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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
HARDIN LODGE
HAS ELECTION
Masonic OFFICERS for Ensuing Year
Were Chosen at Regular Meet
ing Last Night.

Hardin lodge No. 20, A. F. and A. M.
elected the following officers for the
coming year at the regular meeting
held last night:
Emil Arvidson-Worshipfu Master.
Charles Meister-Senior Warden.
Roy 'Holman-Junior Warden.
L. N Hahn-Secretary.t
J. F. Daugherty-Treasure
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
CHICAGO Live stock.


CHICAGO, Illinois, December g.
Hog receipts, $4,000; market steady.
generally higher. Mixed and butchers,
S9O0@10O0; good heavy. S9.25@
1000; rough heavy, $9.55@9.70; light,
$S.75@9.S0; pigs, $6.50@8.50.
Cattle receipts 5000: market weak
Beeves, $680@12.60; cows and heif-
ers, ,$3SO@10.O0; stockers and feed
ers, $4.60@7.75: Texans, $770@9.15;
calves, s9.5O@13.25; westerns, $1,000
1880.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market 1oc
higher. Native, $S.3O@S.9O: western,
IS. 5O@9.1O: lambs, S10O0@12.70;
western. $10.25Q12.75.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS, CITY, Dec. 5.-Cx4tle re-
ceipts 10000; market steady, Zoe low
er. Steers, $575@12.00: cows and
heifers. s4.75GD10.25; stockers aud
feeders. $5.5O@7.50; calves. s6.50R
HOO.
Hog receipts $4,000; market SC
higher. Bulk, s9.5o@1O.OO; heavy,
s9.s5@10.O5: medium. s9.70@1O.0o;
light, s9.4O@9.S0.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
strong. 1Oc higher. Lambs, s11.50@
1880; ewes. f7.25@S.25; wethers,
s5.50@11.10.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market steady. Texas
receipts 700; native beef steers, $3.50
@11.50; yearling steers and heifers.
$s50@11.50; cows, $5.5037.75; stock
ers and feeders, $5.30@7.50; calves,
40 m
cows and heifers, $4.25@7.6O.
Hog receipts 1880; market 1901
higher Mixed and butchers, $3.50
1925; good to heavy, $1O.10@10.25;
good to heavy, $1O.10@10.25; rough,
S935@9.6O; light, $94O@1O.Oo; bulk,
s7.O0@9.00; pigs, s9.50@10.1O.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady Ewes, S3.75@7.6O; yearlings,
$S.0O@10.00; lambs, $7.50@12.65.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. Dec. 5.-Cattle receipts
$500; market active, steady. Steers,
$6.50@11.00; cows and heifers, S42o
500; calves, sS.00@10.00; bulls and
stays, s5.00@6.75.
Hog receipts $500; market SC
nlBHeT. bulk, S9.4UQS.0V, Top, $y.SO.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. 10c higher. Yearlings. $500
@10.25; wethers, S7.50@9.00; lambs
s1160@12.50; ewes, S6.75@8.35.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5-Butter-Extras
39c; firsts, 38@3skc; dairy extras.
35 " @37c; dairy frsts, 33@35c
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 37@3Sc;
firsts, 38@39c
Cheese-Twins, 25A@2okc; Young
Americas. 26h @261sc
Potatoes-Receipts 80 cars; fancy
westerns, s1.60@I7O;I Wisconsins,
Minnesotas and early Ohios, $1,000
1.60
Live poultry Fowls, 13@15c;
ducks, 12@15c; geese, 12@14c; spring
chickens, 15kc; turkeys, 1Sc.
New oYrk Produce.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Flour market
unsettled, lower.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

gress against the Teutons. today's
war Office statement declared.
East of the Cerna the Serbians are
continuing their progress" the state
ment said They have arrived at
the outskirts of Slardina. The
Franco-Serbian forces have progress
ed north of Paralovo."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
BUCHAREST MAY
YET BE SAVED
fContinued from page IL

stanza, but without serious damage.
Concerning the fighting IN fu-
mania, the statement said
I'm Wallachia. the enemy's attack
on our right front was repulsed.
Along the Danube there was artillery
firing"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Rumanians Retire,

PETROGRAD, Dec. 5.-Under con-
slant attacks by superior Teutonlc
forces, the Rumanians are retreating
around Bucharest, the official state
ment declared today. :
"The Rumanian attempts to check
enemy attacks on the roads from
Ploeshti to Bucharest were unsuccess-
full" the statement asserted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

grand jury today charged with violat-
ing the Donnelly antitrust law. The
district attorney charges the men
fixed poultry prices in collision with
the slaughter houses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Found Dead in Bed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Stella
Wyczas, %, was found dead in bed to-
day with a bullet hole in her head and
across her body lay that of her hus-
bands step brother, Charles Wyczas,
also dead from a bullet wound.
Mrs. Wyczas' husband, Tony, had
found the bodies as he was returning
from a nights work early today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
THE WEATHER

III. s. Department OF Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.]
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday; slightly cooler
tonight.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday; slightly cooler northeast
portion tonight.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Wednesday; slightly cooler southeast
portion tonight.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and
Wednesday; slightly cooler tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Conquered Territory.

AMSTERDAM, Dec 5.-Forty-fve
thousand square miles of Rumanian
territory Is now held by Germany
and double that amount in northern
France, according to estimates made
today by the Vossiche Zeitung.
The same German newspaper esti-
mates that during the past five days
the German army in Rumania has cap
tured 2O,724 Rumanian soldiers.
Peace Comment.
BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Dec. 5.-German newspapers comment
ing today on the sailing of Ambassador
Gerard for Germany discussed prob
able peace offerings the United States
ambassador is reported to bring with
him Practically all newspapers print
ed long discussions of the present world
political situation. pointing out that
England's war plight" the recent de-
velopments in Rumania and the minis
terial crisis in England were followed
by peace moves In America.
The Vossiche Zeitung, semi-official
publication, declares the United States
is not likely to attempt to act as an
arbitrator should peace be proposed,
but could transmit peace propositions.
The fact tha> japan Is member OF
the allied powers warning on the Teu-
ton nations, Is held up by the Vosslche
Zeitung as proof that the United States
will not want to get its fingers into
peace proposals.
This paper states that Gin America
everybody is conscious that clash
between the United States and japan
about the Pacific, is only a question of
time"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
CITY NEWS.

The ladies' auxiliary will hold a
bazaar at the Dupont club house We'd
nesday afternoon and evening, to
which friends are invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

RED CROSS SEALS SALE

The board of directors Of the v. N.
A. met at half past nine o'clock this
morning in the directors room of the
Y. w. G. A., Miss Younker presiding
in the absence of the president, Mrs.
C. M. Rich. Routine reports were
made by Miss Irwin, the secretary and
iby Miss Buck, the treasurer. Miss
Alton made the report for the social
service committee, reporting that sew
en- pairs of shoes, stockings. under
wear, four suits Of clothes for boys,
two boys overcoats, baby clothes,
etc, had been given to those In need
after the cases had been Investigated.
She also reported that $3.75 had been
paid for medicine for patient. Miss
Younker reported the sale OF red cross
seals going on in satisfactory way.
This money goes to the care OF tuber-
cular patients and preventive meas
ures. The community Christmas plan
was discussed as reported IN another
column of this issue. The committee
in charge of community headquarters
viii be Miss Laura Alton, Miss Mary
Irwin, Miss Elsie Buck, the latter serV-
ing as treasurer Of the Christmas
fund. On motion it was decided to
have the annual Christmas party on
the afternoon of Christmas day from
4 to Z. Mrs. B. B. Hobbs was named
as chairman to choose assistants TO
plan for the afternoon.
Miss Brown made the nurses report
for the month as follows:
Nursing service in Infant Welfare
department:
Prenatal visits ...................
Prophylactic visits 80
Material aid
Total 80
This department held a mothers
meeting during the month at the
Peoples Institute. Miss Alexander
spoke on the importance of the survey
made in Keokuk during the summer
as to the conditions surrounding the
babies.
Miss Brown spoke on the importance
of fresh air for babies during the WIN
ter months Mrs. Mark Johnson pro-
vfded the music for the afternoon and
little Vivian Johnson gave recitation
The district nursing service OF the
month was: ,.<
Nursing visits .........l So
Instructive visits ou
visits ~
Extra visits
r, 232
Total - - -
Four cases dismissed as cured,
twelve improved and one referred TO
hospital care.
Metropolitan visits "a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

Pork market dull. Mess, ss1Nl
1890.
Lard market steady. Middle vu
spot, S17.10@1720.
Sugar, raw, market quiet. Centric
gal test, 1864; Muscavado SO tesI
$4.s7.
Sugar, refined, marke: quiet
loaf, 1856; crushed, $3.50; powderst
$3.50; granulated, $7.5007.55.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, sac.
Tallow market steady. City, lkiI
country Tx 011Ac; special, Ike
Hay market weak. Prime, Sl.c1hj
$1.1O; No. 8. S0Q90c; clover SSct
800.
Dressed poultry market quiet Tul
keys, 18@33c; chickens. l4QSEI
fowls, 15@22c; ducks, 121kG1sc.
Live poultry market unsetheo
Geese, 15c: ducks, 16917c; fowls J
@1Shc; turkeys, 10000; roostefa|
14c; chickens, 17@1Skc.
Cheese market steady. State mug
common to special, 2ola 9zohe'|
skins. common to specials, 13q2G
Butter market steady. Receipts u
241. Creamery extras, 39c; dail!|
tubs, 31@3Skc; imitation creamef'|
firsts, 33@331ac. 80,
Egg market weak. Receipts te,A|
Nearby white fancy, 55Q SIC; nesa'|
mixed fancy, 40Q5Oc; fresh, 4Sg0v'|
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Money =
call, percent.
Six months, sos percent.
Mercantile paper, 4@4A percent
Bar silver London, SO 1-lbd.
Bar silver New York, 75lac.
Demand sterling, SAFES.
st. Louis Horses and Mules =
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4.-Horses-s,S.
market closed for the week, ioiiv W.,
a satisfactory clearance, on nsa,
run. A large number OF the ari nv.
sold in auction, but at lower p,..
as the southern market was OH o.
there was no eastern trade. ~
English, French and ltailan -,
missions took about the usuai 's'
plies. Horse quotations: ss
I,easy oia 49,, 15Od1I
- Eas .sin nnna. aood 95d1]
SoutheIl-aorse es e,ain 7Od y
S,thern horses cnmnon :. 400 y
Suin ,Sia 1O0@9 "
oholce saodiers 50 q
Plugs ......-. '''' .;a nil
Mules-Thanksgi week alu ta
bring a great many buyers TO MA n n
for mules. The run was too nea'y
the demand, consequently the in elm,
was off. The extent OF the ae es. h
was about $40 to the head, suo'e''
all classes. =. "a;
All good qualified fat STOCK :, n.
disposed of, but there are many " ina
undesirable classes. still on manu- I'm,
run was lighter than the pie'
week. Mule quotations: .,oasa
16 to 1914 hands -. ....... St,9SooSfs)
10 to 151h hands ........... l soSiil
IA to 14h hands ........... 20 b
10 to 1874 hands ........... 90 81 4
Highest Mark. r;csl
[ United Press Leased Wire ser .,,ss
LIMA, Ohio, Dec. 5.-ohio ' s;ss
crude oils today jumped to thell III. M
est quotation in this century d. ..s-s
opening of the market Soutnea Is.a,I
Ohio went to $2.75 a barrel. opela EN-
predict yo oil and 80 cent gas
within sixty days owing to shor~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Russians Retired.

PETROGRAD, Dec 5.-Heavy ar
tillery fire destroying Russian trenches
in the heights south of Voroneshka,
forced retirement of Russian forces in
the wooded Carpathians, today's off,
cial statement said.
an the wooded Carpathians, series
of enemy attacks against the heights
south of Voroneshka up to one o'clock
were beaten back" the statement said.
Afterwards heavy artillery destroyed
our trenches and forced detachments
to retire"
Serbian Advance.
SALONIKA, Dec. 5.-Fresh ad
yances by Serbian troops around
Monastir were detailed in today's
Serbian official statement.
continuing our successet, it was
stated, ION Monday we carried Stare
VIVA by assault, capturing two howit-
GERS. Zaovitch is in flames. The Bull
CARS are retreating northward."
Raid was Failure.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Failure Of an
enemy raid south OF Loos after
heavy bombardment, was announced
by General Sir Douglas Haig today.
The raid was in large mum Der.
Two More Airships.
PARIS, Dec. 5.-Sub-Lieutenant
Nuneesser, one of the crack aces"
of the French aviation corps, has
downed two German aeroplanes, max
ing his total twenty, the official state
ment today announced. The air battle
occurred on the Somme.
.tTbe night was quiet on the whole
'front.'" the statement SAID.
Continued Progress.
PARIS. Dec. 5.-The allied forces
ont of Monastir continue their nro-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Statement Of the condition Of
keOkuk trust COMPANY

Organized under the laws OF Iowa,
located at Keokuk, county of Lee. at
the close OF business on 1st day Of
December, 1916. made to the Auditor
Of State.
Assets.
Amount Of bills, bonds and
other evidence of debt dis
counted or purchased act
ually owned by this bank $9O,7S7.75
Silver in vault ......$ $40
Legal tender, ma
tional bank notes
and subsidiary
coin $500. ....... 6.lO
Drafts, checks and
other cash items
not dishonored 49,. 53.n
Total gold, silver legal
tender, drafts and checks,
etc., carried out ......... $3.50
Amount subject to be drawn
at sight on deposit with
Z solvent banks ......... 5,60S.74
Value of real estate ........ 10000
Value of personal property. 1,089.98
Total assets $ss, o4e.77
Liabilities.
Amount of capital stock :. .$55, 100000
Amount Of time
deposits ....... $7,535.00
Savings certifi-
cate contracts. 34674
Deposits in trust. 2,6S211
Total deposits ........... 10,563S5
Mortgage secured bonds. $500 90
Reserved for taxes .... 10000
Surplus fund ............. 100000
Other profits after deduct
Ing expenses ........... 1,935.92
Total liabilities .......$98, O49.77
State of Iowa. Lee county-ss.
We, J. o. Boyd, president. aud
C. w. Durrett, vice president, of the
Keokuk Trust Company above nam
ed do solemnly swear that the
foregoing statement is full, true
and correct, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, and that
the assets therein set forth are bona
fide the property Of said Trust Com
pany in its corporate capacity, and
that no part OF the same has bean
loaned or advanced to said Trust
Company for the purpose of being ex-
hibited as portion of its assets.
=. o. BOYD,
President.
C. w. DURRETT,
Vice President.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
fl my presence by ]. o. Boyd and
G. w. Durrett this 5th day of Deem
Der, 1916.
LEONARD J. MONTGOMERY,
Notary Public in and for Lee County.
Attested by: Gseal]
L. G. Mckinley,
J. H. HlAMANN,
WILLIAM LASWELL,
Directors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
SKY-HIGH PRICES
CANNOT CONTINUE
\ CONTINUED from page -

II there is no other way out of it,
am in favor of an embargo on staple
foodstuffs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
British Repulsed.

BERLIN, Dec. 5. (Via Sayville
wireless )-Repulse Of British attacks
on the road from Albert to WARREN
court was announced in today's of
fetal statement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Weather Conditions.

As the northern depression moved
to the upper lake region, the temper
ature has risen, with scattered rains,
which Were heavy at Cincinnati, from
the Mississippi river eastward to
the coast.
In the plains states the weather is
fair and somewhat cooler, with the
lowest temperature between 20 and
80 degrees last night.
In the northern mountain region,
where a secondary depression has ap-
peared, the temperature is above 80
degrees.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

Poultry Men Indicted.
NEW YORK, Dec. Six members
of the HarlemLBron Live Poultry
association were indicted by the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

United Press Leased Wire se .l,ss
LIMA, Ohio, Dec. 5.-Ohlo s;sh
crude oils today jumped to theil l. M
est quotation in this century d. .ss
opening of the market. Soutneasaso.r,,
Ohio went to $2.75 a barrel. Opera as;us
predict yo oil and 80 cent gasu
within sixty days owing to sholpS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
GERMANS REPORT
ON WAR MOVES
(Contfnued from page IL

,Bahovo and on the Mongelo front
failed" said todays war office state
ment, detailing the fighting in Mace
donna "New engagements are de-
veloping east of the Cerna."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
River bulletin.
Flood Stage. Stage. Cha

Little change is indicated in the
river stage from Davenport to War
saw during the next As hours.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their Wind Weather.
Al D. m. :. 20 CT 50 SW Clear
5 a. m. =. 30 90 Al NV Clear
Mean temperature, Dec. 4, So.
Highest Ga.
Lowest Al
Lowest last night, Al.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

New oYrk PRODUCES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-F1our market
unsettled. lower.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-19
The Manicure Lady
She Graphically Describes Lie at
Beach 10 George.
BY WILLIAM T.. KIRK.

we have moved to tho Scashore for
The summer said the Manicure Lady.
u had grand time tho beach
yesterday. You ouEhta sec mo swim,
George. y mermaid amt got nothing
IN me-"
You. got :, lot on mermaid in
stead" said the Head Barber. "In be,
YOU look grand in n bathing suit"
well, some of the gents was kind
enough to say nice things dowr a;
the beach" admitted the Manicure
Lady. but. Of course. a girl like me.
that is all the time listening TO hot air
in her daily work, gets Kind OF baw-
gay. as the Swcdes say.
There was che gent in tho crowd
that seemed To like me :, lot. and |
must say he interested me. too. lie
writes stories for the magazines he
told me. Gee, what il should marry
4 author. II must be great To be the
wife Of II gent that everybody is talk
ing about, instead ~ being - gent and
having every body talking abou, his
wife"
Il always said you'd marry some
big Lacquer" said tho Head BARRIER.
lots of manicure girls does that
Only | hope it won't he right away.
I'd miss you.
'Fd miss YOU too. George" said the
Manicure Lady. but | hope for my
own sake that If il amt right of
Immediately it will be soon after. y
life of luxury would hit me grand
right now. Listen to this | was just
reading out of a magazine:
Lady Harrington moved noisclcssly
about her stately drawing room. The
oldcu sun OF morning lit her elegant
surroundings aud her girlish, tender
face. Gazing pensivcly at Il goldfish
she sighed happily.
That's the life, George Me for
that. n had stately drawing
room and a few OF them goldfish Ia
gaze ut pensivc. I wouldn't ask for
nothing elise
Maybe you wouldn't bc happy in
them hish places" said the Head Bar
Der. II seen a moving picture the
other night that showed Il girl named
'rhclma, that came from Norway to
live in swell London circle. The
ladies OF her set didn't do 4 thing q
her. They called her peasant and
treated her like one, she beat it
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-19
Ethical
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What to Wear
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Kings Blue Linen.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-19

back home"
II would Il stayed said the Man
icurc Lady. II never seen the human
being yet. man or woman, that could
nag nc into running away And If
! happen 10 marry society gent
George. which won't happen unless /
get hypnotizcd. YOU viii sec a matron
sailing along with her head as high as
the next one. only ] would treat my
servants kind and wouldn't have no
scandal about me in tho newspapers E"
"onc OF the girls that used TO work
here married duke" said tho Head
barber "Shc fell heir To "A fortune
then I" the duke ! seen her once
driving in tho park but she didn't
ri!c me Nash. She looked about as
happy as lin Corbctt Looked after his
nghi NJ Carson City Don't marry no
duke, kid Marry Il doctor, or a law
yer. or Il merchant"
We'll. George" said tho Manicure
Lady. whoever il is it better he
somebody before many more lean
years
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-19
Woman and Home

made two in one sentence. Tom is not
going to live with the Flctchcrs for
the present. hut nj the county Jail.
And little later at the states prison
for about seven years or more. Also
Mr.. stephen Fletcher is not going to
give him a Job. THE state is going
to do that Tor him \ nice coy job
at making cane seated chairs or peg
Slnc shoes or"
What d" YOU mean" Saspcd the
WIFE what Il" YOU mean?
II mean what started 10 say when
| told YOU Tom Fletcher was settled
pretty satisfactorily I've just come
from the district attorney, aud the Of
fccrs must he at FlctchcrS house by
this time, with ihc warrant
9TH" warrant she repeated duly.
For Tom i'lotchcr's aircs, on II
charge OF abduction. Perhaps you
don't know II. Martha. bur in this State
the age OF consent is eighteen years.
Rose won't hc eighteen for several
months. The man who m:,rrics Il girl
under eighteen. without her parents
consent is liable to prosecution for Tie
crime Of abduc;inS her It's Il very
grave felony. Anl tile courts treat it
with Scant mercy. That's the charge
! have Just made against Tom Fletcher.
Tho district attorney has promised To
push II 10 the very uttcrmost.
tro hs continued ,o-mrrruv.I
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-19

trimmed rather deliberately with white
pearl buttons.
Freak aprons have lacinEs Of velvet
ribbon and applied bands Of velvet
The prctticst aprons of all the prod
ucts of the apron season are decorated
with hand embroidery done in pink
and blue cross-stitch. Linen is the
faNorite fabric. and tho natural shade
Is considered the best color for con
tact with the washtub. \ few Of
these garments arc made with skirts
that button. and can bc worn over
culmpe or shirtwaist and a pctticoat
They are as quaint as old miniatures
ON faillcurcd coats for fall tho nat
narrow, mannish collar is seen with
great frequency.
On separate coats there viii I,c col
lars that rear up at tho back like :,
mad cat and come down IN front in
calm graduating revercS.
single breasted coats 81 fur are
among the novelties ofrSrrd by calIot.
1t is said suit Jackets viii bc shorter
Knife plated skirts Of crepe de chine
pussy willow and voiles will he good
For late summer wear for dancing
there are adorable drcssNS with skirt
Of lace. well rufiied. aud nttlc coatcc