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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26

The Texas woman who has asked
Governor Allen to request everybody
in this state to wear cotton clothing
on May 1 clearly is not familiar with
the uncertainties of Kansas weather.
Few Jayhawkers are provided with
cotton oVercoats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26
Hear r.. r. Application to Buy.

Washington. April 26.-Hearings
started here today before the inter-
state commerce commission on the
application of the Cleveland. Cincin-
natl, Chicago &c st. Louis Railroad
company to acquire by purchase the
Evansville, Indianapolis & Terre
Haute Railroad company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26
would Transfer Dry Activities.

Washington, April 26.-Transfer of
all prohibition enforcement activities
to the department justice was pro-
posed in a bill introduced in the house
today by Representative Hill, Mary
land, as ''a counter attack" to the plan
of Representative Volstead, Mime
sofa, to make the present dry law
more dra sfio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26

Those who. complain of deflation
may still be thankful mat they do not
live in Mexico. In that country all
business is conducted thru the me-
dunn of what hard money is in exist
ence. The government has repudiated
every dollar of paper currency ever is
sued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26

France is displaying extreme eager
ness to get at the throat of Germany
If she undertake to crafty this de-
sire and later should need help she
may not be able to obtain it so readily
as she did when she was on the defen-
siVe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26
TO ELECT ROTARY OFFICERS
Names of Candidates Will BE Pre-
scented Thursday Noon.

Names of Candidates Will Be Pre-
scented Thursday Noon.
The annual election of officers of
the Topeka Rotary club will take place
atthe next regular meeting Thursday,
at noon, at the Chamber of Commerce.
The committee in charge of the pri-
mary, by which the nominations will
be made, will report-the names of the
candidates at the Thursday meeting
and the vote on the new officers will
be taken. The primary was held last
Thursday.
Noel Wood will present some in
teresting facts and conclusions about
Topeka business and Industrial condi-
tions at the meeting Thursday.
And OH Boyi" says the announce
ment of the meeting, Tell your wife
there is going to be a party for her
about May 12."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26

1t is reported that Japanese are
buying up discarded distillery machin-
cry in this country. If they plan to
put it to its original use Hobson's
alarm over japanese aggression
should be relieved. Certainly no
country where whisky is permitted
could harm us seriously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-26
lead Prices on Up Grade.

New York, April 26.-The Ameri-
can Smelling & Refining company to-
day advanced the price of lead from
4.25 to ABS cents a pound.
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FASHION NOTES

Tea and coffee shades are rivaling
gray.
Many tailormades worn these days
have no belt.
Burnt orange and honeydew are the
leading shades.
Sailor hats plainly banded, or wound
around the crown with crepe. are
much worn.
Soft. supple silks, particularly
crepes, have a great place in spring
and summer fashion affairs.
It is reported that organdie will be
as much in favor this summer as last.
Organdie hats will also be very popu-
lar.
Attractive little rutfled aprons. with
hats to match, are being worn by
bridesmaids, as we'll as at teas this
spring.
Several smart hats have high-back
trimming, which simulate Spanish
combs. These are often made OF lace
or plated malines.
Mushroom brims have been rather
out of the running; but the short back
poke has done a good deal toward
reviying interest in the dropping brim.
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SUITS, SKIRTS AND BL0UsES
Modes Of the Moment in the Line OF
Apparel in Which MiIady Is Most
Interested.

Jersey suits are in favor. and are
not expensive. They have, chiefly.
belted box coats and plain two piece
skirt shirred at the waist-line or
accordion pleated.
Another suit has white jersey
skirt and q blue cheviot coat stitched
in blue.
Entire suits are made up in hairline
striped flannel.
Two materials in one suit are used
in checked and plain worsted goods,
the check being In the skirt and the
coat.
Lingerie blouses have many frills.
Dressy waists are chiefly over-the-
skirt.
The v-shaped neck is in evidence as
a change from the square and oval
neck.
Some tailored waists are made Of
fine checked gingham.
Some Of the new skirts have q side
'front.' opening under q deep tuck. Many
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TRACING WHIMS OF FASHION
Each Century Seems to Have Seen
Some Change for Which Reason
May Be Adduced.

In the Fifteenth century the waist.
line was discovered, and the pointed
idea carried to extreme, says the New
York Herald. The women wore tall
pointed hats, pointed shoes, and points
were introduced in every possible way.
At this time the church was strongly
in the ascendant and the models Of
the Madonna served as the inspiration
for their costumes. AS these little
models were carved from ivory tusks,
the women followed the sacred model,
and the curve of the tusk was also
copied in their carriage, giving a sim
ilar tilt to the figure, recently called
the debutante slouch.
The Sixteenth century brought in
corsets, the heightened waistline and
the introduction of the full skirt. It
was in this period that Catherine de
Medici brought in collars, and lace was
used in women's costumes for the first
time. In the Seventeenth century,
known as the romantic period, the
styles became very frivolous.
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Cretonne and gingham parasols are
offered this summer.
Tailored suits are more popular this
season than they have been since the
war.
1t is not unlikely that the soft felt
hat. untrimmed except for a single
large flower. that Paris introduced for
early spring wear. will be utilized all
summer, for these soft felts are most
comfortable for sport wear.
Many novelty effects in wells are be.
ing used. and the long-made veil
seems to be enjoying more favor than
the square-shaped veil. Chantilly lace
wells are being ;ccepted to q greater
degree than earlier in the. season, and
the veil with chenille and silk border
done in contrasting color Is exceed
ingIy popular with smart women. Wells
as part of the hat trimming were an
early spring fashion introduced by
French milliners. Now separate wells
are being worn In similar manner on
ready-to-wear hats, draped to suit the
wearer's idea Of individual require.
ments. Considerably more color than
usual is seen in wells and yelling gen.
orally. which makes for a pleasing
change.
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0cIENTAL DESIGNS IN SILKS
Patterns Representing Sphynx, Egyp-
tian Heads, vultures; Satins
and Taffetas Attractive.

The patterns in the new orienta!
silk dress goods are odd and daring.
representing large designs of the
SphynX Egyptian heads, vultures, with
hieroglyphical signs III a long shaped
medallion in bright colors on a nat
ural shantung silk ground. the typi-
cal Egyptian vulture wing and other
fantastic designs.
The Persian designs are of 4 COM
p!icated variety, mostly with trellis
background in reds with yellow ram
pant leopards or treliswork designs
in blues. white and blacks. Other de-
signs show green leOpards and red
and yellow birds IL various color
schemes.
A number of Chinese designs are
seen in shantung silk in natural color
and such shades as old rose. These
are mostly printed with Chinese
script in bright contrasting colors. A
few shantung silks in their natural
color are ornamented with large con-
ventiOnal flowers with black petals
and green, white and orange or deep
red, white and blue combinations. A
large suntiOwer design appears among
this collection.
A variety of medallion designs is
seen among the black taffetas. and
brightly colored landscapes. together
With pagodas with bright red roofs.
and elephants embroidered N maroon
with red trappings.
Among the black and dark blue
satins some large conventional fruit
and flower designs in medallions are
shown in softer toned cOlOrs. A bright
embroidered dragontly design on black
soft satin is very effective. On
silk crepe there is striking design
representing wide-spreadng tree in
black, inserted in medallion on a
ground Of light tango.
Among the taffetas are broad plaids
and stripes in graduated shades of
orange on black. blue on black and
other striking combinations.
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a frying pan place tablespoonful of
bacon fat; add to this as many eggs
as needed to serve, let cook until the
whites are set, then gently scramble
with the onions, season and serve
Cold boiled onions may be used, add
ing tablespoonful of milk for each
egg used.
Young Onions With Egg Sauce
Chop young onions and cook until
tender in milk. Drain and thicken
the milk with one tablespoonful Of
flour smOOthed in well-beaten egg.
Add butter and two hard-cOOked eggs,
chopped.
Onion Soup, French. - Brown six
large sliced onions in two tablespoon
fulS OF butter, then sprinkle with two
tablespoOnfuls of flour, stirring until
the -four is Drowned. Thin with a
quart Of meat stock or liquor left from
cooked peas; stir until creamy. Sea-
son with pepper and salt, simmer Il
minutes put through q sieve and
serve with crOutOns. Add a sprinkling
Of cheese, if desired.
Onion chowder.-Wash, peel and
chop enough onions to make one pint.
Prepare enough potatoes to fill quart
measure. Place the onions in a kettle
holding three quarts of boiling water,
cook thirty minutes, add the potatoes,
season with salt and pepper and cook
one hour longer. While cooking, sea-
son with a teaspoonful each of parsley,
chervil and sweet peppers; add two
tablespoonfuls of butter. To increase
the food value, add all or part milk
instead of the water.
Prune RoIi.-Take one tablespoonful
of lemon or grapefruit juice, one ta-
blespoonful Of sugar, one teaspoonful
of flour, two-thirds Of a cupful of
mashed prunes, and one-third Of cup
full Of seeded raisins. Cover the rails
ms with half a cupful of water and
simmer half an hour. To the prunes
add the sugar, fruit juice and flour;
now add the raisins and cook three
minutes. Spread the mixture over bis
cult dough rolled out very thin. Bake
and serve with cream or hot milk and
butter with nutmeg and sugar to taste.
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ClNCHAM IN STYLE
Fabric Popular for Dresses,
ParasoIs and Millinery.
Neckwear and Vestees and BIouses
Trimmed With the Material
Among the Showings.

Gingham still persists, as anyone
who wintered South. or who kept
posted on what smart women wore
under the palms, can attest. 1t was
the material out of which the great
percentage of morning gowns were
made. Although it may appear In
consistent, ginghams were not SIM
pie in general effect. They were fire.
quently combined with organdie.
sometimes veiled with it. as In the
case of strong red-and-white checked
ginghams with apron panels of organ
die, and they were bound with every
thing from black cire to net-all OF
which leads one naturally to suppose
that gingham gowns are to be in style
for another summer.
The gown sketched is on rather sim
pie lines, the yoke cut In one with the
abbreviated sleeves being one OF its
most interesting features. Yokes are
appearing quite frequently this year.
and when plaid or striped material
Is used it is, of course, advisable to
have the lines Of the material at a
different angle to those appearing in
the rest of the dress.
Gingham parasols and gingham mil
linery, gingham neckwear and ging-
ham vestees are all among the spring
showings. and one finds gingham in
troduced as trimming on many smart
tricotine gowns just now. Blouses
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WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-R0OT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder med-
cine.
It is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has 80 many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Roo and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, n Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-06-18

even sized mushrooms, remove the
stems, peel the caps and fill musll-
room cap with chopped chicken, beef
tongue. truffIes and cream, either of
the meats or both. Butter a pan and
set the stuffed mushrooms therein /;
cover with a mushroom of the same
size, add little lemon juice dash
OF orange juice and cover, then cook
in slow oven for II minutes. Serve
on toast. To the juice in the pan add
little meat glace, pinch of minced
parsley, and pour over the mush-
rooms.
Mushrooms Eugenie.-Chop one-half
pound of fresh peeled mushrooms !;
put into a saucepan with two table
spoonfuls Of butter and let them stew
over slow fire; the stems from half
a pound Of mushrooms may be used
economically, using the caps by saute-
ing them in butter, and dish them up
on squares of bread fried in butter.
To the chopped mushrooms now add
one-fourth cupful Of white sauce and
one-haif cupful cream; season with
salt. paprica, and pour around the
mushrooms.
Mushrooms Manhattan.-Cut six or
eight good-sized mushrooms in squares
and cook them in butter; add three
ounces of well cleaned oyster crabs
when nearly cooked add quarter Of
cup Of white sauce, dash of fruit
juice and the yOlks of two eggs;
season highly and put tablespoon
full Of mixture into china ramekins
and fill with the following: To Il
pint of puree Of mushrooms add the
whites Of three eggs whipped to
stiff froth. Cook six to eight minutes
in a moderate oven. To prepare the
mushrooms chop them, cook in but
ter. add cream, add egg to bind, sea-
son to taste.
JeI!iade.-Dissolve two glasses of
jelly in three pints Of boiling water;
when cold add the juice of a lemon
and sugar, if needed.
If only myself could talk to myself
AS 1 knew him a year ago.
could tell him a lot
That would save him a lot,
OF things he ought to know.
-KfplinR
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to wish for. Smocks or blouses with
short peplums are more popular than
the regulation waist-length model.
Narrow loose girdles made Of the ma
terial have replaced the girdles with
long ends. They cross in front and
fasten at each side. The body Of the
blouse is always Of the white crepe
and the color is introduced in bands,
In embrOideries. in beaded designs
and by other means.
AS an example Of cleverness in using
white and color, the blouse pictured
is presented. 1t Is made Of crepe de
chine with elbow sleeves having
turned back cuffs. There is novel
collar across the back, suspenders.
borders added to the sleeves and
pointed pieces set on the back and
front. all in the color. The throat is
open in a shallow ~"
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to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it until was
cured and saved from the operation. ]
have told women of your wonderful
medicine times without number, and !
am willing that you should use these
facts and my name if you like. also
used your Compound during the Change,
and can do all my own work but the
dsy Rihs help anS ian waf qss the
Mrs. J. H. Meyer, 412 South Orange
St., Orange, California.
1t is quite true that such troubles as
Mrs. Meyer had may reach astage where
an operation is the only resource. On
the other hand, great many women
have been restored to health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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0N FIRST thought, unreieved
~ white would seem the best wear
1br hot, midsummer weather-and it
b refreshing. 1t suggests the snow.
which, in bleak expanses, seems the
eOldestlOoking thing in nature. De-
xgners, however. have demonstrated
that certain shades OF color, combined
with white, make clothes more con-
vfncingly cool looking than all-white
md that such combinations have a
map and brilliancy that adds i'm
Densely to their attractiveness for hot
weather wear.
For hlOuses, crepe de chine and
crepe georgette are the mediums ia
vored, with crepe de chine in the as
eendent. 1t has a cold sheen in white
s0d In the colors used with white and
makes blouses and smocks for wear
With white skirts that leave nothing
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7 EAV1NG out beach suits not in
IL tended for real service in the wa
Ses. and considering only those that
8re designed for swimming or bathing
~ water sports, we find they are near
h an made In the two types illustrated
Ae1e
Good sense governs In the choice of
these suits and it happens that SEN
silble suits prove to be the most at
4ractive ones in this case as In many
cthers The swimming suit must be
sareng and ut the same time elastic,
\ must protect against chill and give
absolute freedom Of action to the
Hsimmer. 1t hugs the igure but gives
- the motion Of every muscle, is re-
Aforced where 1t needs to be, made Of
Rxre wool and knitted in firm stitches
~ machinery. The manufacturers
have so perfected it that it holds it's
shape permanently. BY means Of color
xad decorative features accomplished
u the knitting-as the introduction of
hands or designs in contrasting c0lOrs
they have added to the attractions of
swimming suits. The young woman
Dsissd for plunge, as pictured, is
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Of the skirts have insets of pleats at
the sides to give the extra width.
More fulness than formerly and
swathing girdles are outstanding fea-
lures of the spring skirts.
Separate skirts of plaid and striped
woollen are the most popular models
of the hour.
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White Linen and Red Oroandie.

A charming little frock for a girl of
six or eight years, Of heavy white lin
en-. is cut on perfectly straight smock
or chemise lines, and finished all about
the various edges-skirt. sleeves and
neck-with an inch-wide, finely plated
ruffle of red organdie. A narrow red
patent leather belt held the frock in a
trifle at the waistline. Excellent work.
manship is the main point to be consid-
cred in making clothes for children.
Simple styles are always best, and
good workmanship Is absolutely essen
tial If the garments are to give satis-
factory service.
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dressed as the swimmer should be.
She wears knitted suit, short stock
ings, black cloth shoes bound with
white braid and rubberized head
covering that fits closely and looks
like a handana tied about the head.
The career of the bathing suit pic
tured may be less strenuous than that
CT the swimming suit, but it is never
theless Il sturdy affair which may be
found in several different woven fab
RIGS. Flannel, satine, taffeta silk all
present themselves with other wooden
fabrics as suited to it. It has suf-
ficiently roomy bloomers reaching to
the knees and flaring chemise dress
with round neck and no sleeves. White
fancy braid finishes the neck and
arm's-eye and four rows Of it with or
namental motif at the front simulate
a girdle. Long stockings and cloth
slippers fit this suit for beach wear.
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God Governs World.

I proffer 1t as my contribution to.
wards a fuller and more vivid reali.
cation of truth, that God governs this
world by moral laws as active, as i'm.
mutable and all pervading as can be
operative in any other. and that ev.
ery collusion or compromise with evil
must surely invoke a prompt and
signal observation-disclosures Greeley.
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Astronomers. Difficulties.

The astronomer peering through his
,tesescOpe has to look through SO
MHDulent miles of the earth's atnos-
HAere. Even under the best cOndi-
Mems the rays Of light which enter his
telescope have been more or less dew
sste6 IN their courses by refraction
= passing from one layer Of air to an
cher, and in consequence the diffrac-
t1on pattern Of disk and rings, which
san be so clearly and beautifully
6Aswn in the laboratory. oscillates.
1e2ubles and 10 more or less confused
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and distorted. Under more ordinary
and worse conditions Of "seeing" the
image is more disturbed and dances
about. coming only occasionally to
rest, and it is during these favorable
intervals alone that close pairs of
stars can be seen double.
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The Simple Gingham Gown.

Of plain material, frilledS or banded
with gingham, are among the offerings
which are impressive.
There is rather prejudice against
the gingham hat unless it is made of
the identical fabric of the Dress for
naturally one would hesitate at ap-
pearing in two different plaids at one
and the same time.
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NuA. MlA4wtaQ
Great Fresh.Water Lake.

Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is one of
the great inland fresh-water seas, be.
Ing nearly as long as Lake Superior,
but not so wide. 1t Is flanked bv
great mountains, and its shores are
filed with wood cutters and fisher.
men, but there are very few hunters.
although many fur-bearing animals
are found in the great forests about It
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Ruchcs Back.

Wraps are topped quite often with
ruches very similar to those you wore
some years ago-Only very much more
fluffy. And in some instances the
ruches leave the wraps and become
a garment in themselves.
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Neck Line.

The popular line for the neck IS the
"decollete a la Verge" This is the
line you've seen in the old paintings
of the virgins at Louvre. 1t is rather
higher at the neck and front and falls
away at the shoulders.
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mushrooms. Inc
following are q
few of the delec-
table dis h e s
which may be
prep red with
them:
Stuffed Mush-
rooms-Take the
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Fertilization,

Host-LoOk here, old man, my wife
wants you to take Miss Piffle in to din
Eer. She has just written an essay on
The "Cosmic Urge" so l advise you
- have a couple moro cocktaila.-Iife.
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ago Cnree OOctOrS
said I had to have .
serious operation. !
had a tumor, and ul-
GERS which would
gather and break. l
had displacement so
badly that l could
hardly sit down at
times, and it seemed
asif / suferedevery-
thing that q woman
could suffer. Then
some one advised me
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Be thankful every day that you
don't get all you deserve-fOr it
wouldn't be all bouquets.
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Sprinu Cane Attractive.

An attractive spring cape is made
Of gray duvetyn and trimmed with
lands, straps and buttons in red
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FRESH MUSHROOMS UP TO DATE,

We may now begin to look in the
fields and pastures for the delicious
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! The Kitchen
Cabinet ~
(@. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.)

/ find the earth not gray but rosy;
Heaven not grim but fair Of hue.
Do I stop: l pluck posy;
Do l stare? AIS blue.
Robert Browning.
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NdIudOIe as u HaVOr veg
etable.
Scrambled Onions. -
Wash, cut up and cook
in boiling water two
or three punches Of
young green onions. AL
low the water to cook
away, leaving just enough
fn nravapt hurpiDO In
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THE oDoRlFEROUS BULB.

The essential oil which is so pro-
nounced in the onion makes it in
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SUFFERED ALL
A WOMAN COULD
Mrs. Meyer Finally Found
Relief and Health in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Orange, Cali always feel very
grateful to you, as some twenty years
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Monooram Slippers.

Monogram Slippers.
Some OF the "fancieSt' Partisan eve
ming slippers are trimmed with tiny
rhinestone monogram.
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Beautiful Book

The world Is a beautiful book. hut
Of little use to him who cannot read
tt.-Goldopl