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New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
New Skirts Are From Seven to Ten
 Yards Around the Bottom Now
They Are Fashionable and So Are the High Noddng Pumage-Frills and Furbelows in All Elegance
 Have Also Arrived.

1 popular, for they are quaint and be- 1 coming, clouding and yet suggesting 1 the silhouette.
 Even the collar has it's innovations. One finds such oddities as the Henry l Clay collar, a high, soft, crush stock. 1 And there is the Restoration or Louis 1 Philipee collar. which tlcunces out, : high above the band which comes from l the high back Often the gown is 1 cut in a V, or even roundly or straight t across, with the band crossing the 1 throat without any foundation. To , this band, which is occasionally in dark velvet ribbon, wide flaring tulle ruches are often attached.
 1 The long coat, which enjoyed a brief popularity during the past season, is absent from the spring showings Few i women cared OVermuch for them, and designers have turned elsewhere for novelty And it is the old. simple walking garment that they have given us. Simple, straight lines, loosely belted and hip length, the coats are decidedly attractive. The simple ones, in English mixtures, have been termed Kitchener suits, and that name
 is eminently appropriate for the dash- ! ing diroctneSS of the style.
 One sees, too, in these very early collections jackets which extend bare
 ly to the waist line, untrimmed save | for two watch pockets. Some haN plain revers which show reversals of
 brilliant Things. The skirts are far
 ing, gaining fulness through shirrincs
 at waist line or yoke. or through a yoke of inverted plates. The kitch-
 oner skirts, however, are plain. Many
 o,fo >Srit1 lI,Si inc il-n hn,,
 buttons, and have large square pockets
 like those found on the coats. Jeanne
 is the sponsor in chief of this partic- ! ular style
 1 Occasionally one finds short coats
 that have short skirt bottoms. with
 fulness only in back, the front being
 straight, slanting away to points. New
 military models are being shown. One, however, had short recfer coat in | midnight blue. The turnover reVcrS and collar were in striped metallic
 gold, red and blue, and the front of the straight coat had braid frogs for
 fastenng Two pockets hung below the bottom at the sides.
 It would seem as if the days of easy
 home dressmaking were at an end. None but an experienced dressmake CT is capable of producing graceful eff fects with the new cOrkScrew model recently imported. This gown had from ten to twelve ounces, each fuller than the above and each attpched to
 the others by cording. The cording
 line winds slowly down and around
 the skirt, which is more than seven |NardS wide at the bottom. The waist
 of the gown is tight hitting. and but
 tons up to a little V. which is con
 cealed by a cream lace ruchinE. Lace
 falls softly over the hands at the bottom of the narrow sleeves
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Here is skirt showing plaits used after One of the newest and most approved methods. They really are not made i'll separate pieces but, nevertheless, they are Arranged to give a panel suggestion. While they flare abundantly and freely hs the wearer walks, they take straight lines when she is not in motion, ard these lines are always becoming. The grooth yoke does away with all bulk over lAc hips. The yoke, as well as the skirt, is cut in two pieces, and the trimming of buttons at the side-seams Is an effective bne. If preferred, the finish can be made 1t the natural waist-line with belt.
 For the 1o-year size will be needed AZ yards of material 27 inches wide, 34 yards 3o, or PA yards A.
 The May Manton pattern 85I5 is cut In sizes for IS and 18 years. 1t will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper. on receipt of ten cents.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Fashion enters again, bursting of changes which she bears for the new year. But her face is demure, and she minces with small mid-Vic- torian steps as her voluminous skirts pillow softly about her feet. Ruffles and furbelows adjust themselves re- tiringly in the very ladylike gowns which are to be worn this spring.
 The full skirt which came in last autumn. was bold, and quite shock ing in it's contrast to previous scant- mess. But it has widened now to four, seven, ten and even twelve yards around the bottom. No brav- ado, but a quiet dignity attends the growth of these gonWs' width. This, a feature of another warlikc genera ton, is curiously an outcome of the present period.
 New York is gay with spring open ings. All the finer shops are display
 ing garments which will be worn
 next season. And all their displays,
 contrary to predictions, are of Pari-
 sian origin. Paris workshops have
 not closed because of the war. They
 have labored faithfully and as fruitfully as heretofore, and America
 is now reaping a peculiarly rich har-
 vest in new fashions.
 The most striking of the innova- tions is to be found in the skirts. These. attaining enormous widths
 while sometimes in plain and circu-
 lar, are more often of the ruffled or flounced description. Piece on piece, in ever increasing width they widen from slender hips Sometimes their greatest width Is reached a trifle be- low the knees and in others they bell out to the bottom.
 Another indication of change 1 which is rather terrifying is the ap- pearance in many of the gowns of q
 narrow waistline. No longer is the ] straight effect in vogue, although l there are occasional reversions to 1t f as in d new lava Colored broadcloth 1 gown which fell straight from the 1 shoulders, with no further indicat tiofl 1 of waist line than very narrow l soutaChe braided belt hooking loose 1 ly in front. Even the bodice. of 1 chiffon above the broad satin band 1 which extended from hips to just be- 1 low the bust, was in square effect 1 low and collarless. But the majority l of the gowns are drawn in firmly al ! the waist line, which has once agair { reverted to a normal position. This l tightness is, of course, essential tc 1 the wide skirt, the result otherwise 1 being ungainly.
 1 Coat dresses have not passed away
 they have merely changed their | character. There are no longer mil
 itary, or Russian. They are Victor
 ian fitted coats, with many seams 1 back and front, showing delicatel\
 the figures outlines. They are Ions
 at times, reaching below the hips, ol 1 to a point just below the waist line l in front Some, too, have the chate- l laine, goosegirl and charming Jeanne l d'Arc bodices. Again one sees th< l tiny money jacket, often frillec about its edges. These are to be. vers
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
SCENIC THEATER TO
 HAVE DRUG TERROR

A theater manager who recognizes that his patrons know guod thing when they sec 1t. has laid aside nll prejudice and is ready to present a photo play that has recently played lo large audiences at another thcater in this city.
 "Thc Drug Terror" a photo play that has startled the nation in it's scathing disclosures of the method employed by the arch fiends who sup ply harmful drugs to victims, who have been unfortunate enough tO f,il into it's grasp, and how they are dragged down to the depths of dc"- rrdation, and left to die from tfo results of their usage
 Don't fail to take advantage of this opportunity and see this rem1rllahlc photo play at the Scenic thcater on Friday of this week Thuusands. yrs, millions of people. all over the coum- try have been taught il lesson which should be lasting. lt should also enlist human beings Who will be will ing to help their less i"rtui u. SIS ter or brother to fight and eventually conquer this terrible rNiL
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
PRETTY GIRLS SING
 AND DANCE, KEENEY'S

Surrounded by a bevy of pretty girls, who can sing and dance in most en- tertaining fashion, Nat and Sol Fiel Is, brothers of Lew Fields, the famous comedian. are appearing at Keeney's 's this week, using "The lIol<eN PokeT Girls" lively musical comedy. as the vehicle in which they ride on to vaudeville success. Their act is rplenCidIy built and with the first nighters' it was a most gratifying sue cess. The Field brothers, like the most celebrated member of their fam ily, are German comedians. They are clever, too, and although they do not enjoy the fame of Lew, they give an entertainment that places them in the front ranks of comedians They get many laughs during their part of the show. Contributing much towards the success of tho act, the Three Shaws old vaudeville favorites of this city. make their appearance with the company. Prominent among this trio is Miss Anotte Shaw. tie dainty comedienne, who is playing the soubrette role in the piece An nette is a vivaCious miss and her work is of a sparkling order. She sings
 
 with the first nighters' she scored heavily. Her brother and sister. Harry and Lillian Shaw, found favor last night for their rendition in duo of Chinatown" the popular cabaret number. Other members of the com pany are also capable.
 Startling cycling in The Cage of Death" is introduced by Marie Four nj lon Jn ing stunts on wheels in conical shaped mOtordome. They ride at top speed in this small compartment and thrill the audience with their near accidents. Miss Fourniers partner speeds around the enclosure in mo- tor cycle. At times his speed reaches sityX miles an hour and the grave danger keeps the audience almost breathless until he has finished. The pair give a skilled exhibition and well deserve the applause given them.
 The Arnolds present a musical spe- cia1ty that is refined and entertajn- ing in every respect. There are five people in this family and each Is a talented musician, skilled in the play ing of from nine to twelve string in- Struments. Virginia. the baby of the family, plays an instrument for each year of her career. She is ten years old Solos, duets and trios on viu- lins, mandolins and 'ccllos form a large part of a most entertaining pro gram. MT Arnold directs the play ing of his children from the orchestra pit.
 Charlie Don, a former partner of Billy Court, who appeared here two weeks ago. is furnishing considera ble amusement this week with his scotch songs and stories Charlie uses sev- eral original numbers and they go big
 Davis and Nash, colored perform CTS, open the show with a song and dance speciality, that is bound to find favor all week.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
Household Notes

A small amount of peanut butter is good for the children, especially in winter time, beacuse it contains so much energy
 Brown sugar and water (one- third water) boiled until ii will spin a fine shread makes very good and pure table syrup.
 One secret of a warm house Is having all the living room windows facing the south, and the north win dows double sashed.
 When buying apples by the bas- kct. box or barrel, if pays to buy the hand-pickod apples. because they will not spoil sn soon
 Good -four adheres to the hand, and when pressed tightly, remains, in shape and shows the imprint of the lines of the skin of the hand.
 Before hroiling ham, if should be soaked one hour in lukewarm water. Then drain. wi e and broil three min utcs. The siies should be thin. Wax candles "'hieh have bee~me dusty ran be made perfectly white by rubbing them with clean piece of flannel dipped in spirits Of wine. Practical keeping places should b" arr1n"ed i'm child's room SO that il can learn order bl putting them In their p'dCcS at tt-t end or the day
  Biscuits should always be started in a Very hot oven; il may cool a little latter.
 Sometimes a liberal bath of corn starch will take perspiration spots out of silk.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
She Is a Wise Woman.

Who recognizes in the telI-tale symptoms such as baCkache, head aches, dragging sensations, nervous ness and irritahility the true s'tuSc and relies on Lydia r.. pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore her to healthy normal condition. For forty years this root and herb reme- ly has been pre-eminently successful in controlling the diseases of Women Merit alone could have stood such d test of umc:-adVt.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Golden Bread--Cut some slices of into rounds two inches in diameter with a cutter Having made tWGlN e or fifteen of these, simmer three quarters of pint of milk for a quar- ter of an hour with one tablespOCn- ful of sugar, pinch of salt an inch of vanilla, or tablespoonful of erat- ed lemon rind Beat up the Nolk of an egg with two tahlespOonfuls of cold milk in a bowl strain tho hot milk to them, and stir well together. Put in the pieces of bread. turn them over to soak evenly. lift them out, soft but unhroilun and drain them. Feat up whole egg. dip the pieces of bread in it, toss in fine bread crumbs, and fry in plenty of smoking bet fat. Drain, sprinkle with sugar, ana serve very hot
 NermicelH Pudding-In a double boiler scald one quart of milk and add to it four ounces of vermicelli, broken in bits. Cook for tWerty minutes, add three-quarters of a cup ful of granulated sugar and the yolks of four eggs. Stir until the mixture thickens, take from the fire and set aside until partly cooled. Whip the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth and stir them gently into the mixture with one teaspoonful of vanilla. But ter small individual molds. fill them tWo-thirds full. set in q pan of hot water and bake for forty minutes in d moderately hot oven. Serve with cream or any liquid pudding sauce.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Apparently the spring fashions arc to have inspirations from all the warning countries.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

High buttoned military boots ar promised for the near future for bot women and children.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Narrow scarfs of velvet em- Droiderod with beads are among the rev hat trimmings
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Mashed potatoes beaten by an egg beater will be deliciously fluffy and smooth.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

The new blues for spring are powder blue. aero blue, artillery blue and blue-gray.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

The all-black velvet gown is alway a valua ble asset to the woman wh gees about much.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

To wash china silk waists use lukeWarm soap s'Eds. Then rinse m two cool water" and roll in Turk iSh towel for tW', hours before iron iuS.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Young girls are wearing the modi- fled Cossack costumes with shorter " aist lines.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Silver Venetian lace and white chiffon make lovely combination for a bridal gown.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Sweeping can be made much easier if you have painted floors, with small rugs.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Evening sleeves may be of the mo meager sort or may fit all the wa close to the wrist
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

A rest gown of dull blue with a post-im pressionist flower pattern has a loose coatee of transparent blue.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Suits of white gabardine and serge are among the novelties. White braid and buttons are used for trimmings
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Ultra-sm mourning millinery use' dull jet for its bonnets, and strings of black pearls are effective.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
Veu's tor 7heahe G0ers an13 vV0zuen Re1adeYs
A Menu for Tomorrow
ISrCa kfaSt

Breakfast
 Fruit Cereal Sugar and Cream Broiled Bacon
 Latticed Potatoes Twin Biscuit Coffee Iuuth Melt and Celery salad Golden Bread Cocoa
 Dinne'
 Clear Soup Veal Pot Pie
 Mashed Potatoes Ruttered Carrots NpID1jrol1j putdiO@ Coffee
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

A small amount of peanut butter is good for the children, especially in winter time, beacuse it contains so much energy.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Sometimes liberal bath of corn starch will take precipitation spots out of silk.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
Pads and Fashions
I1xlc

Silver Venetian lace and white chiffon make a lovely combination for a bridal gown.
 The new blues for spring are powder blue. aero blue, artillery blue and bluegray.
 Apparently the spring fashions are to have inspirations from all the warning countries.
 Young girls are wearing the modi- fled Cossack costumes with shorter vaist lines.
 Narrow scarfs of velvet em- Droidered with beads are among the new hat trimmings.
 High buttoned military boots are promised for the near future for both women and children.
 The all-black velvet gown is always a valuable asset to the woman who gees about much.
 Evening sleeves may be of the most meager sort or may fit all the way close to the wrist.
 rest gown of dull blue with al, post-im pressionist flower pattern has a loose coatee of transparent blue
 Ultra smart mourning millinery uses dull jet for its bonnets, and strings of black pearls are effective.
 Suits of white gabardine and serge are among the novelties White braid and buttons are used for trimmings
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Biscuits should always be starte in Very hot oven; il may cool little latter.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19

Brown sugar and water Gone third water) boiled until it will spil q fine shread makes a very good ant pure table syrup.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-22
The Approaching Town
Election.

1t is high time that candidates
we're being brought out for the
the Offices to be filled next month
under the new Town Charter.
We say brought out" advised
~, as the voters may we'll look
askance at the candidacy of any
over anxious Office seeker who
believes that the man should seek
the Office, by whatever devious
means, rather than that the Office
should seek the man.
The salaries are not such as to
attract the best type of public
servant. But there are many
good men who, if urged by their
fellow citizens, would consent to
serve the community, from a
sense of altruism and public duty.
And such service would be
worth while, to them and tc
Charles Town.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-22
Clean Up Day.

Walt Mason, the poet wit, sizes
up Clean Up Day like this:
I'm shinytown the people cling
to their belief that in the spring
all men should rise and clean up
alley, yard and lawn till every sign
of trash is gone-which seems wise.
In Shinyto they burn old hats
and sticks and rags and bones and
cats and kindred trash; all labor
for the public veal with fifty-seven
kinds of zeal and not for cash, This
town is in e class alone; the flies
and germs are quite unknown, year
after year; no doctors joints there
in are built, and all the fell diseases
wilt when they come near. As
there are no diseases nigh, the peo-
pie don't know how to die; death
seems joke; and some one has to
shoot them down when they are
tired of Shinytown and wish to
crnak. The village used to have a
hearse before it killed the microbe
curse, long, long ago; but now,
since microbes cause no fuss, they
use it for a iitney bus-fve cents
throw. This is the village of de-
light, where all the folks are living
right. q cheerful scene; your burg
might be like Shinytown if all you
men would buckle down and make
it clean.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-22
"HsaIths' Best Way--Eat Apples
Every Day."
Looking Ahead.

Let us look into the future just
a couple of years, and what
changes of environment can be
foretold for Charles Town |!
The old John Brown jail''
building torn down and replaced
by the new seventy-fye thousand
dollar Government building.
A modern and commodious Jail
and sheriff's quarters built back
of the Court House and Law
yers Row" thing of memory.
: The main streets of the town
paved with vitrifed brick and
the bugbears Of dust and mire
laid low.
The hitching yard properly
equipped and a Rest Room for
our country visitors in operation.
The Court House and Hospital
grounds beautifed by the good
ladies of the Civic League and nc
longer public. eyesores.
Ranson's factories running to
capacity.
The Seminary and Duval schools
taxed to accommodate the influx OF
pupils.
New enterprises afoot, new
buildings under way, with full
employment at good wages for all
But it would take too much
space ard time to half enumerate
the many good things in store
for those who have faith and
vision, here in the Valley Of
Content,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-22
A Republican Yields The Axe.

Governor Willis, the new Ohio exc
cutive, has summarily Dismissed 102
tax assessors, of whom SO are democrats.
This, of course. will be hailed by re-
publican organs as proper exercise of
executive power. The editors of that
party will at once realize the import
ance of having the taxing machinery
of Ohio in the hands of officials SYM
pathetic with the state administrat-
ion." And yet thesesome editors raise
terrible howl if any effort is made to
put the machinery of the federal gov
eminent in the hands of officials in SYM
pathy with the Democratic president.
When a republican Is removed the
public is told that "a faithful public
servant of great experience has been
ruthlessly separated from an official
salary, and the place given to a demo-
crat entirely without fitness and
purely as reward for political SER
vices" What difference it makes
whose OK is gored!
VA DDUAN
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-22
Also Hero.

Bill WhippIe signed a pledge, we heard
dsput aside the toddy.
Yet old Bill scarcely got word
OF praise from anybody.
We did not laud him for his tact
And strength and moral beauty.
We simply said it was an act
Of common sense and duty.
Bill read the paper which conveyed
The startling information
That for a pledge king had made
A Royal proclamation
Bill joined the crowd that cheered hir
long.
And hoped their friends would fol
low
The kingly lead and not go wrong
On drinks they chose to swallow.
Bill works all day and doesn't get
Much time for rest or pleasure.
His eelf-denials are not set
Mid luxury and treasure:
So while our cheers salute the king
For giving up his tipple.
A gong somebody erght to sing
In praise of old Bill Whipple.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-22
Your Home Town.

That homeIy Philosopher. David Glib
son delivered an address before the
Baltimore Rotary Club the other day
and among other things said:
"Any place is just what the people
who live in it make it
"Don't sit around and curse your
town. A town is just as good OF just
as bad as the people who are cursing it
"a town is seldom the result of vir-
gin natural conditions, In any event it
was man who saw the natural ad-
vantages-and frequently it was some
one individual.
''For illustration: THERE'S no natur-
al reason why Cleveland should have
been the oil center in the world.
"There are practically no oil wells in
or about that community. So far as
oil is concerned, and as Shipping point,
it is no better than a dozen and one
towng. 1t was simply John D. Rookie
Teller. He wanted to live in Cleveland
and his individuality, his personality
brought the oil to him.
"Tbere is no reason why Boston
should be the shoe market of the world.
There are no hides there. They areall
shipped from the west. Simply some
man who knew how to make she's on a
large scale wanted to live there and his
success encouraged others to follow in
his wake.
"There is no physical reason why
Chicago should be the meat packing
center of the world. 1t could az well
have been st. Louis. Simply old Phil
Armour wanted to live there.
eff you have any citizens who are de-
veloping vour industries and resources,
who are turning capital back into pay
rolls. who are building up not only the
commercial side of the community, but
the educational and social side. en-
courage them. Don't drive them out.
Other places will be only too glad to
have them.
lyon hear people of the far west in
mercantile, industrial, artistic and scien.
tific pursuits, saying: If we were
only in Chicago, we could do or get sc
and 80 In Chicago you hearthem say
If we were only in New York !!
When in New York you hear then
wishing for something in London OF
Paris.
''Chicago, New York, Lordon aue
Paris are all the results of their citizsnt
taking the conditions and material a
hand and doing the best they they coult
with them-jnst as We all can do.
There you are. ANY place is jus
what the people make it.
If any of the towns that any of III
live ia are not to our liking why Lett
get busv-it's all up to us.
''The first process in the improve
ment of any town is TO get rid Of thu
people who are damning it.