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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-10

April 1O-Many tri-city society peo-
pie attended a post Lenten party at
the Harper house last night.
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perfume and beauty Apple and
cherry blossoms add their shower of
white petals while fringe and mag
no!ia deck the shrubs. Soon will come
your lilies. and the air will be heavy
with their perfume. and the eye raw
tshed with their beauty. The white
poppies are like bits Of thistle down,
and the sweet peas like wee babies
IN their peaked caps Later Will come
the Japanese anenomes. great flowers
Of white velvet swaying on their duh
Green stems. The leaves TO this plant
are almost as attractive as the bloom
for the plant grows so beautifully that
it is an ornament in itself. Before
autumn goes. come the white asters
and chrysanthemums both tender and
hardy.
one of the chief beauties Of the
white garden, lies in the fact that it is
Just as beautiful by night as il is by
day Something that can't be said
for any other flower. On moonlight
nights. when each flower Ia distinct.
and the fragrance Of lilies and hello
trope and roses fills the air. you will
find that the cares Of the day will
slip away, and your last waking
thought will be one of thanks for the
man or the woman who first invented
gardens. especially white gardens.
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kitchen. while John kept on with the
fascinating game of juggling the
bucket"
Just as they were finishing break
fast--during which Mr.. Townbred ate
with one eye on his watch and an
ear open for the whistle of the seven
forty car" at the station above Five
Oaks--Virgie entered the room.
"Dere's man outside { see Mistah
Townbred." she announced.
who is he? And what does he
want?" Mrs. Townbred asked.
II dunno his name. ma'arn, but he
wants { blow up de stumps."
BLOW up the stumps." echoed Mr..
Townbred in amazement. What
stumps?"
de ones all ober de place. sub"
Virgie replied
why blow them up? Why not let
them stay where they are? What
have they done?" asked Mr.. Town
bred, turning to his wife.
"Oh. that would never do. Ruthvin."
she fastened to explain. wed have
to plough around them and, besides,
we'd be losing the use of all that land.
you see"
Yes. see." retorted Mr.. Town
bred. But did you see. Frieda, be-
fore you put our money into this
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the golden rod, with the little hardy
chrysanthemums to take You well into
the autumn. Three seasons filed with
yellow glory.
Where some contrast is preferred,
pink combines charmingly with the
yellow. and is Il favorite combination
with the French. Though not abund-
ant there are ample pink flowers to
be sufficient. and what there is, is
particularly desirable. The silver pink
Of the Murillo tulip is noteworthy
whenever found. and the peoples in
pink are grace itself. No flower gives
better results through the intense heat
Of our long summc. than does the
zinnia in this color. and its prolific
bloom is always to be relied on.
very brilliant combination can
be made by combining the deep and
lighter blues with the yellow. Here
your field Is little more limited than
with other colors, for there does not
seem to be quite as many satisfactory
flowers among the blues However,
what is used shows to such wonderful!
advantage that the limited number is
not noticed.
Lavender used with pink Is more
unusual combination. but when care :
fully done the effect is as dainty as
possible. but it is better fitted for a
small bed than a large garden.
II you are fairly far North. or where
your climate permits. the old standby
of crimson and yellow is hard to i'm
prove upon, but where the heat Is
very intense, too much red seems only
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to accentuate your discomfort Wher,
possible it Is wise to have somewhere
out of sight a bed of crimson flowers,
for when the first cool days of au
tumn come. nothing seems quite So
welcome as big bunch of these flow
ers. Above all plant quantities of
nasturtium seed. for it never fails
YOU. and these flowers have beer
known to save many an otherwise
fowerlcss day
To me the garden of gardens Is
the white garden. with all the per
fume in tho world in it. First of all
plant all the lily bulbs you can buy
in IT, and every time you can buy an.
other. add it. until you have all the
lilies you can use. which is n pretty
big order. Then fill with every white
flower you can find in the catalogues,
and when you have done this fill in
every possible space with the white
heliotrope.
After you have had this garden one
entire year. picture the result. FRS,
the little snowdrop putting its little
inQuisitlve white head above the snow
thinking it won't be seen on account
Of Its white dress. on through the cro-
cuses to the white daffodils and poets
narcissi. Thcn the tulips and peonies
and lilacs. Spring is one breathless
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this"
Certainly, Ruthvin! Don't you be-
lieve l know anything about the coun-
try. or course I knew they would
have to be blown out with either dyna-
mite or powder. And before we
bought the place someone told me 1t
would cost about five or ten dollars"
'Scuse me, ma'am," said Virge.
IBIS man say de cheapest 1t can be
did TO is fo'ty-five dollars. He say
de ten dollars you speaks OF pays TO
only de dinnymite en- fuses"
There was a silence. an ominous
one. broken suddenly by the whistle
of the trolley car in the distance. Mr..
Townbred jumped to his feet. grabbed
UP his watch and rushed out into the
hall.
"That'l be about all for me today"
he called back. as he struggled into
his coat. I'm through. Ninety-five
dollars in one hour is my limit, and
you've got to show me that It's cheaper
to live In the country than in town.
But maybe you've got an inside tip
that there's a gold mine under the
barn? G'bye."
And he set out for the station on
the run.
Copyright. 1915, by Edward Riddle
Padgett).
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ly concluded to be most circumspect
in his statements and he treasured
the thought that. as a last resort, he
could reply You'd better see Mrs.
Townbred about that, John: she is
managing everything out here. you
know, because I haven't the time"
Scuse me, suh," said John again,
entering the doorway. "Dere's sumpen
de mattah wild de we'll
"The-the well?" gasped Mr..
Townbred. striving nobly to conceal
the CONSERVATION raging within. Here
was an emergency he had not antici-
pated--a we'll was obviously sub
ject for the masculine. not the fem
mime mind! Wells? All ne knew
about wells was that they had water
in them and--yes--an old oaken
bucket somewheres around. What's
the matter with the well. John? Hasn't
1t any water in it?"
"Yassuh," answered John. shifting
his weight to the other foot. tits
got watar in it. but
Then what's the matter with IT,
inquired Mr.. Townbred, in quite
superior tone.
"Yassuh. it's got watah In It, but
can't git il up. When l draps dc
bucket down it don't no mon half I'LL
up, sub"
Hum MN" Mr.. Townbred was
sparring for time. suddenly he had
an Inspiration. Then why don't you
get a longer piece OF rope?" he asked.
John changed feet again. IT'S like
dis, Mistah Townbred." he explained.
IT got plenty oh rope. but de bucket
rests on de bottom oh de we'll en- I
has to jiggle de rope en- turn de
bucket ober on his side en- den it
don't git but half full"
Hum M" remarked Mr.. Town
bred again. Another inspiration.
"Then we'll have to deepen the well.
john he said, with all the wisdom
Of the Delphian oracle.
"Yassuh," John agreed. "yassuh.
All kin manage to git along fer a
while dis way. but Nirgie say she don't
see how she gwine do no washin' les
sen we totes de watah from some
place else"
Mr.. Townbred heaved sigh OF re-
lief; at least he could not be expected
to do that.
Here. We'll go look at It. John
right away" he declared, having no.
ticed that both Mrs. Townbred and
Virgie were out on the back porch
looking down the well. whose gaping
mouth opened right into the porch
flooring.
"Well, what do you think of you,
wel?" inquired Mr.. Townbred. with a
trace OF sarcasm in his tone. as ht
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Bring Your Last Years Suit Up to date

nateiy the craze for short Jackets
came in; the checker board design APP
peared, and equally fortunate the
owner OF the suit grasped the posi-
bilities Of the old being brought: up
to date with their aid. So she bought
half a yard of silk which was forty
inches wide and $3.50 a yard, and
went to work. The skirt was opened
up the left seam and a strip of the
checker board backed with lawn was
laid in. The edge OF the side width
was turned under straight TO make a
deep hem while the edge of the front
gore was arranged as shown cut to
have tab cross the silk panel at
about hip depth. This was lined with
scrap Of the silk and held down
with three gilt ball buttons.
The rest Of the silk was used for
a fitted and boned waist coat This
buttoned right up to the neck in the
latest style. was attached to a collar
of the silk over which peeped a mar
row lace frill. The buttons (gilt balls)
started the line at the top OF the col
lar.
II will be Noticed the waistcoat ends
In the fashionable points.
Next the reverS were removed from
the coat and the front edges cut away
to display the new waistcoat.
These were trimmed with self but
tons and a linen collar white en-
broideredj was attached to the neck.
This done, the wearer to-be put
on the skirt and the coat to determine
the right line for cutting off the lower
edge Of the latter. 1t was found that
a slight dip both back and front would
be the most becoming, the coat reach
ing The waist line only under the
arms.
After careful pinning the coat was
cut off (allowing FOR turning) the
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- HERE was once Young Chap
who was known among those
who simply Had to Come III
- Contact occasionally with him
as "A Gronch--and Double-Crusted,
Iron Rivetted one at that No matter
what the occasion you never saw him
Splitting any Glad STUFF. He wasn't
even Sociabe. " was all but Safe
Bet that he hated even Himself
He never Smiled He never
Chummed Around with The Boys. He
wasn't "clubby" and, apparently he
had no Friends. From all Of which 1t
NAV be Inferred that he was left
pretty much to the Company of his
own Sombre Self.
There were few chaps who knew
him we'll enough to Say a Word or
Two to him now and then when an
unkind Fate threw them Together;
but YOU could count on the fingers Of
One Hand. minus the Thumb, the num-
Der of fellows who ever Sought him
Out and called him by his First Name
In short, this gloomy Young Chap
was Crab.
or course, IL he wanted TO Act that
Way It was. strictly speaking his own
Business. He wasn't old enough TO
have been Disappointed In Love nor
was he a member Of the Alimony Club.
II ne had an Alibi he never told any
body About 1t. So he kept on with
the Funeral Stuff and thereby Gum
med the Game.
II took him a Long Time to Get
Wise. In fact. even now. he hasn't
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Is only real when all done
|lf, and not by gardener
for the purpose. BY all means
IN do the hard work. such as
& and preparing the soil, but
his is once done. the rest should
h you. The work from then
light, provided you keep the old
fresh before you. "of never put
| Fl for the morrow that which
done today" Not even weeds
i've time to grow IL they are
a constant state OF decapita-
bu have never done SO, why not
from the usual rut and have
ial garden this year. where all
are of one color. or of a spe-
thought out plan of color A.?
are so many different varieties
Eers, all of the parent color,
hiding into myriad tones. that It
bssible to make it monotorous.
II yellow garden Is a wonder
hit, and it is a well recognized
at yellow is the best nerve color
s.
Inning with tho crocus. which
p before the snow is really off
ound. telling you more than
hg else that the real spring Is
on have next the daffodils and
3. Here many Of US would like
for ! don't believe there Is a
that comes to us through the
year that Is more loved than
But as solace. we have the
single and double. Great
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on him when ii came to a question
Of Real Ability. Then why were they
Chosen and he left to Stagnate?
He noticed that all OF the Lucky
ones seemed to be Pleasant-Spoke en-,
Likable Chaps who had many friends
and were always ready to turn Mere
Acquainta noes into Real Friends. They
were Cheerful and Sociable and
"Clubby" And. without making II a
Regular Business, they endeav0red TO
Meet and Know men Of Position and
Fat Bank Accounts. But. they were
not Snobs about 1t. They were willing
to Meet and BE Pleasant to everyone
who Came Their Way with anything
like Proper Credentials.
And the Whole Stunt Of Glad-Hand-
ing Seemed to Work Out to their
Benefit
Now this Crouch wasn't a Bonehead
nor was he Simp He had simply
been Laboring under Delusion. 1t
didn't Come Natural for him to be So
ciable so. since he couldn't see where
It was going TO Get Him Anything. he
hadn't Bothered to Put Himself Out
to Meet People. OF course ne was
Human and of course ne felt the Need
Of Comprehensive: but, heretofore. he
had Confined that Impulse to Lin.
tied Number. so ne realized he had
been Sleeping on his Back, and he
Turned Over.
Now he sees the Error Of his Ways
And He's trying to Make Up for Lost
Time.
Moral: "A Word to the Wise Is
Sufficient."
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"HE home dressmaker who Is
n looking for something to COM
bine with plain material can
- not go wrong If she chooses "A
checker board design. II is the very
latest and know OF nothing at once
so striking and in such good taste
IS the same design in a medium size
| cannot say | admire the checker
board in an entire gown. |. is too
garish, and in fact. uncomfortable 10
wear, because the vivid color with
the white dazzles ones eyes so. II is
impossible to look at the material at
all without blinking.
But to smarter up a sombre dress
or suit there is nothing TO equal it.,
as may be seen from the Illustration.
This was last years blue serge suit
the skirt plain. but not extremely mar
row and the coat one of the semi
fitting styles with lower corners
rounded of.
Now. as every woman knows, a suit
modelled on these lines Is utterly I'M
possible this season. Still the suit IN
question was in perfect condition and
another thing the owner had to get
along" as she said. with one new
suit every two years Then fortu-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
EDWARD RIDDLE PADGETT.
BETTING ACCLIMATED

HEN the Townbred household
awoke the morning after the
\ removal from the city apart
~ ment to the country place"
i've Oaks. 1t faced day that was
20 full of surprises and no little
lusionment - though. fortunately.
as not aware of the fact.
r. Townbred. for example. had
to imagine what the difference
id be between performing his
hing additions in a tiled bathroom
in n wash bowl balanced preca-
sly upon an antique stand which
lost one leg in the moving. But
Don discovered that he had been
fully deficient in Imagination.
ben Nirgie, the cook. appeared
ently to solicit Mrs. Townbred's
n persuading the oil stove to be-
at least long enough to insure
preparation of breakfast.
d John, the hired man, followed
lily afterwards with news that
was a breach in the earthwork
nd the foundations of the house
h must be filled in immediately
outdoors would be washed down
the cellar at the first hard rain.
of which. happening so quickly
so early in the morning. might
been considered the bad begin
that Dresaged the proverbial
ending" But Mr.. Townbred
itted himself to indulge in no
vain hope, for he was mindful
be fact that he was now a CITY
living in the country and must
his fingers crossed" Yet even
Puld not entertain SO much as a
nering of what would happen
he again retired for the night.
lille waiting for breakfast he
ed about casually to get a bet
acquaintance with the place"
barn looked really imposing and
tails ready for their occupants
Fownbred sighed, for he knew 1t
be but a short while until Mrs.
bred would begin to stock" the
He selected the portion of the
that would serve as a garage for
ew automobile which was as vet
in the II. o. b." stage.
Pcuse me. Mistah Townbred," said
&c presently from just outside the
flung barn door. 1t was John.
family Mr.. Townbred had a pre-
lion that he was about to
sked some question concerning
llture and that his answer would
edly reveal his profound ignor-
Of the subject. So he prompt-
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Scuse me. Missus Townbred."
Nirgie spoke up. II almos' forgot to
tell you. A man come heah early dis
mawnin' en- say he knew de well got
ter be deepened erbout eight feet en-
Will you give him dc job. He say he'll
do 1t TO- fifty dollahs chen he kin
furnish de dinnymite hisself, en- maybe
he won't blow up much OBJ de back
pooh"
For Pete's sake, Much of the
back porch?" gasped MIR. Townbred,
Then, turning to his wife For fifty
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edges of cloth and lining turned under
and then stitched. There was still
sufficient silk left for narrow cuffs
from the half yard.
So you see the entire cost Of re-
modelling only amounted to a dollar
and yet the suit looked as up-to-date
as a new one.
do not claim that the skirt was
really any fuller than It was before,
but the panel with the wide hens on
either side and the fascinating little
tab all gave the impression Of fullness.
Then as the little Elton coat and
the smart waistcoat were the last
cry" no one questioned the width OF
the skirt anyway. The entire suit
showed all the earmarks OF the latest
fashions.
The only suggestion l could offer
was that the owner cover the crown
of her blue straw sailor hat with a
bit of the checker board silk or per-
haps line the brim with It,
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looking on, he lowered the bucket
down-down--down into the we'll:
and, after fully thirty-tive feet OF rope
had been run out. he heard a faint
splash in the depths. He waited a
moment or two for the bucket to fill
and then hauled up on it.
II wasn't easy work and it had been
long, long time since his hands
had touched any rope more worthy
of the name than the thin cords which
raised and lowered the awnings a..
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the windows of their apartment back
in town
Up, up, up came the bucket. But
alas. it contained no more water than
what had been sloshing around in 1t
when lowered. Mr.. Townbred's sur
prise was apparent.
when you gifts it down on de bot
TOM" John fastened to explain, you
has to jiggle it. like l done 'splained,
sun
Mr.. Townbred sighed and reached
for his handkerchief TO mop his per-
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cents a month in the city, my dear.
You can get enough water to float a
battleship.'
But the remark was completely lost.
She stood as one stunned by sud
den and terrible blow.
Isn't breakfast ready, Virgie?"
asked Mr.. Townbred. tartly. There's
something to eat. l suppose, even
though we haven't anything to drink"
"Yassuh. right on de table directly,
sub" And Nirgie hurried into the
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and John reached the porch.

and John reached the porch.
t's-it's--er-a-its inconyenient.
Ruthvin," Mrs Townbred replied, land
l admit that l should have discov-
cred this defect long ago. But we
can have it decpened and then 1t will
be all right--it's fine water, Ruthvin
everybody round here says sol"
Hum! l dare say it is--after you
get IT," growled Mr.. Townbred. Here
John. hand me that bucket. I'll see
how II works myself"
so, with an appreciative audience
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entirely Woke Up. But he's using an
Alarm Clock and he Hopes for the
Best.
You see. fellows all around him
kept on being Boosted up the Ladder
and In the Region OF Their Pay En-
velopes. while he remained Lashed {,
the Mast at the Same Old Job. And
lots Of these Chaps, he concluded after
conscientious Thought, hadn't Thing
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II Wasn't Easy Work.

spring brow. VERY we'll John" he
said rcsisnedly. You take i'll
never was much al juggling buck cts. "
So John gave very efficient ex-
hibiton of how ii should be done,
while Mrs Townbred tried to conceal
a smile.
'Itll be all right when the wells
deepened q little. won't it Frieda p
Ruthvin asked pla!ntively.
Yes, indeed. I'm quite sure that's
all it needs"
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The Small Garden

DR. weeks now, many women
have been pouring over seed
catalogues. bulb catalogues. and
rose catalogues. but the wise
n has already made up her mind
What she will have this year. If
truly wise. she won't undertake
liz more than she can easily and
hctorily do herself, for real gar
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SHOES--A SPRING POEM

are decorated with black patent leath-
err brown shoes are decorated with
yellow, yellow with brown, black with
pearl, and so on and on and on until
the senses reel.
The Futurist artist has been busy
here.
Any woman so lost to shame as TO
wear a plain black shoe tries to make
amends for this grievous fault by
wearing putty colored stockings. or
sand-colored stockings or even green
stockings to remove the stigma.
In order not TO hide these wonderful
shoes skirts are worn very short. Six.
seven and eight inches from the
ground. Often the bottom OF the skirt
is cut into points to make the out
line a little more attractive.
And these short skirts lead to more
or less complications for II is not
unusual to find a fifty-year- face
above a twenty-year- old pair Of shoes
which is, to say the least Of 1t. q dis.
appointment.
Oh the shoes
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FOR THE WEDDING BREAKFAST.

1HARMING place favors for the
" brides table may be made by
~ tying little punches of lilies-of-
the-valley with white tulle. The place
card with the guests name may be
tucked into loop Of the tulle bow.
Orange blossoms might he used in the
same way. A spring bride has made
a dozen favors which are really de-
lightful souvenirs, for the bridal party
who will sit at separate brides
table" at the wedding breakfast.
These favors are in the shape of small
white bags made from scraps of satin
left over from the wedding gown.
Each little bag is beautifully made
and is drawn up with white ribbons.
Within is n handful of rice to fins
after the giver for good luck.
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shrubs OF forsyethas are abloom
everywhere and your garden looks
like a golden sun.
Then come the summer beauties,
peoples, sunhowers, daisies, all easily
and cheaply grown from seed. If
roses are wanted, there are dozens.
all beautiful, to choose from. Late
summer brings the golden glow and
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Heels are extreme. They are very
high or they are very low; they are
very French or they are very English.
There is no medium.
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1POEM could be written about the
r. new shoes of this spring, for they
are wonderfully and sometimes
even fearfully made.
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Only the woman without imagina-
ton will wear plain black ones. for
she can and she will, have toes of
sand-color.
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The strap across the !nstep Is smart.
And sometimes it is three straps in
one, so to speak---a divided affair.