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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

and need not be hemmed at the edge.
1t is poised under the lace.
BY way of trimming, a narrow rib
bon ruching is placed about the crown
and a rosette of baby ribbon with
hanging ends is placed at the side.
Ties of ribbon about three inches
wide complete this pretty piece Of
headgear.
Bonnets Of this kind are made up
In all the colors that children wear,
and are very practical for almost
every eason of the year. Tiny
boquets of fruit blossoms, little June
roses, fo~rget-me-nots, and little daisies
are added. Flowers and ribbons are
of all things the best for children's
millinery.
When made of the darker colors, as
brown or tan, with white or cream
lace %rufles. bonnets of this kind are
quite durable.
The dainty tints are not very III
cessfully cleaned and therefore such
millinery is for wear on dress-up
occasions
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
THE. PORTABLE WRITING DESK, OPEN

leaf. Either nail or screw these cross
pieces to the boards, using nails or
screws short enough so they will not
go all the way through the two thick
nesses of wood. Hinge the drop-leaf
to the inside of the desk bottom with
a pair Of Pinch hinges, as shown in
Fig. 2. Fasten a small hook to each
end of the desk, and screw a small
screw-eye into each end of the drop.
leaf in the proper position for it to
hook into, as a means for hooking the
~dropleaf when closed. A pair of very
small hook-and-eyes can be bought at
the hardware store for a few cents.
A parcel handle will make a salts
factory handle for carrying the desk
by Gig. y.
IT would not be safe to keep an ink
bottle in your portable desk without
fastening it. There would be too
many chances of upsetting it. A good
way of securing it is that shown in
Fig. 6. Get a long. heavy rubber
band, or a piece of elastic, and tack
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

thread and needle, some pink water
color paint or a pink crayon pencil,
four broom straws, and a piece or
tissue paper.
The first thing to do is to prepare
the different parts of the doll, and as
these are shown natural size in Figs.
4, 5, 6 and 7, they can be cut right
out of this page. Only one arm and
one leg is shown, however, and you
will have to use these parts as pat
terms for marking out the second arm
and leg. Paste the paper parts upon
lightweight cardboard to give them
stiffness. To fasten the parts togeth-
er, pierce holes through them with a
pencil point or a hat-pin, at the points
A, B and C Gigs. 4, 5, 6 and y, and
join the correspondingly lettered holes
with thread, tying a knot on each end
of each thread enough larger than
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
PRETTY BONNET
TO AD0RN THE
SMALL MAIDEN

1T is a delight to make the pretty lit
L tie bonnets and caps which small
daughters and little sisters look SO
adorably sweet in, and it is by no
means difficult.
Here is one made of chiffon taffeta
silk, with plated ruffles of moussel-
leine and lace. The pulled crown is
simply a circle of silk about eighteen
inches in diameter, with row of
shirring at the edge. This is sewed
to a narrow covered head band or
bandeau, bound with pin shirring
wire.
Underneath the band the rufies are
placed after being gathered into ample
fullness. The knife plating may be
made of the same silk as the crown
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

bile horns and the buzz of six
cylinder engines will soon be
heard in the heart of Bolivia.
If the concession sought by
Leroy s.. Cutting Of Darlington, Wis,
is granted by the Bolivian government,
whose attitude SO far has been favor
able. An automobile stage line for pas
sengers and freight over 80 miles of
road now travelled only by %plodding In
dians and balky mules is the idea of
Mr.. Cutting. This would bring the
produce of the interior city of Sorata
to La Paz, a railroad terminus and the
chief commercial city of the country.
From there it must be taken by train
to Chile, Peru, Brazil or the Argen-
tine.
Mr.. Cutting was at the Hotel Astor
the other day on his way home after
two years in Bolivia, according to the
New York Times. There he had found.
he said, such modernities as street
cars, sewers and electric lights in La
.Paz and a few other cities, but the
great majority of the population
three-quarters Indian and one-quarter
Spanish by descent-knew nothing Of
these things. Yet the country has
vast possibilities for development, but
with the present poor transportation
facilities is unable to throw its pro-
duce into the markets of the world.
Sought Gold in Bolivia.
81 first went to Bolivia" said Mr..
Cutting, "lured by stories of an FL
Dorado. l had been told that gold
could be picked up by the bucketful
in the interior, and l set out with two
companions to find it. For three weeks
we journeyeG to the last low range of
travelled on muleback, by foot and in
reed canoes on the rivers, but we
found no gold"
His two companions turned back,
but Mr.. Cutting went on alone, carry
ing only his rifle and a few cartridges.
through a country Of savages into
which no white nan had ever pene-
trated. He came out alive and well,
but only after he had passed through
many dangers and hardships.
my first thrilling experience" said
Mr.. Cutting, was shooting the Retama
rapids in the Tipuani river. l was in
a small boat with a crew of balseros or
native boatmen, and is minutes before
l could see the rapids l heard their
roar. l noticed the tense attitude of
the b~alseros-the eyes of the stern
pilot studying the water and the 81.
lence of all.
Then, as the stem OF the boat
touched the edge Of the rapids, came
the quick, fierce orders of the stern
pilot to the bow pilot, and in a mo
ment we were in the center of the
maelstrom. There were more sharp
commands, a misunderstanding of or
ders, powerful strokes Of pilots and
balseros just in time to save us from
being dashed upon immense rocks
and we were once more in quiet water.
Only seconds elapsed as we passed the
danger point, but every Indian gave a
joyous shout as we reached safety and
all of us felt as If we had faced death
for hours"
In shooting the river rapids, Mr.. Cut.
ting said, the Indians let the boat fly
forward in the grip of the current
straight at the rocks rising sheer from
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

Little c%rocheted powder puffs are
the latest novelty for the purse. They
can easily be made at home.
Crochet two circular pieces about
the size of a silver dollar out OF mer-
cerized cotton of any shade desired.
Carefully sew them together, leaving
small openings. through which to pour
in the powder. Fill the bag full with
the powder, so that 1t will sift through
easily when patted gently on the face.
Then make a pretty edge around the
circular piece by crocheting a few
row of plain chain stitch, each added
row to be caught into the middle OF
the preceding ona which gives a sort
of ruffie effect. An opening can safe
ly be made by cutting a stitch OF two
when it is necessary to refill the puff.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
the dolls feet when the doll is stood
upon it's broomstraw standard.

the dolls feet when the doll is stood
upon its broomstraw standard.
To dress the doll, cut a strip of
tissue-paper three and one-half inches
wide and % inches long, pleat or gath
er 1t, and sew 1t around the dolls
waist for a skirt. Then make a waist
out of the same material and sew it
in place. Cut a pretty head Of the
right size from a magazine, and paste
1t to the dolls head.
When the doll is finished. place her
on a piece of cardboard with the end
OF the cardboard extending over the
edge of the table, tap the cardboard
with your fingers. and you will be de-
lighted upon discovering how grace
fully she al dance.
The dolls should not be made to
look alike. for the dolls party, but as
different as possible. This will be
quite easy to do. A variety of pretty
heads will be found by a careful
search among fashion pictures and
magazine illustrations, and with tbs.
sue-papers or different colors to
work with, there will be no limit tc
the number of styles of pretty part,
dresses hat you will he able to de
wise. Tissue-paper doll dressing i,
fun, and just the right kind OF fun TO
an afternoon when the weather is 10,
disagreeable for you to play outdoors
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

the holes to keep the parts from slip
ping off. Figure 2 shows the doll
piece with the center cut out of it,
shown in Fig. 8, fits down over the
dolls body, resting upon it's hips, as
shown in Fig. q. 1t is cut through on
M side to make it easier to slip it
over the dolls body. This piece forms
the top of the standard which sup
ports the doll while dancing. Pierce
four holes through it, near the outer
edge, and at equal distances apart;
insert a broom straw in each hole,
bend over the top, and glue it to the
cardboard sc it will not slip out. Cut
off the lower ends of the straws so
they will extend Just a trife below
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
JULIA ~eoTToMLEY.

alter wear is an artistic plaque in orr
entail stones fixed to the back of the
head. Beads, in harmonizing color.
fall from the hair and encircle the
neck.
A line of colored stones round the
head, finishing at the back with wide
tulle bow has been worn at the re-
cent premieres Of the Paris thea
tiers.
Younger Partisan society women
are not wearing 30 much in the hair
as English society girls. They con.
slider it more youthful to allow the
hair to be dressed very simply and not
an over-abundance of decoration.
Young debutantes and the "jeunes
files du monde" are wearing small
silk flower wreaths or diminutive EN-.
pire Of tiny roses through
which the hair is passed en- bandeau,
enveloping the head.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
New Materials for Toilet Articles.


If you must be abreast of the times
throw away or give away the toilet
articles in silver, ivory or celluloid
which have been your faithful friends
for years, and get everything new in
art glass, which comes in the most
alluring tints of cream. rose, mauve
and green and in classically severe de-
signs. The little boxes for powder,
rouge and soap have square bottoms
like the base of a Corinthian pillar
and convex covers like the dome of
the Madeleine, while the clock cases,
pin trays and mirror backs are equal
ly plain and ponderous. If you don't
care for toilet articles in glass, even
Of the most artistic sort, you may
turn toward those in alabaster, or
what looks like alabaster. These
come in shapes similar to the articles
in glass, but are pure white and prom
Use to be more durable.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
DipIomatIc.

They were married at the beginning
of December, and the tw~enty-ffth was
approaching.
you know, little wife" he said, one
evening, I'VE mustn't have any secrets
from each other, must we, sweet one ~
mo, darling" she answered.
SO" he continued, 81 want you to
tell me how much you intend spending
on a Christmas presnt for me. so that /
can calculate how much money / shall
have left to buy one for you"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
Aid to the stout.

Three-hounced skirts rather help
the stout woman, the upper founce
Disgusting her ~embonpoint. The three
are generally of the same depth, but
vary In f%ullness. To be large around
the hips, small at the knees. is one
~desideratum in the aspect of the
figure.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

Black velvet beauty spots, cut in
disks, big and little. In triangles and
in various odd designs. are sold by
the box. The reverse side is covered
with a gumlike substance which fas-
tens the velvet securely to the skin
when 1t 10 slightly moistened.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
BY x
A DANCING DOLL.

The little dancing doll in the illus
tration will dance as gracefully as a
fairy and keep perfect time to azy
music you may furnish. All the ma
terials required to make it are a piece
of thin white cardboard, a coarse
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
All Must Do Military prll,,

In New Zealand all males are
obliged to do military drill from four
teen to twenty-one years Of age. and
schools are required to withhold scholy
arship grants from any studeat who
can not prove that he has compiled
with the provision Of drin.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
Couture Modes.

There is more youthfulness In the
style of hair dressing this season, and
a number OF chic women have discard
ed aigrettes and paradise plumes for
ltheRter wear
The most novel decorations fol- the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

Boss Injecting clerk at ball game)-
How is this. Perkins7 You asked on
to go 10 a funeral
Clerk-Yes. sir; that's what IT'D
been for the home team.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

When Mrs. Fletcher came to she
told Fletcher all about her little plan
to help him along.
That man." she said, is q freua.
He did not work Jerry and McGinty
up properly"
TT strikes me-" said Fletcher with
a glance at the bill for extras, that
he worked them up a little too wells
New York Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28

Italy's attitude in the European war
IS of vital interest To the powers en-
gagged, most OF all 20 Germany, and IT.
may have a decisive influence in the
struggle now IN progress. As a result.
while attention is conferred on the
theater OF armed activity the eyes OF
the world turn frequently To the
Italian peninsula.
In the beginning il was presumed
that Italy would be aligned with Ger
many and Austria. Germany de
pended upon ItalyS aid more than
upon British neutrality. Italy was
party 10 the triple alliance with Ger
many and Austria. by all precedent
she should have been found support
Ing the German movement. Under
.he triple agreement she was bound
20 aid Germany in "a defensive war.
and Germany insisted that the present
war is defensive war.
But the king OF Italy is tactful
ruler. He consulted his people and
found them unanimously opposed TO
fighting for Germany. The sentiment
rather than for Germany Italy then
declared her neutrality. The declara-
ton was received by the German
emperor as might have been expected.
lie was furiously indignant and ex-
pressed his feelings What he said
did not serve To alter Italian senti-
ment. on the contrary il crystallized
II against Germany.
The trend OF italian sentiment has
been strongly toward taking up arms
against Germany and there are strong
Indications that this VIII he done II
so. Germany viii De completely sur
rounded by enemies. her means ~
communication with outside sources
OF supply viii be entirely cat of Italy
and Der ports are Germany last re-
source. Germany must produce her
own food or starve. The war Viii
resolve itself into contest OF en-
DURANGO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28
RECORDS OF BIRTHS

The state of Indiana is giving
special attention TO first mothers.
Each OF them receives from the state
board Of health a copy OF the Baby
Book on the birth Of her child and
her name and the date and place Of
birth are placed in the states record.
Every month a list OF first mothers is
sent out II is roll of honor in
which every young wife should as
pire 10 appear
All this happens if the physician in
attendance reports the birth 10 the
local board OF health. He is sup
posed 10 do so. The law requires the
physician to make this report under
penalty of losing his fee and paying a
fine. Yet all physicians do not do
their duty. Most OF them do. but
some are careless. They are not i'm
pressed with the importance OF il, or
do not care whether the children they
assist into the world are properly
recorded or not. To the unthinking
il might seem immaterial whether a
new born baby is registered or not.
hut it is, ii is exceedingly material.
Raising cattle. sheep and hogs for
the market might not require a record
of more than the numbef of calves.
lambs and pigs produced by the herds
and hocks. but even in this industry
il is deemed desirable to keep records
C.: sires and dams and strains. in order
that the quality OF the stock may be
maintained and proved. There is, in
a way. a question of Legitimacy. but it
does not attain the Importance that
attaches to it when applied to babies.
Legitimacy is a birthright of which
a child should not be wrongfully de-
prived. II is criminal to withhold
from helpless infant the certificate
which is legal proof that it was born
in wedlock. 1t may deprive a child OF
its social and property rights 1t
may impose a reflection which can
never be removed The physician who
neglects this duty assumes a serious
responsibility. His neglect or indif-
ference may inhict an irrepara BILE
! wrong.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28
ATIONAI

ron L. g. SENATOR benjamin F.
Sbfvely
FOR 18TH DISTRICT REPRESENTA-
TIVE-Henry a. Barnhart.
STATE
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE-Homer
l.. Cook
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE-Dme ].
Crittenden
FOR TREASURER or STATE George
". Bltter.
FOR SUPT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Charles A. Greathouse.
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT Moses
\. Larry.
FOR JUSTICES or APPELLATE
C0URT-Josiah O. Ihach Frederick -
Caldwell. Milton b Hotel, Edward W
Felt aud Frank N. Powers.
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
J. Fred France
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Richard
Muburu.
FOR STATE BIOLOGIST Edward
Barrett
LEGISLATIVE.
FOR STATE SENATOR Gabriel II.
Summers.
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
George \. Hepler and Charles a. Hagerty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28

CLAIMING was charitable TO at
tribute war TO the love of excitement
though there may have been some
truth in IL in his day Claiming lived
a long time ago. But the modern
handspring OF war is graft. pure and
simple graft. There is no human
emotion about modern wars. They
are wholly inhuman.
GERMANY has had the first chance
at the graft in the present war. She
has levied a blackmail OF forty mil
lions on Brussels and if circumstances
permit will collect if she has to sell
the roofs from over the heads OF all
the poor people in the city. Germany
will also, if permitted TO. will rake off
Belgium and the Netherlands and give
herself the seacoast all the way
around 10 France. When England
and France get a chance somebody
else will have TO suffer.
LOOK at the war in the Balkans.
the war in Mexico. and what Russia
will do 10 Germany II she gets a
chance-but why paint the obvious?
IF the first gun fired in the Ameri-
can revolution was heard round the
earth. the roar now going up should
be audible on Mars.
THERE is a moral in almost every
thing we do. if we can only find it.
For example, being in a hurry, we
were about to take a car when a
friend came along I'm his automobile
and invited us 10 ride. Two blocks
down the street our friend stopped and
entered a house, saying he would stop
only a minute or Two. Fifteen min
utes later. when the next car came in
sight we were still waiting for the ex-
piratiOn Of that minute or two. But
we waited no longer. We took the
car. Do you need a diagram?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28

II We assume that war is not pre-
ventable those who precipitated the
struggle in Europe are far less
cuipable for the lives and property
destroyed than the people of Indiana
for the S.762 deaths in this state in
1913. which were caused by prevent
able diseases.
The thought that all these thou
sands OF people might nave been alive
today had proper precautions been
taken is shocking. II detracts heavily
from our boast that we are { pro-
gressive people.
tuberculosis took nearly half of
these neglected victims. typhoid near
" a tenth, diphtheria a sixteenth, and
so on. The position OF the state
board of health is that there should
be no such diseases in the state. that
there are simple means of prevention
and that no valid excuse can be Of
fered for their prevalence The sys-
tens Of prevention have been worked
out and given 90 the state in practical
form. All that remains to be done is
- apply titll.
That devolves upon the people. The
means OF self-defense have been sup
piled. Ii the people of the state do
not utilize them they must suffer the
consequence They cannot reason
ably complain If death reaps har-
vest OF eight thousand souls i'm year.
They have no one 10 blame but them
selves. not only for the waste of life
but for the waste of money The
estimated money loss to the state in
1913 from preventable diseases was
more than S55.O0O.OOO.
Humanity and economy dictate that
this enormous sum might be expended
TO better advantage i'm measures of
prevention. Expended i'm that man
ner the cost 10 the people of the
state would steadily decrease. Event
ually preventable diseases would be
eradicated. Wasted i'm apathy the
sum Will steadily and rapidly in
crease. The wisdom of prevention
must be plain TO the most obtuse.
These statistics and the causes and
effects are to be impressed upon the
minds o. the people of Indiana by
disease prevention day. Friday. oct.
>. The object lesson should have inn
mediate and permanent effect. The
people should understand how waste
ful they are Of life and resources.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28
THE LTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
The Professional Village Cutup.

lik TOlt>>lOtldl image
cor. Ft Wayne Journal-Gazette.)
Blink" wilkins. the great 'rube"
impersonator, was in town Saturday.
This fact daWned on a gOodly number
or our citizens. when an old cOdger.
dressed like a poor backwoods farmer
OF 30 years ago came down the street
yelling "Oh Mandy" and beckcaing
to an imaginary team and ris that
was apparently getting away from
him further up tho street. After
everybOdys curiosity had been aroused
good and proper pink" took time TO
tell the crowd about his wifes two
lawsuits. one with the Pennsylvania
railroad and one with a labor union
over in his home town, and wound up
by imparting the Intelligence that his
Wife had lost out on her lawsuit with
the railway but that her union suit
had not come of yet-See, He also
told OF the many big things that would
happen at the Hicksville fair this
week. he being under contract TO do
the Jay Stunt" over there during the
week, and his work alone is worth
going many miles to see. as he surely
can let loose of a great quantity OF
ludicrous sayings and absurd antics
in the course of day.
BY the annunciator; I'VE have just
passed Bay City. In the distance. to
the right Battle Greek. TO the left
Saginaw. Passengers are warned TO
sit tight and not rock the boat while
passing over this rutty road"
THE Indians" said Red Fox
James in his message to South Bend
people. ARE not as bad as painted. ="
And we hope not. They are usually
very badly painted.
The Idea:
(Toledo Blade.)
One paper says Billy Sunday is
needed in Europe. Imagine anybody
trying TO take up a collection over
there now!
KING GEORGE will hate it when
he hears what Emperor William said
about him and his medals. There
are some wounds that no balm can
heal.
All Europe Is Dancing It.
Musical Journal)
"A dance composed on the death of
a friend" is the title Of a musical com
position by one OF the French flu
turiSts.
The nimble Jap
Has taken zap,
An island near 10 Z lam;
And that the jap
Has taken Yal
Should give US quite a qualm.
c. n. F.