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lens and dead white fabrics. touched
with a black band on the arm.
In hats one may use black silk, but
not taffeta or satin; dead black tulle.
black felt covered with Georgette
crepe, and dull straw of coarse weave
trimmed with scarf OF black crepe or
faille.
The widows bonnet is not chosen
except by women advanced in age.
The hat with the brim takes its place,
and the veil that covers it is of octa-
gon mesh hordered with double hem
Of black chiffon. This hem goes tightly
in around the neck, drops to the Shout
ders, and is slightly gathered up on
the back of the hat, from which it falls
in short cascades.
Shoes are of caliskin and suede. ,
Satin and patent leather slippers are
taboo. Black silk gloves are worn by
those who prefer them to kid.
Band ana Star on the Arm.
There is no definite way to make
these mourning clothes. They follow
the usual fashions, but they should
not be conspicuous. This emphasis is
TOt ODStTNtu ny certain St'SIitlltS VI
society, whose clothes must ne eXag
gerated TO be in keeping with their
personalities, but one speaks OF the
mass.
SO far these clothes are for those
who will wear black, bat America
must he prepared for the wearing Of
Colors by those who have lost their
men.
This must be brought about bv
national feeling and by the eXigencies
of the labor situation. Women who
are busy. women who have small
salaries, women who are dependent
uron various relief agencies for their
support while their mon are in battle,
will no: change their clothes when
they receive the fatal message from
the War Department.
Dark blue serge. black taffeta
frocks, gray gowns. checked suits and
white shirt waists will he worn. The
American woman will adopt the
British wonan's bravery and put
black band on the arm Of whatever
coat or frock she possesses.
There is now a strong movement in
favor OF the gold star in memory OF
those who go west" It has been
taken up by institutions. churches,
banks and by many women. 1t is in
keeping with that departure OF the
newspaper in which they announce
casualties under the caption OF a roll
OF honor.
Perhaps no higher moral attitude
could he taken by those who lose their
men than 10 u.s. the gold star instead
OF the Grape veil,
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s We knit and knit. and knit we

A We knit and knit, and knit we
~ find ourselves tempted more
and more to indulge in the at
tractive knitting accessories in the
shops.
We have probably all OF US sue
cumbed to this desire to some extent.
We have fitted out our knitting bags
comfortably with the odds and ends
that make knitting not only a patriotic
duty and a nerve calmer-it is said
to be that, you know-but a delight.
as we'll
For one thing. the bone needles
with red and blue points are very
pretty.
Then, to slip over the ends Of
needles so that they won't puncture
the bag, are caps. some Of them shields
of red and blue or white celluloid and
some OF them Red Cross nurses cut
out Of wood and painted, and some OF
them shell ends of metal.
There are all sorts of bracelets TO
be worn on the wrist, from which the
ball Of yarn is suspended. These are
made OF silver and gold. real and
! plated. of bone or celluloid.
There are silver needles, with ivory
points, and there are ivory needles;
these. of course. are bit expensive.
Then there is a ring to slip on the
finger. Instead of stone it Is pro-
vided with tiny loop Of the metal
through which the worsted is run to
| keep 1t in place without firing the
finger, You see II, you use this rine
/ you needn't keep your finger kinked
| -
regulate the flow Of 1t.
One OF the newest knitting bags Il
really a leather box with neatly lock-
ing top. 1t looks like a fitted vanity
case. Sometimes, indeed, II is all fittet
out with toilet things. But 1t Is al
ways cleverly arranged no that there
Is room for a pair OF socks and a bal
OF wool and set of knitting needle,
as well.
| These new knitting boxes are very
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President Approves
Use of Gilt Star

From Mr.. Wilson's letter to
Dr.. Anna Howard Shaw, chair
man of the Womans Committee
Of the Council of National De-
fence:
II do entirely approve of the
action taken by the Woman's
Committee-namely, that a three
inch black band be worn, uUon
which a gilt star may be placed
for each member of the family
whose life is lost in the service,
and that the band shall be worn
on the left arm. I hope and
believe that thoughtful people
everywhere will approve of this
action, and I hope you will be
kind enough to make the sugges-
ton of the committee public,
with the statement that it has
ny cordial Endorsement"
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cry. They have overdons it; they
have connected 1t with strings of jet
and wooden beads that remind one
of Indian widows; they have added
high heeled slippers Of suede, which
give a touch OF infinite frivolity. and
they have painted the face and
blackened the eyebrows in order to
keep the Grape from being unbecom-
ing,
This sounds shocking, but every one
OF you will realize that 1t is true. You
have seen IL for yourself. When a
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This manner Of dressing is aided
and abetted by our Government. which
hopes that women will not discard the
clothes they have in order to buy
costly and sometimes large wardrobes
Of Grape and other mourning habili-
ments. It feels that the whole nation
grieves for itself and for others: that
each womans woe Is echoed in an
other woman's heart; that anxiety
Is universal.
Therefore It Is not necessary for
n woman who has lost q man In bat
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T is impossible. as the casualty
lists grow, TO disregard the sub

TT is impossible. as the casualty
lists grow, TO disregard the sub
Ject OF mourning clothes. Women
are speaking to-day of mourning who
have heretofore not thought Of it.
II is n situation to which we must
.ook forward There Is no gentle way
Of waging war, as was said by the
Chief OF Staff. Men must die that ma
tons may live. and women must lose
those men. We face tho truth quite
calmly because as a nation we usually
grapple with the inevitable with the
belief Of youth anc the patience of
age
Cora Harris has written a mystical
story Of Lee and Grant and other
great fighters of the civil war going
70 France with our boys. their
spiritual shapes floating above our
regiments, guiding the brain and the
hand Of novices to do the work of
veterans. But IL one takes up this
mystical idea one need not stop at
Grant and Lee, at Sheridan and Stone
wall Jackson.
There may be hundreds OF spiritual
shapes going over with every mothers
son, There may be Gen. Washington,
Daniel Boone. Houston, Andrew Jack
son, Admiral Farragut, Commodore
Ferry and John Paul Jones. II one
pursues this idea the spiritual vision
can encompass Washington meeting
lafayette and Rochambeau guiding
the French troops on the Aisne and
saying TO them what Gen. Pershing
said Lafayette, we are here"
Shall We Wear ALourninEs
Along with mystical ideas Of this
and to which people turn in times like
,He present there is a very practical
determination to do our best for those
VINO are going and coming and to
'ead our lives as though war had not
smashed shell across is routine.
mis- Is courage of the highest sort
~ IS what the Japanese insist Is
smiling in the face OF the enemy and
merely d!scomfting him"
with this spirit the idea OF deep
Mourning is not consistent. The world
aas gone through several rapid
N"ahges on the subject of wearing
rape during the last two years
france has been the nation that has
worn the deepest hsbiliments OF woe
WI OF respect to the dead but ever
france has considerably l!ghtened hel
@'"Tnlng, so that her women otter
W not wear Grape or even a widows
bonnet
Inc women OF France are industrial
"'Ners to-day and they do not need
proclaim 'h"ir grief or loss N
1uhtlonS factories, subways, canteens
nd food producing places by the
Wearing Of grape.
VI course it rests with the individ
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tie to go to the extreme length OF
draping herself in Grape so that her
face is invisible and her body weighted
down with heavy and unusual fabrics.
This Is sane and sound reasoning on
the part OF the Government, and every
woman should adopt it in a spirit of
patriotism and an earnest desire to
make the best OF the situation.
1t may sound harsh to criticise some
Of the mourning that has been seen
In this country, but really there are
women who have made Grape a mock
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chffon--six inches wide perhaps-be-
tween equal widths OF ribbon running
OF course round about. The hat is
made of the silk over buckram
frame, with fiat points of folded chif-
fon on brlm and crown for trimming
TINE corsaEe flower never really
was out; but 1t is decidedly In"
just at present. so far as even
ing gowns are concerned. The recent
vogue for the black evening gown has
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garments or accessories that go to
make up our daily quota OF dress.
And now some OF the little specially
shops that 20 in for the newest
things are showing sets consisting Of
skirt and hat, One such set Is made
OF figured chiffon and wide ribbon. The
ribbon is bright green. and the chiffon
is bright green and dull gray with
tiecks of yellow and touches OF
black.
The skirt consists Of wide strips OF
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interesting shades Of purple and red,
\oLnEs Is n I"'Fiy h new , fnorE for n
the few months that it has been
used for undergarments, gained pres
tIge.
To be sure, wolfe lingerie ten or a
dozen years ago would have seemed
absurdly impractical. Wolfe was too
thin. we would have said, too fragile
for the hard wear that lingerie must
have.
But those statements would have
been made in the days before lingerie
had had a chance to show its good
points. And they would have been
made, too, in the days before we used
fur and chiffon, tulle and satin for lin
gerie. Nowadays. OF course, satin Is
considered one OF the most durable OF
fabrics for-one Is tempted to say I'M
dermuslins, in the good old fashioned
way. but undermuslins are now only a
part OF the matter, for most OF them
are made of silk and satin and crepe.
Wolfe has won out. 1t has had long
fight. Even after We had all OF us
worn 1t for a season or two in the
form Of blouses we gave 1t up as bad
bargain. 1t shrank increasingly; there
fore we did not like it and we dis
carded 1t.
But the newer wolfe does not shrink,
at least not any more than does any
other cotton fabric. 1t does not shrink
out Of all proportion to It's original
size, We can quite safely buy or have
made clothes OF wolfe that fit us and
be Reasonably suro that they will 1T US
until the last Tubing
Wolfe has one advantage over satin
and silk in the minds OF some women.
at least for underwear. They cling to
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ual, but as a nation, and especially In
Paris, the eXigencies and necessities
of the hour have done away with the
ceremonial trappings of loss.
England took a firm grip on the
situation even earlier than France.
The British Government was not
aversa to Grape. but II thought 1t more
sensible for its women to avoid it. In
the expression of Great Britain's at
titude toward clothes during the war,
those of gayety as we'll as those OF
grief il had an excellent example to
follow IN Queen Victoria
No one can accuse this Queen OF
frivOl!ty or lack of respect toward all
the serious aspects of life, and yet it
was she who requested the women of
her nation to dress as well as they
could during the Boer war in order
that they might improve the morale
of the people and be'a bright sight in
the eyes OF the soldiers.
Under the memory of this guidance
for Victorianism Is by no means dead
the British women went to the task Of
celebrating the ancient trappings that
went with death with the firm convic-
ton that they were right.
We have taken SO many traditions
by the nape Of the neck and shaken
them until they fell apart and disin-
tegrated into dust that trife like that
Of wearing Grape is as nothing. 1t only
requires one vigorous shake and II is
gone.
British Mourning Garb.
So woman in Great Britain turned
her back on wells that hung to the hem
banded with thick Grape. She un-
covered her face, placed black hat on
her head and wore simple black
frock IL she was conservative. II she
was not conservative and felt that the
decree of the day was greater than
that Of the past she continued to go
about her war relief work or her wage
earning In whatever iEconsplcuous
clothes she owned, wearing the deep
mark OF loss on her arm, as the soldier
wears two stripes to mark his wounds.
With these two great belligerents
accepting the new mode of not ex-
pressing grief through clothes Is it
not reasonable to expect that America
Will place herself beside them and re-
gard extreme mourning as an unneces-
sary thing?
1t is firmly believed by those who
watch human nature that this thing
will come to pass. OF course one can
not Judge for tho individual, but for
the mass. There are women who will
not be satisfied unless they are en-
tirely covered from the view Of the
public in the ceremonious apparel that
Christian nations have devised to ex-
press what the Christian nation be-
lieves should be a Joy and not a woe.
II is a curious inconsistency between
act and belief which no heather nation
shares and which no student of human
psychology has been able to explain.
Is 1t not possible that the war will
change the inconsistency? Judging
from the first effects of the war in
this country. II looks as though 1t will.
Grape Veil Has Disappeared.
Already the long Grape veil has
practically disappeared. One sees
women of conservative tastes
dressed for mourning in black chiffon.
with a black silk hat and small
mourning veil of coarse mesh black
net, 20 open that II is merely a cob
web OF silk stringa
This is a widows costume There
are sisters and mothers who even
! omit the veil and wear simple black
clothes.
There are other sisters who put
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good looking and run from two or
three dollars up to twelve. They come
in leather and silk OF all colors
Silver safety pins 10 run stitches on
so that you can release needles for
other uses are also sold. These are
especially useful in sweaters, when you
find II necessary to run of the stitches
on one shoulder sometimes while you
knit the other.
Some needle ends are In the form OF
enamelled hearts. fastened together,
two OF them, by round white silk
elastic.
T fave you made raffia knitting
RI bag? You remember, we all
used to do rafiia work. Then
after the novelty Of making our own
pretty baskets - and some of them
were very attractive--had worn off we
forgot all about raffla work.
Somebody. however, did not forget.
and now some Of the shops show knit
ting bags made OF rafila in very good
colors and designs. The bags are first
Of all commodious and shapely. They
are fitted with a fairly wide handle to
hang over the arm. They are made Of
raffia in different harmon!zing colors.
worked into a foundation OF white;
that is to say. OF light straw color, the
usual uncolored raffia color.
One OF the bags Is Of n dull yellow
ish green and a soft glowing orange
worked in with the straw color. An
other is OF blue and black and bright
yellow. plentifully intermixed OF
course with the white of natural
color. The bags can be made with
silk Innings, or without any lining
at all.
W re run to sets Of clothes nova
w days We have sets consist
ing Of mum, hat and collar; II
collar, hat and knitting bag: Of para
sol, knitting bag and hat; of hat, run
and parasol. We have sets consisting
of almost any two or three Of the
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made II an accessory much sought
after by women who do not like the
austerity OF all black. and the smart
shops are showing some extremely
interesting silk and velvet flowers in
interesting shades OF purple and red.
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Y yOILE Is fairly new fabric for
" lingerie. but il has already. in
the few months that 1t has been
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-18
Oriqin Of Blizzard.

Blizzard is undoubtedly a word of
American origin, but 1t is much older
thar suggested. In Amersham (Eng.)
churchyard today there is a tomb OF
the BLIZZARD family and people of that
name still reside in the village of Chal-
font st. Giles. A man of this name ac-
companied William Penn to the new
world. This BLIZZARD, 1t is said, devel-
oped very unsociable habits and set
tied far away from his fellows In the
remote Northwest. Now a northwest
ern snowstorm Is the most disagreeable
thing there Is about the whole climate,
and Mr.. BLIZZARD, being so unpleasant a
person to his neighbors, his name was
adopted to describe the Objectionable
type of weather which blew from his
direction.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-18
THISTLE IN SCOTCH HISTORY.
Various Traditions Concerning Its
Adoption by the Highland Clans
az Their Emblem.

"The thistle Of Scotland is said to
be the oldest national flower, and ira
dition races its adoption to the reign
of Alexander III and the battle or
Larga" (when an attacking Dane
stepped upon a thistle and invoiun-
tarily gave the alarm, whereupon the
Scots drove the invaders out).
another account of its adoption Is
of a very different character" writes
Katherine NJ. Beals in Flower Lore and
Legend. about the middle Of the
fifteenth century a company of stern
faced men met In the council cham
Der of Edinburgh, and the occasion OF
that meeting was to discuss h al
visibility of substituting the thistle
for the figure of st. Andrew on the
national banner. The proceedings or
the council were secret, but soon after
the thistle appeared upon every Scot
fish banner. The national motto might
have been adopted with appropriate
ness on either of these occasions:
Memo me impune lacessit.' The polite
reading of this Is, No man attacks
me without being punished but the
more simple translation of earlier days
was, Touch me who daresp while the
original is supposed to have been, VIVA
dare NEEDLE WI meT Another ihscrip-
ton which sometimes accompanies the
Scottish emblem reads: 'Ce que Dieu
garde. est bien garde;' That which
God guards is well guarded
'The thistle appeared officially for
the first time during the reign Of
JaSpes II, who had It placed on the
Coinage of the kingdom and adopted
1t as his own badge. 1t also appeared
upon the coins in the relgns Of James
", Mary Stuart. James V and James
VI. The thistle merke was a silver
shilling. The thistle dollar was a dou-
BILE merke. Each took Its name from
the emblem on It,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-18
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS.

In the Sixth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for
the County of Humboldt.
In the matter of the Estate of j. II.
Harvey, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned, Harold K. Harvey. was on
the 18th day of May. AID. 1918, duly
appointed and qualified. on the 18th
day of May, AID. 1918. by the above
named Court as Administrator of the
Estate of J.. r. Harvey, deceased.
All persons having claims against
the estate OF said deceased are re-
quired to file the same, with proper
vouchers and statutory affidavits at
tached. with the Clerk of said Court.
within three months from the date of
the first publication of this notice.
Dated. May 18th. 1918.
HAROLD X. HARVEY,
Administrator of the estate of ]. r.
Harvey, Deceased.
Date OF first publication. May %. 1913.
Date OF last publication. Juns I6, 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-18
TREES FOR PALESTINE
Civilian Commission Will Make
Recommendation.
Aforestation and Improvement Of Wa
ter Supplies Greatest of coun-
try's Needs.

London.-Two principal recommen-
dations which the civilian commits
sion now in Palestine will make for
the reconstruction of that country
will be a scheme for beginning azores
tation, and a proposal for the conser-
walton of water supply by storage and
by opening up old springs.
A preliminary statement from a
member of the committee says: 1.-The
greatest Of all Palestine's needs is
a~forestatiOn. For centuries the land
has been .denuded of its trees, With
most disastrous consequences. For
the heavy rains at certain seasons In
stead of benefting the soil, owe more
than fOur-fifths of the area carry away
in rushing torrents much Of the little
soil that remains ON the high lands
and valley slopes.
Palestine has not always been tree
less. The Roman emperors had valu-
able forest in the country, and Absa-
lom was caught by the hair among the
trees, but today one might gallop from
Dan to Beersheba without having to
duck ones head to avoid a branch.
Trees of rapid growth will be plant
ed, and for the more cultivahe dis
tricts f~ruit-bearing trees will be util-
lied.
"The storage of water in lakes and
reservoirs is comparatively simple. BY
erecting small dams across certain
ways, "a series of small reservoirs can
be constructed at little expense, Gre
ating a supply that will last through
put the dry season. In southern Pales-
tine hundreds of natural springs can
be opened which under centuries OF
misrule have been allowed to choke
up and fall into disuse.
Palestine today possesses an adj
vantage it never had before in a first
class railway connection with Egypt.
All the surplus crops will find a ready
market in the growing Egyptian
cities"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-18
HORSE SAVED AMIENS
Heroic Canadian Cavalry Per-
forms Great Deeds.
Covers Itself Wkh Such Glory as viii
Live Forever In His
tory,

Ottawa, Ont.-"Fighting for every
inch of ground, taking tremendous toll
from the attacking Huns, sometimes
with French allies; acting often as in
fantry, as well as horsemen," writes
Roland Hill, the official war c%orrespon-
dent for the Canadian government,
'the Canadian cavalry has since the
beginning of the great German often
sive on the western front covered it
self with such glory as will live for
ever in British military history.
"Their capture of the big wood
north of Moreuil and the charge of a
squadron into a battery of German ma
chine guns is, according to their COM
rades in the cavalry corps, in a class
with B~alaklava. The whole operation
is regarded as the most famous caval-
ry action of the war.
canada must be prepared to find
many of her SON gone, but the price
paid was not excessive. In addition to
turning the tide of battle at various
tically saved Amiens.
General Sir Henry Rawlinson, Wis
iting the Canadian cavalry on April 3,
addressed each unit in turn and told
them that the two woods they had
captured from the enemy, the Bots de
Moreuil and Rife Wood, were the
dominating features, the possession of
which might at that time have been
fatal to the defense of Amiens.
."No other troops, he stated, were
available to retake these vital posi-
lions, and their courage and determin-
alton had turned the fortunes Of the
day. He said he had sent a cable mes
sage to Premier Sir Robert Borden
telling him of the achievements of the
Canadian cavalry"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-18
STORE STANDS AT ATTENTION
Mo Business Transacted In Establish
ment While National Anthem
Is Sung.

San Francisco, Cal.-Telephones
jangle in vain and employees and pa
irons stand in one of the big depart
ment stores here when an American
flag is unfurled from a high balcony
In plain sight of all.
This ceremony is followed by the
stores band of 80 pieces and chorus
of go voices leading "The Star-Span-
gled Banner" in which all present
are asked to Join.
While the national anthem Is being
played and sung no goods are sold.
The ceremony ccurs at noon sharp,
having been changed from nine o'clock
in the morning in order that as many
patrons of the store as possible might
be given a chance to participate.