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the garment. The upper; part of the
sleeves is used for the sleeves. Turn up
hem an inch and half vide. finish the
neck with bias band, and you have
little dress that would cost at least 81.
The backs of mems shirts make nice
work aprons by rounding the corners
more at the bottom and slanting until the
top Is only eight or ten inches wide. A
bib may be cut from one of the sleeves.
and a pocket. belt and bias folds may
easily be cut from the remaining sleeve
and good part of the front. A tape loop
on the apron band Is convenience, and
will save the apron from being torn when
hung on hook. Sew the loop on the
wrong side Of the band.
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TO COOK PLANKED STEAK
I teaspoonful of cornstarch stirred
| smooth in cold milk

teaspoonful of cornstarch stirred
smooth in cold milk. -
Chestnut Cups. ,
This is n pretty dessert recently dem-:!7
onstrated at a cooking lecture. Have :
on hand equal quantities whipped.
cream and vanilla ice cream. Put slices !
of marrons or the large Italian chestro
nuts, that have been soaked in little
grape juice for short time, in the bot.
tom of sherbet glasses. over the mar
rons put spoonful of ice cream. Sprin-
kle with minced pistachio nuts or dot ,
with candied cherries. ,ac
Chestnut Salad.
Make a slight incision in the outer :
skin of thirty large chestnuts. put in 2
saucepan of hot water and boil TWENTY
minutes; drain, plunge into cold water"
and peel off the skin ; cut into quarters
and dust with salt and pepper: peel
four sour apples and cut i'm pieces or
similar size to nuts; cut some of tho 4
dark meat off large. cold roasted turr
key, making pieces about the same
size: arrange on lettuce leaves in the
salad bowl. sprinkle over them two ia
blespoonfuls of chopped mixed pickles.
pour a plain dressing over the whole,
and serve as cold as possible. =
Roasted Chestnuts.
Split the skins on one side of large,-
| chestnuts. put on pan with perfor :.
rated bottom, stand over a modera te G.
fire and roast slowly until soft. When
done wrap in a cloth for ten minutes
to steam. then send to the table where -
each individual shells his own. cuts
them in half. salts them lightly and ~
puts bit of butter between before :.
eating. This is the favorite French
way of serving ch6stnuts. so
A Simple Salad. III,
Combine walnut meats with an equal
quantity of crisp white celery or tart
apples pared. cored and cut in cubes.
Cover with French dressing or mayon--
naise and serve in apple cups or on :
lettuce leaves. Walnuts are also ev-
cellent combined with cream cheese,
tomatoes oranges or grapefruit.
Nut Mince Pie. 80
::
One cup hickory or walnut meats.
two cups of apples Chopped fine). one
and one-half cups graduated sugar,
one cup of raisins fseeded), one-haf
cup of vinegar. ne-half teaspoonful
salt and one-half teaspoonful CHINA
mon. Mix the spices dry with the.
sugar, then thoroughly mix all the in-.4
gradients together This makes two,
large pies.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFoRD. '''
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The fashionable line that should be
lived up to, from heel to head. has not
changed from last winter; it is only in
tensified and standardized. Above the
waist we are to be excessively slim
with dropping shoulders If we wish: be-
low the waist we are to have as much
circumference as clothes will allow
Our hats are to accentuate our height
our sleeves are to elongate our arms
our cuffs are to hide our hands and our
furs to conceal our chins, whether they
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Mahogany Color Restored.

NM ASH well with soap and water,
Wv then polish daily with the follow
ing oil: Half an ounce of alkanet cut
small and added to a pint Of linseed oil.
When this has stood for a week. add
half an ounce of gum arabic and one
ounce Of shellac varnish. Let them
stand in a bottle by the fire for a week,
then strain. Rub 1t in well. Use a
soft, clean cloth for the washing, and
for the rubbing use a clean. soft wooden
cloth or channels.
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n LL-OVER embroidery is especially
~ dainty for yokeS and guimpes in
children's drasses. and is not at
all expensive IL care is used in cutting.
Most patterns allow nearly an inch for
hens on each little back yoke portion.
and as the material is thin, buttons and
|buttonholes soon tear off and out, so
allow only about one eighth of an inch
and face the back of fine material with
a little stronger kind
Half-inch tape is good to use on some
yokes when the embroidery is not too
thin Sew the tape fiat on the edge of
the yoke, and after turning it over, sew
it fiat again. In this way it looks like
hem, and is not bungling. Very pref
ty yokes. may be made from left-overs
of lace. insertion and edging. Even a
little three-inch strip is not too small
for the center front of baby's yoke.
A piece of edging four inches wide and
one fourth of yard long, cut in two,
and a strip of insertion four inches long
by two inches wide, will constitute the
material for the trout
The back should be of lawn tucked in
clusters of three. Use insertion for the
center of the yoke front and turn the
edge of the cloth at each side of the
embroidery portion up on the right side.
and then cover the raw edge with the
scaIlops of the embroidery edging.
For very sheer lawn dresses little
strips of insertion, alternating with
! tucking. or with tiny plain strips of
lawn between are dainty, and the pieces
of insertion need not be exactly alike
IL evenly balanced. IF the center front
is of one kind, a strip of different pat
tern may be used on either side of this,
and so long as the two corresponding
ones are alike the yoke will be just as
pretty as If it were not made from left
overs.
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many ways invented to smother a gar
ment with peltry this season.
There has never been time since
man covered himself with the skins of
wild beasts to hide his bare skin that
so much fur was worn. Women never re-
fuse this fashion. They leap at 1t, and
overdo it as much as the most ardent
furrier could wish. Good or bad, dyed
or natural, scolored or white furs are
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often applied over fullness or tucks and
Iare trimmed with buttons or braid.

often applied over fullness or tucks and
are trimmed with buttons or braid.
Beaver is one OF the favorite furs of
the autumn. and as a trimming fur it
is especially good. 1t is used in the
form of a wide shawl collar that quite
covers the shoulders. on striking suit
of green cloth.
A small detail. but one that gives a
mark Of style to the coat, is the arrow
head worked in silk at the head OF
tucks or darts.
Gabardine is again a leading fabric
1t proved its durability as we'll as. its
style last winter and the preceding
summer, and it has every reason to re-
main in favor.
Often the waistline slants down from
the front-that is. it is above normal
in 'front.' and far below normal in back.
Now that high collars are established,
it is natural to find them occasionally
used on evening frocks. An entirely
separate velvet and fur collar is worn
with an evening frock by Doucet.
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skin, gray astrakhan and beaver. The
latter has become quite common al
ready, showing itself on all kinds of
cheap ready-to-wear suits. The re-
vival of the American sealskin has met
with general approval. and it is another
evidence Of how far back the fashions
have gone that faille silk frocks and
sealskin coats are mingled.
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them out of the reckoning when laying
Gown the laws.
The various STYLES In long coats
Usually accent a low waist line by the
manner of cutting the cloth and ar
ranging the seams, or by the place
ment Of some kind of belt. Cords are
used. run through slides of the ma
terial; sometimes huge belts of fur are
put there. The latter is one Of the
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THERE is revival of the silk scarf
for automobile and dress wear.
Those of chiffon have floral designs
printed in the natural colors.
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Clothes Laid by Paris Govern Choice
Apparel Until May Appear Much Like Shp
hes AoA Strong Vatican Eh-Th Silhouette
UNCHANGED Piece Changes Hats.
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Some of the new hats are curiously
like the old fashioned beavers Of 1880
or 1S40,
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Paris is now wearing many leather
belts.
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Fur is used on so many of the new
srocks that one almost wonders where
y all comes from. II is used. as it was
last year. very effectively to edge lace
founces and overskirts, and perhaps 1t
; in combination with sheer fabric
fhaf al is hes
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Tuile sees 20 rll long felt want in
the world of women's clothes. II is
Idely used this autumn for evening
fro"ks. and is more attractively used
than ever before.
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Bandeaus are used to tilt some of the
hats forward or up at the side. And on
sorne of the velvet hats these bardeaus
consist of little lift or roll Of fur.
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stitching on heavy cloth suits is used
dccoratively. Bands of stitched cloth
ere used for trimming around the bot
tom Of skirts and coats. and for belts
end collars and cuffs.
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The shoulder cape idea is revived oc-
cas.onally in this autumn's models.
Usually. however. II is part of the
frock with which IL is worn. plain
tafeta shoulder cape. for instance. will
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by the great rivers Parana and Para
quay or their tributaries. which fur
nish transportation to many interior
parts of the country and provide
abundant irrigation and adequate
drainage. The soil is typically fer
tile, consisting for the most part OF
red clay mixed with sufficient sand
to make 1t porous. and covered with
rich alluvial deposits. The area OF
the country is estimated at about 40
600 square miles, and it is dividet
into two parts by the Paraguay river.
The southeastern part, which is in
closed by the rivers Paraguay. Paranay
and Apa. contains most Of the white
population. The northwestern part.
known as the Gran Chaco is inhabited
mostly by nomadic tribes of Indians,
and contains vast expanses of grazing
land and immense forests awaiting ex-
ploitation. The resources of the
southeastern section alone, however,
are sufficient to engage the attention
of the Inhabitants for many years to
come. 1t Is estimated that the coun-
try has about 100000 inhabitants.
and the government has been encour-
aging immigration as much as possi-
BILE. Immigrants who have settled in
the country have done well, especially
those from Europe.
The climate Is a happy medium be-
tween temperate and tropical, the av-
erage temperature being 70 degrees
Fahrenheit. Summer begins in 0cto-
Der and lasts until March; winter
starts in April and lasts until nearly
the end of September, with an average
temperature of Ga degrees. Rarely
have there been frosts and on few
occasions has the thermometer regis
tered as low as ID degrees.
Asunclon a Busy City.
Asuncion, with about $4,000 inhabi-
tants. is the capital and principal BUSH
ness city of the Republic. 1t is about
$50 miles north of Buenos Aires. and
is located upon q bay-shaped enlarge
ment of the Paraguay river. about two
and a half miles long and one mile
wide, which affords ample shelter and
accommodation for many vessels. Be
| ing at the head OF river navigation for
the larger river steamers. and the
place of transshipmert for points
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SYNOPSIS


Warrington. an American adventurer.
and James, his servant. with a Gagged par
rot, the trio known up and down the Ir-
rawaddy as Parrot & Co., are bound for
Rangoon. Elsa Chetwood, rich American
girl tourist, sees Warrington and asks the
purser to introduce her. He tells her that
Warrington has beaten a syndicate and
sold his oil claims for 10000 Warrington
puts Rajah, the parrot, through his tricks
for Elsa and they pass two golden days
together on the river In Rangoon. War
Tington interferes in a row over cards
caused by an enemy, Newell Craig. Elsa
is annoyed by Craig and stabs him with
hatpin Warrington discovers Elsa on the
Singapore steamer. He avoids her. Craig
Is aboard and is warned by Warrington
who ceases to avoid Elsa. Craig stirs up
evil gossip. Visa tells Warrington of the
hatpin incident and he hunts up Craig, on
murder hat. He finds him stretched out
drunk on deck and turns the hose on him.
AT Penang Mallow, who drove Warning
ton ftom his plantation when he learned
his story. comes aboard Warrington tells
Elsa that Mallow and Craig both will tell
that he spent money that did not belong
to him over the gambling table to Craig,
and asks her not to speak to him again.
Mallow bats Warrington who keeps his
temper. AT Singapore Elsa calls on her ia
theirs old friend the American consul gen.
eraL Mallow calls and relates the steam
Ar gossip about Elsa. Warrington also
calls and sends a cable to the Andes Con-
Struction company, offering to restore the
stolen money If they will lift the ban.
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the road runs across vast tracts of
luxurious grazing land. broken here
and there by lines of low, timber-cov-
cred hills. Buildings and other evil
dences of development are few and
far between, compared with the ex-
tent of the country, and one is I'M
pressed with the fact that there is
ample room there for thousands OF
home-seeking immigrants from the
congested districts of Europe. who
would find an agreeable climate and
soil fertile and extensive enough to
feed not only themselves but many of
the other Inhabitants OF the world.
Timber is so plentiful in the Para
guayan country that the railways use
1t for fuel. At every railway station
are huge logs and squared timbers
ready for shipment. On the hillsides
where clearings have been made, as
we'll as in the bottom lands, besides
the rich grass, the corn, the alfalfa,
and the tobacco. healthy sugar cane
is seen.
Arriving at Asuncion at p. m. Sun
day. the train runs into large termi-
nal station which, though modern In
appearance, is said to be the first rail
way station built In South America
A British engineer constructed 1t about
fifty years ago, and the Orders and
other parts Of the framework, which
at a hasty glance one would say are
iron, are in fact wood that is as sound
today as when the building was erect
ed.
Asuncion is an important port for
river movements The larger vessels
from the River Plate bring their car
goes to Asuncion, whence merchan-
disc is taken overland or transshipped
in smaller boats for points farther up
the river. Although it is a river port.
over a thousand miles from the sea-
coast, the size and number Of large
vessels at the dock, or ar anchor
awaiting their turn to go to the docks
and the many smaller craft, as well
as the large and commodious harbor
give 1t much the appearance Of a sea
port.
Enclosed by Big Rivers.
The Republic of Paraguay is al
rnost completely surrounded by wa
,er. being b.unded on nearly all sides
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Up n order to study the trade situation
in Paraguay. M. Drew Carrel, COM
mercial representative of the
Buenos Aires branch of a New
York bank. recently made a trip
through that country, and in The
Americas he writes entertainingly Of
what he saw there. His article is thus
summarized In the bulletin of the Pan
American Union:
The only practical routes of access
to the country. the heart of one of the
richest agricultural regions of South
America, are the river and the rail-
way running from Buenos Aires, a
thousand miles away, II Asuncion, the
capital and chief city of the republic,
be taken as the travellers destination.
There is direct connection between
Buonos Aires, via the Argentine Cen
trail, Entre-Rios, and Paraguayan Cen
trail railways, and Asuneion. Through
trains leave once a week each way.
on from Buenos Aires betimes. the
train arrives at Zarate early in the eve
ming, some sixty miles up country
where the expanse of the River Plate
has narrowed into the Parana. Here
all except the engine Is run on to a
huge iron ferryboat for a four-hour
voyage up and across the river to
Ibicuy on the eastern shore. Nearly
all day Saturday is spent journeying
through the fiat country of Entre-Rios
The orange groves increase, with here
and there tobacco fields, giving way
as the tropics are neared to numerous
royal palm trees.
Posadas, the last station in Argen
tina, is reached and the train is again
run upon a large ferryboat and car
ried across the upper part ofthe Parans
river TO Encarnacion In the Republic
OF Paraguay. The level of the deck Of
the ferry is some fifteen feet below the
level of the roadbed, on both sides Of
the river, and it is necessary to iowel
and raise the trains down and up al
incline by means of cables and steam
winches to the proper level. Aftei
running over switch-back on th'
Paraguay side, Encarnacion is reached
some 100 feet above the level OF thu
river
Room for Many immigrants.
All through Paraguay to Asunciol
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was the daughter or General Chet-
wood. the man to whom the Indian
government had cause to be grateful,
uron more than one occasion. for the
sondity of his structures, the colonel
realized definitely the seriousness of
his erucifixion. He sat sitter and
stiffer in his chair, and the veins in
his nose grew deeper and deeper ia
hue. He saw clearly that he would
never understand american women.
He had committed an outrageous blum
der. He, instead of dominating. had
been dominated by three faultfinding
old women; and. without being aware
OF the fact. had looked at things from
their point Of view. A most inconceiv-
able blunder. He would not allow that
he was being swayed less by the admis-
sion of his objectionable rudeness on
board than by the immediate knowl-
edge that Elsa was known to the Brit
ish officials sister. a titled lady who
stood exceedingly high at court.
Miss Chetwood," he said. lowering
his voice for her ears only.
Elsa turned, but with the expression
that signified that her attention was
engaged elsewhere
"Yes?"
Il am an old man. / am sixty-two;
and most of these sixty-two ! have
lived roughly; but am not too old to
realize that have made a fool of my
self"
Interest began to fill Elsa's eyes.
"It has been said" he went on, keep
ing the key, that am man of ccur.
age, but find that need good deal
OF that just now. have been rude tC
you, and without warrant, and offer
you my humble apologies" He fun
bled with his cravat as If it had sud
denly frightened. "Will you accept?'
Instantly" Elsa understood the
quality of courage that had stirred the
colonel. But ruthlessly: 81 should
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CHAPTER xIII-continued.

"And man may break any one OF
these laws. l consider it horribly I'm.
| fair"
so it is. But If you wish to live in
peace, you must submit"
Peace at that price | have no wish
for This man Mallow lives within
the pale of law; the other man is out
side of 1t. Yet, of the two, which would
you be quickest to trust?"
The consul general laughed. Nov
you are appealing not to my knowledge
of the world but to my instinct"
Thanks"
"Is there any reason why you should
defend Mr.. Warrington, as he calls
himself?"
The consul generals wife desperate
ay tried to catch her husbands eye
But either he did not see the glance OF
he purposely ignored it.
'In defending Mr.. Warrington / am
defending myself My dear friend,
Elsa went on, letting warmth come
into her voice once more, my sym
pathy went out to that man. He looked
so lonely. Did you notice his eyes
Can man look at you the way be
does and be bad?"
II have seen Mallow dozens Of
times. l know him to be a seoundre
of sorts; but doubt if bald sunlight
sould make him blink Liars have
dirst to overcome the Pickering and
wavering of the eyes"
He said almost the same thing
Would he say that If he were liar?"
II haven't accused him of being
that. Indeed, he struck me as a truth
full young man. BY the way, what Ii
the name Of the firm your father
founded?"
''The Andes Construction company
Do you think we could find him some
thing to do there?" eagerly. HE builds
bridges"
81 shouldn't advise that. But we
have gone astray. You ought not tt
see him again."
1T is a hateful world" Elsa ap
pealed to the wife.
1T is. Elsa. dear. But James ii
right"
You'll get your balance" said the
guardian, when you reach homo
When's the wedding?"
I'm not sure that I'm going to be
married" Elsa twiFled the sunshade
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farther north, as well as the place
from which the principal highways
and trails into the interior diverge.
It is a center of commercial activity.
II Is the terminus of the railway from
the south. II has four banks, numer-
GUS industrial plants. including saw
mills, ship repair and building yards.
soap and candle factories, shoe and
cigar-making establishments. two
breweries. and many pretentious
wholesale and retail mercantile
houses.
Most OF the larger cities and towns
Of the country are located either on
the Central Paraguayan railway or on
the Paraguay river The most impor-
tant of these Is Encarnacion, at the
southern boundary of the republic,
where the railway trains are ferried
across from Argentina. It has about
10000 inhabitants. The principal In
dustries of the district are grazing,
underwriting and the preparation of
yerba mate. Encarnacion is a port
of entry and is the distributing point
for the southern portion of Paraguay.
The town of Paraguay, north of En-
carnacion of the railway. has pop
ulation of about 1900, and is located
In a rich cattle and timber region.
Luque, a town of $4,000 inhabitants.
a short distance from Asuncion, Is in
district from which tobacco and
miscellaneous agricultural products
and alcohol come. The other places
along the railway range in size from
shipping points for large estates to
small communities more or less inter-
ested in grazing. agriculture and tim
Der cutting.
On the Paraguay river from south
to north among the places Of impor-
lance may be mentioned Pillar, with
about 1000 inhabitants. North OF
Asuncion is Villa Hayes, with pop
ulation, including that of the adjacent
country, of 10000. It Is on the west
side of the river In what is known as
the Gran Chaco country. The prihci-
pal industries are grazing and agri-
culture, including a cane-sugar mill
and a distillery Farther north on the
river is another cattle district in Con-
cepcion. having about $4,000 inhabi-
/ tants.