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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1919)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY THTBUNE. NEATNESS IN GIRLS' CLOTHES IJeslgners or children's clothes for this summer featured neatness In them and found the results so Rood, and so satisfying to the buying public that they are emphasizing this effect in the now fall showings, In dresses for schoolgirls, simple designs with beautifully exact pleats, or tucks, or rows of braid, placed In the most workmanlike manner, account for about all that authoritative manufac turers have turned out In tho way of decoration. There Is n liking for even severely plain styles In dresses for schoolgirls In which the youthful, corsetless figure Is vaguely fitted and followed, with plain bodices, pleated, skirts reaching below the knees and finished with narrow hems, and often the Introduction of collar or vestee of organdie or batiste, making up an en semble that pleases everyone. Any of the woolen suitings nro suit able for making a dress like that FROCKS FOR INDIAN SUMMER Summer styles do not carry over In to fnll now-n-days, any more than those of winter Into spring. Fashion takes more and more note of tho deml-sea-sons. In January tho provision made for tourists, who go South to meet tho spring, leaves winter styles behind, nnd In August tho now frock and top coats for autumn, mnke their appear ance. There has, been an organized effort this yenr on tho part of cos turners and milliners to make fall styles characteristic of tho season, and tho now apparel seems to Interpret our glorious Indian summer. Now silks, lightweight and supple, In lovely col ors, arc Interwoven with gold nnd sil ver threads nnd thero nro many metal brocades that nro lightweight also, having voiles and crepes as a back ground for tho brocaded figures. One of the now fall models Is shown here In compnny with n frock designed for summer wear. Tho fall model will delight tho slender woman because It la oiio of those that advocates tho broadened hip line. It Is mndo of bind; satin with whlto dots embroid ered on ;t in rows. Tho "V" neck, cut high nt tho back, is another bit of good mnnagenicnt on tho part of tho shown In the picture. Tho model ap pears to be of covert cloth but It has no advantage over a good quality of serge or whipcord or other firm wool ens. The skirt hns a three-Inch hem and is laid In n triple box pleat at the front and back. It Is set on to a plain waist cut surplice stylo and V-shaped neck opening and rovers. The neck opening, smnll sailor collar, and the cuffs are outlined with narrow silk braid. There Is n wide, plain belt of tho dross material bound with braid nnd n narrow ribbon tie. Young girls nro likely to have very decided opinions of their owu In tho mntter of dress. But as neatness and restraint are n part of their education, ns linportnnt ns any other part of It, mothers must Insist upon approprlnto clothes for school wear, taking time to explain why theso plain and neat dresses, which expert designers novo turned out, are better than fancier ones. designer that Is especially becoming to a thin woman. It Is low In front, filled In with a becoming chemisette of laco nnd embroidered bntlste. Tho three-quarter length kimono sleeves nro very prettily finished with the same dainty addition of bntlste nnd lnce. They are short enough to reflect vaguely the French abbreviation of sleeves. The second dress of blnck and white foulard and black georgette, is a con servative late-sunimor model In which tho two fabrics arc cleverly combined. The two scant flounces of georgette sot on below tho hip nt each sldo forecast tho widened hip lino, but they do not broaden tho figuro nny, so thnt this Is a hotter choice for full figures thnn the newer model. Tho pleated pnnels nt the bnck and front of georgette, nnd tho brilliance of blnck nnd whlto In tho underdress of foulard, give this frock an unpretentious distinction thnt will appeal to matrons. They hnvo more need for dresses of this clmrnctor thnn for more pronounced things. III LIB 15 5EI n. R. MEN GIVE GOVERNMENT 3 MONTHS TO MAKE GOOD. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER ORBED Unless Something Done to Rcllovo Situation Workers Reserve RlQht to Strike to Enforcs Demands. Washington, D. C. Industrial peace In tho United States, according to the legislative council of the railroad shop crafts, depends on the results tho government can show In tho next 00 I days In Us campaign to reduce tho . cost of living. That time limit was tnctlly sot by , tho council In suggesting lo union lo- 1 cals throughout tho country that Pros- I Ident VI. oil's compromise offer In j response to tholr demand for higher wages should bo accepted pending tho outcome of tho effort to restore u nor mal price level. If tho cost of living does not como down the 500,000 members of the shop crafts would reserve tho right to strike for moro money, nnd with them prob ably would be associated tho re mainder of tho 2,500,000 railroad em ployes, all of whom have been con Blderlng the same problem. The letter of the executive council served to compose somewhat tho un easiness felt in olllclnl circles over tho Immediate labor .situation and to focus attention on the legal measures being directed by Attorney General Palmer nnd his assistant, Judge Ames, to take the lnilatlou out of prices, to punish hoarders and profiteers. "In our opinion," tho letter snld, "the next 00 days will bring tho en tiro situation to n head and If n strike Js to take place every class of railroad employes should bo willing to Join In the movement, shnre their full meas ure of responsibility nnd not lenVo'tho Issue to be decided by tho 22 per cent of the railroad employes repre sented by the federated trades." Rank of General for Pershing. Washington, D. C. Universal lauda tion of General Pershing at the hands of his fellow countrymen was not con fined to any particular section when the house had under consideration, and with four negative votes passed the bill authorizing the president of tho United States to confer on him tho permanent rank of general. Two Ncbrnsknns paid General Pcrhslng prnlse. Congressman Ileavls, speaking of the human side of his solicitude for his boys of the American forces, brought sobs from the galleries ns ho told of the efforts put forth by Pershing to give tho men under his commnnd that moral and physical training that would make them clean nnd lit to return to their homes. Congressman Andrews told of his first acquaintance with Pershing when Andrews was private secretary to Gov ernor Crounse nnd tho general, then a captain, was taking n degree in the lnw department of the University of Nebraska. Mr. Andrews said he did not want to pluck one laurel wreath from Missouri, but as n Ncbraskan ho wanted to lay claim to General Pershing as a Ncbraskan because of the length of time that he had lived in Nebraska, and because of I ho further fact that his relatives llvo there now In the capital of the state. Battle Forest Fires. Missoula, Mont. Five thousand men, composing tho llre-fightlng force of the federal forest service, are waging a battle against hundreds of forest fires sweeping over Montana and northern Idaho, wllh no prospect of controlling tho names further than to save what ever towns may bo In their path until rain Intervenes. This estimate of iho situation was mndo nt forest servico headquarters here where It was said that despite the refusal of federal troops to nld In tho fight ngalnst tho flames, no shortage of men Is feared, civilian recruits filling the dully vacancies In the ranks of the fighters. Three Lost In Fire. Boise, Idaho. Three men nro lost In ft' forest fire raging near llurgdnrf, north of Lake Port. They were part-of a crew of 200 which turned out Mon day night to save tho village of Burg dorf. Heavy winds swept the tlimios through tho forest and cut them hit from tho crow. The fire Is the largest of tho season In southern Idaho. To Start National Song Hour. Now York. Thousands of women, representing tho national council of women, will meet In St. I.nuK Mo on November 11 for their biennial convention, and will celebrate the first annual of the signing of flic armistice by starting a "national song hour" from tlmt city. lilrtli to this Idea was given by Mrs. David Campbell, of New York, chairman of the community music department of tho council. May Have Been Nebraskan. Topckn, Kan. That tho unidentified Jewelry peddler for whoso death Itu fus King Is charged with murder, may possibly ho Identified as William It. 1 linger wns Indicated In a telegram received by Attorney General Hopkins from T. O. Illnger of Tllden, Neb., and his brother, O. II. IUnger, of Wlsner, Neb. They announced, their Intention of attending King's preliminary hear ing at Hskrldgo nnd expressed tholr belief that the peddler was their long lost brother. USE BUZZARD AS AIRPLANE Rice Birds Take Free Rides Apparent ly for the Pure Fun of the Thing. Size nnd strength are popularly as sociated with victory, especially among the lower animals, but In many cases this Is far from being the case, particularly In tho bird world. Among the rice lints of the Cnrollnns there abound nt some seasons tiny rice birds, birds so smnll tlmt It tnkes two dozen for a good meal, even though bones and nil are eaten. The great buzzard Is found circling over the flnl&jtt all times. He dreads tho time for the rice bird to come, for ho Is then nearly pestered to death. It Is a common sight to seo one of those tiny creatures fly up to a buzzard, and, nftor dodging this way and that nround the awkward bulk, finally alight well forward between the buzzard's wings on the back. Here tlu little passenger grubs u few fcatn ers In his beak and holds on for grim life. After enjoying n ride for as long as he desires, tho little fellow hops off and Is gone. The peculiar feature of the whole performance Is that apparently the only purpose tho rlco bird hns In get ting on the bnck of tho buzzard Is to take a free ride. It puzzles every one who chances to see tho little play to find nny other reason ; yet tho fact rpmnliiH thnt It Is n frequent occur rence, nnd tho little birds seem to en Joy It hugely. NOT ALL A CHESTERFIELD Writer Outspoken In His Definition of What Is Known as a "Per feet Gentleman." Somewhere In the bnck of ever) man's mind thero dwells n strange, wistful desire to bo thought n Per fect Gentleman. And this Is much to his credtt, for tho Perfect Gentleman, ns thus wistfully contemplated, Is a high Ideal of huninn behavior, al though, In the narrower but honest admiration of many, he Is also u Per fect Ass. Thus, Indeed, he conies down the centuries a sort of Siamese Twins, each miraculously visible only to Its own ndmlrers; a worthy per sonnge proceeding nt one end of tho connecting cnrtllege, and n popinjay prancing nt the other. I go so far as to think that tho man Is rare who Is not sometimes n Perfect Gentlemnn, nnd equnlly un common who never Is nnythlng else. Adam I hall a Perfect Gentlemnn when, seeing whnt his wife hnd done, he bit bnck the bitter words ho might have snld, and then he too took a bite of the apple; but 01 how far ho fell Immediately afterward, when ho stammered his pltltablo explanation that the woman tempted him nnd ho did entl Bayard, Sir Philip Sidney, Charles Lamb, St. Paul or Socrates would have Insisted, and stuck to It, that he bit It first. Exchange. Making a Garden. And because the breath of flowers Is far sweeter In tho nlr, where It comes nnd goes, like the warbling of music, thnn In the hand, therefore noth ing Is more fit for that delight than to know whnt be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the nlr. . . . Thnt which above all others yields tho sweetest smell In the air Is tho vio let; especially the whlto doub'le violet which comes twice a year, about tho middle of April and about Bartholo mew tide. . . . Then wall flowers, which are very delightful to be set un der a parlor or lower chamber win dow; then pinks and gllllllowers, es pecially tho matted pink and clove gll llllower; then the (lowers of the lima tree; then the honeysuckles, so they bo somewhat far off. Of beaullowors I speak not, because they nro field flowers; but those which perfume the nlr most delightfully, not pnssed by ns the rest, but being trodden upon and crushed, are three; thnt Is, biirnet, wild thyme and wnter mints. There fore you are to set whole nlleys of them, to have the pleasure when you vtalk or tread. Francis Bacon. Not Infallible. Human Judgment cannot be Infalli ble, no matter how broad the mind or keen the Intellect. Appearances nro so deceptive that even tins most expe rienced judge of character may fall to reach as good an estimate of a man as the bumble Ignorant scrub woman, who cleans out bis offices daily. Many successful men realize this great lack In themselves, and nppreelate the power that Is In tho bands of n de voted wife and real helpmate. They would not think of entering Into n partnership or n big business denl without first nrranglng to bear the opinion formed by her whom they have learned to look up to nnd confide In. And, Indeed, a man can scarcely pay a higher tribute to a woman than the trust he shows In her Instinct. Bluebird Heralds Spring. The bluebird Is among the first, oft en the first, to arrive In spring In tho northern pnrt of tho United Stntes from the southern states where this aristocrat has been spending the win ter, snys tho American Forestry asso ciation, Wnshlngton. Sometimes moro hardy bluebirds will pnss the winter ns far north as southern New Eng land. The bluebird builds Its nest In bird boxes, or In crannies nbout build ings or In holes In trees, particularly orchard trees. It lines tho bottom of Its nest with grasses for the four or five blue-white eggs which It lnys. The female Is paler In color thnn tho male bird. HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS ON WISE SPENDING TO THOSE WOMEN ANXIOUS TO ECONOMIZE When Selecting a Wash Waist (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) In a shopping trip a woman found two blouses with tho same price at tached to each. One was trimmed with quantities of fairly good-looking but rather cheap, conspicuous lace, nnd the other was plainly made, trimmed only by the hemstitching on tho collar and cuffs. Unable to decide between them she bought them both, and wns taught a lesson worth any womun's time to learn. Coarse nnd Cheap. She wore tho laco-trhnined ono to n picnic ono day and had tho compla cent feeling which comes to a woman when sho Is wearing clothes which she thinks nro becoming. She wns uwnro thut It was conspicuous, but she was sure that all tho women wero envious of her appearance. However, when It was washed the first lime the lace tore In several places nnd It took half of n valuable hour to repair It. Tho material had lost Its new stiffness nnd appeared rather coarso and chcup. When she wore It the next time sho was not happy over ls effect, for It looked cheup and In poor taste, oven to her. FOODS BEST ADAPTED TO FIRELESS COOKER Intelligence Necessary to Obtain Best Results. Pies Cannot Be Baked Successfully In Ordinary Device Cereals, Soups, Meats, Steamed Breads and Puddings Favored. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of ABrlcnlturo.) Obviously the tireless cooker must bo used with Intelligence to obtain the best results. It Is best suited to thoso foods which require boiling, slcnmlng, or long, slow cooking In u moist heat. Foods cannot bo fried In It, pies can not bo baked successfully in tho ordi nary llrcless cooker, nor can any cook ing bo done which requires n high dry bent for browning. Meats, however, may bo partially roasted In the oven and finished In tho cooker, or may bo begun In the cooker nnd finished In tho oven with much the same results as 1 they wero roasted In tho oven entirely. The classes of food best adapted to tho cooker nro ceroids, soups, meats, vegetables, dried fruits, steamed breads nnd puddings. When different foods nro cooked to gether In tho llrelcss cooker they must bo such as require the snmo umount of cooking, since tho cooker cannot be opened to tnke out food without allowing the escape of a largo amount of heat and making It necessary to ro llout tho contents. It would not do to put foods which need nbout ono nnd one-half hours to cook Into the cooker with a piece of meat which would stny several hours. The slzo of tho contnlner used In cooking with tho fireloss cooker should be governed according to the umount of food to bo cooked. Small quanti ties of food cannot be cooked sntls factorlly In a large kettlo In tho tire less cooker. If a largo kettle must bo used, better results will bo obtained If some other mntorlul which holds heat fairly well Is used to fill up the empty space. This may bo accom plished In several ways. Ono Is to put tho small quantity of food to be cooked Into a smuller, tightly closed kettle, fill the largo kettlo with boiling water and put the smiill kettle Into It, standing It on nn Inverted bowl or some other suitable support. This boiling wnter will take up and hold the heat better than nlr would. Sev eral smaller dishes (If tightly cov ered) niny bo placed In the kettle sur rounded by boiling water. Baking powder or other tins often are found useful for this purpose. Another way Is to place one food In u basin which just fits Into the top of a largo kettlo and to lot somo other material, some vegetable perhaps, cook in tho water In the bottom of the kettle. Two or Buy One Which WHl Launder Well. In contrast to tho lacy ono the simple blouse gave her no cause foi sclf-udmlrntlon. When she wore It tho first time she admitted to herself that although It didn't feel now It was comfortable to know her friends were looking at her and not nt showy lnce. After Its first trip to the wnshtub It wns a welcome contrast to the other, for It wns even prettier thnn before. Tho material was soft and lino and the seams required no repairing. Long after the tawdry, much-trimmed blouse hnd been relegated to tho old clothes bag tho otlur was doing serv Ice. Tasteful Trimming. For what did sho spend her money 1 In tho first ono, much trimming, a great umount of only fnlr worknmn ship nnd poor motcrlnl. In tho sec ond sho paid for n little but tasteful trimming, good workmnnshlp nnd good muterlnl. For what do you pay when you buy clothing? Tho thrift leaflets Issued by the United Stntes department of agricul ture and tho United Stntes treasury department glvo helpful suggestions on wise spending to thosowho nro unxlous to economize. moro flat, shallow kettles placed ono on top of the other so ns to fill tho cooker cnablo ono to cook small amounts of different foods successful' ly. Such kettles, made especially foi uso In llrelcss cookers, may be pur chased. MAKE MONDAY MEAN MUTTON Use of Sheep Meat Ono Day a We eh Should Appeal Especially to Small Families. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho nverago housewife would be surprised to leurn that In a year sho buys for every person In tho house hold only nbout five pounds of mutton or Inmb, ns compnrod with about 71 pounds of pork nnd 07 pounds of beef, If all American families used sheep meat ono day n week In tho average dally amount of other mcnts, that would menu moro than 20 pounds of mutton nnd Iamb annually per capita, or four times Its present consump tion. Moro than that, tho head of tho fam ily, who pays the bills, would no doubt encourage purchasing mutton nnd lamb In larger cuts, Instead of mere ly a few chops at a time, If ho wero mndo to realize tho greater economy nnd tho greater encouragement to pro duction. In that connection n shoul der of mutton or n leg of lamb, be ing smnller thnn tho nverago beef Joint, should uppeal especially to small families. PRACTICING THRIFT IN FOOD Plan to Satisfy Appetite of Every Member of Family With No Table or Plate Waste. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment or Agriculture) Try to make tho dishes served of such size that there will bo enough to satisfy tho appetite of the family and no unnecessary table or plate waste. Don't be ashamed to plan closely. Thrift In food means providing enough food, neither too little nor too much. 9l Merest HousEWirE A few bread crumbs added to scram bled eggs improve them. Add n pinch of snlt to eggs when whipping. It will linstcn tho process. After cleaning tho brass bed thor oughly go over It well with a soft cloth slightly moistened with sweet oil, If the dishes are very greasy add a few drops of ammonia to the dish wa ter. This will be found more satisfac tory than soda or soap powder.