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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

New York. Jan. 12-January al
ways calls for a refurbishing in
ones winter wardrobe. Usually the
clothes that have been bought in the
fall for winter wear are beginning to
look shabby and there is general
feeling of wanting something new.
AS the separate coat holds such a
strong place in the up-to1date wo-
mans wardrobe, it is safe to say that
it is a new dress to be worn under
this coat which Qshe needs most.
For this dress come many materials
both practical and smart. A present
the crosen fabric is covert in one of
the light tan shades which it is al
ways to be seen in. Simple OF style
are most of these frocBs. l saw one
not long ago with plain bodice so
short-waisted as to be almost Empire.
The waist was double breasted, but
1oning on one side with round ball
DullOuo CONClCu Will lhC illOtNi ieAi
The high military collar also buttons
at the side with these buttons. The
skirt is gored and flares at the sides
It is untrimmed and fastened to the
waist with a four inch belt.
Another frock developed in beige
colored gabardine, fabric which
holds a strong place next to covert
cloth | am using for my illustration.
The waist is made becomingiy sun
plice with pongclose-fitting sleeves.
The skirt is the popular short length
and very full. There is no belt, as
the waist is worn over the skirt and
finished like the old-fashioned short
basque at the normal waistline. A
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14
A CALENDAR LUNCHEON.

This luncheon may be given any
during January. Ask just IL guests
and write the invitations on little cal
endars. Have tiny pads and pencils
at each plate, the name being written
on the first leaf. With each course,
six in all, two resolutions are to be
written, after which the pad is passed
so the resolutions will be written by
different persons. The hostess is to
read all aloud when the after dinner
coffee is served around the crate fire
in the living room.
This game may be played: Suspend
II baskets from an arcrway or in the
month on it. Provide IL rubber balls
with the name of months printed on
in black. The trick is to see who can
place the greatest number of balls in
the right baskets The score does not
count il the ball does not go into the
basket of the same name. Each per-
son is permitted two throws with eacr
ball. This is hard game and full of
fun. Award calendar for a prize.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14
FOR THE EVE OF
ST. AGNES.

The Goth day of this month is dedi-
Gated to the memory of good Saint
Agens, and a most suspicious time to
announce an engagement or to give
an affair exclusively for girls. In old
en- times maidens fair were wone 10
to peer into the future to endeayor to
see who and of what character their
husbands were to be- Rosemary AMI
thyme are the special flowers for the
day, white candles should be used and
it would be lovely if all tire guests
wore white. Have little wooden shoes
for the favors and they may serve as
nut of bonbon holders. Tradition tells
us that the maiden of Eye ancient day
took a bit of rosemary and thyme,
placed sprig iii each shoe, then plac-
ed a shoe on either side of her downy
couch to insure dreams of rer beloved.
Just why shoes, rosemary and thyme
had anything to do with ones future
spouse is beyond my ken, but it may
serve as a new idea and give some
hostess just the touch of something
different that she desires to add novel
ty to her entertainment. Just say on
your invitations, Luncheon, a party
or tea on the Eve of ST. Agnes" and
see how curious every one will be.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14
FAMOUS MEN CONTEST.

Arrange the articles which are to
represent the great men upon a table,
which should be covered with a cloth
or brought into the room when the
guests are ready to begin playing, af-
ter the hostess has made the explana-
lions necessary. Pass each one card
upon which there are as many num-
bers as there are objects, and tell
them that they are to write down the
name of the man they guess opposite
the number that the object bears.
Here is list of articles to be used
and ire names of the men they rep
resent.
!. A steel pen-Penn.
2. A piece of earth-Clay.
3. A chestnut burr-Burr.
4. A piece of bacon-Bacon.
5. A tea bell-Bell
6. Arms ANS -ams-Adams.
7. Bonaparte.
8. Map if Italy showing the Pc Riv-
er-Poe.
8. Porter bottle--Porter.
10. Picture of Red Riding Hood and
the wolfe-Wolfe.
H. Oyster shells-Shelly.
IL. Lady's hood-Hood.
49, How? l--Howells.
a. Lady's coat showing revere
Revere.
Is. Advertising picture of homes
for sale-Holmes.
16. A column of figures and toy
bus-Columbus
II. Asmalltent-Booth.
49, II-Twain.
49, Coffee mill and box marked 20
cwt.-Milton.
20. A bag or toy wagon marked
2,240 lbs.-Fulton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14
CAROLINA
CLINCHFIELD AND
OHIO RAILWAY.
In effect November 26, 1914.
Eastrn Standard Time

NORTHBOUND.
S:55 a. M, and 5:1S p. M, for Ford
town and Kingsport, Tenn, Cameron,
Speers Ferry, st. Paul and
Dante, Va.
SOUTHBOUND.
Has a. M. for Erwin and Unaka
Springs, Tenn, Toecane, huntsville,
and Marion, N. c., and Spar
tanburg, s. C.
5:1S p m, for Unicoi and Erwin,
Tenn.
For definite and additional informal
ton apply at ticket office or to
CHAS. T. MANDEL,
Asst. General Pesscngar Agent,
Johnson City, -.... Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

of this hem or facing was cording.
Probably the most difficult age to
dress a girl is when she is between
the ages of twelve to fourteen and
sometimes sixteen. She is too young
for misses clothes and too large for
the girls, and to reach the happy
medium requires some thought and
ingenuity on the part of the mother.
In the accompanying illustration is
dress which is particularly we'll
adapted to these between-ages The
blouse is shore and hangs loosely
over the full, fiared skirt. The high
collar is trimmed with braiding. as
lis the bottom of the waist and the
edges of the sleeves.
Often mothers fail to realize that
their daughters are growing up and
continue to keep their dresses short
when it makes them look all legs,
and few ambitious mothers err the
other way, and start to lengthen their
daughters dresses too soon. 1t is a
happy medium which must be reached
and san only be attained by careful
thought as to what it the most be-
coming length for the particular fig
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

Beige c0lOred Gabardne is used for
this frock with Round Waist and
Full Skirt.
this type of frock to wear beneath
top coat for street or outdoor wear
is serge. The finer weave of serge
is best for a frock, is it is usually
lighter of weight and more supple
than the heavier twilled qualities.
Navy blue is the most popular color
in this fabric at the present time and
is often trimmed with black satin
bands and satin-covered buttons.
1t may be an afternoon dress that
this suppositious lady needs, a gown
of friller possibilities for dressy oc-
casions-to wear to a reception, to an
afternoon bridge party, to an inform
al dinner and other similar occasions.
A dress which would fit charmingly
into any of these places is one of
The Callot sisters latest creations.
The skirt is of the midnight blue chif-
fon velvet. The front of the skirt is
made with a tunic reaching only to
back panel wrich extends from neck
to the edge of the skirt. Where this
panel and the tunic meet, however,
is not clearly defined, for the fulness
is so arranged that it is hidden be-
meath fold. The lower skirt, in one
with the panel is about two yards in
width The fronts and sleeves of
the bodice are of blue chiffon over
gold, while the back of the waist is
the chiffon velvet and is cut with
narrow belt-like extensions which
meet in front directly over the waist
line.
Another frock which would be
for the above mentioned
occasion is made of black charmeuse.
The waist of this dress is long and
loose-fitting similar to a jumper with
a guimpe of brown chiffon, and
band of fur around the neck and the
cuffs of the long sleeves. The skirt
was long and full faced upon the
right side with the satin, giving the
appearance of a hem on the right
side instead of the wrong. At the top
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

If the girl is tall and slender. she
needs "a different length from the
short and stout figure.
There is a great hue and cry about
buying cotton fabrics. The result is
that there are many very handsome
cotton materials put on the market
which can be used in the winter. Cor
duroy is a notable example of this.
Stunning corduroy costumes with a
luxurious trimming of fur defy the
winters cold and give the wearer the
comfortable feeling of having done
his best to support the home indus
try.
Poplins, cerges, garbardines are
popular fabrics tbs season. Serge
has become standby-it may be
bought as low as fifty cents a yard
in narrow widths up to four and five
dollars yard for the wider widths.
But the most popular of all suitings
is covert. The colors are usually in
tan shades which seem to belong to
covert cloth, but it is also made in
other colors, such as dark blue,
black and green.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

The newest fabrics show a sickness
of textures and suppleness- whicr
makes them particularly susceptible
to draping and soft folds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14
For WVOMn@n and. IHIODM@


cunning little hat which reminded one
a little of the Scotch cap was worn
with this dress. 1t was of the same
color as the dress and trimmed with
a band of grosgrain ribbon which
ended in streamers in the back. A
veil was worn over the hat, coming
down well below the chin and allow
ed to float away from the face.
Another material which is used for
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

Tickets on sale daily to April 3Uth
inclusive, with final limit to return
May 31st, 1915, excepting Texas points
which tickets have return limit of
May LIST. 1915. Stop-Oyer Privileges
Allowed.
For further information apply to
any ticket agent, or write,
]. L. MEEK, A. G. P. A,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
G. NJ. ELLIS, d. P. A.
Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-14

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished or un-
furnished rooms, suitable for light
housekeeping or bedrooms, with or
without board. All modern conven-
fences, near car line. 307 Seventh ave.
Jl-LLeL
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
"Uplift" In Fiction,

Latter-day American story tellers,
most of them, seem to be in a con-
spiracy to make the world better"
to touch the heart" to make you
forget all your troubles" to "exalt
life and love-" to be "a sunshine
maker" These intentions are SO I'M
faltering, and the stress laid on clean
living" is so i~nsistent, that one is
forced to ask ones self whether the
practice and theory of living in Amer
lea are not a~ntagonistic? whether the
exaggerated sentimental appeal may
not denote thinness of real emotion,
and the persistent absorption with the
moral issue an uneasy self-distrust? It
would be al ridiculous to charge the
great American people with being less
honest with themselves than are those
of other nations as it would be to
doubt that In "the land of freedom"
there Is less inner freedom than else
where. But the latterday American
novel often leaves one with an un-
easy idea that the weight and momen-
tum of American civilization are roll
ing out the paste of human nature
very fat and are stamping 1t with ma
chine-made patterns Of too common an
order.-The Atlantic.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
MANY WAYS TO SERVE EGGS
Albumen Water, for One Thing, Is
PalatabIe and Highly Beneficial
for Children.

After a bilious attack or any other
kind of stomach trouble when a child
cannot digest the yolk of the egg, it
is possible to make the needed albu-
men more palatable by poaching just
the white, removing the yolk before
the white is dropped into the poacher.
Of course this can only be done in
the transition period after the albu-
men water (raw white shaken up in
water) is no longer strong enough,
Those who have babies generally
know how to make albumen water,
but for the benefit of those who do
not know, the proportion depends
upon the age of the child.
The usual formula for older chill
dren is the white of one egg shaken
up in a glass of water, put on ice or
served with ice chopped with a little
orange juice for favoring. if the doc
tor will allow it.
A refreshing drink for a sick person
is the white of egg shaken up in two
thirds of a glass of water, mixed with
the juice of a whole orange and half
a lemon, with a little cracked ice.
The acid cuts the albumen and pre-
vents the stringiness besides adding a
delicious flavor, cooling to a fevered
throat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Brloh. Policemen.

During the early period of the work
on the Panama canal many persons
we're injured by jumping on and off
trains in motion on the Panama rail.
road. There we're on the zone police
force many West Indians, who were
trained and capable men, but incura-
bly, literal. An order was issued to the
force to arrest any person found jump
ing on or off a train in motion. and
the next day two West Indian police
men brought into a police station a
white man who was struggling fiercely
to break away from them.
What have you arrested him for?"
asked the police sergeant who was on
duty.
For jumping on and of the rear of
a train. sah." n of the policemen re-
piled.
The blamed fools!" cried the ar
rested man. I'm the brakeman!"-
Youths Companion.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
STARTING OF THE ANIMALS

Many ANNALS can be started from
seed planted now for winter flower
ing, and with the use of the plants
now growing in the garden and young
plants raised from cuttings a good
display can be obtained for house
culture at a very small expense.
1t is a good idea to pot the plants
sufficiently early so the pots can be
plunged in the garden, permitting
them to remain there a week or two
before taking them into the house.
A good rule is to allow two leaves
to remain on cuttings of such plants
as geraniums, cutting off the top half
of these leaves with a sharp knife.
Any cuttings that die or rot must be
Immediately removed.
The Rex Begonias are ~propagated
from leaf cuttings, that is, a portion
of the leaf cut and stuck in the sand,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
GOOD USES FOR KEROSENE
Excellent for Cleaning Glassware
VIII Remove Rust From Kitchen
Stove-For the Refrigerator.

A little kerosene added to very hot
water will make windows, looking
glasses and picture glasses bright and
clear. Use a small, clean cloth, wiring
it dry and rub 1t over the glass, after
wiping down the framework with an
oiled cloth. Then proceed to the next
window and treat it similarly on both
sides. After that go back to the first
n and wipe it dry with a large clean
cloth. No real polishing is required
and the window or glass will look
clear and shiny.
Kerosene will clean your hands bet
ter than anything else after backing
a range or stove. Pour a little in the
water, wash your hands in it, then
wash them in tepid water, and finally
with plenty of soap and a stiff brush
in hot water. If possible finish up by
rubbing the hands with lemon and
rosewater and %glycerin.
When your kitchen sink is rusty rub
it over with kerosene.
Squeaks in shoes may sometimes be
prevented by dipping the soles in kero.
sene.
The white spots appearing in the
spring on the lining of your refrigera
tor will disappear if you rub the zinc
with kerosene. Leave the refrigerator
open several hours, then wash with
water, soap and ammonia. The re
frigerator will then be clean ant
sweet and all spots will have disap
peared.
To clean painted walls wipe then
first with a cloth wet in kerosene ant
let stand Is minutes. Then wash thu
walls with good warm soapsuds, bu
do not rub soap on the cloth. or tn,
paint will be streaked. Rub spots o
tar or pine pitch on clothing in kero
sene before washing them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
PEoNIES

No other herbaceous plant lives so
long or produces flowers equal to
the peony.
Peonies planted this autumn will
flower next season. The middle OF
September to the middle of October
is the best time to plant, preferably
the earlier season to permit the plants
to make a good root growth before
winter sets in. The soil must be rich
as the peony is a gross feeder.
Remove the soil to a depth of three
feet and fill up the space to the depth
of a foot with well rotted COW manure
Spade the manure in well. II the
soil is clayey, mix with it equal parts
of sand, leaf and mold and manure for
the other half. Fill up the excavation
with the prepared soil. rounding it up
to the center, which should be six or
sever inches above the level of the
lawn.
In setting the plants dig a hole from
one and a half to two feet deep and
two feet wide. Allow a space of three
feet in diameter for each plant, pla'
cling the crowns three inches below
the surface. frming the soil well
around the roots. This is best done
by the feet Of the planter.
Mulch well before cold weather
with coarse manure and leaves. In
the spring loosen the soil. after re-
moving the mulch, to a depth Of five
or six inches. n being taken TO
stir the soil without injuring the
crowns of the plants.
Commercial fertilizer strong in pot,
ash should be used in the spring
after the bed is started.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

slid down the barn roof with Indian
like yells that set their mother in a
tremor.
Il declare, Mary" exuberated Archi-
bald, Il never saw smarter lads!
They've got activity and brains. How
I'd like to own them!"
What! With those two little angel
girls of yours? Archibald, they're so
sweet. l feel like hugging and kissing
them all the time"
Certainly the little girls we're very
IL iylike and well-behaved. They had
a somewhat r1bdued air about them,
however, and Archibald spoke of it.
you can't expect an old fossil like
me to bring then up cheerful and hap.
Ply like a mother" sighed Archibald.
They need a woman's direction and
company. See lots of them, Mary, it
will do them good"
And Archibald, do try and tune
down those rude %boisterous boys of
mine"
You don't give them work a1d they
like it." explained Archibald. MARY.
I've an idea"
What is that, Archibald?" inquired
Mrs. Burton aweetly.
Let's trade"
"oh, dear!"
II mean for a time. See here, give
those girls the advantage of your Kind
motherly gentleness and love for a
month OF two. Meantime trust the
boys to me. I'll show you the real
merit there is In them"
The bargain was really made. OF
course every day the families visited
to anC fro. The girls begel to lose
their shyness and reserve. The boys
became interested in everything about
the Newton place. They loveL prac.
teal work. and the CHEEKY helpful old
man was constantly with them. for
the time being a boy at heart ana
chirpy as a lark.
One day there was quite a row at
the Newton home. The hired man had
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
BeefSteak Pie.

Have butcher cut IL pounds of
round steak into small squares. Put
meat, with one small onion chopped
fine, in frying pan with two table
spoonfuls of butter and simmer for
q few minutes. Cover with boiling
water and boil-not too rapidly-until
tender. Add four potatoes, cut into
small cubes the last Is minutes.
Make pie crust and line baking pan.
Prick and place in oven until dry but
not brown. Put stew into this, adding
one-half teaspoonful of chopped pars-
ley, one-quarter teaspoonful of black
pepper and one-half teaspoonful of
salt. Put on top crust and brown in
oven. Serve from baking dish. Mush-
rooms may be added with potatoes if
desired.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
SOME FLOWER HINTS

Set out Iris in September and they
will flower next summer.
Hellebore busted on cabbage plants
while they are wet with dew will keep
the cabbage worms down.
Late pruning induces a new growth
on plants and trees, rendering them
susceptible to injury from the winter
cold. The time for pruning is during
the winter or early spring. before the
buds start.
Look at the stored roots and bulbs.
If any sign OF decay remove the
rotton spot and owe quickly with
powdered charcoal.
Gas-heated rooms, unless we'll venti-
lated, are bad for plants.
All faded or fading blossoms should
be cut from every bush.
Fruit trees are especially benefited
by this treatment. The fruit will i'm
prove by the check in leaf growth.
Climbing roses and vines can be
made to follow your will, If you will
give that a good start in summer.
Cut back the shoots that are too vigor-
GUS and take out entirely every weak
ling. II a branch is going UP straight
and you want 1t to go sideways cut
the branch so that the bud which will
be at the top points the way you want
the branch to go.
Don't be too lever on your plants
in summer. but at the same time let
them understand you hold the reins
and that they cannot run riot.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

or the leaves can be spread out fiat
on the sand and pinned down tight
with hairpins or wooden t%oothpicks.
Keep the cuttings shaded. Another
good a to make cuttings is in a
small earthen crock without drain
age. Fill with sand to within an
inch or two of the top. Insert the
cuttings and pour in water until the
sand is just covered. Keep the sand
constantly covered with water and
the cuttings will soon root.
When the cuttings are inserted in
the sand, the sand should be packed
firmly about them with the hands.
Insert the cuttings closely together.
The foliage should be cut back on the
cuttings.
Plants growing in the garden, which
make fine house plants include:
Fuchsias, begonias, geraniums, petun'
las, pinks, verbenas, arbutilons, chrys.
anthemums, daisies. Cut the plants
back about one-half.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Copyright, 1915, by W. q. ohupman)

Face to face for the first time in fif-
teen years with his almost forgotten
early love, Mr.. Archibald Newton
raised his hat politely and his face be-
came pleasant. The lady shook hands
with him and smiled with a genuine
greeting for an old-time friend.
"a happy surprise" remarked Arch
ibald. Some changes since o and
l last met. Married, of course?"
with two children" and the lady's
face saddened as she murmured soft
ly~--"widow."
"Widower," explained Archibald.
1.-TWO children also-girls."
And l have two boys" supple
mented Mrs. Burton. "You do not
live here, surely?"
But l do" replied he, with a rath-
er proud wave of his hand, including
within its scope fair acres enclosed
by the fence against which he had
been leaning.
How strange!" observed Mrs. Bur
ton, with a slight fiutter in her voice
Il have Just bought the place adj
joining"
you don't say SOL" exclaimed MT
Newton. Then we shall be neigh.
bors."
And friends, l hope, as we always
were" added his companion. Those
dear old days!" and she lowered he1
eyes and he sighed.
81 declared Mary has made a fine
looking woman" commented Archi
bald as they parted for the time be
ing.
Il always thought Archibald hand
some" Mrs. Burton communed will
herself. He's more so than evel
now"
And Archibald smiled with warmth
and Mrs. Burton simpered, and i
frightened the moment for both in
pleasing happy way.
In about a week the Burtons moved
into their new home. Mrs. Burton ex
planned that she had seen it adver
tised and had purchased it on the rec
ommendation of a lawyer friend. Sh,
had lever dreamed of the good for
tune of getting next door to a helpful
accommodating old friend.
1t was when for the first, tim
Archibald got sight of the two boy
that he seemed to get a new life i'm
pulse. They were bright, lively, up-tc
date urchins, eight and ten years oil,
respectively. Such ladsl 1t mad
Archibald chuckle over his W earl.
boyhood as he watched them up t
all kinds of fun and mischief.
They climbed trees to the topmos
branch. They hitched up the COW t
a dog cart and had a runaway. The