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Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
WORK DRESS WITHOUT SKIRT
Worn With an Outer Tunic and Gal
ters, 1t Makes Strong Appeal to
Active Women.

Photographs of women in Europe
dressed in garments adapted to out-of-
doors work were already beginning to
have their influence on the attitude of
working women over here when it was
found that two big overall factories in
the United States were making great
numbers Of these work clothes. Imme-
diately demands were received for
similar garments for American women,
and the result is that a work stlit of
khaki or galatea was offered. The
divided skirt is plated back and front
to produce the necessary fullness,
which is strapped at the ankles or at
the knees like bloomers. When this is
done CATERS or puttees are supposed to
be worn. A sort of MILDLY shirt with
q soft rolling collar is worn tucked into
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
SHOW RICH EFFECTS

A few days ago had the pleasure of
examining at close quarters very
beautiful evening dress created by Cal
lot for q Spanish woman whose hus-
band is one of King AlfOnsO's favorite
ambassadors. This particular ambas-
sador has been created a grandee of
Spain and for the ceremony of in
vestiture his wife ordered from CallOt
the dress in question.
1t was really superb, writes the
Paris correspondent of the Boston
Globe. The chief material was metal
lie gray tulle, richly embroidered, near
ly all over, with silver designs. There
was an immensely long, square train
and on the corSage effective touches
of black. With this gown, on the way
to the palace at Madrid, the ambassa-
dress will wear q magnificent sable
cloak lined with ermine.
The ceremony, so far as the lady is
concerned, is called '"TOmar la almO-
hada,'" which means taking the cush-
ion. 1t is a very similar ceremony to
that which used to exist at the royal
court of France, when the ''fOOtstoOl"
was given to certain ladies In witness
of the fact that they had the right to
sit in presence Of their sovereign.
CallOt is making good use Of the
most magnificent materials this winter,
IN the construction of evening gowns.
Many of her metallic tulleS are fine
enough to merit place in q museum
and these fragile stuffs are combined
with lengths of chiffon velvet or shot
chiffon, with bands of costly fur intro
duced at unexpected points.
CallOt favOrs the oriental outline for
certain clients. And this oriental out
line is expressed in bizarre embroid-
cries and fragile materials bOrdered
with heavy fringes which seem to
sparkle with every rich color one could
imagine.
Some of these oriental dresses have
pointed centuries which fall low over
the hips, in Fedora fashion. Others
have no ceinture at all, but fall in
straight, heavy, folds from breast to
hem.
In creating robes of this order it is
of the first Importance to select an
original scheme of color and then to
combine, skillfully, unexpected mate
rials. 1t is in work of this kind that
the CallOt sisters excel.
The large head sketched shows a
char1ningly simple evening cOiffure for
a young and pretty girl. The hair is
arranged in a dip over the forehead
md at the sides it is rather bunchy,
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
CHAPTER ~.

On the morning after Sidney had in
vited X. LIE MOyne to take her to walk,
Max Wilson came down to breakfast
rather late. Doctor Ed had breakfast
ed an hour before, and had already
attended, with much profanity on the
part of the patient, to a boil on the
back of Mr.. Rosenfeld's neck.
"Better change your laundry" cheer
fully advised Doctor Ed, cutting a strip
Of adhesive plaster. "Your necks irri-
tated from your white collars"
Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously,
but, possessing a sense of humor also,
he grinned.
'It amt my everyday things that
bother me-" he replied. "It's my
blankety-blank dress suit. But if a
man wants to be tony"
Mr.. Rosenfeld buttoned up the blue
flannel shirt which, with a pair of Doc
tor Eds cast-Off trousers, was his only
wear, and fished in his pocket.
''HOw much, DOc?"
"Two dollars" said Doctor Ed brisk
ly.
.''Holy cats! For one jab of knife
My old woman works a day and a
half for two dollars"
81 guess it's worth two dollars to
you to be able to sleep on your back"
He was imperturbably Strengthening
his small glass table. He knew Rosen-
field. "If you don't like my price, I'll
lend you the knife next time, and you
can let your wife attend to you"
Rosenfeld drew out silver dollar,
and followed it reluctantly with limp
and detected dollar bill.
There's times" he said, "when, if
you'd put me and the missus and a
knife in the same room, you wouldn't
have much left but the knife"
Doctor Ed waited until he had made
his stiff-necked exit. Then he took the
two dollars, and, putting the money
into an envelope, indOrsed it in his
illegible hand. He heard his brothers
step on the stairs, and Doctor Ed made
haste to put away the last Vestige of
his little operation. Eds lapses from
surgical cleanliness were a sore trial
to the younger man, fresh from the
clinics of Europe. In his downtown Of
flee, to which he would presently make
his leisurely progress, he wore white
coat, and sterilized things of which
Doctor Ed did not even know the
names.
Max paused at the Office door.
cat it already" he said. "Or have
YOU been to bed?"
"It's after nine," protested Ed mild
Iy. eff don't start early, never get
through"
Max yaWned.
"Better come with me-" he said. eff
things go on as they've been doing, I'll
have to have an assistant. I'd rather
have you than anybody, of course"
He put his 1.-THE surgeons hand on his
brother's shoulder. "Where would 1
be if it hadn't been for you? All the
fellows know what you've done"
In spite of himself, Ed WINGED. 1t
was one thing to work hard that there
might be. one success instead of two
half successes. 1t was a different thing
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so long, could roam no more. Here
on the Street, with its menace just
ac~Nss, he must live, that she might
work. In his world men had worked
that women might live in certain
places, certain ways. This girl was
going out to earn her living, and he
would stay to make it possible. But
no hint Of all this was in his voice.
Il shall stay, of course" he said
gravely. 'T-this is the nearest thing
to home that I've known for a long
time. l want you to know that"
You are very good to me-" said Sid
ney.
When she rose, K. LIE Moyne sprang
to his feet.
Anna had noticed that he always
rose when she entered his room-with
fresh towels on Katie's day out, for in
Stance-and she liked him for it. Years
ago the men she had known had shown
this courtesy to their women; but ia
Street regarded such things as affecta-
tiOn.
Il wonder if you would do me an
other favor? I'm afraid you'll take to
avoiding me, if 1 keep on"
Il don't think you need fear that"
"This stupid story about Joe Drum
mOnd-Pm not saying I'll never marry
him, but I'm certainly not engaged.
Now and then, when you are taking
your evening walks, if you would ask
me to walk with you"
X. looked rather dazed.
Il can't imagine anything pleasant
er; but I wish you'd explain Just
how"
Sidney smiled at him. AS he stood
on the lowest step their eyes were
almost level.
IF l walk with you they'll know I'm
not engaged to JOe," she said, with en-
gaging directneSs.
The house was quiet. He waited in
the lower hall until she had reached
the top of the staircase. For some curl
GUS reason, in the time to come, that
was the way Sidney always remem-
bered X. LIE MOyne-standing in the
little hall, one hand upstretched to
shut off the gas overhead, and his eyes
on hers above.
Good night" said X. LIE Moyne.
and all the things he had put out Of
his life were in his voice.
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she placed freshly-sterilized instru-
ments on a glass table.
"You are almost foreign type, Miss
Harrison. Last year, in London bal
let, 1 saw a blonde Spanish girl who
looked like you"
"NIy mother was Spaniard." She
did not look up.
Where Miss Simpson was in the
habit of dumping through the morning
in fiat, heavy shoes, Miss HarrisOn's
small heels beat a busy tattoo on the
tiled floor. With the rustling of her
starched dress, the sound was essen
TALLY feminine, almost insistent. When
he had time to notice it, it amused him
that he did not find it annoying.
Once, as she passed him bistOury,
he deliberately placed his fine, hand
over her fingers and smiled into her
eyes. 1t was play for him; it lightened
the days work.
Sidney was in the waiting room.
There had been no tedium in the morn
ing's waiting. Like all imaginative peO-
pie, she had the gift Of dramatizing her.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
Attractive Gray Velvet Costume.

One of the most snugly fitted Of the
new tailored models noted recently was
a costume Of gray velvet. The coat
front crosses over from the right to the
left and fastens with three large ma.
terjal buttons. A large point-shaped
lapel extends down over the coat front.
The bottom of the coat is finished with
deep point shapes at the front and in
q long square tab at the back. The
full skirt is formed of material folds
at the sides, leaving the front and back
in plain panel form. Skunk trims the
high collar and cuffs.
The new frockS show q general ten.
dency toward more snugness of bodice
and departure from straight up and
down lines. This tendency indicates it.
self in many and varied ways, and some
of these are more interesting thar
beautiful.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
Hatpins as q general rule are long
and often have heavy tops; they there
fore can't be put into an ordinary cush
Novel Hatpin Cushion.

ion without upsetting it, so it is neces-
sary to have a weighted cushion to
stick them in.
The cushion we show here is very
pretty. In the first place, there is q
round cushion about three inches
across, filled with sawdust; it is GOV.
cred with pink silk, then over the top
with black net. Round this is q frill
Of black silk pinked out at both edges
and gathered up one inch from inner
edge. This is sewed round the cushion; !;
then inside this small pink silk roses
are set closely together in circle.
The stalk is where the weight is
put; it is made from several lead
weights such as are used to weight
coat seams; these are put several to-
gether and bound round with silk; the
stalk may be sewed to the lower end of
cushion and has ribbon wound round
and tied in a bow. Green taffeta and
ribbon with pink roses look pretty in.
stead of black.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
CHAPTER III.-continued.

Only a week-and love was one OF
the things he had to give up, with
others. Not, of course, that he was in
love with Sidney then. But he had
been desperately lonely, and, for all
her practical clearheadedness she was
softly and appealingly feminine. By
way of keeping his head, he talked sud
denly and earnestly of Mrs. Mckee
and food, and Tillie, and of Mr.. Wag-
ner and the pencil pad.
"It's like a game" he said. 1--WE
disagree on everything, especially Mex
leo. If you ever tried to spell those
Mexican names"
"Why did you think l was en-
gaged?" she insisted.
Now, in KS walk of life-that walk
of life where there are no tOOthpicks-
Young girls did not receive the atten-
ton of one young man to the exclusion
of others unless they were engaged
But he could hardly say that.
"Oh, don't know. Those things get
in the air."
"It's Johnny Rosenfeld,' said Sid
ney, with decision. "It's horrible, the
way things get about. Because Joe
sent me box Of roses AS matter
of fact, I'm not engaged, or going to
be, Mr.. lie Moyne. I'm going into a
hospital to be a nurse"
LIE MOyne said nothing. For just. a
moment he closed his eyes. A man is
in rather q bad way when, every time
he closes his eyes, he sees the same
thing, especially if it is rather terrible.
When it gets to a point where he lies
awake at night and reads, for fear OF
closing them
you're too young, aren't your
Doctor Ed-One of the Wilson's
across the Streets going to help me
about that. His brother Max is a big
surgeon there. I expect you've heard
of him. We're very proud Of him in
the Street"
Lucky for X. LIE MOyne that the
moon no longer shOne on the low, gray
doorstep, that Sidney's mind had trav-
eled far away to shining floors and
rows of white beds. 'Life-in the
raw" Doctor Ed had said that other
afternoon. Closer to her than the hos
pital was life in the raw that night.
So, even here, on this quiet street in
this distant city, there was to be no
peace. Max Wilson just across the
way! lit was irOnic. Was there no
place where a alan could lose himself?
He would have to move on again, of
course.
But that, it seemed, was just what
he could not do. For:
Il want to ask you something, and
I hope you'll be quite frank" said Sid
ney.
Anything that 1 can do"
''It's this. If you are comfortable,
and-and like the room and all that,
wish you'd stay" She hurried on: "If
/ could feel that mother had a de-
pendable person like you in the house,
it would all be easier"
Dependable! That stung.
"But-fOrgive my asking; I'm really
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02

interested-can your mother manage?
You'll get practically no money during
your training"
''Tve thought of that. A friend of
mine, Christine Lorenz, is going to be
married. Her people are wealthy, but
she'll have nothing but what Palmer
makes. She'd like to have the parlOr
and sitting room behind. They wouldn't
interfere with you at ALL" she added
hastily. "Christine's father would
build a little balcony on the side for
them, a sort Of porch, and they'd sit
there in the evenings"
Behind Sidney's carefully practical
tone the man read appeal. Never be-
fore had he realized how narrow the
girls world had been. The Street,
with bat one dimension bounded it,!
In her perplexity she was appealing to
him who was practically stranger.
And he knew then that he must do
the thing She asked. He; who had hed
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02

the broad belt or outside like jumper
or dOublet. An outer garment intend.
ed to serve as protection from the
weather and to wear to and from work
in the streets is made with long sleeves
and wide black leather belt. Cut
something like Russian coat 1t
reaches to the knees. With the cos
tune is worn a soft hat of stitched
velour.
Made in lighter materials, in percale
or even crude silk, this model would
prove boon to house workers. Gar
deners and farm women as well as
nurses would find not only comfort, but
a tremendous aid to efficiency in a
skirtless dress, not to mention it's SAM.
tary advantages.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
New Couture Tied With a Twist of
Silver Gauze.

giving something of the early Victor
ian effect in side curls.
Then at the back there is high roll,
and this roll is circled by a length of
silver tulle, which is carelessly twist
ed and then tied in q butterfly bow
at the back. Only a very young girl
could carry off such a cOiffure grace
fully, but for her it would be ideally
becoming. Black tulle sparkling with
diamond dust looks exceedingly well
when used in this way on fair hair.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02

self. She was seeing herself in white
from head to foot, like this efficient
young woman who came now and then
to the waiting-rOom door.
doctor Wilson will see you now"
She followed Miss Harrison into the
consulting room. Doctor MaX-nOt the
glOved and hated Doctor Max of the
Street, but a new person, one she had
never known-stOOd in his white Office,
tall, dark-eyed, dark-haired, competent,
holding out his long, immaculate sur
geon's hand and smiling down at her.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
Popularity.

The definition of popularity as given
by a salesman in a large music shop is
one that may be applied to other things
besides songs.
'Is this a popular sOng?" asked a
young woman, holding up a sheet of
music brilliantly decorated in red and
green.
"Well, no. MISS" said the salesman,
assuming a judicial air. 81 can't say it
is, as yet. OF course, lots of people are
singing it, and everybody likes it, but
nobody's got tired enough of it yet for
it to be what you'd call a popular song,
MISS"
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the use of a contrasting satin in a line
to break the slipper from the stocking
of the same color. Gold and silver
cloth showing the influence of a color
forms either the whole slipper or they
form part usually the back part and
the heel.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
Able to Aafford It.

Hub-"The doctor says that if !
keep on working at this pace after
money I shall be a wreck at forty
five." W;fe-"Never mind, dear; by
that time we shall be able to afforL
it."-BOstOn Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
Out of the Question.

Daddy-"Jeannette, if l allow young
Simpson to become my son-in-law, do
you suppose he will be willing to work
and support yOu?" Jeannette-"Oh,
dad, how can he when he has prom
ised to do nothing but think of me all
the timeT"-Puck.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02

out financial needs Sidney Page, her mother
Harriet take K LeMoyne young
Sidney aged eighteen and DrummOnd
sweetea
better
Harriet dressmakng shop
trained her Ed
Wilson, the for influence with brilliant
surgeon into the hospital Things happen
the plot unrOl; the mystery to deepen.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
RenoVatinq Serues,

To take spots off serges and similar
fabrics put a teaspoonful of quillaia
bark into a pint of boiling water and
let it stand till next day. Pour off,
strain and bottle. A little of this ap-
piled with a clean rag to tweeds and
serges acts like magic.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02

To prove that there is something new
under the sun, fashion experts have
modelled a new snappy walking suit
with what they call "Boomerang''
pockets. This model is made of Bur.
gundy velvet, trimmed with beaver
fur, and is beIted at slightly raised
WaistIlne. The cut of the suit was
made with the idea of appealing to
the younger set, but experts now say
this style will be worn generally this
winter.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02

to advertise ones inferiOrity to the
world. His sphere Of the Street and
the neighborhood was his own. To
give it all up and become his younger
brothers assistant-even if it meant,
as 1t would, better hours and more
money-would be to submerge his
identity. He could not bring himself
to do it.
81 guess I'll stay where / am he
said. "They know me around here,
and 1 know them. BY the way, will
you leave this envelope at Mrs. Nc
KEGS? Maggie ROsenfeld is ironing
there today. It's for her."
Max took the envelope absently.
you'll go on here to the end Of your
days, working for a pittance," he OBJ
jected. "Inside Of ten years there'll
be no general practitioners; then
where will you be?"
"Pll manage somehow" said the
brother placidly. 81 guess there will
always be few that can pay my prices
better than what you specialists ask"
Max laughed with genuine amuse-
ment.
81 dare say, if this is the way you
let them pay your prices"
He held out the envelope, and the
older man cOlOred.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
INTERNATIONAL.
SUIYDAYSQ1OM
LESSON

(By E. D. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1916. Western Newspaper Union)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-24
TULSA JEWS RAISE $3.50
IN DAY FOR SUFFERERS
American Relief Committee flahN !"
Raise S1O.OOO.O00 During
Next Year.

In the first day of the campaign
that the Jews of the country are
carving on to raise Sl0,OOO,OOO Tor
the relief of the Jews In the war re.
gion, $3.50 was raised in Tulsa. ~ {.
Livingston, president of the Producers
Supply company, is directing the cam
paign in Tulsa. The campaign began
Friday.
The relief work was started by the
Jews of the United States eighteen
days after the war was declared. Aug
ust |, 1914. The Jews of Tulsa alone
have contributed from $500 to slOV
each month. During the year lslt
81. 900, 900 was raised, and the marx
for 1917 has been set at $4,000. 600
Jews In the countries at war have
been given much assistance by the
American Relief committee. those o'
Russia, Palestine and Galicia receivint
large sums.
Among the most prominent Jews o
the country who have done activ,
work In the movement are Jacob ii
Schiff, Justice Louis d. Brandie'
Henry Morgenthau, Nathan Strauss
Felix NJ. Marshall and DIR. judah l.
| Magnes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-24
HELP U. S. PANAMA WORKERS
Wage Increases, Lower Kcn'a's """
Better Living Quarters.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-West IN
dia laborers at the Panama caha'
who are paid in silver and nave SUI
fered keenly from the Increased coSt
of living in the canal zone are to nave
wage increases, lower rentals ana mn
proyed living quarters as the result 81
a special investigation of Their status
made by board of zone ofllcials APP
pointed by Acting Governor Siarulns;
information reaching here TO-DAY tolu
of the boards recommendations l"'
these reforms and said the actlhg gov
ernor had ordered them put mo e.
feet at once. The wage increase
a,,,o,,nt IN from to . cents an hour
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-24
FRISCO TRAFFIC IS HEAVY
New Record for Business Set N''"r'
day: streets Crowded.

World Creek County Bureau.
SAPU'LPA. OKLA, Dec. 20 Ira,i u
in and out of the city today was th'
heaviest in the history of the frlsSo'
The streets were crowded thfuout tnr
day and all is in readiness Tor the op-
servance of Christmas. Tonight mos
of the churches held their annual od,.
tatas and programs ana uea's WV
given the children. ,.,,
The grocery stores will remain open
rrt1 ii o'clock Christmas mornlhE
Int nearly all the others Will close 10
night and remain SO until rue al
Merchants report that business ha'
never been better or money Hhor'
plcntiful than this year The human
society will he busy tomorrow dls''tp
uting hundreds of packages TO Vl'
moor and the Salvation Army VIII u
sue dinners Christmas noon