THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 14, 1914.
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WHAT MEN ARE COMING TO
Mascnlinism's Answer to Feminism
a Fashion Revolution.
XnTPnttim of tlp-to-the-Mlmilo (3nr-
'tnrnta I'romlno. to Onrtt Mnn
In fllnrr nt FloviliiK
3?tumors are heard in Paris of a com-
'lmr revolution in men's dress.
Jit Is mascultrUsm: and It results from
LieniiniBin. ,
The advanced dressers of Paris havo
proclaimed rnascullnlsm. They claim to
have affiliations nil over the world. At
propitious moment tho movement
burst forth.
JMen will begin by not cutting tholr
They will tress their silky looks
n long braids, and wear Greek coiffures.
nrhlle the women doctors and policemen
under the clippers. They will have
frlsottes and chlchls and little tortolso
shell combs with Incrustations. Thcso
will be very becoming. Those men who
are bald will wear wigs of green, plnlc
or blue, and women barbers will curl
them. Sack suits will no longor hldo
mascullno charms. The actual fomlnlno
styles will look better on men. Their
robust physiques will set off tho fragile
Persian creations which look ridiculous
on women.
Men will cease to freeze in $15 over
coats. They will be covered with tho
skins of beats, of skunks, blue foxes and
seals. No more sweating In alr-tlght
cheviots and starched collars. They ara
to havo light moussellnes and zephyrs
and souplrs!
And they will get up at noon. All In
digestible dishes will bo forbidden; they
will need a fine cuisine, light, exquisite.
Naturally, at tablo, the best pieces will
be for men. the breast of pheasant, the
second joint. The ladies will cat tho
carcasses. Men will be served first.
Of course, men won't work. As their
sweethearts' and wives are doctors ijnd
lawyers and contractors and policemen,
the men will Just let them go ahead.
Decked In Jewels.
Men will havo Jewels, pearl necklaces,
diamond bracelets and earrings. Tho
Indies will bo content with a plain gold
ring and seal.
They will pass entlro days In tho de
partment stores and enjoy the rare de
light of buying a lot of useless things
wltjiout paying for them.
And they won't bother any more with
politics, but will go to fathers' meetings
and discuss eugenics and Maeterlinck and
read the mogazlnes.
Women will have exquisite endearments
for mon. They will caress them and ad
dress them as "Honey" and "Treasure,"
and In the midst of their enthusiasms the
men will say coldly: "Ixjok out; you aro
mussing my hair!"
All this Is perfectly understandable.
It Is Justice.
It Is in conformity with sense, taste,
morals, tho history of tho brute creation
and tho evolution of man.
But who will begin UT
Why, the baldheadsl
In Paris alono It seems that there aro
1,432 wealthy, Influential and well pro-
served baldheadcd or gray whiskered men
of fashion who are ready to como out In
J", the Persian tunics of silk brocade which
"'areCbccomlng to them in their homes.
They are getting the hang of them. The
eyes' of their young wives and fiancees
arc gladdened by tho sight.
Thoy aro manly robes, not dressing
gowns. Chosen patterns of flowered bro
cades run from D0 to $260 each; but when
the baldheod designs tho pattern him
self tho cost Is quadrupled. Women never
thought of this.
.Words cannot describe the beauty of
these robes. On a dark morning one may
choose a bright crimson. In soft warm
weather the advanced dresser may rather
put on pink with orango facings, while
cold snappy mornings are best matched
with a bright bluo or pearl with gross
green facings. Green and cream go splen
didly together also.
"I shall not hesitate to ride out In the
autnmobllo with my purple and gold,'
Ferdinand do Hogue-Lamperlo Is credited
with saying. "It's only a question of con
certed action. We must all ride out the
same day,"
Rend- to Spring,
At a given moment In the coming au
tumn all tho advanced dressers and ail
the exclusive tailors of France, England
and America will begin creasing their
trousers down the sides)
The ostensible motlvo Is excluslvcness.
To understand why trousers aro to be
creased down the sides It Is sufficient to
examine the reason of the front creaso.
It cannot be denied. Its fundamental ob
ject has ever been to dissimulate that
baggtness that will come to the knees.
Men who cling to their trousers as old
friends find a precious means of reju
venating them In the front crease.
"But what of thoso whose trousers
never bag at the knees?" asks Henri.
"Thus we persuade timid men of fashion
Their trousers never bag. Thero ought
to be a means of showing it to tho world.
It Is strange that no one ever thought
of the side crease before. This is what
we tell them.
"It Is a perfect demonstrator of purity
of line. It is a complete unmasker of
Incipient bagglness. Side creasing Is a
fashion that must, from Its nature, 1 3
main exclusive. No trousers will stand
the side creaso when they have beep
worn more than six times,, Mko the
ehlrt, with Its cuffs and collar attached,
the side crease means continued renew
ing. To have the sldo creaso means that
you have 'trousers to burn.' "
He smiled superior.
"It's not true," he whispered. "When
the common, vulgar man In the street
side creases his trousers he will only
need to widen them and mako knee
bagging disappear by maglcl We tempt
them to widen 'em. Wo lead him by
the hand. Think of it, George; no more
knee bagging! Do women's skirts bas
at the knees? Behold the conspiracy!
Sldo creased trousers aro the first step
to skirts!"
Elderly men of fashion can hardly
wait; and It seems that M. Alexandre
D , who has white whiskers, urges
an Immediate but subtle approach by
way of black velvet. At a dinner with
one's aunts, for Instance, he recommends
and Intends to wear a long frock coat
of black velvet, elegantly caught at the
waist and leaving a large opening above,
through which a gray allk waistcoat will
be advantageously displayed.
The trousers will be of black velvet,
moderately wide and sldo creased to
habituate the eye. But when M, D
Is not dining with his aunts, but
with one or more of the many duchesses
of his acquaintance, he will appe ar In
the splendors of a dress frock of black
brocaded silk and a divided skirt of the
earns material side creased to resemble
; trousers.
Vo you perceive the quaint Illusion?
Then, some evening, the "divide" will
be quietly dropped!
Ho, for skirts! New York Sun.
CAPTURED SANTA ANA'S LEG
Cork Member of Mexican General
Fonml on Cr.rro (.unto
Klelil.
Tho most Interesting rollo In the me
morial hall of the HllnAln State house Is
the cork log of Qoiioral Santa Ana, tho
Mexican leader, captured In the battle of
Cerro Gordo on April IS, 1S17, To Edward
Elvln Klllot, who enlisted from this
county, goes tho credit for setting this
prize, which has been for many years an
object of great Interest to tourists.
Mr. Elliott enlisted In Company H of
tho Fourth Illinois Infantry. He was a
printer and loft his caso to go to tho
front. His rlglmcnt did not meet with
much action until the memorable Cerro
Gordo engagement. Mr. Elliott recalls
tho hasty retreat of the Mexicans when
their batteries wcro attacked by tho
American troops charging across tho open
plain. Tho Fourth regiment advanced
rapidly to the Jalnpa road, In which stood
tho luxurious conch of General Santa
Ana, the mules harnessed and ready to
leave. Tho artillery flro, however, dam
aged ono of tho wheels of the coach and
also killed ono of the mules.
As Mr. Elliot and tho other soldiers ap
proached thoy noticed that tho saddlo
mule, on which an outrider usually rode,
was being cut out of the harness and that
tho Mclcans were mounting an officer on
this animal. They Old not know until
later that this officer was General Santa
Ana. His capture, sayeMr. Elliot, would
havo ended the war. Companies B and
H charged down tho hill, scattering the
enemy. Mr. Elliot was the first man to
reach the carriage, and with the curiosity
of the ordinary youthful soldier, Jumpod
inside. Ho found tho cork leg worn by
General Santa Ana and which had been
abandoned, the time being too short to
permit Its adjustment to the limb of the
Mexican leader.
When the other members of tho com
mand camo up the leg was sent to the
rear for safe keeping. It then fell Into
possession of John Gill and Samuel
Rhoads, privates In Company C of tho
Fourth regiment, who enlisted from
Pekln, 111. They brought the leg home
and kept It for many years. Thoy per
mitted Henry Cromwell, also of Tekln,
to take the leg to England, and It wns
placed on exhibition In the Crystal Pal
ace. Upon Its return It was sent to
Washington, V. C, In caro of General
McCook, and was exhibited In the patent
officio for a numbor of years.
For the last quarter of a century It has
reposed In tho Memorial hall, Springfield
Now York Herald.
FISH TAKES JOSLYN'S PLACE
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, June 13. (Special.)
II. H. Fish, secretary of tho West
ern Newspaper Union, and Judge J.
J. Sullivan of Omaha appeared today
beforo a subcommittee of the houso
Judiciary committee to answer charges
of discrimination filed against tho ready
print enterprise by a Kansas concern in
violation of tho Sherman anti-trust act.
Theso charges havo been tho subject of
Investigation not only at tho hands of
tho house -committee on tho Judiciary,
but on the part of the attorney general.
Tho subcommittee Investigating the
charges desired the 'attendance of George
A. Joslyn, president of the Western
Newspaper Union, but being too 111 to
attend, Mr. Fish, tho secretary of the
company, was asked to attend.
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BOTTLED UPJESTRUGT10N
Government Ammunition Factory is
Working at High Speed.
TONS OF POWDER TO BURN
I'roeesmed of Preparing Wnr Mn
terlnl nml lta llnndllni?
SnfeRnnrcl AKnliit
Accidents.
These are busy days at tho naval am
munition base at lona Island, somo forty
miles up tho Hudson river. Hero at top
notch speed hundreds of men nro making
ready large and small shells and prepar
ing tho powder charges for tho guns of
the battleships now In Mexican watcrr.
Tho reservation covers 116 naron. Within
Its limits are. stored about 3,000,000 pounds
of smokeless powder and over l,0ft0
pounds of black powder, besides many
thousanda of shells. This wnr material
Is kept In largo brick and stono powder
magazines and sholl houses.
Tho powder magazlnos all havo four
separate flro proof walls and aro divided
up Into compartments In order to pre
vent a fire or an explosion from reach
ing or destroying the entire contents.
The loaded sholls nio kept separately
from tho empty projectiles and arii
storod In tho two fixed ammunition mag
azines. Kench shell 13 weighed and num
bered beforo being put away. The
weight Is recorded In chalk on the ehell.
Magazlno attendants Inspect tho shell
housos and powder magazines many
times during tho day and night. At
night each visit is recorded on the disk
of tho magnetic clock In the adminis
tration building. Tho temperature In
tho vhcll houses and powder magazines
Is kept between 85 and 90 degrees. The
temperaturo readings aro taken at reg
ular intervals.
One of tho features of lona Island Is
its miniature, railroad, which Is used
for hauling tho loaded shells and copper
cans of smokeless powder. Tho train
is pulled by a llttlo sparkloss, compressed
air locomotive. The engineer, when ho
wants more powder, slops down from Ills
cab at different points and connects tho
storage lank" of tho engine with an air
plpo running from tho powder houso
Seven hundred pounds pressure Is taken
on, which Is allowed to run down to fifty
pounds before recharging. Those com
pressed air locomotives coat In the neigh
borhood of $5,000. Tho railroad Is so ar
ranged that all tho magazines, shell
houses and filling houses aro reached
by it.
Expensive Sheila.
Just how many shells for tho big bat
tleships aro stored away at lona Island
Is a secret; but thcro are lots of them.
They aro oxpenslvo. Thus the 11-Inch
shells, weighing 1.C00 pounds and roquli
Ing a chargo of nearly 400 pounds of
powder, cost about $000 each.
One of the principal activities at lona
Island is the manipulation of smokless
powder for charges for the largo and
small guns of tho navy and of black
powder for bursting charges for the
shells. Tho powder filling houses, four
of which aro in operation, aro situated
at widely separated points. They are
all small, one story, wooden structures.
Isolated owing to tho possibility of an
explosion. The mon working in them
are required to wear white sorgo sutw
and moccasins; no metal or other arti
cles aro allowed In their pockets which
might in any way cause a spark.
All tho tools, funnels, measuring cups,
scales and other appliances used aro
Motor Co.
made of copper. Hore the delicate and
somewhat dangerous business of weigh
ing out the Various smokeless powder
charges Is carried on. The weighing ha
to be done very carefully. At tho Indian
Head proving grounds the naval nrdnanco
experts by test determine tho powder
ehargea best adapted for the various
guns, and at the annual target practice
the resulta as to range and velocities of
the various charges are recorded. Then
slight changes In tho composition of tho
powder lead to changes In the weight
of the charges.t Therefore the charges
put up at lona Island are subject to
constant revision,
ttaoh morning the dav's Ri.ntilv nt
powder Is brought from tho magazine
tO tllP filling llOlllfn In Inml r.,ilnr,1
wooden boxes. Those aro zinc lined und
airtight. Tho government rays 70 cents
a pound for powder and furnUhes the
alcohol to tho mliiufnet
or powder nro emptied Into a long
wooden trough, and with a copper scoop
tho powder Is dipped out, accurately
weighed and tied up In quarter, half and
full charges In bags of white muslin.
Theso bags have sovcral wide stream
ers for fastening them, and each Is
tagged with tho dote of filling and tho
amount of powder it contains. A small
Ignition chargo of quick burning black
powder, to set off the smokeless. Is
stowed In tho bottom of earli bag. Tho
bags aro then placed In large copper cans
und returned to the magazines, whero
they are held In readiness to go aboard
the ships.
Powder Pllejl Illsh.
Tho big charges of ioo pounds for tho
H-lnch guns are arranged in four charges
of 100 pounds each. The bags when piled
on top of ono nnothor reach to the top
of a man's head and present a formidable
sight of bottled up destruction.
To furnish the great number of bags
needed for tho powder charges an exten
sive sowing deportment Is constantly kept
Eolng. With an electric cutter from fifty
to 100 thicknesses of muslin aro cut up
at a time in various patterns, whllo a
press fitted with a series of steel dies
cuts out great numbers of the round bot
toms for tho bags. Bags of thirty dif
ferent bIzcs aro inado for tho bursting,
ignition and propelling charges for guns,
ranging from the 3-poundcr to tho H-lnch
rifle.
Tho sewing Is all done by skilled men
operators, a motor being ottaohnd to each
machine. Tho making of tho largo twelve
and thlrtcen-lnch bags, with a half dozen
wldo streamers, requires an extraordinary
amount of Intrlcato sewing and manipu
lation. Besides tho regular bottom, each
bag has an additional compartment mado
for the Ignition charge.
Ono of tho Important operations per
forYned In tho magazine houses Is load
ing the projectiles with their bursting
charge. For the fourlecn-lnch shells
fifty pounds of black powder Is used and
about thirty pounds for twelve-Inch shells.
To hold the shells steady nnd to got at
tho base of theso huge steel missiles-
somo of thorn weighing l.GOO pounds thoy
Cost
' Every facility for economical production
that science has been able to produce has
been brought to bear in the Firestone plant
to give you Firestone quality at ordinary
price. The power plant, where one man
feeds the boilers that produce 9000 horse
power, is one example'of Firestone scientific
management.
The great Firestone plant naturally
attracts the country's greatest tire experts.
aro roped In a sling and hoisted clear
of the floor by h pulley and chain. The
point Is then towered a foot or Into
a stout wooden frame with an ot?iilng
a trifle larger than tho shell. Then ,u
long narrow bag Is Inserted In tho n$
cavity and the measuered amount of b'adk
powder Is poured through a funnel Into
the shell. Some fifty of theso huge pro
jectiles can be loaded fn a day.
Several of the smaller filling houses
aro used to assemble the cartridge cases
and tho bursting charges of tho threo-lnch
rapid flro shells. It was shells of this
sort that wero fired from the guns of tho
l'ralrlo to clour off the Mexicans from
tho rooftops at the occupation of Vura
Cruz.
Tho oostly and Intricate torpedoes ore
HUt on board tho ships at tho torpedo
station nt Newport, 11. I. Hero tho gov
ernment has established n now plant for
their manufacture. U takes abatit a year
to build ono of theso marvelous engines
of destruction and they cost $5,000 each.
The latet twcnty-ono-lnch type will run
at a speed of twenty-eight knots for a
distance of 10,000 yards. Now York Sun.
TIPS FOR SUMMER RES0RTERS
Useful AimaeM lona for t'crtnnn Con
Irinpliit liu IlnniiliiK Awny
froiu Home,
Ho you blamo tho landlord for the mat
tress, lids will make hard feelings, also.
He patient with the conned goods. He-
member that thoy are aged.
Praise your landlord's dogs unquali
fiedly. Thoy bark becatlso they are
pleased, not to keep you awako.
Thank your landlady for tho attentions
of hor children. It Is but an Innocent
curiosity which prompts them to explore
your trunk.
Get on good terms at once with your
fellow-boarders. Maybe you can borrow
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Thin highest quality was proved again at the International Sweepstakes
in Indianapolis last Decoration Day when Barney Oldfield led all American
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Although he exceeded the speed of last year's winner, averaging 78.15
miles per hour, two of Barney's Firestone Tires went though the entire
five hundred miles without change.
Firestone finished First and Second in this great race in 1913, as you will
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Home Uf f ice and
Hronciies and
Jmoney of them.
no not can your landlord a robber. He
may be only a thief.
lie very careful of your table manners.
It Is quite rildo to become excited and
babblo Incoherently If food Is brought to
the table.
If you are asking to sing, do It. It Is
tholr own fault.
When strolling In tho meadow, seo the
bull beforo ho sees you.
In plucking fruit from the trees, select
tho best. You are entitled to It, heaven
knows!
lo not allow the hired man to become
familiar (Unless you need a drink).
Go homo ten days sooner than you ex
pected to. This may save your Ufo.
Judge.
Latest Chandlers
Received in Omaha
The first shipment of 1D15 Chandler
cars has been received by the W. L.
Huffman company and arrangements aro
being made for Immedlato delivery of
tho new models.
The Wroiit Qimrler.
Before tho railroad had penernted south
Florida, land was very cheap and passed
from one to another for a mere song, as
tho saying Is. At one time an old
Florida cracker went before a notary to
mako an affidavit, and after the nanr
had been prepared asked what tho fee
was.
"Oh, about a quarter." replied tho no
tary Indifferently.
"Mv gracious. . ain't that purty steepT"
"No, that's tho least chargo. Ueually
we get a half."
Tho crarkor went away, and the next
day returned with a deed to a quarter
sectlbn. Ho handed It to the notary, who
rend It over carefully.
"I meant twenty-flvo cents," said he,
Sasslng tho deed back to tho cracker.
udgo.
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Every man in this factory Is a tire specialist,
doing his work with skill and accuracy.
Here nothing but tires is made, and every
ounce of steam power, every effort of the
workmen, every bit of study and thought,
are focused on the making of FirestoneTires.
This concentration and specialization in
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est quality at a cost no greater than only
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Factory: Akron, Ohio
Dealers Everywhere.
Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row
The Auto Sales company, agents In this
territory for the Ixizler, sold a car to
J. C. Orcutt of Uncoln and another to
Dr. H. C. Parker of this city. Dr. Parker
now has two Lozlcr machines.
W. O. McDonald, salesman for the
Western Auto Supply company, rcparts
that crop conditions In western Nebraska
nre even better than generally reported.
An a result he expects to see a banner
year In automobile sales In Omaha.
C. 8. Gillespie has Joined the soles force
of the Western Auto Supply company.
He Is working western Iowa territory.
K. M. Ilurbank has received a carload
of the Paige model "Speedway J6." Thta
machlno Is racely constructed and la
long on power.
Frank Blxhy has purchased an Allen
40 from tho Mclntyro Auto company.
The new 1915 Loiter, both sizes and
light roadsters, will be delivered In.
Omaha to tho Auto Sales company Mon
day. The new 1915 Chandler has been re
ceived by W. U Huffman.
Polnteil Pnrnnrrnplm.
There's always room at the top for
those who prefer an attic.
Many a man's even temper Is flue to
the fact that he's slnglo.
A woman thinks every man should
have a wlfo to watch him.
acquainted, Our
C. KOHN, 8eo'y and Troaa.
OMAHA
