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Cotton lis 21 cents today.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
TChe Right Thing
Right Time
0y MAau
MARSHALL
DuFFEE

chaperon may dance few dances,
but it would be rather out of keeping
with her responsibility to dance all
or even the majority of the dances.
She need not, of course, watch the
young women in the party as If she
were a duenna, but she should make
a point to be in evidence all through
the party. At small dance the
guests who know her should make it
a point to present the other young
people to her. If she is chaperoning
a certain young woman at a larger
dance then they should emphatically
present their escorts to her. Need
less to say, the chaperOn always re-
mains until the last guest or dancer
has gone. If you do not feel like re-
naming until the "wee sma' hours" do
not accept an invitation to chaperon
q dance, for since the war is over
dances are continued much later than
they have been, and unless the chap
eron has been especially enjoined by
the parents of her charges, or unless
they are very young, she should not
object to this late dancing.
One of the most difficult tasks that
any chaperon ever has to perform is
that of calling down" one Of her
charges. Occasionally, of course, some
daring young person will indulge in
one of the dance steps that are looked
upon askance by proper folks. But
If the chaperon herself has not
danced for a decade or so she must
make allowances for the changes that
have taken place in the way young
persons dance. 1t is extremely i'll
bred to call a dancer down conspicu-
ously. In most cases it is better to
wait until the dance Is through and
the dancers have left the floor and
then to make the request for change
in mode of dancing quite confiden-
TALLY.
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Tucks Form the Distinctive Quality OF
This Summer Frock.
| ing the color of the frock and by Slip
| ping in, as it were, without being no.
| ticed. There are beads, but they are
what the trade calls "self color" There
| are ribbon edges, there are plated
| chiffon inserts, there are contrasting
| or shade of the original material. They
| keep in the scheme of things miracu-
| lously, and, in the strictest sense of
| the word, cannot really be called trim
ming.
At a dance in the country the ef-
feet Of all the untrimmed dresses was
startling. One would hardly expect
to find so many Of them gathered to-
gether in a single spot in somewhat
isolated corner of the community. Yet
| there were many new and lovely
| gowns, each cut and draped distinc-
lively and each without so much as
| a sign of trimming to call its own.
These women got the idea of doing
| the simple thing and accomplishing 1t
| exquisitely.
Every new gown has something of
originality, for what would be the use
| of series of untrimmed gowns all
| looking alike? That would be a worse
state of affairs than an army of
trimmed ones repeating each other.
| But these newer, untrimmed gowns
are meant to show individuality and,
that being the case, it Is necessary
| that each be cut with some relation to
the figure and personality it Is des-
tined to adorn.
Drapery Chief Characteristic.
Draping is the chief characteristic
of the untrimmed gown. In the ar
rangement Of the folds lies the art. In
the swing of the panels the character
of the frock will be found admirably
displayed. In the draping of the skirt
may be concentrated all Of the style
which makes the dress notable crea-
ton Sometimes the matter of drap-
ing takes the form Of "a simple,
straight line. But. after all, this Is
sort Of draping in itself with pc
culiarity all its own.
| An example of the straightness Of
a chiffon gown is supplied in plated
| frock. The color Is gray-a soft,
warm. lovely shade of gray, and the
material is the thinnest possible weight
of chiffon. The smock effect, with its
extremely lone lines, is posed over a
black underslip permitted to show on
the side by way Of causing little d.
version amid all the grayness.
| There Is no trimming on this SIM
pie little frock. The edges are con-
The sash and the little ties about the
wrist are made of the underlying ma
terial, and all the rest is just one
narrow plait laid over the other, Gre
ating a succession Of folds that lit
orally "msHe" the gown.
| Would q frock of this charcter have
been possible at all season or two
ago? Not likely. It would, indeed,
| have been thought freaky by many,
and now it is just little better than
the regular thing which we see all
| about US. Those of us devoted to de-
! sign and character in clothes cannot
but welcome these newer and palmer
garments and the simplicity that Is
theirs. They are the acme of our ac-
complishment in dress thus far, and
from this point we hope to march for
ward to newer and better things.
| Straightness Principal Charm.
Of course, a chiffon frock Of this de-
sign could be carried out in many col
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
No Trimming to
Beautify Gowns

ors and with variations in the ar
rangement of it's plaits. But, after
all, its straightness is it's principal
charm, and the more the plaits are
kept running in long lines, one after
the other, the greater will be the sue
cess of the frock, no matter what it's
chosen color. Suit the color to your
type and personality, but keep the
garment plain and you need not worry
about whether you are reaching the
pinnacle of fashion. You surely will
be doing that.
In another dress that ignores trim
ming the tucks run round and round.
The material is a soft crepe with row
after row of handmade tucks. They
run crosswise, just by way of exhibit
ing their own originality, and do not
cease from the time that they start
at the armpits until they reach the
bottom of the skirt.
There is no superfluous material, no
extra fullness until it comes to the
long drape on one side Of the skirt.
For yoke there Is another plain area
of stuff, just by way Of giving GER
tain variety to the general ensemble.
Even the belt and the rose at one side
are made of the same material, which,
by the way, Is deep shade Of mid
night blue.
The dress, made of plain strips, was
drawn from q model made Of the
brightest of bright reds. These plain
frocks are particularly lovely in all
the bright colors. This one had a
straight foundation dress slit at the
sides and gathered over the hips to
make it suitable for any figure. no
matter what it's proportions.
For sleeves, there were narrow and
long, extremely long, strips Of the ma
terial doubled and picoted along all
edges. This was tackled to the founda-
ton slip only at intervals until it
reached the hem of the skirt where
it swung free except for the fact that
the points of the sleeve drapings had
tiny weights inserted in their lower
edges to give them poise and keep
them from swinging too wildly il the
breeze. An. informal little sash was
made of folded strip Of the same ma
terial swung several times around the
waistline and tied in a loosely swing
ing bow at the side. The whole effect
of the frock was of something which
naturally adjusted itself to the figure
which it adorned and which seemed
to suit that figure absolutely.
The edges of these untrimmed frocks
perhaps are the most interesting char
acteristic. They are done as no edges
ever have been done before. Not any
of them are finished in any Of the
accepted ways. Picoting of course, is
the easiest of all, and has been adopt
ed by many Of the designers.
Choice of colors Important.
The colors Of the modern untrimmed
frocks are of course, their greatest
charm. Without the brilliancy Of tom
ing the lack of trimming might not be
so conspicuously attractive. But in
almost every instance the untrimmed
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14

swim when 1 can sail about the pond
In boat?"
In a few minutes he had all the
Ducklings on the pond in the boat,
and a stiff breeze sprang up just then,
and away he went, bobbing over the
pond as the wind waves hit the boat.
Now, it happened that Mr.. Fox was
hidden among the bushes by the bank
ON the opposite side OF the pond,
watching for the Ducks that he was
sure would be swimming about, and
when the wind blew the boat, with
the captain and his crew, to that side
Mr.. Fox could hardly wait quietly, so
sure was he of having a feast.
"a whole boatload of young Duck
lings!" thought hungry Mr.. Fox.
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whoever was in Sucn luck before? l
would not bother with old Mr., Drake,
but how I wish I had dozen mouths
and paws! I could have Ducklings
for dinner for a week."
Mr.. Fox grew hungrier every sec
ond, and when the boat touched the
bank, without waiting to find out If
the Ducks were going to get out OF 1t,
he made a spring for the boat, expect
ing to land right in the midst of the
Ducklings.
But alas and alack for ell well-laid
plans they often 60 awry; and so 1t
was with the well-laid plan which MIR.
Fox had, for when he struck the boat,
out flew all the Ducks, and even old
Captain Drake was as spry as the
others. Fright made him forget his
old age and he tapped his wings and
away he swan.
And where do you think Mr.. Fox
was all this time? Under the boat,
trying to get free, for he hit the side
and over it went, with him under 1t.
After while he managed to swim out,
and there, far off in the distance, Mr..
Fox saw his dreamed-of dinners.
1t was no use to swim after them,
for they were close 20 the bank, and
he knew that the farmers gun might
put an end to his ever again being
hungry If he was seen near the farm,
so he swan for the bank and sadly
walked toward home, hungrier but
a wiser fellow.
"a duck on land is worth more than
a boatful," thought Mr.. Fox, "and If
1 should meet one this minute here in
the woods, even If it was tough old
Mr.. Drake, 1 would like to see it get
away"
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the present time judgment Is based
on wear tests made in the laboratory
and upon the compressive strength OF
concrete, also upon the structural
strength of concrete beams constructed
and broken in the laboratory. The COM
parison of the wear of concrete In
Sctual use on road surfaces with
the indications obtained in laboratory
experiments Is not wholly satisfac-
tory.
To throw more light on this SUBJ
ject a wear test is to be made with
the conditions approximating those
actually found on the road. This test
will include about 65 sections of con-
crete wearing surface, each section
being of a different quality of con-
crete, the qualities being varied by
virtue of the different aggregates used,
different proportions in the mixture
and amount Of mixing water. These
sections are to be constructed on a
circular runway about $50 feet in cir
cumference, the runway being 4 feet
wide
On this runway will be operated a
specially constructed car with two
truck wheels equipped with solid
rubber tires and loaded to represent
a truck. The car will be guided by
small railroad rails to hold 1t in posi-
ton, the power being applied by means
of an electric motor to the rear wheel.
This apparatus will be operated around
the circular runway at a speed of
probably 20 miles an hour. The test
will involve the use of truck wheels
equipped with different kinds of tires
and will include the use of non-skid
chains. A steel-tired wheel will
probably also be used to get the effect
of an accelerated wear test.
The object Of this experiment Is to
determine the relative wear Of the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
A comprehensive program of road
building research and investigation
during the coming season at the Ar
Hngton Experimental station near
Washington, D. O., is announced by
the bureau Of public roads of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Impact tests on pavements,
subgrade studies and other expert
ments, which last year aroused much
interest among engineers, will be con-
tinued as well as several other lines
Of work underway last year and new
ones to be started.
BituminOus wearing surfaces are to
be investigated to determine the rea-
son for the formation of waves and
questions concerning the proper mix
ture and the proper mineral aggregates
to be used in bituminous roads. More
than so sections of different types of
bituminous construction will be built.
These will include mixtures of differ
Cut lhCSuduiSdl SlduluS anu Will
different percentages Of bituInen of
several degrees Of hardness. Sections
are being constructed on circular
track about 600 feet in circumference,
the roadway being 13 feet wide. On
this roadway will be operated a s.
ton army truck equipped with solid
tires. The truck will be operated in a
varying path so as to cover practically
the entire width Of the roadway and
will travel at speed of from IL to
Is miles an hour for five or six
months, or until some results are OBJ
tanned leading to the solution Of the
problems involved.
Resistance to Wear.
There is considerable discussion as
to what is the proper criterion to be
used in selecting and Judging concrete
aggregates that will offer the great
est amount of resistance to wear. Al
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
"Whats in a aName?!"
FACTS about your name it's history;
e' Mildred meanings whence Was derived; ssni6
NdARSHAA canoe your lucky day and lucky jewel

family of Herod. The name occurs
frequently in the history of Chris
tfanity and it was borne by that
Bernice who heard the defense of St..
Paul.
France liked the name, though it
seems to lack all trace of French in
f1uence. The peasants of Normandy
created Berenice and bestowed it upon
their daughters. The French Vero-
nique and the English Veronica are
said to be corrupt forms of the name,
but much doubt is cast upon such a
contention
The moonstone is the gem of
Bernice. 1t is said to protect her from
all danger and to bring her true love.
1t is believed that one can note the
waxing and waning of the moon in
it's depths and that lovers can read
the future therein. Monday is her
lucky day and 2 her lucky number.
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Three-PIece Costume of White orepe,
Trimmed in Black, Good Choice
for the Season.

White fabrics are to be in high ia
yor for warm weather. The three
piece or costume suit of heavy white
silk crepe with trimming in black or
a bright color such as henna, jade
yellow, or one Of the popular blues,
would be an excellent choice for
smart tailored outfit for summer. or
course a coiored crepe might be useo
for the suit with good effect and de-
veloped in a tan or gray, or even In
navy, With trimming in contrasting
color, it would make smart travel
ing suit for the bride. The dress
might be straight and simple except
for the let-in vest Of silk matching the
trimming of braid or stitching, and
the soft girdle. The coat might be
lined with silk in the trimming color.
a touch of it being visible in the wide
sleeves and somewhat fiared collar.
Silk crepes are equally popular for
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
EXPERIMENTAL HIGHWAY WORK AT
ARLINGTON WILL BE CONTINUED

different concrete sections when SUBJ
jected to traffic equipped with difrer-
ent types of wheel, also to furnish
comparison between actual service
conditions and laboratory tests. This
test will be in operation continuously
beginning some time In June.
Impact on Roads Studied.
In a rather elaborate series OF ex-
periments, the bureau has studied I'M
pact of trucks on roads, and has de-
termined approximately the magnitude
of Impact force under different truck
and road conditions The effect OF
such impact on concrete pavements
and several types of road on concrete
base was studied and reported on last
year. This series of experiments Is
to be continued and enlarged. over
12O road sections or slabs have been
constructed in duplicate series. one
series Is on a carefully drained dry
subgrade; the other series Is on the
same kind of subgrade except that It
is kept wet and as nearly saturated
as possible by means of an underlying
QralQ Tile anu SlOc ultCiCS AliCu "AsA
water.
The testing of these slabs will be-
gin some time during the month OF
May and will be by means of new
impact machine now being constructed
which Stimulates the action of the rear
wheel of a truck. On this machine
may be mounted truck wheels Of differ
ent sizes and weights carrying differ
ent kinds of truck tires. This ap-
paratus may be so operated as to re-
produce the different loading and
equipment conditions of large variety
of trucks. The slabs will be hammered
by means Of this machine in the center,
on the corners, and on the sides so
as to obtain the relative strength un-
der these different conditions.
Subsoil Investigations are being con-
tinued for the purpose Of studying and
investigating relative stability, mois-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14

ture condition, and supporting value.
Different methods of determining the
bearing value of soils are also being
studied, that is, as to whether small
or large areas should be used in de-
termining the relative bearing value.
The warping effect Of temperature
and moisture conditions on concrete
psvements is also being investigated.
Temperatures and movement are being
recorded graphically on continuous
charts. In addition to these tempera.
ture and movement measurements the
pressures on the subgrade under the
concrete slab are obtained by means
tion will give some definite information
concerning, the support offered by SUBJ
grades to rigid concrete roads. This
investigation has been under way for
some time and will continue probably
for a year or more.
The transmission of loads through
different types of pavements to the
subgrade is being investigated by
means of soil pressure cells placed on
the subgrade under the pavements.
This test will also serve to show the
relative support offered to brick and
other types of block pavement by con-
crete bases and broken stone bases.
This investigation has been under way
for about one year and will continue
for some time to come
A large number of nrominent enci
neers and others interested in road
work have visited the Arlington Ex-
perimental station to witness the prep.
aration and conduct Of these, expert
ments. 1t is intended to have all these
projects in full operation by the mid
die of June. Visitors are always well
come and those in charge of the work
are always glad to give any informa-
ton desired about the experiments.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14

Sunlight is pure white light, made
up of rays of the seven primary colors
which are seen in the rainbow-red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet. The sky, which is really the
air which surrounds the earth, is filed
with myriads of tiny specks or par
ticles of matter which absorb some
of the colors in the rays of sunlight
and reflect others-forming the COM
bination which we have come to know
as "sky blue" The variations in
shade of this blue is due to the fact
that the atmosphere is filled with diff
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
RYE SPLENDID FOR PASTURE
Surprising How Much Feed Bunch of
Hogs or Cattle Will Get From
Early SoWn Patch.

Stock men generally are not making
enough use of rye as pasture crop.
Il is surprising how much. feed
bunch of hogs or cattle will get from
a patch of early sown rye. If sown
early in September, it will make
good growth before winter sets in and
will make some growth all winter. In
spring it starts before any other vege-
tation is green with the exception of
alfalfa
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
WINsOME TAILORED SUIT OF SILK

dresses or suits for warm weather. In
the lineup of suits featuring tLese
materials the sport and the dressier
models share honors fairly evenly. In
wool weaves the weight of favor seems
to be for the sport models. In the
sport suits shown, however, there are
various types. The very straight line
coat Is commended for the young wom-
an and the woman whose figure Ia not
especially good, whereas the woman
with well-set-up figure is given suit
having a coat that is q trif1e longer
and little more Of the fitted type.
Hats to be worn with the sport or
semi-sport suits are often made en-
tirely of ribbon or of silk. such as
taffeta or faille, with touches of EN-.
broidery in contrasting color. A light
tan taffeta hat recently seen, COM
mended as smart for wear with a
sport suit, was embroidered all over
with the simplest of cross-stitcf. de-
signs in navy and trimmed at one side
with regular tassel or fringe of inch
wide navy ribbon.
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FOR THE CHAPERON

Air and manner are more expressive
than wo:ds.-R.chardson.
1F YOU were asked to act as chap
L eron for a party of young girls and
boys would you know just what you
ought to do If you undertook that re-
sponsibility?
A chaperon need not be married.
but when an unmarried chaperon is
chosen she should be a person of
dignified appearance and Of mature
years. If tho chaperon is married, she
need not be accompanied by her hus-
band, even when the party Is in the
evening; though if you are asking a
married woman to perform this serv-
ice for you you should, of course, in
clude an invitation to her husband
also.
If it is theater party, she should
be given the best place. If the guests
are seated in a box then she sits in
one of the front seats. At dance a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
BERNICE

- ERNICE is an auspicious name.
- It means bringing victory" and
lis one of the many names derived
from the Greek mike" signifying vic
tory. Nike was the goddess of vic
tory and named the images which
adorned the prows of the warships of
Greece. The famous Winged Victory
is the largest of the Mixes.
Feminine names ending in mike
were very popular with the Greeks.
Berenike was used in early times in
Macedonia and was sometimes spelled
Pherenike. The princesses of the two
Greek kingdoms of Syria and Egypt
favored Berenfke and there are in
Vulnerable instances of its use by
them in early Greek history.
1t was from these royal patrons
Bernice came to be adopted by the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
Frock of Bright Red Crepe Roma In
Long and Simple Lines.

frock has about it some distinctive
ness of coloring which makes it stand
forth as a beautiful creation.
The two newest colors for this sum-
mer are "blonde' and wheat" They
are especially pretty when worn by
women with dark hair and olive color
Ing, for the faintness of their toning
shows against the darker coloring with
a charm which, In itself, is enough to
make q success of the gown. The for
mer is of the same shade as the light
er Of the tortoise shell combs and it
Is beautiful when used for the con-
struction of hats either as the whole
of the coloring or for the foundation
shape, to which bright tones Of flow
ers are added.
The wheat colored jumper dress Is
destined to rival the present canary
and mandarin shades Of yellow which
have found favor through the spring.
It looks exceedingly well when COM
bined in some way with the dark blue
suits or the darker browns among the
lightweight tweed suits.