The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, September 28, 1917, Image 3

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    THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.