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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

To choose clothes for a girl of ten,
or thereabout, is more of a task than
confronts the mother of the very little
girl, or presents itself in clothing the
nearly grown miss. 1t happens that
the child from six to fourteen is very
likely to be too thin and, hence, angu-
lar and awkward. Sometimes she is
considerably too fat. In either case
the mother must select styles hat will
tone down her defects of figure and
keep her unconscious of them. Oc-
casionally a little girl grows up with
out the usual experiences of the awk-
ward age" and the chances are that
she owes much to a 1udicious mother
who clothed her artfully.
Up to twelve years simple and al
most straight lines are to be recon-
mended in the garments of children.
The skirt reaches the knee or a little
below it. But in the matter Of length
there is very good authority for ex-
tending the skirt several inches below
the knee, especially for the girl past
eight. For a slender child a full long
WASTED blouse and very short skirt is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

extend across the entire width of the
window in which the refrigerator is to
be placed, or take a longer box and
cut it down to fit. Place this box upon
its side Zig. 81, cut two triangular
pieces of equal size, and fasten one
at each end of the box, as shown at
A Gig. ~. The front edge of these
pieces should be six or eight inches
high and the real edge about two
inches high. After mailing the pieces
in place fasten a strip B between the
rear ends.
Cut boards of the right length and
width to roof over the top, and nail
them to the tops of pieces 4 and B.,
then cut two boards c Gig. p to fit
the open front of the refrigerator, and
after fastening them in the positions
shown, cut a strip D to fit between
them.
BY making the pieces c wide
enough, you can probably find two
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

When Paris determines to make use
OF a good, common-sense idea in Gre
ating the styles for womankind. we
may be sure the idea will be graceful
ly handled. Among the recent impor-
tations are leather-trimmed tailored
suits and separate skirts which prom
Use to be entirely successful with
American women, who are keen to ap-
preciate the union of utility and beau
ty in their apparel.
Among the best examples of the
combination of fabric and leather are
separate skirts made of strong, soft,
wooden plaids, trimmed with a glace
leather, matching the predominating
color in the plaid. They are short,
fitted smoothly about the hips, cut
with a moderate flare, and faced up
about the bottom with leather. A belt
of leather and leather pockets, or
leather-trimmed pockets, usually APP
pear as finishing details.
Entire skirts of leather or entire
Jackets of leather followed in the
wake of these first models but are not
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

How flies and mosquitoes carry dis
ease was n of the phas IS treated in
the exhibit on hygiene and sanitation
made recently by the colored pupils
of the Washington I'd. c. schools.
The models in this were made by
junior students of the schools, and will
be used in i%nstructing grade children
as to the methods of keeping well.
Right and wrong kind of diaries, right
and wrong methods of supplying
houses with drinking water, as well as
a model of the Districts water supply
plant; right and wrong methods of
ventilating houses; proper methods of
disposing of garbage and trash, and
how children may aid in keeping COM
munities in which they live clean and
healthful were included among the
models displayed. One of the points
of interest about this part of the quad
ruplex exhibit was hat the cost of
the material used was but slight. Old
boxes, p~asteboard, clay and illustra-
tions cut from magazines were all
used to good purpose. Miss Jessie
Wormley of the normal faculty d.
rected the students. Students taking
the domestic science course under
Miss Helen Irving compiled exhibits
showing the various uses to which cot
ton is put, as well as it's by-products.
From the raw material to various
finished products was shown through
actual material and pictures, not only
nf ppftnn hnt also nf linen wOnl
hemp, ramie, jute and silk. So far as
is possible material and information
furnished was used. The students
made crayon pictures, showing various
nutritive materials and units contained
in the ordinary foods. Some of the
most modern pieces of apparatus were
on display in the laboratories under
Charles NJ. Thomas, who has charge
of the sciences in the school. The
equipment for psychology tests is up
to the minute" and serves a double
purpose-for instructing the embryo
teachers in psychology and how they
can best teach those who come under
them, and for carrying on psychology
ical experiments, particularly with de-
fective children. Although the material
used in the science department is al
ways out, being in constant use, it is
attracting wider attention now than
ordinarily, in connection with the 9th
rious institutes recently have in
spected it, and had its used explained
to them by Mr.. Thomas.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

good style, or the high-waisted bodice
with full faring skirt. Elbow sleeves
and square-necked patterns look well
on her.
Two pretty frocks for the ten-year-
old are shown here which will prove
successful OF almost any figure. One
is of sapphire-blue chiffon made in
one piece with a small bolero of net
and embroidery like the chiffon in
color. 1t is finished with a double
fiounce and worn over a silk slip in
the same shade of blue.
The dress Of white net is made in
the long-waisted style that is always
worn. The blouse is laid in plaits on
the shoulder and the full, plain skirt
is finished with a group of narrow
tucks. 1t does not quite reach the
knee and is worn over a fine lawn
petticoat edged with val lace and
longer than the skirt by almost the
width of the edging.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

jump the pegs in such an order that.
finally. all but n will have been re-
moved.
Fig. 6 shows a quickly made set of
tenpins. The spools for the bases
should all be of an equal size.
Arrange the q pins upon the floor
In the positions shown in Fig. 6. and
use three rubber balls with which to
bowl them over. Each player in her
turn should roll the three balls at
the pins. One point is scored for
each pin bowled over.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

is something hat is hard for strangers
to understand. 1t is Just these quail
tiles of human sympathy and affec-
ton that endeared so many OF the
older generation of Negroes to their
masters and mistresses, and which
seems to have found expression. In a
higher form, in Major Motion. Al
though he has little schooling outside
of what he was able to get at Hamp-
ton institute, Major Motion is one Of
the best read men and one of the most
interesting men to talk with | have
eve met. Education has not spoiled
him, as it seems to have done in the
case of some other educated Negroes.
1t has not embittered or narrowed him
in his affections. He has not learned
to hate or distrust any class of people,
and he is Just as ready to assist and
show a kindness to a white man as
to a black man, to a Southerner as to
a Northerner.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

string attached to the end for a line,
line for a hook. In fishing. the line
must be lowered and the fish hooked
out of the pond without allowing the
hook to strike any part of the fish.
Il the hook strikes, the turn passes
to the next player. The points
scored > determined by the num-
bers upon the fish.
The solitaire board Zig. ~ should
be eight inches square. Divide the
edges of this into eight equal parts.
and with ruler and pencil draw lines
across from eide to side. connecting
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

boards of the right width for doors.
Hinge them to boards c as shown.
The simple lock in the illustration
is easily made. Cut bar e as long
as the width of n door. and screw
1t at one end to the center OF one
door; then screw two screw-hooks into
the other door. with the hook ends
turned up for the bar to drop onto.
Screw a screweye or screw-hook
into each end of the refrigerator box,
twist a piece of wire around 1t. and
fasten the other end of the wire to a
hook or eye screwed into the window
frame.
Bore a hole through each end of the
box into each compartment. for yenti-
lation.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

it and an iron staple to the front of
the box for it to hook on to: also
fasten a piece of chain oil heavy cord
to nails driven into the box end and
into the edge of the cover, to keep the
cover from dropping back too far when
opened.
Fasten the refrigerator box upon
the window sill. close to the window
sash. Then, with the cover hasped.
the box will be tramp-proof. because
while the window is closed there will
not be enough between the box
and the glass to raise the iron hasp.
For the larger refrigerator shown in
Fig. 2, get a grocery box that will
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
"ST0LE MY WIFE AND NAME"

A charge that Warren Wunder not
only stole the wife Of Herman II,
Rocker, but Rockers name as well.
is made in a suit for $500 damages
entered against him in a municipal
court.
Rocker. who lives in Pine street
near Sixtieth. accuses Wunder OF
alternating the affections OF Mrs.
Rocker and inducing her to live with
him as man and wife.
He even went 30 far as to assume
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Beetles on Wells.

Writing a very sensible and prac-
teal article entitled The Comic in
Dress" in the Woman's Home Com
panion, Grace Margaret Gould, fashion
editor of that publication, tells how
some women make themselves ridic-
ulous by taking the new styles and
applying them TO themselves too rigor-
ously. Wells worn by some of the
women have beetles and bug woven
In heir meshes and at a little dis
lance the effect is downright startling.
In the following paragraph taken from
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
WINTER WINDOW REFRIeERA.
TORS.

A window refrigerator is one Of the
many conveniences which q boy can
make for his mother. 1t may be a
small affair like that shown in Fig. l,
to hold milk and cream bottles and a
butter jar, or It may be built large
like the n in Fig. 2. with sbelf-room
enough for meats and other foods.
A grocery box will do for the small
refrigerator. There is little work to
the making of this. Nail a narrow
strip across the top near one edge,
to hinge the cover to, and fasten to.
gether the cover boards with wooden
strips screwed across them as IN the
illustration. After Ringing the cover
in place screw an iron hinge-hasp to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

so well received. While every woman
will see the advantage of a leather
protection for the bottom of a cloth
skirt and the harmony of leather in
troduced in the details of finishing.
all-leather garments are toe cumber-
some to be graceful, and there is no
good reason for making them.
One of the leather-trimmed skirts is
shown in the picture given here. The
leather facing about the bottom is
joined to the cloth by a piping OF
leather and the top of the facing is
shaped into very wide and very shall
low scallops. On n of the best i'm
portations the leather facing was put
on in four sections and these were
laced together with a silk cord.
Narrow leather bindings finish the
pockets and belt. Skirts of this kind
are cut very short, not reaching below
the tops of high boots, which often
match the leather trim in color.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
: HANDICRAFTFOR BOYS AND GIRLS
2 By =
s A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS s
Cnnichth INV A Nhx Hanl
THREE HOMEMADE GAMES.

II you have never played the game
of f~sh-pond Zig. u you have missed
a great deal of fun.
Get a cardboard box for the pond
and cut down its depth to l inch
Zig. y. Then cut rows of slots
through the cover, as shown, for the
fish to stick into.
Draw the outline Of a fish up
on a piece of cardboard, as shown in
Zig. g. Make it two inches long.
Then cut it out, and use II as a pat
tern for marking out one fish for ev-
cry slot in the pond. Punch a small
hole through the head of each hsh.
to provide for hooking it. Number the
fish 5, 10. is, 20 and 20.
Each player must have a stick for
a fishing pole, with a short piece of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

her article, Miss Gould comments on
the funny part a veil plays in the com
edy of dress:
What can be the idea of a woman
who ties over her face a veil with a
huge crawling beetle woven into It?
What is she thinking of? And
wouldn't she scream and shrek If the
beetle came to life?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

the points OF division Zig. 81. Then
with a large nail and a hammer (or,
better still, with a gimlet, If there is
n in the house,, make holes at the
intersections of the lines indicated in
Fig. 5.
When the holes have been made,
cut enough wooden pegs to fit all but
one.
The game is played by one person.
The pegs are stuck in all but the CEN
ter hole, and the game is started with
a peg second from the hole. jumping
it owe the peg between it and the
hole, into the hole. The peg jumped
over is removed. Then, one by one.
the pegs are jumped over and re-
moved. The object of the game is to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
For Stains.

For stains on light dresses, ETC., lay
the garment fiat on a table and cover
the stains with dry pipe clay. Leave
for half an hour, then shake out, and
apply a second lot II necessary. Take
out stains as soon after they are made
as possible. for II they are allowed
10 dry in they are more difficult to re-
move.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

name" Rocker says. land was
known by it in the neighborhood in
which he and my wife lived"
The Rockers we're married in
June. 1909. in West Chester. They
lived happily. the husband says. until
Wunder became acquainted with Mrs.
Rocker. From that time on, he
charges, his wife's love for him be-
gan to cool, and his home was entire
ly broken up in March, 1910.
Judge Gilpin issued a capias for
Wunder's arrest--Philadelphia North
American.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

A recent investigation by Professor
Haberlandt of Germany shows that liv-
ing wood is of much food value, sap
wood, twigs and branches containing
large quantities of sugar, starch and
oil, with some albumen. Soft woods
contain much oil, hard woods much
starch.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

From 1890 to 1870 the actual work
of gathering census statistics was per-
formed by the United States marshals.
and the enumerations varied in length
from ten to eighteen months. In 1880
there was adopted the plan, followed
at all subsequent %censuses. of having
this work done by a large body of
enumerators under the direction of
supervisors.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Time 10 Lie STIR.

Can you play dead in a battle
scene?" Oats easy" mot so easy as
you think. You mustn't jump when
the cannon are fred over your pros
trate body."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

The 10000 walters and kitchen at
tendants of the New York hotels and
restaurants are being licensed. To do
so they must pass a physical examina-
ton.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Great peeds cain for AnnIlca,lon

Great Deeds Call for Application.
He who would do some great thing
In this short life must apply himself 10
the work with such concentration OF
his forces as to idle spectators. who
live only to amuse themselves. looks
like insanity. FRANCIS Parkpan.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

An electrical smoke abatement de-
vice has been invented whereby the
particles of SCOT are charged by cur
rent led through ine wires in a smoke
stack until they unite and become
heavy enough to fall into a receptacle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

King Alfonso has reigned longer
than any other European sovereign,
with the exception of the king of Mon.
tenegro and the emperor of Austria.
He was born a king, and so has
reigned Just over 29 years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

A London railroad station has been
equipped with penny-in-the-slot ma
chimes to sell tickets to persons who
wish to accompany friends to trains.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

On a farm conducted by the munich
pality of Berlin COWS are being MIXED
in the fields by electrical machines
deriving their power through cables.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

ford, in view of past history and pres.
ent needs, to pass by.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

A California inventors wave power
motor utilizes the horizontal motion
of the water instead of the vertical,
usually the case in such devices.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Preserving Them.

Why don't you use your brains.
Douglass?" Because l want them to
last."-London Punch
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Daily Thought.

The word tomorrow" was invented
for i~rresolute people and fo- children.
-Turgenien.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

Nice shiny bugles may be bought
very cheaply up in Manitoba, where a
large consignment intended for the
troops has been cast aside because in
a wee sma' nook on the inside was
found these words: Made in Ger
many"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

Never invest in an alligator hide
pocketbook. It's a skin game.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
INTERNATIONAL
LESSON

CBy e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper Union.)
The sun., 1916-08-21

for Falmouth. will take mall. closing at
$40 A. n; for Eur9pe except Germany
serbia, Turkey, the Neither snd.. Norway
sweden and Denmark. Africa. West Asia
and East Indies tspain. PortusAl and
The campania 'Trs.atsntic liner G.
Lope. = Lopez, sailing Thursday for csdiz.
s s5.! ,af fer, ms,,i s s!S;i Gfs1 a, $50 A NJ FOR
The Greek liner PATHS. sailing Friday
for Pireus. will take mall. closing AZ 1880
r VI. for Greece especially addressed
The Holland America liner Nleuw Amster.
cam. sailins Friday for Rotterdam. will
Netherlands. also specially addressed cor
re.pondence for Great Britain and Ireland
The swedish.Amer.csn liner stockholm
mail. closing at |? NJ. for Sweden. Nor
way and Denmark.
The American liner 81. Pau. sailing sat
al $3.50 A. NJ, for Europe texc~p; Germany,
Austria. Hungary. L~uxemburs: Bulgaria,
sweden and Denmark. Africa, IVES, Asia
and East Indies,
The Ncrwesisn.Am.rics liner %Kri..iania;
take mail. closing at ESQ A.. n. Tor Nor
way. sweden. Denmark, the Netherlands
switzerland. Russia. Germany. Austria,
TurHey.' ~ O anu
The French liner Lafayette. sailing sat.
urday for bordeaux. Will take mai. closing
a. i? NJ. for France, Rumsnia. swi'zer-
and, 1ts. Y, Spain, Portugal. Egypt. Greece.
British lnGis British East Africa, siam
msnts, Dutch East India. West Australia
and Persia.
Tho Cunard liner s,xon,a, sailing satur.
az / 80 = NJ. FOR Europe ,excep, GERMANY.
Austria. Hungary, l.uxemhure. bulgaria.
Serbia. Turkey; the Ne'h.I,and' Norway.,
and East Indies
The sun., 1916-08-21
ON BAY.

house, garage. ample land easy terms: 80
minutes New York surroundings uneaualied
anywhere, OWNER. box ISL Sun ONCE.
The sun., 1916-08-21

Janet l. Mcvickar et al. trus. agt Esther
Coleman ct al: george N .wittiesey, atty;
taxes, &C, SS25is.
BY Samuel Marx.
WEST seTH ST. 6Ss. . .. 500 " 10th ay.
25xes.s. hve story tenement; Jeanne l.
Ford at C~assandra Mendelson ct al;
Dexter. Osborne Fleming. attys; MAX
salomon ref: due. oiS.172.sl; taxes, &C.
S65s.7t.
TAT seos THIRD AvENUEl
BY james J. Donovan.
CONCORD Av. l7%-%7s. . ., 100 . i<1th
81, 6oaioo, vacant: Frederick echnaufer
Ernest Z l. Hammer. atty Leo J Rosett.
ref. due. e&.oo2.o7; taxes. &c. e<ss.sS.
FRIDAY. AUGUST IS.
lat IL vEsEY STREET.
BY Henry Brady.
WEST list ST. ia. . .. <S< . 7th av.
2sxss II, nve story tenement: German
Savings Bank agt Frederick c Schmidt
ct al. action l. Amend q Amend. .attys;
John l. O'Brien. ref; due. &22.12sss;
taxes, &C. 4660.s5.
by Joseph P. Day.
7rH Av. s3Ss. n 9 9 issd OF. 2t.ilx7s. I'VE
story tenement and. stores; John J Nc
Grain a0t David NJ NeuberGer ct al:
Adoiph z Gutssell, atty: Joseph NJ Edel-
son. ref: due, S32.slts<; taxes. &C.
EAST sisr ST. is,. n .. 1905 " sd ay.
jackson ast Charles Morrison ct al;
stephen H Jackson, atty; Joseph p Nor
risssy. ref; due. Sis.7ss.7s; taxes. &C.
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ExcURsioNA.
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SALES,


SUPREME COURT. COUNTY OF NEW
York. Plaintiff. against Wesssx Realty Com.
psny and others. Defendants.
closure and sale. duly made and entered in
the above-entitled action and bearing date
the Nth day Of July. 1915. I. the under
signed. the referee In said judgment named.
Will sell at public auction. at tho Exchange
salcsroom. Nos. i4.is vesey street. in ths
Borough OF Manhattan. City of New York,
on the 2sth day OF August, 1918. at 10
c,eloek noon on that day. by SAMUEL
BY said judgment to be sold. and therein
described as follows:
that certain lot. piece or parcel Of
thereon erected. situate. lying and being
In the Borough Of Manhattan, City OF New
York: bounded and described as follows
side Of 2Sth street, distant lis feet east.
erly from the corner formed by the inter
street and the easterly side OF Seventh
With seventh Avenue. and par, Of the dis.
tanee through = party wall % fee, 3 Inches
to the center line OF the block. thence east
crly along the center line OF the block So
feet; thence northerly again parallel with
seventh Avenue and part of the distance
.hfougn another party wall N feet .
inche. to tho .outhsrly side OF .tth street:
OF 18th street. IS feet to the point or place
OF beginnins. said premises being now
known by the street numbers 1853. $50 and
tan, city OF New York.
Dated Xew Yorn Avsu.s 9Th. 1918.
srEWART & sHEARER. At.orneys for
Manhattan. City of New York.
the fSiiowins !. a dias.sm Of the prop.
l60 and ls2 wsst 2Sth Street.
okth gtraa
The sun., 1916-08-21
LONG ISLAND REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Sin ROOM waterfront bungalow garage;
beautiful garden plot, ideal for all water
sports; most modern construction 10 min
ut~s out. terms 10 suit genuine buyer. c.
BRYAN, box l2s SUN onice.