underbodice. The sleeves are full and their fullness Is gathered Into deep, pointed cuffs of taffeta at the wrist. The turn-hack cuffs of wnsh satin are detachable like the collar, and they are trimmed In points to corre spond with the cuffs of taffeta. Corre sponding points at the front of tho col lar improve its shnpe and make an ade quatc position for the button fastening which Is placed there. The girdle Is a doubled strip of silk long enough to loop over and fall in sash ends at tho front. The pointed ends of the sash arc emphasized and brought Into harmony witli the jacket by a finish of tho wasli satin. Almost any of the season's fashionable shades might bo chosen for this dress with the wasli satin in white, sand or chamois color. As pictured, It is In blue nnd white. making the collnrs add much to their elegance. A very deep cape collar with wide hemstitched hem is shown in the sec ond picture. It Is narrow at the front, but falls to the waistline at tho back. In each corner, eyelet work Is Intro duced In the three small circles grouped together. Tho advantage of organdie In collars Is Its sheerlness and crlspness and the success with which It stands Inunder Ing. It Is better for Jabots than cheap laces, but porhnps not quite so pretty as fine nets. Scalp Tonic. When the scalp Is hard and tight and the hair brittle and lusterloss, one ot tho most valuable aids la restoring the healthy tone of the scalp Is made by blending carefully beef marrow with a tablespoonful of good olive oil. ThU tonle will not be found any more grensy or objectionable than any simi lar preparation containing oils or grease. Small partfiigs of the hair should be made nil over the scalp, then anoint the finger tips and apply di rectly to the scalp, rubbing It In thor oughly. Brazilian coconut palms are be lieved to live from (500 to 700 years, and the dnte from '-'0 to 300 years. " 'Whnt do you mean by that, Pinky dear?' asked his mother who always spoiled him and thought that every thing ho said was decidedly worth lis tening to. " 'I inenn,' snld Pinky, giving a grunt so that tho other Pigs would pay nttonlhm to him while he spoke, 'J menu,' he coitlnued, 'that a pig is a pig because it has always been one Brought up to bo one, you see." "'True, true,' said his mother, 'you aro so wise, Pinky darling.' You see his mother certainly did spoil him, fot Pinky hnd not snld anything wise nt all. All tho other Pigs grunted an though to sny, "Bravo, bravo, we're all Pigs be cause we've always been Pigs.' 01 course they were all very silly, but Pinky went on talking as If he felt he, were wise Indeed. " 'And It Is Just as well we're so happy and satisfied being Pigs. Just ciinnncrt fni n ninmnnt Minf vt ,iU wauted to bo birds with lovely plu "How Wonderful You Are, Pinky." mage, fine voices und to take trips it tho air.' " 'Wo wouldn't want to bo birds foi dnvthluir.' said Plukv's mother. " 'Indeed we wouldn't,' agreed ul iho other Pigs. "'Ah,' squealed Pinky, 'and there tomes my noiut.' "'Oh, Is there to bo a point to thii 3tory?' asked Plnky's mother. 'Uom wonderful you are, Pinky. Just think Pigs, Pinky has a point to his story "And all the Pigs grunted, 'A point to the story.' " 'It shows, snld Pinky, 'that wo art very fine to bo so satisfied with what wo are. 'xncre are some Creature; who always wish they could be some ming else. Tliey do not enjoy dol what they aro sunnosed to nhii. dren hnte school quite often because: they have to go to It, and there arc llttlo Children who are not stronp who can't go to school and would give anything In the world to romp and play with other boys and girls. "'Then there aro Grown-Ups who live in tho country and wish they cy.. live In tho city, and tho other wu around too. Now did anyone ever hen' of u pig wanting to live anywhere but in u pigpen?' "'You are quite right, Pinky,' sale' his mother. "'You uro u truthful Pig,' gruntec the others. "'And,' continued Pinky, 'there ure Children and People who wish they could huve lino plumage and line feath ers.' "'Would they like to bo birds?' asked Plnky's mother. " 'No,' said Pinky with n little squeal they would not like to bo birds hut they would llko to have liner plumage than they !iuve. No, plumage Is not the word I mean, It's clothes. They're often very unhappy because someone1 else bus a finer dress than they have or they wish they could get a new bon net because another Person has one. Imagine even a bird trying to have lovelier feathers than his neighbor. " 'But u Pig Is so contented. We're Pigs, we've always been Pigs, and I do bellevo we will always be Pigs In the years to come. It's what we've been brought up to be, and we're satisfied. " 'When they're good and kind to us, we're nice. Sometimes If we've not been treated well we get cross Just as all folks do for that Isn't fair. " 'But we never wish to be anything L'lse than whnt we are. We don't envy tho Booster's red top or Mrs. Gray Pigeon's silvery wings. We even don't envy Mr. und Mrs. Peacock. For wo'ro Pigs, happy, contented, lazy Pigs.' "Then Pinky linked his llttlo curly tall In his mother's, and told ull the other Pigs to do tho same. '"We'll sing this song,' said Pinky, 'nnd If wo haven't voices like the' Nightingale Family, we'll Just squeal nuturully. "So arouud and nround tho Pigpen they walked, with their little talis linked together, and this Is what they squealed. " 'Thero may bo groat Joy, " 'In belnff a Hoy, 'Nut we cun Umico JIk, " 'For we'ro plnln, happy I'lgn!' " Like a Tea Caddy. If you pull u dog's tall why Is that llko a tea caddy? Because you're tvs Ing It (your teu's In It). a National liuni'dsmnn with his coi.ipi. u quipuum ivudy for a call to tight. A soldier's equipment consists of a great number of articles skillfully packed so that they jnnko a small bundle comparatively to tho number of articles. The kit Includes a blanket, rllle. bayonet, kit bag, cartridge belt, canteen, pan, plate, knife, fork, spoiai, tent, spikes, a rubber blanket, and several other miscellaneous articles. Photo shows three views of tho National Guardsman, side, front and back, with his equipment uttached to him. ui. up of high bchool boys, ardent pieparidiies nd mutes, standing beside one of the mortars In tho Thir teenth Coast Defense command, Brooklyn, N. Y. Theso are students of tho Boys' High School of Brooklyn, and are part of the military organization of that school. They aro uniformed In regulation khnkl, puttees, hat, etc., and drill with rilles, going through maneuvers mid tactics. WOMEN'S MOTOR CORPS ANSWERS MASSACHUSETTS' CALL - irffTTiiiMi lii ""7" n'W""TT1MITimiTlfTf lWHff HI Tl I I I i Ii T T"" i f II Motor corps A, composed entirely of women and the only organization of Its kind In tho country, has responded to tho Massachusetts call for troops and Is now on duty In Boston. Tho members of tho corps drive their own uutoa and provldo transportation for tho National Guard olllcers. IMPORTANT UNIT The United States navy hospital HI6H-SCH0OI BOYS LEARNING GUNNERY OF OUR NAVY ship Solace, W v I URGING RECRUITS FOR NAVY Miss Margaret M. Crumpacker urg ing a crowd of men to Join tho United States navy, In Greeley square, Now York city. f
