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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
Objected to Outside SUPPLIES.

Master plumbers in Newburgh. N.
j., have declared war against the mail
order business as applied to their line,
and have refused to handle stock
bought of mail order concerns. The
decision was arrived at in the case of
a man who is building on Washing
ton Heights. The plumbers said this
man sought for bids for doing the
plumbing and was not satisfied with
the prices. He then asked how much
it would cost to do the work il he
would furnish the materials. The
plumbers refused to consider this at
all.
They said they are content with a
reasonable profit on their supplies.
but if these are not purchased from
them they may as we'll go out of busi-
ness for all the profit they will
make on the wages of the men alone,
The man had sent to Chicago for
his materials and they had arrived
here, but one after another of the
plumbers refused to touch them. One
reason assigned was that the western
connections were such the local men
were not familiar with the work.
The man was in quite a quandary
for a time, because to have sent to
Chicago to bring a man here, or in
fact to bring anyone here from out of
town would mean an expense of at
least $25, this being the sum demand
ed for license to do plumbing work
in Newburgh. Under a state law,
master plumbers must have a license.
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A Letter Holder.
as the worker pleases may be added
in the way of bows or rosettes of rib.
bons.
The absence Of sensible pocket in
the skirt Of fashionable dress is a
sore grievance with many people.
Rather than be without pocket, they
would be pleased enough to have q
costume Of less modish cut, but such
a thing is beyond the powers Of a
good dressmaker, part Of whose busi-
ness it is to run with the times and to
make costumes as demanded by the
fashion, whether they are practical or
not. This is apt to press hardly upon
middle-aged and elderly ladies', and
they are obliged to resort to the expe.
dient of attaching a pocket to the out
side of their skirts in which to keep
the various trifes that are in most
frequent use.
The making of such pocket affords
an opportunity for turning to account
about three-quarters of yard of soft
black satin reversible ribbon five
inches and a half wide. The pocket
has an inner compartment in which
a small purse may be slowed away,
the handkerchief being carried in the
outer division. Cut OF five inches and
a half of the ribbon. Hem 1t along
each Of the cut edges, and lay it on
the main piece Of the ribbon, so that
its lower margin is 13 inches and q
half from one end. Stitch it down
along the bottom edge and, for the
present, tack it to the sides of the
foundation ribbon, as We may call it.
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Stripes Are Feature
of Seasons Styles

Stripes in every imaginable width,
shade, color and material will 10 the
fashionable wear during the winter,
and for once no one will be disposed
to quarrel with the decree of the ar.
biters of dress.
In the hands of a skillful Dress
maker striped material can be made
the most becoming thing in the
world; it can be so manipulated as to
give either height or breadth, and
there is no figure that it will not
beautify.
The new materials are all very
tasteful. There are no violent con-
trasts, the stripes being for the most
part in two shades of the same color.
or ii two colors are used they are
both In dark tones and chosen with an
eye to harmony. A pretty combina.
tion in these two-color stripes is chest.
nut brown and a very dark shade of
myrtle green, which blend together in
the exact hues of a pheasant's plum
age.
Every shade of brown, violet and
gray will be used for tweed and cloth
walking dresses, some being striped
with very fine line of black over two
shades Of the self-color. The make
OF these costumes inclines towards
that elegant simplicity which is SO
difficult to achieve, the most common
skirt trimming being three bands OF
the material cut diagonally, the bodice
having little waistcoat and cuffs to
correspond.
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CALIFORNIA
THE. FACULTIES OF JUSTICE.
Blind, Perhaps, But No Reasonable
Proof of Deafness Also.

Judge Harlan, who lives up on the
hill, was passenger on Fourteenth
street car the other day and was seat
ed next to couple of clerks who were
deeply interested in some discussion,
which caused one of them to raise his
voice to quite a high pitch, says the
Washington Star. This appeared to
make the other man rather cautious,
as he glanced warily around to see
If any one was listening to the ak
of his friend. At this moment he dis
covered the presence of the dignified
justice and turning hastily to his loud
talking comrade, he said: "FoE
heavens sake, lower your voice; you
may have heard that justice is blind
but that doesn't necessarily mean
that it's deaf also." Whether Judge
Harlan heard the remark it is i'm
possible to state, yet, all the same, a
calm smile fitted over his face at
the conclusion of the young fellows
admonition to his friend
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Colored Nets for
the New Blouses

Blouses form no small part of the
costume, and among the prettiest are
those made of toscas, which is the
latest novelty among the colored nets.
While extremely smart, it is sufi-
ciently practical for separate blouses
for tailored gowns, replacing largely
chiffon and like fabrics, and being far
more durable.
Confidence is expressed in these
new cOlOred nets because the costume
idea of the waist of different fabric,
but of the same color of the skirt and
coat, can thus be carried out at a
price which will appeal to women Of
average and independent means alike.
/ Let it not be inferred that the tosca
nets are limited to simple modes of
construction, for such is far from
fact. An example might be cited of a
model in colored net designed with a
yoke Of square-meshed f1let, which
matches the foundation of the net. Be-
low the yoke is a trimming of rather
heavy embroidered motifs, surround
ed each with rings of raised embroid-
cry.
The decoration is arranged to make
point on the bust, which is finished
with hanging ornament of white
silk passementerie. The upper part
of the sleeve is trimmed to match the
front of the blouse with the same
hanging ornaments, and the under.
cuff, reaching to the wrist, is of filet
laid in fine close tucks. The wrist is
finished with tiny plating much like
fold of killed gauze.
Large flowers with exquisite shad.
ings are principally used as motifs
for net and filet blouses, the floral de-
signs replacing fruit effects which
have prevailed for the last few sea
| sons. Nothing is more charming than
the morning glory for motif pattern
and it is shown in a great variety OF
designs, from handsome white blooms
embroidered in white silk floss to the
shaded effects almost too realistic
to be distinguished from the natural
flower.
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sire and any shape. may bs chossn.
Some workers may not care about the
straight form Of the model. and. II
this 10 the case. they may cut the
foundation % q shield, star, triangle.
octagon.; or. indeed, Of almost any
shape. 4
Serge is a good material for the GOV.
ering, but, IL q thinner fabric only Il
available. It Ia as we'll to line It first
whit thin flannel or even with Calico,
or something left over from the family
dressmaking. The narrow ribbons an
arranged in lattice.fashion. - evenly
as possible. across tho front Of tho
holder. after It has been covered. Il
will be seen from the illustration that
the bands are so arranged as 10 inter.
lace and, at every point 1t which
they. meet, brass paper fastener is
run through them and to the wrong
side of the board, where it is secured
In the usual way. As much trimming
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ALL ARE INJURED
~ SENDING MONEY TO ENRICH
MAIL ORDER HOUSES.
VALUE OF FARM LAND HURT
Prosperity Of Town and Prosperity
Of Country Surrounding Il Are
Identical-local Merchant 10
Friend Of Farmer.

A writer in the Fullerton (Neb.)
News-Journal gives some pointed rea-
sons why the farming community sur
rounding every town should get be-
hind the town and push its business
interests, urging consideration of what
that would mean compared to patron.
izing mail order houses. If the town
grows, land values grow all around
it. If business men are compelled to
reduce their stocks or go to other
fields in order to get business, it is
not the town only but the farming
community that suffers. The question
is asked, what personal interest is it
to any one in that country to enrich
the mail order houses? The money
spent away from home is taken from
the prosperity of the town, and just
as directly from the prosperity of the
declares that it is as much to the in
terest Of every man who owns farm
in Nance county to keep Fullerton
tlourishng as it is for the people in
side the city to keep it fourishing.
The continued growth of a good town
always gives added value to all farm
lands adjoining. The local merchant
in town is the friend and neighbor
OF the farmer. The mail order house
is nothing of the kind, and it cares
nothing for the individual interests of
the farmer except to get his money.
The local merchant, besides bearing
his share of taxes, is always assisting
the churches and charities of the COM
munity. No such help comes from
mail order houses. The larger busi-
ness that is given to the home mer-
chant allows him to carry the larger
stock and to sell at smaller mar
gin. To sacrifice your home town
is to depreciate local real estate val
ues and retard the growth of values
of both town and farm property. The
town that seems prosperous and looks
prosperous invites investment not only
in the town, but in the locality, so that
a stranger, looking for location, be-
comes interested and a purchaser,
while he would ordinarily leave the
dead town and it's surrounding terri
tory out of consideration.
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Novel TrjmmjnQs,

1t certainly is true that this fall is
ushering in some novel trimmings.
The dressmakers and designers are
offering a novelty which is entirely
foreign to the ornaments which we
have been using. OF course, there
are countless ways of combining laces,
embroideries, and braids, but this nov.
city, which is sort of coarse lace
made from hempen string, is some
thing really new. The description
certainly does not sound alluring, but
one really needs to see the beautiful
way in which it is employed to ap-
preciate it's novelty and chicness.
This lace has not been accepted de-
cidedly; it is still on trial. This hem
pen lace is not limited to any particu.
lar material. It is easy to imagine
something striking as a result Of a
combination OF this new lace with
stitchings Of fine soutache, or even the
CROSSWORD Danish embroidery.
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Turn up the ribbon beyond the bottom
OF this small pocket, and, after hem
ming the cut end, oversew the sides
together to make the larger pocket.
Sew the sides Of the smaller pocket in
with this seam. The upper edge should
set about an inch below the top Of
the shallower pocket already made.
The front of this part of our bag
may be ornamented in any way the
worker pleases. It is a good plan to
sew a lace applique in the center,
using fine cream-colored cotton to
match it exactly. The top Of the pock-
ct may be either bound or hemmed, as
preferred. 1t must be pleated up as
narrowly as it can be and finished
with bow or rosette. At the back
a large hook should be sewn on by
which the pocket can be attached to
the waist.
Similar receptacles for handker-
chiefs, keys and other trifes may be
made, If preferred, with one division
instead Of two. Also ribbon Of q mar
rover width may be employed II the
pocket is to contain nothing more
than handkerchief.
The number and variety of bags
that may be contrived with the help Of
ribbon scraps are practically endless.
A great deal of the effect of many Of
these depends upon the method of
Joining the ribbons. They may be
simply scanned together by hand or
machine, or they may be united by
lines Of herringbone, fancy feather
stitch, open herringbone, and other or
namental arrangements of stitches.
The strips Of ribbon when thus en-
ployed may be Of any width, from half
an inch to three inches, and Of any
color, provided that they harmonize
fairly well. It is a good plan, when
practicable, to unite them all with
narrow bands of black velvet, or with
very narrow ribbon of some dark and
inconspicuous color. Z ~
4a. ELLEN r. MASTERS.
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for the dolls head to slip through.
The two ends should be fringed out
to the depth Of half an inch. The
under part of the pinholder. which
does not show when the whole thing
is hung up, consists Of a strip of thick
flannel, both narrower and shorter
than the ribbon. It should be either
vandyked at the edges or should he
over-sewn with fancy buttonholing.
The dolls head is slipped first
through the hole in the flannel. then in
the opening in the ribbon. Take three
yards Of three-eighths of an inch white
satin ribbon and cut the length in
three. Tie one piece round the doll's
waist to make sash, arranging part
of this as a loop by which the holder
can be hung up. Sew the other two
pieces in the center, one on each side
of the dolls ribbon dress in such a
way that the edges are caught to-
eether about two inches below the
waist. At one side the ribbons may be
nearer the waist than on the other.
They must be tied in bows with long
loops. A trimming Of lace will hide
tmperfections round the neck and very
narrow, soft ribbon may be added in
the hair.
For using up odd lengths. Of ribbon
about half an inch wide there are few
things more convenient than is the
letter or card-holder. A piece Of very
firm cardboard, is required for the
foundation. If this Is not at hand, pos
sfbly two thinner pieces arc 70 be
had. They will answer as Well II
they are firmly gummed together. Any
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
Race Of Luxury,

Buenos Aires is already one of the
most magnificent cities in the world.
Enormous sums have been laid out in
widening the streets and erecting
splendid public buildings. But appar-
emily the Argentines are not yet con.
tent, for the Chamber has just au-
thorized the raising of new munich
pal loan of $15,000,000 "for the pur-
pose of improving and embellishing
the CITY," This is probably due to
jealousy of Rio de Janiero, for the
Brazilians have recently spent a good
deal of money in beautifying their cap
ital, and the Beunos Aireans are de-
termined not to be beaten in the race
of luxury.-London Globe.
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GOODS MADE IN swEA1sHoPs.
Workers In Large Cities Compelled 70
Labor for Little Compensation.

The average resident of the small
town or of the farming district has
little conception of conditions which
prevail among the working classes of
the large cities. Now and then some
article may appear in magazine or
newspaper relating to the "sweatshop''
system, but few understand what this
means. It is simply this: In the. gar.
ment-making line and kindred indus
tries different articles of goods are
made by contract for so-called manu-
facturers. The sweatshops are found
in the closely crowded tenement dis
tricts, and generally are small rooms
into which the workers are crowded.
The different garments are cut out at
another place, and are sent to be sewn
together to the "sweatshops" which
serve as living place as we'll as a
work shop. Each worker receives so
much per dozen for garments sewed,
and the price is barely suf1 1cient to
pay living expenses. A woman will
work all day sewing shirts together,
and will receive from 40 to so cents
for her labor. Those who work on
shirts confine themselves to this par
ticular line; the ones who sew trous-
ers, the same, and the coatmakers and
vestmakers are all confined to their
particular classes of work. What
they receive is so scaled down as to
allow the poorest kind of an existence.
These shops are controlled by men
who dispose of their goods to houses
which compete with the regular deal
ers throughout the country. keep
the price of production at the lowest"
is the motto of these manufacturers,
and the result is worn out and miser-
able women and children whose unfor-
tunate circumstances compel them to
thus labor in order to buy food.
Benevolent associations and socie~
ties for the prevention of crime have
repeatedly tried to break up these
horrible places, but they manage to
exist in every city of any size, par
ticularly in eastern cities. People
who live in the country can assist in
preventing the operations Of these
shops by not patronizing any con-
Germs which make extraordinary Of
fers in the line of clothing for men
and women in catalogues and circu-
lars sent through the mails. 1t is
such concerns that support the sweat
shop system. No reputable clothing
dealer handles sweatshop goods. So
therefore the entire output of the fac
tories go to the concerns that do a
miscellaneous class of business by
mail throughout the country. It is
only the very cheapest kinds Of cloth
ing that come from the sweatshops.
The better classes are manufactured
in large and roomy factories, where
there is plenty of fresh air and light,
and where men and women are paid
good wages, and these are the classes
Of goods sold by the regular trade.
There is danger in wearing clothing
made in the sweatshops, as owing to
the closely crowded rooms and gener-
al squalid conditions, germs of dis
ease are plentiful, and it has been
known that smallpox, measles, scarlet
fever and other infectious diseases
have been carried and spread through
out the country by clothing from
these infected places.
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Perforated Pattern.

Machines for making perforated EN-.
broidery patterns cost good bit more
than the economical woman feels like
paying for an article which is seldom
used. Doing the work with a pin is
tiresome, as one makes slow progress
An inventive woman hit upon the plan
of using her sewing machine for the
work. She uses a fine, unthreaded
needle and makes the stitch short.
She follows the design drawn on paper
for which bond or architects paper is
practical. When finished her patterns
are as good and useful as those sold
In the embroidery department..
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plnnOlQer. " 1t Is
by no means a
bad plan to buy
one Of these pin
holders by way
Of a pattern and,
for a sale Of work,
to dress up sew
eral of them with
ribbons Of differ
ent colors. The
dolls, small china
ones, with long
fair hair, can be
purchased for a
few cents each.
For the outer part
of the case,: half
a yard of satin
ribbon about two
inches wide. is re-
quire This
should be folded
in half and a
round hole cut in
the center Of the
fold large enough
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
The Up-to-Date.

II suppose you go to the city at
least once year," said the summer
boarder.
II used tew," replied the old farmer.
"but amt been thar fer nigh onto
three years meow. Sense we got rural
free delivery I kin git bunkoed jist as
well by mail, b'gosh!"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
PLEASANT SUMMER.
Right Food the Cause.

A Wis. woman says:
81 was run down and weak, troubled
with nervousness and headache for the
last six years. The least excitement
would make me nervous and cause
severe headache. n,,. 49,. ., :. "
"This summer I have been eating
Grape-Nuts regularly and feel better
than for the six past years. ..
d. II am not troubled with headache
and nervousness, and weigh more than
ever have before in my life. gained
s lbs. in one week." -
Name given by: Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book, !"The
Road to Wellyille, " in pkgs. -.
/ ls There's q Reason" .z, H.. T..
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ChiIdren's Dangerous Climb.

Asserting that his children were
champion juvenile steeplejacks, John
Thomas Aiken, a well-known chimney
jack, was bound over to st. Helen's
England, on a charge of causing his
three children-Baden, five years old;
Gertrude, seven, and Lydia, fifteen
to take part in dangerous perform
ance by climbing chimney 10 feet
high.
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RIBBON REMNANTS
they MAKE THE VERY aDAINTl.
EST OF CHRIsTMAs PRESENTS.
May So E1sIIy Fashistsd Into ,nn.-
merabIe Pretty and Useful.
Article That Will 1e
Appreciated.

IN Ill the wide range of Christmas
present making there IL nothing that
offers so many opportunities az the
pretty piece Of ribbon found on the
remnant counters of the stores. They
are comparatively inexpensive, and
the ingenious woman easily fashions
from them many q dainty and at
tractive article of personal adorn-
ment or home decoration that will be
all the more appreciated for the rea-
son that it represents her work more
than It does her pocketbook. We give
here suggestions for a number of
pretty articles that may be made
from ribbon of different colors and
widths.
1t is far easier to contrive smart
little knick-knacks from the wide rib
bons than it is to turn to account
those Of narrower make. This is in
great measure due to the readiness
with which they may be converted into
charming little bags for holding hand.
kerchief and purse, or for work, and
other odds and ends. One Of the most
uncommon models that requires only
q yard Of ribbon five and a half to six
inches wide is the double bag shown
In the illustration.
The bag from which our picture was
taken was made of an exceedingly
handsome ribbon Of striped design.
Heliotrope, white and black velvet
bands were effectively combined. A
thinner kind Of ribbon, such as q
chine taffetas, could well be chosen.
and might well be sought out because
1t Is generally to be had in specially
beautiful shadowy designs, with plain
colored stripes running down the
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The figure to the left
eoenne The full skirt gathered into the waband trimmed
the
bodice
straps of silk; 1t is a
Materials required eight
The second costume pnaoe of
embroidered muslin blouse The full
of the
with
The is of dslk
inches wide and seven Yards
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Invisible Plaid.

Invisible plaid is a splendid material
for general wear. You can get all
qualities, and a very good one at about
40 cents yard. Have it made in
shirtwaist style. and wear it with COL
lars and cuffs if this style is becon-
ing. If not, you may still have the
wash cuffs with yoke of embroidery
that may also be laundered.
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Advice from "John D."

Don't be afraid Of. work. The
sturdy, hard-working men make our
country great. And don't reach for.
ward too eagerly. One of the great
evils of the day is the anxiety of
young men to get to the front too rap.
idly. Lasting successes are those
which are carefully, even painfully:
built up. Lie Is not q gamble, and
desirable success cannot be won by
the turn Of 3 card. Be satisfied Wits
small results ct first. -Cosmopoltsn
Aagazine 4 5s 1ss s.5s,5a5,E sssFs
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Mail Order House Competition,

The competition of the mail order
houses, one of the most threatening
perils of the country druggist partic.
ularly, continues to grow. The pro-
viding of successful means. for CON-
batting this unfair competition is i'm
perative but exceedingly difficult to at
tain. Conferences with commercial
organizations in other lines of busi-
ness concerning this matter are advis-
able, providing no legal ENHANCEMENT
would result observation-disclosures Re-
tail Druggist.
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"Antiques," Even In Fabrica7

Many of the new fabrics are so an.
tiQue looking that it might be to ones
advantage to go through old trunks
and closets and get the old-fashioned
silks to develop into up-to-date styles,
for the newest silks for waists are
nothing more than duplicate designs
of those worn by our grandmothers.
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Pocket in Belt.

The draped belt accommodates
small pockets for handkerchiefs and
change purse very well, and a little
patch pocket for the watch may easily
be hidden among the trimmings of
blouse. :