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Smyrna times., 1921-06-15
FARMS

No. Farm of 1T acres between
Clayton and Smyrna, known recently
as the Cantwell farm; extra good
house and building with silo. This
would make a fine dairy place, as a
stream of water runs through the CEN
tire of farm. One half of all crops go
to purchaser except wheat. Posses
sion March 1st, 1922. Price is so low
according to other farms badly locat-
ed, l hate to advertise it therefore call
me over telephone.
No. Farm of 68 acres one mile
out of Dover, good house with steam
heat and water all through house, be-
sides two tenant houses with water,
good buildings and packing houses.
This farm has 300 peach trees in bearing,
from four to ten years old. Also 770 of the
best varieties of apples bearing from to 20
years old; also 2420 young apples to 5 years
DID, $50 plums, years old. This bunch OF
trees are all in the best of shape, and If there
was fruit this year you could not buy at any
reasonable price, but there is only apples on
Nero's and Stayman trees, and some few on
King David variety. The varieties. are Starks,
Stayman's, Paragon, Yorks, Nero. King David
den. This is an up-to-date fruit farm on the
outskirts of Dover and can be bought at a low
figure. Call me on phone.
T. ChaS. LeCOmpte
Real Estate Broker
CLAYTON, DELAWARE
Phone 172
Smyrna times., 1921-06-15
FOR SALE OR RENT

brick House farm containing 100
acres, situated in Severson's Neck.
w. f. CLEMENTS,
Executor of NJ. E. c. voshell.
Clayton, Delawaer.
Smyrna times., 1921-06-15
FLAvO FLOUR
Me-o-ny,

We wish to announce to the
public that we are now ready to
serve them with "Flavo Flour"
and all kinds of mill feeds at our
new marvel process mill. We
invite you to try our "Flavo
Flour" and fine table meal and
note comparison.
Grinding of all kinds of Cob
Corn, 10c Bushels, GO lbs.)
Burrows Milling Go.
Kenton, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1921-06-15
FOR SALE

Queen incubator, new, Mrs. E. H.
Heverin
4-27-tf Townsend, Delaware
Evening star., 1921-04-17
WILL AMERICAN WOMEN ADOPT BLACK
CLOTHES SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH

fer the rejuvenated tailored suit for
the street.
She will rarely get this in black.
Strange that the fashion should have
skipped this one costume.
The average woman would choose
black for her suit quicker than she
would for her frock. This season that
choice must be reversed. Dark blue
comes back into fashion through the
medium of the coat and skirt but
other colors and fabrics with the
same lack of originality are offered
Tor the new spring coats and skirts
And with them there is a return to
the white wash blouse. AS fashion
still insists upon coats being kept on
and not removed in public. the blouse
may dwindle down I'd a vest and col
lar of white organdie or handker-
chief linen. Lace is rarely used. Net
appears to have vanished from the
costumes Of the manneauin who wore
the tailored suit showing US all how
the thing should be we'll done. The
sweater blouse is not worn nor the
coiored silk nor jersey blouse unless
the costume is in three pieces. In
that case it is the intention Of the
house and appear with a blouse and
skirt that turn themselves into
frock. At one smart house in New
York these masculine tailored suits
for the street have the high-waisted
skirt with a short, full white wash
blouse above it. The jacket runs
straight UP and down and there is an
ornamental belt. a narrow one. slip
ped about the waist line.
When the coats fasten they do so
in the most negligible manner, some
times with two buttons placed close
together at the waist line. The re-
vers are long and conspicuous on
these coats. The open space is filled
in with a frilled or tucked vest of
white muslin which often stands out
into a high straight collar rolling like
a hoop around the neck.
None of these collars are worn over
the coat collar. There is no revival
OF that fashion. Neither is there
tendency to wear a round-necked
sweater blouse beneath the coat Of
the gind that omits the collar of
white. Such accessories need care
full and frequent laundering and are
Evening star., 1921-04-17
afternoon and morning frocks rather
than on evening ones.

afternoon and morning frocks rather
than on evening ones.
From what source came the de-
tached ornamental aprons? They
are here in full power. The manne-
auin walks down the salon wearing
q white crepe de chine frock appar-
entity trimmed with Spanish flounces
and black lace and a girdle of black
ribbon Hallway down the salon
she unties the girdle removes the
ornamental apron of lace and reveals
herself in chemise frock in plain
white. Curious trick. 1t seems to
pervade the dressmaking houses
The mannequins drop capes to reveal
frocks. They drop aprons and ap-
pear in unadorned garments. they
step out Of skirts. let the public dis
cover that their petticoats are of
silver lace.
TO these detachable aprons there is
no end They are not always Of
lace. They appear on a simple morn
ing frock of dead black crepe de
chine. They will start as fitted
woke at the waistiine with long loops
at Intervals: these loops turn up at
the hem to form slings. Again they
will start as a string girdfe and drop
in panels Of accordion pleating to the
hem Of the skirt. The manneQuin
always removes them halfway down
The fashion instantly started .
thought Of economy among women.
Evening star., 1921-04-17

not appealing to the woman who has
not a personal maid or q full drawer
of neckwear in perfect condition.
What the compromise will be is
hard to tell. It is a question that
makes many woman pucker her
| brow.
1t is very much the fashion to wear
a high wrapped collar Of soft white
fabric after the manner of Beau
Brummell, but the woman with a
large neck and the square chin does
| not look her best In this masculine
covering for the neck. The slim
| woman who has an oval chin carries
! it off with distinction. This is a
strange truth that runs through the
gamut of dressing. The slender femi-
nine woman can wear masculine
clothes. The strong masculine wom-
an needs feminine clothes. In each
| the contrast gives distinction. The
American woman who Is athletic
| dresses in way to harden her and
thereby does the worst harm to her
self. The straight sailor, the turn
over collar with its four-in-hand tie,
the sleek coinure are the very things
| she should avoid. and yet she is the
. type that accentuates it. She may
| look her best in a tailored suit, but
she should choose accessories that
feminine 1t.
The woman who has a single track
mind will ask what is to become OF
her capes. If she is to go back into
tailored suits. The answer is that
she can wear both. There is room
enough in our hectic life for all
manner OF apparel. Neither garment
Gusts the other. C2pes are worn
over coat suits, IL the truth be known.
There Is nothing in the way Of the
new jacket and skirt to guarantee
that it will be warm enough on chill
days and for all climates. The cape
is a graceful adjunct and when it is
it becomes invaluable. There are
capes for formal frocks made Of
transparent crepe gathered into a
shoulder band Of soft peltry. For in
stance. one gray frock in town car
ries Paris cape of gray crepe gath
cred to gray caracul. The cape is un-
lined. The majority Of capes trust
to a single piece of cloth to do the
work
The plaid cape appears to have
passed the zenith of its glory unless
for sport use. and brightly colored
checks Of broad blue and beige
squares continue to serve in a DASH
ing manner for loose circular capes,
which are worn in the country or at
the seashore. The street cape is a
more sedate garment. When it de-
parts from blue. gray or tan 1t be-
comes henna This has a wearisome
sound to 1t. because the henna cape
was dragged to the ground last au-
tumn. but the new one is quite allur:
ing. It is a peasants sape of mottled
homespun. It Is trimmed at times
with gray wool embroidery or a flat
design Of applied cloth.
Satin capes are not in frst fashion.
but the black crepe de chine cape.
without luster and trimmed with
fringe. is ardently desired by many.
The channel style, which il q gath
cred cape Of thin material with a
wide shoulder collar that fastens in
front. is still In the 1imelight. It's
successful rival 10 OF crepe de chine
,draped- nke Spanish shawl. Doucet's
cape Of cloth with wide cut-out bands
Evening star., 1921-04-17

she will continue to wear them. They
slenderize the figure. The box
pleated skirt is taboo. The only kind
Of pleatipg that is fashionable seems
to have been gone over by steam
roller. 1t is 50 soft and dne that II
seems to have been woven in the ma
terial. 1t is used in panels and such
panels are plentiful. They do not xp-
pear above the waist, but they con-
tributed q quota of success 70 the
majority Of daytime skirts. }
II the American continent 10 going
to accept a multitude OF fnky black
gowns without color Attached, there
must be a quantity OF pleatinG and
applications of points and fringe@ OF
girdles and hemstitching to redeem
the plainness.
It is quite evident from the exhtbi-
tions of French and American clothes
that all these accessories will be In
constant usage this season Some
gowns use up all OF them At once,
and the effect is not overelaborate.
AS the fabric is fine and no color
arises to clash against the eye, one
does not get a full realisation Of the
handicraft employed on the gown un-
til it is handled in the hands
When women were told that em-
broidery had disappeared because its
price put a burden upon the ffbck,
they were foolish enough to believe
that the cost of gowns would be les
sened. Woe is woman. The amount
of things that the dressmakers oob.
etitute foe embroidery would IN q
Congressionai Decord.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
THE RAMBLER WRITES OF GHOSTS OF
TODAY AND OF DAYS LONG GONE BY

least style about her. And her hats!
There Is never anything exclusive
i'll them. Why. down there by the
mortuary chapel. where many Of the
day night. every third woman will
have the same kind Of hat on! And
she never goes away in summer!
You must not leave here, Mr.. Ram
bier. with the impression that one
must associate with everybody who
dies!'
A BOUT this time the Rambler's pipe
went out. the cold ashes fell
upon the tombstone on which he
was resting. and a couple Of grave
diggers. one telling a merry story
which made the other laugh. came
along the pebble path. All these
he has made a wide DEPRESSION. and
very little progression or, at least.
a slow start, in getting down to the
story Of Rippon Lodge. on the road
to Dumfries. There Col: Richard
b Tnn. yn1 Tn0 to h 1hs
was laid at rest under a great fiat
stone July Is, 1857. in the fifty-sec-
ond year OF his age. Beside him.
under another large fat stone. which
is mortal of his wife. who was
daughter of Rev. James Scott and
his wife, Sarah Brown. family
which was the first to come into
posse ssion of a tract Of land in Fair
fax county. through which the road
from Langley to Vienna runs now.
and through which land flows that
picturesque stream which many of
US call SCOTS run.
There at Rippon Lodge died Ber-
nard Hooe. mortally wounded BY
Maj. Kemp in a duel that was fought
across the Potomac in Maryland. by
the side Of Mattawoman creek. There
sleeps under the tombstone George
Atkinson. who came from Clifton.
Nottinghamshire. England. who be-
came owner Of Rippon Lodge: and
died there January 80. 1s44; There
stands a. fine specimen of the Ken
lucky coffee tree, a tree of very wide
distribution. but one OF the rarest
forest trees in our woods. There to-
grandfather was an assistant post
master general in Washington sixty
years ago. and who himself was
long identified with the District Ma
tional Guard.
Many OF you will recall Tom Mar
ron, who was on Col. Mays staff As
quartermaster of the old 1st Regi-
terry A. That is. Tom Marion was
living at Rippon Lodge when the
toambler strolled in there, before
winter set in and before the Ram
bier began his Analostan Island
travels. The Rambler did not know
who lived at Rippon Lodge-in fact,
he did not know it was Rippcn
estate late last fall. and the nara
tive Of which he put aside until he
got Analostan Island of his chest.
But of Rippon Lodge anon!
Evening star., 1921-04-17

women added the Jewels Of tie
Arabian Nights to this foundation
Of black. The arms were covered
with gittering bracelets. The neck
semi-precious; each French woman
seemed to have become Sinbad the
Sailor and discovered hidden niche
So much for the French. They left
little to the imagination In such cos
Individual. The tilt Of a hat and
another jewel added to the collection
made the only note OF departure
from the standardized costume.
France evidently liked this sort OF
thing. Her women are still wearing
black As the spring breaks they
show no chance of change in colors
They appear to be welded to the
shadow-like frocks and hats. II rumoI
is true that the smart women are
beginning to stop the use OF white
cosmetics on their faces. tnen @ tne
change from black to colors may be.
Gin II was the excessive contrast
Between a face whitened like that oi
a clown, with scarlet lips painted
to express any expressfon' ana the
dead black gowns that tnrliIed the
French sense Of artistry. II tnes
iipa they will find the black Is not
30 alluring. The importance OF TINS
fashion strikes home to the Ameri-
can because it has arrived on thls
shore fully armed for conquest.
what will we do about II, Is tne
question OF tho hour; The dresshan l,aHe
Brought over very few Of these grief
stricken frocks. Such. and they are
the ones who dress the conspicuous
set who leads fashion even Wnen !.
is not always good. offered the new
French gowns in this lusterless color.
those that have these frocks for sale
say the American woman will be gla1
to forsake colors. Those VINO wiz
not touch them say the american
woman is not physically built to carry
of dead black. III,
be necessary for the majority TO
whiten the faces and redden the lips
in the French manner II they are 10
attempt to be smart and conspicuous
in their new black costumes.
1t Is not necessary to oner tnis use
Of cosmetics to the average Amel.e tace
and the Redeemed lips. She adopted
the fashion three years ago ana tneIs
are times when she comes perilously
near looking like a clown:
It would be hard on the woman M n
who does not make up and who mas
slight coloring Of her own. She
would be wise to run from black as az,
she would from the rain. 1t VIII
drench out Of her whatever person
ality she may possess.
It 10 quite probable that American
women In mass will use more make
up than ever II black gowns become
ubiquitous. The influence Of Spanish
fashions tends to the use Of cosmetics
and the use Of black. but II Ameri-
cans are really to study the costum-
cry Of Spain and initiate 1t in even
slight degree they will find the col
ored shawl, the red rose, necessary
adjuncts to brilliancy.
4 4
A varying procession of lusterless
black gowns defiles past the observer.
Swing . woman chance to clothe
herself in this fashion for every hour
of the day, unless she happens to pre-
Evening star., 1921-04-17

mounted on net il still in high fash
ion. It 10 especially good in brilliant
colors. As . proof Of how strong an
influence the cape exerts on spring
costumery the new gowns show tiny
shoulder capes dropping from collar
to waist. These are of fringe silver
cloth Of 1atticed braid and Of chiffon.
Paul Poiret started this fashion the
first peace summer. He made capes
Of silver net that could fold about
the bare arms. Doucet made these
cApes on evening gowns and bordered
them with pink roses. They did not
become . general fashion until this
spring, and now they are used on
Evening star., 1921-04-17

a tavern on the Leesburg turnpike e
somewhere between Difficult run and
Sugarland. or it may have been be-
tween SugarIand run and Goose
creek. l have also heard that her
husband was engaged in real estate.
or Journalism or some such humble
calling. The lady sometimes takes
the air along this pebble path at
midnight when the moon is shining.
and I positively believe she makes
her own shrouds: at least they look
homemade. I am sure she never
thinks of going to fashionable
shroud -modistei There is not the
Evening star., 1921-04-17

Why not have several Of these aprons
built to rejuvenate one-piece frocks
that are q bit the worse for wear or
Of whose simplicity one may be . bit
weary.
With capee and aprons that can he
put on and on one really has very
little use for more than one or two
chemise frocks. These serve as the
foundation Of the wardrobe.
The skirt which has an accordion
pleatfng all around has vanished
from the first ranks Of fashion The
woman who possesses one or more
should not get discouraged. II she
has the courage Of her convictions
Evening star., 1921-04-17
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.

THE fashion for black grows
serious. 1t was established
by France during the war
for reasons of economy rather
than reasons of bereavement, and
there was a concerted plan among
French women to standardize their
apparel. so the American thought.
For year before the armistice. and
ever since. the visitor to France
found women in mass wearing
clothes reduced to the elements of
simplicity. The frock itself was moth
ing but a chemise without sleeves
without collar. It was not any longer
than the garment with which we
closely associate the name chemise A
string Eirdle casually confined the
loose frock at the hip line. The hat
was black. the stockings were gray
or beige and the slippers black
Women dressed in this fashion passed
before the eye from Bordeaux to Bou-
logne with the monotonv Of a frieze.
When gayety replaced grief the
Evening star., 1921-04-17

Paris Dressmakers Es-
tablished the Fashion
During War for Rea-
sons of Economy. and
There Was a Con-
certed Effort Among
French Women to
Standardize Their Ap-
parel-and Black Re-
mains a Favorite.
Evening star., 1921-04-17


E1BRoIDERED
PAnLErrHs COLLAR FIowEREn
Evening star., 1921-04-17
Translated From the French by
WILLIAM l.. MCPHERSON.

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A varying procession of lusterless
black gowns defiles past the observer.
siviug . woman . chance to clothe
herself in this fashion for every hour
of the day, unless she happens to pre-
Evening star., 1921-04-17

teI SEE. however. that you don't
wish to name your own price. I
will tail you ours-a hundred thou
sand Flames. It's a good figure, but
The Clio messenger., 1921-06-02
MORTGAGE SALE

Whereas default having been made
in the payment Of the money secur-
ed by a mortgage dated the twenty
sixth day of May, 1915, executed by
Martin Montney and Mary E. Mont
ney, his wife, Of the village of Clio,
Michigan, to B. j. Wilson, of the
same place, which said mortgage was
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of the County Of Genesee,
in liber 173 of mortgages on page 552
on the first day of June, 1915, and
the said mortgage is now owned by
B. ]. Wilson.
And whereas the amount claimed
to be due on said mortgage at the
date Of this notice is the sum Of nine
hundred and twenty-five dollars Of
principal and interest, exclusive of
the taxes, and the further sum Of
twenty-five dollars as an attorney
fee stipulated for in said mortgage,
and which is the whole amount claim
ed to be due on said mortgage, ex-
elusive of the taxes, and no suit or
proceedings having been instituted
at law to recover the debt now re-
naming secured by said mortgage or
any thereof, whereby the power Of
sale contained in said mortgage has
become operative.
The Clio messenger., 1921-06-02
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Joseph Munsell Of Detroit
Mich, formerly Miss Annabelle
White, of Birch Run, is spending the
summer with her aunt, Mrs. c. +.
Cuthbert, in Los Angeles, Calf.
Frank r. Haven, his little daugh-
ter, Barbara, and her grandmother,
spent Decoration Day with his moth
er, Mrs. r. Haven. Barbara and her
grandmother are spending the week
here.
Thieves entered Charles LaDue's
barn Monday night and stole single
harness, brides, and collars to his
work harness, a pitchfork and horse
blanket. Farmers should keep their
shot guns loaded and if possible use
them on such unscrupulous beasts
who are too lazy to work and aim to
live off the labor of others.
Some person broke the globes of
the lanterns used as safety lights in
the Neff bridge, south and east of
Clio Monday. They also filled the
lanterns with gravel and sand. This
did the one who committed the act
no good whatever, but endangered
the lives of people who might travel
the road. Holy smoke! A canibal
Hottentot is model of civilization
compared with such people.
The Clio messenger., 1921-06-02
The Span of Life.

In making calculations on the num-
ber of years ahead Of you ii is very
necessary to take your occupation into
consideration. Fishermen have the
healthiest jobs on record. Putting the
average mortality at 100, the fisher
mans percentage is 73. Deep sea fish,
ermen have a higher rate, due to more
accidents. jewelers. have the very low
mortality of 16. Among the more gen.
eral occupations, farmers and clergy
men are the longest lived of all peo-
pie. Occupations concerned with the
handling of liquor have very high
death rate. ProprietOrs and superin-
tendents of hotels with bars who do
not attend the bar have rate OF l3o,
wEile the rate for men OF the same
class who attend the bar is It's. When
the. men are % per cent or more over
weight the rate in the first class rises
from 135 to III, in the second class
from 17S to 237. The mortality rate
of walters in hotels and other places
where liquor is served is III. Many
insurance companies have sharp limi-
tations in insuring these men, other
wise the rate would be muck higher.
The Clio messenger., 1921-06-02
nouse Cleaning Dispensed With.

The use of modern electric imple-
ments such as the pneumatic sweeper
is said TO have been the means or dis
pensing with the old-time institution
of 'house-cleaning," which was a week
in the spring and autumn when the
whole domestic establishment was
turned upside down and inside out,
while the corners and crevices were
secured and accumulations of dirt and
dust routed. Every week Is cleaning
week in these days and the happy
home is no longer turned into scene
of chaos. We have now progressed
to saner methods of doing home work.
The proper thing now Is cleaning
hours-the house kept clean through
out the entire year by using the mod
ern electric cleaners. instead Of saving
up the Dirt so to speak. then making
frantic efforts twice year TO free the
home from the accumulation.
The Clio messenger., 1921-06-02

Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue Of said power Of
sale, and in pursuance Of the statute
in such case made and provided, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by
sale of the premises therein des-
cribed, at public auction, to the high
est bidder at the front door of the
Court House, in the City of Flint,
in said County of Genesee, on the
22nd day of June, 1921, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
which said premises are described in
said mortgage as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the Southeast
corner Of the Southwest quarter
(1-4) of the Northeast quarter (1-4)
Of Section Twenty-Five (22)NTown
Nine (9) North, Range Six (6) East.
thence East fifty-two (52) rods.
thence North forty (40) rods, thence
West fifty-two (52) rods, thence south
to place Of beginning, and said to
contain thirteen acres of land, all be-
ing in the village of Clio, Genesee
County, Michigan.
Dated this 10th day of March.
1921.
B. ]. Wilson,
Mortgage.
VIM. r. Franklin,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Flint, Michigan. $50