The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
Just Autumn

struck y sympathetic chord In the heart
ana soul OF almost every one you meat.
when 1T begins To be fall and days
get 50 Silly blue and the crunplcd
brown leaves that FAN at your feet
seem only TO be friendly touches Of
scampcring pleasures. you awake II ON
tho spell and charm of the sumner.
You throw aside tho dreams OF canoe
ing by moonlight and the water lilies
tangled against the shore; you. clos.
the book upon the amcll al the warm
salt sea and the lure OF the woods
and the scent Of growing things. for
you have felt the call Of the friendly
fall and the becoming finger Of indian
summer Is ever before your summer
tagged eyes
women sit in their jackets and warm
ncece shawls, forever rocking on the
front porch and squirting nrst at the
sun and now 1T tho new crochet pat
tern The calm days glide past with
padded football. and the old women
rock and nod and nod and rock and "x-
change the new stitch that their niece
from New York taught them last sum
mer for the same only thing done twice
around with novelty braid in ne
tween Tho scarlet sages droop and
the colias begin 10 take on q sickly
hue OF greens and yellows. but the sky
is so blue and so clear that you hear
in your tho sound OF low run
ming .atcr and the thud of a friendly
footstep beside you on tho roadway.
Winding, ever winding, goes the nice
brown road. and trudging. forever
trudging. so the lovers OF out-of-
doors with their hearts upon their
sleeves for the Indian summers WOO
ing. Tho fields that you pass are all
neatly raked and stacked and lone
" al tho top OF the highest hill
stands broodin.; ov.r The landscape and
-, = .,.,,
rattle, rustic. under foot and each dy-
Ing branch with ebbini; sap reaches
out It's faint and falling pulses TO touch
your gown you pass. and the little
reeds down by The river are piping
fainter and fainter in the signing wind
for the chill Or autumn Is In the air. and
the daisies have rum down TO tho
over the meadow and down by tho dell.
~ whole host Of sunshine. marching
bravcly into the DIM VALLEY of walt
ing
!, is tho autumn in your blood that
las set that mad impulse within your
soul to walk upon pine necdlcs III now
tar boots, and II is the memory OF
other falls that has planted that pleas
ing happiness that drowscs IN your soul
all on a blue fall day, with nothing
but the breath OF Wild grapes and the
tangled web ~ leaves. red and gold to
account or the wItchery OF II all The
margin OF the river may be edged with
lilies dying, and the red Of the slaugh-
tered summer liz red on the maple
trees but deep within tho heart Of the
incoming winter IS borne the promise
Of the pale primroscs OF srring and
the brightness OF another June and
tho coming again OF another fall with
Its blue autumn skies and the sunny
DAYS 10 follow one upon the footsteps
or IN. other BRENT WITT.
beautiful Collars.
There arc some really beautiful new
collars on sale in the shops that look
As II they had come straight from tho
East. To be exact they have come
from Paris. but they are none the less
fascinating IL We did not know this
We should be prone 10 believe that the
wardrobe OF some Oriental prince or
princess had been sacked for rich en-
hro!deries and gorgeous fabrics. More
TO tho point these collars give just
the right touch 10 the costume OF silk
or cotton, wool or linen.
They are made In odd. queer shapes,
and are made OF sort OF gauze. like
mummy cloth. only thinner. Some Of
them are made OF chiffon. They are
All heavily embroidered, with metallic
threads and silk and wool. in rich
shades OF color.
The clever needlewoman could copy
these collars and get one at much
less expense than the price asked for
them ready rade-they cost from s. 10
81.
She should get heavy cotton cloth
stretch il in embroidery frames. and
mark tho shape OF the collar and the
design to be embroidered. The edge
should be buttonholed In heavy thread
in straight outline. Hero is one col
lar that might be copied II Is OF deep
mauve chiffon cloth, edged with but
tonholing in a lighter shade of silk. II
IS decorated with a design of conven-
tionalized daisies worked in old blue
and old yellow silk and silver metal
thread, This would look well on
blue gown.
Sometimes cuffs are made to match
the collars The cuffs in many cases
are no more than little points that are
fastened TO the sleeve OF the frock at
the elbow or the wrist, but that do not
go all the way around the arm or hand.
One attractive set of this sort, with
small cuffs that would just give a
dashing touch OF collar to the sleeves
of the dark dress with which they We're
worn. Is OF Egyptian cloth. embroid-
cred heavily in brilliant green and
burnt shade of red
shirtwaist Box
Get an ordinary pine box and line il
with cretonne, bringing the cretonne
on the outside TO tack il in place. Cut
the mating in length TO extend all
around. and bind the edges with
leather or oilcloth strips. and turn the
a.
and tack on the outside of the box.
Cover the lid in like manner and at
tach 1t with strong hinges. Gid the
hinges If oilcloth is used 10 cover
the bottom OF tho box il may be
moved easily without rollers.
Friendship Books.
There are baby books and birthday
books galore, but confess now that YOU
never heard of n Friendship book
e I'll IN w
very likely be new to your friends.
which happily means that you have
the opportunity or presenting them
with Il really novel gift Procure
loose-lcaf blank book at any sta
'soEery store One with a cheap back
Viii answer the purpose. See that the
leaves are alphabetically indexed. Then,
in your best handwriting or on the
typewriter, map each page as follows:
Write .,Nnmen on extreme left OF top