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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

Whatever accomplishments or sports
are to be cultivated in our girls, their
training for them should begin early.
Riding, swimming, tennis, walking,
climbing, music and languages-add
so much to the JOY of life hat every
girl is entitled to a chance at some of
them. While the girl Is growing up is
the time for her first instruction and
for the really tedious practice which
a knowledge of music and languages
compels. Timidity is easy to overcome
in the young. 1t is especially sensible
TO insist on having children taught to
swim and ride, and girls excel when
given a chance In these sports.
A glance at the habit of the smartly
clad little miss shown In the picture
above reveals that her habit follows
closely the summertime habits worn
by her elders. The fad for puttees in
place of high-top boots has extended
their S to the youngsters, and wash.
able cloths-heavy linens and Palm
Beach cloth particularly-make the
best choice of fabrics for breeches and
coats. 1t is only in certain details
that there is a difference between this
habit and those made for grown-ups.
The coat is less trim in lines than
those cut for developed figures. The
soft blouse with turnover collar and
bow tie provides about the only appro-
pirate manner of dressing the neck.
and the hIgh-crowned visored cap. fit
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
ZA Ru1a1Az
Roman Belts.

Roman belts have been revived with
the colored jeweIry; ever the old-time
sashes with deep knotted fringe are
coming to the fore. The Roman belts
and matching nat bands look very
smart with white golf toys, the blouse
of which is fastened with jade but
tons, and the hat with jade pins. Much
fancy jewelry is worn in the daytime
with the wash dresses, always har-
monizing with the gown. Or when
white is worn, with the hat and veil.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

One hears that very few capes are
smart unless they are touched up with
a checked or plaid fabric. And capes,
you know, are as smart Is jackets.
and will continue to be so through the
autumn. They are worn over separate
skirts and cuiraSs blOuses, or short
Chinese tunics, and they have that
swagger military air that comes from
their careless arrangement across the
shoulders. All of the new ones have
some kind of waistcOat arrangement
which holds them closely over the bust
and waistline.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

They attracted the attention o a special patroIman of the park, who stepped
into the middle OF the road and with drawn revolver commanded the driver
to STOP.
81 months and several weeks ago she sued her husband for divorce. She
was employed in a private home. Her husband drove up to the door of her
employers home in a taxcab and asked to see her, she said. When she APP
peared at the door he seized her in his arms and carried her 20 the waiting
cab. she asserted.
The man told the chauffeur his wife was mentally unbalanced and it was
necessary to Use force to take her home, the chauffeur said.
He told the police he was trying his best to effect a reconciliation with
his estranged wife and that he did not really intend to harm her. He said
he was taking her to his home to try to get her to live with him again
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

and learned that n marine may take Off his hat when he is wearing his belt
Being a sociable chap, glad OF the chance to talk to o obviously a nice
woman, he told of soldier life generally until he came at last to the inside
Information that: every marine is his own chnk"
This explains for you why it is that some uniforms look 81 much nifier
than Others from a laundry point of view.
Also, it may account for a wise governments changing army blue for a
color that won't show dirt You have to know the reason of a thing to have
proper respect for its value.
A marine has to wash a uniform every day-and he has four, unless it
may be moreor less for a listener gets the wires crossed now and then-and
he uses a brush instead If a dashboard, which saves wear and tear N the
garments to say nothing of his knuckles and immortal soul.
So now you knOw what to do when Tubing time comes to help yu win
the war; and also-which is really more important-the lady Of the CLASSY
pink nails will find from this important document just why the marines kept
o n their hats.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

the detectives hurried to the scene and found a crowd collected in front of the
house in anticipation of a melee when she was arrested. She is noted in the
neighborhood fr her numerous fights with officers on previous occasions.
The audience was not disappointed, for the woman, who weighs nearly
200 pounds, threw herself IN the ground and fought and kicked with all her
strength. 1t was necessary for Fordyce and hardwood to ummon Emergency
There's my baby" and quietly accompanied him to the patrol wagon.
She "a arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and drunkenness. She
nearly tainted when she discovered that the date of her arrest was the
thirteenth and that the booking agent had assigned box 10 20 her for her per-
sonal possessions. Don't give ne all them thrteens" she walled. "I don't
mind being pinched, but 1 amt going to be hoodooed, 1 aintp
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

was a broom-handle sister who insisted upon wearing her tucks and frns to
the very beach of the River of Styx. And after that, at comforting intervals,
came:
A tremendously stout woman who didn't give a hang for straight fronts,
but wore her contour as unconcernedly al if she weret the first edition de
Milo, diked of in spotty black lawn.
A middleaged woman with the sort of Roman chin that will insist upon
emily wanted just then to the extent of possessing in all it's glory was a white
skirt showing lace inserts under blue lowered null.
There were others, but these will serve, so the customers worry lines
went tut of business, and as woman must express herself or die she paused
before q plaster lady in a store wndow-a paSe plaster lady, Clipped a
t1de and clothed in a shopworn suit marked down.
WAX ladies' may do az they blamed please, but you and ] and the rest
of is III of the mill are going % stick % UT COATES, ven after the war,
when knlckers come in fashion"
And anybody who supposes that plaster lady failed to smile response is
simply not acquainted with plaster ladies.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

Mr.. Clerk" John didn't have money enough to pay the line. He wa taken
to a small cell adjoining the courtroom.
Justice WEIGH resumed trying cases.
Suddenly music was heard, 'emanatng from the nearby cell The court
oom occupants listened. Justice Welch smiled and nodded his head, keeping
time to the strains.
Bring out that person who is playing" Justice WEIGH ordered. An at
chitsch. John had a harp to his lips. The music continued.
The tune a ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came From
There"
Justice WEIGH listened until John, almost breathlss, ceased his efforts
"Man" Justice WEIGH exclaimed, you're not Irish, but you've sure got
irish ways. Mr.. Clerk, Gu: that fine So"
John paid.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

ting snugly, is the happiest choice in
headwear for a small girl.
A habit of this kind need not fear
comparison with others when the
youngest horse-women ride their
ponies at the horse show or county
fair. There ought to be blue ribbons
for all of them-to reward some par
ticular excellence in which each one
is sure to exceed all the others.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

prayerfuIIy paradlng BACK and forth
in the living o sharpening an 49,
inch butcher knife.
"Oh, God, hear my prayer" ejac-
ulated the angry negress. Il will cut
that mans throat tonight as sure as I
am living. oh, God, take him away
and snap a fool niger head off. /
don't want him round here taking up
room in my house."
In response to a telephone report
to the police station that Mrs. Hop
kinS was going IN kill her
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
The Upper Class.

$50 you wish to marry my daugh-
teri" said the proud parent.
eyes, sir" replied the young man.
How much money are you makingr
asked the governor.
"Forty dollars a week." was the re.
ply.
Forty dollars a weekl why my
daughter o make that In a NUM-.
tons plant and o work overtime"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

host arrested for hdnapng-you W. can tell. 1t seems the right thing
mt who lives up Capitol hill way:
Being a stranger here or responsible a work, he naturally gets a bit
lonely for oldttme friends and associations, but being also a wholesome and
buoyanty healthful person, soul and body, takes all the pleasures that come
his way and always does his best to pass them OF The other afternoon his
ar was at the curb, and, as it was inconvenient just then fol the friend in
the house to go riding, he humOred the children next door who had been
begging him for pennies, cones and the like, by taking two of them for a
ride. When he returned after a short spin it was supposed that vas all
there was to it, but dear m no! The mother objected 0 a strange mans
taking her children in his cal.
So, you see you never car tell.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

in the cab as 1t passed. The woman's
clothing was torn, her hair disarranged,
and she was screaming for help.
The man was attempting to stifie
the woman's cries with a bath towel,
it was said. Once he had her head
half out of the window, his fingers
about her throat strangling her.
Capt. Dennis Whalen saw the
struggle from the car, and leaping
into the a of a passing motorist
started in pursuit.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

other that of course some women would
continue to stick to cotton, with an
other shrug to finish the inference
with the proper shading of scorn
Official information is a handy
thing to own, but it has its drawbacks.
1t put worry lines between the eyes of
the customer as she left the shop,
wondering what is going to happen
with skirties on the blink. But she
might have saved herself the wear
and tear of her emotions, for the first
narSOn chA ~ III ,,-ho, che -oA o,,t-flo
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

there m everywhere. And some
thing always bothered me. Maybe
you have experienced it. In winter
and summer it is always the same,
only the medium is changed.
talk United States2 Sure! What
I'm complaining about is that in war
time Washington-in winter, say
you can't ever get your second cup of
coffee as hot as the first, or with as
much ream In 1t. And in summer
the second glass Of Ice tea Is warm.
Ask me mot whv thia ts trua Thara
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

what makes you think you have only lung?" asked the officer
"Cause every tme,Ah git into a warmp place 1 spit black, All do"
"What have you been doing for a ivingF was the next question.
Use been shovehn' coal. All done had f' dollars and seventyhve cents
de udder day when / cum from Alabam and o All only got fifteen cents lef.
Lordy, dis ar a expensive place to live. Nah Don done cs' m lie a dollar
and 1 jeS had thirtyfve cents worth of grub and Use sure full up, boss"
"Wel, Charlie" said Mr.. Lambert, 1--WE have already sent 1000 of you
boys % camp and pretty Don you al go along, too"
don't cahr n o mo-. Js' glib me dat pass, boss. Use going to hb lots of money
js' soon a s 1 hits dat camp"
"What are you going to do Charlie; shoot crapT"
SWELL, All ulster shoot a little crap boss"
This is of the bright lights that creep into the bureau of dehnquents
occasionally and dspel the gloom that too often hangs over the office.
Another coored man who IA asked if he was going to enlist in the
navy replied: "Not If 1 kin help it, boss. Use wnnn' to go to war, but when
All falls All wants to fall o sumpin' solid, All does'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Face Powder to Be Scarce.

The French government has prohibit.
ed the manufacture of face powder
from rice, an official report stating that
100000 soldiers rations of rice are
wasted daily on women's powder puffs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

Is n valid reason why the second cup of coffee should not be as hot as the
first. Or why the second cup should be dark instead of light Nor have 1
ever been able to find a real excuse for your second glass of ice tea coming
to you lukewarm, with al invisible piece of ice in it,
II threatened, besought and bewaned,. and all we're of n 10 avail. 1 must
go through life. I thought, accepting a lukewarm second cup If coffee and a
tepdd second glass of ice tea.
But now all that is changed. My second cup Of coffee is steaming and
Oh. boyr
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

and comfort TO the babies of France in
thirty-seven different posts, nine of
which are the ''postes sanitalres" es-
tabllshed in Paris where SCHOOLGIRL
dren whose mothers are engaged in
war work may get their meals.
Work is also going on in the five
villages selected for intensive recon
struction. The houses damaged by
shell-fire and bombs have been rem
dered habitable, barns and other farm
buildings have once more been made
fit for service. A %Subvention of 50.-
900 francs ($10,O00) has been set aside
for the planting of 10000 fruit trees in
the orchards destroyed in the depart
ments of the north.
Supplies for the refugees have been
made direct, through the medium Of
the rs organizations and the % local
branches. A total of 14,372 articles of
clothing, 257 infant layettes and 30
$50 meters of goods have been dis
tributed, as we'll as sewing machines,
sewing materials, food and medicines.
A Clothes Mandate.
Owing to the necessity for con-
serving materials and labor, and to
keep the ever-rising cost of garments
down to q minimum, fashion authori-
ties are not authorizing or recon-
mending radical changes for the au-
tumn. Therefore the silhouette will
be straight and youthful cOlors will
be restricted to the smallest possible
number and for street wear will be
dark and rich in tone, with much fur
trimming, fringe and embroidery.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Man Kidnaps Own Wife in Fast Yellow Taxicab

CT LOUISA womans screams issuing from a yellow coored taxcab
~ speeding southwarda attracted the attention of persons n a street car near
Twentyfonrth street They caught a glimpse of a mn and woman STRUGGLING
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Possibly Wartime Conditions Brought This About

He WAS the happest man In Washington. That's a pretty broad statement
II but h said 1t himself, he ought to know. "You see it is this way" he
was heard to say: For many months I had been eating AROUND. here and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Didn't Mind Being "Pinched," but Barred Hoodoo

CPoKANE, wAsH:-Whne her husband, whom she accuses of assocadng with
- white women, was sitting in the kitchen of their home calmly eating a
watermelonD Detectives Fordyee and hardwood found Fanny Hopkins .cohred.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

Mr.. Lambert.
"Well, boss" replied the darkey,
II dom lost nah cahd an All done
want to get in de army jes' as quick
as yer All kin. 1 jes' got fifteen
cents to nah name. an Use goin' to
be a hungry niger"
"You must want to go to wal bad,
Charlie" remarked Mr.. Lambert.
"Ah don't cahr whah 1 GO cause
l only got one lung an All amt goin'
to live more'n a yeah an 1 jes' as
sOOn die hphtin' dom Dutch
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

tUUh UL MS MT except IHt WdTIHeS UH
guard.
A patriotic young lady, who is GO
ing to heaven when she dies, pro-
vided she takes as good care of her
soul as Of her CLASSY pink finger nails,
objected to the omission, but as no
n paid the least attention to her,
that was all there was to that-ex-
cept:
A woman who happened to be
standing next a uniformed youngster
on camp leave inquired into the matter
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Proof That Kind Act Is Not Always Appreciated

"A N AUTOMOBILE stood in front of a theater. 1t wa a imposing ar of
"A brown leather, FURNISHED BRASS and allied flags, and IS its owner came out
of the theater-mOie-and was getting aboard, two girl children asked with
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

begged him to be quiet. He seized his
Springfield rifle and threatened to
fill me with bullets. I called the po-
lice"
Andrew Gippner 1920 Tracy ave-
nue., finished testifying in the South
side court against John Raschitsch, a
bartender, short and plump:
John pleaded guilty, adding, "That
French wine-"
"Ten dollars" Justice Casimir ].
Welch interrupted. "Call the next case,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Woman Is Going to Insist on TuCks and FriIIs

tsE ASHTON hasn't worn cotton since the war. Everything is silk" The
L clerk said it to a mere everyday customer who had dared to mention
peticoats: with the informaton went a couple Of shrngs that told each
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Judge Extends CIemency to Mouth Harp Expert

Y ANSAS CTTY-"For five years John has been a model roomer at my
N house. But he brought home a mouth harp and two bottles of French
wine last night He played the harp so long and hard my family and I could
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

1t imprudence-that goes with limo
cence and shedding teeth:
SAY, mister, give US a ride. jimmy
amt new been in a nautymobile."
The man paid no attention and
whizzed away.
They were only tads Of the street,
but 1t would have been worth while,
perhaps, to give two stepchildren of
fortune a memory that might have
lasted them a lifetime.
And perhaps, again, have got the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
Here's Laundry Hint Cleaned From the Marines

w ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS always comes in handy, especially when you
w hook it while fishing for something else. As the American and French
days were raised at the celebration of Bastne day every ms on the EInpse
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
All He Wanted to Do Was to Get to the Camp

nETRoIT-"Say, boss kin yo' glib m a pass to hop a freight o. Camp
~ CusterT queried a lanky negro of officer Lambert Of the A. p. L. force at
the bureau O dehnquents, municipal building.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-12-09

WHEN THE TINE CONES TO SERVE
the dessert or refreshment you will
find our Frozen Gold firm and hard
and of course delicious. Our cream
will keep hard for an hour. II is a
most wholesome food. How much
shall We send you and at what time?
WHITE EAGLE DAIRY
Phone $50
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-12-09
Basketball Rules on
END Zones Changed

The A. G. Spalding basketball guide.
released for publication last week,
shows few changes in the rules for
the 1888 season. says the Kansas
City Star The only important change
deals with the end zones, which were
established last year. These zones
proved to be success and the changes
this season are made in the light of
the seasons experience. The end zone
is a rectangle extending the full width
of the court and two feet in depth, in
stead of being an arch, as provided last
year. The following statements govern
play in the new zone:
"(a) When the ball is in play in this
zone it is in bounds except in the case
of a held ball.
"(b) In case of held ball in this
zone it is out of bounds (given 10 the
defending teams to put into play from
out of bounds.)
"(c) Our present method of deciding
when the ball is in play or is out Of
bounds in the zone is applied. That
is:
I'D If either of the players con-
cerned in a held ball touches the floor
on or outside of the outside line, he
is considered as having carried the
ball out of bounds, and it goes to his
opponent.
"(2) If one of these players touch
es the inside line or is in the zone,
provided the other player is not out
of bounds, it is a held ball in the zone.
"(3) The ball is out in play from
behind the final end line; that is, the
new line is the boundary and the old
line becomes a restraining line and
guide for the plane Of the blackboard"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-12-09
S PORT

outweighed at least eight pounds
man, Dick Rutherford's Washington
University S. A. T. c. eleven ably gen.
eraled by the former Wisconsin star,
Eber Simpson. outplayed the husky,
but sluggish Nebraska University men
Saturday at st. Louis before a crowd
of seven thousand persons. The score
was 20 to Z.
Early in the first period Nebraska
began running attack and marched
the ball to Washington's 1O-yard line,
where Washington braeed and took
the ball on downs. A series of punts
followed.
Getting the ball en- Washington's
3O-yard line on a punt at the be-
ginning of the second period, Ne
braska began an attack that earned
it a first touchdown. DObson broke
through Washington's line for a Is
yard gain. Two successive forward
passes, each netting fifteen yards and
the last over the goal line, gave the
Huskers a touchdown five minutes aft
er the quarter had started.
Washington, instead of crumpling
up, took brace and from this time
on outplayed the Nebraskans. Wash
ington scored two touchdowns before
the second quarter had ended. the
first coming as the result of a steady
march from the Nebraskan 40-yard
line and a twenty-yard forward pass
figuring among the big gains. Evans
went over.
Three plays later, Evans retrieved
Simpson forward pass in his own
territory and dashed fifty-fiye yards
for second score Simpson scored
both goals.
In the third period Nebraska awak-
ened mOmentarily. By forward pass
ing and long runs, the Huskers march
ed the ball seventy yards down the
field, only to lose the oval on the 10
yard line, when Berger intercepted
forward pass.
In the final period it was all Wash
ington. Nebraska lost ten yards try
ing to rush the ball and was out-pass
ed and Out-punted throughout. For
ward passes and good rushing twice
brought Washington within the scoring
zone. Although Nebraska frightened
here, Eber Eimpson kicked two field
goals from the 20-yard line, the last
from a difficult angle.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-12-09
PRINCETON AIDS HER SOLDIERS
Those Returning to School Get Credit
for Present Term.

In an official notice issued by
Princeton University. all men who en-
tered officers training camps are no
tilted that in case they return to school
for the next term they will receive
credit for the last term in that school.
The official notice follows:
"All men now in service, who were
members of the University last June,
or who entered Princeton in Septem-
Der as freshmen by examination or as
upper classmen, will be given credit
for the first term, if they return to
Princeton for the second term (Open-
ing December 3O) and complete the
year satisfactorily.
Credit will be given for one terms
work to all men who left the Univer-
sity prior to June, 1918, and who, after
completing courses in a government
military school (e. g. Officers Train
ing SchOols), have obtained commits
SiOns".