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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

supplying ambulances for the front
and the like. Scarce day passes
or has passed. all summer long
when the fashionables have not gath
cred omewhere. at some important
summer colony In behalf OF war relief
been worn at these garden fetes. these
amateur theatrical performances,
these committee meetings in aid of the
Red Cross, the more praise for the
wearers who do not stint on things
that give occupation. and food. to a
vast army of sister women.
Cabot Favors Lace Frocks Over Color,
Lace, lace and more lace, says Cal
lot; cream lace for day wear, white
lace or black lace for evening wear:
and always under the lace chiffon or
satin. Few Paris dressmakers make
the mistake OF using black lace d.
rectly over the skin; that IL bodices
and sleeves are nearly always lined
with chiffon or tulle so that there is
no striking show through" effect, An
important point. this. which too many
American dressmakers and manufac-
turers have overlooked. Black lace
worn directly over the bare arms and
neck is crude rather than artistic in
effect. In white laces the yelling of
airy fabric beneath Is not as import
ant but a gown Is almost always more
beautiful for this misty layer of
fabric between flesh and lace pattern.
Gun HENS Abound.
The dainty white lingerie frock was
noted on one of those hot afternoons
of early August al Southampt af-
fair in aid of an ambulance fund.
The frock, from Lelong. Is OF sheer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

comfortable white canvas sneakers"
And one wonders how many pairs
of these dainty silk hose she wears out
a week in the strenuous avocation she
pursues.
Elaoorately embroidered. clicked or
beaded are all the new silk stockings
for fall whether they are to be worn
indoors or out.
Five new embroidered stockings of
exclusive type are illustrated. The
three stockings IN the center are of
gray thread silk, ana are embroid cred
with self toned silk and tiny steel
beads. The patterns having garlands
over the instep or Just above 1t will
show off best with slippers: but in
any case a beaded stocking will be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
WEAR CONSERVATION APRONS
WHILE YOU CAN.

~ ERHAPS YOU THINK you can
get just as good results, canning
the late summer vegetables, in
an ordinary Bingham apron: but you
will feel ever so much more In the
spirit OF the thing II you wear a reg
ulation canning apron. correct In every
detail according to official specifca-
tons. This uniform of the canning
brigade is both sensible and good
looking. 1t Is rather a frock than an
apron and can be worn minus frock
beneath it while you work over the
hot stove on warm September day.
The apron-so- called-has sleeves
with deep. pointed white cuffs. and a
deep. pointed white collar makes the
neck opening quantity becoming
Enormous pockets are set at either
side below the hip. and a narrow belt
starting from either side OF the front
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

organdy inset with lace landings and
deep cuff hens of very fine machine
embroidery are turned up at the edge
of skirt and sleeve. The crossed SASH
defining the hips over the gathered
skirt, is OF cerise ribbon, The hat of
cerse straw is faced with black velvet
and edged with split ostrich.
Trains On New Evening Gowns.
Becau use Paris is giving dignity rath-
err than ga!ety to the seasons evening
costumes, trains are much in evidence.
Two beautiful new evening gowns are
pictured. The draped model of black
satin Is especially handsome and was
worn in Washington at ar important
dinner given to notabies from an al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

80 HERE ARE SO MANY tooth
some, non fattentug things to
T. eat at this season. that reducing
by diet is not at all a hardship;
as II is apt to be later on. when sweets.
rich gravies apd hot breads appeal
more than they do fast now. Dieting
In midsummer is not always wise
proceeding, for lack of food combined
with enervating heat are apt TO pull
down the vitality too strenuously; but
with the cooler days of September one
may go into the reducing business
without qualms.
1t has been pointed out, and may be
reiterated again and again that IN
order to reduce the weight by putting
off superfuous fat it is not necessary
to confine ones self TO a few unpala-
ia BILE foods. almost inevitably the sort
of foods ones taste rejects in happier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

The white evening gown pictur4
robbed of saperfaous train. jnj
sleeves and yoke. has become a chart
ing dinner-dance gown since Its 81
appearance as wedding gown
June.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
A LIBERTY BILL FOR THE
BREAKFAST TABLE.

SIS HEsE ARE DAYS OF patriol
II expression. ana even the q
a that summons a maid
Ess~ bring he coffee may eNprs
its share OF patriotism. The NJ
table bell has base OF bronze WI
a design showing wreath and
word Liberty" in raised letters.
bell Is lined with gold and RAJ
bronze handle in the shape OF
eagle, It's wings closely furled and
head upheld while its talous grasp :
ION of TIE bronze base.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

panel. draws the apron into trim 1t
at the waist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
JAMAICA.

At the business meeting of the Chris
tian Endeavor society vote was taken
TO give a supper and entertainment on
Washington S birthday.
The Sunday services of the Congre-
gational church for Feb. II will be as
follows. Regular morning sermon The
Face of Jesus; children S sermon Keep
ing the Sabbath Wayne Butler will
sing Pass 1t On, after the children 5
sermon.
On Saturday afternoon The Champi
ons held a candy-pull at the Congrega
tional parsonage. They also elected of
ficers as follows: Pres, Fred Burke
vice president, Emma Crowninshield
secretary, Hazel White; treasurer
Wayne Butler.
Mrs Julia Soper will lead the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting. The topic. vii
be Confession, and this will be thu
monthly conservation meeting Tn,
state tax is now due and each membe
is asked to bring the portion for tn
collection to be taken at this meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Royce Severance of Newfane was a
guest at A. II. Wheeler Sunday.
/. c. Sanderson went to Brattleboro
Saturday for medical treatment.
Mrs. Della Harris is working at
George B. Whitney S in Townshend.
Rev. William +. Bissell attended the
ministers meeting in Brattleboro Mon
day.
Harold Gale of Bellows Falls is Wis
iting a few days with his parents, DR..
and Mrs. George 7. Gale.
Leon Howard of Westminster is
spending week with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Howard.
Edgar Boyd and family, also Ernest
Boyd, have finished work at Burpee s
mill and gone to West Wardsporo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Houghtor
and Master Frederick Houghton OF
Brattleboro were weekend visitors a.
Fred G. Houghton $.
Thomas Motherwell, who left her,
four years ago and joined the L.
navy, has been spending a few days a
| Or. Gale s and calling on old friends
Mr.. Motherwell has re-enlistcd and i
to report for duty Feb. 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
TOWN SHEND.

Mr. Leach of Mortified Farms, Mass,
Is in town on business.
Mrs. George Hebb is recovering from
an attack of grip and assesses in her
head.
The auditors are overlooking the
town accounts in the town clerk S Office
his week.
Miss Bernice Holden of Westminster,
who has been working at the home of
Prof. +. ii. Blanchard was taken i'll
this weel, and is staying with Mrs. r.
W. Snyder.
Amon Marsh returned Tuesday night
from Brattleboro, where he had been
for treatment in the Memorial hospital
/ His arm is much improved, although
still somewhat painful.
1 \ blizzard ragged all day Monday. the
/ roads IN many places being badly drift
/ ed Tuesday morning. Much work haC
\ TO he done with shovels before the snow
rollers made the rounds.
4 series Of whist parties have beer
/ held recently at Townshend Inn. On
4 Friday evening about IL guests wer,
entertained there all thoroughly en-
ioying the evening. Card games wcr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
GREEN RIVER.

Miss Gallup and two of her pupils,
unable to reach their homes Monday
night, were guests at D. F. Fair
banks s.
Henry Quinn and family will soon
leave the James Robertson farm and
Mr.. Davis and family of Dover will
take the management of the place the
coming year.
Luke Wrislcy, who is over 50 years
of age, met with an accident Saturday
while splitting foot wood. An iron
wedge flew, striking him in the face
and making serious bruises.
Monday S storm was the most sever
of the season. The Green River and
Jacksonville stage made the through
trip, although the driver was obliged
to abandon his sleigh a mile beyond
Grove, and walk two miles to the Hall
fax office, where he procured a sleigh
and proceeded to jacksonville, reaching
there about midnight. On his return
| trip Tuesday he was about two hour:
late as the roads were drifted full most
of the distance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
WINDHAM.

Miss Pearl Fuller is i'll with grip.
The quarantine has been raised from
G. L. Eddy's and Miss Elthea re-
turned home Monday.
Mrs. George Mallard. a trained nurse
from Boston, is visiting her cousin
Mrs. Freeman ingalls,.
Mrs. II. +. Wood and Miss Mary Har-
ris visited Mrs. II. w Abbott and Miss
Winifred Chapman Feb. ..
Charles Jones and Miss Leila Metcalf
both of Windham, were married Jan.
% at the Congregational parsonage.
j. +. White recently received notice
OF the death from pneumonia of his
niece, MISS Ala Stearns at Brattleboro
The body will be placed in the tomb at
Brattlehoro until spring, when it will
b. buried in the family lot at Wind
ham.
The school children and few resi-
dents of the village have been feed
ing the birds. The following va
rieties have come daily for food
Chiekadee, blue jay, white-breasted nut
hatch and hairy wood-peeker TIL,
pine grosbeak and red breasted nut
hatch come occasionally.
Henry Moore, IS, died at his HON,
on North Windham road, Feb. 2. Flu
neral services were held Sunday at tn,
house, and the body was brought to tn
| Center cemetery for burial. Mr. Moor
was the son of Wilder and Sally Moor
of this place. In 1864 he married Gym
/ thia White, who survives him. II
also leaves one daughter, Mrs Grac
Aldrich of Londonderry.
Announcement has been made of til
marriage of Hugh Tenny and Miss Fl
| tic Stowcll. Mr.. Tenney is a son 0
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Tenney of Sout
Windham. He studied at Amherst Ag
ricultural college and now holds pos
tion as superintendent Of a large stoc
farm in Stoekbridge, Mass. Mis-
Stowcll is the eldest daughter of M,
and Mrs. f. S. Stowell of this place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
VERNON.

The library viii be open Saturday
from l to ) p. IN.
Mrs. j. H. Frost, who has been III
with grip, is better.
D. B. Vose is Ill with grip for the
second time this winter.
d. 2. Prescott is suffering from rheu-
matism and complications.
Mrs Sarah Brooks, who has been suf-
fering from rheumatism, is better.
Several from this place attended thl
Universalist fair in Brattlehoro last
week.
The annual festival of the Vernon
Ladies' circle will be held in Grang,
hall Feb ..
The free illustrated lecture by Rev
| d. +. Trout in Union church Friday
evening was greatly enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Fred Cook and two sons, Nor
man and Milton, of Springfield, Mass
spent the week lend with her friends
| Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hale.
Eugene, son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. I
| Akley, celebrated his fourth birthda
anniversary Saturday afternoon by er
PERTAINING II little friends and thei
mothers Miss Inez Aklev of Brattle
boro also was present. Rafreshment
were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
EAST JAMAICA.

Rev. s L. Vincent was in Brattle-
boro Monday.
Miss Florence Allen went to South
Londonderry Tuesday for few days
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Hamilton of
Jamaica were guests at q. II. Gleason s
Friday.
Leon Grout acted as station agent
the first of the week during the alb.
senee Of the agent, II. Z. Boynton.
Owing to so much illness there was q
smaller attendance than usual at thu
farmers meeting Tuesday evening
Two new members We're enrolled. ThJ
election OF officers was postponed.
Mrs. G. II. Gleason and Miss lois
Gleason were in Townshend Sunday Il
| attend the first of a series of meeting:
| conducted by Rev. c. |. Ramsey, Bap
| fist state colporter, of Montpelier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
GRAFTON.

Harry Wilbur was at V A. Wilbur 5
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Park are
visiting in Boston.
Mrs Sarah Sherwin fell and broke
one of her arms last week.
The Bible class met with Chaplin
Howard Wednesday evening.
The Congregational prayer meeting
meeting was held last week with Mrs.
R. w. Barlow.
Rev. W. w. Evans attended the
Windham Union meeting Of ministers
in Brattleboro Monday.
Forty three from Saxtons River en-
| ioyed sleigh ride to Grafton Friday
evening and had supper at the chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs R. Ernest Reynolds
and daughter, Ernestine, of Northamp
ton, Mass, are guests at w. E. l.
| Walkers
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Dompier attended the
Pomona Grange meeting in Springfield
| Wednesday.
Miss Marie Wilson, Miss Emm;
Parker and Xii Redfeld attended tn
play given by the sophomores of lie
land and Gray seminary in Townshan
Friday evening.
The teachers and superintendent 0
the Congregational Sunday school wer
invited to the parsonage Tuesday even
ing. After plans We're talked over 70
Sunday school work social time wa
enjoyed. Refreshments were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
NEWFANE.

stanton Stoddard Of Boston was a
guest over Sunday at w. H. Newton s.
Senator r. A. Dewitt was home over
Sunday, returning to Montpelier Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Charlotte Tuthill of Brattleboro
has been spending a few days with Miss
Christie Benson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Houghton of
Dummerston were guests Sunday in the
home of her aunt, Mrs. x. X. Rhoades.
Jailcr NJ. =. Benson is confined to
the house with crick in the back and has
been unable to walk without crutches
since Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Railway of Brat
tleboro and Miss Maud Railway of Yer
non spent Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. r. \. Roadway in her new home in
Ncwfane village.
Miss Ethel Ingram was a weekend
visitor of Mr.. and Mrs William Rand
and attended the reception given by
them Saturday evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Hart.
/ A pleasant social event was the re-
ception given by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rand i'll their home Saturday evening to
/ Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hart of Watertown,
/ y. y, who are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rand while on their wedding trip. The
bride, Miss Helena Switzer, of Adams
Center, who is a niece of Mrs. Rand, Is
well remembered by many friends III
Newfanc, having attended school hero
while living with her aunt several years
ago. Mrs. Hart wore a delicate pink
crepe dc chine gown embroidered witt
blue forget-mc-nots, and was assisted
in receiving the guests by a former
schoolmatc, Mrs. Ruth Farnum Wright
while Miss Nellie Pratt acted as usher
The hostess was assisted in serving re
frcshmcnts to the 80 friends present 10y
, Mrs Cola Nido and Mrs. Bernicc Ed
: wards.
The body of Miss Hannah +. White
a sister of Mrs. J. ID. Mahcr, who wa
born in Lawrence, y. Y. Feb. Is, 1867
. and died in the Post Graduate hospital
New York city, Jan. 80, was brought t
Ncwfane, where funeral services wer
I held Feb. ! at j. u. Maher ;, Rev. {
W. Mock officiating. Mrs. Margare
Nichols sang Lead Kindly Light an
Nearer, NV God, to Thee. The buria
was i'm Woodlawn cemetery in this vi
lagc. Miss White had lived in Ney
York city for the past - years an
beautiful floral tributes from friends i
l that city showed the love and respec
which she had gained there. She mad
: many friends wherever she was and wa
/ a friend herself to all, especially I
: those in trouble, or in need, and will b
!. greatly missed by all who knew he
) Friends and relatives took pleasure j
doing every thing possible for her du
o ing her last illness. Miss White is su
= vived by one sister, Nora, wife of J.
= Maher Of Ncwfanc; two brothers. jaime
/ X. White of Manistique, Mich, an
0 Michael b. White of Engadine, Mic
. G. J. Maher, a nephew from Readsbor
d and one brother, J. II. White of Mich
9 gan. were present at the funeral. Mi
d Annie Brandon, an intimate frien
= came to Newfane with j. X. White an
!. Karl +. Mahcr, who went to New Yor
n city to bring the body. She RENAME
with Mrs. j. d. Maher for a few day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
WEST DOVER.

J. X. Atwood is among the sick this
week. DIR. Wright is in attendance.
Henry Sherman, who works for f. j.
Grout, was called to his home in East
Dover on business Friday.
Miss RUBY Howe was q weekend
guest at o. +. and S. l.. Hill s, instead
of going to her home in East Dover.
Miss Hazel Davis remained over
night Monday at the home of B. NJ
Leonard in Wilmington so as to be OH
hand to open her school III the Cutting
district Tuesday morning.
+. j. Grout S teams started for vii
mington Monday morning, but before
reaching George Boyd s, they left one
sled, hitching the four horses to one
sled to continue the trip, which, with
the return took until night, the storm
was so fierce.
Ground-h hog day passed very pleas
antly III regard to weather, and was
followed by a good beginning for SIX
weeks more of winter and if there were
any crevices wide enough to admit the
snow the wind surely has been irving &c
blow the snow in as far as the SUI
shone in on Friday.
The stage due from East Dover Mon
day night had not arrived at noon Tues
day. Roads We're badly drifted il
places and the wind was still blowing
| although with less force, at p. N
Tuesday. Several inches of snow Eel
between dark Saturday night and day
light Tuesday morning, and the sun
shine was very welcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08

played and refreshments of ice cream
and cake served.
Miss Ruth Farnum of Newfane, who
became the bride of Walter Wright on
Sunday evening. Miss Farnum spent
four years in this village as student
of Leland and Gray seminary, gradu-
ating in the class of 1916.
An act relative to women taxpayers
voting on taxation and appropriation
has been introduced into the legisla
ture by the town representative, E. II
Allbec. The act reads as follows:
Women of 81 years or over, lega
residents of this state and taxpayers il
the town which they reside, shall vot,
on all questions relating to raising tax
cs and appropriations of money!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
!. Z.
/ HEAD STUFFED FROM
: CATARRH OR A COLD .
+ Says Cream Applied in Nostrils .
!. Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant rclief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuff
fling, blowing, headache, dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Get small bottle of Ely Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the infamed or swol-
len mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It's just fine. Don t stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
MARLBORO.

Representative Dalrymple spent the
weekend with his family recently.
Mr.. and Mrs f. F. Adams spent the
weekend with their son, Roy Adams
in Colrain.
Mrs. George Watson visited with
Mrs. George Vivier in Brattleboro on>
day last week.
Mrs. Charles Higley of BrattleborC
was a guest of Mrs. Jane Higley one
day last week.
Miss Louise Bellows, teacher Of tn;
South school, spent the weekend al
Clifton Dalrymple's.
W. f. Snow of Wilmington while il
town one day last week, visited his sis
ter, Mrs. Jane Higley.
Mrs. Sarah Perry Of Halifax is Will
her mother, Mrs. Dalrvmple, at tht
home of Mrs. f. p. Adams.
The Ladies Aid society will hole
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
TWO LONG YEARS
HE SUFFERED
Fruit lives" Made Him Feel
As II Walking On Air
OnLlIA. Nov. osth. 1911.

"For over two years, | was troubled
with CoaJtipafi0R, DyoayiHcs@ LGck of
appetite and iIcadaefcS. enc day | saw
your sign which read Fruit.a-tivcs
make you feel like walking on air. :"
This appealed TO me, so / decided to
try a box. In very short time, /
began 70 feel better, and nosO IfreL fine.
Ihayc agoodappetite, relish everything
l eat, and the Headaches are gone
entirely. ! recommend this pleasant
HHi medicine TO all my friends".
DAN MCLEAN.
Zoe. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 2jc.
At all dealers resent postpaid by Fruit
a.tivcs Limited, Ogdcnsburg, NY,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08

its annual sugar eat Feb. %. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The storm Monday with the intense
cold and fierce winds kept most of the
pupils from school. 1t was by far the
worst storm of the winter.
A good number of the young people
surprised Eddie Tyler Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 6, it being his 21st birthday
anniversary. Refreshments were served
and good time enjoyed by all.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-08
The Two Sides to
A Bank Statement

Every bank
Liabilities
and the total Liabilities
Dec e. the
statistics S2OO0464O3
This equality of
condition which will be found
For when draw balance
financial status Of business
available
amount which its organizer has put into owed
The treating
hap most easily understood by taking
When
the business
that much
sell the goods him at
Of the should liability
its In other liabilities
the resources of the and if profit made creates
the
by the liabilities
the
it for stores benefit
still
by goods And always, equal liabilities.
NATIONAL
banks
THE VERMONT NATIONAL BANK
Banking Series No. 43