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picture making in Metz was TO be any
thing like that in other cities. 1t
wasn't, for I was to he melted a quite
new one. My pencils were sharpened,
the page was still fair enough. al
though ] had drawn on II a cabalistic
outline. when from either end OF the
bridge stamped stolidly n Prussan
soldier. They met at me, and with
out a word each seized an arm and be-
gan walking me of the bridge.
Naturally as an ignorant traveller
and a kicking American / asked what
they meant. / asked It In the faultless
German which | had picked up from
walters and maJordomos in various
expensive hotels OF the fatherland.
They didn't understand German. so
tried to inquire the reason OF my ar
rest In the French language.
That was the last tongue should
have used, for French was then "ver-
boten" in Metz. Not until I landed in
cell in the inner fortress did
slowly awake 10 the fact that my
transgression was the sketch book and
even then the arrest seemed as big a
Joke as the book itself. offered to
present 1t to the official in charge, who
said nothing except to order me in n
loud voice to take my hat off. Then
he scanned the book from cover to
cover with minute attention.
At length had a chance to tell my
name. my country and the hotel OF
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THE WEEK OF OPERA.
Metropolitan Opera House.

MoNDAY"n Tabarro" "Suor Angelica and "Gann Schicci"
Mines Nuz Farar and Easton and Messrs Moneanto, Cm
De Luca and Didur
WEDNESDAY,, P. M-"Cavaleria Rusticana" Nine Eason,
Messrs Ahouse and Chalmers; "Paghacc Nine. Nuzo Mr..
WEDNESDAY sI5 M-"The Daughter Of Regiment"
Hempel Messrs. Diaz and Scott.
THURSDAY, s5 P. M"Madama Butterfly" Mime. Farrar John
Mccormack.
fRlDAY-"Samson ct Dalia" Nine. Homer, Mr. Caruso.
SATURDAY, M"Oberon," Gentle
MartinelE, Althouse and Rother
SATURDAY, s:15 p. Ma Traviata" Nine Hempe Mesrs.
Crmi and De Luca.
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No Great human Note Expressed in Any One of the Trio
but 'Gann Schicchi" Is Masterpiece of Musical
Expression of Broad Farce

Webers "oberon," with the original
nnBllsh text. will be given for the first
time In the Metropolitan. the score edited
oy Mr.. BodanzlSy, on Saturday after
noon, the cast including Mines. Ponselle.
Gentle. Delaunols and Sundeiius. and
Messrs. Martinelli, Althouse. Rothier.
heiss, Ananian, DAngelo, laurent and
Schlegal, Mr. BodAnzky conducting.
other operas next week will be
The Daughter of the Regiment" on
christmas night. with Mines. .Hempel
and Howard and Messrs. Diaz, Scott.
Audisio, D'Angelo and Reschlglian, Mr.
Papi conducting.
Madame Butterfly" on Thursday eve
ning with Mines. Farrar. Fornia and
Egener ana, John McCormsck-his first
appearance with the company this sea-
son-ChaimerS. Audsio, d Angelo and
heschiglian. Mr.. Moranzoni conducting.
samson ct Della on Friday evening.
with Nine. Homer aud Messrs. Caruso,
Souzinou. Rothier. Ananian, Audisio.
heiss and Resthiglian. Nh Monteux con-
quoting. Miss Call will dance
La Traviata' al popular prices on
saturday night. with Mines. Hempel,
Egener and hatfield and Messrs. Crimi.
De Luca. Reiss. Bada. Reschiglian and
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CONCERTS. REC1TALs, NOTES OF
MUSIC.

TTHM LEGINSKA, pianist, will be
- the soloist at the Philharmonic
- Society's concert this afternoon in
Carnegie Hall. The programme: Sym
phony. G minor. Kallinikov; piano con-
certo, d minor. Rubinstein Capriccio
Espagnole.
AL the regular Friday afternoon sub
scription concert of the society on Janu-
airy in Carnegie Hall Alfred Megerlin.
concert master of the orchestra, and 10
seph Kovarik. its first viola, will be solo
ists, playing Mozsrt's Double Concerto
FOR violin and viola with orchestra.
Strube's Variations on an Original
Theme is included In the orchestral num-
bers.
The lay members OF the Philharmonic
Society will enjoy an evening OF light
music at the Waldorf on Friday evening.
Alfred MegerHn, the concert master will
play the WilhelmJ transcription of the
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METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

Puccinrs three new one act operas pre-
sented a week ago last night will have
their second hearing at the Metropolitan
tomorrow evening. The cast will be the
same as at the premiere, including Mines.
Eaeton, Farrar, MuEio. Gentle, Fornia.
Howard and Perini. and Messrs Crimi,
Dc Luca, Montesanto. Didur. De Segu-
rola and Malatesa, Mr.. Moranzoni con-
Quoting.
Christmas afternoon "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" and ''Pagliacci' will be given,
with Mines. Easton. Braslau and Matt
field and Messrs, Althouse and Chalmers
in the former and Nine Muzio and
Messrs. Caruso Montesanto and Lsu-
remit In the latter. Mr. Moranzoni will
conduct both operas.
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By w. J. HENDERSON:

ANY kindly people offer tempting advice writers of
MI news One particularly auring that extended
comment on imported productions
morning paper OF the next day. but for the Sunday
the moment OF this writing considerably less than week has elapsed
the first performance Of Mr. Puccs
Sunday il before the writer Here the opportunity
that extended analysis which did appear Sunday morning
after the performance Of Saturday night.
What to invariably
recorder Of musical incidents evadd
d dawn of the morning after freshness of the
The blood stirring has become cogged
apathy There apparently little nothing
require the renewal of Thought
conempaive faculties into their full activity.
matters, however
Pn do it? Why did he write Of
works Of which makes illusion of incomplete
That question which Puccini himself
But is undenabe that these
satisfied through its want of substance
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appearance with the Society of Ameri-
can Singers in THE Mikado."
Eddie Brown will give a violin recital
in Carnegie Hall OH Saturday afternoon,
December IS. The programme follows:
Devils Trfil," Sonata. Tartinl; Concerto
in A minor. Vieuxtemps; Melodie,
Minuet, Paderewski Hebrew Melody and
Dance, Brown: La Gitana,J Kreisler !;
Serenade Espagnole. Chaminade !;
Witches Dance, Paganinl.
John Philip Sousa has Just written
new march, when the Boys Come Sail
ing Home" the poem of which is by his
daughter Helen. The song is said to
have a saucy humor and psychological
uplift In addition to a graceful melody
which no doubt will make 1t rapidly
popular in every home throughout the
United States
A Russian benefit entertainment under
auspices of the Russian Charity Society
for the benefit of the Russian st. Nicho-
las Cathedral will be given this evening
at the Hotel des Artistes. Among the
artists are Nine. Clementne de We're
Sapo. Marie Sundellus of the Metropol-
tan Opera. Ser-ei Prokofieff, pianist the
Russian Cathedral quartet and Nine.
Roshanara.
Mischa Levitzki, pianist, will give
recital this afternoon in Aeolian Hall.
The programme Chromatic fantasy and
fuge, Bach melody, Gluck-Sgambati {;
Polonaise. opus SO, Beethoven; etudes
symphoniques' Schumann: Nocturne, G
minor mazurka, A fiat, etude, d fiat.
etude, G fiat, Chopin; poeme heroique.
yucca waltz. ID major, Stojowski Music
Of the Spheres, from winter pieces, opus
IS. Dohnanyi: etude, D shap major
Scriabine; La Campanella. Paganlni-
List.
Vladimir RCsnikoff, Russian BARITONE,
will give the second of three song recitals
tonight at the Greenwich House. The
programme Moussorgsky, Tears. The
Minstrels Vocation. ballad, the Semina-
rst. the Classicist the Idiots Love Song,
Cradle Song, the Tease; Old Irish, DER
dre's Lament Bergh, the Fate OF the
F'limfiam; Old English, Have You Seen
But Whyte Lily Grow: Gilbert the
Pirate Song; little Russian folk songs,
Wells Have ] Dug, the Little Choomak
l Look Up at the Sky. the Pennilees
Choomak, Buckwheat Cakes, the Boor-
lax. Oscar Schminke will be at the
piano.
Nine. winifred Young Cornish will
give a piano recital in Aeolian Hall on
Saturday afternoon, December rs. The
programme includes the variations on
theme of Schumann, by Brahms; the
sonata, opus 10, OF Beethoven and
pieces by Granger, Mcdowell and De-
busy.
Sophie praslau contralto will give her
annual song recital in Carnegie Hall on
Sunday afternoon. December 90. An
American group of songs and songs by
Dvorak and Sibella are In her pro-
gramme list
The Peoples Music League OF the
Peoples Institute announces that the
chorus formed under its auspices By
Ernest Bloch, the Swiss born composer
who Is now an enthusiastic American
citizen, holds It's weekly Monday eve
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By an Anertcun, toho Is looking
tonOtn0Iv In the direction OF some
other Americans no10 making their
first Visit to Meta.
w sa,sa ','s.t have ':. to s' ssso, 5:
that was once under
arrest. It happened in 1904 that I got
into tho mess in the capital of Lor-
raine which, when properly pro-
nounced, is the same word.
On going abroad in the spring Of
that year friend who likes to bring
to the steamship something more
original than flowers brought me a
gorgeous sketch book bound in russia
leather and labelled in bright gold let
ters, MY Sketches Made in Europe in
1904" He meant kindly, but he did
me grievous wrong
Wherever went the necessity to fill
one OF more pages of this silly sketch
book with worthless pencilings acted
like an obsession. Occasionally / sue
ceeded in persuading fellow travellers
who could push a crdyon more or less
artistically to fill a page or two with
sketches of landscape, picturesque
facade or human type, which / con-
sciencelessly meant to pass for my
own work, and in order to make the
deception more reasonable, as II were
1 sometimes scratched in a view.
However that may Be. when start
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D'Angelo. Miss GALL and Mr. Bonhglio
will dance. Mt Moranzoni will conduct
Cantor Josef Rosenblatt will be fea-
ture of to-night's opera concert. Miss
Hempel and Mr.. Mario laurent. barry
tone, will also sing. The orchestra will
be conducted by Richard Hageman.
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ny POCClNIS THREE NEW OPERAS LEAVE ONE DISSATISFIED

guest conductor at the concert OF the so.
ciety on Sunday afternoon, December 20,
in Aeolian Hall. Walter Damrosch Will
yield the baton TO the French conductor
who will lead the orchestra in Bee
thoven's "Eroica" Symphony and in
I,alo's overture 'I,e Roi d'Ys" The
soloist for this concert is NJ. Henri Casa
desus, founder of the Society des In
struments Anciens. He will play hts
chosen instrument. the viole d'amour. in
a Suite en- Quatre Parties for Viole
glamour and Orchestra by Lorenziti.
Yvette Guilbert at her recital in the
Maxine Elliott Theatre tonight will give
a special holiday programme on which
will appear some Of her most popular
carols as sung to the accompaniment OF
a small chorus. Nine. Guilbert will also
give in costume modern songs and tragic
and comic love episodes OF different Pc
RODS.
Tho Paulist choristers. under the di-
rection of Father Finn, will give peace
carol concert, with the assistance OF the
Russian Symphony Orchestra. this eve
ming in the Lexington Theatre. This
body of singers was organized in Chi
cago fourteen years ago, and has made
an international reputation by its con-
certs. In open competition In Paris
against 429 Old World choirs the. choris-
tiers were awarded first prize and Father
Finn was decorated by the French Acad-
envy. These choristers. under their
lender. completed in July last six
months tour of the United States. This
tour was undertaken from patriotic mo-
tives without any financial advantage to
themselves and with admirable results
for the war causes which they benefited.
To-nights programme includes carols of
victory and peace and orchestral num-
bers by Riminsky- Korsakoff and SASH
lenko.
The interesting record of ninety-two
performances OF the messiah" at Christ
mastide is the achievement OF the Ora
torio Society OF New York. These have
been given under the conduc-
torship OF Leopold Damrosch. Wal
ter Damrosch. Frank Damrosch
and Louis Koemmenich. and now again
under Walter Damrosch, The ninety
third performance will be given on FRI
day evening, December %. at Carnegie
Hall. with Olive Kline, Marc Jordan.
Craig Campbell and Arthur Middleton as
soloists and the New York Symphony
Orchestra assisting the chorus OF 225.
Santa Claus is due at the Park Thea
tire on the afternoon OF Christmas Day
aboard III NJ. s. Pinafore" with a
Christmas tree on the quarter deck and
a Christmas gift on II for every child in
the audience. The good ship has been
Communicated as a Christmas gift trans
port for Santa Claus from the Queens
Navee" by William Wade Hinshaw. gen.
eral manager OF the Society Of American
Singers, chiefly because OF the scores Of
childrens theatre parties for the Christ
mas matinee already booked for ~. NJ.
S. Pinafore." In the evening of Christ
mas Day. at the same theatre, Frank
Mouan. who Is said to be the funniest
hO-Ko on earth" will make his first
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The Peoples Music League of the
Peoples Institute announces that the
chorus formed under its auspices By
Ernest Bloch, the Swiss born composer
who Is now an enthusiastic American
citizen, holds It's weekly Monday eve
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Sophie Braslau. contralto, will give her
annual song recital in Carnegie Hall on
Sunday afternoon. December 90. An
American group of songs and songs by
Dvorak and Sibells are in her pro-
gramme list.
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CONCERTS OF THE WEEK.

Philharmonic Society Carnegie Hail. P NJ Mcha
tone Greenwich House $50 p NJ Yvette Guilbert songs
Maxine Eotts Theatre M Opera concert Metropolitan
Opera House. $3.50 p NJ Peace
and Russian Symphony Orchestra Lexington Theatre,
MISUNDERSTANDING Society Carnegie Hail. P.
York Conference Concert Aeoian Hall, S:l5 P. NJ
FRIDAY-Oratorio Society," Carnegie Hail. S15 p. M.
SATURDAY-Eddy Brown, violnis Carnegie Hail. s p NJ SYM
phony Society, Aeolan Hail. IL A. NJ Symphony Society,"
: Hall, 2:3O P. NJ
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METROPOLITAN OPERA

WE nut OLII AN TEhA
Mon. Eve. at s. "Tabarro." angelica"
"Gianni SchicChi." Farrar. Muzio. Easton;
Crimi, DE LucA, MonteSanto. Cond Moranzoni
Xmas Day Mat. at , 81 to So. CavaIIeria
RusttCana. Eastou, Rraslau; Althouse, Chal-
merS PagiiaCCt. MuZlo; Caruso, Montesanto.
Cond.. Morsnsoni
Wed. at SIS, Daughter OF the Regiment.
Hempe Howard, DiaI, Scotti. Cond Papi
Thurs. at 5 IL Butterfly. FArrar Fornia;
Nice ormBck Chalmers, Bada. Cond Moranzoni
Fri. al $ samson ct Dalila. Homer: Ca
russo, CuuZinou. Ruthier. Cond.. Monteux
/ Sat. at , list timel. OhcrOn, PunSelle Gentle:
Martinelh. Althouse. Rnthier. Cond Bndsnzky
Sat. SIS t75c 10 800 Irayiata. Hempel;
! Crimi. DE LuCa. Bada Rossi. Cond Muranioni
Tonight s Hs;s L .s".:i
| N. o On and
Tor concert at s:5o Josef ROsenbI.u
| t rrlCcs NJ, from sue; 70 - Cantor Tenor
EN- iiHE H 1sERTpMEfsTR "A Copd; ,HAGENiAN.
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Nine winifred Young Cornish will
give a piano recital in Aeolian Hall on
Saturday afternoon, December IS. The
programme includes the variations on a
theme of Schumann, by Brahms; the
sonata, opus ITO, OF Beethoven and
pieces by Granger, MacDowell and De-
busy.
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appearance with the Society of Ameri-
can Singers in "The Mikado."
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1918-12-12

Don't fail to mail Christmas
presents early and put the proper
address and postage on your par
cells.
Marshall Cousins of Eau Claire
was appointed state bank COM
missioner Monday. His term of
office begins December Is. The
salary is $4,000 a year.
America must save three and
one-half times the food saved last
year if the voluntary rationing
plan Is to continue" saws the
Federal food administration.
The tenth annual meeting of
the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis
Association will be held at the
university extension building,
Milwaukee, Friday.
Mrs. Daisy Brown, Cincinnati,
o., arrived in the city last week
to remain for an indefinite stay.
She is sister-in-law to Mr..
Hughes and is stopping with MIR.
and Mrs. George Harris, rs Pond
st.
The regents of The university
have voted to devoGe $1,000 to ad-
ditional scholarships during the
present college year. They will
establish at once so scholarships
at $25 each for undergraduate
students who are residents of the
state. These will be followed by
80 scholarships of 500 in succeed
ing years.
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X. of Pride of Milwaukee
No. /. c. j. Sharp, C. c., ID
McCage. Sec. 497 E. Water St
Meets End and 18th Thursdays
301 State street.
G. U. 0. o. F.-Gordon Lodge
No. 5693, r. F. Reed, N. G., j. w
Sims, Sec, 1923 4th street. Meets
first and third Mondays at 30l
State street.
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MILWAUKEE, DIRECTORY
Churches.

A. NJ. Est. Marks, ACT 4th
St., Rev. j. o. Morley, Lit. D., a.
NJ. Pastor. Services IL A. M. ard
8 P. M. S. S., IL 80. C. E. 6 80
Pm.
Baptist-Calvary, Ala Cherry
st. Rev. S. Russell, Pastor. Ser
vices: II A. M. and s P. M. S. S.
9 AS A. M. B. Y. P. U. 6 80 P.
NJ.
C. M. Emission, sol Galena
St. Rev. w. S. Ferguson, pastor.
Services: IL A. M. and s P. M.
S. S. 10 A. M. Y. P. S. C. 3 100
P. M. Epworth League. 6 p. M.
R. C.-St. Benedict the Moor,
81 9th st. Rev. Father Stephen,
0. M. Cap, Pastor. Services
8 80 and 10 A. M.
FRATERNAL, MILWAUKEE,
F. & A. M.-Widow's Son lodge
No. 25. A. L. Heron, w. M, r. L.
Sanford. Sect 430 7th street meets
LIST and 3rd Tuesdays, 301 State.
0. E. S.-Princess Elijah Chap
ter, No. %, Mrs. A. L. Davis. W.
M. Mrs. C. Reed, sec. 291 7th
street. Meets LIST Thursday, 301
State.
G. U. 0. o. F. Golden Links
lodge No. 952O,H. P. Kinner, N.
g., r. L. Sanford, sec. 430 7th st.
Meets End and 4th Mondays, 3O1
State.
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FRIENDSHIP CHAPTER. o. OF
E. S., NO. Sc, ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS

j. w. Brown, w. NJ.
Geo. Buckner, w. p.
Mrs. Wesley Harris, Asst. Ma
tron.
Mrs. Julia Sheppard, Sec'y.
Mrs. Mary Hines, Conductress.
Miss Mary Jones, Asst. Conduc-
treSs.
Mrs. Amy Butts, w. Treas.
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CAPITAL CITY MASONIC
LODGE NO. II ELECTS
OFFICERS

Wesley Harris, w. NJ.
Chas. Russell, S. W.
Jake Wilson, j. w.
Louis Sheppard, Sec'y.
Asa Washington, Treas.
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Fl. of R-Esther, No. 2195.
Mrs. E. McFeeters, M. N. G, Mrs.
NJ. Cephas, w. r., COB Vliet st.
meets End and 4th Wednesday,
}01 State street
II. of R.-Help Mate No. 1898.
Mrs. M. j. Brantford NJ. N. G..
Mrs. Pearl Allegue, w. r 324
18th street, meets End and 4th Fri
days, 301 State
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LOCALS

Sdnctum TINS week.
Mr.. Louie Chase is in the city
stopping at Conklin court.
Mrs. Ida Carmichael is now re-
siding at 80 State street.
Mrs. Eva Adgers was taken to
the General hospital Monday very
i'll.
Send your locals to The Blades
office, 1926 State street or call Bad
ger 1869.
Mrs. j. A. Adkins, ST., was a
welcome visitor at our sanctum
Monday.
Miss Marion Buckner is conva-
lescing from an attack of tonso-
litis.
Mrs. Julia Boyd has gone to Ga
ry, Ind, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Davis, formerly of Madison.
The Blade is in its new quar-
ters, 1926 State ST, over Malice S
Shoe Store. Phone 1869 Badger.
Mrs. Mary Turner, East Wash
ington avenue, was indisposed for
a few days this week.
NIadames Ida Carmichael, J. w.
Hill and children, were guests of
the Blade Sunday.
Mr.. Clarence Owen, Rockford,
H., was in the city over Sunday
visiting his sister, Mrs. Guy An
derson.
Mr.. Ned Nelson left Sunday to
visit Milwaukee, Racine, Chicago
for three weeks.
Mr.. Herman Jordan returned to
tne city from Camp Lewis, Wash,
Monday.
Mr.. Wilson Gordon visited his
old friend, Mr.. Phillip Jones, Ed
gerton, last week, life long
friend.
Christmas trees are displayed
for sale in front of some stores.
They are reminders that it is time
to make your holiday purchases.
Mrs. Lula Abrams was called to
the bedside of her son Frman last
week who is very i'll with pneu-
monia. We wish for him a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. Phil Brown, who has been
East for more than month, re-
turned to Middleton Monday. He,
Capt. Frank and Mrs. Hoover,
were callers at The Blades Office
this week.
We were pleased to have our
old friend, Mr.. Geo. Buckner, look
in on us this week He is plan
ming to spent the Holidays out Of
the city.
Miss Phoebe Hines is spending
the week in Chicago with her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. A. N. johnson
who is indisposed.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Glover, who
have been quite indisposed for
more than a week, are up and out
to the delight of their many
friends.
The Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday
school is preparing for its usual
Christmas exercises and tree. Su-
perintendent J. n. Wilson and
Pastor Rev. Z. p. Smith will see
to the little ones being made hap
Ply.
Mrs. Wheeler Wilkerson is
home again from the General hos
pital where she was confined for
several days with pneumonia.
Mrs. J. Scott Mosley, little jew
ell and Arthur, vii spend the Hol-
idays in Pine Bluff, Ark. visiting
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Green Beard and
children, South Madison, are quite
indisposed. Mr. Beard has been
confined to his bed for several
days. The Blade wishes him an
early recovery.
Mr.. Harry Allison was v ell |
come visitor at the office Mon
day. He paid his subscription
and spoke very commendable of
our effort.
Capt. A. T. Stewart and Mr..
Jack Dale returned from Chicago /
after a weeks visit. The Captain
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gentry, formerly of Madison. His
host and hostess are doing we'll
and send best wishes to friends.
Mrs. Jesseca Burgette Mohr,
Milwaukee, is at the State Capitol
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-20

There Is much refinement I'm the
styles appearing in new blouses. both
for ordinary and dressy wear, because
they are simple and depend upon fine
needlework decorations for their fin
ish. The receipt for the artistic in
blOuses demands simplicity and sim
pllcity Is interesting In proportion to
exquisite finish and originality In the
design of garments and their garni-
lures. Women who are gifted with
fine sense of clothes are charmed with
the return of some of the beautiful.
Old-time ideas of decorative needle
work in the new blouses, inspired by
work that was all done by hand I'm
those distant days when many women
occupied much of their time with sew.
ing.
But II happens that In modern YER
sions of these old ideas machine work
often takes the place of handwork.
Even at that, considerable handwork In
basting as preparation for the machine
Is necessary. Among the examples Of
this are blOuses I'm which small cord
Is introduced between two thicknesses
Of georgette crepe or other sheer ma
terial by fine machine stitching on
each side of the cord. This makes
fine ridges which are arranged in par
allel lines. like pintucks ut the front
Of the blouse and on the collar and
cuffs. Tiny crepe-covered buttons fast
ened by loops of the silk cord finish