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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

WnelmeQ Wlln DlllS. II It lSn | furs it's furbelows; if it isn't hats, its handbags" And so it is. Woman cannot spend quite as much on hand bags as she can-say, on furs; but she can spend quite tidy sum neverthe- less, and each season she seems able to spend more and more.
 A generation ago two handbags would have seen any woman through any season; one, @ neat leather shop ping. bag with a kid-lined card-case inside for occasional formal use; the other gathered velvet or silk reti- cule to hold opera glasses. Odd look Ing affairs, these generation-ago opera bags, with the bottom cut in sort Of slipper shape, exactly the size of the opera glass and no room for more than a folded handkerchief after the opera glass was in. Garnet plush was B favorite material for such bags, one recalls out of the dim and distant past. Rather a different affair, to b' sure, madame's opera bag of today B costly belonging of rich satin veilet with gold lace and trimmed with lit tie French appliqued roses; perhaps possessed of carved ivory or tor toise shell frame and at any rate sup piled with a complete gold-mountet vanity outfit in addition to tht mother r-of-pearl opera glass which il {! carries.
 :. In the class of the opera bag comei he party bag, a dainty trif1e destined 10 contain vanity belongings. lace handkerchief and perhaps folded gloves, removed for dancing or sup per. The party bag Is a more frivo. Sous affair than the opera bag which must be dignified and elegant as be- Its a belonging that accompanies superb opera cloak. Typical Of party bag styles is little affair of pink and lilac shot silk, gathered at the bottom around @ small mirror and at the top into a frill of silver lace, within which is a second frill of white lace Around it's circumference the bag is trimmed with another frill of silver lace, the stitches being hidden under band of silver braid and some tiny pink and gold roses. Inside the bag Is lining of flesh pink satin and sil- yer cords form the handle.
 Still another bag, necessary to madames correct equipment Is the theatre, or matinee bag. This must be more dignified than the frivolous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

velvet with an imitation ivory clasp In the shape of a bird. Separate but terfy ornaments for attaching to vel vet bags are obtainable and some of these are very modest in price.
 With the advent of spring velvet handbags yield place to models of silk and brocade. Some of the silk bags shown in the shops now are alluring Indeed, with their frames of tortoise shell and carved imitation ivory.
 One, a very handsome bag, Is of striped satin and moire silk, in white and magenta, with the new long frame of tinted, imitation ivory. This Is a capacious bag which will hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

neck is a double frill of chiffon in the lavender tint of the vestee. With out fullness at the shoulder, this gar ment is cut to fit smoothly yet loosely over the bust and is drawn in under the arms with hand-smocking. This detail of fitting is clever; a vestee that Is too tight across the bust; or on the other hand so loose that it wrin- kles under the open coat-front, will not have the correct look.
 Button-in-BaclS Models Again.
 A great many of the new blouses tasten down the back; but only the models intended for dressy wear. Lingerie and tailored waists continue 10 fasten in front. The back-fasten- Ing has been resorted to because it is almost impossible to make high col lar fit as it should fit unless it fastens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
A PRETTY GIFT FOR A FLOWER.
 LOVER.

@ HE woman who loves to tend win- dow plants, ferns and other @ growing things within doors will go into raptures over a set of tiny gardening implements just the right size for digging and raking in flower pots. The set includes little spade md diminutive rake, made of solid, rustless brass attached to handles of wood. No more digging around plant roots with kitchen knife and fork if ,ne of these little window garden tool tets is handy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

pleated peplum of flesh pink chiffon being set on below the sash of silver cord. The deep Quaker collar is also of flesh pink chiffon and is hand but tonholed at the edge with Nattier blue silk. A high collar of Nattier blue moire ribbon frilled with silver lace echoes the blue note in the en- broidery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

blouse must fasten at the back also or there will be danger of sagging line at the neck. A French blouse of silver striped net over flesh pink chif- ion illustrates the button in-b back style coming in now. This is par sicularly dainty blouse of the new be- low- the-waist type, an accordion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
Shocks of Tinted Glove Silk for the Morning - Fur Finds Its Way In Summer Blouses -- Dahlia Shades In Georgette Crepe -- Baby Velvet
 Ribbon and Baby Velvet Buttons
 Long Sleeves Inevitable.

to an overhanging shoulder; but to short sleeve sections set into regulation armholes. The front of the blouse Is slashed down to make the opening and underneath is set flat facing, its l,-14S Ial4.LI ,.ll,iu!'0,., to &-4s naA ucriai.
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party bag, yet not as elaborate as the opera bag which accompanies full evening dress. The matinee bag Is usually of velvet or of rich silk in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

} HERE is always something to
 spend money for" laments the
 discouraged husband over 7 whelmed with bills. "If it isn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02

peror William promoted Scheer ia the
cank OF full admiral as q reward for
his service.
Last February Admiral Scheer was
appointed to the temporary command
Of the fleet when the late Admiral Won
Poll. who had held the post for year.
vas forced t. retire because of illness.
Scheer's appointment was only made
permanent a few days before the battle
Of the Skagerrak.
The ner leet commander is consid-
cred one o. Che most skillful tacticians
in the German navy ana is also noted
us an officer not only Of forcefuness.
but of IDEAS For a long time he was
employed 40 director of the general
marine department at the admiralty
and has held command in the active
service as chief Of staff OF the high seas
fleet and rs commander OF battle
squadron
Young Wife-Tomorrow will be my
twenty-fifth birthday. Hubby-Why
a year ago, just before our wedding,
you told me you were twenty Young
Wife-Yes, but we women age rapidly
Nter marriage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02

A CITY PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN.
ment block and that the roofs of our
public schools and other public build.
lngs shall he utilized for play; that or>
schools shall be built with ample
grounds ana thht there shall be at least
an hour day Of organized play in the
program for ali the children Of the Gle
mentary schools; that school grounds
shall he open and in charge Of compe
tent play leaders durmS afternoons
evenings, Saturdays and summer vacI
tons.
The new ideal includes swimming
pools. gymnasiums and auditoriums in
connection with our new schools,
where during the colder weather there
may be swimming, dancing. games,
theatricals and moving pictures for
general entertainment. Where it is i'm
possible to furnish adequate facilities
OF this sort in connection with the
schools the municipality should pro
vide swimming pools. bah and tennis
grounds and adequate facilities for
field athletics. Under the play authori,
ties there should be organized eXcur
sions and camping trips 30 places Of
beauty or interest lying around about
the cities, and the children should have
opportunities TO become acquainted
with the birds, trees. flowers and nat
ural beauties Of tho ncighboghood.
Our national holidays should be suta-
bly, celebrated with festivals by the
people. More and more great commu-
nifty centers should be developed,
where the people could meet together
frequently to hear music, vocal aud In
strumcntal. and to see pageants, fesh-
walls and the like
In order that these ideals may be
realized and that each man and woman
and child may lead life worth living,
the play movement proclaims 20 every
Que the right to leisure, It bespeaks
the universal weekly half holiday and
wherever possible the eight hour work
ing day This is no small program
IT viii not be realized at once. but we
are moving IN the right direction and
rapidly. We have made good begin
ming along nearly every one of the
ines mentioned.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02
Il Is Steadily Enlaroins It's Scope ana
Purpose.

The play movement as 1t first ap.
peared on the horizon was ''as a
mans hand" and later on a small
movement intended TO furnish amuse.
ment for the leisure hours of children,
writes Henry 5. Curtis in the American
City. As time has passed. however, 1t
has steadily enlarged ia scope and pur.
pose until now we have a vision of a
movement which shah some time fur.
nish to every little child at its home a
play outfit including swings sersnws,
sand bins and similar equipment; that
Shall see that the streets In residence
sections are suitably surfaced and. II
no better place cuu be found. that spe-
cial sections shall be ropcd OF at Ger.
tain holgs Tor the chillren's play II
means that there shall be a small play.
ground or ehildrens house on the Sion
tessorl plan in the center Of every tene.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02
The Dairy as a Temple.

The people called the Todas, living
in the Nilgiri hills, India, have a Curl
Gus religious ritual evolved out of the
ordinary operations of the dairy. The
priest is the dairyman, and the temple
is the dairy only the milk of the sa-
cred buffalo is chumed in the dairy
temple. The milk of buffaloes that are
not sacred is churned in the front
part of the huts in which the people
live. The dairy temples are of differ
ent degrees of sanctity, corresponding
to the different degrees of sanctity OF
the buffaloes tended in each. Even the
vessels used in a dairy temple vary in
sanctity. those that contain the milk
being more sacred than those that only
receive The products of the churning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

An INSTRUMENTATION missionary
banquet for ladies will be held in the
Methodist church Friday evening
$50. A few more tickets can be OBJ
tanned at the Methodist parsonage
The subject of the prayer meeting
Thursday evening at the Methodist
church will be The Worker and His
Equipment conducted by pastor He
that goeth forth and weepeth, bear
ing precious seed, shall doubtless
come again with rejoicing, bringing
his sheaves with him. If one does
not seek after the Lost and does not
care if they perish what will the
harvest be-"
The reopening Rany Day service at
the Methodist church of Starksboro
Wednesday of this week, was an oc-
casion Of much interest to the local
community The church, which had
been unoocupied only occasionally,
has been repaired. n, cost Of over
$1,000 quite a number added to the
church, regular services established
with Rev. A I'll. Edie pastor, who goes
there from Hinesburg for an after
noon appointment. Eight new memoir
al windows have been installed, one
in memory of Bishop Hedding who
was a member of that church and was
elected a Bishop in 1924. At the
morning service Rev. Mr.. Kemp pas
tor of the Baptist church of Hinesburg
preached. Rev. b. NJ Kent District
superintendent preached in the after
noon and Rev p. l., Dow in the even
ing. The ladies Of the church served
dinner and supper for all who attend.
ed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02
German Elect Commando.

Admiral Relnhardt Schecr. who COM
manded the German high seas Geet at
the famous battle IN the North sea, was
a gice admiral when that great en-
gaeement took place. When the Ger
man fleet returned 10 its station En-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.


= Brace Up.
= If you want to strengthen body 4
! and mind, brace up.
= If you want TO get good health
X and Keep good health brace up.
:. You who sit all day in one posi- =
= ton square your shoulders and :
= brace up
= The "consunlptive stoop" does .
= not make for health. So brace up. {
= The slcgch he sag. tho drcop. :
= the slump are poor guarantees OF
= fitness They endanger vour
= health and Your job Brace up
= Don't bow your back ana round
:: Your shoulders as If the burdens
= OF life were too heavy. All loads &
:. will be lighter if you brace up.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-02

Americas first tome was the Bay
Psalm Book. 1t was printed at Cam
bridge, Mass, in 1910.
Evening star., 1916-09-19

individual taste; the combination sug-
Gested, however. is very effective.
The skirt has front and back panel,
and it unfastens both at back and
front. making a comfortable garment
for tramping or riding. or, for that
matter. any athletic sport requiring
that the limbs have perfect freedom.
knickers matching in color the trim
ming of the skirt may be worn under
meath it. A felt sport hat and tailored
sport shirt of silk or wool fabric, such
as challis, flannel. etc. should serve as
it's accompanfments. Miss America may
carry her powder puff. lipstick and eye
brow pencil in the capacious pocket il
she wishes.
Tramping tours are popular during
the brisk fall days. and a divided skirt
of some sort is almost necessity. Con-
siderable variety is evidenced in the de-
velopment of these skirts. One clever
model noted recently was almost per-
feet circular and so arranged at the
top that it could be worn as skirt
or as cape, the latter adaptation Of
the garment giving Il smart military
garment. This skirt was. Of course,
matched with bloomers of the riding
breeches type. and with the combina-
Evening star., 1916-09-19
WRINKLES GO

J Throw away harmful preparations
J that only cover up unsightly Wrin-
! kles and imperfections for the time
being. Go to any rirst-class drug
store today and for so cents get
bottle of Usit, the wonderful, pure
! nut-oil skin food. guaranteed to
drive away wrinkles, restore the
! complexion to it's fresh youthful
ness and color, and bring back the
beauty of your girlhood days.
Lsit is not a cream. but a liquid
I in handsome opal bottles. Rub it
} into the skin with the finger tips
} every night before retiring. No
! other treatment is necessary. You
viii be surprised at the quick change
Z in looks and condition of your COM
plexion. I clears your skin while
you sleep and drives away your
wrinkles whether caused by worry,
work, exposure to wind and sun or
! advancing years. Begin today to
( look young again. Enjoy the salts
faction and pride q clear, youthful,
smooth complexion and good color
: give. BE sure you get Usit in opal
bottles. DO not accept anything else
) USit is guaranteed to contain moth
( ing that win cause hair growth.
{ The most painful cases OF sunburn
{ are relieved instantly by Usit.
For sale by O'Donnelfs Drug Store
J and dealers everywhere.-Advert
J rrent.
Evening star., 1916-09-19
uI1IILESoRlEs u1I
%rbEEDTImTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915, by T. W. Burgess.)
Peter Rabbits Feelings Are
Hurt.
Loafer. loafer at your ease,
Learn lesson from the bees!

! This Is what little Striped Chipmunk
! tried to get him to come play with
him. Peter just grinned as he watched
| Striped Chipmunk scamper about on
! the edge of the Green Forest and pres
emily start for home with the pockets
of hts cheeks stuffed with beechnuts.
1t seemed to Peter that it was no time
at ell before Striped Chipmunk was
back again after more nuts. 1t was
very clear that he had no time for play:
he was too busy.
| Peter watched him a while. and then
growing tired of seeing Striped Chip
munk work SO hard he went on. Pres
emily he spied Chatterer the Red Squir-
rel in chestnut tree. Come play with
| mel" cried Peter. Its splendid day
| for frolic.''
You mean it's a splendid day to
! work. shouted Chatterer. Il can't af-
| ford to be loafer like you" With this
Chatterer stuffed his mouth full of nuts
and whisked out of sight to hide them
, in his secret Storehouse.
Once more Peter grinned and went
| his way until he met Happy Jack the
Gray Squirrel Lets play hide and
SEEK cried Peter.
Some other day.. replied Happy Jack,
hunting among the fallen leaves for nuts
Il can't afford to be a loafer like you
such fine weather as this
This time Peter did not grin. 1t was
the third time he had been called a loaf
err AT first he hadn't minded, but now
he was beginning to feel wee bit hurt.
You know a loafer is one who sits around
and does nothing. He never works.
Peter could see reason why he should
work He would much rather play or
take his ease He couldn't understand
why others should work as they were
doing. but that their affair. not his.
If they got pleasure from work. all well
and good. but they needn't call him a
loafer. He would leave them to their |
labor and go down to the Smiling Pool. |
So he left the Green Forest and started |
across the Green Meadows, lippertylp- |
perty-lip. as fast as he could go to the |
Smiling Pool. BY the time he got there |
he had quite forgotten that he had been a |
little hurt in his feelings. The instant |,
he poked his head over the bank he saw |
Jerry Muskrat. Jerry was hard at work /
on the roof of his house. Ile saw Peter |
as soon as Peter saw him.
Hello Ioafer,'' shouted Jerry. Did |
you ever know finer weather for work? |
Why don't you get busy and do some |
thing"
i've nothing TO do" nrumbled Peter. |
and without another word he turned and /
started for home. He would have liked to /
stay and watch Jerry. but Jerry had /
called him "loafer.' just as had Striped
Chipmunk and Chatterer and Happy |
Jack, and somehow he began to feel that ,
these busy workers looked down on him !
and the feeling wasn't comfortable one. |
Evening star., 1916-09-19
FASHIONS
Meet the border skirt,"

Meet the border skirtw
It is the very newest conner In the
lineup Of divided skirts, and 1t was not
so christened because it has a border
of fringe finishing its lower edge. Here
is how the thing really happened:
A progressive designer Of skirts de-
cided that the European war was be-
ing given entirely too much credit for
its influence on fashions. the military
note that Is this year in evidence In
women's apparel styles. etc. He decided
to permit Americas little near-war to
WELD at least a minor influence, and
SO he evolved the border skirt" a Mex
icano-cowboyish affair. 1t is made OF
khaki-colored wool velour and trimmed
all about it's lower edge and the pocket
with a heavy wool fringe, in dark ma
room color. OF course, the color scheme
may be changed or adapted to suit the
Evening star., 1916-09-19
OF Interest to Women
THE SHORT CAPE COAT IS APPROVED.
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
Special Correspondence sf The Star.
NEW YORK, September 1s.-Tl

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK. September 1s.-There
have always been seasons in which the
short coat with capelike rfpples has been
exploited. It has been 30 short that 1t
has given the effect Of an eastern Zouave
Jacket, ana 90 long that It has looked
like full cape.
Tho year before the great war Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt. ar. wore one OF
these hip-lsusth cape coats in dull Bur-
gundy red cloth to the June races in
Paris, ana II was much talked Of and
copied. Pcsrst had made IT, and 1t car
ried cut has strong conviction that
coat should always hang away from the
figure ~ = graceful garment. and not be
fitted With TOO much severity. This con-
viofSo0 came from his orientalism. for he
prsfssrsA to drape women, rather than
to outline Snem
DoFnehov, the caps coat never got
dTm hold fn America. II has been In
hoduced now and then in summer and
IA winter, but It has never gained a
hinge 0f popularity. II Is with US again
tAs minds Of tho French designers that
tAaee Is no doubt that we will wear 1t.
Il they can bring sufficient pressure to
bear On us.
Two Kinds Of Goats.
Don't be alarmed, however This short
cape coat is not the only shape in high
fashion. The very smartest houses in
France have turned out a coat that is
reminiscent OF the end Of the seventeenth
century and the beginning Of the eight
teenth in Europe.
It's body part is slim and well fitted
and the skirt of 1t is full. with ripples
that cling to the figure. It is not, how
ever, the conventional coat that we know
full well. Its peplum has so many queer
convolutions of the cloth on its surface
that 1t needs to be cut by a master hand.
II buttons tightly above the waist and
then flares to the ears, or 1t buttons
straight from neck to waist with high,
rolling collar.
This is made in velour. duvetyn and
suede. and if you like that kind of coat,
you can disregard the short one.
But there is no getting away from the
fact that the latter is immensely smart.
1t is not long; it is quite short, either
touching the waist line or rising above it
to touch the top Of an ornate belt.
Evening star., 1916-09-19

CRIED 1E
As he happened along toward the dear
Old Brier Patch, where he could SIT and
doze and dream to his hearts content
with no one TO call him unpleasant
names ne met Danny Meadow Mouse,
hurryiilg as if he had no time TO lose.
whats your rush. demanded Peter.
I'm making the most of this fine
wea ther to fl my storehouse with seeds
for the winter, replied Danny Meadow
Mouse Il can't afford to be a ioafer
like YOU, Peter.
Thi., was too much. Even little Danny
Meadow Mouse called him loafer Per
haps none of them really meant anything,
but just the same Peters feelings were
hurt All the brightness of the beautiful
fall day was gone for Peter When strip
ell Chipmunk called him loafer he
hadn't minded. but when one after an
other his other friends had called him the
same thing it hurt. The more he thought
of 1t the more it hurt Could it be that
they looked down him because he
never worked? 1t certainly looked that
way He reached the dear Old Brier
Patch and crept in to his favorite resting
place without letting Mrs. Peter know
that he had returned. He wanted to be
alone to think.
Evening star., 1916-09-19

of chopped pecan meats. one cup of dry
breadcrumbs and two teaspoonfuls OF
salt. Bind all together by mixing in
two eggs and beating thoroughly, then
form the mixture into a roll, wind it
in couple of thicknesses of cheese
cloth and sew the ends so the roll will
not get out of shape. Put the bones
of the chicken into n deep kettle. cover
with water. and after bringing it to "a
boil, lay the chicken roll on top and
leave it to cook very slowly two hours
and a half. When cold, cut into thin
slices and serve. This is especially nice
if accompanied by tomato salad in some
Evening star., 1916-09-19
Cream of Celery Soun.

Chop five stalks of celery and pound
in mortar. Cook in double boiler
with two slices onion and four cups
milk thirty minutes Melt three table
spoons butter, add three tablespoons
-four and cook one minute: then pour
on gradually the hot milk, stirring con-
stantly. Season with salt and pepper;
and one-haf cup cream: strain into
tureen and serve at once.