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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

There are Jokes on everything, short
yokes and yokes long enough TO meet
the corselet skirt; but, one way or an
other, blouse and even outside wrap
must be cut up by gimp or the simu-
iation thereof. The fancy waist here
pictured seems to us most attractive,
graceful and latest mode. All-over
lace is used for the upper part, the
lower portion is of soft messaline, a
shade darker than the lightweight
cloth skirt with which worn The
sleeves come well above the elbow and
band Of trimming encircles the arm.
giving fun pun at the shoulder The
collar is quite high, point to note
with this new style Of blouse In the
street gown suggested, the princess
coat is so cut up by trimming as to
give the appearance of a bolero. The
sleeves are very short, disclosing a
pun Of lingerie between coat cum and
long glove
Speaking of short sleeves for the
street, have you seen the economical
silk wristlet an enterprising dealer
has put forth? 1t is merely a long
glove without covering for the hands,
wrinkles its way from elbow to wrist,
where it is met by the real glove One
pair viii outwear many pairs of gloves
and one need not feel so extravagant
about having all ones sleeves abbreyi-
ated.
Flat braid trimming is very much
the thing for the tailored gown, for
black, white or eolored gown So far
we have seen no white serges on the
street, but many very fetching ones
have been made up for summer days.
White will continue TO be immensely
popular, and a white wool or mohair
frock is q fine thing to have in ones
summer wardrobe; there are so many
cool pleasant days when one wants to
look summary and yet not blue-nosed
and such a frock as this answers the
bill exactly.
Fine tucks look neat and trim and
We find them employed a great deal
on late frocks, much used for fitting
in at the waist line bodice ant
princess. 1t takes an artist TO do Thu;
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
A MOURNING GOWN.

one, black stuffs not only look hot
and uncomfortable. but are so to a
markedly unhealthful degree.
The gown here illustrated is of
black yelling with trimmings of Grape.
The model is one of the modified
princess robes and exceptionally good.
The chemisette is of net crepe folds
on the corsage give curve where 9TH
erwise there might be severity OF APP
pearance. and the robe is bordered by
a band of Grape; the rosettes on the
bodice are made of this material. and
down either side of the front panel are
closely clustered Grape covered but
tons. This last detail may be omit
ted il considered too fussy. Some
times puffs of chiffon are used spar
ingly in trimming mourning dress.
and duh black beads are worn as neck
laces. Materials favored for mourn
ing are wolfe. yelling, pongee and q
silk that is something between china
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
A SEASON OF LACE.
Such Charming Little Jackets Arc
Offered To-Day-The Various
Styles and Laces.

As this is a season Of lace, the lace
apartment is Of particular interest
I Inong the many charming novelties
2 GOWN are the little lace jackets which
5mise 70 form an important feature
< the seasons toilets. These ara
own in real French and Irish lace,
mbined vita bztIste and hand en-
I. Oidery. with graceful little quarter
5 seEes. Others are in baby Irish and
L.sTy crochet. with half sleeves and
s-5sned up the back The same style
q jacket Is shown in their batiste
AID Val" combinations. Collars and
cIemisetses, with cuTs and half sleeves
T. match. IN all the fashionable Iaees.
e another feature Of this department,
sad there are some beautiful speci-
liens Of the new Point d'Auvergne.
One may select from large variety
Ct beautiful white waists here-and
practically all waists are white this
Season One attractive model was
! Cf accordion plated chiffon, with
handmade German -yal- Insertion
three large German medalli1ns form
ilsg the yOpe- The short sleeves and a
g.rdle were of white satin Another
model was 70 aIl-oger net, with imi-
ts.tfon Irish insertion and perpendicu-
lar tueks, forming a points1 yoke
The short sleeves were finished with a
rufie Of net and the high meek with a
ruehing Of German Val A charm
I ing china silk waist had tucks and
German Val insertion Stimulating a
bolero jacket The sleeves were
trimmed with bands Of perpendicular
insertion. with Gun Of insertion. and
/ small rufHes of china silk
The summer suits and dress fabrics
show a striking predOminance OF
/ gray-bride's gray. princess gray and
small black and white stripes. checks
and figures. giving the gray eject In
the foulzrds and figured India silks.
which they make a specially Of here.
this color seems to be particularly at
traetfve
Gray also appears in hosiery. bur
white is the predominating color in
this department as elsewhere. Lace
hosiery is a leader again. but the en-
broidered hosiery that was In ouch
demand last season is seen no more,
except in few special designz In
the same way. the highly colored
stripes and pIaids that were oonsid-
cred correct in mems hosiery last sea-
son have disappeared, being replaced
by the plain oOIors and black.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

In England the wearing Of mourn
ing is much more the rule than on
this side; we would say unrelieved
mourning is rather the exception here.
OF late at the southern resorts where
people are wont to flock during the
days of early spring. during the i'm
possible days of the northern spring.
there were noticeable all-white mourn
ing costumes. These costumes were
very plain, severely tailored morning
dresses and simply trimmed crepe de
chine in the evening. The latter were
relieved only by tucks or folds Of self
material. This fashion of DOMINIC
White on sultry days is very sensible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
For the Red Nose.

Get five cents worth of sulphur pre-
cipitate. Put two teaspoonfuls in the
bottom of a glass. See that there ara
no Jumps in it. Pour six teaspoon
fuls of strip or molasses on the sui.
phur. Stir. Take one teaspoonful Of
the mixture before breakfast and onc
Just before going to bed, for threc
days. Omit for three days. Repeat
and omit for three days until yot
have taken the preparation for nine
days. This is an old-fashioned spring
remedy and is an excellent general
renovator.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

on paper to suit the collar it is intend
ed to ornament, then to trace it on
the linen. The parts shown dark are
then cut out carefully with a pair OF
sharp scissors, the edges oversewn or
buttonholed, then filled in as shown
with herringbone and spun stitches.
the stalk being filled in with long
stitches worked across. The flowers
are in satin-stitch with a French knot
in the center. White embroidery cot
ton or white mercerized cotton should
be used for the work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

Intimate friends and sweethea1s
often exchange gifts on May day. the
little tokens being concealed in a box
or basket of flowers. In this busy
voEkaday world, it is a good thing TO
remember all these special days that
viii vary the monotOny of the CON-
monplace; sentiment is in danger OF
being crowded out and the revival Of
these old world festivals is one of the
most hopeful signs OF the times. Ms
dame Merri trusts that every mother
and home maker viii take the trouble
10 look up the history and romance
that is connected with all the special
days that are mentioned from time to
time in the department Children enter
heartily into the spirit of such oe-
easions, and whatsoever serves 70
make them happy also serves to make
them good.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

The after-luncheon speeches are
never dull and are often witty ami
brilliant. Women are good raconteurs,
and the stories they tell on these oc.
casions are amusing, entertaining ana
refined, without the least tincture OF
malice. If, as it often happens, the
people present are old acquaintance
or near neighbors. they have so mans
subjects in common and they know
one another 50 well that there. is NJ
lack of fun and pleasantly as the pro-
ceedings approach the climax and tbs
good-by.
In home life the ladies' luncheon has
its uses as, for example, when
daughters engagement is announced
or a matron desires to pay a graceful
compliment TO her sons fiancee. The
favors at such luncheon should b.
sentimental in design, and carry with
them thought of cupid's dominion
over youthful life, even though ST. Val
entine's day may be far in the back
ground.
n dUIOdu an tuOE0-
mite period may invite a group of her
most intimate friends to sit at her ia
bic and wish her bon voyage. A daugh-
ter or granddaughter may take the OPP
portunity Of the birthday of a mother
to pay her honor and bring to see he<
and wish her well few old and we'll
loved friends
Sometimes old schooImates gather
informally at a luncheon and compare
notes about the different lives they
have led since they left their alma
mater. In our land and time, girls who
spend four years together in college
drift widely apart either in profess
sional careers or in marriage, and find
their moorings in distant states. Amy
/ opportunity that unites them for az
hour or two around the table of one or
/ another is hailed with the same de-
| light that one feels at sea at the sight
of another sail or a familiar flag.
Taking it all in all no other func-
ton surpasses in interest and elasticity
/ the ladies luncheon. II has taken tbs
/ place of the old-fashioned tea party
and sends its guests home with new
gladness and a new stimulus that tend
to make life richer, fuller and hap
pier.
Copyright. 1906, by Joseph B. BoWlesJ
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
snlnhr- and Molasses.

Don't hope to cure red nose by daub-
ing a lotion on it. Red nose is caused
by some obstruction in the circulation
Take plenty of exercise, practice deer
breathing, avoid tea and coffee and be
careful of your diet in general. Pre-
haps you notice your nose gets red
der after meal. If so. you have
eaten too much, or have taken some
thing indigestible into your system.
The remedy lies with you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
Hats and coifures.

Paris milliners deserve 10 be CON-
plimentsd on the success Of their ef-
forts this season, for the new shapes
are not only prettier but promise 10
be more generally becoming than those
of last season But the hat is still
identified with the coiTure. and the
latter must absolutely conform 10 the
hat if the tout ensemble is 10 be sue
eeSSful
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
Popular cOlers in Hats.

Spring green, mauve, violet. ash
gray. red. eorinth and burnt straw are
the colors most in demand. Few hats
are one-eolored. the tendency being 70
harmonic several colors. Almost any
eolors can be combined. if artisticaIIy
managed. One Paris mode combines
must beautifully shades of deep red,
pink, violet and blue.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
The corselet Skin.

A great many eorselet skirts are
seen at present. This mode lends it
self best TO fabrics which hang grace
fully and with elegance. such as the
ever popular faced cloth. A short
corselet skirt rarely looks well, one of
its essentials being the long. graceful,
sweeping lines.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

The menu, of course, includes deli
cate viands. daintily prepared and
deity served If the luncheon be
given in hotel or other public place,
there is a corps of walters whose
training enables them to manage tho
changing courses with silence and dex-
terity. The president and her party
have table en- a slightly raised plat
form A little below this are the ia
bles of the other members of the club
and their individual guests. The presl-
dent raps with her gavel and indicates
the moment for beginning the feast.
Frequently in women's meetings Of
this kind grace is said or sung before
any of the food is served, American
women being for the most part rever-
entail and earnest and yielding a trib-
ute of praise to the Giver of all good
when they come together in this social
way. AS for the refreshments, every
woman knows their order from the
preliminary course of fruit to the final
ice or bonbon. Wine is never intro
duced. and the only sparkling beverage
that foams In the cup is some harmless
mineral water. Women honor temper
ance in their common observanees of
hospitality.
The crown of ladies' luncheon is not
reached until the very end, when the
president, rising with dignity in her
llace, and with a little air of grave i'm
portanee, raps once more on the table
TO still the pleasant tumult of voices.
Instantly hush falls ON the roorn
and eyes are fixed on the woman who.
in queenly self-possession, awaits the
attention of the company. The presl-
dent may or may not be the toast
mistress. If that gracious office has
been assigned TO some one else, the
president introduces her and leaves the
carrying out of the programme in
her hands. Nothing has been left to
accident, speakers and topics, musical
numbers and every portion of the ex-
ercises having been carefully arranged
weeks earlier.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
Elbow Sleeves

The town dress is made almost uni
versslly with the elbow sleeve. This
seems like a piece OF reckless extrav-
aganee for we all know that the ell
bow sleeve will so out of date soon.
On the other hand, it is fashionable
now and it is exceedingly pretty,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
Harmless Frsekle Remedy.

So many of the freckIe removers are
very poisonous they are really danger
Gus to use. For your little girl the
solution of lemon and sugar would be
very good. Use juice of lemon in
which there is as much sugar dissolved
as the juice viii hold in solution. IL
should be applied with q camel-hair
brush several times daily.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
Reducing waist Measure.

Bending exercises are excellent for
reducing the waist and the size Of the
hips and abdomen They should be
practiced every morning and at night
before retiring. Practice until you
begin to feel tired. The movements
should be moderately slow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
EMBROIDERED COLLAR.
Handworked Linen Collars Are Now
Much Favored-The Pointed
Ones Lead.

These pointed linen collars are much
worn just now, and tney are greatly
improved by little ornamentation.
such as is worked on the one shown
here. The arrangement of the two
sprays is clearly seen, the stalks being
connected by cluster of six flowers.
1t would be well to arrange the design
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
HANDSOME FERN STAND.
The Upper Part May Be Used for a
Plant, the Lower for Mag
azines or Books

me note Of living green" that adds
so decidedly to the attraetiveness Of
sittiLg-rOOm, library or other apart
ment, is introduced oftentimes in the
most satisfactory way by q fernery.
In q room where the eoIoring IS very
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
May Day Doings.

The old custom of keeping the first
day of May is being revived, especially
by people who live in the country, who
make a practice Of sending baskets
filed with Wild flowers to their friends
who are so unfortunate as TO be de-
barred from gathering them personal
ly. The city people observe the Gay
by sending baskets of fruit and flow
ers 10 the sick, or 10 their friends who
may be in sorrow, and the children
have revived the English method of
hanging May" baskets on the door
knobs of their friends and then run
ming away before the ring is answered
These baskets may be made al home OF
may be Of an inexpensive kind pur-
chased for a trife- They should con-
tain preferably wild flowers, fruit, q
simple gifs: and one young hostess de-
nvered her invitations in this novel
way, hanging the baskets 10 the door
by loop of ribbon
For a center piece at a May party,
have a pole some 80 inches high, sup
ported on a firm. fat base about Il
inches across. Fasten ineh-wide rib
bon of the delicate pastel shades al the
top of the pole Give these q few
twists and then carry them to each
place, where they are tied to the han
die of miniature baskets bearing ths
name of the guest, also holding the
salted nuts.
To choose partners for any enter
tainment scheme the hostess may havs
in mind. or for cards. make a ''tuliE
bed" Fill a shallow wooden box witt
sawdust Or sand, covered with greer
crepe paper and place it on a tabOuret
or stand Then realistic tulips can b
made from crepe tissue paper, if rea
ones cannot be procured On the enc
Of each stem wire a half of some well
Known quotation, or the title of {
hook; the other half OF the quotation
and the name OF the author Of the boOl
rlust be wired TO other tulips. Eacl
guest pulls a flower and proceeds. Il
hunt his partner The end of one o
the tulips viii have a drawing OF ;
crown on it; the person gathering tina
one must be crowned" with a garlan'
of flowers, either real or artificial, am
have some one read Tennyson's Il an
to be Queen Of the May. Mother"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

AT a meeting in Somerset. England
it was stated that. although illegal, the
custom stin prevails of giving eidsr
in lieu OF wages.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

NO. he's not gambler: he merely
plays poker for fun. and always loses
Gee. can't see any fun in that.
Houston Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

T.
AS the bright spring weather sets
our pulses dancing and wakens slug
gish blood to a quicker flow in our
veins, the social instinct reasserts H.
self We want some form of festivity
that suits the season, something tina.
may be enjoyed in the daytime when
every shower passes of with rain
bow, and the sunbeams glitter on new
leaves and budding flowers.
A majority of the women's clubs
and patriotic societies have chosen the
spring as their time for anniversary
occasions, when DANES and daughters
rally at a central point of conveyance
and when all sorts of questions are
discussed with the frankness and good
temper that at present characterize
parliamentary conferences of women.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
what the Woman's club has done for
the home in giving wives and mothers
a congenial outlet for energy, superfin-
GUS in housekeeping, and in furnishing
them with an interest keen enough to
cheat domestic life of monotony. Add
ed to this, women have had an advan-
tage worth pricing in the lessons they
have learned in self-control, in tactfui
address, and in the art of putting per-
sonal wishes in the background, as they
have convened in their social clubs.
Indirectly, all this is a great benef.
in home life, where suavity, gentleness
and cheerfulness are solvents of many
troublesome problems.
What has all this to do with tbs
meal distinctively known as the ladies'
luncheon? The answer is familiar
enough to those of us who have hal
now and then the great pleasure OF
participating. in the annual feast of q
great convocation of women like Sor-
osis or the Fortnightly or the Wednes-
day Morning or any other gathering
of women young and old.
1t may be New England society OF
an alumnae association or some other
assemblage that invites one to its ia
bles in the middle of the day The
programme is usually the same. ThJ
president and executive committee
with the guests of honor, receive, ar
hour before the time for proceeding {.
the dining room. All the ladies ar.
arrayed in the glory of their fines
gowns. Most of them cannot resist the
temptation to retain becoming head
gear, and the effect of 200 or 300 brant
new spring bonnets is that of field o
variegated bloom. Everybody look
fresh and unworn and joyously expect
ant, the grandmother not less thai
the dainty maid recently a debutante
A few women have the courage to ap
pear with only the adornment of thei
own beautiful hair, but the womai
without something in the line of mil
linery on her head is exceptional. Thi
rule, let it be noted, obtains as gen
orally at luncheon of any formalit
in a private house where the guest
are limited to a few, as in the large
and more public functions
Doubtless the reason for this is founl
in the fact that luncheon presuppose
something else at later period in tn
day. 1t is usually over at an hour Il
the afternoon admitting of further en-
gagements on the part of many la
dies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

Attorney for the Defense-H Have you
ever been cross-examined beforef
The Witness-Have 1? I'm mar
ried man.-Tit-Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07
LADIES' LUNCHEONS
TAKE THE PLACE OF oLD-FAsH-
IoNED TEA PARTIES.

An Annual Feast Gives Pretext for
Convocation of Club Women Where
Many Find Pleasure and Profit
Gay Gowns and Handsome Head
gear in characterization Won
en- Honor Temperance by Serving
No Wine on These occasions-The
Woman Announcing Her Daugh-
ter's Engagement or About to Go
Abroad Gives Luncheon-College
Graduates" Gathering-The "Tea
Party" Now Fashioned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-07

bright or ornate. an ornamental stand
for the soft green plants is a desirable
addition. And it may be as handsome
as taste and purse viii permit An
example Of such q stand is here HAS
trated. the lower shelf serving as an
excellent resting place for books or
magazines
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-02
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

Phrenology may be an exploded
science. Bumps may be traced to a
variety of causes, but faceology, So
called, remains. To be sure the face
of a baby expresses little or nothing,
but each succeeding year adds a line
here, and a depressed muscle there
CAS- a man thinks. so is he" and all
the time while the thinking process
goes on the muscles of the face re-
spond to the sensation produced on the
mind What do we mean by the inno-
cent face of the child, but this, that
the impure thoughts have not yet come,
TO imprint on the features of the face.
almost a tell-tale indenture. It's no
wonder that men raise a beard; like
charity. it covers multitude of sins.
That women call in artificial aid to
cover the ravages of time. is only an
other way of saying that their sins
have found them out.
If the legal profession finds any
credit coming to the craft as the re-
suits of efforts to savelkoch,: the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-02

and asking If farmers want to return
to the prices of 1896 10y voting for
Cumlnins. If you can't see the con-
nection ask the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican
Cummins has now gained only thirty
delegates over what the same counties
gave him five years ago to be sure.
but 1t should be remembered that
Blythe gave Cummins hard problem
to solve He picked 81 candidate from
the largest county in Cunmins' best
district. Woodbury. county alone
gives Perkins 80 of Cummns' votes,
yet not only has Cunmins made up
this loss, but has gained IS more. Not
only has the candidacy OF Perkins now
been overcome, but Blythes next move
was to get Herriott out In the Ninth
district and Cummins has put Herriott
out of business. Blythe's best horses
have all been distanced. Hereafter
Cunmins has an even start and clear
ialf