THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Whact" Well
Vifomeri Will
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In the Play of
Organdie Is the gay and spirited sou
ibrette in the piny of summer styles.
It bobs up everywhere, with nil sorts
of summer frocks, as n part of their
mnke-up of in accessories worn with
them. In the weave called swlss or
gnndle It Is more sheer than ever and
'disports Itself in nil the new nnd love
ly shndes of colors that grace the Joys
of midsummer It Is used In bands
and borders on frocks made of other
sheer fabrics, In petticoats and In col
lars and cuffs, In frills nnd In vestees.
It Is of much service In separate col
lnrs, like those Illustrated here. Along
vltli jjtfiots, collars of tills kjnd am
plify the summer "wardrobe, saving Tfie
day, with their crisp tlnlntlness, for
the overworked wool or silk frock thnt
serves mnny purposes. Pretty acces
sories of this kind help out the tourist
Immensely and are the easiest of all
belongings to carry along pn a journey.
Auxiliaries of
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The American Reel Cross Is engaged
In so many humanitarian and philan
thropic activities thht Its work must of
necessity be departmentlzed and each
department thoroughly organized for
the sake of efficiency. A chapter of
I the Red Cross, in nny locality, repre
sents all of the Red Cross activities.
Under Its supervision different commit
tees aro organized for the different
kinds of work to be done, each commit
tee devoted to one partlculur object or
clnss of work. Ju communities where
no chnpter exists Red Cross commit
tees mny be formed, by speclnl uuthor
ity of'the director genera! of civilian
relief, for special Red Cross activities.
These committees are called auxillur
les. Several nuxlllnrles mny be formed In
the samo community, to take care of
the several different classes of work
to bo done. Wl.ero a chapter exists
nuxlllnrles must bj formed with the
consent of the chapter, and they will
bo a part of the chnpter nnd subordi
nate to It.
The Red Cross Is the only society
authorized by the government of the
tUnlted States to render aid to Itn land
nnd navul forces in time of wur. There
fore women who wish to help should,
ilrnt Join the American Red Cross and
Dress
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Summer Styles.
The collars shown In the picture "lire
selections from a display of epaulet
collars made of voile or organdie. Wo
cnnnot forget the wnr nnd don't try
to, and therefore, even the most fragile
of our belongings rellect the martial
thoughts that are In the air. These
nre the Inst presented styles nnd aro
lengthened at the shoulder so that they
fall over the top of Mic arm like the
fringe on an ofllcer's epaulet. Two of
the models are edged with fllet lace
and ornamented with set-In medallions
of lace. The third collar Is embrolfl
ered with eyelet work and sprays of
foliage. None of them presents any
dllllcultles to the nyernje needlewom
an, and lace, voile" mid' "organdie nTe
scattered abroad In all dry goods
stores. When made by hnnd they bring
stiff prices in the shops, but few of
them nre mnde in this way. Machine
made collars nre plentiful, effective
nnd Inexpensive.
the Red Cross.
next enroll with the auxiliary that In
doing the sort of work thov wish tn iln.
In the present emergency the Ameri
can Red Cross fnces a gigantic task
for the benefit of our own soldiers nnd
snllors, In addition to the tremendous
work it has already done, and Is do
lng, for the countries at wnr tn Eu
rope. It must provide n system of hos-
iniiuH, equipped wun meuicm and Hos
pital supplies, surgeons, trained
nurses and nurses' assistants for both
field nnd bnsc hospitals. It must make
some provision for dependents of sol
dlcrs nnd sailors, and for the Injured
after they nre dismissed from hospit
als. It must gather and systematize
volunteer work throughout the conn
try, and Is doing so at this moment, so
as to be thoroughly prepared for tho
demands of wnr.
Thousands of women are looking
for some practical way by which they
may express their loyalty to their
country and their wish n help in the
work of tho war. The avenue open to
them will bo found through Red Cross
activities nnd will be djscussed In fu
ture articles.
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fAIRYTALE
THE PARrfcOTS.
"Of course," said Daddy, "wo nl-
ways think of the Parrot ns faying,
'Polly want a cracker.' But often, In
fnct, usually, they learn to say n
grent deal more than that, and some
times they pick up things In such nn
astonishing way thnt It Is almost hnrd
to believe n Parrot has managed to
learn so much about talking.
"An old man owned six Parrots,
There wore two green ones and one
red nnd grocn. Another was gray with
different colors for his finery nnd the
other two were of gorgeous shades of
blue and gold. They were by far the
most beautiful of the Parrots.
"The old man spent all his time
talking to them, lie fed them little
bits of goodies from his meal, and
whenever ho gave them cake they
each did a little dance for him on the
cars of their large cages. For they
always went In their cages when It
was mcnl time. They knew that It
must be their dining room. The old
mnn would dance in front of the cage
and whistle a little song while the Par
rots would nil dance on their cage barf
and swing nnd whistle ns best they
could. Then they were given the cake
for their dessert I
"One day one of the Parrots was
missing, nnd there wns n grent denl ol
sndness In the little house where th(
old mnn lived.
" 'Well,' snld his friends who passed
by nnd henrd of his loss, 'you hnvc
five other Pnrrots. You shouldn't mlst
one. In fnct It should be a great re
lief one less to take care of.'
"But the poor old mnn felt snd. And
thnt dny there wns no dnnclng. Thf
old mnn gnve n little piece of cake tc
each parrot but he did not dance; noi
did they. And none of them whistled I
"Night came, nnd still the Parrot did
not come bnck. The old mnn could
not tell how the Parrot could hnvc
gone awny. He knew that all his
Parrots were happy. Perhnps some
one took the Pnrrot because of his
great beauty. For the missing one
was one of tho lovely blue and gold
feathered ones.
"And tho next morning the Parrot
had not returned. None of tho othoi
Parrots chatted as they usually did
Tho old man fed them, cleaned theli
cages, opened tho doors so thej
could come out Into tho room but he
said very little except,
."'We aro lonely, nren't we, Parrots'
We arejonely for the missing one.'
"And all tho five Parrots would an
swer, 'We are lonely, very lonely, mas'
tor, for the missing Parrot.'
"The next morning very early there
was a loud, knocking at the door. The
old man had been dozing. H6 had nol
He Jumped on the Old Man's Shoul
der.
been sleeping soundly for ho was al
ways Jioplng nnd half-dreaming thai
his Parrot would find his way home
ngnln. He knew quite well that the
Parrot hnd not run away.
"The old man went to tho door, wear
lng a great heavy wrapper that he al
ways wore In the morning. JDhere wm-
his Parrot being carried by a boy n
rude, rough boy with shaggy hair nnd
eyes thnt never looked straight at nny
one.
"Tho Parrot jumped from the boj
who had at Inst let go his tight hold
He jumped on the old man's shouldei
nnd with his benk ho gnve the old mnn
n very gentle Parrot kiss. He hopped
down nnd stood on the old man's shoe
and then climbed up to the pocket
of his wrapper, where there was nl
ways a very nice crumb or two.
'''This Pnrrot of yours,' Bnld the
boy In a loud, cross voice, 'Is the limit
Here you have sir of these birds, and 1
wanted to make a little money with
one. All this crenturo would sny wns,
"I will dnnco for mnstcr." When 1
dnnccd for the benst he wouldn't move,
So ho won't be nny good to me. 1
wns going to mnke money on him. He's
not fit for anything but looks. And
then I brought him bnck as he pecked
nnd wns dnngerous, See the scratches
I have. What nre you goln to do
nbout them?'
"'They're the Pnrrot's punishment
to you for stealing him. And now my
pretty bird, show how wo dnnce, mas
ter nnd you.' And to the boy's anger
the Parrot danced and whistled. But
ns the boy went nwny he knew thnt ho
hnd no right to tho Pnrrot's tricks."
Toadstools Are Ears.
One day little Ruth was playing In
the yard, nnd, seeing n log covered
with a curious kind of curled toad
stools, she ran Into the house nt i said :
"Mamma, enn thnt log hearJ' "No,
denr," wns the reply, "but why uo you
nsk?" "'Cause It's got cars all over
It," answered Ruth.
1- Bishop Labbedey of Arras standing In tho ruins of his beautiful cathedral,
before retreating from the tpwn. 2 Tho hand of the famous British Foot Guards passing under tho Arc do Tri
ompfce on Its recent visit to Paris. 8 Miss Graco Parker, president of the National League for Woman's Service,
who is organizing the woman force of the countrv.
BRITISH
British official photograph taken
vnneed position.
MINE SWEEPERS
1:
The government bus churtcrcd the fishing trawlers Foam, Crest, Wuve,
Billow and Spray and converted them Into mlno Bwoepers. The illustration
shows men of the Crest with one of the Iron buoyi used to support the nets.
At the left Is Capt. P. 0. Shea of Mattapan, Man-i . to charge of the mine
sweopers.
Remarkable marine photograph showing the American battleship New
York coming head on at full speed, lea ling the division of which she Is tho
flagship.
HEAVY ARTILLERY IN
on the western front showing a battery
FOR AMERICAN NAVY
which the Germnns utterly wrecked
ACTION
of guns just moved up to nn nd-
PICKED FOR HIGH POST
B. L. Travis, now chairman of tho
corporation commission of North Caro
lina, has been selected by President.
Wilson ns n member of the interstate
commission, to bo named ns Boon as
congress pnsscs tho bill cnlnrgtng that
body from nlno to eleven.
Women and War.
Womnn, nccordlng to legend nnd ro
mance, becomes during tho war the,
saintly Samaritan who ministers to!
heroes' wounds, but, according to a
report mnde to tho London city mis
sion, womnn Is really demoralized by
tho loss of her protector nnd compan
ion. Women carousing In public
houses, drunk and vllo of speech, havo
now become n common sight In the
poorer quarters of London, Tho ad
ministrators of tho patriotic fund In
Canada have also found thnt great so
clnl disorganization follows the leav
ing of women alone at the mercy of
landlords and others upon whom they
are dependent In financial straits.
A Substitute for Cotton.
The English Jiave found tlat bog
moss, known technically ns sphagnum
c.vmhlllfollum, when sterilized, makes
nn nntlsoptlc, light, soft nnd cool dress
ing for wounds. It Is packed In llnn
nol bags after sterilization.
