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the double hounce gives fulness around
the foot
Fringe, and yet more fringe, and velvet
trimmed with fringe must be included III
the newest fashions This fringe must be
the same color as the velvet or black-n'
color contrast in fringe and material ha.
as yet been permitted. There is no state,.
width for the fringe; it may be only an
inch wide, it may be three; every inch
adds to the cost, but for the benefit of
those women who have to count pennies
there may be comfort in the statement
that the narrower fringes are just as fash
ionable as the wider. There are wool
fringes and silk fringes and silk and wool
combined. Again there can be choice,
and it is not necessarily the most expen-
sive that is the most fashiOna BILE.
Return of Long Skirts.
Long skirts are in style once more and
there are few gowns more graceful than
those of velvet made with a train skirt.
Absolutely inappropriate save for the
more elaborate style of dress to be worn
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and the softer the texture the better.
In corduroy the dark colors are the
smartest with the exception OF a dark
gray. In velveteen any and every color
is fashionable. The cheaper grades of
velTeteen should be most carefully select
ed, for there is the disagreeable factor
TO De counted on that the material &C
cumulates dust and dirt most easily and
soon defaces. Corduroy is in some re-
spects a more serviceable material on
this account, but 1t, too, has a disaereeabIe
trick of showing marks and defacin1
easily. 1t Is often better economy. there
fore, to buy a more expensive quality. ths
difference in price soon being made ND for
Velyeteen, even in the cheaper Rradeu-
is excellent for tea gowns and most prae-
teal But the light colors should ha
selected, as the dark colcrs are too sombre
and are not appropriate. There are
shades of red, purple. blue and green In
the lighter tones that make most charm.
ing tea gowns. Cream lace as TRIMMING
or for the front makes a good contrast.
while with a cord and tassels or girdle Of
passementerie it is surprising how effec-
tive a garment can be turned out at COM
paratively small cost
Plush and velours are once again in
fashion, and the most exquisite qualities
of both these fabrics are made up into
evening wraps of all kinds, and shaded
The long loose mantles and the long coata
are equally popular, while there are also
short jackets of various styles Black l.
the smartest color, or it might be more
exact to say is the most universally
liked; the light shades are, however, be-
ing more and more used IN all evening
wraps White, pale yellow and most at
tractiye shade of pink are made up into
fascinating evening wraps
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If purple velvet on which are rows Of
tiny black velvet buttons. In the de-
scripGon this sounds as if the collar were
too much cut up. but in the hnisneo
garment it is effective and smart, while
the collar lies fat and fits well because
of the carefully Joined small pieces. inns
same model has been effectively copied IN
a smoke gray velvet, with the inlay OF
color in yellow-just the shade of yellow
that looks well with gray. Another et-
! fective combination is of brown velvet
with black satin and a touch of bright
cerise. This last is most suitable for
young girl, for the three colors, black,
brown and cerise, require TO be worn by
some one with a fresh, youthful complex
ion With gray hair the combination
would be terribly trying. The gray vel
vet with the yellow would be far better
with gray hair. Fortunately women have
at last realized that to dash madly at
cause 1t is fashionable is one of the best
methods to insure being badly dressed,
and now they take time and thought when
any selection Of coIors has to be made.
Double Skirts Popular.
Double skirts are to be seen on almost
every new velvet costume, or. 1t would be
more exact to say, the double skirt effect.
as the founce or fold is most cleverly
arranged to present the desired appear
ance without the cumbersome double
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terie or embroidered lace which will serve
o trim the gown smartly after the model
velvet train on a silk or satin gown
IS one of the winters styles that Is charm
ing and effective. 1t may be on the court
train order or the back of the gown can
be of velvet. and then just the front in
Pethcoat design. like the old pictures
viii the lace petticoats and the brocade
silk or velvet skirts. In short. velvet il a
material that this season is all important.
Velveteen and Corduroy.
Velveteen and corduroy in every con-
ceivable color are popular this winter, and
both plain and elaborate street costumes
are made of them. The wide ribbed cordu-
roy is the most effective and the smartest,
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can be of the same material and color as
the coat, or can be different, and it is
fashionable to combine materials Satin
as a trimming in combination with
velvet is always satisfactory, while cloth
with satin, or velvet, or both, produces
excellent results. The white revers
and collar are certainly most strik-
ing and generally becoming, but tins
fashion has been popular for very long
time now, and other color combinations
= % newer and also are satisfactory. An
extremely smart model for velvet cos
tume Il of the darkest blue velvet the
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MaisoD BaHoGM

double skirt has q straight front panel,
on which are two bands of black satin;
on the satin is heavy cording in braided
design. The medium length coat has q
band of this same trimming above the
normal waist line at the back, thus Civ
ing the desired short wasted appearance,
and the same sort of trimming forms
the cuffs. There is a wide round collar
at the back, which in front forms the
long pointed shawl collar. This is of
black sati The new touch is given by
the collar at the back being In several
pieces-6Ye in aIl-end three Of them are
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require trimming except in the waist
This trimming can be Of the most mex
pensiye order and yet it can be effective,
If simple. Plain velvet or satin can be
used effectively with silk, and if the colors
are well chosen tn contrast is striking,
and then no embroidery or lace Is required
except just across the front of the
waist, bet=cen the iolds of the silk on
the one side and the velvet fold on the
other. If economy must be the watch
word cjSver shopper viii often find
among the remnants q bit Of passemen-
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Dark Blue Velvet Gown (Front sView)
Maiso0 BARRON
BY MRS. A. T. ASHMORE.

EELEET is more fashionable than
ever this season, in spite of the
" many new materials that have
been brought I'd to take its
place. and is used not only for
street costumes but for afternoon
and evening gowns. There are so many
new colors. so many different shades of
color and so many new weaves of velvet
that a woman could wear nothing else and
yet have a variety in her winter outfit.
The velvet costume is delightfully."- smart
and becoming and is worn by young girls
as well as by older women. All colOrs are
fashionable, but black is the safest invest
ment that can be made. although the new
colors are certainly most alluring. The
extremely dark, almost black, blue is be-
coming to any complexion, while the dark
brown is unusually attractive also, and the
new purples must not be omitted from the
list. There are bright shades of these and
of all colors for those who want bright
effects. while in soft tones of gray and tan
there are many charming shades.
Varying Coat Lengths.
After many most disquieting rumors in
regard to the fashiona BILE length of coats
there is more latitude than ever permitted. !
and, in truth, there is no hard and fast
rule laid down. There are some most at
tractive and rather fanciful short jackets
but equally attractive are the hip length
ones, and, again, there is one length. near
ly thirty-six inches, that in fur or velvet
is popular and extremely becoming with
the fronts longer than the back. Belted
coats are to be seen, and the strap across
the back is one of the details character
Istic of this winters style, the belt, or, !
ather, band being placed to give the
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ton the long skirt looks far smarter an'
is more becoming. This is certainly a.
age of specialization and dress is in keel
ing with the age. 1t does not necessarily
lead to added expense, but, on the con
rary, a gown that is suitable for eact
'icaSlOn insures a woman being cor
"ectly and smartly gowned at all times
1t is a well known fact that the woman
who wears her street gown only in the
street and when she goes home dons a
house gown. does not buy half as many
tailor gowns as the woman who wears
hers indiscriminately for all occasions.
AT first glance it would appear that all
this means extravaganza, but it is prac-
teal and economical and far smarter.
Velvet evening gowns are exquisitely
beautiful this winter, the tones of color
ing are so soft and becoming and there
is such a wonderful variety Of color.
Puppies are most fashionable, and there
are many shades. from the palest mAuve
or orchid to deep Parma violet There
are superb beaded laces and trimming
and the most expensive of laces used to
trim the velvet evening gowns, which are
hardly the evening gowns for the woman
with a slender purse, for in order to carry
out the fashion as it should be carried
out only the expensive silk velvet can be
utilized, and the trimming must be in ac-
cord. The same graceful models that are
exhibited for velvet evening gowns can
be copied in other and much less costly
fabrics. and this is far wiser than to at
tempt cheaper quality of either velvet or
trimming. The most effective velvet
gowns are on the simplest order-the beau
tiful material draped around the figure in
classic folds, not cut into tunic and double
skirt. Often the only trimming is a band
of superb embroidery over one shoulder
and diagonally across the bust.
Silk Again in Favor.
For evening gowns silk has again re-
turned to favor, nd, strangI to relate,
often a silk gown can be bIilt on the
same model as is provided for ct. The
new silks are exquisite in texture, Jft,
with satin lustre. heavier than the ordi-
nary taffeta and yet not thick Changeable
effects are smart and wonderfully becom-
ing. Like velvet, these silk gowns do not
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short wasted effect that stil continues
to be fashionable.
Wide aaring revers are marked feat.
ure of this seasons eOaA The.e ,ever,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
First Floor Plan

Ing located in the country or in the
outskirts of the old home village. At
the present time we are just in the
midst of revival of domestic archi-
lecture, especially in regard to sub
urban building. The dwelling house
that is at once comely and convenient
seems likely to become the typical
house of rural America, and even in
the towns the leaven has begun to
work
1t is apt to be in the country rather
than the town that this worther type
OF domestic architecture flourshes
The town house is apt to be cramped
by the narrOwness Of it's site. by the
limitations Of its outlook, by the build
ing line and by the character of the
neighbOring houses. 1t may in itself
be an excellent piece of work, but the
surroundings are not favorable to it,
In the country, conditions favor the
architect, not b; making his task an
easy one. but by investing it with in
terest On narrow rectangular plot,
wedged in between existing houses
and gardens on three sides and a road
way on the fourth, an architect may
indeed exhibit skill in minimizing the
inherent defect Of the site, but
it is not surprising that he should
feel little enthusiasm for such a task.
AS matter of fact he is seldom call
ed upon to undertake it; still the
owners and builders commonly con-
slider that there is little call for the
special skill Of the architect in dealing
with these commonplace city condi-
tions.
the problems of building even small
houses, are SO varied, so complex and
so interesting that architectural skill
Is essential if the buildings are to be
anything like a success. To put up
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Tho SubtIety Of Him.

John, DEAR" said Mabel. as her lord
and master entered the house, I've
Just had a letter from mother, and
she is coming to visit US. 1t is a pref.
ty expensive trip for little Muddy, and
l wondered if We couldn't help her out
a little"
"Of course we can" said John, Civ.
ing his wife a generous kiss. Just
you write and tell her that III be only
too glad to pay for her railroad ticket
back home again as soon as she de.
cides to go."-Harper's Weekly.
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Mr.. William A. Radford Will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers of
this paper. On account of his wide eKpe
rience as Editor Author and Manufac-
turer. he is. without ioubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago. Ill, and only en-
close tWo-Cent stamp for reply.
The most noticeable thing in archi-
lecture and building at the present
time is the popular interest seen on
all sides in regard to the planning and
designing of houses, especially those
in suburban and country neighbor-
hoods The American Home" has al
ways been more than a tradition, and
this home we always think of as be-
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houses in a beautiful country district
from plans prepared by an architect
who has not made a special study Of
the planning and design of medium
sized country houses would be some
thing approaching a social crime. The
awakened and increasing good sense
of the building public should not allow
i this to occur.
The designing Of suitable home
residence for a rural location is al
ways an interesting problem, since
each site presents difficulties and ad-
yantages of its own. The design of
a house should be governed by the ma
ture of its site, whether on a hilltop,
on a hillside, on the open table-land,
surrounding country it is thought to
obtain from the principal rooms. by
the desire to obtain the maximum
amount of sunshine in the living
rooms, or by the presence of trees
that are to be retained in the garden.
The material of which the house is to
be built will also influence the de-
sign, and this will be governed in
great measure by the building material
that is most easily obtained in the
neighbcrh0Od
He who builds in the country is not
restrained by the convention which
rules in the towns as to placing the
best rooms in the front of the house.
If the house faces the north he Will
probably place the principal living
rooms at the back. so they may get as
much sunshine as possible. There is no
reason why the back elevation of coun-
try or suburban dwelling should not be
lust as attractive as the front eleva-
ton. The style of building which
give rise to the jibe about Queen Anne
fronts and Mary Ann backs Is abso-
lutely without excuse in the country.
The typical country house tends to
breadth rather than height. The
broad and low house seems to fit down
more comfortably on its site and helps
that sense of restfulness which is
so much to be desired. The accom-
panying design illustrates such resi-
dence at its best. 1t is broad, COM
Portable and inviting in appearance
outwardly, and the interior arrange
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
PERPETUAL NOTION DYING
Formerly the Smooth ANN With That
Idea Could Get a Hearing, but
His Time Has Passed.

What has become of perpetual mo-
ton? That is question heard fire.
quently, and seldom is there reply.
There was time when glib-tongued
man with a perpetual motion idea
could get respectful hearing in scien-
tific and financial circles, and, If he
were plausible enough. obtain finan-
cial backing. Kelley, the motor man.
lived in affluence for years on per-
petual motion idea attractively pre-
sented to men and women who had
both money and an overstock of cred
ulity Nowadays, however, the man
with the perpetual motion idea is at
a discount, and little is heard of him.
Many persons who have studied the
efforts of shrewd men to get into the
pockets of the rich by using perpetual
motion schemes as the golden key
wonder that Kelley should have met
with such success at such late day.
As early as 1775 the Partisan Acad-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
Slow Growth of Red Oak.

Growing red oak for timber and
lumber is to be a new fad in Oregon
On my farm near Turner. in Marion
county, is a red oak tree grown from
an acorn planted in April, 1870, more
than 40 years ago. The acorn grew
in Iowa.
The tree is about Is inches in di.
ameter two feet above the ground and
the foresters will have to hustle their
new red oak trees faster than | have
been able to do If they get much lum.
Der In a growth of % years on the
lands burned over by the recent for,
est fires. - Correspondent Portland
Oregonian.
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Chi, :. to Cheer the III.

Under the auspices of Miss Theora
Carter, president of the Society OF
Good Cheer, Juvenile organization
has been formed at Brooklyn, N. Y,
to carry on a unique philanthropic
work. The children have perfected
an organization known as the Little
Cheerful chorus.
The object of the chorus is to teach
the children first-class music, and
when they are competent they will
sing at hospitals and elsewhere for
the benefit of the convalescents. The
chorus is to consist of children be-
tween the ages of ten and fifteen and
the number will be limited to 100.
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of this kind, with tho entire famll,
drawn about cracking fire on the
hearth OF a winters n.sAt. cannot be
overestimated
Opening to the right from the cen
trial hall is the dining room. Vile
cased openings connect both living
room and dining room with the central
hall, giving al effect Of spaciousness
unusual in a house CT this size The
kitchen is we'll placed for convenient
housekeeping. On the second floor
four good sized bedrooms are pro
yided, besides a bathroom and linen
room and an abundance of clothes
closets.
This is a gambrel roof house, slight
ly colonial in design. 1t presents a
dignified and attractive appearance.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched
into life with constitutions weakened
by disease taken In with their moth
ers' milk. Mothers cannot be too care
full as to the food they use while nurS-
ing their babes.
The experience OF Kansas City
mother is case in point:
Il was a great coffee drinker from
child, and thought | could not do with
out it. But | found at last it was do
ing me harm. For years | had been
troubled with dizziness, spots before
my eyes and pain in my heart to
which was added, two years later. .
chronic sour stomach.
The baby was born Z months ago,
and almost from the beginning, it, too,
suffered from sour stomach. She was
taking it from me!
'In my distress | consulted a friend
OF more experience and she told me
to quit coffee. that coffee did not
make good milk. / have since ascer.
tanned that it really dries up the milk.
$50, | quit coffee and tried tea and
at last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me- Then l turned to Postum
with the happiest results. 1t proved
to be the very thing | needed 1t not
only agreed perfectly with baby and
myself. but it increased the flow Of
my milk
"My husband then quit coffee and
used Postum and quickly got well OF
the dyspepsia with which he had been
troubled l no longer suffer from the
dizziness, blind spells, pain in my
heart or sour stomach.
"Now we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. It has proved to be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee we ever drank" Name given
! by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the little book. "The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs.
There's a Rec SON"
Ever read the above letter! A new
ere appear. from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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envy of Sciences refused to receive
ton. regarding 1t as an impossibility.
1t was admitted then that there had
been a time when the perpetual mo-
ton problem was worthy the attention
of philosophers and men of inventive
genius, Just as there was a time when
it was an open question whether the
earth was round or fiat.
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ment is just what we would expect
from the hospitable exterior. From
the broad porch, extending clear
across the front of the house, one en-
ters large central reception hall. The
entire space to the left is given over
TO a living room, IS by % feet in size,
with an open fireplace and built-in
book shelves at the far end. The
homelike comfort and cheer of room
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
An Innovation.

Startling departure in musical com
edy."
How SOP"
THE principal male character is
pictured as being very much in love
with his wife"
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Crime on Her Own Head.

Maud-Heard about poor Mrs.
Green? She's been arrested for try
ing to smuggle lot OF lace ashore in
side her big hat.
Tom-Why pity her? Didn't she
bring il all on herself?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15

Mrs. Gumm-And what dyer think
Of that there Jones as is moved in
next dore but one to you?
Mrs. Jawkins-Why, I don't like
talking about my neighbors; but as to
Mr.. Jones, sometimes l think. and
then again | don't know, but, after
all, I rather guess he'll turn out to be
q good deal such a sort of man as I
take him to be-
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Nothing 7 Too Good

for you. That's why we want you
to take CASCARETS for liver and
bowels. It's not advertising talk
but merit-the great, wonderful,
lasting merit of CASCARETS that
we want you to know by trial. Then
you'll have Falkland join the mil.
lions who keep well by CASCA-
REFS alone. Sa
CASCARETS roc a box for a weeks
treatment all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes a month
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Bald Statements.

Dear, don't you know that the
world has not much use for woman
who wears her dresses decolette?"
II know that it hasn't much use for
a man who wears his hair that way
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15

"A man who has lived tor 20 years
in the same boarding house is going
to enter vaudeville"
What sort of specially will he do?"
"Oh. guess he'll initiate a prune -
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
To Economic SPACE,

But why is 1t that you always
serve toast with each slice stood UP
on edge?"
"Oh, Just got into the habit; you
know we lived in a fiat when we were
first married"
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Second Floor Plan

and at the same time is economical to
build. The estimated cost of this
house is $500
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Mans PreroQative.

They WIZ a fight up to Cy Hoop
poles house las night" "Wuz there?
Yep. Cys oldest boy is jest of age
an Cy said he had right to sell tn
boys vote, an the boy said he'd sci
his own vote, an they clinched-ant
Ma Hooppole had to pry EN- apart
with a stove poker. Plain
Dealer
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