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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

TOWN.
10 HELPS
PLAN FOR A GARDEN CITY
Cleveland Citizens Are Beginning to
Recognize the Value Of Trees and
Powered Spots.

Renaissance and a measure of hope
are combined in the suggestion OF
one of the women entered in the
Plain Dealer vacant lot and home gar
dening movement. 1T is a grand idea,"
she writes, TO get Cleveland back to
what it was when l remember it first
the forest and garden city of the
state"
Many memories span the same
stretch Of Cleveland history, and many
residents are welcoming the opportu-
nifty to do their share in restoring, as
far as practicable, the conditions hat
existed half a century ago. Much
of the change wrought in this period
cannot now be %remedied; yet a good
deal can be done in the direction in
dicated.
An industrial city, growing by leaps
and bounds, cannot expect to retain all
the sylvan beauty of its younger days.
Shade trees are poisoned by elements
in the atmosphere that should not
have escaped the chimneys, and by
poisons in the soil that should have
been confined to pipes. Tillable va
cant lots become fewer in number and
the old-fashioned garden of roses is
likely to give way to other, less pic
turesque devices.
Yet the city really needs this com
panionship of cultivated trees and gar
dens more than the village did, for the
country moves farther aield and the.
more highly organized urban life be-
comes the greater is the need of such
relaxation as home gardens AFFORD.
The Cleveland of earlier days was a
town of trees and flowers, of home
plots poisoning in copious measure
to match the earnestness of their own
ers. ITO get Cleveland back to what
it was-the forest and garden city Of
the state" Plenty of loyal residents,
young and old, will second the sugges-
tion.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
Handy Knitting Bag.

the bags so made will make useful
knitting or work bags, and they wash
and get up beautifully, though the
whalebone should be taken out before
this is done.
In exactly the same way a very
special best bag can be made from a
square piece of silk or satin and lined
with a square of soft silk, and such a
bag as this would make a very hand
some present, and often pieces of
satin, ETC., are left over from blouses
or dresses that would Just answer the
purpose.
In these days of so much knitting,
bags are really necessary. and pieces
of cork should be kept in them 80
that the ends of the needles can be
pushed in them when not in use, then
there is no fear of an accident.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
KNITTING BAG EASY TO MAKE
Mereerized or Silk Handkerchief May
Be Employed for the Purpose,
at Small Cost.

The daintiest bag for knitting can
be easily made from a small handker-
chief; a mercerized handkerchief, or
n of silk may be used, but it should
have a pretty Powered border. All
else that is needed will be two pieces
of stiff wire or w~halebone such as is
used in making bodices, a little tape
and some narrow ribbon, the shade Of
which should match the border of the
handkerchief.
To make the bag, lay out the hand
kerchief the wrong side face up, and
and bottom of it. Run a piece of tape
along this place top and bottom to
act as slots for the whalebone to be
slipped through. To make the bag
shape fold the handkerchief into two
and can up the two sides to the tape
ends. Slip in the whalebone and Sc
cure the tape neatly over the ends Of
them. Sew on press studs about two
inches from each end, to clip the bag
together when the work is in.
Now take the ribbon and make a
loop on each side of the bag large
enough to hold the bag by, and at the
four make a pretty little bow
as a finish and the bag is complete.
If a larger bag is required, simply
buy a gentleman's handkerchief and
treat in exactly the same manner Or
use a square of pretty printed sateen;
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
COLLAR FROM DOLLY
Dainty Pieces to Wear With Tailored
Froek Of Linen cheapIy and
Easily Made.

Did you ever stop to think what
pretty collars might be fashioned from
a medium-sized Madeira dolly or tea
napkin? Now that the round peasant
collar and the high-in-the -back-and-V-
in-front styles in neckwear are per
missible. the dolly or napkin may be
proftably used to make such dainty
pieces, for wear with the tailored frock
OF linen or pongee. The economic ad-
vantage of using the finely embroid-
ered piece Of bought linen comes only
when such an article of Madeira work
can be picked up at a linen sale. as
odds and ends of sets or dozens are
usually disposed of then. By carefully
laying your pattern on the napkin and
using beading for all mitred n
three edges OF a square may be used
for one collar, while the fourth en-
broidered edge can very nicely be util.
lied as a turnover portion for a high
tailored stock. The round doilies are
needed for the fiat Puritan or Ply
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
USE OF MANURE IN GARDEN
Matter of Much Moment to Those Who
Desire a Luxuriant Growth Of
Flowers.

Nearly every owner of a garden
knows that he must annually supply
the garden with stable manure to
keep up the physical texture and gen
eral plant food in the soil. For this
nothing is better than well-rotted horse
manure. But there are special crops
of flowers that need special feeding
to get high-class flowers. An inquiry
is Just at hand asking for rush food"
for carnations. The grower wishes
to feed heavily at proper times in OF
der to produce SNOWY blossoms for
early winter. Carnations have very
fine hair-like roots that need equable
conditions of soil, moisture, tempera-
ture, food, etc. Aside from a rich, fri
able soil, potash and lime are needed
to keep plants in good general health.
both of these are supplied in wood
ashes, or n may S air-slaked lime
and either sulphate or nitrate of pot
ash. The latter also contains nitro
gen. Well-rotted animal manures, es-
pecially pulverized sheep manure,
make fine stems, leaves and. general
plant growth. If stems are weak, bone
meal and lime will stiffen them and
also induce the formation of flowers.
Feed frequently, but in small or light
doses.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
EIsIdlna,s Tomb at Lisbon.

Lisbon, once more in the throes of
revolution, has at least one strong link
with England In the tomb of Henry
Fielding. The author of tom JONES'"
says the Westminster Gazette, went to
the Portuguese capital in search of
health and failed to find it, dying there
on October 4, 1854, and getting a last
resting place in the English cemetery,
where a monument has been erected
to his memory.
The voyage out took the sick man
SO days of foul weather, and the
city, when he reached it, failed to
please him. "All looked beautiful at a
distance" he wrote. "but as you ap-
preached nearer all idea of beauty
vanished"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

is a mercerized cotton fabric. 1t is
trimmed with a woven silk band in
yellow and green with little green
buttons at the front.
The jockey cap is the least preten-
tious Of these hats for wear when one
devotes the time to outdoor life. The
loosely woven fabric is not warm and
will stand any amount Of wear and
tear. 1t is simply a visor of buck
ram or canvas covered with the fab
ric. The crown is a pun made of a
circular piece of the goods, and is
plated into the visor. Across the
back it is gathered over an elastic
cord. A narrow fold of the goods is
sewed about the cap and completes 1t.
The standard pattern companies fur
nish patterns for several kinds of fab
ric hats. Few of them are difficult to
make and all r within the province
Of the clever home milliner.
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
HOT CLOTHES
NOW THE TIME TO MAKE SUIT.
ABLE GARMENTS.
Dainty NegIigees and Other Suitable
Apparel Should Be Got Ready Be-
fore the Oppressive Heat
Makes Work a Burden.

When the relentless summer heat
prescribes awnings, iced tea and as few
clothes as possible 1t is very pleasant
to remain indoors throughout the long
afternoons clad in a cool negligee,
comforting oneself with thoughts of
billiards. and arctic explorations-and
now, Just before the hottest days
come, is the time to make a few such
garments to keep on hand when the
others are being washed. Lacy nets,
chiffon crepes, china silks and crepe
de chimes make the daintiest of negli-
gees, and because they have no dress
ing in them are considerably cooler
than the batiste and lawns and
swisses.
A preference is shown the short
matinee in summer, thus making a
pretty petticoat an essential. The
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

tern in black and white, the checks
amost two inches square, are attrac-
tive but an extreme development of
the mode.
A pagoda parasol is shown in the
picture given here, made of black silk
with border in black-and-white stripes
and handle in all-black wood. The
ribs are deeply curved. 1t is almost
the opposite in shape to the white
"Chin-Chin" parasol with straight
ribs covered with chiffon. Strips of
white embroidered chiffon cover each
line made by the ribs, showing through
on the upper side. The strips end in
points. They overlap at the top, max
ing the thin and fragile cover a triie
more practical.
In selecting a parasol for real serv-
ice in hot weather it is not to be for
gotten that black concentrates the
heat and looks warm, too.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
OF Flowered Tapestry.

Cushions having the appearance of
durability and elegance are made OF
lowered tapestry. The design should
be small and artistic, in good colors
that blend nicely with the background.
Good cloth, lowered in pastel prints,
is suitable for a handsome room, but
such pieces as olive, cardinal, blue and
green, with small flowers, are best for
general use. Sofa cushions made of
burlap and embroidered with raffia are
quaint, serviceable and inexpensive,
for there is quite a difference between
the cost of raffia and embroidery silk.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

Sport hats made of fabrics have
been developed this season to an i'm
portant place in the well-defined class
to which they belong. The regulation
sport hat has become an important
part Of our specialized millinery and
will grow more and not less popular,
as women are becoming more and not
less identified with outdoor life and
outdoor sports.
These plain, well-made, well-ftting
and snappy items in the headwear of
the modern woman, are made of straw
braids or body hats, but have proved
SO successful when made of fabrics
that the fabric hat claims special at
tention. A group of three of them is
pictured here in which one hat is
made of taffeta silk, n of checked
cotton goods, in a heavy weave, and
n in mercerized poplin which is
made of cotton but has the appear
anc of silk.
The first hat is of bright green tat
feta. The brim is stiffened by an in
terlining Of ~crinoline and many rows
of machine stitching. The top crown
is a scant puff, and the side crown is
q wide band c~rinoline covered with
the silk. A wide bow of the taffeta
posed at the front provides the trim
ming. The brim may be turned up or
down, and the hat fits the head like
a cap. 1t is lined with white silk.
The second hat may be made OF
pongee in the natural color, and green
taffeta silk. The silk is used for the
brm facing and for piping the seams.
But the hat as shown in the picture
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

Out of a turmoil of shapes and a riot
of color a few parasols have emerged
from among many novelties to become
favorites for this season. The Chin
Chin" Is one of them and the "Pagoda"
another, both patterned after models
which have been introduced to us by
fair Japan or old China. But none of
these novelties holds first place in
point of numbers. The majority of
m buy thel usual shape with
which everyone is familiar and de-
pend for novelty on the colors or
the border used or new ways of ad-
justing the covering to the frame.
A convenient parasol for those who
are to travel is made with a detach-
able handle. BY a clever little on
trivance the lower part of the handle
may be made to slip out of the upper
part. This allows the parasol to be
packed in any trunk.
Parasols in all white, in white and
black, and those showing rich Persian
designs in many colors applied to
white or ecru grounds are liked for
all-round wear. Emerald green, and
pongee in the natural color combined
with green, are always in fashion.
Handsome white lace coverings over
taffeta silk makes an elegant sun.
shade that one may wear with assur.
ance on high occasions every season.
Black and white checks and black
and white stripes mounted with plain
black or plain white or with emerald
green have been used to make many
smart patterns. Plain parasols lined
with silk in a bold ch~eckerboard pat
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
NEcKWEAR FOR THE SUMMER
Seems to Be Every Sort Of Material
to Choose From, and Many
Varieties Of styles.

The popularity Of coat suits has
done more than to revive the lives of
blouses; it has brought forth a great
array of neckwear. There are all
sorts of materials and styles from
which to choose. Hand embroidery
seems to be the thing on neckwear
of the best value; SO it is for this
reason that you are urged to add a
few stitches to plain models or ma
chine-embroidered affairs. The hand
embroidered neckwear for sale in the
shops may be too high-priced for some
pocketbooks, but this does not mean
that it is out Of reach. If you will buy
material that is used a great deal for
summer neckwear-and will cut from
it collars Of the newest shape, you
will be well along the road to success,
so far as neckwear is concerned. The
next step is to transfer simple designs
to the various collars and embroider
these in all-white or in solid colors, or
in a combination of delicate colors. so
long as the combination results in an
artistic effect.
When time is limited, it may be bet
ter buy buy northumberland col.
lars and then embroider over the de-
sign, using the machine work as a pad
ding. This touch will add value and
beauty to the neckwear.
A most adorable collar, which re.
sembled the neckpiece of a peasant, is
made of sheer white organdie, fits
smoothly around the shoulders and
falls into points down the front. The
whole edge is finished with a hem.
stitched hem.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
A Clean Town.

AS the citizens so the town. II this
holds true, a city is only the reflection
of the people who reside therein. A
clean town, then, mean citizens who
take pride in their own personal ap-
pearance, in the cleanliness of their
homes, in the condition of their houses,
in the appearance of their yards,
streets, alleys, parking strips and pub
lie parks. If the external appearance
of a city is neat and clean, visitors are
sure to conclude that its residents T
a progressive. clean-cut, active unit
Richmond Palladium.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

down, he saw the vague sparkle of
jewels. The necklace was heavy and
he dropped it in the pocket of his
dressing gown.
Now what was he to do with his
shrinking prisoner? Turn her over to
Aunt Maria's tender mercies? No,
he would give her a chance to get
away
Half way down the corridor was a
huge wardrobe in which Aunt Maria
kept some extra cIoaks and wraps.
Jim Pindleton knew about this ward
robe and now he led his prisoner to
it, still holding the handkerchief to
her lips.
will you promise not to scream If
l take my hand away?" he whispered,
81 promise!" she murmured.
His hand came away and she sat
down weakly in the nearest chair.
I'll get you a cloak and you can
leave at once. My advice is to get
as far away from here as possible
ali, who is that"
A light fiickeredNin the hall below.
Get in here!" Kissed Jim, and he
bundled the girl into the wardrobe
and turned the key. He walked to-
ward the stairway and met Aunt Ma
ria coming up, candle in hand, her
black ayes swapping dangerously.
Snail" she barked at him. II
might have been murdered in my bed
before l could hope for any help from
you, sirl"
I'm sorry, Aunt Maria" began Jim
apologetically. I've been so busy
getting your emeralds for you"
my eIneralds? You got them?
Good boyl" approved Aunt Maria all
in a breath. Where is that minx?"
"Gone!" fabricated Jim.
Good radiance to her. I'll
do another stroke of business with
Binks' Agency again! Come down to
my room, Jim. and give me the en-
eralds."
Just a minute, Aunt Maria" Jim
glided back to the wardrobe and I'M
locked the door. Then he went down
the long hall and rejoined his aunt.
Together they went down to the next
floor and presently the door of Mrs.
Maria Woodworth's door closed be-
hind them.
Aunt Maria's boudoir was blazing
with lights when they entered. She
sank into a great stuffed chair and
held out her hand for the necklace.
Lot me see it," she said, impa-
uently.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

The house telephone at Jim Kin
dleton's bedside tinkled gently. Jim,
who had arrived at midnight and who
was not yet asleep, yawned and picked
up the receiver.
His Aunt Maria's voice came hoarse-
ly from her room on the floor below:
Jim, there are burglars in the
house! Someone has taken my en-
erald necklace!"
Are you sure, Aunt Maria?"
II heard the knob of my door turn
and | thought of the emeralds and
they are not under the mattress. l
was doubtful about that new maid
that Binks sent down yesterday. l
mistrusted her gray ayes and straw
colored hair. She may be leaving
the house this instant, JIM" in agon-
lied tone.
Coming" whispered Jim cautious
ly and, throwing on a few garments,
he wrapped a dressing gown about his
spare form, stuffed a revolver into
his pocket and quietly stepped out
into the darkened corridor.
His ~slippered feet made no sound
on the carpet, but from somewhere
below came a mufled sound-like a
light step on a thickly padded sur
face.
Some one was coming upstairs.
Perhaps the guilty maidservant, to
hide her ~ill-gotten gains in her room
in the attic above the third floor,
where Aunt Maria's relatives were
usually housed on their rare visits to
that irascible old lady.
Jim smiled confidently. Poor little
criminal maidl He crouched at the
head Of the stairs, started a little
when he made out a shadowy form
rising out of the gloom of the stair
case, waited until she turned the cor
ner at the newell post and then deftly
clapped his handkerchief over her
lips.
Don't scream" he said quietly
Just hand over the em%eraldsi"
His left hand supported her and the
trembling of her slender form thrilled
him.
I'm not going to hurt you" he
treasured her. Just give me the EN-
eralds.'
Something cold and hard was press
ed into his right hands and, looking
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
Drink From Skulls Of Enemies.

The barbarous custom of converting
the skulls of enemies into drinking
cups was a common M in ancient
times among the fierce tribes of an
Client Europe, and was not unknown
to the more civilized regions of the
South. The Italian poet. Marine, makes
a conclave of friends in Pandemo-
mum quaff wine from the skull of Mi
nerva. In his Wonder of a Kingdom"
Torrent makes Dakker say: /.
Would l had ten thousand sol
diers' heads. their skulls set in sill
yer. to drink healths to his confusion
who first invented war"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

One very useful article is a cover for
a hot-water bottle. The cover can be
left l n its plain state or it can be beau
tilted by having a few embroidered
stitches worked on 1t. Through the
heading, at the top of the bag. a piece
Of pink or blue ribbon can be run.
Another good S to which the endG
of the towel may be put is to trans
form them into a pair OF bath slippers.
BY looking at a pair OF slippers made
of linen, ribbon or the like. you can get
an idea Of the way in which to 90
about making the low shoes-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
FROM A WORN BATH W
Many Useful Things May Be Made by
the Woman With a Little
Ingenuity.

You have all noticed how the bath
towel has . provoking way Of wearing
out in the middle and leaving the ends
In good condition. Do not pour out
your wrath upon the mex worn towel.
but cast away the shredded section
and keep the. good ends. Now from
these ends you can make many things.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
To Prevent Frost Bite.

During the present war an old
method of preventing frost bite was
revived. 1t consists in pouring melted
glue over the feet, especially about the
toes. AS the glue dries 1t makes a
superior nonconductor and retains the
heat Of the foot 80 that soldiers SO
treated are able to march for days In
severe cold. without frost bite.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
plants Tor Window Boxes.

Window boxes are so popular now.
adays that many plants are required
for the filling of them each season,
n these can be easily grown by the
amateur. Petunias, nasturtiums, sweet
alyssum, candy tuft-all these can be
used in them with good results, and
they can be grown with good margin
of profit
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
Rag Rugs for summer.

Rag rugs can be had in all desir,
able color combinations at really re,
markable prices. For $40 almost any
bedroom floor can be covered sufi.
GENTLY with rugs. As all patterns are
made in all the accepted sizes. it is
an easy matter to ut a room of any
shape.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
What n Was.

Six-year-old returned from his first
day at Sunday school, very proud that
he had learned the song that the chill
dren sang as they marched in to the
assemblyroom. What was the song2"
asked the fond parent OF orthodox per-
suasion. Onward. Christian Sciencei"
Judge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
Baseball Eavors.

We have all seen baseballs of paste,
board that are in reality candy boxes.
But more unusual is the baseball bat
of wood, with a screwed-on handle
that, unscrewed, discloses a cavity for
sweets. These bats cost 10 cents
each and are inscribed with the print
ed names of the big teams.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
Timely Tin.

surah or silk serge. for many max
ers call what is practically the old
time surah by the latter name, is max
ing a strong bid for popularity and 1t
is made up into attractive frocks and
three piece or two piece models.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
bal Neutral Tones.

The forestry cloths and small era
venette goods come in splendid neutral
tones that look well over any morning
dress. Tweed coats on mannish lines
are for those who live In the suburbs
and need a smart outdoor sport coat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

mouth collars. The effect is that of
a finely worked piece Of summer neck
wear without half the tedious labor
required for eyelets and neat white
work. Keep your eyes open at the
next bargain table of linens.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
New ADVERTISING Device.

To attract attention a new electric
drink mixer for soda fountains 10
equipped with a tiny light which illu-
inmates the liquid in which it is work
ing. =
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

Nervous troubles may be greatly
helped. II not cured. by outdoor air.
and an abundance Of fresh air In the
house.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

The shoulder strap or epaulet effect
Of lace is always good in the fine
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03

Combine the old blue serge suit with
striped or plain taffeta.