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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

carried one of these Chin Chin par
asols matching her frock-a white taf-
feta affair scalloped deeply at tunic
edge to show a petticoat of rufiled net
The parasol was of white taffeta also
and was embroidered in white. in the
nat, Oriental embroidery stitch which
shimmers like satin because of the
careful Arrangement Of the threads
The white parasol had ribs of silver
plated wire and the girl carried a
silver mesh bag. There was no color
on her costume, hat, Veil. boots and
long silk gloves being spotless white.
The effect was charming
In talking of parasols one must not
forget the beach parasol which
matches the bathing suit. Magpie eff
fectS are not as popular for beach use
as bright colors the brighter the bet
ter one may have parasol made
of the silk used TO trim ones bathing
costume, or select the parasol first
the more economical method, and then
build the bathing suit around its color
scheme. The bathing dress itself Will
be- most probably, black or dark blue.
but parasoL cap, laced slippers and
retlcule may be of the gaNest of CAV
sllk-striped, checked or lowered in
pompadour effect, and pretty notion
is to have a bathing cape lined with
tia sauna sill
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

that the parasol when open has a
fiuted appearance like a half-open ac-
Gordon.
a good example of the puckered
parasol or the Arcadia, as it is prop
erly named, is a model Of pompadour
silk in white, sprinkled with clusters
of tiny lavender and rose flowers Be
tween the ribs. each panel is puck
cred into wired shirrng and the
edge of the cover rolls back saucily.
The wires help to hold up the rolled
back edge. and the ribs themselves
bend upward at the ends. Another
rolled-back parasol looks for all the
world like gigantic hat of the mush-
room style favored two seasons ago.
The top is of pastel colored silk and
the lining of dark leaf green silk
shows under the rolled back edge-or
brim of the mushroom. Appliqued TO
the pastel silk. Just above this hrim.
are big roses and leaves clipped from
cretonne.
One of the daintiest parasols of the
summer is of silk with rows of tiny
scallops overlapping each other from
edge to ferule. In American Beauty
color this parasol looks, when opon.
like great, blooming rose In green.
1t rather resembles the plebeian cab
baGe, but i is attractive none the less
As each little scallnned rufie is pined
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

maybe model is pictured--a small
raised tip parasol in the shape ap-
propriate for use with rather formal
costumes-with alternating panels of
striped taffeta in black and white, and
Of black velvet, The handle is Of
white enameled wood with a black
and white knob and a bracelet strap
of black velvet ribbon, These straps
are slipped over the wrist when tho
parasol is closed; this is called the
Senorita.
Parasols are not as long as they
were last season The very tall parasol
almost as high as staf-has gone
out of fashion and-as is usual-ouite
the opposite effect Is now desired.
very short, stubby handles and forules
being noted on many sunshadcs car
ried by women who dress in the eX-
treme of style.
In tina tailored models. there are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

score of charming designs ana the
coaching paraSol of yore is quite ont
of the running now, so fanciful are
this years sunShades. As near 10 the
coaching type as may be is a parasol
cover of taffeta in ci;ron shade with
two-inch' border Of white. and q
rib cordnE in white showing ON the
outer side of the cover. This parasol
has white enamel wood handle with
chou Of citron-colored tulle. An
other taffeta model in a deep bell
shape has the silk cover puckored be-
tween the ribs still another parasol
Of plain and striped taffeta IS puck
cred at every seam The striped
panels are oddly cut--stra ight along
one edge and bias along tho other so
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

becoming to be given up and the new
one pictured is enchanting indeed
trlllS are set along narrow hemstitched
bands. Wide black ribbon runs under
a strap. between plisse frills at the
sleeve-edPc, and a wider fril tumbles
over the black neckband-also of rib
bon-Which buttons with three white
buttons matching those on the blouse.
This model is of the finest handker-
chief lawn and is made entirely by
hand
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

f.Al ~ J. l.. oil.
~ 80, -, ,,ati 'ieNe
q an ala ado,,o t t'oIi ~ Wv ''ouac
~ that a good eor,.,nt a1or ,,o,' ~'
" SOU" Hui am ever makes
course, that the blouse when kent in
its place is an admirable asset of the
"arurope' put that when the said
ann ~ SeTNaht-or blouse-is per
W illuminate the wardrobe the
- "iS'S''"uS' ANA now many
'"Oi' "'c WHO nave aIlo"ed
'''90' ~ uoHi4ilate thelr "ardroheS'
~ c'9S 10 PFpNl"e dozen sep
a'p ""!"tS OF various types and get
'0''7 mus lhTouSh the season, al
1 "'''"S 10 nave Il correct frock
IVY never quite getting around
i"'" ARRIVES the new season
'"' mn "uSlhE OF tempting blouScs.
'' "a '"ei putting on or the frock
"'"'h involves time thought
''' P"'Hul' OF dreSSmaker, All,
,', .. Easy -ucau eaSY-to let the
"'Ho lhe master or ones
s.tatl' ,'51' once lhe hablt has been
" "a most dInlcult TO break,
60 "'" ihNo1uhtarlIy on every
P'"7 '''P ipr inc new and alIurIng
So N''f' ana II a woman who
- Pt..| PlouS'S' ana has the
i'"oi.' once Iets herself stray
w., ''"uSe department, she is
''"'
Tailored Styles Lead In Favor
with the coming Of fan t,i,orod
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

blouses are kept in their proper place.
There mus, be dainty. becoming little
blouscs for wear with the tailour, for
iunching N q smart restaurant, for
the matinee, for tea afterward, even
for dinner at a restaurant when ono
chooses TO dine informally. There is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

wy ana over n"r shoulder one Of
the new "Harem Veil" parasols with
half-Yard hounce of yelling ripping
from its edge. Stupendous affairs are
these founced pcrasols, and ra her an
arduous task II is t. carry one Of
them-in a high wind: but think of
the opportunities for Irritation under
the tounce of one of these big sun
shades which may be carried over two
heads Vcry comfortably.
The "fIaiem veil" parasol is of
white silk polka dotted and bordered
in rose pink The frame of The parasol
is rather fiat, like a Japanese paper
umbrella. the deep frill falling from
the edge Of silk cover and ribs as
from hoop. When the parasol is
closed the frill tumbles gracefully
downward outside the furled ribs
The handle of this new sunshade is
I most interesting one Tor il is elab-
orately tipped with little Dresden
figure representing Watteau lady
with piled up, powdered hair and
snug-iitilnC, square-cut bodice.
the shapes Of summer parasols are
almost as many as their colors-and
these include the tint of every flower
that blows. Bright hues are fashion
able, but not more fashionable than
stunning maepie. or black and white
effects, which have special favor this
season. The magpie parasol is always
wise investment for the woman who
has not great deal TO spend on
dress. for black and white sunshade
matches any costume. whether II is
all black. ali White, black and white.
or eaiiY rolorod. y particularly smart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26

me mald who adores a military eff
fact NAV hoo truly nilitar, hi...--
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-14

Built complete by the three
gigantic Maxwell Factories
at Detroit, Dayton, and
Newcastle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

In Salvation Army hall tomorrow
evening Brigadier William Andrews of
Hartford and musical quartet will
render an excellent program. Brigadier
Andrews s subject will be: Fifty Years
Trials and Triumphs of the Salvation
Army. small admission fee will be
charged.
Men were using an automobile own
ed by tho Connecticut River Power
Co. on Bridge street this morning when
one of the inner tubes became pune
tured. They could not find the pune
ture at first. One of them took a rope
from the machine, tied the inner tube
to it and dropped it into the brook
When it was hauled up the puncture
was found quickly because of the bub.
bles Of air showing through the water
News was received here last evening
of the sudden death of James Bruten,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel A. Bruten
of Rutland, a clerk in the Junction
House at White River Junction. He had
been suffering from a rheumatic troub-
lie for some time. but was not consid-
cred in a dangerous condition. Mr..
Bruten was nearly 81 years old and was
night clerk at the Brooks House about
three years, leaving recently TO go to
White River Junction. He leaves his
parents and a sister.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
PERSONAL.

DR.. w. II. Lane returned last even
ing from vacation trip of a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wheeler of Turn
ers Falls are visiting here with rela-
tive:.
Miss n. L. Fitzgerald, Mass, is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Jones Z
week.
Mrs. Winfred White of Greenfield is
visiting Mrs. A. w. Bushnell until
Sunday.
Mrs. Noah Perry went to Athol
Mass, Monday to visit her sister a
few days.
Henry w. Potter and family will
move soon from Grove street to Wards
boro, where they formerly lived.
Ward Yoakum went yesterday to his
home in st. Thomas, Ontario, called
there by the illness of his father.
Rev. Fred Robinson of Ludlow is
the guest for few days of the dis
trict superintendent, Rev. Z. w. Sharp
Rev. Thomas w. Owens and family
left this morning on an automobile
trip to the White Mountains and to
Maine.
Miss Katherine Murphy returned to
her home in Millers Falls Sunday, af-
ter visiting in town a week with rel
atives.
Benjamin T. Bingham of New York
city is spending vacation in town
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. F.
Bingham.
Clarence Maranville is having va
cation of a week from his work at A.
L. Wood s store and is visiting at his
homo in Rutland.
Miss Emma Hillard returned yester-
day from Mortified Farms. where she
was called by the illness of her faith
or, Freeman HiIlard.
Mrs. w. r. Noyes and son, Leighton
went Monday to Stanstead, p. O., to
spend three weeks with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Huntley.
Mrs. j. Warren Miller returned to
her home in Springfield (Vt.) this
morning, after having spent a few
days in town with her brother, c. L.
Stickney.
August Leonard of Detroit, Mich.
formerly of Brattleboro, is seriously
| i'll at his home. Mr.. Leonard was for
| several years employed by the Estey
Organ company as tuner.
Timothy Besticl of Bridgeport.
Conn, who had been a guest Of NJ.
and Mrs. Arvine Pike a week, went
yesterday with Mr.. Pike on a carriage
drive to Nottingham and Wilmington.
They will be away several days
| Sumner B. Emerson went this morn
ing to Walpole, n. H., for brief Wis
lit.
| Misses Corina and Minnie Bell left
this afternoon by automobile for Iowa
and Minnesota, where they will spend
several weeks with relatives. Warne,
II. Bell, manager of shoe store il
springfield, Mass, who had been visit
ing here with his mother, Mrs. EvG
10. Bell, and sisters, returned to thai
lefty today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
WINDHAM.

Pearl Fuller is visiting in Chester.
Mrs II. NJ Bemis was in Chester
Saturday
Deacon w. G. Adams and family were
in Springfield Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. Roe of Clermont,
Fla, are at II. L. Chapman s.
Eaton Merrifeld of Grafton was a
visitor at Frank Harris s recently.
Mrs. Earl Eddy and daughter,
Elthea, visited in Chester the last OF
the week.
Ethel and Archer Vincent were Wis
itors at II. NJ. Bemis's three days last
week.
Miss Bell Rogers, a former pastor Is
daughter, spent several days recently
with friends in town.
. Miss Mills and Miss Tracy of Towns
bend were visitors with Irene ingalls,
the first of the week.
Mrs. Charles Jaqueth of Clinton
Mass, who was Mary Mason, native
Of Windham, Mrs. Lila Wagner OF
Nebraska, n daughter of Joseph Ma
son, Il former resident of Windham, anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Farr of Chester
were in town Friday calling on friends
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
WANT OLD TRAIL PRESERVED
Pioneer Route From Sidney TO the
Black Hills Advocated as Part of
Lincoln Highway.

Men who are deeply interested in
the matter, from a sentimental point
of view at least, have outlined plan
for making the old trail from Sidney
to the Black hills a part of the Lin
coin highway system. 1t IS worthy
project and deserves to be successful
for several reasons. The Sidney trail
was one of the important trade routes
in a. bygone day, and as such was no.
table in many ways. 1t shares with
the Fort Pierre and Cheyenne trails
the legends of early days in the Black
hills. Much that is romantic clusters
around these routes, and much that
has no romance in It, Hardships, ad-
venture, sudden death, the Indian raid,
the road agents swoop-all these ne
tered into the life along the Sidney
trail, and the prosaic procession OF
heavy-laden wagons, dragging the food
and clothing for the gold hunters,
closed up the picture. The stage driv-
er, the mule skinner" the bull
whacker," the Cow puncher" and all
the characters that made up the pic
taresque as well as the sordid side
of life in the development days moved
along the Sidney trail. It should be
improved and preserved as a worthy
monument to the endeavor of men
still living, who made a tidy little en-
pire out Of a bit Of the forgotten noun
tains of the great West.-Omaha Bee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
And There Was No Relief.

A sad-eyed man turned his back on
the magazine stand and sighed IN dis
trcss.
What s the matter" asked the news
dealer. "Cant you find what you
want
u should say not, the sad-eyed
man replied. !" And every month, it
seems TO me, things get worse. / want
TO buy popular popular, |
said-that ism t just like every other
popular magazine in America. Why
Icesn t some one get out magazine
and call it the Rciicfl If an editor only
knew what to emit, he could become ia
nous over night
cit sounds logical, the dealer
agreed. " Let s hear some more.
The sadeyed man drew ont an en-
velop, on the back of which he hal
scrubbed some notes. ;a
'.Here3s the whole plan in nut
she'll, /" be said. "Read this list"
And the list was as follows:
No girl head on tho cover.
No .'blurbs = about cur own stuff.
No special war correspondence.
No illustrations by James Montgom
cry Flagg.
Nothing about Walter johnson OF
''Ty'' Cobb.
No magazine love verse.
No hack-to-the-farm Junk.
No article on efficiency.
Nix On Robert Chambers.
And ne editorial on Youth. Kan
sas City Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
A. Future Corn Belt. >,

The 'Corn Bclt'' used to be strip
of country running generally from
Pennsylvania to Kansas, and including
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and
the southern half of Iowa
But the fashion in belts is changing,
as all fashions are liable to do. The
corn belt is spreading itself out. 1t
goes farther, east and farther west, and
most emphatieally it is moving to the
north and south. Michigan, Wisconsin.
Minnesota and even the Dallotas ana
Montana are now in the corn belt The
Southern states are knocking at the
door. Georgia, Alabama and the Caro-
linas are showing that a hundred bush
els to the acre is nothing to them
The corn belt in the future will ex-
tend from Canada to the Gulf of Mex.
| leo, and it will reach to the Rocky
! Mountains, if not beyond. 1t is no long
err a belt, but section, comprising al
most the entire arabic portion of the
United States, and may even include
the deserts and the mountains to lin
tied extent.-Farm Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
Cotton Sack a Gold Mine.

In the early part of the year Ben
Chapman, seventy, died a few miles
from this place on his farm. He was
a hermit and of peculiar turn Of
mind. AT the time of his death there
was found considerable amount of
money in different places in his house.
His personal property was sold a
short time ago by the administrator of
his estate. AT the sale Mrs. Elijah
Parker bought sack of cotton, about
two bushels, for Is cents, and she
left her cotton with friend until she
could get it conveyed to her home.
Her friend opened the sack and
found in it smaller bag containing
S437.45. There was $50 in gold.-Lib-
erty (Tenn) Dispatch to the New
York Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
BROOKLINE.

Mrs. Frank Potwine has been visiting
in Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. Grout of Arlington recently visited
I'm the home of her brother, A. A. Austin.
Miss Rose Whitney of Townshend ia
spending the week with Mrs f. H. Well
Iington
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Austin an5
daughter, Stella, attended the exer
cises on Stratton mountain last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bush of Spring
field, Mass, came by automobile recently
and made brief visit with his parents
and brother, E. L. Bush
G. NJ Allbee, Bert Brown, f. H. Well
ington and Christopher Osgood went tc
Wardsboro blueberrying Monday Roger
WARE carried them in his automobile
Rev George IT. Chambers of Bradford
r. T., a former pastor here, will preach in
the Baptist church Sunday, Aug %, ant
it is hoped that large number will come
out to hear him and renew old acquain
tance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
METHODIST CAMP
MEETING PROGRAM
Annual Session at Claremont Junction
Will Begin Next Sunday-Well-
Known Speakers Engaged.

The annual Claremont Junction union
campmeeting and church conference
will be held at Claremont Junction be-
ginning next Sunday and continuing
through the following Sunday. This is
the only gathering of Methodist lay
men and preachers of southern Vermont
and New Hampshire for instruction in
the Bible and the study of methods In
church, Epworth League and Sunday
school work. The program has been is
sued by Rev Z. W. Sharp and Rev. Z.
G. Strout, district superintendent.
The grounds will be in charge of j. G.
Ellis of Wilder and John W. Howe of
Brattleboro. G. II. Downs of Claremont
will have charge Of baggage and stab
ling. The annual meeting of the Camp
Meeting association will be held Fri
day, Aug %, at 100. The Epworth
League services each day at $50 will
have different speakers, but will be III
charge of Rev Guy Foye Crawford OF
Randolph, president of the Montpelier
district of the Epworth League. The
music will be in charge of competent
director assisted by G. 9. Bailey OF
Randolph, cornet; Miss Glendeen Bal
of Rochester, musical instructor in the
public schools; and Mason White SHARP
of Brattleboro, violin. The Grove
House viii be in charge of Rev. G. I
Matthews of Fitzwilliam Depot, n. IL
Monday viii be Epworth League day
Tuesday Sunday school field day, Wed
nesday church efficiency day, Thursday
the great day of the feast, Friday day
of prayer for the forward movement
Saturday man s day, Sunday '.Thol
hast kept the good wine until now.
Among the speakers will be BishoI
John w. Hamilton of Boston, exCon
gresham Frank Plumley of Mortified
Rev. John Lowe Fort, d. D., field sec
rotary of the eastern division of thu
commission on finance, Rev. Donald
Gerrish of Lynn, Mass, Rev. II. o. En-
wall of Chicago and many others from
nearer points. a great variety of in
,eresting subjects will be taken up By
| well-known speakers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
Concrete easometer Work.

Reinforced concrete Is now COM
ing into successful use in the con-
struction of gasometer basins. A re-
cent example of the Hennebique con-
crete system is noted in a circular
basin of this kind which was recently
built at st. Sebastian. Spain. and it
is the first example to be found in
that country. Diameter is about so
feet. and height of basin &c feet.
Around the basin are engagements
IN the shape of nine buttresses in
order to add to tho strength of the
construction. and each buttress serves
as the base for one of the structural
iron beams which go to make up the
gasometer framework and support the
gas-holder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
rranscontinentaI Telephone.

The telephone line from New York
to San Francisco is overhead through
out its entire extent except for a few
short stretches Of cable in cities and
under rivers. Notwithstanding the
improvements which have been made
in underground cables, it is still neces-
sary in such long lines as this to
exclude as far as practicable all
lengths of cable, however short. Even
with the very best cable and apparatus
known to the art, the distance through
which speed may be clearly and dis
tfnctly transmitted is greatly restrict
ed when the wires are placed under
ground.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-18
BLINDNESS ON THE DECREASE
Census Bureaus Gives Encouraging Re-
ports of Its Diminution In the
United States.

Blindness has noticeably decreased
among the younger population of the
country in the last half century, &C
cording to a bulletin issued by the
census bureau. The bulletin also says
that this affection is less common in
America than in any other country,
and is more prevalent among men
than among women.
In the United States blindness is
most prevalent in New Mexico and Ne
vada, in which states the ratio of blind
60 total population in 1910 were
1898 to 100000 and 1888 to 100000,
respectively. The high ratios for these
states are due to the fact that Indians.
among whom trachoma formulated
eyelids) is of frequent occurrence In
those sections OF the country, consti-
tute relatively large elements IN their
population. In Arizona, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Vermont the ratios are
also high-95.9, 81, 89.5 and $40, re-
spectively. The relatively large In
dian population of Arizona Is response
Bile for the high ratio in that state;
trachoma is prevalent in certain parts
Of Kentucky and Tennessee, and IN
Vermont there are relatively more
people of advanced age than in other
parts of the country, to which fact is
doubtless due to the high ratio for that
state, since susceptibility to blindness
increases with advancing age.
Among children under five years
only five in every 100000 were blind
but among persons eighty-five years
of age and over, 1878 in 100000 were
| blind.