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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22

Little boys suits of rose colored
linen trimmed with edges OF black,
that are exceedingly smart.
Rompers for tiny boys of crepe de
chine with the square necks and short
sleeves finished with scallops and
embroidery.
Rompers for ery-day wear of white
dinity shocked with color.
Wool jersey cloth in inch-wide
stripes, in bright colors designed es-
pecially for sports wear.
Lingerie hats for tiny girls made
with mushroom brims and full crowns.
Exceedingly smart blouses of blue
linen with the edges scalloped with
white and held with buttons of white
crochet.
A great many fancy stock collars
with jabots attached. Handsome ones
are Of fine batiste or lawn enbroid-
cred with thread and of colored crepe
embroidered with beads.
Neck ruches that fit closely about
the throat, of various colored silks.
The old-time farthingale in a
variety of new forms any one of which
will serve to extend the skirt over the
hips.
Attractive beach suits. as they are
called, are shown with skirts of tussah
in striped effects with coats of the
same material in plain color. The
beach suit is variation OF the sports
costume, as matter OF course.
Exceedingly handsome dress coats
of black satin made in three-quarter
length, full and belted and with frilled
sleeves that are quaint and attractive.
Combination undergarments of a
distinctly new type. They are made
of washable satin combined with net
and the skirts are boned to be genuine
farthingales in effect. .... g..
A variety of coat suits for summer
wear that are made of pique, linen and
cotton gabardine. A smart one which
makes a good example is of lowered
pique combined with plain and
trimmed with blue linen braid.
Bathing suits in what are known as
slip on" style or in one piece drawn
CT over the head after the manner
of the MILDLY. They extend to the
knees and are belted. They may be
worn with tights, with boomers or
with the new riding breeches.
Extremely attractive bathing shoes
of satin, in various colors to match the
costumes with trimming of white.
They extend we'll up over the ankles.
they are shapely and are closed with
lacings. ..a..--
A generous number of high crown
hats trimmed with encircling quilts
Favorite quilts are limitations of the
Condor which is prohibited within our
borders.
Novel and attractive picture hats
of horse hair braid each trimmed
with a row of conventionalized flower:
set around the crown. and these flower:
are made of the waxed satin that i:
being extensively used for millinery.
Flowers of wax used in combination
with the familiar silk and muslin
flowers to make up the quaint bouquet:
that are being extensively used for hat
trimming. J,
A Variety OF cape ruches that vii
be worn as summer wraps. They are
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22

IA GREAT variety of fancy stock
~ ings, some showing embroidery
: in vertical lines at the front.
others at the sides, and still others
with crosswise or bayadere stripes.
White with black embroidery and
black with white embroidery are
favorite combinations.
Riding costumes for little girls made
Of wool in shepherd s check for i'm
mediate wear and of natural colored
linen for the summer.
Riding suits for the grown folk Of
pure white linen made with coats
showing generous flare and ripple
effect.
Interesting and attractive hats in
genuine Eugene style, showing rather
Hat, round crowns, to be tip tilted
over the face trimmed with quaint
little flowers in real old-time effect.
Evening slippers in Colonial style.
Of satin with large. buckles made Of
seed pearls.
Close fitting hats with brims rolled
at the sides and trimmed with loops
Ct ribbon that mount skyward, reach
ing amazing height.
Wrist bags Of MORE silk with fine
pin seam applied in way hat is both
smart and practical, for it protects
the silk from rubbing and at the same
time gives good effect.
"A notable convenience for the limited
household in the form of skirt han
ger. 1t can be attached to the inside
cf any closet door and will fold fiat
against it. There is space for eight
skirts and the entire number can be
hung without crowding the closet.
Smart boots for street wear with
vamps made of tan colored Russian
calf and the uppers of plain white
buckskin.
Blouses Of striped handkerchief
linen with collars and cuffs of white.
They show fronts Tapped one over
the other to be held by single button.
Sports hats OF natural colored linen
trimmed with fancy braid and with
leather to be exceedingly smart and
attractive.
Exceedingly dainty gowns that COM
bine taffeta with swiss embroidered
muslin. They are wonderfully charm
ing while they sound note Of innova.,
ton and since they bear the names or
gs 8Q1SLlnRulSleQ r IeIlCIl ueSlSuSlS lHSy
may be accepted without question.
Light weight cloths for sports and
automobile coats woven in large plaids
showing most attractive colors.
Silk wolfe in very dainty all-over
designs that would be charming for
children's frocks as we'll as for the
Il grown-ups.
A variety of rich and handsome
beaded garnitures and over-bodices
that can be trusted to completely trans.
form any costume. Some. are, all
white, some are all black, some are
black with iridescent beads of color
and some are white with colored beads
Afternoon gowns of white glove silk
trimmed with tiny milk white beads
applied over design. A band edges
the hem of each and corresponding
trimming is found on the bodice.
New and handsome gros de Lon
dres, woven with wide border is show
ing flowers in shadow effects.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
vH HETHER the dis
" tinctly lingerie ma
terialS are to be

SCx ASAA0 S4AS
made up or the simple
summer silk, tucks will give
a good effect. They are in
the height of style, they
make a simple trimming
and in add ton to serving
that purpose the tucks OF
the skirt intensity the effect
of width. The dress that is
shown in the illustration is
made of silk and wool crepe
showing embroidered dots
and it is trimmed with silk
banding that makes a very
pretty effect. The drapery
is taffeta and taffeta is al.
ways attractive In contrast
with crepe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
GTRLs WHO ARE ENVIED.


"Great and good persons well may be,
Free from guilt, but not from envy
free.
Envy lodges success. and every vic
| tors crown
Is lined with thorns. and worn midst
SCOTS"
A philosopher has somewhere said:
every other sin but envy has some
pleasure annexed to it or will admit of
some excuse But envy lacks both.
He who pan1pers it in his heart ad-
nits another has far greater success
than he could merit and thus tac1tly
acknowledge his own inferior1ty
| 1t is never the plain girl who has an
abundance of good sense, but no way
Eof showing it, who is envied. On the
contrary, it is the girl who makes the
most of the few charms she has, is
ambitious and has push that lights the
fire of envy in her sister wonen,s
hearts If there's a church affair, the
plain girl takes it upon herself to
dress hundred dolls, make perfume
sachets, bake cakes. working early
and late faithfully to make the fair
success. On the night of the great
gathering, she is in the little back
room of the church, arrayed in her
big bingham apron, cutting the cakes
and seeing that the oysters and coffee
are just right
There isn't a woman who knows her
that would think Of envying her. How
could they? The girl with a push in
her wouldn't take her position in the
back room; not she. Quite as soon as
she hears the. plan for the fair dis
cussed she applies for the flower ta-
BILE, which is sure to be the greatest
attraction and is always in the centre
of the room. She is badly. needed to
serve soup, as a waitress, but she
\ 49, ~ Too
young man. fastening it to the lapel of
his coat with her most roguish, be-
yvitching smile. 1t is fair presump-
ton on her part that she must look
prettier than all the other girls, sur
rounded by that bewildering mass of
blooms. She makes a picture of her
self.
Girls should not envy her, but they
do. When the ice is frozen over the
river or the big pond, she gets out
last years old sweater-which is dyed
a bright crirnson-puIls a red knit cap
down over her curls and starts off for
a skate. She goes alone, believing she
will find plenty of escorts anxious to
beau her home. She knows little
about skating, and is sure to pitch
and fall awkwardIy at her first at
tempt, depending upon some gallant |
young man to pick her up.
There's always enough to aid beauty |
IN distress. Envied? OF course she is
by every girl on the ice. The girl who |
has to stay at home because her folks
strictly won't allow her to go skating |
even an afternoon without an escort |
may be beauless a little while. But |
she is missed. One cannot see her
face everywhere, at any time, as the |
girl who, pushes herself in every place..
The girl who is so much envied rarely |
makes a success of life. She who is
modest and bides her time wins a
deeper and more lasting hold on the |
hearts of men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24

in better health than ever, and have q
healthy baby girl. praise your Vege-
table Compound for my baby and my
better health. / want all suffering
women to know that it is the sure road
tohealth and happiness. Mrs. GEORGE
STEPHENS, R. F. D. No. 8, Patoka, III.
Lydia E. Pinkham' g Vegetable Cona-
pound is SO successful in overcoming
woman's ills because it contains the
tonic, Strengthening properties of good
old fashioned roots and herbs, which act
on the female organism. Women from
all parts of the country are continually
testifying to its strengthening, curative
influence.
It has helped thousands of women
who have been troubled with displace-
ments, Inflammation, liberation, tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
HOLLAND SOCIALIST
ORGANIZING BRETHREN
AGAINST WORLD WAR

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jan. "a
Dutch socialists conceive it to be their
special task to bring together their
comrades of the belIigerent nations
for common action against the war. In
this, they have so far not succeeded,
owing chiefly to the refusal of the
French and German socialists to CO.
operate to this end, according to J. H.
Schaper, the principal spokesman of
the Socia1-Democratic party at it's
conference just held here.
Competition fomented by capitalism,
Mr.. Schaper declared, was the cause
of the European war, and it rebounds
to the credit of the socialists of all
nations that they have everywhere
protested against it. Except in Ger
many" interrupted heckler, where
upon Schaper angrily retorted that in
Berlin two days before the war, the
streets resounded with anti-war songs
and cries for peace. The speaker de-
MED that the war had shown the falli-
bi1ity of socialistic principles, and af-
frmed that on the contrary they had
fully justified themselves. The war,
he commended, has proved that social
ism is not an unattainable ideal, and
he pointed out that the state reguIa-
ton of food supplies and the establish
ment of maximum prices on the neces-
saries of life, as adopted at the present
time in most European countries, was
the f1rSt step towards the realization
of the socia1istic idea of distribution.
Whether war will be possible when
socialism is adopted as a, basis of gov
eminent was a question he said could
not be answered directly. He saw SC
we're pressure upon the workers owing
to the demands of all governments for
re-armaments after the war; but So
cia1ism would, at the same time, gain
great influence. Those who returned
from the batt1efelds would realize
the misery wrought by militarism, and
join in the struggle for democracy
against secret diplomacy. Mr.. Schaper,
who is al member of the recently ap-
pointed commission for the taxation of
war profits in Holland, ended his
speech by announcing that a bill on
this subject would be submitted to
the government. shortly. Thus HoI-
land, he said. will come into line with
the belligerent countries, where the
enormous profits made on war con
tracts will be compelled to yield a
large proportion to the national ex-I
chequers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
DOGS AND BABIES.

A society note telegraphed around
the country from Palm Beach was to
the effect that a bet had been made
that there are more dogs than babies
among the society crowd at that re-
sort. The latest score given in the
paper named 20 dogs and only eight
babies.
Is this an indication of the relative
interest in dogs and babies among the
high society elements of the most
fashionable centers? Dogs certainly
possess many advantages. They. can
be so trained that they never an
noy anyone by untiuely barking while
no amount of education can prevent
athletic babies from yelling at the
most untimely hours.
Also dogs show within a short time
after birth all the marks of aristo-
cratic lineage. They are capable
of winning prizes and renowni at ca
nine shows. Il They bring the owner
thereof much reflected glory. and
create subjects of interesting con-
versation. It is some years before a
baby shows any sign of high breed
ing. In Infancy there may be moth
ing to distinguish him from the most
plebian waif Of the gutter.
OF course the real reason why ba-
bies are not popular in many ar
istocratic families is that they take
time. Even the most f4ppant and
frivolous mother can not escape some
feeling of esponsibNity for her fedge-
Ifngs. Probably some mothers at
Palm Beach left their little ones at
home with corpse of trained nurses
doctors and servants to assure their
welfare. The feeling of Motherho God
is by no means extinct even in the
Smart Set. But a life of social ex-
element usually tends to make many
women less interested in the hum
drum cares of the nursery.
1t is. of course, customary to rail
at Smart Society. and it has plenty
of faults and foibles. Sometimes it
may be blamed for things it is not re-
sponsible for. 1t seems as if there
must be unhealthy conditions in the
life of modern society that often pre-
vent the bearing of children even
when they are desired. But of course
there are a good many individual
cases where dogs are really preferred
to babies. Such women borrow heav-
lily on their future happiness to as
sure themselves a gay and free life
today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
by Les PapO
The Park Ave. News.
NY A46AdlQ1T 0
Printers

Published by Alexander & Potts,
Printers
Sissiety notes, Mary Watkins cuz-
Yin Stel1er visited her last Sundey and
the young ladys was ubzerved set
ting on the frunt steps togethir, Miss
Watkins wareing a bloc dress with a
sash Ground the middiI and her cuz-
Yin Steller wareing a wife dress with
out eny sash proberbly being because
the dress was good enuff without a
sash and not because she hasent got
eny sashes.
Thare was site fire in Pubs Sim
kinses seller last mite. 1t was in the
heeter, Joak.
It is thawt. by meny of the fellos
that skool shood start a, half an hour
later than wat it does, thus giving
the natine to eet thare brekfists slow
~ insted of having to hurry throo
them the way they half to, thus CRATE
ly indangering thare digestions. It
is also thawt that in case skool starts
a half an hour later it shood still keep
on Ieeving out at the same time, as it
is thawt that the time it leeves out is
all rtte.-EditoriaI.
Sporting news. Last Toozday Skin
ny Martin Jumped the post in frunt
of the churtch, a feet oftin attempted
but never before did.
Big axsident. Sam Krawss fell on
his noze vile attempting to Jump the
pos tin frunt of the churtch after
Skinny Martin had did it, spflling
mulch hlud but no broaken bones.
wy is camel like a week wen
it don't rane. z days without wattir,
Joak.
A man went GROUND ringing door
bells and giving out ltttel samples of
chocl1lit last Thersday. and wen pee
pill dident come to the door he jest
dropped the chocklit in the vester-
bule and rang more doorbel1s. It is es-
termated that the samples dropped
in vesterbuIes was, equally divided
between Reddy Merry. Sid Hunt and
Ed Wernick.
The weathir Fare if it don't rane.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
FORESTRY AND THE
LUMBER MARKET

At the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Forestry association, at Boston,
E. A. Sterling, Forest Engineer of
Philadelphia, who represented the
National Lumber Manufacturers as
ISOLATION Of Chicago, gave an address
the lumber market.
Speaking of new developments
which influence this relationship, Mr.
Sterling stated that sthe depressed
state of the lumber market for the
past few years has reacted unfavora,-
bly, on the systematic production of
wood crops, which is what forestry
aims to do. There has been over-pro-
duction of lumber, greatly reduced de-
mand and low prices which, have
made, in many regions, even incorn-
plete utilization Of standing timber
Improbable. The lumbermen have
been facing the most critical period in
the history of the industry, and their
success or failure in devising ways
and means for the betterment of con-
ditions, and the stabilizing of the
lumber market will have a, very mark
ed influence on the future development
of forestry
Competitions which has not been
given much consideration by foresters
is the competition ofb uilding mater
ials which take the place of wood. Tt
was explained that during the past
lew years Ln6re mas Deen a very great
development along these lines, and
that the substitute people are spend
ing millions annually for advertising
and publicity in order to make a
market for their material, and they
have succeeded to such an extent that.
lumber is permanently replaced in
many places where it has had univer-
sal use.
The lumber industry is now follow
ing the modern practice adopted by
other manufacturers in marketing
their products. Mr.. Sterling outlined
the policy and plans of the lumber
men in this regard as follows:
The Iumbermen are now fully
awake to this situation, and have not
only organized a defense, but are
launc ching an educational publicity
propaganda which will be offensive
movement in behalf of wood products
Many newspapers now carry lumber
advertisements, and with this public
the part of the ultimate consumer to
use lumber. good service and informa-
ton which will enable the buyer to
get greater satisfaction and better use
of the lumber heb uys. The trade ex-
tension propaganda of the lumber in
dustry is founded on the common
sense policy that where lumber is asl
good or, better than any other build
ing material, it should unquestionably
be used; that where by treatment to
prevent decay or retard fire, or by
any other processing or adaptation,
it can be made entirely suitable, it.
should be used, and that where it is
not safe or economic, or otherwise
suitable, that some other material
should take its place.
rio IL
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
MET IN A sNOWsTORM.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
am stenographer, 81 years old
and not bad looking. One evening
during the recent heavy snowstornl,
as I was pIodding along through the
drifts, a gentleman happeningl along
offered me the rejection o. his arm.
and MS umbrella To nv hom9 which
was not out of his way. He was very
pleasant, raised his hat and babe me
a court oous good night at my door I
have seen him several times since, but
he does not appear to remember me,
OF does not want to know me. really
do not know which Since meeting
him I have thought of, dreamed Of
only him. Wha- can 7 do to become
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
ONLY As A FRIEND TO HER.
Dear Miss Libbey::-

Dear Miss Libbey:-
I, your girl reader of Is. ask. your
counsel. Only with the agreement
that he was to be considered just as a
friend, I kept company with a young
man two years-one to whom would
have been devoted before long. Not
long rgo, h left me. I feel as thcdsh
there is none other like him. This /
acknowledge to myself now. Do you
advise writing him a letter telling him
of my deep regret since he left2 Your
reader.
E. M S.
far better to send him a nice little
holiday card, with true sentiment OF
heart printed in verses. Add a few
lines He will appreciate this as
reminder and make up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
LAURA JEAN LIBBYs DAILY TALKS ON
HEART TOPICS
Copyrighted, Mcclure Syndicate
acquainted with him? Please advise

Foolish maid, the man was evidently
only performing an act of ordinary
courtesy in seeing you safely home.
He may have a wife and babies at
home. Any gentleman will do any
thing in his power to aid a lady in
distress You have no right to intrude
yourself upon his notice, He pays no
attention to your presence for the pur-
pose Of discouraging all attempts at
further acquaintance. Be wise and al
low the man who is eager to know
you to make all the advances neces-
sary to show his interest and secure
an Introduction. How girls can inn
agine they are in love with a man
whom they do not actually know is
beyond my comprehension.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
MISS LIBBEY'S REPLIES
TO YOUR LETTERS

Miss Libbey's answers to your
letters. Correct name and adj
dress must be given to in.
sure attention. Initials printed.
Write short letters on one side
of paper only. Use ink. Per-
sonal letters cannot he answer
ed. Address Miss Laura Jean
Lfbbey, No. $40 President ST.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
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REQUESTED TOO LATE.
Dear Miss Libbey:-

Dear Miss Libbey:-
I am engaged to a young girl who
lives out of the state. 1 am going to
see her during the holiday time and
would like to take a present for her
with me, even if it be a belated one,
What do you advise me to give herr
M. 0. N.
This letter has reached me rather
late for my reply to be of value to this
lover He who takes the wedding ring
with him finds that he has brought the
ideal gift of all others. If you are in
doubt you still have time to try it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
AUSTRIAN RULER ILL.

Paris, Jan. 24-Press dispatches
from Rome say that considerable
anxiety is felt in Vienna in conse-
quence of the illness of Emperor Fran
els Joseph, whose chronic bronchitis
has assun ed an acute form. They add
that he is confined to bed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-24
Three Centenarians
Die Within Week In
Philippine Islands

Manila, F. L. Jan 24-The Bureau
Of Health gives notice of the death of
five centenarians, three OF whom
were women, in one week in Manila
II points with equal prominence to
the record Of Don Isabelle des los
Iteyes. member of the Municipal
Board OF this city, whose family now
numbers twenty-five children. the lat
est addition being q boy and girl
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to become q mother
The doctor said I
never would have a
child unless 7 was
op erat ted on for
female troubles and
I had given up all
hopes when a friend
told me of Lydia 2.
Pinkhan's V e ge-
table Compound. /
took it regularly for
SOTnafiD7a and 7 am