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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-07-17
FREER

Fred Franzen of St. Paul spent
few days of last week with the Aug.
Ekstrom family before leaving for a
European tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Anderson of
Woodward Brook called on Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Erstad on Sunday evening.
Miss Elvina Hartman spent Thurs
day and Friday in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Gust Anderson of Isabelle, S.
D., has been spending few days with
old Freer friends.
Miss Ellen Aarseth left on Monday
for a visit with relatives in Minneap-
oils and Fairfax. -...-
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wetsel are the
proud parents Of a nine-pound baby
boy, born July 8. Welcome, little
stranger.
Mrs. Lanouette and Miss Ruth An
derson of Faith, S. b., who are visit
ing at the home of their sister, Mrs.
Victor Ossell of Princeton, spent the
week end in renewing former acquain-
tances here.
Among the callers at the VIM.
Gesch home ON Sunday evening to
wish Mrs. Gesch many happy returns
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Jacobson, Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Kewitsch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Castonia, and the Homme
family.
Miss Margaret Osborne of Prince
ton spent Sunday at her parental home.
Several families celebrated Harry
Lindquist's Homecoming by having a
picnic dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claus Lindquist on Sunday.
MIR. end Mrs. John Peterson and fam
lily spent Sunday evening with the
Aug. Reinord family.
Quite number of the West Branch
families attended confirmation ser
vices in Glendorado on Sunday.
Sexton CARING was the guest of his
cousin, Mrs. Gust Stark, a few days
last week. :
Mrs. Saunders and child are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Saunders
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Curry.
A large number f1om here. are ex-
pecting to attend the Young Peoples
Luther League convention to be held
at Milaca on Sunday and Monday. Eel
pha Erstad and Thora Eye have been
selected as delegates te represent the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-07-17
he church at Brooton. MINI.

the church at Brooton. MINI.
Rev. de Korne will speak Sunday af-.
ternoon, July 20, in behalf Of mission
field for the Christian Reformed church
in China or South Africa. -
Mr.. Febus, who recently bought a
farm, sold the same last week for $40
an acre. He made good deal.
Mr.. Schutt is still on the sick list.
He had an attack of pneumonia. He
recovered from this sickness, but is
still in a lingering condition.
Manus Schelhaas from Edgerton,
with his son-in-law, visited H. Nagel,
They are looking around for farm.
Rev. Meyer is still confined to. his
home with sore leg.
A heavy rainfall Sunday night
caused lots of grain to lay down flat.
Henry Hubers is again shipping two
carloads Of cattle and hogs to the twin
cities.
Mr. Talsma left for Sandstone on
Friday evening, returning home on
Monday morning. =
A brother-in-law of John Hubers
came here from South Dakota and is
looking around for a farm.
Mr.. Holsinger from Renville bought
a farm for his son in this neighbor-
hood. He himself intends to come and
live in Pease.
The school board of the Christian
school held meeting last Thursday
night at the home Of Rev. Ham.
A good friend of Mr.. 'Westra came
from Hull, Iowa, with the intention of
buying a farm
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-07-17
WAHKON.

How do you do, everybody? You
may not have seen US in your county
correspondents corner before but we
assure you that we occupy very i'm
portant place in the northern part of
this county, and hope to meet you all
very often through the columns of the
Union.
F. F. Hall of Little Falls was in town
Monday in the interests Of the North
western Telephone company.
E. A. Cooper is looking after his in
terests in Wahkon this week.
Mrs. Norton Cross and family of
Minneapolis are occupying Col. P. N.
Britton's cottage on Spider island dur
ing their vacation.
A. P. Jorgensen of Vineland was
seen on our streets last Saturday.
Wahkon played a good game of ball
at Onamia last Sunday, only one score
being made in the entire game, and
we made the Onamia team work for
that. This is the first season for sew
eral years that Wahkon has had a
team owing to the fact that so many
of the players were in Uncle Sans
service
J. B. Mattocks was called to Fergus
Falls last week by the serious illness
of his wife, The last report was that
she was very low.
A large number of our citizens at
tended a good roads meeting at Op-
stead last week. Wahkon is surely in
terested in the improvement of high
ways.
Miss Gladys Thorstad returned Sat-
urday evening from a visit with
friends at Glenwood.
Frank McGrath and party are camp
ing at Izatys for couple of weeks:
Mrs. w. W. Bleecher, who has been
visiting at DR.. Bacon's of Waldemere,
left Monday night for Duluth.
Ingvard Madsen Of st. Paul is here
experimenting the clearing of DR..
Jones' farm south of Wahkon.
Supt and Mrs. c. V. Schofeld are
visiting Mr.. Schofeld's parents at
Spring Valley. Roy Arlington is
head movie man during Mr.. Schofield's
absence.
Tourists from all parts of the coun-
try are passing through our village
at an average of SO cars day. Our
hotels have been filled to overlooking.
Mr.. Dutton, wife and daughters of
St. Cloud called on friends here Sun,
day.
Miss Fanny Casper returned Sunday
from St. Paul, where she has been
visiting with friends
Raspberries and blueberries are
ripening fast and all are busy gather
ing them in. Prospects are that ber-
ries will be plentiful. ~....
S. P. Skahen transacted business in
Wahkon last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Burgan and son
autoed to 'Remer on Saturday after
noon, returning Sunday.
Messrs. Emmons, Oredson, Emerson
and Zickrick made trip to Princeton
on Monday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-07-17
PEASE

Surely some fine summer, is the
common opinion of everybody these
days. 1t may make hard work for the
time being but the result will be no.
ticed later on.
A brother-in-law of our banker
stopped over few days. He came
from Chicago in his Mercy racer:
John Paul DeRose and family went
to Prinsburg for few days.
Mrs. Hoekstra from Wilmar, and
children were visiting the Whitgrens
recently.
G. Postra and wife from Sioux
county, Iowa, stopped here few days
to look at some land.
/ Chas. DeRose was on the sick list
a couple of days, being bothered with
inf1ammatory rheumatism.
And. Annema drove up from Iowa
in his tin lizzie. He expects to re-
turn this week.
Arm. Anderson was home from the
SACACS 1SCSuC1ys
John DeRose has sold his garage to
Y. Ykema, who will take possession in
August. Since Mr.. Ykema does rot
expect to move here until next spring,
the management Of the place will be
taken care of by the chief mechanic,
G. Bowman.
J. P. DeRose and j. Toussaint took,
a trip to Prinsburg, June 10. They
made the trip up and back in one day.
Mrs. H. Hubers is still lingering on
account of her rheumatism. She is
unable to leave her home.
Gertie Roelofs made public confess
sion of faith last Sunday morning.
H. Aldrink and wife had their baby.
christened last Sunday.
Three students, two Of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, and one of Grundy Center,
Iowa, visited last week at Aldrink's.
One Of them, Mr.. Masselinks, serves
Isl
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-07-17
Y. w. C. A. WORKER
= Is DECORATED.

4 Miss Marion Porter of New !
X York City was decorated the J
X other day in the name Of the !
K Chaplain General Of the Ameri- !
4 can army with the Church War j
K Cross. !
4 Her citation was for her moral !
4 and spiritual contribution to the /,
X war. !
4 For more than year Miss )
4 Porter has been at a hospital !
X center in Vittel, France, as a )
X representative Of the Y. w. C, A. !
K in charge of nurses club there. s
4
4 4 4 X kkt ny x,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-07-17
LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS.

The quotations hereunder are those
prevailing on Thursday morning at tbs
time Of going to press:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
TUB SKIRTS ARE NECESSARY
Assortment u the Separate Apparel
Important b an WE VISA 10
Be DaIntfIy Dressed

A good assortment Of separafe
skirts for summer wear b very impor-
tant II q woman wishes 70 Be daintiiy
dressed at all times At the least pos-
sible expense. A every woman
knows, the waist Of dress needs
laundering and freshening NJ much
more frequently than the skirt; but
n the frock n q one-Piece AFFAIR iobvf
ousIy the entire sarment mast 30 70
the tub every time any section q n
requires washing
ne separate SKIRT o. white wash
abIe material VIII usually stand two
DAYS wear. With = fresh blouse each
DAY q woman may have the M
macuiafe dzintiness that Is the firsf
rule Of god dreszng.
I ssparzte skirts have net shared
Vim froeks and suit skirts 'fhs rule
Concerning vidth and length NE
separate skfrt Il eomSorfsbly vide and
rsr.ly Len than ess q six inches fr1n
tks srouna
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
P0slEs FOR TRIMMING HATS
Peoples In All Shades One Of the
Most Popular Decorations; Roses
Also In Demand.

The flower season Is still booming.
according to the bulletin Of the Retail
Millinery Association Of America. Not
for many years, II says, has there
been such a tremendous demand for
these trimmings. The bulletin goes
on:
-Of the most popular types peoples
are In high favor In all shades. Roses.
both In large. full blown and tiny
bud effects. are good. Lilacs In vari-
Gus colored nacre effects. daisies. felo
flowers. and bluets are having q splen-
did demand.
BLACK effects In burned and glycer-
Inc ostrich take second place In favor.
These trims have been highly favored
this season. The most recent French
models feature ostrich trimmings to q
far greater extent than they do
flowers
"COq Is becoming very strong. In
'poms,' fiat fountain sprays and cover
ing entire crowns, this trimming Il
experiencing q growing demand. Many
Of the Fifth avenue shops show II on
their smartest models. Especially are
they fa-ored on Mitzi sailors"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
COLOR HARMONY IN THE HOME
Most RestfuI Room One In Which Ne
Shade 10 Forced Too Far
Ahead Of Others.

The one-coIor room Is apt to be Ike
the one-Idea person. m0notonous
bore. Would the musician 90 20 O
piano and. striking one note a dozen
times, call this a composition? What
poet would try to write q sonnet with
one word repeated over and over
again1 Why. then. should the one
who wishes to make himself home.
allow himself to be robbed Of the har~
mony and poetry Of living BY the un-
skiIIful Interior decorator who ar-
ranges a 'redroOm.- q blue room"
or q green roomT'
As color Is apprehended more quick
~ than form. Il would seem highly I'm
pOrtant to secure q perfect harmony
Of tones by curbing the more aggres-
sIVe colors. red. yellow. and orange.
and giving the reeeding eolors. blue
and green. Q chance TO be seen. thus
striking q balance. Limitation Of one
self to one color Is stiIted and unnat-
uraL No landscape can reflect but
one color, for color n an effect Of
Light. The most restfui room 10 the
one in which no one color ID allowed
to force Itself too far ahead Of the
others. but each brings out By bar-
mouious contrast the identity and
character Of the OtherM
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
SOME OF HER FADS

Whatever else she wears. she nm
ishes her costume with a string Of
beads. In quaint necklace or a silver
sautoir. This las Is the newest fash
ion. and II = a silver chain. set with
rhinestUnes or pearls. on the end Of
which she fastens a tiny watch or a
locket. And the lOckets are quite the
fad again, also.
Modest pieces are the newest bits Of
neckwear. There are those straight
topped pieces which madam slips in
side her blouse or bodice to give the
new line. They are Of sheer and snowy
white stuffs, Ike null or organdie.
modest pieces. and are finely tucked
or lace trimmed
Though she may choose the quietest
color for her new spring taIIleur. she
brightens that same suit By q very gay
lining Of soft lowered silk or crepe.
and then adds q pIquant touch by
slipping In q gay vest Of gorgeous bro
cade or cleaning satin In q bright
color.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03

waist, but In its place the blouse" Of
finest workmanship and most radiant
materials. For instance, this summer
the chemise blouse with its overhang-
ing skirt Is such a thing Of beauty as
few can resist. II looks, too, as II
the chemise blouse Is TO be the favored
model for all occasiOns-simple or
grand" as the case may be.
The chemIse blouS has won It's
name from the fact that II slips over
the head Just as the chemise does and
is only just q little shorter and has
belt at the waIstline. which the che
mise. Of course. has not. The smOck,
first cousin to the chemlse blouse,
goes II one better. for IL really Is
patterned exactly like the chemise and
has only sleeves, long or short, to diff
ferentiate. Some Of the new serge
suits show the smock underneath.
hanging in unbroken lines from neck
TO hips and showing At the sides
through Sits In the coat. placed for
this purpose. The effect is good. as
the color contrasts are usually strik-
ing.
A good example Of this sort IL seen
In a fine PoIret twill suit Of dark blue
with the straight box coat and three
quarter sleeves opening over q smock
of horizon blue. There Is no belt or
trimming TO break the perfect plain
ness Of the blue smOck; IL hangs like
a Chinaman's shirt and buttons down
the back. The advantage in this sort
n blouse with tits sort Of coat In
place Of the more usual vestee lies In
the fact that the cost can be removed
There are many Of these smocks OF
fine crepe Shantung or the more cling
ing sfIk or wool trieOlette to be seen
They are slightly reminiscent II the
ciInging Jerseys Of other days-so
much 30. in fact, that only tie slender
can really wear them. and the fui
figure had best beware.
One observes a tendency toward
much elaborate braIding Of soutache
or finely wrought embroidery in heavy
sflk or wool threads A the blouse
buttons NJ 20 the neck-&nd that h
a. hign as one comfortably can wear
q collar.the buttons are placed 1t the
back.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
MANY USE ONLY ONE BUTTON
Jackets and Goats. snpioy the New
style, Despite Ndlssber Of But
tons and 5uttenhoIes.

There Is an informal air about .
tailored suit whose Jacket. provided
with buttons and buttonhOles all the
wuy down the frsnts. Is fastened on
~ By the top button but this Is fash
Ions pet within Of the season By some
clever art In cutting. the new JACKET
buttOned only &C the top-does not
gape widely open: the fronts fan
close together all the way down. OF
almost close together.
The idea Is to have o bright-hued
vaIstcoat just visible In the opening
A suit made By . Paris dressfnaker
has buttons set ave inches apart on
the Jacket front and between these
buttons the jacket fronts bulge open
a tribe to reveal q yellow SILK waist
coat beneath. Few women really Ike
IN unbuttoned jacket; the trim 5eited
eject or q neatly butt0ned up coat
makes one feel much better dresHed-
but NOT onIy are Jacket fronts len
eouspieuousiy unbuttoned this spring.
but many suit coats are siashed ~
the ode seams and buttons and but
tonhoIes-unused Ike those % the
front-enphasize the open eject
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
aINGHkM IS On High FAVOR
lavender and whits, Rose and white
and Blue and White Among
the FavoriteA

Dame Fashion may be q tickle jade
In some respects. but sometimes she
has the good sense to be true TO
something well worth while rather
longer than We expected her to. Take
Bingham for instance. She first fancied
II as q material for smart summer
frocks late In the summer OF 1917. As
We all expected II. II lasted oyer-thls
whim-till the summer Of 1913. and.
though II became Immensely popular,
IL was not run to the ground as fash
ions that become immensely popular
so often are. To be sure. good quality
ginghams were so high In price that II
was saved from looking cheap. but still
gingham dresses were 80 generally
worn by women Of all classes who
wished to be smartly attired in warm
weather that one could hardly call the
idea exclusive as IL was when IL was
first launched.
And the amazing thing is that as
plans for thin frocks are laid Bingham
Is In high honor. The only trouble Is
that ginghams are not only dear. but
scarce. Perhaps that will help to make
II fashionable-just as furs have never
been so indispensable to the woman Of
fashion as when the war sent their
price soaring.
There will be dresses made entirely
Of gingham and dresses made Of thin
white fabrics trimmed with gingham.
Then there will be considerable use Of
gingham In blouses. some Of the smart
est Of these being made Of some sheer
white fabric with plaid or Checked
Bingham for collars and cuffs and
ptpings. Lavender and white. rose and
white and blue and white will be favor
lite combinations. and these will be es-
pecially attractive worn with the new
so-called sport skirts made Of silk.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
THE PRETTY ROSE CUSHION


II was such an attractive cushion
that the woman who saw Il in Q shop
window stopped and frankly stndled
out rs plan q construction
To begin with. Il was round and
covered with roseeSlored taEeta-ths
real rose shade dat reminds 90 In
stfnetfveIy Of Killarney roses g any
Other rose whose petaIs shade into .
rSeh warm pink he joining q TIE
shfrred snk around ne edge q TIE
cushion Was concealed beneafA mar
row ruehing Of fhe slIk q ribboa 70
match. Bot Il was he decoration q
he upDer ode hat was particularly
good % Iook uDsn-
A circle q shirred tnEeta. about six
fnehes o. % IN dIamefsr. wRs eufllnea
81 little roses made a tro s1a1es q
sIIk. HEhf ons and anotb>r raZ1sr
6sep Bsse.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
MATCHING BLOUSE AND SUIT
Popular Shades Ppvided BY Manufae-
turers to Meet demand for
Various Garments

Since the fashion Of matching blouse
and suit 30 perfectly has come In II Is
now possible to buy the most exquisite
and perfectly made waists. matching
almost every color known to the dyer's
art.
The blouse manufacturers quickly
have recognized the possibilities In
the waist Of two colors and have not
hesItated to combine delightfully."- two
or even more Of the so-called popular
shades. For instance. q biscuit col
ored chiffon blouse has the body Of this
soft shade draped in a ichu effect and
outlined with blue beads, Loose
sleeves Of blue chiffon give the con-
trasting note and relate the sleeves
to the body Of the blouse. as they over
hang deep cuffs Of the biscuit chiffon
~ course. to the woman who has to
Consider economy In all her purchases
sHch q blouse IL a boon, as IL can
accompany more than the one skirt.
which Is the fate Of the waist OF Only
one color.
The tailored blouse Is ever new.
though In reality Of the Oldest. A new
variation In white crepe de chine re-
veals the front plisse In many small
folds and put together with many
strips Of narrow lace. The sleeves are
long and severely tailored with tight
fitting cuffs buttoning at the wrist.
The high straight round collar fastens
at one side and Is finished with q nat
blue tie. The blouse buttons down the
back. a feature characteristic Of most
Of the 1919 models
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
,.d.lau Designers Aim to Gre
,ts a Campaign, Fashion
Writer Declares.
Ir,eTH OF SKIRT APROBlEM
Model Advancing, but its Este
s,,os in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sleeve Is Believed 60 De
Here TO stay.

r,,rreration always has been the
= essence of fashion. Women win
w. feature in clothes. This exaggera-
s,rs asserts a fashion correspondent.
S-.I,v is obtained by accentuating
IN. ., portion of the human body. inst
: hoopskIrts accumulated the slim
.,.,dsrness of the waist. In the days
> o~r now far-off Civil war Mrs. Lin
.,u and the wife Of General Grant
Lied abroad with wide, swaying
.r,-,s So full were they that the waist
- an a wasplike appearance. Then
Ar, came a time when breadth was
1vso 70 the shoulders by an absurdly
srre sleeve that pulled stifiy out at
A. FOO. Du Maurier ever depicted
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
BLOUSE IS liked
Chemise Model Promises to Be IN
the Front Rank.
Many smeescs Of Fine Crepe shantuna
or the More cIInsIns SIX or
Wool TriecIetts.

While the "shirtwaIst" Is undeniably
the most American Of all feminine gar
ments we must acknowledge that Il
has undergone 50 many trsnsforma-
lions since IL was first 50 universally
accepted that few Of us can reconcile
the elaborate and ornate creations OF
today with that first simple and rath-
er severe garment as we knew II orig
iDally, observes a fashion writer.
II h said that the shirtwaist Is Of
italian origin, as II was that spirited
italian, Garibaldi, whose red blouse
became the advance model for the
shIrtwaist avalanche to follow. Now
adays we seldom see that type Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03
IN new COIfFURES
Psyche Swirl, the Spanish Psyche
and the Mutt.
How MIIady Should Proceed TO Oh
tain the Latest In Making Her
Hair Attractive.

Ever since Psyche set the style Of
wearing her hair drawn into q knot
at the back OF her head fashion seems
nexer 80 pleased as when playing up
some incubation Of II. notes q New
York fashion writer.
This season she has mustered In
three distinct yariations-the Psyche
swirl. the Spanish Psyche and the
mufti. The last Is, perhaps. NEST In
teresting. II Is called ''muftf' because
II has the characteristics Of undress;
that Is to say. to be correctly arranged
the mutt colffure must have all the
appearance Of having been hastily,
even careIessly. accomplished. And
yet Il Il charming.
MollIe King. In Good Morning.
Judge" wears her hair mutt. and it's
very simple to do. she says. After
the hair Is slightly. very slightly. wav-
ed. you just comb Il quite loosely back,
leaving an indefinite parting In the cen
ter; gather II up and bunch II. not
coll IT," she warns. -at the back. quite
low. and pin Il securely through the
center with long haIrpins. leaving the
edges all around to struggle out from
their moorings as they WILL"
The Spanish Psyche Is the preroga-
tive Of the dsrk-halred. For them Il
Is beautiful. Bertha Kalich. In The
Riddle: Woman" Affects It. The hair
Is first made as glossy as perfect care
and, perhaps. a little dressing can
make Il, then marcelled 80 that every
wave Is well defined. Then II Is drawn
back and knOtted and, this time. fast
ened quite primly all around.
Then the Psyche swirl. This Is not
nearly 50 difficult as IL appears and IL
Is very generally becoming. Besides
that. II r. a comfortable sort Of Golf.
for without having q too fixed effect 1t
can be lGvishly pinned and so kept in
place without a net.
Comb all the hair forward from the
hack. then gather II In one hand and
arrange Il as II for a pompadOur
around the face. Then holding the
whole Golf In the left hand. wind II
around the head at a distance from the
edge Of the pompadOur that seems
most becoming
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-03

corheau blue homss29n 10 ussd 20
make this froek, the designer iaeins
nat elk braid through drawn threads
Of the cloth. oId-fashionsd cotton
fringe trims the white nnull under
sleeves and vest
thought Of putting q richly embroid-
cred tunic Of Chinese blue on q black
satin dress and lining the cape with
Chinese blue chiffon Further evidence
Of the oriental Inspiration Of his COS
tune II seen In the cape collar. ending
In q scarf. which may be wound
arouad the chin
Suzanne Talbot makes q small hat
q duH blue SIX embroidered In me
threads Of glazed black straw. The
contrast between the dun and shiny
material n decided II ID equally
charming