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Blouses in Filmy Fabrics.
Along with nil the rest of the regnlln
jof fashionables for the coming full nnd
winter the new blouses have made
their triumphant entry. So far as ma
terials are concerned their designers
nppear blissfully unconscious that
there Is any such thing as cold, for
they are made of the same filmy wlll-o'-the-wlsp
fabrics as those for sum
,mer. It Is the ouslness of coats nnd
suits nnd furs to provide warmth, nnd
the blouse refuses to tnko nny respon
sibility In this mntter.
Georgette crepe, fine voile, orgnndle
nnd net engage the attention of those
who, create blouse styles. Very fine
pin tucks (hand run In high-priced
models), nnrrow lingerie laces, bead
embroidery, satin and small buttons,
together with hemstitching, have not
been displaced by any other decorative
features on crepe blouses, but Inco
tinted to match the material Is n new
note. Much of the beadwork Is bor
rowed from that of the American In
idlnn In design, nnd a motif embroid
ered on the blouse Is continued In tabs,
ends and tassels that hang free from
the blouse. New styles In necks nnd
openings ut the hack and on the shoul
ders are features to consider for the
sake of variety. To the joy of thin
women, very elegant high-necked
blouses nro shown with high collars
that are detnchnble. They fasten
round a band with snap fasteners and
may be taken off and cleaned. Two
or three collnrs to each blouse keep It
In flrst-clnss order.
The blouse shown In the picture Is
of georgette crepe with satin pipings
nnd smull sntln-covered buttons. It
has a round neck with lint collnr of
satin, and fastens along the shoulder
and under arm.
The sleeves nre full nbove the el
bow but shaped Into the forearm nnd
lengthened with n pointed cuff, over
the hnnd. This pnrtlculnr sleeve Is n'
great favorite this season. A butter
fly, outlined in small, fine bends, mnkea
a beautiful finishing touch at the front
Pit
it Is the Day of Bags.
Tho knitting bag hns become n part
lof every well-regulated life, destined
,to hold its place for the duration of
.the war, nt least. But It Is only one
of many kinds of bags all flourishing
now In the smile of woman's favor.
There nro such hosts of them that
there Is simply no chance to surprise
us, but cleverness of new designs and
beauty of materials mnke them always
Interesting.
Cretonne, denim, heavy brown linen,
leather-cloth, silk, satin, and ribbons
nre used for making the largo knitting
bags that servo so many purposes.
They are convenient for carrying homo
the work that women are doing for
tho army and navy, and for shopping,
now that everyone Is urged to carry
home small parcels for. themselves.
Itegulatlon shopping bags, smnller-thnn
knitting bags, are made of ribbons and
handsome fabrics and nro destined to
n long senson of popularity. One of
the cleverest new bags Ib shown In the
picture In two views. It Is very hnnd
Bomo nnd Is mnde ot four strips of
wide ribbons sewed together length
wise. Two of tho strips nro of black
sntln nnd two of n brocaded pnttern.
The ends nre gathered In n frill over
small oval rings and fastened together
with snnp fasteners. In the picture
the constrrctlon of the bag Is shown
nt the left. It Is Tied by means of a
handle made of folded blnck sutin rib
bon sewed to each end and trimmed
with two handsome tassels on ono side.
When folded, as shown nt the right of
tho picture, the bag hns two compart
ments. This particular bag Is very
simple but so clever that we wonder
why It wns not thought out long ngo.
Shopping bags of this kind nro fitted
with much smnller bags, made to carry
fnce powder nnd other necessaries of
life In the city. Along with other bags
they will come In for much attention
at Christmas time.
Pillow Sham Holder.
The feature of the pillow sham
holder, which Is the Invention of a
"New York womnn, Is that It makes
use of tho familiar push pins as a
means of holding tho shams In plnce.
A rectnngular frnmo Is provided, but
the upper portion hns n piece of cork
for the reception of tho steel points.
When these nro once In place, It Is not
necessary to disturb them until It Is
time to take the linen off the frnmo to
consign it to the washtub.
A Stralght-Llne Dress.
A smart b.own dress, with the
straight outline, or silhouette, was
made of lustre. It had a yoke waist
from which box plaits were laid
across bnck and front, hanging
straight to tho hem of the skirt, as
the dress was n one-piece one. A
loose belt of the bister lny over the
plaits without confining thcoi nnd on
the front of tho belt, nnd on the col
lar and cuffs as well, tiny clusters of
wool-embroidered flowers nppeured, In
several bright colors.
Waistcoats With Capes.
Wnlstcoats sometimes nro an nddl
tlon to enpes, often of rich brocade.
Many waistcoats have prominent pock
ets, and the military or naval button)
upon them give n certnln enchet. Seine
are cut dlagonnlly and cross In nt the
bnck and so keep tho capo In placo
THE ELEPHANTS.
"Well, whnt did you think of tho
crowd toduy?" nsked Toko, tho ele
phant. "They were fine," snld Jody.
"Did you get lots of pennuts?" nsked
Toko.
"Indeed I did," said Jody. "IIow
about you?"
"I got u great ninny," snld Toko. "In
fnct the keeper told the children they
must not give us uny more or we'd bo
111. I didn't agree with the keeper at
nil, but I did feel nlmost ill with tho
number I did have."
"I suppose you would hnvo felt
dreadfully ill, then, If the keeper hndn't
said that," said Jody.
"Well, I'm not so sure about thnt,"
said Toko. "I. think perhaps If I had
eaten more I would have felt all well.
Something like that would have been
bound to happen."
"Something would hnvo happened.
You would have been too 111 to play,"
said Jody. "It's just as well you
stopped when you did."
"I didn't stop," snld Toko. "The
children did."
"Well, then It Is as well they stopped.
And how aro you feeling now?"
"Perfectly well I thank you," said
IJ.HM
"Oh, Dear; Oh, Dear," Laughed Toko.
Toko. "I had good exercise after they
had left. Didn't you feel ill?"
"I didn't get quite as many as you
did," snld Jody. "But wasn't It funny
to see the children? At first they want
ed to throw the pennuts Into the cnge.
Wo looked so big that we frightened
them so they said. But the keeper
told them not to mind us. And then
they began to give us the peanuts,
which we took into our trunks and up
to our mouths. They thought It was s6
funny."
"I wonder how they thought we fed
ourselves?" nsked Toko.
"I'm sure I don't know," snld Jody.
"I found out n splendid trick."
"Whnt wns It?" nsked Toko.
"I held several In my trunk nt tho
snme time when they were giving them
to me quickly. Thnt wns so I wouldn't
miss nny while I wns getting my trunk
up to my mouth."
"Oh, dear; oh, dear," laughed Toko.
"Why are you laughing?" asked
Jody.
"Because," said Toko, "that Is an old
trick that has been known by ele
phants for ever nnd ever so long. As
long ns children hnve been children
nnd pennuts have been peanuts, nnd
elephnnts have been elephnnts."
"That's certainly a long time,"
agreed Jody.
"You just thought it ns n mntter oi
course, because it's your nnture the
nnture of every elephnnt."
"It shows I am growing up," snld
Jody. "And I like to, grow up."
"I think the children hnd an Idea
you wore grown up enough," said Toko.
"Oh, yes," said Jody, "In size. But
I like to be old in years too."
But It was night time nnd they were
tired. They all began to He down, and
soon they were sound nsleep.
The next morning more children
came to look nt themt nnd ngnin they
brought pennuts which they put In the
end of tho trunks of tho elephants and
watched theia carried up to their
mouths.
Now the keeper thought It would be
nice for tho elephants to show off their
tricks. First Jody made very hand
some bows to the children, who laughed
hard.
Next Toko earrled the keeper on his
buck nnd up on his iiend. Then he
let him down ngaln. They both said
their prayers and put their trunks
around tho keeper. And they let the
keeper lie down undernenth them in
such a wny that tholr big bodies did
not touch him.
At tho end of It fill they were given
water nnd hay for a reward and u line
cool bath. They hnd enjoyed tho day
so much becnuso It hud been very
warm, nnd the elephnnts lovo tho bent.
In summer they take as many baths
as they can, for In the winter they
hnto to bathe nnd are given oil rubs
to keep their skin from cracking.
And when the dny was over and
ngaln It was time for Jody nnd Toko
to go to bed, Jody said : "What n glori
ous dny this hns been hot, full of
pennuts, children, baths." And Toko
ngreed that they had had the finest
time In many n day. They both de
cided, too, that doing trlckH for chil
dren was such fun, for children loved
them sol
Childish Aspirations.
"Just think, Tommy, the poor lit
tle boys In Berlin can't take nny
raoro baths."
"Oh, inn, don't I wish I was a poor
llttlo boy In Berlin !"
1 Mark Lawrence Kcquu of San Francisco, who Is In charge of the commercial relations division of the food ad
ministration, Including wholesale grocers, vegetables, fruits, markets, etc. 2 Secretary of War Baker and General
Bliss reviewing the Forty-second or Rainbow division at C.tinp Mills; the Indiana Field artillery marching by. !l
French soldiers building their winter shelters on a hillside In the Murne sector.
Tills extraordinary photograph, Just received from Huropo, shows the first mad flight of Russian troops nt ono
point In the eastern line when tho cry wnB raised: "The German cavalry have broken through."
WHERE CHURCH WAR COMMISSION MET
MAJ. GEN. F. S. STRONG
The war commission of the Protestant Episcopal church Is In session In
a completed portion of the new St. Alhan's cathedral In Washington nnd plans,
to raise half a million dollars to maintain a bishop of the church In Kurope,
who will look after the spiritual Interests of the American soldiers there. Tho
commission Is composed of six bishops, six clergymen and six laymen.
DUTCH MISSION TO THE UNITED STATES
An unolllclal mission of three men from Holland who will attempt to
hnvo the United StateH abolish or modify the embargo on foodstuffs to tho
Netherlands bus arrived In Washington. They are, from left to right Jooxt
Vollenhoven, A. G. A. Van Ualde, head of tho mission, and J. B. Van Der
Hooven Van Oort.
Among the recently appointed major
generals Is Frederick S. Strong, who
was born In Michigan In 1805, gradu
ated from the Military academy In
187(1, and became a brigadier general
In 1015. He has been In the artillery
branch of the service. .
Replacing Gasoline as Fuel.
Gnsollne ut CO cents or more per gnl
lon has stimulated British search for
some other fuel for automobiles. Conl
gas Is being tried In many cities, and
Consul Claiborne, at Bradford, Inti
mates that, as Its chief disadvantage is
its bulk, complete success In Its uso
awaits only facilities for compression
or storage. As now used, tho giis,
drawn from tho main Is carried In n
rubber-lined canvas bug of mnttresq
shape, which Is strapped to the top of
the motor omnibus or to the rear ofi
.the automobile. The gas In tho bag is
connected to tho induction pipe, and
tho englno is worked by tho suction
process In the snme manner as tho orJ
dlnary gasoline vapor Induction. In n
trial of gns for four months, n system
of motor-driven omnibuses operated by
the Grimsby municipality Is said to
have reduced tho fuel cost per mild
nearly two-thirds, tho prlco per gallon
of gasollno and that per 1,000 cubic
feet of coal gas being each 01 cents.
Tho only chango In the motor has been;
the fitting of a butterfly valvo In thenlr
Intako pipe for regulating tho air sup.
ply; and us an advantage from the uaei
of gas, It Is claimed that tho englno Is;
e'etni'T and tho valves do not require
grinding so often.