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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-14

the summer house one should choose a good comfortable. restful style of cur tain that will shut out neither light nor air. A well known firm of decorators is showing a lovely lot of fine cream scrim with 6. erossbar of color to match any scheme of decoration An other firm has just taken an order to quaint old fashioned curtains of starch ed, duted white muslin, to be held back by equally interesting brass rosettes, heirloomss no doubt
 For room with the popular brown color scheme the natural colored pom gee makes satisfactory curtains. Dark blue of the -fadeless kind of material makes curtains decidedly restful to the eye. In a certain summer camp for girls the curtains were of dark blue voile with wide heInstitched border.
 For one who has no inclination for anything the least hit freakish therS is an endless variety of smart materials to select from. Hangings of plain oriental silks in rich. fade1ess color ings arc always good sstyle, with or without the soft ecru net or scrim hangmgs beneath. The English chintzes and French cretonnes in soft, rich tones, showing o5d conventional de- signs, still have their followers for the living rooms in summer homes where the occupants go early in the spring and live until late in the autumn
 At an attractive and equally spacious seaside bungalow all of the windows throughout had curtains of sailcloth tied back with a nautical looking rope. As the homes color scheme went from a dark brown to a light tan or ecru these were most suitable and in keep ing.
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O o o n

obIigingly into the curves of the body.
 It has straight front and 9 comparar lively straight back. with a slight curve in at the waist line over the hips The well fitting corset must hug the figure snugIy everywhere and should define the natural waist line new and more flexible clasp has been found for
 the corset. as in view of our increased girth Of diaphragm the old kind would prove hard and uncomfortable. A. great deal more attention is bestowed now, too. upon the lactng of the corset. which
 Paris corsetieres like done in three separate 1acfngs-one just at the waist
 line to regulate it and one above and
 below it, each acting quite independ-
 ently of the other.
 It is an absolute rule. both for the sake of hygiene and the life of the cor set, that these three lacings should all
 ways be undoue and loosened when the
 corset is taken off and laced up afresh
 every time it is put on to allow for all
 manner of little physiological changes to which the feminine frame is prone day by day and to insure perfect com fort and health.
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Knockere Tn Vogue
 for Inner Doors

HIS Is an age of revivals Of many quaint and picturesque
 details of living and furnish
 ing which have been crowded out before the march of progress and It's twin sister, modern conveniences. No old English or early American home was built without knoclxer of brass, bronze or iron upon its outer door, and frequently smaller knockers were placed upon the doors of bed- rooms or studies if the doors were kept closed much of the time. The use of the knocker began visibly to wane with the. invention of the bell to be rung in the kitchen or the servants hall by pulling a knob at the front door, and the knockers fate was sealed with the introduction of the electric bell, rung by the mere pressing of a button. The presence of a knocker at the outer door of a house does not, how ever, preclude the button of an cleo trfc bell conveniently near. The repIac- ing of the knocker might be regarded as g concession to the increased inter est in what is old fashioned and pie turesque, giving certain s'atmos- phere," just as we value the fireplace with it's open hearth, though we depend for protection from chill blasts upon the hot air furnace or the steam or hot water radiator.
 For use upon the inner doors of a
 
 CT fuldlls a function of it's own and is winning steadily in popularity. The makers of such wares have searched the world for examples to serve as pat terms for reproduction. and one may choose at moderate cost a knocker of English, Scotch. German or early American pattern.
 So extensive is the range of choice possible that the knocker selected may be of pattern highly dignifed and architecturally correct or else one may choose something frankly grotesque and freakish. Sometimes the choice may be of stin another character and the knocker be reminiscent of some historic character or some famous building. a bust of Shakespeare a statue of Chaucer or the Old Curiosity Shop or the Tower of London In a certain American country home where great care has been taken to maintain the exact fitness of things the choice of many knockers has been made very carefully.
 Upon the door of g. study there is a brass knocker in the form of a student boring over an open book, while upon the bedroom doors there are knockers after the style of the renaissance, of the Tudor period or in the Adam or Georgian style, which in America is called "colonia1," in agreement with the manner in which the bedrooms themselves are furnished. A highly appropriate knocIer adorns the door of the nursery. while that opening into the room occupied by the knocker in the form of an imp or a gargoyle, such as may have been placed upon medieval Gothic cathe- dral.
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Soe test
 In Millinery


 FA CCORD1rSG to the Dry Goo 5s Econ
 omist, the vogue for transparent hr1Ens continues unabated. They are variously made of smoothly applied layers of chiffon. net or lace or else with light colored hair. An outgrowth of th1s vogue fs found In a straw braid- ed to make novel lattice like effect.
 In the snnaH shapes corhered effects continue the acme of smartness. Of- tentines the cornsred idea is rendered more effective by the clever posing Of gharply pointed wing.
 The military idea ia stiu present in the form o3 various close fitting tur- bans.
 Quin trimmed hats coutinue exceed trade One Of the best liked forms is tho so called dog tall quill. which is usually placad 90 as to curl over the crown. The effect of this trim Is fre4 qaentiy heightened by lining the quin with white or with colored kid or silk. However. tho vogue for black and white in the costume Held is expected to have strong influence on veilings- All white veil1ngs are particularly profnis- ing for wear with black hats. and black vellIngs with white burdered designs are expected to continue fairly pronni-
 Brown. navy ana taupe are foremost
 Interest in naaIfnes ruHs Is reyiving, and consequently many excellent new ety1es are shown Some Of the best Of these show edg1ngs and bow trimmings of gatin In the more extreme forms they arc cut on the lines of a circular cape and trimmed with rufaes. Again. khey are arranged in compact folds in 4hs front part of the neck and finished Wfkh huge dyaWay boy in the1back gyV1ndsor ties are in big demand due ko the vogue for the Eeon collars. They arc to be had In polka dot. check and nxnhex effects. as we'll as the plain atyless Black and white and blue and white are among the favored color combfnatIong
 xn the fancy ribbon field polka dots. military stripes and black and white e4ecks rank In the order enun1erated In colora. old blue shades are excep- x1onally prominent. Deep old rose, the new purp1es and bright greens are among the other favorifea.
 Wide satins and mcires are being ussd t0 moderate extent to form huge box trimmings. Wide soft fafIIes are rareicu1ar1y liked for gowns. but favor 1s extended to many other war fet1es Wide satins and vide black moires de- eer9s mention Asaan to the fore. Usually the fanci- ness consists of a very narrow margin of contrasting color. In this type or ribbon the black and white combina- ton 1s prorninent
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food for. tbe Nerves

PEOPLE of a nervous dispo-
 sition need nourishing. nerve building diet. Eggs served in various ways, milk, cereals. etc. should be a standard part of the diet Be careful of a law ish use of tomatoes or red meats. Supply your table with Quanti- ties Of fruit and fresh, vegeta- bles and serve bran bread or biscuits frequently. Should you have a tendency to obesity be careful to avoid an excess of starch and sweets. Consult your physician about any espe- cial tendency that you know your family or any member of it to possess and. guided by his advice, eliminate such foods as might be harmful. In families where there is no special indis- position or hereditary tendency to be considered let common sense guide you, read up on di- etetics and keep your table free from unhealthfuI combinations and indigestible foods. You will find the study an interesting one. but. beware of fads- A diet must be varied to be whole some, and 1t is better to use spices and condiments in mod eration than to let your table lack flavor from overzeal in leaving out everything that is not pre- eminently wholesome.
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Story Of tbe Rosebdd
Baroque pearI


 WHEN the pearl excitement on the White river in Arkansas. was at it's height a druggist at Newport came into possession of several small but very bright baroques of the type known as rosebuds. These baroques were smooth on the under side, but on top were crink1y and rounded. very much like tiny rosebuds. partly open
 He sent these rosebud baroques to New York, where they fell into ths hands of a pearl buyer, who took them somewhat as a speculation. The pearl buyer discovered customers for the pearls, and they came to have vogue in the trade. and the pearl buyer sent to the Newport druggist for more. The druggist got a little corner on the mar ket, and he sent the buyer so many of the rosebuds that it seemed very likely that what was merely a vogue would shortly become fashion. The buyer was able to increase the price he paid, and the market was booming.
 Then one day, when he received a lit- tie package from Newport, he found -1.at the druggist had sent him a uClzl- Der or ue-.-elles of the rosebud shape, but they had been run through a but ton machine, and the beautiful crinNles which were now developing into fad of up to the minute dressers had all been srnoothed down and rounded off into the artificial button surface with all the pearl strata showing. Ehe pearl buyer wrote to protest
 I'm on to you fe11ers in New Tor the druggist wrote back T know that you buy them rosebuds in the rough and then smooth them off good and pretty and sell them all dressed up and rounded up, so I've got. me button machine, and am going to do the smoothing myself"
 In vain the pearl buyer wrote again and even sent pictures of the rosebuds in their mountings. Tn spite of the fact that rosebuds of a size and quality for which he had received as much as S1 or $5 now brought him only a few cents, the druggist continued to use his button machine. The incipent rosebud baroque fashion died away as rapidly as it began and not till years after ward did baroques gain their proper place in the market
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be seen in L1apland, where the maiden is not asked to say ''Yes'' or 1eIo'' to the suitors but with her friends goes to an open space and plays the part of Ata1anta- If she loves or is anxious to
 marry, the young man will not lose an undue quantity of breath ere he catch es her.
 Among the Kirghizes in central Asia is the custom to place the bride, armed with a formidable whip, on a fleet horse She is then pursued by the young men who aspire to her hand, but if she does not like the one who gets nearest to
 or closes with her she uses the whip on him as n1ercfIessIy as she has used it to urge her animal forward, and it is pretty safe to predict that the man who.
 captures her is the man for whom she cares most. In several other parts of ! Asia it is customary for the bridegroom to secure his bride by force and run of with her Her friends make mock attempt to regain possession of her, but the raid of the bridegroom is rendered successful by the loyalty of the friends \ who stand stouty by him.
 It would be immensely interesting tc go further into these weird and curious customs, but you might well wonder
 what these things have to do with fashions
 student of fashions must necessarily be a student of life. We are apt not to
 take our fashions seriously. but if we lremember their economic importance that disposition will disappear and the Ihistory of bridal gown will contain in epttoTne history of the human race. All of these brides are clothed for their strange bridal ceremonies in clothing which has been evolved by | their peculiar needs and if our Anglo l Saxon bride is stately and b1ushing an6 beautiful upon her wedding day it is
 because we have advanced SO far that
 our wonsnhood is cherished and wor- shfped as the most wonderful flower of our civilization
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the bride Is being conveyed by friends from the village where her girlhood has been passed to that of her future hus- band he aims apples at the little pro cessfon. and more particularly at the bride. If he succeeds in hitting her it is deemed a sign of good luck, so you see the original order of things is re- versed and the apple of Eve is show cred upon the temptress-
 E A race for a wife is among the com
 honest forms of a survival of the sys- tenn of marriage by capture It is to
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is what the blusning June NnuH1 bride will wear this season for our present mode of thought has overturned. in 9 measure some cher ished traditions.
 Instead of the enve1oping veil cover ing the face and attached to the coif- lure by a bridal wreath of orange
 blossoms, the gown pictured here, from and back view. has an infinitesi1na1 veil
 hanging from dainty Dutch cap o1 silk voue and shadow lace.
 The absence of the long veil is com pensated by the voIuminous train
 which hangs from the shoulders and lcascadea upon the floor in long sweep ing folds.
 ] This train is made Of fndestr1ctfbIt vofIe and is edged with the shadow lace, the joining finished with white silk roses which are also tied as weights to the end of the train. The Igown proper is deyeAoped in white noc- Iranged in draperfes across the front and lifted hustle fashion in the back. Below the skirt is revealed 9 petttcoat Tor lace falling about the ankles and harfng ont in the back below the busz tie. The short tunic and corsage are of the net and lace. White silk roses outline the corsage top. the sleeve frins and the bolt.
 Upon either 8fde are shown two hats which would De lovely for bridesmaids hats. Upon the 1eft is a picture hat Of rough white straw braid. A crown is attempted by double thickness of net and a rufde of shadow lace tilted down
 ward in the front and upward abruptly in the back. A pink rose with small white flowers and al few sprays of wheat trim tho front, with e. band of blue velvet ribbon around the crown cluster of flowers and wheat is dupli- cated near the back of the hat.
 Upon the right is shown a wide brim hat of leghorn straw. The brim is
 weighted down by q spray of pink. half
 open rosebuds. Streamers of pink rib bon attached to the underbrim are tied in a soft bow at the back. The crown is of black velvet
 } It would be interesting to trace a few
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beauty, the brfdesmaids' charms and the floral decorations which are used at the ceremony, be it a home or a church wedding. but the bridegroom is dis missed from the picture by the phrase. -'The bridegroom was clothed ih the conventional afternoon or evening cos- tume,' as the case happens to be-
 That this interest takes so pleasing 8 form speaks volumes for our advanced American civilization. In Syria it is custom for the bridegroom elect to sta- ton himself upon nearby roof. and as
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Ior the marriage customs Of different countries from the time when the bridegroom grasped his protesting tn- tended bride by her beautiful long hair and dragged her, apparently much to her displeasures away to his cave.
 But in any case 1t Is the bride upon whom the interest centers during this ceremony, which mites two hearts in the bonds of matrimony. Columns of description In these modern days are devoted to exhaustive and glowing de- scriptions of the brides uousseau. her
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A NOVEL BOMBING JACKET.

A BOMBING Jacket is most useful
 acquisition and is a pleasure to make, particularly for the amateur seamstress, for there is no hitting to be done that is worth the name
 Take a fine. medium sized towel, draw a circle for the neck opening in the exact center and 2, double line a quarter inch in width leading down from the neck circle to one end of the towel
 Then proceed to stamp or draw with a spool and pencil the size scallop you desire about the neck circle. down each side of the double line in front. seallop to scalIop and continue the scallops about the outside edges of the towel. curving the four points of the towel off gracefully. This scal1oping is then padded and worked in white or somo pale color.
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MorRbasRet Blnt

loop to allow for shrinking when the stocking goes to the laundry. Each row of stitches should be a little longer than the one before until the center of the hole is reached Then they should be graduated on the other side in pro- portion so that a diamond shaped darn is made.
 when you begin to darn across the hole be sure to pick up every other stitch, so as to weave the darn together. Be sure to begin this cross stitch the same distance above.
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finished with this narrow cotton fringe. The advantages of the latter material from the 1aundress' point of view are many, since the curtains will never need to be ironed.
 sounding stuff as unbleached muslin has numerous possibilities, and it is especially suitable for farmhouses, bungalows and camps. One made over farmhouse which was occupied last
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Queen Baby and Der
 BIuebtrd Cotlet Set

VoU should always begin to mend
 your stockings on the wrong side. Put the needle in a full half inch to the right of the hole and slightly above it where the cloth is firm. Extend a vertical line Chat Is. a. line that runs up and down) of small stitches the same distance below the hole. Now turn and keep your second line of stitches very close to the first and see that spaces are always opposite stitches.
 At the end of each row leave little
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Summer Curtalns of
 flIIet and CIuny Lace

SkzE tfnne has about arrived when the
 mind of the woman who looks for svard tc spending part Of the summer fn her own country place turns 1rre- gistIbly to the. thoughts Of curtains she knows her window curtains VIII do moro than anything else to give the note Of indtxfduality to the house.
 The curtains shown in the Illus tration hre of heustftched Handkerchief linen with broad bands of heavier linen In
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aHIRRINa.

EXPIRING marks many frc~ks of soft
 fabrics. The skirts arc shirred on cords about the hips. thus dispoaing bK fu1lness that might otherw15e be awkward h a skirt not cut on circu- IaE lines. but stiIl full.
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which ara set medaIlions of nllet and cluny lace. The edges are of cluny, aI- EeEnattng with embroidered linen.
 There are many inexpensive materials which have been utilized for window curtains by women of original ideas with surprising success. One practical houzekeeper has recently had the win- doyVs of her large country house hung with eight cent cheesec1oth trimmed with narrow cotton fringe. Another is nsiug creana colored ssersuckez. also
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summer by party Of college girls had in the rooms on the ground floor sash curtains of this muslin, on which squares of Persian figured calico or print had been stitched at intervals just ssziting the old fashioned small paned windows. For a blue dining room or one with quaint Dutch doors and windows unbleached muslin would be charming with the mixed red-blue cotton fringe.
 For the main lounge or living room of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30

or further information apply to H.
p. Everett, Local Agent, Americas,
Ga; c. w. Small, Div. Pass, Agt.,
Savannah, Ca, G. B. Ryan, G. P. A.,
Norfolk. Va. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30
UNIQUE COLLECTION
OF WAR TINE FAKES
(By Associated Press.)

STUTTGART, Germany, March 3d.
The royal Museum of Industrial Art
has begun au nique collection, and is
gathering for exposition purposes all
the homogeneous, bogus, inartistic and
catch-penny devices which unscrup-
ulous deelers, taking advantage of the
war, have manufactured and are
foisting upon the public by appealing
to its patriotism.
Friends of the museum in all parts
of the empire are daily sending in,
either actual samples of "horribles" or
photographs of them.
The articles against which the mus
cum is waging it's war embrace every
conceivable kind of gifty offered for
sale at "Liebesgaben" for the soldiers
in the trenches.
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Leave Americas for Richland, Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
diate points
1906 q m
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PEACE CONGRESS
HELD IN 1874
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 3d.
while the spring campaign in Eu-
ropes great war is opening up" says
a statement issued by the National
Geographic Society today, land the
question is pending as to whether or
not the coming summer will end hos
tilities as those of Napoleonic wars
were ended in the year of which this
is the centennial, it is interesting to go
back hundred years for glimpse of
the process by which the map of the
continent was re-made at that time.
an March, 1914, Great Britain, Aus
tria, Russia and Prussia entered into
treaty binding them to stand together
until peace was concluded. A little
less than three months later France,
with Napoleon beaten, entered into a
secret agreement with these powers
giving them the disposition of all
countries which the Little Corporal'j
fall had liberated from French control
THE Allies decided to hold con-
gress at Vienna for the distribution of
the spoils of the war. AS soon as they
met there Great Britain, Austria, Rus
STA and Prussia decided that they
would first settle all controversies
themselves, and then call in France
and Spain to ratify what they had
done. France was represented by
Talleyrand, and he declared that
France would never give its consent to
such a course of procedure Sweden
and Portugal were finally added as
members Of the congress, and it was
not long until bones of contention
were thrown into the arena of debate
upon which the four Allies could reach
no agreement among themselves. One
of these was the question of the dis
position of Saxony and Poland. Russia
insisted that she should have the whole
of Poland as the price of it's contribu-
ton to the war. England thought its
leading representative, Lord Castle
reagh firmly opposed the pretensions
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30
PRIESTS SAY MASS
IN BATTLE TRENCHES
(By Associated Press.)

COLOGNE, March 30.-The useful
ness of the field affairs that have been
sent by Catholic societies throughout
Germany to priests at the front with
troops is described by one of the Cath
olic chaplains now with the soldiers
near Rheims. With the altar with
which he has been furnished he has
been able to go into the trenches even,
into the hospitals, and to hold services
in a dozen places q day instead of one
or two.
The equipment of the field altar en-
abled him to say mass and to admin
lister the sacrement, where previously
he had to content himself in many
cases with an outdoor sermon. Wher-
ever possible he borrowed the use of
church, and to this would come, often
en- foot, the Catholic soldiers IN
troops nearby. In many villages how
ever he found either that no church
existed or that the town had been
devastated.