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others as slender and graceAuA -
those of the swallow.
The pointed Medici collar is again
In favor, and q lovely model mas W. W
points which stand up crtsply aDou.
the neck, and an equal number winch
point downward. It is OF organdle'
ana each point is elaborately en-
broidered. Eyelets are buttonhole-
stitched through the centre, anu =
narrow band OF black grosgra1n rlD.
hon is threaded through these and
the ends are tied In a fiat bow at the
base of the throat.
Then there is large assortment
OF chokers with long, pointed, eurneu-
down ends daintily embroidered OF
hemstftched. These fit snugly about
the throat and are neatly fastened
WITH straps which button across the
front. on. they are held in position
with crayats OF ribbon or silk.
IF Won prefer comfort and have q
snecia1 liking for the frank. turned
moi collar you will ind the pretty
round and square sailor collars OF
linen. orRandie or net attractive ana
becoming. The loveliest models are
scalioped and buttonhole heo :
about the edges, and are embroidered
n 4 dainty manner. Many Of them
are attached to chemisettes and are
q charming addition to any summer
frock.
Go;nn Back 60 Dickens.
Demure simplicity characterfzes the
picturesque PriscilIa and Cavalier col
Iars. They are wide. capelike pieces
II sheer materials with the edges but
fonhole stitched, hemstitched or edged
with marrow. pleated. friils- In the
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pieces. Place this In white enamel
bowl. cover and put In the ice cham
Der. Chop one scupful OF celery dne.
cover and place near the lobster.
Wash carefully firm head of white
lettuce ana put the leaves In q linen
refrigerator bag and lay on the Ice
Make the mayonnaise and put 1t 20
chill In bowl In the tcebox, adding
to it a teaspoon of hot southern sauce.
1t will take but i've minutes to lay
up the salad when it Is needed. The
cheese straws, made In the usual way
to serve With the salad. are piled log
cabin fashion ON a doiley and set
away ready for use.
The apple pie. made In any OF the
best ways, can be cooked in the morn
ing, set aside and the cream whipped.
set against the ice and left TO drain.
So much for the extras. Now for the
contents Of the cooker.
one receptacle viii hold the vege-
table soup. the ingredients Of which
are. One 15-cent shank of beef SOUP
bone cracked through and generously
surrounded with the meat: two thinly
sliced onions. two diced carrots. one
stalk of finely chopped celery. q two
cent bunch OF tnorouenly WaSuS1 >.
parsley cut hne. a quarter bud Of
garlic, ten-cent can of tomatoes. two
diced white potatoes. half cup OF
pearl barley carefully washed. pepper.
salt and enough fair water to Ill
three-quarters of the container. Let
the soup come to fun boil on the gas
stove, then place at once In the cooker.
Joint one tender roasting chicken
and arrange In the casserole with g
generous lump of butter. pepper. salt
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one Of the latter type OF rufus is
formed of three layers of black tulle
Of Graduated widths. The first layer
is wide enough to screen the lower
nortion of the face, and the eyes peek
over this transparent wall at the
summer world. and probably smile
dances In them to see the skin OF
white fox wrapped closely about the
throat Of her sister on q hot July
day.
Summer Furs.
since we no longer stare wide-eyed
4 NJ straw hats worn In midwinter we
sl,otild view with similar poise the
use Of furs In summer. The smart
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Geftno Dinner Before You Go = 5ssfasss

and a light busting of hour. Cut s!x
r1ediurn-siz pared potatoes IN half
place around the chicken. and one.
pint of freshly shelled peas under
meath it. Put over all one cup o.
water ana one cup of cream. Lat
come to boiling point on the gas
stove and put into the cooker
In the third RECEPTACLE place one
small can of tomatoes and one quart
ofswater, one finely chopped Pepper.
one finely chopped single stalk oe
celery. q quarter bud Of garlic. three
tablespoons Of ketchup. half
saltspoon of saffron, a Tablespoonful
of sugar. two tablespoons OF Par-
nlesan cheese, and quarter-pound
of butter. Lei. the mixture boil three
minutes. adding pepper and Q tea
spoonful OF salt While boiling break
one package OF spaghetti into con-
yenienf lengths and drop It in slowly
80 as not to stop the boiling. When
ii Is all In and boiling add the juice
OF large onion and place the boll-
ing combination In the cooker. GOV.
erfng closely.
There are any number OF dishes
that lend themselves to a menu as
complete as this which are even
easter OF preparation. and which.
would not mean quite az busy g
morning for the housewife to secure
her AFTERNOON on; but this VIII give
the3idea OF how It may be done, %
that she may so with clear con.
scIenee. knowing that nothing VIII pc
burned upon her return. as would
have been the case under the old
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Ut matters not where you are gotng-
whether to shop. dance OF play
bridge-to keep peace In the family
it is wise to plan the dinner and put.
It In the self-cooker before venturtns
forth. leaving the few little fancy
touches to be done as the meal Is
dished up. This is, of course. PROVO
ing the housewife attends to her own
menace or is modern enough to have
adopted the .help by the hour sys-.
tenn
5. The customary hye.course dinner Is
beautifully managed In the self
,ooiEer leavine only the salad. des-
sart canape or cocktail for separate
consideration. a suppo tionai tll 49,.
Just to get the plan on 2 worhlns
basis and show what may be golns ~
at home-under cover as II
while the housewife Is enjoying nel-
self elsewhere:
MENU.
Fruit cocktail
Vegetable soup.
sr,,,r,e,, 81, ca sserole peas and potatoes.
= - Spaghetti Italte
T0hster salad, cheese straWs.
fresh apple pie. whipped cream
Coffee.
Th,s dinner may be prepared g
ona,s leisure in the morning. ana tne
thinrs placed in the cooker at prompt
~ o'clock. II Will be In perfect, con-
,ittion for the 8 or $3.50 dinner.
This win leave sufficient ne
Yor the cook" to dress ana ~ ~
mart on time. and leave ready 2 D.s
t1xitchen apron to envelope hersen u
mon her return. Twenty minutes %
ahslr an hour win be All that is re-
onired to set before her family g oe-
licIous. wen cooked dinner. quite. q
good as though she had stayed y
home and watched It every minute mini e
The fruit cocktails may be maze 2,
.be pulp of two grape fruit, cupt1l
at seeded ana halved white grapes; z !.
half cup OF 1daraschino cherries piacssu
IN q white enamel sieve over an en-
amel bowl. sprinkle with taole-
snoon OF powdered sugar ana souee1s
over then, the juice OF one lemon a1ac
one orange. Set against the ice .
rooi. when ready TO serve hl t 4e
coclStail glasses or grapefruit shells
which If intended for this use shoa.c
have been nutched and thrown at 1V
rold water until reQutred-with tn'
frnit. Add to the drained juice
winekIass Of apricot brandy and TUT
= norton over each cocktail. TN
z vill take about I'VE minutes TO fx-
me salad Will require the meat 9
one large boiled lobster cut In SINAI
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made of ostrich, paradise, cog and
OSPREY. 1T is quite true that we sell
domsee these neck niceties made en-
tirely of the paradise or osprey. for
their price bars most of US from buy
ing them. but every now and again
vonwill notice a collarette or choker
of tulle with wisps of this delicate
plumage encircling the band OF IT'D
bon,or satin which clasps the throat
In observing these different faets
about neckwear.I became exceedingly
interested In the subject and MADE q
special tour through the smart shops
..to see what could see. Whether
It was my Imagination or not, y 1ou y. !
thatmany of the .daintiest collars had
been inspired by our featnered
friends.
Collars, New and Old.
ON an afternoon frock of old blue
handkerchief linen saw an up
standing collar of white organdie
p1eatsd to resemble the tail Of g fan
tailed pigeon. A collarette of black
tulle, was clasped at the side with ! Q
white owls head, and run FORMED
Of narrow pleatings Of taffeta made
me think Of the throat Of turkey;
gobbler.
In fact; there was broad, nat
round collar of sheer linen with
crossstitch border embroidered In
bird deafxn with the most brilliant Of
colors. while another one had noek
;of'bluebirds flying about its edge.
Then so many OF the collars na q
long turned-back points wnlcn 70
sembled wings. There We're proaa
nat ones like pigeon wings ana
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more expensive design collars real
VaIenciennes or flet lace is used for
a border, and q delicate design is
sometimes embroidered above 1t. On
account of their gtrlishness and
charm these collars promise to lead
all others in popularity.
There are less expensive designs
made of two layers of linen OF or
candle The first layer is of white
and extends several inches beyond
the upper one Of pale blue. pink
green, violet or beige color.
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Parfsienne has for several years nuns
the SKIN OF some animal or other
over her graceful shoulders. and It dsi
sman wonder that Americans are
fmitating these modern Dianas. I
must confess. however, that they
iooIr far peter when worn at noun
tar, resorts or during cool evenings
than thew do wrapping the throat on
n dav when the fheremometer regis
ters 90 OF thereabouts In the shade.
Not only have the furry creatures
contributed their, coverings to adorn
the throat of the summer girl. but
their feathered brothers as well have
sacrificed their plu,nage. There lie an
infinite. variety of runs and poas
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a CONVENIENT vegetable bin
~ isya great kitchen step-saver
= and Is not, In the least. OBJ
3ectionable in appearance Il made aft
ter the following measurements: q
inches long. II inches wide. ustnches
high at the front: slanting up ana
back to q height OF 15 inches:
\ The cover has a handle and the bin
stands ON castors 30 that It may De
rolled out OF the way under the ordi-
,,arv kitchen table. It is divided
into three compartments Of az many
difrerent widths- The bin is made o.
sone-inch pine ana painted gray. Will
on paint. 90 that It may be readily
washed OF. and kept clean. The In
side IL filled ana oiled.
rhes .slife saver Il q new window
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Close rivals to the Puritan anu anu
Cavalier collars are those that nave
been taken from the pages Of Dickens
Thays ana Known BY the familiar
names 81 Ptckwick. Dombey, Copper
7fieId ana Oliver Twist. with these
are worn the old-time Elton ties OF
soft silk.
The newest oddly In necKWear 10
the collar which opens at the oack
like a curate's. These appear more
frequently upon one-piece frocks OF
silk or Georgette crepe.
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b sUsANNE-LAToUR

-IcTuREsQuE Is the one word
that seems TO epitomize the
styles Of the present, and this
demand for the artistic accounts Tor
the varied assortment of neck INK
fnSs'' which meet our eyes on every
hand. There is no denying the fact
that the keynote Of individuality Is
more frequently struck by neckwear
than by any other feature of dress.
AT one time the Partisan couturters
We'd with one another to supply their
creations with collars SO different In
sform that 1t became simple matter
TO know the designer of q gown py
the trimming which finished the neck
line. Today no two collars seem
alike. and they run the gamut from
high chokers to extremely low turned
down.col1ars.
Since only the picturesque wins the
approval of the connoisseurs OF style
a ID small wonder that they have
awarded the palm to the Pierrot run.
These fascinating bits of feminine
NuR are fashioned of tulle, ostrich.
fronds. ribbon, lace. organdie. silk
or mousseline de sole. They extend
well over the tips of the ears, 80 that
the wearers' heads emerge from them
IKE flowers from their calyxes.
Gay Posies and Ribbon.
Bands Of ribbon. velvet or corded
shirrings serve to hug the frills OF
tulle closely about the throat, and at
the side there is always an ornament
consisting of bow with long ends.
cluster of colored posies, a rosette OF
ribbon or tulle, or a buckle OF Jet,
enamel or beads.
There is no accessory OF the sum-
mer wardrobe OF greater importance
than the ruff or choker OF tulle, and
whenever she is out of doors the well
dressed woman wears one of these
dainty frippertes. have seen ruffs.
like those immortalized by Van Dyck.
adjoining the beauties of today. They
are of sheerest lace wired to spread
fan-like across the shoulders and the
back like the wide-spreading tail OF
the peacock, or they are crisp. pleated
ruches of tulle, organdie or mousse
line, which encirc1e the throat. e1-
tending close about the chin and ears.
Their quaint charm should make
strong appeal to the woman who ad-
mires the fashions Of other days.
Another charming feature of the
neckruff is that 1t can be worn by
the debutante or the matron ad-i
vanced In years. The shops have
provided an assortment OF conserva-
tive designs which will add the last
touch of refined smartness to the
street costume Of the older woman,
while there is an equal variety of
novelties which only youth would
dare to wear.
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-IcTuREsQuE Is the one word
that seems to epitomize the
styles Of the present, and this
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TEE DAILY
NO v e L E T TE
NOBODY HOME.
4. ]. = :. > :. :. 9. =

Hastings Withdrew abstractedly
took off his collar and tie.
.tIt's a warm night" he thought.
..bt1t the stars are out. !" And ne
took off his shirt and laid 1t over
the back of a chair. For Hastings
Wittlebrew was. nothing Il not neat.
Then he removed his shoes
.Of course" he reasoned sensi-
bly. ssthis is the time of year one
muet expect warm weather"
And he took on his socks and put
one neatly into each shoe.
After that his trousers came on.
With his assitance, and were properly
hung in their creases. and. then. aft
ter decently turning our backs for
two minutes, we find him in his pa
iamas. the ones with the neat faint
blue stripes Hastings withdrew
yawned.
Just then the phone bell rang. 1t
was. Hastfngs's fiancee. .
AIaII,, She cuerfed with consid-
erable irritation and not q little
,acerbity. ..Do you know it's half
past eight and I've been dressed and
waiting for you from half past
seven 20
Then. with a horrid shock, Hast
ings withdrew realized that when
he took his collar Off 1t had been
with the intention of changing 1T Tor
In fresh one
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estimate that this handicap amounts
to thirty Mr. cent because OF dir
ference in cost, twenty per celE by
reason of e1imfna tion of profits. and
fifteen per cent because of inferior
quality Of many foreign made goods
"a handicap far too great for any
factory employing American labor
under American cOndf tfonsS success
fully to overcome.
IT IS apparent. therefore. that g
tariff law which encourages such q
high rate of factory efficiency abroad
by supplying market here for sur
plus stocks, does just that much
toward increasing the unit cost OF
the American article at home, be-
cause of decreased output of the
American factory which Is obliged TO
meet this cut7throat competitor
The efficiency OF the foreign factory
efficiency of our domestic concern.
The hnlf-time article can not COM
pete with the fptl time output. The
American mil closes and SO 49,
Jean laborer s;ts on the park bench
and waits for the soup cart.
1t was to meet such conditions
that Canada enacted what is known
as the ,.anti-dumping clause, = which
has done away with most of the
DafalyZlng eIecIS OF Quulp1u6. Als
clause provides that goods of class
or kind made in Canada are subject
to special duty when sold for ex-
portation to Canada at a less price;
than for home consuln ption in the
country of export. whether such
goods be osher4ise ireB OF duty or
subJsct to specific or ad yalorem
duty.
A half-hearted attempt was made.
by the Democratic House when thu
Underwood law was being debated.
to supply dumping duty to articles
on the dutiable list, The Republi-
cans argued that it should also apply
to- the free list because many ar
t:cles not subject to duty would be
dumped in this country in unfair
competition with domestic produc-
ton. When the bin Got % the Senate
the whole dumUfng clause was
thrown out. and should the end Of
the war find this country still bur-
dencd with Democratic tariff law,
we would be at the mercy of The
Industrial syndicates which will By
organized all over Europe.
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THE sEARCHI.IGHT
Latest News from the FteIds Of
Scte-.cs. Education and In
venttcn.
an IDEAL DEPOT.

The newly completed railroad
station of Kansas City, built at
cost OF $4,000, 600, is one of the larg-
est in the world, and includes the
latest ideals in eliminating the con-
fusion consequent upon heavy traf-
ftc. An average of $50 trains
day, carrying nearly $4,000 pas
sengers. use this station. Over t1ve
hundred tons of mall matter pass
it daily, and more than
4 900 pieces of baggage are handled
outgoing passengers go into tne
main waiting room, which is l65
feet wide and 400 feet long 1t is
built out over the tracks which par
allal it. Individual statrways reacn
down from this room to the track
designated.
Incoming passengers are lifted by
elevators to one of the two great
mfdways, o. corridors. leading to
the grand lobby. The corridors are
located on either side OF the waiting
room and are parallel to 1t. The
lobby is the only place where out
going and incoming passengers
meet. 1t is $50 feet long, 100 feet
wide and ninety feet high and spe-
ciaI ventilat.ng system keeps the at
fresh and Wholesome al
all times.
The ticket office located in the
lobby is huge bronze structure
having twenty-four windows 1t pro,
jects forty-eight feet out into the
lobby. Around the lobby walls are
dining and lunch rooms,
information bureaus and other adj
juncts to the travellers convenience,
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Mitfll.a1xialg Funds:

The treasury department mas ol-
dered further withdrawal of gov,
ernment funds from the nattonaa
of this month more than eight mil-
lions WIN have been thus transfer
red from the s5cal banks TO the re-
EIonals reserve banks.
The government will lose the Two
Yer cent interest which 1t now re-
ceives on these deposits, put -
Issiseved that the transfer will have
the erect Of forcing the nattonal
banks to rediscount their comaer-
cial paper with the regional reserve
bas.ks, This would enable the re-
serve bank system 10 pay expan se y
which 1t has never yet oesh snie 70
do. But it can hardly be afg'seu pn la
) f,anking system which requires ar
'Encfal forcing of this kind to make
it proftas.e is altogether an un7
mixed success.
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Nee.a sax Rnt Little.

h CAS- 1T now appears. the big TASK
confronting the resolutions comm MI,
co1vantion will not be the framing
81 4 declaration on the tariff. The
country viii await with far more IN
terest what is proposed in conn nee.
tson with our foreign relations .ae c,e las
foregoing is the opinion Oh the SAes'-
and Plain Dealer (Dem.).
But the Telegram fancies the R q
nubHcan national convention VIII
have no difficulty in dealing with inc Ns
question The Republican party y y
coming back into power. 1t VIM WIN
hI.ing back with it a foreign policy
such as was practiced by Seward "a,
81 Blaine, by John Hay and oy
Emu Root. That's all the platform
need to say on the subject Ine
3 daclaration like that. And SO will
the PLAIN Dealer, way down In the
bottom of its heart.
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Deeds Belle Wor1is.

In the last issue of his com ON,
Tnonar,v Mr.. Bryan tells his readers
that those people who look upon ms :
.restgnatton from the cabinet hns as as.ts :
the wilson administration. are
doomed TO DISAPPOINTMENT. His as
surances are evidently desig9ed =. 70
dispel anxiety at the White House.
such might be their effect but Tor t
lthe fact well know to Pre eaonlaI
that w. j. Bryan went to the Bait,
more convention carrying direct and
specific instructions from the people
a Nebraska to do all in his power %
racure the nomination of char Char
CLARK, but at the critical NON e EN-,
lafter Clark had gained q ma1orl. ny
Of the delegates. Bryan violated MS M
lnb1i cations and betrayed his constit-
vents by turning his support 70
Wilson and condemning Champ
Clark to slaughter.
Mr.. organs words are bel.ea by
his performances; resident WI = !,
Elark's tHoun' dog.
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T r "a v E LET r E
BY Niksah. III

WHITE posi-.

1t was here that Geurge washf:ls-
ton, when a youngster of seventeen,
a brawny lad Of huge dme=szons, cug
Il deep hole IN 1t and paced = very
substantial post. AS he performed
this taskgLord Fairfax, his npIoyer,
stood by and figured upon the margin
of a map. For the king OF England
had granted Lord Fairfax q great
tract of land in this the Snenadoah
valley, and the Britisher lad engaged
the young American tosnrvey 1t soT
him. s
The post they we're planting was to
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me "Dunap ng" PolicJ.

\ Not solely or chiefly fer the pur.
pose, of disposing of surplus stocks
il the dumping policy pract.ced by
European countries. 1t Is a rec
;ognized method of keeping tnelI !
fsntories running at 100 per cent
lsficiency, thus reducing the untt cost
sof production. to a minimum. HavTf
ing supplied the domestic and coz
mental trade at the lowest unit cost,
there remains as n result of this
ihsgh rate Of eff1ciency. a large &C
OF surplus stocks the
disposal of which is undertalsen a
iftfie or no profit. This adds heavily
Ia the disadvantages under which
american factories are placed. for
ithe Democratic tariff law makes this
.countrv the dumping ground Tor
sEhese surplus stocks II has been
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, be landmark. It was; 50 years ago


be landmark. It was l63 pears ago
that this bit Of work was performed,
yet that post is still; standing. II
had not been planted long wnen II
became the center of an. tH7uTsan
crossroadsstn the Shenandoah. Green
way Court, the residence Of Lore
Fairfax. was measured mile to the
run by young Warrington To the
north was Charles Town. near which
came to- DWELL Samuel and Char:es
Washington. Wfnchester come into
being little to the west. and the
road to the east stretched out toward
Mount Vernon.
Lord, Fairfax painted this post
white and standing at the Intersection
OF the roads. It came to be SPOKEN OF
as White Post. An inn was planted
ut this crossroads and was Know, MS
White Post Inn. 1t was solid and OF
coutS sry rock and and; still STANDS:
There is hardly a name associated
with all pre- voldtfonary Virginia:
the owner of which has not quenched
his thirst at this old tavern.
Lord Fairfax, who died bacheior
despite the tendency OF the modeIm
Virginian to claim descent from MIN,
was rollfcking. pleasure-loYlng. 1ox-
hunting country geniS yman, with only
mart Of the state. Traditions OF his
time tim stin persist hereabouts, but the
most enduring monument insthe com
munity is that to washington VINO
laid down; the ground plan for al
this part Of Virginia q plan that will
survive to the end of time.
The original White Post has oeen
rein forced by a modern planKing, but
still makes up the core of the struc-
fnre that stands today at the Cross
roads. supporting dim light as
Sheridan on his dash for Winch ester,
.atwenty miles away" q strInBLownn
Of q. village has gathered about Y
with q country store. and boardns
house and city folk to come lnUo the
ibers. in the sun and dreams Of the