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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-14
To Study Iowa Farming.


After luncheon, the view of Iowa
farming will be undertaken. Automo-
biles will take the party directly north
west into Iowa to the neighborhood of
Donnellson. Stops will be made at
some farms, and the features of farm
ing in the leading agricultural state in
the union will be shown the distin-
guished Scandinavians.
No social functions are desired by
the guests Of the city, who are all
working on this trip and more inter-
.ested in studying things than in dining
tables.
The trip is in charge of Edwin
Bjorkman, head of the Scandinavian
bureau of the committee on public in
formation of the United States, and
Archie Rice, in charge of assimilation
and distribution of information for the
same government committee. Several
stenographers are also with the party
in their special car in which they r
travelling.
The Eminent Scandinavians.
The delegation of visiting journal
lists is composed of the following:
Mr.. C. J.. Engstrom, "Svenska
IDagbIadet," Stockholm, Sweden.
MI. NdiuGLlldT JdiSltT, NdliOHdi
fTidende," Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mr.. Tage Halberstadt, "Politiken,"
Copenhagen, Denmark. y
Mr.. Sigurd Konstad, "Dagb1adet,"
lChristiania, Norway.
Mr.. Otto Johansson, Social Demo
kraten," Stockholm, Sweden.
Mr.. Herbert Kr. LehmkuEl, "Ver-
dens Gang" Christiania, Norway.
Mr. G. Fmil Marott. "Feyens Social.
Demokrat," Odense denmark.
Mr.. Eril, Palm, "Ostgoten," Linko-
ping, Sweden
Mr.. Arthur Ratche, "Farmanden'
and "Stavangeren," Christiania, Nor
way.
Mr.. Wilhelm Tvedt, "Tidens Tegn,'
Ehristiania, Norway.
Mr.. Jacobs yidnes, "S~ocialDemo-
krate,o Christiania, Norway.
MIR. Anders ViGen, "Berlingske
Tidende," Copenhagen, Denmark.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-14
To Red Cross Christmas
Roll Call Workers.

UR American Red Cross is perhaps Like nothing so mu
loyal ship in a storm. 1t goes its way with senses tuI
to help. And when that cry comes, it drives instantly
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Americas
Narrow Skirt

Last season America invented the skirt with
the slight hustle and bias folds going upward
from the knee to the back. 1t is claimed that
French designer sent to this country for
Twelve OF these sketches and adopted the
hustle in Difference to American wishes.
But while the hustle is not strongly fol-
lowed up in this country, the narrow draped
SKIRT is getting grip on the American public,
One secret of it's success is the fact that
kindly dressmakers have shown economical
women that they can turn slightly fu|l
straight skirt into an upward draped skirt in
their own sewing rooms. If you do not know
this trick, try IT,
Women are already convinced that flarinv
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

h Her Fashion Shows During the War

women in introducing a new silbouet+a
varied coat line, an entirely changed n.cL
line and mass of minor details that st;rr
late the lmagination; but the foundat;..
stones of clothes, the fabrics, remain the s.,..
as they were>l last year.
Serge, gabardlne, jersey silk and worstaa
chiffon, taffeta, Georgette crepe and Chimes,
and Japanese silks are sold by the thousana.
of yards without protest from anv buvss
that they are commonplace.
Among the weaves that are used for ~.
majority of the gowns it is probable tbot
Georgette, IN Its various colorings, will he
accepted during the warm weather In broad
fields OF activity The dressmakers YOU know
are Trying to make this season of transrar
ent apparel as the hot weather comes on-th.t
is, they are doing a rushing business in Or.
CANDIES, figured voiles, fine musiins. batistes
and even cotton net with ribbon rufles.
Georgette is more durable than these fab.
RIGS because it does not need such Constant
cleaning, and therefore it leaps to the front
in season that calls for a revival of tho
old-fashioned fabrics that were once consid-
cred indigenous to the summer season.
France sent over organdy gowns as a lead
ing fashion sufficiently early in the season to
have them exploited i'll vast numbers at Palm
Beach, and one well-known dressmaker affirm.
that she had order for seventy-eight of
these frocls before Easter
These facts would seem to point out tho
way to successful season for organdy, but
in connection with this fabric the French
dressmakers also put emphasis on Georgette
because they realized its economical value
and it is we'll that we should do the same.
Combined with
Other Fabrics
There are entire gowns of Georgette crepe
in the new fashions, and they will be worn
throughout the hottest weather for all hours
of the day and evening. Dark blue serves for
the street, and flesh pink, mauve and the
new green shades serve for the afternoon and
evening.
The sketch shows servceable evening
gown made Of Georgette crepe and crepe de
chine in a combination which is thought well
of by good dressmakers. This kind of gown
serves the woman who wants to slip on some.
thing that will do honor to several occasions,
and not be confined to a certain type of gay.
ETY. held at a certain hour
The gown is a chen1ise robe with the sides
and back of dull blue crepe de chine en1broid-
cred in tarnished gold from knees to hem. The
wide front panel is of biscuit-color
Georgette, with the loose girdle cut in one
with the fronts of the bodice, which pass un-
der the arms ard tie at the back The sleeves
are short and the neck is finished without
collar, but with a tracery of the tarnished
gold.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

seams do not go in the picture of to-day. and
yet they grow weary at the thought of ripping
seams of skirts from the knees down and
Strengthening them out. The dressmakers
have gone the other way around to save
themselves trouble, and the woman who wants
to alter gown at home will find that their
simple trick is by far the best way to get the
new silhouette. 1t may necessitate longer
skirt than one has been in the habit of wear
ing, but there is every evidence that longer
skirts are getting mere pronounced for street
usage, and therefore it is well to be prepared
for the fashion.
If a skirt that is too full is drawn upward
in slight folds and caught at the end Of the
corset into one more loops it will give the
exact silhouette which America produced on
its stage last autumn, and which American
women find much to their liking to-day. This
is in contradistinction to the French silhou-
cite, and therefore one finds piquancy in the
situation. At least the trick is a boon to the
woman who is economical this season, either
through desire or necessity.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
The Belt Necessary
With the Chemise Robe

When the tunic that reached from shou
ders to shoetops first came into fashion the
critics were not wanting who based their ds-
approval on the close kinship between this
robe and morning wrapper. They felt that
women were getting too negligent in their
street attire. They said that the absence of
waist line, the unboned lining, the low, elastic
corset and the decollette neck line were feat
ures of clothes that should be kept for the
intimacy Of ones bedroom.
The one condition that fashion laid down
for the wearing of the medieval tunic on the
street was that it must have belt This
has been adhered to through the two years
OF the fashions duration. 1t still holds good
this season.
There are those who feel that the twelfth
century garment has run through its first
momentum and that it's popularity is on the
wane; but they will find that the leading
French dressmakers are not of this opinion
True, there are liberties taken with the
medieval garment which might have met with
great approval in the reign of Edward the
Confessor, but there was not as much COM
n'erclalism in clothes then as now and de-
signers had no museums to haunt for inspira-
ton.
A Chemise
In Serge
There is no dressmaker or lnopkeeper to-
day who is not fighting for clearer vision
OF just what the American woman wants to
buy and wear a. the present critical time
and they have found that simplicity of line
together with a servceable material, makes
an appeal to every purse, be it large or small
They find that blue serge made up in one
piece frock with an ornamental belt instead
of gypsy girdle, and serving for the ever
Ing, pleases and satisfies more than many
other types Of gowns
The sketch shows one that has met with
unusual success. 1t is not to be botched BY
an amateur or carelessly run together py
one who wants to sell it for a little more than (
the price of the fabric, but when we'll made
ana well adjusted. 1t takes to itself an AR 9.
distinction that allows little criticism 1t IS
not even third cousin to wrapper.
1t is of blue serge, in the new thin weave
That is offered for summer; it is lined WIN
China silk adjusted in loose lines. and it
bnttoned down the front from bust to hem
with deep red buttons that look like the pep
permnt drops that are tied up in taratan
bags and put on Christmas trees. There
ruffie of dull blue organdy down the front
and black patent leather belt with dun
made OF the serge and lightly tackled to me
lower skirt, so that it takes away from the
scanty silhouette of the foundation and gives
certain grace to the movement of the skirs;
Don't be shocked at the red buttons ana
nlue organdy thrown on blue serge gov.
that must serve for the street. It is nc.
necessary that you have these accessoriss
you have passed first youth and do not sEenvv
your time at summer resorts. Blue or DiacsS
buttons and white ofgandy are excellent saess
stitutes Cor the touches 81 patriotic eoioys
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

skirt over which to drop it. Black satin goes
with blue serge, beige cloth or brown ga
bardine. 1t also goes with plaids and checks:
and on the other hand Scotch designs in
woollen and other fabrics are used for skirts
TUNES of plain material are combined with
these skirts by the best dressmakers. and
therefore the amateur sewing woman need not
be timid in making the same combination.
The Insistent
Round Neck
The prophets who spoke against the sue
cess of the Italian neck line should be with
cut honor to-day. The American woman took
up this difficult neck line Of the Renaissance
With an enthusiasm that was most unexpected
One might call it we'll nigh universal wherever
fashlonably dressed women are foregathered
to-day. 1t is not only the ruling line in gowns
Tor the street and semi-formal frocks for the
evening" but 1T rules in separate blouses.
1t is not considered fashionable anv more
to pull the collar of ones blouse over ones
coat Remember that. 1t is small touch
but most important one this spring. The
coat may have it's own collar Of white pioue.
batistc or tlet lace, but it cannot be orna
mented with collar that is not attached to
itself.
Because Of this new dctum Of fashion there
arc many women who omit revers from the
neck line, so that they will not have the strug-
gle of putting one collar over another.
There has come about strong and ugly
tendency to allow the coat collar to rest
against the neck in it's stark roughness, show
ing beneath the collarbonc the round Italian
neck line of the blouse. This is fashion
that should be avoided. Even the young and
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

BRILLIANT HOUSE GOWN OF, ,cHlFFON--Th;.
one is Of flesh colored chiffon embroidered in
gold, with cape Of coral crepe de chine. II.
lower edge is caught up to the gold belt with
gold cords. q ''
beautiful cannot stand the severity of it. If
the coat is of black satin, then the effect is
not so harsh
1t is not necessary to keep to white at the
neck line. Collars and cuffs are made of white
organdies and checked ginghams; but these
should not be adopted for any hour except
informal ones
Georgette Crepe Standard Fabric
For Warm Weather Gowns
The world did not disturb itself much this
season in the production of new fabrics. That
rs we'll. For the duration of the war women
gre content to use what materials time and
experience have justified.
Therefore there has been 10 quarrel with
the weavers. The dressmakers have delighted
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Altering
Chemise Robes

Another piece of alteration that is given
away by good dressmakcrs is adding to a
frock narrow plain underskirt and cutting
the gown itself ten or twelve inches shorter.
and letting it fall rs tunic with girde over
the new addition. This eliminates the fares
in the chemse robe Of yesterday and gives
one the proper silhouette
AS long as it is fashionable to wear two
or three materials in combination one is not
called upon to match the e-tilne chemise gown
in cloth or color when adding separate under
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
1899, 900 18-45 Men to Be
Called Before July lover
100000 Will Be Fighters

Draft calls for men who have passed
their thirty-seventh birthdays are ex-
pected TO begin about March 1. Plans
for bringing the older class of new
registrants into camp have not been
completed, but the approximate date
of the first call was recently disclosed
by publication of testimony by Provost
Marshal General Crowder before the
house military committee.
In all. General Crowder told the
committee, 100000 newly registered
men between eighteen and forty-five
will be called before July l, and of
that number more than two million
will be physically fit fighting men. The
calls for general service will be di-
vided as follows:
. October 345OO0; November, 204, goo +;
December, 197, 800; January, 147, SEQ ;
February, 244.000; March, April, May
and June, $4,000. These men will
supply both the army and the navy
and the marine corps.
In addition, 10000 men for limited
service will be called each month.
General Crowder said the work of
classifying new registrants should be
completed by January L.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
HOW TO FIGHT
SPANISH INFLUENZA
By DIR. L. w. BOWERS.

Avoid crowds. coughs and towards.
Keep the system In good order. take
plenty Of exercise in the fresh air and
practice cleanliness. Remember a clean
mouth, clean skin, and clean bowels
are protecting armour against disease.
To keep the liver and bowels regular
and to carry away the poisons within,
Il Is best TO take vegetable pill every
other day. made up of May-apple, aloes,
jalap, and sugar-coated, TO be had at
most drug stores, known as DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. If there is a sudden
onset of what appears like hard cold,
one should go to bed, wrap warm, take
hot mustard foot-bath and drink copl-
ously of hot lemonade. If pain develops
In head or back, ask the druggist for
Anuric (anti-uric) tablets. These will
flush the bladder and kidneys and carry
off poisonous germs. To control the
pains and aches take one Anuric tablet
every two hours, with frequent drinks
Of lemonade. The pneumonia appears
in a most treacherous way, when the
influenza victim is apparently recover
ing and anxious to leave his bed. In re-
covering from q bad attack of influenza
or pneumonia the system should be
built up with a good herbal tonic, such
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, made without alcohol from the
ho,.l-c %
trees, or his Irontic (iron tonic) tablets,
which can be obtained at most drug
stores, or send 10c. to DR.. Pierce's Inva-
lids Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y, for trial
package.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
PAPER
ECONOMY HINTS
Don't Be Ashamed to Garry An
Unwrapped Parcel

The good American housewife
should 90 shopping with basket. It's
the fashion! No longer can you be
ashamed to carry an unwrapped par.
Gel, thinking perhaps the market bas-
ket will mark your snobbishness. The
war industries board has made an APP
peal for cooperation to the American
women to help the retail stores comply
with the recent order for disseminating
the wrapping of package merchandise
so do not protest when your dealer
asks you to carry home your cabbage,
your beets or carrots, your fancy
cracker box or lurid sirup can unwrap-
ped. Put your pride in your pocket
and your unwrapped parcels In your
basket and trudge home cheerfully
with them. 1t is the fashion,
Disdain the paper bag that you real
ly do not need. Only bread, pastry,
sugar, tea and such things are entitled
to be wrapped just now.
Save paper and help gas the Hun,
for 1T means more gas for Fritz every
time you say, "Don't wrap it."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29

GULL The FLOCK

AT no time has II been more, impor-
now. A good hen is returning to it's
owner a good profit; poor one, cor
responding greater loss. With the gen.
eral purpose breeds the pullet year is
the most profitable. In fact, 1t will
take two pounds more feed to produce
a pound of eggs with hens than it will
with pullets. No farmer can afford to
keep any hen of the general purpose
type after she has passed through the
second laying season. All females
which have passed the first year OF
laying should be marketed unless they
are to be kept for next years breed
ers. If the farmer cannot tell the age
of his hens, he can avoid future guess
work by putting q ring on the legs of
the pullets.
Some features that will help the
farmer distinguish hens that have
been good egg producers have been
noted by the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture. In October
the poor layers will have yellow
shanks, small dull comb, pin bones
close together, and will have COM
pleted Noting. The good layer will
be in the mott will have pale or al
most pink shanks, will be ragged in
appearance and, if laying, the pin
bones will be well spread apart. The
good layer, even though in the molt.
will start laying just as soon as the
early molter. The good layer will
have a soft velvety skin while that of
the poor layer will be thick and
coarse.
1t will pay to Gull the flock if the
culling is done right.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
important Improvement in
Snow Sheds for Railways

Important improvements were intro
duced by the Southern Pacific rail
road in the design of their snow sheds.
says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
One of these consists of telescopl.S
units having maximum length of 96
feet. which make it possible to divide
long sheds into isolated sections as a
means of protection against the spread
Of fire, or for other purposes. Each
unit il made with removable outside
braces and is mounted on rails, Sc
that n locomotive can draw Ii into the
adjoining structure, purposely made
larger 10 receive il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
A DOUBLING HEART

Where are the swallows fed?
Frozen and dead
Perchaice upon some bleak and stony
shore.
o doubling hearth
Far over purple seas
They wait, in sunny ease,
The balmy southern breeze,
To bring them TO their northern homes
once more.
Why must the flowers die?
Prisoned they lie
In the coI tomb. needless Of tears or
rain.
o doubling hearth
They only sleep below
The soft white ermine snow
While winter winds shall blow.
To breathe The smile upon you soon
again.
The sun has hid its rays
These many days:
VIII dreary hours never leave the earth ?
o doubling heart!
The stormy clouds on high
Veil. the same sunny sky
That soon (for spring is nigh)
Shall wake the summer into golden mirth.
Fair hope is lead and light
Is quenched In the night,
What sound can break tho silence OF
despair?
doubling hearth
The sky overcast,
Yet stars shall rise at last
Brighter for darkness past,
And angels silver voices stir the air.
Adelaide Anne Proctor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
Baked Cranberries.

Choose wide earthen dish to bake
the berries. large enough TO take a
pint of berries 10 cover the bottom.
Pour over them a strip made with two
cupfuls of sugar and one of water.
Place in slow oven and bake until
done. Take from the oven but do not
stir until cold. when each berry will
be coated with jelly and when piled
On pretty glass dish look Ike candied
cherries. These nay be dried on waxed
paper and used in place of cherries
as garnish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
One of Several Theories as
To Origin of Wedding Ring

Among several theories as to the
origin of the wedding ring is one
which is TO the effect that before the
time of minis 'and coinage the gold
money in Egypt was made in the form
of 1g, usually worn on the finger
as a convenient method of carrying
and safe-keeping. The men and wom-
en-. therefore. had all their gold or
wealth made into rings. and for the
majority of people these rings were
no larger than the plain gold bands of
today. Thus. when the groom placed
the ring on the brides finger, he meant
exactly what the modern service
makes him say-he did exactly endow
his bride with all his worldly goods.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
Mock Nenison.

Lay leg of mutton in a dish OF d.
Iuted vinegar, one-fifth vinegar and
four-fifths water; add two small sliced
onions. six peppercorns, six cloves,
n dozen allspice, four bay leaves and
tablespoonful OF crushed Juniper
berries. Roast the mutton after ii has
laid in this solution four days. Use
the vinegar to haste the meat while
roasting.
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o
the
a Influenza
to
Gradually
lobby
friends bought gallon the
table,
droppe | e.
intended
directed direction.
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looked the part-aed
station and asked politely for their baggage Pat oConn descended upon
them a OF
notion Let's the
suite
clothing
back Frank consulting and his
$5
and the clothes that made brothers OF
Dorothy
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the king?'
a a
others his
scheme. Because good guys" he added
la, following
home where the sheriff told the he had
sharks"
o
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
Cranberry Frappe.

This Is especially good with tur-
key dinner. Stew the berries and add
the sugar as for sauce or jelly. Cool
and add the juice of two lemons and
freeze TO the consistency of mush.
Serve in sherbet cups with chicken
Or turkey.
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could
looks like aroun her
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dealer
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of
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late
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Cane Cod Pudding.

Cream half cupful of butter sub
stitute. add gradually one cupful OF
sugar and three well-beaten eggs.
Nix and sift three and n half cupfuls
OF -four with two teaSpoonfuls of bak-
ing powder: add half cupfu of milk
and one and half cupfuls of chopped
cranberries. Turn into buttered
mold and steam three hours. Serve
with thin cream and powdered sugar,
favored with nutmeg.
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bonnets were baptized with the vim
tage, and even white ribbons were
spattered with its drops.
After the sparkling fluid had
dripped down unregarded for a few
moments, guests of the hotel began to
sit up and take notice.
"Bless my soul !" exclaimed an old
gentleman with horn-rimmed glasses,
whats this, what's this?"
Tho crimson Snot on tho velvet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
Veal Kidneys with Cider Sauce.

Remove all fat and fibers from three
veal kidneys. Add n tablespoonful or
hot fat TO n frying pan with a heap
In tablespoonful each OF chopped
parsley and onion; then drop in the
kidneys and steam, we'll covered, for
fifteen minutes; then pour over a half
'cupful Of cider. When hot add season
Ing 10 taste and serve.