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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
COAT is SHORTER
Quarter Length Is Adopted
for Sport Garment.
coIors Continue to Be Dull, but New
Note Is Expressed In Brilliant
Llnlngs.

While the real long coats are still In
favor for the coldest weather, the very
latest models are said to be shorter.
The first and foremost reason for
this is that probably very few women
wish TO appear even a trifie wider at
the bottom skirtline than is absolutely
necessary. Another hint as to coats
Is the new straight line which is now
suggested. Sport coats have already
adopted this new form and the result
Is a return to the three-Quarter length
box coat of a few years ago.
Any real changes, however, are not
due for many months, and contradict
Ing the straight-line theory comes a
persistent rumor that Alsace-Lorraine
Is to be the next field of operations in
fashions, although 1t is hard to see
exactly where the far from artistic
costume of this province can be rec
onciled with the present modes.
Paris fashions have always their lit
tie fling at the passing events, but
spring is a long way off, and should
another country come suddenly for
ward and diplomatic compliment be
considered due. Il would upset all pre-
viOus calculations. For fashion may
be as tickle as she pleases In war or
peace. so there is no knowing what
may happen between now and spring
time in fashions, which is early in
February.
To return to the subject of coats I:
Whatever the length or width the col
Ors continue TO be dull, II not uninter-
esting. and this has led to the new
note expressed In brilliant Innings.
Two good reasons for these decidedly
chic Innings exist. The first is as
stated. that matters were becoming a
bit dull. and the second reason is that
there seemed no other way to use the
very beautiful silks both the American
and French designers were turning
) out. fTadies must live" but so must
designers, and there seems to be no
way out OF 1t except to admit that our
designers are true artists, and sheer
admiration for their work is its own
excuse for using their wares.
The palmer the suit or coat the
more apt to be brilliant coloring In the
lining. Slashes I'm the jackets and
panels and tunics are further reasons
Tor wishing to add a dash Of color.
On a very original new suit with q
rather short jacket both fur and lining
contributed to the extremely clever air
which It carried. The peplum Of the
Jacket was straight and ungathered
and a brilliant red taffeta lining made
strong contrast to the dull metr
shade cloth. Even the high double
rolling collar Of the beaver fur wa:
lined with the red, flashes Of which
also showed in the s1ashes of the pep
Ium.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03

New York.-Some historians may
know when the tunic started its career
as q fundamental fashion in the
clothing of the human race, but no one
has stated the exact date with an at
tempt at accuracy, according to a
prominent fashion authority.
There are many who believe that 1t
was the first garment worn By Adam
and Eve, when they realized that cloth
ing was to be a necessity to their
species. The tunic really followed the
mantle, and from Elijah to William l
of England is long, long spell in his
tory, but we know that the former
wore a mantle and the latter a tunic.
Julius Caesar occupied a place in the
sun between these two, but he wore a
toga. Beau Brummel brought in coats
and George ", picturesque as he was
in his costumery, blazed the path for
the ugliest clothes that the men on
this planet have ever worn.
The tunic was a masculine fashion,
as most garments are that women
think are their own. The critics of
this generation fall upon women and
smite them hard for their fripperies
and frivolities, the whims and caprices
of their clothing, and yet these critics
are men who do not seem to realize
that all the centuries of progress of
the male part of the human race were
given over to caprice and brilliancy in
apparel, as well as to defeat ard vic
tory in arms.
War and the Primitive Tunic.
No doubt the clash of arms in
France brought back to the inds of
the designers the long centuries of
warfare that had preceded the peace
since 1870. The tunic was the funda-
mental part of the British warriors
costume, and the cuirass-that gilt
tering breastplate of steel and highly
polished metal-was the symbol of all
fighters. So France introduced the
tunic of that other and primitive war
fare which she thought had gone for
ever, and suddenly found one August
morning that it had come to her with
all the cruelty of the early centuries
She did her best to enforce this tunic
into the fashions of other countries
but with small measure of success un
til late this autumn. After steady per.
sistence, a trick she has in the max
ing of all her forms of art, the least OF
which is fashion, she found that Amer
lea had suddenly awakened to the com
fort and beauty of this garment.
1t is difficult to persuade American
women to go without shirtwaists. They
borrowed the idea of wash shirt from
man, as they have borrowed all theil
fashions, and they felt, and rightly so
that there is an element of cleanliness:
in putting next to the skin Throughout
the day hours a garment that can g
to the tub. The tunic does not go Il
the tub, and the only way to keep i
entirely fresh is to wear it over ,
long-sleeved muslin lining, which man.
women do.
Practical and Ornate Blouses.
The tunic and the outside blouse ar
one and the same thing. You may cal
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03

land l Am Filled for Christmas"
we're old. We're not proud of being
old. for it means that younger and
newer stockings are taking our places.
They're being called Best stockings
and Good stockings while we're
known as the old stockings
But we've had some fun in our
lives whereas you, poor old stocking,
you don't do anything.
"We walk and go over the earth
not all of it but great deal of it. We
sometimes sre very idle when we go
a-driving or a-motoring. We some
times fau down and have a fight with
the earth and we come off with a good
old rip"
"NOw," said the white stocking, I've
listened politely to your story, though
none of it was new to me. l know all
about the life of the average stocking.
You say am old. You say 1 am use
| less. You say am coarse and entire
| ly too strong to be nice stocking.
| You would rather be beautiful for
awhile even if other stockings took
your place than you would to be good
and strong and last for years and
years. And you pity me because l
haven't mate.
"But you don't understand. l am a
Christmas stocking. l am big and
strong so I can hold things-not ordi-
nary things such as feet which any
stocking could hold-but i hold toys
Yes, I have nuts and raisins and
oranges and a bright penny and doll
and game and a number of other
things put in me every year. For once
year I am taken out-and that time
will come soon now.
"Yes, leave this bureau drawer and
l am hung up by a mantIepiece. There
hang for several hours when there
is strange noise in the chimney, neal
where l am. Then there is a stamping
of feet on the roof and more sounds
In the chimney. Next a little SCOT
falls down-all the family are asleep
And then appears Santa Claus, the
childrens great friend, and ! am filled
for Christmas by him. Yes, l am an
honored Christmas stocking" And the
others said they were proud to know
the white stocking
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
TRICKS WITH LACE REMNANTS
Pieces With Winsome Patterns May
Be Worked over Into Attrae-
tive Articles.

Now and then you can pick up an
inexpensive bit of lace that has
satisfying pretty pattern. Perhaps it
is bureau scarf. You can do really
lovely things with bureau scarfs of
imitation Irish lace; in fact, any of
the laces that have bold solid motifs.
This is what one ingenious person
did.
1t was bureau scarf that gave her
the idea, one in a fairly good imita-
ton of Irish. But she wanted a
touch of color on it, and she pre-
ferred something to the hackneyed
underslip. So she embroidered the
conspicuous motifs at the corners of
the scarfl
That may sound rather like a
"tacky" thing to do. But the result
was anything but that. You have
heard about the dyed lace? Perhaps
you have seen some. Well, the EN-.
broidered lace is vastly more effec'
tive. Still, it must be well done. In
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
TRIcoLETTE IS NOW TO FORE.
Dress Material Wins Approval for Aft
ernoon Frocks; Good for Wear
Under Heavy Coat.

Tricolette has come very much to
the fore as a dress material. A num-
Der of new afternoon frocks, on the
order of a very beautiful model of
black tricolette which Calot brought
out last season, are being sponsored
by well-known American designers,
and these are particularly good for
wear under a heavy coat, as they do
not muss and are not so bulky as to
distort the line of the outer garment:
Heavy coarse jersey is also being used
for frocks, and there is new fishnet
jersey which has just come from Paris
and which promises to have quite o
vogue. Among the novelties in the
more formal silks are new metal bro.
cades, the weaves of which are rep
licas of the coats of mail worn in me-
dieval days. These are interesting
and distinctively new.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03

Those of us who are past middle age
are prone to eat too much meat and in
consequence deposit lime-salts in the
arteries, veins and joints. We often
suffer from twinges of rheumatism or
lumbago, sometimes from gout, swollen
hands or feet. There is no longer the
slightest need of this, however, as the
new prescription, uAnuric," is bound
to give immediate results as it is many
times more potent than ithia, in ridding
the impoverished blood of its poisons
by way of the kidneys. It can be OBJ
tanned at almost any drug store, by
simply asking for rAnuric" for kidneys
or backache. It will overcome such
conditions as rheumatism, dropsical
swellings, cold extremities, scalding and
burning urine and sleeplessness due to
constant arising from bed at night.
Send to DIR. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y, for l0c. trial package.
MADEIRA. CAL--rI recommend Doctor Pieree'a
Anuric very highly. I have suffered for the last
three years with catarrh of the bladder, having
tried every remedy heard of but without relief.
/ saw Anuric advertised In the paper, and like a
| drowning man grabbing at straw thought
would try It also, which did with great success
as it relieved me almost Immediately, before had
taken all Of the trial package and having great
confidence in the remedy / Immediately sent to
the drug store and bought ful-size package,
] can say to all suffering from any disease OF
the kidneys OK uric acid troubles, try this remedy
and suffer no longer. ! have great faith IN QE.
Pierce's remedies.H-S. P. HENsIEY.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03


bands of fur. 1t is worn with a skirt
of black velvet embroidered In gray.
best part of it is that the amateur can
make these things at home, for they
have nothing but straight lines and
are built from loosely hanging widths
Of the material.
And yet there is danger in the work
of the amateur, especially If she is
guided by this hasty description, for
it is the tunic Of the Conqueror that
is in fashion, not the smock of the
Russian moujik or the gorgeous coat
of the Arabian potentate. The widths
must outline the figure, and they must
cling to the hips, and the armholes
must be cut with precision and per-
fection. The whole attempt of fash
ion today is to throw the figure into
a sharp outline, and we must watch
that tendency If we would keep
abreast of what is happening and cul-
tivate our vision to look ahead.
There is no reason for women to
cry aloud over the extravaganza Of
some of the new tunics that are Of
fered, for these may be copied in SIM
pie fabrics.
Leather Buckskin Brocade.
Here are few of the most extreme
good houses in Paris and America.
First, there are the blouses of leather,
which were shown in America a month
ago, with and without sleeves. They
came out with the leather top coat and
the service coat Of peltry and leather
AS a rich sister to the practical
leather blouses are those of colored
buckskin, made in deep pink and en-
broidered all over the surface. These
are worn with long, narrow black and
| seal-brown velvet skirts.
The metal tricots are also used
They are reminiscent of the early cen.
turies of warfare. They are, cut OF
the fashion of the Conqueror's tunic
Tunics That Will See Active Service
AS opposed to these gorgeous speci
mems of tunics that never were worr
by William the Conqueror or any Of
the medieval warriors, there are prac
tical ones in brilliant wool jersey. II
France they are wearing them in col
ors taken from splendid-hued flowers
Crepe de chine is a good fabric, and al
manner of velours, suede cloth anC
knitted wool are turned into thes'
tunics. They are not somber or de
mure. The world wants color, and i
is going to have it. Let none rise t.
cry it down. There may be othel
shadows threatened by the pessimists
but we have emerged from the black
est shadow of them all; and in ou
new state of happiness we intend t
dress in scarlet and purple!
Copyright, 1913, by Mcclure Newspape
Syndicate)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When dishes used iur cooking have
become discolored, rub them with
damp salt until all stain is removed.
A marble boiled in milk, porridge,
custards, ETC., will automatically do
the stirring as the liquid cooks, and so
prevent burning.
Liquid ammonia is Invaluable for
washing silver, softening bath water,
and producing a good lather when
washing woolens.
Dissolve a teaspoonful of saltpeter
in a cupful Of cold water and throw
over a scuttle of coal. The fire will be
brighter and last longer.
If fire has to be left unmatched for
several hours put handful of salt on
the top of the Goals. This will pre-
vent the fuel burning away too quickly.
Always shrink wool to be used for
darning purposes by holding the skein
in the steam from a boiling kettle.
Otherwise the wool will shrink and
make a hole larger than the original
one.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
AUY'S 'SGy[:N|NG
[AICN TALL
STOCKINGS STORY.
| G hAN @ABANP0yGR

Il am stocking"
$50 are we," said some of the other
stockings in the bureau drawer.
But I am-well am a stocking"
said the first stocking.
$50 you said before"
tits worth saying again." the first
stocking answered.
1--WE don't see why you're so proud"
the other stockings said. You're
rather useless. You haven't any mate.
And you're white. You're not made of
a nice material. You're very coarse
and strong"
"That is just what like" said the
stocking.
You don't mind not having a mater"
the others asked.
II don't mind in the least" said the
stocking.
"And you don't mind it because you
lie in the drawer doing nothing, while
we are taken out and worn and
washed and darned and put back
again? We start in the shops, we
then go into packages and arrive at
different homes.
"Next we are worn, then we are
washed, mended and put with our
mates back in the bureau drawer"
"You said all that before" said the
white stocking.
'Well," said the other stockings,
''you said the same thing twice."
'T'm important" said the white one
Important !" said the others.
you're important doing nothing. Why
we have the same interesting rounds
| from"
But the white stocking interrupted.
Eyes, I've heard how you're worn,
washed mended and worn again. I've
heard that enough times"
''Then why did you say it yourselfT'
the stockings asked.
$50 as not to hear all of you saying
it again." the white stocking answered
Poor excuse" the stockings said.
you're not years old as am" said
the white stocking.
| "We wouldn't want to be-" the 9TH
ers said. "There comes q time in the
life Of every stocking when it has had
enough of darning and when, in fact
there are more darns upon it than
stocking. That is the time when
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
FANCY GIRDLE is HELPFUL
Plan by Which Severely Plain Serge
Dress Can Be Original and
Attractive.

A plain serge dress can be made orig
Inal by introducing a fancy girdle,
heavily embroidered at the ends, and
perhaps the center front, in cross
stitch of variegated coEored wOrsteds.
When working on serge, it is best
20 do the embroidery on canvas, in
order to have even stitches; and
then, when the design is completed,
the canvas is cut, and the threads are
pulled out one by one.
Il sheer white dress, made of some
soft clingy material, can be made to
look rich and striking by combining
heavy cotton embroidery and beads.
First, transfer some design around
the neck aud sleeves or on the panels
or any part Of the dress to be deco
rated, then pad design heavily, and
embroider with nuns" cotton. A
beautiful result may be obtained by
having the petals Of flowers and the
leaves embroidered, placing the beads
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS

For centuries GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil has been standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
trouble, and all diseases connected with
the urinary organs. The kidneys and blad-
der are the most important organs of the
body. They are the filters, the purifiers of
your blood. If the poisons which enter
your system through the blood and stom-
ach are not entirely thrown out by the
kidneys and bladder, you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache, stomach trouble,
headache, pain in loins and lower abdo-
men, gall stones, gravel difficulty when
urinating, cloudy and bloody urine, rheu-
matism, sciatica and lumbago, all warn you
to look after your kidneys and bladder.
All these indicate some weakness of the
kidneys or other organs or that the enemy
microbes which are always present in your
system have attacked your weak spots.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are
what you need.
They are not "patent medicine" noI
new discovery" For 200 years they
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03

have been a standard household remedy.
They are the pure, original imported Haar-
lem Oil your great-grandmother used, and
are perfectly harmless. The healing, sooth-
ing oil soaks into the cells and lining Of
the kidneys and through the bladder, driv-
ing out the poisonous germs. New life,
fresh strength and health will come as you
continue the treatment. When complete
ly restored to your usual vigor, continue
taking capsule or two each day; they will
keep you in condition and prevent re-
turn of the disease
Do not delay minute. Delays are es-
pecially dangerous in kidney and bladder
trouble. All druggists sell GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules. They will refund
the money if not as represented. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are i'm
ported direct from the laboratories in Hol-
land. They are prepared in correct guam
tity and convenient form, are easy to take
and are positively guaranteed to give
prompt relief In three sizes, sealed pack
ages. Ask for the original imported
GOLD MEDAL. Accept no substitutes
| Adv
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
SHOP ODDS AND ENDS

Pretty little shades of colOred crepe
paper. cost only 25 cents and really
give a soft glow to the glaring cleo
tric bulb. They are fiower-like when
In use. consisting Of many petals,
wired through the center. and oil fas-
tened to a little clamp fastener
around the base of the bulb.
Along with the revived fashion for
set comes a showing In the shops Of
Jet spangled fans. Some Of them are
very effective-big net fans heavily
spangled with sequins of cleaning
black Jet.
Small platinum watches, set with
diamonds, are mounted on gray wrist
ribbons. The soft gray of the ribbon
forms an admirable setting for the
platinum Of the watch.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
TUNIC IS TO BE
GIVEN A TRYOUT

even with the impetus given to tailored
suits In the early autumn, the pendu-
lum appears to have swung back to
one-piece frocks and luxurious wraps
of fur and velveteen. Probably with
the advent Of early spring, with the
southwark bound tourist, the coat suit
will regain the prestige of October. If
it does, these extravagant, short, me-
dieval tunics will have high chance
for development. In the interim, they
are worn not only with heavy tailored
suits, but as tops to separate skirts.
Can Be Made at Home.
1t is in this department Of dress that
they are most brilliant. There are
some dressmakers who feel that smart
women will no longer order entire
frocks If the enthusiasm for these bril-
liant accessories grow in strength.
However, there is no reason for de-
spair in that, for the tunic blouse, as
1t is displayed at this hour, is no mean
thing to make and no poor thing to
purchase. Its fabric and the ornamen-
tation put upon it bring the cost well
up beyond the average purse. But the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03

the fact apparent that of all avoca-
tons the most profitable and independ-
ent is that of the farmer. there VIII be
strong desire to secure farm lands
for cultivation. Canada offers the op-
portunity to those seeking not as spec
ulation but as production. The deep
est interest is taken by Federal and
Provincial authorities to further the
welfare of the farmer and secure a
maximum return for his efforts. Large
sums of money are spent in educa-
tional and experimental work. En-
gagged on experimental and demon
stration farms, and in the agricultural
colleges, are men of the highest tech
nical knowledge and practical expe-
rience, some being professors of in
ternational reputation. The results
of experiments and tests are free and
available to all. Educational oppor-
tunities for farmers are the concern
of the government and appreciation
is shown by the number of farmers
who attend the free courses.
Agriculture in Canada has reached
a high standard, notwithstanding
which lands are low in price.
Thus upon the United States and
Canada for many years will rest the
great burden of feeding the world.
With free interchange of travel, diff
culties of crossing and recrossing re-
moved, Canada may look for a speedy
resumption of the large influx of set
tiers from the United States which
prevailed previous to the war. Dur
ing the war period there was a dread
of something, no one seemed to know
what If the American went to Can
ada he might be conscripted, put in
prison, or in his attempt to cross
the border he would meet with innu-
merable difficulties, most of which,
of course, was untrue. These un-
truths were circulated for q purpose
by az element, which, it was discov-
cred, had an interest in fomenting
and creating trouble and distrust be-
tween two peoples whose language
and aims in life should be anything
but of an unfriendly character. The
draft law of the United States, adopt
ed for the carrying out of the high
purposes had in view by the United
States, kept many from going to Can.
ada during the period of the war; The
citizen army of the United States
was quickly modified, and contained
large percentage of the young mer
from the farms. In this way many
were prevented from going to Can
ada
That is all over now. There are
no real or Imaginary restrictions
there is no draft law to interfere
On the contrary, there is an un
fathomable depth of good feeling, ant
the long-existing friendship is strong
er than ever. This has been brough
| about by the knowledge of what ha!
been done in the recent great strug
) gle, each vying with the other il
: giving credit for what was accom-
, plished. In thought and feeling. il
) language, in aims in life, in work, il
; desire to build up new world, ther
: has been bred kinship which is a
: indissoluble as time itself.-Advel
: tisement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-03
Buttoned Hens

While the smart skirt this season
promises to be ankle length, the neces-
sary economy in material is reached
by making it on straight and narrow
lines two or three buttons unfastened
at the bottom giving the added width
to facilitate walking. There will also
be a tendency, by opening or closing
the collars, to make an afternoon gown
answer two purposes for street OF
house wear.