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p RIGHT as is the coloring Of the
DLeon Bakst costume sketches now
on G 1 at the galleries Of the
Berlin Photographic Company, in New
York city, they paled before some of the
fashionable gowns worn at the orening
private view. One Florentine gown, de-
signed by Fortuny, it is said, of gold, green
and brown, fairly shimmered and glowed
with its rich coloring.
Not but that the designs of Mr..
Baskt are all that could be desired by
those who have a developed color sense.
They are veritable orchestrations Of color.
In fact, it is only just to credit
this versatile artist painter with having
given the first impulse to the mode OF
wonderful and rich coloring of to-day's
fashions. For it was mis- costume designs
for the Russian ballet which first set
Paris agog and thus influenced French
gown designers toward brilliant hues.
Since Nine. Paquin, several seasons
ago, lent Mr.. Bakst her workrooms and
staff that he might carry out some ideas
he had in modern dress, fashion has been
interested in Bakst ideas in coloring, in
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terror decoration and dress, whether on
the stage or in private life. Last winter
those who saw the Russian opera Boris
Godounow" at the Metropolitan Opera
House gained a very good idea of this
wonderful color sense, for these costumes
were copies of originals that he had de-
signed for its first production abroad.
1t is in the "Pisanelle" drawings, the
play by d'Annunzio that took Paris by
storm last season, that one can trace
most clearly this unusual and original
dramatic color sense. He has made a
certain color theme-a motif that runs
through the scenery and costumes of the
last act, as does a leitmotif in music
A certain color red, a powerful shade of
at the first of the act shows
here and there lightly in bits-in sthe cap
of a slave, the skirt or .tunic of a court
lady or in the decorative background
garden scenery. This color gains in
mass, till at the end and the climax, the
heroine, sentenced to death, is stifled un-
der an avalanche of roses of this color.
The reproduction of Bakst drawing
of three of the court ladies' costumes
shows this tone of red in the skirt of the
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minaret and its relatives are always the
direct descendants of the first garment
fashioned by the original home dress
maker.
Hats have threatened to balance atop
the head for many seasons. That is
all that has come of it till now. A new
shape with a brim dashingly turned up at
one side is having immense popularity
with ultra smart folk. This shape perches
on top of the modish coiffure often cooked
iauntily on one side. The higher side of
the brim turns, back at an audacious
angle that is continued by the high al
grette or paradise ornaments. The dis
tance from the chin to the top of one OF
these ornaments is unbelievable even in
headsear. None of these ultra and rather
bizarre fashions has yet been vulgarized
or even popularized. That is always sim
ply a matter of time. An attractive fash
ion always becomes popular when it takes
on conservative lines and colors. In the
nrocess. unfortunately, it also becomes
yulgarized until every line proportion and
coIor out of harmony makes of it a sorry
Icaricature.
yery charming examples of these new
lines are shown here. One of these worn
coouettishly, shown in both front and
hack view. contains nearly all these new
features. Two views, Nos. and 2, front
and side view, show the curtailed skirt,
the waist with its peculiar decollete back
and the poster" style of the hat with its
absurdly high ornament. The illusion of
n dress and a hat a size too small, judged
by our present popular style standard
therein lies the fashion. The material is
male rose satin, the little skirt tunic of
silver lace showing a sparkling ribbon
like lame thread accentuating the design
The corsase, Of the pink satin, is V'd in
front TO the waist and with the new
scooped out decollete back is outlined by
a line of sable fur. A soft yelling Of H.
fusion replaces a tucker. Sable fur out
lines the tunic edge and supple satin sash
ribbon wrinkIed into soft folds and
twisted loops indicates very high waist
line.
Perched atop of the rather close casque
coiffure a black velvet hat tilts in true!
Vatican" fashion over one side Of the
head, and the large black paradise orna-
ment, posed high on the upper brim edge,
turned back brim.
Outlined by wire tulle frill, the curl
ously cut out neck back of the dancing
gown in Nos. 3 and has the same novel
movement as in the previous model. The
filmy double ruffle, however, seems to ac-
centuate it even more than in the simpler
frock. The gown has white satin foun-
dation: the tunic is of white tulle. This
tunic is pointed on the sides, weighted
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stream, which multiplies the pleatings
into the belt-very large, by the way. A
corsage made of two large bands of som.
bre blue and white striped silk Stimulates
front a la VERGE bordered with line
of sable
"A robe, all Of one color, of yelours de
laine, had a skirt without ornamentation,
but the long coat was an unusual nov
city,"
Camille Duguet, in Chiffons, says
in her visions Elesantes" Evening
clothes seem to be almost discarded. Oh!
the evenings at Magic City, Sleeves
have disappeared. the arms display their
whiteness without any yelling, and one
wonders how corsages stay on the shoul-
ders. They are no longer corsages, in
fact, but trifle-mere aothings-of NOUS
seline or a tulle of such fineness as to be
and almost invisible. The
tango danced by a woman so dressed
and guided by a professional teacher be-
comes something unspeakably lovely. The
gowns of the tango dancers seem to add a
special seduction; one, for example, called
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with two crystal bead tassels. and the
ruffle is headed by a narrow band of
sable like the tunic. 1t is charmingly
sashed with brown tulle, to carry the color
of the fur, tying in one of the spread
butterfly bows in the back pinned to the
gown, with long floating ends; the sleeve
ruffle is caught back on the inside of the
arm. The satin foundation skirt is
draped up in a crossed hidden slash.
There is a crystal bead fringe on the petit
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Mutt Eose' which seems to evoke the
poetic and voluptuous silhouettes of the
heroines of D'Annunzio. 1t is in rose crepe
de Chine, with silver lame threads and'an
indescribable blue that is both harmonious
and violent at the same time. The cor
sage of rose pink mousseline de sole, trans
parent over the skin, is enliyened in front
by blue stones mounted in a silver setting
after the fashion of ancient buttons.
Another robe, Vision Argentee,' merits
also some mention. Salammbo must have
been so dressed on the terraces Of the
palace of Carthage. This one is of white
satin, yeiled with silver lace forming a
tunic. The silver lace makes the corsage,
but what is noticeable in this gown and
which gives it its style of charming nov
city is the narrow bands of silver ribbon
posed loosely on the tunic, which they en-
circle like the straps that hold them on
the skirt. At the waist an enormous
motif Of -strass and emeralds help to
achieve the resemblance to the marvel
lous costumes Of the beautiful Carthagin-
ian"
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coat that shows bit at times through the
slash.
An ermine coat. drapcd into panniers on
the sides, has this same revealing line at
the back Of the neck. The seal collar
stole that follows the outline rolls over
into a little collar, and the coat seems to
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be pulled down a bit to accentuate this
movement Two hats are on very much
.. One is of velvet, one of plush, and both
are black. One is heightened with foun-
tain aigrette, the other by two paradise
ornaments
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eternal search for something
new that gives that delightful zest in the
acquisition Of new gown. In any case
there is noticeable, both in Paris and New
York fashions. an amusing tendency to-
ward new style lines. The smartest new
street suits are ridiculously short-onc
sees the upper of the high shoe or the slim
Silken ribbon laced ankle, the skirt is so
short. To go the daytime dGc0llet6 one
better, the necks of the daytime dresses.
blouses and wraps are cut out in a dfcol-
lete curve in the back, the dinner and sim
pie dancing gowns also. On the tailored
coats and wraps this is especially anus
ing, for half the time it looks as if it were
the result of an unsuccessful piece of
dressmaking and the collar had refused to
fit the neck at the back, falling away be-
cause cut out too much. When it comes
TO the waist line indica ton. if all traces
Of waist line are not ruthlessly oblit
Grated, as in many dresses, wide sashes
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GFountain Aigrette Caught by Tiny Bow to
the Brim and Edge.
AlulsOn AlN.

AYBE the new dancing steps
are responsible. maybe it is the
unsubstantial. filmy materials
used to make fashionable crea-
tions. perhaps it is only the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
Roman Arch.
HUMAN ENERGY IN KlLoWATTs
Man Really Of Much Commercial
Value If He Gould Put II on
Cash BASS.

One does not fancy ire human body
as an electric dynamo, but - the heat
and muscular energy expended By an
average man CT sedantary habits we're
converted into electrical units he
would find himself possessed Of quite
a valuable asset
Il is proved ttat a man uses up
about two and one half kilowatt hours
of electrical energy IN q working day
approximately oue-haIf Of this is used
20 keep the temperature Of the body
constant, while the other half is ex-
pended in muscular energy
This amount of electricity may not
Eeem great. but when one considers
the things that can be done when II
Is efficiently applied, the power Of the
human body is more clearly seen.
Two and one-half kilowatt hours OF
electrical energy is sufficient 70 main
tain four 25-vatt tungsten lamps or
20 candlepower each for e hours or
heat an electric aatiron for six hours,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25

joint reign of Lucius Aelius Verus and
Marcus Aurelius. 1t stands low, for
il is half-buried in the accumulated
soil, and one of its portals is debased
to the purpose of a native coopers
shop But its carvings still preserve
something Of their arcient beauty. and
the structure standing there in the
heart of an alien city and civilization
during all these centuries speaks Of
the power and prestige Of the days OF
the Caesars.
The desert comes close up to Tripoli
on all sides. There is no hinterland.
as there is with Tangier and Algiers
and Tunis. There are rich resources
in the ssnds behind 1t, but in the Tri-
politaine there is no attempt at de-
velopment The city carries on a linn
tied caravan trade with the interior,
as 1t has done from time immemorial.
but the trade is attended with diff
ficulties. The desert tribes are fierce
and savage. and they rob and kill. No
European. no Tripolitan even, can pos
sibly venture into this part of the
Sahara unprotected. When the cara
vans go, it is in vas numbers. com
prising two hundred, five hundred or
even a thousand camels. with armed
attendants forming !; private army,
and their return. months or even two
or three years Rlter. is matter of ex-
/ cited interest apd graduation for the
whole city. Just as the return of the
East India merchantmen used 70 be
for Salem.
Tripoli. the city. has between thirty
FIVE and forty thousand inhabitants.
the indigenous races. Berbers, Arabs.
and negroes. of course, making up the
bulk of the population. There are
eight thousand Maltese. The Euro
peans are almost negligible: the Iial-
ians (chiefiy Sicilians). who are most
numerous, tallying about six hundred
The Turks consist only of the few
troops and the governing officials. at
whose head is the governorgeneral
and ommander-inc chief, now one
Regeb Pasha. He u.s. of course, the
personal representative of the sultan.
The desert population of the entire
yilayet or province is very difficult to
estimate but in he most recent local
and official reports 1t is given as
about 100000
Tripoli has thirty mosques and thir-
teen synagogues. but until within a
few years ii had no schools whatever
the children receiving a smatttering of
letters and Koran texts In the mos.
ques. 1t is better now; their are eight
public schools of various grades, ele-
mentary, normal. technical, and milf
tary, whose good effects are already to
be seen on the younger generations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
Use STRAWBERRY KS FLAv0a
How Iris Most Popular Of All sumra,r
Fruits May Be Put to the
Best Use.

Old Fashioned Strawberry Short
eake-Fut four cups sifted -four into a
mixing bowl, add hall teaspoonful OF
salt and mix well Chop in three large
tablesT cons butter Dissolve one level
teaspoon soda in a little hot water and
add with well beaten egg to one
large cup sour cram or rich sour
milk and one tablespoon sugar. Mix
vel together with a spatula or aex-
ible knife. but do rot handle more than
is necessary. Roll lightly and quickly
into two thin sheets Bake in well
creased tin. Lay one sheet brushed
with butter. When done separate
them and cover the lower half with a
thick layer of crushed and sugared
strawberries. Place tae second short
cake on top of berries. cover with
whole berries, dust with powdered
sugar and serve with thick cream.
Sweet milk and baking powder can
be used instead of sour milk and soda.
Strawberry Charlotte Russo Cake
Whip one pint cream until the print
OF the whip is diseernible Then add
oASoeA oN- sugar " SWSStSd' "AiP ~
the whites of two eggs and favor with
strawberry. Spread this on layers OF
sponge or any nice CAKE and ever the
whole tumble a box Of hulled straw
berries. Pour over this the pint of
whipped cream and serve from large
platter
Strawberry Foam-Mash one cup
hulled berries and pass through
sieve Seat one cup cream until stiff
and the whites of two eggs until dry.
Gradually beat into them half a cup
powdered sugar and continue beating
until very stiff Then fold in the
cream and strawberry juice; set on
ice TO chill and serve very cold in thin
glasses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
ITCHING AND BURNING

iberia. MOI was troubled with
scalp eczema for about five years and
tried everything heard of. but all of
no avail The doctors told me | would
have to have my head shaved. Being
a woman, hated the idea of that.
was told by a friend that the Cuticura
Remedies would do me good. This
spring / purchased two boxes cf Cuti-
cura Ointment and one cake of Cuti-
cura Soap. After using one box OF
Cuticura Ointment | considered the
cure permanent, but continued to use
Il TO mike sure and used about one.
half the other box. Now am entirely
well, ] also used the Cuticurs Soap.
THE disease began on the back OF
my head, taking the form of ring
worm. only more severe, rising to a
thick. rough scale that would come of
when soaked with oil or warm water.
bringing a few hairs each time, but in
a few days would form again. larger
each time. and spreading until the en-
tire back of the head was covered with
the scale This was accompanied by
a terrible itching and burning sensa-
ton. Now my head is completely well
and my hair growing nicely" (Signed)
Mrs Geo. F. Clark, Mar. e5, 1912.
Cutioura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free. with SIP. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25

lk(1UESTTONS

A few drops of oil of Lavender scat
tered through a bookcase is said to
preserve the books from mold in damp
weather.
To prevent the contents of kettle
boiling over on the stove. wipe the in
side of the kettle around the top with
butter.
In making a cocoanut pie or custard.
soak the cocoanut in the milk for a
few minutes before adding the other
ingredients,
AS soon as tongue is boiled tender
it should have cold water run over it
for minute; then the skin will slip
of easily.
When furniture does not actually
need polishing it is good idea to wipe
of thoroughly with cloth dipped ia
linseed oil
There comes an iron stand provided
with clamp If this is fastened Sc
curely to the ironing board or table
there will be less danger of the iron
slipping off on the floor
Whitefish may be had good almost
throughout the year, but they are in
their prime early in the year The
whitefish is light and delicate, and in
choosing it you must examine whether
the fms and flesh be firm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
musT RsvE KNOWN JodNS0NS
Raymond Hitchcock. tire Actor. Tells
OF Conversation He Heard on
Train in the West.

Speaking OF hospitality a few nights
ago, Raymond Hitchcock. the actor,
told OF a conversation he once heard
on a local train in the west.
Just before the train reached a GER
lain small town. Mr.. Hitchcock de
elared. a niee.looking young man with
several grips. several cases and sew
eral umbrellas called TO the con-
ductor:
Mr.. Conductor" said he. producing
his transportation. will this ticket al
low me to step over in the next
town."
1T altogether depends. replied the
conductor. examining the ticket.
What do you want to stop for?"
I want TO visit some rather distant
relatives Of mine, answered the
young man Their name is johnson.
Il see" returned the conductor,
handing back the transportation, You
vii; Gave plenty of time. The ticket
is good for the next train"
The next train" exclaimed the
young man. with a iolted oppression.
DO you know fow long ] insend TO
stay?"
No" was the prompt response OF
the conductor, Il don't know how long
you intend TO stay but know the
Johnsons
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
HIS QUICK WIT SAVED HIM
Poseher Caught in Act by Owner Of
Esnor Gives Good Reason for
Being Out Early.

One morning Bin the Poacher was
engaged in his early morning labors,
when suddenly he came face to face
with the owner OF the manor. who
naturally he thought still lay abed
Gone was the brightness OF the
morning as the redoubtable squire
eyed the unlimited guest, who STAN
mered out a nervous greeting
"Ggood morning. sir! What
what brings you out so early?"
oh" replied the lord of the land,
with naughty stare and an unconsci'
GUS testing OF the light switch he
carried in his hand, u came out TO
gain an appetite for breakfast, But
why, may ! ask, are you out so early?"
Living close TO nature makes for
quickness aud there was scarcely Q
pause OF half second before Pin re.
piled:
Wen. now. squire. that's curious
Here you come out early 10 get an ap
petite for breakfast and come out to
get a breakfast for my appetite"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
Substitute for Grass.

An interesting experiment in horti
culture was made some time back at
the garden laid out at the site OF the
King Edward VII. memorial statute in
Delhi, India In order 10 ensure a
green surface at the time Of the stone
laying ceremony. meth" (trigonella)
seed was sown when the grass was
planted. The "methi" sprang up in
about month and maintained green
surface throughout the cold weather.
which could be smoothly mown and
did not interfere with the growth OF
the grass. The ground was allowed TO
get dry at the beginning of the hot
weather. and within week the
meth" had died out, leaving good
lawns in its place. The "methi." be-
longing to the order of "Leguminosae. .
acts as manure and leaves the soil
richer IN available heterogeneous matter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25

Soak a Calls liver in cold water
for twenty minutes, then drain and
wipe il with a clean cloth. Lard the
surface of the liver with thin strips
Of fat bacon. Melt two tablespoonful
Of butter in a saucepan or earthen-
ware dish, fry in it one bay leaf, one
sliced onion, enc diced carrot and half
teaspoonful of herbs: when a golden
brown lay in the liver and LET il brown
slowly; pour off fhe fat end add one
cupful OF rich brown sauce and half
cupful of stock. Season with salt
and pepper and cook slowly for half
an hour. Then add a glassful of
sherry wine, the strained juice of half
lomon and one teaspoonful of
chopped parsley Boil up lift the
liver On to a hot dish. reduce the
liquid little and strain it over thu
liver.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
Peppernuts.

-Four pounds brown sugar. one
pound currants, one-fourth pound cit
ron, one-half pound almonds. one quart
buttermilk, one tablespoon each of
ground cloves, allpsice. soda and salt,
two tablespoons coreander, one tea
spoon each mace, pepper and grated
hartshorn. Pour boiling water over al
monds and remove skins Chop cit
ron, cuTrants and nuts very fine and
PUT them ia the pan with the sugar
and spices sprinkled on top Stir
hartshorn into one pint sifted -four.
add buttermilk and enough -four TO
make as stiff as bread dough and roll
it long. Cut in small pieces and make
round as a marble. Put these in tins
one and half inches apart and bake
brown. This amount will make about
half a bushel.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
sIx.MlIe pepth.

surveying ship Of the German
navy has recently discovered the
deepest known spot IN the ocean. II
Is near the Philippines, about 40 sea
miles of the north coast of Mindanao
Great depths were found to be
numerous in this region, but the rec
ord BOUNDING showed the amazing re-
sui of $3.50 meters. or 406 feet mere
thsn six miles.
The greatest ocean depth hitherto
known was found by the United
States cable steamer Nero in 1901
This spot was to the south of the
Island of Guam. and the deep sea land
Indicated 9.635 meters-iust a little
less than six milee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
Risks Lite for Cat.

To save a cat which, in a fight, had
climbed to the top of 100-foot lad
der, a foreman painter named Robin
son risked his life the other day, in
Oxford street. London. The cat
chung 70 the topmost rung of the lad
der from seven O'Clock in the morn
ing till nearly midday. A crowd en-
deavored in vain to coax it to make
the descent. Then Robinson climbed
the ladder. 1t overtopped the build
ing against which it was standing by
80 feet, and when Robinson reached
this point the ladder swayed ominous.
ly He was able to clutch the animal
and bring it safely down, amid the
applause of the onlookers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25

Natural affection on the part OF a
dog was instanced in remarkable
manner at Beaumont, in the province
of Saone-et-Loire, France. few days
age One of the inhabitants drove out
OF the town into the forest 10 gather
firewood, taking with him the dog,
which he left TO guard his coat and bas.
ket Of food while he wandered about
gathering wood, In his absence the
dog gave birth to three puppies, and
the wood gatherer when he started
home. forgot 10 place the puppies In
the cart with their mother During the
night the dog jumped over fence and
ran the whole distance. some ten miles,
TO the spot where the puppies had been
left, and brought one back in her
mouth. Then she made two more jour
neys in order to bring back the other
two. Altogether she covered dis
lance Of about sixty miles in the night
The next morning her master found
her dead in the yard by the side of her
puppies, which were alive and well
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-25
Square Foot and foot snuace.

There is no difference in area be.
tween enc square foot and one foot
square. though there may be differ
ence in the shape and dimensions OF
foot may be inclosed by a circular
line, a hexagon, a triangle or rec
tangle. One foot square is an area
of Fixed form. the four sides being
equal and the four angles all right
angles"