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New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
British Tighten Hold on
Bourbon Wood; Capture
500 on Ccmbrai Front

LONDON. Nov. 27.--Field Marshal
Haig announced tonight that British
troops have advanced in the region Of
bitter hand-to-hand fighting at Bourbon
and Fontaine, on the Cambrai front,
and taken FIVE hundred prisoners.
The British victory comes at the
close Of several days Of the most des-
perate battling in the history Of the
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
W E AT H E r

Rain or snow and warmer to-day; TO-
morrow probably fair; moderate
south winds, becoming variable.
Full Report on Page IL
Evening star., 1917-05-29

usually selected and this is combined
with Georgette. chiffon or some OF the
silver tinted weaves referred to.
The youthful and very charming little
gown shown in the sketch is made Of
white charmeuse. The front section. ar
ranged at either side in a ripple drapery,
is caught under at the~hem in a modi-
fled harem effect side panels being
straight and slightly full. The sleeves
are of chiffon with upper sleeve section
or cap of cloth of silver. This same
glistening fabric is used for the square
cut train. The back of the gown has an
apron drapery effect. the train being at
tached underneath this. Silver beads are
used to trim the girdle ends of satin and
the little chiffon vest.
Pearls are, of course. still used to en-
broider and trim wedding gowns: but sill
yer beads run them a close ce-for first
place for popular favor.
An interesting feature Of this little
frock is that the train may be removed,
leaving very simple and useful little
! dance frock-if sentiment does not in
spire the bride to lay this greatest Of all
| gowns away in lavender for future gen.
| erations.
! To make this gown five yards of satin
| thirty-six inches wide. three-quarters OF
| a yard of georgette or chiffon, the same
| width for sleeves and vest, and two yards
| of cloth of silver will be required.
] The little cap of lace, embroidered in
| silver, serves as an attractive foundation
for the rather short, full tulle veil.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

Chubby Fox, lost and getting more
lost every minute. had reached the
place where the Old Pasture joins the
Green Forest. She didn't know it. You
was lost that she forgot she had eyes
and ears and nose The only thing she
could think of was to keep on running.
in the hope that thus she would reach
home. So at first she didn't notice a
difference in things about her. She
didn't notice that there were no longer
bushes and bramble tangles ands little
trees with grassy places all in be-
tween, and the wonderful blue. blue
sky right overhead all the time. No,
sir. at first she didn't notice these
things were no longer all about her. Per-
haps it was because of the tears in her
eyes
But at last Chubby had to stop. She
had run until she couldn't run another
step. She was the fattest of Reddy' S
four children, you know, and that made
it harder for he'd to run than it would
have been for either of her brothers
or her sister. Her little legs ached. Her
breath came in painful little gasps.
She simply had to drop right fiat on
the ground where she was. 1t was then
she discovered that she was in a very
strange part of the Great World. All
about her were trees. There were trees.
trees, trees. They were in front of her,
behind her. on each side of her Which
ever way she looked they crowded
about her. And such trees. The only
trees she ever had seen before were
very young trees, for only very young
trees are found in the Old Pasture.
These trees seemed to touch the sky.
! Looking up she could see only tiny
scraps of the blue, blue sky. She
couldn't see jolly. round. bright Mr..
Sun at all. 1t was dark there COM
pared with her home in the Old Pasture
and very, very still
Poor Chubby! Poor little. lonely.
frightened Chubby! The great trees.
which really were very friendly, didn't
Little Breezes danced through their
tops they whispered together and this
whispering frightened Chubby more
than ever. She thought they were whis-
She just knew they were planning
harm for her. She wanted to get out of
their sight So. as soon as she had
Evening star., 1917-05-29

The gown in the sketch is an admir-
able example of how the drapery at the
hips can be managed for a figure that
is not slim. The material is silk pop
lin, and the two colors used are black
and lemon. The fabric is so soft that it
drops easily into whatever lines are in
tended, and it is pulled outward at the
hips by an inside lining of white satin.
There is vest of white satin which
has a sash cut in one piece, with it,
and the latter wraps around the figure
twice and drops in front after the man
ner that most well behaved sashes af-
feet this season.
The sleeves give chance for novelty
for the woman who is looking for some
thing out of the commonplace. They
fit the arm until they nearly reach the
wrist line. where they break MP the
contour of the arm and are slashed.
opened out and lined with satin.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Less Food and More Talk.

.The less one eats, apparently, the
more one talks about it," commented an
! Englishwoman a little while ago, anent
the food situation, and then added,
1 (which was not what the inventor of
/ the phrase plain living and high think
Il ing can have contemplated as he poet
I lied in we'll fed seclusion.'
: Doesn't it seem to you as If women
i of intelligence were talking more now
adays about food and cookery than they
ever did before?
| And all this talk is truly interesting.
/ At least, if it isn't, it is because we do
not go about it in the right way. For
never before has the subject shown
such an interesting phase Perhaps our
Puritan Observation-Disclosures would OBJ
| ject to this statement when they re-
member the situation that confronted
them-when oysters. berries and wild
, roots were the foods that not over
lavish nature provided for them. Per-
haps, too. some of our southern ances-
/ tors remembering certain famine years,
| would think their food problems quite
as interesting as ours. But. at all
events, not in our memory has the food
| situation been so interesting.
So, we are quite justified in talking
about it and we ought really to talk
more about it than do. For the
more we talk the better we can meet
! the situation that confronts the nation
indeed. the whole world. We can
learn that the economy that springs
Doubtless. the food question will
more and more occupy the time of,
clubs and other organizations of wom-
en-, and even the little informal gath
erings would do well to exchange econ
omy recipes and discuss news of crops,
and the means that have been pointed
out for the wise solution of the food
problem.
There time when it was con-
sidered. if not in bad taste, at least de-
cidedly petty. to discuss the price of
food commodities and to mention the
size of household bills. But now it is
possible to discuss these subjects with
out seeming petty. Many busy society
woman knows for the first time in her
experience how many pounds of butter
are used in her house in a week, and
just how astoundingly big her bills
from butcher and baker are. Some
progressive women have found it well
worth while to pay for the services of
professional dietitians to come into
their households and instruct their
chefs and housekeepers in providing a
well balanced menu at a reasonable
price.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
GARDENING, HIS TOPIC.
Allan Wells Gibson Makes Address
at the Eckiugtou School

Allan Wells Gibson, volunteer worker
with the central garden committee,
spoke on gardening yesterday at the
lexington School.
Many adults as well as school chill
dren in lexington have taken up vege-
table growing in lexington. Tues
day evening Mr.. Wells will give an IL
lustrated talk on gardening at the
chautauqua meeting at Great Falls.
Investigation is being made by the
Capital Garden Club of the possibility
OF using tin cans a second time for
canning garden products. If this is
found feasible a call will be issued to
residents of Washington to save old
cans and jars. which will be sterilized
and employed in canning work.
In view of the economy propa ganda
it is feared that the diet of poor fami-
lies may not contain enough nutrition.
Therefore the club has committee at
work making a series of inexpensive
menus containing an adequate caloric
content.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
RECRUIT B0OsTERS THANKED.
Maj. Carpenter, U. S. NJ. c., Sends
Letter to Retail Merchants.

Maj. Henry w. Carpenter. U. S. NJ c.,
retired. in charge of recruiting today
sent to Charles ]. Columbus secretary
of the Retail Merchants Association. a
letter expressing his thanks to the as
sociation for it's recent recruit boosting
trip.
when l suggested to you that any
aid your association could give us in
recruiting would be deeply appreciated
never expected such a magnificent re-
sponse or such hearty interest, endeavor
and patriotic effort as this expedition
developed" says Maj. Carpenter. "The
work you have so well done is not only
OF the greatest value in local recruit
ing, but will serve as an example to
ether bodies of citizens throughout the
Emitted States by showing that 1t is
possible for such bodies to do much in
aiding our country in this emergency"
Evening star., 1917-05-29

Wrinkles disfigure, and a dry, SAL,
low. rough skin spoils any woman's
} good looks. To those whose skin has
J reached this condition we suggest
the application of Usit, a pure nut
oil. liquid preparation (not a cream
( or pastel. 1t is the only thing that
will feed the hungry. dry skin back
to youthful smoothness, freshness
and plumpness and drive away dis
figuring wrinkles that come so
} quickly when the skin is not prop
\ erly nourished.
{ A few applications OF Usit prove
it's worth, and in a reasonable time
bring wonderful results. 1t is nee
! essary to apply it only at night
! when retiring. For sale by O'Don-
} nell's Drug Stores. Peoples Drug
Stores. or any first-class dealer can
\ supply it. 1t is splendid skin food.
{ daintily perfumed, and fine treat
ment also for freckles, blackheads
land many forms of eczema.-Adver-
tisement.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

rested a little she crept under little
hemlock tree with branches close to
the ground. There she felt better be-
cause she couldn't be seen by the great
trees and because she couldn't see them
unless she tried to.
The ground was soft and comforta BILE
and in spite of her fright and loneii-
ness Chubby went to sleep You see
she was a very little Fox and she was
very, very tired and quite worn out
with fright. Then. too. it was very very
still there in the Green Forest. SO
Chubbys little eyes closed and she went
to sleep. What blessed thing sleep
is when you are in trouble. 1t brings
rest and forgetfulness for little while
any way. So Chubby forgot her troubles
and her loneliness and went to sleep
Evening star., 1917-05-29

small part in wedding gowns this season.
Quite frequently the entire gown is veiled
in silver lace or silver-tinted chiffon, and
cloth of silver is considered smart as a
drapery and train fabric for many of the
best looking wedding gowns.
Georgette crepe is also used. with satin
or tcharmeuse playing the minor part of
foundation or under-lining.
These fimy fabrics are infinitely more
becoming than the stiff heavy satins of a
few years ago. and there is the added
virtue that they are not so expensive. If
satin is used light, pliable weave is
Evening star., 1917-05-29
OF Interest TO Women
STRAIGHT LINE AND BARREL SKIRTS
BY ANNE R1TTENHoUsE.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
NEW YORK, May 2S-The garment
which was first introduced by Caliot
and called a jupe tonneau and which
later came to this country as the barrel
skirt. was never a success, but 1t
proved to be the inspiration for another
type of skirt that has entirely caught
the public fancy.
The dressmakers. that is. most of the
high priced ones. insist that these
skirts that bulge in pannier effect at
the hips are not in the list really smart
but the proper line is the straight one
from shoulder to ankles, which they cali
the Egyptian silhouette, a phrase that is
elastic enough to cover much.
( The struggle between the people who
sell ready-to-wear clothes and those
who try to induce the individual to
avoid what is well known and widely
accepted, goes on this season with the
skirt its basis. However. there is
no doubt that thousands of gowns have
been turned out since February which
include the barrel skirt, although few
of them are alike and the majority
merely have a way of bursting out be-
low the waist line. and. becoming
ashamed of this outburst, instantly
subside into nothingness below the
knees
: The French Umbrella Folds.
Several of the best houses in France
subscribe to this so-called barrel ef-
feet by introducing drapery just at the
point of the hips. in a manner known
as umbrella folds. The selvage of the
material is used. and the loops are long
or short. according to the figure of the
woman for whom the gown is intended.
These umbrella loops have led the
way to series of sashings at the hip
tine which takes away the straight
ness from the silhouette and gives it
the Elizabethan effect which we see in
a majority of the ready-to-w ear gar
Ipents
..In sport clothes the bulge at the hips
is obtained by using wide pockets Of
some sort or other, and in one-piece
frocks the break in the long line is
managed through slashes in the ma
terial that turn over and show a dou-
bic facing or an imposed fabric of an
other color and weave.
An Attractive Silhouette.
lone does not have to look far afield-
for the reason why the majority of
women prefer the silhouette which
breaks at the hip line to the straight
one that hangs plumb from the shoul-
ders. Every figure is not built on lines
that allow the material to follow the
shape of the figure: if it were so. there
would be little straightness in the sill
houette. Despite exercise. diet and cor
sets there remain thousands of women
who have all the curves due to women;
who go in and out as nature and art
have agreed upon for centuries. Fash
ipn. however, has stepped in to demand
that all lines should be straight, and in
30 doing fashion has good job on
her hands. for, in many instances, she
has to fight nature at her best
1.-The outstanding swirl of material be-
low the waist gives one a chance to
conceal curving hips. and the loose
the best measurement. 1t is the woman
beneath the gown that keeps the
Straight. clinging silhouette from be-
coming the major fashion of the hour.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

under the little hem1ock tree. High
overhead the big trees whispered to-
gether now and then, but otherwise
it was as still as still could be. If
Chubby had been awake the very still
ness would have frightened her. But
she was asleep. tired out with running
and with fright.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
FASHIONS

The June. 1917. bridegroom will probably
zee his future happiness advancing to-
ward the altar in a halo of silver radi-
ance, rather than the ivory white clad
hEure of past. weddings. Silver cloth.
silver lace and silver embroidery play no
Evening star., 1917-05-29
James Franks Funeral Thursday.

Funeral services for James Frank, desk
sergeant at No. IL police precinct, who
died yesterday, are to be held Thursday
morning at IL o'clock at his residence.
439 18th street southeast. Interment is
to be in Congressional cemetery.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
uT1TLLES1oR!Es u1L
6rbEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1917. by T. w. Burgess.J
Chubby Is More Frightened
Than Ever.

The trees are lovely. friendly things.
And yet they can he faarsome, too.
That's when they stand about in crowds
And shut you in the way they do.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Decoration Day
NeckWear.
.autif,I OuaIifv Georpeffe

Beautiful Quality Georgette
Sailor Collars, with deep. hem
stitched hem. Special, 81.
Georgette Collars, hem
stitched or tucked. Special,
SOC.
Silk Capcs, trimmed with
marabout, i'll gray and tan.
Worth to S7.98. Special. Sz.98
and S3.98.
On Sale-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Sterling Silver
Patriotic Flag
Pins
z5c, SOC and 81
Miscellaneous
Jewelry
For Decoration Day Wear

Black Patent Leather BELTS
inches wide. in any lengths; that
crush; very popular, SOC.
Also Black Patent Leather Belts
in any width and size; 25c to II.
White Kid Belts for summer
dresses. in all widths and sizes;
nicely lined: Soc to $1.25.
Patriotic Belts for children.
with red. white and blue stripes.
soc; also some with U. S. A.. 5Oc.
Sweater Sashes in all colors.
S1.9S to $3.50. Two yards long;
tassel ends.
Motor Caps in all styles; some
with veil: See to $5.06.
On Sale-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
sl.5o dhjldren's
ParasO1s, ST

For Decoration Day
A choice assortment Of
Dainty Parasols in pink. blue
and other wanted shades.
Value, $l.50. Specially priced
at 81.
Children's Patriotic Para.
soils, 45c and 81.
On Saie-Streef Floor.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

White Ready-Made Wells in
plain and fancy meshes. Spe-
cial. SOC each.
Plain Octagon Mesh Veil
ing, small. medium and large
mesh: white taupe. brown
and black. Special. 15c yd.
On SaIe-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

15c Women's
Handkerchiefs, lZEc
Ladies' Pure Linen Hem
stitched Handkerchief, with
white or colored initial; l5c
value. 12isc.
Mems Pure Linen HEM
stitched Handkerchiefs, plain
or with initial in various
styles; 15c each.
On SaIe-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

5 flags and bracket; American,
French, British or Belgian flags.
Complete with metal auto bracket,
Csc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
YEAR PROSPEROUS ONE
FOR LYNCABURG FOLKS

Lynchburg, Va. Dec 31.--The year
now closing has been an era of I'M
precedented prosperity. being the
most successful in the annals of the
manufacturing and !obbing business
in Lynchburg. The wholesalers and
tobbers regard the achievements Of
their respective concerns in 1916 with
feeling of qualification, realizing
that they have enjoyed a business
without a parallel since Lynchburg
has become generally recognized as
one OF the most important markets
in the South. In the shoe business.
Lynchburgs greatest industry, the
shipments of one concern showed a
gain over last year of more than one
million dollars. The manufacturers
and 1obbers state that the outlook Is
extremely bright for another prosper
Gus year. In building and construc-
ton in and around Lynchhurg con-
tracts have been signed for nearly
a million dollars in buildings. bridges
and roads. giving employment TO at
least q thousand men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

ness of the State health commisates1
Dr. f. G. Williams other oficers
his department also rendered vaIunAf1
assistance in connection with this tY@a
phoid furry
As a result of this outbreak, togetlk4;
er with the high case fatality Of tI@2
disease in the first three months "
the year tfour deaths out of SIR
cases.. there were thirty-seven deathaI
from typhoid fever during the year.
equivalent to a rate OF 23s per 160, ~
900 inhabitants. This was the higheeks
death rate from typhoid fever since
1909. though prior to that year the
rate had never been below forty and
averaged seventy-eight.
1904 Deaths for Year.
The total number of deaths from AL
causes during 1915 which had been re-
ported up to noon Saturday was $685.
of which 1910 were white and 1,Ak4'
were coIored Since. however. therc
still remained twelve hours In the ola
year and since some certificates for
deaths occurring in 1915 VIII not be
filed until the third day of January.
1917, the above figures do not repse-a
sent all deaths for the year.
Taking other years as a guide. IL 10
from all causes. and including nom
residents who died here. will reach
1850. of which l.620 will be white and
1900 will be colored. On this estimate
of deaths still to come in. the total
deaths rate for Richmond for 1916
will be 1866 per 1000 inhabitants. The
white race will be 1882 and the coll
ored rate will he 24.5o.
with Richmonds present population
even ten deaths more or less than,
above estimated will make but little
change. Richmonds death rate for
1915 was not quite as low as for
1915. hut with the exception of this
one year the 1916 rate was the lowest
on record.
There was only orc death from ma
larial fever in Richmond during 1915.
the disease in this instance having been
contracted to the south of our city.
The decedent was n white man, the
first white death from malaria since
1872 In the past four years there have
been only four deaths from malaria
altogether. while In former years It
was by no means uncommon to have
over thirty deaths attributed to mala-
ria In a year.
Diphtheria claimed only FIVE victims
during the year giving a death rate
of 80 per 100000 from this disease
the lowest rate, with A single excep-
ton. ON record.
Forty Deaths from Measles.
The year 1916 turned out to be both
measles year and a ''whooping
cough year" There were forty deaths
from the former and ferty-six from
the latter disease. AS has been so
frequently mentioned. these two con-
taeious diseases Of infancy and child
hood are uncomfortable by any means
as yet worked out by sanitary
science.
There had been 3,sn5 births reported
up to the time the Office OF the Health
Department Chased. at noon, Saturday.
Allowing for returns which will be
made during the fras few days OF
January, there will probably be a
total Of 5000 births reported for 1915.
giving rate of 24.S9 per 1000 in-
habitants. This is the highest birth
rate ever reported for the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

reported that his major effort in
supervision during the past year was
to see that drawing, nature study.
sanitation, hygiene and other so-called
minor subjects were given proper
emphasis, while another said he was
working for better home and school
environment in the interest of sturdy
physical stamina.
Plans For the Future.
Finally. | desire to call attention
to some of the activities that are be-
ing planned for the future. Modern
educational leaders are devoting much
attention to the study of student ca =
pacities, using the average school
room as their laboratory. Numerous
tests have been devised and persistent
efforts have been made to evaluate re-
suits of teaching. 1t Is true that
practical school people sometimes feel
that too little account is taken of
the individuality of teacher and pupil
in these mechanical tests in which
the so-called scientific expert drives
for rigid and scientific exactness. The
fact remains that 1t Is very helpful
to use a standard test as a means of
informing an instructor what aver
age students of certain degree of
maturity can do. IF the work in any
particular schoolroom Is crudely done
or shows less than the maximum de-
gree of efficiency, II Is well to bring
that fact home to the teacher.
In all of the divisions OF this State
sim pie tests in spelling will be given
during the coming month and later in
the year a similar effort will be made
in arithmetic.
No Pupil Is Neglected.
I'm. some of our cities and even
in large towns this line of policy has
been followed in a much more elabor-
ate and complete way until questions
of retardation, or of over age and
under-age, have provoked studies and
Investigations which are Of nationwide
significance. Special teachers have
been empl yed to take care of un-
graded pupils who are victims of re-
tardatton or special weakness in GER
tain studies, and the open air school is
provided for those whose chief trouble
IS anemia or other physical weak
~0ess.
THE words economy and 'eff1ci-
ency' are now regnant In EDUCATION in
Virginia, as elsewhere. and boy is
not assigned to place for life in
terms of his fathers achievements,
but according to his own personal fit
ness as manifested in native and &C
quired talents. Our leading teachers
and superintendents are striving to
find the place where each Pupil can
best serve his day and generation, and
TO fit him for that place with as little
loss OF time and effort as possible"