THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Wilt EE
& MARY IBQR
Unusual and Pretty Afternoon Frock.
The Inst word In afternoon frocks
mnkes It plain that drapery Is a tiling
to be much desired when It Is artfully
managed. Straight lines If you want
them, but skirts may be draped to
break length of line and to widen the
figure at the hips or anywhere between
them nnd the knees. The draped skirt
is emphatically becoming to the slender
figure, and some stout women maintain
that widened lines In the skirt make
the waist look slender.
Purple taffeta Is the medium employ
ed for the fetching afternoon gown
shown in the accompanying picture.
It hns an underbodlce, sleeves and col
lar of georgette crepe, matching the
silk In color nnd employs silk tassels
as a finish on the collar. These last
might be of beads. The skirt Is laid
In a panel at the hack nnd front by
deep side plaits nnd the Interval be
tween the pnnels Is plnlted to the hips.
Here a short length of silk Is folded
nnd drnpe'cl as pictured.
The silk bodice Is mnde In the "slip
over" fashion and joined to the skirt
with n piping of silk. The wnlstllne Is
a little higher In the back tlian In the
front and this Improves the lines of the
figure for either slender or heavy Hg
ures. The bodice Is decorated with
very narrow folds of silk, set on in
triangles at the back and front, and
the collar merits special attention be
cause It Is new and popular and har
monizes so well with the shape and
decoration of the bodice. The crepe
is cut In long triangular pieces at the
back and front and finished at the
edges with a narrow hem. A pendent
tnssel Is set on with a crochet button
to each point.
The plain sleeves are set Into deep,
turn-back cuffs of silk, and the bodice
hns n shallow "V" opening at the front
of the neck. This model, pretty and
unusual as It Is, Is simple In design
nnd easy to execute. The master hand
In designing is required to achieve such
line results of such ensy methods.
Neckwear That Fashion Approves.
There nro so mnny pretty nnd clever
neck fixings, that fashion approves, for
putting the finishing touch to all sorts
of dresses and coats. The choice lies
all the way between the most Incon
spicuous of ties, to collars and capes
that are an Important part of the
muke-up of wnists and coats. One won
ders sometimes whether the dress Is
made for the coUnr or the collar for
the dress.
One of the most popular develop
ments of present styles appear In
double collars and double capes. Occa
sionally both upper and under collar
are of the same tnrterinl, but oftener
one Is of n sheer goods over n collar
of heavier fabric, both cut In the same
shape. The addition of a thin white
collnr Is relied upon by designers to
assure the becomlngness of many a
dress and Is essential to the complete
expression of their ideas. Hut the
manufacture of collars and other neck
wear has become an Important busi
ness In Itself, and dress designers often
make their models with reference to
the prevalent styles In neckwear. A
variety of collars may embellish one
gown and add new Interest to It all the
time.
A very pretty and very simple or
gandie collar Is shown In the picture,
with plain ruflles used for Its decorn
tlon. It is cut with narrow fronts,
opening In a "V" and cape widened at
the back. A frill Is used for finishing
It. Collars of this kind, made at
home, are beautifully finished with
narrow tutting edging made In light
blue or pink. Fine crochet edgings are
used In the same way, but in spite of
the vogue for color, the all white
collar knows no equal In favor.
In ties, narrow velvet ribbon, with
ends finished with little bead halls,
or small tassels of silk or beads, or
both, are as effective In looks and
ends as any other neck finish. Just
at the moment Jabots hold first place
In the attention of shoppers and they
are the most dainty and becoming of
all the varied neckwear on display.
STAR'S VISIT.
"A little girl named Cnry," said Datl
dy, "was III In bed. She had fallen
and hurt her ankle so badly that the
doctor had told her mother she would
hnve to stay quietly In bed for several
weeks.
"Two weeks had already passed but
there was still another to be spent.
She was very tired of lying In bed and
she had not been sleeping so much
lately because she was In bed too
much I
"One night she was lying wide awake
looking out of her window from the
bed. Up In the sky one little star
was shining. 'Where are all the other
stars?' nsked Cnry.
" 'They're nt the banquet of the dark
cloud fulrles,' snld the little star.
" 'Are they having a good time, danc
ing, singing nnd playing?' nsked Cnry.
'I wish I could dance nnd piny ngnln.'
" 'It's only one more week off,' snld
the little star.
" 'Hut I get so lonely,' snld Cnry.
" 'That's why I have come to sec
you,' snld the star.
" 'Have you come Just to see me?'
asked Cary.
"'Yes,' suld the little star, smiling
sweetly,
" 'Were you nsked to the banquet?'
"'yes,' snld the stnr, 'but I told
them I had another engagement.'
'"Whnt was It?' asked Cary.
" 'Just to come and see you,' snld
the star.
" 'Oh, how good of you,' said Cnry.
And she snuggled down Into her bed
so comfortnbly. Just her hend was
above the blankets and her eyes were
peeping and blinking.
"'You know,' commenced the star,
'that there nro so many parties up In
the sky that I did not mind missing
one nt nil. One of the cloud fulrles
told me that you had been lying here
In bed for two weeks, nnd that you
had still another one to spend In bed
"Dear Me, Dear Me," Said the Star.
Somehow, I felt so sorry that I didn't
think I would enjoy the party thinking
of you. Severnl of the other Btnrs
wanted to Join me, but I told them it
would spoil the bnnquet If too many
of us stnyed away. So I Just came by
myself.'
" 'Don't you get tired of shining In
the sky almost every single night?'
nsked Cary. She thought that It would
be tiresome to do anything for a very
long time. For she knew how tired
she was of staying In bed. At first
she hadn't minded It so much. She
had reud nnd played with her dolls
nnd had had stories told to her. Hut
now she had grown restless and cngcr
to be out again with her friends. And
her nnkle felt quite well again l'
"'No,' said the star, 'I never got
tired of the sky. I have so much to
enjoy. That's why I am always twin
kling nnd shining so hnpplly nnd
brightly. Just think! I hnve the
moon and the other stars nnd the dark
clouds nnd oh so mnny, many
friends I'
'"Thnt's true,' snld Cnry. And I
have the earth and the sunshine und
so many, many friends down In the
world.'
" 'Then you never got tired of being
a happy little girl, do you?'
'"I've been very tired lately,' snld
Cary 'And I haven't been such a hap
py little girl.'
'"Dear me, dear me,' said the star.
'You mustn't sny thnt. It makes mo
very Ead to hear such n thing. Why,
Just think of the weeks nnd weeks
when you can be up nnd about. You've
had a horrid accident, but you will
soon bo well ngnln. And I'll tell you
a secret.'
" 'What?' nsked Cnry.
" 'Do you remember thut you were
getting a very silly habit of complhln
Ing? You thought thnt other little
girls had richer daddies and mothers
who could buy them more toys nnd
plnythlngs. Well, It made you un
hnppy 1 And then you hurt your ankle.
Thnt wns a real accident nnd how snd
the fnlrles were to henr of It I'
"'Wore they?' nsked Cnry.
'"Ah yes,' said the star. 'Rut t
came here tonight to tell you that vou
mustn't again get unhappy over such
foolish things us not having as mnny
toys ns someone else. Just think
all yon have! You have your legs m.l
your arms, you can run anil piny and
dance. And you have the sunshine'
What do you care about n few more
toys nnd riches when you hnve all
these? I'm sure you'll never be un
happy ngnln. For you have the glori
ous earth nnd all the fun in the world
Just ns I have the moon and the sky.
So, please, please let me always see
you smile In your dreams ns you are
doing now, Just ns I nlwnys twinkle
and smile up In the sky 1' "
l Sergeant on inspection round of soldiers guarding a n Cioneral tJoethals as governor of the Canal Zone,
dally exercise, !$ Col. Chester A. Harding, who has succernllway. II- Sailors on an American battleship taking
MILITIA OF MERCY HELPS NAVY RECRUITING
their)
A miniature battleship mounted on uu automobile Is nttractlng much intention In the streets of New York, it
Is being used In promoting naval recruiting by the Mllltla of Mercy, an organization of women whose aim
Is to aid the families of men called out for duty In the navy. Helow Is a portrait of Mrs. John Hays Hammond,
president o. the Mllltla of Mercy.
GERMANS ON THE ROAD TO PARIS
"On to Paris" was the German slogan In 11)11. Hero Is the "On to I'aiis" of 1017 u long lino' of Gorman
prisoners taken in recent battles In northern France.
THREE YEOWOMEN FOR THE NAVY
AMERICA ON GUARD
Hero are three feminine additions to Uncle Sam's navy, the first yeo
women to enlist nt the Newport navy yard. Left to right, they are: Miss
R S. Harry. Miss II. N Murray and Miss J. 13. Smith. All thr bve been
psslgned to clerical duty in Hie navy yard.