When the Tornado Raged in Edge
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CELLAR OF MAST HOUSE, WHERE FAMILY TOOK REFUGE AND WAS SAVED.
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I the tornado in tlme past In its
I tnnkit rirnnriful ffirtn hut hm mn
far Bharrd this e:on with the
Immunity that seems to be en-
Joyed by the whole country. Conditions
that breed the demons of the air have not
prevailed to any great extent, and only one
or two of a minor nature have been re
ported. . One of these was experienced In
Gave county, south , of Beatrice, a short
time ago. Two furm houres were de
tnollnhed, and one family suffered to the
extent of three deaths.' The other family
bad sufficient warning to be able to take
refuge In the cellar under the house and
thus .escape. The house was completely
demolished.
In the distribution of the debris an ex
cellent Illustration of one of the forces of
the wind Is given. In each Instance the
bouse la spread 'out,' rather than crushed,
Indicating that the force that disrupted It
came from within. This phenomenon has
been noted on many, occasions where In
vestigation has been made and leads to the
conclusion that It la due to the sudden ex
pansion of the air contained within the
house, a vacuum being created on the out
side by the flight of the storm, thus lib
erating the pressure of the air Inside by re
moving" the counterbalancing pressure on
the outside. - If the houpe be crushed 'by
the tornado Itself, the debris is scattered
New Parasols in Vogue
iB HAVE the promise of a very
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warm summer, and warm summer
I moan tYttkt srlrla Will C.&TTY
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V Jan endless variety of parasols.
Not because parasols are a needed pro
tection, hardly to a girl who goes bare
beaded over a golf course through the hot
test AuguBt days, but because parasols
are becoming, a last smart finish for wurm
summer gowns, and something pretty to
carry, a graceful substitute ' for a muff.
The shops are crowded with lovely new '
dostgns for all hours of the day, ' tailor
made parasols for morning, paraol plain
In -cut but rich In embroidery und paint
ing, for coaching, for the races, etc., and
parasols elaborate with rhlffcn tnd luce for
driving.
And of oourse there are parasols for all
round use, that are nice enough for
church and plain enough for a trip to the
murkets and shops. Borne women got along
nioely - with one parasol .and convlder
two a luxury, and many an economical
woman of taste makes her own iwr.iiota,
using an old frame, and putting and plait
ing a covering out of some pretty, thovgh
perhaps not new, material sl.e muy huve on
band.
Of course, the absolutely most practical
article of this description Is the ruin para
sol, or sun-umbrella, that la really a col
ored small umbrella of gloria or taffeta
or faille that will prove a rain guard and
yet light weight enough for a sunshiny
day. They oome In all colors, blue, green,
red, violet, brown and black, and are car
ried as an umbrella would be without re
gard to the custom. '
Next to the rain parasol the most practi
cal protection Is the pongee sunshade. It
. Is made rather large, Is really Intended
to keep off the sun. Is plain except for a
hemstitched hem and possibly a cluster
of tucks and has a bamboo or ash handle
without the least bit of gold or silver furb
ishing, not even an Initial.
And almost as useful as the pongee par
asol to wear with many different dresses
are those ' of ' black-and-white check and
plaid taffeta, which are smart with black,
or white.' or gray, or scarlet, or dark- blue
gowas. 'They are tucked or plain or with
black falsa hem and the smartest have the
mw ebony bandies with a bow at th
over a wide territory, owing to the terrible
centrtfugul force exerted by the' swiftly
whirling storm. Other distinctive features
of the tornado were noted in the present
Instance, such as the twisting off of trees)
and the scattering of rubbish gathered up
by the storm, the sweeping of a clear path
long Its route and similar manifestations,
so that. It Is clearly differentiated from the
hurricane that blows things flat in Its path.
The explosion of buildings 'and even ani
mals from the expansive force of confined
air, is often noted In connection with hur
ricanes, however. In the caae of the great
storm which swept over the southern At
lantlo and gulf coasts a few years ago
many of the dead bodies showed no marks
of external violence whatever, leaving the
easy Inference that death was due to suf
focation, occasioned by the sudden expan
sion of the air' In the lungs and Inability
to restore natural respiration after the
passage of the winds.
The continued cool, even' temperature of
the present summer has been very unfavor
able to the formation of tornadoes or to the
generation of sudden and severe storms of
any sort. It Is the extremely warm days
of early summer, before the season has be
come thoroughly established, that are most
conducive to the tornado. It Is merely an
exhibition of natural force, and must have
proper conditions for its successful genera
tion. .
checked silk or with a stitched taffe a bow
In colors.' The handles are long,' different
shaped and usually carved.
These ebony handles are a great fad, even
with white chiffon and lace parasols. The
od'lrst end In animals' beads, owls, snakes,
bull terriers and parrots with brilliant
Jewels for eyes, but most of them are
carved In outline and are neither elaborate
nor expensive.
The very newest handles and the most
. expensive are probably the Japme.se carved
Ivory. They are beautiful with a parasol
of champagne chlffv n, with one of Egyptian
gause embroidered in colors, with silk grass
linen trimmed with' Persian strips, and
with straw-colored silk batiste, embroidered
with a wheat design In silk and gold.
Nothing In parasols Is so new and unique
as the "Madame Chrysantheme," a cherry
blossom cruatlon, closely resembling the
real paper Japanese parasols, which it Is
prophesied will be carried on midsummer
sunshiny days by some very original New
York girls. ' "
The' cherry blossom affair may be In
snow-white pongee pulnted In cherry blos
soms, with a fringe of chiffon cherry blos
soms around the edge and lined with cherry
blossom pink. It has a carved Ivory handle.
Or blue taffeta may be painted with
branches of cherry blossoms and splash
of red sunrises, and with a few birds
durtlng out to the hortson, or rather the
hem,
- lite real "Madame Cttrysantheme" para
sol Is not lined, but shows large bamboo
ribs that project beyond the painted hem
and hue a painted wooden handle. It Is a
most picturesque affair. Intended only for
country use, and a hat Is never worn when
It Is carried. ' . ."'
The home-made parasol often turns, out
the prettiest of all. . All that Is necessary
Is. a good-slsed old frame, preferably with
wooden handle, and some odds and ends
pf ! k and 'taffeta or lace and batlKte.
Gather together all the pretty pieces and
first of all wash and Iron them. The wool
chlffbn will wash , very well If It Is not
rubbed. If they are ' colored lat-stand In
cold- borax water, four .teassoonfuu to a
bowl of water,-then wash- In warn -suds
of shaved cstile soap (quarter of a eake),
and twv tablespooafubj of borax. Rub
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WRECK OF THE HARRIS HOME, WHERE
this Season
lightly, through. -the. hands, never on a
board, and - rinse 'In -both warm and cold
clear water. Clap nearly dry and iron the
chiffon or batiste on the wrong side, and
wind the silk on a curtain pole tight and
pin in place until dry,-when It will look
like new.
Next, take an old parasol gore for a pat
ent and cut your materials exactly the
same, alternate gores of batiste and taffeta
if you like, seam up in French seams, fit
over the frame, tacking to the ribs and
trim as you prefer. ' Embroidery should be
done before the gores are seamed up and
painted after the cover is fitted to the
frame. ' The chiffon Is used for one or
many plaited edge mi flies j or ruchlngs, or
may be made into a flower Insertion. Often
a plain luce flounce Is set over a full
Chiffon one, or an entire parasol of chiffon
Is veiled In lace, usually cream lace over
white chiffon. ' ,
It is a very smart idea to have' linen or
pongee, or even gingham parasols to. match
shirt waist suits, and as these are plain
they are very easy to make. . A couple of
yards of linen, an old frame and a mono
gram In silk on one gore complete the
parasol, with the old cherry handle painted
dull black.
MART ANNABELS! FANTON.
Post-Proverbialisms.
Necessity knows no law except mothers-in-law.
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Every dog has his day-and some dogs
very day.
A little learning la a dangerous thing
too much Is equally disastrous. ' "
The road to hell Is paved with good In
tentionsand disinterested friends line up
each stde of It. f i
If wishes were horses automobiles would
have to take to the subway. ,"
A dollar saved Is a dollar earned for the
benefit of some fellow that- 'comes along
with a, "scheme." ' , .
A stitch In time saves nine but. has been
known to shorten life. -'
Slletica ls-eolden, the-.wlse roan's "refuge
and the fool's defense. - -.
The secret of , success la nothJog more
-than doing what you can da well that la
to say, what persona.
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