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NOTES AND NOVELTIES.
Pretty Hair Receiver.

A PRETTY chiffon hair receiver may
\ be made by the woman who i at
all skillful with a needle. Tie bottom IS
made of cardboard cut round. about nNe
inches in diameter. This is first covered
with silk ard then recovered with ch'l-
for The bag is made of two thicknesses
of chitfon--the lining contrasting with ire
outer cover. The top Of the receptacle
is gathered about small embroidery
hoop, both top and bottom being I'm
ished with Il double friil.
1t is 4 good plan To make lining or
thin lawn attaching !; To the bag With
a few stitches 50 that il can be removed
and Numbered. \ loop of silk cord may
he sewed to one side. BY which to hang
thu. bag The receive!. * very pretty and
also absolutely clean. being more con-
yen:ent than the glass china receiver.
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the new coin jewels are made from old
money som. of 1t being almost out OF
a.ictanc. 1t often happens that some
one digs up a gold silver coin and
Ia. = desire 10 have her monogram
.,iraly engraved on il for use as an orna-
r7ent jewelers. frequently get requests
IL do such work nut there Is where the
Law stems in. cutting monogram on a
coin riehtenS il and brings one into the
class Of those who tamper with the cur
rancy ON the other hand. suppose one
asked a ieweler TO cut gold dollar into
the shape Of diamond and make stick
min from IT, This the jeweler would
ol.d,,- do and there would be no fear of
moIestation from the Treasury Depart
rnent in Washington. This would be de-
stroving the coin entirely. When the
,-alue of Il coin is destroyed by its mutt
lation tEcre is no danger vi the law TAX
ing hand in the matter.
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t.t i.o.;s' w"Iu over IL, Tor nothing
'aa spoil ! hudice cot oGt at the mech
HHr Z hl.l- Ing uie or chrmi>ette within
tau opeE.nE The woman Who has tried
nHkr herself Eoi>e> ~ chcuisettr- .!
I. ans .artut material for wear with
rounded at \d-out hodic.s knows how
&s.ilrEit II il to maze such ueckWeur
.iiI. set satisfactorily. even Win tile
& 4 Of 4 multitude Of pins. 10 keep tn"
}t."S ~ collar and shoulders trim ana
tout. i glliIupe must come below the
aruhoI, al front and Zach, and even
them it Is Ipt 70 IrdH III Ger the bust
i'H uncomfortable manner after few
moments uf wear. The nnlN SatiSfact 3rS
o.N IS - LAY, the Sumpt reach 10 h,
whist line and bc he'd there with i arm
. holt or j tape OF ribbon run through 4
ca~.E-- Il made Of net % some very
iE. SOFT lingerie fabric. such Suilnpe
! Ullt npl add bulk 10 The n@ure, and he
>t.:c- hrirS ready FOR tie taf"t1 az satin
ovrrhlunSC worm with the tailored Sutt pt
/ s,F.,r .r voM mixture. il max " don
U,d ra1ei dainty bridge ~ luncheon
! blouse * .cked chiffon embroidered
Z t.. II .nariISttte.
ta, aU.wpc pictured here j. a very
81 designed moo.l. made 80 erru uct
I Across tine shoulder IL hts smoothly. aud
! iAt iullncsS = confined neatly and Sc
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x Bonnet by LeWlson

is also very dignified and IS never pert
and rakisl a trimming at the sue
may be. These stiff derhy-crowned sail
ors are trimmed with equally stiff cock
AIDES made of pleated sroSsrain ribbon.
and one must confess that the effect. II
trying to some faces, is particularly che
on women who 20 in for tailored effects
and the perfection of immaculaf" groom
ing A haunt through the millinery de-
partments leaves one amazed at the Won
derful things that can be done with rib
bon pleatingS when clever brains and
fingers get busy.
Pleated ribbons are the early spring
fad and all these pleatings made %
rather heavy grosGrain ribbon, when
lends itself well to stiff tailored effects.
Three pIeated cabuchons are sometimes
laid one over the other. the centerS being
raised a hit that the ornament looks
like gigantic closed flower lying upside
down against the hat. Again. there may
be a fan-shaped plating enanatlng from
smart little pump bow: or three mar
row fan pleatings may rise one above
the other in spiral effect. \ Nlr"t nat
exhibited with a spring trousseau, has "A
weird looking ornament made OF three
graduated toadStoo OF tan pleated rln-
bon on a long wire stem wound win
the ribbon. This triple toadstool. when
Is about six inches high. does not grow
I'D from the hat. but rather out IRON,
it, for the stem with its three pleateh
discus sticks out at right angles from
the side of the brim-and there Is not a
particle of additional trimming on the
black milan shape. 1t Wouid take
daring woman to wear this NAT, WHICH
is bound to excite comment wherever II
goes. ,
But one bizarre hat does not MAKE
summer and it is gratifying to note no"
MANY wearable conservative types theie
are among Paris models TINS season.
Few of these spring hats are very iarSe
| the small coiffures affected now py
| ia shionable women prohibit the use Oh
monstrous hats which are absurd over
| closely coifed heads-but the way ihs
deem crowns settle down over the hedu
gives a deceptive impression OF the mats
! many of the shapes being much larger
! than they look.
! This is evidenced in the marquise mai
| of t.eal straw by Suzanne Talbot Which
! SUGGESTS a rather modest toque shape
| hut which is in reality a very large nat
with a great quantity of this expensive
,...I straw in the wide brim and deep
crown Tagal is the most costly Kind OF
hemp and is beautiful in its HeXlbliltN
and softness. Cardinal 1agal-the new
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clangeable cooring. a flexible, rolled
back brfm encircling a conical crown
covered fatty with the tafleta. Against
the rolled-back brim and this conicaI
crown, a one side of the front, are dozens
and dozens of queer little berry-sha ped
| balls made of silk over cotton batting
| The silk berries are in the dull blue shade
| reddish mahogany and slate gray. They
are mashed against the hat, each one be
/ ing sewed separately in place and a few
leaves of shirred green velvet ribbon
being added for effect. This hat is COM
parativey small but is exceedingly diff
| ferent and smart.
! In striking contrast with the soft,
| graceful tam shapes are the uncompro-
misingv stiff derby crowned sailors which
!! have trimmings poised directly in front
| to eivt. them a dgnified military sugges-
| ton If the front trimming * some
what hard and sophisticated in effect, il
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Winter Vegetables.

@NE of the first requisites Of the good
U housekeeper is TO know food and
market values. There is whole
lot of difference between being careful
and being fussy in buying household sup
plies. Any buyer can keep up the guam
tity, but it takes a trained person &c
maintain the quality. Success in cooking
is knowing what to buy and how to buy
it. \ tomato that is bad will have GER
tain skin: potatoes that are watery al
heart will have certain indelible marks
on the outer surface: flour that is not
-four can be tested by the posted house
wife. To know how TO buy is TO save in
the family expenditure.
No people in the world are so extrava-
CANT in the matter of food as the Ameri-
cans ANY one with an eye to the con-
tents of that great American institution,
the garbage can. will recall having seen
in il many articles OF food which are
cept that they We're left over. There are
half-picked bones crustS of bread. scraps
of meat. fish and vegetables. with now
and then half loaf Of bread. Or Il batch
OF toast which has been done too brown.
French housewives could teach as much
they know so well the value Of every left
over scrap. Tie stock-pot is always on
tie ire. and into ii goes every bone or
tiny bit of meat, and every leaf of cal b.
pase or celery, ana every scrap of
vegetable that is not available for use
III some other form. Thus the soup stock
is actually made rom what waste
from the materials which are usually
thrown out of too little consequence
TO be worth trying 10 save.
y very wholesome dish for hungry ana
growing children is what the French call
potage. All the NeSeta bles available
may he used in it, and when properly
made il is as thick as Il porridge. Meat
scraps may form its base. OF il may he
made with a beef extract to flavor il if
meat is not at hand. Soup stock IS
equally good for this purpose. After the
vegetables are cooked till tender they
are rubbed through a course sieve and
Il thickenins of barley, tapioca, potatoes
or rice il added The water i'm which
the rice on barley has been cooked may
be used bat that from the potatoes is
re iected il being regarded as indigesti-
BILE With grated cheese on top this
makes a hearty and satisfactory dish. full
of nutriment and thoroughly wholesome.
One Of the most eNtraVagant things
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Severe end Simple Effects Tor Wear With Tail
OTed Suits Picture Hats Matched With Chit
i0n tufts : Shadow and Chenille Dotted
YoiIiD8s With Smart Street Hats.

consciousness Of decisions which must
soon be mad"
In New Work in February straw hats
ar" no unusual sight the street: and
indeed. seeing another woman at the end
Of January in Il moderately fresh Stra "
hat. II is Impossible tn determine whether
her headgcar is laSt-summer model
caught in the grip of winter or a this
summer model nerching in the lap of
spring. But nowadays ii is almost dis
grace to be caught by March L. without
ones new spring chapeau all ready in IA
miliners box in the warGrnbe-Or under
the bed il one lives in flat-to be
dnnned the minute the wind yeers around
away from the north and the high March
sun makes itself felt.
There is no particular style of trim
ming that is smarter than any other
style i'll the new millinery Small
shapes entirely eciipsed with masses
Of ostrich or voiumiHoIIs folds Of NAL
ines are seen side by side with biz
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Homemade Candy for Card Prizes.

THE woman who can make delicious
/ nonbonS III her own cliahng dish
need rot IVORY about acceptable prizes
for ner afternoon bridge parry. " an
occasion Of THIS kind, this winter. the
prizes were three boxes OF homemade
candy. tuo-pound. pound and halI-pound
boxes being used for first. second and
third prizes. The candies We're datnt-il
packed in oiled and lace paper and The
boxes were tied up with ribbons On top
Of the lace mat in each box was All en-
velope containing recipes for the goodies
beneath NJ another card party We're
given lavender bags for perlumins ward
robes and linen closets. These bags We're
OF lavender china silk and measured
seven inches each way. They We're made
in envelope style, with Hap Fastening
TIMER :; loop and button, 50 tHat the per
ftmed cotton inside could pe Renewed
when desired
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Jewel AmuIets.

Among tie curious superstitiuns con-
nected with precious stones is that cher
ished i'm Burma concerning the cat SIEVE.
which i supposed to secure invulnera-
blity in MAT
Tile very water in which such gems az
diamonds pearls topaZes, sapphireS ame-
TWISTS and emeraldS are immersed Is
drunk to secure immunity from all evil.
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Wide PettiCOaiS.

Already the promise of wider skirts has
introduced the fascinating petticoat.
Women have been very chary Of wearing
understands of late but will any ore ne
able to withstand the destinations OF =
petticoat of pale blue silk mailiot cut to
fit the hips exactly and finished with A
knee-deep fiounce Of azure pleated NOUS
seine de sole with a series of marrow
back chiffon ruffies at the hem
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blue hemp and at each side Of the crown
are three straight, sharp wings In vivid
cerisr color These wings give a Nor
cury'ike effect to the close caplike hat.
ana the color scheme which sounds crude
here is really blended with mastery skill
The Lewiston hat combines tea roSehuds
with lily ot the valley sprays the hat
brim being of rough straw braid in 4
faint green color. This brim i face with
shirred green chiffon
An interesting point about this toaue -
the slope OF the crown. The lin" at IT."
back is almost straight while the front
slopes Steeply and gives the hat an effect
of falling over backward. The color
scheme Of delicate greens. pale tea rose
and lily white is very charming and
springike.
Many women who do without wells all
through the winter months con theta
when spring brcezcs begin 10 whSlS atou-.
Furs cover NJ multitude If defects in
the way OF Struggling locks ab"uT n.cl
ard ears. but unkempt hair LOOKS very
badly with TRINITY fitting spring sisit
and fresh spring ncckwcar 81 with
=, = 4 veil hecomes an indisponsah.. es
: - al Of the costume. The a"w shetland
yCi!ingS in delicate shades If tam AID
taupc arc very becoming. aud iCS; Low
the French woman matches her hair +" "a
her Veil. the warm brown tor'> lee NJ
very nattering Ia the SklIs. SltnhoW nct
yeiIings have bold scroll designs - ca
auisitely fine mesh grounds. the scroll
pattern being outlined with silk thread
Russian nets are worn ny th" women WHO
! refuse 10 give M these becoming Ncil-
| ings: but they are not as faslioaahi,
| the shetland and shadow patterns. ana
| the new chenille dotted veilinEs Win IN"
thread mesh ground which tht 80
4 form squares and barred designs VITA
| the light tan mixtures and mohasrS IL
| khaki and brown tones. the hati oor
! velingS are very attractive. hut with a :
! lored costumes of other coors. 81 Of tie
! checked materials black shadow or che
| lille dotted wells look best. the ta.u
/ white shetland wells which. with white
| gloves. buttoned boots and neckwcar give
Ia snappy touch to a dark costume
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The norfolk jacket has appeared again.
and will probably empha size the popular
ity of the pleated Jacket with its loose
belt Last year this Jacket was worn IN
dark green blue and in scarlet with white
serge and white linen skirts. TINS year
il is part of the suits. II also appears
in summer ratIne.
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Coins as JeWeIrY.

~DINS are still popular as jeweiry. but
~ they are not used as much AS in
past ycars There is law against the
DETACHMENT of current coins, but many of
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ming Feathers are used. flowers are
used, wings are used, ma lines are
used, ribbon is used. lace is used--eVen
Turkish tuWeIinc is used Some OF the
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vivid cardinal sha3c. that is so eXtraya-
gantly fashions ~" IN Paris now-was
used for this marquise share ana me
gracefully poised feather is in shade oil
indies r.1ahiy l"ye ninkish gray.
Another of these gay cardinal hats IS
shown in the Walking mode! which ma q
derbN-Sharcd crown covered win cardinal
taffeta. tho upper part of IL" hrim also
being in the vivid cardinal color while
the under side is faced with white hemp.
Two red wins:s trim this very smart
walking hat Tor Riviera wear. The hat
ACCOMPANIED z tailored suit Gf embroi-
dered white linen with cardinal SGcdc
belt. The yearer carried cardinal SILK
parasoi. bat her boots were snow white,
like hCr linen suit. and Were made of the
smoothly fitting bucisllin with high but
toned tops and dainty littl" toes. The
very smartest hats combine straw and
taffeta in some such Nay: bui when the
shape Is entirely Of straw. the straw IS
a pt to he a very fine milan-if the hat is
intended for ordinary street Wcar-or a
hemp or tagal if the model is designed for
use with dressy afternoon or rcstaura mt
costumes. ragal and taffeta are com
bincd in the beautiful Georgette hat with
shaded plumes This graceful model Is
typical OF GeorSctte'S creations. which are
always picturesque and becoming. The
hat pictured is Of old gold taEal straw
with crown OF old gold and lilac
changea BILE taffota. tn. silk being dra Wn
smoothly end not draped. The magniti-
shade with lilac shading at the henTt. To
match this restaurant hat there Is a mum
of tan and lilac chiffon in folds and
swathings of the filmy material; but the
hat only appears in the photograph At
least ten yards of chiffon of the most eX-
pensive Sort-that is. in the most cN-
penSive subtle colorings-are required for
one of these summer muffs. which are as
! light as thistledown and almost as inn
palpable in effect.
Another oStrich-trimmed hat is the
Maria Guy model of tan straw which pas
/ a new brim, lifted to show the ia, eng
! of shirred silk and then brought Aosvn
| again in dropping effect. Two long plr}Ves
| sides of this hat. the ends falling aH the
back to make a soft frame for the face
and hair.
! As Yet. there is not much fancy fol
| large. single flowers in natural effect
Small posies. made of silk, poised againls
| tall hat crowns. or masses of flowers
crushed together. are favored by the
| French milliners. There are even hats
| with tam crowns made entirely of small
roses or violets sewed singly but very
| close together on fine net. Two very at
| tractive flower toques are pictured. The
| Nlrot toque has crown of dark blue vel
Vet violets above d narrow rolled brim OF
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shapes adorned Chastcly with half a
yard Of inch wide ribbon pleated into
a cockade and ncld under il button
Everything is used in the way OF trim
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Paris hats ready for country wear with
smart suits of linen and crash are OF
java or leghorn straw. with scarfs OF
the new agaric trealy no more than
common or hathrooA Turkish towel
lingo twisted around the crown With all
the airs of Il silllen scarf. II is the
shape Of the hat-itS lineS-the move
nent of its Drim-that counts for mod
lShneSs. not at all the manner of adorn-
ing IT. If the shape is correct almost
any old trimming will do-provided II
is draped on with dash and chic. hut
if the shape is beyond the pale not
even fifty dollar plume can lift that
hat To modiShnesS.
In Paris every one IS wearing a draped
nat now. Tam crowns are the dernier cri
II winter and the premier cri tor spring ,
and most Of the soft. graceful tam effects
..It produced With taffeta-the wonderful
IGsrrous. chauSeabIe chameleon tafeta
lhat seems IL have a different shade
Nhich ever way Nou hold il. These tai
f5ta hats ar" built on foniIda tons OF Crln-
4liEc ard not IN inch of wire appears IN
TIE frame. ~ 4 consequence. the huSe.
tout;e-liiie affair made of Swathings Of
silk IS rs h2ni az a feather and il may
- folded up like q handkerchief without
the least injury Ia lis shape ~ style. the
= moline and crisp taffeta folds spring
irg into place the moment the pressure Is
removed. Tar&is and yards Of the SOFT
chiffon taffeta are out into these toQues
ard the silk is drap"d. fold upon fold. IN
soft crushed effect : hat Of this sort
Lately from Paris. i displayed in a Wash
ir.tnn shup tits Week.
( I:
The hat. made Of dun blue and gray
,isans eable tafTeta. ilas 4 slightly rolling
brin faced with three sfirrnes OF the silk
run on tinger-tHicil cords Within this
rollins biim is an enormous crown made
silk having evidently been rleated length
wise and the ends of the pleats held fast
in the hands while the long pleated silk
strip was simply laid around the crown.
the edges tucked in at the top and the
ends hidden under an ornament of corded
and Shrred taffeta. In the same window
IS another hat III this dull blue and gray
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@NE of the first requisites Of the good
housekeeper is TO know food and
market values. There is a whole
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-23


The Medal Contest and Junior ex.
ercises of Garfield High School
were held in the Grand Opera House
Friday evening and were greeted by
a large and appreclative audience.
The medal was contested by thee
girls, viz: Lizzie Bell, GA Eabanks.
and Ida Marion. After careful con,
sideration by Inc judges, tho mosal
was awarded TO Ola Euban1s.
The Junior exercises. coaa,s irE Of
orations by the boys. were commend
able. The music WINS excellent. The
annual address, delivered by REV. p.
II Hughes. pastor of the Second
Baptist Church, to The young people
was splendid.
The work done in Garfield school.
both along the literary and industrIal
lines, shows zeal and earnest effort
OF Prof. Hicks and MS able assist.
ANTS. The industrial exhibit was ak.
ceptionally good, the girls having 4
large and commendable display o
needle work and plain sewing and
The boys am excellent showing n
wood work.
Inc School, as a whole, is doing a.
ticient work, and should receive the
hearty support and encouragement Of
Its patrons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-23
BRING Us YOUR WORK.


The commencement exe4c'sss Of
the sproul Academy were held in the
Presbyterian church on Saturday e
ening The program was made up Of
voice and piano muse aid the rendL
lion Of The various parts were In.
~teresting and entertaining.
Miss Elizabeth Parker g%raaaated
With a full diploma. NJ sizes Blanche
caathorn and Eliza Bradley were
granted certificates OF proficiency in
bookkeeping. Miss Carrie sprouI de.
lilvered the diplomas and certifl.
Gates. and AWARDED the honors.
Those who assisted with tho mu.
steal program were Misses Blanche
Cauthorn, He'en crsasey, C!arice
Painter. Genevieye Dolnelly and Har.
ves Lakeland, Canoe Morgan aud Ho-
msr Besswortb. The program was
composed Of choruses. dnets and 60.
ios.
The auditorium Of the church was
pretty vel filled and every one who
witnessed the entertainment, pro-
nounced Il . of the best that The
Misses sproui have ever given. Miss
es Alberta and Carrie sprool the
managers Of the Academy, are con.
Quoting a most saccessful school and
are to b. comp imented upon the zeal
lard efficiency with which they In
strust Their papils.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-23
CIRCUIT COURT
CONvENES JUNE 8

Circuit Court conFenes on Monday,
June 3. The docket for the term is
now of the press. 1t contains III
ca=es, which IS slightly below the
number usually docke Ell.
Since the four terms a year ha
been the rule, the court is not kept
SO busy nor is IL session so long.
and many OF the cases which would
otherwise be carried along for per
haps several terms are now disposed
Of more promptly,
OF the III cases. forty-eight are
railroad suits, thirty-four state cas-.
es, and fifteen divorce suits.
The jury for the term is composed
OF the following:
Salt River Township-Joha Greg.
DRY. G. N Johnson. A. Pfitzer. Robt.
Mcclure, Thos CTum, j. NJ. Sanford.
saling-G H. Pollard. Ben Cmlmp.
Wilson--Mg C. Flint. S. A. Pool,
&c. P. Osborn, J. W. Holloway
Linn-L 0. Culbeutsou. Albert Fer
newald
Prairie "A b. Hale, John John,
ston.
Loutre-E W. Crane. Hugh Hor.
ton.
CuiVre-W. w. Copenhayer, H NJ.
Phears. d Il white. c b Ellis, Her.
man ColwelL w r KIndig.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-23

j w. Perry, Superintendent of
the independence Avenue Christian
Church Sunday sfhooI Of Kansas City
visited the First Christian Church
Bible School 10 this city on sun.
day During tho Sunday School hour
Mr.. Perry visited q number Of the
classes ard mace short talks.
At the c'ose of the Sunday School,
the various ciasfes re aasemb'ed in
shc atpi sorham ct sfc Church and
Mr. Perry delivered an address IN
the ahsenee Of fsrior W. A. sbullcn
berger, no pms o.. who was In vani
Ia % oliver The baoralaureatc ser.
mon 10 ths Sen'ors o. the High
School Mr. Perry took up The morn.
ing hoir. HIS ak was %pronounce
by al who We for nnase enough TO
hear him 70 have hesn the best
hat The membets o. this Sunday
School have had III a long time
He did not sa'eet any special sub
iect, but coasinci MS remarks 10
genera sunday sehool work, MIR Per.
~ "a ore OF Che mos ardent church
workers ia Missouri Though he has
largo business n cross, he rover neg.
lecfs his ohur h work, ard Is suDerin.
tende7t Of M o The largest Bible
Schools IN tho Sac
The a.tenaalee II the sunday
school o. the Chris ian Church sun-
day morning io'afei 90S THIS is
about an ayrage a enhance for this.
Bible shool. which runs from nearly
six hundred to o-er one thousand.