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side, hanging loose below this for five or
more inches This peplum back is strong
ly foreshadowing the basque which will
prove a more difficult proposition than
any Of the waist adjuncts lately seen. for
perfect fitting is its first requisite. Yokes
and peplums are most convenient for
making over last seasons gowns, for
they may be an entirely different fabric.
Buttons and mock buttonholes OF silk
cord or a tiny bias piece Of the material
are used on the sides Of many models,
and on tailored garments sometimes real
buttonholes, tailored worked, will be seen
merely as garniture.
F1ounces are so scanty that they do not
add TO the width of a skirt, as they are
cut bias Or straight, the lower edge hem
med or scalloped and sewed on without
a particle Of fullness.
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A T present the pannier skirt is the
~ most talked of model and its sue
cess depends upon keeping its full
ness at and below the knees, gathering
1t to one side. to both, draping irregu-
larly, etc. Some Of the fullness comes
from the waistline, more from the
length, but there are no set rules to
follow. Sometimes there are three side
plaits at the waistline on each side,
and these drop to the lower edge of the
tunic, about one yard, affording ma
terial to drape to each side.
Another model has the plaits in the
center. front and back. and the fullness
drawn to the left side low down. Such
plaits are slightly diagonal. SO that the
fullness will apparently fall toward the
back. 1t plainly shows that all OF
these variations Of panniers must be o
soft fabrics, though not always trans
parent.
The most difficult part Of fitting ar
overdrapery is in keeping the side!
straight and slim in outline. The slit
skirt is now accomplished with ar
over effect that conceals the real slit
At the center front. where the sup
posed foreshortening takes place. q
plat is folded in the skirt only to
reach the tunic that hangs over the
slit, yet the latter affords relief from
a tight skirt. At the back the slit is
longer being eight inches deep with a
box plated panel stitched five inches
below the belt. hanging loosely over
the slit Even with skirts measuring
two yards the slit relieves one when
stepping up.
Scalloped edges on white linen and
pique skirts and coats are very popular.
Scallops can be bought as trimming in
embroidery and stitched on II the owner
is unequal to buttonholing them. Straight
buttonholed edges will form trimming
wherever they may be used. Silk fabrics
are bound with bias strip of the same.
or on the lower edge of a tunic they are
finished with fringe.
Many wool skirts have a yoke of taffeta
or satin, with a square or round peplun
lined with serge hanging loose at the
back. with weights in the hem; the front
similar to round yoke tapped to fasten
with large buttons, and buttons also
fasten> the pepsum to the yeare on. each
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To Remove Various Stains From
Clothing.


Clothing.
TaE ordinary washing process is suf-
ficient to get rid OF most of the
dirt in clothing but certain stains
| may require special treatment to insure
their complete removal Some stains are
insoluble in water. or soap and water. or
may be made SO by the action of heat
and thus become permanently set during
the washing. 1t is wise always to look
over clothing for such stains, and to re-
| move them before the washing begins
This will often save time and wear and
tear on garments even when it is possible
to remove the stain in washing, as the
part of the garment most affected is
treated, and it does not involve such
severe treatment of the whole. The proc
ess of removing stains is fundamentally
the same as in washing; that is. to find
some substance in which the stain is
soluble.
To remove paint or varnish, wet the
spot with turpentine. benzne or alcohol,
and let 1t stand a few minutes; then wet
again and sponge or pat with clean
cloth. Continue until the stain disap-
pears. II the stain is on delicate colors,
use chloroform. When paint stains are
old. it may take some time to soften
them. Equal parts of ammonia and tur-
pentine will soften such stains.
Machine oil may be removed by wash
| ing with soap and cold water. II the stain
does not respond to the above treatment.
use turpentine the same as for paint
stains.
vaseline stains may be removed by
| washing with turpentine, but previous
boiling sets this stain.
Tar and lamp black spots should be
saturated with kerosene and then washed
in naphtha soap and water. Stove polish
IL washed while fresh is easy to remove.
but If the stain Is old II must be treated
the same as for tar and lamp black.
Wash ordinary grease spots thoroughly
with naphtha soap and water Turpen-
tine, oil or lard are often used to soften
old grease spots before washing: Grease
is soluble in benzine. alcohol, chloroform.
ether, carbonol and benzole. For delicate
fabrics chloroform and ether are the best
solvents. Chloroform and carbonol are
useful because they are non-innammable.
Fullers earth or chalk may be applied as
a paste to absorb grease before washing.
Soften wagon grease with lard or oil and
wash in soap and water.
Meat Juice stains should be first washed
in cold water and then with soap and
water.
To remove blood stains. first wash in
cold water until the stains turn brown.
then rub with naphtha soap and soak in
warm water. Rub with common soap and
add q teaspoonful Of turpentine TO the
water and soak again. II the goods Is
thick. apply . paste Of raw starch. re-
newing the paste from time to time until
the stain disappears. Soak mucus stains
in ammonia water or in salt and water,
and then wash with cold water and soap.
Milk and cream stains may be removed
BY washing In cold water.- followed with
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which may be lifted from the dressing
case and spread out on bureau or dress
ing table in jiffy. and there is never
any need of hunting frantically among
a tumble of belongings for ones button
hook or curling tongs. Considering
the handsome leather of which these
cases are made. the careful designing
which provides so many indispensables
in minimum of space. and the high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

stin and conventional By the time the
dogdays have arrived the chic little straw
hat selected in March for wear with ones
tailored suit is as impossible as would be
the veriest velvet and fur toque of mid
winter type
This years millinery materials lend
themselves admirably to picturesque ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

satisfactory bags of this sort are to be
had in imitation walrus leather as low
as 50 or So, but for the tan bag one
must pay bit more-and. of course.
the finer the leather and finish the
longer will the bag maintain its aris-
tocratic appearance.
The real luxury, however. is the fitted
dressing bag. which is deliberately sup
piled with every known convenience
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for complete toilet en- route, from
such necessities as soap and tooth pow
der to ones pet face cream and lip
rouge. There are also TASKS for toilet
water and eau de cologne and little re-
ceptacles for borax. bicarbonate of soda
orris root or other comforts that one
hates to do without. All the toilet i'm
plements fit under straps on panels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

s spring proceeds
into summer there
is always a subtle
change in millinery.
Smartness yields TO
grace, correct trig-
ness to a certain
artistic picturesque
ness. brims grow
wider, crowns low
er. trimmings are
more airy and in
f o r m a ! and less
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be popular all season for travelling. driv-
ing and the like. These hats have trick
of making their wearers look youthful
unless the face is definitely middle aged
and they fit the head so snugly, for all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

into cockade will be all the trimming
required.
Though the tendency is always toward
widelbrimmed hats when midsummer
comes, the jaunty tam styles promise to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

their delightful softness and lightness
that they are ideal for wear in windy
weather Many women passed the tams
by. when shopping for the spring hat
because of the unattractve appearance OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
DETECTIVE CARPENTERS STORY

Although the thief is the natural
enemy of mankind, occasionally job
of thievery Is done that cannot help
but arouse certain degree of admira-
ton either for its ingenuity or its
daring. Such case was the robbery
of the big wholesale house Of &
Co.
when i first received the commits
sion to look up the burglary it seemed
like very easy task. The thieves
had left behind them a most Unusual
clue, no more nor less than one of
their number. But before got
through my head was in a whirl.
When the clerk whose duty it was
TO open the store in the morning ar
lived at the place he was surprised
to find both doors to the shipping
room standing wide open. All the
goods which had been boxed Satur-
day for shipment on Monday morn
ing were gone.
He could not understand this, but
he presumed that all was regular and
that some arrangement of which he
had not been informed had been made
for an earlier shipment than usual.
He called the name of the Waterman,
but received no reply. Even this
failed TO arouse his suspicious as on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
FOR SERVING TARTAR SAUCE
Idea Put Into Use by One Hostess
Would Seem to Have Many
Good Points.

A good idea for the serving OF tar
tar sauce of mayonnaise is suggested
by one enterpriisng housewife. She
cuts lemon in half, cleans out the in
side thoroughly and then fills the
halves with the sauce. She serves
one to each guest. When fish or sal
nd is served the little lemon cups are
placed around the edge of the platter
enG one is taken by each guest. In
this way -the-sauce is kept firm and
strong instead of melting into liquid
when put on a hot plate.
For the home where guests are al
ways arriving and departing there is
nothing quite so nice for the windows
as white cotton crepe. This may be
simply hemmed or trimmed with ball
fringe. For the dressers and bureaus
covers of fleece-lined pique will be
found very satisfactory. This may
be cll into the required size and the
edges buttonholed in scallops. Two
sets CT curtains and covers should be
kept OF hand, one in use and clean
ore besides.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Talk With Shakespeare,

But, Bill" says Shakespeares
friend, 'I']l be bodkfnized If I see the
sense in that song Ophelia sings, nor
why you put the song in there for her
anyhow"
when you've been in the show
game as long as have" replies
Shakespeare, still bit excited over
the first performance OF Hamlet"
you'll know that when the producer
wants song in a scene, the song
goes in. Besides, this girl that's play
ing Ophelia was hit in musical
comedy, and the manager argued that
the public expected to hear her sing
somewhere in the piece. Let's go
over to the mermaid and buy drinks
for the critics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Sikeston, Mo-
fered everything.

at those times, and said that ought to
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when a friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkhan's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, / was willing to take it.
Now I look the picture Of health and feel
like it, too. l can do my own housework,
hoe my garden, and milk COW. I can
entertain company and enjoy them. I
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. I wish I could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, m.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for very bad case of female trouble
and it made me we'll woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said must have an operation, and was
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
80 that began taking your Compound.
I got along so well that I gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R. r.
No. 3, Murrayville, III.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
GOT RICH |: IN
Three YEARS
EXPERIENCES OF A BRITISH I'M
MIGRANT IN CANADA-WEST.

The following STRAIGHTFORWARD state
ment needs no comment to add to
It's force and effect. 1t appears in a
recent issue Of the Liverpool Mer>
curry.
H. Patterson, Of Nutana, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, when he arrived from
Liverpool, had "Six Of us to support"
20 use his own phraseology, and his
funds were getting low. He secured
a homestead 80 miles out from Sun
durn, and started living on it April
Is, 1907. The previous fall he put all
his money, $137, into a shack and lot,
making sure of home. AS cook and
caterer in a local hotel he made SIS
4 month, and out of this had some
savings out Of which he paid his
breaking and improvements on the
homestead. The shack was sold to
good advantage. Then Mr.. Patterson
tells the story after he had removed
his family to the homestead:
For the first month life was so
strange and new that hadn't time to
think Of anything, only fixing up our
new home. I was so green to farm
life that didn't know the difference
between wheat and oats Il do now!
Between working out, cropping my
place, and with my gun, we managed
to live comfortably for the three
years, which time was required to put
In my duties. I had accumulated
quite stock Of horses, COWS, pigs,
fowls, and machinery in the three
years.
I'm October, 1909, secured my pat
ent to my land, so took few days.
holidays to Saskatoon to locate a
purchased homestead (viz., LIS. per
acre) from the Government. Instead
Of getting the purchased homestead,
secured half section (320 acres)
on the Saskatchewan River for $25
per acre on easy terms, nine years.
payments with a cash payment Of
$1,000. I mortgaged my first home
stead, obtained chattel mortgages on
my stock, and on December Oath,
1909, took possession; on June 10,
1910, sold out again for $40 per acre,
clearing, besides my crop GAO acres),
$4,000. I also sold my first home
stead, clearing $1,000 and two Saska-
toon town lots, which we value at
$1,000 each today. We placed all our
capital in another farm (river 'front.'
age) and some trackage lots (60), also
a purchased homestead (river 'front.'
age). l remained as Manager of the
Farm l had sold on a three years
contract at fine salary and house,
garden, and numerous privileges.
$50 by the time my three years have
expired, with my investm ents and the
Increased value of my frontage and
lots, I am hoping 10 have clear
profit On my $137 investment of
$4,000. My land doesn't eat any.
thing, and it is nearly all paid for: I
hold a good position land securely
ADV.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
PROPER DEGREE Of NEGLECT
Sometimes Hard, Even for the Wises;
Mother, TO Know When to Draw
the Line.

Wholesome neglect is about the
best kind OF care child can receive"
she said. And my children have all
had plenty OF it,"
The other mother was so impressed
by the words Of the mother of seven
healthy children that she actually be-
gan to practice little bit of whole
some neglect with her own eve lamb
One day the little girl came running
to her with cut finger. Formerly
that mother would have called in {
physician to bind up the cut. But hav.
ing decided to make use Of whole.
some" neglect, she merely took OUT
her handkerchief, wrapped it around
the child's finger, dried her tears, and
told her to run back and play.
The mother of the seven children
happened to be present When the
little girl had run away she said tc
the other mother, THAT is very dan
serouB way to treat a cut. Do you
usually follow that practice?"
NO." replied the other mother; 81
usually send for the doctor. But ]
am following your example, and using
wholesome neglect"
The other mother meditated a mo-
mcnt, and then she said, 1T is not
necessary, think, to call in a doctor
when a child cuts her finger; but to
bind it up with a handkerchief that
has been carried even for few hours
exposed to dust, and not to cleanse
the finger thoroughly before binding
it up at all, seems to me, if may say
SO, to be not wholesome but "un
wholesome neglect. So many per
sons" she went on, confuse whole
some with 'unwholesome' neglect
don't blame them at all; it is hare
always to know the one from the
other!' Progressive Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Feather Tooues.

1t seems as though hat made of
feathers should be light, and so the
plumage toques are in actual weight:
but they have heavy look, thanks to
their compactness, and this is not be-
coming. Nevertheless they will be
very fashionable up till Christmas.
and are already obtainable in many
colors and shapes. Very few of them
have brims, but nearly all belong to
the saucepan, the pudding basin or the
coal scuttle persuasion.
Their only trimming is in nearly
every case a little knot of brilliant
feathers at the side, culled from a
tropic bird.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Artistic Merits Of Chiffon.

In no material can be obtain better
color results than in real chiffon The
wide choice of shades in this ethereal
material transcends that provided by
any other fabric.
Il tue revival of historical and pic.
turesque models we are greatly aided
by the compliant softness Of modern
fabrics, which lend themselves % the
draping so much In vogue WITH s7ery
kind OF gown.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Return Of the Tiny Hat.

Is the tiny hat coming back again
This is the question that many wo.
men are asking themselves at pres
ent and which might already be said
to have been answered in the affirma.
tive.
1t is a long time since we have
really given the tiny hat chance OF
impressing its good qualities upon U.S.
Nevertheless, it certainly has it's pros
as we'll as it's cons. The absence OF
any soft shade which deepens the tone
of the eyes and softens hard lines and
unsightly crows feet, is one of the
latter; but. on the other hand, the
minute hat which sets we'll down on
the head can be so fixed and arranged
that it will retain it's place even in q
high wind, and is undeniably more
comfortable than the large model.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
STRANGE CASE OF MISTAKEN
IDENTITY.

~ HAVE often been asked II
4TA. professional criminals suf-
@ y fer from the lashings Of
NWME conscience. l have no hesi-
tation In replying that many
of them, perhaps major
Ity, do. At least, if it is not con-
science, it is the admission, after the
experiences of lifetime of crime,
that crime is futile, that it brings no
mental satisfaction to the criminal,
and that the ways of honesty are to
be preferred 1t is, perhaps, that form
of regret over a misspent life that is
akin to remorse.
l have met with one glaring excep-
ton to this rule; one thief who bold
~ defended his thievery. Some Of
his arguments will be recognized as
the we'll worn platitudes of the Marx
ian socialist. Some of them are
unique. l give them for what they
are worth, not so much for any value
shat I may think they possess, as be-
cause the story of Tom Lynch in
wolves the telling Of the story Of one
of the most puzzling cases of mista-
ken, or rather, dual identity ever met
by the Metropolitan police.
You often hear the bromide remark
that it is strange among all the per-
sons that nature ever has fashioned
she never makes two who are exactly
alike. Well, in the Bertillon Bureau
of the city Of New York today hang
two photographs. The casual observer
would say that both the faces were
made from the same Photographic
plate, young man Of about thirty
years. They are photographs OF two
entirely different criminals. Stranger
still, their Bertillon measureme nts,
regarded as infallible in Identification,
are exactly the same. But Capt. Eau
rot, the finger-print expert, can dis
tinguiyn the difference in their finger
prints at a glance. That is at least
one case Of dual identity.
Tom Lynch's story records another
1t goes back before the days Of finger
print identification, which would have
solved instantly mystery that puz-
Zled the police for days.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
VOGUE Of Black Satin.

There is no sign of black satin go
ing out of fashion. The gowns in
black satin possess a fascination
which is not equaled in fancy silks.
Nor is this fabric too somber, for it
may be relieved by white lace or man.
ties or two-inch bands of white nous
seine, producing an effect of sim
pucity that is very appealing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

An effective little house dress this,
made in Nile green cashmere.
1t has Magyar bodice trimmed at
neck with embroidered galloon, which
is shaped to f.; it is also taken down
in a W" and trims sleeves and forms
waistband.
The skirt is eased to this.
Materials required 2A yards cash
mere A inches wide, 23 yards gal
loon, IL dozen buttons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
CrossWlse.

Shelby aunt Just gave me her
watch.
He-How odd! I've just given mine
to my uncle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Red Is Worn.

Deep red shades are coming more to
tlse front than was anticipated earlier
II the season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

THE CRIMINAL Tells
- How He .Planned-st the .
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Railways Holds Good"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
WOMEN SHOULD
Be PROTECTED
Against So Many Surgical OPP
eraticns. How Mrs. Bethune
and Mrs. Moore Escaped.

For seven years l SUI
I was in bed for four
or five days at q time
every month, and so
weak I could hardly
walk. Icramped and
had backache and
headache, and was
so nervous and weak
that I dreaded to sec
anyone or have any
onemovein thereon.
The doctors gave me
medicine to ease me
eai1 fho+ 7 o,,rh< ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A preachment by any other name
would be quite as unwanted.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-05
ARTICULOS De FAMA

Sin duda alguna 10 son en- todO ell
mundO los que fabrican The Carter s
Ink Company, de Boston, Mass. e. u.
dc America, contandose en- primera Il
nea ell Fluido de escribir de Carter, que
es la tinta mas apreciada hoy en- el
mercadO, pOr sus condolences de fir
neza, color, durabilidad y envase.
Ell uso de la Tinta de Carter Sc ha
generalizado de tai manera que en- la
aetuslidsd es cast la 1nica one sc en-
plea en- ell cOmercio y en- las ofciHas.
DE venta en- el BOLET1N NERCAN-
TIL,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-05

Nos comunican de Manatf que en-
momentos en- que Sergio Ortiz, cargaba
IN cartucho de escopeta aquel le ex-
photo destrozandole tres dedos de la
mauo izquierda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-05
Varias Noticias

En a barrio Torrecilla, de Lola.
fue cogido por las ruedas de un carro
tirado por bueyes al nino Rufno Ruiz.
las ruedas Ie fractlraron el craneo y
a consecucncia de este muri6 horas
mis- tapde