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nouncsd the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Miss Vivien Moran. to Mark Dixon
Dodd. formerly Of St. Louis, Mr.. Dodd
Is an artist and 10 q nephew Of he late
Samuel N. Dodd. tho phiianthropist and
art patron of St. Louis. Miss Moran
Is the grandniece OF Thomas Moran OF
the National Academy.
Another artist. Richard F. Maynard Of
80 West Sixty-seventh street. has become
engaged to Miss Lorraine Huling, daush-
ter of Mrs. Charles Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Douglas an
rounce the engagement OF their daughter.
Miss Margaret Douglas, TO Herbert
Adair, q son OF Representative and Mrs.
Adair OF Indiana Mr., Adalr resides In
this city.
announcement has been made BY Mrs,
Edward Crager OF 100 West Fifty
seventh street. Of the engagement OF her
daughter, Miss Eleanor H. Crager, to
Monroe Newberger. son OF Mr., and Mrs.
Emanuel Newberger OF c72 West Nine
tieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Herbert Smith
of 90 West Ninctleth street announce the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
Gertrude Reckwith Smith. to irving H.
Fisher, Jr., eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Irving Requa Fisher.
The engagement has Just been an
ruAnrcd Of Miss Elise w Valid 10 Lester
:. Racharach. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. :, T.
iacharach. formerly OF Cincinnati. Miss
Valid Is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph Wald OF 32t West Seventy
eighth street,
Announcement has been mada by Mr.
and Mrs. otto Diechmann of 1861 Mad
lson avenue Of the engagement OF theii
daughter, Miss Hildegards Diechmann
TO Paul Otto Kayssr Of Paterson. Miss
Diechmann IN n senior ut Barnard Col
lege ana Nv taking the arts course,
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# HE small girls dresses are
charming. but the small girls
hats and bonnets r bewitch-

ME smal RHlS uIcsooo a10
charming. but the small girls
hats and bonnets are bewitch-
ing.
Unluckily, description can give no
idea Of them. The witchery lies In Q
fold here and a frill thcrs. a flower
tucked among the frills, a soft tuft Of
feathers emerging from the folds. a
line Of fur. a quilting Of chiffon.
And the shapes too are indescrib-
able. Many OF them are softly indef-
mite. The brims almost invariably
droop. but they droop with a differ
ence. They may frill or flop. may be
regular Of line or scalloped. or deep in
one place and shallow in another.
For the very small folk soft little
bonnets and hats of white faille are
liked. with perhaps a touch Of fur in
the trimming or only chiffon frills and
tiny satin flowers or tln most diminu-
tive Of ostrich tip clusters.
a shirred crown ~ chiffon may be
used 10 a dropping brim of silk, chiffon
faced. with a narrow band Of crmine
or beaver or squirrel 10 mark the line
OF union DetWecu TIE 'Wo' dIlu a S'i'
crown Of velvet may have a dropping
brim Of overlapping silk or chiffon
frills headed by little satin roses set
at intervals. One pretty hat has a
crown entirely Of overlapping petal
like points Of pink chiffon, with n brim
OF pink velvet and a trimming Of
beaver.
Many good little models are FASH
toned from cloth-broadcloth or some
soft, furry or velvety cloth like duve-
tyn or kittens ear-and these are
likely to have their discreet note Of
fur and a brim facing Of chiffon or net.
More severe models-if any OF the
childish things can be called severe
are Of cloth or soft felt with dropping
or curling brim and no trimming save
A very narrow ribbon with fiuttering
ends or a very narrow band OF fur
running round the crown well up to-
ward It's top and caught where the
two ends meet by a little rose or a
perky little velvet bow.
Anal then there are Russian caps
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winter. and in both cases the added
inches spell improvement. though a
child's frock too long loses It's smart
look and its c~hildishness. II thrifty
mothers will buy frocks with q view
to the small girls growing up to
them. at least they must shorten the
skirt for the time being.
Dotted swiss. with tiny dots, and the
finest OF lawns and batistes are the
sheer tub materials for the little girls
drcssy frocks. but %organdy Is liked by
the French makers for little party
lrocks for girls past five. and some OF
the prettiest Of these organdy models
are made up without trimming other
than tiny nuted frills Of the organdy.
Such a party dress in palest pink
organdy, crisply faring. beautifully
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wear fresh and nne white tub tops"
or sleeved guimpes with dark dresses
OF linen or wool. but moro often the
choice is some form Of the popular
MILDLY or smock and innumerable are
the forms evolved from that theme.
The slipover smock is very popular
and this slipover idea Is applied to
dresses as well as to smocks, straight
one piece dresses. beited or not belted.
having only one fastening. and that
at the collar. or being opened down
the front a little way and laced
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even "A novice can accomplish. Little
crossstitch shoulder yokes, cum edges,
belt edges. &C.. are on some of the
pretty models. Feather stitching and
French knots we have always with us
as far as children's clothes are con-
cerned. and ine buttonhole edging
In heavy mercerized cottons or In
woollen yarn is often good looking, as
Is overcasting in the same cotton or
yarn.
II one doesn't want to do hand work
Of even the simplest kind. there are
machine trimmings that give exceed
ingly dainty effects. particularly the
very narrow borders Of contrasting
color, which are practically the only
trimming on some Of the imported
models. though in these cases the
borders are very likely to be applied by
hand.
Adorable things come TO us among
the French models. but they are Of
course high priced and often too
bizarre TO excite the Of
the average American mother.
Many OF the great French dress
making houses make clothes for chill
dren. Some of them have made their
regulations in this way. Lanvin for
example. but while there's no denying
the picturesque charm OF the chill
dren's things emanating from these
great folk, ono of the models are
original to the point Of fantasy and
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through eyclets or buttoned for that
short distance.
Bright embroidery in silk, mercer
ized cotton or wool may adorn the
sides Of this short front opening on
the slipover frock or the edges may
be bound In some gay color.
Black and white striped stufs. u
so that the stripes viii run crosswise.
are used as binding on some colored
dresses. with excellent results and
Powered material OF n quaint effective
sort maltes good bindings.
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Children Dressed More Simply, More Sensby, More Attractivey-1and
work the Great Things for Their Frocks-Some French Models Ador-
able but Bizarre Party Frocks for Small Girls Skirts Longer

models for tiny girls, models in which
the net falls full from the shirred and
friled neck over a loosely girdled foun-
There are narrow frills Of the
net on the little sleeves, rows Of a r
row frills on the full bottom OF the
frock. and around the underrobe at a
waist line normal or high runs a girdle
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in soft pink or blue hat CLEANS
through the yelling net folds Of the
outer frock.
Perhaps n few tiny ribbon flowers
are set on the front Of the girdle, as
in one OF the models sketched on his
Gage. Perhaps a panel OF cross run
lines OF putting and narrow insertion
is set down the net front. but. while
details vary. the general idea Of these
hand made net frocks Is the same, and
It IL a delightful one.
Fine white dotted swiss with It's
edges narrowly bound in pink crepe de
cline and the bottom Of It's skirt cut
in scallops makes n pretty frock and
can be tubbed. This scalloped and
bound bottom. By the way. is seen on
little dresses Of all kinds. White linen
play smocks. hand made and bound in
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00usly upon new caps ana cOatS Ana
tocks and ribbons. provided they
ONE as postscripts to the toys; and
then there are the babies. Everybody
gives the babies things to year. The
poor dears aren't old enough to pro-
test, aren't even old enough to know
there Is anything better worth having.
For the Christmas shopper who did
want children's clothes. the shops have
been rich in allure this year; and.
quite aside from any question Of
Christmas buying. 1t Is hard to resist
the temptations Of the children's de-
partments. The American woman's
taste In regard to her w dress may
not be unerring; but she certainly
dresses her children more tastefully
than ever before. more simply. more
sensibly. more attractively. " not less
expensively. The new simplicity. at
It's best, Is more expensive than the
old overelaboration: but at least the
money buys charm and that makes
excuse for extravaganza.
And besides II IL possible to make
or even TO buy delightful clothes for
children at a cost comparatively mod
crate, provided one Is clever in plan
ming and choosing. Many OF the
fashion journals ofrer good patterns OF
delectable child frocks; and with such
frst aid and a little skill in needle
work a woman can achieve charming
results for very little money.
Some OF the most popular hand
stitchery Is very easily done. the
,blquitous shocking. for example.
smoking In color on white, In con-
irastins color on color or in white
On white is having a tremendous
vogue, and d~eservedly. for it gives
much effect for little labor.
\ On the posing OF tho shocking de-
ponds the originality Of the model.
but where colors and lines are good
one need not worry about originality
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and the little me piece dresses of tub
stufs. from linen to finest lawn, are
usually smoked at the neck in front.
on the shoulders or below a shallow
yoke. Sometimes there is smocking
at the waist or on the hips, on pockets,
at wrists. but wherever II Is It is
decorative.
There Is other simple stitchery that
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NOTES OF SOCIETY
Continued from Second Page.

DAILY, Mrs. James A. Farrell, Mrs. Law
renee Pagan. Mrs, Hugh CARNEY. Mrs.
John ]. Radley, Mrs. Joseph J. O'Dono-
nue.. Jr, Mrs. Thomas Murray. Mrs. ID.
philip Mcclure, Mrs. Edward Maher and
MIS- Alfred Johnson.
A dance was given last evening at the
hltmore by Mr.. and Mrs. Sol J. Wallach
OF SO@ Convent avenue. 1t was for theii
daughter, Miss Jeanette C. Wallach,
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs, Henry +.
'edemann OF 325 West End avenue VIII
give a tea to introduce their daughter,
Mss Helen Dorothy Tiedeuann.
A luncheon and bridge party will be
given a. the Hotel Marie Antoinette on
January 6 by Mrs. l.. Frank Barry.
a dance Of a holiday nature Was given
iast night by Mr.. and Mrs. Octave Il.
hebert AT their home. I West Seventy
second street. II was for their daughter,
Nh's Mary Winslow Hebert.
MISS Alberta Louise Touchard. daugh-
"rot Mrs Gustave Touchard, was mar
,ed on Wednesday afternoon to John
Naxleo Burk, who Ia a member OF the
san Of tho Boston Transcript. The
.edd'ns. 10 which only relatives n a
Few intimate friends were invited. o
yIAce at the home OF the brides mother,
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, ELEANOR HOYT BRAINERD.

ar course toys are the really i'm
portant Christmas presents.
~ Every sane person knows that.
sill, when all the Joyous crew Of
,oddling and sdueaking and whizzing
and barking and biting things has re-
csiyed due consideration. when the
ao,ls and the doll houses and the sleds
and the vclocipcdes are bought and
tucked away, there's no harm in turn
ire ones attention 70 the minor mat
,,r Of childrcn's clothes.
~ small folk may ever look gra-
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A luncheon and bridge party will be
fVen a. the Hotel Marie Antoinette on
January 6 by Mrs. l.. Frank Barry,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
AGED LADY is DEAD

Mrs. Susannah Laughlinl passed to the
great bepond at her home Wednesday
evening. January II, at the age of q
years, 8 months and 3 days. The end
came peacefully after a n illness of ten
days. The immediate cause being
pneumonia.
Susannah jackson was born neal Lin
coin, Illinois, March 9. 1887, and was
one of a family of sixteen children; a
half brother surviving her.
On March 5, 1857, she was united in
marriage to Robert H. Laughlin, and
was the mother Of eight children, all of
whom. except one survive her.
Another name is stricken from the
name of early settlers. She came to
Hughes county in the spring of 1883
with her son, j. w. Laughlin and five
minor children.
Mrs. Laughlin was a devoted mother,
and a true friend, and withal a woman
of heroic purpose in bravely meeting
the stern realities of life in caring and
raising her family in a new and unset
tied country, but the love of a mother
for her children passeth human under
standing and spurns her on to greater
deeds and sacrifices. She was a kind
neighbor, eve ready to lend assistance.
She leaves two sons and five daught
ers: Mrs. Emma Oglesby, Mt. Pulaski,
H.; j. w. Laughlin, Pierre; Mrs. Dru-
ella Bancroft, Minneapolis; l.. j..
Loughlin, Houston, Tex; Mrs. Phoebe
Latferty, Kansas City; Mrs. Pearl
Carter, Spokane, Wash; and Mrs.
Ida Vance, Sioux City, and a number
OF grand and great grandchildren to
mourn her loss.
The funeral services were conducted
in the M. E. church, of which she was
. devoted member, by the Rev. e. a.
Trodie, Saturday afternoon, and the
body laid at rest in Pleasant Hill Gem
etery.-Bluut Advocate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
FOR GOVERNOR, 1916
HON. A. E. HITCHCOCK. of Mitchell.
AMENDMENT TO
HOMESTEAD LAWS

The register and receiver of the U.
s. land Office at Belle Fourche are il
receipt of news from Congressman Gan
dy relating to the enlarged homestead
bill now before congress. Mr.. Candy
says:
"Section-homestead bill passed the
house today carrying two amendments
of mine, N permitting settlers to APP
ply for designation as under the half
section law, and another permitting
non contiguous additional entries up t.
twenty miles, without requiring tina
entryman now own and reside on the
original entry; but does require resi-
dence and improvements, CONTIGUOUS
additional entries require improvements
but not residence"
On the 18th inst the some bill coming
regularly on the calendar of the senate
went over for the second time on objec,
ton Of Senator Smoot of Titan, who
said he had some amendments he wish
ed to make to the bill.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
BACK home AFTER IS
YEARS.; THOUGHT DEAD
Returns In a Feeble and Needy
Condition.

Pittsf1eld, Mass.-After wandering
for t~hirty-six years all over the coun-
try George Churchill has returned to
his city. In this interval of years all
of his relatives have died except an
aged sister, Mrs. George Murdoch.
Churchill, after leaving Pittsfield,
never communicated With his relatives.
They believed him dead. In 1881 Mrs.
Murdoch read in the newspapers of the
death of George Churchill in Ohio.
His body had been buried. and the
family here believed that the missing
George Churchill of Pittstield was the
person who had died.
Recently a gray haired, bearded
stranger revealed himself to the old
family physician of the Churchills as
he long absent George Churchill.
From the physician he learned his
sister was still living and was eighty
one years old, but in feeble health.
The physician prepared the sister for
a meeting with the brother she had so
long believed to be dead. Churchill,
now aged siNty-nine, and his elder Sis
ter, so Worn with age that she is being
cared for, We're brought together again.
Mrs. Murdoch was greatly shocked by
the temperance of her brother.
C~hurchilPs story is one of wander
lust. He was a woodworker when he
went away, and he followed his trade
for years. New processes of labor saw
ing machinery forced him to abandon
his trade. He turned his hand to cook
ing, and for Il long time worked in no,
els and restaurants.
"All the years" he said, Il have been
wanting to come back to see the folks.
| couldn't get started. Now I'm old
and worn out and there seemed to be
no other place for me to 60"
Churchills health is broken, and he
can no longer work. He will be pro-
vided for by friends of the Churchill
family.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
Rev. Irl R. Hicks 1916 Almanac

The Rev. lrl II. Hicks 1919 Almanac
is by far the finest. largest and best
ever before printed. The Hicks storm
and weather forecasts for 1915 again
have proven their truth and value.
and this splendid Almanac for 1916
should fnd its way straight into
avery home and office III America.
The Rev. lrl r.. Hicks Magazine.
Word and Works, aud his unique Al
manac should always go together,
both for only n dollar a year. The
Almanac alone is 35c. prepaid Send
to Word aud Works Publishiug Co.,
540l Franklin Ave, st. Louis, No
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20

The administration rural credits
bill has been introduced in congress-,
In both the house and the senate. The
governments control of the system
would be in a federal farm loan board
Of five appointed by the president 70,
terms Of ten years each. The loans
would be made to farmers by twelve
or more federal land banks, each OPP
Grating ina separate district. with a
capital Of not less than $500. o0G which
would be taken by the government
II not privately subscribed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
CONGRESS HAS MANY
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Former Soldiers Of Union and
Confederacy Now Fourteen.

Observation-Disclosures through the
membership of the house of represent
atives, so far as autobiographies in the
Congressional Directory disclose. are
three men who served in the Union
army and three men who served in
the Confederate army. In the senate
there are five former Union soldiers
and three former Confederate soldiers.
A few years ago a much larger per
centase of the house and senate mem
bers was composed Of veterans Of the
raj of '61 to '65. The latest directory
furnishes the names Of the old soldiers
lis follows:
Representatives Ebenezer j. Hill of
Connecticut, Isaac r. Sherwood of
Ohio and David A. Hollingsworth of
Ohio, all Of whom served in the Tn
ion army.
Representatives Albert Estopinal OF
Louisiana. j. Fred C. Talbot of Mary
land and Charles NJ. Stedman Of North
Carolina of the Confederate army.
Senators John FL. Bankhead of Ala
bama. Benjamin r. Tillman of South
Carolina and Thomas B. Catron of New
Mexico are the members Of the senate
who fought on the side of the south.
The senator's who served in the north
ern army were John d. Works of Cal
ifornia. Henry A. du Pont Of Della
ware, Knute Nelson Of Minnesota. Ma
than Cor Of West Virginia and Fran
els E. Warren of Wyoming.
Senator Thomas s. Martin and Repre-
sentative; William A. Jones. both OF
Virginia, were cadets at the Virginia
Military institute during the war and
We're called out for service in some of
the Virginia campaigns.
Every congress naturally has a kid
member" and that honor In the Sixty
Fourth congress has fallen to Repre-
sentative Sydney e. Mudd OF La Plata.
Nd. Mr.. Mudd was born June 20. 1885.
and. therefore. Is thirty years old. He
Is the youngest member Of congress.
But Nj. Mudd Is not the youngest man
10 be elected to q congress-.
Representative Pat Harrison Of Mis-
sissippi. d member or the present house.
was only twenty.nine yearssold when
he came to Washington In his official
capacity the first time. He Is now
only thlrty-four years old. though he
II entering upon his third term,
California has more political parties
, represented ID Its delegation IN con-
gress than any other state. In the
|house the Pacific coast state has three
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20

The republican leaders who have
been insisting that the tariff shall be
made the principal issue in the 1916
election little know what a tremend
GUS strain they will be putting on the
intellectus!s Of the party orators
Imagine q republican orator trying
to prove that whatever depression
has existed in business has been due
to the democratic tariff, while it is .
matter of government record that the
war lessened imports more effectively
than the highest tariff any republican,
ever desired to erect could do, while
the increase in the value of imports
for the year ending June 80, 1914. as
compared with that ending June 30,
1918, was but 3A per cent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
UP-TO-DATE FASHIONS
REQUIRE "QUEERNEss"

In the January Woman's Home
Companion Grace Margaret Gould
says:
"To look in the mode, see that
your shoulders appear narrow, that
your coat flares, and your skirt flares
more. See that you have pockets
queerly placed and queerly shaped.
and sleeves that boast some sort OF
unusual trimming. Your collar mus
tend toward the eccentric. Should
you balk here at FASHIONS word
make it high, oh, very high, and let
it go al that"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
Rises at and Is Frequently En-
gagged Up to MIdnIgnt
TAKES HIS MEALS ALONE.
After Midday Rejection the Pontiff
Walks In Vatican Gardens if 1t Is Not
Too Hot-often Goes to the End,
Where He Watches Traffic and Peo-
Pile With Interest.

Rome. Benedict Nv. is one of the
most energetic pontiffs who ever sat
upon st. Peters throne. He gets
through more work in the day than
most busy men i'll the outer world. He
rises at 6 O'Clock. summer and winter.
AS soon as he is dressed he says mass
in his private chapel, assisted by one
Of his chaplains. After that is a frugal
breakfast. consisting of an egg beaten
up in Il cup of milk-nothing else. Be
fore S he is hard at work.
His first task is to read the daily
papers. Though his secretaries always
prepare for him what they consider
the most interesting pieces of news.
he prefers to read it first hand. The
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20

The democrats of the state have
also tried to file q complete state
ticket under the old Richards primary
act. with the secretary of state, who
refused to take c%ognlzance Of it or to
file 1t on the grounds that the gu
preme court has held the Richards
primary act is out of force and effec,
through its repeal last winter, just as
he refused the Richards followers
their filing when asked for upon
their minority ticket.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-20
LOUIS FISHERMAN CAPTURED

Louis Fisherman, the Cherry Creek In
dian who is charged with shooting George
Pony and his own wife to death on the
Rosebud reservation, was captured near
Fl. Pierre and was today bound over by
United States Commissioner Whitcher to
the United States court for trial on a
charge of murder. Fisherman is occupy
ing a cell in the Fit. Pierre Jail.