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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

BY GERMAINE GAUTIER.

There is a disposition to get away
from overdraped effects such as have
been thrust on ones patient notice for
the last month or two. 1t is not that
draperies are ungraceful in them
selves, but they have lacked variety
in their arrangements, and so n re-
turn to certain of the flounced ef-
fects seems imminent.
The flounces are, indeed reminis-
cent of the Traviata scheme of dress
rather than that of the modified eff
fects which were very popular less
than twelve months ago. In other
words, the skirt does not boast of
more than three flounces and some
times of only two. and these are cut
very full and are usually distended by
a reed or hoop to give 4 greater re-
semblance to the style of dress worn
by the heroine of Verdrs popular
opera.
Just now the woman of fashion Sc
lects an evening gown of yellow. rose,
purple or Garibaldi red when she
does not favor all black or black and
white.
Black velvet is very often combined
with black tulle by way of marked
fabric contrast For instance, a very
unusual model has the skirt of black
velvet dropped with an irregular hem
beneath a long shawl drapery Of tulle
which is bordered with fur. The fur
serves not only as a decoration, but it
keeps the hem in an outstanding and,
therefore, very modish line.
Quite a little gray has been used
in the composition of afternoon and
evening frocks The fabrics most
tulle and soft satin. 1t is a fad just
that has been dyed just the tone of
fox is one of the smartest and newest
things in the fur realm.
A girlish afternoon dress IS offered
in a model made of gray chiffon
which is encircled by flounces of fine
ly plated gray taffeta. These flounces
are spaced so as to show band-like
revelations of the foundation fabric
The skirt escapes the ground by about
seven inches and this adds to its
youthful suggestion
High gray shoes should be worn
with this sort of dress; or, if one pre-
fers, the shoes may be low. made of
suede or glazed kid and completed by
silk hosiery; both the latter and the
low shoes should be of the gown color.
Leather skating coat of American
Beauty, collar of black velvet, rcd
leather buttons ION the right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

true Judge of his character. Don't let
your mind dwell this obsession.
because you are depriving yourself of
much happiness that is rightfully
yours but that you refuse to recognize.
There is way in which you can
force a better acquaintance without
compromising yourself. You might
become acquainted through church
work.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am sixteen
and am going with a fellow my own
age. This fellow has asked me for
several dates. / accepted a few times.
but the last two times my mother did
not let NE go-not because it was he.
but because of the place. Please tell
me what to do so that he will not get
insulted when 1 do not go? 1 myself
am crazy to go.
INDEPENDENT
AS a rule boy who asks a girl to
go to an undesirable place has an un-
desirable character himself. But in
this case the boy may not realize that
the place is not all right. Therefore
tell him that your mother does not
mind your going with him. but she
does not like the places he takes you.
1t will not insult him.
Dear Mrs Thompson: I want to
ask you a question about that recipe
to brighten light hair, with rhubarb,
honey and white wine. You said to
steep "a hours. Does that mean on
the stove or to just pour the wine
over the honey and rhubarb for "a
hours?
Steep it on the stove with the low
est possible fire.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Can Won tai
ms where one can sell photoera ms
which enlarged would do for mara-
zine covers and that sort of thing?
have photograph with a very
original pose of a small child and
would like to dispose of ii in this
way if possible. CsES
send it to some magazine PUBLISH
ing company that uses photographs
for covers and ask them to use II or
return it. Enclose stamps for its re-
turn.
Dear Mrs Thompson: am scyen-
teen years OF age and working. NV
Doss Is always finding fault with What
| do and mostly when a yo.Ine n,a,s
comes IN or a girl friend IT hurts
me, and once began to cry wnel- -
got cross to me while my friend Ma,
and my friend came up to mo s''d
asked me why 1 didn't quit. Er.
somehow I can't. Everybody oisftt,r-
my employer and it is only l VINO
re 6eeps up the trade What would you
GIRL OF SORROW
A girl should not allow her friend.
TO come and talk to her during wort.
ing hours. She owes all of her time
to her employer. 1t is fn.err1,ntil,'s
from work which makes YOUR en-
ployer angry. most likely If wsr,
you, would stick to my lob al
ask NV friends not to come in whiie
L was working. Your letter so,,,d.
morbid, dear. Don't hunor an -
happy frame of mind or think Of
yourself as girl of SORROW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
BY GERMAINE GAUTIER.

Ono of the revived features of the
style of dress associated with the mid
Victorian period is the drop-shoulder
line.
But the American adapters Of the
more or less classic styles of 1880 and
thereabouts have improved on the
original models. They can't give this
appearance to the well built American
girl who loves to dance. to golf, to
skate and walk. and who has pa
thence with n type ether than that of
the athletic which she herself so well
represents.
Nevertheless, this selfsame girl is
not the least averse TO displaying good
shoulder lines wher her dressmaker
suggests. One scheme which modistes
have adopted is to connect the decol-
lete bodice over the shoulders by
means of bands of jewelled embroid-
cry, strands of rhincstones or straps of
velvet. Sometimes there is little
sleeve, whose very presence serves to
call attention to the nude shoulders
above. For these sleeves are cut in
tiny puffs and headed with a decora-
tive band OF some sort and then per-
mitted to fall away from the shoulder.
Women who study effects quite
agree that there is more art in partly
concealing and partly revealing than
in, doing away absolutely with Shout
der or bodice draperies. This may
account for the new sleeve, which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

after a tentative appearance is in a
way to be generally adopted.
This sleeve is usually composed of
maline, tulle or Georgette crepe. 1t is
cut rather wide and lightly gathered to
the shoulder. What would ordinarily
be an inside seam is left open, ex-
cepting where it is tackled just at the
bend of the elbow and where it is
caught at the wrist. This brings into
view the prettiest part of the arm and
conceals elbows that sometimes are q
bit unSightly.
Rather interesting is the bracelet
idea used TO bard the sleeve at the
wrist. If one is in possession of an
antique bracelet so much the better:
or she may HE herself to a dealer in
old jewelry and select therefrom
modern replica of some old-tine piece.
While tie V-shaped necks have
been in vogue for many seasons they
by no means have the field to them
selves in the cutting of the evening
bodice. Several of the newest models
incline to the square-shaped front
with N-back, and others have the
baby outline, both back and 'front.'
topped by a make-believe chemise of
tulle Shirred over gold or silver cord
For the last three or four winters
designers, Doth in Paris and in this
country, have made the back of the
dress of greater decolletage than the
front In this there is certain
amount of mock modesty, which is
becoming when the wearer of the
frock is young and is not burdened
with too, too solid flesh.
In some quarters an effort is being
made to resuscitatc the trained gown
1t has dignity to recommend it to
those who feel a little awkward and
cutoff in the modish short frcck. Tt
seems safe, however to say that the
dress with the trailing appendage will
not be restored to it's old position
during this season, and the prospects
are not very greatly in its favor for
next season.
Darcing has done splendid work in
accustoming women of all heights and
breadths to the wearing Of the short
skirt for day and evening occasions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
Heart and Beauty
eaooao~ Problems oooeooo
Written for the State Journal
BY Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
almost eighteen years of age. About
two years ago at an entertainment I
met a young gentleman. We went
together on the sly for while and
then wrote letters to each other. Ny
mother got hold of one OF those let
ters at one time and refused to lot
me read it I've seen him since then
and told him not to write any more
letters. He said he wouldn't and ne
kept his promise. lie called me np n
number of times end l hung up the
receiver. One night a girl friend OF
mine and I were out walking and we
went oy his place a young couple
had just got married and there was a
bunch of boys celebrating. l spoke
to him and he and one of his friends
followed me. He asked ne for Il Gate
and 1 said Yes" Now my mother
doesn't know that I am going One
of my girl friends is going along ana
he IS going to bring one of his boy
friends for her. Now, Mrs. Thompson,
do wish you would please give RE
some good advice along this line. She IL
l tell him l won't go? l like him
very well and would hate to 90 that.
Or shall L go with him this time and
ask him what he wrote THAI made My
mother refuse to LEI me read it?
LITTLE MISS WORRIED.
If the young man is worthy If your
friendship, he viii be- wiling to call
upon your mother and try to win her
consent to let you 60 with him. Write
and ask him to DO this, and in the
same letter tell him that Won will not
be able to keep your date with him
unless your mother consents to let
you go.
Dear Mrs Thompson: I have been
asked to go to the theater with Il
young man and my younger sister
wants to go with us very lady.
Mother says that I should tell the
man 1 want to take her ami then ct
sister lay her Own way. What do
you think 1 should do?
BIG SISTER
Don't say anything to the young
man. Let sister go to matinee
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 90 Ny broth
or has a camera. Would there be any
harm in having my picture taken with
one of his boy chums who IS here on a
visit?
CD Is there any harm in riding
bicycle; also a motorcycle?
THANK YOU.
90 No.
f2) A girl on a motorcycle is too
conspicuous. and a large girl on a
bicycle looks eccentric. There is moth
ing morally wrong in riding them
You have said that the man is
ideal. and the one you worship GER
tainly is ideal because he is a creation
of your thoughts and not a reality
without knowing him you can be no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

Leather skating coat of American
Beauty, collar of black velvet, rcd
leather buttons ION the right).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

A modish wide trimmed hat of bl
acl1 velvet. and an afternoon suit of
white brOadcloth trimmed with large
bands of skunk fur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

Clear and cold" grumbled Danny.
the small, disgruntled god, peering at
the Thermometer with a cold eye.
Clear and cold; remarkably frosty,
in fact, and growing more bitter at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

Icicles gather on my strawberry hued
nose; they overhanG my cold cheeks
and jab my baby skin at every numb
bite. Ny eye grows fishy; my lashes
gather cracking rhine; my body
Evening journal., 1916-01-21

portaton over seas have reduced the ocean to a
ferry.
Both England and Germany have navies su-
perior to our own, and would be able to destroy
our navy, and land on our unfortihed shores
hundred thousand men in less than two weeks
half the time that would be required for us to
mobilize our little army of thirty thousand men.
The Proximity of Japan.
Japan is not so lar away as she used to be.
She has been rapidly narrowing the Pacific, and
she could land quarter of million men on the
Pacific coast in less than month, much quicker
than we could get our thirty thousand regulars
there to receive them.
Let us, for arguments sake, assume for a
moment that we were to be invaded with an
army of only hundred thousand men, trained
equipped and supplied with the supreme adequacy
with which the troops of the other great Powers
are trained equipped and supplied
" The enemy would line up in a battlefront
three times as long as our little thirty thousand
could be stretched with equal powers of concen-
traton. or if our thirty thousand we're to be
stretched out a hundred miles we should be at
least three times as weak as the enemy at any
point of attack, even were our thirty thousand to
be as we'll equipped and as well supplied as the
troops OF the enemy. But we should be without
the requisite field artillery, and the artillery that
we should have would be without the requisite
training We should be without the needed cav
airy, and our cavalry would be without proper
organization and experience. We should be with
out ammunition trains, and very short Of am
munition Our troops, hustled together and
rushed to the front for the first time to face a
real enemy would be unprepared to behave like
an army and, what is very important, they would
have no hope of success.
GO Let us picture a land fight:
Our aerial scouts inform us that the enemy
is approaching, and that they have already
mounted their lpng-range field artillery on a con-
Evening journal., 1916-01-21
His Latest Book, Defenseless America the Inventor
Tells How Unpreparedness viii Bring European Hordes
to- Our Shores After the War-Caims One Hundred
Thousand Veterans Gould Ravage and Conquer u. S.

bare necessaries of life also. they must have
luxuries They must have cigars and cigarettes,
wine, women and song. If our country should
be invaded, we should not only have to furnish
food, clothing, cigars. cigarettes and wine for the
amies of the enemy, but also our wives and our
daughters and our sweethearts would be COM
mandeered to supply the women and song.
Occasionally an American citizen, with more
manhood than discretion, would resent a nameless
indignity and kill some military backguard who
would Immediately be avenged by the burning of
the town and the coualling and shooting Of the
people with machine guns This is not an over
drawn picture-the thing has actually been done
in the present war
This is an age of mechanism age where
in man-made mechanism more and more replaced
peace; we have seen labor-saving machinery re-
place the labor of human hands.
One Of the giant dredges that have been
adling out of the Panama Canal the vast land
slides can do the pick and shovel and wheel
barrow work of thousand men. Everywhere
in everything we do and in everything done for
US, we find human hands now mainly engaged in
guiding the work of abor-saving machinery.
In our competition with other nations FOR
the markets Of the world, no thinks of re-
ferring to the prowess of our unssed citizen
soldiers of industry unsupported by machinery,
but all reliance is placed upon our mutiiorm
labor-saving machinery, and our skilled labor be-
hind that machinery.
With these pregnant facts before us, it is
very strange that it should not be perfectly plain
to every one that what is true of laborsavng
machinery in peace is likewise true in war. 1t is
very strange indeed. that there should be intel
l;gent men and women among lis unable to see
and to understand that labor-saving machinery
and labor skilled in its use are as applicable and
as indispensable to successful warfare as to
peaceful industry. Furthermore. labor-savng ma
chinery in war is fe-saving machinery. The
quick-hring gun is the greatest fe-saving nstru-
ment ever invented
Our inadequate navy is to-day the only bull
wark against invasion, for modern means of trans
Evening journal., 1916-01-21

venient ridge; also that they have placed their
big howitzers on an adjoining lowland under the
concealment of a wood, and that this formation
is repeated in similar units from ridge TO ridge
and hill TO hill over a front hundred miles in
length.
1.-The enemy has also dug long lines Of
trenches far in advance Of their artillery The
enemy's position is well beyond lhe range of our
artillery. We are unable TO reach the enemy, but
the enemy being provided with guns Of much
longer range is able to storm our position along
our entire front, and to throw shrapnel shell into
the trenches filled with our men, which stretch
along the lowand in front of our positions. We
try to dig additional trenches to advance our 'front.'
but the men sent to do the work are very quickly
killed by the shrapnel fire of the enemy.
1--WE see with our fed-glasses that the ene-
my has sent out detachments to advance the line
of their trenches. We fire at them, and find that
our shrapnel falls far short. The enemy, seeing
Evening journal., 1916-01-21

tactics, forcing a long battlefront on command
ing positions just beyond the range OF our guns
and again proceeds to dislodge US and drive us
Back by their long-range gun-hre.
Our loss in men and guns has been enormous.
The enemy on the contrary, has lost no guns and
but few men.
1t will be seen that the enemy can very
easily proceed in this manner into the interior and
conquer the whole country without suffering very
much discontinue, unless we have guns OF as long
or longer range than the enemy has, and as many
of them, also as many skilled troops to operate
them.
Most persons imagine that infantry, armed
with the modern long-range magazine rifles, can
20 into battle and shoot large numbers of an
enemy, and that, if the infantry is numerous and
daring enough, and brave enough, they will be able
to whip the enemy without the support of field
artillery This is a grave error. An army of a
million men, consisting entirely of infantry, armed
Evening journal., 1916-01-21
HUDSON MAXIM

this, advances and digs trenches close up to the
limit OF the range OF our guns.
AN at once. the enemy opens with shrapnel
upon our entire line Of trenches and with shrap-
mel and howitzers upon all our fortified positions.
We return the FIRE, but without any effect; the
range of our guns being too short to reach the
enemy Many Of our guns are quickly sienced.
The perfect hurricane of shrapnel thrown upon
our trenches has killed numbers of our men and
confounded the remainder.
The infantry Of the enemy now advances
peil-mel over the intervening space, still under
cover of artillery fire. Field batteries Of the
enemy also advance rapidly and take up new
positions.
Finding our positions untenablc our army
retreats preoipitatey, taking with it a few re-
naming guns, and our men reform their bat
teries on commanding positions to cover our re-
treat. but they are soon disodged by the long
range guns of the enemy Finally, our army takes
hp its stand far in the rear, forming new bat
tle-froni which has been previously fortified.
"'The enemy advances repeats its previous
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-05
THREE DEAD and
-FOUR MISSING
IN HOTEL FIRE
Fire Destroys Overlook Hotel
at Atlanta City-One Woman
Burned to Death in View of
Hundreds of Persons

Atlantic City, y. j., Feb. 4.-Three per
sons are known to be dead and four miss
Ing as the result OF a fire which early TO-
day destroyed the Overlook Hotel Tht
known dead are:
Nicholas De Ray. hotel engineer.
Thomas Mott, father of proprietor.
Miss Marie johnson, New York. guest.
Those unaccounted for are:
Paul c. Hendricks, Chambersbure T.
Mrs. Mott wife Of Thomas Mott; Edwa I'd
Philipsen. White Plains. n. Y; Miss 10.
sephine Garsed. Philadelphia
The fire is believed to have started IN
the kitchen. When 1t was discovered flames
were shooting up the elevator shaft, and
soon the entire building was burning. There
were not many guests in the house blu,
most of them were aroused in time to es.
cape. Many jumped from windows
One woman was seen to faint after call.
ing for help from an upper window, and
was burned to death while her body lay
across the sill in view Of hundreds O,
persons. The engineer Of the hotel huns
out Of a window until the fire reached his
hands and caused him to drop to the street
He was killed. Another woman who man.
aged to crawl out Of a window, fell, and
also lost her life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-05
HERE'S NEW VIGOR FOR
OVERWORKED STOMACHS

Bowditch- Webster & Co, the popular
druggists. have been in the drug business
long enough to have their own opinion of
the best way Of selling medicines They
say the plan adopted by Mi-o-na. the
great dyspepsia remedy, is the fairest
they have ever heard of. They don't be
lieve that medicine ought to be paid
for unless it does the user some good.
And Mi-o-na is sold under positive
guarantee to relieve dyspepsia or to re-
fund the money. You simply leave 50
cents on deposit with Bowditch- Webster
& Co. and If. after you have used the box
Of Mi-o-na you decide that it has done
you no good, all you have to do is to tell
them so and they will return your money.
Hundreds of people have been relieved
Of stomach aeonies by using this remark
able remedy. 1t is not simply a food d.
gester; it is medicine that puts all of
the digestive organs into normal condi-
ton and gives rudy, glowing, vigorous
health. A change for the better will be
seen after the first few doses Of Mi-o-na,
and its continued use will soon give the
power to eat anything at any time and
not suffer distress afterward.
Mi-o-na is sold under positive guaran-
tee to refund the money If it does no:
cure. This is the strongest proof that
can be offered as to the merit Of the
medicine.
Nothing lessons a mans success in his
work or a womans fascinating personality
more than a weak stomach. with its at
tending evils. Use Mi-o-na and see how
much more there is in Hfe.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-05
BATES PROTESTS
THE ELIGIBILITY OF
MARTIN WEISmAN

Colby College, Waterville. Feb. 4
on protest Of Bates college athletic
authorities that Martin F.. Weisman
should not be allowed to compete in
relay racing for Colby because he had
registered at another institution be-
fore entering Colby, an investigation
Of charges led to barring Weisman
from competing. 1t is learned that he
registered at Princeton and went to
school there for time
Weisman has been running as
anchor man on the relay team and
Coach Cohn has substituted for him,
Harris Merrill of Somerville, Mass, a
brother Of Jud Merrill, also on the
team which will race tomorrow eve
ming at the B. A. A. games. Hard luck
has been in close pursuit of the Colby
relay team ever since practice was
begun and the Colby students now feel
that only some hard luck break for
the Maine team can give Colby vic
tory in the race between the two to-
morrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-05

large crowd in the middle OF the week.
Sure enough long before O'Clock. the time
set for the arrival OF the dancers there
was hardly standing room in gallery or
floor and all eyes watched the entrance
Promptly al the orchestra struck up a
march and in danced or marched the bal
let girls escorted by partners in full eve
ming dress and high hats. It was march
OF triumph and the 50 or more couples in
fancy dress and masks. got but little atten-
ton for time. Then little by little people
in the audience began to see through the
disguise and recognized in one big blond
ballet dancer. Irwin T. Dinsmore of B. c.
Dinsmore Son; Elon 3. Gilchrest, as
sistant treasurer OF the Belfast Savings
Bank and Henry Midget, the popular clerk
in H. ". Clark Their escorts were Will
lam H. Hall Of Hall Ellis Hardware Co.
c. b. Holmes OF the Consumers Co. and
Herbert b. Foster of the Old Corner Drug
store. Girls" and escorts received an ova-
ton