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see that choice sable skins have been cut
into tiny strips. from an inch to an inch
and half long and a quarter OF an inch
wide, sewed together in parallel lines
with infinite skill and then dyed. 1t does
certainly look like single skin. Here is
one that is still more curious. You see
the skins of the sable have been set,
shoulder and foot. in such a way as to
produce the appearance of a 'peacock-eye'
in damask."
At the Paris dealers where he sent me
there were others.
Look at this one" said the dealer,
1.-The fragments have been pieced together
in circles and enriched with little dots of
lighter fur, SO as to give the impression
that they We're the skins of some new
fur-bearing species. Three years ago the
Grand Duchess Helene brought us two
such interesting freak skins to make up
for her"
ITO make up for her. here is the
tombstone of fur elegance. Let us not
insist; it is too painful. When you see
"a woman who looks wrong in her fur
jacket it is for the selfsaIne reason that
you l look misfit pariahs in our suits.
Fur sewing is one of the most exclusive
handicrafts, and 1t recruits apprentices
according to all kinds of jealous limita-
tons. The great fur houses" those who
let loose on the greater public their new
models annually, keep their fur sewers
busy through the whole year.
X X
And Ii is the same with respect to the
new models and the fashionable fur
OF any season. Early in June the whole
salers who supply the middle trade
choose the next winters fashionable"
fur according to the mass of job lots they
have bought at Leipsic. Then they choose
the styles, and everything is made up by
October. Now. if this be true of valued
staples of London and Leipsic. how much
greater must be the temptation for the
furnishers of the greater. cheaper public
to launch such novelty as squirrel,
cheap and abundant, and still more SO,
pussy cat muskrat or common rat?
Why, the young man who invented the
shaving" of rat and rabbit skins, to dye
them into Hudson otter and arctic OF
ter" is today a multimillionaire. They
are very beautiful skins, light. supple,
easily made up. do not injure In wet or
sun. Their fashionable making up by
expensive Rue Royale houses comes dear
er today than real seal jackets cost If
teen years ago!
What is the most expensive fur of all?
Except. always, the sea otter there is no
natural skin so beautiful or valuable as
the sable. Entirely apart from fashion,
sables are intrinsically precious. just like
gold and gems. In Paris, st. Petersburg
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the demand from France. Though not
equal to the fur of the arctic fox-as
white and soft as swansdown-the long.
flowing outer hair is handsome and
durable. They show every shade from
white to black, the most priced being
silver gray. But my own customers,
he added, ARE using still more beau
tlful skin that was being unaccountably
negIected-that of the Canadian lynx.
They vary in color from a warm, al
most salmon, tinge of cinnamon to gray
ish white, but the prettiest has a pink
ish mealy tint, almost like that of an
unripe peach. They used to be bought
up at almost rubbish prices for Turkey
Turkey in Asia, and China, but We
have changed all that. / have elegant
customers using it for 'allfur' wraps"
:, ::
ITO think that chinchilla used to be
a secondrate fur / unused. 1.-THE little
beast was being exterminated. 1 hear
and they stopped the expectation OF
skins for five years. That's why prices
have SO jumped, isn't it? And is not an
artificial chinchilla fur being manufac-
tured from the skin of the Angora rab-
bit?" 1 insinuated. 1T is said to be
more durable than the real, and scarcely
less soft and delicate in texture
"Chinchilla would rank among the
rable, the Paris dealer replied obliquely
''No other animal fur so resembles the
finest plumage of downy-feathered birds
as the skin of this little mouse of the
Andes. Yes, it is more and more costly
Unfortunately it is easily spoiled by wet
but for certain forms of indoor wear il
is almost perfect. l recently made an
opera cloak of white velvet trimmed with
chinchilla for the bride of millionaire
American. Never mind the price; YOU
would not believe it. And monkey skin
Reports from the west coast of Africa
state that the monkeys are almost ex-
terminated and that no more are to be
relied on for the market.
THAT Is the one far not monopoiized
by the Hudson Bay, Company / said
@Disabuse your mind of that idea" re-
piled the Partisan. himself a purchaser
from the wholesalers. "One private BUSH
ness firm in London itself disposes an
nually of greater number of furs than
does the Hudson Bay Company, and the
furs offered at these sales are drawn
from all parts of the world They come
from northern Asia, North America, Chile
Peru (alpaca. chinchilla and puma).
northern Europe and even Australia
''Santos-Dumont has an immense
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answered. There is Il rare example of
vogue proceeding from the trade to the
high-class customers. The skin is grown
by an animal that has to stand the rigor
Of sub-arctic climate; yet it does not
turn white. There is a deep layer of
downy fur at the bottom, with longer
hairs. and darker hairs of a rich red
coming through it. The lower fur is
orange and orange red, and the result,
when the fur is a little ruff1ed. is gor-
geous effect of orange-carnelian. Twenty
five thousand of these skins used to- come
annually to London, only to be shipped
to Russia and the orient. There was no
western demand for them. Let us try
them for automobiling,' the dealers said.
Their success was immense. and they will
soon be too valuable for the automobile
Are fox skins precious furs?''
They did not used to be. They hard
~ rose to the secondary class OF the
marten Canadian sable), mink fisher
skunk. monkey and nutria but all these
values are changing. The arctic fox
gives a very precious fur, and still
more so the silver fox Fifteen hundred
of the latter skins We're sold in the
one month of March not long ago in
London. and of these the first 200 were
sold singly or in lots, ranging from
two to five. L bought one silver fox
skin that measured over five feet 1t
was black down to the middle of the
back. and below that sprinkled with
silver hairs much like the skin. of the
famous sea otter. l got it for $3.50.
Today it is worth ten times that. In
1898 a specially remarkable silver fox
skin sold in London for s77o. Today it
would bring $4,000
x <
What is done with these silver fox
SKINS
Most of them go to Russia. Those
l purchased l kept for collars and cuffs,
though certain smart lady customers
have taken it into their heads to wear
a whole skin wrapped around the neck
and shoulders. In Russia the silver
parts are cut out and the black parts
are pieced together into those celebrated
pelisses known as black fox" and for
which $1,000 used not to be an unusual
price, retail. Well. If thirty such SKINS
costing In the salesrooms $500 apiece
are cut up to make such pelisse to-
day. the price of $4,000 cannot be con-
sidered dear. can it?'
Many Paris autOmobiliSts are using
wolf skins for rugs" / suggested.
They are growing dearer," he said.
1.-The price of the arctic wolf has risen
100 per cent in two years, because of
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the insurance against moths and fire.
and paying prices such aSthey would not
have dreamed of year ago.
The precious fur-bearing animals are
disappearing. So runs the story. A
ehinchiila ulster with silver fox collar
may cost between 5000 and s15.OCo. A
sable mantle has cost from $4,000
to $4,000. Chinchilla with erinine lining
may come between 5000 and $4,000.
And what would you think OF old furs
being dearer? They have felt it coming;
now the storm is breaking. Rarity is
the tombstone, and the loot of Picking
is doubly rare. In a few utterly exclu-
sive fur shops, when especially costly
garments are exposed, they whisper:
Loot of Peking.''
The marvellous furs have been kept
all these years, waiting for their price.
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OF a very rich woman told me. 1.-The only
true sabies-'Russian sables'-come from
northern Asia and Manchuria is the
true home of this rare animal.
What are American sables?' | inter-
rupted.
'.Marten skins" he answered. Now. as
YOU will see (he was showing me his
wife's things while she was out. buying
more), the Chinese dye their sables and
produce a uniform tint. By this one
may know them: for the western taste is
to leave them their natural color, very
dark. very rich, with ashen lights and
lusters.'
He held a great skin up. as large as
that of sheep. Had his wife gone into
the business? No, 1t was just an invest
ment. Naturally, 1 was astonished.
But the sable is little fellow, like
weasel" / exclaimed. 81 have seen
punches OF skins direct from the car S
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Brazilian puma skin room rug, | sail
And ] know that these beautiful aot
pale orange colored skins are in for
bed coverings. divan coverings and wall
hangings. But what can come froin
Australian
"Opossum SKINS" he answered. THEY
used TO come by the hundred thousands.
But " they are not SO cheap
Evidently there Will soon be moth ri
cheap or even moderate in price. lev
years ago a million and a half of musk
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(TERLING HELLO Says
- Fur-Bearing Animals Are
Fast Observation-Disclosures
Now Attempting to Complete
Their Wardrobes for Next
Winter-They Are Careless
of Insurance Against Moths
and Fire-Paying Prices That
Were Not Dreamed of a Year
Ago-The Most Valued Furs
Bring Enormous Prices in
Paris Shops Facts About
American Furs.
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FASHIONABLE PARIS

OF course, we believe what we are tod,
but the Christian armies in Picking must
have laid hands on lot of precious stuff.
Some is obviously the real thing, furs
made up in the shape of cross of five
cubes lined with silk, the imperial yell
low, bearing the imperial cipher
'Old Ii Hung Chang alone, while he
lived had stock of furs worth s., O00-
coo, even If sold in Peking,' the husband
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rat skins from North America were sold
at one London sale at trash" Today
they are valuable furs-for transforma-
lions. Even the coypu is looking up.
1t IS South American beaver-lfks
water rat, which swarms i'm the great
rivers from Brazil to the Argentine. II Is
like 8. light less thickIy furred beaver
or otter. 1t used to be trash" But now
the great dealers will soon be making ie
a fashionable fur.
STERLING HELLO.
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own storehouse, with the Russian i'm
perial stamp in blue on the underside.
They We're to line an overcoat for grand
duke
Certainly, he answered, land that is
where the Chinese improve on nature.
Look at the under side of this one. You
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OW is the time to
think of your furs.
Put them away
for the summer
with greater care
than ever before.
At the present
moment there is a
fur panic in Paris.
and women are
rushing TO buy-at
the end of the
season-careless OF
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, March 20, 1918.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-07-18

The friends and acquaintances Of
the bright looking girl. In the picture
say she is a "chip Of the old block"
She is Miss Ruth Gaynor, youngest
daughter Of Mayor William ]. Gaynor
Of New York city. Being the youngest,
Ruth, Of course. Is the pride Of the fam
lily. 1t was at the Piping Rock horse
show on. Long Island that the camera
man found her, and with her was her
loved companion, an Airedale terrier.
Although but nine years Of age. she is
already an accomplished horsewoman
and may be een almost any morning
galloping along the country roads near
her fathers estate at st. James, N. 7.
At the recent dedication of the national
Maine monument in Central park.
New York, Ruth had the honor Of lay
ing on the memorial a wreath Of flow
ers contributed by the city. With an
appreciation Of the honor conferred
upon her the little girl performed her
part Of the ceremony with grace and
dignity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-07-18
SNAKES As They FEED.

When They Start 0wsllswins TINY
Never knssw When - ossp.
The swallowing process 70 . seeio0s
matter for any serpent, which muse
draw Itself painfully ' . it, prey b
titching its Jaws. armed With back
ward curving teeth, forward, on o.
side and then the other. and By sind
lar movements Of the neck. ribs and
skin, until the whole mass has 6nally
reached the prolonged stomach. Tho
snakes jaws are attached to the skull.
and the bones Of the head and neck
are connected by elastic ligaments
which may be SO stretched that an OBJ
ject considerably larger than the head
itself may be swallowed IL rightly setz-
ed; hence prey Is usually turned about
after killing 1t until its lose Is fore
most, when the undertaking begins. A
copious flow of saliva assists degulti-
ton.
Once started, a snake never knows
when to stop: has little ability to do
so. indeed, and the prey rarely kicks
loose. 1t has happened frequently in
geological collections that a large snake
has swallowed a smaller one mechan-
ically, as 1t were. when each has seized
the same food animal. Both swallowed
at 1t until the larger reached the 1859
Of the smaller diner and then kept
right on as long as there was anything
in its mouth. unless the victim Of this
discourtesy managed quickly to let 60
Of the fare and escape.
Bartlett tells US. in his book on tho
care Of animals In the London roo. Of
M case where a boa constructor de-
voured q cage mate nine feet long Who
did not feel disposed to let 90 Of his
half Of a pigeon. Next morning this
boa could not curl up. but had to he
straight out for several days. and q
month was spent In the digestion Of
this inhospitable meal. Snakes VIII
keep pushing their jaws over a string
Of frogs Or nice tied together until
they have got outside the whole chain.
These animals have little. IL any, sense
Of taste and when they get their teeth
into anything soft try to eat It.
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Turkish Names,

On our visiting list are Mrs. Hya-
cinth. Mrs. Tulip. Mrs. Appletree and
Mrs. Nightingale. | am also happy
enough to possess the acquaintance Of
Mrs. Sweetmeat. Mrs. Diamond. Mrs.
ALTHOUGH some know her as Mother
Eve-Miss May-She-Laugh and Master
He Waited. This last appellation
seemed to me so curious that | inquir-
ed into it and learned that my young
gentleman waited to be born. These
are not surnames. you understand.
for no Turk owns such a thing. To
tell one Mistress Hyacinth from anotb.
er you add the name of her man. And
in his case all you can do Is to tack on
his fatherseyou could hardly say
Christian-name.-H. G. Dwight in At
lantic,
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Not In His Line.

A motor stopped in front Of the pho
tographer's, and q woman lacking nono
Of the artificial accessories deemed nec-
essary to looks entered the studio.
A couple Of days later the photogra-
pher submitted proofs for her approval.
Not one Of those pictures looks any
thing like me-" the woman insisted.
The photographer tried In every way
to pacify her, but, finding this an Inn
possibility, lost control Of his temper.
Madam" he exclaimed, did you read
my sign7'' Eyes" "Well, 1t does not
say cleaning. dyeing and remodeling.'
It says 'portraits.'"-New York Times.
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How. Whom and Wfhsr,,

One Of the company goes out Ct the
room while the others CHOOSE = word to
be guessed. one with two OF three diff
ferent meanings being tho best
We will suppose that the word
"spring" has been chosen. When the
person who is outside the room, l. re-
called he Tor she) asks each ono in sue
cession, "How do you like it?" The
answers may be. DRY" (meaning the
SEASON., "Cold and clear "a spring Of
water), ''Strong" "a watch spring. and
"High' "a jump.
The next question is, when do yon
like itY" The answers may be: when
I am in the country" when I am
thirsty" when my watch is broken"
The next question is, where do you
like?" and the answers may be: "Any-
where and everywhere. .'In hot wealth
er," ''In the clock" The game is to
try and guess the word after any Of
the answers, and, II right the player
last questioned takes tho place Of the
one who is guessing; X wrong, the
questioner must keep OF trying.
RT-N AL - HIFL 49, "L A
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BULLET PHOTOGRAPHY.
Curious Effect Of Shooting Through q
Thin Stick Of Wood.

Curious Effect Of Shooting Through .
Thin Stick Of Wood.
Moving pictures have been made at
the rate of 100000 a second in contrast
with the rate Of fifteen or twenty q
second. which Is enough when repro
duced on a screen to give the eye the
impression Of a continuous picture.
The only thing that moves fast enough
to make such tremendous speed worth
using Is a bullet, and some extraordi-
nary pictures Of bullets have been Ia
ken at this rate. seventy-two pictures
being taken of a revolver bullet as It
moved ten inches from the muzzle.
Pictures Of a bullet passing through
a stick Of wood showed a queer condi-
ton. The bullet passed completely
through the thin stick and was well ON
its way beyond before the wood gave
any sign Of distress. Then some tny
splinters started out. following the bull
let; the stick began to split. and after
the bullet had proceeded some distance
the stick suddenly fell to pieces. No
camera shutters are fast enough to
take pictures at anything like this
speed, SO no shutter was used.
Instead. a series Of electric sparks
was flashed. the sparks following one
another at the rate Of 100000 a second,
each spark making q picture. The
6lm was mounted on a wheel about
three feet in circumference, and the
wheel vas revolved at the rate Of 1900
revolutions a minute. When all was
ready the bullet was shot. the spark
flashed and the wheel revolved, the
actual exposure being limited to a frac-
ton Of a second 10 as not to pile up
pictures one over the other.-Saturday
Evening Post
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Pass ( Along.

A lively game that makes q pleasant
change after some contest of wits Is
the following:
At each end Of the room have an
empty clothes basket and one filled
with articles Of all sorts and sizes,
large and small. Two captains are
chosen, who select their teams till an
equal number Of players stand in two
lines facing each other. A full basket
is at the right hand of each Of the cap
tains and an empty one at the left Of
the player at the other end of the line.
At a signal to begin each captain Sc
lects an article from his basket and
hands it to his next neighbor, who
passes it on down the line as rapidly
as possible. One object after another
is passed on in feverish haste and
dropped into the empty baskets ut the
ends of the lines. If any article is
dropped in its transit it must he hand
ed back to the captain and started over
again.
The side which first lands all the OBJ
jects safely in the basket wins, and 1t
adds much to the excitement IL some
noncombatant stands by and calls out
which side is ahead. d two persons
may take this part takinS st6ss and
shouting Justify for the sidae thsy have
taken, like the fans at q bail same.
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"A DARING SCOUT.
Me Quick VIE Fsoisd the Fsdsrals and
oaved. t{ie Neck.

Me 0vtok wiz tootod tire Fod0foso y
Saved HE Meek.
Wat Bowie. Z scout for the Confeder.
ate army. was q young Maryland law
yer ut the time the great conflict be
gan. After months Of successful work
he was captured and taken 10 Wash.
ington and sentenced to be hanged.
He made bis. escape and In ION Has
ardous Service W. q. Beymer tells Of
the weeks that he was followed by Sc.
cret service men and small details Of
Federal cavalry and how by his very
audacity and quick wit he escaped re-
capture.
He blundered into a camp Of them
one morning at dawn and saw instant
ly that retreat was impossible: they
were ready to open fire with a dozen
%revolvers. Without hesitation he strobe
up to the men and shouted Indignantly:
you make mighty free with my
rails! With all this wood round you
did not need to burn my fences" He
seemed very angry.
"Who are you?" a corporal STAN
mered. s..
''The owner Of the RATS, of %course!"
And then. apparently somewhat mol
lifted. be went on: well. well! War
is war, but don't do any more damage
than you can help. boys" He sat
down with them to their breakfast and
chatted with them pleasantly. One of
them asked IL he had seen Wat Bowie
and described him ACCURATELY. At the
description they all stared at him and
moved uneasily. in doubt as to what
was to be done. He Tailed with the
description in every respect. But his
insolence in walking up to them and
upbraiding them for burning "his"
rails made them doubt their own eyes
"Why. yes" he drawled. "Wat Bo-
vie was in these parts last week. I
know him well. They say he has gone
to the north part Of the county. where
he halls from. I don't know. though.
as to that"
Then rising and stretching himself
he looked down into their doubt filled
eyes and laughed at them-laughed in
their very faces-and said:
"I'm glad you all met me on M own
land. You might have made trouble
for me elsewhere. for they all say I
look like him a lot. Goodby. boys!
Good luck!"
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R.spb.rrv and currant Jam.

Raspberry and currant Jam.
In England currants are always add
ed to the raspberry jam. and the re-
suit Ia far more delicious than when
the raspberries alone are used. To one
quart Of raspberries 8 n pint Of
currants. Wash the currants and cook
them in a very little water until quite
soft. press them through the jelly bag
and return the Juice to the fire. Add
the raspberries and cook for a few mo-
ments. MASKING them well. Then add
the sugar. using two pounds for the
quantity Of fruit given. and cook until
thick.
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Weaving In Shadow.

In one Of the famous lace shops Of
Brussels there are certain rooms de-
voted to the weaving of the finest and
most delicate lace patterns. These
rooms are entirely darkened except for
the light from one small window fall
ing directly upon the pattern. There
is only one lacemaker in the room. and
she sits where the narrow stream Of
light fails upon the thread she IL
weaving. Lace is always more deli
cately and beautifully woven. It Is
said, when the worker Is in the dark
and only her pattern is in the light.
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HELPFUL HINTS
FOR HOUSEWIVES
Swinging Bed For Open Air
Use on Hot Nights.

The best way to avoid the discom-
fort Of a stuny bedroom on a hot night
Is to prepare an outside swinging bed
In the manner shown in the illustra-
tion. Procure an old bed spring and
suspend it with four chains hanging
from eyebolts fastened in crosspieces
on four posts. With an old carpet and
a couple Of blankets this makes a COM
Portable place to sleep. A canvas a
be thrown over the top 10 protect 1t
from the suns rays IL the occupant de-
sires to use 1t for an afternoons nap.