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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercurv

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derauge the
whole system when entering II through
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hairs
Cata-rh Gre b. sure you get the genu-
Inc Il g. taken internally and made in
Toled9. Ohio. by T. ]. Cheney g. Co. Tes-
timorlals free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Z AIS Fly Pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
LUNGS SORE. CHEST FEELS STUFFY. COUGH
DRY AND DEEP. CAUGHT A SEVERE COLD
These Symptoms Call for Dr. Kings New Discovery Wh Rec
ord of Cures for Over 43 Years
Back of It.

DR.. Kings New Discovery is
not a cure all. 1t is prepared
to treat and relieve every kind
of cough and cold of infants,
children, adults and aged. 1t
was originated during a severe
cough epidemic 43 years ago,
was an immediate success
and is probably the most
used cough and cold prescrip-
tion in the world. Your
money refunded if DIR. Kings
New Discovery does not re-
lieve you.
Don't put off getting relief.
Buy a bottle from your drug
gist today.
n ~ Sw
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02

"It cured me of a dreadful
cough" writes Mrs. J. F. Davis,
stickney Corner, Me-, "after. doetors
treatment and all other remedies had
failed" Excellent for coughs, cOlds
or any bronchial affection.
Mrs. A. F. Mertz, of Glen ElIyn,
Ia, writes: q had hard, stubborn
cough that I had doctored for over
six weeks without my getting any
better. Our druggist finally recon-
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery
and my husband bought a dollar
bottle. After using two-thirds Of it
my trouble eased down, and it was
not long till l was completely cured.
DIR. Kings New Discovery surely de-
serves all the praise it gets" Sold by
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
FLING

WEST PRAIRIE, March 26-Storny March is
nearly over. Miss Berniee Everson spent Easter
at home. Our schools were closed for weeks
vacation. Miss Marth holland came from West
by to spend Easter Alfred Hum came from
PEORIA Illinois, TO attend the wedding Of his uncle
and was the guest Of relatives for a week Tie
Pete Davis family. who were confined 20 their
home with the humps are better Fnank Mills
was at Viroqua Saturday 49,. Services were held
here Easter morning. SYLVIA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02

RETREAT, March 3l--George ard Edwin Brord-
head took their departure for Carson. North Da-
kota, where they will begin spring work on their
farm. ....A small daughter is reported at the
home of Mr.. and MS Toief Brudos J. l.. Davis
has purchased Warren Bate farm . Miss Jose
phine Peterson of Seattle Is visiting her sister,
MRS. Albert Olson. Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Bates Of
Laurel. Montana. are visiting relatives in Retreat
and vicinity Alta Davis is home for a short va
cation. Harry James returned from Madison
where he has been attending school Albert
Critics of lie Mars, Missouri is staying at John
Wakefield s.. !. Fred Cox and family have moved
10 their new home in Cooley Valley. ana Edd Cox
and family have moved to the house vacated by
Fred -. Mr. and Mrs. G. 0. Marcy are the proud
parents of fine baby boy. born March r7.....
Russell Miller and janet Davenport who attend
La Crosse normal and Mabel Bates. who teaches
near Waukesha, spent Easter vacation at Re-
treat. r E. TREAT
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
HARMONY.

Nc LEES RIDGE. April-Thomas Moe win soon
depart for the west. where he hrs job assisting
VIII Legier with carpenter work. Our school
closed for few weeks vacation. Mr. and Mrs.
Chas Griffin passed over the ridge Sunday 49,
We have a fellow on cur ridge who wishes a good
cure for heart failure. he has noticed his heart
failing ever since the school ma M went home
Mumps seem to be all the rage in this community,
Orla McLees affiicted with them at the present,
also two Of Eels Volden's little girls - A party
was given at Matt Baumgartner's Saturday night.
large crowd numbering about fifty IN all At
midnight lovely supper was served, followed by
dancing and other enjoyments. Mr.. and Ms,
Rex Barston. who have been spending five or six
weeks at A L. McLees, returned TO their home in
Viola. Richard Hopp makes frequent visits at
Leonard Zozzs. Chas. Griffin and Andy Davis
have purchased hay press, Earl Davis works
for Pete Thompson at Bristow. We wish him
success. Z. 3. Hage IS again ia this community
visiting old time friends. NEE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

offer America. and so he paid 500 for it
and rushed it over here.
1t was kept out of the window so that
il could not be copied but the same ex-
elusive model was sold to the buyer for
IL wholesale house and the copies of it
appeared all over New York for $50.
trimmed and less than half that price.
untrimmed. Imagine the feelings of the
utterly different from what any one else
had. Such are the trials of the dress
world
Now there is newer hat even than
this one by Georgette. 1t made it's ap-
pearance at a smart restaurant one day.
where most of the new clothes are tried
out. TO the joy of the beholder. the wear
or answered to the congratuIation of the
many that so far there WAS only one
other in this country. BY the time this
writing gets into print the like of it may
be selling for s4.9S in a department shop,
for one would have to print extras at
midnight actually to keep up with the
news in fashions. Here is a description
of ii:
1t is small turban in Japanese red
straw, and over il is gathered a thin
black chantilly veil. which drops over
the back to the shoulder There is no
other trimming and the whole of it fits
down on the head like small variety of
Spanish turban.
There is another hat. which is small
and has tight chin band which is real
~ worn under the chin and not above it.
This is the grenadiers hat in miniature
and it has been copied in all manner of
fancy small shapes, with the chin band
as it's dominating feature. In one of the
hats the band is of white marabou, in
the other it is of black velvet
The majority of women like this idea
especially those under whose chins the
years have marked out that fatal furrow
which ii is not possible for youth to have
Another interesting feature i'm millinery
is the use of the peacock feather as a
trimming. 1t came about through the
Egyptian influence on clothes and also
the fashion for using ostrich feathers
with half the fiues pulled out The origi-
nal peacock feather gave this effect with
out being mutilated. and it's brilliantly
colOred eye was in keeping with the orr
entalism of the day
The small hats have one peacock feath-
er with its f1ues sometimes dipped to
match the straw and its green-blue eye
waving aloff; other hats have the feather
gilded or silvered. which is very old
fashion revived. AS 1t has become quite
the style to trim small hat with a band
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
SEWING ROOM HINTS.

THERE is an inexpert way and an OK
pert way to do so small a thing as
ripping garment The wrong treatment
sometimes puts a perfectly good garment
beyond the possibility of making over
Scissors should not be used for ripping. A
sharp-pointed knife does the work better.
Hooks. eyes, buttons and clasps. etc.
should be taken off with great care and
patience. bias seams carefully held that
they may not be stretched and all
threads neatly pulled out after they are
well cut. Lace trimmings should be most
carefully taken OFF without pulling or
shipping.
III You will slip thin piece of whale
Done into the hem where hooks and eyes
are TO be sewn. you will avoid running
the thread through on the wrong side.
Slip the whalebone out after the work is
completed.
Clever needleworkers join lace by
matching the pattern SO skillfully that il
can scarcely be detected When joining
narrow lace insertion, which cannot be
easii5 matched. do not sew in straight
seam. but turn over the raw edges and
Join by lacking every quarter of an inch
When pressed and finished this will give
an open. lacy appearance like the other
portion of the lace
After basting insertion on any goods
that is to be cut away from Underneath
take piece of stiff pasteboard about
Tour inches in length. and just the right
width 10 slip in between the goods and
lace. You can then cut away the goods.
with no fear of cutting the lace, as the
pasteboard protects it,
You may sew thin. transparent ma
terials on the sewing machine without
the unsightly pickering OF the seams II
You will first place strips of paper under
the edge of the material stitching
through them when sewing the seam.
The paper is easily torn away afterward.
and the seam will be smooth.
To do hemstitching on the machine
oraW all the threads first and haste the
hems. the edge coming through the cen
ter OF the drawn threads. Loosen the ten
sion or the machine and stitch the hem
on the very edge. Remove the bastina
threads. hold the material in both hands.
ana draw the body of the garment away
from The hem This stitching has exactly
the appearance of handwork
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
New Things to Tempt the Buyer

fitted with a cover that opens to show a
metal foot rest fastened to the under
side on which the foot is placed, while
the cleaning and polishing materials sup
posed to be slowed in the inside of the
box are applied. The boxes are small, and
hence do not take up much room. One
equipped with materials for the cane of
white shoes would be a convenience in a
family where three or four members
wear white canvas and bucksl>in shoes in
the summer. for it could be kept clean
and shipshape all the time.
Urns. benches and flower boxes of vari-
Gus sorts for the garden are made in
cement with a granite finish. They are
waterproof and long-wearing qualiy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Small Fashions That Are Important

ruching. also white. which run from
tip to edge of the parasol. They are
fastened midway between ribs. so that
when the parasol is closed the folds
of the silk which hang out are all out
lined with the ruching. The effect of
this parasol closed is SO soft and de-
lightful that it should almost be called
a shady day parasol.
Mirrored velvet is used for girdles
on dresses of thin material either in
white or colorS. Chinese blue mir
rored velvet girdle made of velvet six
or eight inches wide could be effective
ly worn with a figured print frock of
pink and faint violet The ends of
these girdles are finished with heavy
silk tassels in the same color as the
velvet. A sirdle three yards long costs
between So and Sc. but it could be
made at home for a much smaller
price.
Figured bags of many fabrics are
much used with warm weather clothes
Figured silk in many designs. from
the gay and startling futurist silks to
the delicate figured silks that suggest
the colored muslins which have come
back into popularity is made into bags
OF many shapes mounted in nickel.
silver. brass and gold. Etamine and
eponge and cotton velvet in figured
and plain designs are also used for
handbags, change bags. handkerchief
bags and all sorts of other little bags
W h1cn can De carried LOT Cd1llHS. SfiOp-
ping and walking trips. These lags
can be made to order to match certain
frocks; but it is usual to choose one
in harmonious colors and designs
which contrasts slightly with the
frock with which it is carried.
Now that black and white combina-
tions are said 10 be out of date Lack
is used in startling contrast to some
Of the bright colors in vogue. y para
sol of black satin is brnadig banded
with cerise and a purple parasol is
edged with a deep scalloped blxck band
of watered silk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

n SLIDING Settee is the correct
IA name for piece Of garden fur
IA niture which would bring happi-
II ~ ness TO two small children all
summer long. 1t is cross De
tween a settle and a swing. Two benches
Of diminutive proportions made of green
uainted wooden stats. face each other on a
platform so arranged that it slides bacl.
and forth giving its occupants swing
Ing motion The backs of the little
benches can be adjusted TO any desired
angle.
Another thing which would bring JOY
10 the childish heart-provided IL beat in
The breast of small girls a little pink
paner fan, gay with paint and tinsel. on
q string os white beads. at the end of
which is small gilt watch with hand
that can ne moved by watch stem
This combination Of wonders is priced
AT - cents.
\ celluloid sponge basket of simple line
and dainty finish is priced at ST. 1t is
practical ii can be kept spotlessly
clean with soap and water. String sponge
baskets cost less. but they are really not
easily kept clean.
Another bathroom convenience is de-
tachSbie spray which has the metal
spray dlls tflP metal. WHICH SHO"S NHtTt
the rubber tubing is attached to the wa
ter faucet. enameled in white. These
sprays are made with red or gray rub
beg
delightful automobile and camping
outfit looks like a suit case when II is
closed-a black suit case of only medium
size. The case. when open. reveals four
hidden legs, whioh make an obiong table
Of IT. Before 1t can be opened into a Ia
HI IL he.
moved. In the case there is n capacious
metal box for sandwiches, strapped re-
cesses for thermos bottles and plenty of
room for other supplies of both food and
china.
An interesting breakfast set of china.
containing over thirty pieces. can be had
in either green and white yellow and
white, and shows a design of dragons in
color white ground. II is especially
suitable for the summer bungalow or cot
tage I'm the mountains or at the seashore.
for II is simple in design and shape and
of durable china. The set includes six
breakfast plates. six egg cups. six oat-
meal dishes, six cups and saucers an
uncovered vegetable dish and a covered
muffin dish.
4 dustpan which makes it unnecessary
:" bend down is of brown japanned tin.
and has long. removable wooden handle
which reaches waist high and is at right
angles TO the pan.
pretty muffin stand for the cottage
tea table is made Of white and green
straw with dresden china shelves IL
stands about a foot high and has three
shelves.
y thermos hottie in a nickeled wire
frame which holds two cut-glass water
glasses. one on each side of the bottle
is especially suitable for the bedroom OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Many Dark Coo Will Be Worn This and Summer but the Tones Will Be Vivid
Purple Fashionable for Red for Street and Even White
Will With Oriental ShaesIhe Turkish
Sash Has Reached Its Popularity and One Must Be
Careful in Wearing It Smacks the Orient

line and ties it there in single knot
-sed in this way it has no Objectionable
features. 1t would be far better to omit
this sash from an evening gown. although
it can be initiated in an attractive way by
hitting it to the figure. making ii appear
as hip Yoke and holding ii in at the
back in pleats, letting the ends drop to
the knees.
Done in black satin and weighted with
Jet tassels this kind of sash is distinct
addition to a gown of black net. which
has evidently taken the place of black
satin for evening wear this spring.
Whatever else You do about this sash
avoid the kind made of cubist ribbon in
gorgeous colors which is tied about a
white satin froek: and unless you are
very young and have the style that can
he daring, do not adopt the eastern sash
Of Roman ribbon with a coat suit of
black or blue faille.
1t has been many years since one was
allowed to wear anything but a white
blouse that didn't match the suit but
this season one is not governed by re-
striction, but only ny choice. If one
wishes to add Japanese red satin blouse
to a dark blue serge suit or a grass green
blouse to a black suit a bright yellow
blouse to a gray suit one is sure that
fashion, at least, permits 1t.
Whenever there is this much license in
color there is bound to be a bad impress
sion made by the majority OF women, and
Yet the yearning for a change from
white blouse is too strong to be resisted
There is no attempt to make these gar
ments into anything that approaches a
bodice; the effect must be that of shirt
waist There is a deep yoke edged with
cord and to this the material is gathered
front and back and allowed to sag over
the skirt at the waist line. The sleeves
are always cut in some fantastic fashion
and finished al the wrists with tight turn
over cuffs of white batiste. These have
come back into first fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

~HE new fruit decorated crepes,
CLEANLINESS and eponges help
fill the demand made by
Womankind for odd and
striking color combinations
and at the same time afford relief
from the long familiar floral decora-
conventional designs shown on Balk-
an embroidery and post-impressionist
fabrics The decorations of the fruit
lists. as the designers of these patterns
are called are not. apples or plums
seen by man. but they suggest fruit.
nevertheless. and are interesting, both
in form and color.
White silk stockings, laced with black
silk cords from the instep to the
knee at the outside of the leg ar
worn over foundation stockings of
bright color-green. cerise or b.ue.
The colored stockings are worn to
match the accessories of the white
handkerchief and hat and gown trim
ming-and are worn with white shoes.
Wash silk petticoats are useful
addition to any wardrobe, be 1t limited
or not. They are made of somewhat
heavy silk. Silk and cotton-so- called
tub Silks almost as durable as heavy
all-silk material. and is more durable.
for petticoats. at least, than cheap all
silk The petticoats are made in
striped pattern with scant bias
hounces at the bottom. They can be
worn with any light street costumes.
One of violet and white in narrow
stripes could be worn with tan, green
or violet outside skirts: one of tan and
white would find many uses. and more
decided colors would be useful to wear
with a few frocks. -
Slipper buckles - rhinestones and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

of shallow fues the ostrich feather has
been cut in half to give the short effect.
A hat with black satin crown and
straw hrim was the first to have this
trimming going straight around the
crown and AS thick as grass with one
straight piece standing erect at the back.
Since its advent there have been all sorts
of hats in all kinds of colors showing this
arrangement of waving strands. Wheat IS
also used in this way. but it is rather
harsh, and the chief objection to the pea
cock fea Their is that its eye is so attrac-
tive and so conspicuous that the effect
is married when it is used in mass.
There is new shade hat made of white
louisine with a wide brim and a shallow.
full crown. which is lined with a brilliant
chanSeable taffeta and trimmed with a
rakish bow placed at a most Impossible
angle at the very edge of the brim at the
back This is to be worn with thin
gowns at all kinds of social afternoon af-
fairs.
When Cheruit introduced the broad sash
tied around the hips in eastern fashion
she managed to do it in d refined way.
One cannot say that of all her imtators
although the fault may lie with the wom-
an who wears it. 1t was never intended
for a stout figure or one whose hips were
not under perfect control of the corset
And yet it has heen worn by both types
Of women. 1t is a feature of fashion that
should be kept for the young and supple
figures, for on any other it loses its at
Effectiveness.
This warning is necessary because the
exclusive Turkish sash of last summer
has become the popular oriental sash of
this spring. and wherever women appear
in mass one sees it worn with more or
less dignity
Cheruit has a modern method, using it
without wrapping it around the hip: she
runs it through a loop of the material in
| front of the waist, then drops it to the
middle of the back we'll below the waist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

other stones are made in the shape of
wreaths of flowers. One lovely buckle
shows a wreath of rhinestone daisies
eyed with topazes. Another shows
leaves of green crystal and buds of
rhinestOncs.
The fancy for fastening some of the
trimmings to the lining bodice where
they show through the outef bodice
lof net or chiffon or lace is firmly
rooted One lovely bodice of white
finely pleated chiffon shows a band Of
cerise ribbon drawn across the back,
under the arms. across the front and
emerging to tie in a loose bow on the
chest Similarity. ribbon is bound
about the elbow under the chiffon, on
the thick silk under bodice. and
energies to tie in a bow on each sleeve.
bilists. They fold compactly into little
leather tubes which can be slowed in
conspicuously in door pockets or on
the floor of the car. The parasolettes,
when open. are found to be fluffy, with
silk pinked ruff1es. They made
with plain and strong wooden han
dies. With these projections against
the sun. and with one of the lovely
wells shown this spring to protect the
face from wind. with tight-fit:ing
hat such as motorists now wear. and
with comfortable, all enveloping
coat to ward off dust. cold and damp
ness the woman motorist is no longer
the inappropriately dressed person she
was when motor cars first came in.
Then women used to go for long spins
with big hats perched uncertainty
atop elaborate coifures, with no pro-
lection to the face against dust or
wind and without the sensible coats
which cover chest and throat that are
now worn.
A lovely white parasol made of silk
is decorated with bands Of chiffon