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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
For Spring Weddings

A LWAYS a thing of enchanting fas-
 cination. the wedding cake is now feat to break the heart with it's, love- Hness--that is. if one ever gets a chance to see 2 real wedding cake. the th1ng with snowy pyramids and the temple, and the bride and the cupids and the doves that queens. princesses and heiresses have ever loved. This kind of cake is fashionable today for the chief ornament of the table. and where the usual bits of cake are not handed round in little boxes for the guests to take home these bedizened sweets are chopped up by the bride at last and everybody given pinch.
 Many delightful effects are obtained on wedding tables with dressed dolls. these with the proper setting some times depicting very dainty scene. One such table fixing had huge glass punch bowl for centerpiece. wreathed with leaves and buds. round it in a dancing circle were placed the dolls, which were of the sort used by the shops for miniature dress models. but they were all dressed like Greek dancers. so they had quite a bacchic air Bunches of American Beauty roses strewed this table, which was for young widow bride. Little scenes Of wedding parties with a sugar tenn pie. a priest and bridesmaids. and. or course the bride and groom, are often arranged by wedding decorators with these dolls, and every tiny figure shows the last needed detail in dress.
 Among the decorations which will be used by smart folk this year and which are very useful when natural flowers cannot be had are the, paper water lilies and cherry boughs. These. how lever. usually go with Japanese crock cry, and they are most often used at the tea given with the afternoon re- ception. When real water lilies can be had it is not uncommon to drop one or two in the punch bowl, where they look pretty and suitable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02


 has supplied some delightfully."- wear able and attractive things in white and silver and black lace. Drecol hasIdone some admirable things in the same genre. though this house has run rather to black relieved by white lace, and Bulloz has handled black lace skillfuIly in combination with metal and color.
 Oh, the amount of material that goes into some of those hlny, youthful look ing frocks of tulIeI The woman who buys thirty yards of material for the outer layer Of her evening frock and then provides a layer of chiffon and another layer of metallic gauge and some sort of foundation drops-aH full and hoating-sighs for the good old days when four yards of charmeuse draped one rather too swathingly for modishness, and the only way she can economize upon the amount of ma aterial used is to abandon thin stuffs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

might have to wear the things. she would never. no never. think them any thing but hideous, is beginning to look with tolerance. if not with enthusiasm, upon the prevailing modes.
 A room full of young things>1n mod ish dance frocks s-an absurdly charming sight nowadays. There's no denying it. One thinks of Dresden and French china hgurines. of Watteau's shepherdesses and eighteenth century coquettes. If the matrons do not wear the evening frocks we'll, so much the worse for the matrons. Youth. as usual, is served. The rest of us make shift to be as youthful we can.
 The cut shows "a delightful dance frock in peachblow net over satin matching. A deep border of opalescent spangles adorns a net drape worn over the foundation. The overdra pc has petal points markedly bouffant, and the simple bodice takes a spangled girdle held by two metal roses. Please note how graceful is the drape of the angel wings of net
 The afternoon gown is developed in coral taffeta and matching chiffon The skirt is built up in a tier of taffeta scaEops finished with taffeta ruches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
Bless Your Buttons! Here's How to Use Them

BUTTONS are one of the widely
 used trimmings of the spring. Usually in their trirnG,ing capacity they serve also a useful ptlr pose.
 Crochet buttons are in fashion again. They are used on the new lingerie froclss of various sorts. They can be bought at various prices from IS cents 8 dozen up.
 Black crochet buttons are also used on silk frocks and suits.
 Anybody who nas in the family chest famed in romance. or ln the usually untidy family workbag or the sewing machine dra wer. a bit of half worn Irish lace can have button molds first
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

Plaited chiffon makes the basque ez cepting- girdle ot/velvet ribbon Tn. quaint sleeves are worth inspection chiffon tucked and banded with ribboI at the wrists.
 For the debutante is gown of fesI colored taffeta yelled with silk net bordered with satin ribbon two tnch4. wide. Two rows of this circle tn. petal shaped tunic, which gives such~s peacock effect thrown over the shoul ders. The skirt is wreathed- with pal. pink roses. and the simple bodice take. angel wing outings on each shoulder
 The quaint frock is entirely of whit net, the only color note being a girdlf of brocaded Dresden ribbon. The cape outlined with a net insertion to uaatcl that on the sleeves. skirt bottom ant drapes is detachable. Tiny cToche buttons and French loops close II This is ideal for the girl graduate.
 The proud small person wears party dress of white organdie. Fin val insertion is arranged in invertef scaIlops around the founce. above circular row of insertion and lace. Thf dainty corseIet top falls over, a bab! blue sash. and also takes the same de sign of inverted scallops as trimming
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

vERYWHERE are the two tss, A taneta and tulle, and this is
 particularly true among even AMM@ ing frocks.
 Satin. faille. peau de sole, gros de londreS, crapes and other silk stuffs ara used. but where there is one dress in any of these materials there are a scoEs in tanetas, and among sheer stufEs tulle is apparently first favorite stflI though various other thin ma- terials are popular. Silk nets of many kinds, etamine, silk voile, crepe georgettes chiffon, grenadfne-an these are much used, and faces. particularly the line black laces, are lavishly used.
 These black faces figure conspicu- ously in every collection. of imported dresses, particularly in connection with white and metallic effects, and some exceedingly charming models on this order have been sent over by various French houses. Agnes, in particular,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

suitable material. But for damp. drizzly days they are most appropriate.
 Perhaps the newest thing in rainy day attire is the waterproof hat It is oil silk and oflcIoth among them And it is made with an eye to becom- tngness and smartness too. Sometimes it is trimmed with waterproofed flow CTS of highly glazed material and various trimmings of ribbon, fatly used. are also effectively employed.
 The latest umbrella is quite short and is hung over the wrist by a strap. It's shortness makes it convenient. for it swings easily from it's strap handle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
Your Rainy Day Rig

TNHERE was a time when we either
 stayed indoors in wet weather Ior else sallied forth in garb of such ugli- ness of line, color and fabric that it is little wonder most of us stayed in doors.
 In winter we were too cold for com fort in the waterproof coats of the day. in summer we were insufferably hot fin mackintoshes and waterprodfs
 And woe betide the time when we started out in the morning dressed for rain and found a smiling sky before our shopping was half done Wasn't the consciousness that we were frights in appearance discouraging? One couldn't pleaze in waterproof and rub T berss old hat and slinky veil
 Today we can look as smart as we plea on a rainy day and at the same time be better protected than ever agafns. wind and weather
 For now there are admirable suits in wate rproofed material that are cut and made with all attention to smartness.
 Thefe are waterproofed shoes, too, tE fashions to suit any taste, from the heavy tan walking boots to part cloth boots with ali the datntiness that French heels and pointed toes can give
 And as for rubbers, they come in every kind There are white rubbers to wear with white shoes, tan -ubbers HAd DA4ckN ones 4neJ are ndoes IT one wish, in the tninnest quality and seem hardly more than silk icasings for the shoes. Cases in which they can be folded come, and these cases. with rubbers inside, can be packed in the pocket of the rafncost if the sun shines forth unexpectedly, and the modern raincoat is no burden over the arm.
 As for the raincoat, the newest one is of transparent fabric much like a very well appearing and highly refined oiIsl<in. It comes in various coIors- violet, red, blue. yellow, green And it is at once loose enough in cut so that 1t can be worn over the heaviest suit and furs and thin enough so that it can be carried without inconvenience over the arm. These, of course, should not be worn in heavy rains or with out a short skirt of some substantial,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
Planting Sweet Peas

TEHE general directions for pianttnl
 sweet peas is to dig a trench ( inches deep Put a tayek of decayeC manure first. then a layer of soil. theT plant the seeds thickly. Cover tr1et and as the vines grow fill in the sol around them.
 Here is tried out way:
 Select a place on the sunny side of fence or building and dig furrOV about five inches deep. Into this fur row scatter fine well routed stable ma nure to the depth of two or rhre' inches. then cover. this with about fALr inch of soil. So that the seed wtll no come in contact with the dressing -SoN the seed evenly and cover to the deptt of about two inches. Should you ma<t another sowing six weeks later they will not need to be covered so deep Do not buy cheap seeds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

-
 There is literally no way of making a
 rock of tulle or other sheer material truly chic without using at least two foundation layers.
 If you are not prepared to do this make your evening dress of taffeta or some other silk that will take on bouf- fant lines without too much added stiHening. The silk frock will not look so cool so airy. so cIeverly ingenious. but it will stand harder usage, and it will cost less, and if well made it will be immensely chic.
 The coIors in the, evening silks are lovely-rather frank, youthful shades, most of them. but not crude, true eighteenth century pinks and blues and yellows and greens and 1avenders with a bloom on them and occasionally something more vivid, such as briIS liant cherry or emerald or orange or blues, and always the practical and smart black with its relieving gleam of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

covered with firm white linen, covered with the good parts of the old lace to use on summer frocizs and childreE's suits.
 Pearl buttons too are much used in white opalescent coIors and brown and gray. They are used On cloth suits and one piece frockS.
 Good pearl buttons 1n the newer shapes are rather expensive. An oval button th1 ee-quarters of an irCh long. heavy and well colored. for instance costs $3.25 a dozen.
 Tiny coIorad stones cut like precious stones in all their vividness of color, ruby red, emerald green. sapphire blue and other bright, transparent tints
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
PANEL EFFECT IN BATHING SUIT

DANIEL sashes, panel capes and panel
 streamers are all indicated in the most recent offerings from the French capital. One of the very latest uses to which this idea has been put was noticed in a bathing suit at a Florida resort. The suit was of plain pongee, and from the shoulders 1oateG a panel of that fabric striped with bright red.
 When in the water this panel doated out on the surface. and when the wear CT walked the sands this same panel was lifted by the breezes and gave a winglike effect to the promenader. The idea has good deal to recommend it if the bather wishes to be the exposure of all eyes, in the water or out of it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
Wash Materials

VERY sheer fabrics are used for
 dresses and waists, and heavy goods for skirts and suits Separate skirts are made of basket woven stripes, bedford cords. gaberdines, piques of various sizes in white and black, poplins cords of every kind, es- peciaIly in wide wales and cotton cor duroys.
 Among sheer waist materials the stripes resemble the silk striped goods in light colors. Awning stripes are still considered very smart for waists. Voiles for waists include all over en- broiderJ. silk stripes. cords, pure white,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

printed goods. wi5e stripes. hairlines in colors. etc. There are voiles in very light, delicate plaids and draWnwork stripes and checks in co1ors and plain white and cords and embroidered figures Narrow borders are prorni- nent. For instance. there is a white border with a narrower one of color on a check of two 0Ehades or white and color.
 Co1ored prtntei flowers are on white checks, as are also woven roses, large Hpd widely spaced. Clusters of hair lines in one to three colors are divided by widely spaced solid color OF white stripe,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

trimming
 Gold and silver buttons nall sha ped. form the decoration to many frOcks oE silk.
 Leather covered buttons. too. are used on some Of the new suits that nave pockets. coliaYs. cuffs and other trim r1lilgs of leather.
 Some of the new sports blouses are linen shirt waists and with these cs;tr links of pearl are used. Sometimes two fancy buttons. fastened together with a twisted thread. are used for these cuff links. and they match the blouse
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
FIGHT TIRE. FLY.
KILL the first nies.

T4 ILL the drst d1eS.
 One fly lays about 15o eggs. An egg becomes a grown fly in ten days.
 Twelve 90 fourteen generations ar- rive in a season
 The progeny of one fly has been es- timated as a sextflIion in one season. ConseQuently the killing of a single ny becomes an operation of consider able. magnitude.
 All breeding places of dies should be done away with, such as open garbags cans and decaying material
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
THE AMERICAN WAY.

ROLL the asparagus iu salted water
 and drain 1t. Cut . thick slice from both ends of a lemon. then cut the lemon into one-third inch slices and remove the pulp, leaving rings. Place four or five stalks of asparagus in each ring and arrange on a hot serving dish. Cover with sauce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
NARROW EoaING.

CHAIN 9. d e in 5th stitch from
 needle, oh 3, l d in same stitch (making scallop), d in first stitch of oh ch 8, turn, c. oh 3, c in oh Of scallop, oh 5, turn, c, ch 3. l c in oh of scallop, d in end space. Repeat from star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
THE GARDENER,

nOURLE hoI1yhecks should be staFGs
 ed every spring. sowing the seedt in May and not later than June ana transplanting as soon as the plants are large enough. and they will flower ths next year. When transplanting set tht plants no closer than a foot apart The flowers on young, vigorous planrI are much finer than on old plants.
 Hollyhocks do best in a deep rich soil and should be watered well tn dr1 weather. 5 --.+.--4 ,----f q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
sAcE ADvlcE.

VNHERB are two pitfalls which a wor man and her husband must be- ware of. and one is as great as the oth- CT. She must be on her guard not to become so interested in him and in nothing but him that she bores him to death, and she must nor be so inter- ested in outside things and nothing but outside things that she hurts him be- yond cure by her neglect
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
BOYS WILL SPEND
WEEK AT STATE FAIR
Winners In County Contests Get
Free Outing.

The boys who are eligible to attend
their State Fair Camp at Huron this
year will obtain free of charge fouI
exceptional privileges: Cd A weeks
outing with all the joys of camp life
with boys from every part of the
state; ca the honor of being a dele
gate to a state convention of boys
and meeting many distinguished citi
zens, including the governor; CD free
admission to ali events of the state
fair; and ca a definite course of in
struction given by men particularly
fitted, with exhibits from the entire
state to use as object lessons.
The Boys Camp has been transfer
red to the Educational building be.
cause 1t is essentially an educational
feature. M. M. Guhin, superintend.
ent Of the educational department
who has had charge of the Boys
Camp during the past two years, will
have general supervision. He has az.
pointed Superintendent e. H. Note
boom as superintendent of the camp
liz ohpCi iIilcliIeIl tdIlS dllclSIlOl
to the $40 offered in prizes for corn
and potatoes raised by boys, whether
they are delegates or not. In coun
ties where there is no local prize list
offered, boys competing for these
prizes may be considered by the su.
p~erintendent as contestants for a
place in the State Camp. Camp dele.
gates are urged to enter their corn
II potatoes in this contest: An en-.
tirely new feature this year is a judg,
ing contest, restricted to camp dele.
gates, in which prizes amounting to
$40 are offered for judging corn,
horses, and swine.
Sixty-five boys qualified for mem.
bership in the 1915 Camp, but on ac.
count of the very heavy rains only
forty-six enrolled. The boys we're en-.
rolled into companies and each com
pany vas assigned definite duties to
perform. Self-government was the
rule of the Camp. the Boy Scout laws
being adopted as guides to action.
Each morning was spent in viewing en-
hibits under the direction Of able in
structors, while the afternoons and
evenings We're given to enjoy the
events of the fair, The order Of the
day, instructions and list of delegates
were printed and given to each mem
Der.
County superintendent are urged to
send in the names of the delegates be-
fore Sept. l, if possible, addressing all
correspondence to e. H. Noteboom,
Selby; or NJ. M. Guhin. Aberdeen.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR,
SEPT. 1~1-12-13-14-15, 1915.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
MYTH Of the poones.

How largely MI. Blackmore drew
upon his Imagination for the story of
Lorna Doone' is made clear ity II,
W. lakewood in His book, The Good
Old Times There We're. in fact, no
Doones. The word was simply a local
bo9y, a modified form of Dane" Il
memory of the faroff times when the
viking invaders harried the land. The
only veStige of actually diScoyerable
is n faint tradition that a fugitive from
the battle of Sedgmoor, to escape the
hangings of Judge Jetfreys, appropriate
ed the ruins of some Wretched huts in
recesses of the Badgworthy glen, o
the Doom valley finding there Il safe
retreat in which he reared a consider
able family, which managed to exc out
a living by committing petty depreda,
lions in the district. The last of the
Doones,' an old man and his grand
daughter, are said to have pcrished in
the snow during the winter of 1907
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
The Arrow of ST. Edmund.

The legend of the death of ST. Ed
mund was curiously corroborated after
a lapse of eight centuries. The story
goes that the martyr was tied to a
tree and, as torture proved %unavailing
to make him recant his faith, was shot
Mt with Danish arrows till his body
was covered with them. The tree at
HoXne to which he was said to have
been bound and which was twenty
feet in circumference fell inaS49, and.
according to. "The Black Letter Saints
of the Prayer Book" a piece of >iror
ded in the wood.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
SECRET OF A FLOWER.
How Did the Trumpet Vine Dissolve
the Barred Stump?

How Did the Trumpet Vine Discover
the Barred Stump?
If some IN advanced the theory that
this plant had some unknown power
Of reasoning you would probably reply
that plants can't reason because they
have no mind" You may change your
opinion after you near tnis story,
related by Royal Dixon, who writes
en~tertainingly about how near like hui
man beings in their actions plants are,
The story is about a trumpet vine,
the favorite of many an old fashioned
garden. About twenty feet from where
1t grew was nm old pine stump with
the bark on. One day a fire was built
about the foot of the stump, and the
bark was burned off.
Immediately the trumpet vine sent
forth a long trailer across the garden
to the stump. 1t raised the tendrils,
felt the smooth surface Of the stump.
and started to climb. Before long the
whole blackened surface was hidden
beneath the leaves and blossoms Of the
new vine.
With the rough bark on the stump
provided no surface for the clinging
tendrils OF the vine. After the fire de-
stroyed the bark the vine found "A
place to climh.z@
How did the plant know that the
fire had prepared the stump? We don't
know. Ask the Aowsr.-PAkl.delphia
Euogtfn k0W
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
EDITING SHAKESPEARE.
Nicholas Rove, Poet Laureate, Was the
First to Attempt 1t.

Nicholas Rowe, Poet Laureate, Was the
First to Attempt 1t.
The first folio was printed partly
from the earlier quartos and partly
from manuscript copies in the hands of
players. 1t did not. have the careful
editing that so important a work
should have had, but it preserved from
destruction a number of the plays that
had not appeared in quarto form.
Nicholas Rowe, poet laureate and
dramatist. In his edition of 1903 made
the first attempt to edit Shakespeare1n
spelling, punctuation and grammar,
added lists Of dramatis personae and
divided the acts and scenes properly.
Since his time editors have been busily
engaged in corrections and emenda-
lions.
Alexander Pope, the second editor,
issued his Shakespeare in 1928. and
this was followed in 1888 by Lewis
Theobald's edition, whose bitter attack
upon Pope in Shakespeare Restored"
led to the latter's making Theobald the
dull and pedantic hero of his "Dun-
clad" The handsome edition by Sir
Thomas Hammer appeared in 1744 and
William Warburton's in 1747. DR..
Samuel Johnson's edition was publish
ed in 1765. Then came Edward Ca
pells in 1767-6S, George Stevens in
1878, Joseph Rann's in 1864 and
Edward Malone's in 179O.-New York
Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17

When dyed in the wool republicans
criticise President Wilson and the
democratic administration about
what has been done i'll connection
with the European situation or down
in Mexico ask them what Mr.. Hughes
or this republican party would have
done had that party been in power,
also what they would haye done that
has been left und,ne by the demo-
cratic administration. Remember
Theodore Roosevelt is now back of
Mr.. Hughes and remember, too, some
of the things he has said during the
last gear or two about the European
trouble.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
SILVER CUPS FOR PRIZE BABIES

Sterling silver cups will be given
for the highest scoring babies in the
annual Better Babies contest conduct
ed by the South Dakota State Fair and
Exposition, Mothers who desire to
enter their babies in the contest at
the state fair should write to Secre-
tary G. l.. McIlvaine, Huron, for cop
les of Better Babies advertising and
contest literature. The Better Babies
a bearing on the development of man
kind in general is the most important
feature of the stare fair. Babies from
N to three years old may be en-
tered In the state fair contest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17


Once more is President Wilson con-
fronted with a momentous problem.
This time it is the dispute between
the railroads and the members Of the
four brotherhoods over the wage
question. President Wilson. during
the short time he has held office, has
been confronted by more and graver
problems than has any other presi
dent since the civil war, and has han
died them all in a name at once a
credit to himself and the people, 1t
will be disappointing and it will not
belhis fault if he does not emerge from
this battle with the honors all to his
credit.