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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
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lis might be called the era of
the apotheosis of the basket for
never were baskets so much the
fad. Not only are baskets used

80 lis might be called the era of
AZ the apotheosis of the basket for
"a never were baskets so much the
V0 fad. Not only are baskets used
in their natural capacity of carryalls
for edibles, for fruits, for clothing. for
laundry-and even for travelling dog
gies and tabbies but baskets have
replaced in fashionable house furnish
ings many articles that used to be
made of pottery. For example; there
are basket umbrella receptacles, bas-
ket-vases; basketl lamps; basket-fern
jars; basket-flower holders for the
dinner table; and so on. The orna-
mental basket holds as high a place
in popular esteem as does its humble
cousin. the utility basket. and of
course this rise of the basket to deco
rative use has wrought many changes
and innovations in it's form.
One of the most interesting devel-
opments of the basket-craft is the
rope work basket, several attractive
examples Of which are illustrated on
todays page. 1t is hard to realize,
observing the substantial effect of
these baskets that they are made of
no more substantial substance than
crepe paper; but such is the fact, and
crepe paper ropework basketry is an
art that may be acquired very easily.
and INDUCED in at very modest ex-
penditure.
The first requirement for making
crepe paper ropeWork is patience; the
second-crepe paper! And it Is safe
to say that more patience than crepe
paper will be needed; for the process
is rather tedious one. But the rope
work basket, when finally completed.
is practically unbreakable and even
water will not seriously affect 1t, for
coat of shellac, or two coats, gives
the finishing touch of basket-likeness
and also render the crepe paper rope
impervious to water.
Not only flower and fern baskets.
but many other attractive decorative
articles may be made of the rope
work; umbrella jars. for example. to-
bacco jars, tankards, candlesticks,
lamp stands, and host of minor
articles. The foundation for every
ropework article is strong papier
naache. and these foundations in all
manner of desirable shapes are pro-
vided by the Dennison people who
stand sponsor for the crepe paper ar
tlcles,
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Sonnet 3 One

in a white velvet skirt, white but
toned boots of buckskin. a small white
toque-and the vivid green moleskin
coat with a huge muff to match.
But to return to lampshades; a par
ticularly happy example of the way
fur is being used to cover hoped
edges is instanced in the dancing
frock with three tiers. each tier being
edged with white ermine fur.
This charming frock is intended for
tea dansantes-afternoo dances-ra-
ther than for evening ballroom wear
and is accompanied by a youthful and
becoming hat of dark velvet trimmed
with a coque wreath. There are two
lampshades here, one over the other
and the upper one good deal wider
than the lower one, the skirt at the
ankle being still narrower though a
band of ermine at the edge carries
out three-fiounce effect. This love-
ly little frock is of shimmering, palest
turquoise blue satin yelled with white
tulie and the modest square decol-
letage and full tulle sleeve covering
the upper arm are girlish in effect.
Long white silk gloves embroidered
on the wrists appropriately accom-
pany frock of this kind but the
gloves are now usually drawn off dur
ing the dance.
Another type of lampshade gown,
with unwired. diaphanous tunics over
each other comes from Premet. This
gown is also intended for afternoon
dancing and is youthful and gay in
style in spite of it's black and white
color scheme. The skirt is of black
lansdowne, draped closely about the
figure and lifted in front to reveal
dancing boots with high heels and
daintily fitting buttoned tops of kid.
which are supple around the ankle.
A very full tunic of white chiffon
in two layers, the selvedge edges of
the chiffon being used for the bottom
of the tunics, falls over the black
also, girdle of jade green velvet sep
arating bodice and tunics. On the
elbow sleeves of the bodice are double
frills of the chiffon and between run
bands of jade green velvet finished
off with little bows--and is there
anything more captivatingly, con-
sciously feminine than a perky little
bow set at the inner edge of an ell
bow sleeve? The double tunic of
gathered chiffon is exquisitely grace
full and gives more graceful and
dignified effect than the saucily out
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Graceful Shapes for Dinner Table Use.
a ruler, paste, coarse and fine wires.
an acknowledging working apron--and
sewing machine.
Now, what on earth does a sewing
machine do in the building Of bas-
kets-and paper baskets? you won
der. The paste and the scissors, the
work table and even the big apron
are perfectly comprehensive. but the
sewing machinel Yet it is really the
sewing machine that does most of the
work and that makes building rope
work baskets so delightfully."- easy.
And this Is the way 1t is accom-
plished. For every bit of paper rope
which is wound round and round the
basket. two strips of crepe paper are
required. The long crepe paper strip.
about four inches wide, is first marked
off with the ruler and then cut from
the roll of crepe paper. IL the bas-
ket Is to be very large one and sew
eral feet of rope will be required to
go round and round without a break,
many strips of paper must be pasted
together at the ends. The thread Is
removed from the sewing machine;
also the needle, and one end of the
paper strip is tied to the wheel. Some
one runs the machine by the treadle.
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red lace and to complete the effect
deep crystal bead fringe depends from
the edge below the swansdown trim
ming. When the wearer of that gown
walks across the room one cannot
but feel all that is necessary to turn
her into an animated boudoir lamp Is
an electric light bulb artfully hidden
under her tunic.
Lace tunics. unwired at the edge.
and falling just below the hip are a
salient feature Of new dancing frocks
and are of course a development of
the fashionable lampshade. though
they follow its daring style afar. A
charming frock for a debutante of
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shone forth in Paris. First 1t
~ glimmered; then 1t cleaned;
~ finally 1t burst into a radiance
that penetrated the wide world over.
That light was the monumental
genius of M. Paul Poiret, and from
out Its dazzling effulgence shoot forth
spasmodically. as binding showers of
color shoot from a soaring skyrocket,
such flashes of sartorial wonder as
make two continents hold their
breath.
Poiret gowns: Poiret furniture;
Poiret fabrics---the world is Poiret-
mad. and the very latest creation of
the wizard Is the lampshade gown
which Is just now setting the world
agog. Poiret himself admits that the
lampshade-or as 1t is otherwise
styled, the "minaret" gown-was only
an experiment of his in the first place.
He put 1t out tentatively, believing
that femininity had had enough Of
sheathlike and clinging effects and
that the classic silhouette was about
to be abandoned anyway. The time
was ripe for change and therefore
Poiret-always in the van where new
sartorial movements are concerned
dared the lampshade.
And the lampshade has "taken ?"
Oh dear yes; 1t has caught on with
such a grip that not all the efforts
of all the other couturiers of Paris
would be able now to dislodge 1t from
feminine favor. Not that they care
to. for by the way lampshades are
emerging from every select establish
ment on or near the Place vendome
II would seem that the couturiers
themselves had had enough of the
classic silhouette and welcomed the
lampshade as the foundation of new
and unlimited prosperity.
All Fabrics Make Lampshades.
There is only one type of costume
that the lampshade tunic has not al
ready decorated and that Is the night
gown. And there is scarcely weave
OF material that has not gone into
its building. There are lampshades
of lace, of chiffon, of net, of silk, of
cretonne, of fine white organdie, of
machine embroidery, of tulle - even
of velvet. In fact some Of the most
attractive lampshade costumes for
winter wear promise to be Of velvet
and model in point showing a
double tier lampshade of peacock blue
panne velvet is pictured. This cos
tune is by Francis who dressmak es
for English royalty though his estab-
lishment is essentially Partisan. and
Is situated in the heart Of Paris. One
never expects to see bizarre or ex
treme fashions at the house of Fran
oils. His skirts are never too narrow
nor his bodices too decollette, and a
gentlewoman may put herself unre-
servedly in his hands--as in the hands
Of Worth and be sure that everything
he turns out will be entirely within
the canons of good taste and correct
conservatism.
The Francis costume pictured has a
graceful, slightly draped skirt of pea
cock blue panne velvet and two short,
pleated tunics of the same material
which fall from a girdle of the vel
vet band of silver lace defining the
girdle along it's lower edge. The bod
ice is of white chiffon yelling delicate
buff chiffon. the enormous pleated
frills which fall from the sleeve be-
ing a very effective feature of the
gown. At the neck Is a Medici collar
of silver lace. opening in front in a
deep v. within which is worn an ORR
spta necklace Of antique silver and
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another somebody being pressed into
service to hold the other end of the
strip. When the paper is well twisted
it is united from the wheel and tied
or pinned to something else to keep
II taut Then another strip Is twisted
in similar manner, the wheel being
reversed in movement-quite a sim
pie procedure when needle and thread
are removed from the machine.
Finally the two strips tied together on
the wheel are twisted into a rope.
The papier mache foundation is COW
cred. inside. and out smoothly with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
THE SNOW WHITE SLEEPING
ROOM INVITES REST.

~ HERE is fad just now for white
A bedrooms-al white, as white as
w an artie landscape with unbro-
ken snow. Walls, woodwork, drap-
cries and furniture are snowy white
and rugs may be of white velvet or
better still luxurious white fur. One
society woman has three large rugs of
white coney fur in her white bedroom.
Such a room has no pictures on the
wall. though photographs framed in
ivory are set about. Always. how
ever. fresh cut flowers lend a note OF
color and beauty to the white room.
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and pasting it evenly on the founda-
tion, any sort of shape may be at
tempted but at first 1t will be better
to confine ones efforts to simple forms
and not attempt too much elabora-
tion In the way of handles.
The hanging basket filled with car
nations is graceful form and so is
the Jug in the same picture. Slender
glass vases will fit in most of these
baskets so one may have real flowers
with stems in water If desired. The
tall, vase-shaped basket with maiden
hair and poppies Is designed for din
ner table use and the rope work vase
stands in a shallow ropework tray
which has glass base laid over col
ored cretonne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
RENOVATING FEATHER PILLOWS

ZZ1HEN buying cheesecloth for
kAH busters, allow a couple of yards
wv extra for large bag into which
lne contents of feather pillow can
be emptied while the tick is being
washed. After the feathers are in
the bag, sew up the end securely and
submerge 1t in a lather of hot soap
suds. sousing 1t up and down thor
oughly.
Run 1t through the wringer into
second tub of hot water and ammonia,
run through the wringer a second
time, and hang out in the sunshine
until the feathers are quite dry, beat
ing them up occasionally.
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standing lampshade with it's hoop at
the edge.
Lampshades of Lace.
Rather amusingly like the other
kind of lampshades which adorn
drawing rooms are some dancing
gowns for evening wear, which have
lampshade tunics made of lace and
trimmed with festoons of little silk
roses. One of these lampshades, from
the hand of Beer Is of all-over shadow
lace, gathered into the waist band
and gathered again to a hoop midway
between hip and knee. A band of
swansdown covers the hoop, festoons
of rosebuds are arranged on the shir-
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crepe paper, and then the paper rope
Is laid carefully round and round.
each layer being pasted fast as the
rope winds upward.
Last of all the coat---or better. two
coats---of shellac must be added out
side and inside so that the ropework
Of stained wicker.
Handles are made by twisting very
fine crepe paper rope around heavy
wire. Such rope is made with strips
Of paper not more than an inch or
two wide and of course here the sew
ing machine wheel and treadle come
into use again. After one has ac-
quired the knack Of making the rope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Some of the other things required
to make-say, the tall-handled bas-
ket which / one of the simplest forms
illustrated here-will be:
A large work table, sharp scissors.
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Notes and Novelties
THIS WORK BASKET IN ADVANCE
FOR CHRISTMAS MAKING.

n NE of the most attractive work
UA baskets at a recent church fair
W was made of ten-cent bamboo
basket such as may be picked up In
any shop dealing in Japanese goods.
and half a yard of cheerful Roman
stripe ribbon. The basket was deep
red in color and round in shape
about nine inches in diameter and
with bulging sides. The twelve-inch
wide ribbon with blue, green and yell
low stripes on a cream ground-was
sewed around the top of the basket
and through a casing at the other
edge of the ribbon was run fine red
silk cord. This ribbon bag set around
the edge of the basket made quite a
capacious receptacle for fancy work,
darning materials or knitting where
withal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
SILVER DEPOSIT ON TINTED
IVORY.

TwNONG the novelties for Christmas
HT selling are clocks, vases, photo-
graph frames and other articles
for the boudoir or drawing-room;
some appropriate for mantel o. table
USE others for the dresser of my lady;
and all of silver deposit on imitation
ivory Especially dainty Is the deposit
work on violet tinted ivory, though
the pink, blue and white articles will
be charming in bedrooms tinted In
these tones. Photograph frames cost
from a dollar up; clocks also and a
very bijou of a little clock for desk or
dresser is q three-cornered affair OF
violet imitation ivory with scroll
pattern and also an initial letter In
silver deposits.
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Vanished wall paper can be sue
cessfully washed with warm water to
which little vinegar has been added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

EvERAL years ago a new light
shone forth in Paris First 1t
glimmered; then it cleaned;
finally 1t burst into radiance
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, standing lampshade with it's hoop at
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04
SHORT NOTES

Booth b. Goodman. a young attor.
ney OF lshpeming, came to Iron River
Tuesday and was 40 impressed with
the town that he decided 10 locate
here. Mr.. Goodman as interested with
his brother in a lumber business at
Little Lake and has practiced law in
Ishpeming, Detroit and Chattanooga,
Tenn. While at this Office he com
mented upon the scarcity Of Office
rooms in Iron River and said he was
not sure that be could get n room in
which TO open an Office here.
The fire department was called TO
the home of Felix Prokop on Seventh
street just south Of the railroad tracks
about 7'15 o'clock Friday morning to
e%xtinguish a fire that had started in
the nay in a barn at the rear of the
dwelling. The fire had gained o
siderable Roadway before being dis.
covered and the barn was badly dam
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04
SwedishLutheran Church
at q 80,

Sunday school tomorrow at o 80,
Preaching services at 10 AS. Evening
services will be held In the English
language.
The Ishpeming district will hold
mission meeting in our church beginn-
ing Monday night at z 80 Tuesday at
2 o'clock p. M. after which refresh
ments will be served by the two Lad
les Aids and in the evening two of
the ministers will preach. All who
understand the Swedish language, are
welcome to attend these servicee.
Ladies' Aid No. | rect at the home of
Mrs. Rosenquist Thursday afternoon.
The Loyal HELPERS meet Thursday
evening at the home of Miss Alma
Larson. Willing Workers meet in the
church psrlors Saturday at . 80 p. m,
Refreshments will he served by Gun.
hid Anderson and Elenore Saunders
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04
West Side News
(From the Iron River-stambaugh Reporte
AGRICULTURIST ALSO DESERVES
CREDIT

Last week in reporting the Iron
County fair we inadvertently omitted
mentioning the splendid work done by
r. j. Hoopingarner, our hustling
county agriculturalist. For several
months Mr.. Hoopingarner labored dill
gently among the farmers OF the
county in an effort to get them inter
ested in bringing in exhibits to the
fair and the fact that the entries were
treble what they had been any other
year would indicate that he labored
not in vain. A number of farmers
have informed US that If it had not
been for his work that they would
have had no exhibits at the fair.
During the fair a COW belonging to
a farmer ia Bates died of tuberculosis.
Mr.. Hoopingarner had the body
brought to the fair grounds and be.
fore a number of interested persons
cut Il open in order that tney might
see how this dread disease affects cows.
He explained the nature of the disease
and how IL alec affects the human
family in the use OF dairy products.
The lesson was . valuable n and
brought out information that should
be of vast benefit to all farmers, and
shows the danger they run in not hay
ing their herds examined more fire.
auently than has been the custom in
the past. In this n respect alone
Mr.. uoopingarner is worth more to
the county BY far than what the
county is paying him.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04
A N A A

Jim sherman came here last week
TO spend a few weeks here with
friends He returned 10 Marquette
last Wednesday.
Miss Leona Bowdin went TO Der
home in Alpha last Saturday TO visit
with her mother. She returned Mon
day oon
William Uren came here last Satur-
day TO spend Sunday with his family.
He returned to Alpha Tuesday noon.
Miss Julia Breen left for her home
in Crystal halls last Saturday. She
returned Monday noon.
Miss M. Russell went to her home
in Crystal Falls last Saturday return
ing Monday morning.
MISS Ethel Grayson went TO Alpha
last Saturday to visit with friends.
She returned Monday noon
s. Rossi drove here last Saturday
from Mastodon to spend Sunday with
his family. He returned the follow.
ing Tuesday.
A Basket Social was given last
Tuesday night by the Young people OF
Amasa for the benefit OF Charlie Olson,
formerly of this city, who is now in
a Green Bay hospital. The social was
attended by a large number and every
one being interested the affair proved
a success | assure you the basktt
did not lack in size, Ask Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chss. Brown of Iron
River came here last Tuesday to attend
the funeral services of Mrs. Joseph
German.
Matt German came here last Tues
day to attend the funeral of Mrs j.
German.
e. Gueshie went to Crystal Falls
last Monday returning Tuesday.
N. Myers went to Crystal Falls last
Monday returning Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Fred Stanker went 10 Iron
Mountain last Thursday.
Mrs. J.. Chapman and Mrs. Toose
came here last Friday to visit with
Mrs. VIM. Uren. They left for Crystal
Falls the following Saturday.
David Gilbert went 10 Crystal Falls
last Friday returning Saturday.
Miss Kathriine smith left here last
Thursday for Iron River where she
will work In the future.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04

ased before it could be e%xtinguished
The loss was about $500. 90. which
was covered by insurance.
The remodeling OF the basement be.
low the billiard .parlors .s,of George
Hauer for the installationof bowling
alleys to replace those taken out this
summer, will be completed in about
a week. Mr.. Hsuer has ordered the
new alleys. which will be three in
number. and expects to have them
installed and in operation within a
month. The entire establishment In
Guiding the billiard parlors Will hence
forth be known as the Academy"
Daniel O'Hars. who has been IN
ployed as ~stenographer in Nj. S. Nc
Donough's law Offices for several
years, left last week for Washington,
ID. c., where he has secured a govern
ment position and will so complete
his law studies. Dan is a splendid
young man and his many friends here
bespeaR for him a brilliant fuure.
Douglas Anderson, who is taking
the census and numbering the houses
in Iron River, as part of the work of
getting out a city directory here, ex-
poets 10 complete the work in Iron
River this week. He has already
finished the taking of the census in
Crystal Falls, Srambaugh, Palatka
and the other towns and locations TO
be represented in the directory, 20
that with the completion of the census
here the preliminary WORK will be
finished. The directory will be called
the Iron River, Crystal Falls and
Iron County Directory.
Rev. FIR. John Stenglein and house,
keeper arrived here last ervening from
Wakefield and will take up the resi-.
dence in Palatka. where FIR. Strengthen
will nave charge of the new Catholic
church in Gaastra. He will conduct
the first services on Sunday at 10 a. m.
He is brother of Miss Margaret
Stengleim Of this city.
a few DAYS ago while passing the
Range Motor Cos garage we noticed
that one side of the door way wal
badly damaged. ON inquiriug W.
were informed that it was cause 10y
one of the teachers in the public
schools, who thought she was just a.
good at the wheel as she was in teach
ing the young idea how to shoot. witt
the result that she nearly pushed the
entire end of the building out.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04
WAS FORMERLY A RESIDENT OF
IRON COUNTY

John Nelson of Bates recently re-
turned from Bull, Mimi. where he
was called by the illness and death of
his brother, Charles A. Nelson. who
died Thursday evening, Sept. 4. 1913,
of heart failure.
The deceased was born in Urmon,
Sweden. April %, 1865 BE came
to the United States in 1879, settling
at Norway, Dickinson county, where
he resided eight or ten years. He
then came &c Iron River and resided
here about until thirteen years ago,
when he moved TO Buhl, on the
Mesaba range. where he resided until
his death.
Besides q relict and six children he
also left a brother and sister to monrn
this death. Mr.. Nelson and daughter
of Bates were in attendant at the
funeral.
The deceased and his wife were
members of the subordinate and Re
bekah branches Of the Independent
Order of Odd fellows.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-04
A PALATKA LADY ON CoMPEN
SATION BOARD

Mrs. Lydia Kovala of Palatka was
n of the members of the Board of
Arbitration selected this week to settle
the difference between the Spring
Valley Iron Co. and Charles Mstson
Of Palatka, regarding how much com
%pensation Mr.. Matson was entitled 10.
under the employers liability act,
for the loss of an eye, which injury he
sustained while at work in the Zim
norman mine last December.
The law provides that in case an
agreement between the parties can
not be mape, the matter shall be set,
tied by a Board of Arbitration consis-
ting of three members one to be ap.
pointed by the State Board of Commits
sioners, and one by each of the parties
to the controversy.
In this case, the Spring Valley Iron
Co. selected William Embs OF Iron
River, their attorney. the Board of
Commissioners sent their chairman,
Mr.. John f. Kinnane. and Mr..
Matson chose Mrs. Kovals. The three
s%rbitrators met Wednesday and after
hearing the evidence in the matter,
decided that Mr.. Mstson was entitled
to the equivalent of four hundred
weeks wages.
Mrs. Kovala enjoys the unique dis
tinction of being the first woman In
the state to sit on a Board of Arbi
tration In a communication caaa