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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-05-23
--oT-INTEREST TO RED CROSS

Last summer Spartanburg girl
visiting in New York bought and for
warded box for Red Cross. The
following letter of interest will show
the excellent good the Red Cross does
and how much comfort it brings to
those who are in distress:
Kingsley Hotel, Hart Strret,
Bloombury Square,
London, April 30, 1918.
"My Dear Miss-
Yesterday evening 1 received
Red Cross package with your address
and am taking this opportunity to
write you about how / came to re-
ceive the package. 1t happened in
this wise:
"The ship on which / was crossing
the, Atlantic ocean was torpedoed and
l lost evrything except what l was
wearing. On arriving in London our
immediate needs were promptly met
and it surely was a treat to be helped
so quickly and so well. Pm on my way
to France as Y. M. G. A. Sec, and
was naturally interested in q long
time in relief work, but I never saw
the direct results of that work until
like child at Christmas time | open
ed my package. You dear people of
the home land and these dear people
of England are causing many hearts
to leap for joy through unselfish ac-
tivities such as Red Cross workers
perform.
"Please tell your local Red Cross
chapter or auxiliary that the harvest
which will result from the laborers of
these workers is beyond our fondest
hopes-and may you all hear from the
blessed Master these words, In as
much as ye did it unto one of the least
Of these my brethren, we have done
it unto me- Many thanks to you for
the blessing your ministry as a Red
Cross worker has been unto me-
Sincerely yours,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-05-23
NOTICE
May, 1918.

We will furnish frst-class Barbe-
cue at Cross Keys on the day of the
County Campaign speaking 1918.
B. r. Sumner,
r. G.. Fincher.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-05-23
PED CROSS BOOSTER ADVERTISERS

II aa~
4rgG Bale meRarGr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21
WOULDN'T 1T
BE DREADFUL?

Suppose, just suppose that ve ac-
tually did have 70 give up the sid,
and front hose supporters on corsets,
What did We ever do without them
But there has been an advance in the
price Of rubber Of over two hundred
per cent and already many ot the
corset manufacturers have had to use
only two sets Of supper 5 where for
merIy thcs used three. ana one where
they used TWO. And those Same cor
set manufacturers are st8.ing awake
nights trying to figure out how thes
can 80 on providing that one support.
Perhaps something that is Just as good
as rubber for that purpose Will he dls-
covered
There WAS i Iiuc-~om~ or us even
remember il when no one bat little
girls Oh their ",orset waists" had rub
her hose supporters 1T AN. Grown up
corseis were innocent of hose sup-
porters. Il was not at all up To the
corset 10 sec That your stockings
stayed in place. Inscad the stockings
were kept iu place by round garters.
and the corsets stayed in place just
because they were laced 50 tight that
they couldn't to save themselves have
done anything else Now the corset
Keeps the stockings up and the action
Of the stocking r"nds to keep the
corset in the place Uhere it should he.
The War has had manr strange in
direct influences on fashions and con
ditiOns due tn the var nave modified
the mode in man. wayS The tight
skirt of this spring il direct out
come of the wool shortage. Had il not
been for that. skirts We're in good
way to become more bouffant. That
was tbs wa1 the pendulum was sway
ing till the war changed its course SO
perhaps though We hope it will never
come. to pass-the rubber shortage win
revive the supporterles corset.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

grass beneath tho chicken coop, and
then. by putting little chicken cut outs
on pasteboard foundations, you can
have an Easter favor that viii delight
the younger members of the family
Any ono with deft fingers can make
artificial violets or other spring flowers
from tissue paper. and these can be
made more realistic bv trimming them
with specially made artificial leaves
In tho middle uf such a bouquet of
flowers place one of tho little paper
nut cups. and use this for - pIacc
favor Larger pieces OF crinklod paper
trimmed with exquisite yellow DAT
dis can bo used for a table cloth at
tho Easter party. and since everything
suggestive nf spring has its place IN
tho Easter scheme. n shower Of butter
lilies made from tissue paper cut outs
mounted on cardboard and strung On
tiny wires. can hc very prettiiy used
for trimming Just above tho center
piece The wires can be hung either
from tho ceiling or tho central chan
dclier
For the center piece. when there arc
children. nothing is prettior than d
Jack Ilorucr pie or wo should call il
"a lack Rabbit pic when il is used on
EaSter For this YOU viii need tin
pan or wooden box or pastbnard ring
for the base Around this place ruff
nings and landings of dark green
erinkled paper 4 lovely rabbit. made
Of white tissue paper. with features
painted in in water colors. is made -
stand IN the center. For some reason.
these Hack Rabbit" pics one sees, u
the favor shops have n lovely fringe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

around the edge, and though one hard
ly remembers ever having seen a
green fringed rabbit, the effect is very
nice There are small individual fav-
ors, of course to go into the pan. and
to these favors are attached ribbons
that extend down over the edge of the
pan and terminate with lilies that
stand erect becnuse their stems are
made Of wire that is coiled about Al
zach place at the table n lily is placed
and az "A signal each little guest gently
pulls his ribbon and thus secures the
favor
or all the little fators that the norist
can supply in these davs nothing is
more attractive than the tiny tulip
plants That can be bought at the for
lists shop for ton cents apiece" They
are Ia minute. red pots Each pot con
tains lust one wee tulip plant with
little tulip blossom. IN iiou of these
real potted plants you can make y"rt
nice paper ones II you can only' Re'
the small rcd pots. out of tissue paper
max" large and showy roses Iolly-
pops those lovely candles on sticks
thar all children love form the center
of tho flowers and the stems The
ioliypop itself is painted with colored
sugar to look like q face. and round
about the stick s wound green paper.
y is quite a simple matter 70 add a
spray ~ artificial green leaves n
you choose. Won can fit tho top of the
pot with brown pasteboard disc n
look like earth, and then stick your
lollYpop stick into this. II you wish
however, you can use sand or pebbles
instead
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

and minced onions ana then begin
again with layer of thin salt porh
Continue in This order untl the dish
is full. Add cup az stock .tud stand
the casserole in the oven ia j pass
III the oven skim of the crcas,
thicken the gravy ana add a tablespoon
Of current jelly and serve.
Rabbit Dumplings Remove til,
bones from disjointcd rabbit and cut
the meat into neat pieces Needless t.
say. the rabbit should have heea
STEPPED beforehand Dry the pieces
ruh them with lemon juice ANA roll
them in minced onions and herbs
seasoned with pepper prop eaeh
piece on square ~ half-uch thicH
biscuit dough. Pan over th" pieces ~
crust and fasteu into place Win skew
eTs. Or else rap cacl dumping lI...
hit ri cheese cloth ma fastcu I;elt
tho dumrliuG> sloNlv ID 4 sancersu 5.
boiling water for onc ltnur ~ n. j.
erayt of starE. seasoned Aitu mon
Juice. Drain n. dumMinss ucu al
pour the grNy over them.
Minced Rabbit Altuco gr>
over bits of cooked rahhlf Nil> rstn
third lis quartjty ~ mirccd .at
bacon this add5,iol. ~ bacon. oc
course puts rabbit out III thr ruanius
on Tuesday and Sa,urdas ana season
with cayenne pcppcr salt i littl, nut
meg and & lit If grated lcm"n l,c"i
Simmer slowly Tor fifteen mirutes jn
stock ana thicken with flour Serve
on toast
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

spring and the shooting up of spring
nowers. lInt that Is about as near as
We get tn it. I'm the mean time we go
on buying Easter eggs and buying
little rabbits for our children. ana arc
as content as If We knew just why we
did It.
Although We are getting more and
more To use All spring flowers as deco
rations for Easter time. II would lac y
shame Ia let the custom of honoring
the rabbit aud the wee duffy chicken
20 into allowance And the people Who
manufacture faneA efinkled papers are
datne their >l1re toward keeping up
tn" emit Of the ral,hit You ean buy
'h"aplH faucH paper containing iittlc
rabbit. cnt-nuts These estn hc pasted
on heavy paper aud used 10 make aIl
sorts "f little favars They can II"
pasted "u little paner MT eurs trim
Iued with bit ef tellnW 81 pink erin
il"d paper sud used for hon bons or
sstitcd almonds It tic Easter dinner
With strips of bcaXv brown rasto-
board Yen can make n little chicken
coop ~ trineing plain green paper
Nou can make y hit appears 10 hc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

edge of folk customs of centuries long
gone by. Surely we have not got all
these Easter notions from one place
or from one set of traditions. and many
of them are much older and more re-
mote than the events Commemorated
on Easter day. Surely the little Easter
rabbit has nothing to do with the
early Christian church. Nor is II quite
clear why painted hens eggs ever be
came intimately associated with the
festival To hc sure, Nc say that these
things are symbolic OF eternity aud
tho eternal resurrection of life that
takes place With the coming or every
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

employed IN the new blouses. The
printed design is in color and shows
the various shades Of blue, red. green
anu yellow that are now ssed in
hlouses.
Insets OF eolored linen are arranged
u form designs IN white linen blauSes.
They are hemstitched into place and
really eNeeedInglS smart designs are
obtained as q result
a good many of the new blouses are
Of yellow in many shades. These yell
lows are al soft ami becoming and
keep away from the unripe lemon
yellow of a year ago that was usually
anything but complimentary 10 It's
Wearcr.
Talking about pIoases. Why IS it thar
50 many American women buy blouses
that arc At least one size too large FOR
them We all know from experience
that Il French blouse OF sufficiently
small bust measurement is too small
through the shoulders American
made hluIse~ are really made II lit
the average American figure and the
proportions are about right for most
women. Nevertheless. it is too
usual sight to see a we'll dressed wom-
an in a blouse the shoulders OF which
come Well down over the arm This
means that the blouse is too large
every place. 1t also means that the
are bound 10 wear quickly
because they do not fit. Very likely
these large sizes are worn e give an
appearance Of broad shoulders, but IN
any transparent blouse the desired re-
suit IS not gained because it is all too
obvious that the blouse is a misft
In dress deception is quite permissible
81 long as it truly deceives but as
soon as II IS obvious it is futile as far
as the really subtle effect is con-
cerned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21
SOME ENTIRELY NEW SUGGESTIONS
IN THE DAINTY BLOUSES FOR SPRING

The Acr> fact that ~ one styIe
prtdomiHat,s the spring houses makes
them more attractive thaH They have
ever been since the FIRST novelty that
surrounded ihc coming Of lingerie
blouS,s wore on fbt. have reached
q stage Of advancement when almost
aHt fabrl. may ne used and Wheu
there arc 81 man. suitable STYLES that
one ma. - for Il da> without seeing
tno niouses alike
one Of The real novelties OF the
spring is the blouse made Of aH-ol er
embroidery. %ot for years have We
seen this sort IF blouse We shall
probably not see il often now. bat a
few French bIoGses made Of fine all
over embroidered batiste or lawn have
reached this country. Thc> hook littIc
sti0 uow that We are used - 'icor-
gottc ana other lcfy sheer fabrjcs hut.
erthclcS@. they have distinct
charm
I-Iueu ~ tue auc handkerchief sort
is much in vogue This spriuG aud So is
batistc \ scar ago il was difficult IT,
hrd enough Dlouses iu ane onc shol, IT,
I8t Nt- II itifS-Iifit tf} itit4 It'll 1.IItit-f
JndaH amy Woi Supplied shop has
almost as many models Of batiste
hIouscs us ii has Of Wolfe hIou&es This
doesn't moan that yoilr rs Il fabric
for blouses has lost caste Tor voile
biouses are still III very good STYLE
Many Of the new wolfe biouses are Of
white checko with blue. green. red or
black IN fine line that makes them
look almost like dmity These hlouses
are often made up With collars and
cuffs Of orRandv the color of the lines
that form tic checks
Now that the dictHm has come that
Paris has alreadz tired IF high collars
and it has come before most Amer
leans have felt called on 10 don them
We may choose collarless blouses for
the summer without qualm Some
Of the blouses are made to wear either
open in a v at the front or closed
The buttons on these blouses are very
cleyerly arranged. Last year when We
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

From whence do we get our Easter
favors?
From whence come the associations
of this spring festival?
To answer these questions would re-
quire n deep and penetrating knowl-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

IN new spring blouses in practically
every color under the sun.
The type or collar revived this year
of the sort that we used 70 call Bus
ter Brown and Peter Pan-is much
used on separate blouses.
For outing wear heavy wash white
blouses and those % shantung and
ponges are in high favor.
Plain colored ginghams. on the order
of chambray. are used for blouses for
outing and morning wear. Some Of
these are made in slip-over design.
White pearl buttons form the trim
ming motif for some Of the bIouses Of
white aud fesh-colored Georgette
crepe.
Fine French voile hlouses are trimmed
with hand made nilet lace. These
voiles. lace trimmed. are sometimes
shown in tiny dimity checks.
The S.jp-over hlouses or Georsettc
crepe are still an attractive feature ~
the blouse situation. They are Otter
heavily trimmed with fine soutachc
braid. which is stitched on ill 4 deep
border design about the lower edge.
Black buttons are used on one Very
smart tailored blouse Of white wash
able satin. This blouse IS for outing
wear. It Is likewise worn with the
strictly tailored suit Tor any q the
daytime war activities that have called
10 the front many Of the simple blouses
worn this spring. The woman who
spends many hours d dav doing Red
Cross or other war relief work wishes
a simple blouse 70 wear with a simple
tailored suit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21
WOODEN BEADS

The wooden beads that Paris has
apparently learned - gse q & q matter
IF economy are very decorative. They
arc used with specially good effect In
the form If fringe on some of the new
fr0cks. The fringe IS formed bv
stringinR perhaps ten or dozen beads
"n each strand ~ wool knotti7g the
end of the wool The beads are eut
out 0f wood and are ieft unstaired
ard tr.arnishaH
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

bought blouse With Il so-called con
NertHble COLLAR there were buttonholes
on one side and on the other We're
buttons that did not show when the
collar vas Worn open. Instead the
thread that sewsd them on Was all too
IkrlN - show III a NerN anattractite
manner. Tie new convertible blouses
are made with bGttonhoIes oa both
sides and with buttons - arranged on
one side that the> may b. slipped
through the holes So that Tire blouse
may lie buttoned IN high collar effect
and slipped back again to the other
side Tor decoration when the blouse IS
worn open.
The slip-on blouse is an established
fact II offers possibilities in tie
Way of an unbroken front ana back
that are attractive 10 the designer
IS for Tie uearer size maa always feel
secure IN the neatue.s of the blouse
Ii reaiIA goes through the laundry
EerS We'll because the buttons. being
1Hiuus qudaiitE. don't come off.
some of 1.-THE IoVeHest OF The rev
French hatiste bloGses are made in
~iip-an 4tylc. There are some bluoses
IT tho stip-on variety that are not
worn under tie skirt Instead they
have poplum er skirt section that is
worn outside. \ novel hlouse of this
type is made II deep rose-eolored
linen All the edges that is of the
sleeves the neck and the bottom-are
buttonholed with rather bright blue
silk floss The blouse is made in short
waisted effect with buttonholed belt
The sleeves hang loose and reach only
a little below the elbow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

Beads. still widely used in all sorts
of froc}<s. are also used on blouses of
Georgette or chiffon They are used
with especially good effect on the slip
over bIouses worn outside the skirt
with long skirts or DeDlums.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

Dotted siss is used this year bat not
very extensively Il is said that there
Is small supply Of dotted siss on the
market. Organdy. however may he
had In abundance. and 1t may be seen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

rush crochet buttons ere used on
many Of the eolored linen hloases The
big drop buttons form deeorat tive
note in some Of the blouses. Thev are
used with bound buttonholes. Some
times the buttonholes re hound in
white. One especially attractive rose
linen blouse shows the edges all
piped with white. with white bound
buaonholes and white buttons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

Printed linens Of various sorts are
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

For outing wear heavy wash white
biouses ana those % shantung and
ponges are in high favor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

The type OF collar revived this year
of the sort that we used to call Bus
ter Brown and Peter Pans much
used on separate blouses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

IN new spring blouses in practically
every color under the sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

Plain colored ginghams. on the order
of chambray are used for blouses for
outing and morning wear. Some Of
these are made in slip over design.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-08
U,1scranbling Hackfelds

UNDOUBTEDLY there has been a vast
~ amount OF criticism of the reorganization Of
the firm of II. Hackfeld & Co. effected through the
efforts of Walter Dillingham;, F. Lowrey and J.
F.. c. Hagens, and in all probability there will be
some satisfaction expressed today at the fact that
this reorganization has fallen through, but it re-
mains to be seen whether there can be better
plan evolved for the immediate Americanization
of the big corporation far the law permits
and the eventual complete AUGMENTATION of the
firm at the conclusion of the We are inclined
to doubt it We doubt if the complete control
which A. Mitchell Palmer, the alien property Gus
todian will soon have will prove to be better for
this American community or for the United States
as whole.
a1 There can be shadow OF question of the abso-
lutte sincerity of Mr. Palmer in desiring himself
10 conduct the reorganization. But unless he sees
fit to sell the alicn-owned stock which will be in
his hands, his control of the property will be as
trustee only for the enemy aliens, who, at the con-
cusion of the war, will receive back the control
into their own hands with the accumulated profits
of the period. That means to put it simply,
that doing business with Hackfed & Co. will be
providing profits to go to Germany after the war
This knowledge will deter many from doing bust
ness with that firm and this loss of business will
injure those stockholders who are sincerely loyal
Americans.
VI
the stock to whom will he sell it who are better
Americans than the present members OF the new
Hackfeld direCtorate2 If he holds the stock as
trustee the profits that stock will go into Lib
erty Bonds which will be eventually the prop
erty of the enemy aliens together with the interest
paid by the United States. If the stock be Sold
the amount realized can likewise go into Liberty
Bonds and more bonds than the profits will be
able to buy, while the profits will remain in the
country, available for bonds, Red Cross any
other patriotic object to which under the law the
custodian cannot subscribe.
There has been naturally, great deal in con-
necton with the reorganization of HackteldS not
made known to the public. The Advertiser has
been kept appraised of the greater number Of the
moves, however, and it with the knowledge
that legitimate attempt was being made to secure
by purchase every share of stock held by enemies
in Germany that this paper backed and endorsed
the reorganization. Much of the criticism that
has been voiced has sprung from ignorance of the
facts, we believe, although it is likewise unques-
toned that a majority Of the critics voiced their
opinions in perfect good faith.
The Advertiser cannot but feel regret that
things have developed as they have. We can only
hope that the plans soon to be put into effect
will prove as generally satisfactory and as profit
able for all Hawaii we had reason to believe the
old plans would have been.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-08
Met First Test

THE news that sixteen big German liners are
L carrying large numbers of American
troops to France will be sorry reading in Germany,
says the Nation. Here is clear case where Yam
kee wits and Yankee ingenuity have been superior
to long planned German Vaccinations that were
to have disabled these ships for the duration OF
the war. There have been many romances of the
since this war began-the cruises of the EN-
den, the Ayesha, the remarkable voyage of the
Appam with handful of Germans standing guard
hundred and fifty British and the sailing
of some survivors of Specs fleet in small boats
from the Falkland Islands all the way to Germany.
But surely nothing is more dramatic than the
way the American engineers took hold of these
wrecked German ships and repaired them by de-
vices not deemed possible, in cases even i'm
proving upon the engines originally built Some
day Kiphng, perhaps, will turn his genius to the
telling of this story. AS it is the failure of the
Germans at the Hoboken and Manhattan piers has
put the United States in possession OF 100000 tons
of shipping-perhaps all they need for the trans
porting of troops-and this without interfering
with the rest of our merchant fleet 1t is case
where German thoroughness" absolutely failed.
Berlin had better take warning. a nation which
can do job like this in six months is not to be
sneered at.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-08
ALIEN BOOKKEEPER
At SCHUMAN'S OUT

The "alien enemy" bookkeeper re-
Gently installed at the Schuman Car
riage Company, and who was one cause,
it is said, of considerable disagree
ment just before former manager s.
s. Paxson and other employers left the
firm, severed his connection with the
firm yesterday.
The German bookkeeper is a relative
of Gus Schuman, president Of the
Schuman Carriage Co., coming here
some time ago, it is said, from Guate
mala, and for while was bookkeeper
of the Territorial Marketing Division,
which he left before the market was
closed. His appointment at the Schu
man auto concern displaced an Ameri'
can bOokkeeper.
1t was said that some of the EN-.
plOyes left Schuman' because of the
"alien enemy" bookkeper, but in the
majority Of cases these men left to
go with Paxson in his new work and
because of business opportunities, the
German bookkeeper S appointment being
merely incidental to the sudden read
justment of the company's affairs.