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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-31
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Rats and Mice

Nothing is more disagreeable than .
home infested with vermin. Destroy
them with Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, the standard exterminator
for thirty-five years.
It kills of rats, mice and cockroaches
In single night. Does not blow away
Ike powders; ready for use; nothing to
mix. The only exterminator sold under
An absolute guarantee of money back
If it fails.
Sold by druggists, csc and $1.O0 or
sent direct, charges prepaid, on receipt
Of price.
sssarns' El.eer;e Paste Co. Chicago. III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-31
TOURING CAR DITcHED.
Occupants Pinned Under Automobile
In Drainage Ditch.

Eagle Grove, May 31.-The large
touring car of County Treasurer George
Webster ran off the bridge over
drainage ditch three miles west OF town
yesterday, landing bottom up In three
feet of water. The occupants were
pinned down under the car. and but
for assistance which was near at hand,
the results might have been extremely
serious. AS it was, all escaped with
severe shaking up. and few bruises.
The car was not seriously injured. The
occupants of the car were Mr.. and Mrs.
Webster. Mayor W. r. Blake and wife,
and Mrs. D, H. Price.
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c.rwin New. Notes.

Special to Times-Republican
Garwin, May 81 The high school
commencement exercises were held in
the U B. church Thursday evening.
One member OF the class, Mary Dough
erty, was unable to take Part because
Of sickness.
Miss Lucille King. of Beaman, was a
visitor in Garwin Thursday.
The Garwin band wen- to Beaman
to play Friday.
Miss Daisy Wallace left for Gilmore
City Friday morning. where she will
spend her vacation.
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FooTE uNpEReoes OPERATION.

EsthsrviIIe Citizen Under Knife at Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo.
Special to Times Republican.
Excelsior Springs, Mo- May S1.-Mr.
w, H. Foote of Baskerville. underWe nt
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next week get IL the greater share o.
the crop. Some, Of ,the early planting
10 up and tho rows can be seem across
the fields. 81
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What One Cam Buy i'm the Shops

of the spirit lamp before the eggs are Dut
in, and then kept on boiling until they
are done, the spirit lamp can be turned
out the minute the eggs are in. the eggs
can thus be coddled. or can be started in
cold water.
The new printed India silks and other
lowered silks are used for waists yelled
with chiffon and net. The material used
for yelling SO dulls and softens the colors
in the silk that any bright toned silk Is
pretty yelled with blue, brown, gray OF
black.
Corsage bouquets in small baskets like
covered market baskets. only hundred
basket, make dainty gifts. Corsage car
nations. single blossoms with a bud and
a sprig of carnation green, are sold In
various lovely deep pink shades.
Small stiff paper tables. three or four
inches high, with daintily curved leg.
suggestive of the days of Queen Anne.
and each holding painted vase of flow
ers. are used for place cards. The name
the little table.
Place cards for a brides luncheon
show hand-painted figures OF the different
members of the bridal party and the
brides family in the styles of 1860. One
card shows the bride herself in all the
dignity of hoops and bridal veil. Another
shows the bridegroom. bowling CALAMITY
Other cards show the brides attendants
in quaint ruffied frocks. the bride ;
mother. her trunk. her bandboxes. rib
bon tied and gayly colored, and last the
old NANNY nurse. who, tearfully. Is
packing a bonnet into a hat box.
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VARIOUS PASTIMES
FOR THE CHILDREN

NCOME to our rainbow party. read
- invitations written upon blue paper
in red ink. Upon their arrival the chill
dren were delighted with what they saw.
The first thing that greeted them was a
big rainbow OF blue. yellow. red, pink and
purple cheesecioth stretched through two
rooms. At one end was the pot of gold
In the pot was the number and a mys-
ferrous package. Colored ribbons led
through the house, and each chose the
ribbon he wished to follow. At the end
of each ribbon was little bag Of bon
bons. Attached to one string was the
mystic number /. emitting the finder to
the. contents of the treasure pot. A large
cake showed pink, yellow, brown and
white layers. with delicate frosting OF
purple, making rainbow effect. The ice
cream was pink. the sherbet yellow. and
the flowers for decorations were various
colored hyacinths.
Several young mothers with small chill
dren, who do not keep maids. are follow
ing novel plan of entertainment for the
children and relief for themselves. Each
Wednesday afternoon one OF the moth
ers takes all Of the children to entertain
for the afternoon. which leaves the
other mothers for that afternoon free for
social duties. matinee. shopping or any
other pleasure or duty, and as it is only
once i'm four weeks that each mother
has all the children. it does not become
tiresome. The children call it then
party day, and most thoroughly enjoy it
They usually make kindergarten after
noon of it. though each mother follows
her own inclination as to that. Simple
refreshments are served. and the plaL
has proved q great success.
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BLESSINGS OF
MODERN CORSET

nNESIDEDNESS is certainly less APP
~ parent in women's figures than it
used to be. When scant. tight skirts
were coming into fashion cry Went VI
from many feminine throats. Il never
can wear skirt smooth and tight over
the hips-for my right hip is higher than
my left" they said, or perhaps they COM
planned that the left hip was higher than
the right Then when bodices were first
cut plain on the shoulders, when kimont
sleeves came in. women bewailed hlgf
shoulder blades and uneven shoulders
With no chance for padding up one
shoulder little under charitable folds ol
CLOTH what hope was there for an imper'
feet figure?
Strange as it seems. when clothes couio
no longer accommodate themselves te
the one-sided figure. the figure accommo-
dated itself to the clothes.
This change in figure. according to
corsetiere is due solely to the change II
corsetS. .
athletics and outdoor exercise WORKED
wonders in womens figures she says
There was a time when almost every
woman who came here to be f1tted to
corset had high hip or shoulder NOW
there is seldom such a defect unless, o.
course spinal or hip trouble accounts
for it. The big-Waisted corset wh1cf
holds the figure upright has evened things
out: the tight-waisted corset used to ac
centuate and neatly increase both uneven
hips and shoulders.
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Decorative Se@mcalinag

tunity for the color to work under the
stencil and cause blurring OF the design.
This can be prevented by pressing
ruler across the face Of the stencil where
the color is being applied.
Use the left hand and with uttle
practice you can easily keep the ruler
following the brush wherever the latter
is working. Keep it right alongside SO
that the brush is continually touching IL.
When a brush with another color is
used the ruler should be wiped on to
remove the old color. If by accident any
part becomes slurred. it can readily be
fixed by cutting out OF a post card q
slightly larger outline OF the part dur
red and using 1t to stencil new out
line, SO that the blurred part is covered.
Il
too much color, resulting oftentimes in
the color running, and also In making
the fabric stiff on drying. Work light
ly and evenly. and with but very little
color in the brush. The parts OF the
fabric that are stenciled should show
the weave just as plainly as the rest
of the fabric When a fabric has been
stenciled, hang it up for two or three
days where it will be free Of handling.
Do not leave it near the heat, as this
will not hasten the drying much and is
very likely to cause the colors to spread.
II you want to make your own stencil
pattern. try this method. Outline your
design upon a square OF white table OIL
cloth and cut the pattern out With q
very sharp .penknife. Turn the clotn
top and press with a warm iron. When
cold. it can be used, and makes du-
rable stencil which cannot be ruined
along the edge when dampened.
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C1NCE stenciling is used to such a
= great extent for decoration, sug-
gestions concerning this easy style
OF art are always welcome. Almost any
kind OF medium can be used, such as
oil, water, tempera and various materials
and compositions. and there is scarcely
any limit to TIP variety Of surface that
1t can be used upon, but there should be
discriminate choice OF designs and col
ors, according to the density of cloth, the
quality OF its surface and its intended
use The tint of fabric must also be
considered before deciding whether the
pattern had better be painted or left plain
to be effectively emphasized by stem
cited background.
OIL colors may be made indelible by the
aid Of a little gold size, which Is an in
valuable suggestion to those who wish
to try their hand at this rapid and in
expensive method Of colortng designs,
which are made still more attractive by
the addition Of light embroidery stitches.
White of egg IL an excellent hxative for
making fabrics washable whenever bril-
liant and transparent dyes or stains are
employed instead of oil coiors.
Always protect the parts to be colored
a different color than that in the brush
by covering those parts. For this pur-
pose three or four old post cards Will
prove very efficient. Also protect the
fabric in similar manner when working
near the edges of the stencil. Because
of uneuualed pressure on the surface OF
the stencil the latter is likely TO raise
in certain places and thus afford oppor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

OLIVER napkins clips. for use instead
of napkin rings, are made In the
form of initials. They are about
two inches square and clip over the sides
of the folded napkin. They are neat. in
conspicuous. and serve to identify the
napkins more easily than rings do. They
are sold for seventy-five cents each.
Small chests of boxes, which slide in
and out like bureau drawers. and are
marked with such emblems as shoe but
tons, glove buttons. pins and other toilet
accessories or with rubber bands. postage
stamps and pens. are sold filled with
candies. When the different compart-
ments are emptied of their sweet contents
they can be used on dressing table or
desk.
An egg boiling set in nickel and por-
celain on a glass and wicker tray costs
SIS. The set consists of six egg cups
and a cooker. The cooker is egg shaped,
all OF nickel and contains rack for the
eggs. Beneath it is a spirit lamp. The
egg cups-six of them-are OF porcelain
set in nickel standards. The wicker sides
of the oval tray are decorated with china
flowers.
Real Chinese mandarin jackets are sold
with a guarantee that they have been
properly sterilized and fumigated. They
can be used either for neglige wear or
for wear as evening coats. for carriage,
opera or the theater. Some of them have
worn spots which, apparently, are sup
posed only to add to their value. These
jackets, excepting for the fact that they
would always be distasteful 10 some per
sons because they had been worn before,
are even more attractive than their
eastern-made prototype. There is some
Il, l<,..iy ynFhin 10
only to have improved with time and
wear-something which cannot be imi-
tated.
Small devices for boiling eggs on the
table are made in copper. There is
spirit lamp under an egg-shaped copper
receptacle for water The cover of the
copper egg removed discloses a holder
for four eggs to sit in. The eggs can be
cooked in any desired way, and when
they are done the holder can be lifted by
a handle from the water and the eggs re-
moved. The water can be boiled by means
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Apron and Bonnet Match.

T TITLE aprons in blue and pink, hav-
IL ing edges bound with tape, and en-
breidered in white with little Sun hats
to match are especially suitable for cn.l-
dren who will be fortunate enough to
spend their summers at sea or lake re-
sorts The little hats are ma lie VITA
small tam-o'-shanter crowns and narrow
dropping brims. The crowns are usually
embroidered on the top, and the edges OF
around the base of the crown with
rosettes or bows on either side.
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Novel Ratines.

DIAM ratines are embeiiished IN every
possible manner, having poroefs VI
contrasting bands, woven, emproidereo.
in open Irish work like heavy crocheteu
lace. self-colored checks, colored stripes
and Bulgarian landings. This zlgzas
fabric is sometimes woven in two or
three colors, which is being used Tor
tailored suits and trimmings, being also
used as trimming for silks. Printed ra-
tines have all-over tiny flowers In POM
padour effect and a border. or the all
over designs are simple flowers in strong
Bulgarian colorings and border to CORE
spond, with an openwork on each side
Of 1t resembling heavy Irish crochet lace
White ratines are in every weight and
style, even appearing as parasols
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that all the world had gone mao over
clothes. 1t is the time of the year when
the customs inspectors a.isht they had vol
unteered for any other service that would
give them living: they are deiuged with
skirts and blouses and hats and wraps
and materials until their dreams must be
that they let new Cabot model slip
through on half duty.
All day long there are verbal battles be-
tween inspector and buyer as to the
amount of lace ON one frock, whether
tinsel used in the brocade or the en-
broidery should be dutiable as metal and
whether the strips of fur OH a Paquin
evening gown We're really purchased with
the gown or taken over by the buyer
from America to be added to the gown
in Paris and thereby reduce it's cost
Men look like Liliiputians among the
colossal piles of womens apparel which
they must inspect. analyze. fix price
upon and quarrel about until every one
patience is exhausted and the very word
Fashion is anathema.
One cannot judge of fashions in such
q scene. An expert may not be able to
get more than a glimmering idea OF
whether skirts are narrow, bodices tight
fitting. sleeves long or materials rough.
ore dav of watching clothes pulled out
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and put back is enough to give one men,
tai Indigestion.
The wonder is how the buyers them
selves can stand the strain. They have
been fighting these battles for fifteen
hours day in Paris since February l.,
when the smaller houses began to show
spring fashions: their only respite was
on the steamer coming across. and even
then they We're making notes o. what
they had bought at what price. how
much material they had on hand to copy
each gown, whether such model would
fail after they had secured it at great
price. and how soon they could get their
gowns through the custom house and
rush them to the shops and dressmallefs
with whom they We're connected.
And mind you. none of these bales of
clothes were bought by women for their
own wear. as critics would have us sup
pose: hundreds of these frocks hats and
wraps will not be worn by any one ex-
cept the manikins who display them at
the American openings.
They are bought as guides to fashion.
They will be used by the designers fer
inspiration and by the shops for adver-
tisements, and many of them will be sold
in May for less than was paid for them
in Paris.
One of the comforts about the gowns of
today is appreciated only by the eco
nomical woman. and even she is not be-
lfeved when she states her opinion that
one has rarely been able to wear clothes
so long without their getting unfashion-
able We are in time of change in
everything, including fashions. and one
is impelled to believe that no gown or
hat is wearable for more than two
months after purchasing because the
shops and newspapers and magazines
have focused the limelight on every
within in women's apparel.
Time was when fashions We're not en-
plotted as means of advertising or as
decoys to shops that held out many other
attractions, and a newspaper would CEN
sure a foreign correspondent for going to
the expense of cabling daily news about
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New Clothes Are Not as New as Ramoa Led
Usto B@i@v@----F abrics and Colors Are Gorgeous

way, because of it's suppleness and its
bold brilliant pattern.
All these jackets will be worn over con-
trasting gowns. There Will be no at
tempt to match up the colors or even the
lining to the frock. 1t Is Interesting to
watch conservative women take up with
these wondrous combinations of color
for it shows the half-hioden feeling in
every female heart to indulge in riot
III red and purple when she gets a good
chance. and she gets this chance in the
new Innings.
OF course, being demure and conserva-
tive. she would not dare to wear gown
as gorgeous. but she feels that her taste
and reputation are safe and her. fancy
INDUCED when she chooses the most riot
Gus coiored design for the inside of her
jacket.
One of the capricious expressions OF the
Balkan jacket is a slightly fun affair
that drops to four inches below the nor
NAL waist line and is gathered there into
a three-nch belt that snugiy fits the tig-
ure. This elongation of the waist line
was not even reached in the Elizabethan
times. and from the present outlook il
promises to be popular. 1t will prove
quite a. fetching fashion for young girls
clothes at seaside and mountains.
White crash suits look Immensely Wen
made with coats of this kind over a
fr,lity lining which shows apples, pears
and peaches in brilliant colors on blue
or bronze surface. y coat that has such
a belt fastens mp the side with large
pearl buttons and has high rolling col
lar lined with the brilliant silk.
The fashion Tor sleeveless Jacket is
new and interesting. 1t gives one a
chance to indulge ia a clever color com
bination and at the same time IT pro-
yides a lightweight wrap for those who
are in cool climates.
One hopes that it will not be taken w
as substitute for regulation jacket
If it is worn over a skirt of another rap.
ric and color with white shirt waist II
will form part of a lamentable costume.
You remember that the attractive little
Jumper blouse was entirely spoiled by
being put to such uses. 1t was worn
without regard to the color or FABRIC OF
the blouse beneath. and the consequence
was that it went out OF fashion with
bad name BY the way. as it has beer
returned to fashion this spring every one
should take warning SO that the same
offense will not be committed against It
No one heralded the approach or wa
tered silk with any degree OF emphasis
and women were rather surprised to f1ne
ont how many gowns and wraps are com
ing over from Paris in this always IascI
mating fabric 1t has none OF the stln
ness of other days, but has taken TO II
self suppleness and sheen. as 1ouiaTo mas
and the two materials will have Things
much their own way this spring.
The new colors look well IN MORE
There are gowns in it of dull! Durguno.
red. in sulphur in 1aponica PINK ana II
conner brown. The latter color is uset
in a most attractive coat suit mace VIII
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crude and quite brilliant The first one
that came over is of dark blue satin
CLOTH cut off below the waist. without
sleeves and without fastenings in front.
This sounds demure. but in the trimming
lies the Balkan touch. 1t is a bright scar
let band that extends around the neck,
down the front and around the hem. The
lining is Of Balkan silk which means q
palette of gorgeous cOlors.
This jacket is worn with one-piece
frock of brilliantly figured foulard, q
material which is in first fashion, by the
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relation 10 the crises of the world, and
he considers the study of the latter as OF
vital Importance to his profession.
To hear him talk on this one subject.
which il dear to his heart. is to get a new
viewpoint on fashion and instantly Undue
it with the dignity and the significance
that the layman does not give it. True
to its own history. therefore. the fashion
Of Paris will reflect the Buigarian-Turk-
ish war.
The newest jacket of the day is called
the Balkan coat. It is daring, somewhat
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a draped skirt tight and slender, and a
cutaway eton jacket with straight front
and a turnover collar The sleeves were
long and fitted 10 the arms, fiaring over
the wrists.
The blouse was jumper of the copper
MORE with an under blouse of seif-colored
tulle touched here and there with fiat
Balkan designs of bright Light blue beads.
There was a tiny hat made of satin in
the same shade of copper as the suit. and
its only trimming was a crown band of
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two-inch blue velvet ribbon finished with
a loose bow and two ends at the back
which hung to the shoulders
Quaint little coats are made OF White
MORE to wear over gowns of white lin
gerie or colored material in light weight
These little wraps are gathered to shall
low hip Jokes and held in halfway be-
tween the hips and knees by q band OF
white rabbit which extends up the front
and edges the deep cape collar. which Is
cut to sharp point at the back.
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Ribbon Embroidery.

A NEW idea in needlewOrk is filet lace
in squares, and strips to be used as
pillow covers, dresser scarfs, table
covers. and many other articles for
various uses embroidered with very mar
row colored silk ribbon in solid design.
and edges trimmed Nth the lace. The
ribbon gives solid effect to the eiLbroid-
cry, which is very effective.
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Practical Flower Holder.

A SIMPLE and practical flower hold
"A err is made of green rubberfzed
silk, the shade of natural leaves. and is
outlined with a green wire. When
worn, it effectually prevents the pene-
tration Of any moisture to the gown.
The wire edge permits of shaping the
holder to the bouquet proper. and the
latter is then attached to the corsage
or wherever else desired.
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HESE are fascinat-
ing times in fash
ion. If one could
take a day off to
spend on the piers
of the North river
and try to memoir
ize the number of
trunks and boxes
that are filled with
new frocks which
are dutiable, then
one would believe
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neckwear are those of the soft rolling
type, with pointed ends. They are made
of embroidered batiste, linen or lawn
To either side 10 attached jabot or
pleated lace.
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Evening gowns have soft sashes OF tulle,
crepe or ribbon loosely arranged several
inches below the normal waist line form
ing crushed girdle effect.