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Evening star., 1916-01-21
NURMES M70
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A dress design that is simple, stylish
and easy to make is one we'll worth
while owning. and this design combines
all those qualities. 1t exhibits the de-
fined armhole. the Russian collar and
tunic of feet, and the flare skirt.
In the design this gown is built of
wide serge. in plum color, trim
med with a braided design. One can
buy designs for braid embroidery any
where, and it is very easy to stitch
sort of trimming does not appeal. then
sew plain braids, in rows, around the
skirt, collar. peplum and cuffs. There
are lovely braids, now, with fur edges.
in concession to the general fashlon
for trimming with fur. These fur-edged
braids come in all the different kinds
and colors of long haired furs, COM
bined with black and colored braids.
The skirt illustrated is cut in three
cores and is two and an eighth yards
sized woman there will be needed tour
and one-eighth yards of forty y-fve-inch
material and a proportionate quantity
of goods of a different width.
For young girls school dress the
frock would appear charming If trim.
med with bands of bright plaid and
with buttons covered with the plaid.
The frock is particularly serviceable
because it can be made up Tor plaln
and practical or for dressy purposes
employed. 1t is not adapted to thln
fabrics Fancy how easy it is to jump
into a one piece frock and button 1t up
to the chin, not requiring any furbe-
lows, not even, unless one likes, Ine
line of white basted in the neck. For
the sake of looks. as well as to save
the collar from soiling, it is always
we'll to have some sort of white stock
Evening star., 1916-01-21

| snow which covered all tbs earth was
frozen to hard. icy crust. AS soon as
he was up that morning Farmer
Browns Boy thought of his little
| friends and he knew that that icy crust
! meant a hard, hard time for most OF
them. 1t meant that they would have
| hard work to keep from starving be-
cause their food was covered with ice,
even the buds and the bark on the trees
| So, just as soon as he had milked the
cows and fed the hens, Father Browns
Boy strapped on his shining skates
and started out to carry good cheer.
He filled his pockets with corn and
wheat and sunf1ower seeds for those
the Crow and Bob White and Mrs.
| Grouse and Slatey the Junco. He took
, some fresh pieces of suet to tie up in
the trees of the Old Orchard for Tommy
| Tit the Chickadee. and Drummer the
! Woodpecker. and Yank-yank the Nut
hatch. He took some nuts for Chat
| terer the Red Squirrel and Happy Jack
| the gray squirrel. and he took some car
rots and turnips for Peter Rabbit and
! Mrs. Peter.
They certainly will be glad to see
| me this morning." he chuckled. as he
started out.
beautiful. beautiful sight was the
| Old Orchard. the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows that morning, all white
and sparkling crystal that glittered
| bushes We're hung with countless dia-
| monds. The icy crust was perfect for
| skating and Farmer Browns Boy dear
| ly loved to skate. So he shot away on
| his errand of kindness and from sheer
| love of it he cut circles and loops and
skated backward, his skates flashing
| in the sun.
! First, he went to the Old Orchard.
| He saw Tommy Tit and Drummer the
Woodpecker trying to peck through the
Evening star., 1916-01-21
Packing the Hospital Bag.

Unless you have been ill in a hos
pital. or unless you know somebody
who has. you probably have not a
should pack in your travelling bag
which you take with you.
OF course, the first thing to think
about is nightgowns. There must be a
generous supply of them. In cool
them of fairly heavy cotton or linen,
and not too transparent. If they have a
sleeve that comes to the elbow, so much
the better, for hospital rooms are cool
and, moreover. the patient receives
most of her guests while she is still
clad in nightgown.
A small washabl bag, in which soiled
handkerchiefs and boudoir caps can be
dropped. is a convenience.
Take your favorite sachet with you
and lightly scented talcum powder
that you like. If the sachet is in bags
the nurse can place them among your
night clothes and handkerchiefs.
A bed jacket of some sort Is useful
One of washable flannel or silk or a
thin knitted one of worsted can be
used This is to be slipped on over the
lnightgown to give additional warmth
when it is desired.
A jar of strong smelling salts, II yor
like them, will prove most refreshing
II you are in pain, they will otter
prove helpful simply because they are
something to focus attention on.
or course, il isn't advisable to litter
iyour room with personal possessions
but you might take with you one or TIVE
favorite photographs and your pretties
comb. brush and other toilet articles.
1
| Then you want something to hole
your letters and. when you are able t
write, your writing materials A Ieathe
writing desk or case is best for this
! although a large and strong manil;
paper envelope will answer admirabl,
for holding letters received.
| If you like to knit and crochet TAX,
a supply of needles and worsted, as yo,
1 can pass away many lonesome hour.
| with this sort of work. Some person.
can even knit in the dark, and Will,
away wakeful nights
! Two pretty negliges. one thick and on,
thin. should also be packed in the hos
pital bag.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
GAGGED OUT" WOMEN
Will Find a Helpful Suggestion
In This Letter.

Overworked. run down tagged
( out" women who feel as though
( they could hardly drag about. should
profit by Mrs. Carter's experience.
. She says:-"I am the mother of six
7 children and / got so weak and
J rundown that couldn't eat any
thing and il seemed almost impos-
sible for me TO get around and do
{ remedies without benefit. / saw
{ Nlnol advertised and decided to
(try IL, and received SO much benefit
} from the first bottle that l con-
J tinued to take IT, and IL has bull.
( up my strength and made me strong
Z and well / consider Vinol the best
Z medicine 1 have ever taken, and
} advise all weak. rundown women
to try it, Mrs. Bessie Carter.
State Road. n. c.
! II all the tired overworked, run
} down women in Washington could
only realize how our delicious cod
liver and iron tonic, iVinol, supplies
the vital elements necessary TO
{ build up blood and strength, we
wouldn't be able to supply the de-
nand.
( ODonnelrs Pharmacies, the Peo-
pies Drug Stores and other Wash
lfngton Drug Stores that display the
}Vinol sign.
! p. SIN your own town, wherever
tyou live. there is a Vinol Drug Store.
Look for the observation-disclosures
. .
Evening star., 1916-01-21

ice that covered the pieces of suet. but
as he drew near they few away and
not even when he had put up the fresh
suet would they come back until he
had gone far away. 1t was the same
way with all the others. They acted as
IL he were a total stranger. They
seemed afraid of him. 1t puzzled him.
What had come over these little friends
so suddenly? He thought and thought.
but he never once thought of those
skates. And yet it was those. You
see, none Of the little people ever had
seen them before. The flash Of them in
the sun startled them. And then
Farmer Browns Boy moved so swift
ly on them. swifter than most of them
could run or fly. And he went back
ward as fast as he did forward. Who
ever heard of such a thing. This
wasn't the Farmer Browns Boy they
had learned to know and love. He
looked like Farmer Browns Boy, but
he didn't act like him. They were sus-
picious of those flashing things on his
feet. They were afraid of him because
of his unfamiliar ways.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
ORDERLY LINEN. i,

Orderliness in the linen closets and
as to easy Housekeeping. 1t is far
easier to take fifteen minutes each
week sorting over the linen that is re-
turned from the laundry than to have
to hunt frantically for the extra guest
room sheets when an unexpected guest
arrives.
In the first place, all sheets should be
marked painly with the names or mum
bers of the beds for which they are in
tended. Then they should be piled ac-
cordingy Two-inch strips of linen
marked either with outlined letters OF
contrasting color or with indelible
ink and featured with button and but
very good for keeping the piles sepa
rate and telling what they contain.
Towels. too, can be classified in this
way. Most of US do not have separate
supplies of towels for each room, but, if
you dc. initial them and mark them
with indelible ink numbers, and keep
them in piles. like sheets.
For tablecloths very useful holders
can be made of cretonne. Cut two
pieces of pasteboard a little larger than
the size of the tablecloth in question,
and cover each with cretonne on one
side. Then overland together. To
each side sew strip of cretonne, hem
med or bound at the edges. Place the
tablecloth on the fiat pasteboard and
fold over the ends, fastening them with
snap fasteners.
For sets of table doilies make ere
tonne holders of appropriate sizes. Cut
four rounds or ovals or squares of
pasteboard for each sized dolly. Cover
one side of two pasteboards with ere
tonne and one side of the other two
pieces with lining silk or silesia. Then
overland lining to a cretonne Make
a garter of elastic covered with ribbon,
with a small bow or rosette over the
joining. and slip this over the holder
when the doilies are in place.
For centerpieces have a cloth covered
wooden roll or pasteboard cylinder.
Roll the centerpieces around this, and
then roll a piece of cretonne over all,
tie and rest assured that your center
pieces will not wrinkle
Evening star., 1916-01-21
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THE DAILY MENU.

BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes. Cereal
Poached Eggs on Toast
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Creamed oysters.
Lettuce and Celery Salad.
Biscuits. Tea.
DINNER.
Beef Broth with Hominy.
Croquets. Tomato Gravy.
Peas. Celery.
Fruit Cake. Coffee.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
NEW WINTER SUITS.

y model suit with full. wide skirt of
marquisette. extending in draped bre-
telles over the shoulder, is supported
by a s.iffened foundation skirt of taf-
feta heavily corded. faced at the hem
and boned at the hips in hoop effect
The skirt is trimmed with three mar
row folds of the taffeta. The jacket of
taffeta has a short faring basque and
sleeve-caps in wing effect. The sleeve
caps and the basque are trimmed with
folds OF taffeta to match the skirt.
very full, round and gathered
skirt is the principal feature of cos
tune in which faille and chiffon are
combined. Graduating bands of faille
with narrow bands of chiffon between
form the skirt, and through the chif-
fon IS seen a full petticoat of orchid
pink taffeta- The petticoat is SO stin
as 70 give the effect of a crinoline. The
bodice is entirely of blue taffeta. but
toning down the front and drawn into
girdle- Below the girdle, but eX-
tending only across the front. is a box
The long sleeves are in slightly NUT
ton leg design. and below the elbow
chiffon and faille bands are used in the
same way as on the skirt.
The evening dress OF Spanish type is
IN dahlia red tulle and satin, the foun-
dation being OF Nhe satin and the over
drapery of the bodice and skirt being
of the tulle. There are hounce trim
mings of black tulle and black chan
lilly lace The skirt is trimmed around
the bottom with folded rufiie of black
tulle. The corsage is of the red tulle,
draped in surplice effect over red sat
in, with foundation in corset-cover
effect made of wide satin ribbon in a
very pale shade of pink. The tulle
sleeves are only a few inches long, in
kinono cut. The girdle at the normal
waist line is Of velvet ribbon in dahlia
red and has long ends extending al
most the full length of the skirt.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
BY ANNE RITTENEoUsE.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK. January 21.-lt is not
easy to get away from black hats. The
milliners like them. the public likes
them. They are not universally be-
coming. but the majority of women
think they are. They eliminate any
possible struggle over the choosing of
coiors to match ones gowns, and also
eliminate the necessity of buying more
than one hat.
The reason the milliners prefer them,
especially the French milliners, is be-
cause of the feeling that they offset
any costume. The Frenchwoman pre-
fers a black hat to any other, whether
she desires it for evening or morning,
because she feels that it gives her lib
erty to wear any brilliant color in her
gown.
A colored hat places strict 1imita-
tions on the rest of the costume. 1t
subordinates the gown and its acces-
sories. The headgear rules, and the
ma jority of women are not willing to
submit to this dictation. Therefore,
the popularity of the black hat, which
in every season finds a host of fol-
lowers.
The YnilliDers invariably nut out their
Evening star., 1916-01-21
FASHIONS AND FADS.

The corded petticoat is here
Skirts are not one bit narrower
First spring shoes are narrow-toed.
1t Is suggested that skirts will be
lined again.
The bodice may be short. long or
simply normal.
A new nightgown is scalloped around
the foot
Little folks frocks follow somewhat [
the lines of the Puritan dress
Round pillows are increasing in
vogue and are made of linen or silk
Sleeves are already growing larger:
the tendency Is toward the bell.
Surplice styles seem to be in especial
favor for practical silk frocks.
Long-poipted hounces on long-point-
ed bodices are seen on evening gowns.
Paris favors the use of many arti-
ficial flowers for trimming eveniny Z
GOWNS
Evening star., 1916-01-21
THE ICY CRUST WAS PERFECT FOR
SKATING, AND FARMER BROWNS
BOY DEARLY LOVED TO
SKATE,

world to arouse and the hardest to
overcome. 1t is like watchdog who,
the saying is, sleeps with one eye
open.
Now, Farmer Browns Boy, by kind
ness and patience and gentleness. had
won the love and confidence OF most of
the little people about him so that they
had come to look on him as their friend
and both be and they were the happier
for it. They were no longer afraid OF
him. Most of them could recognize him
as far as they could see him. They
knew all about him. They knew his
step. They knew that there wasn't one
among them who wore fur but could
run faster than he could for "a short
distance. And those who wore feath-
ers knew perfectly that he couldn't
fly, and that now that he no longer car
ried his terrible gun and never threw
things at them they were safe from all
harm so far he was concerned. SO,
whenever he visited the Old Orchard,
the Green Meadows, or the Green For
est they were glad to see him. He was
their friend and they were his friends
Then came the morning when the
Evening star., 1916-01-21
For Large Women.

The stout woman is not forgotten in
the new styles, among which are the
deep skirt yokes with a circular skirt
attached at a point well over the hips.
Other styles are in long lines in prin-
cess effect at the fronts or sides, with
a circular flare in the other parts Of
the skirt. The fullness thus comes
well below the hips. The bodces have
little fullness and usually are decidedly
semi fitting
Evening star., 1916-01-21

new shapes in this color. They be-
1ieve that the shape is more important
than color combination. anyway. and
they work out their new theories on
this basis.
The straw turban which is sketched
today is an instance in point. True, it
is only a turban and we have had many
of these. but there are two or three
things quite new about it. The way in
which the lower edge of the turban
passes around the head is unusual: it
in contrast to the tight-htting head
band of the prevailing turban.
Feathers That Need Room.
II is built of satin and straw, a COM
bination which always appeals to peo-
Evening star., 1916-01-21

life never to trust anybody or any
thing until she has found out all that
is to be found out about the stranger
or the unfamiliar thing. That saying
of hers is almost a law with most of
the little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows. And they live
up to it, too. excepting when once in
a while curiosity makes them forget it.
Suspicion is the easiest thing in the
Evening star., 1916-01-21
White and Black Hats.

Among the new models that are go
ing south are hats of white satin
trimmed with an irregular splash of
black velvet. Some of these hats are
in sailor shape, with a broad leaf of
black velvet placed exactly in the
middle of the back; there are string
beans of black velvet that extend
across the crown. or there is an ar
rangement of black peacock feathers
placed in the exact shape of the
spreading tail of peacock.
Evening star., 1916-01-21

worn inside a dress collar. The fitted
stocks and jabots of various kinds, that
were the custom before low and open
necks drove them out of the wardrobe,
Rave all come back with their dainty
finish to the costume.
Evening star., 1916-01-21

a wild attempt to make life uncom-
| Portable for other people by placing
the trimming at right angles to the
Evening star., 1916-01-21

TasseIed sleeves are a feature of the
newer evening gowns.
Evening star., 1916-01-21

For centerpieces have a cloth-covered
wooden roll or pasteboard cylinder.
Roll the centerpieces around this. and
then roll a piece of cretonne over all,
tie and rest assured that your center
pieces will not wrinkle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-25
GREENVILLE

Greenville, April 24.-(Special.-S Sat urday a number of the members of the Greenville Commercial club met Emmet A. Jones of Alabama Land Book fame at the city council chamber. The purpose of the meeting was primarily to get Butler county advertised in this book
 Mr. Jones addressed the meeting on markets, standardization of farm pro- ducts and the Alabama Land Book.
 After the conclusion of the address of MT. Jones a number of short speeches were made by members of the Green vile organization and President R A. Beeland named committee for solic iting funds for payment of space in the book and committee to prepare the necessary data. The first commit tee is composed of Mayor E. H. Wink Ter and D. D. Metcalf, and the latter is composed of H. Z Wilkinson, Sr. and Gen. J. B. Stanley.
 Before MT. Jones left the city space was contracted for to advertise the wonderful possibilities that Butler county offers.
 Arrangements have been completed for the Butler county teachers~institute that will be conducted in Greenville by the state conductors. The institute will be held at the Butler county court house and will commence on Wednes- day. All schools of the county will be closed for three days to permit the teachers to be in attendance.
 A number of entertainmen will be given to the teachers while in Green yille
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-25

the United States occupied with the manufacture of locomotive engines.
 His business capacity and a remarkable and almost dynamic quality of mind which he possessed explained his rapid association with various industries. He organized several important companies and his influence and authority became very great with the operating forces of the American railroads. Today MT. Cof- fin is not only chairman of the board or the Lima Locomotive corporation, but also holds similar posts in association with the Economy Devices corporation, with the General Equipment company and with the Franklin Railway Supply company.
 When the Midvale Steel company was planning great expansion and the talk ing over of her organizations. it was the understanding in the financial district that MT. Coffin, to a considerable extent, facilitated this important work. He was presumed to be in possession of a large interest in the Worth company and took an influential, if not the leading, part in the negotiations which, having been consummated, brought that com pany into the Midvale family.
 MT. Coffin is now listed among the men whose possessions, estimated in dollars, are considerably in excess of $1OO0O,0O0, although this is, of course a mere guess. Whatever the exact amount in dollars of his wealth may be- the aggregate is large, and of it the remark is commonly made that it has been accumulated without any violation of personal integrity or business honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-25
LIMA LOCOMOTIVE REFLECTS ABILITY
 OF JOEL s. COFFIN Head of Great Industry Be- gan Life in Woods of
 Northern Michigan INTEGRITY ALWAYS IS ABOVE APPROACH Business Capacity and Dynamic QuaI- ity of His Mind Explain His
 Rarlds Rise to Great
 Responsibilities
By HOLLAND

New York, April 24.-(Special. )--In reor- ganizing the Lima, O., Locomotive com pany and in perfecting a plant which will be capable of large output there has been accomplished one of the more inn portant of recent undertakings in the way of industrial development The proposition, so far as the amount of money involved is concerned, is not as large as that which represents several other organizations, or congratulations, notably the Midva;e Steel company It will involve, probably, not far from $1O,- O00O00. Announcement was made a day or two ago of the substantial success in the work of reorganization which was undertaken when Joel Steven Coffin took over the company. The understanding in the commercial and in the railroad centers in New York is that under MT. Coffin's direction this Ohio industry will undertake to manufacture the highest standard of locomotives and will estab- fish a fixed price never to be cut, not seeking by methods of that kind success in competition with other companies en- gagged in like industry.
 There will be, however, earnest com petition carried on in accordance with fair and honorable business methods, and the fact that this is in contemplation fur nishes another of the recent proofs that the mopopolizing of any industry in the United States is no longer regarded as either reasonable CT justifable.
 The success of this undertaking has brought the name and the career of Mr. Coffin more prominently to the attention of the public than have any of his other achievements, large and important as some of these have been. He is recog- nized as a true captain of industry, all though he has secured recognition of that kind since Prince Henry of Germany was the guest of 100 captains of industry in 1902, at a banquet in New York city.
 NEW CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY
 A new generation of captains of indus try has demonstrated it's right thus to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-25
'CRACKSMEN ROB BIG
 SAFE AT NEW DECATUR
Secure S75-Opened Door by Touch System-Dr. Greer to Testify
 in Patten Suit

New Decatur, April 24.-(Special.) The fact that the office safe of J. s. Walkers livery stable was opened by cracksmen Friday night was revealed Saturday when bloodhounds arrived from Aspen Hill, Tenn, and beat the country along the Tennessee river for miles in an effort to find the cracksmen. News of the safe blowing was sarefully guarded by the police until the hounds had arrived and taken the trail. The dogs chased the criminals for miles but the scent was finally lost along the Louisville and Nashville railroad track south of here.
 The safe is very large one, but the burglars were evidently expert and had opened the outer door, using the touch system. The inner compartments were pized open with a monkey wrench and other tools found near the safe. Be- tween $65 and $75 in money was se