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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Filipino Embroidery on Silk.

For some years Filipino embroidered
lingerie has been steadily gaining rec
ognition, and now that so much of the
French work Is no longer to be had,
women are recOnsidering their opinions
about the dowdy shapes of the island
handicraft. AS a matter of fact, the
models so beautifully embroidered are
now being made by skilled designers In
this country who superintend the work
In the Philippine schools. And these
models are not only of finest nainsoOk
but are also carried out in washing
satin and crepe embroidered In silk. 1t
was a difficult task to get the native
women to work on silk, but the task
has beer accomplished successfully
and now the most beautiful under
clothes can be had at a price which,
while not to be reckoned cheap lit GER
tainly ought not to be cheap, for the
work is exquisite) is still less than the
imported work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Spanish Modes Find Favor.

A Spanish chapeau shown by one of
the best known Parisienne milliners
caused much favorable comment and
many copies this fall. 1t is a dashing,
effective mode and one that is most be-
coming to the majority of women. Not
many women, however, could wear the
little silk scarf that is tied around the
head in true toreador fashion, topped
by the chapeau, that is usually black.
But the Spanish hat has influenced
the sports hat, and many will be repro
duced for wear with sports clothes this
season. Not only is the hat the only
Spanish note to be observed in this
realm Of fashion, for quite as often is
seer the mantilla Of lace, used in vafl-
Gus ways by the Paris couturiers in
their latest offerings. Chantilly lace
has been revived, both in black and
white and also reproduced in the vari-
GUS metallic threads.
Straight, full skirts, a bit longer
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Home 0wn|
Y Helps "
THAT HOMETOWN FEELING
Something That Is Never Forgotten
No Matter How Far Wanderings
May Carry One.

Most people. grow up with the home
town feeling for the old town, the town
where they were youngsters, where
they knew every kitten and puppy,
every street and every alley, every
cracker barrel and every candy coun-
ter, everybody and everything at least
for many n block around. 1t was not
of course a feeling of which you were
u~ncomfortably conscious. AS likely as
not you never knew that you had IL I'M
til you came back after the summer in
the country or perhaps came home from
school for the holidays. 1t was then
that the hometown feeling grew large
within you, a fne, big, warm spot Of
feeling. II it happ,ned that You lived
in a medium-sized tow. in those days,
the sight of the station was II deeply
satisfying thing. It seemed as you rat
tied along in the little old hack, past
the courthouse square and across the
enc street car line, that you had come
back to yourself, a very comfortable
sort of feeling indeed. Perhaps you
lived in or nea a much smaller village,
but it was the same hometown feeling
you had as you climbed under the
heavy, horsey-smelling robe into the
buggy and rode down the street. The
general store, the white church, the
brick house where the one rich family
lived and the p~atched-up cabin where
the one poor family lived were so IA
miliar to you that you were immediate.
ly conscious of every new sign in tho
store window and every new patch
in the cabin roof. And if, perhaps, you
lived in a much larger town, the distant
smoke, the insistert clamor, the
crowds and the rush Of traffic were tho
things you were looking for and the
things that satisfied the hometown
feeling.
The hometown feeling for the new
town, the town where you &c after you
are grown up, the town where you
work, the town that adopts you or that
you adopt, is, of course, not so natural
or easy q thing. AT least it is not a
thing which can be deliberately ac-
quired along with a new job or ven
with the actual purchase of a new
house. 1t is not n thing that comes
with friends or with pleasant assOciP-
tons. 1t seems to come just of itself
and it comes, some day, all Of a sud-
den. You may be standing in a crowd
ed street car, you may be pushing your
way through the market, you may be
sitting on your own back step while
supper is cooking. 1t is certain to come
when you are not thinking or caring
particularly about it, and when it
comes it has come to stay.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Excellent Idea for Gift.

Here is Il splendid idea for n quickly
made gift, but one should send a card
proclaiming its use or else the recipi-
ent will be at a loss. The gift is a
laundry bag made of a square of mate
rial. Since everyone aims to have
ones belongings as bright and as at
tractire as possible, the bag should be
made of cretonne, which is prettily
decorated aud which is heavy enough
for the purpose. Hem the four sides
of the square. Turn back each cor
ner and embroider the recipients in
itial on one corner. On each of the
blunted corners fasten a loop of tape.
BY the four loops the square is hung
on a nail in ones closet. The result is
a bag into which one can easily tuck
sOiled clothes.
Similar bags for smaller articles can
be made in the same way. Lighter
materials can be used for this purpose.
Large silk handkerchiefs would prove
useful.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
To Initiate Thatch Roof.

OF the various attractive roof eff
fects which can be achieved with
either the asphalt or the wood shingle.
one are more popular at present than
that of the imitation of the old English
thatch.
This effect is obtained by what In
known as the woven shingle method,
whereby the shingles are laid I'm
courses varying in width from one inela
to seven inches.
While undoubtedly a roof Of this
sort lends charm and distinction to
houses of a certain style of archi-
lecture, from the nature of the work.
manship required in its construction
the roof cannot be considered a cheap
one.
To those who do not have to con-
slider expense closely, the soft finish OF
the imitation thatch must make n
strong appeal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Pretty and Useful Gift.

One of the most useful Christmas
gifts and one which will be appreci-
ated by any of your friends who knit,
is Il knitting bag like the n illus
trated.
One yard of %cretonne, silk or any ma
terial desired, two oval embroidery
hoops, which are used for handles,
three yards of inch ribbon and two
large brass rings are all that you need
to make the bag. 1t is best made of
French cretonne in the Dresden shades
and lined with ~rose-colOred silk. First
wind the embroidery hoops with the
Ose ribbon, then carefully line the
yard of cretOnne with the rose silk.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

1t is believed to be no rare occur
renee for n condor to soar 1000 feet
above the earth.
An electrical process to prevent boil
ers %corroding and scaling has been In
vented by an Engllshman.
Turkeys derived their name from
the fact that they were imported first
into Europe through Turkey.
With a view to enabling war mu-
tilated soldiers to become teachers in
the elementary schools, the French
government has opened special col
leges Tor their rapid training.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
FOR EVENING Wear
SMART FRocK DESIGNED ALONG
ORIENTAL LINES.
Blue Tulle and Silver Sequlns EN-
pIoyed to Get the Desired Effect
VIII Look Best on Tall, Rather
Slender Figure.

Oriental, in name at least, is the
smart little evening frock shown in
the sketch. The "Assyrian" bodice is
Of blue and silver %sequlns, and the
gown proper is of blue tulle in the
same shade over cloth of silver. The
long, straight panel-shaped train is of
royal blue velvet lined with cloth Of
silver and adorned with silver and
blue sequin motifs, the same decora-
tive touch appearing on the front Of
the skirt.
This is essentially a gown for a tall,
slender figure, and while it is youth
full, like most apparel Of the present
day, The gown is not designed for a
d%ebutante. The tendency is to omit
the train when designing an evening
gown for a very young woman, and
the clever little empire models fea-
tured by a number of American, as
well as European, designers are decld-
eddy popular.
In 10 class of apparel is the ques-
ton of skirt length so difficult as it is
in evening gowns. While modest an
kle length Is recorded as entirely cor
rect in all tailored garments, evening
gowns u to extremes, the smartest
models being either very short or very
long and sweeping.
Glittering spangled effects appear
more and more as the season advances
in the trimming or construction of eve
ming gowns. Silver-and-gold cloth,
metal embroideries, either forming the
entire gown or the bodice, as shown in
the sketch, or set on In bands of vary
ing widths, are well thought of, and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Knitting BAG Completed.

Now fold lined cretonne in two cross
wise, gather top on one side to one
hoop and other side to other hoop, fin
fishing neatly at top. Next cover the
two large brass rings with single GRO
Chef, using rose silk-tinished cotton,
sew to cretonne about four inches from
the top of bag on each side, then
gather bag and sew neatly to these
rings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Evening Frock of TuIIe and sequins.

of the more elaborate frocks are
trimmed in bands of rhinestones.
Many hundreds of French costumes
have been brought over to America
this season, despite the discouraging
effects of the war on European bust
ness generally, but a pleasant com
mentary on American progress in fash
ion development is that American in
terpretations of these forelgn-designed
costumes are In the majority of cases
better looking than the originals.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

The first American linotype machine
In Tripoli recently was Installed by
an italian newspaper.
Because 1t is difficult for a man aim
ing a ~searchlight to see the object at
which 1t is pointed. a French naval Of
ficer has invented an electrical aiming
device to be operated from a distance.
OF a staff of 1000. 752 clerks of the
British railway clearing house have
enlisted and 342 have attested under
the Derby scheme. In the post office
10000 Of a possible 5000 have en-
listed or attesteds +.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
INTERESTING ITEMS

A revolving steel barrel tests the
relative durability Of different paving
bricks.
October 2, at Philadelphia. the Inter
national Association of Heat and Frost
Insulator and Asbestos Workers Will
meet in convention.
Ireland has $4,000 landholders hav-
ing plots not exceeding an acre. 61,730
who hold more than ono acre and not
more than Eve acres; 1bS,299 under is,
and 136.05s not exceeding 30.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
For NeedIeWorkers.

To make dainty h~andkerchiefs, cut
the hem off from plain hemstitched
handkerchiefs just outside the hem
stitching, then crochet an edge on 1t.
The hemstitchine makes a place to
put the needle through, and you also
have a body over which to crochet.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Ball Trimmed Sailor Hats.

Sailor hats of velvet are shown for
wear with tailored suits; these have
fairly high crowns and narrow bruins.
A row of little velvet balls may trim
the edge of the brim, or even little
round disks hang ali around. This
trimming is also see On some Of the
dresses.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

accessories are fresh. Always put
your hat and veil on with care.
Choose the most becoming colors for
your gowns and suits. The we'll
groomed woman has the advantage
over her sister who is untidy. The
knowledge gives her self-contidence
and with self-confidence rightly gained
n can accomplish anything.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

than those we have been wearing, also
carry out this idea and the pointed
bodice frequently seen in evening
frocks for this winters wear, is an
other note of Importance.
Laces such as the Spanish women
wear are easily made at Lyons and will
probably be much in evidence for
spring. There will also be n revival of
the high carved comb, s. typical of the
Spanish modes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Nucleus. ANYHOW.

"What sort of a town is Chiggers-
ville?"
ut boasts Of a ghetto"
"NonsenseT !"
TITS a fact. A Russian Immigrant
settled in the town last month. with
his wife and fourteen children"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Demand for Imitation Pearls.

Imitation pearls have become an i'm
portant article of manufacture recently
in Barcelonn, Spain. During 1915 they
were manufactured there to the value
of over $4,000. as against $4,000 In
1914.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Limited ExuerIence.

He tef IndianapolIs)-Are you fond
Of repartee. Miss Blank7
She (of CIncinnati)-I don't believe
I ever drank any, We always usg3
"0olopg."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
ImposslbIitY.

81 see where the BARRIERS are medI,
tating Increased rates."
Couldn't be done. In the natur:
Of things they'll have to stick to cut
prices"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Keeping Attractive.

An important step in keeping attrac-
tive is to e that your neckwear and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

OPPOSE that you went to a
strange city next week to hunt
a job, and that by sheer acct
dent you we're picked up by the
police as a suspected murderer.
Inasmuch as you would have no
acquaintances, 1t would be very
hnrd for un1 10 nrnnn IN n1ihi
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
PARIS Now GETS GRANU-
LATED SUGAR EACH DAY

PARIS, July 1.-TWO hundred tons
of American granulated sugar distrib-
uted daily to retail grocers in Paris
has relieved a tension that was be-
coming acute, particularly because of
the Importance of sugar in the
Frenchmans morning coffee.
When the government recently in
tervened and fixed maximum retail
selling price of one franc 20 centimes
kilogram for sugar equivalent to II
cents a pound), stocks became invis-
ible and the retail grocers began re-
fusing to deliver sugar, that they had
bought at one franc so in the expecta.
ton of further rise. The housewives
and cooks parted the manoeuvers by
leaving on the grocer's counter the
tea, coffee, and other things they had
bought. In case the grocer had been
bluffing, he produced the sugar rather
than lose customer
Now there is plenty of granulatei
sugar to which Paris is unaccustomed,
preferring the cut Jumps, but which is
gaining in favor.
Simultaneously with the distribu-
ton of granulated sugar, he author
tiles are moving against the wholesale
dealers. Apollo ordinance requires
the declaration at police headquarters
o. all quantities of sugar held by any
person or association of persons in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
GEORGIA CO-OPERATEs IN
SOIL SURVEY OF JASPER

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 6.-The
Georgia State College of Agriculture
is cooperating with the U. s. Depart
nent of Agriculture this season in s
soil survey of Jasper county. D. D.
Long of the State College is in charge
Of this work. In the near future it is
expected that similar survey will
be made of Madison county. Under
the cooperative arrangement adopted
for these soil survey, each institution
pays the salaries and expenses of its
own men, while the Federal Govern
ment bears the expense of inspecting
the work and publishing the report
for each county.
This report will be accompanied by
large may showing in colors the
location of the various kinds of soils
with refernece to roads, schools,
intercourse and other feat
ures of the county. The nature Of the
soils, their adaptability for various
crops and suggestions for the mos
advantageous use of fertilizers will
also be discussed in detail, together
with full information on existing ag-
ricultural conditions. Several months
will be required to prepare the report
and map after the survey has been
completed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
FARM VALUES INCREAE.

In 1910 the farm lands of the United
States aside from the buildings were
valued at $32.49 an acre, according to
the census. Now in 1916, according to
the U. S. A. Agricultural Department,
the value of these lands have increas-
ed to $4,000 per acre, making an
increase of about 40 per cent in six
years.
These same lands in 1910 had a
total valuation of 28,470,0O0, while
now they are valued at more than
eleven billions. According to the Ag-
ricultural Department the agricultur-
al wealth of the country in 1910 was
$8,498,311, Alb. 1t can at once be seen
that the entire production that year
would not pay for the increased land
values for the past six years, to say
nothing of the inflated values during
the census year, which is usually
true.
When you consider it takes just
as much expenditure of labor and
capital to cultivate the land as it did
in 1910, it is not surprising that land
tenantry is on the increase
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
LET YOUR BOY ENLIST.

The editor of the Jackson Miss
News believesi n free thought and free
action, besides it can at once be seen
that patriotic blood pulsates in his
veins by reading the following:
Does your son want to enlist in the
National Guard?
If so, let him go forthwith to the
recruiting station and sign the muster
roll.
Don't answer him with the coward
~ excuse that you didn't raise your
boy to be a soldier.
Neither did you raise him to be a
mollycoddle If you did, you have
been guilty of a grieyious injustice.
The boy knows, far better than you
do, whether it is his duty to offer for
service.
If he has reached his majority, it is
up to him to say whether or not his
country is calling him.
Your ideas or opinions should have
nothing whatever to do with it.
0 mans duty to his country is
question that he alone can determine
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
HOT WEATHER RULES.

1. Load lightly, and drive slowly.
2. Stop in the shade if possible.
3. Water your horse as often as
possible. So long as a horse is work
ing, water in small quantities will not
hurt him But let him drink only a
few swallows if he is going to stand
still. Do not fail to water him at night
after he has eaten his hay.
4. When he comes in after work,
sponge off the harness marks and
sweat his eyes, his nose and mouth
and the dock. Was his feet but not
his legs.
5. If the thermometer is rs degrees
or higher, wipe him all over with a
damp sponge. Use vinegar water if
possible Do not turn the hose on him.
6. Saturday night, give bran mash,
lukewarm; and add a tablespoonful of
saltpetre.
Z. Do not use horse-hat, unless it
is a canopy-top hat. The ordinary
bell-shaped hat does more harm than
good.
8. A sponge on top of the head, or
even a cloth, is good if kept wet If
dry it is worse than nothing.
8. If the horse is overcome by heat,
get him into the shade, remove har-
ness and bride, wash out his mouth,
sponge him all over his legs, and give
him two ounces of aromatic spirits of
ammonia or two ounces of sweet
spirits of nitre, in a pint of water; or
give him pint of coffee warm Cool
his head at once, using cold water, or
il necessary, chopped ice, wrapped in
a cloth.
10. If the horse is off his feed, try
him with two quarts of oats mixed
with bran, and little water; and adj
a little salt or sugar. Or give him oat-
meal Cruel or barley water to drink
IL. Watch your horse. If he stops
sweating suddenly, or if he breathes
short and quick, or if his ears droop,
or if he stands with his legs braced
sideways, he is in danger of heat or
sun stroke and needs attention at once.
II it is so hot that the horse sweat3
il the stable at night, tie him outside.
with bedding under him. Unless he
cools off during the night, he cannot
well stand the next days heat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
TEDDY A FIRST CLASS TRAITOR.

Teddy Roosevelt knows how to eat
his words as well as to eat crow des-
ute the fact he has always posed as
the antithesis of Ananias. When he
was about to start on his trip to
South America he was rendered
banquet by the National Progressiveq.
The date was October 3, 1913. He
accepted and made speech and here
are some fitch things he said in his
address to the banqueters:
Men and women I would continue
tie fight even if l stood entirely alone
win or lose, whatever the out
come, am with you, and l am for
this cause to fight to the end. We are
dedicated in this great war for right
.eousness, and while life lasts we can
not and we will not abandon it.
''The men who believe that we will
ever betray those ideals or abandon
the task to which we have set our
selves do not know us and cannot even
guess at the faoth that inspires us.
The movement will nevr go back
1 will never abandon the principles to
which we Progressives have pledged
ourselves, and l will never abandon
the men and women who drew around
me to battle for those principles"
Every word of the above, and more
he said. And now at the very first
throw fthe box he craw fishes
and swallows his own words, just as
any second rate politician would.
These same men and women who
heard him on October 8, 1913, were at
Chicago June 7, s, and s, of this
year They went there with confidence
believing that the leader would
stand firm as he had promised he
would, but alas, for the frailty of hu-
mand kind, they found a traitor of
the deepest dye In their time of
need he refused to come up to the
rack, but instead made his peace with |
the apostles of unrighteousness, base
lessly deserving them at the altar of
faith, he the man who created them as
a party
Iu modern history we can recall no
man wha has acted so treacherously
false to the creatures of his making
and words are not stron genough to
express the contempt of right think
ing people for the betrayal of those
who trusted him.
That what he will have to say in
the coming campaign will have butt
little weight among the people who
think, goes without the saying.
We can't conceive of how anyone
could be Influenced by the words og
such traitor as he has shown him
self to be.