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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
GLASS SHIRT, PAPER COAT.
Unusual Articles Which Make Beau
tiful and Enduring Clothes.

Unusual Articles Which Make Beau
tiful and Enduring Clothes.
One of the latest novelties in dress
material Is reported to be cloth made
from spun glass, and it can be had in
white, green, lilac, pink and yellow.
The inventor of the fabric is an Aus
trian and h. declares that 1t Is as
bright and as supple as silk and is none
the worse for being either stained or
soiled.
The first lady to wear a spun-glass
dress was TN Austrian lady of royal
rank. 1t was very delicate hue Of
pale lavender shot with pink. and when
she wore 1t at state ball it's peculiar
sheen reminded her admirers Of the
sparkle of diamond dust.
The Russians manufacture a fabric
from the fiber Of filamentous stone
from the Siberian mines which is said
to be of 50 durable q nature that 1t Is
practically everlasting. The material is
soft to the touch and pliable in the ex
treme and has only to be thrown into a
fire when dirty to be made absolutely
clean.
Iron cloth is largely used to-day by
tailors for making the collars of coats
sit properly. 1t is manufactured by q
new process from steel wool and has
the appearance Of having been woven
from horsehair.
Wool which never saw the back Of a
sheep is being largely utilized on the
continent for the making Of mems suits
1t Is known by the name of limestone
wool and Is made in an electric furnace
Powdered limestone mixed with a
certain chemical is thrown into the fur
mace and after passing under furious
air blast Is tossed out as fluffy white
wool. After coming from the furnace
the wool Is dyed and finally made into
lengths of cloth.
A panr Of trousers or a coat made
from this material can not be burned
or damaged by grease and is as flexible
as cloth made from sleeps wool.
Some time ago a wooden manufacture
er in the north Of England succeeded in
making fabric from old ropes. He
obtained quantity of old rope and
cor1age, unraveled them and wove them
by secret process into a kind of rough
cloth.
A suit of clothes made from It and
worn by the manufacturer himself
proved extremely strong and kept their
color well. 1t Is said that a large
number Of goods now sold by London
and provincial tailors at low prices are
made from old ropes.
Paper clothes were first worn by the
japanese troops, who found them very
serviceable and much warmer than
cloth ones Paper dressing gowns, bath
robes and similar articles of attire arc
now being turned out by the cart load
in Britain, France, Germany and other
go-ahead countries.
Gloves even are being made of paper,
and they have one great advantage
They can be washed clean with soap
and water and dried before a fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
c,rl,. Ambition Not High.

A Kansas girl graduate who had been
given the theme Beyond the Alps Lies
Italy" promulgated the following:
Il don't care a cent whether Italy
lies beyond the Alps or In Missouri
do not expect to set the river ON Gre
with my future career. l am glad
that I have good education, but am
poetry or essays on the future woman.
1T will enable me to correct the
grammar of any lover may have
should he speak of 'dorgs' In my pres
ence or seen a man." 1t will also come
handy when want to figure cut how
many pounds of soap a woman can get
for three dozen eggs at the grocery.
So 1 do not begrudge the time spent
in acquiring it. But my ambitions do
not fly so high.
Il lust want to marry a man who
can lick anybody of his weight In the
township, who can run I'm eighty-acre
farm, and who has no female relatives
to come around and try to boss the
ranch. will agree to cook dinners for
him that won't send him to an early
grave and lavish upon him a wholesome
affection and to see that his razor has
not been used to cut broom wire when
be wants to shave.
IN view of all this, do not care II
| get little rusty on the rule Of three
and kindred things as the wears 90 nv -
Topeka Capital.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Health and Beauty Hints.

A severe paroxysm of coughing may
be often arrested by tablespoonful OF
glycerine in a wineglassful of hot milk.
Tiny white spots. which sometimes
deface the fingernails. are caused by a
stoppage of the nutriment juices. 1t Is
almost impossible to remove them.
Wholesome food, fresh air, bathing,
proper clothing. plenty of sleep and the
absolute avoidance of tight lacing are
among the requisites for promoting
health and perfecting beauty.
Here is homemade toilet powder
which is very nice, indeed: Half a
pound Of starch, one ounce of orris
root, one-quarter dram of oil of ger
anium. Crush it free from Jumps and
add the oil or geranium drop by drop.
Dark circles and that baggy look be
meath the eyes are apt to be due to a
nervous or overtired physical condition
or to serious internal trouble, so be-
fore fussing or trying to do away with
1t by local applications it is well to
find out the deeper cause and be doc
tored for that.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
EMMY spoo,S.

Never throw away empty cotton
reels; they have a hundred uses. In
most kitchens there Is a row of nails
on which aprons and dishcloths are
hung, with the result that they are
frequently torn and rust-marked. This
will be prevented If you force on each
nail one Of your empty reels; nothing
could make a more useful peg. A spool
will make an excellent stop to prevent
the door from opening too far and
banging the furniture Cover the spool
with thick cloth to prevent its injuring
the varnish of the door and screw it
firmly to the flooring in the position
required. Often enough one finds the
door of a cupboard provided with no
better means of opening than key
hole. You can make an effective knob
by screwing on p"other of those ever.
useful spools.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

Skirts trimmed with folds Of silk or
velvet ribbon In tuck effects can have
any necessary piercing for frightening
or freshening the dress at lower part,
done beneath one of these binds, and
the same holds good for waists similar
~ ornan-ented. Frequently a waist is
found to be hopelessly short-waisted.
and for such instances the crOss-wise
folds seem especially TO have been in
vented. Make the folds take a slight
upward curve to the middle front from
sides and there place little loop bows
A dress sent to be dyed should have
the hem ripped out. as the mark ordin-
arily at hem edge is effaced during the
process.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Square Rooms.

There are square rooms and square
rooms; some furnish well and others do
not. A woman who owned a tiny house
in the suburbs decided that her dining
room was not attractive. 1t had one
window facing west and one south. 1t
was an old house with low ceilings. so
1t seemed not inharmonious with the
easement window along the southern
side. The easement had three sections
and took up about twice as much room
as the single window it replaced, but
she had it cut high enough in the wall
to allow a long low buffet to stand be-
meath it and. behold, the homely square
apartment was transformed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Your Husbands People.

Be as courteous and considerable to
your husbands people as you would be
to your own.
Do not think that every fault found.
every disagreeable word uttered, is di-
rected at you.
Don't gossip to your husband about
his people. Tell him of the pleasant
things they do and not Of the unpieas-
ant things.
. Do not try to keep him from them.
Encourage his devotion to those of his
own kin, and you can be certain it will
not be greater than it is for you.
Be helpful, If you can, to them; be
hospitable, but do not overflow with
condolences that you had better keep
to yourself.
When you married your husband you
married his family. in way. and you
can show no greater love and tender
ness TO him than by giving and invit-
Ing love and respect from his people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Does 1t Really Pnx,

Does 1t pay to darn stockings repeat
ediy amid multitude OF other tasks
in order to save money that it may be
spent for a silk petticoat, an extra
Ieatner In ones hat, or an expensive
dessert for dinner? Does it pay to
stand at the ironing board and smooth
out ruffies and laces for children to
wear once, perhaps. when it means a
mother so tired out that she can not
repress impatient words later in the
day? Does it pay to do without the
occasional days help in the kitchen?
No; none of these things ever pays in
anything but heartache and tired
nerves. in temper and friction. The
housewives best friend is a sense of
proportion"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

solemnly, "the enemies of American lib
erty have made mighty and subtle efforts
to overthrow our power. A more danger
Gus man, for his means and education, is
not ranked among our foes than this ped
der Of WestcheSter. He is a spy-artful,
delusive and penetrating beyond the abili-
ties of any of his class. He would have
saved Andre. Indeed, young man. this is
connection. that may prove fatal to
you"
The honest indignation that beamed on
the countenance of the aged warrior. was
met by a look of perfect conviction on
the part of his comrades.
II have ruined him. cried Frances,
clasping her hands in terror: do you
desert us? then he is lost. indeed
"Forbear lovely innocent-forbear ~
said the colonel, with strong emotion
you injure none, but distress us ALL"
Remand your prisoner" said one of
the judges to the officer who had the
charge of Henry. Colonel Singleton,
shall we withdraw"
Singleton Singleton :" echoed Fran
ces then you are father, and know
how to pity a fathers woes; you cannot,
will not, wound heart that is now near
ly crushed. Hear me. Colonel Singleton
as God will listen to your dying prayers,
hear me, and spare my brother ~
Remove her." said the colonel, gently.
Colonel Singleton! how lately was
your own son in suffering and in danger
under the roof of my father he was cher
ished-under my fathers roof he found
shelter and protection. Oh suppose that
son, the pride of your age, the solace and
protection of your infant children, and
then pronounce my brother guilty, il you
dare!''
what right has Heath to make an
executioner of me! ~ exclaimed the vet
eran, 6ercely, rising with face flushed
like fire. "But 1 forget myself; come,
gentlemen, let us mount; our painful
duty must be DONE"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Keep bills.

1t Is well to keep every bill, paid or
not, for an indefinite period. One never
knows when mistakes may occur or
when dishonesty may be attempted.
The steel bill files are all very well,
though they are not remarkable for
their neatness or order, but a better
way is to use large scrap book and
paste the bills in alphabetical order,
according to the names of those by
whom they are preferred. therein. If
possible, it would be well TO prepare
the leaves like those of en- address
book, so that 1t would be easy to find
any bill at any time. OF course. this is
only cheaper homemade substitute
for regular letter file, which is the
very best thing for the purpose.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

Don't invite more guests than you
can seat comfortably at your table. A
space of two feet should be allowed for
each person.
Don't send your plate away, or APP
pear to have done eating, till your
guests have all finished.
Don't discuss politics or religious
matters unless you know your guests
are all in sympathy with you.
Don't press your guests to take more
or to partake of any special kind of
food. They know they are welcome to
all they want and such pressing is en-
barraSSing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Cboo,,nr n prosess,or.

There would not be so many failures
If girls would not attempt work beyond
their powers. The great object is TO
make a comfortable living. and you are
far more likely to do this if you get rid
of the ''genteel'' idea. 1t matters not
what work you do. but how you do it.
No work is well done that is not done
intelligently. You will gain more re-
spect and consideration for a well-cook-
ed dinner than for an ill-spelt typed
letter, and the master of house viii
have higher opinion of his children's
trustworthy nurse than for his not too
reliable shorthand-typist. If girls about
to leave school are wise, they will ask
for training which will enable them to
enter the home rather than the offise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

The average American is blase al
most before the ERglish girl is ready
to leave her school. says writer in
the World Magazine. The English girl
never leaves her governess and home
before she is IS. while at the same age
the American girl has seen much of the
world.
Yet the American girl retains her vi
vacity and her interest in everything,
AMI it is that one quality, 1 think,
above all others that wins for her the
admiration of the Englishwoman
The American woman never looks to
her husband rs master, while the Eng
llshwoman is taught to do so from her
birth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Country Stationery.

Stationery for country houses is
ever before, as even small places are
now given name, which must be
blocked out upon the writing paper, to
follow fashions demand Self-tone or
white are the styles preferred for this
lettering, and in many homes those at
tractive presses, that stamp out letter
heads are used.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Dog. and Musical Tones.

The capacity Of dogs to distinguish
musical tones has been made the sub,
1ect of elaborate experiments by DIR.
Otto Kalischer, of Berlin, and the re.
suits have just been published in the
proceedings of the Berlin Academy OF
Sciences DR.. Kalischer trained his
dogs to pick up and eat morsels Of
meat set before them only when a Ger.
tain note was sounded
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Serving Fruit.

Fruit may be served on large round,
fiat dish, or in a fruit bowl or fruit
dish. 1t is very pretty to use the natu-
raj leaves If they can be procured, for
garnishlng the dish. The fruit should
be passed, and each person be given a
fruit plate and fruit knife and finger
bowl. The finger bowl is placed ON the
fruit plate and should be lifted and set
to ones left before helping ones self
to fruit. A nice way to eat an orange
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

CLOTHES LINE HELPstrip having a
longitudinal groove equal in diameter
to the clothes line. The center of the
strip is slightly narrower than the
ends and carries n movable ring. AS
shown in the Illustration. the ends OF
the strips are placed over the ends OF
the articles to be suspended for dry
ing. The ring is then forced to either
end, which causes the grove to tightly
grip the line and thus hold the gar
ments in place.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Removing sxafn.

Fresh fruit stains can generally be
removed by pouring boiling water
through them. If they prove obstinate,
rub with half lemon dipped into salt,
then wash the garment. Javelle water
will surely accomplish it, but the ut
most care insult be exercised in using it
or rather, eashing every trace of it
away after the stain has been removed
Or the result will surely be hole.
To remove coffee stains rub thoroughly
with pure. clean glycerin; this Will re-
move stains caused by coffee from
wooden and other materials. The place
lukewarm water and ironed on the
wrong side until dry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Women Have Stock sho,,

Not only do Englishwomen run their
own farms, but they have their own
stock shows. The Woman's Agricul-
tural and Horticultural Union has been
having an exhibit. 1t is the first of
its kind ever held, and no doubt the
American woman farmer will follow
the reports with interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
To XIII the EIie.

Some one gives the information that
flies do not like the old-fashioned
woodbine or Virginia creeper, and will
not enter the door over which it i:
twined. Another remedy for them is
to give them dose of fine black pep
per mixed with brown sugar and mois
tened with condensed milk This is
easy enough to try.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

| 1t Is forty-two years since the Civil
War was brought to close. Few Of
the survivors of the 1906, 800 Federal
soldiers who were in the field can to-
day be less than CO years of age. The
roll Of the veterans is shrinking rap
idly.
Last February. in passing the service
pension law, Congress provided that
any person who had served ninety days
in the army or navy during the Civil
War and held an honorable DISCHARGE
should get an honorable pension OF $12
month on reaching the age of GO. It
was assumed that there would follow q
large increase In the pension lists. So
far 3SS,000 applications have been re
ceived. OF these 9s1a per cent are
from veterans who had already been
drawing pensions at lower rates and
only ~ per cent from new applica-
lions.
The number of new pensions is 50
small that ii does not nearly make up
for the natural decrease in the old
rolls. Last month the Pension Bureau
records show 3,516 old soldiers died,
while only $50 names were added to
the rolls. This death rate was unprece-
dentedly high. In the last eleven
months, allowing for new pensions, the
total decrease was 5000, only about
4 e-half the April rate, but with each
year the death list may be expected to
lengthen.
BY June 30, 1906, the total number
Of pensions had fallen to 9S4,971. in
Guiding 273,552 widows and dependents.
About two-thirds of the total number
of pensioners are Civil War veterans
AS there were 2.666,999 Federal sol
diers in the field, and 110,070 men were
killed in action and died of wounds and
24S45S died of disease, accident or
other causes. it would appear that only
about one-fourth Of the Federal sol
diers who survived the Civil War are
alive and drawing pensions. This Is
a much smaller proportion than is CON-
monty believed and it is subject to
a steady and rapid reduction.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
CHAPTER XIy.-fContinued.,

CHAPTER XIX.-(C ontinued.)
Live, Isabella, my sister, my only
sister, cried the youth. with a burst of
sorrow that he could not control; my
father. my poor father
There is the sting of death: but he
is soldier and a Christian. Miss Whar-
ton. l would speak OF what interests you
while yet l have strength for the task.
The world is still before you. and why
should | disturb the little happiness it
may afford Dream on. lovely innocent,
and may God keep the evil day of knowl-
edge far distant.s
"Oh. there is even now little left for
me to enjoy" said Frances, burying her
face az am heart-stricken in all that l
most loved"
~ interrupted Isabella: "you have
one inducement to wish for life, that
pleads strongly in a woman's breast. 1t
Is delusion that nothing but death can
destroy. Miss Wharton. if there breathes
a spirit congenial to Dunwoodie's. and
worthy Of his love. it is your own"
A flush of fire passed over the face of
the listener, and she raised her eyes. fash
ing with an ungovernable look vi delight,
TO the countenance of Isabella. who
watched her emotion with look that
partook both of pity and admiration.
"Such have been the feelings that
have escaped" she continued; yes, Miss
Wharton, Dunwoodie is wholly yours"
BE just to yourself, my sister," ex-
claimed the youth ''let no romantic gen.
erosity cause you to forget your own
character"
in justice to Dunwoodie must
speak: and for the same reason. my
brother, you must listen. By hs act or
word has Dunwoodie ever induced me to
believe he wished me more than friend {;
nay. latterly, / have had the burning
shame of thinking that he avoided my
presence"
Would he dare?" said Singleton, fierce
-Iy.
Peace. my brother, and listen" con-
tinued Isabella, rousing herself with an
effort that was final: here is the inno-
cent justi6able cause. But one word
more-for / feel that blood, which ever
flowed too swiftly, rushing where nature
never Intended it to go. Woman must
be sought to be priced: her life is one
of concealed emotions: blessed are they
whose early impressions make the task
free from hypocrisy, for such only can
be happy with men like-like Dunwoodie."
Her voice failed, and she sank back on
her pillow in silence, ard, with slight
ccnvulsion. expired.
The sun broke forth, on the morning
that. succeeded this night of desolation,
in unclouded luster, and seemed to mock
the petty SORROWS of those who received
his rays.
A retired and lovely spot was selected
near the foot of adjacent rocks. and such
rude preparations were made as the time
and the situation of the country permit
ted for the burial of Miss Singleton. A
few of the neighboring inhabitants COL
lected- from curiosity and interest, and
Miss Peyton and Frances wept in sin
certify over her grave. The solemn offices
of the church we're performed by the min
lister who he'd so lately stood forth to
officiate in another and very different
duty; and Lawton bent his head, and
passed his hand across his brow. while
the words that accompanied the first clod
were inferred
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

the excuse Of asking a pretty, carefully
gowned woman out to dinner 1t is the
little things that count that cause the
rupture, ard the woman who neglects
her personal appearance because no
one is coming home to dinner but the
husband, is on the road to lose the adj
miration that she curled and crimped
aid tortured herself to win.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Dressing for chubby

Imagine tired man, stopped with
the dizziness of the Office grind, coming
home to frowzy wife, slip-shodding
about in slippers down at the heel and
trailing a bedraggled garment that she
calls cast-off tea gown. 1t Is enough
20 keep him downtown and give him
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Not very CompIimentarx

"Women as sex are such poor
things" said Lady Wolseley recently,
and she declared that they were Gre
ated out of the leavings, anf that
woman was made of scraps left after
the creation of man, and moreover,
she is two parts cat and part angel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
Hats Set Firmly ON Head

The craze for backward tipped hats
has subsidized somewhat, and 1t looks
as though it would never live to reach
this side of the water. At present the
hat set firm on the head Is the leader
there and here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
For Mothers.

In all your intercourse with children.
remember these things: Learn to gov.
ern yourself before you try to govern
them. Have reason to respect yourself
before expecting them to respect you.
Don't say in their hearing what you
wouldn't like to hear them say. Never
correct them when you are angry your
self. Pay not the slightest attention to
tale-bearing. They will learn politeness
and kindness and gentleness thou
sand times better from your daily ex.
ample than from years of precept.-
Home Chat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05

Now there is the vacuum comb that
is used in Paris to clean the hair. All
that is necessary in Paris is to pass
the comb through the hair and every
particle of dirt Is removed after the
manner of other vacuum cleaners.
What might be the result in some of
our dirty American cities is problem
oficn1