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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
BEAUTY PATCHES COME BACK
Old Fashion That Really Had Much 70
Recommend 1t 10 to BE
Revived. u

Patches are back. And a good
thing. too, for there is no vanity Pc
culiar to the eighteenth century beau.
ty which is more fascinating. None
knew better than she how we'll the
tiny specks Of black court-plaster
served to emphasize the pink of her
cheeks, the red Of her lips and the
luster of her eyes. She would have
been quite as liable to forget her
high-heeled shoes as her patches. as
she kept the latter In quaint little
box attached to her chatelaine. For
patches are prone to drop OF and
must be promptly replaced on pre-
cisely the right spot Of the cheek, the
chin, the throat, the shoulder or the
wrist. The twentieth century girl,
like her forbear. the eighteenth CEN
fury beauty. knows how to shape her
own patches, with tiny scissors, cut
ting the sheet of court-plaster into the
smallest Of half-moons, squares, dia.
monds and hearts. The huge patch OF
unique shape is just now considered
extreme, but since many women have
revived the rouge and not "a few
women have revived the powdered
hair Of the eighteenth century beauty
and are looking the better and the
younger for these two harmless aids
to pulchritude -why should they not
ultimately copy the flower pots. con.
stellations and equipages in black
court-plaster which were the height OF
fashion during the Louis XIV. and
Louis XVI. periods?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Mild Atonement by Mr.. Poxozzle.

Il suppose you think ate your old
collar button" retorted Mrs. PozozzlaA
as she glared defiantly at the form Of
her beloved spouse. bending and
scrutinizing the rug and all the cor
ners Of the room. II may look like .
goat, but don't eat collar buttons.
yet"
Now. Amy don't get yourself all
worked up like that merely sug-
gested that you may have accidental
ly, without seeing 1t, busted my collar
button OF the dresser-you are such .
fine housekeeper."
Yes, but that isn't what you said.
You Infatuated that I had been med
ding with your things-that had
taken It. Why, what is that you have
In your hand?"
Mr.. Pozozzle looked down at the COL
lar button sheepishly and when his
eyes met those OF his wife he felt him
self shrinking under her scorn.
II was thinking about something
else" he said after the manner of en-
apology. II was thinking about that
trip we are going to take to Yellow
stone park next month. Kansas City
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
PolNcARE WILL NOT SHOOT BIRDS

President Poincare Is Opposed
strongly to the killing of animals anu
birds for sport. and one OF his nrst
acts after election was to announce
himself q patron OF the French society
The purpose Of which IL to anord pro
lection to animals. He does not now now
/ ever. wish to pose as an animal lover
imerely In name. and he has Just MADE
the oficial announcement that ne wiz
not hold gun In hand during MS
term Of once.
This decision Of the president 10 an
entirely personal one, He declares ne
has no intention Of interfering Win
the sport ofSothers. and that when MS
duties require him to be present q 2
presidential hunting party he Will ful-
Edu them. 81
It il believed. however. that this
attitude of M. Poincare Will have
considerable effect on presidential en-
pertaining during the coming years OF
his administration. Ont Of Difference
Ssto the opinions of NJ. Poincare 1t Is
believed that most royal visitors will
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
surk Wa, Accommodt atino..'

She was we'll dressed, and Annis
Burk, the mayors private secretary.
put on his very best smile when the
woman entered Mayor Shank's ONCE.
) Where Is the honorable mayor Of
our city?" inquired the woman.
Il am very sorry" replied Burk.
but the mayor Is out of his once to-
day, on private business matter"
Possibly you can attend to the
little matter Of business wanted to.
see the mayor about" s,5 0
II shall be glad to do %. II can"
replied Burk. Z. ,@$3s
WELL" continued the woman. open.
ing an elaborate hand bag. Il have
here q very flne brand Of toilet soap.
It Is only ten cents q cake. and ! am
sure If the mayor were here he would
be glad to buy IL"
Burk bought Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
a BOX KITE XII

OF the more pretentious kites. none
Is more popular than the rectangular
box-kite. 1t approaches nearest to the
form OF the biplane aeroplane Of any
kite yet devised, and Is one Of the
steadiest Of fliers.
Box-kites can be purchased ready
made In a number OF sizes, but they
are not cheap, and 1t will pay any boy
to take the time necessary to make
one. While their construction requires
considerable more work than the mon
oplane form of kite, 1t is not difficult,
and Is so interesting that no boy can
fail to enjoy It.
The illustrations show q, kite OF
scientifically developed proportions.
Pine, spruce and whitewood are the
best materials for making these kites,
though any strong, lightweight wood
of straight grain may be used II
easier to obtain. The horizontal
sticks and braces must be cut straight
and Of uniform thickness, as in the
making OF any kite. II you live near
lumber yard OF planning mill. pos
sibly you can get strips of just the
size you require from the waste pile
for the mere asking. or for a few
cents get them ripped out Of a board.
II not, you will find it an easy enough
matter to cut them yourself, with q
sharp rip-saw. Short kite sticks can
be whitfield straight enough with the
jack-knife. but long ones can be cut
easier, and with greater accuracy with
the saw.
Cut the four horizontal sticks Is
inch thick and y inch wide, by sc
inches long CA Fig. 81, and the four
connecting upright sticks (B, Fig. p
Y inch thick. Y inch wide. and 10
inches long. Tack the upright sticks
to the horizontal ones. 6 inches from
the ends Of the latter. as shown in
Fig. 2, using slender brads for the
purpose, and clinching the projecting
ends In fastening these sticks be
careful to set sticks B at right angles
to sticks A.
After fastening these sticks togeth-
er in the form Of two frames similar
to that shown in Fig. 2, lay them aside
until you have prepared the covering
for the end boxes. or cells" For
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
DRESSING GOWN 70 R JOURNEY
Dark, inconspleuous, Transparent Ma.
terial 10 the Best When One
10 Travelling.

The most serviceable and durable
dressing gown for the traveller Is
made Of some dark. inconspicuous,
untransparent material.
Crepe de chine is ideal for summer
wear. A dressing gown Of this mate
rial in a dark color can be worn com.
fortably for months. It does not show
soil easily; and when It is solled it
can be easily washed and will look as
well after . trip to the laundry as be-
FORE A dark gown, besides the fact
that it will not show soil so quickly
as q light one. can be comfortably
worn on the way to the bath on ship
board and in the corridors OF hotel or
pension.
A gown OF dark blue crepe de chine
could be made with little V-shaped
vest Of gathered cream or ecru net
and with net undersleeves; or rib
bon sash in gay colors and Futurist
design could be used to give the SOM
Der gown a more interesting charac-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11

this q lightweight muslin or tough pa
per should be used. Cheesecloth viii
do, II after 1t has been put on you give
Il coat OF varnish to I'LL up the
pores and make 1t air tight. The
lightweight brown paper SO COM
monty used now for wrapping.paper Is
good covering material. &.
The band coverings for the kite H.
Illustrated should be 10 inches wide
and 60 inches long. II OF cloth, they
should be hemmed along each edge to
prevent travelling and to make firm
edge. II OF paper. the edges should
be folded over light cord and pasted.
Sew together the ends Of the cloth
bands, or paste the ends Of the paper
bands, tapping them SO that the meas.
urement around the Inside will be ex-
actly 6s inches, the proper measure
ment around the sticks Of the finish
ed kite.
Slip the bands over the stick frames,
spread the frames to their fullest ex-
tent, and hold them In this position
by means of sticks sprung in tenn
porarily between upright sticks B.
Then measure the proper length for
the diagonal braces c Gig. 81. These
sticks should be notched at their ends
to fit over the sticks A. as shown in
Fig. 4, and they should be trifle long
80 they will be slightly bow.shaped
when put in place. In this way the
frames will keep the cloth or paper
bands stretched tight The -notched
ends OF the diagonals should be lash
ed with thread to keep them from
splitting. Lashings Of thread around
the frame sticks A, Is shown in Figs.
2 and 4. will keep the ends Of the
braces from slipping away from the
uprights B, which Il the proper posi-
ton for them. Bind ,the braces to-
xether at their Intersections with
thread, as shown In Fig. l. The
cloth or paper bands should be fas-
tened to each horizontal frame stick
with two tacks, placed near the edges
Of the bands. This can be done to
best advantage with the diagonal
braces removed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
FOR BRIGHT HALLWAY
EXPERT RECOMMENDS METHODS
OF FURNISHING.
Many Methods OF Beautlfyino Ever
What Looks Like Perfectly Hope
less Passaqe-Decorative Scheme
Amounts to Much.

For the identifying OF an abnormal
" long passage. such as architects oc-
casionally blunder in constructing, an
expert recommends the erection Of q
curtain holder over the door leading
from it. He goes on:
From this we will suspend narrow
silken curtains Of cherry, color, which
will be kept we'll back during the day,
SO as to allow vista OF the staircase
to be seen, for this lends importance
to the scheme. The effect Of the arch
and its curtains is to break up that
passageway look and also to leave the
casual observer In doubt as to how
much space there is between them and
the stairs.
At night the curtains can be drawn,
and will give an air of cosiness, with
an electric lamp shedding Its cheerful
light on the soft silken folds Of good
rich color.
In warm weather reed-and-bead
curtain can replace the silken ones;
It should not be multi-colored, but one
OF those In delightfully."- cool-looking
pale green rush with clear crystal
beads between. One wide curtain is
sufficient, divided into two, for we
must remember not to do away with
the vista of stairs, which SO much de-
ceives the eye about the floor space
Of the hall.
In choosing the furniture there must,
Of course. be nothing at all wide.
With pale amber walls and soft
cherry color curtains and carpet ev-
eything should be. even the picture
frames, in dull black oak, for the COM
bination OF the softly glowing amber,
the warm cherry color and the dull
black Ks really delicious The furniture
should include an old oak monks
bench. which will have most capa-.
cious box under its seat for the hous-
ing of rugs. mackintoshes, ETC., and
which will most sobligingly turn itself
into a table for use on "at home" days,
AZ It's back turns down over the arms
in truly mer1tortous way. A pictur-
esque oak chair. little octagonal
table with palm and a quaint brass
tray hereon. and an umbrella stand of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Muasulman Skin.

4 Lot .
The new silhouette Is also produced
by the so-called Mussulman skirt. On
this skirt the drapery Is brought to the
front and to the waist line, producing
a raised waist line which is neither
graceful nor becoming. but is new.
The waist line, by the way. is as va.
riable as ever. On some costumes it
Is raised to the extreme empire posi-
ton. ON others it falls almost to hip
length. and occasionally it strikes the
normal. It is not confined; only on
an exceptional model is the girdle so
tight that the trig waist of other days
is suggested. BY allowing the waist
to expand to its fullest proportions
the idea Of the corsetless figure is
more perfectly simulated, and the hips
appear to diminish in size.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
STRENUOUS IN HIS W0oInG.
Modern Lover Could Not Use the.
Method Employed by William N
tho Conqueror.

| A modern lover who resorted to
brute force to win his lady would soon
find himself in the street. II not In the
police station. But fashions in pro-
posals have changed in 1000 years.,
and when William the Conqueror set
out to make Matilda, daughter Of the
count of Flanders, the happiest of
maidens, he. adopted measures that
were forcible, to say the least.
The sutton Matilda had she did not
want, and the man she wished to WOO
her she could not get. The man she
did not want happened to be William.
duke OF Normandy, and he decided to
go to Bruges and conquer Matilda.
There were no national roads
through France In those days. and
William doubtless had hard trip.
Perhaps Matilda noticed the mud on
his clothes when she came out OF
church and found him waiting for her.
At any rate, William descended from
his horse and, taking Matilda firmly by
the back OF the neck, rolled her over
and over in the mtre Of Bruges, plant
ing well directed blows upon her royal
face and body with his other hand
Life was elemental a thousand years
ago.
This strenuous 1ove.makinE some
how appealed to Matilda. Perhaps 1t
was what she would have liked to do
to Brihtric, the gentleman she could
not get, who was only the English am
bassador at her fathers court. and not
at all a proper person to be snubbing
princess. So Matilda sent word to
her father that, sick In health and
dolorous In body" she had firmly re-:
solved to marry no man but Duke
William. Il Il
Later, after William had conquered
England, he offered his queen the es-
tates Of any English nobleman she
might name. Matilda did not have to
think twice. She not only chose Brih-
tries estates, but she put him in pris-
on and kept him there all the rest Of
his life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Babies Face screens.

Italian colonies set fashions Of their
own In taking care OF babies. A
wapderer in one of those populous dis
tricts saw q bunch of small wire
screens resembling BASEBALL masks
dangling In q store window.
What are those things fort" was
the query. Il.
Screens to protect the babies
faces at Italians Sunday outings"
said the shopkeeper. On their gala
occasions every carriage load of cele-
brants pelts every other carriage load
with candy pellets - big as pigeon
egg and hard as rock. II they hit
the babies in the face they are likely
to put an eye out. Such accidents
have happened. Lately mothers have
become more careful and they tie a
screen over the baby's face until the
candy has all been thrown away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
EXPLORED LAND OF MYSTERY
Adventurous Young American Has
Travelled Through the Interior Of
Guatemala.

The recent experience Of young
American in the great unknown dis
trict Of Peten, in Guatemala. has fur.
nished for science one of the most
valuable records in years regarding
the life Of what Is perhaps the most
ancient race of human beings In ex.
istence.
In q trip Just completed. In which he
spent more than two years in the
jungles of a territory whose mystery
has for years repealed as we'll rs at
tracted the adventurous, Russell Hast
ings Millward, Americas youngest ex'
plorer, had not only captured the
worlds mileage record by travelling
across more than three thousand miles
of unknown country, but has opened
up for the merchant and archaeolo
gist land whose wealth has hither
to only been guessed at. remarks the
New York Tribune.
The popular impression that there 10
no more work for the twentieth cen
fury explorer could find no better ref
utation than in the exploit Of this
young man. The district OF Peten4
lying to the westward OF British Hon
duras, between the Caribbean coast
and the Bay of Campeche, has been
known since time immemortal to al
Central Americans as THE Mystery
There Millward has located lakes and
mountains whose existence has hith
erto been matter of rumor only,
For the first time white man has
penetrated those Businesses and seen
the ruins OF temples and palaces
which. now overgrown and buried un
der the foliage Of the jungle. were
once the centers of magnificent cities,
He has not only outlined the extent Of
the once dourishing empire OF the
Maya race, but, Of Importance to the
world Of commerce, he has practically
opened up a new field whose riches
will in q few years be one Of the
chief assets Of the Guatemalan govern.
ment
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Ma,ssnst'. Work,

= A. the days pass by the work Of
'Grandpapa Massenet," the French
composer, who died recently, is grow
ing in public favor, and the Partisan
newspapers are supplying no small
additions to the fund Of anecdote con-
corning him. His last work. Pan
urge" a subject taken as the name
indicates from the old and not over
delicate humorist, Rabelais, was
great delight to him. Apropos of
.Panurge, he said: THE brain rs
always under the influence of the
belly. In order to get the true Rabe-
laisian tone, It was necessary to put
myself on {. regime Of sausages. bacon
and cabbage, irrigated with copious
tumblers of drink. But I was always in
danger of upsetting my stomach
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
New ,de. IN sof. Cushions.


In a long, low living room. most
comfortably and tastefully furnished.
in house near Germantown, I no
ticed something new to me In the way
of sofa cushions.
The room was already In its sum-
mer attire. and the chairs and lounges
had coverings Of lovely cretonne-
an apple-blossom design, having much
pink In 1t. The pillow covers had a
very soft. inviting appearance, and
discovered that they had slip Of
sheer white curtain material over the
lowered cretonne. OF course, the Gre
tonne covers were made perfectly
plain, without ruffles, and the net
cnes slipped over them easily.
The effect was fine, and the outer
cases could easily be kept clean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
BRIDES HIDE WEALTH
ROMANTIC HAPPENINGS THAT
ARE SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL.
Cases Have Been Known, However.
and the sMarrlapes Have Been
Happy-Sad Case 10 Reported
From Milwaukee. III.

Romance and reality generally keep
q respectable distance apart when 1t
comes to millions and marriage. Ten
nyson has his poem of the lord who
wooed the girl as a poor man and sur
prised her when he took her home to
share his noble name and mighty do
main. But this was the man with the
money seeking the woman who had
none and keeping his wealth Sc
cret ~ A.
Then there was your old friend
Claude Melnotte, who courted and won
the celebrated Lady Of Lyons. pre-
tending that he was regular Croesus
instead Of gardeners son. He tried
to keep romance and reality apart,
but eventually the az dropped on the
scheme. 80
The New York case Of Miss Thryza
Benson and Montague Flagg the other
of the novelist. Mr.. Flagg met Miss
Benson at an innocent house party.
They were mutually attracted immedi-
ately. r4.
So F1agg paid ardent court. He
wrote the young lady and she wrote
him. he all the while never suspect
ing she was an heiress to "seven f1g-
something would happen that would
all but reveal the secret, but Miss Ben
son would give the hush" sign and the
subject would be turned. At last F1agg
proposed. was accepted, and the couple
were married; on the wedding day the
bridegroom learned "onlcially" that his
wife was the granddaughter Of Robert
Hoe and destined to inherit riches It
would take quite little while to
count. ~
A wealthy Milwaukee widow few
years ago advertised in a matrimonial
paper that she would make a good
wife for the right kind OF a man. She
picked out the best photographed man
that answered, and thought she'd try
this novel plan to smoke out the pos
sible fortune hunter. When they met
she said:
Il have money and at the same time
I haven't. It'll all depend. Don't ask
me any more questions. Well try 1t
for six months
They were married. The bridegroom
proved the most silent kind Of man.
The former widow could hardly get a
word out Of him. But he was a deter
mined. steady working, sober~chap and
she fell in love with him. At the end
of six months she said to him: It's
all right You're my man. I've plenty
OF money"
But the six months husband spoke
more volubly than she had ever known
him to before. Said he:
"Nothin' doin'-nothin' doin'. Was
just goin' to tell you nothin' dom. I've
got money myself thought I'd try
you out the same way. The splice
don't suit. Ne for Nevada. Nothin'
doin'.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Women :. "white wlno.."

The director Of public works, Mr..
Cooke, is going to appoint women in
spectorc OF street cleaning. not, as
he said, to encourage the equal suf-
frage movement, but for the sake Of
efficiency In ferreting out dirt
Cooke believes women inspectors
will be more conscientious than men.
For these tenets be has had practical
demonstrations during his term Of Of
fee by the employment there of =
young woman who has acted In the
capacity of private inspector for the
director. She is not on the city pay
roll, and her salary has come from
private sources. Her field covers all
manner of public contracting work
Philadelphia Dispatch to the New
York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11

Fig. 1 shows one good attachment
for the bride. OF course. the kite Is
flown other side up, with the bride
underneath. A good way OF, attaching
the bride is to slip the loop end
through fancy-work ring, loop 1t
over itself, and then tie the loose ends
to sticks A Of the framework. The
vertical distance between the ring and
the kite should be about 3 feet. Three
and four point attachments for the
kite bride are used. but the two-point
method is generally considered the
most satisfactory, and is most COM
monty employed.
Copyright, 1872. by A. Nelly Hall.l u
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11

the gathering were not permitted 70
fall 3
Dewey. society being its senior member
presided. I
Edward W. Harden OF New York and
John F. I N -,
Admiral his custom OF the past
cuss briefly Manila bay.
although OF course moth
the Sea OF Japan shan never
said to them: now
hurt? Did through al
ghtT And when Not hurt not wound ana 30 on
conclusion
today And remark
the OF shots that we
did
by
almost immediately"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
New 1athrobe Hood.

Much has been said about the charm
Of the boudoir cap, but less Is known
about the new bathrobe hoods. These
are made In a variety Of shapes. all
very large. Some have a long peak
which flops down over the side OF the
head or back and a cape effect which
falls over the shoulders with space
cut over the shoulders in the back OF
the hood which displays the neck and
is cool. These hoods are of the same
material as the bathrobe. They may
be attached to 1t or be entirely sep
arate. ca 3s%i 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Lace ScaHs.

The chiffon scarf that has been one
of the requisites of the summer girls
outfit for many seasons past, owing to
the becoming softness of its folds
around the neck and shoulders, and
for the reason that some sort of pro-
lection is needed when decollete
gown Is worn, has been replaced by a
new scarf of lace. At present these
lace scarfs are costly, but cheaper
ones are promised for the future.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
Novelties In silk, Wool and Cotton.

Novelties In Silk, Wool and Cotton.
Among the novelty fabrics in wooden
dress goods for spring is faille de laine
in a full range of colors. including
chamois. 1t is 81 inches wide and
sells at $3.50 yard Suede de chamois
and eponge in biege color will be fash
ionable. Eponge matelasse is new
fabric which will solve the problem,
as to what would take the place Of the
silk and wooden matelasse Of last sea-
son. In this material the jacket may
be made Of the brocade eponge. and
the skirt Of plain, both being the same
weight and entirely comfortable for
the spring. The width is about A
inches and the price $3.50 yard.