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the surface of large number of the

the surface of a large number of the
new fabrics.
There is new shantung. for instance,
touched up with an Egyptian design in
brilliant colors. and there are tussors
that have Chinese and Egyptian mark
ingS on them that take one back to the
centuries that carry BIC. after them.
Crepe de chine has come back into
for one-piece frocks. 1t will be COM
bined with satin in the way that fine
serge was used last spring.
Serge, by the way, in a soft quality
that has little harshness and only bare
ly perceptible twill, is again offered and
will undoubtedly hold its own place
as standard fabric. 1t will be chosen
by those who are in doubt about the
other fabrics. as we'll as by those who
consider a fine blue serge frock or suit
one of the essentials of spring and
autumn.
Whenever these fabrics are offered
to any one in search of new things it
is explained by those who sell them
that they will be used for one-piece
frocks, whether they are made in the
form of gowns or simulated suits. The
dressmakers back up this assertion and
prophesy that the suit which must
carry blouse beneath is to be less in
evidence this spring than last autumn
1t is too early to prophesy knowing
1y on this subject. although there is
every evidence that the commercialists
are vigorously pushing the gown that
looks like suit, as well as the gown
that doesn't
The objection to a universal stand
ard like this is the question of warmth
and moisture. The American woman
likes to feel a washable blouse against
her skin on spring and summer days
She does not feel entirely clean in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

den. come from the famous New Eng
land metropolis, while several of Bos-
toms young Lochinvars have come out
of the east and taken away some of
Chicago's fairest daughters, offsprings
of our most conspicuous families, such
as the Hobart Chatfield- Taylors, the
Edward l.. Ryersons, the John s Kun
nelses and Mrs William Hubbard,
whose three daughters all married New
England men and are living in or near
Boston.
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While many Philadelphia families
have been spending the early part OF
the winter in the coun-
Society Comes try. FEBRUARY sees a
to Town. Ing their suburban es-
tates to reside for the next rev weeks
in the, city.
Mr. land Mrs. Henry Brtnton toxe,
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sharp. distinct frame made through
border of the same or another ma
terial in marked coloring.
1t is more important to put this strik-
ing frame around a gown which has de-
signs on it than around one made of
plain fabric. Take, for instance, the
new shantung with the bold, crudely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

Miss Catherine Coke and Henry Brin-
ton Coke. jr.. of Penllyn, says the Phila-
delphia Record, have opened their town
house for the season, and Mrs. Richard
Tilghman, Miss NJ. Gabriela Tilghman.
Richard Tilghman and Mrs. Francis w.
Robinson of st. David's Court. st.
David's, will spend the balance of the
winter at the Rittenhouse Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Lippincott and
family of Oak Hill, Bethayres, Pa,
have closed their country residence
and are spending some time as the
guests of Mr.. Lippincotts parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Bertram Lippincott. No.
1872 Spruce street, and Mrs. James p.
Hutchinson and her daughters, Miss
Meta Hutchinson. Miss Nancy Hutchin-
son and Miss Katherine Hutchinson,
have closed their country place on Old
York road. Abingdon, and opened their
town house in South 22d street, for the
remainder of the winter
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Speaking of curious things reminds
me of an entertainment al which I was
present S t
London Chefs on the week, says
Fighting Line. snondent It
was a matinee concert given in aid of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

colored Egyptian figures on it. and also
that new weave of Georgette crepe that
the specialists are putting out, which
has it's white surface covered with
quantities of small, flying birds in the
Chinese design. all brilliantly colored;
both these fabrics would make gowns
appear fragmentary and unfinished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

sketchy, as it were-if they did not
have a frame Of black, dark blue or
dull red at all the edges to hold the de-
sign together.
Flying birds that have gone through
all the art of China, and quivering but
terflies flying in focks have been taken
UP by the designers in different ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

They are printed on the surface in a
remarkable manner, in lines in circles.
and again as fragmentary bits of color.
irregularly placed
Even though the house of Cabot uses
materials with uuivering butterflies in
blue. black and yellow floating over
the surface, such material is not for
every woman. One must have many
gowns in the wardrobe to take posses
sion of one of this variety. and before
putting money into these expensive
fabrics it is we'll to be quite sure that
the face and figure can carry off SO
startling a motif as flying birds and
butterflies.
The. kind of Russian blouse which is
kept in fashion for the spring has an
exceedingly ornamental belt placed at
the normal waist line. To begin with,
this lifting of the belt is change from
what we have been wearing. In the
medieval styles which have influenced
US greatly for the last six months
there has been an omission of the belt.
or it has been placed at the hips; but
the whole tendency of dress, as we get
1t from France this month, is toward
emphasizing the normal waist line for
the street and the empire waist line for
the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

severely. and was at once taken to his
mothers house in CurZon street, where
he still lies. recovering, but seriously
i'll. 1t is said that the duke was sent
for by the duchess before an operation
was performed upon their son, and that
beside his bed the couple made up their
minds to sink past differences. How
ever that may be. Lord Blandfords
health has given much anxiety to both
the duke and duchess. and it is not
likely that he will be permitted to re-
turn to active service with his regi-
ment in France after he RECEIVERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

see that everything is in the pink of
perfection. The queen spends great
deal of her time with her children and
takes a deep interest in their pastimes.
Princess Alexander of Teck is back
again after her visit to her cousin, the
Queen of Spain, and has been staying
at Buckingham Palace with her sister
in -law, Queen Mary. There is a deep
friendship between Queen Mary and
Princess Alexander.
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1t seems as if Boston were becoming
more closely allied by marriage with
Chicago than any
Boston. Chicaro other eastern city,
Alliances. Tr,h,na pots rs
Albert Farwe1l and the future Mrs.
Loring Coleman, Miss Christine SHELL
ing. daughter of Mrs. Russell Fessen-
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The art of interior decoration, which
has taken so firm a hold upon women
everywhere. a
MrS de Koven'e recently b o m
New Fad. arossina hn,,hias
OF Mrs. Reginald de koven, a former
Chica goan. whose bookish tastes are
well known. and who adds to her ac-
cofnplishments as writer and trans
lator that of expert needlewoman.
While in Switzerland, where Mr.. de
koven was working upon his opera.
The Canterbury Pilgrims" a year or
so ago, Mrs de koven, says the Chi
ca go Herald, became interested in
petit point, a beautiful kind of en-
brcidery with enormous complications
of color and design, and has success
fully mastered the intricacies of the
work to the extent of copying an old
Are screen in the Corot salon of the
Chateau de Gruyere in Switzerland
cushions and backs for chairs and 4
gone to adorn the handsome residence
of the de Kovens on Park avenue in
New York. The frame which e1circles
/ the fire screen, one of the most charm
| ing pieces in the collection, was carved
TO duplicate the original a the chateau
| by steward employed there.
| Every one has been reading Mrs. de
Koven's interesting book on The
| Counts of Gruyere," an exhaustive
study of place rich in historic inter-
| est, and her study of petit point ap-
pears to have been undertaken during
her off-hours while in Switzerland.
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gown that does not wash and is always
rubbing against the dust and moisture
on the shoulders and arms, and 1t is ex
pensive to send this gown to the cleaner
every few weeks to avoid any suspicion
of uncleanliness. 1t is much simpler.
the American woman thinks, to con-
tinue wearing the wash blouse that
gives one a sense of freshness and
keeps the lining of the frock from being
soaked with moisture and splitting in
many places.
An actually new feature of fashion
which the materials reflect, or possibly
instigate, is the use of a turned-up hem,
called a cuff hem, at the bottom of
skirts, made of brilliant colors or plain
fabrics. with an Egyptian or Aztec de-
sign printed on them: There are many
kinds of materials for these borders.
and a woman can frame herself in.
it were, by bordering her skirt, cuffs,
collar and waist line.
All artists know the value of frame.
They realize that any arrangement of
lines and colors needs a strong outline
around it to cooperate it's parts into
pleasing whole. and it is the artists
who have constantly Impressed upon
women that their costumes need some
one strong note going around the fig
ure. At last comes the border, to do
this very thing. You yourself know the
difference between an unframed and a
framed picture. You know what strik-
ing character is given to a small de-
sign of any kind by taking a bit of
dark paper or a crayon and putting a
line around it.
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Now. exactly this thing is being done
in fashion. woman will be framed
in with a sharp line of some dark or
brilliant color. 1t need not be broad
A slender line does the work in an eff
fective way. On shantung, tussor, jer-
sey silk and muslins there will be a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

The war has placed beautiful Queen
Ena of Spain in a somewhat awkward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
Queen Ena
at Home.

deed be loathsome to her She is kind
and gracious. and. above all, devoted
to her children, says the Milwaukee
Journal. The royal nursery is one of
the best equipped of all the courts
of Europe. The queen, with her Eng
lish training. insisted that the rooms
allotted to the youngsters should be
the brightest in the palace. About
twenty attendants wait on the princes
and their little sister, AAA the staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

The Duchess of Marlborough had an
interesting luncheon party last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

The art of interior decoration. which
mas taken SO firm a hold upon women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

position. British to the
a backbone, the activities
of German agents in her
AC. adopted country must in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16
ARK. LEADS U. 5. IN
 AUD HANDICAPPED CHILD
Superintendent of Cleburne Adopts Tests Which Classify Children
 According to Mental Ability.

Heber Springs, Ark, Dec. 15.-1t has remained for mountain county in Arkansas-a county with many one- room log cabin school houses-to lead the United States in the adoption of school room methods which mean fair play to the pupils who are compelled i to remain out of school part of the wear in order to work at home. In the adoption of the Kelly Silent Read ing Test for all schools of Cleburne county, Superintendent Fred Moore has taken rank of educational progress with respect to the treatment of the handicapped child.
 Superintendent Moore, who was formerly student at the University of Araknsas has long felt that chil- dren in mountain or agricultural coun- ties who often leave school in the mid dle of the year before they have fin ished the text book started at the be- ginning of that year, should not be graded according to the number of pages covered in the book. He real ized keenly that children ought to be graded according to their mental abil- ity, that is, according to the work they were capable of doing rather than according to what they had been able to do under a handicap.
 This is. what the Kelly test, also known as the comprehension test aims to do. When child which has drop ped, out of school earl yin the spring in order to work on the farm again enters school in the fall it is put through the comprehension test. The +ao chor tbor n1ocac if 1T, thp nrOnar grade as indicated by the test. This action is taken without reference to the grade which the child was in when it left school.
 It is here that the method is revolu- tionary. According to the prevailing procedure children are graded accord
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

ing to the number of pages of the text book they have covered. If they have haven't completed the book with the class, so much the worse for them. They must stay in the grade until they have completed the book. The result is that they lose interest in the work. Under the comprehension test, how ever, they are advanced without refer ence to text book and purely on the basis of ability.
 The children in the training school of the College of Education, Unlver- sity of Arkansas, have recently been put through the comprehension test and it was found that an occasional child could be advanced two grades, while quite a number of them were given a conditional promotion on one grade each. In one case, four children who were promoted grade after hav- ing been in it only a month but after showing superior abilit yon this com prehension test, are now leading the higher garde into which they were pro. noted, although they ahve been in 1t no wonlv one month.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

Leo Dressen, 9 pastimer with the Cardinals five years ago, is to play first with the Detroit Tigers if George Burns is called to the colors. While meaning no reflection on the ability of Dressen, can it be possible that the Tigers paid regular money for Card inal of five years ago?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16
CIT THIS OUT-fT IS WORTH
 MONEY.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip. enclose with 5c to Foley & Co.,, 2S35 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago, Ill.,, writing your name and address clear ly. You will receive in return trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs. colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. -Ma1n's Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

With the repeal of the Frawley box ing law New York fight fans can now turn to wrestling matches, grand op.. era, six-day whirliggigs, the Central Park zoo, and other exciting pasttimes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16
HOW TO CHECK GROUP QUICKLY.

There is one reliable remedy Tor croup that every mother should know Mrs. Sweet Clary Ante. Va, writes: "I think FNoley's Honey and Tar is the best medicine I ever tried. My little son nearly had croup. gave him one dose and it stopped him coughing in about five minutes" Relieves coughs, colds. lagrippe. -Mann's Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

Stock headlines: Another Set-up for Benny Leonard" "Soft Picking for Benny" Champion Never in Danger" "Leonard Expects Hard Bout" bull).
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
PLANS ORDERED FOR
TRAINING CAMP IN UTAH

J. A. Reeves, general freight agent
OF the Oregon Short line, chairman
of the Salt Lake military training
camp committee and one of the most
enthusiastic of last summers citizen.
soldiers, was authorized recently tc
proceed at once with plans for this
years camp.
The authority was granted by the
training camp committee at al meet
ing held in Reeves offices. It was
suggested that the chairman appoint
a vice chairman who shall have &C
tive charge of preliminary work of
all sort.
That last years encampment was
too late in the year and this one
should be dated earlier, if the war
department will consent, was the con-
sensus of opinion of the committee.
1t was suggested that he dates of
July Is to August Is be recommend
co. BY so doing it is hoped that all
school men and students possible will
enroll.
Reeves reported that efforts are
being made to get special camp
appropriation passed by the legisla-
ture and that present indications of
it's success are most favorable"
-Herald-ReD blican.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
BEATRICE HAD A LEG
WORTH REAL MONEY

Beatrice Forsythe, young actress,
who is suing the borough of Deal
for $4,000 for injuries she says she
sustained while bathing in the surf
there, drew her neat tailor made
skirt above her trim and-maybe be-
dimpled-knee, in the United States
district court a few days ago and the
jury gave close attention.
Previous to her accident, Miss
Forsythe played important engage
ments in juvenile roles, dressing in
knickerbockers and taking boys
parts. Since the accident, however,
her leg has become so misshaped
that she can no longer wear knicker-
bockers or short dresses and her SER
vices are not desired. She has been
left with decided bow in the right
leg near the knee and the member
is more than an inch shorter than
the left. She was struck with a
floating loo in the surf in 1914.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
HOME ECONOMICS

I form. 1t is well, therefore. not &c
give such fatty foods as pastry, fried
meats and vegetables. and doughnuts
or rich cakes, for in these the fats
are not in so good a form for child.
rem, as experience has shown. II the
child Is constipated, the occasional
use OF cream or salad oil is desirable,
FOR fat in abundance is laxative.
Bacon or salt pork, cut very thin
and carefully cooked, may be given
occasionally, but thick pieces with
much lean are not desirable In pre-
pairing bacon or salt pork 1t is very
important not to burn the fat. To
avoid this they should be cooked in
one OF the following ways: Put the
slices on broiler or wire frame over
a pan; place the pan into q hot oven
and cook long enough to remove
most Of the fat. Or keep a pan on
purpose for cooking bacon on top of
a stove and let the fat which fries
out of it collect in the pan, taking
care that none is burned. In time
so much fat will collect that bacon
can be dropped into this hot fat and
will be less likely to burn that if
placed on hot pan.
To be continued next week
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
; MORE MONEY FOR ROADS
Senator Bankhead Says Larger Fed.
eral Appropriations Will Follow

Il predict that in the lives of thu
younger men now before me will be
seen from ocean to ocean in the
United States the greatest system OF
highways to be found anywhere In
the world" was the prediction OF
Senator John H. Bankhead, recently
uttered In Atlanta at a meeting OF
its convention bureau.
The present federal appropriation
OF $85, 100000 is but the beginning
OF the work that the national govern
ment Will shortly be doing in the
matter OF road construction" assert
ed the chairman of the senate COM
mittee on post offices and postroads,
and, before the expiration of the
5-year period in which this money
will be expended in conjunction with
$5,00O,O00 contributed by the sew
eral states, I expect to see the con-
gress making appropriations of from
$6O,OO0,OOO to $75,000,000 annually
for highways progress
Senator Bankhead, in the course
OF his address, dwelt particularly up-
on the great wisdom of keeping in
mind at this time the part which
connecting highways would serve in
military mobilization purposes. 1t
was agreed that the use of combined
federal and state money should have
reference to roads which serve the
greatest number of people and re-
lleve the state OF percentage of
their expensive highways and thus
make it possible for the states to
give increased cooperation to the
counties on the essential market
York Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
OUTRAGE AN OFFICER

Sheriff Mabey, of Bannock county
Saturday afternoon was granted re.
QUESTION papers for persons in Hell
ena, Montana, and in Los Angeles
wanted in Bannock county for as
sault upon a special officer of the
Oregon Short Line. 1t appears that
the special officer had been active
in his duties in chasing hoboes from
the line and as a result of his activi-
ties he was captured by several
tramps, tied hand and foot and taken
into the tall timber in the hills and
left to die.
BY hard work he managed to roll
to the edge of a hill and down grade
near the railroad track, where he at
tracted the attention of train crew
and was rescued. The men who were
the principals in the affair are said
to have been located and will be
brought back for trial.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
PREVENT A FIRE
10000 Fires From a New Form OF
CareIeSsneSS

A new form of fire peril is com
ling into prominence as cause Of
much destruction, and it's fires are
so directly associated with careless
ness that it has been deemed neces
sary to issue a special warning tc
people Of the United States. Because
of their convenience, small electric
devices, such as pressing irons, cur
ling irons, coasters, electric pads or
blankets, electric plate warmers, and
electric sterilizers or heaters are now
to be found in almost every COM
munity. If these were used with
proper care the danger would be
negligible, but, unfortunately, a pro-
portion of their users does not realize
the peril of leaving them in circuit
when not in use. In such cases these
devices tend to become overheated,
whereupon they are likely to set fire
to anything combustible with which
they are in contact.
Most of these fires are small, but
the aggregate loss is large, and oc-
casional instances show extensive
damage as in the case of the $780,
900 fire in the Boston residence of
Ex-Governor Draper; this was traced
to an electric plate warmer in the
buffers pantry.
Fires of this class furnish special
peril to life, being most frequent in
dwellings and often breaking out at
night. A characteristic example is
that in which an electric pressing
iron is left upon the ironing board,
with the current turned on, and then
forgotten. In such case the fire may
not occur until some hours later.
The burning of the residence of John
several years ago, was
due to an electric pressing iron.
That this form of hazard is al
ready assuming large proportions ap-
pears from the statistics. For ex-
ample, the actuarial bureau Of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
in one day noted approximately 100
reports of fires from this cause. out |
If total of 1000 losses in the days
'eports, and it estimates that small
electrical devices are causing fires at
he rate of 10000 or more in the
course of year.
It is safe to say that most of these
Tres are entirely preventable, and
an be charged to nothing but care
essness on the part of the user.
various safety devices have been
dded by certain Of the manufactur-
rs of these articles, and among them
re some that are fairly effective, but
here is one absolute precaution
vhich should be borne in mind at all
ines by every user, namely, that of
hutting off the current when not
ersonally and continuously super
Using the use.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
LITTLE GIRL DIES
FROM HOT SCALDING

BASALT.-The eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Christensen, Le-
nora, four years old; was fatally
scalded when she fell backwards into
a large pail Of boiling hot water last
Thursday. DR.. Roberts was called
from Shelley imediately, but was un-
able to save the little girls life.
Death came to her early Friday
morning. The funeral was held here.