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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-25
HOW 1T HAPPENED

Sergeant-Why haven't you shaved this
morning?
Private, rubbing his face in great sur
l shaved?
Sergeant-No. you're not. I want to
know why,
Private-Well, you see. there was a
dozen of US using the same mirror, and
l guess I must have shaved some other
man.-The American Legion Weekly.
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DRESSING THE SALAD

Our new cook tells me she used to
be assistant to q modesto" Thank
goodness! Then she'll know how to dress
the salad erly."-Baldmore American.
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COUNTING THE PARSON

Figures don't lie. Perhaps not: bu
they
Act strange sometimes" said Blair:
For you'll observe in wedlock it
Takes three 70 make a pair"
boston TrRn6cript.
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NO PLACE FOR HER

why are you crying, my little dear?
Don't you want to go sailing on this nice
boat?" mo, I don't, The man said
there would be a spanking breeze
Baltimore American.
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GRANITE MEN ELECT

The annual meeting Of the Barre Granite
Quarters and Manufacturers associa-
ton was held the other day. with the
election of these officers: President,
H. J. NJ. Jones; vice-presldent. J. K.
Prize; clerk and treasurer, Athol r. Bell.
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SHOT HIMSELF.

Fred A Grant Of Chelsea shot himself
the other day, supposedly because Of I'll
health. He was 43 and one of the re-
spected men Of the community.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-25
CORKSCREW CURLS

That prim old maid has lost her pro-
hibiton beau, l wonder why" II
wouldn't be surprised II it was because
she persisted in wearing those corkscrew
curls. st Louis Globe Democrat.
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DECIDES TO FEpERATE

The Thread and Needle club Of Ludlow
marks its 25th year by deciding to Join
the Vermont Federation of Women's
Clubs
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NO HIDING PLACE LEFT

Knicker-"This will he a difficult Christ
mas" "Bocker-"Yes: what with the
liquor. coal and sugar. there is no place
around the house to hide present.
New York Sun.
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AWAITING TRIAL. BECOMES INSANE

AWAITING TRIAL, BECOMES INSANE
William Harris of Boston. who went to
Wilmington about three weeks ago to
work and who was arrested there on
charge of burglary. became insane Sat
urday at the county jail at Newfane
where he was taken to await trial. He
threatened to kill the jailer Howard NJ.
Burke. States Attorney Gibson has
asked Governor Clement TO order Harris
transferred to Waterbury
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ACCEPTS BARRE PASTORAL,

The Rev. Frank O. Hokirk of Herki-
mer N. Y. has accepted call to the
Universalist Church at Barre and will
begin his work next month He succeeds
the Rev. John r. Reardon.
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FATHERS DEFINITION

Pop" 'f
Yes. my SOM"
What are the Middle Ages'?"
why. the Middle Ages. my boy. are
the ones which when the women reach
they stop counting ,-Yonkers Statesman.
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MAKES 1900.

The Christmas bazaar at the Methodist
Church of st. Johnsbury the other day
Melted $1,000. A home talent play help
ed to swell the receipts
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OUR KALEIDOSCOPE
LOGICAL

Teacher-Why did the Kaiser 60 to
Holland?
Johnny-Because daddy went to France.
The Home Sector
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FAMILY HAS WHOOPING COUGH
The family of II. c.. Sanborn Of Thet-
ford, 10 in number, are all afflicted with
whooping cough.
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WANTED

Whcu you want anything, advertise IN the
sreral column Of this paper. SEQ page two.
So,,,e bargains are offered there this week
which II Will pay you to read about.
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The sun., 1919-10-05

lend themselves admirably for swad-
ding or draping. The evora, dove
downs, duveteens. &C, look much
thicker than they are; indeed all the
talent has been put on the soft velvety
surface, for these materials have not
rnuch body. The chiffon velvets, as
much In vogue as when they appeared
years ago, make some of the best
frocks for afternoon and evening.
Even the metal cloth, which is so rich
that It needs no support, adapts IT.
self keenly to the folds and bouffancy
it may be required to give. Nearly all
fabrics of the summer have been re-
peated for winter and they, too, are
supple and drape easily. In the sum-
mer, things were mostly silk finish.
Now 1t is wool and threads are
coarser. Most of the stuffs are varia-
ticns of the silk Jersey that people
raved about so a few years ago.
1t has been predicted that this will
be a big lace year, but so far nothing
of the sort has arrived. There are
touches of lace occasionally, but lace
is now too high priced to be sought 1t
is SO in Europe and it is so here, where
SO many of the factory hands left their
looms to do war work and have not
returned. II labor is organized abroad
and all machines get busy, then big
lace season may be counted on in the
near future and America will be
deluged with cheap imported stuff. AS
for embroidery, 1t seems to confine it,
self to dressy tailormades, and then
is put on the long jacket, generally
over the big pockets. The floss is
coarse and the work is done of the
same color as the garment it trims.
Collars have taken fight, though the
finish about the round neck OF a
blouse is so neat that one scarcely
notices the absence. Dresses button
over the shoulder or in the back. This
10 not good news to the girl that has
to dress alone, but when she finds that
the frock crosses over and laps rather
than hooks. she may feel relieved.
There is not much fastening to the
dresses. even the best of them. They
are so loose and they cover the body
so comfortably that only a fastening
here and there is sufficient.
| The over-blouse Is nothing more
or less than a trimmed Russian
blouse. made quite as long as the
peasant wears his. The blouse is SC
pretty that when worn with the
tailor suit when the long jacket is
removed, the blouse, which must be OF
the same tone, finishes off the lovely
toilette. There are new blouses in
georgette of lighter color than the
tailormade, but the effect while more
dainty lacked distinction. The pref
| test Of these light colors is what is
The sun., 1919-10-05

old brocade and the new dressy bags
are largely copies OF the antique and
quaint and delightful they are Mos,
of these are in colored beads and for
shape are small editions Of the pic
turesque saddle bags. Pouch bags"
are also a novelty for evening. In
the patterns and colors employed the
effect Is almost mosaic.
The fan SO dear 20 the heart OF q
woman and probably her greatest in
strument Of coquetrle and defence, Is
here in all it's loneliness. The ostrich
plume sways with the best fan, for the
reason that the best fans are of os-
trich. The form is half oval, long
on the Stats, and the plume is curled
TO fall over itself most gracefully.
The most delicate fans are bum, and
the dye is so easy and Hon-commital
that II harmonizes with any costume.
Society will have a great time with
fans and jewelry, and jewels that
have not seen the light OF day will
adorn all society affairs. No one
thought OF splashing corsages with
stones during the war OF last winter,
but IN honor OF the return Of our vic
torious army women will do themselves
proud this winter and jewels will be as
much courted as the ex-soldiers.
Jet always enhances a colored eve
ming toilette and the earrings and
laces and bracelets. will be very fash
ionable. OF course every we'll dressed
woman knows that Hhs wiz not wear
The sun., 1919-10-05

feet the loss OF sleep had had on
many persons" the doctor added, as
he warmed to his subject and became
emphatic in order to olinch his argu-
ment. MANY of my patients had be-
come so run down in health as a re-
suit of short sleep 'rations' that they
proved easy victims of the battling
malady. Sleep is natures great re-
storer of vitality and builder Of It's
sues that have been worn through
the days activities, and if the accus-
toned amount Of sleep is not obtained
the victim suffers deterioration of
health, toxic poisons accumulate in
his body and he becomes susceptible
To the first little harmful germ that
marches by the outer guards pro-
vided by nature. where an attack IL
begun with all kinds of germ ammuni-
ton, so that it Is not long until the
victim raises the white flag, goes to
bed because he has to and calls in
physician.
Then the doctor has two ailments
with which to contend, the loss of vi
a.. and the germ malady. A physi-
clan can hardly convince a patient that
the loss of sleep has had so much ef-
feet on his general system.
Some persons gain the erroneous
impression that sleep can be carried
over like figures in addition and sub
traction, such as by sleeping late on
Sunday once in a while they can make
up for what they have lost 1t takes
something like a serious ailment to
disabuse their minds of the idea. Los
ing sleep is like drawing on principal
instead of interest in a bank Its et-
fects are felt in later life II not before.
II know of some persons who are
sleeping under the daisies now that
would be alive and well II they had not
tried to put 1t over on Nature on the
sleeping game. Most of them Were
victims of influenza and pneumonia"
In conclusion the doctor said with
q twinkle in his eye:
Those who will hail with the great
est delight the action OF Congress are
the wives of many of the victims of
lost sleep The latter have been hay
ing battle every morning to get their
husbands out of bed so that the men
would not lose their jobs. and after
they had performed the unpleasant
duty they have had to stand such
growls and accumulated peevishness
that II was = relief 20 them when their
better halves rushed to work after
gulping what they could with the linn
tied time they had left for eating after
| being iAta In risiag.-
The sun., 1919-10-05

[ A THOUGH Congress prob
~ ably passed the repeal of
the daylight saving bill over
the Presidents head because of poll
tics-in order 10 catch the farmers
notes.-the members performed an act,
maybe unwittingly, that will do much
toward raising the health standard in
the United States" So said a well
known New York physician in com
mentlng on the latest difference ne.
tween the executive and legislative
departments in Washington that came
to a decision.
why, do you KNOW" he continued,
that a large number OF persons
evaded that law persistently in the
belief that they were fooling old
Father Time, when at the same time
the only ones who were being hood
winked were themselves? Many per-
sons who were In the habit of going
to bed at IL o'clock at night would
yawn when the clocks hands pointed
to IL, remark that 1t really was only
10 O'Clock by rights decide to use
fully the hour that they believed was
being stolen from them and wait up
until II generally was after IL when
they got tucked between the sheets.
In the morning, though, they had
to settle up, as nature cannot be
cheated so easily rs humans. Feeling
the lack Of the hours sleep to which
they had been accustomed, the time
evaders would be compelled to desert
their comfortable beds, most OF them
knowing that they had to be at their
business at certain time, or else
Those In the habit OF awaking
with a morning Crouch would have
their III temper Just about doubled.
and as they performed their morning
additions all kinds OF promises would
be made to themselves as to how they
would pop into bed at exactly IL
that night, OF course their resolu-
| tlons would ooze out Of them as the
| cay wore on, and when IL came
again there would be the same old
performance. with never a thought
| CT the morrow
1T was during the influenza cpl
demie, that I noticed what . bad eff
The sun., 1919-10-05

r T really looks as though the ostrich
plume was on its way to the hat.
= A few OF the best hats of the year
are garnished with the feather and they
are very successful too. The plume
is the uncurled sort and hangs over
the head in a manner to suggest the
raglan. Sometimes the plume looks
NO be wet and this is when 1t has been
glycerined and baked. Another treat
mont of feathers is that known rs
burnt goose" 1t suggests the aigretts
but Is more ragged than the aigrette
and less silky. These feathers are
seen mostly in black, but few APP
pear in henna, pheasant and mole.
They are Of the color Of the hat. The
blondine feather is a millinery novelty.
Monkey fur arranged to fall about the
brim of a hat suggests the aigrette.
A novelty that has gained few follow
ers is that of amounting a hat with
pieces of black patent leather. The
leather is cut IN scrolls. comets, &C..
and looks like Jet; but ii rather makes
any hat appear heavy and ordinary.
The picture hat is here but smaller
than we used to see it. 1t is for
evening mostly and is Of velvet or
brocade. The under part of the brim
is apt to be some pretty evening
shade, turquoise, coral or fawn. These
hats If not ornamented with ostrich
plumes employ lovely colored metal
roses which are one of the best ideas
yet launched. Not many are used,
two or three placed against the crown
which is neither high nor low, but
just a decent height. Young girls
wear the colored velvet hat for eve
The sun., 1919-10-05
THEIRS ADORN SOME OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE. HATS
Ostrich Phes Are Used Effectively Hanging Over tie Head The
Part in the Evening Wells Show Little Change

ming. while older women choose
black hat of chenille or plush or vel
vet, ornnmented with plumes or Jet.
The style Of veil has not changed
since spring. A close observer might
declare that the veil is losing favor.
There is less use for II now that the
invisible hair net has been so gener-
ally adopted. But face wells will ever
be with us to some extent not only
because they blend colors of the cos.
tune but because wells are fattering
and keep strands of hair in place. TIC
New Yorker puts on her veil, first
making it II part of the head, thei,
poses the hat. The Parisienne places
the hat, then loops the veil tightly
about It. Both methods are good, but
that of tho American more practical
and economic because time is saved in
the easier way and one buys shorter
veil.
The black veil of fine mesh is most
modieh. the one that is like a spiders
web, made in octagons and squares
While this net veil reigns supreme,
there are good examples in delicate
flowers and another popular mesh IL
the heavy square mesh. Colored wells
the same dye as the hat will probably
he In vogue for dressy affairs, but
nothing can withstand the black and
dark brown.
When employed gloves are just as
long for evening wear and just as
short for day wear as ever. Evening
gloves have practically been discarded
for long time, but while women don't
wear them they are carried in the
hand as though ready for an emer-
gency. The absence of sleeves for eve
ming may resurrect the glove, but time
alone will tell. Those seen ale in suede
and glazed kid. some with blank stitch
! ing, some with white.
The sun., 1919-10-05

known as kittens ear" the most
delicate and silky of plnks. The off
color for darker blouses is the brown
that is so favored in everything for
the stIeet-pheasant, the red-brown.
Pockets, pockets, and again pockets.
We discovered them at the begin
ming of the war when the British off,
Ger had so many effective pouches on
his coat, and women found that they
were not only useful but decorative.
They are now so vast that one may
almost store ones earthly goods
therein. The pockets are not only on
Jackets and coats but on skirts of
every description. The pocket has
not yet been seen on evenings frocks
but 1t surely will and then dancers,
diners, and theatregoers~ win find
them so convenient they will wonder
how they ever lived without them.
The sun., 1919-10-05
Silk Sailor Hats Appear,
Recalling the Yeomanettes

thing must depend somewhere about
the toilette, and the fringe or cascade
garnish or else the sash ends do this.
And the sash is Of more import than
ever with the new dresses. 1t does
not wrap itself so much about the
body, after the Luca della Robbia's
babies. as it used to. but the sash is
now narrower and is more Of string
than it used to be. To make a nice
finish the sash is often gathered into
a ball of passementerie wool or into
Jet ends.
The materials even for tailormades
The sun., 1919-10-05
HANDBAGS AND FANS.

T f you would Judge from what the
best places are displaying you
would think that every sort of
bag or sack was stylish. and that Is
really the way. for we have arrived
at a happy epoch where almost any
thing in a hand bag may be carried
without apology. 1t must be in gooo
order and its shape not destroyed by
too full portions. It must have an air
Of comparative newness, this is all that
Is asked of the bag.
They come in patent and dull leather
In satin. In silk, in velvet. in braid, In
The sun., 1919-10-05
LONDON'S RENTAL PROBLEM.

UST as New York has been forced
through the shortage of houses
ard apartments, to remodel some
OF it's old mansions into modern tene-
ments, SO London has followed suit
The war filled up the hotels and homes
of London to capacity and bit more
so when Tommy Atkins returned nome
after the signing of the armistice he
found precious few abodes in when
he might find shelter. Tommy Atkins
accustomed to trench life from his
first hand contact with II for years
was now DESTROYS OF the ease ana
comforts of the civilian and promptly
laid down a vocal barrage which tho
London authorities were not slow to
heed.
The result, up to the first OF Sep
TENDER, was that application had been
made for the remodelling Of more than
1000 of London's old, older and oldest
mansions into apartments under tho
watchful eye OF the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry Insists. despite the pres
ent crowding and tanning, that tina
new homes must he strictly sanitary
and every precaution taken for the
pective tenant, whether he is SOL
der or a civilian. These 1000 OLD
mansions. according to the figures OF
the Ministry. form only part of tho
houses which are suitable for con-
version and which must be remodclled
if the peace throngs are to be sc-
commooa;ed before new homes arc
constructed.
Work already has started on chang
ing more than 900 of the mansions
and il is the expectation of the Min
istry that new places will be ready
for occupancy before the first SHOWS
Of winter. The activity of the London
officials in providing new apartments
Is indicated in q statement OF the Min
istry showing the applications made
up to September L.. The list follows:
Schemes submitted .,.......... A,3H'
Area OF approved sites (aCresl ..lT4'l
Plans of houses approved .....,15,sl7
Houses on which building has
Degun ....,'.......,...,. .... SUI"
When the mansions are remodelled
into present day fats the Landlord Will
be forced to forget and drop his
profiteering tactics. The Ministry OK
Health has ruled that the new houses
must be self-supporting and that tho
owner will be entitled to n fair re-
Enumeration on his property. no more,
The Ministry also says that the con
version OF mansions into fats wit 'e-
duee the quality Of the neighbornool
and necessarily the average OF tho
rents for the same district will b
lower than when homes were the r,iis
The sun., 1919-10-05
DRESS TRIMMINGS.

T Ndress trimmings the ragged effect
Is sought though at long range,
for once II becomes a fad the
popularity will 90. Some OF the half
taiIormades have long ribbon pieces de-
pending from the short Jacket, or long
strips OF the goods. Then woolien and
silk fringe are here to stay. and with
mat a Iooped fringe trimming known
rs cascade" Some Of the very best
wares are garnished with this which
IL sure TO obtain. This trimming gives
length somewhat without making the
lines too. long. and the idea now is
rather bonbast than elongation. Some
The sun., 1919-10-05

When pockets In such skirts arrive,
the fancy bag will to some extent go
out of style.
The sun., 1919-10-05
Daylight Saving
Affects Health

1 A THOUGH Congress prob
~ ably passed the repeal of
the daylight saving bill over
The sun., 1919-10-05

all these pieces at a time. for such a
display would be too gruesome and UNI
affective. but one or two jet objects on
the corsage renders the picture strik.
ing and helps out in the color scheme.
The sun., 1919-10-05

Fringed hats are a novelty. Some OF
them are covered with real fringe, OF
silk threads, and some with fur or
feather fronds made to look like fringe
Whatever the fringe may be, it IS
wound around and around the toque-
like hat, or else forms a single enclr-
cling band, IL 1t is deep enough.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-10-23

are very susceptible to weather con-
ditions, and frequently rainy spell
will cause a considerable loss. While
sheep must have plenty of pasture in
which to run and feed, they also must
have place to shelter them, for they
certainly ''know enough to come in
when it rains" Besides the feed the
flock gets from the pasture, it is nee
essary also to provide them with
roughage, which usually is placed in
specially designed feed racks. Most of
this feeding is done indoors by those
who have been successful in sheep
raising.
Farm building architects, whose
business it is to design buildings to
suit the needs of various kinds of ami
mails, have taken the needs of sheep
into consideration in planning the
sheep barn. But there are many farm
ers who would keep a small flock of
sheep, if they could do so without
making a large investment in build
ings. For the latter class there has
been planned the barn shown in the
accompanying illustration.
This fourteen-sided barn is go feet in
diameter and has 12-foot silo in the