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for the afternoon and for the evening.
In the back view, the same frock Is
shown made of bordered crepe with a
gathered skirt and with high neck and
long sleeves, change which really
transforms the effect, yet the frock is
the same one, and the differences Ia
treatment really are slight. 1t is not
too early to be thinking Of summer
dresses and this model would be
charming made up in any one OF the
cotton stuffs of which there are legion;
organdie made as in the back view
would make very dainty dress and
one that would represent very little
labor and cotton crepe could be used
for the effect shown in the front view.
urls are always in need Of
I dancing frocks and in the illus
- tration are shown three OF the
most charming possible. They are
simple, as girls dresses should be,
but they include nevertheless, the
newest features and are both smart
and graceful. The tunic frock is
made in real Empire style with 9
plain little over-bodice that is edged
with very becoming and dainty
frill. The tunic is perfectly straight
and gathered over two-piece skirt.
consequently all the bordered ma
terials, and there are many, can be
used with success. The costume made
Of flouncing is good one for lace and
for the embroidery that is being shown
for the summer frocks, for the bordered
voiles, bordered crepes and all the
pretty materials of the sort. Since
f1ouncing and bordered materials make
their own finish, they greatly reduce
the labor of dressmaking, and no girl
could ask for prettier frock than this
one, it seems to have every condition
to commend it. Here the material is
embroidered cotton crepe, but shadow
lace would make somewhat daintier
dress, which, if something simpler for
summer afternoon is wanted, one OF the
pretty bordered organdies could be
treated in just the same way.
The third gown shows a changeable
chiffon taffeta that gives real
opalescent effect and it is wonderfully
beautiful and in addition gives evil
dence of the wearer's skill for no less
than twenty colors were employed to
produce the desired result. 1t is made
very simply with only rosebud banding
as trimming for the color effect is so
wonderful that trimming would only
be an injury. The sleeves are Of chiffon
with picot edging and the girdle is Of
the silk. All the pretty materials that
can be made full successfully are APP
propriate, and just now, those that
are not necessarily so soft as they used
for there is a tendency toward the dis
tended skirt and a. little stiffness is
a help while often tucking and cording
and various other trimmings are en-
ployed to help along in the effect OF
width. In this instance, the rosebud
banding is arranged over little wire
that seems quite sufficient
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and bizarre colors for which Fashion
has been remarkable for the past few
seasons.
Flaring effects are enthusiastically
smart for the skirts and that is true
whether the skirts are designed tor
street wear or for the dance. Circular
shapings are as result much In de-
mand and undoubtedly founces will
have their place, but at the moment,
extremely fascinating effects are OBJ
tanned by soft finished taffeta silks and
the like with cords inserted in little
tucks or with rufles finished with
corded edges and in similar ways that
serve to enhance and accentuate the
fare while it also serves to give a
picturesque note. However they may
develop, however many other fea-
lures may appear, it is an accepted
fact that we are to have old-fashioned
effects, and every woman recognizes
what that means whether that ex-
preston is applied to the portrait OF
an ancestor or is used to describe her
latest gown. A charming gown that
has Just been completed and that will
find its way to the sunny South, is
made of a really wonderful chiffon
taffeta manufactured here on Ameri-
can soil in a lovely shade that is known
as Delaware peach. The skirt is
perfectly straight one, generous but
not exaggeratedly wide. 1t is finished
with a wide hem and over the hips, it
is laid in group Of five little tucks
set at narrow intervals apart and in
each of these tucks is a cord. A
dancing frock is made of the same silk
with trimming Of ruffles, three above
the hem and two at knee depth and
each of these ruf1les is finished with
a corded edge and unquestionably
every device of the sort will be en-
ployed. A most fascinating little cos
tune for the opera or for the dance
consists of moderately wide skirt
ruffled from hem to waist line with
white tulle and worn with little
close fitting bodice OF pale blue satin
that forms four big scallops at the top
and terminates Just under the arms.
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terms, and if once our manufacturers
would establish reputation for care
and for perfection, buyers will surely
be ready to take advantage Of the
fact. The silks and the poplins that
are being displayed just now with
the American label in big letters or
emphasized in one way or another,
are doing good work in the way Of ex-
ploitation, but until manufacturers
are ready to sacrifice big gains for
permanent values, there will not be as
large an output of perfect manufac-
utres as can be obtained under condi-
tons that exist abroad. At the mo-
ment am told, the French manufac-
turers are making beautiful fabrics.
but they are weaving them to order.
not piling up quantities to sell on
chance and it requires no wizard to
understand that there will be many
conditions to interfere with the usual
output. Unquestionably it is the OPP
portunity of the home manufacturer,
and what we need in that pride in
work we'll done and not merely the
demand for the work that will bring
immediate big reward, for often the
latter is short-lived while the former
builds for strength and for genera
tons. #
In spite of all drawbacks, in spite
OF all conditions, French models are
arriving and French fabrics are under
discussion. Monsieur Rodier has put
forth variety of most fascinating
novelties. He is to give us gabardine
of combined silk and linen and it is
more durable than all-slk and quite
as beautiful and we are to have a
great many French sheer than fabrics
showing stri pes or designs in heavier
raised thread, and also an exceedingly
fine wolfe showing fine stripe of
velours and it will be remembered that
just that effect was mentioned few
weeks ago as being found in the Amer
lean output. By what means it comes
about it would be difficult to assert,
but in some subtle way or another, a
general idea is apt to prevail in the
designing world, and this combination
OF heavy stripe upon thin ma
terial evidently has captured the
imagination of two continents. Colors
seem to include variety of blue shades
and the beige, sands and light grays
are largely featured by all merchants
and designers, but what are known
as the silent or subdued colors are ex-
pected to be the prevailing colors OF the
season. That they will be frightened
by bits of coral and other brilliant
red shades unquestionably is true, but
the prevailing effect will be one OF
auietude that must be rest after all
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the center and lighter at the points;
or, cut skein Of thread and apply
two or more strands over the center
of the stamped pattern, keeping within
the lines, tack here and there in couch
ing style, gathering the threads closely
at each point of the scallops; then but
ton-hole closely over the foundation.
Make solid embroidery by first darning
backward and forward over the
stamped figure and then cover closely
with over and over stitches, working
in the opposite direction from the
padding. To outline, take short
stitches, keep the needle toward the
right and work upward. To make the
dots, flowers, and leaves as eyelets,
first run thread round the stamped
figure, then cut slight slit lengthwise,
and then crosswise of the long openings
and pierce the dots with a stiletto,
push back the material on the wrong
side and work closely over and over.
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7lG 8la0r
~ al HiaF

TIVE scalloped edges are to be
padded and button-holed. The
4 dots, flowers and leaves can be
worked either solidly or as eyelets.
The stems are to be outlined.
To pad the scallops, work chain
stitch between the lines, heavier at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
DAVENPORT SETS PACE FOR UPPER RIVER
TOWNS IN SHORE TERMINAL PROJECTS

whose river fronts are the busiest and
handsomest in the world, and came
back determined on two things; That
Davenport should improve its river
front, and that Davenport should not
pay for these improvements, but should
make them pay for themselves, and
then return a steady income to the city
in perpetuity.
The second man is Irving c. Nor
wood, the secretary Of Davenport. The
little has not been conferred on Mr.
/ Norwood officially but here is man
who is secretary of the Davenport
/ commercial club, the Greater Daven
port committee, the Davenport Retail
Merchants association and the Daven-
port Manufacturers association. and
| has all OF these organizations housed
under d single root and working in har-
mony, like the Arab team that Ben Hur
drove to the chariot. If he is not the
/ secretary of Davenport, We should like
to ask what he is. A community of ex-
| ceptional seriousness of community
/ purpose and willingness to pay the
price of community advancement has
found in Norwood man who under
stands how to eliminate community
! friction and make the efforts of men
tof different capacities and ideas re-
enforce instead of neutralizing each
other
Davenport raises mere than 81 per
capita per year for municipal promo
ton.
/ First Davenport got the United
States engineers to establish harbor
lines, out to which the city might
fill in the river flats Then a sea wall
was started, two feet above the record
flood, and three miles long, mile of
which is now completed The con,
struction of this sea-wall, and the fill
behind it, reclaims $40 acres Of land of
the most valuable character. 1t is
characteristic of this community that
the hrst part OF the plan to be COM
pleted was lovely riverside park, nine
acres ID extent. And the business
sense of Davenport takes honest pride
IN the fact that park worth at cur
rent prices $4,000 cost just s5l 900
| Above the riverside park there is a
break in the limestone sea wall, which
sweeps back in graceful curves at
either end of space perhaps zoo feet
long. A sloping ievee of the familiar
type gives ferry boats and packets a
chance to land and receive passengers
in the traditional way
! Just north of this levee is the site
of the municipal terminal. Here will
stand municipal warehouse, with
! electric cranes. switch tracks. space
/ for wagons. etc. Here all sorts of
packet freight may be inexpensiveIv
handled
1 Beyond the municipal terminal is the
industrial terminal. with the sea wall
on one side, and switch tracks on the
other. This Is divided into tracts of
approximately 10000 square feet.
which are to be leased al low rentals
perhaps $500 annually each. The
hlliBg is not completed here. and but a
small fraction of the space is leased in
consequence, but every dollar of inter-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

Chicago, Nov 10,-Fifty speakers of
national and international note will be
heard at the third annual conference
on marketing and farm credits to be
held in this city Nov. %, to Dec s.
They will discuss every phase of rural
credits and many phases Of coopera
tive marketing together with proposed
legislation intended to improve condi-
lions with reference to both marketing
and farm credits.
Frank L. McVey, president Of the
University of North Dakota is chair
man Of the conference and will open
the program with a review of the mar
keting and farm credits movement and
an explanation TO the delegates of the
general idea of the working program
Of the conference for the coming year.
Unusual significance is given the
meeting by the presence OF several
representatives OF the Y. S. depart
ment Of agriculture, headed by the
Hon. Carl Schurz Fr0oman, assistant
secretary. Mr. Vrooman will address
the gathering on the administration
of federal laws that relate to rural
credits and needed national legislation.
Recognized authorities on various
phases of marketing are 10 be heard
Charles ]. Brand, chief Of the bureau
OF markets of the United States de-
partment OF agriculture, will tell how
to slandardize farm products for
market. showing the need for the
uniform pack and the uniform pack
age graded according to quality and
marketing will be given by men who
have made conspicuous successes. H.,
F. Davidson, eastern representative Of
the Hood River Apple Growers union.
will tell how the apple growers Of the
northwest prepare their apples for
market. He will describe the form OF
organization employed the rules and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

panied by Mrs. Stone, they went 10
Muscatine and had nice visit with
old friends, Mrs Sarah Nee and Mrs,
Carolina Towers.
J. P. Lsughery is home from a hunt
ing and fishing trip TO Penny slough
near Geneseo. He was in COMPANY
with his son. Joe p Laughery, Jr,
and Charles Hind from Rock Island
and travelled with them in q launch
and two skiffs filled with provisions
Miss Blanche Holland Of Water
town spent Wednesday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs O. E, Holland,
Mrs Floyd Higgins spent the past
two weeks with her sister. Mrs. VII
liam Louder at East Moline
Albert Wendell has moved into The
Scott kendell cottage on First ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
(St. Louis Republicl.


/ Davenport, Iowa, Nov. While
other Mississippi river communities
always and honorabIy excepting New
Orleans-have merely talked terminals
and water front Improvement, Daven-
I port has acted. This solid and pros
porous Iowa community has actually
worked out and partially completed a
comprehensive plan for realizing the
utmost from the water front both
along the lines of utility and beauty,
and has done it in such way as to
make it put money into the city treas
Iury instead of taking it out.
When asked: Where is there a
typical example of the utilization of a
river front by city for large COM
immunity ends?" the travelled American
has answered at random: AT Duessel-
dorf on the Rhine He may now an
swer, with perfect truth: AT Daven-
port, on the Upper Mississippi.
Davenport is trim and beautiful
town Of $4,000 people. In two import
Hli tazA t&ANltti1 II 1iVCEig ltoSit4HACD AZ
Louis. AT the foundation of the COM
mercial and social structure is large
North German element, And the city
has had the forethought and good
sense to harg to its riparian rights
through all the long years of neglect of
the river and its possibilities, st.
Louis people may view Davenport 8
achievements as those of a town with
the same sort of a river trout as ours,
and the same sort OF people living be-
! hind it. A third point of resemblance
| is its financial stability. Davenport
banks have 10000, 900 of deposits and
carry more than 10000 accounts.
! Built on limestone bluffs where the
interior uplands Of Iowa break sharply
down to the edge of the river, Daven-
| port stands al the foot OF the upper
rapids of the Mississippi It's street
cars are run from the water power
furnished by the government dam. and
| the smoke of the factories of a larger
community of 10000 people mingle in
the upper air, for Moline and Rock
Island lie just across the stream Five
years ago Davenport was beautiful
pretty much everywhere except along
the river front. There were refuse
dumps and uneomely fats. which look
ed like the universal scrap-heap of
creation.
! All stories Of community advance
! are personal history at the bottom.
! This is no exception. Davenport has
a business community of exceptional
/ Quality, but that quality would not
have eventuated in the river and har-
Dor works now taking shape there. had
not TWO men of exceptional endowment
stood in places of strategic opportun-
! ity.
/ The first is q merchant Of German
birth but American rearing-W. D.
Petersen Becoming possessed OF the
IDEA that his community was sleeping
on valuable rights and possibilities,
MI Petersen went to Germany and
stadled the relations Of towns to rivers
ana river traffic He paid special at
ttention TO the financing of large river
front Improvements in the country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

est on the cost OF the project thus far
has been paid out Of rentals, and ST 600
worth of bonds have been retired be
side. Below the riverside park much
larger tract will be similarly treated.
The completion Of the eight foot wa
terway forming the link between the
Chicago drainage canal and the Hen
nepin canal will give Davenport a wa
ter route TO Chicago of about the same
length as the Rock Island railroad.
The imminent revival of traffic on the
Mississippi will find at least one COM
munity ready to harvest its benefits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

customs followed and the results oh
tanned
Universal interest attaches to the
fact that Governor James Il, Ferguson
OF. Texas and Governor David l. Walsh
of Massachusetts have been invited TO
speak on phases Of rural credit Gov
ernor Walsh is expected to discuss the
administration Of the credit union law
OF his state. Governor Ferguson will
talk about the function Of loan capital
in turning landless men into home
owning farmers. Governor Ferguson
has attracted nationwide interest
by virtue of being elected to Office on
a land reform platform.
The viewpoint of the national
Grange as to purchase and improve
ment of land is to be stated by Profess
sor T. c. Atkinson Morgantown, W.
Va. legislative agent for the Grange.
Harris Weinstock, member of the
United States commission on in
dustrial relations, will outline legis-
Iation needed to aid land purchases
by the farmers. F. W. Thompson,
president of the Farm Mortgage
Bankers association, viii read a pa
per on The Investor and Mortgage
Credits" Dr. John Lee Coulter Of
the University Of West Virginia will
tell Of the needs of the landless man
Of America.
Other prominent speakers at the
conference will be Sir Horace
Plunkett of Dublin. Ireland, founder
and president Of the Irish Agricul-
tural Organization society; David
Lubin of Italy. American delegate
to the international Institute of Agri-
culture at Rome: Henry Wallace Of
Des Moines. Iowa, formerly chairman
OF the Country Life commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt and 1T
present editor Of a farm journal; and
Charles " Holman, secretary of the
conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
YUMA.

/ The people OF yuma NJ, II. cnurch
Agave Rev MIR. nunlevy reception at
ythe parsonage at HilIsdale Friday
evening
Temperance Sunday was observed at
i Yuma NJ. F.. church with short pro-
gram ny the Sunday school followed
by very instructive sermon on temp
erance by Rev, fir Dunlevy.
Rev. Mr.. Kuhn of Dubuque visited
his bro,her-in-law Henry Brandt, Mon
day having been called here to preach
the funeral sermon Of Mr. Brocker.
d. W. Mumma was business caller
in Hillsdale Monday.
Henry Brandt was business caller
in Port Byron Monday.
Miss Florence Whiteside is spend
ing few days with Mrs. Sheldon
Mumma.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Cowell of Moline
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ed Vain
wright Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Scarf attended
the reception given Rev. Mir. Dunlevy
Friday evening at the parsonage in
Hillsdale
Mr.. and Mrs. W H. Whiteside and
daughter and John Dewrose of Mo
line were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Wainwright Sunday.
A box sociable was given at Green
wood school house Friday evening. A
neat sum was obtained from the sale
of boxes. The money will be used for
the school room.
Quarterly conference Of the NJ F.
church was held at the Hillsdale Mon
day. District Superintendent r. b.
Williams was present and had charge
Of the meeting.
Mrs. Clyde Wake entertained So
friends Monday evening in honor of
the birthday anniversary of Miss Hazel
Wainwright. The time was spent in
playing games interspersed with vocal
and instrumental music Delicious re-
fresbments were served by the hostess.
Frank Wake was a business caller
in Hillsdale Monday
Yuma Aid society met at the home
of Mrs Harry Cook Thursday in an all
day meeting. The time was spent in
sewing on articles for the bazaar TO be
held Thanksgiving day.
Ralph Johnston spent Sabbath az
home with his parents in Moline.
Union church services will be held
al Yuma NJ, f. church Thanksgiving
day at II o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Dunlevy,
the III. e. minister, and Rev. Mr.. Walk
err, the Union Baptist minister, will be
the speakers. Al the close of the ser
vice dinner will be served by the La
dies Aid society. followed by bazaar
afternoon and night, An oyster sup
per will be served in the evening.
Miss Dorothy Lambert of Cordova
Miss Leather Of Moline, Miss Lila
Spade and Miss Verna Mumma were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
CARBON CLIFF.

Mrs. Mark R. Wood entertained on
Wednesday afternoon at her home on
Second street, the ladies Of the W
C. II. {.
Mrs. Frank kieinau of East Moline
visited with her daughter, Mrs. John
Thursday.
Mrs. j. P. Laughery, Sr., visited
with her sister, Mrs, L. v Stone, at
East Moline and from there, accom-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

guests Of Miss Eta Schweneker from
Friday till Sunday evening,
Henry Brandt and daughter Mrs.
Minnie Wainwright and daughter at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Bracher at
the home near Eenterprise Sunday,
Busy Workers held their monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank
Wake Saturday afternoon. There was
good attendance and refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Percy Cox and family spent Sun
day at the home Of Percy Ingram in
Port Byron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
four DWELLINGS
IN LIST OF WEEK
Nine Building Permits Issued for son-
strHcfien Which Will Cost sosasi'i
when Completed.

CONSTRUCTION was started on four
new dwellings in Rock Island during
the week closing today according 10 the
list OF building permits Issued by
Building Inspector G v Johnson The
houses range ID price from $1,000 to
s2,40o. according to the estimates fled
when the licenses to build were issued.
Nine permits we're taken out for con /
structina which viii cost 5000 when
completed. The list for the week fol-
loss:
E.B. HEX for ". H. Grote, 1905
Seventh avenue. garage .....-$ So
j. c. seheuermanu. 402 Eight
zenith avenue, dwelling ....-- 1000
John scheuermann, 1903 Seventh
street. dwelling ,.......--... 1900
A. Fl. Russ for ] { Russ. 3006
Tenth avenue, garage ...,.... 10
8. r. Daxon for L. L. Hanee.
Twenty-ninth street and Four
teenth avenue. moving dwell
ling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
s. r. Daxon for Mr.. Lynn l7es
Thirty-6Tst street moving
dwelling Observation-Disclosures. 25
Joseph Rohr. 1880 Forty second
street, porch ...,.......-...+ 70
Illinois Posting Service, Ninth
street and Twenty second ave
nue.. moving bill board 5000. 30
George B. McNutt for l.. Eye,
1888 Nineteenth avenue, dwell
ling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.400
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

An epoch in the history OF the So
eietF of Friends is marked by the first
International conference of the men
OF that sect which has just closed at
Richmond, Ind. Those who stand
foremost in Quaker societies through
out the country were in attendance in
large numbers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

Miss Marjorie Brown, a belle of At
ianta. Ca, and niece of President Will
son. probably viii be a guest at the
Wilson-Galt nuptials. She was one
OF the five bridesmaids who attended
Miss Jessie Wilson at the latters we'd
ding in the White house two years
ago,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

The average man can form no real
idea of the gigantic amount Of trench
digging which has been done by the
opposing armies The estimates are
that there are more than 1000 miles
of trenches along the battle fronts