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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-06-05
Wanted, For Sale, &c
Rates cents per line, each lnser-
ton. Six words to line.
SIS, 10, ,26;7-3, los

FOR SALE OR TRADE-New
room house with soft water bath,
electric lights and cemented cellar.
Call at 715 N. Main street. If
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Style Tips About Town.

Petticoats are gradually growing wider
At the foot, to keep pace with widening
skirts. The ripple skirt, edged with fur,
is all the prettier for a ruffied silk petit
coat beneath it. and the new petticoats
with pleated frills are very gay and CO.
ouettish affairs Pussy willow taffeta,
soft in texture and charming in colorins,
is better than messaline, which soon
wears thin and trays at the seams, and
the frills may be hemstitched or picot-
edged to add final touch of distinction.
Dancing petticoats of white or pale pink
pussy willow silk are fiounced with lace
or accordion pleated chiffon, with trim
ming OF small silk roses.
Narrow black velvet ribbon is used
most -daintily on evening gowns for the
debutante. There is saucy suggestion
about bowknots and futtering ends of
black velvet, used ON a diaphanous tulle
costume, which is just now very smart
Sometimes narrow black velvet ribbon is
used for shoulder straps under a gauzy
drapery of net, and shower bows of the
narrow black ribbon are caught at the
back Of the bodice, the ends trailing over
the skirt. The narrow black Sarah Sid
dons band of velvet around the neck con-
band relieves the throat OF baroness
above a blouse cut out in round or v
effect II the ends OF the velvet band
are fastened together and a small bow
sewed over the fastener at one end. the
Sarah Siddons band will keep fresh
longer than If constantly tied and united.
Motoring frocks Of new, soft mohair
weaves are much fancied for wear under
heavy, fur-lined motor coats. Such
frock. of plum-colored chiffon mohair. with
underslirt and sleeves of black satin and
a satin sash weighted with black silk
tassels, Is very attractive. The new mo-
hairs come in supple. manageable weaves
and In rich. distinctive shades. among
which green Is especially favored by we'll
dressed women.
Evening star., 1914-11-26

Beaver and skunk fur are much seer
on fine broadcloth suits.
Evening star., 1914-11-26

seem a waste of time to put so much
work on a towel. I think, too, even
cross-stitch can be overdone on towel
ends. The usual way is to take band
of embroidery across the entire end.
while, If the design is cut up, say, into
little figures or animals. using five,
perhaps the result will be better and
the labor less. Or a large initial in
the crossword. surrounded by SIM
pie vine, will be equally effective and
also quickly done.
The. towels come ready stamped for
working, and as fast-color cotton is
| used for working, the cost is very
little. AS gifts these decorated guest
room towels are sure to be liked. Bath
towels also come stamped for working,
but, to my thinking, a single initial
worked in cross-stitch should be quite
sufficient for this kind of towel. To
add more is only a waste of time.
The girl who Is sending her photo
graph as a birthday or holiday gift
| should inclose 1t in a frame of her own
handiwork. She will find linens for
covering the frames come ready stamp
ed for cross-stitch and in variety of
colors. A soft old rose worked in white
Evening star., 1914-11-26

threads makes an artistic setting for
, the black and white card. but it is
| always a wise plan to find out, If pos
sible, the color scheme of the room the
picture will be placed in and choose
the frame that will be in harmony
there. Colors too light in tone for the
frame are not a success.
Another gift savoring of the personal
is a pillow top of linen worked in cross
| stitch to portray a favorite cat or dog.
AS the design is conventional. it is
necessary to use colors closely follow =
ing those OF the animal in question IL
it is to be recognized unless one can
use a pencil as well as a needle In
deed. 1t is not necessary that any ar
ticle shall be bought stamped unless so
desired. The designs can be bought on
paper. and are transferred to canvas,
the latter to be basted down firmly
to the article to be decorated After
the stitching is done the threads of
| the canvas are drawn away.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Cross-Stitch Decorations.
BY HELEN HOWE.

Not every woman is skilled in en-
broidery. but any one who knows how
to use a needle at all can do the
cross stitch, and, be 1t said, this is
onesof the most popular ways of deco
rating linens this winter. Neither is
the work at all trying to the eyes, as
are some of the more intricate stitches
One of the most beautiful pieces OF
needlework displayed at an exclusive
fancy shop is white linen teacloth
bordered with a conventional rose de-
sign worked out in a deep rose pink.
The cloth is edged with wide cluny
lace and the whole is wonderfully ef-
fective. The cost of the lace would de-
pend upon the quantity, of course, OF
perhaps the width. as fancy dictated
Cross-stitch is peculiarly adapted for
towel decoration on account of its sim
plicity. While we see some adorned
in punch work and satin stitch, it does
Evening star., 1914-11-26


bewitching room gowns! For instance,
the dainty one here shown. We can
almost offer q guarantee that any one
can look pretty In it and the quantity
pretty boudoir cap.
e A white crepe de chine petticoat slip
is the foundation. 1t mag have an
flounce of lace or self-material. The
top is plain with the petticoat gath
cred to it at an empire waistline.
A simple kimono-sleeved bodice
makes the top Of the coat to which
the full skirt is gathered with a wide
beading and a high-waisted encircling
line of roses. The front edges slope
and are cut in large scallops bound
with taffeta. The neck of the bodice
and the sleeves are edged with white
fur.
Use azure blue, shell pink, maize yell
low, orchid or white chiffon for this
model, with little pink roses at the
waist and white rabbit or marabou
about the neck and sleeves. Keep the
under slip white.
two ruffies of net or chiffon caught
through the center to the head size
with a band of ribbon and trimmed
at either side with tiny roses. These
ruf1es, of course, encircle a plain,
close fitting cap crown.
Such a design should make a spe-
cial appeal to you happy ones who
wear a solitaire on the fourth finger
Of your left hand
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Easily Prepared Dishes.

In winter. when fresh vegetables
are scarce and high, when salads and
fruits no longer tempt the appetite,
except as accessories. our inclinations
turn strongly toward meat. The light
diet of the summer no longer satisfies
US, and we need the nourishment and
the heating properties that are con-
tanned in meat. The meat bill, how
ever. may be kept within it's proper
bounds by careful management and a
little thought. For a fanny of four
or more, a roast or large piece of
meat is usually an economy. The
initial cost may be large, but, divided
by the number of days it may be
used, it will often be found less ex-
cheaper meats.
Take. for instance, ham to
which there is practically no waste.
Here is the disposition made of an
eight-pound ham by a family of five:
The initial cost of the ham was s1.92
at 24c a pound. For the first day the
ham was served boiled and Drowned
in the oven, thickly sugared and
cloved. The following evening it ap
peared cold, sliced in thin slices, and
served with baked beans as a sup
per Its next appearance was made in
baking dish, sliced and laid be-
tween layers of tomato. 1t was high
ly seasoned with butter, pepper and
salt. The top was then covered with
bread crumbs and the disk baked in a
slow oven. The acid of the tomato
makes an especially favorable combina-
tion with the ham.
This last dish depleted the bone of
all except the jagged ends of the
meat that would not slice evenly, so
the succeeding days the meat was used
finely minced-once as ham souff1e,
which is delicious dish, and the next
day as French croquettes.
HAM SOUFFLE.-Beat the yolks of
four eggs until like cream; add two
tablespoonfuls of cream, a small cup
of finely grated boiled ham, a tea
Evening star., 1914-11-26
FASHIONS AND FADS.

Lace and net blouses are still worn
with tailored suits.
Voiles are the favorites among sheer
white cotton goods.
Raglan sleeves are as much used as
ever in fur-lined coats.
The new coats have a decided flare
and are frequently belted.
Elaborate novelty wells are worn
draped loosely over the hats.
Black and beige combined, take the
place of black and white.
Broadcloth lends itself peculiarly well
to the long Russian coats.
In most evening wraps the sleeves
are notifications of the kimono.
Tulle and net can do wonders in re-
modelling the old evening gown.
The wallet-shaped leather bag is the
most popular for the moment.
More evening coats in black are sold
than coats of any other color.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
By Mary Lee.

spoonful of chopped parsley. one tea
spoonful of grated onion, and a little
cayenne. Whisk in the beaten whites
of the eggs. turn into a hot buttered
minutes in the oven. It should be
slightly brown and well set. Serve at
once.
FRENCH CRoQUETTEs.-Ro1l out
some pastry very thin, cut in squares
or rounds and wet the edges Put in
the center of each piece a croquette
mixture made of chopped ham. Fold
over and press the edges together;
brush with an egg. roll in crushed YER
then, are five different ways in which
this eight-pound ham was served,
which brings the cost of the meat to
about 3S cents day. not counting the
ham bone, which was used for soup.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Silver Lace and Satin.

Moyen-agc effects remain altogether
modish. frocl. In one piece. is made
with a black satin foundation and 9,
deep fun chiffon tunic bordered with a
three-inch band of satin.
There are long chiffon sleeves, and
there Is an everblouse of satin. cut 50
that 1t hangs smooth and wrinkieless
from the bust and ends below tho waist
in rounded, outline. Silver cords reach
from the lInder-ar1n seams to the back
OF the waist. The straight satin bodice
suggests, in its lines. coat OF mail
There is a straight across neck line
finished with a little rolling collar. as
high in back as In front, of silver lace.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
IMPORTANCE OF DRApERY AND COLOR.
By ANNE RITTENHoUSE.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK, November 25.-There are
many who nken the present condition in
clothes to the general chaos that has
settled over other and more important
factors in the worlds work. But in a
way, the result Is admirable, for Il tests
each woman's capability to array her.
self in the best way.
There are no hard and fast rules to.
day. Full skirts. narrow ones. long coats.
short ones, godets, pleats, panels, fur,
embroidery, are tumbled together in a
heterogeneous mass in the fashion field,
and the woman who wants a new gar
Tnent is able to Just reach in and pluck
out whatever she likes. The result de-
pends entirely upon the quality of indi-
v1dual taste
This result is both good and bad, for
it leaves far too many women under the
domination of the woman who must sell
her wares whether or not they suit, and
we all have recognized that the influ-
ence of the seller has not been an undi-
luted benefit to the buyer. AS long as
the mass of women allow strangers be-
hind the counters or in the showrooms
to be their guides and mentors. just SO
long will there be confusion and a pit
liable lack of correct dressing.
In many cases the buyer is much bet
ter dressed than she might otherwise
be when the seller takes a general inter-
est In the bargain. but the plan Is not
good one. 1t invariably tends to a
woman wearing whatever is the latest
product OF the hour And this latest
product is faithful copy, usually. Of a
gown that the wholesalers have brought
from Paris and turned out on the fashion
The situation today is more hopeful in
the matter of less uniformity of cos
tumery. and time alone will prove
whether or not it is wise to let loose on
the world host of ideas.
The Compromise in Skirts.
When one puts up the question of
choosing a skirt to a tailor who has TO
deal with that large class of women who
than the first fashion calls for it. he ad-
vises the somewhat narrow underskirt
with the full tunic over it, reaching
within an inch of the hem, which in
case of the utter abandonment Of the
.ower skirt can be converted into the
single garment which fashion will prob
ably decree.
Every one feels that the tunic will be
abandoned, but every one is not willing
TO cut off the chance OF having one as
fong as the faintest glimmering of the
fashion lasts.
Inc Sketcn SHOWS SUCH d Shiil, oAS
modelled on the compromise lines, and
which may be turned. later. into merely
a full circular skirt cut as one garment.
In America one sees this form moro
than any other. The material Is green
velvet with an ornate design of military
braidins. The top Of the coat is quite
slim with long tight sleeves and small
revers below a high choker collar of white
fur.
The broad belt is fastened at the side
as the skirt Is fastened, and below 1t
flares q circular tunic slashed open In
Evening star., 1914-11-26
AMERICAN FASHIONS.
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

Good enough to eat" has long quail
ned as verbal seal of approval on
those things that particularly call forth
ones admiration, and in connection
with the new negliges the term GER
tainly seems suitable.
Just the mere term ''neglige" does
not seem half expressive enough for
the delicious clouds of lace and bill
lows Of chiffon that make up new and
Evening star., 1914-11-26
THE DAILY MENU.

8 BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples. Hominy.
White and Gold Omelet.
Rolls. Coffee.
q : LUNCHEON.
Welsh Rarebit. Toast.
Apple and Nut Salad.
Fruit. Cookies.
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato Soup.
Baked Spiced Ham! Baked Potatoes
Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Celery.
Apple Timbales. Conee.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
To-Have Pretty Hair

II your hair Is not as soft. and pretty.
o. as fresh and full as that Of some
friend, do as she does-give It daily
attention. Just the same care you would
give a plant to make 1t healthy and
beautiful. Luxuriapt hair-soft. fluffy.
thick and lustrous-is really a matter
Of care. II It is too thin. make It
grow. II It IL too dry and brittle, soften
IL up-lubricate It. II you have dan
druH II is because the scalp is too
dry and fakes OF. Freshen up the scalp
and the dandrun disappears.
Parisian Sage, an inexpensive tonic.
which you can get from any drug q
toilet counter, or from Jas. o'Donnell,
n Just what you need-it softens the
scalp. nourishes the hair roots. i'm
msdiately removes daudruff. and makes
the bair duffy. Iustrous and abundant.
One application will stop itching bead
end cleanse the hair Of dust and ex-
cess oil Partisan Sage takes away
the dryness and brittleness. makes the
hair twice as abundant and beauties
1t uatil 1t is soft and lustrous.
By the use Of this helnful tonic any
women can easily make her hair soft.
duty ard abundant. Pretty hair VIII
saraiy increase her charm and beauty.
Evening star., 1914-11-26

Elaborate novelty wells are worn
draped loosely over the hats.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Apple Timbale.

Take a bowl or deep dish. line with
good puff paste and bake till done Next
cook some apples in a syrup favored
with vanilla and reduce until OF a some
what thick consistency. Pour this into
the dish, and when quite stiff turn out
carefully and serve cold with custard
sauce.
Evening star., 1914-11-26

MILITARY GRADING.
front and touched up all around with the
embroidery. Below this, the narrow
skirt, which is of satin, has two narrow
strips of black fur.
A Go-as-You-Please Game.
So, in this present game Of choosing
fashions from hundreds offered instead
of from q dozen. as usual, each woman
must remember the danger and take ad-
vantage of the privilege of dressing ac
cording to ones own taste and social op
portunities, and the latter is exceedingly
important, more so than free America
recognizes where every girl with S. to
spend on clothes feels she is entitled to
wear on the streets the kind Of gown
that the woman with $500 wears.
Evening star., 1914-11-26

Among colors for spring are named
eetYy blues and dark shades generally.
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HEzEk,AH AND CANCER CURE.

1t is evident that medical science.
in its determination to master dis
ease, has found in radium a powerful
weapon against cancer, and the call
upon the government to retain lite
radium fields in the West, and the
proposition of distinguished physi-
clans to aid the general government
in a plan to cheaper the substance
and universalize its treatment is
beautiful in the extreme. Hezekiah,
king Of Judah, who lived 700 wears
B. c., had a growth on his body,
which may well have been a cancer.
called in the record a boil. 1t was
divine power that wrought the cure.
but a material instrument was used
in the poultice, the primitive remedy.
and Isaiah said, Take a lump of
figs And they took and laid it on
the boil, and he recovered" Oh.
Kings 20;7.)-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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MOST APT OF COMPARISONS
Water the Basis of an Extraordinarily
Large Number of Figures
Of Speech.

Probably there is nothing under
the sun which is the basis of so large
a number of figures of speech as
water.
A poor argument won't hold wa
ter" a babbler. is "a leaky vessel" a
half-drunken nan is "half-seas
over" Fishing in troubled waters
is another name for getting into diff
Guilty; "still waters run deep" is a
hint that your quiet and demure per-
son has more in him than the world
supposes; if a man is in a bad pre-
dicament he is in "hot water" and
disappointment is a "wet blanket"
OF a rejected sutton it is said that
Gold water is thrown on his hopes"
the hungry mans "mouth waters"
the strengthless are weak as water
sometimes it "rains" blessings when
an orator begins to be tedious we say
he has ~run dry" news is always
Nafoat," spectators are otter
Nswamped," many persons find tim.
possible to keep their heads above
water" and often we have to &C.
knowledge that we are "all at sea.
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Ralnfan Resemhled lnk.

In November, 1919, the city OF Mon
treal was enveloped in sudden dark
ness, and showers Tell Of what looked
like ink. Some Of the link" was
analysed and was found to be a mix.
ture OF rainwater and soot-the latter
attributed to great forest fires south
Of the Ohio river. Strong winds had
brought the sooty particles northward
to mlngle with rain as 1t fell
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sToKERs STUCK TO POSTS.

-Four Clyde shipyard employees
have been commended by the admir-
atty authorities for marked heroism
in connection with the stranding of
the torpedo destroyer Laverock off
skelmorlie, Clyde.
When the destroyer ran ashore
her plates ripped, and water rushed
into the stokehold. Although the
four stokers were ignorant of the
extent of the disaster, and it APP
peared probable that the vessel would
sink, they stood at their posts and
saved an explosion by cutting off the
oil supplies from the boilen.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
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TO MEND AMBER.

To mend amber, warm the surface
and dip in linseed oil and bring parts
together until they are sticky, then
let cool. To remove grease from the
finest fabric, one pint Of rain water
if the water is hard use borax-one
ounce ammonia, one-fourth teaspoon
full saltpeter, one-half ounce Of shaw
ing soap cut fine; mix all together.
Put a pad Of cotton or blotting paper
under the spot in the garment when
rubbing it.
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she has grown to be such a stunning
woman"
A fat, bal5 man who was seated be-
hind them, with a rapt stare in his
eyes, leaned forward.
"Dank you, gentlemen" he said. Il
hat always wanted to know the name
of dat fellow. Emmett. Dank you.
My name is Kupfel-Hans Kupfel."
What was there to say to that?
There was something in the Germans
tone which made it seem extremely
improbable that Emmett would escape
with his life If the two happened to
meet.
Now the strange and sinister part
of the story is that they did meet. EN-
NETT wal as bad as ever, and II his
years had added discretion that had
only mellowed his vices, On the third
night OF Minna's appearance saw him
watching her from the box in which
he was seated with some fashily
dressed women and a couple of fellow
FOUNDERS" He stared and stared,
and his face grew white. Was this
Minna-this the country girl whom he
had ,tricked into a spurious marriage
and cast of like a discarded garment
as soon as he grew tired Of her?
Parenthetically | may say that Min
ma herself told me what / did not see
for myself; she told It to me after
ward, when we had become friends
Minna and l and Pop"
He wrote a hasty note and sent It to
her by the usher. l did not know then
that he had written to her; but l was
watching Minna through my glasses,
and l saw that when she danced that
night for the second time, instead Of a
smile, her face wore the aspect OF
tragedy.
And was there anything worse a
good woman could experience than to
have this wretch come into her life
AGAIN. That is, If Minna was good
And there are always tongues ready
to Islander a woman who earns her
living on the stage.
As she left the theater Emmett vas
standing beside her auto. Pop Kup
fel was numbering along, a little in
front OF her. He had no He
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POP" AND EMMETT
BY LINCOLN

Pop Kupfel blew the horn in the
orchestra, and, in the intervals when
his prescribed a rest, he would
look with eyes full of speechless ad-
miration at Minna BIigh, the famous
coincidence, whose serpentine dance
had become the hit of the season. 1t
was all right for him to stare, though,
because, although he was fat and bald
and nearly fifty, Minna was his wife.
Minna had leaped into celebrity aft
er years Of fruitless effort. She had
toured the states in minor companies
it was said that she had danced in
barns before ~appreciative rustic audi
ences before Mr.. Hamburger, discern.
ing the makings Of a sensation in her.
had brought her prominently before
the public. She was a strikingly pref
ty woman, perhaps thirty years of age,
and what she could have seen in
Pop" Kupfel, the good-natured, child.
ish German, nobody knew.
Anyway, whenever she appeared,
there was Kupfel, blowing his horn
and gazing with lovelorn eyes at his
distinguished wife.
People prophesied that she would
soon find a more congenial partner.
But, as a matter of fact, Minna seemed
quite affectionate toward "Pop," and
they always drove home together in
her auto to the little apartment in the
fashionable part of Riverside Drive
where they resided.
Only once the curtain had beer
lifted on Minna's life, and that wa.
during a first night. Some newspaper
men were gathered in the front seats
watching Minna's debut in the metrop
oils. There was no music that night
l mean, during the dance. That wal
decided upon by Mr.. Hamburger after
ward.
II knew her" said the old hand
ten years ago. Slip Of a girl she wa,
then, too. She vas a chorus lady in
%one-night show down IN HARRISBURG
where interviewed her. She had rul
away from home-usual story-de
ceived by a man" Here he mentioneI
the name Of the o OF a well-knowl
magnate on Wall street. He cast he
off. Then this Kupfel man took pit.
on her and married her. l guess She
sorry now that she accepted him. Fla
old Dutchman, who plays the horn
You must have seen him. And say,
J wonder what Emmett thinks now tina