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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-05-31
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lit bas m0sIid9" fraste 8iftoria ers
Ftanni. nMsins 9orfabren baben
.Sames gppt nerfpeiif!"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-05-31

Der nddfaen nierunS3man3ia Gtun.
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bdltniien fam bas YiIGn5ten Die.
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ausfnbrungen Der Ibcidiitenfom.
million polfommen bapon iiber.
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me! Sd sudte nerdbtIid neine
fleinen Sbultern, Damn Itedte i'd
mntig Die Sdnoe in Die .Saiten mel,
nes fursen, braunen SamtbosGens
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no bic Suderbuoen itanben. Wann.
baft partete id ab, Biz Die gerfGu.
ferin pegibaute, mannbaft ersriff
id nit Der &edten cine Suderltan.
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meinen Haub ben beioen gintpanbs.
freien aus, Die bas corpus beIicti 10.
fort auf benz @eee bes 2utidens
aus Der @elt idafften.
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l(br Ddbrte, bis sur Stunoe bes ae.
meiniamen @benbbrots am Sa,nt.
lientiid. Bel Dem eriten YIid aus
ben Mugen meiner Mutter Dat iid
meme Wannbaftiafeit iiberraideno
idnea perfliidtist. 8anse 3meifeI
itiegen in mir auf. Sat man ettpas
gemerft9 @eiB man? gd @ott,
mas merben Die gltern baSu iagen?
Sd idalte feinem ius 8eiidt. SIM.
mer auf ben groBen MbreiBfaIenoer,
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spolften Mai...
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meinem 9ettden lag uno es Ieer
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gar ni6t mebr rcft mannbaft Dor.
fam, laut in Die f%initere Madt bin
elm: ~Sellte, am smoliten Mai, babe
i'd seitobIen!"
ltno Damn meinte Ser Semoenmat
pll1erllU INC 1dnper, es rte u1D
nimmer pieoer 5u tun.
@as lit mannbaft, mas lit fin.
User lit iduloig unb per nidt2
Cine perflirte @eididtel Seoen.
lit es gut, penll Elm Mann elm
Wann lit. l1nb iebenfaas lit es
idlimm, peln Elm 2ertnant ieinen
nieberfnaaen, menn Elm
St,loio bem anbern bas 8eiidt 5er-
lno penn elm fleiner Ssanac
fir feline Mitidiiler go0en itcbIen
mu6.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-05-31

SIN sooIogiiden ~ IL
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Sreuno Spun6?"
Stllocnt g.: nSie6 bod MIR:
&eptilien in Spiritusl ad, mas
muiien Die Siere iiir eiren ieIiaen
Goo gebabt baben!"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-05-31

Sas parteIleben lit bic
Sduie ber mooernen Staatsmdnner.
gs nimmt Elm tpeiier ManH,
ber 2ebren 9ibt. nod lteber 2ebren
an.
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DID HANNIBAL USE DYNAMITE7

= VERY one knows the story OF
r how Hannibal crossed the Alps.
The historian Livy says he de-
molished the rocks that opposed his
progress with the aid Of fire and vine
gar. The word used by Lvv and or
sinarily translated vinegar" Is ace
tum.
The question has been raised by a
European officer whether this Is tho
true meaning of the original He
thinks that by acctum the historian
referred to "A substance resembling
dynamite in its properties, and he in
vites chemists to consider the question
whether the anciontg may not have
possessed formula for making a
powerful explosive OF this kind.
He calls attention to the fact tina:
two ancient histOrians-M rcus Grsc-
Gus and Albert Of AiX--spoak of the
existence of two kinds OF aCetum, one
Of whiVh possessed greater energy
than the other. A clue to the COM
position of this explosive may be
found, he believes, in the fact that
to acetum was ascrihed the property
Of extinguishing the dreaded Greek
fire" He thinks the substance may
have been strongly 0Xygenate1.
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FORCING USE
OF LESS BAGGAGE

good looking piece of luggage that
costs about Sll.50 is made of brown
canvas bound with pigskin. 1t has a
handle like valise and opens like a
valise. 1t contains straps and when
folded in its smaller shape it Is not I'M
like large soft valise. However, 1t
can be unfolded to form very large
bag. 1t is extremely durable and of
course entirely waterproof and can
easily he swung on top of a taNicab or
taken into a touring car. 1t has the
advantage, like the telescope, of being
convertible from a medium sized hit
of luggage to one that will contain al
most as much as a small trunk.
For overnight purposes We hardly
consider the luggage proposition at
all. On both sides Of the Atlantic
women have got used TO the idea OF
getting as much as they might need
for a single night into a side OF the
knitting bag. In France they say
women never quite know whether they
are going to get to their own homes
for the night or not. 1t may be that an
air raid Will prevent them. So not TO
be left without the fcw necessary ac-
cessories they always carry with them
little bags with these needfuls.
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~ ECACSE Of the conversion of n
great number Of baggage cars
into dining cars for the move
tnent of troops to camps and to points
OF embarkation. milady when she trav-
els will have to travel light OF bag
! gage. There are more freight cars
/ than baggage cars, and IL you suggest
that they might just as well be USED
for soldiers dining cars you will be
met with the answer that those cars
are not built for fast transportation.
Travelling statesmen in a great many
, lines of industry have been able TO
cope with the curtailment in their
number Of trunks through the use OF
photographs, and they have found that
there are many times when a set of
good photographs of n shoe or gown or
fur coat will prove as satisfactory as
the shoe or gown or coat itself But
your daughter when she goes off to
college will find that photograph of
good warm winter coat isn't going
to keep her warm. and you won't your
SELF be pleased to take photographs
OF your evening gowns to show your
friends at the next house party.
But there is a way around this diff
ficulty as well as every other diff
Guilty. As in other things, we have the
advantage Of having got into the war
after the other allies. We can get
valuable suggestions from England
and France as to how this matter Of
baggage curtailment is to he handled,
One way English women manage is
to have one froCk do for several. Then
they need not take SO many. II you
have two gowns, each one of which by
a little modification here and there
will do for three, then you can take
one dress in your bag instead of Ave.
You will wear one in one OF it's three
guises and carry the other. Another
way Of solving the problem among
English women has been through the
use of telescopes. These boxes hold
an amazing amount OF ones wardrobe.
True. they do not hold so neatly and
nicely as does a wardrobe trunk, but
they will answer the purpose They
are the type Of luggage that contains
two separate parts. one OF which fits
into the other, anG' they are held to-
gether at the desired extension by
means Of leather straps that slip
through leather loops on the sides OF
the halves Of the telescope.
one consolation for not being able 10
carry a large number of smart pieces
OF luggage is that there is not vast
amount Of luggage to he had and that
smart luggage Ia frightfully expensive.
All leather luggage is no more in Eng
land, but splendid telescopes have
been put out there made of some Arm
fibre in khaki color and bound with
leather and with leather straps. Some
OF these English pieces have lodged
their way past submarines to our own
shore. They assuredly are smart In APP
pearance, though they are discourag-
| ingly expensive.
Perhaps before long we will have TO
follow the example of the men in khaki
and navy blue and pack our duds in
those capacious denim bags that We
see stacked up In the stations when a
division Of soldiers or sailors is being
transferred, The Nag idea as a matter
Of fact seems to h We become popular
In all sorts OF bags Re. One extremely
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muslin. pongee or even coarse lace.
They are attached to blouse Of mus
lin or net. which serves a. q corset
cover and carries collar that II
pulled out over the frock.
It does not take much imagination
to visualize the constant changes that
can be played upon when separate
sleeves and collars are permitted in
one frock- True. they need constant
washing. but many Of them do not
need starch anu all Of them can be
easily ironed at home. e
II Is prophesied that this form OF
dressing will grow more in evidence
as the winter weather comes on. for
the medievals saw in this method
of clothing themselves q way to keep
warm and to enliven their appearance.
So be warned In time. and do not
throw away a gown because its arm
holes and sleeves are worn out. II
can be made into a medieval tunic
or short apron, which can be worn
over separate sleeves and collar at
tached to q skeleton blouse.
win the High waist Returnr
There is rumor heaped upon runor
concerning the new silhouette (which
may be expected before the autumn
blows itself into winter. At present
there Is no intention Of anything vio-
lent or startling. but there 10 no doubt
in the minds Of those in authority that
the instep length draped skirt win DO
in flrst fashion, and bring in its train
a series Of drastic changes In silhou-
ette and garments.
It is easy to see that with the "tie-
back" skirt, with its drapery pulled
closely around the figure and it's mar
row folds sweeping the instep. one
cannot wear cuirass blouse or a
minaret tunic, or an Oriental sash at
the hips. If this skirt prevails there
will come about tighter bodice than
we have worn for several seasons, and
the waist line must be at the normal
or above 1t. Which fashion will pre-
vail?
There is no possibility OF reducing
our waists to a small measurement
The planked shad type which has
prevailed for eight years can wear its
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covered In the open that 1t present!
itself as first aid to being we'll dressed
| There are broadly checked foulard.
In black and white, and others thai
have a dull blue or orange stripe oil
figure running through the checks
| Whatever the choice, they are mad,
simply. One does not go in for Chi.
nese blue, pink or amethyst these
days. except when one wears gowns in
the house that have served through
the summer. but colors such as black
and white, purple and brown, gray
| and deep blue are chosen in these
| foulards for the street.
This fabric lends itself admirably to
self-trimming. The skirts are tucked
from hip to hem or knees to hem, and
when there is peplum or a long
chcmise tunic 1t has five or eight tucks
to finish It.
Neckwear Leads variety.
There is very little drapery on the
smart frocks, except the new method
Of widening the silhouette by placing
loose pleats from armpit to hem. There
is no attempt TO make a foulard frock
ornamental by adding braid or fanci-
tul buttons; an uncounted number OF
extra collars and cuffs are employed
10 vary the frock from day to day.
The neckwear counters are loaded
up with these extra and. as come
women think superfiuous ornaments,
but the average woman finds that a
daily change Of collar and cuffs makes
a sombre hued gown less wearlsome
to the eye.
The large nchus seem to have given
way to the simplest OF turnover col
lars, and American women have taken
up at last the French method OF cut
ting the neck in an egg shaped open
ing and fencing II around with q mar
row turnover collar of organdy or net.
1t has been many seasons since sep
arate cuffs were worn, but they appeal
to women to-day, although the con-
slant regeneration which Ia necessary
to their freshness Is a matter OF time
and expense. However, these factors
do not seem TO be taken into consider
alton. The desire for the extra cuffs
to match the collar rides triumphant
over the thought OF the work required
to keep them in order.
Gauntlet cuffs of all kinds, colored
and white, especially in organdy, have
come into being.
Thin lace has given way to a small
Irish crochet edging, and many women
crochet the old fashioned serpentine
edging which was considered a fash
ionable luxury by our immediate an
cestors,
Freshening Dark Frocks.
There has been designed a simple
and popular mid-season gown made
with a loose peplum shirtwaist that
has short sleeves and a rounded low
neck. 1t Is not only worn by young
girls, but older women find II available
for many of their daytime activities.
1t is made in black and other plain
sombre colors. and It Is also in ig-
ured foulard and printed chiffon. It
allows an extra pair Of sleeves, and
this trick is another revival Of an
ancient and honorable day when
women were not extravagant and de-
pended upon accessories to constantly
enliyen one well chosen dark hued
The separate sleeves are made of
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Wide !ucks Now Used for Orna
mentation. While Collars, Cuffs
and Separate Sleeves Aid
War Economy
War Economy

We do not know. It Is too early 10
say. Those who remain alive In the
midst Of an explosion have no time
to think how far flung Is the resound-
ing roar Of the thing.
But Of one thing every one IL Ger
tain. because It 10 brought home TO
each house and each shop-the neces-
sity Tor ingenuity due to lack Of ma
terials.
1t is no simple thing to saunter
down Main street to-day, drop into q
shop and buy any kind Of galloon,
braid. embroidery or other Ornamental.
ton for gowns. One finds that manu-
featured articles are becoming more
and more limited. The War Industries
Board has gone into the situation
with such thoroughness that manu-
facturers have been requested to lop
on several thousand items that are
considered ~ non-essentials.
Parting With Non-essentials,
Once upon q time this world, which
dearly loves q phrase, twisted and
turned the words "irreducible mini
mum" In fantastic ways to suit a va
riety of meanings. This phrase was a
sister in popularity to President CIeve-
lands famous "innocuous desuetude."
To-day the expression that has super-
seeded all others Is 1.-THE elimination of
non-essentials." and there are thou
sands Of women who win tell you that
that means both 'irreducible mini
mum and 'innocuous desuetude." 1t
Is well for an extravagant continent
that the irreducible minimum can be
arrived at through compulsion.
The development Of ingenuity II one
Of the most powerful factors In the
growth Of any nation. We became
great on that basis. We have become
slothful and extravagant because our
feet were lifted from that basic foun-
dalton. Things have come too easy for
US. But the glorious thing that this
war has brought about in the soul OF
America Is the fundamental truth that
the layer Of extravaganza was only q
layer Of moral fat. and that the mo-
ment the soul was called above that It
rose and acted according to its best
traditions.
There are no complaints. There In
no moaning because Of sacrifices.
There is no whimpering because what
we considered essentials have been
relegated to the rear as non essentials.
No woman is so utterly worthless that
she is petulant because she cannot get
everything she wants. 1t is q strange,
strange thing. this survival Of q ma
tional soul. Over a million women
have gone back to pioneer days in
spirit and in privation with the same
serenity Of courage that their ances-
tors showed in other days.
Daniel Boone's Spirit Returns.
In a letter Of q French officer to his
brother In this country he expresses
the astounding experience Of the
French army in finding that the civil
ian Americans fight like Daniel Boone.
Being Frenchman. he gripped the
essential and put 1t into 8 phrase. II
our men are a ''throwback" to Daniel
Boone. then our women are also a
''throwback" to those times.
The only way to ind out how blessed
we are in these days is to compare our
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hold all the toilet articles, neatly
placed in their respective inches. Is
well worth having this year. There is
Il new sort, shapeI like a large suit
case. but the cover opens in two halves
with hinges at the end, instead Of
opening in the old way. with hinges
along one long edge, The toilet arti-
cles In such a suit case are easy TO get
AT and leave n maximum amount OF
room for clothes to be packed in the
suit case.
There Is a new hag-or box, as. 1t is
sometimes called-for socks. 1t con-
s!sts OF a stiff, leather covered portion
for the socks, sometimes with a soft
silk or leather extension above 1t that
draws up like bag and sometimes
with a cover that fits snugly down
over the box section. Then there Is a
jointed handle. These little boxes. Just
the shape to accommodate sock
needles. are big enough to hold over
night things.
There are the big cases called week
end cases-bigger than suit cases, and
fitted with neat little tray. Then
there are still bigger boxes, yet not too
big for a strong porter TO carry. These
can be checked on your train, and with
the help Of II porter at each end of the
Journey you can thus get an amaz-
ingiy large amount of luggage in small
compass. Some OF the best looking OF
themSSre made of patent leather bound
with eavy p!gskin.
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lot with the women Of Daniel Boone's
day. II We do that constantly. by
reading history and recurring to the
past. We will find ourselves in a spiri,
OF eXultation that we are really de-
| world.
A report Of what women have done
In devising ornamentation for their
| clothes would read as an Interesting
bit Of war history. Out from the
depths have come some of the orna-
| mentations. The designers. however
have found that the best way to trim
a gown is with itself. There is very
little danger then of its becoming q
patchwork quilt.
Tucks have returned, therefore.
They have been launched on the now
autumn gowns as something Of a nov
city. They are not permitted in
woollen clothes because the Govern
ment asks US to omit every inch Of
superfluous worsted material. but we
are emitting it by the yardase instead
of the inch. and are finding ourselves
quite content with composition gowns
that have only a dash Of wool in them
and often none at all. A woman de-
perds on furs, capes and top coats for
warmth.
Permissible Materials.
There are several dozen materials
which the Government does not need
and OF which We can have all we want,
because the American mills turn them
out. AS the war progresses they may
not be available in a variety of weaves
or colors. and therefore Il Is really wise
for q woman to buy fabrics that she
likes ana put them aside for seasonal
use.
This modified manner OF boarding is
not Objectionable to the Government,
and it Is a wise bit Of work to put
aside only the fabrics. and not the
garments made of these fabrics. No
woman wants to find herself loaded
up with clothes that are out OF fashion
in six months time.
AS for the materials which are avail
able to-day. they may last through the
winter. There is much talk OF wear
Ing satin, taffeta, pongee and various
heavy Chinese silks throughout the
cold weather. making them comfort
able for the open or for heatless houses
by the addition OF warm underwear
ant top coverings.
The designers have banked heavily
on the usage OF thin materials for next
winter. and therefore they have
brought about this resurrected fashion
OF trimming a gown with itself. which
Ia quite easily done when the material
is soft and pliable.
When tucks are used they are ar
ranged horizontally. They do not con-
fuse themselves with pleats, which are
vertical. A few of the new skirts are
tucked from the bone of the hips to the
hem. the tucks touching each other
and made from an inch to two inches
wide. Sometimes this constitutes the
entire trimming Of gown. But when
the skirt is extra narrow at the hem
the barrel effect is more striking than
1t has been for two years.
Foulard for Autumn Days.
There Is really an extraordinary
amount OF foularG worn in the change
able September weather. 1t is so COM
fort hla in the house ana M ea silv
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FAR necessity everywhere! In
Y genuity expressed. therefore,


wv genuity expressed. therefore
In q thousand ways. Turn.
ing ana twisting TO ma out how good
results can be obtained through un.
charted channels 10 the effort OF each
individual. the mass Of shops and the
host Of designers.
This is the summing I'D of the en-.
are spirit AZ expressed In women's
apparel. 1t Is not a continental
spirit; 1t is a world spirit. 1t per-
vades lands where fighting is un.
known; II rules in homes from which
:. no lighters have gone and In which
: there has always been a serene con-
ndence in the ability to arrive at a
comfortable conclusion.
Tho old. easy method Of dressing
mas vanished. Perhaps It Is gone for
ever. 1t is a temptation to dip back
into the past and recount the episode
adventures and experiences through
which women have gone when great
wars devastated a country and used
UP its raw materials.
1t Is not only the Constitution that
follows the flag; It is women's apparel
that follows 1t for years after the
nag has ceased to be a symbol of
battle and remains only a symbol of
patriotism. All the great wars have
definitely changed the course of wom-
ems clothes. although they may not
have left upon them the lasting i'm
pressions that wars have left upon
mems clothes. The male portion of
the world rarely thinks Of this fact
that every garment he wears IL al
most directly responsible to some ex-
plosion Of mankind.
What has been done for protection
has often remained for the sake Of
fashion. What was done for comfort
and convenience, and what was
caused by necessity. has been inaugu-
rated into the conventional scheme
Of apparel.
wan Made Mems FasAions.
1t was after the wars Of the Direc-
tory. that men wore long trousers.
The very Insignificant. fiat bow o.
the side Of a mans straw hat has been
worn on the left side because a war
rior king found that the plumes on
ehC iitHt sioc VI his helmet SERIOUSLY
tnterefered with the appraised sword in
his right hand. He changed his
plumes to the left, and in memory
Of that men have worn on the left
side whatever touch Of ornamentation
there was on their hats. This has
become changeable these days and
does not remain as a fixture; but the
origin Of the bow on the left side be-
gan in that forgotten battle
The straight shirtwaist which wom-
on have worn came from Garibaldi;
the straight, outside shirts worn BY
peasants came from the cuirass of
Dagobert. that early fighting king of
France. and the loose stitchery which
women have worn over their costumes
tor three centuries is q remnant of
the chain mail that all European men
wore when they went forth to night.
And 30 1t goes. Books could be writ
ten on changes that war has brought
30 civilized apparel
And what will this great war bring?