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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-09
NOTICE or STOCKHOLDERS

The regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders Of the First National Bank
OF East Chicago. Indiana, for the Elec-
ton Of Directors. will be held at it's
banking house on the 18th day of jan
uary. 1920. between the hours of 1000
4. M. and 400 p. NJ. Of said day.
19-a-~ A. NJ. KELLY. Cashier.
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FOR RENT - Modern front sleeping
rooms. SIS Sibley ST., Hammond.
I2-1-6t
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Times news c wee IS the best
that money can buy and honest
effort can furnish.
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FOB RENT rooms with bath for light
housekeeping. ! suite for bachelors.
Inquire 1eS Plummer ave, Hammond.
I2-2-tf
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FOR RENT suites of furnished rooms
for light housekeeping: gas and eIec.
furnished. Call TAI Claude st, phone
Hammond Ts3. 12-a-6t
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FOR RENT clean heated rooms for
light housekeeping. $50 Summer st.
Hammond. I2-s-tf
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NEW BUNGALOWS

Six rooms and bath. oak floors. birch
mahogany trim. Built-in buffet. book
cases. linen closets and kitchen cabinet.
Artistic decorations, tile bath, full base
ment. laundry tubs. furnace, Very easy
terms. Dyer's and addition. Holman
and conkcy ave. Representative on
property. Hammond.
Smith Hamilton Company
12-s-tf
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NOTICE.

After this date the rate for
classified advertising will be 10
cents per line with a minimum
charge of 80 cents. Hammond,
Ina Ma~rA a 2-31-tA
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CURTAILING
IS OPERATIVE

Continued from rage onel
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Laborers to
handle Lumber piece work
apply 456 Holman ST., Pax
ton Lumber Co., Phone %,
1873
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WANTED:-Checkers, Cal
lers and Truckers, Gibson
Transfer, good pay, piece
work basis with guarantee.
Free transportation, Train
leaves M. G. depot at 7:30 a.
m, stops Calumet and Col
unbia Avenues, Hammond
12-9-2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-09

FOR SALE Small fruit and berry
farms. Some with all implements
tools and stock. They pay well IL
money. health and happy living. II. w
Dupes Co. 3407 Michigan ave. phone
Ind Hafbcr S79. 1i-2I-ti
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FOR SALE-s-room house. 80 II. LOT;
centrally located, vacant now. Price,
$4S00i part cash. Phone Hammond 2sI2.
12-S-1t
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Wanted-Male Help.

WFANTED-Stock salesman to opeGat'
Will give local agencies 70 right party
Communicate at once with Ryan = RyaI
Investment Co, 1905 Law bldg Indlan.
apolls. Ind. 1850
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FOR RENT-5-room furnished c6ttare.
Phone Hammond 2737 after o.. m,
12-4-tf
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FOR SALE-s-room house. I acre OF
land - mile east of Highland. on
Ridge road. Price. s2s10. Sam Van TIL
Highland, Ind. 1i-2q-tfTS
FOR SALE OR RENT-s-room cottage
on Towle ST. $500. Inquire 1915
Myrtle st. Whiting. 12-9-4t
FOR SALE-2-story house and lot. suit
able for chicken raising. Highland,
Ind Inquire 1854 Garfield st. Hammond
12-a-lt
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FOR RENT modern sleeping rooms
for gentlemen, with heat. $50 state
Line St. phone Hammond 216s. I2-6-tf
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Situations Wanted.

HOME wASHINGS CALLED FOR AND
delivered Phone Hammond 31Sq.
Formerly our phone was Hand 144T.
12-1-6t
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WANTED-L0conotive crane engineer.
Apply Prescotts Hotel. 13ath and Mich
fran ave. Ind. Harbor. 12-9-1t
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FOR RENT-Nodern furnished rooms:
steam heat. cleo. light. we'll furnished
| single. / double. 20 Sibley st, Ham
mond- 12-S-2t
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wANTED@Work by the day, by young
woman. from 8 to A.. Inquire 100
Dou gias St, Hammond 12-9-2A
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WANTBD-Boys. Must be over is years
or over. Enterprise Bed Co, Ham
rnpnd. 12-9-1t
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WANTEDAiG men for unloading mate
rial. Hammond Malleable Iron Co.
Hammond. l2-9-2t
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FOR RENT suite Of furnished house
keeping rooms. 100 r. Douglas st.
phone Hammond 1010Nv. i2-s-tf
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FOR RENT furnished rooms for light
housekeeping: private entrance. 42f0
Northcote ave-. phone r. Chicago 305R.
12-9-st
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OWN A HOME

6 rooms and bath, fully modern. 2
story frame house. u block from park
on North Side. Large lot. A real bar
gain at $4,000. Easy terms.
Magoun ave. home. S rooms and bath.
Furnace heat, modern throu ghout, large
lot. A fine home for a large family.
Our price, $4,000, is far below value and
On EASY terms.
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Miscellaneous

l. l. COHEN FOR PAPER RANGING
and painting. We take bonds in pay
ment. asa Sibiey at. phone Hammond
I0s6W. 2-6-1t
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FOR RENT-Furnished room for gentle
men. 1905 Garfield ST.. phone Ham
naond $3.50 after s p. m. 12-s-2t
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s rooms and bath. fully modern bum
galow on Northcote ave. Fine sun par
oabipeHf eDcIosnd ynrcbee All ,se
large and light. Large lot. This is a
real home. Guaranteed first class in
decorated. Possession at once $500
on terms.
Smith Hamilton Company
Open Evenings. Phone Z. Chicago las
1s-9-2t
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FOR RENT-Steam heated room for /
or 2 gentlemen. Also ] large house
keeping room. SO state St. Hammond.
12-9-ft
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FOR RENT rooms for light house
keeping. 25S Indiana ave. Hammond.
I2-S-2t
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FOR RFNT-Furnished room for ? gen
temen; steam heat. Al Sibley St, top
floor. phone Hammond csc. 12-S-2t
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FOR RENT-Warm furnished room. "a
Webb st., phone Hammond 1888.
ie-9-1t
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WANTED@A girl for general house
work. 424s Forsythe ave. T.. Chicago.
I2-9-St
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES machine hands
on saws and jointer. Also experiences
man 10 operate shaper. Highest awges
paid TO reliable man. Strauoe PIANO 20.
Hammond. ~
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81 PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED
How I Saved q Dollar.

Here u . chance for every one
to earn . dollar BY telling how
she has saved . dollar. It may Be
. dollar or moro. II may have
been saved in q day or . week.
However. all that matters IL HOW
IL was saved
81 saved and 81 earned By the
telling of the saving makes 81
How about it? Be brief and write
only on one side OF paper.
win award q prize Of 81 each
day for one Of the suggestions
which l print
ELIZABETH LATTIMER-
p. ST you want q prize, you
must be willing to have your name
and address used. because that is
only fair to other contestants, who
have q right, to know that each
days prize winner il an actual per-
SON However, Am delighted to
have all sorts Of ideas sent In.
which IL not given q prize, will
be printed with initials only and
help the other readers
II your first letter doesn't Eet
a prize, try again Even IL il does,
that II no bar to your getting an
other II your idea il worth it.
E. L
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
Late Book Reviews

THE BRIDGE OF TINE. By william
Henry warner. New York: Scott q
Seltser.
The reviewer eonfesses 70 q pre-
election for stories OF the Egypt
Of the Pharaohs, the result Of an
intensive cultivation. In his youth.
of the works of H. Rider Hagxard.
Therefore, when the paper Jacket
of The Bridge Of Time announced
the contents ~ being the story o.
. prince Of the house Of Ramesss
the Great. We decided II must BE- Q
good story. Nor were we diaar-
pointed. - The Bridge Of Time
proved to be q novel of unique con-
ception and charming execution. q
work OF pure Imagination COM
parable to Arnold's classic Of the
adventures of "Phra. the Phoeni-
clan"
II would take q captious per-
son, indeed, to consider the proba-
bility Of the mean employed
in the transmigration of Rames
from the Egypt of Rameses ii to
the Europe OF today in view of the
remarkably vivid yarn Mr.. warner
has drawn from the storehouse OF
his gifted Imagination. Wonderful
ptStut0S VI hkypa2n hiS arc IN
folded to the view OF the reader.
One sees the crowds thronging the
banks of the Nile to witness the
arrival OF Rameses In his barge OF
state, the procession through the
streets with the soldiers beating
back the crowds Of curious onlook-
ers, the invocation ceremony in the
temple, where the priests ask the
- v>tn hA svx
barbariAns.
Then the city 10 sacked. the
temples are raSed. the gods over
thrown. the populace put to the
sword or carried or a slaves. and
their homes given to the flames.
Here follows . transition TO the
world Of 1914. and Rames marvels
nightly At the advances civflisa-
ton has made, until the outbreak
of the great war reveals that man
Is still much the save as he was
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
The TUO Voices
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER.

handsome. l think he and Doris
are as good-looking pair as l ever
saw. l shall not mention to her
that he may be disfigured."
1T is hardly worth while to put
such An idea into her head" Ruth
agreed. "But, IL she loves Hugh,
that would make no difference"
II suppose not-in q way. Yet It
always seems to me that q facial
disfigurenAAt Is especially horrible.
Do you remember that Mr.. Slater,
who used to go to our church? You
remember how one side Of his face
was all twisted out Of shape by q
burn
Ruth Objects.
Please. mother" the daughter
exclaimed so sharply that her par
emit gazed at her reproachfully.
why dwell on such things? They
are bad enough for the sufferer
himself without other people dis
GUESSING them"
Ruth, you are very brusque In
your speech, my dear" Mrs Court
ney reproved.
your manner is not as gentle ~
/ could wish. You hurt me much
oftener than Doris does. However,
we will let that pass now. 1 sup
pose you spoke without thinking.
"To go back to the subject OF
Hugh, 1 am sorry on my dear girls
account, as we'll as on his, that the
poor lad Is in such a nervous state.
She must, of course, be with him
great deal. as his father suggests.
But / dread the effect on her. She
cannot stand what a more practical
person can, you know. Sorry as /
am for Hugh. my first thought, OF
course, is Of Doris. She is so SEN
sitive that to be often with a ner-
vous-perhaps fretful-person will
be a great strain on her"
Ruth arose. "Will you tell her OF
Mr.. Rodney's letter when she comes
in?" she said. 1T is hardly worth
while for me to go over 1t all
again.
Then she went on downstairs,
leaving her mother alone.
To he Continued.
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In Case of Accident.

AS the husband and wife sat
peacefully by their fireside, the one
reading a novel aloud and the other
listening and knitting, the servant
announced that a gentleman had
called to see the master OF that
select household.
Instantly the lady threw aside
her half-finished sock and flung
her arms about the neck Of her
spouse.
Dear" she said, 81 hope you
won't be angry with me, but that
cough of yours-you've had il all
the autumn. and it doesn't get bet
ter. What would l do il l were to
lose your
And she started to sob.
Tut, tut" said her husband.
"You mustn't give way. Pm all
right, and / appreciate the kind
thought that has prompted you to
call in a doctor. I'll see him now"
"Its not a doctor" she replied.
"Tt's the life insurance aeent~
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
LoUe and Intrigue Mingle
In the Story of Karl Muck
DepOrted OrchesfraLe
Copyright, 1919, ~ Intsrnatioaai rsAters
Service, Inc
-NeH Brhnhsy.
By FERI FELIX WEISS,
%. s. Secret Service Agent)

Received Her
'Coups de Graea
Miss Marvin, when searching
your room / came across this letter
which IL addressed to you. bearing
yesterdays psstmark"
On glancing At the letter which
I held tn my hand for her to In
spect, she withdrew like . deer
which had received a 'coups de
grace
The brother then went to her. and
putting his hanl over her forehead.
implored her to be brave and obey
the requests Of the representatives.
Of the United states, "our Govern
ment"
Dear" he said to her n . gentle
voice. "give them the key to the box
and help them all you can in their
investigation They are the serv-
ants of our country, can you not
soc! So far they have been very
considerate Of US. They can break
open that box. but would have you
open it yourself"
She looked up to her brother
pathetically, and. In . pitiful tone
said:
Must I. o. my God! Must ~
yes, dear, you must" said the
brother firmly.
Leaning on her brothers arm she
left the room and returned with
the key, opened the box, lifted the
cover, and again threw herself in
her chair in a semi-conscious con-
dition. / must admit that she was,
under the circumstances, brave be-
yond description, in this. her su-
preme struggle between love and
duty.
The box was fun Of letters ad-
dressed to her by DR.. Muck In 1t
we also found photographs OF DR..
Muck's childhood. youth and ma
turity, to be used in a biography
that was to be prepared by Miss
Marvin; in addition we found two
safe deposit keys, one for q box
located in Boston and the other in
New York. Miss Marvin and the
members Of her family promised
that they would accompany me to
the bank on the following day and
surrender to me the contents OF the
vault which she had leased
(Another Installment Tomorrow)
Copyright, 1870
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
The Rhyming
Optimist
By Aline Michaelis

NO, / haven't any riches, il you
N mean the dollar bill and the
sort of lucre which is put
away a vault to fill. If you num-
Der all mems treasure in the way
OF bonds and stocks, mine would
not fill one pint measure and my
house does not need locks. ] have
never yet been greedy, and / hold
the millionaire takes a road that's
sure and speedy straightway to the
Shoals Of Care. Now. ! have no
city palace and no mansion by the
sea, yet ! drink from pleasures
fountain more than richer men /
see. Yes, I'm wiser than the fell
low who had fondled bags of gold
till his face, like gold. is yellow
and his heart. like it, is cold. For
with days and nights of labor count
ing coin that's mounting up, l
would soon forget my neighbor and
I'd kick homeless pup. / would
learn to think OF money more than
of loves tender wiles and no light
would seem quite sunny lest it
shone on golden piles. AS 1t is. my
riches number things the wealthy
man can't buy; peaceful days and
quiet slumber and the smile in
loves own eye. I've a cot by oak
trees shaded. not at all work of
art. but, although its rooms are
faded. they will ever hold my heart.
Tender smiles and thinking laugh
ter and time for fair and dreams.
till above that old brown rafter all
life's richest sunlight CLEANS. This
the wealth for which I banker.
never stolen, never spent: and ]
would not he banker save for
this one stock. Content.
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When Company Comes and
There Is No Guest Room.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
Last winter my aunt and uncle cams
% stay while with US Having only
a small ballroom. not large enough to
sccommodate a double bed I had to do
some thinking 7 used the hall room
As their dressing room. and made quite
a comfortable sleeping room in our attic
Wishing TO give them privacy and cut
81 as much draught possible I need
II curtains. yet ! did not wish TO put
any money In curtstn. I finally made
Us~ of our summer canvas drup cur
I.tiuS- cut OF one corner with one win
low on the front. 7 hung three curtains
frnm the rafters 20 the floor and Jeff
JRT' enough opening at on" end for a
door -.
~You have 10 idea what coy sl.erx
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Refused to Be Daunted
ky h C. Of l.

DEAR ELIZABETH I.ArrIMER AND
ALL YE ECONOMISTS:
I vood~ hSv many of you havs e~er
Uraeftood scooomy a. strictly as l. We
moved to . place With Windows right on
MAIN s1rSS<, and had no curtains to
hang up. except ecru net
Wen anyoos passing could look IN and
- vhAt We had for dinner IL Vas
stthW boy heavier curtains or something
for IN over-drape l found everything
80 high that | began t. took around the
house And lol l found an old COM
rorter too thin for service II was COW
.red With . pretty pink lowered top and
solid pink back I made oyer-drapery
% the top and used the back to make a
Valance and four-inch border. sewed
20 four inches from the bottom
Really. my window looks real pretty
and keeps out tnQuisitive eyes at the
sarne TINA MRS T. c H
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
Timely Hint Wins
Today's Economy Prize,

DEAR ELIZABETH BATTIMER:
what is Christmas without tree
you will hear the grown-ups as well as
the Riddles eEclaim. and since IL has
come TO play such conspicuous part in
the holiday festivities, let me offer A
little hint as to economy in the mat
ter OF adornment-
When you visit q store to purcha,,
new ornaments or to repIenish your old
supply, you will ind that these lovely
baubles, like everything else have sd-
vanced greatly in price Let me suggest
then that you conhne your purchases
to only few yards OF tinsel at nv.
cents a yard. spool OF fine wire at
FIVE cents. and a string or two OF the
little colored glass balls that are sold
in strings Of dozen or more for ten
cents. By twining the wire with the
tinSsl to give II body you can twist IL
into a number of artistic designs Cthr.o
and four leaf clovers, diamonds. stars
etc. using one Of the colored balls for
the center. and for a very few cents nd
little time. you will have a beautiful lot
% EiitterinE ornaments with which to
trim your tree.
r. NJ. SELLFCK
1865 Monroe street northwest
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Saving Moneyin the Home
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
By ELIZABETH LATTIMER.

In spits Of all our busy Christ
ma shopping. we must ind time
for Q meeting Of the Sewing CtrciA
Here are . number Of interesting
specimens and experiments women
have sent tn to help their friendA
the other women who read Eliza
beth 1Attimers column:
Wants to Convert Us to
Use Of Electric Washing Machine.
DEAR ELIZABETH LATrIMER:
l have purchased An electric washing
machine and want everyone to know
how wonderful II u. and how II saves
the dollarA There are ave in family !;
two mail children Ny wash-woman
used . small package of washing pow
deg and thres cakes of soap each week,
and worked until o'clock getting the
work out Nov. In about three hours
she does tbs entire wash, bed linen in
ciuded- With half q package washing
powder and one-nAR cake of soap.
have therefor reduced my soap bill from
10 cents to cents . week, besides the
saving Of about hours time each
week The clothes are perfectly clean
without any rubbing. I was very skep-
deal eefore using the machine, but am
morn than satisfied With the work a.
veil - the saving OF time, money and
vsA1 a clothes MRS. y. n L.
The Washington times., 1919-12-22

thirteen centuries before Chrtet
Interesting ~ ARE Rance ccmpari.
sons between our civiliaAtion ane
that OF his Egypt. the motif OF the
story is the ieve Of Rames for Tets
the eternal love Of man for we.
man, which transcends the bound,
Of time and space-the hridgv q
time Fhich gives the story IT.
title. b. T. L
WEST POINT IN oua SExr wAn
BY MAXWELL Van zAAt " oodhull A II
wsshingsoa; oiesos Broshers
The preface to this, the s~coaS
edition OF this book. claims the
denomination. In the late VA
with Germany. of conscription a.
cd of creating an army. and thai
the day OF the volunteer soldier
has passed. The author advocates
an active army OF 200 900 men ane
q reserve of 800. 900. the active an<
reserve armies to constitute ths
regular army Of the United States
He also advocates increasing the
cadet corps at West Point TO 3.oo<
men.
The position of the Psna ma cana
In our diplomatic and military pol
Icy IL discussed. and q method fof
Its protection in event of war 4.
suggested. General Woodruff sug-
rests the creation of q sphere Of
influence for the United States Gov
ering the nations facing the Carfb-
bean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
The author points out that many
prophecies contained In the nrsf
edition of the work were vsrile<
by events of the war. UndouuNedly.
his advocacy OF q draft army hs<
an effect on the public mind. ~ thu
hrst copies of the book were placed
In the hands OF Senators and Con
gressmen and other influential Per
soma General Woodruff writes
freely and frankly Of military cub
Jects. and states what he believes
to be the true method Of preparing
the army for eventuaiities Of IT,
future.
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
Welcome Suggestion
at This Time
BETH LArTTNfER:

DEAR ELIZABETH LArTIMER:
] am writing you a Christmas sllgge.-
lion for the benefit Of mothers who have
some old Teddy bears they want to make
lew. Ny children received bears which
we're brown last year. they became very
soiled. In fact only NJ TO throw away i
sewsd them all secure again and bought
e package Of black diamond DIV. ana
followed directions carefully For INc I
nave two new Teddy bears which might
% Frightened with little bow Of IN
bon. MRS W y
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
Portieres Always Expense
And q Problem.

DEAR ELIZABETH LArrNER:
Needing new portieres for the Asors
between my dining room and reception
hall and not feeling as though I could
afford the kind | wanted. thought of
q plan which saved me . good many
more than one dollar. had very
large pair of old portieres with heavy
fringe on them which l cut of and
made plain They were tan and green
color and did not match the dining room
paper. 80 l bought dark blue diamond
dyes and dyed them, and now they are
delft blue. which matches the paper
and they are very much admired by
everyone. NJ c L.
The Washington times., 1919-12-22
Everything Gained
and Nothing Lost

DEAR ELIZABETH LArrrNER.
After wearing . black repp dreO until
0eeveo verS worn out I replaced waist
With another of anne material which
had ben uoed and from discarded waist
made . shopping bag. lining With pieces
If lavender cloth from scrap bag. Not .
cent appended l An wearing the dress
and ssing The bag. . saving of several
4offars In not getting new oneA
MRS C c W