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MEANT TO GIVE INSPIRATION
Old Man Could Not Understand How
Orator Could Make Good Speech
Without a Drink.

William Jennings Bryan as a young
man visited a small place in Illinois
for the purpose of showing the voters
exactly how to vote. Shortly before
the psychological moment came for
young Bryan to let loose the floods of
oratory an old countryman approached
him mysteriously and silently led him
around to the back of the schoolhouse.
There he drew from his pocket a
bottle of whisky and pronounced the
classic command, Have a drink" No,
thanks" said Mr.. Bryan. The old
mans eyes widened, and in their
depths was the shadow of fear. Just
a little he said persuasively. mo,
not even a little" Mr.. Bryan declined
again politely. The old mans eyes be-
gan to bulge. Gust one Drop" he in
sisted. Mr.. Bryan declined for the
third time. The old mans chest grew
1atter, his shoulders sagged, and he
was the picture Of melancholy as he
said with indescribable pathos: We'll.
do the best you can, anyway"
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MaoIcians Sit Down to Dinner.


The Magicians' club, which is COM
posed of all the most celebrated trick
makers on the English stage, recent
ly held it's first annual dinner,
followed by an entertainment, at the
Hotel Cecil in London. 1t was a mar
velous evening. The dinner itself was
shrouded with magic effects difficult
of discernment, but M got an impress
sion Of new potatoes that turned into
forks, and of walters folding up the
thick soup, and putting it neatly into
their breast pockets.
After dinner wonder grew. After
speeches real journalists conjured
with words, and then Mr.. S. G. Maui
rice dazzled one with kaleidoscope
card-turns, a trio sang a ~quartette, the
Zomahs told the secrets of all the
watches and other concealed articles
in the room, and then MI. Houdini-
Mr.. Houdini took a bag and took an
egg, and smiled, and the world seemed
a simple understandable place. When
Mr.. Houdini had finished with the bag
and the egg, the solid ground had
faded beneath ones feet.
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WEAR A ~KISS-ME-QUICK CURL
Any Kind of Fluffiness That May BE
Desired, Is the Order Of
the Dav.

And every tendril of her hair is
curied about my heart" sang the poet,
but if the tendrils today curl about
mems hearts there must be a great
many hearts, for it is a season of curls
temple curls, cheek curls, little bob
bling curls at the nape of the neck, and
alluring little ringlets fiuffing out I'M
der the hat brim.
First in favor are the fat stiff curls
that now adorn the cheek or the tenn
pie of the up-to-date woman. These
curls car be made with care-and
brilliantine-from ones W hair, but
the hairdressers who are, of course,
up to the minute in such affairs, are
supplying these curls in any shade,
and these false ones have the advan-
tage OF having a sort of m~ucilage on
one side SO they can be pasted down
like a false mustache, and these are
always in one place, no matter how
hard the wind may blow!
The popularity of the high couture,
sweeping away from the brow, has in
IAO AdIuAdA oO4OCuCO VI CNGuL6
brought about the temple curls, for
there are but few women who have a
forehead sufficiently low and beautiful
to yea their hair in this fashion.
These temple curls are no more
than fluffy little curls that tumble
with seeming abandon down over the
eyes, ~softening the lines and lending
a delightful girlish effect to the Golf
fure ven of the older woman.
The return Of the knot high on the
head is in the same way responsible
for the curls at the nape of the neck.
These are held in place by the new
wide combs which are set at an angle
at the back, breaking the line Of the
hair from the throat to the high knot.
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ECZEMA BROKE OUT AS RASH

$50 Central Ave-, Red Bank, N. j.
About ten years ago a little itching
started in my nose and kept creeping
out until 1t spread over one side of my
face. The rash kept spreading on, on
my forehead and in my hair. The
eczema broke out as a rash in patches
ike ringworm. 1t itched so badly l
would scratch and rub it until | be-
came faint. My hair had been coming
out gradually previous to the breaking
out and then it just fell out where
hose patches we're. l was a sight and
ashamed to go out for a month. l was
compelled to veal a veil. At night
was when the itching was worst.
II vas told of the Cuticura Soap
md Ointment and l got some Cuticura
Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment
and began using them. Right away |
began getting relief and in a few days
he rash was healed and the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment took every pimpIe
,r blemish off of my face. In three
months time 1 was entirely cured and
have never been troubled since"
(Signed) Mrs. Carrie Goode, Apr. 81,
1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
rec, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
'ard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
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silk and cotton are too well estab-
lished to dwell upon. The fact that
cottons of this class do not require
ironing, places them at the top of the
list of materials for warm weather
wear.
Linens + more used for blouses
this season than they have been for a
long time. The soft fine French
weaves are the ones selected, and they
are charming in the vivid colorings
now In vogue. Smart high rolling col
lars of the same weave Of white linen
usually complete blouses Of this style,
which r especially intended for
street and business wear.
Even for these linen waists, which
as waists go today are Of rather severe
type, the v neck and three-quarter
length sleeves hold good. This year
Mrs. Grundy has either forgotten to
speak or her warnings of propriety
are not needed, for the most ~conserva-
tive dressers dare this style of blouse
for wear on all occasions.
A charming little linen blouse is
shown in the new shade of tango red,
the linen being Of the sheerest weave,
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LITTLE KNOWN OF VAST LAND
Immense Tracts in Empire Of China
That Have Never Been Surveyed
or Even Explored.

A large tract Of the great Chinese
empire has never been surveyed or
even explored. AS a result, all sorts
OF varying estimates as to the size of
China have been given. Any estimate
can merely be an approximation rep
resenting the last guess. This last
guess is estimated to be about 4,0OO,-
900 square miles for China's area
about 100000 miles larger than the
ota area of our United States. While
one OF the eighteen provinces Of China
is severe thousand square miles small
er than u own state of Texas, yet
within the borders Of this Chinese
province there have been dwelling
20 times as many Chinese inhabitants
as there are Americans who dwell in
our great state of Texas.
The size of our own state Of In
diana corresponds approximately to
the size of the very smallest Of all
the Is Chinese provinces. There are,
however, more than five times as
many Cinnamon dwelling within their
native province as there are Ameri-
cans living in our Hoosier state.
The ratio of five to one applies gen.
orally when making population com
parsons between any locality of China
and America. Usually when the Chi
nese empire is referred to what is
meant is China proper. This latter
is composed Of Is provinces. There
are in addition to this certain depend
encies Of China, known as territor-
les. These are overrun with noun
tains, vast stretches Of desert land,
high plateaus and varying densities of
population.
Manchuria is one of these depend
encles, and It's size Is about three
times the size of the British islands.
Mongolia is another vast territory ly-
ing to the north and measuring near
ly 100000 square miles in area. To
the south and westward lie the de-
tendencies of Tibet and of Turk
estan, a locality of severely rugged and
desolate country. Less than 100000
Celestials roam within these two ter
ritories.
If you wish to travel from Picking
in Northern China to Hongkong in
southern China, you will have a sea
voyage of 1000 miles to cover after
you sail from the port of Tien-tsin.
You do not fully appreciate the vast
distances you have to travel in China
until you actually become a visitor in
this strange land and are compelled to
secure transportation somehow, some
way, no matter how rudimentary,
China is a country of gigantic sizes
and vast areas, but when it u
u occidental railways and trolley
lines throughout it's empire distance
will be annihilated beyond China's
fondest dream.-Clyde Wilmer.
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SPREADING LIGHT IL AFRICA
English Missionaries at Work Amono
People who Purchase a Wife
f6r a Knife.

Two English pioneers have pene-
trated the almost unknown country
of the NiaIh MAN tribes in Central
Africa, with the intention of found
ing a mission station. These are
Mr.. c. IT, studd. the famous cricket
er-missioHary, and Mr.. A. B. Buxton,
his future son-in-law.
They have reached a village called
N~iangarta, in the territory OF the
AzandiJ in the northeast of the Bel
gian Kongo.
Living" they write of Niangara,
sis cheap: Fowls, 10 cents; eggs, one
cent each; bananas, 4 or 6 cents per
1909 pineapples, 2 cents each; rice,
20 cents per 5 pounds; -four is not to
be- had; sugar, so cents per pound;
and scarce at that; no tea; we esti-
mate a man can live on $40 a month,
including food and servants"
"The actual advance of the travel
ers has been slow, as they were de-
layed by the bearers laden with their
baggage, but they have made various
excursions from their camping places
on a bicycle, ridden turn and turn
about. 1t finally collapsed with a
broken fork"
One Of the bright spots of the jour-
ney was the discovery of the native
village blacksmith, able more or less
successfully to repair the damage.
Polygamy is practised among the
Azandi, and Mr.. Studd's bearers, hav-
ing a little coin in their possession,
were anxious to buy knives from him
at 80 cents apiece, explaining that
they could get a wife for each knife,
a price, however, which they regarded
as grossly exorbitant.
The missionaries, who are 10 set
ting to work with their own hands to
build themselves permanent habita-
tons, are beginning to pick up a few
words Of the native language, which
has never been reduced to writing,
and they intend soon to attempt
preaching in public. They already
have in view the establishment of a
hospital, and it is hoped that some
lady missionaries will be ready to
face the hardships entailed and will
work among the Azandi
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Anecdote of SARGENT.

Partisan disciples of an illustrious
and rather pompous French painter
are telling a neat story against him.
Last autumn he was, with most of
European society, in Venice. He saw
a painter sketching the view Of the
Grand canal. Some innocent amateur,
no doubt. He went up. looked at the
sketch, and liked it. Not bad, sir;
not bad at ALL" he said, and added:
you ought to exhibit in Paris. Send
something to the Artistes Francois,
and mention my name. Here is my
card" (,
The amateur took the card,
thanked his patron, and said, Il must
also introduce myself. I am an Ameri-
can. My lame is John Singer Sar
gent. l have exhibited in Paris once
or twice already"
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FURNISHINGS FOR THE PORCH
Comparatively Easy to Make It Most
Comfortable Of Summer
Living Rooms.

Oriental rugs. handmade willow
Cleepy-hollow chairs, travelling tea
wagons and swinging settles are not
within the reach of many women who
yearn for luxurious porch furnishings.
but anybody who possesses a home
with a porch may possess a fiber rug
In gray, green or other neutral color;
several low, restful chairs; some
bright cushions and a magazine table
which should also be low. Cheap
porch chairs and tables for some oc-
cult reason are usually too high for
grace and comfort, but a determined
woman armed with a good saw can
room make them low enough to fit the
porch chair. All the chairs should
be cushioned alike to match the rug;
and II there are awnings along the
porch, rug and chair cushions should
match the awnings.
On the table should be a shallow
tray In which glasses of Lemonade. or
other refreshing beverage served 10
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and is tied in a bowknot below the v
opening.
Most attractive little organdie
blouses are also made upon the same
lines, and come in all the delicate
tints-pink. blue, lavender and green;
and they all have collar and cuffs Of
white. with hemstitched or picot
edges.
OF course, the kimono shoulder is
the rule, whether the whole sleeve is
cut in one with the waist, or whether
the shoulder Is draped and a short
square sleeve Is set in.
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b the Eyebrows.

Why do not most women take great
er care Of their eyebrows?
Until unsightly bald spots appear
many seem to think they are indie
structible, and others are content with
%unevenly growing ones. Yet the deli
cately arched and perfectly smooth
eyebrow is a feature Of great charm.
Every woman can spare a minute in
the morning to brush the eyebrows
from the nos outward always-with a
small, soft brush. This stimulates
them, remove dust that binders their
growth and keeps them smooth and
in place.
If the hair Is scant or beginning to
fall, a lotion will be found an excellent
restorative. 1t should be rubbed in
with the tip of a finger every night,
care being taken to stroke outward.
The lotion is composed of oil of neroli,
ten drops; t~incture of cantharides, one
drachm, and almond oil, two ounces.
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SniHers.

Miss Elsie De Wolf said, en- route
for a summer in Versailles and Ven
ice:
New York is the most democratic
city in the world. In New York tai
ent, real talent, will admit one any
where. There is nothing sniffy about
New York"
mo, we're not like the duchess,
whose little daughter, Lady Ann, said:
Mother, why do people have
noses?'
Common people, dear Ann the
duchess answered, have noses to
smell with; but high-born people like
us have noses wherewith to express
contempt for common people,"
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and 1t Is made
perfectly plain,
save for groups
of tiny pintucks
across the shout
ders, which gave
the necessary full
e to the blouse.
There is a high
standing Medici
collar, vest and
turnback cuffs of
sheer white linen,
with hemstitched
edges. A black
velvet ribbon en-
circled the neck
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Plnkham's Vegetable COMPOUND 10
every suffering woman. Mrs. HARRY
FISHER, 1912 Juniata Street, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Another WOman's Case.
Providence, R. IL annot sneak
100 mighty Of your Vegetable Compound
as 1t has done wonders for me and 7
would not be without it. I had a dis
placement, bearing down, and backacbe.
until could hardly stand and was thor,
oughly run down when I took LYDIA p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. If
helped me and l am in the bestof health
at present. | work in a factory ali dav
long besides doing my Homework so Won
see what it has done for me. / give
you permission to publish my lame and |
speak Of your Vegetable Compound to
many of myfriends. Mrs. ABRu LAW
son, l26 Lippitt St, Providence, r. l.
Danger Signals to Women
are what one physician called backache,
headache, nervousness, and the blues.
In many cases they are symptoms of
some female arrangement or an infam-
matory, lucrative condition, which may
be overcome by taking Lydia Z. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound. Thousands
OF American women willingly testify to
its virtue.
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In Hoe siqno vinces.

Lac Stafford of Minneapolis found
himself in Chicago once in rush times.
An Odd Fellows convention made the
streets hum, crowded the hotels and
damned the restaurants. Stafford and
a companion were casting about for
a likely spot for a short snack when
a sign confronted them. 1t presented
the links Of the order, with the let
tiers Il. o. o. F." superimposed.
Lets go in here" suggested Stat
ford. I'VE can get ten off on sau-
sage"
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TRAINING German Soldiers.

Targets of various kinds mounted
on tracks and drawn over the field by
cables on electrically-driven drums
give German soldiers a very realistic
dummy enemy for gun practise. The
limitations of infantry and cavalry are
simple silhouettes, and these are made
to carry out various maneuvers, un-
der perfect electric control. The in
fantry, for instance, march slowly at
first, break into a I'll at the first fire,
and drop automatically into the first
trench, with only the heads visible.
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guests, may be set. Large. low willow
chairs with broad arms and reed
chairs are graceful and luxurious. A
porch swing may be bought at small
expense and will pay for itself many
times over in the comfort it will give.
If new porch furniture is impossi-
BILE, gather together all the old porch
rockers, tables and chairs, and treat
them to a coat of dark green or brown
enamel. fitting the chairs with turkey
red or blue denim cushions. It is sur
prising what new cushions and a fresh
coat of enamel paint will do in making
the summer living room attractive and
restful.
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SEPARATE WAISTS
MOST PICTURESQUE STYLES ARE
OFFERED.
Essentially Feminine, and the Materl-
ais Of Which They May BE Made
Are Practically InnumerabIe
The Kimono Shoulder,
BY MARY DEAN.

Separate waists are a feature Of the
smart wardrobe this season-not the
shirtwaist type, but a picturesque
blouse. Not even the plainest and
most severe models could possibly be
called shirtwaists, for they have no
semblance whatever to the masculine
style of chest, but rather go to the
other extreme, and + very feminine.
The materials used for their de-
velopment are almost innumerable-
cottons, silks and linens sharing alike
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In popularity; but
the soft sheer and
clinging weaves
are given the pref
erence. Printed
and embroidered
Fl G d goods,
both In silk and
cotton, are lovely
when combined
with plain fabrics,
the plain material
usually forming
the vest and col
lar and cuffs. The
popularity and de-
STABILITY of the
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Why She Mas Interested.

John D. Wells of the Buffalo News
does platform work. Once at Sher-
man, N. Y, he was pleased to notice
an old lady who never took her eyes
from his face. Afterward she said:
Il was nightly Interested" Eyes, l
was sc glad you seemed to be enjoy
ing my lecture" ooh, sir, it wasn't
anything you said, but 1 was wonder
ing if you were any relation to the
Wellses in Jamestown"
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Pearl Rose.

A single flower worn at the waist
proved such an attractive fancy that
in London and Paris designers have
perpetuated the dainty custom by
introducing a jewel rose. A rose made
Of pearls is very pretty indeed, and,
though the material is strange, the
effect is good. 1t is a big blossom and
the pearls r used in different sizes
and tints.
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Name Card Plants.

Small potted artificial plants are
still used effectively for place favors.
A tiny card "a be tied to these little
plants for a name card. Artificial rose
trees in square little porcelain tubs
are pretty. Flowering violet plants are
also good.
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may be put together quickly from
pieces of lace, or organdie, Of batiste
machine embroidery and fitted into a
band to be basted to the garment.
Here is one in the faring Medici ef-
feet that frames the face becomingly
and can be wired with collar wires or
with fine millinery wires.
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Concerning Clothes,

These new fashions" said the Sc
we're woman, ARE positively bur-
iesques."
"They do seem rather in the ma
ture of travesties on good FORM re-
piled Miss Cayenne. But wouldn't
you rather describe some of them as
mere take-offs?"
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Some men imagine dignity means
maintaining a constant crouch, and
others think it mea wearing impos-
sible whiskers.
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Annronriafe

First Shining Light Tin the colored
church)-Ah don't believe in calm
dis heah society de Ladies' Auxiliary.
OATS imitatin' de white folks.
Second Shining Light-Den wot
will we call it?
First Shining Light-Well, wot's de
mattah wild calm it de "Colored Sup
plement?"
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What is CastOria.

CAST0RIA is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoc, Drops and
Soothing Syrup. TITS pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It's age its guarantee. It destroys Worms and alays|
FeVershness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief
Of Constipation, Flatuency, Wind Coic all Teething Troubles and Darrhna, It
regulates the Stomach and Bowels, aSGmlateS the Food, giving healthy and
natural sleep. The Chldrenhs Panacea-The Mothers Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which has been in use for over
80 years, has borne the signature Of Chas. q. Fletcher, and has been made under
his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counter&iks limitations and "Justas-good" are but Experiments that trae with
and endanger the health of Infants and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. against Experiment.
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1t has been asserted by many emf
nent specialists that there is no doubt
that by the beat of the pulse alone the
sex and age of q person could be told.
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Watson 2. Coleman. Wash
~ & n H " ington, DC. Booksfree. High
"a &mHW u W est references. Best results
His Ordeal.

She-I understand you are a lover
of music.
He-Don't stop on my account
Judge.
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Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills are sold
with and without soluble sugar coating.
They regulate the bowels, invigorate the
liver and purify the blood. Adv.
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The man who poses as a social lion
among women may stack up like a yell
low cur among real men.
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Much Healthier.

Use Roman Eye Balsam for scalding sea
sation in eyes and Inflammation of eyes or
eyelids. Adv.
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Worms expelled promptly from the human
system with DR.. Peery's Vermifuge "DeaC
Shot" Adv.
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Ever see a neighbor who was par.
ticularly we'll liked? Surei
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OmInous.

He-Do you think your father will
object to our being married?
She-Pm afraid he will kick.
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q c pains in my
5, and terrible
backache so that 1
could hardly stand.
l took six bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V Vegetable Com
pound, and now l can
do any amount Of
work, sleep good, eat
good, and don't have
a bit of trouble. I
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You will discover that most men are
al right, if you only take the trouble
% ask them.
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If you are going to kick at all it Is
perhaps just as well to do it with both
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Even when they move in the best
circles some people are always trying
to square themselves.
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WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Because of Terrible Back.
ache: Relieved by Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Philadelphia, Par suffered from
displacement and inflammation and Id
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Much Healthier.
did that trust magnate take hot
baths for his brain?"
mo; he took an immunity bath"
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THIS IS a pretty negIlgee combining
n~eatness. daintiness and grace. The
blouse portion was Of cream shadow
lace over cream net. The revers and
sleeves are finished with lace edging
and a little double ruche of lace is
held at the back Of the neck by a
strand of pale blue and pink chiffon
roses. These same little flowers COM
bined with green silk cord are used
as frogs across the front and catch up
the sleeves. The skirt portion is of
plated pink crepe de chine. The girdle
OF pink satin ribbon is looped in a bow
at the front.
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No costume is complete without
ONE sort of collar and the dress, the
blouse OF the coat, be it ever so sim
pie, is bare looking enough as far as
style goes, if this accessory Is omitted.
These collars may be bought in the
shops ready made and ready wired, or