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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

Dec. 17-Carrie Martinson to Charles
Aarvick lots s, 9 and 10 blk l Skin
ner's LIST add Brookings.
Dec. sc. w. Smith to Minnie Han
son lots 4 and 5 blk 7 Volga.
Dec. $50. w. Marshall to George
Noodle lots l and 2 blk l Browns
plat, Elkton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

If a Register Want AID will not do It
-"it can't be donei"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
GIRL CHAMPION PIG RAISER.

\ dISS ALICE MCCOY, 10 years
Nj old, has just been awarded the
grand championship of Louis!-
ana in pig raising. On joining the
,Bahy Pig Raising Club Of Blanchard,
Cdddp parish, La, Miss Mccoy bough:
q Berkshire pig a few weeks old with
go loaned her by the principal OF the
public school she was attending. When
the pig was II months old 1t weighed
300 pounds. and besides winning for
the little girl the grand championship
pre- was bought by a breeder for $50.
Eais.ns this pig had cost the young
stock raise- something less than IS.
Besides the money value of the trans
action, the success OF the little cir.
brought about a change OF heart on
thu part Of her father. He had stub
horny refused TO plant anything be-
SIDES cotton for a money producing
trop. During the time that little Miss
, Alice Was fattening her pig he was
rInning a " mule cotton patch. At
ne end Of the yea he had made less
than Si5. He Is now planning TO FOL.
'w his daughters example and raise
hogs instead OF cotton.
In Georgia the grand championship
r. the Baby Pig Clubs was awarded
va boy, with Maude Phillips of Quit
man as a close second. She raised
end brought her pig To the fair at n
cost Of q fraction less than 3 cents "A
pound, while Eta Wynn exhibited n
"i pound berkshire hat had cost he'
y? cents a pound. Since the corn
Guns were started among the boys
ana girls Of Georgia, hat State, which
f,ood tenth in agricultural commodi-
tee las gone up to fourth place. The
membership Of these baby cor clubs
now Numbers upward of ten thou
ttn! IN Georgia.
TN" change for the better in Texas
N. LOUISIANA has been almost az
hara.i suce the baby beef and the
ftoy pix clubs were started in 1912.
These clubs are all open to boys and
fr's under 90 years OF G In some
o. them The girls outnumber the boys.
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n as soft satin or a smooth finished

such as soft satin or a smooth finished
soft silk.
Another new cushion that seems a
rival of the furry ones is OF patch
work. soft silk or satin OF course. Be
sides being beautiful and comfortable
these have the additional charm OF
being home made. However great may
he the demand II is highly improbable
that machine made patchwork will
ever take the place Of the product OF
human fingers. Though these cushions
are costly when bought AT a shop they
can he mad" AZ home for next to moth
Ing beyond the price of the down
filing. Tn means of course that the
pillow maker has been thrifty enough
to save the scraps of her silk and satin
garments and mas taste enough TO
combine them tremendously.
SIX patchwork differs from calico
or muslin only in thnt the silk piece
must he hasted on stiff paper. ordi-
nary wr!titH; paper il the best, with
the edges turned over the paper. In
joining the pieces they must be
whipped together on the under side.
Not until the whole square. or in the
case of a cushion the entire pattern.
has been eewed together should the
paper be pulled out.
ANY Of the old patchwork patterns
50 fashionable SIXTY years ago are
suitable for these cushions, all depend
Ing on the size and shape desired. The
tendency AT present - to have one or
two bright Colorcd cushions among a
mound Of dark or neutral shades. This
j. very effective when the room is al
in one color Among the dark cushions
there should be at least one black one
Where n is in black and White
the light Colored cushion MAJ he either
pure white. a vivid red or n bright
golden yellow.
when selecting pieces for patch
work pillows the dark Coiors SHOULD
be used for the border. making tho
u ccutrc the brightest spot. one beau
tifu. round cushion which was made
10 ordcr hv "A specially shop was he
star pattern n patchwork. The star
forming the centre Of the cushion tor
wns Of bright yellow with the border
and the back of the cushion in dark
wuodsy brown. This sta was TO be
the one bright spot among a mound
of dark brown pillows on n sofa OF old
Santo Domingo mahogany in a brown
room. II matched the touches Of vel,
low In the border of the brown
draperiCs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
FAR REACHING POWER OF
THE WOMEN OF RUSSIh

public dining room or lobby OF a hotel
or ct public meetings or street
paradcs, You can meet her in her
home, at the theatre. at the opera,
in her garden. &c. Yet she is by no
means inferior Ia the man. The
sphere Of Russian woman's social
action Is unique. Though she has to
knee, before the man, yet the man
has To kiss her hand, Before the
world ne ~ her master, hut privately
she is his tyrant. Not the husband,
lut the wife has the keys Of the safe
and the home,
In Ruesis a girl has never Ch%aperons,
but caVal ors Either she goes out
with her gnvcrncss ard mother or she
stands alone. She can 20 out with a
man To theatres, concerts, balls. but he
is always her slave, She has the right
Of initiative everywhere. Etiquette
requires that a man shall refuse moth
ing that . wumau asks. lie IL the
intellectual master, she the RsthetiC
goddess The mans power Is objective
AMI obvious, the woman's subjective
and abstract, Although a man leads
the woman seemingly, yet he does it
with her permission. The two sexes
are distinctly separated in Russia. The
whole aim of the nation IL not equality,
hu, separation of the sexes.
The idea of separation of the sexes
has IA romantic meaning In Russia, !,
is believed that the more the sexes are
separated the stronger is the romantic
feeling, How much the romantic elc-
| mcpt In cultivated and appreciated IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28

very likely to be steel embroidered and
steel tasselled These are soft, I'M
stiffened and fall in folds from the
wrist strap.
a different type Of saddle bag Is
Hat. stiffened and Is merely thrown
over the wrist. being quite narrow at
top and widening to ordinary bag
width at bottom. This bag. made In
handsome MORE, MORE satin stripe
or velvet, is sometimes adorned simply
by "A very narrow flexible silver edge,
such as has for many years past been
used to border mems expensive wallets.
cigar cases, &c.
a similar flexible silver border
edges the tops Of shirred velvet bags
with outstanding frill headings, and on
some models n falling frill as well as
the outstanding one has the flexible
border.
Colored bead embroidery is OCCASION
ally substituted for steel, and when
cleverly used is attractive, though in
most cases steel is given preference.
Little punches Of berries solidly COW
cred with colored beads and applied
to velvet are liked, and quaint little
Tvs Va p'au IoWtIS III many Cpi-
ors are also effectively applied to veil
vet. An oddly shaped black velvet
bag, mounted on a small hoop frame,
ha. a four point frill. formed from a
square cut out in the centre to fit the
hoop. falling over "A pouch bag. The
frill is bordered all around with mar
row embroidery of beads in many
tones. the pouch is embroidered and a
tasscl OF colored beads trims its end.
AS has been said before. fur enters
largely into smart bags as into every
thing pertaining to fashion this win
ter. There are bags entirely Of short
hair furs. with handsome jewelled
mountings. and models less costly,
which instead OF having a metal frame
are simply SHRED on a cord with a
faring frill top that shows a gay lin
ing. The cords are perhaps Of gold or
silver. though they may match the
bag, and they are likely to be finished
at the ends by beaded or metallic orna-
ments OF some kind.
Moleskin. seal. beaver. chinchilla. err
mine and baby lamb are the pelts most
often seen in bags. For trimming
velvet and silk bags all sorts Of furs
are used. one OF the simplest and most
popular models is a Hat, soft bag.
slightly pointed at bottom and mounted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
\, ELEANOR mOXT BHAINERD.

- VERY whose soul Is not
l. ahnvc the vanitics will carry a
., new handbag this winter. II
she holds out against leather
.be Will fall victim to silk or velvet or
mr. and II She cannot afford to buy a
,,r to match her afternoon costume
mo will probably make one for herself
an Undertaking, it may be noted,
calling for more cleverness than the
amateur seems to realize.
The variety os the new bags IL
amazing. II can do so many things
,,;h textiles and fur and the designers
,npear to have done most of those
,h,urs Velvet IL the material most
IN evidence, and naturally black velvet
* frs, ~faVorite. since the black bag is
more adaptable than any other. IT
may be- plain or striped or brocaded,
trimmed or untrimmed. all black or
srichtened by dashes of color. Often
4, is the shape or the mountings hat
rycs individuality and distinction. and
tho velvet itself has no touch of trim
ming. Great ingenuity Is put into the
assigning of the fastening. which may
he jewellod, beaded. fashioned of shell
mr. ivory or OF some semi-precious
stone carved into unusual shape.
Silver and steel are used more often
than any other trimming to brighten
tho somhrcneSs OF the black bag and
are applied in many ways. steel bead
embroidery being n feature of a ma
,ori,y OF the handsome bags shown
In any shop.
Ls lust how this embroidery Is applied
depends. of course, upon the shape Of
the bag. It may he used merely IN
delicate bordering lines. in bold single
motif or in little detached motifs scat
tered over the whole surface. A
tsssel of steel beads is likely to trim
the bottom OF a pouch chapel bag
embroidered in steel or to finish each
end Of a saddle bag shape, while II
the bag has u frame and clasp the
clasp will probably be solidly covered
with steel beads.
one might multiply examples OF
such bags. but the few illustrated
here will give some idea of the varia-
.,ions in shape and treatment. The
long pouch bag of velvet with narrow
line OF fur around its middle below a
line Of steel embroidery and with "A
TUT Of fur and steel tassel finishing
the bottom is a model much exploited
md easily copied even by the amateur.
since il demands no mounting or
complicated shaping. With velvet and
fur matching those OF "A costume 1t IL
exceedingly effective without being
very expensive.
Another long black velvet steel en-
hroidered bag. kite shaped front and
back but on the sides,
mounted on one of the small
expanding frames and made with n
rinG To slip over the wrist is a model
much liked.
= Saddle bag effects Of various kinds
IRE shown in both silk and velvet and
in varying degrees of e~laborateness
Very long narrow ones falling from a
hlckled wrist strap are offered in
MORE. in taffeta and in velvet and are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
TRULY ARTISTIC CHINA
is NO LONGER A LUXURY

7 T is a woman's own fault II she
fails to set a pretty table nova
days, for there never was a time
when more truly artistic china, glass
and silver were TO be had. while even
to trespass ever so little on the sub
ject of fine drapery convinces n the
subject Is as large az It is delightful
to contemplate.
Just in china for the city house
there are the most adorable things.
the modern product Of famous old
potterles such as would grace the
most refined surroundings. Best OF
all, these rarely beautiful ceramic de-
signs are not at all expensive but arc
quite within the reach OF the house
wife Of moderate means, the woman
who loves pretty things yet Is not
i'm "A position to buy them. Moreover,
there are innumerable patterns to Sc
lect from, any n Of which Is a sat
~!sfactory substitute for the rare porce-
lains thai command special prices,
To the woman who hasn't kept up
with the trend uf the ceramic art 1t
will come in the nature OF "a revela-
ton to find In the shops china that
mas everything to commend 1t as "a
color. shape and design. Take the
Wedgwood for example, OF which
there are some lovely patterns wei
within the scope of a small Income
m tha p,i,la Of most narSnnR the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
NOTES OF PARIS FASHIONS

~ all the exquisite gowns nothing
~ could exceed the gowns worn
by Cecile Sorel OF the Coincide
Francois in the play "Demi-Monde."
In the first act she wears a gray chif-
fon velvet coat, full length, but very
short, with a wide fiat collar Of gray
fox. open V shape; at the knees, on
both sides and front Is n ten inch band
OF the fox. From the belt, which IL
of gray suede, TO the knees are fine
double frogs, with buttons made Of
silver braid. The boots worn with this
were of gray suede, laced on the in
side. The hat. black velvet, with up
standing plumes, At the waist was "A
dropping red rose.
In the second act she wore an v g
ming gown of Changeable blue turquoise
and silver. The bodice was Gu very
low back and front, had no sleeves.
and was severely plain and tight ft-
ting, and the very full skirt was short
and deeply pointed, There were fully
a dozen points at the bottom that gave
u fascinating suggestion when she
walked. The cothurni were OF the
material of the dress and the stockings
also matched. AT the waist was a
pink rose and in the hair a huge
black aigrette. over this gown she
used "A dun rose satin cape with skunk
collar, The cape hung straight and
had deep Sits for the arms. She wore
no gloves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28

V-lipM time immemorial Russian
- have taken an active
part in the social n political
affairs Of their country, Not
only have they p.ayed n conspicuous
role n revolutionary movements, edu-
cation. labor questions and charity
work hut they nave figured proml-
ncutly in art. science, diplomacy and
court iptrigues.
Catherine the Great was n striking
figure in Russian history aud 81 were
Anna JuanoNna, Mime Novlkoff and
many others. The heroism of Mines,
lrcshkowskayt, SussulitCh and ffGner
displayed n Russian reform move
mrnt is well known, i'avlowa, karsh-
yiua and Nazimova are well known
Russian stage celebrities. The in
iiucnce that Nine. Dcnisova and Coun-
tess lGnatieNa have exercised IN lctrn-
grad during the present decade speaks
clnuucntlv ~ the far reaching power
OF Russian women, although their
method is fundamentally different
from that of their American and west
European sisters.
Being "A Scmi-oriental country, Rus
sil surrounds her daughters with "A
romantic halo and excludes the musCu-
line atmosphere as much aS possible.
Woman is a yelled mystery behind the
walls of the home. Like her oriental
sisters she Is veiled. spiritually and
physically, she manipulatcs public
affairs a. a power behind the scenes
You never meet her in a restaurant,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
T0DAY'S BEAUTY AIDS

T. clear up and "hiten the skin
NJ .'i"r thai charm Of pink and
VIII" Youthful freshness 80 much
o"N ''l hy all women you will find
~ '.H safer Ia rely upon n good face
'''." rather than powder. To get
III '' '0lli shiny and muddy appear
'l'' .0 your complexion, dissolve four
ounces Of Npurmay in onc-half pint
' waiter, aud add two tea spoonfuls
-'''ru ,Aplly this to your face,
I''N and arms, rubbing gently until
cry Ihs lotion does not show or
I0' ''' Tia" powder and is much bet
,'I N Is splendid for removing tan,
'''N '* rimpl"S and sallowncsS.
l.I 'Iu make n delightful sham
'"' Tor u very trlhing cost If you
sI lr.U rour druggist n package Of
,+IL'"A and dissolve a tcaspoonful
III 'Hl Il hot water. Pour a little
. II umc on the scalp and rub
m'>ty This creates an abundance
" 'i'rt, white lather that thoroughly
'IS>' We. and removes all dandruff.
S'Nc"SN III and dirt. After rinsing.
\ '" mar dries quickly, with a fluff
Is MAT makes il seem heavier than
- ana takes on u rich lustrr and n
S'n'tS that makes arranging il u
i'"'N0." ldr.
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oblige her own to use the heavy
printed ware so trying to artistic
sous. Now that such charming china
in really good designs and coloring
is to be had cheap there is absolutely
no EXCUSE for any one using ugly
ware.
The pink lustre in Wedgwood that
savors so much of the china in grand
mothers corner cupboard has n
quaint beauty all its own and is not
beyond the pocketbook of the woman
of moderate means. For example,
there is to be had a lovely tea set
in pink lustre consisting OF a half
dozen plates. a half dozen cups and
saucers and cream and sugar, which
costs only 1880, with antique ma
hogany for a BACKGROUND, pretty old
silver and fne napery 1t forms an
enviable picture Of domestic elegance
with which nothing short of old STAFF
fordshire can compare.
Another charming design in Wedg-
wood is intimately suggestive OF syl-
van shades and wooded Businesses with
flowing grasses and glistening water
flies showing on "A deep creamy body.
This has much the same feeling as the
pink lustre and compares favorably in
price. Both these designs are open
stock and can he bought as the fancy
dictates. a fact which must appeal
strongly to the woman who likes nice
things but isn't always in a position to
buy them on the spot.
For women Of discriminating taste
there Is the Royal Copenhagen ware,
the beauty of which IL all too little
known. Unlike Our 0wn methods of
furthering the ceramic industry, many
of the foreign pottcries are supported
by the Government, and the assistance
lent the Danish factories has enabled
them to produce porcelain which is
the whitcst and hardest china in the
! world, 1t IL Aired al TN. highest tenn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28

p~erature. a fact which affects the color
range Of the underglaze decoration.
This naturally limits the palette used
and this is accountable in a great
measure for a certain restraint which
is AS delightful a feature as It is char
acteristic of the Danish productions.
One of the prettiest OF the Danish
patterns Is the blue wistarla ON n
cream ground which makes its own
appeal wherever seen. Nor Is 1t be-
yond the reach Of the average house,
wife, since n tea set of one-half dozen
bread and butter plates, half dozen
cups and saucers, tea pot, cream n
sugar il only sll. A complete dinner
set Of los pieces is $50. In the same
ware is another pattern showing an
old blue cornfower on a cream
ground. 1t has as delightful an old
tlmey look as the Wedgwood pink
! lustre and would tit in quite as charm
lngly with old fashioned surroundings.
, \ full dinner set IL 500.
Always there Is the blue Canton.
| which is adorable and we'll liked gen.
! orally by those who appreciate artistic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
They Come in Silk and Velvet and Fur--Steel Bead
Embroidery a Feature of Their Decoration.
Fastenings of Pretty Designs

on a metal frame. A narrow band NJ
fur runs around it vertically, and II a
long haired fur Is used one or two little
tails may be applied at the top Of the
bag where the fur band meets the
frame.
Tortoise shell mountings and fasten-
ers are popular and some Of the best
looking brown fur bags have this
mounting with short chains and wrist
bracelet all of the shell.
Taffeta embroidered in steel Is shown
in all bag collections a.ong with MORE
satin stripe and brocades. and there
are frivolous little bags OF taffeta
almost entirely covered by little ruffies
Of the taffeta and with no adornment
save In the mounting and fastening.
Unique effects are obtained by using
bits of exceptionally handsome or rare
brocade, and sometimes such brocade
in vivid color is combined with plain
ve.vet or fur, which tones II down
enough for street wear.
Paillettes figure in the realm OF bags
rs well as in the realm OF frocks and
are responsible for the charm of many
evening bags, while in jet they give
cachet to some of the smartest black
silk bags.
Silver thread embroideries make
another desirable trimming for the
silk or velvet bag. and embroidery of
metal. co.ored beads, steel. jet or silks
on a foundation OF cloth OF gold OF
silver is often combined with silk or
velvet.
Innings Of the dark bags are usually
in gray colors. and n the bag IL Of
velvet the lining II likely 10 be OF
striped satin or moire There Ia a
special liking for Innings Of the warm
fruity yellows and the flesh and peach
ninka-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
SOFA CUSHIONS OF FUR.

IT HE newest thing in sofa cushions
Is ais the newest adaptation Of
fur, Though n fur cushiuN may
not seem TO Ice an appropriate furnish
NJ for Ia" sofa in your Twins room or
library nobody who has tried II ever
sends IL back. SO the dealers declare.
Tho reason lG this is not entirely the
looks Of The cushions, though some of
them are decidedly attractive Ia tho
eye. The roa reason, again to quot"
the dealer. j. that one on a sofa ha'
the same general effect Ms n Maltese
cat. Not only IL the feel NJ u soft
furry cushions conducive to warmth,
hut il soothcs to such an extent rs 20
be- almost II guarantee against m
somuia,
some Of these cushions are made
entirely II fur. top and bottom. Others
have only n fur top, while yet others
are onl, fur trimmed. In this case
the material used iU combination with
the fur should be soft aud smooth,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

TOR the first time N the history
OF Colorado there IS a woman at
the head Of tho largest revenue
producing department in that State.
This woman is Mrs. Dorothy NJ Rolph.
State Insurance Commissioner. who
was appointed Ly Gov. carlson las,
January, This appointment was a
recognition of ability without refer
cnCc TO sex.
Mrs. Ro,ph lad been in the de-
partmcnt for more than eight years.
She entered as "a clerk when she
was So green that she didn't
know what a policy looked like. by
working faithfully and studying hard
at night she managed To climb up
grade by grade until she passed
through every department. Now, Al
State Commissioner, fire, life, all
forms Of casualty. surety and frater-
nal insurance come under her super
vision. Each ear an examination
must he made # the assets Of the 3S2
companies doing business n Colorado
This womau commissioner has the
right to hold these companies NJ to
the standard or revoke their licenses
II was under the direction Of Queen
Helena that tho entire first 0oor OF
the Qulriuaj WIS made into a AoSpital
Tor wounded soldiers. There are more
than two hundred % Dis and strio'
measures are born enforced to make
the place al, that % should hc hyGien!-
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the skirt cut in circular form with
points, the points edged with n three
inch band of mink, the plain bodice
had "A shawl collar of mink, and the
sleeves tiared AT the wrist. They were
edged with the mink. Bronze shoes,
Colonial. with buckles, and bronze
color suede gloves were worn with this
costume. a black velvet hat. n large
sailor bound with mink, and "A pink
rose completed the outfit.
Omhrelles are pass6. To Ice smart.
when walking i'm the ain one must
wear n rainproof ulster with high col
lar buttoncd close around the throat,
so the rain can't get down the neck
then on the head onc of IN" little
touues of patent leather. trimmed in
a dull waterproof leather. The hands
go into deep slit pockets in the coat,
Also the long mackintoshes, such as
used by tho French officers. in soldier
blue, are much worn.
Absolutely all the smart womcn are
wearing the gloves with Il long wrist,
which is brought up cuiflike over the
sleeve. White Is tho preferred color,
but gray and delicate tan and also
dariS blue are seen.
Dark blue boots. laced on the side.
are quite popular, with blue cloth or
taffeta suits.
French ONE wear very thin de-
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Cullcth nlghtSowns. and as a winter
sleeping garment they have n flannel
Jacket like a pajama Jacket. cut with
q high military collar, patch pockets,
and of course this season IA belt. Pas
tel Colors only are used,
The very, very newcst is a tiny
handbag, no larger than for years
past has been sold for "A very little
girl. Moirc in black or the color Of
the coat is the most elegant.