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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Handkerchief Collar.

A pattern is sold which shows how
rolling lingerie collar may be cut
from a 13-inch handkerchief, and as,
almost everyone has choice hand
kerchief or two stored away some,
place, one of these patterns could be
bought to make the heirloom useful.
The work of making such collar is
very simple, as, naturally, the out
side edges of the handkerchief form
the outside edges of the collar. Wires
can be neatly fastened into these
handkerchief collars so that they may
be rolled in any desired way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

Irvine color, and the top is of crepe
like silk in the same color.
Under the turned-over rim Of the
coronet small clusters of velvet grapes
Tor are they large berries?) In sand
color, and half-blown roses in pink,
with foliage, form an exquisite wreath.
The hat carries the suggestion of sum-
mer and out-of-doors so wildly that
1t is calculated to make the onlooker
glad that she is alive.
A hat of gold lace, velvet, flowers
and fur bands is shown with wide
brim and low crown. 1t would not be-
out of place anywhere, since fur ap-
pears In costumes and millinery de-
signed for all climes. But 1t will
shine to best advantage at any of
those places where women adorn their
heads with the most elaborate of their
millinery.
Another hat with brim a little less
wide and crown somewhat higher en-
ploys silver lace, black velvet, bands
of marten and exquisite shellpink
ostrich tips in its construction. 1t Ia
a thing Of beauty and will come as
near being a Joy forever as our too
brief dreams" in millinery can ever
hope to be.
JULIA 6oTToMLEY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

A PRETTY and simple afternoon
"A dress Of taffeta silk which will
commend itself to the woman who
likes an odd style is shown in the
picture given here. 1t manages to be
very unusual without being bizarre,
and very noticeable without losing re-
fnement.
The model, in its outlines, suggests
nothing so much as the silhouette of H.
Japanese lady. This is a very clever
management of modes of the present,
and the West, into a semblance of
those of the Orient. The gown is es-
pecially adapted to small and youth
full fgures-if they be prettily curved
1t is not dress for the angular young
girl.
A changeable taffeta should be
chosen for dress of this kind, since
the trimming is Of the same material
as the gown. The two-color effects
and the play of light in changeable
silks is a substitute for decorations.
Instead Of embroidery or braid, or
other applied trimmings, ruchings,
made of full box plaitings of narrow
strips of silk, are wonderfully effec-
tive. And there is no silk quite so we'll
adapted to making ruchings as tat
feta.
The composition of the gown is so
simple and so plainly set forth in the
picture that it hardly needs descrip-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

trenches who was known to every
body as a coward. He always would
hug the bottom of the trench 1t
seemed he never could get over it. But
he was passionately fond of cigarettes.
One day while the bullets were whis-
Ting above his trench soldier in a
neighboring trench held up cigarettes
to him. He jumped up, raced to the
other trench and came back triumph
antly with the cigarettes. He was I'M
hurt.
More officers are killed in battle in
proportion to their numbers than any
other class of men. That is due to the
risks they insist on taking. That is
particularly true in the English army.
where the officers risk their lives
needlessly. The Germans would be
court-martialed for risking their lives
as much as the English officers do.
The English say they do it to steady
their men and show they are not
afraid.
The same is true to a considerable
losses Of officers in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war was surprisingly great. OF
course the Spanish-American war was
not on the proportions of this war and
the sharpshooters figured extensively.
An officer in our regular army who
saw fighting in the Spanish war, point
ed out the other day that most persons
had very wrong conception of how
soldiers fight in modern battles.
"Skirmish drills in times of peace
have taught the troops how to act to-
gether, and it is amazing to see how
quickly the men adapt themselves to
the conditions of actual battle. 1t Is
the corporals and sergeants who are
the real steadying influences in fight.
They know the characteristics Of the
individual privates In way that the
commissioned officers can never know
them and are prepared to give calm
ing word to this or that one when the
emergency arises. In my own expert
ence l have known a private who had
served three enlistments to take
| charge of a company in charge, and
the officers and non-coms were very
glad to leave it to him. After the scrap
was over he became a private once
more, but while that row was on, so
far as actual influence with the men
was concerned, he was of great deal
more importance than his captain. The
way that man would wriggle into
cover was a revelation and he went
through three campaigns without a
scratch. His example in the regiment
was big asset.
There has been much discussion OF
bravery in battle since the war start.
ed. According to my experience it is
very much matter of temperament
Some men are carried along by a sort
of ecstasy, others hold themselves to
the work by sheer force Of will, while
others, and those are the best, GO
through a fight with sort of grim in
terest as II it was highly amusing
though somewhat dangerous sport they
were engaged in, like polo or football
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

ton. The wide girdle, swathing the
figure, the easy sleeves and the skirt
lengthening at the back and hanging
in about the feet, give the model it's
There are several very effective
japanese aspect.
combinations Of color in twotoned
changeable taffeta. Among them sap
phire blue and black, blue and green
light green and rose, dark green and
red, and green and black have a ra-
dance like that of jewels. But these
are only few of the wonderful color
combinations that have been wrought
in taffeta. In some of them the play
of light reminds one of it's fascinating
shiftings on the polished surface or
an opal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

might dodge their heads into a second
bullet.
The men were new to fighting, how
ever, and they we're not on the firing
line. They had to sit idly back of the
main firing line while the Southernors
were attacking their lines.
Just then a big cannon shell burst
above their heads. The captain
lodged with the rest, bringing out
big laugh from the recruits, most of
whom were not very we'll disciplined
and had little respect for the great
ness of their commanding officer.
Dodge the big Ones" the captain
shouted, as he admitted that even the
seasoned men sometimes dodge an I'M
expected shot. 1t is the unexpected
ness of the shooting that causes the
men to dodge. When they become
used to the noise of battle they can
sleep right through a bombardment
without being troubled. They fight
and sleep in sort of daZe. Often thay
are on duty for so long that they cam
not go to sleep when the fighting is
over, but they sit in a stupor, not
knowing what to do.
Sometimes it requires more heroism
to stand under fire than at other times.
The real heroes are the recruits; for
they stay at the front even though
they get scared. The seasoned SOL
diers jest as they fight just as a gang
Of workmen jest and talk with each
other. Fighting is occupation to them.
1t is told of hero in the Spanish
American war who was commissioned
major in the American Volunteer
army, although he had no previous
military experience except at a mill
, tary school, that as he was going into
action at San Juan hill one of the reg
ular army officers noticed the majors
white face and chattering teeth.
Major, you are scared" the regular
said.
Il know it," said the major. IF you
were half as scared as am you would
be twenty miles from here"
1t is not only the soldiers who
showed heroism under fire in Europe
The civilians were heroes as we'll In
Belgium the farmers were in the
midst Of harvest when the uhlans
crossed their frontier. The farmers
continued harvesting their crops be-
cause they realized the armies would
trample them under foot. Their only
hope was in completing the harvest
before the armies crossed the country
They worked amid shot and shell with
out regard to the enemy. They were
just as safe in the field at work as
they were running and they bravely
chose the wiser course.
War correspondents tell how they
found French women knitting while
the fighting was going on. There was
nothing for them to do but knit. Their
why run? AS they knitted they com
mented on the shots which dropped
around them. In Reims it is told how
women near the cathedral counted the
shells as they struck that edifice.
There is a tale Of soldier in the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

spoonful of mushroom sauce and jar
to a score of sauces. One of the meth
DDS so commonly used that gives a
fiat, stale and colorless sauce or gravy
is the one of stirring milk with flour
and turning that into the roasting pan
with the gravy. A rich brown sauce
may be made by using the very same
materials, but combining them differ
emily. Put the flour, tablespoonful
or two, in the hot fat in the pan, stir
until we'll Drowned then add the liquid.
whether milk or stock or water.
By adding caramel or kitchen bou-
quet to a gravy the color is made rich
er or by browning the butter and flour
and keeping it on hand to use for
thickening sauces and gravies, the
same results obtain.
FIavoring Spices.-Take a fourth of
a pound of black pepper, two ounces
of ginger, one ounce of grated nutmeg,
the same of allspice, cinnamon and
cloves, all ground, and half pound
of salt. Put these ingredients through
a fine sieve several times, to be sure
they are we'll mixed and blended, and
keep closely covered to keep the salt
dry. 1t is a good plan to thoroughly
dry the salt before it is mixed with
the other ingredients. Add in small
quantities as needed to season sauces.
For the plain white sauce, which Is
so much used for fish, meat and vege-
table sauces, prepare by melting two
tablespoonfuls of butter, adding two
tablespoonfuls Of -four when the butter
is bubbling hot, then when well mixed
add cup of rich milk. The sauce is
varied by the amount of -four and but
ter, as well as the amount of liquid
added.
This same sauce may be used, with
a quart Of milk, for an oyster stew or
with chopped, cooked oysters in 1t.
for fish sauce; with capers, for a
mutton sauce and with any kind of
fish for fish croquettes.
lire IA
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

and the convenience of
a. -M freezing water to make
tyfS$SI3W ice helps to make the
Md'IEVCN(I dessert a very reason
IE1TIS'Et able one. Put a pail or
EEASNS'y>x> pan of water outside
>--=%Il' over night and have a
block of ice for the freez-
ing of the dessert.
Frozen Fig Custard.-Beat the yolks
Of six eggs until we'll broken, add to
quart of rich milk and a cup Of
granulated sugar. Cook until the
spoon is coated and set away to cool.
When cold, flavor with lemon and add
a cup of steamed, finely chopped figs.
Then add a pint of whipped cream,
the whites of the eggs beaten stiff
and turn into the freezer. Open and
stir the fruit that has settled to the
bottom after it is half frozen.
Frozen ChocoIate.-Melt four ounces
of chocolate by putting into pan
over hot water, add one and half
cupfuls of granulated sugar and stir
until this is melted; then add a cup
full of rich milk or thin cream and
boil for one minute. Meanwhile, have
a tablespoonful of gelatin melted in a
quarter of a cupful of cold water, and
when softened, add to the hot mixture.
When cold add teaspoonful of va.
nilla, a pinch of salt and three cupfuls
of cream, whipped. Pour into a mold
and pack in ice and salt. Four parts
of ice to one of salt.
Coffee Ice.-Make a quart of strong,
clear coffee, sWeeten it with six table,
spoonfuls of sugar, cool and partly
freeze. When it is like frappe add
the whites of two eggs, beaten stiff,
and finish freezing. Serve in sherbet
glasses with whipped sweetened cream
on each glass.
Fig Charlotte Russe.-Have ready
six or eight figs cooked tender in
boiling water, sweeten with three Ia
blespoonfuls of sugar and add two
tablespoonfuls Of lemon juice. Soften
a fourth of a package of gelatin in a
fourth of cupful of milk, add three
fourths of a cupful of hot milk, one
fourth of a cupful of sugar, the figs
cut in bits and the strip in which they
were cooked. Turn into glass cups
lined with ladyfngers; decorate with
strips of figs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Making SkyIight Drip-Proof.

A Pennsylvania wire glass company
has evolved new type of glass that
solves problem of much Importance
to many manufacturing plants-that
Of eliminating the drip from the I'M
derside of skylights. In many of the
arts, in silk and cotton mills paper
factories or chocolate works, the fall
ing of single drop causes much dam
age. The new glass has an under-surf-
ace with eight webs or channels to
the inch, the webs being of such form
rs to give the greatest degree of capil-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

est dishes, when
dressed with an ap-
propriate sauce, be-
come gn i fl e d
dishes.
A touch Of gar
lie, a dash of Ia
basco or Worces-
terShire a tea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

less OF peril. One of these profound
influences is battle. 1t is said that men
in battle will hug the bottom of the
trenches because they are taught by
military experts to do so, but after
the baptism of fire they care for moth
ing, and will risk their lives to gain
comfort.
There are stories going the rounds
of fighters in Europe who have left
the trenches and walked through a
hail of bullets and shells after an over
coat or after food. These men knew
nothing about death. They did know
q lot about discomfort. They knew
when they were thirsty they were ter
ribly uncomfortable. They knew when
they were cold they suffered.
When the German cruiser Koenigs-
berg was driven into river on the
African coast and bottled up there by
"a superior force of English ships, it
lis reported that the Germans threw
up trenches in the vicinity of the Koe-
nigsberg, from which they fought the
British. From their place of security
among the palm trees they kept any
landing force of marines from getting
near them.
Although they we're securely in
trenched they could not leave the
trenches without great risk of life
from the bullets of the British ma
trines. Yet when the mosquitoes made
might miserable in the trenches one
o. the Germans left his trench and
walked coolly through the hail of bull
lets to neighboring trench, where he
gathered some pennyroyal, with which
to fight the mosquitoes.
Men under fire do not think of the
consequences any more than men in
the cities going to and from work A
story is told of men high on the top
of a skyscraper. One of the workmen
felicitated with the other on his good
luck in having a safe job on a girder
several hundred feet above the street
while others had to risk their lives in
Europe.
The majority Of the soldiers in Eu
rope would not have changed places
with the man on the girder. Men
working in the logging camps, where
danger is constant, due to lack of in
spection by state authorities, feel sor
Try for the men working in the stee
mills amid the molten metal. Men or
the sea are glad in time of hurricane
that they are not on shore. For, or
the sea, they are free to ride on the
storm. The men on shore pity the
poor devils Of the sea.
The recruit getting the baptism o.
fire Is to be pitied. He is probably as
brave as any Of the other men, but hi
has not gotten accustomed to the stu
alton, and in horror he hugs the bot
tom Of the trench while the shells
scream overhead. But the recruit fl
time learns not to fear. He become,
hardened to conditions, just as othe
men, and laughs with them as HI
fights.
There was a captain in a certain
Northern army fighting in our Civ.
war who derided his company of re
cruits for lodging the bullets. H,
explained 1t was too late to dodg,
after they had heard the bullets whiz
over their heads, and besides the,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
In the Shade.

Where did you spend the sum-
mer?"
Where / lost my identity"
"Eh?"
Among my wife's relatives, where
I'm simply known as 'Marys hus-
band Fun.
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larry attraction. The result is that
even when pitched as low as ten de-
grees above the horizontal, all con-
densation is held and carried down to
the gutter at the foot of each sheet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Scared the Scare.

Through moving day accident lit
tie Tim had been left all day in a
locked and lonely house. Weren't you
scared?" he was asked, when his ab.
sence from the reunited family had
been discovered and his rescue effect
ed. Didn't it brighten you to stay
there so long all alone?" Il was aw-
full scared at first" was Tins naive
confession, "but this afternoon was
just sort O sleepy, ! guess l got SO
scared this morning that it scared the
scare right out of my bonesi"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
ICY DESSERTS.

The fact that ice and snow sur
round us does not deprive us of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
SAVORY SAUCES AND GRAVES.

The making of savory, well-sea-
soned sauce, is an art The common
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

HERE is something in the
back recesses of our brains
which makes us want to
live. No man in his right
mind wants to die, and only
when the back part of his
brain is impaired through
grief, worry, sickness or
some other profound cause,
does he go about regard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
4HRBIHplHE1N
E6ABIINED

No one can live happily who regards
himself alone, who turns everything
to his own advantage. Thou must live
for another if thou wishest to live for
thyself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22

taste Tor frozen dishes
and the convenience of
freezing water to make
ice helps to make the
dessert a very reason
able one. Put a pail or
pan of water outside
over night and have a
block of ice for the freez-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-07
Agree on a Site and Begin Building

THE rejection by Select Council of the
i proposition to transfer to the Fairmount
Park Commissioners the convention hall
fund of S1,4O0,00O means that the building
will be constructed under the direction of
Councils and not by the Park Commission
ers. 1t also means that the Snyders woods
site is indirectly disapproved How much
not yet been disclosed.
The advocates of the gath and Market
streets site are already at work to persuade
Councils to build the convention hall in the
central part of the city, accessible to the
hotels and railroad stations. The arguments
in favor of a site easy to reach from the
business district are so many and so obvious
that it is not necessary to recount them.
The purpose of the hall is to accommodate
conventions and Industrial exhibitions at
tended, not primarily by residents of Pha-
delphia, but by delegates from abroad who
must live in the hotels while they are here.
There must be judgment enough in Councils
to select site such as any business man
would choose If ne erecting building
to attract well-known and definite class of
patronage And there must be realization of
the Importance of building the hall as quickly
as possible, so that the city may be ready to
welcome the National Republican Conven-
site has continued long enough. What the
city demands is the convention hall and not
q squabble over its location
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-07
BEST THOUGHT IN AMERICA
DIGEST OF THE MAGAZINES

Japan. And neither exists now. If you will
refresh your memory concerning the talk OF
war; or If you will examine into It's origin,
you will find that no single phrase of 1t orig
mated in Japan. What there has been was
the echo of agitation and war talk that be-
gan in your country. We have jngoes here,
Just as you have jingoes in America We
have a sensational press here just as you
have. Naturally when the jingoes of Amer
lea and those with selfish interests to serve
began to cry war in America, and the sensa.
tional press took up that cry, the cry found
an echo here. But it Is not responsible and
1t was not official. How could there be war?
Your country will never be the aggressor,
and Japan will never be. If you will look
into history you will find that Japan has
never begun war until 1t was forced on
Japan as the last alternative. They will not
fight until they are cornered, until their
honor has been stained, until that is the only
course.
Although Count Okuma is nearly so years
old, he is a radical in his politics, and was
recently elected to the Premiership by an
overwhelming majority letter from an
American resident of Japan, quoted by
Worlds Work (3) gives a sense of Japan's
internal situation.
Less than a month before Count Okuma's
appointment was announced an issue of his
magazine was suppressed by the police be-
cause of it's radical statements govern
mental questions. OF course, Okuma will not
accomplish very much. The clans and the
bureaucrats are intrenched too strongly to
be overthrown by any one Premier But his
appointment gave the people taste of
power and it isn't likely that they will for
get it. The democratic movement which is
under way here now is no petty affair,
though owing to social conditions and the
rigid suppression of news its manifestations
are not always clear. But it is very signf
cant that the Japanese are beginning to talk
about their Emperor just as we talk about
Roosevelt and Wilson. The idea of the di
vnity of the Emperor Is still taught in the
official textbooks and is given semblance of
belief but not by the educated Japanese. 1t
Is a well-known fact that the present En-
peror is weak both in body and mind, and
his mental weakness is so apparent that 1t
is noticeable at public receptions. A few
topic of conversation and several Japanese
have admitted it to me. AS the whole Gov
ernment of Japan, its morals and its religion
rests on the supposed divinity of the EN-
peror, you may imagine what a great strug-
gle there is ahead for this little country.
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UnsportsmanIike Warfare

MO MAN with any sporting instinct can
IN look with liberation the use Of
asphyxiating gases in warfare. 1t is like
hitting below the belt in n boxing match
The honor of a soldier has become pro-
verbal He will treat his enemy fairly and
defeat him in straight combat under recog-
nized rules or he will accept the conse-
quences uncomplaningly. soldier in uni
form caught within the lines of the enemy
receives the honors of war because he is
playing fairly. But a soldier in disguise is
spy and is shot or hanged. He is engaged
in work which may be necessary, but the
rules of war, even in such cases. provide for
the punishment that may be meted out to
him.
But to suffocate enemy and then ad-
vance without hazard is contrary to all tra-
ditions of fair combat 1t is outrageous
as to sink a neutral ship without warning to
the officers and crew. The sentiment of the
civilized world is opposed to it because there
Is some sense of honor left. Any victory
won by chloroforminG the enemy is more
disgraceful than a defeat The Greek race
suffers to this day from the reputation it
acquired at Troy by its unsportsmanlike
capture of the city.