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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-02-20
NEW HOTEL AND
RESTAURANT

II. 5. Beecham, the young
man who is to be associated with
Mr.. Jones in the new hotel and
restaurant near the city park is
hard at work with carpenters in
the remodeling and cleaning up.
They will have a forty-foot lunch
counter and a dining room in
connection, while the upstairs is
to be rebuilt and arranged into
rooming quarters which will be
modern and first class.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-02-20

Messrs. Pierson, Lars johnson,
A. Engblon and A. Donielson
went to the mountains this week
to assist in getting out telephone
poles for the telephone company
of this city. The company re-
ceived several carloads this week.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-02-20
THE IRON HAND.
tBy Jean HamiltOn.)

by Jean Hamilton.)
Never touch a prickly nettle
With a gentle, tender clasp,
Take it IKE a man Of mette,
In firm, relentless grasp.
Tender handed, there'l be stinging
TO repay YOU for your pains,
Hand of iron upon it bringing
Only sickness remains.
1t is thus with common natures,
Treated kindly they will sting
When you're harsh as nutmeg graters,
You can lead them with a string.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-02-20

If you have been thinking of buying
you had better come to the office
and get price on the lot you want
before the other fellow does. We
are selling on small monthly pay
ments, but would accept the cash.
in order to make trade.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-02-20

New goods arriving daily at
divers.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-02-20

Cueensware Of all kinds at
divers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
OUR CHILDREN

Let C-.---ren Be Children
Writers and lecturers are constant,
1rglrg the duty Of parents being com
panIons to their children. 1t is undoubt
odly desirable that they should be. but
with our modern life in apartments and
.l2ts, L sometimes question whether the
little ones are not thrown too much with
heir parents, and a danger does not
threaten on too close companionship
With elders. A child needs certain
amount of freedom and relaxation from
2ffort, and the constant association OF
older people is apt to be too stimulating.
Particularly is this the case when the
,ompaniorship is on the mothers rather
han on the child's level
Mothers, let us be children with our
children, rather than make them old be-
gond their years in the knowledge and
ways of the world Childhood at best is
of short duration, and we should so bring
up our children that in after years they
may say with St Paul, when I was
a child, ] thought as child and -spakc
IS child" Let them leave to manhood
The putting away of childish things.
Teaching a Child Moral Responsibility
Among many experiences bearing upon
he relation OF parents, school and child,
he wise and judicious action of father
oward a wilful and capricious daughter
seems most worthy to be told.
The little girl was twelve years old /
when she enrolled herself Is a member
i a School Garden, of which I was
supervisor. In this particular garden
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23

portioned lining and outside drapery
with the seams IN the right places and
running at a proper slant, viii make a
figure hook entirely different from one
with careless cutting which IS called "a
hi, simply because the figure fills ii
smoothly and there are no wrinkles.
Adapting The Shoulder Seams
If you will look at any pattern YOU
will notice an extension above the sl1cul-
der seam on the front sections When
the bust size is larger than that OF
the pattern, judgment will tell you that
increased room IS required on both the
length and breadth Note also that il
IS necessary TO extend the neck-line cor
respondingly. that the fit at this point
shall be snug and properly close.
This IS not lesson III drafting: il
Is just 4 careful and experienced dress
makers way of adding inches where she
knows they are needed. | call your at
tc-tion here 10 an extension at the IN
deTarm seam, principally because | want
10 show how, when you do this, you
must also extend on the lower part OF
the armhole Increase on the length OF
the shoulder-line will rarely be neces-
sary. as that line iengthens III almost
lAipeI6SpLlDl6 proportion u ut lSSl OF
the figure. For the same reason, though
the lower part OF the French dart seam
may need an increase, it viii not likely
be necessary IN the upper part
Large waist Measure
When the waist measure IS very large
II proportion to the bust, there viii
probably be more increase at the front
Than the back, and most Of this must
probably Be allowed at the dart and
center-front. II the abdominal develop
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23

each child owned an individual plot, in
which vegetables were raised, the plot
! being attended to three times weekly,
after school hours in the spring and fall.
and In the mornings during vacation
About the middle of July, Marion came
to me.
Miss Bennett" she said, Il am going
to give up my garden"
Why, Marion" exclaimed, what is
the natter"
We'll, it's hot, and I'm tired OF it;
50 | am going to leave"
| argued with the child TO- so--e Il,
but without effect. Two DAYS later. nov
ever, she appeared with her class -
usual
Il am going to keep my garden" she
announced. My father says | have to
keep it. He says / entered this work OF
my own free will, planted my seeds. and
now ] must stay and care for my plants
until the garden ends" And she reso-
lutely set to work When the season
ended she said:
Pm glad l stayed. I have seen the
thing through"
Marion has been a Successful gardener
now for four seasons. Under the guid-
ance of wise father she has acquired
perseverance and loyalty to work Under
aiken. She has learned that when she
voluntarily commits herself to q course
If action, she must accept certain re-
incident to that action, and
hat she cannot shirk those RESPONSE
,ilities without forfeitinr the esteem OF
hose whom. she holds dear.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23

are normal, or nearly so, follow 1t care
fully.
1t is useless for amateur or PROBES
sional to try TO improve upon it, for il
can't be done. But if the bust measure
is perhaps 40 inches, and the waist So
aud have really had such measures
submitted 20 rne-you can make such
changes on a 42-inch pattern that you
need have no more trouble.
Lining PStterH
Most waist patterns rcn 10 40 and
some to - inches bust measure. and a
plaln-htted French lining pattern with
no Oycr-draPeTy) may be bought as
large as 80 inches bust. strongly ad-
wise getting one Of these patterns. III
y0ur o1l7! bgst Si5c. If possible. and.
using II as guide. make a new pattern
altered TO Your other measures. Once this
lining pattern is made to ut Won cor
rectly. you have a model for all future
occasions. 4 waist lining IS not cut in
so many pieces, for it does not extend
over the hips, where practically the
greatest number OF ftting-seams are re-
CURED A front portion with dart.
Z back and either one or two side-forms,
are all that are required in the lining OF
4 draped waist
The points Of enlargement will be the
same in the lining with fewer pieces,
as in the French lining, with greater
number OF seams; only on the latter a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
TALKS ON DRESSMAKING
4 Simple and Sure Method of Adapting Waist
Pattern

~ VERY now and then I receive a
letter from some reader who gives
me her measurements (Which
~'~ are greater than those OF the
largest patterns) and asks how she can
get a pattern By which she can make
her own dresses Usually these meas
urerentS besides being greater in
inches. are in very different proportions
from those of a paNsrn. Each set of
measurements that l receive III this way
would require i special cut-to-measure
pattern. as no two. even with same bust
measure. have waist and other measures
10 correspond.
Now, it is no pax of the business Of
the seller Of patterns TO tell his clients
how to prepare their own, but | feel
that | want it TO be my business, as sym
pathizing adviser with the home-dreSs-
maker (and the professional, too, If she
wants my help, % explain away the
difficulties and poiT.t out the ways that
are simple-when you know them.
Mysteries of DressmaRIng
DreSsmaking. to woman who knows
absolutely nothing about it, seems such
dreadful and mysterious undertaking
that | am filled with admiration Of the
courage and pluck of some of my cor
respondents, whose. questions prove their
lack OF knowledge A good pattern IS
a well-planned and acknowledgment model
tor your USE and when your proportions
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23

ment is correspondingly full, the new
cutting lines will run toward each other
again at the lower part of the dart,
| instead of being practically straight from
| the waist-line to the lower edge Trans7
| fer to the edges of these new cutting!
! lines all the notches in the patterns
| edges, in the same relative positions
The underarm gore is increased about
| The same quantity at each edge, but at
the top the line must be extended, that
it may join the extension at the arm
hole edge OF the front.
Arranging the Back
Though an over-lo1g s,.o-ltcr-line is
unbecoming to a stout fig,.re, the width
across the back should be sufficient to
avoid any drawn look Measure a dress
that fits comfortably across, and if this
pattern needs increasing divide the
quantity, making a little at the center
back, little on each edge of the French
back seam (starting the increase just
below the shoulder and little at the
arrnho1e edge Allow an extension at
the top of each of the two side forms
Considering these directions has
brought to my mind the principal argu-
ment in favor of the pattern with a
seam allowance, If it needs an argument.
Whatever disposition on the cloth you
make of the pieces Of such pattern,
whether TO fit in as closely to each other
as possible for economy in cutting. =
separate in order TO allow little extra
seam in a material that raveis, or TO
permit necessary increases at any figure
point-yonr se11t is Gl7gdys safe You
do not need to consider it ard allow
for If. or perhaps forget it and ruin the
goods
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23

smartncss that is very desirable. The
cutter edge of the ring is caught to the
under edge of the button This setting
gives a finish that looks very compli-
Gated.
If you wish something very chic, make
a button of white satin, paint Dres-
den flower in the center, and mount it
in a ring of gold cord; this cord in
silver or gold sells three yards for ten
cents, and i may be combined most
effectively II the making of applique
bands. These bands are used on many
of the expensive dresses, as narrow
vests and panels, or TO outline the square
neck or jumper Of dresses that are worn
over a thin yoke or blouse They are
made of chiffon or ret foundation, and
show elaborate combination of embroid-
cry, silver or gold threads and soutache
braids To buy them one must have
dollars; to make them, only a little
sense
"Oh," you say, cts all very we'll to
tell such things to an expert needle
woman, but what of the girl who can't
enbroider? WHAT of herr" OF one
thing you may be assured, and that is,
that she is of my own kin. For her
the latch-string hangs always on the
outside of the Little Shop in Arcadia,
where these Dollars-and- Sense ideas are
originated. and put to a practical test
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23

smaller addition on each seam will pro-
dpce the desired increase. The ideal
method is TO cut the French lining, fit
or have 1t fitted carefully (you can do
1t yourself If YOU take time to IT'D, then
put it on a bust form and pad it where
needed to make 1T firm and strong and
according to your own shape.
Value CT Bust Fern
Bus forms are OF several kinds.
There is the extension form. that every
one who can possibly afford it will have
Failing this, a much lighter and more
cheaply~made form Of papier-mache is
sold in the large department stores OF
every CRY. These are not adjustable,
but are sold in the different bust sizes.
My mother had q favorite proyerb
with which 70 meet my youthful excuses
the nee6se was bent. the scissors not
sharp ~ poor workman always
bla1nes his tools. OF kindred belief
must be I. courageous and determined
friend who has written me that, finding
It impossible for the tir--e being 70 ~
a bust form, she took a fiat stick, nailed
across it as shoulder support another
shorter stick, then wound and rewound
about them straw and hay, until the i'm
ProylSed form approached the shape and
size. Then she pinned the lining over
it and completed the padding with hand
fuls where needed.
Others have pinned the lining around
a pillow. or e@en two, though it is not
50 easy 10 get good shape in this way.
Because the lining IS filled s1ugly, a
well-shaped figure does not naturally re-
suit, and that is a lesson that stou. wonl-
en- and the makers OF their dresses
should take TO heart. A properly pro-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
Accessories

By accessories I mean vest, buttons,
or whatever trimming you may select.
For "a small girl make a blue serge
coat Line it with cretonne, being care
full to choose a stripe, or a shadowy de
sign. Make the cuffs and Tevers of
green velvet, Dresden silk showing "a
blue ground, or better still, if yon have
a collar and cuff set of white linen, done
in the reyelet work, that was SO much
used last winter, use that. Not, of
course, as it is now, but after you have
transformed it into an expensive nov
city. Edging the scallops is band of
solid green cretonne, caught with French
knots of black The eyelets are made
solid by basting pieces of cadet-bfue
linen beneath them; they are held in
place with knots of green, and in the
center OF each is a knot of burnt orange
The cost of such coat will be:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
The Collz-s Girls D-,1ainG

For the college girl home for the
holidays, serpcntIne crepe OF pale pink
or bIuc, the undcrblouse of net and the
waist done with spray Of ribbon
roses, may be made for less than five
doll2rs-2 smell sum tor invest for th.s
pleasure it will give.
A recent letter from Paris told me
of the very charming da@ciag frocks
that are fashioned Of haHd-paiatcd
tissue and mousscline They are painted
in splashy conventional designs aad are
of course most expensive, but the same
effect may be obtained by the usc of
sheer white or palc-tintc1 o1g-"I!c.
Don't sew up the scam in yoQr skirt
till the design has been painted H. II
To do this shadow work, which i cry
simple, more effective, and far prefer
able for thin or soft materials than
stcnciling, sketch your design ON heavy
paper, and basic it und-r the organdie.
Wash the flowers in with water colors,
and outline them with irregular splashcs
Of black, working just as you woald on
paper. If you cannot draw your own
design, and are "ten miles" from a de-
signer, you may find a design on a SCRAP
OF wallpaper or Crctonne Trace this
on piece of organize, and haste it
over heavy paper. Basting the model
10 the material is preferable to Dinnina.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
THE LATEST COMBINATION FAD

'1e woman with dollars; bat certain it is
That there are more good-iooking ma
terlals offered at inexpensive prices than
ever before. And the dict2tors Of fash
ion, too, must have had her in mind,
for many Of the prevailing styles show
dresses Of plain materials with wide plaid
or striped bands at the loot OF the Skirt,
offering to the ingenious endless .Op-
portunities for the combining Of short
lengths; and so the girl with limited
allowance may go forth joyfully to do
her winter shopping, being assured that
there are many good things awaiting
her
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
A REDFERN GOWN

il that they are made up, so that not
only 2~c tIsy SCI in the minds eye"
of the originator, but by the critical eyes
of the Court Of Dollars, And so The
Girl Who Can't ErnDroidcr' may in
vest less than dollar, less than a days
work, ard no cvesight at all, and still
have hand-enbroidcred bands that are
as effective as any OF tic imported o"cs
the shops arc offering at faacy prices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
Desirable Materials

Broadcloth, OF course, makes the hand-
| soonest street dress one may have, but
! the durable serge and ChcyiOt and the
new ChevrOn stripes are in great demand
| for tailor suits. Many conservative
women invariably choose their winter
suit Of black, adding touch of color
! with hat or blouse to do away with a
mourning effect
1t is IncOnspiCuOus, and therefore may
| be worn for more than 4 season without
noticeable comment 1t is as suitable
for church as it is for shopping, and
| the addition of light gloves and ! fancy
hat makes It appropriate for even rather
CeremOnlOuS occasions Bit if black is
not desired, dark blue or brown is equal
ly as serviceable
A dark blue serge could be made most
effective If a vest of black satin, and
blue covered buttons set in black, be
used. The seams should be finished with
a black satin piping, and as they are
straight, satin ribbon mounted on a
cotton cord, instead of the more sex-
pensive bias satin, may be nsed.
Suggestion for q Brown Dress
A brown dress with buttons and PIP
ing, showing a touch of burnt orange,
would be most satisfactory Many of
the new models show these narrow satin
pipingS, and a lavish use Of fancy but
tons of looscly-wound cord or satin.
They may be copied for less than one
fifth the price asked in the stores.
A black dress could have buttons of
black silk cord, and an adjustable vest
or rather two veSts-one of silk showing
touch of gold braid, and one for
everyday wear of green denim or white
0aQue. with a narrow piping of Gre
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
A Now FaIl snit and Hat

All the new coats are extremely long
,0ming well below the knee, and the
rmal waistliue is defined A Frint-
IS suit of dark gray serge is shown
re, the coat and skirt having the
Geme trig, tailor finish that marks
THE smart printzcss models A pretty
nat of gray velvet shirred over a big
frame, and trimmed with punches Of
suit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
An Effective Desi~n

They are offering in the, shops a three
inch cream insertion that sells for ten
cents a yard. This is the way one wom-
an is using it. A heavy black silk
floss is run in and out the edge The
outer edge Of the design is run with a
small silver cord then in Tie same holes
is run a strand of blue floss. The curved
figure in the center is run with pink
floss, then with the silver cord. The
French knots are Of black. The space
between the design and the edge of the
lace, and the rings arc buttonholcd in
black. Another design is two-inch
white insertion showing a Wall of Troy
in a stamp that shows up very much
like a soutache bra.l. Tie edges are
run in and OFT fist with a god cord,
then with blue silk. The design is out
lined by catching the gold cord with
black silkotiae. Of course the color5
should be determined by the material
for which the trimming is intended.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
For the Little Girl

For the Little Girl
For the littlest girl, a coat that is
both serviceable and dressv NAV be made
of feece-lined plque. Buttons and bands,
if sparingly used of white cretonne,
showing small lowered design, will
give a Partisan air. Such a coat may
be made for less than two dollars:
Al yards of pique at 50 cents a
yard .ST.75
I yard of striped cretonne. ...... IS
button molds. Observation-Disclosures. .O5
Thread OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .o5
Total. .....---............... $I.7o
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
velveteen Returns to Favor

The French 1ressmakers after lem
porarily leaving yelvetcens on the shelf
have taken them up with gusto, and
many OF the new fall costumes for
drcssy wear show veIvetccns in conibin-
alton with other fabrics less heavy
This graceful frock by Drecol is of
wolfe ninon in q deep wine color shade,
and the heavy Bounce of velveteen adds
dignity as well as richness to the COS
tune
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
Making Buttons

Making Buttons
The making of fancy buttons and ap-
p1ique is as simple as the results are
satisfactory. The buttons may be of
plain or plaid satin, or velvet, of Gre
tonne, or of brad wound loosely and
caught to a foundation, which covers a
mold. They may be mounted in a ring,
| btrttonholed m silk or silkotine, black,
rs a rule. for that gives a touch of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
a Mourning Trimming

A most effective mourning trimming
is combination of net, silk cord and flow
ers of dull ribbon. To make it, haste the
net over t1ssue-paper on which the de-
sign is drawn. The cord is whipped on.
and the flowers are held in place with
the French knot centers. They are of
No. ribbon, which is cut into r.
inch lengths. Each petal is formed by
doubling the ribbon, lacking the sides
of one end back to make a point, and
gathering the other end into the center.
A Very small silk cord is like the
proverbial needle in the haystacb; but
you can pull down the haystack and find
it, simply by untwisting a medium
sized cord. did this with a cord that
sells for four cents a yard, land | not
only got what | wished, but at a cost
of about one and one-third cents yard
The flowers may be of wider ribbon, or
of crepe. For colored dresses, satin or
velvet ribbon of the same or a contrast
ing color may be used.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
4 Freneh Eorcoat - Autumn TEaveIlng

The topcoat is1 fad in Paris just now,
and throughout the fall and winter
these smart, well cut coats will be worn
over morp1ng trotabout frocks, and for
travelling and snort motor rl1ns- This
coat of uoeIangc:iu a novelty weave has
a peculiar yet attractive cut The large
jet buttons set .ns metal rims are notice
ably new.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
Reborn Adberas to MOyenne Styles

Monsieur Redtern has been true t.
his first love, the Meyen-age costume
which he originated for the play which
made this style of costume famous. The
long, slender lines of the Moyenne
mode are expressed in this frock OF
,catawba mohair, in the lustrous perme-
finished weave. The embroidery on the
panels matches the ,catawba shade of thf
fabric