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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1917)
THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. 3 jSy MART GRAIlAaBOMER. DDTSIVEliC Through the newspapers we learn that the Navy league Is asking for sewing kits for (he marines now In training for service In France. The league calls for 0,500 of these sewing kits ami they arc Inexpensive ami easy to make; so here is an answer to the question at the beginning of this article. The marines call a sewing kit a "husslff," whfch Is the marines' wny of Saying "housewife." And before wo get through making sewing kits we tire likely to find "husslff" has been idded to the English language and to have to look In the dictionary for Its derivation. The "husslff" Is made of cotton khaki and sewed with red thread. It Is 13 Inches long nnd 7 Inches wide and has live pockets 3 Inches deep by 2Ms Inches wide. A top ilap folds Dver the pockets. A red tape, sewed It Is a Velvet Season i ii pi i I ' i iii un a 1 1 mini "It Is a velvet season" say the mil liners, and the displays of new milli nery for fall leave no room In the mind for doubting this assertion. Plain nnd panne velvet dominate all the showings. Hatter's plush, with a sur face much like panne velvet, Is rep resented, and heavy velours and duve tyn both velvety In appearance are In the running. In plain velvet nnd In velours nnd duvetyn the quiet, rich colors npproved by fashionables are nt their best. Panne velvet and hnt ter's plush both look best In blnck and white" and In the darkest shades of sedate colors, to which they add bril liance. Trimmings are very simple and not permitted to Interfere with the lines of the shapes in any way. Fancy fea tures, Including ostrhh, ribbons and ornaments, are relied upon for deco rative features. Small ostrich tips, used In groups, nnrroturnlng after an exile of several seasons, along with draped turbans of velvet, nnd they look so well together that there is a sort of kinship between them. It Is hard to think of velvet without being Iremlnded of ostrich. Widc-brlinmed (huts with a fringe of ostrich laid upon i(he upper brims have already made an assured success. . Coque feathers and furs In pompons IS SUBSTITUTE FOR LINEN iHandpalnted Oilcloth Utilized to Make Attractive Runners and Luncheon Sets. ' There Is a saying that In these dnys .of war prices, only the millionaire's wife can nfford to use real linen In her 'dining room. A great mnny women (are substituting handpnlnted oilcloth -for tho accustomed lnce and linen luncheon sets, says the Philadelphia North American. . Stunning sets in blnck enameled oil iclotli for tho out-of-door English break fast or porch luncheon are decorated with bunches of brilliantly col ored fruit. A large center dolly is used, with four each of the 'medium and small sizes. An ' or dinary enameled kitchen pie plnte 'painted blnck and decorated with the same design makes a unique bread or 'sandwich plate ..ud a papier macho :liowl stained black and decorated with the fruit motif on the outside, filled with luscious grapes nnd oranges, is 'the most stunning kind of u center- -rilnce. tiw. snnnro luncheon set Is rather fclew developed In tan oilcloth stenciled with field flowers In brllllnnt blues nnd reds and yellows. Delft blue with sprays of small pink flowers or pale green with blnck und white will make very pleasing com-blnatlous. on the back of the center pocket, ties the kit when It Is rolled up. The kit Is lltted with the following articles: A pair of blunt-pointed sclu sors four Inches long, No. 1 needles, a thimble, an assortment of safety pins, cards wound with heavy khaki, black and white thread and two safety pins strung with khaki buttons. The Red Cross Is Issuing calls for ration heaters. They are made of newspapers folded and pasted Into tight rolls of a certain sl.e, then cut and boiled In imrullln. They servo to heat the food and drink of the sol dlers and should be placed In the com fort bags made for the men In service. Many thousands of them will be need ed and they are so simple that chll dren can make them. Directions for making these heaters can be obtained from Miss Cook at the Chlcasro chanter headquarters of the Red Cross. m are sure to be founVl on the classiest hats, sharing honors with ilat applique flowers mnde of fur. Since so many hats are made of velvet the Ingenuity of trimmers Is exercised to place the covering on the shape in a variety of ways, as may be gathered from the group of chic velvet lints pictured here. The combination of two colors In one or two fabrics, as midnight blue and wine-colored velvet, or black velvet with beige vclour, in the body of shnpes, Is a feature wortli noting in new millinery. It appears In the sninrtest patterns. Soft, draped crowns and bulky crowns have already Impressed them selves on the styles for winter. Among the latter the "bag" crown Is a Paris Importation, made like the paper bags used In France, and inverted on vari ous brims. The bulky crown looks best on women with round, plump faces. One of them Is shown In the hat at the left of the group. The draped crown, which mny be pinned at nny angle becoming to the wearer, ap pears In the center hat, while the hat nt the right attests to the survival of the fittest with the round crown and rolling brim of the French sailor. if Instend of tho conventional center nnd Individual plate dollies, two nnr row runners crossed at right angles In tho center covering four places are particularly good on the small square table. In this case stenciling the ends of the runners, the center one, and per haps a narrow bonier design will be all the decorations necessary Tho practical value of using oilcloth as a substitute for table linens is ap parent. After the meal, wipe off the cloth, and your work Is done. No wear and tear on the linen and no laundry bill to pay. New Tailored Blouse. The new tailored blouse Is developed with front and back yokes, from which box plaits are laid, says the Dry Goods Economist, as there may be a cluster of plaits In the center bade and on either sldo of the front. Tho high col lar Is not figuring largely In the tall ored models, the flat collar that reaches far down the front being fa vored. Narrow fluting Is n feature of these waists. It is used to edge collar, cuffs and front. Line Your Muff. Line your winter muff with velvet; If you haven't new velvet, use old. It will never wear out, Is much warmer than silk, and one doesn't hnve to be constantly rellniiig, as one does witb AUTUMN LEAVES. "All," said the autumn leaves, "now Is the time of the year for our great and wonderful party." "Are you going to have one soon?" asked Mr. Wind. "Wo hope to have one very, very soon," said the leaves as they blew about. "The reason I asked," said Mr. Wind, "was be cause I did not want to have any other engagement on the day that you give your par ty. It would bo I would enjoy and Many of the Guests Came Riding. the sort of u party I trust you will Invite me." "Well," lnuglied the leaves, "wo couldn't very well hnve the sort of u party we want without you. We wunt your help in the races and Jumps nnd scampers. We need you to say, 'Ready, Set, Go.' We could never go without you, Mr. Wind. And so we talked about this party right before you, hoping you would show n Brent Interest." "And I did, didn't I?" asked Mr. Wind. "Yes, Indeed," said the leaves. They kept flying to the ground. Many were jitlll on tho trees in fact most of them were, but the first ones to drop off and blow about were ready for the first party or the season. "It will bo tho wny It always Is, I suppose," said Mr. Wind. "A grent many leaves will come which nro not invited." "Now Mr. "Wind." snld the leaves nl ready on tho ground, "that Is not fair." "And why not?" asked Mr. Wind ns he whistled a merry tune and looked quite hnppy and nlso qulto naughty. "Because you know full well, Mr, Wind," snld the leaves, "that the oth ers which will come uninvited will bo blown here by you. You will siirtply not nllow them to stay on the trees You will send n grent many to the par ty." "Some, It Is true you will leave alone but others you will send, oh, many ninny others." "And why shouldn't I?" nsked Mr. Wind. "Won't they enjoy your pnrty?" "We hope so," said the leaves, "Shall I send the Breeze children off with .the invltntlons?" "Plen3c," said the leaves. So off flew the Breeze' Brothers nnd soon the cuests began to nrrlve. It was almost like n storm of leaves, "Ah," said old Mr. Wind, "this will be n party after my own windy heart How T will enjoy It! What dancing nnd races I will start, nelgh-ho, heigh ho." Just at that moment the fnlrles and gnomes nil came running to the pnrty "May we come?" they nsked. And of course tho lenves were honored and delighted. The fairies wore dresses of leaves leaves still green. On top of the green leaves many of the guests came riding and ns the fnlrles and gnomes threw off their capes, till tho leaves danced off from their arms, their shoulders nnd their enps and bonnets. Such merriment ns there wus nnd how Mr. Wind did mnko the leave race and dance. Of course mnny blew down from the trees Just ns the otl ers had said many uninvited guests But Mr. Wind treated them all allk und they were ns hnppy as could be. The fairies and gnomes mnde houses out of the leaves nnd Mr. Wind womd stay qulto still nnd watch their work. Just ns soon as It was all finished lie would blow with might nnd main, and tho leaves would all hnve to dance off again. "We can't stny still," they whispered ns they rustled away, "we would like to bo n part of your house but we simply must dunce." Then the fairies nnd gnomes would cover each other up In beds of leaves. As soon as any fairy or gnome wus snug Inside a leaf bed, once more Mr. Wind would blow nnd tho leaves nil fly off. "Please don't think I am n menu It Was Like a Storm of Leaves. Old Wind," ho said, "but I Just simply cannot resist linvlng nil this fun." "We love It too," said the fairies and gnwmes. "It wouldn't' bo a regu Ir party given by the autumn leuves If you didn't play all thes prnnkn. Mr. Wind." Again Mr. Wind blew so they gave up talking nnd danced nnd played un til he grew tired and tho leaves slept ou the ground. Then the fnlrles and gnomes went back to Fairy Land I Old Ones First. Father Tommy, go out to the barn nnd hitch the horse to the old wagon. Son Why not to tho new wagon, father? Father Wear out the old first Is my motto, son. Son Well, then, father, you go out nnd hitch up the horse. 3 1 Soldiers of the American expeditionary force In Franco singing hymns The main church of Velo d Astlco. Italy, destroyed by Austrian shells. 3 First photograph of wounded members of the "Battalion of Death." the heroic organlzntlon of Russlnn lighting women, In n Petrogrnd hospital. ASSEMBLED IN DUBLIN TO SETTLE THE DESTINY OF IRELAND Group taken nt Trinity college, Dublin. Ireland, nt tie llfth meeting of the Irish convention. At the meeting the chairmanship was taken by Sir Horace Plunkett, who Is shown seated in center of llrst row, eighth from the extremo left. These are the men who are trying to solve the problem of government In Irelnnd so as to satisfy all. VESSEL THAT CARRIED ALLEGED SLACKERS Pss AT altar of snow This Is the vessel that was overhauled and boarded off lower California, nnd from which two alleged draft riot leaders and seven "slacker" .suspects Were tnken nnd locked up In San Diego. "WATER WAGON" A LOAD FOR CAMELS 'A. ,, - , , w ' "T- ' y '. i ':: -.i ? ' ' ' Jut ' :;.; '. Cnmel belonging to British troops operating on the Palestine front car rying water-tank linings out of action. The water problem Is one of the most "Hons of those thut confront the British In that field of conflict. I , s , w SK'r.-.r. nt their Sunday church service, ' 2 In tho shadow of the lofty moun tains of the Carso at this Impressive? white altar of snow n priest Is cele brating a military muss. Ills congre gation Is made up of Italian soldiers, who ure battling In tho snow-clad mountains to wrest lands peopled by Italians from the dominion of the Aus-' trlans. A broad ray of tho sun was shot down through the snow-covered mountain peaks and has beautifully Illuminated the altar in front of which tho priest Is praying. I War Weddings Decline In Glasgow. War weddings nro on tho decline, If ono Is to accept tho figures regarding Irregular marriages In Glasgow ns con clusive. In 1015 nil records were broken, tho number of couples whose weddings were legalized by the sheriff exceeding anything hitherto known. Last year there was a drop, though the total for llio year was still consid erable, and far In advance of normal times. The present year shows a fur-i ther decrease. One day, for Instance,! there wero 32 civil niurrlnges In the! county buildings, bringing the total! for the year so far to 1,-MO. At the same dato last year tho total wusl 1.700. Good-by Leather Shoes. The leather shoo Is becoming so ex-i pensive that It will soon bo out of the reach of all but tho rich ; therefore according to Andrew II. King, writing! In Metallurgical and Chemical Engl-! neerlug, Its placo Is to bo taken by' shoes with soles of rubber and uppers't of canvas. The properly made rubber sole, Into which ground cotton wasto; and leather dust ure Incorporated, Willi outwear two or three leather soles und( will not slip on wet pavement. silk.
