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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
Miss Helen H. Fraim
Bride of Professor Keir

Miss Helen Harris Fraim, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Fraim
S50s Barring street, Philadelphia, for
merly of 1903 North Second street.
this city, and Professor John Sib-
bett Keir were married yesterday
afternoon at the home of the brides
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Mills. in Moylan,
the Rev. DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
officiating. The bride. who was given
in marriage by her father. was at
tended by Miss Jeanette Keir. sister
of the bridegroom. as maid of honor
Malcolm Keir. the bridegroom s
brother, was best man. Master Will
liam H. A. Mills was ring bearer.
and Master Russell Alexander and
Master Robert Roland Fraim were
flower boys.
A reception on the lawn followed
Professor and Mrs. Keir will be "at
home" after September 10 in Pitts
burgh. The bridegroom, who has
been professor of economies in the
University of Pennsylvania, has been
appointed to a similar chair in the
University of Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09

MIR. AND MRS. HARRY L. PAGE
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Page cele-
brated their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary to-day at their home,
All Hummel Terrace. They were
married June 9, 1892 in the rectory
Rev. John Hollern officiating, and
resided at 500 Race street for num-
ber of years.
Both are we'll known in this city
and have a wide circle of friends
here who are extending numerous
good wishes and congratulations on
this happy event.
Mr.. Page is a native of Marathon,
New York, coming here when just
a young man. He has been con-
nected with the Bethlehem Steel
Company during his residence here
except for five years when he served
as member of the school board and
two years as a member of city coun-
Gil. In this connection he has the
honor of having been elected to the
office with the largest majority of
any councilman.
Mrs. Page is daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John Dwyer; one
of the oldest families of the city.
Harry L. Page. eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Page has enlisted in the
Naval Training Camp at Norfolk,
Va, but Daniel A. Page and Miss
Helen c Page are helping to make
this celebration joyous for their
parents.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Page
will be guests of honor at a dinner
party with Mrs. c. E. Quinn, her
sister, of 1885 North Second street,
as hostess.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
Young Couple Marries
After License Troubles

and Ira Oliver, of this city, secured
marriage license here last week
and when they showed it to the
minister who was to perform the
service it was found to be for some
other couple, so the ceremony
couldn't go on until the matter was
righted.
Thursday morning they appeared
again before the Rev. DIR. Edwin S.
Rupp, OF the Otterbein United
Brethren Church, this time with the
correct papers which the marriage
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
SURPRISE AT CAMP HILL

Henry Robb and his son, Henry
Robb, Jr., of Richmond, Va, gave
pleasant surprise to Miss Amanda
Robb. who is staying with Mrs.
Leroy Wolf in Lemoyne.
Dinner was served with decorations
of pink and white roses and peonies
and the day ended with a box party
at the Majestic.
Participating in the pleasures were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Wolf, formerly
of Lancaster; Mr.. Robb, Charles
Strock, of Carlisle; Miss Robb, Henry
Robb. Jr., and Miss Louise Mugler,
of New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09

lean and entente forces have reached
the point where Secretary Daniels
has concluded that they are the result
or an organized conspiracy to alarm
and distress the American people. To-
day the secretary in a statement said:
The country Is being poisoned by
rcmors of battle and disaster that are
absolutely without the slightest foun-
dation In truth. Reports from the
ccmmandants of naval districts, tele-
grams from newspapers and letters
from individuals have forced me to
the conclusion that there is an organ
ized conspiracy on foot to alarm and
States"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
YOUNG MEMS BIBLE CLASS
GUESTS AT SCHUBAUER HOME

The monthly business meeting of
the Young Mems Bible Glass of the
Second Reformed Sunday School was
held Thursday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w. Schubauer,
1921 Park street with the follow
ing members in attendance: Will
liam P. Sutton, George d. Wertz,
Preston Smith, Herbert Rupp. Roy
Felker, Harry Beisel. Clayton Heck
ert and Ernest Sible. Plans were
discussed for a class picnic to be
held before a number of the young
men who have enlisted are called
to the colors. After the business
session refreshments were served and
a delightful social hour followed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
LUCKNOW SOCIETY MEETING
LAST NIGHT IN BELLEVUE

Miss Mary E. Gotta presided at a
meeting of the Lucknow Missionary
Society of Grace Methodist Church
last evening with Mrs. ]. Horace
Mcfarland. hostess, at her home,
Breeze Hill, Bellevue. After a study
of the lesson from Peace and the
Kingdom" a social hour and refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Among those present were Mrs.
Mcfarland, Miss Gotta. Mrs. George
E. Reed, Mrs. Robert Bagnell. Mrs.
Charles S. Boil, Mrs. William r.
Denehey. Mrs. ]. Carroll Kinter, Miss
Emma Compton, Mrs. George w.
Meiley, Mrs. Robert McF arland, Miss
Helen Mcfarland, Miss Marian
Wyckoff, Mrs. Emerson and Miss
Reed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph d. Snow, of
this city, announce the birth of q
son, Joseph Alfred Snow, Tuesday,
May 20, 1917. Mrs. Snow was Miss
Catherine Steese, of Sunbury, before
her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. McCor-
mick announce the birth of a son,
Edward Merrell Mccormick, Friday,
June /, 1917. Mrs. Mccormick was
formerly Miss Pearl Quensler, of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Toner Harris,
of 90S North Sixteenth street, an
nounce the birth of son, John
Toner Harris, Jr., Thursday, June 4,
at the Harrisburg Hospital. Mrs
Harris was Miss Mae Carter, of this
city. before her marriage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
INVITATIONS TO TEA

Miss Gertrude Berry, of 242
Hamilton street, has issued invita-
tions for an afternoon tea, Satur-
day, June 16, from to 6 o'clock,
at her home. The guests of honor
will be Miss Margaret Oliver Ber-
cav, of Easton, and Mrs. Roy w.
Shreiner, of Lancaster, both of
whom are we'll known here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
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JUNE 9, 1917.

license bureau had to advertise for,
and the ceremony went on as plan
ned. There were no attendants
After a wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs
oliver will reside at ia Chestnut
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT

MT. and MIS-. Harvey ]. Faust, OF
$50 PETER street, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Currance Dorothy Faust, to DR.. How
ard /. Peters, son OF Mrs. Luella
c. Peters and the late DIR. d. Angus
tus Peters. The date of the marriage
is not set.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
RHoADs-PHALEN MARRIAGE

Miss Elizabeth Ellen Tracy Phalen,
of this city, and Chester Arthur
Rhoads, of Lemoyne. were married
at the parsonage of the United Breth-
rem Church of Frederick, Md, Fri
day, June 8, by the Rev. E. II. Ham,
melbaugh. They were attended by
Mrs. William Cannon and Mrs. Will
liam Nogle, of Frederick.
Miss Carrie Gerberich, a student of
the Miss Hart's kindergarten train
ing school, Philadelphia, is spend
ing the summer vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Ger
berich, of Dauphin.
Miss Catherine c. Orth, of the
Simons College. Mass, will return
the early part of next week to spend
the summer vacation here.
w. Spry Hurlock, Jr., a student at
Princeton College, is spending sew
eral days with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. w. Spry Hurlock, of 1719 North
Front street, prior to the commence
ment exercises at the college, where
he is a member of this years grad
uating class.
Mrs. Ray Blattner. of Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. o. Cocklin, 1441 Vernon street.
Mrs. James P. Gaffney and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Gaffney, of 1850
Mulberry street, left yesterday for
a visit in Jersey City.
Arthur Romer, of New York city,
spent a few days in this city on bus
mess.
Miss Rachel Kline, of 1856 Derry
street, is home after visiting in Sha-
mokin.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. II. Walton and
daughter, Miss Beulah Walton, of
13 North Fifteenth street, have re-
turned to their new home in Norris
town, n. J.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09

president of, the East Branch; Mrs.
Mary Griffith, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Jean
ME Eaton, Mrs. Rettew and Mrs.
Quigley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank /. Neck. of
the Hamilton Apartments. have gone
to Atlantic City for two months.
where Mr.; Neck will recuperate after
a serious illness.
DR.. Thomas S. Blair. 403 North
Second street, and DIR. j. Wesley
Ellenberger, 921 North Third street,
are home from New York, where
they attended sessions of the Ameri-
can Medical Association the past
week. Over $500 delegates regis
tered.
Mrs. Henry Coxeter. of 2os2 sus-
quehanna street, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Don Manahan, Paseo
Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo, and on
the way home will stop for a week
at Excelsior Springs. Kansas.
Mrs. Thomas r. Stalker. of Ash
land. KY, who is in the city on busi-
ness. is stopping with Mrs. 'E. Ralph
Kulp, 211S North Fifth street.
Miss Amy Louise Beck, of the
Seller school faculty, left for her
Baltimore home to-day and will not
return to the school because of her
marriage later in the season.
Miss Mary b. Robinson is expected
home this evening after an extended
western trip including a visit with
Mrs. Thomas b. Robinson in Red
lands, Cal.
DR.. John Jordan Moffitt, of Second
and Pine streets. read paper before
a joint meeting of the District of
Columbia and Maryland Dental AS
sociations in Baltimore Thursday.
Mrs. Sara Bruder, a PHILADELPHIA
Red Cross nurse. is visiting her
mother, Mrs. M. NJ. Smith, at Wana
Cottage, Marysville, for fortnight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
Fake Rumors of Naval
Losses Inspired by Enemy

By Associated Press
Washington. June 9.-Persistent ana
widely-circulated false reports of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09
RETURN FROM CONVENTION

MIS-. I, W. Geesey and Mrs. Martin
Fisher, delegates from the First
United Brethren Church to the Thir-
ty-ninth Annual Convention of the
Women's Missionary Association of
East Pennsylvania Branch of the U.
B. Church, are home from Palmyra,
where the conference was held. 9th
ers attending from the First u. B.
Church included: Mrs. Dewitt FRY.
president of, the East Branch; Mrs.
Mary Griffith, Mrs Irwin, Mrs. Jean
ME Eaton, Mrs. Rettew and Mrs.
Quigley.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12
Tdrbbol;s Corner" seidtitert.
ttnb has hat init ieiuen Grfolseu bas
tt.gppt ,Seutid1ldno" aeinr.

gu ben intsreHanten beildufigsn
Wirfungen, neI6e Die erfol9reiden
S3edn<5abrten oes 9anoeIszSau4
i1iffes .0eutiflano" gebabt ha6en.
ober gu benen tie penigItens beitruz
gen. gebOrt lpubri9einli9 aud oas
@ertro9sn elmer omeritaniI9sn 6drb=
itoffe>O Operation, Die es natillid duf
bic Sai6eu Der @erbrou9er abseieben
bate, absr 9riinoli9 'reingefallen lit.
Rabe ben 0ods Der &irdenitaot
CAB es unIdnslt cine lebr LATTICE Inz
hGufun9 DON nidt peniser als 10000
Eonnen aampeidez9 pl5 - Don ben
Qmeritanern meiitens slogtpooD" se<
nannt - aus patti uno San Oominz
90, Ipelde ale perfiisbaren o%ffenen
2ogerrdume fiuts. 0ieiss 5GrbeboIS
mar pegen oes groBen, betonntlid
ourd ben Welttrieg perurlodten
WtunseIs an 5drbitoffen in elmer 10
rieiigen Quantitdt aufgetauft poroen,
pie nabrt6einlt6 nod ME auppr, UNI
bel Der algemeinen 3nappbsit in ben
Der. Stanten, mas man 10 nennt, els
ne Sdpen5e ooer einen corner" 81
f4affen unO snorme preiie beraus=
oui6rnoen- IS mar cine ridtige
Climbers petulation nuf bic Rar<
belt Der anilin -5arben. 3por tom>
men Die Jar6en BON &ei6ezSo I3
ben beiten Inlin@5arben, nament!,9
oenienigen aus 0eutIdlanb, nibt
9lsth, uno lie limb an ben Stoffen
nidt 10 unbeoinst baItbar, DEFENDERS
nidt bic o 9aiti unp San 9pmin=
go. aber rim Der Rot friBt Der Seu.
fel 5liesen" unb minbsrtpertise Sur
bensStoffe iino tmmet nod beiIer, aIs
gar teine.
uno 10 eriporteten bic unterne1m,r
Der Sdpen5e beitimmt, oieies 9oIs,
serinspdrti9 pie es mar. gu $11O
pro Sonne pertoufen gu tonnen! Die
friheren normalen Preiie botten 81
pre- 3onne betragen.
aber ie edmbelten falid, unb ZEE
icnoers i6eiuen ibnen bic 5abrtsn
bes beutfaen 9nnoslss5 oudidiffes,
bos 5tpeimol cine srobe 2aoune Der
bsiten b.utiden Gorben bradts, sinen
biden Strid ourh bic Rehnuna sez
moht gu baben. 8orerft NOR man
ntht uuf bic pfiffisen, iibsrgierisen
amerituniiden Rot1elFer dngetpisisn,
- uno iene selpaltise MaHe, itatt 10.
5uiagen ME porme Semmeln ab3us
gebsn. blieb eiafa6 Iiessn! Ha6 rem
lebten Hadridten tonnte lie au tst>
mem Dollar mebt pertouft rperben, aIs
gu Is Dollars pro 5pnne, - uno
bus toitst unter ben beutisen 8er@
bdltnifsn ihon a[eiu bic Serbeibriuz
eung Der Ware aus San Domingo
unb 6aiti! Wabri9einIi6 tpiro Der
$110S9reis niemols errei6t Derben;
unb LANCE ebe bic prsii. betrGdtIih
iiber $18 tommen. perosn tpo6l bic
Eager 9e6ubren auss oufeeireFen
babeu. Die Sdpen3e 1T tot.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12

aud bic ubr fir uns 9irtsn. Ius
ibnen isbe i'd iest, oab Wlitternadt
porbsi 1T. .Ro9 psitsr untsu. bort.
INNER sssen SIoen. gIdn5t Sean
be milan. bic &suhte Der Sternsns
melt (Sirius).
Bon oieiem Sterne sr5dbleu fif
bic oirten cine 9eidihts: Ginss
4benos purpe Sean be Milcn-. bic
.9rei &onigs" uno Die .Y%ouiiiniers"
@IeiaOen) sur 9o63ett zines nnosrn
SterHes einselaoen. Die r8ouIiis
Mere, bic ss INNER eilig bate. sin9
5uerft uno nahm ibren Meg etras
pOber. Die .9rsi aOnige" tiirStsn
peiter unten etipas ab unD boIten lie
elm, mGbreno Der faule Sean be I2iz
Ian" lIf ueri9lief uno nett 5uruds
blieb. QBiteno barber, mari er cen
Ypruuseilenoen ieinen Stod nab.
9arum nennt man Die .0rei a0ni>
&c" aud ben ,Stod oes Sean WfiIan"
-. Der i9onite alIer Sterne absr,
9emoiIelle, Das 1T Der ~unfere, Der
Stern Der 9irten~ 9snus). 6rib
morgens bIintt sr uns ldtslnb gu,
lpenn mir bic 9erbe binaustreiten
ouf bic Weioe, uno pieber am 4beno
eriBt er ftrableno beruieber, tpenn
nod tein anoerer fi6 asigsn mill.
Dir nennsn ibn au9 rMasusIonne",
bic i60ns Masue!onne, bic benz ~Yes
ter aus Der propin5" (9aturn) na6s
eiIt uno iid aIIe iieben Sabre Ders
mdbIt."
nSa. iffs benn mOslid9 3Dnnen
bic Sterne ii9 heiraten2"
nSa. Meiiterin."
limb ME i9 peiter erSdblen ipollte
bon bisien 9siroten brOben in Der
leudtsnDsn S%ternenpsIt, fiibIte i9 et=
mas @sides. Strides Iei4t auf msi>
ne S4ulter ii9 legeu. Sbr 9eoans
teni6psrsr aopf mar es, pOm S6Iaf
iibsrmonnt, Der ii6 an mid onIebnts
nit einem Ieiisn &niitern Der fsioes
men 8dnber in benz buftenben peIIi>
gen Saare.
90 bIieb iis iiBen, re~gunsslos, Biz
oroben bic etpieen 2t6ter berbloBtsn
Dor benz oufiteigenoen Sagssgeitirn.
Sa iob i'd ie idlafen, bic IiebIide
Stepbanette, unb broben slitten bic
Sterne in ibren 8obnen pie cine
9roBe folgiame 9erbe. mir ober
i4ien es, oIs fei Der feinite. beIlite
unb glGn5enbfte biefer Sterne bsrab>
g~eitiegen gu mir, an meiner S9uIter
ruben.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12

Zip : 70 riters". lin
SOFT, aiotb. bu lhnierit Dir absr in
Iebts 3sit ian3 bonnig. ou 3srs
queti4it Dir ia Die jon5s 2eber. Qjas
tbei!"
~Ra, penn fdpn, bet iisbt bod tsez
ner!!"
Qb9sfibrt. S6pdrmsris
idsr Singing: .Weine Gie6e gu Sbs
men, sndoi9es 5rdulsin. sIeiht benz
aufgsregtsn Weer!"
DAME: I'D oesbaIb nirb mir
MINER 10 - ma 10 ~ipnosrbar, fpenn
sic bopon anfanssn!"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12

@in gutter &srG. 0orfs
barber (oer beim 9ddrldneioen benz
&unoen Elm <5tiid Obr obae3pidt):
rWplen Sie's nod tiir3sr?"
&unoe: .Oante, bic Sbren tun'S
iebt!"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12

Sn barn. 6reuno: Zen
WuI3er ni1it 1u fomponiert babena
Den babe i'd bob i9un otter ses
hDrt!"
8omponiit: rIber BON mir bod
nod niht?"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12

pen. Odnn rug ne: rStt es penn
pabr, 9irte, baB ibr 3aubsrer ieib.
ibr ba oben9"
maeinsspess, 9.mpiisIIe, nein,
nein! Iber mir leben bier 10 nab
BEL ben Stsrnen unb tpifien better.
tpas oa oben 9sidiebt. aIs bic 2euts
orunten in ben 9dlern."
Simmer nod blidte iis binauf. ben
aopf auf bic 9onb eeftibt. 9os
Tim fie ssfdlunsens SdaffeIl CAB ibr
ben Infdein zines tleinen bsiIi9en
9irten.
.Die pieIe IS bort iinb! limb 70
idOn, 10 berrIi4 49,. RO4 ME hab
i'd 10 pieIe gsishen!.. -. aennit bu
ibrs Ramsn. 9irte2'
rHatiirIit, 9smnifelle! - Ssbet.
bier gsrabs ibsr uns, oas 1T Der
rDss oes bsilissn Sotob" Die MiId=
itrabs). Gr ssbt BON 5rantrei4 biz
rstt mad Spoaisn. Der bsilise Sas
tOb BON 9aIice bat Jpn sebout fir
ben tapferen &arl ben 9roBen, als er
nit ben Soro5enen arieg fibrts. -
Weiter meg. bort, babt Sbr ben
~SeeIenpoesn" (erober Bar nit ben
pieI Isu9tsnoen 46ien. Die oret
oorausitsbenbsn Stsrns iinb bic .brsi
pfsrbs", uno Der gang iIeine bort lit
der Gubrmann". Sebt Sbr rings
berum ben fpribsnbsu Rsgsn falIsns
Der Sterne2 Sos Iiub bic Sselsn,
bic Der Iisbs 9ott nidt BEL fia baben
mill Sin penig peiter untsH.
bort, it Der rRe6en" obsr bic r9rsi
aonigs" ORION. Disis Stsrne iiHo
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-01-12

ben Brief 9.leien bate, uno briidte Jpn
an ibre 2ippen. Den Ring ab.r ftedis
lie an ibrs fdmal., tpeibe 5anb. uno
bort blieb er biz gum 9ooe ibr.s
Wannes unb nod ldng.r.
Ils ibre 9odt.r, bt. bioFe, ftlonte
8omteHe. ben mebr aIs piersigidbrigen
Sammerberrn bon Dem Stein bsiratste,
sos 81. ate 9r6fin ben Ring BON
Singer, CAB i'm ibr.r sOdtsr unS
faste Isife:
SD gebs Dir oIs benz 2i.bit.n, bls
ia nod ouf Der WeIt babe. ben Ring.
gspabre i'm gut. unb m0s. .r biz
Gliid b%ringsn, pis CT mir bas 9Iiid
msin.s 2ebsns e.bro6t Bat. 9iei.
leidt eibit aud bu i'm ,inmot an
oein aino."
Die junoe Jrdu it.dte ben Ring
ihpeigerb an ibre lints 5anb; an Der
Rsdten trus fis einen Reifen, in ben
cine matte BerIe slGn3te; ben 8erios
bungsrtrg ibr.s Mannes. 0r.i Jobr.
lang trus fie ben Ring mi, ben Ders
fdIuns.nsn 9dnoen, bic 3pei Ssrasn
nj. Elm Gsgeimnis umipannt bistt.n.
unb 70 fam elm ab.nb, an benz fe
ben Ring abftreifts unb an cine
brouns Wdnnerbdnb ft.dts. .Qber
TRACE Jpn beimli9," fIiitsrts is babel.
r.s 1T Elm galisman, ben mar nur
BEN iasntt, Der ein.m Der 2isbft. duf
Der DeIt it, Sn bas blouTsibsns
adfdsn ober Iests tie an bisiem abenb
cine idDarse Code - ruub unb eIdns
3tuo pis Elm Ring -. bic ie tpObl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
\/OU must be certain OF some
evidence of bright color in your
olit of town or snort's costume

\/OU must be certain OF some
evidence of bright color in your
out-of-town or sports costume
II you would be up-to-date. The
quiet tones are reserved for other uses.
but you need not run to extremes and
wear the widest stripes and the big
eest figures. There is great deal
that is beautiful offered and there is
great deal that is extreme. Wise
women will avoid the latter. Stripes
of moderate width in picturesque
coloring are really ideal for trimmings
and many of the figured materials are
beautiful in color with designs of such
moderate size that they are becoming.
but if you are led into purchasing a
fabric, single design of which will
cover the entire sleeve, you surely
will repent. If you allow yourself to
be led away by very wide stripes your
gown will fail Of success The wise
woman is she who always tries to pic
ture the material made up. Frequently
what is attractive in the piece is abso-
lutely ugly when it is cut into the
necessary pieces to make garment
Such effects as those illustrated are
becoming and are smart as we'll. The
very wide stripes and very big figures
may be smart. they surely are not
becoming.
Pockets make such notable feature
of Spring fashions that they seem to
demand especial emphasis They must
be big and they must be practical in
effect, whether they are so in fact or
not. to be really up-to-date. Buttons.
too. are being extensively employed
and il will be good news. perhaps. to
good many women to know that but
tons covered with the material and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27

embroidered in some simple way ar,
exceedingly we'll liked and used by thu
best designers and dressmakers But
tonholes Of the largest size almost uni
formly are bound and bias strips o
the material are the best for the pur
pose, although often if a plain materis
is used for the trimming in place Of !
striped or figured material. bits
that silk would be employed 10,
binding.
We are to wear great deal OF greer
and shade known as Shadow Lawn
is very pretty and Springtlike and
charming in effect 1t is especially
attractive in contrast with the oyster
white that is such pronounced
favorite OF the season. If you were te
make the coat suit shown above OF
oyster white khaki-kool with th4
shadow lawn green for the trimmin
and bind the buttonholes with green
you would have "a very pretty suit
and dainty suit, quite different from
the one in the illustration, at the same
time equally fashionable. In the pic
ture, light blue is trimmed with Romari
striped Jersey silk that i,armonize
with it to perfection.
The young girls costume shows 4
combination OF a lowered sports sill
with plain one that matches, not thd
foundation color, but one Of the color
found in the flower design. You could
repeat the effect. however. in a variet,.
Of materials There is new cottol
material woven in a heavy cord thaI
shows printed flower effects. that i
very pretty for warm weather wear
and it would make up mos. attracs
lively in lust this way
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27

broadcloth stitched with purple but
the skirt beneath is of grey satin, just
shade darker than the broadcloth.
If there were more purple, it would be
aggressive, there is just sufficient to
give pretty effect.
Hats vary. Large shapes are grow
ing in favor and are so much more
becoming to many women that they
are certain to take an important place.
One Of the novelties is the hat that is
made of material to match the trim
ming of the gown, combined it may
be with satin or with straw, and
another is the hat that is braided and
sometimes this braiding is done with
soutache and sometimes with straw.
Trimmings are notable for their
reserve, very little being used on any
single model. Thus far, the keynote
in millinery appears to be simplicity
of treatment combined with novelty
VI IIidLCIldl. TOI lllc CcH-
tingent, there are various novelties
to be noted. The suit that is shown
here for the girl of sixteen makes
good example of what will be liked
for street wear. The full peplum of
the coat suggests the barrel or tonncau
idea without any of its Objectionable
features. Undoubtedly, we shall see
a great many costumes that are made
in that way. The combination of the
checked material trimmed with plain
is good one, too, and the skirt that
is full while at the same time it takes
straight lines. The younger girls coat
gives just a hint of the Empire line
and that feature also is notable one
in the Spring fashions. The younger
the child the more insistent the En-
pire effect it would seem