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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
LOCAL EVENTS
OF PAST YEAR
oskALosA CITY AND MAHAsKA
COUNTY in REVIEW.
RESUME OF BIG HAPPENINGS
1917 Was Filled With Notable occa-
sions Of Interest To Community
Fire, Casualty, War, and Nota-
BILE Public Gatherings.

Oskaloosa and Mahaska county were
filed with events of the first magni-
tude and happenings of lesser import.
ance during the year 1917. 1t was an
eventful year locally. To follow the
annual resume of events of the year
as has been the custom of the Herald,
would be to fill pages and pages with
a review of the daily occurrences. Not
day has passed without it's major
events and frequently the dates have
been filled with the happenings that
go to make up the history of town
or community. The Herald this
year will not attempt to review the
years record in the usual detailed
form, but will only touch upon the
more important events.
January.
Mahaska county officials took their
positions on the first day of the year
and were duly sworn in. Announce
ment was made of the completion of
the Currier bridge over Skunk river
east of the city, and the new crossing
opened to traffic.
Tuesday, January Funeral of the
late George w. Sewers at the home
place southwest of the city. de.
Wednesday, January 3-Funeral of
the late John e. Whitaker.
Thursday, January 4-Resignation
of Manager A. III. r. Jackson of the
Oskaloosa Traction and Light Co.
Friday, January Reorganization of
the Mahaska County Hospital.
Tuesday, January 9-Mrs. Clyde
Vermilyea injured by burns.
Wednesday, January 10--J. H. Por-
ter was made acting manager of the
Oskaloosa Traction and Light Co.
Thursday, January 12--Death of d.
c. Alexander
Saturday, January IS - Oskaloosa
city council buys motor driven fire
engine.
Sunday, January II Oskaloosa
churches open cooperative evangel-
istic effort. Death of Mrs. C. w.
Abrams at Mahaska Hospital.
Monday, January 15--Webb Homer
and Leonard Brock purchase the gro
Gerry business of Homer White, No.
COL South First street.
Tuesday, January 16-Opening Of
the Mahaska Farmers Institute.
Wednesday, January 17-Death of
John M. Price, pioneer resident of
county and city.
Friday, January 19-Large barn of
Orchard Place, the home of Ernest
Srewer, destroyed by fire.
Monday, January % Rose Hill
school destroyed by fire.
Tuesday, January 23-Death of
Lewis Lewis, old time coal miner of
the Excelsior field.
Thursday, January 25--Hawk Auto
Company occupies it's new home, No
215-217 High avenue east, erected by
Herbert Killips.
Friday, January 2G-Death of Fred
Blattner, old time resident and bust
ness man, ex-member of the city
council. Death of Mrs. Cora Baxter
McCulloch, wife of Charles B. McCul
loch. .sn.
Friday, January 27-First Regiment
If the North Dakota National Guard
enroute home from Texas guard duty,
visits Oskaloosa and marches through
business streets.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
SnnM Helms Grain

Fall planted grain has not been in
jured thus far by weather conditions
and the snow blanket that fell yester-
day afternoon is the best thing that
could have happened to the grain
growing in this county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
April.


Monday, April COMPANY II Third
Regiment l. N. G.. called to the colors
Mason Chilcote succeeds Z. F. Bridges
as manager of the Oskaloosa Paving
Brick Company. Oskaloosa has new
city administration.
Wednesday, April 4-Oskaloosa den
lists vote to furnish clinical treatment
at the Office of the city health physi
clan.
Friday, April Good Friday. Unit
ed States declares war on Germany
Considerable local excitement.
Saturday, April Z - Big Loyalty
meeting at Masonic opera house. Gov,
ernor Harding spoke. Eight recruits
were enlisted.
Sunday, April 8-Death of John l.
Rowe.
Monday, April 9-Death of Pete Nc
Gosh, former Oskaloosa livery man
and old time Iowa Central engineer.
Tuesday, April 10-Marriage of Miss
Hilda Porter to Mr.. Harter B. Hull
Marriage of Miss Vivian Hull to Car
rel Macy
Wednesday, April 11.-Great awak
ening of the Oskaloosa Commercial
Club with reorganization and election
of new directors. Club decides to
employ a paid secretary Funds fol
the years work are pledged. Penn
College joins in the war against Ger
many, Qskaloosa women organize
Red Cross
Sunday, April 14-Death of c. w
Moore, prominent farmer of Cedar
Township.
Monday, April 16-Oskaloosa city
council passes ordinances reducing
light rates. Mahaska county starts
movement to secure county agent.
Wednesday, April Isl. G. Roberts
was elected president of the Oska'
loosa Commercial Club. County Sun.
day school convention in town.
Friday, April 20 - Jonathan D.
Springer made captain of Company H
Wednesday, April 25-Commercial
Club engaged band for the year, pays
salary and is to engage leader.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
Depot Robbed

The Illinois depot at Webster Ci
was robbed of 5000 in cash Christm
morning. While the agent was in d
basement some one entered the Off
and made away with all the cash
hand.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
Measles Close schooI

Because of one or more cases east
of Logan and a few cases of German
measles in Logan, the schools were
closed there for two weeks vacation
by order of the board of education
and health officer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03

Saturday, June miners First Aid
contest at Fair Grounds and at Mason
ic Opera House. Bad weather inter-
fered.
Sunday, June 3--Opening of Penn
College commencement Week.
Monday, June 4-Oskaloosa city
council passes ordinances to secure
dollar gas and 10 cent electricity for
the city
Tuesday, June 5-Registration day
for military service.
Friday, June S--Ex-President Will.
liam II. Taft delivered Commencement
Address at Penn College and spoke at
Penn Graduates dinner.
Tuesday, June 12-Sam Vrom, lab
orer, killed at Penn College new build.
ing.
Friday, June 15-Burning of Guy
Williams residence at Beacon. Fun.
eral of Mrs. Mary Sewers, pioneer
resident.
Sunday. June 17--Iowa Blue Laws
lid lifted.
Monday, June 1S-Arrival of Oska
loosa's new pumper, motor driven, fire
engine.
| Friday, June 23-Mahaska county
was organizing for Red Cross Work
Company H completed enlistment to
full war strength.
Sunday, June 24-Red Cross Day in
Mahaska County.
Thursday. June 2S--Army Y. M. c
A. and Red Cross Rally.
| July.
Thursday, July PERCEPTION fol
the front soon. Doctor S. M. Hadle,
elected acting president for Penn Col
| lege vice Doctor ID. M. Edwards, who
went to be president of Earlham Col
lege.
Monday, July 9--Death of John w
| Carroll, old time Iowa Central conduc
tor, at the home of his sisters in Bur
lington
Thursday, July 12-W. j. Howell
moves from the Kalbach building; No
/ SVJs iAA6h avenue HC hdu bCCl
for nine years, to No. 211 High ave
nue. west, the old Ten Cent Store 10
cation.
Monday. July Accompany H re
ceived orders to mobilize
| Friday, July 20-National Draft da,
and considerable excitement in towr
watching the announcement of the
numbers.
Tuesday, July 24-Re-dedication o.
Fraternity Hail. in the reconstruct
ed Pythian building, by Hiawaths
Homestead No. $3.50 of the Brotherhood
of American Yeomen
Thursday, July 26-Hanna Girls
serve over three thousand plates o.
ice cream at the annual festival al
the front of the factory on South FRS
street and gave the proceeds to the
Army Y. and the Red Cross.
Sunday, July 29-Rev. Alexander
McFerran, pastor of the First Presby
terrain church in Oskaloosa, celebrat
ed the tenth anniversary of his pas
torate in Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
June.

Friday. June First Liberty Loan
being offered in Mahaska County, New
Leader Store opening. Secretary
Bob" Shanahan appears on the job.
Death Of Doctor v. Pardun. Holiness
University week opens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03

and Harry Long killed by damps in a
coal mine northeast of town. Frank
w. Glaze starts to remodel his High
avenue store.
Monday, Sept 10-Opening of the
great Southern Iowa Fair
Tuesday, Sept. 11-First hard frost
of the fall season
Wednesday, Sept. IL Monster
crowds at he Fair Grounds.
Thursday. Sept. IS big day at the
Fair Death of John L. Crowder.
Saturday, Sept. 16 Rev. L. S. Faust
called to the pulpit of the First Re
formed church to take the vacancy
created by the resignation of Rev.
Clement Davidson Loehr.
Monday, Sept. 17-Opening of Os-
lzaloosa High school in the recon
structed building. Boosters make
another trip to the Pella Patriotic
demonstration
Tuesday, Sept. Is = South Eastern
Iowa Telephone Association meets in
Oskaloosa.
Thursday Sept. 20-Banquet to the
Mahaska County Selects at the Down
ing hotel. T. II. Friend decides to
close buggy repair business.
Friday, Sept. 21-First class of Ma
haska Selects leave for Camp Dodge,
Des Moines. Doctor j. L. Brasher
was installed as president of Central
Holiness University.
Tuesday, Sept. 25-opening of
Penn College in the new buildings un.
der construction north of town.
Wednesday, Sept. 26-W. A. Hoov-
er has Chester White hog sale, the
first stock auction in the new Southern
Iowa Stock pavilion at the FAN
grounds
Friday, Sept. 2S--Mahaska county
farmers meet to organize for Mahaska
County Agent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
Some Hoo.

M ]. Deimerly of Sigourney sold
hog last week to McCreedy & Mold
for SlO0,T5.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
December.

Monday, December 3-Roy Z. Row
land resigns office of Auditor OF Ma
haska county to accept secretaryshiI
of Southern Iowa Fair Association. L
f. Corlett elected president of the Ma
haska County Bar Association.
Saturday. December S-Winter set
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-03
September,

September,
Sunday, September dedication OF
tho new Nazarene church.
Saturday. Sept. S--yictor Fosburg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08

fJ- the same 1r less money tia. Doctor
Dearborn sees success Tor cities follow
ing In the waa@ - lEir.-sa. suffrage.
4. any rate tE.S vivid y.Ing s'a'.>ticisu q
feels that -lu.L.- ..I- has -'rl. Is. and
that In the -'r.E.Ng d q. gL'y note FOR
the upiif ~ 'i- T.-.4 has been
sounded
When women Get suffrage Doctor
Dearborn SAID today, 'art.s time from
her figures 90 '-. vUa' "g-'a> mean.
~" lrthinh!rg man wi. be able - call
clean milk Tor babies mere :add!-w
and be able 20 get away with It.
When women get suffrage she con-
t.uIed there Eil be -7s police n
every city for worn among women.
There will be more recreation centAgs.
more care for the babies and care FOR
the mothers. too,
do you know that right here .1 Phil
ade ph.a eleven babies lU every hundred
die for want Of proper nutrition and
care and that il .s ge:t.Es worse all the
time? And Il all might So easily b-
prevented WIZ. {" 20 g. per CeIt Us
all the babies born now have ~ doctor
iu attendance. Doctor D-ardo-f mar
sha,ed figures with Enocfo.. blows
They WI have do.;1rs enough 20
bring babies into the world she sddet
fe@iingly. when women have 'll vote
when women &c. universal suffrage. 90
Doctor Deardorff continued the v1raaus
world will he hers not Or. = theoretically
bu. actually. \ wOnaus world. then
as now. will sr!ll ba ir're1ehsd In things
Of the home. Her own home and other
womens homes. Shell be able 90 have
her own say "a u how these things
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PASSING OF BUTTERFLY AND HOMEMAkING

Lament from the pipes broke forth she
g,trned her Bible very tightly In both
Gards and her face was Ike a mask OF
stop, was told that she had Travelled
au tho way from the outer Hebrldes 10
be nreaent AT this memorial service. She
had dared the long journey, the awful
solitarlness Of London 10 newcomers.
,o see the 200 survivors OF that heroic
fight I shall never forget the look on
her face as the old lament rang through
the great building and echoed to the
high curved dome.
when the last sobbing tote had died
away Lord Derby, Secretary OF State for
war. rose to his feet ana read the roll
caU Of the first seven divisions.
And then the service concluded with
the singing Of that hymn, For All the
saints who from Their T.abors Rest ."
followed by the clear sharp bugler's
notes Of the "Reveilie.'
As we filed out into the coldness OF the
T.ordnu streets the queerness and the
pa'hos Of this queer time seemed an
gbou, US. ones thoughts Travelled
nuickIv over 10 France. where
zone moment youll be .crouching at
.rrsyersing moving heaps down, half in
The next YOU choke. and clutch tight
at YOUR breast
40 time to think-leave all and of you
CO.
r, Treasure Island where the splc.
winds blow.
To lovely groves Of mango ounce and
Breathe no good-by, hut no for tn.
Ped West.
It's a queer time
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: The heroes Of Mons-all that was ieit
of the first gallant army whicn sIenIn,.u i'.,'
the German rush in isii-rode throusn
the London streets. Rosrs OF weSome
greeted those 700 gallant men The
city paid a striking tribute Of gratitude
10 those "old Contsmp;ibles"-the RAJ
ser called them "Engiands contsmp'lO'e
little army"
Their journey was one long uiumpha'
progress Thousands Of people Assem- :
bled on the embankment side OF the o'u
River Thames and gave the mel one
long roar Of cheers.
Among the crowds were many black
gowned women. who could not cheer.
hut who wept bitterly az the memory OF
those grave men gone West at mons.
when they reached the Albert HaH'
the men salutsd the torn stEen banners
Of the regiments which .iLed the boNss'
The King and queen OF England then
arrived. accompanied by queen Alex
sndra and Princess Mar. and were
greeted By a fanfare Of trumpcts. The
scene as that vast audience rose 10 us
feet was 50 impressive that one car
scarcely describe H.
LOST FOUR SONS AT MONS
Mr. galfour read with deep feeling
the passage from Ecc,eslas-icls. Their
bodies are buried In peace. but their
names liNeth FOR evermore.
The silence which followed the read
ing was broken by a Wild Highland la
ment. played by the p.pers 4 that his
iorle regiment. the scots Guards Near
where ! vas seated was little woman
from the far North who had lost four
sors a. Mons When the heart-st!rring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
THE WORLDS WAR
Through Woman's Eyes
The Queer Things of War
By ELLEN ADAIR

she Cauno' spare the time TO staLd in
the queue. awaiting her turn 70 buy the
priced loaf. the elusive sugar.
They are so brave. these small Spar
tans oS the London poor. Their feet, in
their l,tle worn boots. drag forward
res1.l:ely another pace in the queue.
It's s.art.n 20 ryue Uow-good
cath 80 Tiny Cockney will call out, with
precisely tie same brand OF Hippancy
that allows his dad 10 sick it, in the
trenches, JUS, as his child must stick
IL" here.
The shortage Of coal is another queer
item Of war 20 which We must grow ac-
custOmed. ! have just heard of a new
.nventiOr-a Winter Piano, with hot
pipes under the keys. so as TO keep them
warm for the fingers.
SEVEN-INCH BOOTS
], j. forbidden now 10 wear boots
higher than seven inches, measured from
the heel This maximum height has
been fixed by government, regarding
which edict there is a new little rhyme
af0at IN London:
Mary has little foot-in fact, she has
a couple;
The boots she likes to put them in are
hgn-topped. smart and supple:
But since their height has been clrtailed
she's learning where the pinch is :
Her latest war economy is boots Of seven
inches :"
saw a queer and pathetic incident
of war in the London streets yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
Blood Pressure

Are ra.-" any medicines ,h-. g.. -ea.ge
I.sr blood pressure Y
There are many drugs which will re-
dlce blood pressure temporarily. or as
long as the drug is being used Nitro
glycerin and nitrate of soda are espe-
cialIy active. The effec, is disastrous.
however. and death is hastened. Blood
pressure should be reduced b. removal
OF the cause. Pressure is never any
higher than It needs 70 be. The injury
j. not from the high blood pressure. but
from the pOisOns which produce the high
pressure and cause degenerations in the
heart. kidneys and ether organs Pres
sure-lOTer.ng drugs are very rarely in
dicated and are very' little used by up.
to-date specialists in diseases Of the
heart
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
NSTATISTICIAN FINDS ROMANCE IN FIGURES
GOOD HEALTH
QUESTION BOX
BY JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG,
Why Cabbage Is Wholesome
NJ. D., LII. ID.

As PLATO from his republic banished
7 I1the poets" so the Romans banished
physicians. and, IL Is said. In place OF
and plebeiln cabbage. For. though they
had not the scientific knowledge which
modern Laboratories have given 10 US Cf
the twentieth century, yet they were wise
In their generation and knew that cab
bage was one of the foods which helped.
not alone to relieve. but TO prevent GER
tain ailments which had their seat o.,
pain In the intestlnes
Before the Romans. the Egyptians
had discovered the palatability and ef-
hcacy of cabbage and had given It a
prominent place in their felsts held In
honor Of the wise osiris, while the Ger
mans have always been 50 fond of II
that 1t Is part OF almost all OF their
culinary products who has net been
treated 10 a dish of ssuerkraut in the
home of a friend whose name is full of
gIttgrais; 80. after all. we need not be
ashamed q our love for cabbage.
With only lis cslor.es food value 20
the pound. as against 2s5 In potatoes.
$40 IN corn green and 1920 in beans
'dried .iUs). We realize that II would
not be She most desirable dish 70 cTer
TO a Starving man, nor the mos. rour-
ishing for m.n who p.O~s or digs
bitches
However. the chief value u cabbage
is not IN the number Of calcries which
10 gives. but In the very efficient way
q which 8; ag's IS first assistan. 10
other foods which greatly need .ts help
"r the help n similar food-'o enable
them 90 give the best returns in the
number Of ,alories they have stored Up
ter the consumer.
There are ia grains ot Gel .u.ose In
100 CalOries Of cabbage Vegetables
high IN celig'ose are laxative by reason
OF their bulls; they stimulate the peri
static action q the iutestines and
prevent constipation. cabbage IS high
~ l-xatlye
4 good cabbage should be well grown.
firm, with crisp fine leaves free from
worms and decay. II a cabbage shows
signs II Insects, Il should be soaked In
cold water, without salt. and shaken
well when taken out for cleaning the
leaves
Cabbage may be boiled. steamed or
eaten raw. In all forms Of cooked cab
bage boiling or steamirg-preferab bly,
the frs:--is necessary. \ fresh head Of
cabbage will cook in from twenty 10
forty-five minutes, whereas an old head
may require one hour. Cabbage should
be cooked IN ainuinum, porcelain-lined
or granite kettles-never In tin.
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A WOman's Shortcomings

Unless you can .hink. when the
song is done.
No other i5 soft In rhythm
Unless you can feel. when left by
Q1e.
That all men else 90 with him.
Unless you can know. when un.
praised by his breath.
That your beauty itself wants
proving:
Unless YOU can swear "For life. for
death!''--
oh. fear to cali II loving,
Elizabeth Barrett Brownlna
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
To Bring Back" Dough
EDITOR o, Wom5n,s Page:

"A Dear Madam When dough turns sour
.I1n1 can be done with IL? Last week
~ batch Of dough turn and l didn't
In9w what TO do with Il. l made up my
In1 would ask 20 that the next time u
&1UD<ns l will be prepared to know how 20
1nAle IT.. tMrs.D V. :.
.{Whsn dough turns sour At can be
ought back with little bcarbonate
- ooda mixed with a cupful Of warm
|9tGr. Use about an even teaspoonful
- soda. Spread the dough out
~ ths breadboard and pour the soda
S1G~ in gradually, letting 1t soak in.
IHfp makes the dough too soft add
l1s sifted -four as you work on it.
- the dough thoroughly again and
e 1T TO rise for the last time. Do
y puf II in hot place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08

LONDON, Dec. -.
Tn LONDON We are all growing ac-
customed 10 the queer things OF war.
There are so many strange s!si.'a S"H
sounds about the streets these days.
For instance. there's that crce Inys-
-s-loug and uucanrs new shaPe--iHt
an. The particular tank cf when !
y,~s-e does wonderful business Tor the
v7r Rolling and painting and sn0f;lhg
through the London streets. a monstrous'
mammoth figure, it collects an"
Bonds"
Then there are the girls. going about
yha, we once considered men -oo''
and doing them well. We are accls-
toned 20 the he-trouseTed WINDOW
clearers. the breeched and gathered farm
girls. the g.ri-grooms, the women dr'F-
e-s Of immense motor vans, Red cross
cars, mail wagons.
We are accustomed even 70 that sad
dest Of all sights-the sight OF youth
and manhood blinded, crippled. nope
lessly maimed--the fighting men broken
In the war.
And now there's a new sight % which
we are gradually growing accustomed.
though we never dreamed or Il three
years ago. Its the sight Of the long
food queues pltslue IHS lED'41ty' T-''FS
I'm the London streets.
AWAIT THEIR TURNS
There they stand and wal: their turn
10 be served with the small packet Of
tea. Of sugar. Of butter, the portion Of
meat.
There they will wait in all weathers.
Nipped by the bitter cold-and London
is like the North Pole at present -
choked by the fog, drenehed by the dr!z-
zle
1T can't be helped =. they saw pa
tiently. Ard they wait for such in
terminable hours that the women have
been known actually 10 drop with ex-
haustion where they stood.
Among those in the dismal professions
are CHILDREN, mere babies. with market
baskets almost as big as themselves in
their small blue hands. numb with cold.
For the food must be got. Mother,
perhaps. Is working. She must work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
StenOgraphy and the Var

70 The Editor Of WoD,oH's Pa0e:
Aear Madam would like very rnucb IN
khN Just what you think of the opu1rtuni. .
,es girl would have little later IN shs
TOOK up a business course now I know fusr
az present that opportunities are splendid for
stenosraphers, especially in Government ~
siions. but am wondering how ID will he
atter the war Thanking you
OPPORTUNITY.
As the days go on the call for stenoE-
rsphers grows more and more. The
reason OF the call is twofold First,
men who have beld these positions nave
gone TO war. and second. the press OF
Government business is so heavy that
II takes great army OF stenographers
to carry ii on. From all indications and
predictions about the length OF the war
these two conditions will continue 10
exist until at least the time IL will take 10
conclude a course in stenography. Ana
after the war is over. IL you have made
good In your profession, there will AL
ways be room for such as you. IL YOU
feel you VIII make a successful stenog-
rapher there could be no better time for
you TO take UP the course
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
Black Velvet and Blue Satin

TO tho Etiior Of WomaH's Pa0e:
Dear Madam have a piece Of black vel.
Vet that Is all of the good par that was ief,
OF black velvet dress. / have stAamed ~
and II looks vers nice. Now I would ike 10
know what sort Of goods you would advise me
70 get 70 combine with this velvet TO make =
nice dress and what colors would you advise?
have been helped many times BY readIns ths
answers you give 10 other persons and sa
thought you might help me
JUST EIGHTEEN.
Dark blue satin would look very well
with the black velvet IL you have
enough OF the velvet to reach about half
way up the length Of the skirt you could
make the upper part of the skirt Of ths
satin and then where the two meet have
a tuck Of the satin fold down over the
joining. II you make a foundation waist
OF the satin and a surpIice effect of the
velvet and finish on with black silk braid
~ : vhite gsorgstts collar ] think you
4r1 4 w pFefty dreeg .t{pe lining
n1 ~ m Un<1m - ~,