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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
ALL WEARING Velvet
MATERIAL HAS A REALLY AMAZ-
ING VOGUE.
Day and Evening Gowns, in All Shades
of This Spiendid-Looking, Rich
Material, Are Seen on Every
Occasion.

1t is amazing bow many velvet
gowns are being made; and they are
not confined to the day hours Some
of the smartest women in. New York
are wearing night-blue velvet evening
gowns with tops of tulle. The mate
rial reaches by several inches farther
up on the figure than it has done for
years AS far as the evening gowns
are concerned. Worth was really re-
sponsible for the fashion. He showed
some wonderful ones in London in the
beginning of September which were
brought to America and exhibited
among the first of the autumn fash
ions.
The feeling for dark-blue velvet is
quite important and it is not very well
known outside of limited circle. One
finds the shops selling an unusual
amount of this material and color in
single and double width, and one
hears the dressmakers persuaCing
their best clients into choosing it for
decollete gown with the addition of
any kind of harmonious jet on the
bodice or below the waist line. which
is fashion distinctly copied from the
Worth models. There is quite de-
cided return to that stately style of
dress which Worth has always advo-
Gated and which can best be expressed
by the word ladylike
Everywhere one turns there is vel
vet to be seen. 1t is on the street in
one-piece frocks under full coats. in
coat suits cuffed and collared with
Immense bands of fur; in the theater
chairs in glowing red, like Burgundy,
with the light shining through it; at
dinner parties in white with shoulder
straps of crystals; in the restaurants
In sapphire blue with bodice orna-
ments of black and sapphire jet; at
lunchons in SAKE blue with bands of
skunk.
1t is not easy to explain why this
velvet epidemic has spread over Amer
lea. There was no foreshadowing Of
1t In the French styles shown in Au-
gust, which goes to prove that we
like to dress as our neighbors dress.
for the day that few smart women
INDUCED in velvet gowns, the mass fol-
lowed suit.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
ADAPTED FOR SEWlNG-ROOM
"StItch-ln-TIme" Board VIII Be Found
of Practical Use and Pretty
Decoration.

A dainty and decorative 'stitch-in-
time board is thing that should find
place in every home, and 1t IS also
useful article to give as small
present. Boards of this kind can be
made in a great number of different
shapes and forms. and in our sketch
may be seen a particularly neat and
ornamental board for hanging upon
the wall at some convenient spot
where the articles it contains may be
ready to hand whenever they are re,
CURED
For making it, cut out a diamond
shaped piece of stiff cardboar' meas
uring six and half inches each way.
This card is smoothly covered on both
sides with pale gray watered silk the
material being cut out in two pieces.
stretched tightly across and sewn to-
gether at the edges, which are after
wards finished off with a pale pink
silk cord, arranged in three little
loops on either side and again at the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
OBJECTED TO THE CURTSY
Necessary Part of English Court Ell
quette Repugnant to Mary Gar
den's American Blood

Mary Garden, the famous opera sing
er, says that it bores her to sing be-
fore kings. Her highly personal COM
ments on some Of the royalty of Gu
rope reproduced below are taken from
an extraordinary article in the Ameri-
can Magazine in which she gives an
intimate and extended account of her
experiences on the stage:
Singing before royalty is perhaps
more Of a protest. onal than a social
distinction | have done it many tim es,
but it bores me to distraction. 1t is
such a nuisance. l never sang for the
car But | did sing before the Eng
lish court, the old court of Edward
and Alexandra The king SLEPT
through it all, as heavy sleep as
have ever seen. But the queen would
always pat his hand at The time to
applaud and he would wake up The
king of Greece, a brother of Alex
andra, was a special friend of mine.
He used often to come to where | was
singing. He told his sister of his ad-
miration for me, and she had me
come to Windsor to sing. While there
l would sing and curtsy and walk off
again | am afraid I'm an anarchist
in my heart, and | don't love to curt
sy There are some who are kings
such as Marconi, who has done
big things-to whom l would go down
on my knees because of their achieve
ments. but l just had to get my cour-
age in my two hands to curtsy to
the king of England. 1t went against
me-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
NEW VOGUE IN NECKWEAR
More Severe and Unornamental Style
Seems Likely to Replace
Dainty Collars.

Becoming as the dainty lingerie col
lar doubtless is. it is just about time
that We mad a change i'll neckwear
The change may be of kind regret
ted by many, for it will possibly be
toward much more severe and unor-
namental neck line. Many Of the new
evening frocks have a line singularly
hard, and so have afternoon frocks.
And not long ago Madame Cheruit
wore gown of gabardine, with a lit
tie vest of chiffon of the same color
The bodice of the frock was cut away
at the back of the neck and on the
shoulders two or three inches from
the lower line Of the throat and the
chiffon vest extended around the back,
filling in this space left bare by the
bodice with perfectly straight piece
of the chiffon. Some faces and figures
can stand this fiat, straight line at the
neck, but most look far better in the
high, rolling collar that has been so
popular.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

Two pickpockets were standing on
their trial, notorious thieves. None
the less. they contriVed somehow to
put up a good defense, thanks mainly
to the cIeverness of the lawyer whom
they employed. The detective who
had effected the arrest spent a miser-
able twenty minutes in the witness
box, 'contradicting himself repeatedly.
Then what made you suspect the
mem" asked the lawyer. CAS- | said
before, one of them was wearing an
overcoat with a slit In the lining, so
that he might operate more easily"
Come, come, said the lawyer, would
you arrest me if you saw me wear
ing such an overcoat? ?" mo, sir
happen to know who you are. You're
a lawyer well, what's the differ
ence between a lawyer and a pick
pocket?" The detective shook his
head. Il really don't know" he NUT.
tered.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

top and bottom. A fat oblong cushion.
covered with pale pink silk and edged
with a fine claret-colored silk cord car
ried into three little loops at each cor
ner is made separately and sewn on
in the center of the board The up
per edge of the cushion is left free
so that a small pair of scissors can
be slipped behind it in the manner il
Illustrated.
On either side of this cushion, two
reels of cotton, one black, the other
white, are suspended with loops of
narrow pale pink ribbon. At the low
er point small pocket is sewn in'o a
little frill at the edge, in which a
thimble may find a place, and a long
loop of pale pink ribbon, with bow
at the top, is attached to either side
of the board by which it may be sus-
pended from a nail in the wall.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

The kaiser was in love with the
daughter of the duke of Schleswig-H ol-
stein when he married her; the Aus
trian emperor deyoutly worshiped the
Inflated Empress Elizabeth, whose
life was always something of an I'M
real romance; the king Of Italy went
a-wooing in true lovers style his very
charming princess of Montenegro,
while the impetuous lovelhaldng of
King Alfonso when he sought the
hand of Princess Ena was testimony.
if such were needed, of how strongly
she appealed to his affections.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22


million pounds. The output OF dairy
butter was recorded last year at 1885,
ZIG pounds. The Government depart
ment says that again this year a sub
stantial increase in the dairy output
will be shown from this Province.
From this same source of information
one finds that through the splendid
growth in winter dairying, Winnipeg
now, for the first time in years, is
able to obtain sufficient supply OF
milk and sweet cream from its city
dairies to satisfy its demand through
out the year without having to import
large quantities of these products
from the United States as was done
not longer than two years ago.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
LEFT TO INDIVIDUAL CHOICE
Be Pretty Much as TIE Fair
Wearer Desires.

Epaulette and corsage bouquets are
worn on almost all smart street cos
tunes. being tucked away up under
the collar, attached to the shoulder, or
at the corsage. Party dresses of every
description are decorated with bou-
quet placed either at the waist, on the
shoulder. at the waist in the back, or
in some fold Of the skirt For the
street costume the single rose is pre-
ferred. but there is also a host of
floral clusters in dull, soft French
shades, harmoniously blended
Sometimes a few berries or other
small fruits are mingled with the flow
ers. Amorg the more elaborate eff
fects are taose with an occasional fur
petal or ostrich fiue cleverly worked
into the flower. The fur effects are es-
pecially desirable for wear with fur
trimmed suits or coats while the os-
trich and flower combination is best
when worn with costume completed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

The handle is made of two strands
of wire twisted together, and the ends
run through the sides of the box in the
manner shown in the small sketch on
the right Of the illustration. The wire
is afterwards covered with narrow rib
bon twisted round and round it, and
the handle is further ornamental with
smart three-looped bow of soft satin
ribbon and ends that hang downwards.
The exterior of the holder is trimmed
with a f1ounce of lace of sufficient
length to entirely hide the box, and at
the upper edges it is finished off with
a fine silk cord
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
For Itchinc. Rurninn skins.

Battle freely the affected surface
with Cuticura Soap and hot water.
Dry without irritation and apply Cuti-
cura Ointment with finger or hand.
This treatment affords immediate re-
lief, permits rest and sleep and points
to speedy healment in most cases of
eczemas, rashes, itchings and irrita-
tons of the skin and scalp of infants,
children and adults. Free sample each
with 32-p. Skin Book if you wish. Ad-
dress postcard: Cuticura, Dept. x,
Boston. Sold verywhere.-AdV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
MESMERlZED
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used

Many people are brought up to be.
1ieve that coffee is necessity of life,
and the strong hold that the drug,
caffeine, in coffee has on the sys-
tenn makes it hard to loosen its grip
even when one realizes its injurious
effects.
A lady writes: 81 had used coffee
for years; it seemed one Of the ne
cessities Of life. A few months ago
my health, which had been slowly fail
ing, became more impaired, and
knew that unless relief came from
some source I would soon be a physi-
cal wreck.
81 was weak and nervous, had sick
headaches, no ambition, and felt tired
of life My husband was also losing
his health. He was troubled so much
with indigestion that at times he could
eat only few mouthfuls.
Finally we saw Postum advertised
and bought a package. I followed di-
rections for making carefully, and
added cream, which turned it to the
loveliest rich-looking and tasting
drink ever saw served at any table.
and we have used Postum ever since.
Il gained five pounds in weight in
as many weeks, and now feel we'll
and strong in every respect. Ny
headaches have gone. and I am new
woman. Efy husbands indigestion
has left him, and he can now eat
anything"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and CSC packages.
Instant Posturn-is a soluble pow.
der A teaspoonful dissoIves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes. a delicious bever-
age instantly. SOC and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Groee~s.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
skunk
Round Combs for Children,

Now that vogue DEGREES that the
hair must go back of the face, that
children's interesting foreheads may
show, the old-fashioned round rubber
comb has come into it's own again
Last winter a young New York mother
made hunt through the shops trying
to find one of these combs, but her
search was in vain. Yet now the
combs are with us again.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
FOR HOLDING THE TRINKETS
Little Receptacle Always Handy to
Preserve the Always Accumulat-
ing Odds and Ends.

A dainty little receptacle for odds
and ends is shown in the accompany
ing sketch, and it can be easily made
with the aid of small circular card
silk, lace and ribbon.
Quite shallow box should be Sc
lected if possible, but if this should not
be handy then deeper box may, with
out trouble, be cut down until the re-
CURED shape has been obtained. The
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
A Personal Grievance.

when l was a boy my ambition was
red coat and silk hat and parade the
streets of my native village"
81 had some inclination for the stage
myself. but that wasn't what | might
call the consuming ambition OF my
boyhood"
mo? What was it?"
II wanted to grow up with the ply
sique of prize-fghter and whip the
dog-catcher in our town"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Plated HandbaOs.

A blue silk handbag is made with
plaits running across, not up and
down, as they often run. 1t is a nov
city, and therefore will probably be
the object of good deal of attention.
1t is finished with strap handle OF
the silk.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Small Furs.

The neckpiece and muff are known
by this name This season the collars
are very small and of the tailored
variety, but the NUTS in contrast are
huge Very effective are the barrel
muffs when fashioned of fitch. Some
of the fat envelope affairs of Hudson
seal are trimmed in a striking man
ner with tailless ernine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Little Girls Wear.

tbs simple
IT'S beautiful.
Linen will be worn
Serge is a good fabric
Belts are almost universal.
Long-waisted effects are liked
Embroidered collar and cuffs are
good
On white linens the embroidery may
be colored
Little party frocks show tiny frills
Of white net
Cozy, warm coats cover the little
dresses for out-of-door wear
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
The Artificial Kind

81 wonder why it is that terms of
endearment are often followed by
terms of separation"
Il can't begin to say. What prompted
you to ask that question:
"A friend of mine who used to call
his wife the light Of his life recently
obtained a divorce and made a con-
tract with musical comedy star to
furnish him illumination"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Feminine Curiosity.

well, my dear. did you hire a new
maid today?" asked Mr., Twobble.
Yes answered Mrs Twobble.
"She's incompetent and I fear she's
dishonest, but | shall keep her a week
at any rate
''Why not discharge her at once?"
she was employed last by Mrs.
Wasserby, and I'm determined to find
out something about that woman if
I'm robbed for it,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Boil Button Molds.

A sewing hint worth remembering
IS the necessity for boiling button
molds that are to be covered with
wash materials before they are COW
cred. This will prevent the coloring
in them from coming through and will
save the trouble of recovering every
time the dress is washed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Translatinu by Ear,

Two schoolgirls were busily occu-
pied with their lessons, when the
younger asked, abruptly:
What does avoirdupois' mean?"
We'll, ! couldn't say just what it
means in English replied her friend,
doubtfully, "but in French it means.
Have some peas youths Com
panion
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Surpassed.

There aren't as many circuses as
there used to be-"
There is not as much demand for
them. Who wants to see a man turn
somersaults while he rides a horse
when an aviator may happen along
any minute and loop the loop
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Some Good Certain.

mo matter how bad a man is, =
said Uncle Eben, he ought to be in
couraged to go to church. It'll keeI
him out O. mischief fob few hours g
week, anyhow"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

"Do you think all this athletic
training in colleges is of any practical
use in life?"
Sure it is. Ny husband was a
great football player, and you ought
to see how he beats the carpets"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Dairyina the PRINCIPAL Industry.

Dairying is the industry, however,
which is making dollars for the Mani
toba farmer. 1t is developing at a rap
i'd rate in this Province for that par
ticular reason. The output of cream
cry butter last year was 100000
pounds, at an average price of 27.5
cents per pound, which was an in
crease over the previous year of a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

by an ostrich-trimmed hat. For eve
ming, handsome designs in iridescent
spangles in jet and tinsel are worn
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Mioht Scare Him Away.

II girl wants to marry and is wise
she never attempts to appear more in
trying to induce to pay her board for
life
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
It's Character.

They tell me the girl Bill is en-
gagged to leads him by the nose"
"Oh, that report is miss-leading. .
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

your OWN DRUGGIST WILL TILL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red Weak Watery
Eyes and Granuiated I3ye1Gss No -Ina rtlIg-
inst Eye c0mfon. Write for Book ~ The i've
by mail Free Murine Ege heueoy -. Chicago
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

Among other things that 1t isn't
safe to fool with are toy pistols and
platonic love.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

There would be a whole lot more
applause if people knew that there
wouldn't be an encore.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

interior of the box is slightly padded
with cotton wool and then loosely lined
with soft silk, and to do this it may be
necessary to first pierce holes in the
card for the needle and thread to pass
through.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Natural Noise.

did they raise anything in the vel
low dog fund.-"
Certainly; they raised a howl"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Williuu to Follow.

Il can say this much for Wasserby.
He's the most adaptable fellow
ever saw"
How so?"
No matter what you order TO
drink, he'll take the same"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-17
Methodist Church Notes.

The Standard Bearers me- last
Monday with Abigail Alexander for
the regular monthly meeting. Plans
for the fall were formulated.
Next Sunday is to be observed as
Rally Day in the Sunday Schools of
our city. AS on "Go-to-church Day
all were to attend church service,
so on next Sunday .all are to go to
Sunday School Sessions ct 9:45:
Attend thesschool of your choice, and
get the benefit of. the school hour.
'The News Telegraph, a daily
paper of Atlantic, where the annual
Conference of; our church has been
in session during the past week. gave
large space to Conference proceed
ings. The many sessions were OF
great interest, and the city was
crowded with visitors.
DR.. Mitchell, our Sunday School
superintendent, reroyts good school
present on last Sunday. The ships
covered almost equal distances, with
the Resolute slightly in the lead. Let
teachers, scholars, and visitors be out
for Rally Day Sunday. several
number program will be given fol-
lowing the lesson study period.
The Epworth League adjourned to
the main room last Sunday evening
for lack of seating space. The Rally
Service led by Miss Mabel HOrner Is
reported as an excellent one. At
700 next Sunday evening MISS Mabel
Slower leads. Young people invited
to comc.-S
Preaching services at II and 8
o'clock next Sunday.
Guy J.yFansher, minister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-17
High School Notes.

Nine of last years class will at
tend college and four will teach.
Mr.. Kentner is the new janitor at
the south school.
About 30 signed UP for the foot
ball team. Practice commenced on
Tuesday.
The domestic science equipment
has been moved to the basement Of
the new building. The southwest
room contains the cooking equipment,
and the northwest room will be used
as a sewing room.
The parent-teachcr's meeting will
be held in the high school room on
Friday afternoon.
There are us pupils enrolled in
46; eleventh, 80; twelfth, SO.
There are 10 enrolled in the elev-
enth grade Normal Training class and
10 in the twelfth grade class!
The east basement room of the new
building has been fitted up for the
manual training classes. The tools
will be here this week and the work
will soon be started. The room is
fitted with 16 benches. There will
be fine set of tools for each bench.
In our report of the attendance in
the fifth grade of the south school
last week there was an error. The
number should have been rs instead
of II.
Seven of the class of 1913 will at
tend college the coming year.
On account of the increased at
tendance in the grades an extra
teacher will be secured.
Recent visitors in High School
are: Marie McClaren, Leland Acker-
ley, Leland Allbaugh, Katherine
Horn, Ruby Gardner, Fay Hatch, Fay
Macy, Robert Teale and Lenore Price.
Prof. Ehrhardt has organized an
advanced class in agriculture. They
will take up such special topics as
corn, soils, alfalfa, crop rotation and
animal husbandry.
Prof. Barnes who paid his sister,
Miss Clara M. Barnes, visit, was q
caller at the high school last Friday
All but three of last years eighth
grade are in high school.
Miss, Mary Teale of Davis City was
a recent high school visitor.
Teachers and pupils and school
Officers are all commencing the year
with splendid enthusiast, and from
all indications the parents have the
same spirit. Extra seats will be pro-
vided for the meeting on Friday.